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Wheatley; Falrmount Hotel News Stand: Amos News Co.; United News Agency. 14 14 Eddy street; B. E. Amps, man ager three wagons; Worlds N. a..N:825 A. Sutter street. Oakland, Cal. W. H. Johnson. Fourteenth and Franklin streets; N. Wheatley; Oakland News Stand; B. E. Amos, manager Ave wagons; Welllng-ham, E. O. -Goldnetd. New. Louie Follln. Eureka, Cal. Call-Chronicle Agency: Eu reka News Co. PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAT tS. ISO. "A TTME OF WAR AND A TDIE OF , 1-KACF-" The outcome of the Ruef trial in San Francisco affords little consolation to the friends of honest government. Although the dethroned boss has al ready pleaded guilty to a charge not unlike the one for which he was on trial, nevertheless the Jury could not agree. From the beginning to the end " It stood six to six. Persuasion and argument were of no avail.' We dare say both factions of the Jury had their minds made up when the trial began and were determined not to yield a particle. The suspicion is natural that some or. all of the six who stood out for Ruef had been subjected to improper Influence. Outright bribery is improbable, but there are other ways of acting npon the human mind than by money, payments. Social pres- sure counts for a great deal, and it is easy to see that ln San Francisco this factor has worked energetically ln be half of the accused boss. The charges against him involved the reputations of many men of wealth and high so cial standing whose business relations permeated the city and whose friends were numerous. It Is not credible that all the Jurymen escaped the influ ence of the subtle, pervasive feeling that Ruef must be cleared in brder to protect those who had used him in their schemes. It Is doubtful whether Mr. Heney can ever get another jury together In San Francisco that will be wholly without bias in favor of the grafters. Jurymen come from a social rank which is susceptible to the seductions of men of Wealth and power. It speaks wonders for Mr. Heney's ability and singleness of purpose that he has been able to do as much as he has In the face of strong class feeling against him. His personal idiosyncrasies may also' have been more of a hindrance than a help. He is not a man of much charm of manner, though he seldom falls to convince the public of his sincerity. His energy is incom parable, his courage dauntless, but there comes a time ln all movements of the kind he is leading when the public grows weary of strife and be gins to long for compromise. The qualities of the fighter pall upon the public taste. People ask themselves what Is to be gained by perpetual strife and look longingly for the res toration of normal relations among men. Perhaps It would be better if the people could be Induced to fight these reforms through to the bitter end. Were they all like Mr. Heney they would do so, but they are not. He Is a rare type of man, admirable In his field of effort, but not one whom everybody ought to try to Imitate. Were we all as pugnacious as he is, so ciety would be one perpetual Donny brook Fair. Civil life, make the best of it, is a long, long series of com promises where the abstract right sel dom prevails, and since civil life is our only refuge from savagery, we roust generally consent sooner or later to get along with something less than rigorous justice. In wearying of the graft prosecutions and looking for some method to restore harmony ln their community, the people of San Francisco are therefore doing pretty nearly what all other men would do in like conditions, and we are not pre pared to deny that they are acting wisely. The moral effect of the prosecutions has been gained. Nothing can now obliterate it. The power pt the graft ing ring which Ruef cemented has been broken. The methods by which the publle service companies corrupted J the city officials have been revealed I and condemned. It Is not likely that anybody will soon try to repeat Ruef s exploits, nor will the corporations again employ the methods which have been exposed. The reform of public life in San Francisco may not be com plete, but much has been accomplished even from the most pessimistic point of view. The wealthy corruptionists have had a narrow escape from the penitentiary; this distressing and wholesome reflection they cannot con ceal from themselves; and it Is often the case that a narrow escape, does more to reform a man than punish ment. To feel "hair-hung and breeze shaken over hell," as good old Lorenzo Dow used to put it. will sometimes save a soul that hell itself would only have confirmed in sin. Our racial psychology , predisposes Americans to compromise. We are not inclined as a people to push mat ters to extremes, and it is often said that this trait has been upon the whole useful. When the end of punishment has been gained, further punishment In itself and for Its own sake is not ethically Justifiable. It becomes vin dictive. Perhaps as things now stand there Is a certain vlndictiveness in Mr. Heney's desire to press the graft prose cution, and the people of San Fran cisco realize It. Hence they say "Let it drop." and they say this in the full realization of Mr. Heney's excellent motives and of Mr. Rudolph Spreck- els' fine spirit of devotion to the pub lic good. Mr. Spreckels has borne ob loquy in the cause and has made finan cial sacrifices which entitle him to high praise. In due ttma he will be counted among the noblest citizens of a city which his efforts have helped to purify, but just now the public is In clined to wish that he would mitigate his zeal a little. "To everything there Is a season and a time to every pur pose under heaven; a time to break down and a time to build up." Per haps the people of San Francisco think that the latter time has now arrived. THE HEHBBEI CASE. Ab Hembree, a degenerate scion of a family honored In the early history of Yamhill County, has again been found guilty of murder. His victim in this instance was his daughter, and the charge upin which he has been convicted is murder ln the first degree. His former trial was for the murder of his wife, the two crimes having been committed at the same time ln the poor home of the family on a ranch ln the wilds of Tillamook County. The finding of the Jury In the first trial waa a "compromise" verdict, the ac cused being convicted of manslaugh ter and given an indeterminate sen tence. He was committed to the penitentiary and afterwards was pa roled by Governor Chamberlain. His arrest for the murder of his daughter followed, and his conviction resulted. The case has attracted wide atten tion and the leniency shown the ac cused has caused deep and widespread Indignation among people who know Hembree best. Why, If - guilty as charged, of the murder of his wife a most atrocious killing he should have been adjudged guilty of -manslaughter and given a sentence that permitted his parole, is Inexplicable to the well-balanced mind. If guilty, he should have been hanged twice. If that were possible. Certainly ln that-vent his lawful execution Is long overdue. If not guilty, he is and has long been entitled to his freedom. That change of venue from Tillamook County to Polk County did not benefit him Is not strange ln view of the evidence against him, some of which revealed the most abhorrent motive for the murder of his daughter. Pardon or parole, given such a creature, is a grave abuse of executive clemency, and Is Inexplicable upon any ground of simple justice, true mercy or common decency. . RETXTRNZNO BORROWED SOLD. Less than six months has passed since European gold was pouring into this country ln record-breaking quan tities, the movement which began ln October continuing until more than $100,000,000 of the yellow metal had been ferried across the Atlantic. The brokers and exchange manipulators reaped a great harvest, and a fairly heavy percentage of the amount was paid out to the express steamers that brought the gold across the water. Now the pendulum is on the backward swing. Gold engagements for Euro pean shipment on Wednesday exceed ed $30,000,000, with more to follow. There will be the same brokers' fees, the same profit in exchange, 'and the same heavy freight charges on these outward shipments that were levied when the gold was brought into this country. The transaction indicates quite clearly thar there is considerable "lost motion" ln our financial machine. If there was such a shortage of gold in this country less than six months ago that the Importation of the yellow metal was an Imperative necessity, we must naturally assume that we are Imperilling our resources by reshipping gold at this time. There has been no such amount of gold added to our sup ply from original sources since last Octoker. But, as a matter of fact, there was plenty of gold for all legit imate purposes in this country when we began importation of the $100,000,- 000, but, owing to our unwieldy and cumbersome financial system, it was Impossible to keep It ln circulation. The indiscriminate attacks on nearly all industrial enterprises, because a few of them were rotten with thievery and jobbery, created a distrust which frightened American gold Into hiding and. so long as that scare was on,' it was impossible to coax it into circu lation, and the men who still had faith In the situation were forced to secure gold from Europe in order to prevent general chaos and financial ruin. Importation of this gold was per haps worth all that It cost as an ex ample to relieve the timidity of the people who had withdrawn their gold from the banks and placed it in tea pots, stockings and other receptacles where it was. useless to any one; but, ln view of the generally solvent condi tion of affairs in this country, it was certainly an unnecessary proceeding. That we are now returning to Europe the surplus for which we have no use ln this country demonstrates that it was shortage of confidence, and not shortage of gold, that was responsible for our troubles last Fall. With the large balance of trade ln our favor. It Is hardly probable that exports will continue on the present scale for a protracted period. There Is undoubt edly still much money due this coun try for tlje enormous grain and cotton shipments from last year's crop, and, as w shall begin harvesting another crop within the next thirty days, our trade balance is certain to remain ln our favor. If gold exports continue In the face of such a satisfactory trade showing, they may be regarded more as evi dence of a badly strained financial sit uation abroad than of weakness at home, although it is generally under stood that our own markets are glut ted with money awaiting clearing of the clouds which are always notice able during Presidential years. Gold exports on a large scale are not new to this country, for it is necessary to go back but four years to recall the export of more than $80,000,000, near ly all of which went out between April and July, the exports for May, 1904, amounting to $41,000,000. Some of this big business was due to the Pan ama Canal payments, but in April. 1904, before any of these .payments were made, gold exports were $19, 000.000. The gold movement of 1894, in which more than $80,000,000 was taken out, was a more serious matter for this country, for with a small trade balance to begin with, and poor crops and low prices, the effect was so serious that the celebrated Cleveland gold bond issue was. regarded as a ne cessity to stay the outflow of the yel low metal. No such results can follow the present movement, as conditions are vastly different, and we are merely returning an unwieldy surplus of gold for which we have no use so long as our own money markets remain con gested. DOWN GRADE TO PORTLAND. The Harriman system has com menced construction work on the Snake River cut-off between Hunting ton and Lewiston. With the exception of the traffic originating in the Seven Devils mining region and in part of the Wallowa country, the local business of this line will be small, but as a link In the transcontinental system of the Harriman lines, the importance of this cut-off cannot be overestimated. Con struction of this line down Snake River Canyon will give the Harriman system an uninterrupted stretch of water-level grade reaching from tide water at Portland to Pocatello, Idaho, distance of 729 miles, practically one-third of the distance between the Pacific Coast and Chicago. No other, transcontinental line has anything ap proaching such an economic advan tage as this will give the Harriman system, nor Is It possible for any other line to equal it, for at no other point on the Pacific Coast between Mexico and Alaska can be found such a won derful water-level grade extending so far inland as that which follows the Columbia and Snake Rivers from Portland to Shoshone, Idaho, and thence on to Pocatello, where heavier grades are encountered. The nearest approach to this won derful grade will be that of the Hill lines, which by the North Bank Rail road and the line to 'Lewiston reach well up toward the western slope of the Rocky Mountains before encoun tering very heavy grades. The pos session of this admirable 700-mile stretch of water-level grade places Mr. Harriman in a dominating position as a ratemaker, especially on' the enor mous and rapidly increasing volume of eastbound tonnage. It would hardly be an exaggeration to state that, with the completion of the Huntlngton Lewiston road Mr. Harriman will be ln a position to haul freight at a profit at a rate so low that no other road could meet the rate and show a profit. But It is Idle to presume that Mr. Harriman will press this economic ad vantage far enough to prevent his competitors from securing plenty of business. The Hill roads, with accu rate knowledge of the advantages of a water-level grade, will undoubtedly find an eastward outlet from the Clearwater country, either through Lolo Pass or some other easier grade than that by which they now cross the Rocky Mountains. With both the Hill and the Harriman systems sending the great bulk of their traffic through the Columbia Gorge, the Importance of Portland as a shipping center will be greatly enhanced, and the immense amount of traffic originating in this region will attract other roads now headed for the Pacific Coast. The only bad feature which now stands in the way of an enormous overland traffic' flowing through this port to and from -the Orient is the ab surd and unreasonable Government policy which has placed an embargo on all through Oriental business of consequence. Refusal of the Inter state Commerce Commission to permit the transcontinental rail lines to meet the competition of the tramp steam ers on the Sue route .has made it Im possible . for them to secure any through freight originating east of Chicago. This not only affects the business of the railroads, but it inter feres with a, frequent steamship serv ice, .which should be of decided ad vantage to Coast shippers. 1 THE SUBSIDY Bil l. In the matter of the ship subsidy bill an interesting compromise has been effected which is expected to smooth away all difficulties from its pathway to success. The agreement is to pay the same subsidies to second rate vessels on South American lines that are now paid to first-class vessels on European lines. To justify the ar rangement it is fatuously said that it will encourage the construction of first-class ships for the trade with South America. Could anything be mors stupid? What possible inducement is there to build first-class ships when inferior ones receive the same subsidies as .the best? The sole and perfectly obvious' purpose of the bill is to transfer a certain sum of money from the public funds to the pockets of a few privi leged magnates. Its promoters have sought with tireless diligence for some decent pretext to cover the robbery, but they have sought ln vain. None has been found and none will be found. They would make a better ap pearance before the public if they would come out openly and admit that they have set, their hearts upon grab bing some millions from the Federal Treasury and are determined to keep up the game until 'they succeed. - The universal lesson of experience concerning ship subsidies-is that they destroy commerce instead of promot ing It. With the assurance of a round profit whatever they do, shipowners grow lazy and trade decays. France presents an excellent sample of this truth. '.She pays more liberal subsi dies than any other nation, and' of late years her maritime commerce has con sistently lost ground. If subsidies could build up merchant navies. Franca ought ta have the best one in the world, while the fact is that she has pretty nearly the worst of all the leading nations. News of the transfer of Colonel Roessler from the river and harbor work in this district will be received with much regret, although the change Is undoubtedly a promotion for the of ficer who has given such general sat isfaction during the period in wHich he has been stationed here. This feel- I lng of regret over the transfer of Colo- . nel Roessler .to another district does not reflect in. any way on the ability of his sucessor as an engineer. It is simply due to the fact that Colonel Roessler has been with us long enough to become thoroughly familiar with the work in this district, and, ln the most favorable circumstances. It will require several months for his suc cessor to get in touch with the situa tion. The Government work now un der way in this district is of a most important nature, and some of it has reached a stage where any change In plans might not be attended with best results. Many, years of British rule In India have failed to eliminate the fatalist trait ln the character of the natives. The - Mohmand mountaineers, with only crude spears and ancient fire arms, charge right up against the bay onets of the British with no more cau tion or discretion than they exhibited before they learned the power of the British arms. A Simla cable ln yes terday's Oregonian reports such a stubborn resistance to the British punitive expedition under Major-General Sir James Wllcocks that 200 of the Mohmands were killed, while the British loss was but two killed and one wounded, with a score of Sikh troops injured. British warfare In. India will hardly cease so long as there are enough of the natives alive to muster a fighting force. The Russian- autocracy seems to be pretty well intrenched In power again, and the present Dooms will be very careful in Its actions. At St. Peters burg, Thursday, seventeen members of the first Douma drove up to the prison In cabs to begin serving their sen tences of three months imposed as a punishment for signing the Vlborg manifesto, ' and other signers of the manifesto ln various cities also ap-' peared at the prisons to serve their time. In view of the disapproval with which the first stand against Russian tyranny was received, it is hardly probable that the present Douma will indulge in the passage of any resolu tions or utterance of any manifestoes until It first determines the manner in which the ruler of the Russlas will receive them. In pursuance of President Roose velt's order, all field omqers of the Army must stand an endurance test In the form of a daily thirty-mile march for three successive days. That is a test .worthy of a strenuous commander-in-chief. The officer who can do the stunt will be compelled to "go some," though It must be admitted that if preparedness is to be an ele ment of Army life, the ability to walk the distance is essential. The man who offers his services as a soldier should be ready to perform the duties of a soldier any day he may be called Into the field. Walter Augustus Wykoff, professor of political economy ln Princeton Uni verslty and author of "The Workers" and several other sociological works, is dead at Princeton. Whether from the standpoint of the man who put himself in the place of the common laborer ln the logging camp, with the shovel, the ax and the hod. Professor WykofTs books touched at its very core the old problem of earning bread in the sweat of the face, but without offering a practical solution of it. His death is a distinct loss to the institution and the interests that he served. Referring to the general leniency shown to sellers of cocaine and mor phine, the Saturday Evening Post says: "Poisoning people upon a sys tematic commercial plan that caq show a good profit is still regarded quite Indulgently." It is admitted. however, that it would be a shame to send one of these traffickers ln human will, honor and decency to the peni tentiary, since a great many rather harmless and. comparatively admirable pickpockets, embezzlers and forgers would . have to associate with them there. The fact that men as a class do not attend church has caused much con cern ln the pulpit and given rise to many devices to lure them to "divine service." An Atlantic City clergyman recently conducted a Sunday night service with a smoker attachment, at which free cigars were dispensed as a reward of merit for attendance. When this device fails to draw the crowd it is suggested that It would be well to run "a blind tiger" ln the vestry-room as further encouragement of degener ates to "come to church and be good." Now that the dynamite supply Is ex hausted and the Cleveland streetcar strike Is over, we may expect the Tom Johnson press bureau to resume oper ations about "the best Mayor of the best-governed (city In the United States." Now here's Abou Ben Amos, prohi bitionist candidate for somethlng-or-other, whose name leads all the rest; but he'll be lucky if he winds up with the Also Rans, although that is really no place for a real Abou. Mae Wood Is In jail and under strong guard, and it Is to be assumed that Tom Piatt is safe for a while from the wiles of that particular siren. But there are other Mae Woods and only one Tom Piatt. Hembree has been convicted again, That would seem to assure at least another year ln the penitentiary be fore that- beautiful parole law and Governor Chamberlain can get to gether again. The verdict in San Francisco doesn't necessarily Imply that there are six men anywhere who believe that Ruef Is innocent. All they did was to vote that way. Murderer Hembree is another of our leading citizens who made a trifling error of Judgment ln getting a change of venue to a Willamette Valley The public would be a lot more dis posed . to believe the Wood woman's story if she dtdn t spell it "Mae." BALLOTS THREE FEET LOXG Big Bundle of Papers for Voters ol Lane County to Handle. EUGENE. Or, May 21 Special.) The sample ballots for the June election have been distributed to the 60 precincts of Lane County. They are four inches short of three feet -in length and the 19 initi ative ana referendum measures are I printed in fine type. Aside from the reg max auiio ana cwuiiiy nvjarr. whi 19 bills to be voted on the people of Lane ular state and county ticket and the County will cast a special ballot on pro hibition for the county and the estab lishment of bish schools in different parts of the county. The local option question appears in this form: "Vote lor or against prohi bition Tor the sale of Intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes for entire County of Lane." Inasmuch as Lane is now a dry county this condition can only be changed by a majority vote over the county. If the county high school measure car ries it will make it possible for any of the districts throughout the county to establish high schools at home. The county will levy a high school tax of about 8-10 of a mill, which will be paid out according to the day's attendance ln the respective high schools. - Pupils can attend any high school they choose. This plan has State Superintendent Acker man's hearty approval and Is being strongly advocated by County Superin tendent W. B. Dlllard. TAKE $3,000,000 OCT OP STATE Insurance Statistics Show Drain on Oregon Pocket-Books. - SALEM. Or.. May 22. (Special.) The annual report of TnstiranceCom missioner sr. w. Benson ror toe year 1907. shows that the Insurance com panies dolrig business in this state col lected in that year over $5,744,000 in premiums, returned premiums to the amount of a little over $1,000,000. paid losses to the amount of $1,800,00.1, leav ing net premiums of over $3,000,000 or over 50 per cent of the amount col lected. The report also shows that the amount collected and turned Into the treasury as Insurance license fees was $12,669.33, or $7500 more than ln any previous year. This increase . repre sents the amount of fees which for merly went Into the poclcets of the Secretary of State, but which goes Into the treasury under the provisions of the flat salary law. The total amount received by the state from insurance companies on 1907 business was $72, 608.34, an increase from $19,386.26 ten years ago. During the past year four life In surance companies, two accident com panles, one fire company and one live stock insurance company -have com menced business ln the state and Ave life, two Are and two livestock Insur ance companies have retired. LOYAL TO STATEMENT NO. Cake Tells Baker City Vvters Where ' ' He Stands. BAKER CITY, Or., May 22. (Spe cial.) Elks Hall, in this city, was filled tonight to bear H. M. Cake. He made an earnest appeal to Republic ans, reviewing things that a Republic an Senator will be able to do for this state. A Democrat would be at sea in the strongly Republican United States Senate, he said. He treated Governor Chamberlain courteously, but insisted that the Governor or any other man is mistaken when he accuses him of weakening on Statement No. 1. After the meeting a number of Statement No. 1 men greeted Mr. Cake most cordially and proclaimed their be lief in him. Mr. Cake leaves in the morning by automobile for Kagle and Pine Valley, a distance of 70 miles. In his address Mr. Cake expressed in highest terms his regard fon the present Governor. "He is an able man." he said and if- he were a member of the Re publican party, might be able to accom plish something for Oregon." Friends of Mr. Cake have urged him to spend money In advertising by cards "I cannot afford it," said Mr. Cake. "If every one -lse can afford It, it is their business and I have nothing to say about it. ' TWENTY GRADUATE AT BAKETt High School Closes Most Successful Year in History- BAKER CITT. Or., May 22. (Spe ctal.) Twenty graduates of the Baker City High School were given diplomas tonight at the annual commencemen exercises.. Rev. J. R. N. Bell delivered the address of the evening. Wilbur Schumaker was the class valedictorian An original poem was recited by Miss Eleanor Taylor. Origrinal class songs made up a part of the programme. Superintendent Churchill has just closed a very successful school year, and tonight's event was the climax of what Is considered oy many the best educational year . Baker has ever known. MEETS DEATH TS RUNAWAY John Folk, Aged Farmer, Is Killed Near Koscburg. ROSEBURG, Or., May 22. (Special.) John Polk was killed last night about o'clock as the result of his team run ning away. Folk was driving toward his home at Oak Creek when the acci dent occurred. This morning neighbors found bis team In the road and upon in vestlgation discovered Folk dead. He had dragged himself some distance from the road before, expiring, rom was German. aged 62 years, ind leaves sister, Mrs. Avery, at Albany, and sev eral children in California. Students Edit Engineering Paper. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. May 22. (Special. The engineering students are short ly to begin the publication of an engl neering magazine, to appear monthly. The staff will be from the electrical, mechanical and mining students, an matters pertaining to their work an the various phases of their separate re spective subjects will be treated of. The first number will appear about the end of the college year, and beginning with the opening of college In Septem ber. the msgazine will appear regu larly thereafter. A similar publication devoted to agriculture is also in pro cess of Incubation, . and will probably be launcnea t an eariy date. Law Graduates at Willamette. SALEM, Or., May 22. (Special.) At the annual commencement exercises of Wil lamette College of Law last night the following were graduated: Philip Stover, George Juner, Jr., William p. Lord. Jr. Walter C. Wlnslow, Claude O. Hindma Harry K. Spaulding, Wallace G. Trill, Roy Morgan. The address was delivered by Hon J. C. Morelemd and the charge to the class by Attorney-General Craw ford. The diplomas were presented by C. I McNary, dean of the College of Law. Four Killed During April. SALEM, Or.. May 22. (Special.) Re ports by railroad companies to the Rail road Commission for the month of Anril. show that railroad accidents during that month resulted ln the death of four per sons and tho injury of nine, . . THREE TICKETS IX THE FIELD Republicans, Democrats and Social ists Active in Columbia. CLATSKANIB. Or., May 22. (Special.) total of 2167 voters were registered on the books at the County Clerk's office for Columbia County when the books ere closed May 15. These are dis tributed among the various parties as follows: Republican, 1515; Democratic, 274: Prohibition, 36; Socialist, 141 : Inde pendent. 201. Complete Republican. Democratic and Socialist tickets are in the field, with the exception of the office of School Super intendent, the candidate for that office. H. Collins, being indorsed by all of them. The local option measure comes before the voters of the county as a whole and the various precincts. Considerable in terest is being displayed by both "wet" and "dry" sympathizers ln the larger precincts, but the adoption of prohibition is not probable. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST David A. Houck, Who Came West in 1853, Mined in Southern Oregon. KERBT, Or., May 22. (Special.) David .. Houck, who died at his home near here. May 13, of paralysis, at the age of 77 years, was born at Haggerstown, Cor- rell' County, Ohio, In 1830, and moved to Iowa with his parents when a boy. He was educated tn res Moines, la., and taug-ht school In that state before start- ng for the Pacific Coast. In March, 1&3, he started across the plains with an ox team and arrived ln California ln September, 1853. He was a prominent miner ln California until 1S56, when he crossed Into Oregon in June of that, year and followed mining in the Althouse and Sucker Creek districts until 1S62, when he enlisted in Company F First Oregon Vol unteer Calvary, and was in active service three years and two months. He was honorably dischargd in 1865 and returned to Josephine County, where he had since made his home. October 29, 1868, be was married to Hila A. Lannon, of Douglas County, Oregon, and to them were born six sons and six daughters, all of whom are living. The children are: D. Elwood Houck, Crescent City, Calif.; Henry Houck, Kerby, Or.; Mrs. Clara Klrkpatrick. Portland.. Or.; Mrs. Nancy Cummtngs. Oregon City, Or.; Mrs. May Charley, Climax, Or.; Mrs. Elsa Bell, Astorja, Or.; Mrs. Laura John son. Crescent City. Cal.; Jacob Houck, Kerby, Or.; Mrs. Myrtle Trefton, Rose burg. Or.; George Houck, Kerby, Or.; Joseph -Houck, Climax, Or.,- and Robert Houck, Kerby, Or. His wife, all six sons, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Trefren, were at the bedside when the end came. Besides the widow and children there are 17 grandchildren left to mourn the loss of husband, father and grandfather. Major George M. Rowe. ASTORIA, Or., May 22. (Special.) Major George M. Rowe, of Seaside, died at the hospital in this city today of pneumonia after a short illness. The deceased was a native of Massachusetts, about 75 years old, anl bad resided in this city and at Seaside for about 30 years. Major Rowe enlisted as a private ln a New York regiment at the opening of the Civil War and served . until its close, being promoted for meritorious service, and was discharged as a Major. He was never married, but left seVeral relatives residing in the East. The tuners 1 will be held Saturday afternoon under the auspices of Cushlng Post, G, A. of which he was a member. SHIPPING FEELS THE BOYCOTT Light Cargoes Carried to Orient for Japanese Firms. SEATTLE. May 22. (Special.) North Pacific shipping is feeling keenly the boy cott of Chinese consumers against Japan ese firms and producers and Japanese steamships and every ship leaving for the Orient are going out light. Neither flour nor cotton goods are moving forward toward the far East at this season, and this is having an additional effect on traffic. The Japanese liners, of course, are feeling the effect of the boycott more than any others, but the Minnesota, now loading, will not carry more than 3000 tons, one of the lightest cargoes ever taken out by a Hill liner. Shanghai ap parently does not enforce the boycott as persistently as .does Hongkong, but the demand for goods jobbed by Japanese houses has fallen off. , Carnegie Library fop Chehalls. CHEHALIS. Wash., May 22. (Spe' claL) Chehalls has an opportunity to cure a $10,000 Carneprie library just as soon as the matter of a site can be sat isfactorily arranged with the. Council. The city owns a beautiful park property close to the business center and it is hoped to so adjust this matter that the library building will adorn this park prop erty and another site near by be secured for a new City Jail building, which it Is likely will be needed a little later. Cases in the Supreme Court. SALEM. Or.; May 22. (Special.) The following cases have been set for trial ln the Supreme Court: Juna 2 D. McMUllan, et al.. vs. B. F. Bat ten, et al.: sppeal from Crook County. willam M. Manning- vs. Portland smpouia-ine- Co.: aDDeal from Multnomah. June 3 Luper vs. Luper; appal from Marion county. Kogarn vs. barnam, et ai. aDDeal from Marlon County. June 4 Jennings vs. Trnmmer: appeal from Multnomah. Thomas ys. Booth-Kelly Lumber Company; appeal from Lana county. Chamberlain Grilled at Canny. CANBT, Or., May 22. (Special.) T. J. Cleeton addressed the voters of Canby and vicinity In the Interests of H. M Cake last night. The meeting was held ln the City Hall and was enlivened by music from Canby's Cornet Band. The audience was very attentive and the ad dress was well received. Governor Cham berlaln came in for a large share ol the speaker's attention, which seemed to make a hit with the audience. Hops Show Slow Growth, INDEPENDENCE, Or., May 22. (Spe cial.) It is said by pioneer hopraisers of this section that the growth of hops has not been so backward in years as they are this 'season. This condition Is due to the exceptionally cool and backward Spring weather. The hops have made such slow growth that the majority of the growers have been compelled to lay off their force of train ers. Memorial Day at Salem. SALEM, Or.. May 22. (Special.) The Salem G. A. R. has decided to hold its memorial exercises ln the forenoon of Decoration day this year, instead of In the afternoon, as In the past. The pa rade will begin at 10 o'clock and the exercises at the cemetery will be at 11. The G. A. R.' and W. R. C. will attend church services at the Congregational Church next Sunday. Three Boys, 'Ten Girls, Graduate. MONTESANO, Wash., May 22. (Spe cial.) The graduating exercises of the Montesano High School were held to night ln the Opera House. There are 13 in the class, ten girls and three boys. An excellent programme was carried out at which the new Monte sano band made Its first publlo ap pearance, ' - Initiative : and Referendum Measures For the information" of" voters there will be published on this page 'from' day to day brief summaries 0 she- initiative and ref erendum measures to be submitted to tha people at the June election, tosrther with a strort statement of t rta arguments . for and against each. , -, NC-imrTR 10. ; The corrupt practices act. proposed under the initiative by the . People's Power League, is designed to prevent the corrupt or excessive use-of"-money in political campaigns, to prohibit elec tioneering on election day, and to pro vide for distribution of information re garding candidates partly at public ex pense. The bill is the same . as the Hunt ley bill, defeated by the last session of the Legislature. Briefly summarized. It provides, that the Secretary of State shall Issue a pamphlet setting forth infor mation concerning candidates for nomi nation and that each candidate shall pay for one page in the pamphlet, the amount to be paid ranging from $100 down to $10 according to the office; that each candidate may have such matter as he desires printed concerning himself; that any person opposing a candidate may haVe a page for the purpose of setting forth over his signature the reasons against him; that these pamphlets shall be distributed to voters by the Secretary of State; that similar pamphlets shall be prepared and distributed before the general election; that the expenditures of candidates. In addition to the amount paid for space in the pamphlet, shall not exceed 15 per cent of one year's salary for the primary campaign and 10 per cent of one year's salary fox the general campaign; that within 15 1 days after election every candidate must file a sworn itemized statement of his ex penses; that it shall be unlawful to prom ise official appointment ln return ftr assistance in an election or to solicit funds or subscriptions for any purpose from candidates: that candidates, shall not treat or use force or coercion, bet on the election or employ workers at the polls, except challengers and watch ers; that persons circulating letters, cir culars or bills shall place their namct thereon; that It shall be unlawful to be come a candidate merely for the purpose of defeating some other person and not with a bona fide desire to obtain the of fice; that political advertisements must be marked as such; that conviction of violation of the corrupt practices act may be punished by fine or imprison ment and shall constitute a disqualiftca- . tion for the office. The adoption of this act Is aavocatea upon the ground mat 11 wm punu emv, tlons, that It will enable a poor man to run for office upon an equality with the rich man and that it will prevent deals and combinations which influence elec tions ln such a way as to defeat the will of the majority. The act is opposed upon the ground that some of the regu lations are unnecessarily strict ana tnac honest men who obey the law will be at a disadvantage in running against dis honest men who will secretly disobey it. "TEDDY" AND LINCOLN COMPARED Former's National Regeneration gramme Would Sweep Every State. Unlversalist Leader. ' . ' All honest men, all righteous men, of whatever name or clan, are Rooevelt men In their attitude toward social righteousness. It is doubtful If any candidate fqr the Presidency could car ry a single state upon an Issue square ly opposed to President Roosevelt's general programme for National regen eration. So far we are agreed, but there is one other thing to be con sidered. Not long ago we read what Jefferson Davis said when they told him that Lincoln was dead. He saw that the South had lost the one man who would still be just and kind to her. There ' lies the marvel of that tragic man. "Love your enemies." saith the Scrip ture. Lincoln's enemies loved ' him. There was that in his great nature which won the confidence of his foee. They knew that It would be Impossible for him to close his heart against them, or to be unjust to a defeated people. The wilderness and the woods and the solitary places taught Lincoln a lesson which Theodore Roosevelt never learned. Poverty, hardship, self-denial, is the school for humility. There is an opinionated pride, a self-righteousness, a willfulness which is the product of prosperity. Those who have never measured strength with great Nature ln a strug gle for existence never understand how mighty the creation is and how insig nificant is man. It is said that peoples who live where Nature manifests her self In awful cataclysms are never potent and masterful, and are easily enslaved. Those who have lived on the edge of the unknown, traveled unbeaten paths in the silent night, communed with the wildwoods and the stars, felt the winds of the vast expanses blow across the cabin roof, lived ln the circle of the narrow light of pine knot and crude books, surrounded 'by the infinite dark of Ignorance and mystery these never quite lose tha sense of awe unless they are very superficial. When God sends a strong child of his to Nature's echoola she teaches htm some things which wealth, and society, and universities do not confer. . There are qualities ln the President which win the admiration -ef all brave men. There are qualities ln Lincoln which, along with admiration for his undeviat lng determination to see justice done and right prevail, cause us to stand with tenderest veneration ae we look upon his great face, somber with that melancholy sympathy which shrouded his soul as with the embrace of divine Pity. It is great to be a giant ln the cause of right. It is greater still to use that giant's strength so patiently and eo modestly and so mercifully that even those agalna- whom It Is used know that the one who uses it is their best friend in the storm and stress of ultimate defeat- lXammersteln Easrasjes Melbaa Protege New York Times. Oscar Hammerstein has contracted for the appearance this Fall in the Man hattan Opera-House of a young woman who, he believes. Is destined to have a great career as a singer. This younff woman is Melba's protege, Martha Leiand, who accompanied Melba from Australia to Parts and has been taking lessons from the prima donna for the last six months. Melba is greatly Impressed with her pupil's voice and accomplish ments as a singer. She Is classed as an operatic soprano with a remarkable range. She is a tall blonde and is barely 20 years old. , Prince Colonna Denies Impeachment Washington (D. C.) Post: Prince Prospero Colonna 6f the well known Italian family denied in Washing ton, D. C. that his visit to the United States has anything to do with any In ternational marriage arrangement. Oklahoma Mayor Fined for Swearing. Indianapolis News'. '. Mayor W. N. Fayant. of Dustin. Okla., having been arraigned for swearing in public, the magistrate was unable to turn to the law until assisted by the Mayor. Jk-Kban, a, fine of $7.50 wa imposed, .-