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THE SAME A8 AFOMTIMK.
It l well known that many busi
ness transaction are awaiting- the
event of the Presidential election. It
1 within every persons knowledge.
"Wait till after the election, then we 11
ee ' I. the most common remark one
Hears these days. It may not-be wise
we think, for all of us will atlll be
here after the election, no matter
what the result, and we should and
must make the beet of It. But It la
tiseless to deny that apprehension ex
ists as to consequences, should Bryan
toe elected. It exists among not a
few even of those who still, out of
partisan feeling, will vote for Bryan.
Kor gratltlcation of partisan feeling
Is a luxury with many, even If they
re in doubt about the further con
sequence of It.
It is right and proper for a news
paper, or for a party committee, if
either shall desire, to make Inquiry
among business men. as to their opin
ion about the probable effect, on busi
ness and affairs, of the success of one
party or another. Mr. Bryan's course
en many matters relating to money
and monetary standard, and therefore
to industry and business In general,
together with his propagation of dis
turbing Ideas that throw doubt upon
credits and maintenance or growth of
values. Is a fact not to be disregarded;
for It Is present with us. It la noted;
here, and in ail parts of the country.
They who feel the apprehension did
rot create it. It has been created by
the career of Mr. Bryan and by the
course of his party. Every campaign
he makes Is. Tlrtually. a class war.
The protest of Chairman Mack of
the Democratic National Committee.
gainst expression by men in business
of their opinions on this subject, as
well as against solicitation by news
paper men and others of opinions for
publication. Is puerile. The political
topic Is the leading one of the time,
and this is part of It In the Judgment
of many Is the most important part.
To look before him is the prerogative
of every man. and his duty. too. For
prudence, even in excess, belongs to
the family of virtues. On the other
hand, wsnt of forethought and refusal
to consider consequence are nega
tives only. Prudence, forecast, appre
hension of consequences, have beaten
Bryan heretofore; and It Is not the
common opinion or general Judgment
that success for him on those occa
sions would have been best for the
country.
Is It possible that the people of the
T'nited States regret his former de
feats? If not. there Is no good rea
son why they, or the majority of them,
should desire his election now. He
is the same man as aforetime.
By the financial and business peo
ple of the United Stales Bryan always
has been dreaded. And by all Its fore
seeing and careful people. Including
the more Intelligent and thrifty and
conservative labor or working body.
8..ur and unreasonable discontent:
"agitators" who have nothing to rose
and no hope of gain except through
disorder; revolutionaries and Catlll
tiarlans. "prodigal of their own sub
stance and covetous of that of oth
ers:'.' politicians who are ambitious to
lead all these, and gamblers who. In
all ages, have been ready to furnish
the money for such enterprises, hop
ing for influence and profit for them
selves; partisans who may mean well
but are so dense that the partisan
fueling has the ascendant over all
ther considerations; these descrip
tions are and for j'ears have been en
listed under the Bryan banner, as
tinder the like banner they have been
enlisted since the beginning of the
history of human society and govern
ment. The trouble never -will end. of
course; for the Interests of human so
ciety, though the tame in their ulti
mate, must be diverse In their meth
od. But we may gather lessons for
Instruction, as we go on. N
W AITING TO SEE.
In miwl things. Indeed in all things
upon which he is most insistent, Bryan
is regarded as a dangerous innovator
and utnplst. That Is the reason why
multitudes who do business, or have
business operations In view, are say
ing. "Walt till after the election."
The banks all over the country are
frald of disturbance, and conse
quently are managing their resources
to the limit of conservatism. They
are holding their dposlts. to an ex
tent almost unprecedented, "till after
the election." This is prudence. It
may not be necessary, yet is believed
to be wise: but It affects all trade
except perhaps the trade In absolute
necessaries.
Of the laws of money and of credit
Bryan knows absolutely nohing. Had
he known. It is not probable that in
his former campaigns he would have
proclaimed that he had "enlisted in a
war of extermination" against the
gold standard a war that would not
cease so long as there was any party
or even any considerable number of
men attempting to force this "for
eign yoke" on a free and Independent
people. That bitter flght will not be
forgotten so long as the leader of It Is
before the American people for their
suffrages.
Insistence on his scheme of bank
guaranty is another source of dis
quiet. It may not be able to carry,
in legislation, but It creates uneasiness
and apprehension. The very propo
sition obstructs and hampers legiti
mate banking, checks credit and stops
the movement of money. It Is one
of the causes why so many say. "Wait
till after the election."
Look at the peculiar "anti-trust"
measure, of which Bryan is the advo
cate and promoter. His platform
would make It necessary' for a manu
facturing or trading corporation en
gaged In Interstate commerce to take
out a Federal license before it 8h.aU
be permitted to control as much as
IS per cent of the product In which
It deals. There are no exceptions.
It might make a lot of trouble, but
never would be practicable. The 25
per cent limit would divide corpor
ations which must take out licenses
or be punished and those thst need
not take them out. And If any estab
lishment were to control more than
50 per cent of the total product of a
commodity Its productivity would be
reduced. How regulate on this arbi
trary planT An absolute poser Is
offered by the Baltimore Bun. That
Journal cites the Consolidated Duck
Company, whose plant at Woodberry.
Md- manufactures about 80 per cent
of the total amount of cotton duck
consumed In the United States: and.
In order to conform to the proposed
prohibition, it wtuld accordingly have
to shut down fully one-third of Its
operating plant. "If the extent of this
company's business Is due to evil prac
tices practices of an unfair, oppress
ive or predatory nature there would
be good ground for stamping upon It
with the heavy foot of the law, even
though this might Involve unmerited
hardship to Its employes, but to cut
off one-third of its life with the exe
cutioner's ax for no other reason than
Its sixe does not seem a very well
conceived measure of remedial Jus
tice." The crudity of this scheme. Its chi
merical nature. Is the only assurance
against the danger and injury of it.
These things are typical. Of all such
theories what Is known as Bryanlsm
Is the embodiment. Other crazy proj
ects may be In store. People say,
therefore, "Wait till after election."
Then, after election, should this party
succeed, they will probably wait a
while longer. The situation Is not
very different from that of 18?.
GUARANTEE GRAIN DEPOSITS. TOO.
A warehouse company at Albany
has "gone broke" and the farmers
who had grain stored In the ware
house complain that their property Is
gone and that they cannot get the
money. They should have the Demo
cratic party amend its platform by In
serting a plank demanding compul
sory guaranty of grain deposits.
Then the honest and thrifty ware
housemen of one community would
be compelled to pay the losses of the
dishonest or Incapable warehousemen
of another community. By putting
such a plank In the platform the Dem
ocrats could surely catch the votes of
farmers who had grain In a busted
warehouse.
Isn't that what the Democrats put
the bank guaranty plank In their plat
form for?
A CENTRAL NORMAL SCHOOL.
The rational solution of the Normal
School question is not at all difficult.
A single central school, amply sup
ported and provided with a complete
equipment is what we ought to have.
To act as feeders for the high grade
central school there should be a
training school In each county sup
ported by the taxpayers. This would
really be a saving to them, since most
of the money which they now pay to
teachers Is wasted because those who
receive it know nothing about their
profession. The device of county
training schools has worked admirably
In Wisconsin and has been one among
the many factors which has brought
the population of that state to the
front In economic and political Intel
ligence. However, plans which are thorough
ly rational can seldom be adopted.
The voters seem to demand more or
less folly in any educational system
which they are willing to support.
Therefore It Is not believed that Ore
gon Is yet ready to abandon Its scheme
of divided and dissipated resources
and concentrate upon a single power
ful school. The change from three to
two Is the best we can hope for, and
very likely that Is more than we shall
get. It would be an actual saving of
money to the state to support one
Normal faculty In luxury and pay the
railroad fare of students from all parts
of the state to the central school.
Their board could be paid throughout
the school year and still money would
be saved in comparison with the pres
ent system. But arguments of this
kind count for nothing. The grocers
and boarding-house keepers of each
village have votes and hence they
must be placated with a sop from the
state treasury. A single school could
have complete modern apparatus, a
faculty of highly trained scientists,
numerous and Influential, a large stu
dent body, and could do more for the
schools of the state many times over
than a dozen feeble Institutions' such
as we now endure.
But Mr. Ayer is right in seeking the
best attainable Instead of the absolute
best. He Is to be congratulated upon
his courage In making a minority re
port. The minority ought always to
make Itself heard, for It Is often right.
OVERLOOKING MERE TECHNICALITIES.
In Its decision in the Sellwood elec
tion fraud case the Oregon Supreme
Court followed a rule of practice
which, if generally adopted, would
very materially lessen the number of
cases reversed on purely technical
grounds. At the trial of the case In
the Circuit Court, the Judge made re
marks and comments which the Su
preme Court holds were highly im
proper, because they were of such a
nature as to Influence the Jury In ar
riving at Its verdict. If the case had
been one In which there could be a
difference of opinion, the remarks
probably would heive been reason for
reversal. Even in this case some
courts would have reversed the case
because the verdict might have been
different If the objectionable remarks
had not been made. But the Supreme
Court looket at the evidence and
found that the defendant had admit
ted the acts charged, though denying
that the acts constituted a crime under
the statute. This being true, the court
held that the defendant had not been
injured, for upon his own admissions
he was clearly guilty.
But, though the Oregon Supreme
Court did not give its approval to the
plea for reversal upon a technicality,
the facts In this case are not such as
to furnish an example of the broad
rule which many people believe
should prevail when cases are tried on
appeal. In the case under considera
tion the guilt was practically admit
ted. In many other cases the guilt is
satisfactorily proved, but. because of
some Improper remark .which could
be considered prejudicial to the de
fendant only by assuming that the
Jury had not ordinary Intelligence,
courts have ordered reversals. Some
times a very unimportant remark by
the trial Judge or the admission of
some slightly Improper evidence is
made the ground for reversal, even
though an inspection of the evidence
would show that the Jury had arrived
at a Just verdict. Some courts grant
new trials upon the theory that. If the
error had not been committed, the
verdict might have been different. The
rule more In harmony with the pro
motion of Justice Is that a case should
be reversed only when the Appellate
Court can say from all the evidence,
that if the error had not been com
mitted the verdict probably would
have been different. Trial Judges try
to be fair In criminal cases. If they
make mistakes the errors are gener
ally of little consequence. Quite fre
quently, when Improper remarks are
made, these comments are called forth
by the Improper conduct of the attor
ney for the defendant who is trying
to get before the Jury evidence not
admissible under the rules of law. To
grant a reversal In such a case
would be to permit a man to take ad
vantage of his own wrong, which
should never be.
. Exact Justice cannot be done In
every case. Because that Is true the
law has given defendants the benefit
of the presumption of Innocence, re
quiring the state to prove them guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt. The law
does not require that guilt be estab
lished to a mathematical certainty,
nor should an appellate court hold a
trial court to an exact compliance
with technical rules of procedure.
When a defendant has had a fair trial
upon the merits he should not be per
mitted to avoid an Imposed penalty
by raising technical questions which
do not go to the merits. .
DR. OILMAN.
Daniel Colt Gilman, who died at
Norwich, Connecticut on October IS,
was one of he foremost educationists
In the world. With the possible ex
ception of President Eliot of Harvard
he did more for the higher education
than any of his contemporaries. As
President of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity In Baltimore" he radically
changed the conceptions of his coun
trymen as to what the higher, or uni
versity, education is, and how it
should be acquired. He - definitely
abandoned the primitive, futile meth
ods which up to that time had pre
vailed in our universities, and put in
practice the German system of aca
demic freedom, individual research
and seminary Instruction. Before Dr.
Oilman's day the routine instruction
everywhere . In America had been
either from antiquated, misleading
text-books, or by dull, half-digested
lectures. Now, owing to his Influence
and example, our college teachers are
pioneers In the Investigation of truth
and it Is the ambition of many of
them to produce text-books which
are vital and accurate. "
Dr. Gilman was president of Johns
Hopkins University for sixteen years.
During that time he labored without
cessation to fix in the minds of our
teachers that it was the "exceptional
man" upon whom they should be
stow their choicest efforts. Humanity
is to be advanced by concentrating ed
ucational work where it will count for
the most. This was his motto. When
he finally resigned the presidency of
Johns Hopkins and took up the ad
ministration of the great Carnegie do
nation at Washington, the same prin
ciple guided him. The aim of the
Carnegie Institution Is to single out
exceptional men here, there and
everywhere, and aid them to make
their gifts effective. 'When he opened
the Johns Hopkins University Dr. Gil
man was reproached for beginning his
work in a few dingy buildings In the
heart of Baltimore instead of spend
ing his endowment upon a row of
magnificent palaces in .the American
fashion. "A university is made by Its
faculty, not by Its buildings," he re
plied. So he brought together Syl
vester, Gildersleeve. Sir William
Thompson, and Haupt for a beginning,
but In time the buildings came also.
THE SAINTLY MR. BRYAN.
Mr. Bryan complains that Mr. Taft
did not discuss the question of guar
anteeing bank deposits In his oratori
cal flight through Nebraska. We
should not be surprised if he did avoid
it and should commend his wisdom
therefor. The subject of the deposit
guaranty Is a ticklish one in the tier
of states which enjoy the stimulating
adjacency of Oklahoma. That hereti
cal state has Infected her neighbors
with wild theories about all sorts of
subjects, banking among them. The
Idea has flitted over the Nebraskan
line from southward that it would be
an excellent thing for the state to as
sure to each depositor In the banks
the ultimate return of his money. So
fascinated Is this economic aberration
that It has even led astray certain
Nebraskan Republicans in spite of the
rigorous discipline which they live
under, and it has bewrayed them Into
an expression of approval somewhere
In their lately adopted platform. Now
it is a prime rule of policy among
missionaries not to try to induct the
heathen Into the full glare of the
pure faith all at once, but to minimize
as much as possible the contrast be
tween the old error and the new truth.
If therefore Mr. Taft preserved a
discreet silence concerning the de
posit guaranty in Nebraska, it was a
species of pious strategy which will
no doubt ultimately redound to the
good of the souls of those whom he
temporarily permitted to linger In
their blindness. On his next spell
binding tour the Nebraskan farmers
will be ready for the higher truth, and
he will then expound it to them in all
Its fullness. As St. Paul puts it, we
should not feed children with 1 meat
Ot only for men. But the accusation
against? Mr. Taft of modifying his
speeches to suit the opinions of his
auditors comes with a certain
piquancy from Mr.. Bryan. It Is a
case of the pot calling the kettle
black, if there ever was such a case.
What sucking dove ever roared more
gently than did the sapient Mr.
Brian In his late visit to the East?
What candidate ever put his repug
nant qualities and beliefs Into the
background more carefully and ad
vanced his winning ones more con
spicuously than did the peerless one
while he was wooing the reluctant
Democrats of New England and the
Middle states? Has not Mr. Bryan
one set of doctrines for the radical
Oklahomans, another not quite so dar
ing for the central tier of states east
of the Mississippi, and still another
from which everything startling has
been eliminated for the Atlantic sea
board? In the South he stands for
the chain-gang, the dragonading of
labor unions with the militia and the
social degradation of the blacks. In
Illinois he cannot say enough about
the nobility of the sturdy sons of toll
and a black man is his sworn brother.
In Kansas he Is the foe of the saloon.
King Alcohol Is defied by nobody
there so valiantly as by the golden
tongued orator of the Platte, but in
Indiana Mr. Bryan gets his principal
support from the saloons and Is glad
of It. In Iowa he abhors gambling,
but In New York his chlsf followers
are the racetrack gamblers who are
howling with rage against Governor
Hughes and he would not dare to
whisper a syllable of his Western ex
hortations in their hearing In the
fine art of adapting his speeches to the
preferences of his hearers no orator
excels Mr. Bryan. More than that, he
can modify his principles also to suit
times and circumstances, which gives
him a great advantage over Mr. Taft.
The Republican candidate seems to
possess a set of principles which he
cannot change to order. He even goes
so far as to reiterate some of the
most unpopular of them merely be
cause he believes they are right. This
is a piece of folly which Mr. Bryan
would never commit. He would
abandon the obnoxious principles and
aver that he had never held them.
The extreme delicacy of Mr. Bryan's
moral sense In this campaign is amaz
ing. Not only does he object to Mr.
Taft's adapting his speeches to his
audiences, but he is also much dis
turbed about the source of the con
tributions to the Republican campaign
fund. He 'Is convinced that if the
names of the contributors were to be
published a taint would be discovered
on most of the money they have
donated. Here again Mr. Bryan's vir
tuous precepts apply strictly to his
opponents. He himself is emancipated
from them. In his net all fish are
welcome without discrimination as to
size or color. In New York the rivu
lets which go to swell his campaign
fund come from Tammany and Tam
many gets them by blackmailing the
tenderloin. In Indiana Mr. Taggart
and his cohort of gamblers contrib
ute their mites. The whisky trust
endows the holy treasury from Illi
nois. Thus It will be seen how pure
the springs are from which Mr.
Brian's campaign money flows and
how much cause he has to rebuke Mr.
Taft for accepting tainted contribu
tions. Common sense would teach us
that the Important question concern
ing campaign funds is not so much
who gives them as how they are spent.
Little as Mr. Bryan may believe it a
bad man may contribute money to a
cause from good motives, but of
course when a candidate is a saint
himself and heads a party of angels
he need ask nothing from sinners.
"Permit me to improve this oppor
tunity also to express my high appre
ciation of your most courteous and
efficient action in response to our re
quest regarding the consideration of
the subsidy matter with Mr. Griscom,"
wrote Standard Oil Archbold to, Mr.
Sibley, as he called attention to an in
closed check for $5000, sent "at the
request of Mr. Griscom." Thus was
Standard Oil anxious that trade
should "follow the flag," provided the
flag brought with it a subsidy wrung
from the producers of the country for
the sole purpose of enriching million
aires already rich beyond the compre
hension of the ordinary mind.
One of the duties and responsibili
ties of a President Is that of repre
senting this country in making treat
ies with other countries, declaring
war and making peace. Such a task,
on Important occasions, can be per
formed only by a man of calm, consid
erate Judgment. As between Taft and
Bryan there can be no two opinions
as to which would be the better rep
resetatlve of this country in Interna
tional affairs. Even Democrats will
not class Bryan as a diplomat.
There are over 9000 more regis
tered voters in Seattle than in Port
land. But registration In Portland is
not yet quite complete, and the popu
lation of Seattle Is more mutable than
that of Portland. Nevertheless, there
can be no doubt that,-In comparison
of the two cities, the population of Se
attle is greater. The city has taken In
all suburbs, and its area is much
larger.
After so long a calm and steady
sunshine, for greater part of seven
months. It was bound to come the
rain was bound to come. Never did
the dry soil drink it more eagerly.
You may as well, however, be pre
pared for the fact that. Just as tho
rain didn't know when to begin, it
will not know when to stop.
They say that Mrs. Waymire, hav
ing forfeited her bond, and the money
having been confiscated, never will
appear In Portland again. She will
ply her trade elsewhere," and may
"work" other Mayors. Our Mayor
managed to get out of it; whereof we
are glad. But see Matt., v.: 2 8.
Signs are of a general uprising
against the Bryan campaign effort of
the men who do the business and own
the property and do the work and
carry on the Industries of the country.
It ought to be. so, Just as It was in
1898.
As the season of active work draws
to a close it is evident that much of
the hundred million set aside early in
the year by the Harriman system for
new lines has been spent on surveys in
Eastern Oregon.
Of course we shall have a Normal
School fight in the Legislature next
Winter. A Normal School fight, like a
House Bill 104, every Legislature has
with 1t.
Chicago claims the baseball cham
pionship of the world. But hold!
Last May Portland defeated the Chi
cago team. Pass over that pennant.
As ballooning seems to be the art
of dodging destruction, the Europeans
thus far must give the Americans
championship honors.
"Reform" has accomplished at least
one of Its worthy objects repeal (by
court decision) of a Sunday law that
could not be enforced.
It is a safe guess that If Speaker
Cannon's district should turn him
down, the man It elects to Congress
will not be Speaker.
Murphy, Tammany boss, puts $10,
000 into the Bryan fund. But Murphy
got it easily. He fixes and levies the
taxes of New York.
One more law that needs enforcing
since it is on the statute books is
that forbidding anybody in public
places to swear.
Rain has returned to start the po
tatoes and the grass agrowing and to
make some persons growl.
Where now are the gentlemen once
so full of fight when anybody criti
cised the city charter?
Actress Hopper Is proving herself a
real heroine in foiling those heavy
villains, the lawyers. .
Mr. Bryan Is a wiser son since
learning that Roosevelt is not his po
litical father.
Rain at last. Well, we predicted it.
! BARRETT talks am: jiurx i 1-10 ox i
Tells or Possibilities of Trade With
, Southern Republics.
EUGENE. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
John Barrett, director of the Bureau
of American Republics, addressed a
large audience at Villard Hall. Uni
versity of Oregon, tonight by invita
tion of the University faculty and the
Eugene Commercial Club. . His subject
was "What the Pacific Ocean Holds In
Store for the People of Oregon." He
talked principally of the South Ameri
can republics, telling of their present
Importance and future greatness, and
the durles and opportunities of the
Pacific Coast states toward those coun
tries. Mr. Barrett said that the great
est work done by tbe United States fn
connection with the digging of the
Panama Canal was the reforming of
sanitary condition In that section,
which had more than Justified the ef
fort that has been put forth in the
great engineering project.
The speaker's description of the
South American countries was of deep
interest to the audience, composed
largely of students, and after the lsv
ture hundreds of people remained to
meet the guest of the University and
the city.
Mr. Barrett announced that he -was
arranging to give a splendid cup to be
competed for by the football teams of
the three state universities, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. The Univer
sity to hold the cup must win it two
years in succession. It will then be
the property of the winning institution
until it is won by another school.
SUES FOR MOXEY FOR PAVING
Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co.
Asks $13,923.50 of City.
The Carbolineum Wood Preserving Com
pany is endf-avoring to obtain $13.S2rs.50
from the City of Portland, through a suit
filed in the Circuit Court yesterday morn
ing. This is alleged to be the amount
which the city contracted to pay for the
Improvement of Albina avenue between
Page and River streets.
After the contract was let the city reas
sessed the property-owners who would be
benefited by the improvement, and they
refused to pay the assessments and
brought suit in the Circuit Court. This
resulted in an injunction restraining the
city from collecting. It is alleged by the
Carbolineum Company, which made the
improvements on Albina avenue .in 1904,
that the city did not comply with the pro
visions of 'the charter in making the re
assessments, and that it has made no ef
fort to collect from the property-owners,
or to hasten the pending suit In the Cir
cuit Court. On December 24, 1903, and
January 8, 1904, the city Issued 21 warrants
to cover the contract price of the improve
ment. It Is alleged in the complaint that
the City Treasurer has refused to pay
these warrants when presented by the
company.
SAYS SHE WAS UNDER SPELL
Woman Alleges She Was Compelled
to Give Up Home.
Alleging . that she was under a spell
when she deeded to Charles Downer her
home In Howe's Addition, estimated to be
worth $6000, Julia O'Connell, a widow,
has brought suit in the Circuit gourt
through C. H. Piggott, her "next friend,"
to have the deed declared invalid. It is
alleged the woman is of weak mind, and
almost wholly under the control of Down
er, who is said to have paid her nothing
for the property. It is asserted, however,
that he says he paid the woman more
than $3000.
The transfer of the property, described
as the north half of lots' 1 and 2, and
lots 8 to 10, block 3, was made September
29. Piggott says that although he has
been the legal adviser of Mrs. O'Connell
for the last 18 months, the transfer of the
property was made without his knowledge.
Downer, It is asserted, is now about to
mortgage the house and lots to William
G. Bell. The complaint asks that a re
straining order be issued, as the widow
with two minor children will otherwise
be deprived of her home.
AFRAID OF THREAT TO KILL
Clara Kruger Seeks Divorce From
Hnsband and Wants Child.
Believing that her husband intends to
carry out a threat made, last May to
'take herlife, Clara Kruger has filed di
vorce proceedings in the Circuit Conr
against Richard Kruger. She 6ays tnat
their troubles began on April 1 last, and
that matters continued to grow worse
until May 1, when her husband "threw a
cup of scalding coffee at her. The couple
were married in Berlin, Germany, in 1895.
They have one child, 14 years old.
The divorce suit Is a sequel to the suit
filed In the Circuit Court recently by Kru
ger In which he alleged that William
Heed alienated his wife's affections. His
wife refers to this suit, alleging that it is
malicious, and that the charges are false.
She asks to be awarded the custody of
their child. Frits Kruger, and to be given
$35 a month alimony. John C. Shlllock
appears as her attorney. '
McDonald Is Exonerated.
LA GRANDE. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
P. A. McDonald has been completely ex
onerated of the charge .of having misdi
rected the distribution of, the estate of
the late John Morrison in connection
with the famous Morrison escheat case,
which was tried here this week. Though
It was predicted this would be the out
come. It was not until this afternoon,
when the last hread of connection was
severed by the Circuit Court ruling that
McDonald's actions were regular.
The case is now in the hands of the
Jury, though no verdict is expected to
night. Two Apply for Divorces.
Charging Elmer Howard Pierce with
deserting her February 15, 1904. Nettie
E. Pierce has brought suit against him
In the Circuit Court to obtain a divorce.
They were married at Toledo, O., May
17, 1900.
J. E. May has filed a divorce suit
against Delia May. They were married
In Spokane, Wash., November 14, 1906.
She deserted, he charges, September 10,
1907. They have no children.
Holman Case Is Continued.
The suit of Guy E. Holman against
the O. R. A N. Co. and the Chicago &
Northwestern was continued yesterday
morning until Saturday, to give the
plaintiff and defendants an opportunity
to reach a compromise. Holman alleged
that he shipped a trunk from the East
to Portland as baggage, and never re
ceived It. He said it contained jewelry,
and demanded damages. .
Suit to Condemn Land.
The United Railways Company has
brought suit against Percy H. Blythe
and Mary A. Blythe, to have a 30-foot
strip across their property on the St.
Helens road condemned for the use of
the railway company. It Is asserted
that this land Is worth $1500. but that
the plaintiff and defendants have been
unable to agree on a price.
Asks Payment for Goods.
F. P. Leach has filed suit in the Cir
cuit Court against William Franklin
and the Union Iron Works, to recover
$1101, which he says is due him for
goods delivered la 1907 and this year.
Congressman Warns Voters Against
Political Charlatans.
ST. HELENS Or Oct. 14. (Special.)
Notwithstanding a heavy downpour
of rain, a big audience assembled at
Houlton last night to hear Representa
tive Ellis speak upon the Issues of
the campaign from a Republican stand
point. His address was listened to
with marked attention and liberally
applauded. Mr. Ellis made a very
earnest and able argument In favor
of continuing in power the party whose
policies have brought prosperity to the
country and maintained the " highest
standard of wages ever received by
workingmen.
He warned the people of the folly
ot following every political will
of the wisp, or new fad that makes its
appearance, and said that many Re
publicans had been taught conserva
tism by past experiences along these
lines. He believed they would be slow
in the future to follow after leaders
who have no fixedprinciples, but will
ingly advocated any thing they be
lieved would serve to secure the votes
of the unthinking.
He described Mr. Taft as a man well
fitted by temperament and experience
to administer wisely the affairs of the
Nation in the interests of all the
people, without regard to classes.
T. A. McBride Introduced Mr. Ellis
In a very complimentary address in
which he mentioned 'the fact thr.t Mr.
Ellis had succeeded him as district at
torney, and from that until the present
time had held the confidence and es
teem of the people of his district. J.
Warren 3ulck president of the Taft
Republican JZIub, was chairman of the
meeting. Tr . .
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Citizens' League Is Formed.
MARSHFiBLD. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
The Citiien's League is the name of an
organization which has been formed, in
Marshfield for the purpose of taking
part in municipal affairs. The aim
of the league is given as being for bet
ter city government. The secretary
reports that 320 voters have signed a
petition to become members of the
league. Whether the deliberations of
the organization will be operf or held
in secret has not been determined.
Butler Speaks at Grants Pass.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Oct. 14. (Spe
clal.) Through an arrangement with
the Taft and Sherman Club, R. R. But
ler, of -Condon, spoke tonight in the
opera house on the political issues of
the campaign. Occupying the platform
with the speaker were many promi
nent Republicans. Judge W. C. Hale,
president of the club, presided and In
troduced the speaker, who dealt with
the issues in a convincing maner and
was given hearty applause.
,. I
Randon Republicans Organize.
BANDON, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
The Bandon Taft and Sherman .Club
was organized here last night with G.
T. Treadgold as president and Herbert
Manciette as secretary, with a charter
membership of over 100. Arrangements
were made to have a grand rally on the
occasion of Congressman Ellis' visit,
October 23. More than 400 Republican
voters are registered in the precinct
outnumbering all the Democrats 4 to 1.
Rally at Marshfield Tonight.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
A big Republican meeting will be held in
this city tomorrow. Representative Ellis,
of Pendleton, will be the principal
speaker. Judge C. A. Sehlbrede has
appointed committees to take in
charge the arrangements and every ef
fort is being made to hold a record
breaking meeting. This will be the
first political gathering of the cam
paign here.
Improves City's Health.
EUGENE. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) The
heavy rains of the past few days have
been warmly welcomed Ijy the farmer )
this community. Pastures were Decerning
very dry, and Fall plowing was impossi
ble in many places. Not only Is the rain
welcomed by the farmers, but by people
in general here, as health conditions have
noticeably improved since the rain began
to fall.
PHYSICIAN DISOBEYS COURT
Refuses to N'eglect Practice When
Called as Witness.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 14 (Special.) Dr.
H. R. Kauffman, of Glendale, Douglas
County, apparently is In serious trouble
with the Circuit Court of Marion County.
He is in contempt and on order of Judge
Burnett a bench warrant was issued to
day for his arrest. Dr. Kauffman had
been subpenaed to appear today as a
witness for the defense In a criminal case
against Dr. E. E. Jackson, of Stayton,
who is on trial for biting part of a thumb
off the hand of George Davie last July.
When Dr. Kauffman received his sup
pena he telegraphed the attorneys on
both sides that he could not come, and
also called up Judge Burnett by long
distance telephone and explained that he
Is the only doctor in Glendale. and that
he had patients to care for that he could
not leave.
Judge Burnett told him he must come,
but he ignored both the subpena and
the judge's instructions, with the result
that he will be brought here tomorrow
In the custody of a Sheriff. The attor
neys, for the defense will ask that he be
punished for contempt.
LIQUOn-SELLERS FEEL ALARM
Union County 'Grand Jury Returns
Many Indictments.
LA GRANDE. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.)
After having been under suspicion for
several weeks and having twice been ar
rested on the charge of selling liquor at
Hilgard,' In this county, contrary to the
local option law. Nels Holverson was to
night released by the grand jury. Th
jury has reported a large number of In
dictments and It Is positively known that
some of them are liquor cases. Not a
single case has been made public. Ar
rests will be made tomorrow.
There Is considerable uneasiness among
the saloon men of the county over the
finding of the Indictments, as It has been
learned that for the past two or three
weeks a private detective, employed by
the antl-saloon organizations, has been
busy gathering evidence against ' blind
pigs," and laid much of it before the
grand Jurors.
Killed In Football Game.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Oct. 14.
Word has just been received here of the
death at Faribault, Minn., of Arthur Ran
kin, son of George S. Rankin, of this city,
general manager of the Yakima Valley
Transportation Company. Death was the
result of injury received in a football
game between the Shattuck Military
Academy team, of which Rankin was a
member. and the St. Galahad, Wis.,
team. Young Rankin sustained a frac
tured rib, which caused an inflammation
from which pleurisy developed.
Can't Quit Senatorial Race.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Oct. 14. (Special.)
Henry J. Snlvely, of North Yakima, to
day wired the Secretary of State declin
ing to make the race on the Democratic
ticket for State Senator for Yakima and
Benton Counties. Secretary'NIchols has
certified the nomination and cannot now
remove Snively's name.
Provision of State Law to Protect Co
selearlon Grower.
HOOD RIVER. Or, Oct 13. Portland
Oregonlan, Portland. Or., Gentlemen:
We inclose herewith a copy of an act
which was passed by the Oregon Legis
lature in 190", regarding the marking
of green fruit packages. The apple
shipping season is at hand, and we be
lieve it would be of general Interest to
have a copy of this act appear in some
early number of your paper.
The object of this act, as you will
note, is to prohibit the shipment of fruit
under misrepresentation as to where It
was grown. Such methods would b
a detriment to the best interests ot the
several shipping district of our state.
We believe it to be the duty of every
fruitgrower in the State of Oregon to
see to It that truit shipped from this
section is shipped under such regula
tions as are provided by this act.
HOOD RIVER APPLEGKOWEKS'
UNION, by H. M. Huxley.
The raw is:
Section 1. Any person, firm, association
or corporation engaged In growing, selling
or packing green xruils of any Kind within
the state of Oregon, shall be required upou
parking any such fruit for market, whether
intended for sale within or without tho
state of Oregon, to stamp, mark or label
plainly on the outside of every box or
package of green fruit so packed the nam
and postoffice address of the person. Arm,
association, or corporation packing th
same: provided further. ' that when tha
grower of such fruit be other than tha
packer of the same, the name and postof
fice addrvss of such grower shall also prom
inently appear upon such box or packaga
as the grower of such fruit.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any
dealer, commission merchant, shipper or
vender, by meant ot any falsa representa
tions whatever, either verbal, printed or
written, to represent or pretend-that any
fruits mentioned in section 1 of this act
were raised, produced or packed by any
person or corporation or In any' locality
other than by the person or corporation or
In the local! :y where the same were in fact
raised, produced or packed, as tha case may
be.
Section 3. If any dealer, commission
merchant, shipper, vender or other person,
shall have In hl possession any of such
fruit so falsely marked or labeled con
trary to tla provisions of section I of thl
act. the possession by such dealer, com
mission merchant, shipper, lender, or other
person, of any such fruits so falsely marked
or labeled shall be prima facie evidence
that such dealer, commission merchant,
shipper, vender or other person ha o
falsely marked or labeled such fruit.
Section 4. Any person violating any of
the provision of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic
tion thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not less than l-i nor more than 5ft0 or by
imprisonment In the County Jail not les
than 10 nor more than 100 days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, at tha
discretion of the court.
WHAT A STREM'OCS CAMPAIGN!
Minute Detail Dlvolsred by a Defeated
Candidate In Georgia.
The law that requires all candidates for
state, county and city offices to file a
bill of their expenditures during the cam
paign immediately after election Is In
force In Georgia now, and the candidates
who won and lost in the recent Georgia
primaries are now filing the bills that
show what It cost them to be elected or
defeated. One of the defeated candidates
for a county office in that state has Jut
filed this bill:
Lost 4 months and S3 day canvassing:
1348 hours thinking about the election; (
acre of cotton: 23 acres of corn: a who1
sweet potato crop; 4 sheep; 5 shoata and 1
beef given to a barbecue: 2 front teeth
and a considerable quantity of hair In a
personal skirmish; gave 97 plugs of tobacco,
7 Sunday school books. 2 pairs of suspenders,
4 calico dreBses, 7 dolls and 13 baby rat
tlers. Told 2889 lies; shook hands 23.475 time:
talked enough to have made in print 1000
large volumes size of Patent Offlce reports;
kissed 126 babies, kindled 14 kitchen fire;
cut S cords of wood: pulled 474 bundle of
fodder; picked 774 pounds of cotton: helped
pull 7 loads of corn; dug 14 bushels ot po
tatoes; toted 27 buckets of water; put up
7 stoves: was dog-bit 4 times; watch broken
by baby, cost 13 to have repaired.
Loaned out 3 barrels of flour. 60 bushel
of meal. 150 pounds of bacon. 37 pound of
butter. 12 doien eggs. 3 umbrella. 13 lead
pencils, 1 Bible dictionary, 1 mow blade. 3
hoes. 1 overcoat. 5 boxes paper collars, none
of which have been returned.
Called my opponent a perambulating liar
doctor bill 310. Had Ave argument
with mv wife result: One flower rase
smashed, 1 broom handle broken, 1 dish
of hash knocked on the table. 1 shirt
bosom ruined. 2 handfuls of whisker pulled
out, 10 cents worth of sticking plaster
bought, besides spending $1768.
Begs-ar-Woman I Walking Baak.
Indianapolis News.
When an examination was made at
St. Louis of Mrs. Ida Carroll, blind and
believed to be penniless, 7 pounds and
14 ounces of coin and a lot of paper
money was found in her skirt and
stockings.
IN THE MAGAZINE
SECTION OF
THE SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
ON GOVERNMENT ORDERS
First of a series of genuine de
tective stories, being the actual
experience of a Secret Service
man, now retired. In human in
terest, these tales surpass the best
work of the imagination. Each
story is complete in itself.
THE OLD CARPENTER
AT THE BENCH
Full -page illustration from a
photograph by a member of the
Oregon Camera Club.
STRONG FIGHT TO
WIN CONGRESS
What the chairmen of the two
National committees are doing in
the close districts.
NOTED FICTION CHARAC
TERS IN REAL LIFE
Men and women, including Gro
ver Cleveland and "Mrs. Viggs,'.'
used as heroes and heroines in
popular novels.
SOCIAL DEBUT OF
MISS ETHEL ROOSEVELT
Sidelights on the White House
bud who is loyal to her parents
and her school friends.
OUR FIRST FLEET TO JAPAN
How Commodore Perry and his
American warships opened the
door 55 years ago.
THE HOTEL CLERK
ON THE YOUNG
THEATRICAL SEASON
Mr. Cobb fires a few good-natured,
well-directed shots at near
managers. ORDER EARLY FROM YOUR
NEWSDEALER