TITE SrOHXIXO OREOONIAX. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1911. Zt (Drccrontntt rOKIXAXD. OKXGON. Emerad si Portland. Oregoa. Foelotrice mm lioii1-riiii xa'ter. .iiar.tnoo ktiw lavariAb'.r la i4ne (FT MAIL) rafy. an4T InrlaJad. one year Oo l. T. SjaJay ln.la.IL e:a moathe.... i.,ai;y. Iije:r lacu-1.!. tftree' month,. 2.53 tar;?. Suti-!f Included. month.... . L;i. without aaaaar. ene year. S-T X-ai.y. wi'.aeat Sua.ir. ! meotha.. I-a. :r. w-taeat Sunueii. tnrea momna. witaaat Sunday. aa moat... W-I. on y Sua'ar. ere yea.-.. ........ eaiay a wee:, eee year.. J J V.I .(4 1 M X e -la OT CAKRIERl fa::. )r tneiadei. year Lit.r. Sunday In-:u..c4. ftat mopth. A Hew la Kalt fend pnetotflce money erl-. emirate order or paraal cbe.-a oa ytxr local e3- etampe. com or eurranry are at t.i aAmrm r- "lure aoeloffl: au ?ree ia fall, lacludinc eownty aad etale. taaaa ajaice ;n ia 14 ceaea. I to is sxaa. casta; ta cagea. eanta. 4 ia so aea. eaata. (Mil oetae Soir:a rat. aatra Hwataeee Offlne Varra m Conk I'n N-t )in praa.alea. laiUlng. CM rata. St-ae jM:sg roamMu. jtovp.tv. rvii. x? EMI.VTI1L TO OIK SAJXTT. Th speedy and decisive action o th Uoum at Washington In making aa appropriation for fortification of th i'uarnt Canal may b taken aa th country" tntr to the mollycod dle. and Invertebrate who would hart "neutralized" the great water way. The pop: of the United Slate h it an Injunctive appreciation of th enormous strategic advantage of the canal In raa of war: and they ara oppowj to Ita voluntary and need le surrender through a sentimental rottoa that wa ow greater consider ation to tha nations of tha world than a a do to ourselves and our own protection. Tba Offror.Un ha.a mora than one stated that tha Panama Canal aa a oromerclal Ventura will not ba can not be clraclly profitable, but aa a .Ink la tha chain of ml.itary and r.iTil dfena. tha tnvmtment of 600,00') in Its construction la a!- t"ether wla. Repreaentatlva Taw- ney ald tn tha Ilou debate). Satur Jar. that tha estimated return from operation of the canal will bo $1,000.- 040 per year, but th annual outlay. Including lnterent. will be about $J0.- ''OO Cot), ahowlnc a net annual loaa of lJ.oo.ro. Tat thera ara certain nol.y aentl- -nantallata who would hav tha United States atand thla mormons drain for ha mere fun of preientlna; tha canal practically a frea ar'-'t to the com- -nerce of tha world. Tho expenditure -annot be Qualified except on tha cround that tha maintenance) of tha anal a fortified canal la ementlal o ear welfara. peace and safety. H.ILL WE w, AIT TWO IUU? The City of Tortland la not the State -f Orecon. For fhla reason. If for no nher. The Orearonlan could not aup--ort a referendum on the Malarkey public aervlce commission bill nor In- lorse the adoption of the Rlesland in .'.latlve measure In Portland. The Invoking of the referendum on he Malarkey bill mean a suspension "t the operation of the act through iat the state until after the next gen ral election. It I not reasonable to Xpert two-thirds of the state to reject ha bill because a few politicians In he remaining one-third desire an other kind of commission. The Ma arkey bill. If submitted to the voters n 113. will be approved, and If In he meantime Portland creates a pub ic service commuwloa of Its own, that ommUutlon will be put out of exist--nee by the approval of the state law. The next two years would be valu able In testing the workings of the Malarkey bill. If It la weak In any olnt. that weakness could be correct ed through the Initiative on the same y that 11 U now proposed to submit he whole bill by mean of the ref erendum. If the referendum Is applied to this neasure and the Rlesland bill It adopted, what of the eighteen months hat wt'.l elapse between the city elec ion and the general election? Will "ortUnd have aa. efficient local com- nlssion? Is the machinery of the act roperly constructed? An answer may e found ta the statement heretofore -tade: The CUy of Tortiand la not he State of Oregon. The City of 'ertUnJ cannot enact laws that run i their operatlona beyond the limits f the City of Portland, nor doea It ave Jurisdiction over at.tte tribunals or power to amend general laws, n the case of the State of Oregon vs. :mma Crawford, decided by the Ore roa Supreme Court February 21. It vaa held that under the Constitution k.a power to pa.a general criminal iw could C"t be delegated to the ity of Portland by Its charter. In ther words. Portland cannot define s misdemeanor or felony any act omnv.tted within Its limits that la not misdemeanor or felony under the enaral criminal laws. Tat the KleaUnd bllt. In Its enforc Tg provisions, attempts, for example, o make the giving of a street railway ass bribery aa defined by state law. n brief the Rlesland bill seeks to nake felonious In Portland an act not Inaloua In other portions of the at a to. .'ot orty this, but In section ST (he i! seeks expreMly to add all l'.a 11a liitlea to all the Uws of the state, ie common law and the constitutions f the state and Nation. This remarkable bill also would tell he county grand Jury, the State Clr Jlt Ctiurt. the State Supreme Court 3d the Qovernor what each shall do -I certain premises. It Is provided la he bill that the State Circuit Court .ail have plenary powers tn en fore is; the orders of the Portland cono tission. Th procedure oa appeal rom Circuit Court to Supreme Court specified and the general law of -.a state Is amended as to time limit, he terms of the State Circuit Court r Multnomah County are to be hanged, extraordinary power and utlea are conferred on the Supreme ourt. that tribunal being Instructed give Portland public service com tlsaion case precedence over all ivll suits. It la provided, that aub er.as ahall run to all part of the -ate. Thu Portland Is asked pass a law creating a commission -tat shall have power to summon -om Klamath, or Curry, or Wallowa, r any other county, any person be re It to testify, and the city la asked pass a law providing that If any rson anywhere In Oregon fall to bey this summons ho may be fined nd sent to the Multnomah County II. The Governor is told be shall" ppoirt the first commission, and a irtlcuiar. Independent line of pro .dure In the Circuit Court In the trial f any suit brought to vacate an order f the commission I Indicated. perusal of the Rlesland bill leads one to believe that somebody 1 at tempting to perpetuate a weird Joke on the people of the city. If adopted, the act must fall, a did the National Income tax law. because of the uncon stitutionality of Its machinery. And It l for thl measure 'with It Invalid enforcing provision that are asked to disapprove the Malarkey bill. It la perhap too much to hope that the referendum petition on the Ma larkey bill will fall. Probably the sig natures of 8000 voter could be se cured to referendum petition di rected against any law passed by the laat or any aucceedlng Legislature If the circulator were persistant enough. But a trifle of wisdom, and a small amount of scrutiny of the two meas ures by tha public will man. ture-gettlng o hard that th Rles- lands and KeKaheri may become dla. couraged before the required number of names Is obtained. MER01.XG TWO STATU LXTrnTIO8. The Weaton Leader rlae to re mark that It "ha no confidence in any educational policy outlined by The Oregonlan. We are satisfied that The Oregonlan Is really opposed to any sort of highe education at the ex pense, of the state and It proposal (to unit the State University and State Agricultural College) 1 made to crip ple and discredit both the College and the University. . . . The orego nlan l great, yet It Is also subtle and alnlater." The oregonlan will merely mention the fact that the Leader 1 printed at the home of one of the abandoned normal schools of Oregon, and It may be feared that It view of th motive and purpose) of thl paper In ug-etlna- union of th State University and itate Agricultural College nit) r.ot be entirely unprejudiced. There was and I nothing ubtle or lnlter In Th Oregonlan- criticism of the normal schools; and tta opinion and expression on higher education are familiar to ail It readers. Th Oregonlan I confident that an arrangement merging the State Uni versity and the Agricultural Collego will not only be beneficial to the cause of education throughout the state, but to the two Institutions, No friend of the State University can fall to see that It 1 under the constant menace of a referendum against Its appropri ation: and. under our peculiar y tem of government In Oregon, the danger of attack will not soon be re moved. A single etrong Institution could and doubtlesa would be the re sult of a combination, and there would be no difficulty about reasonable, even liberal, appropriations. The prejudice that exists now in om cir cle against th University would dis appear or In any event It would scarcely find potent expression against a great combined university and college. Why Is the suggestion of Th Ore gonlan not entirely friendly to both College and University? Why will Its adoption not conduce to the prosper ity of both and to the welfare of the tate? THE mtK.IIT RATE DIX1MO. With uch eminent expert as Mr. Louis Hill, of the Great Northern, and President Underwood, of th Erie, making very doleful prediction re garding the effect of the Interstate Commerce Commission' rate decision, and Judge Lovett. of the Harriman line, and President Mudge. of the Rock Island, viewing It from the other end of the telescope; the unsophisti cated layman will be pardoned for his ITZJTZZ Z the decision which wrought tha stock market last Friday. The temporary hysteria which swept over Wall street when the decision was an nounced ha subsided and, while there has been no recovery of consequence In stocks, th decline has been checked. With the opportunity for a calmer review of the matter means may be found for an adjustment that will soften the blow. Perhap the moat singular effect produced by the announcement of the decision was the fact that stock which suffered most were those of roads whose rates were not directly affected by th decision. The "Pacifies" were not directly Involved in the cases on which th Commission rendered It decision, and yet the declines In Great Northern. Union Pacific and other trans-continental Una were much . heavier than those shown In road birthday, "In practice the use or an directly Involved In th advanc In j ot these methods falls to give us bet rates. This Is the most disquieting trJ government, more honest, more feature of th situation, for th rea- on that th "Paclflca" need more money for Improvement and exten sion than any other roads. The de cision will unquestionably make It much harder for them to secure the necesaary fund than would have been j th. rasa had other roads been per- ' mttted to advance rate In keeping with the Increased cost of operation and equipment. Judge. Lovett pertinently remarks that "U la Impossible for the railroads to stand still, and It Is necessary to have money to carry out the pro gramme of Improvements w have de termined upon." There are o many opportunltie for the Investment of capital that It Is unnecessary for Ita owner to place It In American rail- i road securltle. With wage and other operating expense Increasing, and no advance permitted ta rates, the dif ficulties of attracting capital are of course Increased. As an Illustration of th distrust that th Investing public has for American railroad securities In com parison with those of Canada. Satur day's closing figures wer Interesting. Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific have for years paid th same divi dends and until about a year ago were quoted at practically th same flgura In th market. Saturday, Canadian Pacific was steady at Its old figure. 1214 per share, while Union Pacific was unsteady at $1"5 per ehare. In other words, the man who had money to Invest in railroad storks was will ing to pay 113 per share more for a Canadian stock than for American stock paying th same dividend, and with properties In much better physi cal condition than those of the Cana dian road. Fortunately far us all. the world 1 pr!uctng new wealth at a very rapid rate. After our neighbors on the north have had a surfeit of American capital there will surely b some thing left for the Americans. No one in this country Is desirous of forcing th American road into bankruptcy, nor Is there any Inclination to pre vent them from securing money ac tually needed for new construction and equipment. Consequently, If the Interstate Commerce decision bears down too hard on th road, the peo ple will com to th front and demand that the roads be given advances which they assert are actually neces sary. HELD FOB CRADCATE8. Every now and then some wealthy New York woman distinguishes ner self by-making practical use of some of her rlche. To this clasa airs. u. H. P. Belmont Is a shining light, and her latest venture 1 exceptional!) commendable. Mr. Belmont h& set aside 200 acres of her Long Island farm to be used a a school for agriculture for women. Girl will be paid while learning and their wage will Increase proportionately to their skill. By opening up this new avenue of In dustry for women. Mr. Belmont hopM t0 reiieve the congestion In the ( , f f4ctory worker, with bene- flrlal resulta to both classes. In the West, th fair ex 1 etill In pretty fair demand for farmer wives, but there are plenty of cases In which women have achieved great success wlthou. any assistance from th men. If the plan of Mr. Belmont prove successful. Oregon will offer an ex cellent field for the graduate of the Long Island farm, and both th girls and the tat will be gainer by the change. RSXTFBOCTTTS irxBIB BOGIE. C. A. Smith, a millionaire lumber man of Minneapolis, who secured vast tract of Oregon timber land at a very mall price by method which received considerable attention a few years ago, la making public protest against Cana dian reciprocity, on the grounds that It will ruin the lumber Industry of Oregon and Washington. Mr. Smith states that the Canadian government sells Its timber to the mill men on bet ter term than are exacted by the American Government, that taxe art lower, that fire protection system bet ter and that labor Is cheaper across th line. It would be difficult to Imagine any better term than those by which Mr. Smith ecured his holdings from the American Government, and there are other methods by which taxation can be enuallxed than by maintaining a duty against lumber. Mr. Smith cites other advantage In the manu facturing of the lumber. He says: Not alone In maoufaetutlns ba tha rn.llan an advantasa. but ha can enip lumbar o California much mora chpi)r than It is poaalbla ta ahlp from Whln lon or Orason. ara reoulrad to fly the American fla. anil la order to run an Ameriraa vaaaal from one home port to another, tha law requtras thai tha vessel be built In thla eountry. Tha ame lumber rarrylna hHe can ba ballt In Knaland for per cant of tba coat of bulldlns In this country. This plea offers no logical excuse for th erection of a trade barrier be tween the United State and her near est neighbor and best customer. What Is needed to correct the evil of which Mr. Smith complain is to give Ameri can the ame right that are enjoyed by the Canadians. Let u meet them on their own ground and fight them with their own weapon. Instead of handicapping ourselve with high priced lumber carriers, high taxe and other unneceary expenses' which we attempt to equalize with a duty on lumber, why not t!ck to plain, time tried economic principles and get on equal term with the Canadians with out resorting to the unnatural and ob noxious duty? It 1s. however, unnecessary to de pend entirely on theories In demon strating the .extent of the handicap under which we labor. A few facts may throw omo light en the subject. Rritlah Columbia with her cheap tim ber, cheap labor, cheap ships, cheap taxes, and other frightful advantage over thl country. In 1910 exported to South' 'Xf Mexlcotralla, the Orient and other foreign countries. 68.000.000 feet of lumber. During tne same period, Portland dispatched to the ame port 130.000.000 feet, and Puget Sound and Grays Harbor sent out 202.000.000 feet. It Is apparent from these figures, which are official, that Oregon and Washington made such effectual re sistance to that Canadian bogle which frighten Mr. Smith, that we actually sold nearly five times as much lum ber a the Canadian sold In markets available alike to both. ' W.VITIVO FOR COLON EI. BOOSEVELT. Colonel Roosevelt, as everybody know who read the papers, has been giving some attention to the Oregon aintem. "If." declared the Colonel In j,js Chicago speech on Washington's independent and yet more genuinely sympathetic public servants, then the system Is a failure." Let us hope for th best. It Is a pleasure to note that Colonel Roose velt Is going to make a personal Jour- Cey to Oregon, and spend nine hours in Portland from I P. M. to 12 P. M-. April 5. 1M1. It Is to be assumed that he nurposes to get at first hand ome Information about the workings j of the Oregon aystem. itn nis m- candescent mind and rapid-fire meth I nria he win learn a lot In an afternoon and evening. Colonel Roosevelt does not hesitate to admit now that he Is not clear about the Initiative, referen dum and recall. When the Colonel 1 In doubt about anything it must b something that ha many perplexing element or uncertainty ana ooum. We.awalt the result of thl historic visit with anxiety and even with trepi dation. W want to know a few things ourselves. Hav we the Best System of Government In th World? Have we developed here In Oregon a more honest, more independent, and a more genuinely sympathetic das of public servants? Is the Inspiring cause for th Colonel's disturbing hesitation the public servants of Oregon he has seen cooling their heels at th White House door, or chasing him into hi retire ment at Oyster Bay? Doe he think it well before pronouncing his sover eign Judgment to inspect the average Oregon public servant on hi native heath? If the former, w can well understand the Colonel' perplexed and dubious frame of mind. If the latter, w congratulate him on his rare perspicacity and abounding sense of fair play. Whatever Colonel Roosevelt see, hear and learns In Oregon, It may be regarded as certain that he will have something highly interesting and In structive to say. Meantime let us rest content In the firm conviction that. If Oregon has not the best system of government in the world, it haa not th worst. . Th opposing factions In the Hon durlan trouble have selected an Amer ican as a mediator to name a presi dent for the republic. The available candidates seem to b confined to three men named by the revolutionists and rejected by th regular, and thre named by the regular and rejected by the revolutionists. Both parties are confident that Mr. Thomas C. Dawson, special representative at the Peace Conference, will make a satis factory selection, which of course place our peace representative In a delicate position. Perhaps th cause of peace In unhappy Honduras might be advanced If the candidates men tioned were all dropped and a good American chosen Instead. Th regular equipment on the Oregon Trunk passenger train up the Deschutes will Include a parlor car. This is something new on Oregon branch lines. It Is a certainty, how ever, that when the cenlc beauties of the new line receive the publicity they merit, the parlor cars on the run will carry tourist from all parts of th world. Neither the Grand Can yon of the Colorado, nor th splendid scenery of th Columbia has any ad vantage over that which will greet the travelers over the new line to Central Oregon. This route will in time be known wherever tourlats and globe trotters congregate, but the Pa cific Northwest haa In store an even mor wonderful thrill for admirers of the grand In nature. The Salmon River Canyon, through which engi neers are now locating a line, la more than a mile deep, and the light fil tering down from the top of the gorge tp the railroad track 6000 feet below will afford a spectacle that cannot be equaled on the American continent and perhaps not In all the world. A large whaling station Is to be erected at 6anford Point on Grays Harbor by the owners of the two sta tions row In operation on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The com mon North Pacific whale has been loafing around the waters adjacent to Oregon, Washington and British Co lumbia since the days of Jonah, but It is only in recent years that his value has appealed to man. Inasmuch as this species of whale attracted no at tention when hundreds of Massachu setts whalers wer chasing the sperm whale In the far north. It is perhaps eminently proper that the Industry as now carried on should be entirely de void of the romance and excitement that attended the chase of sperm whales. The modern whaling steamer with bomb guns and other modern equipment goes out from a station, the whale la killed, and the carcass Is towed In and converted Into oil with a total absence of any of the features that attended the killing and trying out process In the old days. The Portuguese nuns who, on invita tion of Bishop O'Reilly, are coming to Eastern Oregon, are trained nurses and in this capacity will. It is said, be a welcome addition to the population of Baker. Ontario, and possibly some other town in a section that is prac tically destitute of this class of help era Their habits of seclusion and their Ignorance of the English lan guage will handicap their usefulness to some extent, but the latter disabil ity will in du time be overcome. The one profession that Is open In every community for women with talent and training therefor Is that of nursing. In this view the nuns Imported from Portugal will find place In the hearts of those who need and are able to secure their ministrations, since they are by nature and training gentle, en during, sympathetic and helpful, as women generally are apt to be who have found or. chosen their vocation In life outside of marriage. According to the rating of those who are older and presumably wiser than himself, the boy who leaves col lege In his sophomore (or any other year) and gets married m a k es v a grave mistake. The case, however, is- only hopeless when he marries a woman older, but not wiser than himself. The best thing that disappointed parent can do In such a case 1 to accept the situation, treat the boy and his wife kindly and throw them absolutely upon their own resources. This will make a man of the boy. If the stuff is In him. and If this compels the woman who won him away from his studies to do her own housework and care for the bable as they come along, it will make a woman of her. To make fulfillment of his predic tion popular, the editor of the Elec trical Review must arrange to have hi prophecy pulled off during cold weather. When electric neat Decomes so cheap as to put the coal pile out of business, halcyon days for the head of the family not even excluding the hired girl will follow, for by simply throwing & switch will the "missus" tart the household machinery be times. Let ua not be In a hurry about leaving thl world, for good times (nonpolltlcal) are coming. In only three preceding years have the losses from fire in the United States and Canada been heavier than In 1910, one of these being the year of the great Chicago fire and the other that of the earthquake and Are In San Francisco. The aggregate last year reached the enormous sum of 2S4, 4T0.6SO, an excess of more than 630, 000.000 over the losses of 1909. These figures support the statement that fire loss In the United States Is on of out National extravagances. In vetoing the bill to compel a sta tion agent to give the whereabouts of trains to Inquirers, Governor West forestalls attempts to make life a bur den to many an overworked man. Tet the Information is Important to travel ing people, and If providing for It Is the duty of the Railway Commission that body should attend to the matter. Th Supreme Court treads rather a narrow path when It decides that an "unjust" rate Is not necessarily "un equitable." The word "unjust" is part of the vernacular while "unequit able" Is a technical term. Common speech makes them synonymous, but lawyers do not use common speech. In his seal In declaiming against conditions at the Washington School for the Blind at Vancouver, Repre sentative Gandy comes near perpe trating a bull in telling of the shock to the modesty of the little sightless boys and girls In undressing in the am room. Tet he mean well. The Nevada Legislature, with an eye to thrift, will place nothing in the way of the divorce Industry. State reputation does not count down there. It Is all the same to a Georgia mob, so Its victims are black. "Made in Oregon" is a good enough label for tho consumer. MEXICAN TROUBLES EXAGGERATED America aa Re-aiding: There Aaaert Reb ela Are Adventurer- PORTLAND, Feb. 24. (To the Editor.) In view of the present intereat in Mexico, perhaps you may car to give space In The Oregonlan to some per sonal views of the situation from those who are on the ground.' My sister,' Mrs. N. J. Sorensen, with her family, has been living at Tehua can. Pueblo, Mexico, for some years. Her husband employs many Mexican laborers and has an extensive acquaint ance among all classes of the people. They write us that accounts of the so-called revolution In the American papers are very much .exaggerated. There Is a class of desperadoes and highwaymen In the northern hills, which Is always making trouble and Is constitutionally opposed to all law and order. American sympathizers would have us believe that these men are ac tuated by the highest motives of lib erty and patriotism. As a matter of fact, as my sister ex presses It in a recent letter, the Mexi cans have all the freedom and political power that they know how to use. It is not like the United States, and can not be for years, if ever. The people are not fit for self government, as we understand It. a Dlas has had a- hard place which he haa well filled, and the unwise Inter ference of sentimental Americans has only strengthened an element which it has been a constant struggle to con trol. As for Americans In Mexico, they ara safe and receive all the consideration they are entitled to. Generally apeaK ing, they are of a poor class, adven turers and .ne'er-do-wells, who would only be trouble-makers at home. The newspapers frequently insinuate that it la the policy of the Mexican government to minimize the seriousness of the situation. Senor il or re 11, the vice-president of the republic. Is a personal friend of my sister's family (they live at the same hotel) and he is evidently perfectly sincere in be lieving that the difficulty Is in no way serious. He manifests no anxiety what ever. With all due respect to our worthy newspapers. It seems that at least In thla matter space-writers have often sacrificed fact to the exigencies of the demand for news, and have extended neighborhood quarrels into National insurrections. .The trouble in Pueblo was a family quarrel over a personal matter. That reported in Orizaba was pure fancy, and many such Instances might be given. Perhaps, as Americans, it would be well if we would learn to confine our political experiments to our own peo ple, and cease to thrust upon alien races a form of government which we are finding difficult for ourselves, and Impossible for many less educated and Independent peoples. Mexico has its problems, which it must solve, and mis guided Americans who Intrude their advice and assistance must pay the penalty for their impertinence. LOIS P. MYERS. (IS Hancock street, Portland, Or. HELPMEETS FOR THE FARMERS Right Kind Not Found la Cltl lea or Colleges, Saya Writer. VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 24. (To the Editor.) Considerable discussion of wives for the young farmers of the Northwest ia absorbing the attention of many. J. W. B. and Uncle Dennis disagree except that every farmer should have a good wife. Yes. one part of a pair of scissors is not worth much. It will not cut much of a figure In building a home. To build an Ideal American home Is like making a con tract It takes two. But if one part of a pair of scissors Is dull, or very short, they are mlsmated. Why do not the farmer boy go to the city to search for a wlfe7 Is it be cause marrlagable women are scarce? No. Is It because our city women shrink from farm life? No. Is It be cause they are undesirable on account of physical weakness. Immorality or in herent indolence. Gladly do I answer emphatically. No! Then what Is it? You follow a young man to an office whose manager has advertised for an assistant, and listen to the Interview, and you soon learn what many young people seem slow to learn. That phy sical ability, good moral training, clas sical education and desire to fill a place, though Indispensable requisites, are not all that is necessary. The manager wants a person who Is already prepared to fill the place. So, to, a young, farmer wants a farmer's wife. There Is a small chance of his meeting a congenial and trained mate la a matrimonial bureau. There Is still a smaller chance to find such a Jewel In a university, because our seats ot learning prefer Latin to cooking, elocu tion to sewing, muslo to training for healthy motherhood. Through the grand work of the "Farmers' Equity," the "Farmers' Edu cational and Co-operation Union of America" and the "Grangers," whose members aggregate 6,000,000, the farm Is beginning to pay and the boys are turning back to the farm. Now It be hooves the colleges to train our girls to become practical housekeepers and Duritan mothers. JAMES E. KERSHAW, Sectarianism and T. M. C. A. - PORTLAND, Feb. 22. 'To the Ed itor.) Kindly afford me space for a correction, the sentence In my letter on the Y. M. C. A. should read "Unl veraallsts are not the 'country cousins' of those In other Christian folds." The Unlversallst Church Is primarily Chris tian, then Unlversallst. It believes more, not less, than other branches of Christ's followers. You say, "A. Y. M. C. A. made .up of non-Christians would be an anomally." True, but since: tha men In our Unlversallst Church are Christian, why should a Christian As sociation, which we are Informed "knows nothing of sectarian restric tions," prevent Unlversallst young men from being active members, while it accords this right to young men of Bap tist or Presbyterian or Methodist faith? There is no sectarianism In swimming tanks or gymnasium or bookkeeping, but In religious instruction there is evident bias. I recall with thankfulness The Orego nlan'a editorial of April 8. 1909, concern ing the breaking of ground for the Unl versallst church, quoting the speaker' words. "This church will deny every af firmation of an unjust or defeated deity, a partial or disappointed Savior, the total depravity of human nature, the annihilation of any soul or its endless torment in hell." Then The Oregonlan said: If my sound of dlsproval of thla most precious purpoaa this lender expression of a moat cathollo spirit was heard. It mcst ba regarded aa tha rattling in their long closed graves of tha bones of Jonathan Ed wards. John Calvin and Cotton Mather. Cer tainly from those preeen there was unl versal approval and a manifest appreciation of a creed. If It may ba ao called, which casts out faar, exalts lova and has faith in mankind. . . , , I am not ashamed of thla glorious good tidings. I feel that every young man would be better for living and applying such principles. JAMES D. CORBY. Invalid Who Makee Owa Lltlna. PORTLAND, Feb. 22. (To the Editor.) Sometime ago I noticed an article in The Oregonlan regarding an invalid whoman who, though confined ' to her bed. made her living by taking sub scriptions for magazines. Will you kind ly through your paper give her address and phone number, as I would like to give her my subscription. MRS. A. R. J. The article referred to Mrs. M. D. Doane, UA Gllsan street. Main 29vO. 1JT DEFENSE OF GERMAJf BAJtD. Stant-Ina Often Aak Mnalclaaa to Play In Tbetr Neighborhood. PORTLAND. Feb. 24. (To the Ed itor.) I notice that one of the Coun cilmen was trying to put the "Little German Band" out of business, and am pleased that another member of the Council came to the rescue. If we are going to have a great, big metropolitan city patterned after the cities of the East, muaic in the streets is one of the necessary evils, If you put it that way. In fact I don't think that we have enough of street music in Portland in comparison with the Eastern or foreign cities. Go where you will in New York, Boston or Chicago you will hear plenty of muelc on the streets, such as harps, violins and hurdy gurdies. These roving bands are of great pleasure to many people confined to their homes In many Instances, and to the children, who often dance on the sidewalk to the music. In fact It has been brought to my attention right here in Portland that people confined to the hpuse have requested the Ger man band to come occasionally in their vicinity and play the old tunes, and the local band plays very well. The City of Boston haa a commission of three well-known musicians to ex amine all street performers to assure that they play acceptably and In fairly good tune. Let Portland do the same and have more music in the streets. This business man. complaining of the "little band," must be of the eame caliber of a person here In - Portland who recently made the remark that all musicians, actors or any one devoting their time to the entertainment of others ought to be in a very hot place. A. CLIFFORD. Protest Not Consistent. PORTLAND, Feb. 24. (To tha Ed ltor.) Longfellow, our greatest poet. says: God sent his singers trpon earth, wfrh umsi of i&dn,ii and of mirth. That they might touch the hearts of men. And bring them back to Heaven again. We tolerate the excruciating noise of the streetcars as they round the curves, the nerve-racking screech of the siren, the rumble of the train through our busiest streets, and the fumes and odors of gasoline from the autos as they tear madly across our pathway, yet we turn with virtuous Indignation against a little band of musicians who are filling our streets with melodies and arraign them for the act. The members of tha Council who have wished to burden them with a tax or perchance drive them from the streets, should stop to consider the vital question of fact. These men play from early morning until late at night; they visit every part of the city and give enjoyment to countless thousands of children and adults; they are self-supporting and live on tho voluntary contributions from the public; they are doing good to our citizens, for they produce har mony where otherwise strife might prevail, and the further fact they ask nothlnsr from the Council itself. Let them play; if they can drown the deslro for money for a few minutes, or ruffle the spirits of the dog-catcher for the same length of time, they are en gaged in a good work and I think they should be allowed to continue It. BERNARD MULRINE. IMOX OF THE HIGHER SCHOOLS Correspondent Haa Scheme (or Port land to Take Whole Thing. EUGENEl Or., Feb. 25. (To the Edi tor.) The article by Mr. Wright suggest ing the union of all state educational institutions in one place is an excellent one. Tho saving in money would be enormous and the Increase In usefulness to the state would be tremendous. But the question arises where should such an Institution be located? Eugene won't go to Corvallis, Corvallls won't go to Eugene and Monmoutn won i go to euner olace. Let tne rich men of Portland buy 600 acres of land about 10 miles from fort land where It can be bought for $100 or less an acre, and then let Portland raise 11.000.000 for building and offer the whole to the state for a united educational In stitution and let the state by Initiative vo'te on that propos tlon, and watch tne result. ! Seattle would Jump at such a proposi tion and raise the money in lu aays. Will Portland do It? Of course not Her ereat men are spending their money ana time In fighting new bridges and other improvements. Here Is a chance for Portland. Let It take the matter up or forever keefi Its peace. The land up at Eugene and Corvallis and Monmouth could be sold ana usea as endowment. It would bring as much as It and all the buildings originally cost If there Is ever to be a union of all educational forces it should be done now and quickly. Portland Is the place where the Institution should be located. Even the Reed Institute could be made an affiliated part of it Now, Portland, what are you going to do about It? The state awaits your repiy. waai auaii th, BiMver be? I am Just a newcomer and should, per haps, not "butt In. out i nave. MABCELLUS B. WHALLBT, f, i. ia verv aillv. but The Oregonlan prints It, since it reflects one kind of opinion. Seattle could and would raise no such subsidy, since n mrenuy -great state university, with an endow ment of an Immensely valuable tract of land In the heart of me cny, me b" of the late A. A. Denny (not the gift of Seattle). Portland will have a fine edu cational institution soon in the Reed College. It Is not particularly concerned or interested in procuring a state uni versity here; and. If The Oregonlan knows the temper of the state, could not get It even with a suDsiay oi iio amount this uninformed correspondent names. HIT SCORED BY IDAHO SENATOR New Orator Born Into Senate, Declares Nerr York Paper. John Temple Graves In New York American. A new great orator was born into the Senate today. The laurels which Bailey and Beveridge and Dolllver have won in times past are now richly and abundantaly shared by Borah of Idaho. No greater speech has been made In the Senate this year, or within the decade, than the bold and virile young Senator from Idaho delivered In ad vocacy of the constitutional amendment for the election of Senators by tho people. ., The constitutional argument, it is generally agreed, was worthy of the elder days of the American Senate and the spirit of catholic regard for the rights and the worth of the people lifted the speaker to a high and inspir ing point of eloquence. The most notable among many not able things in Borah's speech today was its fearless rebuke to Northern Senators for their hypocrisy In drag ging the race question into the dis cussion of the constitutional amend ment and his direct charge that the white man was the same. North or South. . The Western, statesman, with the virile freedom . and the aggressive clearness of his great section, touched this vital question with fearless and incisive vigor. He declared that the race question had been used for the past 30 years as a demagogic appeal to becloud and defeat righteous issues. The effect of Borah's great speech was Immediately evident upon both sides of the chamber. Senators of the three political camps united in pressing about him and congratulating him upon the masterly effort, and the ovation he received surpassed In heartiness and in enthusiasm that which was given on Monday to Senator Bailey, in another great speech in a less worthy cause. Timely Tales of the Bay George L. Baker, theatrical manager. Councilman from the Fourth Ward and prominent "hustler," was "stung" by a friend the other day. "Supposing I were running for Mayor," said Mr. Baker to his friend, "would you vote for me?" "But you're not running, so why sup pose?" was all the satisfaction he got. "Well, I Just wanted to know how you felt about it," said Mr. Baker. "Would you?" "I certainly would." he was assured by the friend. "Then, I suppose I am sure of your vote for Councilman from the Fourth Ward?" persisted Baker. "Not on your life." "Why?" "Conscientious scruples, that's all." "Conscientious nothing!" said Baker. "Why vote for me for Mayor and not for Councilman?" "I live in the Eighth Ward." replied the friend, "and you don't expect me to violate the law by voting for you In the Fourth, do you?" "You're a born comedian," retorted Baker, "you ought to be on the stage," but he didn't even smile at the joke. a a a Police Captain Slover, of the second night relief, is not exactly a temperance crank, but he has very little (with em phasis on the word "very") use for the demon rum. The other night a man under the In fluence of liquor or something that smelt mightily like It walked Into the station and asked for lodging. The Captain gazed at him sternly over the top of his glasses while the petitioner for a bed poured out his tale of woe, which included the declaration that all his money had been stolen from him in a rooming-house the night before by a miscreant whose name was to said peti tioner unknown. The Captain didn't take much stock in the story. Nearly every other man who applies for free lodging at the sta tion tells the same yarn. He gazed at the man Intently for a moment and said: "I guess John Barleycorn Is your worst enemy. Now, honestly, don't you think so?" "Well, I'll tell you. Captain, I didn't see the feller, but that might be his name all right; It sure might," was th rejoinder. a a a A Volunteer of America called one day on a newspaper editor. He had a long article on a religious subject which he wanted run In the newspaper. The edi tor glanced It over and declined to run It "Why, that article would be of inter est to thousands of your readers." per sisted the Volunteer. "You must allow me to Judge what our readers want" answered the editor. So the dialogue continued. Having tried argument in vain, the Volunteer sought more subtle means. He reached Into his pocket, leaned over the editor's chair, laid a coin on his desk and said: "Now be a good fellow and run my article in the paper, and then go out and buy yourself a good cigar." With these words the uniformed mes senger of charity vanished from the room. The coin, bright and new, lay disclosed on the editor's desk. It was a nickel. a Jo Anderson, of Sacramento, Cal., is In love with his home city. He has lived there for 25 years. He knows everybody In the town. He is the town's popular commercial printer. When the names of candidates were presented on the first day of the Pacific Coast Cost Congress for choice of the next meeting place he was up and doing something for Sacramento. He talked his home town to everybody. He pointed out Its beauties and told the delegates what a good time they would have If they came to Sacramento. He was on the pro gramme to read a paper on the second day. Everybody appreciated the fact that he would In his speech boost his town. " Just as he was called upon to make his speech regarding a trade topic the secretary of tne congress arose and read a telegram which had been handed to him by a Western Union messenger boy. ""Sacramento. Cal., Feb. 23.-To the President of the Pacific Coast Cost Con gress: We Invite you to come to Sacra mento in 1912. Sorry that we have no one In the congress at Portland to repre sent us. BEN FRANKLIN CLUB.' Anderson's face turned scarlet. ' Gen tlemen." he shouted. "I have lived In Sacramento for 25 years. I have friends there by the score. These very men who sent this telegram knew that I was here. They have perpetrated upon me an Injury- But I am broad enough to forgive them. I am glad that I have manhood enough to overlook the present embarrassment, for I love my home place and evep if a telegram came telling you to disregard my boosting proclivities, I still would be found fighting for Sacra- "At'thls moment the president, looking serious, broke In: "Gentlemen of the convention, you will appreciate the situation when I state that the telegram Is a fake one perpe trated by the Southern California dele gates In the back row upon their best friend. Jo Anderson." Anderson couapsea. Half a Century Ago From Tha Oregonlan, Fab. 27, 1881. "a" bark came ashore day before yester day morning at Tillamook Head, bottom side up and loaded with lumber. She Is supposed to be the Leonessa from Puget Sound. All hands must have been lost The public mind is somewhat exer cised at this time In regard to the lack of facilities for carriage. The late rains and floods have cut oft all communica tion with the country, except by the rivers. Nearly 'all the produce raised contiguous to the river is brought in. and for the present business Is nearly at a standstill, with granaries and -...o. the r-nuntrv filled to bursting. and a good and improving market for it at Victoria and San Francisco. Why can we not have a road to some of the heavy farming districts? We talk about building telegraphs to Yreka-why not a road to Dayton? o .wi,. ruict has not many opportu nities to administer Justice tempered with mercy, now-a-aays. uru...., are scarce, D. D.'s have quit drinking, aerious offenders have no enterprise no stomach for rascality. fi,. Advertiser says that there have ...inMitinns In the Army on ac count of political troubles at home. Our contemporary is mistaken. Lieut. Fer guson and Capt. Johnson have either resigned or intend to do so. from no other cause than sympathy with the se cessionists. A Mr. Berrien has also re signed, or gone home to do so, and as we have said before, we are prepared to tk. ,on wirh in rank have ex pressed sympathy with the secessionists. The Shasta Courier calls Horace Greeley a "miserable ponucj. As the philosopher of the Tribune will probably never see these remarks. It is no matter. But it may not be out of place to remind Sklllman & Dosh that -o.t men as they have run against Horace Greeley and then dis appeared Irom tne pui"-, - dunly. ' , A Man's Terror. Washington (D. C.) Star. Where are you going, my pre tty maid 7 Tm eolnr a-taopplnR. sir. she earn wluvt you come with me?" He shook his Andrea, base coward, ha turned and fled.