10 THE MORNING OnEGOXIAN. THURSDAY. AUGUST 25, 1910. - rORTLAVD. UKEOO. Kntered at Portland. Ortiu, Postofflre aa Nca-CUn Matter. habecrlntJaei llelee hwUMy t CBT MAIL). PeltT. "nnSay Include", obi year. lialiy. Pudr fncluael. month!.... Lilly. Buadif Included. tnrea month. . z -3 I'ally. Fu-idar Included, om month.... ! r-i!r. without Sunday, on Tr J-1"' tl.r. without Sunday. month.... - 111 T. without 6unU. thre months.. IJJ tllr. without SundiT. on month.... W.kly. one year -?! Fnndor. one year J rr fcuaday and mtlr. on rear. ... tBy Carrlar). ' JRary. FanAay hietaded. ono yanr - J? LaJlT. auneay. Included, oaa month.... Raw to Kmit Send PootofTlr moo order, exr-reee ordor or poroaal chfc your local bank. Stamp, coin or J-urrri'T ara at tha Mi4m ri.i Give P0"'' addiw la fail. Including county and state. Peatae Kotn 10 to 14 pavra. 1 cnt: 1 to 2" pacoa. X rente; SO to 40 peree. I '""! eO to ao pasea. a casta. Forlu poataaw covble rata. Eaetern Boelneae OffW The 8. a H wltn plal Afnry New Tor, r00?" r-0 Tribune bulidmc. Cblcaso. room Oiu- 1 Tribune building. roBTUND. THIRSUAV. AVO. Si. IX QUEST OF TABUT JCSTICB.. Tho President goes back to tariff "revision. In order, he thinks, to satisfy popular clamor against spoliation by ' the "protective" system. But the return will be vain. Clamor will not 'be silenced until the Government ',hall quit the buncombe and the fal . lacy of pork-barrel tariff. Only way to abolish the spoils Is to quit the protective tariff policy. Tariff for revenue is the rational way. Duty tax should be collected on Imported articles of general con sumption and on luxuries of the rich and the well-to-do that would spread the burdens of taxation over the general tnasa of the citizenship, who In any event must be expected to bear them Protective tariff confers special privileges and special benefits on the citizens whom it favors at expense ' of others. Any protective tariff does Just that. Every one has done It and so does the one now in force. The new revision that President Taft has In mind will do It again. Any revi sion that Beveridee and Cummins would advocate would perform the same feat and create dissatisfaction and disappointment. Great many tariff revisionists in the East think raw products, like those produced In the South and the West, should come in "free," while manu factured goods, like those made In the East, should be kept out with heavy duty. That was President Cleveland's Idea. It split his party with Southern and Western Insur gency. That Idea will split any po litical party. Yet It is the idea that chiefly supports tariff revision. It demands low duty or free admission of wool, such as Oregon and Washing ton produce, while clamoring for duty on manufactured woolen goods Adjustment of tariff to conform " with "cost of production at home and abroad" Is also chimerical. That cost Is subject to many varying conditions. Besides, opinions on the subject will be Irreconcilable. Also, differences between cost of production at home and abroad will shift and vary con tinually. None of them Is. or ever will be, a fixed quantity or a eXeady quantity for any length of time. - Fur thermore, new processes and ele ments are -continually entering Into cost of manufacture; cost of materials rises '-d falls. Differences and dis- partJe of many sorts make the new scheme of tariff revision a chimera. Cost of production at home Is so un stable that tariff system cannot be based on It; cost abroad is equally uncertain and doubtless more so. "Insurgent" revision goes at the Job wrong. It professes to seek Justice, yet it turns away from where closest approximation to Justice is. Its guid ing principle yet remains absurdly tariff for protection. Its principle should be tariff for revenue. IX) THEY OPPOSE TAFT? In the course of some interesting reflections upon Mr. Roosevelt's rela tion to his purty. the New York Times makes frequent reference to the "in surgents." Of course nobody can use a word wi(hout assigning some mean ing to it either vaguely or definitely. The Times is not -very definite in its handling of the term "Insurgent," but upon the whole our learned contemporary- seems to understand that it signifies an opponent of Mr. Taft. That Is, a Kepubllcan opponent. Nat urally a Democratic insurgent would mean something else, possibly an op ponent of Mr. Bailey In Texas and an ally of Mr. Bryan In Nebraska. Upon reflection one cannot yield to the defi nition which the Times -affixes to "In surgent" the admiring homage which usually passes without question to the utterances of that distinguished Dem ocratic organ. As a rule the Repub lican Insurgents are not opponents of Mr. Taft. Some of them hare resent ed with acrid vigor a real or fancied effort on the part of the President's advisers to thrust them out of the party, bat In no case have they taken a pneltlve stand against his declared policies. The worst they have done has been to try to modify rather radi cally some of the proposals which the Administration Inld before Con gress. It is Inconceivable that this rould be construed as opposition to Mr. Taft. Things have come to a pretty pass If the performance by a member of Congress of his constitu tional duties means hostility to the President. - Tho Times appears also to have been misled rather widely In Its un derstanding of the causes of insur gency. It says that the only solid basis of "opposition to Mr. Taft among progressive Republh !" Is the tariff. This la equivalent' to saying that In surgency implies opposition to the President and that there is no other uhetantlal reason for It than the tariff. Haw superficial such a view is may be gathered from the fact that Mr. Taft and the insurgents stand today on precisely the same ground so f.tr ca the tariff is concerned. In surgency goes dPr than a mere de al re for proper rxform In the tariff -at hedulea. It demands the extensive rooMleKatlons of the conditions which raako an indefensible tariff law pos sible. These conditions make a great m ail y other undersirable things pos blble besides the tariff law and ac cordingly insurgency Includes a large number of articles In Its creed. Mot of them are mainly of local Interest, , howevor. The Times is correct in thinking that the demand for a scientific tariff is more widespread ' than any of the rest. But In Kansas Insurgency takes the curious form of a revolt against i Ir. jCa-nnon. and what he stands for. In Iowa it "expresses rather ferocious resentment for Mr. WIckersham's suggestion that Cummins and Dolli ver are not genuine Republicans.. In Indiana insurgency seems to bVrettv accurately summed up in loyalty to Mr. "Beveridge and his1' fortunes. In Michigan it Is a vague dissatisfaction with Mr. Burrows. It will be seen, therefore, that the Tiroes needs to enlarge Its idea' of the meaning of a word which is likely to cut an im portant figure in. contemporary politics. ' OKKOON'8 LITTIJ; BOSSES. Behind the war between President Taft and ex-President Roosevelt on the one hand and the selfish gang of intriguing New York machine politi cians on the other is the direct pri maries. Taft, Roosevelt and Hughes want a sane and reasonable primary law. like the Cobb bill. The bosses want no primary and have so far de feated the movement In that direc tion. The Cobb bill, which combines recognition of party organisation with the widest and freest possible participation in party affairs by the voters at large, would put the party machine out of business. Therefore the bosses oppose It. So it is in Oregon. Any plan that looks tp concerted party action and intelligent party direction- has and will have the united opposition of the new school of bosses, all graduates of the old school of politics, like Bourne, Hofer. Brownell and TTRen. The di rect primary that Roosevelt, Taft and Hughes demand in New York those great "leaders of the people" won't have In Oregon. The little bosses of Oregon are in . opposition to .'Taft. Hughe and Roosevelt, Just as the lit tle bosses of New York oppose them, and for exactly the same reason. They want to continue in business- at the old stand. The "Oregon bosses don't want to build up party: they seek to destroy party, especially the Republican par ty. Therefore they Join hands with Democrats, Populists and Socialists everywhere hi any plan to dsrupt, demoralize and ruin the Republican party. Any effective plan of party organization through the direct pri mary, such as the Cobb . bill pro poses.' will encounter their deter mined, united and everlasting hostility. DEFOTTIOJiS OF COXSERTATION. Before discussing any subject It is well to find out Just what the terra In question means. When inquiry Is made, varieties of meaning and of usage appear. Here is a caee in point: If the" dictionary is consulted it seems that conservation may mean either (1) Preserving, guarding and protect ing, or i) the keeping In an entire unbroken state. Through all deriva tives and in quotations, the double significance appears. There is yet a third meaning given, and that Is "of ficial care or keeping and supervi sion." So one sees how easy it la for both Secretary Baillnger and ex Chief Forester Pinchot to uphold "conservation." Both are honest, both are convinced of the absolute neces sity of conservation by the Nation of the natural resources in forests, coal lands, water powers. Yet, translate each man's views into action, call on either to formulate his policy and pre pare rules for its observance, and see how they diverge. Mr. Pinchot has, doubtless, inspired his former chief with his own reading of the term. Permeating and color ing their every utterance is the-dogma that the aim and essence of conserva tion Is "keeping In an entire state" the natural resources of the Nation, and this for the special benefit of generations yet to come. Now one word yet is to be .defined. It is "entire " that is untouched, undimin ished. The duty, then, of this gen eration by this reading Is so to hold possession of the forests that the next may take over the limited ownership intact. Yet there is no such thing as a next generation. The people pass one by one, and as each passes his place is filled. The present generation, pacing this earth today, has its own duties, first of all to the brothers and sisters of today. It is we who have ownership in and rights over the Na tional possessions, as well as duties for their "conservation." There never has been nor can there be a line drawn between one generation and another on which a trust theory of one for the next might be built. Nor is the analogy that of holders of a lease on all. the properties of tne Nation. In that case demand might properly be made that those proper ties be held intact and so passed on when the terra of the lease ceased. "Reasonable wear and tear" is the reservation, and the only one. for the leaseholder's benefit- Subject to that only he must give up possession as he received It. If forests pass into the leaseholder's temporary control, his enjoyment of them must be truly lim ited: he must beware of so using aa to detract from the value when his term is up. . Cutting of the timber to the extent of absolute necessity to prevent rotting or protect' from fire would be within the leaseholder's rights, but no more. The imaginary future generation would have the freeholder's rights as against the pres ent leaseholder generation, and could claim "conservation" in the second sense. But there Is another and a sounder analogy. The present generation, owners of the National resources, able to dispose of them, protestwho may. stand In possession, truly, . but yet know that their sons shall Inherit their estates. Their first duty is to develop, the second, which they, may or may not assume. Is to conserve. The forests of the Nation are owned by the American people of today on these terms. Let us carry the question one step further: Shall this development be by the combined and organised forces of the Nation, or through the indi viduals composing It? Ever since its foundation the individual has claimed and by law has been accorded his right to his segregated portion or tne v.iinn.i oMtitt- Donation laws, home stead laws. Umber ana stone acts, all bear witness to this fact, lest injus tice te done by one citizen to another, conditions have been stated by which the pioneer's ' purpose to claim his fraction of the Nation's land shall be maAt. i-lear. and his fulfillment of his contract with his fellows to do lils part to subdue the land and turn it to. use be proved. ' It is not disputed that such conditions may Justly vary with the class of property in ques tion. Agricultural land, timber land. fMni. onil Tnnnv Kiihdivlalnna of each class, demand varying treat ment. The present rignts or me liv ing community so that it may sot suffer from the acts of the individual may need to be safeguarded. Here is one last point: This Indi vidual claimant whose rights need, at this time, to be specially upheld, is a citizen of some . state in this Union. When once his ownership In his claim Is perfected and title passes from the Nation to the Individual, then the Jurisdiction of the state over him in respect of all property, of whatever class, he owns, comes into play. What that involves, as Kipling says. Is another story- The decent and well-disposed man recognizes that, while using the prop erty that he owns, he should in that use avoid extravagance and waste. He admits in his soul that it is his only to use, but that right is his, he be-, lieves, to its reasonable limit. He knows, also, or at any rate he believes, that others will succeed him in sim ilar use when he has passed behind the -curtain. Therefore, to preserve, to guard, to protect, will be his care. To that extent "conservation" will be the standing motto of his life. TAXING . PORTLAND FOR BOADS. Certain parts of Clackamas and Washington Counties wish Portland taxpayers to build "them, roads; there fore they "initiate bills" to annex their districts to Multnomah. But they ought to know that Portland has more than it can do already, paying taxes to build roads within the pres ent boundaries of this county. Great deal of road building in Multnomah is yet undone. County authorities are getting to it fast as funds and machinery can work. Doubling or trebling the size of the county cannot make road building go forward any faster. That will only delay road work in outlying parts of present Multnomah that are Justly entitled to next service. Besides, Portland property owners who pay the great bulk of the road tax should be taken into considera tion. This Is not a matter of interest solely to residents of the parcels of Clackamas and Washington Counties. Cose of transcribing the records of Clackamas and Washington for Mult nomah would reach a prodigious sum many tens of thousands of dollars. Moreover, the changes would practi cally obliterate the political power of the two neighboring counties in the Legislature. These county questions, like those In other parts of the state, are proper subjects for legislative attention There they can receive the discussion and the consideration they deserve. None of the county measures submit ted by initiative is a proper one for "direct legislation." All should be voted down. GALLAGHER'S PRATERS. The politician out of a Job who shot Mayor Gayuor must be a singularly vain individual. There is a story that he has been praying for the eminent official whom he tried to murder, and that he flatters himself a good deal over the probable success of his in tercessions. "If the prayer of the sin ner is heard." he has remarked, "God In his goodness has heard my prayer," and will probably heal the wounded Mayor. The conceit of a person like Galla gher in supposing that he can alter the purposes of the Almighty is dis tasteful to a sane mind. Of course if his prayers are powerful enough to cure the Mayor, they are also power ful enough to kill him should Gal lagher's disposition happen to change. It Is marvelous that a man should remain in this age of tho world who fancies that he has the-resources of the Creator under his personal control and can direct them as he sees proper. The thought Is very insistent that if the red-handed Gallagher has any influence at the throne of grace he will do well , to use it in his own behalf. The chances are that h needs Intercession a great deal more than Judge Gaynor does. BRITAIN'S COLONIAL NAVDSlS. The cruiser Rainbow, purchased by Canada from Great Britian to form the nucleus of a Canadian navy, has sailed from Portsmouth, England for Esqulmalt. The Rainbow is a second class cruiser of S600 tons displace ment -and not enough fighting equip ment to make her a very formidable antagonist for anything much heavier than a Puget Sound tugboat. While the transaction in some respects re sembles that of the big brother who sells his bladeless knife to the little fellow for money to apply on the pur chase of one that will cut something, Canada is so loyal that she will hard ly begrudge the money. This transac tion is 'a, beginning of a movement to have all of the British colonies come to the rescue of the mother country by maintaining auxiliary navies which in time of war would of course fight under the banner and direction of Great Britain. The necessity for a plan of this kind was never more urgently shown than In a "scare" article from the pen of Mr. Harold Fraser Wyatt in the Au gust number of the Nineteenth Cen tury. Touching on the particular field In which the Rainbow will op erate. Mr. Wyatt says that "From the China station -to Vancouver, some B000 miles, and from Vancouver down to Cape Horn, a distance of 7000 miles, our commerce is allowed no protection at all."- The cause for this alarm on the part of Mr. Wyatt is the unparalleled activity in German naval yards. England, being almost totally dependent on lands beyond the seas for her daily bread, is obliged to keep these marine highways open for her ships; so Mr. Wyatt fears that, in the event of war with Germany, his coun try, would be starved Into humiliat ing submission in short order unless some hurry-up orders are placed for a big fleet mf war ships. The colonial navies, as proposed for Canada. Australia and other colonies, would seem to offer some hope for safety when the swift German cruisers start to combing the seven seas In search of bread and beef for the brawn of old England; but Mr. Hyatt has a more elaborate programme out lined. He Is out for naval protection in wholesale quantities, and demands that 18 protected cruisers, instead of the five ordered, -be laid dowp for 1910-11 and H each succeeding year. As a precaution against war prices for the foodstuffs already on hand, he further demands that Parliament enact a law providing that the mo ment hostilities begin with any na tion, all food then in the United King dom shall become automatically the property of the government at pre vailing market rates. Nothing more sensational or alarm ing has been printed on this subject, which has for months been a night mare to Great Britain, for Mr, Wyatt is specific in his statements. He shows that of 3$ armored cruisers, all but four, which are on the China station have been assigned to European waters, and of 74 protected cruisers there are only twenty-three in waters outside of Europe, thus leaving the great trade routes of the world over which Great Britain must carry her supplies, with scarcely any protection whatever. The most serious feature of this rather alarming situation is that the present building programme of the nation is up to the limit of funds that can be squeezed out of the British taxpayer. If Great Britain moves her ships from the European station she leaves an opening in a vul nerable part. If she leaves her for eign trade in 'jeopardy, her supplies will be cut off. There are great pos sibilities for John Bull soon to have a practical demonstration of what 'it means to be between the devil and the deep blue sea. It might have been only a coinci dence, but as soon as James A. Patten returned from Europe and announced that wheat was so scarce that we must begin looking for a substitute to take its place there was a slump in the market, and for the first time in sev eral weeks the price fell below $1 per bushel. The world's consumption of wheat Is rapidly increasing, but it is Iqually true that the Increase in yield has thus far kept pace with the in creased demand and does not give promise of coming to a standstill. The prosperity of the wheat consumers of the world will have much to do with regulating prices. Corn, oats, rye and barley are all used for food when the poverty of the people prevents the use of wheat, and In many lands pota toes and other "roots" are used in in creased quantities when wheat ad vances beyond a normal figure. World-wide conditions are not un favorable to higher prices for wheat, but, with a considerable carry-over from last year's big crop, it is still early for any uneasiness lest there be an Insufficient amount to go round. The retirement of Mr. Brownell from the race for Senator In Clacka mas County for reasons vaguely given opens Inquiry as to tha real cause of his sudden abandonment of a . long cherished and more or less honorable ambition to go to Salem again. Though perhaps it Is Just as well that the public never know the reason and let it go at that. It isn't prudent to let the "dear people" know too much about some of these self named apostles. Yet it Is oonfortlng to feel that Brownell's heart still beats true to the cause he so nobly es poused on the stump up to the time he met the fatal "obstacle" some one Interposed to his further progress. But who put it there? And why? We really can't repress a yearning desire for more light. People who do not believe in "luck," either good or bad, are in vited to .ponder over the calamities which have befallen the Breedlove family at White Salmon. First one son splits his knee with aa axe and then chops hig toes off. Presently another sprains his ankle. Now the father narrowly escapes death from a falling tree. Almost all great men have believed in luck. Among great captains of Industry it Is a maxim to shun the unlucky. Sylla sacrificed to Fortune as. the most powerful of the gods. Perhaps it is Just as well not to despise her too openly. It is hoped that Anderson Love, the man of 83 years who has walked almost 2000 miles to visit his grand son at Roseburg, will receive a wel come warm enough to compensate him for his remarkable feat. If the grandson enjoys vigorous health and great power of endurance, he knows now where those blessings came from and ought to be correspondingly grateful to his ancestor. t The tube skirt, which will be all the rage this Fall, cannot differ much from a pair of trousers with one leg Instead of two. The garment will no doubt take the prize for Inconvenience, but wherein will its modesty excel that of the male attire which it imi tates? Will women, ever gain the courage frankly to don the clothing which so many of them enviously pattern after? , Since the great European prelates have taken to preaching against the new fashion in women's dress its suc cess is assured. An outlandish gown or bonnet is loved by our fair sisters for its own sake, but when besides being ugly they are told authoritative ly that it Is wicked, then they die sooner than renounce It. Portland has Teason to plume her self not only on the $2,000,000 build ing permits so far this month, but also on the fact that most of the money expended in the construction is Port land money. In the good time coming, a long way off, there will be no surface cars and no fender problem. - Until then let humanity carry more insurance and dodge the swift-coming vehicle of destruction. - When Rome denounces prevailing feminine fashions it simply provokes more insurgency. The right to direct in spiritual matters does not include matters sartorial. If ever they go at the tariff in earn est on a scientific basis and pursue it to the logical end, there won't be enough protection left to hold an In quest over. Barring the trusts, the whole coun try is with President Taft in his dec laration that extortionate profits are to be tolerated no longer. Three: hundred carloads of peaches going east from the Yakima Valley should make Delaware and Michigan take a look at the map.- While there was 'no referee-to make an official decision, it still is evident that Vice-President Bherman hit be low the belt. . It is noticeable that most of the automobile speeders have other men's wives with them. Perhaps their own are too slow. Just before the show begins, visit the menagerie and see the lion and' the kangaroo play golf on the lynx. There is only one region that has more fire, and it cannot be mentioned In polite circles. All the clowns are not In the circus, but many of the best are there. HOW THE WEST IS BOTTLED ll Settlers la Reserves Are Harassed and Worried With Red Tape. Irrigon Irrigator The hegira to the farm lands of Al berta, brought about by "Ptnchoserva tlsm." has been the ruin of very many who ought to have secured good homes In Oregon, Washington and Idaho. 'By spending large sums in advertising, se curing seductive agents, by devious and not always fair and truthful meth ods, much land was sold to these immi grants, and theyw spent much money in building homes and in fencing, plowing and putting in crops, or rather in seed ing the ground to wheat and other cereals, for the harvest time' has passed, and they had no crops wocth mentioning. And now many of the disappointed and disillusioned ones are turning their eyes towards their own deserted country, wiser, but poorer. We cannot but feel sorry for these unfortunate ones, and yet we do not much blame them. They would have preferred to remain in their own coun try, but "Pinchoservatism" has had us bottled np. They saw the best of everything In the way of land for the homebuilders was to be retained for future generations, that yards and yards miles and miles of red tape had to be unwound before a man could get a homestead in the reser vations, reservations called forest re serves, but containing much of the best agricultural land in the states mentioned. And even when the red tape was un raveled, the homestead entry made, the home built then came the hired uian of the Pinchot regime and made life miserable for the settler. Petty of ficialdom is never so happy as when running a settler's cow off the . reser vation, forbidding him to cut a log for building purposes, overseeing the chopping of his firewood harassing him in every possible way. These hirelings, egged on by the higher-ups, think it their duty to save everything from the grass to the juni pers for future generations, their mot to being "tohellwlth the settler, he ought to be glad if we let him live." Perhaps a better day is coming. We do not much care whether it comes under the name of Taftism, insur gency. Democracy or Republicanism. What the West wants is a broad and honest allotment of the agricultural lands of the Northwest to the Incom ing homeseekers. We do not want them longer turned Canadawards, but kept at home for their own good, for our good, for the good of the coun try. We of the West have had enough ox this "Pinchoservatism." We 'are nau seated with it. and we will turn to any man, any set of men. any party that will free us from the un-Ameri-cantsm of these petty tyrants, these enemies of the West. WHERB LANGUAGE FAILS. Times When Finest Llae ot Profanity Does Not Satisfy. New York World. An excitable New York man, gasolin ing through his native Virginia, offered $1000 for a new cuss word to express his emotions when his machine balked. He was disappointed. He must so remain.- For one dowered with Saxon speech to crave aid in -expletive Is like seek ing coals in Newcastle. What surcease of his muted sorrow can Germany of fer, where "Thunder weather!" and "Potsthousand !" are blasphemy su preme; or France, with its "sacred Blue!" and "Name of a Pipe!" or Tur key, where you murmur "Destiny!" when a wheel breaks; or' Italy, where a too-deliberate donkey is invited to "put one. foot before the other"; or Spain, where one may bid a persistent heggar "Go in peace, little brother?" Eloquence of expression Northern races may indeed study in warmer climes. When a Latin says "Caramba!" or "Diavolo!" It "ain't so much wot 'e says as the nawsty way e says it," as the British sailor explained when charged with assault. But for exten sive and intensive "cussing out" a Colo rado, mule conductar, a Pennsylvania section boss or a New York stevedore can face the world unashamed. Such experts would tell Mr. Newman that language Is at best inadequate. It always has been. It 'must always be mo. He who seeks to wreak his full thought upon expression pursues a fe vered vision. It will never be done. Impoaatble Conflict. New York Evening Post, Indpt. There Is naturally some amusemeac at the mischance which befe'.l Colonel Roosevelt -yesterday, at the hands of the Republican state commUtee. What will King Haakon say? What will Em peror William think? Barnes and Woodruff have apparently shown them selves of sterner stuff than any of the potentates of Kurope And theio is certainly groun-I for sardonic com ment on the coii'-ast between the way Id which the Ripubllcai. machine now openly defies K-K.sevelt, and its former fashion of meek!y obevlr.g hia, orders when he had the power of life' aud death that is, of patronage over its members. But the comic aspects of the affair at once disappear when we begin to ask what It really means for the Republican party in this state. Noth ing could well be more dramatic or critical than '-this sudden revelation that it is torn in two;- that the men in control of the organization are In an ugly and fighting temper, and would rather see the whole campaign wrecked and the party beaten in New York and throughout the whole country than sur render one lota of their local power. Yesterday's proceedings make It clear that the conflict is irrepressible. From now to the day of the convention there will be an open fight in the party; it may even go on to the very hour of election. - . Rone Will Howl for This. New York World. Dem. New York takes no more kindly to the bossism of an ex-President than to that of a President in office. For the third time in a little more than six weeks representatives of Mr. Roose velt's party in this state have ignored him, rejected his advice and disobeyed his orders. . . Contumacy such us this will impress many people as shock ing in the extreme. It is contrary to every precept of the uproarious Roose velt following. It is In conflict vith the personal ideas which have so l"ng controlled that worshipful and master ful circle. Wherever a few of the eWnt are gathered together today we riiatl see blanched faces and tightening -fists. If Rome does not howl for this, then of a truth the oracles and the portents re all. awry. RjUnlner Chickens. . Dallas News. . It has come to psss that SO cents' worth of chicken feed a week win sup port a two-bit. hen and help her lay three B-cent eggs. ' Fond of Snorts. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Is he fond of outdoor sports?" "yes. His wife complains that he even Invites them home to dinner." I HOW MAYOR GAYNOR DID IT I I MAYOR GAYNOR Simply Devoted tilmaelf to the Inter ests af the People. Indianapolis Star. The change of opinion about Mayor Gaynor is sincere and not mere courtesy growing out of the murderous assault upon him; evidence of the re versed attitude has been manifeat for some time and this attack has merely given it opportunity for expression. But how did ' this man bring about such a change within tha short seven months that he has served as Mayor? The answer is simple: He devoted himself to the interests of the people without regard to party or faction. This took courage, for It meant the antagonizing of -powerful men and in terests In his own party and out; yet he went serenely on attending strictly to the business of being Mayor and of administering affairs for the public good to the best of his ability, which B"UU L J HID lit L 1 ' ' - ' Is not small. He undertook .to check abuses wherever he found tnem. xo lessen extravagance, to put an end to municipal graft, to improve police con ditions, to give the city clean, honest government. He spent no time in building up a personal "machine" or in intriguing for future political advance ment. He simply worked at being Mayor, yet by his course he has won more popular favor than he coulq, pos sibly have attained by any other course. FliYfXG OVER THE FRONTIERS Germany Stirred Up Over the Anttca mt French Aviator. Berlin Dispatch to Chicago News. Whether aeronauts have a right to fly across international frontiers is be coming a delicate question in, Europe. How sensitive sentiment In Germany has become on the subject is shown by the published comments on the recent aeroplane flights in Eastern France, where the aviator Legagneux crossed the frontier near Metz. In the opinion of a considerable section of the German press the feat was an offense against international good manners, if not ac tually a trespass against the frontier regulations. Hence the irate" demand is raised that the government prevent the recurrence of such performances. The statement of the French General Manoury that he would be able oy means of an aeroplane to reconnoiter effectively within 600 yards of the Ger man frontier has added to the ill feel ing. A number of newspapers join in suggesting that "tne 'next time French gentlemen undertake reconnoissance tours over the frontier they may be hauled down out of the air by German bullets." The whole question. It is' rec ognized here, must soon ,be made the subject of international regulation. . How Fabrics Got Their Names. Calico comes from Calicut, India. Satin came from Zaytown, China. Serge is named after Xerge, Spain. Mosul, which is in Asia, is the name sake of muslin. The ancient Clfy of Damascus is re sponsible for damask. Cambrio got its name from Cambria and gauze from Gaza. Taffeta Is named after a Bagdad street where the material was at one time sold. ' Alpaca derives its name from the Pe ruvian animal from whose wool it was made. Cashmere was originally made in Thibet, in the V&la of Cashmere, where sheep growing a specially fine grade of wool grazed. Thomas Blanket, a celebrated clo thier, who is said to have Introduced wool into England in the 14th century, is responsible for the name of our bed covering. , One-Sentence Sermons. It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to instruct, even our friends. Colton. Only he who lives a life of his own can help the lives of other men. Brooks. Talents are nurtured best in solitude. But character on life's tempestuous sea. Goethe. They are never alone that are accom panied by noble thoughts. Sir Philip Sidney. I am not sure but that we are more in need of those who oan talk about religion than those who can preach about It. James Stalker. No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. Lowell. Carve the face within, not dress It from without. For whoever would be fairer, illumination must begin in t.-e soul; the face catches the glow only from that side. W. C. Gannett. If Mr. Roowevelt Disapproves? " New York Press, Rep. Not who is temporary chairman or who is permanent chairman will count, but what comes forth from the conven tion as a ticket and a platform. If, for example, it is a ticket such as Colonel Roosevelt knows must be nomi nated to be elected. Republicans as a whole could feel disposed to support it. And, of course, as a delegala to tho convention, Mr. Roosevelt can say just as much and say it Just as strongly, s if he were either temporary or permanent-chairman, or both together. If, on the other hand, it is a ticKet such as Mr. Roosevelt could not recommend to the delegates or afterward indorse to the voters of his party well. It would not be worth while to print the names of the candidates upon the ballots. Ought to Ha-ve Followed Root's Advice. New York Sun, Ind. Rep. On three occasions since his Napole onic return Colonel Roosevelt has sought to influence political develop ments, and on each occasion his wishes have been set at naught. He must now appreciate the wisdom of Elihu Rock, who advised him to.maKe an announce ment on his arrival in New York tiiat he would not express any political views for at least 60 days. It is proper to observe that the period of absten tion originally urged upon Colonel Roosevelt by the gentleman whom he ha good reasons for regarding as the most sagacious of counselors the pe riod of - abstention twice violated, as above, by the irrepressible beneficiary of Mr. Root's sage advice has now ex pired. - When the Election Waa On. Kansas City Star. The election returns move Walt Mason to sing: 'The clarion note is full of rags, the slogan snorts no more; we all have heard the 'final word' till we are sick and sore. The hewgag and the timbrel, the tocsin, the appeal, are baled away against the day when liberty shall squeal; when liberty shall yip and yell and whoop and siglg and moan, then we'll unbale our kit and sail inte the fray alone. Put the mothballs o'er the tocsin, soak the pibroch in the sink, the day is done, the fight Is won; let's go and take a drink." Vnmnsical T. R. Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Colonel Roosevelt's visit to a miner's house developed the fact that he can't play the- piano. Another instrument he haa never attempted to play Is. the second fiddle. , That "Little Group of Men." Kansas City Star. "The little group of men" to which Senator Aldrlch refers contemptuously has a majority of about 35,000 in the Republican party in Kansas. Very Eur, Baltimore Evening Sun. ' In Oklahoma they now say. "It's as easy as taking land from Indians." Life's Sunny Side "Now that the Democrats are crow ing over their prospects of winning the Congressional election," said Represen tative Butler, of Pennsylvania, the other day, "I am reminded of what good old Ike Hill, assistant sergeant-at-arms of the House, used to say on the eve of an election. Ike was a Democrat through and through, but he was a philosophical Democrat. "When anybody masked hira how he thought the vote would go he would In variably reply: By gosh! I think we've got 'em. .f they don't buy us off.' " Popular Maga zine. e e "Tom, I've worked pretty hard for quite a while now and have done very - i -. n l .1 . . n r.llro and . 111, BO i I1I1 13 11 1. I I LI - U - - - - - tufn the business over to you. What do you say?" -" The young man pondered the situ ation gravely. Then a bright idea seemed to strike him. "I say, dfad,' he suggested, "ho would it do for you to work a .few years longer and then the two of us retire together?" London Tid-Bits. Fred, aged 3, had been a naughty boy. and his mother had punished him. He felt very much hurt and complained to his auntie about his mamma's spanking him. Auntie said. "It is not you that mamma spanks, but a little devil inside of you who makes you do naughty things." After sitting very still for five minutes he said, "It beats all, how it hurts me when that devil gets spanked." Delineator. William H. Crane, the actor, says he first learned what true love is by acci dentally overhearing a brief conver sation between a young man and a very pretty girl. "And you're sure you love me?" said she. . "Love you?" echoed the young fellow. "Why, darling, while I was bidding you goodby on the porch last night your dog bit a piece out of the calf of my leg, and I never noticed it till I got home." Judge. Souator Penrose, Senator Aldrich and others were chatting together on one of tho last nights of the recent Con gress. Senator Penrose was telling of his Summer vacations spent in the open, and how he benefited so much by the simple life. The subject of the conver sation drifted to worldly matters. Mr. Aldrich said with great solem nity: "Well, gentlemen, I have not drunk whisky, played cards for money or attended a horse race in 17 years." "My gracious," exclaimed Senator Penrose, admiringly, "I wish I could say that." "Why don't you?" seriously inquired Senator Oliver, who joined the party as the story was told, "Aldrich did." Philadelphia Times. e "The late Bishop Hare," said a Sioux Falls physician, "used very reasonably to impute skepticism to misunderstand ing. . "He only told me about a Philadelphia business man of skeptical tendencies who said to him: "'My dear Mr. Hare, I do not refuse to believe jn the story of the ark. I can accept the ark's enormous size, its odd shape and the vast number of animals it contained. But when I am asked, my dear doctor, to believe that the children of Israel carried this unwieldy thing for 40 years in the wilderness well there, I'm bound to say, my faith breaks down.". Detroit Free Press. ORTHODOXY OF THE KAISER. Ernat Haeckel Finds It n Hindrance Progress of Free Thought. "v. New York Evening Post. Ernst Haeckel, now in his 77th year, was present at the recent meeting in Jena of the Deutsche Monlstenbund, where he expressed his opinion of the Kaiser. "We must not forget," he said In his address, "what great disad vantages result to the progress of free thought and a consistent interpretation of nature from the influential person ality of our much-admired Emperor. I am far from undervaluing his extraor dinary gifts and his many-sided knowl edge. But the personal religious con viction of the Kaiser is specifically dogmatic, and his strong accentuation of orthodox Christianity must deter many from expressing an adverse opinion." Speaking of his book, "The Riddle of the Universe," of which, perhaps, more copies have been sold in the last decade than of any other German publication, and which i,s the reverse of orthodox, Haeckel said that a sequel to It would soon appear, containing selections from the more than 10,000 letters written to hliu concerning that book. Most of these letters, he said, were written by teachers, physicians, engineers and naturalists. Among them were some from teachers in Prussian schools, who expressed their full agreement with his views, but begged him not to mention their names, lest they lost their chances of promotion. Among the most in teresting contributions, he added, were those from women who are Interested in natural science. These, he said, "show us that women in this case, as In many others, often think more lucid ly and recognize the truth more easily than educated men, who are likely to be hampered by wrong notions In stilled into them in the educational in stitutions." Is Roosevelt an Insurgent T Brooklyn Eagle, Indpt. Dem. For the Republicans nothing more unfortunate could well have happened. Without a doubt Mr. Roosevelt is in censed. If not, his temperament must have undergone a change. He needs no infusion of fighting blood, and he ia not the man to take a blow without an effort to return it. What he means by saying he is going to the 'state con vention can be understood even by those who are not good at guessing. He will there take up the gauntlet thrown down yesterday and fight it out- . - , Whether Mr. Roosevelt Is Nationally an Insurgent is not yet known, except by himself, plus per haps some close friends. Of .course, Mr. Sherman may know more than has been told in print, m any event, he has added to the lint of reasons for supposing thad the ex-President pro poses to line up with the critics of the Administration, in indorsement of which not a word has been said at Oyster Bay. As already noted, Mr. Roosevelt asks for a progressive plat form for this state. Less than this for other commonwealths he is hardly like ly to demand. , ; The Dyspeptic's Kick I Judge. "Alice, you're a good little wife, I know, and you can cook to beat the band; but yon don't get the kind of dyspepsia tablets my mother used to buy." Before and After. Judge. This it tv ut now the way that he went noma before he took -a wife. He waa on deck for Joy ridee or whatever ele waa rife. ' He was. out late si times a week and led a He goes etraight home like this and stays there, you run bet. He's had to learn a thing or two he never will fora-ft. lie darea not stay out late because he wed a suffra getta- rrlsjty Jlif8 -