The Oregon daily journal., December 19, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

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COXGRKSS AND BROWXSVILLE
THE COUNTRY muBt be weary
of the Erownsvllle Incident It
has had a place on the center
of the stage until ltls almost
ancient history. . If, for the sake of
argument, It be admitted that the
president acted on an impulse and
was sweeping in the dismissal of the
cf fending companies, the tima.for.
quibbling expired by limitation
months and months ago.
It remains a fact now, and it was
a fact then, tna' "ie town of Browns
ville was shot and that it was
done by Individuals among the col
ored soldiers. It was an outrage for
which the perpetrators deserved se
vere treatment., ana: got it. f or
their own reasons the 'Innocent
among the soldiers refused to dis
close the Identity of the guilty, and
because of that refusal were along
with the guilty dismissed from the
service. The only means by which
the guilty could be reached was that
actually invoked, to wit: the dis
missal of innocent and guilty alike.
The problem berore the president
at the time of the dismissal was
whether the guilty should escape all
punishment for a murderous crime
and continue in the service and un
der the pay of the United States or
whether they should be dismissed
from the army and along with them
some persons not guilty of any
crime. The president chose the lat
ter course and all the soldiers were
dismissed from the service. There
, is no qustion of the guilt of the
guilty. There is no question that
the Identity of the guilty could have
been established by. the aid of the
innocent and thereby the latter could
have escaped dismissal. That is all
there is of the matter, and it would
be infinitely better for the discipline
of the army and for the country if
congress would end the Issue and
turn attention to the larger concerns
of the country.
THE HOBO
lONTRIBUTORS TO The Journal
' are confounding the hobo issue.
The idle working man in bona
. . iiae eearcn . or wors. IB not a
hobo. For him The Journal has in
finite solicitude. It is the person
who pretends to be in search of work
but does not want to find it that is
the hobo. When he finds work he
runs away from It, JWis his re
ligion to hate work. He sometimes,
when begging at a doorstep, makes
a pretense of seeking employment.
If it is afforded him he finds excuse
for not accepting It. He is a hobo
from choice.' He likes the ubiquitous,
strolling, gypsy-like existence and
follows it as a profession. He pur
sues it with the same enthusiasm as
that with, which the physician pre
scribes capsules or the lawyer writes
briefs. There Is an army of this type
of men in the social fabric and they
are a nuisance.' v They feed on the
thrift and toil of real workingmen
and others who supply them with
food as a charity doled out from the
doorsteps.. Sympathy spent on them
is sympathy wasted, for they must
either be happy in their ,:ot or they
would not spend their lives In it.
Between ; this tyfie and the real
working man ; out of - employment
there la neither relation nor resem
blance. " They are as far apart In
haracterirtlcs as the antipodes. The
difference is that one wants employ
ment and the other doesn't. It s
the difference between energy and
lasiness. It Is the difference be
tween me stagnant pond and the
rushing stream. One Is a factor in
creat ing comforts for mankind and j
the other an Indolent, useless con
sumer of what others produce. One!
THE POPULAR DECREE IS NINETY
VOTES FOR
THE MANIFEST, collapse of the
insurrecto movement gives to
unpledged legislators their op
, portunity. They have a guid
by which to Bquare their ' acts. A
law was adopted by the people last
June of which the title is. "A bill for
a law Instructing the members of the
legislature o vote for and elect the
candidates for United States senators
who receive the highest number of
votes at the general election.? The
bill provided that all members of the
legislature should vote for and elect
the popular choice., It was passed
by a vote of 69,668 for and 21,162
against. The majority in favor of
the law was 48,506. The vote shows
that the sentiment of the voters is
emphatically and overwhelmingly in
favor of. every member of the legis
lature voting for the people's choice.
It is a unanimity of sentiment
that is remarkable, because the vot
ing came aftef Mr. Fulton and many'
of- his followers bad engaged in pub
lic agitation against the election of
a popular choice senator.
It is a vote of nearly three and
one half to one. It is a vote 17,247
greater than the vote for Chamber
lain. It included all his supporters
and 17,247 additional. It leaves ab
solutely no room in any legislator's
mind to doubt that It is the over
whelming desire of the people that,
whoever he may be, the people's
choice shall at all times receive the
is the real workingman, employed or
unemployed, and the other is the
hobo. To the first the race owes
every consideration, and to the other
nothing. The genuine hobo is not
the product of any economic system,
for under all systems or no system,
he would still be a hobo.
The Journal concedes that the real
workingman struggles against hand
icaps and hopes that these handicaps
may become more and more rare. It
Is in the effort to better his oppor
tunities and increase his wages,
widen his employment and lessen his
cost of living that this newspaper at
all times pleads for pure government
and preservation of the rights and
privileges of the commonalty.
A W ORD TO CONTRIBUTORS
h:
ANY ARTICLE3 for publica
tion come to The Journal of
fice unaccompanied by the
names of the writers. Num
bers of these articles are of value
and merit publication, but it Is Im
possible to print them unless the
name of the writer is known to The
Jeurnal, not necessarily for publica
tion, but for reasons that are ob
vious. Articles of current public
interest are constantly and often re
luctantly withheld from publication
on this account. The best rule, in
all cases, is for the writer to openly
sign his article, a method that adds
infinitely to Its weight. It shows
good faith. It indicates the courage
of conviction. It is the American
way and American spirit. Jt is the
way that the public most admires.
It is not, however, required, but in
every case the writer must disclose
his identity to the editor or the con
tribution cannot be printed. This Is
necessary for the paper's protection.
A further suggestion will be in
point. Contributions should be di
rect and reasonably brief. This is
a day of brevity. The public is al
ways in a hurry. It wants to do the
most In the least possible time. The
subject in an article should be con
cisely and tersely treated. Newspa
per space Is valuable, and so is the
reader's time. Articles that meet
these requirements are especially de
sired and If free from Invective or
personalities and accompanied by the
writer's name will always find .a
place in The Journal.
THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT
WITH THE example of the
Russian douma before him,
Sultan Abdul Hamid of
Turkey probably regards the
new parliament In his country with
complacency. The first douma was
soon dissolved by the czar and many
of its members were punished; the
second one, showing signs of fol
lowing its redecessor's example,
was even shorter lived; and the
third, profiting by these examples,
is a mere dumb show, a creature of
the bureaucracy, either not daring
or not wishing to exercise any real
parliamentary power. So doubtless
the sultan supposes, It will turn out
in Turkey. He appoints the upper
house and if he has the power of
veto and dissolution he is still two
thirds of the government and can in
a little while render the elective
body subservient or powerless.
But conditions are not the same
in Turkey as in Russia, and the new
Turkish parliament may not be so
easily suppressed or controlled as
the Russian douma was. Turkey is
more within the sphere of progres
sive political movements. Its peo
ple are more intelligent "as a mass
than the Russian peasantry. Roots
of .democracy have been long planted
in . Turkish soil, and at different
times have put forth sprouts, ugly
but showing life. And lately the
Young Turks, who brought about
this parliament, appear to he a well
led mass of men who are capable of
maintaining their ground and ad
vancing. The event Is an important
one in the domain of world politics,
and the course of events in Turkey
CHAMBERLAIN
vote of every one of the 90 legis
lators, pledged and unpledged alike.
A vote so nearly unanimous: and
given by the electors when the issue
was so perfectly understood and
manifest, leaves absolutely no quib
ble or question as to what is the
people's will, or the legislator's ob
ligation. If the ballot box means
anything, if a vote of the people Is
worth anything, this Is an Instruc
tion for each one of the 90 members
of the legislature to vote specifically
and unanimously for the popular
cnoice.
It 13 the popular conception that
legislators are the agents of the peo
ple. It is understood that they are
elected to carry out, the people's
wishes. If that is not the true view,
then there is no popular government
If it is not the true view this is a
government by agents who carry out
their own will and not the -people's
will. If it is not the true view, then
the people do not govern, but are
governed by their agents. If, on the
contrary, legislators are elected to
represent and carry out the people's
wishes and if pledged and unpledged
legislators alike propose to carry out
that will, they know what that will
Is.
By the credentials which he holds
from the people, George E. Chamber
lain Is entitled to 90 votes which
means the vote of every member of
the legislature for United States
senator.
will be watched with Interest In the
western world.
A CITY WITH PURE MILK
T
HERE ARE those who claim
that some of the ruilk supply
of Portland is a menace to pub
lic health. The situation ren
ders of very great interest an ar
ticle in the December Issue of Mc
Clure's. describing the careful sur
veillance by wdiich an absolutely
pure milk supplv is provided for one
of the Europeak cities. From it
something may lbe learned that
could be turned to recount In this
city.
The article is by Samuel Hopkins
Adams sand the city in question is
Copenhagen The problem of pure
milk has been solved by a municipal
organization called the Milk Fur
nishing society. It controls and dis
tributes the milk supply and carries
on a systematic work of sanitary pro
tection. Its motton is, "Pure milk
from sound cows."
The society owns no dairies, but
it has a rigid contract with the own
ers of 4 0 or more large dairy farms.
These owners are required to feed
their cows on specified foods and
otherwise to handle them as directed
and at once report any disease
among the animals, the employes,
or members of the family. The so
ciety's veterinarians Inspect every
cow once a month and have the
right of inspection at any time.
During the time milk from a sus
pected cow is suspended, it is paid
for, though not UBed, thus, encour
aging dairymen to cooperate. Bnt
if a contagious or infectious dis
ease develops, either in cow or per
son, the milk from the whole dairy
is rejected until satisfactory con
ditions reappear.
The farms are required to be
models of cleanliness. Tht stables
are specially built and "are kept like
a New England kitchen." The cows
are thoroughly groomed before milk
ing so that no dust or hairs can drop
into the milk receptacle. No dry
sweeping In the stables is allowed.
The milkers are dressed in special
costumes, frequently changed, and
abundant use is made of water, soap
and towels. The milk Is Immedi
ately strained, poured into sterilized
receptacles and cooled and set In a
cold chamber, and where possible
hauled in specially provided cars or
other vehicles to the great central
milk depot of the city, when it is
distributed to consumers. The milk
shops of the city are also the sub
ject of strict regulation as to clean
liness. All this may not be possible as
yet in an American city, for several
reasons, two of them being that peo
ple here will not submit to so much
control of what seems to be a pri
vate business, and laws are but lax
ly enforced; but this story shows of
what great importance an old and
well regulated European city consid
ers the purity of the milk the peo
ple consume, and it is as important
here as there. It might be practica
ble here at least to exercise super
visorial and inspectorial control
over all dairies delivering milk with
in the city, by means of licenses re
quired of all vendors of milk. These
licenses might be merely nominal,
as a necessary formality, or they
might be made sufficient to provide
a fund out of which to pay for in
spection and supervision.
However this may be, the matter
should not be neglected. The sub
ject should be thoroughly studied
and the best practicable means of
serving pnre milk adopted and en
forced. What a fine idea for the president
of a South American republic, who
is also practically a dictator to go
away to Europe just before a revo
lution breaks out. This Is better
than having to leave in a hurry at
the end of a successful resolution.
But Castro; Is not regarded as a
coward and may come back.
Letters From tke People
Lattara to Tba Journal abonld be written en
eua aids of tba paper only, and ahould ba ae
rompanled bj tba nam and addreaa of the
writer. The umt will not ba need It tba
writer aaka tbat It ba withheld. Tba Journal
la not to ba nndaratood indoralnf tba
or eUtementi of correspondent!. Lettere abould
be made aa brief aa ponlble.- Thoee who wUh
their lettera returned wbea not ed abould ln-
craea poaiage.
CorreanonilMita ara notified that letter X
Feeding d"0 worda In lenlh may, at tba dis
cretion r ue eaiior, ne cui oowa u wi s
Defends the Hobo.
Beaverton. Or.. Dec. H.To the Edi
tor of The JoQrrial In today's issue, the
16th, you Jab the aditorlal pen into the
hobo, whan one man snoots anoiner
you blame the revolver. Although the
revolver betra about the earn, relation
to murder that the fountain pen beare
to poetry or forsrery. I am willing that
the editor should have his way. but
when he writes down the hobo, I beg
leave to protest.
" If the hobo were the cause of the
hobo evil, so much complained of, he
would deserve all that editors up the
valley would do to htm.
It la assumed that every hobo is
hobo from choice. It is a pleasure to
stray into a little town at night, an
Oregon night, with the rain pouring
down, chilled to the bone, hungry,
friendless and without money. Oh, the
joy of going to Jail, the happy Jail with
out a tire or blankets, a pallet of straw
upon pieces of gasplpe set into the brick
wall fni a hod The rlea.aurej Of B-ettine
out of. town before breakfast next moi?n-
inr. To have the croeess repeated day
after day, night after night, Is assumed
to be the life of pleasure these men
wilfully choose.
It la assumed that the nooo never
works, yet two years ago and for some
years previous, very few hobos were
seen. Last year there were many; this
year almost as many as last year. I
might state the case thus: All hobos
are working men. All working men are
hobos or near hobos.
Most worklnsr men are, even in Rood
times, within 30 days of starvation, beg
ging or stealing. Let a factory shut
down. What becomes of the men? They
naturally seek other factories. It would
only be natural that they seek employ
ment in those factories of the same kind.
first in their own town, then in other
towns. Here Is where the working man
leaves off and the hobo begins. Some
where, at some future time, he gets an
other lob. Here is where the hobo
ceases and the working man begins.
If It were true that all hobos never
work, then Coxey's army must have died
suddenly some years ago to be sudden
ly resurrected in the fall ef 1907.
But the remedy proposed is an
astounding one: Compel them to work.
If a man has no funds and among
strangers, put him on the rock pile,
"make him work," shout the editors up
and down the state.
This is notice to every working man
not to srive up bis Job, no matter how
undesirable It may be, under penalty of
the rock pile.
Employers of laborf could use this to
their own advantage In dealing with
their men. It would be easy to say to
the dissatisfied ones, "Take this or the
rock pile."
By compelling all men to work all the
time, employers need never want for
men, and get them at their own prie,
too.
If y"ou are going to compel a man to
work you should compel some one to
hire him. The rock pile should be just
as big and the rocks Just as hard for
the man who refuses to hire a man as
for the man who refuses to work when
work is offered hlra.
The objection that the hobo is a para
site comes with poor grace from many
who make that objection. True, the
hobo renders but little to society, but
he also takes but little. While In Port
land you have many fine haired para
sites who render nothing to society and
take a great deal. As an "Incubus and
a blotch on society," they have the h6bo
beaten a mile or more. I
It Is easy for those with a good Job
and whose Intestlnei know the Joys of i
sirloin, to remove sn "Incubus or a
'blotch." Just attack the blotch. It Is
easy, it requires no mental effort Dis
cussing the hobo as an effect, a result
of another Incubus, requires some men
tal strain. The editors up the valley
therefore should not try It.
FRANK CRONER.
Likes Journal Editorials, Except One
Imbler, Or., Dec. 12. To the Editor of
The Journal In the Issue of The Jour
nal of December 11. under the head of
"Bogus Saints," you say it would be
Interesting to know why these preachers
went armed. I am not seeking to take
the part of these religious fanatics, but
I think the most interesting question to
know is what right that policeman had
to fire on defenseless women and chil
dren and kill a litt's girl 13 years old,
the bullet tearing most of her face
away? What had the little girl done?
If she had been killed accidentally in
the riot in the street we might over
look It. but the account says he de
liberately fired on these defenseless wo
men and children.. What else was it
but murder? Why is It that we soe
nothing in the papers, and I . take the
Kansas City papers as well as the Ore
gon papers, condemning this cowardly
act? I like the Oregon Journal. Tour
editorials are good. Tour article In this
same number headed "Bryanism" suits
me and speaks my sentiments.
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Senatorial Question.
Canby, Dec. 18. To the Editor of The
Journal It w.itl soon be time for the
legislature to convene and the eyes of
the nation are on Oregon, watching
the outcome of a Statement No. 1 legis
lature and a Democratic senator-elect
(by the people). It Is an easy matter
to Ray that the legislature will not
ratify the expressed will of the people
by electing George Chamberlain, but the
final wind-up will show Chamberlain
elected to the United States senate. This
is not in conformity with the wishes of
a great many Republicans who were
the most ardent advocates of State
ment No. 1, but it Is the will of a
majority of the Republicans of the state.
The situation from a party, standpoint
would assume a more serious aspect,
were 1t not tor the fact that the lead
ing Republicans of the state, who are
opposed to Statement No. 1. voted for
Chamberlain, thus hoping to produce the
present situation. The program has
worked well so far, but the last act of
the drama is yet to be played. Those
Statement No. 1 Republicans who shout
ed from the house tops to the dear
"peepul" that they would support the
popular choice for United States senator
have but one thing to do stay by their
pledges. It Is galling, we will admit,
for a Republican to have to vote for a
Democrat, but every man who took the
Statement knew that there was a possi
bility of his having to vote for Cbanv
berlaln. If these men did not feel that
they could do this, even if Chamberlain
were elected, they should have had back
bone enough to repudiate the Statement
and take a . party choice pledge. But
the man who took the Statement be
cause he wanted to ba elected to the
legislature refusing to carry out his
pledge, would make Benedict Arnold
look like 30 cents. "
The legislator who took the pledge and
then deliberately goes back on it, should
he tarred and feathered and assisted out
of the state. If a pledge, sealed by
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE
Please, Emma, don't com.
Tillman baa been heard from al
ready.' :
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Portland can easily, green up for
, .-. v .. -.' a ... a " , .
Decorate up and look happy . on the
outside, anyway.
r -. , -.'.' a v --r. ijv:; "
. Do.Kir anv of th bys toy pistols
for Christmas presnts. '
Those presents can't be bought early
uiucna jruu flurry.
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This is a time when the Red Cross
stamps ought to be especially popular.
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The snti-child labor law needs a common-sense
interpretation, or amendment.
Boni says he wants only the chil
dren, not money, but nobody believes
him.'
"'
Ttrfcan a Knll. V I , kt A a. nLjit
.- msuuni, ,l 11 i 111, AUQUI
lost his faith. But bs gained a little
sense.
With T e ,1M.JI. ..
wagon, an addition to It may have to
be built
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Tf ta inn l.t. . ' t .1
early, but Monday will ba better than
Thursday. , , ,
she has got a Job as a waitress In a
restaurant.
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Those train robbera annarentlv
tured a lot of cheap probable Christ
mas presents. .- . ,
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Emperor Pu Ti refuaea ta adrvnt a
rule or policy of silence. He says
right out whatever he thinks.
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It Is searcelv worth whlli tn true
going to the postofftce hoping for a
newspaper with a lot of bills In it
a
Eras taste Varv a-nnd thea nnm.
Ings; or people who can't affaird to
buy them think they do. to others.
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Oklahoman: A Byrd family in Oregon
has owned a paper 19 years. Ought
to have a rather large nest egg by this
time.
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A Pennsylvania. nrAhr M fca
hoped all excet old women would re.
move their hatsf They were all ff in
an inaiant. ,
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Th Portland woVnan who waa lured in
Chicago to marry a man lost $900; all
sne naa, ana ne eiraped but she also
escaped marrying nam.
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It Is not so cold aa it seems, say
the weather officials. But what good
does that do, if it feels colder than it
Is? It's the feel that founts.
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Walter Damroseh says there would
be greater domestic hannlness if there
were more high-grade music In Amer
ican homes. But few families can af
ford a Damrosch orchestra.
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The time to strike effective blows
for woman's suffrage Is when woman
holds the future voter across her knees,
says the New York World. The logic
of this remark is of doubtful soundness.
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A Kansas City magistrate has ruled
that a bridal trousseau should not be
expected to last three years. But a
great many women have been divorced
and are ready for a new bridal outfit
before that time.
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When J. M. Morehead of North Caro
lina was nominated for representative
in congress by a Republican convention
he said: Gentlemen, you have done me
a great honor, and I hope you will not
be disappointed in my defeat, for I
haven't the slightest idea of being
elected." But he was elected by 460
majority, and Is now denouncing those
who "wheedled him into sccepting" and
says he waa "basely betrayed by his
friends." But' this is supposed to be a
little of his humor.
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
The Faithful Dog" By
From an argument, date and place
unknown, before a Missouri Jury in a
dog case.
Gentlemen of the Jury: The best friend
a man has in this world may turn against
him and become his enemy. His son or
daughter that he has roared with lov
ing care may prove ungrateful. Those
who are nearest and dearest to us, those
whom we trust 'SVlth our happiness and
our good name, may become traitors to
their faith. The money that a man has
he may lose. It flies away from him,
perhaps when he needs it most. A man's
reputation may be 'sacrificed in a mo
ment of ill considered action. The peo
ple who are prone to fall on their knees
to do us honor when success Is with us
may be the first to throw the stone of
malice when failure settles its cloud
upon our heads. The one absolute, un
selfish friend that man can have hi
this selfish world, the one that never
deserts him, the one that never prove
ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog.
Gentlemen of the Jury, a man's dog
stands by him in prosperity and in pov
erty, In health and In sickness. He will
the courts and affirmed by the people
of a republican form of government is
not to be observed by the one who
makes it. then the very basic laws of
the commonwealth will lose their hold
on the people, and chaos, confusion and
eternal strife will be the result Let
every man who secured his election by
pledging that he would vote for the
people a choice tor united Btates sena
tor carry out that pledge, and the eter
nal fitness of .things will be properly
observed. GEORGE W. DIXON.
The Hobos.
Portland, pec. 16.- To the Editor of
The Journal Your editorial "The Hobo"
is good. It should be reprinted in every
paper in the union. For the last six
months I have kept a record of all the
hobos who came to my house- Hers Is
the list: i -
One hobo Wanted to exchange work for
a meal; one hobo wanted to exchange
work for cash; 32 hobos wanted to ex
change pictures for cash; 80 hobos want
ed to exchange tea, coffee, groceries for
cash; five hobos wanted to exchange
prosperity for votes, etc., etc.
Under a civilized government those
poor hobos would not have to tramp
up and down 'the street begging, but
be given a chance to produce something
useful at living- wages. ..The hobo is a
nuisance in whatever form he may ap
pear. r A. PIETZOLD.
" Benefit of Open Saloons.
From the Ottawa (Kan.) Herald.
A Kansas man wandered Into a saloon
in Chlcagoto inqulrs the method of
pickling pigs' feet for cold lunches,
when he met his long lost brother, serv
ing as -bartender. This argument In
favor of the open saloon should not be
lost on the Amalgamated Association
of Julofe Dispensers. If the Incident had
happened in Kansas and not in Chicago
the Kansas man; would have had to fol
low hi brother down the alley behind
the livery stable in the dark, and might
never have recognised him as his
brother. ' - .
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NEWS IN. BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
Farmers around Corvallls are going to
organise. -
Nehalem baa a fins new ..hall and
lodge room. . ... .
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The railroad srets - bla business In
Wallowa county.'
A $200 nugget was found in northern
Josephine county.
A 20 acre Hood River valley fruit
tract sold for $20,000. ,
Hood River valley is also becoming
noted ror nne poultry.
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Several sales of real property have
lately occurred in Burns. .
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Two Indians ordered suits of clothes
costing $6S each at Athena.
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The Socialist candidate for mayor of
(xonn oena pouea 420 yow.
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The wheat crop outlook in Morrow
ana onerman counties is roseate. .
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A new fruit, peacherine, will be
perlmented with in Lake county.
About 25 town lots have lately been
soia in w apinitia, wasco county.
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Never were the Indications of a bump
er crop better, saya tne vonaoa uiooe.
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Twenty years ago the 40 acres now
the site of Freewater was bought for
$1300.
Several farmers near Monument will
build a dam and irrigate their bottom
tanas.
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A man near Milton sold $4000 worth
of strawberries, this year from five
able, VI KlVUUUt
Tillamook countv wants a cheese in
pector or a county dairy ana 1000 com
missioner, says tne Heraia.
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The total valuation of property In
Ollllam county this y ear has Increased
over last year to tne tune or over
OOU.000; IS now $8,873,487.
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Besides laying- several blocks of hard
surface street pavement and eight miles
of new water mains, McMlnnvllle has
purchased eight acres of land for a
park.
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Two laree and finely improved farms.
one 337 and the other of 820 acres, all
in one body, facing the county road for
two miles near Monmouth have been
sold and will be divided up into small
farms. -
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Gas enough to light Ontario and sev
eral other towns Is the estimated
amount of the big finds at the oil well
within the past week, says the Optimist.
The series of big blowouts demon
strated that the supply of gas in this
vicinity is immense.
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A fleet Of seven steam schooners will
soon be carrying lumber from the C. A.
Smith mill at North Bend. That mill Is
now running day and night and is cut
ting about 500.000 ffet every 24 hours.
With all North Bend mills In operation
the daily output on Coos Bay will be
close onto 7dO,uuo reet.
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Frank Groves of Corvallls took a 86-year-old
orchard that was in bad shape
sprayed it properly, pruned the trees,
gave that orchard some intelligent care.
and this year made a display of apples
at the state fair that was largely in
strumental in Benton county winning
iirsi prize.
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The Booth-Kelly company's big mill
at Wendling will resume operations im
mediately after the first of January
ana win continue to operate steadily
thereafter. The' plant has been com
pletely overhauled during the past few
monms ana is now in excellent snaps.
There Is a general belief that the South
ern Pacific mills at Marcola will onen
up again in the early spring. If they
do, it will mean that financial condi
tions in this county will be better than
now, sa"s tne Kugene Register.
George Graham Vest
sleep on the coid ground, where the
wintry Winds blow and the snow drives
fiercely, if only he can be near his
master's side. Ho will kiss the band
that has no food to offer, he will lick
tne wounds and sores that come in en
counter with the roughness of the world
He guards the sleep of his pauper mas
ter as ir ne were a prince. , When all
other friends desert he remains. When
riches take wings and reputation falls
to pieces be Is as csnstant in his love
as the sun in its Journey throuah the
heavens. If fortune o rives the master
rortn an outcast In the world, friendless
and homeless, the faithful dog asks no
higher privilege than that of accompany
ing hire to guard against danger, to
fight against his enemies; and when the
last scene of all comes, and death takes
the master tn Its embrace and his body
is laid away in the cold ground, no
matter if all other, friends pursue their
way, there by his graveside will the no
ble dog be found, his head between his
paws, his eyes sad 1 but open in alert
watchfulness, faithful and true even
unto death.
The Farmer of the Future i
From the Independent.
The future farmer will sublrrigate his
land, and defy drouth as well as floods.
He will become a scientific forestor and
every farm will produce wood and lum
ber ss well as wheat and apples. A
single acre will produce what 10 acres
yield now. Women will work out of
doors, as heartily as men; in fact, they
will be the horticulturists and the
truck gasdeners. Tnere will be closer
relation between the producer and the
consumer, Ignoring a horde of middle
men who frequently waste more than is
destroyed by ignorant help and Insect
foes combined.' Under the alliance with
the school the farm will be valued not
only for its gross weight of products,
but for its Doems. and itm a
our schools become places for applying
as well as-acquiring knowledge, our
farm homes will become integral parts
of the garden' school and the school
farm. ' The xitiance between the horns
and the school will become very close.
A valley full of farms is already the
nearest to paradise that we have, but
the future will tenfold Its wealth and
one hundredfold Its delights:
Tastes of the Rich.
From the St : Louis Dispatch.
Ballooning, says Lieutenant Lahm. is
no more cosy than sutomobillng and
the danger Involved Is less. Then there
Is no hope for it as a diversion of the
rich. What is really wanted Is a sport
that will cost as much and be as haz
ardous as war and yet bs Indulged In
only when one feela like it
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In Favor of Discussion.
From the Washington Star. .
"Even 'though you may not favor
tariff revision,"- said one , statesman,
"you will admit it is a topic worthy-of
discussion." 1
"Certainly, answered the other. "1
always favor discussion. Sometimes the
only wsy to postpone something is to
go on discussing It. ' . ,
" Running SLots ,
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Written for The Journal by S'red C
t ' Denton; -.
, Jhe big majority for Taft in Oregon
indicates that had Fulton been nomin
ated for United States senator instead
of Cake he would have been defeated
by about that majority, for he allied
himself all through bis term with , the
anti-Roosevelt forres. The beople of
Oregon wanted Chamberlain and said
so. No reason but machine creaklngs
exist why they should not have him.
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It may be possible that a Statement
No. 1- legislator might go back on his
pledge to the people and be honeat,
but who would be able to believe him
o? ,
At the rate of speed the San Fran
cisco courts display in convicting one
boodler it will be the year of our Lor-l
2908 before the last of the bunch will
have appealed to the supreme court for
a new trial.- ..
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. Murderers should not be tried entire
ly by newspapers. The Judge and Jurv
should be called In as a matter of
formality. -. 1
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Down In California an overwhelming
majority of the members of the legis
lature are pledged to Statement No. 1.
Never heard of it? PVsps so; but In
the Golden state Statement No. 1 reads
as follows: "And I further state that
if elected to the legislature I will vota
for that candidate for the United States
senate who has received . the indorse
ment Of the railroarl lohhv. And tor ne
against any and every bill or amend
ment in accordance with Its Instruc
tions. These statements in nut iw
publio file, as it is not good policy for
the common people to have strong pol
itical food placed before them, but tha
evidences of the existence of some such
statement are accumulating until even
a California Lincoln-Roosevelt leaguer
smells them.
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When congress recovers from the
shock of the president's recommenda
tions it will proceed -to do the other
thing-, as usual. ,
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After the Conservation conrress has
told congress what it should do. th,
trust lobby will tell that august body
wnui 11 sua goi to no; ana mat is
nothing. The trusts .need very little
more legislation in order to bn fullv
able to conserve all our natural re
sources themselves. What is the need
of congress trying to meddle?
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Cannon seems to have caotured Taft
In the reconciliation business. Taft
will have to learn what many other Re
publican statesmen have added to their
store of knowledge, that Uncle Joe is
the real thing.
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No money for waterways. The trans.
Sortatlon combines do not see how
nele San can afford it and neither
does Speaker Cannon. Go home boys.
your time to howl has passed. Th-
speaker of the house says "nit."
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Water rates to come down. That was
what a few cranks figured out two or
three years ago. The initiative stopped
the building of mains past miles of
empty lots f the enhancement of the
value of the lots-and the cost of the
consumers of water. When we get sen
sible enough we will put the cost of
the city government entirely upon lots.
and abandon the systems of fining thrift
and industry with, licenses, and taxes
on improvements. Long time off yet?
iieo: mebby. Ktill 147 towns and cit
ies In one little British state, larger and
more people in it than in Oregon, nave
done it with great success.
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Some good people, mostly real estate
agents, dealers and speculators. Want to
go dock to tne gooa 01a way or maainfr
tne water consumer pay tor the laying
of water pipes past empty lots, blocks.
acres ana tracts, it was easy money
for ine Idle lot owner. The voter may
be fooled into restoring the little graft
and doubling water rates. - but the
chances of going backward are small.
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Mayor Lane is as bad as Roosevelt.
He lust can't keep still. Here he Is
battina- at the electric light combine
and suggesting cUty ownership. Thinks
the city nas some rights ana vetoes a
little Jobbery every once in a frequently
Just to worry certain gentlemen wltii
whom he sustains official relations ant
compel them to show the brass collars
around tneir neons. it wtu ne- just
our luck to have him mayor some moro.
Minnie Maddern Fiske's Birthday.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, the r-
nimncd American artress. waa horn in
New Orleans December 19. 1885, the
daughter of Thomas W. Devey, a the
atrical manager. She grew up In a the
atre atmosphere and was scarcely three
years old when she made her first ap
pearance upon the stage, playing a
child's part At the age or 12 she played
alternately leading roles and the parts
of old women, and at the age of 15
became a full fledged star under the
nam f Minnie Maddern. She traveled
extensively and met with remarkabla
success wherever she appeared. While
In the east she became acquainted with
Harrison Grey Flake, the distinguished
Journalist and playwright and married
him March l. iso. Alter ner marriag
she withdrew from the stage for five
years, and when she reappeared It was
in the leading part or "Hester t:rewe, a
play written by her husband. Since
then she has been starring In a large
number of plays, among them some of
Ibsen's plays. .
This Date in History.
f774 Mrs. Deborah Franklin, wife of
Benjamin Franklin, died In Philadelphia,
Born there, 1706.
1804 Thomas Jefferson and George
Clinton were unanimously chosen presi
dent aW vice president of the United
States.
1813 David Hartley, whom George
III selected to make a peace treaty with,
tne United States, died at Bath, Eng
land. Born in 1732.
1S52 Sacramento. Cel.. was flooded
by the breaking of a levee.
1860 Governor Hicks of Maryland re
fused to receive the Mississippi commis
sioners. "
1862 The Confederates recaptured
Holly Springs, Miss.
1864-President Lincoln called for
300.000 volunteers.
1878 Bayard Taylor, American author
and diplomat, died. Bom January 11,
is;.
1905 Governor L,a Follette of Wis
consin Teslgned and was succeeded by
Lieutenant uovernor uavldson.
An Economic Protest.
From the Washington Star.
"Did I understand you to ask me if
I wanted work?" asked Plodding Pete.
"That's what you understand, if you
understand anything." answered the
woman with a cold, steely eye and a
square Jaw.- - - - -
"You've got some wood that needs
chopping, I suppose.
"I have."
"Lady. I'm surprised at you. Don't
you know dat de trees gather moisture
gradually an', by slowly lettin' it into
de ground keep up a steady water sup
ply? Don't yoj know dat when you
leave de hillsides naked an' bare de
water comes down In a freshet same
as beer from a barrel wit de head stove
in? on't you know dat future genera
tions Is goin' to miss de umbrageous
proteqtion overhead, an" dat our grand
children is liable to be at de .mercy of
a parasol trust? An you want me to
chop .wood! Lady, I'm surprised at
you!"
Depressing.
. From the Philadelphia press.
"There." - said Rimer in, conclusion,
"clever idea, isn't it? I thought Id '
work it up Into a ballad."' ,
"Why not a quartrain? suggested.
Critick. -
"Oh. that's too short"
"I dca't believe any editor would
think so." , -