THE MORNING OREGO'IAN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911.
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AIRSHIP SEARCHES
FOR ARMY FORCE
SON SUCCEEDS HIS FATHER IN UNITED STATES SENATE.
Scouts in Aeroplane Fail to
Locate Soldiers Advancing
From Presidio.
OFFICER GOES UP IN AIR
Cairnt Ely Cora arlr to Saa
ZYanrlsco, but Doe Not His
corcr Position of "Enemy."
General BlJs I Tleased.
AVIATION FIELD. Saa Francisco.
Han. It. Th Talus of th aeroplane
for scouting- purposes was tested by
vArmy officers today In connection with
Fan Francisco s arlatlon week. Troop
rat out from th Presidio, over IS
nlles north of Self rid Field, covered
thmlt that distance) to the arlatlon
ground, but despite the efforts of the
' Vtrdmrn to find them, their position
' ras not discovered.'
Three machines were planned to be
need In the reconnaissance" experiment,
but owins; to Imperfect wind conditions
and to motor troubles, only waiter
Brooktns. of the Wright team, could
be prevailed UDon to take part. tie
carried up Lieutenant George E. M
Kelly, of the Thirteenth Infantry, who
at an elevation of about IsOO feet iook
half a dnsen photograph and made a
surrey of the country.
The biplane did not venture fsr
enough from the grounds, however, for
the officer to discover the Presidio
force. Later Eugene Ely. of the Curtlss
ramp, made a night, but though he flew
almost as far as the Presidio Itself, he
failed to'ratcFl sight of the soldiers.
General Tasker II- Bliss. Presidio
Commander, who acted as umpire of
the experiment, expressed himself as
well plessed over Lieutenant Kelly's
report and said that he was convinced
the aeroplane was highly valuable iot
routlnar rturnoses.
Interesting exhibition flights marked
the afternoon programme, but noth
Ing of a sensational nature was at
tempted.
MESSINA BEING REBUILT
Inauguration of Durable Masonry Is
Marked by Ceremonies.
MESSINA. Sicily. Jan. Tn
building of Messina in durable ma
so Dry was Inaugurated today when the
cornerstone of the group of public
buildings to be erected by the munlcl
pallty wss laid by Slrnor SacchU Min
ister or Publio works: fignor iuiani.
Minister of Posts and Telegraph, and
other members of the government.
The ministers visited the temporary
wooden structures that were put up for
the bousing of the homeless thousands
following the calamity and were es
pecially pleased to not how well the
buildings erected by subscriptions from
Aratrlca has been presented. The new
City Hall will be bwilt of stone and
concrete.
The ministers go from here to Reg
glo. where there will be a similar cere
mony, formally opening; that work of
reconstruction.
"BOUND TOGETHER FOREVER
DEATH WINS RACE TO SON
Father Dies on Way to Pendleton to
See Dying; Man.
TENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) While rushing to the bedside of
his son In this city. K. 1L Lyman, aa
aged resident of Oakland. CaL. died on
the train near Arlington a few hours
before this city was reached today.
Heart failure Is given a the cause
of death. The man was It years of
age and was accompanied only by his
wife, two years his Junior, who was
prostrated by the demise of her bus
band and rendered helpless.
The son. C. R Lyman, of this city.
Is dying of Rrtght's disease. While
delirious last night be Jumped from
bed. broke a window and attempted to
leap two stories to the pavement be
low. His nurse saved him.
MYSTERY MADE BY BROWN
flilnjc Garage Man Left $15,000
In Notes Accused of Fraud.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. II. M- A. Brown,
manager of the Electric Oarage, whose
mysterious disappearance last Thurs
day caused a sensation. Is charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses
by Issuing a check for 1100 on a bank
when he had no funds In the bank. A
warrant has been Issued for his arrest.
The police hare found signed notes
for IIS.000, which he mad the day be
disappeared. It la now the belief of
offlcera that Drowns hat. which was
found with aa ugly-looking cut In It.
was left purposely by Brown himself.
PLAGUE IS NEARING PEKIN
One. Death Occurs IVont Disease at
TirnUIn, Capital' Port.
PKK1N. Jan. it One death from bu
bonic plague at Tientsin Is reported.
Tientsin Is about ? mile from Pekin
and Is tha port of the capital, with
which It Is connected by rail, aa It is
also connected with sfanchurla.
The American Legation has notified
Roger S. ireene, the American Consul
at Harbin, that he may close tha Con
sulate temporarily.' Mr. Green replied
that he preferred to remain at his post.
The disease has now extended along the
railway through Manchuria, though it
has practically disappeared from Man
churia city, where the present epldemio
originated.
Ixrd' Son Will Marry Actress.
LONDON. Jan. 1. The marriage en
gagement Is announced of Zena Dare,
the American actress, and Honorable
Maurice Vyner Bellol Brett, the second
son of Viscount Esher. Miss Dare has
been leading lady In the Seymour Hlcks
company and mad her Brst appear
a ace on the stage In 1ft. Brett la a
captain la the Coldstream Guards.
Mrs. Mrlber Inilclted for Murder.
A I. BANT. N. T- Jan. 1. Mrs. Edith
Melber. of Prhenerlady. wss todsy In
dicted for murder in the first degree,
charged with killing her 4-year-old son
Georgie. A formal plea of not guilty
wi entered and counsel was assigned
t defend her. i
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AROUSES DEBATE
House Would Have College at,
Walla Walla Get Fort
Grounds.
GARRECHT MAKES PROTEST
DAVIS ELKJSS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. It. (Special.) Davis Elklns la li year old
and Just comes within the age limit of the members of the United
Slates Senate. The Governor of West Virginia appointed him Senator
to succeed his father and Invited much criticism in so doing because of
the youth and inexperience of hi appointee. Still it would not surprise
the many friends of the late Senator Elklns if his son came back to
th Senate as a full-fledged Senator before many years.
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Representative From Walla Walla
Opposes Legislator Asking Gov
ernment to Allow School
to Have Site.
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of timber, coal, and the richest
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The central and strategic point of
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TRUST IS RIVETED
Wickers ham Says Standard
Has Finally Fixed Control.
Watson Tells Snnreme Court Re
organization of 180 Cave Ko
ew Power, but Attorney-General
Says Control Perpetual.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1&-Sarlns- that
tha reorganisation of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey In 18M riveted
together the control of the subsidiary
companies In a way that had not existed
neroro. Attorrx-T-Coreral Wickersham to
day argued before the Supreme Court of
th United States that the defense nut
up by the Standard Oil Company against
dissolution fell to the ground.
It was the third day of th oral argu
ment of the case. Frank B. Kelloxr had
concluded his long argument in favor of
the dissolution as decreed by the Cir
cuit Court of the I'nltad fltate r t
Watson, of Pittsburg, bsvlng centered'
his attack on the form and effect of the
decree. Mr. Wickersham was then called
upon to close the argument for the Gov
ernment. Ho did not conclude, but will
complete his argument tomorrow, when
John O. Johnson will finish tha nresenta-
Uon of the entire rase.
Companies Xever Competed.
The address of Mr. Watson paved the
way for Mr. Wlrkersham'a remarks. Mr.
Watson made the decree of the lower
court his topic. He said the Circuit
ourt held that the defendants had done
nothing after the passage of the Sherman
ntl-trust law to violate It. but to convey
the properties held together for years by
lawrui rxxjr or men to the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey.
He declared that the Standard Oil Com
pany did not gain a single power by rea
son of the conveyance.
V) a did not put any alien Dronerty In
the new organisation." he said. "Only
Joint property was changed from the
trustees to a corporation. Pray tell me
how the Standard OU Company of New
ersey could restrain trade by such a
conveyance."
He contended that the properties con- I
eyed were noncompetitive before 199
nd 'remained exactly as they had been
fter that year.
The reason he advanced for the Cir
cuit Court holding that the conveyance
was Illegal was that it believed it had
to follow the decision .of the Supreme
ourt in trie Northern Securities case.
Put the Standard Oil case, he argued.
iffered from the Northern Securities
suit. In the latter, the railroads, omlng
duty to compete and engage in active
nd actual competition, were concerned.
In the former case, there were concerned
trade companies, owing no duty to com
pete and not in competition with on
another because of their common owner
ship. A second point that Mr. Watson argued
was that the decree practically confis
cated property because It did not allow
the subsidiary companies . to pay divi
dends to the Standard Oil. Company of
New Jersey, and that the stock of tha
company became practically worthless.
Trowt Completes Conspiracy.
"It la gratifying to believe." said Mr.
Wickersham. following Mr. Watson, "that
the defendants will, at least, find some
difficulty In evading the decree of the
lower court If It is affirmed."
He took up the defense of th decree,
saying that the court below had held
that a conspiracy to restrain trade bad
been found and that the conveyance of
199 was made In pursuance of that con
spiracy. After reviewing the history of the
Standard Oil Company to support bis con
tention that Its organisation just preced
ing the reorganisation of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey In 1S99 was
Illegal. Mr. Wickersham answered Mr.
Watson's question about the effect of
the step In 18S9.
"The effect was to rivet the control of
one hand over the 30 companies, a con
trol thst neither death, taxes nor finan
cial ruin could rend. Before, the separa
tion of the stock of one of the certificate
holders would have disintegrated cue con
trol. By this reorganisation, a perpetual,
immortal element was accorded to tha
control."
Chief Justice Whit asked the Attor-ney-Ueneral
to test what he had been
citing by an illustration. Before Mr.
Wickersham could comply fully with th
request to show how a more- effective,
perpetual control had been procured, th
Chief Justice said that he had miscon
ceived the statement, but that he then
grasped the Idea.
Members of the Supreme Court of th
United States nv balked at reading, th
entire ' record of -the suit. It takes 22
large volumes of more than GOO pages
each to tell the history of the litigation.
As the gase of Chief Justice White fell
upon them, he inquired of John O. Mil
burn, who was talking for the Standard
Oil. if It would be necessary for the court
to go over the entire record. Mr. Milburn
replied that it would not. He assured the
court that within the two covers of the
Standard' brief ha been collected all
the facta that were In controversy.
The same might be said with regard to
the Government's brief, he added.
Ir. Lyon's
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Powder
Used by people of refine-
W. F. SHEEHAN NAMED
(Continued From First re.)
Democrat." entered the caucus and, thus
being classed as a "regular." brought
the total number of Democrats in th
Legislature no to 116.
Chauncey M. Depew wji selected by
the Republican cancua to succeed him
self. He received 8 of th 67 votes
cast and his selection was mad unani
mous.
Others who received votes were
Theodora Roosevelt 2. Andrew D.
White J. Eward H. Butler. Buffalo, Z.
ex-Senator Oeorge Mead. Rochester. 1.
L. A. Graces a New York businessman.
L. ex-Mayor Seth Low. of New York. 1
This means that Depew will receive
all the Republican votes at the regu
lar session of both houses tomorrow.
In presenting the name of Roosevelt,
Senator Walnwrlght expressed his tils
anDroval of. the nomination 'of .Depew,
and said that the minority should make
an 'Ideal" nomination, one that would
express the greatest contrast possible
to that made by the democrats.
in
th contest. H declared his statement! mltting doctors and priests to testify in
should not be Interpreted In advocacy certain instances.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 18. (Special.)
For the first time this session the orators
of the Legislature had full swing and all
morning the Senate listened to declama
tions, while In the afternoon the House
was stirred by ringing speeches, all of
which were called forth by the resolution
offered by Senator Collins. tf King, that
I Congress be memorialised to give to
I whitman College the tract of land for
merly occupied by Fort Walla Walla,
which has been abandoned by tha Gov
ernment.
The resolution passed, but not until
Representative Garrecht, the Democratic
leader from Walla Walla, announced he
would rather go down into the "voiceless
silence of the dreamless dust than per
mit the resolution to pass without his
protest. The House also passed the
I Beach resolution, which is decidedly
against the Plnchot policy of conserva
tion, as it recommends the opening to
entry of the Alaska coal fields, on the
ground that their being closed retards
development of that country and because
of the close commercial union between
Alaska and Washington.
Anti-Lobby Rule Passed.
The House adopted a strong anti-lobby
rule when it voted in favor of the recom
mendation of the rules committee that
11 persons be kept oft th floor of the
Mouse irom o cjock in ine morning uh- . - - .
til 10 o'clock at night. The Senate con- merit HI CVerV Petit Ol the
firmed the names of three girl sten- ill I 1
ographers along with the names of four wOnd Wilde the USe Ol the
men, wiuiout a nppie oi exciiemeni. in i . . 11 C
fact no mention was made of It. The Sen- tOOth-DrUSh IS knOWfl, lOf
ate paawa uiree uiua wiv waauifi wgm 1-1 T f 1 f
In Washington of wills and. decrees de- Almost Hall a L.eiltUrV.
j 111 I Vi mna.nra I
allowing counties to issue bonds for
waterway improvements, known as tne
Lake Washington Canal bill, and the bill
uroviding for the nomination ot ccf m
dates at a recall election upon the certU
lied petition of 1000 voters.
The Senate sent back to tne military
committee the bill appropriating 12.600
for the militia deficiency after It hsd
coma out of the appropriations commit
tee with a favorable report.
Employes' Bill Introduced.
Senator Metcalf. in the Senate, Intro
duced a bill which Is Intended to permit
employers of labor to be exempt from
the provisions of ths employes' compen
sation act, if they car to carry insurance
In private liability companies. As the
result of the Yakima case, where a wife
was unable to testify against her hus
band in a trial where he was charged
with wronging the woman s daughter,
Cox. of Walla Walla, has introduced
bill permitting a husband to testify
as-ainst a wife and vice versa, where the
crime is against one or the other, and also
extends the scope of the statute per
"Senator Cummins, of Iowa, Is another
Senator who stands with La Follette,
but his state is yet doubtful."
of any one. Nevertheless, his words
caused Joy among the supporters of
Shenard and were received In silence by
the supporters of Sheehan. The Gov
ernor's declaration follows:
"The position I took immediately after
my election I believed then ana oeiieve
now to be In strict accord with funda
mental Democratic principle. The posi
tion was thst tha Legislature shall elect
the United States Senator. The consti
tution declares that the Legislature
shall openly, by a vlra voce vote of each
member present, nam one person for
Senator In Congress.
"I want every member of the Legisla
ture to vote according to his conscience
and express the wish of his constituents-
This he must do untrammeled by coer
cion from any quarter."
bxbepard Men. Appeal to Voters.
The Governor was under fire all day.
Two delegations called on him thli
morning, one from Buffalo in advocacy
of Sheehan and another from Brooklyn
favoring Shenard. . In addition he was
showered with telegrams from the sup-
norters of both candidates.
It was learned that the principal ar
gument addreened to the Governor last
nlKht by the Shepard people was their
poll of the so-called Independent Demo
crats or tn state, ine governor was
Iren a list of 150 members of the gen
eral committee of the Democratic
League with th Senatorshlp preferences
of each. More than 90 per cent of
these favored Shepard.
Some of the less sanguine of Shep
ard friends said today that even if
their candidate lost, the successful man
would not be Sheehan. There was more
talk todav than ever of a "dark horse."
Martin W. Littleton's nam received
prominent mention.
6 PEER DECLARES CANDIDACY
Mayor of Denver Out for Senator.
landon. of King. Introduced in the
Senate, and Writrht. of King, fathered In
the House, bills to permit the State Tax
Commission to make up the estimates
for the five Institutions of higher learn
ing. These bills have aroused the ire of
Whatcom, Kittitas, Spokane and Whit
man County members, who see in it an
attempt to get big appropriations for the
Stale University. Tha smaller counties
are asking for a flat mill levy, to be
divided . for the university. .SO for the
State College, Cheney and ceiimgnam
normals. .9 each, and KllensDurg nor
mal. .7.
In the House and Senate, Dins were
Introduced by Senator Collins, oi
King, and Eshelman, of Spokane Coun
ty, for an appropriation of $250,000 for
Washington exhibit at me -anam
Kxnosltion to be held In ban Fran
cisco in 1915. Charles . curry, ex-
Secretarv of State of California, ac-
romnanied bv State Senator McKee,
were in Olympla today in the interest
of the latter bills and declared tnem-
selves well pleased when they called
on Governor Hay with tne action taxen
hv tha Washington Legislature in in
dorsing San Francisco as the, place for
holding the fair In laio.
Fake Advertisers Hit,
Minard. Chehalls, Introduced a bill In
the House which Is Intended to put all
fake advertisers out or Dusiness. li
is narticularly directed against flre,re-
moval and bankrupt sale and may also
h strong enough to reach the newspa
per that publishes the advertisements,
or the person who has charge of dis
tributing the bills. It likewise hits at
adulterations of all kinds of food and
medicine, as well as clothing that IS
not "all wool" or "ail couon, as aa-
vertised.
Tomorrow morning the legislature
will elect Miles Poindexter as united
States Senator to succeed Samuel H.
Piles. The two branches will take sep
arate ballots and then hold a joint ses
sion Wednesday noon to ratify the ac
tion. There will be IS seconds to tne
nomination of Poindexter by Harry
Rosenbaupt, among them being Sen
ators Espey. Pacific and Wahkiakum
Counties, and Chappell, of Klickitat.
It was discovered arter adjournment
today tr.at the House had adjourned
until 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and
then someone remembered mat tne elec
tion of a United States Senator was set
for 11 o'clock. After considerable
scurrying around enough members were
found to rescind tn ijrst action and
set 11 o'clock tomorrow morning as the
time for meeting.
STRIKERS BLOW UP MAINS
Gas Men Blamed for Explosion In
Portuguese Capital.
LISBON, Jan. 16. An underground
explosion of gas near the railroad ter
minal last -night caused much alarm.
Tha workmen were seriously burned
and considerable damage to property in
the vicinity was done. The explosion
was due to the gas main having been
cut by the gas workmen who are on
strike, or by their sympathizers. The
railroad service continued today as
usual.
Today a bomb was exploded in the
Chellas Tunnel of the Belt Line Rail
way.
Mutinous Troops Gain Point.
PARIS. Jan. 16. Advices from Bada-
Jos. ' Spain, five mllea from the Portu
guese frontier, say the Portuguese gov
ernment has acceded to the demands of
the garrison at Blyas, which mutinied
recently to secure Increased pay.
"DRYS" MAYWIN IN TEXAS
Legislators May Decline to Confirm
Appointments by "Wet" Governor.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 16. That a pe
culiar situation will confront the ad
ministration of Governor-elect Colquitt
after his Inauguration tomorrow ap
pears certain as the result of a caucus
of Prohibition leaders of the Texas Leg
islature this morning, at which it was
agreed to decline to confirm Colquitt's
appointments in the absence of his ap
proval of the proposed laws, this being
feasible because of the prohibition ele
ment In the State Senate.
It is expected that the present Leg
islature will succeed In presenting to
the people an amendment for state
wide prohibition. Colquitt is an antl-
probibltlonlst.
"Centralis Giant" Has Measles.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 16. (Spe
cial.) George Thompson, "the Giant of
Centralis," Is confined to his home with
second attack of measles. Mr.
Thompson, who is a tower of strength
In local athletics, stands six feet seven
and one-half Inches In his stockings.
and is built along generous lines. He
Is 30 years of age and never had a
day's Illness save these two attacks of
measles. Mr. Thompson came to (Jen
tralia from Texas several years ago.
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Bitter Fight Is Probable.
DENVER. Colo.. Jan. 16. Mayor R.
W. Speer of Denver, In a letter which
had been sent to every member of the
Colorado Legislature today, made for
mal announcement of his candidacy
for the United States Senatorshlp to
succeed the late Senator Charles J.
Hughes. Jr. He says:
"1 have decided to be a candidate for
the United States Senate and would
appreciate your support. I want to
have an Interview and go over the
situation before you make up your
mind as to your action In this mat
ter.
"I am not the candidate of any cor- RnflFVELT NOT LEADER
poratlon or Interest and I would not! nXJ 1 LCHOtn
go to Washington until I could go as
a free man to work for what I be
lieve to be the best interests of the
people, and to help Colorado."
Ex-Governor Charles S. Thomas, in
a letter to Stat Senator Crowley, also
has announced his candidacy. Ex
Uovernor Adams Is also expected to be
a candidate.
With the advocacy of the election to
the Senatorshlp of Governor John F.
Shatroth. because, according to the
announcement. It would prove that
Colorado Is not "corrupt and un
ashamed. a ting of bitterness has
been given th campaign, which from
now until tha balloting commences
promises to be exceedingly lively
Montana StiU Deadlocked.
HELENA. Mont.' Jan. 16. The result
of the balloting for United States Sena
tor in the Montana Legislative Assembly
today was as follows:
Carter. Republican, 16: Walsh, Demo
crat. 22; Conrad. Democrat. 17; scatter
ing;, 25; ncocuarjt to a choice, 61,
Senator Works Says La Follette Is
Head of Insurgents.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 16. "Roosevelt
is not the father of insurgency. No
one was. some are insurgents wnu ao
not call themselves ao Kooseveit nas
aided, the reactionaries at times ana
has not demonstrated himself a. real ln-
urcenL
Such were the sentiments expressea
lat nlrht In an Interview Dy jonn u.
Works, of this city. United States Sen
ator-elect from taniornia.
Senator Works remarxs . were
brought out by a query in which Gov
ernor Johnsons statement at tue oau
Francisco conference that he was a La
Follette Progressive was quotea ana in
which the Senator was asaea ior an
axDresslon of opinion regarding wno
the largest figure in me progressive
movement Is today."
'Senator La Follette. oi w isconsin.
Is the present Insurgent leader of th
country, continued senator .norm.
Blood Humors
Commonly cause pimples, bolls, hives.
eczema or salt rheum, or some other
form of eruption; but sometimes they
exist in the system. Indicated by feel
ings of weakness, lanquor, loss of ap
petite, or general debility, without
causing any breaking out.
Hood's Sarsaparllla expels them.
renovates, strengthens and tones the
whole system. This Is the testimony
of thousands annually.
"I have taken several bottles of
Hood's Sarsaparllla, not for any par
ticular disease, but as a blood purifier.
which I think every one needs at times
to keep the system in order. I know of
nothing better than Hood's Sarsapa
rllla." Anna Crawford, Cortland, O.
There Is no real substitute for
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
AD VISITING CARDS
W. Ci SMITH & CO.
Washington Bids-, 4th and Washingtoa
Bulletin No. 21
If the laws are bad there can be no prosperity; capital will
not invest' where the laws are so framed as to imperil invest
ments; and labor cannot find employment where business and
property are not safe under the law. Instead of peace and con
tentment, there will be hunger and misery, where the laws are
uncertain and unfair. m
Oregon has been enjoying a most prosperous era. It has
had the good fortune to attract capital in vast sums to aid
its development. Whether this shall continue is for the people
to decide. For under the present system of law-making there
is great danger that the tendency toward enactment of foolish
and ill-considered laws, proposed by visionaries and irre
sponsible agitators, will effectually drive capital out of the state
' by making its investment here unprofitable.
The interests of labor and capital are identical in this mat
ter, and there is no surer way to restore the soup-kitchen and
the receiver than to make it unprofitable to carry on business
in the state.
Stability has been secured in the states of the Union by
written constitutions, which, under the old method, yield slowly
to change by amendment. The proud record of growth and de
velopment in our country is due in no small degree to the sense
of security under the constitution that has made it possible to
go forward with great commercial enterprises guaranteed and
safeguarded against confiscation. But now in Oregon our con
stitution may be amended by a minority of the voters at any
election, and indeed has been repeatedly so amended since the
new system has been in use. These changes are vital and radic
ally alter the fundamental law, so that .security becomes danger,
and confidence yields to fear.
Who prepares these amendments to the constitution and;
laws? Does anyone know what they are until they have been
actually filed and made ready to be printed upon the ballot T
Is there any public meeting at which the measures are carefully
considered, dispassionately discussed and anxiously scrutinized
word by word and sentence by sentence and there need deter
mined ?
No, the voter is not consulted beforehand. Interested and
oftentimes irresponsible men turn out these radical proposals
in final form and the voter is expected to accept or reject the
whole complex and confusing pronouncement and to vote yes
or no upon it, without opportunity for amendment. Nay, most
voters must vote upon it without familiarity with its contents,
being guided by the title alone, a3 it appears on the ballot.
The very title is often misleading, and many a man votes for
or against a principle which he fancies is expressed by the title
without knowing that he is voting directly contrary to his con
victions. At the last" election the voters cast their votes upon 32
different measures printed by short title upon the election bal
lot. Many of these measures were proposed amendments to the
constitution.
If Oregon nto maintain its dignity and prosperity it
must take steps to secure more deliberation in its popular exer
cise of the law-making power. Unless the citizens awake to
the dangers of wholesale and hasty legislation, and curtail and
limit the laws thus voted upon, it takes no prophet to foretell
the inevitable disaster that is at hand.
Earnest men, patriotic men, must come forward quickly and
take counsel how to remedy the evil that menaces the state.
A few men, some of them impractical visionaries, some egotis
tical and all-wise bone-heads, Borne scheming demagogues, are
turning out laws like a Hindu grinds out prayers with his
prayer wheel. They must be shorn of this power before it is
too late, for it is easier to ruin the prosperity of the state than
to force capital to invest where the laws are unstable and unjust.
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By
Mrs. I. Lowenberg, Author of "THE IRRESISTIBLE CURRENT"
' The San Francisco Chronicle says:
The dialogue of Mrs. I. Lowenberg 's new book is remarkably
clever. A powerful novel and one that should be of great service in
drawing attention to the injustice wrought by the present chaotic
state of our divorce laws.
The San Francisco Call:
Branding as "A Nation's Crime" the lack of uniformity in the
divorce laws of the several states of the Union, Mrs. L Lowenberg
has taken occasion in her latest novel, bearing that title, to point out
through the medium of a forceful story the imperative necessity for
a remedying of the existing laxity in this regard. "A Nation's
Crime" is her second work of importance.
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