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CXKARIXO IX) R. ACflO.V.
Colonel Roosevelt -w. Ill again open
his mouth tonight at New Haven,
Con n, when It 1 aall that he haa
promised to civ the official Roosevelt
Interpretation of what happened No
vember t. The Colonel's sllenc
broken only ones by a mild and
delphlc utterance In the Outlook for
a period of something- like thirty-six
daya has been unprecedented. Tet
the Colonel, by his protracted reti
cence, has simply Riven the public a
new and unexpected view of his versa
tllltj-; he can even keep still.
What la Colonel Roosevelt irolnir to
say tonight? What ran he say that
haa not been said? Will he undertake
to explain T If ha does, he Is lost.
The successful general nover explains
defeat, but Runts on. If the Colonel
has reached the stage w here he be
gins to make excuses, or apologizes,
let his enemies rejoices for they have
htm on the downhill road where
the pulling la easy.
But F reckon the Colonel knows
what la best for him. It Is wise al
ways for the man who haa his breath
knocked out of him to canvass the
situation while taking the count.
That Is Just what the Colonel has
been doing, we opine. The Colonel
has loaded himself up to the muzzle,
both barrels, and will let drive to
night. Wall Street, the reactionaries,
the trusts, and the whole blooming
outfit might aa well take to the tail
timber, for the Colonel la clearing for
action again, We guess so; for pre- L
dieting what the Colonel will do Is
mere guessing.
THB LXCOXTENTEXT MB. BSYAX.
Mr. Bryan does not aeem to Vhare
sito some of his victorious brethren
the pleasing fancy that the people
put them In power because they are
Democrats. That melodious name no
doubt exercises a certain charm over
the fickle multitude. The lure of Its
siren syllables must have helped to
cast down the mighty standpatters
and exalt the humble Democrats and
Insurgents, but Mr. Bryan has can'
nl!y come to the conclusion that
did not help a great deal. He comes
out boldly with the opinion that the
people put the Democrats Into office
for reasons more substantial than
the sound of tholr mellifluous party
name, and that unless certain things
happen In prompt sequence to the
election they twUl be bundled out
gain.
Mr. Bryan tolls his political breth
ren plainly that they are on trial. If
they please the people by their be
havior they may look for many years
of power. If they do not, tholr lease
will be short and their eviction swift.
These are terrible things to say to
band of hungry politicians who have
Just begun to lick their chops In
luxurious anticipation of a feast too
long delayed. It is as badly out of
taste as a dirge at a wedding. We
wonder that Mr. Bryan had the heart
to speak such dismal words at a time
of hilarious triumph when every other
Democrat In the country has about
decided to cast dull care away and en
Joy the passing moment. It must be
uncomfortable to be such a killjoy.
Moved by the feeling that Mr.
Bryan's gloom Is untimely, or by some
other reason, the Now York World
read the great Nobraskan a little
lecture the other day. It told him
frankly that but for htm the Demo
crats tronld have been In clover long
years ago. Time and again, sold the
World, with a spice of unchristian
bitterness, haa the Democratic party
been on the very verge of glorious
Ictory. Success waved her gorgeous
prizes Just In front of our noses. Ap
parently all we had to do was to
reach out and take them, when along
cam Mr. Bryan with his abhorred
shears and snipped off the thread of
opportunity, lie Is the very king of
nuisances. He Is the worst marplot
that Satan ever sent Into a disappoint
ing world. Cannot some one think of
a way to box him up until the next
Presidential election has glided by?
He has loadod up the party with a
burtton of the most frightful heresies
and unless he ks sequestered he will
be sure to pile on some more. And
be will do It at the very moment
vhra the Incumbrance will be most
Injurious. Away with Mr. Rryan and
all his works, exclaims the World.
Meek as Mr. Bryan has become In
his latter years, he could not let this
reproach pose without reply. His an
swer was philosophically esjrn. Nay.
It waa even polite, but one felt in
reading tt that the poUteneea was
ge'.lX "Will the World kindly point
out the heresies lnv the last Demo
cratic platform r said he in the
Commoner. "Wia It specify what It
objects to In that monumental docu
ment? The publicity of campaign
contributions, too reform of the rob
ber tariff, the destruction of the trusts,
the regulation of the railroads, the
Income tax? Which of these glorious
principles Is a heresy in the eyes of
the plutocratic WorldT What that
organ of Wall Street la really afraid
of. continued Mr. Bryan crush.lr.cly. Is
that the Democratic party arm use Its
newly acquired power for the benefit
of the people. To prevent any such
calamity It has Joined in a great con
spiracy to turn the party over to the
trusts. If tt succeeds the people will
arise la their righteous wrath and
hurl the Democratic party down the
steps of oblivion quicker than you can
say scat.
The quarrel is a pretty one and
unhappily tt is not confined to the
fereaats of Mr. Bryan and the New
Tork World. It meanders through
the whAle country and divides the
t victorious pasty Into two factional
which regard each other with a bale
ful glare. Mr. Bryan's faithful dis
ciples believe that it Is his teachings
which have at last caused success to
perch on the Democratic .banner. The
other faction believe that he Is only
too likely to scare the timid bird
away. They would give all their old
shoes and something more valuable
besides were the calamitous Zebras-
kan silenced and laid away. But he
cannot be silenced and the salutary
habits of his abstemious life seem to
Indicate that It will be a long time
before he Is removed to a better
world. The "conservative" Democrats
will not work with him and they can
not get rid of him. He Is an old man
fit the sea If there ever was one, a
horrid monster riding on the shoul
ders of the safe and sane element of
the Democracy and liable any moment
to throttle It.- But to his own ears
Mr. Bryan Is a prophetic voice cnylng
la the wilderness, urging his brethren
to "make their paths straight' but at
the same time Intimating pretty
plainly that he doesn't believe they
will. For example, he has told them
that their stand on the question of
revising the House rules will be the
first test of their good faith to the
country. This Is murh the same as
to say that he himself, thinks their
good faith rather problematical.
In view of these unhappy differ
enoes It Is difficult to foretell whether
the Democratic party will end by be
coming conservative or radical. At
present It Is trying to be both at once.
with success somewhat similar to that
of a late distinguished traveler. Of
course, ultlmatnly one faction win
swallow the other or drive it Into
exile, for the quarrel is too radical to
admit of compromise. It Is Incredible
that the party should go on forever
with Its two ends pulling In opposite
directions, but Just where It will break
apart and which fraction will be the
ampler after that phenomenon it is
Impossible to predict.
.OtSO INTO A I.OSIN'O BATTLE.
Doubtless the Newberg Graphic.
which is for prohibition, and says so.
correctly reflects tho viows of many
friends of the movement when It pro
tests against submission In 1912 of
another constitutional amendment. It
Is obvious to the Graphic, as It Is to
others, that the prohibitionists made
serious strategic blunder by forcing
the battle this year; and there is a
likelihood that further disaster In the
loss of more counties now In the dry
column might result through reopen
ing the question.
The most serious setback to the
prohibitionists was the Home Rule
act. Does any prohibitionist, or any
other, suppose that the Home Rule
bill would ever have been heard of.
at least In Its present radical form. If
the war to capture the state at one
blow had not been begun?
The etate yet has county prohibi
tion, somewhat battered and broken
by the Home Rule act; but neverthe
less Oregon has local option for coun
ties that want prohibition and for
towns that want prohibition. No ad
vocate of state-wide prohibition has
yet arisen to tell us what was the
matter with the Oregon county pro
hibition act. Nor has any one yet
gards flax and hemp. A manufacturer
of large experience In twines and bur
laps is quoted as saying of this hemp
that "it is the best grown in the
United States and equal to the best
Italian that is often used for making
heavy linens, while for soil cloth and
tenting material and the highest
grades of. hemp twine It Is unsurpassed."
Flaxgrowtng is In a way a distinct
agricultural Industry, the success of
which depends, even under favorable
conditions of soil and climate, upon
the knowledge of the grower. It la
cited. In connection with the Introduc
tion of this Industry In the sections
of the state above noted, that It will
attract emigrants of the better class
from Belgium, Holland and Ireland
the great flax-producing countries of
the Old World; that it will conduce
to the development of lands now lying
Idle practically waste lands and add
substantially to the population and
wealth of the state.
The assistance of the Government
through the Department' of Agricul
ture has been enlisted In this matter
and It Is not unreasonable to expect
that the Klamath country in South
eastern Oregon will within the next
decade give a good account of itself
as a tlax-producing center.
lng the coming of the rails. But
growth in Washington has not been
confined to towns and cities. The
same development has been experi
enced throughout the rural districts,
and the urban growth has therefore
been Justified.
Yet, In all this there Is little cause
for envy. Oregon may not now be
able to boast of as many cities as Its
northern neighbor, nor as great a ter
ritory In productive state, -but the
towns In Oregon are" prosperous and
have better fortunes still before them,
while new settlers are fast converting
the ranges Into farms. Oregon as a
whole is but little in advance in de
velopment of what Washington waa
ten years ago. , But It has the assur
ances of early railroad transportation
for the two-thirds of the state now
untouched by steel rails. Ten years
hence it will be another story.
RACE FOR SEA POWER.
The great International race for bat
tleshlp honors seems to be leading the
great powers of the world Into deep
water. Figures Just printed In the
new Navy Year Book Indicate that
Germany Is Just about to crowd tho
United States out of second place In
naval fighting strength. Germany,
however, ts not building battleships in
record numbers for the purpose of
making"" better showing than can be
made by the United States. ; The feel
ing that the future may bring about -a
serious conflict between England and
Germany Is III concealed, and, while
England continues to lay down the
keels for more Dreadnoughts, Ger
many ls building and preparing to
build more rapidly than ever before.
While the Year Book shows the United
States In second place with 152 ships
of 717,702 tons and Germany with 209
ships of 66G.035 tons, the programme
for the near future provides for -so
many big modern ships that when the
vessels now being constructed and
those for which funds have been pro
vided are completed Germany will
have scored immense gains over both
In vessels of the Dreadnought type.
Of these vessels, England now has
eleven, with displacement of 203.100
tons; the United States and Germany
four each of 72,000 tons. Upon the
completion of those under construction
or provided for, the relative Dread
nought strength of t,lie three countries
will be:' England, 27 with displace
ment of 588.900 tons; Germany, 17. of
357.000 tons displacement, and th
United States 10 with a displacement
of 221,650 tons. In other words, while
England does but little better than
doubling her Dreadnought strength
Germany more than quadruples. It is
thus up to England to Increase her
programme at once, and there does not
appear to be any. limit to this game
until tho money supply Is exhausted
Secretary Meyer Is asking for two new
.rT,te.A a T.rjtlc.-ihle or rational uirampi 10 cosi aooui ..uuu.uuu
method of recovering ground lost by and Incidentally heexpresses the opin-
the state-wide fight. ,un w,ul " V" oe necessary to duiiu
Is rolna- Into a battle that Is certain ",uro omuesnips a year w
to be lost either sound
sound Judgment?
tactics or
FCACR POWKR Or THE CANAL.
The Panama Canal probably will
not "pay Its way" In a money-protlt
sense. It perhaps will not earn the
Interest on its bonds. But neither does
the Army nor the Navy "pay its way
In money-profit sense. The Capitol In
Washington does not, nor the post-
office system. The Army and thi
Navy, however, have served the coun
try In most Important ways; 'they have
perpetuated the existence of the Na
tion, and made the American people
a rower In the world's affairs.
The canal wry add greatly to the in
fluence and the power of the Ameri
can people. It will bring the two
shores of the Nation close together.
It will make posslblo the quick trans
ference from one ocean to the other of
the Nation's naval force. It mill open
a new avenue of commerce and trade
that will have' growing Importance in
future generations.
The canal has always been consid
ered a "doubtful commercial invest
ment." The French once Imagined
great commercial success In It. as In
the Buex waterway. But that was be
fore It waa known that the French
had greatly underestimated the cost
of the Panama Canal. The big cost
of the canal makes certain that the
canal is not a good "commercial in
vestment." For that reason private
enterprise could never have built it.
Construction devolved upon the United
States as a strategical necessity. This
country can afford the money outlay.
The work will raise to higher place
than ever before the prestige of this
country among the nations. It will be
a powerful guarantee of the- Nation's
peace. In this aspect the Panama Ca
nal Is a greater force for International
amity than all the conferences that
have been beld at The Hague or that
may be held hereafter.
take the place of the older craft.
The enormous cost of these Immense
fighting machines and the operating
expenses are not the only heavy drains
made on the National Treasury. The
report of Secretary Meyer shows that
more than 14,000.000 has icon spent
In keeping the cruiser New York and
the battleship Indiana In good order,
and that tho repair bill on the Massa
chusetts has been nearly $2,000,000.
Since 1890 the repair bill In the Navy
has amounted to more than $35,000,-
000, and in some cases the repairs have
exceeded theoriginal cost of the ves
sel. The Chicago, for example, which
cost $1,183,629 to build, has already
cost $1. 900, 988 for repairs, while the
1549,000 gunboat' Yorktown has run
up a repair bill of 3633,647. At the
progress we are making. In company
with a number of other powers, the
time Is not far distant when peace will
cost so much that we can no longer
afford It.
"I have never had a moment's peace
since I left my dear, native land,"
writes General Zelaya to his son, who
Is endeavoring to pave the way for a
return of his father to Nicaragua. Un
fortunately for Zelaa, pere, his dear,
native land- never had "a moment's
peace" while he was on the Job as
ruler. The exiled despot now assures
his son that "the world never under
stood me and never could understand
me," and promises, if he Is permitted
to return to Nicaragua, that he will
ttike no part in affairs. There does
not seem to be any good reason fqf
believing that the understanding of the
world has become more acute since Ze
laya was removed from a position
where he could make trouble. It Is
not improbable that he would endeavor
to resume his old vocation as despot.
In the belief that the world had im
proved In understanding to such an ex
tent that it would regard his policies as
quite the correct thing. Both Zelaya'
health and the peace of his "dear, na
tive land" will be be'st with him In
exile.
Mr. Corby Is right. The cage in
which the lion Is kept at the City Park
Is altogether too small for the purpose
An Imprisoned creature, walking, ever
walking, the length of a cage that gives
him barely room In which to turn on
his never-ending Journey, helplessly
and hopelessly chafing at his confine
ment, is an object of pity, not of ad
miration. The only lesson such a spec
tacle can teach is one of insensibility
to animal suffering. The picture of
lion In any animal story book nith
which the Christmas booths are laden
Just now would give an Inquiring chi
a better idea of this great beast than
does this hulking, dissatlsllcd, plainly
oppressed and suffering anlmoi in his
narrow cage. i ne concensus oi nu
mane opinion is that the animals
the park should either be properly
provided for or mercifully made way
with.i These creatures may not be
possessed of sensibilities especially ten
der, butvthey are evidently possessed
of something that causes them to be
abjectly artd hopelessly miserable.
Patrons of the public schools and the
public generally will cordially indorse
the work that is being carried out un
der direction of the Board of Educa-
tlon of improving "vacant spaces be
longing to the district and surround
trg schoolhouses, so that children may
pass Intermissions In the open air in
stead of In the basements of the
buildings. Unless tho weather is ex
ceedingly stormy, any child who is suf-
ficlently robust to be in school will be
all the better for a run about the
grounds during recess. Concrete
walks have disposed of the question of
wet feet and muddy shoos. For the
rest, Oregon children, properly clad
thrive on rain. Provide them with
rain capes and stout shoes and turn
them out. Depend upon It, Oregon's
climate will plant roses upon their
cheeks if given the chance to do so.
TXAXGKOV. LXO IX KLAMATH COt"TT.
Some years ago a systematic and
persistent effort was made, led by Mrs.
W. P. Lord, wife of the then Governor
of Oregon, to Introduce flax culture
la the Willamette Valley and such
other sections of the state as might be
found conducive In soil and climatic
conditions to flax growing with profit.
Much time and not- a little energy
ere spent In this direction; excellent
FOITLATIOX GROWTH IS WASHINGTON
Latest census bulletins show that
the State of Washington has five cities
not equalled In population by any city
in Oregon, consideration of Seattle
and Portland being eliminated. These
Washington cities are Spokane, Ta-
coma, Everett, Bellingham and W alia
Walla. Perhaps nearly exceeding in
population any city In Oregon outside
of Portland also is Aberdeen, Wash,
and If the other towns on Grays Har
bor that are practically adjacent to
Aberdeen are considered, it undoubt
edly has that distinction.
Today four cities exist. in Washing
ton where ten years ago were only
large towns or trading centers of agri
cultural or lumbering districts.
The following figures tell eloquently
of their growth In the decade
1910
Everett ....14,814 -
Bellingham ........ .24.298
Aberdeen .....11.660
Walla Walla 19.364
From the foregoing It will be per
ceived that Everett and Aberdeen
have more than trebled In population
and that Bellingham and Walla Walla
have practically doubled. The 1900
figures for Bellingham Include the
twelfth census report on New What
com and Fairhaven. which now com
pose the one city of Bellingham.
Most of the population growth in
Bellingham has been In what was
formerly New Whatcom, which In
1900 had 6834 people. But for con-
"The Oregonlan," says Editor Hofer,
'takes us to task for saying the Re
publican party does not govern Ore
gon." The Oregonlan has been sadly
misread at Salem, for this paper tried
to make it clear that it agreed en
tirely with Editor Hofer in his mourn
ful discovery that the Republican
party does not govern Oregon. No
party governs Oregon, and "nobody
governs the Republican party. "Some
body, somehow, and at some time
should do something to solve the
problems" (of party government). In
sists the colonel. "The greatest diffi
culty might be to get The Oregonian
to stand for the solution."
What solution?
1900
7.838
11.062
S.747
10,049
Since the beginning of the Chicago
garment-workers' strike 500 babies
have been born among the strikers.
Race suicide seems to have followed
the wrong trail In Chicago as well as
In New York's tenement district. There
Is a world of misery behind that bare
Item of 600 new babies In the homes
of starving strikers who are facing the
cold of Winter.
specimens of flax fiber were shown as
the result of Intelligent culture of I oolidatlon with Fairhaven. New What-
flas. some of which were sent to flax I com would probably show as great a
experts across the water for Inspection I proportionate gain In population
and returned with warm approval.
Efforts to Interest farmers In flax-
rrowlnr were not, however, successful
except In a relatively limited degree.
nd the subject was practically
dropped as to fiber flax, though grow-
Everett.
While these four towns were grow
ing into cities, villages were taking
their places. Olympla, that had 3863
people In 1900, now has C996; Ho-
qulam has grown from 2808 to 8171,
lng flax for seed has made some prog- and Vancouver from 3126 to 9500.
ress In some sections of the Willam
ette Valley and Is still maintained to
a considerable extent.
Little, however, has been heard of
the extension of flaxgrowlng In Ore
gon for some years, and It seemed as
If effort In that direction had ceased.
It la gratifying, therefore, to note the
revrval of Interest In this Industry, and
he transfer of Its base to a section of
he state where conditions for the pur
pose are said to be Ideal. The un
occupied lands of Eastern and South
eastern Oregon Invite this industry.
This has been especially proved in the
country contiguous to Klamath Falls
where experiments In flaxgrowtng
have proved satisfactory, both, aa re-
The history of the minor Washing
ton cities for the past ten years speaks
a certain promise of what is in store
for the towns of Oregon. Railroad
development, with Its consequent In
flux of homeseekers and industrial
enterprises, has extended north and
south and east and west through
Washington. In Oregon It has been
confined to a narrow strip on the
ndrth and west. In Washington the
railroads have extended to tidewater
it Bellingham. Everett, Seattle. Ta-
coma, Olympia, Aberdeen. Hoqulam
md South Bend, and reached a fresh
water harbor at Vancouver. In Ore
gon the best harbors aside from those
on the Columbia River are still a wait-
Place a bounty on the Jackrabblt
until he Is exterminated. Then place
It on the coyote, who will by that
time have become so bold as to make
the raising of sheep and cattle a futile
endeavor. When the coyotes are
gone, replace it on the Jackrabblt. This
thing works In a cycle.
Times change. Many middle-aged
men can remember when the pro
posed appointment of a Southern
Democrat by a Republican President
to the highest Judicial place in the
Nation would have aroused such a
storm of Indignation as to sweep the
Chief Executive off his feet.
Surf bathing has seasonal delights,
but as against Clatsop beach these
foggy mornings the white porcelain
tub half full of aqua pura In equal
quantities from both faucets enforced
by warmed circumambient atmosphere
presents charms that you can't beat.
Rescuer of the Olympla's passengers
wrecked on the bleak Alaskan coast
is another triumphant victory not
for the wireless operator, but for
Marconi.
When the Rv. William Hiram
Foulkes goes to New York, Portland
will lose one of her most scholarly
ministers and eloquent pulpit orators.
It -being so near to the date, let the
opening of the Hawthorne bridge be
Included In the general Christmas
celebration
Yes, Senator Lorlmer has been
"vindicated," but will the people of
Illinois be satisfied with the Scotch
verdict?
Merely as a reminder for Christmas
shoppers, do It now.
LAWS ON MARKET SALES OF GAME
Experience With Chlnene Pheasant
Cited In Support of Statute.
PORTLAND. Dec. 10. tTo the Editor.)
In your issue of the 10th Inst appears
an editorial approving the proposed in
tention of hunters near Spokane to make
war "upon the 'pests that are far more
destructive Uian hunters," and suggest
ing that "perhaps in time they will advo
cate the repeal of the foolish game laws
against offering game for sale." This
you approve on the ground that "these
laws effect no good," while they prevent
anybody but the hunters from , eating
game.
It may be questioned whether the prac
tical extinction of several game species
In Oregon and the very rapid depletion
of others, especially waterfowl and up
land birds, which have kept pace with
the Increase in hunters, while the "pests,"
if not diminished, have surely not in
creased, are not due morev to hunters
than to "pests." Be that as It may, your
expressed belief that "these laws" (pro
hibiting sale of game) "effect no good"
may. In the opinion of the writer, be suc
cessfully controverted as matter of fact.
In support of which statement he asks
leave to present the following concrete
illustration.
For some years after the Introduction of
the Chinese! pheasant into the Willamette
Valley, during the period when these
birds were fully protected, their increase
was rapid, in spite of the "peats," which
were surely as numerous then as now.
When an open season was later created,
sale being prohibited, for several years
the stock of these birds was not danger
ously diminished. But when sale was
permitted, though only during the last
two weeks of the oDen season. In tw
years the pheasants were so nearly ann
filiated that trie Legislature was obliged
to again prohibit their sale. The tempta
tion to market hunters to snticpate tn
open season was Irresistible hey began
operations weeks before this opened, con
tinued these during the open season, the
birds were put In cold storage, and the
whole supply thrown upon the market
durinsr the sale nerfod.
Since the renewed prohibition of sale
the great Increase in the number of hunt
ers and the regrettably lax enforcement
of the game laws, have prevented more
than a small increase in the pheasants,
In suite of further legislation limitln,
the day's bag and prohibiting the killing
of the hen bird. In this connection, it
must not be forgotten that the Chinese
Dheasant. like the auail. it" a bird of
civilization, freauenting by choice culti
vated) fields and the neighborhood of man
aitd that therefore Its failure to notably
increase cannot Justly be laid to that
"advance of civilization' which has
Droved so fatal to other and Wilder
species.
As to the gustatory satisfaction missed,
according to The Oregonlan, througn pro
hibltlon of sale, by all who are not hunt
ers. while admitting this to an extent
(the true sportsman is proverbially gen
erous. and will remember his friends al
ways), it is at least questionable whether
this loss to the palate Is not far more
than' balanced by the gain to the state
pocket resulting from the attraction to
the state of outside sportsmen, wno seen
alwavs a region where game is well pro
tected and therefore gtod sport is to do
had. leavtne much money therein. In thi
reepect the experience of Maine, the best
"protected" state In the Lnion, is oi in
terest. Some years ago, according to an
official report examined by the writer,
more than J7.000.000 was brought into and
left tn the state by sportsmen in one
open season. ALFRED L BELBtl
CLATSOP NEEDS HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Expenditure of S500.0O0 for Roads Bet
ter Than for Sea Walls.
Astorian.
We believe that it would pay our
people to delve into the matter witn
view of securing- direct, well-made.
permanent, carefully-engineered roads
along the' following lines, using, the
fragments of roads already construct
ed and curing them of the conditions
that might conflict with the new plans
to and from this city to westport.
to the Nehalem, via Seaside, and Fort
Stevens and the mouth of the Columbia.
We know not what the cost of a modern
system of roads would be, but we do
know that $300,000 epent In this public
service would be Infinitely more pro
ductive of real good to the whole peo
ple. In tangible compensating results
than all the sea walls we could buna
In the county at this time. We all
know that there is a demand for good
roads that will not down until some
have been built and are in practical
use; they are of the common aids to
civilization and cannot be dispensed
with, while we can dispense with
sea wall for several years to come; the
roads lead to us and our supporting
friends in the outlying districts, and
the mutual advantages Inherent In the
scheme for travel, contact, business and
trade are large and susceptible to ex
panslon that pays all concerned, and we
would like to see me matter aeait. witn
by our people.
Good or Bad Roads for Same Money?
Rogue River Courier.
The question comes squarely before
the property-owners of Josephine
County as to whether they shall go on
spending money year after year on cer
tain dirt roads, or will tney issue Donas
at a low. rate of Interest and build per
manent roade which, with slight re
pairs annually, will last for many gen
erations. It Is true that there are some
places In the county where the soil and
the drainage will permit the building of
dirt roads, which if rounded up and
rolled with a heavy dirt roller, will
make good roads; provided always that
the king drag Is kept In frequent use
and other repairs made as often as
they are needed. There are soils, how
ever, of Which good roaas cannot oh
made, and this should be recognized,
especially along our - well - traveled
highways, and consequently these need
to he treated with the permanent high
way methods. The permanent roads of
Rome, It Is true, were not built in a day,
and they had the cheapest kind of labor
to do the construction work, which ex
tended over many years and through
many generations. Josephine County
has no cheap labor, but the demand
for good roads is as great here as it
was In England and Rome, and, cost
what tt may, we must have them. The
good-roads advocates of this county
have long urged the commencement of
the work. They have carried on the
matter along educational lines until a
large majority of the property-owners
are ready to vote on the question If
the matter is brought before them in an
Intelligible manner. They only await
the plans which the new County Court
may have to reveal.
SOCIALIST DEFIXES LABOR.
That la, Be Attempts Te Do So, Tet
Not With Much Success.
PORTLAND, i:ov. 26. (To the Edi
tor.) What constitutes labor, as ap
plied to production, is the question at
Issue in the editorial comment on our
recent- letter. In which we considered
the modern public school coupled with
comment on thrift and saving vs. wage
slavery. We take exceptions to The
Oregonlan's definition and, to be fairly
treated, we ask the right to define the
meaning of the word "labor" as applied
to production.
Just how we may be able to separate
the mental from the physical of these
two factors is beyond our comprehen
sion. It might be explained by some
high grade of classics, but from a prac
tical standpoint we cannot conceive it.
We have never yet been able to find
the machine that would go about the
manufacture or the production of any
article from the crudest to the finest
without the aid of the thinking mind.
It is not only begging the question but
It falls utterly worthless in any at
tempt to separate the mental from the
physical. The inanimate simply cannot
produce without the aid of the think
ing mind. We turn the criticism back
for a better analysis.
The Oregonian is In error in suppos.
Ing that the word "employer" means
the directing mind or force in produc
tion. The meaning of word "employer"
bears no relation to that function. The
employer of this age is always con
ceded to be corporation. It may be a
Count or a No-account, an imbecile, a
court ward, (as in the case of the Mar
shall Field estate) an asylum patient,
(as in the case of Harry K. Thaw) or
any other abstract quantity. The fact
is that the mind engaged in production
is as truly the legitimate factor there
of as the human force expended in
avoirdupois. It has always been consid
ered that both brain and brawn were
alike elemental factors In production.
The good old-fashioned (tools, im
plements), are Indeed "obsolete" when
when applied to the production of this
age and we must allow our social rela
tions to evolve In order to keep pace.
The mode of production of any age al
ways determines the social relation
that must be maintained to hold so
ciety Intact. We have changed from
the ox team to the railroad engine,
from the forked stick to the steam
plow, from the hand blows on an anvil
to the ponderous trip hammer, from the
footman news racer to the wireless, yet
we are advised that our social relations
should be conducted in the primitive
channels of ancient society.
Indeed does the editorial comment
confirm our former statement that "the
social evolution has dragged Itself for
ward all these ages despite tho powers
that govern and rule."
Yours for modern social conditions
that replace the old primitive man and
the obsolete tool and prepare the com
ing generation for thfj demands of to
day. BAR ZEE.
Life's Sunny Side
COURT SEALS AND PRIVATE SEALS
Eugene Lawyer Sees Distinction and
Sticks to Previous Opinion.
EUGENE. Dec. 7. (To the Editor.)
I do not wish to prolong the discussion
arising over the Lunz case, but the last
clause of your editorial on the 9th in
stant shows conclusively that you are
attacking something that I have at no
time defended. The obnoxious "L. S."
of your second editorial and the "bit of
red naner" of th first, ahnlv to thn
same thing private seals. Frankly
now, do not all the articles and author-
ties you refer to relate to the same
thing, private seals? I object to being
made to defend that hoary relic of
time when few men could write. The
court has not defended it. But- public
and corporate seals are quite another
thing. Their use is constantly extend
ing, because they are two of the prime
necessities of the modern business
world.
This Is nowhere better illustrated
than in the case of notaries. There are
probably not less than a half -.million
notaries in the United States. Nine
tenths of all our real estate transfers
are authenticated before notaries. No
one concerns himself wih Identifying
the signature of the notary, except as
it is identified by his official seal, and
this is everywhere accredited, and ex
perience has shown it a safe and simple
device to guard against mistake and
fraud. I am not easily hurt at a littl
ridicule. I am not only willing to
stand to all I have said, but I think
that the coming Legislature should
provide, as some states have, for seals
for justice courts. It is an absurdity
that in the thickly congesting centers
of population any man should at his
peril be held to recognize the signature
of a court officer when visible and re
liable evidence of genuineness can be
afforded by the simple device of the
court seal. Very respectfully yours.
S. D. ALLEN.
The article in "Case and Comment'
from which The.. Oregonian quoted, re
ferred expressly to court seals and not
to private seals, but that is of no con
sequence. The better class of lawyers
are agreed that both court seals and
private seals are useless survivals from
a time of universal ignorance.
The Best Civic Beauty.
Columbus (Ohio) State Journal.
What is civic beauty? Not fine
streets, parks, fountains and public
buildings. "Handsome is as handsome
oes" also applies to a city. If a city
be full of lawlessness, racket, noises.
bickering, scandal, contention, it is not
the city beautiful It is the city ugly.
Order is heaven's first law everywnere.
nd a city is no exception. Letting
things go helter-skelter is a losing
business. Let a man deface his own
property - and It depreciates all prop
erty. Let the city do an ill piece of
work, or permit another to do it, and
the welfare of the whole community is
weakened. Civic life Is the main thing.
It Is for that fine streets and struc
tures are encouraged. The true civic
life Implies things that are positive
urity, honor, cleanliness, decency, or
der, quiet. Behavior is the first thing
city needs to take care of If it wants
to guard its own honor or welfare. Re
spectability Is not in money, houses nor
lands it is in conduct, and right con
duct is a utility, an advantage to a
community. When that is not rightly
prized, a community Is very unfortunate.
Bind Feet, Release Walat.
New York Tribune.
A London doctor bas advanced a
novel theory In defense of the hobble
kirt. It is due directly, ne nnds, to its
beneficent influence that lovely woman
as ceased to bind her waist. Ath
letics, good digestion and higher edu
cation have nothing to do with the
present style in feminine figures.
While occupied, says, ne, --witn tne
Droblem of her shortest possible step
ping distance, lovely woman Is too busy
to spare time for her old tasks of
vainly striving to reduce her waist to
twelve Inches. i-ire is too snort lor
ilady to bind herself in more than one
place.
Ko tolas; Stops Golden States
Memphis News-Scimitar.
California's Increase In population
uring the past decade has been re-
arkable. Earthquakes, dynamite ex
plosions, graft exposures and railroad
bosslsm have not availed to deter the
onderful progress toward greatness
of the delightful daughter of the
Golden West, ,
IVeert of the Half Cent.
Springfield Union.
Resumption of coinage of the half-
cent piece is being agitated in some
quarters, the principal argument ad
vanced In Its favor being that it would
save money for buyers, especially the
poor, who need it most. In all cases
sow where the half cent figures In the
price- of an article the dealer gets the
benefit of the odd half cent unless the
customer purchases two of the articles.
There are many things sold two for a
cent, two for a nickel or two for a
quarter, of which some purchasers de
sire only one. The half-cent piece
would enable them to buy exactly what
they wanted at its exact price. If the
demand for the half penny becomes
general Congress, no doubt, will give
heed to it and order a resumption of
its coinage.
, A Fight Inevitable
Washington Evening Star.
"I -want my son to get accustomed to
fighting his way through life," said the
fond father.
"You want him to get fighting expe
rience as early as possible''
"Yes."
"Well, that's easy. Name him Ethel
bert and send him to school waariasj iUs
hair is riniets"
Sir John Randies, representing Eng
land at the foreign steel magnates"
banquet in Chicago, praised American
business energy and alertness.
"The following conversation," said
Sir- John, "which was overheard be
tween a manager and a clerk in the
waterworks of a certain English town,
could never have occurred in America.
What the manager said was this:
" "I am compelled to ask you. Smith
son, to change your desk to the floor
below, for you not only sleep during
working hours, but, to make matters
worse, you snore so loud that you con
tinually wake up our revered super
intendent in the next room.' " Pitts
burg Guzette-Times.
, ,
"In one benighted region of a certain
state In the Southwest," says a Chicago
lawyer, "they cherish some peculiar no
tions touching the duties of a juror.
One day a case was beinp tried, when
suddenly the Justice exclaimed: 'How
is this? There are, only 11 jurymen in
the box. Where is the 12th?" 1'Jie fore
man rose and addressed the court re
spectfully as follows: 'May it please
your honor, the 12th juror had to ga
away on important business, but ha
has left his verdict with me.' " Kansas
City Star.
A. T. Stewart was shown one day by
one of his confidential employes an
amusing caricature of himself dope in
pencil.
"Good, good!" he laughed. "That is
excellent. Who did it?"
"A young salesman at the linen coun
ter. He scratched it off as you passed
the other morning. I managed to get
it from him and now he's scared stiff
for fear you'll see it," was the laugh
ing reply.
"Scared stiff, is he?" said Mr. Stew
art, with a twinkle in his eye. "Jus!
send him to me, will you?"
A little later a slim youth entered
Mr. Stewart's private office and said he
understood he had been sent for. "Yes,"
said Mr. Stewart gravely, and, holding
up the sketch, asked: "Did you da
this?"
The lad grew pale and stammered:
"I I beg your pardon, sir it was only
a bit of fun I meant no offense."
"That's all very well, but you'll have
to prive up your job here."
The youth humbly protested, wt-en
Mr. Stewart burst out laughing and
said: "Don't say any more, my boy.
I'm only joking. Your sketch is excel
lent, and, as i-would be a sin to keep a
man of your artistic talent behind a
linen counter, l" propose to supply you
with the means to study art."
Mr. Stewart's proposition was gre
fullv accented, and it was thus thai
John R. Rogers, the sculptor, began hla
aitistic career. New York Press.
,
"Hall Calne is the most amused
writer in the world," said a New York
publisher, "He gets nothing but grilli
and roasts when he brings out one U
those melodramatic novels or plays oi
his that sell so amazingly well"
"Yes, the critics roast Hall Calne, but
he. too, will often roast the critics. On
night here in New York, at a dinner at
tended by all our best critics, the lltlit
man, rising to a toast, pushed back th
thin auburn hair from his protuberant
brow and said:
" 'Dear me, what a lot of critics thers '
are here! It requires very little ability
to find fault. That is why. I prejume,
there are so many of you, gentlemen.'
New York Sun.
GO SLOW ABOUT PROHIBITION.
Friendly Editor Thinks Vote Tiro Years
Hcnee a MlMtake.
Newberg Graphic.
' We notice that certain parties In
Portland have already announced that
a campaign will again be waged for
statewide prohibition two years hence.
To make such an assertion at this early
date is certainly ill timed. What the
conditions will be in two years no one
can tell, and to make an expensive cam
liaign without the outlook being fa
vorable for success would be a grave
mistake.
The fact is the editor of the Graphic,
along with hundreds of others who
stand for the enactment of prohibition
laws, did not look with favor on the
proposition to call for a vote on the
question of prohibition at the last elec
tion. We' did not regard the time as
being opportune for the effort. In tlia
first place .we did not believe the ma
jority vote would be for it, and sec
ondly our opinion was that If it should
pull through with a bare majority, it
would be next to impossible to enforce
the law with any degree of success in
Portland and some of the other cities.
and consequently it would not stana tne
test of time. Of course after the vote
was called for the only thing we could
do was to put our influence on that
side. Had we been able to defeat the
"Home Rule" bill we would have been
satisfied with the result, but with the
outcome as it was we think much
ground has been lost.
As .for tne enort to reiorm uie sa
loons we have no faith In it whatever,
and It is possible that conditions will
wax so much worse in two years mat
the" nenrile"- will be ready to support
statewide prohibition, but as we said
at the start we think it ill advised to
make the bullheaded assertion at this
early date that a vote on the question
will be forced two years nence.
Highways Greatest Benefit.
The Dalles Optimist. s
Sixteen of tho counties of the state.
are starting in to hold elections, aa N
soon as feasible under the law, to
undertake the building of highways,
the money to be raised by issuing
bonds. Such bonds should find ready
sale, for no better security could Be
offered than that which will back
them up.
The tax to retire these bonds, such
tax being levied on the adjoining and
adjacent lands, according to the bene
fits to accrue, will be o small mat tne
increased value of the" lands affected
will repay it many times over from the
beginning. It will be a case of "eating
the cake and still having It left."
We suppose Wasco County will ne
one of the counties to take quick ac
tion. We hope so, for nothing will be
of greater benefit to us than the In
auguration of a system of improved
highways throughout tne county.
Journalism and the Bible.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 12. (To the Editor.)
Permit me to express my appreciation
of an editorial article In The Sunday
Oregonian on the Bible and liberty. It is
well put and ably written, and will com
mend itself to all fair-minded men and
will be aDoreciated by all wno are en
deavoring to get the fundamental thing9
into the life of our times. If I were not
it Treacher I should wish to be an editor
and contribute just su:h discriminating
articles 00 this to the oubl!e welfare.
H. 9. WILKINSON.
1
The Rain.
Llzette Woodworth Reese.
Oh, gray and tender is the rain,
That drips, drips on the pane.
A hundred thinca come in th door.
The scent of herbs, the thought of yor.
I the pool out tn th grass,
A bit of broken rlass;
Th red flag running wet and straight
Down to th littl flapping gate.
Ixmbardy poplar, tall and three,
Acros the road t see;
There 1 no loveMne,, so plain
A a lall poplar in the rain.
But oh. the hundred thing, and mor.
That come in at the door
The smack of mint, old Joy, old pain.
Caught in th gray and tender rain. 1