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SATURDAY. MATtCII 23, 1912. - roRTt..Nn. nnr.t. Entered at PorManJ. Oll". ":Blc tubacrlptloa Ki- ln tru:r la Adnc. IBT MAII.I 11 iti in. ;u on r ' I.i:r. Hin-iiv In. lu.l'-l. 11101 tn .. J - Iun.t.y lu,-:u.i,t. trtr mflnihl.. -I I .1 fun.ljf in. 'u.1'0. montn I'liy, witnnuC iwn-iJ. on yr t: . lioot fun.Ur. l montn..... Imii,. aliuj' Sun. nr. llir month.. I'!"). without Suiii. on" month v..k!y. on yr S ft.nri.r. on. -.r ;' t.iur and v.e-n:y. on. i IB1 OARKIKK.) T,'. un1a ln.-:u.'il. or. ' ualr lnciu.l.l. on month.... Haw I. Remit -e.nrt Poxalttr. "'"'; t ngr'n or.l-r or p- r"n.l rh.ca on your i iha i.ndn'i ra. :. p-aioffi.-a ad1r la tu.I. Inrlu4in county an! atata. Mf. lUlrtn to : P- nli,l, V- to 7 pa.a. cnf. rorr.gn vo.la... cmbit rata. Ea.lvra Haolama .kra V.rr. Conk- .N. M llrumK building. caaa, ttrar buitatoa. Ctnama Mka-Noi S R-' traaU - W . Loadua. . roirruD. iri kuat. mari m s. iirt or r.uuiE! No avatem of government Is belter thn the men behind "It. The Oregon vtrm will be determined to be a uc r'es or a failure In the degree that It La efficient, prudent, economical, hon est and fe. Theodore Roosevelt once said that the Oregon system Is an experiment, and that Its success must be measured .wholly by its results. No more obvi ous truth was ever spoken. What has been the fruit of the Ore gon ustem as distinguished from old methods? Lower taxes for the Indi vidual citixen? Oreater security of life and property? More orderly processes i'f government? More strict adminis tration of Justice in the courts? Bet ter public ofTU-iaU? More faithful and useful public service by public em ployes? More comforts, conveniences. liberties, privileges, rignis ior dividual? ( The Oregonian will not attempt to answer the questions. But The Ore gonian is Just now Impressed greatly by the Imperative duty that devolves upon every citixen to do more for the public through the Oregon system than ha heretofore been done. The task of Judicious and discriminative selection of public officials Is again Im posed upon him. The Oregon legis lative nominees especially ought to be chosen with care and Judgment. Eighteen legislators are to be nomi nated In April for Multnomah alone. Heretofore we have sent men to Salem without respect to their qualification ot experience. Then we say that the legislative system la a. failure, because the legislatora are Incompetent and wasteful. But the responsibility for proper nominations rests with the people. That Is the Oregon system. If they do not discharge the function of direct nominations Intelligently and faithfully, the Oregon system is a fail ure. The foundation of government is the men who make up the government. The beginnings of the Oregon system ate the nominations for office. We have no right to complain of results if we act unwisely and without due re flection In picking the fit from the unfit at the outset. ' THE COLOML-8 KBW PI.SC'OV CRT. When Colonel Roosevelt finally threw his hat Into fhe ring and an nounced nhnself a candidate for the Republican nomination, he found that conventions had been called for the election of delegates in a number of the states. ut that In a few states delegates were to be elected at direct primaries whereat Republican voters were to express their preference for a Presidential candidate, lie demanded that all states should adopt the latter method of expressing their choice. He asked that those states which adhered to the old convention system should change the rules after the game was begun. ' "Twas not ever thus. In 104. when he himself was seeking the nomina tion, and in 190S. when he was seek ing It for Tuft, he had no word of com plaint against the convention system, no word of condemnation for official pressure In the South, which he now accuses Taft of exercising. It was good enough for him then, when he had the power of office and could exercise pressure himself. Only since he quar reled with Taft and saw a chance to win popular favor by declamatory speeches In fsvor of novel and revo lutionary measures, which he miscalls reforms, has he become Impressed with the innate vlclousness of the convention system and with the mer its of the Presidential primary. The Colonel's charge that official pressure Is being used In behalf of Taft In the South is flatly denied by Joseph . Manning, a Republican leader of Birmingham, Ala., who op posed Taft In 10 but nw supports him. and who said to the Boston Tran script: Th charge that Tart la uatna nla pat nnaa to nerur hla ranemtnatlon. axe ahao lataly falae. Ther never araa lesa Padaral InSuanra uaetf In the South than at the prea .nl time. trndvr Rdowv.ii it was at Ita li.tsnt. radar hta Admlnlatimtiao. a publlo ftrlal wha oppoaad hint waa removed from efftra. There are s number of public ofn ria!a today who oppoee Taft. but tbar atlll rr'ala tbrlr poattlona That la the Tad aiu tuda. Roosevelt has had things his way in North Dakota, so far as regards the method of electing delegates, and has heard from the people of that state, w ho have spoken In no uncertain tone. He will hear from Wisconsin on April S. and may expect again to be repu diated as the insurgent leader In favor of La Follette: from Oregon and Ne braska on April It. when he has little to hope for from Oregon, though he may get some comfort from Nebraska; from California, where the women vot ers have taken up the cudgels for Taft, on May 14: and from New Jersey, where the drift of pseudo-progresslv-l-ra is all to Governor Wilson, on Mit 21. When the Colonel has heard from all the states he may again become Impressed with the merits of the con vention system, which was so satisfac tory to him in 104 and 1J0S. and may find In the Presidential primary vices which have not yet been revealed to him. The special edition of the Coos Bay Times, Mr. M. C. Maloneys paper at Marshfield. la a remarkable product of a "country" printing office. It con tains forty-four pages on book paper. profusely Illustrated to show the re- sources or t ool t ounty. in tne minas cf many that county Is devoted to lum ber exclusively, but this Issue of the Times has facts and pictures to show just what la being done In agriculture id dairying, mining, fishln;. fruit ralsin. and all the combinations of diversified Industry that sustain a region of Oregon, that Is an empire In Itseif. At prenent navigation Is Us sole outlet, but the railroad Is going in apace, and when communication lia!l be established the land will come Into li own. In the meantime the world will know through the efforts of. men like the Maloney of what awatts the horneseeker and Investor on 'oo Pay. the coming region of Oregon. B1 KNK AND THK, PARTY. Senator Bourne. Irsues a long ad dress to the people of Oregon, which we find faithfully reproduced in the Salem Capital Journal. We have perused the document from beginning to end wherein to find any suggestion I or Intimation or declaration by the Senator that he Is a candidate ror tne Ftepubllcan nomination, before a Re publican primary, or that he has any lnteret whatever in the platform or principles or record or organixation or future or present or past of the Re publican party. But we do find these significant sentences, among many others: lieroanlllnc the evlla of Iha mlaiiae of Fad -ral pafronaae oa Tabruanr 2". lull. 1 -IH.rro In the Senata a aevera but deaervad rr.Knin.nl of Iha political methorta of the I'resMent ... If the people of lron deaire a one of thalr federal repreaentatlvei a man who la a aubeervlant follower of tba -residcnt or any other Individual regardless of what ha bellovea to be their wishes or hla oan convictions. th had baltar select soma other man for my plac. The people ef Oregon do not require that any Senator be a subservient fol lower of the President; but they de sire the President :o have his support In the great matters of policy and principles to which both are com mitted through the party organixation to which both belong. .Else why the party? It ahould never be forgotten by the people of Oregon that Jonathan Bourne, nominated In 1908 by a bare plurality, over four other candidates at a Republican primary with less than a third of the total Republican vote, made his appeal to party as the regular party nominee for election; and party, and party alone, elected him. Now he repudiates party. Very well. Let him. But why should Bourne think that party will not repudiate him? TAKING (ARK OF THK BABY. Mrs. Zena " Hartwell Wallace has contributed a suggestion of some im portance and much Interest to the current discussion of the suffrage problem. At a conference of the Meth odist Church In Kansas City, Kan., the Inquiry arose. "What shall be done with the baby while Its mother goes to vote?" The question is an old one and had excited deep disturbance in many minds, particularly In mlnda opposed to women's voting. The baby walling all by Itself in the lonesome home while the mother gaily gads away to the polls has been the cause of more tears than almost any other earthly object. The baby walling for food while the father gambles away his week's earnings In the saloon Is not nearly so pathetic. Mrs. Wallace mentions two ways of providing for the welfare of the baby while Its mother goes to vote. She can, firstly, leave It at home, or sec ondly, she can take It along. If left at home the baby would naturally need some attentlqn in her absence. This point has not escaped Mrs. Wal lace's notice. She points out that papa can hurry back after casting his vote and rock the cradle while mamma puts on her bonnet and shawl and runs down to the polling place. Since the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, this plan would naturally prove attractive to the head of the family who Is usually avid of power. If not left at home the baby can be taken alons; to the tent, barn or saloon where the votes are to be de posited. This would necessitate the purchase of a perambulator If the family does not possess one already, and the accumulation of perambu lators In the vicinity of the polls would perhaps In time become a nuisance. Unscrupulous politicians might con struct a barrier of perambulators ar ranged so cunningly that timid citi zens would be deterred from ap proaching to cast their votes. We should thus have a female contingent of plug uglies accomplishing their ne farious purposes with perambulators. Innocent in appearance, but highly dangerous to public morals. After ripe consideration of the sub ject, we are convinced that the habit of taking bablee to the polls would in troduce dangerous opportunities of corruption and Intimidation. For our part we should favor Mrs. Wallace's first suggestion. Let the fathers, hurry back home and take care of the poor little things. HOOI, tiAROKM CONTlaTri. Numerous grade and high schools In the smaller cities and in the rural districts of Oregon have been devoting; a part of their efforts to practical In struction In agricultural pursuits. It Is gratifying to learn that the effort is growing not only there, but that it will not be left wholly to those com munities. It Is possible and prac ticable to devote a share of the time of school instructors to similar work In the densely populated urban districts. Oarden school contests have been car ried out in several large Eastern cities where available landa are not so plen tiful as in Portland. Necessarily the work there has benn confined almost solely - to encouraging the growing of vegetables and flow era by the school children. At that it not only promotes the health of the children, but encourages knowl edge and Interest In soil tillage. If It Is m-lse to Instill a love for agricultural pursuits and a knowledge of their im portance In the child of the rural dis tricts. It Is also Important that the city child who may have a latent adapt ability and liking for farming should be encouraged In the formative period. Moreover, the coming citixen of the metropolis, with scarcely an exception, will find the knowledge of gardening a ' profitable and healthful accom plishment. In comparison with what has been accomplished in Eastern cities, the movement In Portland promises to be on an ambitious scale. For example, the Garden School Contest Association of the Woodlawn School has obtained a tract of two and one-half acres for the use of children whose parents' homes provide no opportunities for gardening. Patrons as well as In structors of the school have been en listed. Not only will the work on the specially provided tract be super vised, but directors in the movement will vLtlt the home plots and lend their advice and assistance. The schools that take up the movement will offer tk.ii. Awn rtrizea th nrlzewlnners there will compete with each other; and the winners of the city prizes will exhibit their products at the state fair. The outlining of the work contem plated should Interest the whole com munity, and the community's aid is needed. There are a doxen Incidental expenses that must be provided, and In large part they will have to be met by subscription. Doubtle the plan will appeal to everyone who can af ford to assist In the enterprise. It would be a natural sequence If the promoters of the plan should also turn their attention to the beautifying of the school grounds. And why not? CII'CI'T Or MINlMt'M WACIt BILL. Passage of the minimum wage bill for coal miners in the British House of Commons Is ominous of the extreme measures to which a government may be driven. In the words of Mr. Balfour, bv "a single organixation, acting with in lis legal powers, threatening to par alyxe the whole trade of the country." When such a condition arises, and the legal powers of the organisation in question Include political power In the lawmaking body, but one course seems to be open to the government. That Is. to embody in law the princi ple or the demands of the organization. This victory of the miners must In evitably encourage other British labor organizations to demand the estab lishment by law of a minimum wage for their trades. The employers' may then demand that the government fix a minimum selling price for their products, as the logical sequence of a minimum wage. But what would be done when the actual price, as fixed In the world's markets, fell below the legal minimum? The employers might then suspend operations. Imposing Idleness and distress on a large num ber of people and might refuse to re open their factories unless the gov ernment would buy the product at the minimum price. If the government were driven to yield by the necessities of a crisis similar to the present there would be but a short step to govern ment ownership and operation of the factories. The socialist heaven on earth would then be attained and we should see how close a resemblance it bore to the place of eternal punish ment. This British crisis and its solution are a warning to us that no organiza tion or combination of any kind should be allowed to gain such power within the law that the government must bar gain with it In order that the nation's activities may not be suspended, the nation's life not Imperiled. In medie val times the nations of Europe fell under the dominance of ecclesiastical power; in these days they are in dan ger of dominance by the power of ag gregated wealth or of the serried ranks of labor. A neceaity of the In dependence of any government Is that it shall have greater power than any part of the nation, that a part shall not be able to dominate the whole. This is the principle underlying public op position In this country to the trusts, which by the weight of money and by cunning and legal chicane have set themselves above the law; of public opposition to dynamite conspiracies in the name of labor, which have sought by destruction of life and property to secure a like immunity from legal con trol. When such combinations are able to defy the government or com pel the government to do their will, they are In effect the government and the legally existing government sur vives only at their pleasure. BJORN SON'S I.BTTERN. BJornstJerne BJornson's letters to his daughter Bergliot were at first printed privately In an edition of no more thsn fifty copies, but as soon as the admirers of the Norwegian na tional writer found that the precious documents were in print the demand became so large that she waa finally moved to publish them. They are now accessible to all the world and through them It Is possible to obtain a much more Intimate knowledge of the great poet, novelist and dramatist than any former sources of information afford ed. Bergliot was studying singing in Paris under the famous teacher Mad ame Marchesl when most of the let ters were written, though some of them are of later date. In 1892 BJornson's daughter was married to Ibsen's son Sigurd and some of the letters were written after that event. BJornson made a lecture tour In the United States in 18 SO and Sigurd Ib sen was connected with the diplomatic corps at Washington for a number of years, so that Americans may feel that they have some connection, remote though It may be. with the life of the Norwegian author and statesman. BJornstJerne BJornson was endeared to the Norwegian nation almost as much by his political activities as by his writings. From his boyhood he advocated radical social theories and took the side of the revolutionary' Re publicans in politics. He agitated for the Independence of Norway at a time when it was half a crime to think of separation from Sweden. His writings and speeches taught the people what their rights were and how they could be secured. When finally Norway be came an Independent country with a King of Its own more credit for the achievement waa accorded to BJorn son than to any other man. He will be remembered not only as the most truly national of Norwegian authors, but. In a certain sense, as the Father of his Country. It is as much on ac count of his patriotic triumphs as be cause of hla books that the "mention of hla name In a gathering of his coun. trymen is like the hoisting of the na tional flag." BJornson means Norway and modern Norway waa more com pletely typified and expressed by BJomson than by any other man. Henrlk Ibsen waa really a foreigner to the great mass of the Norwegian people. He waa born In the country, to be sure, and passed hla youth there. When he went abroad It was by the aid of a stipend from the state. But Ibsen did not like the Norwegians. He spent the greater part of his life tn other lands, only returning to Nor way for brief visits, and his first great successes were won In foreign thea ters. BJornson, on the other hand, always dwelt among his own people. He was a good traveler and made a Journey early In life. Just as Ibsen did. on money provided by the state, but he never found foreign parts more congenial than Norway. BJornson at tained literary success earlier than Ibsen and was In a position to render effectual aid to the latter In the bitter struggles of his younger days. In fact BJornson was Instrumental in procuring for Ibsen the allowance from the Storthing on which he made his trip to Italy. The two .writers remained friends for a time, but final ly a coolness arose between them. ow. lng perhaps to Ibsen's cantankerous disposition-. It is said by some that the author of "Brand" and "Peer Gynt" felt more or less envy at the rapid and brilliant success of his rival. For a few years the two eminent Nor wegians were estranged, but as' they approached old. age the Intimacy of their youth was renewed. Ibsen never became as popular as BJornson in Norway, partly because his themes were not so intimately con nect . with the life of the people, partly because they were frequently repellent In themselves. But In the great world of letters Ibsen holds the hisher rank. BJornson had to pay the penalty of his local vogue. The quali ties in hU work and' personality which endeared his' books to the Norwegians somewhat diminished their impor tance on the wider stage of the world. Ibsen's appeal is to humanity, while BJornson's is to Norway. The latter is a patriot, the former a cosmopoli tan.' BJornson was by far the moat versatile of the two authors. He wrote novels, plays, poems and speeches and attained eminence in all these fields of literature. Some of his dramas are extremely popular, while his novels rank with the best of the last century. Ibsen wrote poetry as well as ,prose plays, but his short productions in verse are not thought to rival the best of BJornson's. On the other hand. BJornson never composed a work which can compare in depth of phi losophical and social significance with Ibsen's Brand. In the drama for the stage Ibsen was easily BJornson's master, as he was the master of all writers since Shakespeare. His fame grows as the years pass instead of waning like that of smaller men. The social gospel which Ibsen taught did not differ es sentially from BJornson's. Both men were intensely "modern." They were tinged more or less deeply with Nietzsche's anarchistic philosophy, and few of the institutions which exist fully satisfied them. BJornson was quite as radical as Ibsen on the sub ject of marriage, for instance. Noth ing short of a voluntary union between husband and wife which could be sev ered at the will of either party would have come up to their ideal, or down to it if you like. But BJornson avoid ed the gloom which seems to overhang much of Ibsen's most telling work. He was often tragic, but seldom de pressing, while one feels occasionally as if depression were Ibsen's most characteristic mood. M. A. Miller has as much riftht lo be elected to the Vnited States Senate as any other man. The Orenonlan la continually emitting ridicule at his candidacy Vet. the Tribune opines, ha compares favorably with Henator Bourne or Chamberlain. Lebanon Tribune. Emit ridicule at jthe pride of Leb anon? Never. The Oregonian denies It, and calls for proof. Would-be Sen ator Miller possesses the esteem and regard of The Oregonian in the fullest measure. He compares favorably more than favorably with Senators Bourne and Chamberlain. The Ore gonian never damned him with such faint praise as mere equality with the present Senators. The Chicago Association of Com merce not only opposes discrimination between American and foreign ships using the Panama Canal, but recom mends that coastwise traffic, which will include a large proportoln of the canal traffic, be placed under the jur isdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Since coastwiae vessels compete with railroads. It is but Just that they should be subject to the same regulation. Students of eugenics will draif- em phatic lessons from the case of the Humphrys brothers, who are both con fessed murderers of the most shocking; type. Eugenics teaches that It is bet ter to prevent such monsters from coming Into the world than to permit them to lead destructive lives and finally execute them. The true may to deal with crime is to stop the propa gation of tainted Individuals. A communication to a Detroit paper suggests that our restless ex-President betake himself to restless Mexico, which needs the guiding hand of a masterful man. become a candidate for dictator and restore tranquillity to that country with the prospect of founding a dynasty. Has this man a grudge against Roosevelt or against Mexico? Was the sugar trust, which con spired to control competing refineries In order to close them, a good trust in the Colonel's estimation? He brought no suit for its dissolution, but left that work to Taft, who is doing It manfully. In spite of his alleged re actionary tendencies. In what old-style politicians would call the fc-ood old times voters took whisky bottles to the poll9 with them. In the good new times of woman suf frage, women propose to substitute babies. There may be as much dis cord 'If the babies cry. but it will be of higher quality. Dr. Wiley as a private citizen Is likely to have more terrors for vio lators of the pure-food law than he had as a Government official. His resignation haa taken off his official muzzle and enabled him to give the adulterators needed but dreaded pub licity. Plain-clothes men. under orders to shoot to kill, will try to suppress the tong war at San Francisco, but the effort will have little effect. The Chi nese gunman Is a killer who essays to kill and will fight until he Is dead. There is all the difference in where you are located. In the St. Louis coun try yesterday people suffered the dis comfort of snow and sleet. In Oregon Spring plowing waa uncomfortably warm work. There need be little fear of anything revolutionary In equal suffrage. Wom en are a great deal like men in poll tics. Already are there Insurgents in the ranks of near-voters. The newsboy entitled to the 850 re ward for return of the gtld watch showed his business instinct In insist ing on the 2 cents for the paper. The "sawed-offs" in Oregon Uni versity have organized a multum in parvo frat. Just to demonstrate what there Is in them. Pomona Grange, of Multnomah, Joins the list on record as opposed to single tax as Inimical to interests of the farmer ' Killing of girl babies in China will cease, now that woman la a voter. Press and Politics Oretcon Xewapapern Comment om Presidential and Senatorial Campaigns. Selling Is Favorite. Tillamook Headlight. Ben Selling appears to be a strong favorite in this neck of the woods for the Republican nominee for United States Senator. Wastebasket Yawns for Literature. Weston Leader. The leader is overwhelmed with Woodrow Wilson and Champ Clark literature: that is, .it would be over whelmed If It did not have a conveni ent depository for this sort of plunder. Selling- Logical Candidate. The Dalles Optimist. People who desire the defeat of Bourne should get behind Selling, re gardless of personal preferences or sec tionalism, and thus bring about the end which the majority of the people, want. Betrayal of Frlenda Condemns Him. Heppner Gazette-Times. Roosevelt has many very admirable qualities, but the easy way he has of going back on his friends on the plea of standing by the people( should rele gate him to the rank and file of the "has beens." Hooaevelt Loalna- Groand. St. Helens Mist. Kach day it becomes more apparent that Roosevelt will not be able to se cure the nomination. Applying the rule of elimination to the case, the conclu sion must be that Taft will be the Re publican nominee. Will Be Taken at His Word. Dallas Observer. It Is evident that the Sage of Oyster Bay is not so popular as he once was. The average American Is perfectly will ing to take him at his word, and see to It that he is not a candidate in 1912, just as he has told us all along, that he would not be. Call for T. R- Imanln.ry. Weston Leader. The trouble with Roosevelt is that he mistakes the voice of the people crying for his return to the White House as the roar of Niagara, when it is really but the murmur of a water fall. Taft will in all present likeli hood be the Republican nominee. Selling; Haa Warm Heart. - Sutherlin Sun. Perhaps no man In Oregon has given more of his money and time In aid of those In need than Ben Selling. His heart and soul Is with every worthy object and his candidacy for the United States Senate will no doubt receive a strong indorsement at the primaries In April. T. R.'n Press) Agent Also Strenuous. Eugene Guard. "Strenuous Teddy" has a press agent that certainly should please him. One mail yesterday brought to this desk seven separate letters containing cam paign press matter from the Roosevelt headquarters in Washington, attacking the various weak points of the Taft ad ministration. Where Bourne's Record la Known. Newberg Graphic. Senator Bourne is just now interesting himself in the enforcement of the cor rupt practice act in Oregon, so the word comes from Washington. All of which may sound well at the National Capi tal, but here at home, where Jonathan has a record behind him well. It is enough to make a horse laugh. Voters Have Great Opportunity. Canby Irrigator. The people now have the opportun ity of electing to the United States Senate one of the very best men Ore gon has ever sent to the National Capitol, and if the voters do not nom inate and elect Ben Selling to that high position, they will be overlook ing one of the best chances they ever had to assist Oregon and also the Na tion. Selling' Fltnesa Proved. Pilot Rock Record. Ben Selling has not considered hlm-self-any too good to give up his time and talents to service in the Oregon Legislature, where he was given an op portunity to show his fitnt-ss for a seat in the United States Senate. His record as a legislator is an honorable one and there Is every reason to believe his record. In Washington will be equally honorable. Third Term Sfot Bagaboo. Hood River News. A third term might, Indeed, be no more objectionable than a 13th. but it would be a long step In the direction of the monarchy which would have be come established by the time the 13th term were reached, and an equally long step away from the republican prin ciples enunciated by the founders of the Nation, the same principles whose Justice was recognized by Roosevelt in November, 1908. Tide Drifting to Selling. Newberg Graphic. Since Ben Selling announced his can didacy for the United States Senate It Is evident that things have been drift ing his way at a rapid rate. Selling has a clean record In private as well as In public, life, and In politics he is re garded as honest and efficient. All these qualities are worthy of consid eration In the selection of a man to fill this high office at the Nation's Capitol. "Select" Campaign Commended. Tillamook Herald. We doubt whether there has ever been another Senatorial campaign in the United States, wherein the burden of the election has been thrown entire ly upon the people, so 'far as the lead ing candidate Is concerned. As far as Mr. Bourne Is concerned no pressure whatever will be brought to bear to Influence the voter. This Is as It should be and Mr. Bourne should be highly commended for the advanced step he Is taking in regard to this, matter. Oregon Cltlaen Will Succeed Bourne. Amity Standard. For the past five years Jonathan Bourne has squirmed around in the of ficial capacity of United States Sena tor from Oregon. During that time he has left no footprints on the sands of time that will make future history for the state or National. His successor is now a question for the people to de cide, and It is taken for granted that he will be a man much more Interested In Oregon and its people than has the gentlemanly representative who now is masquerading under an Oregon toga. Record Makes Selling Trustworthy. Grants Pass Observer. Ben Selling, long established busi ness man of Portland, and prominent in state politics as a progressive, is a candidate for the very Important of fice of United States Senator, which has been abused for six years past by the incapacity of Jonathan Bourne. The record of Mr. Selling places him before the people of Oregon as an able, trustworthy and desirable representa tive of the state at Washington, and thousands of leading citizens have, by letter, expressed their confidence in him. Diagnosis and Cure By Dean Collins. A fable: Once there was a man Blew down the street; And work, which was a-seeking him. He chanced to meet. He paused to say nor "Tea!" nor "Nay!" But beat it back the other way, With hasty feet. Work sought him long, but he was wise And every sight He caught of it, "Not you," he cried, "But something light." And finally, tn mood perverse. As "Doctor of the Universe," He tried his might. From soap-box rostrum he fulumned His scorn of things. And showed all flaws, from cabbages Clean up to kings; If Denmark had a rotten spot. He dropped upon it like a shot With buzzard wings. From A to Z he diagnosed, And back to A. And then to Z again rehearsed His minor lay. He marked diseases bad and worse. And showed the whole blamed universe In a bad way. While thus he diagnosed with zeal, Another wight Found work, and in a quiet way He turned his might With silent care to cure the woes The other labored to disclose, And set things right. "Come lend a hand," he bade the first, "To smooth each quirk And kink that In the universe Finds place to lurk." The soap-box doctor proudly rose: "Tut tut! 1 only diagnose; Leave that to work!" Portland, March 21. SOLUTION OF PROBLEM IS HARE). Corvallls Writer Suggests That Mayor Be Given Time to Curb I. W. W. CORVALLIS. Or., March 21. (To the Editor.) Considerable has been said in The Oregonian in regard to the "out law" movement In Portland and else where, but hope you can give me space to air my opinion on the subject. I don't believe I have ever visited Portland but what I heard one or more of these outcasts addressing a crowd, and have wondered that it should be allowed. But calm consideration of the matter convinces a person that it Is a delicate subject. I know how I feel when I hear such treasonable talk, and am not surprised that the citizens of Portland are sore over It: still I don't believe it is just the thing to call the Mayor a coward, at least yet. It Is something like criticising an um pire at a baseball game: It Is one thing to question his decisions from the side lines and another thing to stand In the diamond and give them. The late President -McKinley was called a coward in 1S9S. while his rec ord would indicate that he was any thing but a coward, and I am inclined to think that if some of the gentlemen who Insisted upon declaring war against Spain had been drafted into the service and gone to Cuba or were In that first expedition to the Philip pines, they would have given the mat ter a little more consideration. As far as I am concerned, I do not know anything about the Mayor of Portland, but I do know and feel that the soapbox artists should be made to move on, and keep moving, and if something Is not done by the authori ties very soon the people may have to resort to the scheme of the early days, when vigilance committees were or ganized where the law could not be carried out. and they sure made some good citizens. I sometimes feel that these people who carry on In this treasonable man ner are to be pitied, were it not for the fact that they are dangerous, for it may be that they are brooding over soma Imaginary wrong and are "loco." We all sympathize with any one who is mentally unbalanced. but they should not be allowed to run loose. The "Red House" is the place for such folks. T. FITZGERALD. RF.LIGIOX IV SVFFRAGK SPF.KCHKS Writer Pleada for Separation of Creeds and Polities. PORTLAND, March 21. (To the Kli tor.) Now that the battle for woman suffrage is on, pray let ua separate religion from politics.. All women are being urged to gird on their armor in this fight, and if we want them gen erally we must keep away from creeds. There are many of our Jewish wo men who wish to attend the suffrage meetings and possibly- might become earnest workers, provided somebody else's religious beliefs were not' thrust upon them all the time. The reason for this communication is the fact that a prominent woman speaker at a suffrage meeting recent ly wandered so much Into the realm of religion as to cause an enthusiastic woman listener to ejaculate frequently, "Amen! Amen!" Whereupon some ladles, Jewish and others, said: "We thought .ve were at a suffrage meet ing, but it scorns this is next door to a prayer meeting."- In all due reverence, let me say all human beings hope for salvation, but the way to that end Is approached by many paths, and all are free to select which they like. This avotdance of re ligious topics should apply to all clubs, also, unless specially organized for re ligious discussion and religious pur poses. NINA LA ROW K. New Special Features for- The Sunday Oregonian Which Shall I Wed? First of several contributions on courtship and marriage, by the noted writer, Laura Jean Libby. This is a frank discussion of the various eligibles from a woman's point of view. Elaborately illustrated. Holding Down the Philippines It is an arduous task and there is a fight almost every day, with some primitive outlaw class. Illus trated with striking photos. New Farm Treasures Government experts have scoured ihe world and have brought to the United States many new and profitable plants, which are described in a half page that will interest every one. Christy Mathewson The Giant's star pitcher in the ninth of his series of baseball articles, continues to hold the keenest interest of everyone that ever saw a baseball game. Fables in Slang George Ade writes for Sunday 's Oregonian what may well be labeled the livest and funniest of his new series. Pictures by Albert Levering. Wedded in a Russian Prison An illustrated article from a Mos cow correspondent that reads stranger than fiction. It is a graphic account of a woman's devotion and shows that love continues to laugh at locksmiths. ' Two Complete Short Stories Illustrated. The Jumpups Another social venture brings further discomfort to Mr. Jumpup and mortification to his pretty wife. New adventures by the Comic Supplement characters. MANY OTHER ATTRACTIVE FEATURES. Order Today From Your Newsdealer. k Half a Century Ago From The Oregonian of March 24, 1862. The dispatches of March 5 inform us that the work of driving the rebels out of Kentucky Is so thoroughly accom plished that no passes are required to travel In any portion of that state. Our troops nad marched into Columbus after its evacuation, and 2000 infantry and 400 cavalry now govern that stronghold. Andy Johnson, confirmed as a Brigadier-General, has formally accepted the military Governorship of Tennessee. On March 10 Manassas was formally occupied by our troops. The flank of the position was turned the day that Banks poured his troops west, of the Blue Ridge. From all along the Poto mac the rebel army is falling back. Commodore Dupont's expedition from Tort Royal acainst Brunswick. Ga., and Fernandina. Fla., was a complete suc cess. Brunswick was abandoned hy the enemy at our approach. All the pun boats but one then pushed on to Fer nandina. Fort Clinch was easily taken. Mr. George F. Thomas, for a long time agent for the stage company at Salem, has put on a line of stages from The Dalles to the Deschutes, which he In tends to superintend personally. Mr. George E. Gilbert, of this city, will take his place at Salem, and Mr. A. G. Rich ardson, one of the directors of the com pany, who arrived on the last steamer, will hereafter act as agent at Portland. Mr. William A. Daly, recently one of the proprietors of the Advertiser, starts this morning for the Salmon River mines. A crowded house greeted Mr. Beattv on Saturday night, the occasion of his benefit. The Oregonians will give a vocal con cert at the Methodist Church tonight. The voters of North Portland pre cinct met and organized by appointing A. B. Hallock chairman and L. Ander son secretary. The meeting proceeded to select by ballot 19 delegates to the county convention. J. Failing and t. G. Reed acting as tellers. The following gentlemen were declared duly elected: G. H. Williams. A. M. Starr. S. G. Reed, A. B. Hallock, J. H. Mitchell, Philip AVasserman, S M. Smith. G. H. Thorn ton. S. R. Holcomb. C. Bills. H D. Plt tock. John McCraken, L. Anderson. A. Klfelt. J. R. Foster. A. J. Remington. E. W. Tracy, L. C. Potter, G. C. Robbins South Portland precinct meeting elect ed the following delegates: A C. R. Snaw. S. Coffin, A. C. Gibbs, John Ter williger. Israel Mitchell, D. S. Dicken son. E. D. Shattuck, Thomas H. Pearne, R. J. Ladd, C. S. Silvers. S. J. McCor mick. F. M. Arnold. Edward Long, II. A. Hogue. W. H. Andrews. E. J. Northrup, W. S. Hill, H. W. Corbett, R. D. Austin and D. H. Lownsdale. Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe When a man moves to a strange town, he hustles around and becomes acquainted: but his wife waits until people "call on her." A man who provides employment Is not a public benefactor; he doesn't pay enough. I have heard this all my life: "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" But I rare ly hear anyone say: "I'm ashamed of myself." You must blush while others boast. To have good taste is more import ant than to have a good time. A woman talks as Impressively about her "figure" as a politician talks about his platform. Are we parents occasionally very un reasonable with children because we are the biggest? I sometimes think so. Widows and books say the. way lo make a man follow you is to treat him with Indifference. But I never be lieved it. Many s row is avoided by the 6'cini sober thought that we can get even more satisfactorily behind his back. Occasionally a man is found who says he could not run a newspaper: but there never was a man who did not be lieve ho was full of quiet humor. The exchange of favors between kin is as unsatisfactory as the exchange of Christmas presents between friends. ITS TIME TO GO A-F1SHIV. BY H. E. WESTOATE. Get out your rod and tackle And prepare the luring flies, For it's time to go a-flshln' In the anglers' paradise: Drop some oil upon the bearings Of your last year's patent reel. And be sure there's nothin' missin When you pack the wicker creel. Test the lines for weakened places So the fish can't get away. For you know how that would vex you And the things which you would say; Try the pole before you pack It And ho sure It's good and strong. For the season soon will open And you'll want to join the throng See what time the trains are leaving For your fav'rlte anglln' haunts. Have your boots well oiled and ready 'Ero you start your Summer's Jaunts; Park some luncheon In the basket Where you know it can't fall out. For remember you'll be hungry After whippin' hours for trout.