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THE JOURNAL
"in WDWMDEirr kkwsfap-b,
C ft JaCKSOW. ......
PnMib4 mrr imlu (onnt Ssadarl
wr Snodir etoralrur at JT Journal Build-
gooa una 1$ constantly growing bet- j tlon. whether Lord Kitchener, now visionary, a quarrelsome creature,
ter, , until men become saints : and j raised to the dignity of ileld marshal and so on, but when Mr. Simon does
aij sins are washed away it cannot I at the earliest age of any . English- the same as Mr.-Lane; follows close
I a .,. m I
pabitiiMr t De ' wholly perfect.- But with i the man in history, Is able to dupllcatelly in these respects his predecessor
electorate possessed of Its present this strategy of the east. Is open to I example, be la a very- wise, shrewd
powers of review of legislative acta I question. ' . , faithful public servant. One ; was
rut a tanuua tr.t. gcruaaa. or. I nothing more Is needed.. The thing
htm4 m hi tnMoffiM at Portland, or.. io I to do Is to let It stand as It is and
SStT. T"" " v00!" elect the best and bralnlest,men. to j
me ooaf ana to reruse to sign peti-
Xp2ZIt "22 22 on. for such Initiative measures as
iu a parator.tiM. aapartncai jov . i are nere rererrea to. , , it .is 8uca.ru-
roaBioM anvBBTisiwo hkpbeskntativb. j tile measures, proposed without con-
A RAT MENACE
H
always wrong, over. In the tall tower
because he was' a Democrat: the
other,, doing or trying to . do , pre-
EALTH Officer Wheeler's 'die- j cisely the same things. Is always
sertation on rats and the need 1 right,"- solely because he " is a Tie-
of riddance to them was time-1 publican. Great is "humbug.
ly.M It ; followed closely the
Lmi a. KHatiMw BniMwirk ButMiDi. I sideration or iuderment. that can do recent local scare about the nlague.1 The . sequel . to the mayor s con
fJ?" AT'-.ik,'--l!,lJ'r.BvInost-o destroy -direct legislation. J A" boy In California ,'recentlj- con-JtracC tor constructing ' the Everett
- . . i i . i au or tnem snouid ' be promptly J traciea DUDonio piague irom a squir-i "mwi waier maia wm oe ne wii
JJ S 'VJ:.,r,r:.1.r,JZ: squelched br refusal of electors" to I rei mat ne captured in the wooas. oe cuea as a new recruit to social
Mhtivr.. bl . Ham a -cj fvt sign Initiative petitions
3" "T-- submission. .
SatirtrttoB Term b mail ar to anr addraM
. m nw uoitaa autea, caaaoa ar ,mKvt
Oa rar.........3.00 f Oza aiooOl......S M
Dm rw tMIOnt month...... I J
J , uAILT AKD SUITDAT. ; ; .
0m mr.........tT.fiO I On awota."..! M
for their I Another one died' at Lds Angeles ism. . Joseph Simon In the role of
' I ahmir voar ao-n frnm ' thA samn I a SOClailat wnnln InflMtn bA a. .mi
iiu' , Tha MAnflnta - Vnnv nnw i tflpla in riaraTwa tha nnffvoa Dtit
A -COMPLIMENT TO OREGOJf" itnat rats are a chief ' medium for line mayors water, main contract is
Harboring- and transmitting, .the a ions way short or orthodox social
Ism. i It la business; A v; Vt.i f,
Automobile races are almost, in
variably the cause or occasion of sev
eral sudden deaths. The automo-
V; Anything may become na
ture to man; the rare: thing
is, to find a nature that la
' truly . natural.- Author un-
; known. . y-:.".y '. :
THE MAYOR AND-WATER MAINS
HE agrleultural college presl- d,readful dJseaae.- .
dents and directors of experl-j ' -me rai.is a sianaing menace 10
ment 'stations paid Oregon , aj80cletJ'' He should have absolute
pretty compliment yesterday in Ijr n0 Mylum In a city like Port:
niminr nw Varr n t nmrn. a tr. I land. San Francisco srent a mil-
s ricuitural t college as president for Hon dollars in an effort to rid. ber-pile i" a very useful machine, and
the ensuing- year of their national! 6611 01 ena succeeaea rainy " a 10
associaUon. Dr. Kerr nresided at Tons upon tons of cement vance development, and civilization,
all the sessions of the association In were utilized in constructing rat but It has taken and will continue to
Portland, and his election yesterday! J"of basements and.sidewalka. The take a large toll of life of people
was the sequel to that service. : - 1 worm is- cnasing rats wita me same ww uejiwi w
The body Is one of the most no- energy tnat itvees rrom me piague. "bo,
table organizations of scientists In 11 tears BD tne ramsnacKie wooaen
the-Tcountry,.: Assembled in It -as sidewalks so aboundingly present in
members are the : presidents of the some ,of : the ; west side districts of
TTITAi"" T ,u land. trant coileites and the dlrec Portland, and which are rat asy-
-IV ' , ?n corapVn. UuiB uf the eiPBrimtmt Biailona" in It' Is learning to put Us gai
aa lur ai r v ft a n.vMVHi r su rw wa .
AT Jk
where the rats L-i m&
3d on it It 13 L.
(TAILEFOOffl
'fr-TU'rtt..: itatea: of , the union. Page In sealed cans
ier main, too comracior, bud- A(. - ,lmv not find and feed
muted a bid within-the ' cltr e y niui ovawiotx
neers estimate, and the mayor took L,.,, ,- n. M,A rati in- wont ta: rmdmaiii. it letter ' from a farmer to a
wfiOvUHUIIU ;; auvcvtlfiabxvru IfUUIH " - - - . : mvw-... .
the contract, f432& -the amount of
uZ WmniVi m rwr,Mu True, , chiefs of the national expert- Is literally trying to Uke away an
I'w their hd Th the snelter and feeding places so the
u uuuu vuu iuo.u w. m viiv., vi.j 1 j I Haonnn hear nr ' rnilimt imut iA
v . . i , , awuuni wrixi.ituu auunicun ,111 ....... -e
18 not liltely-to, lose-. money, ln the ' itr,,r,nrtn and wilderness. England is doing It.
fhrW?Sl'X ifnSiir.nJ feh with respect to activities of France Is doing It. Germany Is do
?lfZr: li the eoU. It Is very creditable to lng It. Japan is doing It., and Port-
Oreeoh to have Its agricultural col-1 land ought to be aa emphatic In her
lege president at the head of such I civilization aa the others.
an organization, and Dr. Kerr Is a
,fa ... i - i. nviwi isiiiniciiwain . in im I 3 t-
"TZ:. i. r tor of splendid executive abll-
CITT SPORTSMAN.
the engineer is paid a salary to bej
accurate in his estimates.
The mayor's act Is a significant
precedent. ; It-la a: plan - that has
other cities; : At a Winnipeg it has
been very " profitably employed. In
street paving," ;Inr that' city mu
i
Dwr sir: This her p!atol is to let
you know that that deer you shot In
my field laat Tuesday waa Old' Julie,
Uy, and with an 'extraordinary, lri-j "YOURNALISM ;,IN Atlanta - this
rtrfct !tA Mi- Mtattmt ' tn tvnii of i f I summer Is' not "yellow, but en-
" o , I - - I ui iioiu tMl A ucsua; W UiU 4UHOt
i.iU.finn: ha Mituii. u n L Hrlw nf f.nA vhlta hent ripr- I n - -r i.k A
nlclpal paving , pJaC is. maintained th Jtf d aiy! of tne; BolLl Jtt suasion. The J widely ; .known ht- been mi.took for a Jer
nil whfinpver navlne ', contractors " . .7. T. I .i . , it.lao often that aha aJradv looka lllra tha
7 .7. ., , . ; I His worn at tne Oregon institution eauors oi iDs vonnmuon bub lM U.i.u .r oJi
fail to come within official estimates 7 V'cs"". . battle of. Bull Run. and the spots
- , lanv fn& inrin AnnAir atavts An Ann n.. 1 1 i rnu i iv i r 1 1 n wri i jinn mi' v.rKV. t i i . . . . . . .111 v. - . .
n All. Anam thk ..Hits Tha u mo ui.uviuy.w v uviv. viuu- 1 - - ' i iiaa Deen xnucKCd oil, iicr iui pi unui
ine cny aoea me . paviug. , iuo. re-1 x v V n n .nt.t,i. : -i-a I aro nn rtnnnaltA iIAm nf a. Incstl la. 1 I'll hin n nat v nni.ni,i.r 8h.
paving . at very low rates. As a
precedent the mayor's bid points to
a field of useful Intervention ' by
I to the state, 'and' by reason of Pres
ident - Kerr's signal talents will- in-
5r
municipal authorities, Xer . .securing
public work at minimum cost: . It
is an approach to the practical bust
nesB senBe applied In successful pri
vate affairs. If Is a ' method by
which, if pursued aggressively, the
city and Its people ' can be saved
many thousands of dollars,,.
crease.
A USEFUL MAN , FALLS
sue,-and the' dispute la In the lurid f ln't been killed any yet. but she has
states In . recent .issue Editor Gray ,,3" ,0V aVeSo
declared, that Editor ' Howell "had i ,-uess I U have to ask you to send me
een caught red-handed aa a" fakir," I Si by return mall to sorter pay for the
And added: " "Mr. Howell has, been I"o, broke down ryiB to,, ret
ripped and riven to his sawdu,t 8.WttMak.1 Tt yiriirmi
fp.. WISDOM, .whose life heart, the Btuffed rag baby of and "hoot 'V.; ,B.r
... , ii. 4a.....ii. 1 I One feller oome down , here laat year
ended this week, was a use-Georgia Journalism. -' ,v r - land punctored one of Jullea tires and
; fni mm a tiainfni , man . K ThBfl are : severe words. It is I then walked ud to where I iiad a soare-
Oregon.' In his activities uifflculf to elucidate their meaning, rrf7.0,in,th1.
was" expressed very practically the but -the, will be Instantly, .recognized the scarecrow wus ( m ' p, It wua. i-
f anll-lf navalnatnant , Wa wa. Afl hot Stuff- . But tfteV BrS HO Hotter I' ? I rr'"Zt "
It. . Tit in nrhPs. tnmiAV can bo """" " -----' ,:.(.;.
ffl
- whre Igmor-
can Del, an.rfa-a. - a KAttA I than thA renlv of Mr. Howell. He 1 had - ; iolleda-e eddlcation
saved In laying water-mains. It canL .v... J.0m f r-'. aw cha t m rutter I brought p in the country
1m, .avfid In nnvina-- Tt ran tie aavdlvt " u iii1r -. '.---" .!" 7 "77 lance Is mostly bliss, as the feller says,
De savea in paying, h .cm do isiear nt ,. h. m n: a hrnte and a bullv. a thoili.iit. in-t nn iih nf -itnn. Vo
DbvrvA. : w gvuiub afcuw vft v uuiii aac I - I i Ti y , . '
.... ..,t, it ,1,1. .ki..t Mnoonnlhla tn rpntHftv or refinement. I ttln t no cash register nor a gas com-
Un -'of rn-l M UL"V"'--' wjij .. Vi V. IV 7 - 'Ipany, trat she suits me better than a
uue oi He, thoroughly knew. nd sincerely j a hopeless asa." He adds that "fnr- f lot of cows would. She is so full of
loved domesUe animal Ufe 4ind ,ap- ther description of Mr. Gray wouia -ou,
in other activities and affairs of the
municipaHty,iJ It. Js
trenchment that - Is commendable,
The contractors 'are entitled to a
profit, but not to an exorbitant
atvAf It " TATTaAti : fi ' rnritno 1 w- sf Aa
" ."""" the Improvement of livestock in the
standing or otherwise they demand L JtZ
tlon, and his prolonged' efforts and exhaust the vocabulary oi contempt land mebbe a, few .fountain pens. Tours
Mce contributed much to and disgust." - v-.;. .. . "ooiy, - , . v , , .1.1,
valuable advice
Mr. Gray -did not tane-tne count, i , A . tariff DEMONSTRATOR.
nnAi'i. nwvA Ua . a va nn on ma fionlr amilincr fnr nnfilner I A vi man nnA aaM iik nliht s.ni
more than a fair profit 1 is .busi-L I a "rK0i .nrm( winn , Into a cafe, .
nessand sound sense lor the city 10 7 . XZ"?TII? Zm H bad an awful appetite and not th.
QO me work. - ims I . . , .1, .(.ikn. 1 Tha whrH -came, he aweetlr. smiled.
associauon,-ana-vi au aisuicc . lairs and ordered oyster soup.
in this state. He contributed mnch dent utter: disgust of ,Mr. Howell, l.efia said. "Coma through with 10 cents
Ft i7. policy that ' further rpursed f e ' Improvement of the 9 whJn closln tje yjnt re- nnd
win Antm. him to ' aim ' fnrthr Horses, . cattle and sheep, and his macked. that Jherejs no use of furr , ?f twine, -
good work will live long In this re-1 ther cornering a polecat.
glon. Moreover, he was an honest.
COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGE
i-Td- J0 alys a short one
Care should be taken' to do a first-
xaa juu vcnsus lamng in Portland.
. a a
There 'will never arafn 'ha A' mrkfA
horn " ' 1lec 01 land lor a
Peonla aat
v.iuuu i ua k espeoiaiiy.
a,
A mavor nf'a tStir uv. t.i..x ..
, ' - J ....v wi want, vol"
talnly finds nlentv in An. it n.M. v.
--..,, urn aoaai , ail rignt. ' .
Many returnlna- vuutinn.n avin a
more firmly convinced than ever that
u uy piace line noma. a ...
Judsre TTunna waa vavamia t.
, " ui ui ia AK Alii VI I
other da by the supreme court, which
ford. " most P80?1 ' Med-
Iklanr' rftvurnnr.' liiv. 'mi.j
this summer. One day last week seven
F tr.5 "at aowa t0 dinner together
In that town. . , .. , , , 7 .
AbrUKzi- Want'tln a tnnu.l.f. ,U .
height of 24.000 feet where perhaps he
mused that Miss Klklns .couldn't look
down a him. ,
- 1 " - . ' . - s , - , .
Beverly. Mass..
prominence-In headlines that for years
has been accorded In vacation time
to Oyster Bay,, M. T.
Ben Franklin 'aaM that h.r w. .
never a e-ool war" ha viu
bot u.cl! war beln wKed
.n fciiu Anniiniiira ijaayon,
OREGOrf SIDELIGHTS
will be I
Six blocks of Marshfleld
paved immediately.
e "-. '
The Dalles is determined to do a lot
of paving;. "Twill pay.
.- -. . ' . a .- e 7.
Union County Farmers' union will ln
oorporate a warehouse company.
- .,- v - ' t i '-" -
- Klamath Falls will try to gret the
Jandofflce now located at Lake view.
; ,. - a -, ,
: Some lata Crawford peaches near Cot
tage Grove .will yield a very heavy crop.
r
A 'short branch of a Rodeburg- Bart-i i
The REALM
IVotnen In the Public Eye."
..x;--?vS Mra. ( Cftnn Cur.
tiss .was' captured
by the Bain News
s G. r v I c e photos'-
rapher- as she was
1 sailing- with - her .
husband f or France.
, Women have not
t- yet done very ao
, i , i live work In prac--
t i c a 1 aeronautics,
- but their sympathy
. . and support have
, been reaponslble for
i much that has"
Deen accomplished
A
Two, men . perished on Mount t
i? i .they ventured to call It
Mount Rainier ,- soma Tacoma people
irvwu say wiey met a deserved fate.
Vice " President Rharman haa nun
ueina; an oil tana as a rostrum for hla
political eechna. .' Wall an nil nir i.
au ayprupiiai place irom which to x
In Ban Francisco nv.r igfiftft nr a
iv.vuv retristereu voters decllnnd to irlvs
meir pontics, or announce thir adher
enOA to inr nartv. Pnllili-iL inrl unann.
enca la rapidly Incrsasliijr. .
r ; t-'S- -,-"
Perhans anv Renubilcan tinmfnaa rn
president ean carry Oregon In 1912, but
It is not Improbable that Doltiver would
a.inore popular candidate than Can
non. But we auDDita If win ha Tf
-unless Roosevelt. ! .- ,
.... a .' r. " V: ;-:
Noticing a local news Item about
airl faintina beoauaa ah. nil uni.
lowrd a pin. the Salem Journal wants
to . know why -some on did not rica
to the occasion and feed the frlanteaed
damsel a pin cushion. ' , . ,
-. ' ., ; -e ; -
A - man told the- N-hr r.har,Mn
hat be could't bear to read a utm,
paper that wasn't .paid for it ud'ance.
it mat -man s taea should spread Mid
b-)-,-)me Sravalent.' what, a han.w t rt k.
perous lot. of people the country editors
would be - - . '
i ; . . a, .
It Would Via -a nfca pinlnn
denta at Portland to apeak or nod to
strana-ers' whom th'ev meet on the
streets. . It makes newoomers feel more
at home,- and even does those Rood who
get frr-the habit of doing -.hla little act
of courtesy.Va '7,, ., : V-. .-'-f
.'The Balem: Journal .avs; that ""thara
are about 600 state laws and 60,000 city
ordinances too many in, ure:nn ;.lhx
iw Rui nivrcea.' ana . no . aciempi la
made to enforce them.. ' One of theso I
ma iaie anu 0117 w ajainni saeea
Ins; autos and motorcycles. Thev are
Violated every minute of -the dav and
should be wiped off - the books." But
how would it do to enforce some of
these lawsT And we cannot agree with
the Salem paper that none are enforced.
They are. to some ' extent, but there
should V ' mora -enforcement; and (lie
Mnut A' AnMA ..n.M.ln. 1. I : . .
not be amiss. - !
letwpear tree contains 26 good-alsed
pears. . ,v-., .
The smelter at Takllma. 40 "miles from toward conquerm the air.
Meaiora. nas Deen leaaea ana win in - ., s - n... ;a Vi '
operated from now on. . . , i rwuioni...
Many fine bred sheep -7 and " other I I - rapidly, approaehlna and earl
breeding animals are shipped from Polk 1 I l fall moaei- hava VrnB to' arJ
county. especially, from, arpund . Mon-I 1 1 i-i.-i f ' I i,f . '
mouth, ; . - 7 ; - 1 rn Paris in a bewildering
- 7 . . I . ... variety or atylea Mediaeval and-
CorvalllA Is to have three new bar- I Louis styles are both renraaantAn In tha
ber ahops. whloh, the Oasette-Tlmes latest, models that have come from
neVsrera M 'U P Th Polonal.e. IcuiraTs!. tunS
new newspaper!. 4..- - lni nunniAr r mvii
Aftar JJ veara af 'eentlriuous ' iwnei-1 'av'' .w,-s the Frenfth women-Sf
ship 'of and labor on the Baker City 1 1"n,0- M T08 bas ejad to thu
Democrat, tha proprietors .are goinr to I tailored gowns and coct auits, but. that
have a heme of their own. lis another story. - Besides gettlns- muc
f - I rrora tha ixuls periods this year's au-
TtualnAaa men 'of Roseburc made up I tumn fashion seems also to hv a-ath.
a . purse of 1 26 to pay th requivl I ered some points from the atyie ft 116 -Ucense
fee for,a circus.! Even -this lThA head dress, .excepting peilupa our
a sign of life aad.llb-rallty. , grgndraothera. . beau catchers., is much
i tna a&ma. - Man r thA Kni... ... ,
Tfftcals-an
g to estimates or rauroao irimin .
S-TrTOen.hrogrie-Ttvert1
l ship this year 466 carloads cen : "l0?-
11 .4 1 1 a.V.a V,la 1FAAA
W? HOT W 11a PltlU Vt(l BJ jr V V -ri-Aaa a - . T
a .l.u. ll( r. nf naara and SS I In looking over - these morula
cars of peaches. , the observer will be struck by th faot
a e ' ' that all these styles seem to be made -
' Too bad, that soma Balem people got 'or the moderately slim if not actually
stung on the Pratum oil well, says the thin women. There seems to oe notti-'
Salem Statesman. On of these fins tng tn the collection that will suit wo-
SfftauTra Dorlng0an4Wfin,doir,n J. LlViT'- Th' J "
Two Pendleton men, riding in aa auto J";.,.0' viv,.n,.;rI,'H!1WlCl,. Pn'n,
h..i,.i. ih. mmmiiinL Mmi I reveals every line of the body, la bound
upon a band of five elk and raced after j to betray the presence "of -every pounJ' '
them lor a consiaeraDie qiaianoa. artp. r.r iei ana mua ino navy
tng Close T.O ineTO until iie avuriiaM . an, nuiuuiuui." it in ;
into the black pins timber. true, corsets, t ghtly encasing the bdy -
f . - ' ' ' . ' from neck to knee, and .other eontrlv-
dspSt'asnt xShS f tK-'
and are coming in on a tour pt insp- 'rh'.Sow.l.r 1 Jl
, - --i 'a -a underwear and reduced It to a acant
1 Jobn Chttwood of Astoria, It years 'nlm"rn- It Is true, the Moyen a
old, who recently climbed Raddle moun- tyl fivea on mora liberty in that r-7
tain, has the distinction, of introducing Pct, out stUi the lines; of tne undrr- r
ka tA..rnr Analna In tha wnnda nf garments must conform to thnae of tha.
Clatsop county that has fclnee supplanted own and it is this requirement which '
the ox team, says the Budget. His first causes so much trouble to the volum-.. .
trip up the mountain was made when he inous women. Close fitting undergar-
was a little over 16 years old. and he ments-sre an absolute necessity f or .
says the-mountain has grown eonsid- them.- Pantlets, just as our mothora
erabl higher sinoe then. 7. and grandmothers used to wear, tUrht
- . . - : - - and buttoned, hwve to be worn -Aith
"A Xane county boy of IT was clean- Moyen Age dresses. That is good enouira t
lng sn "unloaded" rifle when it went for slim and slender women, but Imag- -
off. the bullet striking ? Mm in the ino a fat woman in a garment of that "
mouth, rutting -off one of bls lower description! - . ) .
front teeth close to the gum. The bul- . .. , , -, , ' f
let was cut in two parts -on striking Among the materials for lata sum-
the topth and he spat them out of his mer gowns foulards era particularly
mouth, but the tooth was imbedded well strong, with pongee in its oountless va -
under the tongue and it-took the sery- rleties a close second. - Other good ma-
ices of a surgeon to. dig it out of its terlals are changeable taffetas, moires,
soft fleshy bed. ,. cashmere da sole, ordure silk voltes'.
. . ' ,", ;l.h., ' a !d JaP"ee silks.- Sky blue foulards, -,
' ij -r " ri'lT .n lijm 1 WIW" wnu" wvwvt vvartsa irounai ;
1 1111
r
rn I V IllfIlt-VT7- mi yiiFB JOIIIJ ai at I uivsrpr- With ' h unbr kintal,,. wrA,.-ftU aa
4? . Vltfr !.ty'.. Itr,St "" dot- and grwn with dots in the o
pautirut homes are being -constructed t,riu. .,lbiim. .,H.M,b j hi.ta Imi
ail rtvur tha rltv and rmonle have come 1 1... rr'.: :.' 7..
rr-Iiiji rb- t1lAa Va. 'n. nallaht.i uu" -uwy grmy iigurea ana-mi
iWZZ ,A .htrTK t Tiva. w.-A.;t numerous designs or kt-dergart-n Pat.
ow,- tha
sice of a
Menor ana unsifmiiy - opanj -wbikb; i nM(, t. . ,iia. n;
streets are being improved, now below I Whit- ni-iM-i
and above the bluff Theeity records Si "P"o ar. n HZ .-!,rtUrA,?.
show -that less lawbreaklng and crime l", t" --?r,Sndry tJrSu 1 -
characterisA these latter days than ver 1 f"a
before. Altogether, the signs ara pro- J ln jny materials.
pitlous, and ror Tne. uanes, ner ,. pest I
days are yet to come.
step in and Itself
1 what Mayor Simon has done, and
he is entitled to credit for the.ac.
will entitle him to
credit. V -
ANOTHER INITIATIVE ABSURD-1 companionable, trustworthy man, a
v. - : , jgooa citizen, a man wnose aeam m
IX .' . . I tk .InA Aln.A IK. I. a Inn a aa
I Vila I J( ,U1V VI , . 1. V ,B n IUDI t,K IUO
community where he made his home,
FORESTRY
W
HAT IS the use of being fu- and to -the Btate And the Paclflc
; UIO 111 yiupuDlUg JUlllUtlTC I nni-najoat
. i n-K a tt. . I vu n vy.
iBKiBittuuni tiXperienco .nas
T
A pound of lead, a. bale of Jiay, alsos.a
- iisning line; - . ,
He found a pair oft battered shoes, a
- 1 horseshoe and a brick,
A deck of cards, a bottle, and 'a willow
walkino- stk-k. x
HE FORESTRY branch of the 1 He piled this load of merchandisA upon
, . . ' I , nm uib mere,
United, States government the Then, bowing to the waitress,' he Jollied
forestry bureau canue into ex-1 . ""r xor iair. . ,
i.i... .-hi vZi.m. H said: '.'Behold my assets and do not
lstence with the proclamation . show surnrisa. - - .
Of President Harrison In 1891 creat Whn I tell you I'm a tariff demonstra-
OreglTottTX GREATEST .BITUTARY MAN lng a forest reserve In the state of yu,t g !urift W:bali of twin, and
.1. i v J .n,eJta8rl - . Wyoming.;: From this small and as ' listen while I preach
lire. ; The people have demonstrated i -.m tmttto affriff,t (v. mn u Lm,j -in,M.i.,t n a,ai About the .tax which was revised to
that they are fully competent to dls
. criminate between' a ' good and bad
law.. In Portland they waded
through 35 measures,' and with the
possible' exception of the sweeping
change proposed In the' commission
government, hit the bnllseye on
every 4 one of them. Impossible
measures they snowed under by
votes of 10 and 20 to .1. It may
- well then be set down as certain
I that It Is the climax of futility to
offer them any crank or childish
measure for' adoption. .They wrill
- beat it mercilessly, as they have
done in every Instance in which
crasy measures have been proposed,
and they will do it again. :
- " These remarks "apply to - Mr.
U'Ren's plan for changing the pow
ers of. the governor of Oregon. They
refer also to some other . of his
measures.: ' Among them Is one by
which any, voter may at the close
of a legislative session swear out a
complaint r urging that "undue In
fluence" has been exerted - 7 In the
passage of ,any bill that. does not
happen to suit his fancy. The hear
ing is at the seat of government and
"It the Jury., finds that7ondue ln
fluence" bas been exerted, and proof
of that kind is usually. easy,, the .ver
dict acts as a referendum and the
measure must be submitted to the
people at tie -next clecflpm
This Is nonsense. 7 It la unheard
of., : It Is Irrational. : It Is th ppen
ing of opportunity tp. all kind .of;
folly. It. gives a disgruntled legis
lator or a defeated lobbyist, a ve
hicle carrying hlsj personal and pri
vate fight beyofcd the "legislature,
and at the expense of the taxpayers.
It could result In confusion: worse
confounded. It . is . an expedient
w ithout an excuse. The legislature
65 -at present hedged about by direct
kgiglatlon Is as nearly perfect as It
rsn be made. Its work since direct
log L-".itloa went Into eKect haa been
I
N THEIR affright over the so- It seemed unimportant and scarcely Aoul n?ethinl. i vwi, "e
called menace of Germany It is noticed beginning, the forest service Now poorer classes can afford to buy
said that the'7 English people bas . grown into a very interesting A. wen as.tchch'S of ld and
piace an almost laoiairous trust i ana important pari oi me aepart-i many other things. -
In rhA 'mllltarr c-Anlna of TTItrhAne- I mnn nf arr1mUnrA . , I please note that toothpicks, top, are
; ,rr . ,.7 77 ,i.',17li , " -cneap, as wen as hippo hides.
He Is the hero of Khartoum and the! There are sow -148 national re- And sawdust also has come down with
n.an ' -nhnaA t.nn nnna '..nV I .tf n An aaa 1IH. moving DlCtUTfl slldcg. - .-
. i , i i i Ndw, in tbls Ust I think you'll find Just
fr Vi a Iaat nvaelr r9 vool orotn a wm thai AAA AAA anAAa 'inAQlarl In TB crntad I ' t aw
wo inov duwa vv cow.autw JJ ta VVVVVV ucsr iwi,v as v nmVtg Wimi liJ pwr ITlOn nefJO"- -
Boers. 7"He ' has been" called' from and territories, including Alaska "A.. nfe? . n,7"a1.rI" nd
1 . - a vntl v aw 1 1 I 'SI 1 1 r A AT 1 1 ff d &
Just . then tbe' boss. a foreigner and
. uoeci xo ui,
RevlAed the stranger downward with
. the butt end of an ax.
Letters From tke People
his position as eommander In chief and Porto Rico,
of the English forces In India to be The main office of this bureau is
come Inspector. general of the Eng- of course at Washington; there -are
Ush garrisons In the Mediterranean, branch offices at Missoula, Denver,
He will have supervision: of all the Ogden; Albuquerque, San Francisco
English forces In 'Egypt and of the and Portland. It has grown into a
s-rnat "tt-BteHrnl Tort at Olhrnltar vnat and varv Imnortant hunlnMi:
and Malta. Ills . new poslton Is re-jFlres are guarded against and In a j 3 tJ"" ,
garded as the most Important In thai large measure suppressed. . Refor- J. Th" me
tsriiiBn army auu n is mrmuea tnatl estauon la encourageu aau ' pro-: writer aaaa taat it De witurteid. Tba loaraal
the appointment came to him as a moted., Water supply- Is studied $ rtemenSf epo" enit.' ,VZl
part . -of, the '-gineral ' poller ; ot .pre-1 and vco&aerred.' Altogether.-, It ,!". br'M p?"lble-.TboJ wlmh
pareaness , now maniieBt turougnout j worK wen meriting tne attention oi ickwa potra
I-ThavA; frequently , been" asked " how
long a period during .tha year a steam
boat could' successfully navigate A the
Snaka river between Lewlston and the
mouth of the. river," said Captain Biggs,
of the steamer Twin 'Cities to tha Lew-
Is ton TrlbunA. -. 7 ;r? . -
n "My reply to 'the question- has been
Wist t bad - no definite idea, - for that
pODtlqn of the river between Rlparia
and the mouth of the Snake was new to
me until my present service. ., However,
I do ndt hesitate to express the view
now that the river channel can be "ao
improved by concentrating the flow; of
water at bad, points, that boats can run
the riveij to - Lewlstoa ; throughout .the
fntlre year. '-.-J am convinced now that
tha- river .carries sufficient volume of
water:- 77 -j -; 7 - 1 -. .
. Captain Riggs' mads- the statement
a shori: time after the Twin Cities bad
reached' the TLewiston 'dock last even
ing after another successful 'run from
Kennawicfc" , There is- now only , a Z.2
stage at the Lewiston gauge, so Cap
tain Higgs haa successfully brought the
Twin 'Cities 'over the atretclr of river
below Rlparia at & stage of water fully
two' feet lower .than the lowest , stage
the river has ever before been run. In
the pioneer steamboat days,, when .what1
CorreaDondentS are Bottfled that lntt.r. aw.
AMdlnc S(K words In length may, at the dia
eratloa ot th editor, be eel 4owa ta that limit.
.. '-: The Land Lotteries'. ''iTjTf V" -,
Kditor The .Journal Dear Sirs .Our
Great Britain- as i a i result of the Uncle Sam's eagle eye and the in
stalking ghost of TQerman Invasion, tervenilon of his strong hand.- ?J'
. There will ; be challenge of the . a. . 1 t T'
English claim that Lord - Kitchener The ,- military authorities . " have
Is the greatest Hying military genius, done right. In dismissing the seven government officials do many wrong
His fame rests on minor struggles, students who cruelly and brutally things,' sometimes maliciously some
He has seerr no campaigns like the hazed young Rolando Sutton from J "!! )rl. !?r8ilKJ7D,'. "d
great conflict that gave the world West Point, This Is an act of com-haat may be tie case in the recent ian5
Von Moltke. His triumphs 'In com- mendable justice." Not io much can lottery. ., , i .
parlsoa with the conflict that be said ot'.the false verdict of the ,(,vt,eB erI e-tlclsms on the
brought ; forward Grant. Sherman naval court . In the case of the other uer T ?CTed .Ethen "usual
and Sheridan were-of trivial conse- Sutton, wno lost his' life. '. That' he cuckoo. Now, let us look at the wrongs
quence. It , Is true that all these killed himself purposely nobody be- t lottery What are its two chief
military Toasters' are dead, but theVe Heves. That he was partly respbn- Wa?"St JJ? !5srk Wn'"av the wouid-
ts the latef struggle In which Russia elble for his own. death Is probable; ialn acWparded uMailywithVisilS!
waa beaten Into lmpotency by the But. there 'has been an evident de- resentation. , . -
Japanese. BehInd the colors of the termination allthe way through tol cn enyone say these two elements
latter there was a mind of vast
prescience In 7. the game of war.
Whether it was ' Field Marshal Oy
amaor some unknown , strategist
near, him Is jiot known.7 i But ' that
there waa a millUry mind. and that
It planned and performed with mas
terly precision is the testimony- of
the great eastern . battlefields. It
overthrew the Russian ;;0 resistance
wherever: encountered and amazed
the world with the effectiveness and
perfection of Its military, organlia-
disgulse and distort. the. facts,; and
thr country will have little respect
fori the l prejudiced'' 7 conclusion
reached or for those, who report, it
: "Mayor Simon is also., having or Is
likely to have a tilt.wlth the JJnlted
Railways 'people on account of their
alleged failure to perform their con
tract with the city. 7 Former Mayor
Lane had 7 considerable difficulty
with .them and was by some called a
crank, an Impracticable fellow, a
were in our . present government land
dealt .1 think not, exoept in individual
instances, unavoidable Jn all cases.' I
dealt in the Louisiana lottery, my broth
er in this mA. I doubled my money and
he lost out. -From my observations the
two lotteries were about aa much alike
as we were.-' I; was a sporty fool with
luck and ha was. a moral man trying to
get a home. I-uad some loaded dice
given me and he had a fair chance,
though tha chance was small.
It tempts me to believe that some
big fat fifty thousand dollar pocket
book man Is sore because poor Mr.
Selig .got for nothing, whAt the.firty
thousand dollar 'gentleman could ' have
NAVIGATION OF SNAKE RIVER
got- for a soryi mat xur. eeug aiant
have, when , X.TeaO tnese eaitonai. la-
roents..!'!. '''-.. j "0 -'- " - ' -
There conld-be an improvement In the
system. TO rat mind it. would ba mis:
Dlvjde the land according to value. If
10 acres ara worth 60 acres on another
part of the whole piece, make each a
farm. Tha two Important things would
be to have It appraised as correct as
conditions would allow, and make -each
piece. the else that would be considered
a comfortable home. ' -7 7 "
Follow this up with that any man,
For all r around summer afternoon
wear, foulard gowns and coats ara un
doubtedly the most favored at present.
As a coat material foulard is new this '
season, but it has become marvelousty -popular
in a short time. While the
liltraif aalilnnahla wnman amnlna 'aiiI.m 1
ia known aa -"Tha Wash Bowlt ehowad -ly-or what -they terra "little morn.
aoova ine sunaoe oi mi water, steam- lng ureases,", the number -f these :s
boat navigation, on the river below Rl- comparatively - small considering ' the
parla ceased, s "The Wash Bowl" la a large jnumber of good dresses that go to
rock near. GranltA Polnt,7 few miles ?,V?
below TLewiston. The Aurfac. of this hdBy VS in bUck'and rmu fVlth
t-ock is now over two feet abova HtVwe- touch pf burnt orange, which saved the
ter- line. . - - v ' effect- from the, hardness of printed .
On the run to Lewlston the Twin black, and white. Altogether .the cos
Cities also .carried a cargo of 60 tons tume was striking and exceedingly be
of freight, while in pioneer daya during coming to ita brunette owner. . The f ae-
a normal low stage of waletv thA boat Jn.K"? of oa.t. 'er , h,T.eII!5 '
carried only a few tons. The, Twin Cit- tnd wbU cords braided together
l. t, th. trip to Lewlston used the line bIr?ofi!ei Itrllita
but once. This waa At PlnA Tree rapids, marine blue, that ' rather bright blue
15 miles below Rlparia, the Una being In which there is a su.stlon of gray.
used slmnlv to steady tha boat and thus I The surface was dotted with black and
guard against accident 7 7 - 1 there , was a d.eP border effect of . re.d
- Captain .Biggs stated .that whila-as- lSi?-JtnAJmA:
""ZFt n0t b: tlon Sf thAlbuhlnT up of the over-
"- v "isKirt at tne daos. wnicn is remimscer
Ipw water, that step would not be taken I of the early ; '80a - The Bhawl colla'
until conditions forced such a result I of the 'co&t was trimmed with frills
The dredge boat Umatilla has dellv- of black lace. Tha hat waa of the- ,
ered a drilling scow to Pine Tree and a Bam" "hade of blue in coarse straw
second ona will be tken to a point !1'immiltwar.h'n,an-lria0
! Anmn - tha rival- Tha TTnA11l Which Were made Of Allk mU8lln.'
X?r?Z?.i. Ja -Itv a- hA 7 . -" y btttle ' treen, maroon, mole v
will contlnub the work on tha dan At rray .nd tobacco brown. Tho stems of
Long Crossing, whlls the. Wallowa will the wheat were woven in a fancy band
soon finish the dam . at Monumental surrounding the light crown and tha '
crossing.. ' - : graceful heads dropped Just enough., t a
The Twin Cities will depart for Ken-1 ?.,v' careiess eneci.. -wnicn is one or
newick this morning, u ' ? Virf,uf VT I"lure". un-
Fashion prophets preglot that drand
This Date ta Hlatiorr. ' - I toques win be m vogue during the ful
HJ1 The TJukA of Tork deeded his J., aVwV" 'Th.-,.. ' hiah' . . X
right-to the Delaware province . to Wil-I first seen at the races, psoved oultA
A
r
9ohn L Thurston's Birthday.
' John Mellen Thurston, former United
States -senator from Nebraska, was bora
in Montpelier. Vt. August 21, 1$47. At
the age of seven he removed With his
parents , to Wisconsin ana was educated
in the public schools of that state and
at Wayland university; After leaving
college he studied law and at the same
time supported himself by working on
a farm and doing other manual labor.
He was admitted to tha bar in 1869 and
began the practice of law In Omaha.
In 187J he entered public life as a mem
ber of the Omaha city council. Later he
served as city attorney of Omaha and as
a member of the Nebraska legislature.
As general counsel of the Union Pacific
railway Mr. Thurston attained a .wide
reputation in the legal profession. He
took a prominent? part' in Republican
politics and in 1889 waa elected presi
dent of the Republican league of the
United States. His term in the United
States covered the period from 1895 to
isoi. . . ' . '-- i
11am Penn.
' 1757 Josiah MelgS,' who ' served as
second president of the University of
Georgia, born in Middle ton.' Conn. Died
In Washington, V. C, 'September 4. 1833.
v 1786 Oliver Haiard Berry, American
naval hero, born. Died August 13, 1811.
1805 By a treaty with tha' Indians,
their title to almost the whole. of the
present state of Indiana waa. extin
guished, , . -7 77;-'5-.-,"
1810 Marshal Bernadotte of .Francs
attractive , and " have elnce v thent'-beea
copied in Londoa'-and other European '
fashion centers.
', FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.-
Progressive Travel
sav worth mora than ona thousand, dol-
- . . n . . i . i ii iv u rAnB KAnann. r A a
lara; could not tour ma giame, unieai . . . "
th.t r,nt anoua-h under 81000 were en-rch0Ben prince royal of Sweden,
tered at the time. - Thia would give the
landless and poor a chance to get land
that the papers lament so much, ana in
the same breath accuse the government
for building a sinful mole hill so the
money fellows cannot erect a mountain
to keep outers out, . j. u. nuiu
(Omitribatrd to The Joarjnl by -Walt Uaana, -the
famoua Kwaa pot Bla proaa poaina are
regular feature ef tbl colama In Tb Dally.
JoarnaL) '"C-.?.-V...-'f. ,.'...:...-. ..-t. r
The man on 'horseback Jogged alofig: f
- 1851 Great riot in New Orleans. I noB ne bummed a little song; ha saldt v.
growlng Out of the Cuban AiDedltion. : I "I P1 that loot. who Plods along the
' 1858-Wllson Shannon removed from "M "0t:.?d. thT.l" the r?7. r" ,
tha Aovernorshln of Kan a. a . oe xnan pounu urn n.gnway wun my
... . . . - . . , i vwra. a aiaicijr wun.jo iiiBn ruiien
rrt 7Fh.Vrn - m r: the fellow In . it heaved a sigh.
from or Chattooga. "OreAt Scott!" he-eried. "I'd be a corse. .
"9ifwr BC a McMahon,-Rornan before I'd travelori; a horse! To rtd -j
Cathollo hlahnn nf 1 TTirlfn. ,j lu. . ..
jit i a , ... , . vvuu, gpuD' an oiu whiib mare, ana gc air---
1908 The Prussian
granted to women the privilege of high
er education, y
covered with her hair well, that's the
government limit and I vow, I'd rather ride
a cow! " wiuj many a chug and
and . jar there thundered, past
car; its owner, namg tnua ; m style,
glanced at tha carriage with, a smll.
"A" relic of the ages dark! I'd rather
lat s. the v I
Ide upon X : I
ind roar
a motor X.!
Roles of Funniman's IIoteL
" Irttia Tilnilim Tl t.Vtitm
Guests sea requested not to speak r,da ln Non" rk! Ju8t th0
llvl B W mi - raiviv UllTtl 1U IU1
to the dumb -waiter.
If the room gets too hot, open ' the
window and sea the fire escape.
.Don't, worry about paying your bill;
the house la supported by its - founda
tion.. .-.--.,.- - , .. , , ..
Guests who wish to do a littla driv
ing will find hammer and nails ln the
supboard. i . - .
Guests wishing to get up without be
ing called can have self-raising flour
for supper. i
If you're fond of athletics and like
good Jumping. lift the mattress and
see the bed spring.
If your gas goes out. take a feather
out of the pillow; that's light-enough
lor any room. -
eyel They travel 15 . miles a day, and
pant and sweat the whole blame way,
and they are apt to buck and pitch, and
dump the outfit In a ditch. Jr Cannot:
see how any chap will ride in such a
blooming trap!" An airship . whined
o'erhead, afar; the drjver watched tha
motor car, and to his passenger said
he: "I'd ride upon the gallows tree be
tore I'd leave this trusty ship. In such
a car to make ' a trip! The driver
makes some slight mistake, and then
tha whole machine will break, and there '
will be a sick'ning thud,, a dust cloud
and a shower of blood!"
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