TIIE MORXIXO OREGOVIAX. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1911. roBiXAXD. ou.oox. l;nf.r.4 at Pnrt'en. Orgos. Po.tofflc a (oal-l Laa Vattar. Suiacripuoa Kaim Invariably la Mtuw (BT MAtL reify. ot?t tw-iU4. rar $ I'ailv. Surety lr.elij.-l. ' month-.. il i::r. hjaoy lniu. um motttlfc. 1 , S'in.tar tnc'ud.d. on voata.... Z-i!r. wtr-oal Fundi;, on. year. ....... o I W1 ' la t fu4ir. anBaiha.... S-SS I-.:r. wi'.dwil Suaflav. thra moniha.. . i-TA l-aily wlfhout BuaUy, o nBt&..... -o vh:. nt yar 1-V ttir.ST. on ) -" Sa&aj ad nary. K yar. .. ..... -e IPT CARRIER r,??v. P-jnAm? lr:r!uc!d. on. yar. ..... Li- Ijndir ln..t. ca mofl'h...., How to Hra.lt cr.d -otoff.co " r J f tLftM trilr or porioiui CD.." Q ur l"eal bonk. tuvH. CB or urrncr or at t -o1 or- r Olo 1 roll tM0400lto MM.tT Bb4 OtOtO. rootMo koto lo 10 i rotoo. I cool . If t. oo. r fotUi SO I u pos. ats; to 00 pa. 4 cat, Faraiga otaa 4'i'0 roio lltata tBtlio Offlno Yor-o C-B Hi .. HorB. l.rmm.o kro. Ildlaa. Ckt- til St-.- bMlMlno. ronri.i. Tte?uA. jtb- t. ilt- too siren talk, too imu actio.. Whether the Senatorial mill grind1 f n cr not. It certainly grinds slowly. Hy some natural twist In their make, op. our conscript father art much bet. tr adapted to talk than to action. Their tongue was; oo and on. but from all the speeches they cast Into the hopper precious little meal Is It round out. No doubt It Is (rand to hare a body at the head of oar Got ernmect. or near It. which dwells la a perpetual tsls of contemplation, and rarely descends to anything so vulvar as mere actlrlty. but etui, there Is Xs'.lor.al business walling, and un ices the Senate attends to It,"" never more will It -et done. The country would enjoy the scene more If the Senate were to discover some way of preserving Its Olympian calm while It manared to pass a fw bills now and then. We are aware that It la sublime sln-.ply to exist In perfect satisfaction, but It Isn't efficient. The rknators, after all. are paid by the people to accomplish some work, and while they sit In rapt delight oyer the music of their voices, their appointed task re mains unfulfilled. Debate Is an excellent thing. It brings the truth to light and affords to the Judicious) an opportunity' for ripe reflection on doubtful questions. But too much debate Is not a good thlcg. The Greek rule of moderation applies here, as elsewhere. All ex cellent gifts of the gods turn Into evils when they become excessive. It would be deplorable were the Senate t adopt rules which would cloee the mouths of members before each one had made his contribution to the sub ject under discussion, but there ought to be a time when nothing more Is likely to be said, either for education or Instruction, and then mere talk ought to stop, and voting begin. As things now stand In the rVnate one member with vigorous lungs aad an atrophied conscience can prevent ac tion almoet Indefinitely on any meas ure which displeases hire. The ma jority lies at the mercy of each of Its units. This was the case In the old Polish Diet, and Its result. In the course of time, was anarchy. Each member of that famous body could stop action Instantly by his vcto." Readers of Cartyle's "Frederick the Great wi:l recall the satirical com ments of the great Scotchman on this obstructive custom. Our Senators have no formal veto like the Polish nobl'.lty of yore, but they have privi leges ef indefinite talk and endless objection which come to the same thing, substantially. Perhaps on those rare occasions when the Senate really wants bo do something a single member might be overcome by hi colleagues, but It Is said to be a fact, that any rive Senators who are resolutely bent en blocking the game of legislation, can do so, ab solutely. They need not even plunge Into a filibuster. The rules of the Senate give them sufficient pawer with, out resorting to sensational tricks. The windy warfare which has rageJ In the Senate over the Lo rimer cose and Canadian reciprocity will probably force the President to call Congress In special sossloa after March 4. Who Is responsible) for this one need not Inquire too closely. Very likely the responsibility Is widely distributed. A great many Senators, seem to wish to go on record either for or against Lertmer. but it Is difficult to under stand exactly why. The case Is plain enough to the man of ordinary moral sense, and one would think that t'ntted States Senators ought to be sufficiently adept In the Ten Commandments to dispose of It promptly. But they are not. Canadian reciprocity Is a little more eompltcsted. perhaps, but there Is no reason why a body of able men should sot make up their minds about It some time. They certainly do not need to discuss It forever. It must be said, to the credit ef the House ef Representatives, that reci procity eras disposed of there without much delay, though It was more by the help of the Democrats than of the Republicans. Only Ave lemocrats voted against the President's policy. The Democratic Senators also Incline to favor It, so that If Mr. Taft la com pelled to can a special session, he may thank his own party. The standpat ters will fight the UcCall bill, tooth and nail, until March 4 and afterward, but la the new Congress their power will be sensibly curtailed. There will not be nearly so msny of them. but. sad to say. their ability to talk Is not Ukly to be Impaired. Of course. Mr. Taft would like best to see the McCall bill passed by Re publican votes. The measure Is popu lar, notwithstanding a few notes of grumbling here and there, and the credit for the good It will do the coun try ought to go to the Republicans. But If It la enacted at a special ses sion, the credit will go to the Demo crats, who will then control the House and wield great power In the Senate. The Democrat understand this point very wJt acd while they are doing nothing to obetruet reciprocity, they look with complacency to the calling of a special session. Thy are sure to gather shining JaureU. whatever happens. In this matter their con duct has been shrewd. They have gained a party advantage without sac rificing the public welfare. We wish as much cou'.d be said tor the Insurgent Republicans, but the truth seems to be that they have played the game badly. They are hopelessly divided en the subject of reciprocity and many of them have displayed a shifty timid ity which seriously wound their pres tige as statesmen. It Is Just as un worthy for an Insurgent to oppose reciprocity because) It seems to Injure some local Interest which he holds dear as It Is for a standpat Democrat to do the same thin. Cummins op-j potlng tariff reform, bees use It may cut down the price or iom eggs cent a dozen, cut no better figu re than a Louisiana senator iignung on or n. N'elther of them does for his sworn duty, which U to seek the great at good of the whole country. A XADISOX p.UflEU Occasionally a Judge does an act so sensible that the whole country feels a thrill of delight In reading about The court order which moves us mil. 1HI0 nmmnt eman atcd from Federal Judge In Madison. Wis. After a Jury had listened to evidence ana o.oiim-nt tnr A ve weekB in a certain trial. It retired and thought the matter over for twenty-fonr hours, men could not agree. What did the Jud It ge A fh.r.tinnn? T)M he follOW the tLaiimi farcical course and arrange for throaMnBT out the straw again T Not he. No new trial ensued. The Judg rimlnr to an admirable pinnacle wisdom, ordered the accused to be set free. If a Jury could not agree upon the merits of the subject after nve weeks of discussion, what possible nno th that an aareement could ever be reached? The victory was one for common sense, and prob ably for Justice, too. Of course, the lawyers were In a sad rsge over It. To aea a case thu promptly ended which they had expected to wTangio over for at least ten years more must have been a terrible disappointment to them. The attorney for the prosecution took o -ooeontlnn" and will fight In higher court for the privilege of pumping to all eternity, even u never raises a drop of water from the well. We sincerely hope that the Judges before whom the appeal comes will be as truly and sensibly Judicial as the Madison court was. and put a clothespin on the lawyer's tongue. The only real hope we have that court diiatorlnese will ever cease lies In the Judges. As long as they coun tenance Indolence, wordiness and trickery, so long will those unattract ive specialties flourish. The Judge can bring the lawyer to time and make the buslnees of his court march to Its conclusion. If he hss the will and the courage. To be sure, the lawyers will appeal from his orders, and hero again It Is Judges upon whom we must rely for safety. Will those In the Appellate Courts stand for common sense, or will they encourage the lawyers in their derlous courses, by preferring technicalities to Justice? The reform of our Judicial procedure depends al most entirely uppon the mental cast of our Judses. THE GOVrfcXOITS TETOtS. Governor West vetoed about seventy of the measures passed by the recent Legislature a record that surpasses the achievements of any of his prede cessors, and probably has not been equaled by any Governor of any state at any time in American history. His wholesale vetoes were attended by such circumstance of flippancy and prejudice on the one hand, and of par tiality and favor on the other, as to cause the people of Oregon to stand amazed at his ruthless abuse of so solemn a duty and function as the executive veto power. There should be no veto except for sound, urgent, weighty and obviou reasons. There should be no veto in spired by partisanship or po"c. or personal hostility to any legislator or legislative faction, or by personal friendship or political partnership with any other legislative faction. These considerations were utterly ig nored by the Oovernor. He set out to make a record for opposing the legislative will, and apparently to make a Jest and byword of the Legis lature. But some of West's acts raise natural inquiry as to why he negatived some bills and approved others. For example: Governor West vetoed the bill ap propriating 150.000 for a state fair building, and did not veto the measure appropriating 11S0.000 for additional Capitol grounds. Here mould have been a great opportunity for the Gov ernor to show by an Imperative nega tive that any possible or suspected motive of self-interest, through the fact that he owns property In the radius of probable Capitol ground ex tension, had no weight with him. Governor West vetoed the Rusk second-choice primary bill and the Rogue River fish bill, on the ground that they were an Interference with "people's laws. passed under the In itiative; but he permitted to become a law the Senate bill amending the pri mary law (a people's law), so as to provide for rotation of name on the ballot. If the two first were changes In the people's laws, so was the third. Governor West vetoed the bill pro hibiting any public officer from bid ding on contracts for furnishing sup plies to the state, on very flimsy grounds; and he vetoed another bill that gave to the chief clerk of the Secretary ef State, in the absence probably permanent ef Secretary of State Benson, the authority to sit with the Governor and State Treasurer Kay as a third member of state boards. Mr. Kay. through his Palem Woolen Mills, has a large customer for. hi good In the state. Just how closely are these vetoes related to the obvious political partnership between West and Kay? Governor West vetoed, with a great flourish, the state-aid road bill, ma king a conditional appropriation of 1140,000. on the ground of "economy." after the veto had been requested by the State Good Roads Association. He vetoed the Innumerable petty appro priations to county fairs and other lit tle salary grabs. Yet be raised no question over the great appropriations for the Oregon Agricultural College or the State University, though to one certain. J175.000 appropriation to the latter, and another 130.000 appropria tion for a new medical school (located at Portland), there was widespread protest and no satisfactory showing that they were Imperatively, or actu ally, needed at this time. What part did backstairs Intrigue the old. fa miliar logroll play In these vetoes? The Governor freely vetoed measure that came from his political enemies. Bills from his avowed friends, allies and . partisans, generally escaped, though there were some notable ex ceptions. He permitted himself to be drawn into unseemly conflicts and wrangles with various legislators, and he took rather more than a due meas ure of Interest In the promotion, or the defeat, as the case might be. of certain pieces of legislation. The highway from the Governor's office to the legislative chambers was kept warm by the flying feet of his emis saries: the route through the back door was reserved for his familiars and chosen advisers. When the full history of those fa-; mous vetoes shall be written, and the antecedent stories and collateral inci dents shall be told, they will make In teresting reading. There is oppor tunity now for the Informed and Im partial legislative historian, familiar with the sinuous ways and angular methods of latter-day politicians, to acquire a great circle of surprised and amazed Oregon readers. IX OLD XT-YT JEJWET. The light is breaking In darkest New Jersey. Governor Wilson ha caused to be Introduced in the Legis lature a measure known as the Oeran bill, regulating primary elections with the Intent to secure direct nomination for Governor, for Representatives In Congress, delegates to National con ventions and for ITnlted States Sena tors. Oovernor Wilson Is reported by the New Tork Sun to have said: It Is not an experimental '" I base! npnn obundont oxprlrseB Uwhero by our f-.low-counirymeii and It cannot fall, wnn adopted in It lnt(Mty. to accoouilXB the purpoB ll selta. It will be recalled that Governor Wilson has gone on record a favoring the "Oregon plan" of election reform, but It is noticeable that the Geran bill stops short of full Indorsement of Statement No. 1. and other radical features of the Oregon system. The New Jersey candidate for the Legis lature find that, before one can get bis name printed on the ballot, he must sign a pledge that he "will vote for such candidate for United State Senator as shall receive the largest number of vote as a candidate for that office at the primary election of my (his) political party." No pledge or promise here compel ling any Republican to vote for a Democrat, or any Democrat for a Re publican. The average voter In New Jersey. It would appear, has partisan scruples about that sort of thing, for there la a virile Democratic party and an opposing strong Republican party there. Tn rvroenn there Is no Democratic mriiwiniv a few Democratic bosses and candidates who use the party name and machinery for tneir own benefit and confine their real political activities 'to the Republican primaries. But possibly New Jersey may catch up with Oregon after a "while. Ore gon. points the wiy. j vrANr.sE tsyADE cnA. According to statistics prepared by the Japanese Foreign Office, and yes terday made public by the Japanese Consul-General at San Francisco, the number of Japanese laborers in the United States has decreased more than 11,000 in the past three years. 8ome of this decrease has been offset by ar Increase of nearly 6000 In the number of "non-laboring" classes; but, includ ing all classes, there was an excess in departures over arrivals of 8371 in the three years ending with 1910. Wblle it is not improbable that a great meny of the Japanese that came Into the country as professional men, mer chants and other forms of non-laborers, were in reality of the laboring classes, the fact that there has been a decrease of more than 6000 In the three years is significant. This decrease can hardly be due to the unattractlveness of the United state as a Celd for Japanese Industry and thrift. Some light on the subject may be found in a report recently made by Consul-Qeneral Anderson, stationed at Hongkong. This report shows thst of 18J7 foreign firms doing business in China In 106 there were 719 Japanese. In 1909 there were 201 foreign firms, and of that number 1493 were Japanese On the basis of na tionalities, there was a gain in the three years of I American, 10 British S3 German, S8 Russian, 43 Spanish and 753 Japanese. The total number of persons, proprietors and employes of these firms was 83,310. of which 15.401 were Japanese. Out of a total Increase of about 80.000 in the three years. 40.000 were Japanese. These figures show where Japan is strength ening her foothold in a land that will always present possibilities which, so far as Japan Is concerned, are missing In this country. The activity of the Japanese can be used to far better advantage nearer home than on this side of the Pacific! Until China become thoroughly ex ploited by ier yellow neighbor she will offer Inducement for the surplus pop ulation of Japan, which a few year ago was directed towards the United States. The extent of this Invasion bj . noar.n territory cannot b accurately forecasted, but Consul An derson Is skeptical about its perma n.nr for he states that "while the change of the present Is more and more in the direction or Japanese sup planting European or American firms in ostnio lines. It is only a matter of a short time at most until there will be a similar change la which the Chinese will supplant the Japanese In their own porta, and perhaps elsewhere." ANXI-OrXIOX BOX AOAIX. a aoaaion of ConoTess without as anti-futures, anti-option bill would in one respect resemble a session of the Ivirlslature without a grain-in spection bill. Introduction of these bills, local and national, is orougni about by what the Memphis Appeal calls "the eternal desire of certain peo ple In this country to reform aorae thinr thev know nothing about, or to cure an evil that doee not exist." The Scott bill, which prohibit trading in cotton for future delivery, was the spe cial object of attack by the Southern paper, and it has received similar con demnation from other paper printed In the cotton belt. A new feature of h. firntt hill as It a d Dears at the pres ent session of Congress la the elimina tion of grain, provisions ana siocas, which by some unaccountable reason . nn. roirarded as lmDtoocr com modities to buy and sell for future acceptance and delivery. Thi. nmhulon is crobably due to the fact that the men who actually produce grain and provisions ana are Interested In stocks have become nn.t. nn the value' of future buying and selling. At the last previous ses sion of Congress tney opposed in 5nf Mil n effectively that it was de feated. That the cotton planters and dealers will offer equally vigorous ob jection to the present bill Is a cer tainty. 'The logical result of the Scott measure should It" become a law." says the New Orleans Picayune, "would be to transfer to Liverpool. Havre, Bremen and other European consuming markets the full control of n4.oa und Southern producers wouio .nmnAilfi! to sell their cotton for whatever the foreign spinners might care to give. One only has to study the annual course of prices prior to the inauguration of modern systems .e Ninfrirt tradinar to become con vinced that in those days the spinners. as absolutely controlled the price of cotton." Trading In "futures" has become as necessary a feature of our commercial system as the uso of the bank check In lieu of cash. Future contracts ex ecuted by reliable traders or producers have an intrinsic value exactly equal to that of the real commodities which they represent. Their value in all kinds of commercial transactions is an indispensable aid to the safe and expeditious handling of business. The present Scott bill, like its predecessors, will probably be defeated. If it Is not. the Southern planters will receive a blow compared with "which a killing frost would be a blessing. The difference between the new In dlan and the old was strikingly shown in two items in news dispatches yester day. One told of a fight to the death between a small band of renegade Shoshone and officers who were at tempting to arrest them for the mur der of four white stockmen. The other Item told of a pretty wedding that was solemnized at the Chemawa Indian School at Salem with Walter Haight and Miss Jennie Luke, two Northern California Indiana, as the contracting part lea. These modern representatives of a great race are now on a honeymoon trip, after which they will settle down on a dairy farm and continue to be useful member of society. The ways of the white man are not always acceptable to the In dian, but there is an Unmeasureable advantage In a pretty wedding, quiet honeymoon and peaceful life on the farm, as compared with being shot to death amid the now of Winter on a Nevada desert. Forest Grove has now an abundant supply of mountain water, rivaling In purity and clearness the far-tamea output of Bull Run. This announce ment is especially gratifying as that beautiful, fitly named pioneer town is the seat of Pacific University. In ad dition to this the main street of the town. 1. e.. the street abutting upon the south slope of the college campus Is to be paved within the. year an other gratifying evidence of the publio spirit of the citizens of Forest Grove and of it fitness for the seat of an edu cational institution. Good for old Pa cific, the beginnings of which are ten derly recorded In the memories of the surviving few who witnessed and took part in them, and whose progress Is a record of persistent loyalty and self- dvnylng endeavor by the friends who have grown up with and around it: A heavy snowfall throughout thf foothill portion of the wheat belt ha afforded fine protection for the Win ter wheat and will also provide plenty of moisture for the plant. Crop scares due to climatic conditions are less fre ouent and less serious In the Pacific Northwest than in any other part of the country; but hard frosts at this season of the year have occasionally wrought some damage when the ground was unprotected with a blanket of snow such as now covers It. Oregon and Washington have developed sc many new resources that the wheat crop Is no longer the one great asset of the two states, but It Is of suffi cient Importance to attract close at tention during the growing period Good wheat prospects always have a beneficial effect on general trade con ditions. Two dollars a day la not sufficient wage for the laborer. Tears ago It may have been "princely," but the buying power of 32 now Is limited. Employers of unskilled labor who haggle the price Injure themselves and their city. This is not meant that money should be thrown away, but cheeseparing economy Is not thrift. "The laborer- Is worthy of his hire1 and contented workmen make a great city. Good wages to the lower classes go Into a revolving fund, of neces sity. The rule applies alike to public and private work. Of course It is heartrending to think of Mrs. Drummond's loss of her Jewels, but severe as the blow of fate was she Invited It. A woman whe lodge 3130.000 worth of precious stones In her stateroom on a steamer simply challenges; every thief in the country to try hU luck. Out of the host of competitors one gained the prise. Is it any wonder? The value of a woman to the world may not always vary Inversely as the price of her hat. but It does some moo Jnna Addama wears a ten-dol- lar hat and Is Accounted the salt of the earth. Many a woman who wear a fifty-dollar creation finds full oc cupation for her genius In coddling a poodle. The arrest of member of the County Court for obstructing navigation will be the beginning of a celebrated case. Ultimately it will be decided on the status of the greatest good to the greatest number. Meanwhile, let the draws be closed at the usual hours. Australia applies to the trusts the old-fashioned remedy for potato bugs. This consisted of two slats, wide, thick and heavy. On the lower one the bug was placed. With the upper he was swatted by the farmer" son. One treatment sufficed. Sick, lonely and disheartened, the man who committed suicide by blow ing . himself into fragments chose a course that was effective. He is en titled to' credit for considering his neighbor when he used the explosive The sport In the surf at G earn art K&ch last Sunday was doubtless fine for those who like it. But well, we will trv and make out with the bathtuo with approved hot water connections until June or July. Deadlocked on election of a Senator, Montana Is a good field for Statement No. 1. exceDt that it is Democratic That one fact nullifies the necessity. Germs In the mall, germs in the wallnaner. terms In the milkall the germs in the land will be in the ocean when this east wind ceases to Diow. Tf la ttmo. fnp K"n1Tnnznri to loosen up. Seven hundred corsetmakers are on a strike, cause not stated, but things are too tight, probably. Trila is chastenlne weather for the buds, the early lark wears a Doa ana the frogs cease croaking. Why should man grumble? According to weather new from Ttmtia. "Joe" Levin son took a few Oregon climatic conditions with, lilm. The Anniversary Number Results Are Showing. . Wallowa Sun. Many Inquiries are coming in regard ing Wallowa. That advertisement In the anniversary edition of The Orego nlan did a lot of good. But its true ef fect will be lost if a follow-up system Is not provided. Two hundred dollars spent for such a purpose would return manyfold to the residents of this city. Xot fcqualed In East. NEW-TORK, Feb. 20. (To the Edi tor.) Thank you for copy of anniver sary edition of Portland Oregonian. -It is positively the best special edition of a newspaper I have ever seen, not equaled by anything of the kind ever done In this city. The numerous illus trations came out remarkably fine, and the paper in every way is a credit to Portland and the Pacific Northwest. W. H. Ballou, 48 West Twentieth street. Uke -Visit to City. CHICAGO. Feb. 21 (My Dear Mr. Plttock.) Away over here in Chicago, your 50th anniversary number has been, for myself and family, like a vis it to the "City of Roses," and we have all enjoyed going carefully through the number and noting the wonderful pro gress Portland is making. Permit me to add my congratulations to those of many other admirers of The Oregonian upon its successful pass ing of the half-century mark, and to add further the hope that its prosper ity and that of its owners has only be gun. A. L. CRAIG. Oresroa to Be Congratulated. ST. PAUL, Minn, Feb. 14. (To the Editor.) I have a copy of The Morn ing Oregonian for February 4, 1911, and the little booklet which Is a souve nir of the paper. I looked through the large Jubilee edition and the small one. last night, and I must say that both are gotten up wonderfully well. They show that the organisation of The Morning Oregonian is first-class in every re spect, and that there are brains and energy, as well as money, connected with the Institution. Such a paper means a great deal to the growth of the state and of the city, and I think Oregon Is to be congratulated on hav ing so fine a paper. HOWARD ELLIOTT. Maay Articles of Merit. New Orleans Picayune. The Picayune is In receipt of a copy of the recent issue of The Portland Ore gonian. commemorating the passing ot the half-century mark of a newspaper that has playnd such a conspicuous part in the upbuilding of the North western section of our country. In this latter connection its efforts are in need of no words of praise, even from an older brother, and wblle the Picayune may have felt constrained in the mat ter of policy to differ from Its contem porary at Intervals, it has always felt that It was the best judge of local con ditions, local conditions of which it has been the pronounced center since the Initial Issue was struck from its presses. The edition Is a mammoth one 12S pages and contains many arti cles of great merit treating of the eco nomics conditions of a part of our coun try of which but few realize the fu ture possibilities. The Picayune ex tends its best congratulations to The Oregonian. NO HIGH COST OP "LniJTO TIIE-" la the Year 1675, 16 Dishes Were Con sidered an Average MeaX. Harper's Weekly. Our ability to eat. if one may Judge from the old records, ancient cookbooks, and such bits of literature as deal with the subject, is slowly dying out. A half glass of milk and a piece of bread is supposed by some persons to be an adequate meal for a man of today. As against this, it Is interesting to set down what Gervals Markham. In 1675, sets forth as "a human may keep In his family for the entertainment of bis true and worthy friends." First warning the master of the feast that he must consult the season of the year, since Summer affords what Winter wants, and vice versa, he goeB. on to say: "It is good for him who intends to feast to set down the number of his full dishes, that la dishes of meat that are of substance, and not empty or for show; and of these, sixteen is a good proportion for one course unto one mess (meal), as thus for example: First, a shield of brawn with mustard; secondly, a boyled capon; thirdly, a boyled piece of beef; fourthly, a chine of beef roasted; fifthly, a neat's tongue roasted; sixthly, a pigge roasted; seventhly, chewets bak'd: eighthly, a goose roasted: ninthly, a swan roasted: tenthly. a turkey roast ed: the eleventh, a haunch of venison roasted: the twelfth, a pasty of venison; the thirteenth, a pigge with a pudding In the belly: the fourteenth, an olive pie: the fifteenth, a couple of capons; the sixteenth, a custard or dousets. "Now to these full dishes may be added Ballets, fricassee, quelque choses, and devised paste, as many dishes more, which makes the full service no less than two and thirty dishes, which Is as much as can conveniently stand on one table and at one fesa. "And after this manner you may pro portion both your second and third mess holding fulness In one-half of the dishes and show in the other, which will be both frugal in the spender, contentment to the guests and much pleasure and de light to the beholdera" gneed la Building: In Cfcleago. New York Post. Two building artisans discussing the trade situation drifted to methods ot construction here and In Chicago. One from the lake city boasted that they put up buildings much faster there than in this city. "Sure," said the Chlcagoan, "they will v. ji..t. tnw tia fnnndatlon of a 62- story building today and in two weeks It will be finished. "Well, that's nothing to the way they do things here," the New Yorker re torted. . ..1. l . . wn.i . n Ma. inw tattt WA &T let me tell you that the day before 4 k.o Kooan HiitlHtnt. a. 20- yesigiu.; . - j r. c story apartment on our block and this morning tney were oi-psKiuj oum tenants for being behind with their rent." A New EngUah Song- T I fm Oh. father. ax father, ooma home with m now, .... . 1 . mflth,. In tall: Por o'er the Plima Mlniater1 criminal brow Tbon BCBUr4 soma Cabinet Members la With ancient tomatoes, undressed. And handed a Bishop a good woman a right adoui wnora mo They lunged her; but don't feel disgrace 0. Dad, I pray; It took six policemen to lead her away. Reminder of Oregon's Growth. Columbus, O., Dispatch. The Portland Oregonian, on February iv..A tk. Htth .nnlv.mirv nf itfl , tits.e"! . w... j establishment with an Issue of 128 pages. The mgn cnaracir ui jib v. ceu.o-u - and Ha Inns and successful career, begun Just before the outbreak of the Civil War. should serve to remind those who are forgetful that Oregon Is no longer a new state or a feeble one. Ho Premium on Initial Pennies. CHEHALI8. Waeh., Feb. 22. (To the Editor.) Will you please inform me -h-AMo-h vnur rjaDer if the Lincoln pen nies with the three Initials V. D. B. at the bottom are worth a premium or nox. If SO how much. ORVAL MALLDINQ. HOW MAJfT CAN DAD AKSWERf Different Questions Asked Boys and Girls of Brooklyn, IV. Y., Academy. New York Sun. An examination framed to test the general Information of the students has just been held In the Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, N. Y.. with a prize of $10 offered for the best set of answers. Since the test was held a good many Brooklyn parents have been puzzling over the ques tions, and the combined efforts of a Hnn oiinnnotuilv . well-lnf ormed citizens I ot a Hnn'njAvn luncheon club failed to produce a perfect paper. Here are the questions: 1. What is the population of Brooklyn? 3. In what year was Brooklyn, settled ? I. Where aid Brooklyn get Its namaT 4. What streets In Brooklyn are named after Polish officers who came to fight lor American Independence t , 1 6. What street In Brooklyn is named after a French patriot who served upon General Washington's atatTT I 6. Who was in command. of the English forces at the Battle of Loifg Island ? 7. Why Is tha "old stone house at Gowanus" celebrated? 8. What name was first given to the city of New York? , . What is the oldest park In New York City? 10. Where is a Iarga memorial to be erected to Robert Fulton? 11. What railway terminal, now in the process of construction, will ba tha largest in the world? . . m 12. What Is the motto of the State of Kaw York? , a 13. What is the population of the United States, excluding dependencies? J 4. What two new slates were admitted to the Union in 1910? 15. How many stars should thara be la the United States flag? 16. Who la the f resident of the Borough of Brooklyn? . 17. Who is the Governor of the State of New York? 18. Who Is the Chief Justice; ot the United States Supreme Court? 19. Who Is to Chief of the General Staff of the United States Army? so. Who Is the Governor of New Jersey? 31. Who In tha President of Mexico. 12. Who Is In charge ot the construction ox tha Panama Canal 7 21 Who is Philander C. Knox? 14. Who Is W. J. Gay-nor? 25. Who Is Jane Adams? 26. Who la Robert E. Peary S7. Who la Count Zeppelin? 21. Who la tha KJnr of EnKland? 29. Who Is the Queen of the Netherlands? 30. Who Is the Governor-ueneral or caiv ada? 31. What aeronaut won the flight from Belmont Park around the statue of Liberty? 32. Who recently attempted a dirigible ballon flight from the United Statea to EuroDe ? 3. Where was a tower erected last year In honor of the coming or the migrlms? 34. What European monarchy recently be came a republic? 35. What great American humorist died In 1910? 36. What celebrated Russian novelist and philosopher recently died? 97. What Is the salary of the President of tha United States? 38. Where can nations now settle their disputes without war? 39. What statue stands in the square op posite Borough Hall? 40. Which one of tha planets is thought to bear life? 41. How many books in the Old Testa ment? 42. How many books in tha New Testa ment? 43. Write the Fifth Commandment? 4 4. Who was tha first Ktnx of Israel? 45. Who was the King of Judea when Jesus war bora ? 46. Who wrote tha Book of Revelation? 47. Who wrote the "Battle Hymn of tha KepuDlic f ' 48. Who wrote "Home. Sweet Home?' 49. Who wrots the "Iliad?" SO Who was the author ot "David Cop- perfleld?" 51. Who was tha author of "Robinson Crusoe?" 52. Who Invented tha sewing maohlne? S3. wno mventea printingT 64. Who Invented wireless telegraphy? 65. Who constructed the Monitor? 66. Who built the first American railway locomotive? 67. What nation was noted for Its rosds? &S. What nation gave tha world Its best statuary 7 69. Where is Mount Etna? 6X Where Is tha largest tunnel in the worm i 61. Why Is Oberammergau famous? 61. Where Is tha key of the BastileT t. Where la the Liberty Bell? 64. During what years was tha American Revolution fought? 66. During what years was tha United states civu war xougntr 6(1. Where was the Spanish-American warr tlj Who was Florenoa Nightingale? 68. Who was Melville W. Fuller 69. Who was Mary Baker Eddy? 70. Who waa David B. Hill? Tl. Who waa tha "Quaker Poet"? 73. Who was the great financier of the American Revolution 7 73. Who was "Betsy Ross?" 74. Who first sailed round the worlfl ? 76. Who was the founder of tha Now York Tribune? Creation ef 500 BTevr Peers. WOODSTOCK. Feb. 24 (To the Edl tor.) Many British and American read ers of your article in today's issue "The Struggle in England" are in doubt about the King's power to cre ate 600 hew Peers for the purpose of carrying through the House of Lords the proclaimed policy of the present government. The King of a limited monarchy can not constitutionally refuse to follow the advice of his ministers, even if he may think it wrong or foolish, unless he is assured that the opposition party In Parliament is strong enough to take the place of the existing government with the confidence of Parliament. The King's government must be car ried on, and therefore the political sys tem of Great Britain requires the King to ronow out, nolens voiens, the deter mined policy and advice of the pres ent government, since the Unionist party is clearly not in a position to ob tain the popular support In Parliament. R. M. BRBRETON. Origin of Quotation. PORTLAND, Feb. 23. To the Editor.) Will you please Inform me from what the following quotation Is taken, "The race Is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the ejtrong." Also is the first part of same quoted separately? J. B. H. Without the word "always" the fore going quotation is found in the Bible, Bed lx:ll. The first part Is often quoted alone. Froarresslve Spirit Reflected. BarnesvlIIe (O.) New We are Indebted to Mrs. L. B. Cramer, of Portland, Or., for a copy of the 50th anniversary number of the Portland Ore gonian. It is a huge affair of 12s pages, profusely Illustrated, and reflects the pro gressive spirit of the western city. Sfortgaaves Ara Taxed. ASHLAND. Or.. Feb. 23. (To the Ed itor.) Will you please inform a reader of The Oregonian if mortgages on real estate are taxed in Portland, Or., and greatly oblige? GEO. TAVERN Eit. Mother Geose Murphytsed. Paul West m N. Y. Herald. "Charley dear, Charley dear. Where have you been?" Tve been up to Alb'ny To help WUlie In " "Charley dear, Charley dear. What did you there?" Tve loft the poor Governor Up In tha air" The King of Tamm'ny, with Sheehan acd his men. Rods up to Albany and then sneaked home again. To Alb'ny, to Atb'ny, To work a slick game! Home again, home again, Bu'sted and lame! Hi diddle dumpling, my boss Charles, Ha found the Senate full of snarls! Emptied his pockets, emptied his baxls HI dldal dumpling, my boss Charles' "Charley, Charley, Cross and snarly. How did the business go? "With fights and kicks Against my tricks From insurgents all In a row!" There was a foxy Bos And he walked a foxy mile; He worked a foxy game of his In quite a foxy style. But he found a foxy State-House All full of foxy man. 6o he packed his bag of foxy tricks And foiled home again. Solons and the State Press Generosity or Ignorance? Independence Enterprise. One thing can be said of the Oregon Legislature, and that Is. there was a manifestation of generosity or ignor ance in making appropriations. Are They Wlfebeaterst McMinnville News Reporter. It is easy to imagine that there are a number of legislators who think their respective wives need an occasional larruping, the way they voted on the abolition ot the whipping post. State Printer Bill Poor One. Jefferson Review. The flat salary bill for the State Printer, to take effect In 1915. is a poor law. It will cost the state more than under the present system. The proper way to. remedy the graft of that office would be to cut the price paid for work. Common Schools Forgotten. Brownsville Times, In the mad rush to appropriate im mense sums for higher education the common schools were entirely forgot ten. What would become of the high er institutions of learning were it not for the common schools? It is high time a halt was called In dispensing the state's money so lavishly and with out regard to the needs of the common schools of the state. Party Not to Blame. Santlam News. All of the members of the State Leg islature, save nine, we believe were ' called Republicans. We know that that party has been guilty of many unfor givable things during late years, yet we will not be uncharitable enough to charge the shortcomings of the late Legislature to that party. Oh, no! They were simply a bunch of misfits and we hope that Oregon will never be In flicted with a like bunch again. Bulldozing; Not Creditable. Hlllsboro Independent. The Governor of the great state of Oregon Is reported to have threatened that "somebody's pet measure" .whose he had not yet determined would suf fer because, forsooth, the Legislature declined to pass his own pet measure. It did not appear that the merit of the bill marked for slaughter by the Governor was taken into consideration at all. It. was its author he was after. It Is not to the credit of the Legislature that the bulldozing worked and the Governor's measure was resurrected and passed. It Is this kind of business that has made the Oregon plan, even with its admitted defects, possible. Played Into West's Hands. Newport Signal. The Oregon Legislature adjourned from Its regular biennial term last Sat urday and its record Is made. It was liberal with the people's money. The appropriations aggregate something over t5.000.000, and the best that can be said for the objects of this huge appropriation is that some of them are meritorious. It appears that of late years the Oregon Legislature with a fatuity that Is becoming characteristic plays into the hands of a Democratic Governor. The Governor always gains a record for economy through the ex travagance of the Legislature, and Gov ernor West is going to shine this time. Bouquet for Miller. Lebanon Express. Senator M. A. Miller returned home Wednesday from the meeting of the State Legislature. As heretofore, he made a good fight In the Interest of the working classes and economical ex penditures, and has reoeived the com mendation of a number of newspapers and many taxpayers. His bill placing the State Printer on a flat salary was passed after a very hard fight and this measure will save the state much money. He was not able to accomplish as much as he wished, for the reason that the - majority of the lawmakers were usually against him. Session Too Short, Woodburn Independent. Never again speak of a short legis lative session. Don't even think about it This one of the regulation period was too short for the transaction of all business and political discussions, but long enough for business interests, and too long for some companies that have been anxiously awaiting the ad journment of the Legislature before beginning active operations and giving employment to labor. There were too many knives out this' session and too many desirous of helping In the promo tion of Oregon were threatened with death strokes. What we need, what the people If not the Legislature call for and earnestly Invite, are more in dustries In the state, but -the number will not rapidly Increase If they are threatened and Inhospitably treated by every legislative body. There are some. It is true, that need regulation, but there is no sense la being radical. HALF A CEXTURY AGO. From The Oregonian, Feb. 28, 1861. The California Journals complain bit terly of the Imperfections of the census. They claim that she has 500,000 popu lation, and the census gives her 375,- ooo; The Willamette is rapidly receding and it is anticipated that by tomorrow evening the Oregon City steamers will be able to enter the basin, and com mence the removal of the freights that have been accumulating there for weeks. With the downward ruBh of produce a general revival in business h, ontirinntpd! and in any case the exporters will have some chance to realize on tneir proauota. we ua.v thnnrht that tf the Oreeon City fnnrlniiHi1 to Dersevere as they have done in the past, that they would eventually duuo up mo uu something like a paying business. rnlonel Dryer and wife arrived in New York on the 11th of January. They had a very pleasant trip ana were in ex cellent health. Colonel Dryer proceeded to Washington to deliver the electoral vote of Oregon on the 11th, where he arrived on the 18th. We have St. Louis dates, including February S. The Washington conven tion was in session with closed doors. Senator Wade as chairman. The reve nue! cutter had been seized at Mobile, and the Mint at New Orleans, contain ing $35,000, by the revolutionists, mere ware rumors that Fort Sumter had been reinforced and had been attacked; and that South Carolina's ultimatum was the surrender of Fort Sumpter. Disaf fection was reported on the U. 8. ship Powhattan. Some officers had resigned. Mississippi authorities had suppressed telegraphic communications. Mr. Holt, Postmaster-General, had recommended to Congress the suspension of the But terfield route. Michigan did not send delegates to the Washington conven tion. The Legislature of Kentucky was to adjourn till the 27th of April, be fore taking action on the q- estion of the day- There was .rreat suffering from famine in Kansas. The Louisiana Senators had gone home from Wash ington. Troops had arrived in Wash ington for the protection of the capital. There was reported Insubordination among the Alabama troops at Pensa- cola. The pacinc Kanroaa has passea the Senate with amendments. Mr. Latham's Impression is, that If it cornea before the President he will veto it. t