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EDITORIALS
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Vhat is a
Water Grade?
The above question might
jas well have been "Why is a
Water Grade?" Strange as
jt may seem, all water flows
down hill, unless arrested by
some natural or artificial
barrier. In such cases it
will rise to the level pf the
obstruction and then con
tinue in its natural down
ward course. Otherwise our
istreains ' would flow up and
pown mils ana over moun
tains, which would be a weird
fight indeed. Since natiire
has provided tjia water shall
pbey he laws of gravitation
the same as any other sub
stance, it is only natural that
it should seefe the easiest if
not,the shortest roqte to the
ocean. The tendency of any
stream, large pr small, is to
wear its pfiqnnel deeper and
deeper, always wearing the
fastest in the steepest places.
This erqsion continues until
the grade is reduced to such
au extent; that wear is not
possible. Thus it will be
T -
seen that thern js a time in
the life of a stream when an
e yei) grade will be found
from? the source to the mouth
of the stream.
Long ago God's creatures
n general discovered ft in
going from one elevation to
another the easiest route was
to fallow some stream, be
cause the grades there were
Jets steep than when crossing
the ridges and the ground
being low was usually dry
and free from those condi
tions which made travel dif
ficult on the higher grounds.
Later when civilization be
gan to dawn, and roads and
trails became necessary, the
course of some stream was
found to be the. easiest and
best place to build. To-day,
permanent wagon roads and
railroads in crossing rough,
mountainous country always
follow streams where possi
ble. The only reason they
follow the 'streara,s exclusive
pf oth,er routes is because
the best grade is almost al
ways fovnd there. The grade
obtained by following any
course, of water is temped
i watejr grade, js safe, to
t .OUiitY
stream or water course on a
water- grade.
:In reply to an article re
cently published in the Mito
Hell tniinol wo yisl to say
that if one Avere to follow
the water From the little
spring on Mount Pisgnh to
Mitchell ho wouldtravel on
A water grade. Will anyone
deny JLhnt in going from that
spring to Mitchell a lower
grade wilTbe foundjby going
along the stream? The larger
the stream the less the grade
and the John Day River and
tha little spring onpfount
Pisg;th arejiotX parallel.
When Mr Donnelly uses
the termJWater Grade in his
report, he uses it in the only
senso that it pat) bemused.
The Oregon country isrot a
flat level plain like the Mis
sissippi Valley in that
valley the principal roads
follow the rivers.
Thp Sentinel askecTtho ques
tion ; "Ha? Mr Donnelly ever
built any roads?" We can
not pay thatJMr Donnelly
has eyer taken any f active
part in actual road construc
tion, but wedo knowJthat
he has raveled every road
of importance in thisjstate.
He passedtover the Columbia
Highway a number or times!
during its construction, and
the f actthat the state regards
his work as reliable are suf
ficient evidences that he has
some valuable ideas of road
building.
SENATOR BURTON
IDEAL CANDIDATE
An IntUa View of Hint Id
1912 Campaign. ,
IS STRONG FOR FAIR PLAY.
On On Notbl Occasion Pclard
That Ha Would aa Soon Think of As.
aaulting a Man aa Misquoting Him.
Great Statesman and Prodigious
Worker, Says Isaao M. Meoklne.
NOTICE . FOR PUBLICATION
Department of tlje Interior,
U. S. Lap? Office at The Dalles,
Oregon, May 20th 1916.
; Notice is hereby given that George
E. Gilbert, of Winlock, Oregon, whq
pn Sept. 19th 1912, made Home
stead Entry No. 010737 and on Jane
4th 1914, made additional Home
stead Entry No; 013358, for SEJ,
Section 24. EJNEJ, SWJNEJ. SEi
NWJ. Section 25. Township 8 South,
Range 23 Fast, Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Fial Tliree Year Proof to establish
claim to the land above describe I
before David li. Baxter U S. Commis
sioner, at Spray Oiegon, on the 8th
day of July, 1916. V
Claimant names as witnesses:
Burr ;Frutchey, Wesley .Rowley,
Archie Boyce and James S. Hunt
all of Winlock, Oregon.
H. Frank Woodcock, Register.
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JOSEPH K. STARR,
ATTORNEY -AT -LAW,
Will practice in all courts in the state
FOSSIL.. - . OREGON.
Whon tlio presidential campaign In
1012 was in full blast the chairman of
the Republican national committer) re
quested me to do some cnuipulgnlne
ror tuo committee. 1 was called to
New ork and Informed that the com
mittee had decided to put on what It
pleased to call "Tlio Tariff Special."
This was a train with which It was
Intended to troll Woodrow Wilson's
Western trip and cover eoeh point
touched by the Democratic presiden
tial nominee. I was told that Senator
Theodoro E. Burton was In charge of
tne tralu and that I had been selected
to accompany hltn on this trip. I Join,
ed the senator at Indianapolis, and hi
less than a half hour ho had my com
plete confluence and I felt that I had
known him all my life. Ills manner
was easy, open and frank. Ho was
positive, but not abrupt.
Very soon I began to learn some of
the qualities of the distinguished sen
ator. Among the Brst was an Illus
tration of his scrupulous sense of fair
play. On the train out of Chicago nn
Iowa newspaper man called Senator
Burton's attention to a passage in
Woodrow Wilson's "Illstory of the
American reople" wherein he de
scribes the panic of 1S03-I and coa.
..),, ,i i. . .. . . ...
nuura uy sajuiit, "a or, until tne yeur
isui, wnen the new Republican admin
!8tratlon came In power, did the crisis
seem past." This bit of information
interested me vitally. I was carious to
know what Senator Burton would do
with it how he would handle it
fully expected him to use this item la
bl very nest rear end platform speech.
But he did not I went to him and
asked him why he did not make
of that quotation from Wilson.
shall make use of it as soon as 1 have
an opportunity to verify it." he replied.
"I shall look it up as soon as I get to a
public library." Late the nest night
In the Denver Public library l found
Senator Burton poring over a volume
of Wilson's "Illstory of the American
People." "I have found the state
ment." he said, "and now I shall use
It." "I should have used it before,
told him. "But I could not afford to
do that.1" he exclaimed. "I would as
aoon think of assaulting a loan as
misquoting him."
use
D. E. BAXTER,
United States Commissioner
and Notary Public.
Filing Proofs and all Land Biininew a
Specialty. Deed and Mortangei Carefully
Drawn. A large eupplv of Legal Blank
kept on huud
SPRAY.
OREGON.
G. W. Hawes
BARBER
Whiskers amputated without pain
or whiskers returned.
Office in Courier Building,
SPRAY, ... OREGON
H. H, 8 Ford Hendrictsi
ATTORNEYS - AT-LAW.
FOSSIL, WHEELER COUNTY, OREBCH.
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Attorneys for the State Land Board
ia Wilt eler County. School monev
j loaiifd at six pf r con; iuterest on fni."
! piov ( at riciilitiia! lands at not li.
exctrfd itiicMhiiri casli value, reganl-
pt-iisii,'j!ii:a:'-it.s.
Courteous and Conelderata.
An incident which occurred nr Den
ver Is so good an illustration of Sena
tor Burton's fine courtesy and consid-.
enition for others that I think it worth
while repeating. Although this was
one of the most attractive points In
our trip, he proposed that I should on
this occasion make the set speech. Al
though I protested, it was finally ar
ranged that he would take only fifteen
minutes and give me the balance of
the time. A splendid audience greeted'
us that night; several thousand were
gathered in a theater. Senator Burton
opened tbe meeting and was at his
best. The audience responded to hinf
Immediately, and he could have held
the attention of the men and women
gathered there for hours. I tossed him
note telling him that be should bold
the platform and not confine himself
to tbe agreed fifteen minutes; that the
udlente was his and never mind me
After speaking Just fifteen minutes
Senator Burton sat down. That .night
on our train, chatting with the Dress
reporters. I asiUed Senator Burton why '
he did not continue his speech. "Be
cause I had to keep my promise." he"
said. "I would no sooner trespass
upon another man's time than i would
trespass upon his pocketbook."
Had I been a member of tbe presi
dent's cabinet Senator Burton could
not have been more considerate of my
feelings and my comfort in every par
ticular than he was during this entire
trip. I was as unknown to blm as to
the reader of this little story. Herein
is revealed the real man.
Traveling brings out the true cbarr
acter of the man. After close associa
tion with SeE&tor Burton for a num.
ber of weeks I can say of bim that be
Is not only a statesman and philoso
pher and in many respects a genius,
but he Is a sympathetic, honest, brave
gentleman, personally kind, gentle and
3lncere. Campaigning in 1912 for the
Republican nominee was fraught with
many difficulties and embarrassments.
By reason of these very difficulties and
embarrassments I found that difflciil
ties do not discourage Senator Burton:
neither do failures frighten him. With
extraordinary celerity of perception he
nnds bis way out of every difficulty
and out of every embarrassment Dur
big my entire association with him 1
uever once beard him complain. ,
Statesman and Worker.
In addition to the refinement of char
acter whMi lie possesses, Senator Bur
ton is endowed with n great mind, is
a grent statesman and a prodlgloiw
worker. A man may be a grent sta tea
man aud then lack those fundamental
human qualities which the average
American voter is Inclined t expect
PJT any candidate fur hts presidency.
Blnro tho advent of the- Man of Oallloe
people everywhere have demanded the
huinmillles of their leaders. I'ruilence,
Justice, duty, kindness, consideration
wi'vifo and honesty weigh mow lit the
scales of public opinion than wlxilom
and learning. Hut combine thtue at
tributes mid wo have all that la bent
lu human character. :
I am a deUgato to tho rtepubllcan na
tlonnl convention at Chicago, which
meets June 7.. I am not committed to
uuy candidate fur picHiacut. i au rreo
to voto for whomsoever I please and to
change from one to another candldato
as my Judgniont shall Indicate, I low
aver, knowing Senator Burton us I
do, I felt that I wanted others also to
know hltn us he Is. To my mind ho
Is a presidential posllilll!y who pos
sesses all the requisite qualifications in
full measure. Besides making a great
president he would make n good party
man. Senator Burton believes lu the
lioptibllcnii party. While he would not
permit partisanship to iiiterfcro with
the duties of tlio i:reat olllie to which
he aspires, yet he can be counted on to
solidify the party aud set It as a null
In u sure place. There Is not a dis
loyal liber in his great nature, not a
suspicion of ingratitude in his charac
ter. Ue would cherish the organisa
tion that placed him In the highest
aud most honorable official position In
the world.
If Senator Burton Is nominated and
elected president every cltlzeu of tho
United States can have his cause heard
at tbe Whlto House, if ho has a cause,
and lu party matters the humblest of
our rank and file will bo heard and
considered. Mr. Victor M unlock said
the other day, "Colonel Itooaevclt Is a
natural man." So Is Senator Burton.
There Is a quiet reserve aud dignity
about Senator Burton, but only that
which is perfectly fitting for a presi
dent of tbe United States, wbilo there
is none of tho happy-go-lucky spirit
about him. Tho genial warmth of his
spirit and his kindly and sympathetic
manner are totally inconsistent with
any suggestion that Senator Burton Is
cold blooded. Senator Burton is a man
of deep sentiment without being senti
mental. There is a vast difference be
tween sentiment aud sentimentality,
just as there is a vast difference be
tween kindly consideration and cold lu
ccnslbillty. But every man can expect
of Senator Burton a quiet consideration
of nn Issue or a cause, an honest con
clusion and a gentle, kindly and sym
pathetic announcement of that conclu
sion at nny time, any place, under any
aud all circumstances.
ISAAC M. MEEKINS.
Elizabeth City. May 10. 1010.
Sprat Water Works
flates
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Srrfyation, $1.50 pormonth, for 1"2 m
fawcet 2 hours a day.
S?,tfyaiU 7rs. S.'jC. Crst r jfry
itor t0 20th 0acA tntntA.
Jre Protecton 3$ to ait Patrons.
whether it be a checking account,
a saving' account, or money left , '
on interest on a certillciit.' of
deposit, will he coitKcrviitively
hamlletl by
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Capital
$100,000.(10
Jlej.pner, O report.
PRESS THINKS Mil
OF SENATOR BIM
H
OTEL CROSS
7fotod as Ona of tho Pest in interior Oregon
a SPECIAL attehtionciFen TO TRANSIENTS. D
O. A. Stafford, Proprietor
SPRAY, - OREGON.
Logical Man to Oppose Wil
son, Says Aslievilla Citizen. .
While political leaders arc for ona
man or another, for one purpose or an
other. It is found that Republicans
seeking success this year want a man
of strong Republican convictions, a
man of experience in public affairs and
a knowledge of the needs of tbe coun
try.
Just what Is thought of Senator Bur
ton in tilflerent part of the tountrv
may be seen by the comments or dif
ferent papers of recent date.
bays the Olean Evening Times of
Xew York:
The candidacy of Senator Theodore
E. Burton is being pushed with an ener
gy and vigor by bis friends who know
him best and his Washington assoc
iates who know him as a legislator
that bid fair to land lb nomination
at Chicago. No other man now before
the public as a candidate Is getting tho
favorable comment lu this relation as
Hcmitor Burton."
The Sloiis Kalis tS. D.I State Kortim
says:
The Forum believes that for pure
statesmanlike ability, knowledge and
needs or the country aud how best to
meet them t-euator Theodore E. Bur
ton is tbe best man of the entire list.
He is right n tho tariff, right In his
Americanism, right in bis Ideas of gov
ernmental service and one of the real
leaders of the country."
Wheeling (W. Va. Intelligencer:
"Development of sentiment among
West Virginia Republicans has- been
altogether favorable to Theodore E.
Burton. As matters now stand be will
undoubtedly have the 'West Virginia
delegates to tbe Republican conven
tion.". Ashevllle (N. C.) Cltifcen:
"senator Burton is the logical man
to oppose President. Wilson, because
he combines th advantage of repre
senting both Republican and Progres
sive elements without having any of
the objectionable characteristics that
bar others from leadership.'
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Theodore E. Burton belongs to the
Giant family. He is a descendant of
Matbew Grant who came to Massa-
cbuaetts in 1(130. On one of the few
occasions when Senator Barton talks
about himself he said: "The Grants
have been unemotional men. Tbey be
lieve that Ulysses & was as typical a
Grant aa was tbe venerable Matbew.
the founder f the clan. Traveling by
steamer ou the James river, an explo
sion occurred, which caused every on
but Grant to. spring from his chair lu
great alarm. 'It Is unbecoming an of
liccr.'. the general reluikingiy said, 'to,
shpw even momentarily any fear or
excitement.' A Grant." the senator
added, "when he Is a Grant can't b
rattled by an carthfpiuke."
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