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1 I ' Tnr MORNING OKEGOXIAX. TUESDAY, FEB KUAICY 14. 1911. I ' t""AAI B J , i - l Jfir'(Dmrminw I FOBTUi.VIX tMUMiOJt. I t n4 at tror'aaa.S. On Ietsfc: as - ft.- lAatS at '. ' (ST IUIU rr. ma ee J 1 -.a-!r iiitOi, -m srtanine.... 1 i . ,n.lr Nf laraa mooiia.. X -J "3 . a u ana tflAT . . . . . r w i'. vm stHiar. as auetsa.... J r. vani Hi.if. I a raa tanr-taia.. 1 V. Wit rMit t a ROBLD.... !1 . ' 7 . . . - - f Mat Wlj. J-aar... . OT CAXsUEK) r. ? baa !. ee -rear...... ."" r Sua-lev t-tJ i. ea. ma'l.... -i ear e Haas til sinS Mtn(rtc Tr. OfJ T r. viutm ase ron cfax otl laea.1 U" fclanspe. n eurr-m-y i im n-J mr a t i i" po.-or.ioe . , m.ii urlul.a Munty and etala. A. - - Ta Kaaaal 1 MBt' 1 ' aea. nnu. J v ras-a. . - ta e aaaee. e.ata. rr.a IM P Mat rl. I a.ma sa-aheee CirTUaai Terra e -a.T"- tOKTULXn. TtTADAT. nJV 14. 1U- rcxrD cxomc a majokitih. Sr-a-cker Rusk U friend or th prV aary law. So are Senator Sinnott and '.nrtwnttTM McKlnney. I.rownhlll. and other atstlmab. gentlemen ho hav coltoborated on n.e.iaur l Kale-nx d-jmad to correct certain roa.S dsf -xts la th primary law. "hey woo rsoira a majority to i-nlnat. and to tswr a candidates )-t!rit majority rfcry bf added a ond choK provision. Thrjr cannot aocuai or upctl of Infect bom L' to tb priaary law. Tho porpoo of th bill U mnd. It r J pat an nd to tfco taroo and wronc f mtnortcy (plurality! nomination. bm today at Waxhlccton a I ltd Siatoa sw-tiator. pvaln - th ! ople'a caoica.- who waa tho chnl- Its por coct coly of tho Riput:iran era. and who defratad til naret agtXittrr fcy a pJlry fw hundrnd. it yoar tho Kcpubllcara carnlljat Connwr rocolTed about 10 p-r ot ei tha TTta la tfca primary. Hoth -candMatoa wro tha primary elco and It dm wa enutlcl to c n--al aapport on that account, ao waa ocnar. Oco waa elected, tao other ateo. Ttve orforui choio rrTL'n work la I Jaho and In Wajahlcrton. It i Indeed an tndlap rotable a.ljunrt to aatlafactory operation of the r rl- -.ary law In thoeo atat'a. If we i!iouU re la Orra a prorulen that a ndU!ate for aa ofrice whfrw thrro - fear er more aandiJate rouit ta Va ti pe eeot ef the firit-cholre otxa. aa la waanmrton. we anouiu eve aa end to feeiter-ekelter in1 fut- roat primary daya The choice cP - primary woald be anmU(aaab!y u.e tee f tr party and of tr-.e people. txrotlB TA A!ru CU.IT inBTOTa It Is eaJd to be rather probable that New Tork Lcilature will act vorablr upua the Income U amend- -i-nt bforo It adjoarr.a. The men are cuahicr the measure r ph"y that It will to Ihrnuth wtth- s much orpoeiuon and pernapa hoot macb debate. Why ahould It Meet u adcaiuatrlr tlL- ..( Ka it waa qd for cunal lrra- -i at Any before and no doubt ma.mh.a-m of the Lortlatore frcl hit thry know aa much atvut It aj hoy would after a cousle of weekr In oneeoueat argument. It fulled of mjuKtf once because of '-veTOr (uxbee oppoeltion. He dUUkxd the ewer flirea to Conrca und-r the jnendment to t Incomes derived r"m public aecoriUea and managed to ut hU objection o forcibly that ha rnuaded tho L'.Uture to airreo rth turn. l(9wTr, there In now a rhara"h cho knewa nAt Jswph. and the mnjnt will fare better unlcsa the -port are mlleallnf. The like;i !nod of Its acceptance causes a rood of dUruay la the mind of the Jsew J rk Tlmee. That Influ-ntlal Journal I tes that already one-fourth of the .mber of states required to make the T.tsdmtM effective have paaacd far- orably apon It. while in moat of the chers which are yet to act onUin.-nt runs strongly toward adoption. Ws may have the National Income tax be f re w realUe what le rlntr on. .The Times sees In the Income tax blow at h great principle or equal Una. It would not be apportioned nor.g the states according to popula- n, bat according to tno numoer m comes surpassing the lower limit d for the Incidence of tho tax. In her worda, the Income tax would be utawt where tha nrooertr It la to foil -,r axlsta and not where U does not in thU particular tt would re- 'rnbto the protective tariff which de- enls upon whoever rata, drinks or treat has without regnrd to the rum trr of slmlUir creature there may bo It the same town or state. Th tartff elzes It prey wherever It l to be found- Tha Income tax would do the mime, but while the burden of the tariff fails principally upon the poor, taat ef the Income tax would atiike ths rich only. and. If It were property rraduated It would ba felt moat se tarery by thoae who lira upon Incomes which they 6o no earn. No person who ha candidly thought over th subject of -n Income tax wouId ba willing for a Borneo to e It appor tioned among th stabs according to copulation. Th reason why la pretty evident, we Max. Let a aaeum for Llustratlon 'hat there are two state on with a population of million, tha other jrltb half a million- la th former he condition of Ufa are almost Ideal. There are few excessive fortune and Almost no poverty. Ererybody lives in comfort and nobody wraliows In luxury. While each 'individual has -sough to make existence dewtrabla. carcery anybody ha a bug Income. This 1 condition of thing which very great staxasman who aver Ured ha strlrsa for. It Is Cie object of all ust laws and lh aim of all anllght oed aoclal UtovghL Now let a turn (or a moment to tha other state. ' It hU a population of only half a million, but It la a resort for mllliooairas. lis climate I attractive. It furnishes good banting and shin. Thlthex th holders of the raat fortune have flocked and built their palaces. They comprise half the population, while the rest Bre in poverty. How would th Income tax be ap portioned so far a thena two atate are concerned If th Time had Its way? Th 0rt sua with It popula tion of ft million would bar to pay tetco as much income tax aa th sec or.d with only half a million, la the fret stat the tax most be levied en tirely upon small Income because thers are no large one. In the second stat there are a fcuadred Uma a many millionaires ss In the first, but they have to pay only half as much lax as falls upon their neighbors. This arrar.gvment Is ln,ulttibl upon Us face. It wculj vlUate th very T"r pose for which an Income tax Is levied. That purpose Is to muke sxrsaaiv wealth bear Its Just share of ths burdens of government. The scheme of the Times would exempt exceslvs wealth Julxes It ha been exempted by every device of taxstton ever con ceived except the graduated Income and Inheritance taxes. An Income tax ought to b levied where tho great Incomes exlxt. popu lation ta no guide whatever to their lurking placra Under such a tax properly graduated tho first state In our Illustration would pay nothing be cause there are no Incomes rising abov tha lower limit of the graduated scale. The second stat would pay a large sum became It ha many great accumulation of property. It is on ef tha legltlmat purposes of th In come and lnhsrltanc taxes to dl scour are these excessive accumulation Nor would this entail any unfair dis crimination. IVayna Sl-icVeagh re minds us In his Instructive North American Revierw articla that moat of these excessive accumulations hav been gotten together by mean more or lea questionable, but aside from all that It Is undeniably true tlint wealth amassod bcyoud a certain limit Is a burden upon civllliatlon. What It really represents Is the right to draw upon th productive power of society and render no return, ss Mr. Mac Veagh aaln remind us with great fores. Clearly It Is a proper function of government to discourage thea coloa-.nl accumulations and tfcere Is no better way to do It than throuch the operation of the Income and In heritance taxes. They r the only methods f taxation ever devised to which It Is lmposiblo to offer any sound sthlcal objections. In sheer ethical merit the single tax on land valuee cannot begin to rival the graduated Income tax- With all Its claim to Justlco in lomier -.r,-..!... !! nrlnrlpallv upon th In dustrious man of small moana Out side the limits of cities even its advo cate are driven to confess as much, while th bounty which th single tax confers upon manufacturers already pampered by th protective tariff 1 ..: Mtiii nui ethical aentlment. To th Income tax no such objection can be made. After all th aingi tax la a wall of despair: -We hav always failled to catch th big fortunes. Let us stop trjlnif- Lr' tM millionaire go. Th lan.i is in hkhi. upon that and mak It pay for every thing." . (R THE rtlttJC INTKKT. Mr. Hen Ulesland Is wise to Ignore th arguments against his public utili ties bill as being -weak and devoid" of merit. But he prnts no reasons worth a moment consideration axainst stat control and rreuliillon of all public service corporations. If Mr. Kleflland has noticed that ho has been utterly unable to ejclt the slightest popular Interest In support for his bill he will not have to go far for an explanation. The public Is not ready toturn over direction and su pervision' of tf streetcar companU-s, th telephone companies, the gas com pany and th other corporation to Mr. RUsland or Mr. Kellaher. or to mak them th mero football of th political and personal ambition of any politician, or offlcs-hunter. or group of politicians aJ fflae-hunters. What the public wants is service ade quate service from all these corpora tlona. and It desires that their control and rejrulatlon be placed In firm hands, supported by the great authori ty of the state, and removed from th entanglement, dispute and complica tion of local pontics. A public utilities corporation for Portland alona, being an entirely local affair. lmplis a similar body for every other city and town In OreB-n. It will take three or four such boards, for example, to discipline and regulate a corporation Ilk the Portland Rall wsy, Liht Power Company. Con fusion, conflict and dissatisfaction would certainly result, and both th company and th public would suffer. No city anywher hss a public utilities commission under excluslv municipal control. Every other city with such a board. Ilk New York, operates un der and through th authority of th stat. It 1 the only way to guarantee harmonious, consistent and effective control of th corporations. It will be a sad blunder for Portland thus to undertak to go against th experl ence and practice of other cities. 10C.II. AUTXT OP BJXtTROCTTY. In a protest against reciprocity. Mr. C. M. Clark, a prominent lumber manufacturer of this city, presents the strongest argument that can be ma1 against th measure In th statement that under reciprocity "tho British Columbia mill can ship their goods to California points In foreign bottoms cheaper than we." There 1 a much easier and more natural remedy for thl prospective discrimination against th American lumbermen than would be offered by the defeat of the entire reciprocity measure. A good surgeon would hardly cut off man leg for th purpose of removing a corn. All that la needed Is to work for an amendment to the bill or a new bill that would permit American lumber men to enjoy tha same tonnage facili ties that are afforded th Canadian. It Is a very common sight to see an American schooner or bar ken line loading at a Canadian mil I. Th ves sel can carry that cargo to any port In ths known world without a murmur of protest from th Canadian. To get on rrea terms with th Canadians, all that la necessary I to Invite ships of all nations to com Into our ports and carry lumber for us at aa cheap rates a they carry It for th Canadians. VVnred from th time-honored stand ard of the greatest good to the great est Dumber, not a single legltlmat protest could be raised against a measure which would give us th same shipping facilities that are en joyed by our Canadian competitors, for th number of producers outnum ber th shipowners hundred and area thousands to on. Mr. Clark also fears that Canadian ram ber will com Into Eastern Wash ington. Into Chlcsgo and Into New England In competition with our lum ber. At nearly every session of th Provincial Parliament of British Co lumbia or th Dominion Parliament at Ottawa tha re hav appeared resolu tions, protests and other measures in th Interest of Canadian lumber man ufacturers asking a tariff on Ameri can lumber. American lumber for tears has been shipped Into Canada In large quantities. Industrial conditions bearing on the cost of manufacturing lumber ar practically th same In Canada and th United States. Th raciflo Coast lumber manufacturers are In a continuous controversy with the railroads because the clos com po rtion with mills tn the South at times becomes so strong that they ar shut out of certain Eastern markets. Even In Eastern Washington the Portland mills encounter competition mltfi Ida ho and Montana mills. As the latter ship lumber into Canada also there Is ship lumoer iiiio ina,u, av .- no reason for believing that tho re- I I .a i f th tariff would In any man "ner change tho present order of dis tribution. Millions of acres of the best timber land In Canada are owned by Americans who are also heavily interested on the American side of the line. Thoy will hardly Indulge In the practice of ruin ous compeUtion with themselves. A free ship law will remedy any possible disadvantage which Pacific Coast lumber manufacturers may experience in th working of tho reciprocity measure. , takm-vo tub snoKT err. Ther Is. no occasion to quibble or fuss gr quarrel about tho method of dispensing with tho services of Food and Ialry Commissioner Bailey. He has been In office about twelve years, and the state I Just twelve yesrs be hind th times, so far as any effort or purpose to got pure milk and lawful food through the Pood and Dairy Com missioner Is concerned. It la useless to waste words or tlm In Investigat ing a condition that everyone under stands and appreciates. Now Representative Thompson has a bill at Salem to abolish the office of Food and Dairy Commissioner and create a new office Dairy and Pur Food Commissioner with Dr. E. N. Hutchinson as the incumbent until th next general election. Dr. Hutchinson Is an admirable choice. He knows what such an officer ought to do. and he will do It. We shall tak a long step towards good food, good milk and good butter with. Dr. Hutchinson en forcing the laws. The removal of Palley and the nam ing of hie successor a competent and energetlo man la not a political or partisan affair. Therefore we shall hop to see the Legislature at one pass the Thompson bill: and w shall also look for active and effoctiv sup port from Oovernor West and his Immediate allies and advisers, who have been so profoundly Interested In getting rid of Halley. TKK rOl-RTH IMALEMUON. Tho Oregonlan prints today another letter asking som questions about th fourth dimension of space. This sub ject seems to hsve a curious Interest for many persons who. on would think, might profitably occupy their minds. How many of those who spend time speculating about the fourth di mension hav learned all ther I to know about electricity? In thl letter It is assumed that sctenc takes the fourth dimension more seriously than it really does. Scientists have not by any means come to the conclusion that "there is such a thing as a fourth dimension." On the contrary they know very well that the expression 'fourth dimension" corresponds to a mer mathematical formula. It stand for nothing what ever In th real world so far aa they know. To mathematicians the fifth, sixth and fiftieth dimension are Just aa real and Just as amenable to scien tific treatment as th fourth. A mathe matician can sit down and work out equations in seventy-nine dimensions without th slightest difficulty, but unless he is cracked he does not be llev that his formula stand for any thing real. Th common talk about a fourth dimension of space Is mostly th chat ter of misinformation. People say fatuously that Jesus entered th closed room where his disciples were from th fourth dimension. If he did. that dispose of the biblical miracle but it bring In a greater one. It Is Illegiti mate to try to explain en event by something of which w ar complete ly Ignorant. Nobody knows whether roDoay snows uoin-. fourth dimension or not. .tut., i ther Is a Nobody knows or can know anything about the subject apart rrom maine matlcal speculations which are proba bly misleading. They are likely to be misleading because they never can be brought to the test of experience. All explanations of this sort are shams. A person wno worougniy uuuer stand th properties of three dimen sional space can easily strotch his Imagination to Include a fourth. All that la necessary Is to ooncelve of four axes drawn mutually at right angles about a point. In spac as It Is we can draw only three. To locate a point In space of four dimensions we should need four co-ordlnutea instead of th three which now sufHc and to get th distance from on corner of a room to tho diagonally opposlt corner It would ho necessary to take the square root of th sum of four squares. Tho volume of a rectangu lar solid would bo obtained by multi plying together th length, breadth, thickness and the fourth dimension, whatever nam It might go by. Thus It is pretty clear what a fourth dimen sion might mean. But what It might mean and what It does mean ar of courwe two very different things. AMr.Kir.V5f bEvCvkities abroad. Th term "Conservative" as applied to Count von Kanltx of th German Reichstag la somewhat of a misnomer. In a hostile harangue against the list ing of American railroad securities on th Berlin Bourse, last Saturday, th Count wanted to know why th Ameri cans did not keep their railroad secur ities at home. "They have more money than w have," said tho Count, "and they do not find any railway material In Germany." He insisted that Vth Investment of Oennan capital In American railway securities only place this capital at the.dposal of th American Iron Industry which competes with ours In many orer-scaa markets, especially in South America." While It may not bo very pleasing to th German political leaders to wit ness the outflow of capital to this country. It will b a very difficult mattor for them to chock th move ment. Count von Kanltx Is correct In his statement that th Americans hav more money than the Germans, but that does not change th fact that the Germans have for many years shown a decided preference for American" se curities. It would be straining patriot ism nearly to th breaking point to ask th German Investor to buy Ger man securities which pay from two to thre per cent when h could buy equally sound American . securities paying six and seven per cent. In other words, th German thaler -invested In American securities will esrn as much In on year as It will earn in two. If it Is Invested In Germany. Th lement of patriotism or duty to th country doe not seem to be in volved In the question. Tho German does not follow his money to this country, and the Interest which It earns when Invested In American rail road stocks 1 shipped back to Ger many to increase th wealth of th fatherland. Development on an enormous seal V a - Kaan In nrnffTAU In all lines Of in dustrial endeavor in th United States - for many years. It has absorbed an 11T nf Kan In To these Immense amount of capital. To these facts Is due the necessity for offering some of our railroad securities to the Germans. It Is true that German cap italists have suffered some losses through Ill-guarded Investments In this country, but In the aggregate it Is doubtful If the losses are so great as those which have been made In Ger man securities.. To this fact may be due some of the preference shown American securities. Th condition and th Influences that produce It are, after all, strictly economic. The Germans trade in the best markets; they buy and sell where It is most to their advantage; they In vest their money where It will bring the best returns. The Germans are a thrifty race and they will not be in clined to cut the earnlns power of their thalers In two for tho purpos of keeping all of their money at horn. Maritime commerce on the Great Lakes continues to break all records. In volume It surpasses that of any other waterway of similar size In the world. Returns to the Bureau of Statistics for 1910 show an outbound movement from the lake ports of 75, 941 vessels of 110,292,481 tons net reg ister This big fleet carried among other classes of freight 86.732.000 tons of merchandise. 1.207.792,000 feet of lumber and 117.275,000 bushels of grain. Not only do these figures dwarf into Insignificance those of tome other great marine highways of commerce, but the average rate per ton per mile is lower than It is any where on earth. It Is Interesting to . ..nn.tin with this Immense nuts ..v.... - traffic that It la all carried In Amerl- can vessels built at lower cost on m Great Lakes than vessels of similar tonnage are constructed for In the yard of the old world. 'When ship building on the two coast reaches th degree of perfection It has attained on the lakes, we shall have a merchant marine which will astonish the world. The r'e tnat ha been rairlnR off the Pacific Coast for the past forty eight hours hss apparently taken the record for February weather disturb ances, and all who are Interested In lthor lives or rroperty at sea will breathe easier when th storm sub sides and th overdu fleet comes Into port. The inestimable value of wire less In tlm of stress wa again dem onstrated by the reports which drifted tn from the storm-battered craft that were keeping well off shore waiting for the storm to subside. Th forced de lay was uncomfortable for the men on the ships, and unprofitable for the owners, but there waa considerable satisfaction In knowing that the ves sels were still weathering the storm in good shape and would probably get into port as soon aa the gal lew over. The Oregonlan has thought out a great reform to check the trv ganc of the Legislature. The first step la to appoint a commission, of course. What could be done without a commission? Let It Investigate ev ery appropriation. If the appropria tion can be Justified let it be paid out of the taxes. -If It cannot be let It be a lien on the Property of th man who Introduced the bill. If he has no property make him work it out on the roads. We expect great re sults from this reform. Our only trouble Is to find some Legislator who Is willing to father It. President Taft's most' venomous critic must coniess " "Z on th. liquor question. Dof t touch It and It will not harm you. That Burn9 Up nu u.u.j Sunday school boy pretty wen ana i t .-.tli'-ri VnA1 dOCtrinOa sums up his lecture to in- o una ay schvu. - . ft is eminently rock-ribbed doctrine. The evils that we ao not m" - seldom meddle with us. ,, Trt voiced a world-old . tor himself the rsori n,uv raeonce to his cours he will laao 7 " . taste, and sppeme a..,, - - estiy seeit iemi'-...v - better results If they recognlxe this truth than If they ignore The Sunday editor will be Jf'y negligent unless he ge UBU7V " of the B-owns now being made In .. i. of the two rival candidates for the Senatorial toga in New York. Tne less toga the better. Chief of Police Cox desires ordi- kiki.inv itnn under eieh- nances jiruiii""--a - , teen and men suffering from heart disease to be denied the right to op erate automobiles. Ther ar many men in Portland who would get heart disease if permitted to one o. . .w t-oirima clertrvmnn dlscov- ered that the water pipes lead ng to the motor In his cnurcn Sunday and the pipe organ refused to work. Bull Run water never comes to Portland In chunks. About the worst that Eastern ex changes brought yesterday was a freshly coined word from a Washing ton contemporary that calls the new women "pantnloonatlca." Valentine day sentiment from the Oregon Legislature to the senior Sena tor If you love us as wo love you. any kind of an old rusty knife can cut our love In two. This reciprocity agitation will serve . i.. y,FABtlndr demand one gooa purpose ... ------ . arrosa the border for Influential American newspapers. Those Mexican rebels evidently do not expect to take any prisoners of .af. They are purning wie ja-. It i more than an even bet that th Broadway bridge will D iinisneu before next St. Valentine's day. Will Jonathan be pleased over the valentln the Legislature oi urcSo Is going to send him? Scarcely. iv-ka m-han Consress met imagined that reciprocity would bs so lively a measure In so short a timer -rc-iit t v.. maweKsarv to out a dome on the Panama Exposition to keep th airships out7 ' Despite this weather, the seasonal rainfall is still In- the deficiency column. Half a Century Ago From The Oronlan. Fb. 14. 18J n. i a v -1 ti . i n . dnv. held in honor and universally esteemed through out Christendom" as Attest period for bashful young lovers to make Known the flame which warms their susceptible v ... n nannla who observe It would follow out the custom as the - . i r 111 . A rra. cavaliers and laaies or me miuui- n did. It would heighten very much the Interest and slfmltlcance of the day. Instead oi umo-uonu. tom's we observe that the popular predi- , , r-su.ai oarirA.turea upon iaciiua i vmw - . parties to whom they are sent, it is to be hoped tnai lor in iuiuio .... of keeping Valentine's day will be more honored In the breach than the observ ance." .. - i . -,. r,rt1Itrtnrs Council procetJUaiiss. aW - monthly return was presented. It shows a revenue of J3W.35 for the month of January past. The City Collector re turned the delinquent tax list. It shows an amount due the city of .337. Eugene city, reo. ....,, buildings In course of erection Is a three- ... rr i I . aTaA an aneTaTetiO story notei. i"i movement now on foot to establish a woolen factory here. There was a report circulated on the street yesterday that gold had been found two miles back of Vancouver In Salmon Creek, but It turned out to be one ot the old stories. Hotel Wlnits and IIIh Flying. PORTLAND, Feb. IS. (To the Editor.): With a 12-.tory wing on th. Frtjnra. Hotel and a mammon, wine on the IJjr "nla th bonlfoce. of Portland ev dntly intend to do soma p 1Kb flying before luli In connection with the ahove editorial, it may be well to remember that tne new Multnomah Hotel, being built by the R. R. Thompson Estate Company, at a cost of nearly C.000,000. Is to be the largest building in the Northwest. 1, i rir. a son norcelatn batns. Will iiavo r - - ' the largest telephone system ever let on the Paciflc Cast ana oe ""f -- each room; that It will be provided with a splendid banquet hall on the north west corner, and a large assembly hall on the northeast corner, both connected with committee and ante-rooms. It is the largest and best-planned hotel in tho Northwest; will be finished, if men and money can do it, by November 1. Eight stories and attic In helRht, covering an entire block. It will be faced on all idea with white enamel brick. In design It Is similar to the St. Francis. Lanker shlm. and other well-known hotels in .... CtntaJ aVAfV fOOIll being &TI outside room. It Is being eagerly applied and sought for by leading caterers and hotel manager The Thompson estate built two large buildings last year, one covering a quar ter block, one a half block end Is now erecting this building, the largest in the Northwest. The hotel location Is Identi cal to that of the Palace Hotel In San Francisco, convenient to the ticket offices, telegraph office, banks.. etc, snd reached by every carllne In the city. This build-Ins- Is actually being constructed not pro ved. CHARLES K. HENRY. The editorial to which Mr. Henry refers was the product of a paragrapher In a desperate mood. It was Intended to be humorous and was not written aa en Item listing all hotel Improvements under way or projected in Portland. As light courts will divide the new Multnomah Hotel into three great wlnge no doubt the pro prietors will be able to fly as high as any other bonlfaces In the West. Tareela Post and Majority. PORTLAND, Or, Feb. 10. Always the seme wrong snd most Important argu ment of the opponents of the parcels poa,tI In all countries where parcels posts exist dealers are thone who use the facility the most. None has ever been known to ask Its snppresrton. Farmers or other clients order their parcels by post through the country or city store. They do not pay any more snd It saves them trouble. There will always be some people who will order directly what they want from mall order houses, wholesale firms or jobbers, whether It Is by ex press or by parcels post. The experience of other countries shows that their num ber Is not Increased by easier transporta tion, as the local dealer can give the same advantage of cheap transportation In-ordering from his Jobber. He generally serves his patrons better, but for soma reason some do not want to deal with the local dealer, and that Is all. This cannot be helped, but the majority will always deal with or through the local deuler. as It does now. Laws are not made for tho eScceptlon. There Is no reform, even progressive, that does not hurt anyhow some Interests. So will the revision of the tariff. But In all matters of public Interest the majority lntfrest should rule. N. EDWARD. t'onarraa and Oregoa Members. LAUREL, Or., Feb. 8 (To the Editor.) Please answer the following questions In The Oregonlan: The number of the National Congress that met the first Monday In January, 1911 T Was It the long or short session? What la the name of the Senator from the First district, and from the Second district? The name of the Representatives and which district Washington County Is In? Which were the most Important meas ures enacted at the present neffllon? A SUBSCRIBER. The short session of the 61st Congress convened on the first Monday In Decem ber, WW, and Is st'.ll In session. When Congress re-convened In January It was sfter the holiday recessi The Oregon Senators are Jonathan Bourne, Jr., and Qoorge E. Chamberlain and are not elected by districts. The present Rep resentatives are Wr. C. Hawley, First district, and W. R. Ellis, Second district. Washington Count- Is in the First dis trict. The most Important measures are still under consideration. Graad Ronde Blockhouse. SALEM, Or., Feb. S. To the Editor.) I notice In The Sunday Oregonlan of February 6. an article on "Removing the Grand Ronde Blockhouse to Day ton." I should like to ask why It Is to be removed to Dayton in preference to any other town In Yamhill County. Why not leave It where It has Its own hlstorlo surroundings? K.ITT1E W. HARBORD. E8TRAV8 FROM THE DAY'S DOINGS. It la said Unrle Joe'a ciRar has not been a factor In moklnn-out the sraftera In and around LmnvtUe. Tha public careers of a rood many LtK lalatora at Falem will adjourn Bin dia next Saturday. Several leelalaturea which are for recip rocity, defeated I'nlted Slates Senators who are alio for reciprocity thus ihow-lng- that reciprocity doean't always reciprocate. faturallr enoush i"m of the members Salem are tlirowlne mud at tha pro . . k. r-ii rn&da movement. at eaiein an . ... - moters of the good roads movement. In his whipplnr-uoat veto mira?a Gov ernor waat (cava Oragon wife-beaters a de servedly hard blow. It Is said the convicts are deeply inter ested in the pendlnx bill relating to good roada. Naturally mrn of that s'rlpe would be visibly affected by the rlnal outcome. There being something to say ' on both aides of tha question It is likely the bridge controversy between the Federal G ovotn ment and Multnomah County win close with a draw. The worst feature about the "battle of rowns" now belnr wsfftl In New York is tha It Is aure to terminate la a lot of divided skirts. Constderlnx that the Hawthorne brldre is practically level Isn't It strange that a streetcar would "run away for half mile with tha power off? Of course, the power was disconnected at the beginning of the affair. Ex-President of School Board Defends Portland Architect. NORTH YAKIMA. Feb. 10.-(To the Editor.) Having read the article in Sun day's Oregonlan relative to the building of schools here erected according to plans made by Newton C. Gauntt, I beg to say that In Justice to Mr. Gauntt and to the City of North Yakima a reply should be made to the slanderous article written by one Hockenberry. who ie not known in our city and has not the slight est interest In our school buildings, and Is therefore meddling in something that Is none of his business and of wmch we consider he knows nothing whatever. Of the La Grande schools. I know absolutely nothing, but I do know about the schools in North Yakima. The schools in North Yakima are perfectly satisfactory to the . kara a n.l Ittdt wtlV An OUtsidOr IjaAlflkj c a a.c c, - " J should show so much concern about them is something wo cannot understand unless it is to take out a personal grudge on Mr. Gauntt. Mr. Uauntt planned the Barge school here snd we were so well pleased with It that we gave him the contract for the Lincoln school, which speaks for itself and la a school that would be a credit to any city. We gave him the contract for the high school, of which .we are very proud. We consider it as good a school building ss there la In the North west. Also the remodeling of both the Central and Columbia schools, has been perfectly satisfactory to the School Board and to the majority of the taxpayers. If his work had not been a recommenda tion in Itself he would not have been employed In all of these buildings. With reference to the McPherson charge, will say that this party made a great deal of fuss about a school con tract six years ago because the Board would not 'postpone the letting of the contract In order that he might figure the work. This could not be dene, as the Board felt that two months of advertising was sufficient. In regard to the plans which Mr. Mc pherson claims Mr. Gauntt asked him $60 for: This Was for work that was neces sary to be dona In measuring up and making the sketches for two old school buildings so that heating contractors could make a proposition to the Board to Install a modern system of heating and ventilating. As Mr. 5auntt felt kindly toward Mr. McPherson he offered to do this work for him If he cared to consider it. R. K. Nlcholls, secretary of the School Board, asked Mr. Gauntt to write some heating Arm and have them make a proposition on heating the two schools, but not to put the district to any expense for plana In so doing. He told Mr.. Uauntt that if such heating Arm wanted to pay him for taking the measurements and making the sketches, . Oanntf .miM m ,1 If anrh &f- rangements with full sanction from the secretary of the Board. I personally feol that this is due Mr. Gauntt and I make this explanation ot my own free will and aoeord. ioRMAN COMPTON. Ex-President of School Board of North Yakima. Wash. Flax-Growing In Oregon. PORTLAND. Feb. 12. (To the Edi tor.) Those Interested in flax culture in Oregon should read a communication from Mr. William Barbour in The Ore gonlan. Mr. Barbour Is one of the largest. If not the largest, manufac turers of flax threads and twines in the wor' Mr. Barbour states, among other things. I have no doubt that sood flax can be raised In the State of Oroicon. In u; lng thl I mean flax for tiber not for eeed. I doubt, however. If the cultivation of flax for fiber purposes in your etate can ba suc ceaefully carried on by reason of the hiKb cot of laiior with which you are confrontod. Flax when cultivated for fiber muat ba weeded when two ur three Inches high, and often weoced a second time, and then pullod by the roots Just before It ! ripe, and wa know by experience that this has confined tha cultivation of flax for fiber to dis tricts that are thickly populated and where child and woman labor can ba procured at a very low coat per diem. All perfectly true, I admit. However, I am satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt, that flax for fiber can be grown with profit in Oregon. It "would take too much space to go into details, but this much may be said: The land Intended for flax for fiber must be thoroughly clean, as flax is a sentltlve fiber (thoroughly Irish, you know), and will not thrive with .weeds or other foreign matter. Remember, we have the soil, the water, and the climate, the best the world for flax culture. Now, as to the cost of weed ing. Should it be necessary, youngsters can do far better than grown people. I know all about it. I did It a few hours every day after school. Mrs. W. P. Lord deserves great credit for keep ing the ?lax spirit alive. Keep the subject before the people now. DANIEL M" ALLEN. "What la Fourth Dimension? HALFWAY, Or.. Feb. 8. (To the Ed itor.) Will you kindly give In the col umns of The Oregonian a definition of what is means by the term "fourth di mension," and by what process of reas oning scientists have arrived at the conclusion that there Is such a thing as a fourth dimension? By so doing you will oblige a number of readers. J. W. GRAY. THE SAINT OF MISCHIEF. Under tropical skies In languorous warmth, I dreamed a dream, oh, lady falrl 'Twits a dream of beauty of soft, full lips. Deep, tender eyes and shining hair. Again, in the Ice-locked North I dreamed. And my heart was flooded with blood of wine. No higher leaped the aurora flame Than at thought of thee, this heart of mine. So, whether I'm near thee or far away. To the tender spell doth my heart incline. Sleeping or waking I dream my dream. Dear heart, you are always my Val entine. ' Of all the Saints in the calendar The one I choose for mine Is the Saint of Mischief, once called Love, But now St. Valentine. His rosy form is dimpling soft. The dewy, tender eyes That look In the heart and stir It so Are as deep as the wells of the skies. Oh! witching Imp, with your soft plumed wings! OhI dainty boy with the bow. Set an arrow fast in my lady's heart For my own is wounded so! MARY ANDERSON. Sutherlln. Or. A MOSSBACK'S TAJLEVTTjrB. There passeth by my door these days A maiden fair to see. With soft brown eyes and pretty ways. So wondrous sweet to me. And tempting are the ruby Hps That claim this maiden fair; What joy awaits the youth that sips The nectar hidden there. And sipping gazeth in those eyes So softly brown and bright: In dreams my lonely spirit flies To linger In their light. Alas! alas! for my fond dream, These Joys are not for me. I'm like the turbid, muddy stream That floweth near the sea. For I have passed the rippling stage ' Of streamlets In their course; This maid Is young, while I'm an age That leaves me no resource. That leaves me no resource, I say. From loveless days and years; I've penned these lines for Cupid's day. Oh! would they not bring; tears! J. A. 8., Tacoma, Wash. The Anniversary Number Deserves Preservation. Estacada Progress. The Oregonlan's 50th anniversary edi tion. Issued February 4th, contained over 120 pages, it is an edition val uable if kept for its historic worth. It contains much information as to the development of the Pacific Coast coun try, as tho development of The Daily Oregonian in its 50 years was in keep ing with the country's development Iaaue la Complete. New-burg Enterprise. The Oregonian came forth with fly ing colors . . . when it presented to tho oeonle of Oregon Its 60th anniversary edition, which can be truly classed as the greatest newspaper pub lication that has ever been produced in the Northwest. The issue is complete in descriptive and pictured literature of the grandeur and resources of our great state, and is a vaiuame meaium for local folks to send to those "back; East." who are desirous of knowlnn more about the "wild and wooly West." Splendid Advertisement for Oregon. Newberg Graphic. The 128-page special number of The Oregonlan Issued on Febru ary . this being the tVth anniversary of the founding of The Daily Oregonlan by Henry L. Pittock, reflects great credit on the veteran newspaper pub lisher, and the many thousand copies that will be sent to points all over the country will prove to be a most splen did advertisement for Oregon. Never Before Equaled. Hillsboro Argus. Tha Oregonlan edition, celebrating its 60th anniversary as Oregon's pio neer daily, was issued February 4. and no paper has ever equalled the produc tion in setting forth tha great Oregon Country. The effort was a "marker" In Oregon journalism that Is appreciat ed by every person loyal to the best state in the Union. The pictorial work, was superb and the color work was the Alpha and Omega of art work. Advertising Influence Immense. Condon Times. Not only Is the big edition a history of The Oregonian and its rise from a little weekly sheet. In a sparsely set tled new country, to one of the leading papers In the Un'ted States, but It is also a history of Oregon from the time the state became a star in the National flag. It gives a comprehensive review of the resources of this portion of the West, and as an advertising medium its Influence will be immense. Number Leads AIL " Hermiston Herald. We have received many special num bers from various sources, but the 60th anniversary of The Daily Oregonlan leads all. To the late H. W. Scott, as editor. Is due all the credit for this 'grand success. Premier Special Edition. Tillamook Headlight." The 60th anniversary number of The Daily Oregonian was far in advance of all previous annual editions. It was certainly a crackerjack number, giving an enormous amount of useful Infor mation about Oregon, based on facts. This, with a profusion of pictures, makes It the most valuable edition ever published to boost the state. Remarkable for Excellence. Stayton Mall. The 60th anniversary number of The Oregonlan Is a remarkable newspaper remarkable for Its sire, for Its excel lence as a newspaper and for Its com prehensive exposition of the possibili ties of the tremendously big, rich coun try that It serves. Not less than 60,000 copies of this great Western newspa per should be placed in the hands of Eastern people who have their hearts set on the Oregon Country as their fu ture abiding place. Leading Daily In Northwest. South Bend (Wash.) Journal. The Oregonian Is easily the leading dally In the Northwest and shows none of the weaknesses of advanced years. Saturday's Issue Is an Intensely Inter esting number, both on account of the Insight It gives into the difficulties of pioneer newspaper making then and also the complete Idea It gives of Ore gon's growth and resources. 128 rages Strong." New York Tribune. The Morning Oregonlan, of Portland, 128 pages strong, comes to hand to re mind Its Eastern friends that It is cele brating its golden Jubilee. On Febru ary 4, 1861, The Oregonian, founded In 1860 as a weekly, branched out as a daily, and it has prospered ever since. In a booklet commemorative of the semi-centennial. The Oregonian oalls attention to the fact that Us present chief owner, H. L. Pittock. was the pro prietor when the paper was launched Into tho dally field, 60 years ago. Confidence and Esteem Enjoyed. Seattle Argus. The Oregonian has just published a handsome special edition and souvenir Co commemorate Its 60th birthday. The Portland Oregonian has the largest cir culation of any newspaper in the North west. And It enjoys the confidence and esteem of the community to an unusual extent not because It Is always rigit. but because Its editor and publisher be lieve they are right, and Its editorial and business offices are as absolutely divorced as It is possible for two parts of one establishment to be. Unnsnally Well Balanced. CHICAGO. Feb. 8. (To the Editor.) I have seen many a "special" number, have helped to bring out not a few. but not to my recollection or in my news paper experience of more than 30 years, have I seen an extraordinary newspaper number so attractive, so well-balanced, so filled with Interesting things so rich In material worthy the keeping, so well printed all things considered as the February 4 number of The Oregonian, through which I have Just skimmed, and which, for further reference, I shall keep on file. Not only are you to be congratulated upon this notable produc tion, but Portland Is to be congratulated on having so enterprising, so faithful and so nicely adjusted a medium by which to tell the world at large what she has done. Is doing and plans to do. J. W. M'EACHREN, Editor The Northwestern. Finest Ever. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11. (To the Edi tor.) No wonder it took you 50 yeans to get out your issue of the 4th. It's a corker, the finest anniversary number of any paper I have ever seen. I congratu late you. All manner of future success to you. JOHN S. INGL1S. Perfect Special Number. INDIANAPOLIS, ' Feb. 8. Hearty con gratulations on your anniversary num ber. It is perfect from every stand point, simply immense. B. F. LAWRENCE. Managing editor Indianapolis Star. Cona-ratnlarlona Offered. PORTLAND, Feb. 10. Will The Orego nian kindly accept my hearty congratu lations on its 50th anniversary? Its splen did range of news and instructive edi torials have been a daily recreation to me since my assignment to duty In Port land. J- M. ELLICOTT, Commander. United States Navy. 4
