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THE JOURNAL
AH IXDEPBJIDEST NIWSPAPEB.
C. B. JACKSON....
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, Ten want to be . true,- and
you are trying to be. Learn
' two things neve?, to be dis-
couraged because good thing
get on slowly here, and never
which lies 'next yonr-nantr Da- i
not te in a nurry,- inrt ne-mir--gent.
Enter Into that luollmer
patience of the lord. George"
Macdonald. " ':;-? F&.
TIIE ROSE FESTIVAL.
PORTLAND Is to be 'Congratu
lated on it Rose FestlTfcl, held
I during' the past week, and so
are all those who In any way
helped to bring It about and rpake
It aa much of a success as It haa
been. It 'resulted from a good idea,
which has been' 5 well carried out.
Buch an annual season Is useful sot
only In that It affords Innocent rec
reation for many, a little different
from any other occasion, but In that
It' attracts . wide attention r and fa
orable comment abroad, and so - Is
beneficial to the city tor months and
years after the occasion passes. No
one can estimate how. much It will
be worth,': In increased ; Investments,
development, business and growth
to hold here an annual Rose Festi
val that shall be noted, all over, the
country as one of Its - unique and
pleasing events.
Even more Important, perhaps,' Is
the opportunity or occasion thus af
forded for the Oregon people them
selves, even those of adjacent conn-
ties,-to come in and get acquainted
with Portland and let It get . ac
: qualnted with them. ' Thousands of
people living ; not very far distant
b ave .'? better opinion" of ' the me
tro polls of Oregon today than they
- had'a"weekr7ga,-andVTler"rontra
. Portland ... better appreciates its
country cousins, who indeed are the
most Important people of us all.
So let it : be decided without any
hesitation or opposition to have, an
other "and a better , Rose Festival
next year, and! annually. ,But one
- year at a time; resolve on a good,
" b?g one next year that will - ba the
third, and the rest will follow almost
as a matter of course. J
We have to take our chances of
the weather, though there is almost
no risk: In fixing the festival for the
early part of June, This was a very
rare season; when the date happened
to be too early; another year it may
, be" quite late enough; : though in
t consideration of the date of our city
' election next ; year,1 that not being
postponed to November, and of Mem
orial day coming on May 3 0, possibly
the second week in June would be
better than the first. But that Is a
mere matter of detail; the thing is
for everybody to decide at once and
to stick to it that there shall be such
a holiday week-every year.? :
Many 'j people, women,- men ' and
children to mention' even the" lead
ers, the officers and others most
active, might seem invidlous-i-le-erve
much praise for their self-sac
rificing -efforts to make the-festival
enjoyable .to. alL. They, have -'done
the. city a good serTice, as have, all
In one degree or another who helped
the project along. - , .
It is well worth while to make the
annual Ro$epes$fc a great success
and to this 'end alf should ' pull to
gether. Just as all the members of, a
family would for a fortune that was
to be divided -equally among them.
There are various ways of making
the. world appreciate the fact that
"Portland., is on the map," ; and a
fine annual Rose Festival is one of
them. :, , i
. . RESUWS SATISFACTORY.
THE RESULTS of the late elec
. tion are such, on the whole as
to commend the Initiative and
referendum. Possibly In some
caBes the majority did not decide for
the best of course many will say so
but It is not to be forgotten that this
has" been ' a ; very educational v cam
paign, and as such of much value to
the people. " Never before have they
taken so much interest: In various
etate affairs. Indeed,' not until these
new features of popular legislation
were adopted had. most people kny
occasion to take such an interest, for
they had no real voice In their pub
lic affairs. They were governed, but
did no governing. 1 Alf ew: political
leaders ran everything, and decided
ail matters. The masses of people
were not consulted, were not thought
of and were often misrepresented,
both , in conventions and in legis
tures. All this has been to some extent
changed. The masses of voters are
taking a hand, have something to
ay. 1'nder the new system the pol
itician Cannot ignore them entirely,
and vould not dare to do so If they
could though the late state con
ventlon went far in that direction
Every two years, under "this sys
tern,, the people will be better able to
decide all questions that may come
up. They will read and think more
about the affairs of their state, will
take a greater interest in them, will
It may be expected broaden men
tally and r politically through this
process, ; and will grow in the state
caving grace of intelligent Independ
ence. ;. . ., .. j : : - v- ,:
So while The Journal would have
voted differently from the majority
on a few propositions. It regards, the
experiment of direct legislation as a
success rather than a failure, and ex
pects to see it succeed better still in
future, vi'y ;'vl
DREYFUS AND TUB FRENCH."
I
T SEEMS a little strange that a
nation , of people so liberal and
i Intelligent in many ways aa the
; French a people of such widely
diversified opinions and yet so uni
fied nationally, should as. to so great
number entertain such 'a deadly
hatred against Dreyfus, , chiefly be
cause he is a Jew, and even against
dead Zola,- who whatever his faults,
was 'one of France's largest literary
luminariesand who withal, in the
Dreyfus matter, exhibited sublime
courage. , .
But Frenchmen were always great
lovers of the. French army, and the
army can never forgive Dreyfus nor
Zola" for exposing ' the abhorrent
meannesses of some of Its generals
and. other officers. And there is
also Just under many Frenchmen's
exterior the love of spectacular and
glittering royalty, ; the visible, ; gor
geous insignia of power, j Then few
Americans find It easy to compre
hend the hatred of many continental
Europeans for the Jew. In France
the aristocracy,' the military and the
church, negatively it not affirmative
ly, more or less unitedly foster and
feed on the racial and religious spirit
of hatred Back of all this Is hatred
of Republicanism, of civil and reli
gious liberty, which these classes
are constantly seeking to under
mine - and : overthrow. With ' this
purpose the masses probably have
little sympathy, but they are 'easily
stirred by appeals to Inherited pre
judices. v r, t
Yet as a whole the French are a
wonderfully enlightened, .progressive
people, though with their volatile
nature they are prone to Impulsive
movements and fierce It brief con
flicts, v France is yet a , young re
public, counting from the downfall
of the last Napoleon at Sedan, only
57 years ago.. Being temperament
ally what they are, and remember
ing their marvelous history, It ; Is
not so strange that such an episode
should occur as that the French
people should have . so Jong main
tained and fairly well established a
tolerably, orderly t -'and.. apparently
stable form of government: For a
government that ' could separate
church and state In France must be
established on pretty solid founda
tions. .
WHERE THE SIONEY GOES.
HrtHE O. R.
I is around
I It's opera
.- . -
& N.'s gross income
around $13,000,000 a year.
operating expenses, interest
on bonds, dividends on stock,
apd expenditures for betterments
amount to about JS, 000, 000 a year.
this leaves a surplus, largely un
earned .Increment, of , $5,000,000 a
year.Thls is a drain; beyond what
In Just and reasonable, from the por
tion of the Oregon country in which
the O. R. & N. does business of near
ly $14,000 of actual money for every
day in. the, year. - -1
It scarcely needs any argument to
convince anybody but. a railroad of
ficial or attorney that this Is not only
unjust but oppressive; is entirely too
great a burden to be put upon so
sparsely settled a eglonas the strip
of country tributary to the O. R.r &
N.,' No etate or, region can prosper
as. it snould wnen subjected to such
an enormous transportation tax. And
to emphasize and accentuate this ln-
ustice and injury, this corporation
refuses year after year to build into
new Oregon territory, or. If It can
prevent, to allow- any other corpor
ation to do' so. h- " . . ?
It is manifest, then that the people
of this overtaxed ' and "oppressed re
gion should use every means In their
power to relieve themselves and se
cure Justice and fair treatment. This
can be done to a great extent by the
opening of the Columbia river and
other available waterways, but this
takes much time. v Meanwhile ' the
same end can be attained by reduc
ing freight rates by law., This Is a
matter ; for perhaps both the state
and the Interstate commerce com
missions, and it should be attended
to diligently. -If the comparatively
few people ot this region can show
that they are paying this corpora
tion $5,000,000 a year In , excess
charges, the law and its duly consti
tuted agencies should certainly: give
them relief. ' " If they .cannot, what
are they, good fort -;
The expres companies' owned by
me, same, groups as own the rail
roads, and operated subserviently, to
the latter, also exact very large sum
annually in excess of fair and rea
sonable charges for the services per
formed.: and their rates should be
carefully scrutinized and regulated.
Why cannot the government do this
business, as well as to carry the
malls rather than allow the people
to.be made victims of continual ex
tortion by these private corpora
tions? -('-''.,' I,-- p i-y
Eastern ' life Insurance companies
also get a great amount of Oregon
money, a large percentage of which
represents an excess " of premiums,.
over a Just and rensonable amount.
By, these several means tue 'people
of, this region ; are pouring , a con
stant flood of gold into Wall street,
to aid the high financiers,, in, their
enterprises and speculations. '02 .
' The country needs statesmen in
congress who will look into these
matters and move strongly . for
change in these conditions, In 'the
interest of the people. ; We ' have
seen that the last congress would do
nothing along these lines. The peo
ple need then to send "different con
gressmen and to put men into other
Important public positions, who will
earnestly take up these questions
and act In behalf not of the groups
of exploiters but of the plundered
many, t t . . -
BY A NARROW MARGIN.
T
HE VOTE against the Univer
sity appropriation ? in several
Willamette valley counties was
surprisingly heavy, and .. even
Multnomah's and Lane's big major
ities in favor of the university would
scarcely have saved it ; from defeat
except that eastern Oregoij counties
came to the rescue. One cause of
these large majorities against the
university, arose . from ' friends and
supporters of other schools, most of
them more or. less sectarian. ; As the
state cannot support ' them,'- their
friends object to Its support of a
state university. ...This Is a quite hu
man feeling, but not -one to be en
couraged. The sectarian colleges
are useful and i to be commended,
but theyi should not and cannot take
the place of a "state, university. 'As
Oregon growl In - population and
property this feeling will decrease.
Many Voters are also conscien
tiously opposed to the : support of
higher education by the state. They
think that, the state's educational
work should stop with , he .common
schools Something is to be said
In favor of this view, but it has
nevertheless become nearly , obso
lete. Almost all the states liberal
ly support higher education and Ore
gon would be j- considered ' uniquely
benighted not to ' do so. ,' The! policy
has progressed too far - to be aban
doned, and the Judgment of the more
intelligent, progressive people is that
it should not be abandoned.
Some voted against the appropria
tion because while professing to be
willing to support the university
they thought the amount too large.
Jn this they were mistaken; for .the
school's- real - needs - the amount - 4s
none too large. Others, like the gov
ernor, objected to the, law because
the appropriation was not segregated
This is a valid but not a sufficient
objection, for there can be no doubt
that the board of regents will not
misuse any of the money. It is com
posed of men who can be trusted.
. It would have been a very - bad
thing for Oregon's reputation abroad
to defeat this appropriation. The
state could have ill affordedsuch a
result. It would have brought dis
credit upon the referendum every
where. On all these accounts, The
Journal is glad that the appropria
tion has been saved, but regrets that
it was saved by so small a margin.
TOO MUCH PARTY NOW.
r
HE INDEPENDENT party that
Mr. Hearst is trying to bring
into existence may grow to con
siderable proportions ' during
the next few years. It may even de
flect the electoral votes of a state
or two to Taft next November, but
this is unlikely. A great many vot
ers JireJbecomlng rather- independ-l
ent or the Republican and Democrat
ic parties, but It does not follow that
they are going to rush into an' Inde
pendent party. For . wlfo knows
whither it would be run, or carried?
A party can't be manufactured to
suit everybody, ner even a major
ity. It is easy for some persons to
make pledges In advance about, a
partjrfffit they are without the means
of keeping them. Every new party
always breaks up in an interminable
series of Internal rows before it has
a chance to accomplish anything.
The trouble'with a new party is that
it Is composed principally of radicals,
who are Intolerant of, others' opin
ions, even among themselves; each
knows he Is right and Is ready to
fight his own i, political brother to
prove It It Is seldom that a new
party lives long or gets Into power!
much. Yet it may be uBefu!..' There
have been the Free Soil party the
Liberal Republican party, the Green
back party, the ' Populist - party, '
the Silver Republican? party, and
the Gold Democratic ; party, but
all : were founded i 5 on '!,, Issues
which .though . large and Important
at the time, . were not fundamental,
or were exhibiting only transitory
acute ; phases. . The Populist . party
went farther, and lasted longer than
any, but with the passln g of the
hard times rapidly dwindled and was
absorbed by the ,bld parties. The
Prohibition party has had and clung
to a great idea, and yet asa party It
has accomplished nothing. The peo
ple are enacting , prohibition, grad
ually throughout the country with
out, using any party .vehicle at all.
Does not this suggest and even show
that the people can. get and do about
what they please without party? On
the principal issues of the present
the two old parties are each divided,
but, the people can force either - of
them to do about what is wanted,
after a little while. .;..',- '
Just what the Independent party
proposes,' what its foundations and
purposes are, we do not know; prob
ably -nobody does . except In terms
of generalization.- But- assuming
that, its Ideas and purposes rare
wholly, good, "and even . such as
would appeal at once to a majority
of , the people -which., is extremely
Improbable -yet the probability Is
that these will" 'be absorbed and
worked out to a greater or, less ex
tent by the people - through the
agencies of the two 5 principal ex
isting partiesthough in this pro
cess party ' is becoming less Import
ant. There has been too much "par
ty " and. too " Jlttle attention , to the
needs of the people. Party at most
Is but a means to an end,' Instead
of , the end itself, as so many have
supposed. And party. It is being dis
covered. Is far less necessary- than
people generally: believed. - They
would do well to talk more of what
they need and deserve and less about
party. "v .
SENATOR FUITON'S GRAVE MIS
y"'.r , -.TAKE.-5;
T
HE JOURNAL regrets the course
ot Senator Fulton In; his - ad
vice to the legislature to dis
regard , the Instructions of the
people of Oregon respecting ; enac
tor. He advises members of that
body pledged to support the people's
choice to repudiate . their pledges,
openly, and solemnly made. By the
vote, which Is the court of last re
sort in popular government, the peo
ple havexnade selection of a candi
date whom they desire sent to the
senate-, . A test, .made by the rule
and the only rule by which self-gov
ernment can be carried on, has been
made, and the result la unmistak
able. Mr. Chamberlain' is the peo
ple's choice, he has their unquali
fied and decisive indorsement, he is,
in tact, the people's - embodied will.
The proceeding has been orderly and
legal. The field was open and fair,
and every means afforded for a fair
and free choice. More than a ma
ority of the legislature has solemn
ly covenanted with the people who
elected them, and with , all the peo
ple of Oregon, that they would vote
for whomsoever -the people should
select. There has been no misun
derstanding, nor .no possibility, of
misconstruing the facts. Every voter
has understood and every voter has
acted accordingly. From the begin
ning to the end of the campaign the
wnoie matter was discussed, ex
plained and considered.: Plainly and
unmistakably the Issues, were made
people, that tribunal of final arbitra
ment in every true " self-governing
body, and .their verdict has been an
nounced. " By that xerdlct Mr. Cham
berlain holds In his hands the cre
dentials placed there- by. the people
entitling him to election, and In the
legislative body there is a majority
bound by solemn covenant to carry
out the people's will. ,
7 Yet here Is Mr." Fulton, defeated
candidate for reelection,' proclaim
ing from Washington that this ver
dict by the people should be set
aside. He asserts that the will of
the people should be disregarded. He
insist - that men who have bound
themselves by public pledge to obey
the people's will shall violate each
his sacred word of honor. '
Senator Fulton makes pretense
that he hasscruples about the con
stitution, but counsels men to forsake,
abandon and repudiate that which
is or ought to be the most sacred
of all things, to any man, his plight
ed faith, his. covenant, made, sealed
and delivered. ; Rejected by the peo
ple himself he counsels others to re
ject the sovereign. will ..of '.the., peo
ple, made known at that most sacred,
of all American Institutions, the bal
lot box. The verdict of that ballot
box, determined , by . agreement and
In . good , faith, he insists shall be
trampled under foot and ridden over,
roughshod. A ': '?' i-v
The Journal regrets'. It. because It
is an attitude so monstrous that. If
persisted in,! will forever bury Sen
ator Fulton - under its ruinous ethics.
It is an attitude, that defies the. will
of the majority, the only possible
rnle for orderly conduct' of safe gov
ernment, and thereby repudiates the
first , fundamental - in the American
government. It Is a public defiance
of the Very cohititution Itself, which
Senator Fulton, claims he is so de
voted, to,, because it Is In that: con
stitution that there Is provided, that
the . will . of the ' majority Is sacred,
sovereign and .supreme.' What makes
It the more. Impressive la that Sena-!
tor Fulton's advice comes at the very ;
moment when' by a colossal majority!
of 45,000 the-people of the state
through the ballot box have ordained
that hereafter it ' shall be compul-
sorf 'for' legislative ' candidates to
subscribe. to Statement No..:l. Sen-j
ator Fulton Is, In fact, in the breach,
proclaiming hi ; Indefensible propa
ganda at the very moment. when the!
sovereign people at the ballot box
have again expressed In the strong-!
est possible . terms, their desire that
the course contrary to that proposed
by. Senator Fulton shall be followed.!
It .harm . Senator Fulton, enor
mously, because It Inevitably recalls
the Heney charge, that Senator Ful
ton is the last survivor of the old
system and that he seeks to. again
fasten it on the long-eufferlng. peo
ple of Oregon. It Is a course that
Mr.: Fulton ought not to pursue fur
ther, because it is Indefensible, be
cause It Is - Illogical, .-because It Is
reprehensible, and i because in the
minds ot Just men, of whom there are
very many thousands in Oregon, it
is a policy ruinous tp Senator Ful-
ton and freighted with menace to
the people of Oregon. ,
Over In .the .'state. of Washington
the candidates for United . States
senator must also,' this . year and
hereafter, get their nomination from
the people, not from a political con
vention. There is no .Statement No
1. In the Washington law, but there
would be no chance at a Democrat
getting the popular ? vote ' anyway
The contest lies : between '. Senator
Ankenv and ReDresentatlve : Jones
both of whom are , good friends of
Oregon.
; Mr. Payne, chairman of the Joint
congressional committee appointed to
take preliminary steps : during the
summer' toward tariff : revision,
fraftkly says that the committee does
not expect , to do anything except to
suggest to the treasury department
to prepare some statistics. " He does
not say, what probably was also sug
gested to the treasury , clerk, that
the sUtlstics should 4 be such as
would make the best showing possi
ble for the existing tariff. The tar
iff, it must be remembered, la In the
hands of its friends.
; After all their experiences'. with
represehtatlve government, the peo
ple have no occasion to become
frightened at the movement toward
democracy. They can't well do worse
for themselves than their, mls-repre-
sentatlves do for them. :
The latest report is :: that . Presi
dent Roosevelt as soon as his term
expires will go to Africa to hunt big
game for a year, ' After tilting at
the trusts In this country and not
basralng one. elephants, lions and
tigers will be easy -for him.
"If Oregon is a .Republican state
does It want a Democratic senator?
asks the Oregonlan. Certainly; have
not you read the returns? The peo
ple ot Oregon; are not afraid of, a
certain kind of a Democratic senator.
a ' tii i I V . rf.' i
Salmon : are so scarce, , right . now
in season too, that the local demand
for the fresh fish cannot be supplied
Evidently the fish bill were passed
none too soon. 8 - '
Everybody knows without Bryan's
affirmation that he supported Parker
in 1904, but he hasn't Bald yet that
he was very sorry that Parker was
defeated worse than Bryan was. -
There apparently won't be enough
opposition to Taft at Chicago to
make the convention Interesting.
. I ...Li -v. '
If John Hay Hammond hasn't a
"barrel" already, himself "be "knows
where he ca'h get one.
"Coma, Gentle Spring.'
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Spring la strong- and virtuous,-
' Broad-sowing-, cheerful, plenteous.
Quickening- underneath the mould
Grain beyond the price of gold.
' Ha dan ajid larce her bountiea are.
That one broad. Ion midsummer day.
. Phll to the jlanet overpay
The ravage ol a year oi war.
., , . . Kmerson.
Those lines were writ In daye when
pring was spring-, and was relished and
reveled even aa the ham what am, the
posaum and sweet potatoes, and the rat
tleanake watermelon, each in Ita ap
pointed time and place, 1 reveled In by
the colored brother with a stomach aa
elastic as the federal constitution In the
hands of the supreme court, and an ap
petite like an anaconda that has slept
beyond hie breakfast hour. And these
laudatory stanzas are only a couple of
frnm milea uncounted miles of
Hatd tn the ventle aroddess of
ine Tioiei, mt.-muiwui " -"v
. . I . . 3 1 . mA-n alt.
per,1 the ClOCK aiOOKinir na ins wriui
and wonderful ; gardens of - Hespertdea
called spring- hats. In fact, to drop Into
the vernacular, because the vernacular
Is aa easily dropped into by twentieth
Mnttm ntMoiii as ooetry was by Silas
Wegg, It may be said that spring has
been the recipient o - ujiu.
flowers from the poets aa she has given
to the woodlands. Yet, despite all of
thia encouragement." ahe haa formed In
recent years a habit of tardiness dis
tinctly discouraging. ; In 0J ahe did
not arrive at all, and ln-1908 ahe saw
the trroundhoaa bet, and raised hini.
Te want aprlngl We need springl We
pray for spring! The stress of the hour
Is too great to admit of any attempt to
compose an ode to her, but all that need
be said in rhyme haa been said. Like
the reformed co,wboy who tacked the
Lord's prayer upon the footboard of
hio bed and said every night aa he slid
under the covers, "Them la my senti
ments," we commend to her considera
tion all of the really good poetry that
haa been written to her by Shakespeare,
or Spencer, Joe Lincoln,, or William J.
Lamp ton, Ralph Waldo Emerson or
Nixon waterman, Frank L. Stanton or
Judd Mortimer Lewie. By the memory
of the bards who sleep dreamleesly be
neath the eod.-depending upon her to
kiae the flowers into bloom above their
graves, by the dreams of those who arej
.... , i - K a ,. k m f Irtnjl
to aay In the future, and last, but not
least, by the shades of Arlstidea and all
of the truejlue gianta of . the turf we
have loved and lost, by the tomb of the
mighty Ten Broeclc at which Kentuck
lana . etand uncovered, In the presence
of a conqueror at rest, we conjure her
to give the sometimes aunny south and
the horse racea at Churchill Downs
something like a square deal.
. Come, gentle spring! Ethereal mild
ness, cornel Come and bring your knit
ting and sit a- spell. .: ,
.A 4-, . .
. Husbands for Sale.
The Keueste Nachrlcbten, a newspaper
publlahed in Munich, Indulging In satir
ical humor regarding the preference ,of
Europe's effete nobility for American
heiresses rather than for the beautiful
and estimable girls' of their own nations,
publishes an advertisement for aa "In
ternational Institute for Wealthy Am
erican Heireases," In which the follow
ing details - concerning, the ''stock" on
hands are given: . j .
''One imperial prince, absolutely gen
uine, with the title of serene highness.
He has permission to wear the uniform
of the Oerolsteln Hussars and many dec
orations, xie is unaer guaraiansfiip and
lias debts amounting to 1200,000, but
he la cheap, really. . .
"One ordinary prince, slightly damaged
In the head by an automobile accident,
but making a good Impression, particu
larly toy candlelight..
"One. count.. .His family Jewels ar
simile also, but he Is of . most ancient
nobility. Besides, he-can play tennis
perfectly and hold a monacfe in either
eye. His debta amount ot a trifle of
5,000. - ... ' '!. : .,- .,
. "One papal count, looking like the
real article. . Any offer accepted. He
agrees to be divorced immediately after
me weoainj on payment or me aura pre-
vlnn.1v .rf.fl iinnn I
vlotisly arreed uoon.
"Several English : lords, with I slight
moral defects but magnificent narhea. at
absurdly low prices," .
Sentence Sermons
The life of a saint Is a living sermon.
' Making good Is the best proof of good
ness. - ; :
The fighting "of the saints la the
devil's feast. , ; t
... .... e .
- Prudence la a good form of prayer for
rroviaence.
j ...... - ' -e e x ;..
Moro good men go to the bad In good
times than in bad. - - '
- .. . ..... e . ' v :
The best way to fight sin la by being
friend to the sinner. r
' It's alow work climbing to heaven on
smooth words.
- t
Moral muscle 'does -not come from
mush and moonshine. . .
It la alwaya easier to promise butter
than It Is to provide bread.
The price of flndinr truth Is being
willing to pay anything for IC.
It la only the emptv baa- that needs
many props to maintain Its dignity,
When' rellRlou means closIn the eves
It never means keeping the mouth shut
When rellrlon enters through the
rateway of common sense It Is of un-
commoa servloe. x ,,,;,.
There never vet was a milliner "who
could do much toward your ' heavenU
equipment, . - -
... ..... .... . w w
It's not much - use talklntr of loving
folks unless your living- makes their
Uvea brighter.
.... .'(....... m ... w ". ; i. ...i.i -:
Everv man ought to be willing- to
leave the world a few unsolved prob
lems when ne has gone.
t . e
There are a few temotatlona that eon
tlnue to allure when you get heaven's
ciear suniigni on uiem. v
' ,:K,i :y:: --ve r'.-i ' v
The fact - that you -, are razlnr at
heaven docs not excuse you for standing
on your brothers corns.
e
The man who spends Sundays dream
Injr over heaven often spends the week
growling .over ;ne uirty city.
rrhm Irlnavlnm nt heaven la 'not wait.
tna--until we have decided on the blol
ogy ana nistory or tne aevii. .
One of the most dangerous roiruee-Is
,
he who is so busy regulating others
he has no time to-do the right nimaeii.
....
Manv a man who cava he has rational
dl ff leu 1 ties in -religion -means --thathe
has difficulty in being rational in re
ligion..' ,;
Tou " would - think that their master
had said. "Feed my glraffea." by the
way seme preachers plaoe the food for
me aneep. i -
Folks who make a lot of fuss over
1 1 .'.a.
theirs ralth would, be more convinclne
If they simply would express it in terms
of inenasmp. ,.-
:' Henry Hudson Bridge.
There Is not In the world, a bridge
span in either stone or concrete which
approaches the dimensions of the pro
posed Henry "Hudson memorial bridge
to rross BDUVten Duwll creek.
.The central span, of that structure
Is to be. 70! feet Jn the clear. . In steel
therealready exlets a longer-arch, that
of the upper Niagara span, which meas
ure 80 feet' The' design of the Hell
Gate bridge calls for 1,000-foot arch of
steel.
nut In concrete there' Is nothlnar like
the big span which Is to link Manhat
tan with the main land. The Engineer
ing News deciarea that the largest com-
Sleted concrete arch Is that of the
run we Id bridge over the lear at Mun
ich. It is only zso reel wiae. - -
The Walnut lane concrete arch bridge,
now being built, haa a slightly longer
span, 233 feet between faces of abut
ments. These spans become Inatgnlf I-
cant, even trivial, when compared with
that now proposed, for the Hudson me
morial bridge. - : . - '
A better Idea of the boldness of the
proposal la had from a comparison with
the general field of masonry arch con
struction, since the problems of design
and erection for arches of stone, and
concrete- are in a measure the same.
The Cabin John arch of the Washington
aqueduct, 120 feet in span, Duut aoout
half a century aero, was for a long time
looked upon as an exceptional achieve
ment being the largeat stone arch In
the world. j J r v ;
Onlv In the last eiirht years has It
been exceeded, and there are now three
larger, spans in stone, besides the X 3 9
foot concrete arch at Gnmwald Adda,
2S0 feet: Luxemburg, - 278 feet, and
Plauen.- 295 feet In fiftv years desicrn-
ers have ventured only one-third beyond
the limits set by the Cabin John arch,
and only in three cases have they found
It necessary. Now In one leap the pres
ent limit Is to be multiplied by two and
nail. - - i. i -
The Henry Hudson arch carries a dou
ble deck. - The upper or main deck la a
highway floor, 80 1 feet wide between
railings; It has a 60-foot roadway and
two 16-foot sidewalks. . The. lower deck
Is to carry four tracks of a rapid tran
sit railway, nut as no sucn line la yet
In prospect the lower floor system Is not
to be put In place at first but only the
necessary connections -provided ferlt
The total lengtn or tne nnage, inciua-ins-
the approaches, la 2.840 feet Ita
cost excluding special ornamental feat
ures, Is estimated at. $8,800,000. About
one half of this Is chargeable ' to the
large arch and its superstructure,
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, Made a Good Campaign. " .
From the Salem Journal. , f
The Portland Journal made a fine
showing for Its candidate for the United
States- aenate. j-v-; y; ;ii
aQovernor Chamberlain la a fine can
didate for a newspaper. to boost for any
of floe, as he appeals . strongly to the
people.
Whether he Is elected senator or re
mains governor, he la a strong man in
any position. i
- He works nara, ne la ureiess in seed
ing to meet with the people and ascer
tain their views, and tries hard to
aerve them, ' :
, This paper regretted Its Inability to
support mm in - mi ennyiuau, : mr ma
senate, and. yet - has no apologies for
su
pportlng cake.
it i
was our' ODinlon 4hat Cake was In
batter Dosltlon to be elected senator
owing to political conditions. '
But tnia ract was in. no way uue to
any un worthiness of support on the
part of Governor 'Chamberlain., !-1 -
Had any candidate- won hla ' nomina
tion in any other way than as Cake did,
or had an anti-Statement No. 1 man
been nominated agalnat him, thousands
of voters-would have voted for Cham-berlain...-
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TTnder-all the circumstances, whether
elected or not the Portland Journal and
Governor Chamberlain are entitled to a
freat deal or credit ror tne campaign
hey made for the principle.
A Sherlock Holmes. - ; :. "
From the Mail. -
Bpriggins I can always tell when 1
am at my office whether It la a debt
collector or a client that touches my
electrlo bell. - ,
Higglns You can? . -
'Sprlgglna Tea; no clients ever come.
. Wait for Red BalL
" " From Judge. ' .
Arctic Explorer's .wife Good-by,
John, dear. ' , ' . .
Arctic I-:xplorer Farewell, my love,
5 Arctic Explorer's Wife And. John.be
aur that the ice la perfectly safe.
' Wherr-a woman says her husband Is
the light of her&llfe be probably doesn't
go out much.. .
A Sermon for Today
The Duty of hinklng. ,
J.uvit?h?. thJn?-" PhllL 1V:8."
P
-la iUO earner to any
8ree or power, to any kind of
prokress. No matter how sin
cerely you may hold your views.
n)r are neid in willful de
termined exclusion of any. other possi
ble views your alnoerity will furnish no
cloak to ahleld you from "the conse
quences of your Ignorance and blgott.
j, thera la any auch belna- aa the
till Wll'"1"" master . JokV- was
thilf .he? b persuaded men to look
hv fh.tmiind ana Induced them to be
waa ,ln to tnlnk. lel them
to conception of religioun truth
wa,"r.;1U up tn re"Kto" worli ln o
Jwn'1 ffxeanW.64':. lightIn . '?
-..St.il.r"tVwhen on confronts religious
prejudice he Is Inclined to ask. ' What is
the use ot It n? a,. .7 ',,
Smi'J.. aoKotrl.ne nd creeds? Yet while ..
Pil,"soKh?r i" not the most Important
10 ure ftnd action as root w
frUlt. Aa a ITIHn thlr.lr. In kl. ,k....V
regarding the great questions of destiny
and duty, ao he In his life.
It ot 1 'little lmporUnce,then,
that there should be right clear think
ing. in ract the habit of clear think
ing is of greater value than the results .
or sucn thinkina- hi lnramiii.H i '
umooa ur aocinnea it is not only a '
question aa to what you are thinking
about and what your conclusions may -ber
there is the dearer niiAAHnA'L'vhth.i,
- uavane energy and courage . to
thlnlt .through your problema at all,-
In religion, as everywhere else, the
need la that men ehould think deeply
and thoroughly. .Intellectual cowardice
aria1 mantel alnfk eu J . . 4 l.
'' -es asauvaa f KITS I lUUB IVVs) Ul illU l 1
character. Tet religionista are atlll '
often ready to hurl their denunciations V
at those who have th temerity to think
about aacred subjects. . ..
Intellectual stagnation and sloth fre
quently calls itself spiritual fidelity.
They who are too lasy to step out and
conquer new territory Ire busy holding
the fort, defending doctrines long since .
,ub9,uniu, iiinicau ui lisuuug lfl UQS ,
of all mankind they are hurling adjectives-
and anathemas at thou , vha
nave aioiuruea tneir mentat aiumDera ny
daring to think the thoughts of the in
finite in this new day. "
la mm i.u ua iHftraia i nsi a insri an m aurw
appointed defenders of the faith who, if
they ever arrive In paradise, will bring
nothing But their lunga along, ail other
affairs, such as heart and brain, having
perished from disuse, Tet today such
uiiua, ummnmng mourns wouia nye
men believe that they are.' the oracles ot
the Moat High. ..v,,, -.
There never has been a time when
Ih.r. wr nn : T .mm A .I-,., .
must walk alone while the mob abuses
them for their temerity. The world
neverJha-been-' entirely" wlthout'those
who aaw that each day brought some
larger light. But the declaration of
thia still stirs those who love darkness -better
than light to these tactics of
Ferseoutlon that , are as old aa religion
taelf.. .,....
- Every man must summon up - the
energy to do some of hla own thinking
and the courage to stand by that which,
he thus obtains for himself. There can
be no living faith without freedom in
thinking. We need not only to Insist
An t b I 1 trYi t fn nnruilvM hut t rt tnaln-
tain and protect the right of all men
to liberty of conscience, to discover
and hold their own beliefs.
No man can be a true man who Is
afraid of the - truth. . No religion can
endure long that fleee from Investiga
tion. Onlv the friends of darkneaa and
those who love Ita deeds fear the light
The foes of religion are Its friends who
would put faith into fixed lorma, who
. Religion. U the art . of -llvlns;ln- the
light of Infinite relatlonshipa IntelU- :
gence Is a weans of knowing these re, ,
lationshipa -What are we better, thaa.,
the beasts If we do not reach out with
-InJ n r. A h.art IrnAV all Ml t m Q V
be known of thia way of life? What
are we Better man oronen spirited
alavea If we dare not look up and oat
each for ourselves and see this goodly
universe and wondrous lire or aai aa tne
lord of all has planned. KT
A Poem for Toe! ay
. ' , -Grayer. ,
- By Hartley, Coleridge.
t (Hartley, the eon of the celebrated
Samuel Taylor Coleridge,' waa born near
Bristol, England, September 14, 179(1.
He was a fellow of OrleLJor soma time.
He is today remembered for his. relig
ious poems, of which h! sonnets are
most highly esteemed.' He died on Jan
uary ,,ia49.) . ,;, ..;'., ,. . ; ...
Be not afraid to pray to pray Is right.
Pray, If thou canst, with hope; but
vav rtrnV! -
Though hope be weak, or sick with long
... aeiay; . . . ..
Pray In the darkness If there be no
Far is the time remote from human
- sight
When war and discord 'on the earth
. . shall cease; .-
Yet every prayer for Universal peace
Avails the blessed time to expedite.
Whate'er is good to wish, ask that of
. .. . heaven, r. . '
Though it be what thou canst not hope
-. to aee; - '..
Pray -to be perfect, ' though material
leaven
Forbid the spirit so on earth to be;
But If for any wish thou canst 'not pray.
Then pray to God to cast that wish
- away. -
' V; Albert Sidney Burleson.
Albert Sidney Burleson, representa
tive In congress from the tenth district
of Texas, is a native of he Lone Star
state, having' been born at San Marcos, "
Texas. June 7, 1863. After attending
the jublio schools of hla home district
he went to the University of Texas and
Was graduated from that institution in
1884. He studied law. and in 188S was
admitted to the i bar. He located at -Austin
snd took up the practice of hla
profession there. He was assistant city
attorney of Austin for six years, and
was elected three times aa prosecuting
attorney for the twenty-sixth Judicial
district of Texas, i - He waa elected to .
congress in 1899, and haa now oompleted
his fifth term. During the early part
of the session Just closed Representa- '
tive Burleson attracted attention by in- ,
traducing . a. bill In the house prohibit
ins ostion tradina- on commercial ex
changes and practically killing specula
tive aeais in grain ana cotton.' , -'
:. This Date in Hrstory.-
1G0S Statue of AdoIIo Belvedere dis
covered at Antiurri in Italy.
1166 First American congress called ,
by vote of the Massachusetts assembly.
lfs lrisn rereis uereatea at 'An trim. ;
1822 'First reform bill . became law .
in England. ' . - -
I89S Edwin Booth, American actor,
died Born near Baltimore, November
18 1833. ..... .-
i898 Aurustih Daly, theatrical man- '
ager, died. Born July 20, 1838. '
1904 Militia took possession of Crip-
pie Creek to suppress riots of striking - -miners.
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1906 Norway withdrew from the un-
ion with Sweden.
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-' A Gratifying Expression. , . ,
Turner, June 4. To the Editor of
The Journal I want to say just a word
or two In regard to your splendid ' work
for the people of Oregon and Statement
No. 1. The people of Oregon have
learned' that you stand for the right,
and they are standing for what you ad
vocate. . With best wishes, I am truly
yours, . - K. R, CRAWFORD. :
01 Trouble.
Dar aln' no use o' dodgin
When 01
i rouDie a arter you,
If you stopa an' asks foh pity dar'g no
v tellln" what he'll do ;T
But If you stahts a-laughin'i like you's '
feelin bright an' gay'
He thinks you's makln' faces an he '
turns an' runs sway!
Washington Star,
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