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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OKEGOK. TUESDAY, MARCH 2. 108.
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AWAKENING IN
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
PORTLNND POLITICS
(T. T. Geer In I'ondloton tribune)
I liavo JiiMt roturnod from n trip
to Snlem, boIiih this morning on tlio
now electric roiul and returning thin
nfturnoon, romnlnlng nt tho capital
for Hvo hoiiro. Tlio trip In worth
describing, ru It llliiBtrntca tho bo
jclanlng of n rovolutlon In tninnportn
ilim mothodn In tho Willamette val
ley which should boon bo inaugu
rated lu many imrtB nt onstorn Ore
Kon. Thin rond In Just completed and
Iikh boon doing iMHBenger business
for two months. On tho inth lnnt.
Mnvon traliiH 'Mich way every day woro
Installed o niw It In imislhlu to go
from Hnlmn Portland, 'leaving
there nt o'olnck In the morning
mul, ruturnlnff, lonvlng rortlniid nt
G:3t) In the afternoon. The Mino
now mudo Ih two bourn and h half
but thU will be cut lu ono halt when
tho roadbed Ih Invrtod and properly
Imlliuttud. Km in Hnlem to Wllsnii
vlllo when the road orosnoa tho Wil
lamette river, a dlntauao of 28 ml I on,
the track lu iik straight na a string
ntHl over hl Htrptoh'a rito of BO
Milk mi hour can be made with
ntono will sometimes rovoal n popu
lation of bo'.ngs entlroty unused to
tho light. But already thoro are ovl
(Ioiicoh of npruclng up to be Boon on
ovory hand, now foncoi aro being
coiiHtruotod In plnco of tho old rails
which havo apparently soon sorvloo
since the dnys when Joe Mook first
rodo over this neotlon of tho coun
try. Several times we pnssod orohnrdB
no badly novorod with mons that they
lookod llko promologlunl HepulcUoru
whoa donilso occurred In tho days
beforo tho Hood, affording n scono
which would bring tonrt of rapturo
to thoHo good old souln who aro Just
now making pltooun appeals for the
aulvatlon of "the old npple tree."
llMt tlii- man who would permit oven
one tiurh tree in abide lu tho Hood
H'vor vnlloy over night would bo In
Krnvw danger of lvnvlug that horti
cultural nnrnilisw mtrldo of a rail.
The ndvent of tho olcctrle oar will
(hungr all 4hlH nnd new Iiouhah,
thrlftv orchards, tine ami profitable
gardomt and dairy farming will takp
It plnco. It Is a sample of what
Hhould be done In Umatilla county
twfoot wifely. A car Iouvoh oach nnd In uuim of the Industrial Improve-
ond of the line evety hour and a half
Tho return or thin Ih that new life
hat, been given to the entire country
through which the line imbhim and
not only are the fariUB being rapidly
aub-divldtd but new ono are being
made where tho timber linn Iterator
fnro held full away. After leaving
tlio ulty UmitH of Portland to the
vmuth tho track runs over the divide
lielwoen MuUoninnh county and bi
hiohIh which Hhould soon be Innugu
rated An electric line from the
termination of that now reaching to
Milton aiul Freewnter. going to the
rnlumtila river by the war of Pen
dhton would mark a new ir of
lrogre for the county ho beneficial
Hint Us BtuK' value would be diffi
cult of calculation.
A few day ago I lu&ut 'Vral
hpura at nreahnm, a thriving town
Ttmlltnu vail -y nnd tniiH a country lu the eastern uorl ef Multnomah
In tho CMiebalem mountains thnj for onnnty and In the midst of the noma-
feO yearn bu boon utterly out off from what fiunoua Powell' vnlle It Is
tan -world, though so near tho me- a hoc t Ion of amnll farms where every-
trupolU. lflvorv HUlo while we body U nrotnoroua. much attention
tlHMbed by and old log farmhouse being given to the raining of potn
wUH Its primitive wirroundlngs 4he looi not only for the homo but tho
lkwi )t which one would never hup- California market. It U directly on
vm could ever ht found nnywhore
to. this ivglun. When thuso re
lnlndera uf the llrut da of the Ore
Wn plonuers wore onnstruoted nnlh
liiK was tuither from their thought)
nhsu that Home day .during iholr life
llmea a uar would rush between their
liounoH and barua at n breakneck
mjmii,i driven by electricity. saw
morn log houH between Portland
uml WUtionvlllet a distance of 81
tnlUv. thaa 1 uiposed wr In use
in the entire tato The construe ton
ho rlectrlo I1h from Portland to
ISdtnoada In the eastern part of
Clackamas county nnd Ih another In
oallty which U feeling the advantage
of small faruu well tilled. I do
ttchlhed as best I could the way in
which George Perrlnger raUe and
threnhe hl heat. not overlooking
that $70,000 check, to a little gnmp
of lUtenefH. uggeted. liowewr. by
the remark of one of Mi farmers
near Qreham that the nl had one
large landho'der In thai tectloM nun
or XhlH rond lu a nen- uncovered hU holding were mt fnormous that
Ikut eKntr an the overtnrnlim of a It HiumllM the nni blight now hang
ing over It. Upon Inquiry I wnj told
that tho man was W. W. Cotton, the
well known attorney for tho O. R. &
N. and that he has 200 ncrea of land
In a slnglo bodyl He Is regarded
by his neighbors' no n veritable land
grabber and special Inducements aro
offered for him to part with as milch
of it as JpOBfdble.
' tit 13 said that .tho new electric lino
from hero to Salem has practically
depopulated tho Sr P. depot at that
placo, as all tho passenger .traffic
right to the representative In con
gress. Governor Chnmberlaln's announce
ment that ho would be a candidate
for United States senator on the
Democratic ticket but would bo free
to say that he Is a better Republican
than many who profess to bo such,
is regarded as a very nmufJIng con
tribution to contemporaneous politi
cal literature. It Is qulto a Joke.
There I no politics, says the gov
ernor, In tho offlce of United States
senator and, therefore,, no win c
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patronizes the now road. It U mora P-- w ,urBV-'J5. '. "Jr. ;
convenient o the city. It affords
seven opportunities each day to mako
the trip add tho cars aro entirely
freo from dust, smoko or disagree
able smell,
Salem Is taking on an appcaranco
of new life and its three blocks of
pavement aro tho seed which Is al
ready sprouting more of Its kind In
many directions. It Is catching Bomo
of tho Pendleton enterprise and In
time will bo as good a town as Pen
dleton now Is, with the advantage,
now, however of having its electric
roads', actual and projected, which
will innuro It a great future.
Politically, Portland is In the
midst of a vory pretty scrap among
tho Republicans ovor legislative
candidates as to their attitude on
Staemout No. 1 and tho enndidntes
for United States senator. Both Sen
ator Fulton nnd Mr. Cake have their
warm and enthusiastic adherents In
slating thnt tholr "man" will will,
leaving tho onlooker absolutely In
the dark at to posslblo results. The
sentiment hero is an it has always
boon to rotating to the roprbHontatlvo
In tho lower house of congress that
he should como from cast of tho
mountains. This city alrendy has
ono of tho United States senators
and Is making an effort to get tho
othor. No matter how tho election
for sonntor may go this part of the
district will havo both senators and
thoro Is no deslro hero to lenve the
eastern part of tho state with no
representation In congress. Port
land has somottrnos been cnllod a
hog In somo respects but It has never
CANOtOATE CAKE
(Contlmied from pago one.)
It was a very simple explanation
of the doctrlno lis being a pledge of
tho legislator tcf Toto for the candi
date buv'lng tho highest number of
Votes jof the people. Ho said It was
not a qualified law, and It was made
by good Republicans, and they,
should not "go back on it now. With
a Republican majority of 30.000 Itt
the stao thero should be no question
uuuui uiu uit-tuuii ui a ucpuuucan.
The speaker ald therd Is somo-
as the Democratic candldatel But
In this connection It occurs to most
pcoplo that tho man who calls him-
cTmslaSToteTforV Democrat fori ''" orso 4hn tho election a
United StuteB sonator forfeits his Democrat to tho senate, and thnt Is
right to be called a Republican utjtho return to the old Btyle of corrup
all. If that doesn't teat the matter . U6n nnd doiny that ha So ,on b
It would bo difficult to detormine' ,, . , ,.
whit wm.lr! Tl.n r-nnornl Imnresslon , uiBHrucw 10 raerica-n policies.
hero among Republicans As that in
his bid for Republican support for
tho senate tho governor conspicuous
ly overreached hlmsolf. ,
' TEA
was a royal indulgence
two hundred years ago.
Tis yet.
Yoar trottr return raur moner If t d't
Hl ScliilUec't D.t: we pa bint ,
'Oregoa SHpremc Cohi4.
Tho supremo qpurt today rendorcd
decisions -j& fallews:
Preston Richardson vs. Annie S.
Griggs Polk county; roversed.
D. H. Simpson vs. A. C. Miller,
Polk county; reversed and remand
ed. Francos McLeod. $ Pacific Slates
Tolophono & Telegraph Co., Coos
tounty; reversed.. i
M. E. Hall vs. Eugene Connell,
Coos county; affirmed.
John Gaffney vs. Michael Gaffnoy,
fhnrles Frocdman, tho gambler ot ul., Clackamas county; nfllrmod.
murdored at Victoria, B. C, two
weeks ago, left an cstnto of $10,000,
half to his widow and hnlf to his
father In Boston.
Kemp's Palsnm will stop any
cough that can bo stopped by any
modlclno and euro coughs that can
not bo cured by any othor mcdlclno.
tried to lob eastern Oregon of Its!1- " ilways tho host cough euro
F. J. Eldrldgo vs. John Hoofor,
Marlon county; petition granted.
Los Angeles public schools will en
Joy their spring vacation while the
flc'ot is nt anchor thoro.
Kodol Is today tho best known
remedy for nil disorders of tho Btom
ach, bucIi na dyHpopsIa, heart burn,
sour stomach and bolchlng of gas.
Sold by all druggists.
IkiiURtfs Hare Xitaj
"Mile ami Refer
, Most people dp no, ZVM.
mg increase and remark!; .."
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Swamp-Root, the wcat tw-
fulfil. every wshlncnrUVg
pain in the back, kidnt,IT
and every part of the inH?l
i turrccu maouity to
uuu ecaiuin? uain in na..,-j
effects following tue f iu.L
t.r. rtti ,Wn:: .l.:" n
cesaity of being comW-ra
dtirltlir till, rlav nJ . . r"l
times during tho night, ft,X
the extracrdinarr efiect of w
is soon realized. It standi the j
jor us wonucrmi curd of the j
trf slnjr cases. If nmr-Hn
you should have the Ut. Soli
gluts In fifty-ccnt and OM-dotui2
You may liave a sample bott!t i
uuuk. niai ieus an
about It, both sent free
by mail. Address Dr. I
Kilmer & Co., Ding-
liamton. N, Y. When R.wt
writing mention this paper ajl
v ., uui rcaco
nnmi Tr I'llm..'. e
the nddres.1, Dinghamton, N, Y.
Eugene City council hu i
a bid for sovoral streets cl Mta
pavemont from he Wrten Ca
at $2.75.
-riKt noitV is you
ckauice to et a. BucK
Stove or range
sMsatMsjiagTBsriw - - - sHffi
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New and Artistic
Trimmed Hats.....
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ADVANCED SHOWING
Thu women ho wont iiunIIuhi -prloml bU will bo mo Cm
pleased with our display The material purchased from Up) fcug
vt Import bouse la Atuwlaaju quautliles that lasNr m t
very bl uuiHatioHa Trimmed by our ow trlwmr. Unable
tis to make thu gu-t nkuutu$ of hopHlar-prlcwl Udlt' liata.
Artificial Hovvers
In fntat virtety. Never
MfsMtvMtve wc sHown
jsMch m'ktmMvl stke-
MSxAHMitSlkf
lSfK.CS
Cheaper to Get
A new up-tolatc hst,
than to Have that last
ycrs omi Hik over
ROSTEIN & GREENBAUM
Wc will 'send to your home on approval, any Buck's
or cook stov6 shown on our floor.
This astonishing offer is made because of our greatfai
these truly exceptional stoves.
If the stove does not do all that is claimed for it, we
cheerfully remove it and refund any money that may have
paid on it. ;
A bond goes with every stove guaranteeing that we w
absolutely as we say we will.
Let us show you the stoves and tell you more of this
tional offer today.
One dollar a week will pay for any Buck's stove.
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Little Gkls should investigate
the ad clippns contest aod get
a Uttle range free
This ad is good fo
contest
See rules of range contest for little girls elsewhere in this
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