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THE JOURNAL
AK INDEPENDENT HKWSPAFEH.
WATERWAYS AND RAILROAD
RATES
O. 8. I-CKSOM.
.PnbUshtrl
PolIMit every wwli ei-rp Sanitairr and
tmr Sanaa- momin ai iai
log. Hfia and lain-lU HtwW.. Poctlapa. ur. ;
Earmd lit -Hi ptwtofflce Portland, Or., furl
tranarouwtoa tarouca toe nw a a-uu-
mutter. - " - - -
HE OREOQN'IAN scarcely, makes
any , attempt to conceal its ,op
position to river improvement
in aid of transportation to the
.....AVO HUM 1 r MOM H 1 '
. Ah iiHrtDMH NarbMi br tbm Bantwra. I thb people of this city and state to
Tell tna wim toe amnrntni j-a ---
T
East Bid office
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Boat SS8.
secure water competitive conditions
I are met hv edltnrlAla in thia nAnar
FOREIGN ADVBBTISINO BEPBESENTATIVB I " ..,,. ...
VnreUnd Benjamin Special AdTertlalnt IP?7;
Hroiwwlrjt rraiiflinir, acra tnrta ar-i.
Vork; 100T-0 Eorce BaUding. Chlcage.
minimizing the benefits,' exaggerat
ing the - difficulties, belittling the
work In progress- and seeking to
divide' and distract those favoring
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daily. ' I ie viiHUBg oi our rivers to naviga
Oh year,,.., ,,-18.00 I One nxmta. ....... I u I UOn.
- v sundat. i , The Inspiration of these articles
Cm !........ J On month and the niirnnsps and mntlvea are
ninv tvn error i i - - , - -
8T.B01O month. ......I .88 wel M""" JJU unaersiouu, uui an
; 1 I editorial , In Tuesday's paper is In
5iy.V ' ""."" , 1 801116 respects the most remarkable
Hj CttOlIiUiOn Uaranttt ir V of this remarkable series. This
Snhaoipflon Tntia br mall or to any addn
la tha Doited Btatea.. Canada or atoaico;
fine mr,
JIkj Ctrtifm tircuLttioa of tit.
f OKBOOir Jciart-r- ' ,
'ti- bsee apdhed oS & gatraateid byth
Aditriitt$ Cerl-ed CircnltioB Blue fboi
J Paper haa prortd by. inmtirmtioa
that tha tirnlatioa racorrfs art ktpt with f
rar aita tor cirrraif iccTj wrjca a sea
accuracy that adti titm a amr nlf on
f Mtrmrau w ac7r macr cr tnc puoiuaert
undtr tbt ojwtnaip moa toajtagemtat
ia tomtei Sntombai IMS.
Brut J
, "We have come to dedicate
a portion ofthat field as a
final resting place to those
who have' given their lives
that the nation might live. .
We cannot dedicate. We can
not consecrate. We cannot
hallow this ground. The
brave men, living and dead,
who struggled here, -have,
consecrated It far beyond our
... poor power to add or to de
tract The world will little
note, or long remember what
we say here,' but what they
! did here It will never for
get" A. Xlneoln, Gettys
burg, November 19, 1863. .
editorial not only shows an entire
lack of appreciation of present con
ditlons, but a willingness to tax the
consumers and the Interior under a
pretense, refreshing . for its frank
ness, that the Orcgonlan favors
Portland Jobbers.
The feature which appeals most
to the Oregonlan is the "etlff rate
on the local haul back to the' in
terior." The only logical conclusion
to.be drawn from this editorial is
that the jobbers of Portland should
cease all efforts to secure lower dis
tributive rates, either through water
J competition or otherwise, and re.ly
upon: the railroads for such favors
as they choose to distribute. Here
in Is shown the lack of knowledge of
the true situation.- Railroads make
their rates on the basis of re venue.
They charge what the traffic can
bear and they will handle it most
advantageously to their own treas
uries. ; The business men of Port
land, have long since learned that
the trade they, can control will be
that which they can supply to the
best advantage, end. that rates not
Justified by conditions are a very
slender reed to' lean upon. They
know that throughout the north
west there will be a number of
Jobbing cities; and if they : wanted
to prevent the development of other
"I
""S3 centers they are smart enough and
MHO? jbroad-mindea enougn to Know it is
not within their power, it would be
N THE conduct and course of strange indeed if throughout the
the Republican party in Ore-1 great area 'covered by the three
gon there has been nothing ra-1 northwest states tnere snouia do out
tional In' years," ' says the one Jobbing center. - -
Oregonjan. "Not a man of Judg- furthermore, tnere is anotner
ment will trv to do anvthine with it very important business class in this
or through'it Distracted by every city to whom low distributive, rates
sort of folly, It is incapable of con- J Out or Portland are 01 tne utmost jm
certed or rational effort". " j portance and that is the manufac-
Ani whv? tevervbodv knows turers who now employ thousands
why. The great body of Republicans of men; and whose business is con
fn niwrnn r honf.st Btraiehtfor- BtantIy growing. ' To them a ' Stiff
ward .and high minded. . They hate rate on the local haul back to the
fa!phnod. Thev loathe chicanerv interior., irom rorusuu, witwu
They do not want falsehood and Reems . so alluring to the Oregonlan,
chicanery made a party policy. They is. tne most serious nanaicap. imi
believe in the Integrity of men. peculiarly the case where, as it
They have confidence In the race, seems, goods or eastern manufacture
They respect -the ballot box. Tbey take, . in many : instances, we am
acknowledge the right of the ma- rates as. the raw material to Port-
Jority to rule and always bow to the land, i - m t
will of that majority. They love The business of Portland has
truth for truth's sake and spurn the grown, is growing and will continue
liar and hia lie. They deny the right t grow. The handling of wheat s
of anybody to bully them, to brow- not its only resource. Jobbing is
beat them and insult them, t They not iti-only;.l)UBtowi. ;bttt its com-
denv the rieht of a small erouD to mercial life is extending In all dl-
thrust aside their collective will and rations, , Anything jthatrwiir tend
deny the right of that group to cram to cheapen transportation, assist in
a personal program 1 4own their j ' .u
throats. 1 ' ! I It is n auspicious aecision m t-uni
They have been "distracted." and " d the way for purcnase t tne
by whom? Who is it that raises Ir- cumms b.uu -
rational issues that beget factional rnw 01 , ueciaiou uu iu-
1 of the state to bear hair tne cost,
bow to the will .Of the majority f there ought not to be further delay
Who is it that prepares a personal Ior .ine v "Til- Vi
programed insists that all ; others members of the Oregon delegation
, . .. .. . ! Vovo 'rmnr lialitntl ' them " resourcea
must swallow iti . wno is 11 mat, " "
after the wUl of the majority has that ought to enable them to win
been regularly" and orderly ascer- this light. An open and freeWil
tained. refuses to submit to that ltte is needed for the material
will and bullies all who refuse to development of the Willamette val
Jcin in resistance?. - -Who is the in- ley. , It is the climax of folly that
surgent that refuses to submit to highway of .nature so easy of open
the orderly course' ot .- government lS should remain obstructed, and
and attempts to commit the Repub- the products of the region be made
lican masses and the party to a pol- t:W tribute that has cost the
Icy of insurgency? Who is the false producers an aggregate of many mil
teacher that, attempts to lead these Hons. It will be the climax of im
masses into false paths and bulUes potence if the unnatural process is
tbem when, for their ' conscience ivro"ticu w
Bir. : thpv da not follow? Vhol ' The state authorities have done
wWrtlPR them-todav and whius their part The legislature has of-
them tomorrow? i Who is thw'auto- fered to bear half the cost. Though
crat that'refuBes to allow them to other governors overlooked it, Mr.
r,n thnmeelves. but insists that thev Chamberlain directed suit to be
must be; bossed? .Who iSy the king brought to assert the state's inter-
that can do no wrong and that in- est In the iocks, ana . me aupreiue
slsts that the Republican party must court has made this title clear. The
submit to his rule or be ruined? responsibility for success now lies
Who Is the prpphet that 'preached with the members of the Oregon
vesterday rthat "broken pledges" delegation, anj3 it is a responsibility
were "infamy" but preaches today they should not fall to meet.
that tiv are a virtue? Who is lti T '
that fills the party with "irrational-j WHEJf THE COLLEGIANS COME
pledged on: the subject of senator,
and to get their votes the candidates
made the pledges. Otherwise these
candidates would have been defeated,
and would not now be members-
distribution or otherwise contribute! elect.
to the development of the state will The pledge therefore is a part of
aid this city,; and It is doubtful ifja contract, from which withdrawal
another Instance could be found in u impossible without y dishonor. 1 over !.
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I ; COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF V,
SMALL CHANGE , -
A friendly word to Mr. Bryan Don't
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-' TbI An, llks loma other people, lived
' Help make unfortunate or afflicted
the United States where a paper i There is not a public school teacher
Dubllshed in a sreat commercial city 1 in nmirnn that wnnid teach, rtunlia Popie thankful,
usea auits innuence 10 prevent ant to - withdraw, from sucn a pledge.! Every city should beware of a our.lv
luurasi ui uuwiuiuuu lotuHicoi j jjere is not a couege proiessor in 1 uuiiuiihuu,
Mtr 1. .nonnt ; ,nnn tha irrflwth . w ....- - . rrv .. LM ,Di 8W". . to have
v.uw w w uicbjl nutu a yiuuiwo.' u;t i hue auiei uu axier ina no ininva
of Its adjacent territory, and ; this 1 not a narent in Oreeon who would! t - - ....,
business men of Portland well know. want such a doctrine taught to nisLJwaiSgJVa'y for thm.,,nUl
, .ia.uu as. juu.wuu ....y. '""IBUUI IUU UUU(UWrg, AUU 11 in UUUtll-l , a
wuier tourseu vi iuio euuuu, ou u i jui ii mere is anotner newspaper 011. i nopea mai tner won't, be a
as nature could determine It, s Btanding in: the United . States that o0Up. DUmesa tm.
bound to be supreme, and it seems I would advise such a course. The .',. ,- ....
incredible that any one In this city, limit of abandon as to newspaper r,$t: hTOueddVkTtheii
'T" 'i., .vu., gn9 rpruaao eajoya w Bisuncuon Btm there wUI be one bad re.ult of
above all others, which makes lor 1 0f affording audience for this un-1 more prosperity; there , will ba more
that supremacy. c I matcbable prophet, more's the pity. ulu,"uu"e-
The interior has rlKhts. as Weill What makes the case the moral All nrosDeroue .-nannia.
as the coast,-and it Is not slow to amazing Is that but yesterday this fhintrui for" hona1 toaptrwt b
MMnnw am 'I .AA(Alt T A I . T . . . . . i .. . . ...
mmii mciu. mi ncnuuu , vuleacuer 01 immofais laugai anowier
Spokane Zone" Is an excellent 11-1 and a better doctrine. ' Two Port
lustration of, the fostering care.thejiani men were elected to the legla-"
railroads take of the coast Interests j jature on pledses that they would
when these do not coincide wltn BuDDort the late Mr. DolDh. They .W1LL7 .. rleasanter thln
hail. nio or.4 then ntlioni tv... .i.j l.a : ooul JDCl" .J. ne win consent to
"- " - ri)uui lie" yicuBoo auu uw i an appropriation lor tno uregon City
" ubu n puo vuo laiuuauo itohh i lor anotner. Tne oregonlan stigma-1 i
1 m vi- I . . ..... .... . 1 .
1 uzeu. Luuir aciiun as lumuiv. luei now tnn.t tne tnvurnnr'i won
will do so in the future as they have I oaiam the naoer heaned upon them I thei pwsWenfa proclamation has been
in Tnn nnsr. : na fnnm nfinir mane i - i rpv it; . . ' - w . .
4nAt.AoA : tVApflinil'a rftaf tIKt.ttvA I . . . . ' . . I
The favorite amusement of tha time
seema to be running automobiles over
Dreclnlcea and into rlvera. and It Isn't
ao very tunny aiterwara, eitner.
O : : O .
The kaiser baa aarreed not to' talk un.
restralnedly. But congress and cabinet
and governors and all the powera of
It mav be rvosslble to nrevent on
emperor irom taiaina. out Wltn an cm.
presa or aueen It would be Impossible.
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to inorease fortianas aistriDutive journal. If an ante election pledge
area through water transportation tX voU tor a senator was sacred in
are not based on opposition to rail- 1895, it is sacred in 1908. If it
roads; they are in response to the was "infamy" to repudiate 1 those
natural laws of trade, for commerce pledges 11895 it would be "ln-
wlll follow the lines of least resist- famv" to reDudlate them in 1908.
ence. If these efforts are success- Prlnclp,ea have not changed, and lthi. ?ounou7j ntt force Vu7 pres"
iuj, as may win 00, iae ueneius wuijtrutn ,j9 Btm trutn and falsehood uen w
anao. u uuo-vny, ju- Bfi,i, a 11a Tf tha two men Who The morniri. newnnnn-r kffot rii.
cality or person can monopolize the repudiated their pledges in 1895 fg grTn Sfth
benefits. Instead of opposing this thtk ,.BMnirttPna ..ivinr raa- Sn?uSMn,,V.a!.u "IfSviS
worit, wnicn me wregonian con-1 Cai8" and "lying scoundrels" that I vwln an act or pernay ana aianonor.
i-ndoa. will ha a honpflt tn thA at at A I .1 ..... . . I '
f iT, thot .h ,M .nrinnrt 1118 uregonian cauea mem, wnai oi . The new charter .makers are evidently
at large, that paper Bhould support I (he teacher that aow publicly and I all doing their best to serve the city
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
repeatedly advises 51 men to do the
same thing?
Tte Disfranchisement
. Souttern Negroes ,
it.
The state in Its efforts, through
the Portage Railway, to furnish some
relief in this direction.should be sus
tained. ' This railway was not built
to make money directly. The Cas
cade locks are free, and It is hoped
that tha Irwka at tha WIllarnAtta will
w. m a v-I i I A reader aaks:
"u lrco BUU -..,,., "wm yu k,nd,y dv,M through your
reaay appropriaiea juu.uuu io ami columns whether the negroes are dls-
in their DurchaBe. IfranchiBed in the south and if ' so in
Cnnu voora e fi,. atoto K.iUt s i wnfli states ana tor wn reasonsj
uviuu cats 115V vuv avuvu wuitu t M fftll 4 Kt
purmKo rouwoy i vuc wcuw, n,, constitutional amendment In Mary
Which Was" BOld as Old junk after the land.. Alabama. Mississippi, Georgia,
loeka were comnleted. vet it saved I South Carolina and . Louisiana. These
.v.- .; v.f amendments do not In : term dlsrfafi
. wa.- 1 chlse negroes, because that would be
areus oi mousanus oi uuimrs wuue contrary to the federal constitution,
it was In .operation. j but they provide that only those adult
If this city, with free waterways a"9 "a nnc"m,ln, ma.' Pn c
to the Interior, .with a deep waterway OB wnlch tney pay or ad
to the Bea, with an unobstructed en-1 and construe to the satisfaction of the
trance, at tne mouth or tne river, juages or election a portion or tne
with railroads radiating In all dH'.:"
rections, cannot maintain itself com'
well, and are entitled to the public's
Satttude, even if the result of their
lor is not satisfactory to soma oeo-
pie. ' .: , ; .'
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Chlcaao Record-Herald: To William
Hohensollern. . Dear Win.; If my duma
scolded me the way your relchstag has
been jawing you I would have it run lif
by the police. What do you mean by
allowing this sort of thing to go on?
Tou . are violating -the rules of the
Autocrats' union. . N. Romanoff.
A Dress dispatch comes all the wav
across the continent about the marriage
of a Miss Hall and 'a Mr. Owsley, and
the wonder that esDeclal notice should
be given to this more than any one
of 100 other weddtnsrs vanishes with
t explanation that the bridegroom Is
a well anown rormer xaie rootball
player;';. ":C'": ..v-H.i""' ' ' ' r 1
A milk'" condensery for Tillamook" i;
'.so
Many fruit trees ara being planted
wiui foinc. .
Cove has become big enough to sup
uiwvjna picture snow. -
Enthusiastic over the apple fair the
Democrat declares that Alhnnv in ha
made the greatest apple center In the
O 0
Tha total rash ' vnhia ' nf tha rit
crop or tne walla Walla valley fruit
growers this season will amount,., in
ruuna numoers, to il,uuu,uuo. ,
Albany Democrat: Tha most Imnnrt.
ant thing for tha people of the valler
to consider is tha matter 7f better roads
leaaing to tue centers of trade. ..--
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There is areater buiMlnar srtivlrv in
Myrtle Point this fall than them ha
been during the summer, says the En
terprise. .. Several hanilanma taaMnnoM
are Deing ouut ana other property im
Eight years ago two barbers, broth-
era, bought 116 acres of undeveloped
aim near weuiucu, ( a tow prioe, ana
now they have 80 acres of apple orohard,
beginning to bear, worth perhaps (600
an acre, besides tha S5 acres to plant
yl.,'. .. j-.-v-Vl-..-.'"-!;
A L Grande man vhn ; in lnteret.1
In the Malheur oil fields, baa made a
thorough investigation and believes the
efforts 'Will be successful, and that
striking oil is only a question of going
'A Merrill man has two 8mnnth.nM
mules that tip the scales at 800 and S20
pounds. They - are Democratia mules.
and he says that if there ara any Re-
uDHcan mules in the state that can
eat, tbem, be la xrora Missouri.., .
WaldDOrt corresnondenea nt KMrl
News-Reporter: Now that trolling has
SO much imtroved an the hav tha nan.
pie are dusv srooaing saimpn. Trou
has been fine the last few davs
the gill nets have been getting more
nan uian can oe . nanoiea.
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After' deanrlblnar the hlar Riwiia river
Irrigation project, the Grants Pass Cou
rier says: id importanca or ine work
can hardly be overestimated. - The value
which the water will add to the lands
as the work of clearing and planting
goes on will each year amount to hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. We are
satisfied that a conservative estimate of
the increase in land values In the next
ten years through the Introduction of
irrigation wm amount to ; fully 9X0,?
uwv.uuu. . a.,.- r. ,...'.":
w,. ., ii, .'-... a a : ., v'-'.wj'
There were found on a Seaside side
walk, according to the BienaL a 'hat
shoes, coat, i vest and trousers, all ar
ranged in a neat pile, as If the doffer
had disrobed to retire. - A watch and
quite a lot or money were m the pock
eta A quest located a well-known som
narabullst who, it seema, nnd found aH
place that looked good to him, and de
cided 'to retire. , .lie has no recollection
of the event, and wonders how . his
Clothes got a mile away from home. -
THE NEW MORALITY IN POLITICS
From tie St. Paul Pioneer-Press
That obtusenesa to moral values and
ted to them, or whose father or erand-1 influences, which was becoming too
father has been a soldier in the service I marked a characteristic of American po-
mercially, what city in the north-J of the United States or the late Con-J ntical management before tha beginning
west, or elsewhere, can? If the l110 uiHiar nt or me otner i0f the Roosevelt era, has been displaced.
In a large, share of the Republican
feet rates, why all these complaints voting. And even In the southern states leadership, - by a keen sensitiveness
and regrets? that have not adopted such an amend-1 wmcn repeis any proposition vno recu-
TUtnra 'tlmA hna bppn trivpn this ment' rew negroes vote, ror tney Know I """"
More time nas ceen given mis t. , ,-. . .. be the political advantage involved.
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Rubject than is perhaps necessary, pr0babiy would not be counted.
but It would be, nothing snort or a
public calamity if the people of the
interior, with whom we now have
most cordial relations, and the peo-
Letters From the People
What we mean Is Illustrated by - that
early Incident f the campaign Just
closed Taft's refusal to ally hia' for
tunes with '. those "of Foraker. ; There
still remains, however, some men whose
control of the party machinery has en-
lttara tit rta ynnpnal ihnnM tia writ. m
pie abroad should believe that the 'JS.tf..J.S0"1 , : "in orVCu pro,n-
" ... . , v .i. n wmpanlea b the same and addrtM of th ence. although their record shows them
position taken by the Oregonlan on wrt The n?in. w,u j. JLS 'b out of harmony with tbe new
the improvement of our waterways ta S "i, Bideratooa "ndoin the h-w. ideals and ready to-ignore a moral point
reflects the spirit of the 5 people or ! ttnnti of wriwpromt. Letters aboaid if it stands- irt tha way of-, interests
th Hnr.tinn f thu aroat .it th iLlt.Z. "iW-. Zu ; I which they have round it profitable to
some or mesa men, in congsei
ComaDocdeota are ootlfled that letters . I Some of these men, in congoSaa. are
the rainbow, youth and the Influence .TLrSSfJ JV2.'k.Vs. lrea'Jr pl-nnlng. for lnaUnce, to prac-
.. .. ... .. leretloa of U editor, DO ent dowa to that Umlt I ..-.n, ni1lif, tha nrnmlaa nf .tarlfr ra.
oi youtn, us nope ana me raatancei
of its hone Is a leaven for anriotr Ontsider's Keen Comments.
It is wrong to hurry life Into age.Lha"d-,
tlcally nullify the promise of tariff re
vision, uttered ' In the Republican- plat
form, by so emasculating the revision
"keep the word of promise to our ear.
"And break it to our hope."
Others- propose ! to continue the al
liance with the land-grabbing and' tlm
fort of the Republican machine to da- i. i"T -resto whh haa io
feat Mr. Chamberlain. Three times, Ell.fii ".fT. !r;--f.--
- , . . . - .lavaiTtwua aaaa a not aaav aa 1 1 V7 vti illfjo a la
for the longer the period of youth, politics which are interesting to the
the sweeter and more mellowed age fellow on the outside. The thing which
will -be I lntarests me now is ma desperate er-
So Portland wjll welcome the
state's boys and girls, and join with when left to a vote of all tha people Lrf
them in the spirit Of the hour. The ?' ,a h".ThJPPed th." R?T veH and 'six o seveW of hi. predeie.-
young folk. Should come with the Vt re g
graces tnai college training gives to try and stab nlra la the back by r " -
them. They should, and doubtless retting up a fictitious excuse for weak
will Mine with a anlrit nnd rhoi, kn Statement No. 1 men to stultify
.. V.V :. i themselves. :
The plan now as outlined to me in
which make-the homestead and timber
claim laws a'dover for ths baldest rob
beries. . Others will "persistently stand
in the way of any legislation wblch
shall recreate our lost "merchant ma
rine" by a revision of our absurd navi
gation laws; since 'such revision, they
fear, would destroy a favorite ship
building monopoly; " while others still
will bar, If possible, any further ex
tension of federal control over cor
porations. '
That la. such will be tha attitude of
certain members of congress, unless the
emphasis placed by tha people, in the
nomination and election of Taft. on
their desire for the maintenance of the
new "Koosevelf standards of morals In
publio service shall have made itself
tnoroughly felt; or unless constituen
cies shall now "drive- home", that de
sire to the consciousness f their rep
resentatives. The administration of
.president .Taft should not be hampered
as has been that of Roosevelt by the
machinations of "reactionaries." It was
at these that John x Sharp Williams
aimed that well-directed thrust when
he said that while tha ' people were
"afraid"-of his own party, they were
"tired" of the Republicans. ", The result
of the election shows that they would
still rather trust those of whom they
were alleged to ba tired.' But by a
cioae alliance with Taft in his con
tinuance of Roosevelt's ' work, both
houses of congress should now demon
strate that there is no longer any oc
casion ior wnatever of that "ttred feel
Ing" has In reality existed. '
Ute REALM
FEMININE,
I
Ilodern Chivalry,
T fell to the lot of a man in Wes't
Orange. N. J., to be the discoverer
' of a method of combating ,the bar
- galn-madneaa that afflicts - soma
portion of womankind; , t : ; '
This bargain mania, you know. Is a
difficult kind, and almost impossible- to
counteract. It gets hold of women un
accountably,, and yielding to it only
makes"' it .wont i If mm IT tn
doddering dotage the woman so af
flicted will go on hunting bargains. Sha
bargains her trunks and the attlo full
Of trash, sunnllea her friends at suc
cessive Christmaaes .with articles . for
a men they have no nosslble use; she
bargains for furniture on. the install
ment Dlan Whlr-h- It tnlraa la voara tn
pay for and genuine oriental rugs that
miraculously" turn into cotton and Jute.
It seems sometimes as though she
even picks out her husband by ths bar-
stun uittuiuu ana lanes nun Decause ne
S marked down lu ll at frtra-etttn that
husbands are not returnable if found to
ba damaged. ,
But as we were aavlnr. a West nranara
man has hit upon a plan, and what's
more he has his wife's consent to It, ac
cording to the story in a New York
paper which tells us that Luther Martin
had published In the papers a notice
that he would not be responsible for his
wife's bills. "Now." ha . said. as this
?ubllc warning is given I shall be in
ormed by telephone when any purchase
io made, and if I approve it. It will be
all right;, if I disapprove of It, there'll
ba nothing doing' And he added that
it is the duty of husbands to protect
their wives in this way from yielding to
schemers and to blandishments of ahnn.
keepers who push their wares upon un
willing purchasers. v
According to this man's vlewof bar-
fain mania (which is perhapa the only
ind. which now goes by its old-fashioned
name) women ara the victims of
designing tricksters In the dry roods
and other stores. Since they are not
up to these artful dodgers, ths only
thing to do is to limit the Dowers of the
governed that they may not do them
selves Injury. '
"If all men thus protected ' their
wives," says Mr. Martin, 'from yielding
to schemers, they would save much un
happiness for all concerned." " 4 . .
Somebodv once started a series of
artioles upon "The Great Ones of the
Earth.1 which, unfortunately, was never
finished. If it had been it would cer
tainly have included . the man who
makes a woman buy a new sewing ma
chine just because sha goes' into the'
shop to replace a broken needle: the
milliner who makes a woman of TO odd
'ears pay good money for a screaming
area in headeear com Dosed of an
Indian chief's war olumaae and 19 yards
of purple ribbon; and also the man be
hind the counter in i the ' haberdashery
who succeeds in selling a No. 6 Mi sreen
Fedora to a No. 9 man.
There la reallv somethlna uncanny
about the way In which these Great
Ones wield their power. . You long ; to
esciJe; you struggle to free yourself
from the awful spell; tout gradually,
blindly, you are drawn on, like the moth
drawn by the incandescent lamp until
ah, how well we all know-until you
go aadly home minus your cash, but
possessed of something that you never
wanted. Something that sends col
shivers up and down your spine when
you look at it: something for which, and
this Is the hardest rang vf all some
thing for which you have to account in
rosaio dimes ana nickels to tne man.
he man who says In cold measured
tones those saddest words of tongue
or pen, "How much did you pay for It?
But now you see with Mrs. Luther Mar
tin it will be all different. She will read
of the wonderful pargalns at Snatchem .
Bklnem's and she will go blithely'
down to the fray, and after Suffering
all tha willing martyrdom that comes '
to the bargain hunter, such as having
her favorite toes crushed and her hat
knocked - sidewise, she will look upon
the bargain while it is red, and she will
fall. She will fall cheerfully and with
the admiring- eyes of the other bargain
Ana men sne win go
reflective of the dignity and culture
Of the Institutions ' Of which they Par. "nu then resolved down, seems to
will -be the representatives. Coming
thus in the freshness and joy of col
The Vultures Arrive.
From the East Oregonlan.
it la as was exDecled. After every
battle thieves go forth to plunder and
be to get "up a petition to the State- Jtaal, while the busiarda hover above
ment No. 1 men or posaibly the legisla- th- fiam 0f carnage to prey upon the
ture. It is fair to nresuma th nt.U I .
lege youth and typifying the glad- "ons will be circulated by the men op- in Oregon the 'looters In their greed
ness of college life, the lads and no.BeI t0 Mr- Chamberlain and It is also aid not aJt for tlie ,m0ka of conflict
ism" and "distraction"? Who?
TO TOWN
A VICTORY AND ITS BESPOXSl
. B1LITY
B
rHE PEOPLE have won again.
I Once more the Oregon supreme
court has held against the cor-
" poration that controls the Wil- two leading educational Institutions
lemette locks, i It has denied the pe- as parties to the competition. Re
fition for a rehearing of the case in ports are that the Btudent body of
OUNDING; .young life . with s its
enthusiasm and buoyancy is to
be much in evidence in Port
land at the end of the week.
A great athletic event is to take
place with "teams representing the
Ahich a decision was handed down
last May. The decision, so far as the
Oregon courts are concerned, firmly
tut abl lshf the. rlghLjofllhe. Uregon.
people to one-tentn or the net rev
4 nura of ;the locks T and ; to collect
from the corporation 10 per cent
( f the revenues that have accumu
;.,''d during the past 1. years.1 In
. if. ct, it gives the people a one
si Villi cwnerBhip In the locks, and
? y that amount reduces the price to
1 pa.l la.. ease, of a purchase by
.:' r r toraj' a'l state governments.
each institution will come' en masse
to Portland to be interested .. and
doubtless highly excited witnesses of
the contest. It Is given all to be
young once,' and they are fortunate
who can the longest remain youth
ful. The wonted sincerity and gulle
lessness of ybung people, the4 hopes
end the aspirations are a mighty
factor in the Joy fit the world. Not
yet In the grind of business, with
everything" in tife still a 'prospect,
and with that life )f brilliant and
beautiful with all the colorings-of.
lasses will be met bv Portland with 5 ?,r,uni".that.lt "w.n.1 .b?,r8ent: to lift before getting upon tha field
w aan vn ignsinra rn tna ttrvi v v man . . ,
--a a.i u ,,.., - I r L.Trz.ri A . ..: ? They are already at wora ana tneir
- w . - " i " ----.-wa aun ma. hww na-a W IIIOIt,VVM-
dom and Its hospitality.
' . .k(m . ta . tA mh nivarnn.
M . I tan.ntlV.la an-,,- n -,a- , I """- e."" -j- .
iuuy aa LZI"'!' Chamberlain of the senatorsnip.
old college grad will and in the oc SSTS conTderr,I.0,Vn T
caslon jncidents and scenes to start I As a matter of fact.' outside the Ro-
uu-,,vi wubio, juiuancea ana v'rcn iMw;niii-, who qmauana me e- ,. n-v,ra . nvldentlT nlnt afoot
recollections, and in thought live F,al0p';irrr-0i. ."I" els to accomplish thi. end. and th. Ore-
In a column lead editorial recently
the . Portland Oregonlan , outlines a
schema whereby the senatorsnip may be
overlain with th nntwo-t .t "on ' rersonauy a a.a not vote ror Mr.
- a - rf v iioiiuig i iinamoensin. l votea top a nettee man.
one more day of youth and youthful- but when the majority asked that ha bi
ness.
A TEACHER OP DISHONOR
I
aonlan has started tha work of pillage.
Tha excuse for the movement, to pre
vent the ratification of Governor Cham'
berlain as senator,-is that . Taft 'carried
this state. That he carried Oregon and
was elected is admitted. But where is
the law of dod or man which says that
made senator, as twice before they have
aeaea mat ne mi tha office of gov
ernor, that settled it with me. I ex-
peet to see the Oregonlan advocating
tha Mna that all i.KI ,. .
1 . - a..w,- .. - . . ,x .).
m . . . . Trnm ,t, r an .n hava a , r i,t i ukauio . vi u.a . ... w. . ..m . . y
6 ? eaCner 10 tne Publlc Democnrtlc governo;. should ai t onci t r. may go forth to rob another of
scnooiB or uregon WHO advises I reaign, perhapa . , I something ne naa juauy earneo. v
OuDils to be nntriithfiilt T It Is funny how the machine has a-nt- No man ever won an office more hon-
ii .. . .. . . I ten - tha nennle nrli.' nn tn vll I oraDIV ran an uutwuvr (.iiuuuunm
mere oue m me euucational in- "'.T i.-,V- ":. th. ienstorshlo. Aaainst heavy odds
-inuLions oi me state wno teaches which they have once settled for them.
youtn tne doctrine that a nromiae selves. - Go to it. boys."
given or pledge made need nnt hl PROHIBITIONIST.
W v.. 4 A . 1. .
-.-i-.i vro inert- parents in ureKon I - un.. r.it'. aK--a. vrrm t
who would want such rules of life Portland. Nov. 17.To the Editor of ,e a"5t i'1" tm L9 th" enator,aJ
ihukui to , tneir cniiaren? With 1 The Journal Certain member nt h a-
?Kt inl...ll.. ..! - . I -Pnrilhllf.an nai-( . ava th.t.' nl.J
'""6""-"" "uui.u parents re- I :".. Va 1 . 1 Rt.ian.mt No. 1 men to "retract" their
i . 1 1 1 wuiu ui siviivi, in ix. i n h vomeral , . . .. . . . ,. . .
would elect them to the legislature tbav I PledB n1 correit the mistake they
that An. I would vote for tha man receivina- tha made. But the oregonian naa usea tne
laraest namber of votes for senator. Mr. 1 wrong words. It Is out to steal, not to
tr. rr..,A , v.,-i- , Chamberlain received the most votes.
and in a race that was as free and
open : as the sunlight, he carried the
stata last June. If tnere was any jug
gling or factional knifing the fault was
not hte.. r Those things dor not In the
sent such instruction!
Oregon has a teacher
to guide the people, the Oregonlan Is
urging men to break their promises
and repudiate their1 pledges. 'These
pledges were made to the electors
of Oregon and to the electors of
their,legisatlve districts by legislat
ive candidates. They wr, made
after' proper deliberation by strong,
Intelligent mep. They, were signed
by the candidates and officially filed
as a part" or r the public "records,
(fhese' pledges -became sin. asset by
which the candidates obtained elec
tion.- The" people desired, legislators
Now Mr. Fulton and other "bosses" ara
trying to make theaa men believe It Is
their duty to lie about it and vote di
rectly opposite to. what they are pledged
to do. If Mr. Fulton will do this kind
of work, what will ha do when in office?
I think tha voters know what they want
without being told by any politician,
and although I have always been a Re
publican.'! will say that if this schema
goes through and tha will of the people
is defeated by a leading Republican,
that not only myself, but a great many
others will never vote a Republican
ticket again. 7..-V .v- R.
-Madrid has the . highest altitude f
any city in Europe.
correct a mistake. .-
Tha plot to rob - Governor Chamber
lain of the senatorship is one of the
moat daitnnabla schemes that ever- arose
In Oregon's political history. If fen act
ual attempt la made to carry It out,
some politicians ara going to get hurt.
Because -he peopje -of Oregon voted
for Taft it " does not follow tfiat sol
emn pledges may be brtyen that honor
shall no longer hold sway In Oregon.
The rank and file of the 'people of the
state. Republicans smd Democrats, are
honeat, fair-minded men. They do not
believe In stealing. Let them stop the
looters. -ir---'"''1 .: r :
The comsrstone of s Swedish. Luther
an church has been laid in North Bend.
Ralph Peters Birthday. ,'
Ralph Peters," president and general
manager of the Long Island raiirnaVf
and one of the best known railroad of-
iiciais in tne united States, was bom
in Atlanta, ua., November 19, I86S
Since his graduation from the Univer
sity or weqrgia at the ago of 10 his
-nure career naa Been Identified with
tne railroad business. Ha first became
-trtBry to oamuet m. Felton, a prom
inent railroad man of hia time, and in
tnat position he obtained Van inside
-nowieage or me executive end of the
railroad business. After leaving this po
sition Mr. Peters was for .several years
engaged in the street railway business
and for a time was superintendent of
the street railways tn Atlanta. He then
""i""" lueniinea witn tha - Pittsburg,
Cincinnati tr St Louis railroad sni i.t
was appointed superintendent- of the
stem division or tne Colorado Chi
cago & Indiana .road. In 1886; he was
employed by the. New York A Newport
Bridge company. His neat move wss
to the Cincinnati, Georgetown A Ports
mouth railroad, of which he became
vice-president. In. 1905 he was called
to the presidency of tha Long Islanl
road.
4
This Date in lUBtoryrciSC-
1794 Jay's treaty between the TJni
ted States and Great Britain signed.
1805 Ferdinand da Lesseps. builder
of the Bues canal, born. Died Decem
ber 7, 1894. :-..: , ' . .-
1854 Domingo Ellas gave battle to
the Peruvian general Moran. ' , . . .
1864 Sarah Jane Smith, 18 years old,
a Confederate spy, sentenced to death at
St. Louis.' - A-; - 'V . - ,.
t 1847 Charles Dickens arrived in Bos
ton. -. .::..'. : - ----
1868 New England Woman Suffrage
association . organised ' with Julia - Ward
Howe as president. . ; i "
187S "Boss" Tweed convicted of de
frauding the city treasury of New ITork.
1891 William J. Florence, celebrated
actor, died in Philadelphia.' , Born in
Albany, N. T iuly 86, 1831.-
1898 General Don Carlos puell died.
Bom .March .3, 181K.
1899 Twenty thousand British troops
gathered at Cape Town. - ' . - , -,
1 ii1 1 m a, 1 r , " a .
The United Stares. Including Alaska.
produced but i2 tons of tin in 1907.
about one Awntieth of one per cent,
of the total output of the world.
huntera uoon her.
home and vou see? Whv. tha thina
she bought won't be there.
Spared all tha pangs of regret and
mortification, escaping all the post
randlal lectures on "the chanae from
that last dime I gave you," Mrs. Martin
will have all the fun, and reap none of
the sorrows.-: v . ... v-,
Of ' course there will ba those who
doubt the wisdom of tha course so
easily adopted by this man Luther Mar
tin, who may have queer notions about
a wife's equal share with the' husband in
tha monev that ha earns. There is to
be sure an appreciable- number of peo
ple who believe tnat her work in the
home Is "worth Just as much as his tn
ths office, and who still suppose that
when -he offers to make her his wife it
means something mora than a chance
to work for her board and clothes for
tha rest of her Ufa
But it is easy to see that this man is
descended from the great reformer who .
was not afraid to do battle against all
the preconceived opinions of his day.
Tha name has somehow been twisted in
tha course of time but tha old spirit of ,
Martin Luther nxay ba seen in, this mod
ern reformer, Luther Martin. -
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UK of Knowledge. -;
HERE . ara answers to every "how
much" question that can arise on
baking day: "- '
! Ona cupful of sugar will sweeten one
quart of BW mixture to be served chilled
or frosen. j
- One teaspoonful of extract will flavor,
one quart of custard or pudding. .
One tablespoonf ul of extract will
flavor ona quart of mixture to be frosen.
' One'level teaspoonful of salt will sea
son one quart of soup, sauce or vege
tables, "
- The ordinary French dressing (3 table
spoonfuls oil, 1H tablespoonfuls vine
gar, H level teaspoonful salt, level,
teaspoonful pepper) will moisten 1 pint,
of salad.
One tablespoonful of water or milk
should be allowed for each egg in an
omelet, - -
Allow- four- eggs to each quart of -milk
in making rup custards.
Allow' from four to six eggs to each
quart of milk in making a custard to
be. turned from the mold. r .
1 Rice will absorb three times Its
measure of water and a larger quantity
of milk, or atock, -'-Tr-r,- , -
Ona ounce of butter and one-half
ounce' of flour are used to thicken 0110
cupful of liquid in making a sauce.
. Allow two level teaspooniuis or oaa
lnsr powder to each cupful of flour when
no eggs ara used. . ; ,.-
Cream -of Spinach Sdnp.
ASH - thoroughly" two quarts rtt
spinach, stripping each leaf from
'; the midrib.' .Put tha leaves .on In
a double boiler with a pinch or soda,
and cook" until tender. - The . spinach '
should have been very thoroughly
waabed beforehand in two waters and no
water need be put with-it in the dou
ble boiler, except the moisture which
clings to tha leaves after tha last wash-.
Ing. Whet the spinach Is cooked soft '
It may be rubbed through a colander. .
Cook together a tablespoonful each of
flour and butter, and nourt, upon It a
quart of milk. Cook until the thickenlna
is wen oienaea. saa tne spinacn, Don
up once and serve. Tou may, if you .
wish, have tiny croutons with this.
ta. t t. '; ; :''-''--;i
Fig Candy.
TWO. cupfula of . granulated sugar,
ona cupful of hot . water, a little
" piece of butter, two tablespoonfuls
of' vlnerar.' Boil until it stiffens in
cold .water. Test by rolling betwec-a
thumb and finger.. Flavor with vanilla. '
Pour in pan to cool and let stand until
nearly cold. Ten! stir in one-quarter,
pound of chopped flga and stir until, of
the right consistency , to work, into
shapt. Confectionery sugar can ba used
to rnake .it Stiff while working i oa
board. - . , -
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