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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1911)
lO TTTE jrOTCNTN'O OREGOXTAN, tttt? ST). T, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911. niTUXD, OREGOS. Entered at Pee-tlas. Onaa. rwBM wil'lMi Matter. ecrimoa hetae Invariably Is Advaaca BT MAIU) fal v. Sunday reeruded. e fii. .... iJelir. fun4r lariated, e.s Boa:bl. !; 7. Sunday nci-ja. mr months api'Ot.y. luixltr Included, aae morula.. i'Ol.y. without ue4ay. see yer Xai;y. vureut fcuraey. 1 Boatbi. . lei.y. wu&eut Bur4ir, lam mcmfc t -7 arlcaeus Sunday. aa year. . ....... Sunday, eee year......... ... Suaday aad Woeaiy. aae year IBT CARItlEK.) ri:r. f-rsday tncSidad. ewe yeee. ... Suadar Included, aae nafltl., Her a lUvfl and Pootefrlew evser. nprm order or personal ehan nr loci uah stamps, cotn or nrmfT at la Madiri rtea. tilve poetcic ddreae la ru.l. Including eetuaiy and (lata. Balaa lo to 14 r. I ml: e pea. a eeata. 10 la 4J .ea, rests; ta so ascaa, 4 aaata. gueiga sletage atb.a nia. BaUM Offlna Verro Caek- Tera. Knuiaica kl.Un. CU- Sieger kolldlag. tang aai OUka-.a Baa-eat MnH ft. Laaoa Indeed. The Mayor haa procured a carload, which be la selling at cost. and naturally consternation reigns among the pirates. Thla U all Terr Interesting, bat If we had a sensible parcels post we never should have to worry about middlemen. rOSTLaVJTDk THCaUOAT. SETT. M, 1MJ. two. mu or nor. atxirv is. The Terbai duel between Secretary Fisher and Senator Eriow brings Into strong relief the difference be- twesa two types of progressivei those who travel with President Taft lo the middle of the road and only propose such measures as will win enough support to enact them Into law, and the Insurgents, who claim a copyright on the title "progressive.' who fight measures they themselves Bare advocated when the middle-of- the-road progressive or Lvmocrata father them. When Mr. Fisher denounced "hypo critical or demagocio 'progressives who declare for a progressive policy and then oppose every practical pro gressive measure put forth."" he drew blood from Mr. Hrl-stow. The latter first came Into general notloe as the discoverer of the frauds In the Post- office Department and therein did food work, but he did not know when to stop. He proceeded to muckrake Congress by exporting the fact that a great number of offices had been cre ated and filled at the request of House members. lie thus antagon ized the House and caused It to block Ills own work. When he was sent as special commissioner to Investigate - present and prospective Panama Ca nal traffic, he recommended that the Government establish a steamship line on the Pacific as It had on the Atlantic, but his recommendations received no attention, largely because he was In disfavor with Conirress. Uriatow and other Insurgents pro posed certain amendments to the cotton tariff bill at the extra session but these were dropped when the Democrats forced through tl.etr own bllL When the Democrats took up amendments the Insurgents who had first proposed them voted against them. The most marked example of Insurgent opposition to progressive measures was furnished by their op position to reciprocity and by their refusal to base tariff revision on as certained facts instead of on guess work. The Insurgents, of whom Mr. Rrlstow is a leader, have shown greater desire for the success of their faction than for the adoption of their professed principles. No man can question Mr. Fisher's progresalveneas nor his anility to put It Into practice. A man who was able to cut the Oordlan knot of the street railway tangle In Chicago and to se cure the adoption of a plan by which the street railways were financed and rebuilt and a contribution of over 11,090.009 a year was paid the city has proved his ability to wrestle with the problems of conservation and de velopment of Alaska. He has been ne of the leading spirits In the con servation movement, but he Is ready to prove bis faith by his works, not by his words. H'.s examination of the Alaska coal question In Alaska, not In maps and reports. Is an earnest of his good Intentions. If the epithets "hypocritical and demagogic' do not apply to Mr. Brls tow. he must blame his course In the Senate for having provoked their use. FEARS AXO kCUJTIIX The American National Bank, of San Francisco, has distributed through the malls a circular letter on the busi ness condition of the Paciflo Coast, containing the following significant paragraph: Whatever mar be said of business eondl tlona generally throughout the United States end a greet oral la bains aald In peeelraletlo vela theew dtr there la no de nying the eroaparoua auuallea of California and the adjoining stalae of the Pacific Coast, facta lo support of thie contention may ke eite-1 from lha erop roowrda. prH-o ouotat'ons of leading products, glna In bank deposits and In clearings, traftlo r Kra and bulldlr.g eonsronlon flsurea. The ana ODttmlani of lha Pacific population la tmpOTd only by apprwhanalon aa to what mar Serelop la the Kaat or la Europe, af a trade conditions la all lha world s Boaxkaia ' There la nothing the matfer with the Cnlted States. Except apprehension that something ts going to happen somewhere else. The trouble Is all in the mind of the people. They are prosperous, but they have vision of the poorhouae. They have bountiful crops, but they fear that some time the prices may not be so high. They have been floating elong for yenr on th high tide of prosperity and they have concluded that there must be rapids and rock around the river bend. They have conjured up suspicion, un certainty and doubt, ail because they are not satisfied with unbroken prog ress and long-continued good times. They Invoke panlo because they fear It. That la all. But the substance Is here, and the shadow la In ourselves. Crops are good, prices are good, employment Is plentiful, buslnesa Is good. Investment la aafn, money Is abundant for all who have credit, and all our affairs are on a sound basis, mere is noming me matter with us except a disbelief In the reality of what we have and what we are. ' pose its amendment. It also quotes his message to Congress in January, 1910, announcing his purpose to have these Investigations made. The original statement Is declared to have dealt a "staggering blow to se curity values," but Mr. Taft' latest speech Is said to have tenfold greater significance. The fact that most of the Industrial companies have been la existence ten or twelve year and some of them twice that length of time la cited, but the Chronicle plaintively says: " Bat It eaetna that no terra of yoara, how avor Ions, la -to bo a!cq.uato to Inturo im munity from flovemmenl attack. The Gov ernment olub hanga threateningly over thara ail. and no one knoas where It may corns down at any moment and find a victim. The President's Intimation that the trusts would better begin, voluntary dissolution Is quoted with this com ment: lmaslna what would happen If ths man- aaere of our various lare induatrlal under tMklnga, fearful leat they might become the subject of SJlta by Government ornclaia. ahoutd begin proc1tngs for dtaaolvlng the companies Into their original elemental Ponder upon what would happen, not only to tha companlea t heme 1 vee. but to the trade of Ihe country wblcn would thereby become completely dlaorganlaed 1 What dire ful oone-q uencea would follow 1 Could any one lnvr:.r. eonaumer. producer or la- I borer aaclp being eugulfed in the mael strom? AM thla woe Is produced when "Wall street finally becomes convinced that It must obey the In sr. If there should be a maelstrom when the trust dis solve, the blame will rest with those who Illegally organized them, not with the official who reduces them to sub jection. But there will be no mael strom; that figure of speech was born o( the panic-stricken Imagination of a reactionary, whose assumption that long Immunity Is a pledge of perma nent Immunity has been rudely shaken. Gleanings of the Day lng or expensive grading will be the f cheapest. Slnoe commercial supremacy has been decreed to Portland by Nature herself we may confidently expect that intellectual and artistic suprem acy will also reside here. Art and lit erature always develop best 'where there 1 plenty of wealth to support them. The city which leads in trade la sure In the long run to lead In everything else that i worth while. A series of accidents, among which the discovery of gold must be Includ ed has given San Francisco a start which It may require years for Port land to make up, but the future is long and the ultimate destiny of 'a city cannot be predicted from the first fifty year of Its history. Phila delphia "was a larger place than New I all night. In another case a man with lork for many years, but It is not larger now. Although the New York state law against the carrying or possession of arms has only been made slightly more severe by the recant enactment, the police of New Tork City are doing their worst to make it ridiculous by a sud den burst of indiscriminate enforce ment. The old law forbade a foreigner to have a firearm In his possession. even If he only brought it to this country for hunting, but an Italian who arrived In New Tork from the South with a new shotgun which he was taking home as a present to his brother was arrested and kept in Jail EIXOUCR UtW BHOWUfO ITS TEETH, The only thing the least surprising about th blocking of the Auditorium project by the Zlegler charter amend ment is the suddenness with which we are given a practical Illustration of the undesirable character of the law. That It would at some time Interfere with the progress of Portland was to be ex pected. This was foretold repeatedly by The Oregonlan prior to the recent election. But then we looked farther Into the future. The main purpose of the Zlegler amendment Is commendable. It seeks ta protect public access to the water front and to railroad terminals. Put It Is Inelastic. It forbids the vacating or selling or even obstructing of streets that may be of more value to the pub lic Indirectly If used for other than street purposes than to the public dl rectlv if maintained as highways. As drawn and adopted It Is ironclad and double copper-riveted. We doubt that any way of evading Its provisions le gally can be discovered In behalf of the market site for the Auditorium The building must be erected in a less desirable locality or the law must be amended. Inasmuch aa the market site la fa vored generally, the wis course is to submit an amendment with the pro posed commission charter. We shall face another cause for amending the provision some day and it might as well be amended now. The next cause may be the knocking at Portland's door of another great railroad. In that event a change In the charter may be fought by rival railroad Interests. The Auditorium la one thing In which everybody a Interested. The time la opportune and the charter should be rosde not only to fit this case, but to conform to the general needs of a city ambitious for more rallroada more factories, more warehouses and mora of every other enterprise or tne ama which cannot prosper and perhaps will not com If confined to J 00-foot city blocks. on- vioim KRr. at ax rvn. San Francisco has been rescued has rescued Itself from th slime and mud of a bsd notoriety. Mayor fVhraltx and Abe Ruef gave &an Francisco a vast amount of un pleasant repute. Mayor McCarthy Increased th unworthy eminence of the unfortunate rtty by his unsavory methods and Insolent ln-Seconcle. The several elections of Sohmlta and th election cf McCarthy, after the tVhmlU-Ruef exposure, gave ground f-r the general Improsslon that In McCarthy 5an Francisco had Just the ryl of Mayor it wanted. Th ad ministration of Mayor Taylor was but brief and more or lesa Inrlorlous Interregnum between the stl'tclous Bchmlta and the mucky McCarthy. It aw th climax nf th na:lonal graft trials, the unsuccessful prosecu tion, of Calhoun and Ford and th conviction of Ruef. Schmus and sev eral bribe-taking Sjpervlsors. Because San Francisco finally be came aroused to the Infamy of Ruef and the procurablenea of Schmlta, and elected Taylor to b Mayor, and because San Francisco, ttrlr.g In turn f th graft prosecutions and weary f constant and not altogether profit able sensation, elected the unspeak able McCarthy, the conclusion wss Justified that an Francisco had re lapsed Into a condition most nearly ulted to th moods and morals of Its people. But San Francisco la Ilk any other American city. It has good people, bad people and people neither good nor bad. It la cosmopolitan and pleaaure-lovtr.g: but at heart It Is sound and decent. That Its gayetle have been too conspicuously adver tised Is perhaps a fault: but they do not repreawnt the real San Francisco any more than the North End typifies Portland- The real San Francisco was heard from Tuesday. It elected Rolph. an upetindlr.g man, to be Mayor. It kicked out McCarthy and closed the humiliating McCarthy chapter. It Is preparing for a great exposition. It Is golr.g forward in the right way to make the enterprise an epoch-making success. The city Is In earnest. When Pan Francisco is In earnest, great results follow. PR. COOK IX A "OKA CI OV ATTTTvDE. After a long silence Dr. Cook has suddenly become volubl and abusive. In order to exploit his book on his pretended polar discoveries he Is sending to. the newspapers extracts from his writings which are mainly venomous arttacka on Peary. If Cook had not been already thoroughly proved a faker of the worst kind we might listen with some respect to his charge that Peary. murderer. thltf and other Infamous things. Aa It is. we see In Cooks denunciations only the fury of a pretender un masked and possessing a sordid desire to coin his shame Into wealth. It will require better testimony than that of Cook to convince the world that Peary committed ail tn neinou rnmee at tributed to him, although th ton' of Peary's telegram from Battle Har bor did not put him In a very favora ble light. Cook explain hla long silence by a sense of delicacy and a disllk of mud slinging." H then speaks of "the weaving of the leprous blanket of In famy with which Peary and his sup porter attempted to cover me. That la pretty expert roudsllnglng for one long out of practice. He accuses Peary of almost every Imaginable crime, but bis publishers say In their advance no tice: While he prwaonts ccrante charges. Dr. Co-k still proeerves a graolous attitude lo- warda Mr. Peaiy. If what he now say be In accord ance with a "gracious attitude," what haa he left to be said in case he as sumes an ungracious attitude T Cook's rag haa led htm to endeavor to drag Peary down into the same In famy in which he la aunk. If he should succeed, he would but aggra vate the disgust with which the world regards the scandal enveloping the at tainment of the Pol. That event, looked forward to for ceuturlee with hop aa on of the great achievement of science and human endurance. Is now noted chiefly as the occasion of almost matchless mendacity. Jealousy and greed. The middlemen of Indianapolis have to reckon with a new difficulty In their old game of robbing produc ers with the left hand and corsumecs with the right. The Mayor har Intrr- vanad. The middlemen buy potatoes for ft cent a bushel and e!l them tr 11.(0, making a very pretty profit taft roryp too nttotmvrrv. President Taft will find the middle of the road a very difficult position to occupy, although It la the best position from the standpoint of broad states manship and public Interest. While he Is denounced by the Insurgents for not being progressive enough, he Is ac cused by the great financial Interests of being too progressive. The grat fall In the price of stocks la attributed by the Financial and Commercial Chronicle, an organ 'of the moneyed men. to Mr. Taft's Detroit r--e-h announcing that investigation of all the lo Just rial companies was well under way and that he Intended to enXero the Sherman, law and op- CAJJFOll-VlA AXD ORECOX. In on of the current magazines President Benjamin Ide Wheelor, of the University of California, under takes to prophesy a little about the future of that state. He reminds the reader that It Is a good deal larger than New England and the Middle States together. It is larger than Japan, In fact, or Italy, and yet It haa a population of no more than 2. 600.000 while Japan haa perhaps 60.000,000 and Italy almost aa many people. California la almost unpopu luted In comparison with these coun tries and yet It hna a soil more fertile than their and a climate even better adapted to keep people healthy and happy. Dr. Wheeler, gives two or three reasons which seem to explain to him why his adopted state has not as many inhnbltonls as it could sup port comfortably. For one thing, up to the acquisition of the Philippines the state lay at the end of the world. Travelers went to San Francisco, but there they had to atop because noth Ing of any apparent consequence lay beyond it. There was only the deso late expanse of the Pacific which very few persons had any desire to cross. But since the acquisition of the Philippines and the development of our Interests in the Orient all that is changed. Asia and its concerns have suddenly taken upon themselves new importance. We cast longing eyes upon their markets. The supply of cheap labor which they contain is eagerly examined. Oriental modes of thought seem worth studying. Cali fornia no longer lies at the end of a road which nobody cares to see car ried farther. On the contrary, it la henceforth to be "the meeting ground of East and Wost," according to Pres ident Wheeler. In his picturesque phrase San Francisco la to be "the porch" or entrance through which two ancient civilizations will pass and mingle. He believes that the "front door" of the country will open Into the Pacific hereafter Instead of the Atlantic, while our principal intellec tual and commercial Interests will shift from Europe to Asia. The great part in this new life, he expects, will be taken by California. Of course Oregon and Washington cannot be excluded altogether, but their partici pation will be so trifling that Dr. Wheelor does not think It necessary even to mention them. Clearly to his mind California Is the Pacific Coast nd the Pacific Coast Is California.. This la a very common view of the aubJtH-t among Easterners, but Dr. Wheeler has lved in this part of the world long enough to have learned better. Nobody thinks of denying that California Is a delightful state Uh a heavenly climate, a fertile soil and an Intelligent population but It, has not th exclusive possession of these advantages and any survey of th Pacific Coast which pretends to be accurate ought to take into ac count the vast and Important region which is situated on the north of Cali fornia. Oregon and Washington do not enjoy the perpetual sunshine which Is made so much of by those who writ about Southern California, but they have every other blessing which that favored region boasts. If oranges and lemons do not grow here the apple d oca, and upon the whole It la a better and more useful fruit, Oregon semi-desert land la as produc tive as any in California when it Is Irrigated, and this stae haa a great deal more soli which is naturally well watered than Its southern neighbor In proportion to total area. We cite facta like these,, not to make a boast of Oregon's advantages, but simply to Indicate how misleading any de scription of the Pacific Coast must be which Ignores the existence of Its northern half. There are some reasons to doubt whether San Francisco is really des tined to be the principal "gateway to the Bast" and the "meeting place of Oriental and Western civilizations. Of course It will always be a consid erable city, but It may be surpassed tn population and commercial Impor tance before many years have passed. President Wheeler, like rrtost other Caltfornlans. would probably smile at the Idea of such a thing, but smiles are not always the most convincing of arguments. The plain fact Is that Portland Is the natural outlet and In let for i. larger and more-productive territory than San Francftco. Geog raphy has decided that the gateway to the Orient shall be here and not at any California city. The inertia and misguided enterprise of man have to a certain extent thwarted the evident designs of nature, but in the long run Portland's advantages of sit uation are pretty sure to assert them selves. The single circumstance of a continuous downgrade from the In terior to the Willamette makes this city the predestined commercial metropolis of the great West. San Francisco a it! other cities may at tempt to eqiiulize conditions by tun neling m untolaa and laying out scientific grades for railroads, but It must alwnvs remain true that the rout which aeods no tunnel- IT ALT AVD TtTKItET. Th threatened oatbreak of hostili ties between Italy and Turkey re mind on of the old day when Ven ice was the principal defender of Eu rope against the Invading Mohamme dans. Venice was not Italy, to be sure, but it was the best part of the country and for many years the only part which amounted to a row of pins from a military and naval point of view. In those times the peninsula waa broken up into dozens of minute republics" and principalities of one sort and another which were engaged usually either in war with their neighbors or war among their own citizens. For attack upon an outside enemy tafaey were as ineffectual aa they were for defense against him. Tha Popes made two or three at tempts to unite Italy against the Turks, but not with much success. Had It not been for the prowess and military genius of Venice things would have gone badly with the Christian world. Rome in those days , porous weapon without a license from a razor la bis pocket was arrested, but the Judge held that he only carried the razor for its legitimate purpose. The law as amended is so strict that It depicts aa dangerous weapons black jacks, slungshota, billies, sandbags, bludgeons, metal knuckles, guna, re volvers, pistols and all other firearms, even Inoludlng air guns and spring guns, which are the common toys of children. In order that there may be no misunderstanding in the construc tion of the wording of this definition, the aot goes on to prescribe that it is unlawful for a person to manufacture, or cause to be manufactured, or sell or keep for sale, or offer or give or dis pose, of any of the above Instruments, or "other Instrument or weapon in whioh. th propelling force la a spring or air, or any instrument or weapo commonly known aa a toy pistol, or in or upon which any loaded or blank car trldges are used or may be used." Sale of any such weapon to a person under If is made a felony, instead of a mis demeanor, as under the old law. It Is also a felony to carry or possess a dan was a mere clper aa far as the na tional defense waa concerned. The ecclesiastical government which it In herited from early Imperial ages was never very efficient and the popula tion waa divided into faction which seldom stopped fighting except to eat and sleep. But of Venice there Is a different story to tell. That city had developed a settled civilization and an ordered government soon enough to meet the advancing tide of Mohammedanism and turn It back. The struggle be tween Venice and the Turk went on both by land and sea. Readers of "Othello" will remember that the hero of that tragedy went to Cyprus to take the command of the troops which were fighting for Venice against the Turk and left Desdemona to follow. Victory did not Invariably perch on the standards of the Island city, but upon the whole her forces held their own up to the time when her power was destroyed by a league of European rivals. The present trouble between Italy and the Turk Is over the possession of Tripoli. This North African region has long been within the Italian sphere of Influence and It Is now probably too late for Turkey to think of reclaiming it. William Webber, of Meflford, makes a fair modern substitute for Clncln natus. When the messenger came to tell that good old farmer that he had been chosen dictator he was plowing In an easy dishabille. In fact he had nothing on but a shirt, a long one we hope. Mr. Webber waa frying ham when the news came that he had fallen heir to 120,000. He went on frying, "more than usual ca'm," Just as Clnclnnatua went on plowing. Away with the -walling pessimists who tell us that Roman virtue la extinct. We should think young Vincent Astor would make a model lawyer, He haa so much money that he will not be tempted to sell out his clients. By family heredity he is attached to forms and precedents, and hla name virtually excludes him from politics. Who would vote for anybody named Astor? There Is no apparent obstacle In the way of his success at the bar except a possible lack of brains and this. If It exists, will be more than supplied by hla aoclal prestige. Greasing streetcar tracks to atop noise that disturbs sleepers Is a haz ardous remedy.' Noise la a necessary rart of city life. For example, what wolud Seattle be If it did not make a noise T A little racket need not dis turb on who possessea a good con science. That Is all dwellers along a carllne need; let them cultivate It, Every lot-owner In Lone Fir Ceme tery should be Interested In keeping the pioneer burial grounds in good order. This will entail expense, but that can be kept down to a nominal sum If all agree. The living owe It to the dead to do thla, without ostenta tion or elaborate plan that will entail great expense. The Arkansas mob knows no color One, so It lynched a white man who defended his two mulatto sons in a fight wherein a Sheriff and deputy were killed. Th victim of the mob, had th merit of standing by his progeny, despite Its Irregularity, but th lust for blood gathered him In. If there la one class of case In which women Jurors or should we say Juresses? can be trusted not to show mawkish sentimentality In fa vor of the accused,. It Is In the cases of corruptors of youth. No white slaver would care to trust his fate In the hands of a Jury of women. That Is a good provision of the Cal ifornia law whereby a candidate In a municipal election who receives a majority of ail vote In the primary election la chosen without going through another contest in the gen eral election. If Ftont-street dealer were com pelled to send many tons of fruit and vegetables to the crematory. It la a safe guess the stuff waa not fit for food. Nobody haa ever suspected th men on the street of burning money. Frank H. Hitchcock haa qualified aa an aerial lettercarrler, already holding a card of membership in the Steam Roller Engineers' Union. If three-Inch sign letters on munici pal automobiles are not conspicu ous, why not paint the machines in alternate stripes? a police magistrate, even if a peaceable citizen only keeps a revolver in hi bureau drawer for protection against burglars. The sale of any weapon to a person who does not show a lloense is a misdemeanor, and the dealer must keep a reeord of each sale. It is also a misdemeanor to give, sell or transfe a weapon without reporting the fact to the police.' The new law waa made necessary by the numerous shooting affrays and accidents, which have been more numerous In New Tork than any other city la recent years. The papers In the case of the Nation al City Company and the National City Bank of New Tork, Involving the right of a National bank to acquire the stock of other banking institutions, and oth er points of the National bank act, have been sont back to Washington from Beverly. Maes., by President Taft. Ee will take the case up again next Win ter with Attorney-General Wlckersham and Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh, who are understood to have di vergent opinions as to the legality the relations between the National City Company and the National City Bank. While the New York Institution is the only one directly concerned in this case, unofficially it is said that there are close to 800 similar relationships between banking concerns in this coun try. The President desires to hear ar guments by his two advisers before he decide the case. The International Harvester Com pany, which is reported to have asked permission of the Government to re organize in conformity with the anti trust law, la probably one of what Colonel Roosevelt called the good trusts. It was organized in 1901 by a merger of five firms, and its entire capital of 1140,000,000 was given to the vendors In payment for their prop erty. There are no bonds, no promo ters' bonus, no underwriting syndicate, but the bank whloh put through the amalgamation is reported to have re celved a fee of several millions. The trust has plants In Prance, Germany, Sweden and Russia. Emigration to America has had a revolutionary effect on the Industries of Syria. Two years ago a return wave of emigrant who bad made money abroad promised to produoe an Indua trlal boom, but many of these persons returned to the countries whence they came and a new wave of emigration began. The ranks or the sllK-woraers were so thinned that many growers gave up silk production and are turn ing to the planting of fruit trees. Many silk faotorlea have been abandoned and the production shrank from 6000 bales In 1909 te 4500 bales in 1910. Emi gration is confined mostly to men and many of the women left behind have turned to cotton lace-making. The feeding of the growing urban popula tion of Tripoli in Syria has become a serious problem, as the emigration of men from the oountry districts has de creased the amount of land under cul tivation. A leading cause of this con dition Is the holding of land In large tracts and the unwillingness of the owners to sell to their tenants. The DeoDle of Tripoli have acquired a taste for soda water since an loe plant waa established there. Formerly ice was obtained from the summit of Mount Lebanon. Consular Agent ira nama writes from Tripoli: Emigrants from this port to im-noa oor- leg the paat yei fsa Tbe The white woman who marries a Chinese has one great advantage when she would "snatch him baldheaded." Th strlk pendulum la swinging. numbered nearly BOOO, most of whom war men aoo one-third want to tha United States and th to SOUIO. Jfcinei " - parts. 1 have been to soma wouoia to t,-c- tha destiny of such emigrants, going .v.. ,.Mnl, for the Daat lO veara. About one-third return to Byrla with more or leas money, with which they go back to their farma or engage In bualnesa and build t .v.., r.t from I15O0 to 10.U0l. One-tblrd remain permanently abroad, and CM-thlrd disappear; they die or do not ear to keep tn lOUCO Wltn wieir nauq ibuu. The amount of money sent by emigrants to friends here to Invest or keen for them agalnat their return la gradually growing leaa ana less, utfi iw -- ceasful. but they 'invest it BDroaa, or ir they intend to return, they wait and bring their money with them. The ' that they are fortunate abroad doea not mean that tbey are ao when they return here and en- in Duaineaa; me cuuuiij iu conditions are not tha aama. and when they see tha pronta are leas ana slower and not so sura, tney lose interest ana plan to return aoroao, aiaoj ao eo, out - a ruis mey are out u. wara at tha arat attempt. United States Consul-General Max well, of Tangier, Morocco, thinks American prospectors aro neglecting a fine opportunity in that oountry. In a report to the State pepartment he says: The promulsatlon of a mining law ap plicable to Morocco is now under interna tional consideration, and Its publication Is being anxiously awaited. While all the European powers are active toward aeour Ing the advantages guaranteed under the A:eclras act. It Is deplorable thst no in quiries emanate from tha 'United States, where all Interest In the proapectlve de velopment of Morocco seems yet to be cre ated. There la Uttie doubt that large de posits of copper exist In the Sultanate, aa the S-JS district, previous to the complete Invasion of te markets by European products, . supplied the Moroccan needa for copper, which have always been consider able. At the present time certain articles of copper are stlil made in that dlstriot from tha native produce GOVERNOR A.VD SPECIAL SESSION Rogue River Paper Tblnka West Should Pay Comt of Legislature. Grants Pass Courier. Was it 72 or 7S bills Governor West vetoed? It was somewhere along that number and among them the good roads bill. These would have placed the State of Oregon many months ago on the high road to prosperity. We wonder If the people will ever know the Inside history of the vetoing busi ness? Can it be possible that the Gov ernor expected to make a reputation out of this Inexcusable, yes, damnable, thing which keeps Oregon always suck ing the hind teat among the Pacific Coast States? Someone says that he is ashamed of the good roads veto busi ness and that he will consent to call the Legislature together to re-enact the good roads bills, providing the members will work for nothing and board themselves. The only decent thing for him to do is to pay the Legislature himself, because it was his fault and the fault of no one else that the good roads legislation came to naught. If it waa reputation the Governor waa seeking It was a terrible mistake, because It was that veto business which made known to the people of this commonwealth that they had elect ed a back number to fill the chair of state and they did it, too, at a time when we needed good roads legislation in order that we misrht. 'in keep paco with the State of Washing- ion on tne one side and the State of California on the ot'ier. As it is, the Governor has made us the laughing stock of progressive people. It was ever thus. Poor Oregon I It never had an opportunity unless some Individual iiae West possessed the power to Keep It out of its own. The Courier regrets that the state has been placed In ita present condition in regard to good ruaus. ii is not only sorry for the peo ple but sorry for the Governor. He mignt, by the exercise of irood-lude- ment, have avoided the fatal mistake of maaing; a veto record pure and simple. But what are we going to do about it? It will not pay for the people to refuse to meet the Governor half way. We need the legislation and. If he is aisposea to call a special session, un conditionally, this will meet the desired end but, if he is to imply that ' the members of the House and Senate are a lot of schoolboys, that their united wisdom falls far short of his own, they could not afford to accept his terms. He can call a special session , but he has nothing to do with the paying of the vsalarles of those connected with the Legielature except that he might veto the appropriations, but the mem bers would unanimously pass it over such veto. The Governor's proposition that the members of the Legislature should pay their own expenses does him no credit, but on the contrary it proves that he is not acting in good faith and that his proposal is un worthy of serious consideration. -, Eotilnoctlal Storms. PORTLAND, Sept. it. (To the Edi tor.) To settle a dispute please state whether there is any scientific ground for the popular belief that a storm la bound to occur at or about the time of an equinox, caused by the sun's "cross ing the line?" Is there any difference in the growth of seeds due to their be ing planted according to the various phases of the moon? WILLIAM IRLB. The popular belief in equinoctial storms is not shared by meteorologlsta ine oniy connection is that the eoul noxes mark the beginning, and ending or tne winter season, during which storms are more prevalent than in the bummer months. There is no scientific foundation for tne belief held by some persons that the growth of seeds la affected bv tha piloses or xne moon. . . - Sous at Walla Walla. HUSUM. Wash,. Sept. 26. (To the Editor.) Can you tell me if Mr. Sousa. who plays with his band in your city on the 27th, was stationed at Fort Walla Walla some 80 years ago, where be conducted a military band? SUBSCRIBER. Biographical records available to The Oregonlan do not show that John Philip Sousa ever was stationed at Fort Walla Walla. Thirty years ago Sousa was director of the U. S. Marine band at' Washington. D. C. ODE TO A PLUMP GIRL By Dean Collins. Fashion demands, in her decree. Often Impossibility, And the new Fall systems that now prevail. Demanding a shape like a slender slat, Make my lady to weep and wall. For Arabella, alack, is fat. How, forsooth, shall my Arabella, Achieve the shape of a panatella? How shall my lady be up to date. And trim herself till she looks at all Like the rangey dames of the fashion plate. Resembling a rolled-up parasol? Nay, she belongs to a bygone age. Since the "slim princess" became the rage, . And bibulous hubbies, late at night. Shy at eaoh lamp post's Blender pile. And duck for cover In reckless flight. Thinking 'tis wlfey all the while. But, Arabella, oh weep no morel Let fashions change! They will change once more! I will be true; so let the pace Run out of the class you're rated at; Scorn the restrictions It may place. And stubbornly keep ou being; fatl Portland. Sentember 26. Coantry Town Sayings by Ed Howe Too persistent optimism is as great a mistake as too persistent pessimism; you must occasionally quit smiling, and seriously consider what is best to do. There is a wrong way and a right way about most things, and they don't look any more alike than white and black. The average man Is easily confused when big words and big ideas are com bined. The gossipy woman usually has a record; she usually accuses people ot habits she knows too muoh about. A woman who ' would rather be a man, can't hope to give muoh satisfac tion as a woman. There is a oertaln type of quiet, worthy man that any woman can catoh and marry, if she takes after him. How a woman's nose turns up when a man says he knows women. As though women were a problem. They're not. Men know women, and women know men, although we continue the foolish practice of trying to deceive each other. Tou can't know too much, but you can. very easily say too much. A woman is usually willing to wran gle a little with her husband. If no one hears her. Automobiles are becoming so com mon that they don't attract as much attention on the streets of a country town as a good 18-hand mule. Economy la Order of Davy. This circular to employes of the Rock Island road tells how hard the economy fad has hit the railroads: Will you not help save a nickel a day on stationery and printing? Here are some preliminary auggestlona: Use up old pencils before obtaining new onea. Cover inkwells when not In use to prevent evaporation ; avoid unnecessary use of rubber bands. Obtain full life of each aheet of carbon D&Der. Use wrapping paper or the very cheaDest ma ooxee tor nunc permanent recoras. uae sotn smes or yellow cup paper. Obtain full ine ox typewriter riDDona. .tie careful not waste or lose pens, erasers, clloa. olna. fasteners, wrapping twine, wrapping paper. etc, etc PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES. The candidates are lining up For the Presidential race. And William Jennings Bryan Will try to set the pace. Each Democratic aspirant Must pass him in review; He will surely ask some questions; A lew; yes, just a few. The first is Woodrow Wilson, A man of learning great. He seeks a panacea For all the ills of state; A man of sense and principle. But he'll not do, you see He hasn't been lndprsed (not yet), By William Jennings B. There's Harmon of Ohio, A man of some suocess In lining up the voters And oornering the press. He fain would pluck the ripened plum. From the Presidential tree. But he hasn't been Indorsed (not yet). By William Jennings B. And Clark from old Missouri, A man of words and deeds, Ee longs to serve his country. And studies well her needs. He ruled the House with diligence, And some ability. But he hasn't been indorsed (not yet), By William Jennings B. And Bailey, from the Lone Star State, (The man of resignation). He, too, would run for President Could he strike the combination; His reputation's somewhat smirched By contact with John D., And be hasn't been Indorsed (not yet), By William Jennings B. Then there is Chairman Underwood, A man of goodly parts. Well posted on the tariff (?) And the politician's arts. But in the race for President His finish I can see; He'll never, never, be Indorsed By William Jennings B. And there is Folk, a man who has Been useful in his day. When he prosecuted boodlers And broke their evil sway; His followers are man. But the trouble Is. you see. He hasn't been indorsed (not yet). By William Jennings B. - In the borders of Nebraska There dwells a candidate, Whose many sterling qualities I haven't room to state; He's looking to the future. And so far as I can see, Is the only one indorsed (aa yet). By William Jennlngrs B. Frank W, Stone, Vancouver, Wash. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonlan. Sept. 28, 1861. Thursday last was observed in this city In pursuance of the recommends-' tlon of the President as a "day of fasting, humiliation end prayer." Services were held in all the churches and In the Jewish Synagogue, We .can say with trwtia tHmt oar steorjia seemed to- unite most cordially and devoutly in the duties of the day. We listened to the sermon of Rev. Mr. Chamber lain witn aeep interest; it was brVe patriotic, to the point not a 1K would wa have crossed tint a worn would we have ohanged. xne uarne Laia Drougnt down las night in Tracy's Express 120,000 in gold dust; also about 112,000 in private hands. Mr. Dodge, late of Eugene Clty As collecting material in Walla Walla, to put up a building for a printing of fice. He contemplates presenting to the people of that region the Northern Light. The Vancouver Chroniole says that Mr. J. C. Strong, brother of Hon. Will iam Strong, former clerk of that Judi cial district, has been killed In battle. He was commander of a company of New York volunteers at the time of his death. From the appearance of the atmos phere for the lost iS hours. It would appear that the yearly equinoctial rains had visited us. Captain Ainsworth, of the Oregon S. N. Co., Is now in the upper country for the purpose of making arrange ments to have a semi-weekly com munication with Walla Walla, , County Finished Carrollton Road. CARROLLTON, Wash., Sept 26. (To the Editor.) My attention has been sailed to an article in The Oregonlan of September 24, In regard to convict work done on Carrollton Hill road. The road In question was not built under the supervision of W. J. Roberts, our present Highway Commissioner, but the early work was done under the supervision of Former Highway Com missioner Bowlby, and was under his supervision until the Washington Legislature adjourned without making provision for the completion of this work. After that the convicts were turned over to the county authorities. and the work was completed under their supervision, the expense being borne by the county. I would also state that the line of survey adopted in this difficult piece of work was the same as adopted by our former county engineer, C R. BelL C. C. RULIFSON. County Commissioner, Cowllta County. Manners In Streetcars, PORTLAND, Sept, 28. (To the Edi tor.) I have been a visitor in your beautiful city for the last five days, and before I leave I have one comment to make in criticism of the streetcar manners of the ruddy-cheeked, broad shculdered, good-looking men of Port land. Their manners, briefly. In street cars are bad very bad. On four or five occasions I have seen ladies clinging to straps, swaying to and fro with the car's motion, . healthy male Citizens retaining their seats the while. This oondltlon should not exist In Portland. It is typical of New Tork, It is true, but in the clean, inviting and hospitable metropolis of the Coast the men should take note, and take better oare of the fairer sex. RUFUS MARION. Payment of Employes. PORTLAND, Sept. 26. (To the Edi tor.) (1) Is it legal for a contractor to pay his help by check, which can only be cashed at certain saloons? (21 If an ebnlove (day labor) should onit In the middle of a week, must he wait till Saturdoy before he can demand his pay? I consider the check evil a very grave one, you are almost compelled to drink to get your cash, and then well you know the rest "just another one." scuiri. Ml No. An employe may demand legal tender gold, sliver or legalized currency. (2) H does not have to wait.