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t .pesrtT' ec» R WS, Pag« Pour. f Washington C ou nt y He W S T *T / FOREST GROVE, OREGON. J U N E 12. 1903 / purrent Cominent-Timely T opics «r The News’ cartoon artist is a Wash ington County young man, Frank Brown, of Forest Grove, but his genius with the brush tn hitting off in ' ” REPUBLICAN 1 * a happy way the foibles of others or gently but effectively conveying a Proprietor needed hint, are likely to give him be WELL FRENCH fore long a broader reputation. His clever work is one of the most appre- ( lated features of The News, which in so many ways has departed from the beaten track of eonntry news Eight Pages Advance papers. The News is encroaching on I - ^ ' the domain of no other newspaper in Washington bounty, but has cleared g e c t i « 38S4i. . WJieneveh* ubv fyeison, whether -¡aid newiKpaprr <.r perio^l com panf or corporation owning or coin rul received by the p en en or persons to whom a field of its own ing an| newspaper or periodical of any It is sent or not.— Bellinger & Cotton's An June 14 In History. W ASHINGTON COUNTY N E W S THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF LAW Foícst Grove, Orcga*j| $1.00 a Year'» kind, oi| whenever any editor or proprietor o f any u«w*tfMkf*pr **r pariadifah "bull mail or »end any nm*h newspaper or period ical to any person or persons in this state without first receiving an order for said newspaper or periodical from such person or persons to whom said newspaper or periodical is mailed, shall be deemed to be a gift, and no debt or obligation shall ac crue against any sitch person or persons, notated Codes and Statutes of Oregon. Address ifll 'brofTwess rommtmteirflons to the Proprietor. All matter for publication should be ad dressed to : "E ditor Washington County News.” Application made fo r entry ftt the post- office o f Corest Grove, Oregon, as second class mail matter. Bill! Allowed by Commissioners’ Court, June Term. Redmond & Sapplngton, school supt., $5; H. A. Ball, sal., etc.. $77.80; Redmond & Sapplngton, bridges and roads, $8.23; Delta Drug Store, poor, O F F IC IA L P A P E R O F T H E C ITY OF FO R E ST G RO VE. OR. $14.50; G. A. Wilcox, assessor. $75.00; Homer Hendrix, field assessor. $67.50; Office in Abbott Building. iMued Every Friday in the Year. A. M. Collins, Janitor, $38.75; L. C. Walker, field assessor, $36.25; S. T. is making schools more effective, uni VanMeter, election, $1.25; Wm. Jack "Where Roils the Oregon.” form eighth-grade examinations are son, treas., etc., $61.10; C. W. Hen Ih e I.ewis and Clark Centennial and leading to more completing the course, dricks, lumber, etc., roads, $41.98; A. American Pacific Exposition, to better work through a definite aim A. Morrill, surveying. $54.70; W. M. Portland, 1906. and to closer supervision by affording Lyda, lumber, $8.05; A. J. Roy, poor opportunities for comparison, while farm, $123.40; Beal & Co., roads, $6.15; C E N T E N N I A L OF T H E OREGON the county five-mill tax on a largely J. L. Barnard, taxes, $80; J. C. Lam- COUNTRY. increased assesment supplies means kin, elections, $2; Louise McGahey, for more liberal support. poor, $3; Mrs. A. M. Wells, election, But this is only for the public school, $2.20; H. B. Tigard, assessing, $56; A new series of postage stamps, commemorative of the Louisiana pur the child is allowed to substitute work Bogs & Ennis, lumber, $12.25; Willis chase, is to be issued, just as the Na in a private school for public school Ireland, dep. recorder, $41.55; E. 1. tion's hundredth birthday anniversary ing, though not required to attain to Kuratli, recorder, etc., $85.90; R. L. Irwin-Hodson and the 400th anniversary of Colum any standard. Were the private school Robinson, roads, $5; bus’ discovery were marked by special til Bums measure subject to the state Co., sta., $21; J. R. Miller, election, stamp issues. Here is an opportunity an impressive lesson in the source of $2; W. O. Donelson, coffin, poor, .for Hon. Finger Hermann to do an all authority would be given, and the Moore, $15; J. E. Hazeltine, bridges, other important service for Oregon. character of the work could be ascer $18.90; Remington & Co., typewriter, As Commissioner of the General Ijantl tained and maintained so as to be $65.00; Glass & Prudhomme, elec, Office he secured a change in the offi equivalent to the public school course. and sta.. $79.35; John Ritter, circuit cial map recognizing that the Oregon It will be admitted that by its plan of court, $1.80; A. C. Archbold, Court country came to the United States by education the state seeks results, and and relief, *4.65; J. W. Sewell, sal right of discovery, exploration and how best to gain them should be its Sheriff, etc., $200.90; Hines & Lilly settlement, and not as a part of the greatest concern. The district school, roads. $59.85; Argus. 2 mo. printing Beaverton Hati Louisiana purchase. Now as Con supported by local and county tax, e x -1 sta.. election, $87; gressman It is to be hoped that Mr. 1sts that no one may grow up illiterate rent election day, $2; W. O. Donelson Hermann will work for a separate for want of opportunity to learn, but coffin, Clemeys, $15; Ornduff Bros, series of stamps for 1905, which shall the object sought is to Increase intel roads, $30.40; C. S. Reynolds, roads tell of that important addition of ter ligence among the people regardless $3.23; Hillsboro Pub. Co., sta., $10.80 ritory. In place of Napoleon and Lou- of age or school connection. For this S. T. Bowser, election, $2; G. A. Mor bet, let there be on the stamps the reason the private school should be gan, Co. Clerk, $207.05; Mrs. M. M« . portraits of Lewis and Clark, of Capt. as carefully supervised and held up to Kenney, relief, $6; Tualatin Hote. Ormy and John Jacob Astor, .and. on equal grade with the public, but, board for prisoners. $3.25; Light am both Jefferson deserves a place of though such has. been the policy for water, $18.50; J. H. Wlrtz, electloi honpr with the anniversary dates colleges - and academies, elementary $3.20; H. T. Bagley, *2; Wm. WoWJt, changed to Indicate his double service schools have been entirely overlooked circuit court, $30.10; W. H. Williams in spite of the fact that a tenth of the & Son. roads, $10.7o, I,. A. Rood, Co. to the country. people there receive their preparation Judge. $60.40; W. J. Butner, Co. Com., ‘FOR LICEN9E—YES” OR "FOR fytr citizenship. $12.80; E. J. Ward. Co. Com., $25.10; LICEN8E— NO” ? Now the state may fairly pay for Lloyd Ingram, roads, $3; John Jack, results regardless of how gaiued, and roads, $3; P. B. Southworth, roads, The referendum of the liquor license everyonp who fulfills Its requirements $3; J. H. McNamer, $25; Honeyman «natter to the people of Forest Grove ought to be recognized. To make the Hardware Co., $10.55. brings to decisive issue a question success, o f the puptl a benefit to the which has peon talked over here for scluxil would stimulate competition All the business cannot be cornered half a century, ami the council is to and form a desirable basis for appor but those who advertise will come pe commended for Its action. As Su tioning the interest from the lrre- closer to cornering it than the fellows perintendent Clapp suggested. It Is an ,ei,l»le school fund. I>et say $10 go to n <$<’ • American principle that the majority y the institution where the successful who don’t. ahall rule, and at the polls on th ones one have been prepared, $5 for each The Buxton smallpox scare is all first day of July will be determine«! laav student certificate, the examina over, the sick people recovered, their ■what Is the will of the majority, it la tion department taking <4ver the test dwelling duly fumigated and the quar not favoring or opposing temperance; ing In preliminary subirete; another antine raised. The cases were all con it Is how temperance may be beat at $6 be for each teacher’s diploma Isseed fined to the home of Mr. Btixton and tained. In apother column appears and as much more for would-be doc- linrMMkl banldes the family, the school the proposed ordinance. Its provisions tors, distribution being made regard- teacher, Miss L i im o f Forest Grove, should be carefully studied, thou the N hw of public or pjrtvate schools So who boarded with them, and the do real conditions here now learned from rivalry would be aroused among the mestic employed there. Mrs. Buxton’s those who know, not from some one pnptls of both systems anil all gain, illness was the most severe whoso occupation or habits bars him keeping both on their mettle, general from having knowledge, and from Intelligence would increase and the For doors, windows, shingles and these every voter must make up hie schools quickly show the results of builders’ hardware, go to Hughes. His «nind ami In the secret ballot cast a such a system. The state trust fund, limo is the best and cheapest. • vote Wr-wtrtch he aaswoes only to o r trrednrthle fund, would hare its money put where It would do the Messrs. Lloyd and 1-ester Soehron his own conaclenc*. It will bo noted that this ordinance mrmt good, and should the Grange, are getting up a big dance for Satur hill expr««sly states that the liquor ever the advocate o f progress and Im day evening, June 13. at Parker's hall, dealer shall be at his own peril for provement endorse such an initiative Greenville. Walker’s orchestra Is to violating any deed provision forbid- it would be a step much to the credit furnish music and will be on hand flln'g the sale of liquor. Should s sa of the Patrons of Husbandry. early. loon license be granted the eolleg* would then have an opportunity to test the liquor forfeiture clause without any difficulty hr secnrtng evidence and without the prejudice which exists against an Innocent party’s suffering fo r the alleged fault of another. A suit against an owner who permitted an open saloon on his land would test the clause on Its merits and determine once for all If Forest Grove Is forbid den ground for ardent spirits. By Judie SHEPARD BARCLAY of St. Louis X the American system of law THF, J U D IC IA R Y HAS BECOME TH E B A LA N C E W HEEL, whose power to check the irregular movements that may occur in other departments of government has challenged the won der of publicists throughout the world. It can n ot be doubted that the courts will retain that high posi tion SO LO N G AS T H E Y E X H IB IT THE SAME SELF R E June 15 In History. S T R A IN T IN TH E USE OF T H E IR CO N STITU TIO N A L ifió — KitaF£°- vv asidnaton took com m an d POW ERS A S B ID THE PEOPLE IN TH E EN ACTM EN T o f the A m erican arm y. es K n ox Polk, eleventh presi OF TH E O R G A N IC LAW S. Occasionally, however, one may 1849—Jam dent, died at N ash ville; born 1795. 1871—C om m odore Josiah T attn all, p rom i discover a decision hero and there which seems to trench upon the nent C onfederate naval officer, died at S avan nah ; born 1795. domain o f legislation, and one o f the dangers o f the hour consists in 1880—John A ugustus Sutter, discoverer of gold in C alifornia, died in W a sh in g the tendency o f some courts in that direction. ton; born In Baden 1803. It is not my purpose to point out with any degree o f particularity 1901—General M ax W ebber, a prom inent Germ an veteran o f the civil war, died the specific signs o f danger from the cause alluded to. They are not * in New Y ork c ity ; born 1824. as vet serious. They are possibly wholly imaginary. They have June 16 In History. excited alarm in some minds excessively charged with that vigilance ' 1593—C hristopher (K it) M arlowe, E nglish which is the price o f liberty. But they cannot justly be said to ex dram atic poet, killed at D e p tfo rd ; born j in C anterbury 1564. hibit more than A TE N D E N C Y IN JU DGES TO FOLLOW I 1815—N apoleon defeated R lucher at L ign y, and the allies defeated N ey at Q uatre THE BEN T OF TH E T R A IN IN G T H E Y H A V E R E C E IV E D B ras, both p rep aratory to W a terloo. T he defeat o f B lucher at L ign y led to i BEFORE R E A C H IN G TIIE BENCH. They are rather mani i the battle on the field o f W aterloo.if B lucher retreated from L ign y to W a festations o f that conservatism which characterizes the legal pro terloo. W ellin gton retired to W aterloo! to unite with Bllicher. fession generally than of a change of opinion touching the powers of 2866— Prussia set her arm ies In m otion , [ the government. The form in which some decisions exhibit the tend and the single cam paign w ar w ith ! A u stria began. ency mentioned is in rulings declaring void certain statutes duly 1900—Prince de Joinville, son o f K in g L o u is Philippe o f France, w h o for a tim e passed’ by legislative bodies, but which the courts hold to be unrea served in the arm y o f the P otom ac o n the staff o f General M cClellan, died in sonable in some respects. Such acts have been held invalid because P a ris; born 1818. not "due process o f law.” I T H I S C O N S T R U C T I O N O F T H O S E P H R A S E S IS A S T E P T O W A R D J U D I C I A L P A R T I C I P A T I O N IN L E G I S L A T I O N F A R IN A D V A N C E O F ANYTHING IMAGINED BY T H E FRAMERS O F O UR C O N S T I T U TIONAL SYSTEM. It is a dangerous step, even though it sometimes appears at the moment the only safeguard against the rank injustice of some legisla tive act. Yet the far reaching consequences and dangers of over stepping the proper bounds of judicial authority constitute in them selves far greater evils than the injustice it aims to correct. It would be well for the judiciary, as the strong conservative in fluence in onr government, to call the halt itself. A COURT SHOULD A L W A Y S BE A N E X E M P L A R OF W IL L IN G OBEDIEN CE TO TH E L A W . It should be no less ready to recognize the limitations on its own authority than to enforce the restraints of law upon others. IF T H E PR INC IP LES OF A M E R IC A N F R E E G O V E R N M E N T ARE T O M A I N T A I N T H E I R S U P R E M A C Y A N D T H E E V O L U T I O N O F PO L I T I C A L W I S D O M IS T O K E E P P A C E W I T H T H E E V O L U T I O N O F M A T E R I A L PR OS PE RI TY , IF T H E G R A N D E U R OF OUR CIVIC POWER IS T O R I V A L T H E G L O R Y O F O U R A RMS, T H E J U D I C I A R Y M U S T P R A C T I C E T H E L E S S O N O F S E L F R E S T R A I N T W H I C H IS T H E B E A U T Y A S I T IS L I K E W I S E T H E S T R E N G T H O F O U R A M E R I C A N LIBERTY. _______________________________ Voice of Women Needed In Our Government By HENRY B. BLACKWELL, Champion of Woman Suffrage fw O M A N ASKS TH E E IG H T TO VOTE. LET H E R H A V E IT. She will not bo masculine, but she will do the woman’s part in politics. God never meant that polit ical society should be composed o f men only. Ho intended that government should also be something o f the home. As long as women are kept out of the government there can be no settled spirit o f peace. June 17 In Hiirtory, 1703 — John W esley b orn ; died 1791. 1719—Joseph A ddison, stand ard p rose w riter o f E n g land, died at K en sin g ton ; born 1672. 1775—-Battle o f Bunker Hill. 1854—Mme. Jlenriette S o n -i tag (C ountess de R ossi), Germ an soprano singer, died in M ex ico; born at C oblentz. Mme. S ontag was one o f the m ost celebrated singers o f Germ any. She studied at P rague and then m ade a tour o f the principal cities o f E u rope, crea tin g a fu rore everyw here. Tn 1830 she m arried Count Rossi« Sar dinian am bassador at T he H ague, and retired from the stage until 1848. 81m m et w ith the highest success in A m er ica in a tour w hich-began in 1853. 1897—The R ev. F ath er Kriefpp, fanrmrs d octor-p riest, died at W oerish ofen , M unich; born 1822. 1900—Chinese fo rts at Taku, on bein g o r dered to surrender to the allied navy, opened fire; the R ussian, B ritish , F ren ch, Germ an and Japanese ships» returned the fire. T he fo rts surren dered, and wild riot In P ek in g fo l lowed. June 18 In History. 1778—T he B ritish evacuated Philadelphia. 1812—C on gress declared w ar again st Great Britain. 1815-Battle o f W aterloo. 1884—Bishop M atthew Sim pson died ir» P hiladelphia; born in Cadiz, O , 1811. 1894—W illiam H art. N. A ., a well kn ow n painter, died at M ount V ernon, N. Y .; born 1822. 1900— Baron von K etteler, Germ an m inis ter at P eking, killed by a Chinam an w earing the national uniform w hile h© w as g oin g to the tsun g-li-yam en. 1901— L ouis A ldrich, popular A m erican a c tor. died at K en nebu nkport, M e.; b orn 1843. Hazen S. Pingree, e x -g o v e rn o r o f M ich igan, died in L on d on ; born 1841. June 19 In History. 1784—R ichard H en ry Lee, the first to introduce resolutions fo r inde- pendence, died; born 1732. 1834—Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, the noted E n g l i s h The question o f woman suffrage is no longer a question o f the preacher, born ; died 1892. ory, but it lias become a practical question. In all states where 1864—B attle o f the K ea r- 1 sarge and A laba m a off woman suffrage has been established the best results have followed. C herbou rg, France. Spurgeon. A N D I T IS O N L Y IN T W E L V E S T A T E S T O D A Y T H A T A M A R R I E D 1867—M axim ilian, titu lar em peror o f M ex ico, w as shot at Q ueretaro by the re M O T H E R HAS A N Y L E G A L R I G H T T O T H E CARE AND C U S T O D Y OF p u blican s; born 1832. M axim ilian w a s a brother o f E m peror F rancis Joseph HE R MINOR C H I L D R E N . U N T I L L A S T Y E A R T H E W O M E N O F MAS o f A ustria. H e had been deceived as S A C H U S E T T S DI D N O T H A V E I T ; U N T I L T H E Y E A R B E F O R E L A S T to the real situation in M exico and on assum ing the im perial d ign ity found T H E W O M E N O F I L L I N O I S H A D I T N O T . IN E V E R Y C A S E T H E R I G H T bitter opposition at the hands o f the H A S B E t N S E C U R E D BY T H E A D V O C A T E S O F W O M A N S U F F R A G E . j L iberals. H e w as taken prisoner a fte r a sharp ba ttle at Q ueretaro and e x e cuted in retaliation fo r his harsh de crees against M exicans w ho resisted his authority. 190®—K in g A lbert o f S axony died at D res den; borri 1828. SELF INTEREST Versus PUBLIC WEAL By President HADLEY of Yale HE theory that each man should be left free to do what be pleased, especially in economic matters, with as little, restraint from law as possible, was very pop ular during the first half of the nineteenth century. During the last half of that century there was r reaction. • A GOOD C H A N C E FOR AN IN IT IA T I V E P E T IT IO N . T h« Initiative and referendum plan proved Itself not liable tn abuse when the movement to bring about a refer- andnm of the exposition appropriation tailed, but its use will best be eetab- llahed when the Initiative shall have been taken for aome measure of gen eral benefit and of advantage to no particular class or clique, when the people shall have by Its aid gained eotne useful legislation which lobbies and politicians hare neglected. Such a desirable law would seem to be one raising educational standard* 4a Oregon. OunaoUdaltoa of districts 1845—B attle o f Naseby. 1777—F irst form o f A m erican flag decreed by congress. T h e resolution read “ that the flag o f the 13 United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and w h ite; that the Union be 13 stars, white in a bius field, representing a new con stella tion.” T his is the first recorded legis lation for the adoption o f a nation al flag. The resolution w as not prom ul gated officially unlil Sept. 3. T he first flag made as prescribed is believed to have been unfurled on the R an ger b y P au l Jones, w h o w as appointed the d ay the resolution passed. T he flag o f 1777 rem ained as adopted until 1794, when tw o additional stripes and tw o stars were placed in fo r V erm on t andi K en tu cky. T he present form is 18 stripes and a star fo r every state. T his! w a s adopted in 18J8. 1800—B attle o f M arengo. 1811—H arriet B eecher (S tow e) born at Litchfield, C onn .; died 1896. 1888— M ary N. P rescott, author, died near N ow bu ryp ort; born in Calais, M e., 1849. 1899—Dr. L aw son Tait, a pioneer in su r gery, died in L on d on ; born 1845. . . IN A C O N T E S T B E T W E E N O R G A N I Z E D C A P IT A L A N D O R G A N LABO R, L I K E T H A T O F T H E R E C E N T C O A L S TR IK E . T H E IN T E R E S T S OP T H E C O N SUM ER M A Y B E S A C R I F I C E D IN T H E W O R S T FA S H IO N BY T H E T O T A L C E S S A TIO N OF P R O D U C TIO N O F O NE OF T H E N EC ESSA R IES OF LIF E . IZED In order really to meet these evils we need s o me t hi n g mo r e than contracts or conspiracy laws or m u n i c i p a l i z a t i o n of industry. WE MUST GET BACK TO THE CONCEPTION OF SOME H IGH ER MOTIVE THAN SELF INTEREST AND SOME BETTER MEASURE OF VALUE T U A N SELF AGGRAN DIZEMENT. .a - . 1 2 F 3 :• , A' « •** * ! ' • • j June 20 In Hiitory. 1483—R ichard, duke o f Gloureeter, pro* claim ed kin* a.. R lekard III 18YT—W illiam IV . o f England died; a cce s sion o f Uia niece V ictoria. W illiam IV. w as the son o f G eor*e III. H e su c ceeded Qeor*e IV. in 1891. D u rin * his retgn o f seven years the reform bill Crists disturbed the p olitics o f the kingdom seriously. W illiam was not a friend o f reform . A m on g his m inis ters w er« E arl G rey. S4r R obert Fael and the D uke o f W ellin gton . All o f them were forced to resign under the pressure o f the reform ers, w h o ulti mately triumphed The king had loet tw o children in their Infancy, and up on hie death the crown passed to his niece, who en joyed the rem arkable reign of *4 jreafs. twt—The fine1 papers were signed by which Alaska was sold to the United States for 17.#0.000. IfN- Santa Anna, general, dictator, presi dent. etc of Mexico for many years, died at hia estate of Maago Clave, born 1746. 1M0 — Count Ifuravfteff. noted Auaelat» st ales man. minister of foreign affair*, died at BL Petersburg; born IMS.