8
IS TO
IN- LIGHTING PIPE
Mrs. Lorena McKinster, Aged
Woman, Sets Fire to Dress
With' a Match.
INMATE OF PATTON HOME
Companions In Institution Rush to
Her Aid and Smother Blaze
With Rugs, but Help Comes
Too Late to Save Her.
When a smouldering match that she had
v used to light her pipe set afire the
white Summer dress she wore, yesterday
morning. Mrs. Lorena McKinster, 88 years
old, was so badly burned that she died
three hours later. The accident occurred
a few minutes before 10 o'clock, at the
Pattern Home for the Aged, 875 Michigan
avenue.
After days of wasting sickness In her
cot at the Home, where she has been an'
Inmate for four years, Mrs. McKinster
begged yesterday for Just one more breath
cf fresh air and another look at the birds
and live things from which she had been
Shut so long. Mrs. Luella Lambert, the
matron, helped her to dress In her Sun
day best; the old lady was moved to
smile almost cheerfully as she slipped on
a skirt, of white, flimsy material, Mrs.
Lambert wheeled her In an Invalid's
chair to the front porch, where sat six,
other old women.
"May I not Bmoke my pipe?" quavered
Mrs. McKinster of the matron. "Please
let me this time." In the course of her
hard life on a farm, Mrs. McKinster had
learned to take solace In the soothing
fumes of tobacco. The matron thought
It best to humor her and brought the
pipe filled with tobacco.
Unconscious of Sanger.
Mrs. McKinster's old hands trembled so
She could hardly strike the match; fin
ally It was done and she was puffing
contentedly. No one noticed that the
blazing splinter had fallen from her fin
gers to the center of her lap. and was
scorching the flimsy cloth. Mrs. McKin
ster leaned back, unconscious of the
peril.
An old lady suddenly sniffed curiously.
"Something burning." she said. A second
later one saw whence came the smoke.
The whole front of Mrs. McKinster's
gown was ablaze, and flames were shoot
ing up towards her face. "Flreri fire!
fire!" they cried. "Fire! fire!" the fear
some words almost precipitated a panlo
In the home. Up on the third floor, Mrs.
Lambert heard the call, and with all
haste she ran to the porch.
The old ladles in el frenzy of fear pick
ed up rugs and tried to extinguish the
flames with their feeble strength. Two
men walking up Michigan avenue, ran
to help them. They wrapped rugs
around the old woman till the fire was
smothered. She lay back without a
sound, as one dead. Gently they, helped
the matron carry her to the sick ward.
It was found that she was terribly
burned on her limbs and on the front
part of her body. Site had also Inhaled
flame.
Beyond MedicaAld.
When Dr. D. H. Rand arrived half an
hour later, at 10 o'olock, he found Mrs.
McKinster almost past help. Her pain
had lessened, but nothing more could
be done. At 2 o'clock In the afternoon
she died, but there was not the usual
agony that accompanies death. Dr.
Rand notified Coroner Flnley, who will
make a further Investigation.
There is a touch of pathos In the life
story of Mrs. McKinster. ' Years ago, it
Is said, before Oregon became a state,
she accompanied her husband, as a young
wife, across the plains. They took up
a farm in Columbia County, where she
was obliged to fall to and work In the
fields like a man. She had children, but
as they grew up they died. Then her
husband died and she was left alone.
One single relative she is known to have,
Mrs. Martha Butts, who formerly lived
at Goble and Is a niece. Mrs. McKln
was committed to the home four years
ago.
She was just recovering from a se
vere sick spell of several months' dura
tion. At one time she asked to see her
niece. But, despite the efforts of the
matron, she could not be found. Mrs.
Butts' whereabouts today are not
known.
GRATEFUL TO THE PUBLIC
Board of Directors of Institute Club
Express Their Appreciation.
PORTLAND, July 7.-(To the Editor.)
--The board of directors -of the Institute
Club of the People's Institute desire to
express their deep appreciation of all the
many kindnesses extended to them during
the weeks of preparation of "The House
That Jack Built," and at the time of its
presentation.
Were It possible to express their grati
tude to each Individual personally, they
would make every effort to do so, but in
the accomplishment of so large an un
dertaking there must, of necessity, be
a host of kind friends and helpers, many
of whom it would be Impossible to' reach.
The board wishes to thank each child,
big or little, who by faithful and con
scientious work and enthusiastic inter
est, helped to make the operetta a suc
cess. They wish to thank the parents for
their generous co-operation in every plan,
the musicians and singers among the
older people for their faithful, untiring
efforts and gifted services; the chaperons
who devoted themselves for weeks to
most exacting work; the friends who
made and donated candy, and the young
ladles who sold It.
They would thank one and all. Individ
uals and business firms, in whatever
phase of the work, or for whatever ser
vice rendered, were it great or small.
They desire to express their appreciation
of the remarkably able manner in which
Miss Martin performed her trduous task
of teaching and drilling the young peo
ple for their alloted work. By her firm
ness as well as her tact, she won their
respect and devotion, and by her sym
pathy and enthusiasm stimulated them
to their best efforts and carried them
through rehearsals and drills with a de
light In their task, and an increasing In
terest and desire to make the completion
of her plans a success.
VIRGINIA H. MACKENZIE,
Secretary, Board of Directors.
Funeral of Mrs. A. Olsen.
The funeral of Mrs. Adel Olsen, who
died at her home In St. Johns, July 5,
was held yesterday afternoon from the
St. Johns Congregational Church, Rev. G.
W. Nelson officiating. Interment was in
RIverview Cemetery. A large number of
friends were present. Mrs. Olsen was the
wife of B. A. Olsen, who survives her,
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J.
DEATH
Horsman. residents of St. Johns. She
was 36 years and months old. She had
been a resident of Omaha, Neb., and
Council Bluffs, la.
"INDIVIDUALS AND RACE"
Writer Says Men Should Quit Com
petition and Use Co-operation.
PORTIAND, July T. (To the Editor.)
Tour editorial, "Individuals and the Raw.
although not alone admirably written, but
cla&rly defining- great truths, yet is open
to criticism.
While It is true that Nature, the totality
of natural processes, has no purposes nor
Intelligence and that she produces adapta
tion, hence we have the tiger and rattle
snake, the editor errs in not noting the
difference between animal life and human
society. Animals, as they only produce
with the organs provided by nature, cannot
rise above the means provided by nature.
Man's development occurs In the manner
that his own organism develops Itself the
brain Included a process carried on by
means of the struggle for life.
Man rises above the animal by Inventing
the tools which serve for production, for de
tense' and attack. Wltri the production of
the means of production, the animal man
begins to be the human man. - He thus
founds his own empire, which is wholly un
known in the rest of nature.
With these tools he uses the forces of
nature to create for himself a new arti
ficial environment, satisfying new desires,
and In these new environments are the
forces which make for greater progress or
the Inventing of greater means for a higher
and better' plan of life.
It Is thus we can call man the creator
of his environment. That individual suc
ceeds that can adapt himself to the new
environment As this progress Is continuous,
there can be no perfection, and the great
force or progress is the adaptation of the
individual to the environment.
If such is sound reasoning, then the edi
tor is la error when he says: "Perfection is
what we reach by progress, and all progress
has been an Incessant struggle against
adaptation." While it Is true that the
Bowery tough Is adapted to his environ
ment, we must remember that human so
ciety has. In common with animal life, the
competitive struggle for existence, and that,
on account of this struggle, and also private
ownership of those tools of production and
also the land, the great majority of Indi
viduals have no opportunity 'to enjoy the
benefits of civilisation. When we plant a
rose in our garden we are very careful to
keep away all weeds, to give it water, food
and sunshine, so that all Its energy can be
expended In Its growth and development.
For our children and women, on the other
hand, we have faotorles to crush their
energy. Then we wait for a great spirit, or
God, to remedy the evil, or await better
results In heaven after we die. Would It
not be better to apply the principle upon
which we raise our pet dogs and roses to
our women and children?
It Is true, as the editor says, "the word
raoe' Is an empty conceit," but would It
not be far better. In turning onr attention
from the Individual, to look at so
ciety at large, - regardless of creed,
color or eex, 00 tliat all can
enjoy the benefits of civilization, chang
ing the economlo basis of society from the
competitive struggle for existence to the
co-operative? In the latter alone can the
individual expand and develop his indi
viduality. In such society the individual
will be a great force, as he will be honored
as his usefulness to society at large de
velops, where at present be Is honored on
account of hie wealth. The development of
the Individual 1s not alone for himself, as at
present, but for society at large. This and
this alone, la true individualism.
JOHN A. GOLDRAINER.
DROWNED IN A SLOUGH
Orson K. Collins Meets Death In
Boating Accident.
Orson E. Collins, a to-yearvoW boy who
resided with his parents at 103 Hast Fif
tieth street North, was drowned at 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon in Columbia
slough, near Cully's farm. The boy, with,
several companions of his own age, was
on his way to a swimming pond, when
they came to a slough wltb a swift cur
rent. Unable to wads across, the boys
took a light boat to row to the other
Side. Six of the youngsters piled Into
the frail craft. When they reaohed the
middle of the stream, they found that
the boat was leaking, and that they'
could not steer It.
With the aid of an oar, one of the boys
brought the craft near the shore, and
the other boys, fearing that they would
be unable to get nearer. Jumped. One
of the boys, Mike Wrambal, stayed with
the boat Toung Collins Jumped and fell
in and the current carried him under.
Wrambal made a heroic effort to save
the drowning lad, but failed.
Coroner Flnley was notified and Hugh
Brady was employed to drag the slough
for the body. It was recovered about 6
o'clock, and removed to Flnley's under
taking parlors.
TELLS OF EARLY SCHOOLS
George H. IIlmes Speaks Before
Evening Star Grange.
George H. Hlmes, of the Oregon Histori
cal Society, is' a welcome visitor at all
grange halls of the county or state. Mr.
Himes was on the programme Saturday
at Evening Star Grange and read a paper
of rare historical Interest on the forma
tion of the early schools In the Oregon
country. He began with the first school
at Vancouver started by John Ball when
the Hudson Bay Company was In power.
He then traced the formation of other
schools and Interspersed the narrative
with incidents of pioneers whose names,
are almost household words In this state.
He told of Senator Nesmlth. Rev. C. O.
Hosford, now living at Mount Tabor,
Rev. N. Doane, the wife of Levi Ankeny,
and a long list of well-known pioneers.
The object of the paper was to trace the
organization of the first OTegon schools
and the establishment of public schools In
Oregon. This was done, and Mr. Hlmes
was heartily thanked for his paper.
HIS GRAVE IS NEGLECTED
Lot W'hltcomtKForgotten by Town of
Mllwaukle, That He Founded.
Unless something Is done soon to pre
serve the grave of Lot Whlteomb, the
founder of Mllwaukle, It will soon disap
pear altogether. The grave Itself has
already been obliterated except for the
moss-covered broken marble shaft that
alone marks the spot where he was
burled 50 years ago. The shaft has been
broken half way between the bottom and
top. It stands in the grove In the center
of Mllwaukle in grounds formerly owned
by P. J. Henniman, but who recently sold
the tract. Whether any provision was
made for the preservation of the grave is
not known.
Whlteomb was an Important man in
his time. He came to Mllwaukle in
1847 and was Its leading spirit. He
built a steamer called the Lot Whlteomb
at Milwaukie and was Interested in the
Standard Flour Mills which made the
place famous. He was anxlouB to make
Milwaukie a big city and would probably
have succeeded, but death cut short his
career at the age of 49 years. George
H. Hlmes is of the opinion that the peo
ple of Mllwaukle should not allow Whit
comb's grave to be obliterated.
May Enlarge Grange Hall.
J. W. Shattuck and Timothy Brownhlll,
wba form a committee from Gresham
Grange, were taking measurements Satur
day of Evening Star Grange hall with a
view to enlarging the hall. They say a
stage will be built. Gresham Grange has
taken a new lease of life, so the -committee
reports.
CHILDREN'S PARADE PHOTOS.
Delightful Klsar Imperial Hotel.
E
One of Portland's Best-Known
Pioneers -Passes Away..
BEGAN LIFE AS NEWSBOY
Crossed Plains When Babe In Arms
and Started Badness by Selling
The Oregonian Was Fam
ous as a Rose Lover.
John Burke, one of -Portland's best
known pioneer residents, died a few
minutes before 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing In the house at 334 Salmon street,
where for. 64 years he had lived almost
constantly. There are many who will re
call the old man with the rosebud In his
buttonhole who was a familiar figure on
the streets. "Johnny" his friends called
him despite his age. Roses and the Rose
City were the two things In which he
most delighted.
"Johnny" Burke was Just six weeks old
when he started across the plains In his
mother's arms, a passenger in one of the
old time ox trains of prairie schooners,
bound for Oregon. It took half a year
to make that trip. .When his father,
after completing the last part of the
Journey, from The Dalles down the Co
lumbia River, on a log raft, built a house
where Seventh and Alder now is, the
baby was Just a year old. . '
Among others in the same emigrant
train were the lata J. E. Strowbridge and
T. A. Wood. The Burke's camped on
their first night in Portland where the
Oddfellow's 'hall now stands, at First and
Alder streets.
In those days there was not very much
of Portland, and newspapers were few.
John Burke was one of the first news
boys and about his first work was selling
The Oregonian at 26 cents a copy. He
saved his money and later became &
member of the pioneer plumbing firm of
Donnerberg & Barrett, later going Into
business with Thomas Varwig. both In
Astoria and Portland. Mr. Burke was the
promoter of the old Jefferson-street ferry
that ran before the Madlson-stret bridge
was thought of.
When Portland began to assume metro
politan airs, he was one of the promoters
of the East Portland water works, and
in 1SS9 with W. S. Chapman became a
contractor. For the past seven or eight
years, however,. Mr. Burke has devoted
his time to caring for his roses, in the
culture of which he was very enthusias
tic. One of his pet hobbles was always
to wear a fresh bud in his buttonhole,
and ho took great delight in supplying
tourists with the flowers, and In praising
Portland to them.
Mr. Burke was an active member of
the old Volunteer Fire Department, and
never failed to answer the alarm during
nearly a score of years. When the paid
department was organized he was given
an exempt certificate, of which he was
very proud. He enjoyed the memories
of the old days, and never tired of talk
ing about the times when he "ran with
the machine."
He was also an esteemed member of
the Oregon Pioneer Association and
never missed attending the annual re
union until this year, when sickness
prevented him.
Mr. Burke had his turn at "the show
business" and as advance agent for- ag
gregations, sent out by J. P. Howe and
other theater managers' during the early
'80s, he became well known in all cities
along the Paclflo Slope.
For almost two years Mr. Burke had been
suffering from nervousness and locomotor
ataxia. He was born in St. Louis, Feb
ruary 7, 1852. He was a Roman Catholio
and the funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 9 o'olock at the Cathedral. In
terment will he in the family lot at St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Mr. Burke was never married. Two
sisters. Miss Mollle Burke, of Portland,
and Mrs. B. F. Humason, of Spokane,
and a brother, Henry Burke, of Oakland,
CaL, survlva him.
INVOLVE COURT OFFICIALS
RUMOR THAT JTJRT'S VERDICT
MAT IMPLICATE THEM.
Roy Fuller, of Baker City, Found
Guilty of Manslaughter -on
Second Trial.
BAKER CITT, Or., July 7. (Special)
At a late hour last night after being out
six hours the Jury in the case of Roy
Fuller brought in a verdict finding the
defendant guilty of manslaughter. Fuller
was accused of performing a criminal
operation on the person of a young wom
an. causing peritonitis, from which she
JOHN
i
DEAD
THOUSANDS ENJOY COOL AND SHADY
NOOKS OF CITY PARK' v
Popular Recreation Place Is Tilled All Day by Crowd That Amuses Itself
Viewing Animals and Flowers.
J- to enjoy their holidays; they
are too restless." That Is a
remark attributed to a foreign visitor to
this country some years, ago.
If the author of the expression had
been in Portland yesterday, and had spent
the afternoon at the City Park, he would
hav amended his opinion one-half. He
would have discovered that a large num
ber of the residents of one of the most
Intensely American cities on the conti
nent was in the synunlclpal playground
and that the adult portion of the assem
blage was anything other than restlesa
He could have made good his opinion if
children only were referred to.
In comfortable attitudes on the grass
in shady places; on benches In the cool
ravines; occupying seats overlooking the
city and the river, with the distant snow
clad mountain peaks forming a back
ground pleasing to the eye and comforting
to the imagination on a hot afternoon,
there he would have found Americans en
joying to the full their Sunday half
holiday. And, excepting the children
again, there was no evidence of restless
ness. It was too hot.
Streetcars leading to the City Park
carried hundreds to the heights all the
afternoon, and It was not until his
majesty the king of beasts lifted up his
voice and announced to his keeper that It
was supper time that the crowd began to
thin out. Many family parties brought
lunches with them and were thus pre
pared to remain until dark and enjoy the
refreshing Influences of a whole day
outing on the hills.
There was an absence of band music,
as .the regular Sunday concerts are. not
to begin until next week, when De Caprlo
is to start a series, to continue as long
as the appropriation lasts, and longer in
case a'dditional funds are raised from
private sources. A graphophone on the
died. This is the second time the
prisoner was tried, the first trial result
ing In a disagreement of the Jury.
The defense has announced Intentions
of filing a bill of exceptions. Rumors are
current that sensational charges involv
ing court officials will beamed.
FORM BRANCH WITH THREE
Oregon City Letter-Carriers Organ
ized All Hold Office.
OEGON CITY, Or., July 7. (Special.)
Wtih only three letter-carriers In Oregon
City a branch of the National associa
tion has been formed, and the carriers
were organized last night, with the fol
lowing officers: Charles Fuge, president;
David Baker, vice-president; John Etchl
son, secretary-treasurer. The associa
tion will be known as No. 82, and will be
a branch of the National Association.
Twenty-three of the Portland letter-carriers
came up from Portland to assist In
the organization;, and their secretary,
Fred Holm, accompanied the party and
officially organized the branch. The Na
tional association has 25,000 members and
will hold Its "next convention in Canton,
O., next September.
Midnight Blaze at Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or., July 7. (Special.)
The building formerly occupied by the
Warren Packing Company and adjoin
ing the Lindenberger cold storage
plant, at the foot of Seventh srteet,
was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight-
A large number of barrels and
some machinery were stored in the build
ing, and the loss Is probably 10,000. The
Llndenberger plant was saved, through
the excellent work of the Fire Depart
ment, The origin of the fire is un
known. HO FOR GRAYS
HOQCTAM SALOONS CLOSED SUN
DAY HEREAFTER.
Aberdeen Is Expected to Follow Suit.
Liquor-Dealers Will Prob
ably Submit.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 7. (Special.)
The wave of reform, which has been,
sweeping .over the Paclflo Northwest the
past year, has struck Hoouiam and next
Sunday the officials, led by City Attor
ney Campbell, will put on the lid, clos
ing all saloons on Bunday and later
closing the dancehalls which are now
running full blast In- the restricted dls
trioL "I Intend to put on the lid," said City
Attorney Campbell, "and I shall notify
all saloons that on next Sunday, July 14,
they , must remain closed during the
entire day. Chehalla County is one of
the few counties in the state of Wash
ington In which things are run wide
open, and I propose to enforce the law
by closing all the resorts-
"In this work I must have the support
of (lie Mayor, City Council and Police
Department, In order to make convic
tions should the law be broken. During
the month of August the licenses for sa
loons in which the dancehalls are run
will come up before the City Council,
and I shall try my best to get the Coun
cil to refuse these licenses. Should the
licenses "be granted then I will not rec
ommend the bond, but I do not look for
anything like this to happen, as I can
see no object In the officials refusing to
assist me."
"Will you close Hoqulam and allow
Aberdeen to run Its'- saloons and dance
halls wide open r the City Attorney was
asked.
"Tes, I shall do my duty, and think
the wave of sentiment for cleaner cities
and strict enforcement 'of the law will
see that Aberdeen resorts will be closed
and the law enforced. In other words,
the dancehalls must go."
Mayor Mclntyre, when Interviewed on
the Sunday closing plan, said: "I am
heartily in favor of a movement for both
Aberdeen and Hoqulam along this line,
and think both cities should work in
harmony. The action of the two cities
should be along the same line, as both
towns are so close, and a move of this
nature by one town should be followed
by the other. In the work City Attor
ney Campbell will have the support of
the entire police force, and I want to
see both towns work together .enforcing
the law."
Since the lid has been put on in Seattle
and Tacoma It is doubtful whether the
saloon men will try to fight the Sunday
closing law, but it was town talk two
years ago that should the law be put
into effect the saloon men would fight
It in the courts. The officials expect
much complaint from the saloon element
when this matter is made public, owing
to the high license, which is 100 a year,
but this will cut no figure in tha work
planned, it is said.
. Shedds Building Up.
ALBANY. Or., July 7. (Special.)
Though the entire business section of the
own of Shedds was destroyed by fire
only a month ago, the town is rapidly
rebuilding. Davis & Shedd, who owned
the largest ofnhe burned stores, have a
new warehouse already constructed In
which they are doing business pending
the construction of a large brick store.
bandstand, that was temporarily occupied
as an Ice cream and soda water refresh
ment booth, did its best to amuse the
children, who danced about the place,
unable to decide whether they enjoyed
the "music" more than . they longed to
fill their stoeiachs with the tempting
things that, were In evidence in the booth.
The zoo SLgaln attributed more attention
than any other feature of the park's
equipment. The monkeys and bears were
fed so many peanuts that toward even
ing they declined to be interested longer
and lolled about in gluttonous comfort.
A little man In knee pants attentively
watched a mamma monkey industriously,
engaged In pursuing an elusive flea in
the hairy coat of her offspring. He
laughed heartily at the antics of the
mamma monkey as she grabbed here and
there for the world's champion Jumper,
and finally looked up into the face of his
mother and called out In a voice tha
could be distinctly heard by the 40 or GO
people standing near:
"Muzzy, who doesn't the monkey-mus
take a fine comb like you do when you
hunt boos In my head?".
With a face of scarlet, the discomfited
mother dragged the little man in knee
pants out through the laughing crowd
and disappeared toward the streetcar.
The rain last week btighened up the
verdure and started late roses into bloom,
and the result is that the park Is looking
its best. Many expressions of admiration
were heard from strolling parties over
the fine appearance of the flower-bordered
walks. Dahlias are . coming Into
profuse blooming and the park collection
is a most creditable one.
The view from the bluff looking down
the river had a new interest yesterday
in having the Charleston in the picture.
The cruiser was in plain sight from
many points on the hillside and many
field-glasses were pointing fa her direc
tion from the parkside.
1 1!
WOULD ABOLISH SYSTEM
SOCIALIST SATS PRESENT PLAN
OF THINGS IS AWRY.
People, . However, Have Power to
Remould It Nearer to Their
Hearts' Desire.
"Until we repeal all laws, abolish in
terest, rent and profit, which are alone
responsible for the conditions of which
we complain, we may expect to have to
contend with trusts and other unequal
trade, conditions," said J. D. Stevens In
addressing Branch No. 6 of the Socialist
party. In Alisky Hall, last night. "Po
litical action is the only remedy for
treating with the trusts and other Illegal
combinations of capital, Including the
amassing of large fortunes. This rem
edy lies wholly in the hands of the peo
ple themselves.
"Much complaint has been heard In
Portland during the last several montho
of different trusts and combines, but in
every- Instance that a remedy has been
sought,- the wrong method has been
adopted. The advance In wood at this
season of the year is a singular thing.
Take sugar for example. The cost of
this commodity Is seldom advanced ex
cept during the fruit-curing season, when
there Is a great demand for It, but here
we find wood dealers advancing the cost
of this' fuel when the weather Is the
hottest and the consumption is the light
est. It amounts merely to a control of
the market and an effort to scare con
sumers Into purchasing a supply at this
time under threat of a still further ad
vance In price.
"At the time of the recent Mayoralty
contest, the price of wood had been
raised to a limit beyond all reason and
there existed at that time the same fear
of a famine that la now apparent, still
the people did not agitate tne question,
neither did the candidates take a posi
tion on the subject. Instead, the only
Issue at stake appeared to be the dis
position of a few unfortunate persons in
the North End.
- Should Have Been Issue.
"The candidates for Mayor at that
time should have been asked not only
what they Intended to do regarding the
combination between the lumber mills,
and the wood dealers by which the out
put was controlled, but what they pro
posed te do towards preventing the in
ordinate waste of between 20,000 and
80.000 cords of this slabwood which was
dumped into the sloughs In this city.
This waste was more criminal than
would the theft of the wood have been.
The dealers, I understand, say that the
reason for the present high price of
wood Is because there Is only a limited
amount of this fuel, for which tMure is
a big demand.' This Is not the fact, for
there Is plenty of slabwood produc&S In
Portland and vicinity, if properly mar
keted, to provide every family In the
city with an abundance and at a reason
able 'cost.
"The trouble In these days of trusts
and monopolies is with the system which
has been established. It gives - these
grasping interests the privilege and even
compels them to take the very action
they are taking. We Socialists contend
that the only remedy from the abuses
from which we suffer, including high,
prices and the accumulating of excessive
fortunes, lies In the repeal of the laws
which have enabled." such conditions to
develop and the enactment of laws that
will prevent meu from receiving more
than they earn. The difficulty Is not
with the men, but in the conditions by
which they are surrounded. Even Japan,
which has Just come into international
prominence. Is to be seen with one hand
reaching out to seize Cores, Siberia and
all other land it is p6sslble to grasp,
while with the other hand she proposes
to shut out the commerce of the world.
She has absorbed the one idea which
seems to govern every country and Indi
vidualthe seizing by force of everything
that may possible be acquired.
Disregard Will of People.
"We have reached that stage In the
administration of our laws where one
Judge or a single legislative act annuls
and. sets aside the expressed wishes of
the people. For Instance, petitions call
ing for the referendum of the State Uni
versity appropriation, the Stevens bill,
the compulsory pass bill and the appro
priation of J100.000 for armories have all
been defeated by the action of one judge.
There is no question but that the people
knew what they were doing when they
petitioned to "be allowed a referendum
vote on these questions, still one man
holds thai the petitions are technically In
valid and the will of the great majority
Is defeated."
Referring to the proposed fight by the
Federated Trades Council against the
wood trusty Mr. Stevens said he had nd
doubt but that the friends of organized
labor were In earnest, but he Insisted
that the means they proposed to adops
will prove insufficient to bring about the
relief that is demanded. The spestker
especially attacked the bill appropriating
$100,000 for National Guard armories In
this state, denouncing the measure as
"useless, vicious and ' criminal. The
armory we already have here In Port
land," he said, "had better be converted
mto practical uses, where children could
be assembled and taught some sense.
Another ridiculous measure was the
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more nor less than a Joke, as W. S.
U'Ren, of Oregon City, well knew. This
man UTten is the greatest enemy to di
rect legislation In the state. He professes
to he the father of the Initiative and
referendum, when as a matter of fact he
is not even the step-father of that legis
lation." New Books For Library
THE list of additions to the books of
the Portland Publlo Library follows:
BOUND MAGAZINES.
Chantauquaa March to November, 190S,
V. 43-44.
RELIGION.
Bacon & Northrop Toung People's So
cieties, 1900.
Selleck The New Appreciation 'of the
Bible, 1907.
SOCIOLOGT.
Conyngton A Manual of Corporate
Management, containing forms, directions
and Information for the use of lawyers
and corporation officials 1904.
Dyer Folk-lore of Women as Illus
trated by Legendary and Traditionary
Tales,- etc,, 1908.
Johns Hopkins University, Studies in
Historical and Political Science, v. 24
Diplomatic History; trade unions.
Kelly's Custom's Tariffs of the World.
1907.
National Educational Association
Fiftieth anniversary volume, 1857-1908.
Thrum Hawaiian Folk Tales, 1907.
Bureau of the United States Census
Mortality statistics, 1905.
PHILOLOGY.
MacKlnlay Hand-book and Grammar
of the Taf;aIog Language, 1906.
Skeat The Problem of Spelling Reform,
1906.
SCIENCE.
American Ephemerla and Nautical Al
manac for the year 1910.
Crandafl Text-book on Geodesy and
Least Squares, prepared for the use of
civil engineering students, 1907.
Dltmars Reptile Book, 1907.
Hutchinson and others The Living
Races of Mankind, 2v. n. d.
Nasmyth & Carpenter The Moon, con
sidered aa a planet, a world and a satel
lite. Ed. 4, 1903.
Preston The Theory of Light. Ed. 8,
1901.
USEFUL ARTS.
Brachvogel & Thatcher Industrial Al
cohol; its manufacture and uses, 1907.
Cabot Case Teachin In Medicine, 1906.
Engineering Index Annual 1906.
Hasluck Terra-cotta Work, modelling,
moulding and firing, 1905.
Hays Combustion and Smokeless Fur
nates, 1906.
Hornby Text-book of Gas Manufacture,
Ed. 3. rev., 1905.
Johnson How to Hatch, Brood, Feed
and Prevent Chicks From Dying In the
hell. Rev. 2d ed., 1906.
Mason Water Supply. Ed. 8, 1905.
Patton Treatise on Civil . Engineering.
Ed. 2, rev., 1905.
FINE ARTS.
Bell Lives and Legends of the English
Bishops and Kings, Mediaeval Monks
and Other Later Saints, 1904.
Inglis Artistic Lighting; and At Home
Portraiture, by F. D. Todd, 1305.
Outing Magazine October, 1906 to
March. 1907.
Stephenson Cutting and Draping; a
practical hand-book for upholsterers and
decorators, 1905.
jVoodbury Photographlo Amusements,
LITERATURE.
Hlgglneon Studies In History and Let
ters, 1900.
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci's
Note-Books; arranged and rendered into
English, 1906.
More Shelburne Essays. Fourth series,
1907.
Palerave Treasury of Sacred Song, 19IVS.
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Warner Famous Introductions to
Shapespeare's plays, 1906.
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Edwards East of Paris, 1302.
Hutton Cities of Umbria, 1908.
Hammond's Descriptive Atlas of Pana
ma and the Isthmian CanaL 1907.
Portland Blue-book, 1907-8.
Robinson Nigeria, Our Latest Protec
torate. 1900.
Smith A Trip to England. 1905.
Whymner Chamonlx and the Rang of
Mount Blanc. Ed. 11, 1906.
HISTORY. i
Bikelas Seven Essays on Christian
Greece, 1890.
Croker Oregon Question, n. d.
Garrison Westward Extension, 1908.
Janssen History of the German People
1905. . "
Lang History of Scotland, v. 4, 1908.
Lea History of the Inquisition of Spain,
V. 3, 1907.
Lecky Political Value of History, Ml
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Proceedings, 1906.
BIOGRAPHY.
T. W. Balch Balch Genealogies, 1907.
Sir James Brooke Rajah Brooke; the
Englishman as Ruler of an Eastern
State, by Sir Spenser St. John, 1899.
Mrs. M. (G) P Delany-Mrs. Delany
(Mary Granville); A Memoir, 1700-178S, 180ft.
Bertrand Du Gueschlin, comet do
Longuevllle Bertrand Du Gueschlin, con
stable of France, by Enoch Vine Stod
dard, 1S97.
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley,
Founder and Editor of the New York
Tribune, by William Alexander Linn. 1903.
Q. F. Guyard de Berville Story of
Chevalier Bayard, by Edith Walford.
New ed. n. d.
J. E. Johnston General Johnston, bv
Robert M. Hughes, 1897.
James Kent Memoirs and Letters of
James Kent, LL. D.. late chancellor of
IK? f YFk' br WilUam Kent,
Sir Thomas More Sir Thomas More, by
William Holden Hutton. 1895.
Napoleon I. Emperor of France Na
poleon's Last Voyages; being the diaries
of Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher and John
R. Glover, ed. by J. H. Rose, 1906.
Mme. J. F. J. A. (B.) Recamler Madame
Recamier and Her Friends, by H. N. Wil
liams. New ed. rev., 1907.
A. J. du P. Richelieu (card) Richelieu
and the Growth of French Power by
James Breck Perkins, 1904. " .
Perlgord C. M: de Talleyrand (Prince)
Talleyrand, by Lady Blennerhassett. 2 v.,
Walsh Catholio Churchmen In Science.
1906.
A. W. Wellington (First Duke of)
Personal Reminiscences of the First Duke
of Wellington, by Mary E. Glelg, 1904.
FICTION.
Williamson & Williamson The Princess
Virginia.
GERMAN FICTION.
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Frenssen Hllligenlel; roman.
Freussen Peter Moors Fahrt Nach Sod
west. -glft.
Milwaukie Country Club.
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