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William Shenston. On politics..'.
OREGON'S POPULATION
-V REGON'S population, as fixed
1 by the 13th eenBua. is 672,765.
J In' 1900 It was 413,536. The
. Increase, is 159.229, or 62.7
c r cent. - ' ' ' ,
It is a gratifying growth. It is
reater comparatively than was Cal
fornla's which has a 60.1 per cent
.-.crease. It Is smaller than Idaho's
vith an increase of 100 per cent. It
3 smaller than Washington's," which
3 not yet announced, but is expected
o approximate the Idaho percentage,
la comparison with numerous oth
r states that have been announced,
)regon'B 62.7 percentage of Increase
a extremely satisfactory; Thus, the
- tio of growth in Illinois was 18.9
r cent, Colorado 48, Nevada 93.4,
bode Island 26.6, Michigan 16.1,
lissourl 6, New Mexico 67.6,.Dela
n-are" 9.5, Vermont 3,6,, Massachu
otts 20, Arizona 66.2, Maine 6.9,
Jonnectlcut 22.7, Indiana 7.3', Flor
ia 42.1, Alabama 16.9, New Hamp
fcire 4.6,' Kansas 15, Ohio. 14.7. New
i'ork 25.4 California 60.1, while
owa shows a decrease of .8" per cent.
Another satisfactory feature la
hat the Oregon growth appears In
rite ot the fact that the state has
ut a single large city. Thus, the In
Tease in New .York is 1,844,885, of
vhich, all but 400,000 appears In
he city of New-York iThe effect
veness of the large city as a pop
ulation builder runs consistently
trough the census. " IS. Oregon but
116,788 of the Increase Is in" Port
's nd, while the balance jot the 259,
229, or 142,441 la distributed
; hrough the towns and the .country
listrlcts. '::."' r; :r ;:;;V '"vfe i '
'This, general distribution pt ? In
crease rather than a concentrated
xrowth as in the case of New, York is
one of the very, best features ia the
Oregon figures., fit Is, a wholesome
rowth and one far more to be de
sired than that in which the great
cities Increase while rural life, as m
the case of 16 counties In New York,
or as in i the whole i state of , Iowar!
shows an actual falling off In popula
tion. ' ''', i , "
A further encouraging feature is
that the larger part of the big in
crease in Oregon has ' come to pass
vitbih the ' last five' ? years.: : The
,reat growth of Portland, has hap
pened within that period. The same
is true bf : the Oregon townaand of
f he denser rural? settlements.; The
. ame ratio of increase ! ot the' past
five year period, If it had obtained
during! ' the preceding, five - years;
would have yielded, very much" larger
figures for' the state. It Is a circum
stance that tends to heighten the sat
isfaction ' with , which Oregon's f ig
ures are, tp,, be viewed.' .
All things considered, Oregou has
done! exceedingly well.-" Her growth
has taken place' while the state, was
bottled up ai to railroads. For the
greater part" of the deca,de we had
nothing but the Harriman lines.' We
tiad a railroad mileage of but little
more than . half that ot the state
of Washington'.,' Harriman refused
to build himself, and, as long as he
could do so prevented others from
entering the state. Great productive
areas were 'without transportation
and In consequence without homes,
products and people. Jo forge ahead
62.7 per cent as Oregon has done un
der such a handicap is a very splen
did performance. ' "' : ,
vy me ngures, we can . get : a
Climpse of Oregon ten years hence.
We are promised during the,next
live years more railroad ' milenee
than any"6tber state in the union
except Montana. The process of con
struction is now on. -The advent of
ompeting lines has driven the Har
riman system into a changed policy,
and it is building in many directions.
The Hill system announces projects
aggregating 250 miles of new track.
E very area In the state capable of
producing traffic and sustaining pop
ulation is to be penetrated. Re
sources that hv lain stored through
the centuries are to be touched into
life and wealth. The growth of the
past will be enormously accelerated
during the next decade. The Oregon
t f today is excellent, but the Oregon
into which we are passing ; will be
r plendid. If the signs and omens on
tlie horiton are worth anything, the
62.7 per cent growth, of the past 10
xoars wlU be more than distanced in
x he next decade. ' ,
Christmas Is near at hand, and
ne reminder Of It is "that Red Cross
s tamps are again on sale, and from
?Mr proceeds the philanthropic Vis-
i;jug Norse association hopes to se--re
-enongirto do"much" good
1 relieve much suffering during
rn-it year. Last; Tear about
v as contributed in this state
1 1 s moans, most of it In
Portland, and this fund was u?od to
care for more than 20 impecunious
victims of tuberculosis, for a greater
or le.s lensth of time, at a cost of
about $60 a month each. The state
and the county each has or soon will
have a tuberculosis sanitarium,-but
there is ample opportunity and suf
ficient need for the work of this
society also, and It Is to be hoped
that the purchase Vof Red Cross
stamps will be on a liberal scale, and
that a large sum will be realized for
its beneficent object
NOW FOR CONSUMPTIVE MILK
I
T APPEARS from a decision by
Judge Cleland that the city of
Portland is unable under existing
laws, to protect Its people from
the sale of tuberculous milk. Judge
Cleland has held to be Invalid' those
portions of the pure milk ordinance
which attempted to prevent the milk
of tuberculous cows frbm being sold
In the city. The invalidity comes
from the fact that dealers are re
Quired to present with fheir applica
tions a certificate from the state
dairy and food commissioner ' giving
a clean bill of health to the, dairies,
and, alBo a certificate from the state
board of health declaring that the
cows from which milk is offered for
eale are free from tuberculosis. The
decision declares that there is noth
ing - in the state health- laws which
requires state officials to Issue such
certificates and that therefore the
ordinance makes requirements with
which the applicants are unable to
comply. , . . , , V, .
The condition Is unfortunate; Pre
sumably, the lack of law In the prem
ises is as laid, down by the : court.
The fact that it is so is complete rea
son for immediate steps to be taken
by legislative enactment to repair
the weakness. There is a tight here
abouts to force : Portland people to
Bubmit to the'uBe of milk from tu
berculous cows. That is sufficient
reason in' Itself to arouse Portland
people to a vigorous and determined
resistance. ,
" And there , are other reasons.
Since the pure milk ordinance be
came effective,. 8 5 00 cows supplying
milk, to Portland have been tested,
and bf the number. 1250 were shown
to be 111 with consuirtptlon. The no
torious fact that sick milk from sick
cows is unfit for human food" Is a
sufficient reason for Portland cit
izens to seek deliverance' through
t remedial legislation. - 1 ' .'
Ample reason for action ajppears in
one incident that came to public1 no
tice under the" operation of the pure
milk ordinance. Suspicion pointed
to a certain herd of cows supplying
milk to Portland consumers, ( and
the tuberculin test was. applied. - Of
the 58 cows In the herd all had con
sumption but five. . . the spectacle
presented when the diseased animals
were slaughtered was awtm.
v Many of . the cows had become so
weak and emaciated that they were
scarcely able to stand. Tubercular
abcesses were found in every por
tiort of their carcasses. ' A heifer was
a representative . type of the rest
From an abcess in her head great
quantities of tubercular pus flowed.;
Other portions of .her body reeked
with abcesses "Every gland in the
body was affected, and the liver and
kidneys were a mass of tubercular
lesions. '.Similar affections appeared
in the , stomach and intestines.
Two t: physicians who were f pres
ent at the slaughter declared that
any one of the cows killed was "a
living plague spot capable of in
fecting everything with which she
might come in contact, and that all
were a menace to the lives -of any
who used, their milk." -r:
, It is an unpleasant picture of dis
ease, but it is a warning to the peo
ple of Portland-of what will be the
source and ; character ot portions of
their - milk supply If the conditions
brought about by Judge Cleland.'s de
cision shall be allowed to stand. It
Is sufficient reason for every milk
consumer in ' Portland to join in a
vigorous demand for , a legislation
that will remedy present weaknesses
"in the process ' of . ' restriction. It
should make every one of them a vig
orous campaigner in the fight in
which certain elements and persons
are striving to fasten ' tuberculous
milk upon the consumers ; of this
city.
Incidentally, J. W. Bailey, state
dairy and food commissioner,, was
one ot the' witnesses that 'helped to
break down'the clty's; pure milk or
dinance, and is one of those who is
Opposing application ot the tuber
culin test :
TOMORROW
c
ONGRESS MEETS tomorrow. It
Is a repudiated congress. Its
acts . have brought defeat to
the Republican' party. Its de
liberations must be conducted under
the shadow of an approaching doom,
No congress ever entered upon Its
duties under more auspicious omens.
With the greatest popular pluraaty
in history, Mr, Taft had been elected
No I party ever , had h such an ;bver
whelming ; Indoreemenf at i the polls.
Everything 'that Stood In K the way
of Republicanism had "been crushed.
; The party was so united and : so
triumphant that there was even talk
that; doom had finally come to the
Democratic party, ; It was even sug
gebiea mat tne soua south was
broken, and that with the disappear
ance of the Democratic party, there
was to be, after jdejarly a century, a
second era of good feeling. - Such
was the scene upon which the cur
tain arose when the 61st congress as-nhleO,prJa.4cJUberaiionaa.-ytiar
ago.- .
The duty before the body r was
plain and, simple. No man - could
misunderstand the, promises of the
campaign. There was not a single
r.-'T.."!'. :. ."i tt:t ? : - r un'cr
stood the ikulses that had been
wade to the !. There was a
distinct agreement to revise the tar
iff in such a way that the duty would
equal the difference between the
oopt of production at home and
abroad. It was a definite pledge for
revision dovrnward. ,
. .Never was a course of dnty. plain
er, and never were promises and
people more completely betrayed.
The fruit is a discredited and doomed
congress, assembling, tomorrow for
Its expiring session. Over 100 mem
bers in the house either failed of re
nominatlon or reelection. For rea
sons that are well known they were
rejected by their constituents. They
have until the 4th of March to square
their public accounts( as best they
can, . to put their houses in- order
and close up ' their congressional
careers. It Is the! price they pay for
turning their, backs on pledges and
promises made. .
In the senate eight or ten senators,
most of them standpatters, drop the
curtain over their public careerfe and
retire March 4. Most of the seats
they vacate are to be filled by Dem
ocratic senators. They enter on their
coming three months of public la
bors wlti the knowledge that they;
are under the J cloud of banishment
from the ' body as a penalty for:
broken promises. '.".'!
And,, to make all things plain and
unmistakable, the fact stands out
that nearly every Insurgent Repub
lican who sought reelection In either
house was successful, The insur
gent strength in' the house is dou
bled. . , The Btandpat strength ' Is
halved. The condition explains why
the congress that- meets tomorrow
has been repudiated! If it hnd been
an insurgent Instead of , a standpat
congress; if It ad walked tn1 the
ways of Dolljyer, Bristow and Mur
dock instead of Payne, Aldrlch and
Cannon; If it bad been a congress of
the people Instead of a congress of
privilege the shadow bf ddom would
not hover over its coming delibera
tions. - -,
ITS ORIGINAL STUNT
OWING PROFOUNDLY to it
self, the Oregonlan Is assured
by the Oregonlan that its ta
bles of election-results were a
masterly journalistio feat
So they were, t 'Nothing just like
them has . ever been : seen . outside a
museum. In a list of 49 candidates
for state and district officers, :fr)ur
totals were accurate. .The 45 errors
ranged from small discrepancies ' to
5940, constituting a news service to
make a graven image gay.
4. But, it is In the returns on the
ballot measures that the real splen
dor, of the Oregonlan's performance
appears.' There, were 32 measures
and the Oregonlan professed to give
the total' vote for and against each
of them: In these 64 totals there
were 64 blunders. -The, largest dis
crepancy was a mere trifle-of 9978.
So trivial a 'discrepancy may not be
.much : to 'the; Oregonlan, but In the
eyes of a discriminating public it is
blunder enough to make the. govern
ment census turn green -with ' envy.
Here are a few of the ''official"
and 'approximately correct" t mis
takes secured by the Oregonlan, it
says, "at great effort and at consid
erable . expense: . Error , in total ot
the constitutional convention, 25 05 ;
lit Otis county total, 2636; in -Clack
amas :ab.nexatlon, 9537; Home Rule,
05; Orchard county, 9000
Even if the;,Oregonian had secured
Census Commissioner Durand to ov
erhaul its figures. It could" scarcely
have done better. " The Journal con
gratulates it on Us truly wonderful
performance in what seems to have
been the first and only original stunt
In guessing at election returns. ,
VALIANT . FOE , OF DISEASE
AND' DEATH
T
EN YEARS A'GO living Fisher,
professor of political economy
in Yale university, came out
exhausted from a fiip-and-tuck
etrnggle with death In the surf, and
in his weakened condition tubercu
losis took hold within him, and he
had a longer 'and as doubtful a fight
with that "Captain of tte Men of
Death," but conquered and he is
today a physician, besides retaining
hlB old post and Is perhaps the most
prominent, and 1 influential of the
leaders of the nation's fight for bet
ter health,, and especially against the
"Great White Plague."- - .
i Dr. Fisher came west and lived in
the , open fresh air . to be . cured of
consumption, and on bis returp east
he began the agitation for the cru
sade that is now being carried on
against tuberculosis. - Being pos
sessed of an independent fortune, he
has carried on an extensive series Of
scientific experiments ; dealing ' prin-J
cipaliy with problems of nutrition
He ' invented . an; open-air - sleeping
tent . tor consumptives "which Is used
in many sanatorlums. His research
es 'into tubercular conditions ' have
been exhaustive and enlightening.
He founded the,. American,. Health
league,aud was mainly instrumental
in the creation of the famous Cdm
mltteei of One. Hundred, of which he
is chairman." He wrote the report Of
the committee oh health of the Na-
tlonal Conservation commission, a
document authoritative in its tacts
and hopeful and Inspiring In its cofl
elusions, lie does . an enormous
amount of. work, but - is "ever fresh
and buoyant. He exercises much,
lives Bimply,. and while not neglect
ing political economy considers the
public health as the far more import-
ntmatteV'.- m,,,,,,,,,,,!,.!,
What a blessing, to the world it
was that this man did not become a
victim oi tne sea ten years ago, or
of tuberculosis a littlo Inter. . He
has already been instrumental In feuv-
in" many lives and ia rc-itn:!;.; t!.ou
Eands to health, and ia the years to
come millions will owe prolonged
life and health to his work.
A BIQ CAKEKR
1G FACTS ARE recalled in the
passing of a man who died
Friday at Orange, New Jersey.
He was Judge James C. Dill,
who has been called the "father of
the trusts." One of the large lnci-
dents in his career is that he re-,
ceived $1,000,000 as an attorney's;
fee for organizing the United SUtes
Steoi corporation. Anotner is mat
as a trust lawyer he derived an in
come estimated at $300,000 a year.
Still another is that the capital ot
the trusts that he personally organ
ized is measured by hundreds of mil
lions, '
' Judge Dill began his active career
as a newspaper reporter "In addition
to the colossal business organizations
that he engineered he became the
author of a standard text book, on
law, known as "Dill on Corporations."-
, . - .
, . A: single Incident Teveals the line
of enterprise ' along , which Judge
Dill's endeavors were directed. In
March, 1900, the Carnegie steel com
pany,' by the showing of its own
ledgers was worth $99,000,000. Its
assets were cash, accounts receivable
and materials, $37,000,000; plants,
$42,000,000;. stocks in other con
cerns and investments, $20,000,000.
This " company and the ; Frlck J Coke
company of about the same, assets,
became one year later ihe basis for
organization of the United States
Steel corporation; For the two con
cerns,' Mr. Morgan, piloted by Judge
Dill as attorney, paid $500,000,000.
The- price was more than double the
value of tho plants, but it afforded
the means, ot stifling - competition.
The 1200,000,000 jto $300,000,000
of water that had to be issued over
and ' above the. ; legitimate capital
was sold and is now held by invest
ors f . all classes! throughout the
country.- On this watered stock as
well as on the legitimate capitaliza
tion the consumers of steel products
are being made to pay handsome div
idends, . It was for .conducting the
legal end of this sort of ft transaction
that Judge Dill -'was, paid the fee of
$1,000,000. ' 1 a ' .
- Beginning with that act, events In
the steel business have' so eventuated
that there is understood to be. a
world ..wide steel - trnsit '. It is so
thoroughly organized that the export
trade hag been apportioned among
the chief steel ' producing countries.
The division of booty by this inter
national trist of the world's steel
business ' is declared to be on the
following basis: The United States,
25.7 per cent;; Great Britain, 87.36
per cent; Germany, 20.13 per cent;
France, 4;-4? pet cent," and Belgium,
J2.34 per cent-
Thus, it was with suchbig tacts as
apportioning the world 'for business
purposes that Judge Dill " worked.
But, when weighed In the great bal
ances 6ft eternal 'justice were nls
achievements worth as much to so
ciety as the, career of an average ag
riculturist who grows wheat, corn,
vegetables, wool or cotton for feed
ing and clothing mankind? ; How
lightly : does the Dilt eareer weigh
when thrown in the balances against
that;of the visiting; nurse ,who goes
into the homes of the pauper tuber
culous carrying light, food, fresh air,
treatment and hope' of recovery.-
REFERENDTJMS WHILE TOU
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HERE MUST be something
strangely attractive - to our
British cousins : in the wordi
"Referendum." " It cannot : be
In tthe reality: as wV understand it.
The essence of our referendum con
sists in demanding a vote , of the
whole body of citizens in support or
refusal of a measure already passed
by l,: the representative;; legislative
body..? From England, the cables
bring each day a changed list of the
issues on which their "Referendum'
Is -or will be invoked.'.' J''i --Xf
Without rhyme or teaBon the con
servatives have agreed with one con
sent to style the pending election a
'Referendum on the two , great Is
sues to be decided. Whether ; the
men elected shall support In parlia
ment or vote against the destruction
of the veto power; of, the house of
lords, and on home rule for Ireland
-this"' the voter understands ' his
vote will help to settle, by choosing
this man or the other, But it' Is
men- not meaBures which v the an
cient constitution of England ' sets
before the voter, for his choice.
Candidates, tfppeal to the electors
by their own speeches or by the
speeches of their leaders by private
canvassing, ' newspaper articles, pla
card and caricatures and Bo strive to
satisfy the voters of ; a , particular
constituency that they can, as repre
sentatives, . be trusted. " ' ,'
.When the voter casts.his ballot he
puts in the hands of his representa
tive the right to support or oppose
any; and every: measure that shall
come" before the parliament V"
.: Now the" voters are invited to. sup
press their convictions on the- othef
great , subjects that might at this
election determine their choice of
men; by the" vague promise that fu
ture "Referendum" shall settle the
fate of free trade, and diner issues
already before the people. , . .
It is a new departure, for which
there is neither legal justification
nor proccdont' , s ,
f It is far too eaVly' for predicting
results. ; By English custom the
towTisme-flrstr-'thr'tow'nECand
especially in Scotland, Wales, and
the North ot England, the Liberals-
supporting the present ministry-
gave them a decided majority at the'i
last election. Tho country districts,
n-. 1 the Eolith f ! '., : : -
the city of London, i. .1 c' r"; -tiens
of the mcthopolii, ty a I.-, avy
rOTJKervalive majority, came r ir to
determining the flec'jon if only
Great Britain, exclusive cf the labor
vote, had voted. Eut Ireland and
the labor vote made up, for the min
istry, a majority of. over 100 mem
bers In their support Whether the
Liberals can. add to their majority,
and hold In addition the Irish and
labor votes, remains to be seen; . If
bye elections, filling vacancies in the
last Parliament, can be trussed to
indicate results, the present mfuistry
will hold their : places. ' The issue is
of world wide significance. .
OREGON APPLES
IT WAS A fine, apple show. Ev
erybody agrees on that. It was
prqbabiy the 1 finest' of. any Btate
. apple" snow in the country this
falL ExpeVt' Judges ; say. the ; best
Oregon apples are nearer perfection
than can be found anywhere else.
They are so near absolute perfection
that nothing now Imaginable la to be
desired. , Nobody can suggest any
improvement
; .This Is said of : "the best,",, but
most Oregon applesput on the mar
ket here' can be improved much. Not
that ft is desirable for all to be equal
or alurost equal to the best for there
la need of and a large demand here
for moderately cheap apples. such as
can be bought for $1 a box.or there
abouts.' V; Apples should be within the
reach of poor families, such as we
call poor in this region.'.. They, are
good food, and they are useful aside
from their food value. Thfey are con-j
ducive to health -and, cheerfulness.
SO the bulk of Oregon, apples should
not be of the "crack," jprlze-wmning
sort They . should ; be cheaper, yet
sound and with 'good flavon"! ,nd
from a well-tended orchard Buch ap
ples can be produced very profitably
at -.moderate price.
4 The suggestion ' that . the Oregon
apple display be exhibited at . St.
Paul,; Omaha, Kansas City and Chi
cago Is a good one. They will be
an effective advertisement, and Ore
gon needs to advertise herself in
every practical, effective way.
MR. HILL GLOOMY LGAIN"
1'
IL JAMES J. HILL had anoth
er pessimistic spell the other
day, during which he maje
remarks, quite different from
others hat he has made when in . an
optimistic moo$.' He seaid in Bub
Btance that,' the country Is doomed
to harct times. 'that mines will soon
be shut down, factories closed, and
multitudes 6f laborers become idle.
Mry Hill Is quite correct when" he
Bays that tfle country is spending too
much .for Dreadnaughta, 'and that
there Is much extravagance,; public
and private, ;yet there appears to. be
nothing in slgh.t.to. Justify his Jere
miad,' unless the railroads and great
financial - interests are planning to
precipitate a period , of hard times.
Being a railroad .man, and very
big one, possibly Mr. HTIl would take
a more' cheerful view of affairs if
there were, no, obstacle or objection
to Increased rates. ' .
At any rate Mr. Hill's pessimism
Is. fortunately not of a' sufficiently
dark. hue and strength ot bitterness
to cause him to cease extensive rair
road building and the Expenditure of
many millions of dollars in Oregon.
And a,s long as this great work of
development , goes on, we shall de
cline to be moved by bis 'latesj out
burst" of pessimism. ' , . .
It is to be' added, however, that
Mr, Hill is a man of extreme value
to the country. In the main his ad
vice is sound, and his horizon' as
broad and clear as his railroads are
Decemter 4 in History
On the Becond day of July, 1775. Gen
eral Washington arrived In Cambridge,
Mass.,' accompanied toy Major . General
Lee his next In command, and other
offtcers, and established hoadruartera
in the mansion aubsequently occupied
br Ingfellow, . About 9 o'clock on the
mornlag of the following day, attended
byH euttable escort he proceeded from
his headquartere t a great ehn' trpe
near Harvard college. Here the Con
tinental forces were drawn up m mili
tary order: Under the' shadow " of the
tree Washington drew hie sword aa
commander In chief of the American
army, declaring that it Should never be
eheathed until the liberties of his coun
try were established. ,
How completely -e Vept his word is
known to every one. Wheij the war was
brought to a close in the autumn of 1781
the . work he had eet out to accomplish
was done. - But two years more were to
elapse,, before the treaty of peace. wA
signed, and, durlngthaf period Wash
ington ave etill further lUuatratlon of
hie disinterested patriotism and of "his
political wisdom and foresight .
Finally the day came for Washington
to take loare of his army, October 18,
JT83. For the, last time he assembled
tbem at; Newburgh, N.- YH whert he
rods out onl the field anil gave thorn
one of those paternal addresses which
so eminently characterised his relation
ship with his army. To the tune" of
"Roslln Casus" "the soldiers' dirge--hia
brave comrades passed slowly by i thelr
great leader ani, filed away , to theif
heepeottve homes. It . was a. thrilling
scene. ,.-.' -
' There were gray haired soldiers, who
had frrown old by hardships and ex
posures, and too old to begin llfe'snew.
Tears "coursed 'freely the furrowed
cheeks of these ' veterans, s Wash
ington looked upon them for the last
timer he. said; "1 am growing old in
my country's service, and losing rny
sight,' but I never doubted.' its justice
or gratitude." Even on the rudest and
roughest of tii'e, soldiery the' effect of
his ' parting language anus irresistible.
'But his final leave of everything con
nected with , his military life was taken
on December 1783, X .: at ' Fraunces,
Tavern, New' York city. Hre he had
requested his officers in full uniform
to ansemble. On entering r the1 Toom,
and finding hfmself surrounded sbyv his
l-orapnkraiMnrms;hlST-Bfated
feelings overcame his usual self con
trol." Every, man arose a with- .eyes
turned- toward him. ' Filling a glass erf
wlfre, and lifting It to his lips, he rested
his benignant but saddened countenance
upon therri, and sald:
"With a heaijt full of lovo and gratl-
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Lt a
P. : ! . ; . to v -r story of outrage
ia connectica with a strike was ever
told than that of assaults upon two,
women who continued' at work in
strike-bound Chicago "garment shops.;
They were attacked and beaten by
vicious things in the form of men,!
and seriously injured. One, a girl
of 18, was hurt bo badly that she
may not recover. She was going t
work to earn a little money for neces
saries and . Christmas, gifts for her
old mother and children In the fanv
ily. Whatever the merits . Of the
strike, .however Just the strikers'
cause, such assaults completely re
move the perpetrators beyond the
pale 1 of - Bympathy, respect or toler
ance. Men who win inus awics ae
fenseless . women, are entitled to ; no
larger pay, no shorter hours, nor
any other - consideration. ; : ; : ;
.TThe initiative and referendum has
been adopted already, in Maine, Mich
igan, Missouri,' Oklahoma, Arkansas,
South Dakota, Montana, Nevada and
Oregon. In the following states the
measure is promised in the platforms
of both the principal parties: Kan
gas, Nebraska, California, North Da
kota, Wisconsin, - Colorado, Illinois
and Massachusetfis. .In eight other
Btates and territories one of the
great parties has declared in favor
of it. The measure exists in a mod
ified form in Texas. Oregon led the
way. It is no longer the. only "fool
of -the family."
The Thanksgiving edition of the
Christian Science Monitor, published
at Boston, Is a wonderful 'newspaper,
for one only two years old. -It con
sists of 96 pages, ; profusely illus
trated, and containing almost in
numerable interesting 'features. : it
has. spoclal departments fdr alt the
larger cities of . the country in ad
dition to all the regular news of the
day 'that 13 ."fit to print" In fact,
it is an all around newspaper success.
President Taft Ma for the most
part in favor "of right legislation, but
with respect . to ' the ship subsidy
scheme he is "off." He admits that
tfie $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 to be
recommended now would be only
the thin edge of the subsidy wedge.
. Every winter, as well as every
summer, when Oregon people read
about the weather back east they
have occasion' to be thankful .that
they live, here rather than there:
Even Postmaster General Hitch
cock , recommends a parcels , post
But every postmaster general for SO
years post has done that
It Is a pity that Mark Twain Is
not alive to mate a few, remarks
about Dr. Cook. r '
Monday forenoon this week Is an
excellent ' time to select Christmas
presents. . t "
Buy eome Red Cross stamps every
uay. '
Third Sunday before Chrlstmaa.
Letters Peopts
r v Nq Decision Rcxtdcrrd Yet.-' ?
To tb Editor of The Journal. Would
you' kindly Inform us througb your
paper if a decision, bae been handed
down by Judge Wolvertoo In the United
States, circuit court-tn the so-called
land irrant case," a law suit pending
between the-United States government
and Oie Oregon and California railroad,
of If there Is any prospect r that ' uch
decision wlU ever be rendered.
' '..-'-,,. SUBSCRIBER..
VasKuigtonV Adieu
tude, I now tak leave of you. I most
devotedly wish that your latter days
may be as prosperous as your former
ones have been honorable and glorious.
I Cannot . come ' to each . of you and
take my leave, bat shall be obliged to
yon tf "each of you Will corns and take
me by tho band." - ' '
A profound slJancs followed as each
officer 1 gassed tat tho countenance, of
their leader.' while the eyes of all were
wet with tears. '. He ' then expressed
again his desire that each of them
should come and take his hand. Near
est to him' was General' Knox, who
grasped his hand in silence and both
embraced each other , without' uttering a
word. ':. One after another followed, re
ceiving and returning the affectionate
anieu of their commander, after Which
he left tho room in silence, followed by
his officers In procession, td embark in
the. barge that ..was to convey him to
Fauiu' Hook, now jersey city."
: As he was, passing through- the light
infantry drawn up on either side to re
ceive him, an old soldier, who was by
his sids on ; the terrible night of his
march" ! to, Trenton, stepped out Of .the
ranks and reached out i his arms, ex
claiming: "Farewell, my dear general.
farewell?" Washington seised his hand
most heartily, when the soldiers forgot
all discipline, rushed toward their chief
and bathed him with their tears. ' The
Scene was like that ot a good patriarch
taking leave -of his children, and going
on 'a long f Journey, from whence he
might return no mure. - '
; Having entered the barge, he turned
io me weeping company upon the wharf.
Bnd waving his hat, bade them asllent
adieu. . They stood With heads unco v
ered, tmtil the barge was hiddoft iwm
their view, when, In, silent and solemn
procession, they , returned to the place
wnera wrey naa assembled. ;
1 ; On ' December. '4, !177S, .the siege, of
Quebec began; . Lydla Tjarrah , warned
Washington and saved hlB army In 1777;
the National Antl -Slavery -society was
organised In 1833 and the Grangers
were organised in 1867. Today Is the
birthday of John Cottdn fThe Patriarch
or New England" (1588); Thomas God'
trey. American poer (1736); .Madame
Ilecamler, famous .' French ' ...-woiman
U777) ; ; Thomas Carlisle, author and
miscellaneous writRr (1795, andChariea
tr-IK!Cmsrthtff6rridor " Of the'Ameri
can Institute of Christian Philosophy
frinau;. loaay is tne date or the- death
of Cardinal RtcheMeu, In 1842, William
Drummond,- poet (1649); Thomas
Hobbes,. philosopher U79); John Clay
poet n.i?), and Kamuol Butler, the
notoa scholar .- (1839). X
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Vaslii;:,. t'.n, rj..-c 3. Tho kKty-first
igres .will a-ifcinble Wonilay for its
con
fin
al He.s.sion. Almost immediately eft-
or
convening- both houses are expected
follow the custom of adjourning for
) day out of respect to the memory
those members who have died dar-
th Hiimmpr renMH. ITnon reasKHrrw
to
on
of
In
bling . Tuesday the two houses will
listen to th reading of the president's
mini a r. nntnnwn , RftVA ; frt ProKtriAfit
Taft's most Intimate aBSOciates. It Is ;
possible to form a pretty accurate' fore- '
cast of the chief recommendations from
the known views of the president as
expressed Jn recent public addresses.
in a general way tne president is ex
pected to urge upon congress the neces
sity for enacting legislation to build
up the American merchant marine, to
conserve the natural resources of ' the "
country, to provide a new form of gov-
ernmem ior Aiasxa, xo "supplement ana
strengthen" the 'Sherman anM-trust law,-
eniarge ue scope or tne civil service
e to . rretLttk ' n. natlnnn!" hnrean" it
health,' to provide a legislative basis
for workingrrten'a eompenBation, f or ths '
limitation of Injunctions, issued by "fed
eral courts, ana to promote closer com
merclal relations with ; Canada. The .
Dresident in his annual mfSRum In nlon '.
expected to give his views in regard
me lurtner . reguiaiion ana control
cnrnoratlona mnctnreA In Intfepstata
hiislnnnn and thA' rvimlfttlnn rtf th i ."
sue of stocks, and ponds' of" interstate
railways. - -s ' . . t-'-.i-sn.
A magnificent status of Baron, von
Steuben, the famous Prussian snMlar
who , aided America in the revolution,
win e unvenea m wasnmgton 0a Wed- ;
nesaay. ins event win ne accompanied
bv a brilliant clvln anil .mlHtw rto- .
play. Secretary of War Dickinson will
presiaa at xn unveiling exercises ami j
the speakers will include President
Taft Count Bernstorff, ths German am-'
bassador, i; and Congressman , Richard
Bartholdt of Miesourt ' y i ;
Ths -status of the hundreds' of so
called tap lines, short railroads ;con
neotlnS" with . IntAratnta
rlers in all parts of the United States,
win do iixea as tne result, or a hearing
wnicn me interstate commerce eonv .-. '
mission has arramred in b hrlrl tn M ,
Orleans Thursday. ! Ths matter is one ..
oi tinponancs as u involves the whole ,
question of What, constitutes a common
carrier and what .constltutfis a retoats. -
i ne oracial announcemont of tle ,
award 'of; the Nobel, prises for 1010
will be mads Saturday st a.-meeting of
thS : Swedish narHfimnnt In RtrvrVhnlm . .
It is understood that the peace -prli .
wan io nave oeen awarded to the lata
Count , Tolstoy. The prise for medlolne
roes tO.tfr. Albrnrhf K7muuI-siF n.M.I.
berg uijiverlty,' the' physics prrse to
f-ruiessor , van xier waais of Amster
dam, the chemistry prise to Professor ?
Otto "WaTach - nf -tho ' TTnlvmi4-u -.,. f. '
tlngbnr and that for literature ' to Paul -
ueyse, me uerman poet and novelist
oremost on tne list or the eonven- . '
tlon of ths week will bs . ths annual
session of the National Rivers and Harv
bora congre, which is . to assemble in
Washington Wednesday, for a session of
three days. President taft, and other , '
noted men will adrirpsx th nhi4n
Other conventions of , mors .or less , In-,
"iu unpu nance wui D tns arK, ,
nual meeting of ;tha American Bed .U
Cross society In Waahln
.vention of the American Road Build- '
w sssoaatioa ? in Indlanapcrtls, ; the
morula; ox ms isoutnem Homeopathlo .
Medical association In- JiptanniHU.
a meeting In 6t Paul 5 of the forestry '
,uu m aiicnigsn,-' Wisconsin and
utnnesota, to consider "plans 'for - tho .'
prevention of forest flrea. - ' - "
A New Missionary. , -.
y-' Prom ths Detroit News. s ,
Oonclndlnr an tntRnrlow wHK .
. ' m 4iia..'
paper of Portland, Or..' Senator .Wil-
um jajuen cmun rerers to the imports
ance of dock Ann vhrr m).
connection' .with." regulating,, transporta- r
rics inererore,, pnoes. Son-
ator Smith observes- as 'foUowsj - .
' "It Btanda tn rmjon that Ht, m V-
lofser where the great body of taipay-
oi uuiw ia mn unseiiisn tnterest to
provide a pnblio facility (utility) for
thS benefit Of th nAAnltt than h.
- . . -,.-4 VAU'Vi,
be when docks aa-e owned and operat-.?
bu ,- pnraw UiereStS. -"i: y .;,',.;
wow, at the time he was so saying, ,
Senator Smith was breathing . k. t :
clflo oceaa atmosphere of public own- .
cmuiu. . ami, as h says, it stands to -
reason. The experiences of both- fcen-, ,
eral and "local ,: governments . confirm .
his opinion. -:It Is only a few weeks ,
since the United, states commissioner
of " fcornoratiohs. . Mr, TTorhr ., . . .
Smith, submitted a report-la which he "
wiuenueu mat unless uiere was pub-
Uc ownership of dockage facilities, HU ;v
tie could be.exnocted from wAtAi (mm.' k
portaUon la ths wayvot relief from the-
nisn raieo cnargea oy ths railways, The
eommlssioner Introduced evidence that
In all the lake porta ths railways con .
trol tfie terminal and wharfage fadll-
tlm r. I. nit , - . . . .
4w.B, ifln, except- ,
lng San Francisco and New Orleans. So
SenaCor Smith is on safe ground hjso
far, as this part of hla interview Is con- ,
earned. .. AiJ.'y. :' ',: v v,-...-..,;:'"'
There Is an - sdlentlv In
Smith's statement' that jnay prove, ob- ?
jd-iionaois io aavocates or publle own-
ersjilp, no matter what utlli'ty they may .,
propose to take from, the realm of pri
vate control. He Tefers to the union of
taxpayers in an "onselflsh" Interest
The fact is,, that public ownership -is ' '
not based on ai truism, or nnHi-ftahr.o
Rather,; It Is grounded on ths opposite.
ine iBBue, m puDiici.ownership, of a
utility is as to Whether the. "selfish .
nesa' shall onrrntA tn tha n OHfM.
tho man or : the" enrichment of 4 few.
inuviauais. ' xne pubiie is ready to take
Over the control and responsibility of ('
certain public utilities, Simply because
it is to the interest at ths Public to da .
so.
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Northern Idaho Filling Up. ' ,
Froro the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Apprffflmatety 1500 homesteads win
mature i,-Kootenal county,. Idaho; dur
ing the' ensuing ' twelvemonth. These
mean the addition of 83,000,000 'to tho
county's taxable wealth, t .,.
The two' statements apparently are
mers Items o news. But these simple
announcements of seemingly common
place facts mean much more than ap.
pears on the surface.
For one thing they Indicate that the1
tides of settlement are'" rolling into
northern Idaho in a flood. If each of
these 'new homes averages five members
to family, the Amerioan family la
1900 bftving been shown by the census
to be t that si e. on the Average, there
would be 7500 new Inhabitants of Koot
enai county by 1913.' - v iV
s Another meaning of the facts' Is-that'
the development of thf region and' its
resources Is proceeding vapidly. . Not
even the terrible fires of August seem
able to check the opening of the Koo
tenai country.'' ' . '
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From tho Ctiioa.ro Nowa.
Tut afraid," said the lawyer, -wo can!
not get justice In this court I shall'
move, for a change of venue."'
"For heaven's sake," -cried 'the state
lcgiiilstor. who was to undergo trial, "if
vou . realJy , think that. . lot 'a . Ut n.(S
enough alone," ' v
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