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Eureka, Cal. Call-Chronicle Agency. Norfolk, Vs. Jamestown Exposition News Stand; Potts Roeder; Schneider A Kaiser. Pine Beach, Vs. W. A. Cosgrove. PORT LAN D, SATTRDAV, MAY 18, 1907. CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT. In an editorial upon the Pres ident the Chicago Tribune points out that it is proper to- distinguish, be tween his policies" and his "politics." t)f Mr. Roosevelt's policies the Tribune Approves. "They can stand the search light. The people believe in them." Hut his politics is a different matter. Jts eccentricities gravely perturb the Tribune's editorial 'brain. Admitting that "the President is about the shrewdest politician in the United estates." that he "does not need Instruc tion from any of the bosses," and knows his own mind with admirable certainty, the Tribune accuses Mr. Otoosevelt of having forgotten his early seal for civil service reform and of toeing the "most unscrupulous spoils man that was ever in the White House." Specifically, the eminent Chi cago paper charges that the President has made Senators "satraps In their re spective provinces" and has turned the Federal patronage over to them with out reservation, not even saving the Federal Judgeships from their cupidity, as he once promised. But the worst of "Mr. Roosevelt's offenses In the eyes of the Tribune, and, one may shrewdly eurmlse, his only real one, is his tireless activity for Mr. Taft. To our minds It is one of Mr. Roose velt's most admirable traits that he docs . not practice fetich worship. "Neither wealth nor power overawes him. The intrenchments of evil custom do not frighten him from the attack. The magic spell of worda and phrases cannot subdue his mind. Most men when they have once devoted them selves to a cause go 'on advocating it to the end of their days. It may have triumphed completely and become a part of the established policy of the Nation. That makes not the slightest difference to them. They go on preach ing and agitating for it as if the battle were still in Its strenuous agony. Or, if not quite so foolish as all this, they are unable to put the old contest out of their minds and pass on to new strug gles In other causes. Such was the case of the abolitionists after the slaves were freed. They were like lost men. There was nothing worth while for them to set their hands to. They went about weeping because there were no more worlds for them to conquer. Mr. Roosevelt continually discovers new worlds each more in need of conquest than the last. While civil service re form was an issue, while its fate was doubtful, while Its defense required skill and courage, he stood ever in the front rank of the fight. But what reason Is there for his still standing there like a tree rooted In the ground and waving flag which no longer means anything. The civil service- has been reformed. The principle of appointment for merit and removal for cause only has been established throughout our National employment. The cause has been gained. The battle has been fought end won. But civil service rules are not a part f the moral law. The stability of the universe does not depend upon their observance. There are times when they are nothing less than a hindrance to wise administration. They are capable of becoming an Intolerable burden upon the life of the Nation, as they did long ago in China. All rules, even the best one, have their exceptions. Super-eminent merit must be recognized without regard to forms and ceremonies. There must be some way to punish singular demerit without waiting for the slow action of Investigating committees. The civil service ought not to be made a shelter for a tribe of traitors who ex ert themselves to destroy the govern ment that supports them. The strong hand and the big club have their uses, which examination papers can never entirely -supersede. One can freely admit that Mr. Roose velt is a politician of exceeding skill, but that he is "unscrupulous" must be denied. An unscrupulous person pur sues bad ends by bad means. Through out his jpublic-caxeerMr. Roosevelt has never pursued a bad end by any means whatever. His worst enemies would hesitate to accuse him of selfish ambi tion, of subordinating the public wel fare to his own advantage or that of his friends, or of willfully wronging anybody. He has made mistakes, of course, but the most scrupulous people do that. Some of the most cautious about their conduct make the worst mistakes. As to the means that he has used to gain his ends, the worst that can be truthfully said about Mr. Roose velt is that he has sometimes sacrificed a less good to achieve a greater one. If he has turned the Federal patronage over to Senators It was not for a selfish purpose, but to win their support for salutary measures in Congress. If the Senators would not do their sworn duty without this sort of petty chaffering, that was not the President's fault. He worked with, the too!s that were given him. If they were of clay Instead of steel, he cannot be blamed for It. One could wish that Mr. Roosevelt had made his appointments to the Fed eral bench with more attention to their character. His appointments of judges have in some cases been sad mistakes. But, on the other hand, extraordinary efforts have been made to mislead him by false information about the candi dates. There is reason to believe that a former member of his Cabinet some times took a hand in the game of blinding the President as to the true predilections of a prospective Judge. Moreover, it is too soon to say posi tively what the genuine characters of these men are. Certainly the Fed eral bench under Mr. Roosevelt is do Itk b, work, or law. and justice which compares very well with anything ac complished In the last fifty years. Af ter all, a Judge, like other men, must be known by his deeds; and, taking deeds for a criterion, what cause of complaint have we against the Federal Judiciary as it stands?" Concerning the Taft matter little need bo said. Mr. Roosevelt is helping the people get the man they want for their next President, and the people know it. If they are satisfied with his course, and beyond all question they are, why should the Tribune or any other paper be diiftleascd? TIME TO IROP THE SUBJECT. In an editorial showing a commend able spirit the Eugene Register says that if "The Oregonlan can produce the evidence to show that Mr. Kerr has absolutely and unequivocally put aside the Mormon faith, we are ready to withdraw our reference to him as a Mormon." The Oregonlan is ready to produce this evidence. Mr. Kerr with drew from the Mormon Church seven teen years ago. Since that time he has been fighting the political influence of the church and the Mormon machine has been fighting him. The abortive attack upon him in Oregon originated in the political hierarchy's desire for revenge. These are the facts, and The Oregonlan is prepared to prove them with evidence that no candid man can reject. It Is time now to drop this unhappy controversy. Further reference to the matter can have no other purpose than injury to the Agricultural College, and the people of the state will so under stand It. The cause of the State Uni versity will be best served by present ing the merits of that worthy school, and not by attacks upon its equally Worth neighbors. t HEJf EY. OJf BCRn-PIN BVILS. In his letter published Thursday, Mr. Heney pointed the finger of accusation at the scrippers, whose public land op erations have been many times exposed by this paper. Some time ago it was remarked in these columns that while the present land-fraud investigation is effective as far as it goes. It will fall far short of being thorough if it ends before the inside history of the scrip ping deals has been exposed. The men who profited by the scrlpping; laws did not accomplish their ends by bribing petty land officials. They employed no dummies and suborned no perjurers. Theirs was a deal too large for such methods. They went direct to the United States Congress for what they wanted, and whether they paid for what they got in money, political sup port or favors of some other kind is Immaterial. It is scarcely credible that they succeeded in getting their legisla tion through without the members of the Senate and House of Representa tives knowing Its true character. But if they did, this is little to the credit of the trusted representatives of the people, for to be so easily deceived Is as evil In its- results as to be easily bought. The people of Oregon will be pleased to have Mr. Heney and Mr. Burns write the history the inside history of the scrlpping laws, by which the greatest public land steals were accomplished. MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. Mr. Harrlman may or may not be guilty of violation of the Sherman anti trust law. That is a question oh which the Interstate Commerce Commission Is divided, and, from the tenor of Wash ington dispatches, it would seem that the President will render the decision. There is another matter, however, in which the evidence of guilt Is so plain that it is Incontrovertible. The charges made by. Attorneys Kellogg and Sever ance, whose report is now in the hands of the President, of improper service and discrimination against large areas of territory in the West, are so easily susceptible of proof that no amount of explanation will clear them away. There are few. If any, richer trafHc producing regions in the world than those traversed by the O. R. & N. Co. From Its very Inception the profits of that road and Its forerunner, the O. S. N. Co., were enormous. In the early days of the enterprise the stockholders divided profits which were the wonder of the financial world. But. in those days, the men who paid the freight did not grumble at the exactions. The service of the company was of the best; its river steamers were the finest of their type in the world; its ocean steam ers were so thoroughly up to date that the flagship of the O. S. N. fleet more than thirty years ago is still the flag ship of the O. R. & N. oceanfleet. The company supplemented its Columbia River service with rail lines which opened up a large extent of new terri tory. To be sure, something like ten dollars was paid put in dividends for every one that was expended for im provements and betterments; but the returns from the one dollar expended were so noticeable that the accompany ing ten which were diverted to dividend account were lost sight of. With the coming of 'Harrlman there was an end to construction work. The Wall-street man seemed to regard Oregon and Kastern Washington as a well-developed mine from which to extract wealth without the necessity of running more tunnels or sinking more shafts. On either side of Haxriman's fine road were Isolated regions rich in undevel oped wealth and awaiting only the coming of transportation facilities to change them from wilderness and trackless plain into farms, gardens, cit ies and towns. The Harriman regime in Oregon is nearly ten years, old, and they have been good, fat years. The earnings for that period have run so far into the millions that they have furnished a good share of the sinews of war for the many sanguinary Wall street battles In which Mr. Harrlman has engaged. Millions of net profits were not used for -developing the state in which they -were produced, but in stead were taken out of Oregon and used in furthering the Wall-street end of the game by the purchase of roads needed in perfecting a stock exchange coup. The laborer is worthy of his hire, and Mr. Harriman and his friends are enti tled, to fair and just remuneration for carrying our freight. If the remunera tion which they have received had been only sufficient to pay operating ex penses and a good interest on the money invested, there would have been less cause for complaint and less de mand for the opening up of our isolated land. But the balance sheets and the construction accounts do not agree on this feature, for, while the one showa there have been millions in surplus col lected from our people, the other fails to disclose the expenditure of any of these earnings for developing new transportation lines, which are so sadly needed in this state. If the Interstate Commerce Commission, or the Presi dent, can stop this "milking" practice to which Oregon has been subjected for so long, we shall shortly enter on an era of railroad construction such as we have never before experienced in the state. IXNG AND SHORT HAUL .AGAIN. There is not much comfort for Spo kane in the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission on a "long-and-short-haul" case against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, as announced in yesterday's news dispatches. The case was brought by E. H. Wllhoit against the railroad. In dismissing- the complaint the commission held that "to make distance the sole factor In deter mining a. reasonable rate would Intro duce undue discrimination and create chaotic commercial conditions." While there are present In the Spokane case, in a minor degree, other factors than distance, they are of no consequence In comparison with the principal objec tion, which was that the railroads were hauling freight from given points In the East to Portland, and Puget Sound at lower rates than they were demanding from Spokane, which was approximate ly 400 miles nearer the originating point of the freight. Quite naturally, where all other con ditions are equal, the railroads might be expected and should be forced to carry freight to the receiving point nearest the originating point at a lower rate than they would exact for the haul to a more distant point. But in -the case of Spokane and the Coast cities and probably in the majority of the ,'iong-an.d-short-haul" complaints, there are other conditions of much greater importance than the distance. The Tailroads haul freight from East ern points to Portland and other Coast cities at a lower rate than they will make to Spokane because, were they to do otherwise, they would secure such a small amount of the business that the road west of Spokane would necessarily be operated at a loss. It would be impossible for the rail roads to prevent the Coast jobbers se curing their freight on a "water-route" basis. It would also be impossible for them to supply Coast lumbermen with cars at present rates, unless they were enabled to meet these water rates and haul loaded Instead of empty cars to the Coast. "Chaotic" would be a mild term to apply to the commercial condi tion, not only at Spokane, but wher ever the rate was effective. If the "long- and-short-haul theory" were ever seri ously regarded. STRIVING TO PREVENT IMVORCE." Judge Weller, of San Francisco, has placed himself on record as a regulator of the divorce question. He does not hope to eradicate the evil of too fre quent divorce, but he is sanguine in the belief that he can curb It. His plan is to add to the questions to which the assent of the bride ami groom is re quired the query: "Do you and each of you promise that you will' never seek a divorce?" Of course a, couple anxious to be married will give ready assent to this question. If, however, either Bhould hesitate, or attempt to put in a quali fying clause. Judge Weller closes his book and dismisses the couple as not, in his judgment, fit to engage In an undertaking so serious as matrimony. The probability, of course, is that this expedient will only add another to list of promises to be broken, if the inclination of either party leads that way. It is alleged, however, that the business of this magistrate as a marry ing official has grown rapidly since he added this question to the list of those to which woman and man must give assent when they stand up to be mar ried. This is not unlikely, since the average bride and groom are eager to place themselves on record at this Juncture as accounting marriage above all other considerations and to attest to their de'otion to each other as something that bids defiance to the storms of life. It will be necessary, however, to observe the Weller mar riages as the years go on. In order that the value of this added pledge in mar riage may be properly estimated. If this promise carries with it the deter mination to bear and forbear, which is necessary to the harmony and perpetu ity of marriage, it may well be added to the marriage service of every church ritual. ORCHARD AND THE PRESS. It is puzzling to understand the Judi cial view as to how a newspaper In terview with Harry Orchard., informer in the Haywood trial, on subjects not related to the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg would have an improper effect on the minds of prospective jur ors. It would seem that the main pur pose of the persons who arranged for the interview was to show that Orchard is not a physical and mental wreck, broken down by the agonies of con science and by fear of the gallows, but that he Is sound in mind and in body. Is, or is not, the public entitled to such information at this time or at any time? We think it is, at this time and at all times. But the defense at Boise does not seem to have been offended so much by the revelations as to Orchard's robust health and the interesting spiritual transformation he appears to have un dergone as the statement Governor Gooding gave to the press that no lm- xnunityr-had been promised to Orchar4X or solicited by him in payment for his confession. This information, or dec laration, ought to have beep kept away from prospective jurors and witnesses, we are told, because it would tend to influence them. Why? Whether Or chard has or has not been promised im munity will, of course, be a direct issue in the trial, and the question will, be asked him when he goes on the stand. He will have to answer, and his reply will, of course, tend to Influ ence the Jurors in his case, and it will be known to every witness because they will either hear it directly or will read it In the reports of the trial. What difference, then, if prospective jurors have read a newspaper account that Immunity has or has not been promised Orchard, when actual jurors are to hear It from his own lips? t While the defense at Boise is exposing its tender sensibilities to the world, it might do well to make Just a little clearer its position as to "newspaper influences." . The County of Ada, the seat of the trial, and the whole state of Idaho,- have been flooded with violent denunciations of the prosecution, made for the most part by socialists like Eu gene Debs. Debs, for example, a year ago addressed a long letter to the Presi dent of the United States, In which he denounced the whole proceeding against Haywood et al. as a "criminal conspir acy" and their conviction. If they should be convicted, as "cold-blooded murder." "Every step taken thus far against these men," he said, "has been a violation of law." The Debs letter has1, we understand, been recently dis tributed throughout Ada County. We suppose that the defendants' attorneys at Boise do not Justify such violent and Infamous propaganda In behalf of their clients, but they should say -so. The Orchard interview was procured by the Associated Press through the insistence of its representatives at Boise, who were anxious for a news paper "beat" and who had no purpose or desire to prejudice the course of the trial. We do not understand that Hay wood's attorneys charge the Associated Press with any improper motive in se curing the interview, but they say that the Governor had -an Improper motive in making it possible for Orchard to be seen and the-facts about him to be printed. .Whether or not Governor Gooding has or has not shown too great zeal in the cause of the prosecution w-e shall not now attempt to say. But we do say that the public Is entitled to know what is going on at Boise, and the Associated Press has set at work the machinery of its great organization to the end that a fair and full report of all proceedings and collateral events of interest may be had. In stating .the course his trial would probably take If continued, Ruef made a strong indictment against our court procedure. He said that his trial would take at least two months, and because his family could: not stand the strain he pleaded guilty. But a trial need not take so long, and It wtuld not unless the defense took up the time of the court with highly technical objections and fine-spun arguments. Men who are not afraid of the facts make no pro longed efforts to suppress evidence. Courts that are looking for facts need not devote their time to hearing argu ments upon objections. Mr. Ruef said he was not afraid of the evidence, but he knew the ways of courts well enough to know that the trial would be pro longed for eight or nine weeks at least when it could as well be ended in less than one week. Reduced to the neces sary conclusion, he was afraid of his own lawyers, who would delay the trial by their methods, and with the permis sion of the courts. Old Tsi An, who might not inappro priately be termed China's Bloody Mary, is reported near to death's door in her Flowery Kingdom, while down at Pasadena, Cal., In another flowery kingdom, ex-iMlnlster Conger is await ing the last summons, which is expect ed at any time. During the Boxer siege at Pekln a few years ago the names of the Minister and the Dowager Empress were on every lip throughout the civil ized world. Mr. Conger successfully avoided the fate which Tsi An had framed up for him, and the old lady escaped the punishment which she so richly deserved. Now they are both facing an enemy who is oblivious alike to the presence of fortifications or royal decrees. Great Britain still believes in peace, and is prepared to fight for it. She has just given orders for two battleships of the Dreadnaught type. Had the peace proposition received any encour agement at The Hague Conference, it was the intention to lay down the keel for only one of these great fighting ma chines. As the keel for the original Dreadnaught was laid soon after the termination of a Hague peace confer ence, it Is reasonable to expect that, af ter the next 'Hague meeting, an' entire fleet of Dreadnaughts wll! be ordered. - Portions of the Cascade, Heppner and Southwestern Oregon forest reserves have been restored to settlement and homeseekers will be given thirty days in which to make settlements before scrip can be placed upon the land. Now those who have been complaining that homebuildlng has been retarded by the creation of the reserves have an opportunity to get in and without any danger of Interference from the scrip pers. Now we shall learn how much of that land was wanted for actual home building. The Chicago wheat market is still indulging in fireworks, and the daily price changes show a range sufficiently wide to give even a hardened trader nervous prostration. If the kindly-disposed gentlemen who are aiding in the upward movement do not become wind ed before the crop of the Pacific North west is ready for market, there will be an unprecedented demand for automo biles, pianos, etc.. in the Inland Empire. Schmltx still declines to talk. The man whose wife eloped with a gam bler, whose son was In the peniten tiary and daughter in a worse place, on being asked if he had any family, said: "None to speak of." Perhaps the Mayor of poor old Frisco has nothing to speak of. Silence is golden In his case. That (Harney ' County press agent ought to be employed to exploit the undeveloped region. His excellent lit erary style is wasted on unjust kicks. Seattle has 241,000 population on pa per. Preserve these figures for com parison with the Federal census three years hence. China, is closing opium dens. Put ting the lid on in China will be no small undertaking.. ' - . SIXGL.E DISTRICT PLAy FOR VOTES Another Proposed Amendment to Ore Broil's Constitution. ESTACADA, Or., May 17.-(To the Ed itorsThe People's Power League, of which W. S. L"Ren is secretary, is con sidering proposing by the initiative for the next biennial election, an amendment to the Oregon "Constitution securing to the people of Oregon what is known as proportional representation. As long as we have political parties, I fear the abstract principle of propor tional representation which alms to give to each political party such a proportion of the total number of Representatives and Senators as the total vote of each political party In the State Is to the to tal vote cast. But, by what plan are we to secure these results that will not be cumbersome, or conducive to bossism? I have been informed that Mr. U'Ren's plan in regard to the election of the State Senators Is to elect the 15 which are elected at each biennial election at large over the entire State. Such a method of election would result in the choice of men from the populous centers and would allow toad men an excellent opportunity to get Into office. It Is much easier for a man to choose a good man for office out of four candidates he per sonally knows, than to select 15 men out of 60 of whom he knows personally but four. This was illustrated forcefully In the Republican primary election In Multnomah County in April. 1908. There were 39 candidates for Representative, of which but 12 could be nominated. When the voter saw this Imposing array of names, knowing but two or three per sonally,' he voted for the first 12 names on the ballot, giving these whose names began with the letters A to G the best opportunity for nomination. To obviate this fault, my brother. Ray mond W. GUI. of Cleone, originated what Is known as the single Senatorial and Representative district plan. This plan was adopted by the State Grange at Al bany, by a unanimous vote, and the originator of the plan, who Is a dele gate to thlB year's session of the State Grange, will endeavor to get the State Grange to vote to Initiate this amend ment to our Constitution. And he will probably succeed. Then, If the People's Power League persists in its effort to initiate a proportional representation amendment, there will again arise the possibility of two conflicting laws being adopted by the people. I have tried to study out some feasible plan to attain to proportional representa tion, but have failed to find one. I would suggest that the appellations, "Re publican," "Democrat," 'Socialist" and "Prohibtionist" be not printed upon the ballot at all; but allow the candidate to state In 10 or a dozen words the principles he stands for. The voter will then vote for the candidate because of his charac ter as known to him and his principles as enunciated. Let us vote for men and principles, and not party and prejudice. Party and prejudice is the cause of two thirds of the evils with which our body politic is afflicted. In my opinion, the single district plan and the non-partlzan ticket will come nearer giving us a good legislature than proportional representa tion under any plan for it that may be devised. F. M. GILL.' HOW MUCH no NATIONS DRINK t Interesting Statistics as to Per Capita Alcoholic Consumption. Springfield Republican. Statistics of alcoholic consumption, obtained from the office of the Brit ish chancellor of the exchequer, have enabled some of the London papers to make a per capita exhibit for various countries over a series of years. The latest figures are for 1905 and from them we extract the following com parison. Per capita consumption in gallons: Distilled Beer. spirits. Wines. Belgium 48.8 1.10 1.02 United Kingdom. 27.7 0.91 0.32 Germany 26.3 1.43 1.45 Denmark 20.5 2.42 United States... 16. 8 1.26 0.43 Austria 14.3 1.99 3.90 France 7.5 1.37 30.80 Italy comes next after France In wine drinking, with 20 gallons per capita, and Spain next with 18V& gal lons neither of these countries figur ing in the beer and distilled spirits statistics. It is, of course, difficult from the table to assign prizes in the aggregate per capita consumption of alcohol, though first place apparently belongs to Belgium, with its enormous beer consumption supplemented by. a pretty large average In concentrated spirits and more than double the per capita United .States consumption of wine. No wine statistics are given for Denmark, but Its large consumption of spirits would seem to entitle it to sec ond place. Austria rather curiously falls far below Germany in beer con sumption, but goes much ahead of It In wine drinking dtvidlng Its drinking customs between Germany on the one hand and Italy on the other. The United Kingdom records a decline in beer consumption from 30.8 gallons per capita in 190t to 28.8 In 1904 and 27.T in 1905, and there has also been a decline in the per capita consumption of spirits and wine. But this is not a phenomenon to be noted particularly of any of the other nations, while In the United States the consumption of beer per . capita has been steadily in creasing for years along with some little increase In the consumption of spirits and wine. Phonograph in a Law Suit. Chicago News. In Brussels lives a lawyer who recently made good use of a phonograph In a lawsuit. He had been continually an noyed by the noises of hammering at an Iron foundry In his near neighborhood. Flndlnn that corrlplainta were unavailing, he brought the matter Into court. But before doing so he placed a phonograph in his library for one whole day. When the case came before the court he pro duced the phonograph and set going the specially prepared cylinder. An uproar and din as from the forge of Vulcan was the result, and the Ingenious lawyer won bis case, , Finds WO In a Drain Pipe. Philadelphia Record. " Samuel Garrett, of Thirty-fourth and Amsley streets, found $610 in gold and bank notes a few days ago while digging a post hole for a fence on the dividing line between his property and the es tate of Timothy Beckley, who died seven years ago. Garrett came across an old drain pipe. ' but upon investigation he found that the drain had been discon nected. He threw out the section when an old tomato can rolled out of the broken -drain and $5, J10 and 30 gold pieces fell from the can. In the pres ence of Mrs. Kramer, who lived on the adjoining property, further search in the can disclosed J4o0 in bank notes. Broke, Breke, Broke. Bohemian. With apologies to the memory of Tennyson Broke, broke, broke, . I am old a ray Jones, I be. And I would that the h,read and butter Had brought no surprise to me. Oh. h I for the restaurant boy That "he shouts to me: "Mister, you pay!" Oh. h I for the tailor's lad That be sings to the cop 'cross the way. And the stately cops came on From the station under the hill; But I owe for a lunch of fhe vanished ham. And I'm bound to owe for it sLIU. i Broke, broke, broke. Head to foot In my rags 1 be: But the tender taste of the ham and the bread Will ever come back to m. REGENTS AND UNIVERSITY FUNDS Author of the Late Ac Answers Cry of "Graft." PORTLAND, Or., May 17. (To the Editor.) Permit me to make a few state ments regarding the University of Ore gon appropriation bill (House Bill No. 37), which is threatened with a referendum. During the present campaign for sig natures, a great many harsh statements have been made about the authors of this bill, and especially about the mem bers of the Lane County delegation, who were Instrumental in passing It through the Legislature. Certain Linn County gentlemen have repeatedly made the statement that the bill was "conceived in iniquity." and one or two blackmailing newspapers have charged its authors with nearly every crime mentioned in our code. The chief objection to the bill lies In the fact that there Is no segregation of the Items of expenditure. The money is proposed to be used: For the support and maintenance of the University of Oregon; to keep the buildings, grounds and other property thereof In re pair; for the purchase of additional lands for the campus thereof; for the construc tion of buildings and additions to the same; and for the purchase of library books, lab oratory supplies and apparatus. The advocates of the referendum be lieve that too much latitude Is given to the Board of Regents, and that there Is an unlimited opportunity for "graft." In Justice to Mr. Eaton and the other members of the Lane County delegation, I wish to state that I prepared House Bill No. 37. I did this at Mr. Eaton's request, as he was busy with, other mat ters. When I prepared this bill I fol lowed almost word for word Section 3Tv41. Chapter 6. Title XXXIII of Bellinger and Cotton's Code, which provided for -continuing fund of 125,000 per annum (raised to JuO.000 per annum by the last Legis lature) for the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. This Agricultural College appro priation is for the "annual support and benefit" of the institution mentioned. No specific appropriation is made for its ex penditure. The appropriation has been made In this form since 1901, and I am certain that the regents of the Agri cultural College have not misappropriated the funds. I am equally certain that Judge R. 3. Bean.'Judge J. W. Hamil ton, Judge William Smith, and the other members of the Board of Regents of the University have no intention of misappro priating any of the funds provided for in the Eaton bill. If anybody is to blame for the word ing of this wicked measure, it is myself, not Mr. Eaton. I wish to take the entire responsibility. I certainly had a arood precedent to follow in drafting this bill. C. N. McARTHUR. HIGH PRICKS AT J1HE8TOWN FAIR Exposition Visitors Will Have to Pay Well for Accommodations. Tetter In Milwaukee Journal. Aided by the smaller places in its vicinity. Norfolk has undertaken to enter tain visitors away beyond its capacity. The ability of that region to run an ex position and to accommodate its visitors is quickly summed up. There's Norfolk, a city of 65.000, of which about 80,000 are negroes, who don't count when it comes to entertaining the ordinary run of ex position crowds, and Portsmouth, just across a narrow channel with a popula tion of 26.000. They are practically one city, connected by ferry, and lie about eight miles from the exposition grounds. At this time both have poor communi cation with the exposition by land and water. The fare on one electric road' is 10 cents each way, and on the other Is 15 cents each way. Across Hampton Roads from the expo sition grounds lies Old Point Comfort, witb scant population, and with capacity for only the usual run of summer visitors. About half an hour's ride from the Point is Newport News, a shipbuilding town of 25.000. On the same side of the Roads is Hampton, for which an estimate of 10,000 population Is liberal. The places named and a few summer resorts are the only substantial towns near the expo sition. To sum it all up, the exposition region has a total population of a little more than 125.000, of which about one third is colored. And It Is this outfit which has undertaken to run a great fair and to entertain guests by the tens of thousands. It. is this condition which has made possible the robbery of exposition visitors at the opening; and It 1s this condition which promises to make it possible throughout the show for landlords to exact liberal compensation for accom modations which are not worthy of the name. Many tents are being erected near Norfolk, In the anticipation that exposition visitors will seek refuge in them. One Norfolk woman assured the writer that. If the exposition had run its course, many a visitor would walk the streets at night, unable to find a place to sleep. In anticipation of this shortage, the money-chasers of the old Virginia town are even turning old shacks Into rooming-houses. Self-Wlnding Electric Clocks. Popular Mechanics. Telephone companies are now furn ishing their subscribers at a small annual rental self-winding electric clocks that give absolutely accurate time. The clocks can be placed anywhere in the house, and are connected to the tele phone wires. The telephone clock never stops, for it never runs down, and should It vary a, second or two In 24 hours It will be cor rect again within a few hours, for each day all the telephone clocks in the city are synchronl2ed or set. This setting is done from the central office at some hour when the telephone is least likely to be In use say 3 o'clock A. M. The setting requires only a mo- HOW WE CAN BOOST oh! ral Tin ou,ohtlbku with ta mmt-cuM ti kckotno ama a rises or rum. rr bust as v tui ro na uoj tnr A ue ere' n c-rrv usmKimvn bot has cArowr it as eaii.t as TKE WBA1VMT CTTIZKM ABOUT TO MABD HIM HAKDSOifCLT OH' IT DID NOT BEi-ONO T' THE OUT OOTT.EM: A ALL IT IB ONLY a PIBCT OF ArTk PAfatH WH1CM HE IS FL'ACIfO IN THE RCCEFTACL-I SO THAT It WHJ. NOT LITTT;B THE PTREE'Lfs ljct ui morn- irf in.n rt " From the Chicago Record-He raid. IN SUNDAY OREGONIAN TOMORROW DR. JOHN M'LOTJGHLIN, FATHER OF OREGON Full-page picture in colors of the territory's great Governor. MARKING THE OLD ORE GON TRAIL i 1-. JruII-pace striking ill r of Ezra Meeker's 2500- . mile march. QUEER THINGS MADE FROM MILK Solidified, it forms a good sub stitute for ivory and bone. MOST PROMINENT OF THE WORLD'S OLD MEN Xhe half-dozen intellectual giants who still exert influence. RICH FLORA OF THE FAR NORTH .One enthusiastic . collector has obtained more than 1500 (specimens STRANGE MYSTERY OF THE TIN BOX Third story of Dr. Furnivall, skilled physician arid naU ural detective. VENUSES "WHO WON THE APPLE OF PARIS Striking pictures of classically beautiful women iu every age. ACROSS THE SAHARA BY RAILROAD Frank G. Carpenter tells what the French do on the great desert. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS IN ATHENS They take an active interest in Grecian art and athletics. THE NATION'S CALL TO YOUNG MEN Eloquent utterance by William II. Taft, Secretary of War. ORDER FROM YOUR NEWS DEALER TODAY meht and is accomplished by a separate' current from the master clock. The operation of the telephone clock is simple. The winding is done by means of dry batteries, which energize the mag net and cause it to lift alternately two small round weights, each one of which In falling onoe will operate the clock: seven and one-half minutes. The system is eald to . be absolutely safe. The rental of the clock la about the aajne price people pay tor, having clocks cleaned each year. Wise Hone Know Hospital. f Kansas City Star. Myer Book, a grocer of McKeesport, Pa., was stricken with paralysis while on his wagon and dropped the reins. His horse trotted around to McKees port Hospital as If he knew what wa wrong. . Laahea Msahera With Her Hand-Baa;, Pittsburg Dispatch. Two "mashers" stopped Mlas Margaret McNlchol In Stamford, and she routed! them by lashing them with, her hand bag. . Fixing; the Blame. Cleveland Plalndealer. If old Japan prefers to fight. The aun spot In to blame; If Teddy can't adjust It right. The sun spot is to blame; If railway trains leap from the track. If steamers sail and ne'er come back. If quakes and cyclones rent and rack. The aun spot la to blame. If jurymen fall to agree The sun spot la to blame; If tidal waves arouse the sea The eun epot 1b to blame; If Standard. Oil goes up a lot. If microbes tie you in a knot Why, what's the use of getting hotT i The aun spot Is to blame. A CITY BEAUTIFUL JT WERE Tnt HSALJE