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10 tiie aroitxiyG oitEGOXiAy, friday. yovE3iBEit is. 1910. f ' . . I TTtrrn ivr TTveI NO CHILDREN NEED APPLY. Wt (Drjetnmtnn POBTLAD. OMOOX. Entere-I at Fnrtland. Oregon. poatofSce foDd-c:.ii Walter. . . Sutcni.ua Jtatri Inrarlaaly la Aavaaee. JET MAIL). DatTr. ltoaav lire'.udal. on rIIy. Fnndty lnclu1.i. all month! 2 i Xlijr. Sunday Included, three month.. ii Ie.i:y. Pu-.ly Im-lu.leJ. one month. .... -7? Jally. ertthoQt 8un.lay. one year . . . . . Xat;y. without Sunday, all monlhi 1 I'ailr. without stindar. tnree nwnlM... -'J I-alir. without Sunday, on month. Weetlr. an year.. i Panda?, ana jaar frT HuidAjr 4 weekly, one ear..e.e.eee " tBT CARRIER). HalTy. fMradae included, ana rear...... IMI 7. Eundar Inriu.ieJ. one month... Mow I. Knoll Mtid Po.t..fnce "" eC.r. eicreee order or pereonal Fear local bank. Maape. cola or urr,T re at tbe e-nder-a ruk. Ola to'? mreea la f-:r) Icrlurtln rounty and t,a. rM Ralea 14 to 14 pea-a. 1 , ta it pi. i ceata; 14 to 40 pti c,""i to e paee. 4 casta. a peataaa 4rjhl rata w Eaetrra Iro-Uirea ntnrea Verree C-,V JT New Tor. firunasitk Building, aaa-o. eteeer taKdlcs. t XKTLAVn. nUDAt, OV. !. TUT DEXOCKATS AND THE TARUT. It may bo confidently assumed that the Integrity and Intelligence of the Democratic party contemplates no irudd-n and violent reversal of our tariff policy. Newspapers like tho New York Times and the World which, better than other. xpress ma ture party purpose apeak decidedly In favor of moderate action. Tho T,:nes declarra that the Democrat. purpose nothing more startling at present than to carry out In Rood faith the broken tariff promise of the Republican party ava expressed In the pUtform on which President Taft was elected.- The TVorM says that the onty policy likely to be reversed by tho Democrats for omo time to come "Is that of extor tion, deception and perfidy." A num ber of leading- Democratic politicians have committed themselves to the same policy. The newly-elected Gov ernor of New Jersey. Woodrow Wil son, said in one of his campaign peoches that his party Intended to reform the tariff "not by rapid and radical changes, but by prolonged and Bteady" effort ti adapt it to the needs of the Government and the people. Governor Harmon, of Ohio, says sub stantially the same thins. This sensiblo view of tariff reform may prevail among; the Democrats who will partially control legislation Jn the next Congress, or It may not. Certainly it will not rrcvall without struggle, for there ore many mem bers of Governor Woodrow Wilson's party who are fiercely opposed to an fconest downward revision. If. as the World asserts, ""there has been down right dishonesty at Washington by Senators and Representatives who have openly voted taxes into ineir own pockets" we can not Ignore the fact that those who shared the plun der were not all Republicans. Many of them were Democrats. Of those who voted for the Aldrlch bill with brazen and cynical consistency, a goodly proportion belonged to the party which Is now, according to Its professions, to rive us an honest revi sion In the Interest of the National, treasury and the exploited consumer. We trust that tne proiessions are wn cre. There Is no ground for sus pecting that such men as Woodrow Wilson. Governor Harmon artd Judge Baldwin do not mean exactly what they say and their Influence may over come the baser projects of men like Mr. Bailey, of Texas Governor Wilson says specifically that the tariff ought to be levied first on those articles for which high prices cause no real hardship, lie means the luxuries of the rich. If that does not provide revenue enough for the Government then duties should be Imposed "on those things which It will least burden the people to pay for." and so on. This Is eminently sound economics and If the Democrats really try to embody It In legislation there Is every reason to expect that they will succeed. OrC if they fail, it will be through the treachery of their own party men and not because the Republican Insurgents will block the wav. Conspicuous insurgents like La Fol lette. Brlatow and Cummins, who will oe In the Senate during the next Con gress nave commmea ineiracivts i t tariff doctrine which does not dlf 'e rnm that nf Harmon and Wilson. lo In the last election and were ipproved by immense majorities, "heir political future would be ruined hould they forsake the principles iilr.H thav fiavA rtrorlalmed. Who- ver else may or may not stand for ariff revision in the consumers ln erest the Insurgent Republicans dare ot oppose It. With the aid of this esolute band the Democrats can pass reformed tariff bill through the .. . T-h w t. n .. fna4n.tttf rt t Vi A louse. If, therefore, the " Democrats o not give the country substantial lief from what the World calls pilfering schedules' It will be be uuse they do not want to. t It will be ecause they prefer to play the shady !d game of feeding the people on romises whi!e they stuff the pluto ratlc maw with tariff fat. THE AXNTAX. APTTLX FT-5T. The apple shoxr which is a feature ' the annual meeting of the State orucuiturai society, ocju in iuu tnj, ill be an event In apple-growing, tcklng and exhibition in the state. ie display will occupy the three up- r floors of a building lately vacated . -i . . - . rirh id Washington streets. Not only the .inders of successful horticulture .11 be displayed there from Novem r 29 to December 1. Inclusive, but e pests which horticulturists must -ht continually and successfully. In 1. - V ..hlhlt Tmeel- will be ahown duly mounted and igniaed. Apple-growlag Is not all pleasure, as y one can see who will take the time iuui . - - the business, and listen to the lec rea that will be given during the ses n of the State Horticultural Society on the methods used, to exterminate rn. Eternal vigilance and unfiag- M M o, awaBA alsmaflT rhat aminf - tucc-Ms la appl-rrawln. But, mm pupils who took their first lessons reading and lncldentaily in econom- , from McGuffeys Fourth Reader, re Informed, "there la no excellence hout labor." This statement, that clung to many minds throughout js. has proved true all along the of endeavor, and In no other de- -tment of labor has It been more y exemplified than in that of hortt- ;nre noraoiy. pernafs, in ihit wing. The apple show that are now being held and those that will bo held a little later will demonstrate fully the success that has followed In telligent, persistent effort in the or chards of the Pacific Northwest in the past decade. ' A BKi-KZE lllOM CHICAGO. If you never before heard of W. O. Kggh'ston, your want of light on that person's nebulous identity Is herewith dispelled. There is such a person; or perhaps there is merely some one In the Bourne publicity headquarters who has adopted the obscure and harmless name of W. F. Eggleston for a nom de plume. Mr. Eggleston ap pears to be most fitly and congenially employed, for he Is a very Interesting liar. He sends from Tortland to tho Chicago Public, a single tax publica tion, a long letter devoted mainly to the misdemeanors of The Oregonlan nd the promising fortunes of Senator Bourne. As a piece of humorous fic tion It la not to be excelled, as one my see by a glance at this choice paragraph, following a series of simi lar sentences: And abit't Bourne doing? JuI rwliat h haa barn dolra. And h setting ready to do mora of the aama kind; more work f"r popular ovrnme:it. If ha-! werrylns. tin una knowa It; haa working for tho of the Orrn method rather than f-r re election, twdiorfn tliat the cause of topular jrorernracnt la mjre Important than at ot rie for hltneelf. Whether h" ahall re elected or ra:lred to privata life I. a tton for the votora to decide. a h- I'"'" at if and that duration la of les-a Import ance to hltn than having the Oreson miht.i adopted In other atatea Now. wl.n nre ..ii aolna to do with a i:nlted 8tal.;s (niw who would rather dlacuaa mrtlioJ" of put tir.r the oreeon rorthod Into op.rntion in Kailaa N-braeka. Minnejota. Illinois. l"w and Wlacunaln than talk about his owa caancea of ra-lactlon? There are Impressive reasons why Senator Bourne would rather discuss vacuous generalities than his own chances of re-election. In his place an one would introduce Kansas, Ne braska and all the rest rather than Oregon. But there is no need to go into details. Every one In Oregon al ready knows why. UlTLDIXO PERMITS AM) POPULATION. October building statistics com piled by Bradstreet's, taken in connection with the census re turns just coming to hand, make an Interesting showing of the remarkable growth of Portland. Out of 105 American cities reporting lor October, the value of the permits Is sued In this city, was exceeded by but four other cities. New York. Chi cago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The City of Seattle, "with permits showing a valuation of U.093.100 on the face of tho returns apparently led Portland, but the figures included a million-dollar permit for a forty-two story building which reliable Seattle newspapers say will not rise above the sixth or seventh story, and may not bo built at all. Transactions of this nature should not be Included among legitlnjato totals. With the elimination of this mythical forty-two story build ing, the Puget Sound city falls far below a number of other American cities in the value of bona fide permits issued. Portland, which advanced from eighth place In September to fifth place In October, with permits show ing a valuation of 11,66.620. was far In the lead of such cities as Cleve land, with 560.000 population. . St. Louis 687.000, Baltimore 658.485, De troit 463.726. and of five other cities with population In excess of 330.000. The cities of Baltimore, Cincinnati. New Orleans and Washington, with a combined population of 1.592,000, er nearly eight times as great as that of Portland, showed building permits of but $1,569,000, while Philadelphia with a population of 1.549.000 led Portland by less than 11.000.000 In the value of permits Issued. While It Is naturally unreasonable to look for the record-breaking which has been In progress since the open ing of 1910 to continue to the end, the November permits are still making a fine showing, and by the end of De cember, all previous records for a cal endar year will be beaten by several millions. There Is still an unsatlsifed demand for buildings of nearly all classes with the population Increasing more rapidly than ever before. BIO BET TBADJ5 FOR PORTLAND. After many years. Portland Is again to have access to the rich Big Bend country on even terms with the lines leading out of Puget Sound. In the old days before the railroad came, the business of the Big Bend and Okanogan country all followed the gravity route and came down the river to Portland. Pack trains and freight wagons carried the traffic between the Columbia and Snake Rivers and the rich territory lying north of the Co lumbia. The building of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern, of course, put the pack train and the freighter out of business. . For more than twenty years Portland has been barred from the rich field which has developed more rapidly than any other portion of the inland empire. Be ginning next month with the opera tion of the Adrian-Connell cutoff, this field for traffic will be restored o Portland arid an Immense tonnage of grain and other agricultural products which Is now lifted over the Cascade Mountains will follow the water-level grade of the North Bank road Into Portland. This newly-completed branch of the Hill system is 62 miles In length. For that distance It makes a north and south line through the richest wheat country tn the Big Bend of the Co lumbia. Beginning at Adrian, the Junction point of the Central Wash ington branch of the Northern Paci fic and the Great Northern, the line will draw an immense traffic west from both of these roads. Proceed ing south. It taps the best grain re gion between Wilson Creek and Wash tucna, crossing the Milwaukee & St. Paul line, and terminating at Con nell on the main line of the Northern Pacific, a few miles north of Pasco, the Junction point at which the traffic will be turned over to the North Bank line. Within this new territory, -which, prior to the completion of the North Bank line was inaccessible to Port land, more than 10.000.000 bushels of wheat baa been produced In a single season. With new acreage still com ing in farther north. It Is not Im probable that this amount can, in favorable circumstances, be Increased to 15.000,000. It Is not alone In grain that the country Is a great traffic producer, for In both fruit-growing and stock-raising, the region has more than a local reputation. The opening of this new trade field Is another trib ute to the water-level route to tide water. It again emphasises the fact that It is on railroad feeders that mass and distribute traffic from the main lines of the roads which follow the rivers that we must depend for the upbuilding of the city. The river bank makes a good grade for the railroad, but the river Itself cannot do much in regulating freight rates on traffic that must be hauled out of the Interior. Now that the Big Bend has been re-discovered and is ready for exploitation by the commer cial interests of this city, it would be an excellent plan for our merchants to get up an excursion, and. as soon as the rpad Is in shape, make a trip through a region that can hardly fail to surprise many who have not visited It for several years. Ql'KSTIONABLK LENIENCY. Judge Tazwell's action in tho case for short-weight against Butcher Con stantino bears heavily upon purchas ers. Before they are entitled to prose cute a dealer who has defrauded them they must go to his store and demand "restitution." Only when he refuses ft would Judge Tazwell, as we understand the matter, sustain an ac tion against the dishonest dealer. Of course he never would refuse, so that the law for the protection of pur chasers does not seem to amount to much. Most people would rather suf- 1 fer a petty fraud and say nothing about it than go through a dally row with their tradesmen. The purpose of the law Is to make such rows unneces sary! as well as to protect tho weak and timid, who cannot personally as sert their rights. Judgo Tazwell's logic would forbid us' to have a pickpocket arrested un less ho positively refused to restore the purse he had stolen. It Is wrong, by the same token, to prosecute a burglar If he offers to give back his swag. This is a novel view of Justice, and, one may suggest, more com mendable for its tenderness than for Its common sense. It Is the business of a tradesman to sell exactly what he pretends to sell and what he Is paid for. . He cannot escape responsi bility by pleading that ho ordered his clerks to glvo honest weight and that they disobeyed him. It is his duty to have clerks who will not disobey. The subject of honesty between tradesmen and their customers la too important to bo dismissed lightly by the munici pal authorities. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CENTENNIAL, The Oregon country will round out another important historic centennial next Spring that of lt3 first Ameri can settlement at Astoria In April 1811. This completion of a hundred year cycle will merit tho patriotic in terest of our citizens. Just as did th6 centennial In 1892 of Captain Gray's discovery of the Columbia River and of Gray's Harbor. These two episodes of 1792 and 1811 gave tho United States Its strongest claims to the Oregon country those of first discovery and first settlement. Through the first exploration of Lewis and Clark In 180S-6, then by purchaso of Spanish North Pacific claims by the Florida treaty of 1819 and finally by occupation of this region by set tlers prior to 1846, the United States perfected Its chain of title. Settlement at Astoria by the Asters, as the members of the fur-seeking party are commonly called, marks a chapter of American heroism and suf fering that has first place In the dar ing annals of exploration. Though the British took possession of the Astoria Fort In the war of 1812 and renamed the place Fort George, the place was restored to America arter tne treaty of peace with American claims of settle ment unimpaired. John Jacob Astor, of New York, was the force driving the expedition. He sought' a share of the fur trade, which was then monopolized by the British. Astor's scheme was boldly and well con ceived, but In his eervloe were Cana dians, who lacked both American In centive and stability and who' in their far-away removal from Astor, wrecked the project. Astor sent to the mouth of the Co lumbia expeditions by both land and sea. His first ship, the Tono.uin, ar rived' off the Columbia March 22, 1811, and at tho site of Astoria, April 12. The land party, under Wilson P. Hunt, left St. Louis April 17, 1811 and members of It straggled Into As toria January 8, 1812. and afterward. The sufferings of the Hunt party In the Blue Mountains, during the Win ter of 1811-12 are written by Wash ington Irving in his Immortal and charming narrative, "Astoria." The year 1811 Is notable, also, for the exploit of David Thompson In fol lowing down the Columbia River from Its headwaters to Its mouth. Thomp son was the first man who explored the upper waters of the river and the first British subject to follow them to the ocean for purposes of settle ment. He was preceded there by the Astors by four months. His arrival at Astoria is chronicled as occurring on July 15. He came In the service of the Northwest Company from Canada. The British had nerved themselves to new discoveries after the explorations of Lewis and. Clark. Simon Fraser, in 1806-08, followed to the sea the river In Canada that bears his name, be lieving at first that he was tracing Columbia waters. Then came David Thompson. It thus appears that Americans ex plored and occupied the Columbia River region none too soon. Had they come but a few months later, the British -would have planted the first claims of occupation !- large part of the region of Oregon 0 1 Washington and might have retained it as their own. The centennial next year, therefore, will signalize one of the most impor tant episodes in our National and local history. It is fitting that prepara tions be made to make the centennial a memorable and impressive one. Crop statistics show that the South shares and In a degree exceeds the splendid prosperity of the North ana1 West. The value of the South's cotton crop for 1910, Including Its by-products of seed, oil. etc.-. Is placed at $1,000,000,000. The coal. Iron and steel yield may safely be appraised In similar figures, while In various fields of collateral industry, mining, manu factures and agriculture Its people are, practically speaking, all profitably em ployed at a living wage, and more. Exceedingly rich in natural resources, which are now being exploited for the first time In Its history, the new South may well forget the old, or, remem bering, be glad that It has passed away with the black shadow that for a cen tury kept the development of these resources In eclipse. Japan, since the close of the war with Russia, has been groaning under the weight of a war debt and taxes which might swamp an even more pretentious nation. Well organized raids on her treasury have been-made by the rich shipping companies that are now drawing millions in subsidies, and in other directions there has been an increasing tendency to bleed the Nippon treasury down to the last dol lar. As a result of this prodigal ex penditure of money, there la now a shortage of funds needed to nuiid and maintain the new navy. The budget calls for the expenditure of $40,000, 000. Marquis Katsura says that the expenditure of this sum was "un avoidable," as "a change in warship construction was necessary to keep pace with the navies of other powers." If little Japan Intends to "keep pace" with some of the other world's powers, which are racing for supremacy on the seas. It will bo necessary to mortgage the empire and spend all the money for warships. leaving nothing for other expenses. A small power with great aspirations is likely to accumulate more trouble thun glory. When the White Star Steamship Company ordered tho new steamships Olympic and Titanic, they beat the Cunard record . for length by more than eighty feet. The Cunard line, which at present enjoys the prestige of operating, the fastest and largest ships in service, has Issued specifica tions for a new steamer 885 feet long, or only thirty Inches longer than the Olympic. This is not the kind of record-breaking that the world has been looking for. At that rate of progress, the thousand-foot steamer is still much farther In the future than was generally expected. Meanwhile where are the Germans? What has become of that pride of the Vaderland which bubbled over during the several years In which the wonderful steamship Deutschland hold the undisputed title as tho fastest ship In the world? Here are the British back again to the front, not only with the fastest, but the largest ships In the world, and no signs from the Germans of any attempt to regain their lost prestige. In his desire to promote the claims of New Orleans on the Panama Canal Exposition, Governor Sanders of Louisiana becomes a little careless in his statements. In a communication to tho New York Evening Post, he says that "the average time required for a trip from New York to San Francisco is six days, while the aver age time to New Orleans is but forty eight hours." The Governor must have been figuring on freight sched ule, for four-day trips between New York and San Francisco are long enough for most travelers. It may also have escaped tho attention of Governor Sanders that tho center of population in the United States Is some distance west of New York, and there are a good many million people In the Middle West and Northwest who can reach San Francisco about as easily and economically as they can reach New Orleans. A long and useful life came peace fully to Its close wheji John M. Scott died at his home oA the East Side last Wednesday, at the age of 8" years. A plain man, an exponent of the sim ple life, the keynote of which through all of his active years was devotion to the duty that lay nearest to his hand; a farmer by vocation and an honest man In principle and In prac tice, he was beloved by his family, re spected by his neighbors and honored by the community In which fifty of his eighty-seven years of life were spent. Archibald Tlderlngton, of Walla Walla, may think $250 apiece rather a high price to pay for kisses, but many of our best poets would call them cheap at the price. Of course much depends upon the quality of the kiss. There is a wan, frozen variety which la not worth a penny a dozen, but for the genuine, full-blown kiss $250 is not too much to pay, if a man has the money. It stands to reason that he should not Indulge In the luxury often without the consent of his wife. Since Oregon has a stock law which requires owners to take care of their horses and cattle, Mr. Wemme'a proj ect to plant trees along the highways may be practicable. But it would not work at all In Washington, where the roads belong to wandering cows and marauding steeds. Perhaps, though, the untamed urchin is as dangerous to young trees as any other stock. Mr. Wemme might find him to be a serious menace before he had planted a great many elms and chestnuts. The collapse of Mr. Breed, the "per fect man" of Lynn, Mass., surprises nobody who understands the conse quences of violent athletics. He over strained his heart when he was young, and now, at the early age of 54, he collapses. His fate is what every football champion may reasonably expect. San Francisco, with a population of 416,912, failed to reach the half mil lion figure, which her enthusiastic citizens generally used in giving out the number of Inhabitants. The opin ion along the Pacific Coast will be, however, that not many of the people escaped the attention of the census taker. ' Acting Governor Bowerman went over to Condon on private business and in the Interim Acting Governor Benson issued the Thanksgiving proc lamation. There la good team-work in the Statehouse, Oregon will not prohibit culture and gale of hops. - Nor manufacture and sale of liquor. Both are important industries. The stated-voted consist ently on this question. The valleys of'Western Idaho again won the big prizes at the National horticultural show at Council Bluffs. Organization and ability to deliver the goods did it. United States Senator Chamberlain talks brightly and hopefully of the prospects of Democracy. The election in Oregon Is' over. No "non-partisanship" now. The woman who found a mouse well done In a loaf of bread from a "sani tary" bakery had an experience de nied her mother. Alphabetical advantage did not work disadvantage to Mr. Rushlight, for he received the largest vote on the legislative ballot. The little city of Gresham is going In for home rule all right. An ordi nance prohibits the corner saloon. Portland la In the cloudy belt when an eclipse Is due. ADMINISTRATRIX IS ACCUSED Friend of Wcrninionts Aks Re moval of Anua Wlrlitcli. Anna Wirlitch has been scheming to secure for herself the entire estate of Nicholas Wernimont, according to the allegations of a petition for her re moval from tho office of administra trix. The petition was filed in the County Court yesterday. It is made by A. R. Zeller. who says that he is a friend of Yiernimonfs family and de sires to see the estate properly ad ministered. With his petition is a copy of a letter from J. W. Doxsel. of Montlcello, Iowa, written on behalf of the heirs and a copy of the petition of the heirs for Mrs. Wirlitch's remoyetl and the appointment of Zeller in her S From this letter and an affidavit by II. M. Cake, attorney for the heirs. It appears that Nicholas Wernimont made his home with the Wirlitch woman about six and a half years before his death, which occurred July 13 last. Wernimont left about 160 acres of land, which is considered valuable, although, the worth Is not given. Zeller says in his petition: "Your petitioner, upon information and be lief, avers that said. Anna Wirlitch knew of the hoirs or certain of them, of said deceased, where they lived, but stated, however, in her petition that the only heir-at-law of Nicholas Wer nimont was a niece named 'Mary Doe,' residence unknown." It is alleged Anna Wirlitch contends she is a creditor of the estate, but Zeller says she has no claim against It. The heirs who signed the petition for Zeller's appointment were: Theo Wer nimont, Lena Poeppo, Mary T. Rey ltng. John Wernimont, Wendelin Wer nimont, Nicolas Wernimont, Michael Wernimont, Henry Wernimont, George Wernimont, Mary" Wernimont. Miss Anna Wernimont and Elizabeth Ge-waske. HUSBAND LAZY, SAY'S, WIFE Vife Compelled to Earn Own Living Sues for Divorce. Alleging that she had been beaten until her head swelled badly and was compelled to earn her own living because her husband refused to work. Bertha A. Campbell brought suit against Ernest Leroy Campbell In the Circuit Court yesterday, demanding a divorce. She says her husband's dislike for hard work led the neighbors to re fer to him as a "bum and a dead beat." Mrs. Campbell says she married him at Vancouver, Wash., December 5, 1005. She has three children by a former marriage and one by the last. She says her husband deserted her last August. Ellen C. Brooks has filed a divorce suit In the Circuit Court against Leo C. Brooks, charging that he deserted her October 12, 1907. . She says she was married to him in Portland April 13, 1S07. She desires to resume her former name, Hedlund, and to receive $15 a month alimony and $50 attor ney's fees. PLEAS OF GUILTY ENTERED Forger Sentenced to Five Years; Thief Out on Parole. Three criminals who pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court, were sentenced by Presiding Judge Cleland yesterday aft ernoon to terms in the penitentiary. George Duffy, who admitted having forged a bank check for $15 August 9, which he passed on John F. Toft, was sentenced to five years In the Salem Penitentiary. D. G. Mitchell was sentenced to one year and six months for a statutory offense. Ray Nelson was sentenced to a year and paroled. He admitted having stolen 17 from Leslie S. Roe. August 12. Harry Coler was arraigned yesterday and pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft from the dwelling of Louis Souf flant, October 25. It is charged that he stole a shatgun, fishing tackle, an over coat, pants and boots. Dock Charge In Litigation. Circuit Judge Morrow is hearing the suit of Clementine F. Lewis against the Northwestern Warehouse Com pany for the recovery of $3619.95, a balance alleged to be due for the use of Columbia dock No. 2 by the defend ant. The lease called for payment at the rate of 15 cents a ton, according to the amount of grain which passed over It and payment at the rate of 4 cents, a ton for all the grain scoured and graded in a machine provided for the purpose. The company has paid $5850.02 for the year, Lewis alleges, while $9469.97 was due. The defendant says that payment was made in full from month to month. Derrick Foreman Loses Suit. Pletro Vincenzo, foreman of a der rick gang employed by the Cascade Contract Company, failed to recover damages In the Circuit Court on ac count of the injuftes he received when a rock fell upon him. . He sued for $25,000. The Jury In Judge Morrow's department, which tried the case, brought in a verdict yesterday morn ing for the defendant. Vincenzo was employed at a quarry near Stella, Wash. A rock was being hoifaed when the cable gave way. The company contended that Vincenzo should have kept tbe appliances in safe condition. Railroad Sues Buyer of Scrap. The Northern Pacific Company brought suit in the Circuit Court yes terdav against A. J. McCabe, demand ing that ha pay $260.88, alleged to be owing for 48,700 pounds of scrap rails. Grand Jury Indlctsi 14. THE DALLES, Or.. Nov. 17. (Spe daDThe Circuit Court grand Jury brought In 14 indictments and two not true bllls and has been discharged. Tho case of F. Marlon Hensen versus the Great Northern- Railroad, the plaintiff asking $2500 damages for in juries sustained 'n a runaway accident alleged to have been caused by an engine taking water on a crossing, was decided this afternoon, when the Jury brought in a verdict of $500 damages for the plaintiff. The case will prob ably not be appealed. The trial of Or vllle B. Fields, charged with the rob bery of The Dalles Laundry, com menced this evening at. 7:30. Amendment to Be Voted On. OREGON CITY.. Or., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) At the annual election of the town of Willamette. Tuesday, Decem ber 6. when in addition to electing a Mayor, Counfilmen, Recorder, Treas urer and Marshal, the voters will vote on a charter amendment, changing the hour of closing ttio polls at a city elec tion from 4 to 7 P. M. County School Superintendent T. J. Gary, who was elected Mayor by the Council in place of James Downey resigned, is a candi date for Mayor. Old Yamhill to Mike Display. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) Applegrowers of this vicinity are making preparations for a commercial apple display here November 23 and 24. The largest applegrowers have signified their willingness to contribute to the col lection, which will be exhibited in con nection with a difiplay of walnuts by the McMinnville Walnut Club. It is the in tention of the promoters of the apple and walnut show to have the same exhibit on display at the forthcoming apple fair la Portland. BOWERMAN LIKED IN LAVE Defeated Candidate Leads West by 100; Hawley Strong. EUGENE, Or.. Nov. 17. (Special.) The canvass of Lane County's vote was completed last evening and the complete official figures ard as fol lows: State offices: Representative in Congress Elmore 644, Hawley 2975, Sherman 596, Smith 1898: Governor Bowerman 2725, Eaton 386, Richards 504, West 2602; Secretary of State Benson 3432, Davis 442. McDonald 603, Oliver 1595; State Treasurer Butler S25, Kay 3998, Otten 922; Justice Su preme Court (four-year term) Bean 3260, Bright 993. McBride 3093. Myers 764, Ryan 652, Slater 1962; Justice Su preme Court (six-year term), Burnett 3367. Jones S30. King 2301, Moore 3239. Ramp 715; Attorney-General. Brix 10S1. Crawford 4259; Superintendent of Public Instruction. Alderman 3520, Hansdale 5S8, Horner 1377. Steele 316; State Printer, Bylander 6b7. Dunlway 3211, Godfrey 1S53: Labor Commissioner, Curry 80i Hon 3207. Houston 1707: Railroad Commissioner, McLaln IfllO. Miller 33S7; State Engineer, Koob 1124, Lewis 4105. District offices Superintendent of Water, Division No. 1, James T. Chin nock (Rep.) 3249; two Circuit Judges. John S. Coke (Rep.-Dem.) 3645. J. W. Hamilton (Dem.) 3005. Benjamin F. Jones (Rep.) 248. J. M. Upton (Non-Par.) 923; Joint Senator. Louis E. Bean (Rep.) 2391. I. H. Bingham (Anti-Assembl;) 2311. A. B. Whittaker (Soc.) 672: State Senator, W. W. Calkins (Rep.) 2772. E. J. Emmons (Soc.) 698, M. M. Peery (Dem.-Anti-As-sembly) 2374; Representatives (three to elect). L. B. Cushman (Rep.) 2S34. Allen H. baton (Rep.) 892, W. M. Sutton (Rep.) 2706, David R. Hill (Dem.-Anti-Assembly) 223U, D. M. Kemp (Dem.-Anti-Assembly) 1921, C. N. Griswold (Anti-Assembly) 1846. Max Burgholzer (Soc.) 534, S. B. Morse (Soc.) 617, H. M. Shaw (Soc.) 6M. County offices County Clerk, Creed Hammond (Dem.) 22S3, G. F. King (Soc.) 595, Staoey Russell (Rep.) 308S; Sheriff, H. L. Brown" (Dem.) 8076, V'. S. Moon (Rep.) 1662. Joseph Muhr. Jr. (Soc.) 4H0; County Judge, Ludwlg Kempf (Soc.) 669, J. G. Stevenson (Anti-Assembly) 2174; H. W. Thompson (Rep.) 2S42: County Com missioner, W. T. CornelluS (Soo.) 718, Herbert A. Cox (Anti-Assembly) 1856, Robert J. Hemphill (Rep.) 2922; Surveyor, C 14. Collier (Rep.) 3139, Ralph Hunt (Dem.) 1876, O. H. Todd (9oc.) 605: Cor oner, W. T. Gordon (Rep.) 4359. Martin Miller (Soc.) 915; County Treasurer, J. M. Howe (Dem.) 2M. A. C. Jennings (Anti-Assembly) 836, S. W. Taylor (Rep.) 2613. Measures Woman's suffrage, yes 2001, no 27:k: ; Eastern Oregon Insane Asylum, yes 2655, no 2287; constitutional conven tion, yes 1121. no SS37; separate Repre sentative districts, yes 1218, no 3235; tax amendment No. 308 and 309, yes 1S2d, no 2231; railroad construction amendment, yes 1663 no 2334; tax amendment No. 312 and 313. yes 1630. no 2138; Baker County judicial salary, yes 543, no 4132: Nesmith County bill, yes 1335, no 42S1; Monmouth Normal, ves 3226, no 1876; Otis County bill, yes 874, no 39S0; Clackamas annexa tion to Multnomah, yes 641, no 4358: Wil liams County bill, yes 382. no 4823; tax amendment No. 326 and No. 327. yes 2313. no 2512; home rule bill, yes 2221, no S3o: employers' liability bill. yes'30J 1,0 1S7S; Orchard County bill, yes 938, no 4026; Clark County bill, yes 937. no 39o3; Weston Normal, yes 2907. no 2134; Wash ington annexation to Multnomah, yes 5S, no 4319; Ashland Normal, yes 28oo, no 21S3: state-wide prohibiticm amend ment, yes 2954, no 2710; state-wide prohi biton law. yes 2945. no 2797; indemnity commission amendment, yes 1828. no Jto9. Rogue River flsh bill, yes 249.. no 2059 Deschutes County bill, yes 9S1. no 3920. county creation amendment, yes 20t, no 2S03; bonding for county roads, yes 2890, no 1874; extending primary nomination amendment, yes 2219. no 2584; official gazette bill, yes 1417, no 8241; propor tional representation, yes 1841, no 2,33. Judiciary system amendment, yes J0l, no 2418. MARION RETURNS COUNTED Hawley Leads Smith by Vote of 3754 to 2380. SALEM, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) Of ficial returns for Marlon County were completed by County Clerk R. D. Allen today Sa follows: Representative in Congress, First Dis trist, Elmore, Pro., 621; Hawley. Rep.. 3754; Sherman, Soc. 424; Smith. Dem., "380- Governor, Bowerman. Rep., 279o; Eaton, Pro., 423: Richards, Soc.. 300; West., Dem., 3751; Secretary of State. Benison. Rep., 3973; Davis. Pro., 668; MCr Donald. Soc., 451: Oliver, Dem.. 200; State Treasurer, Butler, Pro., 8S5; Kay, Rep., 6346; Otten. Soc., 638; Justice Su preme Court (four-year term). Bean, Rep., 4039; Bright, Pro.. 9S0: McBride. Rep. 4317; Myers. Soc., 460; Ryan, Soc, 54S- Slater, Dem., 2393; Justice Supreme Court (six years), Burnett, Rep., 4503; Jones. Soc, 572; King. Dem.. 2860; Moore. Ren . 4048; Ramp, Soc. 576; Attorney-General; Crawford. Rep., 5614; Commissioner Labor Statistics, Hoff, Rep., 4261; Rail road Commissioner, McLain, Dem.. 2tx; Miller, Rep.. 4142; Water Division Super intendent. Division No. 1, Chinnock, Rep., 4740; initiative and referendum measures, woman', suffrage. 300. 2038: 30 1 38b8; Eastern Oregon Insane Asylum. 30- 2209, S03 3CS9- constitutional convention, 304, 106 - 305 4373; separate district for elec tion of State Senators and Representa tives. 306, 1163 ; 307. 3795: uniform taxation. 308 Vfr 3f9. 2793; railroad districts, 310, lt3- 311.' 3063; taxation amendment, sec tion 1 of article 9. 312. 1639; $13. 2716; sal ary Judge Eighth District, 314, 465 ; 31o. BM3; Nesmith County. 316. 1163; 317, 4296; MoAmouth Normal, 338, 2608 ; 319, 3310; Otis County, 320, 683 ; 321. 4440; Clackamas annexation, 322, 467; 323, 4956; Williams County, 324. 569 ; 325, 4631; tax TCKulaUon. !"S ""iSO- 327 3140; home rule, 328, 33hl, 329," 336S; employers' liability 33a 3119; 831 5543; Orchard County, 332, 600, 3o3, 4585- Clark County, 334. 694 ; 335. 4542; W es ton' Normal. 336. 1773 ; 337, 305; annexing part of Washington to Multnomah, 838, 231- 339 4863; Ashland Normal, 340, 1613; 341 ' 404'- prohibition, 342, 2876 ; 343, S747; prohibition law, 344, 2S22; 345 3893; em ployes' indemnity. 346, 1529 ; 847, 3837; fish tag In Rogue River. 348. 2821; 349. 2267; Dchutes County. 350, 708; 351 4427; crea tion of towns and counties, 3o2, 2149. 33, !M0- road tax. 354. 2666 ; 355. 2799: extend ing primary law, 356, 2301; 357, 3144; peo ple's inspectors. 358, 1443 : 359. 3918; in creasing initiative, referendum and re call Dowers, 360. 1913; 361, 3345; three fourths jury verdict, 362, 2459 ; 363, 2893. Grants Pass Has New Troblem. GRANTS PASS. Or., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) This city is soon to be supplied with ample shed room and hitching posts for teams, if the proposition now up to the business men is carried out. The paving of the city's business cen ter has brought about laws that will not permit horses to be hitched or stand on the pavement, except when unload ing freight and passengers. It is sug gested that sheds be erected upon vac ant lots, with stalls and feeders. A number of merchants have agreed to utilize back lots In this way, partic.ul ly for their customers. Antl-Suffraglst Campaign Cofetly. SALEM. Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) It cost the Oregon State Association Op posed to the Extension of Suffrage to Women $701.85 during the last cam paign, according to a statement filed with the secretary today. George No land, candidate fror Circuit Judge, Thirteenth Judicial District, expended $26.30, and A. M. Crawford, re-elected Attorney-General, spent $57.60. F. M. Faxton's expense account was $239.60. He was candidate for Superintendent of Water Division No. 2. : Writer Favors Yonncitm' Admittance to Apartment-Houses. PORTLAND, Nov. 16. (To the Edi tor.) A majority of the apartment houses, rooming-houses, flats and other structures offering shelter to the pub lic In Oregon 'nave assumed the authority to exclude children from said apartment-houses, etc. These rules, re fusing shelter to children and turn ing, away parents because they have children, are contrary to the best in terests of the city and state, and are mostly the result of complaints by crusty bac'nelors and atrophied old j maids. I believe that a refusal to give shelter to parents because the latter nave cniiaren is contrary 10 me com mon law, which Is the foundation upon which our so-called lawmakers have scribbled many statutes. Let me present, for example, a new comer to rne State of "Oregon. Ac companied by his wife and child, or children, as the case may be, he ap plies to an apartment-house for accom modations. If he happens to be ac companied by any of the children, he will be informed that fnere are no rooms left. "The last apartment has been taken," the landlord says, and he lies with aU the suavity of the orig inal Ananias. If the husband applies alone, he Is asked if he 'nas children; if so, he can't get an apartment. Some houses have this sign up: "No Chil dren or Dogs Allowed." The' husband may hunt for days in Portland and he will everywhere bo confronted wifn the declaration that no children are allowed. This rule applies to all chil dren, though they may not be over a month old. Suppose our new citizen, who has sold 'nis property In the East, as a re sult of glittering inducements held out to him, gives up hope of securing an apartment and begins looking for a flat. In many cases, he meets the same objection to children. During this time his family Is at some hotel, where children are allowed. They are not excluded from any 'notels that I know of. The man finally gives up hope ot (retting accommodations in keeping I with his finances or his station in life and goes Into some cheap locality, or it may be that he is fortunate enough to find a flat where children are not excluded. Some very able advocates of exclud ing children from apartment-houses will say that children should not be reared in apartment-houses anyway. When these critics are asked to explain why, they can't do It. The very es sence of the statement Is that chil dren might become contaminated by evil influences. However, if you put this up to tho apartment-houso keep er, he immediately gets red in the face. I have a remedy to offer. It is the only practical remedy and It has been applied in Chicago and other Eastern cities. Pass a law making It a mis demeanor punishable by fine, or im prisonment, or both, to refuse accom modations in houses to parents with children. In a majority of cases, par ents would not agree to take apart ments where children are not welcome, but the eternal nuisance of informing parents that they can't get in an apartment-house because of their chil dren should be abated. This clement of child-haters who are responsible for these rules should colonize themselves and advertise to the community that they do not wish to see or hear chil dren, and I believe their wishes would be respected. Many landlords declare they are not averse to children, and that many of their tenants will leave If children are admitted. Children do not annoy these people, but the knowledge that children are In the house bears too heavily upon their minds. I believe -tbe next Legislature should pass the law I have advocated and if the Legislature will not, the people GEORGE W. DIXON. TAX-EVASION BY HIGH FINANCE Writer Shows Relation of Juan ling of Figures to Public Dock Scheme. PORTLAND, Nov. 17. (To the Edi tor.) I voted for the dock-bonds amendment and am glad of it, not be cause the measure won, but because it was a safe and sane venture for the city. Portlanders have an advantage over residents of other cities In ability to evade paying for their most expensive and valuable public and private im provements. If the burden of public docks shall hereafter outweigh the benefit of the competition guarateod by them between keel and rail, the city cannot only unload that burden upon the water department, but also recover therefrom full reimbursement for its dock expenditures. "The voice of the people is the voice of God," neverthe less and notwithstanding. "God works in a mvsterious way his wonders to perform." Anything (but the expense of meters) that raises the cost of water to the consumer, our people will vote for with avidity. A bonded debt of indefinite prospec tive size, with $2,500,1)00 as a prelimi nary installment, is an incubus on gen eral taxation, but when transferred to the water system it ceases to be a debt and need not be liBted as a municipal obligation' to frighten investors. A minority of the people is always dissatisfied, as a matter of course, and will oppose such transfer. But lack ing both funds and organization, the minority's protest will be futile, as usual. The advantage abides with the majority who have something of value at stake. Their skilful and fluent use of the word "city" when "consumer, not corporation. Is meant, will polish many rough spots in their argument The free-main wizards can hypnotize the electorate into voting right every time. By the efficacy of their 6 per cent incantation, they will show how all water bonds can be made to pay themselves automatically in a scien tific method of reducing the current water bills of consumers. The finish ing touches, after any Benevolent meas ure like that has been adopted by a big majority, remain to be put on by the Water Board. They can. within a reasonable time, so manipulate the five different water rates that the system will be made self-sustaining, and no body will realize that anything unusual has happened. .n ,v,AUA gfmriiflrrii Around the v im a.ii L - - " public-dock enterprise, there appears to be no grOUnUS lor appreneuaiuu. EDW. D. CURTIS. "The Gift of God." Richmond Times-Democrat, vow hrle-ht things have been said about "The Gift of God" during his present period of disturbance: bait noth ing better than wnac uur i,anoiuaic says about him in the last number of the esteemed Commoner, as follows: .'cn,.n.n i T?rfTMiMirflnfl Iiava tried to ex plain why Mr. Roosevelt's progressiv ism Is more progressive in some sections than in others. There is no mystery about It. When he starts out in his progressive automobile he simply, ob- a ..a .Via enAAil limits of the various localities. On the plains of Kansas he goes like blazes, Dut wnen no tearan the crowded thoroughfares of New York he goes so slow that you would have to get behind the machine to be run over." One of the strongest things about "Tha Gift of God" is his double-back action. What Is Itt "Father." "Well, what Is It?" "It says here, 'A man Is known by th company he keeps." Is that so, father?" "Yes. yes, yes." "Well, father, if a good man keeps company with a bad man, Is the good man bad because he keeps company with the bad man, and is the bad man good because he kee8 company with tM good man?"