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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