Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-27
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In the throes of bitter fight over
the authorship OF the play, Oregon"
SO far, neither Mr.. Trill nor the edi'
tors of the Oregonian and Portland
Journal have been accused Of plaigar-
ism in connection with this alleged
play.
When the council definitely decides
to pave State and Commercial streets,
Alderman Gesner will probably un-
selfishly devote his entire time to the
North Commercial street concrete
bridge.
Manual training is beneficial for
THE Indians, the deafmute children,
for the blind children. and for the re-
form school boys. IL might be found
to be worth more than algebra or
physiology for our own boys and girls
in the public schools.
Capt. Walter Lyon is speaking very
sacrellgiously about the state uni
versity. He is living in a rich farm
ing county and should not call in
question the right of that institution
to get a quarter of million out of
the legislature biennially without |
specifications. Don't he know that |
at least three families in that county |
are rich enough TO send their sonf
and daughters up there to school at
public expense?
It's a long wait between the legls-
lature and the circus. But there Is
the city council.
A City of Portland Gas company
official knocked a man down for call
ing him liar. when he did not even
refer to the meter.
Now that spring has come, will
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw?
The Portland papers tell OF Rev.
j. Whitcomb Brougher preaching a
sermon on "A Fight With the Blues"
From this Il need not be inferred
that the sensational preacher has
been mixed up In poker game.
As fast as the submerged portions
of California appear above the sur
face OF the waters they are staked
and claimed and sought to be idon-
tined by their owners.
Nothing left but iniunctions now
TO stop street paving with. !,
with $4,000 annual Income from
the insurance companies Il Is easy
for Grover Cleveland to take the
ylew OF anything. l.
II Editor Goer could get his mind Ii
on himself and quit nattoring the
legislature, and other politicians with
whom he wants to stand In, long
enough To consider anything serious
~, he would easily come to the con-
rlusion that the Republican party In
Oregon needs something more than
A little sweotened editorial wind and
laragraphic sugar-coating To- get
self squaroly before the people and
elect the next governor tie can
abuse the editor OF this paper To his
hearts content, lie will ind plenty
n grafters who viii enjoy all that
he does on that line, hut the trouble
With that kind OF editorial work Is
hat IL don't add anything to his sup.
lort as he already has the confidence !
nd high esteem OF all the graftlnr
dement's IN the party The editor OF :
'he Capital Journal viii be found
lght az his post hammering away on
he problem of making this the best /,
ily, county and state government In {,
ne United states, aud the people will
upport him In doing that hy taking =
.is paper an dpaying for it, and that
5 the best way OF expressing their
pprobation, This paper Is not edit
d With the idea OF peasiug the
'orm-eaten barnaeles of professional
ogpiatetlc otlclausm.
comedy was croWding chick and
ast on Hlnh sfrgFf Iasf niche A..h..- II
L. Fisman appeared In The Tender.
Dot az the Grand opera house ana
be city council ala stunt at the
iU hall only a block away.
So Ions as eating seems 10 be the
lain object In llge az the Indian
'ainlns school. Il Is passing strange
bat the four moon faced beauties