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TTTK MOKXIXO OREGOMA5,' THURSDAY, MAY - 16. 1913. y Bit (Owtnmta'tt romuxD. otioo Rntr4 ,1 Portland. UtM fortoltw aa S.c-r.d cm Hoit.r. tiui.'i kio Invsrtanly la Aombc (T MAIU r-.r-r Ineloao. on, yr I without suadoj. ofio moat . 1 5 . I W :. oa, )HI ...... .r.u. or-, 1 .,F Lulu u Uk.. iox ,HT CAKK1CK.) r :r. f-ir.i1T infiU'iHl. ,o, yoer... , - ., s...4.. ir... -trf. J on, moolb. we Haw I, ,ll-S-nd P no1' H .r i;r erd.r or .rol cb loco! l.r.. Si.ir.oo. eolB or Cur-,f T ,! is. ..nd-r-. rn. Oi, pootoffico 4droo la r.;. lr.c.udlo: coaoly ond ototo. 4 coat. fM p.t. latn BmUm ortw, :n ... m .r. ii-un- uuuio. tamtmi oltl Rf" W . Und'iB. roRTLAM. THIH-DT. MAT I. the br.vnniTir drift io The pre-conventlon campaign baa two .tnking feature the drift of iern Republican to Roosevelt and of Northern Democrat to Clark. Just . strongly a--. Republican "progressive- tlock to RooevelU Just o trongly do old-line Democrats flock to Clark. But where are the Democratic pro gressive? Their Idol a few months BKO .remed to be Wilson, but In one late after another he ha been amotn ered by Clark ballot. At first bluh It would aeem that the progressive have deserted Wilson for CUrk. or that there are not aa many progres sives among the Democrat as the T"Le they have made suggested. There Is another explanation, how ever. In every normally Republican tut 'which has had Presidential rrl mariM the Democratic vote ha been so far below the usual voting strength of the party as either to argue a sur prising Indifference during a time or keen political excitement or to arouse a suspicion that lemocrat are doing as thry do in Oregon helping the Re publican to choose their nominee. The latter alternative is more proba Mv true. There is no Irreconcilable difference between the Bryan strip of Democracy, which ha taken up Wilson, and the Roosevelt stripe of Republicanism. In these days of loose party allegiance It I a plausible as sumption that a large proportion of the Bryan Democrats reaaoned that, next to a Democratic President. It was desirable to insure that any Republi can who might be elected should be a nearlv as possible tf like mind with themselves. Hence a large proportion of that element of the Democracy which would have piled up a great v..te for Rran at the primaries, had he been a declared candidate, moved temporarily Into the Republican camp and l-rt the old-line Democracy to pick the Democratic candidate. But why could not Wilson secure the vote of this element? Because he is too new to the rank and file of his party. Because he I too new a convert to so-called progressive poli cies. Because he Is not "a man of the people." like Roosevelt and Bryan, his pedagogic railing having disqualified him to rub elbows familiarly with the masses. Because the Hanrey episode and the Carnegie pension application revealtd a strain of wlf-seeklng. of cold Indifference to a faithful friend, which repelled the average man. These hist incidents have caused many iH-mncrats to fall away from Wilson and have added strenrth to Clark Just at the time when the rising tide of Rooseveltlsm offered another counter attraction. Thus It 1 that nark has been carry ing state after state until Wilson's hopes have faded away. Wilson only carried Oregon by default, for Clark made no real fight, and the professor's small plurality in such circumstance betrayed bis Inherent weakness. The old-line Democracy sees In Clark the antithesis to Roosevelt: the progres sive Demin-racy see In Roosevelt a better representative of lis Ideas than It sees In Wilson. The Wilson boom has therefore collapsed tinder simul taneous pressure from both sides. AH TO FARI.Y M KKIA.t:. lr. Benjamin Franklin. aMute phi losopher, publicist and political econ omist. Is on record with advice to young men to marry early. Being a cartful student of human nature, he was convinced that marriage was tho grand conservator of the morals of young men as well as a dependable ph steal a-set. nece.-u-ary to the wel fare of the race. He also thlmself one of thirteen or fourteen children of hts father' family) favored early marriage on the ground that they gave promise of larger families a great desideratum In the early days of the republic, but not so highly valued now. other things being equal. Dr. Frank, tin was right in his. advocacy of early marriages. Prudence In these latter das. however. Is at the helm. and. backed by medical science, warns against "oarrlage of the Immature as a meiuiti to the vigor of children that are born of them, to the health of the Immature mother and an undue tax upon the earring capacity of the .ung husband and father. The prop. o.lt!on In theory Is absolutely correct and commendable, but in practice often works out dismally In an over worked oung mother, an overtaxed ourg father and a brood of children, many of whom have been deprived of the birthright of affectionate welcome and care and comfort during child hood. The rrl e thus paid for the protec tion of the young man from bodily contamination through probable moral delinquency Is a heavy one. Why not. Instead of this, teach him to rise above and overcome the temptation that beset adolescence and look to mar riage a fw years" later1 possibly by the time be is 15 with a young worn, an whose body has been allowed to mature raturally and who w'.ll bring health and responsibility to the duty of bearing and bringing up children? Early marriage, not Immature mar riage. Is the watchword of happy homes and the welfare of the race. Dr. Fisher, physical director of the T. M. C. A, In hi address to young- men last Sunday on the "Psychology of M trrlage." reckoned wisely when h said that the home more than any thing else gives stability to character. But when he adds that men should marrv early In life, the term "early" should not be maile to specify an Im mature age. It is not necessary In defense of this last assertion to say more than that a boy-husband pre supposes a child-wife and that found ing homo upon the uulabla pillar t ..r. SjnJ Inc.tJ. ISrw "M; un.l. ir.ciu-J on, momtt.... t . r. t.u-t ; I ,i.t. :'ot (-jDd,ir. montni w represented by boyhood and girlhood 1 an experiment that In the very na ture of thing forbode failure, or w hich, at leant, doe not presage hap piness to the pair nor a home. In the protective and wisely-governed sense, to the children who are born into It. Marriage in early manhood and ear ly womanhood; marriage the corner stone of which I mutual love that Is grounded In sufficient acquaintance between the pair to Insure It continu ance and growth: marriage the Incen tive to w hich Is a desire for home and children, rather than the animal Im pulse that seeks thereby a legitimate means of expression. I to be encour aged and commended. Quoting Dr. Fisher again. ome of the noblest things In life are realized from the sacrifice and struggles together of a young man and a young woman who have assumed the duty of setting up and making a home and rearing a family. The task Is one which chil dren should not attempt: it Is one which normal ycung men and women who have come to years of account ability seldom do. and never should. hlrk. TIHK tVR A NEW PARTY? The Oregon Ian Is not able to agree with Mr. Oray. who writes a temper ate and Interesting letter today, from the standpoint of a Republican who thinks that the only progressive He publican Is the antl-Taft Republican, that the Presidential fight Is not In the smallest degree personal. To The Oregonlan It appears that the bitter contention between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft Is In the highest degree per sonal. The spectacle of the man who more than all other is responsible for Mr. Taft as President repudiating hi own handiwork, traversing his own opinion, abusing his own protege, calling upon the country to rescue Itself from the consequence of his own sad mlsjudgment as to Taft by putting him In position to repeat hi mistake or make other more serious mistakes. Is shocking and humiliating. If the present methods of nominat ing a President are reactionary, then the Republican party has always been reactionary, and It 1 not the party of progress Mr. Oray fancies It has been. Mr. Roosevelt used them to nominate Mr. Taft. he would use them again to defeat Mr. Taft. If he could. He pro tests against them this time because they are not his tool. That la all. But we do not say the steam-roller is defensible or that the Southern del egate Is not corrupt, unreliable and pestiferous. The procured Southern vote In Republican conventions has ever been an abuse, a nuisance, a re proach. But It Is to a great extent offset by the other abuse and reproach of Democrats. Socialist and political nondescript going Into a Republican Presidential primary and Influencing the result there. If Taft relle on the steam roller. Roosevelt I backed up by the Interfering and Invading horde of political guerillas who break in and vote where they do not belong. If the way to reform the Republican party 1 destroy It. Colonel Roosevelt appears to be doing a first-rate Job. Perhapa the time Is here for a new party and to consign the old to the scrap-heap. We will not quarrel with Mr. Gray about It. We can stand It If lie and other like him can. ROY MTOt'T AM l.lt RMAVKRS. Had the Boy rVout of Hood River not been given the military- training against which the Socialists and I. W. W. declaim, they could not have saved their comrade from drowning. That training prompted Simpson to call on his companion to form a living chain when he found himself alone unable to rescue Kuril and It prompted them to respond promptly. It had taught them exactly what to do when called upon for help and had taught them to do It quickly and efficiently without the loss of one preclou second. Boy Scout training had Instructed the boys what to do In order to expel the water from the drowning boys' lung and to revive them after dragging them to shore. This Incident is a practical demon stration that the Boy Scout are not a military', but a peaceful organization. They apply what is useful in military training to the preservation Instead of the destruction of life. They turn mil itary training to peaceful, human uses. This is not to say that. If the coun try called upon Its citizens to fight In Its defense, the Boy Scouts would not respond. They are taught not only to become useful, humane citizens In time of reace, but patriotism also. This teaching Is what Inspires the hatred of Socialists and Industrial Workers. Not that these organiza tions love peace: they stir up a world wide war of class against class, so bit ter and so all-embracing that it ig nores all national boundaries. The votaries of the red flag hate the stars and stripes because this National flag sets loyalty to country above strife be tween classes and claims the loyalty alike of rich and poor, of capitalist and workman. I the Nation called on Its citizens to fight, the Boy Scout would respond as individuals, not as an organization and would be the better soldiers for that military train ing which was given them solely for use In the arts of peace. But the Boy Scout are not patriot of the Hobson type, who seek every pretext for war. By correspondence and visits between Scouts of different nations they aid in removing misun derstandings and promoting a good understanding between nations. They thus aid In removing the first begin nings of the causes of war and are a powerful Influence for peace. THE HMKTEltK EARNS HIS IAXD. Senator Borah's Indignant protest against the obstacle opposed to the passage of the three-year homestead bill by Congress will find an echo In the heart of every true Western man. It should Inspire the Western delega tions In Congress to combine their forces and drive the bill through, in spite of the objections of Secretary Fisher. It has passed both houses and 1 hung up In conference by Wilson' opposition, which Inspires fear of a Presidential veto. Borah made a strong, new argument for the bill and against the Fisher amendments when he pointed out that the restrictions proposed by Fisher were In the Interest of the man with money and of the speculator and against the Interest of the man who goes out Into the wilderness to earn a home with his hands. Fisher, who Is deeply Imbued with the Plnchot con servatlvon Idea, regards a gift the grant of a homestead to a man who live on and cultivates It. It 1 not a gift: It is the wages of a man' labor. The homesteader take worthless, un productive land and makes it valua ble. He Increases the supply of food when we are all crying out about It high, price due to a scant upply. II ' take land which contribute nothing I - J- i (K. n.onU or to I the revenue of tta and Nation, and ! make It contribute to both. When a measure of such obvlou I Justice 1 obstructed. It advocate are Justified In resorting to drastic mean Ir. order to overcome the obstacle. The rule of Congress allow of the re sort to such means, and Borah and his associate are familiar with those rules. I I FRtnrRirx vin at dkxmakk. i King Frederick VIII of Denmark wa I years old when he ascended the throne In 10. HI unexpected death brings to an end a reign which has been brief Indeed, but remarkably beneficent to hi country. Frederick" father. Christian IX. became Kln in 181 and reigned for forty-three years. The Danish King are consti tutional monarch of an admirably liberal and enlightened character. They possess a veto upon acts of Parliament, but. like the same power In England, It has fallen Into disuse and the crown has become a social rather than a po i lltlcal factor In the life of the Nation, j Frederick was a noted patron of scl ! ence and literature. He also promoted ' Intelligently the great work of popular education and agricultural reform. Denmark has the best rural high schools of any country- They have successfully attacked the problem of combining Instruction In agriculture with the so-called general information studies. They are attended by a large I percentage of the adolescent popula tion and have made Danish dairying and cattle-raising the envy of the world. Within the last few years the Danes have carried out a project of reclaim ing the barren heath lands which cover a large portion of their country. These lands were anciently clothed with forests, but by reckless management they have been deprived of trees. The sea winds sweeping across them with unchecked violence seemed to make reforestation forever Impossible. The soil became unproductive, and thus a wide section of country" ' ,ost to Industry. For a long time after the Danes lost their southern province to Germany they were occupied with plana for revenge, but It finally oc curred to some of their enlightened statesmen thut by reclaiming the heaths they could win peacefully more territory than they had lost by war. The task began with many discour aging circumstances. At first It seemed impossible to find any variety of tree which would thrive on the wind-swept barrens, but finally ex periment showed that if two species of evergreens were planted together one would protect the other In Its early growth. After a few years the less valuable species could be cut out and the other would continue to grow. Thus the problem of reforestation was solved and Denmark gained a great area of fertile land for human habitation. Irrigation and scientific agriculture have made the heaths as productive as any sol) In the world. MKN AND RKIJ;lON. After seven months of extremely active service the Men and Religion Forward Movement Is now about to retire from the field and "give the local churches and denominational or ganization a chance to profit by what they have learned from it." If all the accounts are true, they have learned a good deal, and there Is some reason to hope that the lessons will not be forgotten Immediately. The discour aging feature of ordinary evangelistic work Is the ease and facility with which most of its results disappear as soon as the evangelist goes away. His converts slip back Into the ways of the world, the enthusiasm he has excited cools and fades, and the churches quickly resume their aspect of ancient and Imperturbable dullness. The Men and Religion Movement has succeeded In overcoming this tendency to lapse. What It has accomplished la likely to be permanent. There Is no ground whatever, for instance, to fear lest the Impulse toward unity which it has lm. parted to the churches will be lost. Since the movement began the churches of the various cities have learned the habit of working together for perfectly clear and definite pur poses, and we cannot believe that they will lose It again. The old evangelistic appeal, "Come to Jesus." did not mean anything very tangible. When the new convert had done his best to obey the call It was often difficult for him to feel that much had been accomplished. There was a sad lack of. definite purpose. When he had gone to the mercy seat and forsaken hia sins, the matter end ed. The Christian life stretched be fore him in a rather uninviting series of praera and sermons. The Men and Religion Movement does not permit its converts to dwell in any such lllu- j slon. It has vglven the churches to understand that Christian living means incessant work along many different lines. Perhaps Its most important achievement could be summed up In the phrase "externalizatlon of re ligion." It ha drawn the attention of devout people away from the path ology of their own souls and directed it to the needs of the world around them. Its formula of salvation seems to be that a person may best secure his passage to heaven by doing what he can to build up heavenly conditions on earth. The Men and Religion Movement makes social service the prime duty of the churches. It harks back to the precept of Jesus that he is the great est of all In the Kingdom who Is the servant of all. It repudiates the no Hon that the church militant Is or ever ought to be a "saints' rest." The saint will have plenty of time to rest after they get home. Here it Is their business to work and fight. Nobody Is to be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease if the Men and Religion Idea can be made to prevail. Every body must buckle on his armor and go down Into the field to take his part In the everlasting conflict with evil. The churches have been taught not only that there Is a tremendous social problem to be solved, but they have learned In some measure how to solve It. It has been Impressed upon them that the basis of all efficient work I scientific fact. Secretary William T. Ellis, of the Movement, reminds his reader how little the ordinary minister knew of his environment before this great re form began to fasten its grip upon him. He could not tell, for example, how many saloon there were In his parish, how many or what places of amusement there were, or what Influ ence they were likely to have upon his members. If he had been asked how his parishioners made their liv ing, or what their average Incomes were, or how many of their children were working In mills under Inhuman condition, he could not have told. Now all this is changing. If not changed. In the first place, the Ideal of the "parish" to which each minis ter must limit hi effort I fading out. The city is each preacher's pariah and the problem of his work are city problems. To understand them the notion of the "survey" ha been taken up and widely practiced. It is the fashion before beginning any kind of social betterment work to make a sur vey. In Oregon there 1 talk of a survey of the entire state. It Is rec ognized that there Is no other way to provide a foundation that will be secure. No doubt It was the Sage Fund which began the practice of making social surveys, but the Men and Re ligion Movement has seized upon the plan and made It fruitful throughout the country. From all this striving for facta has emerged an impressive body of knowledge. Christian men no longer think and act In Ignorance of the world where they live, and from knowledge has grown a serious sense of responsibility. The Inertia of the churches In the face of Injustice 13 vanishing. With this new feeling of responsibility for the condition of the world has developed a new method of Bible study. We have seen Just about the last, let It be said with thankful ness, of the old trick of studying the Bible to demonstrate creeds and for tify denominational barriers. The new light shows the Bible to be a great storehouse of ethical, moral and re ligious culture adapted to all sorts and conditions of men if it is properly used. Briefly summarized, the Men and Religion Movement was a return to the simple, practical and efficient methods of the founder of Christian ity. It forsook the abstract theorizing which has been the bane of religion for so many years and undertook to apply real Intelligence to the problems of the real world. The trust magnate does not need a dose of mandragora or any other drowsy syrup to make him forget the unpleasant past. Daniel G. Reid, of the highly protected tlnplate trust, has secured srweet oblivion of his financial sins by resolving to forget them. This would be a notable instance of the mind cure If other trust magnates had not made It o common that nobody wonder at it. The new rule for sal vation Is, not to repent of your sins, but to forget them. The annual destruction of wealth and human life by forest fires begins more spectacularly than is usual this Spring. After all the conservative talk we have heard and with all the protective statutes we have In the law books, the atory of forest fires sounds much the same year after year. Thus far more timber wealth has gone up In smoke than has passed through the sawmills and there are no signs of bet ter things, or no very hopeful signs at any rate. From all that Is known of "primi tive man" he was no taller than his modern descendants and his skeleton no more massive. Whatever else he may have been, he was not a giant. Facts of this sort lead one to suspect that the Ellensburg giant skeleton may be somewhat less ancient than Its dls. coverers suppose. Its scientific value Is doubtless immense, but It will not be likely to throw much light on the problems of evolution. The statement that a fifteen-acre tract near Beaverton has produced revenue of $9000 a year from onions Ih not news to people familiar with soil conditions of Washington County. As electrification progresses, there will be many like stories, with perhaps lesser figures. Crop reports from the grain fields of Central Oregon predict a great change from the lean years of late. This Is heartening the men who have stuck to it and means reward to mer chant and banker who have financed the gloomy periods. Receipts of sheep ar the local yards the past week aggregated over 11.000, and as most of them were for con sumption, the fact shows increasing demand for good meat. The sheep Is the cleanest and daintiest of food ani mals. Judge Tazwell underestimates the carrying power of a soapbox orator's voice. Many a sufferer has wished the range was limited to two blocks. As a rule, the louder they talk the less sense they talk. People who have good Jobs, safe guarded and sanitary, should consider the fate of the man slowly baked to death by flaming ga-n In a trench at Maiden. Mass,, yesterday, and cease grumbling. Like the lone Juror who blamed the stubbornness of his fellows. Governor West charge the opposition press with bringing his prison policy Into disfavor. Exposure of a young man doing a big crooked business on nerve always demonstrates what can be done in an honest way. Perhaps that stranpe skeleton un earthed at Ellensburg dates back no further, after all, than the days of the Populists. That was a lot of money on the Mis sissippi train and the robbers reaped a harvest, but they will be caught and punished. The railroads are clever In making rates for that peculiarly Eastern Ore gon fiesta, the Pendleton Round-Up. Mrs. Coe Is an excellent head of the equal suffrage movement while the I great apostle of the cause is 111. The 3000 patients at the Dunning in stitution axe not the only insane peo ple without guards. These visiting Shriners will pin Portland to the map and the Elks will color It later on. Portlands at Roseburg today can be Identified by their capacity for ber ries. I. W. W.s must have got into Re publican politic at Aberdeen. Two Thoaaaad Note, oi II. London Standard. Professor Emlle Young, of Geneva, has made more than zoou observations of 17 snail, and conclude that they were quite Indifferent to all sorts of Ilght-stimult. that they have no pre ference for lighted or shaded areas, and that they do not see obstacles In front of them, so that their eye have no visible significance at ail. Stars and Star-Makers By Ua Caaa Baer. MrKA Rankin, than whom few ac tors are better known on the Pacific Coast, not so much on account of his sterling qualities In histrionics as for his association for so many years in a managerial capacity . with Nance O'Nell. is playing In the Portola In San Francisco. He opened last Sunday, a week ago. In "Oliver Twist." Mar garet Drew is his copartner. , Mademoiselle Mercereau. who is one of the youngest interpreters of classic dances on the vaudeville stage, or in fact any stase. and who is next to the headliner in this week s Vantages bill. Is a guest, while in Portland, of Mr. and Mrs. James Rait. Mr. Ralfs mother and Mile. Mercereau's mother were school girl friends. Mile. Mer cereau Is not yet 18 and has spent most of her life abroad as a devotee and pupil at the shrine of a terpslchore which does not recognize the turkey trot. Mlxxi Hajos is still clinging faithfully to her stock in trade for Interviewers an inability to "say ze E-n-gleesh words." Isn't it queer? She learned her role In "The "Spring Maid." Eng lish all of It. in something less than six weeks, and she can't even order ham and eggs In English after having lived here almost two seasons. Still It makes good copy, when she hasn't anything else to talk about, "views" or "plans." etc. Mlzzi is coming soon to Portland on her second trip this season. Werba and Luescher, the pro ducers of "The Spring Maid," are mak ing scads of money on the venture and are sending the company back to pick up whatever coin they missed the other trip. A few changes have been made In the personnel. Charles McXaugh ton is the new comedian, playing the role of which he was the original, of the strolling actor, who sings about the Spring in the dell. He is a brother to Tom McNaughton, who, besides be ing a comedian, has another claim to attention as the only husband Alice Lloyd has ever owned. Stock has once more proved a dis astrous venture in Seattle. The Bailey company has closed, after trying its best, or worst, to please the Sound theater-going folk with real, old-fashioned melodrama. Now manager Bailey is organizing his company for an Alaskan tour. Ollle Mack, formerly of Murray and Mack. German comedians, Is playing one-night stands in Montana, where no one is particular about his theat rical pabulum, because shows are few and far between. Mack is in the title role of "Casey Jones," which was not produced by Belasco or Henry Savage. Alex Pantages has announced that he had closed deals In Canada that would give the Pantages circuit houses In Edmonton. Calgary, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw, with a possibility that he will take advantage of an option he has in Reglna and another in Winni peg. This will give a complete chain from his Initial point In Detroit to the Coast and back Into Missouri River territory. The theater at Edmonton will be a part of a ten-story office building, and the cost will reach 100, 000. The Calgary investment will also be part of an office building, and will reach $200,000, while the Saskatoon and Moose Jaw theaters will stand by themselves and will represent an In vestment of $100,000 each. "The Texas Tommy dancers," says the diligent student historian of the Shubert press department, "got their name in a singular manner. They orig inated their peculiar dance in a Bar bery Coast resort In San Francises and were seen by a Mrs. Thomas Smith, wife of a wealthy Texas rancher, who was then living In that city. She en gaged them to dance at one of her so cial functions, and. because her Inti mate friends called her "Texas Tommy," the dancers became known as the 'Texas Tommy dancers.' " Which all sounds plausible, whether or not it fixes the blame. - , Last Sunday afternoon the Orpheum Stock Company opened its Summer sea son in Salt Lake City, with Willard Mack as leading man. Until this en gagement Mr. Mack and his wife, Maude Leone, Ijld been playing leads with the local Baker company. Miss Leone Is in Omaha, Neb., where she is leading woman in stock. Of the Salt Lake organization Genevieve Blinn is leading woman, having left a similar position with Oliver Morosco s Burbank stock theater In Los Angeles. Rosa Roma, lately at the Orpheum In her violin specialty, has cancelled ber tour to appear with the Salt Lake players as ingenue. Edward Gillespie, who scored here as the detective in "The Deep Purple," is another in Mr. Mack's support. One of the boasts of William A. Wes ton, of Weston, Bentley and company. In "Attorneys at Music" at the Orphe um. is that he is the Impresario who presided over the vaudeville engage ment of Rose Coursen-Reed, one of Portland's vocalists. About nine years ago Weston headed the Weston Vaude ville Company, whlrh played, for four nights at the old Marquam Grand The ater. To localize the venture he ap plied for a Portland singer and Charles X. Ryan, now manager of the Empress Theater, induced Mrs. Reed to accept the place of headliner on the vaude ville bill. The Portland songstress ac quiesced and shone for four perform ances as a star vaudevillist. She de clined to sing a contract for 28 weeks and accompany Weston's players en tour. Weston's first appearance in Portland was with the Haverly min strels, nearly a quarter of a century ago. Alice Fleming has gone back to Ot tawa, Canada, to be leading woman with the Colonial stock company there. She played a stock season In Ottawa last Summer, but with another or ganization, the Dominion Players. Then she went to New York for a vlBit, came home for another visit, this time with friend-husband C. E. Everett, and spent the Winter here, her only Jaunt into theatricals being in the premier pro duction of "The Desert," Clay Greene's drama, produced in San ITancisco a few months ago. Now Miss Fleming has gone back to delight her Ottawa following. She was, says the news paper account of it, "given a rousing welcome by a large audience last night when she opened an engagement at the Colonial Theater in the leading feminine role of The Great Divide,' through which Margaret Anglln, who Is an Ottawa girl, became famous. Miss Fleming is more attractive, more able than ever. She evidently realized last night she waa back among her old friends, for she was at her best in "ihe Great Divide." In which she has played before. She was applauded at every opportunity and during the even ing presented with two large bouquets of flowers." ST. JOHNS, Or., May IB. (To the Editor.) To settle a dispute can you tell me If a license to marry has to be gotten In the county in which the girl lives? READER. A Matter of Seeat. Pathfinder. Teachet Jimmie, can you tell how Iron was first discovered? Jimmie I heard my father say that they smelt it. THE I. W. W.' AND THE RED FLAG Defense for the Owe ana Ignore ace About the Other. PORTLAND. Or May 15. (To the Editor.) I would thank you for the Insertion of this letter, which I am Im pelled to write through reading an ar ticle today entitled "Soapbox Shoutera Condemned." I am neither a Socialist nor a member of the I. W. W but I base my opinion of them and their pur poses on their own statement, which I believe to be the uplifting of the work ing class. They would have all working' men unite and demand better living condi tions. They want more pay and shorter hours of labor. In their endeavors toward this end they speak on the pub lic streets to band together the work ing class, or those of the population who earn their living by manual labor, so that by this mean they may be able to force the hand that refuses to give them a decent wage rate, as above referred to, which is the cause of so much unrest in the country. It was the" cause of the great strike at Lawrence, and it will be the cause of many more great strikes perhaps with terrible consequences, unless the railroads and all other concerns do what 1s right with the working class. At these street meetings I have re peatedly heard the speakers request the audience not to crowd the side walk, but to stand out on the road. But many of them did not do so, be cause, perhaps, the subject In question was of such vital interest to them and they became so interested that they forgot to move. I have never seen the sidewalks so congested that I could not walk through the crowd unless my sidelights were extinguished, and then, of course, 1 might run into it. I have never heard the speaker curse the flag, the Nation or the trusts. I have never asked them the meaning of their emblem, the red flag, but I supposed they adopted it because it stands for the masses of the people who are the working class and, conse quently, the life blood of the Nation. If the Socialist and members of the I. W. W. always held their meetings in their respective halls I, for one, would not know as much about them as I do now. So I believe they can better reach the people by speaking on the streets, and it does not matter If they stand on a soapbox or a grand piano. Of course, they never compelled me to listen to them, and I could have passed along If the subject they were discussing did not Interest me. As far as concerns the orators of both organi zations, it must be manifest to anyone that they are in the right place, for if they were out on some work and kept their mouths shut there would be no organization, and no oratory and no financial assistance for their poor fellow-workers. T. J. CLIFFORD, Sailors' Home, City. Mr. Clifford knows that the Socialists and the L W. W.'s want more money for the wage-earner, and less money for the man who has money, but he does not know what the red flag stands for. We wonder if he know what the American flag stands for, and If he ever saw one at a Socialist or I. W. W. meeting? WHAT IS PRESIDENTIAL ISSlEf Thl Correspondent Think It Not a Personal Matter. PORTLAND, May 15. (To the Edi tor.) In the leading editorial article today The Oregonian. as usual, over looks the fact that this fight is be tween the progressive and reactionary and not in the smallest degree person al. I think The Oregonian will admit that if preferential primaries were held in all the states. Mr. Roosevelt would bo the overwhelming popular choice, as well as the choice by states. Now I see no reason why a "reac tionary," or any other who calls him self Republican, should refuse to sup port the popular choice of his party unless he has the option of supporting a Democratic candidate who is reac tionary. On the other hand, if Mr. Taft is nominated it will be because he has been able by old-fashioned "machine methods" to defeat the popular will In many states. The "progressive," then, who is making this fight, not against Mr. Taft, who Is a good man, but against the very methods by which he shall have encompassed his own nomination, can find some excuse for bolting. ... I do not excuse him. I believe this fight within the ranks of the party Is a fair fight and I propose to abide by the result. There will never be an other such. The "reactionary" meth od of nominating candidates is forever dead in this country. Why, then, should we desert the party of progress in fa vor of the party of discord and fail ure, after we -have succeeded in stamp ing out the worst evil with which our party has had to contend? The overthrow of any long-established system of government must re sult in some confusion. The part of every good citizen la to help in restor ing order where confusion has obtained and not to sit back sulkily caviling at the mistakes of those whose only pur pose is the good of the party and country. -With all respect to you, I recommend the former course to you and your excellent publication. JOHN H. GRAY. Words That Pas la the Night. Exchange, Scene, bedroom. Time, 10:30 o'clock. Hubby enters softly; wife speaks: "Henry, did you bring up Willie s croup remedy?" "Yes, dear." "And the darling's castor oil?" "Yes, love." "And the colic cure?" "Yes, pet." "And the peppermint?" "Yes, birdie." "And the tansy tea and oamphorr "Yes, indeed." "And the vapor lamp?" "Yes, yes." ' "And the cup of boric acid to sterilize his spoon with?" "Here "tls." "And the hot water bag and his paci fier and bottle of milk?" "All here." "Are you sure the dear little angel Is wrapped warm enough?" "Oh, I guesso." "Well, then, bring me a glass of water, put out the cat, lock the door and open the windows at the top and come on to bed, I'm Just fagged out." Adam and Eve Named In Deed. Pittsburg Leader. J. B. Hutchnson. of Hazleton, Pa., has come Into possession of a copy of an odd deed made In 1793, transferring a lot from Clara Elllnkuysen to Flavel Roan. In the borough of Lewisburg. Union County. Roan was a witty and eccentric schoolteacher and wrote with a crow"s quill. In the deed he goes back to the time of Adam and Eve aa the original owners of the earth. A Los Either Way. Baltimore American. "What would you think of a young man who declared you were the first girl he ever kissed T" "1 would have to know him to decide whether to class him as a candidate for the Ananias Club or as a mollycoddle." Movement In Rich Society. Boston Transcript. Street Urchin Where yer goin", Mag gie? Maggie Goln' ter de butcher for n' cents" wort" uv liver. Urchin Chee! Yer goin" ter have company fer dinner, ain't yer? Half a Century Ago Prom The Orcontn of May Is, 1S63. If you deem the following measure ments of rains, which were taken at Fort Umpqua from October to March, Inclusive, to be of sufficient Interest, you can lay them before your readers: 1657-8. 51.06 inches: 1858-9. 68.79 inches: 1859-60, 33.82 inches; 1860-61, 65.16 Inches; 1861-62, 71.60 Inches. Cairo, May 5. Baton Rouge was occupied on Sunday last by Federal forces. Butler's army had landed and J ing of Vieksburg by the rebels is near ly completed. Williamsburg. Va., May 6. McClellan has telegraphed to the War Department the following: "I have the pleasure to announce that the occupation ot this place is the result of the hard-fought action of yesterday. Hancock's brigade during the fight turned the left of the enemy's line of works. The enemy abandoned his entire line during the I night, leaving all his sick and wounded in our hands. We have some 300 I 1 . n ,1 win.. IhllA Ion. .ps NUUUUCU ,au .vvu ji ijunui ... including the enemy's wounded. Our victory Is complete. Washington. May 7. A strike has taken place among the coal miners near Pottsville, which is becoming serious. The employers not complying with the demands of the miners, the latter stopped the pumps, causing serious damage to property from flood ing the mines. New York, May . Vera Crus dat.s of the 24th state that the French had opened hostilities and taken possession of Orizaba, In Italy Garibaldi is forming rifle clubs. The rise in the Columbia River at this season of the year is unprece dented. At The Dalles merchants are removing their goods from the stores on Front street, the water having al ready reached their froors. and is still rising rapidly. At Vancouver the river is overflowing the lower portion of the town. The quartermaster is having heavy rocks plied on the storehouses on the docks, to prevent them from being carried away by the flood. The steamer Pacific arrived yester day from San Francisco via Victoria. Just before the steamer left, a dispatch had been received, saying that General McClellan had reached Richmond and occupied the place without a fight. The first General Assembly for the State of Deseret unanimously elected William H. Hooper and George Z. Can non Senators to Congress. Daniel H. Wells was elected Secretary of State. The Oregon Gazette has changed hands and will be issued this week under some new name, with D. William Douthitt as editor. As "Ed" Howe Sees Life The people in a country town are about equally divided on every ques tion and keep each other from accom plishing much. Wheu you are disposed to be liberal, nearly everyone will take advantage of you. If you have a disagreeable experi ence, people say the lesson will do you good. That's about all sympathy amounts to. When you know a man who is 10 years oleer than you are, and you hear of his saying that he is younger, or about your age, it makes you mad. People like to talk so well that there is nothing In half they say; they not only don't know; they don't care. No doubt you have noticed that while your explanations explain thoroughly, they do not always satisfy. After a man has been out of work a long time, people say he "lacks am bition." Many a man who is not perfect, is a tolerably good fellow, and useful In a modest way. Compliments are often insincere, but fault finding is always genuine. You demand that others be perfect; but you run along about as usual your self. Down With Long; Hatpins. PORTLAND, May 15. (To the Edi torsSeeing the letter in The Orego nian this morning concerning long hat pins, by Mrs. Ruth Sweet, I wish to add that I would also recommend that a city ordinance be passed authorizing the arrest of women who wear danger ous hatpins. This I would like to see done at once, not so much for the protection of the men who have had the remedy for this evil In their own hands, but because Just at this present time it would en able us to make an Interesting classifi cation of the genus "woman-who-doee-not-care-to-vote." - . ' ' We have now the bridge-maniac, the lapdog woman, and now with them be longs this thoughtless variety who cares nothing for the rights of others. By all means let her be led to the bas tile and deprived of the right to vote. MRS. A. E. CLARK, 819 Johnson street. Property Right In Oregon. CHEHALIS, Wash., March 14. (To the Editor.) What interest does a wife have in "community property" in Ore gon? If real estate Is in husband's name alone, can he pass title without wife's signature? If title is held in names of both husband and wife, does survivor become sole owner in case of death of the other? INQUIRER. Oregon statutes do not recognize "community property." A married man holding property in his own name may deed it without his wife's signature, but it would be subject to the possibil ity of the wife outliving the husband, In which event she would have a life one-half interest In tne Income from the property. When title to real es tate is held In the names of both hus band and wife the survivor becomes the sole owner In the event of the death of the other. Welsh Sermon oa the Devil. London Globe, It was a Welsh minister who de scribed the devil to a little congrega tion in a remote Welsh Valley. Said , the minister: ... "The devil is bound round the middle j with chains, and round the arms with j chains and round the legs with chains. But John Jones," pointing to a man lni the front row. "he can reach you; an you. David Jones," pointing to one iij the middle row. "he can you reach! and." pointing to one at the bacll "John Williams, he can reach you." And then a man in the galleftr called out, "Why, he might as well le loose." - Clark and Bonn' Dog. imoTi ivn Mav 15. (To the Eni- tor.) Kindly explain the derivation1 of h term "noun aawg as a laiurasu s'"eia " A SUBSCRIBr "Houn" dog;" is a Missouri tern A popular song depicting a Misourl J. nmtMn ae-ainst townsople kicking his houn" dog around wi ap- -n. thek ranrilrf&cv of Clark. TOO 1 from Missouri, I