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si - - .' - . T ... P THE OREGON 4 DAILY JOURNAL) PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 0. ,1911 -, u THE JOURNAL AN-3SfofcPENDENT NjEWSPAPBR. a 1 MCKSON ....Pabltohw Pattllrtwd vr soonlng etpt Sooilar) 1 I every Sunday mornlnr at Tba Journal Build ing, riftb aa JCdabUl strotta. PortUoA, Or. tubwl ik iwamrnn at Portland. Or.. rnr tranamlaaloo throngs the maile as eeoud- ciees piaitor, . ... TELEPHONES Matn T1T8: Ham. A-9051. ' A I! denartmonts reached br tbaao Bombere. 111 tot eptra tor what department yog want. rOREION ADVERTISIftO RHPaESBNTATTVB, Benjamin K.ntnor Oo Bran. Buildinf. t2S Flftb avenaa, New York; 1218 Fwpla'a Baa Building. Chicago. ' tnbaeriptloa Terms by mall to any addraaa la too United Sutaa or Mexico. .-'" ' DAILY. Ow roar....... .S8.00 na month I M f"Y." ' JNDAT. One yea.......f2.50 I Oaa moors... M , ' . DAJLT AND SDNDAT. 'On year 17.60 Ona month I M ln many particulars, demonstrated themselves f be a body, o militant men. .-. The progress of the county Is re flected In Medford which grew In ten years from a Tillage of a few hun dred to a city of nearly 1 0,000. Its postofflce receipts with 41 per ( cent Increase showed a greater growth than any city in the Pacific north west the past year. A new hotel in the town will, wbon completed, cost 1100,000, and be the 'best in Oregon outside of Portland. A million and a half for good roads Is example of the Jackson county spirit, and a plan for a people who do things. The roads to come out of such an expenditure will bring back to the builders all they cost and much more. If built, they will make Jackson county the most sought spot on the coast. frbm these facts. In the sjxty-f Irst j in clause ; 1, defining the natur of i Every noble acquisition la at tended with Its risks: ho who f oar to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other. L Metastasis. THE LAST FLUTTER OP THE LORDS THEN AND NOW 0' F COURSE THE English house of ' lords rightly shares the odium of the wild scenes in the house of commons In the last two days with its irresponsible T SEEMS TO BE expected that I and disorderly advocates in the the president will veto both the house of commons. No Irish Don wool bill and tho farmer's nybrook Fair could have been a fit free list. We do not seo Low ter object for the pencil of the car- ' he could do otherwise." Oregonian, toonlst than that stately assembly ' And all these years the Oregonian with Its eight hundred years of hls- has denounced the tariff except tory behind it. when there was a chance to reduce - Pity there could not have been It It has shaken the earth with its present some baseball president to "I fine these decency breakers on the spot and order them to the bench. Englishmen have the general cred it for being good losers, for "taking their medicine" with some sort of thundering. The flame from its nos trils was terrible. It smote the bat tlements of protection, and the rat tle of its sword and spear was mighty. w ' It chewed the ground in it fierce- grace, for being willing to wait for ness and rage. It said among the such a turn in affairs as should give trumpets ha! ha! and smelled the them another chance. But these battle from afar. Its breath was I roysterers have upset all precedents, flame and its tread shook the ground Little sood they have done to their like an earthquake. cause either at home or abroad But lo; there is a chance to untax I Probably It was the sense that there clothing, and the nose of the war was no chance of a "comeback"- chief is In the dirt There Is a that the lords , veto once gone would - chance to give the farmers some re- I never be replaced, whatever turn lief from the trust in agricultural im-1 English politics might take that plements, and the gladiator runs up made Lord Hugh Cecil and his sat- the sigfajls of distress. Yesterday, it ell'tes desperately forget all boundar- pawed the ground in the valley and lea either of decency or,, of historic rejoiced in Its powerful enmity to rules. . high tariffs, but today it sits at the in past .years, when-big questions feet of the wool manufacturers and of policy were In question, It has the harvester trust with Its flag at been the custom for the ministry of half mast. x T- : . tne day to glvo tnejr opponents the It fcays the president ought not to chance, after full debate, to take a sign the wooland free list bills be- vote of the house or a motion of cen- ' cause no tariff commission, has re- sure. That was the test. The vote .ported. determined the issue, and all par- , Did a tariff commission report ties submitted to the decision of the when Payne and Aldrlcb made their house with the best grace they bill? could and fighting ended. But now, Did a tariff commission report Lbrd Hugh Cecil, who carries one of when Dlngley made his bill? ' the proudest names In English . his- Did a tariff commission report toi vents his rage at tve defeat of when McKinley made his bill? Is ittlie censure motion In pure Billings- the doctrine that a tariff commission ate against the premier of England. ! muBt report before duties can be low- And every Englishman shares the ered, but not when duties are to belsname of the degradation of the na- ralsed? ' Itlon's parliament. In the present Instance, the presi fiscal year the two prisons, San QuenUn tind , Folsom, held an aver age of 2844 convicts, and cost the state of ' California $496,658 net, tl4,448 -bavlpg been credited for the earnings of the prisoners. , Th' not cost of maintenance of the convicts was 1174.64. each. Compai nsou was made with Minnesota, rwbere the prisoners returned a profit of $178 each to. the state, The new law ' authorizes the em ployment of the, convicts In the man ufacture of goods of whatever sort that are used by state, county or ma nictpal Institutions. San Quentln has begun the man ufacture of clothing, such as shirts, underclothes, overalls and shoes, for the inmates of all stat; Institutions. It Is making good woolen clothes for th .discharged prisoners.. Itjs mak ing rurniture ror state or rices, and the plant is intended to provide all the desks to be used in schools throughout the state such desks be ing now Imported from the east. A printing office has been installed, with a view to ultimately manufac turing all the books used in the pub lic schools. Making of tin and iron ware for tje state institutions has been started, and the gratings and steel for reinforced concrete. By these means it is deemed that the penitentiaries will be self supporting, and may even earn profits. Speaking as an individual the sec retary hoped that such profits might be held for the prisoners' benefit, to give them a start when released,' or contribute meanwhile to the support of their families. disputes to bs referred. , In English papers the word la printed "Justlce atye,"' a technical legal term appli cable to such affairs as admit of ju dicial decision, and which seems to fit the case better than ''Justifiable.'. Letters From tte People ft-;.,: SMALL CHANGE , , .; , OREGON 8IDlCLIGHtS''V SMALL CHAXQB FIFTY MILLIONS NOTHING FROM A' dent did not wait for the report of THB FUTURE OF STANDARD OIL Ms tariff board to sign th6 reciproci- ty biu, lowering duties on ihany farm products from Canada. Why should he wait for a report from the board before signing a bill for untaxing ag ncultural T HE SMOKE AND mist are grad ually clearing away from the plans for the future of Stand ard Oil. Mr. Elliott, the gen- implements and other eraI 'orthe New Jersey com necessaries on the farm? GOOD ROADS IN TEXAS r pany. Is said to have let fall in New York a few days ago a remark which at once attracted general attention. He said that the Standard Oil of N TEXAS A PLAN has been agreed New Jersey would continue In busl- on for construction of good roads ness at the old stand, on its own ae on a magnificent scale. The count, divorced from all its subsld- trunk line is to be a continuous iary and dependent comoanies. It highway for vehicles from Galveston wl remain, holding its former place, to Red river, a distance of 630 miles, as the largest individual producer : Lateral roads are to have for object and refiner of petroleum and of 11- , the connection of agricultural sec- lumlnatflng oil In the United States, tlons with the nearest markets. The export business will .be contin- , ' Under the present so-called roads ued as of old. ' the promoters claim that It.oosts the Doubtless desirable contracts will , larmer ior an average distance of be made with such of the subsidiary .five, miles to market 48 cents per ton companies as resume or develop their uua a vubi uj do reaucea ny good special business but always in view nignways to 7 cents. of the supreme court decision against , BBicia, woen me lateral roaas restraint of trade. No direct or in are connected with the trunk line, direct ownership by Standard Oil of will open 50,000,000 acres of the the subsidiary companies will be de- uooi wrmmg lanas or t&e state, sired or be attempted. But it will which lands noW market three and probably be noticed that Standard one half million tons of produce an- prices will be maintained. Reborn nualty. The cost of 43 cents, with a Standard Oil will enjoy the prestige possible reduction to 7 cents per ton and exert the influence that comes mile is figured on animal drawn from immence resources, complete U3U- , organltation, and Intelligent man- mm motor cars a reduction to 5 agement. u;UU v nm is snown to ne pos- . It will neither ask for nor will Bible. need special privileges, and will live The same estimates deal with tha within th trir.r iotar io. increase of valuation of the lands for the day of secret rebates, in- r wu,uu to me roaas. rnis m- volvlng Jegal penalties, will have " iT 'esB tnan 10'00' Passed. But the statutes of limitation iAA!2Uare mi)e' wh,ch aggregates will have run in its favor, and it will $400,000 000 as the addition by the continue to enjoy the fruits of Its Bwu iuo.ua eymem 10 me property pa6t misdeeds. Yaiuauon or Texas ana this is in Serious questions are certain to "uu'v' w ino Bavin8 in marketing arise. When the subsidiary compafT the produce. ifkf. malvl..tnhl.inri.n, gage in export trade, will they not seek to cooperate with Standard Oil so far as foreign markets are con cerned? Will not agreements as to foreign prices follow?, -Will not all such agreements fall within the pro hibitions of the supreme court, or will they be held "reasonable" and not intended as 'direct restraints of trade." WATCH JACKSON COUNTY A" LL OREGON WILL watch Jack son county on October 2. A special election is ordered for that date at which the peonle will vote on the question of whether or not to Incur an indebtedness of $1,500,000 for building roads. -. The county court Is proceeding on the theory that the new constitu tional amendment with reference to bond Issues for roads may be oper ative without legislative action. If not so, it is planned to Issue war rants and let them stand . until they can be funded under a legislatlve- PRISON LABOR LAW OF CALL FORX1A .'. T HE WORKINGS OF the prlsonj laoor taw passed by the last legislature of California were explained by the Secretary of NOTHER SECRET of high fl nance was dragged into the light at Washington yesterday, How the steel trust enriched itself $50,000,000 with no cost but postage and printing was told by a record of the corporation before the Stanley investigating committee. The record was a book of minutes of the corporation, and George W. Perkins, who was under examination, reluctantly admitted Its authenticity. The $50,000,000 was made out of nothing and $1,500,000 a year saved to the company by a mere juggle with securities. The record also disclosed that the steel corporation contributed $2000 a year toward the educational en deavors of the Protective Tariff league, and charged the expenditure to the "Welfare" account, an ac count that Mrv Perkins reluctantly explained was devoted to "sociolog ical", questions. The record also disclosed that $3000 was contributed by the steel trust for printing a second edition of a book entitled "Protection and Prosperity," another public benevo lence charged to the "Welfare" ac count. These exalted philanthropies taken In connection with $50,000,000 made out of nothing by the truBt with no further cost than postage and print ing are an eloquent example of how the good "Morgan, the good Perkins and the good Rockefeller are looking after the "pubUc welfare" of these United States. They recall how, "to stop a panic" the steel corporation took under Its protecting wing the Tennessee Coal company with coal and ore deposits worth $200,000,000, paying for It only $29,000,000, not one dollar of which was In money. Meantime, while the benevolent Morgan and philanthropic Perkins are stopping panics and looking after the "public welfarv" one third of the 90,000 men employed in the Iron and steel Industry, according lo the report of Secretary Nigle, work sev en days' a week. One fourth of these 90,000 men work 84 hours, or over, a . week, which means twelve hours or more a day, seven days In the week. Including Sundav. nl at beggarly wage Sixty per cent are foreign born, and nearly two thirds are Slavs. Blessed be these pillars of our "public welfare." CIVIL SERVICE IN PORTLAND ConuDanlcatloni emit to Ta Journal for enu- X,z, . " . . pnieiii naouio not exceed sne worda to length and moat bo aoeoB)panla4 An Auditorium Organ. ' To the Editor of The Journal." The thanks of the muelo lovlnar neople of Portland and aurreundlnt; oountry are aue w you ror your excellent andf umeiy article on the subject of an audi. tori urn organ. AM soon aa the auaation of a large auditorium came up, I felt mat it it was to te really comnlata and uuaoie tor ine man Hold tiaea to which It will be put, a large, modern pipe-organ was an absolute eaaentlaL I took the' matter un with llavor Simon and enaeavorea to get a mualclan appoint ed aa one of the Commlaalonara. In nr. dor that this matter might have due consideration. Mayor Simon was un able to appoint a musical man on .the commission but gave his 'cordial aun. port to the Idea. I have alnee taken me matter up wiui various well known men who are Interested In the auditor ium and they have promised their aup- a oraer wa a proper pipe or gan may be provided, a aura of not leas traa 40,000 abould be set . aside for the purpose. This sum would provide m nam up 10 aaie instrument which would be a "thing of beauty and a Joy ur"w me people of Portland. The specifications and nlana aHnuM be drawn, and given to the architect in order that he may allow adequate space for the instrument, and make it form part of a harmonioua whole. The con trary is too often the case. ' An archi tect Is called In, he design a building, and when It la finished tho nrn. builder Is tailed in and has to aohama and fit; hia instrument Into whatever apace the architect "has left It Is not necessary to call In orvanista of Into. national repute to design such an or-J gan; mere are men in our own city quite competent to do what la mnulrwi A grand organ is found In nearly all the great European auditoriums, the Rhvai Albert Hall, the Queen's Hall, the firya- jra.iu.c9. jna reopie'a raiace, all In London, England, have magnificent In. etrumente. In the different cities of liigiana such aa Liverpool, Leeds, Bol ton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Norwich and many otners, tne authorities have erect ea spienaia instruments In the town halls which In Great Britain serve mm auditoriums. Here In these great build ings are provided weekly organ recit als, where for a few cents tho nrmi. me city may near the best composi tions rendered by-the best of the oitya performers. Shall we In Portland be behind? Let us by all means have our .convoi cnoruseB, our symphony or chestra, our string quartets, our mu nicipal bands and all the other' signs of a truly musical city; (at present most of these aigna are missing). But above all, ' let our crown and glory be the grand and glorious organ of our mag nificent auditorium. FREDERICK W. GOODRICH. Organist and Director of the Choir St. Mary's Cathedral. Seattle la always strong for Bellinger . . e a ' o ' Benefit Vonr netarhhnra? Twknafit 5 ; ..... , ' o i !.):?:,.::: Kvary large city Is a magnet, Port' m strong one oi ita also. , '. ' " v ' - a ... . -rf-, e.: O ,.; ', ,,;,! ' -' Good thoughts arf a necessary fore runner vi gooa actions, ana bad vnuugats or oaa actions. ; , v For the nart 10 voara rVraann vl7t have three representatives In the house of congress only three, whye $00 men A Seattle ball nlour innrkt mL Vivo Old times bv knocklnap down and Jumping on the umpire. But fans doa't approve, ox wis any more. , - Tariff raduntlon . anna IdumIiIiis bravely Oil. so far as the hoilao la fan. us ium nnurna ox pro testa from all those whom protection privileges to nlunder the 1 root at tho people... . . ., .. .- : o,- ,.; ) ;, wnetnar Kiiiion iim isa m ' a. aiea tomorrow, hia - great worlt. , will live after him and -keen .' hie homo among tne very nigneat on the scroll vi lama, as lonar aa manainA ana niv, lllsatlon endure. . 4 a rennavivania ts woman who pre ferred to die from a dog bite In her leg rainer man lei a oootor nan na and treat the wound, was literally too modeat to live. By the way, are there no women aootors in mat part or the Hcountryf A decision of a local circuit judge In divorce eaaa aeoma ta advanra Idea that Joy riding on the part of a Wife With Other men than her husband la no worse than hia Joy riding with other women. Are man's rlarhta tot nai inn. AtMw wttk 4 An elaborate and circumstantial .state. ment haa been Issued from 6a n Fran cisco to prove that the earthauake there o a July I was very slight, scarce ly noticeable, and did na dames-a at alt But might not the prospect of a live, rattling earthauake attract mora people to the 1915 fair -than It would repel? Few people have experienced a temblor ' that was more than m mere little earth shiver. . OREGON SrDELIGIITS At a meeting' to be held tomorrow night rt Astoria, a camp of the Spanish war veterans is to do organised. . -v The contractor la rushing; work" on the infirmary and other buildings on the county poor rarm ox tuamatn county. Two accountants tmployed at Baker to expert the city's book and accounts have reported With an unqualified O. JC Tha Schnorboard at Malum hum ' nr. dered drinking fountains, IS in number, for such aehool bulldlnas aa are not al. wat7 oullVu ' "'vj"'"-. '': A trl-weekly rural mall service on a route traversing Agency Plain from the Madras office has been authorized bv tha postofflce department, to commence September . ) i ; v:. t , ...y.-jj :x T" Joirenh Herald: . Mr. Meek -reports a record breaking yield of six tons of red clover to the ajro. Five tons la re ported from aeveral ranches, but six, is surely tha Jlmlttrj , t .... Mr. and Mrs. J : M. Munkera. huntlnaT haselnuts about four ' miles : east of Brownsville, killed a rattlesnake that mmaurM - throo ftmy and ihraa .lMohaL. it naa six rattles and a button. f . Throurh the will ef a e-fesrt rreat-un cleV Jeaae L. Sumrall. an 'attorney at won a, win rail neir to property in OKia n iiJ.ouo. Tne aeceaent wai TW Priderit StouUf, i ; Front the New York , worid.y In passing the tree list bill, the sen ate made only one change In the bill ear boma worth 113.600. The decedent was a Choctaw jndian named jonn smith. ; v .. ... o a . .. . - , . Beaverton Reoorter: A new school houae new church, new bandstand, alec trio lights and a new chemical engine sounds not so bad ror Beaverton. an in aide of a yeara time with a rock road nicely oiled thrown la for good measure. ii ..... Marshfleld News: With this Issue thev Hews starts on its fortieth year. Ref erence to the files showa that the Newa was talking "railroad to Roseburg" in the early '70'a: but there is one conso lation, anyhow, and that is that we are 40 years nearer a raiiroaa now man we ware then. . , . o .--.-..'. Prlnevllle Review: C J. SundaotsL who has a dry ranch on Poverty Flat, has oats that measure four feet In helrht. with Dlumt. well filled heads between nine and 10 Inches in ienerth. Tha oats la called the "mortgage lifter'' back east. Mr. Sandqulst saya. Its yield nera is proaigious. Birds and Weeds. 'Portland, Aujr. 6. To the Editor of The Journal If you own a farm free xrom oonoxlous weeds; If your neigh' pors nave an abundance of same: If SEVEN FAMOUS SAGES Chllon. Chllon, a native of Sparta, on account of hia great wiadom and experience waa given an important position among the seven wise men. Many or thla aage'a maxima are quoted by the an cient writers, which Justify the high reputation connected with his nave. He was a great lover of sports, and died or joy at an advanced age .while em bracing one of his sons who had gained a prise at the Olympic games. Chllon flourished about the beginning of the sixth century B. C. and waa the son of Damagetua. Diogenes Laer- tius tells us that he composed elegies, but none of these are extant. Many of his apothegms, however, have been handed down. They show much of the weight and brevity that might be pected In a Spartan, but are not so pointed and severe aa those of Bias; According to Chilon, the great Virtue or man was prudence or well grounded judgment as to future events. Chllon waa one ef the earliest per sonalities in Spartan history of whom a definite political act la recorded. He was Ephor In B. C. 560 or (66, and Is you burn a few brush pile In" the fall, said to have been the originator of or winter mnaths; if lrr the following that office, as well as the first person spriag you oTscover a few familiar ob- to occupy it Among the many of his .iuiuu. wceas coming up on above pithy sayings which have been handed Durnoa spots; ir you know to a cer-fdown to us, are the familiar "Know lainty no person or animal has visited thyself and "Nothing In excess." tnose spots, out do know you have seen Among his proverbs, often quoted viiuub uiras acraicning or simply saw today are, "We should never reroera wnere they had been scratching the ber Oie benefits we have conferred, nor a ousting tnemseivea in the rorget the favors received," and "Con atiiiea in anove spots, would you try to elder the"nd." coax all the birds off your neighbors' Chilon advised, moreover, "To threat- inrma to your own? en no one; for that is a womanly, trick. If cedar and other tree seed are car- To be more prompt to go to one's rled for miles, snd germinate in places friends in adversity than in prosperity, inaccessible to anything but birds; If To make but sr moderate - display at corn, oatg and other grain germinate one's marriage. Not to speak evil of mier passing tnrough domeMio stock, I the dead. To honor old age. Tb keep wnais tne use or trying.to help the waton upon -one a self to prefer pun rarmer eradicate weeds by feeding the "shment to disgraceful gain; for weed seed to birds? the one Is painful but once, but the The Bobwhite cannot be excelled In other for one's whole lifer Not to "picking" potato bugs; he'll walk up and laush at a person in misfortune. If down the potato rows, ducking, side-1 one strong to be also merciful, so stepping and upperf uttlng In a fashion I tnat neighbors may respect one all his own until few bugs are left rather than fear - one. To learn how The woodpecker will make a short cut ta regulate one's own house well. Not to let one's tongue outrun one's sense. To restrain anger. Not to dislike divin ation. Not fto desire what la Impos sible. ' Not to make too much haste on one's road. When speaking not to ges tlculate with the hand; for that is like a madman. To obey the laws. To love mil. They say, too. that when he was old he said that he was not conscious of hav ing ever done an unjust action in his lifer but that he doubted about one thing, for that once When Judging In a friend's cause he had voted himself In accordance with the law, but bad persuaded a friend to vote for his ac quittal, in order that ao he might main tain the law, and yet save bis friend. He was very brief In. his speech, on which account Ariatagoras, the Milesian. calls aucb consciences, "the Chjlonean fashion;'' and eays that it was adopted by Branchus, who built the temple among the Branchidae. Chtlo was an old man, about the fifty-second Olympiad, when Aesop, the fable writer, flour ished, and he died, as Hermippua says,, at Pisa, after embracing his son, who had gained the victory (n bejxing at the Olympic games. The cause of his death was excesa of Joy, and weak ness caused by extreme old age. All the snectatflra who were nrenent at th games attended the funeral, paying htm the highest honors. The following inscription is engraved on his statue: The 'Warlike Sparta called this Chilo son. The wisest man of all the seven sages. One of his sayings was,' "Suretyship, and then destruction," The following letter of his la also sxtant-v-ChUo to Per lander: You desire me to ahondon the ex pedition against the emigrants, as you yourself win go rorth. But I think that a sole governor is in .a slippery position at home; and I consider that tyrant a .fortunate man who dies natural death in hia own house." as Daaaad by tha hnnaa. It restricted tne admission of meats and flour duty free by requiring from other countries reciprocal concessions in favor . or tain , American farm nroduets. The v Republican Insurgents In the senate of course, wanted to keep the home, market closed to food products which American farmers In normal times are capable of supplying in.ex- oeas of ,domstlo needs. Theirs .was the old protectionist ame of coddling the farmers for thalr votes. ; Even -Senator Root a atanch stand patter, recently admitted that the -JBen-eflts of the - protective tariff to the farmers had been arroatlv oxaaararated. The aurplua they produce protects them tgalnst COmnetltlon from ahrnad With weir surplus they are exporters in com petition with j the whole world. Presl- d Ana T'm b n . t. . . . t. -' -- .fuasua plain irum wqbii, urs-lnf reciprocity -with Canada, he' said tthat Canadian products would not reduce the coat of pying to American consumers,, but "in exceptional years Would tend to Steady nrieea in eaaa of ahortags In th home market. V Fr meats and free Tlour cannot se- wv nuiw ivaa Aai invra, iu ujof Ar aKAw - . - . i . , . . ' wym m wriaia v,uauiiiiy 01 iwnr Imports might find their way to this Oountry and lntHrtirm mtirti tha Mim.. - n or the supply by trusts and-prloe manipulation by speculators. A mar- m-irvmay vversiocxed is not a market iuat ma roreim TirrulnoAr avm. , A market understocked should welcome the foreign producer assistance If tha in dustries of the country and th well- "" peopie are not to be sac- ; rlfloed to Inordinate aread and emnlaod plunder.,'..;-,,;".;,' -. ,-.- Th high COSt Of livlnar baa hamma' a drag upon the vigor and .vitality of , ins united Plate. . it bag been reduc ing th boasted American standard of living in workmen's homes. That ta mak aoctlonal capital : foraay- narty - or any faction a measur promising par- tr relief In time of need to millions or consumers should fall of paasaa-e in congress should be cause for unlver- aai resentment , 'v: Th issue is not one of oolitice or personal am onions, but of common sens applied to tariff revision for th common good. So far as Mr. Taft Is aonoerned. he is plainly on record in his Chicago pledge: -TOe are bound to promote the prompt elimination of Instances of In, Justice in tha tariff law.". Can there be any worse-instance of injustice than unnecessary protective taxea on ttte poor man's table , in time of scarcity purely from motives of party politics T If congress will but untax food by passing the free list bill, with free meat and fre flour, upon Mr. Taft will rest the obligation to" redeem his own solemn pledge. What ha proposed in part to do by Canadian reciprocity he will make more certain of accomplisH Ing by this moderate reduction of au unjust tariff. Tanglefoot By Miles - Overholt HUMAN FAILURES. I've got a friend whose knowledge runs From ancient lore to present puns. He knows mythology and art He knows philosophy by heart And nature to him Is a book Held open In a shady nook.' But he Rives ud: won't even try . t When his young hopeful asks Mm "tlrhv? Tomorrow Cleobulus. T mJUVe board of charities and'coH Hon orTata!wMVrnT wa,wuJ"y tC" rect,on 4 Commonwealth dub tlon or state-wide Interest . 0f San Tranclsco a few days ago peS in .L Th objects of the' awwere in t! . da M.Uo? ot tte coun' Plamed to be to make the state roai bfifdin lead ,the "tate IQ Penitentiaries self supporting, an?ln Z ?n Ji? m h P.,;terlal. the process to secure rxformitlon of ff?' Jn TLJ?r l reg0n the convicts by teaching them mL I, "i "vd immensely to the credit of livelihood against tn?day of their of Jackson .couftty. it will be real liberation. ZTa? Mntl7 c,U2BsnII en- The Interest of the taxpayer In JiU4 ,by a people who hare already, supporting the new law ws show! HERB ARB SIGNS cf an effort A 11.1 . a ' a.. . iu aiBioage me civil service system In Portland government If any should attempt such a scheme, they should be looked upon as enemies to the public lfare There may be slight defects or over-much machinery In the present arrangement. A slight modification here or there might add to Its work Ing efficiency, though even this may Dt doubted. But the principle of civil service should survive, and every policeman be under its protection. Pronerlv applied, Its operation should make for efficiency and against Ineffi clency. Proper civil service rules do not mean that an incompetent policeman Bhall bo retained. They do not mean that a grafting patrolman cannot be discharged. They do not mean that corrupt detectives may continue to draw salary from the city and serve the crooks. If there Is Inefficiency in a police force under civil service. It hi not thefaolt of the civil service princi ple, but Inefficiency In those whp en force or apply n. It is the man, not the measure.- -:- Portland wants no boss to.JLhrow the Influence of the police for this faction r tht crowd In politics, i It had enough Of that sort of political piracy la , the lold days. The. ability to swing such) an i influence in cam paigns is temptation to infamy, and the opportunity to profit' frorK In famy always brings forth Its man rtmnhv.dP-Plf.-T " th d,rt h succeeding misjudged kick, h fh- --"i o.."titr consequently i nave ascertained my f .v. J . I ' . ovvmuamr. wire s position on the subject and con J"mer.,TrlSh!a to rld hl farm Wer yslr "afe. Also I will sign thl an aSC2P'i8h that art,c1e J,m Brown- Apologies and sym. end by foolishly waiting fof birds to eat pathies to Jim Brown. th. J??a V.Ji 121 IBrraer must Keep The very words "Long Hat Pin" make tht 11" T,hat ' me Peevish. I can't ihjnk one pleasant the way our dads did and none of our thought about a long hat pin. I can't ""Z". ""w "pon me nnd a aoiitary point that I can con ...... . I sclentloiksly. eulogize. It does not ap t h . rwng; an all peal to my better nature. Just merely .(Vfmfi !5lv.tn ech ' writing about it starts peculiar little L J. w . .. "uw uow spasms along my spine and every other fad!... do npt encourage more place a peculiar little epasm can find - l"B"","!8B "po,tM starting plac and all seem to con IrML tl Urf. X fa,nJra the birds verge to a piUnt on the end of my nose, are going to eat the weed seed. Teach i ..,ht .i i i.i , . l "e,,'rel,ane and n"t to rely eyed, my lower lip stuck out. trying to y-0di r a?th,n ln dealing blow on that bunch of epasms. I seem with the Weed question except IS hours I n ya n ..i.. w. n.i, a, rt.v h .w. i ." " -". ! v" "- "'I YZ,,1. Vi, i, irr jZ' "cyln na nose realizing or 'course that it would r mower. Ifbut what's th use? - be an. inelegant practice for a grown v a .-. ' aUO A, , In the printing of the .arbltratlnn treaty, the word "justlfjable" occurs man. One day a lady with a long hat pin was attempting to converse with me, but it was impossible to fix my at A Remarkable Book. Dee, Or., Aug. 8. To the Editor of tentlon on what she said. That long hat The Journal Mention was recently I Pin got those peculiar little spasms maae in tne state press relative to old going apd I went through about the books owned In Oregon. In tha llbrnrv I same performance as above mentioned niuunmn nome or Albert Tozler, I witn tne aaaea attraction or making a is a copy of Aulus Oelllua nrlnfd m I Pass at - an imaginary- valid Jacket. 1P37. On the front page is "AVLI GEL-1 The act was wholly Involuntary but Jt IjII LVCVLBN TISSIMI BnBIPTfiRlfl seemed to brino me to. I hnd n1Ilt. u 1 r. a laa n jL xnjAta a rvv 8EB OR YPH- time convincing a policeman that iVM Iiyupvai, 1637." Te book con- didn't have 'em. , , tains 676 well printed and wall nra. I believe that nrarsrlrAllv all nf n served pages. It" is bound in tree calf domestic troubles arise directly and in- .uu ! uoui rauaraoB. xne vol- uireciiy rrom tn long hat pin. Sup- ume was for 800 years ln one family ln pose an earnest and conscientious bus London. The owner highly prizes this band should attempt to restore order copy. He does not Claim to hava tha, and mull hirV Foil. mr,A Mrm. k. .M..t i.a.1. r .. "I ""- J, " ul sausnea would use the ironing board or th chlf- Wlth owning a copy of AVLI GEL. 1637. fooler to enforce discipline and suppose " x. ne got to milling around the dining rr . . - . ' ' , -. room table about two inches ahead of Has Antidote for the Hat Pin. a long hat pin. I claim it Is dlsoourag- Portland, Aug. 7r-To the Editor f Ing to heroic 'endeavor and ultimately im dournai in a recent issue of your I wads in divorae. paper I read a rtrong article denouno- ' I have at hand numerous testimonials ing in long nat pin and I thought that from responsible individuals who, with while this able writer had the lona hot I out exception, declare th lonavhat rln pl down it would be a splendid oppor- man's most deadly enemy. ; A major tunlty for me to kick It. They say I general writes vthat. he , has withstood aw aioocuuisij port, in mil particular "i ounets or a nunarea patues and line of Usefulness. Ever since I was a cam out with an unsullied reputation, infer child you might say I have had But he says his wife's hat pin was six a propensity to lend a helDlna font in Inches too lona:. He sara It haa mada won wemw a girao oaro cause. : I mnat I mm ao timid mat a nervy nMkroinh pconf ess, however, , that at times my can: put him to 'flight. A harsh word Judgment has been exoeedingly poor. .1 or an abrupt eneese makes Jttlm all rememoor on occasion very distinctly trembly. . 4 , , , as It left a lasting Impression. Thai A man from Salem who alamo blmaaif Impression may still be seen with th I Trustee and a friend of Governor West, naked ey. Th other mementoes that says In, part: ' "You can't put 'er too Z received have finally disappeared. Tn I stronsr. nal. I had a fortune in mv an-aan .the first pUee in my. ardor to. plant a I once and on of them -long hat pins suDsianuai kick, naa forgotten that 1 1 mad m drop it. Can't think nuthtn was barefooted. A grievous overalo-htl hut nn words about aW,i. , of course.. And secondly, 1 had under- closed some , fancy ones which X will estimated the recipient of the kick. 'An use when peopj gat so, they crave that unavoidable meeting -which---had been kind of liUraturc-'l.J v . - strategically; planned by; the avenger, Space forbids more testimonials, but! left m with, a painfully somber mien will, add that I have "discovered a safe, and a highly developed bump of caution, sure and agreeable antidote for' tfca x nave become more and more cautious I deadly hat pin. ; , Jim BftOWN , Improvement of Jhe Columbia. From the Spokane Spokesman-Review. The Improvement of - the Columbia probably Is the greatest work of con stroctlv commercial statesmanship that confronts the united peoples - of British,, Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. . . Here . is a magnificent stream of about 2.000 miles in length. It flow through territories so Incalculably,, rich th natural wealth that it seems a rea sonable calculation that, when they nave been rainy developed and man's genius and energies given full scope, they can comfortably: support a pop ulation of 60,000,000, or more than that of England, ' Ireland. Scotland and Wales together. The swift development of the Pa clflc northwest, the opening of tho Panama canal and the Increased rate of expansion in the commerce of the In land empire that will inevitably tol low the settlement of the Spokane rate case ana tne consequent competition of the coastal cities for this trade bear against the contention of the United " States engineers t that lank of commerce on the Columbia between tn Snake and Wenatchee. together wnn tn cost ot improvements at Priest rapids and Rock island, rend ers It inadvisable to Improve that part 01 me (joiumnia. , ' Tne Spokesman-Review of Julv 19 and SA contained data that -show the engineers, conclusion to 'involve , a shirt-sighted policy. The announce ment on July 26 that cdngesa requires tarn prj,vaie corporauon wmcn is im proving Prleat Rapids to provide, locks for navigation disposes of their, point kuuui vn aipuDBo at, tms improvement falling on the government. ' The., rauld development of the Columbian 4 valley from Northport down refutes their ob. jeotion of lack of commerce' ' on the JoiumDia rrom snake rlvr to Wen a tehee. The Importance of Improve ment here, as a link In the iro Drove- ment of ; the entir , American stretch of the stream, apparently-. render ; It inciiapensabia -; :,. & Th Canadian . , government "is took. Ing into the improbability of the river in. British Columbia,' because it ex pects that the American government will Improve thMvr from Canada to th Pacific. . : .., Tb Paolf lo northwest la entitled to protest against th engineers' conclu sion, , as thesei 'themselvesH invite pro tests ' until -August !! i,.r-f::r;-"f.v- fYora evening andLcn 'Ah, tonneutl hand." - , . ' - ''Cheer up, duke, I'll let you hold a bundle of bonds for an houj or so, in- A man immune from all disease Would flirt whith death with grace and s ease. When folk would stop him he would say He never had been ill a day. Smallpox and mumps and gout and pip He gave eaci one of them the allp. Alas! One day he caught a cold; He died next day the story's told. A man who tried to save his wag Kept strict account at every stag. He dealt at places In th alums Where he could save the greatest sums. H figured every little scheme; He'd live on milk and sell (the cream. But then he failed; her is th answer: He wouldn't aek.for a streetcar trans fer., 71. DIGGERS. , Smart Sweet dig cesspools, which is our Idea of the proper way to dig cess pools Smart & Sweet. -Others may ba satisfied wth the common or garden variety of cesspools, but while we art having them dug, why not av 'em 1 Smart A Sweet! , Not an adv. Speaking of different things, jewer . notice that there la no crying need for a subtracting machine, but that there are plenty of the adding variety? Shut up, William. N Real Tlptoppers. New Tork Tribune. Senator Brown, apropos of. the marital misadventures of a young rnultlmlllion aire, said at a dinner in Washington: "Th trotrbie is that too many of o 10 10 ncn young men minx mat among thalr many rights Is Included th right tp ao wrong. r "Thv'r In truth, mm fnnllah h Ihli respect as tho matdservaoX who said: " "I'v got a place among the ton- notcbers for sure this time. They're banpr-up aristocrats I 11 v with now," , " "What do you mean by bang-up aris tocrats r a friend asked. , " 'Oh,' she replied, 'I mean places where they have three kinds of wtna and ' the. ladles smoke and the men swear." . . ,.r : :x j TLe : Departed; . (Contributed to Tha Journal bjr Walt Maann ujv laiuuu, i m wm mm . aw.nruM.Dwmi mrm m ngular ftature of tola columa In Tb Dally Journal.) : ., ;.v x . ' Th other day a friend fell dead. all unpremeditated ; the undertaker to ' him sped, and shortly had him crated. And Just a day or two before I stood With him and wrangled; we argued politic and swore, and . got, our the oriess tangled, 1 said the rudest kind of thlng K never can forget it;- and now that, he's equipped with Wing, how deeply I regret Itl Tot we were, friends for, many years, -our : friend, i ship was unbroken; he, left, and ring ing in his ears were, harsh worda 1 had spoken. At night I seem to hear his tread, when Starlight gleam and dances: he comes and stands besida my bed, and heaves reproachful glan ces 7 He .breathes a streak of f lr and smoke, till I am : scared, alread vTa and auva! - "Mr friend, until va,, mm, -1. V ' . - - VIWM. remorse will be your steady, We stood beside the public dump, and talked of things forgotten: you called me leather- head Snd chump, and said my brains wer rotten. And whll I it. noon a oloud with folks i of princely Utlea. you'll mingle with th -worldly crowd, and grief will rend your vitals." The " hearts or myriads of men arei sad and Heal Raptnre. ' -'S m th LoulsvlliS -JCoartWournall!ir;";"S. tney can't Call Iuke, my daughter Is indisposed tbi f ftn,d' wop1 "ye. nlng andjLan't see you." kpoken. y Th foOllsli ' worda in anger uu. . jruur 1110 wicn sua-' ness; but ;klnd words never ; in this world rought anything but gladness. Coprright, wli, br ' flK ' Jtr -; '" ' 5 4oorco Mattotw Adams. irjiXlWW ) ( I-wished, to hold ber