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THE MORXIXG OKEGONIAN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1908. i MMMMM""MIM''"' ...... . . I w c r-T Are: t -nniTTTnv I it4I.r rr a vm vfi OF FRUIT. Sty (rcpnian rOItLAXD, OBIfiOX. Entered at Portland. Oragoo. Foatofflee) a (wid-rlw Miner. nibaertpti tow toTmrtoWy la AWa (Br MalL) X.tlr. uadar 1-rh.ded. on. - J 2 1,.!. r. fund.r Included. l "" Jjj Xily. bund. Included. thre. nv.n.h.. lilr. Hmday Included. on monin I .iiT. without rtunday. on. year J"" Iaily. without Sunday. all month. .... - I .liy. wlth-m Ru.d.y. thro, months.. 1 iil. without Sunday, on. monttt JJ eee:y. ono year JM inlay, ene rr - ftu Sunday and wlr. oo yaar " By Canir.) I .lly "unlay Included, on. yaer . - L.I y. Sunday Included, on. month. . . . ' Sr In full. ..eluding county and - Fort.gr KUe lO to 14 page. t""; t Me. 2 rent; " to 44 pages. .P1T. nta Foreign po.t.g. "jZr.";. . Oe7W-Th. . C Beek- ft Tribune building. Cb.oago. room ilu- TrtH,m. building - s PORTI.AVD. THrRDT OCT. lSIWW. THE SAME A8 AFOMTIMK. It l well known that many busi ness transaction are awaiting- the event of the Presidential election. It 1 within every persons knowledge. "Wait till after the election, then we 11 ee ' I. the most common remark one Hears these days. It may not-be wise we think, for all of us will atlll be here after the election, no matter what the result, and we should and must make the beet of It. But It la tiseless to deny that apprehension ex ists as to consequences, should Bryan toe elected. It exists among not a few even of those who still, out of partisan feeling, will vote for Bryan. Kor gratltlcation of partisan feeling Is a luxury with many, even If they re in doubt about the further con sequence of It. It is right and proper for a news paper, or for a party committee, if either shall desire, to make Inquiry among business men. as to their opin ion about the probable effect, on busi ness and affairs, of the success of one party or another. Mr. Bryan's course en many matters relating to money and monetary standard, and therefore to industry and business In general, together with his propagation of dis turbing Ideas that throw doubt upon credits and maintenance or growth of values. Is a fact not to be disregarded; for It Is present with us. It la noted; here, and in ail parts of the country. They who feel the apprehension did rot create it. It has been created by the career of Mr. Bryan and by the course of his party. Every campaign he makes Is. Tlrtually. a class war. The protest of Chairman Mack of the Democratic National Committee. gainst expression by men in business of their opinions on this subject, as well as against solicitation by news paper men and others of opinions for publication. Is puerile. The political topic Is the leading one of the time, and this is part of It In the Judgment of many Is the most important part. To look before him is the prerogative of every man. and his duty. too. For prudence, even in excess, belongs to the family of virtues. On the other hand, wsnt of forethought and refusal to consider consequence are nega tives only. Prudence, forecast, appre hension of consequences, have beaten Bryan heretofore; and It Is not the common opinion or general Judgment that success for him on those occa sions would have been best for the country. Is It possible that the people of the T'nited States regret his former de feats? If not. there Is no good rea son why they, or the majority of them, should desire his election now. He is the same man as aforetime. By the financial and business peo ple of the United Stales Bryan always has been dreaded. And by all Its fore seeing and careful people. Including the more Intelligent and thrifty and conservative labor or working body. 8..ur and unreasonable discontent: "agitators" who have nothing to rose and no hope of gain except through disorder; revolutionaries and Catlll tiarlans. "prodigal of their own sub stance and covetous of that of oth ers:'.' politicians who are ambitious to lead all these, and gamblers who. In all ages, have been ready to furnish the money for such enterprises, hop ing for influence and profit for them selves; partisans who may mean well but are so dense that the partisan fueling has the ascendant over all ther considerations; these descrip tions are and for j'ears have been en listed under the Bryan banner, as tinder the like banner they have been enlisted since the beginning of the history of human society and govern ment. The trouble never -will end. of course; for the Interests of human so ciety, though the tame in their ulti mate, must be diverse In their meth od. But we may gather lessons for Instruction, as we go on. N W AITING TO SEE. In miwl things. Indeed in all things upon which he is most insistent, Bryan is regarded as a dangerous innovator and utnplst. That Is the reason why multitudes who do business, or have business operations In view, are say ing. "Walt till after the election." The banks all over the country are frald of disturbance, and conse quently are managing their resources to the limit of conservatism. They are holding their dposlts. to an ex tent almost unprecedented, "till after the election." This is prudence. It may not be necessary, yet is believed to be wise: but It affects all trade except perhaps the trade In absolute necessaries. Of the laws of money and of credit Bryan knows absolutely nohing. Had he known. It is not probable that in his former campaigns he would have proclaimed that he had "enlisted in a war of extermination" against the gold standard a war that would not cease so long as there was any party or even any considerable number of men attempting to force this "for eign yoke" on a free and Independent people. That bitter flght will not be forgotten so long as the leader of It Is before the American people for their suffrages. Insistence on his scheme of bank guaranty is another source of dis quiet. It may not be able to carry, in legislation, but It creates uneasiness and apprehension. The very propo sition obstructs and hampers legiti mate banking, checks credit and stops the movement of money. It Is one of the causes why so many say. "Wait till after the election." Look at the peculiar "anti-trust" measure, of which Bryan is the advo cate and promoter. His platform would make It necessary' for a manu facturing or trading corporation en gaged In Interstate commerce to take out a Federal license before it 8h.aU be permitted to control as much as IS per cent of the product In which It deals. There are no exceptions. It might make a lot of trouble, but never would be practicable. The 25 per cent limit would divide corpor ations which must take out licenses or be punished and those thst need not take them out. And If any estab lishment were to control more than 50 per cent of the total product of a commodity Its productivity would be reduced. How regulate on this arbi trary planT An absolute poser Is offered by the Baltimore Bun. That Journal cites the Consolidated Duck Company, whose plant at Woodberry. Md- manufactures about 80 per cent of the total amount of cotton duck consumed In the United States: and. In order to conform to the proposed prohibition, it wtuld accordingly have to shut down fully one-third of Its operating plant. "If the extent of this company's business Is due to evil prac tices practices of an unfair, oppress ive or predatory nature there would be good ground for stamping upon It with the heavy foot of the law, even though this might Involve unmerited hardship to Its employes, but to cut off one-third of its life with the exe cutioner's ax for no other reason than Its sixe does not seem a very well conceived measure of remedial Jus tice." The crudity of this scheme. Its chi merical nature. Is the only assurance against the danger and injury of it. These things are typical. Of all such theories what Is known as Bryanlsm Is the embodiment. Other crazy proj ects may be In store. People say, therefore, "Wait till after election." Then, after election, should this party succeed, they will probably wait a while longer. The situation Is not very different from that of 18?. GUARANTEE GRAIN DEPOSITS. TOO. A warehouse company at Albany has "gone broke" and the farmers who had grain stored In the ware house complain that their property Is gone and that they cannot get the money. They should have the Demo cratic party amend its platform by In serting a plank demanding compul sory guaranty of grain deposits. Then the honest and thrifty ware housemen of one community would be compelled to pay the losses of the dishonest or Incapable warehousemen of another community. By putting such a plank In the platform the Dem ocrats could surely catch the votes of farmers who had grain In a busted warehouse. Isn't that what the Democrats put the bank guaranty plank In their plat form for? A CENTRAL NORMAL SCHOOL. The rational solution of the Normal School question is not at all difficult. A single central school, amply sup ported and provided with a complete equipment is what we ought to have. To act as feeders for the high grade central school there should be a training school In each county sup ported by the taxpayers. This would really be a saving to them, since most of the money which they now pay to teachers Is wasted because those who receive it know nothing about their profession. The device of county training schools has worked admirably In Wisconsin and has been one among the many factors which has brought the population of that state to the front In economic and political Intel ligence. However, plans which are thorough ly rational can seldom be adopted. The voters seem to demand more or less folly in any educational system which they are willing to support. Therefore It Is not believed that Ore gon Is yet ready to abandon Its scheme of divided and dissipated resources and concentrate upon a single power ful school. The change from three to two Is the best we can hope for, and very likely that Is more than we shall get. It would be an actual saving of money to the state to support one Normal faculty In luxury and pay the railroad fare of students from all parts of the state to the central school. Their board could be paid throughout the school year and still money would be saved in comparison with the pres ent system. But arguments of this kind count for nothing. The grocers and boarding-house keepers of each village have votes and hence they must be placated with a sop from the state treasury. A single school could have complete modern apparatus, a faculty of highly trained scientists, numerous and Influential, a large stu dent body, and could do more for the schools of the state many times over than a dozen feeble Institutions' such as we now endure. But Mr. Ayer is right in seeking the best attainable Instead of the absolute best. He Is to be congratulated upon his courage In making a minority re port. The minority ought always to make Itself heard, for It Is often right. OVERLOOKING MERE TECHNICALITIES. In Its decision in the Sellwood elec tion fraud case the Oregon Supreme Court followed a rule of practice which, if generally adopted, would very materially lessen the number of cases reversed on purely technical grounds. At the trial of the case In the Circuit Court, the Judge made re marks and comments which the Su preme Court holds were highly im proper, because they were of such a nature as to Influence the Jury In ar riving at Its verdict. If the case had been one In which there could be a difference of opinion, the remarks probably would heive been reason for reversal. Even in this case some courts would have reversed the case because the verdict might have been different If the objectionable remarks had not been made. But the Supreme Court looket at the evidence and found that the defendant had admit ted the acts charged, though denying that the acts constituted a crime under the statute. This being true, the court held that the defendant had not been injured, for upon his own admissions he was clearly guilty. But, though the Oregon Supreme Court did not give its approval to the plea for reversal upon a technicality, the facts In this case are not such as to furnish an example of the broad rule which many people believe should prevail when cases are tried on appeal. In the case under considera tion the guilt was practically admit ted. In many other cases the guilt is satisfactorily proved, but. because of some Improper remark .which could be considered prejudicial to the de fendant only by assuming that the Jury had not ordinary Intelligence, courts have ordered reversals. Some times a very unimportant remark by the trial Judge or the admission of some slightly Improper evidence is made the ground for reversal, even though an inspection of the evidence would show that the Jury had arrived at a Just verdict. Some courts grant new trials upon the theory that. If the error had not been committed, the verdict might have been different. The rule more In harmony with the pro motion of Justice Is that a case should be reversed only when the Appellate Court can say from all the evidence, that if the error had not been com mitted the verdict probably would have been different. Trial Judges try to be fair In criminal cases. If they make mistakes the errors are gener ally of little consequence. Quite fre quently, when Improper remarks are made, these comments are called forth by the Improper conduct of the attor ney for the defendant who is trying to get before the Jury evidence not admissible under the rules of law. To grant a reversal In such a case would be to permit a man to take ad vantage of his own wrong, which should never be. . Exact Justice cannot be done In every case. Because that Is true the law has given defendants the benefit of the presumption of Innocence, re quiring the state to prove them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The law does not require that guilt be estab lished to a mathematical certainty, nor should an appellate court hold a trial court to an exact compliance with technical rules of procedure. When a defendant has had a fair trial upon the merits he should not be per mitted to avoid an Imposed penalty by raising technical questions which do not go to the merits. . DR. OILMAN. Daniel Colt Gilman, who died at Norwich, Connecticut on October IS, was one of he foremost educationists In the world. With the possible ex ception of President Eliot of Harvard he did more for the higher education than any of his contemporaries. As President of the Johns Hopkins Uni versity In Baltimore" he radically changed the conceptions of his coun trymen as to what the higher, or uni versity, education is, and how it should be acquired. He - definitely abandoned the primitive, futile meth ods which up to that time had pre vailed in our universities, and put in practice the German system of aca demic freedom, individual research and seminary Instruction. Before Dr. Oilman's day the routine instruction everywhere . In America had been either from antiquated, misleading text-books, or by dull, half-digested lectures. Now, owing to his Influence and example, our college teachers are pioneers In the Investigation of truth and it Is the ambition of many of them to produce text-books which are vital and accurate. " Dr. Gilman was president of Johns Hopkins University for sixteen years. During that time he labored without cessation to fix in the minds of our teachers that it was the "exceptional man" upon whom they should be stow their choicest efforts. Humanity is to be advanced by concentrating ed ucational work where it will count for the most. This was his motto. When he finally resigned the presidency of Johns Hopkins and took up the ad ministration of the great Carnegie do nation at Washington, the same prin ciple guided him. The aim of the Carnegie Institution Is to single out exceptional men here, there and everywhere, and aid them to make their gifts effective. 'When he opened the Johns Hopkins University Dr. Gil man was reproached for beginning his work in a few dingy buildings In the heart of Baltimore instead of spend ing his endowment upon a row of magnificent palaces in .the American fashion. "A university is made by Its faculty, not by Its buildings," he re plied. So he brought together Syl vester, Gildersleeve. Sir William Thompson, and Haupt for a beginning, but In time the buildings came also. THE SAINTLY MR. BRYAN. Mr. Bryan complains that Mr. Taft did not discuss the question of guar anteeing bank deposits In his oratori cal flight through Nebraska. We should not be surprised if he did avoid it and should commend his wisdom therefor. The subject of the deposit guaranty Is a ticklish one in the tier of states which enjoy the stimulating adjacency of Oklahoma. That hereti cal state has Infected her neighbors with wild theories about all sorts of subjects, banking among them. The Idea has flitted over the Nebraskan line from southward that it would be an excellent thing for the state to as sure to each depositor In the banks the ultimate return of his money. So fascinated Is this economic aberration that It has even led astray certain Nebraskan Republicans in spite of the rigorous discipline which they live under, and it has bewrayed them Into an expression of approval somewhere In their lately adopted platform. Now it is a prime rule of policy among missionaries not to try to induct the heathen Into the full glare of the pure faith all at once, but to minimize as much as possible the contrast be tween the old error and the new truth. If therefore Mr. Taft preserved a discreet silence concerning the de posit guaranty in Nebraska, it was a species of pious strategy which will no doubt ultimately redound to the good of the souls of those whom he temporarily permitted to linger In their blindness. On his next spell binding tour the Nebraskan farmers will be ready for the higher truth, and he will then expound it to them in all Its fullness. As St. Paul puts it, we should not feed children with 1 meat Ot only for men. But the accusation against? Mr. Taft of modifying his speeches to suit the opinions of his auditors comes with a certain piquancy from Mr.. Bryan. It Is a case of the pot calling the kettle black, if there ever was such a case. What sucking dove ever roared more gently than did the sapient Mr. Brian In his late visit to the East? What candidate ever put his repug nant qualities and beliefs Into the background more carefully and ad vanced his winning ones more con spicuously than did the peerless one while he was wooing the reluctant Democrats of New England and the Middle states? Has not Mr. Bryan one set of doctrines for the radical Oklahomans, another not quite so dar ing for the central tier of states east of the Mississippi, and still another from which everything startling has been eliminated for the Atlantic sea board? In the South he stands for the chain-gang, the dragonading of labor unions with the militia and the social degradation of the blacks. In Illinois he cannot say enough about the nobility of the sturdy sons of toll and a black man is his sworn brother. In Kansas he Is the foe of the saloon. King Alcohol Is defied by nobody there so valiantly as by the golden tongued orator of the Platte, but in Indiana Mr. Bryan gets his principal support from the saloons and Is glad of It. In Iowa he abhors gambling, but In New York his chlsf followers are the racetrack gamblers who are howling with rage against Governor Hughes and he would not dare to whisper a syllable of his Western ex hortations in their hearing In the fine art of adapting his speeches to the preferences of his hearers no orator excels Mr. Bryan. More than that, he can modify his principles also to suit times and circumstances, which gives him a great advantage over Mr. Taft. The Republican candidate seems to possess a set of principles which he cannot change to order. He even goes so far as to reiterate some of the most unpopular of them merely be cause he believes they are right. This is a piece of folly which Mr. Bryan would never commit. He would abandon the obnoxious principles and aver that he had never held them. The extreme delicacy of Mr. Bryan's moral sense In this campaign is amaz ing. Not only does he object to Mr. Taft's adapting his speeches to his audiences, but he is also much dis turbed about the source of the con tributions to the Republican campaign fund. He 'Is convinced that if the names of the contributors were to be published a taint would be discovered on most of the money they have donated. Here again Mr. Bryan's vir tuous precepts apply strictly to his opponents. He himself is emancipated from them. In his net all fish are welcome without discrimination as to size or color. In New York the rivu lets which go to swell his campaign fund come from Tammany and Tam many gets them by blackmailing the tenderloin. In Indiana Mr. Taggart and his cohort of gamblers contrib ute their mites. The whisky trust endows the holy treasury from Illi nois. Thus It will be seen how pure the springs are from which Mr. Brian's campaign money flows and how much cause he has to rebuke Mr. Taft for accepting tainted contribu tions. Common sense would teach us that the Important question concern ing campaign funds is not so much who gives them as how they are spent. Little as Mr. Bryan may believe it a bad man may contribute money to a cause from good motives, but of course when a candidate is a saint himself and heads a party of angels he need ask nothing from sinners. "Permit me to improve this oppor tunity also to express my high appre ciation of your most courteous and efficient action in response to our re quest regarding the consideration of the subsidy matter with Mr. Griscom," wrote Standard Oil Archbold to, Mr. Sibley, as he called attention to an in closed check for $5000, sent "at the request of Mr. Griscom." Thus was Standard Oil anxious that trade should "follow the flag," provided the flag brought with it a subsidy wrung from the producers of the country for the sole purpose of enriching million aires already rich beyond the compre hension of the ordinary mind. One of the duties and responsibili ties of a President Is that of repre senting this country in making treat ies with other countries, declaring war and making peace. Such a task, on Important occasions, can be per formed only by a man of calm, consid erate Judgment. As between Taft and Bryan there can be no two opinions as to which would be the better rep resetatlve of this country in Interna tional affairs. Even Democrats will not class Bryan as a diplomat. There are over 9000 more regis tered voters in Seattle than in Port land. But registration In Portland is not yet quite complete, and the popu lation of Seattle Is more mutable than that of Portland. Nevertheless, there can be no doubt that,-In comparison of the two cities, the population of Se attle is greater. The city has taken In all suburbs, and its area is much larger. After so long a calm and steady sunshine, for greater part of seven months. It was bound to come the rain was bound to come. Never did the dry soil drink it more eagerly. You may as well, however, be pre pared for the fact that. Just as tho rain didn't know when to begin, it will not know when to stop. They say that Mrs. Waymire, hav ing forfeited her bond, and the money having been confiscated, never will appear In Portland again. She will ply her trade elsewhere," and may "work" other Mayors. Our Mayor managed to get out of it; whereof we are glad. But see Matt., v.: 2 8. Signs are of a general uprising against the Bryan campaign effort of the men who do the business and own the property and do the work and carry on the Industries of the country. It ought to be. so, Just as It was in 1898. As the season of active work draws to a close it is evident that much of the hundred million set aside early in the year by the Harriman system for new lines has been spent on surveys in Eastern Oregon. Of course we shall have a Normal School fight in the Legislature next Winter. A Normal School fight, like a House Bill 104, every Legislature has with 1t. Chicago claims the baseball cham pionship of the world. But hold! Last May Portland defeated the Chi cago team. Pass over that pennant. As ballooning seems to be the art of dodging destruction, the Europeans thus far must give the Americans championship honors. "Reform" has accomplished at least one of Its worthy objects repeal (by court decision) of a Sunday law that could not be enforced. It is a safe guess that If Speaker Cannon's district should turn him down, the man It elects to Congress will not be Speaker. Murphy, Tammany boss, puts $10, 000 into the Bryan fund. But Murphy got it easily. He fixes and levies the taxes of New York. One more law that needs enforcing since it is on the statute books is that forbidding anybody in public places to swear. Rain has returned to start the po tatoes and the grass agrowing and to make some persons growl. Where now are the gentlemen once so full of fight when anybody criti cised the city charter? Actress Hopper Is proving herself a real heroine in foiling those heavy villains, the lawyers. . Mr. Bryan Is a wiser son since learning that Roosevelt is not his po litical father. Rain at last. Well, we predicted it. ! BARRETT talks am: jiurx i 1-10 ox i Tells or Possibilities of Trade With , Southern Republics. EUGENE. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) John Barrett, director of the Bureau of American Republics, addressed a large audience at Villard Hall. Uni versity of Oregon, tonight by invita tion of the University faculty and the Eugene Commercial Club. . His subject was "What the Pacific Ocean Holds In Store for the People of Oregon." He talked principally of the South Ameri can republics, telling of their present Importance and future greatness, and the durles and opportunities of the Pacific Coast states toward those coun tries. Mr. Barrett said that the great est work done by tbe United States fn connection with the digging of the Panama Canal was the reforming of sanitary condition In that section, which had more than Justified the ef fort that has been put forth in the great engineering project. The speaker's description of the South American countries was of deep interest to the audience, composed largely of students, and after the lsv ture hundreds of people remained to meet the guest of the University and the city. Mr. Barrett announced that he -was arranging to give a splendid cup to be competed for by the football teams of the three state universities, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The Univer sity to hold the cup must win it two years in succession. It will then be the property of the winning institution until it is won by another school. SUES FOR MOXEY FOR PAVING Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co. Asks $13,923.50 of City. The Carbolineum Wood Preserving Com pany is endf-avoring to obtain $13.S2rs.50 from the City of Portland, through a suit filed in the Circuit Court yesterday morn ing. This is alleged to be the amount which the city contracted to pay for the Improvement of Albina avenue between Page and River streets. After the contract was let the city reas sessed the property-owners who would be benefited by the improvement, and they refused to pay the assessments and brought suit in the Circuit Court. This resulted in an injunction restraining the city from collecting. It is alleged by the Carbolineum Company, which made the improvements on Albina avenue .in 1904, that the city did not comply with the pro visions of 'the charter in making the re assessments, and that it has made no ef fort to collect from the property-owners, or to hasten the pending suit In the Cir cuit Court. On December 24, 1903, and January 8, 1904, the city Issued 21 warrants to cover the contract price of the improve ment. It Is alleged in the complaint that the City Treasurer has refused to pay these warrants when presented by the company. SAYS SHE WAS UNDER SPELL Woman Alleges She Was Compelled to Give Up Home. Alleging . that she was under a spell when she deeded to Charles Downer her home In Howe's Addition, estimated to be worth $6000, Julia O'Connell, a widow, has brought suit in the Circuit gourt through C. H. Piggott, her "next friend," to have the deed declared invalid. It is alleged the woman is of weak mind, and almost wholly under the control of Down er, who is said to have paid her nothing for the property. It is asserted, however, that he says he paid the woman more than $3000. The transfer of the property, described as the north half of lots' 1 and 2, and lots 8 to 10, block 3, was made September 29. Piggott says that although he has been the legal adviser of Mrs. O'Connell for the last 18 months, the transfer of the property was made without his knowledge. Downer, It is asserted, is now about to mortgage the house and lots to William G. Bell. The complaint asks that a re straining order be issued, as the widow with two minor children will otherwise be deprived of her home. AFRAID OF THREAT TO KILL Clara Kruger Seeks Divorce From Hnsband and Wants Child. Believing that her husband intends to carry out a threat made, last May to 'take herlife, Clara Kruger has filed di vorce proceedings in the Circuit Conr against Richard Kruger. She 6ays tnat their troubles began on April 1 last, and that matters continued to grow worse until May 1, when her husband "threw a cup of scalding coffee at her. The couple were married in Berlin, Germany, in 1895. They have one child, 14 years old. The divorce suit Is a sequel to the suit filed In the Circuit Court recently by Kru ger In which he alleged that William Heed alienated his wife's affections. His wife refers to this suit, alleging that it is malicious, and that the charges are false. She asks to be awarded the custody of their child. Frits Kruger, and to be given $35 a month alimony. John C. Shlllock appears as her attorney. ' McDonald Is Exonerated. LA GRANDE. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) P. A. McDonald has been completely ex onerated of the charge .of having misdi rected the distribution of, the estate of the late John Morrison in connection with the famous Morrison escheat case, which was tried here this week. Though It was predicted this would be the out come. It was not until this afternoon, when the last hread of connection was severed by the Circuit Court ruling that McDonald's actions were regular. The case is now in the hands of the Jury, though no verdict is expected to night. Two Apply for Divorces. Charging Elmer Howard Pierce with deserting her February 15, 1904. Nettie E. Pierce has brought suit against him In the Circuit Court to obtain a divorce. They were married at Toledo, O., May 17, 1900. J. E. May has filed a divorce suit against Delia May. They were married In Spokane, Wash., November 14, 1906. She deserted, he charges, September 10, 1907. They have no children. Holman Case Is Continued. The suit of Guy E. Holman against the O. R. A N. Co. and the Chicago & Northwestern was continued yesterday morning until Saturday, to give the plaintiff and defendants an opportunity to reach a compromise. Holman alleged that he shipped a trunk from the East to Portland as baggage, and never re ceived It. He said it contained jewelry, and demanded damages. . Suit to Condemn Land. The United Railways Company has brought suit against Percy H. Blythe and Mary A. Blythe, to have a 30-foot strip across their property on the St. Helens road condemned for the use of the railway company. It Is asserted that this land Is worth $1500. but that the plaintiff and defendants have been unable to agree on a price. Asks Payment for Goods. F. P. Leach has filed suit in the Cir cuit Court against William Franklin and the Union Iron Works, to recover $1101, which he says is due him for goods delivered la 1907 and this year. Congressman Warns Voters Against Political Charlatans. ST. HELENS Or Oct. 14. (Special.) Notwithstanding a heavy downpour of rain, a big audience assembled at Houlton last night to hear Representa tive Ellis speak upon the Issues of the campaign from a Republican stand point. His address was listened to with marked attention and liberally applauded. Mr. Ellis made a very earnest and able argument In favor of continuing in power the party whose policies have brought prosperity to the country and maintained the " highest standard of wages ever received by workingmen. He warned the people of the folly ot following every political will of the wisp, or new fad that makes its appearance, and said that many Re publicans had been taught conserva tism by past experiences along these lines. He believed they would be slow in the future to follow after leaders who have no fixedprinciples, but will ingly advocated any thing they be lieved would serve to secure the votes of the unthinking. He described Mr. Taft as a man well fitted by temperament and experience to administer wisely the affairs of the Nation in the interests of all the people, without regard to classes. T. A. McBride Introduced Mr. Ellis In a very complimentary address in which he mentioned 'the fact thr.t Mr. Ellis had succeeded him as district at torney, and from that until the present time had held the confidence and es teem of the people of his district. J. Warren 3ulck president of the Taft Republican JZIub, was chairman of the meeting. Tr . . r ' Citizens' League Is Formed. MARSHFiBLD. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) The Citiien's League is the name of an organization which has been formed, in Marshfield for the purpose of taking part in municipal affairs. The aim of the league is given as being for bet ter city government. The secretary reports that 320 voters have signed a petition to become members of the league. Whether the deliberations of the organization will be operf or held in secret has not been determined. Butler Speaks at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS, Or., Oct. 14. (Spe clal.) Through an arrangement with the Taft and Sherman Club, R. R. But ler, of -Condon, spoke tonight in the opera house on the political issues of the campaign. Occupying the platform with the speaker were many promi nent Republicans. Judge W. C. Hale, president of the club, presided and In troduced the speaker, who dealt with the issues in a convincing maner and was given hearty applause. ,. I Randon Republicans Organize. BANDON, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) The Bandon Taft and Sherman .Club was organized here last night with G. T. Treadgold as president and Herbert Manciette as secretary, with a charter membership of over 100. Arrangements were made to have a grand rally on the occasion of Congressman Ellis' visit, October 23. More than 400 Republican voters are registered in the precinct outnumbering all the Democrats 4 to 1. Rally at Marshfield Tonight. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) A big Republican meeting will be held in this city tomorrow. Representative Ellis, of Pendleton, will be the principal speaker. Judge C. A. Sehlbrede has appointed committees to take in charge the arrangements and every ef fort is being made to hold a record breaking meeting. This will be the first political gathering of the cam paign here. Improves City's Health. EUGENE. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) The heavy rains of the past few days have been warmly welcomed Ijy the farmer ) this community. Pastures were Decerning very dry, and Fall plowing was impossi ble in many places. Not only Is the rain welcomed by the farmers, but by people in general here, as health conditions have noticeably improved since the rain began to fall. PHYSICIAN DISOBEYS COURT Refuses to N'eglect Practice When Called as Witness. SALEM, Or., Oct. 14 (Special.) Dr. H. R. Kauffman, of Glendale, Douglas County, apparently is In serious trouble with the Circuit Court of Marion County. He is in contempt and on order of Judge Burnett a bench warrant was issued to day for his arrest. Dr. Kauffman had been subpenaed to appear today as a witness for the defense In a criminal case against Dr. E. E. Jackson, of Stayton, who is on trial for biting part of a thumb off the hand of George Davie last July. When Dr. Kauffman received his sup pena he telegraphed the attorneys on both sides that he could not come, and also called up Judge Burnett by long distance telephone and explained that he Is the only doctor in Glendale. and that he had patients to care for that he could not leave. Judge Burnett told him he must come, but he ignored both the subpena and the judge's instructions, with the result that he will be brought here tomorrow In the custody of a Sheriff. The attor neys, for the defense will ask that he be punished for contempt. LIQUOn-SELLERS FEEL ALARM Union County 'Grand Jury Returns Many Indictments. LA GRANDE. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) After having been under suspicion for several weeks and having twice been ar rested on the charge of selling liquor at Hilgard,' In this county, contrary to the local option law. Nels Holverson was to night released by the grand jury. Th jury has reported a large number of In dictments and It Is positively known that some of them are liquor cases. Not a single case has been made public. Ar rests will be made tomorrow. There Is considerable uneasiness among the saloon men of the county over the finding of the Indictments, as It has been learned that for the past two or three weeks a private detective, employed by the antl-saloon organizations, has been busy gathering evidence against ' blind pigs," and laid much of it before the grand Jurors. Killed In Football Game. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Oct. 14. Word has just been received here of the death at Faribault, Minn., of Arthur Ran kin, son of George S. Rankin, of this city, general manager of the Yakima Valley Transportation Company. Death was the result of injury received in a football game between the Shattuck Military Academy team, of which Rankin was a member. and the St. Galahad, Wis., team. Young Rankin sustained a frac tured rib, which caused an inflammation from which pleurisy developed. Can't Quit Senatorial Race. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special.) Henry J. Snlvely, of North Yakima, to day wired the Secretary of State declin ing to make the race on the Democratic ticket for State Senator for Yakima and Benton Counties. Secretary'NIchols has certified the nomination and cannot now remove Snively's name. Provision of State Law to Protect Co selearlon Grower. HOOD RIVER. Or, Oct 13. Portland Oregonlan, Portland. Or., Gentlemen: We inclose herewith a copy of an act which was passed by the Oregon Legis lature in 190", regarding the marking of green fruit packages. The apple shipping season is at hand, and we be lieve it would be of general Interest to have a copy of this act appear in some early number of your paper. The object of this act, as you will note, is to prohibit the shipment of fruit under misrepresentation as to where It was grown. Such methods would b a detriment to the best interests ot the several shipping district of our state. We believe it to be the duty of every fruitgrower in the State of Oregon to see to It that truit shipped from this section is shipped under such regula tions as are provided by this act. HOOD RIVER APPLEGKOWEKS' UNION, by H. M. Huxley. The raw is: Section 1. Any person, firm, association or corporation engaged In growing, selling or packing green xruils of any Kind within the state of Oregon, shall be required upou parking any such fruit for market, whether intended for sale within or without tho state of Oregon, to stamp, mark or label plainly on the outside of every box or package of green fruit so packed the nam and postoffice address of the person. Arm, association, or corporation packing th same: provided further. ' that when tha grower of such fruit be other than tha packer of the same, the name and postof fice addrvss of such grower shall also prom inently appear upon such box or packaga as the grower of such fruit. Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any dealer, commission merchant, shipper or vender, by meant ot any falsa representa tions whatever, either verbal, printed or written, to represent or pretend-that any fruits mentioned in section 1 of this act were raised, produced or packed by any person or corporation or In any' locality other than by the person or corporation or In the local! :y where the same were in fact raised, produced or packed, as tha case may be. Section 3. If any dealer, commission merchant, shipper, vender or other person, shall have In hl possession any of such fruit so falsely marked or labeled con trary to tla provisions of section I of thl act. the possession by such dealer, com mission merchant, shipper, lender, or other person, of any such fruits so falsely marked or labeled shall be prima facie evidence that such dealer, commission merchant, shipper, vender or other person ha o falsely marked or labeled such fruit. Section 4. Any person violating any of the provision of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic tion thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than l-i nor more than 5ft0 or by imprisonment In the County Jail not les than 10 nor more than 100 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at tha discretion of the court. WHAT A STREM'OCS CAMPAIGN! Minute Detail Dlvolsred by a Defeated Candidate In Georgia. The law that requires all candidates for state, county and city offices to file a bill of their expenditures during the cam paign immediately after election Is In force In Georgia now, and the candidates who won and lost in the recent Georgia primaries are now filing the bills that show what It cost them to be elected or defeated. One of the defeated candidates for a county office in that state has Jut filed this bill: Lost 4 months and S3 day canvassing: 1348 hours thinking about the election; ( acre of cotton: 23 acres of corn: a who1 sweet potato crop; 4 sheep; 5 shoata and 1 beef given to a barbecue: 2 front teeth and a considerable quantity of hair In a personal skirmish; gave 97 plugs of tobacco, 7 Sunday school books. 2 pairs of suspenders, 4 calico dreBses, 7 dolls and 13 baby rat tlers. Told 2889 lies; shook hands 23.475 time: talked enough to have made in print 1000 large volumes size of Patent Offlce reports; kissed 126 babies, kindled 14 kitchen fire; cut S cords of wood: pulled 474 bundle of fodder; picked 774 pounds of cotton: helped pull 7 loads of corn; dug 14 bushels ot po tatoes; toted 27 buckets of water; put up 7 stoves: was dog-bit 4 times; watch broken by baby, cost 13 to have repaired. Loaned out 3 barrels of flour. 60 bushel of meal. 150 pounds of bacon. 37 pound of butter. 12 doien eggs. 3 umbrella. 13 lead pencils, 1 Bible dictionary, 1 mow blade. 3 hoes. 1 overcoat. 5 boxes paper collars, none of which have been returned. Called my opponent a perambulating liar doctor bill 310. Had Ave argument with mv wife result: One flower rase smashed, 1 broom handle broken, 1 dish of hash knocked on the table. 1 shirt bosom ruined. 2 handfuls of whisker pulled out, 10 cents worth of sticking plaster bought, besides spending $1768. Begs-ar-Woman I Walking Baak. Indianapolis News. When an examination was made at St. Louis of Mrs. Ida Carroll, blind and believed to be penniless, 7 pounds and 14 ounces of coin and a lot of paper money was found in her skirt and stockings. IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN ON GOVERNMENT ORDERS First of a series of genuine de tective stories, being the actual experience of a Secret Service man, now retired. In human in terest, these tales surpass the best work of the imagination. Each story is complete in itself. THE OLD CARPENTER AT THE BENCH Full -page illustration from a photograph by a member of the Oregon Camera Club. STRONG FIGHT TO WIN CONGRESS What the chairmen of the two National committees are doing in the close districts. NOTED FICTION CHARAC TERS IN REAL LIFE Men and women, including Gro ver Cleveland and "Mrs. Viggs,'.' used as heroes and heroines in popular novels. SOCIAL DEBUT OF MISS ETHEL ROOSEVELT Sidelights on the White House bud who is loyal to her parents and her school friends. OUR FIRST FLEET TO JAPAN How Commodore Perry and his American warships opened the door 55 years ago. THE HOTEL CLERK ON THE YOUNG THEATRICAL SEASON Mr. Cobb fires a few good-natured, well-directed shots at near managers. ORDER EARLY FROM YOUR NEWSDEALER