OREGOXIAaV. , 3IOXPAT, - ATJGTJST 13, 1910. roRTLAvn. OBtCOt. Enter. at Portland. -Oragan. Poatofflce Fccnd-Claa Vtiui. BabecrlpUaa taM-lnvMblr Aara. tBY MAIL). tl!. Sunday Included, on. year. s Iallr. Sunday Included, ais months.... XilT. Sunday Intladnl thraa montns.. - ;J Twily. Sunday Included, ona montn..-. IWily. without Sunday, ona year.. ' rai:y. without Fun-lay. m"ntns J Tally, without Sunday, threa months... a." T'aHy. without Sunday. na tow.... . . . Funday. ona year Sunday and waalily. ona year . 1 RO . S-iO (Br Carrlerl. Tairy. Sunday Included, ooa year.. . How t Remit rind "off,lefc-S?"IS WOT, xrrM oraT or p"""'""! "?' ":f p'-i1SS re. at ina ieaa rt. ' - - . ddraaa In fu.U Including county and atai roatmaw Bona lO to 14 pases. 1 1 o jica - cants: aw w m- . a to 00 pages. 4 canta. Foreign poataga Eaerrra Boatocaa OSTW The & with Special Agency York. TOO'.?j; SIX Trlbuna Building. rOBTXAND. MONDAY. AVGCST IS. ! JC9T OSE. a .i..i of th thirty-two In Itlativo and referendum measures to be submitted to the people or Oregon In November has the following title: For an amendment to Artlcla IV. Conatl tutlon of Oregon, increasing" Initiative ref erendum, and raeall powers of the PPl reatiictlng uaa of amergency clause and I yeto power on atata and municipal Ugulatlon. requiring proportional olacUon of members of tha Legislative assembly from tha atata at large, annual aaaalona and Increasing raambara- aalarlaa and tarma of ofrtca: pro vldlng for alactlona of Speaker of House and Prealdent of Senate outalda of mamb'ra. restricting corporate franchisee to tw'nty years; prorldlnr Penalty for unexeueed absences from any rollcall. and changing m form of oath of odea to prortce again .t o called leglalatlve logrolling. This Is one flower of the variegated Initiative bouquet from the volunteer legislative greenhouse.. Its place on the ballot Is thirty-first In the grand series of statutory triumphs that have materialized through the genius of one Individual or another, though Its official number is S0 (yes) or 361 ' no). Dismissing from consideration the other ahining constellations in the . picturesque legislative firmament for 1910, let us contemplate for a moment ithe marvels of this single statutory ' star. It outshines, very nearly, all (he other products of a miscellaneous . and unregulated Initiative and to do ' that it must be "going some." 0 We shall pass over the radical, ef fort to Increase the already' almost unlimited initiative, referendum and , recall powers of the people without present Inquiry as to the exact nature of the new scheme. It may be sup posed, however, that a good Job In that direction has been done. The Governor and the Mayors have not al- . -ways been Judicious about the use of vetoes, and therefore a neat and ef fective remedy Is provided to cure any abuses of that kind. Franchises everywhere run from twenty-five to ; thirty yeara or more, and therefore It seems expedient to lop off a few years. .' Logrolling has been too common a practice in Legislatures, and It is ar ranged that a stop shall be put to it '. by the people's flat. A cursory glance over these pro ' pnsals would tend to give the impres sion to the ordinary Inquirer that all are matters of the gravest concern, and that any measure covering them, or any of them, should and must, to be i either rational or effective, be pre- pared with the greatest care and the . most scrupulous thoroughness, and the people should adopt them only after the most mature and discriminative " consideration. So. we say, it would ap- pear to the casual student of affairs: but to any leglslatlon-whlle-you-walt factory, or People's Power League, that's quite another thing, for the preparation of a most comprehensive and revolutionary scheme of legislation Is to such a self-organised and self delegated concern a mere nothing or at the most, the laboa of a day or two. All that la needed Is a bottle of Ink. a sheet of paper and a suffl ' clent quantity of elbow-grease. But there Is one other feature of this most remarkable bill that should not be overlooked. It Is proportional representation for the Legislatures of Oregon. The Oregonlan last Sunday had a complete review of proportional representation as offered by this ' amazing measure: and the unavoid able conclusions were startling. Any. ' one who takes the trouble to study the subject ever solittle will discover that through the complicated pro cesses of calculation offered by the all-potent "quotas" and "remainders." great counties of Oregon will literally be wiped off tho legislative map. for it Is certain that they will be without representation of any kind In the Legislature. The measure overturns entirely the historic American doc trine of majority rule. It Introduces Into the Legislature elements of un ifst, dissatisfaction and radicalism that have no rightful place there. It offers the absolute certainty that large counties will go without representa tion of any kind, and makes the rep resentation of others, in numbers and In political complexion, a matter of the most portentous uncertainty. It complicates the whole plan of electing a Legislature with mathematical and geographical (or rather lack of geo- graphical) considerations that are in snluable at any given election. It Is aimed directly at the dominant party, and will avowedly reduce its Influence and cut down Its legislative members. There are other things doubtless that auch a revolutionary scheme would do, but what they are cannot even be con jectured now. Are the people of Oregon prepared to enact so astounding a piece of leg station? Wa hope not. Certainly they will not. If they understand!. rARRYlNO TRADE ' RXVOMTrlOXlZElX The tramp steamer has revolution ized the trade of tha world. In very few branches of Industry has the comparatively new factor In transpor tation caused more striking changes than In tha wheat trade out of North Pacific ports. Prior to the coming of the tramp steamer in sufficient numbers to take care of the business there wera very few industrial callings In which the element of chance was ao great as In the business of export ing "wheat. In order to secure ton nage needed to move the wheat crop of tha Pacific Northwest. It was nec essary for exporters to begin In Janu ary to charter ships needed m August and September. These "long shots." for which high rates were paid, not Infrequently reached Portland and Puget Sound many months after they wera chartered, only to find that a scarcity of wheat or an unexpected accumulation of tonnage nearer at hand had made It Impossible for ex porters to secure tha necessary cargo except at prices which meant enor mous losses. All this haa been changed by the tramp steamer. These modern car riers. In ever-Increasing numbers, are churning the waters of the seven seas, and. Independent of the contrary winds on which the old sailor was obliged to depend, they can steam half way round the world while the slow moving sailer Is trying to beat around Capa Horn or wallow through tha "roaring forties." Under the new order It is no longer necessary for the exporter to set himself up as a mark for the farmer who can hold his grain, knowing full well that the ex- porter must either pay a fancy price for It or lose an even greater amount In demurrage on ships. This year. with a crop and carry-over in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that indicates an exportable surplus of 10.000,000 to 15.000,000 bushels, not enough ton nage has been chartered to take care of SOO.OOO bushels, and even this has been spread over several months. The bulk of the traffic will be handled by tramp steamers, and exporters can charter them and have them avail able on short notice. - The tramp steamer has thus shifted the element of chance from the ex porter to tha farmer. Under the old regime tho exporter worried over the risk that he would be unable to secure wheat to fill the ship. At present tha worry. If there is any, must come from the farmer, because there are no ships chartered to take the cargo and the ratea to be paid are still un known. REMARKS OX INCONSISTENCY. The Independence Enterprise offers a half column of valuable advice to The Oregonlan. Being always on the alert for good advice, and feeling duly chastened whenever we get it, we never fall to read such1 articles as the Enterprise's In a humble and contrite spirit. This bit of counsel Is about county division. Tha Enterprise has some' how got the impression that The Ore gonian desires - to rob Washington County of half Its rich territory and annex It to Multnomah. Mistake somewhere. We don't understand Just where the Independence paper got that erroneous notion, nor indeed do wa clearly grasp all the excellent monitions of the half-column. Ex cept the following, which wo easily understand: Remember, big brother, yon should be consistent. - Why? Inconsistency is the fear and dread of little minds. Tho world moves. Times change. Conditions change. Men change. Views change. They must. Progress never halts. If you are not to say now the things that are obviously true because you said something else at some other time on soma other subject, or Ja tha same subject, you'll never know much, or do much, or get anywhere. 8EX.LTXO OCT TIMBER T-AND8. It is not at all clear that Oregon will be loser to any great extent by tha retirement from this field of Mr. C. A. Smith, the Minneapolis timber man. Mr. Smith bought his timber at a low price and Is of course selling it at an enormous profit. Tha buyers will also reap a profit from the in vestment: but until tha timber is cut and the lands on which It has grown are placed In cultivation, the state will reap but small profit, and It Is a matter of mtld indifference whether It is owned by Smith or Jones or Brown. Two comparatively new factors of Increasing Importance are now com bining to hasten removal of the tim ber quite rapidly. The destruction by fire has of course frightened many owners into a desire to get rid of their holdings, and Increasing taxes have also made timber hold ings less attractive. High taxes on timber lands have their drawbacks. They hasten the removal of timber from tracts where It la needed for conserving moisture and where it might be permitted to remain If the carrying charges were not enormous. EXPLOITING THE INDIAN. Mr. McMurray, promoter, of Okla homa, seems to belong in the same class of .philanthropists and public benefactors as the Individuals who seek to promote tha cause of temper ance by an earnest and persistent ef fort to absorb all the spirituous liquor that is distilled, thus removing temp tation from tha weak who are cursed with a thirst. Testimony before the Congressional Indian land investigat ing committee at Sulphur. Oklahoma, Saturday, by witnesses who are ap parently qualified to distinguish the J. Fenimore Cooper Indian from the average modern type, was much to tha effect that if the Indian lands were sold for S30.000.000, the price generally mentioned, the proceeds would be squandered so rapidly that within ten years most of the benefici aries would be paupers. Mr. McMurray probably reasoned that It would bo a shame to see so much good money wasted, and his 10 per cent fee for a service which he could not render would have placed at least a portion of tha money where It could not be dissipated by the untutored red man In the purchase of red liquor or white chips. Tha ability of Mr. McMurray to render any service to the Indians In the legitimate disposal of their lands was on a par with that of the East ern Oregon lawyer, who a few years ago secured contracts from a number of wheat farmers for a certain per centage of any reduction in freight rates which might be ordered by the State Railroad Commission. Tha lands In question were an undivided tribal asset. easily worth the 30,000,000. There was no dispute as to owner ship nor any attempt on the part of the Government to evade a recognized obligation. The only problem was as to the best manner of getting the vast estate into shape for dLptribfHlon among the heirs. As the Indians were all wards of tha Government, and as it was but natural and right for the Government to handle the matter in the best manner possible, the assist ance of Mr. McMurray, who had been retained by the Indiana at such an enormous contingent fee, was about as necessary as the fifth wheel on a wagonl Since his first financial encounter with the white man. the Indian has displayed his pre-eminent qualifica tions for a place at the head of the list of "easy-marks." It Is this gulli ble trait la Indian character that en ables unscrupulous men of the Mc Murray type to exploit the race. Ever sines William Penn. for an alleged consideration of a bone-handled knife and a few glass beads, separated the state which now bears his name from tha Indiana, tha generally accepted view of the public is that anything having the Indian trademark is a bar gain and a legitimate object for ex ploitation by the unscrupulous white men. The Indian land "bait" is so at tractive to the people that the In terior Department has found it neces sary to issue a circular warning the public against an organized band of swindlers who are endeavoring, for a good, fat fee, to "locate" settlers an Taklma Indian reservation lands, although 'all of the lands that are worth having will be Included in tha Indian allotments when the reserva tion is opened. Still, If the confidence men of the McMurray type were not robbing the Indians and the public by these methods, they might be get ting the money by even more repre hensible' methods. If there are any such methods. MADRIZ POLITELY SNUBBED. The Madrii special ambassadors who visited Washington for the pur pose of inducing this Government to take a hand in the settlement of the Nlcaraguan trouble have been politely turned down.- By this action the Gov ernment still remains on neutral ground and in tha position of an in terested spectator who will" demand only fair play for both contestants. In sending General Salinas and Dr. Barrios to this country to plead for the Madriz cause, the Xicaraguan government did not depart from the usual policy of that warlike land During the brief periods In which the Nicaraguans are not fighting witn each other or with some of their neighbors, they display a grand and lofty contempt for the United States and Its people. No semblance of gratitude for what the United States has dona for them Is ever shown, ana It is only in emergencies like the pres ent that the Nicaraguans condescend to act fairly with this country. There is much to criticise in the good-natured course followed by this country when the present war began, but it can hardly be said In truth that favoritism was shown. In turning down the ambassadors from Madriz, tha Government has merely dupli cated . its action toward Estrada's men. If it finally becomes necessary for the United States to step In and adopt drastic measures for restoring peace and order In Nicaragua, the work will be done without the neces sity of showing any favoritism. Until such a crisis Is reached, it is not clear where the United States has any good reason to change its present policy of keeping Its hands off and letting the battle go to a finish. This Is of course dependent on the contest hot involving American Interests or seriously affecting the rights of Amer ican citizens. If either Madriz or Estrada should get careless with the lives or prop erty of American citizens, there would of course be swift reprisal, and the Nlcaraguan trouble would come to a sudden, although perhaps bloody, end. THE PROSPECTOR. Once a prospector, always a pros pector. When a man has listened once to the call of gold. It rings ever after In his ears. He leaves the town, the congregation of men, and goes alone into the wilderness of mountain and cliff and rushing river. His only companion Is the little burro, carry ing his outfit, of shelter tent, of flour and bacon, and of the simple tools of his trade. Deeper, ever deeper, he follows . the rough trail among the hills, seeking first the fragments of float" along the creek's edge, and If he finds one piece, then closely ex amining the rocks bordering the stream and the boulders and sandbars over which it ripples. Ever alone the prospector hides from all possible fol lowers, since the prize If he can win It, may from the very moment of his discovery repay him for his years of wanderings and his voluntary abandonment of all the pleasures sought by other men. The prospector is not in general a gold-seeker for money's sake. In the excitement of the hunt, the quest, he lives. As he realizes that he has found his aim his Interest flags. There he is willing to leave it to other men to reap the full returns from his dis covery, generally receiving but a tri fling sum for tho future mine. But his food and clothing for many months ahead being so assured, the prospector resumes his pack and takes a fresh departure for the Inner ranges of his chosen field. Exposure and hunger do not deter him. Risks of travel, of sudden death, he meets each day. If accident befall him there Is none to succor. He will die alone as he has lived alone. Typical of his class was John Doyle, whose fate was told a few days back. For many years he had followed his chosen calling, and left claims which he discovered recorded in various min ing districts of these mountain states. But ha did not fall by the wayside, tomented by failure in his seeking. He had found what he sought; the vein of ore, rich in gold, was uncovered by his pick. At the moment when he burrowed under the big rock It fell and crushed out Its finder's life. A party of other prospectors struck by accident the same discovery, and un der the mass of gold ore lay the body of John Doyle. Here was a dramatic ending. He sought, he found, and in finding lost all. As he gazed at the gold-veined ore, "Now I have much goods laid up for many years, at last," said he. But quick the answer came as the cliff fell, "This night is thy soul required of thee." PRISON REFORM. Movement is now general among the states to remodel the treatment of offenders In our prisons by reduc ing the idea of detention therein as punishment and increasing influences tending to reform. This will gain sup port If the recent speech of the Eng lish Home Secretary, Winston Church Ill. Is studied, detailing the features of the plan on which he and other English authorities have long been laboring. So many of the evils re ferred to prevail in regard to prison life In this, country that it is hardly too much to say that similar reforms could be applied In well-nigh every state of this Union, Oregon Included. It Is proposed to check imprison ment for non-payment of fines by giving Judges discretion in allowing and extending time for payment: to apply the principle of reform schools to offenders up to 21 years old, substi tuting for Imprisonment a curative and reforming influence; to substi tute wherever possible outdoor work on roads and In National or state forests for confinement within prison walls. Both In Germany and in Switzerland this has been found prac tical. It is also proposed to reduce largely tha term of solitary confine ment permitted to be awarded in prisons for offenses against prison rules; to arrange for periodical lec tures and other forms of educational interest In prisons where good con duct can be recognized and rewarded; to place convicts under license or In determinate sentences under control of committees drawn both from offi cials and from representatives of prisoners' aid societies. Not treating these plans as conclu sive against further improvement. Mr. Churchill closed his eloquent address In these words: "Tireless effort must be put out towards the discovery of some regenerating process, with an unfaltering faith that there is a treasure, if you could only find it, In the heart of every man." Well may these words find entrance in the hearts of all whose duty It is to make and to apply the criminal law. So may prisons for many an offender open a way to restoration and recov ery. So may the old inscription lose its fatal force, "All hope abandon ye who enter here." The harness horses are going fast on the grand circuit this season and record-breaking Is a matter of daily occurrence. At Cleveland, Saturday, The Harvester tied the mile record made by the famous Cresceus in 1902, and then trotted another heat fast enough to give him tho world's rec ord" for the two fastest heats ever trotted "in a race by a stallion. A dozen years ago Oregon supplied a number of bright and shining equine stars for the grand circuit. The record-breaking performances of Klam ath, Altao, Chehalls, Doc Sperry and others of lesser Importance gave Ore gon, an immense amount of valuable advertising all tha way from Denver to Hartford and Lexington. There Is still plenty of the same kind of stock In the state, and the life-giving air, water and alfalfa, such as are found nowhere else, are still available. For this reason a few good race meetings like that proposed for this Fall may bring out more grand circuit material and more advertising of the advantages of Oregon as a stock-breeding state. It was not so long ago that Port land heralded with' great satisfaction the arrival In this city of the old barkentine Jane A. Falkenberg with 550 tons of freight. It was at that time tho largest cargo ever brought to Portland. All of the residents of the city turned out to gaze with awe on the ."big" ship. Saturday, when the 10,000-ton steamship Kumeric steamed into the harbor, about the only comment made on her size was that of the hundreds of people who were exasperated at the length of time required to get her through the draws. Tho Falkenberg was 137 feet long. 29.7 feet beam and 11.9 feet depth of hold. The Kumeric is 460 feet long, 55 feet beam and 28.6 feet depth of hold. As there were eight other steamships, each more than 400 feet in length, already loading In port when thS Kumeric arrived. It Is apparent that the growth of Portland shipping Is keeping pace with the land growth which is mak ing the port famous. Reports from the lower river are to the effect that tho closing days of the salmon season will show quite an Improvement in the run. An Astoria dispatch says that the gill-net fisher men who are making drifts outside the heads all make good catches of large salmon. If there is any fisher man afloat who is entitled to a heavy catch of large salmon It is the cour ageous individuals who make their drifts outside the heads. The Colum bia bar has lost some of its terrors since the Jetty has stretched so far seaward, but it Is still sufficiently dan gerous to make a bar fisherman a very hazardous life insurance risk. Some of these fishermen have, year after year, made profitable catches in that dangerous locality without en countering any mishaps, but they earn all that they get, and would not be overpaid If they returned every day with their boats loaded to capacity. Writers In search of the picturesque frontier of the old days can find some of It still In evidence In Southeastern Oregon. Dispatches In The Orego nlan yesterday reported the killing at Lakeview of a bartender by a camp tender who engaged in a dispute over a game of dice. From Klamath Falls came a dispatch telling of the killing of a horsethlef In the good old-fashioned manner adopted as a standard by " Western story-writers. As the posse killed the horsethlef forty-five miles from Klamath Falls and twelve miles from the nearest telephone sta tion, it Is quite plain that there would be no absence of the local "color" that Is missing from metropolitan shooting scrapes. The per capita consumption of sugar in this country in the last fiscal year was eighty-two pounds. Some authorities contend the greater use of sugar lessens desire for alcoholic stim ulants. If this be true," the excessive consumption is pardonable as well as beneficial for all but the man who mixes them. Let tho police department clean up the fake Jewelry auctions. There are enough traps for the unwary in metropolitan life without countenanc ing these brazen swindles. Polaire, the Frenchwoman with the waspish waist, says American women are dowdies but the menfolk are all right. That certainly shows where Polaire is mixed. Jefferson Myers will not withdraw. Coma to think of it. Democrats in Oregon are not of the withdrawal kind until after the showdown. . 9 " That Is a seasonal report from the Klamath county, that a posse shot a horsethlef dead. Action of that kind is economic virtue. Issuing a warrant for Detective Burns for subornation of perjury sounds humorous. Burns was Heney's detective. ' Old Joe Cannon is also ticketed to "trn " Joe has always been Koine some, but he's not yet gone. a ceatrr lurlira r&11 tha JMitnmn- bile a deadly weapon. Many of them are, when loaded. Why not let the Oklahoma Indians get that (30,000,000 and buy auto mobiles with It? California will tomorrow have all the politics It wants In the original package. WHY DON'T WOMEN KEEP CLEAN "Gentle Sex" Sometimes Falls to Ob serve Scriptural Command. PORTLAND, Aug. 14. (To the Edi tor.) Dear me, I thought I would never be guilty of writing one of those queer letters "to the editor," but I must say. in Justice to the malodorous male creatures, mat aume ui i bci-.o Ira nulre as smelly. Who has not en countered the odoriferous large and fat female? My thoughts have oiten run along in this strain to the familiar atreetear accompaniment: "Why don't you take a bath? Oh well, poor thing, you're so large. I suppose It would be a terrible exertion you might die of heart failure. And think of the water it would take and the ex pense of enough soap to go round! And besides, you couldn't get Into any or dinary bath tub. But couldn't you have the hose turned on? I should think the neighbors would get together and give you a bath once or twice a year (whether you- like it or not). It wouldn't do for you to get In the river because you could never get out. Any way, there ought to be a city ordinance etc., etc." So my thoughts would run on until, fortunately, she or I left the car. And she Isn't the only one. There are many Innumerable smells that are scattered all around and to nign neaven. and not after a hard day's work, either: so the ladles haven't that excuse. I sat near a whole family once (father, mother and several small children) that was positively nauseating. And the woman was not large and fat. Again I fell to soliloquizing: "And yet people object to dogs and cats! What age am I living in? Tes, I am riding on a modern car, in an age and country that boast of their prog ress. O well, I suppose, like the poor. the dirty will always be with us. Then I picture the woman's house keening. (?) her care (?) of her family. a meal of her preparation; and then ye gods a vision of her petticoats floated before me everything turned black as I staggered off the car. Then there are the Innumerable ladles with the peculiar perfumes. They are a grade higher, perhaps, on the scale, than the brazen ones; they try to hide their shortcomings under a brave out side. Of course, "stink wagons" are necessary, but must ladles wear those weird combinations of indescribable smells? All of which Is "en passant," a mere getting rid of my stored-up remarks on the subject. My outburst is not im pelled by a sonse of duty, and I even expect some person or persons to arise In anjrer at my abuse and misunder standing of the great unwashed. But perhaps that sort are not enlightened enough to read newspapers. A LADY CRANK. "SHOWS TRIE WESTERN SPIRIT Sail Francisco Appreciates Portland's Attitude Toward Exposition. San Francisco Bulletin. San Francisco did much to make the Lewis and Clark exposition, hela m .fort land In 1905. a success and now Portland stands ready to return the favor. The Commercial Club of that city sends the following eheerlng letter to the publicity committee of the Panama-Pacinc inter national Exposition Company: "Portland's well i wishes toward Sau Francisco In the matter of the Panama Pacific International Exposition have already taken practical form. Portland is with San Francisco without limit in everything and every way, and would help bring the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion to the metropolis of the Pacific Coast and make it the success it de serves to be. .San Francisco has but to name what it wants that we can do, and this organization will undertake it promptly and enthusiastically." That ia the true Western spirit. Ore gon realizes that the holding of the big fair In this city would prove a great benefit to the entire Pacific Coast. She knows that San Francisco's fight is her fight, and therefore she Is going to get Into the thick of battle. Her business men, as represented by the Commercial Club, are hustlers, and their efforts to win needed support of San Francisco in tho East are sure to bring results. Meanwhile the people of California in general, and San Francisco In partic ular, should not overlook the fact that the t,500,0000 guarantee fund demanded by Congress as the price of Federal rec ognition Is still a trifle short of the re quired sum. The amount yet to be raised is small, but It should be sub scribed at once. It is time for San Fran cisco to announce to the world that she has fulfilled all requirements and is ready to devote all her energies to the task of making the Panama Exposition the greatest show of its kind the world has ever seen. Spoonlnjr Over Phones, 912000 Yearly. Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch. By scanning city phone bills for the year, the Mayor's office has come to the conclusion thah $12,000 paid out last year was for spooning stenog raphers and clerks making love to each other over the wire. Mayor Wil liam A Magee has announced that the .Uv amrtliWA 11 D"h t TT1 H V 1 M Q loVfl over the phone or permitting any out side sweetneart to nans pnune wns uu the city will be discharged. Trepan re Hint Off Welab Coast. Kansas City Star. Treasure search for 1300,000 worth of gold lost In wreck of the Hornby Castle In 1824 Is being made at Great Orem, Wales. THE DIRGE FROM CYMBKLINK. Fear no mora tha haat of tna mn. Nor the furious TVinter-a rases. Thou thy worldly taak haat done. Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages. Golden lads and lasses must As chimney-sweepers come to dust. Fear no more tha frown of the great: ' Thou art peat the . tyrant's atroke. Care no more to clothe and eat; To tha reed la as the oak. The scepter, learning, physic must All follow this and coma to dust. Fear no more the lightning flash. Nor the all-dreaded thunder stone; Fear not slander, censure rash; Thou hast finished Joy and moan. All lovers' young, all lovers must Consign to thee, and come to dust. No exercise harm thee. Nor no witchcraft charm thee. Ghost Inlaid forbear thee. Nothing 111 come near thee. Quiet consummation have. And renowned be thy grave. NEWSPAPER WAXFS. Knlcker "Don't you find subway travel tiresome?" Uncle Rube "Tap; them Use All Doors' signs keeps a feller pretty busy hopping in and out." Judge. The Lover (rapturously) "Fancy paints her face when I'm away from her!" His Sister (cruelly) "But not half aa wall as ehe does It." Baltimore- American. - "Tha Man "A good canoeist? Well I guess I am! Only tipped over twice in my life." Tha Maid "How many times have you been out?" The Man "Twice!" Puck. "Could you let me have a little money?" "What for?" asked the person who tries to be smart." "Because I want something to eat." "Sorry; but I haven't any edible money with me." Washington Star. tVa cannot but feel that as between the man who mortgagee the home te buy an automobile and the man who rocks the boat there Is, If not eactual relationship, at least a sympathetic understanding. Life. Mra. Newed "Oh. John. I baked a cake this morning and set it on the window sill and a tramp came along and stole It. I feel like crying." Newed "Oh, don't cry. One tramp less in the world doesn't matter." Chicago Dnla News. "Why don't you start a literary aodety In your settlement V " "Cause we've got all the eddlcatlon we wants. Wa know that rope la three canta a foot for folka that won't leave when they're told to, an' that twice 2 la 10 when the other side Is votm' agin good goverment!" Atlanta Constitution- , PRESS PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF MR. SCOTT Universal Respect for the Editor and Recognition of Hia Great Powers anI High Position in the Journalism of tbo Sfation. Newspapers throughout the United States have had much to say about the death of Mr. Scott. There la no space, nor need, to reproduce all these expressions, which are uniformly complimentary. Their - tenor and temper, however, may be determined from the appended extracts. The news papers of the Pacific Northwest, where The Oregonlan and Mr. Scott have been known, best for so long a time, have all contained kindly expressions. Some of the extracts are: "In the final enactment Into law of the amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act. providing for the right of the Com mission to suspend a rate prior to Its be coming effective a movement Inaugu rated by the lumbermen of the Coast Mr. Scott tooka deep personal interest. He not only wrote in favor of the amend ment but wrote a strong personat letter to President Roosevelt on the subject, urging him to give the proposed law a prominent place In a special message to Congress, on railroad legislation, which Roosevelt did. In the report ef the fa mous Kastern railroad tariff fight be fore the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, The Oregonlan was one of the very few great newspapers in the West to re port and feature the proceedings. Other Pacific Coast newspapers for- reasons were practically silent in reporting this great controversy which involved the life of the industry on the question of mar ket, and continues to the present" Tim berman for August. "Comparison has been made between Mr. Scott and some of the great editors whom he has joined on Lethe's farther shore; it is all a waste of words. Those others were types; thpy had peers and compeers, rivals and competitors; there were other plows In their fields aside from those they held. Harvey Scott was unique; he was the northern star to which there was no fellow in tho firmament- "Many people will say Mr. Scott was domineering; he was: and harsh at times, and often acrimonious. The Spectator not only excused, but commended these characteristics in Mr. Scott, because the Spectator knew the peculiar attitude Mr. Scott assumed toward the Northwestern country and its people. He had come to believe himself the guide, philosopher, friend and mentor of this territory, and what he said and what he did were uttered and done almost wholly for the good of his country and his peo ple. Consider his work for Oregon and the years he devoted to that work, his attitude toward the section and the peo ple for whom he worked, and you will find in his severity and apparent harsh ness a reflection of the spirit of the father who preferred to spoil the rod rather than his children. "Men who are sensitive to criticism, love flattery: Harvey Scott was not one of these. Exploding at criticism, he heard unmoved his praises sung. Some of our writers learned this, and finding that adulation of The Oregonian's editor won them no notice In The Oregonlan, dipped their pens in their own gall blad ders and wrote of Mr. Scott; and were promptly k'eked into a temporary fame, which they greatly enjoyed. "Oregon has lost her greatest citizen. The state sincerely mourns Mr. Scott, who was admired and respected and loved, and did not know it. That is the pity of it." The Spectator. a a "With the broad and liberal mind of Mr. Scott there was no such thing, as prejudice against the Jews. Frequently he had occasion to write kindly of them, and he has done so." Jewish Tribune. "Bankers, especially those of the North west should hold in grateful remembrance the memory of Mr. Scott. He was always fighting th battles of sound money and sound banking. Speaking as a reader of The Oregonian for 20 years, the writer can confidently say that there was no feature of finance which he touched that he did not illume. The theory of Na tional bank note circulation none knew better than he; the problem of the great central bank he had thoroughly grasped: all forma of flat money found him their most Inveterate enemy, and he did more than any man on the Pacific Coast to show to the people the economic un soundness of deposit insurance." Pacific "If the history of American journalism Is ever written Harvey Scott . will form the subject of a most Interesting chapter. His scope and influence, especially in the West, was large and Important Per sonally, he will be remembered by those near and dear to him with encomiums of praise and appreciation." Butte (Mont.) News. "He was one of those rugged natures that are typical of the West. Ho waa no man of leisure; he often said that leisure and himself had parted company years ago. He dressed plainly, ate plain food, thought high and noble thoughts. He spent no hours before the amorous look ing glass nor dallied in a lady's chamber to the lascivious pleasing of the lute; he was a soldier in the army of the com mon good and was always found In the smoke and grime of battle." Boise (Idabo) Statesman., a a a . "For nearly 60 years Mr. Scott . had resided in Oregon, and since 1S65 he Irad sat on The Oregonian tripod, preaching rebellion against a 'high tariff,' ridiculing the pretensions of the East to be the Vt TCnHmv nlariine for noDular .tn..in( l ...n lAcltlmntA wav the economic growth of the region which faced Asia and was aestinea to snare in the Pacific trade. Ha lived long enough in a a wonderful transformation and to know that his share in tho process, as a prophet and guide, was sure to be a matter of permanent record." Boston Tr fh floath of Harvev Scott, editor of The Oregonian, thie country loses not only one of its most dominant figures in the field of American journalism, but a highly respected citizen, who exercised a wonderful influence upon the people, of his state because of the fact that he possessed the courage of his convictions .t-q rtnt nfraM tn sneak exactly as he thought." Times, San Jose, Cal. "He was one of the last or tne oia m-hnnt Af Ariitnrw who. as an individual. left his personal Impress upon every fea ture of his paper long after the complex system or modern newspaper wura. xmu made It Impossible for any one man to .-.An.ilv Ei,nFvla nil the details of the daily work." Pioneer Press, St. Paul. "In the- death of Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Portland Oregonlan, the Mtunliw Iad0, nnp of- 4t nhlest and most Influential editors. Mr. Scott, like Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield Republican, made bis city known by reason of the force, intelligence and political sense vViinii nut inin Ma nnnwr. Few natters In the country for many years have more frequently been quoted than The Orego nlan." News, Indianapolis. u-.An txr a-t Alitor of Ths Port land Oregonian, who died on Saturday, was one of Americas great eauors ana one of her leading citizens." Journal, Providence, R. I. "The death of Harvey "W. Scott re moves one of the vigorous personalities of Pacific Coast journalism." Transcript, Boston. "Harvey W. Scott, An TTpbuilder: When -Harvey W. Scott passed away at Baltimore yesterday, one of the great lisrhts of Journalism went out. He was a great editor in every sense of the word; great In mental" force, great In executive ability, great as a writer, arreat In the influence of both his pen and his personality." Los Angeles Times. "Mr. Scott had many enemies. Such & man could not have hoped to be liked by every one; but, on the other hand, he bad many friends and friends and enemies alike respected him." 1 . Union, Sacramento. " "The death of Harvey W. Scott, edi tor of The Oregonian and grand old man of Oregon, cuts to the quick with all who knew his fame and worth, and leaves a gap In American journalism that can never be filled." Spokesman Review, Spokane. "Like the generation of giants' from which he came, the editor of The Ore gonian played the game hard until the very end." Evening Post, Chicago. "The life of Harvey W. Scott is one which can be held up as a model to all ambitious, struggling young men of our country. Truth, honesty, .integ- rity, an ambition to do what is right, come what may, is sooner or later re warded." Daily Appeal, Marysville, Cal. ' "With the death at Johns Hopkins yesterday of Harvey W. Scott, of Port land, Or., there passes away one of the big men of the West. Mr. Scott was a veteran editor, and his paper. The Portland Oregonian. Is one of the ablest in the country.-a stanch de fender of the rights and interests of the great Northwest." News, Balti more.. In the weekly and dally press of the Northwest have appeared many warm tributes to the memory of Mr. Scott. Among the papers that have deplored his death, held tip his indomitable will v in surmounting early difficulties as ex amples for others, or that have praised his virtues and lauded his abilities are the following: . Oregon Journal, Portland, Lewis County Advocate, Chebalis, Wash.; Argus, Hille boro. Or.; Douglas Leader, Roeeburg, Or.; Catholic Sentinel. Portland; Columbia River Sun," Cathlamet,- Wash.; Hood River Glacier, Hood River; . Stand .ard. Amity, Or.: Press, Forest Grove, Or.; Echoes. Echo, Or.; Progress. Estacada, Or.; . The Optimist, The Dalles, Or.i .Record, Yamhill, Or.; Chronicle, -Oreswell, Or.; Star. Ger vais, Or.; Oregon Mist, St. Helens: Mail, Stayton, Or.; Tribune, Medford; Register, Eugene; Journal. Salem j Tribune, Tacoma. Wash.; World, Aber deen, Wash.; Washlngtonlan, Hoquiam, Wash.; Herald, Belllngham, Wash.; Re corder, Olympla, Wash.; Kelsonian, Kelso, Wash.; Herald, North Taklma, Wash.; Union, Walla Walla, Wash.; Bulletin, Walla Walla; American, Bel llngham, Wash.; Columbian, Vancou ver, Wash.; Ledger, Tacoma, Wash.: News; Butte, Mont.; Herald, Baker City, Or.; Times, Marshfleld, Or.; Obi server, La Grande, Or.: Star, La Grande, Or.; Democrat, Baker City, Or.; Gazette-Times, Corvallis; Herald,. Al bany; pioneer, Stevenson, Wash. .. WORKER OF DYNAMIC ENERGY. ' Words and Deeds and Influence Will Live, Deelarea Friend of Mr. Scott. PORTLAND. Aug. 14. To the Edlj. tor.) Today the grave closed over the body, but the soul of Harvey W. Scott lives on. His life was an open book, read of all men, arid in its almost limitless in fluence It is lllustrous and enduring. Many a good lesson may be drawn from his early- struggles and his ef fective work In the material and moral development out of our whole country. In bis chosen field his, also, was the genius to take to his side men of great business capacity, and " to call around him men of editorial force and ability. He was great in many ' re spects. It has been said that he was even great in his weakness rather he was great in apparent weakness. Ever sturdy as the oak, when he realized a. principle, yet feeling that even an oak may break before an angry blast, while a bending tree may right Itself, he. like Solon, gave the public ; what he felt It could stand, as opportunity, ex pediency or principle required. If he erred, as all men err, it was of impulsive judgment and not of heart. He believed and acted right as he saw the light the beaming rays of which he ever sought not from farthing rush lights of passing days, but from the great illuminarles of all ages. He was a student of the Bible and of the master works of the greatest and best minds that ever lived. He was an intense student of the true principles underlying the most practicable government of this people, social, municipal, state and National, and almost invariably sound. His individuality and intellectuality were intensive and remarkable, a con stant worker of dynamic energy, "and his words and deeds and influence will live and Increasingly be appreciated. More and more we shall realize that Mr. Scott was a giant among men. , M. C. GEORGE, . HIGH REGARD FOR EDITOR. Judge Knovrles Commends H, W. Scott Vigorous Courage. 'LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 14. The tributes to the memory of the late Har vey .W. Scott that since his death have appeared In The Oregonian bespeak the high regard in which he was held by all alike, personal friends and political foes. The eulogies pronounced upon him by those who have opposed htm politically and whom he has opposed show that even his political opponents admired the man because he had the courage vigorously defend his convictions. There was nothing of the cringing sycophant that "bows the pliant hinges of the knee that thrift might follow fawning" in the make-up o Harvey W. Scott. , If he liked a man, a principle or a policy, he said so in no uncertain language. If he did not llke the prin ciple for which a man stood, he fought him with all the weapons in his well nHed armory of denunciation. He would rather be right than be consistent. - Scott was a statesman rather than a politician. He scorned the base degrees by which 'the successful politician did ascend. Although he had passed the age of three-score years and ten. the allotted age of man, yet his death was untimely. Untimely because he could accomplish more in a short time for the state ;in which he lived than could be accom plished by a man of ordinary ability In a life time. -No man has done more to advance the Interests of the State of Oregon and the great Northwest than be. He was a friend of truth, of soul slnoera. In action faithful; In honor clear. Who broke no promises, served no private ends, ' - Sought no titles and forsook no frisnas J. W. KNOWLE3. Japanese Consul Pays Tribute. . Ujiro -Oyama. acting Japanese Consul at Portland, is among the many who have expressed deep regret over the death of Mr. Scott. Mr. Oyama called at the office of The Oregonian, where he paid a high tribute to the memory of Mr. Scott, both as a personal expression and as representing the Japanese resi dents of Portland. , - - Ingenious Spade for Mixing; Concrete. Popular Mechanics. For mixing concrete, a spade has been Invented with- long oval holes in the blade, the perforations allowing the finer cement to flow through and give the face a finer finish. y Anatrians' Hlgtt duality of Tea. Pittsburg Dispatch. '. The Austrians are reputed to use a higher average quality of tea than any other people in the world, except, per haps, the Russians, and to prepare it with more intelligence X