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rOKTU. tllMDAV, JAN. H. I808-
MB. BRYAN'S Dlr-COVKKIES. .
Mr. -Bryan has at last summed up
the causes of his defeat, or his con
ceptions of them. In a speech on St.
Jackson's cay at Omaha, he said that
the Influences most potent In the cam
paign, that went so unexpectedly
against him (unexpectedly to hint
self) were "a larger campaign fund,
tn army of Government employes
drawing ' salaries from the treasury,
three-fourth of the newspapers, or
tnore. against u-. and the coercive
power of concentrated wealth."
First, the larger campaign fund.
The statements of the committees of
the two partes show that the Repub
lican campaign fund was much larger
than the democratic. Hut Is it right
that there should be any campaign
fund? What for? Can't the sincere
and honest and Intelligent and Pat
riotic voter walk up and deposit Jiis
fcallnt without the Imitation or -pur
or help of a campaign fund? Why
should any party want a campaign
fund? Especially, why should Mr.
Ttryan. representative of the party of
the people, the pure and guileless
democracy, want any campaign fund
Bt all?
But his partv did have a campaign
fund, and a large one. The Repub
lican campaign fund was. however,
more than twice as large. let it
would cem that the party which
t omes Into court complaining that its
opponent had the larger campaign
fund, ought to be in position to boast
that itself had none: that Its hands
were entirely clean: and that, as It
was poor In spirit, so it was poor In
purse, and for both reasons entitled,
therefore, to enrollment In the hply
beatitudes.
An article by Mr. Hannis Taylor, a
high official of President Cleveland's
Administration, celebrated as an au
thor of an excellent and most illumi
nating History of the English Consti
tution, an original and elaborate
work which has won high famo in
both hemispheres. an article by Mr.
Hannis Taylor In the North Ameri
can Review for January, sets forth
the error of the Southern States, in
their adherence, under the changed
conditions of the time, to the Demo
cratic party. The argument Is that
the political course of the South Is er
roneous, because it has no relation to
present conditions. It is impossible
here to go at length into Mr. Taylor's
statement; the purpose of the present
reference to his article 1b to repeat
what he says about the relative
strength. In population, resources. In
dustry and wealth of the states which
cast their votes for Mr. Bryan, and
those which cast their votes for Mr.
Taft. We quote:
The total population, according to the
census of I'.too. ot the states which east
their electoral votes f..r Mr. Kryan Is 24.
0t.1$: their total wealth. $13.1rt.'.645..V.
The total population of the states which
rnt their electoral votes for Mr. Taft Is
H'.Mr.ni7: their total wetlth J71.Mft.34T.
fuc Intrenched behind such a victory, with
such an accrecate of population and wealth
supporting him. Is It at all likely that
statesman as able, as experienced, as pat
riotic, as human a Mr. Taft can bo dls
iodtted In the next el-ht years?
It would seetn. then, that one might
expect a larger campaign fund on one
Fide than on the other unless the
campaign fund is to be tabooed en
tirely, and it docs n.rt appear that
Mr. Bryan Insists on this. He onJy
complains that the campaign fund of
the opposite party was larger than
that of his own.
Next, as to "the army of Govern
ment employes." This, indeed. Is a
numerous army. All disinterested
citizens could wish it smaller. The
majority of it. we doubt not, opposed
Mr. Bryan. Yet there were some, and
not a few. on his side. They are
nown in every locality. They were for
Mr. Bryan because they wished to be
and hail a right to be on his side. But
there was division among Government
employes, as among other citizens,
and probably In about the same pro
portion. All know that employes of
the Government are never wholly on
one side or the other. Besides, what
could the employes of the Govern
ment In the great states had they
all been supporters of Mr. Bryan
have done towar.ls changing the re
sult? What could they have done In
TCew York, or in Illinois, or even In
the Pacific states? Nothing thai
would have made the least difference
In the ultimate decision.
As to the newspapers. Mr. Bryan
says three-fourths of them were
against him. It is true. The propor
tion was even greater. The proposi
tions of Mr. Bryan did not commend
thems.-Ives to the newspapers of the
country. Most of the newspapers,
therefore. opposed him. Yet the
newspapers are among the most inde
pendent of all the branches of busi
ness. They know, however, that they
must not be champions of errors and
absurdities.
Finally, Mr. Bryan's diagnosis In
forms us that concentrated wealth"
was against him. But men who rep
resent wealth in great masses mostly
stood aloof. They were not at all
active In the contest. A Just prudence
restrained them. But the general
wealth and property and Industry of
the country undoubtedly were active
gainst Mr. Bryan. It was the motive
f self-preservation. Much more ac
tive against him than the concen
trated wealth of the country was its
diffused wealth. And property has a
right to exert Itself against spoliation.
A government organized for a cru
sade against property Is a monstrous
thing. This was what was feared
hence the activity of the greater part
of the property of the country against
Mr. Bryan.
We shall not say that Mr. Bryan
has not presented a very fair state
ment of the main causes of his de
feat. What Is surprising Is that, from
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the 'course he was pursuing, he should
not have anticipated it, and now.
moreover, that he thinks the Judg
ment of the people was unwise and
even perverse.
GREAT IS 1ITMBCG:
Rather cheap; but sufficiently
funny, is the beginning of Governor
Chamberlain's message. He con
sumes long space in repeating what he
said two years ago, that the candi
date for the Senate, who then had re
ceived most votes In the general elec
tion, ought to be elected by the Leg
islature without delay; and, with a
chuckle, he tells us that this rule
ought to prevail now. The motive of
the statement of two "years ago is and
was as apparent as that of its present
repetition. That is, it is part Of "the
game."
It was certain, two years ago, that
since the Republicans had a great
majority In the Legislature, a Repub
lican would be elected. But had
there been a Democratic majority In
the Legislature at that time, Mr.
Chamberlain's remarks wonld have
been of very different character.
It was deemed more than probable
then thnt there would be a Republi
can majority in the Legislature now.
Looking forward to this, and playing
,. iwn election to the Sen
ate, Mr. Chamberlain then commended
the method, of which he expecteu tu
be the beneficiary later, and now he
repeats the little piece he spoke two
years ago. as an epiVrguo to the final
act. Great Is hum bug!
vko kt rox.
Governor Hughes, of New York, In
,t orc-nmont for direct primary in his
state, said in his recent message:
La pTactlce the delesates to nominal...
conventions are generally mere pieces on the
political chessboard, and most of them
mlKht as well he Inanimate so far as their
effective participation In the choice ot can
didates Is concerned. Tarty candidates are
In effect generally appointed, and by those
who have not been Invested wltH any such
appointing poster.
tki. -. vrv vlo-orous and keen
attack upon the representative or
conventron svsrem. imi v.
llrect primary, as tested In Oregon,
give us In its place?
Candidates, whom no convention ui
Hioirnr would deem fit for any po
sition, nominate themselves. There
.t.1,,,.1.2 nf -ri.fn for everv DO-.
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sition. As a result of the primary
one of them gets ine nuiiiinuuun
a small plurality, for each office. Most
of the electors consider the man nom
!,.,., ,i unfit fnr the noaition and re
fuse to vote for him. The primary
has produced a outer ngni, in n mui
the whole membership of a party has
participated, and animosities have
r.r.-nrtorfl all round. The'
consequence Is success of the candi
date or candidates or tne opposite
...... o n t ffiencv of Dartv ac
tion, as a means of furthering dis
tinct purposes In politics, is complete
ly nullified or destroyed.
Men of real ability, men who re-
,. .w.u-.ia ii rn verv hesitant
about nominating themselves and
seeking office. Ifff, oi cnaracier.
will do It- rne resun is mai mc
dictates, especially those of the. ma
jority party, who hope to win by num
bers, will be an Inferior sort of men,
or regarded as such- The state never
will get Its best talent through this
system. And the means of accomplish
ing results through party and through
party action, will be destroyed.
These are some of the consequences
as proven in Oregon. We are as
sured, however, that the system "has
come to stay." Yet. even" If so, it re
mains possible to tell the truth about
it. Political wire-pulling hasn't been
eliminated, and If the old system was
bad, we have merely substituted a
worse one. To The Oregonian, after
years of observation, experience and
reflection. It seems better that con
ventions should appoint candidates
than that candidates should appoint
themselves.
J.ir.sN AGAIN OBJECTING.
Until oil and water will unite and
blend Into one compound or mixture,
there will never be the same close
social and business relations between
the people of the United States and
the people of Japan that now exist
between the white races of the earth.
In the war with Russia, Japan re
ceived such cordial and enthusiastic
moral support from some of these
white races that the men of Nippon
were misled as to its meaning. They
did not analyze the situation closely
enough to determine that it was
hatred of Russian policy .nd methods
more than love for Japan that in
spired this feeling on the part of tho
Americans and other white races
whose sympathies were all with Ja
pan in the fight against Russian ag
gression. The result of that war caused a
material swelling of the Japanese
head, and since that time the victor
has been swaggering up and down
his brief shore line, declaring himself
as good as anyone else on earth, and
much better than some of the peo
ple with whom he has come in con
tact. All of which might be ad
mitted, and still It would be a matter
of question with the Americans as to
whether or not they desire to admit
Japanese to their own country on
equal terms with their own citizens.
The California Legislature Is now con
sidering bills which have been intro
duced for the purpose of restricting
the activities of the Japanese in Cali
fornia, and a protest from Toklo Is
heard. Japanese newspapers are as
sailing the Japanese government "for
falling into the arms of a Nation
which at the first opportunity not
only shows its unfriendly spirit, but
even denies equal opportunity to the
Japanese."
A strict Interpretation of any or all
of the friendly notes that have passed
between the United States and Japan,
would hardly disclose anything that
resembled "falling into the arms" of
the American people. As a matter of
fact, the dispatch of the Atlantic
fleet to the Pacific was in the nature
of a preventive against the Japanese
falling Into our arms with their
"arms" unllmbered and ready for ac
tion. Press comment from Japan,
however, can hardly be regarded as an
accurate reflection of the sentiment
which is felt by the Japanese states
men who have thus far steered the
Nation safely through some narrow
passages where shipwreck was not
easily avoided. The most Intelligent
of the Japanese statesmen have ex
pressed a willingness to restrict the
tmmigralton of the class of Japanese
that have been causing the trouble In
this country, and It is hardly probable
that they will change their views,
even for the purpose of silencing the
snarling of the yellow Japanesj press.
One sinister feature of the situation
at Toklo Is revealed in the statement
that "Newspapers published In Eng
lish, representing. British and German
Interests, are making much of the
THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY,
California Legislature's action, and
are pointing out that America, while
recently endeavoring to create an Im
pression of friendliness toward Japan,
in reality was unfriendly." This is a
most reprehensible method of mak
ing capital at the expense of a rival
trade power, and Is also a hazardous
proceeding, for the same racial obsta
cle which prevents complete amalga
mation of Japan and the United
States 'also affects other white na
tions. On this point The Ashla Asahi
News, a Japanese paper printed at
Seattle, has the following:
The queMlon of separation between. Orien
tal ard Occidentals I believe will so on
widening. It propnecr can 1 vine the fu-
I ture. upon rarts. nere "
! v'nee any IntelllKent person th,,t the war
Is unavo.uame ui... - -
United States of America. Wore likely a
senoral world-wide war between Orient and
OccldentT unless something extraordinary
chunges the situation.
This Japanese paper sees in Brit
ish treatment of. the Hindus in Canada
an offense as grievous as California s
treatment of the Japanese, and indi
cates that the ultimate conflict will be
between the white and yellow races.
This being true, it might be well for
the Germans and British to restrain
their comment until a more appropri
ate occasion. Japanese are no more
desirable in Germany and England
than in the United States, and if
either of those countries could offer
the yellow men the same opportuni
ties that thev have grasped in this
countrv, they would today be facing
the same problem that confronts the
United States.
MR. TILLMAN'S DEFENSE.
A brief statement of the facts in the
Tillman case will enable the reader to
weigh more accurately the validity of
the defense which the turbulent Sen
ator from South Carolina made for
himself in his speech on Monday. It
appears that Mr. Tillman became In
terested In Southern Oregon timber
land some time in October, 1907, and
ordered his agent, W. E. Lee. who
lived in Moscow, Idaho, to go to
Marshtield and reserve nine quarter
sections-for him through Reeder &
Watkins. a real estate Arm of that
town. Mr. Tillman's words were: -"I
want nine quarter sections reserved.
AV1U forward signed applications and
money at once." A little later the
news or Mr. Tillman's purposed In
vestment reached Bryan A. Dorr, an
indiscreet real estate man of Portland,
who sought to utilize It in his busi
ness. His line was to Induce persons
to invest in Southern Oregon timber
land and file their applications
through Reeder & Watkins. Natur
ally, Senator Tillman's example would
be a bright and shining lure, so Mr.
Dorr made the most of It In his circu
lars. The land which so deeply Interested
Mr. Tillman and in which Dorr was
dealing through Reeder & W'atkins,
had been-granted by Congress to a
corporation on condition that It
should be sold at not more than J2.50
per acre; but, as usual In such cases,
the corporation had taken the timber
with a thankful grip and disregarded
the condition altogether. Mr.' Tillman
could file an application for nine
quarter sections of the "finest red
cedar In the world," but he could get
no forwarder with the transaction.
Thus matters stood from October,
1907, until the end of January, 1908,
a little more than three months, when
the Senator from South Carolina
seems to have become weary of de
lay. He says In his defense that he
had lost faith In the deal, but that
must be a slip of the tongue, for on
February 15 he wrote Reeder & Wat
kins that he still wanted eight quar
ter sections. His faith had dimin
ished by one quarter section only, If
at all.
Toward the end of Januar.y, 190S,
the valiant Southern fire-eater re
solved to hasten proceedings a little.
He therefore introduced a resolution
in the Senate authorizing the Attorney-General
to begin proceedings to
compel the greedy corporation to sell
Its timber lands at $2.50 per acre, as
the grant required. This he says he
did of 'his own initiative and solely
for the public good. The fact that it
would be for his own good also was
purely Incidental and without Influ
ence upon him. A little later his
agent, Lee, showed him a letter from
Reeder & Watkins urging him to use
his influence as a Senator to expedite
the release of the 'land from the
clutch of the corporation. He replied,
February 15, 1908, that he would
cause the Government to Institute suit
for the recovery of the land if he
could; that he still' wanted eight
quarter sections reserved, and that in
the meantime he would press the "in
vestigation an'd other work here"
which would facilitate the purchase.
This letter to Reeder & Watkins,
which was on the Senator's private
business, went under his frank and
the public paid the postage on It.
Between February 15 and 19 Mr.
Tillman got sight of Dorr's circular,
which was evidently an unexpected
development In the train of events.
This circular exploited him as a pur
chaser of Oregon timber, and since
it was flying far and wide over the
country, something must be done to
save his reputation. A suspicious
public would be only too prone to con
nect It directly with his resolution of
January 31, which had been aimed at
the corporation holding the land.
Therefore on February 19 the chival
ric Southerner arose with fire In his
heart and from his place in the Senate
denounced Dorr as a falsifier. He
went farther. He said: "I have not
bought any land anywhere In the West
nor undertaken to buy any. I have
made some inquiries, as one naturally
would in roaming through the West."
This extraordinary statement was
made four days after he had written
to ask Reeder & Watkins to reserve
eight quarter sections for him. In a
franked envelope. This Is the 'case
against Mr. Tillman. Mr. Roosevelt
reported It to the Senate to show how
useful the Secret Service agents might
be on occasion, for It was through
them that the facts came to light, or
through the postofflce inspectors,
which amounts to the same thing. The
gist of it is that Mr. Tillman first em
ployed his official position to feather
his own nest and then denied it In the
Senate.
Mr. Tillman's defense Is exceedingly
flimsy. All he has to say to the
charge of lying Is that he did not
really lie. but, was "disingenuous."
The difference Is too slight to be of
any consequence, but a comparison of
his statement to the Senate on Feb
ruary 19 with his letter of-Tebruary
15 to Reeder & Watkins will prove to
any intelligent person that the short
and ugly word Is the one to use. To
the other charge that he abused his
official power Mr. Tillman replies that
the President knew the facts long be
fore he announced them. What If he
did? Perhaps his reticence was
meant kindl- to the Senator; but Postmaster-General
Meyer says the Pres
ident knew none of the facts before
December 20. In any case It makes
no difference. If Mr. Roosevelt had
withheld the truth for ten years, Mr.
Tillman would still be guilty of using
his power as a Senator to get cheap
timber land. His denunciations of
the President are evidently made to
obscure the Issue and draw public at
tention away from the facts,-but the
purpose will fail. .The case is too
clear to be misunderstood. A man
with a high sense of honor could not
have done what Mr. Tillman did. He
had not even the excuse which has
been made for previous wrong-doers
that the custom was a common one.
It Is no longer common, thank heaven,
though once it may have been. Mr.
Tillman Is a belated offender; his
taint is Imprinted out of its time, but
for that very reason It Is all the more
regrettable and doubly Indelible.
Henceforth his pose in the Senate as
the one-ineffably pure man among a
host of sinners will look a trifle ludi
crous. We must seek some other Ab-diel.
A Port Towns'end dispatch dated
January 11 reports the American
schooner Spokane, then towing up the
Straits, as "the first sailing vessel to
have passed in from the ocean to Pu
get Sound since December 2 8." The
dispatch further says that "since the
arrival of the schooner Falk, on De
cember 28, high easterly winds have
prevailed, and concern has been felt
for a number of the sailing vessel
fleet that is due." Such delays to
sailing vessels bound to Puget Sound
are not unusual, but the Columbia
River fleet fares much better, all of
the sailing vessels due here having
arrived while the fleet was unable to
reach Puget Sound. The William
-Bowden, which' arrived from San
Francisco January 3, was less than
four days In making the trip from
the Bay City to Astoria, and" the
French "bark Asniers, arriving Janu
ary 4, also made a fast trip.. It has
been many years since there has been
a period of fourteen days In which
sailing vessels 'were unable to get into
the Columbia River. .
A committee of prominent New
Vorkers has organized for the purpose
f of securing a fund of 500,OOO to be
used as an endowment for the Lincoln
Memorial University at Cumberland
Gap, Tenn. An appeal Is made to the
Nation to aid In this most worthy un
dertaking. The university, which Is
non-sectarian and non-sectional, was
founded largely through the efforts
of General Howard, and has now 600
acres of land and buildings valued at
$150,000. It has already proved of In
estimable value to the white boys and
girls of the mountain systems in the
settlements In hte Appalachian range,
and with a wider field made possible
by the endowment asked it would be
a particularly appropriate monument
to the martyred President. In yie
language of President Roosevelt to
General Howard, "there could be no
finer memorial to Lincoln than this
university, placed Just where you have
built it." The appeal for funds Is
most worthy and the cause entitles
it to generous response.
Wheat is soaring in the Portland and
Puget Sound markets, and a new rec
ord for recent years has been made
with $1.05 per bushel paid by millers.
In Chicago there has been a decline
almost as great as the advance on the
Pacific Coast. The Chicago wheat,
however, was mostly paper wheat,
while that sold at Portland at $1.05
per bushel was real wheat.
"Will a man leave the snow of Leb
anon which cometh from the rock of
the field?" asks Jeremiah, In the
fourteenth verse' of the eighteenth
chapter. Well, he might In Lebanon,
since Senator Milt Miller is busy at
the Statehouse; but here In Portland
he will be up against a city ordinance
and the minions in blue If he leaves It
on his sidewalk.
Speaker McArthur,. of the Oregon
House of Representatives, and Speak
er Meigs, of the Washington House of
Representatives, should not feel very
awkward and "new" In their impor
tant positions, for each has served
terms in the third house and each has
held Important clerkships In past
legislative sessions in their respective
states.
A state convention of blood poultry
Is due in a day or two, and if some
man could understand their talk as
Professor Garner does that of the
monkey, there would be little doubt of
the world learning how to feed for
eggs when they are worth half a dol
lar a dozen'.
This is first-class apple weather.
The finest apple, like the finest man,
needs an occasional temperature that
will stiffen the marrow in the trunk.
That is one reason why the Oregon
apple leads in quality the fruit grown
in the balmy state south of us.
Joking aside, the lot of the plumber
is not to be envied. In time of
trouble his work is In all manner of
out-of-the-way places the ordinary
man would spurn to enter. It is no
wonder the charges are high.
A Seattle dispatch Includes the "en.
tire Northwest" In the late earthquake
there. Well, hardly. Yet no doubt
one ought to be thankful to Seattle
for being willing to divide "honors"
on anything.
The electric company will get Just
as much money for furnishing no
light to the city as It Has been able
to get lately for keeping on the lights.
So there are compensations.
Having eaten that dinner of 'pos
sum and sweet potatoes, Mr. Taft
may now be classed as a Southern
sympathizer. The way to a man's
heart is through his stomach.
The coyote and Jackrabbit keep
each other warm In Eastern Oregon
these days. The fittest will survive,
which Is a mighty hard problem to
solve.
The discovery of a large deposit of
pure gypsum near Bend Is another
reason for a railroad through Central
Oregon.
A touch of this weather once In ten
years serves as a reminder of Oregon's
normally equable climate.
The value of hard-surface streets
will receive additional illustration
when this snow melts.
Oregon's most pressing need Just
now is lack of interest In news from
the Weather Bureau.
Senator Kay wants no logrolling
this session. This from Salem, too.
Old Mrs. Codling Moth Is not say
ing much about this weather.
JANUARY 13, 1903.
EUGENE 'WANTS
DIVISION
Objects to Formation of Sew Connty
With Seat at Cottage Grove.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 12.-MSpecial.)
Representatives from the pottage
Grove Commercial Club met -with the
local club last nignt to oi8tu .
nr tha formation of a new
counts. Their principal argument was ,
. .. nn1 mnrA
that It WOUld ua eaaio :
to niiminlster the affairs of
the proposed county from Cottage
Grove than it is now from either Eu
gene or Roseburg. In this connection
they say that in the last election it
cost Douglas $18 per vote in the Bo
hemia district.
The area of the proposed county Is
estimated at 1950 square miles, and
contains a population of 8000, G500 be
ing in Lane and louw in uousns. ;
cmuQ doipiratloii asked to have
the Lane County legislators instructed ;
- , ei-mntltn rt t ll ( Tl ft W I
lo sancoun uiu iuinitt.t -
county; but the Eugene club went on
record as opposed to the division.
SENATOR OLIVER WON'T PAY
Declares If He Had His Way No
Trouble Would Have Occurred.
LA GRANDE, o", Jan. 12. (Special.)
State Senator Turner Oliver has re
fused to pay an assessmen levied on
him by the Government as a share
holder in the defunct Farmers and
Traders National Bank. Oliver holds
40 shares, and the assessment was 100
per cent, making a total of $4000 which
he must pay. On December 19 the first
payment was due. and it is affirmed
that Oliver refused flatly to pay the
assessment, setting forth In a long
letter to Receiver Niedner that at t'mes
before the bank failed he attempted to
have the directorate reorganized, as he
thought the management at that time
was ruining the bank. He affirms that
he was frustrated in his attempt and.
had he succeeded, the bank would
not have failed.
WANT OCEAN LINE TO RUN
Lincoln County Boosters Seek Direct
Freight Trafric With. Bay City.
NEWPORT, Or., Jan. 12. The New
port and Lincoln County Commercial
Club held its annual election last even
ing, and chose the following officers:
President, S. GIrvine; first vice-president,
E. Stoker; second vice-president,
W. S. Martin; secretary, C. H. Brad
shaw; treasurer, L. C. Smith: board of
directors H. J-. Minthorn; Otto
Wellandcr, Thomas Leese. The club
has embarked on a good roads cam
paign from which much benefit to the
highways of the county Is expected. A
committee was appointed to investi
gate the possibilities of getting ocean
communication established between
Yaquina Bay and San Francisco.
ARREST SWINDLER IN EAST
Man WIio pilked Man in Inland
Empire Is Now In Toils.
PASCO, Wash., Jan. 12. (Special.) Ac
cording to information received here to
day from the State Bankers' Association,
W. H. Meyers, who endeavored to operate
a swindle game through the Farmers'
Trust & Loan Association of New York,
has been apprehended. Meyers, accordr
lng to dispatches, has operated his game
throughout the Inland Empire, his ap
proximate winnings being estimated at
$10,000. A message received here today
by the First National Bank from the
Farmers' Loan & Trust Company brands
Meyers a fraud.
ROSEBURG OPENS NEW CLUB
Commercial Club Dedicates New
Quarters With Ceremony.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The Roseburg Commercial Club is deftl
cating Its new quarters tonight with ap
propriate ceremonies. The club is com
posed of 170 members, and with the ad
vantages of Its new quarters, which are
among the finest of the state, they will
be better able than ever to carry on their
work. Among the outsUle boosters
present at the meeting tonight are Tom
Richardson and J. W. Bailey, of Port
land. MT. BAKER BLAMED FOR GAS
Bcllingham Decides Smoking Peak
Caused Sound Earthquake.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 12. The
belief is prevalent here that yesterday's
earthquake was caused by some vol
canic disturbance near Mt. ' Baker. Re
ports that the mountain was smoking
yesterday were corroborated today. No
further Bhocks have been reported and
the damage in the San Juan Islands was
not as severe as thought yesterday.
Find Cattle in Snow.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Humane Officer Darwin Bradley round
ed up two horses and 20 head of cattle
on the west side of the river, returning
to Oregon City today from a three days'
trip, bringing the horses and lodging them
In a stable, where their feed will be
charged to their Inhuman owners. Brad
ley will return and get the cattle and
place them under shelter and make an
attempt to find their owners.
Start Fire-Control Work-
FORT STEVEN'S, Or, Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) The arrival of a launch about 40
by 8 feet marks the commencement of
the quarter-million-dollar fire-control
system of Forts Stevens, Columbia and
Canby. The launch will be utilized to
convey men. working material and all
other supplies to points hitherto lnac
cessible because of the greater draught
of Government boats now In use at the
mouth of the river.
Autos for Stage Route.
VALE, O;-.. Jan. 12. (Special.) The
20-hour journey, much dreaded by
commercial travelers and others, be
tween Vale and Burns, the seat of Har
ney County, is to be shortened consid
erably. H. N. Ford, of Seattle, is about
to open an automobile line between the
two places, and expects to cover the
140-mile trip In less than six hours. .
Tlmmons Case Nears End.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) It Is
expected the fate of Cy Timmons, charged
with the murder cf his wife, Estella
Tlmmons, will be In the nands of the
Jury by noon tomorrow. All the evi
dence was in with adjournment of court
this afternoon and tomorrow morning will
be devoted to arguments.
Hearing for Express -Company.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) The
State Railroad Commission has named
January 29, at 11 o'clock In the morning,
as tm? time for hearing evidence in the
case of B. F. Jones against the Pacific
Express Company. Jones alleges the
company has charged 'exorbitant rates
in this state.
Seattle's Relief Fund $10,200.
SEATTLE, Jan. 12. Seattle's relief fund
for the earthquake sufferers reached a
total of $10,200 today.
HEAVY COURT DOCKET ON
Washington Supreme Court lias
Varied Assortment of Cases.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The January term of the Supreme Court
began today. One of the most Important
cases arKued was the appeal from the
Judgment of the local Superior Court I
against the Northern Pacific, sustaining
the validity of the law passed by the
last Legislature, limiting the employment
of railway trainmen to 16 consecutive
hours.
A novel case argued was the action .
brought by Natt Glenn, aged 19 years, to
recover possession of his 14-year-old bride j
from her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Hollopeter, of Olynipia. j
Another eas; heard was the appeal of
the Spokane Valley Land & Water Com- j
pany from the judgment of $24,000 secured ,
by Arthur D. Jones for the value or prop
erty taken by the irrigation enterprise.
Improve Water Service.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The Water Commission has arranged for
the purchase and Installation of two new
Gould pumps, with a capacity of 1,000,000
gallons each. Two 27-ineh McCormick wa
ter wheels will also be procured. Be
fore next June the pumping station will
be moved from the wooden house where
it has been located for many years to a
new reinforced concrete building that will
be fireproof.
Will Boost for County.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) A boosters' mass-meetinsj of the
citizens and business men of Vancouver
will be held in Hager's theater Thurs
day afternoon. Tom Richardson and
several business men from Portland
will be present and make speeches.
All prominent men in the county have
been invited. It is to be a get-together
gathering to arouse further interest
in Vancouver and Clark County devel
opments. Jury Gives Quick Verdict.
PENDLETON. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Only a few minutes were required by the
grand jury to bring in a verdict In favor
of the defendant in a $10,000 damage suit,
the trial of which has consumed the past
two diiys in tl.3 Circuit Court. J. T. Wil
son alleged he had been maliciously
prosecuted and Imprisoned by his step-father-in-law,
W. P. Card. Wilson had
bfen charged by Card with improper re
lations with his step-daughter.
Electric Plant Contract Let.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) The
City Council today let the contract for
the electrical apparatus for the new mu
nicipal power plant to the Portland Ma
chinery Company for $11,512. The terms
of the contract call for machinery capa
ble of generating 1200 horsepower. The
contract for the turbine water wheels
was awarded to the Pelton Water Wheel
Company for $19,S00.
Salem to Cable Fundi".
SALEM. Or., Jan. 12 (Special.) The
committee named by Mayor George F.
Rodgers to secure funds for tho relief
of earthquake sufferers In Southern Italy
has decided to telegraph the sum raised
directly to the National Red Cross or
ganization instead of Colonel David M.
Dunne, of Portland. The money will be
sent tomorrow, when it is expected about
$000 will have been secured.
Accused of $10,000 Shortage.
SEATTLE. Jan. 12. M. W. Arthur
Froembling was arrested at Port Gamble
this morning by Sheriff W. Tullock. of
Lewiston, Mont., and Seattle detectives,
charged with grand larceny. Ho is al
leged to have left Lewiston a year ago
after a shortage of $10,000 had been found
In his accounts. He worked as a book
keeper for the Power Mercantile Com
pany. Ship Fish to China.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The Chinese boss at Meglers' Brook
field Cannery has shipped to Hong
kong 32 barrels of salted shad and
25 cases of canned shad and shad roe.
The shiDinent Is made as an experi
ment, and if it meets with a ready
sale, more will be sent to that market
next season.
Gets Damage From Evangelist.
SEATTLE. Jan. 12. Mrs. Millie Fisher,
formerly of Red Lod-e. MonL, was
awarded a verdict of RXXiO against O. E.
Kenyon. formerly real estate dealer, who
recently retired from business and be
came an evangelist. Mrs. Fisher sued for
$15,900. Kenyon Is worth $1XK),000.
AVar on Picture Shows.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The City Council has decided to start
a crusade against moving-picture shows.
J M. Upton, the retiring City Recorder,
made complaint to the Council as to the
moral nature of the pictures.
School Director Resigns.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Dr. W. E. Carll today tendered his res
ignation as a member of the board of
school directors of Oregon City. He Is
the present chairman and has been a
member of the board over eight years.
15 Mills in Coos.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 12 (Special.)
The Coos County Board of Commission
ers has fixed the county tax levy for the
present year at 15 mills. Tho assessed
valuation of the property in the county
Is $14,0!9,3M.
New Treasurer Is Appointed.
MARSH FIELD. Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.)
T. M. Dlmmick, of Marshfleld, has been
appointed County Treasurer of Coos
County to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Treasurer John B. Dully.
Chose Extra Teacher.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Miss Nieta Harding, who will graduate
from the University of Oregon next Feb
ruary, has been elected supernumerary
teacher in the city schools.
Schools Let Out.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
The board of school directors have or
dered a week's holiday on account of the
severe weather conditions and schools
will resume work next Monday.
HOUSE WRANGLES ALL DAY
Cannot Reach Agreement on Capital
Expenses.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. Working
with only a small quota of members,
tho House of Representatives devoted
its entire time today to consideration
of the District of Columbia appropria
tion bill. Mann, of Illinois, furnished
a little diversion for an otherwise dull
day by defending the House rules, and
this led him into several sharp brushes
with Gardner, of Massachusetts, one of
the so-called insurgents.
Upholds Primary Law.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. The validity of the
Illinois direct primary law was upheld
in the Superior Court today by Judge
Ball.
NO BOVXTV O.V CROWS.
William L. Flnley Clves Ills Views on
Tliln Subject.
JENNINGS LODGE, Or.. Jan. 12.
(To the Editor.) In last Sunday's Ore
gonian Is a news item concerning the
game legislation proposed by the Ore
gon Fish and Game Association. To
ward'' the latter part of this, is the
following stutement: "Aeeording to
William Finley the depredations of
the crow and the hawk are, if any
thing, worse than the destruction
wrought by the hunter and his dog.
According to this naturalist, thousands
of pheasant eggs, as well as young
birds, are destroyed by crows alone,
and for that reason the Legislature
Is to be asked to place a' bounty on
these latter birds."
In reporting the different matters
discussed before the Oregon Fish and
Game Association, tho writer of this
news Item referred to got my views
a little tangled with those of some of
the other members. These i.leas are
not, entirely in nccordanre with my
views. While I know crows and hawks
do some damage to game, I do not
believe on the whole that It amounts
to a great deal. I am absolutely op
posed to a bounty on crows. It will
be a mistake If the present Legisla
ture passes such a law. A crow Is of
some economic importance, although
popularly his reputation is ns black
as his coat. Why should the state pay
a bounty on crows and not on other
birds and animals thnt are known to
do damage?
The crow undoubtedly destroys the
eggs and young of other birds at times,
but the real amount of damage ho
does is often exaggerated. He will
eat chicken and turkey eggs where the
nests are found away from farmhouses,
but where he has been shot at a few
times, he seldom comes very near about
the premises.
To determine tho economic Btattts
of the crow, the Department of Agri
culture examined nearly a thousand
stomachs of crows killed In every
month of the year and throughout the
country. Out of 909 crow-stomachs
that were examined, only 41 contained
eggs, feathers, bones, or other remains
which could be .Identified as those of
wild birds, and some of these were
ry likelv the remains of dead birds
mt had been found. It is doubtful if
th
more than one prow In twenty fiu
becomes addicted to stealing eggs and
younir birds. Even If he has a tendency
to steal. It Is only occasionally that the
chance is offered, for other birds are
generally on the watch.
No creatures are hunted and eaten
more readily by crows than frogs and
toads. Out of these 909 stomachs ex
amined, 151 contained the remains of
frogs and toads. These also showed
that a great percentage of the crows
food is insects. It is composed
of grasshoppers, beetles, rut-worms,
ants, and various kinds of flies.
Mice form one of tne must imi'-
a. ti. thA ernw S
food. The
,... ht,lr of searching the ground
for food enables him to find many
mice ns he walks along and pokes his
nose into bunches of leaves under
grasses and weeds in tho meadows and
pastures. Crows are most active In
their search during the hprlng and
Summer when tho hay Is cut. and when
they are likely to find nests of mice
that contain young. The crow-stomachs
that have been taken In JU1
and examined, have contained more
mice than In any other month. This
is a fact that the agriculturist should
credit to the crow's account.
This proposition for a bounty on
crows has arisen from the fact that
some two or three hunters have at
some time during their experience
seen a crow in tho act of stealing et,s,s
or young birds, or this fact has been
reported to them by otl.ers.-or they
have seen nests that have been robbed,
and took it for granted that crows
were the robbers.
The mistake here is a common one
In logic. It is reasoning from a par
ticular instance to a general conclu
sion. A man sees one crow steal, there
fore he thinks all crows steal and that
all crows should be exterminated.
This 1b a well-known fallacy. If the
present Legislature has plenty of the
state's money to spend, it might as
well put It to some advantage rather
than to pass a bounty law of this
kind. WILLIAM L. FINLEY.
ARE 250 LIVES WORTH SAVINGf
Public Moner Cheek Tuberculous
May Do This for Oregon.
PORTLAND, Jan. 12.-(To the Edltor.)
Appeal for an appropriation from the
Legislature to prevent a spread of
tuberculosis and to save those who are
In the first stages of the disease, com
mends Itself. Dr. liorce's letter pub
lished In The Oregonian Sunday, though
short, is a complete exposition of the
subject- It presents two questions that
can be answered truthfully only one
way. Is It worth while for the state
to protect a whole family by Isolating
and taking care of one member who
has contracted consumption? Is a
healthy man or woman worth $-00 to
the state? On the answer to these two
points hinges legislative action.
It is not necessary to add argument
or persuasion on the charitable and
philanthropic side of the case. Lp to
this tlmo private charity has been de
pended on to stamp out the white
plague in Oregon. Much good has been
done. Far mora remains to be done.
Onlv by state action can It be done
effectively. Oregon lost 604 citizens
last year through tuberculosis. Med -cal
experts declare that at least half
of them could have been saved and In
one year restored to normal health. It
Is worth while to expend a large sum
to save 250 lives every year for Oregon.
JOHN NEWMAN.
Luck In the Figure Nine.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
People who believe In the mysterious
properties of figures will be interested
In the declaration of a New York busi
ness man that this will be a prosperous
year for the country because It con
tains the figure nine, which has always
Proved I good omen in the history of
the country. He cites the bus ness
revival of 1839. following the panic of
37 the discovery of gold In Callforn a
in 1849. the opening of the Colorado
In 1S19 the revival of business
ISM. the'Vaof prosperity which
set in In 1879, the boom period of
18F9-93 and lastly tho boom which
set in 'in 1S99, following tho Spanish
War "It looks as If history would
repeat Itself In 1909." he concludes.
This is the kind of news the country
likes to hear, and the figure nine may
be assured that it will be giver . due
credit If the omen holds good. There
fs at least as much justification for
prophecy based on lucky numbers as
therels for weather, predictions based
on the wishbone of a goose.
A WelKbty ftuestlon.
Puck.
"I took In two dollars just now."
said the firsc promoter.
Good enough!" declared the second
promoter. "Shall we issue additional
stock to correspond with our increased
capital, or shall we have lunch?"
w Verse for National Anthem.
I love thy Inland sa,
Thv cape and pUrnt trew.
Thy rolling plain;
Thv canyons vU'.e and deep.
Thy ro-Ky mountains steep,
' Thy prairies' boundless sweep.
Thy glonous main.
Thy dome, thy silvery strand,
Thy peltlen pte that stands
Afror.t the West:
Thy sweet and crystal air.
Thy eunllsht everywhere.
O land heyor.d eomparc
I love ttwe best.
December, luos. Henry Van Dyke.