m EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD eight thousand people like Eugene that operated on the mind of th» temper of the people of Eugene if kind, all warants have been paid and the they tail to send back an answer that every couuty except .Malheur has paid an independent paper . as the coming will have the effect of silencing the Its state taxes The general summa­ decade past. The Guard grew slow- head of the interior department, so Willamette Valley Company for all ry of the finances of the state for the ly. steadily through the day» of pi­ guard printing co ., inc . the best informed correspondents time, so far as its operations effect two years shows a balance of $415,- Publishers oneer development and it» Improve­ state. Mr Garfield has established this city. 340.911 tn the treasury, of which sum ment» of the last six months equal $212,512.03 is in the geueral fund published every Friday, Eugene, Ore. I ‘hose made during any »lx years of a reputation for energy and activity 4NKNT SENATOR B4A FRIDGE. and well-balanced judgment, and his and $71,883 24 in the common school its previous history More than like ­ The Guard is an independent news­ Subscription price, S1.5U per year selection may be looked upon as fund, This shows that the idle funds paid in advance. $2.00 at end of ly it» complete and satisfactory plant being in the interest of furthering paper. In pursuance of its policy in the school fund have been reduced I of the present will in the retrospec» year _ the president's desire to introduce of holding its columns open to all from $200,361.24 to $71,883.05 In Filtered at the Eugene, Oregon, TIE advocates of SIMPLIFYING English spelling are ' seem absurdly insignificant a few uew subjects in the arena of public dis­ -oatofiice as second class matter. methods in that department, two years, the money haviug been surprised to tin«! that their p*wition is not clearly under­ cussion, The Guard Wednesday gave | years in the future, just as the Eu­ I and secure more speedy work. loaned out at interest, Of the Irre- stood, Many still suppose that they are in favor of so AGENTS for the guard space to the expressed views of Unit ­ gene of today will be remembered as It has been announced that Mr. ducible common school fund there is called “EON ETIC REFORM.” They are not. They The tollowing are authorized < ta^e a very small, unimportant communi- ed States Senator Albert J. Bever­ Garfield expects to completely over ­ invested in first mortgage loans $3,- or receipt for subscriptions or trans never have advocated ANY KIND of phonetic reform, idge on "Government Supervision vs. I ty compared with the splendid city haul the department at the verv tct other business for the Daily and *23,539 64, and In school district und they do not intend ever to atwithstan liug that the Guard has ! whict it is the popular organ of pub- American priuciple that government All who know anything about the English language are aware that \\ arner took hold of the pension bu­ been eulaiged aud the cost of publi­ enterprise ought not to own and man­ mittee 1 has filed a statement of its ro- our spelling has l>een slowly changing for the letter. Once upon a time licit,. reau complaints against the methods cation materially increased, U e age what individual enterprise can ceipts I and expenditures during the “sun” was “sunne," “bat” was "battc," “era” was “aera,” “music" was Guard Printing Co. makes a special there have entirely ceased. Fo.' It own aud manage ” RAILROAD LEGISLATION. This premise, recent campaign and election. offer to every new or old subscriber. “mnsieke." At the present time “program" seems to be ousting “pro­ many years that bureau was a scene certified that It received $333.923, of if true, would apply equally to our The Portland Chamber of Com- All who will pay one year in ad gramme" and “catalog” i« making headway against “catalogue.” of contention, and it has been the wane« for the Weekly Guard at , merce has had prepared by its attor­ public highways and bridges, to the which $3 13,923 was in contributions Behind these change« there is to be seen a principle at work, A only $1.50 » yeur* wil1 kiveI‘ bls ney a railroad bill which will be pre- political death of more than one per­ postal system and to school houses and $20,000 was borrowed from Tim­ PRINCIPLE OF SIMPLIFICATION by getting rid of superfluous! son who sought to direct its affairs. choice of the Twice a-Week St. Louis and public schools. By this princi- othy L. Woodruff, chairman of the seented to the next legislature for en­ Republic.or the “Oregon Agricultu ” letters. The simplified spelling hoard was organized with the special Mr. Warner has Introduced new pie of government the sultan of Tur­ Republican state committee. The ex- actment. It is designed to prevent ralist, absolutely free for one year. methods, infused new energy Into Among the purpose of aiding and of accelerating thia process of simplifying key and the emperor of China would ponses were $332,011. The Republic is one of the larges’ , unequal and excessive freight rates the workings of the bureau. | contributors were : Morgan, our spelling BY OMITTING USELESS SILENT LETTERS. J. P sod best family newspapers iu Amer 1 and wipe out discrimination in favor be justified in farming out, as they P. Morton & Co.. $2 0.- It is engaged in helping along a simplification which would prob­ tea uil the “Oregon Agriculturalist” $20,000; Levi do, the collection of taxes, to the | of or against communities or individ­ MTION Ml ST BE TIKEL is one of the best aud most practical ably take place more slowly- very much more slowly—even if Woodruff. $10,000. ■000; Timothy- L. highest bidder or to a court favor­ uals. farm, truit aud stock papers iu the if the Willamette Valley Co. per- and John 1». Rocke- the board had not come into existence. Tn other words, it is pro­ Andrew Carnegie ite. The bill provides for reciprocal de­ sists in pumping West. water from the old. each; C. M Depew teller. Jr., $5000 posing nothing novel; it is merely urging the wider and more rapid in hts sixth paragraph the senator .Subscribers, old or new, may take nurrage, requires that adequate infected well the city authorities owe W Higgins. $2500 and Governor F. application of the principle which has already given us “fantasy" in­ says: Government ownership means their choice of either paper as a equipment and adequate service be it to the people of Eugene to tako I each. premium. stead of “phantasic” ami “economic" instead of “aeconomicke.” furnished, and that all charges foi legal steps to prevent the outrage an American bureaucracy as much Those who failed to get the prom­ greater than any other bureaucracy IT IS AKIN TO THE STRAIGHTENING OF THE TRACK AND THE ised premium magazines will be given transportation of persons and prop­ Surely the courts would not hésitai e Americans purchased over $100. LOWERING OF THE GRADE WHICH ARE TAKING PLACE ON OUR on earth as the American railway their choice of either of these papers erty must be reasonable and just to issue an injunction that will stop IT HAS THE APPROVAL OF THE IMMENSE system is as much greater than any 000,000 worth of luxuries from for­ BEST RAILROADS. in place of the magazines without Unjust and unreasonable charges are any further action on the part of the MAJORITY OF SCHOLARS. farther cost, by sending their names other on earth.” It Is sutficleut reply eign countries during the last fiscnl leclared unlawful, and this provis­ company in that direction. There >s It is appealing also to the practical COMMON SENSE of tho and addresses to this office. So to this to ask If the senator Imagines year, according to the departmen* far we have been unable to compel ion applies also to joint rates. Dis now on the statute books laws which that his "straw” bureaucracy, if it of commerce and labor. Forty mil American business man. The list of 300 simplified spellings has the Eastern publishers to keep their ■ riniination, giving and accepting re­ give the state board of health powe- could be realized in the flesh, would lions went for diamonds and precious already been adopted bv hundreds of firms and companies throughout agreement iu regard to the magazine's, bates are prohibited under heavv to protect communities In such cases own more senators and judges and stones a like amount tor laces, etc , the country. It is l>eing taught in many of tho schools. Indeed, tho aud feel the disappoiutmeut as keenly penalties, as is the giving of an un- as this and If the city officials are re­ maiutaln a more corrupt and despic- seven million for artificial and natu­ movement in favor of orthographic simplicity has been welcomed as our subscribers. The Weekly Guard is still clubbed lue and unreasonable preference and creant in their sworn duties then an able lobby at the capital of every ral feathers, six million for cham­ MOST WARMLY BY TEACHERS, who best know how much, with the Semi-Weekly Oregon Journal lie taking of compensation other appea! may be taken to the state au­ state of the union, and at Washing­ pagne and the remainder for perfun. time is now wasted in learning our present cumbrous spelling and how at $2.25 a year for both papers. han specified in the lawful sched- i thorities. This latter course would ton than the railroads now own and erles, toilet articles, smokers' arti­ that spelling forces children to relv on their MEMORY SOLELY, Mail all remittances and communi ules. An anti-pass provision is in- be deplorable because of the wide- cles and opium for smoking. If to to tho disregard of their reason. So widespread is the interest already maintain. eaticus to corporated, excepting from its oper- spread advertising the city would re- GUARD PRINTING CO., Locally, in the light of the short­ this this Is added the value of to­ excited that tho members of the simplified spelling board feel assured: ation the privileged persons listed ceive and that of a most lnjurious Eugene Oregon. age of cars, so necessary to business, bacco cigars and cigarettes imported of tho ULTIMATE success of their movement, a success which will in either the Inter-state or Wiscon­ character. But at any cost the $125,000,000 and the general prosperity, and the the total will reach not lx> evident today or tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow, but health of the people of Eugene must sin acts. LANE COUNTY’S HOME PAPER. knowledge that the Southern Pacific This amount is double the Imports of which will be obvious SOONER OR LATER. Every railroad is required, under be protected and a water famine management has recently declared an luxuries ten years ago. It is hardly necessary to call atten- tion to the fact that the Daily Guard the provisions of section 45, to file would be preferable to another epi­ unusually big dividend to its stock­ has been very much improved lately on the first Monday of February of demic of sickness. holders instead of keeping up and in­ The state of Washington has suf­ The Guard, in common with all creasing Its rolling stock, those ag­ respect. each year a verified list of all rall- as a newspaper in every By Professor W I. THOMAS. University of Chicago fered heavily by the recent floods,the good citizens, is distressed at th“ This is because we have at last prac­ road passes, mileage books and tick- grieved by private ownership and heaviest loss falling upon the town IIERE has been develo,)< <1 a peculiar code of morals to cover course taken by the Willamette Val- tically completed one of the finest ets issued free or for any other that. management would seem to have am­ of Castle Rock, which was half wiped the peculiar case of woman. This may be called a MORAL promiees and avowals of good inteu- plants owned by any paper in Oregon actual bona fide money consideratloa ple cause for their complaining. out. Railroads also suffered heavily ITY OF THE PERSON and of the bodily habits, as con­ promises and avowels of good inten­ outside of Portland, and have all the at full established rates during th; and farmers on the low lands lost trasted with the commercial and publie morality of man. tions its course of late has caused ii facilities needed for publishing a preceding year, together with th.- The statement made by a Chicago nearly all their improvements and I’uritv, coiiBtuncv, reserve and devotion are the qualities in woman rude awakening on the part of many newspaper that will fully cover the names of the recipients thereof, the judge that within the last five years a great deal of stock. Oregon, slow which please anf habit), she acta in the manner $4000, and is one of the finest ever companies in the matter of the issu- rates it has failed miserably, and it« dered than have died from typhol I which makes her most pleasing TO MEN. And—always with the Sent out of the Mergenthaler facto­ ance of transportation, except fo- assurances that it would construct fever, is attracting much attention Governor Chamberlain states that ruther definite realization before her of what a dreadful thing it is to ry, having patents upon it as late as political purposes, and a commission an electric railway in consideration of among those who make a study ol he stands for an unfettered open riv­ be an old maid- she has naively insisted that her sisters shall play well August of this year. Altogether the consisting of three members, to b*' the granting of a satisfactory fran sociology. The statement is eBpec- er from Portland to the headwaters within the game and has become herself the most STRICT CENSOR In accordance new plant represents an outlay of appointed by the governor, is pro chise have been utterly disregarded. ¡ally worthy of attention, as the of the Willamette,, of that morality which has lateóme traditionally associated with judge declares this condition arise, with this view he will recommend to probably $8000, which is a large vided for. The local management of the compa­ Such a bill has many good feature.; ny is such that some of its patrons from our lax method of enforcing the next legislature the purchase of woman. Amount of money to invest in print- FEARING THE OBLOQUY WHICH THE WORLD ATTACHES TO but it is doubtful if it will be enacted are held up and virtually robbel the laws, and from the laws them- i he locks at Oregon City at a reasoi.- ing machinery and type in a town the A BAD WOMAN. SHE THROWS THE FIRST 8TDNE AT ANY WO­ incident showing th*' selves. An into a law. since, so far as the returns able and Just price, so that all tolls Size of Eugene, but the growth of the while others are granted rates that MAN WHO BIDS FOR THE FAVOR OF MEN BY OVERSTEPPINO The governor Country justifies it and present busi ! have been received, but one member are Just as unreasonably low It delays that may occur in finally ex­ may be adolished. THE MODE8TY OF NATURE. ness as well as future increase makes of the legislature has declined to ac­ seems to be simply a case of getting ecuting the decrees of a court pun­ Is generally right on all questions ishing offenders recently occurred in affecting the welfare of the people. the outlay a business investment, cept a free pass from the railroad all that a consumer will stand for. an Eastern city. A man was tried The Guard is one of the oldest. If company. The general management of the Wil­ and duly found guilty of an atro­ Thls county exported over $18.- lamette Valley Company's plants is not the oldest. business institution in cious murder. He was called before . 000,000 worth of canned goods to Will IIIT< ll< O< K QUIT. entrusted to a fr’n'-hlse jobber and Lane county, and the paper has been It looks as if the department of speculator who seems incapable o.' the trial Judge for Bentance There I foreign countries In the fiscal year o* S regular visitor to many homes for the interior was in line for a com­ realizing that the people are at last a formality usually followed, In pas, ' 1905-6. The foods thus exported the period of an averagfle lifetime, plete overhauling, according to au- awake to their own Interests and de­ ing such sentences, of asking th-' j consisted of fruits, beef, salmon, con holding a position as a reliable dis­ By H. II. Bennett prisoner if he has anything to sav lensed milk, pork, vegetables, lari from Washington. Rumors mand a square deal—one of those seminator of the news that can never vices and butter. The value of such ex why sentence should not be pro ­ have been rife for some time that ATR off! men who cannot realize that the con­ bp shaken by any competitor. porta in 1896 was only $11,000.000. Along the Street tb«re comes the president was convinced that s porations which serve the publ'" nounced against him. In this cav The history of Lane county has A bl iré of buglc-i a ruiiie of commission chise rights. Blue and crimson and white it shines in all that time many political known that the Keep be In the toll» of the law The prer- It must be conceded that the ait- formal question, recalled the accused, Over the sterl tipped ordered lines. found the methods not only anti Parties have come and gone, and the Hats off! The asked the question, and on being an­ I ent shakeup promises to produc* quated. but in many case ■s wholly tn- ’ nation in Eugene ts grave The colors liefore us fly Pioneer generation that saw its birth greater consternation in certain qffhr swered that he had nothing to say re adequate to the prompt and effleien. menace of an Impure water supply Rut more than the flag 1« passing by. have nearly all passed away. In all ter» than did the big upheaval of na transaction of the government busi­ must be removed, and that without sentenced him. No question arises t.iat time it has seldom, if ever, miss­ Ren fights and land fights, grim mid great. If the as to the guilt of the prisoner. n > ture. ness, and so reported to the pres­ further unnecessary delay. Fought to make and to save the state; ed a regular issue, and at al) times the Willamette Valley Company goes question that he does not deserve Weary marches and sinking ships; ident. Especially was this the case Wm. R. Hearst says that he will has b -n a potent factor for progress for Cheers of victory on dying ll|*a. back to the old condemned supply it death penalty, but his attorney, in the general land office, and t never again be a candidate for office And honest publicity. It is a record is nothing less than an admission of delay, and In hope he may get his commission Insisted in its repo-t Day« of plenty and days of peace; This statement will tend to relieve ®f which few newspapers are able to ‘ its inability to meet the require­ client free, appeals to a higher court March of a strong land «wlft Increase; that a complete change In busines* the anxiety of some ambitious Em •°ast—one of honorable achieve­ Equal Justice, right and law, ment» of the hour, or it is an open and no one can tell how long the de­ should be promptly made. This ma> plre State politicians who will be gla I Stately honor and reverent awe. ment and steady advancement. disregard for the welfare and heait.1 lay Ir. properly punishing the crim­ or may not have been the cause of to know that the editor is out of th • The future may be safely Judged of the city that should be regarded inal will be With such examples o’ Sign of a nation, great and strong. the sudden determination of Secre ­ running. % To ward her people from for 'gn wrong; fr'm the past except that the world M a challenge to every good citizen delay, and of the failure of the court» ' tary Hitchcock to resign, for neither Pride and glory and honor, all 1» moving more rapidly now than | to gn forth and battle with the enemy to punish crime, is It to be wondered Live In the colors to stand or fall. the secretary nor the president wdl Wm. Ft Hearst and Dick Croke.- that the people so often take the la» *”r before, and cities are growing of progress. of health, of the home nything about it. but it has be- are still exchanging compliments in Data off! ®" ’,e in a month than formerly In say a If this action of the company lx to into their own bands and administer Along the street there comes a late Interview the former advises come known that the resignation of T'ars the ox team has been succeed- be construed a« the old. arrogant condign punishment? A Mare of bogies. a ruffle of drums; th Mr. Richards, commissioner Croker to remain away from this And loyal hearts are beating high, M by steam and electricity. Newspa- query of bosslam and monopoly flats off! ¡and office, wm Mked for. The state treasurer's annual report country "In these days of Investiga­ 1 "Well, what are you going tod) h*rs have had the benefit of the most The flag la passing by! His high personal regard for Mr tion and prison penalties.'' about it?" we mistake the aplrit an1 shows that Oregon has no debt of any •Plendid achievements of inventive thing Garfield was not the only I 8 nin until the town of seven or today possosses a better newspaper than the city of 25.000 people of a president when young Ohionian he selected What the “Simplified Spelling? Really Is c Our Premium Otters Woman’s Effort to Please Man C i H Poem for Coday • J«**«**♦**«*«**•«******♦♦*♦♦*♦*****♦**< *♦*♦♦***♦♦***; “THE H - w ¡1 ************** FLAG GOES BY”