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TIIE MOKXTXG OKEGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 1911. S3 FORTXAXD. ORKGOX. IiirH at Portland. Oregon. Postofflc as a .ind-v ;aa Vatrr. BT MAID rirr. ot4t Included, oa. year (i:y. Sundr included. ix monthe.. 4" ij.t. Sunday Incivdad. thro, month. f?ir. Iun(tr Included, on. BftBti... t-j:r. witnout Sunday, eu yaa,r rii Iajly. without Sunday, mix mootna.... li:r. witnoat Faeday. thro mottb... l- t.Jlr. without SUBd. o" ?? Waakly. out yar. ........ ? fund (jr. oa. yar... a-u.dy sj Mtlr. one yaar. ......... (ST CARRIER rarTr. "iibJt lnelad.4. one year. ..... Lilv. Sunday lnrtul4. oao month..... How ( Kraail eona. pootorfico manor rd.r. ovprooo order op personal cbork on your lcal ton k. stamp, cola or currency ara at la. jatdafe riafe. Oia posiofflc. adrM la MIL Including county and "- Pooaa-o llatra 1 to I page.. 1 eoat- l to I c-aaa. t coat; 10 t to paces. S conto: 44 to mt pagea. a casta, foraiga pootaa cosro rate. tutm Hnalana Offlna Vorro at Conn en Nw 1 art. Kruaswlck. building. Cnl fitL St-e-.- but!dina rOBTXAXD. WXDNF..HDAT. MARCH . CTUTIOsrxa THE COURTS. In the seventh of the scrips of ar tides which Mr. Roosevelt Is publish ing tn The Outlook on the New Na tionalism he elucidates his opinions on the Judiciary. So far as an unin spired reader can discern, the views exprwrd do cot stand In any very close relation to the political theory with which Mr. Roosevelt has yoked them. They are such as most discerning- people with no axes to grind would be wllltr.it to own. Still, when they were expressed among other opinions at 0awatomle. they seemed to startle the timorous Intelligence of the staid Eiut a food deal. Now that things have had time to quiet down a little and the nervousness of his neighbors along the Atlantic Coast has subsided. Mr. Roosevelt perhaps thinks It worth while to say the same thing ever agmln In the hope that It will be road with better Judgment. The gist of his article Is that Judges as well as ether public men must submit to prop er criticism. If they escape a good deal that Is Improper, they may deem themselves lucky. In his usual vein of the fatherly counsellor of the country Mr. Roose velt warns us that we ought to be careful not to malign any servant of the people. They all have hard rows to hoe and do a vast deal of work for which they receive small remuneration and few thanks. We should be es pecially careful not to say harsh things about the Judges. They deal with problems which few men under stand. The grounds of their decisions are often hidden from common appre hension. Their science Is extensive, complicated and difficult and It would be unfair to base an opinion of any Judge's ability and character upon one or two Isolated cases. We must take Into account all that he says and does. This Is manifestly lust. But Mr. Roosevelt does not yield the point that the public may and ought to criticise the Judges who preside over our courts of Justice. Their decisions concern the public welfare more Inti mately than the acta of any other of ficial and thay must reconcile them aolvoa to searching and of tan unkindly comment. There Is no way to prevent their motives from being questioned nor will the country always look upon their wisdom as Infallible. Judges after all are human beings liable to error and prejudice. Their knowledge Is limited and their opinions are not by any means divinely Inspired. They must be particularly ready to suffer criticism when their decisions are open treat questions of public policy, says Mr. Roosevelt. When a lawsuit concerns only some narrow point of precedent or turns upon the proper wording of a promissory note the court which tries It may reason ably expect the public to acquiesce tn the decision. But when large eco nomic relations are at stake such as the contest betwwon labor and capital, the subject of child labor, or the right of the Government to regulate the corporations, then It Is absurd for a Judge to ask the country to take his word for eternal law. When he makes a decialon touching upon these sub jects of fundamental Importance the Interests concerned are so great that debate Is certain to ensue. The opin ion of the court will be weighed be fore the final tribunal of public opin ion and unless It coincides with the will of the people It will ultimately be reversed. There Is no way to prevent this. Prevention has been tried by many methods, from that of an abso lute monarch to that of an Inspired cred. but they have all failed. Every Judge with any sense of historical fact knows that his opinions upon questions which affect the public welfare will be revised by the people sooner or later. This wl'.l be especially true when the rulings of the courts assume the aspect of legislation. It Is not denied by lawyers that a large part of the law of the land has been made by Judge In one way r another. Even when a statute appears to have come to os from the legislative body It has no definite meaning until the courts have passed upon It or Interpreted It. The Federal and state constitutions have been turned over to the courts to deal with about as they like. They read Into the documents whatever they r.nd necessary to make the govern ment workable. No sensible person finds fault with this circumstance. Either we must submit to be cramped and confined by a constitution which knows nothing of progress or we must permit the courts to amend It as the times require. The country has very wisely preferred the second of the two alternatives. VI r. Rooeevelt cites the revolutionary changes which John Marshall made tn the construction of the Federal constitution. In reality they brought the executive and legis lative branches Into subordination to the Supreme Court. This great legis lative authority has become lodged In the courts by custom, and no doubt they will retain It forever, but like other legislative bodies they must ex pect to undergo criticism and even to slip tnto political The people will not live tinder laws which they do not like, no matter where they come from. If they come from a court, then the voters will un dertake to control the court and In the Iocs run they will succeed. The les son of Mr. Roosevelt's pregnant ar ticle seems to be that If the Judge wish to escape the criticism which at tends ail efforts to legislate for the public they must confine themselves to the bare duty of trying lawsuits. No doubt this would enhance their peace of mind, but It U a species of abdication which the form of our In stitutions scarcely permits. Perhaps on effect of our written constitutions U1 be to draw the court more and more Into the turmoil of politics as their great Ipgislatlve functions De come better understood by the people. SECRET ART BAIXINGER S RETIREMENT I do' not hesitate to say." wrote President Taft to Secretary of the In terior Balllnger. -that you have been the object of one of the most unscru pulous conspiracies for the defamation of character that history can show.- Said the President also. In another part of his remarkable letter accept ing the resignation of the Secretary of the Interior: -I have had the full est opportunity to know you, to know your standards of service to the Gov ernment and to the public, to know your motives, to know how you have administered your office, and to know the motives of those "who have assailed you." Judg Balllnger had been Maror of Seattle. He was invited by President Roosevelt to become Commissioner of the general land office, which was In a' sorry condition of Inefficiency and demoralization. He declined. The President Insisted, declaring that It was a call to public duty nt man ought to Ignore. Balllnger then accepted. He made an excellent record, but re signed before his term expired, saying he much preferred private law prac tice. Then Taft was elected. He had known Balllnger and greatly admired hi. .n.nv kih dualities. President ! Taft invited him to become his Secre tary of the Interior. Balllnger again went to Washing ton. He undertook reforms In the organization of the Interior Depart ment. He modified the policies of his rr as they had ! Ignored law or had been formulated I and carried out In the absence or uw. I it- i t . . tk domination Of j Glfford Plnchot over the Agricultural ' Department and the Interior Depart ment should cease. He Incurred tne enmity of Plnchot and the determined hostility of the little cabal of "con servationists" with whom Plnchot had surrounded himself. Disappointed that President Taft preferred the orderly and lawful administration of the In terior Department to their extra statutory and high-handed enforce ment of "conservation" and other theories, they made war on Balllnger. Their style of warfare Is well de scribed by the President In his letter. Mr. Balllnger Is wise to retire. The strain of two years' bitter conflict and the necessity always of meeting the assaults of determined and unscrupu lous enemies were too much for him to undergo always. The public the uninformed public prejudiced by the falsehoods of a malignant press bu reau, operating through muckraking monthlies and characterless weeklies may not yet be ready to do this much-wronged man full Justice: but time, which cures all wrongs, will work his vindication. the rnoRLEM or the iau coujxie. Something Ilk a crisis seems to bave been reached In the career of th small American college. Experience has shown pretty conclusively that It cannot compete with the big universi ties in equipment. It cannot employ as many famous professors. It cannot fit up laboratories as extensive and varied. It cannot collect libraries to compete with Its richer rivals In the educational field. The consequence Is that the small college In the competi tion for student has to set to work and discover. If It can, som attrac tion which shall tak th plac of wealth and the huge equipment which money assembles. As to Just what this attraction must be In order to ef fect Its purpose there Is some differ ence of opinion, but many who have studied th subject carefully believe that the amall college can best fulfill Its new part In the drama of education by offering a course which alms frankly at culture Instead of uUlity. If their advice la followed such col lege as Amherst and Dartmouth will limit their curricula to a single course. Tbey will cease to attach much Im portance to laboratories. Only enough science will be taught to make the student currently Informed and the emphasis of their teaching will be thrown upon the "humanities." The purpose of the small college which adopt this plan will be to edu cate "gentlemen." Beauty and not efficiency In the human product will be their aim. Nobody ought to quar rel with this Ideal. A man who can afford It has a perfect right to make a beauty show of himself and his sous If he wishes. He will enhance the gaiety of his generation If not Its achievements. Still the college course In the "humanities" looks a great deal simpler than It Is. The question what to put Into It is bet with difficulties. What, for example, shall be the ail Important central branches around which the reet cluster In sweet har mony? The only plausible suggestion thus far Is that they must be Latin and Oreek. "No other studies than Latin and Greek can be practically proposed a th center of such a sys tem." declare th Intensely cultured Evening Post. This is funny when on recalls that the Greek, who were the most cultured peopl that over lived, made music and gymnastics the cen tor r their course: that Erasmus, th i father of modern culture, knew pre 1 . iimi. C....V a n .1 that Ppfnrrh. CIIH UVllV " ' who began th classical revival, could not read Homer in the original. It Is af to say that as long as th apostle of cultur for culture's take hltoh themselve up to the Latin and Creek Juggernaut they will not attract many volunteers to their banner. m-JTDREO DOIXAR WHEAT LAVT. Th sale of a 120-acr wheat farm near Pendleton, a few days ago, for I JO. 000, Indicate that not even the present prices for wheat, th Canadian reciprocity bogie, or th cheap wheat of th Argentine and Australia have affected the value of Oregon wheat farms. The sal was made by on farmer who had amassed a fortune In growing wheat to another farmer who bad made enough out of the business to pay a larg price for the tract. Fruit growing, gardening and diversi fied farming have mad sufficient progress In Umatilla County to prove that, in nearly all parts of the coun try, vastly greater profits can be se cured from crops other than wheat. The growing of . the premier cereal, however. Is so much easier than the production of any other crop that caa b raised that It will be a good many years before this state will cease to flg-ure as a big producer of wheat. Modern harvesting machinery and better methods of farming have great ly reduced th cost of producing a bushel of wheat, and even at prices much lower than those now ruling, a good average Umatilla County yield will undoubtedly show enough profit to warrant the price paid for th land. For many years. Umatilla has been th banner wheat county of th state. hi f hlo-hlv nrnhahle that Its nres- tlge In this line 'will be disputed by some of the Central "Oregon counties as soon as the railroads open up that vast region. The history of the wheat Industry In the Pacific Northwest shows a steady shifting of prestige from old localities to new ones. The Willamette Valley, which first made Oregon famous In the wold's markets as a wheat producer, has practically abandoned growing the cereal, and It Is only during an exceptionally good year that enough Is produced for home consumption. From the Valley, the business shift ed east of the Cascade Mountains, and less than forty years ago the first cargo of Walla Walla wheat was ex ported to Europe. Next In order to the Walla Walla country came the Big Bend, the Palouse. and the Clear water regions, each In tarn coming prominently to the front In th wheat Industry as soon as railroads made U possible to ship th product. Walla Walla, lik the Willamette Valley, has found the profits of diversified farm ing to be so much greater than those of wheat growing that the output in that locality has undoubtedly reached Its maximum. Except In unusually favorable years, the same Is true of the Palouse. but In the Big Bend and the Clearwater, there will ba material Increases before they follow the ex ample of the older settled portions of the Pacific Northwest and abandon wheat for more profitable crops. Central Oregon, which will come rapidly to th front and make up any deficiency In the yield of th older portions of the state, has great possi bilities and th yield In a few years will reach great proportions. The Umatilla County man who paid nearly $100 per acre for a big wheat rarm will not lose money on his Investment, but It Is highly probable that he will be using it for other and more profit able crops than wheat, before many years roll by. PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR. The Oregonlan is asked to Indicate the difference. If It can.- between the attitude of a President who urges upon Congress the enactment of certain Ad ministration measures and of a Gov ernor who swings a patronage club or utters a veto threat In order to coerce a Legislature Into favorable considera tion of certain bills he desires passed. Much depends on the President or on the Governor. If th President Is an executive of broad vision, great pur poses, profound sense of responsibility to his country and statesmanlike un derstanding of th Nation's relations with and obligations to other nations, he will be Justified In demanding that Congress act In harmony with his views and tn accord with his policies. If the Governor should happen to look upon the great power and prestige of the executive as an Instrument to re ward his friends, punish his enemies, promote personal legislation and carry out the plans of his political allies. It will be agreed that such a Governor has trifled with the dignities, traditions and duties of his office, and has played very cheap politics. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, sought to traffic In the good old log-rolling style with President Taft over Cana dian reciprocity, which the Senator opposes, and over the tariff board and th Lorlmer expulsion, which he fa vored. The President declined to make any bargain with Cummin or the other Insurgents. If they defeated reciprocity, let the Senators take the blame: but he would call a special ses sion: and he did. There Is no suspicion, or accusation, or opinion, anywhere that the Presi dent entered Into any deal with any Congressman, or group of Congress men, by which they were to give him what he wanted, whatever It was, and he would give them what they wanted., whatever it was. There was no sub terranean path through the cellar and up the back stairs to th White House, no whispered agreements, no secret deals, no barter and sale of Presiden tial vetoes. What the President had to say he said openly. What he bad to promts h promised publicly. When he threatened be threatened before all the world. If a Governor in his relations with a State Legislature should be guided by th same high motives, or Inspired by th same genuine solicitude for the public welfare that marked th course of th President In his attitude toward Congress, he would And himself sup ported by an approving public senti ment. But such Governors are rare. A OKIE VINO SHETTTERT Earnest workers along spiritual lines will appreciate the motives that have led Dr. Aked to contemplate re signing the pastorate of the Fifth Ave nue Baptist Church, known a "Rock efeller's Church." "So far as w can see today." said Dr. Aked. "there Is no future for this church or for tuy min istry." "Of such stuff as dreams are made of." proved th hopes, th aspirations, th endeavor of Dr. Aked In connec tion with th pastorate of th "richest church In America," after a trial of nearly thre years. This Is In simple accordance with a declaration made more than 1900 years ago that "It la easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven." The term "rich." as applied to present-day Americans, Is a relative one. There are men and women of wealth everywhere -who. If they find the path generally accredited as the "way to heaven" difficult to follow, show no signs of fatigue and well-doing on th course. Our own city has and ha had many examples of this, but not in a degree of wealth as applied to these who oc cupy the pews in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. We can well con ceive that the betterment of these peo pl and of the society of which they are conspicuous members along duly, accredited "goapeP lines Is difficult If not impossible. The primitive prin ciples of Christianity do not apply to men and women who pass their lives In luxurious ease, their every worldly wish gratified at the call of a bell or the giving of an order. Mutt I be carried to the able Ob flowery bM ot eaaa? Wnfl. other, foua-ht to wla the price And called throusn bloody seas? sang good Dr. Watts, In the fervor of self-examination and self-sacrifice. Dr. Aked has evidently witnessed the desire of his worldly-minded flock to be thus carried on flowery beds of ease through this world beyond the confines of the next and sees the im possibility of the fruition of this de sire, according to the tenets of the theology to which he subscribes. Dis approving, as wise men do, of wasted effort, and believing that In another field his labors as a minister of the gospel of love will be requited In ac cordance with th hopes that brought him over th seas to th 'Western World, Dr. Aked is ready to abandon his gilded pastorate, wherein the peo ple year after year "surfeit on. the same and yawn their Joys." He would attempt to work out his desire for the betterment of humanity in another part of the moral vineyard. May the good doctor find a church with an attitude towards its work that calls for the highest type of enthusi asm "the enthusiasm that illumines detail and makes drudgery divine." Will he find this in Los Angeles, or in San FYancisco, from both of which cities ho has received calls? We shall Another connecting link between the old steamboat days and the new railroad days has been severed by the appearance on the railroad map of Lewiston Junction. This new station replaces the old steamboat landing known for a quarter of a century as Riparia and at a still earlier date as Texas Ferry. When the O. R. & N. Company' Invaded the In land ' Empire and threw a bridge across Snake River at Texas Ferry the steamboats, which until that time had a down-river terminus at Celllo. made the new town of Riparia their ter minus. For more than twenty years nearly all of the travel to and from the Lewlston country made the long Journey by boat and train Instead of by boat to Celllo as In the old days. Now the railroads have made the steamboat a back number even on the small stretch of river between Riparia and Lewlston. With the rapid changes now taking place on the railroad map the fact that such places as Texas Ferry and Riparia ever existed . will soon be forgotten by most travelers along the banks of the Snake River. Coburg, Lane County, a village of 800 people, boasts two pairs of twins born within the last six weeks and six pairs of various ages In attendance upon Its public schools. Upon the basis of these facts Colonel Roosevelt Is to be Invited to visit Coburg while In the state and say a few encouraging and congratulatory words to the parents of the village. It must be said that these people do not need encourage ment In this particular line of effort. As to commendation. It must be shown that to deserve It. It devolves upon the parents of the eight pairs of twins to show cause, by proving that these dual births were the result of careful plan ning on their part; that they were ardently desired and that the babies met with cordial welcome. Otherwise their claims to special commendation and consideration are based . upon a false premise. - Morocco has always been a fruit ful field for trouble for the French, and It is a quiet year that falls to produce some kind of trouble that needs the attention of a French man of war or some extra soldiers. The first event of this na ture for 1911 Is apparently near at hand, for the chief of the French military mission at Fez has been killed by the son of the Moorish Minister of War. The Moroccan territory has been levied on so often for similar outrages that If France Insists on much in the way of reparation the Sultan may find himself In the unpleasant position of that most famous of the Moorish tribe, the late Mr. Othello, with "his occupa tion gone." "The Republican party cannot live half dead and half alive." says the Hon. Glfford Plnchot In making a plea for the alleged progressive policy with which his name has been prominently connected. Quite true. Mr. Plnchot. Glfford Plnchot. millionaire dreamer and entirely out of touch with the peo ple whom he pretends to represent, has to th extent of his ability for the past two years sought to tear down the Republican party, and. aided by other dreamers and by crooks and political blacklegs who have been cast out of the party, he has accomplished much In th direction In which ho Is heading. Men Uk Robert Gordon Duncan who "cannot help" writing passionate love letters to half a dozen women at the same time are living, as Milton put It, an age too late. The period of the patriarchs would have suited their taste very well perhaps, though Mr. Gordon might find in Turkey and its marriage customs exactly what he wants. It Is a pity that a man who is born a Turk has to Uv among Chris tiana, a pity for the Christians. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," is th appropriate motto for the unlucky. State Legislatures which have to elect United States Sen ators. Iowa Is Just enjoying Its thirty fourth vote. How far New York has got one hesitates to say. Mr. Root fears that if Legislatures are not per mitted to elect Senators they will de teriorate. There Is an old saying about rotten eggs which ho apparently forgot for the moment. Th California courts are- becoming positively Impolite to Mr. Ruef. In the light of Judge Lawlor" rudeness we should not blame the boss If he removed his law business with all Its Incidental fees and emoluments to some other state. Whether the cause be concession or coercion, there Is visible Improvement In the local trolley service. Many trip pers have been provided toward the close of day. Possibly the Increased receipts through use of "pay" cars Jus tify the expenditure, The telephone boy who mad 30. 000 In Wall street through a tip from Jim Keen' office Is making a bad start In life. The money cam too easy to be of benefit. The Portland man who last night married the sister of th husband of his daughter got Into a tangle, sure enough. Glfford Plnchot Is still howling for a solid party. All th men la the dis card are doing much to make it so. Win milk b th beverage at the dairymen's banquet tomorrow night, and who will certify to It? With the approach of Summer, the harem skirt Is th proper affair for those who wear It. There are two aides to this latest connubial expose In th local courts two bad sides. Chewing gum will cost more, but "chewing the rag" is Just as cheap and popular. ' Wouldn't a fellow hate to see his grandmother In a harem skirt? After Mexico Is annexed, Canada will com In a long timi after. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonlan March 8, 1S61. Fire broke out. at half past 2 o'clock Wednesday night In the rear of the Identical saloon. It had made consid erable progress before it was discov ered and by the time the several fire companies were on the ground the (lames had spread to William Cree's tailoring establishment. The night was still and flames Increased with great rapidity until-they presented a surface of 69 by iO feet. -While the fire was In this condition the first water was thrown and In three or . four minutes the boys had the flames in hand. As this fire is the first opportunity that has been offered the fire department for over a year to teat their abliities, the conduct of the various companies deserves mention. No. 3 took wator first from the cistern at the corner of First andi Stark streets. No. 2 was within 10 seconds of them but after playing IS or 20 minutes "took up" and moved down to the corner of Oak and First streets and carried their hose around to the rear of the burning buildings. No.l threw a beautiful jet of water from Front street, topping the corner building on Front and Stark streets which was fired in the roof. We assert that for steadiness, daring, con tinued playing and orderly conduct, no better firemen ever manned the brakes or pulled on the hooks. The Alta St. Louts correspondent un der date of Feb. 3, says of the Pacific Railroad Bill that "It has passed the Senate but so loaded down with amend ments as to seriously endanger its pas sage by the House. Instead of SO cor porators as originally provided. 11 have been substituted representing 'all the states. Provision Is now made for an extreme northern, southern and cen tral route. The argument for the southern route was tha4. It would re strain Texas from secession. Even if the bill should pass the House it is not certain the President will approve It. Had the Senate stopped with the amendment for starting the central route at Fort Riley so as to bring it to St. Louis by means of the Pacific rail road, now nearly completed from St. Louis to that point. It would have been right; but when one amendment . was adopted the door was opened for others, and bence all the trouble.' . The stage between Jacksonville and Treka had much trouble In getting through. It took 20 hours of contin uous driving to make less than 100 miles. The business of the country seems to be almost exclusively limited to export ing. Sales of merchandlne aro limited, and until returns from recent ship ments are received there Is a general desire not to extend the present amount of credit soles. The .rrlval of the Mary Hel'en from Honolulu throws a pretty large amount of Hawaiian sugar on the market. LET EACH ANSWER FOR HIMSELF. Query That Tbe Oregonlan Tntnka Car ries Its Own Reply. PORTLAND. Or., March 7. (To the Editor.) As The Oregonlan Is popu larly credited with reflecting the com posite opinion of this community on the major portion of questions affect ing it. a little light is Invited on the following matter, though perhaps ap pearing trivial at first glance. An at tempt made to decide it caused It to assume proportions of some moment. A whisky salesman, seated at a window of a down-town club, became Irritated at mention of the Salvation Army, and In a tone of extreme an noyance exclaimed "If those re formers worked for their living like I do. they wouldn't have the time or Inclination to go around making trouble for other people." The query that this statement prompted was, "who Is the most use ful worker for society, tbe worker of Iniquity or the worker of good; the former being personified by the liquor man and the latter In the guise of the humble Salvationist?" The opinion of those present, and they were all liquor users, was unanimously In favor of the militant tambourlnlsta. In the Judgment of Tbe Oregonlan can this be taken as a normal read ing of the public pulse? M. W. Mary Garden Make a n Threat. New York Times. "In the coming Summer," says Mary Garden, the opera star. "I have nothing to do and I am going to write a book, "fou will find the American man In this book and also the American woman, and a great many other. things, man agers, and critics, and elngers. Just ex actly what I think of them all. quite frankly. You see they are all public characters, the whole lot. The man agers and the singers and the critics have all talked about me to their heart's content, and now I am .going to talk about tnem. I fancy the book will sell. I hope to make some money out of it, besides relieving my mind of a lot of things which I want to say. For I've been quiet for a long time. I was reading the papers in bed this morning and in one of them I found the line. Why is Mary Garden so quiet?' The real reason was that I got tired of see ing my name in the papers. That Is the anewer to that question. And a lot of the things which I have refrained from saying on this account will come out in the book. Like the Mikado. "I've got a little list,' " a Women at th Auto Steering Wheel. Columbian Magazine. Not many years ago, a woman driv ing a car was a curiosity; indeed, she was a heroine. For then the gwsollna motor of today was In the experimental stages, and few could summon suffi cient courage to attempt to master and direct the course of the compli cated motor. But that time has passed. The feminine sex, and the opposite one, also, boast of many women who not only have been successful with the motor car, but who have acquired fame thereby. Some bave won honors In competition, others have become famous as tourists. Hundreds ot women have no use for the profes sional chauffeur. It Is the ambition of every woman motorist to under stand the "heart of the car" and "learn the wheel." Until this ambition Is realized she Is not a thoroughbred motorist. Edition Brines ReaaltM. JUNCTION, City. Feb. 24. (Special.) The Commercial Club reports exceUent results from The Oregonian's centennial edition. Over two-thirds of all Inquiries bave been caused from thla advertise ment. Letters are arriving at the rate of five a day asking for Information. Tbe Tompkins Land Company will have an other car of homeseekers from Minne sota during the coming week and many more r expected during the Spring. ' Bweet Seventeen. B. E. Kiaer in Life. Dainty little maiden with the soulful eyes. Still you seem uhworldly, still from mean nets free ; Have, you kept from growing fashionably Are "you atltl tha soul-white saint you team to bat Men ara leering at you men whose blood la cold Tou ara hearing women bandy ribald Ton are" touching elbows with those who hava sold , Virtue for the Jewels gleaming on their breasts. WIcKednes ! flaunted everywhere you turn. Vice, arrayed In aplandor, .taunts you shamelessly; Dainty littla maiden, have you failed to loarn Ara you still tho soul-white saint you ought to be? STORY OF A ROGUE RIVER PIOXEER John Olwell Astonishes Chicago SVlth HI Pioneer Record. Chicago Post. There Is a real pioneer In town. He Is one of those curious, fast-vaniehing American pioneers who hove seen the absolute beginnings of things in the far West, and yet are not old enough to have more than a gray hair or two in their heads. His name is John D. Olwell, of Medford, Or. One man a certain one-ideaed person from Illinois named J. H. Stewart preceded Olwell in the planting of ap ples for commercial purposes in the Pacific Northwest. But Olwell and his brothers were the pioneers who worked out the growing and marketing details which created a settled industry out of an attractive possibility. It's a great story a the thick-set little man Trom Medford tells It "main strength and awkwardness and a little money, against the game." It starts in the prehistoric year of 1887, when the old apple-grower from Illinois appeared in the valley of the Rogue River m Southern Oregon and set out 160 acres of apples. It tells how the Olwell boys followed this unheard-of example amidst the derision of the "natives," who remarked that they'd have to hire the United States Army to come and eat the fruit, , The story goes on to tell of the heart breaking difficulties that came when these primeval orchardlsts tried to spray the trees to kill the parasitic growths; how they almost gave up be cause of the physical difficulty of the task, until an old fisherman asked them why they didn't try a gasoline engine. And thus was evolved the first practical spraying machine, a device that issnow used in thousands of square miles of Western orchards. Then came the first crop still 'way back in the medieval days of 1898. "A Partfio Coast Jobber came down to the valley and he said he'd give me 90 cents a box for my Spltzenbergs and New town pippins," said Mr. Olwell. "He wouldn't touch the Ben Davlses. And so we learned for the first time that all apples weren't alike; that some were jvorth money to the outside world and some were hot. By sheer luck we hap pened to have a good many acres of the varieties the Portland man wanted. An old lady, who was a friend of the fam ily, had asked us to plant them, be cause they were the kinds she liked." That's the way pioneers learn things. After they've dug and sprayed and slaved for eeven years they suddenly find that half their crop is no good. The next step was equally clumsy. "We found," continued Olwell, "that the yellow apples were being shipped to London. And after that Coast Jobber had bought from us for two or three years, raising his price 6 cents or so a year, I thought I'd see for myself what my apples were worth to the outside world. "Just to show you how shut-in we were we didn't know anything in Lon don except the London Times. I ex pect everybody knows that. So I wrote the London Times asking them to tell me the name of a reputable English .fruit concern. And when I get their answer Ihlp two carloads of Newtown pippins, leaving (them to make their own price." The "pioneer's" face is wreathed In a slow smile for a moment or two. He Is Amused at the memory of his amazing inexperience. "When their cable, comes It names the price for those two carloads in pounds, shillings and pence. I take It down to out little bank to have It translated, but the figure Is so large In dollars that I don't believe it. When the Lon don draft comes along, though, I'm convinced. I find that for my 90-cent apples they're willing to pay me i a box in London." This Is the dramatic climax to the story. The Industry which men scorned, and of which every simple rule had to be "dug out by hand," had proved Itself a brilliant commercial success. The long fight was won. It Is such battles as that which John D. Olwell "put through" that has made the United States what it is today. Un heralded, unrecorded, such triumphs have been scored all over the millions of square miles in East, West. North and South. We all know this In a general way. But mostly we think of It as .something that was all done In the days of our grandfathers. It give's Its own little shock of surprise whenever chanoe brings home to us the fact that the work of the pioneer in America is by no manner of means finished. New Jersey Sees "Real West" Short Hills. N. J.. Cor. New York Tribune. The "round-up," an entertainment which Mr. and Mrs. William C De Lanoy gave at their home in Delwlck Lane, is the talk of the social set here. Instead of assembling In conventional garb and watchful of all the niceties of manner, the guests clad themselves In costumes as nearly like those ot the "Wild West" as possible, and the freedom of the Western settlements was imitated to the utmost. The drawing-room was transformed into a typ ical Western barroom and the per formance was carefully planned to show what takes place In the real life of that section of the country. The men even went so far as to carry re volvers, with which they "shot up" the place at frequent Intervals. A Memorial to Cardinal Gibbons. Washington (D. C.) Post. After months of work and consulta tion with high Catholic dignitaries of the country, officials of the Catholic University have at last completed plans for the Cardinal Gibbons Me morial Hall, to be ouilt at tbe Uni versity. The plans now are being cir culated among the high prelates con nected with the university that they may receive official Indorsement be fore being made public. The memorial hall Is to commemorate the cardinal's fiftieth year in tho priesthood, and his twenty-fifth In the cardlnalate. The committee decided that the build ing should be used for educational purposes. Criticising Policies of tbe Mlchtr. Kansas City Star. Many of the restrictions that ham pered the Influence of the press re mained in force until the close of the eighteenth century in England. It was not till that period that newspapers obtained the right to criticise the policies of ministers and of the King. Mr. Walter, the first' editor of the London Times, was prosecuted for cen suring the Duke of York. He was sen tenced to pay a fine of $250, stand In the pillory for an hour, be imprisoned for a year and give security for his good behavior for seven years. The order with regard to the pillory was canceled, but he had to serve his term In jail, Accommodating. New York Sun, Jim Jenks would never take a Job, His was a loftier mlMion; But In the Bee we read how ha "Accepted a position." When Uncle Zeklcl's grocery store Called for a clerk's addition For Chrlatmaa rush. Jim. full of push. "Accepted tho position." Tho village pound required a man To ut It In condition: Jim filled the breach, and In a speech "Accepted tha position," When Sadie Swoppem, thrice divorced! A fourth time felt ambition To try her luck, Jim, primed with pluck. "Accepted the position." So when hia earthly course is run. And glory (or perdition) la offered him. we'll hear that Jim 'Accepted tho sositlon," i TWO Oregon authors, Jules Eckert Goodman and Margaret Mayo, who were childhood acquaintances and were reared In the town of Gervals, Or., are in the literary limelight Just now. Mr. Goodman's new book, "Mother," a touching story of mother's love, which, as a play, has achieved remarkable success, will be Issued within a few days by a New York publishing house. "Baby Mine" tells the humorous side of the story and will be issued next Fall. Not many playwrights begin their careers so successfully as Mr. Good man, who was so fortunate as to make a start by having three plays accepted almost simultaneously by three differ ent managers. While Mr. Goodman has written several successful plays, "Mother" is his first novel. It Is based upon the play, but Is more elab orate than the drama, and contains not only the story of the play, but that portion of the narrative which leads up to the beginning of the play. Both Mr. Goodman and Margaret Mayo left Gervals at an early age, and the whirligig of time finally brought them to New York. They did not meet, how ever, until their latest successful plays were produced, and yet by a curious coincidence both selected subjects re lating to the home. Another curious coincidence is the fact that both plays were accepted by William A, Brady about the same time and produced sim ultaneously; and still another strange happening Is the fact that both plays were novelized, submitted to the same publishing house and accepted. Robert Hichens'- new novel, "The Dweller on the Threshold," is a story of the occult and will be published March 10. When he was writing the story, Mr. Hlchcns disoussed among his friends the name under which the book should appear. "Know Thyself," "Troubled Waters." and "Deep Waters" were all suggested and considered, and finally rejected for the author's very positive' choice, "The Dweller on the Threshold," xeferrlng to the sub-conscious mind, or soul. a B. L. Putnam Weale, having ex hausted Asiatic politics in his series of books, Is - now turning to fiction. His second novel, "The Unknown God," which Is to be published soon. Is an incursion Into that vexed field mis sionary enterprise In China. In this work he deals with the inner work ing of the native mind on religious matters and gives a picture of the drama of life as it unrolls Itself for Europeans in far-off corners of China. a Louise Closser Hale, after a busy season at the New Theater In New York and the writing of her latest novel, "The Married Miss Worth," Is to take a long rest She will sail this month for the Mediterranean, and finally will settle down In Algiers for some time. "The Married Miss Worth," like Mrs. Hale's former novel, "The Actress," Is a novel of stage life, and actual experi ences have gone into the writing of it although not actual people or inci dents. a a a Lord Roseberry's hew book. "Na poleon, the Last Phase,". Is promised this week. a a John Kendrlck Bangs contributes another of his amusing "Table d'Hote Talks." He Is now in Rome, and dis courses upon the Catacombs and wishes to start a subterranean air-line. "How could you have a subterranean line and an air-line at the same time?" demand ed the Fat Little Englishman, coldly. "By running it through the' subter ranean air. dear sir," replied Boggs. amiably. But when he found electrto lights in his hotel room one of the Ideals of his life was dissipated. "What did you expect gas?' asked the Fat Little Englishman. "No,' said Boggs, "but I really did want to see how these sons of eternity managed to go to bed with a Roman candle. a a Albert Matthews, in a new pamphlet he has issued about Sir Matthew and Lady Holworthy. the benefactors of Harvard University, quotes from va rious Boston newspapers about th year 1795, to Inform us that In that age, money was raised through lot teries to provide for Harvard's build ings. One of the advertisements men tioned by Mr. Matthews reads: vnw rm NEVER! 1 L So gr-t I. th, demand 1 f or ticket. In th. SaTlt ha. "become doubul whether tj-re will be any to dispose of. for several day" previous to th. th of April next, on which Say th. lottery la positively to co"""" drawing. Tha spirit which animated tha fYr.t sf tiers of this country, to promote use! M knowledge, has. If possible. Increased with tho present generations; and this is Tho .vidence. That there Is scarcely a single one in the community, either rnal. or female, who 1. not mora or less interested in th. college lottery: Tho lisping babe cries, papa care for me. Pray buy a ticket and in time youil sea. The pleasing benefit thy son will find. In learning faithfully toserve mankind. ""You take a good many magazines." "Six." "That beats my capacity. I can't carry over four sets of serial stories in my head." Pittsburg Post, a Price Collier, in a paper in tbe cur rent Scrlbner on "Religion and Caste in India," reveals the complications which the divisions of caste make In the whole social and political problem of India. He quotes one of the en lightened maharajas as saying: If the -enlightened people wish to pro gress and to make the most of their national Influence, they must con sciously give up these old false Ideals and open their eyes to the light of progress. In which not one class, or many classes, but all shall share. Mrs Burton Harrison starts In the same magazine a series of "Recollec tions Grave and Gray," beginning with her girlhood In Virginia before the war, and describing the stirring life of the early days of the Confederacy. Later she was much In Richmond In political circles and afterward became a figure in New York life. "Compensation," a hew novel by Anne Warwick and dealing with po litical, diplomatic and socirtl life, is announced. "Anne Warwick" is a pen name of an author who has lived here. Is well known and whose father has also lived here. Folks are wondering what is the author's real name. I call the dead from out their graces To hold communion sweet with ma The Dreamer of the Aegean Sea, Tho poet from Spezaia'a waves. Tha, Captive from the prison bars To tell an allegory, and The Traveler from the foreign land The long-dead Watcher of the star.. Sly Book-case, and a Kingdom', mine. When falls the night acro-s the earth. And burns the fire upon the hearti. When tool, lie Idle by th. line. MacGlll has a knowledge of French and German, and has translated some of La Fontaine's Fables and Goethe's "Erlkonlg." a a a Kate Langley Bosher. the author of r, , la anAnrilne. thn Winter iuary uai;i ' a . . i in Dlphmnnil Vr at irnrlr at ner iivmc ' - on another story. She expects to have the manuscript compieieu o oyims. . i - I, la iinHnrstnnH la tn he . . -ii i y b "-' . one of the characters In the new novel. although .it is not a. bciiuui w m former book.