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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.
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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
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