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concerned, mid then deny tho rlnht
of those wlio nre wronged to be
hoard, on tho ground Unit the de
fendanls nre non-reslileiilH.
Tho point Rt Issue was tin Injunc
tion forbidding tho railroads to put
Increased freight rates Into effect In
thnt territory, and Judgo Speer up
held the Injunction. So this Is ono
case whore the usual weapon of tho
railroads was turned against them.
Now tho railroad will "pout with
quick dexterity," as the Judge
phrased It, to tho Interstate com
nierce coinmlHslon to get that body
to help them out, although out hem
on the Pacific count tho railroads nit
contending; Mint tho Interstate com
merce commission Is an unconstitu
tional body.
Frirovs FOT,LY.
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Experience teaches the good
that there are wicked people
and the wicked that there are
good poople. Fr Joseph
Roux.
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lim REAL, TRAITOR.
T
HE Oregonian has) much to Bay
of the treachery of Repub
licans to their party. Of
course such charges are Billy
. ;l and puerile. Intelligent men recog
nlze the fact that blind slavish ad-
' herence to party is one of the great
I est menaces to a Republican form of
,1 government. Our chief hope of goad
!J government, both of the state and
of the nation, lies in the independent
voter, who recognizes the fact that
"J his duty as a citizen is far above his
1 duty as a partisan. ,
I But let us take for a moment the
J view point of our discontented con-
temporary. What shall be said of
the "treachery" of the Oregonlan?
I During the campaign which preceded
I the last June election, when did the
'J Oregonian make the slightest effort
, to secure the election of II. M. Cake,
the party's nominee for United
States senator? It is notorious that
I Mr. Scott's paper maintained
! throughout that campaign an atti
I tude of absolute neutrality, never
making the least attempt to secure
Cake's -election.
It may be asked whether or not
the Oregonian could have changed
the result of the election by active
espousal of Cake's cause. He was
defeated by 1,5 2 2 votes. A change
of 762 votes, or a trifle over one
half of one per cent of the entire reg
istered vote of the state, from Cham
berlain to Cake, would have resulted
in the election of the Republican
nominee. Some people would say
that if the Oregonian had made nn
earnest, vigorous campaign in Cake's
behalf, striving to the utmost of its
ability to secure his election, it
might have swung to him 762 of the
votes that were cast for Chamber-
.Jaln. Some people would consider
' thfs an over-estimate of the paper's
influence in Oregon politics. Some
' believe that Cake made a better race
without the Oregonian's support
than he would have made with it.
Upon this question it would be in
vidious for The Journal to express
an opinion.
But if the Oregonlan were asked
- -whether it could influence 762 out
of the 120,000 votes in Oregon,
doubtless it would reply in the af
firmative. The leading Republican
paper of the state would scarcely
place a lower estimate upon its own
ability to affect results in a political
campaign. Let us, for the sake of
argument, concede that the Ore
gonian's estimate of its own influ
ence is correct. Where, then, does
the "blame" He for Cake's defeat?
Obviously at the door of the Ore
gonian. For while thousands of Re
publicans bolted their party's nom
inee for United States senator, the
great majority of them are men who
make no pretension to blind party
loyalty and who believe that the
duty of the voter to the state and the
nation is far higher than the duty
to party.
Not so with the Oregonian. It is
the constant exponent of the idea
that the first and greatest obliga
tion of every Republican voter is tn
his party. It brands as a traitor"
every Republican who dares to
Fcratch the ticket. By this .standard
it measures every Republican in the
etate, with one solitary exception
the editor of the Oregonian. Why
' make this exception' If slavish loy-
M
R. CAKE was not nominated
by Democratic votes. Mr.
Fulton was not defeated by
Democratic votes. Tho Dem
ocrats had no more to do with the
result in either case than did the
tides of the ocean. The men who
make the contention are so complete
ly out of touch with those who do
the voting that they do not under
stand what is in the mind of the
common poople in Oregon.
These men close their eyes and re
fuse to see what is on the horizon.
They refuse to believe that the
farmer in his field, the stockman on
his ranch, the mechanic at his bench
and the laborer at his task want the
people and not 4 6 legislators and a
few bosses to choose senator. They
refuse to understand even in spite
of the overwhelming and lneontes
lible evidence that nearly 70,000
electors voted in the recent election,
not only for Statement No. 1, but to
make it 'compulsory. If men seek for
evidence of what the electorate
wants and it determined to have, can
they not see what these 70,-
000 votes mean? Can they
not see that it was the senti
ment that was behind these 70,000
votes that nominated Mr. Cake and
defeated Mr. Fulton? - Who Is Mr.
Fulton that he could run counter to
the firm convictions of 70,000 voters
in this state, and yet require them to
nominate him for senator over Mr.
Cake who was in harmony with the
convictions of those 70,000 men?
Who is Mr. Fulton now that he seems
to believe that he can thrust down the
throats of these 70,000 men, in spite
of their personal convictions, his pet
method of electing senator "In which
men of the highest character did
things they regretted ever after?"
Mr. Cake's nomination .was not a
question of Democrats registering as
Republicans, and thso who make
the contention simply discredit them
selves before the people of the state.
Mr. Cake simply placed himself in
harmony with the views of 70,000
Oregon voters and thereby made
himself possible. Mr. Fulton took a
contrary course and made himself
impossible. He made himself an
impossibility by defying the inevit
able, and seems in a fair way to con
tinue the game.
and there was no factional fight
agaliiHt Withyconibe at all. It was
Just a "fair, square" choice. Other
Incidents occurred to sour the Ore
gonian, and It naturally could not
long adhere to tho good, fair doc
trine of this editorial, and so It be
gan to make trouble, to luclte fac
tionalism, to dictate and '"browbeat
to aeeiisH and abuse, and to oppose
not only tho primary law, but, later
the Initiative and referendum, elec
tion of senators by the people, and
everything it had temporarily sup
ported, or affected to support.
For months past it has been scold
ing, reviling, denouncing, trying In a
sort of blind rage to tear down
everything It had commended. It
fin's stirred up more factional strife
in the Republican party during tho
past two ytnrs than all the rest of
the papem and people of the state
put together, and now it is advising
Statement No. 1 members of the luar
islature to take a course of action at
Salem next winter that would drive
tena of thousands of Republicans
out of the party.
Just for contrast, Just to show
how on rare occasions tho. Oregon
ian can be truthful and reasonable
and fair, a careful reading of the
above: quotation should be interest
ing.
Small Change
STRKET SPRINKLING.
0
NE OF THE needs of the times
is something that will obviate
the use of water for street
sprinkling, at least in the ex
pensive and unsatisfactory way it Is
used now. Oil has been tried in
some small towns with apparent suc
cess, and has been experimented with
to some extent in larger cities, but
does not seem to have come into
general favor. Now it is proposed
to experiment some more in this city,
and the results will be watched with
much interest. If all cities should
adopt oil as a dust-layer, it might
create such a demand as to raise
tho price, though probably other oil
fields will be discovered, so that the
quantity nmy be sufficient. As yet
Rockefeller does not own all the oil
fields, though he controls the output
and price of refined oil and in a
great measure of crude oil too, na
he must in many cases be' relied
upon as a purchaser. (
The oil in the ground ought to
belong to the people, and the coal
too, but the people's representatives
sold them out generations ago, and
have continued to cfo so ever since.
But if oil cannot be depended upon
or proves unsatisfactory, may not
some discoverer find a substitute, or
at least, if water must she used, in
vent, some way of distributing it
more scientifically and at less ex
pense? Here is an opportunity for
a man with the right sort of brains
to do the world good and make a
fortune for himself.
At this
chairman.
writing Mr. Cnko la still
This after-the-electlon publicity looks
tiUaplclOUM.
mm
Vine August weather for either work
ing r sleeping.
Then show up all the figures, and
nonoMt ones, jur. jiarrlmun. ,
Tho crop failure propheti are having
iiicir annum Biieu or. auonce.
SHIPMENTS MAY BE COMBINED TO
MAKE CARLOADS
Ausrufit. the favorite month
voMt fli'Ms nnd at the beaches.
In har-
On-Ron ranches soon now. There's
alwuyH Hotnotning good In Oregon.
Had peoplo furnlHh most of the news.
yt newspapers urge people to be gvod.
However, everv
QrosHoup's decision
approver of Judge
will vote for Tuft.
Thn vntinir Tnrlm a m llbAlv n
Turku before they get what they want.
The wheat crop It has been and wlll
be better, but ft might have been
worse.
OUT OF ITS OWN MOUTH.
N ITS issue: of April 23, 1906,
soon after the first primary elec
tion held in Oregon, the Ore
gonian commended the new sys
tem and approved the results. It
said that there was "ground to be
lieve that the factional differences
in the Republican party of Oregon
were at an end," that "causes of dif
ferences and divisions have ceased;
the fires of all antagonism have
burned out; a united Republican
party therefore is now possible. It
comes about in the course of thingq.
Therefore the Republican
party may now, for the first time in
many years, act as a united party.
Party name is no fetich, it is no sym
bol or Idol to be worshipped. The
question always is, What does a po
litical party stand for? Those
fires have burned to ashes, and the
ashes no longer hold live coals. So
now the Republican party of Oregon
is at the end of its dlssentions. The
time has come when it can be, when
ii is a united party. Xo clique, no
faction, no lis directs or controls
its proceedings. Through the pri
mary law its meinlHTs come forward
to indicate b their votes the candi
dates they want. Tarty conventions,
or combinations in conventions, can
not juggle with their votes or with
their wlshe. We have nomination
fllty to the party standard is to lie iihiilo by direct voice of the1 people
the test for other?, vhy not apply jt ( fill candidates having equal chances.
to him as well? And if the March! It if s fair and just as any
The Oregonian has discovered,
through his public confession, one
man who says that he is or was a
Democrat and registered and voted
as a Republican last April. He now
lives at Tacoma, having been, it
seems, a temporary resident of this
state. So far, then, one out of an
alleged 20,000 or so has been dis
covered. Where are the other 19,-999?
Mr. Harriman will soon be in Ore
gon, but that is no sign that he in
tends to begin the construction of
the bridge and little piece of road to
divert the traffic from Fourth street,
or the Tillamook line, or the Coos
bay line, or the Central Oregon line.
He wants freight rates increased,
more millions of money out of Ore
gon, but will build no railroads here
so far as anybody knows.
Now, Taft has talked Into the tihono-
grupb. too. So be and Uryan are even
on this score.
Venezuela needs to rid Itself of Can-
tro, but It should beware of substltut
ing the asphalt trust.
New Jersey has n man who sheds his
skin. But a Kxeat many men are
klnncd by Jersey men.
wim nearly 40. U HI Kemih can ma
.torlty. what does Oregon want of a He
publican campaign fund?
Nan Patterson Is liavlne hard luck
benave as badly ns the may she can't
caicn a nusDurg millionaire.
A cont of mall" saved the sultan of
Turkey's life, but think of a.man bav
ins; to wear a wire shirt all nis life
Kven reports about the huckleberry
crop in tne mountains are conf llctlng-,
Are there huckleberry bulls and bears,
too :
The proposed charter revision com
mission Is romposed ef men capable
or QoitiB koou worn tney can ana will
inite me necessary time to do It.
"When you catch yourself worrying.
smile.' pnys nn exchange. And if you
can i smiie. iry 10 kick yourselr.
When llariiiuan gets all the railroads
in tne I nlted .states. It w 111 be easier
for fncle Sam to liandlo tho railroad
question.
A clearette manufacturer is snld tn
be worth $12.(100,000. But that would
not begin to pay the damage the things
ne ohm maue nave none.
rryan made speeches in behalf of
r-arner rour years afro, and now Parker
win reciprocate by speaking for Bryan.
tieiioiu me narmony or .Democrats.
Mr. Harriman has been talking for
publication again, but he did not tell
how much he had contributed or was
going to contribute to save tht country
auiii.
Judge Emory Sperr of Georgia In a
recent freight rate decision said:
"Wherever there is a wrong there Is a
remedy." This Is an old saying of law
yers, but. with due deference to the
honorable court, It isn t so.
Tom Watson accused Br van of hav
ing voted against Crisp for speaker
when In congress, but it turns out that
Bryan voted for Crisp. hut Watson
voted, alone, for himself. Tom Is like
the parrot talks too much.
In April, 190fi. the Orecronian said:
"By bosses of conventions Willis Duni
way had been choused and jiiKgled out
of the nomination for state printer for
a long time. But when he could come
straight before the people, he 'got
there.' " Yes, and some other good men
have "got there." and some unfit men
have, failed; but now the Oregonian
wants uie conventions again.
From the American Lumberman.
A decision which will be Interesting
to many ahlppers, and which nmy bo of
decided advantage to theiur" wan given
out by the Interstate commerce com
mission this week.
Particularly In the gash nnd door
trade has there been uu effort to se
cure the advantago of the carload rate
on less than carload shipments by com
bining small shipments, where they
were destined to the same territory,
Into one carload lot. Such an arrange
ment was effected between Chicago and
Pittsburg. For example, shinned from
Chicago its a carload, consigned to some
one In Pittsburg, that party could dis
tribute the ahliiments through that city.
and by rail to nearby points, on local
small lot rates and thus save a con
siderable sum to the original shippers.
But the railroads have always ob
jected to this practice on the ground
that It was an evasion of the published
rates and kept them out of their lexltl-
ninte earnings. Usually they have suc
ceeded In breaklnir uu this practice.
either by direct refusal to accept car
loads thus made up or by delaying de
livery, etc.
The commission has decided, however.
that shippers may combine small Quan
tities of freight of various owiieisjiip,
either through arrangement among
themselves or through the medium of a
forwarding agency, shipping the com
bined lot at the relatively lower rate
applicable to large shipments. This de
cision was made on the ground that the I
ownership of property oannot be made
a conclusive tet as to the applicability
of rates; that, tn faot, such shipment
Imposes no burden upon the carriers
above that preeented by any carload
shipment and, therefore, thut the rates
and earnings or tne road are not un
Justly lessened.
Pending receipt of the text of this
decision we cannot state tne commis
sion's attitude as to what raton shall
apply where contents or the ear are 01
different elasalf icatlons. Presumably,
however, the traffic requirement that
It should take the rate of the highest
class reurcBcnaaM In the carload woulu
HDJllV
The Idea will suggest Itself at once
to shippers that this decision gives -t
decided advantage to trade originating
at manufacturing ana jobbing centers.
An Isolated shipper baa hitherto been
on a substantial equality with those In
the city, but now he will frequently
have to compete on less than carload
rates with the city Jobbers who, by rea
son of their number, can combine nnd
secure the carload rate to consuming
points on what are in fact less than car
loads.
The forwarding business also Is like
ly to be bum up ny mis new memi
as it la very likely thnt the avera
shipper will be more satisfied to trust
the handling of his small lot of freight
to an Independent concern than to Join
hands with his competitors In the same
line of business to secure the sauio
saving.
Tax the Speculator
From the Pendleton East Oregonian.
The attention of Assessor C. P.
Strain of Umatilla county, and of the
nssessors of other eastern counties. Is
called to the fact that timber land
which cost the entrymen but $2.50
per acre Is being sold at from $1,500
to $3,ou0 per quarter section, or from
four to eight times its original cost.
IT this land Is worth from $1,500
to $3,000 for purposes of speculation.
It Is also worth this much for pur
poses of taxation.
As several townships of this timber
land have just been entered In Uma
tilla and adjoining counties, the In
creased taxes from this source should
have a perceptible effect on the taxes
pf these counties.
11 "Ok " ,!.,. ,n .,.. "flilo lon.l It,
Idle and there Is no market for tho
timber. The real value of the land is
the government price, or $2.50 per
acre."
The value and earning capacity of
property Is determined by the income
it yields the owner and an income is
not necessarily estimated by the
number of dollars In ooln Jt returns.
If this land has Jumped up in
value fromv $400 per quarter section to
$3,000 per ounrter In two years, It had
uetuallv added that much wealth to the
holdings of the owner, whether sold or
held for creator ndvance in value.
Everv foot of this kind or land neia
for tmrelv speculative purposes should
be taxed on its boasted market value
and not on what It cost the entryman
This method of tAxing speculative
property will bring new Industries to
the county quicKer man anyming eise
The owners will make the property
productive rather than pay the tax on
high values and get nothing in return
from the Idle and.
City lots held for speculation, timber
land, irrigated land or any other prop
erty held purely for advancing values,
should be made to pay an equal stlare
of the public expense, with the same
kind or property in use.
President Will Keep Trying-
From the Detroit News.
Of course President Roosevelt
directed thnt the case against
Standard Oil company, reversed by
United Ktates court or apepals, bo
has
tho
the
it
Oregon Sidelights
Oil prospects in Malheur look bright,
says The Gazette.
Jacksonville is on the verge
building boom, says The Post.'
of a
There is but one honest thing for
Statement No. 1 members of the leg
islature to do with reference to the
election of United States senator,
and every one of them knows it.
F.very excuse advanced for them to
do otherwise is puerile and contemptible.
On April 24, 1906, the Oregonian
snid: "We shall not say that the
people in ail eases have gotten bet
ter candidates through the new pri
maries; but it is enough to say that
the bosses have been squelched."
Hut now it wants the bosses back
and the people 6quelched.
for the "traitors" is to be pros.-cnt-.
ed. why not look first ofll in the
I editorial sanctum of the Oregonian?
Is there any greater "traitor" to the
party than Mr. Scott himself?
A BACK-AtTIXO IXJIWCTIOX.
JUDGE EMORY STEER a federal
Jodite in Georgia, derided last
week a f rH(rht-rate case of con
siderable important A little
additional "human Interest" as ,-
Itched to the decision because l was
rendered In a little red iwhonihou-
atbobk tb oaks of north Georgia,
hU Bin elegant prlTtte cars of
railroad officials and attorneys wr
waiting on an Insignificant rural sid
ing. Finrt the Judge promptly over
rated the rallroad'i! pk-a of want of
Jar-lsdlcOon. ia language Indicating
that ft had beeotJie Intolerant of
raer techaiealltiea. He told ths reli-
road (bat tkejr eon Id not coma Into
tbat territory "and control the price
icf rerrtlslBg upon wis tea the eora-
fort ni tht ery life of tie people
ttriL.m.V9 far f ttatsFitrtitferm i
- - i ' ' ;
scheme of ixditics can make it."
This was one of the Oregonian's
sane days, one of the rare days when
It felt pleasant and disposed frankly
to tell the truth. Not a word, ob
serve, about "ballot boi stuffing."
no hint of unfairness to the majority
party, no appeal to nepubiicans 'o;as
r-ycrturn tne results, noi a worn
ealnst the primary law. On the
contrary, the law was highly com
mended; it was described to be "as
fair and just as any scheme of poli
ties eetiid make it", it was remarked
t .at under this system every candi
date had a
their choice: d besides
If a boy cannot be punished for
murder, one inclined to kill on slight,
provocation, and whose parents keep
him supplied with a revolver, can
show quite a string of graves, due to
his prowess, by the time he is grown
up.
Enterprise is to have a summer
school, and adults will be allowed to
attend
Alluding to the departure of many
men to work In distant harvest field,
the Enterprise Chieftain savs: Get
some hoes, some cattle and a few
sheep, and the man who will take care
of tnem will have no time to go 40 or
50 miles to hunt work.
McMinnville Telephone Register:
More business is done here now at this
time of the year than has been done
for several years. We are not desirous
of having the public think we are suf
fering from a boom. We are enjoying
an Increase of business and prosperity.
Our streets are crowded early and
late.
Haines Record: While an old tur
key and nine young oiips were feeding
on the grass a few yards from where
H. I.eonnig was mowing, a brave young
coyote kept one eye on Henry and the
other on the turkeys, and when the
opportunity looked favorable, gobbled
tin five of the young Thanksgiving
uniners.
Astoria's prospects for the immediate
future are most encouraging in a busi
ness sense, says the Budget. Not only
are all our mills running regularly with
at least one of them working a double
crew, but the most of the logging camps
in the vicinity are either operating or
will be within a short time, and what
Is best of all, so far as the distribution
of large sums of money among the
working people Is concerned, the fishing
season Is proving to be a most success
ful one.
once pushed to a retrial. Nothing else
was to be expecteu trom tne president.
He knows as well as anyone that there
Is no doubt of the guilt of the big cor
poration, and from his point of view-
there would be no other course pursued
by the administration.
Mr. Roosevelt, better perhaps than
any other man in his administration,
understands the power and purpose ol
the Standard Oil group. He has taken
their measure in a variety of ways.
and with him it has become a patriotic
necessity that this organization be
taught beyond question that it is not
greater than the government of the
United States. With this purpose in
mind the president cannot hesitate now.
Believing as he does that the Stand
ard Oil crowd offers the most seriouB
menace endangering popular government
In this couritry he holds It as much
his duty to prosecute this case as it
would be for him to call out the troops
were a foreign enemy to invade our
soil. It Is not a matter of prejudice,
ajid surely after his declination of an
other term In the White House no one
can say It Is a case of playing politics,
when the president urges his attorney
general to puslj the suit with all his
energy. The president believes it is his
nlaln duty, and that he would deserve
impeachment were he to fail to go ahead
with this proaecutlon with all the force
at nls command.
The Right Sort of Talk
From the Eugene Guard.
There has been for years, talk of a
railroad from Eugene to the mouth of
the Sluslaw river, and nothing tangible
has resulted from the discussion. Ev
ery resident of Lane county knows that
the building of such a road would be
worth millions to the county in the de
velopment of timber and agricultural
resources, and the improvement of
transportation facilities for products
of all kinds. To Eugene It would un
doubtedly mean more than any other
enterprise that could be launched for
years to come. The route Is feasible,
the distance short and the road com
pleted should cost probably not more
than $1,500,000.
Why then have all our talk and ef
fort of years come to naught? Prob
ably becuuse moat of the energy put
forth has not been well directed, and
partly for the reason that until late
years the time was not ripe for the
carrying out of such a project. Now,
however, there seems to be no good
reason why the road should not bo
built and It can be. If the movement In
started right and vigorously and per
Revwtngly pushed along In a business
like way"
The Guard believes that if 10 men
of Kugene and Florence were to put
up $1,000 each for the expense of run
ning a preliminary survey, securing
data concerning the country's resources
and for sending a representative east
to the big financiers' with this Informa
tion, and a tangible proposition, ihey
could secure the necessary money In
six months. In the organization of the
company and construction of the road
they should receive their $10,000 back
many fold, and the city and county will
be vastly benefited as a resultr
Another plan would be for the enter
prising citizens of the lower Htuslaw
to Incorporate a company to build the
road and secure subscriptions of stock
there to as large nn amount as would
be possible, then come to Eugene and
open the subscription lists here. If
$100,000 of stock were taken In the
county there would be no trouble what
ever to float a bond Issue large enough
to construct and equip the road.
There is no question but the peoble
of Lane county can get a railroad to
tidewater if they Want it badly enough
to make the proper effort and go about
It In a business-like way. A single
conference of business men, called bv
some representative citizen or citizens
or tne hiusiaw or Kugene, should be
sufficient to Inaugurate a movement
along the lines suggested that would
result before the end of two years In
the running of steam or electric cars
between Eugene and Florence. Who is
ready to step forward and initiate the
movement?
A railroad to the mouth of the river
would obviate the necessity for issuing
bonds to improve the Sluslaw bar. It
would force the government officials to
sit up and take notice, and long before
it was completed there would be sub
stantial appropriations ror Jetty work.
Increasing commerce would demand it
and our citizens would not have to bear
burden that rightfully belongs to the
national government.
Liet s get together now and build that
railroad I
,e REALM - I
j2FEAUNINEj
S
Preserving of Fruit.
Departure of Agriculture Bulletin.
ui.li nirups as are used for canning
ana preserving are made with
varying proportion ol", water and
sugar. When the proportion of
sugar la large and that cf the
water Is small, tho sirup Is said to bo
heavy. When the water predominates
the sirup is light.
There are several methods of meas
uring the proportion of sugar -In a
sirup. The most scientific and aecurito
Is tho sugar guage. Careful measure
ment or weighing ia, however, quite
satisfactory for all ordinary work If thu
sirup need not bo boiled a long time.
In boiling the water evaporates and tho
sirup grows richer and heavier.
Idle' amount of evaporation depends
upon the surface exposed and the pres
sure of the atmosphere. For example.
If :t lurge quantity of sirup Is boiled in
a deep kettle the evaporation will not
be rapid. If the same quantity of sirup
were boiled the same length of tlm In
a shallow broad kettle the water would
evaporate more rapidly and tho sirup
wuum UU lilli:nil UliU I 11.1 1 1 I .
By tho use of the slrun sauare tint
proportion of sugar In a sirup may bo
ascertained at any stage of the boll
lug. After all, however. It Is possible tu
measure sugar and water so that van
can know the percentage of sugar when
tho sirup begins to boll. The following
stutement gives the percentage of sugar
at the time when the sirup has been
boiling one minute and also what kind
of sirup Is suitable for tho various
kinds of fruit.
w
Yesterday the types made The
Journal say, "Governor Hughes is a
party worker in New York"; where-
the "copy read: "Governor
Hughes is a party wrecker." Quite
a difference.
If Governor Cummins should not
be elected to the senate, there will
be a warm tlifie In Iowa, and maybe
there will lie anyway. Many Iowa
fair chance and the pen-! Republicans are disgusted with their
pie trot Mieir choice: nesi-ies. ,,&r;v leaders,
under this fist the Republican : "
factions should disappear, the party The government is grinding out
rency, chiefly for the benefit of J.
P. Morgan and his side partners. It
may come handy in the campaign
this fall.
could and should be united, and 'the JSOO.OflO.OOO of emergency cur
everything could run amoothlv and
everybody onebt to be ssifsfled.
Now tr-at was a sane, sensible,
patriotic tl't to tk, hut the Ore
gonlan eou'id n' t long adhere to this
tours. Thing d'4 rot go exactly to
mlt it. In tte Jnise election it tamed
tut that tbe popi preferred Cnatn
berlala to Wltfcjwrnh for governor,
So far, the amount of Senator
Boarnea contribution to the Repub
lican catapalrn fund in Oregon baa
not been aanounced?
Ua Grande Observer: This has been
the year of ye.irs to test. Little rain
and exceedingly hot weather. But the
crops in this valley speak for them
selves and every- business man and
property owner in this city and other
cities of the valley should make an un
usual effort to inform themselves of our
actual conditions. On and all will re
turn from their tour of inspection bet
ter impressed than ever with old Grand
Rcnde.
A man named Adam Person was
found dead on a road in Wallowa coun
ty, and his property was found to
consist, says th Wallowa Bun. of two
old "skates" of horses, a dilapidated set
of harness and wagon and four Bibles
The sorrel horse sold for $1.10. th roan
for S 1 .50. the four Bibles to different
parties for from 25 cents to TP cents
each, the wagon and harness each
brought $2.r,0 and the halter brought B
cents He serms to have ben a Vor
though a good ferson
Indications are that this reetion will
receive n veritable wave t eastern
h(imflir this summer end falL es
pecially ftr the colonist rates go Into
rrct in September, ssy tbe Ursnts
Pas Outlook. A Medford real estate
man reoelvd word Trom a friend in
Iowa, who nas bn smitten with the
Rogue rlyT vsllev, tbst he will start
west In . tbe fall with IS families from
that state, who want to locate Irf this
v4v. Prospective mlonles are also
reprteH from other parts of the middle
west. Iocsl renl estate rrren tell of s.
mro Inquiries from various part f
the country. . i
The People Tired of Them.
From the Dallas Itemlzer.
If the Republicans cannot play the
game without quarreling over the di
vision of the kitty, they will have to
abide by the consequences when elec
tion time comes on. The great major
ity of Oregon voters are tired of the
continual squabbling of the party In
power and are taking no part In It and
keeping their mouths shut. Many of
them believe that the time has arrived
for a change, and will vote accordingly,
fully realizing that the continued hold
ing of the reins of government by one
particular party Is not In the Interests
of good government, but directly the
opposite. Voters have also begun to
find out that the pledges and platform
promises maife each presidential year
nre not even worth the publishing
that there Is never any Intention of
keeping them. That Oregon will go for
Bryan Is too much to assert at this
time, but we think we can truthfully
say that there will be no walkover for
Taft, at least under anything like pres
ent conditions. The time for voting
people like sheep Is now past. Every
election sees a greater breakl away
from the old style of so doing, a grent
er and manifest desire nn tbe part of
voters to select and vote for men who
they think will best subserve their
needs, end a tendency toward the level
ing of party relationship.
Chairman Cake.
From the Pendleton Tribune.
While the political situation In Ore
gon resembles that wni'n eonrrnntet an
old squaw who had spilled her huckle
berries in the sand File said It was "a
d d pack of mess" The Tribune
questions the wisdom of attempting to
displace Mr. Cake from the chairman
ship of the Republican state central
committee, either through persuasion or
otherwise
The Republicans have accept ed so
manv freak '-evices for placing the re
sponsibility of government upon the
people personally as distinguished from
tbe basic Ide-. of a representative form
that the average Republican hardly
know which mar to loos or go to get
his bearings If be has any
But Mr. Cake was regularly chosen ,
as rhsirman ol the Republican state
committee at a time when It was known i
that be was in favor of. Statement No
1. and ths fact that be slays by his
convictions snd promises Is hardly a
sufficient one to warrant bla displace
ment from thst position.
The Reruhllcns are sufficiently well
Mgh knnrke) out In Oregon without still
f'trther attempting to widen tbe breach.
There I no ground for doubting Mr.
Cakes loyalty M Tsft. Better let him
alone.
Powell Clayton's Birthday.
Powell Clayton, leader of the Repub
Mean party in Arkansas, was born In
Bethel. Pa.. August 7, 1833 and was
educated at the Bristol academy In
Pennsylvania. Later he studied civil
engineering at Wilmington. Del. In 1859
he was chosen engineer and surveyor of
ieavenworrn, Kan., and tnat marked
the beginning of his career in the
west. At the beginlng of the Civil war
he enlisted as captain of- the First Kan
sas Infantry', end a year later was ap
pointed lieutenant-colonel of the Fifth
Kansas cavalry. In the same year he
was made colonel. The greater part of
his military service was carried on in
Arkansas, where he led several minor
expeditions, for which be was com
missioned brigadier-general. After the
close of the war he settled in Arkansas
and rapldhy gained In popularity. In
1S68 he was elected governor of Arkan
sas and from 1S71 to 1877 he served na
t'nlted States senator from Arkansas.
In 1M7 he was appointed t'nlted States
ambassador to Mexico, which position
he held until 1 90s"".. He always took
a leading part In the Republican party
of his state and has been a member of
every Republican national convention
from 1S7C to the present day. At vari
ous times he has been connected with
various commercial enterprises In Ar
kansas and Mis held the position of
president and general manager of the
Eureka Springs railway, Arkansas. His
business Interests nre quite extensive
and he has acquired a large fortune.
Must Stand by Their Guns.
From the Mount Scott Tribune
The fact is becoming clear that there
Is going to be a hard fight made at the
coming session of the Oregon state leg
islature to defeat t'.ie expressed will of
the people bv attempting to throw down
the peoples choice for fnlted States
senator. Governor Oeorge K. Chamber
lain. The slrns cf the times indicate ih
Charles W. Fulton will make an effort
to break in end go li!-. to Washington
The voters who hacked Statement No. 1
so valientlv must etar.d bv their guns
and see that the wlti of the masses is
respected If Chamberlain's election I
not ratified in accordance with the In
structions of the majorltr. there will
tie ructions hereabout that will make
the machine think that time has been
raneq
One pint sugar and 1 gill water, slrun
40 degrees density: use for preserved
strawberries and cherries.
One pint sugar and half Dint water.
sirup 32 degrees density.
one pint sugar and 3 gills water, slrun
28 degrees density. Use either this or
tho preceding for preserved peaches.
plums, quinces, currants.
One pint sugar and 1 pint water
gives sirup 24 degrees density. Use for
canning acid fruits.
One pint sugar and 1 M. pints water
gives sirup 17 degrees density.
One pint sugar and 2 pints water
gives sirup 14 degrees density. Use
either of these two light sirups for
anned pears, peaches, sweet plums and
herries, raspberries, blueberries and
blackberries.
The lightest sirups mav be used for
filling up the Jars after they are taken
from the oven or boiler. The nrocess
of making a sirup is very simple, but
thorn aru a few points that must bo
observed If sirup and fruit are to bo
perfect, put the sugar and water In a
saucepan and stir on the stove until all
liiv. ..upiu uinnvnru. JlfHt MIOWIV III
the boiling point, and boil gently with
out stirrliiK.
The length of time that the sirup
should boll will depend upon how rich
it Is to be. All sirups are better for
boiling from 10 to 30 minutes. If rich
sirups are boiled hard, stirred or
Jarred thev are apt to erystallze. The
sirup may be made a day or two In ad
vance of canning time. The light sirups
will not keep long unless sealed, but tne
heavy sirups will keep well If covered.
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Our Sidewalk Manners. j
OMEN are lacking, says a recent
critic In sidewalk manners. Tho
fact that men are lacking slml- )
larly, even If in a less degree, Is no ex
cuse. Tbe simple rule of turning to the
right is with the most annoying serenity
ignored when women want to gaze Into
a shop window.
Often they do not take tho trouble to
get close to the window, but plant them
selves In the middle of the walk, frown
ing In superior disdain at those who are
forced by circumstances to Jostle them.
J ney rorm coteries on the thorough
fare for tho promulgation of gossip.
Eome times they have the children
filonc. and i-iprrnlt these, to ntrlno. airrvn
from wall to curb.
The lone female may be seen cleaving
the throng with all the abandon of a j
rotary plow attacking tho winter snow. !
Some or thorn pay not the slightest at- I
tentlon to where they are going, but j
they go. j
They look in one direction and pro- 1
gress In another. They zigzag, amble,
loll. They get In the way and don't
care until bumped, and even then thev
neither reform nor accept any part of
the blame.
A woman with an umbrella Is a thing
to fear. From one with the serrate and
monstrous hat wise men flea? knowing
that she Is too busy thinking of the
spectacular effect to consider possible
catastrophe.
A little regard for public rights is
needed. There are traffic rules easy
of comprehension, and tho observance ,
of them would make life more tolerable I
and render easier the masculine nt-
of being polite. I
as
Chicken With Macaroni. ;
NE chicken, four ounces of maea- i:
ronl, one pint of boiling stock or I
water, one shallot or small onion.
one blade of mace, yolks of two eggs, j;
seasoning of salt, pepper and cayehne, j;
thVee tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan
cneeae, a smau uuiicn ui sweei nei ub, -.
two levol tablespoonfuls of flour, one
rounding tablespoonful of butter. j;
Skin and Joint the cnicKen, put it, into
saucepan with the stock, the shallot,
mace, sweet neros, ana cook siowiy uu j;
minutes to one hour. Wash the maca- jj
ronl and break Into pieces one inch long,
throw it Into a pint and a half of boil
ing water, add one tablespoonful of but- j!
ter and boll until tender, then strain
from It the water, add a little, salt, pep
per and cayenne, and one tablespoonful
of the Parmesan cheese. Arrange this
round the edge of a hot dish, place the
chicken in the center. Melt the butter
In a saucepan, stir In the flour until
smooth, then add the liquid from the
chicken, seasonings, stir unti) thick,
boll three minutes, strain to the yolks
of the eggs, add the remainder of tbe
Parmesan cheese; put back Into the
pan, reheat, but do not' allow to boil,
pour over the chicken, and serve hot.
K k at
The Daily Menu.
BREAKFAST.
Red Raspberries. Cereal With Cream.
Codfish Balls. Hot Toast. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Chicken With Macaroni.
Egg and Lettuce Snlnd
Bananas With Cream
Sponge Cake Tea.
DINNER
Egg and Lemon Soup.
Savory Stew of Mutton.
Wax Reans. Sliced Tomatoes.
Stewed Pears W)th Pressed Ginger.
Wafers Black Coffee.
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Ta Oriwl eTpecta t flr.4 a rssdv
for Ms fit, water be4a. sees
asi Issued.
This Date tn History.
The Spanish Armada becalmed
before Dunkirk
1TJ Joseph Rdman Drake. poet,
borr. Died September ii. l2a
17 Trial trip of Fulton's steam-
ooai t lermont wsa Trade,
RH Ronararte, sister of
rapoierm. nia
lt RoyaJists came Into power in
France.
ta;-Hawaii ad"rte4 a new consti
tution. Itta William C. Vn Heme so,
ceeed Fir Gorg Stephen a president
of the Canadian PartfV railway.
111 Charles F. Crisp ef Oeorg'a
elect"! -fker of tbe hoBM f repre
erstiTa iml enrn martial f Major
rrej fus beg-an at rtenara.
An Awful Possibility.
From the Pendleton Tribune.
In the year of our Lord, l$ft, there
seems no possibility of the election of
Bryan, though nobody knows nnbodv
ever does about politics Rut supposing
Ors-on should again give the deciding
vote, and it should go for Bryan then
what?
There would be no doubt whatever
ef Its support of Taft if It were not
for the tumble Into which the Repub
licans have gotten themselves In an ef
fort to 'Yeform" some things. And we
ars getting Into a greater ecramble
every day Fulton, anti-Fulton; Cake,
anti-Cake; Bourne, sntl-Rourtie, Beach.
Williams. Chamberlain, statement No.
1. and out!
And now wouldn't It be a Jolts If the
state goes for Rrysn, i4 Its rote shoull
make fclri rrldfit sil on seeount of
"nonpartisanshrp." Crtmrerli a pro
festo ef be-In a HooveJt n1.
Statement No. 1 and the glorious mutap .
It ha al r-ne4
And weslda't tfca ftosslMlUr jr yawl