The Oregon daily journal., August 22, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

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publicans, and Alrtrlrh and Ilnpk Inn bet ter, year by year. Thfly would
and moFt of tho other ltopuhlli nn ; not twtmplaln If the government
senator. Their motive, their ineth- needed and Rot the money thus In
Kntared at the poatofftee ft Portland, or
, tiwawmlaslou ttirnogb the i. 1I . irnwJ
natter.
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oil 8 , their purposes, and their eon
ceplliin of public servlee, me aa dif
ferent a8 black and white. So what
does the party niinio amount to?
I.h'le. except ns a mean", for delud
ing the voters.
Hut how Is It that the Republican
rank find life hne been able thus to
ii;i -' .it their enenoes and put prob
!! friends In thlr places In a tow
K'ateti? Ity means of primary laws
that f.;(tve the voters power to make a
choice .Without Mich a law I.ons
mid I lanslu'oiu;h and Klttredge,
enemies of the people they are stip-
,v posed to represent, would have been
'returned by the liepubliean ma
ll, in's, always cooperating with the
d.itorv lnteresti; 1 he party,
directly wrung from them, but they
perceive that most of tt goes Into
the hands oftrusts for the purpose
of making multl-rpilllonalres and
debHuehing the government In all Irs
branches. The people know, now,
better than they did In flurke's time.
or better thau he thought tlrey
would. I
Small Change
YVtrit gl.ul.uis morning to sleep.
.Now, Mi Hryan Ik quite happy again.
And why this quietness of Mr. IebsT
paramount Issue dunpairn
The
fund.
11.
AX
ANNUAL IHO
CHOP.
r.uiiin.ite Portland Ih In having
,, ihi.eii wlin "play politics."
W!iu! n endless amount and (treat
nrlfiy of tumble women do cuune.
ADIY1IRAL SHEPHERD
A
NAMES HIS FULL STAFF
I'OHTX.iM
T
HISTLES and burdocks hv hun
dreds of thousands, perhaps by
millions, have "gone to peed,"
or are coing, again In Portland.
It was anirtrunced some months nco
that the law requiring these weed
to wmit l.l gi
iiha 111. ithera arc not likely
to a theulre again noun.
Two
Will el:
II I :i I ! n
nf the money for which bonds
ete.l should he turned loos sunn
years hence a pood many cities
:ow u Mi.l.Pm slirlnKiige or pop-
1
To make some nook of
God's creation a little fruit
fuller, bvtter, more worthy
of God, to make some human
hearts a little wiser, manfuller,
happier, more blessed, le.se ac
cursed it is a work for a
god. Thomas C'arlyle.
p. i
th" organisation. Is still in partner- Pesta to be cut In August, before they
..khlp with the interests, everywhere; I Bne(l their noxious fruit, would 1
VI It Is only when the voters rebel fenforced. Somo slight attempts, we
REVISION BY "FIUKXDS."
S
lUPPOSE that 4 0 years ago when
Portland was a small town a
law had been pased that all thp
people of the city should each
week contribute a fraction of their
earnings or Incomes to a few citizens
, Who, It was explained, needed aid in
order to establish and maintain
manufacturing industries, such sup
port to be withdrawn when these in
'.. Stltutlons became fairly established
v and Belf-supporting. Suppose that
the owners of these favored Indus
..i tries profited greatly, but Instead of
relinquishing these contributions de
manded heavier ones; that as the
population increased the profits of
'the favored few grew to enormous
. proportions; that then, . so as to
": make them perpetuul, they went into
.politics and gained control of the
city government, and of the state
. t government, and had laws passed en
. forcing even greater contributions
, from the people to whom no appre
ciable equivalent was returned. Sup
pose that in course of time these
original, and other favored people j
and Interests effected combinations I
among themselves 6o as to raise the
price of all necessaries and thus
plunder the people at their will.
Suppose that finally, after enduring
this for many years the people
should, demand a repeal of this old
law, or its modification so that they
would not have to pay so mtich for
toothing, or rather for evil purposes
against themselves, and should in
elst that' their false representatives
should give way to men who would
look out for their welfare rather
than that of these possessors of
swollen fortunes.
: Then what would they think, what
( should they think, If these benefic
iaries of this law and practice, and
their tools, should say: "Yes, we
acknowledge at last, since we see
that you are so much in earnest, that
this is a very bad system; it must be
changed, of course; but It should be
changed only by its friends. The
men who have supported and bene
fitted by this system all these years
ag.'iltist and overthrow "the party"
that they can get true representa
tives. - j. -
The primary law has failed to ac
complish the desired results in some
states, in Illinois and California, for
instanceunless the people should
elect Democratic legislatures in or
der to oust the "Interest" senators;
but what it has accomplished in
three states It will eventually accom
plish in others, and the process of
petting rid of these "railroad" sen
ators will go on unless perhaps in
Darkest Xew England. And as the
people use the power afforded by the
primary laws, they will learn tp be
come more independent, will learn
that the party name after all is not
the principle thing, but that what is
needed Is true, conscientious, broad
minded and in most matters really
non-partisan representatives; will
perceive the enormous "humbug" of
"party."
It Is because the people are thus
unloading the pets of the party and
the tools of the interests that the
party leaders are opposed to these
primary laws. Here in Oregon,
where by Statement No. 1 the law
has been simply carried to its logical
conclusion as to senators, has merely
been made symmetrically complete.
the Republican party politicians are
opposed to it, of course. The party
organization invariably falls into the
the hands of those who find it profit
able to feed the interests with plun
der filched from the people, and of
course It is not safe for them for the I
people to know much and take much
power In their own hands. When
they do, the great structure falls,
the colossal scheme collapses, the
business of robbing the many for the
enrichment of the few through party
organizations and bosses and lead
ers fails. So the primary law Is a
great danger to the interests and the
party politicians. No wonder they
want to get rid of it in Oregon. .
believe, were made to enforce It, hut
these attempts were only few and
spasmodic. Practically nothing was
done, and the matter has apparently
been forgotten.
It may be said that there were
matters of more Importance, to at
tend to, and that enforcement of the
law is difficult If not Impossible.
Neither excuse is sufficient. This is
an important matter. These pests
are an eyesore, a nuisance, an ugly
offense, and a positive injury to the
city. No city can be made beautiful
while they exist in it. And a good
law like this ought to be enforced
What are such laws for unless to be
enforced? And It can he enforced
Or if not, let us have a law that can
be.
Owners of vacant grounds where
these weeds thrive year after year
should be prosecuted. They are vlo
latofs of the law. They are not per
forming a clear civic duty. They in
Jure their neighbors and all passers
by by their dereliction of duty. Why
should there he a constant lookout
for the perpetrators of other inisde
meanors, and no attention be paid to
these misdemeanlng citizens?
BIG BIRD RESERVE
N'
OW the principal big lakes of
southeastern Oregon, Klam
ath, Harney, Malheur ahd oth
ers, and their shores, 1 have
been converted Into a wild-bird re
serve by executive order, and nobody
can kill any birds there any more.
We suppose there Is authority of
law for this action, but while such
a law, if reasonably and cautlonsly
enforced, may have cood re'sults. it
is questionable if it bo wise to con-
The Louisville Post remarks:
The Democratic party is gradually
approaching the period of dissolu
tion. It has developed no new claim
to public confidence during the past
years." If the Democratic party
Is nearing dissolution, why is Chair
man Hitchcock so vigorously rustling
campaign funds and preparing to
send out an army of speakers to ex
plnin why the Republican party has
done or not done thus and so? Why
organize so great a campaign to bat
tle against a paralyzed party on its
death bed? And how could the
Democratic party have developed any
claim to public confidence during the
past 12 years when it has been com
pletely out of power in every de
partment of the government?
understand all about it. .and are
friendly to it, and therefore it is for so rauch authority upon a single
thpv who must he allowed to fiv ir ! mf,n. who niar be one who acts
Many counties of the state should
be emulous of one another in the
matter of making exhibits and in at
tendance at the slate fair, which
will be held this year from Septem
ber 14. to 19 inclusive Of all the
creditable and useful fall fairs in
Oregon, this should be considered
and made preeminent, a veritable
"siate" fair. The association is now
in excellent condition, and the fair
this fall gives promise of being bet
ter than ever before.
i 'nn li.liii' Fhrrtiuin I" coming out to
tell inn wrrierri fm mora how the trirlff
l.ns i.rn.Ni't'i fil them.
Not one ran nhnost hear the now
rn!lronu In Oregon coming coming
.Iowa out of "the dir."
Ponf mutes are to hold a convention
nt Ienver The npphiune Will atraln
fingers lather thnn lungs.
Von- people have various unappre
clale.l n.lvnntnges. For Instance, they
cannot affonl to play golf.
The Hnlfim Ptate.mnn Is worrying
fthn'it frost sofm. Not In connection
wllh the fair. It Is to be hoped.
There Is no illfferenec between the
parties now, says the Oregonlan- hut
only one party hns a recent record.
Wonder If x remark here that the-e
have been few holdups lntoly would
cause several holdups before It got Into
print.
N'l.w. the city dads of Sprlngflald.
Ill . can busy t hcjnscl ves with devising
ways mul means for raising the money
to pay the damages.
Mr. Tiarrlman Is quoted as saying
Tnft will do "If he keeps fulet." In
some Industrial establishments notlcea
are posted: "No talking by employes."
Mr. Taft thinks he will en.1oy making
one speech a day. To be quite fair,
shouldn't he make two, one for the
progressionists and one for the reaction
aries? A man's religious belief or connection,
so lonK as lii.s character Is above re
proach and beyond suspicion, has noth
ing to do with his fitness for the presi
dency. "So far this Autrust has been a beau
tiful month." says the Roseburg News.
So Is every August, and every other
month In Oregon. Kven the most ralnv
months are beautiful.
The Republican managers are court
ing Senator Foraker. and he will make
speeches -O, yes, but he reserves the
rluht to say what he pleases, and lie
can be so disagreeable.
Porando, the Marathon hero. Is a
pastry cook and Is proud of It, saying
that cooking Is not a business but an
art. (ood cooking Ik certainly an art.
and one In which there are "few good
artists.
Two Salem women have deserted
their homes and. famtlias through at
tendance at "Holiness" meetings. "Holi
nesa" evangelist who bring; about such
results sadly need iiroloiii;ed exercise
on a county rockplle.
Admiral George S. Shepherd mtni out
his commissions todav for the newly D'
pointed members of his staff. The com-
mibHlon Idea Is a new one adopted by
Mr. Shepherd this year. Eaoh one of
his aides gets a document with the of
flclal seal of the admiral of the four
teenth annual regatta at Astoria at
tached. This Is copied after theaphraae-
ology of commissions In the navy, and
Is a unique souvenir for the holder to
Keep.
Ieep water navigators for the most
part compose the admiral's staff. Such
well known sailors an Onialn Vmrn
of the trans-Atlantic liner Alvsla, and
John MoNulty nautical expert In the
hydrographlo service of the United
IlllieS. W 111 lieln Ailmlral Hhoi.horH run
on inn uig event at the mouth, or the
ioiuinnia next week. Mr. McNulty,
Who Is chief Of staff server! unitar
Dewey at Manila, and knows about all
i nere is to know regarding sailing. The
oliHtdaln of the regatta staff will be
Rev. Beinays of the Seamen's Institute.
IUuminaUa Pageant.
On the night of the tth lha f)nt
tlumlnated marine pageant ever seen on
the shores of the Pacific Is promised by
the Astoria committee In chame of the
regatta. Boats from all the towns on
the Columbia river to the head of navi
gation will be sent do w rut take part In
the aquatic spectacle. MVhether Port
land will join wllh the rest and send a
boat Is not certain as yet. Mayor Lane
la averse to having the city spend any
of the money which he thinks he will
need In his campaign against vlcel In
iiui Licipaimg at Astoria.
Anions the Portlanders who will be
represented in the motor boat races are
Lou Woodward, with his Alrles II and
J. C. Alnsworth with the fleet Roches
tor. Other Portland vessels which will
compete for prizes next week are th
Corsair, a 88 foot yacht, owned by Max
Meyer; the Peek-n-Boo, a 30 footer,
owned by Byron Parr; the Naiad, 25
feet lonr owned by Ted Brevman.
These yachts are In class C, or among
those that carry more than 600 square
feet of sail. -
Speedy Boats In List.
TjInth5. ?iaBsB yachts are Included
H. Todd a fast Fore and Aft. 28
feet long; the Iancin' ShI, 28-footer
owned by Francis D'Aroy; the Zephyr'
2o-footer, owned bv George I!unnon:
the McBarler, owned by Captain Mc
Donald and the Aeolus. These last
two are 25 feet long. The Terrier
owned by Backenstraus ft Smith and
Svnamox are other boats that will sail
Prldeaux owns the Synamox which will
be sailed by Leopold Bernaya, of Quid
Ins Htar fame.
The officers and staff of regatta are
announced as lotiows:
Admiral Uoorge S. Shepherd.
Vice-Admiral Of the Blue, Samuel
Elmore; of the Red, F. L. Parker.
Rear Admiral Of the Blue, Charles
Richardson, V. 8. L. T. Columbine: of
the Red. P. J. Byrne. U. 8. L. T.
Heather; of the White, John Ernst. S.
8. "Alesla."
Commodore Of the Blue, J. F. Mc
Indoe, U. H. E. Portland; of the Red.
r. J. Morgan, Sp. "Leyland Bros."; of
the White. Lawrence A.- McNary,. Port
land.
Commodores W. F. McGregor, As
toria; John Fox, Astoria; C Ii. Callen-
der, Astoria; J. C. Reed. S. S. Wallula;
J Simon, ship "Donna Frajiclseo."
'Admiral's staff Chief of staff, John
McNulty; flag officer, jonn r. aiccue
Letter From the People
tetters to The Journal ahoulrt he written kn
one aid of the paper only, and ahmild be c.
eoiupanled by th. nan,, ,nd sdilraaa of the
writer. Thai nnuia will not Ivt uaed If tlio
wrllw aak. thiit It he wltlita.ld. Th. Journal
la not to be umtttratood aa Indnralns Uia lewi
or atateuienta of eorreapondi-nts. Lelters abuold
lie made aa brief aa poaalbia. Tboaa who wlati
their li.llera returned wlinu wit uaed abould lie
eloae noataga.
Cormaoondeuta ars notirurf k I...... ...
ceoilliig !loo worda In length niaj. at the dl
cretlon of th editor, Ik cat down to that limit.
Tho Bridge Controversy.
Portland. -Aug. 20. To the Editor of
The Journal In your Issue of the ldtu
Is a communication from one William
Orabach, in which ho states thut th
recent meotlng held In South Portland
at the Harrison hotel bv the cltlrens
of that part of town to discuss the bent
location for a bridge, was "cut and
dried Ur. Orabach states that thli
meeting was ot nn for ii. .vr,
',','""- ' """"iiK uii! i)i Hide located at
i-lrsi and Sherman streets, which Ih not
fleet engineer, George F. Fuller; naval
uctor, K. . t;awarns; fleet
constructor
-oon l . 11. wneeier; neei paymaster
C. F. Swigert; fleet chaplain, Arthur
E. Bernays; fleet navigator, Jacob B
Speler.
Cantalns Charles V. Brown, Astoria
Kelson Trover. Astoria; C. T. Bailey,
Astoria; Frank Patton, Astoria; H. F.
Prael. Astoria; A. A. rincn, Astoria
C. H Abercromble. Astoria; T. 8. La
moreaux. Fort Stevens: Will A. Knlaht,
i A -i..An v 1. 1 i..x i .,..
I lllllimiiini u vl ennuii achiiv y
E. Htowell, president Pdrtlahd Rowing
club; George J. Kelly, presiaent Motor
Boat club; George McMillan, president
M. A. A. C; J. C. Alnsworth. Portland;
II. W. Coe, Portland: William Souls,
Portland; Arthur Callan, Portland; H
M. Montaomerv. Portland: R. II. Gil
bert, ship "Crnwn of India"; John Run
ning, Portland; Arthur C. Spencer,
Portland: J. L. Wallln. Portland.
Commanders R. A. Preston. Myrtle
Creek; Albert Abraham, Koseburg; H.
W. 'ihomnson. Eugene; William Churrh.
La Grande; C. A. Johns, Baker City;
J. W. Maloney, Pendleton; Charles L.
Early, Hood River; Clark W. Thomp
son, cascade IjOcks; a. rieiscnnaucr,
Stevenson; W. W. MeCredle, Vancouver;
James Hheldoiv Ht. Helens; A. L. Wat
son. Kalama; Bruce Polworth. Cathlftm.
et; W. D. Plue, Rainier; F. W. Wilson.
The Dalles: Uharies Pope, Oregon City
.Just leave It to us experienced peo
ple, and beware of malcontents and
agitators. We promise to revise the
system, but It would be asking too
much to ask us how. A bad, wrong
thing, don't you see, can be only
properly changed by its friends?''
What would people think of such
S proposition, of such a plea? Vet
this Is substantially the situation
with respect to the tariff and its re
sometimes on Impulses, and who Is
Inclined to be actuated on some oc
casions by violent a schoolboy-like
friendships.
Tho wholesale slaughter of birds
The Tacoma Ledger remarks:
"When a president is of one political
party and congress, or either branch
of It, of anothur, little progress In
legislation is made." This as a gen
era! proposition may be Indisputable.
for milllnerv purposes should cer-iDlU ,low a'a n Happen mat so intie
talnlv be suppressed, and all birds ! Progress in legislation was made by
should be dtilv protected hv law j the lilst l'('n;roS3' particularly the
but absolutely to prohibit t he shoot-! lfKif,lal urg,'(i hy "H K("Ph"can
The Salem Journal, which Is a more
or less Republican newsuaner. savs:
Why shove the blame Into the shoes
of the direct primary law, Itro. Scott?
When wasn't the Republican nartv snllt
in factionK In Oregon? Like some other
i rungs, tne worse split, rht better the
outcome."
The plain citizen will not forget that
Republican victory this fall will
moan a victory of the nrnsresNivo wtnir
not of the reactionaries," savs the Ore
gonlan. He may not "forget" It. for
tho very good reason that he doesn't
know it- It looks to him rattier lh
other way about.
Bridegroom Meyers' sons care nothing :
about his money for themselves: tli. j i
are quite Indifferent as to what he-'
comes of It when ite dies: but thev ,ue
anxious that the old gentleman should '
oe steady and economical In his oid
age. the same as he taught them to be
while young. 'Tis a pretty piece of
filial devotion.
LOCAL LAWYERS PLAN TO
CAPTURE SEATTLE MEET
Ihlrty or more Portland nttorneys
will leave the city tomorrow or Monday
to attend the sessions of the American
Bar association at Seattle, which will
open in'xt Tuesday and close on Friday.
The list Includes many of the most
prominent men at the Oregon bar.
Others who Intended going or desired
to io so have found it impossible to
arrange their business affairs satisfac
torily, but the representation wilt be
sufficiently large to attract attention
to Oregon.
The idea of a special train or ven
of a special car has been Abandoned,
because it was found that 30 lawyers,
or even a majority out of 30. could not
agree on the same time for departure.
Siimi' wanted to go tomorrow, others
during the day Monday, others Monday
night, and still others will scatter along
on Tuesday. All whp go, however, will
nave tne advantages or special rates.
$7. .10 for the round trip.
The three delegates who win repre
sent the Stale Har association are
1'nijtefl States Judge C. E. Wolvertor..
ex-Judge Thomas O'Dav of the circuit
court and C. E. S. Wood. Following
Is a list of others who expect to go,
so far as known, though some of those
named may at the last moment be com
pelled to stay at home:
Attorney-General A. M. Crawford,
Charles H. Carey, I). Soils Cohen, John
M. Gearin, Thomas G. Greene. R. R.
Duniway. W. W. Cotton. Fred W. Mul
key. H." H. Emmons, C. M. Idleman,
J. Couch Flanders. F. V. Holman, S. B,
Llnthlcum, Harrison Allen, Charles J.
Setihabei. Lionel R. Webster, Alexander
Bernstein, T. J. C'leeton, Arthur P Tlfft,
Richard W Montague, Milton Schwartz,
W. Minor, E. T. Tasgart. John K. Kol
louk, James Gllsan, Jerry Brnnaugh
Phil Hej-z, C. W. Petrain. Arthur J,ang
guth and C. A. Bell.
One object of the Oregonians will be
to Induce as largo a number as possl
ble of the eastern and foreign visitors
to Seattle to visit .Portland before re
turning across the great divide. Those
who come will be entertained and an
effort made to acquaint them with the
commercial advantages and resources of
Portland and of Oregon. Among the
delegates and visitors In Seattle will be
some of the most eminent and Influen
tial lawyers In the country.
true, as the mc n l ! em n ,k .. . . , . ,
that lucetlne- were ti...r ui.i,,....
selfish motives: It' after the ground
has been examined by a corrtpetent en
gineer. Sherman street r u.
street Is found not to be as deslrablo.
8ay' for instance, as Sherldun or Moade
street then tho gentlemen who at
tended that meetlnar will h i ..
w.lLUnK S.aV8 u'e bridge located t
either of these streets, ni-nvinino. v,..
,'urtu I.. I ,itl V. . , . .
. UQ lur lno Deneiii or
the people.
The cltiaens who attended that meet
ing believed then and do so now that
Sherman street will be the best location
for the bridge. Mr. Grabach speaks of
having experts pass An opinion as to
where In their judgment the bridge
should be located. The cttlxens of this
city have had the opinion of experts on
many things, such as the flreboat, the
reservoir, city park, etc. It has always
proved a great financial loss and Port
land has never derived any particular
benefit from their work or reoonunen
datlonsi The gentleman need not work him
self into a nervous fremy because the
Citizens Of South Portland hm Pa
dded to locate the hrldire uh a ia It will
five the best service to the public,
larmony has always prevailed at these
meetings and will continue to do do,
as the citizens of that part of town
are all aiming for the.sarae goal, the
linhll I M I n at r '.,., ..I . . .
,.-'' vain ..i iv.
we will not employ an expert, but k
competent engineer will bo employed
who thoroughly knows his business.
THOAIAS GUINEAN.
Chafin, Man of Few and Many Words,
Will Get Out of Bed to Make a Speech
ing of wild fowl in territories aggre
gating thousands of square miles
Vision. It la necessarily, in its na- "Tl113 t0 1)0 carrying the bird protec
ture and In Its operation, a system
of "reciprocal rapine," under which
"the masses are systematically and
constantly plundered for the enrich
ment Of combined interests, and yet
when the people demand a revliimi
the beneficiaries of the sjstem abd
their .tools in office say it n.ust 1-e
revised by its friends. That means
no revision for the people's bene;:!
at allr rather the other way. Tl.
friends and beneficiaries of a wroim
thing are not t h ones u right it.
to an unnecessary ex-
tion policy
treme.
Rut however that may be, these
great lakes and marshes ore within
a duly organized state, which has or
nn J"iave all the laws necessary for
the protection of Its birds. These
president ?
lican?
Or isn't he a Repub-,
to see
that it
"Republicans who wish
Washington politically all
should be should go to the poles in
September," says the Seattle Post
Intelligencer. Typographical errors
will occur in the best of newspapers,
but It really miid.t be well If a lot of
rtate of Washington Ito,!t.licans j Wtr devot ed Ke a
Oregon Si'deliglita
The Albany postoffice is to have an
all-night service.
Winter will find Eugene with narlv
five miles of paved streets.
Corvallls has a lady carrentr, tells
tho Gazette. She Is also a woman.
Two physicians are to move away"
from Rtedford. Too healthy up there
probably.
The Hays triplets of Sclo are thriving,
but no I espouse has been received yet
from President Roosevelt.
Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago, the
Prohibitionist candidate for president,
was nominated, his prty claims, on
account of the speech he made at the
cold water convention. But Judging
from the statements of J. P- Newell,
rhalrman of the state executive com
mittee, he must have been chosen large
ly on account of his energy and his
ability to talk at any and all times.
Cnaflu is to make a tour of Oregon
in su.inort of his own candidacy and
the principles of his party, coming here
from Washington. He is scheduled for
four days In this state.
"Mr. Chafin is a man of tireless
energy and has never been sick a day
in his life." says J. P. Newell. He Is
Kiind tor six speeches a day from now
until the end of the campaign, lie can
I be called out of bed at any time to
The La Grande MornlnK Star celebrat
ed Its first anniversary with an indus
trial and descriptive supplement
grounds may be federal property i
wt t,,.t rww..,i. v.).. -o ,. ., .. Fhould co to the poles in h-ptem-
siib'jeet to '.tnt laws. The state r",! Hn,i m,t r,,,urn 1111 afu r lh" 3d
niig!.t bp pleased xft turn per any j of Noveru l.or.
ave there to tl
trniilit
It might
RESULTS
OF PHIMAKV
TION'S.
IT IS TRl'E, as has been
-that the Republican ;ar
the rank and fi hae a
to express then.-. Iw-; -.)
their will carried cut, t-iM
Li.r.r
sta'c-d,
h h r
chance
hav.-
l Sif-Ti-
V derai iroverntii' ii . if 'ha', were all !
iii.it :-i -o l.e ci,i:-;e!i leil ; but If a
f.ilei ,! lit J, r run .Meti.i this far, to,
wi.nt vent i..ii)' but f. Jeral author- .
'.'y run w'.t l.l:i a s-'atc?
H -! b t1 etc ;s no occasion to
pro!.:b!' a. I HMIiTtc f wild fowl In
tl. ! r gi r - Tf.-v flock and lire, d
r- !; hur.d eds ..f thousands, and
the p. op'e of Oi"r' ti ar.d vir-i'ors
An e !
I? row ns '
of. Ho...
,.eoi :.
: r.i
dr.ds .
w i ' ! , '. n
S'l'Mlill
t '' motif
n. fit car.
i t l ie
t IT
line
pro.
ion
om A
'.-I or
Hj J. :..n
; o i i .
I any to
tfola 1
' i uri' y
! The
tl
v a ! I e y s '
; i '. e s of s : .
n . xf five
k evtT tew r,
and e e ; - , , r
i get t '"
uhi
a v e
n-
' Of breaking away from ai:ia: c
with ftnd domination ' . , the "Int. r-
, est. This has la'e' !,.-en ft; ..
i dally noticeable ir. Ka: s.-.- and th
Dakota where from preset:: ir.tfira-
tlona senators Long. HanEin th a:. !
- Klttredge. all servants of th inte-
ntn and enemies of the pe ,- ;, . w,'
7 be retired, and more truly re. r.
aentatlva men, it is hoped, elect, -i
j their placea.
I These men will be RppuV.irar..
; but II Republicans of the La Foii t
mnr It thy will really be tri e :
1 tha people, the party name by nl.id.
they ara desljfnatei make -r.n
ference. La Folic? and Frif-nr,
Folk and Cfcanxberlain, ean on ail es
fcntlal roattera act toicether There
eubrtantlally no difference be
tween them, though two are Repob-!ra-
and two are Doroocraii. Bot
M,o
une
i
ae t'ie
ri'.ise.n: 'ible
sir. H:, ter o' p i;;
i:. p 1 a ' pv. r p ,l.e t
i.f ce:,rse. tv.T to
i : n of w .' 1 few'
rinhf to kill tl.fr.
r. -I I. tb-it,s. Th"
taue birds for f:i-
houl-? f o ft oppc.j.
pro!-.!'"!: ali sho. t
i:i ' 1 , oS" ' c r.s"
sit'
rtn
till
rs a-d
abs .rd
rijarsy.es ii nr.: e.isor.a'
In ex;,ressili','.
he ti'irnfng t-
n !1 d r n ! n a f
V&shi'.gn while t h f.
wer" a w a ; . There ; a .
:o, writ ir. awful . riarac'e
r;'lti was
s:x youns
in "a.;'i'-n
"r parents
-s'i;i hero
: s.
Eugene Guard: Yesterday's Portland
Journal contained a splendid descriptive.
3u hi rnKvne hihj ii at
tractions as a home city. The article
win help t-ugene and Is appricaited hv
our people.
No section In the state has taken such
a forward step In the breeding: of llhi
narncsM norMes as nas l.ouglas eouniy
1 r.. the last year, says the Ito. i , it
News. The condition for pn.dinlTi
b.igh-claxs horses in this section In cui
1 sldered the best.
Oak Grove correspondence of Albnny
Herald: Three square meals and four
lunches -two In the forenoon and two
in the afternoon was dirnandcii of t;,,.
boss of the Henry Ridder threshing out
fit bv "ne Of the crew He also de
manded his time If his wishes- were nm
compiled with. Air. Ridder gave him
his time.
There ought to bo 60 new buildlnes1
orected In Albany at once to meet the
d-mands of people, for good places in
hich to reside, says the Imocrat The
d.-mand is Increasing for comfortable
wmn, oum in a mtoem wav with un
make a speech and he will begin talk
ing before he gets his eyes open. He
has made over 100 speeches In the past
33 days.
"Chafin was nominated largely on ac
count of the speech he made at the
convention, and because of the fact
that he had most to do with drafting
the platform. He embodied 14 planks
In less than 850 words. The entire
platform will go on a postal card''
and Mr. Newell produced orta "With the
platform on it In support of his state
ment. The Itinerary arranged for the Pro
hibition candidate In this state Is as
rouows: riaay. ueptemoer 4 10 a.
m., Newberg; 1:30 p. m.. McMlnnvillo;
8 p. m., Portland. Saturday, Septem
ber 6 10:30 a. m., Woodburn; 2 p. m.,
Salem;, 8 p. m., Albany. Sunday, Sep
tember 6 11 a. m., Eugene; 8 p. m.,
Roseburg. Monday, September 711 a.
m., Medford; "ii p. m., Ashland.
The Merrill Corner.
Portland. Autr. 20. To the PMltnr of
The Journal In your repcrt of the sale
of the corner of Park and Morrison
streets by Mrs. Merrill you did not
state the facts regarding the option
udven bv nor to Unvior fitrnnc.. f.y
60 days and which you said they offered
to pay the $3n.0.)0 before the option ex
pired, and that Mrs. Merrill' refused to
take the money ami telve them a deed
and that thev sued her for a convev-
anco of the name. All of which Is mis
leading and gives the public a wrong
Impression as to tht facts. Hexter A-
Strause bought out the butchers In
possession of premises and took a new
ease for live years. n which thev
agreed to put in a concrete basement.
Iron grating and sanitary plumbing and
keep the premises lean and free from
all foul odors: the improvement wis
tho only consideration, all of which
ovenants they failed to perform, and
Instead kept u. very foul and unsanitary
market. The city market Inspector.
Mrs. Evans, visited the place 13 times
In oim month to require them to abat'
the nuisance. Tftev paid no money ex-
ept their rent, which was reduced from
Jti5 to 1 1 0 0 per month to enable them
to make the Improvements nn embodied
in the lease. Mrs. Merrill sued them
in Judge Frazer s court to set aside the
iimo and vacate the premises. Juneo
Krazer decided against Mrs. 'Merrill,
saying the tenants were not ohliged to
make the Improvements, notwithstand
ing a year had elapsed and thev had
paid no money nor complied with the
terms of the lease. The injusdee was
uncalled for In a court of equity, and
Mrs. Merrill appealed to the court of
last resort for justice, with the result
..at readers of your valuable Journal
throughout Oregon have read and mar
veled that a property worth $100,000
should bo sold for half the value.
E. S. MERRILL.
LIGHT GRADE Oil
WESTERN PACIFIC
HO I CUCEUK
III PLAYHOUSES
His Wife or the King.
From tho Pendleton East Oregonlan.
Jacob Rils, the prominent Danish
Journalist, lecturer and Roosevelt biog
rapher who lectured in Pendleton two
years ago, called upon the king of Den
mark this week and was warmly wel
comed. He gave the king the greetlne
of President Roosevelt and enjoyed his
visit Immensely.
Finally the king waxed sociable and
Invited Rils- to dine with him. "I will
if I may bring my wife," replied Riis.
The Interview ended abruptly and
awkwardly. The king was unused to
this blunt American way. The Invita
tion rtf the kinjr hnri aIwavk haAn nn-
sldered a sacred, almost divine recog
nition among the mortals In tha;,stlaaow
of the throne. - ;
But to this Americanised Tane tt
was nothing compared to a man's devo
tion to and respect for his wife. Rils
cared but little for the favor of the
king. As an American citizen he is a
king himself. And because his wife was
not Included in tho king's favor. Rlis
scorned it.
K'very American citizen thrills with
pride at the simple dignity which char
acterized Rils' refusal to dine with a
king.
-date convenience, and such hrniKn
iftr them
Hefore next summer the construe- There was music at the Orpheum
lien work on the new Western Pacific last night, the difference between the
line to the coast will be completed, ar- management and the Musicians' union
curding to Information received hy V. having been settled. Xhe ultimate out-
'" McBrlde of the Portland Denver & orne Is said to be In the nature of a
i:i - Grander offices. The Western Pa- victory for the musicians, although
l.ifle 1 the new Gould line from Salt they, too. made concessions.
i to San Francisco, and when com- . i,. . , ,K
Ilet.d will give the Gould systems a Ten men ar t0 bf emplojed at the
' r.Hst-t.-1-coast line. As soon as the main Orpheum, and the wage scale is a com-
i line Ip completed extensions to Port- promise between the rate of t3 and
land :ind the northwest will be com- 35 per week for side men and 135 and
t ! 5 Per week for leaders. The exact
1 Figures published by the read show terms, however, are not given out.
thnt It has no grade anywhere exceed- Neither George L. Raker, president
tne 1 per cent or a curve of more than of the Theatrical Managers association.
I., degrees, and has not a snow-shed i nor the officers of the Musicians un
la.nim it entire course. A tabb com- I loft will discuss the result of yesterday
paring the maximum gradient In feet j afternoon's meeting beyond- the start t-1
j.er n.lie astbound shows that the Cs- ment thst a settlement was arrived at i
radian Pacific has 137-4.49 per cent, the ' and thst the Orpheum will have ani
'Great Northern 116-2.2 per cent, t he or cnesira or m men ii a new scsie oi
Northern Pacific 11S-2.I per cent, the i wages
Joseph Tl. Ralph's Birthday.
Joseph K. Ralph. director of the
bureau of enlgr-avliig and printing" at
Washington, was born In Allegheny
City. Pa. August 22, 1S63, hut spent
most of his boyhood In Jcllet. 111.
After leaving school he started to work
in a machine shop. From aa appren
tice boy he Worked his way upward
until he became an expert mechsni -and
superintendent of n large Iron ar.d
steel works He became the hen.l of
the Amalgamated Association of Ir,,n
ami Steel Workers, which position first
brought him Int't public melee, lie was
appointed assistant postmaster Yif the"
house of representatives and while
holding this posftlon he took a enurs-'
In law nt Georgetown unlversliv. lis
next position was thaf of super i u I -indent
of construction at Ellis Island, and
next he was appointed deputy culled. n
of the customs depa rt merit of tie C'ii
cago world's fa!- In lHPii l.e beiam-'
nssistar dir.cti.r of the t-iir-au of
engraving mi 1 printing "O.d lt ve ,-,
upon the f' alh of I'ireet.u Tliomas J
Sulilan, Mr. Ralph was appo'.'r.i i to
fill the va. sncy.
1
Mr. Psker would say nothing
-it.
' was a poe.il mar.y "'..rs ago t r
k raid to the I! Iflsh j .i-i
T' lo r 1 1 r-c :
s i 1; ce r is rr
.-:-- -d p- ay i
: n :re M by t
, u at : aa: ' om 1 1
br 1 ro-i tt.e r:
a tr i, r rr, 1 1 r a-gw . ' r
1st x r ' ' r
u d r."' s '
peo ai Hi - a , t
Their gT'i- ;r - c
t1n.es. br-t I r j w-
t tniea t, j -
-t 1-
a
,t :'
"it t
rt -
1
Ro '"earners havi again t"fi
on 'he river t-.te-t. Rijn--,a iid
lton. from m hlfh It f - f n.f fha"
the theory of ra'.'roa.t tra'.spor'att n
lir.g haper c!;d r.nt w-f-rk
t '
frallas Ohsener
rt!, the county has had Its new rwV
crusher on the quarry near Salt cre-k
bu:iy trindlng T.ut The material that
. . - . . r- . i - r i . . j.
r-. , . irnt, .-anm re i . 9-0 " nil. iiiu
r or more than ilu-.i. foiri tt.t i .r, , ti, 1.
Western Parific 62-&.1 per cent
gives the new line a heavier grade, only
lii.tr sreat as that or tne O. K. A J
whl. h ranks next to It In this respect.
t
it cilia
! :'.,
" of d . 1; y i ri
t that the I:
t knew it
(.Ian ltedt'iBe With Itiotr.srraph.
.. l-..m 8ep"errv'r r. -"iie f-- -sii .
. - r-I 'V ij"li- FlUel'iT T . h . C rKi
; ! n- ' f t uri' cif t j
f ' a i p!ae ir1 rr.-iat ur ir, ie fa
. j ' trte r.'w tnrr hat era- ia " r e 'art
Ir mr,y .f ""- . riea ev-i- t"-
.faphp cf th ieieiiar-d sr- hie r
t a reasrmable rent will find Dlentv I ;- ... J.T- t-L '.i,. ,,i a'..' Z . ih.i ih. rf'itr..
. reifon hnorl ljine ivn-z.x per o" ueen leuiea Hueiai.iJi) iu win
BIO.-VI.
George K. Jeffrey of 8an Frsnclsca
who came to Portland with the Or
pheum management, is the director of
the orchestra which s organised yes
terday afternoon and played for the
first time last night. He was formerly
With the old Tlvoll orchestra in Pan
Francisco and more recently conducted
the Idora Park Opera company at Oak
land. Cal. The other nine members of
the Orpheum orchestra snd ttte Instru
ments they pisjr sr: riute. wiiour;
clarinet. Rice; comet, Livingston; tmm-
cone. Talt; unimi lorchrster; organ.
R.-.ohroek; nleno, Walt; bas. Maurer;
rlolla. Thlelhora.
a 01 i... ... . . . , . - : 1 wiiii n raiiiKa ur i i 11 in mi reit"c
T. re. iho, P-fc ".r' ..l.hJ?l1"!',! nd will be an important factor in gov
L nr, .d fi fou" ,,Vt.thtr wl!1ernir.g cbeapns of operation.
be no n"ed for n spostle to be sent ' ,
nmorfu us. rreachlnftT the roarifl of peml
:r"d makeMr pltr.uonx K0ACII STRATOX
f- 1 r
' '.:i r t hard I
r. -t k- ow thst the
1 If taxation.
"he r.aas
Phot, sraf cf
whl! thw wen f -different prty f bird
t inieii ran cooperate for the people'! Tbls has ind- -1 b-en dou to this
t -4 ilr f n impaab!e gult bv j cnt r fnr rr ar , rer, bot the peo
! d l. i!K'tt f-t Britlow, Be-j Tt n,Jerncdlni , tt ajtea
dyaa. t 1 c
Tnnrinf:t( Th.er
ariderisievi j.r.et
1-a Grande Ftar- Miss Mildred Clem -it'
J.ittle Mark Twain" ef rre
r"n left Isat nlsht for Hk-r Citv to
ortln-.:e her work ss the contest mr
arr 01 The Oreron Journal Iurinaf
her t jn La Qrsnde Ull Clemena
"' i'"-i annum sunar ire to ripen a
fiM "f li.nr teats, and thre nr. me
ii "I auiorpsslng
DELIGHTS Al'DIKXCE
"im .- 1 wi ....-,ii,-T:i, , . j,,r-i l. ., Ti. .'..:. 1- , t n- plan is tion me were firwiimiT in-
thls field IndefmitelT. .'1- "Vn.f ""."w l-rc"Z!.5Lu.J,Z
r rr,.ie by n arider'siM r.y.4
'-erarii" proc on c- per th t ;
fllpr! Ifi rltrif(-! er.smel and snb'ected
to t.ewt f stwjt 1 e d'tree y
Ttfj r then g'sired and ere irn
tee,t to t-e sheviutelT lnrr u-
ffe!el rvrur t mj kit of
waU.i-er cB JrtlviaV .
RepmbllranjS of Kew flafnhlre I!1
me-t In convrnHofl In Concord on Sep
tember 17 to warn ra'vAidstee for the
state fftoe o b filled. At Lh No-
Jo-.n Roach Ptraton of Baltimore.
Md . pif-d a large audience of north
ern r as weil as southerners by his
lecture. 'The Pouth In Song and Story."
given st the White Temple Isst aignl
Ilia r. . I. I mttwtm nJ kla -
JJ,'1!!" to JT'' i cf plantation life were escevllnly In
teresting ml he also recited poems tiy
two of the southern sonar-writers, Father
Ryn end Sydnev Lenter, jttving the
former's "The long of the Mjmtlc" d
tinier s evquivite 'Hsllad of the Trees
and the Wester. The southern tdee
was rrri1 out by the Jubilee Colored
quartet singles; piu tattoo melodies 1
The Nlwth 1rr1n district has lvf
been, a thorn In the side of the Hid Io
tntnlon Detnocmcr. for the reeeofi that
It Is tie mly district to be rerres-ewted
In cons re br e RerobJlesn. The Iem
crats now believe they have found the
man to remove the thorn. Is the person
of J. Clovd Br"r, hustlln younr t-teme-r
ef Bristol, wfce has bee" Mmetl
to make the rare acatest C, B. Elemp.
the Rep-ablicaa lncwmOrot
This Date in History.
H- Rkhard III killi ! r
worth field. Horn October I. I.-.:
17f"S French dtieeti'ty ee;al...-l-.
1M7 John R Gongh. noted 'ivy r-
ance le.-turer, born. 1 ucd l i.-rua,
17. HH.
IRIS The Ssvsnnah. the firat aieem
vessel to cros the oycan, la une he 1 at
New- York
lHS--F1rst temperance society fcrmcd
in Ireland.
1 Annexniton of New Mexlre to
the Fnltr.i State.
1P51 The scht Amertcs won the
now famous cup At the International
regstta at Cowrs. KncLand.
17 The Independence of Eervus
rroclslmed st Hlgrsd.
!) William J. Kendall, clothed fw
a cork vest, sw-sni throueh the Nlas
ara whirlpool rapid's- '
Prlmsvry Elerllon.
From the Public.
As Governor Folk has said. If the dl
rect primsry system Is wronr dernoc.
racy is wrong And It It tni In th ii
matter as In sll others, thst the extra
for the evils of democrwey Is tnni daw
tnocrscy If the primarv eleotlrm law
of Illinois should, be amended In thst
spirit, and thven h tiprtroe-nted by
chsnr In the oaJJnt e aiem at reulnr
elections, hy wrbtch It should he msd
what the Msawacbn setts ss Vlnresw
ysteTTis sr j-incentt-rew 1nte4 of
hindrances - to Independent rot Ins -
should bav msd a great w4rvce tm
if "gorwrBnjM t. ... , ,