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Amongst such as out of
cunning hear all and talk lit- -tie,
be sure to talk less, or if
you moat talk, say . little,.-
La Bnijere.; i
A CITY'S SHAME
SAN TRANCISCO ahould stand
aghast at her shame. The at
tempted assassination of Mr.
. . Heney, committed within -Ah
eacred precincts o! a public court
"room Is the crime of the decade,
I That city was controlled by one of
the: worst bosBes known to history.
In collusion with a thieving mayor,
he trafficked In every public Inter
est that could .be turned Into money.
He had a price on the prerogatives
j of the nayor and the rotes of the
alderman,: and ihawkedrtheratTibout
to all comers who had the figure.
. The corruption of the gang is known
and confessed. The world under
stands It, and on one occasion the
arch boss himself pleaded guilty to
it. It Is a shamelessness about
which there Is no doubt, and yet the
half of San Francisco has been In
open revolt against a Just punish
ment of the guilty. ,
i - Devoted with a steadfastness of
purpose in the exposure and pun
Ishment of this Infamy was. Francis
J. Heney. He has been the figure
around yfioin, surged one.of the bit
terest controversies of any time or
any - place, with the forces of the
law on one side .and the forces of
disorder and graft on the other. The
opposition to the prosecution was
given standing by the money of Its
guilty, and by the social position of
the sympathizers that wealth at
tracts to wealth. That opposition
of. such character could be aroused
against prosecution of the guilty
seems incredible, but .that is what
has happened in San Francisco.
With law and the lawful battling
against outlawry, the city has been
torn until its social and civic life is
in tatters. The shameless spectacle
has been presented of courts defied,
- prosecutions persecuted and the
process of Justice brought to a posi
tion of Impotence.
'. Leader in the battle for decency
and good government, Mr. Heney
was the target of invective, anath
ema and abuse. It was a condition
so atrocious as to shock and shame
society, and of Infinite odium to the
civic life of the California metrop
olis. Added now to the kid-gloved
lawlessness Is the pistol shot in a
. court room, with Mr. Heney the vic
tim of the assailant. The affair Is
the more monstrous in that the as
sailant's act Is due more to the fer
mented atmosphere about him than
to any personal purpose of his own,
whereby the attitude of those who
contrive against Justice is responsi
ble for his crime. A situation more
shocking and an act more atrocious
has scarcely ' been recorded in the
annals of American life. If she has
not known It before, San Francisco
should know now that it is time for
her to have a house cleaning and
not to stop until every part of the
place has been put in complete or
der. ' SS '
WITH THEIR PLEDGES BROKEN
THEX WHAT?
IF ENOUGH members to break
up the Statement No. 1 majority
should withdraw from th'elr
pledges, then what? Who can
not foresee the sequel? Many "Re
publican voters' choice" members
are honest, and would be bound to
vote for Mr. Cake. They could not
in honor support another candidate, i
Pledges signed with their names and
promising their votes for the party
choice, are filed away and of record
in the public archives. . These mem
bers ould not vote for Mr. Fulton,
for the same voters that reelected
them rejected Mr. Fulton. They are
bound by.aa strong aa obligation as
man can make and honor seal, to
vote only, for Mr. Cake. If - they
dared to vote for Mr.x Fulton r anv
rMbvJl.ey .would be faithless to
thclr.v plighted - word, defaulters to
rvi M 4 ftce and branded for all time
as unworthy of ' belief. ' With this
inevitable,' following, ' Mr. Cake
would be a leading Republican can
didate. It would be a factor that
would bring utter demoralization,
for nine-tenths or more of the-Statement
No. 1 members cannot surren
der. To them a pledge is a pledge
of honor and back of them are the
instructions of the people, emphat
ically expressed. They will go to
the' end of their terms of office
without a cowardly retreat.
Then, what? Forty days of night
mare at Salem, 40 days of extrava
gant legislation, 40 days of corrup
tion, riot and scandal, 40 days of
barter, bedlam and disgrace, 40
days of revolution and- holdup, 40
days of the old rotten regime that
tor 30 years disrupted the Republi
can party and scandalized the state,
and at last an adjournment without
a senator. That would be the be
ginning. The end would be a revo
lution among the Voters that would
drive from public life and bury in
the deepest depths of oblivion for
ever, every man who Is aiding or
abetting to : overthrow the will of
the people sealed and delivered
through the ballot box last June.
Men are mad, incoherently, In
sanely 'mad when they imagine they
can upset a ballot box verdict, and
thrust a personal., program down the
throats of the people of the state.
The primary., law was Itself the re
sult of a revolution by the people
against senatorial deadlocks and
legislative Insanity at Salem. Near
ly .70,000 ballots cast last Jane,
ordering the legislature to elect the
senatorial candidates receiving the
highest number of votes is a ballot
box expression from the voters that
leaves no Question as to what is
their purpose therein. . It means
that 70,000 of the voters .are tired
of political tomfoolery. It means
that a holdup of the coming legisla
ture would . arouse a storm among
the people that would drive every
politician and every legislator con
cerned Into political graves from
which there would be no resurrec
tlon.
The only man this legislature can
elect is Chamberlain. He ' has the
people's Indorsement. He has their
certificate of election delivered at
the ballot box. ; There is no higher
authority. He has the pledge of
support of 52 members, good and
true. He has behind him the con
stitutional majbrlty. He has behind
him the constitutional ballot box
verdict. He holds credentials and
title to the place from the authority
that is the highest of aft authority
in the land the sovereign people
It is the best credentials, the best
title any man can hold. It is a title
so clear that it makes the election
of any other man an impossibility.
If Chamberlain be elected, there will
be peace and a beneficial session of
constructive legislation. If his elec
tion be held up, there will be de
bauched legislation and an awful
reckoning, for it will be a reckoning
with the people in a Just and un
quenchable wrath.
LATIN-AMERICAN COUNTRIES
I
N A RECENT. address Mr. John
Barrett, director of the bureau
of American republics, expressed
his confident belief that the next
ten years would be "a Latin-Ameri
can decade," that "all the world will
then be studying and watching
Latin-America as it now does Japan
and the orient," and that "a material,
economic, Intellectual and political
advancement , will be witnessed in
Latin-America which will rival what
has been accomplished in the United
States." He said this statement
would not be surprising except for
the lamentable ignorance which
prevails throughout the United
States in respect to the peoples, in
stitutions, governments and re
sources of those countries."
latln-America comprises 20 re
publics, varying in size from Brazil,
which is 175,000 square miles
larger than the United States, ex
elusive of Alaska, to Salvador, which
is six times as large as Rhode Is
iana. mese countries contain a
population of 70,000,000 and have
a foreign commerce of over $2,000,
000,000. There Is a vast variety of
soil, and climate, and illimitable re
sources. The people are cosmopoll
tan, having come from all the coun
tries of Europe, and have within
themselves capability for great prog
ress and achievement
Last year the total foreign trade
of all American republics (Including
the United States) was about $5,
500,000,000, and of this the share
of the Latin republics was $2,077,
000,000. Their exports slightly ex
ceeded their imports. Their exports
to the United States were $318,000,
000 and their imports from the
United States $240,000,000, show
ing a balance of trade against this
country of $78,000,000. -"While buy
ing from the United States to the
extent f $240,000,000, Latin-Amer
ica bought from other nations to
the amount of $765,000,000.
This bad showing is the result of
several causes: . First, our ancient
end foolish navigation law, prohibit
ing American registry to foreign
built fehipsl maintained at the de
mand of the protected interests; sec
ond, our jug-handled tariff law, also
dictated by the protected laterestB,
which maintains high - duties on
South and Central American pro
duets so that on r trusts can thrive;
third, lack of push and enterprise In
going after trade in those countries,
due largely to the "lamentable ig
norance' concerning them prevail
ing in this couptry; fourth, our1, con-.
: : r - r
ceited notion that those peoples are
only semi-savages whose ; trade is
not: worth cultivating; fifth, care
lessness and tricks . of shippers , o
'customers In those countries, who
are treated with scrupulous courtesy
and honesty by European shippers,
and lastly, the tact that tboae peo
ples are mostly of European birth or
extraction and naturally have a pre
dilection toward their old home
countries! '
But Mr. Barrett is doubtless es
sentially right; there Is going to be
great and rapid development in
those countries. They are capable
of supporting hundreds of millions
of people. Gradually their systems
of government will Improve and be
come more stable, the people will
grpw in intelligence and they will
offer an immense field, for Ameri
can commerce and enterprise.
A PLEA FOR RETROACTION
s
ENATOR FULTON in his speech
at the Republican ratification
meeting Saturday evening
urged a return to the conven
tion system of making nominations
in Oregon. It is natural for the
senator to look at this matter from
a personal point of view, after his
experiences this year, and he could
not be expected to have a good
opinion of the nomination of offi
cers at primaries. The primary sys
tem was responsible, he thinks, for
hia defeat, although in this he is
mistaken; he was himself responsi
ble, by putting himself In opposition
to the direct election, in effect, of
senators by the people; but as he
failed of renomination under the
primary law he Is against it,
desires a reversion to the old
.and
' ma-
chine system.
Under the present law conven
tions can be held and "recommenda
tions" made, and if the people gen
erally could be fairly represented
in free, open conventions it might
be well enough to do this; but
everybody knows that no sooner
would the convention system be re
vived than it would fall into the
hands of a machine, of a few bosses,
that "slate" nominations or recom
mendations would invariably be
made,, and the people would have to
accept-the old conditions or smash
the slate In the primaries and in
a good many cases the latter would
be done, or if not the nominees
would be beaten by minority party
candidates at the polls.
So it is doubtful If even from a
party point of view Senator Fulton's
advice Is wise. The people are not
either bo ignorant or so careless as
they were a few years ago. They
have learned some things, and will
continue to learn. A party machine
in Oregon will henceforth have no
easy Job on its hands.
THE
ADVANCE IN
RATES
RAILROAD
A'
LL THAT the great interests
want Is to be let alone. All
that the Standard OH wants
is . peace. All that the rail
roads desire is quiet In the mean
time in fulfillment of their threats
6f last spring they are rapidly rais
ing their rates in all directions.
Last year it was the lumber mills,
this year the merchandise rates,
and next year something else.
When is this extortion to stop?
A shipper appeals to the Interstate
Commerce commission for relief and
the Ink is not dry on the order, be
fore it is disobeyed, in spirit if not
in letter. The complainant is dragged
into the courts from one end of
the country to the other, and through
the machinery of the" law depart
ment of the railroad, harassed
with suits, and mulcted in expenses
until the remedy is almost as fatal
as the disease.
Sharp advances are now to be
made on a large part of the west
bound traffic, which the consumer
will eventually have to pay. The
Interstate Commerce commission is
helpless until the tariff is effective,
until the damage is done. It was
to prevent this, to give the public
an opportunity to be heard before
the rate became effective, that Sen
ator Fulton Introduced his amend
ment laat December. Where is the
amendment? Calmly sleeping In
the capacious pocket of Senator
Elklns, chairman of the Interstate
commerce committee in the senate,
This bill has received the indorse
ment of about every commercial
body in the United States as well
as that of the Interstate Commerce
commission, yet it was not even re
ported back by the committee.
This is now the short session of
congress and It must go through
both houses by March 4 to become
a law. Otherwise it will be dead
as a herring. Is there no way by
which a measure so manifestly in
the interest of the people can be
considered and passed? The history
of this measure shows once more
that there is more than one way to
kill a cat.
But remember this; by "the peo
ple" we always mean the majority.
as In the case of the People vs.
Bryan. But in the Oregon ca3e "the
people" are simply a howling mob
of Democrats. They are not "the
people." They only Imagine they
are because they outwitted the
voters last April, and again in June.
T-The Dalles Optimist. , the
majority lsnot "the people" unless
It votes for the Republican candi
date. If the majority, chooses once
n a whiie to vote for a ! Democrat
or an Independent, then it is no
ibngef "the people," but a 'ho,w!Ing
1 ..hi .. .,;.,, . . . ' J i ' L; ,. ,. 1
mob." We see; it is very simple.
But yet we do not quite understand
how a majority, or ."the people,"
can "outwit" ltseir, or tnemseives:
or, If they do, why or how anything
should be .done about it We. might
say that a mob of howling Republi
cans outwitted the people In electing
Taft; it would be exactly as logical
and reasonable, '
The liberal subscriptions to the
Rose Festival fund are cheering,
and a matter for congratulation of
both the managers and the donors,
and of the public. An, ample fund
should be raised, and raised in time
to give the managers plenty of time
to make all needed preparations,
The money is well Invested. The
show will, be a great and very valu
able attraction. I "
As to tobacco, everybody inter
ested in the business that is, In
terested in being enabled by law to
make the price very high . to con
Burners Is opposed to any reduction
in the tariff, rather want It raised
and this desire will undoubtedly be
aranted. The tobacco trust must
be amply protected. The consum
ers vote all right even when plun
dered.
We are on Emperor Wllllam'8
side. Most monarchs are too close-
mouthed, think it beneath their dig
nitv to express their opinions in
public. The kaiser has set a good
precedent, even if he has shocked
European royalty. Newspaper men
everywhere ought to take his part.
He is their friend.
At the Republican banquet Satur
day evening Senator Fulton pro
posed a silent toast to President
Roosevelt. Perhaps the senator de
sired it understood that he fully
expressed his opinion of the presi
dent at that famous Arlington hotel
supper. ' '
A Tillamook boy of seven killed
iis 10-vear-old brother with a load
fired -from a shotgun. "What a pret
ty, innocent, delightful toy it Is for
children of that age to play with.
The Medford Tribune has drawn
from Editor Scott a Jauntw insistence
that he is not a candfciate for sena
tor. Fulton Isn't either. Who is?
Now Just remember when buy
ing anything ask for an Oregon
made product. Every little helps,
and helpa many everybody.
Letters From tlae People
Lr-ttwa to Tha Journal abonld b written on
on "We of tea papr wily, and should ba c
fomaiiQled bjr tha name and addw ot tbi
writer. The tiime will not be used it tb
writer aaka that it be withheld. Tha Joornal
la not to ba undcrntood Indonltiir tha ritwi
cr etatementa of eorreapondenta. Letter" hoold
be made ai brief aa poilbla. Thoee who wish
their letter returned when not need enculd In-
cloae rta:e.
rmiuubnii nntiried that lett-w ex
eeedlns WO worda In length rnaj-. at tne die
nation of Ue editor, be cut down to that limit.
Old Sailor Asks Questions
Roseburs. Or., Nov. 13. To tha Edi
tor of Tha Journal Being a constant
roader and purchaser of The Journal, I
wish to ask you tf you would ascertain
how or why It should be that- a Bailor
wanting; a berth on a deepwate ship
cannot possibly get one unless he goes
Into a Bailors' , boarding-house to posi
tively let them "rob him and he knows It
before he goes Into one or mem, out
can't get a Job without it? I say that
every one. of their licenses snoul
revoked. I have before me a copy of
The Journal and have Just read a fiara
graph headed 'Council Calla for In
QUlry." Ia the council or mayor aware.
that when a sailor signs articles ana
gets a month's advance (on paper, of
course) ha is robbed of the whole of
It? Oftentimes a man is In the house
only a few hours, the month's advance
la gone all the game, as a saiior or
40 years' standing, I know it, from ex
perlence. That la the way boarding mas
ters get fat, ana a sanor cant ncip
himself. Why could not captains of
hips engage their own men right at
their respective consular offices and
thereby put boarding masters out or
business, and let them work, and stop
this robbery of the seamen?
V R. BOORMAN,
This Date in History..
177 James Ferguson, celebrated as
tronomer, died in London, uorn in
Hrntlnnd. Anrll 25. 1710.'
1811 John Bright, ' famous Eng
lish statesman, bora. Died March 17.
1889. - -
1839 Ivouls Honor Frechette), Cana
dian poet born In Levis, Quebec. Died
In Montreal. May 31. 1908.
1868 Prince of Sonderburg-Olucks-burg
proclaimed king of Denmark as
Christian IX.
18(4 General Sherman began his
march from Atlanta to the sea.
1870 Duke of Aosta elected king of
Spain.
1889 Brazilian monarchy overthrown
and republic established.
.1905 General strike renewed at Ht
Petersburg.
1907 Oklahoma admitted to the
union.
Lemuel II. Murlln's Birthday.
Lemuel Herbert Murlin, the new
president of De Pauw university, at
Qreencastle, Ind., was born In Mercer
county, Ohio, November H, 1881, and
received his education at De Pauw uni
versity. After his graduaclon in 1891
he spent three years In special, study at
Clark college, the University of Penn
sylvania and at several universities In
Europe. For two years he wa pastor
of a Methodist Kplsoopal church in
Vlncennes, Ind., and in 1894 he was
elected to the presidency" of Baker uni
versity at Baldwin, Kan. Dr. Murlin
has attained wide prominence as a
church worker aa -well aa an educator.
In 1901 he was sent to London as one,
of the delegates from America to the
Methodist Ecumenical conference!
Fixing the Price ol Coal.
- From, the Philadelphia Ledger.
That Mr. Baer, as president of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and. Iron
company fixes the price at which the,
coal mined by the company shall ' be
old to the public Is obvious enough. It
ought not to require an elaborate) legal
proceeding to ullclt thai fact, nor an
especially acute understanding to inter
pret Itf , Neither does the general pubf
lie,' with that rough-and-ready .faculty
at arriving t Judgments that go . di
COMMENT AtfD
SMALL CHANGE
The old
very bard. -
ring politicians die hard,
Don't wait for
to be thankful.
any particular - day
a ciear conscience is Better than a
iiiue uiuce or a xew oirtjr dollars.
JTet there are always plenty of sur-
iur iut ouay iooivU season.
The main Question is; Shall the nan.
pi or a few discredited politicians rule
Taft having been elected tha ttirkova
....
will of Course be unusually ', bia- auid
The Pendleton" Tribune remarks that
Bryan has not kept qaTet so long since
1896. ' , . .... -, ..
The grange 11 right: better manv lo
cal good roads than on big trans-state
road. . t
The country may have a fair degree
of prosperity but don't eipect any re
forms. a
Evidently the trouble" with the tar
iff is that the duties are. not high
enougn
a
Out In good old Ore en n nnhodv d rendu
the approaching winter, aa many folks
do iack east.
But Isn't the admitted fact that
prosperity has to be restored rather a
slam on somebody?
a -. a
When a Russian ruler dies, the neoDle
rightfully rejoice though it does them
no good for one to die. '
,
Few men before have been publicly
petitioned -to violate tfielr promise and
ueiray a puoac trust.
That's right: let every section of Ore
gon claim to beat all other sections in
raising apples and prove It.
a
After a two-weeks' trial what every
body was sure of before that Jack La
nose was guilty was proved.
4
Metcalfe being out of the cabinet the
next new man mav come from the Pa-
cinc coast perhaps Balllnger.
..
The attempt to assasslnat Hemev
won't help the grafters any though
they may have had no hand In it
- e a
If the Democrats of Indiana send
Tom Taggart to the senate, they won't
deserve to win again in 40 years.
Abruxzi may be able to command a
J. n 1 1 1 o l- i Wi V,,,, MU. tri 1, t .. I, V.
her will be a different proposition.
a
By the way think over beforehand
some way to make somebody less for
tunate or able than yourself thankful.
.a
Now the Oregonlan- Is trying to make
'stinkards," to use its own choice
phrase, out of seven or more members
of the legislature.
a
Salem Journal: 1-Ton. B. F. Jones is
another of those -men- who are not
afraid to have an onlnion differing
from the Oregonlan.
Ambassador Reld wants to be sena
tor from New York. He Is a man of
ability and character and, which in
many cases is more Important, of much
wealth.
a a
The Falls City correspondent of the
Dallas Itemlier asKs: How many rea
lize that the national committeeman
for Oregon in a young man native and
resident of Polk, county? I
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
"In tne Name of God", Amen"
From an oration at the dedication of
the national monument to the Pilgrims,
Plymouth, August 1, 1889.
My countrymen: In the midst of
fierce disputations, of trials and perils,
there never was a moment when the
heroic sacrifices, the devotion to truth,
the fidelity of conviction to those who
ded not only at Plymouth, but at
airxgWeUs in New England, did not
recelvvrnJ(nearty gratitude and cordial
praise.
We are the children or exiles ana
emigrants. We spring from the same
common root, and are of the same blood.
Our fathers came for the same gen
eral purpose and together won a com
mon Independence: and today, standing
near whf re Elder Brewster and William
Bradford, John Carver and Miles Scand
lsh landed. I am as much at home as
under the shadow of the monument
which Massachusetts helped to build
to Henry Clay. . And when I project
myself Into the mighty and ever-wlden
ing future With th ever-increasing ap
plication of truth to human Institu
tions, I never attempt to separate what
the sons of New England will do from
that which Virginia's and Kentucky's
sons may also do.
in tne name ox uoa, amen:
On the 21st day of November, 1620,
In the cabin of the "Mayflower" as she
lay at anchor In Provlncetown harbor,
the compact signed by the adult males
of that immortal' ship's company of ex
iles began with this solemn phrase
the formal, technical, habitual begin
ning of solemn Instruments; and to
day, amid such different conditions, we
repeat witn smense ana loving em
phasis the old phrase, and load each
word with gratitude and praise. As we
gather to dedicate this monument to
the memory of those illustrious forefa
thers, to the honor of their principles
and convltlons; to the grateful applause
Of all freemen for their labors ' and,
sacrifices, and ourselves and the fu
ture to the preservation and amplifica
tion of true liberty, .we reverently
like unto the statue of faith uplift
our faces and raise our hands to. the
unchanged -neavens and the changeless
Father and solemnly repeat "In th
name of God, Amen!"
It is not a mere .fanciful conception
rectly to the heart of a subject sweep
ing away evasions and technicalities,
fall to see In th dual capacity of Mr.
Baer as head of a coal-producing com
panv and at the r-same time' head of
the carrying companies a grave injus
tice and an Impropriety.
Legal requirements may possibly be
satisfied by such a separation of cor
porate activities as will permit Mr. Baer
to sit down on one side of his desk
and fix , the prlc of coal, and then
cross to the other sldff of the same
desk andIn another , capacity fix, the
4 freight rates on that commodity and
determine What coal producers . snail
nav th opportunity of reaching a
market Such a "Pooh" Bah" perform
ance renders absurdly ridiculous the
pretense that , the spirit of the law Is
being compiled with, and that the com
mon carriers' ar g-ivirig a falr-serylo
to all comers and, favor to none. What
ever may b. th ou team of the pres
ent litigation Instituted by the., federal
government; the puhll' will never be
saitlsflcJ with, a settlement Of the iiues-
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NEWS IN BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.'
A fruitgrowers' Union will be organ
Iced at Puf ur. 1 i- .
' Farmers around Clatskanle are plant
ing many rruit trees ana Derry ousnos.
A stat bank will be opened at Gold
Beach -by County Judge Bailey and his
oroiner.
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Canned - goods caused several eases
of ptomaine poisoning at Clatskanle,
nnnii fatal . ,. V- ...
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The railroad business at Newberff for
uctoper amounts to f l.suo more 'men
tor October, ivm. , - ; . ;
Forty-five carloads or mora a month
of agricultural products have been
shipped from Qervals lately.
A lone bold burglar opened the Safe
of the Bank, of Amity Tuesday night
and took, all, the cash It contained, lit
secured ail told the sum or fi.Q.
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The Willamette valley can raise as
gooa appies as tne iiooj stiver country
can produce," if the same attention m
given1 here as there, asserts the Salefn
Statesman
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Martin Miller, a pioneer who lately
uiBu in uion county, lexi a- large ramuy
of children, among them two daughters
both of whom maprled men of the same
name, Frank Warner. -
After mentioning that a certain man
had become the father of twins, the
Salem Journal Jrrevelantly remarks: "He
has been one of our constant readers
and has always been lucky in almost
everyining ne unaeriooK.
The manager of the oil company near
uuiur is anticipating an oil striae now
at any. time at the -well .-on the May
rarm up Jttamsey creek, says the JJia
patch. They are down now between
l.uuv and l, zoo reet, and every Indi
cation points to oil soon.
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Fruitgrowers In - the ""vicinity of Dal
las are taking advantage of the present
fine weather and . are planting several
thousands of fruit trees, says the Ob
server. The total number of trees pur
chased and set out In this locality this
fall will probably range between 20,000
and 80,000.
i Salem Statesman; Thousands of fruit
trees are being planted In various parts
of the (Willamette valley this fall by
the numerous farmers and land owners
who have learned that the premium or
chard products or the world are and
can always be grown In this part of
the coming greatest commonwealth of
tne American nation.
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La Grande Observer: John Canteal of
Summerville says crop conditions were
never better. Mr. Canteal lacks but a
few days of being 80. years of age. but
is still hale and hearty. He Is making
some interesting experiments with
strawberries. His last experiment
with eight rows 180 feet long, netted
him $63 for the season. ,
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It Is reported . that there Is a big
shortage of grain in Klamath county
this year, and that there will be only
sufficient flour to last until next spring.
The ' grain crop was only half what It
was last year, and hls -means that
grain and flour will have to be shipped
Into the county from the outside before
next season's crop is ready.
Albnnv people have never been more
united than they are now, and a better
feeling prevails in the city than ever
before in its history, says the Democrat.
if there are, any KnooKers in tne town
they are very5 quiet. There Is a univer
sal spirit or progress and push. Al
bany people are going to pull together,
The city Is going ahead just right In
a clean and healthy manner.
- - - By W. C. P. BreckenridVe
that In this phrase lies the power which
produced and the seed from which
sprung the -action of that company
and the results thereof. It is, perhaps,
true that he who drafted that Instru
ment somewhat unconsciously and as a
matter of common habit used that for
mal phrase with which It was then
even much so now eustomary to open
solemn Instruments: and It may be
further true that those who subscribed
their names may not have felt any spe
cial thrill as these words were rend
aloud to them in the little cabin: and
yet It Is further true that this pur
pose to do and to live "In the name
of God" Is the only possible as It Is
the amply sufficient explanation of all
which had preceded and all which has
followed that act. It has been plaus
ibly and eloquently urged that one of
the nonorsuo be Xlven to these revered
men Is that theyT were "at the begin
ning" of our Institutions; that the left
behind them the old forms and Insti
tutions, based on -new principles and
protected by new and orlglnrs govern
mental modes. This is a captivating
picture and attracts the heart.
That ; In this new and virgin contl
nent, on this sea-beaten coast. In the
august presence of Jehovah, these few
pious, loving and heroic ' souls laid in
prayer and trust the foundations of a
new and puissant nation, unsolled with
tha corruptions, unstained with "the
vices, untrammelled with, the traditions,
unperplexed with the problems of tb
Old World: that in the very act of
laying the corner-stone they also burled
all of the past that was not of good to
man and from God; that thus freed
from the slavery of tradition and th
thraldom of Institutions, their hearts
filled with sincere love of God and
earnest love for man, they were di
vinely led to reject the evil and select
only the good In the formation of a
new society thus fabricated by them
Is indeed a picture, which, when drawn
by the hand of a master, enchains the
eye and enchants the heart But this Is
not the historic nor. the philosophical
truth; and does Injustice Jo the forefa
thers and to those who were coworkers
with them,- and the more ' truthful Is
the picture of them and their work,
the greater honor do we render unco
them. .; ,
tlon at Issue' that has , for Its basts a
fiction such as that by which the Read
ing railway and coal producing inter
ests have been "Separated.
Where Bryan Won.
From Th Commoner,- November
Plainly, Mr Bryan received thousands
of Republican votes In every section of
the oountry, but he lost heavily In
many of, th larger" cities, the Demo
cratic vot being .cut ; Into In a. sur
prising and unprecedented manner.
V In 'Nebraska, th .Democrats had a
pronounced victory.; Mr; Bryan carried
th stat by, -perhaps, 1 5,000, He car
ried Lancaster county (the county In
which his horn Is located) by about
1,100; Lancaster la normally. Republican
by 1,000. H carried th. cfty of Lincoln
by. about 8J7; Lincoln la normally; Re
publican- by MOO- Jt-f- carried Normal
precinct, th precincCln which his bom
Is located, by a vot of mbr than two
to one, although Normal. Is a Republi
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3Xe RLALM
FEMININE..
Our Thanksgiving Pinner:
A
S th national holiday: approaches
housewives all over the land ar
wrinkling; their brows in an ef
fort to plan that, all th work ot
the, week move along with regu
larity and yt leav room for a proper'
observance of the day of thanksgiving;.
. 'It 1 no new idea. Older than the
Pilgrim fathers'- observance of a day of
thanks for a fat harvest older than th
old Hebraic feast of passover alder
than the Grecian odes and ceremonies
to the bountiful goddess Ceres older
than!' the Oldest of human monuments.'.
has been tlmt half-formed thought In
the mind of primitive man, recognising
that an over-soul, a mightier power
than he controlled his destiny, and that
to the unknown was due homage and a
recognition of abundant, blessing.
Through all -his long pilgrimage from
that day to this the idea has kept pace
with man's development, and we as a
nation should be glad that such a sane,
wnoiesom and beautiful custom as this
of setting aside one day of the year for
thanking the Lord of the harvest for
creature comforts and prosperity is one
of the Institutions of our land.
Ajia wnue we must not overiooK me
significance of the day,, the giving of
praise and the beauty of a spirit of
thankfulness, let us also be glad that it
means to so many families a happy re-.
union, a vathArfnv 'ttsmthnr at th aM
homestead or the farmhouse, a time of
heart-to-heart meeting and clasping of
hands. -,
Along with this comes the practical
thought of the feast which is to minis
ter to the comfort and pleasure of th
guests. . We can do no better than to
follow certain directions i given by a
recognised authority on cooking, Cor
nella Bedford, formerly principal of the
New York cooking school. . This Is the
menu planned by her:
oyster soup.
Baked Roek, Cod. Potato Balls.
Roast Turkey. .. Glblet Gravy.
Molded Cranberries. -Celery.
Baited Nuts.
Browned Sweet Potatoes,
Stewed Corn. ' Baked Onions.
Apple and Nut Salad,
Cheese Wafers.
Mine Pie. Baked Indian Pudding.
Coffee.
It la the turkey round Which th Whola
meal revolves, hence great pains should
be taken in selecting, preparing and
cooking the royal bird. Where th fam
ily gathering Is to-be a large one It is
better to select two birds of medium
weight than one which is very heavy.
Take note that each bird has smooth
black 'legs, with soft loose spurs, that
the flesh is white and plump, and that
there are many pin ' feathers. After
these latter are removed, with a blunt
knife, singe, with alcohol, which doe
not disoolor the skin, cut off the head
close to the bill.- silt the skin over th
back bone from th shoulders upward,
pull It back and remove crop-and wind
pipe. Make an incision at the lower end
of the breast bone, insert the fingers,
loosen the organs, grasp the largest
tne Rlxinrd and pull; all - should be
drawn out at once.1 Cut round the vent
to free the intestines, sea that every-
thing in taken out, and wipe the cavity
with a damp cloth. Fill with the suf
flng. sew up and truss In good shape.
Cover th breast with thin siloes of
salt pork and lay on a rack In the drip
ping pan. Have a very hot oven and
baste every 15 minutes with butter and
water. Allow three hours for an eight-
pound turky. When done the legs can
be easily separated from tna ooay.
All except th cooking; can be done
the day before. The pies and the pud
ding can also be made on Wednesday, as
oan the molded cranberries and the
nuts, both salted and those for the
salad.
Th cranberries should be picked
over, then washed and measured. To
each1" quart add one cupful of water and
four cupfuls of sugar. Put In a cov-"
ered saucepan, bring quickly to the noil- ,
ing point, draw back and boll gently for
10 minutes, by which time the berries
should have burst well. If preferred
they may first be rubbed through a
sieve; If molded the berries will Jelly
perfectly and prove thoroughly tender.
Almonds and pecans are the, nuts most
often salted, although many other va-
rletles can be used. Scald the almonds
and slip them from their skins. For
each cupful of nuts melt a teaspoonful
of butter and pour over them, turning
them through that they may be well
greased. Spread on a pan and place In a
very slow oven until th color begins
to change. For the salad boll a cupful
of shelled English walnuts In a pint of
water, adding ev slice of onion, half a
bay leaf and a half teaspoonful of salt.
In 10 minutes drain, rinse well and let
stand in cold water until URed: then
mix .with twice as much diced sour ap
ple, add mayonnaise and serve on let
tuce, j-
As th turkey Is stuffed, w will not
stuff th fish. Cut gashes in its side, fit
in each gash a thick strip Of salt pork.
Season well and baste while baking; with
butter and water. Allow 10 minutes to
the pound In a very hot oven. The po
tatoes served with this course are cut
In small baMs, boiled In salted water
until barely ddne, then drained. For
each pint add a large tablespoonful of
butter and put back at the side of tha
flra fnr about 10 minutes, shaking oc
casionally, until th butter Is absorbed.
When dished, sprinkle wun cnoppeo
parsley.
The onions should be of even, medium
size, and preferably white. Peel, par
boil for 10 minutes, drain, add fresh
boiling water and a teaspoonful of salt
and simmer until very tender, but un
broken. Drain (adding the water to
mixed stock If on hand), and cover with
a white sauce made with one table
spoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of
flour and a half pint of milk. Season
well. - ' v
Theaa are tha orooerlv proportioned
ingredients for a fine mince pie. Three
pounds of lean beef, gently boiled until .
vary tender, one Dound of beef suet, fly I
pounds of cored and pared apples, three
quarters or a pouna ai curon. viu
these nne. mix ana aaa two pouna mr.a .
of seeded raisins and currants, one
pound of sultanas, two tablespoonfuls
each of ground cinnamon and mace, a
tablespoonful -"each of allspice and
cloves, a teaspoonful of nutmeg, a ta
blespoonful of salt and two pounds and
a half of sugar. Mix well, pack In a
stone crock, and set away. If possible,
prepare this several weeks before It is
to be used. i
The Republican Responsibility.
From the Indianapolis Star.
Of great significance-: U It that in
spite of the tremendous pulling power,
of the national ticket In a presidential
year, man- 4m.v
in this state -and' Hepburn and- Mc
Creary In other states hav ieen de
feated for-congress. A protest Is thus
represented . which may reach even
greater volume and insistence two years
hence. . What the Republican party does
for the next two years will largely
determine . the complexion of the 6 2d
congress. In both hpusa and senate, ant
the politics of many northern states ia .
addition to those that, already .elected
iJemocratlo 'governors. 'j '
Queen Alexandra's Favorite Roses.
. -- From tn Gin s own raper
The quen' favertter ros Is oh of '
th old time sorts known as Hertnosap
a lovely free flowering Pink rose, whlqh
yields a rich harvest of beautiful fra-
grant blossoms.; So" fond Is the queen
Of this 'rose that fi causes it to be .
grqwn , by thousands In huge borders .
near her5 favorite dairy, a well as In
Iho gardens eurrpunjlng hr home.