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Oakland, Cal. W. H. Johnson, Four teenth and Franklin streets, N. Wheatley. Ogden D. U Boyle; W. G. Kind. 114 25th street. Omaha Barkalow Bros., 1612 Farnam, Mageath Stationery Co., 1308 Farnam; 240 South Fourteenth. hacramento, Cul. Sacramento News Co., 43!l K street. Ifait Luke Salt Lake News Co.. 77 West Second street South; Hoscnfeld & Hansen. Los Ana-ele B. E. Amos, manager evea street wagons. San Diego B. E. Amos. Long iieuch, Cal. B. E. Amos. Pasadena, till. A. F. Horning. San Francinco Foster & Urear, Ferry News Stand; Hotel St. Francis News Stand. Washington, U. C. Ebbitt House, 1't-nn-sylania avenue. .. I'hiludelphia, Pa. Ilyan's Theater Ticket Office. PORTLAND, FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 1906. A (.OOP BKVI.N'MXd. 1 Nobody can read the statement which Sir. Hushed Rave to the public as ion as hie) election was assured without feeling that it expresses the sentiments of a sincere friend of justice and prog Tces. "I shall address myself," he i?aid, among other excellent things, "to the task of ty,uaring the administration of government with the interests of the people." This is a novel statement to come from a ruler. Rulers have de clared that, by the grace of God, they Would protect the people, or they would restrain the people, or they would con trol the turbulence of the mob, or they would protect property, or defend re ligion, or maintain the national honor, or do almost anything under heaven which seemed grand and glorious; but Mr. Hughes is almoet the flnst to come out Squarely with the statement that he would conduct the government in the interest of the people. He is not quite the first. Mr. Roose velt can claim the priority by a year or two; but let us yield to Mr. Hughes the credit of following a novel, but ex cellent, precedent with commendable promptitude. His declared principle of government transcends all factions, secte and parties. If Mr. Hughe keeps his word, he will conduct the affairs of New York, not in the interest of the Republican party, nor in the interest of the laboring men, nor in the inter est of the corporations; neither will he conduct the government against those interests. But his first and foremost thought will be to advance the welfare of the whole people. This welfare will sometimes require the interests of capital to be sacrificed. Sometime? it will require the Interests of labor to be sacrificed. The greatest good of the greatest number rises para mount overall special and partial bene fits. Civilization demands occasional sacrifice from all interests and classes, and the welfare of the whole people is inconsistent with too great advantage to any section. Likewise, it is incon sistent with too little. All must par take in due degree of the products and achievements of the social state. Few utterances from any statesman have ever surpassed this remark of Mr. Hughes in wisdom or courage. That he will do his best to live up to it no body doubts. That he will encounter great difficulties in doing so everybody knows. Hitherto government has been conducted largely in the interest of privileged classes and individuals, with uparse concessions now and then to the great masses when "the turbulence of the mob" extorted them. Mr. Hughes proposes to change all this. He prom ises to consider the welfare of the mob equally with that of the millionaire. To one familiar with history, his re mark savors almost of revolution. But it is revolution of a peaceful and benefi cent 6ort, which will tend to avert the other kind that marches to its goal through rivers of blood. It is also a kind of revolution which Mr. Roosevelt has made familiar and popular. It would not be surprising if among the decrees of fate one were found written which designates Mr. Hughes -to carry to its completion the work" which the President has begun. T00 TIRED TO THINK. In a book entitled, "The Cost of Coin petition," which was published not long-ago, the author reckons' up the losses which accrue to the country through competitive industry. The gains, as everybody knows, are exten sive and patent, but the author neg lects to say much about them. He is occupied with the losses which, accord ing to his view, are of startling mag nitude not only financially, but also mentally and spiritually. Among these latter he Includes the weariness of mind and body which the day's busi ness inflicts upon men engaged in ac tive 'competition with their fellows. This weariness, he says, is so pro found and eo general that it debars the male citizens of this country from nil genuine enjoyment of literature, art and musia. It renders them -neglectful of their political and social duties. It tends to make them nothing better than machines subjected to the sole purpose of grinding out money. There fore American literature is silly; Amer ican music is ragtime; the American theater is contemptible, and American architecture is squalid. This la a severe indictment; but. like all such general statements, It Is at worst only partially t,ue. That there is something in it one need not attempt to deny. In a degree, it is the com mon verdict of the civilized world upon sonie aspects of our life. Many thoughtful Americans admit the charge, at least in part, and try to parry it by recalling how young we are as a na tion. The same reply is often made to the reproach that our city governments are a failure. "The Nation is yet only in its youth: as we approach maturity we shall remedy all these evils." We are inclined to forget that old na tions seldom remedy evils without rev olutionary convulsions. As govern ments begin so they continue, getting worse and worse instead of better, until they are discarded toy some great up heaval and a new start made. This has been the almost unvarying course of history. Hence, if we do not correct our faults, while we are young! we are not likely to correct them at all. The truth seems to be that we are not less intellectual than other ' peo ples, but we apply our intellects to dif ferent subjects?. The thought which other nations give to art and letters we give to engineering and commercial problems. When these have been solved then the intellect of' America will necessarily turn to the immaterial realms, and we shall produce our Ra phaels and Miltons and find leisure to enjoy their work. SKCRETARY HITCHCOCK. The history of all nations and coun tries makes conspicuous mention and pays high tribute to men .who in life were so misunderstood or unappre ciated that they went to their graves cordially hated and reviled by large numbers of their fellow-men. Some such fate as this may await Secretary Hitchcock, who retires from the Inte rior Department aged, broken in health and with probably a larger squad of enemies than is ordinarily massed around a public servant whose only of fense is a strict adherence to duty. If ever a Cabinet officer hewed to the line with a studied indifference as to where the chips might fall, Secretary Hitch cock was the individual. In his zeal in ferreting out and punishing land thieves in the West, he quite naturally incurred the enmity of a large number of men -who were not land thieves only friends of land thieves. There may be a degree of truth in the statement of one of these innocents that the Secretary reversed the old adage and proceeded on the theory that every man was guilty until he proved himself innocent. Oregon and, to a lesser degree, some of the other West ern States have perhaps failed to re ceive from the Secretary the recogni tion properly due on perfectly legiti mate irrigation and other land matters. This lack of recognition, however,, was a case of "Old Dog Tray," Secretary Hitchcock established a ' "Caesar's wife" standard of morality and hon esty, and it was his attempts to main tain it that angered a large number of politicians., who, through long years of Indifference and mismanagement in the Land Office, had become accustomed to more latitude than was conducive to a strictly honest business administration of land matters. Underlying all of the cynical, harsh, unyielding and perhaps at times quar relsome, nature of Secretary Hitchcock, there seems to have been a sterling honesty and steadfast devotion to duty. For these traits and the achievements which they made possible, Secretary Hitchcock will be remembered long after some of his enemies have been forgotten. The late "Bill" Watkins, who was more familiar with Portland politics than with ancient history, once urged his followers to elect a straight ticket and "clean out the Oregon sta bles." When Secretary Hitchcock be gan work on the Oregon land frauds he was confronted by a task that seemed almost as monumental, and in some respects as dirty, as that which conr fronted Hercules in the quarters of the Augean steeds. Bill Watkins may have failed in his task, but Hitchcock did not. Results are what count in this world, and in the picturesque language of the West, the Secretary "made good." HAWAIIAN -TRADE PROfsFECTS. Expansion of Portland direct trade with the Hawaiian Islands, as well as maintenance of the new steamship line to Honolulu, is being materially en couraged by the attitude of the Hono lulu papers. The Commercial Adver tiser, in a very, flattering editorial on the arrival of the last steamer from Portland, predicts that the new rela tions between Portland and the Ha waiian ports "will be perpetual, and from year to year increasing." It points out the possibilities for opening up a new market. for Hawaiian fruits and other products, and welcomes the opportunity to get from first hands "the products of farm, forest and or chard out of that vast region, which they have been getting at second hand through San Francisco, with the cer tain enhancement of cost from the in termediate handlings and trans-shipments." The Advertiser also expresses belief that a considerable amount of sugar will find distributing- channels in the Pacific Northwest, now that direct com munication is established. It Is grati fying to witness such an exhibition of good feeling on the part of our island friends, and it augurs well for steady growth of new business with this re discovered trade ' field., which was cul tivated by Portland nearly half a cen tury ago. The stress of modern com petition is so great that there is an ever-increasing tendency to eliminate all unnecessary cost in bringing the producer and the consumer together in an interchange of products. This is the pre-eminent factor in guaranteeing permanency of the new line between Portland and Honolulu. It is decidedly advantageous to Port land and the tributary territory to se cure by the most direct route from first hands, island sugar, fruits, to bacco, fiber, rubber, etc., and it is equally to the profit and advantage of the islanders to secure Oregon prod ucts direct from Oregon Instead of by a round-about route where trans-shipment and an extra middleman's com misviion increase the cost and delay the time of delivery. The Hawaiian Islands, like every other , possession over which the American flag is float ing today, are increasing in population. and there is a corresponding increase In the development of the natural re sources of the country. San Francisco will lose "but little if any of the trade she has for so long enjoyed with the is lands, but the natural growth and development- will supply an increasing volume sufficient to maintain a first clasa line between Portland and Hono lulu. It was no.t two decades ago that practically all Oriental business out of Pacific Coast ports was handled by San Francisco, and nearly all flour shipped to the Far East from Oregon and Washington was trans-shipped at the Bay City. Today both Portland and Pnget Sound are shipping enormous quanti ties of flour, lumber and all other classes of freight direct to the Orient, and at the same time San Francisco's business with the Far East is greater than It ever was. It is a laudable am bition for every port on the Pacific Coast to desire to handle all of the business that can possibly be secured in a legitimate manner, but it will never again be possible for any one port, or any two ports, along the thou sand miles of shore line in California, Oregon and Washington, to enjoy a monopoly of the business. For that reason, as well as others cited, Port land's line to Honolulu is destined to become a permanent fixture. CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT. An article in the November Atlantic by S. W. McCall states that the rate law, the meat inspection law and other measures enacted at the last session of Congress indicate a decided tendency toward centralization of the powers of government. Mr. McCall believes that government can be carried on best when its powers are well distributed among the states. When power is lodged in the states he says that it is "near the people." On the other hand, according to his view, the Federal Gov ernment is "remote from the people." Were this opinion correct, no friend of free institutions would wish to see the operations of the Federal Govern ment extended or its- powers enlarged. But it fs not correct. Power lodged in the Federal Government is no more re mote from the people than that of the states. In many cases it is nearer to them. The cold fact is that the Fed eral Government is more completely un der popular control than most, of the state governments. Congress is more obedient to the will of the people than the average Legislature, and far less easily manipulated by the trusts and monopolies. It is fashionable just now to rail at Congress, and particularly at the Sen- ate, as if it were the servile tool of the predatory interests;- but every . well-informed person knows that popular measures almost always find their first welcome at Washington, not at the state capitals. The states tardily fol low the initiative of Congress" in these matters. The income tax, for example, was adopted by Congress before the State Legislatures had thought of such a thing. The Supreme Court vetoed the law, to be sure, but the movement for it has now assumed such vitality that it Is likely to be re-enacted. The Interstate Commerce Commission set the example for the railroad commis sions of the several states. The 5Ted eral election laws are more liberal than those of the states. So one might go on and show by ac tual facts, which are of more account than theory, that the really popular side of government in this country is the Federal. The people realize this as the doctrinaires do not, and more and more they are abandoning the fu tile hope of accomplishing great Na tional objects through state initiative and turning for relief to Washington. Their sectional character makes the state governments ineffective. Their 6mallness makes them easily managed by the "interests." Weak government is invariably bad government. Those who desire a para lytic President and Congress do not really wish for the enforcement of law and the square deal. What they desire is a, free hand to plunder the people. They know that the states are too weak to control the great combinations of capital; therefore they dislike to see the Federal Government undertake the task. They prefer to leave it in the hands where failure is certain. Slowly, but surely, the people. are making of the government at Washington an instru ment through which they can accom plish the great ends of free civiliza tion. Those who 'oppose the movement are no friends to progress. The state governments are like men who try to hew planks from a fir log with dull hatchets. The Federal Government is a rotary saw driven by steam. THE CONSUMERS LEAGUE. A movement altruistic and practical, if such a combination is possible in a commercial age, is in progress through out the country under the name of the 'National Consumers' League." As an organization it is more or-less active in the large cities of many states, and it sets out reasons for its existence in words that appeal, in the broad sense of human fellowship, to the best that there is in human nature. This "best" underlies the great activities of busi ness and of commerce submerged it may be, and unnoted except as think ing men and women call it to the sur face and employ it for the betterment of the conditions of those who Tread "the mills of toll Up and down in ceaseless moil. Under one name and another, the ef fort thus -inspired aska a hearing, and being heard makes its influence felt. A branch of the. National Consumers' League has been established in this city, and- these are some of the princi ples for which it stands: The abolish ment of the sweating system; the pay ment of wages earned each week; equal pay for work of equal value, ir respective of sex;, a minimum wage of $6 a week to saleswomen over 18 years of age, who have had one year's ex perience in the work; a minimum wage to cash children , of $2.50 a week, paid weekly; hours of labor from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M., with three-quarters of an hour for lunch, to constitute a .work ing day; a general half holiday one day In each week during July and Au gust of each year; compensation for all overtime given in the- Interest of the ' business; vacation of one week each Summer with pay, and the allow ance of pay without work for the five principal holidays of the year, viz.: Thanksgiving day, Christmas and New Year's day, Washington's Birthday and Fourth of July. These are eome of the regulations of business for which the organization stands, but its main contention is that the manufacture of goods in all stages of prepai-ation for the market shall be regulated by humane and sanitary con siderations; that an enlightened people shall be educated up to the point where they are willing to pay prices for what they purchase that will insure these conditions to the wage-earner, and that purveyors of goods all along the line from the raw material to the finished product offered to consumers be edu cated to a point where a fair profit in business will satisfy them. Evidence is adduced showing that some progress has been made in inducing- merchants to handle and customers to. buy goocls bearing the stamp of the Consumers League a stamp which guarantees that the garments that carry it were made under conditions favorable to the health and . morals of the workers, and for the making of which a living wage was paid. The effort is a laudable one, deserv ing all the success that It has attained and much more than it is likely soon to attain. The desire to get something for nothing, or to pay only a fractional part of what the article purchased is really worth, and to disregard all con ditions that conflict with this ruling policy, is the most formidable foe that the Consumers' League faces. Its, con tention is in the main just; its standard of human fellowship is high; its sym pathy with the army of toilers is broad and bears evidence of sincerity. It has its place in the list of practical philan thropies. If, like all effort in this line, it wins its way slowly, the fact that it wins at all is a credit to an age which the unreflecting mind is wont to regard as wholly mercenary. Mr. Blodgett, who, in a fit of drunken rage, murdered his paramour, is dis satisfied with the methods of court pro cedure in Multnomah County. He criti cises the ,haste which was exercised in trying and convicting Murderer Hose, who also brutally took the life of the woman who had been supporting him with her earnings of shame. He is quoted as saying: "I don't see the reason for so . much haste fn a matter w;here a man's life is involved." Per haps poor Alice Minthorn, in those aw ful moments when the 'bullets from Mr. Blodgett's revolver were crashing through her .sin-racked body, also found time to. deplore the "haste',' of Blodgett, but her views failed to stay the hand of the murderer. Madge Doyle. also may have paused for a mo ment' on the borderland of the here after and deplored the "haste" of Mr. Hose In sending her hence, tout her ob jection failed to stay the execution, and it is hardly probable that that of Mr. Blodgett will have any effect in keep ing Mr. Hose on earth any longer than is necessary to meet the requirements of the law. A sailor on the American ship Big Bonanza was arrested in Astoria after an attack with a knife on the master of the ship. After the knife was taken away from him, according to an Astoria dispatch, "he attacked the captain with a belaying pin, but interference by the mates prevented Captain Cameron from being injured." Shades of the great "Bully Hayes," "Black Thomp son," "Old Man Reed" and all of the rest of the famous "sun-downers" who made " the American ships known the world over for the "discipline" main tained on board. How are the mighty fallen! Imagine the American skipper of the "golden age of American ship ping" seeking the protection ' of the mates, or asking the courts' to admin ister punishment to a sailor. - Truly the fashions have changed on board ship since the owners began crying for subsidy pap. The change in some re spects is not to the advantage of the Jack Londons, W. Clark Russells and other word painters who kept the scup pers in their storied ships awash with' the blood of ajale seamen who did not Cse belaying pins on the skipper. A severe lesson was needed by the col ored battalion stationed at. Fort Brown, Tex. Schoolboys may stand together to shield some of -their guilty comrades from merited punishment, but when murder is committed by men wearing the uniform of the United States Army It is no boys' play, and the comrades who screened those guilty of the crime must fall with them into disgrace and share such punishment as it is possible to inflict upon the guilty. So the Presi dent decided, and his decision will re ceive general indorsement. A number of deaths from typhoid fever have occurred recently in various sections of the state. Though distinct ly a preventable disease, typhoid is one of the most difficult to prevent, for the reason that its commonest carrier is water, and that it reaches its medium in the subtlest and often in the most unsuspected ways. Eternal vigilance is the price of immunity from this wasteful scourge. Ex-Boss Croker, vindicated reformer (made in England), thinks Bourke Cockran as a foe of trusts and cor porations "is enough to make a donkey laugh." It will take something more than Bourke Cockran's antics to make the Democratic donkey laugh ever any more. The Portland saloonkeeper who re fused to close at 1 A. M. because a number of -drunken gentlemen would thus be thrown into. the street must pay a fine for his too polite considera tion. Yet the proper place for a drunken gentleman at 1 A. M. is in jail. The prohibition of smoking in places where food is sold might be wise or unwise, but It could not drive away custom, if uniformly enforced. The same amount of food must be fur chased and eaten whether smoking is permitted or not. If Count Boni de Castellane loves his wife -as his lawyer declares, he takes a strange way to show it. Very likely Maitre Bonnet made a slip of the tongue. He meant to say "money," which sounds amazingly like "wife" to a Frenchman. If the physicians do not know the na ture of the late Mrs. Plummer's dis ease, would it not be better to let them investigate? Their researches might save the life of the next person who Is attacked by the same malady. Mr. Hearst didn't wipe out the Re publicans, but he had them pretty thoroughly scared. That's something. Though, both Mr. Hearst and Mr. Bryan now know that It's a fatal error to scare a Republican. - With Hood River apples at $3 per box, and Rogue River pears at $8 per box, and prunes at 5 cents per pound. the fruit-buying Oregonian ought some how to be able to strike an average. Among other mistakes of Gompers is his oversight in not making his great fight in Mr. McCleary's district, or Mr. Lacy's. or Mr. Wadsworth's, or Mr. Babcock's. The President got out his Thanks giving proclamation long before the New York election, ; but ' Governor Chamberlain took no chances and waited. - . . Count Boni's love waxed and waned with the rise and fall of his prospects for distributing the Gould- millions. There are other Count Bonis. Among other things that helped Mr, Hughes was the absent treatment given his campaign by Messrs. Odell, Piatt, Depew et aL BOTH OUGHT TO RESIGN. Another Call on Representatives Will iams nntl Hermann. Corvaliis Times. It may smack of the cruel to say so, but! there is a fact in Oregon affairs that somebody ought to assert. The two Con gressmen from Oregon ought to resign. Mr. Williamson has been found guilty of a misdemeanor by a court and is under sentence. He is also under indictment for another offense. Mr. Williamson has said that he will never occupy his seat in Congress until his name has been cleared. Unfortunately for h'm anu for his district the courts have set a stigma on his rec ord that cannot be erased In time for him to 'serve any part of his term In Congress Mr. Williamson can do nothing in Con gress for Oregon at the coming session. Mr. Hermann is not more fortunately situated, so far as anything he can do for Oregon is concerned. He is under indict ment. He can still occupy his seat and vote and draw salary, but thai is all he can do. His influence is gone. Congress may not be all good and true, but it has enough of decency left that a man mixed in any way with Oregon land frauds could not be tolerated as a factor and a figure in the transaction of Congressional bus iness. In the very nature of things, Mr. Hermann can do nothing. Yet, for Mr. Hermann and Mr. Williamson to'continue to cling to their membership means that Oregon must practically go unrepresented in the lower House. It is a sacrifice these gentlemen ought not to ask the state to make. ' Oregon has been good to both of them. It has loaded them with honors, distinc tion and emoluments. The state is in ' no sense responsible for the mess in which they are unhappily and unfortun ately mixed. That is of their own doing, and under the circumstances they ought not to permit what is their bad fortune to stand in the way of progress of the state. Oregon has need of a strong represen tation now at the National capital. The era of railroad and other development now on and the rapidly extending com merce heightens the need of Federal aid for our rivers and harbors. Mr. William son and Mr. Hermann ought to resign so their seats ould be filled and occupied by men who would push measures for Oregon. It is an act that the people of the state would appreciate, and one that would tend to soften and mellow the esti mate many citizens are wont to hold them in. Since resignation is the means by which both can best serve the state, neither should hesitate to take the step". Truthful Bear Story. Klamath Falls Express. C. H. Dusenbery, R. O. Horning and two gentlemen from Iowa recently visited Northern Lake County in quest of tim ber lands. One stormy day, towards eve ning, as they were passing through the tall pines they were suddenly confronted by a female bear with two cubs. The cubs took to the trees, but not so with the mother bear: she took for the in truders upon her haunts. The men were hunting for timber, not for bear, and consequently were unarmed. However, by means of clubs they were able to hold the animal at bay while two members of the party started for camp, three miles distant, to get a rifle with which to dispatch Madam Bear. They lost their way in the tali woods and failed to re turn with the weapon. In the meantime the two brave men who were holding the fort against the bear became fatigued through hunger and cold and about 9 o'clock took to their heels, leaving the bear victorious in the fight in which none were injured, but some pretty badly frightened. Get Good Reaultn. Eugene Register. A Clackamas Countv woman, seeking a divorce from her husband, sets up In her allegation -that she has to do all the work in the field and that her husband "Is no good for anything except wasting money." However, she says he is the father of her 11 minor children, which has a tendency to upset at least a part of her allegations. The Right Sort. Ontario Argus. No place else on the globe will you find as big-hearted, generous and noble people as reside in this old town. They are not much on dress parade. They do not wear silk stockings and silk hats, but they have hearts as big and warm as ever pulsated in human breasts. Bis; Spud. Eugene Register. B. Matteson, who resides near Coburg bridge, brought to this office Monday potato' that measures 13 inches in length. Not many places where one po tato furnishes a me-es for a whole family. Young; Patriots. Lakeview Examiner. Last Friday six of the high school boys embarked to the woods on the runnin gears of a lumber wagon and returned Saturday with a 90 foot flag pole for the school grounds. Same AH Over the State. East Oregonian. There are thousands of acres of land in Umatilla just as well adapted to apples as that tract of sandy orchard land in Yakima Valley which sold for $3900 per acre two months ago. Mr. Stork for the Queen of Spain Madrid Cable Dispatch in New York World. Bye, Baby Bunting. Father's gone a-hunting To get a little rabbit skin To wrap the Baby Bunting in. For Ihe first time since their marriage the King and Queen of Spain are about to be parted.' King Alfonso gohig alone on a snooting expedition into Andalusia. This, as is well known, is due to the fact that Queen Victoria is expecting a visit from the stork. She has also been abso lutely forbidden any more motoring at present. Her mother. Princess Beatrice of Battenburg, will come to Spain soon for a prolonged stay. Queen Victoria is perfectly happy in Spain, and she and the King are still the most ardent lovers imaginable. Where Smokln Is an Awful Penalty Philadelphia Press. In Slam the lighting of a cigar indi cates a betrothal. In that country person wishing to become engaged to a girl of his choice offers her a flower or takes a light from a cigar or cigarette if she happens to have one in her mouth, and thereupon, provided there is no im pediment, steps are at once taken to ar range for the payment of the dowry. The "New America." Cleveland Leader. We love thy ponds and "cricks." We love thy politics. Thy Standard Oil. - . Thy Southern lynching belt?. Thy Germans and thy Celts. Thy "Teddy' Roogevelts, O native sell! I love thy Kokomos, Hobokens and Cohoes. Thy Plttsburss. too; Thy llackcnsacks and. yes, Chicago's dirtiness. And e'en, I must confess, J-Lalaniazoo ! HAIL TO THE ALL-OREGON APPLE Hood River Product Has Only Biased the Way for Greater Reno-tun. HILLSDALE, Or., Nov. 8. (To the Editor.) The controversy about the best apple -growing region in Oregon is- not only timely, but stimulating, to both growers and dealers, and the business in terests in particular. As Executive Commissioner in charge of Oregon's exhibits at the large exposi tions held within the last 15 years, I had good opportunity to study our fruit, espe cially apples, which were sent to us. Having no prejudice for or against any section. I can fairly say that the very best apples are grown In all parts of Oregon and right here permit me to say that the cause of it is not so much the locality as the men engaged in apple growing and up-o-date, scientific, busi ness methods employed by them in these various localities. To the credit, of the Hood River and Rogue River growers, it can be said that by concert of action and local pride, in producing only the best, the fame of their apples has been heralded throughout the world. While such methods are possible in small communities, it has not yet been applied to our vast Willamette Val ley, except in isolated cases. Similar re sults fhave been obtained by M. O. Lowns dale, of Lafayette; the Wallace orchard, of Salem; Asa Haladay. of Scappoose; A. L. Alexander, of CoKimbia County, and a few' of the apple growers in Polk and other counties. The 'much-coveted "Wilder medal," which was awarded to the fruit exhibit of Oregon by the Hor ticultural Society of America and Can ada, for which fruitgrowers from all over the world competed at the Pan-American Exposition held at Buffalo, consisted principally of apples which were grown at Hood River, Southern Oregon, Grand Ronde Valley, Yamhill. Washington, Marion and Columbia counties. The seven boxes of apples for which Mr. von Arnim, caterer for the Waldorf Astoria, offered us $7.50 per box. came from Hood River. The best apple-growing soils in Oregon, therefore, are to be found all over Oregon; some localities being better adapteT for certain varie ties than others, while these again excel in other varieties. And now that we know which varieties are best suited to each district, there is no need in plant ing the. wrong variety, especially when planting a commercial orchard with a view of shipping In carload lots. The beautiful Grand Rondo, Wallowa. Burnt River, Powder River, Eagle Creek and numerous smaller valleys through out the higher plateau regions of East ern Oregon and Blue Mountains, includ ing the now famous Hood River; South ern Oregon, as found in the Rogue River and Umpqua Valleys; the Willamette Valley. 200 miles in length and 60 miles in width, especially its fertile foothills. along the Cascade and Coast Range of mountains, as well as the beautiful and fertile little valleys throughout the Coast Range, are all well adapted to apple growing. In many of these localities land can yet be purchased from $10 to $40 per acre. Apple growing is unquestionably a profitable pursuit in any part of Oregon, but the highest success can only be ob tained by the intelligent, painstaking orchardist. We must study to please the tastes and notions of the world's con sumers. Some like a yellow apple, and others prefer a red apple. We must avail ourselves of the researches of the biolo gist, the bacteriologist, the entomologist and the investigations of the expert in crops and' market conditions. Lnin- formed and unenlightened labor is at a great disadvantage in these days of sharp trading and scientific adaptation of means to ends. Spraying, eternal spray ing, pruning and cultivation and honest packing are the only roads to success. These methods are applied by the Hood River applegrowers and the few indi vidual' men mentioned above, and who are certainly entitled to, all the credit. honor and profits they claim.' It is to be hoped that in the near future all Ore gon will adopt these methods, and' that the trade will accept the "Oregon" grown apple as they do now ask for and accept the "Hood River" apple. HENRY E. DOSCH. The New Dictator of China. . Leslie's Weekly. The most powerful individual in China today is Yuan Shi Kai. the viceroy of Tientsin. He is virtually the dictator of the empire, having as his ally the old empress dowager. No decree is issued from Pekin without his approval. He is credited with having caused the Chinese government to Issue the recent anti-opium decree. Yuan is a man of great force o character and a believer in progress. He has taken many steps to modernize his country. Numerous attempts have been made to assassinate him. It is hoped that through his efforts China will be transformed into a progressive land. And -Here Would Be Trouble. Springfield Republican. The treaty with Japan cannot be in terpreted to force the Japanese children of San Francisco back into the white schools" without forcing the administration into the position of holding that the Southern States are violating the Consti tution in the public school separation of the races and should be proceeded against. And from taking such a poeition we may be sure the Washington Government will shrink most strenuously. Tempus Kugit. Andrew Shaughnessy. Though chill the winds are blowing, And leaves are drifting red. We realize but slowly That Summer days are dead. We miss the fragrant violet That blossomed in the mead, Which from Us brief life's tenure Time's headlong flight has freed. We miss, though much more sorely. The cheer and frenzied shout; The bjeacherite's, "Oh. you robber!" And the umpire's shriek, "He's out-tV HARD TO BI'Y McLOLGHI.lX HOME. Plan of the Orecjon dry Council I Endorsed. PORTLAND. Nov. S . (To the Editor.! I note with great satisfaction that the ' Oregon City Council are planning to submit to the voters of the "Kails City" corporation, at the municipal election in December next, the question of levying a special tax for the creation of a fund with which to buy the "Dr. John Me Longhlin Home." with the view of per manently preserving the same. Such a "consummation is mos-t devoutly to be wished." and it would be to the infinite credit of the citizens of Oregon City if such a measure could be carried without a dissenting voice. Manifold are the reasons for this action, but these are already well known to many of the voters of Oregon City, hence it is unnecessary to repeat them here, further than to say that the "Good Old Doctor" was the "Father of Oregon City." having built the first house there in 1S29. and was "first" in almost every enterprise that hud for its end the well being of the people in general, irrespec tive of political or religious views, or of class distinctions. It has been my privilege, within the last six weeks, to have had personal in terviews with nearly loo American pion eers, more than a score of them of the . years prior to 1S50. and running back p 1843. and the unanimous testimony of all is, in a sentence. "Dr. McLoughlin waft fjo good to us: we do not know how ws could have got aloug if he had not helped us." and this is the testimony, of thou sands of other persons. In the years to come one of the proud est distinctions that Oregon Citv can. have will be to have it .said. "This was the home of Dr. John Mclaughlin." GEORGE H. HIMES. MORE FIRE PROTECTION DESIRED Needs of District Vorh of Washington, Between I4th and 24th. PORTLAND. Nov. S.-(To the Editor.) The residents of Multnomah1' AdUtion anil other East Side districts are asking for tire protection, and all such demands, it reasonable, should be .complied with by our city officials. However, the citv proper on the West Side should also como in for consideration, when the matter of enlarging the Fire Department is taken up. " I especially refer to the district North of Washington street between Fourteenth' and Twentyfourth streets. This 'territory, over two miles square and thickly built up. depends entirely in case of fire upon the engine company located at Washing ton opposite Sixteenth street, excepting the hose company at Twentieth and Pet tysrove streets. In event of the engine cuiiipany responding to an alarm from some box down town, the above described district is- practically helpless against any mc nut i may occur, at the same time. An engine should be placed in the center of this territory, and this engine com pany could also cover the warehouse) property in the northwest part of the city, which also needs more protection against fire. Taxpayers paying on personal property or Improved real estate cannot afford to carry full insurance, and should therefore receive the best tire protection from the, city by means of plenty of apparatus, so that losses from that source shall be at the lowest minimum. SECOND WARD. Upton Prime for Kixh Boat. Boston Dispatch in the Now York Sun. As a result of a visit to T wharf, where) he was cheered by the fishermen. Sir Thomas Lipton will offer a prize for a race among fishing vessels in Massachu setts bay. The offer resulted from a talk with Thomas V. .McManus, designer of fast fishing schooners. Sir Thomas, seeing a fleet of vessels of the latest model, said: "That's what I call a wholesome type of boat." "Why not race with a boat like that?" suggested one of the escort. "That's a good idea, a good idea," said Sir Thomas. "Why not offer a prize for a race among fishing vessels here in Massachu setts bay, open to all American ves sels?" Mr. McManus asked. "Make it open to all the world." said Sir Thomas, "and I'll do it and leave the details to my friend here," indicat ing Winfred M. Thompson. Thin la MiKhty True. r Chicago Tribune. Every dollar invested in Cuba is an other nail driven to hold down the lid of the coffin in which the Cuban republio has been placed. The greater the in vestment the greater the necessity for the United States staying in Cuba and! allowing provisional to ripen into per manent occupancy. The United States has guaranteed Cuban peace. It can make its guarantly effective only by staying where it is and not exposing those whose Jnterestj? it has guaranteed! to the interference with industry of an other office-seekers rebellion. Br. Brousrher and llnlvernalinm. PORTLAND, Nov. 8. (To the Editor.) If Dr. J. . W. Brougher's knowledge on all subjects is on a par with his knowl edge of Unlversalism. there need be no fear of Ills suffering from "brain fatigue." No denomination teaches fu ture punishment more persistently anrl consistently than Unlversalists. The dif ference is Unlversalists teach "just retribution for sin" and the so-calledi orthodox churches when they dare teach, anything on the subject teach everlast ing hell fire. A UNIVERSALIS!'. Early Victorian Art Promised. London Express. King Edward has never followed the ex. ample of Queen Victoria by writing books, but a biographer who is about u publish-' an account of his early life has succeed ed ,in finding a drawing which the Khjij made more than 50 years' ago, and this; will be given to the public, as well as sume of Queen Victoria's infantile efforts.; This is early Victorian art with a venge ance. PRESSED. i ' " " -J i -i i i From the Chicago Hocord-Herald. A -