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HANDS OFF, MR. HITCHCOCK
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SENATOR FULTON was reported
as .saying after the primaries,
and probably is saying yet at
, Washington, that a great many
Democrats, th'dnsahds' of Democrats',
voted in the prlinarles for Cake so as
to throw the nomination to a weaker
roajBthinJFulton. Letlt be repeated
that there is hot and never has been
a particle of evidence In support of
this assertion. . A few scattering
Democrats doubtless did vote in the
Republican' primaries, -but the rea
sonable presumption is that more of
them who "voted "for this purpose
voted. for Fulton than for Cake, as
at that time,' "Just after' Heheys " ex
posures, the prevailing opinion was
that Fulton was 'the weaker man of
thei two. And whether so or not, it
is ..extremely improbable, to say the
least, that Fulton' If nominated
would have beaten Chamberlain, who
had in turn beaten Webster, Furn
ish and :.WltAXQQBb9v.tlree. pronUr
nent' and strong. Republicans, . ...
If Mf. Taft 's. prospective cabinet
officer, Mr.-HHcbcock,' is going to dp
or j say ' anything- -with - reference -to
the Oregon' 'senatorial electlbny "he
should be informed of these facts,
but no information on either side
ought to be necessary, for the elec
tion of a senator from- Oregon; -with
all due respect to hlmls'none of his
business: Tt 'ft purely' a "state ' afi
fair, and that he is to be a member
of the next cabinet should be a suf
ficient reason. If any were needed,
: for him to keep, his hands, out of it,
rather than for any interference on
his part.
The Republican party of Oregon
rejected Mr. Fulton as its candidate;
the people of Oregon rejected Mr.
Cae, who beat Fulton. These
events indicate pretty clearly the will
of the people of Oregon in this mat
ter, and there is no occasion or ex
cuse for interference by any mem
ber of the Incoming administration.
DOORSTEP ADVICE
MOT A MAN In Oregon is pub
llcly advising pledged legislat
I ors to perjure themselves. AH
the work is done in secret. A
stray politician here and . there can
be found who will ay publicly that
the senator "ought to be a Republi
can." Not one man of standing has
, come squarely out and declared
publicly and directly that legislators
should violate their pledges. On
the other hand, the best men in Ore
gon are publicly stating that there
Is but one course, and that course
a straightforward and loyal observ
ance of every pledge. Thousands of
the best men in Oregon are stating
v privately that every pledge should
be kept, and that any other course
is dishonor and shame. Every news-
. paper of standing in the United
: States Is commenting on the situa-
. tion, and not one of them advises
the perjury plan. Every one on the
contrary, ; even ? the bourbon New
' York Bun, insists that every pledge
must i be kept inviolate. Every one
of them insists that any othercourse
would not only be bad morals, but
. party suicide, v . Even newspapers
that detest the principle of the
v primary law, declare that faith with
the people must be kept, and that
the Oregon . legislature must elect
Ch amberlain.
It Is not probable that any legis
lator has doubts as to his duty. It
is not probable that s single one of
them falters In his purpose. It Is
not. probable that one of them for
one moment contemplates shame for
bis ' name and humiliation - for his
family. If he has one. single doubt
the united voice of the eastern press
Is a guldo board. If he has doubts
the rubllc Insistence by men of
starring within his own party lhatj
pledges should be kept are a beacon
to his footsteps. If he has doubts,
tneiacLlLaJLiiloj9.h9IdMm
break faith do so only In secret Ib
a sign of what is the true course.
The Terr fact that the advice Is
given in secret and that the adviser
will not do Jt publicly Is evidence
of "perfidy. Why. did Mt, Taft re
fuse Mr, Fulton's request? Mr.-Taft
knows that no man can survive and
that no party can survive by coun
selling men to dishonor. If Mr.
Taft gave advice at all. It Is as cer
tain as the grave that he would
counsel every man to be true to
his word. What further evidence
does a pledged legislator need as to
bis duty? Is he to trust tne men
who go to him In secret as Satan
went to Eve, in Eden? Is advice
that the advisers are ashamed of to
be trusted? ,, Is that counsel safe
which Is given in the dark and then
run away from as the fatherless
foundling is run away from on the
doorstep? They are wise legislators
who turn a deaf ear to doorstep
advisers who are ashamed of their
offspring.
THE COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION
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T IS EASILY believable that the
Country Life commission may
achieve . much for rural con
ditions, r Its opportunity for use
fulness is unusual. The field in
which It has" been given official
leadership is unoccupied. Nobody
before has, to any extent, seriously
engaged in the endeavor to uplift
the country home. The vast agri
cultural population has from the
public standpoint, been , neglected.
That population has created our
trade balances. It has been the prin
cipal factor in giving us wealth. It
has furnished us soldiers when the
republic was threatened. It has fed
us, clothed us, and defended us, but
has been inadequately rewarded.
. If there has been neglect, perhaps
it was accidental. It was not pur
poseful. The units in the rural em
pire are widely separated! Habit
and conditions keep them widely
separated. There Is little opportuni
ty for the organization and concert
of action which has been the means
by-which other activities In us in
dustrial life have forged ahead
Concert of action is potentiality. It
is the means by which government
favors are won. The steel trust
knows the way. It is in closer
touch with the instrumentalities by
which government influence Is in
voked to help private business. This
great trust sits resplendent in the
midst of tariffs that Carnegie says
are not needed. The great iron
master says that steel can be pro
duced cheaper here than elsewhere,
even at the higher labor cost, and
that not a cent of duty is needed by
the iron and steel industry. Mr.
Carnegie knows. Every citizen in
the country knows that he knows,
Yet here is the American farmer
paying more for American farm im
plements than the German farmer
on the Rhine buys them for. The
tariff makes the American farmer
pay the difference. It 4s a useless
and a costly tax upon his life work
and . upon the toll of himself and
his family. This is one instance In
which country life suffers. There
are scores of others along the same
line. That vast system of Industry
of which the steel trust is typical
has undue advantage. 'If -gets it
from government. It is closer 'to
the throne, is better organized, is
more concerted in movement than
is possible for the separated units
in the rural empire, and that 'is the
secret of why agricultural life is far
behind in the running. It is the
secret of why farmers never amass
large fortunes. It is one of the
secrets of why boys leave the country
and go to the cities. It is the secret
of why the few become over rich,
but never a farmer. It is the secret
of why the Country Life commission
has Incomparable opportunity for a
great achievement. If Its leadership
Is competent it will find great in
equalities of opportunity to be
adjusted. It will find laid on the
country home economic burdens that
ought to be removed. If Its leader
ship is aggressive it will point out
these inequalities, and appeal for an
adjustment.
There is no more beautiful field
for effort than that which lies before
the commission. Its creation is a
conception of the first magnitude.
A hundred avenues are open for It
to lead In constructive endeavor. Its
concern is with those who are the
real foundation of our great wealth,
and the stay of the republic. Ex
traordinary responsibilities rest upon
Dr. Bailey and his associates. The
benefits to arise from their effort
can be made immeasurable.
INCREASE IN. OIL PRODUCTION
M'
R. ROCKEFELLER doubtless
testified truly when he said
that in the early days of the
oil industry it was considered
hazardous, lest the supply should
give out or decrease, but on the
contrary the production has greatly
Increased, almost from the begin
ning. There were people 25 or 30
years ago prophesying the exhaus
tion of the oil fields, Just as there
are those now who predict the ex
haustion in the near future of the
coal fields but there is not much
more reason to fear the latter event
than there was then to fear the
former. Or if coal should become
scarcer, nature will furnish. Is al
ready supplying, substitutes.
).: Mr. Archbold in his testimony said
that In .1864', when he was an em-
ploye of a Tltusville firm, the pro
duction of oil in the United States
amounted to only 2,116,169 barrels
all credited to Pennsylvania and
New York. In 1867, when Mr.
Archbold became a member of the
firm out of which the Standard Oil
company , was evolved, the produc
tion amounted to 3,347,300 barrels
In 1869 It was 4,215,000 barrels.
In 1875 it had Increased to 8,787,'
514 barrels, and the producing coun
try was a strip about 75 miles long,
mostly in western Pennsylvania. In
1876 Ohio, West Virginia and Cali
fornia began to produce oil, and in
1877 the total output was 13,350,363
barrels. '; - .V "
From that time on there was a
rapid though irregular increase. In
1883 Kentucky and Tennessee ' be
came producers on a email scale, and
the output was 23,449,633 barrels.
In 1887 Colorado was added to the
list of oil states, and the production
rose to 28,285,483 barrels. In 1889
Indiana became a producer, and the
output was 35,163,513 barrels. The
next big advance occurred Jn 1902.
when Texas became a big producer
and helped swell the amount to 88,
766,916 barrels. Kansas had been
producing considerable oil for sev
eral years, and since then it has not
only greatly Increased its output, but
Illinois, Oklahoma and Louisiana
have produced large quantities, and
the California yield has Immensely
Increased. The yield for the past
five years, from 1903 to 1907 in
clusive, has been as follows: 100,-
461,337, 117,088.960. 134.717,580,
126,493,936, and 166,095,335 bar
rels.
The increase of production in
1907 over 1906 was more than the
total production for any year prior
to 1889. In recent years there has
been a hearty decrease in produc
tion in Pennsylvania, Ohio West
Virginia and Indiana, but this has
been far more than offset by great
increases In Kansas, California and
Illinois. Possibly the oil is playing
out in the former dlBtricte where
the industry has been carried on
longest, but there are probably great
oil deposits in other parts of the
country not yet touched. Many peo
ple familiar with oil regions are
firmly of tha opinion that oil exists
in great quantities nnder the sur
face of both eastern and western
Oregon, and very likely their Judg
ment will ere very long be found to
be correct. Big oil wells In Oregon
would be of Immense value to this
state, and it is to be hoped that the
efforts being made at several, points
will be successful.
WHOM PROTECTION BENEFITS
T
HE REPUBLICAN platform de
clared that "in all tariff legis
lation the true principle of pro
tection is best maintained by
the imposition of such duties as will
eaual the difference between the
cost of production at home and
abroad, together with reasonable
profit to American industries," and
then It added a customary claptrap
phrase about "maintaining the high
standard of living of American wage
earners, who are the chief benefici
aries of the protective system." This
last statement is notoriously and
demonstrably untrue, but it atill
seems to serve the purpose of fool
ing a great many wage earners.
Nor is the cost of many highly pro
tected products more here than
abroad, which Is proved conclusive
ly by their sale . abroad in competi
tion with foreign manufacturers.
Mr. Carnegie threw a bomb into the
protectionists' camp a few days ago
when he declared that steel could
be made cheaper here than abroad,
but it Is protected by about 40 per
cent duty, all of which is added to
the cost beyond "a reasonable prof
it," and goes to the manufacturers,
none to their employes. And this
Is substantially true of many highly
protected products.
The duty on printing paper, such
as is used in printing newspapers, is
a typical example of the extortion
practiced upon the American pepple
under the false pretense of protec
tion for American wage earners.
The Dingley tariff fixes a duty of
$6 a ton on such paper, and this or
more all these vampires always
want more the manufacturers claim
is necessary to "maintain a high
standard pf wages," and make "a
reasonable profit." As to profit,
the head of the largest paper com
ine acknowledged the other day that
its profit was 24 per cent and this
very likely, on capital that is half
water, as the stock of such com
bines usually is. And in a recent
speech Mr. James J. Hill declared
that the assumption that the wage
level was higher here than in Can
ada where our Imported paper. If
any, would mostly come from--was
"nonsense." "Wages vary," he said,
"Just as they vary .between New
York and Colorado, but their aver
age under similar conditions is the
same in the .two countries." There
were witnesses before the Mann com
mittee, who testified that wages were
actually higher in. Canadian paper
mills than in those of the United
States. But even if they are a lit
tle higher here, could not manufac
turers shave down that 24 or 48 per
cent of prpfit and still make "a rea
sonable profit"?
If the price of paper is to be
raised, most-newspapers win raise
the price a cent, which would cost
purchasers about $62,000,000 a
year, while the total wages paid to
employes of American paper mills
is only $9,000,000 a year. Doubt
less the paper trusts would like to
sea "the prices of j newspapers ad-j
vanced a cent on those now sold for
less than 5 , cents, for they would
then pocket a great sum annually.
paid In pennies by 20,000,000 peo
ple daily, and would not raise wages
a cent a day. For protection is not
for the wage earner; it is a device
to pilfer from millions of consumers
for the , benefit of industrial trusts
and combines. If it ever had any
other object it has no Other one now.
The Umatilla county publicity
committee Has issued an exceedingly
taatefhl and interesting booklet of
64 pages, extensively illustrated, and
containing much Information valu
able. to homeseekers about that very
productive and ; resourceful county.
This pamphlet shows that wheat is
by no means the only agricultural
resource, but that fruit, alfalfa and
other products, due largely, to in
creasing Irrigation, are being cultl
vated with , great success. Wheat,
wool and livestock are yet the prin
cipal products, for they, are raised
in vast quantities, but fruit raising
and diversified farming are gaining
ground, a movement that will be of
great ultimate advantage to that
splendid county. The publicity com
mittee has done a good job in the
publication of 'this booklet, and
beneficial results will doubtless fol
low. The deficit In the postof flee de
partment for the last fiscal year was
over $16,000,000, the greatest deficit
in the history of the department
This will cause an outcry against
an extension of the free rural de
livery system, to which much of the
deficit Is attributable, but the people
are willing to stand the extra ex
pense for this purpose, if the de
partment is honestly and economical
ly administered in other respects.
The rural delivery system is worth
all it costs, and a good deal more.
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Stand Up CFor Oregon
By Frtd C. Denton.
Stand up for Oregon! Oregon la on
trial before the world. The charge Is
having- five or more dishonest, pledge
breaking, shameless political scoundrels
In her legislature. Guilty or not guilty?
Stand up for Oregon, everybody. Tell
the legislature that it must make good.
Tell thathody of men that It has the
good name of Oregon at its mercy. Tell
them to stand up for Oregon. Tou, and
you, and you! Tell your friend, your
local representative. your sworn,
pledged, Instructed and avowed public
servant, charged with the honor of the
state, that Oregon expects every one of
them to do his duty and obey the duly,
deliberately and repeatedly expressed
will of the people as last time made
known at the ballot box last June.
Tour particular man may be all right
Good, but tell him what you expect It
cannot do him any harm. It may(.brace
his wobbly backbone which may be
even now, and unknown to you, chang
ing to jelly under the treatments, ab
sent present and underhanded, of a lot
of political ghouls who would swap off
the crucified Savior for a senatorial
toga and never think of hanging them
selves! Do It now. "Promptly done is done
Indeed." "He who gives quickly gives
twice." Put In your lick, be you tann
er, mechanic professional or million
aire. Stand up for- Oregon! It needs
you and your, word at this hour.
Over Oregon are crawling a lot of
creatures In the shape of men. They
are tempting with promises, perhaps
with gold, and holding out inducements
worthy of Satan but not of saints. Off
set them by your Influence for the hon
or of the state, however feeble that
Influence may be. States, nations, races,
civilizations have gone down because
men were too Indifferent to dishonor,
treachery, public corruption and gigan
tic wrong to lift their voices or their
hands against the invaders of the moral
uiliuhib ui wie puBiic soui. sname on a
man who would not stand ud for Or-
ffQB. be he honored public servant or
lowiy private citizen!
What is party to the honor of Ore
gon? What Is the state? Some sa
trapy of a foreign conqueror, that It
snouia not name Its senator to sit In
tne piace where corporations have
sought aye and too often succeeded
in corrupting and breaking the columns
of liberty and defiling the Bklrts of
Justice? Has the senate become a
house of lords,, its members named by
the allied trusts, Instead of some sov
ereign? ,
Stand up for Oregon and make known
tne piace where you stand. Be a man
or a mouse! 'Stand un for Oresron nt
proclaim your everlasting contempt for
men una comDinations or men who
would shame her before all nations,
auction off her good name and plafe In
the senate some millionaire purchaser
of a robe honor. Is Oregon a harlot
that men should bid for her favors?
Is the legislature to be an auction thai
xnose trusted with her honor should
sen ner to the highest bidder? Shame
oa the man who would despoil her of
her voice in the national council and
place in her stead some rapist of states!
oiana up ror Oregon!
Jolm H. Converse's Birthday.
jonn Herman Converse, a leader in
American industries and one of the
owners of the Baldwin Locomotive
wuraa or .r-nuaaelnbi' waa hnm in
Burlington, Vt, December 2, 1840, and
rrceivea nis education m the University
of Vermont He began life as a news
paper man. Subsequently he went to
inicuo ana entered the nrv nt h.
Northwestern railroad. Later he Joined
the Pennsylvania system at
and in 1870 he entered the employment
of the Baldwin Locomotive work., be
coming a member of the firm three
years later. Mr. Converse has been con
spicuous In many benevolent Phil
anthropic enterprises. In church mat
ters he also has been prominent In
the general Presbyterian assembly of
1900 he wa. chosen vice moderator .n4
a year ago he originated- the movement
for a worldwide eftuigellstle campaign
to be conducted under .the A.UHnlaasi At
th Presbyterian church.
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This Date in History. ,
1M4rFr5!BM Corte the conqueror
167 St Paul'. . Cathedral, , London!
aim umirq ouim concluded a
treaty with the Tuscarora, Stockbrido-e
and Oneida Indian tribea "-triage
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19,1 1k. tT.ll. M rv . - A .
imm reure 11, amperoF or tfra
.11, born in Rio de Janeiro. Died In
Paris. December 6. 1881.
1848 Ferdinand of Austria abdicated
and was succeeded by Francis Joseph
1852 Louis Napoleon became emperor
f France. - i ; r
188 boretta. a small town in Cali
fornia', destroyed by an earthquake
1878 Steamer Borunsla, of the Can
ada and Mlsfllnlppi line, foundered at
s. with "loss of ioo-jjvea,4 , (
I mMMFMT Am XTFYaS TXT TIP TFT? I
I SMALL CHANGE ' .' . I . OREGON SIDELIGHTS. ' I S?
Haytl Is lust now In Its normal rnn.
anion in tne "throes" of a revolution.
People are wondering If that theat
rical auarrel was not a. new aivrtiinir
The engagement of Abrtim! sn1 Vntn
uiains is on ror a day or two, 'till
tne next report.- - . 1
After all. Bryan beat his former
vote. . nut tne opposition vote In
creased much more.
x lerce winter . naa. burst uoon nor.
Hons of the land, but look at srreen old
iregun ana do nappy.' ; : . ,
A arood manv eastern ' nennla would
give considerable for the Oregon brand
of December weather.
'.::..- ..'. - s.
Back east many -DeoDla would like
the winter weather revised but not by
11a inenQs 11 it nas any.
By hard work and emnlovinr a larrer
force, It is hoped to complete the work
of the 100 census by 110.
An Italian historian says Cleopatra
was a homely woman. He's safe in
saying so; she'a dead now.
Somethinr Emperor William mir be
reflecting on; that the people's rights
are the only ''divine", rights.
The temporary Insanity or Irrespon
sibility dodge in the case of murderers
has been greatly overworked.
Congressman ; Crumoacker of Indiana
displays a willingness to pluck some
crumbs off the high tariff wall.
.
With SfiA AAA AAA nniflta tf 1 SAT
Standard oil could have Dald that $29.-
000,000 fine and still look pleasant
Uncle Same remitted a debt of several
million dollars to China, and now the
Chinese government la blowing In the
money thanking him.
Ex-Queen Llliuokalanl needs money.
says a dispatch, no flouDt; so ao
many. If she can get into a trust, the
government will give, her all she wants.
A Boston woman Is suing for divorce
because her husband threw a pie In
her face. But perhaps it was one of
her pies that she had learned to make
at a cooking school. V
A young New Jersey woman died
from terror on seeinr a mouse. Why
don't some of the psychologists explain
why a woman Is so mortally airaia 01
such s harmless, timid little beast
Th Journal recently nublished a
squib In this column to the effect that
Colonel Hofer of the Capital (Salem)
Journal was not publishing editorial
any mors, which haa -tee-irue-wr
good many days, but before the item got
into print the colonel had again seised
his editorial pen, or rather had again
nut his typewriter In use, and resumed
editorial work, afld has since pounded
out a lot of good stuff. Colonel Hofer,
though a Republican, is a sealous sup
porter of Statement No. 1 and of the
election of the people's choice for senator.
THE TARIFF AND FOREST PRESERVATION
From the St Paul Pioneer Press (Rep.).
Far more Important than the .octal
'and economic reasons touched upon In
the foregoing article for the removal
of tha duty on lumber is the fact that
the lumber tariff has an Intimate and
actual connection with the whole policy
of conservation and particularly with
the fundamentally, Important feature of
that policy, the preservation of our for
ests. There has been no more powerful
stimulus to rapid destruction of the
American timber supply than the enor
mous profits accruing In a market pro
tected from competition. Not only so,
but the whole force of the national de
mand for lumber has, under the policy
of exclusion, been concentrated on our
forests. .With billions and billions of
feet of Umber standing untouched In a
contiguous country Inhabited by only
some 6,000,000 people, the 85,000,000
people of the United Star, have been
compelled to draw their supplies of
timber from a rapidly dwindling forest
area which all told was never probably
much greater than that of Canada Is
today. Is It any wonder that havoc
has been wrought? I. It any wonder
that the land has been flayed by the
ax of the woodsmant
What right had congress to Impose a
tax upon every home owner, every ten
ant every industry, and to obstruct
a fundamentally Important social devel
opment and all Industrial development
for the benefit of ,a mera handful of
individuals who have not even built up
A IImm.t nf BlrA.
Ail oiuuuu; VM- .w. . .
xt. on,. rrurt allows Mrs. Howard
Oould but $26,000 a year.
One more unfortunate.
Needing the spuds
To pay her expense.
For rent food and duds.
Comes from the court room
With nothing to cheer
But twenty-five thousand
Dollars a year. .
" Take it up tenderly.
Handle with care;
Fashion so slenderly
For a wife's share
Out of a husband's
Great income, It seems
Like a drop In the torrent
Of plenteous streams.
Makeno deep scrutiny
Into the mutiny
Against that small sum;
Her station demanded it M
The court should have handed it
Out to her readily.
Freely and steadily
But ay. this was bum!
Alas! for the rarity
Of husbandly charity
In this here town;
The husbands are phoney
On wives' alimony;
They're tight wads and knocker..
And with lots in, their locker.
. They won't come down.
One more unfortunate
With nothing to cheer
But twenty-five thousand
Dollar, a year.
What?
W. J. Lampton, In New Tork World.
A Burglar's Newspaper.
From the Chicago News.
Moscow ha. a -curious newspaper
called Bosatska Ga.eta, which, Inter
preted, mean. "The Barefoot Man'. Ga
zette." - It I. a little weekly journal,
consisting of one double sheet of print
ed matter, v It I. ostensibly run by
thieve, and vagabond, for the benefit
of thieve, and vagabonds. The bulk of
It. . content. - consists of contribution,
from burglar. 'and other, folk who prey
Upon society In which they describe
their successful exploits.. It. tone 1. hu
morous and racy. , The -text I. j enliv
ened .with comic .ketches, some of
which are welft done. Unless the police
suppress It It bids fair to have a pros
perous career. . V
It I. not lacking j in advertisements,;
most o'f them of - a- decidedly ' unique
character. In one issue, for stance,!
AVV -
' Estacada- la to have a new sawmllL
Talent is soon to have electric lights.
a
The ClatskanI Cooperative creamery
has begun business. . 1
There have been' many real estate
deals lately In and around Xa urande.
100 pennies to the La Grande park fund.
- V
benn discovered Zt Stack BeK DUttevTS
Crook county. r t 5 ;
..There now on three mUe. of Stag-
the Klamath lake boat landing.
itist .nerweiin ine i niu unu wiiuiims av
A i (tuwiviwii . .
than six montns ago. nas suea "wl"",r
husband lor divorce, xnia is ous
some." a
. . ..
m una Dle-nth. not One nail an
acre, on wnicn miss mh onum B!'
verton Hill, .raised l worth
... . ; 4-.. c ,w . on
wlS ZSXtir'lZSi
. ... . i
-
A Dufur man has a new device to
kill coyotes. It Is an electrical contriv
ance, witn a aynamue cap jhkw u-
tween two wires attached to a battery
In such a manner that If a coyote
contact In any way with the wire the
yote ., neaa nine time, out
..iv.- for nrosner-
sua and rrnwlnl Ontario, says the Dent-
ocrat, which mentions a bridge across a drug store and stationery courtier, peo
the Snake river east of town In the I pie may buy the Bed Cross seal. And
near ruture, tne aeveiopmem ww
un in wnai. utuiiuBBo vw - a
oil field In the world, the opening up
or a vast tract or unrwwiwra
tributary, to this city by. the national
government through what is known as
the- Malheur project and the establish-
ment of a sub station here by the In-
ter-State I,lght & Water company.
Sllverton Appeal: After careful in-
VHm from trees which had
been" cared for and th.oth picked
ILIi a' .. K.h.i. nt ohniM
frfim norlivIM trees, we were tunvmtou
vnat nZ . inVia an.
apple, where we
pie. utvii, ii.ij klvV.
son which 1. perhaps at the bottom of
is that trees must have care. The con-
trast is striking and most certainly con -
ine wnoie auesuun won
vinclng.,
Clatskanle Chief: When D. W. Free-
...
man toon a ixn aonney puiiiiio mu
1000 feet of cable out to his home, at
Flshhawk last Friday for use In clear
ing land. It looked like Nehalem was
taking on advance Ideas rapidly, but
when A. M. Berg, also oi jisnnaw.
took out a four norsepower gusoune en-
w.inoariav. to use for furnishing
the Dower to do the work around the
KM MOD . . w. ... .....b
farm, such as running a separator, reea I
cnopper, , eic., ..j B'" - rminir that
mpresslon of the kind of farming that
act uoiiifs Mva,w v t w 4 ...w o
In the face of foreign competition a
: . , .
new Industry, as have' the woolen and
cotton and many other manufacturers
who have not even planted and nurtured
crops a. the growers of wheat of wool
or of hide, have done; but who found
their product ready for
growth of centuries, who entered upon
and converted to their own enrichment
a domain which the public now realises
too late ought to have been held in
trust for the whole people. For. ac-
c.ept!nf Jh,e 1owrtUB,!Sr rrsSkeVt
shortsighted laws, so long as they kept
within that law, a. many of them have
not the lumbermen of this and previous
generations can be accused of no legal
or moral wrong. The blame rests prlr
.... j .j-r.i author!-
marily on the state and federal autnori-
ties, who not only have , not realised
their responsibility but Who have even
encouraged the policy of destruction,
But the time has come to stop the de-
vastatlon. The people realise It and
from one end of the country to Jth.
other are demanding that It be stopped,
that the ancient wrong be righted and
that as the first step to that end the
lumber of the vast Canadian forest, be
admitted free to this market supple-
ment the natural supply and to preserve
It And even with free lumber at our
aatea the cost Of transportation In moat
cases will be such as to leave the
American lumberman the advantage and
to enable him to make a handsome
oroflt. He need, no protection and
should have none.
a vouna- man announces that, "being f uH
of energy and temperament and having
a lovlngTieart he seeks a life partner
In the shape of a young lady with small
means." The adventurer goes on to say
that "having practiced housebreaking
from hla-tender youth he 1. now, at J5,
.. .ir.n o hn,lr u anv In Moscow
Pr : a hjrglar as any in Moscow,
and can therefore assure hi. wife com-
fort, and even luxury. -
The office is situated in the NlKltm-
ska, a shabby enough street opposite a
small theatre. It Is a private flat The
editor I. always out and .contributors
are invited to leaVe their offerings on
the' table, where lie an empty vodka
. . .. .tr.ii rti... nf Mniiinij
bottle, a tea-stained piece or blotting
paper and a few cigarette ends.
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Love at 17.
A Boyd youth, having become enam
ored Of a waitress in The Dalles, wrote
to her a. follows, according to the
Chronicle:. .
Dear f ren
I got 'hear to. day It 1. so hej. hear
that I can hardle .tan it I Live on The
Desutes River
Wee had duck four Dinner to Day It
wa. a Wild one
I hav a ban of horse es and a bunch
of star, (steers) and a fine sadle
My sadle cost 84S d
I will aen My Plctur to you It 1. not
a good picture
Tou .en your Plctur -to me Wher are
you Worken .
Did you skat some
I did not kat
. I am 17 .ten- (seventeen year, old)
today , ... ......
I had a time run frum the Yalrl.
They aid want to Pat me I got a pear
of glov. My burf day and a gold, rang
and a watck four my Burfday
- When is your burf dgy .-
We have Water Mellow yet Are you
weir I have Ttbad"-coal " - - 1 ;
-What Is the gairl. name at .. with
you Can you danese -. -, - ;
I can ' - ,.' 0 t .
: pleas anier thl. Letter answer It
by pex ma IV "y . "
I am eolme to the Dalle, nex Mont
and I will take you to the big sho , "
I will take Chrlstma. down ther we
Will have a fine tlm k .
Well I will ciO four thl. time r
. Hopenr.thl. to fine yon Well. your.
'" -V '-..j'-.d ' trula .-.-1; . ; ;
: Tha estate of the lata Ben Hayden
was valued at 130,000.
2k REALM,
FEMININE,1
Fight Germa With Pennies
?NG ago the Maglk'knelt with their
precious gifts of gold, and frank
incense and myrrh beside the In
fant Christ child and Inaugurat
ed the giving of gifts in comment,
oration of that humble birth ahrl Inwlv
I To tfv , that holy na'm. 'g,tt, tmU
I fch&U ftinraa nttm 4am . t..n
that which .half gladd"en
I or tnose who receive, is not
i' " !
vo,ves " real giving of ourselves. We
, ea this year to give our Christ
I i " , " mnvu w,ft,i;u HUM m
I i u""lH,neB8' Ior " means extend-
! v"fp "a simple means the help-
in .!."' .r.n5 P our local societies
I r 7" r"?1 conceaea to be the
I uyvnant peiore tne world todav.
- I IT von mrn-r nn A A . v. -
vrr rhi.i... -,ro"
W,?"!!
li..i'"7 ""ciauon to ftelp fight tuber-
vuivoiai jri i iim srsra a rsm -m .
of youWthSS
v nun iu ma luoerouioaia ntbt.
I r. .
, We found put what a united effort In
one city, could do when in one' day we :
i o,vu iur m jaDy noma,
I Thau meant , that approximately so.ooo
'J were bought Now If we buy the
we shall have contributed to
, ,one7 Much" cai S "wiVh
1?h.. B.U5filrA1fd K Ot th- only Citjf
in everv ltv nt alfli.n
mey cost only a cent apiece. An" gift
Hie. r wvuu Bcnuiuif anywnere is wort u
I the addition of a pretty anxl attractive
Beui m me cost or a cent. -
you have read what the little state
of Denmark did In 1904. The govern-
ment issued a stamp bearing the word
'Jul.' equivalent to the old English Tule
which was used as a sticker on letters
I"."" pcv iiierr were i,vuu,uuo or
' h" , " erecting a tuoercu-
n" "r PrMnl Po.tai laws the
a-
l" n time, or
i t. .:-j. .7,
war' Pe"ince or famine, and the great
white P,ft;ue which walks abroad over
lne lana lne worst pestilence with
which enlightened civilisations have to
Ueai.
go the national Bed Cross society,
1 with branches In evet-v sute. and renre-
Hemea in our own state ana city dv tne
Visiting Nurse association. Is taking up
this Idea. Iaat year the stamp wan
placed on sale In Delaware a small and
unobtrusive state, where If failure were
met it would be a ftniall and unobtrusive
failure. But it did not fail: Instead, tho
Issue was exhausted In a few days and
In the last days before Christmas
pressea wore running night and day to
Nearly SSOftO was
I . ;
JP'.v lno na,
i;""i"a
to
fight tuberculosis in that
Th Arst thing that was done with
the money waa t"0 brlng tnere a tubl,r.
culosis exhibit, so that the people might
have a great awakening along the lines
of prevention and eradication of the dis
ease. And such a campaign of education
we sorely need in this city and state.
it may not be generally known that the
death rate from tuberculosis in Port
land, as" seen from the city health re
ports. Is 10 per cent The normal, aver,
age per cent Is but 7. This alarming
awtin rate ii riiy ine result oi uie in-
corlng. of extern people afflicted with
aeatn rate is partly tne result or tne ln-
the disease, who hope to be better In
our milder climate. Partly, too. it is
I because' of the necessity of bringing the
Jit from other parts of the state to
better attention, and partly It Is becauae
there ,s aD80iutBiy no provision through
tne state or city for taking care of the
people of modest means who are af-
flicted with the disease,
The very Pwr may go to the county
mTweekd'o'v'.r 2W0&rgZ
A(r ,anitorlum; but those who are not
so(poor nor so rich must Just make-'
shift for themselves until death claims
them. .
" U Quite certain that sornepart of
tne money that Is raised by the sale of
tfje t , wU1 b4 U8ed f pr0vld9 a
place for the ctlrable patients and so
take them out of the home, where they
are now a most distressing; menace to
the health of ! the Other Inhabitants. And
.S22 .IS,nta ".tindlSr "to!
IrU Tnttle'he.Vty g"ood "will li
does not even call for generosity for
every dainty tissue paper wrapped par-
eel and every little note of affectionate
Christina. Mmembrance needs a holly
wreathed dicker. f .f.C!
rtbl8 death rate from tuberculosis.
K K K
A Queen's Dietary.
UEEN ALEXANDRA, who I. retain
ing her beauty marvelou.ly, makes
her dally menu something; like this:
Before rising she eat. a few thin slices
of brown bread, spread with .unsalted
butler. Her 11 o'clock breakfast' con-
slats of fruit, a couple of coddled eggs
and dry biscuits. A little delicate fish
or chicken, a salad and fruit comprises
her luncheon. With her 4 o'clock glass
of milk sha eats a couple of ' honey
cake.. She never eat. the heavy, elab-
orate dinner served to the rest of the
fam,y ln,tead Bha haa Htt,e prlT,ate
dlgne8 of tln French oy.ter. grilled on
toast, stewed celery and a green salad
dressed onlv with oil and aalt Kha
never eats anv more elaborate sweet
than apple baked with honey. .' When
at Sandrlngham she makes butter In her
own cedar churn in the dairy evry day.
.Jtyi'
oreao. ana buttermilk, which she says
)rf . ,h. -.j... .- .i,.
. - . .
most wholesorde any pretty woman can
eat -a ,
t at st
Prune and Date Vie.
f ASH one pound of prunes, cover
with warm water, let .tand until
soft and remove the stones.
Add one third the quantity of stoned
and chopped dates and the Juice and
ated rind of one lemon, sweeten to
ste. moisten with . nriina lutce. turn
Into- a pieplate lined with paste, dredge
with flour, dot with bits of butter: cov
er with an upper crust having sltts for
the steam to. escape, and bake in a
quick oven, ,
m. it m
The Daily Menu. f
BREAKFAST. '
Baked 'apple. ' ' Cereal with cream
Minced liver on toast t ..
. Graham gems Coffee
LUNCHEON. '
Meat loaf - Ecalloped potatoes
Boston brown bresd
Prune Jam . Junket '
Tea
' . DINNER, '
Vegetsble soup Mutton chops breaded
- Hubbard squash Sliced tomatoes
: ' Strlns; bean salad " . 1 .'
Cocoanut pudding . Chocolate cake
' v - Black coffee
. Cocoanut ' PuddingDissolve - three .
tablespoons of corn starch In a little
cold milk, add one-half cup of powdered
sugar and half a saltspoon of salt
stir the mixture Into one pint of hot
mirk nd cook overboiling water for 10 '.
minutes.- Add one cup of cocoantjt the
stiffly beaten whites of three eggs and
two teaspoons of - vanilla, turn , Intn
small molds-and chill. Unmold and
serve with custard sauce.; . ..
Custard Sauce Rest th vnib.
three , eggs, all four tablespoons -of
sugar, a-, dash of salt and one tint of
not rniilc. cook over boiling water until
the spoon Is coat1. remnva imn, ..
fire and add one teaspoon of flnvoHnr i
s