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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1909 6 PORTLAND. OREGON. Entered at Portland. Oregon. Postofflce aa feecond-Ciass flatter. Subscription Rates Invariably in Advance, (By Mail ) Daily, Sunday Included, one year $8.00 Dally. Sun-lay included, six month --25 Ially. Sunday included, three months... 2.iJ5 ual.y. fcunaay lncluaea, one nrnoio " I'aliy. without Funday, one year AM Iaiiy, without Sunday, six months 3 25 Laliy. without Sunday, three months.... 1.75 Daily, without Sunday, one month 60 "Weekly, one year 150 Sunday, one year 2.50 Sunday and weekly, one year 8 50 (By Carrier.) rally. Sunday Included, one year '. . 9.0t Dally. Sunday included, one month 75 Hew to RMtiit Send postofflce money order, express order or personal check on our loral bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at the sender a risk. Give poeromce ad dress in lull, including county and state. rostage- Rates 10 to 14 paces. 1 cent: 16 to 2H r.r.ee. 2 cents; .JO to 4tJ Dajres. 3 cents: 44 to to paxes. 4 centa Foreign postage double rates. Eastern Business On Ire The 8. C. Beek- wirh Special Auency New York, rooms 49 bo Tribune building. Chicago, rooms 61051: Tribune building. PORTLAND. MONDAY. ACGrST X, 1009. A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY A letter printed on this page today, from Mr. Alonzo Gesner, of Salem, seems to require examination. It is (written to combat the "assembly" idea of suggestion of candidates; yet is itself a pathetic call for assembly. Now, which would be "the machine" one of these assemblies or the other? We sympathize with the efforts of Mr. Gesner and others like him, who find It so difficult to leave behind them the Ideas and methods of representation and "machinery" in politics and gov ernment. First thing they want is to "assemble" themselves. Let us see what the problem is. Direct nominations, without represen tative guidance, seldom represent either people or party. Certainly they don't "give the people power to choose," but defeat that power have done it in this state on many occasions already. A man will nominate himself, and a small faction of his party will give him a meager plurality perhaps not one-fourth of the votes even of his own party. Then the nominee, deemed unsatisfactory by the great majority, can't get the votes necessary for his election. Haven't the Republicans of Oregon had experience enough of this kind? The system simply dissolves the majority party and puts the minor ity party in control The idea of assembly, conference, or convention, of the representative men of a party, selected in each county by some proper method. Is to designate and request men deemed worthy to represent their party and the state, to stand as candidates for nomination in the primary election. In this way it is believed that proper candidates may be brought forward whom their party will unite on and elect as was done In Portland last June. It has been abundantly demonstrat ed, on the other hand, by proof of ex perience, that the primary, without conference of some kind to guide it, supplies no method for ascertainment of the will of people or of party. All fine declamation about finding the "will of the people," through this , method of self-nomination and sub sequent defeat, may as well be omitted. In sheer disgust men will vote in the final election for candidates of the op posite party, and directly against their own principles electing men whom they don't want as an expression of their disapproval of" the miserable game played in the primary, resulting in the nomination by a small fraction of the electorate of candidates whom the result shows shouldn't be nomi nated at all. Fittest men men who ought to be selected to serve the state will not enter into this scramble. The others can't command their party's strength and will be beaten in the election. It will not be regarded, as The Ore gonlan ventures to believe, a wrong thing for representative men from all parts of the state, to confer together and indicate who, in their Judgment, would be proper candidates, to be recommended for support of their party in the primary. More surely will the voice and will of party and of people be represented by this method than by the work of one party faction or another, led by the blatant poli tician who makes himself a candidate and, perhaps, gets the nomination by the votes of his small fraction or fac tiononly to be defeated in the elec tion, and bring confusion and defeat to his party. It is not "nullificafion of the pri mary" to adopt the assembly method. It is the right and ojear way to make the 'primary effective. It is the way to obtain candidates who will have the respect of the people and the support of their party; and it will gr a great way towards prevention of intrusion of men of other parties, through false and fraudulent preten sion. Into affairs not belonging to them. But, of course, the nomination of "assembly" candidates will not forbid the nomination of others: nor will it prevent any from coming out as Inde pendent candidates. The field will still be perfectly open: and in It they who are so anxious about "the will of the people" may still execute their own will If they can. But it is only through adoption of the "assembly" method, and by refusal of "Statement One." that the Republican party of Oregon can get on ita feet again. It Is now a completely disorganrzed mass yet is asked by some to take more of the same patent medicine that has par alyzed It. Tet if the Republicans of Oregon want no party, so be it. The Orego nlan for Itself has as little use for party as any of them. Party, as party, never has been an advantage to It; and nothing that party could offer would affect its course in the least. It regards party only as a means through which some general policy or large, result may be accomplished; which Is the true and only legitimate function of party. Yet party organi zation Is absolutely necessary to this end. Something, however, must be presented to the consideration of the multitude of citizens that will enlist their immediate Interest, or party can not be maintained for any large gen eral purpose, or. Indeed, for any object whatever. Doubtless it is an infirmity of human nature, but as a great fhinkcr tells us, "He censures God who quarrels with the' Imperfections of man." Anyhow, m- imperfections of man are to be dealt with, as we find them. Government by the peo ple cannot be carried on except through party: yet this method, as used in Oregon these several years together, has destroyed all the main springs of party life and action; and H has coma to this pa&s,. that men , are little disposed to unite on any principle or policy for promotion of the eommon welfare. "The new sys tern" Is an appeal to every man to push his own personal interests or desires, above or beyond any object common to all the citizens of the state. The primary law undoubtedly will stand though probably will be mod ified, to an extent, after a while. But Oregon will not return to the old sys tem of nrimary abuses. Primaries must be conducted under strict reg ulation of law, the same as the gen eral election. But suggestion of can didates, by representatives of a party, or by any body of citizens. Is com pletely within the terms and purposes of any primary-. It is the only way, as a rule, to get fit and strong and ac ceptable candidates especially for the majority party, whose nominal strength holds out a hope to adven turous candidates that anybody who can obtain a fractional plurality, how ever small, can get the party vote or enough of it to elect him. It is an abominable abuse, which can be cor rected (if at all) only by conference or assembly, for recommendation of candidates. There must be representative poll tics. Without the idea and practice of representation, politics are unthink able; and if unthinkable, more than impossible. In practice or action. In all the relations of life the representa tive principle Is employed and must be employed. Men cannot maintain any kind of organization without it in politics, in churches, In educational. social or business life. There is nothing man can do that does not require him, on occasion, to designate or accept an other as his representative. The pro Dosal to eliminate from politics and political action the representative principle Is chlefest of absurdities. Nor can party exist without acceptance ana use of the representative system. Pres ent disintegration of the Republican party in Oregon is a consequence of trying it. As for initiative and referendum, they, too, we suppose, with some modi fication to come after a while, will stand. This possible modification will come under discussion later, and per haps before the next general election. But there is no need of alarm or hys terics, about the danger of "taking away the rights and privileges of the people." For it may be supposed that If the majority of the people of Ore gon wish to modify the initiative and referendum, of even to drop them en tirely, they will hold themselves at liberty to do so; but it is not probable that either of these things will be done without full deliberation and knowl edge. No use to shriek. The ballot on the subject, if it ever comes up, will be wholly free. This fact ought to put all fearful citizens, like Mr. Gesner, at their ease. NEW BISH OF ACTIVITY. Tt U now the eeneral belief that the Mmintrv i ohniit to enter on a career of renewed prosperity. There has been a lull, continuously, ior two years, beginning In something like a collapse. Money disappearea, creuit was ua nonHeri anrl clearinar-house certificates ' annnrerl evervwhere. Then politics. a Presidential election, and finally tariff revision.- Yet Dusiness nas Deen ininff BtaHiiv rlnriner manv months. and as soon as the Summer season is over greater activity than ever known hitherto is expected in every line. There is complaint of high prices, but In times of low prices prosperity and profits never are expected. in our Pacific Northwest States all indications are specially favorable. In crease of activity is manifest on all iH Such rush of tourists and im migrants never was witnessed before. There are good crops ana tun prices. All production shows healthy growth. New railroad construction, to the omA.mt nf manv millions, is in sight. Work on farm lands and fruit lands an. imhr lands exceeds any former example among us. Building in cities and towns is very active. From these accelerated forces it is reasonable to expect great progress, ,,rinr tho nevt few vears. All energy now will be cumulative. The force has grown so great that the growth will be carried largely by its own mo mentum. PORTLAND'S POSITION MISUNDERSTOOD "What can The Portland Oregonian bone to train bv denying that Portland is fighting the efforts of the Interior to win lower freight rates." asKs tne Spokane Spokesman-Review. If The Oregonian were so foolish as to be lieve that all of its readers viewed the Spokane rate trouble with no greater degree of intelligence than is shown in the hllnd. unreasoning, distorted and specious arguments presented by the Spokesman-Review, it womu no useless to deny or affirm anything on which the Review might happen to take a stand opposing that of The Dregonian. For the benefit or its in oiiiirent class of readers, however. The Oregonian will again state that It s not fighting, nor win it ever ngnt he efforts of the interior to win lower feoii-ht rates. On the contrary. The Oregonian hopes to see the interior favored with low rates. Knowing, as it does, that whatever rate is granted Krmknne must of necessity be granted the Pacific Coast ports, which are fa- ored with water transportation. The Oregonian objects, and -will con in nhlect. to the Interstate Commerce Commission's ruling, which effect nullifies all the advantages water transportation now enjoyed by the Coast ports. The Commission's ruung, wnicn iv Snokane a reduction of 16 2-3 per cent on a few class rates, did not apply to that vast manufacturing re Hnn lvlne east of Chicago In which the greater part of the freight han- ed out of Spokane originates, x-nor . th r-ommlsslon's order freight orig inating in that territory was carried to Spokane at the same rates as were hareed from Chicago and other points in the Chicago "zone." In ac cepting the Commison s to --o per cent reduction west of Chicago, the railroads Immediately added the rate from the Atlantic seaboard to the Chicago-Spokane rate. As It Is 1000 milee from the Atlantic seaboard manufacturing centers to Chicago, and only about 2000 miles rrom unicago to Spokane, it is easy to understand that a 16 2-8 per cent rate reduction innot very effectively make up ror a t 1-3 per cent Increase In the service demanded. Thus, under the new rul i.. ennkone in all of that great ter ritory along the Atlantic seaboard, is obliged to pay a higher rate than urf- der the old schedule. The Spokesman-Review has stead . tn o-rnlatn whv it routes its lly printer's ink from New Tork by way the Portland water route, suuui ,n..dv with its vehement assertions that water transportation is not a fac- tor in the making of Spokane rates. The Oregonian, however, is forced to ' believe that the difference in Spokane preaching and practice is due to the economic advantage which Portland has always claimed for the water route. The Interstate Commerce Com mission based Its conclusions In the Spokane rate case and ordered the 16 2-3 per cent reduction In rates on the allegation that the earnings of the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific were excessive, hence they could well afford to carry freight at reduced rates. As a greater portion of these earn ings, excessive or otherwise, were made from Coast traffic than from Spokane business, it is merely a mat ter of common justice that the same proportional reduction should be made in the rate to the Pacific Coast as is made to Spokane. The Orego nian is not fierhtiner lower rates. It objects, however, to rates which clear ly discriminate against ports favored with water competition. Eventually the Spokesman-Reviewi will under stand the situation and be very much chagrined over the awkward predica ment into which it has assisted in dragging Spokane. CAR SHORTAGE, PERHAPS. It is not yet two years since the rich man's panic swept ever the country, leaving financial devastation in its wake. All branches of trade were ar- fected to a greater or less extent, but transportation and manufacturing en terprises were probably hit harder than any others. Recovery from that great disturbance in the Fall of 1907 has been very satisfactory, and Is now practically complete. News dispatches from day to day have told of the grad ual restoration of confidence and re lease of capital, which flew into hid ing with the first breath of trouble. It remained for the railroads, however. to offer the most potent, convincing evidence of the return of good times by their recent placing of heavy or ders for cars, locomotives and rails. The 1907 car shortage was the worst ever suffered in this country, and the loss to both shippers and railroads by reason of insufficient equipment was enormous. Prosperity run riot had brought with it such an overwhelming amount of business that It was im possible to handle it with the facilities then available. Then came the del uge, and in less than ttiree months af ter Wall street threw its first fit thou sands of idle cars and locomotives filled the sidings all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the climax be ing reached about a year ago, when there was reported a total of more than 4 25,000 idle cars in the country. Since that time there has been a steady decrease in' the number, and last month some of the roads In the Middle West sent out circulars urging coal dealers to order their Winter sup plies for July-August shipment, giving as a reason: "Transportation facilities will doubtless be very heavily taxed and car shortage created unless as much coal as possible is moved before the heavy Fall business is upon us." It Is by no means improbable that railroads in the near future will not face conditions similar to those when business struck high-water mark in 1907. In the g-ain crops alone the railroads are confronted with the problem of moving a vastly greater amount than was produced In 1907. The most conservative estimates place the wheat crop of the country 30,000, 000 bushels greater than that of 1907, the corn crop more than 600,000,000 bushels greater, and the oats crop nearly 200,000,000 bushels greater than that of 1907. With other branches of industry showing a corresponding increase, there is some excuse for ap- nrehension on the part of the railroad men, and unless something unexpected happens again to block the wheels of trade, car shortage' in the coming crop season is by no means Improbable. THE PASSING OF THE FREIGHTER. Now and again, as an echo from the past, comes the announcement that the stage or freight train, on a lonely inland route between an outpost of civ ilization and its base of supplies, has made its last trip thus noting the passing of a picturesque figure upon the dial, of time, the teamster or the stagedriver of the great plains. Few of these old stage routes and freight lines remain in Washington and Ore gon, though a third of a century ago they traversed it over many roods of arid waste and beautiful wilderness. Relatively, the teamster and the stagedriver are but small figures in that Imposing procession of the forces of civilization that, within half or three-quarters of a century, has cov ered every mile between the Missis sippi River and the Pacific Ocean. But upon ther humble part the chances they have taken, their sagacity in handling their teams, their endurance and dogged resolution the fate of hu man life and the success of human en terprise have many times depended. Take the teamster of the past or passing era. As a type or tne rrontier he is seldom Introduced without allu sion to his picturesque profanity, al though silence was his distinguishing characteristic. Illustrative of this, a writer in the Century, some years ago, called attention to the fact that, whereas the sailor has his "charity," the Cossack his wild marching chorus, the Russian exiles of the great Siber ian road their "begging song," and the Canadian voyageur- his boat song, not the most fanciful composer has ven tured to dedicate a note to the dusty- throated teamster of the great in terior. Having every claim that hardship can give to popular sympathy, the teamster pursued his monotonous way a type evolved by the great wastes to meet the exigencies of human life that ventured Into and across them. He was known In his long, yet now seemingly brief, day on every historic Dathway that carried westward the story of a restless and adventurous people. The railroads drove mm nrst from the main lines of travel, then from one link after another between them and the farther settlements, until now there remain but few of these links to supply. A little longer and his road will be dona. "He will have left no record." says the writer above referred to, "among the songs of the rieoDle or the lyrics of the way, and in fiction, oddly enough, this most en- fliirin and silent of beings win sur vive as one whose breath is heavy with curses.' Tet upon his vocation and his knowledge and persistence in pursuit of it hung the fate of many an iso lated community that had planted It self upon the outskirts of civilization during the last half or tne nineteentn century. The Summer needs of these people were supplied by the freighter with reasonable promptness. Then a few days more or less In the arrival of the freight train was of small coose- quence, but as the season advanced and the drifts erew deep, and the winds biting, and still the long line of plunging, patient mules ana lurcn inr wnsrnna was not drawn between rhA n-hir lanrlscanfl and the dim sky. the question. Can we hold out till Spring? became an anxious ana aouDi- ful one. an thin 1s nf a nnst that knows no resurrection. The era of the freight team has ended, the vocation ot tne old-time teamster has become legend ary, and his very name will soon be fore-otten. For vet a little while it will survive in the rude personality of the man who still lingers, his vocation gbne, about the settlements that once depended upon his energy and deter mination for oTcistenre Hurlnc: the long Winter that early whitens the great plains of the interior ana seals tne mountains to travel. Washington advices state that sev eral of the Lieutenants who were en gaged in assisting young Sutton to commit suicide, will bring damage suits against the mother of the dead boy. Quite naturally these amiable young men who by their own some what conflicting testimony did noth ing more than sit astride of the young man, holding his arms and ramming his face Into the ground while he was shooting himself in the back of the head, object to the criticism that has been made of their conduct. This matter of bringing a damage suit, how--ever, may be attended with some risk. Criminal history contains frequent mention of murderers who, Intoxicated with Joy over their escape from the gallows, attempted recriminative measures and were afterwards convict ed and hanged. It would be distress ing, indeed.- if later testimony in this ease should necessitate Improving the Annapolis standard, by inflicting the death penalty on some of its suicide promoters. Portland, having shipped about 10, 000,000 bushels of wheat during the past season, does' not make much of a showing for July shipments. With something more than 15,000,000 feet of lumber for foreign ports and about 10,000,000 feet coastwise, July foreign trade in Oregon products was not a blank, however, and this month this city will begin moving what promises to be the largest wheat crop ever produced in the Pacific Northwest. The total amount carried out of Port land by the July lumber fleet averages more than 925,000 feet for every busi ness day of the month, and in board measure was sufficient to build a two foot sidewalk from Portland to Chi cago. Rail shipments for July were enough greater to have extended the walk on to Portland, Me. With the business already in sight for the com ing season some new records in both grain and lumber shipments from Portland are not Improbable. The Chicago Board of Education hi r-hnsen for suDerintendent of the city schools Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. This Is the first time in the nistory ot the Chicago public schools that a woman has been made the head of the system. Mrs. Young is 64 years old and in the force and vigor which she brings to educational work refutes the Osier idea of the age limit of use fulness. She is an educator of Na tional repute and has been engaged in teaching since 1862. Her record is one of energy and success all along the line and for the last four years she has been principal of the Chicago normal. In her executive ability, in the fact that she has made teaching a iifo vocation, and that she is, or at some time In life has been, a married woman. Mrs. Young refutes the stand ing objections to the employment oi wnmn in responsible nositions in the work of the public schools. wt.i nsar Alhanv is yielding twenty bushels per acre, and the qual ity is excellent, wiin wneat scuuis there is undoubtedly a profit in growing it, even in the Wil lamette valley, xne net returns, nuw--urVton cnmnarpii to those which are received from sonye of the Willam ette Valley fruit farms and gardens are not very alluring. The time Is rapidly approaching when the Willamette Val ley farmers will find it much more profitable to engage more extensively in diversified farming and use the profits therefrom in the purchase of wheat for home consumption. n,. K,,ot of the Citv of New York requires an appropriation of $156, r r .- no thA cvnpnspB of the year. The' gross debt of the city is equal to the net interest-bearing aeDt oi xne umicu States, and the annual interest is some millions higher than mat oi tne reu- -i nommont Practical Dolitlcians say, the World tells us, that "New York is never aroused to political re . i ..n vi icqiia of municiDal waste because poor men do not directly pay the taxes." tnrucsii cost of living, of which there is so much complaint, comes mostly from style of living, that makes to which were unknown In former days. Better dress, more ex pensive furniture, social expenses of .11 vinH and habits that can't be kept up without money, form the basis of the increased cost oi iivinB ol,uu.. which so much is heard throughout the land. votes on the tariff . in whloh tne rjrotectioniss needed he'.p and got it from the Dem ocrats. There was tne crux oi mo matter. Democrats in Congress, there fore, can't escape their share of the responsibility for the fiasco. Some change is made by tlte new bill, not , Ni-ot worth the wrangle of a four months" session. Great cry and little wool. -r 1 ,.aa fitirtnUSPll that th6 1 L a-in ajA " r i great, caaicm wn-0v... enough for all the railroads that may desire to enter it. There is still no question that the region is Just as great as ever. t i,wa is anv vice In this world on Borrow more terrible than any other, it is the vice of echination. Heaven keep us all from belonging to the order of echinates Hopgrowers who were discouraged and abandoned their vines man t suck to business; their neighbors who held on now come in for reward. There will be no boycott on Oregon hops this year, since brewers all over the country must have 'em. We suppose the Irrigation meeting in Eugene last Saturday was opened with prays " u THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. Deep Apprehension That Their Rights Are la Dancer. SALEM. Or.. July 31. (To the Ed itor.) Undoubtedly there is to be a warm time In Oregon politics next year. Signs multiply that a big effort will be piade to turn backward the revolution that has been made in the way of giv ing the people the power in this state to choose their own Senators. A re turn to the old methods of choosing Senators is wanted by some. So also there are some who want to deprive the people of their control over legisla tion. There are some who seek to de prive the people of the referendum, and to shut them out from proposing laws under the intiative. It Is, In brief, to be a contest between progressive and retrogressive ideas in political life. Now, if this shall be attempted through the submission direct to the people of laws for bringing back the old methods in politics, and the people shall vote to return to the rule of "bosses" and "Interests," they have the Driviletre of doing that very thing. But the attempt is threatened of nullification of those laws which were adopted after long contests in this state, and nullification is to be brought about through the "assembly" plan of holding conventions. Such assemblies are to be held in counties first, with delegates appointed, not chosen by the people; and then those who have been thus appointed are to appoint others to a state assembly, and we are to have tickets nominated by these non-elected delegates. It is hoped by those who put out this plan that enough candi dates will come out individually to split any opposition vote and that the assembly's candidates will thus win out and become entitled to be known as the party nominees. One feature of good citizenship is he respect for laws and obedience to them. Since those who oppose direct election of Senators and other officers. and who favor overthrow of direct leg lslation, are thus determined to thrust their purposes to the front, I want to suggest that an assembly should also be called and held by those who favor direct legislation and direct nomina tions, and members thereof to be citi zens who favor the measures that have been put on our statute books by the people, and that only such candidates shall be nominated as are Known ana publicly pledged to support or laws to give the people of Oregon direct control of officials and of legislation through the retention of the Initiative and referendum. If those who want to nullifj the right of the people to rule are to crowd forward their purposes. then those who favor respect for and obedience to our laws should come to gether, as good citizens, to indorse a ticket of men who are opposed to go ing back to the corrupt old -methods of choosinfc Senators and framing up laws, and in this way give Republicans of Oregon a chance to say In an open primary whether or not they favor the politics of -the niacnme as against gov ernment by the people. ALONZO GESNER. RAILWAY'S OF THE WORLD. Their Extent and Amount of Invest ment. Scientific American. America still continues, by a wide marein. to lead the world In the extent of its railway system. Out of a total of 594,867 miles of railroad in the whole world 268,058 miles are located In North America. This is but little less than the total for the three con tinents of Europe. Asia and Africa; Eu rope having 199,385 miles, Asia 56,294 miles and Africa 18,519 miles, a total of 274,198 miles for the Old World. South America has a total of 34.911 miles and Australasia of 17,700 miles of railroad, which, added to the figures for North America, makes a grand total for the New World of 820.669 miles. The above figures form part of a re port compiled by the Prussian Ministry of Public. Works for the year 1907, which shows that, compared with the previous year, the largest percentage of increase is that of 908 miles, or 5.7 per cent., in Africa, followed by 7637 miles, an increase of 3 per cent, in North America, and 2917 miles, repre senting an increase of 1 per cent, in Europe. The greatest amount of con struction in European countries was that in Russia, where 1625 miles of new track were built; France was next with 431 miles, and Germany built 411 'miles. The largest additions in Asia were mads in British India, where 909 miles were built, China coming next with 464 miles. In South Africa the largest addition was in British South Africa, where the mileage was in creased hVt per cent by the addition of 352 miles. During the decade from 1897 to 1907 there was extraordinary activity-in the building of railroads throughout the world. 140,137 miles of new railroad be ing built in that time, representing an Increase of 23 per cent. The largest gain was In North America. The sta tistics of 85 per cent of the railroads owning the total mileage given above show that there is a total capital in vested of nearly ,42,000.000,000. If the same rate of cost has obtained in tne railroads of which statistics were not available, the total outlay on railroads, from their inception to the present time, must be nearly 50,000, 000.000. This would represent an investment of about $31.60 for each inhabitant of the globe at the present time. Object Lesson In Immigration. Washington, D. C Dispatch. t ViiMlArmfln. of Wis- IVtpHSOOIIlO"o ' ' " consin, who was born in Germany ana , 44- Kw atlll RnAlliner his name wnu r1""" "J - - - ' -- with the use of the "u, ' amused the House in the discussion over tne m of Immiirrants at Ellis Island by admitting that he himself could never nave got in uuuti mo h' ent regulations. "I wish to say, saia ivueBLciaiau, u i., laucrhtoiv '-that T could not Bmiu !""- - - - i ..on into this country under that regulation, for I had only $23." JUST A FEW. "I hear you spent your vacation with friends." "We were friends during the first week." Louisville Courier-Journal. "Is there not a great deal of mendacity in his conversation ?' "PThaps there is. but he's such a liar." Baltimore American. "Love Is the wine of life." quoted the wine Guv "And marriace is the morning after," added the Simple Mug. Philadelphia Record. "How Is the June bride getting alongT" "Splendidly. She's only got two more Pickle dishes to exchange and then she s be ail through." Detroit Free Press. "But you spent enough money on me be fore we were married." protested hlR wife. "True, my dear." replied her husband: 1 had it to spend then " Chicago Daily Kiwi i x) .rr. married that man she thought he was the most graceful of men Patrice And Is she disappointed In him? "Disappointed! Say, you Just ought to see him try to carve a chicken!" Yon kers Statesman. Father," said little RoIIo. "what Is an optimist?" "According to my ooservaiion., son an optimist is a man who finds his own affairs prosperous and tries to per nther neotle not to make a kick and disturb conditions." Washington Star. Tm sure I don't know why they call this hotel The Palms. Do you.' 1'v: never seen a palm anywhere near the place. 'You'll see them before you go. It's a pleasant llttie surprise the waiters keep for the guests on the last day of their stay" Puck. The General consulted the topographical chart. You understana. t:oionei. ne saia, "that this charge on the enemy's fortifica tions necessitates the most reckless disre gard for human life." "I understand. V?n eral." the Colonel replied. "The forlorn hope that leads the movement will be com posed exclusively of amateur chauffeurs." Cleveland Plain Sealer. . COUNTRY EPISODE AXD OPIXIOX Serious Knslness, Indeed. Portland Advocate (Colored). Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Johnson, the two heavyweight pugs, are going to fight, and -it all depends upon Johnson win ning the scrap as to whether or not the colored sports will have shoes, over coat and lambswool to wear to keep them warm one coming Winter: Politeness in the Strawberry Belt. White Salmon Enterprise. We understand that a certain young; man of our town attempted to take a nan shot of his girl a few days ago. The result was that he got chased out of town. Hereafter, boys, if you de sire a picture of your best girl it would be well to get her consent before draw lng your camera on her. Bad SI Ins of a Yellow Jactet. Lebanon Express. Albert Piper, a grandson of A. King had a peculiar and serious experience yesterday on account of being stung on the head by a yellow Jacket. The jacket's stinger penetrated a blood vein, almost causing paralysis of the heart. Dr. W. H. Booth was hastily summoned to attend him, and it was only with difficulty that the young man was kept alive. Look Here, Young; Bachelors. Jefferson Review. Coming down to the office an early hour the other morning the Review man noticed one of our most popular and highly-educated young ladies busily engaged in carrying in and stacking the Winter supply of wood- And she didn't seem to care a bit who stopped and rubbered at the unusual sight. The chap who gets that girl to trot with him along life's stormy pathway will be in big luck. Marries Hia Own Widow. Lebanon Criterion. H. C. Beard, aged 2, and Lulu Beard aged 24, were married in Scio. There is nothing strange in people of that age marrying. In this case, however. there was a strangeness. A little over a year a;o young Beard was sent to the Penitentiary for stealing a horse from a Stayton farmer. While he was in prison his young wife secured a divorce. After his servitude expired ne returned to Scio and courted his widow and the result was the wedding this week that again made the twain one. Runnwny Caused by Auto. Jefferson Review. Commissioner Beckwith started to drive to Salem Saturday, but he didn't get there. An auto driven by a Port land man by name of West came whizzing up the road, causing Mr. B.'s horse to shy into a ditch, throwing him out of the buggy, striking on his head. He was unconscious for an hour or so, and is yet unable to work on account of many bruises. A $100 cream separator was thrown from the buggy and ruined. Tlsu horse ran tnree mile's and was caught, with no damage to animal, harness or vehicle. " Man Under the Bed." Cathlaniet Sun. Miss Jessie Olmstead, the popular young teacher of Rock Creek school in the Upper Elocoman, besides being a vivacious schoolma'am is a Jolly joker. Last Summer, In a male disguise and on a moonlight night she frightened her old chum. Miss Marion Morrill, who mistook her for a Chinaman, almost into nervous prostration. Miss Jessie, who is now visiting a maiden aunt at Everett, with the success of this esca pade in mind, conceived the idea of duplicating tne joKe, ana, aonnms male attire one evening crept under the aforesaid aunt's bed. The uproar that ensued as the frightened lady discov ered a "man" under her bed aroused the whole . household. With various weapons, including axes, brooms, and shovels, the lady's relatives proceeded to oust the joker from her position, and rapid explanations were necessary to prevent violence. It was a good jOKe, but Miss Morrill thinks it is "one" on Jessie, and Is happy. SONS OF THE MIGHTY AT WORK Young Men Who Are Succeeding Eld erly "Captalna of Induatry." New York Evening Post. A list of men serving as directors in the various corporations was published re cently in these columns. W. K. Vander bllt was credited with being a director in 72 companies. John D. Rockefeller was down for only one. Over half of the 26 men whose names were thus mentioned resigned from one or more boards during the past year; the same is practically true of what happened in 1907, 1906, and other preceding years since 1901. The following table shows upon whose shoul ders some of those discarded responsi bilities fell: 1909. 1907. 1905. 1903. W K Vsnderbllt. Jr 32 31 4 Ogden Mills 17 17 14 13 George F. Baker, jr iu o James ,. lli.l 10 7 H. H. Rogers 9 7 S 4 R. w. Goelet 9 7 4 5 Mortimer L. Schifl. 8 7 8 9 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 8 5 8 6 Allan A. Ryan 4 J. P. Morgan. Jr 5 5 3 1 W. G. Rockefeller 5 6 4 3 Horace V. Havemeyer... 5 August Belmont, Jr 4 James A. gunman 3 1 1 Kingdon Gould 3 The foregoing men may be classed as sons of the "100 captains of Industry" who entertained Prince Henry of Prussia at a luncheon given at Sherry's early in 1902. At that time nearly a third of the junior captains were in college. W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr., is a director of various subsidiary .Vanderbilt companies. Ogden Mills looks after his father's in terests in eight railroads and steamship lines. George F. Baker, Jr., is vice-president of the First National Bank and the First Securities Company, a director of the Chase National Bank, and four rail roads. James N. Hill Is vice-president of the Northern Pacific and' a director in several other Hill roads. So far, H. H. Rogers' principal Interests lie in the Vir ginian Railroad and the Amalgamated Copper Company. Mortimer L. Schiff's interests are largely banking, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., attends board meet ings of Standard Oil. American Linseed, Lackawanna, and United States Steel. . The Bible In Scotch. Indianapolis News. Many have been, the eccentric literary capers, mostly in rhyme which by no Ha oallod nOPtrV. thftt havft divans i.uuiu , been attempted upon parts of the Old and of the New Testaments, out it re: malned to a clergyman of today. Rev. ir-tn;,n wva Smith of St. Catharines. Ont., to perpetrate the audacious novelty of rendering tne iew xeoLameiiv. miu broad Scotch. ea,., that ho box done this, work In a reverent spirit, with "a chance o' m'ak- ln' the meanin plainer; wnues a ocots rt' Dnrn tpndVrriPSS. - or wondrous pith could come In that would be gude to a puir but leal Scottish heart." He also says in his introduction to this work: "Let nae man think it is a vulgar a morn frihhprlsh tO h. dlllie W'i as some as ane Is bye the schule-tlme. It Is an ancient and nonoraoie tongue, wl' rutes deep 1' the ylrd; aulder than l-l- h. TTntrltBh Tt Mmft ddOTl tO IHUUKie j -. -- us throwe oor Gothic and Plcttsh fore bears; it was heard on tne Dattieneia wi -r, . i n-nftit thp triumphant prayers tl U1.C IV T, . j - tartvrn lntil Heeven: it anti swmea " -" . . . - - . dirl't on the tongue o' John Knox, de- nouncin' wrang; It sweetenea tne iravtii lle letters o' Samu'l Rutherford; and u v.a v,Aoir o' mflnv a muirland cot- tajge it e'en noo carries thanks to Heeven, and brings the blessins aoou. ; Life's SunnySide Crawford So your wife doesn't make mince pies any more? Crabshaw No. She uses all the odds and ends around the house as trimmings for her hat. Puck. The Editor This phrase,. "He led her tt the altar." makes me tired. Society Re porterWhy? The Editor It's hackneyed, for one thins, and in the second place it's nonsense. Led, Indeed! Most girls have to do the steering because the man has blind staggers. Cleveland Leader. Magistrate Are you a friend of the prisoner? Buxom Witness No, I'm hie mother-in-law. New York World. Mother And when he proposed, did you tell him to see me? Daughter Yes, mamma, and he said he'd seen you several times, but he wanted to marry me Just the same. The Sphinx. s "Pa, what does the umpire have to do?" "The umpire, my boy, is the man who hat to take the blame for all the bad playing when the home team loses." Detroit Pree Press. A prince espoused a beggar maid In days when princes were supreme. For which his fame will never fade, His love is every poet's theme. I Yet we should cease the deed to praise. For things have etrarutely altered since. This Is the union nowadays "A maiden weds a beggar prince." Chicago R?cord-Herald. 4 The Beauty (turning from long gaie In the mirror) I do envy you! The Friend (pleased but incredulous) You envy me, my dear! I wonder why? The Beauty Because you can see the real me. I can never see anything but the mere reflection. London Punch. . Frank Daniels was once principal in a small company that was tourins "the provinces." Business had been poor and eating had become a luxury. It was only the cheering knowledge that the new opera-house at Ticonderoga. N. Y.. had been almost sold out for their perform ance that kept them together. "Wait till we get to Ticonderoga." the manager would say to anyone who faint ly suggested the price of a breakfast. Finally they did reach Ticonderoga. It ( was eventide and a rosy glow illumined the western sky. "Ah, me," sighed Daniels to the stage driver. "The sun may set in other places but never as it does here. Behold yon'" "Sunset!" growled the driver. "Sunset! That's the opry-house burnin' down." Everybody's. "Have you any alarm clocks?" in quired a customer. "Yes, ma'am," said the man behind the counter. "About what price do you wish to pay for one?" "The price Is no object if I can get the kind I am after. What I want is one that will rouse the hired girl without i tk. n.hnU famllu " S, waning tne t,i.o iu.m.j. "I don't know of any such alarm clock as that, ma'am," said the man. "We keep just the ordinary kind the kind that will wake the whole family without disturbing the hired girl." Philadelphia Record. "Were you ever in a railroad disaster?" "Yes, I once kissed thf wrong girl while going through the tunnel." Ex change. Waitress We don't serve spirits, sir, only minerals. ' Thirsty Visitor (desperately) Oh, all right, bring me a piece of coal. The By stander. "Where's your mistress' maid?" "Upstairs, sir, arranging madame'a hair." "And Madam7 Is she with her?" Llp pincott's. Rivers (dipping his pen in the ink) Tell me a diplomatic way to call a man a liar. Brooks Always select a smaller man than you are. Chicago Tribuna. GAME PARK AT JEFFEBSOJT BASE Mr. Minto Gives Details an to Bill Pro , mottns; the Measure. SALEM, Or., July 31. (To the Editor.) The Oregonian of yesterday gave me too high praise in regard to the bill for a game park to carry the name of Jeffer son. Mr. Hawley had the Initial petition circulated here beginning with Acting Governor Benson and C. N. McArthur, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the entire Supreme Court, Attorney-Gen-eral. State Land office. State Engineer's office. State Printer's office, with bankers and business houses in Salem numbering 204 names and without, an objection. For my part I believe the place sug gested to be the most suitable place for a cover for all kinds of wild game we have remaining, and covers have been in operation during 12 years, to drive elk and deer into the natural fastnesses about the base of Mount Jefferson. The Corvallis & Eastern Railroad oper ates to within 16 miles of the west line of the park as defined in the bill intro duced, which was drawn by Ronald C. Glover, an attorney of this city, a local secretary of Mr. Hawley, assisted by G. , W. Brown, secretary of the State Land ' office. This proposed park is the extreme east ern watershed of the North Santiam flow ing toward Salem, and from which Sa lem people are even now counting the cost of their future drinking water sup ply. Four additional townships extending north along the west slope from the sum mit, will reach the drainage Into the south arm of the Clackamas, whose water-flow, both 'for purity and power, may some day be of Importance to Sell wood and later southeast addition to Portland. As I before told the readers of The Oregonian, I believe township 11 south, section 7 east will some day carry the ..as nt a mnMntflin.hnnnii roimtV. tUUHU OCC,. V - . - The Albany Commercial Club Is callin . On Mr. narnmttii iu tuon tire 4: Eastern over the summit. I should be glad to see an independent electrlo line working as quietly as the line did from Portland to Salem. A scant 40 miles would land It on the plain of the Deschutes at 4000 feet elevation. Fifty miles would reach Sisters, where irriga tion is 15 years old. It will come some aay. JOHN MINTO. Modern Organ In Old Church. Boston Dispatch. In pursuance of a decision to replace the organ of King's Chapel, which was in stalled in 1766. with a new one, work men are engaged in the ancient church in assembling the parts of the modern In strument. The original organ was im ported from London, and when it reached T,,. morA than a centiwv and a half ago. it was the sensation of the town. Many famous musicians nave sat at 11a keyboard. There la a tradition that be .tcvan wbh sent to America it was tested and approved by Handel him self in London, and on this account, as it r.. nw sentiments, as manor of the original parts as possible will have a place in the remodeled instrument. Auto-Hearse Driver Speeds to Jail. Baltimore News. ifin K. Boden. driver ot an automo- s-' bile hearse, was arrested in Chicago, charged with racing with a body to the cemetery.