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PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAT tS. ISO.
"A TTME OF WAR AND A TDIE OF ,
1-KACF-"
The outcome of the Ruef trial in
San Francisco affords little consolation
to the friends of honest government.
Although the dethroned boss has al
ready pleaded guilty to a charge not
unlike the one for which he was on
trial, nevertheless the Jury could not
agree. From the beginning to the end
" It stood six to six. Persuasion and
argument were of no avail.' We dare
say both factions of the Jury had their
minds made up when the trial began
and were determined not to yield a
particle. The suspicion is natural
that some or. all of the six who stood
out for Ruef had been subjected to
improper Influence. Outright bribery
is improbable, but there are other
ways of acting npon the human mind
than by money, payments. Social pres-
sure counts for a great deal, and it is
easy to see that ln San Francisco this
factor has worked energetically ln be
half of the accused boss. The charges
against him involved the reputations
of many men of wealth and high so
cial standing whose business relations
permeated the city and whose friends
were numerous. It Is not credible
that all the Jurymen escaped the influ
ence of the subtle, pervasive feeling
that Ruef must be cleared in brder to
protect those who had used him in
their schemes.
It Is doubtful whether Mr. Heney
can ever get another jury together In
San Francisco that will be wholly
without bias in favor of the grafters.
Jurymen come from a social rank
which is susceptible to the seductions
of men of Wealth and power. It
speaks wonders for Mr. Heney's ability
and singleness of purpose that he has
been able to do as much as he has In
the face of strong class feeling against
him. His personal idiosyncrasies may
also' have been more of a hindrance
than a help. He is not a man of
much charm of manner, though he
seldom falls to convince the public of
his sincerity. His energy is incom
parable, his courage dauntless, but
there comes a time ln all movements
of the kind he is leading when the
public grows weary of strife and be
gins to long for compromise. The
qualities of the fighter pall upon the
public taste. People ask themselves
what Is to be gained by perpetual
strife and look longingly for the res
toration of normal relations among
men.
Perhaps It would be better if the
people could be Induced to fight these
reforms through to the bitter end.
Were they all like Mr. Heney they
would do so, but they are not. He Is
a rare type of man, admirable In his
field of effort, but not one whom
everybody ought to try to Imitate.
Were we all as pugnacious as he is, so
ciety would be one perpetual Donny
brook Fair. Civil life, make the best
of it, is a long, long series of com
promises where the abstract right sel
dom prevails, and since civil life is our
only refuge from savagery, we roust
generally consent sooner or later to
get along with something less than
rigorous justice. In wearying of the
graft prosecutions and looking for
some method to restore harmony ln
their community, the people of San
Francisco are therefore doing pretty
nearly what all other men would do in
like conditions, and we are not pre
pared to deny that they are acting
wisely.
The moral effect of the prosecutions
has been gained. Nothing can now
obliterate it. The power pt the graft
ing ring which Ruef cemented has
been broken. The methods by which
the publle service companies corrupted J
the city officials have been revealed I
and condemned. It Is not likely that
anybody will soon try to repeat Ruef s
exploits, nor will the corporations
again employ the methods which have
been exposed. The reform of public
life in San Francisco may not be com
plete, but much has been accomplished
even from the most pessimistic point
of view. The wealthy corruptionists
have had a narrow escape from the
penitentiary; this distressing and
wholesome reflection they cannot con
ceal from themselves; and it Is often
the case that a narrow escape, does
more to reform a man than punish
ment. To feel "hair-hung and breeze
shaken over hell," as good old Lorenzo
Dow used to put it. will sometimes
save a soul that hell itself would only
have confirmed in sin.
Our racial psychology , predisposes
Americans to compromise. We are
not inclined as a people to push mat
ters to extremes, and it is often said
that this trait has been upon the whole
useful. When the end of punishment
has been gained, further punishment
In itself and for Its own sake is not
ethically Justifiable. It becomes vin
dictive. Perhaps as things now stand
there Is a certain vlndictiveness in Mr.
Heney's desire to press the graft prose
cution, and the people of San Fran
cisco realize It. Hence they say "Let
it drop." and they say this in the full
realization of Mr. Heney's excellent
motives and of Mr. Rudolph Spreck-
els' fine spirit of devotion to the pub
lic good. Mr. Spreckels has borne ob
loquy in the cause and has made finan
cial sacrifices which entitle him to
high praise. In due ttma he will be
counted among the noblest citizens of
a city which his efforts have helped to
purify, but just now the public is In
clined to wish that he would mitigate
his zeal a little. "To everything there
Is a season and a time to every pur
pose under heaven; a time to break
down and a time to build up." Per
haps the people of San Francisco think
that the latter time has now arrived.
THE HEHBBEI CASE.
Ab Hembree, a degenerate scion of
a family honored In the early history
of Yamhill County, has again been
found guilty of murder. His victim
in this instance was his daughter, and
the charge upin which he has been
convicted is murder ln the first degree.
His former trial was for the murder of
his wife, the two crimes having been
committed at the same time ln the
poor home of the family on a ranch
ln the wilds of Tillamook County. The
finding of the Jury In the first trial
waa a "compromise" verdict, the ac
cused being convicted of manslaugh
ter and given an indeterminate sen
tence. He was committed to the
penitentiary and afterwards was pa
roled by Governor Chamberlain. His
arrest for the murder of his daughter
followed, and his conviction resulted.
The case has attracted wide atten
tion and the leniency shown the ac
cused has caused deep and widespread
Indignation among people who know
Hembree best. Why, If - guilty as
charged, of the murder of his wife a
most atrocious killing he should
have been adjudged guilty of -manslaughter
and given a sentence that
permitted his parole, is Inexplicable to
the well-balanced mind. If guilty, he
should have been hanged twice. If that
were possible. Certainly ln that-vent
his lawful execution Is long overdue.
If not guilty, he is and has long been
entitled to his freedom. That change
of venue from Tillamook County to
Polk County did not benefit him Is not
strange ln view of the evidence against
him, some of which revealed the most
abhorrent motive for the murder of
his daughter. Pardon or parole, given
such a creature, is a grave abuse of
executive clemency, and Is Inexplicable
upon any ground of simple justice,
true mercy or common decency. .
RETXTRNZNO BORROWED SOLD.
Less than six months has passed
since European gold was pouring into
this country ln record-breaking quan
tities, the movement which began ln
October continuing until more than
$100,000,000 of the yellow metal had
been ferried across the Atlantic. The
brokers and exchange manipulators
reaped a great harvest, and a fairly
heavy percentage of the amount was
paid out to the express steamers that
brought the gold across the water.
Now the pendulum is on the backward
swing. Gold engagements for Euro
pean shipment on Wednesday exceed
ed $30,000,000, with more to follow.
There will be the same brokers' fees,
the same profit in exchange, 'and the
same heavy freight charges on these
outward shipments that were levied
when the gold was brought into this
country.
The transaction indicates quite
clearly thar there is considerable "lost
motion" ln our financial machine. If
there was such a shortage of gold in
this country less than six months ago
that the Importation of the yellow
metal was an Imperative necessity, we
must naturally assume that we are
Imperilling our resources by reshipping
gold at this time. There has been no
such amount of gold added to our sup
ply from original sources since last
Octoker. But, as a matter of fact,
there was plenty of gold for all legit
imate purposes in this country when
we began importation of the $100,000,-
000, but, owing to our unwieldy and
cumbersome financial system, it was
Impossible to keep It ln circulation.
The indiscriminate attacks on nearly
all industrial enterprises, because a
few of them were rotten with thievery
and jobbery, created a distrust which
frightened American gold Into hiding
and. so long as that scare was on,' it
was impossible to coax it into circu
lation, and the men who still had faith
In the situation were forced to secure
gold from Europe in order to prevent
general chaos and financial ruin.
Importation of this gold was per
haps worth all that It cost as an ex
ample to relieve the timidity of the
people who had withdrawn their gold
from the banks and placed it in tea
pots, stockings and other receptacles
where it was. useless to any one; but,
ln view of the generally solvent condi
tion of affairs in this country, it was
certainly an unnecessary proceeding.
That we are now returning to Europe
the surplus for which we have no use
ln this country demonstrates that it
was shortage of confidence, and not
shortage of gold, that was responsible
for our troubles last Fall. With the
large balance of trade ln our favor. It
Is hardly probable that exports will
continue on the present scale for a
protracted period. There Is undoubt
edly still much money due this coun
try for tlje enormous grain and cotton
shipments from last year's crop, and,
as w shall begin harvesting another
crop within the next thirty days, our
trade balance is certain to remain ln
our favor.
If gold exports continue In the face
of such a satisfactory trade showing,
they may be regarded more as evi
dence of a badly strained financial sit
uation abroad than of weakness at
home, although it is generally under
stood that our own markets are glut
ted with money awaiting clearing of
the clouds which are always notice
able during Presidential years. Gold
exports on a large scale are not new
to this country, for it is necessary to
go back but four years to recall the
export of more than $80,000,000, near
ly all of which went out between April
and July, the exports for May, 1904,
amounting to $41,000,000. Some of
this big business was due to the Pan
ama Canal payments, but in April.
1904, before any of these .payments
were made, gold exports were $19,
000.000. The gold movement of 1894, in
which more than $80,000,000 was
taken out, was a more serious matter
for this country, for with a small
trade balance to begin with, and poor
crops and low prices, the effect was so
serious that the celebrated Cleveland
gold bond issue was. regarded as a ne
cessity to stay the outflow of the yel
low metal. No such results can follow
the present movement, as conditions
are vastly different, and we are merely
returning an unwieldy surplus of gold
for which we have no use so long as
our own money markets remain con
gested. DOWN GRADE TO PORTLAND.
The Harriman system has com
menced construction work on the
Snake River cut-off between Hunting
ton and Lewiston. With the exception
of the traffic originating in the Seven
Devils mining region and in part of the
Wallowa country, the local business of
this line will be small, but as a link In
the transcontinental system of the
Harriman lines, the importance of this
cut-off cannot be overestimated. Con
struction of this line down Snake
River Canyon will give the Harriman
system an uninterrupted stretch of
water-level grade reaching from tide
water at Portland to Pocatello, Idaho,
distance of 729 miles, practically
one-third of the distance between the
Pacific Coast and Chicago. No other,
transcontinental line has anything ap
proaching such an economic advan
tage as this will give the Harriman
system, nor Is It possible for any other
line to equal it, for at no other point
on the Pacific Coast between Mexico
and Alaska can be found such a won
derful water-level grade extending so
far inland as that which follows the
Columbia and Snake Rivers from
Portland to Shoshone, Idaho, and
thence on to Pocatello, where heavier
grades are encountered.
The nearest approach to this won
derful grade will be that of the Hill
lines, which by the North Bank Rail
road and the line to 'Lewiston reach
well up toward the western slope of
the Rocky Mountains before encoun
tering very heavy grades. The pos
session of this admirable 700-mile
stretch of water-level grade places Mr.
Harriman in a dominating position as
a ratemaker, especially on' the enor
mous and rapidly increasing volume of
eastbound tonnage. It would hardly
be an exaggeration to state that, with
the completion of the Huntlngton
Lewiston road Mr. Harriman will be
ln a position to haul freight at a profit
at a rate so low that no other road
could meet the rate and show a profit.
But It is Idle to presume that Mr.
Harriman will press this economic ad
vantage far enough to prevent his
competitors from securing plenty of
business. The Hill roads, with accu
rate knowledge of the advantages of
a water-level grade, will undoubtedly
find an eastward outlet from the
Clearwater country, either through
Lolo Pass or some other easier grade
than that by which they now cross the
Rocky Mountains. With both the Hill
and the Harriman systems sending the
great bulk of their traffic through the
Columbia Gorge, the Importance of
Portland as a shipping center will be
greatly enhanced, and the immense
amount of traffic originating in this
region will attract other roads now
headed for the Pacific Coast.
The only bad feature which now
stands in the way of an enormous
overland traffic' flowing through this
port to and from -the Orient is the ab
surd and unreasonable Government
policy which has placed an embargo
on all through Oriental business of
consequence. Refusal of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to permit
the transcontinental rail lines to meet
the competition of the tramp steam
ers on the Sue route .has made it Im
possible . for them to secure any
through freight originating east of
Chicago. This not only affects the
business of the railroads, but it inter
feres with a, frequent steamship serv
ice, .which should be of decided ad
vantage to Coast shippers.
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THE SUBSIDY Bil l.
In the matter of the ship subsidy
bill an interesting compromise has
been effected which is expected to
smooth away all difficulties from its
pathway to success. The agreement is
to pay the same subsidies to second
rate vessels on South American lines
that are now paid to first-class vessels
on European lines. To justify the ar
rangement it is fatuously said that it
will encourage the construction of
first-class ships for the trade with
South America. Could anything be
mors stupid?
What possible inducement is there
to build first-class ships when inferior
ones receive the same subsidies as .the
best? The sole and perfectly obvious'
purpose of the bill is to transfer a
certain sum of money from the public
funds to the pockets of a few privi
leged magnates. Its promoters have
sought with tireless diligence for some
decent pretext to cover the robbery,
but they have sought ln vain. None
has been found and none will be
found. They would make a better ap
pearance before the public if they
would come out openly and admit that
they have set, their hearts upon grab
bing some millions from the Federal
Treasury and are determined to keep
up the game until 'they succeed. -
The universal lesson of experience
concerning ship subsidies-is that they
destroy commerce instead of promot
ing It. With the assurance of a round
profit whatever they do, shipowners
grow lazy and trade decays. France
presents an excellent sample of this
truth. '.She pays more liberal subsi
dies than any other nation, and' of late
years her maritime commerce has con
sistently lost ground. If subsidies
could build up merchant navies.
Franca ought ta have the best one in
the world, while the fact is that she
has pretty nearly the worst of all the
leading nations.
News of the transfer of Colonel
Roessler from the river and harbor
work in this district will be received
with much regret, although the change
Is undoubtedly a promotion for the of
ficer who has given such general sat
isfaction during the period in wHich
he has been stationed here. This feel-
I
lng of regret over the transfer of Colo- .
nel Roessler .to another district does
not reflect in. any way on the ability
of his sucessor as an engineer. It is
simply due to the fact that Colonel
Roessler has been with us long enough
to become thoroughly familiar with
the work in this district, and, ln the
most favorable circumstances. It will
require several months for his suc
cessor to get in touch with the situa
tion. The Government work now un
der way in this district is of a most
important nature, and some of it has
reached a stage where any change In
plans might not be attended with best
results.
Many, years of British rule In India
have failed to eliminate the fatalist
trait ln the character of the natives.
The - Mohmand mountaineers, with
only crude spears and ancient fire
arms, charge right up against the bay
onets of the British with no more cau
tion or discretion than they exhibited
before they learned the power of the
British arms. A Simla cable ln yes
terday's Oregonian reports such a
stubborn resistance to the British
punitive expedition under Major-General
Sir James Wllcocks that 200 of
the Mohmands were killed, while the
British loss was but two killed and one
wounded, with a score of Sikh troops
injured. British warfare In. India will
hardly cease so long as there are
enough of the natives alive to muster
a fighting force.
The Russian- autocracy seems to be
pretty well intrenched In power again,
and the present Dooms will be very
careful in Its actions. At St. Peters
burg, Thursday, seventeen members of
the first Douma drove up to the prison
In cabs to begin serving their sen
tences of three months imposed as a
punishment for signing the Vlborg
manifesto, ' and other signers of the
manifesto ln various cities also ap-'
peared at the prisons to serve their
time. In view of the disapproval with
which the first stand against Russian
tyranny was received, it is hardly
probable that the present Douma will
indulge in the passage of any resolu
tions or utterance of any manifestoes
until It first determines the manner in
which the ruler of the Russlas will
receive them.
In pursuance of President Roose
velt's order, all field omqers of the
Army must stand an endurance test In
the form of a daily thirty-mile march
for three successive days. That is a
test .worthy of a strenuous commander-in-chief.
The officer who can do
the stunt will be compelled to "go
some," though It must be admitted
that if preparedness is to be an ele
ment of Army life, the ability to walk
the distance is essential. The man
who offers his services as a soldier
should be ready to perform the duties
of a soldier any day he may be called
Into the field.
Walter Augustus Wykoff, professor
of political economy ln Princeton Uni
verslty and author of "The Workers"
and several other sociological works,
is dead at Princeton. Whether from the
standpoint of the man who put himself
in the place of the common laborer
ln the logging camp, with the shovel,
the ax and the hod. Professor WykofTs
books touched at its very core the old
problem of earning bread in the sweat
of the face, but without offering a
practical solution of it. His death is a
distinct loss to the institution and the
interests that he served.
Referring to the general leniency
shown to sellers of cocaine and mor
phine, the Saturday Evening Post
says: "Poisoning people upon a sys
tematic commercial plan that caq
show a good profit is still regarded
quite Indulgently." It is admitted.
however, that it would be a shame to
send one of these traffickers ln human
will, honor and decency to the peni
tentiary, since a great many rather
harmless and. comparatively admirable
pickpockets, embezzlers and forgers
would . have to associate with them
there.
The fact that men as a class do not
attend church has caused much con
cern ln the pulpit and given rise to
many devices to lure them to "divine
service." An Atlantic City clergyman
recently conducted a Sunday night
service with a smoker attachment, at
which free cigars were dispensed as a
reward of merit for attendance. When
this device fails to draw the crowd it
is suggested that It would be well to
run "a blind tiger" ln the vestry-room
as further encouragement of degener
ates to "come to church and be good."
Now that the dynamite supply Is ex
hausted and the Cleveland streetcar
strike Is over, we may expect the Tom
Johnson press bureau to resume oper
ations about "the best Mayor of the
best-governed (city In the United
States."
Now here's Abou Ben Amos, prohi
bitionist candidate for somethlng-or-other,
whose name leads all the rest;
but he'll be lucky if he winds up with
the Also Rans, although that is really
no place for a real Abou.
Mae Wood Is In jail and under
strong guard, and it Is to be assumed
that Tom Piatt is safe for a while
from the wiles of that particular siren.
But there are other Mae Woods and
only one Tom Piatt.
Hembree has been convicted again,
That would seem to assure at least
another year ln the penitentiary be
fore that- beautiful parole law and
Governor Chamberlain can get to
gether again.
The verdict in San Francisco doesn't
necessarily Imply that there are six
men anywhere who believe that Ruef
Is innocent. All they did was to vote
that way.
Murderer Hembree is another of our
leading citizens who made a trifling
error of Judgment ln getting a change
of venue to a Willamette Valley
The public would be a lot more dis
posed . to believe the Wood woman's
story if she dtdn t spell it "Mae."
BALLOTS THREE FEET LOXG
Big Bundle of Papers for Voters ol
Lane County to Handle.
EUGENE. Or, May 21 Special.) The
sample ballots for the June election have
been distributed to the 60 precincts of
Lane County. They are four inches short
of three feet -in length and the 19 initi
ative ana referendum measures are
I printed in fine type. Aside from the reg
max auiio ana cwuiiiy nvjarr. whi
19 bills to be voted on the people of Lane
ular state and county ticket and the
County will cast a special ballot on pro
hibition for the county and the estab
lishment of bish schools in different parts
of the county.
The local option question appears in
this form: "Vote lor or against prohi
bition Tor the sale of Intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes for entire County
of Lane." Inasmuch as Lane is now a
dry county this condition can only be
changed by a majority vote over the
county.
If the county high school measure car
ries it will make it possible for any of
the districts throughout the county to
establish high schools at home. The
county will levy a high school tax of
about 8-10 of a mill, which will be paid
out according to the day's attendance ln
the respective high schools. - Pupils can
attend any high school they choose. This
plan has State Superintendent Acker
man's hearty approval and Is being
strongly advocated by County Superin
tendent W. B. Dlllard.
TAKE $3,000,000 OCT OP STATE
Insurance Statistics Show Drain on
Oregon Pocket-Books. -
SALEM. Or.. May 22. (Special.)
The annual report of TnstiranceCom
missioner sr. w. Benson ror toe year
1907. shows that the Insurance com
panies dolrig business in this state col
lected in that year over $5,744,000 in
premiums, returned premiums to the
amount of a little over $1,000,000. paid
losses to the amount of $1,800,00.1, leav
ing net premiums of over $3,000,000
or over 50 per cent of the amount col
lected.
The report also shows that the
amount collected and turned Into the
treasury as Insurance license fees was
$12,669.33, or $7500 more than ln any
previous year. This increase . repre
sents the amount of fees which for
merly went Into the poclcets of the
Secretary of State, but which goes Into
the treasury under the provisions of
the flat salary law. The total amount
received by the state from insurance
companies on 1907 business was $72,
608.34, an increase from $19,386.26 ten
years ago.
During the past year four life In
surance companies, two accident com
panles, one fire company and one live
stock insurance company -have com
menced business ln the state and Ave
life, two Are and two livestock Insur
ance companies have retired.
LOYAL TO STATEMENT NO.
Cake Tells Baker City Vvters Where
' ' He Stands.
BAKER CITY, Or., May 22. (Spe
cial.) Elks Hall, in this city, was
filled tonight to bear H. M. Cake. He
made an earnest appeal to Republic
ans, reviewing things that a Republic
an Senator will be able to do for this
state. A Democrat would be at sea in
the strongly Republican United States
Senate, he said. He treated Governor
Chamberlain courteously, but insisted
that the Governor or any other man is
mistaken when he accuses him of
weakening on Statement No. 1.
After the meeting a number of
Statement No. 1 men greeted Mr. Cake
most cordially and proclaimed their be
lief in him. Mr. Cake leaves in the
morning by automobile for Kagle and
Pine Valley, a distance of 70 miles.
In his address Mr. Cake expressed in
highest terms his regard fon the present
Governor. "He is an able man." he said
and if- he were a member of the Re
publican party, might be able to accom
plish something for Oregon."
Friends of Mr. Cake have urged him
to spend money In advertising by cards
"I cannot afford it," said Mr. Cake.
"If every one -lse can afford It, it is
their business and I have nothing to say
about it. '
TWENTY GRADUATE AT BAKETt
High School Closes Most Successful
Year in History-
BAKER CITT. Or., May 22. (Spe
ctal.) Twenty graduates of the Baker
City High School were given diplomas
tonight at the annual commencemen
exercises.. Rev. J. R. N. Bell delivered
the address of the evening. Wilbur
Schumaker was the class valedictorian
An original poem was recited by Miss
Eleanor Taylor. Origrinal class songs
made up a part of the programme.
Superintendent Churchill has just
closed a very successful school year,
and tonight's event was the climax of
what Is considered oy many the best
educational year . Baker has ever
known.
MEETS DEATH TS RUNAWAY
John Folk, Aged Farmer, Is Killed
Near Koscburg.
ROSEBURG, Or., May 22. (Special.)
John Polk was killed last night about
o'clock as the result of his team run
ning away. Folk was driving toward
his home at Oak Creek when the acci
dent occurred. This morning neighbors
found bis team In the road and upon in
vestlgation discovered Folk dead. He
had dragged himself some distance from
the road before, expiring, rom was
German. aged 62 years, ind leaves
sister, Mrs. Avery, at Albany, and sev
eral children in California.
Students Edit Engineering Paper.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. May 22. (Special.
The engineering students are short
ly to begin the publication of an engl
neering magazine, to appear monthly.
The staff will be from the electrical,
mechanical and mining students, an
matters pertaining to their work an
the various phases of their separate re
spective subjects will be treated of.
The first number will appear about the
end of the college year, and beginning
with the opening of college In Septem
ber. the msgazine will appear regu
larly thereafter. A similar publication
devoted to agriculture is also in pro
cess of Incubation, . and will probably
be launcnea t an eariy date.
Law Graduates at Willamette.
SALEM, Or., May 22. (Special.) At the
annual commencement exercises of Wil
lamette College of Law last night the
following were graduated: Philip Stover,
George Juner, Jr., William p. Lord. Jr.
Walter C. Wlnslow, Claude O. Hindma
Harry K. Spaulding, Wallace G. Trill,
Roy Morgan. The address was delivered
by Hon J. C. Morelemd and the charge
to the class by Attorney-General Craw
ford. The diplomas were presented by
C. I McNary, dean of the College of
Law.
Four Killed During April.
SALEM, Or.. May 22. (Special.) Re
ports by railroad companies to the Rail
road Commission for the month of Anril.
show that railroad accidents during that
month resulted ln the death of four per
sons and tho injury of nine, . .
THREE TICKETS IX THE FIELD
Republicans, Democrats and Social
ists Active in Columbia.
CLATSKANIB. Or., May 22. (Special.)
total of 2167 voters were registered
on the books at the County Clerk's office
for Columbia County when the books
ere closed May 15. These are dis
tributed among the various parties as
follows: Republican, 1515; Democratic,
274: Prohibition, 36; Socialist, 141 : Inde
pendent. 201.
Complete Republican. Democratic and
Socialist tickets are in the field, with the
exception of the office of School Super
intendent, the candidate for that office.
H. Collins, being indorsed by all of
them.
The local option measure comes before
the voters of the county as a whole and
the various precincts. Considerable in
terest is being displayed by both "wet"
and "dry" sympathizers ln the larger
precincts, but the adoption of prohibition
is not probable.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
David A. Houck, Who Came West in
1853, Mined in Southern Oregon.
KERBT, Or., May 22. (Special.) David
.. Houck, who died at his home near
here. May 13, of paralysis, at the age of
77 years, was born at Haggerstown, Cor-
rell' County, Ohio, In 1830, and moved to
Iowa with his parents when a boy. He
was educated tn res Moines, la., and
taug-ht school In that state before start-
ng for the Pacific Coast. In March,
1&3, he started across the plains with an
ox team and arrived ln California ln
September, 1853. He was a prominent
miner ln California until 1S56, when he
crossed Into Oregon in June of that, year
and followed mining in the Althouse and
Sucker Creek districts until 1S62, when he
enlisted in Company F First Oregon Vol
unteer Calvary, and was in active service
three years and two months. He was
honorably dischargd in 1865 and returned
to Josephine County, where he had since
made his home.
October 29, 1868, be was married to Hila
A. Lannon, of Douglas County, Oregon,
and to them were born six sons and six
daughters, all of whom are living. The
children are: D. Elwood Houck, Crescent
City, Calif.; Henry Houck, Kerby, Or.;
Mrs. Clara Klrkpatrick. Portland.. Or.;
Mrs. Nancy Cummtngs. Oregon City, Or.;
Mrs. May Charley, Climax, Or.; Mrs.
Elsa Bell, Astorja, Or.; Mrs. Laura John
son. Crescent City. Cal.; Jacob Houck,
Kerby, Or.; Mrs. Myrtle Trefton, Rose
burg. Or.; George Houck, Kerby, Or.;
Joseph -Houck, Climax, Or.,- and Robert
Houck, Kerby, Or.
His wife, all six sons, Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. Trefren, were at the bedside when
the end came. Besides the widow and
children there are 17 grandchildren left
to mourn the loss of husband, father and
grandfather.
Major George M. Rowe.
ASTORIA, Or., May 22. (Special.)
Major George M. Rowe, of Seaside, died
at the hospital in this city today of
pneumonia after a short illness. The
deceased was a native of Massachusetts,
about 75 years old, anl bad resided in
this city and at Seaside for about 30
years. Major Rowe enlisted as a private
ln a New York regiment at the opening
of the Civil War and served . until its
close, being promoted for meritorious
service, and was discharged as a Major.
He was never married, but left seVeral
relatives residing in the East. The
tuners 1 will be held Saturday afternoon
under the auspices of Cushlng Post, G,
A. of which he was a member.
SHIPPING FEELS THE BOYCOTT
Light Cargoes Carried to Orient for
Japanese Firms.
SEATTLE. May 22. (Special.) North
Pacific shipping is feeling keenly the boy
cott of Chinese consumers against Japan
ese firms and producers and Japanese
steamships and every ship leaving for the
Orient are going out light. Neither flour
nor cotton goods are moving forward
toward the far East at this season, and
this is having an additional effect on
traffic.
The Japanese liners, of course, are
feeling the effect of the boycott more
than any others, but the Minnesota, now
loading, will not carry more than 3000
tons, one of the lightest cargoes ever
taken out by a Hill liner. Shanghai ap
parently does not enforce the boycott as
persistently as .does Hongkong, but the
demand for goods jobbed by Japanese
houses has fallen off. ,
Carnegie Library fop Chehalls.
CHEHALIS. Wash., May 22. (Spe'
claL) Chehalls has an opportunity to
cure a $10,000 Carneprie library just as
soon as the matter of a site can be sat
isfactorily arranged with the. Council.
The city owns a beautiful park property
close to the business center and it is
hoped to so adjust this matter that the
library building will adorn this park prop
erty and another site near by be secured
for a new City Jail building, which it Is
likely will be needed a little later.
Cases in the Supreme Court.
SALEM. Or.; May 22. (Special.) The
following cases have been set for trial
ln the Supreme Court:
Juna 2 D. McMUllan, et al.. vs. B. F. Bat
ten, et al.: sppeal from Crook County.
willam M. Manning- vs. Portland smpouia-ine-
Co.: aDDeal from Multnomah.
June 3 Luper vs. Luper; appal from
Marion county. Kogarn vs. barnam, et ai.
aDDeal from Marlon County.
June 4 Jennings vs. Trnmmer: appeal
from Multnomah. Thomas ys. Booth-Kelly
Lumber Company; appeal from Lana county.
Chamberlain Grilled at Canny.
CANBT, Or., May 22. (Special.) T. J.
Cleeton addressed the voters of Canby
and vicinity In the Interests of H. M
Cake last night. The meeting was held
ln the City Hall and was enlivened by
music from Canby's Cornet Band. The
audience was very attentive and the ad
dress was well received. Governor Cham
berlaln came in for a large share ol the
speaker's attention, which seemed to
make a hit with the audience.
Hops Show Slow Growth,
INDEPENDENCE, Or., May 22. (Spe
cial.) It is said by pioneer hopraisers
of this section that the growth of hops
has not been so backward in
years as they are this 'season. This
condition Is due to the exceptionally cool
and backward Spring weather. The
hops have made such slow growth that
the majority of the growers have been
compelled to lay off their force of train
ers. Memorial Day at Salem.
SALEM, Or.. May 22. (Special.) The
Salem G. A. R. has decided to hold its
memorial exercises ln the forenoon of
Decoration day this year, instead of In
the afternoon, as In the past. The pa
rade will begin at 10 o'clock and the
exercises at the cemetery will be at 11.
The G. A. R.' and W. R. C. will attend
church services at the Congregational
Church next Sunday.
Three Boys, 'Ten Girls, Graduate.
MONTESANO, Wash., May 22. (Spe
cial.) The graduating exercises of the
Montesano High School were held to
night ln the Opera House. There are
13 in the class, ten girls and three
boys. An excellent programme was
carried out at which the new Monte
sano band made Its first publlo ap
pearance, ' -
Initiative : and Referendum
Measures
For the information" of" voters there will
be published on this page 'from' day to day
brief summaries 0 she- initiative and ref
erendum measures to be submitted to tha
people at the June election, tosrther with
a strort statement of t rta arguments . for and
against each. , -,
NC-imrTR 10. ;
The corrupt practices act. proposed
under the initiative by the . People's
Power League, is designed to prevent
the corrupt or excessive use-of"-money
in political campaigns, to prohibit elec
tioneering on election day, and to pro
vide for distribution of information re
garding candidates partly at public ex
pense. The bill is the same . as the Hunt
ley bill, defeated by the last session of
the Legislature. Briefly summarized. It
provides, that the Secretary of State
shall Issue a pamphlet setting forth infor
mation concerning candidates for nomi
nation and that each candidate shall pay
for one page in the pamphlet, the amount
to be paid ranging from $100 down to
$10 according to the office; that each
candidate may have such matter as he
desires printed concerning himself; that
any person opposing a candidate may
haVe a page for the purpose of setting
forth over his signature the reasons
against him; that these pamphlets shall
be distributed to voters by the Secretary
of State; that similar pamphlets shall
be prepared and distributed before the
general election; that the expenditures
of candidates. In addition to the amount
paid for space in the pamphlet, shall not
exceed 15 per cent of one year's salary
for the primary campaign and 10 per
cent of one year's salary fox the general
campaign; that within 15 1 days after
election every candidate must file a
sworn itemized statement of his ex
penses; that it shall be unlawful to prom
ise official appointment ln return ftr
assistance in an election or to solicit
funds or subscriptions for any purpose
from candidates: that candidates, shall
not treat or use force or coercion, bet
on the election or employ workers at
the polls, except challengers and watch
ers; that persons circulating letters, cir
culars or bills shall place their namct
thereon; that It shall be unlawful to be
come a candidate merely for the purpose
of defeating some other person and not
with a bona fide desire to obtain the of
fice; that political advertisements must
be marked as such; that conviction of
violation of the corrupt practices act
may be punished by fine or imprison
ment and shall constitute a disqualiftca- .
tion for the office.
The adoption of this act Is aavocatea
upon the ground mat 11 wm punu emv,
tlons, that It will enable a poor man to
run for office upon an equality with the
rich man and that it will prevent deals
and combinations which influence elec
tions ln such a way as to defeat the
will of the majority. The act is opposed
upon the ground that some of the regu
lations are unnecessarily strict ana tnac
honest men who obey the law will be at
a disadvantage in running against dis
honest men who will secretly disobey it.
"TEDDY" AND LINCOLN COMPARED
Former's National Regeneration
gramme Would Sweep Every State.
Unlversalist Leader. ' . '
All honest men, all righteous men, of
whatever name or clan, are Rooevelt
men In their attitude toward social
righteousness. It is doubtful If any
candidate fqr the Presidency could car
ry a single state upon an Issue square
ly opposed to President Roosevelt's
general programme for National regen
eration. So far we are agreed, but
there is one other thing to be con
sidered. Not long ago we read what Jefferson
Davis said when they told him that
Lincoln was dead. He saw that the
South had lost the one man who would
still be just and kind to her. There '
lies the marvel of that tragic man.
"Love your enemies." saith the Scrip
ture. Lincoln's enemies loved ' him.
There was that in his great nature
which won the confidence of his foee.
They knew that It would be Impossible
for him to close his heart against them,
or to be unjust to a defeated people.
The wilderness and the woods and the
solitary places taught Lincoln a lesson
which Theodore Roosevelt never
learned. Poverty, hardship, self-denial,
is the school for humility. There is
an opinionated pride, a self-righteousness,
a willfulness which is the product
of prosperity.
Those who have never measured
strength with great Nature ln a strug
gle for existence never understand how
mighty the creation is and how insig
nificant is man. It is said that peoples
who live where Nature manifests her
self In awful cataclysms are never
potent and masterful, and are easily
enslaved. Those who have lived on the
edge of the unknown, traveled unbeaten
paths in the silent night, communed
with the wildwoods and the stars, felt
the winds of the vast expanses blow
across the cabin roof, lived ln the circle
of the narrow light of pine knot and
crude books, surrounded 'by the infinite
dark of Ignorance and mystery these
never quite lose tha sense of awe unless
they are very superficial.
When God sends a strong child of his
to Nature's echoola she teaches htm
some things which wealth, and society,
and universities do not confer. . There
are qualities ln the President which
win the admiration -ef all brave men.
There are qualities ln Lincoln which,
along with admiration for his undeviat
lng determination to see justice done
and right prevail, cause us to stand
with tenderest veneration ae we look
upon his great face, somber with that
melancholy sympathy which shrouded
his soul as with the embrace of divine
Pity. It is great to be a giant ln the
cause of right. It is greater still to
use that giant's strength so patiently
and eo modestly and so mercifully that
even those agalna- whom It Is used
know that the one who uses it is their
best friend in the storm and stress of
ultimate defeat-
lXammersteln Easrasjes Melbaa Protege
New York Times.
Oscar Hammerstein has contracted for
the appearance this Fall in the Man
hattan Opera-House of a young woman
who, he believes. Is destined to have a
great career as a singer. This younff
woman is Melba's protege, Martha
Leiand, who accompanied Melba from
Australia to Parts and has been taking
lessons from the prima donna for the last
six months. Melba is greatly Impressed
with her pupil's voice and accomplish
ments as a singer. She Is classed as
an operatic soprano with a remarkable
range. She is a tall blonde and is barely
20 years old. ,
Prince Colonna Denies Impeachment
Washington (D. C.) Post:
Prince Prospero Colonna 6f the well
known Italian family denied in Washing
ton, D. C. that his visit to the United
States has anything to do with any In
ternational marriage arrangement.
Oklahoma Mayor Fined for Swearing.
Indianapolis News'. '.
Mayor W. N. Fayant. of Dustin. Okla.,
having been arraigned for swearing in
public, the magistrate was unable to turn
to the law until assisted by the Mayor.
Jk-Kban, a, fine of $7.50 wa imposed, .-