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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXTXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JUXE 1, 1908. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. (Br Mall.) Dally. Sunday Included, one year Bally. Sunday Included, fix months... Dally. Sunday Included, three months. Daily, Sunday Included, one month... Dally, without Sunday, one year ..... Daily, without Sunday, six monthi... Daily, without Sunday, three monthi. Daily, without Sunday, one month.... Sunday, one year V ' C " Weekly, one year (Issued Thursday).. Sunday and weekly, one year BV CARRIER. Daily, Sunday Included, one year..... lotlx- CnHi.. ln.li.HsH nH mOtltQ.. . 800 4.2S 2.25 .75 6.00 3.23 1.7J .60 2. SO 1.50 3 50 .8.00 75 HOW TO KK.M11 Bena pusiuin..- order, express order or personal check on jour local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at the sender's risk. Give postofflca ad dress la full. Including countv and stats. POSTAGE RATES. Entered at Portland. Oregon. Postoffles as Eecond-Class Matter. 10 to 14 Pages 16 to 28 Page 80 to 44 Pages f cent. 46 to 60 Pages cenU Foreign postage, double rates. IMPORTANT The postal laws are strict. Newspapers on which postage Is not fully prepaid are not forwarded to destination. EASTERN BUSINESS OFFICE. The 8. C. Beckwlth Special Agency New York, rooms 48-50 Tribune building. Lai cago. rooms 610-512 Tribune building. KEPT ON SAMS. Chicago Auditorium Annex: PostoSlea News Co.. 178 Dearborn, street: Empire lews Stand. St. Paul. Minn. N. Sta, Marie. Commer cial Station Colorado Springs. Colo. H. H. Bell, mivrr Hamilton & Kendrlck. 906-in Seventeenth street: Pratt Book Store, Fifteenth street: H. P. Hansen. S. 12(14 Rice, George Carson. Kansas City. Mo. Rlckaecker Cigar Co.. Ninth and Walnut: Toma News Co. Minneapolis M. Z. Cavanaugh. 50 South Third. Cincinnati, O. Tom News Co. Cleveland. O. James Pushaw. 807 Super ior street. Washington. I. C Ebbltt House. 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Fort Worth, Tex. Southwestern N. and A. Agency. Amarilla. Tex. Tlmmons 4 Pope. ban Francisco. Foster A Orear: Ferry News Stand; Hotel St. Francis News Stand; L. Parent; N. Wheatley; Fan-mount Hotel News Stand; Amos News Co.: United News Agency. 1414 Eddy street; B. E. Amos, man ager three wagons; Worlds N. S.. 2025 A. Sutter street. Oakland, Cal. W. H. Johnson, Fourteenth and Franklin streets; N. Wheatley; Oakland News Stand: B. E. Amos, manager five wagons; Welllngham, E. G. (oldlleld. Nev. Louie Follln. Eureka, Cal. Call-Chronicle Agency; Eu reka News Co. PORTLAND, MONDAY, JCNE 1. 1908. "CONFUSION NOW HATH MADE HIS MASTERPIECE." To factional differences, begun years ago, and continued with increasing violence to the present time, the Re publican party of Oregon owes the plight it is in today. The ran cor of these differences has disposed first one faction and then another to listen to the plea of, Democrats, them selves fiercest of partisans, that there really was nothing any longer to dis- . : .1.1. .in .1 1. e.nm 'lni.fll.1T-. LHlgUtU UIIC ia.i ti in-, iv . , therefore Republicans might as well vote for Democratic candidates. This, according with the wish of Republic ans to "get even," and affording a plauslDle way oi aoing it, nus oroaen cown party lines among Republicans, destroyed all sense .of loyalty or obli gation to party, and caused men to forget that the only way to accomplish -sure and actual results in politics is through party organization. No other way, Indeed, has ever been discovered or ever will be. Mr. Chamberlain puts up the "no-party" plea, but if elected to the Senate he will be as thorough a Democratic partisan in that body as the. Senators from Missis sippi, his native state. This from the necessity of things; for the Senate is divided strenuously upon all measures of Importance on party lines, and Mr. Chamberlain's Democratic colleagues will line him up with them from the first and hold him to the last. Indeed he must take his stand on that side, for otherwise he can effect nothing. No Senator, professing independence of party, ever did anything in the Sen ate nor ever can. Moreover, Mr. Chamberlain is not a man to disregard the claims of party, except at those times when he is seeking election. His origin, his nature, his education, the disposition of his mind, make him a party man a Democratic partisan and he can be nothing else. If Re publicans say all this makes no differ ence, it is very well. But it is ridic ulous to pretend not to know better. However, Republican hatreds are not yet sated. Not quite all feel that they have "got even" yet. They don't say this, but one pretense is good as another. To outward appearance the wrangle is over Statement No. 1, and other trifling or foolish matters. In reality it is factional strife, engendered by selfish ambitions and by personal antagonisms. The primary law mere ly affords the means through which these differences may be made effec tive. Jt will hardly do for a man to declare ODenly that he is "out for re venge": but he can find material, in plenty, for factional fury in the new crazes, and freely uses it. Politicians f the opposite party may be expect ed, of course, to use the opportunity o the utmost: and they will use it till onditlons change and the thing re urns to plague them. But never let ourself be persuaded for a moment hat if the time shall come when the tonnbllcans have a maloritv of the opular vote and the Democrats a ma- 'fl ll UL cut; Uvgin miui c, iiic iiuii :tatement will stand against the party il.sn. it win ue uorue uunu as a iieru e i nr .. i ... -Y. ,.,tnA e , I uuildiucs gurs iiuuuu tx nut- itjui.c Though the Republicans of Oregon, r great numbers of them, have decid 1 to abandon party, have been doing for years past and electing their irty's leading opponents, as a method " retaliation-and of personal and fac- onai revenge, ana are sun in tne isiness; ana tnougn ueniocraia ui regon are vigorously preaching a iftrlne nf "no nartv" which thpv in'l believe nartv will llftrdlv bp andoned yet for a while, in other 'es, where there is less factional iicor. and more sense and more hon y in men's political professions and tions. We believe it may be said with cer- tainty that in no other state is faction ku aeri'B ttuu so uiireasuiiiiis 111 I pnn Tr baa snriino- from one main source though there have been con tributory causes. The methods initi ated and pursued by the late Senator Mitchell started it. Continuation of these methods by him during his whole career naturally begot like methods among his opponents for use against him and his faction. Fierce conten tions, supported by corruptions of all sorts, ensued. "The public service was prostituted to the personal and factional service of the contestants, all branches of It; and the develop ments in the trials conducted by Heney touched only the outward parts of the vast putrescent mass. Under the vig orous and searching administration of President Roosevelt this business everywhere was rapidly cleaned up; but the strife of factions in Oregon and the fight over spoils had been so bitter that many had lost all proper sense of obligation to actual principle and use of party to support It. Whether anything like agreement or co-operation can be had in Oregon in the Presidential election among men who profess to be Republicans, is a problem whose solution must be left to time. Logically the man who will vote for a Democrat for Senator may be expected to vote for a Democrat for President. But amid the welter of ir rational politics you can't tell. As to the vote on Senator today. The Oregonian finds the uncertainty too great to permit any forecast. It has known from the first that there was no need of exhortation, expostulation or argument; for factional rancor, pursu ing its own objects, is beyond the reach of every kind of appeal. Whether there are sufficient numbers who, on principle, still adhere to the Republi can party to give the candidate for the Senate a plurality of the popular vote today, can only be determined as the ballots are counted. Calculation, or even conjecture, is useless, when one is dealing with those qualities of hu man nature which at times tumble at once and all together into confusion, disable experience and defy rational analysis. What is to be said of men who are voting for a Republican Leg islature, expecting it to elect a Demo cratic Senator; or voting for a Demo cratic Senator and at the same time for Republican members of the Legis lature, expecting them to elect him! Was the poet, then, so far wrong who exclaimed, "All is inverted; wisdom is a fool"? Undoubtedly the time will come when Oregon will quit these an tics, these spectacular follies, and re turn to rational methods in politics and legislation. A PEEP AT A POSSIBILITY. Suppose Chamberlain should receive a plurality of the popular vote today. There certainly will be a Republican majority In the Legislature. Suppose also that -Taft should be elected President in November. Now here is a Republican Legislature in Oregon, to meet in January. The new administration will want the support of Oregon in the Senate. Friends and supporters of the new ad ministration will expatiate on the ab surdity of the election of an opposition Senator by the Republican Legislature of Oregon. Republican members of the Legisla ture, divers of -them, and even many, will wish to assist the new administra tion, and to stand well with It. Sun dry of them will not be averse to serv ice under the new administration, or at least to favors for their friends. But there will be a chilly atmosphere at Washington for Republicans who have sent a Democratic Senator from Ore gon to oppose the administration. Of course these considerations will influence nobody's vote now. Our brave electors and their candidates are far and away above all this sort of thing at the present time. But just cast a horoscope of the situation next January at Salem under the very prob able conditions supposed, as above. Our poor words are merely words of forecast; they are neither prophetical nor prophylactical; for nothing that might be said now could add to the gravity of such a situation, or express all its meaning. PORTLAND'S RAPID GROWTH." Like an Immense snowball rolling downhill and gathering bulk as It gains speed, Portland seems to be booming along on prosperity's turn pike. The evidence is plain on every hand; but in no quarter is It shown to better advantage than in the exten sion of both urban and suburban streetcar lines. The Oregqn Electric, by far the most enterprising and in dependent transportation company that has ever engaged in business In this state, is making a specialty of suburban development, and the Port land Railway, Light & Power Com pany is increasing the efficiency of its service by a large number of exten sions leading into newly settled por tions of the city. For extensions, equipment and Improvement of physi cal condition, the two roads have at their disposal for 1908 work a total of $1,500,000. With both labor and material much lower than last year, it will be possible, with, this amount of money, to effect some very radical changes in the transportation facili ties of Portland and suburbs. The necessity for these expenditures by the owners of the city lines is ap parent on every hand, for the city is spreading out over new territory more rapidly than ever before, and the fa cilities of the lines are already taxed nearly to the limit. This is especially the case on the East Side of the river, where the growth in the residence dis tricts has been more rapid than on the West Side. Building permits for dwell ings continue to lead all classes of structures, and are still holding up to an average of more than ten per day. The building that Is now under way Is of a good style and character. If we were to estimate that the dwell ings be placed on a single lot each, it would require nearly 600 blocks or land to accommodate the dwellings to be erected this year. As the city last year grew away from the car lines at an astonishing rate, necessity for additional facilities for the people who will dwell in the houses built on this additional 500 blocks becomes all the more apparent. The vacant blocks which were passed by the carlines a year ago are now covered with dwellings, and there has been an attendant increase in streetcar revenues. Next year at this time 500 blocks of land more will be covered, and again more cars and more tracks will be needed. . Meanwhile the popu lation that does not patronize street cars is Increasing at a lively rate, and is filling the close-in hotels and apart- ment-houses and in large numbers crowding back Into those which are almost beyond walking distance from the business district. VOTE FOR THIS BIL1- Practically unanimous sentiment fa voring the bill enlarging the powers of the Port of Portland was In evidence when the referendum petitions were circulated a few weeks ago. This lack of any semblance to opposition at that time is, of course, a pretty good guar antee that the bill will carry by an overwhelming majority today. At the same time, it should be remembered that very ' important measures are likely to be overlooked or misunder stood when surrounded by a maze of freak legislation on which it is ex tremely difficult to vote intelligently. The corner-stone of Portland's com mercial greatness is her admirable natural location, where ocean carriers can meet the traffic brought down from the interior over a water-level grade. - But there are other ports with which Portland ts in competition for that traffic, and at the present time Portland is under a slight handicap in the way of an expensive and poorly managed tug and pilotage service at the mouth of the river. This objec tionable feature Is a condition which does not exist at the competitive ports on Puget Sound, with which we are obliged to compete. It was for the purpose of removing the handicap that the Port of Portland measure, to go before the people today, was pre pared. If the additional power asked for the Port of Portland is granted, full control of the towage and pilotage work at the entrance of the river will rest In the hands of those most vitally Interested in a good service the tax payers of the City of Portland. PERNICIOUS PARLIAMENTARY TACTICS There are many objectionable feat ures to the currency bill that was passed Saturday afternoon by a trick that put a quietus on the filibustering methods of the bill's opponents. It may even have been a case where the end justified the means, but that does not alter the fact that the silly Senate rule which permits a bill to be talked to death should be replaced with some thing less pernicious. It should not be forgotten, in commending the ob ject for which Senator La Follette delivered his elghteen-hour mono logue, that the same tactics can be used for the defeat of really meritori ous measures. The evils of this child ish plan for defeating a bill have in the past proven most costly for the Government. The defeat of the river and harbor bill by Senator Carter, of Montana, who talked against time sev eral years ago, held up among other projects of great merit completion of the Columbia River jetty. The Government - had invested a large sum of money in the plant, and the work had reached a stage of com pletion where heavy loss was certain, should any delay ensue. With no funds with which to proceed, the work was abandoned in its uncom pleted state, and when it was re sumed, more than a year afterwards, the cost of repairing damages was enormous. Meanwhile, the deepening of the bar had been held up and the interests of thousands of producers in the Columbia basin imperilled. When one man, with a long-range mouth, can block indefinitely legislation in which 80,000,000 people are Interested, it is full time for reform in Senatorial rules. ENFORCEMENT OF PLAIN LAW. The effectiveness of any criminal statute must depend largely upon "the certainty of punishment as a conse quence of violation. In order to com mand respect and obedience, laws must be construed in accordance with their intent and purpose, and there must be a fearless and impartial en forcement. All these requirements seem to have been met recently in en forcement of the statute under which J. Thorburn Ross was tried and con victed, and it is a safe prediction that we shall not soon see another such Juggling with public school funds. The language of the statute is plain. It applies to "any person" and the crime is committed when the person having possession of public money refuses to pay it over when lawfully demanded so to do. Whether the accused per son came by the money rightfully or wrongfully, or what the reason for re taining it may be is not material under the statute. If it be not paid when lawfully demanded, the crime is com plete. Possibly, when Ross manipulated legislation in such a way as to enable him to get possession of the state school funds without paying interest, he had no intention of defrauding the state. Perhaps the most he intended was to use the funds in his various schemes, make a large profit if possi ble, and let State Treasurer Steel's bondsmen stand the loss, if any should be suffered, or let the state stand the loss if Steel's bond should not happen to be large enough to cover the deficit. It is charitable to Mr. Ross to assume that he merely intended to plunge a little with state funds and that he hoped the state would get its money back. The opportunity to run his bank on state funds made the world look bright to the manager of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company, and it is quite probable that he entertained op timistic views as to the repayment of the money. But these are matters not referred to In the statute. What his ideas were as to the means of repayment affer he had used the funds to pay his bank depositors is not made a condition pre cedent to guilt and conviction. Hav ing possession of the money, and re fusing to repay it, is the offense de fined, and It was that for which he was convicted. i The law was plain, it was plainly construed, and its purpose was observed. This direct, prompt and fearless enforcement of the law, without favor on account . of wealth and Influence, is certain to make other men stop and think before they lay plans to seize state funds, or, having gotten possession, put it out of their power to repay when lawfully de manded. It is reassuring to see courts construe a law to mean what it says and prosecuting officers enforce it accordingly. A fourth edition of Ezra Meeker's charming little book, entitled "The Ox Team, or the Oregon Trail 1852 1906," has appeared. It is descrip tive, historical and autobiographical; containing some account of the orig inal journey across the plains in 1852, together with Mr. Meeker's return trip with his ox wagon over the old trail fifty-five years later. The remlnis- cences and descriptions with which it abounds possess interest for many yet living who migrated to the Oregon country in the olden time, and will satisfy the curiosity of many who ha'e come in the modern way of travel. There is much graphic description also of the modes and incidents of life in early Oregon, and especially at Puget Sound. Mr. Meeker has done a pio neer's work, during a long life, and has done it well. His book, "The Tragedy of Leschi," is a permanent contribution to the early history of the Puget Sound country. Water shipments of wheat (flour In cluded) from Portland and Puget Sound for the eleven months ending yesterday reached the enormous total of 43.881,912 bushels. This is nearly 8,000,000 bushels more than has ever before been shipped out of the Oregon and Washington ports In a single sea son, and, as all of it moved at prices above the average of recent years, it is easy to understand the phenomenal prosperity that is so noticeable in the wheat districts of the Inland Empire. The crop of the three states Oregon, Washington and Idaho last year was 58,000.000 bushels, and the carry-over from the previous crop approximately 4,000,000 bushels. There is accord ingly available for use, after making an allowance of 12,000,000 bushels for feed, seed and home consumption, from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 bushels as a starter for next season's business. As a wheat country, the Pacific Northwest is rapidly Increasing in im portance. The balloon had several centuries the start of the aeroplane as a means of navigating the air, but the latter seems to have not only caught up with the former, but to have actually over taken It. The French aeroplanist who sailed around a course ten times at a speed of 37 miles an hour and retained such perfect control of his machine that he was at no time more than ten feet above the earth has certainly made a long stride in the contest against the forces of the air. Unless the Wright brothers, who were the first to make a practical demonstra tion of the advantages of the aero plane over the balloon, make haste with their repairs on the machine with which they flew a few weeks ago, they will find themselves robbed of a con siderable portion of the glory that would seem properly to be theirs, by right of original discovery. After all the discussion of the initi ative and referendum propositions it is doubtful whether one voter in ten has distinct ideas about most of them. Legislation after this manner is neces sarily a leap In the dark. The best hope is that most electors will not vote at all on these propositions. But e'en that will be dangerous, for every meas ure will have Its few special devotees who will surely vote for it. So the advice from grange sources, that if you don't fully understand the propo sition, vote no, for safety, may be best of all. In most of the cases submit ted, if you do understand, you will vote no, without advice. "Somebody, somewhere," says Puck, "soon must be talked of as the Demo cratic candidate for Vice-President." We nominate our George. If he gets the popular vote in Oregon for the Senate today. It will give him a mighty boost; and then he would escape the difficulties next January at Salem. Some might say that the ticket, formed of the combination of Nebraska and Oregon, wouldn't be acceptable to the few small states east of the Mississippi. But the name of Bryan would stand for the whole country, and that of Chamberlain for the rest of it. Besides the South is entitled to recognition, and Chamberlain is a Mississippi man. Taft will get the Republican nomi nation for President and probably Fairbanks will be presented with the nomination for the Vice-Presidency again. This will be the good old com bination of a streak of fat and a streak of lean. The other day at Washing ton a man in the Senate gallery asked a friend who the Republicans would name for Vice-President next time. "Yon Cassius," was the answer. Good wit, and probably correct. It Is given out that there will be an effort of all the labor unions of the country and their sympathizers to beat Uncle Joe Cannon for re-election. , If all the four millions who are said to be joining In this effort could vote in Uncle Joe's district, they would make it pretty hot for the old man. But his district contains farmers and villagers mostly; and there are few labor unions and not a single large town in it. Alex Sweek, the Democratic chair man, predicts that Chamberlain will win by exactly 5350 votes. We fancy that Our George would be content if his majority were to be cut to 5000, or In a pinch he would be willing to throw away the 5000 and take the 350. We violate no confidence, also. In re marking that Mr. Cake will" be con tent with a few less than 8950, his brother Chairman Cake's estimate. In Oregon 121,715 persons have reg istered as voters. If the state had the recall, 121,478 of these would vote for recall of Senator Bourne; against 237 voting nay. The nays would include Mr. T-HRen and all the advocates of the recall in the state. So contradictory are our politics. Woman suffrage, too, is to be voted up or down today. Possibly you want the women to vote; or possibly you don't. In any event, mark your ballot on that important question. The Democratic party Is out today In various non-partisan disguises, to induce Republicans to vote for its can didates. Oh, well! We shall always have fakers in politics, too. A correspondent at Baker writes that, in his opinion, the effort of the Democrats.to pose Mr. Chamberlain as a non-partisan is a weak device of the enemy. Now that the great day is at last here, let us start right. It's not a rose- "fiesta," a rose show, or a rose car nival, but a Rose Festival. Little Bob held out for 18 hours. What is needed for a real Senate hold-up Is less Big Talk and more Big Stick. Look out for roorbacks today. Pos sibly you don't know what a roorback is, but look out for it just the same. THE WHIRLIGIG- OF TIME. Remarkable Letter Written by Roose velt at Twenty-six. From Collier's Weekly. Real light on Mr. Roosevelt is shed by a private letter which has come into our hands, and which has more personality than many of the President's longer docu ments: State of New York. Assembly Chamber, Albany. Anil! 3D. 1k4 near Mr. North: I wish to write you a few words just to thank you for your kindness toward me. and to assure you that my head will not be turned by what I well know was a mainly acci dental success. Although not a very old man, I have yet lived a great deal In my life, and I have known sorrow too litter, and Joy too keen, to allow me to become either cast down or elated for more than a very brief period over any success or de feat. I have verv little exneotalion of beins able to keep on in politics; my success so far has only been won by absolute indifference as to my future career for I doubt If nny one can realise the bitter and venomous hatred with which I am regarded by t'.xe very politicians who, at Utlca, supported me. under dictation from masters who were Influenced by political considerations that were National ane: not local In their scope. 1 realize very thoroughly the absolutely ephemeral nature of the hold I have upon the people, and the very real and positive hostility I have excited among the poll ticiansx I will not stay In public life un less 1 can do so on my own terms, and my ideal, whether lived up to or not. Is rather a high one. For very many reasons 1 will not mind going back Into private life for a few years. My work this Winter has been very ha rassing, and I feel both tired and restless; for the next few months 1 shal probably be in Dakota, and I think I shall spend the next two or three -years In making shooting trips, either in the Far West or In th9 great Northern woods and there will bo plenty of work to do writing. If you are ever in or near New York, let me know: and I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you in my home, either on Long Island or In New York; you will always be sure of a welcome. Very truly yours, (Signed) THEODORF ROOSEVELT. When Mr. Roosevelt wrote this letter he was six months short of 26 years old. Since he predicted the early termination of his political career. 24 years have passed, and the last 19 of them he' has spent constantly in public office. A few weeks after the date of this letter he went to the Republican National Con vention aa a delegate, and seemed to fur ther Insure his political oblivion by bit terly opposing Blaine. Thereafter, this is the list of his political activities: 1SSH Republican candidate for Mayor of New York. 18S0-1SHS National Civil Service Commis sioner. 1S03-189T President New York Police Board. 189T-1898 Assistant Secretory of tho Navy. ISnn-lPOO Governor of New York. 10O0-KKU Vice-President of the United States. 1901 to date President of the United States. When he wrote this letter, Mr. Roose velt was Just finishing his second year as an unpopular reformer in the New York Legislature. He addressed It to Simon N. D. North, editor and statistician. Mr. North was then managing editor of the Ltica Morning Herald, and had com mended Mr. Roosevelt's course in the Legislature. Twenty-four years later found Mr. North in President Roosevelt's administration as Director of the Cen sus. Will those politicians, petty and great, who cringe, and fuss, and scheme, hand He awake nights, and curry favor with this interest and that, to keep a desperate and slippery tail-hold on popu lar favor, see the point? ( WHAT BAD WEATHER COSTS. And Yet Good Weather Make the Repair. Scientific American. Of course everyone is interested in' the weather, but few think how much effect it has on trade. In this connection the Dresdner Anzeiger sums up, apparently from English sources, some figures con cerning the cost of bad weather to those engaged In the different branches of trade. When it rains, nearly all tradesmen com plain of bad business, except the cigar dealers: the latter, however, rub their hands with delight. The desire to make a bad day more endurable by a good ci gar increases the takings of "the cigar dealer by 15 per cent. The public-house keepers In the city have no cause for complaint, everyone knows. Whoever has anything to do in the street supplies him self with umbrella and raincoat, and these cost money. In nearly all other shops the proprietors wait unavaillngly for custom ers. Ladles especially have no great de sire to shop in the rain. That means a considerable loss of trade; it has been estimated that the shops in the West End of London lose by a single rainy day $500,000. Some kinds of merchandise are espe cially sensitive to the Influence of the weather. Mutton and pork, for Instance, are spoiled by very strong electric dis charges: so that many a butcher will lose $50 to $75 by a thunderstorm. A real London fog is much more ex pensive, by reason of its impenetrable darkness. For gas alone. London ex pends per day. when there is a fog, $7500 more than usual. The apothecaries are pleased by such weather, for the reason that it causes a number of diseases, so that their Income Is doubled. The un derground railways also have their in come increased by rain and fog. Nat urally, it is much more pleasant to be protected from wind and wet than to sit on top of an omnibus and get soaked through. So Nature causes considerable expendi ture for man. She herself is a spend thrift, as in a storm she wastes giant forces. The storm that destroyed Gal veston could have furnished the power given by all the steam engines of the world for years. A single thunderstorm would suffice to drive all the dynamos In existence, and the average value of a flash of lightning has been calculated as about $1250. Gander With Maternal Ambitions. Plttsfteld Dispatch to New Tork World. The scrappy gander on the Onota farm of H. C. Valentine, of New York, which made the acquaintance of John D. Rocke feller last summer has taken possession of a setting of goose eggs and is per forming the maternal duties of the In cubating period to the obvious jealousy of the goose which the gander displaced. Because or Mr. Rockefeller's fondness for the big gander the fowl had been allowed wide latitude, but when Super intendent Gorman found the gander keep ing warm a setting of choice egss on which he had placed a pedigreed goose, he removed the gander and replaced the goose. After repeating the operation sev eral times, Gorman hid and awaited de velopments. When the coast seemed clear the gander approached and in a brief conflict drove off the goose. Gor man decided not to Interfere further with the motherly ambitions of the gander, which from its nest views lmperturbably the angry demonstrations of the deposed goose. Rides 1600 Miles for One Cent. Waterbury. Conn., Dispatch. William Spalione has Just reached this city, having completed the journey here from New Orleans at the expense of one cent. Spalione started for Waterbury on the front end of a "blind" baggage car, scorning freight trains as too slow, and completed his 1600-mile trip in this fash ion. When he felt hungry he dropped off long enough to forage a few square meals. "It was easy until I struck Albany," he said. "There I had to part with the penny to cross a toll bridge." Church Choir Boys See Theater Play. New York World. Rev. Dr. George Clarke Houghton, rec tor of the Church of the Transfiguration In New York, sent 30 of his choir boys to see a play at a theatre. VOTE DOWN SINGLE TAX TODAY Writer Contends That It's a Present to Privi leged Classes and Subsidy to Manufacturers HAYSTACK, Or., May 30. (To the Ed itor.) Surely the most vital measure up for consideration at Monday's election is the single-tax law or reform amendment, and yet It seems that by many It is be ing passed on with only casual comment. No one who has given the subject any Horses and County Crook Orant Harney . Morrow . Wallowa . .. mules. Jl,l7 iriS.-J4 ij.:i7r. 2K.-..17H 3."i7.4t;.-. consideration can hold that our mode of taxation is entirely just, but before we decide to revolutionize entirely our pres ent system, it Is wise that we consider the tendency of our friends. . the reform ers. Let me consider the assessment sum maries for the state during the year 1007: 1 terns - Tillable land $ Value. 74.;iim.i;o4.oo City lots 1 Non-illlable land 1 :ir..tc..:'.:i-j.ii'i Hs.-.'nl.Mii.urt 1 J.fli l.oo ."fi ii'.i-J lt-j:'..ilil 32l:;ui.:Mi.4 -J. 7 1 :i.i7ii.nO ::.tis4.t7o.M 4.:!"i..".r:. o. -in.itn-j.sMi.oo .'i.ll-Ji:!l!I.IIO :t.4iii.'.i.ii.io J.4;:t.OM .no 3:i.li:l.-..-":!."i "0 7.R7.-,,tVTS.iM i4::s.4!h.ik K.:i7:t.4:l iw) 7, ! iMl.liSi.'i.lVI 3.-7.v.tK no o:,-47.ou Improvements on deeded and unpatented Improvements on city lots.... Railroad bed Tel. -graph and telephone lines. Street rallriad b.-d Rolling stock Steam machinery, etc Merchandise, etc Farming implements, etc Money N'ots and accounts . ........ Shares stock Household furniture, etc Horses and mules Cattle Sheep and goat& Swine .' Total $3RI.5.-.S.IH8.4S The amendment reads to exempt all dwelling-houses, barns, sheds, outhouses, etc.; all machinery and buildings used ex clusively for manufacturing purposes: all fences, farm trees, vines, shrubs and all other improvements on farms; all live stock; all household furniture in use. and all tools owned by workingmen and in use. while the tax reformers hope ulti mately to exempt everything excepting $349,215,482 of realty, practically one-half our present assessment. While all prop erty is at present no doubt given in at an under-valuatiim, it is only fair to assume that this is a correct proportional esti mate of the relation of realty values to personal property. Do the taxpayers of the state desire such an exemption? Do they realize that the people who will be the greatest beneficiaries of such a scheme are the very ones whom we are at present endeavoring to frame laws to curb, in their efforts to throttle the com mon people? Let us remember that by no means (as our friends urge) is the greatest evil which confronts the Ameri can people the tendency of a compara tively few speculators to control large bodies of land. We are, in spite of the fact that the Tax Reform Association urges upon us the need of subsidizing our manufacturers by a cheerful remission of their taxes, forced to view some very plain yet painful truths. While many business men are philan thropists, they all "forget It" in the mar kets. The day has come when the people, and not the manufacturing concerns, stand in need of a subsidy. If the people of this state vote Monday to subsidize the manufacturer, they should realize that they are simply adding to his already great profits by what Is in reality another high tariff for this state alone. I contend that the natural com binations of desirable raw materials is the compelling force that moves and builds factories, and that the people of Oregon are not required to make any sacrifice of subsidizing to augment the list of its fac tories, but that these will come, and come only through the natural course of the country's development. But, granting that this contention be wrong, do we dare make such a wholesale slash in our as sessment list to accomplish this end? Another matter urged by tax reform friends is that the small home is now unjustly taxed. I concede that our pres ent law has this defect. We have reached that point in progress where the employ ers should to a large degree bear the burden of taxes for employes, but not. as many advocate, so far as to free him from what is justly his proportion. I will admit also that the proposed law will remove from the cottage the tax, but it neglects to distinguish between the $300 cottage and the $10,000 mansion, and that it costs the officers of order propor- Boston Man Holdai Four Jobs. Boston Herald. Is four hours' sleep a day enough for a laboring man? Ask this question of William Smith, of Brookline, Mass., and he will answer yes. For the past 15 years he has been content wrth four hours' sleep out of twenty-four, and today he is as healthy and rugged as any man of his age and he is nearly 40. Mr. Smith gets his four hours' beauty sleep, as ne terms It, at different inter vals. He sleeps two hours after mid night, and the other two hours he gets in the afternoon. To make up for lost sleep, if such is the case, he eats five times a day, and he says that he cares more for a good hearty meal than he does for a dozen hours' sleep. Mr. Smith has four occupations to take up his twentv-four hours of daily rou tine. From 6 P. M. to 6 A. M. he cleans harnesses and averages over 75 sets of harness each night. But be gets in two hours' sleep during the night. At 6 A. M. he eats a hearty breakfast and then he goes to his work as hostler for a physician. After this work is finished he does chores, having about twelve houses to look after. He has a man to help him in this work. When his day s chores are completed he takes two hours' more slumber, and then sits at his work bench In his cellar and repairs bicycles. Ho never complains of not getting enough sleep. He never takes a vacation or a day off. He works hard all the time, and saves his money. Onions Rend Chicago Office Building. Chicago Record-Herald. Onions have caused a revolt in one of the leading office buildings in Gary, Ind., with a lawsuit as the result. Attorney Gus Heart occupies one of the finest suites in the building as bach elor quarters. Mr. Heart is addicted to onions. His insistence upon frying them daily in his suite has caused the revolt. Tho lawsuit has been instituted through other tenants and Is In the nature of ejectment proceedings, the purpose be ing to force Mr. Heart to move and take his frying pan with him. The frying pan. with fragments or onion adhering to the bottom, will bo one t)f the exhibits in the case. Nature Krenksi on Yacht Teddy. Baltimore News. Since the name of the yacht of John Ayrcs and George Cubbler. the Boone. In Delaware, has been changed to Teddy, the boat has been stopped by an eel, and recently It was discovered that the tank had been tilled with lemonade instead of gasoline. Tnrtle Meets, Charles First's Fate. Philadelphia Record. When one hand of Harry Shores, of Bristol. Pa., was seized by a snapping turtle it was necessary for him to nearly behead the turtle with a knife in the other hand before the turtle relaxed its hold. tionately more to care for the latter. Not only this, hut the reformers seem to over look the fact that positive injury will be done many sections of the state, indeed, mo:c than by our present system of tax ation. As one illustration, our-state summary shows: Cattle. Sheep and Total live- Total as sessment. Si! ;7t.S3 :t L-7 J..".4i j.:;tii.Ti:i 7.SKS.5.V. .-j4'j.::o."i goats. mock. $:t.ii.771 :u7.-.-7i 4'J 4l'.i j:t:.. 4 1 :: ii'K.snn 7?7."J42 ,"ilKi.7,iil li!rt.:?o 7n::.i::.- 1.1oii.::.".s i.;rjs,Miii 1 i:;.i in 4111. lit.'. Thus. while the total for the state In re lation to the total assessment is nut at all large, yet in many of our counties a very large percentage of the property holdings is livestock. So great a difference. In fact, does this Item create, that, counting the state tax to be 6 mills at present, al though, as all know, there is no direct state levy, only an apportionment of the total to be raised, the new amendment would not raise the state levy above 7 mills. Yet in the stockraislng districts, because so large a proportion of the as sessment is livestock and yet contains other property not very dispropovtioual as to totals to other rounties. the rate here will, in many cases nearly, and in some counties, he more than doubled. This enables the stockmen, who mainly feed theft- herds upon (government land, to practically shoulder their just taxes upon the shoulders of the farmers and other landowners. For example, the largest in dividual shei'powner in Cronk County pays taxes upon only $3!S0 of realty and has $20,515 on the exemption list. It is held by tax reformers that because live stork Is of a' fluctuating value, and be cause this value is Independent of so ciety. It should pay no taxes. Let me ask: Where is a sheep worth more. In the United States or in South America? Today we pay a duty of 2 cents per pound on all beef and mutton Imported: 15 per cent ad valorem on hides; 11 cents and 12 cents, respective ly, upon first and serond grades of wool, is not this a sufflrlcnt subsidy? It amounts to that, to pay our stockmen. Kspecially so. in view of the fart that our court records are replete with evi dence showing how expensive is this line of our industry to our officers of order. It Is contended that the farmer and small bolder pay taxes upon everything they own. while the man of large capital hides his wealth. This. I will grant, is to a large extent true, but would the pro posed amendment remedy this evil? I think certainly not. It strikes me that our tax reformers are not unlike a machinist who, finding that one of the bearings of his engine is binding, proceeds to demolish the entire structure, instead of simply repairing the difficulty. The fundamental thought In the minds of our friends seems to be that the small home and the man least able to bear the burden are in reality over taxed. And this is certainly true. Not many years ago we employed the $300 exemption law. But it was declared unconstitutional, for our constitution ex pressly declares In article 9. section 1. that the Legislature shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure a just valua tion of all property, both real and per sonal, and specifics the exemptions which shall be permitted. Now it appears that something of the old exemption law type Is the medicine for this case. The diagnosis by our tax reform friends seems fairly accurate, but I very much disapprove of their remedy. Our proposed amendment will exempt in the neighborhood of $75,000,000, the ma jor portion of which is certainly an un just exemption, and altogether uncalled for, relieving a vast number who in the very nature of their calling ought to sup port the law which protects them. If every householder were given a con stitutional exemption of over $400 a great deal more good would be accomplished, more relief given, and less injustice done, ten times over than by the proposed "wholesale slash" at our tax sheets, be cause the exemption would then strike where it Is aimed. There being approxi mately 100.000 voters in the state, and supposing, as there may be or may not be, 100.000 homes we have an exemption of $40,000,000. more or less. If it Is aimed to throw the burden of taxation upon the shoulder most able to carry it, and to shield his weaker brother, this line of ex emption work will fill the hill. Iet us then, as we go to the polls Mon day, bear in mind the good points of the tax amendment, and vote it down. At an other election we can proceed to amend our constitution along the lines of the old exemption law. LAURENCE A. HUNT. Hint of Contented Seatsi at Chlcaaro. Leslie's Weekly. "The Chicago convention will see morn contests among delegates than any other in the history of the i.epublican party. All the Southern states will have con testing delegations, and other states will add many more to the list. The settle ment of these factional fights may de cide the nomination for President." In a recent dispatch from Chicago pub lished in the daily papers these words are attributed to our good friend, Harry S. New, chairman of the Republican Na tional Committee. Long before Mr. New discovered this peril to Republican su premacy the masses of the Republican party saw it. The number of contested seats will be greater in IfflJ than they were in the Republican convention of 1SS4 and 1W. In each of which gather ings they were unusually large. Governor Johnson's Misconception. New York Sun. Governor John A. Johnson, of Minne sota, is quoted as saying: "What the Democratic party wants is a winner." It is evident that Governor Johnson has not followed closely the history of his party In the past few years. If ho bad, he would know that his political associates do, not care a snap about win ning. They are proud and happy to have their organization an annex to a suc cessful lecture bureau and newspaper plant. Festival Music Charms Bees. Hopkinsviile (Ky.) uispateh to Cincinnati Enquirer. Attracted and soothed by the music during the afternoon performance of tne music, festival at the Union Tabernacle, a big swarm of bees settled in one of the small windows in the top of tho building. Evidently the bees were as much pleased with the music as were the crowds of people which gathered, for they remained quietly In (he position they had taken until after the close Oi tho festival and then vanished. Live Pnrrnt on Woman's Hat. Hartford (Conn.) Dispatch. When Miss Mamie O'Connell of South Norwalk, Conn., refused to take her par rot out for an airins the bird perched on her big Spring hat and Miss Mamie said she didn't know polly was there until her attention was called to the fact by people on the street. Buys Liquor for His Own Funeral. Baltimore News. Phincas G. Wright of Putnam. Conn., worth $150,000. has recently put in a vault, in which he will be buried, a lot of bottled liquor, for use by his friends on the day of his funeral. A band will be employed to play at the funeral "Hail to the Chief." Cats Run From Jits Jersey Torrn. Philadelphia Dispatch. Boys in Camden. N. J., having been of fered 25 cents apiece for cats, felines are rapidly disappearing in tho town.