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Beck- . . .. . , , . vmw V o-k ' rooma 4s 60 Tribune building. Chicago, rooma &10-S12 Tribune building. POBTLA.VD, MONDAY. llili. S. 1908. THE "EW POLITICAL SCHOOL. The announcement by Governor Hushes that he will accept the renom ination which his party is willing and anxious to tender him, is of less im portance as a local political incident than it is as an evidence of the praa tical success of high Ideals and moral courage in politics. The situation Is decidedly encouraging to all who feared that the power of political ma chines could not be broken and that deception, traffic in office and com promise with evil must always pre vail. Theodore Roosevelt founded a new school of politics, but there was a general feeling that none but a Roosevelt could succeed in it. Without being a narrow imitator of the great popular leader, Mr. Hughes has followed similar lines, always, however, showing an individuality of his own, and has won. He came Into power against the wishes of the polit ical bosses, he fought them through cut his administration and they have been powerless to defeat him for re nomination. They have had the good sense not to try. . The story of the success of Roose velt and of Hughes is inspiring to the young man contemplating a useful career In public life. It promises nothing, however, for the self-seeking man who is willing to play the demagogue in order to gain popular favor or who has no ability commen surate with his ambition. Neither Roosevelt nor Hughes is selfish, though Roosevelt has been frequently accused of desire for personal ag grandizement. . Those who have felt their special privileges suffering be tause of Roosevelt's activity against " injustice have called him a dema togue, and have striven to create pop ular prejudice against him. In this they have utterly failed, for his every utterance, when viewed In the light of the circumstances which prompted it. has been found to be the expres sion of a sincere desire to do right , and suppress wrong. Had Roose velt been a self-seeker his great ac tivity would have made him today the most cordially hated man in pub lic life. Because they have been willing to serve and have had tho ability to serve I cffectively, both Roosevelt and Hughes have been made leaders. It was not pf.wer nor glory that Roosevelt sought, tut the opportunity to render to his country' the best service he could give. Hughes never sought position, but re sponded to the call when It oame. Both of them "mace good." not only by faithful performance of duties as signed them, but also by going out side the beaten paths whenever they saw work that needed to be done. They feared not the anger of the wealthy nor heeded the unjust criti cism of 'the poor. They performed faithfully the present task, leaving the question of public rtpproval to take care of itself. Let no man think that because Roosevelt and Hughes succeeded In the new school of politics he can spring Into the political arena, swing his arms defiantly, shout condem nation of wealth and thereby van quish all opposition to his ambition. The entrance requirements to the new school of politics are severe. The aspirant must be possessed of a high moral character. He must have served long enough In a preparatory school of useful service to demon strate his fitness for larger tasks. He must have Judgment, a knowledge of men, an understanding of affairs, an unflinching courage, a capacity for work, an intuitive sense of justice, and, last but jiot least, humility. Neither in the new nor In any other school of politics Is there a place for the arrogant'. Vanity will lead unerringly to a fatal fall in the new political school. Character, intelligence and effort alone can win. PRACTICAL VIEW OS BlBMDIES. Mr. James J. Hill does not seem to agree with Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Gall In ger and other ship subsidy advo cates who always argue from a theo retical standpoint. Mr. Hill's positive statement that it is not subsidies but intelligent legislation that is needed to restore the American flag to the high seas ought to silence at least a por tion of the cheap claptrap of ihe ship subsidy seekers. Of course Mr. Hill, who actually ' builds and operates steamships for the'foreign trade, does not know as much about such mat ters as Mr. Alexander Smith, publicity promoter; Mr. Goulder, the Cleveland attorney, or other shining lights in the American Merchant Marine League, but his words carry more weight with thinking people than any or all that have been uttered on the subsidy topic since it first came before the people for discussion. The kind of legislation referred to by Mr. Hill is that which will permit him to buy or build his ships at no greater cost than is incurred by his trade competitors. Today he is run ning a $2,500,000 ship on the Pacific, and a foreign ship of the same ton nage can be built for. about one-half that amount. In the operation of this steamer under our present ham pering and trade-stifling laws. Mr. Hill is further handicapped by his in ability to employ the same class of labor on his vessels that Is found on the foreign steamers in the same trade. The very mention of "free ships" of course throws a chill down the backs of the worshipers at the sucred Idol of protection, but if Con gress would give American citizens the right to buy their vessels In the came markets in which their foreurn I competitors secure cheap ships the I rehabilitation of the American mer- chant marine would be accomplished much sooner than will ever be possi- ble with subsidies, no matter how great their magnitude. It is regrettable In the extreme that at this particular time, when both new and old vessels of all classes are Quoted at bedrock figures, the Amer icans alone of all the great Nations of the earth are barred, from purchasing. The time will come, however, when the advice of men like Mr. Hill will be followed and the American flag will again be found on every sea. THE BOOTH VERDICT. No one expected a verdict of con viction against Singleton and the Booths, not even the prosecution. If common reports are to be believed; or, if the prosecution did look for conviction. It Is not easy to under stand why, for the Government had r.o evidence against R. A. Booth and Singleton nothing more than Its own suspicions, which could not be mate rialized into credible testimony; and it had very little more than the rec ord of palpable official misconduct against J. H. Booth, who was receiver in the Roseburg Land Office, and who had endeavored to capitalize his Fed eral position Into schemes for private profit. Why was R. A. Booth ever indicted? He was Indicted because the Govern ment officials were determined to "get"' him for reason3 quite well un derstood in Oregon. He was indicted, and rested under Indictment, thus be-i ing branded as a criminal, for more than three years. This trial Is, let It be hoped, the end of this sort of bus iness In Oregon a business that is certainly no credit to the administra tion of Justice through the Governr ment prosecutors, as it is an outrage on the men, Binger Hermann in cluded, who have been for years de nied their constitutional right of speedy trial. THE LAWS niXAYS. Mr. Taft's declaration that delay Is the. greatest evil in the administra tion of Justice in this country will be heartily echoed by those thousands of readers of The Oregonian who learn this morning that a verdict of acquittal has been reached in the case of the Government against ex State Senator R. A. Booth and others, in which case the indictment was filed three and a half years ago. When the indictment was filed the de fendants announced that they were ready for trial anfl demanded imme diate hearing. They have been ready ever since, but the case was not called until a few days ago, and not till yes terday was the case ended. As an illustration of what Mr. Taft means by the. injustice of delay, this case has few superiors. The principal. de fendants were men ef standing In the business, social and political world. They had borne good reputations. But their indictment cast over them a cloud whose shadow has darkened their lives for years. Even if it be assumed that there was evidence suffi cient to warrant their being put upon trial,' there can be no Justification for the long postponement. As Mr. Taft truly says, the solu tion of. the problem of securing rrtmnt j Am In 1st rst t inn nf lufttlpA la a. difficult one. We have been accus- tomed to stand in such awe of the courts that few people feel free to criticise their almost interminable delays and innumerable technicalities. When the practices of the courts are questioned by the laity the lawyers immediately spring to the defense of the established customs. Reform of our system of Jurisprudence will cer tainly be slow, for no help can be expected from those who ought to be most able to give it and most willing. Perhaps a ray of hope can be seen in the latest utterance of Mr. Taft, who, having been a lawyer and a Judge, knows of the serious conditions which exist. Should he be elected President, as he probably will be, he can aid materially in overthrowing the policy of procrastination which has brought our courts into disfavor. One of the causes of delay in reach ing final conclusions in litigation Is pointed out by Mr. Taft, and quite likely others will be. In the address which he is to deliver next Thursday before the Virginia Bar Association. He remarks that when It is proposed that a limit be placed upon the right of appeal In cases involving compara tively small amounts a protest imme diately goes up from the throats of the demagogues, who declare that the poor man must not be denied the right to have the judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fact is. as Mr. Taft shows, that it is the rich man, and not the poor man, who has the advantage in the right of ap peal. The rich man can afford to ap peal if he is defeated in the lower court, while the poor man cannot. The rich man can wear out the poor man with litigation. In the trial court is where the poor man has his great est hope, for it is there that he places his case before a jury.. The higher court is the place where technicalities are chiefly considered. Mr. Taft will undoubtedly recommened that the right of appeal in small cases be limited. At the risk of calling forth the maledictions of a considerable num ber of lawyers in the Third Judicial District of this state, one might sug gest that it would hasten the termi nation of suits if judges would adopt some of the well-known methods of Judge George H. Burnett, who exer cises his right to prod dilatory attor neys and compel them to get ready for trial. Adoption of that policy, from the Justice Court up, would elim inate half the delay between the fil ing of a complaint and the entry of final Judgment. But such a reform would be difficult of attainment. Each lawyer thinks he knows best how much time he should take. If his adversary wants extension of time professional ethics require that he give his consent, and the court feels bound by anything the opposing counsel agree to. It is indeed refreshing to see a Judge who appreciates his powers and consequent responsibilities as a court and who has the courage to conduct the proceedings In accord ance with that constitutional provision which declares that "Justice shall be administered openly and without pur chase, completely and without delay." To the Legislature, however, one must appeal for relief from most of the defects in our system of Jurispru dence. The courts are so -firmly bound to precedent that they cannot break away. The rules by which they are guided have been in course of forma- I Hon for centuries, and no one can ex- pect material changes except by leg islatlve enactment. Nor can relief be i hoped for if all measures directed to the accomplishment of this reform are to be referred to a Judiciary commit tee composed entirely of lawyers. Lawyers would put their disapproval on anything that looked like a change. They have had their eyes on the precedents of the past so long and so continuously that they can't see the needs of the present. A few business men with good Judgment would be able to pass upon the merits of a measure of that character without be ing bound by prejudices and prece dents. The "law's delays" wre a recog nized evil even before Hamlet made the phrase Immortal. Perhaps the evil will still be with us when Taft has been forgotten. But we shall at least be grateful to him for an effort to reform the principles and practices which have made "the administration of Justice, both civil and criminal, the' greatest question before the American people today." RAILROADS RETIRE STEAMBOATS. The railroad has driven another steamboat line into retirement and today the O. R. & X. steamers will be taken off the run between Lewis ton and RIparia. For more than forty-eight years this route has been covered by the steamers of the O. R. & N. Company or its predecessors, and the important part played by these steamers in the early history and development of the upper coun try will, never be forgotten. It was the wonderfully rich traffic which ap peared with the discovery of the Sal mon River mines that enabled the steamboats on the Lewlston-Cefllo run to make records for money-making that have never since been equaled. The steamer Tenlno on a single trip from Celilo to Lewiston in May, 1862, collected $18,000 for freight fares, meals and berths and the old Okano gan was a very close second as a wealth producer. That was the golden age of steam boating on both the Columbia and the Snake Rivers, and it was from the enormous profits made by these boats that the money was secured for build ing the first few miles of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company's rail lines. With the completion" of the rail lines to Wallula it was soon dem onstrated that it was Impossible for the steamboats to compete with the railroads in the carrying trade. Al though the fleet then in service be tween Celilo and Lewiston included much finer and larger steamers than any that have since appeared on that route, and represented an investment of several hundred thousand dollars. they were practically abandoned, and a few years later most of them were brought down to the lower river. Having driven the steamboats from that portion of the river which was easiest to navigate, it is quite natural that the railroads would supplant them in that tedious, difficult stretch of river between Lewiston and RI paria. The impossibility of the steam boat competing with the railroad even with an unobstructed channel from the head of navigation on Snake River te tidewater at Portland can be read ily understood when it is stated that a single engine with sixty cars and a train crew of five men can make the round trip from Portland to Lewiston and return with 1800 tons of wheat in less than two days. To move a similar amount by the largest size car riers that could be operated on the route would require a boat carrying a crew of twenty men more than two weeks. The steamboat as a forerunner of the railroad is a wonderful factor In the development of a country, but it has never yet succeeded in holding Its own after the railroads were built. Whatever regret may be felt over the retirement of the steamers from the Lewiston-Riparia route, like . that which was felt a number of years ago when the magnificent O. S. N. steamers were taken off the Celilo-Lewlston route, ,will be tempered with gratifi cation over the superior service af forded by the railroad. It is a mat ter of regret that the steamboats which have outlived their usefulness cn the upper river cannot be used in opening up Central Oregon to settle ment and exploitation. As they can not be used on that route, it might be a good plan to sell them and build a, railroad Into that neglected coun try. The day of the steamboat, like the stage coach. Is past, until the country develops a tourist trade that will restore it. but the day of the rail road is here, and Central Oregon can not much longer be neglected. HOW TO AVERT STRIKES. More today than ever before public utility corporations are heeding public opinion and striving to satisfy pub lic demands. Whether this attitude arises through a fear of ultimate con sequences, or through a belief that tt,- win public approval helps business. a question which admits of differ ence of opinion, but the fact Is im portant in either case. The reports and opinions of public Investigating boards have more Influence with the managers of public utility concerns than ever before, aside from the exer cise of vested authority. Probably nine-tenths of the work that has been accomplished by our own State Rail road Commission has been due to the fact that a report of the commission vill shape public opinion and-stand, in effect, as the verdict of the people. Perhaps it would be charitable to say that the corporations have not been scared or whipped into line, but that they are willing to" listen to reason. This changed attitude of public service corporations has increased the demand for enactment of a law which shall forbid strikes by employes of such corporations until there has been time for investigation and report by an authorized , board 'or 'commission. Such a law is in effect in Canada and an officer of the Bureau of Labor has recently studied Its operation. The law does not absolutely forbid strikes, but merely delays the strike until the Issues in the controversy can be In vestigated and the facts made public. Dr. Victor S. Clark, of the Bureau of Labor, reports that he found the Canada law working with beneficial results and to Ihe satisfaction of em ployers. Laborers generally were pleased with it, though some of the labor leaders were not. Out of thirty disputes upon which the law had been invoked, twenty-eight strikes had been averted or terminated. Quite likely some of these strikes would have been averted or ended without the aid of the investigating board. The theory upon which this law is based is that the general public has rights which public 'utility corpora tions and their employes are bound to respect. While no man can be held permanently In any employment against his will, and no man can be required to give employment Indefin itely to any particular employe, yet It is no injustice to require that the man who engages in public utility service shall give reasonable consid eration to the needs of the public. Inconvenience and loss through a streetcar strike fall not so much upon the employes or the employers as upon the traveling public. It is there fore right that a man who enters the employment of such a corporation shall be prohibited from participating in a strike until the public has been informed of the nature and merits of his grievance. If his grievance is a good one, the public will uphold him in striking and will condemn his em ployer. If investigation should dis close no good reason for a strike, public opinion would very likely avert it. The law may be worth trying in this country. The proposed cement plant will be a most important addition to Port land's list of manufacturing industries. It will not only bring with it the eco nomic advantages which follow the inauguration of any labor-employing enterprise, but It will also enable con tractors and bulldera to patronize home industry and keep in circulation in this city and state a large sum of money that is now annually sent abroad or to California in payment for cement imported. The new enter prise Is launched at a most opportune time, for the demands for the product in the next five years will undoubtedly exceed those. of any previous ten years in our history. Concrete construction U steadily Increasing, and in the past two years the importation of foreign cement. exceeded in tonnage all other commodities brought into this port from foreign countries. The ; wonderful excites no wonder these days. We marvel not at the marvelous. The superhuman has be come so subject to human control that it scarcely attracts attention. The other dav the battleship fleet, 2900 miles from the mainland of America, communicated by wireless telegraphy with San Diego, and the incident was considered of so little importance that It received but little notice in the newspapers. The achievement really surpasses comprehension, and one can merely accept the truth of the re port and await the next epoch-mak ing invention or discovery. We shall soon be talking long distances by wireless, then reading each other's thoughts without the use of the voice and viewing -objects at long distance reeardless of intervening houses or hills. That it gets hot in Wisconsin admits of no further doubt. A few days ago a Milwaukee man observed how hot the concrete sidewalk had become, and wagered that he could fry an egg on it. He did, frying it to a good brown on one side, and then turning It over and frying it on the other. According to reports a concrete side walk in Milwaukee beats a stove for trying eggs, for the sidewalk fried them to a beautiful brown and not to a crisp. The frying process took just six minutes. Here is one place where Oregon is not .in the running. We can't fry eggs or anything else on the sidewalks. The Brook Lawn Country Club, of New York City, has purchased the residence of the late John A. McCall for $500,000 and will make of It the finest home of a country club in America. The property, which in cludes fifty-eight acres of land, cost $1, 000, 000, but when sold at auction brought pnly half that sum.' While the buildings may oe the best owned by any country club In America, the absence of an Oregon climate and the want of a view of Oregon snow capped peaks will put the club second to the Portland Country Club, all things considered. Georgia peach growers are discuss ing the advisability of cutting down part of their trees because thero Is apparent over-production resulting in unprofitable prices. If misery loves company the Oregon cherry grower might find some consolation in the plight of the Georgia peach grower. And yet, even at the low prices which prevailed this year, Oregon cherries yielded a fair profit to the grower. In many seasons the profit has been very large. Arthur Brisbane has been receiving innumerable press" compliments upon that speech of Hearst's. He probably hopes that Hearst will neglect to look over the reports from the clipping bureau. The motto of the Independence League convention was "No Chicago steam roller; no Denver stonecmsher." Very appropriate ndeed. All the league needs is a Toller and some rocks. Boston has organized a crusade against undesirable lodging-houses and a general investigation of all lodging-houses has been ordered. Strange, too, that a very large num ber of them resent investigation. At Milwaukee, Wis., the Sheriff's office was called up six times one Sunday evening' to protect as many picnic parties from the assaults of hoodlums. Is such the result of (Mil waukee's having become famous? Perhaps that Independence League will get big enough some day to de clare its' independence of Hearst. Still it is necessary to have some one to pay the expenses. Speaking of pledges to the people, did Chamberlain keep his of non-partisanship when he wired congratula tions to Bryan? Perhaps if. Mr. Cake had wanted somebody to take the chairmanship off his hands he would have found the person before he went East. Richard Croker say3 that Governor Hughes ought to be in the Salvation Army. No one will ever say that of Croker. Mr. Bryan evidently thinks by this time that, the statute of limitations has run against the crime of '73. , IX THE OREGON COUNTRY Drink Brer Near the "Rhine." Baker City Herald. Don't eat that watermelon too close to the rhine. Vollle Wattler's Great Head. Parkersvllle Jor. Gervals Star. Owing to the weather being so warm, Vollie Wattier took advantage of it and shocked his hay one night last week, finishing In time for breakfast. Hovr They Do It In Morrow. lone Proclaimer. Mr. Lowell went out to Messrs. Allin gers and Calkins' ranches last Sunday and "witched" two wells. He says they will get plenty of water, at 125 feet. Advice to Mother and Father. . Albany-Democrat.. Be gentle with the boys during the runaway age, which Is about 15. Make home a nice place worth staying, and don't be crotchety over little things. Porter Leaves for Trip Around World. Walla Walla Bulletin. E. W. Few, who has been employed as porter In J. M. Keeler's barber shop on Main street, left this afternoon for Kot Lake, Oregon, where he will spend two or three weeks. He will then re turn to this city, leaving a few days later for San Francisco, where he will embark on a trip around the world. Beware the Hunting Fool. Drain Nonpareil. There would not be so many people shot for deer and bear if people who go into the woods during the hunting season would wear light-colored shirts and hats. The woods ore full of fools now who shoot at any moving object the color of a bear or deer. "Old Man" Bennett's Turkeys. Irrlgon Irrigator. The Irrigator man got a setting, or sitting, as you prefer, of eggs last Spring and now has 11 fine "birds, weighing seven or eight pounds each. With any sort of luck and care, they will weigh 20 pounds each by Thanks giving. They are fed on alfalfa and grain, and are growing like weeds. The Morning ' After In a Dry County. CorJdon lobe. The meteoric phenomenon that shot across he skies In. a northwesterly direction in the cold gray dawn Wed nesday, scattering rays of light and setting the firmament aglow, was one of the prettiest sights ever witnessed in Condon. The strange apparition re sembled a huge eky rocket and the illumination lasted about three seconds. It then burst forth Into a number of scintillating balls, which gradually dis appeared from view. Mr. McQuillan's Happy Family. Hillsboro Argus. William McQuillan, who lives south east of town, has a hen whose breed will hereafter be known as "Roose velt." The hen in question this season hatched, at one sitting, 28 young chicks, all of which are alive save one, 'which was devoured by a hawk. He also has a three-quarters Jersey heifer which he states is giving milk of good quality without having gone through the formality of becoming a mother. The animal la only 17 months of age. For freak cows and poultry, Mr. Mc Quillan 1 entitled to a blue ribbon. What 'Charley Bond Found Out. Pendleton Tribune. ' Charley Bond returned home yester day from a 10 days' vacation In Seattle, Victoria and Portland. He is satisfied that "Portland has Seattle skinned a mile high," to use his Latin phrase, and said the reason for Seattle's seem ing superior activity is that its crowds are all on three blocks of two streets, while the stir in Portland covers an area 10 times as large. He went from Seattle to Victoria and back for 50 cents with a meal thrown in al though on that trip a meal is often thrown up. He enjoyad his vacation to the full and experienced some weather which eeemed as hot as that' of Pen dleton. Natural History In Coos. Marsh field News. While George Rosa and his haying crew were busy on his Catching slough ranch Saturday, John W. Bonebrake arrived on the scene, completely out of breath, and as soon as he was able to talk Informed them that an immenso bear was down in the marsh behind a log. George got his rifle, and the crew all quit work and went along to sew Bruin's finish. They got, within a few yards of the log when the "bear" raised his head to see what was up and their surprise may be imagined when they recognized a black colt be longing to a neighbor. While visiting his ranch on Haynes slough last week, Nels Rasmussen saw four deer near his house. They had not been hunted and consequently were quite tame, allowing him to come with in a few feet of them. He had no gun with him, but if he had one he doubts if he'd have used it, as he didn't need the meat and doesn t believe in de stroying game out of pure wantonness. THE "LOSELY" SHEEPHERDER Perhaps You Sympathise With Him; but First Hear This. ' Bert Huffman in East Oregonian. At the head of a deep, wooded canyon. a branch of Upper McKay Creek, I came upon a sheepherder's tent yesterday, and at sight of the camp there In the woods moralized upon the fate of the sheep- herder, and my heart went out In sym paty for him In his alleged "loneliness." But upon visiting his camp that eve ning I "took back" what I had said in sympathy for him and almost envied the entertaining versatility of his seclusion. In one corner of his tent was a good phonograph and nearer it several choice records. For my delight he rendered two or three selections by Patti, Caruso. Schumann-Heink and other singers, a speech by Bryan, a vaudeville selection and an act from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Under the head of his bed were half a dozen of the best magazines (some of which I had not found time to read), and at the foot of the bed lay well-thumbed copies of the latest novels.' I looked at this bronzed son of the hills in genuine envy. Here he may read, write, think, commune with Nature, or be carried to the great conservatories of the artists, while the driven slaves of the city must bend over a desk day and night to meet the terrific competition of this soulless commercial age. -THE? DEFALCATION OF PAHKHIRST Not the Seattle National Bank, but the First National of Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 1. (To the Editor.) I beg to call to your atten tion an Item published in The Ore gonian, July 31st, headed "Pay raised as he steals," as a dispatch from Seattle. This Item states that "R. F. Parkhurst, first assistant cashier of the Seattle National Bank, has been guilty of a large defalcation." I beg to say that Mr. Parkhurst had no connection with this bank, and that there has been no defalcation in the Seattle National Bank. As we have correspondents throughout Oregon and many friends in Portland, I think we are entitled to a retraction. E. W. ANDREWS, President Seattle National Bank. LIFE Sol NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING IS BEST Government Experts Prefer It Before Magazine Mention for Results. Baltimore American. Last year the Bureau of Navigation spent $50,000 In advertising to get re cruits for the Navy. Before repeating the experiment this year an investiga tion of results was made. Here are conclusions as given by the Investi gators: "All magazines and periodical advertising produced from one-fourth to one-sixt-?enth the returns In enlisted men that daily newspaper advertising did. The most profitable newspaper advertising was the 'Help Wanted.' By this means recruits cost the Bureau $3.86 each, as against $15 to $65 by certain classes of magazines and journals." As a conse quence the Bureau will hereafter spend most of its money in the newspapers. Other large advertisers have made im portant tests this year, and have decided to spend more of their money In the news papers. Since last Fall the heaviest aver age advertising loss of the newspapers of any city has been less than 15 per cent. In the magazines it has been over 30 per cent. Much of this was due to business depression, but a large part of it was owing to the change of policy of the big general advertisers. There are many who think that magazine advertising has reached its zenith and that there will be a steady decline. The short-sightedness of the magazine publishers in loading their books with many more pages of advertising than they gave to reading matter has had its effect, and there are other causes, such as duplication in cir culation, that have helped to turn the tide against them. How far they will be able to change all this remains to be seen, but it must be remembered that these publishers are men of resource and their advertising men are marvelous per suaders. In swinging back to the newspaper, general advertising is merely doing what it has always done. Both In this coun try and In Europe the big advertisers have tried every means of publicity, only to settle down In the newspapers after all their expensive experiments. The newspaper with a home circulation is the one sure publicity reliance. Nothing takes Its place. It is the universal medium. Every member of the family uses It, not once a week or once a month, but daily. Even the magazines get their circulation- by advertising in the newspapers. The newspapers have been so kind as to give them thousands of dollars' worth of free notices, and they have shown their gratitude by the grossest abuse and mis representation of the newspapers and by assuming a holier-than-thou attitude that makes them rather absurd. But we have no quarrel wlVh them. Things come out all right In the end, and the general ad vertisers are finding that fine stationery and a solicitor's eloquence do not pro vide an audience. So the men who pay for the advertising are going into the newspapers, where they will get what they pay for the attention of intelligent people who read and buy. THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY. Chronicles, Chapter L 1. How the faithful met. 2 How they spake. 8 How the people rejoiced when they were all done. And it came to pass at the Baker, which is a house of mirth, that the faith ful met together because William the Peerless would again lead their hosts to view but verily not to enter the Prom ised La"nd. And one Thomas, the doubter, arose, and came forward, leading one O'Day who no longer was a judge in the land and he who had been great spake unto the multitude. Great fear came upon them, and they did tremble, until he read from a parchment that which Cham berlaln the non-partisan sayeth. when they all became unterrlfied again. And when the Judge was done they all re joiced and beat upon the floor with the leather that covered their feet, for they were glad he was done. And then many others of the scribes and leaders came forth and spake to the people. There was Milton the Miller, and Samuel the Garland, from the cedars of Lebanon, and William the Kfser. from the land of Salem, and John, whose sur name was Stevenson, and Harris the laborer, and John the Gearin, who once sat in the councils of the great, and they all spake; and when they were all done the multitude again rejoiced with ex ceeding great joy because they were now all done. CHRONICLER. J. Ham Lewis' Whiskers, m MemorlaL Cincinnati Times-Star. Any time you go to a convention you'll find J. Ham Lewis there. Also the para graphers Immediately begin to talk about his pink whiskers, which is an injustice. They are. not pink, but a delicate shade of tan, wflich blends nicely with the other tints of his apparel. "I have vowed a vow not to cut my whiskers." said Mr. Lewis, when Interrogated. "You know, at one time in my life I was a longshore man In San Francisco. I was a meek longshoreman, long suffering and kind. and to the cruel words of my boss I had nothing to reply. He did not like the way I shoveled tfoal. and he said so. But I did not make any reply which might by any possibility Irritate him, for he was larger and of a more ferocious disposi tion than myself. But one time, by rea son of circumstances over which I had no control, I omitted for several weeks to have my whiskers cut. One day the boss remonstrated with me on this very bitterlj'. I had not replied to his state ments concerning my work, with which, in fact, I was more or less In sympathy. But my whiskers were my own. and I felt he had no right to animadvert upon them. So I whipped him. And It was from that circumstance that I really date my rise In condition, and therefore I have preserved my whiskers. I consider them a sort of a memorial." "SLEEPING BEAUTIES" AT PLAZA They Ogle at Women and Are Other wise Offensive. PORTLAND. Aug. 1. (To the Edi tor.) The Park rules read that one eide of the Plaza block Is intended for children and women and their escorts only. Would it not seem right and proper if those rules were enforced, either by the Park Commissioners or the police, so that men would be required to stay over on their own side of the Park, where they belong. Instead of lounging around and occupying the seats that are set aside , for women, and forcing the" latter to find seats on the ground or at the foot of a tree? There were 11 seats on the women's side of the Park occupied this after noon with male loungers and "sleeping beauties,"ywho make it a point to go there every afternoon and ogle and make eyes at every decent woman and girl who may pass by. It is time some thing was done to insure protection to respectable women and children who wish to spend a few hours In the cool Park on an afternoon during this warm weather. GEORGE H. WEST. Always the Best. Is the old fellow "What laughing at?" "A fine joke." "One he has just heard?" "No; one he has Just told.' SILHOUETTES - BT ARTHUR A. GREENE). It is said His Holiness the Pope contem plates creating a new American Cardinal. This department desires to enter the name of Archbishop Alexander Christie. His Grace needs a new hat, and a red one would certainly be most becoming. The Turks at home are Just now en joying a season of thanksgiving which is more than they will be able to do In this country next November. The prolonged silence of W. 3. U'Ren gives rise to the theory that he is off somewhere on a lonely moor, wandering through the mist and the weeping rain. What with a dull theatrical season in prospect and the present divorce wave among stage people there are likely to be a lot of prominent actresses open to engagements this Fall. ... In spite of the prevalent forest fires up to date, no one has accused George Chamberlain of setting the woods on fire with his Senatorial campaign. ... At the Seashore. "Mother may I go to swim?" "O yes, my little daughter. But your bathing suit's such a .perfect fit I wouldn't go in the water. Just stand around on the crowded beach And let the people watch yer." ... Now that the National convention of the Independence party is over, it Is presumed that the delegates are all back at their Jobs on the Hearst newspapers. ... A headline says: "Women Rule in Frolssay." Why specify Froissay? ... Because a man strikes an attitude he need not necessarily be considered bel ligerent. ... My Idea of a distinguished man is ona who has never had his picture in the papers. ... Time will cure almost everything but the habit of watching the clock. ... With many women, going to church on Sunday morning is equivalent to going to sea. ... The death of a rich man, who leaves his wealth well distributed by will, may be said to be a dead give away. ... If styles In women's headgear were anything like the present ones. Macbeth may have been looking at the foliage on his lady's hat when he shrieked: "And now a wood comes toward Dunsinane." ... As It Is Told. In far Arcady they tell a tale Of the days when the world was young, Of sisters twain who would fain remain As blithe as the songs they sung: But a fair knight cams to their palace gate And the sisters each sought his smiles; So a storm-cloud blew between the two. And each tried her woman's wiles. One was favored, the other scorned, And with one he rode away; But alas for the other she wept that day And her heart broke on the morrow. So those who from birth loved the sister's Mirth, Rechristened them Joy and Sorrow. a a The toper eventually acquires a voice of liquid quality. ... Bad tidings travel by automobile and good news on a limping mule. BLAMES BUTTERCUP FOR CANCER Dainty Flower Gets Black Eye From Shrewd Philadelphia PhyslHan. Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch. Apparently neither food, drink nor any description of household god le to be left for the enjoyment of mankind. If we are to believe all the doctors and food dissectors who have set themselves up as oracles In the matter of purity In all that we shall eat, drink, wear and rub up against. The very latest dis coverer in this domain Is one Dr. Chal fant. of Philadelphia, hitherto unknown to fame. Pretty nearly everything else in the world having been condemned for phyelcal use, or for the delight of the eye and the other senses. Dr. Chal fant attacks "sweet little buttercup, dear little buttercup." celebrated in lyric and opera as one of the most beautiful exemplars of the pure and simple life. The buttercup, according to Glial fan t, causes measles, chlekennox and other febrile diseases, and above all. Is the sole oaiwn of cancer. This medical savant challenges' anyone to cite a case of cancer that Is not pro duced by contact with buttercups or ny eating or meat Infected with the buttercup virus. The majority of man and womankind. scientists and the learned professions included, win dismiss this attack on the buttercup with the eingle word. Bosh!" The assertion Is ventured that thousands of persons, the oldest as well as the youngest Inhabitants of the rural regions of the United States, will respond with the information to Dr. Chalfant that they have lived In but tercup regions all their lives, have eaten of mutton all their Uvea where sheep have pastured In meadows golden with buttercups, and that they have never known of a case of cancer; while town-bred people who have never seen buttercup and who would not eat sheep at all. were victims of the dread disease. Next we shall be told that roses breed catarrh because there are persona who cannot Inhale the perfume of a rose without sneezing. The etiquette of medical societies. for some occult reason, opposes adver tising by their members, but there are more means of advertising than the publication of a card at advertising rates, possibly the buttercup method may prove to be one of the most spec tacular if not one of the most perma nent. An Old Adage Amended. It takes nine tailors to make a man- but only one dressmaker to break him. Lipplncott's Magazine. My Garden Gste. "Wh.n I .hall havs a garden of my own, " All wild anil free and fair. There'll be a corner aet apart. aiy inenu, nni j-wu uwiiio mens i Brlnr with you, then, into that tangled tpot Your tender thoughts and brave. All thoie gentle things of life Which, wearied of the blinding strife. A sanctuary crave. And there with love and peace to hedge ue in. The world's unrest may -wait: While from the tired hours We steal a moment mid the flowers Wiiiun on rp"dftn sate.
