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THE PLATFORM.
I
T 18 mostly, a Roosevelt-Tat t de
liverance. With some of It the
leaders who still have control of
legislation are not- la crmnathv.
The president and his administration
' are landed extravagantly,, and their
-accomplishments much exaggerated,
nut It is quite naturally not pointed
out. that- congress resisted, In most
cases successfully, most of Roobo
Teifs efforts for better things. The
elements of the ; Republican party
represented toy Cannon, Fairbanks,
DalielL, Payne, Sherman, Hopkins,
Scott and many other prominent fig-
iures declaring "unfaltering . adher-.
, ence" to. Roosevelt's ' policies and
pledging. their '"continuance" is the
height-of. political hypocrisy, of plat
form prevarication.
Tariff revision is "unequivocally"
declared for, to be effected at a spe
cial session of congress next -spring,
and the sort of revision desired .Is
pretty fairly though 'guardedly Indi
cated. Since , Taft was to be the
nominee, this plank had to go In,
but there can be no reasonable ex
pectation of any such tariff revision
, as the people need while congress is
controlled as It Is, r If Roosevelt has
; been nearly powerless over congress
it cannot be expected that Taft can
swerve it to do as he wishes.
, The currency plank - is weak,
evasive. Insincere. It, avoids com
mending the new Aldrlch law." and
I promises nothing except . In vague
terms, , which f. mean. nothing. ,- The
platform with almost admirable au
dacity, -declares for postal savings
ibanks, railroad regulation and sev
eral other things , that the last-con-
that the Republican, party ahall not
thusgo. on record, shall make , no
declaration on . the subject, .The
presWent and Mr.- Taft are In favor
.of a plank on the subject,' but the
declaration . reported as the one fa
voreoVby them amounts' to nothing;
it certainly would not In the least
degree meet the demands of union?
labor, and, on the other hand., would
displease the injunction standpatters.
This Tjuestton, and . some others
that , Mr. Gompers, Bpeaking for
union labor, hasi raised, place the
party In a serious dilemma, for not
since 1892, if then, - have union
working-men shown such - a deter
mined disposition, to break away
from the Republican party, to which
most of them ordinarily adhere, as
now. This feeling will be accentu
a ted, too, especially, in view of th is
Injunction question, by the nomlna
tlon of Secretary Taft, who as a
federal Judge Issued several Injunc
tions against union workingmen. It
may seem to the impartial observer
that In the cases In hand he did
right, or at least no more than was
the custom then of all the courts;
but the workingmen will not take
this "view of It, especially after
winter when a million of them
could find no work to do.
Mr. Gompers and his followers are
strengthened by a strong public sen
timent, outside the ranks of union
labor, that the injunction process
has been entirely too freely -used.
This has been the case in numerous
instances when railroads were the
petitioners, and other corporations
have often made use of this wrlt.to
work practical injustice. Even state
laws have been overthrown and null!
fied by injunctions issued out of
federal courts.
It is quite probable that Mr.
Gompers asks more than could rea
sonably and wisely be granted, and
that Mr. Taft's Ideas on the subject
are nearer right, but however that
may be, it is a matter that has wor
ried the convention greatly, and is
likely to cause the candidate more
anxiety than anything else except
the last horrible congress during
the campaign.
ROOSEVELT AND THE CONVEN
TION.
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'gress, overwhelmingly Republican in
n both branches, for, six ; months ob
stinately refused to enact or even to
-discuss, almost , the only support of
" these -measures coming from Demo
crats.''.' ., 1 -" -.'s? ' -. i
' Much Is said about the country's
' great growth and prosperity, credit
for all of which is claimed for the
" Republican party, but probably
through - f orgetf ulness the panic of
last fall and "winter was overlooked,
here are about 1,000,000 working
men in the, country, however, who
" were out of work for months, many
i of them suffering from hunger, who
may not 'have forgotten that lncl
j dent , If a party claims credit for
everything good that has happened,
i it ought not to shirk responsibility
. for the evil that comes along.
The rhetorical climax of the plat-
form tuns thuef'- 'ln experience the
difference between Democracy and
" Republicanism is that one means .ad
verslty, while the other means pros
perity. One means low wages, the
other means high; .one means doubt
v and debt, the other means confi
dence; and thrift. On principle the
r difference between. Democracy and
. Republicanism- Is that one stands for
vacillation and timidity'. la govern
- ment, ; the other. ' for strength and
purpose; one 'for obstruction, the
other for construction; one promises,
r the other performs,
There Is a good deal in the history
of the Republican party to commend
it, much about It that commands ad
miration and applause. , Besides,' it
has almost always been the party. of
good luck. . It got out of power in
1893. Just as f thei great panic 'came
upon the country, and the poor Dem
'ocrats had to take the curse of It.
But when analyzed a little these as
sertions are nine tenths pure bun
, combe, ' ' i - - 1
But this is to be expected in a
party . platfonm l Nobody expects It
to be truthful and sincere. ,It is In
the nature of a stump "speech,? and
not to be taken very seriously. Keep
ing this in: mind, it may he said that
the platform will do very well..
THE IXiTACTION DILEMMA.
I HTH ftRRATEST trniihla .f ttia
I convention at Chicago 'Is ythe
I proposed anti-lnjnnction plank.
The platform makers have been
besieged by two opposing forces
roughly stated " capital . and labor.
All the organized labor unions of
the country have demanded vainly
of congress a law, and now demand
of the convention declaration thai
certain restrictions nd ( limitations
be placed oh the power of courts to
l- sue Injunctions. The corporations,
the- manufacturers ; " associations,
ii.i Ki? capitalists and employers ' of
Utcii, and leading, lawyers. Insist J
P PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT dom
inated "the Chicago convention,
especially; as to the nominee for
president, he had a good, large
excuse for doing so, and that was to
prevent the threatened-or rumored
stampede to himself, .Roosevelt pos
itively , declared Immediately after
his, election In 1904 that he would
under, no circumstances be. a candi
date in ios. He considered thfs
his second consecutive term, and
while this was not strictly speaking
tne case, he had a right to take that
position. Later, on several occa
sions, the last one only a few months
ago, Roosevelt repeated his declara
tion. Meantime, relying on this,
other, men became candidates. One
of V them, Taft, Roosevelt himself
openly favored. To have "under any
circumstances consented to be a
candidate, or allowed himself to be
nominated If he could prevent It,
would not only have broken his vol
untary positive and . unequivocal
word to the whole country, and
shown him a weak, vacillating man,
but would have been at least a nega
tive act of bad faith, a most inex
cusable act of political perfidy, to all
these other candidates, and especial
ly to his particular friend and fa
vorite In the race, Mr. Taft. . When
the situation is thus viewed it seems
inconceivable that so many people
still Insisted on Roosevelt becoming
a candidate and- thus making a
traitor and scoundrel of himself, not
only to Taft and others but to him
self. The wonder is that Senator
Bourne and others who were insist
ing that Roosevelt should allow him
self to become a candidate could not
see that this would be a shamefully
dishonorable thing for him to do.
More than this, while the people
would probably have reelected him,
he would have Indelibly stained his
record -and lowered himself in the
world's estimation for all time to
come. Nothing that he could have
done during another term could have
prevented this or atoned for such a
breach of faith.
But Roosevelt. Is not the kind of
a man to make this sort of a mis
take. He has a very appreciative
estimate of Theodore Roosevelt,
whose name, " he knows, has been
written large already on the scroll
of history and may appear conspic
uously In years to come. For though
he said he would not be a candidate
for president in 1908, he did' not
say he would not be a candidate in
1912 or 1916 or 1920. Besides, there
are other high and potent positions
than that of president. And Roose
velt is only 50 years old." He might
be fit for president 20 ;yeara hence.
Some criticism may he due Roose
velt for interfering bo actively in be
half Of Taft fta nc-ft Inst nther nn.
didates, if ihatwere all to be con
sidered, but the president's object
was evidently not more the nomina
tion of Taft than to make sure that
any embarrassing stampede to him
self would not occur. , And for that
purpose some dominancy of the con-.j
ventlon on hla part may be excused
would some such plan "' do here
Should people of a locality to whom
billboards institute a nuisance be
afflicted with them? But. if they
are "not to be restricted, should they
not be taxed higher, and made to
yield a much larger revenue? At
present the city gets but a mere
trifle for permitting what to many,
amounts to a wholesale disfiguration
of the city.
GOOD ROADS.
A'
SPEECH delivered In the sen
ate last April by Senator Bank
head ought to be in the hands
of every farmer, yes, and of
every business man in the country.
Probably the rest of the senators
did not listen to it at all; possibly
It was not even delivered, but printed
as having been delivered. This is
as well, If it could get into general
circulation. It was not about the
currency, or the tariff, or railroads,
or any subject occupying a great deal
of public attention and space In the
newspapers, but about good roads.
And very few subjects are of greater
Importance throughout the country,
including Oregon. The proposition
under discussion was an amendment
to the postofflce appropriation bill
appropriating $500,000 for Improv
ing rural delivery route roads, pro
viding states or counties appro
priated .- equal amounts. In the
course of his speech Mr. Bankhead
said: !
Good roads are avennes of prog
ress, the best proof of Intelligence;
they aid the social and religious ad
vancement of the people; they in
crease the value of products; they
save time, labor and . money; they
are the Initial sources ' of com
merce, which swell in great streams
and flow everywhere, distributing
the products of our fields, forests
and factories. The highways are
the common property of the country,
their benefits are shared by all, and
they are needed by all; they bene
fit all, and all should contribute to
them." Farther along he said:
"The effects of good roads reach
everybody. Both city and country
share in their benefits. In Justice
and, equity, therefore, everybody
should contribute to the cost of their
construction and maintenance.
The average cost of hauling over
wagon roads in this country is 25
cents per ton per mile and that the
average haul la over 8 miles. The
cost of hauling in Europe has, In
many cases, been reduced to as low
as 7 cents per ton per mile, and.it
has Ijeen established that good roads
will reduce the cost to the, farmers
to as low as . 1 0 cents per, mile In
this country. This means a reduc
tlon by half of the annual cost of
transportation to the farmers. . It is
only necessary to consider the fact
that the immense. tonnage of farm
products is hauled over the common
roads to the railroad stations to
realize what a tremenddus saving is
possible when we reduce the 'cost of
transportation even 12V6 cents per
ton per mile."
Senator Bankhead is right In his
reasoning that the people Hying
along a highway should not have to
pay all the cost of making a good
road , of it. This cost should be
borne by all who are benefitted
Whether the general government
should help Is a large question. How
and to what extent the state should
carry on the work is an Important
question. But whatever the best
solution of the problem It should not
be neglected. More Interest should
be taken In It, both in country and
city. People need to educate them
selves better to the great benefit of
good roads. When this is once fully
apprehended the ways and means
will be devised.
Small Ckange
The "alll" nra lflcd a lot of coyotes
in corrat wun a lion. , - -
Look 'Portland over now If you doubt
iuh.1 ii ins non viiy. j. !
Ac advertisement auinouneea, "Bath-
ing- auits reaucoa." jB dimensions?
Well, we ruees that : among- other
mings i-ortiana can ao, is playing tmu.
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Hitchcock to the allies: "Sut, I - tell
you there -ain't goln'- to be no core.'
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A Eugene Jap ran amuck with an
x. War! war! Send the news to
HOMOn.
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That blt. dark, mlschlef-maklna- tan-
gli tonsuer would much adorn a rock
pne acene. . -
Whether the vice-president la a re
actionary or a Droareaslat seem a ta be
immaterial. ;'
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The platform makers couldn't resist
tne temptation to indulge in a great
lot. oi. ouncomoe, , v?, r .
U.ntt MAnt.' maam . a a..k , . W
tne Drewors are' tne rlcht kind of tern
perance reformers. - . 5
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But what will the country do for rood
rrona whan Hdnnitarv nf A a-rlr-nltiira
wiison aiea or resigns ,
Lone-fellow sana- of "The Bummer
Rain," but even as arood a noet as he
could express the dellctousneas of It
Dut leemy.
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It. Is said there in still an occasional
housekeeper who can make an old-fashioned
cherry Pie. but few oeoDle can
pruve i nig.
Senator Burrow' lonavwlndert nlatltu
dlnous keynote speech ot Into print,
of course, but nobody listened to It and
iow win rcau ..
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Senator Fulton la In hlarh favor
anions; tne Kemibllcan leaders oer.
haps because they believe what Heney
Mill nhniit film a
The 22d nf this month will be the
thirtieth anniversary of Mr. Taft's
graduation from Yale college, and he
will deliver an address.
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But would Cummins be a safe and
"ane campaigner, or presiding; officer?
tie is almost as mucn or a .uemocrat
a itooseveit or L toilette.
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The new school census for Chlcasro
gives that town a population of 2,300,
000. Up ' to date veaterdav Seattle
had not claimed a larger population
than this.
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It Is easv to tell -who will ha th
next prceident. He'll be a stout man.
who has traveled a arood deal, talked
considerable, likes a joke, is arood to
his wife and his first name Is Bill.
A news Item sneaks of th arrnwth
of the lobster canning; Industry. The
"allies" at Chicago should furnish quite
an additional supply of raw material.
STORIES OF WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE
Appropriations for several pur
poses for the next fiscal year, as
Compared with those for 1897, 12
years ago, are as follows: Army,
$95,382,247; In 1897, $23,278,403.
Navy, $122,662,716; in 1897, $30,
562,661. Pensions, $163,053,000',
in 1897, $141,328,580. Sundry
Civil, $112,937,314; in 1897, $29,
812,113. Deficiencies, $57,057,653;
in 1897,.. $13,900,106. Permanent
annual. $154,194,296; in 1897,
nothing, , But behold a great saving:
in 1897 $15,944,147 was appro
priated for rivers and harbors; this
year nothing. -
- The effects of the speculators' and
"malefactors' " panic will be fur
ther overcome during the next few
weeks by another big crop of cereals,
according to present estimates. The
wheat crop promises to be one of the
largest 'on record, the corn prospect
is good and crops generally will
probably he up ; to the average or
above. . This is especially fortunate
in a campaign year.
An ordinance ls pending in- Chi
cago,,, which f declares , a, billboard
nuisance if it is located In any place
where - two thirds of the buildings
within a block on both sides of the
street are used forx residence pur
poses, but permits the erection of
billboards if a majority of the prop
erty owners give their consent. How
If as reported 1 crop prospects
throughout the country generally are
better than UBual, certainly the Re
publican platform will not fail to
point .to that fact as a triumph of
Republican principles, and especial
ly of the protective tariff y:
-1 The voice at the Chicago conven
tion will be the voice of Roosevelt
Jacob, but the hand that will carry
Out the party policies, without a
great eh ange , In ? th personnel of
congress, will be the hand of Aldrlch
Esau,v,.:':.V; 'v w-v'vC' ' '."
So far as-the ; chair is concerned,
the -proceedings at Chicago will ; be
conducted grammatically, arid in the
most approved ' Bostonese language,
Henry Cabot. Lodge ia to be perma
nent chairman. j - '
Mayor Reyburn of Philadelrhia who
made a rambling, foolish speech,' de
les that he. was drunk when h did an.
In .the case of many people, the mak
ing of such a sneecrt la enrtalnlv nn
evidence of inebriety. .
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A western New York newsnaoer wants
the people to go to church In Quaker
fashion during the "Merry- - Widow"
nai erase., tnai is, tne women to alt
upon one- side of 'the church and the
men .uupij inc. pjLner. nm the men woi
reta a wnoie siae,
Justice John M. Marian of the au-
f reme court, is the dean of that august
rlbunal In length of service, and he
aiso has me distinction of being the
oldest . member; he tops Chief , Justice
Fuller,, his nearest competitor la- the
matter of age, by a few days; both
men were born the same yety, 183S.
Justice Harlan wears his 76 years
well. He is more than six feet tall and
will easily weigh 250 pounds or better,
but there is very little superfluous flesh
on his frame. He walks from his house
to- the supreme courtrooms and back
every pleasant day, a distance ol sev
eral miles, and he steps along; at a pace
that might make, many a younger man
envious.
- Not' long ago Justice' Harlan having
an important decision to write, re
mained at home and arava strict orders
that he was not tp be disturbed, jus
tice narian writes 'Out ail or nis opin
ions in long hand, and then dictates
rrom tne manuscrlnt to a tvnewrlter.
He had barely got settled comfortably
at his desk in his study on the second
floor on the dav In ouestlon when there
came a particularlyvvlgorous ring at the
door bell. . . -
It was a book agent, one of the red
nairea variety mat are apparently im
mune to rebuffs. The agent would not
be denied and shoved his way into the
hall. He had a work of such trans-
eeaentai importance that Justice Har
bin, no matter what orders he had given
umiui not. Doing aisiuroea wouia con
sider it a favor to look at. -
"Young man, shouted the book agent-
ln a ioua voice, - von win ne in aana-er
of losing your Job If you do not show
me up to Judge Harlan at once."
At this Juncture , the tall figure - Of
Justice Harlan appeared at the head of
the stairs. He was attired In a long
loose fitting dressing gown, which made
hint look like a veritable giant indeed.
William," said the venerable Jurist.
In stentorian tones, "show the brasenly
Infernal scoundrel up to me. . If you can
not handle him I will!"
The persistent book a rent made a
Jiasty get-away, apparently thoroughly
' t-u v pa, v- a a v into J a waitiri ar iiu
Is rounding out nearly 80 years of con
tinuous service tn the United States
senate, has little faith in doctors, and
does not believe in taking medicine. He
is rareiy sick, qui early this spring he
had a slight attack of a-rln. which bent
him away from the capitol for more
than a week.
"No, I didn't call in a doctor," said
the senior senator from Maine tn a col.
league who. made Inquiries corcerning
his illness. "If I had," he, continued,
with a dry smile. "I would be In bed
now Instead of in the senate I AH I
did was to diet for a few days and take
absolute rest: did not nnen a. letter.
look at a newspaper or book, or permit
myself to think about business affairs.
By following this course and only par-
taKing or tne simplest rootiw i Drougnt
myself around all right in short order.
The drugs the average - man takes Into
his stomach are much more to be feared
in my opinion than any ordinary dls
east." ,
rou do not mean that you are er
believer in er Christian ?'
"No." came the aulck renlv. "I am
neither a Christian scientist nor faith
curist. I am merely a believer in horse
sense, so far as the care of the human
body is concerned. Rest and quiet, and
plain simple food will cure most any
trouble the flesh Is heir to. That Is
my doctrine, anyhow, and I practice
what I preach." '
Although Senator Hale comes from a
prohibition state and Is personally tem
perate, he is an excellent judge of wine
and Is the possessor of what Is pro-
nouncea oy experts to e one or tne
finest wine cellars at the national capital.-
The -vintages- that adorn - tne
shelves are both rare and old, and have
been selected with care ana judgment.
A newlv aDDolnted dlDlomat was
dinner guest at Senator Hale's house
one evening in January. This diplomat
.-believed himself to tie a real connois
seur on wines and is always eager to
air nis superior anowieage. -
"Senator," he - said, addressing his
host in a rather ofcndesoending tone,
raising his glass and taking a sip, "this
is, ah, rather good claret, don't you
"I am glad you like it." said Senator
Hale quietly, "but I am under' the im-,
presnion that - you are- drinking , bur
gundy!" - - - -
.. "By Jove," so it is!" said the self-appointed
expert in a crestfallen tone, aft
er taiung anotner sip.
: Just before the. adiournment of con
Sress , Senator Joseph B. Foraker of
hlo, in passing through the marble
room adjoining the senate chamber
heard a man ear tothe man In charge
of the weather map which hangs on the
"What la- the temDeratura at Fargo.
B. U.T- i
The senior Ohio , senator stooped,
glanced at "the speaker sharply, and
then walked ud to him' and held out
his hand. . ... '
"I know you." ha said, "your name is
Edwarda" .... ', -
"You are right." replied the stranger
with a surprised look, "but you have
me aavaniage or, me, sir."
"I do not wonder at that." said Sen
ator Foraker with a laugh, "for we
have not seen each other for 44 years,
Don't vou remember." - he continued.
down in Marietta, Ga...ln 1864, arguing
wun a young soimer on tne proper con-
auct or tne warr By ueorge, we coin
of us felt competent, to take command
of the army! You belonged to the
Army of the Tennessee; I was -with
tne Armv or tne uumwriana.
TnA VamiVh V... .ka.H.M', ...tol n.
the man, tightening his grip on the
senator's hand, "but." he added, with
the frankness of the west, "say. haven't
you grown arav ana. and am t you
oaiflT"
"Well." said Senator Foraker. laugh
Ing, "I- suppose I have changed' some
4m J 1 uAal"
Then tne onio senator escorted nis
old comrade down to the senate restaur
ant, where they lunched together ahd
reviewed again "the conduct of the
war."
Senator N. O. Bacon of Georgia, who
s a very aoie constitutional lawyer,
and who takes a very serious view oi
life generally, met Senator Depew of
New yora waixing up to tne capitol
one mild March day. After the custo
mary senatorial salutations had been
exchanged, the two men continued their
journey together,
"I say, Bacon," said the Junior senator
lrum me empire state, -wnat is tne
longest sentence In the English lan
guage you ever heard of 7"
"Well," said the Georgia senator,
slowly, "that Is rather a hard question
to answer right on the spur of the mo
ment However," he added, "the long
est sentence I can recall off hand was
spoken by a former senator from your
otate, William M. Evarts. You will
find it In his argument before the Oe
heva tribunal. I think the sentence I
have in -mind would fill almost a col
umn in a- newspaper. Can you recall
any that will beat that?"
''Yes, a life sentence!" said Senator
Depew, roaring with laughter.
The Oeorgla .senator made a gesture
of disgust. w
"Depew," he said, "If I ever indulged
in slang, I would sav that you occai
slonally give me that tired feeling!"
for them.
a corner will
Oregon Sidelights
ceverai mineral springs are near
waiaport.
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Kish are caught plentifully now In
streams near w aiaport.
Eugene's suburban districts are filling
up wiia www resiuenis.
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A Brownsville cucumber Is 14 Inches
long ana iv incnea around.
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The strawberry crop in the Milton
rree water aistrici is wprtn ou,00v,
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Clatson county voted two tn nn In
ravor ox tne university appropriation.
The single tax amendment vr Mnrfa.
Inallv exDOsed" by the Canbv Trlhnno.
it, aaya,
A band of E00 cattle ceased -thrmirh
Monument from the rjawilla rearion tn
.
9
Seaside exnects mora summer vlalfm a
than ever before, and is better prepare!
tor mem.
The Burns DOStofflca and landofflce
both show a .large increase of business
ror tne past year. ,
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Some anti-nrohlbltion ' neonle huna- a
candidate for sheriff In effigy on elec
tion morning, and in consequence he
ga.jiBu iiiauy vvi aao was eiecteu.
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Burns News: The neat IS dava have
brought great results to Harney county
in tne way or rain in tne vaneys and
snow In the mountains: which will rro-
vlde the necessary moisture for all kinds
or agricultural products, natural, and
cultivated.
A rising Oranta'Pnaa attnrnv. aava
T.i. . . . , . . r : x
inn uuuooK, wno nas always oeen in
doubt as to the expediency of closing
UP the saloona. recantlv rettirnA frnm
a visit in Eugene where he had an op
portunity to see the practical workings
of municipal prohibition. Now he Is
a ' cuiuusiMui; aavuc&te or pooseiess-
UBB.
A Grant rnnntv tamh'lilj Vam avail.
formed bodies which Joined at - the
shoulders and to this combination were
Joined two heads, Imperfect, yet clear
ly the property of twin lambkins. Un
?r tu,nately only one mouth was pro-
"u. i "ere were two noses, three
eyes and four eara Right back of the
shoulders protruded a third head set
un us own nena- and ' ihflnMw, .with
fore feet hanging helplessly down. It
.u nwui an nour.
a
jaCKSOn COUntV lrlna M mittr.fi
UP to themselves tha m, wte-k i.
l,..,lvWa!;1?n?l.u8a:, Ab Gnt .Pass
. . Hiiats tne use or stocx-
" UP streams with trout for the bene
fit Ot anglers Whlla lrrliili lt.V,..
f r i.akl15 the'n ofr by thousarfda? Thol
. v V. ? Bl lne intaaei ot air lrrl-
pnu,i ancnes snail be screened, hut
t appears that the vai
made no attemnt
law, and there are neither deputy ward
ens nor funds with which to pay for
such wardens If employed. .
a a
Madras Pioneer-
".l-S?9 yj1. nai wrinkle across
the middle oi r his face extending -from
fM.!0.ar'.,w.hAcnJ,e call smile. The
fau,"5.ii,Ul th,s hllrty the greatly
Improved cron nrnnt ih,i,.h.t
this section following the heavy rain
Tuesday afternoon. hM
v,,.OT ,"'' was a steewy down-
the dlstirictra "M eneral throughout
-. .
.T.Wnthre2 men wera woMrlng' in
the bottom of a shaft in the, Spencer
butta coal mine, and I. J. Bowmejii was
on the derrick arranginsr some of the
machinery the Clutch hanni nnh.l.
ened and the. heavy bucket began to
Letters -From ttc People
descend, wrapping his leg around ths
swlftlr moving cable and grasping the
other with his arm, he- exerted aU his
strength and stopped It. but not with
out much damage to both his member.
H...hL1I ? tor ear nd yelled
until he thought all hope was gone,
and he would soon have, had to let go,
when a man arrived and shut off the
engine and ha was released. It was a
close call for the men below.
Battle Against Land Monopoly.
To the Editor of The Journal The
battle against land monopoly, the first
skirmish of which - In Oregon recently
met wun a repulse, is on wltn force
ana victory in New south Wales, a
state of the Australian commonwealth
larger than Oregon, Idaho and Wash
ington combined and having a popu
lation of over 1,600,000. Last Novem-
ter tne new home-rule tax went Into
effect, by which any city or town can
tax land values alone, or tax everything
in sight, as it pleases. Every shire
(county) but one immediately went on
a single tax basis. Town after town
and city after city swung Into the
areaorui singie-tax column, in spite
of the prayers and threats and tears
of the holders of idle lots and acres.
At last accounts in the Svdnev Stand
ard, neany iuo places, many or them
larger man any city in Oregon outside
of Portland, had deliberately arone sin
gle tax deliberately declared that In
dustry and thrift should not be pun
ished by the levying of taxes on per
sonal property and improvements and
where the question was submitted tn a
referendum vote this "imnnlctlcoble
craze" (as we were assured by the self
constituted oracles of Oregon it un
deniably is) carried every time and by
most decisive majorities.
In the town of Waverlv. which has
annual exDendltures of nearly S12S.0OO.
and so cannot be a small village, the
forces of tax-everythlng-ln-sight decid
ed to make a stand for the old tax sys
tem. By a vote of 10 to t the city
council voted a tax of eaual - in our
American money to 11 mills on land
values, exclusive of Improvements, and
a 3-mlll tax on improvements. These
blamed single-tax cranks wouldn't even
stand for that: said any tax on a
man's Improvements, stock, furniture,
tools, fences, etc.. - was an Imposition,
and to the referendum it went. -Now,
only landowners could vote, and after a
j m nwa a aa in varrt ldt auarv w-iiftr ia anrl
acre ot ground In the Jurisdiction of
tne town was ngured out to its owner
to a farthing as to what his taxes
would be under the old and new system.
the Dolls were onened on the eleventh
of March. The arguments against the
new system read like excerpts from the
oldest paper In Oregon, and the coun
cilman wnose propositions were on trial
declared they would resign If tire tax
payers did not sustain them. Awful
warnings and - sedulous solicitations
went for naught, for by a vote -of 413
to 83S the slngle-taxers swept the field.
In a few days Woollahra turned down
by a vote or ni to 171 a proposition
to put a 2 -mill tax on Improvements in
addition to an 8-mill tax on 'land val
ues.: At .Mossman, py a vote of 388 to
84, a lv-mtu tax on iana values, coupled
with a 4-mlll tax on Improvements.
was rejected after a hot and enengetic
fight. And so it' went, down the line.
Of course, this does not concern Ore-s-on
very much; 'but bear In mind that
such a reform in New South Wales went
further in 14 weeks than it did In New
Zealand in 14 years: that, like the cruar-
anteeing or Dana aepoaits ny UKianomi
it forces its extension on the adjoining
states rapidly ana wun increasing mo
mentuma momentum which will ulti
mately ' reach every community in the
olvlllzait world, includinar even Orea-nn.
Unless other states of this United States
guarantee Dank deposits within tne next
two years tney win nave no Dans, ae
noslts. Unless other states In theAus
trallan commonwealth guarantee- that
the products of labor , and capital be
rrM rrom snonatioa dv tne tax eratner-
r. thev will be bereft of producers and
capitalists, who will seek the avenue of
..l.franMA nill thai. -.!.''
Irani , ci..,",,.v SrUM . B "
for New uoutn waiea.-
Tha neoDle of this .colony or state
have been studying the operations of a
similar taw in mew eaiana ror sev
eral years, and know what thy are
doing. when the people of Oregon
have had mora time to study tha mat
ter It will be up to the opponents of
the slngle-taxers to propose something
The-Cleveland Car- Strike
Fnm Louie Post's Publlo.
The recent streetcar strike in Cleve
land, Ohio, Is no more. It died almost
In giving birth to itself. There were
interests that thought they could make
cheap prestige by promoting a strike
just as munlclpallsatlon began, because
they supposed that Mayor Johnson
would be embarrassed and have to "He
down," regardless of the Justice of the
strike. Perhaps they had other rea
sons, for the Influence of national lead
ers of the streetcar unions has usually
been available whenever the old mo
nopoly streetcar company needed it to
battle Johnson's municipalization pol
icy. Whether the former streetcar
managers as a "crowd" were encour
aging any labor leaders to foment the
recent strike, is not certain; but it Is
certain that one of those managers did
all he could. The most active encour.
agement, however, came from the il
luminating company, the public utili
ties corporation of Cleveland, which la
to come next in Johnson's process of
municipalization. rnis company seems
to have assumed that it could save it
self if It could make a failure of the
streetcar municipalization; and a labor
strike no doubt looked under theme cir
cumstances like the handiest thing im
aginable. So there came about a coali
tion of plutocratic conniving and labor
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.'i.u.iii., nnii.li iui dcbiu uavH inr.
nished "news" material and . editorial
reflections against the Cleveland mu
nicipalization policy for. all the Mutn.
cratic and some of the labor papers of
me country, it is a noticeable fact,
too, that dynamiting was resorted tn
witn a recKiessness and to a degree
never before experienced anywhere; and
that the plutocratic press of the country
turned , their batteries loose upon Tom
jonnnon ana nis cause.
e
REALM
FEMININE
I
Tbe Dreams jf Girl, i V
T is old enough to be a proverb, yet
It sometimes comes to . us with
fresh force, that if we had - ths"
' things we think we want we should
nm it, lit wr,tni. IT,.- ,. In,tan-i
there -are'' few , young . women who - in
planning their lives and in dreaming' of
the future do not Imagine themselves
leaders, of society, occupying - an.'- en
viable ; place ' among ' people, ; owning
horses and lands, and Jewels, and liv
ing the life of the easy and happy rich.
It la tha kind of a flarnent that many
a'girl has in her brain hefnra ahat haa
really tested life. .- .. .
It not lnirequently causes her to ig
nore the affection of an honest and. sober-minded
young man who will never,
by the very nature of him, possess these
fascinatlnar thlna-a nnr ha, .Mi tit Vun
his wife In the - butterfly state which
she- Imagines would . be so delightful.
But if she is a girl who cares at all for
the simple things of life, the honest
friendships, tha unassuming slmnlicltv
of superior people, she would find the
life of a society leader a most exacting
one, filled with petty cares and respon
sibilities and occupied with show in.
stead of realities. If she is honest With
herself she must be glad after a few
years have passed and she has really
found herself, that the life which
looked ao brilliant to her unformed .im
agination was not vouchsafed her.,.-
There la another dream nf 1 artrlhnnil
which la sometimes hard to give up, and
that is seeing oneself the center of a
group of ambitious and talented people,
young authors, writers, painters, a.oo
terie of brilliant mlnda which find mu.
tual inspiration and satisfaction in ths
conversation of the others of the circle,
whose brullancy is to startle the world.
How many a girl dreams of herself In
her mature years fcundino- such . aun.
ciety and enjoying the stimulus -of their
animated thought and vivid experience.
It Is a childish sort of a dream, and
surely does no harm to the girl who
fancies this her future loL Rut ha
she will laugh at it in her mature years.
avua now lunny it win seem that she
Imagined this her highest hannlnaaa
and the summit 'of usefulness. Looking
at herself without prejudice in her de
veloped years she must be glad that she
Is not called upon to occupy the lime
light in . this kind of a gathering, and
must realise that with her very, mod
est qualities of mind she would be lit at
ease if not positively miserable when
called upon to shine In an assembly
of these brilliant ones.
better, or the single tax will sweep the
state liKe 'eS-'tkial -wave. - Land monop
oly must. ; cease In Oregon sooner or
later. In New South -Wales the people
no longer shy at single tax, and the
dlscussTon: of the question is without
prejudice at the term. . It means some
thing. - Land speculators and rent eat
ers of the world, get off the backs of
the producers) A. D. CRliXiE.
Crook' county was treated to a gift of
about $50,000 Monday afternoon and
evening, in the form of a splendid show
er of five hours . duration, says the
Prlnevllle Review., . v
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H. Clay Evans' Birthday.
Henry Clay Evans, leader of the Re
publican party in Tennessee, was born
In Juniata county, Pennsylvania, June
18, 1848, and. received a Solid school
and academic education. Soon after the
Deginning oi me (Jivii war he enlisted
as a private in a Wisconsin regiment
and served until the close f hostili
ties. In 1870 he took up his home in
Chattanooga and engaged In business as
an Iron and car manufacturer. He was
twice mayor of his adopted city and In
1889 was elected . to congress on the
Republican ticket, though the district
was strongly Democratic, In 189S he
was appointed assistant postmaster-general
of the United Stales and in the
following year he was an unsuccessful
candidate for governor of Tennessee. In
1896, at the Republican national conven
tion, he stood second in the balloting
ivi m, Tit-e-vmiaenuai nomination.
President Mckinley appointed him
United States commissioner of pensions.
wiuun uuniuun ne neia tor rive years.
From 190a to 1906 he was the United
States consul-general at London.
This Date in History.
1809 -Champlaln left Quebec to ex
plore the lake which bears his name.
1778 British evacuated Philadelphia.
1812 United States congress de
clared war against Great Britain
I816- Battle of Waterloo. '
1S50 Steamer Griffith burned on
Lake Erie with loss of S00 Uvea
-1852 Allen Thorndlke Rice, editor,
born. Died May 16, -1889.
1894 William Water Phalns. Amori-
can statesman and dlnlomat. died. Rnrn
August 24, 1839.
1B07 The French chamber voted fo
suppress the agitation . In the wine.
growing districts by-force.
The Latest Genlns.
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The latest . addition to the list c.f
aiscoverea geniuses" is atanrerareaeiia
Berthold Pusch. He Is a youth of 19,
whose fine baritone-voice was known
to his fellow workmen . long - before
the musical world became aware of It
Pusch was until recently a stone ma
son's apprentice, but is -now being edu
cated musically under tha direction of
well known masters . for , tha -. Rnval
Opera at Berlin, and soma people pre
dict that his voice will some day -creates
much enthusiasm as Droschken-
autscner . wacnters tenor aroused - in
his day. An American, writing from
tterlln. says that the youna- harltnnn
needs a press agent of the same name.
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A monster rattlesnake killed In Hrini
Bounty, had 18 rattles, - ,
The fact of the matter is. that Ufa
gets hold of us. knocks us. tries ' Mm.
molds us, and by and by we are fltted
to occupy a very small and quiet place
In the world, which In our days of great
aspirations we would have thought too
obscure for our talents. And ao it be
comes a truism that if wa had what we
tmnk wa want we should be unhappy.,
The luxurious life and the aerlea
gaieties Into which the woman of so
cial position la necessarily Involved Is
becoming alarmingly productive of the
latest exclusive disease, neurasthenia, or
nerve exhaustion, and the sanatoriums
and rest resorts are well euppl!ed with
its victima. . For this life which looks
easy to the uninformed Is really most
exacting and wearisome. It Involves
Ujnnctural hburs. too much of over
heated rooms, too much - of noise ,-pf
tongues, -too: much- dressing and (un
dressing and dressing over again, and
untimely meals composed of too rich
food, and a strain nf rltmni rwt -
hurry from tine engagement to another,
and a striving after new excitement.
and usuallya recourse to stimulants to
keep the pqpr, tired body up to the un
natural pittfh, and at last a giving away
of the overwrought nerves, and the poor,
haggard, wearied woman. If she ia wise
enough to take herself in hand in time.
Starts for a sanitarium tn retrain hep
lost vitality and get ready for another
season. What a life. Beside it the
healthful routine- of occupation and
rest,-day time and night time, in their
proper succession, wholesome pleasures,
honest friendships, which fill the life
of the stenographer or clerk, seem en
viable. One cannot, for long, force these
bodies of ours to unwholesome and un
natural occupations, especially when
this is combined with a strain of excite
ment, without paying for it in haggard
looks, fretf ulness ana melancholy, which
not infrequently ends in insanity or
suicide. You may see that look of un
satisfied desires, that ennui and distaste
for life on the face Of A s-lrl whn hna
been In society but-a year or so. It is
unnatural, and the strain tells.
In contrast with the woman, worn at
26 and old at 85, who has given her life
to the quest for amusement, you may
see the mother of a family maturing in
sweetness and placidity, in poise and
restfulnesss, In content with life and
Its rewards. Hers Is a life which makes
lines of wholsesome humor rather than
of haggardness and restlessness. She
has a natural Interest in all 'good and
simple things, is content with simple
pleasures, looks upon- life -with trust
and satisfaction. She has not lived the
Ufeshe dreamed of In her ambitious
girlhood, tbjs wholesome, natural wo
man, but aha has lived life as it came,
with a profound trust in God and a be
lief in goodness, and has made her su
preme desire the development of her
children Into worthy men and women.
In reward, life has touched her gen
tly, leavlns her with an unfailing spring
of youthfulnem and spontaneous humor,
of belief in mankind and of Interest In
all simple honest things, which- lights
her eyes and Informs her face.- She Is
a good person to know, and her circle
of friends, while It may not equal in
brilliancy those dream people with
which she filled her salon, is composed
of true souls, firm of purpose and sin
cere in aims, who love her for what she
Is, not for what she-has and who would
rally to her In a moment of trouble. '
Life is an unknown country to 'tha
girl. Just entering It, but she wilt rdo
well to set her course hv tha nM.h.h.
loned guideposts of faith In God and
humanity and a determination to live a
profitable life, rather than by those
which point to riches and pleasures as
tha goal. , ,
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Tho Daily Menu. 1
BREAKFAST. .
Cereal. Broiled Bacon, vPoached Eggs.
i tyrr.
LUNCHEON. -Salmon
Salad. TnnnuJ Xnt. tn.. -
Sandwich Biscuits. Strawberries and
Cream. -;
Ten. '-. . .')
DINVt-l-R
Cream of Baojey Soup. - Broiled Beef-
stea k. ... c.
Spaghetti with Tomato. .
Cucumber Salad. s
- . Rice Custard -Pudding.
' , I M Coffee. .. :.v
Salmon Salad To ha 'marie trnm -rm-
mains of yesterday's boiled flBh. Flake
the cold fish, removing all bone and
skin. Cut up the best of one head of
lettuce (when celery is not In mai-irt.
and - two - or - three : Small cucumber
pickles or six olives.. -Stir all together
oiiu uiuiBien wim iTfncn dressing.
Serve on -crisp lettuce leaves. . . . -
Sandwich biscuit Make nice ' biscuit '
dough, roll but half inch thick, cut out
and spread half the biscuits, with but
ter, then a thick layer of chopped cold
meat well seasoned. Press the other
rounds on top and bake in quick oven,
v Cucumber salad Cut a slice from a
cucumber and scoop out the Inside, cut
pita of tomato in similar size and mix
tha twOi Wlth French dressing. Return
to shell, put each cucumber on a plat
bv itself. on lettuce. Serve cream
cheese with this.
Senator Thomas S. Martin of Vir
ginia, 61 years of age, rarely makes a'
speech, yet he Is known as one of tha
most influential men on tha Pemocratla