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Will French, Publiher.
Austin Craig, Editor.
Republican in Politics.
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When the most serious charge
Hg-tinst General Wood Is that he In
itetl that 'freedom of speech, uu
Usmrnnled criticism of the military
government and absolute Indcpend
not in all matters was a necessary
prt of the education of the Cubans
to fit them to conduct a liberal gov
ernment," the American people are
apt to view leniently his insubordin
ation to his superior officer. The
man who did ho much for Cuba is
deserving of praise for hid adherence
to American ideas ami resistance to
the despotism which Hen-eral Urooke
attempted to net up undeT the name
of military government.
Republican memt?rs of the Legis
lature have been receiving a type,
written slip, sent out from Portland,
naying: "Don't think the Leg
islature ought to arteend the L"wi
& Clark Fair law no that it should
name the ineiwbeTs if the StateOim-
mission? Is it fair 1hr this import
ant body sfcould be couitoHed of j great tieed, but it just as well to tie
Democrats n.l Tvnegade Repuhli-1 vigitatit, and moreover to have the
cans? Is a Rpctlican legM.itureor(raai.tion effected through which
to be held mopooble for a fs Hi,no I oy 4emonstra;iMi or effort like that
apprsprUtkm svrfoout having n word i threatened during some time iat in
to say ataout who spends the -money
i
Think this over."" The signature is
an "Eistera 'Oregon menifeer" but
though aniwyiuu the cowiuinnica
tion promUes to enliven ixewhal
the extra session.
Cateujp of court, eriticina of the
one man wtio-itson hi bench arhit
rarlly ruliwc Ms little worlC -until be
forgets h" i-s ririnir in a repitb!-, has
been tretrhet so that it rivals the
ridiculous iw-iiij"Mty of the fie pot,
but the twelve git men ami true
in th; jury are wpen to the at
tack of all, not excepting 1 ore
whose, province is supposed t tie the
law as is the!" the evidence, How
ever jastiflalcie may have. Ieer. Juilge
Rellirurer's roatof the LogHKj;ury it
is to br questHrtie I if t're is :iy fed
eral stwtuie wbich reqwres th c mrt
of its wn motion to review Hs-rdict
of aciittal.
Sens!1 Mitckell is pressing a bill
increasing Indian War veteran pen
sions to 1- dwllars a montli, also
granting vaih person who served H
dsys in ai:y Indw.n war prior the
Civ. I war 160 ares of Uoiinty tatid
Such recoe-ui tion e deserved and is
only one of many nets ju4ifyii:g the
.taiti l-ni-e too pf(Hie of Oregon hiive
always had in thv seiiior Senator
whi'h have inarkwl bis lelsIaLve
career. uick to rs-cogni-' the j-is
(ice :f any claim Senator Mitchell
has always ts-en untiring tin rve
brougt.t the matter to suv-essfal
coiuplstlon. Such will be the history
of this bill which means so mucti to
) many in Oregon, not a few of
whom are in Washington county.
ItOOStlVELr ( LH5S
PrtI.in-l OiVkiouiuD, Nov.
That there will ls any
serious
efforts to pu-h Mr. Roos.w.-lt into the
background and to work up the r.om
inati' n of snoifuT f -r the Pn-idci!
The Onzonhti de.-un iirt r-brfb'e.
Yet it I ttlli'Kt-liirr well enough for
the supp irters of ihe President be
prepared to ineet ij' h possible effort.
During it- n t h -t xt "f.-nlers" have
.een tir'ii nut in iiik'iv directions,
but without encouraging respon-e,
1 ytt the project seems not to have
i U(.t. Kivtn up wholly. and will et
te
pushed, undoubtedly, if thrre
should apptar to be a chance for its
success.
The chief opponents of President
Itoosevelt are certain threat capitalis
tic and plutocratic interest, which
have resented hi action in iraort
ant matter, like the great coal strike
and the merger canes. They were
obliged to yield, tut they yielded
grumbling!)-; and it has been under
stood all along that they were biding
their time, la the bop 'if accomplish
ing his undoing in the Republican
National Convention. What le
known as "Wall 8treet" is against
Theodore Roosevelt. Rut it Is not
conflJent of Its power to turu him
down, though that is the dearest
object of its desire. Failing in this,
as it Is sure to do, it will address it.
self to the work of putting up for the
Democratic party a candidate of Its
own liking. "In this it may succeed,
or it may not.
Resides the capitalistic combina
tions that would like to defeat Mr.
Roosevelt, in almost every state there
are disgruntled republican politicians
who would quickly manifest the
same inclinations, if they should see
any movement that way. There are
Huch in Oregon, as elsewhere. It is
proper, therefore, for the supporters
of the President to tie on their guard
against mac nidations through which
hostile delegates might !e clipped
into th National Convention. Or,
nizttlon of Roo-HVelt clubs through
out Oregon, began nlreaiiy with
vigor in 'Portland, as announced in
The Oxonian of yesterday, is a
measure both of precaution ami of
Htiyrer!r:oii, on the part of the Presi
dent's supporter. Vhere may te no
new reports (neu various parts of
Ue?ountry may be met and foiled.
Trie Oregonian's own belief Is that
the President will tie nominated
wtttioul any real opjKjsition in con
vention. Rut there are elements of
fposition that would defeet hm if
it wire pos-rtlii. Tliey may not
aear in the convention at all- but
th-y might awi probably would be a
fotce ttn-re, if no precautionary
rweasures were taken egaiust them.
Plutocratic tntl.ifnces are always
Jwuud to tie rwerful among irrespon
stble delegates from states that never
-NI tie dejwiKted on for a K-pttWii an
electoral vik", and there are great
hunches of delegates from diet states.
The Ore .'on ian approves the project
of forming Roosevelt clubs through
tt the Pacific States, even though
tie sentiment here is so aolklly for
Roosevelt, ami from this point of
vkw such action might seem urinec
evsary. Nevertheless, push the
R;l()scvelt club-!
Secretary (Jeo. II, llimts, of the
Oregon Historical society, on his
recent visit to Washii ton county
secured a Hpecime i of Oregon Orape
whis'h completely eclipses anything
la fwre exbitiitewi. It is about 15 feet
in height anil the "trunk" is ; inches
in diameter as far as the tlr.it branch,
which is four feet from the base. It
is a regular lrts and near toe butt
br-ars a scar where another rtilk
about the same siasa hss Is en csvm d
off. This prlee is now in the Histori
cd society museum and makes a
curiosity no longer of the Clackamas
eounty spec imen, 1 feet high and an
inch in diamettr, which Odonel
Hawkins has been proudly exhitiit
log at the Portland Free Museum,
J. W. Hughes will auctioneer
your sale. Write r call, R. F. D.
No 1 Fore-t CJrovr.
A
kind
it CI;.
of tir;ware
!! V's.
and gr.uiite
t.UVFKNMtM' AMSIAN.E FUK
itt:r TF.lt i:is
If the lull whicn wis ci'ro IucmI
lato the Hou-e of lt-'prt s -platr.vs "
the 5S'h C muress, on November 1 S,
by R jpresei,t .t,ve Drowulow (t'-on )
becomes a law the M-ate of (-egou
will become entitled to the ol sum
J"iO,0DO, payable In three years,
I'ju4, ian), Ji "l, to I e exnded iu
the improvement of Iht puolic high
ways, providing that the state, coun
ties and municipal districts in which
the projMwed Improvement are to tie
made will cooperate in the work
and bear their pro rata share of the
expense.
The bill referred to is the same as
that introduced during the 67th
session ot Cou jres'. but contains two
or three slight amendments, which
are quite important and effect Oregon
materially. The bill has been intro
duced in the House by Mr. Brown
low, and Senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
bat agreed to Introduce It in the.
Senate before the adjournment of
that body this session.
The first bill provided (or an appro
pration of 120,000,000 for the per
manent improvement of public high
ways, and provides that this amount
should be equally divided among the
several states of the Union, In the
manner prescribed by the bill, but
the new bill, as amended, provides
for the appropriation of 121,000,000,
to be available at the rate of tS.000.
000 a year during the years of
1905 and 1900. While the amount of
the appropriation is increased by
1.000,000, the chief virtue of the
amendment, so far as the State of
Oregon is concerned, Is the manner
which this sum is to be distributed.
The amended bill say: "States
having a population of less than 700,
tlOO Inhabitants are to receive th
sum of 2."i0,000. The remainder of
the appropriation to be distributed
pro ratii among the slates having a
greater population than "oo.ood, each
of said states t receive a sum equal
to the proportion l!s population bears
to that of the totnl of the states hav
ing a population of over 700,000."
The population is to be based upon
thu census of 1900. Oregon, under
thf (etisus of 1900, is credited with a
population of over 300,000 inhabi
tants, and thus would come under
the provision for the greater sum
easily and will receive 1100,000 more
under the amendment than it would
have under the origi al bill, should
it have become a law.
The main objects of the bill are to
create, In ttie Department of Agri
culture, a bureau to be known as the
Bureau of Public R mds, and to pro
vide for a system of national, ttle
and local co-operation in the perms
nent improvement of (he public
highway. The general policy of the
bureau is to bring uUiuf, so far as
may he, a uniform system of taxa
tion for road purpose-, and a uniform
method of Kmd construction, repair
and malnteuancH throughout the
United States, and to co-operate with
any state or civil subdivision thereof
In the actual construction of perma
nent highways.
The bill also provides for the appro
priation of 17.5,000, for the salaries of
the officers of the bureau, and for the
payment of its generaexpenses, such
as to enable the director to investi
gate the systems of road building
throughout the United States; to
investigate and experiment iu regard
to the best methods of road building
and the best kind of road material;
to co-operate In the building of of.
jec". lesson roads in the several slates,
etc. The ( Ulcers i,f th I ureau shall
coiisiit of one director, salary f l,.".oii;
assistant director, 2,oOO; chief clerk,
12,000; clerk, f l.r.OO; messenger, 72i;
four Held expert-, 2,C0O each; four
civil engineers, l,.soo dollar-; lour
road experts, I,4()o dollars; one assist
ant, In charge of road material latsira
tory, 2..100 dollar-; engineer, 2,000;
chemist, 1,800 dollars; petrographer,
1,200 dollar?, and such other oflleer
as the director may from time to
time require.
The bill provi l -s that, in order to
receive Government aid in the con
struction or improvement of roads in
any -tate in the Union under the
provi-ions of thisbil!, ,i ptitionfor
the -ame inu-t be pr'-ented through
the proper otM er- h ivin Jurisdiction
i f puMi'' ir-vsy- ii tL iiv;l
ohdivisjiitis of the -t 'e-, giving the
d s.-rifiiion "t I h con 'em rilxtpd lot
, j r ivi ii,- it ui. I i.t i-'l n.lc ol H
C is', s'i'l, III tie- IMlio.l find
SO I I'H'h ther--lore re uppi'uve.t ry
me director ( lh" bureau tb- (iov
ruu'-il will pay on- halt o.' Hie
expeusw of f-uch improvement, ai d
the state or its Mitidivi-ious i- rupur
ed to bear the other half. Nothing
-ball tie cous'rued to (revel. t the
stale or civil subdivision thereof
from dis'rihuiing its one half of the
expense b that tho state my pay a
portion, the country or pari-h a
p irtion, the township or district a
portion, au I the owu'-rs of land
abutting upon said road another
portlo ). It also provides that any
state or civil suhdivisionwhich avails
itself of the advantages of the act
shall, because of having accepted
such national aid, contract and bind
itself to maintain and keep said
roads in good and tfHcient repair for
the free useof the public."
FOB BETTER SCHOOL ATTEMUM E
a. i I
County School Superintendent
Rail Las inaugurated another- im
provement In the public school sys
tem of 'bis county which he has so
efficiently organize), this. time to do
away with unnecessary absence. Al
though there Is a compulsory atten
dance law it is better to prevent
and this device of Su t. Bill's will
lead to interesting the children in
punctuality and regularity by recog
nizing those virtues.
Ktch teacher has been sent a
bundle of neatly lithographed "cer
tificates of Perfect Attendance,"
cimmen ling the holder for punctu
ality an I regularity of attendance
The accompanying letter says :
'I enclose herewith a package o(
Certificates of Perfect Attendance to
be used by you for the purpose ol
stimulating the attendance and pit'K
tuallity of pupiN. (food work can
not lie ilo.io unle-s the pupils tan tie
kept regularly in ".'ho !.
"Puase aariniuiM to your pupil
thil yo i will issue at tho close, of ih
month on of these; ct rtitk'ates 4i
each child who is udther absent not
tardy, andaf:er four have, In en iss ted
to any one pupil, the County Super
intendent will issue hiuu a much
larger and nicer one direct fro bis
ottice on the presentation of the cer
tiflcatee he holds.
"It is not necessary that the child
receive his certificates consecutively
each month, in order to receive the
Certificate of Award from this office.
At any time during the school year
when he has received his full number
of four monthly Certificates of Per
feet Attendance, he cm send them to
this office, and a Certificate of Award
will le issued him.
"You are especially cau'.ioned
against making allowance for ai,y
failure on the part of pupils to c unpiy
with the requirements. They must
attend every day and be on time In
order to riceive this certificate. N i
allowance must be nude for tardioe g
even if it is on'y f ir a minute, Tne
rules are als olute.
"I anticipate that the use of these
certificates will greatly increase the
attendance ar d stir tip interest and
enthusiasm among the pupil-, which
Mill in tho end materially increase
the value of your work.
"If we can get the children into the
sc ools every day, then it is our fault
it they do not do as well jn their
work as their talents will warrant.
"When you leavn the dis rict you
will pltiee this envelope, with the
m lining c-rtitii'ates, in your regis
ter and leave them with the proper
otllcer of the I! mr I. Under no cir
cumstinces should they heml-iaid or
lo-t.
' Please take hold of the loafer with
intere-t, and you will no I rei ly
response from your pupils."
Farm for rent o.'7 acres choice
farm land, 2M acres under cultivation
fine location. A first class opjsirtun
ity. Write or enmilre of
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' ' XtrrcsM)ti(.nt - t-
Lumber. We are prepared to tie- i it Co. I'anks.
liver all kinds of umlre-sed lumber'
on short notice, stock uti band at
prices reasonable. ('ail or write
Shipley Mills, liar.k-, ( )n iin.
II t tunlie
fri i't 'he IV
', iyttr s'ews
it! 1 1 1 a u r i n t .
m:d
R. NIXON
1 VNTIiT.
Ferrtt Grove, Orejon.
aM::i( ...1 ! . fi. $"..,",n per set.
:i:el Aei.il .- nil I Minas '" cents
(eiM :'.!.iu-s, f up. Vitali.ed
puiniess I'M ruction.
f. T!ni e (loin s north of Hi li k
Oltii e hours froci 'J A. M. to 4
air f ir
Utile
Ktn e.
IV M.
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Diss. Mrlii.K it ll.u.N
OSTKOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Acute uml lironic liiseust'ii, Nervnus atiii
tipinul A lietioiis, Women's nml t'h 1
ilren's DUimm's a Speeiulty.
-Office
I K. MiIIek
Poreet Ornv I'uet.
liiv, Thur-iiav and
(iilunliiv.
Hours
int. (Iain
Fure-t (I'liVf Moil
I il:iy, Wednesday
I uml Kridsy.
I Otlierduya.rirtriiil
Otln-rduvs.llill.-tioro
OiI'ho over Iuriin Wittnms' Store.
DK. V. I.. DIM MICK
Dentist.
Upstairs, Wapner Building.
Forest Orove, Oregon.
E. B. RENTZ, M. D.,
Phyaiclan and Surgeon.
Office over Abbott's .lowolry Store.
(Roth 'phones.)
Forest Grove, Oregon.
C. E. GEICER, M. D.,
Homeopathlst Physician and Surgeon.
Office, over Wemott'a Store.
neKldence, east of M. E. Church,
Forest Grove, Oregon.
W. CALDERWOOD ,
Dentist.
Orice: Hotel Royal, North YamMII
J. N. HOFFMAN,
Attorney ana Counselor at
Law.
fpst.ilrs, Caples r.lock.
Forest Grove, Oregon.
Dk. Wm. M. Pollock, D. I). S.
Dentist
Office over B:iar, Forest Grove, Or.
All classes of Dental Work.
V. M. LatiKley L. L. Ungle
l.ANGLKY A PON
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Notaries I'uhlic, Ih-al l-'.statt nnd Con
veyaiuing rpstuiru, Caples liuilding
I'orest irove, - - . Oregon
W.'ll. ll'.llis Karl H. Hawks
IIOLLIS & HAWKS
Lawyers
Ileal llstate ami torpor. tion IjiilIs a
S'ei ially.
Olhce i.ver I lines -More
Fop St lpiV('.
Wagner'a Dru
Oreq: m
E. W. HAINES, BANKER.
V. I'. II line", Cashier.
Foreit Grove, Oregon.
CITY BARBER SHOP,
A. J. U'lrtz.
Eaths. Laundry Agency,
rnclfic Avenue, Forest Grove.
JOHN ANDERSON
TAILOR.
FOREST GROVE.
THOMAS H. CROWN
EUILCING MATERIAL
Lirre, S.ind nd Cement
Fore?t Crove,
Oregon
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