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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.