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TITE 3I0XSXIXG OREGOXTAX, MOXDAT, XOY"E3IBER 7, 1910. rOKTUUD, OBISO!C. Eatered at Portland. Oregon. PoatotBea aa teeond-Clase Matter. . SusacrtpUoa fcatea Invariably la Aavaaes. (BT MAID- Pally. Sunday Included, ana yar ri! I1 1 r. Sander Includ-d. elx months -? lailr. Sunder Included, thraa month... S-za Dally, ur.dar lnrlmt-d. ona month.. . Ie.:tr. without Sunday, ona year. ...... Ifmxly. without Sunday, alx montha.... Iallr. without Fundar. thraa months.. .71 .00 I 13 1.7J .60 UeJ.y. without Sunday, ana montn Wee-ly. ana year ...... Sander, ana year taxlij u-4 VKkly. ooa year. ... ... 1 V ... 5 ... 3J.se (BT CARRIER). Daily. Sunday Included, ona T"r - S-ow IJ . r. Bandar Inrluded. ona month..- T Haw ta Ite-ait Send Po.tofnce " rd-r. expresa order or personal check yonr local bank. Stamp, com or carrner are at tl. e-ndera nk- Give P"to"7i7 addrew In full. Including county and atata. Peataca Kate to 1 PM J "B L.i" ta t pecee. J casta; to to pagea. a n" 0 to oo pagea, casta. Foraiga poa.ns 4anbla rata. EMUra nuwaaas Oftltse Verrea Con lia New Tora. Prnntaick bonding. CBl atff. Sieger building. POTLA-VI MONDAY. NOV. 1. TIT STATE CAMPAIGN. Oregon la at the close of an arduous and exciting campaign. It Is well now to cany&ss the situation candidly and Quietly, so that we may- know where we are at The voter has doubtlem made op his mind as to the merits or demerits of the various can didates for office, and he has likewise determined upon his course on the best known of the proposed Initiative and referendum measures. On many of them, probably on most of them, however, the average cilixon cannot be certain that be knows what he ought to do. The avalanche of amend ments and miscellaneous bills finds him lost In wonder, amazement, and doubt. He will go at many of them blindly. He cannot do otherwise. The Oregonlan does not hesitate to ay that Intelligent and discriminating action on these initiative measures some of them of vital consequence to the state Is far the most Important duty that confronts the electorate. The state- will survive easily if one or another shall be elected to office; but It cannot readily recover from the .crave blunder of and perhaps ir remediable enactment of an injudi cious and discriminating tax measure, or prohibition, proportional represen tation, or some others of the 32 bills which must be adopted or rejected tomorrow. The Oregonlan, has sought for sev eral months to perform Its full duty In giving Its readers all available In formation on the proposed amend ments and laws. It has admitted to Its columns letters and articles cover ing all phases of every subject. It has presented editorially reasons why In Its Judgment some of the measures should be favorably acted upon, and others should be negatived. It has repeatedly expressed the opinion that, when any member of the great Ore gon Legislature shall find himself In doubt. It Is his duty to rote "NO." It repeats that admonition and warning. That way only lies aafory. The Republican state ticket for the i most part Is unopposed. It la made 1 up of candidates who prior to the i primary. September 24. were candi dates of "assembly" or anti-assembly." The primary made its selections ' .1 . . Jl I I M. A-lit among m ' ivr ei w. uinuiii .. county. They are the Republican nominees. If there Is any merit In the decisions and Judgments of the direct primary, or any obligation Im posed on any voter by his participa tion in the primary. It Is clear that all these candidates are equally entitled to his support. The Oregonlan does not say that It In the duty of every Republican al ways to vote the straight Republican ticket throughout. Nor is It among thno who believe there are no vir tues or merits In any other party or the candidates of another party. But It Is no bogus "non-partisan." It la impatient with the humbug, cant, false pretence and hypocrisy of the so-called 'non-partlsanshlp-" exhibited In Oregon by men who are not non partisan and who have assumed the guise and pose of non-partisanship for the purpose) of destroying the Re publican party and creating a power ful political machine that will keep them Indefinitely In public office. It refers now to (senator Bourne and Senator Chamberlain and their fol lowers. It has no confidence la their political promises and pretensions. It t observes that their concerted man euvering and manipulations at the vi n aim aa In Ihn n ..t ara In spired solely by personal alms. En iVrely aside from any Importance the state campaign hits In Its National aspects. It Is clear that the sure way, and probable" the only way to with stand and offset the Bourne-Cham- torlain combination Is through the uccess of the Republican ticket. No man nominated to office on the state er Congressional tickets. whether previously allied with the "assembly" or arttl-assem or forces, owes any allegiance to the Bourne-Chamberlain partnership or to either member thereof. On the contrary, every can didate expressly rejects any sugges tion or Intimation of any alliance or Bnderataading of any kind with that off -co lor combination. The success of the Republican ticket spells de feat for both Bourne and Chamber lain. Tho election of Mr. West gives that brae of political guerillas a new lease of life and a new hope and ex pectation of further honors. The Oregonlan does not hesitate to de clare that there Is a definite arrange ment with Mr. West having that more or lees laudable end In view. It need not haw been made, as It is a part of the game anyway. Mr. West Is an energetic your.g fol low, who has been vigorously pushed forward In public life by the friendly land of Senator Chamberlain. He as a creditable record as State Land Agent and as Railroad Commissioner. has intelligence, industry, and a sufficient understanding of special roblems to enable him to render Wood service In any assigned task. tut his gubernatorial ambition Is wholly premature. He lacks balance, rr-adth. judgment, experience and eat capacity for high place. The ex- Mtlons of anger and Intimation of ence this young man has made In public addresses, and his failure offer any orderly and consecutive ujssion of public affairs, has cre 1 a painful sense of dlsappolnt- r.t among his hearers who are dis d to be friendly, and an elation ong those who are not friendly. egregious qualities of boyishness 1 immaturity that might be over Iced in a Railroad Commissioner, d tn restraint by two other com--tcaera who axe a majority of the would be most conspicuous In a Governor. Uninfluenced and uncon trolled by the Imperative necessity as Governor of promoting the Joint for tunes of Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Bourne. Mr. West Is hardly fit ma terial. In the hands of a self-seeking and unscrupulous partnership, he la out of the question. Mr. Bowe.-man has been subjected throughout the campaign to a vast amount of misrepresentation and senseless vilification. His record of meritorious and conspicuous service In the Legislature has been ignored or falsified, or It has been used so that It should appear that he has been Inspired by unworthy motives or con trolled by discreditable associations. It has been sought mainly to show that Mr. Bowerman, as legislator was a "railroad man" or "corporation man." Tet it la a fact that no mem ber of the Legislature has served the entire people more faithfully or ef fectively, or has been more scrupu lously guided and directed by high purposes of worthy and Independent action. Not a single act or vote of Bowerman In the sessions of 1905, 1907, or 1909 warrants the statement that he sought to serve the railroads and not the public. Every act serves to demonstrate that he strove always to serve the public as against any special interest whatever. In 190a, Bowerman made a valiant fight for the Portage Railroad at The Dalles against the railroads, and for the KUUngsworth bill for compulsory railroad connections. In 1907 he vig orously supported the railroad com mission bill as against the railroads. In 1909. against his own better Judg ment, he cast the deciding vote on the constitutional amendment author izing the state to go Into the railroad business, because his constituents thought It a good way to oppose and checkmate the railroads. There are many other Instances of votes and acts of a similar nature In the three sessions where Bowerman was State Senator. The -"Joinder" story about Bower man's alliance with the Ross bank in terests Is silly, stupid. false and holly malicious. It has not one scintilla of foundation and Is not worthy of further notice. ' So Bowerman Is known In the State of Oregon to be a man of Judgment courage, grasp, understanding, and dignity. He has an impressive per sonality. He has in marked degree the confidence of all who know him; they believe In him. In his ability and In his destiny. The state will be safe In his hands and all the great tradi tions of the office will be fully ob served. The Oregonlan thus speaks fully as to Bowerman and West, because here Is practically the only contest of the campaign. It would say a word for Lafferty and Hawley for Congress. They are the nominees of the Repub lican party. It Is- a political office. They should be supported because they are Republicans. The state tick et is made up of worthy candidates and they also are entitled to the full est consideration of the Republican party and the public. The Republi can nominees for Supreme Judge should be elected because their rec orda are satisfactory, and because there is no buncombe or sham of "non-partnership" about them. They have not brought and will not bring the Supreme Court into partisan poll tics. The Oregon electorate has many times made it clear that it favors the direct primary as a method of party expression and action, and that It will tolerate no Interference with the sys tem. The direct primary is here to stay; yet It Is Important and necessary that if the primary shall be retained as a vehicle of party action every proper and reasonable effort should be made to support It. The way to up hold the primary then Is for the vot ers who have participated in it to ap prove its results. The direct primary itself has much at stake in this cam paign. If the course of the men who have heretofore posed as its cham pions in repudiating now its action shall be upheld. It will necessarily follow that a nomination by the pri mary carries no suggestion or obliga tion to the members of any party that they have any duty to abide by Its re sults. Rejection of the principal re sults of the primary Is a blow at the primary itself. TTVO TEB.Ha AXO BOOSEVZXT. It is said that tomorrow's election will decide -the question whether Roosevelt will be a candidate again for President. Should the big hunt er's party win the Governorship of New York and the Legislature and the Congressional delegation, he will gain great glory therefrom, and ac cording to the expectations of many, will be "the logical candidate" for President a year and a half hence. Yet perhaps not. In the first place, Roosevelt is not going to boost his party into power with any great force. At best, the margin of Repub lican success will be narrow and Is not likely to bring large credit to the Colonel in New York nor In other parts of the East. In the second place, he once announced he would not be a candidate again for the Presi dency, nor accept another nomination. That was on the night of the election of November 8. 1904. Hla declara tion then was as follows: . On the fourth of March next, f shall hava served thraa and ona-hatf yeara. and thia thraa and ona- halt yaara conatltutea my flrat una. Tha wlaa custom which limits t ha President to t- terms regards tha tuo- stance and not tha form and undor no cir cumstances will I ha a candid tor or accept another nomination. Doubtless the friends of Taft re member this announcement of Roose velt's after his triumphant election In 1904. Senator Root may have had It In mind during his recent speech, when he said that defeat of Republi cans this year would be a set-back to Taft more than to Roosevelt. Besides, Colonel Roosevelt has at tained the highest honors that could possibly be bestowed upon him. It is conceivable that he might seek to outdo the greatest of the other Presi dents, by adding another four years to his record, but that would be a hazardous goal to try for and failure ould dim the fame of his career. We shall expect the Colonel to con tinue a "plain citizen" and to lend his support to Taft when the time for It comes. Also we shall expect the Colonel to continue his tilting in the political course, for clash and strife are among his natural functions. However, Roosevelt" Is very much concerned, along with Taft. in the outcome of tomorrow's elections. He undertook the Job of saving New Tork State from Democrats. He Jousted out of the way the factions that op- posed his dictatorship. He Is largely responsible for tomorrow's result. His candidate for Governor, Stimson, Is lost sight of in the larger personality of the ex-President. The Colonel Is running for popular favor In the Em pire State and to some degree 1 other states also. He could not be more concerned If he were running for the office of Governor. , Largely on Roosevelt's account, the Nation Is Interested In the result of the elections. . That is not the large or most Important concern, of course, since It is a personal matter and party policies are the real consideration. Tet a big question tomorrow night the country over will be: "Did Roose velt win out?" PETTTXO IT A 1W OUGARCHTT Do the people of Portland desire another arbitrary commission like the Port of Portland? The Public Docks Commission will be one similar. It will have large and Independent pow ers. .Its five members will be ap pointed by the Mayor, not elected by the people and only one would go out of office each year. This commission will have authority to sell bonds, levy taxes, buy land, hire an army of em ployes, purchase supplies and make contracts. It will have general and complete powers over construction and management of docks, without any responsibility to the electorate. except through the devious medium of the Mayor. Here are the beginnings of another "close corporation." The powers con ferred on this commission rival those of the much-condemned Port Commission. The membership of the proposed board Is as far removed from the public practically, as Is that of the Port Commission. Yet voters of Portland are asked to set up this new oligarchy for government of their affairs. The public docks bill is wrong for this reason If for no other. It con fers most extraordinary and arbitrary power on a non-elective commission. FAT AND SU:KJCY STATT-RMT.N. The fat and sleek orator idlers who harangue street-corner groups these days with Socialist lingo are fond of pointing out what they call the social plagues and diseases of civilization. These orators never saw the early In dians of The Dalles and Clatsop. Lewis and Clark did and found no great happiness or' comfort mong them nor capital with its plagues and diseases. Yet the condition of these Indians was the nearest approach to Socialism that can be imagined. Never In this country was there larger opportunity far active brains and willing hands. These soap-box orators have the brains but .not the hands. They say somebody else will get the fruit of their labor, so they do no labor unless sent to the rock pile for obstructing the street. Every person who works with. Industry and prudence will win his reward in this country; the effort never failed yet. These spellbinders talk glibly of mil lions which they and their kind have done nothing to produce. Their whole talk is that of men who wish to get a share of the earth's fruits without working for it. They wish to get hold of the prudent, industrious man's property and they whitewash their greedy and lazy desires with fine words and phrases. Nobody yet has been able to tell what Socialism is and nobody, of all the bright minds that have worked on it. has succeeded in defining it. Easy, however, it Is to tell what Socialism is not It is not Industry nor intelli gent striving nor cheerful regard for the golden rule in this land of plenty and industry. PUBLIC DOCK PROFITS. With but a single day remaining be fore the voters will accept or reject the heavy burden of public docks, pro moters of the scheme are still declin ing to present any facts or figures showing where the business to support these docks is coming from. Glitter ing generalities, theories and intima tions are put forth for the purpose of deceiving voters, but In not one soli tary Instance since this campaign for increasing the public debt began has anything been offered to show where Portland could increase her Imports or her exports to the extent of a single ton by building public docks. Mr. Chesebrough. of the new line that is now seeking to secure a guarantee of 2000 tons of freight per month, would of course like to have free docks. Public docks would cost the taxpayers so much that the mere bagatelle which shipping pays at present private dock rates would make them in effect free docks. But neither Mr. Chesebrough nor any other shipowner will reject the business that is offering here and that can be obtained at no other port. Mr. Chesebrough is quoted as saying: "If I am given the business, I will get In here In spite of railroad competition. If I can't get dockage, I will unload at a bulkhead." He was further quoted in the same interview as say ing: "We will bring our ships here and keep on coming and do all in our power to develop the business of this port, provided we are given a chance." In that Interview Mr. Chesebrough reflects the sentiment of every other shipowner who has been coming to Portland since the city was founded. They will come here If they are "given the business"; the business will not be withheld from them. There will always be docks available over which freight can be handled at rates which will pay only a fair per centage of Income on the investment: Mr. Chesebrough will never be obliged to discharge his ships at a bulkhead. While the promoters of debt-producing docks have been un able to present any figures' showing where Portland can attract an addi tional dollar's worth of business by means of public docks, they have fa vored us with some figures on the Southern Pacific-controlled public docks in California. We find In the local organ of the dock-site specula tors the following statement: Tha docks of Baa Francisco ara publicly owned. That city has tha lowett dockage charge of any city In America. Her docks were built by bond lasuea and not a dollar was ever collected from tha tajepayers for construction or maintenance. Tha tolla on chipping, low aa they are. have paid all repairs, operating axpanaea. Interest on bon.la. ard paid off tha bonds as they have reached maturltv. These docks ara now worth f2so.ono.ooo and would bring that sum at ub!tc auction. Let us see what this S250.000.000 worth of property is earning for Its owners, the taxpayers of California, The report of President Stafford, of the California State Harbor Commis sioners, for the fiscal year 1909-10 shows a net income for the year of $704,802.14. Making no alio wane for J interest, insurance or depreciation, the cost of operating the public dock property reached the enormous sum of 2387,992.41. Money at a minimum Is worth 5 per cent, so that the low est earning power of the 2250,000,000 worth of docks, exclusive of the oper ating expenses, Insurance, and depre ciation, should have been 212.600.000. As the docks earned but $704,802, their actual cost to the taxpayers of Cali fornia, based on the earning power of money, was $11,796,197. This San Francisco public dock property, based on the valuation given It by the Port land dock and debt promoters, even at higher dockage and storage rates than are charged in Portland, thus earned less than one-third of 1 per cent on tha Investment. Is it to be wondered that the South ern Pacific and the immensely wealthy transportation companies which have California by the throat favor public docks? What a fine thing it would be for the railroads entering Portland If there was a system of public docks here that would handle their business at a dock charge paying less than one third of 1 per cent on the Investment, And In the face of these figures, the local organ of the debt and dock pro moters asks: "Is not California a splendid object lesson to Portland of what can be done with public docks?" and, "Why does The Portland Orego nlan oppose a public dock system for Portland ?" The star of empire Is still pursuing Its westward way, or Its way westward. It was only two or three decades ago, that Iowa was the Mecca for the cheap-land seekers who were flocking Into the West. Now, according to the census returns, the state has been so comfortably filled that, instead of showing an Increase for the past ten years, there has been a decrease of more than 7000 In the population. Prosperity, reflected in the increased size of the farms, is responsible for the change, and land is now held at such high figures throughout the state that the new generations move farther west in search of cheaper land. In some of the wheat districts in Ore gon, the census returns will show a similar loss In population, but. taking the state as a whole, the gain will be very heavy as there still remain mil lions, of acres of cheap land which Is available for the farmers who have been crowded out of Iowa and other Middle Western States. - The present opposition to the Port of Portland should serve as a warn ing to the voters not to approve the proposed amendment to the city char ter which would permit five men ap pointed by the Mayor to exercise even more arbitrary powers over the river and the waterfront than those claimed by the members of the Port of Port land. The Dock Commission, aa pro vided in the proposed amendment, would be allowed to make ordinances governing the waterfront, as well as to exercise unrestricted control of the waterfront property and its receipts, as well as to levy a tax for its own use to the amount of one-tenth of a mill on all city property. Before such legislative and executive powers should be entrusted to one set of men whom the voter has no Immediate voice In selecting, the matter should be given much serious thought. It is again an opportune time to exploit the advantages of Oregon as a poultry-raising state, with eggs 40 cents per dozen wholesale, and live turkeys selling at 20 cents per pound. the industry certainly ought to prove aa profitable as it is In California and other localities where feed Is more ex pensive and climatic conditions no more favorable. While it may be true that some portions of Oregon are too damp to enable poultrymen to secure the best results, it is also true that there are numerous localities, notably in Southern Oregon, where poultry thrives and shows as good profits as can be realized anywhere In the world. Oregon is obliged to send a large sum of money out of the state for poultry every year and an effort should be made to stop this leak by encouraging the poultry Industry at home. For smashing his chef because the food aboard ship was miserably cooked, a skipper In port was ac quitted by a Portland Justice of the Peace last week. Whatever may be the genuine demand for culinary re form on shore, such drastic measures are or queetionaoie uuuty. xc is doubtful whether similar leniency would be shown by the court and whether the next meal would show any improvement. Is it true that faction and the pri mary law have destroyed the Repub lican party in Oregon? This question will be answered tn the election re turns tomorrow. If the Republican party la so disrupted that It cannot elect Governor and Congressmen, it might as well take In the sign and hand up the blinds, for it Is Impotent and spent. Mormon Basin is coming back for a certainty, for the Rainbow mine baa been bonded for more than a million. That would be Joyful news to the Bak er County prospectors of half a cen tury ago If they could hear It, for they had faith. One of the New York pitchers will get $16,000 next year. That amount would support twenty-five preachers in comparative luxury. But there la a world of difference in the drawing powers of pitching and preaching. Men like C. S. Inkley, the Washing ton County farmer who got 308 bush els of potatoes . from an acre, are worth more to Oregon than all the politicians and statesmen within its borders. There is but little difference In the Ohio campaign. Democrats need Harmon and Republicans need har mony. Both may get what they want- A few days delay in Acting Gov ernor Bowerman's Thanksgiving proclamation will be pardonable. Iowa has less people than ten. years ago, but wait until the returns on hogs are In. " Chairman Thomas, of the local Democracy, has a tail hold on a rain bow. Election over, there Is worse in sight. The turkey crop is short. Os West uses an air-gun for his killings. CHEAP WATER J NO FREE MAINS Writer Cftea Minneapolis, and Says Make Lot Owners Pay for Pipes, PORTLAND. Nov. 6. CTo the Editor.) The writer visited a number of cities in the East last Summer, and while in Minneapolis made an inquiry into the manner of laying mains as well as the charges for water. All water mains, not exceeding six inches in diameter, are paid for by abutting property. Once the improve ment is made, the cost of such work at once becomes a lien against the orODortv benefited: in the event or larger main (except a trunk line) the abuttinar DroDertv Days for a six-Inch main and the excess cost Is paid for out of a general fund. The trunk line is paid for out of a general tax levied against the whole city. Minneapolis lays its own water mains and, therefore, does not have the trouble comDlained of here by contract. ors who are afraid to do work ordered by the city, which, let me say, is all tommyrot, for If our system is wrong In that respect, let us change the sys tem so that whenever an improvement is found necessary and approved by the majority of people or taxpayers who are to be benefited, and then shall be ordered by the city council and' will be come a lien on such property. Now as to water rates while the system in Minneapolis is very similar to our own, as to flat water rate and meter rate, the difference is only in the rates and the manner of collec tion. The flat rate is (minimum) $2 per annum and is collected seml-an nually; the meter rate Is 8 cents per 1000 gallons, the minimum charge be ing $4 per annum; this Is collected quarterly, which. Is another way of sav ing taxnayers money. In Portland the flat rate Is $12 per year, collected monthly, while the minimum for meter use is $9 per year, with the same expensive way of col lection. Why this difference In rates of water, when Minneapolis Is compelled to main tain a pumping station (and is now building another) buy fuel to generate steam, and pump the water from the Mississippi River Into reservoirs? All that we do is open our faucet to let the water out. Of course, some will say the maintenance Is where the difference comes In; well, they surely have the same expense in Minneapolis. I also find that Minneapolis is a city of over 800,000 population, and does not seem to be nearly as large as Port land. It is built In a compact manner, while our city Is on the order of a crazy-quilt, which would not have been the case if our Improvement system was such so that all property owners paid for uie benefits which came to their property; we would not now have resident tracts being platted, some five to ten miles out from the center of town, which fact further Increases our taxes and gives us poorer streets, poorer lights and most inadequate street car service. I say we- have room between our widely spread city for twice the pres ent population; so let us get busy and make the fellow out in the country, who wants you and me to pay for water mains along his property and va cant lots, so he can ask ten tinges their real value, pay for that Improvement himself, if the city assessor does not think the property will carry the as sessment, then the Improvement will not be made unless the speculator can produce the cash. I am sure that I will be glad to pay for water mains should I own lots where there are none now. Having re cently sold my home I am temporarily renting until I can find the location on which to build, and I know there are many others who feel the same about paying for water mains or, in fact, any other improvement. Would any mt.n be so crazy as to buy an automobile which would cost. say $3000, on a proposition of paying a certain fixed sum for gasoline, say $2 or $3 per gallon. Just to escape the first cost? Well, I guess not; and that has about as much merit as paying for your water main in installments as long as you own the property. E. R. REED, 1610 Fowler avenue. FIGHTIXG THE PRIMARY LAW, What Else Are chamberlain said Bourne Doing Now to Oregon? PORTLAND, Nov. 6. (To the Editor.) Up In Yamhill County Senator Cham berlain Is reported to be "flaying the assembly idea" In great shape. But why so cruel when It was this nonpartisan apostle himself who. four years ago only, advised Mr. Stillman, chairman of the Umatilla County Democratic committee as fellows: "I do feel.however, that It would be prODer to call an assembly of Democrats, both in the several counties and In the stats to suggest to the voters the name of capable and trustworthy men to be nominated at the direct primary." It was George who said this not Bow. erman. In fact, Bowerman nor any oth er Republican at that time had ever conceived the assembly Idea. And observe In passing that George used the word "suggest" and he wanted that assembly to "suggest" to whom? Why to "the voters! Now. there can be no need for "sug. gestlng names to voters" except on the theory that the voters naven i sense enough to select their own candidates haven't sense enough to Know "capaDie and trustworthy man" when they see him. Of oourse the people now understand the "innards" of this entire farce now belnsr stand once too often. It is unl versally understood that since the peo ple nominated the men uiey wan tea at the primary election in September- un influenced by anybody, there are no "assemblyltes" any more than since that event there have been any uimicKiies or Hof elites -or Abramites. By the operation of the direct primary law everything and everybody was set aside but the primary nominees that is all the prl marv law is for and if the Individual members of the Republican party have not the right under that law to say who their preference for Governor is, then under what process may they do so? And If the advioe of Bourne and West shall be taken and Mr. Bowerman defeated by Republican desertion of the primary law principle through Democratic advice, it will be the hardest blow the Oregon plan has yet received. The result of this hysterical campaign on the part of the Bourne candidate for Governor and his nonpartisan assistant, the man who first discovered and nego tiated the assembly idea, he who thinks It Is "proper" to "suggest to the voters" the "names of capable and trustworthy men" to be afterward "nominated at the primaries," is that the people generally see through the little scheme and are able to understand that Mr. Bowerman Is not nearly so much In danger next Tuesday as Is the future usefulness of the direct primary law itself. For if the Individual Republicans at the polls are not to be permitted to select their own choice for Governor but must have their action passed upon by Mr. Bourne after ward and are to receive his demand that they shall desert their own selection for the opposition candidates, the ridiculous farce of holding a primary election at all will be everywhere apparent and that law will lose Its real friends by the thou sandsas it should. T. T. GEER. The Colonel's New Club. Washington Post The Crook and Jackass Club will now come to order! The question before he house Is the proposed merger with the Ananias Club. April IS looa. PORTLAND. Nov. 4. (To the Editor.) Please inform me through .The Orego nlan the day and year of the San Fran cisco earthquake, J. G. A. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM MEASURES Complete I.lat of Measures Given, With Defect and Merita Tersely Told. Good Roads Amendment Is Beat, and Proportional Representation Amend ment Moat Dangerous of Thirty-Two Snggeatlons Made as to How to Vote. Herewith The Oregonlan presents a list of the 32 Initiative and referendum measures that will be voted on by the state at large in the election of Novem ber 8. together with a brief summary of the objectionable or meritorious fea tures of each and The Oregonlan's opinion as to how the electors should vote on most of them. In some instances the official titles have been abbreviated to economise on space, but the opening phraseology of the titles is retained In every instance so that each may easily be identified: . Woman's tunsvlnr auftraKe amendment. srantlns to taxpayara regardless ot aex tha rlsht of euOTaa-e. 200 Tsa. 801 No. Title misleading. Would enfranchise all women citizens. Vote 301 NO. An act authorizing the purchase of a site for and the construction of a branon insane asylum to be located at or within five miles of Baker City. Pendleton or Union in East ern Oreg-on. XOt Yes. 303 No. Larger facilities for care of Insane are needed. Economy in transportation and welfare of patients would be pro moted by having branch asylum in Eastern Oregon. Vote 302 YES. An act to elect on June. 1911, delesatea the first Monday In to a constitutional convention. 304 Yes. 05 No. That the State of Oregon Is much in need of a new constitution, to take the place of the remnant of the old. Is tha opinion of The Oregonlan. Vote 304 YES. For amendment of Sections and 7. Ar ticle IV. of Constitution to provide a sepa rate district for the election of each atata Senator and each atata Representative. 3nt Yea 807 No. Reapportionment of members of the Legislature . is desirable because of growth of many localities since last apportionment. Separate district plan Is most practicable. Vote 306 YES. For an amendment of Section 32. Article I. of the Constitution of Oregon by omit ting the words "and all taxation shall be equal and uniform." and Inserting in lieu thereof, the words, "taxes shall be levied and collected for public purposes only and the power of taxation shall never be sur rendered, suspended or contracted away." 308 Yes. 303 No. Check on tax legislation is desirable because of Jumble of bills that would be submitted by theorists under Initi ative with probably chaotic results and Impairment of state credit. Vote 309 NO. For amendment of Oregon Constitution authorizing the creation of railroad dis tricts. Sift Tel. 311 No. Permits state ownership of railroads and would have deterrent effect on railroad development. Business Inter ests that originally favored measure have abandoned support because recent construction activity has made amend ment unnecessary. Vote 311 NO. For an amendment of Section 1 of Article IX of the Constitution directing a uniform rule of taxation "except on property specif ically taxed." 313 Yea. 813 No. Check on tax legislation is desirable because of Jumble of bills that would be submitted by theorists under initi ative with probably chaotic result and impairment of state credit. Vote 313 NO. An act providing for the payment of $1000 annuallv to the Judrfl of the Eighth Judi cial District by Baker County, in addition to the annual salary of 33000 received by him from the State. 314 Yes. 315 No. Measure on which referendum was in voked after passage by two-thirds' vote In Legislature. Wholly local issue and submission is abuse of referendum. Legislature should be sustained. Vote 314 YES. n- A bill for an act to create the County of Kesmlth out of a portion or the north ern part or ixmgias county ana the soutn ern part of Lane County. 316 Yes. 317 No. A meritorious bill of local character. Validity questionable because not sub mitted solely in counties Interested. If valid, adoption 'would encourage end less succession of similar measures. Vote 317 NO. A hill for a law to provide for the per manent support and maintenance of Oregon Normal School at Monmouth, iout tunty. 818 Yas. 81 No. Ko recommendation. A bill for a law creating the County of Otis, Oregon, out ot territory now included In the Counties of Harney, Malheur and Grant. 320 Tee. 321 No. Local issue which state at large should not be called upon to settle. Validity questionable. If valid, adop tion would encourage endless succession of similar measures. Vote 321 NO. A bill for a law to annex a portion ot the northern part of Clackamas County to Multnomah County. 322 Yea. 323 No. Local issue which state at large should not be called upon to settle. Validity doubtful. If valid adoption would' encourage endless succession of similar measures. Vote 323 NO. A. bill for an act to create the County of wiuiams out of a portion of Lane and Douglas Counties. 324 xes. 325 No. Local Issue which state at largo should not be called upon to settle. Validity doubtful. If valid, adoption tlon would promote endless succession of similar bills. Vote 32S NO. ' For Constitutional amendment providing for the people of each county to regulate taxation ana exemptions wunm me coun ty, regardless of Constitutional restrictions or State statutes, and abolishing poll or head tax. 321 Yea 327 No. Worst of three tax amendments. Obvious attempt at Initiative log-rolling. Probably repugnant to United States Constituion. If not, would pro mote chaotic, conditions In tax laws. Vote 327 NO. For Constitutional amendment giving to cities and towns exclusive power to regu late, control, suppress or prohibit sale of intoxicating liquors within the munici pality. 328 res. 329 No. This amendment would eliminate gerrymandering on saloon issue and prevent counties forcing prohibitory liquor laws on communities where they cannot be enforced, but Is weak in that it makes no distinction between vitles and villages. lHo recommendation. A bill for a law requiring protection for neraons ensraeed In hazardous emDlovment. fining and extending the llahlllly of auvj ployers, and providing that contributory negligence shall not be a defense. 320 Yea. 831 No. This bill was drafted by the labor organisations and as it represents solely their views on the issue Involved Is un fair to employers. Vote 331 NO. A bill for an act to create the County of Orchard out of the northeastern por tion of Umatilla County. 332 Yes. 833 No. Local Issue improperly submitted to state at large. Validity questionable. If valid, adoption would encourage end less succession of similar bills. Vote 333 9fO. A bill for an act to create the C6unty of Clark out of the northeastern portion of Grant County. 334 Yea. ,. 835 No. .... Local Issue Improperly submitted to state at large. Validity questionable. If valid, approval would encourage end less succession of similar measures. , Vote 335 NO. A bill for a law providing for the per manent support and maintenance of tha Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston. 336 Yes. 837 No. A'o recommendation. A bill for a law to annex a portion of the territory in the eastern part of Wash ington County to Multnomah County. 8SS Yes. 33 No. Local Issue improperly submitted to state at large. Validity questionable. If valid, adoption would encourage end less succession of similar bills. Vote 339 KO. ' A bill ltr a law providing for the V i manent support and maintenance of the Southern Oregon State Normal School at Ashland. 340 Yes. 841 No. No recommendation. An amendment of Section 85 of Article I of the Constitution prohibiting the man ufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors. 343 Yes. 843 No. This amendment would not and could not be enforced In large cities. Would result in dives, boot-legging, corrup tion of minors and loss of revenues. Vote 343 NO. A bill for a law to prohibit, prevent and suppress the manufacture, sale, possession, exchange or giving away of intoxicating liquors within the state. 344 Yea 845 No. A law that could not and would not be enforced in large cities. Would re sult in dives, bootlegging, corruption of minors and loss of revenues. Vote 345 NO. A bill for an act creating a board of commissioners of nine members to examins the subject of employes' indemnity for in juries sustained in the course of their em ployment and to prepare a measure. 345 Yes. 347 No. No recommendation. A bill for an act prohibiting the taking of fish from the waters of Rogue River, except by angling. 848 Yea 840 No. A local question on the merits of which It Is Impossible for the ordinary voter to Inform himself. Vote 349 NO. A bill for a law to create the County of Des Chutes out of the northwest portion of Crook County. 350 Yea i 351 No. A local Issue improperly presented to the state at large. Validity question able. If valid, approval would encour age submission of endless succession of similar bills. Vote 351 NO. Jl bill for an act providing for the crea tion of new towns, counties and municipal districts, or changing the boundaries of ex isting counties by a majority vote of the legal voters within the boundaries of the proposed municipality. 852 Yes. 353 No. Unfair to parent county or city, be cause voters thereof who do not reside in proposed new municipality would have no vote in final determination of question of creating such new munici pality. Vote 353 NO. An amendment of Section 10 of Article XI of the Constitution permitting counties to incur indebtedness beyond $5000 to build permanent roads on approval of a . ma jority of those votins on the question. 354 Yea 355 No. Would open the way for much needed construction of permanent county high ways. Most meritorious of the 32 measures. Vote 354 YES. A bill for a law to amend the direct primary law by extending its provisions to Presidential nominations. candidates for ' Presidential electors and delegates to Na tional conventions, and for payment of delegates' traveling expenses. 356 Ys- 357 No. Useless. Inane. Would Impose un just burden on taxpayers and promote machine politics through proportional scheme of electing delegates. Vote 357 NO. A bill for a law creating a board of peo ple's inspectors of Government. providing for publication of official state gazette, etc. 858 Yea. 859 No. Imposes unnecessary burden of $100, 000 annually on taxpayers; permits in spectors to fix own salaries; places con trol of board of Inspectors in hands of semi-political organizations; would en courage machine politics. Generally 359 NO. For an amendment of Article TV. Consti tution of Oregon, increasing Initiative, ref erendum and recall powers of people; re stricting use of emergency clause and veto power on state and municipal legislation; requiring proportional election of membera of Legislative Assembly from state at large, annual sessions, etc. 360 Yes. 361 No. Embraces more than score of radi cal changes In constitution; provides plan under which many numerous conn ties would be without representation in Legislature; permits few hundred voters to suspend Legislature under certain conditions; Indefinite In nu merous particulars; glaring attempt at Initiative logrolling; too complicated; too sweeping; most dangerous to gen eral welfare of all measures submitted. Vote 361 KO. For amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oregon, providing for verdict by three-fourths of jury in civu cases, etc. 362 Yas. 863 No. This and the preceding amendment. if both adopted, would replace more than half the amendable portion of the constitution. Loosely drawn; would create uncertainty, pending court con struction. In certain methods of legal procedure; Is indefinite as to terms and salaries of some officers; and In em bracing obviously good with, undesir able features is type of initiative log--rolling. Vote 363 NO ,