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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1912)
TIIE 3IORMXG OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY. JUNE 1, 1012. 8 rOBTLAXD, ORHJOX Iimnd at Portland, oreso. Foetotrioe aa Second-claee Matter. Subeorinuoa Ktiu Invariably la Advaae. (BT MAIL) Pally, ganrja Included. M yr ?? I'allr. Sunday Included. sis months.... I'ally, Sunday Included. three month. . SJ Daily, Sunday Included, on month.... .Tj Iaily. without Sunday, ona year J? Ially, without Sunday, (ix montha s. Lally. without Sunday, thro month... Jaily, without Sunday, on month..... .o Weekly, on yaar I f! Sunday, on year f?I unday and weekly, on year. .... ae (BT CaRRIKK.) Dally. Sunday Included, ona year e.e bally. Sunday Included, ona month ... Mow to Remit Bond Poetofflre money or der, upmi order or parental heek en yoor local bank, stamp, eoln or eurreocy ere t th tender's risk. Olv postofflce euaree la full. Including county and tat. roataa Hates 10 to 14 pasee. 1 "5 t . p. see. i oanta; So to o yaaea. s cents. 40 to pasea. eenla. jroraisa, poetase, doublo rata. buun Bnslnew OfnVae Vrr a) - Iln .ew Tfork. Urunawlcs toulJoma, caco, Strser building. iuropoan Ottfc .so. t Hafsnt street, S. W., Londuh. rORTuAND, BATVRDAV. SB 1. B,- ROOHBVKLT. THE JPOIJTIClAJf. The one figure which occupies the mind of the American people to the exclusion of all others Is that of Theo dore Roosevelt. All others receive at tention only as tnelr relation to him compels it. He is the one combative, battling- figure, caring naught for pre cedent, consletency or tradition. If one weapon fall to do execution, he quick ly flings it down and snatches up an other, giving his adversary no respite while he makes the exchange. By his audacity, his readiness of resource, his instinctive perception of what the peo ple want and his Instantaneous action, on that perception, he has captivated the popular Imagination and dased and bewildered his opponents. His many points of strength and weak new are skilfully analyzed by Francis E. Leupp In an article in the Atlantic Monthly entitled "Roosevelt, the Politician." . Mr. Leupp attributes the quarrel with Taft to "the machina tions or the stupidities of third per sons," then proceeds to dicuss various types or politicians. He describes the Roosevelt type In the sentence: "The man is the politician, the poli tician is the man." He says Roosevelt "entered politics in swaddling clothes." "was born into politics." Thus he reaches the conclusion that "when Mr. Roosevelt takes a step which the mass of his fellow-citizens regard as care fully considered for its political effect, the chances are at least even that ihe is merely obeying a natural Impulse, which may make for either strength or weakness." Roosevelt's strong and weak quall-tiflB-aa a polltican are classified thus by Mr. Leupp: Hit plrturaaqua personality: his Indlltsrence to precedent or consistency tor Ha aka; hi audacity ot mathod. Hla enlet fault In tha ama domain, I should ay, ar thru: Impatlanca ot tha Intanral bo twen drlr and aoeompllshmsnt; failure to sppraclat th paralatanc ot a moral Ideal aa dletlnsulshea from a ! or dlent purpose; and over-conf Idenc In ma disposition of tha popular mind to con sular tin distinctions In passlns a Broad lasu. Ills energy explains the facts that he is always "doing something out of the common" and has a craving for the stimulus of opposition. For these reasons he Is a radical and In all else Is the reverse of what nature and en vironment made him. His gift of phrase-making Is tield to have added vsstly to his power of touching the people's sympathies. His claim to he railed a progressive is attributed to "his Indifference to precedent or con sistency for Ita own sake." Mr. Leupp continues: His conception of leadership la to put himself well In advance of th main column, and trust to Its ealchlns up with him In due s'aon. Bometlmee ha forge too far ahead, and has to halt, or avoti step bark a llttl. to st Into touch asaln with Ma fnllowlns before tha neat pronouncsd forward mova uienl. As Instances of his audacity are cit ed his "throwing back Into Judge Par. ker's face the charge that the great corporations had been put under con tribution to fill the Republican cam paign chest"; "hi reading the riot act to the striking teamsters of Chicago"; his forcing to terms those Congress men who would have crippled the Civil Service Commission; his withdrawal of forest reserves Immediately before signing the bill which tied hi hands In that regard. His boldness In thus quarreling with Congress is attributed to his appreciation of the fact that "the great body of voters may always be trusted to side with the one man ss against the many." I As Illustrating his Impatience of de lsy. his letter to the Oovernors an nouncing hi candidacy Is cited. Of his mental attitude at that time Mr. Leupp w-rttes: When ha was reminded that, pressed and discomforted h had baen alnr tha sntl thlrd term ailiatlon began, ha would bav to anderao a si III wnree ordeal after his announcement cama out. hla r-eponse was Ihe characteristic plrsm: "Worse? My dear man. you can't compare a superlative!" His opposition to the arbitration treaties is one of several examples cited of Roosevelt's "Inability to real ize how a moral idea persists, even if If conflicts with practical expediency." It Is predicted that "the pressure from moral public sentiment" will force their adoption and that "the leader who tries to kill them will take his political life In his hand." Dealing with Bryan's charge that Roosevelt ha stolen his policies. Mr. I.eupp finds seven plank In the Dem ocratic platform of which figure among the Roosevelt pollclc. He dis cusses criticism of the courts and says thst Roosevelt ha "taken a long stride beyond Bryan." The latter expressed dissatisfaction: the former proposes a remedy. Bryan's arraignment wa confined to the Federal courts; Roose. velfi extend to the state courts, and he proposes not a preventive but an antidote. His proposed recall of ludgee and decision Is pronounced no 'evidence of a recent conversion or prrverslon," but as merely an expan sion of hla methods with no change In his point of view. As to whether Roosevelt Is likely to bolt If he falls to secure the nomina tion, Mr. Leupp quotes these word from the Colonel's; letter to the Governors: I will accept tha semination for President If It Is tendered to me. and I will adher to this decision sntll tha convention. Mr. Leupp says that to some minds this conveys a warning that th Colo nel "Is not going to bind himself to any particular course of action" after the nomination Is made and thst. "If defeated, he will head a new party." He then applies th historical test by referring to the situation In 1IS4, when Ftlnlne. the least acceptable candidate to Rooaevelt. nominated and Roosevelt decided "to stay In his party and conduct his reforming operations from within " Mr. Leupp adds, how ever: As a sportsman, ha has never concealed III opinion of th man who. bavins otic entered a same, la unwilling to play It through becauaa luck seem to be turning asalnal him. Hut pracadant, for Its own sake, counts for so llttla with Mr. Rooaevelt. that the rula which waa his aulde aa lately aa 1f may have loet Ita force for him by 1112. Everything; will depend on whether his pres. ent cooneelora can convince him that tha Republican party has outlived Its usefulness. If o. he will no mora healtata to wrack It for tha purpose of setting up another on Ita ruins, than tha anti-slavery contingent hasttated to wrack tha Whl party elaty years as. , Till! CRKATEMT SHOW OX SAKTH. An American National political con vention Is the greatest show on earth. The people have recognlxed this fact by the Immense demand for seats at the Republican convention and by the great price offered for them. A con vention far excels In Interest a corona tion procession In London or an im perial durbar in India. Those are mere displays of pomp, where the multitude are simply spectators of the doings of their rulers, where every action Is gov erned by a set ceremonial programme. The Interest attache to the gorgeous display of robes and uniforms worn by King, Emperor, nobility, officials and soldiers. No scope is offered to the play of the Intellect or the passions, for restraint is upon all. and action is confined to a few Individuals. Hu man Interest la at the minimum. At an American convention every man plays his part and the vast throng provides Its own entertainment. That entertainment consist in the loftiest flights of eloquence, often spontane ous, from men whose name are not on the set programme; in sentiments and passions given free rein, ranging from the most selfish personal ambi tion or sordid personal Interest to the loftiest devotion to a principle or the ory; in the quick workings of political Intrigue and strategy: In the sudden outbursts of enthusiasm and passion, in which spectators Join equally with delegates; in the momentous conse quences of the action taken the choice of one of two men between whom rest the selection of a ruler by over 90,000,000 of. free men and wom en. Every person present la not a mere staring spectator of a pageant; he 1 either a direct participant or ha a direct personal Interest in the deci sion. The shRrp division In the ranks of both leading parties fhl year en hance the interest, for the two prin cipal conventions will present the spec tacle of a great Nation In peaceful rev. olutlon, wherein each man Is Intensely earnest. A the greatest study of mankind la man, so the best conditions under which to pursue that study exist when a great body of representative freemen is assembled to decide issues Involving the fate of a Nation such as this. That I why hundred of thousands are eager to pay great ptlcea for the privi lege of seeing' the convention at Chlcsgo. FEDERAL COWFrNSATIOX ACT. It was but a few months ago that a decision by the United State 8upreme Court upholding th constitutionality of the Federal employers' liability act was hailed with satisfaction. Thla act abrogate contributory negligence and negligence of the fellow-servant aa de fense In personal Injury cases and modifies the doctrine of assumption of risk to the extent that no defense 1 available to a railroad company- where injury or death result from violation by the company of the safety appliance act. The law Is far In advance of the old common law, yet. new as It Is, In point of certainty of operation. It I not progressive enough for these progres sive times. The Senate a few days ago approved an employes compensation bill which. If it finally becomes law, will displace the liability act, The liability act simply broadened In actions at law the right or recovery of Injured employe or of their de pendents In the event of death from Injuries. The compensation act fixes a more or less definite scale of com pensation to be paid by railroads for the death or Injury of employes. It seeks to remove the necessity for going to law to obtain compensation, while the right to recompense for Injuries or death la to be extended to employes, or their dependents, even when the em ployer Is not at fault. Injuries or death resulting from the Inherent risk of railroad employment are to be com pensated. The principle of the arbitrary com pensatlon law Is so free In this country from practical evidence of Its worth that It is not remarkable that a large number of objections were found In the bill by railroad employes. Pro test and Indorsements by railway em ployes' organization were so numer ous and contradictory that It Is cause for wonder that the Senate mustered only fifteen members In opposlton to the measure. Summed up. the princi pal objections are that th compen sation schedule for death or Injury la Inadequate: that acceptance of it pro visions is compulsory, there being no optional recourse to the courts; that the art Is unconstitutional because it abrogates the right of trial by Jury. One strange feature of the opposi tion Is the objection by some that com pensation for death or total disability Is to be based on the wage earnings of the Individual employe killed or In. Jured. while others object because the highest salary basis to be used Is $100 per month. In other words, some em. ployes believe the widow of a switch man should receive as great compen sation as the widow of an engineer. Other employes believe that It Is un fair to base compensation to the engl. neer widow on a 1100-per-month sal ary when In fact the engineer receives 1200 or $2R0 per month. But the con. trsrlety of these objections shows chiefly that the principle Is a novel one to many employes. Most deep students of compensation law agree that the schedule should be based on the esrnlng capacities of tha employes. The object of a compenaa. tlon law is to secure prompt and aver, age Justice. Furthermore, It Is based on the theory that Injury to the em ploye I generally the Joint fault of himself and employer. Th latter pay for his fault In money; th former In physical Impairment. In only a fair proportion of casea Is the employer wholly at fault. In the many cases where he I In no sense at fault the In. Jured employe cannot recover under tha common law or the present liabil ity act. Instead of a few obtaining recompense after dreary delays, a la now the case, all would be moderately and Immediately compensated under the workings of th proposed act No doubt the measure will be found to be subject to Improvement after It has been In operation for a time. But un. Is It can be shown to be broadly unfair, or unjust, or oppressive, the i main virtues of ths plan ou-ht to carry It through with the expectation that amendment will be adopted when their need ha been practically demon, trated. C. ENTERAL BOOTH IS BUND. General William Booth, the veteran commander of the Salvation Army, a man beloved of two continent for hi unselfish devotion to humanity and his practical endeavor in the cause ot the distressed, the debated and the op. pressed of earth, recently underwent an operation for the removal of cata ract from hi eyes and will henceforth be totally blind. Thus, like the great Milton, "with wisdom at one entrance quite shut out." this great and tender friend and upllfter of his race will grope hi way to the end, not like the blind bard, in sore rebellion at the af fliction that has come upon him, but In humble submission to his fate. It may well be doubted whether any other man of modern times has exert ed the practical influence for good upon his fellow-men that has attended the work of General Booth. Unassum ing, except where assumption of au thority waa necessary; as humble as a little child; as tender as a woman; as positive as a man; an Industrial seer; a temperance oracle, he has gone In and out and up and down among the lowly of the earth seeking to uplift them; among th fallen of earth seek ing to restore them; among the sor rowing of the esrth seeking to comfort them. While seeking to arouse the spiritual sense In the submerged one tenth, he has sought to improve their temporal condition from that of ab ject and groveling poverty to relative plenty. The results of his endeavor apeak for themselves In every city of our own country and In the great manu facturing and Industrial centers of the British Isles. 8eemlngly ephemeral at times, and in Individual cases often discouraging, these results In the ag gregate present a showing that links General Booth's name with that of the world's greatest philanthropists and all the more so since from the beginning he has, while preaching the supreme gospel of dependence upon divine power, taught the not less important gospel of self-help. The multitudes of the earth, to whom he has carried the message of spiritual peace, all undis mayed because It ha often fallen upon Insensible ears, and the seed of ma terial comfort, all undeterred that It has often fallen upon atony places, will lift the voice of their simple euppllca tlons In hi behalf, hoping even against hop that hla sight may yet be re stored, while he himself, in Joyful serenity, will pas the late twilight of his long and busy day "with things Invisible to mortal sight." A lhTOryERX REcTRRECTTOX. . Dr. Samuel J. MelUer's new method of "bringing the dead to life" la ao elrru pi to operate and bid fair to become a valuable In emergenclea that it ought to be studied by everybody. Before describing It one may properly premise that It was worked out In the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re search, which has been called "a hell on earth" by rabid antl-vlvlsectionlsta. Th detail were perfected by experi ment on cat and dog, with a mon ks? or two for variety. Thus once more we behold the heartrending spectacle of half a dosen cat being ruthlessly sacrificed to. save the live of some thousands of human beings. The morality of such a proceeding must be left for the reader to weigh for himself. Only after a fashion can the new procees be described as "bringing the dead to life." It applies to cases where per. son have ceased to breathe on ac count of aome Injury which doea not otherwise harm the body. Should the blood be badly poisoned by noxious gases, or any Injury be done to the brain or heart, it 1 not to be supposed that science ha as yet discovered any way of restoring life, though what It may do hereafter we do not undertake to predict. There are many casea where breath ing la brought to a stop without any other serious injury occurring. This happen whan a person Is asphyxiat ed in a well containing poisonous gas. Very often Individual who are appar ently dead from this cause need only slight attention administered properly to recover. Again the lungs some times cease to operate during surgical operation when the patient has taken an anesthetic. In Instances of this sort If respiration could be continued arti ficially for a time all would be well once more. In auch emergenclea Dr. MelUer's process of artificial respira tion promises great things. What he does Is to force air Into the lungs with a bellow and keep on doing so until the patient begins to breathe of his own accord. This may happen In a few mlnutea or it may. require two or three hours of persistent effort. But as long aa rigor mortis ha not set In there Is hope In every case of suspend ed respiration that death Is only ap parent and not real. Of course the im itation of death passe Into the verity before a great while and all hope van ishes unless help is given promptly. This Is on reason why Dr. Meltzer's Invention is so valuable. It can be applied by any man of ordinary skill and requires no apparatus except such as I usually to be obtained In fac tories, on farms and on shipboard. The instrument required are a bel lows and two tubes which may be "catheters" or anything of about the same six and length. If two of these tubes are not at hand 'one will do. It is to be Inserted into the back part of th mouth, say five inches be hind the teeth. The other must be poked down the gullet to let air escape from th stomach If any should hap pen to be forced Into It by the bellows. When there Is not a second tube to be found It is necessary to put a substan. tlal weight on the stomach to squeeze the air out. Too much air In the stom ach under pressure might do mischief. When th tubes have been disposed of the next step Is to put a soft pad about an Inch thick under the chin, well bacg toward tha Adam's apple, and secure it by a bandage over th top of the head. Th purpose of th pad Is to force th middle of th tongue up against the roof of the mouth and so shut off the escape of air from the lungs. But th pressure should not be too great, sine the air must find exit in order to set up respiration. The point Is to provide a moderate resist ance eo that th lungs can be filled before th air flows out. To facilitate operation the tongue ought to be pulled out aa far as It will go and se cured In some way. Doctors have for ceps for this purpose, but a layman In an emergency would have to Invent something If hi fingers did not suf fice. If a pair of ordinary pliers were pressed Into service the ends ought to be padded with cloth. The preparations are now complete and we may begin the process of res. urrectlon by pumping some air gently Into the patient's throst. Some of It will escape through the nose, some will go down Into the stomach, .nd some will flow out through the mouth, but If everything la properly managed more or leaa will pas Into th lungs and this Is th useful fraction. All th rest Is wasted. A ths air enters the lungs the upper part of the cheat will rise. Just as in natural breathing. Cau tion must be observed not to do this too rapidly. About twelve times a minute I fast enough. When the lungs are pretty well filled, stop the bellows and let the air slowly escape. If this process Is continued long enough the patient will by and by be gin to breathe naturally unless he is really dead. It Is estimated that this new process of artificial respiration will save thou sands of live which are now uselessly allowed to expire In consequence of accidents. Only the careless will speak of it as "restoring the dead to life." It Is not that, since a person cannot properly be called dead until life has left his body forever. The bare fact that life ha been restored proves that death had not really oc curred. Dr. Meltaer therefore ha not brought back th day of miracles, but he haa conferred an Inestimable ben efit upon mankind by making it possi ble to save many a precious life which would be lost without his invention. Centralia la one of the most pro gressive and enterprising cities of the neighboring state, and 1 well deserv ing of the good will and encourage ment of its larger neighbor. It has recently spent 1200,000 on three miles of street pavement; is laying fourteen miles of sewers and forty-two miles of cement sidewalks; ha Just dedicated a 11(0,000 high school and ha spent 11,200.000 on building Improvements. A new railroad depot is Just finished at a cost of 175.000, and railroad shops are being erected and fifty mile of main and sidetrack are being laid. A town with auch enterprise is typical of the section In which it stands. It i in a territory which ha alway been a good market for Portland, and our business men cannot And a better means of showing their reciprocal good feeling than by going In force to the convention at Centralla today. What 1 there unusual, after all, about the conduct of the New Tork lad who offered to give away $100,000 In gems to be rid of the bother of car rying themT Happy, care-free boy hood is not a time for bothering with such material rubbish. But It may happen, anon, that this lad, grown away from the delicious days of tops and marbles, would barter his very soul for half the burden he ha Just corned. The man who ha a wife who Is di vorced from him. but who call at his office out of sheer Impersonal Interest in. his future matrimonial plans. If he has any, and scratches hi face, be longs with the martyrs. If she cared nothing about him she falls to prove It by Intruding herself persistently In his affairs. One hundred years ago a cannon ball waa about th only device that could approximate the speed of 100 miles an hour now attained by auto mobiles In the International sweep stakes. One hundred years hence It Is possible that such a pace will have been relegated to the realm of snail. If Mr. Harris can save the state $2000 by eliminating th lists of war rant In Mr. Olcott's reports, he must do so. Nobody cares to know who get the money, as the Secretary of Stat safeguards it disbursement, and 12000 In one bunch is -well, "some kale." Why should Plnchot be consulted about the leasing of grazing landT He hold no office under the Government and holds no brief from any consider able number of the people. He is the self-constituted guardian of the publlo domain. He Is "butting in." If there were any dishonest person among the dosen or so on board th Kalaerin August Victoria to whom the messenger boy offered that $100, 000 bag of Jewels, they will add one to their list of lost opportunities. That a Blnghamton suffragette goes to Jail for beating her husband I con. vlnclng argument for extension of suf frage. A in many cases In which the order is reversed, perhaps the man needed trimming. Expectation of something doing in the Chicago convention are forecasted by provision of an emergency hospital, but, really, twenty-five cots will not be enough when the Big Stick runs amuck. John D.'s daughter has been snubbed by Chicago society women. It seems Incredible that any one with all that coin should be snubbed, no matter how great the provocation- State Inspectors, after careful Inves. tlgation, has found Seattle Is solvent. Another source of deep concern done away with. -. The wrong man was killed in th Seattle airship wreck. If the punish, ment were made to fit the crime It would be visited on the photographer. The Saddle and Cycle Club of Chl csgo responds to Mrs. McCormlck' ultimatum by making the cocktail glass Its bsdge of liberty. The Intercollegiate shntputtlng rec ord waa broken yesterdsy at Phlladel. phla. The study records wers all In tact, however, at a late hour. "Death Valley Bcotty" set a fin example In giving half of hi million to his wife. In diversity he will have a reserv fund. Th pusxl about the exclusion of Herman Bernstein from Russia Is why any American should wish to go to Russia. Beer goes up another half dollar a barrel In Chicago today. Just to keep a few laps ahead of tha mercury. General Booth 1 blind now, but will suffer no affliction when he goes to his reward. Th new gtuff in th market looks good to the man with an appetite and th price. Mr. Rockefeller la worth almost a billion, yet cannot enjoy the luxury of a haircut. Negro strikebreakers will give New Yorkers an agreeable change of diet- AT THE CAFETERIA By AddlaM Beaawtt- The little blonde cashier was In close confab with a young lady friend of hers, on of those who had accom panied her to the ball gam, and they wr discussing some of th plays end some of the players, particularly the player more particularly one of th players. It Is not necessary to name him, but he Is the handsomest single man en Nick's nine, a mighty fine fel low and a good player so good that Nick Is liable to lose him even before the season I over. "Do you know what he told m y terday when he wa In her getting hie dinner?" said the blonde to her friend, "lie said that when he gsts back he wants me to go to the theater with htm nd then down to th Imperial or Oregon or Portland or Multnomah. Just aa I choose, and have a wl dinner with him- Won't that be splendid V As the b4onde twittered gaily en, happv In her Istest triumph. In came the Four Pa end with them Mr. Job ling from the poultry ranch, Th most notable thing about th quintet waa Obsession, rather Brother Obsession, for his nam cannot be lightly spoken. It was vry notable that Brother Obses sion had on a suit of brand new clothes, a new hat and shiny patent leather shoes. H also sported a splendid ros In the buttonhole of h!g black Prince Albert. a e a Before they were fairly seated Mr. Jobllng began the conversstlon by say ing: "It is the moat remarkable thing I ever saw In a poultry yard, the suc cess I am having with those little chicks; Just the moat remarkable. Out of the 1400 that hatched I have not loat over a half dosen. and here It Is the 10th day. I never saw chicks do so well, never. I elready hsv th Incu bator loaded again and' "Just a moment. Just a moment," chipped in Brother Obsession, "we are not her to talk about mere business and worldly affairs, w are here to dis cuss questions of vital Importance to the hull human family, particularly to the peepul of Orearon. of this biassed state where the divine laws enacted, having reference ta the Initiative, the referendum, the direct primaries and the recall measures this Is tha state where these divine laws are enforced, or at laaat they are on tha statoot book to b enforced. "Look at hare, paraon." said Jonltne. I am not In the law-making business, not In the reform business. I hsve a few thousand hens and roosters and chicks to look after out at the ranch and I will be out there as soon s th car can take me. Tou can go on and reform the world If yno want to at so much par reform, which la what In terests you. Tou are one of these cultus trouble maker what thinks" "Stesrty, Jobllng, stsdy." remarked Veg. "We invited you In here to talk about the poultry, that Is true: but we and Brother Obsslon ar engaaad In a little business that will skin tb poultry gam to a finish, and w must be peaceable and harmonious snd " "Go ahead and be aa peaceable and harmonious as you Ilka, so aa far aa you pleaae: bat th next time this hare reformer set on a bat snd come out to the ranch to sleer. tt off I-11 drop him down the wall. Her goas for home, and whenever you want ma again you come out to the ranch and see me." e As he departed Brother Obsession re. marked that he bad been overcome by th heat on the last warm day. and had gone out to the ranch for rest and quiet: as for liquor in sny form, he scorned it snd those who us It. Proeeedtna. the brother went on: "I find thst our enterprise Is tsklng like wild fire, and that we will have no trou ble In getting the necessary signa tures to our measures, the cost to be about f cents par ale Th next thing to perfect is the bills, and I hsv a lawyer at work drawing them, but I am having trouble with him In getting words enoua-h Into them. Take the bill abolishing; tha lea-lalatura: ha wants to have that bill with only about 000 or 7000 word It ought to contain 20,000 $0. 000 would be better. It must be so complex thst the voters won't take time to read It and won't know what it means If they do," "Obsession." broke In Fat, "about how much will It cost for the printing of this bill and the circulating and tha expenses of th argument In the pamphlet, and" "Fat, what are you talking about?" said Bones. "Suppose we spend $S000 or even 10.000 each on this scheme, or evan more than that the thing la to win, snd as Obsession snys the way to win Is to get our measur go com plex that the voters csn't understand them and tha voter, aa haa been proved by experience In Oregon, uau ally votes yes or not st all on bill thst he don't get through hla nut. And It Is the fellows who don't vote that paaa the bills. So shut up sbout the cost. Never mind whst It costs, so we win." "That," said Brother Obsession. "Is the most patriotic tslk 1 have heard In many year, and the most sensible and pointed. Suppose you spend 110,000 and lose cuppns you spend $30,000 and win don't you see how foolish It Is to try and run this thing on s cheap scaler a a a "Ifow about the bill abolishing psr tleg?" Inquired Veg. "Will It be poe sible to go frsme thst as to make It unintelligible, or will the voters tske to that anyhow?" "Teg. they will take to it Ilk duck to water, even more so." said Prother Obaesalon, "but we will make It long:, very long to make Its sdoptlon a cinch." "I have not Just exsctly figured out where our wlnnlnss will come In." said Veg, "but I suppose our interests are safee-uarded In these) "are hllla, I suppose If they pass we will be the real dicta " "There you go strain." butted in Ronaa. "always shooting off your I mouth too swift snd too soon, and In a . public place. To you think we are Into this thing tor runr tou anow aa wen as I do, as well w all do. that If our bill paaa we will be th real gov ernor, legislature, executive board the hull work of the state government. But let u never mention thst sgala let us take our en from our clear Brother Obaesslon snd keep our mouths closed until after the bills sre passed, until we come Into our own." A Cast Wilis Stenographer. Chlcsgo Tribune. "How are you getting along with your stnorraphy. B!1T" "Splendidly. I've been st It only six week and I can write l&o words a mlnnt with perfect e." "Then you r ready to look for a Job." -T.r yea or I will be. Just as soon as I've learned to read my not." Sir Clalsa 4-0,noO,noO Yearly. Exchange. Fir losses and th cost of fir pre ventlon in the United States smount annually to $,50,000,000. or more thaa the total production of gold, sliver, copper and petroleum In a year. The fVwsBaa ef Twsaanww. Exchanse. "What will th woman of tomorrow be?" alghed the pensive person. "Oh, a yaar or two younger than she le today." replied th one who had reasoned such things out- A HI Ciaaa taaaaras'ser. Edtnburrh ffcoteman. Saxony haa HO organisations of stannsraphera, with a total enrollment exceeding 22,000 members. rtEF.D FOR WOMF.XMI VOTES HIOWX Mterfs Wla IaUlatloa Dta ta Their lafltM-aca Male Vetera. PORTLAND, May !. (To the Ed itor.) It has been repeatedly etated by our most Intelligent cltlsens thst the "antls" ar helping to make suffrsae sentiment la our state, and w are pleased to note that an article signed by thlr publicity committee proves nothing but ths fart that even under the disabilities of the laws which prevent woman from directly bringing their wiadom and experience to bear on question pertaining to the welfare ot the children and the pro tection of th home, they have been able Indirectly to Influenoe Legisla ture and bring about groat reforms. If women under such conditions could do so much for humanity, how much mors and better work will they be abl to do under more favorable condi tions? Having been- associated with tha leading equal auffreglata of th Na tion for over $0 years. I speak from personal acquaintance with their ef forts. I am proud to state that they fcav been leaders In every movement for the betterment of society and the upbuilding of th home. The laws which have been quoted aa showing no ned of woman's voloe in publlo affairs are proof of the fact ot har capability of "adding to tha wisdom of government." for I venture to say thst very few. if any. of th laws re ferred to were secured without the strenuous effort of either tha W. C. T. I', or equal suffrage organisations. "Antls" hsve newer been known seri ously to exert themselves In these matter. Francos E. Wlllard. one of the great eat women that evetr lived, through her organised forcee In every state and ter ritory, changed In nearly all of them the outrageous "age of consent" laws on their statute books. Mlas Martin aald no woman could "add to the wiadom of government." Ild Mary A. Llvermora "add to the wisdom of government" when she or ganised and carried forward, largely through her own afforta, the "Sanitary Commleelon" of our Civil War? lld Clare Barton "add to the wisdom of government" when sh organized th Red Cross movement? Are Florence Kelly and Jane Addams not adding to the "wisdom of government" by their efforts for ths uplift f the poorer Claasea? But after we have aajd all thla wa must admit that th fact that we have good laws on our statute books In every stste does not sffect the question of tha" right of women to have the ballot. If the women In every suffrsge state had mad ea great a fallur in govern mental affairs In ths short time they have had the ballot as the man have, with their hundreds of years of expert encex that would be no argument against their having it. M. U T. HIDDEN. Oae Ma 'a Ida f Pre Speeeb. PORTLAND. May 2 (To the Ed I. tor.) The following was published In the Oregonlsn Mondsy, May 27: "Industrial Worker of tha World who ara eat netlvee of America should be deported and thoe who war bora la thla oountry should fee ehlpped ta some teland where thy onuld put their anarchistic! Ideaa Into effect." aald Rev. K. Nelson Allen. In a Memorial day aermoa at tha Hawthorne Preehyterlan Church Sunday mnralng. "Tha Stare and Stripes and the red flat cannot wave over the aama peopia," con tinued Mr. Allen. "terauaa tha flags stsnd for different principles. The Stare and Stripeg stand for civil and religious llbertv. the nghte of life and property. Tha red flay stands for dleorder and chana. "The euetnm of decorating tha aoldlers graves haa obliterated tha feeling between veterana of the North and South. The beet war wa can honor tha memory of departed heroes Is hr serving our country In such a aay aa to preeerve tha Institutions for which they fought. Ws should be true r.t riots. Tha time tn which wa live re qulrea aa high a tvpa of eouraga and pa triotism aa aaa displayed by tha aoldtara of the Civil War. Ther l no plaoa la thla country for th red f;(." Firstly. I am neither an I. W. W. nor Anarchist. I served four year and two months during the Civil War for the purpoaa of reatorlng and main taining the rights of all men to their civil and religious liberty, which It seems the Rev, Mr. Allen would sgaln deatroy by deporting American clt lsans for maintaining the right of free speech. He Is opposing the principles for which the stsrs snd stripes, the red flag and the Constitution of the United tataa stand for. I am opposed to deportation of anyone; even Mr. Al len has a right to utter his un-Chrls-tlsn thoughts. When hs advocates patriotism he abandons even th prin ciple for which the man ha thinks he Is following taught. Jesus stood for the wholo human rare without Imag inary lines of division, and w vets of ma Civil War were flshtlna to keep down another Imaginary line, th Ma son Dixon line. We would sdvtsa Mr. Allen to return to college and post up on memorial addresaea. It. R. BRATTON. M rase rial Da y. ASTORIA. Or, May SO. (To the Edi tor.) 1. When and where was Memo rial day first made a holiday? By whom suatfeuited? 2. Is Memorial day a legal holiday In every state or Just rn certain states? 3. Io the Confeder ates hold a sepsrate Memorial day? If ao. when? In how many states. If any, Is it a legal holiday. Yours truly, BERTHA THOMPSON. Freshman, A. H. S. Decoration or Memorial day In th North waa first appointed In ISM hy Ovneral John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Orand Army, for observ ance by that organization. It Is now a legal holiday In all states except Flori da, Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten nessee and Texas. Confederate Memo rial day Is observed as a legal holiday In Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mis sissippi on April : and in Louisiana on June i. Features of The SUNDAY OREGONIAN Mona Lisa's Sisters An unusual illustrated page from a Paris correspondent on the portrait of splendid new women of the renais sance. Gun men gre their humble modern knigbts. Polo in Portland A parTe, with photos, of locl enthnsiasU and the development of the game in thia city. Nicholas U, LUuor Dealer Inside history from a well-known St. Petersburg, correspondent of the nefarious method by which the C'rar keeps his royal purse stuffed. The Conventioni This, in convention month and a correspondent in touch with the situation tells all about the preparations and settings for the two big nominating events. Tha Psychology of Pitching Russell Ford gives James S. Ham mond a live interview relating to important phasea of the great game. The Cook and the Captain Another of John T. McCutcheon's pirate tales, with ten characteristic McCntcheon drawings as illus trations. Wreck of tha Undine A graphic fact narrative of a thrilling ad venture in the Pacific. Two Complete Short Storiea, illustrated. The Jumpups, Sambo, Slim Jim and all the other eomio supple ment favorite put on new specialties. Many other feature. OEDER TODAY FROM YOUR NEWSDEALER GOOD READING By Dee Celllaa. Oh, yesterday morning I looked at the paper. And dropped. In amasement my spoon to the floor. Tipped over the coffee with Jubilant caper. When I turned to look at the lata baseball score. For I had been on of those stesdfast believers Thst It wa "all off" with the bright pennant race, I thought that tha Jinx was frose fast to the Heavers And so I Instinctively looked for last plsce, I looked st It twice, snd I thought "How misleading One's eyea ara at times." And a third time I bant te Make aura If I'd not made mistake la my reading: But I had been right; It was: "Sixth, Sacramento," And there on the fourth perch, two Jumps from the cellar. Were roosting the Beavers. "Our wagon Is tied At laat unto somcthlrg that's properly stellar; Here's hoping the Beavers stick In It and ride, "No more will that page be so sad to my vision," I cried, "where Is written the hlst'ry of sports: The Beaver appsar to awake to their mission I'm aaved from dull campaign and market reports." Portland. May ll. Saf f rag; tiers Dlaeaae! PORTLAND. May 17. (To th Edi tor.) Dr. J. E. Clark, authority on poi sons, spoke before the cllnle of the Alumni Association of the Detroit Col lege of Medicine a few days age, and dlacuaaed the question of woman suf frage, lie claaaed the movement, old aaa and mental healing under on head aa the result of auto. Intoxication, or self-polsonlng. Dr. Clark said: A tnxln raising hvoe with our feminine contingent st tha present tlm Is a low form of poison and Is said te work have In Inverse ratio to th amount of brain rower poeeeeeed by the victim. Hut at thi am not sure; in fact, rather repudtete It. I refer to womaa suffrage toxin. Just be cauee she baa aa brilliant an Intellect aa man doca not follow that aha ehaold apply that Intellect to tha earn prohlans with which tha masculine mind wreetle. Of course. It Is em!arraealns to ue mea to admit nureelvea physlcslly different In env wev. hut when Iumi Nature fashioned our anatomlee aha evidently forgot t e ar range It that wa might. If n-e..ary, ty at home and raiss the family. Tha develop ment uf thla toxin In tha femlalna hraaei. tt seems to me, Is simply ao evolution of tha aama micro ha which prompted TCve ta pick the er-pl In th Oarden of F.den. Tha Invariable feminine response ta "Thou ghsit Not" Is an Immediate "I Will." When th National Association Op posed to Woman Suffrage wss organ ised last Fall, Its officers snnounced thst Its object was to "Inoculate against the contagion of woman suf frage, to prevent Ita spread snd to help stamp It out where It already ex -letod." Now eomaa an emlnant medi cal authority with tha voluntary atata ment that auffraaa Is a polaont Th fart that It Is the result of auto-Intoxication, as Dr. Clark puts It, Is evi denced in Its affect upon those who otherwise are cultured, rather than hysterical women. I. T. MARTIN. (lastr ( Rsgsas Towvatt. SALKM. Or., May 27. (To th Edi tor.) On th fifth pas of The Ore gonlan today I find It atated that a Mr. Abaalom Manning once owesd the townslte of Eugene, Or. I em an old Oregonian, having crossed the plains In 1147. with my parent. Mr. and and Mr. Henry Noble, with ox teams. W settled four or five miles north ot where the City ot Eugene now stands, and it was then owned by Mr. Eugene Hkinner, for whom the town was named. Mr. Skinner had quite a fam ilyone boy named St. John (who was no sslnt, however) snd three or four girls. We lived there about three years and then moved near where Monroe. Benton County, now stands. I hava never heard of It passing out of their possession. I hsv played and picked strawberries with ths Skinner chil dren, where Eugene now stand. KM MA A. HAWLET. A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. BY GEORGE W. NORMAN. A father had a little boy. His faults were very few. But everything the father did The boy was sure to do. He followed him to vote one day, ( Which wss sgalnst the rule: For boys sre not allowed to vote Before they're out of school. Of course, the poll clerks turned hint out. Nor did he linger near. But proudly strode across the street And bought a glass of beer. "How come you In saloona to go?" The startled mother cried. "Why, papa votes for them, you knowl" The youngster quick rsplled. Moral: Since the father continues to vote year after year in the Interest of the saloon, snd the chancee are that the rising male scion of the family will be satlsnea to -no as oaaay aoea, wny not give the ballot to the mother? If we men who have been voting all our lives to license vice will stop snd think It over. I believe most of us will agree that we ought, st least, to provide a way whereby our wives and daughters, whan we are gone, can protect them selves from the evils wblch we In our lifetime failed to remove. Olve the women the ballot, and you will leave them a heritage more valuable than Ufa insurance, Orenco, Or., May I. I'll A