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Hurry l often mistaken
for dispatch; but thare 1 just
as much difference ax tnare..
is between a hornet and a ,
aunt when they are both of.,
them on dutyt A V hornet
never takes any i steps -back- "
wards, but a aunt alwus trav
els Just as tho he had forgot'
sumthing. Josh Billings.--r
TRANSPORTATION
' THEN
HOW AXTH
B'
. EFORE FIVE years are gone
the northwest Vill get at least
two more transcontinental rail
roads. The prediction is made
'by C. M. Key, for seven years fihan
, cial writer Von the Wall Street Jour-
ual, a man of conspicuous attain
ments as a student of the transpor
tation world and whose views of the
northwest were formed - during i
Tislt of several months spent in ex
haustlve investigation. Under the
caption, "The Battle of the" Rail
Toads," his article appears ' in the
' current issue of World's Work, i
Tne nortnwest is described as a
region that has seen no real rail
road development. It ; 1b" now the
battle ground of the railroad giants.
each of whom is Beeking to gain a
foothold for a trunk line that is to
be the foundation for a developed
v system later on. A sample ' of the
struggle is the North Bank roa
built by Mr. Hill as a means of in
trenching himself , in territory that
had been ' dominated by Mr, Harrl
man. Another is the great railway
that a determined board .directors
in New York is rushing & from the
Missouri river to Puget sound. This
is. the Milwaukee which fell upon
the territory of the Northern Pacific
. and paralleled that road as no great
trunk line was ever paralleled 1 in
history. , For .nearly 300 miles
through Montana. ' and ' then' on
through Idaho and Washington the
two lines are within rifle, shot moat
of the way. A new railroad, sup
posed to be the Chicago & North-
.western, Is grading from St. An
thony, down in the southern part
of Idaho, toward the Salmon river
with the Snake and Columbia as a
nv-nhnhlA tiAaHnaHon
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11,. . 1 , . a J . .
in mis Dame ior main une su
premacy the " big companies . havo
been compelled to use all their
power. This battle they must con
, tinue for tome years to come..,: It Is
-terrific .-combat--ot--direct-lines,,
huge main arteries of traffic, drain
ing through tonnage from center to
center. V Hew branches as yet leave
these lines. A narrow strip of coun
try along each artery ' has " received
about all the development that the
. roads could afford, and outlying re
gions tave been forced to wait, r
This is explanation of why central
Idaho and eastern Oregon remain
two of the 'biggest areas ; .unserved
by railroad Jn this country. Local
capital is not Btrong ' enough to
" build and protect a railroad in these
areas. - In time the preponderance
of trunk lines will compel the build
ing of feeding systems. "There is
not a Tien agricultural " yalley In
Washington,' Idaho or Oregon that
will not sooner or later hare its out
let." Among the railroad men in
. the region today the forceful factors
are In the operating and engineer
ing departments "traffic nursing
is a lost art." .
Perhaps there must arise in this
western world , a railroad magnate
who has been a traffic man before s
: real revolution in development meth-
eds by th-llaes can com& about. In
the meantime ? thousands of. "little
people," sturdy, patient, full of
: courage, are r holding acres In the
wilderness,' little sterile, farms that
will produce enough to. lire on now
and that will yield their 40 or 50
bushels to the acre when men can
veil the wheat- They reason that
there Is no use to grow wheat un
til theT railroad comes, and therein
is ,tbe secret of great areas in Ore
gon and Idaho held back in devel
opment, "
-it "The future of transportation's
. clear enough in the light of facts," i
writes Mr. Key, moboay cejieves
that the Canadian Pacific Is to stop
at Spokane; nobody doubts that the
Northwestern must reach , the coast,
but whether at Seattle, 'Tacoma or
rortland, nobody knows." .
Tae Corvallls ft Eastern railroad,
with, a present terminus at Detroit,
veil up in the Cascade mountains
cat of Albany, will undoubtedly be
xtrnd"d Into eastern Oregon at no
cry dMant time. There' is plenty
f room for.it, and will . be ample
business, as well as for the road up
the Deschutes and the road from
Natron to Klamath Falls. The
great "upper country" wilt not, re-,
mala isolated much, longer, but will
find - egress -by;: several J routes, of
which the C.i & E. will almost surely
be one. And the big Harney, valley
will be reached before many years,
too. There is a country up there for
millions of people, s ; -
ETEN AS EVE
HERE SHOULD be adrlsory
, assemblies to perform a part
; In the selection or sugges
tion of candidatescalling on
fit; men to stand for responsible post
tions." In such terms the Oregonian
confirms predictions. , made by The
Journal during the progress of the
late, city campaign in Portland.;- In
such terms the Oregonian proclaims
I its purpose to force Oregon to re-
turn -to the conventlqn-ijystenii t
nomination. It calls ,. Its conven
tion an ."assembly," and. professes Its
affection for the primary law, but
Its fair words are the kisses by which
the. betrayal is to be accomplished.
It approaches Jts. task In the guise
or a friend, but the arguments , in
its mouth are defense of the: con
vention and opposition . to the prl
mary method. Its voice is the voice
of a brother, but its hand grips a
cocked. revolver.v;;fvi,";;;,'-':rc-a'';f:.,;.
There can be no t'eelectlng or sug
gesting" x assembly and ; legitimate
primarjes at one and the same time.
If there Is to be a nominating con
vention, the primaries : become v a
Joke. : ;;The principles in the two
plans are as : antagonistic . as the
antipodes. They can no more mix
than can oil and water, If there is
to.be .one the other cannot be, ex
cept as a mere shadow., The "as
sembly for selection" of candidates
is a convention for nominating can
dldates. ' If the convention makes
the nominations it Is done by proxy.
If the nominations are made in the
open primaries the nominations are
made by the people acting directly.
The principle is for proxy nomi
nations by politicians acting for the
people; the other principle 1b for di
rect nominations made by the peo
ple themselves. In the proposed
"selecting assembly" it is the pur
pose to make the politicians who ran
things in other days again run them,
and for the people to take a back
seat. As sop thrown to the people,
it is i proposed that they may go.
through the form of voting for can
didates previously named, a useless
and costly process, without excuse
or effect. If this "selecting assem
bly". -is to. prevail, then ,the, open
primary method should be abolished,
for it will T) futile coytaidT in
coherent." ' . "
In this business the Oregonian
might as well throw off -Its disguise.
Its sweet words of love for Ihe pri
mary law, while proposing its "se
lecting assembly," tool nobody. The
electorate , thoroughly . understands
that armed Bourbonlsm masquerades
beneath Its vestments of lambskin
and its dove voice. Bourbonlsm
played its game in Oregon with a
high hand. It played foolishly until
it lost, and -It is playing now to win
back its losings. ' Its program is
more than a mere "selecting assem
ly." It proposes to wheedle the peot
pie into acceptance . of the "select
ing assembly." Wheedling, is re
sorted to because open . antagonism
dare-jnotTbe' nndikenIlIIZIZiZ-
When, by , the convention, politi
cians shall have seized the power of
making offlcals, one step for robbing
the electorate of Its right will have
been made secure. The next will
be the constitutional convention, in
which the "right "of the electorate to
initiate laws and veto bills and ap
propriations will be; taken away.
That will be followed or accom
panied by making the legislature the
sole authority In choosing senator.
This is the program in the ultimate,
but, which for the moment. Is mas-,
qneradlng in the guileless hablll-
mentB of the childlike and bland
advisory assembly for selection or
suggestion. ; The electorate and
the Republican party are hearing
from the tall, tower the ', same
honeyed words that satan whispered
in the ear of Eve In the Garden of
Eden and the plans and purposes
in each instance are very like in Im
port.' POWERFUL FOES OF SALOONS
s
ALOONS HAVE had lately, and
will have increasingly, enemies
more powerf ul and effective,
perhaps, than churches, tem
perance societies and antl-saloon
leagues. These enemleB of the sa-
oon as a common, open and but
slightly regulated Institution, are
the employers of labor; and, to an
increasing extent, laborers them
selves. - Th saloon Question is In
dustrialeconomic, as well as moral,
and industry cries out, against it no
less than morality. . ,
The ' -Iron Age, a conservative
trade publication, says that- manu
facturers have discovered that the
presence of saloons In proximity, to
industrial plants is . a, source of de
creased ef flciencf and increased Ua
biljty i to -accidentB., One of the
great plants of the American Steel
& Wire company tested the matter
to some extent. For a period sa
loons . nearby ' were banishedp then
the authorities permitted them to
encroach on the prohibited territory
and they were numerously estab
lished close to the plant;, then after
some years,, the whole community
went for . prohibition, under which
condition the plant' has now been
operated for several years. During
the "wet" Deriods , efficiency de
creased and accidents increased:
during the "dry" exactly 'the Re
verse was true. : i
There is no sentiment about such
employers as these; they are' look
ing for good steady work," fore
sults; but it happens that what is
good for them is good also fort the
worklngman, A glass of beer with
luncheon or before supper isi're
freshlng and not appreciably harm
ful; but some will overindulge, and
the cost to the worklngman In the
course of the year is considerable.
All are finally better off with no sa
loons within easy reach.
The Carnegie Steel company has
announced that it will give prefer
ence . to imeai who ..abstain - entirely,
and drinkers ,. will gradually ; be
weeded out.' A large Boston em-
ployer-la-aetively -working t-close
air the saloons la the-vicinity olJils
plant. . Most of . the railroads now
prohibit employes .. from drinking
even when off duty. Great mercan
tile establishments are in sympathy
with'. this movement -and thousands
of ' worklngmeh are too. John B.
Lennon, treasurer of the American
Federation of . LabOr, recently said
that in 60 years': observation he was
yearly more convinced that the sa
loon was of greater injury to the
wage workers -of the country than
any other thing.
A WEAPON OF FATE
I
S A WEAPON of fate to crush
this madness; for armament 7 Is
the restless genius of man about
to find some device that will
make battleships and gunnery Im
possible? , Is the tme rapidly ap
proaching when nations must un
strap the impediments of War , and
accept a decree of destiny for peace?
England has Just . brought for
ward a naval program for four super
Dreadnaughts to be begun this yenr.
Germany has a naval Drosrrani of
equal cost and efficiency. : Austro
Hungary is completing three of the
most powerful fighting ships afloat
and is laying the keels for four
more. . ' Her program will give her
the ascendancy In the' Med Iter r a
nean. France has been seized with
the madness for armament, and
Italy, alarmed at the riot of arming,
has ' Joined in the scramble . for
fighting ships and cannon. We of
the United States are building two
Dreadnaughts a year, , and have In
creased pur naval expenditure from
$122,000,000 last year to $138,000;
000 this year. Next year the chair
man of the naval affairs committee
of the senate eays'it will be $160
flOn.OOO ' and in 1 911 tz2nn.AA0 nnn
It' is a spectacle of naval pageant to
have awed the barbarian - ; nations
with its splendor. It Is a marshal
ing of warlike forces to have amazed
the Goths, the Huns or the other
hordes that believed the chief end
of man was war and conquest.
Meantime invention Is aflame in
the world. Discoveries are follow
lng each other with a celerity and
variety v that keep mankind amazed
We seem to be In the borderland of
an age In which, swiftly substituted
devices will change the whole char
acter of our civilization. In the
midst of these there is the mysteri
ous announcement of a device . by
an American that is called the
peace gun." Little is known of it
beyond the statement that it projects
energythroughthe; human bodjrnd
explodes powder, confined or un
confined, at a distance of 500 feet.
Its range is claimed to be greater
than that of modern 12 inch rifles.
From Sandy Hook, this new lnstru
ment of war will, it is Insisted, by
Igniting their own powder, blow up
the battleships of the most powerful
fleet before they could get. near
enough to open bombardment on
New York. It projects an Invisible
stream of energy on the principle of
the wireless apparatus. The , dis
charge Is said to pass through hu
man bodies like the X-ray without ill
effects upon the vital organs. Ex
periments for perfection' of the
process are going on in New York,
At the same time a French scientist
in Paris Is insisting that; he Is In
possession of the secret of a similar
device. It Is a program thaj: sounds
Impossible and yet, no more than was
wireless a dozen years ago,' Jt will
be good news for the nations if this
weapon of fate shall compel the gov
ernments to unbuckle their arms and
go about the pursuits and pleasures
of peace.
TANGLED POLITICS
F
IVE YEARS ago England and
France agreed that the former
should have predominance in
Egypt and the latter In Mo
rocco, To this end M. Delcasse,
minister for foreign affairs, la
bored. The war lord of Germany,
ever seeking to make himself; the
greatest " and dominating figure in
European affairs, did not like this
Anglo-Franco i agreement rand r werft
over to Tangier and made a sensa
tional speech about protecting Ger
man interests in Morocco, which:
prompted anti-French Moroccans to
make trouble, and there have been
various rebellions of one degree or
another. A conference of the in
terested powers . was held at Al
geciras, at which : France won ' out
In the main, though in deference to
the kaiser's demand DelcJasse ()was
dismissed from his: post. France Is
the proper nation, if any, to exercise
dominance over Morocco, but Ger
man influence, secretly exerted, has
caused a good deal of, trouble, among
other things the uprising bt certain!
tribes' of Moors, in districts .where
Spanish . . Interests t predominated,
hence ithe threatened .war by Spain.
Clemenceau,. the recently ousted i
premier who, by the, way, Is a man
of broad culture-"and who married
an American wife made some hard
charges against Delcasse, who is j
popular, and so fell suddenly,, al
though he had seemed to be-flrmly
established in his position.' . The as
sembly ' would not tolerate an In
sult to a former favorite who was
In sympathy with its members and
Frenchmen iteneraily in their hatred
. . , - . - , -
oi me aaiser ana nis government,
e uv vhuivu vvuuiuuu ui atian d xuajr
get into a general mix-up, but na
tions do hot go to war as readily as
they used to. Spanish worklngmen
are ref uslpg to fight, and . French
men and Germans of the common
classes want no war.
The usual April or May rains com
ing late ia July Have no doubt caused
. io. f .-A-. ...i- k,. i
m luo. bwiuu nut IUH 40"l
norts are usually exaggerated atl
first, and there will be big crops inLomrbeVfoS
spue or ' me unumeiy aownpour.f
rimer un: : It will nrohnhlv r-Jear 'nn
tomorrow.
TAIIGL
BY nU.BB OVXBHOLX
ABOUT THE FAKER.
The nther dav i nairf In ranti in ana 1
what was advertised to be a "merman.
ir a half-nsh-half-man, or something
UK8 tnat. Anyway, what 1 saw was a
young fellow with a case of salt rheum
or akin disease, and I didn't get my
money's worth by several degrees.
Every time some fake show like that
comes along, i cheerfully borrow a
quarter from the managing editor. or the
elevator hnv. or anmehnriv whn ilnua't I
know me very weli and I give It to tho!
laxer ana men i get. maa ana swear i I
will never do It aealn. onlv to aret taJcp.n I
In the next time, and so on and so forth,
right hand to partner, world without
change, amen. :
Not long ago I went into a room1 to
see a DaDy mcuoator which contained t
two beautiful infants that looked almost
as natural as life, and when I asked the
man what they were made of he gave
me my 16 cents back and told me not to
Slam the door when I went out.
une time i paid tu cents to see a lot
of pottery and sledae hammers and the
iiu v,il, .,. j . w i
uno muui nun ui n uin mi ruins oi
the late Jiomes of the Astecs and when
I picked up a flnger bowl and read aloud
the cabaiistie letters- which were
n. ki.L . , i
!SJmleiMtVnh' 1b80att?.m.n', wh,ch ldJ
i?1' M' Uif' l.h TL'I8!1
on junm cuuiu
either keep my mouth shut by pergonal
application or ne womo- nave-io aitena I
to the matter himself. . Then I went I
And that's the way it goes. When I
get sold and come right out and say so
I incur the enmity of people, and when.
i seep quiei aooui it tney taugn at me.
For the life of me I can't see what
the world is coming to.
large mouth?". ... I
rial an i mat man an exiraorainaruv I
:Tesjhe told ma-eaterdajr. that It
conuined four achers." 1
w vn..!.!. AIL.. t- . 1 I
been debating whether or not. to strike.
to oeer or not to oeer; tnat is tne ques
tion.
Willy, mamma's little man,
Fell into the frying pan.
Papa said: "As I'm a sinner,
Well have Willy fried for dinner.'
Letters to Tile Journal should be wrlttea en
one atde-of the paper only aod aheeld ba ae-
SS5?,taWr Bim ?,
writer aaka that It be withheld. The Journal
is aot to be understood aa Indorains tha riewa I
or statements ot correspondenuetters ah mild I
" " ;T,;. '-hi. r",;f"
Doauaa. - - 1
. CornsnoDdenta are notified that letters i.
IrjJalAZV'lt
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RniaA itt Haw thorn Attrn I
Portland. Or. July 29. To the Editor
Thm Tnnrnii Wo rtir. tn n..4
the Impression made before the water
board and city V council of the city of I
Portland, at a recent hearing in connec
tion, with the laying or a water pipe on
Hawthorne avenue from Water street to
East Twelfth street, that' Whitney L.
Boise represented the Hawthorne estate
at these, hearings, and to state that said
Whitney I Boise has no business con
nections wun tne nawtnorne estate.
and is not authorized to represent It I
anywhere or in any manner whatsoever, I
4(
EFOOTn
ii
letters From the People I
o V1 kI? t wa-tWn-fcSi .Z3, People the power of control and direo
By Rachel I.. Hawthorne, president tlon In governmental affairs, v
116 BtOtKl DT UregOn. I
From tne wooaDura inaepenaeni tep.) I render certain newly acquired pout
Senator Chamberlain has kept his I leal rights and prerogatives. . .
word. ; Jie nas Deen ior uregon iirst, the
Demoeratlc party1 second. In fact,
Pemocracy, as at present defined, has
not bothered the senator in the least,
nor have other Democrats been much
concerned over perpetuation of Demo
cratic principles, aa laid down in for
mer, outlived days, with local in
terests, demanding their undivided attention.-.
When questions relative to the
welfare of Oregon arose Senator Cham
berlain forgot party, which' he only re
membered when this state waa not con
cerned and voted for lower duties. On
lumber, wool, hops and bides, he wai
with the highest raters, and he was
always on hand to vota : - 7.
.COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
EMALli CHANGS
No, th lumber Industry won't
bo
rutnea. - . -
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Harrlman seems to be having an up-
Hill job.
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The wild wavea are probably saying:
"It's bully spring weather." ;
.-
Poor Alfoneo of Bpaln. Why should
any one want to be king st such a coun
try T y ; . .,: . . .
L.?.erhP" Finch', appeal argument was
iiKq io convince me court umi. u
i cray.. .
Portland 1 going to be a great live
stork market, one of the greatest ,10 the
wuriu, pure.
- - .: ; a . a . . '
qo ai come, wunout trying -to right any
where abroad. --. -
In tariff malrlnr 1IH1. PKra Taland
baa more- power than far- flung Texas.
or maqy oiner big states. . . -
: wi,Kl?wt"?Jr,aK4f fevmd B
1 Jr???::''Kot' but . perhaps he might
IMtV WOQ S, gOOQ OeBi mOr. .
- ' -
taem fiaj any chance against Teddy.
I ' ' r. 1v
Scores
a d,Vzn rlpfl ttia from heat In Chicaaro
Thuradayiow different in Portland!
No wonder that Portua-al fellow was a
pretender; ; by that means he got ll.
OOO.OOO, with an American girl thrown
In.
it them era a tit fiarif times anvwhere
In Hhls part of th country. It must be
at the summer resorts, during this cool
damp July, . i . ' .
A great blar country has to endure
many small afflictions: Oeorare Bernard
Bhaw Is coming over. At any rate, he
tuts orains. - ,y". ,
'': ,"-i.?'. ': ' I V, .'
Whv fell U1m tall, ahnut Ifwauid Una
I of clothlntrT There have been arrest re
ductions In price according to the ad-
I verusements.
Justice Brewer savs he would like to
resign, but his wife won't let htm. Even
a supreme court justice if married Isn't
his own boss.
Justice Brewer does a s-reat deal of
talklnr for a man in his Doslllon: some
J I Vrv some but we doei't want
to be in contempt.
a a
The dea-re of Doctor of Literature
has been conferred on Miss Ida Tarbell
by, Knox college. Few men deserve
such an honor so well. -
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The Prineville Review still Insists
that Harrlman does not Intend to build
- railroad. along- the Deschutes. But be
umuj uwuk noise uu n.
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The Albariy Demosrat predicts that
Superintendent Ackerman will get the
governorship. This is a rash prediction,
out there is no penalty attached to a
hibioko.
A voice from the southward, vibrant
and strong, through the Deechutes gorge
" mv.ww a,iuiiB , JIIIBJUIT TUIL'Q . OX
tv
mountains and plains, that demands, yet
welcomes, not complains. And it seems
l" ya' "?" ftruggiing
auwn in im aeeo cien gien:
auwn in m aeeo cieri s-ien: .tjoma on.
una nr hnh rio-ht n ift a.i ri.
for y0S th'ls li-t relton h
ZK Strive forward It? lantsW the
ii5- i.B:r.. a71"ar..y?.-ela'Lt"' i?
both in "frndsqirVrnot hate. " For- a
million people more here rs room; here
wiu oe tne recora development boom,
My lumber, cattle, wool and grains, will
ere long fill ten thousand trains. My
soil and .mines-and forests hold the
a4wi .linn.. - miifi iurcn
making of an empire's gold.
WLat Is a Safe, Sane ,
tne Republicans of
' From the Capital JournaL
Having lost two governors and the
last united States senator, the ques
tlon asked above is timely and all-important
for those calling themselves
Republicans to consider.
In the general state election to be
held in 'November, 1910, a full set of
state officers. Including governor, will
be chosen.
Thav annAHRMmanl- la maa that
-.-i- v. i .m l.u t.
... .,,-.
wiii - D8r - maaB - torepeai - rtain reform
measures,
This program is announced wUh con
siderable authority back of it, although
it 'is not an official declaration of the
Republican state committee.
It is also announced that county as
semblies are to be held to nominate Re
publican-county legislative candidates.
This program is outlined and will be
pressed upon the Republican leadership
of Oregon as a good business policy for
kit. )iiij in yuiauQ.
Of course, as fay as an assembly suo-
aj OA1 at t molrfnff aw annKliaia am .1.1. ...
Vvwio luuni.ifj ca, mcuuuiivI. BLOLtS. Uf
mElJ2 -n BrmPt ? M
place or subvert ' the ' direct primary
If that were all that la sought to be
IBuvurapusueu vy uie aasemoiy program
it wouia not do so serious a matter.
But It Is understood and -proposed to
sweep away the whole direct legisla
tion and direct election of United States
senators system that has been enacted
by the people of Oregon; '
Is It wise, or necessary to put the
Republican party Into that attitude of
hostility to popular reforms? s-
: Wh other .states are adopting the
Oregon plan of electing senators, and
Oregon reforms, who is prepared to say
that the people of Oregon are ready to
adopt a reactionary policy?
. Prominent leaders of the Republican
Inartv at Portland and a few throughout
the state bava.decUred for nomlnaUng
ticket and making a platform In oo-
position to progressive ideas.
"v,n? .roBao ?" a,reci
ominauow na airect election or
senators and direct ; legislation, they
want no more.
They Want . the) ; Republican party to
return to the convention - system of
nominations. ' f
They want the people to abandon' di
rect election of senators. '
They-want ' the -eitlsen- to surrender
his right to a direct voice in the law-
making business. - vr V
They want to take away from the
...ktu.. MriT n nnV tha nannla tn aur.
I ask Republicans this Question: - Is
this a good, safe, sound, . sane. Intelli
gent political platform to go before tha
people upon? -"'."'",.''." . : '',
You will have to decide this question
for yourselves and for your pariy. -,.
If opposition to popular reforms Is
not a wise policy, what is a safe and
sane line to pursue? i
) ask you to consider ;" this ' fact:
Twenty-seven states have adopted. In
various forms direct election of United
States senators.
A majority of ; these states .are Re
publican states. : - t '
Othet Republican states are enacting
the Oregon direct primary law and di
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Good fishing in streams around Stay-
Vn' " . a a'
Cottage Grove la to have bottling
works. . ' . : , .
Some acreage near .Eugene, sold at
uv an acre. ; g . -'
Jackson county's , school children
number (S70.
A Marshfleld man named Cutlip was
cut In the, leg. g , -1 -
Twelve houses under construction or
contract In Vale,
Fine nlace for camping at JSandon:
many tents tnere. . . : . . '
, -. . y a ' a - ..- - '
... . . - - .
Philomath real estate to the value-of
IIl.OQO sola lately. -.
- .: - ' - a a- v-' ; - ' :,.L:J!:
Another fair and festival will be held
at xoiedo this xaii, ... :.. - .
,': ' ,. - : '? . a . a . :rt '? "
BleetTio-7 streeteaf-HBe im - Klamath
Fans soon probable. .. . - -i
Some typhoid In Vale; pur 'water
ana sewerage neeaea. .
Big, Tins hay crop around 'Laldlaw,
ana croon county generally -.
, .
- "Bob Reajnee," a famous bunting
dog, died la Medrora, aged 14. -
Bandon woolen ' mill' has orders
enough to keep it busy a year.
Rattlesnakes numerous this summer
along Canyon creek in Grant oounty. .
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A a soon as Salem oaves IT ' more
blocks- now "provided for," It will have
paved , 20 this year,.
PeODle were needleesly alarmed bout
the hay crop In Folk county.- Acreage
la large and crop good. . ; k v
Country around The ' Dalles never
looked better, and people were never
more prosperous, says the Optimist. .'
McMlnnvilie also has the, water-meter
problem, and probably will install
meters pa all taps. It is the right way.
A Springfield preacher of the Chris
tian church, owns a lot of real estate, a
fine house and - will build a business
block. .-
.' r-r r e a - . , ' t.
William Riddle, Jr., of Polk county,
has imported some- fine sheep from
New . Zealand, meeting them at Vancou
ver, B. C
. e a
There Is much land near Dufur lying
idle that could be used very profitably
raising strawberries, points , out - the
Dispatch. - -
The Booth-Keller comoany has re
ceived orders from eastern ear-build
ing companies . for material for over
4000 cars.
... e a '
Sea fishing off the coast near New.
port Is fine sport for soma. -One wom
an caught four, weighing 12S pounds,
in one aay.-
union Republican: General Manager
England of the Central railroad, states
that he has inquiries from men- of
means who wish to buy outright from
10.000 to 200.000 acres of land in a
body sonSewhere" In the Grand Ronde
valley...- '(:,,,' .-. ,- ..... ,-.i;...
It Is wow possible to leav Marshfleld
say of a Monday morning, ' spend all of
Tuesday, in Portland, leaving there at
a p. m. ana return to jaarsnrieia on
Wednesday afternoon a train from
Myrtle Point says the News. An auto
is making the trip between Myrtle
foint ana -itoseourg is (rem to
hours..... .. .
and Intelligent Policy for
Oregon to Pursue? '
rect legislation. - -I
ask Republicans to consider this
I fact pf political history:
Nowhere in any country have tha peo
ple ever gained political rights and
afterwards voluntarily surrendered
them. -
They will not begin to taka the
backward track in Oregon.
In place of Inviting tha people to ao
cept a reactionary, back tracking pro
gram -at th-hands of .the Republican
party- what should we offer -to the
electorate of Oregon?
It is assumed that patriotic Repub
lican leaders respect the popular will,
desire to obey the laws, and want party
success.
Republican leaders In state and coun
ty politics have no interest In an ta io
nising tha grange, labor organisations,
churches, or any body of people favor
able to reform measures. - v -
The writer would suggest to them to
go slow about putting their party upon
record as hostile to reform policies in
which the whole body of the American
people ara Interested. '
Let us have, on the contrary, a state
assembly of leading and Influential Re
publicans to create enthusiasm for
sound Republican principles, to enunci
ate a sound Republican platform, to
bear good Republican speeches and to
declare renewed expressions of alle
giance to the sovereign will of the alee-
torate. . ,---.
That would accomplish much good
iot tne party. . ..'-:.. -. : .---
Such an assembly could go a step
farther and recommend obedience) to.
and enforcement of, the direct primary
taw, tna Austrauaa ballot law, tha cor
rupt practices act, and the direct elec
tion of United States senators.
They could leave the recall and pro
portional representation . to be worked
out In tha future.. . - ......
Above all, such an assembly, renre-
sentlng Republicans of all shades of
opinion aod from -air parts -of tha state,
could recommend that all candidates
from the highest to the lowest offices,
submit their -names to the direct pri
mary with a simple pledge to support
the party nominee.
Now. in all frankness and fairness, ts
not this a better program for Republi
cans than to go before the people to
overthrow reform policies enacted by
the people? . -s . .'. , . .
Would not some such f a program as
1 have outlined above fit the situation
because It Is right and Just? ,
Why should not the Republicans of
Oregon bury- tha discords of the past
and hold steadily to tha newer and bet
ter policies? -r ; . ... ....
It Was iMcKinley who ; said "Keep
close to the people." . j
- Can we close our ears , to. the chaste
voice of. the people? " - ... y . t.
. Have not Republicans had enough of
policies that put their party on the defensive-
and lose them the control-' of
public affairs? , '
Is tha , Republican party forever to
apologise for having given the people
modern : Implements and up to date
weapons with which to battle against
tne trusts and the spoilers of the com
mon people? , ,
Listen te a nroohetio railrnarter 'nf
prominence: ' "Portland will ha a. cltv
of 1,000,000 inhabitants." We believe
It. - Wood burn in time will h a. rinaa.
in suburb, says the Independent.
Tie RE ALM
fE-MININE.
Fads and Fashions. ' ' If
FT
EW TORK, -July J1- The fancy
araper,y around the skirts, par
ticularly upon gowns of foulard
or mousseline. Is growing every
. .. day and while the Jength of Una
Is preserved it is nevertheless discreet
ly hidden beneath , the subtle draperlos
and graceful folds of material. In cling
ing foulard the panniers are worked out
Quite openly and the effect Is height- '
ened by the use of plain and figured
fabrics. A frock of cerise and white y
may be ornamented by a pannier of sol- '
Id cerise, which, although quite full.
must not be placed, in such a position,
tnat the figure will be shortened or
thickened. . . . - - -
A Doucet robe of soft tulle or mom--
sellna, seen the other day. was designed
with a pannier skirt, in which the dra
pery was so arranged that it waa knot
ted-imoBTt "thefoot " ofTthe sktrv"-
thereby detracting nothing from the
height and alenderness of the figure. ;
Many of these gowns are trimmed with
corded piping, and it la the exact trim
mlng'that admirably suits thv style.
The costumr artists seldom fall tot
complete a rbwn without a
touch fit
black satin, and on a bright foulard
foulard
A pretty
irocK the effeet Is very goo.
gown made recently by Paqulri was de
signed . with short round skirt, - with
fishwife draDery and .a. coraace crossed
with a kind of bretelle sash of the fold
ed foulard edged with narrow bands of
black satin.- This corsage sash crossed
over the' shoulders, narrowed-- at the
waist line at the back and ended in two
long ends trimmed with aatin. Paquln
is making a- specialty of long tight
sleeves, with tlarht wristband of black
satin ribbon edged .with a touch of color
and perhaps gold buttons. . .
For informal wear there is nothing' at
present in the fashion list ,ao attractive
as tha various modifications of theMoy-.
en Age. Not only does this style dis
play the beauty of the summer fabric
to their best advantage, : but It gives
scope , for unusual decorative schemes. :
So far, these have' the added charm of
novelty. For morning, for street and ;
for traveling gowns the symmetrical
lines, the broad trimmlna- effects, and
the very general suggestion of simplio-.
iry render tne Moyen Age style pecul
iarly suitable. .- Moreover. - delightful
confections may be made at compara
tively .small expense, because from one ''
to three yards less material la required
than for other modes.
Some of the models. It must be ad
mitted, resemble almost, too closely the
old fashioned - wrapper, but that Is
rather a matter of decoration than of
cut and any such pronounced effeet Is
easily eliminated-by a change of tha
trimming line. - The sleeve, too, is es-
feclally important in this style of dress,
ha long straiarht sleeve or one in which
the lines follow, the lines of the body .
portion being imperative. Any fulnfsaj
at the top la to be avoided, although-it ,
is possible to emnloy a tucked sleeve by -turning
the folds upward la direct
slant line and having them all cars
fully laid. In fact, any sleeve .that (a '
used In this connection Is more satis
factory If the general tendency of tha 4
trimming Is toward the top. . - . .
Tub dresses, as a general rule, are ,
becoming and fetching when made of i
even the simplest materials obtainable,
like muslins, dimities, chambrays or
ginghams, either French or American.
Thin goods are attractive when trimmed
in round thread and Valenciennes laces;
the heavier materials-' In,-Ihe-.henvier
laces, like torchon or -imitation baby
Irish. 'Such dresses are cool,- -yet the ,
wearer obtains the "complete drees" ef
fect and tha- graceful lines that- are
killed when one simply wears a blouse ,
and aklrt. The "bebe" hacks are sen
sible and attractive for midsummer, .
and are becoming to most women. -
There is a wide range to ehooae from
In these pretty wash dresses. - Pinks of
the nalest tints, wistaria, khaki and
certain yellows are favoritee. The walit
lines vary from the half empire to the
Hoyen Age. Most or these dresses nave ..
round skirts and even the thinnest and
most elaborate of: these gowns fall. to
toncn tne ground. -.. s.
-Hats for the midsummer season ere
big. In white and .black hats Neapoli
tans. ehlDS and tut Touch straws are
seen on the fashtonablv garbed woman.
For trimming the popular high style :
white alerettes and black velvet rib ,
bon, about-threa Inches wide, are used.
Slack Neapolitans witn trimmings or
willow1 plumes or black aigrettes are a
fad. Cool looking white hyacinths, lllls
of the valley and cape jessamines with,..., ....
moss erreen foliage make an attractive
combination. , A beautiful jnodel worn.
at a recentaocial function Was a blaclc .
Neapolitan, turned' up at both sides. Its
only trimming waa a strawberry shad
ed aigrette, running toward the back.
Another hat was a broad brimmed, flat
crowned chin, with only a band and a
flat bow of black - velvet ribbon . fos
adornment. ... . ,
There is soma talk her a1 In' Parts
about the revival of the sash. With .tho
coming of tha Louis styles it Is more
man prooanie tnat tne sash win be
again used, and many of the Moyen At
gowns at present in vogua show th
sash craned a round tha flartia h
base of the hips, with droonlnar end
and loops at the back. . A Paquln frockl
lately sent over has a Sash bow-placedi
high above the waist line at the back, I
with ends drooping gracefully to the (
kneev .The aash Is always a graceful v
and becoming dress adjunct and most
women will welcome its speedy return
to favor. - , .. .
Gloves, long and of silk, with fancy
embroidered designs on the upper part,
are very smart - They ara . unusuallr
long this season and match, not one's
dress, but stockings, handbag,, hat and
veil. ' . f ..
Soutache braid is as popular as ever
and rat tail is a close second. The for.
mer is a little more practical, tha lat
ter, perhaps, a trifle more chic - --
Many-of tha smartest summer gowns
have perfectly plain skirts and waists ;
that are a melange or lace, naedlework
and braiding.
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
Tie P oetic Pnilosop ner
(Centrlbnted to The Joor.int by Walt Mason,
tba famous Kansas poet. Bis proae-poeme are
a regular feature ot this column la Tba Dall
JoorjaL) , y.--,.,:.:.,; ; .: .
The weather, as you'll all agree, is
most intensely "hot; and yet, I would not
sail the sea In an' expensive yacht; for
I can swipe a chunk of ice, 'and buy a
palm-leaf fan, and they .will keep me
Just aa nice and cool as any man, ' My
poor old legs-all spavined are, . from
chasing through the town, but if you
brought a motor car, I'd surely turn it
downif some- time, weary of my pares,
I wish to end them till i mv humhlx
home has cellar stairs, down 'which a
man may fait -v. They ay lt's mighty
fine to soar - upon an aeroplane, away
above the city's roar,;-and close to
Charles' swain but should it seem to
me discreet, some, day, to -break my
back. 1 11 walk a block and lake a seat
upon the railway track.; My friends are
going to the woods to camp and hunt
and flan; to haunt the ,atlent solitudes
Is some men's dearest 'wish; but If a
slm'lar hermit- plan to me should e'er
look wise, I'll go and visit with the
man wo does not advertise. There Is
no sense in making traces for Timbuc
too or Rome, when you are anxious to
relax, for you can rest at home. There's -nothing
-thstt men travel for, in parties
or alone, that I can't order.-from the
store at any hour, by phone.
Copyrieht. 1909, by
fiaorgs Matthew Ada ax.)
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