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done.Confuclus.
rORTLAXlT SHOULD WAKE UP.
T0RTLANI) meaning not Port
: J land as a' municipal corporation
1 but Portland people should
) , help to put steamers on the up-
, per Columbia., and so make people
i more Independent of the railroad
i $ monopoly.
i . Portland should help extend th
' railroad fromShnlkd to Prineville
Tnd Bend, and to Salt Lake City, and
t.o give the producers of that vast
region a chance to get. their crops
out to market, and help to develop
that great region, to Portland's as
well'as that territory's advantage.
" Portland should have a steamer
service to,- the Coquilie river, inde
should have greater service to the
latter very Important region.
v- Portland should prepare for
bigger and more vigorous open river
campaign than ever 30 feet at low
tide over 'the bar, 27 feet from here
to Astoria, free locks at Oregon City
steady" and rapid work on the Celilo
1 canal, and more work on th Upper
, Columbia and Snake rivers.
Portland should study means and
f methods - constantly to force Har-
' riman'a hand, to compeLthe building
' i f the roads to Tillamook, to Coos
lay, and through central Oregon.
Portland should nojabandon the
Alaska steamship line project, after
7iiaking a few feeble, desultory ef
forts; thl8eity ought to get in direct-
; jy on that great trade.
4 If the bond issues are upheld by
s the supreme court, Portland must
,;4i)trBy:as robn as posslbfe'spending
.he money Judiciously, so that it will
Ke an unquestionably paying Invest
raent
Portland Js a city of say 200,000
inhabitants. It Is growing, and
, fairly prosperous. But It is not
ide-awake enough:' It is not doing
half what it might do if its capital
' ists and business men and property
owners had the "spirit." Enough of
i this "spirit" would make Portland a
city of 300.000 when the census is
taken two years from now.
u Portland people should wake up!
1 "Should 'keep a goin. "
Democrats', that the state ever saw,"
Thla blaming or crediting the poor
little minority of Democrats with
everything is "real funny." It seems
that for years about' one thlrd-ot the
voters of the state, with not one
tenth of the legislature and but few
other offices, and. scarcely more than
the skeleton form of an organization,
have passed whatever laws they
wanted, and overturned the state po'
litically. How absurd this is may be
seen tay looking at the vote for rep
reseptaiive in congress. In 30 years
the Democrats have not had. the
poWer to pass a single law, or get
a single-state office. The simple
fact Is that for certain good -purposes
most of the Democrats and a large
portion of "the Republicans have on
some occasions united, though In
formally and without any. party fu
sion, and these combined voters have
become invincible.
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INCORRECT FIGURING.
I
R. S. -A. LOWELL of Pendle
ton has written a long argu
ment to show that most. Re
publicans are opposed to
Statement No. 1. Some of his rea
rguing In support of this proposition
i like that -of a lawyer with a bad
case; either the premises are Incor
rect or the conclusion doesn't follow,
Ilr. Lowell gays that 40,000 Demo
crats voted for the Statement. No. 1
j law, leaving only about 30,000 Re
publican votes for It. But even ac
cepting these figures as correct,
there were only 21,162, votes against
the .bill. 'Counting all these as Re
j publicans, there is still a majority of
f over 8;000 Republican votes foe the
-M it. But-how does Mr. Lowell flg-ura-
out 40,000 Democratic votes In
, Oregon? The returns nowhere in
dicate that that HiajQV Democrats
oted on any propos'iwror on all
t together. There was a tSfcuWLabout
i llfi.OQO votes cast, and ti a ound
j numbei90;000 on the stafment bill,
t 26.000 Vbters not voting in t"h-ls law.
And eve allowing for 40ii00 Demo
cratic voters, is it not rebVonable to
supposethat some of thei did not
vote on this bill? Taking evyrything
Into consideration. It would beSa very
large estimate to count 35,000 Dem
ocratic votes for this law, leavingat
loast' 33,000 1 RepubHcan vofpg in Its
favor. - But again, some Democrats
may have ;opposed the law, $nd
some non-voting Republicans might
favor it, -"so. the figures when an
alysed a little show pretty conclu-t-ively
that a large majority of Re
publicans .are, for Statement No. 1
as a law. . .
The reference to the vote ln the
Multnomah primaries Is equally un
.?i &r or? as a support of his prop-
;;idarfor on this cleaTTCutsole
t ,e, :n.ost the whole Statement No.
j ticket was nominated- In this
v by a large average majority.
! in Miv Lowell's ow n county the
ement No. 1 candidate for the
:!ature ra far ahead of hl non
jtenifct colleague. .
Mr. Lowt jl beUeves hat Chamber
:n f.houl-1 b fleeted, and that the
Tf'--n-,frtt No. , 1 law ... should be
'1 s long as It Is the law, but
t' ur?s Is that the Republican
' ? r, -5t bem and Is aot abd
"I. favor of W, which he
- . i c rv.i- ci me ca;tuui-i
PORTLAND ALL RIGHT.
HERE are plenty of things to
encourage Portland people and
keep them confident. .During
the past fiscal year this city
shipped abroad 15,600,000 bushejs
6f wheat, almost as much as was
shipped by all the Puget sound ports
combined. During the next year the
amount of wheat for export from the
Pacific Northwest-will not be as
large as it was last year, but Port
land will probably.ship a greater pro
portion of Jt, owing to the comple
tion to t,hl8 city of th north bank
railroad, 'which will divert much
wheat fromTacdma and Seattle to
this city. '
Building permits for May and
June this year amounted to alrpost
as much in value as those of the cor
responding months last year, when
we almost, at the floodtide of busi
ness activity and prosperity, showing
that the results of the panic have
about passed away, so far as Port
land is concerned.
Look ahead. Now is the time to
make a stronger pull than ever for a
much greater Portland. If We are
doing "so well no w, what may we not
be doing 1h the- near future, with
moxe railroads, open and deeper
rivers, a better harbor, cheaper
transportation, more and greater in
Little disappointments and set
backs amount to nothing. Obstacles
only serve to strengthen men. Port
land has there to be thankful for to
day1 than any city in the world. Not
to Improve opportunities and .make
-this city gnat and beautiful would
show that we are supine lngrates to
fortune.
more. attractive. It has become to a
great extent a science. People don't
raise Justi same old routine of
crops, m tne 01a napnazara way, out
use their brains in farming, and
brain-work mixed with manuaf work
makes agriculture more attractive.
The city mah may exaggerate the at
tractions and minimize the burdens
and annoyances of country life, 'just
as the farmer may overestimate the
advantages of city life, but after al
lowing for this it jseems that a re
flex movement, from the cities Into
the country, is a natural one and
one that should continue, especially
as "homecroftlng" grows in favor.
Commenting on Mr. Wilson's report,
the Chicago Tribune says':
Not ' only do the " farmers wrona;
themselves when they flock to the city
but they inflict a terrible Injury on fo
ciety. Agriculture Is . paralyxed and
the cities are glutted, impoverished and
corrupted. When they have come to
th city and make themselves and
everybody else miserable they then pro
pose as a remedy not n return to tne
farm, but socialism. "Back to the
farm" should be the Tvaitcfiword of
Americans. It Is to be feared that sec
retary Wilson is far too sanguine, but
if "his - prognostication is correct. It is
the) best news this country has heard
since the surrender 'nf' Appomattox.-
Sinally Grange
July rhymes nicety With dry.
"Tejl the truth.-rGrover Cleveland.,
Now am "eyelet" gown is reported.
Mostly eyelet, many nope.
,'- 1
There is never-any failure or short
age in .the crop of summer, girls.
'si m: -'.
; Evidently this in-k another ; year that
tke north pole escapes discovery.
. ,.. .-'
'pOBtofficin small towns seem to
be. always fltfenseless against robbers.
. '-
" Now 'people in some Oregon counties
should study how to be happy though
dry.
- A preacher Bays that all days will
be holidays in heaven. How about the
musicians?. ,
Oh, Thaw will get out; all right, be
fore very long. Hi
money leri. ,
Rest drink In town Bull Run water.
And 4t doesn't cost visitors or impecu
nious people a cent..
General J. B. Weaver has turned up
again, making trouble. i.et s see 1
John P. St. John dead?
; I -LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE ;
. , 1 1 1 1 .v 1 . t 1 . . ........ .'. ..... . . ...
He ha,s a good deal Of
THE NEW VANCOUVER BRIDGE.
FEES, LEGAL AND OTHERWISE.
T
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TRICTLY speaking, the statutes
prescribing fees for additional
duties Imposed on certain state
officers may have been uncon7
stltutlonal, but if so the constitu
tion has been violated by all such of
ficers for many yeflrs, by common
consent of everybody. The supreme
court judges are in suhstantially the
same position as the former gover
nors, secretaries 01 state :ana state
treasurers. Nobody ever objected to
dodging the strict letter of the con
stitution a Utile In this way, for no
body would do the work at the con
stitutional salaries. But a large part
of the emoluments of the latter two
officers rest on a somewhat differ
ent basis, not only being much great
er but not being authorized by ex
press statutes. Nobody reasonably
blames the governors for taking the
fees the laws provided, for In fact
they were reasonable fees, and If the
duties were well attended to were
well earned, and the same is true of
the secretaries of state and state
treasurers, as to these statutory fees.
'n rpnRnnnhle and randld man
w4nts them to refund any of this
money. They were entitled to it In
equity and In law, for the laws allow-
ng the fees were never attaclted
until now, and this attack is no
doubt prompted by malice. But as
to ?ees not specifically authorized by
statute, the case may be different.
That is for the courts to say, though
we suppose that about 9 9 out of ion
people would be In favor of letting
bygones .be bygones, and holding
these officers hereafter to a strict
flat salary basis.
HE new railroad to Portland, lo
cally known as the north bank
railroad, has just completed
across the Columbia river, with
Its northern end near Vancouver, the
longest railroad bridge in the world,
at a cost of approximately $2,000,
000. There was no celebration over
the event, no last spike ceremonies,
no noise or nonsense, only the sim
ple announcement "the Vancouver
bridge across the Columbia Is fin
ished." Yet this Is a big and notable
event In the transportation world,
and especially for Portland. It vast
ly increases this city's commercial
opportunities, and releases it to some
extent from the monopolistic grip
that has dojie much for years to hold
this city back and blight the state.
' Tfie bridge across the Willamette,
and the short stretch pf road, con
necting. .the two, will also be com
pleted within a few weeks, and then
perhaps we will have a ' celebration:
There should be -one, that will, com
pare favorably witlrthat other cele
bration had here 25 years ago, on
the completion of the first transcon
tinental -road to Portlatfd..
This new line down the' north
bank of the Columbia and across to
Portland will add no little to the
great work and fame of ,Mr. J. Jr
Hill. It is in line with his whole
career as a railroad builder, that of
a1 developer. This road was. Indeed
due years ago, and had t6 come, yet
if Harriman could have kept his grip
on both sides -of the Columbia .river
we might have waited a decade yet
for relief. And though Mr. Hill
built It as a strictly business propo
sition and because he needed it and
could make it pay, and not to please
Portland, this city owes him a big
debt of gratitude and much good
will. And r Hill may Invade Ore
gon farther; we hope he will.
All of which may be "a little an
ticipatory; trains over the north
bank- road are not running into Port
land yet; but the completion of a
J2, 000, 000 three-mile bridge,. that
has been talked of and waited for
those 20 years, alrqost In the out
skirts of the city. Is no small occur
rence in itself.
Certainly a national plafform ought
to have a good-roads plank; and it
ought to be meant, too.
A man attendant a church having a
dull preacher, in the summer time, nev
er complains of insomnia.
!
By the wayhow peaceably our mayor
and councilman are getting along these
days. Have they really improved?
'
In not being able to take a vacation
at a beach, a young man may save hav
ing his heart broken several times.
The summer girl who looks' like an
aneel, or as one supposes an angel
would loote if visible, is., really very
mortal. x . 4
-'..
How many curious oeople there are;
several men actually seem to want to
run for vice-president on the Democrat-,
lc ticket. T -
fincaker CannorH Is renorted to have.
ald that he would do all that he could
to help elect Taft. Then why doesn't
he resign? .
People who. know L. M. P. don't take
him seriously. In doing flo, those who
selected tbe Statement No. 1 ticket
made a mistake.
s
BACK TO THE FARM.
ECRETARY' of Agriculture Wil
son finds from statistics gath
ered for his department that the
flow of country people to the
city, which has been - In operation
for 20 years or more,- has been
checked, and that there are signs of
a reaction, a reflex tide. This if cor
rect Is a good sign, and indicates a
movement that If continued Will be
of Iminence benefit to the nation.
While we. have prided ourselves on
the growth of our titles, we have
been prone to forget that cities Can
not continue' to grow greatly and
healthily, without a corresponding
growth ot population and production
in the country. For limited time'a
elty may; for g;e ahead rapidly while
the ' surrounding country, develops
but little, but this cannot continue
very, long. ;
People are more willing to live In
the .country now than they were a
quarter of a century ago, more or
less, because conditions; are- much
better, now la the ; rural-distrlcta.
There are better roads, in many re
gions electric roaas, free rural de
livery, telephone; abetter markets,
better schools, mortTcheep literature,
more Intelligence and comfort gen
erally: . '
Mqt9 than all UU, farming U
Jubilating over the nomination of
Its favorite, and the platform, the
Louisville Post says:
The courts are to be sustained, and,
likewise, they are to be restrained.
The tariff is to be reformed.
The trusts are to be controlled or dis
solved. .
The transportation lines are to
brought under the reign of law.
The Philippine islands are to
brought within the free trade sone.
The people are to have government
lngs banks.
ndeed! Arid how Is anybody to
know that any of these things are go
ing to be done? Are platform prom
ises always kept? And Is Taft to be
so much more powerful over con
gress than Roosevelt? ' .
be
be
The Oregonlan quotes with pleas
ure a headline In a state paper that
says that owing to the people's ef
forts to take a hand in self govern
ment Orrcon Is now "high up in tl$e
column of stupidity and nonsense."
That papor delights to make it ap
pear to eastern people that. the peo
ple of Orogon are stupid, cranky,
idiotic, a:,d altogether unworthy of
respect. The slander of the people
of Oregon constitute one of the han
dicaps of -he state, but it will grad
ually grow lighter, as the truth 'be
comes more generally diffused and
understood.
But maybe Big Bill would have
amounted to a good deal,- even if
Brother Charles had not become a
multi-millionaire. ....
iiarriman is verv active. says a
central Oregon paper. In trying to
prfveni anyiKiay irom Duuaing a raiL
road into that region? '
a a
"Hello: Bill." says the Astoria Her
ald to Taft. That may be all right now.
but don t think it will go after Bill is
eieciea lr ne should be.
Why should it be a "nauseous dose."
to quote a phrase ued by an e-xchange,
ror a legislator to 00 wnat the people
have said they wanted him to do?
Some men who will waJt rntlentlv
for three hours for a fish to bite will
set out of patience If their wives take
a quarter of an -hour putting on their
nats.
Oh. yes." Roosevelt went out to nttr-h
hay. but the weather man brought a
shower lust as he began to want ' la
Jump the Job, Some men are always
lucky.
The Prineville Review suggests that
the name "peekaboo 'pants" 'be miKtt.
tuted for "dlreetoire gown." But what
does an editor up in central Oreion
know about it? .
It If said the president will not ftnn.
000 for a series of articles on htn Af
rican hunting trip. If so, does anybody
suppose he will entirely avoid nature-faking?
Oregon Sidelights
Gold Hill is going to have a street
fair.
A Fort Klamath man sold his ISO-acre
farm for 13,000.
The prospect is good for a fair wheat
Crop around lone.
A company will play six nights at
the Lakevlfw opera hou&.
The Canyon City Eagle suggests that
Grant County have a "nugget day."
Bob White quails are becoming nu
merous and quite tame around Milton.
" Mrs.' Taft and -Divorces.
To the Editor of he The Dally Jour
nal In- your paper' of: June 23. 1808,
I read an article quoting Mrs. William
Taft concerning divorces 'And' Incident
ally business life for -women,
Now T have' no idea that the world
would ever have known there Was such
a woman as-MTif."Ta,ft, If she was not
William taft's wife. , But judging'from
her remarks, '.'If jt wert in my poWer,"
vuiiiiciituiuK a uuniQeBB lur wu
men,' ,lt appears fthat she J' Is no mon
capable- of teVtewiilJr ttje subject, let
alone jjudgmg,?thtn -Snot -preachers are
tapauie 01 leaain.tneir congregation.
She may be a- happy wife, we hope
ou. uui mere are tnousanus or wives
that are nothing more than slaves, and
ngot; ra'-etr rnusbfcnd's nomes
ix ow should they b compelled te re
maun sucn f s j,
If the human race Is ever raised to a
njgner level Jana it will be) it mus
be by the women. It is to bei,e-
gretted that the divorce court Is neces
sary, but as long as it is, thank God
imi we nave it. l Delleve, at present,
there ,1s only one practical remedy that
will eradicate thla avil. If we aU It evil
(but to me It appears to be. the result,
not the cause)-. That Is to give our
ins a practical education, not only do
mestic but business. Some' one said
If ft man .Would hm n minister nf t ha
gospel capable of leading or teaching
the people, he should put on a pair of
overalls and a jumper and go out among
pevpie ana learn or lire."
Ne one, man or woman, can speak
uuuiiuiiy una convincingly on a suo
Ject'thoy know absolutely nothing about
Who am I to speak? I am a wife and
moiher, also a business woman. I "am
the fitt by ehotoe, the latter by force
ui circumstances. My business experi
ence has made me a better woman in
my bom. I am better fltto be a help
mate and mother. Way? Because I
have had actual experience; I know t)f
the tiresome days in the office, the
worry, the responsibilities and, yes.of
m lempiauons. I rurther know that I
am- beholden to no man for my bread
and butter. I bellovA T knnw whv T
should endeavor to raise my daughters
mj wiey win not nave to marry for a
home or support'. I want them to be
able to care for themselves and not
marry until they find man worthy
' cumpanron xo mem.
I nope lor nrv isons to mnrrv nut
dolls but women With such strength of
rnaracier mat- tneir sons will not be
nisgracea should tltey. Inherit charac-
KUSftJM lnfi'r motneirs. -
. ...j "ui -nouiiiii ,hm come ana
may she stay unlitthe race la purified
ere win jie more nappy mar
and" then th
rlages.
A BI'SINESS WOMAN.
Strangers are numerous hereabouts.
the Jefferson Review
mostly people In search of hom.es, says
Agrees With Ex-Governor Geer.
Roseburg, Or., June 26. To . the
jMittor or The Journal-! have real
wnn consineraiua Interest. you edi
torial comments upon tne stand taken
by ex-Governor Geer regarding the
maius oi tnnse voters calling them
selves Republicans, who voted for
.Chamberlain in the late election. -Th
more I .have thought about the matter,
the more I am convinced that .Governor
eer is correct. There probRhly are ex
ceptions to tn rule, nut the Republican!
who voted for Chamberlain are Demo,
rrHiB. tea. more, i helleve that a ma
jority Of the Republican voters of this
state are J'emocrats. The recant elec
tion upon the amendments to the con
stitution and the Mils voted upon by
the initiative, certainly demonstrate' that
a large majority of the voters of this
state are Ietnocrats. I mean bv tto
term Democrat, those voters who are
In favor of the rule of the people.
Such are Democrats In .the broadVst
sense of the word. Such also, are Re
publicans in the better sense of the
word. Thomas, Jefferson upon whom
we look as the father of the Demo
cratic party, was called a Republican.
Abraham Lincoln, who Is revered as the
greatest of Republicans, was certainly
a Democrat. ,
This is a time when no weJl defined
line of difference can be noted between
the two great parties of this country
A large number of the voters allied with
both parties are very independent, and
care very little for the name, fio when
the voters of this state chose Governor
Chamberlain to represent them In the
Lnited States senate, they did so be
cause they are Democratic at heart. It
i true mere are prooaoly a large num
ber of voters who have great annfldence
In the ahllttvRnrl tnterrltv
Chamherlaln. and voted, for'hlm an per
sonal grounns. But a great majority
?S th." JPeP f 'his state insist upon
the right to select their own representa
flve VnHe States senate, and
this Is Democratic as well as It is
Republican.
Ve have only to not the large ma
jority In favor nf the amendment k.
constitution, making It compulsory for
, in,- ,ipRijianiri to vote
for the peoples rholce for T'nlted Rt.t..
senator, to know that the people are
Democratic So I am persuaded that
Governor Geer Is right, and It Is to be
hoped that they are Democratic enough
to Insist upon the right to rule by their
representatives- or that, they .will rule
directly.-, .
ine people Win Pe given a cuance ium
fall, doubtless, to express their true po:
luteal sentiments In, .the presidential
election. As is hinted above, party lines
have been loosely defined and have been
constantly ehanglu'g-for the past decade.
At the same ttme,Uhey have been shift
Ins arid settling towards the division,, be
twen riemoeratlo or. Republican and
Aristocratic or ITedernllatie. From ores.
ent 'Indications the approaching presi-
dentiai ejection .win afford a Detter op
portunity than ha been offered since
the war., 'foii ine .people to express
themselves--Intelligently, t' the polls,
either for or In favor of Democracy or
Aristocracy. ... - . ,- ,
, The Remihllcsn leaders f this state,
In almost, every county' and "almost ' at
everv oDDortunitv. nJaoed themselves In
opposition to the right of tr people to
elect thelf .owa United (States senators.
When thev assembled - In convention
last spring, thos opposed 'to Statement
No. 1, were In absolute control. So far
as they acted at all, -they acted against
the rlgnt or the people to select meir
owfl 'Unrtlsa'Sta'tes'Benators Tmd enact
laws of their Own choosing.
The late national Republican conven
Hon has . feorie on reeord as being op.
posed., to the election of United States
aenato'rs by dwect vote of the. people,
and of practically all the Democratic
measures recommended by President
Roosevelt. William J. Bryan, Senator
Iia Follette and other leaders of
Democracy and Republicanism. There
can be jio question that those in control
ot, the national.. Republican convention
were not Democrats and were not bucIi
Republicans as was Abraham Lincoln,
who was j democratic, and who did be
lieve In the right and afbillty of the peo-
tefc REALM '
file to act for ' themselves ana cnoose
heir own representatives. .
But some say that Mr. Taft;' the nom
inee of the Republican party, is better
and greater than his party. But the
conduct of Mr. Taft upon these vital
questions does not support "this state
ment. When the modem constitution of
the state of Oklahoma was submitted to
the people for their approval or rejec
tion, it was Mr. "Baft who went out of
h hi .way to intermeddle with the local
affairs of the people of that common
wealth, nnd advised the voters to re
ject the constitution, because that con
stitution contained provisions for the
initiative and referendum; and other pro
visions for the proper protection of the
people In thelu right to. govern. So, Mr.
Tart , has gone on record against the
very thlnarn for whteh the Orenon voters
have contended very earnestly, , He
has gone on record against the very
things that the Oregon voters have
shown by- a-larsre malorltv thev will
have He ha placed himself unagulvo
cally as opposed to .democracy In Its
broadest sense, and to Republicanism
as pri'achad. and practiced by Abraham
Lincoln. I believe If the voters of this
stata win seriously consider the situa
tion and win exercise their free and tin
trammeled! Judgment they will not vote
for Mr. -Tarft-in the approaching election.
for.
w
How to Keep Cool.
E can't all go to the mountains
and th seashore,' ' " Some of
us have to ..stay right here
and 'keep; things ; golngi for
, . thlttk what a harvest of )hn
days would result If everybody were
to cl'ose 'hls office, lay. aside Jils tools,
sidetracfc the payroll artd take the first
train for Clatsop.
Some of us stay In town because we
have to. Others stay because they can
not enjoy going away and shutting vp
the bouse and leaving the man of arV
fairs to worry through the horweath.
er alone and In discomfort. And -so
by the good old rule of adjustment,
the next best thing-i to find out "how
to make It fair up to our means."
which is to say, J.o keep as cool as we
can, and to make tmase who depend upon
our housekeeping as comfortable- as we
can. ,. .... . . a
The rules for comfort in hot weather
are not so difficult to learn. They are,
rirst of all, to renew the bodily tissues
with water, Wat, aiid the. very beat
that Is to be had, we all have In abund
ance.. So let us use it. Inside and out
side, freely. Without the dally . cleans
ing of the pores of the body there will
be lack of evaporation, and that means
not only discomfort,-but disease. The
oriental plan for codling water Is to
put ji iii porous jars. inn rapid evapo
ration makes the water cool. So with
our bodies. The evaporation insures
health and comfort. "
In Justice- to-the Boys. '
Portland. June. 30. To the Editor oV
The Journal In last week's Journal
noticed an article telllna about the
shanty on Michigan avenue, near Fre
mont streets- being built and frequented
by a gang of hoodlums, who congregate
mere to smriRe ana drinm nao: whiskey,
Now, In Justice to these bovs and tbel
parents I would like to say a few words
n ineir aerense.
The boys are each sad every one
hem children ... ot good, law-abldlntt
American citizens. . Boys whom a few
unscrupulous people' In thia neighbor
hood have trie toJurlve from-home an(
compel them to ao to the boulevard or
Dooirooms to seek amusement.
we, the naren ta of these bovs. have
rebelled, and next, ur boys, by spread
of falsehoods, wer taken before the
uveniie court, where the. lodge round
notnmg nrgainst tnem and so stated.
Now these same unscrupulous men
dlers have, reported that the boys visit
he shack to smoke., gamme and drink.
which Is as false as was the report that
toon tne ooys to the juvenile court.
The. shack or shanty Is built on ground
elonglng to some or the Doys parents,
And as far as the whiskey Is concerned
It Is only another ruse to give the boys
l bad name.
We are here In Multnomah to defenj
our boys and Intend to do so, no matter
who seeks to ruin them by falsehoods
and wagging tongues. M. A, UH-L-Ij.
What Is Dog Salmoning?
Oakland. Or., June 29. To the Editor
of The Jcmmal--Would It be possible
for you to publish for the benefit of
many readers, an annua oy some re
liable nsthorltv on the subject of what
is known as "Dog Salmoning," a disease
wnicn taKes oit nan me canines in mis
section?
The article should treat of the nature
of -the disease. Its cause and' the treat
ment best for its cure. A. G. O.
As to Mr. Cake.
The alfalfa stacks looming up around
us remind us that "the desert is being
reclaimed," says the Irrlgon Irrigator.
An Applegate woman was nearly
burned to death; same old story, poured
on out or a can on a nre in a stove.
A Cottage Grove beet , measures three
feet 1R Clrcumf erenc And. has irrown to
a height of seven feet, with seed stalk
iour inches in circumrerence.
Get a niece of lanrl. my friend, and
build you a home. Right around Echo
are a thousand chances to make some
thing of yourself, says the Keglater.
The work of boring for Oil near. Mad
ras will be prosecuted vigorously nla-ht
and day until it is definitely ascertained,
wnemer 041 in paying quantities is mere
or not.
A Westpn boy 7 years old fell'whlle
out playing and broke his arm.' but iil
not whimper. He trotted home, -but
some time elapsed before he felt .called
upon to tell his parents that his 'arm
hurt."
The improvements going on In Butte
Fallw greatly. Improve the town, says a
eorrespondent of the Medford Tribune.
AH the stumps along Broadway are be
ing removed, the park litter being
burned and a general cleaning being
done. - .
There is no section of the country
-that Is more Independent of other sec
tions ,han Coos county says the Myrtle
Point Enterprise. It Is probable that
the people or this locality could live and
enjoy manv of the luxuries of life if
totally separated from the rest of the
world.
Speaking of the sale of 250 fine horses
to be shipped to St. Louis, the Lakevlew
Examiner sava: The fame of horses of
it dispost-d of, distributed to the eon- Itbis swrtion i fat; arwl wtdi In feet
MIV U ' , . , UWl a IVOTII t-.IW
woria. ado tn coming or tne raursaa
The people are strongly against
the saioon as an institution. - A ma
jority of the voters are as strongly
against prohibition as against the sa
loon. Thpy object to the way liquor
Burner, if the method of distribu
tion was Wetter; Jt restaurants and
hotels supplied both food and drlnk4
as food is at present supplied, there
would be no great objection to the
continued consumption of liquor, and
such traffic would in no way Inter
fere with good order nor threaten
good morals.
Wake up. get a move on! J)o your
share of the hustling. , Don't sit like
a young robin with your mouth open
and your eyes shut, eijtecting some
kind eoul to come along and feed
'. . . ;"- '.
you.
will make a still wider
horses of this section.
sale for the
A Trail Crossing. Crook county, farm,
er has struck abundance of water at a
depth of 71 feet.' He has been hauling
water for bis' stock and for all ranch
purposes for the past 11 years, as It was
generally supposed that -ater could not
be found in the locality- in which he
Urea except at great depth. - t
'".. .
Last season while digging his pota
toes, a Jkskson county farmer picked up
with the spuds a f 10 gold pleoe' of the
date 1848, tells the Grants Pas Courier.
Tlia coin Is not worn pereeptibl jr, which
weuldi Indicate ,that It was lost before
it had Been fn'use very -long? At rfn oth
er. tlm and 1n very yearly the mm
place, he plowed ua a Ensnlih shIUint
dated i ISI, . ." ;-, '. --"' 1
From The Dalles Optimist.
The editor of the Optimist Is an old
friend of H. M. Cake, and thinks that
gentleman one of the finest men Irr the
state. And we have none but the very
Tl.ai nr I n I, ,. ? . . V. I .
- . ipra n,i mm, none.
However, there is a. vast difference
between friendship and loyalty to a
rriena ana loyalty to a candidate, and
the Optimist Is going to say some verv
plain things about Mr. Cake, but in all
good part, and for the benefit ot Mr.
take, Mr. Cake's pocketbook. and the
Republicans, as well as all the people
of Oregon. - r
Mr. Cake Is not senatorial timber.
The people of the state, as a whola,
u.uu mr. Lsita as a man wno,
under the direct primaries law, has
twice lorceo nimseir upon the Republi
can party as a senatorial candidate by
the sale weight and Influence of his
pocketbook. and not bv the wishes or
at the Instigation of any members of
tne party or any or the representative
men of the state. True, he was not the
nominee two years ago; but he ran
against Bourne and .others, and spent a
lot of money, and caused the defeat- of
Judtfe Lowell artd "was the main Instru
ment, In forcing. Jonathan Bourne upon
us. .
There are hundreds of men in Oregon
who have Just as much claim on the
party, and far more claim on the state,
than Mr. Cake. He Is not, never has
been, one of otlV leaders. He may be
ay great statesman, as great as he
thinks he is, but the people do not be
lieve so for the reason that he has
never bean In a position to show or use
his talents.
Two years sko - he defeated T-nwr-ll
and caused'tbe election of Bourne; this
year ne aereateo mutton, the' best sena
tor Oregon ever had.. and forced Cham
berlain upon. us. and we think It about
time to say plain things about Mr.
Chka,l ana aell him frankly that If be
breaks into this senatorial flght again
that the newspapers of . the state will
sit dowit on him so hard that, he will
ipse every particle of Influence he ho.
. We are constrained to make these re
marks at this time for the reason that
we hear "a Cake party'" is betnr orran-
lxed. or such .a party Is-claimed to
exist, snd we wsr.f ' emphatically to
statesjnai tne nepuoncans ao not want
twill not lolerate) inv such machine a
machine founded on H.J. Cake. W. M.
Cake, and their combined 'pocketbooks
This is plain language, and we would
rather some other paper had used It,
but as this seems to. be th only paper
IS the state that-dares to call a spade
8 spade. It la probably better for us to
spit It out snd have the. agony over.
A Wsttersonian Lament. .
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
We mourn for Taft -He la too good
a man to be sacrificed in the shambles
nf, spoils by spoilsmen. Alone upon
his character, his service snd his merit,
he might have claimed the flrsr Place
in the nation's gift and had his claim
allowed; as - heir-at-law, never; as the
beneficiery of machine methods, nver.
Theodore Roosevelt, Is a popular mn.
Even the Demon rats love .him , for his
good Intentions and for ths enemies he
has mad. They wUl follow him into
was a hoss In Its
its lllna sins have found
it out; the ghosts of half forgotten
his retirement with affectionate Brfilu
tationg. and deep respect. They "-will
not accept a designated successor, and
the dynastlo principle, at his hands.
, The Republicans go to their doom.
The blood of the victims of the big
stick and ' the steam roller sticks In
their throats as they cheer; their cheer
ing has the death rajtle. Grand old Re-
pu oilcan party: it
Say. But Its' lMn
sins come bRck to haunt It. Majestic,
fabric of departed glory! even as the
turgid Burrows and the frigid Lodge
reviewed its history; its stand lor rree
jlom; Its fight for the union; the tramp
tramp, tramp of the boys in blue: the
sacrifices of the mothers In Israel; the
descent from the heights of Plsgah
down. down, down Into the plains of
wioaD, tne shade of Lincoln at the el
bow of each might have been heard to
wnisper- 1 don t want to Interrupt
you, friend Burrows, but tlos't forget
to put In something about the complete
abandonment of my plan of reconstruc
tion and the scheme to Mexlc&nlze the
government by the impeachment of An
drew Johnson for trying in, good faith
to carry It out." and. "Just a moment.
friend Lodge, but whilst you are about
It. you ought to speak a word touching
ine rapt or tne presidency m J87B. and
Its purchase in 1896, In 1900 and In
1904 I could never stand for a Re
publican party so faithless to Its own
integrity ana tne republic.-
Carlos H. Cochran's Birthday,
. Professor Carlos ti, Cochran, sn emi
nent American chemist and Instructor,
was born at Albion. Mich., July 1, 1854.
He was educated in the public schools
art Ann Arbor and in 1877 was graduated
from the University of Michigan. Two
rears later he became a member of the
faculty of the Pennsylvania State Nor
mal school at West Chester and has re
mained with that Institution ever since.
Prof essof Ctfehran has been' mtcroscop
ist and hy gienlst., of.the Pennsylvania
state board of agriculture for 26 years
and for 10 years he was chemist to the
dairy commissioner of Pennsylvania
For his achievements In chemistry and
hi work as an Instructor he has been
honored with distinctions conferred by
the American Association for the Ad
vancement - of Science, , the American
Chemical society and various other
scientific bodies. ;
This Date In History. ,
. 1841 John Nelson of Maryland be
es me attorneyreneTSl of th United
States. , .-.'
IS is Amount of th national debt of
the United States was 101, 451.771.
' lsSt Body of Henry Clay lay in state
if th national .capHol at Washington '
1 ? 60 Charles Goodyear, Inventor ot
tha process for vucanlsing robber, died
In New Tork- Born In Nw Haven.
Conn., Dec 29, MOO.
184 Act ot confederation cams into
Sect la Canada .
, lf Theodore p. Woolsey. president
TI, dlffl. Bora October 81. 1S01.;
. 1SSS Outer defeases of Santiago car
rlt by .the American army under , Gen
eral Shatter. . .. .. . ;',)
Then one cannot be cool without "re
stricting the diet. Not only is it well
to. diminish the amount of red meats
eaten, but even the usual tea and cof
fee, and hot breads. ' If one will eat
leguminous foods, lettuce, all fresh,
vegetables and nuts, rice- and cheese,
with an abundance of Ifrult. and drink
plenty of water, he will get through the
hot weather much more easily than one
who makes no change from the winter
diet.
It will be necessary, in order So be
comfortable, to wear loose clothing.
Shoes that pinch, tight corsets, heavy
hats, add bodily discomfort. This is
not to say that it is a cheerful sight
for the tired husband to come home
and find his wife with her hair hanging
down her back and her cotton kimono
hanging m limp folds about her weary
figure. But to dress comfortably with
fresh, clean, summery clothes Is to
keep in a state of mlna that contributes
to health and Induces coolness.
The. last and most Important of these
easy rules is to keep your mind cool.
Nobody Is going to be comfortable In
hot weather who Is continually fretting
about it, envying the people who have
gone away, sighing over the Inadequate
income whlh means being deprived of
these things, and pitying himself be
cause he has to work. No woman can
be cool and comfortable through the
hot days who falls into this habit of
mind. -...'
Tbe very best thing about many of
our newer modes of thought is the dis
covery of the tremendous effect the
mind , has upon the body. Think hot
thoughts of envy, disappointment, sor
row, fretfulness. and vou will be hot
and tired and distrusted. Think good
cool thoughts of peacefulness. at love
and Service, and you w ill be cool. Many
s summer resort to which neoole fie, at
the approach of hot weather Is not so
comrcrrtaoie as toiavsnaay cwy ny ine
rrver of our own.
Besides, spending one's time regret
ting th, lflelr rt ailranliiMB m.-llrHfl AH,
blind to the very material comforts and
advantages that pne has,. Water, fruits,
hammocks, books are all obtainable
right here and now nnd the front porch
of one's own city home may be made
more comfortable than many a summer
resort veranda, emanating gossip, slan
der and lies. We sigh for rhange. Long
for variety. But sometimes a change,
la for the worse, and often variety in
more spicy than wholesome.
8t St st
A Girl's Letters.
PUT no secrets on, paper, and never
write when you are angry. Tou
will be sure to say something that
you will be sorry for If you do.
If you are writing to your fiance, let
your letter be tender and affectionate,
but not foolishly so. Tou can let him
see th-t you care for him without being .
foolishly fiftrvUmenfal.
jyf ver Bay nuyiiniig un puller mm you
feel you could have possible cause to
regret. w
Remember that men, even the Best
of them, are careless about letters.
Of course, no man with the slightest
claim of belrlg a gentleman would ever
show a woman's letter to annthR. man,
or to any one. But, unfortunately.
there are men. whose sense of honor Is
not as keen as it might be, and such
men are not to be trusted.
The habit of entering into correspond
ence with met) whom you know but
slightly is a very foolish one.
Also, be wise in writing to your girl
friends. Do not writs anything which
you would - not care to hear repeated.
Make no confidences concerning your
men friends. Make your tetters friend
ly and chatty, but never forget that
written words cannot be retracted.
Again, and most Important of all.
write nothing to a man which you
would blush to hear read aloud.
K M K
The Fussy Husband.
THE less a man knows ajiout house-
hold matters the better. These he
should leave to Ms wife, If he be
the fortunate possessor of such a treas
ure. Some men are cognizant of every
trifle which passes In the family. They
know how much soap Is given out to
he washerwoman, "rhow much salt Is
tasted in the kitchen, how much rns
I used to heat the rolls, how much coal
Is used ari hour In the range, and all
sorts of things equally unworthy Vf
notice by a maniy-.j-aharacter. Such
"hussy fellows" (as'hey call them In
Scotland) should "liave -a dishcloth
binned to their coat tails to teach them
ireiirr mnmieis.
t tt
The Dally Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupes. Cereal with Cream.
Coddled i.ggs. Hot Toast.
LUNCHEON.
Sliced Tongue. Vermont Brown Bread.
cottage Cl.eese. string: Bean Salad.
Frosted Currants Cookies. Iced Tea.
DINNER.
Cracked Crab.
Iced Bouillon with Whioned Cream.
Cold Roast Beef, Horseradish.
Pea and Peanut Salad.
Froien Strawberries. Cocoa nut -Cake.
Black Coffee.
Vermont Brown Bread Half pud mo
lasses, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon
soda, half teaspoon salt, half cup brown
sugar, on cup rye meal, one cup corn
meal. Put In greased tin pall and, steam
In kettle thr -hours. - Put water- In;
kettle about two third full.
Frosted Curranls J3Id bunches of evtr
rants Into the frothed white of egg,
mixed with lust a .little cold water
Drain them Until nearly dry and roll,
in pulverised sugar. Keroll In the sugar
srJd lay them gpon white paper ' to dry.
Plums, grapes and peaches, are frosted
in th same way.
Frosen Strawberries Prrt one quart
of strawberries through a fine sieve, add
luira of - oris lemon, one cnw nf cold
water.- 8 cupi of sugar. Put in freeior
and proceed sam as for lc cream. Let
stand about three hour to ripen.
Cocoanut Cake- "White of six eggs,
two cup powdered sugar, .three fourths
eup butter, one cup. sweet milk, three
cup flour. -on teaspoon 'baking-now
der. One teaspoon essence of lemon. Bake
as a loaf oak. .The next, day cut off "
upper ajid lower-crusts and from th '
sides. Slice 'n four layers, make a co
coanut icin. ptit betweea an en top,
covering side. -, .