THE OREGON , DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY. MARCH -10. 1817.
INDEPgNDRMT HKWSPAPEE
JACKSON.
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THE HAftRIMAN COVENANTS AND
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iDHdinr. Broadway aa xasiiiui atraata. officials. Including the lata E. H. Harriman himself, entertained a party ofinelr teacners wnicn can only
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predate at the game time- the value also knows, at least in Oregon, unless
of the urban point of view. It is a Jt "
ERE is What'H. W, Mitchell is reported as saylnjr.as chairman Koa uung w scnooueacaer i eran. seem to be a little too anxious
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. muug wwi-romuieui ru'l'uu" " imimv,nnu ww nn11,, v- , own good. But If they are real anx
xnureuay evening: , . : - , . " V ious about It, I can inform them mat
He recalled that the year 1905 a croup of prominent Harrlman J!!" L??L Ct tt J?T Jra5-f wSn"
Portland. Or,
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B R. BRATTON.
I Portland business men at dinner. , I come from better technical educa-. z; -
Then, be went on to say, lire Harrlman and -ih others promised to make 1 1 inn nmnno- insnlrincr niiniinr11nri ' auTocsung wiw imwuiiwii.
Portland "the createst dlstrtbutlnjr center la tho northwest," U a W-foot rrn I Portland. March 7. To the Editor of
channel were provided to the sea. . . wnetner ine Uaiiea or Oiner- rh0 jourrJal your recent pubUcation
Now the required channel has been due and 40 feet of depth has been where. 'In reference to the two-platoon move-
acquired at the mouth, yet the Harrlman lines have) not turned a hand to- I - j ment for the firemen takes practi-
ward building up Portlajid's overseas" trade. i - ,v I New'nowers for the nort of Port- cally no Information worth while to
There has never! been any doubt that these Dledeea were made, linn mn.mi..iAI. ., n- rtivit- th taxpayer. The major portion ox
i . i - " """ v. r, -.- your article would tena to prejuaice
They wer made not only once but many times during Mr, Harrlman'sJ by the port and docks commis- the taxpayer against this amendment
visit to roruana in August, iu5. They were made In the presence felons are omens of a forward to the charter, since you give wildly -of
many people who-are witnesses tody as to what the covenants were, movement in Portland. Leader- fi?1"utm" SfJloSS
iiiougn me peopie or roruand nave performed tneir part or tn ship always attracU a following, -hi.f ' .uth0rit for thee fbrurea.
contract, the pledges of Mr. Harrlman have not been kept. ' The death j and leadership by important pub- Surely something; must be wrong, since
of Mr. Harrlman may be partly responsible for the failure. It mar lie bodies like the port and docks . hoseman in the department can
do mat Mr. Harrlman s successor in the headship -of the system has commissions , means a substantial ;nt ,,,7t!no nno to 1200 000
But let us hot quote a hoseman's fig
ures; rather, let us have ene of the
best authorities In America on this
subject, an authority well known to
our fire department heads, his figures
dailx tMORNiNoRA.TEusoos) ANii not until recently been Informed as to Mr. Harriman's covenants: Now following. -
As able man tok bla aplrit by gen
11a worJa and renolnte . action). Ha la
L neither, bot nor tlmlU- Chesterfield.
Letters From the People
that Judge Lovett's ; attention has been called to the failure of his
company to keep its pledges, it is possible that all that wasi. promised
by Mr. Harrlman 4n behalf of the company will be performed.
ine penormances or tne people or Portland should be an appeal I ,ConsintIiact,tlot). ,t to rt j-mmai for a-ong-these lines being also well known
to him to abide by ; the Harrlman covenants. Portland people have 1 tmbiicatioiwin ttnH dmnrtment abonid t writ- to oar chiefs:
taxed themselves more than $5,000,000 in securing the depth of channel 5,? Si-STb. .on,.
that was their part of the agreement. Through their appeals to the I companied by the nam and addreaa "of t axlne. page 143, is an article on "Public"
government, tn united states has expended more than $20,000,000
in securing 40 feet of water at the mouth of -je river.
It. will be an appeal to Judge Lovett to know tha'f while Port-
landers were thus keeping their covenants, the Harrlman system se
cured entrance to Seattle, that it has been and is noncarrying Colum-
In Denunciation of "Lane.
Sumpter. Or,' March 7. To the Ed
itor of The Journal I feel that I owe
NOW WE KNOW
w
1
E KNOW now exactly what
the railroad wants out of
'the grant lands. The hand
or the corporation was
?.-".hwSltZ .f ffi IFire Departments- by George W. Booth.
- 1 msmhai if that Nation,! KMr ProttM.
tion association; also chief engineer,
National Board of Fire Underwriters
of America, in which he says:
"For a full-oald deoartment. the na
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bia basin grain through Portland 186 miles farther to Seattle, for ship- "?"".? . ?J "JT'.'S SZS
js At a. 1 j a m - a , . . . . 1 nnn 1 naRLen lu 111a. s3 a w aav . - a- - - -
meat auruiiii, uiai 11 m ciose relation with steamsnip lines out of now j each engine and ladder company In-
beattie for distribution of that Krain. and that it has lust announced a t-ar vir. am betas- a Democrat- mercantile and manufacturing dis
the award of a contract for the construction of a costly dock at Seattle In party matters. I, in a moment of tricts and five men in other districts,
for the permanent -operation qf the Harriman system in carrying Co- Sl'tiV X-bt iSrS.'Jldh rSjS
luuioia uasin proaucts ior aistriDUtlon irom Seattle. r-apnt the ereat state of Oregon in , tively. With a motor pump only six
If contemplation Of these facts does not induce Judee Lovett ti the United States cenate. 1 men will be required. The requirement
JnvPBti-rnto tho. nieHiroo rv.oiQ v,,r m, u..,i. a .l. I now -feel ashamed that I 01a mis. or seven men present at an times in
sults of those investigations in a way that will do justice to Portland Jime of national peril, when President pear low; on the contrary. It is rather
uy iuiiiiiment or tne Harriman covenants, there is one way in which Wilson desired power to protect me mgner man ooiains in many cities, as
rornann ran. lnnpnptinftitiv nr tn, )ia rrim avatam - x4ia ..n i uvea or our own dctwo uu . a-fc. w uo ..-. .ww...
Vr v- " " o VI vbUCI ICU11I . . , - 4 I . , Jtarrm f,
VM . V T M J W. l W.VM,
three or four hours for meals. Con
sider a 14-man company, where men
roads, absolutely secure the fruits of their endeavor in deepening the MA" JXn m hav. a senator of our
channel to the sea.
own state shackle his bands!
Portland, by application of the same energy that secured a3 0-foot I He has disgraced the state he mis- get two weeks' vacation, one day off
Xl aci ana uvi i iu n v c, il.ii . mr-n iiiurs uau iw
channel to the sea and 40 feet of water at the mouth of the river, can etTwas dtuberate'and wilful. He". SJE.
common arrangement. Dur-
' fully disclosed in the argument create a transportation organization on the upper Columbia that will with others, prevented the president ing a large part of the time one man
ft-Mn,,-',.,. r,0fr.--a thojr Provide a carriage rate on grain down the Columbia river lower than of this great nation from protecting is on Taoation. and three on days off.
1 . " r ,can be given by the railroads to Pueet Sound nnrt Innocent women and emiaren m wr leaving 10 on duty for the day. Then,
. (m mi rirfrriA pmirr I : - " Mr I
peaceful journeys on the ocean high- during three hours the company is re-
' oral .imrm, o,,w I "c B-cu uy iuo lauiuaus IU rugei OOUnd DO ITS.
v wvsi'AVi-u-u YsVTUAla I . . . I Til
" i-Artrutaff for the comnanv P.ti-r S o f , . 7 a . 8K aS lDat WnlCa F0"Iand Performed on the wavs and offered them up as sacrifices duced to six men. and during six hours.
-w r. i j it , i I re , lower Columbia in carrying out its agreement with Mr. Harriman. to piracy and murder committed by to seven men. if men go in three shifts.
;, s . iuuiio luoiDicu iiiaL Clio B' all
:.of the lands to the railroad wao
The river, as a carrier of heavy freight can underbid anv railroad h submarine serpents of the seas. "The movement for organizing fire
t i i .... . ..I Th very best this unsuitaDie - dsnartmniti n th two-nlitrxin or twn-
i l nets ijii 1 1 tic k m lu i t: n n vv nn Rpru riTioct rn wnmh r nv. intaiBa .nil i - . . . i .. - . -
r -comDlete and absolute." that th v ' T JI r " .T.T ""wr w ator can now do isto resign me on.- .nIft plan, has attained considerable
s ... ' r . 7 , . --""-'. uvciinjitu to ausuru, no ues to restore every tew years, cial place he has disgracea. 'strength. In cities where the actual
, company could not be divested or HO bridges to maintain and rebuild, no army of employes to pay for These words may seem strong, but aay atrength of companies is about
-fV.the title, and that the railroad keeping its right of way in renair they are deserved, and I am sure I one-half the paper strength, the two-
a A V. . .11 a . tt " ' I --I-a t r. a BAntimAnTa OT T
1 IS nSnTT Jv" Th! - By 3IniDS With Vancouver. Portland can Unite Eastern and South loyal ciuxe
Jands until it is ready. The western Washington and all the Columbia interior in the great project
-i ,T " or maKing tne river the great highway for distributing the products of
fJ Bell until it Is ready of course the inland empire. By aiding Vancouver in securing a 30-foot chan-
voice the sentiments of thousands of
GEORGE 'E. ALLEN.
.Discussed.
"Indian Methods'
platoon plan would apparently not ap
preciably' decrease the effective force,
and it appears that the total strength
available for serious fires may be
even greater than with the single shift
-1 means that It could, if it so de- t prti. V,,?. -t,rL! ? .... Portland. March' To the Editor , plan. If proper provision is made for
- - -- a l nr i ri m j UUf XJcLA-" 1 HO v l iici nvuiu a w kiivii nwi i.tv-v wuii mau ivowvusv vu o w-
sDectfully suggest that the editor of ond and greater alarms; objections
the Oregonian might well copy the raised by fire chiefs to the two-pla-Indian
custom of killing before scalp- toon system are mainly that discipline
lng, since the unlabeled scalp, which will be affected and that the men will
he hung at hia belt this morning oe- do in poorer conauion ror tne service,
lones to her. particularly those on the nlglit shift.
She acknowledges his kindness in iner may De considerable rerce to
withholding her name and would say these objections In departments where
difficult .to main
y case; by a strict
enforcement of the rules, as In Omaha,
There is probably some truth In his In which city the two-platoon has been
remarks about "Indian methods." and' in existence since 1907, they appear to
"loyalty." and also -In what he said have been mainly eliminated. More
a few days ago regarding a certain senous oojecuortj are tne iacK oi men
famous tea-party held in Boston some for inspection work, and the increased
time since. , cost of such ta system, amounting to
However, it Is well to remember about one-third more than the single
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UlCDi UUiU 1.113 laUUH 1U1 ni TL . U1IU ll.aonn en . u ,I..11 J 1 11 .
v . . .. .. . , 7. , tfovji Duwaiy, funiii-ciiijr uu cuiuiiiei ciany ior a long Pull 4ind a
to nnid thai 1'tnrl.q fnrovpr tiho Into 1, i . i . . . . ..
7 7r 7 ' ,V . . iiwuB puu miugeiuw, ana Dy a transportation organization such as
i f' H,' Ha-Timan once said in an in- cari be effected on the Columbia, can obtain a carriage rate on grain
;t terview is exactly what the com- dowri the river lower, than can be given by the railroads to Pueet
. s i.v-iwoc iv uv. j csouna ports.
!l Still arguing for the company. Under such an organization, the products of the irreat Columhl.
I Mr. Dunne contended that the rail- river basin will no longer be carried through Portland, a tustance of 7hTuttiu the cohdnrend"; it
I Toad has the right to cut and dis- 186 miles farther for distribution from Puget Sound ports, and as a leading editorial was an honor greater tain discipline in an
$ pose of the timber before parting result, the great agricultural empire beyond the Cascades will b saved than eay she ever dreamed of.
a , -a , . -a . ... -. . . . . . . ... I fTV 4 H t--..AT.r, t-vl mr cmi-Vt a truth
witn tne iana. lie arguea mat tne i-vom paying ireignt rates rar higher than they ought to pay as is the
S f 5.0V jiu acre auowea tne com- case now.
pany by the Chamberlain-Ferris
. pact was not adequate compensa- ever, the senate had cut up didos
; tion even should the railroad bo and, paradoxical though it may
. given in addition the proceeds seem, had offended not by break-
from sale of the timber. He urged ing, but by following, the rules.
3 that it would not be sufficient com- g0 the senate was "kept in."
; j; pensation because the company has to change the rules. And the good
4 borne the expenses of administer- have to remain with the bad be
J lng grant and paid taxes on cause all are responsible for a
; the lands. I set of rules under which a few
$ -; The railroad contends that in men could defeat legislation of
all the gigantic forest on the landa great public necessity by continu
, there is not one tree from which ally whispering during the session
vf the people or the school fund of and preventing the good boys
. Oregon may benefit. It contends from reciting their lessons.
v that there is not one acre, not even it has no power to Initiate new
. ! one square foot of land from which legislation, or to complete what
people or school fund may have was left by the dead session. It
'advantage. It contends that the may confirm presidential appoint
. company owns lands and timber ments, confirm and ratify treaties,
A I ind that it can hold both and pre- or modify the rules governing the
; vent settlement forever if it so de- transaction of its own business,
aires. . ibut there its power ends.
It was in aid of this contention .
that the Bean bill was passed by
PERTINENT JCOMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL. CHANGE
What Is wanted by the poor Holland
ers who go down to the ea in aulpa
u a disappearing gun, sucn as tho&e
of the well known coast defense type.
Colonel Stone has set an cxamnl to
all -who guess badly on tuo will of
America. .He doebn't rush out with a
column and a half of excuses and ex-
i-uanauonless explanations.
V
No matter what the British do to
Bagdad when they take it. the citv of
old Haroun-al-Raschid stands forever
Just as the old scout left it when he
went where the good caliphs go.
The rabble -of geese once saved
Rome, but it is not recorded1 that the
gabble of United States senators ever
saved anything that couldn't have been
better saved some outer wayand
not much of that.
Whoever set the rebel General
Gomes' ball at 11,000.000 might as well
l ave said in the beginning that he had
it go to jaw. atayoe, tnougn, be
thought Gomes was working for some
oig American corporation.
The masked gentleman with the
dark lantern who says, "Tou can lie
here peaceably while I ransack your
bouse, or i win noia you zuiiy re
sponsible Tor starting me trouble.
hasn't anything on Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman.
Bo far as Japan is concerned, the
German plot's discovery has had but
me eiiect to give me uniiea states
and Japan a pretext for demonstrating
their -real friendliness, and. so far as
Mexico is concerned, to sbow the ex
tent to which efficiency can be inef-
iicient.
OREGON 8IL-KL1GUT3
Several substantial deals In real es
tate wlthtn the last week is an indica
tion to the Toledo Sentinel "that faith
in Lincoln county is not dead."
"A few more days like these last
few." exclaims the Vale Enterprise,
"and an editorial on spring, and birds
and blossoms will actually be in sea
Mayor John LaPau of Sumpter has
Issued an order that all dogs running
at large must be musxled on penalty
of death to the canines. This step is
taken as a precaution against rabies.
Medford's $45,000 bond issue, duo
Monday, wa taken up by the city
recorder, the sum beinv met by the
payment of $15,000 in the cit sinking
fund and the sale of a $10,000 bond
Issue. m
The Western Broccoli association,
the Eugene Guard says, headed by
Rasor and Langlola, Is keeping its broc
coli seed in safety deposit vaults at
the First National bank. Seed Is very
scarce this year and Is valued at $2 an
ounce. The association has 50 pounds
stored In the bank vault. This Is suf
ficient to seed more than 300 acres'.
"Around Newberg it is whispered."
says the McMinnviiie News Reporter,
that John T. BelL who helped elect Mo-
Kinley for the presidency, but who last
election supported Woodrow Wilson
and Chamberlain in his newspaper, has
a. rood phance in landing a fat political
plum the postmasterehip of the
Quaker town. Well, we shall see! And
then John G.. wko did likewise, might
give Walter L. a race for the McMinn
vllle plum."
!r
"Rag Tag and Bobtail
Stones From Everytvhere
(To Uita column all rotulra .r Th
are 4nTitod to contribute i-riginal matter la
atory. tn vertM or In pblkmvUlval otMerraUua
r trtklns quota tt.wia. from any aource. Con- -
iriiwiHma ui -ittaal inrrtt U1 be Mid
for. at Ute editor'a a pt.ru i, a 1.
Altogether Too Smart.
THEY tell a story about a woman V
who applied to a sewing-machine
company for a machine to be used on
trial. The agent set her down as one
who had no Intention of really buying,
says the New York Evening Post Mag
axine, so he sent ber a second-hand
machine, made by another company,
that they had somehow got In trade.
"That," said he. "will be good enough,
for her to do her spring sewing on.',
and that is all she wants it for."
At the. end of two weeks the woman
called at the office. - t
"That machine." she said, "is a trea
sure. It runs eas.ly. and tht tuckins "
end shirring and hem stitching trj
lerfect. All the women in our build-in
cay they never saw anything so nice. "
They aro going to sell their old ma
chines and buy new ones, too. Ther -"'"eleven
of us who want to buy.
Since that in quite a large order, w.j
thougbt you might be able to gut tU
machines for us at a discount."
The agent tried to induce the woman
to look with favor upon the machines
made by his own firm, but her affeo
tiona were fastened upon that al'ci
sample. In the end "he had to fill .i
order for 11 machines made by a rlvai
concern.
COMMENT OF THE PRESS OF OREGON
; to become ast popular among the
Blood and thunde?' melodrama
Yt A 1 o 4 n 1 acH cl otii va Vtrta-rx Va artr-l Vi txt i 1 ft ant A yy a r n-trol -n Air at
UQ . IVglQiaVUl 9 U V ,UL L 41 C U V11V Wf XlU-OOt, UllUC UV V AA"C V t- X y . .
Uahsuage of the Bean bill -Is like afforded more thrills than the i !!,! . fs raeeK Puers ana
ithe taneuaee of the railroad at- craft trial now in nrosrreas in Se-! arim"ai eyeDrows are among our
. 4. vrf .w v,u D-K r. I angelic sisters.
iviuc; ai guiiicub uc.vn v iu- uxgu. atuc. buu 115m o,uu uai lativ ca
court. i in the courtroom are ample to sat
witn tne advent of peace it Is
prophesied that Joseph's coat of
many Colors Will raannag, tn Vi a that those who poured the tea on that shift system
halls of fnsl-. inn rho ,,, memorable occasion were dressed as The cost required by Mr. Booth's
vi Jni 'a8nl0n- e masculine Indlans and there was not one Loy- Plan means something, whereas the
vesi win oe splendid as the rain- allst among them. figures you quote mean nothing. To
dow and BttirtS Will shine like I Since sending the objectionable let- install tne two-piatoon system in our
Solomon in all hia trlnrv ter, the writer has heard that the fire department according to the lines
I piV-AUICl V119 U flCUlKilllg V HCll' " . V. Vj Wfcl Will UlnO
" But It is the coming trousers tion congress to pass a law. conflscat- 3 men at a cost of $87,920 a long
that affright one most. They are it3g Property belonging to any cry to $300,000 as your authority
to be of the "lrnoA-hrDophnc," ,' party that tries to subsidise the press; states. The extremes of your figures
rfoti- n l ""etnes va- t0 permanently suppress all publlca- show that Rome one did not put in
neiy. calves .Which have hereto- tlons so convicted and to restrain the much time figuring, nor even guessing,
fore enjoyed the modest obscur- owners from further - activity along They must have lumped off half the
ltv of lontr trnncpra ai-o the same lines. vaiue or me enure department and let
ri i, . . . I The writer realises perfectly that it go at that. Reading between the
1 f lul" luo -"-ess glare or She Is a weak, sinful, constitutional lines of what Mr. Booth has to sav of
old coward, but. she has faith to be- m two-platoon system, we may read
lleve that God will give the humblest Hy believe that someone In our fair
r e it, oil .IrAnHh to mAt rfanv,, A f a. rltv YlOM not ffivAn milli vtnitv to tia
must ensue. Lean. lank. I rmr or death in the fulfillment of sublcct in hand. Note too thnf ha,
t lath-like legs will wobble and tot- duty. says the cost will bo increased one-
ter alone the n-nm,n .-m I etui, she sometimes does wonder intra, ana not uoudis, as your au
z - -.v. HID 1 , V, rA ...1 -.1 1 1I ... Ihn.lt. ct.t.i Tk. .. 0 ,u.
jeeiB oi ine moo with nothillg to loving Americans defend their coun- department, as given by the fire bu
initrgate their comic hofroTunleS9 try -against Its enemies, if they follow reau office for 1916, is $513,062.62.
their harrowed owners report to the course Jald out, and use the am- Double this would be over a million
deception. Bran ralvM nro munition furnished by Great Britain, dollars. So you see your authority's
- - - unci r
publicity.
We shudder at the dire exposure
which
HOULTON HERALD: Nearly every
organization and prominent clticena In
general have passed resolutions or ex
pressed condemnation of Senator Har
ry Lane for joining in with the filibus
ter dozen to kill the bill to empower
the president to arm merchant ships to
protect American citizens and com
merce against submarine warfare. True,
it .would place a greater power in the
hands of one man. but in the name of
high heaven, hasn't woodrow Wilson
so conducted the affairs of state in the
past 30 months as to be trusted with
the power he asked, especially in a
crisis like the present?
a
ENTERPRISE RECORD CHIEF
TAIN: Spring Is a provoking flirt In
Wallowa county. It leads you on and
Inspires hopes of summer charms: then
turns its icy heart to you and fills
you with chill dismsy. It may be pre
dicted with reasonable certainty that
balmy days will come in th next two
weeks and a touch of summer's charms
will be felt before March passes. But
in between these alluring spells will
reappear the snow squalls and the
nights of extreme cold. It Is all to be
expected and old timers would be sur
prised almost disappointed if it
should not be the schedule again this
Priog. ; . .
VALE ENTERPRISE: There Is noth
ing as appealing to most of us as. the
democracy of the small community,
where you are really aoqualntd with
your neighbors .and can call most of
your townsmen by their first names.
Let us hope that while we all go
headlong and pell-mell after material
prosperity, some guardian angel In the
garb of our civic club or fraternal so
cieties or churches will keep alive the
spirit of the small .town loyalty and
democracy that will create a new de
sire for civic improvement as our
means increase.
a
GRANTS PASS COURIER: The
urgent invitation that the west Is Riv
ing to the east eiHails an obligation
upon the people Of .the west. It carries
with it the assurance that the visitor
will be given a welcome and that he will
get value received tor his money, ror
the tourist leaves a trail strewn with
gold and greenbacks. One of the first
demands made upon an enterprising
community Is the establishment of a
ramping ground, and In this Grants
Pass. e.s a pioneer or tne laea, must not
bring up the rear of the procession. A
properly equipped camp ground keeps
the traveler in the city ror a time., and
every business house profits by the
sta y.
SARAH HINDS WILDER.
Condemns the Hide-Hunter.
KlrBy. Or., March 5. To the Editor
of The Journal I saw in a late issue
or vnn, fln- on aHlnl whlnh .tnt.l
. . I V. J " ruf, .... . -... w .... II OLC.l.
woauer u Knee Creeches will that w. h. Redfield,
figures do not hang together.
TWO-PLATOON COMMITTEE,
By E. J. HAYES.
Quotifig Congressman Miller.'
Corvallls, Or., Feb. 28. To the Edl-
of Glendale, tor of The 'Journal In an editorial
i .Thus, In his argument, the rail- isfy the craving of those who' nun- De conuemned by the clergy as bit- ciaimea to oe tne champion deer-slayer entitled "A Foretaste," In your issue
- Toad: lawvr held that the erant ger for the SDectacular : tcrly as long "pants" were when f v-thern Oregon, having killed 1000 of February 26. you do an injustice
TOatr lawyer neia WW tne grant ger ior tne spectacular. . , . deer and mostly, for the skins. What to Congressman Clarence B. Miller of
1 to the railroad wasY complete and i '! ? y 1 came in at the Close of a record to boast about! The -skins of Minnesota by misquoting and misin-
! absolute." "Complete and abso- A CONVIVIAL DEVICE the Napoleonic wars. One dissent- those looo' deer probably brought $500. terpreting his utterances against Mr.
:
Ing church in England forbade 1t. and tue "-eat. at the very lowest, was Bryan. You doubtless got your in
HICAGO has invented rather ! minister at that time to wear the . V IV s0, to pu, f l pltiful rormaUo.n rrom the commoner, which
ntai tuo sum into his own nockpt Via rtonrt ir1 von nunte and not from th f nn vrmtm-
a neat improvement on the noxious garment in the pulpit, the people of that much, besides the In- sional Record. If I hav been reading
conventional cafeteria. Cus-; That was in 1812 when trousers creas of these looo deer up to the your editorials with any intelligence
tomers of those luxurious re-; were a great novelty and therefore present tlme which, making allowance this winter I am sure you have no
J United States holds that the COM- sorts In that citv have ht-en In the wic.Vprl "-- ieBauy " "'"Z
f -piiETR AND ARSOLTJT1 TITT.TO to v.u, . ..-.."-... 7 71 , . - killed for food, would he somewhere ier remargs nor wun meir essential
I tj , . - -- - noun ui wniug tucir ui trays in tinee Dreecnes
.., muo h inn n-v j .v. 10 aivi
I lute" are the identical words used
f ty the Bean bill in describing
; what It calls the railroad's title.
t Here is the language of the' bill :
llinnca.! v,., auricula ivuib UL 1IIT
c
novelty near 30.000. enough to feed 30,000 peo meaning. On the contrary, I think
3 Dreecnes are . a
X- m . . .
said cassed to the Oregon & Califor- ni-jyms iu ijuuiu yroces-. now ana it win oe some time we " ""c n"" peopie one -...ijr
InU. RaUroid company-. cauror Bion along tne aountet' with - its suppose, before the scent Of de mefL Cut thi" lhalf. if you please. f tU' h.W l.V?Z:
U The contentions of the railroad tempUng array of wilted lettuce. I privity ceases Jo linger TJr IZnZll ttfaZ h8Uteo? SnT"71 l
lawyer and the Bean bill are the ancient pies and desiccated cake . them. Pulpit fulminations againr Oregon. The scarcity of game todav ' Mr- Miller was not opposing delib-
" J 1 A, . . V. 1 t .
Same. The language of the rail- and exercising a melancholy liberty the fearful innovation will proba- ls attr-butable to the deer
!-road lawyer and the Bean bill are of choice among the relics. When My be as fervent as were the pul- aimv1 llTeih
- coma Tt la o a tt ,nn A U . I fill I V 1 1 . .. ". 1Ue' DUl 1 neVeT
the -same, it is as tr the railroad the tray is filled the customer
; lawyer wrote the Bean bill, and as sadly derr.rts to a table where he
ill wie uregoo legislature were tne , aevours ;.is prey m suicidal gloom.
willroad's legislature.
Chicago".- invention casts a ray
of roseate splendor upon the sep-
.vinnar on-t eraiion in arriving at public policies
morft or Iako " was KriiitiaiiiiB -i. ii y an n laci Kg
t-T"m- nr in opposing the policies of the admin
pit lamentations when they went killed a deer for its hide , istration. after the president had def-
out of fashion In 1 SI 3 1 JOHN B. GRIFFIN finitely announced theseN policies as a
Ohee again we see that "all
flows and nothing abides," as the
course of action.
This is what he said (page 2947
congressional ttecorai: ".his ls a
time when there should be neither
' vTocal training at long distance 1
- by means of phonograph records marching along the! counter the ; stable than the Prince Albert coat I Commercial club has-adopted a reso- mlne his passed
Is one of the recent, announce- customer confronts a !nickel-in-the- i the evenlns swallow tail th JwY,"-
Den ounces Critics of Iane.
TOv.tl.My, r !. . 1 TJII -
U v,;i l, i j . , -"-. " . " V" Minor ui
"' fiiuuauijuei baiu. two tnousanc I The Journal T hav, r,-it in Tt,. .
ulchral procedure. Instead of years ago. What could seem mora Journal of March 6. that the Aihnv 1 .T.,...pwA... i.Ti.S.
. . ' . , , . . .. ... ... 1 r,-i.i i.,v. v j . . -"""" j -
the hour for delib-
evenln? Rwallnw tail . U.;, 'u",orira xresi- eratlon. has passed the hour of doubt.
iments.. If a new Kip Van Winkle slot machine which Wains all the creased "nants"? Ala. IT, i7;,
f Should appearin the world now, edibles in the world ready for con- but fleeting visions, here todav' Veterans, of Albany, a motion was of every man in the United Starts to
the hero of Washington Irving's sumption. For each nickel he de- eone tomorrow. "How vain ",, p--sdmorizinff the sndingl of a back him up to the uttermost. (Ap-
ifamnna norrstlva wonM ronco to Vit. 1. v i . . , ., . . . . leiesrain as louowg to benator Harry nlo,,.. -Ann T dAcrv thorn who m
,. ' " " uo icceives nuiu me spout, ueneam tne SKies, now transient Lane: u.k.i. wV,V,iai-i.i tk.
i Interesting. t -.ttM itc i ,.,,.. ....vi. v,.Ju ..--i" w-.v it their duty to work against the com-
.. 1 UVIViaviO UvlUlUnt f JJw TV g UlvJvv f C V Cl T TMi I I 11 i V III ISS I T W tt a LAX aillflAe I lit II T V f 1 1 T llTl V. .tIM V u - .-a trt , v 1 1
. - - i w "T 1 I .... " niuu weal uj v j iuk w vicau . yuviii;
- , .5 to tand hack of the sentiment opposed to the picsldent's
t-miuc-. u .iia present crisis, we course. (Applause).
ereoy pieoge our organization to pro- "Mr. Speaker, there ls free speech
mote by Jany means in our Dower the - .v.. r.ifui st.t.. at n ttm .-.
Tinnw , . .. I ... i . , : .. . --' v.... -
r-iMuna, is gomeuiing to De said I w .- am uemS laaen to eriect there should be. When we are striv
in favor of the agitation for ZLZr? , v v ,ns to arrive at a Pllcy. fre Pcb
n tot, -rt mv. . S.lnc I.read this. 1 bav b won- j8 welcome and should be had. But
w "r"" i i xxi-j aenng who appotnted these veterans when 1 the time for deliberation and
of dried' annln nie. now a slice of 1
VH EXTRA SENATE SESSION? prehistoric cake, now a cut from l
a fossil leg of mutton. It is pre-
THE DALLES NORMAL-
i HE senate of the United States
4s in much the same position
aa many of us used to be
jwhen we were "kept in after
j School" to make reluctant repara
tion ;" for naughty conduct. The
filibusters, like mischievous scheql
boys, are responsible for the mem
t bera of the "senate - sitting In
, separate dignity while the mem
: bera of the lower house have gam
i holed ' home to feel the public
v pulse. -1 v .
It has been customary for in
: cdmlng presidents, not to call half
l a ' congress into extra session ex
cept I when necessity demanded.
When"; there, was no necessity
- school ' was out. This time, how-
FT
dieted that Chicago's health aver
age will be markedly elevated by
this! joyously hygienie device. Its
conviviality is particularly commended:
T
OUR FICKLE GAB
HE air is full of disquieting
Dalles. Other sites mie-ht he I at Albany to be the luiir,, e Rn.ti, . . .....
tjuite as desirable, but that Is not nf Patriotism. As a veterian of. dedicated to a purposee or a plan,
the point Just now The Dalles fA.76, tnd two ontbs" service , then the time has , come to act, and
iT- - VLa 1 dalles in tlie ivil war. besides two wounds the only way that a patriotic citizen
would he agood Site. for good count, besides several other can act is to follow the great leader.
it 13 iar enough, from the Wil- 7 5acPa oecause the bullets the president of the United States,
lamette vallev tn j.n.Tn.t. 'P0.1 b5.l08. ?alled lq overtake me. I Atolause).
r!r".tUlCOmJ?Ch,anSeS -any students for whom the Jour- ("that x iTeTe0 wta"k KTSS;
,. v v uttu nuu-iney w flionmoum is unmawhiit tt"il agsunst. any sucn Unlust at- out aaraJnst them when thw
posed that this subject waa ! burdensome. It Is a laree enough ack" threatening him with recall. 'are in their place. But I for one be-
though? neL tT ? ?wn ' to Pvld, plenty of p,pls SSTtfiTt h a1 ptlUTco
more thought need be wasted upon for a model school. And it ls also to senators, although they are rights tinued, they are destined to end in the
It. But not SO. ' .laree enoueh to - rtva tMohnm thAt ought to be abolished by the sen- i shadow land of treason. We need a
The war. which has upset ; so studying there a taste of citv life a.l".-h!? ft6d- V." JPS!5l0'!
-m,v.j ,!.., . . - . . - - I -' w. .u hiu, rni w use K tea iiauon mai -i wuureji in
u.au, rawuiiw .uiitnuuona ana. , and l.aeas. , - . them r other senators have done. Be- this hour. Xt there be no division of
sentiment, no diversity of purpose.
traditions, has laid Its fell ' hand
upon men's
them sjt other senators have don n.
We admire mrai simplicity as sW- we know just what the
itviuijit, wma, bus yei-
anyon
coats and. 'pants,- i much as anybody can? but we ap-1 ojLi
and no stragglers from the ranks."
- EDWIN T. REED.
ROSEBURQ REiEW: Realizing
that taxes will continue to be just as
high as the tax limitation law will
permit, the voters will hereafter de
mand that much more attention be
given to good road building. Many
realize that there has been too much
"overhead" expense in our public af
fairs In the past and now they want
more of the essentials. That Is to say.
they want more actual results in' the
way of public Improvements and a
less expenditure for "costs of adminis
tration." In other words, in road
matters, tor instance, they want a
minimum of "engineering" and "super
vision" expenditures and a large max
imum of actual road building. The
people of Oregon want roads, not a
bunch of high salaried "engineers,"
who devote a large portion of their
time to working out theories and
drawing fine pictures and so-called
road plans. Since the taxes must be
paid anyway, the taxpayers will de
mand the elimination of non-essentials
and application of the money to actual
road construction.
BAKER HERALD It's hard to in
crease production just now. Farm la
bor is scarce and dear. Farm ma
chinery is expensive. Fertilizer is ex
pensive. Conditions aro against the
Ifarmer. Just when he confronts his
greatest opportunity. But duty, as
well as self Interest, calls on him to
do his utmost. And duty rails every
householder who has a little plot of
ground to cultivate it and raise what
he can. With all due respect to the
munitions industry, agriculture comes
first. The farmer is more Important
than the gunmaker. It Is more neces
sary to eat than to shoot. And a call
should go forth for every farmer, gar
dener, stock raiser, poulterer and
dairyman In America to get busy and
speed jup production to his utmost, for
tho welfare of his country and the civ
ilized world.
LA GRANDE nKSERVKR: Men of
45 arc orpanizin cffi'-ten-y clttl's
throughout the state. Thn men -of 4h
are still young men who lmve earned
lessons and am "3ust approaching the
best and most .productive years of
their lives. It Is foolish for men of
45 to commence thinking that they aro
getting old. x
a
JOSEPH HERALD: Brother Bledron
of the Wallowa Sun accuses this paper
of inconr'stcscy in thst it declared
for a higher county publication rato
and the abolishing of the publication
tax list. Nothing of the sort. Just a
matter of paying a decent living price
for what we get and buying what wo
need; that's all.
iircuniKtantitu Evidence.
"It i-i a rulA tn urlii. h .. .i
lawyers adhere," observed a we'l
known attorney, 'never to tell mom
than one knows. There was an inci
dent in a western town wherein a-lawyer
tarried the rule to the extreme.
"Counsel for .one side objicted to a
person whose name waa on the court's
register for some purpose or other, ou
the ground that tie was dead. The
counsel on the other side declined t
accept the assurance and demandeJ
conclusive testimony on the point.
"Whereupon counsel for the other
side arose and gave corroborative evi
dence as to the decease of the man Ui
question.
" "But, sir, how dd you know thj
man'a dead?' demanded opposing coun
lei. " 'Well.' was the reply. T don't know.
Its very difficult to prove.'
" 'As I suspected. You. don't know
whether he's dead or not."
"No. But I do know this they
burled him about a m$Kh ago on sus
picion:'' .
HOW TO BE HEALTHY
Cerrr-fbt. 191T.
by J. Keclejr.
WORK CURE OH REST CURE.
Rest does not always bring relief for
one In Ill-health. Work often is the
only way by which the ailing person
can get back to normal. But bometlmes
it takes a wise pnysician i aevenumo
whether one needs work or rest. When
the nervous system lias reacneo tne
cr there is in the background pome oth
er fault of living. Remember, that
brain and nerves are kept in good con
dition not only by mental hygiene, i.y
sufficient sleep, by avoidance ofunduo
worry or exhausting mental labor, but
by keeping the whole body in a con
dition of fitness. An infected tooth
socket, tonsils or sluggish intestines
rwy, Pago Mr. Diogenes.
A few afternoons agene ye editor,
says Ham Kautztnan,' writing a chap
ter of his autobiography into bin ,p-i-per,
the Houlton Herald, went into J.
L. Williams & Sons' store to unload
tme silver for gold. I dumped tin
silver out of my purse onto the show
case. Jim shoved out the gold. That
evening when I again dumped the con
tents of my purse out to count it I was
short a $5 cold piece, for I knew I
only )iad one. Then 1 knew I had lcTt
it on Hie show cafe and that it was
only a question of honesty if I ever re.
covered It. The r.ext morning I went
to the store to explain matters. Hut -l
efore I hardly got inside Jim opened -up
the subject. 1 told lilm to hold up
till I explained my discovery. After
1 bad finished Jim said that was righ'.
and gave me the "fiver. He said It
was not discovered until after supper,
whet a man entered, saw money lyimj
on the show cas and remarked to Jim,
"You are carelesu to leave your mon '
"ii the show rase,-' nd picked it
thinking It was a penny, but discovered
it was $5 in gold. Then Jim said in
remembered tho change transaction
3tid knew I must linve left tt by mi-i-tuke.
Thero Is a wide ' difference in
the honesty and integrity of that khid
cf a man and one who will t-hoi
welRht on two ounces, on every half
lound or cotfee he sells to you.
A Model Hiisl'-and's Morning.
"How is this for a mornim at.
home?'' nsks a Kansas t'ily man, writ
ing to the Star. "tJot iiji at .', rhjck,
fired the f in nice, took out tb; a'.sh-;i,
swept the basemeiU. floor, got break
fat. took toffee tip to wife in bed,
pollshcil two pairs of -hoes and put
on hcri plater., put on two new lights
and filled two lamps (account of weak
gas), fed the chickens, shaved, dressed,
straightened tl room, grabbed the
.Star, ran two blocks for a tar, and
reached my office at 8 o'clock."
limit of exhaustion or when, as some-! may make a clerk dull, and his dally
times happens, it is as w and sensi
tive as though it had been aissect-sa
from the body, complete rest Is neces
sary for recovery in many cast-.--,
however, the patient that can keep a
grip on life has the best chance oi
training health again, it iaio on
thelf. so to speak, he has nothing to
lo but watcn ana worry uver in..
chance of living, or rather, or aying.
work, in fact, is now prescribed for
many forms of invalidism, for heart
riiHe for Bright's disease, for al
most every form of chonic malady, even
for Insanity.
mm
Few people break down from over
work or from overburdening the;r
brain. Many of the successful mm
cf business nowadays succumb early
because they have tried to work ht
top speed with a run-down body. A
good test of mental overwork is ones
condition on rising In the morn'.n?. "f
s-loep has not brought restoration and
a feeling of interest In the oming d.iy.
there is danger of cumulative fatigue.
tnsk seem colossal. Let him clear 1.1s
body of Infection and poison and he
will begin again to make progress.
m m
Work, then, is frequently blamed for
fatigue when the fault real.y Is d:f
to some other wrong condition. It
may be one or more of the following:
Overweight, overeating. Insufficient
nourishment, badly balanced diet, in
sufficient sleep, narcotics, such ap
alcohol and tobacco, lack of healthft'l
recreation and outdoot; exercise, mouth
infection, constipation, faulty posture,
eye strain and worry. Worry, In fact.
Is mental work. Vou cannot worry a
rreat deal without neglecting "your
proper work or working overtime.
There also is reason to believe that
lear or chronic 'worry causes a relaxed
and dilated condition of the bowels and
of the abdominal blood vessels, similar
to the condition of surgical shock. This
condition favors stagnation of the how
els and absorption or Infection from
the Intestinal tract.
Next Monday: "Slouching."
PERSONAL MENTION
Dr. Waller at Norton!.
Dr. Calvin B. Waller, who recently
arrived tn Portland to become pastor
of the White Temple, has taken apart
ments at the Nortonla. Dr Waller
and his family came to this city from
Asheville, N. C.
tkicago Banker Here.
M. Jacobowsky. vice-president of the
Fort Dearborn National bank of Chi
cago, 'and Mrs. Jacobowsky have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthu Robert
son. The Jacobowskys are on their
way home after a trip to the Hawa
iian islands.
James B. Brannon of Pendleton Is a
guest at the Washington.
Fred C. Paga is a Medford visitor
at the Portland. ,
Peter Connacher. Tacolt logging
man, ls at the Multnomah with Mrs.
Connacher. .
Frank J. Miller of Salem, member
of the state public service comls
slon. is at the Imperial.
- E. R. Sloane l registered at the
Perkins from Condon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hamblen of
Fendieton are guests at the Oregon.
George W. Sherwood Is a Tacoma
visitor at the NortonJa.
Dr H. B. O'Brien of Pasco, Wash,
is at the Multnomah.
Spencer Brown is an Oakland visitor
at the Clifford.
C. R. Scott of Eugens Is at the Per
kins. ' - ' - ' ' '- -
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Trask and Miss
Louise Trask are Minneapolis arrivals
at the Multnomah.
C. Ankermlller, traveling in advance
for "Katlnka," Is at the Portland.
George Lee of Chlco, Cal., is at the
Carlton.
T. M. Lawrence is a. Seattle arrival
at the Washington.
Mrs. J. H. Keeney of La Grande is
at the Oregjjn.
John P. Bucht Is registered at the
Nortonia, from Pomeroy, Wash.
Dr. and Mrs. Foley of Moro are
guests at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tall man are
Grants Pass visitors at the Cornelius.
Mrs. It. M. Wright of Stevenson.
Wash ls at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Law of Rainier
are guests at "the Multnomah.
Mrs. E. W. Mutch and Miss Macglll
are arrivals from Prince Edward Is
land at the Clifford.
Edison Marshall is a Medford vis
itor at the Imperial.
George IUmer Putnam, secretary
to Governor Wlthycombe. is at the
Portland, with Mrs. Putnam.
Joseph Weare is registered at the
Perkins from Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kuhn of Mosier
are at the Cornelius.
Mark Paulin is registered- at the
Oregon from Mount Vernon. Wash.
Mr. andMrs. C E. Davis are Klam
ath Falls- arrivals at the Clifford.
E. P. Dixon is, registered at the
Carlton from Jiewberg.
. D. E. Nebergair is aa Albany arrival
t ths Perkins.- ' . -
Mr. and Mrs. F. 8, Le Orow' of
Athens are guests at the Portland.
Two Narrpw Ksrapes.
Mrs. Kfa Fruits' suffered the loss of
much of her sleighing equipment Fri
day evening, says the Joseph Herald,
when a lantern left under the robes io
keep warmth Ignited the inflammable.,.
The sleighing outfit was standing along
side of Ed Eben's store and only tno
promptitude of Mr. Kben and his so'i,
Maurice, prevented more damage fro.n
lae incipient blaze.
Click Poague returned home Katur-
day from an extended visit with home
folks back in Jericho, Mo., the Herald
states, a little f-srther along ln, the
same column. Glick showed the corn
fed girls how a prosperous young Wal
lowa rancher can step high, wide and
uandsome, and could easily have re
turned in double harness, but he didn't.
G. M. Poague. father of the I'oaue
boys, came back with Glick and may
conclude to make his permanent home
here.
Reviving the Ancient Ways.
An old-fashiohed wood sawing b-e
was held Friday at the home of Newt
0 liarra, this being the sixth occasion
of the sort in the Pea Kidf HefgU
borhood, saya the Weston Leader. Tne
neighbors out there adopt this meth
od of getting together and having a
l,ood sociable time, while also doin-r
one another a good turn. Big pll-s
of log wood are attacked with cross
cut sawB, and when appetltesaxe welt
v-hetted the workers sit down to a
splendid farm dlrner prepared by the
wortHo folk. Exercises and music fill
the evening hours, and the day's toil
has become a pastime. The program
at the O'Harra farm- Included an ad
dress by P. C. McCausIand.
Solomon's Lock.
King Solomon, the lucky king.
1 guess posseesed most everything; "
He knew the algebra by heart.
And dabbled in most every art;
His poems had a ready sale,
Hia songs were grabbed up by the bale;
His sheep were countless aa the sand;
He entertained with six brass bands.
When HolomOn a-wooing went
He took along a regiment;
He married air the girls in town.
And no one dared to turn him down.
Vet this same Poiomon. 1 m told.
Wrote In a book, when he was old,
"I've seen all things beneath the sun.
I've had my little round of fun.
And 1 would have all ages know
All's vanity and empty show!"
The poor man seemed in great distress.
His stomach troubled fclm. I guess.
Bridgeport Standard.
Uncle J?ff Snow Says:
This' idee of layln' the U. 8. A. on
the table and carvln' of her up like -stuffed
turkey grates on my nerves.
I oncet overheard a couple of hosi
thieves splitting up my team of mule
I was -freighting with tn New Mexico.
They was flggerin it all out in ad
vance. That nlgHt when they come
rroucd the corral the undertaker in
Silver City got a Job, and ths hospital
bad a patient- 1 kep ray mules and
my, temper, too. . -