thssr waterways* yet the traffic on two terrltort a have made It evident by -1» 'rd an«t turning rlrels, an«l as near s
nearly al) of them la steadily d.-«'lining. their votes that they wilt not route lit a» possible these taetk'Ml «lu.illtlrs «houh*
This oondltlon I* the direct result of »me state. The only alternatlv«« is to be the same as I m In lhe four w»»». I*.
.hs absence of any comprehensive and tdntlt them as two. and t trust this bef«»re named now being i»ul*t
ar-Mvelnw plan of waterwav Improve will l»e dune without tie.ay.
Two h»»spltal ships should be pruvkt
ment. Dbvlously we cannot conll»»ur
Th«» avtuul «'X|*erivhv*> of the hos
I call th«« attention of the congress to «1
thus to expend the revenues of the I the Importance of the problem oi tit
pltal shin with tl>*> ti«>ri In the i’a«Uu
t’Hvrnment without _______
return, It la poor tlMhrrlr* tn th«’ int«»t state waters. On has shown th«* Inxaluablc «work which
business to »««end money
...___ ,
__
...
for inland
pronu
I the Great Lakes we are now. under th«« sui'h a ship dors. wn«l has
laxigation unless we get It.
| wry wise treaty of April 11 of thia year, that It Is well I«» have It kept undvr th*
A m wa»
Inquiry Into the condition of the Mis end .«voting to come to an Interna voininiind of a tn<««llcal offk-vr
sisaippl and Its principal tributaries re I t Iona I agreement for the preservation to br vxp«H'tvd. all of th * autk Ipallon-
STATE HUFES TU WIN SUIT
CUTIINU UP BIU HULU'NUb
veals very many Instances of the utter I and sa lafactory us«’ of the fisheries of or trouble from such a commauU ha\«
aaste cause*I by the methods which thews waters, which cannot otherwise be pruv««d «'«»mplvtely tHisolesM
It Is a»
hav « hitherto obtained for the so-call«M aehleved.
absurd t« put a hospital ship umb r a Chances Good for Recovery of • 300,• Lebanon Landowner» F md Read» Bale
line officer a» It vtoukl t»e t«» put a h•»»
improvement" of navigation. A strik
000 Civil War Espentst,
at Advanced Figure».
Instance is supplied by the "Im
pltal on sh«»re under suvh a «'«»mmand
The following are the chief points ing
Hut
th'
problem
Is
quite
as
pressing
provement'*
of
the
Ohio,
which,
begun
This
ought to have been realldkd b«»f<»t»
brought out In the no s»agv of th«» presi
|
In
the
taterfctate
waters
of
the
t'nllod
Lebanon
The cutting up of th«»
Salem
Attorney General Crawford
1824. was continued under a single State*. The salmon fisheries of the and tlu'ie la no sucus«« (or failure t«»
dent to th«» sriHuid session of the six in
plan for half a century. In ISIS a new
r«»allae It n«»w
has received a letter from the law firm |<><Mk acres of the I‘a in«» farm into small
tieth cosvgvsws:
[«'olurnbla river are now hut a frao*l«m
plan
was
adopt««d,
amt
follow«»d
for
a
Nothing
better
for
the
navy
from
of Ralston Ac Siddons, of Washing tracts lias sUrartetl more than a pa*s
The financial standing of the nation at
of a century, tn 190$ still a I «»r what thev were .»S years ago. ami every standpoint has «»var «** vuried ihan
the prison« time is excellent, and the quarter
what they would be now If th»« I'nited the cruise uf the battle Devi at«»nnd hr ton, I) C, inforniinn hint that the ca*e ing interval in thia community, nn<l it
nt plan was adopted, and has Muirs
financial manag««ment of the nations differ
government
had
taken
cuitvpletv
since been pursued at a rat«« which only
The Improvement of th«’ ships of the State of Oregon Against the is bvlivved thnt it is but the Imginnlng
interests by the government during the promises a navigable river In from 20 Icharge «»f them by Intervening between *orhl
in every wm has hern vxtrn«irdlnar>
last «wvvn y ars has shown th«« most to 100 years.
Oregon and Washington. During thowc and they have gained far mor • exp««rl United States was argued before the of many more like nvta. > Th«» owners
satiafm'tory results. Hut our currency
I .’3 vvarw th ■ tlshermen of each Slat««
United Slates court of claims on No serin to hav«» just discovered that men
Such shortaight««d. vascillatlng and fu have naturally tried to take all they rnve in buttle tactics than they woulul
aystem la imperfect, and It is earnestly
have gained *f they ha«t sti«\«««| In th«1 vrtnbrr 27 and that the state s chance will pav much higher t»rlrrs for a 10 or
to be hoped .hat the currency commis tile methods are a«x otnpanhxl by de e«»uld get. ami th«1 two legislatures Vllantic waters. Th«» Am« in.tn p*«o|u.
[creasing
water
borne
comm
’
rev
and
in-
of
winning the suit is good
The it* acre tract than a like proportion fur
have never been able to agrr«« on joint
sion will be able to propose a* thorough
traffic congestion on land. by
__ action of any kind ad<»quate in d give haw cause for profound g< atifk at u»n »tale's claim is for approximately a larg«* tract, »ml by cutting up these
ly good system which * III do away with creasing
both In view of th«« excellent ««»ndltlon
in»'reasmg
fl«MV*ts
and
bv
the
waste
of
for the protection of the fisheries. At of the fleet as shown by this cruise, and $.ivo.oo0 on account of expenditure» large tracts they readily pass out to
the existing defect*.
public money. The remedy Ues in aban
As regards the great eorporations en doning the methods which have so sig I the moment the fishing on the Oregon in view of thr Improvement Ute cruin. made by this »tale «luring the civil *mall holder« nt high prices.
gaged in interstate business, and es nally fat ed and adopting new ones in I wide is practically c I(M«« m 1. whll«« there Is hue worked In this already high e«»n war in enlisting «ibi
.mil maintaining vol-
A few months ago a stranger caiuc t«»
pecially the railroads. I can only re k vplng with the needs and demands of | no limit on the Waslitngbm aide ot any »••tton
t d*» n«»t believe that ttiers t*
kind, and nu on
can tell what the .«n> oth* r service In the w«»rl«| in which tintccr troops for the service of f thr Lebanon nm| purchnard a farm almost
peat what I have already again and our people.
courts
will
d«*»'i«ie
as
to
ih««
verv
stat
again said in my messages to the con
averaae of character ami efficient > United State*.
M'ljoinuig th«« town for $l0<l an acre,
1 urge that all our national parks ad | ulva under which thia action and non the
gress. 1 believe that under the Inter jacent
*-• th»« end*t«*«l met* la •«•» ♦*•—>, n*» «« p - *
I lie stale ha* a contract with
to national forests be placed action result
Meanwhile very f« w sal ths cass In our own. I believe that the
and many of the ol«t timers laughed al
state clause of the constitution the . completely
under
the
control
of
the
for
Washington
attorneys
by
which
the
mon
reach
the
8|»awnlng
grounds,
and
the ‘■greruy1’ who would pay that
United States has complete and para est s rvke of the agricultural d part-
same statement can bv made as to out
»late agrees to pay them as their fee prie«» fer thnt kind of laud, lie rut it
mount right to control all agencies of meat, instead of leaving them as they ! probably four years hence the fisheries otlleers, taken as a whole
Int rstate commerce, and I believe that now are. under the interior department i will amount to n«*thing. and thia comes
in
per
vent
of
all
the
money
collected
up into small tracts of from two lo
j from a struggle between th«« assix-lated.
the national government alone can exer and policed bv the artn>
The e«»ian's.«
by them an.I turned into the treat tin acres, an«l in six mouths has a«»l«l
cise thia right with wisdom and ef should previd«« for superintend nt a wtth i or gill-net fishermen on the one hand.
ury T he balance of thr amount col enough to pay the $Ro(M) hr |»ai«l for it,
WILL REFUSE LANDINO.
fectiveness so as both to s«H'ure justice j adequate rorpa of first-class civilian | «nd the owners of the fishing wheels
from, and to do justice to, th» great scouts or rangers, and. further, place un the river.
lecte«l is to hr turned into the-irre atuI has half of it left, aud is making
The f'deral statute regulating Inter-
corporations, which are the moat im the road construction under th«« super
i state traffic In game should bv extended Pr«»id«nt Caatro Will Ba Allied to duciblc school fund.
sales every week. Other farms are
portant factors In modern business.
intendent.
instead
of
leaving
it
with
the
|
to
include
fish
New
f««d«'ral
fish
hatch
The railways of the country should war department. Such a change In
now being cut tip near here, an«| the
! cries should I h » established
The ad
Apologue First.
be put completely under th«» interstate t park
management wou!«i result tn econ-
town pvoplu ar«» rejoicing at the ucw
NYSSA FAVORS PROJECT.
commerce comndssion and
removed ■ omy and avoid the difficulties of ad- j ministration of the Alaska fur seal wrx
Faria, Dee. S—If President t'aetro, i
turn of thing* in the land doala.
from the domain of th? anti-trust law i ministration which now arise from ice should be vested In the buivau of
. <>f Veneiuela, romea to Bor.leaui. he
The power of the commission should having the reaponsibilt v of care and | ftsh«*rles.
This nations foreign policy is hawed wil! not be allow.‘.I to eel foot on Dry Land Owners Anxious tor Work
b«' made thoroughgoing, so that it could prete* ton divided between different d
on th«’ theorv that right must t»e dom
exercise complete supervision and con partments.
Outside Capital for Railroad.
to Benin on Water System.
between nations precisely as between Freneh eoil until after he has offered
trol over the issue or securities as well .
I
had
occasion
in
my
message
of
May
Individuals, ami In our u<tl«»ns for thr a formal a|>oloov for the fashion in
..
,
..... ..
Marshfield
M M. Johnson, assist
as over th« raising and lowering of ■
Inst
Id
years
we
have
In
thia
matte
1
jwhu-h he ha. flaunted Fram e
Tin.
Ontario 1’rubnbly the Iw.t and moot ant secretary of the Equitable Sav
rates. As regards rates, at least, this * 180«. to urge the passage of some
power • «aw putting ak«ohol. used in the arts, proven our faith by our d«eda We leriaion wne made by the cabinet, but ••nthuoinotic meeting to footer favor-
power should b«* summary. The
*“
Htys \ Loan a»*oci«tion and treas
to investigate the financial operations
industries, and manufactures, upon the have behaved, and ar«« behaving, tow.wd
o|
wa* hept a secret, a* it wa* expected »*>1» feelipg for the Malheur irrigation urer <»( the Columbia Life Ac Trust
that is. to provide
.nu
railways has been 1 D ♦ I *
proMd.- for the
he other nations a« in private Ilf«« an hon
and .««A-uni.
accounts of il.e
the raC
orablv
man
w«>uld
behave
toward
hl*
one of the m«wt valuable feature« in withdrawal free of tax of alcohol which
that Caatro would ilieembark at San project wan held at Nyaaa last week, c«»ino»ny of Portland, i* in the city
recent legislation
Power to make com- »• <»»,
«Jcnatured for th«»*« purposes fellows.
lander, Spain
lint should ho arrive at Mayor Boydell had charge of the meet- considering the possibility of an elc«-
The work on the hiiunia canal Is l»e
binations and traffic agreements should The law °F June > 7. 18u«i.
•* and
- ■ its - amend
March
be explicitly conferred upon the rail- ment of
'* M
H 2. 1807. aeet»mp!ishrd Ing done w ith a sp«*«nl. effh-h m*v and Itordeaux, an.l hia illue». not be A-riou*. ing anil Mr. Griffith, secretary of the trie line between Coos |>»y ami Rose
what
was desired In
in that respect,
and entire dwotlon to duty, which inakt'w permiaaion to land will be made eon Bois<-Payette Wateruavrs-association, burg
roads, the permission of the commls- «
“« »«■
respeel an.i
He state« that there is noth
■ion bin« first rained and the combi-
of denatur d aleohol. as Intmor it a m«Hiv| for all work of th kind. Xu litioaal upon the dispatch of an official m1m) wv,ral „there spoke, showing the ing (lefinile a* to plan*, but that he
nation or axreement being published in *J- •• n>«kn>« ! *.* r
“r* ” task of such magnitude« has ever be
fore
hern
undertaken
bv
any
nation
and
telegram
of
apo
logy
to
the
Preach
got
„f
government
irrigation
is
simply
looking over the field to ter
all Its details.
land i« entitled to further encourage-
no task of the kind has ever before hwn ..rument ami the .liapateh of tele
Is “>'>>« »'"> »upport from eonaress
_
what «an be d«»ne, ami if the electric
Rates must be made as low as —
belt
r
performed.
The
men
on
the
lath
The pure food legislation has already
compatible with giving proper returns
to Carac.i* for the
1
«.-«»mniissionvrs
the hlw
entire
Imc is possible While here Mr
from Colonel U« through
m >thaIs ami
t . graph»«« instructions
to all the employes of the railread, ! work d a benefit difficult to owresti- muw.
u,.*.,. v«
»«.«- M'i.'irM
T,e
th«» meeting wm to bdinsun will gather «lata as to what
employes
who are faithfully d«» imme«liate ^.**
execution
of th««
arbitral
low or -------
*
from the highest to the lowest, and I mate.
their duty, have won their light to award 7»
tkl
m7lter
of
ÌL
Vr7u7h
'
*
,he
e
*-<
’
!»«»
’
'<•»'
«»
»«y
l«n<i
own-
list
i
It has been my purpose from the be-
business might be expected if a line
proper returns to the shareholders; but
unxrudKing rrMpcet and «ratitudo of
<
• >i*u and
«ml men
num who
u.-b.t own water rights in
era
they must not. for instance, be reduced ' ginning of my administration to take mg
claims.
were built
Th«»»r who have investí
hr Am ri*un people
in such fashion as to necessitate a cut | the Indian service completely out of thr
again recommend th«« extension Of
<
Dr. Domingo Cast ilio, the Vmatuelan ask it g Ur government to go to work gated feel certain that it would prove
in the wages of the employes or the ' the atmosphere of political activity, and
• H-ean mail n«'t of I st*I M that «ait;
-I
Rrro’utions to thia effect pr«»fitiiblr
consul general at Hamburg, nnd 1*. Ks at once.
The plan oi building the
abolition of the proper an«i legitimate • there has been si adv progress toward t hr
American ocean mall lines I •
| that end. Th*« last remaining s.rong-
profits of honest shareholders.
fa.tory \frka. Asia, tite PhHtpplnvs and calante, consul general at Lit erpool. were drawn up and sigmrd by all pres line with local capital was «ugg<*»tcd.
Telegraph and telephone c inunpanie; J . hold of politics in that service was South
may b«« emdblishvd. The *»p<*xr«| through Paris today on th«« war ent. There were probably 150 dry Imt it is under*t«»<•«! that Mr Johmuoi
should - Í th« agency system, which has seen its \ uwtral.isi.«
engaged in interstat* business ----------
.«tion of »u< h *«t -antMltip llnvt* eh«»ukt to Santander, presumably to meet Presi
bv put under the jurisdiction of the in- best days and whs gradually^failing t< vri
land owners and wt terus -rs in attend- is lo««king into the matter with the
■ the natural ««orollarv of the vo«a«>-
I pieces from natural or purely wolu
terstate commerce commission
th«’ bittie fleet. It shouhi prer<d- dent ('astro.
idea of interesting outside capital
ance.
caus s. but. like all such sur- thr upenlnx of thr 1‘an.ima < ranal,
Interstate commerce is now chleflv
_____ _ l tionary
.
anal. E\« i
—*-», was decaying slowly in its later under favorable condition* *
T h • government engineer showed
conducted by railreads: and the great * -•*
vivals.
al sears
ul
>••-<
corporation has supplant d the mass stages
BRITISH G.VE PROTECTION
must vlap«r before such tin«
ca’n b«‘
m a can
that the object of irrigation % not
Mure Gat Encountered.
of small partnerships or individuals.
I again renew my r«*conrimendati*>u put int«> operation, Accordingly i urge
alone to put water on the land, but t«»
The proposal to make the national gov- for postal savings bank*, for d posit ng that thr coturrvaa
Ontario
A series «»f ga« explo
t ptuinp.ly where
eminent supreme over, and therefore to savings with the security of the gu>
torealght already
how» that hetupi American Gunboats Leave Durirg In drain the wat* r off after it has fulfill- m <» ik have occurrcl in the Ontario
give it complete control over, the rail- eminent bvhlmi th«*m
The obj«* •; is sooner or later wil!
ml
well,
throwing
water, mud and
rd
ita
purpose,
and
to
reclaim
the
al
surrection in China.
roads and other instruments of int r- i to en<-«»uragv thrift and economy
in
1 call particular
state commerce is merely a proposal to \ the wage-earner anti p« rs«»n of moderate |ri «»i v of Hawaii. The imp««) tan« «* «»(
kali land. Thr government represent pebble* intn the air t»» a bright «»( 131
I*«*kin,
Her.
M.
Rtqmrts
have
I
ern
rr
carry out to the letter one of the prim»' m ana. In 14 states th«* deposits in th»«s«- islands is apparent. an«l the* n«**Hl
feet I lie gas flnw, which opened last
puri«oses. if not the prime purpose, for savings banks as reported to the comp «»f improving thrlr ««»nditlon «»nd dcvel
•oivrd here «that th«» Americans in tin* ativm are ready to go to work aa soon
week, b.td been «b»sc«l
Drilling has
which the constitution was founded.
troll- r of currency amounts to S.: 580.- oping their r sour« vs is urge nt. In re
Yatigt««« Kiang territory arc indignant a« the people show that they want thr
Th re are many matters affecting 243.402. or 8S. | p«*r cent of the entire . nf tear** industrial conditions upon
bcm resumed, the shaft being extend
Malheur
project
bad
enough
to
support
<»n
account
of
the
withdrawal
of
the
labor and the status of the wage-work- deposits, while in the r« tnaining 32 the islands have radically changvtl. Th»
This last find is
\meri>-nn gunboat*, which went to Ma it in th«* right way. Thr Nyssa meet r«| another M feet
er to which I should like to draw your states there were only 170.308.5 43. or 1 4 imp«)rtation of rmtlle l.«tM»r has prm
attention, but an exhaustive discussion P r cent, showing eonclusiwly
that tivally ceased, nnd there is now d*ve! nils with thr Pgeifie fleet for targ«*t ing emphasizes that thr people are be the large*! yet made and proves an
immense snpplv «»f gat here The di
of the problem in all its aspects is not there are many localities in the Lnited ■ •ping such 4 diversity in agrlculturnl
now n«?cessary.
¡State« where sufficient opportunity i* prodm ts as to make («oMslbl«* a change practice, leaving no protection for ginning to realize thr importance of rectors of the oil company have ap
\mrriran« «hiring the re«-rnt in*urrve government irrigation.
The congress should without further i not given to the pe«»ple lo deposit their in th* land conditions of the irrrlt«ir»
After
thè plied to the city council h»r a frail
delay pass a model employ rs’ liability ! savings. The result is that money is so that an opportunity may be giv«*n t* tion ¡«t Nanking
Ib'caun«« of thm the meeting the prople of Nyssa gave a
ehise to light and heat the (own
law for the District of Columbia. The k pt in hiding an.l unemployed
It is the small land owner similar to thnt on
employers' liability act recently de believed that in the sggr* g tie vast sums the mainland. To aid ih.w change* American consul general at Hankow. banquet in honor of those present from
dhnm
Martin,
was
compelled to ask i outside (joints
clared unconstitutional, on account of of money would be brought into circu- the national government
„
_______ _______
must provici»
Lana’s Poultry Show.
apparently including in its provisions lation through the instrumentality uf the necessary harbor Improvements on thr British reprewntativr to l«»ok after
employes engaged In in:restate com- ! the postal savings banks,
Eugene The l«anr County Poultry
«•a« li island, »u that th • agricultural American interests at Nanking.
mere« as well as those engaged ip inter-’
In my last annual message I com- pi<Hiu«’tM ran I m * carrhd to th«« market*
aaauciBtion will hold ita annual (air in
Pendleton Wants Library.
Detailed rr|»orts of th«» revolution irv
state commerce, has been held by the mended the postmaster general s r'C«»m of th«- world. The conatwlae shipping
local courts to be still in effect so far i mendation for an extension uf the par law.* should be am«*nde«| to m«*«*t the conditions which prevailed show that
The Com
Pendleton The women of Pendleton Eugene l>rcembrr 21-24.
as Its provisions apply to the District j «'«‘I post on the rural routes.
The vs
up»* *ial n»*rds of th« Islands, and th?
of Columbia. There should be no am- 1 tablishment of th • local parcel post un alien contract labor law should bv so hu«i the rebels m*rer«»«|ed in taking have taken upon themselves the task mercial club is taking an active inter
biguity on this point. If there is any I rural routes would b«- to the mutual modiflrd In its antdicallon to Hawaii as Nanking, an insurrection would have of saving the city’s public library from est, The secretary uf the poultry asso
doubt on the subject, the law should b * benefit of the farm««r and the country tn enable American and European laboi broken out in at l««ast three or four
abandonment. At a recent mass meet ciation and thr manager of the club
re-enacted with special reference to the storekeeper, and it is desirable that the to ba l.r-’iuht tl.it? •
places, which would have put thr Amer
District of Columbia.
¡routes, serving more than 15.000 000
ing a plan uf campaign was outlined have aecurrd silver cups from the fol-
R«al progress toward self-government Run residents in great «lunger.
I most earnestly urg« upon the con- P ople. should be utilized to the fullest is b Ing made In the Philippine islands.
and a big public reception, the first lowing business men: R. A. Booth. S.
gn-ss the duty of increasing the totally ■ practicable extent. An amendment was Th«* gathering of a Phtltpptn«« legislative
Inadequate salaries now given to our * proposed in the senate last session, at body tnd Philippine assembly inaiks a
step, will be held soon. It is deal ml H. Friendly, Griffin Hardware com
judges On the whole there is no body 1 th.- suggestion of the postmaster g«n- proevss absolutely new in Asia, n«»t only
Cabinet Timber in Wheeler.
to have Miss Marvin, state librarian, pany, F. E. Dunn, John H. Bar tog,
of public servants who do as valuable- » ral. providing that, for the purpose of as regards Asiatic colonel««* of Euro
Washington. Dec
3—William R present, and the date will be arranged Linn Drug company,
Other prize«
work, nor whose moneye«! reward is so ascertaining the practicability of vs pean powvix, but as regards \Miatk*
inadequate, compared to their work. Re- I taldishing a special lural parcel post puss, ssions «>f other Asiatic powers, \\ heeler, assistant t secretary of com to suit her convenience. The library have also been secured.
»V st» —
m on
rural
rupt--s
ginning with the suprem • c court,
.rt, the
™. j ------
— the ------
*-----
- --- - throughout
-------- ‘----- * and. ind ed. al wav» «*xc»ptlng the strik merer and labor, i i* suggested bv the
will lie houiu.i in the new city hall and
States,
judges should have their salaries dou the
__ . t'nitvd
... .....
, postmaster _ K-n- ing and wonderful example off«*re.| by politicians for a place
. _____ .. ____
. . . th.-
in thr cabinet
bled. It is not befitting the dignity of | eral be authorized and dire«' ed to »■
O R. & N. Promises Sidetrack
th«* great empire «if Japan, It op« ns an
will be in charge of a com|>etent libra
___
___
r
_.
the nation that its most honored public j perim nt and report t«> the congr« *s th* entirely n» w departure when • oaiparetl of President-elect Taft
A cabinet po
It is also proposed to raise
Raker City.—The <> R Ac N has
bv establish-
servants should be paid sums so small ; result
r---- 1; of such exp riment *1.
zrtsL’!
with any tiling which hue hapi-eu d sition is conceded to the Pacific coast, rian.
compared to what they would earn in ing a special lo .«I parcel post system [among Asiatic oower«« which ««»• their and since the name of George A funds sufficient to make valuable ad advised the commercial «irga
_ nization
private life that the performance of . on rural routes in not to exceed four own masters. Hitherto this Philippine
here that it is ready to build side
public service by them implies an ex- counties in tiie I’nited S.ates for pack legislature ha* acted with m>M|«-ratlon Knight aroused discussion and opposi ditions in the way of books and period
cevding.y heavy pecuniary sacrifice.
( ages of fourth class matter originating and self-restraint, and has M«*«tr.d In lion the chances of Wheeler have been icals so that it will be more efficient. tracks for tile new mill whenever they
are needed This ends the controversy
It is earnestly to be desired that some : on a rural rout*» ««r at the dlstributiug practical fashion to realise th«- ««tvrnal discussed
Wheeler a* assistant see
method should be devised for doing ,
postofflce
________
for
' ~ delivery
j -«*- — by
» . rural
------ > car- truth that there must aiwavs be gov
th.it was on between tins city anj the
* “ rs 3. Jt would seem only proper that ernment. »nd that th«- only wnv in retary has had experience ami is held
away with the long delays which now “ ri.
Coos Bay Roid Revive,
company over the mill matter
obtain in the administration °f justice.) such
" an experiment should be tried in which any body of Individuals can < s- tn have shown himself capable of sue
Roseburg The project of ■ railroad
and which operate with peculiar severity order to demonstrate the practicability « ap • the nv. rsslty of b«-ing govvrn»*d crriling Secretary Straits if the latter
against persons of small means, and | uf the proposition, esperially as th* bv outsiders is to show that they ar
Buys Pendleton Businass Collage.
lav
down
the
portfolio from Roseburg to Coos bay wiui reviv
favor only the very criminals whom it postmantrr general estiniates that the able t»> restrain themselves. t»i k«- p should
ed again when M M. Johnson, assist
is most desirable to punish These long | revenue derived from the ope rati >n of down wrongdoing and disord* r
Pc'Wl'i-ton - l*rnfr*<or I
<) D
Th«« W heeler, luiwcvrr has <h.ovn adapt
delays in the final decisions of cases such a system on all the rural routes Filipino p«*ople. through th< Ir «» fh
ibility ami an«»thcr post n the cabi ant secretary of th»- Equitable Savings per »f the M>»<now lltisiftrss co’lr^r.
make In the a^gr gate a ‘Tying evil, would amount to many million d»llars- are th-refnre making r al step* in
net may be his
A- Loan association, and treasurer of ha» purchased the T’rndlcton bii'inri*
Th- share that til“ natidtu«! govern - dir «c. inn of s«*lf-government.
«nd a remedv should be devised. Much
_____ intn
___ ’ , ergble
_____ «telay
___ is _ due
___ tn
__ _____
M Slatterv of
of __ this
irn- 1 mdnt sh«Mjid take In the brotuj work ei
th»- Columbia Life & Trust company, college of Mi«* M
I again re» old no-nd that Ameri«
dr
>•
lities | j education has not re« «ived the atten ion iz»*nshlp be conferred upon th»* p.
proper regard _______________
pai<! to technicalities
Fleet Passes Singapore.
of Portland, arrivali in thia city and Snok me, and has taken poxsrMi« n
which are a mere hindrance to justice. I and th«« car«* it rightly deserves. The P«>rto Rico.
Singapore, Dre. R. The I'nili I Sinica immediately set about looking to the Professor Draper h.i* taken ch.irg-
!n some not*d recent case« this over- immediate r«M«pf»rv<U> try for the sup
In Cuba our occupancy will c as*- In
regard for technicalities has resu:t«*d ' in port and Improvement of our educa about iwo months' time
The I’uhan* j Xtlnntie battleship fleet, under Retir possibilities of an electric line be ami will make Pendleton his home
a striking denial, of justice, and flagrant tional systems an«l institutions rests have in «»rderiv manner elert«*« •I their
a-ud should always rust with the peup««- own governmental authorities. a.I4J thr \dmiral Sperrv. pas*c«i through the tween th», two places. Mr. Jackson
wrong to the body poHtieu
PORTLAND MARKETS
R»*al dajnag* has been done by the of th«- several stat«-s acting through '.«land will in* turned - over
arbor here today. Th«» stately pro will go to Coos bay in furtherance of
- - - to
-- th«m
— ... • > . i
manifold and contlictfng interpretation^ their state- and local government*, but occupation n
o n this f <y'«-nslrin
y efiMlnn ha
h;’M hi
cession impressed both the expert* and this project.
lias an
in edu<.a-
of the int»-rstate c-omnier*e law- Con- the aiation -----
- opportunity
----- ------- ...
-____
a littl • over two
*
years, srnl Cuba has
Wheat— lilucstem, V<i6j|>7c; club.
trol over the great corporations doing tional work wni< h must not be lost, aud thriven and pr«>*i»ered under it. <>ur •he many other spectators. The scout
91c: file, 9()6i9lc; red Russian, s»C;
interstate business ran be effective only I a duty which should no longer be n g earnest hop«* and one desire I m that the cruder 5'ankfon k»«pt in constant corn
River
Lowest
in
Years.
if It is vest d with full power in an i l«’ted.
p«ople of th»* Island . shall now govern munii’fttion with th»» fleet during its
40 fold. 91c; valley, 91c.
administration depar-mmt. a branch
I strongly urge that the request of themselves with jus' !«•*. en that p«*ace passage, but otherwise the bntt!«»ship*
Albany Thr Willamette river is
Bgrldy l c<<l «.’ft Jo per tun, brew
of th#» federal executive, carrying out a the director of the census In connection and or«ler may
— be
».-----------
1
w.. w(11
secure,
now
1«»w«
r
at
Albany
than
it
h.ts
been
ing. >27
federal law; it can nover b»* effrrti\e with tb»- decennial w«»rk so soon to b«* ly help th»*rn to this »nd; but I would did not communicate with the shore,
if a divided responsibility Is left in begun, be complied ‘With arid that th»- solemnly warn them to r«m»«mb«r the fhe flagship <'onnecticut snlute«l th«« in December for almost a quarter of
< )ats
both the statf»s and the nation; it ran appoint men m to th»* census fotx •• b»- great truth that th only way a people
a century The river is now less titan ton
never be effective if left in the hands placed under the civil service law, waiv «•an permarwn ly avoid
r_. -...............
.. governed port, and th»* salute was returned. Many I .1 fret above low water mark, ami
being
Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley,
of the courts >o be deciced by law suits. ing the geographical requirements as from without Is to show that thev both launch«»« nn«1 small vessels filled with
falling This i.< the .average $14 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
If there is any on? duty which more requested by the director of the census. can an«l will govern thrms'-lv« n from spectators went out to m«««*t the Ameri Still
thin anoth#*r xrr z~~ it tz, ?ur_
.
Mage of the river in the middle of SHWh 17; clover, >13; alfalfa, >13;
supervisors and enumerators should within.
can ships.
«Iren and our children’s children ■. tn per- I | not l>e appointed under the civil service
The Japanese government ha* post-
summer
Boatmen here do not re gr.am hay. $12 ."o<«i Lt
form at once, it is to save th»* forest« Haw.
I
for the reasons given by th«* di- poned until 1817 the dat of the greal
member a time in 20 years when the
of this country, for they constitute | I rector. I commend to the congress th«- international exposition, the action ba
Fruits Apple*, one61 $1 *»o per box:
Ferry
Crashes
Into
Mole.
the first and most Important element I careful consideration of the admirabi«* ling taken so as to Insure ampl»« Urn»* In
river has been »«• low in Dcc<’»nb«T I pears. $U«i i 23 per box; grapes, $Dw’
in th* conservation of the natural re report of the director of the census, and •**iilrh to prrpiire
Oakland,
lire.
8.
Missing
her
slip
in
mak«« th»* “XpoKi ion
The cause of this condition lies in 1 50 per crate; quinces. Slfa 1 25 per
sources of the country. There are, of I trust that his recommendations will [al that It should b#* made. The Am rl-
hr almost impenetrable fog that had the fact that there has bcm prnctic.Mly
course, two kinds of natural resource». Ih« adopted and imm«-dlate action thvre- |<-an
box; cranberries, $Li50ftf14 per b.«r
commissioners hav«* vlsitvq Japan settled <lown upon th«» bay nn<l blotted
One is the kind which can only be used I on taken.
no rain in the niount.iin* this fall.
rd; huckleberries, 106» 13c per pound;
»nd the postponement will merely give
an part of a process of exhaustion;
It is highly advisable that there ampler opportunity for Am«-ri<*a to b«* ••▼crything from view, the ferry steam
persimmons, $16» I 23.
this is true of mines, natural oil and should be intelligent, action on th«- parti represent ’d at the exposition
er Berkeley, crowded with commuters
gas wells, and the like. The other, and of the nation on tlie question of pre- ,
Potatoes 75c(»» M5c per cwt , sw« *-t
Sending Exhibits to Seattle,
An regards the army. I call attention returning home from Man Francisco at
of course, ultimately by far the most serving the health of the country,
potatoes. 26»2lc per pound
Raker
City.— More
important, includes the resources which fhrough the practical extermination in ' to th»* fart »hat while our Junior offl< « rs VJM lent night, crashed into the bulk
than
ft 000
and
enlisted
men
«tand
Very
high,
the
Onions $16» I lo per loo pounds
can be improved in the process of wise San Francisco of disease-bearing ro
head at the end of the Oakland mole pound* of Raker county product« have
Vegetables Turnips. $16» I 2.5 p««r
use—the soil, the rivers, and the for dents our country has thus far escaped present sys «*m of promotion by seniority
ests come under this head. Any really the bubonic plague. This is but one of r suits In bringing into the higher with such force that one of the passen been «hipped to Seattle to be placed sack; carrots, $1; parsnips, $1.35;
- * •• • injured,
. three
..
serious in cold storage until the exposition
civilized nation will so use all of th#*se he many achievements of American grades many men of mediocre capacity urerw was fatally
three great national assets that the [health officers, and it shows what can who have but a short time to serve.
ly and a score of others crushed nnd opens next soring The shipments in beets. $1.25; horseradish. «6» 10c per
Th«* cavalry arm should be reorgan
nation will have their benefit in the be accomplished with a better organiza
trampled upon in the panic that fol- chide fruits, vegetables and grain An potiti’l, grtichokes, 90c($S1 dosen;
ized
upon
mod»
rn
Un«
a
This
Im
an
arm
future.
tion than at present exists.
other shipment will follow soon It is beans, 10<n l4c per pound; cabbag«'.
in which it Im peculiarly necessary that lowed.
Al) serious students of the question
The dangers to public health from th - fit Id officers should not be old. Th*
are aware of the great damage that has
possible that Fred R Meilis, who has H6»1ic per pound; cauliflower, 75c6»
been don? in the Mediterranean coun fool adul’eratlon and from many other ravalrv Im much more difficult to form
the < Iregon mineral display that wa* $1 per dozen: celery. $3 .50 per cAte;
sources,
such
as
the
menace
to
the
Hunt
Sea
in
Vain
for
Gold.
than
infantry,
and
it
mhould
b«*
k»pt
up
tries of Europe, Asia and Africa by
exhibited at the St I oitis exposition, cucumbers, $2612 50 per box; egg
deforestation. The similar damage that physical, mental and moral development to the maximum both in efficiency and
New
York,
Dec,
8.
The
Harvard
may be induced to take the same ex plant. 11c per pound; lettuce. $16, I 23
h«s been done in eastern Asia Is less of children from chIM labor, should b [ [ in strength, for It cannot b«* made In a
met and overcome. There are numerous ' [ hurry
At present both Infantry and trasure seekers, a* they have come to hibit with a few more additions to per box; parsley, 30c per dozen; peas.
w» II known.
The lesson of deforestation in China diseases which are now known to be I artillery* are too f»*w In number for our be known, returned empty banded to Seattle.
12|c per pound; peppers, L5<u 20c per
is « lesson which mankind should have preventable which are, nevertheless, | needs. Emp rial attention mhouhl be night from Jamaica on th«« steamer Ad
|)oiind; pumpkins, ImTlfc per pound;
learned many times already from what not prevented. The recent international laid to development of th«* machine gun
congress
on
tuberculosis
has
made
us
A
gene
ral
service
<
nrpm
should
be
estab-
miral Dewey. After the first chartered
radishes. 30c per dozen; spinach, 2c
has occurred in other places. Denuda
Build County Roads.
As things are now the average vessel, th«» old time racer Mayflower,
tion leave« naked «oil; then gullying painful'y aware of the Inadequacy of [ Hshrd
per pound; sprouts, 9|6i 10c per
cuts down to the bare rocks; and American public heal h legislation, 1 soldj. r has far oo mu«-h labor of a*non- was abandoned, the men set out again
Pendleton
An
experiment
in
part
pound;
sourish, 1(7» He per pound; to-
mllliary charart r to perform.
meanwhile the ro^-k waste buries the therefore urgently recommend th«- pa
Now tMt the organised mil ................
it In. the on their mission, which was to rrcovet nership road building is being tried jn nmtnes, 50c6»$175
bottom lands. When the soil Is gone sage of a bill which shall authcrlz« a
redistribution
of
the
bureaus
which
sha.'l
national guard. has
___ _ h«-i-n
____ Inrorporat-d the gnl«| sunken in a Hpani.sh galloon
men must go", and the process does not
Butter City creamery, extras. 3A6?
Umatilla county, between the county
best accomplish this end.
with the army as a part
nnthi
take long.
- - of
—• th»*
.... ....
. -otia
I r comm« nd that legislation be en forces, it behoove
the government to 'iff the «• »:tst of Jamaica. Thev said and the farmers who reside in sect ions 37c; fancy outside creamery, 3216» 3.5c
What has happened In northern China,
whs« has happened in esntraf Asia. In acted p acing under the jurisdiction of «lo every reasonah 1 thin« In Its pnw r they had located several wrecks, pre where gorxl roads are desired. Nothing per pound; store, 17(n20r
_ w
-----
Jt _____
should
be sumably including that of thr galleon,
Eggs- Oregon
selects,
42}tf?45c;
Pal-«tine. In north Africa, in parts of the depar m»*nt of commerce and labor to p rfert Its efficiency.
assisted in its Instruction and otherwise but the hulls were buried so deep that of the kind has ever been done in Ore- 1
the Mediterranean countries of Europe. the government printing office.
aided
more
liberally
than
heretofore.
gon before. The plan will bring about East cm, 306, *3.5c per dozen.
All soldiers' horn«-« should be placed
wLl surely happen in our country If we
Poultry Hens. 126» I3r per pound;
do not exercise that wise forethought under the complete jurisdiction and Ti «• continuous services of many well- a satisfactory examination was impot the construction of 10 or 15 miles of
trained regular officers will be essential sible.
spring, 121^ 13c; mixed, 126, 12|c;
which should be one of the chief marks control of the war depar.ment.
in this conn '« tion.
goorl
roads
at
least,
ns
about
four
miles
of any peopl«’ exiling itself civilized.
Economy and sound business policy
ducks, 1 16» L5c; geese, 96, 10c; turkeys,
I approve the recommendation of th«*
Nothing should be permitted to stand In require that si* I existing
—• —
lnd<-pen<l - nt - gen«;ral
of it have been worked already.
106, 17c; dressed turkeys, nominal.
board for the increase of ttu
th * w.nv of fhe preservation of th«* for bureaus and c_
_______ ____ ___
_
r-ommlsslonw
should
be navy, calling
Electrocution on Trial.
especial
attention
to
the
Veal—Extra, 06»9|c per pound; or
ests. and it is criminal tn permit Indi placed under the jurisdiction of appro
Trinton, N. J., Dec. R.__ County
viduals to purchase a little ga’n for priate executive d«-pa*trnents. It is un n«*«*d of additional destroyers and rol-
Takes
Chickens
to
Japan.
dinary,
76, Re; heavy, 5c.
themselves through the destruction of wise from every standpoint, and results II rs, and. above all. of th«* four battle
Physician
Frank
G.
Seammell
nii
Pork - Fancy, 7j6i Rc per pound;
Eu<rene K. Kaknada, a Japanese,
forests wh#-n this destruction Is fatal only In mischief, to have any executive shins. It Is desirable to complete as nouneed today that he would try to
large,
to the well-being of the whole country work done save by the purely executive soon as possible a squadron of eh*
of the beat existing type resuscitate the next man electrocuted who has been porter at the Hotel
In the future.
bodies, under the control of the pr*sl- battle-ships
Hops ioor , choice. Rc; prime, O'n)
The North Dakota. Delaware Florids
Gross
fnr
several
years,
has
started
to
•«•*4
A-»-h
s
’
«'
h
•r«w*s,lv»
br»dv
n
the
New
Jersey
state
prison.
He
Action should b* begun forthwith
7}c; medium, 5676c per pound; 1907,
T’tsh will form the first division of
Immediate super and
Japan
with
14
coops
of
the
finest
bred
of
during the _ present * session
"***
"" the con- should be under the Immed
"ill
do
this
in
an
effort
to
disprove
this squadron. Th«« four vess« Is pro
26, le; 1906 167110.
for tne
Improvement
In- vision of a cabinet minister.
gress, f.,.
----- —
,---- - ---------- — of — onr
.
posed will form th-» second division. It the claim of physicians that electreea chickens tn be found in Lane county,
Wool—.Eastern Oregon, average
land wat-rways—action which will re
I advocate the lam'diate admission
’’I b» an Improvement on the fir < . ti
tion
does
not
kill,
t
’
e
is
going
to
introduce
these
Ameri-
John
MontAznona
_
sult In giving us not only navigable, of Nr. aiexico and A.isona as -tales. «blns being of the heavy, single raTlb«*r
best. 106» 4 ic per pound, according to
but navlgat«»d rivers. We have spent This should be done at the present ses all big gun type. All the v«*sse|R shouM is under sentence to be alertrocutr«! ran birds in Japan and raiae poultry shrinkage; valley, 156716c.
hundreds of millions of dollars upon sion of the congress. The people of the l..«v»* the sam«* tartl«*a| qualities, that
luring the week of December 21.
there.
Mohair--Choice, 16c per pound.
Chief Points In Koosevell's Re
commendations to Congress.
J