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THE JOURNAL
sR INDBPSNPENT Xk-WSPArSa.
& JACKSON... ..."
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'Letter From tke People
rabtUhMI wrr tvantng leseatt Susilayl and
eaary Sunday Sanmina- at Th Jmal hoi id
iot, rtfik ana laouiiu nnrn. rwuaaav. ur.
Ci.fM4 it tha Bmurrto at rortlaaal Or., far
InunlMlN tiirotKk lia Stalls e eaod-elaaa
natter.
jti tptioNKS lira. pomk. a-amit.
All aVpartatoo a miibxl by tkeaa sumbara.
,- 111 tba aswratar te oapanmaoi 7"
roHEION. ADVBBTIS1X0 RKPBSSKNTATIVS
Stl.niln ItM On.. ItrnMWIrt BalMlof.
t:' riftU imw, Kw XarI 10UT-0S Boyc
HulMlns. ninM, i
Th Journal" la on fll la London. Knciand.
at the africa ef To Journal Kn;nh rror
arntatlve. I. 4k J. Hardy A Co., M Fleet
street, where aMcrlpUua sad edvarUsaateeta
will K reealvwt. -
giihacrlptron Term br null - tn nr ad4re
m in uuiwa autra, cianaau r nuwi ,
' " i"l V1' MILT.; ' .- - , '
Ow tr ,...13.00 On month 9 M
',.'' BCNDAT.
m war.,.......3-BS I 0- month..... .9 M
:. rAILI AND IUNDAT,
0 year . .'.fT.AO tm saafl......8 .as
; An able . man. . shows his
spirit by gentle words and res
olute actions; be Is neither
hot nor , timid.'- Chesterfield.,
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TURKEY AND TUB SULTAN
Tf 7
11
Y Y
HEX last Bummer the sultan
of Turkey granted the de-
; mands of the "Young Turk''
element, and , rather ef f us-
lvely promised to permit . and ; help
carry out desired or professed re
forms, probably few people, either In
that country Or elsewhere,- believed
In his sincerity. If the Young Turks
did so believe, they, must have .been
possessed, of an ; astonishing ; degree
Latter to Th Journal anould be writ tea oo
one at a time." But how would, source of disease will be eliminated,
hostile fleet get "there to do this? The plan Is In line with many others
What would our battleships be do- In the world wide movement to nave,
lng while the hostile fleet was on mankind as far as possible from the
the WSV ACrOftlt an w. i. n enAA. mIIa. vmt Inaa In mnnov ind HvAa Auiiaail
iaer Everybody loves the admiral ( by diseases that science baa demon-mpanid the nam and audr. of tut
and he la fnncta n vl Ja a, a. a I h.) ..fnH to , l,rrn nv-nli)U I wr'!w. Tho nama will ant l tix-d If tha
. wvv v. n, mud ma iv py.iv. , v- v. vu.-m.v. i writer aika tbit It It wltbhrld. Th Journal
nary nobby, but there Is a. arood deal I . The rat Is another objection . to i uudantuod ludoraint th iw
of nonsense about our navy and on whlcli the fury of the racea la S SdTS'ErSi ZSS TbwbowV..
coasts being constantly at the..mercy expending Itself. An eminent med- ifI .tur,,un,'a wb" "ot UM"1 ,bould i9r
vi iw uu ine oiner Bias 01 laojicai aumorur nai eBiiraatea iaac taei """'Mrtniiir votiriMi thit itir
erV-: ' " ' : ' rat causes, property loss In . Great -JJJm
nritain or S7s.ooo.ooo a vear. to '
UAlLItOADS IV SOL'THKHV OHK. ... ,nnin nf th in-. f iif0 AA A Menace to the Harbor..
-Z" V" I""' " I T'nmmnA r- 1 is -r .v.. Ml.
. . to tb-. ium Kency.-- .Th, war . ot to;-"orTh.vy-ur-JUb;-;.
1 : 1 ; ( ' -', J extermination there la only exceeded menta concerning th vast expendlturwi
nc Aieatora TriDune Bays: a Dy jnat jQ japan, where the govern-1 to b mada.by tha railroad company,
' niovmonf la In ha nlnroil nn . v.. ..t . i, among othfira m bridge to coat $1,000."
:i " a. . - i iin-ijv uao aci at fiivo vx vuw tiau ui I qqq And that work 'Will "0 thfiftd ' I
; foot by the various commercial every rodent, and the campaign In Noon as permission la urantod by the
ooaies oi Boutnern uregon to conscauence Is a war or extermina- rort ot Portland and the .war departi
nave, the Southern Pacific company tion. In the recent proscrlDtlon of lmJ" I0.r a "'"a apannmr tna river.
establish a motor car service between the rat In San Francisco many bun- &n .ubmUtaTO cSl
mo uuicKiii uui'i oi souinern uic-i areua Oi tnOUBanas OI aoiiars . were antrmeera io in rort or Jortiana.
gon and between those of the Rogue expended and an estimated 1.000,000 Ui bridaVfr
river valley points In particular. This I rodents slain. Of 100.000 dead rats another thing- to shorten the harbor
Service .with th rin In Im nut In L..,ih.J 1 Aft mttnntoA lrh 1"? exlatln between the Burnsida
V. -Z V J., 1 ru..uo- wv -..v. " -"inriaye ana the ateel bridge, which 1h
operation upon the Rogue River Val-!,iea8 that are the agency in carrying S200 ect. The propoHPd new ateei
lev railroad, wonld erlvn the residents I khnnl nlima InfoHnn Tf . u I brldye Plana now on exhibition at the
w - ' I I U w vuuwu.v V'Ufiuv iwAvvvavM' a at w i KflM nr MArt lun1 aat.Aw laa K a nrniir
of the valley an Interurban service I estjmated that the property loss approach of the bridge is eoo v feet
sooner than could be hoped for, by averted through riddance to the rats .j- '"Vernt
'"i'5 mo iuusuuvuiru ui "-"iwui pe ampio compensaiion ior me onasi, pminiy lnaicating: a vart
efontrl ' ra11rna1 urUrh la nrtaln Inl lilt,,.. i M..nn. ince ai to right an cries with the . Wll
y " niicUUHWO.IU.luui umumvu(ll ,m.tl, rivwnrno l
"''u uiijc. ! say nocninK oi me inuuiieiy Kitsiennw i me present Dridae. The diaerram
This Is a movement that may well benefit in lives saved,'::;- :fV:' : l?h.i? .YSli!?.? 2f I"'5?,lii0'J?0
meet with a ordlal response on the! . Along with the campaign against and the river bed. indicates the bend
part ot the Southern Pacific railroad, the typhoid fly", apd the rat la the aVroach of tn, .t.ioDaed ffidi!? "and
As the Medford paper goes on to say, service rendered by' discovery of the that the depth of .the water between
the division of larger orchards into fatal Instrumentality of the mosquito. da-e'it loSr dfe ZSt ma'ttripnp0rt ifd
smaller tracts, and the planting of How it was a purveyor of epidemics fer, but the current turns just above
many , new orcnaras rrom year to is demonstrated in the safety, with "p""? 1.caiion--' . . '
year, will greatly and rapidly ' In- which the United States government road comoanv tor tl lVtn "il.
crease the population of that part of js. pushing a great work In the Pan- brtidge 'p'a chiefly tha? they re-
" . ... I c I OUIre A uniform. nnnrAaoh t. l.n
uic6u. no .uiU. uu" i bojcv iuuo, wmuu nam iui uicwjr uucu i norm as wen as the south on the cast
Its soil, as has been abundantly with grinning skeletons of those who ldtv.'An1lr,,r, u- J?Hdfte 220 feet south
of -perished In ..'the attempt of ; ; tb.e u. .ndV .a theyVopodZ!
proved, will tiroduce great crops
the finest fruits, besides other- prod- French In a'less enlightened era to Prve th opportunity for a westbound
dera the approach of a westbound train
from the north. If th niYiuwi
SPREAD OP SUFFRAGETTE PRO-
i PAGANDA
of credulity,ii Promises made under! nets.' and great numbers of Immj- pU8h the same activity.
such circumstances are usually made grants are sure to settle in, that ex
only to be broken at the first op- ceedingly attractive part of the state
portunityi and certainly Abdul Ha-1 - The Southern Pacific,. It ,1s said,
mid was not a ruler on' whose word I has built branch electric lines In the
in sucn a case any reliance could be J Sacramento, valley, ana touna tnem
placed. It seems rather strange that I profitable,' as it would doubtless find
If the Young Turks had then so great! such roads In-portions of Southern
an advantage as they seemed - to Oregon and the Willamette valley.
cruise exactly paralleled the present
' . eive ino 1 rain ap-
proaahlng from the north the same op
portunity of entering; the bridge that
the train , annrnahino' from' tha a,.,h
ATE reports are that the srlread w"u.ld nA.y' 1 ?? which -reason it is
. . - 1 very tiueanonaoie wnetner or n
f ui vuo Buui6ro i)iu(jgauuiii rauroaa company would be seriously
in ureat Britain is very rapid. ?i:,- :& f,U!"vl? "."V uroppmi?
The. trvn na .-,,. J A1,"-20 ct eoutU of the preaent
have, they. did. not go farther and J The people don't care who owns the j the leaders,, that would harm their The railroad company own n of the
compel the sultan to abdicate then, roads, so long as they get needed cause in this country, seems to be an m?ln
or depose him. j But while they had service at reasonable rates. And If effective means of campaign In Ens- fe s'ving- them ample opportunity to
un over a large portion 01 tne na- the soutnern facmc aoesn t , duh land. The annual report of the Wo- equal to theTpproach from the south
tional military? forces. thev : were unch llna thev will be built br oth- man'a wi.t vvtitt.i If -the cared . .Tlt. .
short of money, and the sultan seems ers, as. has been done already be- ssued enumerates heavy accessions if'p
In nana bent lila li.nJ nn tl,. ..n.. ..J o.inm ; : j ... : . . Li..: "'ouici,ca iijbh inn
.. . v. . awuu wa. auw 1 wwiso : rwuuM ouu ooicui.,; ( . , 10 tne sunrageue ranas. " i ne union r?'v7 create- to tna property in
al purse, as essential In a revolution J The Southern Pacific is In the field is one of the half dozen militant wo- k'kJ&ZL bZarKJ" Ae lca.n
as an army. But Insurrection in large and the oeople are friendly to It. but man'a brranlaatlona l : Britain..-1-Tt. damaite to&'&ilm hlr? Matt"
proportions has broken out , again, it must give them the service they Baies of literature during the past t rorrTthe fact9 ti,.I,hhLM1nt
and the end nohndr ran fn. ft, kn,.l, iw. ir l AlWr In . a, 1- S. I1e .I?1-"1? tLtn.PrPos?d hrldge
the near future, and intemar fight- them themselves. v. Oregon is going Votes for Women" ros fmm pietei Hstrov VhDidfi"K' -cok-
lugana siaugnter wiu go on intermit- to develop, either with Mr. Ham- 6000 a month to 20,000 a week. The thVhWrbor frm S"oT:Vtu,,ft3jwn
tently for years to come. For while man's aid or in spite of him. floor snaf.fi of ita hearlmiartern In I thus makine- Ir vprv ni.if iw5L'
V ,1- J -rr ...... I . ( I i " : , . .' V"'w"" -
vuo u taneu joung xuras appear to
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALTj CIIANCB
, What Caatro aeenia to need Is an air
whip. , .. . ..
Kelp btilld local Vlrctrlo ' rallroada.
They will pay, . "
' There seems to be no rlouht tn hn I
ino awioona will vote. - ,
Dollar wheat has often been thouarht
away up, but not lately,
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
One certain man. -with iha nrnnf ran
alienee a thousand doubters.
Not a complaint Is made about any
one of the three new judrea., t
No doubt Dictator Din anil Mr Bontt
coma get along-together , very well.
Still. Mr. Simon mav.flnri that It la
not altogether a mere rushlight cam-
When VOU read a Mnmhaai ilalollna
you . know that aometlilng about Rooae-
vci IB IU JD11UW. ...
The KIrmesa furnlshnd arond daa.1. nf
Dium uiumciu anu . orougni out many
i u usoq in gooa causes. .
PerhflDS the rain la tiolillna, ntt fnr
that KOHe Festival, hut . wa'ra arnlnir tn
f"' " vii in great snaps, any now,
Tea. It la the roal' Mtatjt, Awnra Wrih
Will reap the first and srreateat benefit
ui an increase oi population to 6U0,0UU.
People don't Senear to -be thlnklna-
as much about the proposed new charter
"i impvrianoo oi tne BUDiect ae
serves. . .- ,, , - , ... . .
It Wasn't nuite that flnaar anrlncr Knn.
day ever aeen, but It did very well, and
everybody and his wife seemed to maka
me most oi it., j , - - .
The Circus, or one of them: annma tn
be touring Oregon rather early this year.
uuv iiuut, iuu euriy. nor ii won t come
100 oiien ior tne kids. -
XVe'ra atlll ahv nf' ial -nvMw . m
Inches, the weather statisticians say.
But don't Worrv; lt'a arnlnar tn rain n. lnt
before long; you can depend on that :
ChlcaitO - Record-Herald - v Nn . fair
reader, the Mann behind the Cannon at
Waahington In not-the man behind the
gun whose praises you liave heard sung
wini pairiouo eninuBiasm, K
The tsllfornla Rtrnwhprrloa m tn
fairlv well. When others can't he hart.
but It's the Oregon berries that really
fill the bill and make tieoola arlart thev'ra
alive. None equal to them in the land.
Not only alt the neoDle of Hoilann hut
many of other: countrlea hope the ap
proaching; visit of the stork to the roval
nouen oi max counrrv will rrinc laatina-
juy nun iime, ana not Borrow as nereto
xoro.
a a
Many One farms around Bellfountaln
uoms aoici. . '
The Hood Hlver county Jail haa Ha
nrat prisoner. . ( '
. Curry -county full of untourhed re
sources, la developing- consuierauiy.
'5
at
Tie, RLALM
FE.MININL
A Tax on (.loves. . -1
T IS difficult to see Just what Iha
' rayne bill is aimed ' to dlacoun
tenance. The fragmentary portlona
of it Which the pages of the publlo
prcsa waft one'a Way, sound com
paratively harmloaa, even innocant. and
yet It must ba that thore la some hid
den. . subtle plot behind all this talk -of
I
A r Am nun V n r Pendleton men have
bought nine sections oi lano near
gary, Alberta. - .
A Klaniatn county man uomiv i ,,,..
patch yielded 700 bushela an acre hint ' '" ana stookingM.
year, and he la naturally planting morel for no legislature ever sits down and
potatoea thla year.'. - , ; maKea out a bill which la in trana
.- 1 naratnt a a a ha a ' i... . ,
A ril,t Rock.. UmatUU. county., mnn.. . "i;"" ."
anva thora ara hatter Imiucemenis mr - nu mil iiiaci u uia-
people to buy wheat lands n that vl- j courager of the fashion of wearing hose
ginuy man in Aioerta. ... , . ana gloves.. , But Can any one auDoosa
' ' I mat It mana ma ... ......
. . .1 . k . HK I . ' " v viici. Vll.
A man near Miaiaua imu. 1 . mnm.r. ... .....
anirora . aroats sheared and naa a,. -win bmow nmt
pounds of mohair, worth $88, besldua tnia la but the rlpplo upon the aurface,
many little billy and nanny goata. . ..t We may not be able to probe lta depths
' " .'. w - . - ' tail fit Dflna anA ..I la ......
A; dinner In honor of ex-Scnator rul- 'I
ton will be given by the Astoria Union I -"- fuiuao-moves mesenara
Republican club Saturday nignt, a pw ""' legisisiora. it is probable that
4, at the Commercial club In reoogni- the Payne bill la drawn in the Inter-
tion of bia aervica aa unitea siaiesiesta of the aimti iif ...iti.i. i.a
aenator. . . ' , ' . I man by this blow at perHoiial adorn-
. . ; . i iiirm tu unni in me nappy return to
Tha nallaa nntlmlst: It Is good to bare ft a.wl ..,)..- . Z. 1 .
live here, and If we could only make I know, was responsible' for tiie rise of
aectiona aee.it aa we see it, 6ur atate (perhaps by abolishing .the 'custom of
would aoon be tha .possessor . of two wearing glovea, a socialistic plot la for.
minimis ot jiouiiio, . winaiucu, m oring aoouv m, giaa aemoc-
DrosDeroua. If they wanted to be. I racy of fellowshln. ao that thra ahaii
.'.a I longer exist tne una between wearp
It Is reiorted that tha manufacture era of cotton gloves and , those pf 11
' paper pulp from the wood of the ttr bui ton suedes. . . , ;
. ...'.,.... n.n,,i.a n ..wmi la I What la milll . nliaai' mr,A Inlanolh
will be attempted on Cooa Bay. Spruce I oot mis rayne bill
Is chiefly used for making paper pulp, J Jlnolt arbitrarily fixed
.it naa hAtntpal illacnvarv win be I tax on gloves not exci
employed - to make possible the uae I Jn length now why 14 IncheaT At
of fir. i -' j , jia there not apparent a great dlscrlr
- f ' " linatlon against the poor woman wl
A BOON TO WHEAT UAISERS
Mr. Preiifric V Hnlmari rtiffr-. tmm
14 Other men who with him framed the
new charter. - Yet It Is possible for a
and the end nobody can foresee. Or require, or they will get others to year Increased from 3000 to 10 " ' o f ron re.Ts.deTf iTr
more likely there will oe no end, in build the needed roads, or will build ooo. The circulation of its newm. iti.!iSE n,d,A00. .fet.? the af aide, very probable; however questlon"' not
Somebody In the next legislature, or
several members, should have & good,
well considered wagon road bill, and It
must be passed or else the people will
pass one. This matter has been de
layed too long already. " .
a
Two state supreme court Judges have
been promoted to tho federal bench, and
their colleague for many -ears. Judge
Moore, may get there yet If some oppor
tunity offers; if not, ha will doubtless
hold his present pooitlon while he Uvea.
Of course it would not be best for the
Baavera to whi all the games, on more
than a small majority, so that the In
terest will be maintained throughout the
season, yet they don't want to get in the
noajii or luninaj very orten. .: All Port
land and Oregon, and other places, are
watching them. - ' . - -. ;
;. a ' a ,:- A, , .
Interviewed by the Medford Tribune.
Lillian Russell Said: "I never worry. I
0 ever permit anything .to bother me. I
throw off cafe. And then too, I take
good care of myself, and Of my com
plexion. .But the -secret of my preser
vation is the banishment of worry."
Here la a hint for all sorts of people.
aim at a better and a progressive
and to some extent a democratic koV'
ernment,' it Is by" no means certain
that they are inspired by purely pa
triotic motives,' or arer capable "of
maintaining such" a government If
T
HE benefits of the Panama canal
to the . Pacific coast have
often been mentioned . and
discussed, but It has been
... . j m -.lardous for a shin tn .i
lionuon was incrcaseu irum is io l l vnw oa tn. Th. j...... .
rooms and branches In other cities property aside from tha hrii. .
were established. The ,of fice force and foaaiooVrnnnS J fret TWe'
j , " 0A . -c, . -.j - a. ??0(1 many years has been
ao luncnncu )ium av iu iu, aim tue im swmrai inorougnrare from the east
annual : income from - $30,000 to SS?aite'arii''dwa JTol,V
IlOO.OOO.-iThe claim, is that, these fSraKrilaf.H
features of growth have their corrol- nfdthe h?Mn i5aI1 and th5 removal
they, succeed in gettina? it. 'nri Tint in I nnfireested that' the canal ils like- , .x - , t ., i ".,Pf:rt.1..trom Ita - present . location
.naaaoaa " Zt V' Cil.T . K.' t na.a,.l mnA nlrnt m ' - H B eWr w,.i Pcucaiiy rte-troy about all of
-"J vu.vuw occiuB iu ub lot- ij " p"!'"' "v niimhr nr arthBrefita. .Thft Rhnwfnir
terlng and crumbling under the sul- benefit to the wheat raisers of the L Jn tMklng contrast with that of
lau at lasc. inougn, as oeiore, ujng- racmc nonnwesu iue suipa the State Association of Women Op-
land may prop it 'up and keep him Pacific ports to England and other f snrB v.. vnrir
on it for a while longer, or some one countries, and to New York and oth- j w,.. ha ,,no.,a rAnn ann,atir ,nM
who will follow, his policy and ex-i er Atlantic ports pf this country, will $10 000 worth of literature In a year.
aTa rtl nl ItTViM aliA ...11 I L - iL .1. Jt ln "'- MAHTA tsl-a a aa- I f 9
musics vv uiio tuw uuiiau, atwaing uav uieir, iuuuuA,iuy uut (the New York antis sold but $31.90
&uni nipctrt?uuy wen . inrormed enea oy several luuuaauu iuucb nuu ih
unci imnarftal travolara la n nran.i.'. Unn m a IrA vrttATiahrf n-natar mnrA f rp- I
rfrtm ha nainto hi. , i .jiau. ,,m ..ha.i Wrior that now wm w now in conference with the Lon
less a dark blot on the political land- to Portland only once a year can UV" u""s" "ut"-
trlna annul v , CUUUUI paum. am wo uuiuiciia
stead of one, thus giving our ports tehtB street riots and other athletic
an ample supply of ships and perhaps features of the British campaign'-to
. . haa hrnncht nvflr and trafnprl nn iha
noar enni-Tfir raiea. i - .
Besides, it is believed that after wickuu iuu oi tins WUui.r,i
Secretary I the cornpletlon of the canal wjieat
of the will be shipped in bulk instead of in I ; The Journal ' has intimated its
scape of the earth, and should
obliterated. :
be
PATTEST AND WILSON
M
R. PATTEN says
Wilson's estimate
wheat stocks is "the Joke of I narks, and that many farmers will i doubts of the correctness or reliabll
the century." Mr. Wilson ro-i ha reHvpd of the necessity of huy-lltv f manv of the reoorts. that nra
joins inai tne present price of wheat lng sacks, which figure up quite so frequently made, concerning the
ia lorcea ana mat mere is more than I heavllv in their expense account. I massacre of Armenians by Turks, but
enough wheat for all purposes. - Mr. 1 Kneira coat the wheat grower about i whara there is so much smoke there
ratten retorts that y Mr, Wilson's four cents a bushel, at least, and if must be some fire, and if half the
metnoa ot gathering statistics is ere- he can eliminate that item of ex-1 resorts are true, it, would seem time
uMHiue-ano me latter replies that pense he will be a gainer to that ex: for civilized nations, with England.
Mr. Patten Is a "wheat gambler." In tent,H providing he can handle his j as the one most responsible at , the
iuo miasi or mege animated contra- wheat otherwise as cheaply, wnicn I head, to put the ''unspeakable Turk
ructions. tnat the plucked consumer I nma somewhat: improbable. A I out of business for rood and all
should be Confounded is not surDTis-1 e-reat cooneratlve warehouse to be I Probably there is a good deal of
lng. ; He hopes that the truth Is with erected here, it is said, .will be in-1 truth in these stories of horrible atro-
iison, Dut fears it is with Patten, tended to handle wheat loose, in j cities, though they are perhaps much
fatten sj. assertions along .the same bulk, it to be conveyed thus directly I exaggerated at times.
line nave earned the wheat titan, a to shiDe constructed for that pur
viuiii ot aoon i,uuo,ooo.a month pose, and which are oesunea ior The projected w new .? Democratic
iur m9 past nve months. When I norts where the grain will De con- ...... at san Fnki-n it t i
wheat was $1.05 In the Chicago pi: veyed In like manner to the mills. . Jtb be a mere party organ, will de-
aic muuiUB ago ne tola tne traders While some douois may oe enter-1 Mr nt r iar ami
that May delivery would go to J1.25 1 talned as to this system coming into trnnAral annnnrt And which elomoTit
and was laughed at as an absurdity. large and successful operation, per-jof the Democrat party would it
But," his prediction was more than! sons who should know predict such J 8ujpport? . To indorse one, it .must
.milieu taai. juuraaay, wnen May la result, ana say mat it. wouia wsjoppoae the other. A real newspaper
wheat soared to $1.2fc. That was of great and direct benefit to the cannot be a party organ, even if a
m uignii price ror wneat since farmers oi tnis region, as to me Darty were united, much less when a
1803, when Laeiter forced it up to shortening of the trip of ahlps from party, as air parties are, is divided
.o auu juei ma iortnne in the Europe ana tne Atlantic coast to mis i otTalnat Itaolf
imnMciioQ. uniy once before since port, there is no aouDt, ana mw win
lh. .(nil - . 1 l I . . . . 1 IV.
ww. aasu - w urm vi in u ,n. im i . iiii r m i lull bkc uubvu. au . m . . . .. .. .
a Lane county grange mat ae-
that Dortinn nf Unlla.v
Union avenue west to the bridge, and
tne PeODJe shoulrl nnt nvarlnnlr l
" !5yi. under,8tool the proposition they
" "v arms in a minute. Tne
endeavor to force Oregon street; which
ib.llt 60,.fet, wide, and after taking
prr the sidewalks leaves a roadway of
.L26 eet to approach Union avenue
with an exceptlonaly heavy grade with
a double street car traek, would mean
congestion from the beginning; and
where this street Intersects Union ave
nue that street is only 60 feet wide,
with also a heavy grade. This change
would divert the trend of trafflo around
this angla instead of allowing U to take
the natural course over Holladay ave
nue to and from the bridge. The de
struction of this Holladav avenue ap
proach could be completely avoided if
the railroad company, would for a mo
ment take recognizance of the right of
me citizens, as well as its own personal
interests. - ' . - -It
is time that everv citizen nn' tha
easi siae pi ine river sbould Know the
outcome of this proposed change, and
take arms against the nrODOsitlon. nnt
on account of any Individual arlghta or
wronajB, out ox ine quantitative damage
tir i.iia wiiui9 ease nine...
FRANCIS ClaARNO:
Intangible
however, Is the
xed ' on gloved. A
exceeding 14 inches
Ami .
m-
ftnAP wnman whn
tt. .nljln. .rlltnrlol ahnnt I cannot aiiord gloves lonarer than Ilk.
rr. .. . T,. ii .i... i . t . .. . .... itk. i inrnaa. ann ill. ricn Turnmon aha f-u n
1 ll Jaiiea lllf? uyiinnat oaajro. IUwr.;... . . . -" - '
Dalles Is surely a favored spot, and "?ra l" wear mem 16 incnea iong7
seems the mre so tne tanner one ,7 u"' a, ia m unnwr ami
travels; and : if our future Is. not as """X nwrranwa reature 01 tnis om.
hriu-tit o. ti.at nf anv . nther hiace In I It strikes , at tha root of our democ-
.1,. a,n . aiiait ia rani ncy, It Invalidates our 'freedom of
arlirht the statistics we hav been ncience. It alms to overthrow tha
atudvlna - 1 very lounaaiions- or our . government.
v , 1 - - ,: . - .. j -. 1 ri v imrMiflin o aa rav in oaaa inuar ania
i .1. nnA AA.r.f..f ' ant to oar It. Now it arlovAM nvAr 14 lnchefi
Kfl L III IIIQ ( HVi A V Vl. a. bVUll -a y , ' - - - ' w i .
southward rrom that town there are long- wara taxed and ahort onea cams
num. Ma- atn.tr ranches' now offered 'a without duty, It Would be in tit.
fnr 'uia hp farmlna- nurooaes. sava nature of a graduated Income tax, than
v.. t.-. n...ni.n t".,n..,aii oil I which, as manv ara aa-reed. . no more
of the land tha 1. suluble for farm: Perfectly just. way of, falsing the' rev-
ti.... .v,aki. innnnn a.paa nf I augurateu. i ' , ' ' 1 i
od land available for those who- want .Besides, no one is wearing long gipyea
. . . - . . inn v n i fa o rid fnn bai b lAnaT wiinniir
: ., m : .f - -j.- :, .- i innm Nnnrr arinva mrt mnnr nnvn
nal T-i ' rii.ia.' - jra-aw 1 And behoM the subtletv of the plot-
ehardi aelll at $1 000 per acre It ought tera who drew thijr Payfce -bill. ;; With
to be an inducement to Lane county f c,unln'.nff that la matchlesathey have
nr-ha.rri atst , to aret hilsv , nutting tneir I v.v.v.oi.. -
rl. farmi tn TrnnrtltLin tn cnmmnnd e", .With the - taxable articles.
an: eqi
the Bea
not excel
faBrms In "condltfo'n To command a. . wlth the - taxable articles You
ual if not greater price, say a eh i""f?n,,Sf ,
Register.. Lane county fruit la Jftr ? tha- ;. 'XXlf&vVhZ''
vVneilerl hv that crown in any J1"1'' Plana are working out. ;They ;
JSti nf th 2 lata - have introduced these few Unea aa a
other part of the state,
La Grande la' certainly rightly des
ignated as tha city of payrools, eays
tne Observer, un tne -lutn two- ram
companies distributed ' no -. less than
blind, to prevent our delving Into the
mysteries of the plot Doubtless the
men have already agreed to wear belts
Instead of ausDenders. and metallic
paint instead ot half hose.: But w
poor women who ' must .have stockings
kiSS.OOO. ' Thirty - thousand dollars Orlan1 rlnuaa ara tha nnna tn feel tha
more O.R. & N. nay checka.were M-Ifnir pnrM thia tvpannicai t. Tha
celved, and Receiver Neldner haa dls- j oniy i way ou t ,e,m, - to- be to
bursad about 1100.01(0. maKlng. a total I .Ht nr.&n a iiira tham
of no less than 160,000 that was dis-1 and .to win the glovea by harmless
bursed in that city in one week.
Many thousands of acres of reserva
tion land mav . be ' brought under irrl
aratlon. says the Kast Oregonian. Water
irom McKay creeK ana rwim tne uma
tllla map- be used to convert the pres
ent rheat llelda Into orcharda and gar
dens. When such- has been done tho
raappvattnn , will nrnvirifa hnmea . Tor
thousands of white families and 'the
increased settlement will add to Pen
dleton's greatness., .j- ,: -
Early this spring, -while two'broth
era , were grading an Astoria street,
thev found when - down. 15 feet
several pockets of coal of fair iuallty.
Last week while trading on the same
street at a" depth of 20 feet they found
another . pocket ' containing - a bushel
of coal. It was, shown to several per
sons who claim to know what 'coal is,
who pronounced It- -croppings i and 1st
fair quality. AS to whether a large
vein of coal Ilea underneath -the -hills
back of Astoria Is problematical. tut
aurface Indications show that there la
coal,; says the Astorlan. . -
civu war naa wheat eon to
11.30. and that was in the celebrat
ed Hutchinson corner of 1888, when
me cereal ran up to 13 a bushel
The mammoth total of Patten's
profits make him a figure whose
word as to wheat is for the moment
difficult to doubt, even with Sxre
tary Wilson disputing it.- It is espe
cially hard for it to be doubted by
the helpleaa consumer, who la paying
11.70 to 12 a sack for flour, and has
held out to him the cheery promise
that It may. within the cert two
months go to $2.60. Bakers'-loaves
threatening to become Vect pocket
fd!!ions and bread becoming ezpea
: enough to be worn as Jewelry
j-lar-e the secretary at a disadran-
tfc In this co nt rover y with the
; ',vt Chkai-riaa" whoa rer-ect opia
'. a Leat tmrm ridded him so
1 r.y tr.rj.ocs. , . .
matter' of outbound cargoes but of
nounces the ... AshJapjL referendum
Imports also, and may result In aaira.Bt tha. arinit,,t -nii-
ti j...ii- I '.n-e.v.
coHinerau . .cu thinks an Increase of only ?30,000
nental freight m m, So th a part K Bm& Bu8tenance for an Institu
of the country will have especial rea-l.Inn ttl.r i.fri1iin. with h to.ir
son for rejoicing when, som -seven or ofeduCAUDg 1400 Oregon young men
eight years hence, perhaps, the great . - Wflirien The sentiment nin
canal Is finished.
THK TYPHOID FLY
I Is that of the entire state, and would
seem to make the Ashland eiperl
I ment one of doubtful expediency.
a Ar-aaaJ a. '
Aiu v ti.. i uaa oeen set on
foot to designate the common
house fly as "the typhoid fly."
w. . - . .a .1. . 1 a
11 a pan vi lua cuuuiiaiue
battle against preventable diseases.
The house fly that was formerly re
garded aa merely a ubiquitous pest
has beea catalogued as an active
agent ia carrying typhoid germs from
the elck room to those In the fall en
joyment of health. It also carries
Asiatic cholera and Js a minor factor
la the spread ot tubercilosis. By
deignatisg It aa "the typhoid fly
rJ Erara. Brfj.'cg a larger
.; that "It woald be Irrr-oa-
lo tpflsg a fleH ttrotJfh the! it la accepted aa certain that the war
ra-at. fT-au) a hoatlle ntcn it win be waged with Increasing
t f r ae4 !ak ita c:j J f ary and that thereby oae Xreqaent
Ten thousand . saw ,the Portland
Beavers pass to the head of the per
centage column yesterday. If in the
strennonlty of the enthusiasm that
resulted, dicers were stove In and the
presence of ladies. In spring bonnets
forgotten, it la excusable on the
ground that it was the good old
spring time and all natnre sty with
aa abounding buoyancy.
' This Date in History.
319 George Teardley - became gov.
ernor of Virginia. ; .; ,
1672 Sir1 John Teamana became gov.
ernor of South Camtlna. ' .
1776 Battle of Iexlngton. first en
gagement of tha American revolution,
1781 Holland acknowledged the Inde
pendence of the United States.
1850 The " Clayton-Bulwer treaty
signed. ,.C ' '
181 The Sixth Massachusetts regi
ment mobbed in Baltimore on their way
to- Washington. '
1862 Simon Fraser, explorer and nio-
tieer of the Pacific northwest, died at
Bt Andrews. Ontario. Born; in "Ver
mont in 111a. -. ,r-i ..
1865 Remains of Abraham Llnrllii
removed from the white House '.e.tha
Capitol. ... . ' - : -
1881 Lord Beaconsfleld, English
statesman and novelist, died. Born De
cember 21, 1805.
1892 Bering sea modus Vivendi
adopted In United States senate. -.
194 South Carolina supreme court
decided the dispensary liquor law to ba
unconetitutionai. - . . . ...
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
SundownsBy Henry -aV.' Grady
D
Worth Seeing.
FVora that Chicago Near a.
Tt -will t-a latreetiiig to compare a
photna-rapli cf the Payne tariff bill rae
f or it rans the gauntlet of the senate
r!th rm taken after that trrii'a
rcctarav.
Samuel Avery's Birthday. ,'.
Dr. Bamue! Avery.-the- successor of E.
Benjamin Andrews as chancellor of tha
University of Nebraska, waaa born -In
Lamoille, 111.. April 19. 18S. He grad
uated from Doane college in 1887 and
then took a special course at tha Uni
versity of Nebraska. Upon the comple
tion of hta atudles ha became assist
ant "professor of chemistry In the Uni
versity of Nebraska.. Thla position ba
held three years and then became pro
fessor of chemistry at tha University of
Idaho. In 1901 he returned to the Uni
versity of Nebraska to become professor
of analytical and organic chemistry. Dr.
Avery baa written aereral text book
dealing with bis chosen branch of sci
ence and In recognition of his work he
baa ravel ved honorary degrees from the
University of Heidelberg and several
other colleges In America and Europe.
... M
Lumbermen Waste Half the Timber.
Rudolf Cronau la McClura'a Magazine.
' "Dr. Bristol, chief of tha section ef
wood chemistry, states that per
cent or more of tbe average trea aa It
stands la tba forest la waited before
reaching the market la tha form of
lumber. He rays, further. - that th
timber cut has Increased from l.f-
board feet la m to -eeo.ee
board feet la 19. and that
ear present eonsuroption of wood In
all forma Is. equivalent te at least i
(Pen picture of a battlefield from one
of the eloquent Georgian's addresses).
A aoldier 1 lay wounded on a hard-
fought field; tha roar of tha battle had
died away, and he rested In the deadly
stillness of Its aftermath. Not a eoun
was heard as he lay there, sorely smit
ten and' speechless, but the shriek of
wounaeu and tne sign or the dying soul,
aa it .escaped from the tumult of earth
Into . the unspeakable . peace o
the a tars." Off 1 over the field
flickered, the lanterna of . the surgeons
with the litter bearers, searching that
they might take away those whose Uvea
could be aaved and leave in aorrow
those who were doomed to die with
pleading eyes through tha darkness.
This poor soldier watched, unable to
turn or speak, as the lanterna grew
near. At last the :ight flashed In his
face, and the surgeon, with kindly face.
bent over him, hesitated a moment.
shook his head and was gone,, leaving
the poor fellow alone with death. HaJ
watched in patient agony aa they went
on from ona part of tbe field to another.
Aa they earn back tha surgeon bent
over him again. . "I believe If thla poor
fellow- Uvea till aundown tomorrow, ba
will get well." And again leaving him.
not to death, but with hope, all night
long. these words fell' Into his heart
as the dewa fell from the stars upon
his lips. "If be but lives till sundown.
ha . will get well." , He turned his
weary head . to tha aaat and watched
for the coming sun. .
- At last the stars went out. tha east
trembled with radiance, and 'the sun
slowly lifting above tha horlron, tinged
bis palld face with flame. Ha watched
It Inch by Inch as It climbed slowly
op the heavuns. Ha thought of life.
Ita hopes and ambitions, Ita sweetness
and Its raptures, and ha fortified his
coul against despair until the sun hal
reached high noon. It aloped down Ha
alow descent, and he needed stronger
stimulants to make him atand the strug
gle until tha enta of tha day bad coma
He thought of hie far-off home, tha
blessed bouse resting In tranquil peace
with the roses climbing to Its door,
the trees whispering to Its windows,
and dosing In tha snnhine, the or
chard and the little brook running like
a silver thread through the forest, v
"If I live till aundown. I will sea It
again. .1 wilt , walk down the shady
lane; I will open tha battered gate, and
the moeklng bird shall call to ma from
the orchard, and I . will drink 'again at
the old mossy spring.' t; . ... f ;
And ha thought of the wife Who had
come from ' the neighboring farmhouse
ana put ner hand aiiyiy m his and
brought sweetness to his Ufa and light
to mi noma. . .- y , ,-.. .- 1
"And If I live till aundown I ahall
look once more into bar deep and loving
eyes, ana press her . brown head once
mora to my aching breaat.' -
And be thougnt of the old father, ba
tlent In prayer, bending lower and lower
every day under his load of aorrow and
old age. . i. -' - v
'"If I but live till aundown I ahall ee
him again and wind my strong arms
about his feeble body, and his hands
shall rest upon my head.' while the un
speakable healing of his blessing falls
into my neart. .
And he thought of the little children
that clambered on his knees and tanrled
meir jutie nanaa into his heartstrings.
making to him such muslo aa tha world
shall not equal or heaven aurpaaa. .
-, "If I live tilt sundown they shall
again find my parched lips with their
warm mouths, and their little flnrera
ahall run once more over my face.".
Ana he then thought of hie old moth
er, who gathered these children about
her and breathed her old heart afresh
In their brightness and attuned her old
lips anew In their prattle, that ahe
might llva till her big boy came home.
It I llva till sundown I will see hen
again, and I win rest my head at my
old place on her knees, and ween awav
all memory of thia desolate night." And
tha son of God who bad died for men
bending from the stars, put the hand
that had been nailed to the crosa nn
ebbing life and held en tha stanch un
til tha run want down and the stars
came eat. and shone dnwn in tha brave
man'a heart and blurred ble gllatenlpiar
eyea. and tha lanterns of the aurareoria
ram and be was taken from death to
re.
bets.
Hints on House Cleaning.
' ON'T save the bent" tacks, if you
want to save your temper and your
husband's affection. , - . ,
' Don't ask your poor tired husband ti
take down the stove at nighti after ha
comes home from work. -.., i
- Nor in the morning, because he .hasn t
time. s
Nor at noon, because it will sot him
all dirty. '. :
Nor on Sunday,, because tt is ills day
of rest.' s
Don't economise by doing your own
paperhanglng. Sad and bitter and full
of woe are the day a of the amateur In
this line of business. .
Don't paint the atalrs and forget to
tell the other members of the. family.
Don't attempt to paint 1 the edge pf
the living room floor, because only a
man, knows how to do that. You can
paint the upstairs rooms or the pan
tries or the back porch or the henhouse,
but don't trv to supersede a man in his
own linn of work.
Don't ask your husband to hang the
parlor pictures. ' Hang - them crooked
yourseir ami ne win etraignien . mem
for you just to show you that you don t .
know bow. " . . 1
Don't clean the den. He likes it dirty.
If you do clean It, be sure to muss tha
papers all up on the- desk afterward
and throw a few cigar ends around. It
makes It mora homelike.
Don't select a new pHper for the II v--lng
room withont -asking his advice.
Neither ask hi m, to accompany you
when you do select .It. r : "
Don't let the task of house-cleaning -Interfere
with the - regular routine or
the home. Have more elaborate meals
than usual 'and all the favorite dishes
of all the "members of the family ot
every meal, - J ' -.'
-Spare them afp excitement, unneces
sary noise and confusion. It hurts their
nerves. . . - .-. - ; .-' , ..... -.; , - -.--..
When It Is all over and your home la '
sweet and fresh and clean, don't raise ,
a supercilious eyebrow when tha differ
ent members of the family who looked .
on with disdain whlln you were doing
It. sav to their callers and friends .
"Oh. Tiam so tired. .I've been cleaning '
house.'",., , ' ii j.. ;,
y .- 1 a? ; : ; '".'" 3.- v
Escalopcd Hams. " j
NB dosen raior clams,; half pound
of milk crackers Run through the
meat chopper. Now put a layer
of crackers, then one of the clams, with
bits of butter and aalt and pepper till
you have used them all, Pour ona
nuart of milk over all and bake In a
hot oven till brown. Be sure the clams
are thoroughly cleaned and free from
aand. - , ' , ., .
v.. i t -at,nv ; i: - :
- - . "
Cheese and Currant Jelly Salad.
PT.ACE a thin slice of cream -cheesa
on a heart of lettuce, cover with
, currant jelly, then with another
slice of cheese,- aprlnke with , chopped
nuts and serve- w ith bnlled drenslng
made more delicate by the addition of
whipped cream. a
0
: Dreams and GruL
09.000. SOO.OOS feet annually, and pos
sibly much more.
"Further. It may.be new to you that
white pine, in former yea re tba great
est of all or lumber-trees and the
only wood dignified with tha name
pine. haa, under tbe heavy drain upna
It. ao fallen off. tbat its domination
f tha lumber market has practically
ceased. In frosa 19 to 11 years the
supply sf other wood a, for Inataaoa, the
yellow plae and tha Douglaa fir. wiii
be Jjet aa limited as that ef whit
pine wow. Rapidly decreaalnr also la
our aopply of bard woode, the prices
pf wak-h g op higher ana blgpr.
While k it tip from t la Ml.
U III la 107; hickory frora 111 t
ana yellow poplar from 29 to
. Expert foreaters proclaim tbat
we are. without having made any pro
vlatona aralnst It, danceroualv near a
bard wood . famine, which will strike
at tha very ronndatlna of some of the
country's it Important Industrie.
"Sinoe 179, forest fires have each
year deetrny-d aa average of S9 lives
and 5.So.afta wnrth ef timber. Not
leas thsn . n acres ef forest Is
bursed e-Ter yearly."
tContrlbafM to The Joarr-al by Walt Uaana,
t at faaanaa Kama aoet. Ilia proae awaaaa will
St a raaralar tearapa f Uil aalaasa la Tha
Dally joavraall
The Weal Repablk-.
From the CMra rt Regard-Herald.
Tha Ideal rfttVic wtil be achieved
wheat every body eaa govern ana nobody
wi.'l be governed.
I wandered o'er the sunlit lea, and.
gathered roses as I went, and all the.
wild birds sang, to me, and filled me; .
with a swart content; my neighbor, nf '
a groseer mould, tolled In the field the
whole day long, hired ever on by lust
of gold, and blind to Heuty. deaf to ,
Song. I lay beside tha sobbing stream.. - ;
all through tbe golden summer day.
and Journeyed on a magic dream tn
fairy regions far away; tha sky wss
blue, te eay was hot s hot as wea
ther ever wae; and still my neighbor
sternly wrought, and heed bis bans .a
without a pause. Alas, the alaye of V
Jane were gone; t heard the voire of
Winter rare, and shivered is an srrile j
dawn and we-t-t fnr ttrnmeri ta their
grave: my emrtv eoj-board brtniart t - fa
mma mv sordid Beiahbor'a beuntentia
atere. ertd ao I dared the shrieking wind. "
ard got a V.andovt at Ma door .
a Ta.- CcjxftX
vearat aVaiiarw
aveeXa