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The New York Sun says Chamberlain "was re-elected In Oregon because of his "'complete acceptance of every doctrine labeled. Roosevelt." The Sun also notes that "all the candidates for other offices on the Republican state ticket were elected'.'; also that "Jonathan Bourne, the Republican candidate for United States Senator, will succeed John M. Oearln, Democrat." The Sun adds: ; iProbeWy Mr. Chamberlain's- success would have been Impossible hnd- he not announced hie " hearty sympathy with President Roose velt. The President's popularity in Oregon iiverwhelmfhg. Thoee wise men of poll ttci.who lookei for a great change In- pub lic f(wtng -.toward !Mr. Boosevelt after the election' of 1804 have seca their prophecies HlScredlted eo far. There la no sign that lila hold on the mass of the people 1b not as firm as ever. This may be an invaluable help to the Republican In tha November elections. The Sun notes further that the Re publican candidates for Congress -were elected; but adds that "the revelations concerning Mitchell, Hermann and oth ers high in the Republican state ma chine were bad enough to have caused the defeat of every Republican candi date for. office." ' The loss to the Republican ticket was from another quarter. The people. In general, approved the prosecution of he delinquents; but the influence of the delinquents went largely against the Republican party. Chamberlain, probably, would riot have been re-elect-fed but for the desire of the frienfls Of the land thieves, -dispersed all over the Mate, to "rebuke" President Roosevelt for his "pernicious activity." From many parts of the state The Oregonian hears that the landi hlevos and the old Republican ring did their utmost to elect Chamberlain, for a setback to the Administration at Washington. INSURANCE THAT DOES NOT INSURE. i The murmurlngs over the dilatory tactics of the insurance companies that have risks In San Francisco are in creasing, and promise to develop into a roar which may be heard beyond, the territory directly affected by the great disaster. Less than a week remains of the allotted sixty days which the in surance adjusters claim as necessary to enable them to make an equitable set tlement, of fire losses, and as yet very little has been accomplished.. Not only are there numerous complaints over the seemingly unnecessary delay In set tling claims, but there are ugly stories of most reprehensible treatment where settlements have been effected. The tarvlng man who has money actually due him, when confronted with the al ternative of accepting one-half or one third of the amount now, or possibly the full amount at some Indefinite period in the future, will, of course, satisfy the pangs of hunger by taking what is offered now,- although It is not right that such an advantage should be taken of his unfortunate predicament. Something similar to this method Is being followed by some of the under writers who carried risks on San .Fran cisco property. The practice would be abominable under any circumstances, but it is particularly outrageous In the present Instance, where the insurance money due them is in hundreds of cases the sole remaining asset of the stricken people. In attempting to excuse their repudiation of just obligations some of these insurance magnates sneak behind the limited liability barrier for protec tion. Notable among this class Is the Traders, of Chicago, with a capital and surplus of $l,876;O0O and- liabilities of nearly $3,000,000. The aggregate wealth of the stockholders of this com pany is estimated at S5O.00O.0OO, andr It can easily be understood that the un derwriting agent could use this fact as a powerful argument in securing busi ness for the company. There are indi vidual stockholders In this company who could pay the entire losses for which the company was responsible at San ' Francisco" and still be left with larger fortunes than the unfortunate victims of the disaster. Whenever an insurance company writes a policy for a given amount, the natural assumption Is that the com pany, in case of total loss, expects to pay the full amount of the policy. The Insured pays his premium In this belief, for the agent In quest of business will not fail to call his attention to the financial responsibility of the men who are at the head of the company. . The basic principle of the business Js thus shown to be, to a large extent, confi dence. The policy-holders of the Trail ers, of Chicago, '- knowing that the profits of life insurance and other ven "tures had enabled Jthe directors of the company to pile up -fortunes to the amount of eSO.OOO.OOO, had perfect confi dence In their ability-and willingness to pay any loos sustained, even though it be In excess of the comparatively lim ited amount Involved In the-Insurance .business. This confidence has now been destroyed, not only in this disreputable company, but in a number of r other "falr-weather" companies which made no attempt to ride Out their first storm of adversityi. The lesson will prove an. r expensive one for the policy-holders, but if the proper publicity Is given of the methods of this class of underwrit ers, they will soon find their occupa tion gone. AGAINST SMOOT. ' "Assume a virtue if you have, it not." It seems to be the motto of a 'group of Senators who have pronounced against Senator Smoot, of Utah, and want to unseat him. Against Smoot, as man, cltixen or Senator, not a word is to be said. He is a man of exemplary per sonal and private character; but he Is a member of the Mormon Church. Some Mormons practice polygamy, or have practiced it; but Smoot is not . one of j these. A man must be turned out of the Senate, if any of the members of the church to which he adheres do wrong. This Is the substance of the dictum of the majority of the Senate's committee on elections. Everything that .could stir prejudice against the Mormons is lugged in to support this view. It matters not that Smoot him self is a man of irreproachable' charac ter. AH who have testified on the sub ject admit that he has led and Is lead ing an upright life, free from immoral practices of every kind. It Is shown that he never has countenanced or en couraged polygamy, but has done as much as any one to bring about the prohibition of the practice. Suppose close Inquiry were made Into the private character and secret prac tices of the 'Senators who condemn Smoot, what one of them could get from any quarter such report as the minority j of the committee, eschewing cant and j Pharisaism, render In Smoot's favor? j Smoot's religious beliefs or church connections concern nobody but him- J self. No one has a right to pasa Judg-' ment upon them. At least or at most they cannot be more absurd or errone ous than those of a lot of other people. But It is a fashion of old sinners to pretend to saintshlp, as opportunity may offer. In order to cover delinquen cies of their own. For it is to be un derstood that such virtue as backs up this raid on Smoot not only stands on frozen Alps of purity, but would give no quarter to trusts or other plunderers, or to any kind of misbehavior. The deputy in temporary . authority. in, "Measure for Measure," is -a type of at lot of "mighty good people." . DR. DAY AND THE PACKERS. In Chancellor Day's baccalaureate sermon a sentence may be found here and there which is neither false nor foolish. His remark that large corpora tions are the result of stride the world Is making cannot be controverted, but it is still Open to question which way the strides are taking us." DO they, lead forward to a state of greater happiness for the greater number or backward to a state of extravagant luxury for the few, with deprivation and oppression for the many? Surely it Is quite "as In teresting to know where we are going as to know that we are going fast. The enlightened and disinterested thinkers of this country, with no exception, be-" lieve that the tendencies of the large corporations as exhibited during the last thirty years are toward the con centration of the Nation's wealth in a few hands. This is a fine thing for those colleges and missions which the corporate magnates may take a' fancy to endow, but It is bad for the country as a whole. Upon this all are agreed except those who benefit either as prin cipals or parasites by the evil. For a tendency whose unchecked course Is certain to bring- destruction upon the Nation thoughtful American citizens seek a remedy. Mr. Roosevelt wishes to control the corporations, Judge Grosscup wishes to peoplelze them. One man suggests one remedy and another another, but by none of the multitude who have studied the evils which the corporations have brought upon the country has it been proposed to destroy or wrong them. The sole and single purpose Is to find some way to keep the corporations from wronging and destroying helpless indi viduals. It is admitted that corpora tions may be made a means of good; the deRire Is to find out how to do it. The cherished hope of all our enllght--ened publicists is to make the corpora tions honest and beneficent instead of dishonest and predatory. Their desire is Wholly constructive. But construction Implies excavation, in attempting to create a wholesome system of corporation law the Ameri can people are like a man who sets out to erect a mansion upon a meadow where sewers have discharged for many years. The grass is dank with pesti lential slime, the soil reeks with deadly filth, fetid odors hang In the air. "When the workmen begin to excavate for the foundation the birds and the angels hold their breath as they fly past. The neighbors are incommoded. The rep tiles and obscene bugs which have made their . homes at the sewers' mouths are scandalized. They cry to heaven against this invasion of their vested rights. But the work goes on. The foundations are laid. The soil is turned over In spite of shrieks and wrlggllngs and the blessed winds of heaven permeate ami purify it, and by and by there stands a mansion and a home for happy human beings where the obscene reptiles wallowed and a garden bright with, sinuous rills blos soms where the dank poison weltered and rotted. We are excavating for a foundation to a just and righteous sys tem of corporation law, and heavens, how It smells! , The excellent Dr. Day calls our work of excavation scandalmongering. "We have fallen upon an age Of scandal mongering," he told his students. "The foul harpies of slander have created a condition" such that the world gags at us. It Is dreadful to be gagged at. Tears and lamentations beseem our moral plight; but in the depths of our mortification, let us not forget that there is such a thing as truth. Even a college president may make profit for his soul, if not for his college, by an occasional comparison of what he wishes to say with what he would say If he told the truth. Is it really "the foul harpies of slander" who have made us a stench in the nostrils of the world ? They have let the odor loose, but did they make it? Could they have re leased it If it had not been there al ready waiting -to escape? Who are really blameworthy, the physicians whose probes have revealed the symp toms of disease, or the millionaires whose conduct has created the disease itself? The "scandalmongers" could never have gained a hearing if they bad dealt in falsehood. What Dr. Day calls the slanders of the magazine writers would never have" lessened .the respect of the world for us or have cost the beef trust a cent of money If they had really been slanders. They stung be cause they were true. Dr. Day's position is easily under stood and described. The truth is un pleasant, he thinks; therefore let us continue to tell lies. To make things clean. Just and righteous costs effort and money; therefore let us leave them foul and dishonest. This is noble doc trine for a college president to preach to ingenuous youth. What sort of he roes, saints and martyrs may we ex pect to graduate from a university which nurtures them on such precepts? Which is really more dangerous to the Nation, moral teaching like Dr. Day's or the industry of the scandalmongers whom he denounces? The facts which have- recently come to light have, be yond question, injured the business of some insurance companies and the beef trust. Dr. Day's system of morals would canker the eoul of the Nation were it acccepted. The falling off in the beef trust's trade is nothing more than a timely and much-needed exem plification of the copybook maxim that honesty is the best policy. In our haste to be rich we had begun to forget the precept, some of us even denied its truth. Now It comes home to every body that morality is no less a law of Nature than gravitation. "Ill-got gains are dearly bought," according to the old song, and the old song is right. The pity of it Is that in this case, as in so many others, the innocent must suffer with and for the guilty. The stock growers who have committed no offense against morals or decency; seem likely to bear the penalty which outraged public opinion would inflict upon the packers; but their loss is only tempor ary. It can injure nobody in the long run to insist upon sanitary conditions In the packing-houses. Who will be wronged by preventing the Sale of dis eased and filthy flesh for food? REFORM A TWO-PARTY WORK. How to curb greed in beef, coal, oil. Insurance, railroads and other life necessaries, is an uppermost problem in America, but it is so unanimous an effort that it cannot be an issue be tween the two great political parties. The privileged plutocrat, who grafts from the humble store of the saving toller, has no backing save that of his own class. The correcting Influence which has Invaded so many of the realms of the greedy in the last two years, is what is called "reform." Formerly reform meant the checking of gambling and drink vices; latterly it has meant the curing of vices more flagrant because they broke the first rule of honest liv ing those by which plutocratic para sites have fastened themselves On the body politic, absorbing the ordinary man's earnings by cheat and fraud. It has been common for devotees of the cheat vice to invoke the law against victims of the drink vice, all the while themselves pretending to a superior vir tue. Now the tables are turned and the special privilege that givesr an insur ance president a salary fit for a Prince, and the beef packer and the coal baron inordinate, profits, and the Standard Oil rate favors, are seen to be the worst abuse In the Nation. Socialists propose, as remedies, the overturning of the present social struc ture; Republicans and Democrats, a lopping off of the evil which has fas tened itself on the structure, like moss on so many of Portland's roofs. It cannot be alleged by-a Republican or a Democrat, against the other, that his own party has a monopoly of the cure methods. Roosevelt does not, though as a Republican he has started- most of the reform. There are partisans, how ever, who, for their own political ag grandizement, have endeavored to rnake out a monopoly for their party. Bespeaking the President's views, Ar thur W. Dunn, who has had long asso ciation with Roosevelt, has described in a recent publication this attitude of the President. Says he: Theodore Roosevelt has not advocates a new political organization. He thinks re forms can be accomplished Ire the present po litical organizations. He would not have his own party alone a party of rerorm. but would have the Democrats give equal attention to all matters pertaining to decent politics and clean government. Let the men who are Interested In better things- politically, who want to do something in the direction of good government, do all In their power in their own parties, and especially in the primaries; strive to have themselves represented In con ventions y men of character who will aup port the best men for political offices. Many persons, believing that the old lines between the parties are breaking down, have preached reform as the new issue, and not a few have proposed a new political organization. But the evils of bad government can be laid at the door3 of both parties. Democratic politicians and Republican, becoming intoxicated with success, have practiced and permitted excesses alike. This has not altered the stand or each party on fundamental issues. These remain as the basis of political organization in the future as in the pa?t. Reform is to be worked out by both parties together. INDIAN WAR VETERANS. Indian War Veterans, from near and as far as they are able, will flock to this city this week the day and date of their annual reunion fall ing this year upon June 13. Forgetful for a time of the years that have passed, these one-time defenders of the homes of the settlers In the Pacific Northwest will renew their youth in reminiscence, song and story, break bread together amiably, listen to words of admiration for past achieve ment and of gratitude, and depart to their homes full of the cheer of the great occasion. Not all of the men, perhaps, who will wear the badge of the Indian War Veteran on that day engaged in actual conflict with the bloodthirsty foes of civilization in the border wars that beset the settlements half & hundred years ago, and more, but all were willing to do whatever duty fell to them in going out against the savages. All shared the blanket bivouac on the snow or the ground and took turns at watching while their com rades slept, and all shared the toll some march and scant rations of the campaign. And finally, all waited for more than half a lifetime the tardy recognition of their services by the Government in granting the modest pension claim made in their behalf. No class of pioneers is entitled to more consideration than are the Indian War Veterans. It was no picnic In which these men engaged; when, In the flower of their young manhood, they went out against the hostile Indian bands that menaced the settlers', homes. There waa a spirit of adventure in it, to be sure, that appealed to them strongly, but underlying their response to the call to arms was the sturdy determination of men to protect at all hazard to themselves the homes of the settlers from desolation, and the women and children who cowered shudder ingly within them from outrage and death. Honored among their fellow-citizens of later days, these men should be; honored they are. And as the remnant of the yearly dwindling host gathers around the banquet table spread for them, on Wednesday of this week, to partake of the kindly hospitality of those 'who appreciate them most, may they realize the honor in which they are held by a generation to whom In dian wars are but myths and Indian massacres, but shuddering fables. Let us greet the. Indian War Veterans cor dially, listen patiently to their thrice told tales of adventure and hardship, see that they are entertained fittingly and fed abundantly, and with true cor diality invite them to "come again." Antone Woode, who gained notoriety some years ago as the "boy murderer of Colorado," who was paroled from the penitentiary of that state last Fall after having served fourteen years of a term of twenty-five years for mur der, was married a few days ago In Newburgh, New York, to a daughter of Judge Terry, of that city. It is incon ceivable that any young woman would risk the perpetuation of the criminal tendencies of this man, through her own children, by marrying him. A murderer at the age of 10 years, the Inciting cause being a desire to possess the watch which his victim carried, experts in criminology decided was a degenerate beyond hope of reformation. The dark portent in a marriage of this kind discloses the weakest point in the system that dares to parole a criminal of this character. The time will come when the state, for its own protection, will take measures to prevent the per petuation of his species by the degen erate. In the meantime, the privileges of the parole system should be denied to criminals of this class, since, in mar riage or out of it, they are likely to make trouble for the body politic Baron Takaki, of Japan, would- like to see his countrymen overcome their diminutive stature, which, he says, is a cause of national humiliation. This, he says, can be done by breaking up the national habit of squatting or sit ting in homes and offices, and by eat ing nourishing food in greater quantity and variety. Dr. Grlffts, writing upon this subject, says: "The Japanese have always been an underfed race. Never at any time did the Japanese have abundance of food. Only unceasing toil and rigid frugality among the people at large kept them from starvation. Even . then the most awful famines, sometimes sweeping off a million or two people, have been recurrent, even to monotony, as the historic annals show." It is a historical fact that the Japanese are getting taller and it is confidently asserted that with wise forethought, including proper attention to the maternal state and the care of young children, these people, in a cen tury or two, will hence enjoy normal stature. It is announced from Washington that Secretary Taft has abandoned the race for the Presidential nomination in 1908. In lieu of the joys of being a candidate, he will stump the West in the interest of his pet measure, the Philippine tariff bill, which received a speedy death blow in the Senate. Sec retary Taft's insistence that justice be accorded the Philippines aroused con siderable opposition among the repre sentatives of the sugar and tobacco trusts, and contributed to his unpopu larity as a Presidential candidate. In asmuch as the Government mU9t event ually choose between abandoning the Philippines and extending to them the same fair treatment that is shown . to otherelands over which the American flag flies, this campaign of education, about tb be inaugurated by Secretary Taft, will be a valuable one. The wreck of homes and business and labor opportunity, by earthquake and fire in San Francisco was at first ap palling; nearly two months have passed and the stupendousness of the calami ty is shown In the daily appeal for rations to prevent a host 35,000 strong from starving. How long this feeding process will have to be kept up is be yond conjecture. The best that can be said Is that the number in the bread line is slowly diminishing. Later, the problem of inducing people to work, who have become accustomed to draw ing rations, will be up for solution. The number of those who propose to live upon the donations of charity will be relatively small, but this will prove, as the months go on, the most per plexing factor in the problem, and the most difficult to eliminate. Who shall say that there is nothing new under the sun? In Kansas they have a man who, being offered a seat in the United States Senate to fill the un expired term of Senator Burton, refused the proffer for the reason that his in clination did not lead him that way, and he doubted his ability to adapt himself to the political requirements of the po sition. His fellow-citizens of the Sun flower State looked on in amazement and the Nation with undisguised aston ishment while F. D. Coburn, agricultur ist and author, with this explanation declined the proffered seat, bowed him self out of the Governor's presence and drove back to hia farm. Sheriff Stevens still Insists that h will not stand for an open town, but will enforce all laws with strict im partiality. This will be very disap pointing to a large number of religious ly inclined Republicans who assisted the Democrats in their endeavors to defeat him, and will now be deprived of the pleasure of saying, "I told you so." If the voters had placed the same degree of confidence In the promises of Stevens, that they placed In those who misrepresented and ' maligned him, the election would not have been close enough for a recount. One compensating feature of our June weather Is that it has lessened, the de ficit in rainfall which Director Beals has been carrying on his books ever since the season opened. Mr. Bryan has been abroad a year and is the most popular Democrat in America. There is no telling what a couple of years more of absence might do. Senator Smoot Is a good man; but he belongs to a church that encourages the practice of polygamy. So he is to be firedi from ahe Senate perhaps. It is to laugh. Mr. Bryan, of course, will make clear the difference between running the third time and holding the job the third time. Oregon Democrats will not find their National convention disposed to nomi nate a non-partisan for President or "Vice-President., In Mississippi, wbenee Oregon's Gov ernor comes, Democrats never are so non-partisan as to elect a. Republican Governor. - - - i Has Mr. Brownell ever heard of the Hon. Mr. Cataline, of the Roman Sen ate? ' ' - Where did Jupiter Pluvius get the no tion that this, ia the dead a' Winter. VIEWS OF THE OREGON ELECTION. The Democratic View. New Orleans Times-Democrat. When It came to the Congressman elect ed from Oregon there was even more rea son for "turning the rascals out," for three out of four of the Oregon members have been covlcted of corruption and crime.. The fact, however, that the ex posure of the crimes was ordered by the President, and that he persisted in the prosecution of thb criminals in spite of their high position in the ranks of the party and the great pressure brought to bear on him to stop prosecution, has ap parently convinced a majority of the Ore gonlans that they ought to stand by the President by sending to Washigton Re publican Congressmen, but honest men instead of the crooks that formerly rep resented the state. The Republican po litical leaders are praising the President for his courageous course in insisting that the prosecutions be pressed against which, by the by, they protested vigor ouslybut in secret they are denouncing him for the trouble he has caused them and for the xiefeat of their state ticket. The lesson of the Oregon election would, therefore, seem to be that the scandals with which the Republican leaders are mixed up have hurt the party, which would have suffered still more but for the popular belief that the President is not going to let a man's politics cover up crookedness, and that he is in earnest in his demand for reforms and public hon esty and decency. The election was, therefore, a Republican defeat but a Roosevelt victory. What Is a "Roosevelt "Democrat V Chicago Record-Herald.- -While It may be impossible to draw any general political moral from the results of the Oregon state and Congressional elections, which took place on, Monday last, certain features of that election possess considerable , interest. Certain politicians had predicted "a reaction" against the national Republican party, but there is no sign of any reaction in the returns. The one topic discussed during the contest appears to have been the Roosevelt policy toward illegal mo nopolies and abuses of corporate power, end the Republican orators told the voters that a heavy majority for the Re publican ticket would be regarded all over the country as an indorsement of the President's work for rate legislation, enforcement of the commerce and anti trust laws, and eo on. But the Demo cratic Governor, Mr. Chamberlain, who is re-elected by a small majority, ran as "a Roosevelt Democrat." He had de clared himself! in full sympathy with the President's position, and therefore a Re publican vote for him was not In any sense "a vote against Roosevelt." He owed his election in 1302 to Republican division and defection, and as he has made a good record and is unquestiona bly popular, thousands of Republicans voted for him a second time. Otherwise the election was a complete Republican victory. There will be but six Demo crats in the new Legislature, and two Republicans will represent the state In the House of Representatives. Roosevelt Spirit Dominates. Omaha Bee. This election is only one among a mul titude of signs that the coming campaign and election will not be perfunctory and that it is not safe for Republicans to rest upon the mere fact of the immense Roose velt majority two years ago. The wave that swept over the country did not rep hesent a verdict on mere traditional par ty divisions, but on the Contrary, a popular sentiment wiping out those distinctions because It found in Theodore Roosevelt and his programme the answer and re flection of its desires and purposes. The Oregon Republicans, although they have had a. solid congressional delegation elected by safe majorities and a state Legislature almost exclusively Republi can in both branches, would have been deefated in -Monday's election if they had not put themselves in line with Roosevelt Republicanism by nominating candidates and proclaiming platform purposes that genuinely embody its spirit. The signifi cance of the vote is that the people de mand men who will stand with Roosevelt. Chiefly Local Issues, New Tork Tribune. Oregon's record in Governorship contests is peculiar, for, though the state has been safely Republican for many years, It has had latterly more opposition than Repub lican Governors. Pennoyer was elected In 1S8G and re-elected In 1890. Lord and Geer, Republicans, followed, each for a single term. Cnamberlaln was elected in 1902. and is now re-elected. During all this pe ried the Republicans controlled the Leg islature and held the state In national elections, except that In 1S93 the electoral vote was divided between Weaver and Harrison. In voting Monday it is clear that the people of Oregon were concerned chiefly with local Issues, and were not In the least Influenced by any purpose to re habilitate and vindicate the Democratie national organization or to express their devotion to known or supposititious Dem ocratic) principles. Wavering' Political Sentiment. Boston Transcript. Even under ordinary conditions, Ore gon's political 8entment lacks stability. It can never be told one year what will happen the next. In 1833 the electoral vote was divided between Harrison and Weaver. In 1902 the Democrats elected a Governor by a small plurality, but in 1904, as between Parker and Roosevelt, the vote was more than three to one for the latter. Of course it has been the pol icy of the leaders to put in nomination, at this time, men In whom the public has confidence. The state has had its lesson, but it should not misread it. Its shortcomings have been pointed out and properly treated by its own friends, and its safest policy is to continue to put its trust in those who put a higher value on public virtue than on party labels. Personal vs. Party Polities. Inter Mountain Republican. From present indications Oregon seems to have elected a Democrat to the office of Governor once more. But all the rest of the state ticket was carried by the Republicans. It Is unfortunate that con ditions that may well be called personal were allowed to interfere in the progress of the party in that state, and lose the opportunity to reclaim Oregon's guberna torial office. It is one of the few states of the north which have Democratic gov ernors today, and there is no reason why it should not have taken Its proper place in the general line. It must be said for Governor Chamberlain, however, that his administration has been in the main cred itable. And in any event, his people have elected him ' a second time. Roosevelt the November Issue. Springfield (Mass.) Republican. It Is not surprising that the President should be almost the sole asset of the Republicans of Oregon in this campaign. Mark It well. He , promises to be the chief Republican Issue In the rest of the country when the Autumn elections ap proach, for there would be little to write about in the history of the party the past year with Mr. Roosevelt left out. But Oregon Didn't. Kansas City Star. Oregon is reported to have gone Demo cratic yesterday. With every member of its Congressional delegation excepting one under indictment, goodness knows Oregon had sufficient provocation. Upset. Anaconda Standard. . While not quite so ferocious in its de velopment, the woman's suffrage move ment in Oregon seems to have been crowned with all the success of a South American revolution, - HAS FOUGHT ALL HIS LIFE. Stormy Career of Colonel William C. Green, Mining; Expert. New York Times. So many stories have been told about Colonel William C. Greene, one of the principal men in the recent American Mexican shooting affray at Cananea, Mexico, that It Is difficult to believe that one man could have survived all the ad ventures that are accredited to him. He has been in every kind of a scrape, from an Indian ambush In Mexico to a hold-up on Broadway. He has engaged In count less fights, in the courts and on the plains, but he has nearly always come out ahead of his enemies. In any event he never failed to bob up. smiling and happy, ready to start another encounter. He Is not a Westerner by birth, having been born In Westchester County, N. Y., In 1851. One of his grandfathers was a Long Island clergyman and the other was a blacksmith, who helped forge the famous iron chain that was stretched across the Hudson to prevent the Brit ish ascending that river. After a brtef experience in the tea business in New York, he drifted out West, and before many years had passed he was exploring the Southwest In search of a mine that would pay. For 15 years, from 18S5 to 1900. he avers that he pros pected 3300 mines, none of which panned out for much. During this time he had 18 different partners in his ventures, and every one of them was killed by Indians or in shooting affrays of one sort or an other. Greene escaped serious injury, though one finger of his left hand is missing and his body still bears two or three scars. . An old friend of the colonel's told a story of this period of his life that has never been printed before. Greene, with two partners, left Nogales, in Ariiona, and crossed the border to prospect a new mine near the present camp at Cananea. This was In the early "90s, and the coun try waa a good deal more dangerous for travelers than it Is now. As the three men were riding through a canyon, one of them remarked: "Well, if the Indians are going to trouble us at all. this would be a fine place for them to do It." He had hardly got the words out of his mouth when shots rang out from some rocks on their right, and both of Greene's companions dropped to the ground. Greene Jumped from his horse and waited for the Indians to advance on him. They charged from their hiding place, about a hundred yards away. He emptied his rifle at them as they came toward him, and was lucky enough to kill their leader and two others. At this the rest lost courage and retreated. Greene found both his partners dead, but he would not leave them to be mu tilated. ' He strapped their bodies on their horses and took them back to Nogales, where they were burled the next day. He has always said since that this jour ney back, a whole day's trip, was the saddest experience he ever went through. His fortunes took a turn when he founded the Greene Consolidated copper company in 1900. This looked like an other risky venture, as the property had previously been in the hands of such men as Senator William A. Clark and the late Marcus Daly, both of whom spent large sums of money on it with no results. Greene, however, after prodigal presents of stock In all directions, got the enter prise under way and made several mil Life Uniformity From Sea to Sea. Pittsburg Dispatch. "I tried very hard, indeed, to find the 'West,' about which I had heard so much, but I came to the conclusion that It is a myth," said Mr. Nabuco. the Brazilian Ambassador, in an Interview today fol lowing his return from a visit to the Pa cific Coast. "There Is no difference be tween the people of your various states that I could perceive. "The one thing about Americans which must impress visitors more than anything else is the absence of any so-called lower strata In your society. In this country there are no men and women of the sort always referred to in Europe as the 'peo ple.' Men and women here never admit that they are at the foot of the social ladder, and If they are there, they don't look it; they appear to be at the top. "I looked in vain for some place that would look provincial. In Europe if one stops at a small station, even on the prin cipal lines of travel, one may find himself in a place where every essential of refined life Is wanting; but In this country, where all is change and interchange, railways, electrio light, telephones, lifts and all modern Improvements are everywhere. This uniformity of your life from sea to sea is amazing." Kreplns; House on 10 Per Week. Chicago Cor. New York Evening Post. Diplomas certifying that the recipients are qualified to "keep house" for hus bands receiving $10 a Week were given yesterday to several young women at Chi cago Commons. The graduates, all of whom are to be married soon, were mem bers of a class in economical housekeep ing and cooking. The economical graduates offered theses In the way of exhibits of breakfasts, luncheons and dinners that were attrac tive, had cost little, and were palatable. Each dish bore a card indicating its cost. A breakfast was shown that was pre pared at an expense of 19 cents, and would suffice for four persons. Dinners ranged somewhat more expensive, one consisting of meat, two vegetables, a salad and a pudding for four, being rated at 40 cents. THE NEW SWIMMING HOLE ' ' ' "!...' t " .Srsetaia. j 1 r, From, the Denver Republican. "COME OX IN, FKLLKR8, THE WATER IS I TNE IF YOU CAjf GET USED TO IT." WHAT IS A TRUE PARTISAN r He Ia the Beat Type of High Ameri ' can Citizenship. , Pendelton Tribune. When we cease to have parties and partisan spirit we will cease to be inter ested in popular rights and the charac-" ter of our citizenship will be at a low. eoo. i-oiitics, in tne nighest sense.- will always open opportunities" for great ca reers for young men, and to become Iden tified, through principle, to some great party is the only wise course, for any young man to pjirsue. The so-called non partisan sentiment is weakening. To be independent is a high trait of charac ter, but Independence In politics usually denotes an erratic or 'ignorant mind., in capable of grasping a principle, or un- ersiancnng ine necessity, oi organization in accomplishing results. Men who have won high honors in national life have invariably been great partisans. Such men as Carl SchurZ failed and died dis appointed and unhonored. William Jen nings Bryan, with all bis faults. Is a true partisan and because of his loyalty to his party through thick and thin he Is again the recognized leader of the Dem ocrats. The attempt to dispel partisan spirit in Oregon is only mercenary and in course of events every Republican who swallowed such "dope" will be given emetics. He will know ; that parties are far greater than men and a higher ideal of partlsanlsm will rise before him. Ore gon politics Is being purged of corruption and this is one of the remedies perhaps that must be applied; but a newer thought is coming and loftier views will permeate the Republican party of this state in due time. Greater honesty and a more unselfish interest in public affairs is needed and through the' primary law and the leaven of better things not at work, the day is not far distant when 1t will mean much more to be a Repub lican in Oregon. Use Yonr Garden Aa a Clock. Philadelphia Bulletin. The professor of botany paused under an oak and the young girls In white grouped themselves prettily about him. "To tell time by the flowers," he said "you should be able to do that. Think how convenient it would be at this sea son! "It is 5 A. M. when the sow thistle, opens. It Is 5:30 when the dandelion opens. It is 7 when tha white Illy opens. It Is 8 when the hawkweed opens. "At 11:12 A. M. the sow thistle closes. At noon precisely the yellow goat's beard closes. At 2 P. M. the hawkweed closes. At 5 the white lily closes. The dande lion closes at 8 sharp. "Since Pliny's time. 46 flowers have been known to open and close with great punctuality at certain hours of the day and night. It would be possible, with a little labor, to construct a garden whose flowers, folding and unfolding, would make a first-rate clock." Why Swear In Lumber Camps f St. Joseph, Mo., News. Hats off to Mayor Hawkins, of New Richmond, Wis. This particular Mayor presides over a town of 2000 inhabitants, most of whom, we take it, are addicted to profanity. There being no other field of strenuous endeavor, he has given him self the task of correcting the town evil. Profanity must go, he says. "If the pro fane man wants to wallow in the pollu tion of his profanity, let him betake him self to the lumber camps, and he must remember that when he crosses the con fines of civilization he swears at his peril." With- some such comment Mayor Hawkins announces his intention to en force the law in all cases of wilful or In excusable profanity, assessing a penalty of $100 or a jail sentence of 30 days. Togo, Jr., and the Schoolma'ms. . Dallas (Tex.) News. . Admiral Togo's cousin is in this coun try for the purpose of investigating American school methods. Judging by the works of the Admiral, the Togo fam ily possesses the talent for "teaching the young idea how to shoot." at least. Their Peculiar Hobby. New York Sun. The Western Federation of Miners has "extended the hand of fellowship to the Mexicans at Cananea, who started a war of extermination on Americans, Friday." Extermination is the hobby of those gen tle federatlonlsts. s V! NEWSPAPER WAIFS. Poor Man's Son "Yes. air! I began at tha bottom of the ladder and climbed, up." Ttlch. Man's Son "Huh! I began at the top of the ladder and slid down." Detroit Free Press. Teacher "How long had Washington been dead when Roosevelt was inaugurated Scholar "I dunno, but It hasn't been very dead since Teddy has been there!" Brook lyn Life. Appropriate -"D 'Rlter hasn't been very succeaeful with his new paper, has he?" "No. I think he ought to change the name of It: ought to call It 'Advice.' . "Advice? Why?" "Well, nobody takes It." Phila delphia Press. "Why." exclaimed the visitor who Was being shown over the house, "this picture Is by one of tha old masters!" "Well, maybe It Is." replied Mrs. Neuritch. apologetically, "but I'm sure the frame Is quite new." Chicago Dally News. "My son." said tha good old man. "If you only work hard enough when you undertake a thing you're morally sure to be at the top of the heap when you're through." "Oh. I don't know. pa. Suppose I undertook to dig a well?" Philadelphia Ledger. Inquiring Female "And whst do you do. captain, -when It's too rough to go out In the boat?" Capt. "Well, ma'am, if the wreck ain't too far we. we generally tries to rig a line to her. an- then we sends out the breeches buoy." Inquiring Female "Oh, the poor little fellow! But don't his parents object?" .Tudge.