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PORTLANH. SATURDAY, JlLli 4. 1908.
AN INSTRUCTIVE EPISODE.
The natural Inclination of the Dem
ocratic party in our time Is towards
extreme innovation, sometimes called
radicalism. Yet the . party . contains
a powerful element, hating radical In
novation and inclined to conserva
tism; powerful enough always to give
trouble to the radical majority, yet not
sufficiently powerful always to control
it. At one time the conservative ele
ment was In control and Cleveland was
nominated; at another the radical ele
ment was In control and Bryan was
nominated. But Cleveland was elected
and Bryan was not. Anon, the con
servative element came into control
and Parker was nominated. But the
radical element stood aloof, and Par
ker was defeated. .Now the Bryan
faction is in the ascendant again; and
Parker, a delegate to the National
, convention at Denver, formulates a
resolution on the career of Grover
Cleveland and on the work of his life
to be offered to the convention
condemnatory of the Bryan departure
from the safe and sane principles of
which Cleveland was the great Demo
cratic exponent. It is resented with
extreme bitterness by the Bryan ele
ment of the party; and herein the
variant and irreconcilable principles
and purposes of the two leading fac
tions of that party reappear. All call
themselves Democrats, yet they are at
Immense distances from each other,
and they who strongly sympathize
with the Parker resolution will never
support Bryan.
In the Eastern States these are most
numerous, of course; but they are dis
tributed over the whole country. The
problem of the November election is
whether they are numerous enough to
destroy the hopes of Bryan in the
great states of the Middle West Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. The Industrial,
social, economic and political civiliza
tion of the East has grown and ex
panded far beyond the ideas and pur
poses that make Bryan strong In the
West. No hopeful effort can be made
for him in any state east of Ohio.
Now, what are Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois going to do with the radical prop
ositions of Bryanlsm, which the great
industrial communities naturally dis
trust? It will be said, of course, that
Bryan Is but an exponent of the poli
cies of Roosevelt. But everybody
knows that the views of Roosevelt and
of Bryan, and the measures and neces
sary policies of each, as well as their
views of the proper functions and pow
ers of government, are as wide apart
as the poles. Roosevelt Is a National
man, or Federalist, of the Washington
and Hamilton and Webster and Lincoln
type; Bryan Is a Democrat of the Jef
ferson and Calhoun and Jefferson Da
vis type, with addition of a strong
touch of socialism. There is another
type of Democrat the Jackson and
Cleveland type firmly believing In
strong government, on conservative
lines, opposing innovation and specu
lative theories, and much nearer
therefore to the Federafist-Republican
type than to the tendencies of Democ
racy under Bryan leadership.
Nor are the factors composing the
Republican party much better assort
ed. Considerable numbers are associ
ated with this party whose notions on
various subjects should associate them
rather with the Bryan Democracy. A
great bunch of them went over to
Bryan on the silver contention in 1896.
but their places were filled by Demo
crats opposed to the movement or ef
fort of which Bryan then became the
If ader. Since then these on both sides
have been gradually settling back into
their old party connections. But a
new movement on both sides is now
due. Bryan will lose a class who call
themselves Democrats, and Taft will
lose a class who call themselves Re.
prbllcans. The result cannot be told
till the vote is taken.
Ten or twelve states of the South,
holding nearly one-third of the polit
ical power of the country, are not In
this debate at all. They are counted
already, as for fifty years past, for one
party. They are. In fact, the most con
servative states of the Union, yet are
the main hope and stay of the radical
ism of Northern Democracy. The par
adox Is one of the consequences of the
prejudices of politics in times long
past. The South., the hope of Bryan
ism for the election, will stand strong
ly against the tendencies of Bryanism,
should Bryan be elected.
The episode which Judge Parker
has prepared for the Denver conven
tion may come to nothing in Itself or
In fact; but it will serve to accentuate
the differences between the opposing
sections of the party. Most likely the
convention will thump and fllip the
Parker resolution in a dramatic man
ner, and in the Interest of "harmony"
will squelch Parker himself. But the
incident already shows the Impossibil
ity of the union of the party in sup
port of Bryan. To the Peerless Leader
the Eastern States remain "the ene
my's country." What the great states
of the Middle West will do seems yet
uncertain. Grover Cleveland was. in
deed, an extraordinary character.
.Mere mention of his name, after his
death, sets his party by the ears. That
l because he did things and stood for
things which, necessary as they were
for the country and wise as they have
been proven by the event, still stir the
most violent resentments. The mem
ory of a great and strong man is hated
by the present leaders of his party be
cause he forced It to do the only cred
itable things it had done during the
long period of fifty years.
Mr. Bryan, of course, expects to let
the Denver convention write its own
platform. But If the convention should
be shy a few burning thoughts and
view-wtth-alarms, Mr. Bryan can refer
them to a model platform-maker who
can do the job with neatness and dispatch.
THE It-AG.
The flag is a symbol. What does it
stand for? It stands for memory. In
the glory of its stars and the splendor
of its crimson stripes there are faces
pictured and Immortal deeds and
places where men died for their ideals.
Time has overlaid them with new
memories. The great names of the
Civil War, the industrial heroes of a
time still later, have somewhat ob
scured the daily recollection of the
Revolutionary fathers; but when the
anniversary of Independence dawns,
then from the morning to the everting
all other records ' are wiped away.
Grant puts off his deathless laurels for
the day and bows his head to Ethan
Allen, to Marion and to Greene. We
forget Vlcksburg and Richmond to
think of Ticonderoga and King's
Mountain. The picture of Lee deliv
ering up his war-worn thousands to
their conqueror is veiled and the high
light falls on Cornwallls surrendering
to Washington. Sumner resigns the
palm to Patrick Henry. "Webster and
Hay do reverence to Benjamin Frank
lin, the diplomat, of the Revolution,
and Lincoln welcomes to his side the
mighty rival of his fame.
Today we" take time to remember
what the fathers did. They rebelled
against their legal sovereign because
they believed he had done them
wrong. They fought his armies and
navy for eight years until they forced
him to give up his claim to their alle
giance. At the beginning of the war
they stated to the world what they had
done and why they did it, laying down
principles in the Declaration of Inde
pendence which have become the
creed of patriots in all nations. This
it probably the most radical political
document ever signed by responsible
men. It proclaims that all men are
created equal. Not, of course, equal
in ability or strength or beauty, but
equal before the law and before the
God without whose sanction law is but
organized iniquity. It proclaims with
out reservation that men are endowed
by the Creator himself with certain
rights which no ruler may justly
abridge; and if any monarch, presi
dent, Legislature or court undertakes
to abridge them, if any form of gov
ernment becomes destructive to life,
liberty or the pursuit of happiness,
then "it is the right of the people to
alter or abolish it," no matter whose
vested rights may suffer or what sa
cred fetich may be shattered. Did not
King George have vested rights in
America?
The flag stands not for memories
alone, but for ideals also.- While the
fathers were shrewdly practical, still
they were men of vision. They
dreamed the dreams of the ancient
sages. They mused with Plato over a
perfect Republic. They pondered with
the Stoics upon the problem of human
misery. They dwelt upon the deeds
and deaths of Plutarch's heroes. Bold
theorists, they broke with the in
trenched tradition that man must be
governed and adopted the heresy that
it Is his right and duty to govern him
self. Nor did they offer any limits
either to the right or the duty. In
instituting their government the peo
ple may lay its foundation "on such
principles" and "organize its powers
in such form as to them shall seem
most likely to effect their safety and
happiness." The safety and happiness
of the people are the supreme and
only purpose of government and the
people are -to decide for themselves
how that purpose is to be effected.
Nobody Is to dictate to them. No
body's interest is to staml in the way.
No forms, no precedents,, no tradi
tions, no vested rights which interfere
with it are to be respected. To the
welfare of the people as the people
see it everything must yield. Such is
the radical principle upon which the
fathers based their right to rebel in
the Declaration of Independence, and
in the Constitution they reiterated it.
Though that instrument teems with
devices to prevent hasty action, still it
opens with the acknowledgment that
it is "ordained and established" by the
people; it embodies an express provis
ion whereby they may change it when
they wish, and, like the Declaration
of Independence, It proclaims the
"general welfare" and "the blessings
of liberty" for its supreme purpose.
In the preamble to the Constitution six
objects are specified and every one of
them sets life and liberty above prop
erty.
The flag stands also for the fulfill
ment of Ideals. Much of what the
fathers dreamed has come true. They
set out to found a republic which
should realize the aspirations' of the
good and wise. They were Utopians
who sought to establish a nation where
everybody might be happy if he would.
There was to be no aristocracy of
birth. no special privilege, no Inequal
ity before the law, no extremes of pov
erty and riches. But the complete
fulfillment of their hope is a task
longer and more difficult than they
perhaps foresaw. Much has been done,
much remains to do, and the flag
stands now, as it stood on the day
they first unfurled it, not alone for
what is. but for what shall be. It
symbolizes all that has ever been
hoped for the human race. What the
martyrs have died and the heroes have
fought for. that we see in the Stars
and Stripes. Marvelous is its signifi
cance, infinite its promise, world-wide
its evangel. All lies shall perish, all
chains shall break, all Ignorance shall
be enlightened beneath its folds. By
the light of its stars we shall march
to our places In the immemorial battle
for Justice. Living, may it nerve us
for the fight, and to those who fall ere
the victory Is won may its promise
assuage the bitterness of death.
JOEL ( H ANOI.KR HARRIS.
The death of Joel Chandler Har
ris will awaken sympathetic re
gret everywhere. Readers both old
and young have repaid their debt to
him in the coin of affection. Grati
tude toward the author of the Uncle
Remus tales has assumed the form of
a lively expectation of future favors
together with love of the man who Is
to confer them. It is only once or
twice in a century that anybody suc
ceeds in writing a book which children
and adults read with the same pleas
ure, but Mr. Harris did it more than
once.
His stories are perfect of their kind.
They may or may not be more meri
torious because they contain valuable
bits of folk-lore which the anthropol
ogists eagerly snatch at. Usually a
literary work -is no .better for an ad
mixture of science, but in this case it
does not seem to have done any harm.
During his active life Mr. Harris was
an editor. He began his career by
writing for the Atlanta Constitution.
The tales which have given him a
world-wide reputation were composed
in leisure hours from material that he
gathered In conversation with the ne
groes. . Among the older negroes In Geor
gia and elsewhere there still lingers
a decided trace of the superstitions
which were current in the African
tribes from which they are descended.
Some of their beliefs relate to the
medical properties of queer bits of
rubbish; others are malignant, like the
black magic of our own forefathers;
still others concern the astuteness or
folly of the lower animals. They seem
to think that foxes, wolves and so
forth have a common language which
they are cunning enough to conceal
from most men and that they carry on
a complicated life among themselves
which is only revealed to ancient and
sagacious negroes. It is these super
stitions which Mr. Harris has woven
into his "Uncle Remus" tales.
The personal character of Mr. Har
ris harmonized with his delightful
literary labors. He always led a re
tired life, avoiding publicity as much
as he could. His friends have a great
deal to say of his charming traits, but
to the world he was scarcely known
except through his books.
. SPOKANE RATE CASE.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, after eighteen months' study
and consideration of the Spokane rate
case, has again announced its Inability
to agree on a decision and the whole
matter goes over until Fall. In an in
terview at Washington, Commissioner
Cockrell expresses the opinion that the
Commission "will ultimately agree
upon a decision, but that further 'con
sideration will be necessary to recon
cile the views of the various mem
bers." Delay In rendering the decision can
hardly be regarded as at all detri
mental to the interests of Spokane, for
it was pretty effectually demonstrated
hy the testimony that, regardless of
the verdict of the Commission, the
metropolis of Eastern Washington was
in a fair way to lose prestige and
business. This was due to the inter
vention of the Portland jobbers, who
established a very strong case by
showing that Spokane was already en
joying preferential rates which en
abled her merchants to engage in the
Jobbing trade In territory that, by right
of water transportation faciliites,
should belong exclusively to Portland.
The basic principle of the Spokane
rate case is the lo'ig and short haul
Spokane's contention was in disregard
of any other condition except the es
tablished fact that the railroads were
charging a higher rate for the short
haul from Eastern points to Spokane
than they were charging for the long
haul to Portland. To this charge the
railroads were, of course, obliged to
plead guilty, but as an excuse for the
practice offered the good and sufficient
reason that, if they did not make the
lower rate to Portland to meet the
water competition in this city, it would
be impossible for them to get any of
the business. Deprived of this, busi
ness, it would necessitate the haul
westward from Spokane of empty cars
for which grain, lumber, fruit and
other Coast products would be obliged
to stand the extra expense over and
above the cost if loads were carried
both wavs.
Refusal of the Commission to per
mit the railroads to meet the water
competition at Portland and Puget
Sound would reduce their business to
such an extent that even Spokane
would be obliged to pay higher rates
in order to make up the deficiency
Except on a very few commodities,
decision in favor of Spokane would
make very little difference to Portland
With a frequent and fast service be
tween this city and the Atlantic sea
board by steamships, and two great
railroad systems to distribute the com
modities brought here by water, this
city can place goods in Spokane at
lower rates than they can be delivered
even under the "short haul" rate
asked for in the Spokane complaint.
All that Is necessary for Portland to
do, in order to retain that . business
and Increase her territory in the In
land Empire, is to maintain a good
channel from this city to the sea.
With this channel and cheap port
expenses, it will be impossible for this
port to be affected by the decision of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
although it would, of course, be mani
festly unjust for that tribunal to make
a ruling which would prohibit the rail
roads from meeting water competition.
FOR UNITY OF CONTROL
It was remarked In these columns,
a day or two ago, that there will now
be a demand for an increased appro
priation for the Agricultural College
because of the large appropriation for
the State University. This gives rise
to the thought that very likely the
cause of higher education and the best
interests of the state could be pro
moted by placing all the higher edu
cational institutions under the man
agement of one board. We already
have the normal schools under one
board and have them working to
common end without rivalry other
than that of trying to do the best
work. The Board of Regents will 6e-
termlne how much money should be
spent at each Institution and for what
purposes. The same plan should be
followed In the management of all of
the Institutions of higher education.
We now have a board of regents of
the University of Oregon composed of
eleven citizens of the state. The Ag
ricultural College board of regents has
twelve members.' The normal school
board has nine members. Except for
the purpose of electing officers at the
annual meeting, it is safe to say that
the real work of managing the institu
tions is carried on by two or three
members of each board. The other
members have a voice in the manage
ment only to the extent that they exert
an Influence in selecting the managing
officers. It must necessarily be so,
for so large a number of men could
not be consulted regarding the details
of the operation of the institutions.
The members of the board of regents
of one institution know nothing of the
work or plans of the regents of an
other Institution, except what they
may learn through the columns of the
press. The Institutions. although
parts of our educational system, have
no organic connection.
This is wrong in principle. There is
not a single argument to be offered In
favor of separate boards f6r these in-
stitutlons. There should be one board.
of seven to nine members, with con
trol over all institutions. This board
could exercise general control as to
pclicy and leave the direct manage
ment to an executive committee of
three or five. Such a plan of manage
ment would have many advantages.
Unnecessary duplication of work could
be eliminated. The board would have
knowledge of the needs of each Insti
tution and could make recommenda
tions to the Legislature which that
b;dy would be more likely to respect
than the recommendations of separate
boards more or less influenced by the
desipe to get all the money possible
for their particular institutions. . One
board of regents could shift instruc
tors from one Institution to another if
the good of the work required. The
opportunity to secure the best avail
able instructors would also be im
proved. Equipment not needed at one
institution could be sent to another.
In a multitude of ways the interests
of all the Institutions could be served
by unity of control. It does not ap
pear that the interests of any institu
tion could be sacrificed in the least by
such a plan of management.
Sixteen hundred ' dollars per front
foot for an unimproved quarter block
at Seventh and Stark streets is pretty
good evidence of the condition of the
Portland real estate market. This
substantial recognition of the merits of
Portland business property Is all the
more noteworthy when the identity of
the purchaser is considered. A stran
ger, or one who could judge Portland
only In a superficial manner after a
brief residence in the city and state,
might mike mistakes in determining
values. But Mr. Wilcox has spent the
greater part of his life In this city and
has watched the growth of Portland
for more than thirty years. He is also
a commanding figure in the industrial
life of both Oregon and Washington,
and is perfectly familiar with all con
ditions in those states which have even
the' remotest bearing on Portland's
growth. Thus admirably equipped
for estimating values, present and
prospective, in this city, his heavy pur
chase on Stark street is a transaction
of more than ordinary Interest and can
hardly fall to have a sympathetic ef
fect on property anywhere in the city
limits.
The Woodburn Independent offers
these observations, to wit:
Those who oppose and fight Statement No.
are playing directly Into the hands of
Jonathan Bourne. They continue to make
him the champion of the people, who Insist
on retention of the Statement. Iuch better
would It be to accept what the people really
desire and use It for the purpose of de
feating Bourne In 1912. Bourne is losing
dally in the estimation of the Republican
voters of Oregon and with Statement No.
1 it will be easy work to oust him out 'f
the Senate: hut If this attack on the State
ment continues, and Bourne poses as the
leader of the defenders, he will naturally
claim his reward.
But will not the Democratic candi
date for the Senate be a stout cham
pion of the Holy Statement? You
may depend that, on such issue, or any
issue, he will beat Bourne. The
Statement will continue to elect Demo
cratic Senators; because there are
multitudes of Republicans who never
will accept it as a principle or policy
of their party any more than they
did an equal craze that prevailed in
Oregon for years, free coinage of sil
ver. Somehow or other those stories
about President Roosevelt making hay
don't read just right. He is described
as using a pitchfork, a mower and a
rake all on one day. Most men who
were raised on farms have a recollec
tion that the mower was used one day,
the rake the next and the pitchfork on
the third or fourth day. If Mr. Roose
velt stacked his hay The same day he
cut It he is likely to have his horses
suffering from heaves next Winter
when they eat musty hay. He should
get a few pointers from his Secretary
of Agriculture.
There are thirty-nine candidates for
the Vice-Presidency whom the De
mocracy doesn't want, and about three
unwilling favorite sons whom the De
mocracy does want and can't get. Yet
about one Vice-President in four be
comes President.
"The Cleveland resolutions," re
marks the sapient chairman of the In
diana delegation at Denver, "should
be so framed as not to offend, the
party." Why not frame them so as
not to offend Mrs. Cleveland and the
Nation ?
The revelries which marked the
closing or saloons in the dry coun
ties are likely to convince the people
that they voted pretty near right on
the liquor question. If there were
more moderation there would be less
prohibition.
A Portland automobile met a Port
land streetcar and the streetcar suc
cumbed. Every well-behaved street
car will know enough hereafter to
get out of the way when an automo
bile claims the right of way.
There seems to be no law against
shooting at a balloon If you think
there is nothing in it. This knowl
edge perhaps explains why Mr. Parker
uses Mr. Bryan for a target.
After all, the normal school question
will have to be settled in the Legisla
ture, which, according to the past,
does not offer a very encouraging out
look. That la a grand bunch of "non-par-tlsans"
on the Journey from Oregon to
Denver. But Its members can't stay
away from the Democratic convention.
A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
Neither can a city set at the outlet of
a great river basin avoid being the
commercial center of that basin.
We shall expect the Oregon dele
gates in Denver to present a resolution
calling on Bryan to run for President
as a non-partisan.
Among other things to be seen at
Denver will be the famous Alton B.
Parker Grouch, the largest and noisi
est in captivity.
Wheat is not the only thing needing
moisture east of the mountains. It is
powerful dry in spots up there.
The programme of festivities we
print today: the casualty list will ap
pear tomorrow.
Let it- not be forgotten that some
farmers have come to rely on a wet
Fourth of July.
NIGHT PARADE AT VANCOUVER
Woodmen of World Lodges Initiate
Large Number of Candidates.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 3. (Spe
cial.) Vancouver began celebrating thel
Fourth of July this evening with an Il
luminated parade of the candidates to
be initiated into the W. O. W. Men
from the lodges of Vancouver. Portland
and vicinity were in line. At 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning there -will be a mili
tary and industrial parade.
Vancouver is expecting at least 10.000
people from Portland to take part In
the celebration and an appropriate pro
gramme has been arranged.
At 2:30 P. "M. the Vancouver Pioneers
and the St. John Apostles, of the Tri
Clty League, will play a double-header
at the city ball park.
The patriotic programme will be given
at the city park, with Charles-A. Rey
nolds, of Seattle, as the orator of the
day. The afternoon will be given over
to field sports, balloon ascension and .all
forms of amusements.
FRUIT Poll -SEATTLE FAIR
Commissioner Arranges for Dalles
and Hood River Exhibits.
HILLSBORO. Or.. July 3. (Special.)
President W. H. Wehrung. of the Oregon
Commission. Alaska-Yukon Fair, returned
last evening from The Dalles and Hood
River, where he went to talk with fruit
growers and business men. At The
Dalles he took up the matter of a cherry
and peach exhibit, and at Hood River
received splendid encouragement in the
matter of an apple exhibit.
President Wehrung will leave Sunday
for Seattle, where he will confer with
parties relative to putting In a refrig
erator in the Oregon building for the
preservation of fresh fruits during the
fair. While there he will also arrange
for the Installation of a restaurant In
the basement of the Oregon building, for
the use of Oregonians when they visit
the exposition.
THIEVES LOOT MERLIN STORE
Carry Off Watches, Jewelry and
Merchandise by Wholesale.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. July 3. (Spe
cial.) Word was received here today
that the store of the Merlin Mercantile
Company, at Merlin, Or., was entered
by burglars last night, the safe blown
open and the store looted in a whole
sale manner of gold watches. Jewelry
and various other merchandise. No
money was obtained. Entrance was
gained by digging under the side of
the building and then sawing a hole
through the floor. Local parties are
suspected, as no one sleeps at the com
pany's store during the night, while
all other business houses are protected
by the presence of someone in a side
room. This is the third time this store
has been robbed within a year.
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Ht'XDREDS ATTEND 1TXERAL
Services Over Body of John Lind
Strom, at Aberdeen, Impressive.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 3. (Special.)
The funeral of the late John Lindstrom
today Was one of the largest ever held in
Grays Harbor. It was attended by the
Elks, the Ship Carpenters' Union and the
City Council and city officials, in a body.
The Congregational Church, In which
the services were held, was filled to its
capacity. The floral tributes were unus
ually lavish. The testimonial of the Elks
was a shield, several feet In diameter, and
composed of liMt carnations. Interment
was in Fern Hill Cemetery.
TEST RIGHT TO USE PHONE
Company's Control Point at Issue In
Suit Begun in Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 3. (Special.)
L. S. Swift, a druggist, has brought suit
in the Superior Court to restrain the
Independent Telephone Company from
taking out a telephone in his store, which
is used by his customers. He believes
that eo long as he pays the rent he should
have sole authority as to its use. The
company claims that Swift pays 34
month for his phone and that it costs
the company $21.60 a month to maintain
it. The company figures that it costs
4 mills for each call.
VAUGHN'S DOGS LOSE SCENT
Fall to Find Any Trace of Fugitive
Who Broke Jail at Hillsboro.
HILLSBORO.- Or.. July 3. (Special.)
After four or five hours of search
with his dogs, Andrew Vaughn left for
Portland this morning without catch
ing the horsethief who broke Jail -here
yesterday noon. The fugitive's tracks
were taken up by the hounds at once
and followed a mile north of town.
Here the pursuit led through dense un
derbrush and a swamp, where a herd
of cattle pastures. The scent was lost
and the dogs were unable to again
take It up.
LEUPP
VISITS
UMATILLAS
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Harries to Reservation.
PENDLETON. Or.. July S. -(Special.)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Leupp ar
rived in Pendleton this afternoon, but was
whisked away to the agency of the Uma
tilla Indian reservation by Major. Mc
Fatridge before the half-dozen newspaper
men. who had been lying in wait for an
interview, had an opportunity to get more
than a fleeting glimpse of him. If Agent
McFatridge has any inkling of the pur
pose of the visit of the Commissioner, he
has not disclosed It.
Officials In Washington County.
HILLSBORO, Or., July 3. (Special.)
All the new county officers-elect will
be inducted into office next Monday
morning. George Hancock, of Forest,
Grove, will be Installed a Sheriff, with
Ward Downs as deputy; John W.
Bailey, of Hillsboro. takes the clerk
ship; Willis Ireland, formerly of Green
ville, succeeds himself as Recorder;
Treasurer Jackson and Surveyor
Walker succeed themselves, and John
McClaran. Galea Creek, will be the new
County Commlesioner. The new Clerk
elect has as yet selected no deputy.
Boy Swallows Squirrel Poison.
THE DALLES, Or., July 3. (Spe
cial.) Drs. Ferguson and Reuter were
called to Three-Mile Wednesday even
ing to attend the 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burllngame. The
youth had been tampering with a can
of squirrel poison when the lid flew off
and a quantity of the contents struck
his face, and he swallowed a small por
tion, although not enough to do serious
harm. By the time the physicians
reached the place, the child was almost
out of danger. ,
The Dalles Deserted Xoday.
THE DALLES. Or.. July 3. (Spe
cial.) The Dalles tomorrow will pre
sent the picture of an abandoned vil
lage. All stores will be closed and
nearly everybody will go to Dufur or
Hood River to celebrate. The Dalles
ball team will play Dufur In the after
TALENT GETS BUMPED HARD
Few Odds on Favorite Take Places
at The Meadows.
SEATTLE. Wash... July 3. (Special.)
A double reversal took place in the
fourth event at The Meadows today.
Hidden Hand showing vastly Improved
abilities as a sprinter, and Gene Rus
sell, the odds-on favorite, going back so
badly that he ran nowhere.
Along with this dump of the talent,
four other first choices failed to run
as expected, so that three outsiders af
ford pretty nearly the record for the
present meeting-. For the first time
this season the track was slow, due to
morning rainfall.
Frieze was the only favorite and My
Pal the only second choice to get the
big end of the purses. Day Star won
at lives. . Results:
Seven furlongs May Sutton wen, Humeso
second, Colbert third; time 1:31.
Five and one-half furlongs Friexe won.
Ak!-Ar-Ben second. Ornate third: time 1:03.
Mile and TO yards Day Star won. Bauble
second. Romanoff third; time l:43Vs.
Six furlongs Hidden Hand won, Ida May
second. Boas third: time 1:14.
Mile and 70 yards My Pal won. St. Kllda
second. Captain Bush third; time 1:43H.
Five and one-half furlongs Magrane won.
Alice Carey second, MetlaWatla third; time
1:U7H.
WASTED MONEY ON OPTION
Suit Against Tide-Land Speculators
by Bend Dealers.
SEATTLE, Wash.. July 3. (Special.)
L. K. Church and Sidney Drake today
began suit In the Superior Court to re
cover $56,000 damages for breach of con
tract from the Wllkeson-Tripp Com
pany, James C. Drake. A. G. Bennett,
J. D. Lowman, Victor E. Tull. Frank
Hanford, C. H. Hanford and James M.
Ashton. The defendants are capitalists
of Seattle and Tacoma.
The allegation is that the defendants
represented that they were the owners
of 320 acres of land In Pierce County.
The plaintiffs were employed to sell for
the Wllkeson-Tripp Company, of which
the other defendants are the organisers.
$300,000 worth of bonds secured by a
first mortgage on the land. After going
to heavy expense to carry out their
part of the contract, the plaintiffs allege
that they found that the defendants were
not the owners of the land, but merely
had an option to purchase for $65,000,
which option expired in May of this
year.
Chehalis Filled With Visitors.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 3. (Spe
cial) Most of the sawmills in this
vicinity and the local manufacturing
plants have shut down for the Fourth
and will reopen Monday. Chehalis'
preparations for a great celebration
are all complete. In the forenoon there
will be a parade, with a patriotic pro
gramme at the pavilion at Millett
Field at 11 o'clock with Hon. A. E,
Rice, Superior Judge.'as orator. There
will be various athletic sports during
the da j, with a ball gams at Millett
Field in the afternoon between the
Chehalis team and the Brainard Cubs
of Portland. Vaudeville street per
formances will be given during the day
and evening, with a grand ball at
night. Hundreds of visitors are com
ing into the city for the celebration.
Stock Yards on North Bank.
CLIFFS, Wash., July 3. (Special.)
The Cliffs Lumber Company has secured
the contract for furnishing the lumber
and building all of the stockyards and
feed barns along the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle Railway, between Vancouver
and Kennewick. There will be eight
stockyards built along the line, of differ'
ent capacity, the largest one being at
Cliffs, sufficient to accommodate 21 car
loads of stock at one time.
Campmceting at Canby.
CANBY, Or., July 3. (Special.)
Meetings on the grounds of the M. E.
Campmeeting Association here are in
progress with a good attendance from
Portland and Valley points. The serv
ices are in charge of Rev. Van Marter
and wife, of Iowa, and great interest
is being shown. Cottage and tent life
on these beautiful grounds is very
pleasant during warm weather.
Cracker Starts Panic In Car.
BELL1NGHAM. July 3. A lighted can
non cracker was thrown into a crowded
Lake-street car last evening. In the ex
plosion which followed two young women
were seriously injured, their limbs be
ing badly lacerated and burned. Others
were slightly hurt. A panic was barely
averted, women being restrained by
force from throwing themselves from the
car.
Pendleton Prepares for Fair.
PENDLETON, Or., July 3. (Special.)
The County Court this afternoon
made an appropriation of $1000 for the
Umatilla-Morrow Fair, to be held here
the last week of September. Piqued
because of adverse criticism and hints
of extravagance, the Commissioners at
first refused to make the appropriation,
but were finally induced to do So.
Big Picnic Near Pullman.
PULLMAN. Wash., July 3. (Special.)
Nearly 1800 people are gathered at
Lye's Grove, a few miles southwest of
Pullman, where one of the biggest
grange celebrations in the history of
Washington is being held. About 15
local grange organizations are repre
sented. The exhibits of livestock are
the strongest features of the fair.
Takes Charge of Astoria Office.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 3. (Special.) C. E.
Wilson, who has been chief clerk In the
office of the Northern Pacific Express
Company, at Seattle, has arrived In the
city to take charge of the local office, to
succeed Charles W. Watson, who will be
come traveling auditor of the company,
with headquarters at Spokane.
Alvin F. Hall, of Montesano.
MONTESANO. Wash., July 3. (Special.)
Alvin- Franklin Hall died Wednesday
from tubercular meningitis, caused by a
fall about two years ago that Injured his
spine. He was born In Belott, Kan., July
22. 1886, but spent nearly all of his life
in Montesano.
Respectfully Submitted.
New York World. Dem.
'To hell with the courts, to hell with
injunctions and to hell with the Judges
who grant them." said William D. Hay
wood, former secretary of the Western
Federation of Miners, in a recent speech
in Chicago.
If the Democratic National convention
Is to Indorse Mr. Bryan's theories about
the courts and "government by Injunc
tion." how can it do better than to in
corporate Mr. Haywood's language into
the platform? The Haywood plank Is
terse, concise, definite, suitable for postal
card distribution, and has the merit of
saying exactly what it means.
Not President of Any Musical Club.
PORTLAND, Or., July 3. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you kindly correct the error
in reference to my being "president of
the Portland Musical Club," which ap
peared in your Seattle dispatch today?
I am not president of any musical or
ganization, nor do I know of any mu
sician ever having been. Musical clubs
are never conceived or organized by mu
sicians, nor do they exist to further the
cause of music.
MRS. EMMA. B. CARROLL.
LIST OF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
Berlnwlng; With Nomination of Jackaoa
In 18321 Parker in 10O4.
1832. At Baltimore. Jackson nom
inated by acclamation.
1844. At Baltimore. First ballot. Van
Buren. New York. 143: Cass, Michigan.
83: Johnson. Kentucky, 24; Buchanan.
Pennsylvania, 4. Ninth and last ballot.
Polk, Tennessee. 232; Cass, 17; Van
Buren, 10.
1S4S. At Baltimore. First ballot.
Cass, Michigan. 125: Buchanan, Penn
sylvania, 55; Woodbury, New Hamp
shire. 53: Calhoun, South Carolina, 9;
Worth, New York. 6; Dallas, Pennsyl
vania, 3. Fourth and last ballot, Cass,
242: Woodbury. 8: Buchanan, 4.
1S52. At Baltimore. First ballot.
Cass, Michigan, 116; Buchanan, Penn
sylvania, 93; Marcy, New York, 27;
Douglas. Illinois. 20; Lane, Oregon, 13.
Forty-ninth and last ballot. Pierce, New
Hampshire. 282; scattering. 4.
I806. At Cincinnati. First ballot.
Buchanan. Pennsylvania, 135: Pierce, .
New Hampshire. 122: Douglas, Illinois,
33; Cass. Michigan. 5. Seventeenth and
last ballot, Buchanan, 296.
1860. At Charleston, S. C. First bal
lot, Douglas, Illinois, 145; Hunter, Vir
ginia, 42; Guthrie, Kentucky. 35; John
son, Georgia. 12; Dickinson. New York,
Lane, Oregon, 6; Jefferson Davis,
Mississippi, 1; Toucey, Connecticut, 1;
Pierce. New Hampshire. 1. Fifty-seventh
ballot, Douglas, 151; Guthrie, 65;
Hunter, 16; Lane, 14; Dickinson, 4;
Davis, 1. No choice. The convention
adjourned to meet at Baltimore, where
Douglas was nominated on the second
ballot, the vote being, Douglas. 181;
Breckinridge, Kentucky, 7; Guthrie,
Kentucky, 6; Seymour, New York, 1;
Bocock, Virginia, 1. The anti-Douglas
Democrats at Baltimore nominated
Breckinridge, who had 106 votes, with
out opposition.
1864. At Chicago. First and only bal
lot. McClellan, New Jersey, 20214; Sey
mour, New York, 2314.
186S. At New York. First ballot Pen
dleton, Ohio, 105; Johnson, Tennessee,
65; Hancock, Pennsylvania, 33; Doollt-
tle, Wisconsin, 13; Hendricks, Indiana.
2. Twenty-second and last ballot, Sey
mour, New York, was nominated by
acclamation.
1872. At Baltimore. First and only
ballot. Greeley, New York, 688; Bay
ard, Delaware, 15: Black, Pennsylvania,
21; Grosbeck, Ohio. 2.
1876. At St. Louis. June 28. First
ballot, total vote, 738; two-thirds vote
necessary to a choice, 492: Tllden, New
York, 403 H; Hendricks, Indiana, 13314;
Hancock. Pennsylvania, 77, Allen. Ohio,
66: Bayard, Delaware, 66; Parker, New
Jersey, IS; Broadhead, Missouri, 19.
Tllden nominated on second ballot.
Vote as follows: Total vote. 738: two
thirds vote necessary to a choice. 492:
Tllden, 6)8: Hendricks, 85; Hancock, 60;
Allen. 44; Bayard, 11; Parker, 18.
1880. At Cincinnati. June 23, 24. First
ballot, total vote. 738; necessary to a
choice, 492: Hancock, Pennsylvania.
171; Bayard. Delaware, 15314; Payne,
Ohio, 81; Thurman, Ohio, 6814: Field,
California, 65: Morrison, Illinois, 62;
Hendricks, Indiana. 5014; Tllden. New
York, 38: Randall. Pennsylvania, 6.
Second ballot, total vote. 738; necessary
to a choice. 492; Hancock, 320; Bayard,
113; Thurman. 50; Field. 6514; Hen
dricks. 31; Tiiden. 6; Randall. 12814;
Hancock nominated by acclamation
after the second ballot.
1884. At Chicago. July 11. First bal
lot, total vote, 820: necessary to a
choice, 547; Cleveland, New York, 392;
Bayard. Delaware. 170: Thurman. Ohio.
88; Randall. Pennsylvania, 78; McDon
ald. Indiana. 56: Carlisle. Kentucky. 27;
Flower, New York, 4; Hoadly. Ohio. 3;
Hendricks, Indiana, 1; Tiiden, New
York, 1. Cleveland nominated on sec
ond ballot. Vote as follows: Total
vote; 820; necessary to a choice, 547;
Cleveland, 683; Bayard. 8114; Thurman,
4; Randall, 4; McDonald, 4; Hen
dricks. 4514.
1888. At St. Louis. June 6. Cleveland.
New York, nominated by acclamation
without a ballot.
1892. At Chicago. June - 23. Total
vote. 90914; necessary to a choice, 607.
Cleveland nominated on the first bal
lot. Vote as follows: Cleveland. New
York. 617 1-3; Hill. New York. 114:
Boles, Iowa, 103; Gorman, Maryland.
3614; Stevenson, Illinois, 16 2-3; Car
lisle. Kentucky, 14; Morrison, Illinois.
3: Campbell, Ohio. 2; Russell. Massa
chusetts 2: Pattison, Pennsylvania, 1;
wnnney, inc-w lorK, 1.
1896. At Chicago. July 10. First bal
lot, total vote, 752; necessary to a
choice. 502: Bryan. Nebraska, 119;
Bland, Missouri, 235; Pattison, Pennsyl
vania, 95; Matthews, Indiana, 37; Boles,
Iowa, 85: Stevenson, Illinois, 7; Black
burn. Kentucky. 83: McLean, Ohio, 64;
Tillman, South Carolina, 17; Pennoyer.
Oregon. S: Teller, Colorado, 8; Russell.
Massachusetts. 2; Hill. New York, 1;
Campbell, Ohio, 1; not voting, 178.
Fifth ballot, total vote, 766; necessary
to a choice, 512; Bryan. 600: Bland. Mis
souri, 106; Pattison, 95; Matthews, 81:
Botes, 26; Stevenson, 8; not voting, 162.
Bryan nominated after the fifth ballot,
enough changes being made to give
him more than 512 votes.
1900. At Kansas City. Mo., July 6.
William J. Bryan nominated by accla
mation. 1904. At St. Louis, Mo., July 7. Only
one ballot was had and was as fol
lows: Total vote, 1000; necessary to a
choice, 667; Alton B. Parker, New York,
658; William R. Hearst, New York. 204;
Francis M. Cockrell. Missouri. 41: Rich
ard Olney. Massachusetts, 39: Edward
C. Wall, Wisconsin, 30; George Gray,
Delaware. 8: John Sharp Williams,
Mississippi, 8; George B. McClellan,
New York, 3: Arthur Pue Gorman.
Maryland. 3; Nelson A. Miles. District
of Columbia, 3; Charles A. Towne. New
York, 2: Bird S. Coler, New York, 1.
The nomination was made unanimous.
Mr. Miller's Compliments to Dr. Davis.
PORTLAND. July 3. (To the Editor.)
I am pleased to know that Dr. Davis
regards his pledge to Statement No. 1
as binding, and that he has no desire
to shirk the responsibilitj which he has
thus taken upon himseif. There has
been a great dpal said upon the subject
already, and further discussion is un
necessary. Too much talk leads to con
fusion and misunderstanding. Accord
ing to the doctor's explanation In yes
terday's Oregonian I will simply say
I was misinformed as to his position and
intentions concernlngStatement No. 1.
P. M ILLER.
the: glorious fourth.
(Dedicated to that peerless patriot. General
Klllfeather.)
BY J. H. M.
When Brian Boru on Clontarf's field,
Druv the Danes like swine in the sea;
He left us the dash and the rush and
the smash.
That makes for liberty.
His sons on this soil made John Bull bile.
With their Wlcklow yell and pace.
When they tore out his tall from his
hinder Saxon vale.
And trun it in his face.
There were there with Barry and Sassy
Jack O'Brien.
With Jackson they fought like hill.
Up Marye's heights with Meagher twas
fine,
And the divll took a sneak from Little
Phil.
Yes, the boys on this soil made John Bull
rile.
At their Wicklow yell and pace.
When Blaine tore out his tail from his
hinder Saxon vale.
And trun it in his face.
When freedom from its mountain height.
Unfurled its fist up in the air,
She kicked John Bull with all her might.
And grabbed him be the head of the hair.
Yes, the boys on this soil made Liberty
smile.
With their Wlcklow yell and pace.
When they tore out J. Bull's tall from
his hinder Saxon vale
And trun it In, his taca.