Something Red Hot A correspondent in the Salem Jour nal hit hard as follows: I observe that Mr. T. T. Geer of Pendleton still continues to uphold the last useless legislature. His object in doing so is as plain as the nose on ones face. He wants to secure the friend ship and support of the members ot that legislature in behalf of his candid acy for the senate of the United States senate at the next election and he im agines he can secure that end by flat tery. Mr. Geer knows that Frank Davey did nothing but talk, talk, talk, and most of it in the interest of corpori tions; and the majority of the mem bers did nothing but Tote for appro priations and commissions. I unhesi tatingly affum that the last legisla ture was the worst enemy that Oregon has had to contend with for years. They were worse than a plague of grasshoppers, If the people can only get a whack at its work through the referendum, Mr. Geer will then know what the voters think of this embecile body. I i?!1' to asl Mr- Geer 8 few ques tions: F'rSt. Does he think the legislature did right in expending $100,000 for armories? Second. Does he thUk it did rigl t in passing a bill paying Jeff livers $2500 for services that he was to do for nothing; in fact in the face of s law which declared he should do the work without any compensation what ever? Third. Does he approve of appro priating$2000 for every graduate our Btate university turns out in a year; in short, for appropriating $125,000 a year to a college that does little more work on that sum than Willamette Univer sity does on $20,000 a year? fourth. Does A'r, Geer favor the official pass bill a bill that has made Oregon the laughing stock of the world a bill passed in defiance of the will of the people as expressed by referendum vote? Fifth. Does Mr. Geer think the late lamented nightmare mis-called legisla ture, did right in appropriating a mil lion dollars more than any legislature that ever met in Oregon? Sixth. Does - Mr. Geer think Mr. James U. Campbell was right when he publicly declared that the only way to get the late legislature to pass any bill, was to tack on to it an appropriation, and then it would go through like a shot? Does It Pay? From the Portland Journal, a repre' scntative metropolitan paper: A statistician has figured it out that about seven-tenths of the poverty and destitution in tho city of Chicago is caused by drink. Ho states that if tho saloons of Chicago were set sido by side they would make a solid row five miles in length. The drink bill of the city amounts to more than $75,000,000 a year. Not only is most of this money wasted, squandered, by those who spend it, but consider the resultant ex pense to the public, in policemen, jails, courts and poverty. Of course tho liquor traffic "makes business" in a senso, for many not di rectly engaged in it. It is more or less allied and interwoven with many kinds of industry, even some forms of ngri culture. But conceding all that' one muywollask: "Does it pay?" Isn't the public on a final balance a good deal worso off with it than it would be with out it? The liquor traffic is too big, mid from a "business" and industrial point of viow too important to bo easily oi quickly eliminated. This must be done. if at all, by easy gradations, but that people should bo moving in that direct ion ns opportunity offers is not strange, Hero a little and there a little, the pro hibitionists, though not gaming votes as a distinct party, mo gaining ground, and more people are regarding the sa loon as an evil. On tho Down Grade. Father Vaughn, of London has been stirring that city up in n live manner. Somo tilings he snys reach further than London society: "Many of the women of Mnyfuir wor ship their net dogs more than they do Almighty God. What a disgrace! "To judgo from tho scandalous nov els that uro read, the loose plays that are played, the gross superstition that is practiced, the visits of palmists and quacks, and the chorms bought in Bond street nnd worn, I should say society was on tho down grade. Capital Journal: Postofllce Inspector Riches, of Portland, owns a copy of n "List of Postolliccs of the United States' which was issued Dy tho gov eminent in 1702. The list has been, until recently in tho possession of John Hodden, postmaster at Scottsburg, Douglas county, Oregon, who had if from the government, soon after imbli culion. Scottsburg is one of the oldest postolliccs in the state and Mr. Hodden was its first postmaster. In 18G0 Ore gon had 50 postollic -s. ThuSaum Journal View Of It. The farmer and business man and laborer who has no income from any paternalistic suurce must battle for every dollar he gets in the open com petition of the world. He has no in stitution back of his efforts. The Stato Agricultural College ap propriation was also managed from this stand point of safe-guarding the preserves of perpetual officialism, but they caught onto the current a little. They went to the governor and vol untarily knocked off about fifty thou sand dollars, and escaped the veto and escaped criticism. But the State Uni versity push are powerful and have nothing to fear, but the organized far mer vote. The offical push belieyes that can be overcome. They have time and means to fight the farmer. They appeal to all the other intrenched officialism to co-operate and then divide the Grange. They quote the grange against the grange, and thus defeat the taxpayers. In spite of all this, in spite of the fact that the xarmers iire fighting against the political machino, and the higher educated class that ha3 the sal' ri?5 ?!)d nas the time to travel over the state at public expense, there must; !e a check somewhere. Single farmers of Linn county have spent as high as fifty dollars in work ing for petitions to secure the referendum-to the mere chance to vote on a matter that the leg'slature dared not submit to the people. For b it known that the legislature changed the initiative and referendum law so as to make it more difficult and expensive to refer any matter to the vote of the people. The legislature hitched the emergen cy clause onto nearly every bill that was of a character that might be re ferred to the people. It played the game of the predatory classes to the limit. It did not mean that the people should have any chance to exercise a check upon the overreaching and or ganizing combinations that log-rolled their schemes through the legislate e. But there must be a check some where. The check, slight as it, is, ex pensive and burdensome upon the pri vate citizen as it is, is now in the hands of the farmers of Linn county. Will they succeed? ".-J i el.ng over the s ate, battling for their The University faculty are out, trav- graft to be plain about it-fighting for their privileges they don t want any overhead check on what they shall take from the taxpayer. It is the pro fessors against the farmers. Which will win? IuTihe Same B Hit. If a local papur should run down its home town, never losing an opportunity to knock it, how long would it lust. And it wouldn't desorvo to last long. The people have a right to demand that tho newspaper shall uso its best efforcs for the unbuilding of the city in which i is published. And yet what is said in reference to the newspaper should be just as true in reference to tho prL vuto citizen. Ho has no more right to knock a city than a newspaper, and if does he deserves to be dropped just the same. Newspapers and people are in tho samo boat, that's all, and they should unite in their efforts for a city, casting aside their little petty jealous ies nnd quibblings over things not run according to their ideas. Tho majority rules, nnd peoplo and newspapers to gether should abido by its rule, and rustle together for tho upbuildng of their home town, optimistic in every thing, knowing no such thing as going backward, constantly looking for an opportunity to speak a good word for tho city, telling of its splenbid business and its prospects, boosting always, never knocking. An 1-Mitor's Stocv. An Oregon editor took stock the first of the year, after the plan of other bus iness people, which resulted in the fol lowing invoice: Been broke, 300 times had money, 05; praised by the public, (!; damned by the public, llll; asked to drink, IS; refused, 0; missed prayer meeting, 52; been roasted, 4IU; roasted others, 52; washed the ollico towel missed my meals, 0; taken for preacher, 11; taken for a capitalist, 0; found money, 0; taken baths, B: delin quent subscribers paid, 27; did not pay lltti; pain in conscience, 0; got whipped 0; whipped other lellows, M cash on hand, Januarv 1, $1.47; cash on hand now, 07 cents. K. l'.nutigii of I haw. Thaw should not be tried again. Ho should be discharged. Tho country has hud enough of the case. Justice doesn't demand that he be tried until either convicted or discharged. The first trial has divulged the fact that he could never bo convicted no matter how many times tried. If he had killed an hon orable man instead of a libertine the ease would bo ditforent, but whr-n the character of his victim is considered it is easv to appreciate the fact that enough has been done. And yet after all it is unfortunate for the public that such men as Thaw can run at large. Itut New York is full of fellows of the same calibre. Hermann's Ups and Downs. Just now it looks rather dark for Binger Hermann. The case has had many hues since it started, ups and downs for Hermann. Sometimes it has looked as if he would surely go free, and the very next thing some damag ing evidence has been presented that has changed the color of things entire ly. Just now a very conspicuous thing in the case is the proof of the manner in which he farmed out offices under him to relatives, six or seven in all, the worst kind of nepotism, and according to the report not very honorable in its character. No matter what the office, whether big or little there is nothing that makes an official more unpopular then the ringing of relatives into every job possible. The public doesn't con sider that when it elects a man to office or appoints him to one that the whole family and the cousins and the aunts, uncles and nephews, shall also come in for a slice. This seems to have been tho Hermann program. The United Statos needs to turn over a new leaf and leave the peanut politicians out of jobs. vas An Honest Man. In the death of Judge R. P. Boise Oregon loses a man whom everybody is glad to honor. He belonged' to that sterling set of men, who are somewhat rare these days, a representative of true American manhood. Men who disagreed with him respected him be cause they knew he was honest and fair. He was somewhat in politics. and yet he kept himself clean, a splen did example in these days of peanut politics, when office turns some men's heads so much as to twist what little of good there is in them out. Judge Boise was noted for his courtesy on the bench and as well for his splendid judicial dis-1 cernment. Before him every lawyer had an equal chance, whether young or old, and was approachable on the bench as well as off. His was the manhood the stripe that lasts down through' the ages. All wno nad tne pleasure ot knowing him will long have a pleasant memory for this splendid citizen. I Frenzied Thoughts. Anomer r euerai juage nas upneic th; the embodjment of energy, the employers' liability act of the last'can,t hel watching him to s Congress. That makes two for and tw0 against. Bets taken on the next guegai Carrie Nation appeared in the Boston ' . .. ....,1 State house to harangue the legisla tors, but as she couldn't talk Bostonese the police escorted her to the elevator and rang the bell. , , The frmceton undergraduates are , tn nresGnt M- Cleveland with n lnvinrr run and thev ouirht not to negiect the quality of the bait which I accompanie3 jt. CRANOR CORNER Bid in by J. K. Weatherford at at $3,550. The sale of the corner of the late H. L. Cranor, known as Chinatown, 102 by 111 feet, this afternoon at the court house attracted a large crowd. Sheriff Smith did the crying for tke adminis trator, Chas. Pfeiirer. The first bidder was W. F. Pfeiirer at $2,000. J. K. Weatherford bid $2250, Dr. Hill $2500, W. F. l'feiffor $2000, M. McAlpin $2700, W. F. Pfeiifor $2800, nnd from then on the bids alternated between Mr. Weatherford and Mr. McAlpin at $3,000, $3100, $3150, $3200, $3250, $3300, $3350, $31(10. $3450, $3500 and $3550 by Mr. Weatherford, to whom it was knocked down. The future of the corner will bo watched with interest. Engagement Announced. Miss Myrtle Worley and Miss Lottie Pratt, of the public schools last even ing at the home of Miss Worloy gave a party in honor of Miss May Norwood, ene of the city's most efficient teachers, who will soon retire from school life. Tho evening wasspent in making blocks for quilts with their initials. With each scrap was a card announcing the engagement of Miss Norwood and Mr. Lawrence l uxton, of College Corners, Ohio. A banquet va i served, followe i by toasts. Miss Swan spokfl on the bride, Mrs. Thrall the teacher in mar man ied life, Miss llaltimoro on part ings nnd Miss Norwood on the old friend. All the teachers of the school and Mrs. Baker ami Mrs Hayes were present. Albany and Palestine. Albany is to be connected with Palestine by telephone. A Companv has been formed for the purpose with l. W. Rumbaugh as president nnd G. W. Wil iamson ns secretary. There will bo at least fifteen phones on it. with connections with the Home office. Albany is the only city in Oregon that has diiect phone connections with Palestine. P;of. Webb Wight, of the JjlTerson I solv ols, was in tho city to lay. Saturday Night Thoughts. In keeping track of the big events of the world have you noticed how some of them drag on for weeks, and, no doubt some of the readers of the DEM OCRAT get sore of tired of what be comes chestnutty, but, the Democrat is in for it and is bound to refer to the leading events regardless of repeti tion, ringing in the changes as they oc cur irom week to week. It is with pleasure the last chapter or tne inaw case is finished today There may be a sequel later, another trial, but the jig is up for awhile at t -.4- HI i. leaf., iiiojury Disagreed, as it was pretty sure to do. A great many looKea lor a verdict of acquital. but in- stead of that more were for hanging than for acquital. The unwritten law doesn t operate in New York State. and besides that, Thaw was proven as much of a rake as White. Nevertheless he will never be convicted, and Mr. Jerome might as well as not discharge him; but he will not, and the whole country next fall will again be afflicted. The Hermann trial has also dragged along like a snail going to its execu tion. Bui there has been some spice this week, in fact, this has been about the best week of the Hermann show. The public has gotten the worth of its money in the cross-examination of Mr. Hermann. In this the star actor of the day, Mr. Graft, captured the audi- ence. According to the story Mr. Her-, mann had six or seven relatives under pay, and, in one case it is said divided salary with the fellow. If the reports are true Mr. Hermann will be entitled to a pretty good nich in the graft hall of fame. Politically there is a great deal of in- terest taken in the third term talk about the President. It looks as if some kind of a big game was being hunted, but it is difficult to tell just what it is. Mr. Roosevelt will proba- bly not be a candidate regardless of the move of numerous spoils hunters to force him into the contest At least tms is tne way u iooks iu me - crat this week. Next week it may look some other way, if so the Demo- CRAT will state it. Keeping track of fhp Proairtpnr. multpp. nnp a hpari swim u ; j ft,..., ha ic rinn.r, o nf He is up and then he is down, a man of marvellous action, always doing some- One help watching see the wheels go round. Arbor day occurred during the week, a verv feasant day in the events of Ji J the life of the student, not like a 4th of July celebration, but just the oppo site, one of nature's days. The object is to plant more trees. It is difficult for a city to have too many trees, just so they are set out so that there is plenty of room for sunshine at the proper place time. Big trees set off a city and lg trees sec ort a city won derfully, and the Democrat, is opposed 10 ever cutting one uov,.. l v-a,. c saved. These cement walks areknock- ing some of them put out in the wrong place years ago, UUI ujr a 111.1.1c man- i agement and risk most of them can be ' To the peoples of this city of albany , is why i did not lecture to the Public savea- : school of this city is that they did not i dig up as i had said Important thing Here is to the person who always that the Editor of the herald said that boosts and nerer knocks, who helps to , -f nwant" build up his home city and never tries Have notmnff for my talk yet i give to tear it down, who is honorable in an(i talk in the public school at Corval public affairs as well as in private life, lis Oregon got $17.75 cent from 310 pu- . pils and teachers and 2 Pnncapels Down with the Sanford Whites Thaws, wherever they are. . a C. H. NEWS. Judge Stewart and Dr. M. H. Ellis today mode a commitment for insanity, recorded as follows: Frederick Tallman, age 40 years, member of the Christian Churjh, dura tion of attack 2.. months suicidal and homicidal, cause not known. Has al ways been weaK-minded, bordering on imbecility, a case of progressive gen eral paresis. Complainant, Mrs. A. Grey. Residence Thurston and Eight streets, Albany. Deeds recorded: John A. Weaver to Hammond Lum ber Co., 100 acres $1 Chas. C. Parker to Hammond Lumber Co., 100 acres 1 Government Ownership Wen. The debate at Newberg last evening between Albany and Pacific College was won by Newberg, which had the affirm ative of the question of government ownership of railroads. E L. Jones, Will Steele and Grover Birtchet sus tained the negative in an able manner but the judges decided the preponderane of argument was in favor of the affirm ative. Albany had previously won from Mc Minnville on the negative. Decth of Mrs. Wadsworth. Mrs. F. M. Wadsworth died at Toledo recently at the age of 69 years. She came fiom New York stale to Oregon just alter the war. loi'at ng in Albany, where she and her family resided sev eral years. goinjT from here to the Bay. ller husband survives her, MISFITS. A retrial of the Thaw case would be an awful calamity to the country, Foraker also has a pitchfork, which he is probing into the President. Whateyer the verdict in the Hermann case the evidence is enough to ever lastingly kill him politically. Jerome called Thaw a cowardly, brutal murderer, a rich illiterate who had always had his own way. The exodus of peanut politicians into Eastern Oregon will be a gain to the Willamette Valley and a loss to East em Oregon. Enough water power has been appro priated up the Santiam to run the machirerv of a Pittsburg, but it is simply on paper. People who have common troubles in life have only to think of the men who are jurors in the Thaw case to be recon ciled with their lot in life. In the death of Judge Boise Oregon loses a splendid citizen, one who played his part well, a clean and able judge, a man trustworthy and reliable. A candidate for Mayor of Portland promises to try and secure Hney and Burns to probe into Portland rotten ness. Rnr. thptf flrp nr.prlpH nil over thfl TJ. S. A good manv papers and people are hitting the grange because it has taken steps to refer the U, of O. bill and not .- A- p. bill, claiming that this is dlscrlrmnatlon- Frances J. Heney who was once ex pelled from the University of California i.ir ngnting, nas just Deen gran tea a degree by the same University, Mr. Heney is it now. Before kicking at the little rain we get in the Willamette Valley read the record of all the coast cities, Astoria, rAwi2e as'mucl Ta's we hi ai Aloany. jm-3 wnole Thaw business is rotten, Thaw made a trip over Europe with Evelyn Nesbit, whom he afterwards married, and irom tnat time on tne wnole Business was a samp e or JNew York ,.fe fa th(j cfu The following going the rounds ought to make people optimistic: There is no use to grumble and com plain,! It is just as easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and aenna vntn. sends rain. Rain's my choice.. The Whyfore. Mr. Swackhanner, with the long name, lectured last night in the church at Richland, Benton county, and has a taolimnnial nf TT TTpni-nr rnnrl Qlinpr- vUerj of the good work done Mr- Swackhanner ha3 made a statement, of which the following is as much as the Democrat has room to give: xiuilliea la me i.ii-v oujcuucn. vuu , want me to tak Here free So then if ! they dig up that ten cent for the talk i , will Give, it if they do not i will not ' give it. There is thousands in the i churches of albany that are realy born again If the lord would come to night ! they coul I not. S lid that they were i really to meeting r'ov in the bible we found that he sa'-l 'his is my church and, the gates of i-.oll sbnll not prevail against it, so tn:Mi v:ii y(i Tell me edi tor what church ill this city are douing what that church methodist north or ' south camiltes Baptisrt United Pres- terian or the Old one to so then if they had only one churcn in the city ot al bany Thc-y could do more than they are doing noew I am this one who style my self as minister of the gospel not Man Made Rule of Doctrine of men but the bible ways nothing, else, D. J. H. A. Z. Swackhanner West inddain Lecturer Traveler Exsplorer Evangelist of the world, church of Christ matthew. 10.18. Brownsville is tohave another automo bile, Chas. Sterling having purchased one. Dr. F. F. Seavers. the Benton county poultry man, today received twe crates of fine looking White Plymouth Rocks for his big yard. The Albany Planing Mill is having more business than ever before. Extra men have been secured to meet the orders. Hello Bill was well presented last night to a pleased audience. Mr. Ashby, a splendid comedian appeared for the first time as Hello Bill, making good. The Company will play Hello Bill to night at Corvallis. Work was stoODed at the corner of Broadalbine street and the alley adjoin ing Dr. Littler's by property owner's objecting to a second pole going up in the street. One was declared to be enough. The Great Northern Mining Company filed nrticlcs of incorporation with the county clerk this afternoon. The in corporators are S. E Wrightman, H C. Mahon and Geo. G. Gross, and the capital stock $100,000. The principal place of business is in Eugene. Guard, TELEGRAPHIC. New York, April 11. -At 5:30 this afternoon the jury in the Thaw case is yet out, with prospects of not agree ing. New York, April 12. -The jury in the Thaw case reported this afternoon that they could not agree, and after being out almost two days were dis charged. It is reported seven were for murder in the first degree and five for acquittal on the last ballot. Thaw was remand ed to the tombs for a second trial, probably next fall, without bail. Haines, Ore., April 12. -The Haines sanitarium was burned last night. The lost is $50,000. insurance $25,000. A patient from Salt Lake was burned. It is believed to be incendiary. People Who Come ard Go Chas H Glos, Portland. R H Parsons, Creswell. Je-se Darby, Mabel Harpold, Ash land. J W Whitney, Portland. Mrs. T L Hendis, Ellensburg. Frank Rotinson, Portland. Isaac Baum, Spokane. Rev H N Mount, Eugene. F F Hall, Portland. Dan J Fry, Salem. W H Derr, Manhattan, Kas. Rev. G. W. Nelson. Portland Journal: Rev. George W. Nelson of the Al bany Congregational church has accept ed a call to become permanent pastor of the St. Johns Congregationl church to succeed Rev. Fred J. Warren, who has resigned. The Albany church has released Rev. Mr. Nelson and he will take up his work in St. Johns aboutJune 1. Kev. Mr. Nelson is a graduate of Pacific university of Forest Grove of the class of '90; and he is also a gradu ate of the Pacific Theological seminary of Berkeley of the class of 1893. He has filled four pulpits since graduation, at Kalama and Port Angeles, Washing ton, and Ashland and Albany, Oregon. Mrs. Nelson is a daughter of Rev. J. M. Morrison, a retired Presbvterian minister of Portland. Rev. and Mrs. Nelson have a daughter 11 years old. Intercollegiate Debate. The Albany College Debating team, consisting of E. L. Jones, Will Steele and Grover Birtchet, tonight at New berg will debate with the team of Pacific College for the intercollegiate fihamnimishm Alhanuw;HoMnnnt tun negative side of the question of govern ment ownarship of railroads, which it successfully sustained against Mc Minnville. The team is one of the strongest the college ever had and will make a splendid showing. Funeral of Mrs. Snyder. The funeral of Mrs. Snyder, who com mitted suicide yesterday morning was held this afternoon at the family res idence on the Salem Road, Rev. S. A. Douglas preaching the sermon. The case excited considerable interest on account of reports in reference to the cause, particularly the one that it was because, believing in faith cure, she had taken medicine. The real cause was probably buripd with her. The Democrat's Special. The first four pages of the Demo crat's special edition re being printed today, and may be seen by those inter ested at the office of F. K. Churchill. It will consist of eight pages of the size of the daily Democrat, well illus trated and representative of the busi ness interests of the city. The edition will consist of 5,000copies, full measure, offering a fine opportunity for publicity. It is expected to have it out about Wed nesday the 17th. County Institute The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold an institute on Wednes day, April 17, in their hall. Methods of work and conferences upon interesting topics will occupy the day sessions and in the evening Mrs. L. H, Additon, state president, will lecture. All the meetings are open to the public and a cordial invitation is extended to every Eerson interested in moral reforms to e present. The full program will ap pear later. Com. Rev. Jamesan Ordained. Rev. F. H. Adams, of McMinnville, preached the ordination sermon last evening upon the advent of Rev. R. F. Jameson into the Baptist ministery, an able effort. Rev. S. A. Douglas de livered the charge to the candidate, Rev. W. P. Elmore gave the nghc hand of fellowship and Rev. Hicks, of Rose burg, and Dr. O. E. G. Groat, of Mrytle Creek assisted. It was a pleas ant service. A base ball league has been organ ized in Salem, with the Woolen Mills, Merchants, Fairmounta and Y. M. C. A. in it. T. B. Kay, is president. A aeries of games will be played the com ing season. dam iarn Mn nrrrll nrn wna molt:. 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