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Their first thought always is to use the power of issuing currency to bol ster up their bond speculations. The Fowler bill would base the emer gency currency on banking assets, un der Government supervision, with tax ation of the notes to an extent that would induce their periodical retire ment. This would give a flexible or elastic currency, in contrast with a bond-secured currency, which. In the first place promotes speculation in bonds, and In the second leads to hoarding of currency in times of panic. It is discreditable the way Congress has dealt with this subject. A bitter contest has been going on for months between a group on the one hand, that has wanted to have in its own control the power of currency expansion, that stocks and bonds un der its manipulation might be floated on It, and the conservative banking Itnd industrial interests of the coun try on the other hand, which have a first right to be considered in all af fairs of this kind. I'se of railway securities as a basis, which has been insisted on from the first by the Aldrich group, has for its obvious intent the employment of the National currency to promote sale of bonds and support specula tion. Use of state, county and munici pal bonds is scarcely better; be cause such bonds are floated and gambled in by promoters and specu lators, or taken by powerful capi talists who can always afford to keep such bonds on hand. The currency of the country ought to be subject to the movements of active business, not subject to congestion in panic times, as a bond-secured currency always is. Herein Is the great evil of the long existing system of National currency, secured by United States bonds. In emergencies this currency scarcely moves at all, but is locked up for safety. Moreover, it constantly forces export of gold, adding in this way to financial difficulties at every strain. Such currency constantly fails to re spond to business needs. The principle Is wholly wrong. It is not a principle. Indeed, but merely an expedient, adopted during the Civil War, largely for the purpose of stimulating the market for the bonds of the United States. For the same reuson, chiefly, it has been adhered to since. Powerful syndicates, that can afford to hold the bonds, refuse to give it up. They now are making every effort to extend and perpetuate the system by addition of an "emerg ency currency," based on bonds In which speculators may make profit, while the powerful banks that "stand In" control the reserves. The Fowler bill would do away with all this, but they say it would be "revolutionary." It would be. In deed, and for that very reason it ought to be enacted. It would not make sudden change, however, but would start a movement that In a few years would put our National cur rency system on scientific, safe and rational grounds. The prese'nt "com promise" In Congress will effect noth ing at all, beyond compromising fur ther the sound principles of National currency. Great Britain may have difficulty In maintaining her "two power" standard when it Is applied to bat tleships, but as a shipbuilding coun try she is easily well in the lead of all other Nations combined. The Glasgow Herald, in its annual compil ation of shipbuilding and engineering, shows that in 1907 the world's total output was 3523 vessels of 3,277,894 tons, and 3.127.149 horsepower, and of that total Great Britain produced more than 1,800.000 tons of 1,778,000 horsepower. Fifteen other countries engaged in shipbuilding, and of the others the United States stood in the lead. SHERIFF AND PRISONERS. The bill passed by the last Oregon Legislature providing that the Mult nomah County Sheriff "shall have the custody and control of all persons le gally committed or confined in the County Jail," comes before the people for referendum decision next Monday. The measure was passed by the last Legislature for the purpose of defin ing clearly the duties of the Multno mah County Sheriff regarding the cus tody of the prisoners in his charge. The law reduces the remuneration for feeding prisoners from 17 cents, which was paid up to the time the present Sheriff was elected, to 12 cents for meals. The law so clearly defines the rights and duties of the Sheriff, that Its indorsement next Mon day should set at rest the controversy which has been going on since Sheriff Stevens attempted to exercise the same control over the prisoners as was al lowed his predecessor.' An attempt Is being mads to coin political capital out of the situation by circulation of a report that restoration to the Sheriff of full control over the prisoners would result in cessation of the work that Ss now being conducted from Kelly Butte. This Is erroneous, for the law states quite clearly that the prisoners shall be worked on the roads "at such places and for such time, and in such manner as the County Court may direct." The law is not an issue in the campaign, for the reason that, regardless of which can didate wins.' it must, if it shall be car ried next Monday, be obeyed, and its provisions cannot be changed except by legislation. If you favor this bill and the con tention of the Sheriff, you should vote "yes" on this bill. GOVERNOR JOHNSON ON CENTRALI ZATION. Even If Governor Johnson, of Min nesota, should miss the Democratic nomination for President this Fall, it is far from likely that he will drop into that oblivion which awaits the mere politician upon his first serious reverse of fortune. Mr. Johnson is more than a politician. He is a man of courage and ideas, and his ideas have the singular virtue of belonging to the future rather than the past. Somewhat in advance of his time, he will become a more significant figure as the people understand him better. Instead of dwindling he promises to fill a wider arc of the National horizon in the years to come. Emphatically, he is a man whom it is well to watch and study. His opinions upon public questions possess the interest which Inheres in everything potential. It is noteworthy, too, that the Southerners look upon him kindly, although they have not yet learned to prefer him above Mr. Bryan. The Democrats of Alabama, gave three votes for Bryan to one for Johnson at their State Con vention, and yet for all that Governor Johnson was the principal speaker at the commencement exercises of the Al abama State University the other day. This shows an appreciation of the man which 1b inquiring as yet, rather than devoted. Very likely the South erners do not know as much about Mr. Johnson as they would like, and are willing to learn more. Perhaps on that commencement day he was like a new horse showing to a crowd of friendly strangers what he can do on the track. From the brief report of his remarks which is available, one can say without hesitation that he did himself credit, though his remarks seem to have involve! a fallacy which he will probably outgrow as he looks Into things more deeply. Mr. Johnson discerns a danger In the Increasing centralization of the National Govern ment. At the same time he' discerns another danger in the increasing power of "predatory wealth, fostered by special privilege, defiant of both the public welfare and the law of the land." But It has not yet occurred to him that the first of these "dangers" is a necessary consequence of the second. It takes a strong warrior to overcome a strong foe. When the country was young and the enemies of liberty were weak and scattered a feeble central Government could deal with them very well; but in'course of time they have become more powerful', more cunning, better organized. What common sense is there in expecting to defeat and rule them by a paralytic hand obeying ir resolutely a timid brain? Governor Johnson's observations upon this weighty question Indicate that his studies of history have as yet been purely conventional. He has not cut down through the surface of his books into their inner meaning. Had he done so he would have perceived that the American people are repeating to day, in a form somewhat novel, a struggle which is as old at history. It is the Interminable struggle of the many who do the world's work against the few who would rob them of the fruits of their labor. The predatory few have always pos sessed some advantage which the many lacked. At one time they had horses, armor, land and weapons, while the multitude only had their naked hands and their poverty. Now they have lawyers, courts, legislatures and money while the common people have only their votes. In feudal times the com mon people did exactly the same thing in their fight with the predatory nobles that they are doing now In their fight with the predatory corporations. They centralized power in the hands of the king then, just as they are centralizing it In the hands of the Federal Govern ment now. The king, with the people at his back, was too strong for the nobles, but his triumph did not help matters much, because he Joined forces with the conquered magnates and became too strong for the people who had exalted him. The result was absolutism under the Tudors and Stu arts in England, under the later Capets in France, under the Hohenzollerns in Germany, and so on throughout Eu rope. It-took the American Revolu tion, the French Revolution and at least two revolutions In England to break the fetters of absolutism even partially, and they are not wholly gone as we may see in Germany and Russia. Centralization, therefore. Is the ally which the common people must of ne cessity Invoke to aid them against the predatory class; but we cannot deny that it is a dangerous friend. It Is not so dangerous In this country, however, as it was in France and England, be cause with us the government which we are strengthening continually flows from the people and as continually returns to them. It holds power, not by divine right, not as a freehold, but simply as an agent appointed for the time being' and remojable at the will of the electorate. So long as we ad here inflexibly to the concept of government as a tool, a servant, an agent, a convenience, the stronger it is the better, since If It is strong and at the same time efficient, it can exe cute the popular will more adequately than if it were weak. However dan gerous centralized government may be, it is our only refuge against the greater danger of centralized plutocracy; and unless we wish the United States to become the miserable appenage of a millionaire class, with the last vestige of freedom extinguished, we must in trust out servants at Washington with greater and greater powers and run the risk of their being misused. If they are finally misused It will be our own fault. In centralizing power we are forging a sword for the defense of pop ular Institutions, a sword without which they must Inevitably be ruined and lost. If we lack the resolution to handle the weapon for our own wel fare, perhaps we deserve the fate that will befall us. SINGLE TAX INJUSTICE. A man spends 11)00' clearing his land, taking out sturips, leveling and draining. His neighbor spends 11000 on buildings. Single tax would bur den the first man's improvements but not the neighbor's. Where would be the justice of such a system? Just such Improvements as the first man's give land its real value; without them most land would be worthless for crops or grazing. They are made by harder toll than barns and houses. They become an invisible part of land value. To tax them makes absurd the whole argument of single tax, whose alleged purpose Is to exempt "toll" and "Industry." The value of almost all the land in Oregon is first the price of the labor to make It pro ductive. The value of wild land Is based on that future cost. The neighbor, however, holds land more favored by nature. He does not need to spend so much toll or money to make It productive as the other man does. Instead, he puts his ef fort Into buildings. jHIs buildings are to be exempt from taxes, but the im provements of the other man are to be burdened. It will be vain for single .taxers to assert that the stump clearing and water draining will be exempt. They cannot be made so. They are Integral and Inseparable elements of the pro ductive land. Without them the land is really worth not a dollar. The whole value of the land is that of the Improvements which, however, sin gle tax would not exempt. Farmers do not need to be warned of this fallacy of single tax. They realize many others well enough to cause them to reject the single tax plan next Monday. But it may not be amiss, perhaps, to point out this last absurdity. THE DANDELION. The dandelion is a plant and flower that may find illustration from the point of. view. A philosopher says, wisely, that there are two ways, of looking at the dandelion. One is to consider It a noisome weed, and see, in every plot of ground where It blooms, nothing but a lack of care and a disregard of aesthetic Ideals on the part of the owner. The other is to appreciate the fact that, were It not so common a flower, it would be the pride of the choicest garden. This view makes contemplation of a lawn dotted with the yellow stars of the dandelion a thing of beauty and a Joy forever. And so it Is with everything in the world. Everything depends on the point of view. Further, the point of view Is solely the human spirit. The dandelion, Berkeley's philosophy teaches us, is nothing in Itself; doesn't even exist. It is the percep tion of the thing that Is the reality. Call the dandelion a phantom, then. Yet you will see every woman who has a lawn trying to exterminate it. DR. JORDAN AS FISH AUTHORITY. Salmon fisheries of the Columbia River are warring over what Dr. Jor dan, of Stanford, has said about de structU'eness of the several kinds of fish gear. In a recent letter to a rep resentative of the Astoria gill-netters, he says: "Flshwheels and stationary traps in the Columbia River should be abolished." This declaration from a supposed fish authority, is used by the gill-netters to boost the Astoria bill for abolition of the wheels of the up per river. But in 1895, in a letter to the late H. D. McGuire, Oregon's Fish Com missioner. Dr. Jordan said: "I do not know that wheels or traps are any more destructive than any other agency which destroys fish in equal numbers." This declaration, used by the wheel owners for thirteen years In defense of their gear, is now employed by them to discredit Dr. Jordan's lat est announcement. Dr. Jordan re marks In his latest letter: "I spent some time In Astoria in 1880, ,and I have made a number of visits there or farther north, in the same interest, since then. I have not changed my opinion In this time as to these mat ters." If Dr. Jordan believed In 1880 that wheels should be abolished, he cer tainly changed his mind in 1895, and then again on May 13, when he wrote his latest letter. His remark that he visited Astoria for his information con vinces the upper river men that that is where he formed his opinions. They say they never saw him at the fish wheels. . The most reliable authority is the United States Bureau of Fisheries, De partment of Commerce and Labor, which takes the view that Dr. Jordan took in 1895. In a letter to Senator Fulton, January 10, 1907, Secretary Straus, of the Department of Com merce and Labor, gave the opinion of the Bureau of Fisheries and his de partment as follows: "The Depart ment sees no reason for advocating the elimination of flshwheels from the river, as there) Is no evidence to show that this form of apparatus is particu larly destructive to salmon." The salmon industry needs not abo lition of any one kind of gear, but re striction and rigid regulation of all kinds, by means of longer closed sea son, and limitation of the size and reach of the gear. These two remedies should not be forgotten amid the din raised by fish factions over their rival bills. . FARMERS' INTEREST IN CORNERS. May corn, with the end of the month near at hand, touched 81 cents in Chicago yesterday, and the close was strong at 80 cents. This liberal advance followed close on the sensa tional rise of about four cents per bushel Tuesday. The July option sold close to 70 cents, which is a remark ably high figure for corn, and even the September option was not far be hind. This rampant bull market in corn will have a tendency to quiet some of the agricultural objections, to speculation , in farm products, for by no other possible method could May corn be forced up -to the dizzy heights around which it has hung for week3, to the benefit of every corn grower in the West. Mr. Patten, who is cred ited with engineering a corner in this grain, began in April, 1907, to buy corn for delivery in May, 1908, the starting price thirteen months ago be ing about 47 cents per bushel. Patten was a speculator, and of course fell under the condemnation of farmers who do not believe In specu lation; but through the thirteen months which have passed since he began boosting the prioe of the grain, there has never been a period when the farmers could not sell tie actual corn at the price Patten was offering for future delivery. If corn advanoed a fraction of a cent on the Chicago board, a corresponding advance was noted all over the corn country, and every farmer who owned a bushel, the value of his holdings increased accordingly. Had there been no spec ulation in futures in corn, there is a strong probability that the price would not today be much above 60, and per haps not over 50 cents per "bushel. When Joseph Leiter, about ten years ago, attempted his celebrated corner in wheat, he ran the price from below 80 cents per bushel to $1.87 per bushel, and the increased profits of the farmers alone, by reason of this speculative advance, were estimated at more than $150,000,000, a large share of which came out of the pockets of the foreign consumers. It is corners such as Patten is now working in corn, and such as Leiter attempted in wheat, that show the tremendous effect that speculative trading has on prices of real tangible commodities sold In cash markets. These increased prices must, of course, all be paid by the consumer, and It is he, and not the farmer who is the real sufferer by the speculation which in creases prices. The Supreme Court of New York has decided that it will be proper to open the boxes containing the ballots cast in the McClellan-Hearst Mayor alty contest nearly three years ago. This shows progress and clearly indi cates that . in some lines New York Justice moves as rapidly as a tortoise. There Is reason to believe that the contents can be examined within the next two or three years, and along about 1915 the ballots may be counted. The pace, however, must be a little too hot for Willie Hearst. So long as the contest is undecided, he can pose as a martyr, and it would be really cruel to deprive him of that pleasure by rushing matters at the speed now indicated. Illicit love, whether it appears in lodging-houses In a great city or in the remote lodges of the aborigines, usually invites the same penalty. A Vancouver dispatch in yesterday's Oregonian reports the finding of the body of a missing prospector who is supposed to have been murdered by the Indians "with whom they quar reled over some Indian women." No need for worry about the Re publican majority in Oregon this year. As soon as the election is over the news will be borne by telegraph to the remotest parts of the country that Judge Bean, Republican candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court, at the head of the ticket, has an immense majority. We think it will be in the neighborhood of 80,000. The way of the transgressor is hard, even when an attempt is made to soften It with an immunity bath. Ex-President Gallagher, of the San Francisco boodling Board of Super visors, is haunted by dynamiters who, in attempting his life, have destroyed nearly all of the property which he purchased with the price for which he sold his honor. Is the Republican party of Oregon, led by the men who have got posses sion of it through initiative and refer endum and Statement No. 1, an in spiration to Oregon? Or does the. old inquiry about judging a . tree . by its fruit remain a conundrum? Of course if somebody named Taft should -perchance whisper to Foraker that the State of Ohio really needs his services in the Senate, and will keep him there, the Roosevelt stam pede (per Foraker, stampeder), will be indefinitely postponed. "Counting the population of Seattle at 250,000," say the news dispatches from that thriving young city, "'we had another quarter million to see the flee.." Counting the population of Seattle at 125,000, how many did you have to see the fleet? The Methodists concluded their five days' task of electing eight bishops without calling In the police. Yet some people say the Methodists are the real thing when it comes to the latest style in churches militant. The Methodists, we observe, decline to become an appendage to Mr. Paget's prohibition kite, and are go ing in for local option. The Metho dists are the kind of people who want to fly when they go kiteing. And yet, perhaps, those who have landed property obtained by their own severe labor and self-denial, or by the labor and self-denial of their ancestors, may be as well entitled to it as those who covet It, - . "We may adjourn in two dayB or we may adjourn in two weeks," re marked Speaker Cannon yesterday, as he left the White House. He will return In a day or two and find out when to adjourn. Mr. Fernando Nelson hi trying to show that Vallejo, Cal., Is only thirty six hours from Portland by automo bile. That's near enough. PATRIOTIC SCHOOL SPEECHES G. A. R- and TV. R. C. Visit Memor ial Day at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or., May ZT. (Special.) Members of the Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief Corps to day visited the Canemah and Willamette schools, making patriotic speeches. To morrow a delegation will visit the public schools of this city and on Friday they will go to St. John and the Parkplace school. The programme for Decoration Day has been completed and will commence Saturday morning at 9:4S o'clock with a march from Willamette Hall to the Wil lamette River suspension bridge where the waters will be strewn with flowers in honbr of the deceased sailors of the War of the Rebellion. The public exercises will be held in the City Park, weather permitting, and George C. Brownell will deliver the oration. W. P. Hawley Is president of the day. Miss Ona Renner will render a vocal number and recitations will be given by Thomas Sinnott and Mrs. Frances Evans. Rev. T. F. Bowen will officiate at the exercises and the response to the unknown dead will be given by Rev. R. C. Blackwell, at the cemetery. CLACKAMAS GOINO REPUBLICAN Indications Point to Sweeping Vic tory Rally at Sandy. OREGON CITY. Or., May 27. (Spe cial.) Three hundred people attended the Republican rally laet night at Sandy, In the eastern part of Clacka mas County. This is by far the largest meeting that has been held during the present campaign and Is record-breaking for a meeting at Sandy. Nearly all of the Republican candidates for county offices were present, and their meeting followed an outdoor spiel by a Prohibition orator. Prospects were never brighter for a sweeping Republican victory In Clacka mas. The Democrats have no idea of electing any of their candidates, but are making a vain fight to defeat the Republican nominees for Assessor, Sheriff and Commissioner. The word for a "straight ticket" is the slogan of the Republicans and there will be little scratching done. FTXD IDEAL DAIRY SECTION More Than 700 Cows In Five-Milo . Radius. MOUNT ANGEL, Or., May 27. (Spe cial.) Frank X. Ruldl, formerly of Colton, Wash., is building an up-to-date creamery at this place. He ex pects to have it completed within a month. Mr. Charles Heimel from Jef ferson, Wis., an expert butter-maker, who has had years of - experience in this business, will be associated with him. They decided that this section is an' Ideal dairy country. There are over 700 cows now within a five-mile radius of this town and the farmers are increasing their herds act they have found that the income from the cows is far ahead of raising hops in the long run. Take Post-Graduate Work. STATE COLLEGE, Pullman, Wash.. May 27. (Special.) The staff of tha State College experimental station has received an announcement of the third session of the Graduate School of Agri culture, which will this year be held at Cornell University, Ithica, N. Y., from July 6 to 31. Several of the State Col lege professors are planning to attend, among them Professor R. W. Thatcher, director of the Washington experiment station, and Dr. W. E. Ralston, patholo gist of the department of veterinary science. Dies From Injury. RAYMOND, Wash., May 27. (Spe cial.) Noah J. Nlckell, a young man 23 years old, who was Injured in the Quinault Lumber Company's logging camp near Lebam Monday, died yes terday at the Raymond General Hos pital. Nickell was working near a don key engine In the camp when a chain broke and hit him in the forehead, crushing the skull. The remains were shipped to Gate today, where his par ents reside. Ready to Strike Oil. MARSHFIELD. Or.. May 27. (Spe cial.) R. L. Crittenden, who is engi neering the prospecting for oil on Coos Bay, announces that the boiler for his oil-drilling machine has arrived at San Francisco and will be here in a week. Other machinery which has been ordered he expects soon from Portland. Mr. Crit tenden intends to start drilling for oil very Boon. HEFLIN CAUSES DISTURBANCE Tries to Continue Speech, Which Is ... Declared Out of Order. WASHINGTON. May 27. The House today adopted a sweeping resolution call ing on the Secretary of the Interior for information regarding the location of railway rights-of-way In Alaska. In connection with its consideration the House was thrown into disorder through an effort by Heflin of Alabama to speak on another Bubject. He was called to order by Hamilton of Michigan and the chairman ruled that Heflin must confine his remarks to the resolution. Ignoring the admonition, Heflin con tinued his remarks In a low tone of voice, so that in fact only the stenographers could hear him.. Pae crossed the chamber amid the jeers of the Demo crats and took a seat directly in front of Heflin and, after hearing a few words, renewed the point made by Mr. Hamil ton. By this time the House was In com plete confusion. The incident was brought to a close by the Speaker di recting the reporter not to take down Heflln's remarks. HOUSE PASSES MANY BILLS Several Important Measures Rushed Through in Last Day. WASHINGTON, May 27. Aside from the currency bill the House today passed the following measures: Requiring greater space and better ac commodations on steamships for steerage passengers; authorizing the sale of cer tain lands at the head of Cordova Bay, Alaska, and granting relief to the Alaska Terminal & Navigation Company; au thorizing a re-survey of certain townships In Wyoming; granting to the Interstate Commerce Commission additional author ity in the matter of requiring reports of all accidents on interstate carriers. The conference report on the omnibus lands bill and the Senate amendments to the bill granting obsolete ordnance to various institutions and organizations also were agreed to. After passing a bill reviving the tariff laws of the Philippine Islands, placing ag ricultural machinery. Implements and other articles on the free list, the House recessed until tomorrow. Sued Under 28-Hour Law. . HELENA. Mont., May 27. District At torney Rasch today Instituted suit In the United States Court against the Chicago, Burlington & Qutney Railway Company for an alleged violation of the 2S-hour law on a shipment of horses en route to St. Louis. The penalty is a fine of 500. The carrier has thrice been convicted on a similar charge. TORCHLIGHT PARADE AT SALEM Big Republican Rally Wallace Mc Camant Attacks Chamberlain. SALEM. Or., May 27. (Special.) The only big Republican rally of this campaign In. Salem was held tonight, when 'Wallace McCamant. of Portland, addressed an Immense audience at the opera-bouse. Before the meeting a grand parade was given, for which three bands furnished the music and in which a large number of Republicans carried torches. Mr. McCamant's address was chiefly in behalf of the election of H. M. Cake for Senator, though he urged loyal support of the Republican ticket "all along the line." He said that the Democratic party has a faculty for never being right at the right time, while the Republican party is right all the time; that when those ques tions were in isssue Chamberlain was wrong on the tariff question, the sliver questio and the Philippine question, and that If elected Senator, Chamberlain will be wrong on all National Issues until they have been settled right by the Re publican party. He attacked Chamberlain's pardon pol icy, especially condemning the parole of Hembree and Chick Houghton. He con demned the Governor's veto of the uni versity appropriation bill and his ap pointment of J. S. Smith as assistant warden at the penitentiary while know ing that' Smith had taken a bribe In the Legislature. He closed with a plea for party loyalty. 6TRONGLY FOR THE STATEMENT Cake Makes Address at Hermlston and Says "Vote for Man." HERMISTON, Or.. May 27. (Special.) Meeting the most encouraging receptions on every hand. H. M. Cake, Republican nominee for United States Senator, en tered this county today and spoke here tonight. A great crowd heard him with the closest attention, and his remarks were frequently applauded. Especially en thusiastic was the audience when he em phasized his position with reference to Statement No. 1 and severely scored those who are trying to discredit his views. Umatilla County is generally conceded to Mr. Cake, and it Is believed the entire Re publican ticket will win. "There are reasons why a Republican Senator should be elected in Oregon at this time,' Bald Mr. Cake, " and excellent reasons, but can anyone give me one Bin ble reason that has the stamp of sincerity or weight, why a Democrat should be sent to a Republican Senate from a Republican state? They tell me that the people should 'vote for the man.' I agree with them; Vote for the man,' and though it Is the nominee of the Republican party who says it, I am perfectly willing that they should emphasize 'Compare the men.' " Mr. Cake outlined the history of the two parties, showed the impossibility of a Democratic Senator from Oregon achiev ing results for this state, notwithstanding the contentions of Democrats to the con trary. Mr. Cake will visit other parts of the county and will make en address at Weston en Saturday. DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ELECTS Annual Meeting at Tillamook Pa cific Road Asks More Time. TILLAMOOK. Or.. May 27. (Special.) A representative meeting of the Tilla mook Development League was held last night, the annual meeting and election of officers. H. T. Botts was elected president; E. T. Halton, vice-president; M. F. Leach, treasurer; Carl Haberlach, secretary, and Alex McNalr, Erwin Har rison and P. W. Todd, executive com mittee, together with the officers of the league. : A meeting of the subscribers to the subsidy to procure rights of way for the Pacific Railway & Navigation Com pany is called for Wednesday, when the railroad company will make an applica tion for an extension of time for the completion of the line. The company gave a $20,000 bond to the subscribers that the railroad would be completed by the end of this year, but, owing to the work being stopped last Fall, this Is now impossible. The company now promises to have the road completed by June, 1910, and will start work by June 16. Vancouver Barracks Notes. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., May 27. (Special.) Second Lieutenant Walter S. Fulton, Twenty-Fourth In fantry, Aide-de-Camp, is announced as Inspector of small-arms practice of this department, relieving Captain John J. Bradlev; acting Judge Advocate. Second Lieutenant t L. F. L. Whitley, First Infantry, recently appointed from West Point, has reported for duty at post headquarters, pending the arrival of his regiment from the Philippine Islands, which is due to arrive the middle part of June. Second Lieutenant T. J. Smith, Fourth Field Artillery, recently appointed from West Point, has reported for duty with Battery A of that regiment. Albany Trip Postponed. EUGENE, Or., May 27. (Special.) The excursion of Eugene business men to Albany has been postponed until a later date. Nearly 100 people, includ ing many who wished to make the trip, are out of the city, most of them hav ing gone to see the fleet at Seattle. The fact that the State High School debate will take place Friday night, to gether with the fact that a number of citizens, are busy with election mat ters, decided the committee in charge to defer the visit until a big crowd could be assured. Governor Speaks at Dallas. DALLAS. Or.. May 27. (Special.) Governor Chamberlain spoke here tonight In the Interest of his campaign for United States Senator. He had a large audience, but took up nothing outside of his regular line of argument. This afternoon the Governor spoke at Inde pendence. Arizona Loyal to Bryan. TUCSON. Ariz., May 27. At the Dem ocratic territorial convention to be held here tomorrow W. J. Bryan will be in dorsed and delegate Mark Smith will be highly commended. Selim Michelson, of Phoenix, will possibly be the . National committeeman and the six delegates will be elected. . Elect Judge O'Vaj. PORTLAND, May 26. (To the Editor.) Being an admirer of Thomas O'Day, candidate for Circuit Judge of Department No. 2, in which he now presides, although not of speaking acquaintance with the gentleman, I was greatly pleased to see a picture of his beaming, genial counten ance in the columns of The Oregonian this morning. I am not an alround pol itician, but t believe In the "survival of the fittest," and everybody knows who the right man is for the Judgeship of the said diBtidct. Any other candidate would only be an experiment if elected, so let us retain the Judge who is "tried and true." He is honest, considerate. Just and a favorite with the attorneys. What more do we want; where could we find a bet ter man? I heartily coincide with G. W. Allen's wishes, as expressed by a letter from himself to The Oregonian a short time ago, that our people put their shoulders to the wheel and elect our present Incum bent, Judge O'Day. JOHN ANDERSON J. SMITH. Initiative and Referendum Measures "For the Information of voters there win be published on this page from day to day brief summaries of the Initiative and ref erendum meaeuree to be submitted to the people at the June election, together, with a short statement of the arguments for and against each. NUMBER If. Hood River County. The last of the initiative and referen dum measures is that for the creation of Hood River County out of territory to be taken from the western part of Wasco County. This bill was proposed by the Hood River Commercial Club. Efforts to pass a bill of this kind through the Leg islature were defeated by the Wasco County delegation and now the effort is made to create the county by an act passed under the initiative. The pro posed county, bo it is asserted by the framers of the bill, would include an area of 500 square miles, with a population of 7500 and an assessed valuation of $2,762. 250 in J 907. This would leave Wasco County with a population of 11.500 In an area of 1646 square miles, and an as sessed valuation of $5,457,70. The ar gument In behalf of the bill is that ths convenience of the people of the Hood River district requires that they be set off in a county by themselves so that they can reach their county seat within a reasonable time and distance. '' The top ography of the country makes it difficult for the residents of Hood River Valley to reach the county seat of Wasco County. When the measure was before the Leg islature there was strong opposition upon the ground that the division of Wasco County and the consequent installation of a new set of county offices would In crease the burdens of taxation out of proportion to the advantages realized. Opposition to .the measure Is not now heard from that source. Some doubt Is expressed, however, whether the people of the state at large have a right to vote upon a measure for the creation of a new county. The view Is taken by some that a county Is a sort of municipal corpora tion and that only those residing in the territory affected are entitled to vote ' upon the question, just sb the Port of Portland measure Is being voted upon only by those residing within the limits of that district. SAYS THE FISH WHEELS MI ST GO. Mr. Lorataea Describes tbe I'p-Rlver Dili as a Freak Measure. ASTORIA. Or.. May 25. (To the Edi torsIn The Oregonian of May 25 a news item tells of F. A. Seufert, of The Dalles, threatening to sue the officers of the Co lumbia Rtver Salmon Protective Associa tion because, as Seufert claims, the fish wheels in the Upper Columbia have been misrepresented In the arguments made by officers of the association. This simply shows that Mr. Seufert and tha other fish wheel owners realize that the fish wheels will go. Judge Thomas A. McBrlde, In writing a letter to Austin Buxton, master of the state Grange, urging the Grange to sup port bill 332. which would stop fishing at head of tide, says: "It is proposed to remedy this (refer ring here to decline of salmon) by con fining fishing on the Columbia River to tidewater, to the part of the river below the Cascades. At the Cascades and Celilo are the fish wheels which our bill would abolish. They are so placed, with re spect to the bank and the current, that in the aggregate they catch all the fish, small and great, that are not caught in the river below practically none escape. It is a murderous way of taking fish and is not permitted anywhere in the world except on the Columbia River. The ver dict of the civilized world is against it. Remove the wheels and a percentage of salmon, sufficient to restock our streams, will reach the hatcheries and spawning beds. Let them remain a year or two longer and the millions of dollars that come into this state through the salmon industry are a lost quantity. "The wheel men, to protect themselves and obtain an unfair monopoly, have put before the public a bill which every practical man on the Columbia River with any knowledge of the business knows will entirely destroy gillnet fishing." It Is rather late in the day for Mr. Seufert to try to fool the people of this state by threatening law suits because he sees that the Columbia River fish wheels will be abolished by the voters, Monday next. No one has threatened a suit against Seufert and the other fish wheel owners who, by their trick bill, are trying to drive 5000 gillnet fishermen from the River. We fully believe that the people of this state are capable of judging what Is right and fair. We rest our case with the voters of the state. ' H. M. LORNTSEN. Sec'y of the Columbia River Salmon Pro tective Association. Heavyweight's Snap on Dispatch Boat. Baltimore News. Because Claude Trent, of Princeton. Mo., serving on the dispatch boat Yank ton, weighs 215 pounds, he Is unable to get inside the ship's boilers to clnan them and do other Jobs required of a bluejacket. He therefore has an easier time than the other men. IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN FOLK THAT PASS ME ON MORRISON-STREET BRIDGE Leone Cass Baer makes short range studies of men, women, children and freaks that hurry across the Willamette at all hours of the day, and draws pictures of some of them. WHERE HARRIMAN WILL ROUGH IT THIS SUMMER Pelican Bay Lodge, on Klamath Lake, in the wildest wilds of Ore gon, where the railroad magnate will catch trout and slay bis game. HOW VIENNA CELEBRATES THE WEEK OF EASTER Mrs. Alma A. Rogers gives the human side of the great festival whose features are unknown this side of the Atlantic. IN LIGHTER VEIN ON VARIOUS TOPICS The Hotel Clork, Emily Em mins, Jim Nasium and that pic turesque teacher of art, Professor Shorty McCabe, each of the four with something new. Order early from your news dealer. .