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Although the resolution to submit
a constitutional amendment for the
popular election of Senators has been
defeated, still we mar console our
selves with the reflection that It haa
made substantial progress. Never be
fore haa It been possible to brine the
ubject to a rote In the Senate. Reso
lutions have been Introduced many
times and usually they have passed
the lower house without difficulty,
but when thxy came to the Senate
tragic fate awaited them. The one
which was Introduced In 1901 was
typical of all the rest. As It entered
the Senate It contained nothing- but a
plain and simple plan for the popular
election of Senators, and In that
shape It went to the committee on
elections, of which Mr. Depew was a
member. That distinguished states
man applied to the resolution the
same process which has killed the
present one. He attached an amend
ment which. brought In the everlast
ing negro question by giving Congress
control over elections for Senators in
the states. The resoltuoin of 101
perished Just as Mr. Borah's has per
ished, except that the former met Its
fate In the committee on elections
under Mr. Depew's suave manipula
tion, while this one actually came to
a vote.
The adverse vote in the Senate will
not atop the movement. It will gain
In force with every year that passes.
At the next session of Congress it will
come up again, and again at the
next one If It should fail of adoption,
and so on until it is finally submitted
to the people. Senator Heyburn. ol
Idaho. Is entirely wrong In his opin
ion that the substantial citizens of
the United States are not In favor of
the direct election, of Senators. There
are few questions upon which they
are so nearly unanimous. The dis
sent to the proposal comes from a
very small class of men who find their
advantage In the delays, corruption
and anarchy which surround the
present method. Mr. Heyburn. with
Incredible fatuity, asked his col
leagues. "What Is the matter with the
present method of selecting Senators?
Upon what does this Imaginary cry
of the people restT Have the legis
latures proven themselves Incompe
tent to elect? Is the standard of the
Senate lower than It should be!
Would direct election purify this body
of any evil? This was a deeper gulf
of Idiocy than roost of the opponents
of the resolution slipped Into, but
none of them had anything very sen
sible to say. Even Senator Root
talked bathos and nonsense.
Mr. Heyburn's question. "What Is
the matter with the present method
of choosing Senators?" was terribly
Indiscreet- Some of his colleagues
must have been tempted to reply that
ne of the most serious objections
was Mr. Heyburn himself and the
other men of his stamp who parade
their Ignorance and fanatical stand
patters In the Senate. Regarding his
other Inquiries. It La a fact which
everybody admits that the state leg
islatures have proved themselves In
competent to perform this duty prep
erly. Not only do they sometimes
send men like Heyburn, Lorlmer and
IVpew to the Senate, but now and
then they fall to send anyobdy. An
empty-pated simulacrum would be
better than no Senator, perhaps, but
It happens too often that not even i
bad choice ran be made. Mr. Hey
burn need only have looked as far
as New Tork to find out what is the
matter with the present method.
There he would have seen a Legisla
ture so clearly Incompetent to choose
a Senator that It has to go to the
boss of Tammany Hall for orders upon
the subject, and having received or
ders, it has not the capacity to obey
them Or Mr. Heyburn might have
rast a glance at the last Illinois Leg
islature, or at the present Colorado
Legislature or at any one of half a
dozen which are trying their best to
send feeble-minded rascals to Wash
ington and falling to do even that.
Perhaps It was disgust over the
zness In Colorado which persuaded
Senator Guggenheim to vote for pop
. ular elections. If It was. we com
' mend his taste and good sense. Some
men. like Mr. Heyburn. cannot smell
carrion no matter how near them it
lies. Others find the odor so offen
sive that they wish to clear It away.
Mr. Guggenheim seems to belong to
the latter class. He was almost the
only one of the standpatters to vote
for the resolution, but not quite. Mr.
Terklns was with him on the side of
the sheep, and so was Stephenson,
but almost all the rest of the old
guard Senators herded with the goats
and In the same band were a goodly
number of the Southern Democrats.
They opposed the resolution osten
sibly because of the Sutherland
amendment, which brought In the
negro question. The purpose of the
amendment was to make these Dem
ocrats do exactly what they did. As
Mr. Borah neatly put It In his speech,
the amendment was Introduced "to
kill the resolution." and It succeeded
perfectly. To some who really fa
vored direct election It appeared so
offensive that they voted against
their convictions In order to down It.
To others the Sutherland amendment
afforded a plausible excuse for voting
against a measure which they knew
their constituents desired.
Had the resolution come before the
Senate on Ms merits It would have
passed. It was defeated by piece
of strategy which has been osed be
fore, but which will not esrve for
ever. Either the resolution will ulti
mately be adopted In the Senate or
It will be adopted In a constitutional
convention and that before many
years. Already some J 7 states) tare
demanded a convention. Should four
more concur. Congress would be
l obliged to call one. and then not only
would the popular election or Sena
tors be secured, but also a number of
other Innovations for which there .is
much less reason. The standpatters
and negro-haters who have killed the
Borah resolution may have the satis
faction of reflecting that they have
helped to dig their own graves.
XB. HRTAX SHOULD MOTE 0!f.
Mr. Bryan, tn the Commoner, er
roneously ascribes to Colonel Roose
velt advocacy of the Initiative, refer
endum and recall. He points out that
the Colonel In his New Nationalism
haa coolly appropriated various Dem
ocratic principles or policies and has
proclaimed them as entirely original
discoveries. The Democratic party
the party of Bryan In the more or
" leas rlorious recent past has long
favored corrupt practices acts, elec
tion of Senators by direct vote and
direct primaries, and Mr. Bryan
moves rapidly and easily to the ad
vanced ground occupied by Colonel
Roosevelt on election of delegates to
National conventions, and the ad
vanced ground not occupied by
Colonel Roosevelt on the Initiative,
referendum and recall. These great
reforms, says Colonel Bryan with
fervor, are "Democratic In principle
and are becoming more mna mum
part of the Democratic creed In the
various ststes."
"We shall await." adds Mr. Bryan,
with unexpected patience, "the pro
posal of other reforms." Give Bryan
the new things. They cannot come
too fast or too soon for him. He will
be ready and will Incidentally point
out that they were a prominent part
of the Democratic faith years and
years ago. If there la enythtlng new
under the sun. Mr. Bryan would like
to know what It la. and he will file
a caveat on it Instantly.
Why doesn't Mr. Bryan Join the
National Progressive League, If It be
lieves In the principles he supports
and supports the principles he be
lieves In?
GRKAT CBT. LITTLE WOOL.
Now Governor West and Treasurer
Kay go to Pendleton and find a suit
able building site on the Carpenter
Oliver Insane asylum tract, purchased
on the recommendation of Acting
Governor Bowerman.
This Is the outcome of all the great
hullaballoo raised by West and Kay
over that asylum location, and of the
mean Innuendo and ugly Insinuation
that Bowerman had loaded on the
state a worthless and useless piece of
acreage, for reasons best known to
himself. .
The tract Is all right. The price
was reasonable. The location near
Pendleton was the best to be found.
No other tract, or tracts, near Pendle
ton were available on the same terms
or under equally satisfactory condi
tions. The selection was maae t
careful Investigation and ample con
sideration by the Acting Governor,
acting under competent advice.
What a- petty, spiteful and inde
fensible little game was the en
deavor, emanating from the executive
office at Balera. to envelop this entire
ly straightforward and honorable
transaction In scandal.
TUX RAILROAD TRITE.
Railroad stocks which were hard
hit by the recent decision of the In
terstate Commerce Commission have
steadied under good support, and a
better feeling Is supplanting the wave
of pessimism that swept over the
entire country last week. From New
York comes the report that the lead
ing roads affected by the decision will
make no Immediate appeal from the
Commission's ruling. This attitude is
susceptible to two Interpretations.
It wlll be regarded In some quar
ters as a silent admission that
the ruling of the Commission
was Just and was warranted by
the conditions. It will also be re
garded as a "breathing spell" in which
the roads, realizing the futility of fur
ther fighting along the lines on which
this latest disastrous campaign was
conducted, will endeavor to enlist
public sympathy and make a better
showing a few months later.
Much of the hostility that gTew out
of the "publlc-be-damned" attitude of
the railroads a few years ago has been
dispelled by a superior class of rail
who have come to the front.
These men have sought to show the
Interdependence of the railroads ana
the people. They have acknowledged
the sins of the railroads In the past,
and have promised that these sins will
not be repeated. These men are tired
of fighting the people, and having the
people fight them, and will welcome
a truce In which both sides to the con
troversy can get a better understand
ing of their respective rights and de
sires. In the present case. If the de
nial of the Increase In rates is to work
such a hardship as some of the roads
now seem to fear, it Is up to the rail
road people to continue their cam
paign of education and enlist the sym
pathy and support of the public,
which In the long run roust suffer If
the railroads suffer.
There may be more or less selfish
ness In the matter, but out here In the
Pacific Northwest, where the railroad
companies are spending millions of
dollars In opening up the country,
there s) an Inclination to be lenient
with them, and to prevent, if possible,
the placing of any obstacles In the
way of their getting all of the money
that la needed for the great projects
they have mapped out for this part of
the country. The peoplo of Central
Oregon, who last week witnessed a de
cline tn freight rates from $80 per ton
to less than :0. can hardly have
other than the kindliest feelings for
the rsJlroads that made the cut. There
are a dozen other localities In Oregon
for which the railroads are now head
ing and in which freight rates will be
practically prohibitive until these
roads get there. The foreign capital
ists who have already Invested sev
eral billions in American railroads
may not dump their stock and bond
holdings on the market because un
favorable Interstate Commerce Com
mission decisions have impaired the
earning capacity of their capital. They
will, however, be somewhat cautious
about placing money In new lines, al
though the latter are necessary as
feeders to the trunk lines In which
they now have money Invested.
In this respect the undeveloped
West will suffer far more than the
East, where the packtrain is no longer
used as a means of transportation. A
gradual elimination of the evils that
were responsible for the wave of anti
railroad hysteria that swept across the
country a few years ago has been In
progress, and eventually It will be pos
sible Xor both tbe railroads and their
natrons to secure a fair deal. The
American people, however, on this
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I and they, must be shown by the rall
. roads that the latter are not being
treated fairly before they will rally to
their support. Public sentiment tnor
oughly awakened, whether In support
of the railroads or the people, or both,
will have a powerful effect on this
matter, and It will be heeded.
IVKIGIIAM TOO'OI PICTURE.
When the Presbyterian ministers of
New Tork have sat down and calmly
thought over the resolutions about
t v.l kin Tt n Vi vhlph (hpv latelV
adopted, the chances are that they
will be ashamed of themselves, i ne
purpose of the resolutions Is to pro
test against the use of Brigham
Toung's picture on a silver service
which the State of Utah Intends to
present to the warship bearing its
name. It Is also proponed to engrave
the facade of the Mormon temple on
the dishes. This scandalizes the good
NeWTerk ministers frightfully. They
declare that It will be "an Insult to
the Christian people of the whole
country-"
We should like to know why. We
cannot see for our part how the af
fair concerns any sect or creed or In
what way It Insults anybody. Utah
has never had any other citizen who
could begin to compare with Brigham
Young In ability. His genius laid the
foundations of the state and his per
severanco and energy brought about
Its Initial prosperity. To Brigham
Young Utah owes the beginnings of
agriculture. He planned the first Ir
rigation works, superintended the
planting and harvesting of the first
crops and sustained the fainting cour
age of the Inhabitants while they
awaited the slow returns from their
Industry.
Brigham Young gave Utah Its first
laws, built Its first city, led to the
state Its pioneers. He transformed
the desert Into a garden. He wrung
wealth and human "welfare from a
soil where nothing had thriven but
sagebrush. Utah owes him a debt
which the engravement of his por
trait on a piece of silver would but
feebly repay, and yet even against this
poor return sectarian malice raises
Its voice.
The Oregonlan has no Uklng fot
Brigham Young's religious eccentrici
ties. No doubt his teaching was fun
damentally wrong, but that has noth
ing to do with his merit as a states
man. We can repudiate his erron
without trying to deprive him of the
fame which Justly belongs to him. So
far as the Mormon temple Is con
cerned. It Is the finest building In
Utah. No other represents the archi
tecture and aspiration of the state so
well. Why not portray It on the
battleship?
RJ3COKD FOREIGN TRADE.
January statistics, together with
those for the remainder of the cur
rent fiscal year to February I, indi
cate that this country Is again build
ing up a fine balance of trade which
last year was very nearly entirely
wiped out- A gain of more than $50.
000,000 In January exports, and a loss
of $3,000,000 In Imports, made a sub
stantial addition to the balance of
trade which began Improving last
Fall. 'For the first seven months of
the fiscal year, our exports broke al?
previous records by reaching the
enormous total of $1,256,792,966. Im
ports for the same period were $894,
000.000, a gain of but $3,000,000 over
the same period last year, leaving us
a trade balance for the seven months
of $363,029,000, compared with $193,
493.200 for the same period last year.
This gain of more than $170,000.
000 has proved a very great factor In
maintaining a steady financial and
commercial situation in this country.
With declining prices for agricultural
products on which we have placed
such great dependence In the past, the
liberal Increase tn manufactured
products Is exceptionally welcome. It
shows quite strikingly the great eco
nomic change which la taking place
In this country, a change which means
a home market for our agricultural
products, and a widening foreign
market for manufactures. Exports
of breadstuffs. which a few years ago
were one of the largest items In our
favor on the foreign trade balance
sheet, have dwindled to a point where
they are very Inconsequential In com
parison with cotton and manufac
tured products, and at the rate of
decrease that has been shown for the
past three years, another five years
will witness the shifting of this coun
try from a wheat exporting nation to
an Importer of the premier cereal.
The January trade report, showing
as It does, with a single exception, the
largest exports ever sent out In a cor
responding month, makes an excel
lent start for the year, and conditions
are favorable for a continuation of
this highly satisfactory foreign trade.
With another year of good crops at
home and a good foreign demand for
the Increasing .output of our manu
facturing Industries, the United States
will soon again enjoy a high "wave of
prosperity.
WOMEN IX rAXTALOONS.
"The pantaloon gown" Is creating a
sensation In fashion's great centers.
Unlike the wearers of the short skirts
devised and worn by Mrs. Amelia
Bloomer In a past generation, the
wearers of the pantaloon gown are not
reformers, nor yet are they advocates
of "woman's rights." The modern pan
taloonlsts are most ardent devotees at
the shrine of fashion, bidding for pub
lic favor, while those of a former era
defied fashion and custom in the' name
of health and convenience and were
literally ridiculed out of the open court
of public opinion. ,
The costume devised and worn by
Mrs. Bloomer and bearing her name
made caricatures out of the women
who In the name of "dress reform"
wore It. But it was certainly not more
objectionable as lacking in gracefulness
and beauty than Is the "harem cos
tume." which, according to the edict of
fashion, the women of society are
about to adopt. If even the small boy
was Justified In hooting at the woman
who appeared on the streets in bloomer
dress In a post generation and many
people, at least tacitly, condoned his
rudeness then surely he will not be
unduly censured now If he sounds a
chorus of "kl-yl's" when the full trou
sered woman Is out on parade.
The tussle Is one between rigid cus
tom and a conventionality that are al
most sacred, and fickle fashion, which
Is nothing If not audacious.
It is easy to see who will win out in
the end the grand dame or modest
home-maker who clings to garb that
custom has long decreed as womanly,
or the .devotee of fashion who ambles
along ungracefully In the pantaloon
gown of the Oriental harem. In the
meantime, however, milady will mas
querade the streets In semi-male attire
with no one in a gaping crowd to do
her reverence, a bevy of curiosity-seek,
era In her train, until tired of making a
show of herself she will return to
womanly garb, or perhaps in order to
even things up she will return to the
hoopsklrts.
As a choice between the two ex
tremes we confess to a preference for
the harem skirt over the hoopskirt
since the former gives mere man at
least an equal chance to retain a foot
hold on terra flrma.
The troubles of the rich are dis
tressing in the extreme. Last Monday
we read of the theft from an Atlantic
liner of $130,000 worth of gems which
had been carelessly left In a stateroom
by a wealthy passenger. Yesterday It
was a Seattle man, en route to San
Francisco, who left $800 worth of dia
monds In a handbag In his berth, and
failed to find them there on his return
from a stroll. We are inclined to
make light of the. Intelligence of the
man who buys the gold brick, tackles
the lock trick or bets his money on
the shell game. All of these unfortu
nates, however, seem to be as well en
dowed with common sense as the
tourists who leave their diamonds and
money around where It will attract
the attention and excite the cupidity
of those who think they need these
valubles In their business.
A Hungarian nobleman who died
recently left a" bequest whereby a sum
was provided, the Income of which
was to be used to furnish a comfort
able home for twelve horses belonging
to his estate which ihave outlived their
usefulness. As these horses die otli
ers are to be selected to fill the va
coney, hence the bequest Is In the na
ture of an endless chain. Homer
Davenport makes this bequest the
subject of a cartoon showing a num
ber of old horses at rest or lazily
cropping herbage and flowers, that is
Instinct with his well known love of
the horse. The act of the Hungarian
and the cartoonist alike, Is suggestive
of the personal tie that grows up
through the association between a
good man and a tractable, affectionate
horse. '
The Oregonian's attitude, past and
present, toward the direct primary
law Is giving a great deal of humbug
concern to the false friends of the pri
mary law who are trying to Invent a
defense for Governor West In vetoing
the second-choice bilL Never mind
The Oregonlan. The Oregonlan was
not sponsor of the second-choice bill.
It came from Speaker Rusk, Senator
Slnnott, 1 Representative Gill and Rep
resentative Brownhlll, all Statement
One members of the Legislature.
These gentlemen are friends of the di
rect primary, with a standing that the
Bourne-Chamberlain-West machine
and Its newspaper beneficiaries and
side partners do not dare to Impeach.
So they roar about The Oregonlan.
Let them roar. No one Is fooled.
Postofflce receipts, bank clearings
and building permits for the month of
February show large gains over the
corresponding month a year ago, re
flecting as no other commercial feat
ures can the- healthy growth of the
city. The 'building permits of more
than $1,000,000 in the shortest
month in the year are especially sig
nificant, for the reason that the pro
posed change in building laws caused
a phenomenal rush for permits dur
ing the closing days of 1910 and a very
light business In this line was expect
ed for the early months of this year.
New York retains more of the
boobylsh habits of a country village
than one would suppose possible In a
city of Its size. An actress who should
wear a harem skirt or a pair of
bloomers on the street in Seattle
might naturally expect to be mobbed
but the metropolis xf the country
ought to have outgrown this form of
rustic savagery. In Portland one or
two Idlers might smile at her, but the
throng on -the street would be too
busy to pay any attention to the style
of her garments.
Senator Young, of Iowa, shows
marvelous perspicacity in declaring
that reciprocity means "free trade In
disguise." It takes a standpatter to
see through a millstone. But why "In
disguise?" W"e have not discerned
any deceptive trappings about the
President's bill. He has said in plain
terms that freer. If not free, trade Is
his aim. What more could be asked
in the way of candor?
It ought not to bo necessary to
amend the city charter In order to
.r.ri new municloal building. A
charter is a statement of fundamental
law, a new building Is a matter or
detail. When a man has to tear down
his home to get through the front
door there Is something wrong with
the plan of the structure.
Hawleys efforts in behalf of the 61
letx settlers are futile, for the Senate
Is too busy on the Illinois refuse pile
to consider the bill. That gives the
young Congressman from Oregon op
portunity for aa early start next ses
sion. With present weather conditions,
flres that destroy sawmills must be ex
pected. Human vigilance does much
to prevent them, but the nature of
the plant makes It ready prey for the
flames.
Xew York clergymen are still pro
testing against the Utah silver service.
Why not let poor old Brigham rest?
If he was wrong, he knows it now
and Is paying for It,
Patrolman Frey Is a good shot,
hence a good officer. Creasing the
ear of a Joy-rider who would not stop
Is fine target practice, with an excel
lent result-
Affected, no doubt, by the epidemic,
the Mayor of Salem vetoed a railway
franchise vesterdar. Yet Salem needs
all the transit lines It can get, and
more.
Now Anthony Comstock Is object
ing to wax figures for lingerie display
In show windows. Anthony Is too old
to appreciate art.
The City Jail should be in the base
ment of the City Hall, but a City
Beautiful requires something special.
Cupid held a high Jinks In San
Francisco last night, two fortunes,
representing $20,000,000, being united.
Mrs. Drummond la wealth v enough
to wear Imitation pearls and diamonds.
Perhaps she wllL
WHERE SHOE REALLY PINCHES
Reciprocity Should Be Attended by
Free America Ships.
PORTLAND, Feb. 27. To the Editor.)
Tha article headed "Reciprocity's Lum
ber Bogy" seems to me quite unfair for
a paper existing in a state whose great
est natural source of wealth and Industry
so largely depends upon, the lumber busi
ness. The. lumber business across the line is
mostly carried on now by men from this
side who have found more favorable con
ditions there for manufacturing and mar
keting lumber than exist here.
We can make lumber as cheaply here
as there and can hold our own in the
export ' trade, despite the export bonus
paid the Canadian mills by their gov
ernment, but will you kindly explain in
future editorial articles on the subject
how we are going to market our lumber
In our own ports, say New York, when
the canal Is open, in American boats, at
a freight rate $3 to $3 per thousand feel
In excess of rates from Canadian ports
In foreign boats, and the further handi
cap of the bonus allowed by the Cana
dian government on all exported lumber.
The figures you give On the amount of
lumber sent to foreign ports In 1910. from
Oregon and Washington ports, represent
approximately one-seventh of the total
amount out, so It appears that our trade
with our own country Is the big Item.
There Is no Industry toward which
more unfriendly publicity has been di
rected of recent years than the lumber
and timber business. The public Is
taught to consider It an unfair source
of fabulous wealth, whereas, for the capi
tal Invested, I know of no busir.ass pay
ing less. The lumberman who cuts his
timber Is a ruthless despotler of our Na
tional resources. If he holds It, he is a
despot. If it burns up he Is broke. Take
your choice. H. P. SPRAGUE.
This correspondent admits exactly what
The Oregonlan has always contended,
that: -J'We can make lumber as cheaply
here as there and can hold our own In
the export trade, despite the export bo
nus paid to the Canadian mills by their
government-" The correspondent also
admits that it Is the handicap that we
place on our shipowners, and not removal
of the duty on Canadian lumber, that Is
threatening the domestic lumber trade.
When a patient Is suffering from rheu
matism, the attending physician does not
treat him for the smallpox. If our lumber
trade Is suffering from Government dis
crimination against our own carrying
trade, why not attempt something that
will remove that disability. Instead of
saddling legitimate business with a tariff
handicap which, w are now Informed,
Is needed to offset a shipping handicap?
The Oregonlan fully appreciates the Im
portance of the lumber industry in this
state and in the Pacific Northwest. It
is of such vast proportions and requires
such an Immense amount of ocean ton
nage, both foreign and coastwise, to han
dle It that not the slightest restriction
should be placed In the way of market
ing It. Neither a tariff handicap nor a
shipping handicap la needed, but some of
our statesmen have succeeded for many
years In making the peoplo believe that
both are Indispensable. The Oregonlan
would like to see the extra $2 to $3 per
thousand feet that our correspondent
complains of distributed among the lum
bermen and their employes in Oregon,
Instead of among a few very wealthy
shipowners.
NEW WONDERS OF GATCX LOCKS
Concrete Mixer Turns Out 90,000 Cable
Yards of Material, Monthly.
New York Press.
The construction of the Gatun locks on
the Panama Canal is in many ways one
of the greatest engineering Jobs ever
undertaken. The magnitude of the
masonry work la stupendous and far be
yond anything on record. Tbe great
Assuan dam on the Nile contains 701.000
cubic yards of masonry. Tbe Gatun locks,
when completed, will consist of some
thing more than 2,000,000 cubio yards of
solid masonry.
The concrete tn them would fill Broad
way from the City Hall to Madison
Square with a great monolith the full
width of the street and 40 feet high.
According to the Engineering News, from
which these figures are taken, consid
erably above 1,000,000 cubic yards of the
total have already been laid to be exact,
1,051,723 cubic yards up to January 21 last
About October L 1909, the great con
crete mixing plant prepared for the work
began to get down to business, and by
June, 1910, It was turning out concrete
at tbe fabulous rate of 90,000 cubio yards
a month enough to build a concrete road
six feet wide and six inches thick from
New York to Albany. Since then the
monthly output has varied between 75,000
and 86,000 cubic yards.
So far as the concrete output Is con
cerned the locks could be finished within
little more than 12 months. In the days
of the oiwi-fashloned stone and brick
masonry such remarkable speed as this
would have been absolutely impossible.
Names In Slam.
Christian Herald.
The late Kins of Slam had for a
full name Phra Bat Somdeth Phra
Paramlndr Maha Chulilongkorn Phra
Chula Chum Klo Chow Yu Hua, and
this does not include his titles. A wag
In Bombay saw it In the paper when
the ruler was visiting that city and
was being received by the British of
ficials, and passed It over to a young
Irish subaltern with the challenge
that he pronounce it. The young fel
low looked at it a moment and then
handed It back. He said he was not
long enough winded, but he was sure
he could play it on the garrison club
piano if the instrument were a' couple
of octaves longer.
The King's uncle, however, who was
also a prince high priest, had for one
name alone the following collection of
letters: Pawaratshawarlyalongkaun.
Anw one who can get through this and
not flat one of tha notes has lived a
long time where he can look out of
the window and see the gilded peak
of a wat or temple shimmering In the
equatorial sun.
Half a Century Ago
From Tha Oregonlan. March 1. HSl.
There is great excitement at Astoria
about some newly discovered silver
mines towards Gray's River. It is
doubtless a humbug.
Two companies of United States
soldiers went down aboard the Oregon,
who have been posted at Vancouver. A
great disposition was manifested to se
cede from the service but a good watch
was kept on them. Being prevented
fmm dnsartlna- some of them kicked up
a fight aboard in which one of the
mates was badly Deaten. une oi ins
nfflr-ora comlnir up resorted to the last
argument of kings and put down the
row by the use or tne swora. various
"dough boys" were slashed.
The chronic civil wars In South
America are beginning to be renewed
again. President Castllla in Peru Is
buying munitions of war In anticipa
tion of an outbreak. The Indian na
tions on the Southern frontier of Chill
are committing depredations, and the
Department of Panama was much dis
turbed by revolutionists.
Tha Dally Overland Mail has passed
the House by a large majority.
One of the amendments to the Paclflo
railroad bill provides lor a branch to
the City of Portland via Umquab,
What's Doing in Oregon
No Live Birds for Hats.
Baker Democrat
If we had our way we would have
all conversion of live birds Into milli
nery prohibited by law.
Dark Outlook.
Portland Advocate.
If signs mean anything, the coming
primary election campaign will reach
the high water mark of slander and
muckraking, and there ,ls ample stuff
to make it red-hot-
City Money to Loan.
Grass Valley Journal.
The city of Grass Valley has about
$S600 cash on hand, and at the Council
meeting Monday evening It was de
cided to make a loan of $2500 to the
Moro school district, at 8 per cent In
terest. This speaks well for the finan
cial affairs of our city. Later we
learn that the above amount will be
loaned here at 10 per cent-
Hope Not Fulfilled.
Woodburn Independent
The Independent asks the pardon of
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Trullinger for re
porting the birth of a son at their
home. It was a charming girl, making
two daughters for them. This office
knew what Mr. Trullinger confidently
expected, and erroneously supposed it
was a boy that had arrived.
Dies of Old Age.
Pilot Rock Record,
Keeno, a shepherd dog, owned by
Charles Newcomb and aged IT years,
gnawed his last bone and barked his
last bark last Monday. He was a "heel
er" and highly valued as a cattle dog.
He was not made Into eausage, as
many good dogs -are, but, on the con
trary, was given a decent burial by Its
owner. The cause of death Is supposed
to be due to old age and disappoint
ment over his Inability to hold his own
with the other dogs in the race for
those things dear to the hearts of
canines.
Old Folks Interested.
Hillsboro Argus.
J. W. Cave eold out his entire ship
ment of dally Oregonlans Monday,
without any trouble and the reason
was an editorial on "radium." The dis
sertation set forth the experiment of a
London physician, who alleges that an
Injection of radium had made a colt
out of an old and broken down equine.
The editorial was read and comment
followed, and J. W. says that the way
the elder citizenry called for extra pa
pers was a marker for Hillsboro dally
paper sales. Even the reporter on the
Argue became interested, and if ra
dium Isn't altogether too high, some of
the dodgasted Ponce de Leon stuff shall
grace a place on the sideboard before
the year Is out.
LETTER TO MRS. WILLIAM P. LORD
Writer Is H. R. Klncsld, Secretary of
State Under Governor Lord.
EUGENE, Or, Feb. 27. Mrs. William
P. Lord, Salem, Or. My Dear Madam
I wish to express to you and your chil
dren, Montague. William and Bessie, my
sincere sympathy In your great bereave
ment caused by the death of your hus
band and their father. ex-Governor Wil
liam Paine Lord. I would have attended
tha funeral services at Salem or have
written you sooner, but I have been con
fined to the house wltn grip, curing me
last four weeks.
During his four years' administration
as Governor of Oregon, I had occasion to
associate with Mr. Lord very intimately
as Secretary of State. We otten had a
seek of Yaqulna Bay fresh oysters In a
little room in the Statehouse where we
opened them ourselves and lunched to
gether all alone, and spsnt hours nearly
every day, when business would allow,
for four years, talking over private and
public matters. We were more Intimate
and harmonious than brothers usually
are. He had apparently unlimited con
fluence in me and never hesitated to do
anything I asked him to do, and I was
therefore, careful not to impose on his
confidence. I felt and acted the same
way towards him.
I believe I knew Governor Lord's
opinions and wishes on all public and pri
vate matters better than any otcer man
In Oregon. I am sure that there was not
then and never has been any other man
in office in Oregon in whose ability, in
tegrity and good judgment I had so much
confidence. He was a statesman and a
jurist from the ground up, and seemed
to be almost indifferent to or deficient in
the arts of the politician. Had he played
politico even a little, he would easily
have been re-nomlnated and re-elected
Governor for a second term, but he left
that entirely to others who were in
politics for all there was in it. On all
matters, big and little, he regarded the
interests of the public superior to- his own
personal and private interests, reversing
the rule which has been quite common in
all ages ejid in all countries. He did not
like to take as many postage stamps as
under a fair construction of the law he
was entitled to.
As a judge and a statesman, Governor
Lord was far above the average. As a
politician, pandering to ignorance, preju
dice, misrepresentation and public clamor,
which is necessary to secure and hold
public office under "the best system of
government in the world." (?) he was as
helpless as a child. He did not know
how, and refused to be shown. He ap
pointed a Judge in Portland, against a
clamor of protest that no politician
would have dared to oppose. The same
judge has since been elected by the peo
ple of his district and Is now In office,
and Is one of the best judges in Oregon.
There always have been and no doubt
always will be others to take the places
of all who have filled every station in
life, but I believe it will be a long time
before Oregon will have a Jurist and a
statesman the equal of William P. Lord.
Oregon has had many able Judges of the
Supreme Court but none whose opinions
have been so widely quoted and approved
ae the opinions of Judge Lord. Oregon
has had many Governors who will com
pare favorably with the Governors of
other states; but none whose records will
shine brighter than the official acts of
Governor Lord. As a public man, he was
without reproach. As a true and trust
worthy friend, he had few equala Among
the acquaintances of a lifetime, there la
not one I will miss more than Governor
Lord. Long may his memory be cherished
and honored by the people he served
so well. H. B. KINCAID.
Runnlnsr Errands (or the Mayor.
New York Sun.
When he examines in civics the pet
question of a West Side teacher is:
"What would you do to cut down the
expense of running the city?" That
question appeals to youthful patriots
and embryo financiers, and civic re
formers evolve brilliant schemes ror
lopping several millions of dollars off
the annual budget. But at the last
examination the problem was tackled
by an unimaginative youth who was
unable .to save the city by spectacular
methods. Hard facts had a grip on
him and he finally wrote. "Run er
rands for the Mayor and not charge
anything for It."
Hen Works at tbe Food Problem.
New York World.
A hen belonging to Mrs. Susan Smith,
of Bellmore, Long Island, lays such
big eggs that- one of them has been
placed on exhibition in the window of
a Bellmore drugstore. The hen is a
Brahma 9 months old. The egg weighs
3 ounces. It is 2 Inches long,
1 Inches thick, 7H inches in circum
ference the long way, and 6 Inches the
Ishort way.
Timely Tales of the Day
Eugene Howe, who has recently be
come proprietor of the Atchison Globe
through the retirement of his father,
the well-known Kansas editor, secured
a position as reporter on a Portland
newspaper a few years ago. One of
his first assignments was the hotel beat.
Howe faithfully made the rounds of
the leading hostelrles. but discovered
nothing even remotely resembling a
story. It is a difficult thing for a man
who is unacquainted to get hotel news
and anyway It was a quiet day.
Finally Howe sat down to rest In
the lobby of the Portland, but he was
still determined not to go back to the
office empty-handed. Despite the
clerk's report that there was "nothing
doing," Howe kept watching the people
in the lobby, hoping to see someone who
might be able to give him an item of
interest. Finally his attention was at
tracted to a uniformed man who was
pacing back and forth near the door.
His brass buttons and gold brain con
vinced Howe that the stranger could
be no less than a General. Finally
Howe approached and after apologizing
for the Intrusion, announced that he
was a reporter, and desired to get an
Interview.
Then Howe discovered that he had ac
costed the head porter.
"Jo" Borden, of Spokane, reputed to
be a millionaire and in the printing
business at that, told a story at the
opening of the Printers' Pacific Coast
Cost Congress last Friday night- He ex
plained that a Spokane school boy re
fused to take part in the regular class
sewing lesson, evidently regarding skill
with the needle as beneath the dignity
of a 9-year-old son of a printer.
"George Washington sewed," remon
strated the principal, summoned by the
grade teacher, "Do you consider your
self better or greater than the father
of our country?"
"I don't know," answered the young
Spokanlte, seriously, "time will tell."
W. M. Ladd, the banker, usually eats
luncheon at the Arlington Club, but oc
casionally he drops Into the cafeteria
of the Young Men's Christian Associ
ation, of which organization he is pres
ident. Recently A. S. Pattulo, secretary
of the Oregon Iron & Steel Company,
called at the bank to go to luncheon
with Mr. Ladd, but found he had al
ready left for the Y. M. C. A, where Mr.
Pattulo joined him.
It was Mr. Pattulo's first visit to a
cafeteria. He sat down beside Mr.
Ladd who was already eating, and
waited patiently to be served. As no
waiter appeared, Mr. Pattulo finally
began making signs to attract the at
tention of one of the white-aproned
men along the counter at the rear of
the room. When he found out that he
was still ignored, Mr. Pattulo oould re
strain himself no longer.
"Well, I must say, Mr. Ladd, he re
marked, "that while you seem to have
a neat appearing place here, the serv
ice is simply abominable."
It was then that Mr. Ladd, who had
been enjoying the situation immensely,
explained the modus operandi of the
cafeteria system.
"Is this the Mayor's officer" queried
a woman over the telephone.
"It is," replied the Mayor's secretary.
"Well, ' I want to talk to him right
away," said the woman.
Mayor Simon took up the conversation
at this point.
"Why am I forced to pay such out
rageous assessment for a water main?'
demanded the woman. . ..
"I do not know, madame." replied the
Mayor, blandly.- "I do not make up the
assessments; you should see the City
Auditor."
"Never mind referring me to someone
else." snapped the woman. "I know
who's responsible for this, and I m not
going to be put off; I will not be
robbed." .
"But my dear woman," the Mayor
said. ,
"Who gets all of the graft out of
this water main business?" she next de
manded. "I am sure I don't get any, the May
or managed to put in. ....
"Well, I'm not sure about that, was
the rejoinder. "I think you do."
The Mayor tells this story on himself.
Dudley Clark, the former football
champion, who served as reading clerk
of the recent House at Salem, acquired
during his term of service a nice judg
ment in parliamentary practice, and
before the session was over became
adept in expediting business by antici
pating the action of the Speaker in
such matters as the assigning of bills
to committees. Once, however, he was
stumped. paterna,nstlc bin providing
for supervision of school children, with
a special view to extirpating certain
parasites which at times become very
prevalent in district schools. The bill
provides that the children were to be
closely Inspected by their teachers, and
that those who could not stand the test
of a fine-toothed comb were to be sent
home. .,-,
"Where would you send that omr
asked one of the attaches of the house.
"Dud" scratched his head a moment
and then replied:
"I think it ought to go to the com
mittee on game laws."
E. Phillips Oppenheims
Adventure Tales to Appear
in The Sunday Oregonlan
Nine adventures of the cele
brated character of the short
gtory realm, "Mr. Peter Ruff,"
have been secured by The Orego
nian from the noted writer of ad
ventures, E. Phillips Oppenheim.
The first of these tales will
appear in the magazine section
of next Sunday's issue and one
will be printed each Sunday
thereafter until the series i3 com
pleted. "Ill Blows the Wind That
Profits Nobody" is the first of
the series, which will appear
next Sunday. It is a compelling
adventure tale which holds the
interest from beginning to end.
Next will follow "The Demand
of the Double Four" and, in
succession, "The Little Lady
from Servia," "The Indiscretion
of Letty Shaw," "A Modern De
lilah," "Mr. Yincent Cawdor,
Commission Merchant," "The
Perfidy of Miss Brown," "Won
derful John Dory," and "Mrs.
Bogruor's Star Boarder."
These are among the best short
stories that have come from the
pen of Mr. Oppenheim. Each
story is complete, meeting all the
requirements of short fiction in
barely four columns of space.
Frank Parker, a well-known il
lustrator has provided admirable
pen pictures to accompany the
series.