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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1905)
CPHB "MDHNING OEEGTONIA, &AXmD'AX" 'AKOIi " 15, i90o.' it TEMPEST IS LOOSE Democrats Have a Breezy Gathering. HQRAN'S POINTED QUESTION Candidates Trotted Out for Inspec tion, Seek to Parry His Thrust, but He Returns His Interrogations. Gently played the breezes of oratory last night at a meeting of. the Young Men's Democratic Club, until one of the brethren let loose a tempest, which Jarred the candidates for office who had been telling what they would do, toward ex tirpation of dishonesty and official vn cleanness, but had neglected to tell what they would do toward making the rich pay more taxes and enabling the poor to pay lessp how they -would check cen trallxatlon of wealth and. compel car and telephone companies to make more ade quate recompense for the use of fran chises from the people. The candidates who had sung to the club of how they would chase out un righteousness and bring in decency and honesty were George H. Thomas and Dr. Harry Lane, aspirants for the Demo cratic nomination, for Mayor; Thomas Guineas, aspirant for Councllman-at- Large, and Charles Petrain, aspirant fory municipal Judge. Horan's Painful Question. Then s up rose Horan, a painter by trade, a man poor in worldly goods, but rich In vocabulary. Brother Horan had been disgusted with the talk he had heard about "enforcing the law." "Td like to know," he shouted, "if we're going to have the law enforced so that rich men will cease perjuring themselves year after year and will pay their 3ust share of taxes." TThereat the gentlemen assembled ap plauded loudly and Horan turned to Thomas with the pointed question: "Would you enforce the law?" Thomas first dodged the Question by saying that as Mayor he would have nothing to do with enforcement of the tax laws. "I was invited here to make a speech," said Thomas. "I've made it. You can abide by what I've said." Thomas Parries Thrust. But Horan wasn't satisfied. Back he came to the fray and Thoma9 parried his thrust with: "Yes, I've been investigating this very question. Take the large Ladd farm, the one with the big red barn on it. An acre contains the equivalent of six lots. Some time ago I found that the Ladd people were paying on $50 a lot less than the poor property owners round about. I suggest that the gentjeman read my platform to ascertain whether I'm afraid of the great corporations ot the city." "This question is greater than that of gin and revivals," cried Horan again, "The real issue is not whether a saloon is going to stay open after 1 A.. M. or whether It's going to be open at all, but whether a man is going to be a man ol family and to have a home. The power ui LaxHuuu is usea evenasungiy io De stroy homes. I believe In that candidate who will go tut to make the Portland Consolidated Railway Company pay Just laxes on the value of its franchises. Every Democrat who goes up against the big Republican majority In this city ought to be willing to tackle the street railway compauy." Burkhart Belabors Telephone. Here Colonel J. P. Burkhart edged in with a speech in which he belabored the telephone company, saying that the telephone company had sent more peo ple to nodes than any other influence in Portland. "But," said the Colonel, "the evan gelists didn't touch on that." The -club had invited 12 Democratic candidates to appear before it and show their speed for the running. Only five appeared, the absontees being W. T. Vaughn, who would like to be Mu nicipal Judge;. John H. Stevenson, boomed for Councilman-at-Large; A. T. Flegel, candidate for Councilman in the Tenth Ward; Peter "Wiser, for Coun cilman in the Tenth; E. H. Cahalin, in the Fifth; D. T. Sherrett, in the Sev enth; "Citizen" H. W. Parker, in the Sixth. George H. Thomas was first of the candidates to speak. He told of what he would do if he were Mayor. The time was ripe he said to call for obedi ence to all laws. If elected he would make it his especial business to look into city contracts and disposition of city funds. He would do all he could to encourage investment of capital and to build up tho city. The community was overwhelmingly Republican, to be sure, but Democrats held the offices of Sher iff and District Attorney, an evidence that tho people had confidence in mem bers of the Democratic party. Lane Makes a Talk. When Dr. Lane's turn to speak came round he adverted to the promise in his primary petition, to enforce the laws and to shut out fraud. "A man couldn't say more if he should speak an hour and a half," said he. "He couldn't say less and be an honest citizen." Dr. Lane In concluding handed a bou quet to Thomas by exhorting his au ditors to vote for Thomas if they thought him the better man and by saying- that Thomas would make a -tracking' good" Mayor. Thomas Guinean announced that if elected Councllman-at-Lafge he would endeavor to give the city a clean gov ernment, to show up the misdeeds and the rottenness of the so-called Repub lican party and to abolish commissions, which he likened to Russian bureau cracies. Colonel Guinean favored pub lic ownership of public utilities and abolition of a system which made car companies wealthy on the credit of the people. Charles Petrain, candidate for Mu nicipal Judge, said that the weighing out of justice in tho Police Court need ed a Judge with a lenjent and knowing heart Many an offending person could be reached, he said, by kindness more often than by severity. "The Police Judge should go down Into the homes,'? declared Petrain, "and make peace and' happiness for their in mates rather than "drag them Into the court Held as Would-Be Train-Robber. James Rice, a youth, who with two others Is supposed to have been con cerned In a plot to hold up a Southern Pacific train at Hillsdale, was arrested yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff CrussI Rice admitted that he started out with two other lads, Fox and Wes terman, and was armed with a revolver and also had two railroad torpedoes. Westerman was captured and detained at Sylvan by a farmer named Rab, who had trouble with him, and this broke up the gang-, and Rice and Fox returned to Portland. Rice admitted having- been concerned in various thiev ing1 operations. A bunch of skeleton keys was found in his pocket, and also an Ingenious instrument evidently in tended to be used to strike people on rv head with, it consists of a compact with steel nails. The Sheriff will -in vestigate the history of Rice thor oughly. GRANGERS . OF CLACKAMAS. Very Large Attendance Marks the Meeting of Pomona. Between 300 and 350 Grangers of Clackamas County attended the meetinjr of Pomona Grange yesterday, held in Ab ernethy Grange Hall in Park Place. So large was the crowd that all could not get Into the hall at the same time, and an overfl&w meeting was held for the young people in the adjacent building.. William Grlsehthwaiie, master, presided. State Master B. G. Leedy and Sta'te Seoretary Mrs. Mary S. Howard, ' were present and all the 19 Granges in the county were represented, except Sunrise. . At this meeting the proposition to pur chase' ground in some central portion of the "county and erect a permanent home for Pomona was voted down. It was the consensus of opinion that-it was 'better for the farmers that Pomona should con tinue to meet in different portions of the county, rather than in one particular place, as it tended to create enthusiasm among the members. The prize wagon given Clackamas County Grangers at the meeting of the National Grange in Portland last Novem ber was disposed of by authorizing Master Grlsenthwaite to sell it a private BRITISH STEAMSHD? SANDHURST. "WHICH IS RECEIVING HER ball of tin full of tacks and studded sale and to turn" the proceeds Into the treasury'. J. H. Reed, a graperaiser near Mil waukle, introduced a resolution to cause all fruit trees to be sprayed and require all trees that were diseased to be cut down to prevent contagion. The resolu tion did not carry for the reason that it was not sufficiently x clear, although the principle involved was indorsed. ' It will likely be taken up at the coming session of the State Grange next month. The annual dues and initiation fees of Pomona Grange were raised to 25 cents each, and it wag voted ta pay the Grange entertaining Pomona at its regular con vocation $10. A resolution was passed asking that the State Grange take steps toward securing family tickets for the Exposition at re duced rates for the farmers. It was thought some concession? might be se cured for the farmers from the Fair man agement Reports showed that there were 1300 Grangers In Clackamas County and 19 Granges, all prosperous except one, which may drop out. All reported growth. It was voted to accept the invitation of Milwaukie Grange to meet in its hall in July. A class of 60 was given the fifth degree. Mrs. Chase, of Portland, gave a lecture in the evening on "JEqual Suf frage." Abornethy Grange furnished a fine dinner and supper. During the afternoon what might have been a serious accident was averted. The young people attending the meeting went Into tho upper room of the adjacent building and danced. The building swayed back and forth as the dancing went on, but the young people were too much en gaged to notice the danger. After the Grange adjourned the upper hall was packed, and it was seen to be very dan gerous and liable to collapse, so the peo ple were finally got out of the hall and the danger was over. SAB-BOOHS STRICTLY BARRED Their Presence Voids Homesteads on Minidoka Irrigated Land. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 14. Complaints have been received that the illegal sale of liquors on land withdrawn for tho Minidoka irri gation project Is seriously interfering with work In Idaho. The Secretary of the In terior recently issued a circular warning settlers who granted 'jermission for the sale of liquor on their homestead filings that they would lose the land. It is prob able the Department of Justice will be called upon to enforce the law and that the Land Office will refuse to Issue pat ents to Idaho cntt-ymen who have accord ed saloonkeepers the use of their land. HENRY WAX PASSES AWAY Mayor of GrangevIHe Dies at St. Vin cent's Hospital. Henry Wax, Mayor of Grangeville, Idaho, died at St "Vincent's Hospital at 11:30 o'clock last night as a result of the rupture of the tissues of his stomach. Mrs. Wax and their son were at the bed side at the time of his death. Mr. Wax for years had been one of the most prom inent citizens in the State of Idaho, and was well known throughout the North west He will be buried in Portland. Mr. "Wax was taken suddenly ill while on a steamer en route to Portland, near Riparia. When the boat reached Portland Mr. Wax was immediately taken to St Vincent's Hospital. Faulty Telephone Leads to Escape. Because the telephone at police head quarters did not work properly yesterday, a man who was acting in an unseemly manner hear the Chapman School, and who was captured by the janitor, broke away and made his escape.' The man was held for some time- hut finally broke from his captor and got away "before the police could be notified. After repeatedly trying to call up Captain Gritzmacher over the telephone, the janitor sent a boy to headquarters, but before Patrolman Robson could reach tho scene, -the pris oner escaped. SANDHURST IN PORT Big Steamer Comes Here to 'Load Hay for China. PROBABLY FOR THE RUSSIANS North Pacific Steamship Company ' Incorporated With Capital Stock of One Million Dollars Ad miral Kempff at Astoria. The British steamship Sandhurst. Cap tain Robertson, began taking aboard hay at Albers dock yesterday afternoon. The steamer already has 23,660 sacks of oats In her hold, which were loaded at Seattle. It is not known just how much hay she .will take here, but she will be loaded to her fullest capacity. It is estimated that she has room for about 2500 tons of hay. The steamer is-under charter to Henry TAKES CARGO OF OREGON HAY TO NORTH CHINA Mett, and will sail for the German port of- Tsingtau. in North China. The Ras Elba which recently loaded Here at Albers dock, was also chartered by Mr. Mett and cleared for the same port While the -cargo Is consigned to a Tsingtau -Importer, it is generally b? lievcd that the forage is intended for the ltus-. Stan's, as there is no market in Shantung for such a quantity of supplies as is go ing forward on this account- Should it be a Russian cargo, it will be .afe from Japanese capture, as It will be cleared for a neutral port It will hardly be pos sible to dispatch It to Vladivostok, and how the Russians will get the goods in land remains for them to determine. The officers of the Sandhurst report an easy run around from the Sound, except for a blow off Cape Flattery. The voyage across from Moji to Seattle was not o pleasant as most of the run was made tnrougn dense snow storms. A part of the time the snow was three feet deep on the vessel's decks. While at Sasebo the officers saw 17 fine new steamers that had been captured by the Japanese while trying to run the blockade. Eight of these were German, one Italian and the re mainder British. It Is their opinion that there 16 absolutely no chance for a ship to pass the blockading squadron with contraband intended for the Russians. The Sandhurst is a large steamer and well equipped for handling freight She was built in 1S91 at Newcastle, England, and is 375 feet long. 46a feet beam and 20.4 feot depth of hold. Her net registered tonnage is 276S. One of the Chinese stokers escaped from the vessel in the night, and unless he is captured before the vessel sails she will be liable to a fine of $500. CAPITAL STOCK ONE MILLION North Pacific Steamship Company Incorporated at San Francisco. The North Pacific Steamship Company, which operates the Roanoke between Portland and Southern ports, has been rput on a sound financial basis for the struggle that it has entered upon for a share of the coast business. The com pany has been incorporated at San Fran cisco with a capital stock of 51,000,000. The incorporators are Charles P. Doe, who, with Beadle Bros., recently bought the Roanoke for ?SO,000; Charles E. Naylor, a San Francisco attorney, and H. E. Ozouf, K C. Merrltt and F. L. Bllnn, who have been connected with the company in .va rious capacities. The plans of the company have not been fully divulged, but It Is known that among other things the .service will be improved by the addition of another steamer to the line. Mr. Doe will arrive here Tuesday on the Roanoke and will proceed East to close the deal for the boat The vessel will reach this Coast In time to assist in handling the big Fair traffic between Portland and South ern California, She will be somewhat smaller than the Roanoke and will call in at Eureka and Coos Bay both ways, the Roanoke stopping only at San Fran cisco on tho run between Portland and Port Ixs Angeles. These two steamers will enable the company to maintain a seven-day service Instead f a 11-day service, as at present Oll-burnlng apparatus is to be installed In the Roanoke shortly, which will en able her to shorten her time, as sho loses a day on her north-bound trips now In coaling at Coos bay. It will require a lay-off of only two days to make the change. The newly organized company is also said to be negotiating for a block of property in San Francisco adjacent to the waterfront but for what purpose is not explained. Admiral Kempff at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. April 14. (Special.) Ad miral Kempff and Government Inspectors Edwards and Fuller wero here today and visited several vessels. The ship C. F. baient and the steamer North King were granted their, annual papers. The party returned to Pdrtland this evening. Chinook Arrives at Flavel. The United States bar dredge Chinook arrived in the river at 3:30 P. M. yester day, from, San Francisco, and anchored off Flavel. No orders have been received or putting thz dredge tAwpxk, and. eho Trill probably remain In the lower harbor" until something is" found for her to do. The Chinook is still under the orders of Major Langfitt, and was, therefore, brought back after the repairs at San Francisco had been finished. The engi neers are expecting some notification In the matter, but have no idea where the next scene of operations will be. Pretoria Delayed by Heavy Weather. DOVER, England. April 14. The Hamburg-American Line steamer Pretoria, which arrived today (from New York. April 1), and proceeded, was delayed "by heavy weather. During one day ot her voyage the Pretoria only logged 130 miles. Marine Notes. The Dumfriesshire will move today from Montgomery dock to Inman, Poulsen & Co.'s mill. The achooner Mable Gale has cleared for San Pedro with 300,000 feet ot lumber. The British steamer Ferndene sailed from Japan, April 12, for this city, to load a cargo and flour and grain. Taylor, Young &. Co. yesterday char tered the British steamer Belra, of 571 tons, to load flour on the Sound for the Orient The Portland Flouring Mills Com pany will furnish the cargo. The steamer was last reported at Hong Kong. The steamer Dalles City started out yesterday on. The Dalles route, after a thorough overhauling. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. April 14. Lett up at daylight CARGO AT ALBERS DOCK. Barkenline Amazon and schooner Hugh Ho. pan. Arrived at 7 and left up at It A. M. Ptaintr Columbia, from" San Francisco. Sailed ai 7:30 A. M. Steamer Redohdo, lor San 1'r.inclsco and coast ports. Arrived at 3:30 P. M. U. S. steamer qhlnook, from Sau Francio: , Condition of the bar at 3 P. M.", smooilt; wind southeast, weather cloudy. San rrancisco. April 14. Arrived at 3:20 A. M. Steamer Oregon, from Portland. Sailed Schooner Beulah. for Portland; steamer Sesostrls, for Seattle. Arrived Steamer George l.oomls. from Seattle; steam er Rosecrans, from Astoria. REFERENDUM AND INITIATIVE T, T. Geer Gives His Views Upon the State Problems. SALE it April S. (To the Editor.) Owing to the Importance of tho question referred to. the following paragraph, which appeared In your news columns yesterday, from McMlnn vllle. deserves some notice: "It was intimated In an article by ex Govemor T. T. Gecr recently that the referen dum would not accomplish much, even If It were sustained at the polls; that the Expenses would not be lessened and that appropriations would be allowed by future Legislatures and paid la full, with Interest. These statements arouse Indignation among the people who favor the referendum, and they ask: 'Are all fu ture Legislatures to be unlawful bodies? Are they to openly violate a lav that Is the ex press will of the people?' It Is the expressed opinion of the reform advocates that the fu ture Legislative bodies will not boldly disre gard and violate a mandate of the people that would be so emphatically given If the measure should pass." But the conclusion of your correspondent is misleading. The term "future Legislature" In the plural Is not applicable. It was stated. In substance, that the next Legislature would provide for all the bills which may be In curred within the next two years, and does anybody doubt It? If so, what Is to become of the state's credit? By far the great share of the million-dollar appropriation bill provided for the ordinary expenses of the regularly established state In UtuMonii. such as the asylum, penitentiary, etc. These appropriations are not extravagant, nor has it been claimed in any quarter that they are. But they are to be tuted down un der the referendum movement, along with the normal school appropriations, and placed un der the ban of popular disapproval, with the result, according to your McMInnvill corre epondent. that the expense of their main tenance are to be avoided altogether If tho people shall annul the appropriation bill at the polls. Cither this or the next Legislature will pro vide for the expenses Incurred in their main tenance. They are not In the main managed In an extravagant manner. It Is not believed that tbe can bo maintained for any less sum than has been necessary during the past two years. Your correspondent says the "reform advocate" arc of the opinion that "future Legislative bodies will not boldly disregard and violate a mandate of the people that would be so emphatically given If the measure should pass." But if the- measure should pass, then In It to -be assumed that the people have forbidden tho payment of any part of the appropriation .condemned? And If any part l to be exempt, who shall Judge of the exempted portion, espe cially since by that time nearly "the entire sum. wljl have been expended In the main tenance of Institutions already established by lawt Even now the employs of the different Insti tutions are compelled to sacrifice J5 per cent of tho face value of their state certificates in order to cash them, although the full amount (n most cases Is barely sufficient to meet their ordinary expense. How much Is It supposed brokers and hankers would advance upon tars certificates if It Is to be "given out cold" fhat If the referendum carries no future Leg islature will dare to provide the money thus voted uown? As i "big stick" In to hands of the peo ple, the referendum Is c valuable asset. Ther are occasion?, no doubt, when Its use will prove of vast benefit to the people. U'ben any neV proposition Involving the expenditure of public money I enacted, and the wisdom of which Is doubted, a resort to the referen dum will be a. beneficial power to Invoke, but to call it Into requisition against the asylum, for Instance, Is no more Justifiable than to level It at the Supreme Court, one belog equal ly as necessary to tho welfare of soclaty as the other. The patients now cared for at the asylum will be given the ,ame attention during th next two years as though 'the appropriation for their support had not been "referended." And It will cost fully as much as in the past. An Indebtedness tor thla will bo Incurred upon tho state's credit. This credit rests ex clusively -upon the popular belief that no mat 1r what the people may do at the polls with the appropriation bill the next Legislators will pay every dollar of Indebtedness so Incurred. The question Is, does anybody say It should not? And since somebody must pay Interest on borrowed money, and In every case Innocent parties, another question 4s, who should pay It. and who should lose It? The ie;lJtui jB&d a rrisvou jQhrtake. la ! PACKARD a This illustration Is an Axnct re- production of our No. 44 tourist o last made Bluchcr. One of the manr o styles of Oxfords in Inn. vlci. valour o and patent colt we have in stock o for the Easter trade. o Cntnlojmes mailed on request. THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MEN'S SHOE STORE IN COMPLETE STYLES AND GUARANTEE PH o 109 SIXTH STREET 9 oteetoae9ttitttisiit9satitBtiioaotieetoe the magnitude of Its appropriation for the normal schools. Thla cannot be denied. And it made another In blindly insMtlnr upon at taching It to the general appropriation bill, against every suggestion ot good Judgment. It should have segregated them and passed tti normal school appropriation uj to the Gov ernor, giving him the opportunity and forcing- upon him the responsibility of vetoing It If lie eo desired, or dated. And this Is not written In opposition to the present proposition to refer the appropriation Old to the people. In some respects my sym pathy !. with the movement, but the position Ik maintained which wap taken In the article jour McMlnnvllle correspondent criticises, that with the referendum should go four Initiative lepeallng laws, each directed agalnat one of the normal schools. Irt order that the next legislature may have an authoritative exprca Ion from the people upon this question. And "reform advocates." who really want to re form the normal school abuse.", will not de pend alone upon the referendum against ap propriations mode for the maintenance of in stitutions authorized by laws which are per mitted to remain on the statute books un repealed. Kobody ha hcird of any likelihood of one of the- normal whooh suspending operations as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play when in health and how conducive to health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor life they enjoy, the cleanly, regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome diet of which they should partake. , How tenderly their health should be preserved, not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injurious or objectionable nature and if at any time a remedial agent is required, to assist nature, only those of known excellence should Te used; remedies which are pure and wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California. Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs has come into general favor in many millions of well informed families, whose estimate of its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use. Syrup of Figs has also met with the approval of physicians generally, be cause they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle in its action. We inform all reputable physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs, obtained, by an original method, from certain plants known to them to act most benefici ally and presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Calif ornian blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it is not a secret rem edy and hence we are free to refer to all well informed physicians, who do not approve of patent medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication. Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs always has the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package and that it is for sale in bottles of one size only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent size, or having printed thereon the name of any other company, do not accept it If you fail to get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects. Every family should always have a bottle on hand, as it is eauallv beneficial for the parents and the a ae. THE $3.50 UNION MADE '4? FAMOUS OVER A QUARTER CENTURY - ' . WE CLAIM AND WE'RE HTfRE WITH THE GOODS We Claim that the PACKARD $3.50 Shoes are the best Shoes manufactured for meu. We Claim they adjust themselves to the exact curves of the foot, and it is possible to secure in a Ready-Made- PAGK . ARD a Custom-Made fit . We Claim the purchaser of a PAClLrVRI) is paying a popular price and getting a Shoe equal in every respect to one made-to-order. ' ' Note the Up-to-Dateness of Don't you think you "PACKARD" ILL I PS SHOE CO. pending the vot of the people. Thpy aro per mitted to proceed with tlielr work by the laws of tre state. The- expense incurred w-lli B. legiLmat". Is It to be seriously contended that the flatf is to repudiate the Implkwl ob ligation!; To be surf, some of the lmpro ments contemplated In the appropriation WU will be oaved or post do tied, but these are a mere bagatelle, and In the cases of the asy lum, penitentiary nnd other stnte Institution they are only postponed. &ai at an additional expense to the state. Already the rf'j'-endum agitation has don good. If the Legislature could get together tb members would tumble over each other in a frantic endeavor to grasp the honor of mak ing the first move to separate the appropria tion bills first, and. secondly, to diminish th amount provided for the normal schools. But the good accomplished will be realised In the lesson taught "future Legislatures' 'tn the matter of hearki-ning more closely to the people's wishes not In supposing that because the people have voted down every dollar for the support of the different state institutions, tho people have by that mean actually saved the expense of their support for two years. If this new discovery" could b made to work. lh momentous question of an expesfiCless Government would be solved for all time. children, whenever a laxative To Every Home f SHOE the PACAKARD $3.50 Shoes would like to wear the and feel foot fit? OREGON WILL SHOW YOU SATISFACTION PORTLAND, OREGON ileitis A women once sent her boy with an un stamped letter to the Fostofnce, with Intui tions to buy a stamp end mall it. Upon hla return Ms mother wa astonished to find he had mailed the letter and bad the coin also. His explanation was that he had mailed the letter "while the Peotnmater wacn't looking." and thus saved the expense ot a stamp. If we can Invoke the referendum every two years against all general appropriation bills, thus barring future Legislatures against tak ing any action as to them, we can undoubtedly have the cheapest Government known since the morning sta&a sang together. But what objection can there be to initiative laws concerning the normal schools as a means of determining the judgment ot the peo ple as to them? As stated In my former ar ticle, and for the additional reasons herein given, the referendum, while beneficial. In directly, to a certain extent, will be at th beste but a temporary postponement of the evil complained of If invoked unaccompanied by the Initiative. The Initiative 1 Intended to be used as an agency to prevent an evil, the referendum, to- cure It and It has been a long while since It was discovered that an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound ot cure. T. T. GEER. remedy is required.