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: JOURNAL c:-.c. ruMMwr ' ' -rr ever.'" fevrt Siim'ay) I ,. . . y r: --r. Bt 1 . J.ntrnal Buliii ..1 ai.d utrwf'a. I'ortiand. Or. i-. 1 at the iwwt.-f.'loe t Portland, Or., for - , :ioa t: ::.. "J the matla a at-cond-clase :"'J:!'H0NF3 Mtn TITS; riorne. A-flOM. All rii artmerjta rwbfd by thise numtwra. ifil tue n'Tntnf wbat dorrtmo:it JoQ want. roiIEIGX ADVERTISING KKPRHSENTATIVE, rnJ.Ti-)n k Kentnor Co., Burnsivlrk nuIMIr.jr, ::: l lfLh Timi, New Xwk; lo07-0S Boj-ea Kuiiulug. Chicago. ' - Sij'iacrtntjon rma br mill or tn any addresa la Uie Cuittd States, Cnuada or Mexico; DAILY.! Ont yeaf.,......f5.00 On month. ...,...$ .60 ' ... SUNDAY. . ' One rear..'.. J2.50 Orj month $ .25 DAILY AND SUNDAY. ' " Cr rear... $7.50 1 On month. .......$ .63 3 M hold every man a debtor to h!S profession; from the which,' as men of course do seek to re ceive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament there unto. Bacon, "Law Tracts." . 'S3 TJIE ROSE FESTIVAL , I will be six days of It, each bet I terthan the other.'1 Roses are .. . me mam uung. aooui it, ana there 4re literally millions of them, and every one a beauty and a de light. But there will be many other attractive and enjoyable things about the week's festivity. There will be flowers galore In addition to the roses. There will be swarms of the prettiest women and girls on earth. There will be parades worth coming hundreds of miles to see. There will be the eoclety circus, bet ter than anybody ever saw before. There will be much fine music and games and 1 amusements of many kinds, for all classes and conditions of people. There will ,be, as always, but with a little imagination ! more enjoyable, than ever, the green hills, the distant mountains,' the parks, the river. There will be in the midst of mis raagnmceni setting me spienaia, rapidly growing city, with all Its at tractions for visitors. There may also be rain bring your umbrellas but rain or shine, the finestv most enjoyable Rose Festival ever Been einre the rose was invented, is go ing to be pulled off here this week. Everybody who can should make part of it; and make the most and the best of it. , hi r 4tJ It. BROWKELL AND TnE AS . ' SEMBLY ' . ' j N GEORGE C. BROWNELL'S de I nunciatlon of the assembly $ scheme Chairman George and his cohorts have an omen. Mr, Brownell has one of the best ears that eveF stayed close to the ground. Every one, even of Mr. Brownell's political enemies, will admit that his ear heareth accurately in which way the wind bloweth. His friends know that no man in the state is , more astute !n gauging public sentiment. If Mr, Brownell's attitude means nothing else, it means that Clacka mas county Republicans are strongly r.sainst tho assembly madness. ;, It means that as they are In Clackamas county, so they will be in many an other county. It means that this un lawful attempt to force the Repub lican party of Oregon to about face and reverse itself on the direct pri mary Is vain, foolish, disruptive and Impossible. ., It means that the fool ish persons who begot the plan and are" trying to steer , it . through In .spite of, widespread and most-vigor ous Republican protest are bringing their party In the (state to the verge of temporary ruin. All this is por tended in the protests of many, strong Republican "newspapers, in the pro tests of the granges reflecting as they do the sentiment of- the men on the soil, in the protests of many prominent Republicans, and finally in the ringing protest of Mr. Brown ell, whose denunciation of the plan is an almost certain indication that the Republicans of Clackamas county are overwhelmingly against the as sembly folly. " ; .: ';'-. '"' rV;r:; Incidentally, Mr. Brownell la con sistent' in his defense of the direct primary against the assembly. It is of record that he advocated and voted for the "Initiative and referen dum. It is also history that he pre pared and was ready to champion the direct primary at the special session of 1898, but was finally dissuaded from doing so by appeals and pres sure brought upon him "by powerful political figures who always succeed so admirably in disposing of legisla tive legislation they. do. not relish. ' COSTLIER SCHOOLS ' -HAT THE cost of living to their j . I tsachers Is higher, the members JT of the school board must ad mit, That salaries for teachers are higher in San Francisco, Oak land, Los Angeles and Seattle than In Portland, they must also admit That the teachers receive compen pation 10 months In the year and that during the other two months In the 1 2 thejli are without emnlov- ment or income, the board is like wise forced to admlt.s Having admit-' tALiall these things, the board Is forced to acknowledge the case, of the teachers, of whom 800 have pe titioned for added compensation.,- Salaries that were barely, adequate a year ago are not adequate now. T!ure has been an advance In the t rice of nearly every article a teacher inmt buy, which is equivalent to a reduction rt salary to that extent It ii.K.u.co u.:vv.a-:; it; per cent, r.ni it is not very far from that amount, the purchasing power of the lyncher's t alary 13 reduced 10 'per (jol board ca.: t escape I t'..o arg ur.'.rr.t cf the teachers, for sr.y monitor of the board who buys J bacon, flour, poultry, vegetables, 'clothing or hbor, fklllod or tin- ! s killed, knows that a salary buys less I than it ever bought before. If ba- com and every other life necessity is costlier, why should we not expect education to be more costly? If we vote for and rerpetuate a Bystem that makes everything else high priced, we must reconcile ourselves to the alternative that our schools, too, must be higher priced. THE CASE AGAINST THE RAIL ROADS fffHE government is proceeding 1 against the railroads not for raising rates, but for doing so . by mutual agreement,-for all agreeing to do so equally and simul taneouslythis being in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, and, the" government alleges, an Illegal con spiracy. But the issue raised can not be tried, out without a consider? ation of the reasonableness of the new rates. . It is this that shippers and consumers are" interested ' in, rather than the question whether the traffic managers have conspired in violation of law.. ; ; - Both -are big questions.. It mast be said in defense of the railroads that if rates are to be raised or low ered it must and should be done by all or most of them. Their business relations are so intertwined, the ram ifications of the transportation busi ness , are so extensive, that there must be considerable mutuality - of action, whether prearranged or not. Yet there is the law, and it is a nec essary one, unless it can be some how modified. .The problem is to allow the railroads all necessary and reasonable privileges in the matter of mutual' agreements, and yet so re strict them that they cannot oppress the people with unreasonable rates. It would seem that such concerted action as is now complained of might be legalized provided It was fully ap proved, beforehand, by the inter state commerce commission." The people have to trust somebody to guard their interests; who better than the commission? The question, are the higher rates reasonable, must be determined from much evidence. All will admit that railroading is much more ex pensive than It was a few years ago. Everything, labor being the principal item, costs more. The railroad men point to these facts and. say they must, have larger revenues, and to get them must have higher freight rates. On the face of the matter, so far, this seems reasonable. . But be fore deciding In "their favor one must know Beveral things: Were the rates prior to this "increased cost of living" reasonable, or too high, and If too high, how much? Is the per centage of dividends or revenue re qulred based on actual investment to the amount represented? Did the purported capital cost dollar for dol lar in cash or its equivalent, or is it partly' fictitious capital, water? And finally, have not the gross earnings increased, with the rapidly growing! traffic, so that the increased expense Is absorbed by the greater receipts, still leaving a sufficient net reve nue? The railroad men flatly deny tVa latter proposition, and say that their net earnings have greatly de creased, and that they are all headed for the poorhouse or a bankruptcy court. If this Is bo, and if the other queries are answered satisfactorily, then the poor railroads should be permitted to charge a' little higher rates. But multitudes of shippers, speaking through chambers of commerce-and" otherwise, tell a differ ent story and some are prepared to show, they claim, that present rates are quite high enough and that'the net income Is sufficient, ' ' All this presents large and com plicated questions, which will re quire long discussion and considera tion. All reasonable people desire the fair prosperity of the railroads, and wish them to earn a liberal net income; but the people want to know and are bound to know all about the railroads' business, because, as we have often said, it Is public rather than private business. Being public business, it will not be "let alone" by the people. When high railroad officials say that all they ask Is' to be "let alone," they show that they are behind "the times, have not learned all the Important lessons that the past few years have taught with Bryan and Roosevelt as head teachers. ' ' '..'.; , "':'; "- r:-Z' NO OCCASION FOR TESSEUISM 1' UCH THAT Senator Channcey M." Depew says on "The Tar iff,' the Cost ofs Living and Prbsperlty" In the June Lip- plncott's, is true and well expressed. With his conclusion that the tariff has had nothing to do with increased cost of living we cannot agree; but that It has been the sole cause no well-informed and ' sincere , person will assert But it: would be well if men of higher repute than Mr. Depew, and who would command more attention, would adopt,' pub licly, his optimistic . views regard ing the future of the country. Even if the . anthracite coal gives out in 100 years or bo, there is,bi tumlnous coal enough practically "In sight" Jot thousands of years. Be sides, coal is being largely super seded. -'The forests have beergreat ly depleted, in much of the country destroyed, but conservation will check this process of destruction and even.' eventually. increanA ni fnr. ests. care and conservation 'nf crowded little Germany have given her a wood supply equal to her needs; we can do many times .over what Germany has done If need arises. - Nor 13 there occasion, even In Eu- ro;-oi Mr, r- ; vr thinks, for p('"": r.ilsra about the food supply. TS same dire pre.Mctions have been made for 300 years. .Wastefulness is a natural characteristic of human lty; necessity will enforce care, con servation. better utilization of re sources. Thero has been so far in this country no need of forced or even of careful and scientific culti vation. As The Journal ; has re peatedly asserted, our agricultural resources have been but slightly uti lized. The pessimist bases his dole ful predictions on what has been ac complished as the limit, or nearly so, of future possibilities. .This is ; as foolish as it would be to say that a 10-year-old child would never be any stronger or wiser. x " . "History repeats itself, and history proves that each, generation finds the means of caring for Itself." Improved methods only -come with the need for them, but always come then. And improved methodsare getting into large" swing now. The agricultural department at Washington, the agri cultural, colleges . and experiment stations, the' railroads' instruction trains, the aroused interest In (scien tific farming, the published pocket book results, all indicate that there is going to be . a great increase , In agricultural production In this coun try. And this,'' whatever the tariff may be, will .tend to reduce prices.. Already we see the beginning of this development. Production v is more than keeping pace with the in crease of population. There was an Increase in 1909 over 1908 of lr 169,000,000 bushels of grain in this country, and 3,500,000 tons of hay. And this increase is but a begin ning of larger annual Increases, if there shall be a demand for the prod ucts at good prices. - ' " . The average potato yield In this country is about 80 bushels an acre, but in Wyoming one man raised 1 000 bushels on an acre. No.t all farmers can do that, but the 80 bushels could no doubt be doubled, on the same total area. If that is not enough the area can be indefi nitely increased, any year. . So with any crop. The total crop area can not be indefinitely Increased, though It can be very greatly increased; but production per acre can be increased, In a multitude of cases many times over, i , . . ' , We have drifted away from Mr. Depew's article, but the tone of it ds along these lines, and whatever "hls purely political views or record, the article is healthy and to be com mended. There is no occasion for the existence of a pessimist in this country, less thfp ever before, in so. far as material prospects are con cerned. What the country needs to do Is to see to it that, as far as pos sible, the rewards of , labor, . the wealth produced, Is equitably dis tributed, that some are not legalized to rob others, that the, producing classes get a- square deal, that the plane of statesmanship is raised. CONCERNING THE BOYCOTT I T,I3 TO BE hoped that there will be no Chinese boycott of Ameri- ; can products, such as Is threat ened . by the Chinese, whose countrymen in San Francisco are protesting.; against alleged ., discrim ination relative to immigration by the Washington bureau of commerce and labor. Disturbances of trade relations are always undesirable, and in this instance, the chief ef fects would fall bn the Pacific coast. But, if there Is to be a boycott of American products, it would bet ter -be by - the Chinese thaneome other nations. ' Each inhabitant of China buys frsm us less than four cents worth of goods annually. Each inhabitants of Germany buys $3.52 worth; and each Inhabitant of Great Britain 912.23 worth. : Our more im portant Interests He with the Ger mans, the Fnch, the British and other great nations who keep our mills and fields busy with purchases of our products. . , 1 OUR WARLIKE EXPERIMENT I T IS HIGH time for, such a peace commission as is proposed in con gress. Our present folly and the teed of a change is shown in comparison of the naval cost for the two five year periods ending re spectively; in 1896 and 1911. The expenditures on the navy for five years ending In 1911 are: 1907, $102,071,670; " 1908,- r $98,958,507; 1909, $122,662,485; .1910.. $136. 935,199; 1911; $134,000,000; total, $ 5 9 3,7 2 7, 8 6 1. This aggregate is four and one half times that of the five year period ending in 1896, which was: 1892, $31,541,645; 1893, $23,543,267; ,1894, $22,104,061; 1895, $25,366,827; In 1896, $29, 416.077; total, , $131,971,877. This total for five years Is actually less than for the Blngle year through which we are passing, or tyr the year upon which we are entering. ' Our warlike experiment Is as , costly as our living Is high, and even our con-; gress ought to Bee the need ' of a change.';.;..- ":.''-:...::..' v:'v. John A, Dlx has superseded "Fln gyM Connors as chairman of the New York pemocratlc state central com mittee. Dir has not natlonartame, but his name, that of his once cele brated grandfather, eounds like a great improvement oyer that of the repulsive Buffalo boss. It was Gen eral John A. Dlx, grandpere, who, re plying to a query, ordered: "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him .on the spot." ';;'., ..:; '; h Tt t rfnnrtpfl t'tia r-,av. Hughes of 'New York may be In vited to address the1 Republican as sembly. That will, do 'very well, if he will accept, but Roosevelt ehould be secured, too, if possible. It the colonel could be induced to come out 1 ir; ' ' (! r ' f.r .! tr- rier 1 ! ; ! to : , Ol t it, v. . 1 SVOuhl dare ; ;i rr ::'; ;:t it? But "it U to laueh"; the a -My leaders must be in dire rr: :; h:.l 1 when they appeal to Governor Hughes to corns out and help the::i. . Senator Cummins, by pairing, voted for the railroad bill, but he does -not yet like it altogether, and especially dislikes the commerce court feature of It. Many true rep resentatives of the people are sus picious of or doubtful about this part of the bill, but something had to be yielded to the administration and the regulars, and the country will hope for the best. Mr. Hawley got the $300,000 ap propriation for the Willamette locks, says the Oregonian. ; Mr, 'Hawley must1iave astonishing influence in the senate; he couldn't get the ap propriation put in the bill in the house. It was the senate that put it in, and -..the senators who held it there in conference. " "-;r "The disgraceful conditions which we find In the . administration of law.'- This is not the expression of a Socialist, or anarchist, or a "muck raking'' magazine or newspaper, but of 'William H. Taft, for years- a Judge and 'now .president of the United States. -y"- . The Oregon Rose Br Mites OverholL Roses with petals like angels' wlnfts, - boic as trie down irom tne sweet voiced birds. Scent like a loving memory clings. .beauty too exquisite tar lor words. Roses of red that speak of love, . xylite two ripe hps or a maiden sweet. Whose eyes, like the stars that shine aoove. Gaze on the flower to each a 'treat Rones white, like a pure, white soul. Innocent as a prattliner child. EcRtatic visions seem to roll Up from its heart, caressing and mild. Roses that bring to mern'rles" gates A line or two of an old time eon: A simple youth by the roadside waits ma Kweecneart s can; -and the day is long-. , . And fancy carries the mind away, ' juack to the, dear old childhood noma. Into the vales of yesterday. un memory wavelets' irotn ana loam. Roses that bloom in a king's domain. Hoses that bloom .In a hovel yard, v Gladden the heart like a sweet refrain, i'roua heads . field , nigh, nor beauty marred. Roses that glisten with morning- dew, parKie line ueweis in June time morn, Roses fragrant of every hue, wringing new jue to ..me urea ana worn. Roses as rare as a precious gem, ' dairies ana spntes m tneir nearts recose. Lulllne and soothing- the souls of them;, greetings to you, sweet Oregon Kose. Letters From tiie People Conservation Frizes. Portland, Or., June 6. To the Editor of The Journal: I desire to call the at tention of all students throughout the state of Oregon, who Intend to present papers on conservation topics In con nection with the prizes offered some months ago by the Oregon State Con servation Commission, that all papers must be filed with Professor. F. O. Younsr, University of Oregon, Eugene. Or., by June 15, 1910. Prize winners will be announced November 1, 1910. ' Contestants must follow the rules prescribed. The cash prises aggregate 11850 and cover six topics: The Forests of Oregon. ' Irrigation Institutions In Oregon. Soils. " . Dry-farming in Oregon, Roads In Oregon. each toplo there Is a first second and third prize for students In uni versities and colleges, and a like num ber for students In high schools and In stitutions of a similar grade. For uni versities and colleges the first prize 1 $75, the second $50,' the third $25. For high schools the first prize Is $40, the second $20, the third $10. - ' :'-----. 'V, :. ;' JOSEPH N. TEAL, Chairman Oregon State Conservation Commission. Ohio's 100 Days of Sleighing. . From Howe's Historical Collections. During the winter of 1855 and 18E8 there were about 100 days of continuous sleighing throughout northern Ohio. In February the people of Solon township, Cuyahoga county, organized a alelgh ride consisting of ; seven four horse teams, and drove to Akron, Summit county. It seems that there had been several smaller parties there from Me dian and several other counties, and It was understood that the Solon party In tended : to eclipse any previous party, for among other decorations . used by them ' was a small, cotton flag (33 by 55 Inches), painted with the regulation number of stars and stripes and con taining In addition a profile . with a thumb to the nose and fingers ex tended. This was interpreted by the people of the townships through which the party passed as a banter and Invita tion to- take the flag if they couid muster a. larger party;, indeed, an Akron paper published an evidently author ized challenge t that effect The peo-. pie of the township of Twinburg, through which the Solon party drove, concluded that they could easily cap ture the flag, and upon trial mustered 14 four horse teams and went to Solon. The flag was gracefully surrendered to them and carried to Twinburg. The people f of Royalton, Cuyahoga county, concluded that the flag must come back to their county They rallied 38 four horse teams and appeared at Twinburg, when the flag was duly surrendered to them. " The matter now became ; a county affair,' Cuyahoga, Summit and Medina entering . Into the competition. The competing' delegations met at Richfield, Summit county (which town ship adjoins both Cuyahoga and Me dina counties),, on March 14. Medina had 144 four horse teams, . Cuyahoga had 161,' and Summit 171, -In all 466 four horse teams and sleighs, each con taining an average of 14 persons, total 6324, and 1864 horses. In addition to these there were a large number of single sleighs with their "loads, Which did not enter into the count In each party ; were a number of brass- bands, for In those days nearly every town ship In that part of the reserve had a brass band. Of -course. Summit cap tured the flag and carried it to Akron, As the competition had been mostly between Cuyahoga and Summit counties. thetedlna.d?lpgatipn,ujponih.eir-re- turn .. trip, deemed- that the correct thing would 'be to have the flacr re moved Into Medina -county, and four days later, March 18, 1856, they ap peared in Akron about , noon With 182 four horse teams, and one team of. four mules. , They carrk'il a grrat number of ban- ID It stnrts out all rK-ht. Ee sure that the ml'k Is pure, Keep the files out ef the hour. The rose Is Queen of the festival. Help the strangers to enjoy them selves. The Rummer Is full fledged and full Woomed. v ' This Is Portland's especially hos pitable week. Nothing but Roosevelt will save the assembly ticket ' , ,, The flood Is coming- this week all tight a flood of people. Other towns have nice rose festivals, but this will be the one. . .-..; There'll be more roses than anybody ever saw together before. ., Whatever other parks Portland has, it should have Council Crest ..- No, Gwendoline, a - pastured cow doesn't give Pasteurized milk. Even if the cost of living decreases, some people always want -more. It took the senate 13 weeks to pass the railroad bill; It ought to.be a good one. . I.. .,'.''.!;-. - . .',-.'. Pity the people back east: .winter's not much more than gone till summer is on them. . .. . "' ' ' ' ' ; -. : Don't put your hand on your pocket book and take it away again; some thief might be looking. ':'.'- ! "' ' ' .'' ' ' ','.''' ' Lectures and strictures of a visitor from abroad that ffend a nation do harm rather than good. . , "' ''., v'.-; .,. - ":.-'. '.' ' , . The average pay of the ministers of the United States preachers is only $663. But this doesn't include weddings and funerals. A bride can get $100,000 worth of stuff on her, but a groom, however rich, can't show off more than a few hundred dollars' worth. . s . After the festival comes vacation. Life Is Just one pleasant thing after another, for those, who have the leisure and the price. : .... : . Prices of grain, wool and many other agricultural products have come down. but the consumers are paying about as much as ever lor necessaries. Still, it is doubtful if anybody will ever get to heaven in. an aeroplane. Coming to Tortland in the summer time will be the nearest approach to it . -. -., ;, - ' , . ;.'; Rlrmlngham. Ala., says the Age-Herald, has a delightful summer climate. In comparison , with Yuma, doubtless. Hut not If anyone has summered In Portland. j lJ i June 6 in History 'Birtkclay of Natlian.Hale Nathan Hale, one of the mW pictur esque of the martyrs of the Revolution, was born on June 6, 1765. He was a descendant, through a long line of dis tinguished ancestry, -from John Hale, the New , England clergyman, who was chaplain In the expedition to Canada in 1690, and one of the prominent per sons In the Salem , witchcraft trials In ' 1692. Hale was only 21 years old when he was made captain of the "Connecticut Rangers," a corps known as "Congress Own," commanded by Thomas Knowl ton. Dr. Eneas Munson, of New Haven, Bays of him at this time that "he was almost six feet In height perfectly pro portioned and tn figure and deportment he was the most manly man I ever met His chest was broad, his muscles were firm, his face wore a most benign ex pression, his complexion was roseate, his eyes were light blue, and beamed with intelligence, his hair was soft and light-brown in color, and - his speech was rather low," sweet and musical.'' . . Early In September, In 1776, Hale was In New York. Washington was anxious to secure, soma private informa tion regarding? the condition of the British army. Hale volunteered to enter the British lines. Disguising himself as a schoolmaster and loyalist he visit ed all of tii British camps on Long Island and In New York, openly mak ing 'Observations, drawings and memo randa of fortifications.. ;,."',.: f y;; As he was about returning he was apprehended and taken before Sir Wil liam Howe, who upon, the . evidence found' In his shoes, condemned him to be executed before sunrise on the fol lowing piorning. He was denied the attendance of a chaplain, and his . request-for a Bible was refused. - ' The letters he had written to his sis ter and betrothed (who was his step sister) were destroyed before his eyes by the provost marshal, William Cun ningham, 'so that, as he 'afterwards said, "the rebels should never know that they had a man who could die with such firmness." . , ners And devices and were accompanied by . numerous brass bands.. . They were received by the citizens of Akron with extravagant demonstrations, including the ringing of bells, firing of cannon and uproarious cheers. Word was passed back from the head of the line to the last load, which commenced cheering, and, the cheers came swelling back up the line, and were taken up by the rap Idly, congregating citizens until-: the town was In ; one deafening roar of human voices. - The flag was presented to the delegation by President Pierce, of Hudson college, - with appropriate remarks which were responded to by Charles E. Bostwlck, chief marshal of the delegation. Two songs, composed expressly for the occasion, were then sung, ; after which refreshments were served, and the delegation returned to Medina county with f the flag, probably the largest" and most Joyous party of the 'kind ever assembled. No anjldent occurred, and, like the Hinckley Mlunt no one got drunk. , Wills' of Sovereigns Seldom Public. By Marquise de Fontenoy in New York Tribune. . Nothing definite will ever be known concerning the testamentary disposi tions of Edward VIL The courts of probate have no power over the will of the sovereign, nor is there any legal machinery- by which probate can be granted. : Therefore the public has no means of ascertaining Its contents. Even so great a gossip as Charles Gre ville, author of the famous "Memoirs," was unable to obtain any information regarding the wills of George IV and William IV, despite his being the secre tary and chief clerk for their privy council. Only one royal English will has ever been made public. It was that of Henry VIII. But It related to the disposition of the crown rather than to his -private property. : After his mar riage with Lady Jane Seymour he se cured an act of parliament authorizing him to dispose of. the crown either by letters patent "or by his last will, made la,. wrl Ubs and, slcned..,uador,Jila Jjaatl. t'o Mich person or persons, In possession or remainder and after such order or Condition as he should Judge expedient." . In 1800 Prime Minister Pitt secured the enactment by, parliament of a meas ure known as the..'. 'private property of sovereign" art, authorizing tho klnff. Ills heirs and successors, "by any t instru .ry re;i y be estiM!: Penrcltv of rnn delays the hay har vest around 1 ho. -.. The Dalles may have a manufactory of grapa aiU fruit Juice's. Over 2600 bead of rattle wers shipped from Heppner to Montana last week. Postofftce receipts at The Dalles are 30 per cent more than a year ago. Several big- business structures will go up In Klamath Falls this summer. The ''cream" of the. Willamette val ley i$ around Gervais, claims the Star. ' Eugene is doing mfcre building than any town of Its size, claims the Reg ister. v Number of sheep In the southwestern Oregon .forest reserve this summer will exceed 2,000,000. Roth Seaside and Newport, the pros pect Is, will have more visitors than ever this summer. A temporary flshway having been built at the Ament dam, a large run of salmon. is coming up the 'Rogue. Mora than 20 automobile loads of-peo- Fle, -besidee many in other' vehicles, rom La Grande, attended the Union horse show. . . , .'." A Marlon county farm of 180 acres was sold about 14 years. ago for $4000, next for $4400, two years ago for $8000, and last week for. $18,000. i . ':' More sod land has been broken this year at Enterprise than in the previous two seasons Much of the work Is be ing dona by new settlers who have been arriving In large numbers, . Signs point to a second -successive bumper small grain crop In Grand Ronde valley this year. That last year's record crop of 1,000,000 bushels will be duplicated by wheat growers for the second successive time can now-be pre dicted with considerable certainty, says the La Grande Observer. v - Blasting on the Eugene-Klamath rail road Is distinctly heard In Eugene day and night the displacement sometimes rattling the windows like an earthquake, although the blasts are from 15 to 25 miles away. A btg force of men Is em ployed on construction, which is being pushed with all possible speed. Central Point Herald: Along with the balance of the Rogue river valley, which is just now enjoying an, era of development never before witnessed or equaled in its history, the town of Tolo has become a veritable beehive of in dustry, more than 250 men being em ployed In road and Street grading, town site clearing, mill and:, carpenter work and putting in of a complete water and light system and otherwise making ready to build an industrial city, where power for many manufacturing plants can be obtained. - Hale's , execution took place In, Col onel Henry Rutgers' orchard, near the present Junction of Market street and East. Broadway, New York city. As he ascended the scaffold he said: "You are shedding the blood of the innocent; If rhad ten thousand lives, I would lay them down in defense of my injured, bleeding country;" and his last words were; "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." , . At the time of the breaking out of the Revolution, Hale was teaching school In New London, Conn. The news of Lexington reached the quiet village, and a town meeting was at once held. Hale was among the speakers, and he urged immediate action, saying: "Let us march immediately, and never .lay down our arms until we obtain our in dependence." He at once enrolled him self as a volunteer and was made, a lieutenant In Colonel Charles Webb's regiment'.-: - '.:, .,' "'. - ...'.',' Hale's military career was cut short owing to th unfortunate circumstances referred to above, but the country has come to greatly admire this daring young patriot,, who risked so much for our cause, and met such an untimely death, on September 22, ' . 1776. His countrymen never pretended that the beauty of Hale's character should have exempted him from the penalty which the laws of war of that day imposed;, their only complaint was that the hours of his Imprisonment were imblttercd by barbarlous harshness. June 8 is the date of the burning of the Temple of Diana of Ephesus. B. C 858. It is the birthday of Pierre Cor hellle, the noted French" . dramatist, (1606); -John Trumbull, the noted soldier and artist (1756); , Samuel P. Newman, author and educator (1797); Louis A. Godey, publisher (1804); Catherine A. Warfleld, poet and author (1816); and Thomas L. Bradford, phy sician and authority on Homeopathy (1847). Today is the'date of the death of Patrick Henry in 1799. ; ment under his or their royal sign manual, attestetSJiy two witnesses or by his or their last will and testament In writing, duly signed by him and at tested by witnesses," to "give or devise any lands, property, etc., purchased out of moneys issued and applied -for the use of the privy purse," or with moneys "not appropriated to any ' public serv ice." A.section of this act declares that all moneys for the privy purse, or not appropriated to any public service or effects, which shall not' come to his majesty In right of the crown, shall be deemed personal estate, and subject to disposition by his will In writing. Still another clause of the same act dis penses With the necessity of publication of the terme of the will. - To what extent the provisions of the will of a monarch receive execution de pends largely on the good will of his successor, and It is a matter of historic record that when, after the death of George I, the Archbishop of Canterbury., handed to "his son, George II, the de ceased monarch's will, by the terms of which he had made enormous bequests to his German sultana, the JJuchess of Kendal, and to other equally unsavory favorites, the new king consigned it to the flames. It is only within the last two years that through the unearthing of some documents in the British Mu seum Information was obtained (subse quently substantiated by official records in Germany) that the king had not de stroyed his father's will until he had submitted it to his ministers of the crown in England and In Hanover and had obtained helr approval of its de struction as a shameful and altogether disgraceful, document Other rulers are understood to have acted in much the same way when con fronted by analogous testamentary' dis positions on the part of their predeces sors on1 the throne, and those who" suf fer thereby have virtually no means of redress. It Is only now and then that a little daylight Is let by chance into the mystery of royal wills, as, for in stance, when unsuccessful attempts were made by the revenue officials Of ilunlaoii - to. tax-oarUin -nonys'wrifpr( Alexander III and also Alexander II left to his morganatic wife, Princess Yourleffske, and hor children was be queathed in this fashion; that Is to say, after being deposited in London In ordor to prevent any attempt by his succes sor, Alexander III, to withhold the prop erty from her, A t t 1 at I . n .l. v : Li IV,. , . . i y 1 - (Two characters, man and woman, who have Just moved to the farm from the city.) . " , Man says: .."Gracious, I'm tired. Dug over 10 acres and got only eight pota toea." Woman, looking at eight small tur nips, tsays: "Potatoes? Those are not potatoes; they're beets. Can't you", see they have no eyes?" "Oh, yes, they're potatoes, all rlgnt; but you see they were so lonesome they cried their eyes out. Have ypu set the ' hens yet?" "No, I didn't have any yeast." "Yeast! Why, you don't set hens like you set bread." . ; -"Oh!" v' .-'' ; ' . '.'.'" ',. . " "I believe we ought to pick the geese and can the gooseberries." "So do I. And then , let's pick the goslings and get enough 'gauze' to cover my new dress." , , ,-' - . . . v We might. By the wayi were there any cuckoos here when we bought the place? I'm so hungry for a cooky." "No, silly; cookies are cooked by a cook But I saw more nice 'crabappies growing in the orchard. We might have some boiled crab." "IV an awful task to raise things when you don't know anything about farming. I think weought to exercise Judgment In buying seeds. ."For in stance,, in raising flowers, we should buy only self-rising flour seeds." -'"Yes, that's what I think' The other day I planted some bachelor buttons they're awfully pretty but X couldn't find any buttonhole seeds In town." (That's the Idea, You see, this line of talk Is continued about 15 minutes longer, after which the orchestra plays something sad and the moving- pictures begin.);. .'',;,: .;..- : . P'VVA SHINING LIGHT, i-.", . "That young leading man seems to hava his own way around here a gaod deal," said the man who was watching a rohearsal." "Is he the star?" "No son," replied the fellow who criticises plays and sometimes players. TOTS BREAKER. ' xiv uiuKv nis iiniDs wuen ne was young, Ha broke his parents, too; ; He broke a friend when he got stung, He broke a word or two. He broke the Ten Commandments, , And he broke alone for celf. One day he broke into the "street And then he broke himself. More Ballingers Than One, From the-Atlanta Journal. . , In a single sentence, Attorney Louis D.,Brandeis has sketched a vigorous pic ture of Secretary of Interior Balllnger. In his argument before the congres sional committee yesterday Mr. Brandeis -summed up by declaring that the secre tary had not been vigilant and resolute in restating the aggressiveness of spe cial interests, and that his course had been characterized by a lack of fidelity to the public interests. .; That seems to be a fair and well sea soned summary of the evidence which the Balllnger-Pinchot Investigation has brought to light But it is considerably . more than that. It Is a description which , may be taken as a type of public offi cials always useless and now Intolerable to the people of the United States. . Th fault In Kanratartr -Ralllne-Ai An. pears to have been not so much straight out hostility to popular interests as ap athy and indifference to public Interests, He has not been vigilant and resolute in resisting the aggressiveness of private monopolies." Like Mother , Goose's son, Jack, he Is not ver,y good and not very bad. He has been ; a sort of cipher, ' through which the peoples business has slipped neglected. Like all tepid souls, he has chafed under criticism, and when Glfford Plr chot set out to protect public interests . that were being Jeopardized ' and even destroyed, Mr. Balllnger was naturally very sore. His efforts to defend his record have been "as futile as his admin istration of the department of the in terior,, tor it has consisted of a long and . ill-Joined series of excuses. ..,:".., , . The American people are weary of public -! officials who are figureheads. . Vigilance and resoluteness in resisting the aeirresslveness of private interests is today the great essential of a man in trusted with the business of the state, ' the city, or the nation. Lacking these qualities, he lacks, the sword shield be hind 'Which the people's welfare Is se- '. cure. There are many Ballingers in. of fice, but fortunately for the country's good they are fast being called to ac count . , " Fine Art of Letter Opening. . From the London Chronicle. In Russia one letter In every ten nasslne through the post Is opened by the government as a matter of course. Indeed the postal authorities of every country have experts who have raised letter opening to a fine art Some kinds , of paper can be steamed open without leaving any traces, and this simple operation' is finished by reburnlshlng v the case of a seal a matrix is taken by means of new bread before breaking the wax. When other methods fall the envelope la placed between -pieces ". of wood with edge projecting one twen- -tleth of an inch. The edge of the en velope is first flattened, then roughened and finally slit open. Later a hair line of strong white gum is applied and the edges united under presure. . , - - Are Yon One? From Everybody's Magazine. , "Say, pop, what is a pessimist?" "A pessimist, my son, is one who, of two evils, chooses them both." King George (Contributed to The Journal by Walt Mnon, the fauioua Kanaai pott. Ilia proae-poems are a regular feature of thla column to Tb Luliy Journal.) - , He called Iris counselors and said, one day in London town: "It is decreed that my poor head must wear the king ly crown. And iwhen that crown is on my brow, the sceptre in my , hand, I'll reign the best that I know how, nnl guard my native -land. But to avoid a muss that would deface the nation's ' fame, there's one thing must be under stood this early in the game. At relgn In a- I will labor hard, as busy as a bee. but you must keep that Austin bard from shooting songs at me. A monarch cannot put up hay, or make a usefu' sound, if Alfred Austin springs a lay, whenever he turns round. And so, my lords I'aha'gtntrornenT'you eliould be"" looking sharp; go, confiscate that poet's ' pen, and smash his blamed old harp. A monarch bears a heavy load, e'en when there is ho bard; if Alfred Austin writes an ode, that rubs it in too hard." Cur. iis Miitthnw Adanta.Ms lf