.THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY- EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, ' 1911.
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ews and biota, end the deformed,
the disfigured, tha discordant
. Hold tn those things that lve
pleasure, that are helpful and
Inspiring, and you will change
your whole i way t looking at
things, will, transform your char
acter In a Very short time. Ori-
AST EPOCH MAKING DECISION
T
IHE REFUSAL OF the interstate
commerce commission to au
thorize an advance of railroad
rates is an epochal decision. It
; is the most important order ever
made by that tribunal. It la the
longest step for control of railroads
yet taken'in tils country. 1
, ... The railroads sooght an advance
of an average of 1 per cent in the
rates on 110 articles. They claimed
that the cost of everything la higher
nd that increased ; business caused
n arithmetical Increase in transpor
tation cost The latter was an as
tounding proposition that, if assent
ed to by the commission, would Jus
tify still further rate Increases, and
that In tbe end would prescribe no
limit to which rates might not go. ,
-;a further reason urged for the ad
Tanee was that the increase would
make railroad securities more sought
by purehMertf nd' that. the pnbUe
owed it to the roads to permit this
fmproretaent . In credit so there
could be extensions of lines and im
provements of the properties.
The answer of the commission is a
refusal to , authorize the . advances,
though admitting that on a few of
the roads. Increases might be Justi
fiable.' The tribunal points oat that
regardless of the contention of the
roads relative to Increased cost of
operation, the net earnings of the
lines are Tery much. Increased.
It was away back In the 8o'a that
attempts were first made to create a
tribunal that should have authority
Over transportation. The effort was
fought from the first, and for more
than 20 years was successfully re
sisted so far as an effective control
was concerned. . Recent - history of
the struggle Is universally tamlar.
This latest decision, is evidence of a
final approach toward "effective reg
ulation and a coming solution of one
of the biggest problems, in national
life. - 5
A decision authorizing the ad
vances .on the contentions of the com
panies would hare established max
ims , thatf" in all likelihood, would
have undermined the usefulness . if
It had not actually destroyed the
commission. The ", struggle was a
last stand by the combined roads
1 over an issue of gigantic moment to
the lines on one side and the public
on the other. ' The decision marks
an epoch in the history of transpor
tation in the nation. .,
.'.A PROMISE FULFILLED
v TNDER HIS campaign pledges,
U no. other course than1 a vlto
was open to Goyemor West on
the second choice bill. It pro.
posed a, radical change in the pri
mary law. If provided a way . by
which the anti-assembly majority in
Oregon could be compelled o npml
natejt an assemblyite governor. It
was proposed as a harmonizer, but in
Republican Idaho last November it
yielded a Democratic governor. It
subverts a fundamental in the prl
. mary law, anil provides that for the
present simple method there shall
be substituted a complicated and
cumbersome system. It compels men .
to vote for candidates holding views
diametrically opposed. to their own
and may make votes so cast a means
of nominating such objectionable
candidate. It ' forces the voter to
' vote for such a candidate under pen
1 alty of having his ballot thrown out
, for non compliance, a feature in di
rect conflict with1 the Oregon con
stitution. Vi'ii
- ' It la a most sweeping change in
the Oregon primary, and if he had
. not vetoed it. Governor. West would
have violated bis campaign pledges.
"I will fight to a finish any attempt"
by the legislature to tamper 'with the
direct primary, he said In his declar-
' ation of candidacy. . He reiterated
the promise from every platform in
the campaign. Anything else but a
veto, would have . been a complete
repudiation Of his promises.
r Not . only did Mr. West make
1 such promises, but so did Mr. Bow-
rman. -He made them in a public
statement, made them on ; the plat
form, ' arid , made them , in '. bis cam
paign literature. ;- There s was thus
public pledge by both candidates
that the legislature should not make
any radical change In the. primary
. law; . ;:-.v;. yj'frfcx-gx '. : .
Yet,' here- is the Oregonian assail
ing Governor West for his .veto of
-the leccmd' Tholcet)rlfc-i"Dl(f irwaa'
Lira to break xus : pieagei ; Did v it
,twit him to perjure himself T . " v
The Oregonlan is the sworn and
known', foe of the direct primary.
It hf,y do standing" that would lead
people of Oregon to look to It
ce as to what changes "the
primary law may require, It has
played horse with the direct primary
from : the. beginning. Its attacks
upon It have been Incessant and ma
lignant. It : has never lost, an op
portunity to assail It with invective
and ridicule. Because we have the
direct primary and other popular
forms, it calls Oregon "the fool of
the family.?' ; (
The Oregonlan tried to kill the di
rect primary with the 'assembly. It
led the campaign . for. the assem
bly. It . was godfather and - wet
nurse for the assembly. It fon
dled and ' coddled the assembly,
and declared that the assembly
would "put the knife and the knife
to the hilt" to Republicans who took
Statement One of the primary law.
By its record of hatred, malignity
and abuse of, popular government, it
is the last authority in Oregon to go
to for advice as to. changes in" the
primary law. - I , .
Yet, It tells tia that the primary
should be changed by adoption of
the second choice, hocus pocus. It
wanted the assembly yesterday, but
wants the second choice today. Does
the Ethiopian change Its skin? Does
the leppard change Its spots? - ; -The
people repudiated the assem
bly. . They beat the assembly, candi
date. . They demanded ttfat there be
no change in the popular lawB. They
elected West because they thought
he would prevent a change, and he
has prevented it.
POPGUN STATESMANSHIP
rHERE IS DOUBT as to what is
the text of certain road bills
that passed the legislature.
,i There is doubt as to whether
the senate 1 concurred in house
amendments. There is doubt as to
whether road bills amended and
passed TypneTbody were accepted and
passed by the other.
There Is doubt as to the constitu
tionality of the highway commission
act as passed. The title Is believed
to be defective. There is doubt as
to the effectiveness , of the county
prisoners act as finally passed. It
is believed that habeas corpus pro
ceedings would Tireventnse of the
prisoners if . attempt to work them
were made nnder tho new law.
There Is doubt about some of the
provisions of the bonding act, There
Is nothing but doubt in the state aid
bill. It does not provide' to whom
the money shall be I paid,- nor by
whom it shall be accepted, nor how
the remainder of the fund, if any,
shall be disposed of. And it has a
defect that makes it unconstitutional
because of a requirement - that it
shall be read In conjunction with the
bonding act. ;
Everything about the road legis
lation, , doubt.. Nothing. Is certain.
The helterskelter fight in the legis
lators over these bills, their, passage
as last Hour legislation and the at
tempts of popgun statesmen to intro
duce an manner of changes and pro
gnams In them have resulted In con
fusion worse confounded. ' The text
of one so-called bill provides that
the state engineer shall 1 fix grades
on state aid roads, and another al
leged bill requires It to be done by
the highway commissioner.
It Is a legislative product to amaze
the gods. It is a sample of legis
lative futility seldom duplicated.
The road measures were the most
Important legislation before the ses
sion. The state is expanding. Its
resources are unfolding. People
from distant, states are , coming by
thousands to see If they want to
live in Oregon. The state is in the
process pf expansion Into a greater
commonwealth. A crying need is
better roads, and the whole people
of the state were clamoring for bet
ter roads. The legislature was looked
to for a good roads system, and the
legislature by providing such a sys
tem had an unparalleled opportunity
to render invaluable service to the
state.
But instead, 725 peanut bills were
Introduced, and the time was spent
In their consideration. Big legisla
tion was ; lost sight of in popgun
bills raising salaries, creating new
officials and new deputies, changing
game laws and other trivial matters.
Over , 200 of these : were rushed
through in the last 48 hours of the
session and the result is road bills
so maimed, marred, hacked, battered
and bungled that it Is scarcely known
whether they are road bills or a study
in "How old is Ann?"' -
The govecnor has very properly
vetoed them all. It is the price we
pay for having 725 bills introduced
for passage in 40 days. It Is a sam
ple of legislative futility.
GET AN ACRE OP GROUND
T
HE LETTER OF Mrs. Blank of
8t. Johns In yesterday's Jour
nal can be read with profit.
She is the woman with a cow
and an acre of ground whose work in
solving the high cost of living has
attracted much attention. Her re
ply to those who have chosen to dif
fer with her will b acknowledged as
giving her by far the best of the
argument.
She Is , not a mere theorist but has
long , been an observer . of . Intensive
farming on small i tracts. ;; She In
sists that better, less expensive and
easier living is attainable by locat
ing on an acre of ground- and get
ting all possible out of the soli.
t Her letter- alludes . to many- in
stances published about heavy
yields of products from, small tracts.
The Journal prints hundreds f of
these Instances every year, and notes
t5at76durctrso"growfl"'arel3r most
--cases clear- gain because - the work
m m . a ''-.- . ' A.
involved is siae issue, requiring put
a few houfs of time,' here and there
and being largely recreative, .exer
cise. ! It Is not only a- process of
profit, but' adds to the comfort and
Happiness. 11
In Mrs. Blank's family are seven
persons. . The products taken from
the acre farm make 'all the differ
ence between plenty and want, be
tween constant worry abortf making
both ends meet and comfort and a'
surplus. Compare ' ft ..family on ; a
producing "acre yielding - fruit, veg-
jetables and chickens ' and perhaps
fkeepjng a cow with one that occu
pies a flat 1ft the congested quarters
of the city and must buy everything,
and the difference Is like that be
tween January and June, between
storm clouds and sunshine. . ;
, Mrs". Blank says In conclusion
"Every dollar invested in a good,
productive place around Portland or
any other coast city is two In your
own' pock the only way of eating
your canay ana Keeping u, too. a
cow will furnish half your living, an
acre the other half, and a man's dally
wages can be used for , other pur
poses."
TARIFF REFORM
"T
ARIFF REFORM" Is the
English slogan of the Con
servative or House of Lords
party. It is the nickname; or
rather pet name, bestowed by Joseph
Chamberlain on that party which he
Invented to remodel the revenue sys
tem of England by taxing the entry
into Great Britain of all kinds of
material, save - only 1 raw materials
for. manufacture. Food stuffs were
not' to be exempt though taxed at
low. rates. The whole, power of the
Tory party was devoteM in the last
campaign to proving to the working
classes of England that dearer wheat
did not mean for them dearer bread.
The same party Is what la some
times called the Jingo party, or that
of Imperial Preference.; Here was
on 'of the levers by which higher
prices might be lifted off the food of
the British poor. Grain raised in
and shipped from British colonies
should enter British" ports duty free
that from elsewhere should bear
the burden. . .,: ;
At present ; Canadian wheat and,
American grown wheat enter duty
free, - and ' Liverpool 1 prices set the
market price for all. In the. good
time' coming, when the Tories ruled,
Canada should get the privilege of
free import while American farmers
paid the tax. Now enters Mn Taft
reciprocity with Canada in his hand;
nd free trade in wheat between the
wo countries. Then Imperial Pref
erence vanishes into thin air since
if the worst comes and the Tories
rule, American farmers will be saved
the duty by their wheat-also being
passed through Canada to Liverpool.
No wonder that the Liberal ministry
should blandly welcome the . new
treaty, not only as helping the Can
adian farmer, but as exploding an
unexpected bomb 'under both Imper
ial, Preference, and tariff reform.
MAN OUT OF WORK
'V
A MAN WHO SIGNS himself ""A
Hungry Mechanic," writes to
The Journal that nptwlth
, standing his ability to work,
and his willingness to work at any
thing, he can find no work. He is
without food or shelter, and under
the new law is liable to arrest. If
his story Is' the truth and ; aU the
truth,, his is an exceptional case, yet
not an extremely rare one. There
are men, not a few, who are unfor
tunately so constituted 'that they
have little Initiative; once down,
they lack the grit to pick, .jthem
selves up and push in somewhere.
They are perhaps too sensitive, or
lack ordinary "nerve." They are
deficient In the 'elementary grade of
moral courage. Such a man. tufty in
deed be able and willing to Work,
yet may find It difficult to find work,
although plenty of it is around him
that a coarser man not thus handi
capped could discover - at once.
This lack of ability to perceive
and puBh into a place is a weakness
not a fault, and it is such men that
need such aid as is practicable. It
is to supply assistance freeiy to all
unemployed that the municipal em
ployment bureau was established. It
is reported to have been of much
service in bringing . together men
who want workers and men who
want work, and It would Beem'that
the "Hungry Mechanic" should not
necessarily be long , without employ
ment. PROHIBITION IN MAINE
THE QUESTION of prohibition is
to be resubmitted to the people
of Maine, the original and most
persistent prohibition state.
The question has not been voted on
there before since 1884, when prohi
bition was 'indorsed by a vote of 70,
783 votes in its favor to 23,811 votes
against. But the result of the forth
coming voting is considered doubt
ful. Between 1851 and 1855 not only
Maine but all the other New Eng
land states adopted prohibition, but
all the other states repealed the law
after a longer or shorter, but: what
was considered In all cases, an un
satisfactory trial. Massachusetts and
Rhode Island enacted a prohibition
Jaw again In 1874", but It was re
pealed In both states the next year,
and since then local option has pre
vailed In both Vermont and New
Hampshire substituted local option
for prohibition about ' seven years
ago,' and there is prospect Maine Will
do the same. , : ' . -
The people who will Boon arrive
In large numbers in Oreznn in cm-
write tnousands of letters to rela
tives and acquaintances backv east,
and it Is Important that these new-
slon at the outset of thlr residence!
here. ' The people of Oregon cannot
change" h cllmatfi" or tHestate's
other natural features; and these will
recommend . themselves -more . and
more on acquaintance, but we can
do much to make the' new arrivals
welcome. ". - ' "
Abnse of the Referendum. " .
Westdh, Or., Feb. To the Editor
of The Journal. At Cottage Orove, In
Lane county, a referendum movement
has been started agatnst the University
of Oregon, at Eugene, also , in . Lane
county. Eugene opposed the efforts of
Cot taite Orove to create the county of
Neamlth and land a county seat, and
the referendum is to be invoked by way
of retaliation. ...
Herein the state will be given another
Illustration of the abuse of a popular
privilege accorded the voters oC Oregon.
Intended, primarly as a means of public
protection against unwise legislation,
the referendum has degenerated into a
weapon of revenge for the disappointed
and the spiteful. It has already worked
much mischief. It "has been wrongfully
used against the general appropriation
bill, and has failed; and now It is pro
posed to use this club against the uni
versity, despite the fact that that insti
tution was sustained In Its former cam
paigns The university waa treated with un
usual generosity by the late legislature,
but if the! University of Oregon Is to
rank with similar institutions In other
states. It Is entitled to generous treat
ment And why single tt out for
special 'attack unless it be, indeed, to
satisfy a grudge T . ' T
The Oregon Agricultural college has
also been liberally treated. - There is
no more excuse for holding up the U.
of O. appropriation than for holding up
the O. A. C. appropriation. In truth,
there can be no grounds for attacking
either in the mind of any man who has
an ounce of state pride and wants to
see Oregon grow , out of the picayunlsh
policy toward its schools , that has
cursed It In the past ,1
The Eastern Oregon hospital at Pen
dleton was granted 1200,000 by the
people and receives In addition $360,000
from the legislature. Why not :"ref Br
and" thja Institution?
The Monmouth normal will receive
about $38,000 annually by special tax,
voted by the people, and gets $60,000
In addition from the legislature for a
girls' dormitory. Its president receives
$teoo annually, even before the school
Is reopened. The Weston normal, now
defunct got along with a girls' dor
mitory costing about $5000, and $1300
a year was the most its president ever
received. Moreover, its president was
Just as able and deserving an educator
as J. H. Ackerman. And this sole state
school In eastern Oregon received but
$12,600 annually for maintenance. Why
not "referend" the uonmoutn normal t
Why not "referend". the state fair, the
district fairs, the experiment stations.
and the hundred and one things for
which the legislature poured out money
with lavish hand at'the most expensive
session ever held?
And why should the several institu
tions at Salem be overlooked? That
burg "sits tight" on everything It gets
and grunts for more, and squeals its
disapproval when any state money slips i
away from the capital. Marlon east a
larger majority against the normals!
than any other county In the state.
Perhaps the referendum might teach It
a useful lesson. '
But no. It's time to aiva the refer
endum a rest and this, disgruntled
bunch , at Cottage drove should be
frowned upon in "every other section of
the state.- Too much money has oeen
granted by the legislature, perhaps;
"squandered." If you Ilka the word better.
But it Is not lost to Oregon. Every
dollar of it will be expended within the
limits of the commonwealth, and a
good share of it we trust will redound
to the public weal..
If taxpayers would stop to analyse
the situation, they would find that they
are cayin but little, in any event, for
the support of State government and
state Institutions. The state levy is a
very slight burden compared to the
levies In the several counties, school
districts and municipalities for local
purposes. CLARK WOOD.
Nuisance of Needless Noises.
From the Astorlan.
There may have been a time when the
clangor of the publlo bell was welcome
as an incentive to high duties ahead
of one, (but we doubt even that) and
there l always the poetic charm of the
melodldus, but very distant bell, in the
hills and valleys lit by the rising or th
setting sun, etc., etc.; and these things
may figure yet for all we know,
But as principle of human action and
necessity, we decry the bell, along with
the whistle, as a detriment to the peace
of manjejrid wheresoever they are used,
espcMly in oTtles; the solitary bell pi
the lone whistle in localities sparsely
set and settled, where distance qualifies
and softens and chastens their raucous
tones, there may be toleration in th
mlmlfled Infliction; but the town and
city bell and whistle, in their multi
farious .and scheduled uproar, there is
nothing but wanton adherence to tra
dition and selfish Indifference to the
nervous agonies of the sick all about
We believe the day will soon De nero
when the good sense and spirit of
Justice will silence the things and thus
make contribution to the common peace
and welfare; when even the sound of
the fire bell will be no longer heard;
when the telephone call In house, and
office will be made' with light Instead
of sound; when . all needless public
noises will be reduced to the least mur
mur of sound and that so musically
sweet as to make It a comfort in place
of a horror, and may kindly fate speed
the da,y. In this day of fixed schedules;
when everything is done to the unvary
ing dictum of the cloclt, to which the
merchant factor, proprietor, foreman,
superintendent and all In authority, sub
scribe, and operate by, there is no neces
sity for the extraneous summons of bell
and whistle. ; '
Twenty Millions for a Power Dam.
Not far 'rom the spot where Jim
Bludsoe ran the Prairie Bell aground
and "held her nozzle agin the bank till
the last galoot was ashore," a mile wide
dam is being built which will completely
change the contour and topography of
the i Mississippi river and the historic
land thereabouts. Incidentally a steam
boat canal, nine miles long, built 40
years ago at a cost Of $8,000,000, is to
be completely drowned out. , with not a
stick or a stone left to show where it
once made possible the passage of the
treacherous Des Moines rapids, says an
article In the Technical World Magazine.,.
The sons of the men who damned the
Mississippi a generation ago are now
busily engaged In damming, It The
work will occupy two years more, " but
already a thousand men are working,
beaver like, to throw across the mighty
river a structure of cement and stone 1
wuivu mian uviu in ruining waters in
check and subserviently Vender up to its
master 260,000 horsepower with, which
to. run the factories, mills and work
shops of tha venr heart of - the srraln
seitw-Already nei betheides-of the Mis
Blaslppt the dam has begun, to assume
Shape. T, wo gangs of men are throwing
out abutments and creeping toward each
other across a watery path.' Twenty
million dollars will be spent before the
two gangs meet but the investment is
considered a 'good one by some of the
Letters F.rom tlie People
COMMENT AND
SMALL CHANGE ' S .
. - -- "eta.
, Kobson
Is a njr-luoatlv but there
are , others. -
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1 Summer In coming on soon, and there
; Is no fly Inspector. , .- , v ;
i The blue of Alice Is out of date; the
pink of Helen is now the style. v
A whole day passed without Dorot'iy
Arnold being found in soma new placo.
As Easter approaches, the feminine
new hat question becomes paramount -
'
But If the HaytWms are Wiling one rn
other off, why shoold they be "fe-
stralnedt ' -
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The veto ax did a great deal of work,
but It will be rested u all 'right two
years hence. : ! v . .
" . .- .vT-v-'-e '.a'.; ''':"! ''"' ';'".' "'".'v-;
J. P. Morgan gets credit or the blame
of being at the nead of every big trust,
whether he Is or not .
, . sc.. ,',-
Dr. Smith Hollins McKmvis a lucky
man; he not only gets $7600 a year
from his former wife but la rid of her.
.- ' V-i7 "''..; '-.'--.: '"r. .
' perhaps after" wading through mud
for two years more some people now op
Sosed to good roa-Js will be in favor of
aem. - - v t-- ... . -
The Mexican Insurrectos can muster
considerable of an arm v Jn tha turrn.
gate as lona they can procure some-1
money ana gruo. --, -
Thousands of people rejoice to hear
that Joaquin Miller is Improving, and
hope ha will be spared for many years
of enjoyable life. , ,x " .;: ,
The milliners' conventions manage to
get about as much space as a dlvon:
suit of a millionaire's wife, or the i evo
lution In Mexico. -:, '-,.',
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It was time to check the district fair
appropriations, because they were be
coming too numerous and were made the
means of logrolling. - , ,
CarneglS advises' young men to begin
as he did. at the bottom. Most of them
will, without advice, But not many of
them will have great riches thrust upon
them by the government .
It Is argued that a voter's second
choice for an office Is likely to be a
better man to nominate and elect than
his first choice. In some Instances a
third or still more remote choice might
be batter 'still.
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By the time the two new super-Dread-naughts
are built two or more battle
ships built but recently and never used
will be ready for the boneyard. But
building new and ever bigger battle
ships "makes business."
Now give to newcomers the sincerely
glad hand, a right friendly grasp and a
heart deep smile; go welcome new neigh
bors in this goodly land, and the ghost
of nostalgia help to beguile. Oo visit
and carry them neighborly cheer and
help make them quickly feel at home;
that there's much to gain and little to
fear, and no better place, where'er they
might roam. . '
SEVEN FAMOUS CHARGES
The Loulsbourg Grenadiers at Quebec
The famous charge Af the Loulsbourg
Grenadiers on the Heights of Abraham
in 1769 was the turning point In the
war between the English and the French
for the possession of Canada with Wolfe,
the English general, the victor. This
charge decided the fata of the French
in North America. . 1
The day of the- battle, known to us
as that of the Plains of Abraham, broke
in clouds and threatening rain. Wolfe's
alternative was victory or ruin; for if
he should be overwhelmed by a com
bined attack, retreat would be hopeless.
The Plains of Abraham were so called
from Abraham Martin, a pilot known
as Maltre Abraham, who had owned a
piece of land there tn the early times
of the colony. . ,
At the place that Wolfe chose for his
battlefield the plateau was less than a
mile wide; The English army consisted
of six battalions and the detached gren
adiers of Loulsbourg. Montcalm was
the French commander,' and his forces
consisted of four battalions, comprising
in all a little less than $000 men. To
these were added tbe garrison at Louls
bourg, consisting ot 1100 men.
The night before the battle Montcalm
took no sleep, but walked the field that
adjoined Ms headquarters until early In
the morning. When daylight came he
was very much amased when he saw
the great force which Wolfe had drawn
up. in line of battle before him. Mont
calm became' excited when the assist
ance he desired failed to arrive. He
was for attacking at once. He has been
blamed not onlyi for fighting too soon,
but for fighting at all. In this he could
not choose. Fight he must, for Wolfe
was now In a position to out off all
his supplies. His- men were full of
ardor, and he was resolved to attack
before their ardor cooled. ..
: His conduct was In striking contrast
to that of Wolfe, who was cool, col
lected and everywhere. It was 10 o'clock
lh the morning when the two armies
were lined up ready for the encounter.
In a few. moments they were in motion.
The English advanced but a few rods
and then stood still. When the French
advanced to within 40 paces the word
of command rang out, and a crash Of
musketry answered all along the line.
shrewdest financiers of the oountry. '
The dam, including abutments, will
be 4700 feet long. It will extend from
a point a little north of the center ot
the town of Hamilton. 111., due 1 west
ward across the river, to a , potnt'near"
the Iowa shore, under the bluffs at
Keokuk, where the power house, 1400
feet long, will link shore with . shore.
The mammoth dam will be of solid
concrete. 36 feet wide -on the bottom and
about 80 feet high. The upper stream
face will be vertical with a roundedHop
eight feet Wide, the lower, side ending
in a curve connecting with the bottom
so that the water coming over will hot
fall, but slide down the face and be
given a horizontal direction' at the bot
tom of the rrver. The whole height is
87 feet the dam being locked Into, the
rock bottom seven feet deep, to prevent
any water getting unJerneath. Outside
the power hoase there Is already consid
erable depression in the rock, but the
plan is to deepen and widen this depres
sion, so as td get rid of the Water quick
ly as it passes under the power house
and through the wheels.
. . 1 " n ' ; 7 :v ' .iff,- ,'.-(,
Stuck WitbCold Storage Eggs.
From the Seattle post-Intelligencer.
1 No ;;one can tell to, what : extent the
abuse of. the cold storage system has
been responsible - for : ; the 1; enhanced
Cost of living, instead of being a be
neficent aid toward keeping prices at
a uniform ana rair - level. 7 juocai ex
perience here has shown' in at least
one instance how; extraordinary prices
were demanded . and received for ". f owl
during, the iholiday ; , season, ; , .through
keening . the supply offered for . sale
down to the lowest possible point' while
UuusaniUpJL.Iowl.wlilch-jcaroe-into
the market were sent into cold storage.
Of course, after the holiday season was
over the vast . supply - in cold storage
deprived producers of anjrjfurther mar-,
ket here until the supply on hanffwas
exhausted. - .
In the east the egg dealers djd the
NEWS IN BRIEF
i OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Moro team weighing 3178 pounds sold
for $600..
,
- Bandon people are working for a fruit
and., vegetable . canneryv , ,
,r
Snow is five or six feet deep in the
Coast range beyond Yamhill. . .. ..
,,;-. -i,u a l.a 'll": W
, Springfield will probably do consider
able hard surface paving this year,
(i ,
Eastern Oregon has been ' well sup
plied with moisture, and a big wheat
crop Is expected.
-Jr: ';,i,s .-,.;.:.'..:'.;.' ' i',lA':h
Advance demand for Columbia river
Chinook and steelhead salmon Is greater
than ever before.
t a "x 1":''.--"':?'.
- Nearly $80,000 was spent In and
around Canby In building and Improve
ments last year, and this record may
be beaten this year. .
". t v, ; a a J.;:,;f.';,i1tr'iy;'
Letters of inquiry are arriving at the
office of the manager -of the Eugene
Commercial club in larger numbers than
ever before and he expects a big immi
gration to Eugene and Lane county this
spring and summer. - - , i, .
: vyv.--- --e .la :y'J--sry--'
When tha new cement garage Is com
pleted. Corvallls will be well on the way
as one of the best automobile towns on
the coast- ' Besides . iO private cars,
there will be three garages, each own
ing several autos, says the CL-T. , -
"ITSalehf Statesman. The 'unruly Sllets
Indians should be put tn tha peniten
tiary, where they belong; and so should
the saloon .keepers, and bootleggers who
have been selling them whiskey. And
the latter for terms twice as long as
the Indiana: ; .
' There is a general merchandise store
at Worden, Klamath coanty, writes a
resident; a postoffice has been estab
lished, and it is a good location for a
hotel or boarding house, also a black
smith shop and a butchershop. There
U a good school, and more dwelling
houses are needed.
: ' a a
Echo Echoes: The happiest man In
our town and for miles around Is your
humble servant No, It Is . not an in
crease In our family, nor a visit from
our mother-in-law, but a man who waa
a year tn arrears . came into our
office Tuesday and paid that, and one
year in advance, we could shout for
The Oregon Electric with a little push
can cut off rivals In reaching that mag
nificent timber belt east of Woodburn,
says the Independent The extension of
tha road to this city would klU off that
proposition of extending the Salem,
Falls City ft Western road from Salem
to SUverton. t -
Last year the Coos county fruit in
spector estimated the neglected land
nonmerchantable fruit as follows: Ap
ples, 640 tons: pears, 170 tons; plums,
130 tons. This fruit which to all In
tents' and purposes was practically
wasted, would have been bought by a
cannery at a price that would have been
remunerative to the farmers. -
The simultaneous explosion was after
wards said, by French officials, to have
sounded like a cannon-shot -
When the smoke arose a miserable
sight was revealed; the ground, was
Cumbered with dead and wounded the
advancing masses stopped short and
turned into a frantio mob, ( shouting,
cursing, gesticulating, f The 'Order .. was
given to charge. Then over the field
rose the ' British cheer mixed with the
fierce yell of the Highland slogan. Some
of the corps pushed forth with the bay
onet; some advanced firing. The clans
men drew their broadswords and dashed
on, keen and swift as bloodhounds.
It was at the left of the fighting ar
mies that Wolfe led the charge, at the
head of the Loulsbourg grenadiers,
which settled for all the decision of the
battle. A shot shattered his wrist He
wrapped his handkerchief around it and
kept on. Another shot struck him, and
he still advanced, when a third lodged
In his breast He staggered and sa.t.on
the ground. Several officers ran to
his assistance. He begged them to lay
htm down. They did so, and asked If
he would have a' surgeon.
'There's no need," he answered. "It's
all over with me." A moment after one
of them cried out: "They run; see how
they run!" 1 7 . .
"Who 'run?" Wolfe demanded, like a
man roused from sleep.
i"The enemy,' sir, . Egad, they give
way everywhere!"
"GoV one of you, to Colonel Burton,"
returned the dying man. "tell him to
march Webb's regiment down the
Charles river to cut off their retreat
from the bridge."
Then, turning on his side; he mur
mured, "Now, Ood be praised, I will die
In peace!" And in a few momenta his
gallant soul had fled. ,
Thus expired the commander lot the
English who led one of the most fa
mous charges on the American conti
nent. V :;;. . ,.';.
In the retreat Montcalm, on 'horse
back, was shot through tbe body, and
died soon after entering the St. Louis
Oate, "Neyer was rout more complete
than that of our army.V says a French
official. ( ;. 1 ,
Next week Seven Famous Duels.
sams thing during tha summer and fall
Of last year, keeping up the price , of
eggs in the market by sending millions
to cold storage. The average consumer
the country over will feel some little
glow of satisfaction to learn that the
dealers who did this are now facing a
heavy loss.' Th,e comparatively " open
winter upset their calculations. " The
hens kepfoh laying land r fresh eggs
reached the . eastern markets in such
quantities that there Was little demand
for cold ' storage ' eggs. ;, Where cold
storage . eggsf a few , weeks ago sold
at-28 cents' a dozen in the markets of
Chicago and New york, the pries has
broken until they do not command one
half that price and are in very limited
demand at that.
Qeate activity among the health of
f lclals of the cities which try to inforce
pure food laws makes it dangerous to
hold eggs too long in cold storage, The.
supply la likely to be condemned at any
time; hence the necessity of getting rid
of those on hand.
, . . V March. ...
Bud 0' the larch, blue o the sky,
Storm winds of March, roistering by:
Call of a bird, somewhere o'erheaa,
Oreen - branches stirred, soft petals
spread.
Song In my breast, eager and fair,
Hope at Its crest, spring's In the air.
Sky like an arch, clouds 'mtsty white. '
H'inshlne of March, golden and brlsht:
Flowers on tha lea, eastward and west,
Jhlsoer to me, earth's at Its best :
Joy In my souL why should I care, ' 7.
Certain the goal, spring's la the air. -
Breath '0 the larch, sweet o' the pine,
Oreen fields o" March, alders in fine; 1 ;
Bird songs that greet, happy and gay. ..
Bliss in my heart, lire Is so fair, . ;
Praises upatart, ftprlng'a in the air.
Lalia Mitchell tn March Columbian
f ... ' r;.i' ' .
Prosneot Is good for a first class
crop of wool this spring In eastern Ore
gon -7. r ..' . .
Railroad Extravagance!
and Cost of Living
- By Cleveland Moffett in Hampton's
Magazine. ,
The really ,' Important point , in the
present railroad warfare over " rates,,
says Mr. Moffett" Is that It has a dis
tinct bearing on the cost of Jiving. It
concerns all of us, everywhere. A. man
need not pay ten dollar for, grand opera
seats, nor five dollars ' for a modest
meat in a fashionable restaurant, he can
do without these things; but he cannot
do without railroads.' As a passenger
he must pay his fare, as a shipper he
must nay : tha freight s and as a con
sumer he must pay f the freight whlchfl
the shipper? pays. 4 We all of : us pay
exactly what the railroads ask. There
fore we are all of us deeply and prop
erly, concerned in knowing whether our
railroads are asking too much, whether
they' are managed prudently and effi
ciently, or wastefully and inefficient-'
ly. .It Is our business to know these
things. .
Louis D. Brandeia, championing the
whole ninety odd millions of us, de
clared . before - the - Interstate commerce
commission that American .', railroads,'
through . mismanagement - - incompe
tency, graft and general inefficiency at
present waste or, at .least might save
(which is the same thing) a million dolt
lars a day,- otw- three- hundred million
dollars . .year;;i.;:v.1 1-.';- f fp ?;,y.Z.
"Under Wall street rule our railroads
have practically lost their autonomy,
our railroad ' presidents and managers
are no longer big, free-handed men as
of old, but .have become servants, all
too docile, of the magnates. ; The mag
nates are interested in railroads not to
make them, efficient economical carriers
of freight and passengers, but to use
them as assets in their exciting but ex
pensive games of high finance. Mr.'
Brandeia pointed out to me that two
of the worst and most wastefully man
aged railroads that come into New York
city are under the absolute control of
a great banker whose name makes Wall
street, tremble. . ; ' c
"When It comes to the purchase of
steal and Iron Mr. Brandeia declares that
the sinister influence of - Wall street
costs our railroads tens of millions
yeai See how beautifully it works I
Wall street controls the great steel
trust and could, If not pleased,- force it
to sell its rails and other American
products to American railroads at a fair
price, say at the same price that it
makes for - the same rails to foreign
railroads. But why do that when, by
holding up steel and Iron at exorbitant
rates, Wall street can milk the roads
of millions? 11 I.
If one asks , why our railroads do not
combine together and force lower prices
from the steel companies, as they could
easily do, the answer la again Wall
street Look over the directors of the
great steel corporations arid you will
find that forty of them are also direct
ors In ho less than fifty-two railroads.
lnoludlng the most Important systems.
The fact is. Wall street, controlling
both buyer and seller, manipulates the
prices and purchases of steel and iron
to suit Its own pocket. And when one
remembers that one-third of all the ton
nage of all the steel mills in the coun
try ,1s- represented by railroad pur
chases on es how very well suited
the Wall street pocket must be!
'ilte people In Immediate charge fix
prices as they are told by Wall street
to fix them, and the railroads pay with
out protest what Wall street tells them
to pay. Thus the stockholders and the
publlo are taxed immense sums, for a 1,1
that Wall street milks out of the rail
roads by juggling sales and purchases
Of Iron and steel is rem liked out of
the general public In raised rates and .
lessened dividends.
'rfl-firt. By Miles
angletOOt.. Overholt
EASY TERMS.
Lend me your ears for a monent or two.
List to my tale that is morbid and blue,
Bit by my side while I weep on your
vest
Hear my brief lines while I blubber
the rest.
A dollar down, a dollar a week.
That is the text of my song,
' Sob when the tears gently course
oown my cneeK,
And help make the melody strong.
Young was I, friend, yes. and happy -
- - - and gay, -- -
Budding and shy as the flowers 6f May,
Ah. hut I fell when I bargained to buy
Goods by the week yea, that's why I
. ..pry: - .
A dollar down, a dollar a week.
Terms built- to suit any purse,
Ah, but the weather is dreary .and
, . bleak, , f
80 is the text of my versa
Days passed along and the weeks' hur-
" ' ried by, - -- - -
Months turned to years ; and dark was
the kv "
Still from afar same a voice, mild and
"-'meek:. '7-;, :".'',.."'..'-..':''
"On dollar down and a dollar week."
A dollar down, a dollar ..a week, .
Paupers take up the refrain.
Bringing a rose to the pale, wasted
cheek.
But hoping brings auguish and pain.
tears upon years hurtled by with a
rush,
The goods that I bought wars worn
out lrt the crush.
Still I must ante,, come gladness or
strife -.----A
dollar a week for the rest of my life,
A dollar down, a dollar a week.
That is the text of my versa,
On to the graveyard I walk with a
squeak, .. ; --...
Just in advance of the hsarsa '';
FORTY TEARS LATBlt J S
Harkl Just at midnlghr the old town .
clock's boom.
And a white, rattled shape sssms to
rise from a, tomb, -With
a dollar In hand, and with clatter
. ? and creak t... ,
It goes forth to settle that dollar a -
week.
A dollar-down, a dollar a week, ''
7 - Think what a dollar can doT .
Buy up the world, sir, then yodel end
r-. shriek,
- And It's . on to - th bugheuse for
-,7y0u! ' : !-.,.. . ,v77,. - -
(Ooatribatad ta Tb Joaraal ky. Walt Uaaoa,
tha famoaa Ktnitt poet. Bit pro-pont are a
rafMsr feature of this column la Tha Sail -
.'dasD'inaiii ? who -Ms-" dlsBial'i'a'nd grtra
as a shroud; with grief that's abysmal
disheartens the ; crowd. I4 i I know of a
dealer in pickles and- tiijrwlMr'natei "
a glad spiel or the sight of a grin. Ha
prances, the floor, oh, and scowls at his
clerks, and " seems to be sore on the
eon twisted works. He thinks that good
humor is foolish and vain, and carries
a tumpr Instead of a brain. His clerks
wouldn't care if they , saw him no more;
and some day the sheriff will dose vp -his
store, 'His patrons grow weary of
such a sour dorg; they find things less
dreary around at the morgue. I know
of a grafter in - rats and Jut hair,
whose Jubilant laughter resounds in his
lair. . His mirth Is outrageous, but serv
ing good ends, for U Is oontaglous, and
brings him ln-frlanda Th salesmea r
who tinker around in his store all say
he's a clinker what 1 man could ak !
more'r I say. that your scowling costs
more than a grin; and, grouching and
growling are stupid as sin, 7
"Man 1 Influence .