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slink. - th.su are fierrmdary
niean.i of Kr:iii hi'ii mryi nro
in tumble, and nro fighting
their unseen battles.- JMin
Hall.
...'.' ..I i an fully and discussed by
the re l-;oii l.si h, thouch It seems
,'iioahtfiil It so radical a chnnjje as lbs
'adoption would he wiso nt this
1 dine, 01 until we liavc tried the proB-
-jei:t charter, n mended us needed,
nwhi e longer. If In the nienntlnie
1! is experiment works well In Des
Moines, and In any other cities
0"hen it may ho tried, and If we can
pet no hefier results from our coun
cil, we can later, and with more
llt-'ht on t ti o fnil'joet, make the sug
gested change.
K(X1SKVKF,TS I.ATFST ClMMrs
SION. THEKK in Kohnd statesmanship In
the plan of President. Roose
velt for "promoting: the husl
ness, the comforts and the op
portunities on tho farm." The com
mission he has named for the pur
pose should bo able to make an In
telligent report. There Is room
everywherG'for improvement of farm
conditions. The tariff system of the
country can be modified so that
farms will be less taxed and more
benefited. On every nail, every tack,
every tool, every machine, every
needle, every pound of sugar, coffee,
rice, tea or other article of diet, on
every spool of thread, reel of binding
twine or yard of cloth, on practic
ally every article that he buys for
use in his home, the farmer pays a
tariff tax of which trust barons with
swollen fortunes are the benefic
iaries. Ho must buy in a monop
olized and trust-controlled market,
and sell in an open competitive
market. The effect is that the busi
ness of farming is discriminated
against, and that the farmer's boy
and the farmer's daughter seek life
in other channels. They gain the
impression that the better opportun
ities lie away from the farm, and
they go to the cities. A fair mod
icum of justice in the matter of these
trust-taxed farmers would Increase
farm opportunities, farm comforts
and farm business. If the presi
dent's commission will recommend
euch an adjustment and congress
will adopt it, the country will be
well served.
As the president remarks, the
"farm population deserves more at
tention and consideration than it has
received." Tho soil and the men
who till It or mine in it, are the basis
of wealth. Thery could be no swollen
fortunes without the farms. It is
not of record that any farmer has
ever by farming amassed a swollen
fortune. Few farmers amass for
tunes at all. Though from their po
sition in life and their Importance to
society, M should be otherwise, most
of them earn no more than a modest
living. They deserve far more. They
are the most substantial of all the
frame work In the body politic. They
are the safest and sanest stratum of
tho social fabric. Then' are the
Etrongest pi'ier In the national super
structure. They are the biggest
stone in the national foundation.
Their lot. their comforts and their
opportunities for thrift ought to
have a fair start with those of all
other sections In the social aggrega-
tion. When It Is so constituted, the
drift of population from rural to ur
ban life will cease The tide will
turn and the cellars and garrets of
the cities will he emptied of the
squalid, hollow-eyed present popula
tion that in turn will seek Independ
ence and a glorious life In the fresh
niSMOVOKAULK WORK,
I
quarter of a million Is beginning to
nhow signs of dlsintenratl on from n
point two feet above the ground
downward, and seriously involving
the foundations. An efflorescence
both in the exterior and Interior sur
face of the foundation wall Is ob
servable, and the Indications point
to ultimate disintegration.
The investigations by the college
rire to be continued, with the hope
of finding a means of neutralizing
the action of alkali upon cement. In
the construction of the sewers flt
Great Falls, both domestic nnd for
elgn cement was need, and
the investigations showed all
brands to have been sim
ilarly affected. The bulletin In
question Is the first announcement,
so far as known, of the relation be
tween alkali and Portland cement.
nnd the growing use of the lattei
material for structural purposes,
renders it of considerable Import
ance. .
Small Change
Wii!l .-ir.ci In noil. I agalniit Hrynn.
1 h liin Hn.k. Iiko "dom goltlfn llp-
pi-If," Is ' 'it llWll,
Tlirm no- iilwiivn two !! to a mn t -
rlmenl.ll niilu ok I In.
LETTERS FROlvf THE PEOPLE
'I'll" Kl"
Mini lint III
einpper In ilngtnu. the be
It"th Tnft m1 Hrynn brlns lure to
win. : !-.-- si. up! lie Imppy.
Mr lirvioi hiiil tli Hilvntg of Mr.
I n ft I n ha 11. k t li" lt my.
To. r lntlrt Kvolyn; In a whols year
s): I. .-el only J4l',000 to upend.
lumpers thought "f th city aa a
pi-tt eld place, after nil.
uh well :?-.. 000, onn for wheat In the
r.'i.':fl.' northwest Id not an bail.
Wtui t
tirn M"ii "
atxnit that north bank cele
Jl oypht to bo a hlK ime.
RAIL V A Y KM PLOY KS.
T
HERE have been reports re
cently of a now and extensive
organization of railway em
ployes with reference to the
election this fall. It is said that -the
organization has already become
very numerous, and that it is expect
ed that It will soon embrace most of
the railway employes of the country.
Though there is ns yet no positive
evidence to support such a conclu
sion. It may bo pretty safely assumed
that this Is a movement on the part
of the railroad moguls to deliver the
votes of nearly all their employes to
Taft. N'o means of Influence, no
specious promises, will be spared, to
accomplish this object.
It Is to be observed that for some
months past there have been threats
of a general reduction of railroad
employes' wages. This was presum
ably part of the game. Now the em
ployes can be assured that if they
agree to vote right wages will not be
reduced, but that If Bryan should be
elected reduction of wages would be
inevitable. Whether this sort of in
ducement and pressure will accom
plish the desired object we cannot
say, but probably it will, to some extent.
HARKIMAX AND THE GOVERXOK
T
X NO STATR in the union, at any
time, was there a more disgrace
ful and dishonorable political ef
fort made than is being made
now in Oregon, and will continue to
be made until tho time for the legis
lature to elect a senator arrives. It
carries its own scarlet shame upon
Its face. It Is unworthy of any hon
est, decent citizen, and could not be
undertaken by any patriot.
There are 90 members of the leg
islature; 4 6 are necessary to elect a
senator; .51 positively and solemnly
pledged themselves, as a condition of
their candidacy and election, to vote
for that man who shall have received
the highest vote for senator at the
election in the preceding June. Gov
ernor Chamberlain received that
highest vote. The matter should
therefore be considered absolutely
settled.
To ask one of these pledged men
to forswear himself and betray his
trust should be considered a dastard
ly insult. The man who seeks to
swerve these men from their plain
duty deserves not a verbal answer,
but a blow in the face and a kick in
the back. And if any such member
listens favorably to such a dishon
orable, dastardly proposal, he de
serves a ducking in (he Willamette
river, or some dirtier water, a cmt
of tar and feathers, and a recall as
poon as this can be operated.
There Is no room for tolerance
with these discredited politicians
who are thus trying to overthrow tbe
work of years on the part of the peo
ple for their liberation from the cor
rupt, corporation-owned machines
and bosses. There is not a shadow
of an excuse for this effort. The
whole business was settled last June,
and whoever attempts to meddle
with it is a public enemy.
It is not a matter of Chamberlain
or a Republican going to the senate;
ii Is a matter Inflnltery more import
ant than the politics of the senator;
the question is. can enough pledged
men sworn to a certain action, be in
duii' l to betray the people? Are the
people to be cheated and rendered
impotent by the Inducements of a
lew disappointed and bedraggled
politicians?
The members of the legislature
should be let alone. If any of them
pledged to dn tho people's will
should turn traitor, let him do so on
his own motion. He knows his duty,
and no plea that he was swerved
therefrom by political scoundrels
will excuse 1,1m; but he should be
exempt from their treacherous ap
peals, i
Oregon has already had entirely j
too much of these professional, pen-j
pie-betraying politicians, a consider-j
able part of w hose business was to I
make merchandise of the sena'or-
ship., to the incalculable injury of Of course all the machine organs
the state. And if the man chosen by Mn the country will declare that
the people last June should not be i iiemocrats voted by tens of thou
elected next w inter, ail the people of , rands In the Republican primaries.
Oregon will know that some mem-! Defeated candidates can thus ex-
Jtlver lniprnvement above Is all but
ns important as river Improvement below-.
rninrilmen are. constantly Imputing
bmi motives to one another, perhaps
i in i e.'t ly.
Kern ling t.ei-n ("hiiutauiiimlng. ahow
! n k that n nomination for vice-president
:s. not no entirely vain honor.
I, New V'ork la to deepen Hell date
(That eltv certainly needs a deep, wide
.to su. h as tills name sugnc.its.
There are actually people who will
pr imPlo en about the ruin, nn.l any
that u will ruin the shocked crops.
At the seashore there la a lot more
t s.e than the shore." anys tho Chicago
News So we've heard. And nil the
men look. toe.
Work for Bryan's Election.
Portland. Aug. U To the Killtor of
The Journal Much ha been aald ahout
Mr Hryan. and he la a man thai l.i
known all over the world and respeole.1
Those that speak Cfalnat him have no
fmimlatlon to their argument ami can
prove nothing against him. Are you
Democrat from the party standpoint and
hecause your ancestors were, er are
vou a Democrat that stands for Mr.
I'ryan ami the good cause for the peo
ple' Are ,you a reformer simply be
cause things do not go your way and
that you are a sorehead or do you stand
fur honest government? Then stand hy
Mr. Hryan. Are you a Prohibitionist
fmm a political standpoint, only one
minK m view, or no you stand forever)
account. They tell me they know of
others who will do likewise.
A Hepubllcan official said to me:
"Mr. Hryan haa won his place In Ihs
American nation aa a man of braina
and character and good standing."
ALHEKT TOZIER.
A Socialist's Mew.
Pendleton, Or.. Aug. 18. To the Ed
itor of The Journal All this talk of
Hryan and Taft concerning publicity
of campaign contributions reads like
comedy to a Socialist. The Democrats
would place a limit of 110,000 to bo
received from any one person. The
1i 'publicans evade the Issue or rather
turn It down contemptuously. Mr.
Tatt. alarmed at the action of the fte
juihll. un convention, comes out In n
llttlo two by four private plank of his
own. which will deceive no one but the
thin hi i. rihi .'L V I n- '' will deceive no one but the
-n't Vi'SJ," rlht w,Jh, S0, Ttfn stupid partisan Hepubllcan laborer, the
r, ,, ,or 01 au.e and help e lect Mr . ,,, who WHS p,,,,, ll(llt election by
Arf 0" fclallat with one t) ..,,.. (ln(,r niln halt, and who
faeW REALM - I
Hp I FEMININE
A
object In view, to down evarv one that
dui.. not axiea with your views, or do
you eland for the working man and
clean government? Then use all your
power towards the election of Mr. Hrv
an Are you an Independent voter?
Then take advantage of your lndepond
iI!CO nn.l ' linnnrt thu nnrlv anH tri..n
I that eland for honest government and
vine ror Mr. Hryan. Are you a Kepub
llcnn simply because you always have,
been one? Have you a spnrk of man
hood left In you? Then reason with your
self and turn In for Mr. Hryan. llnve
you grown careless and Indifferent about
voting because things have been so cor
rupt? Feel the Importance of your vote
at this time and Join the ranks for good
government and support Mr. Hryan.
I feel If Mr. Roosevelt would speak
the truth of tils heart be would Say
I wish I was here under tho Democratic
platform Now. be men and reason with
yourmiveH and lie governed by your
ewn conscience and not by political
handouts and promises. Vote for the
men that will benefit you and your fel
low men In the Mgbt way. I would not
vole for my best friend If I did not feel
thai ho was the right man for the of
f I' e. HICHT Tl'DOH.
HE people of Oregon grasp at
every straw. The slightest In
cident or expression indicative
of possible railroad building
spells hope to them. Hence they
feel encouraged over Mr. Harrlman's
action In sending for Governor
Chamberlain, General Manager
O'Brien and Mr. Stanley,, to visit
him at Pelican bay. The people
hope this Is significant that there is
an Intention on the great railroad
king's part to have "something do
ing" in Oregon before long.
We must be prepared for disap
pointment but we are, for we are
used to It. But it is right to hope.
I seems reasonable to suppose that
the invitation to the governor is es
pecially significant. Mr. Harriman
knows the governor's attitude, has
heard him publicly express his opin
ion, as to what should be clone, what
.Mr. Harriman's duty to Oregon is;
nnd he knows very well that iti
would be in vain to attempt to
change that attitude and oplnion-
nur is it likelv that Mr. Harriman
has any Idea of doing so.
Whatever the object, Oregon
could send no better envoy to Mr.
Harriman. The governor will be
entirely firm In his position as to
Mr. Harrlman's duty as a great
quasi-public servant, but his manner
of treating the subject will not oN
fend 'he magnate. The two men
will be well met; may much good
result from the conference.
"The people's hope is In the new
party," says tho I,os Angeles Kiam.
in.'r Hut not iminy people have even
iiotioeu 1 1 1 o new party.
It is to be feared that the sultan
lllte a certain political party In this
country. Is ton old and hardened In In
luuity to sincerely reform.
Tho Republicans of Illinois having
renominated llopKlns ror senator, the
people should elect a Democratic legis
lature that would elect Stringer.
When a southern Orecon near orchard
pells for $1 0. 000, eastern people who
hear of it will begin to helleve there Is
some valuable fruit land In Oregon
There is this to be sold of Tom Dawson-
he onlls his published articles ad
vertlsi'inonts, and pays for them; he
does not resort to tho tainted news fac
tories. No sooner had this paragrapher made
a remark about tho dry weather than It
rained Yet he Is not going to try to
get Rainmaker Hatfield's Job away
from him.
It looks as If the Southern Pacific
would continue to he represented In
the senate by tho members of that bodv
from California. They do not repre"
sent the people In the least.
The Dos Angeles Times, corporation
organ, remarks: "The thing to do is
to keep the primary elections, out of the
hands of a lot of secondary politicians."
Only primary politicians are wanted,
the masses and their chosen lieutenants.
faithrul servants of the predatory inter
I'StS.
air and beaming sunshine of the U,ers have been bought, that they plain their defeat and the organs
country. In the measure of Its im
portance, the president's latest pro
posal is one of the soundest and
sanest he lias made.
AMENDING THE CHARTER.
w
HILK ! may ho general
ac:eed that the Porland
charier needs some revision
and amendments, as s.-ems
to be tt.e (a?.? alwav? w;:h clt v
cnarters. et ur.ies a :
complete i haute in our f
government !s decided nr.
quired or desirable ihar.i-o-so
many or prcat as ma;.
F.rc ;'i to imac:nc. Th r .
c I s : : ; ,,f i '(. snprer:).- . our '
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them back Into the old ruts.
to f.,r-.er
chai (.-. :.
f ot;.' i ' i :
Lav ,. I. , :.
pi I V .-me;,
In tie.. ( i:8
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on.- upholding
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would
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Hut son
r ise
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1 1 . i; ' . ' ' lev s 1. e ii roi o
. by capable- ri. n who
sufficir-r.' time at.d :
thought to the work.
On principal cause (,f comprint
is th conflict of a nth r;n, or mls
undrsiandlng. betw-en tha eIP..
Ut board and the council, which
oftm work at cro-Purpoata. if it
ahould be decided that there need
of both tfcfs brx!:e, their functions
And duties cccd to ba more dearly
defined. Authority indefinitely dls
Jtributed among different bodlet can
oclr rfflt la conflict aad confusion.
Tb question of U sum of the
c-arseil tusy wu U considered, and
t tfcat cf rera-jTlcg their election
r.::t?c m ccic pctt'. as fcos-
have sold out the 700, ooo people of 1 ran found on the assertion, even If
Oregon for some corruptlonlst's it he false, as Is the case in Oregon,
money. 1 an argument against the people se-
I lecting their candidates. But wher-
AMAM A.YI PORTLAND ( KMFN'T ! ever the people have secured a prl-
I mary law. it will be difficult to pull
HIE destructive action of fiikal!
soljs on Portland cement is the
eubjeci of an interesting bul
ietin I'ist Usued by the Mon
tana Agricultural College The jn-
ves'igat Ions wer,- .ir.d-rok- n bv the
fh ::.!st ry ;-. 1. d en
s'l ; t o' the r f 1 1 apS"
rt two powers In the el'y of (ire.V
Kalis. The pl;-tr g In ope of the sew
1 rs was of Port 'and cement f-'.ape,
by use of mold? In the other, b r u k
n as used with renier.t nm:'ar, and a
d r.'-Ksh.g of cement over tie exterior
( ' the piping Af'er to yiars the
: : : st sewer co'lapsed in various sec-
:- ns. and had to be rer.ei d at a
, j of f-ovrral thousand d lias In- ,
v.-tigatlon bhowi 1 that the e rr.mt
'..:. had disintegrated, f.r.d t.-e
Oregon SiJeliKt3
The building stone near Valo Is the
best in the country, iaims the Oriano.
What Is the wo! hi coming to when
two of Hend's young ladles walk Into
a cigar store 111 broad daylight and each
purchase a cigar? n.sks the Hulletin.
A Wallowa county man picked 1 !o
gallons of strawberries from 1,750
plants, i if tins number 37fi plant w ere
planted tin- liift of May, 1907. and this
season yielded .'S gallons.
On his return from a trip a Wedder
burn man, tells the Radium, sal. his
party had killed 26 rattlesnakes. This
tialo might have passed muster, but
when he told of rattlers plunging Into
the trout streams and catching fish,
the reporter began to doubt.
A 'large Marshfleld lien, narrates the
News, attempted to swallow a ureike.
tail foremost, but twice the little reptile
succeeded in getting away from her.
On the third attempt the snake was
compelled to give up. having been al
most pecked to death.
Redmond correspondence of Bend Bul
letin: More new arrivals are camped
near t lie schoolhouse. Twelve children
are in the number. They are folks who
bought some time n;n. hut seem to have
trouble finding their land
ileal and ; departments '
m i f city ! gineerlug as a i
; ' ;.le
n: ri-aid-'i
No one can see the habitual smile or
trie, in the pictures of Bryan, In all
,e newspapers. Democratic and Repub
1 ar.'al'ke. without being forced to laugo,
"he expression is. "Anything to please."
i-f c u-.lan.
I 1 r r nnVit il 1 1 iha
Mr. ! a small rivulet
A MarshfleM woman told her husband
she would show him that It was not ne, -essary
to spend two or three weeks in
a trip to Portland, and she did She
left by steamer on Monday and returned
overland on Saturday.
A good fruit crop Is reported throiih
out the I'mprpia valley this year, and It
Is thought that a higher price will be
received by fruitgrowers than ever be
fore, says the Canyonvllle Echo The
frula Is of better quality thnn In pre
vious years owing to the more strict
enforcement of the laws relating to dis
eased fruit.
Great Quantities of fruit r goInK
to waste in the nend ".im'ry. d ie to
the fact that the people are not aware
that a certain wild berry !s .j .lte edl
hle .nv. the Hulletin. This berrv la
kr.own locally as the "coyote berry." am!
growg In great profjs;nn along the
river
Bryan's Strength in Indiana.
Hartford tity. Ind.. Aug. S. -To the
l-Mltor of The Journal During a tour
of a week through tills stato one is Im'
pressed with the absence of anv partic
ular Interest In national politics. Docal
and state affairs are taking shape, but
tho old-time politicians find it very dif
ficult to get the people to lose 'their
heads over national affairs. The writer
has Interviewed, questioned and talked
with 1.7S3 voters. In all walks of life
regarding the outcome In Indiana In
November Of theso B18 were Repub
licans, e,2S Democrats, 125 Socialists.
!! rrohlhttlonlsts and 22 Independence
lengue. of the latter 22 all were either
t-opunsts or Democrats. Fifteen hun
dred of those with whom I havo talked
say the state Is doubtful, with chance
even or favorable to Bryan carrying
the state. Several Republicans were em
phatic In thf Ir disapproval of the treat
ment given Governor Hanley at the na
tional convention, and said Judge Taft
deserves to be defeated In Indiana for
not Instructing his supporters to treat
the opposing candidates with r I v 1 1 1 1 v
Other say Judge Taft will meet the
fate of Judge Parker. All express the
belief that the national campaign will
not Show the bitterness Of former earn.
palgns nnd that all. whether opposing
Bryan for political reaons or other
wise, admit that he Is stronger than
ever before and that the claim that he
Is a dangerous man Is nonsense. That
some other argument must be used.
Judge Taft and his managers realize
that this campaign will be no walk
away, and that If a maiorlty of tho Re
publicans think It Is, Bryan will be tho
next president. I find Taft enthusiasm
mining. j rinu mm weaker than his
party, and the vote will show It In
November. I find union men fnvnrltic
Taft, but they are union members who
are strictly partisans and tbev are of
that class of members of organized la
bor who believe ihe tariff of greater
protection to the workingmen than U
any labor union. They are In the labor
union because they must be In order
to be able to follow their vocation.
Those men who are at heart favorable
to organized labor and place their or
ganization above party are either favor
aide to Mr. Bryan or to some of the
other nomfnees. The division of this
vote aids Mr. Taft.
The writer finds a strong sontlment
for Mr. Bryan among the church mem
bers. The effect of Mr. Brian's re
liiri.iiin and ethical addresses through
out the country Is showing Itself In
this campaign. While the writer real
izes that It is true that in our churches
there are thousands who are there for
cold-blooded business or because It
nines no errort to pretend to be relig
ious, ho finds that the truly religloiis
person, whether agreeing with Mr. Br
an politically or not. is ever readv to
say a good word for the Democratic
nominee on account of the great good
thit he has rendered humanity In his
giving to the missionary boards the ben
efit of his observations in foreign lanjls.
I have noted 47 Republicans who say
they will support Mr. Bryan on this
like the sucker that lie If will always
nne.
The Socialist party Is the only party
In America today that can come before
the people with clean hands. That
party has not waited for a law to com
pel It to publish Its list of campaign
contributions. It has always done so,
and before election too. Hut the point
i woui.1 iiKe to einpnasize is the fact
mat those airrerent contributions very
rarely exceed 10. more often 10 cents
to ll, I submit to you the proposition
that a political party through its rep
resentatives can bo thoroughly depend
ed upon to leglslnte In favor of those
who rurnisn Its sinews of war. In con
sequence of this what do the Leople
think they will get from the Demo
cratic party, the partv of the small
capitalist. or from the Republican
party, the party of the largo trusts?
Neither of them represents labor's In
terests and the lrihorlng man (with
hand or brain) who votes at tbe No
vember election for Bill ftrvan or Bill
Taft, is simply selling his' birthright
for a miserable mess of pottage
HOMER K. PI,ANT.
Portland Should Have Owl Cars.
Portland, or.. Aug. 13 To the Ed
itor of The Journal At the risk of
renewing a futile agitation. 1 should
like to ask If It Is not time Portland
residents were given th accommoda
tion of "owl" cars. Surely this city
is large enough for such a request to
be a reasonable one and deserving of
recognition by the Portland Railway,
Light 4i 1'ower company.
Aside from the suburban residents
whom chance may occasionally detain
down town until after the last car
leaves at night, there Is a growine;
army of workers who must spend the
larger part of every night In. the bus
iness district. These men at present
must live within walking distance,
either paying rents they can III afford
or living in cramped and uncomfort
able quarters.
Perbape an "ow l" service would not i
be profitable to the company Imme
dlately. But If such a service were
granted, the men whoso work keeps
them late would gradually move to sti
burban homes, as many of them desire
to do. and the company would then
lose noth!nir bv tho change.
Hourly cars throughout the night
would be a boon to hundreds of people
and an occasional convenience to thous
ands. (annnt our papers toko up n
campaign for this service, or, better
still cannot the railroad company
grant It on its obvious merits? This
metropolitan convenience should not he
withheld rrnm 1'ortland which is rast
becoming metropolitan In other re
spects. R. J. SIMMONS.
Not Kvcrjr Couple a Pair.
N ECHANQE picked up at random
contains two of the modern
marry-ln-haste episodes which
are no doubt the foundation of
the popular magazine story of
the same pint which constantly presents
Itself for our consideration and for tha
bewilderment of the youth of the land.
These two Incidents are of this order.
One relates the experiences of a young
woman nnd a man who had never seen
each other until they happened to meet
In it railway station. She dropped her
purse;. ne picgea it up ror her. lie was
charmed; so was she; he talked with
her, urged her to marry him; sho ac
cepted; they forthwith went and took out
a license; found a magistrate and In an
hour from rirst meeting, were married
and lived to repent, no doubt, but
this belongs to the news of tomorrow.
Tbe other Is nut very different. A
girl was on hor way to Manitoba to
marry a young man. On the ship sh
met a young man who she had known
for two years without finding hlhi re
markable In any way. She told him ahe
was going to marry the man of her
choice, lie objected "I want you my
self" this was his wooing. She said
"all right," and when port was reached
she married him, leaving the other man
to his fate.
Generous Portland.
Portland. Or., Aug. 12. To the
Edi
tor of The Journal -On my way from
San Francisco to a town In eastern Ore
gon I arrived in Portland nnoui mid
night, and being a little short of funds
I decided to await my train till 1 o'clock
this morning In the depot. But Imag
ine my surprise when shortly after 12
o'clock I was told to get out; that no
one was sllowod In the depot; that no
more trains were due, etc., and that
"lie" was instructed to put all out. Po
I was evicted Into the cold and dark
ness A strancer In a stranire city and
short of funds. I have recently been
compelled to remain several hours dur
ing the night both at Pasco and 1,'ma
t i 1 la. and was allowed to remain In the
denots. But at Portland! Tl.o small
city of Portland! I must be evicted,
lent thev might shelter some hobo over
night. I had on decent clothes, with
white shirt, collar and cuffs nnd also
had two grips, and I don't believe I
looked nf all like a hobo. Yet I bad to
get out.
It does seem to me an Injustice and
an outrage that Portland can't have a
depot for its traveling public to remain
In over night if they are short of funds'.
or If they havo a family with them and
it would work n hardship on them to go
to one of tho high priced hotels. And
tho cheaper ones are not always de
sirable even If one has the wherewithal
for a lied.
Pmatilla. Pnseo, Portland These
ihrn-hut tho least (if these Is Portland.
Sincerely, an humble minister of th
C.nann .1. !
What w i infe r, with marriages of this
sort contracted every day, the prin
cipals In which are entire strangers to
each other, thut our grist of divorces
Is subject for world comment? What
wonder that there are unhappy homes,
when the mutual dislike is not strong
enough to precipitate n divorce? What
wonder that children grow up in an at
mosphere of carping, nagging criticism
which kills all tho love they might bear
to on en other and to the parents wo
beget them? What wonder that there aro
taies of affinities, elopements, scandals,
treacheries, acceptince of lives of dis
honor in the name of love, yes, and
murders In that same sacred name?
Small wonder, Indeed. For the path
way of life Is long, and not free from
stumbling blocks, when love and honor
walk hand in hand. Kven so, there Is
room on both sides of this delicate con
tract, for forbearance, for forgiveness,
for sympathetic comprehension. But if
these two, instead of keeping step, go
diverging ways, a mortal must be mad
of sterner stuff than these who so
lightly take upon themselves vows of
eternal faith, can comprehend, to ding
to the pathway that honor takes. The
pity of this kind of marriages Is that
crtmmon sense flies out of the window
when a passing fancy comes in to lake
possession. The fact that there Is noth
ing of stern stuff to tie to. in such a
case, is overlooked entirely, and s
pleasing exterior, a fascinating dimple,
broad shoulders or a disposition to
spend money, are often the only things
taken Into consideration.
Mr. Fairbanks' Silence.
f ireeoriian
Tnft not
better.
But Isn't
d for helnr n eood deal of 1 n show that
i sm'.ler a. so;
Bryan ! all right in his ststement
of farts, the Oregon Ian says, Is all
riht In his accusations, all right In
his reasoning, all right In his repre
sentations a? to public affairs but
in proposing any reformsVir changes,
or suggesting any betterment of con
ditions, he is ail wrong
Silver Lake Deader
va-iueros were i;.m:-.-.l oil hv 1
lake on the d-s-M t. - y iKig a t r,o rear
the lake for fresh w a'er Wf eI; do :i
ahout three feet thev tr ;--it a v!n of
water whl'h soon boilel o-.t -if the ton
spring soon making
the lake This goe
Is t pre-it de.il ,,f
country a"d If the
r'ght klr.d of a tv.'.l were s;nk no .Io,;ht
artesian wa'er 0.1,1 be str.iik ,'t,y
w here on the ,!estr'
From the Detroit News.
Tho time when Vice-President Fair
banks' uncommunicativeness could claim
the Indulgence due a pet trait or pose
is past, and now his silence has some
thing sinister about It. Twice he has
passed through the city since the two
national tickets have been drawn for
the .November struggle, and twice he
has refused to Indicate by even so much
ns a word which side of the contest had
his support. Is it nosslhlA thnt Fnlr-
bnnks has a grouch because he was not
nominated, or at least renominated?
And If he haa, why doesn t he forewarn
us of tho dire calamity that must be
fall us because he was cast out? Or.
If he has no personal resentment against
tin action or tne imicago convention
why can he not. In all fairness and dis
interestedness, discuss the platform and
the ticket? Is he not still a patriot, or
la patriotism a character he assumes
only when things are coming his way?
i-ces ne Deiieve Tart should be elected,
or does he believe Taft's election will
bring ruin In Its train? Does he think
Bryan should be given a trial this time,
or would he deprecate Bryan's election?
As a publlo man, as a public official,
ns an aspirant to tho presidency, he
cannot be silent on these things In the
face of an election, unless they aremat-
,, , .. ters or supreme Indirference to him;
V f.t th ZX I -in, I If lli,v b ra mn h r,Ml fall
that. too. Silence Is golden within lim
its, but pass the limits and it becomes
the rankest kind of a counterfeit.
Pert O vren s -' m ., T n t "o-i ,lon
Times that wh'ie hnnd Ixiu'.s Mattlng
lv were lnoku g nut tion lines he (1w
two cut.s sr.d caught one. wr,n the
mother bear maiie for htm. end, he ssys.
"srabbed rre I 1 the ear rf th pants
and I lumre-f a lug and that delayed her
a little. 1 rn ut for lost but Mai-
follege authority s announce tt.a: r -was
the reu-j-t cf 'he ar' on of alkaM Mr Taft broke down his new
in It'- soil upon the materia! tha' ir-l . 1 u0-pound horse the first day be
tered ir.-o the construction -f th r(Vt him Why must a JOA-pound
piping A rinillir disintegration of n an rj,e a horse anyway. In the
tbe cement mortar nrwd In th con
struction of the brick se-wc-r sp
pared. and a similar replacement st
lane expense had to be made.
The inforrratlon lm Use bulletin is
that w hreTer cement is ssed Iti
stmctorl work. rr hould first be
taken to make sura tfctt tb soil t
fre from alkali. Tbe same aa
oaaremect, la rad wit reference
to ut cf ass- .)& la :kn aofs.
dsvs of automobiles? And if Mr.
Tsft must ride a live beast, an ele
phant would seem pec-tillsrly spiro
rrlmte for Mm Jost now.
If the peopla of California like be
ing governed and erTed by tools of
Bow Herri a. tho of otter state
bare bo right to object. But the
people f Oregon bare declared their
Independence cf sick base eerrUtidt.
ttrsiv heerd m veih.rg and
dog trn.k a -ian.1 ' 1 th
t;p-e Ttev att-,. k'l he lnr ar.'l after
a furtua s-at was laid lew wph
a Pick- - rh 'end w!h th ax
Th e' l., a - -' rt th sat of -nv
ov-r-vi '--,?- 1 am sire a1
w q a v , t f 1 - -, to r urr. "
T v j : . rt - r f a trolley lire through
'h H- k 00k n.ijriry wouitj Y
rrak-g f,f that r-t..r." said a farr-er
t-i .'",1.1; iV.obe It is a rtrh roi.n
'v ri, h-n .rh the eomlna of a trol
. I re. taking our butter and r and
ether rroli;ee to market, our land would
nhanif in value ana the greater market
fe,)ttesi wnuid irtake ranch lot all the
more prrvf table The ndertrash would
be cleeresl mttA the rich ailnvtat soil
mA f prrtwe tn-r annnlaitrr. I
will r,r ) e of war ar4 a mh bonis
of I !f tb rr?T H will cent
ar n-r ranch. - j
d Ms Island
.at In J I 7
This Pate In History.
1 ?4S Construction of the Cathedral
of Cologne begun.
Peace concluded between Swe
den nd Denmark
17& Fort Oswego captured by the
Freneh under Montcalm.
17 7f. Liberty trea in Boston conse
crated 1 ' 76 Constitution of Maryland adopt
ed IMS Cabul recovered by Ehere All
t:o Admiral David O. Farragut
died Born July 5. 101.
1M Mora than 100 lives lost In
collision of the German stesmera
Thtrgvalia' and "fieiser" off Sable
James Z. George, t"nit4
f;ate senator from Mississippi, died.
sgd TO
'.' I Russian and Japanese - war
v tpt enaaged In battle off Vladivostok
Labor nnd Health.
Tbe plank of the committee of one
hundred on national health, adopted in
a modified form by the Democratic
party at Denver, strengthens tbe Im
portance of this Issue. When taken In
connection with the labor plank, the
combination Indicates the great pres
sure which Is now being exerted In fa
vor of federal activity along the lines
of health, labor and education.
That these Interests should have rep
resentation In the president's cabinet Is
the stand taken by the Pemooratlo
party. If labor legislation Is under
taken prlmnrily on health grounds, the
dangers or class legislation are obviated
Health legislation eonstlutes the sanest
kind cf labor legislation.
The Democratic party takes decided
Issue with the Republican party. The
Hepubllcan plank adopted at Chicago
called for the strengthening of exist
ing health agencies, leaving them In
their present Incoordlnated positions, so
far as the plank goes.
The Democratic plank calls for a re
alignment of the bureaus, snd such a
combination Into a single existing de-
fiartment, say the department of the
nterior. Bs will result In forming a
powerful national organization. The
department of the Interior would then
become a department of health, labor
and education. The plank Is worded as
follows :
"We advocate the organisation of all
existing national public health agencies
Into a national bureau of public health,
with sucli power over sanitary condi
tions connected with factories, mines,
tenement's, child labor and other such
subjects as are properly within the Jur
isdiction of the federal government, and I
do not Interfere with t.e power of the
states controlling public health agen
cies
"We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of a law cresting a de
partment of labor represented separ
ately In the president's cabinet, which
department shall Include the subject of
mines and mining ."
What endurance, one cannot help
wondering, does a man expect to find
in a wife who Is so easily turned from
her promise to another man that a sum
mer afternoon's acquaintance changes
her point of view? How much faith
does a woman expect to put In a man
who woos no lightly? Her Is some
thing that mothers and fathers and all
associates that, have to do with the
training of youth may well put plainly
before the young people who mav be In
fluenced by their teachings. Wo ax
not doing our whole duty toward the
young people If we fall to Impress upon
them tho sacred obligations of mar
riage. The fact that It Is not a device foi
keeping up a home or a means Of es
caping from earning a living, hut a
holy, sacred, binding contract, entered
Into before high heaven, with mutual
love nnd faith and whole hearted devo
tion, may well he plainly presented. Wa
may not materially lessen tho number
of divorces in our country by refusing
to grant them to people who are thor
oughly unhappy together, but perhaps
we cun help to create a healthier senti
ment In regard to marriage among our
younir people by urglntr that it be taken
seriously, not as a lark.
Nor Is It necessary, I think, that we
talk much about marriage to children.
nor urge our views of those sacred mat
ters upon their attention. Let them be
hlldren. surely, iind do not hurry them
Into these lines of thought. But it Is
In the atmosphere of the home that they
will form their opinions. It is what
wo are, what our homes stand for, that
impresses their hearts and souls, dur
ing those Impressionable years. it la
the kind of comment that they hear
from our lips when wo have no thoug'ht
of their listening. It Is the attitude
that we ourselves hold townrd faith and
loyalty and duty. I is our own endeavor
to walk worthily and to keep the altar
of love untarnished In the home that
forms the basis of their opinions In
regard to theso matters and that may
lie to them a guide If life shall present
such problems to them.
K K K
Directions for Preserving Fruit.
By Floradelln.
MS Made Without Conking fse
fresh, cool berries of any kind, thor
onglily crush, add one quart of gran
ulated sugar to every quart of berrle.
Etir rapidly for 15 minutes, place in Jars
nnd cover with a piece of clean muslin,
keep in a cool dark place. Jams mads
this wny have the flavor of the fresh ;
berrv and a lovely color.
Jelly bv Cold Process Strain ths i
Juice from berries, plums or pfiTnea ;
without using any water, use an equal j
measure of sugar to each quart of Juice,
stir 16 minutes, pour In small tumblers;
ar.d place In the sun to set; before set- i
ting away coyer w! th para f fine.
Grapes in Honey Pick over well rip
ened grapes, taking care not to bruise
or crack them, place a layer In the bot
tom of a Well scalded jar and cover
with strained honey of a Huhf color,
repeat until the Jar Is full; coyer with
paraffl no
Tomato Marmalade A lsrre fleshT'
tomato is best for marmalade Scald, f
and remove tbe skin, cut open and scoop
out the seeds Blaee In a granite kettle- 1
with two thirds their meaaure of granu
lated sugar and cook until thick A j
little cinnamon may be added but It' '
Is vry rleo with only the flavor of the,-;
tomatoes.
Green Tomntoea Tickle-! With Onions.
Two thirds tomatoes, one third onions,
sllc In separate dishes, sprinkle with
nalt Let stard over nlht drain the to
matoes thoroughly; plare both toretheri
ever he fire with enough vtnegari'
to boil them in snd cook tender; drain:
ugaln. then ndd vinegar, sugar and spice .
to taste and cook thoroughly.
Canned Tome toe Sea M and reel. r-ii
as you to fruit, er'endld for hot wln-o
ter dlshea and a good tonic In the (
snrinc i
Wake l p and Build lUllroads.
irvrtm h Fnti Guard
Thev are hulldlr, new steam snd,
electric reads In various parts of thej"
Willamette vailey. There Is the Palem- f
Dallas road, the Csrrer ros-1 pushing j
out of Corvall'S toarsra vne Aises cmii-i
irv and another from Brownsville Into)
tbe lumber hlt rer.unimn All thee
German Defense Costly.
From the Chlraao Journal
The Germans have installed In the
port of Wllhlmshnfn a Krupp can
non which rot the trifling sum of ',
fee. every shot of which costs ll.JiO
tf7 for the projectile, list for th
chars whkh eipela the shell and IHI
for th checking arrratua. This ran
rainot fire more than ft ehnts before
It Is eenpSttdy aeels. Because of
tbe rpSt aetlotj ef the e-lplotTes
ernetofia ere made Is the- bore which
atTor the etialtie ef he etel a 1-4 the
t -. tee' w longer be we4 It bout
deafer ef kurstlrg. ,
Miss McKlnnejr Working Actively.
From the Condon Oloh.
Miss Grace McKlnney of Blaloclc. who
has been visiting her slater. Mrs W 8
VN t-v- fnr m a-Bftlr rotilr' . I hnm. fir.
,l ' - , : ' " toe lum nar oi 1 i-... . 1 n -
dav. Miss McKlnney was faking sub- ina are aetually urfder wav In adllMonr
script ions tor 1 ne ire-or, journal ss
she is striving for a place In the con
test, now conducted lv that progressive
newspaper. Mies McKlnnv now stands
second In this district extern Oreeron
end eastern Washington In The Oregon
Journal contest, being only 1.M00 rotes
behind the flrt place contestant. The
Journal Is a lire new sparser and Miss
McKlnney should receive strong eup
port while soliciting for, that paper.
Havre aad Hare-Xots.
From the London Spectator.
Erery foreign ebeerrer belleree that
the grand struggle between the "TtaTee"
snil the "hare-rot a." whir-h Is te mark
fhls rertnrr wlil be fought eat first ef
til upon .Americas soil.
to the construction wors o' i.. 'regon
Electric railway upon Its HMIshero and
other branches 1
It seems to the Ousrd that Fugenei
must wake up In th matter of rsllwar
bnlldire In order to hold tea trade off
the terrttorr thst rightfully hlonja to
It. We have talked -of many JIns ami
hare gcwvl -prospects" for the future,
but nothing that is really certain Whr
not set together srd inaugurate a
peJrm ef railway buiiamT
A Split Vote-.
"Wn de r" think will win, Taft
Brrs-ar-
- ilu no. The Bill srote eeeeo;
ei either cef 'em. fret I a peee
they'll tarter fight ft eeJt" 1
Tatt
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