THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, .-MARCH1 6, 1905.
GRAFT ON
1
Printer Gets Pay for
Much Dead Matter.
HARVEST EN CALENDAR
Late Legislature Spends About
$16,000 in This Manner,
.YEARLY PROFIT ABOUT $8000
Present State. Official Declares That
Rate's Charged Are Lower Than
Generally Charged by the
Commercial Printers.
SALEM, Or., March 5. (Special)
The compensation of the State Printer,
concerning: which there has been- so
much discussion for the past ten or 15
years, remained untouched by the last
Legislature and must remain un
changed for six years to come. The con
stitution of the state says that the
compensation of the printer shall not
be Increased nor diminished during: the
term for -which he shall have been
elected.
The next election of a State Printer
will occur In June, 1906, for a term of
four years beginning: January 1, 1907.
The Legislature will not be in session
again until the second Monday in Jan
uary, 1907, and the compensation can
not then be changed so as to affect
the printer during: the term for which
he has been elected.
Inquiry among: menObers of the Logr
lslature elicits the information that
the State Printer ws not included in
the bill fixing: flat salaries for two rea
sons that the constitution plainly re
quires that the printer be paid rates,
according: to the amount of work done,
and that even though the constitution
did not so require, it would not be
good business policy to place the print
er on a salary. The first reason given
is supported by article 11 of the con
stitution, which says:
There shall be elected by the Qualified elec
tors of the state, at the times and places or
choosing: members of the Legislative Assembly,
a State Printer, who shall hold his office lor
a. term of four years. He shall perform all the
public printing lor the etate -which may be
provided by law. The rates to be paid to him
for such printing: shall be fixed by law, and
shall neither be increased nor diminished dur
ing: the term for which he shall have been
elected. He shall give such security for the
jserformance of his duties as the legislative
Assembly may provide.
Regarding the second "reason, that it
would not be good business policy. It
is asserted that If the printer were
placed upon a salary, the state would be
compelled to purchase a printing plant
and pay all the compositors, pressmen,
foremen, etc. At every session of the
legislature there would be a-demand
for appropriations for purchasing new
type, more modem presses, and for gen
eral Improvements In the printing of
fice. More printers would be employed
than are needed and the office would
be made the means of finding a plate
for political favorites.
These are some of the reasons given
why It would not be wise for the state
to put the printer on a salary, even if
it could be done.
Why No Change In Rate7
In answer to the question why some
thing was not done toward regulating
the rates paid to the printer, the reply
is given that a joint Investigating com
mittee was appointed early In the ses
sion to Investigate the subject of state
printing and the report of this com
mittee was awaited. The committee was
composed of Representatives Bailey,
Donnelly and Steiner and Senators
Hodson, Holman and Coshow.
A number of clerks were employed
through the remainder of the session
but no report was made until the last
night of the session, and even this re
port did not reach the Senate. The
subject therefore received no attention.
The report of the committee contained
no recommendations, but merely de
clared that the work performed by the
printer had been checked up, the meas
urements verified and the accounts
found to be correct.
Whitney Gives Some Figures.
"Do you mind tolling me how much
there is in this office?" State Printer J.
R. "Whitney was asked last evening.
"I'll tell you as near as I can," was
the response. "There have been all kinds
of stories told about the State Printer's
graft, and It has been asserted that the
Printer gets all the way from $10,000
to 520,000 a year. I suppose many people
believe the highest figures are correct.
"Xow, I can't tell you exactly how
much there is in the office, but I'll be
frank with you and toll you approxi
mately what the profits arc. It would
take some time to give exact figures but
these I have are not far off one way or
he other.
"Here is the biennial report of Secre
tary of State Dunbar, which shows the
expenditures from the appropriations for
printing, binding, paper, etc On page
71 jou will see that the total expenditure
tas $57,060.72, of which 537.S7S.87 was for
printing. The remainder was for paper.
binding, freight, etc. The $37,S7S7 was
what was paid to me, though many
people who do not try to find out the
facts assume that the whole appropria
tion goes to me. Farther down the page
j ou will find there was a deficiency of
$12,000 In the printing account, and an
appropriation for this was made at the
recent session of the Legislature. Now
add that to the amount already paid
and you will have a total of $19,878.37.
paid to me for public printing for two
years.
"I haven't a complete account pf my
expenditures, so I can't give it to you,
but here Is a statement of my payroll
for the same two years. Tou will see
that I paid out to the men employed in
the printing office 523.9St.lS. Subtract the
amount of the payroll from the Income
sad you have, left 515.S91.19 for two years,
or $7947.09 a year. That is about the
amount of profits there are in this office
for the State Printer.
"The payroll does not represent all
my expenditures, for T must pay rent on
the printing plant and some other ex
penses. But I also receive some money
for printing for state institutions where
the payment is made from the appropria
tion for the institution and not from
the general printing appropriation. The
amount of this is small however, and the
profits on it would Just cover the ex
penses last mentioned."
Where the Profit Comes In.
After giving 'this information, Mr. Whit
ney compared the rates paid to him
with the commercial rates charged in
Portland for similar work, and showed
that the rates paid by the state are
lower in many Instances than those
charged by the commercial printers.
The rate3 are too technical to be un
derstood after such an explanation as
could be made within the limits of this
article, but the comparison bears out
Mr. "Whitney's assertion that the rates
are not higher than those usually charged
for printing, with this exception, that
commercial printers make a reduction
for large orders, while the state rates
are the same whether the orders be large
or small The State Printer has a few
large jobs of printing and in these he
makes more than, the commercial printer
would.
"Well, then, how does the State Printer
make so much money?" is the question
that everyone will ask.
Besides the profits on the large orders,
the Printer makes a big profit on "pick
up" work. By this is meant printing
which can be done from type already
set, so that the printer gets pay for
setting type without doing the work. For
example, the printer must publish the
session laws in one volume, and also
print laws on certain subjects in pamph
let form.
Instead of "throwing in" the type after
using It for one piece of work, he keeps
it set up and uses it for another job, but
gets paid for sotting it twice. This, of
course, is an advantage that every print
ing office has, but the State Printer
gets more "pick-up" -work than the com
mercial printer.
Big Graft in Calendar.
The Legislative calendars present the
best opportunity for profits of this kind,
and it may almost be said that the
printer's "graft," as it is called, lies
in the profits he makes on printing
calendars. "While the accounts for the
calendars have not yet been presented,
it is estimated that the Legislature spent
for this Item this session not far from
516,000. The Printer's profits on that job
will not be far from 510,000. Had the
printing of the calendar been regulated
as it should have been, the profits could
have been kept down to a reasonable
sum and the .Printer's income for two
years would not be large enough to
give much cause for complaint.
The calendar Is a printed record of
the Legislature's proceedings. Each day
a few changes are made, to Indicate the
work of the preceding day, but nothing
is cut out. A calendar that began with
four pages grows to a pamphlet of 103
pages. Perhaps one or two lines on a
page may be changed or added, but the
printer gets paid for resetting the whole
page. Matter that is dead and absolutely
useless Is carried In the calendar and the
state pays for printing it day after day.
Paid for Dead Matter.
For example, the memoranda of Senate
and House . concurrent and Joint reso
lutions was printed in both calendars all
through the session, when the informa
tion could have been boiled down to
occupy less than half the space or could
have been left out entirely without doing
any great Injury.
An example of carrying dead matter
on the calendar is shown by the record
of the first bill in the Senate. This
was by Laycock, to amend the code rela
tive to school district levies. The bill
was introduced January 11 and withdrawn
January 16. Day after day for a month
the record of this bill occupied 13 lines
in the printed calendar while three lines
would have done as well.
Had the Legislature cared to do so It
could have ordered the matter In the cal
endar boiled down so that It would
have been fully as useful at much less
cost.
In addition to these two advantages,
large orders at the regular rate and
"pick up," the State Printer has an ad
vantage over commercial printers In hav
ing free rent and heat, and in not hav
ing to send out solicitors for business.
He must pay heavy campaign expenses,
according to general reports, and, like
all state officials, is subject to the de
mands of every public or charitable
movement.
Some Reforms Accomplished.
Does this mean, then, that all this
talk about the State Printer's job be
ing worth 510,000 to $20,000 a year never
had any foundation? No, It does not
There have been some reforms in public
printing in the lost few years and some
of the profits have been cut off.
One of the reforms was accomplished
by changing the manner of ordering pub
lication. Press work is paid for at so
much a "token." or about 240 sheets.
If, therefore, 250 copies of a pamphlet
are ordered, the state pays the same
as would be paid for printing 490 copies.
It was formerly the practice to order
250, 500, or 1000 copies, or a multiple
thereof, thereby saving the amount that
was formerly paid for work not done.
There has also been a Yeduction In the
number of copies published where It Is
.apparent that a lesser number will suf
fice. A few years ago several wagon
loads of pamphlets were taken out of
the storerooms at the Capitol and burned.
For these the state paid good money.
Frank Baker made a big thing out
of the State Printing Office, and so did
W. H. Leeds, until the last year of his
term, when the reforms began. Accord
ing to his own statements, the present
incumbent cleared 515.S9l.O0 during the
first two years of his term, and in view
of the fact that the recent Legislature
was vory liberal In the matter of print
ing, it Is safe to say that he will make
not less than that in the remaining two
years.
Rates Fixed 25 Years Ago.
The rates now paid to the Printer were
established by an act of the Legislature
of 1S7S. Men who were engaged In print
ing at that time say that wages of print
ers have changed little, if any, in the
meantime. The cost of typesetting has
been somewhat reduced by the invention
of machines, but the State Printing Office
does its work by band.
It is asserted that, though wages have
not changed since 1S7S. the employer today
does not get as much work for the same
money as he did 23 years ago. Upon good
authority it is said that the State Printer
loses .51 a day upon the work of every
man employed in setting type on the
session, laws.
CURE FOR NORMALS
Kuykendall Urges Initiative
Over Referendum.
SAYS COST WILL BE LESS
Surplus Schools, He Suggests, Can Be
Lopped Off by the People With
out Impairing Other State
Institutions.
EUGENE, Or., March 5. (Special)
That opponents of the present normal
school system would not invoke the ref
erendum on the general appropriation
bill, but should resort to the initiative
Is the opinion of "W. Kuykendall presi
dent of the State Senate. President Kuy
kendall remarked today that referen
dum on the appropriation bill, by tying
up appropriations for the various state
institutions until the general election in
June. 1905, would very materially increase
the cost of maintenance of those insti
tutions, because the Secretarx of State is
forbidden bj- law to Issue warrants.
The certificates which the Secretary of
State would tender in payment for sup
plies and salaries. President Kuykendall
said, would probably be heavily dis
counted. Ho Time Saved by Referendum.
Besides, the bill could not be vetoed by
the people until the general election of
June, 1903, and meanwhile, said President
Kuykendall, the normal schools, along
with other state institutions, would sub
sist on certificates, which the next Legis
lature would be bound to redeem. Con
sequently, even If the bill were vetoed at
the polls, the referendum would save no
time to normal school reformers, because
they could reach the normal system just
as soon through the initiative, and -without
harassing the necessary Institutions
of the state like the penitentiary and
asylum.
Hence President Kuykendall takes the
view that the more economical method
of procedure for foes of the existing nor
mal system to pursue would be to Ini
tiate a bill for consolidation of the
schools or for abolition of one or more of
them, as was deemed best by promoters
of the movement.
Normals to Go on Anyhow.
"Even if the appropriation bill were
vetoed at the polls," said he. "the nor
mals would probably be maintained on
certificates based on the credit of the
state, as I believe was done after the
hold-up Legislature of 137, which made
no appropriations at all The asylum
and the penitentiary would be kept going
In that way, the same as the normals,
and the next Legislature in 1907 would no
doubt feel constrained to redeem the cer
tificates." President Kuykendall adverted to a
Legislative act of 1901, which restrains
the Issuance of any warrants unless "an
appropriation has first been made for the
payment thereof." The act Is section
2593 of the code, and reads:
No warrant shall be drawn by the Sec
retary of State In payment of any claim
against the state, unless an appropria
tion has first been made for the payment
thereof: but where such claim has been
Incurred in pursuance of authority of law,
but no appropriation has been made for
Its payment, or If made, has been ex
hausted, the Secretary shall audit such
claim, and if allowed, shall Issue to the
claimant a certificate as -evidence of such
allowance.
Initiative as Easy as Referendum.
Many normal school reformers prefer
the referendum to the initiative, because
a petition for referendum needs 4500 sig
natures, while a petition to Initiate a
bill needs 7200.
President JCuykendall said that a peti
tion for the Initiative need make Its pro
moters little more work than a petition
for the referendum, once the petition ma
chinery was put In motion.
Above all. President Kuykendall was of
the opinion that the uncertainty and ex
pense which would be entailed on the
asylum, the penitentiary, the blind
school the deaf mute school, the Soldiers'
Home, the State University and the Ag
ricultural College would cost the state
more than the appropriations for the nor
mal schools. As a business proposition,
therefore, which overtopped the normal
school question, President Kuykendall
argued that operation of the appropria
tion bill should not be held up by the
referendum.
LINN FAVORS THE INITIATIVE
Campaign Against the Normal School
Appropriations Given a New Turn.
ALBANY, Or.. March 5.-SpecIal.)-The
editorial In Saturday's Oregonian suggest
ing the use of the initiative rather than
the referendum In the attack on the
Norrnal Schools has given a new line of
campaign to Linn County men who are
prominent in the present movement
against the appropriation bill The idea
thus suggested is meeting with favor here,
for the movement, so far as this county
is-concerned, is directed against the Nor
mal School appropriations, and not
against the other appropriations In the
omnibus bill, although It Is desired "to
teach the Legislature a lesson in regard
to future appropriationii."
Of course the plan oi substituting the
Initiative for the referendum in settling
the present dissatisfaction with the work
of the late session In regard to the Nor
mal Schools has not yet permeated the
rank and file of those who are hostile
to the appropriation bill, but It la being
advocated by the leaders of the move
ment here. In the meantime the move
ment to Invoke the referendum and se
cure a popular vote on the appropriation
bill Is spreading, and is becoming strong
er and stronger In Linn Count.
This Is taxpaying time In Linn, and rep
resentative citizens from all parts of the
county are In Albany every day and tho
expressions of opinion heard on all sides
are In favor of bringing to popular vote
and defeating the appropriation bill, pro
vided such action is necessary to kill
future Normal School appropriations.
No arrangements have yet been made
here for the circulation of petitions re
questing a referendum vote on the appro
priation bill, but such action may be ex
pected any day. A call has been Issued at
the town of Scio for a mass meeting of
all the citizens of the "forks of the San
tlam" to gather In the town hall of that
place next Saturday. March 11, to take
action against the bill So far as Is known
here, that Is the only call for a mass
meeting thus far Issued In Linn County,
but similar action if being considered both
in Albany and Lebanon.
One of Linn County's best-known men
said today that he believed that when the
people opposed to the large appropriations
of the late session of the Legislature and
to those to the Normal Schools in partlc
ular understood the proposed plan of en
acting a new law. under the Initiative In
stead of attacking the appropriation bill
by means of the referendum they would
favor It almost unanimously.
"I had been thinking of the plan of in
voking the initiative before I saw it In
The Oregonian." he said. "But I had
favored using both the initiative and the
referendum, and. by defeating the appro
priation bill by referendum vote, teach
future Legislatures to stop logrolling and
forming combines for the passage of ap
propriations, and at the same time, by
means of the initiative, abolish all or at
least three, of the Normal Schools. .How
ever. I see the wisdom of abandoning the
referendum plan now, as It would tend to
tie up state institutions which deserve ap
propriations, and I am now in favor of the
Initiative plan alone.'
The plan of enacting a new law relative
to the Normal Schools -by means of the
initiative has not become widely enough
known in this county for a general opin
ion to be formed as to what kind of a
law should be enacted. While some are
radical enough to favor the abolishing of
all the Normal Schools, the majority fa
vor the retaining of one and the abolish
Ing of three. Some favor keeping two
one In Western Orogon and one In East
ern Oregon. 'But there is an overwhelm
ing majority In this county for abolish
ing at least two of Oregon's present Nor
mal Schools.
Interest In the present movement is in
creasing here dally, and the matter Is re
ceiving a great deal of attention from all
viewpoints. Of course, varying opinions
are heard, but it may safely be said that
opinion is very strong', indeed practically
unanlmous, that some kind of action be
taken against the Normal Schools appro
priations, whether It be by Initiative or
referendum.
DISSATISFACTION IN YAMHILL
Substitution of Initiative for Refer
endum Meets With Little Favor.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., March 5.-(Spe-
clal) The proposal advanced In yester
day's Oregonian and the article from Sa
lem In The Sunday Oregonian to substi
tute the initiative for the "referendum
movement, in order to take away the bur
den placed upon the people by the appro
priation bill, meets with little favor at
this place. The objection is raised that
those who favor the Initiative are too
indefinite as to the remedies proposed.
The question Is asked: "Does Salem pro
pose to havo the State Normal Schools
killed and all of her own appropriations
continue; or does the proposal come from
the people who support the State Univer
sity, to have appropriations to other state
schools discontinued, while that to the
state school at Eugene continues?"
One member of the referendum commit
tee suggested that the quickest, cheapest
and easiest method to remedy the matter
would be to reconvene the Legislature at
once, to repeal the appropriation bill and
pass another that may be agreed upon at
a conference of members of the Legisla
ture and. others with members of refer
endum committees from different parts of
the state. This would necessarily have
to be done before the time for filing the
referendum petitions expires.
Two years ago, people were promised
economy In legislative affairs until the
Lewis and Clark appropriation was paid.
Instead of keeping that pledge, the ap
propriations nave Deen increased.
It has been suggested by the friends of
GovcrnorChamberlaln that tho popularity
gained by his threat to veto the appropria
tion bill If the referendum clause was omit
ted would secure for him a re-election.
This may be questioned, as indicated by
the statement of the Grange committee
who handed In the resolutions yesterday.
approving the referendum movement. In
tneir desire for a general clearing up of
state evils, that "even tho Governor's sal
ary was not altogether on constitutional
lines." However, they did not fail to
give him credit for what he had done.
The Grange committee was comnosed
of Republicans, and it was suggested that
benator Hodson, or any. of the members
who voted against the measure, would be
a good candidate for the place.
KILLED BY A BICYCLE RIDER
Spokane Mining Man Run Down
While on Reserved Cinder Path.
SPOKANE. Wash.. March 5. fRrwlal T
While walking along the Sprague avenue
cinder path with a little -boy. Saturday
night, David Flaherty, a well-known min
ing man of Spokane, was run down by a
bicyclist, and from the effects of the' col
lision died this morning from hemorrhage
or tne Dram, Drought on by the breaking
of a blood vessel in the head. It is said
the wheel was ridden by Frank Blounce,
a young man living In the eastern part
of tho city.
Flaherty at first seemed only nartlallr
stunned, and was helped to a near-by
residence, out early this morning he be
came unconscious. Physicians were sum
moned, but could do nothing. Flaherty
was a wiaower. and leaves two children-
He was a practical mining man, fre
quently employed by mining magnates to
examine and report on mines. The cinder
path Is reserved for wheelmen.
BODY OF MURDERER IS FOUND
Slayer of Hermit Doyle Committed
Suicide With a Rifle.
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal. March 5.
The dead body of Martin F. Thomas, ac
cused of and hunted for the. alleged mur
der of Hermit John H. Doyle, was found
today In the bush back of Doyle's cabin.
In Canon Pass. Lying across the body
was a rifle and In the dead man's hand
was a stick with which ho had pressed
the trigger. The bullet had entered the
left temple and passed completely through
the head. Thomas had been dead about
a week.
February 11 Doyle was found dead In
his cabin, shot through the abdomen.
Thomas, who had been staying with
Doyle, reported his death. A will was
then produced by which Thomas Inherited
Doyle's property. This Instrument was
declared to be a forgery. Thomas disap
peared and a warrant was Issued for his
arrest,
WILL BUILD NEW BARRACKS
H. W. Goold, of Tacoma, Appointed
to Position at Vancouver.
TACOMA, Wash., March 5. Special)
H. W. Goold, who for the past year and
a half has been employed In the office of
the City Engineer, has received a Civil
Service appointment to the position of
superintendent of construction of the new
barracks at Vancouver, Wash., with a
salary of 51500 a year. When Mr. Goold
receives official notification be will resign
his position here.
Mr. Goold was advised of his good for
tune In a telegram from Assistant Quar
termaster Pond, of Washington, D. C,
asking if he would accept the position.
Mr, Goold answered that he would. He
took the examination In Tacoma last De
cember. PIPES IN CHINESE LAUNDRY
Marshal Finds Opium Outfits and
White Men Smoking.
ARLINGTON, Or.. March 5. (Special)
What has long posed as an innocent
Chinese laundry was Saturday raided by
Marshal Sweeten, who found that the
place was frequented -by white opium
fiends and contained complete opium
smoking outfits.
The manager of the "laundry" was
afterwards arrested on the street. For
several dayB -the Marshal has suspected
that the establishment was not all It
seemed. Today he raided it and found
three white people smoking opium. The
manager and his customers will appear
before the City Recorder Monday.
TRIBUTES TO DEAD SENATOR
Washington Legislature Meets In
Memory of the Late J". P. Sharp.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. March 5. (Special.)
Members of both branches of the Legis
lature today paid their last tribute of re
spect to the memory of the late Senator
J. P. Sharp, of Ellensburg. Memorial,
services were held in the hall of the
House of Representatives at 3 o'clock.
Lieutenant-Governor Charles E. Coon
presided. Prayer was offered- by Rev. A.
G. Sawln. pastor of Olympia. Baptist
Church, following which .eulogies of the
deceased were delivered by Senators
Welch. Rands, Reed. Graves and Gunn;
Speaker Megler and Representatives Hare,
Forty-fifth Annual
ASSETS.
Bonds andJfort gages
Real Estate in New York,
including the Equitable Building
United States, State, City
and Railroad Bonds and other Invest
ments (market value over coot. 51'J.
OTKH3.00) oans secured by Bonds and
Stocks (market value, $13,-iH.190.W..
v Policy Loans
Real Estate outside of New
York, Including 14 office buildings....
Cash in Banks and iTrjist
Companies at Interest...
Balance due from agents . . .
Interest and Bents, v
(Due $73,032.53. Accrued $359,456.25)..
Premiums due and in process
of collection
Deferred Premiums
Total Assets $413,953,020.74
We hereby
FRAXCIS W. JACKSON. Auditor.
LIABILITIES.
Assurance Fund (or Reserve) $327,738,358.00
All other Liabilities 5,420,393.53
Total Liabilities $333,158,7(51.53
Surplus $ 80,794,269.21
We hereby certify to the correctness of the above statement. The Reserve as per the Independent valuation of
the N. Y. Insurance Department Is 53K,523,126. For Superintendent's certificate see Detailed Statement.
J. G. VAN CISE; Actuary. ROB'T HENDERSON Assistant Actuary. R. G. HANN, Associate Actuary.
We have examined the accounts and Assets of the Society, and certify to the correctness of the foregoing statement.
TYM. A. WHEELOCK. V. P. SNYDER. C. &.EDYARI) BLAIR. CHARLES STEWART SMITH, MARCELLUS H. DODGE..
Special Committee of the Board of Directors
JAMES W. ALEXANDER, President. JAMES H. HTDB. Vice-President: .
GAGE B. TARBBLL. Second Vice-President. GEO. T. WILSON. Third Vice-President. WM. H. iriNTTRH. Fourth Vice-President, .
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Sec re try. THOMAS D. JORDAN. Comptroller. SIDNEY D. RIPLEY. Treasurer.
H. R. WINTHROP. Assistant Secretary. M. MURRAY, Cashier. W. B. BREMNER, Assistant Treasurer. " '
S. C. BOLLINO, Superintendent of Agencies.
W. R. BROSS. M. D., and ARTHUR PELL. M. D.. Medical Director.
J. TV.
JOHX A STEWART,
,A. J. CASS ATT,
ROBT. T. LINCOLN,
J. J. ASTOR.
GAGE B. TARBELL.
MARVIN HUGH1TT.
WM. H. M'INTYRE.
M. HARTLEY DODGE.
BRAYTON IVES,
BRADISH JOHNSON.
LOUIS FITZGERALD.
CHAUNCBY M. DEPSW.
WM. A WHEELOCK.
H. C. DEMING,
CORNELIUS N. BLISS.
GEO. H. SQUIREw
THOMAS D. JQRDAX,
C. B. ALEXANDER.
V. P. SNYDER,
SAMUEL M. IN MAN,
N. B. FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS SEE DETAILED STATEMENT.
OREGON AGENCY,
L. SAMUEL,
Manager.
Dickson. Maloney and Gieason. Eulogies
were not perfunctory, but were heartfelt
tributes to honesty, integrity and sterling
worth of the deceased Senator.
Durinc his lonr legislative career, "Dad
Sham made himself exceedingly popular
and respected among his fellow-Legisla
tors, and those feelings were renectea in
the tributes Dald him. Governor Mead
and Mrs. Mead were present.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Beman B. Broekway.
ROSEBURG. Or., March 5. (Special.)
Beman B. Broekway, an Oregon pioneer
of 1552, died at his home eight miles south
west of this city Friday evening. He was
born In Chautauqua County, New York,
February 12, 1S23. He was a County Com
missioner of Douglas County In the TOs-,'
and, represented this county In the Oregon
Legislature In the session of 1SSL He Is
survived by a brother, Burban Broekway,
of Roseburg, who crossed the plains with
him in 1S5Z. His wife, a son and two
daughters also survive, and reside at the
family home at Broekway.
Noah Herren.
SALEM, Or., March 5. (Special.) Noah
Herren, an Oregon pioneer of 1S44. died at
his home east of Salem yesterday. He was
born, in Indiana 71 years ago, and came
to Oregon with Captain Joe Meek In 1844.
He located near Salem, and In 1S34 mar
ried Adeline Halt, He leaves five chil
dren, Horace, L. M. and-F. A. Herren, of
Salem; J. H. Herren, Monmouth, and Mrs.
Elva Eg tea, Salem.
Elder Refuses to Bo Budged.
KALAMA. "Wash., March 5. (Special.)
Another effort was made Saturday to
float the Geo. "W. Elder by pumping out
the water from her hull, but was no more
successful than the attempt made Thurs
day. It Is announced that another bulk
head will be put In forward at once, and
the pumps again tried.
Woman Takes Rat Poison.
"WEISER, Idaho. March 5. (Special.)
Mrs. Gertie Logan, a woman living- in
the eastern part of the city, took rough
on rats last evening, with suicidal in
tent. Mrs. Logan is a young woman
and was married about two years ago,
but has been separated from her hus
band for several months. She may re
cover. Who Wrote Washington's Address?
PORTLAND, March 5. (To the Edltur-J
In your article In The Oregonian under
the head of "Maxims of Washington Applied
in 1805,' appears a synopsis of President
Roosevelt's speech delivered before the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania on Washington's
last birthday. An xa ruination of this
speech, like that of many others delivered
throughout the country, predicates in large
part the far-reaching statesmanship of
Washington Upon the sterling principles
enunciated in Washington's so-called Fare
well address. And undoubtedly It la but a
matter of truth to state that the wonder
fully far-reaching principles of our foreign
policy, upbuilding of the Navy, education.
Justice, governmental finance, and public
governmental policy therein enunciated can
not be too highly extolled by all true ob
servers and lovers of the formative period
of our country. But I desire to call atten
tion to the erroneous and misleading his
toric statements contained in the Presi
dent address. The President states: "One
hundred and eight years ago. Just before he
left the Presidency, he (Washington) Issued
his farewell addresr, and la it he laid down
certain principle which he believed should
culde the citizens of this Republic for all
time to come, his own words being, "which
appear to me all Important to tho perma
nency of your felicity as a. people." Wash
ington, though, ta some way an even greater
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man than Lincoln, did not have Licoln's
wonderful sift of expression, that gift which
makes certain speech of the rail-splitter
from Illinois read like the Inspired utter
ances of the zreat Hebrew seers and
prophets."
It Is therefore apparent that this ad
Qress, than which no state paper composed
or Issued In this or any country manifests
a higher, a grander, or a aubllmer tone of
statecraft. Is given to the world (and the
youth of the country are so Instructed) as
"tho farewell address of Washington," or.
In the language of President Roosevelt, "his
(Washington's) own words."
Nothing can be farther from the fact,
for not one of the principles therein set
forth or one line of the address was ever
composed by Washington. A student of lan
guage can readily recognize in the beauti
ful structure of the address the full, com
pact, pithy sentences, the peculiarly round?
cd periods, and, above all, the governmental
principles of which it la composed, the mas
t terful and unique pen of Alexander Hamil
ton, man. wnom, pernaps no more precocious
Wnd far-rachlng genius of constructive
governmental statecraft has been produced in
anyage or country.
An examination of Hamilton's articles in
the Federalist, his well-known state pa
pers, his anonymous papers and pamphlets
on finance and government, will disclose
many parallels by comparison with "the
Farewell Address." One of Washington's
great traits was his wonderful knowledge of
men. He had the prescience, the- intuition
and foresight to select as his great Sec
retary the most masterful master of the
English tongue of his age. and. If we are
desirous of placing the laurel of credit where
it truly belongs for the masterly principles
and beautiful language of the farewell ad
dress, we must undoubtedly place it upon
the brow of Hamilton. While the glamour
of our hero-worship may cling fo our well
beloved Idol, the absolute truth of history
requires us to say, to use a similitude, that
the pen of Washington was held by Ham
ilton, and the state papers of Washington
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No Survivor of Custer Massacre.
HOQUIAM. Wash.. March 4. (To. the Edi
tor.) I see by an editorial in The- Oregonian
that one William McGee, said to be the only
survivor of the Custer massacre, is to be
hanged In New Tork. Now, let me say there
was no survivor of the Custer massacre ex.
cept Frenchy. the bay horse, that was ptdced
up on the prairie afterwards. I saw him "the
next season following the Seventh Cavalry
In 1S77. Custer was killed June 25. 1S76.
The writer was with the Seventh Cavalry the
following season and was on. the battle-ground
In the early Spring of 1877. Fort Custer was
built that Summer. 16 miles below tho battle,
ground, on the Little Big Horn River. McGee
might have been with Major Reno, who was
hid in the bull berry brush, some five or six
miles down the river, afraid to come out, and
was afterwards court-martialed.
There must be several of the old-time hunt
ers and scouts of the Yellowstone in the 70s
that can tell all about this massacre. Such
men as Bill Slue, 'the scout; Bob Jackson,
Liver-Eating Johnson, Cat Fish Jim, Paul
McCbrmick, Yellowstone Kelly and Bean Billy
Brown. I could name most all the old timers
of the frontiersmen of that country by think
ing a while. If I remember right, that- Is the
same season Chief Joseph paid that locality a
visit with his band of Nez Perces, and General
Miles went after him. and brought htm back to
Tongue River. I was In that expedition also,
JAMES FOXALL.
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Miss Roxley." "Tou don't say? 1 was told
her father kicked you out every time you.
called." "So he does: but he doesn't kick
me as hard as he used to." Philadelphia
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