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RECORD or TWO YKABftV
Two years, ago to J ay Willi ro How
ard Taft was inaugurated PTaaldent
' f th United States. He u the suc
cessor, personal choice and resHuary
legate of Theodore Roosevelt.
President widely popular with the
muses and deeply odious to th
rl.iasca. No President following Koojo
vlt could reasonably have hoped for
the rare fortune of fulfilling; general
public expectation; any Incumbent
might fairly have been satisfied If he
should have been able to Impress the
country with his sincere purpose snJ
ran ulna desire to give a really sound
and efficient Administration.
President Taft'a task throughout
has been one of unusual difficulty;
but It Is not too much to say that he
finds himself at the end of the first
half of his four years In far better
and stronger position before the coun.
try than during the first year. If the
Taft regime shall grow In favor for
the ensuing two years as It has grown
In the past six months. It may safely
be said that he w1! be far more for
midable as a candidate for re-election
than a year ago appeared possible;
for then the popular esteem of the
Presidential policies and methods was
at a low ebb.
Probably it ought to have been
anticipated that any President after
Keoaevelt. who did not carry out the
rtoosevelt policies and adopt the
Koosevelt methods, would alienate
great part of the miscellaneous Roose
velt following. Mr. Taft sought to
carry Into effect the Koosevelt poli
cies, but It would require a mighty
strain of the Imagination to picture
him doing as Roosevelt would have
done. The big 8:lck gave way early
In his Administration to the soft smile
nd the winning word, though later
three not always potent methods were
supplanted by the Stuffed Club. Now
we find that the President has quail
ties of fixed purpose and unswerving
energy that he displayed an too rarely
In the earlier months. That Presi
dent Taft had reposing somewhere
behind that beaming fare and be
neath those great shoulders a mind
sf Independence and a heart of oak
no one has ever doubted: but the
trouble seems to have been that he
has not always been willing to rely
on them.
If the poblto once supposed that
Taft would be merely aa Imitator
and emulator of Roosevelt. It found
out early that It was mistaken. Doubt
less President Roosevelt believed that
President Taft would follow more
closely the Roosevelt path, accept the
Roosevelt example, and be guided by
the Roosevelt counsellors. If not the
Roosevelt counsels. Rut he did noth
ing of the kind. That he sought to
keep the peace with certain very ag
gressive and troublesome friends of
the former President, like Pinchot. Is
undoubtedly true; and that he should
shave fallen out with them was per
haps Inevitable, so long aa he was
unwilling to turn over the conduct of
his Administration to them. It was
natural that, being repudiated by
some of the most ardent and conspic
uous of the Roosevelt friends, his re
lations with the ex-President srould
have been sorely strained. But no
rupture occurred, due no doubt to the
great magnanimity and unexcelled
patience of President Taft on the one
hand and the real forbearance and
real lilting and respect for Taft by
Colonel Roosevelt on the other.
It would be easy to enumerate the
early mistakes of the Toft Adminis
tration; but It need not be done here.
It Is Just as easy to determine the
Influences and Indicate the forces
that have slowly regained for the
Taft Administration the respect and.
In a large "measure, the confidence of
the. country. If the President for his
own purposes, or through mistaken
counsels, once made an alliance with
the reactionary and non-progressive
wing of the Republican party, he has
made It clear In recent months that
he is Identified with no faction or
element of his own party and will
work with the leaders or members of
any party to promote policies for the
general welfare. The Canadian reci
procity measure was put through the
lower hou largely by the aid of the
Jvemocrats; and. If It shall pass the
Senate, the same spectacle of a di
vided Republican party and a practi
cally united Democratic party making
It possible to enact the most popular
Irglalatlon of the past two years will
be seen. A singular feature of this
most anomalous situation la that the
President. by his accept an oe of
support from the opposition, has
strengthened himself not only with
Ms own party, but with the people at
large. It is a paradox that The Ore
gonian will not attempt to elucidate.
Political prophecy as to the future
of President Taft and hi Administra
tion cannot be safely employed at this
time- It Is but a little more than a
year until the next Republican Na
tional Convention. If the Prestdent
continues to progress la the regard of
the country In the next few months
his nomination would appear to be
assured. lie Is undoubtedly a candi
date now; and. from present appear
ances. Colonel Roosevelt In not a
candidate. No ether would hare the
slightest chance of defeating Mr.
Taft: and It la cot likely that any
other win try seriously. We suppose
that Colonel Roosevelt will continue
Ms policy of watching and waiting
and that President Taft will go ahead
In his own way. Whatever happens
will happen: but tt will be disastrous
to the Republican party If these two
men shall be opposed to each other.
The financial resources of the Sage
fund commission make tt a dangerous
7ve. Its campaign against the New
Tork loan sharks will probably suo
cead because It can underbid them for
business. This Is cheering. Still, the
ncontrolled power to regulate soci
ety when It Is concentrated in the
hands of a small and Irresponsible
group of men Is not altogether pleas
ing. Would tt not be better for soci
ety Itself to do the regulating under
the forms of law 7
THE BCCATX. Or US.
Ex-Prealdent Roosevelt surprised
his audience In his recent Chicago
speech by affirming that the principle
of the recall was In reality an ancient
device, familiar to our American for
bears and employed or placed where
It could be employed In case of need
or emergency. "In 1710." said Colo
nel Roosevelt, "the State of Massachu
setts put into Its constitution precisely
that provision for a recall." The New
Tork Sun has been searching the rec
ords and It concludes that the clause
to which Colonel Roosevelt referred
was the following (Article VII of the
present and original Massachusetts
constitution):
la order to prevent those whe are vested,
trlta authority from beeomlnc oppressors,
tba people bare a rlcht at such periods
and in auch manner aa they shall eeiablleh
by thalr frarna of government to eauee their
pubMe smears to return to private life and
ta till up vacant places by oertaln and reg
ular elections and appoint mania.
It Is to be observed that the people
assert here the right to "fill up va
cant places by certain and regular
elections and appointments." So far
as the recall Involves a special mid
term election to name the successor
of recalled officers. It would seem that
the Massachusetts people had nothing
of the kind In mind. But obviously
they Intended to assert the right to
dismiss unfaithful or undesirable
publio servants at any time. Pos
sibly they contemplated retiring
"those who are vested with au
thority" Into private life whenever
It seemed expedient: but they did not
think, apparently, that thero need be
a great hurry about electing their
successors.
It would be a little more convincing
If Colonel Roosevelt would take his
turn at Investigating Massachusetts
history. vnd find out how, when and
where our Revolutionary forefathers
put Into practice this ancient, though
very mild, recall, if they ever did.
a oil axd mb. bcet.
It took the California courts a long
time to start Abe Rucf upon the last
stretch of the road to prison. A
queer-looking order of the Supreme
Court and a legislative Investigation
of that august tribunal were part of
the Interesting programme. But at
last the convicted grafter did get
started and ever body supposed the
wearisome tale of his evasions of the
somewhat flexible California law was
over. But they reckoned without the
Indefatigable and Ingenious Henry
Ach.
It seems that while Ruef was en
the way to the penitentiary Mr. Ach
appeared before Judge Lawlor and
asked for another week s delay.
There had already been a delay of
several years and another week prob
ably did not seem to matter much to
the Judge. At any rate he granted
It when Mr. Ach promised that no
obstacles would be put In the way of
the sentence. Iluof was to go quietly
to prison and serve out his time. This
was what Mr. Ach promised, and the
Innocent and confiding Judge Lawlor
believed him. It takes a good many
lessons to teach some Judges the true
character of some lawyers.
What Mr. Ach did was to employ
the delay In perfecting an appeal to
the United Slates Supreme Court,
where he hopes the case against Ruef
will drag out to an Interminable
length while his client roams the
country on ball. This Is one way to
practice law. Doubtless It Is a way
hlch the profession likes, u otner
lawyers did not like it they would
expel Mr. Ach from their professional
societies. We have not heard of their
doing anything of the kind. The
courts must also like It. If they did
not they would hardly take Mr.
Ach's word so easily. They mignt
even disbar him. In theory a
lawyer is an officer of the court. He
is bound not to lie to the Judge and
to help forward the administration of
Justice Instead of hindering 1L But
11 this Is old-fasnionea. air. sen
stands for what Is most up-to-date in
legal practice.
rinj) FOB FTBUCITT WORK.
The "booster1 banquet" held at the
Commercial Club . rooms Thursday
night brought together an unusually
large attendance of the representative
business men of the city, and It also
nvcaled a unanimity of sentiment re
garding the fuiuie of publlcty work
In this city. No better a.lvicd has
ever been offered our people thin that
contained in the U'rgrara of James J."
H:ii. wherein he says: "Let the men cf
Oregon look forwerd. not backward.
Let them have confidence In them
selves and the future growth of their
state, and constantly direct their ef
forts toward bringing to their state
more nomcouuaing ianuiies. uina
without population Is a wilderness,
and population without land Is a
mob."
The strong feature of this advice Is
that It can be so easily followed. This
state has the climate, the soli, the re
sources and the opportunities. In In
viting the landless as well as the cap
italist to our state, we can offer them
tangible and definite propositions from
which the element of chance has been
removed. The fortune-hunter Joining
the rush to a new mining camp la ever
confronted with the fear that the god
dess of chance will not favor him.
The fortune-seeker who comes to Ore
gon determined to secure a home and
competence has before him the in
disputable fact that success will re
ward honest efforts. It Is a certainty,
not a possibility, that Oregon has to
offer to the world. x
The efforts of the Portland Com
mercial Club "and other publicity or
ganizations have been rewarded with
splendid results, but the construction
of a big mileage or new railroads in
this state has tremendously widened
the field and the work of the future
must be on a correspondingly broad
ened scale. No man Is more familiar
with the possibilities of this field nor
more friendly to Portland than Mr.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific There Is special
value attached to Ms prediction that
"the uplift and growth of the country
west of the Bitter Root Mountains and
Snake River should be far greater In
the next five years than In any previ
ous five years." For a long time the
Portland Commercial Club has worked
on the broad, liberal policy of promot
ing the Interests of all that great ter
ritory west of the Plttsr Root Moun
tains, fully appreciating th fart that
oa the growth, and prosperity, of that
vast territory depended the growth
and prosperity of Portland.
The Impregnability of Portland in
this trade field was touched on by
President Stevens, of the North Bank
and Oregon Trunk lines. "With a
water-level town and practically a
water-level country," said ho, "you of
necessity command the situation, and
are feound to reap the reward." The
railroads have provided and are still
providing us with the facilities for
opening up the Immense territory that
Is drained by the water-lever routes,
and no effort should be spared to In
crease the population of producers in
that territory as rapidly as possible.
There Is a great field for ' publicity
work opening before us, and as this
city has never yet failed to meet any
demands that have been made for the
legitimate exploitation of this field
there will be no halting now In the
most critical period In all our history
rARADOXlCU KECIPBOCITY.
The American Economist, official
organ of the standpat element In both
parties, waxes wroth over the Cana
dian reciprocity measure. In Its de
sire to show up the alleged Iniquities
of the proposed measure, the Econo
mist gravely attempts to prove that
reciprocity would be detrimental to
both countries. "We are not only to
deny protection to American produc
ers of farm products, but we are to
enter Into a policy of so-called "reci
procity whereby we exchange the
markets of 90.000.000 people for the
markeU of 9,000,000 people." says this
oracle of the standpatters. This view
of the matter appeared In the Wash
ington correspondence of-the Econo
mist. In the same Issue, the London
correspondent of the paper assures us
that the reciprocity measure is being
oDDOsed in England because "the Eng
lish workingman is at last having his
eyes opened to the fact that free trade
means dear food."
Summarizing these two views, ap
pearing In the same issue of the pa
per, reciprocity would be a bad thing
for the American farmer because It
would bring competition from Can
ada, reciprocity Is not wanted be
cause It would remove protection and
weaken prices for farm products and
it Is also not wanted because it
"means dear food." It Is rare Indeed
to find such an unselfish. Impartial
authority on foreign trade one that
can look after the Interests of both
rnda and the United States but
the Economist, sometimes known sj
the "Comlcallst." Is a rare' publican
tlon. It even makes deep, dark hints
that Canada will be punished by Great
Britain for daring to enter Into a re
ciprocal agreement wltr this country.
This "get-even" policy as outlined by
the Economist Involves the refusal of
Great Britain to buy grain from Can
ada. As Canada already allows Oreat
Britain a preferential tariff on agri
cultural' Implements and other manu
factured articles. It Is, of course, pos
sible, by following out the Economist
line of reasoning, for Great Britain to
get real angry and refuse to sell Can
ada anything.
Contrary to the belief assiduously
circulated by the antl-reclprocity peo
ple, the British preferential Is not
ruining the market for American
goods In Canada. During the last
fiscal year Canada Imported merchan
dise to the value of t233.071.15S from
the United States, while her imports
from Great Britain during the same
period were S9S.S66.004. In farm Im
plement Great Britain sold Canada
I J8S worth of plows, while the Im
ports of these Implements Into Can
ada from the United States In the
same period were valued at $944,290.
No mowing machines, horse rakes,
hay loaders, harvesters or cultivators
and weeders were bought by Canada
from Great Britain In the last fiscal
year, but the Canadians bought $33S,
865 worth of these Implements from
the United States. Imports. of axes
were $191 from Oreat Britain and
$36,647 from the United States, and of
saws. $1101 from Great Britain and
$77,998 from the United States.
Canada Is a good customer of ours,
and. being right at our doors, she will
still further Increase her trade as soon
as the reciprocity measure makes It
easier to do business with us.
TARIFF IsOAiiD BIIX IMPROVED.
There Is a strong probability that
the Tariff Board bill will pass the
Senate today and In that event It
awaits only the signature of the Pres
ident. The measure passed the House
by exactly a two to one vote, and
there received the support of Demo
crats, Republicans and Insurgents.
In the 'Senate the chief opposition
has apparently arisen on the Demo
cratic side through a desire to force
the calling of an extra session, al
though Senator Bailey and his Dem
ocratic associates in the committee
on finance, which reported It to the
Senate, gave notice some days ago
that they would "resist it in all
proper ways." Now that an agree
ment has been reached to vote on the
bill, the opposition is expected to
succumb.
The Oregonlnn has not been con
vinced that a permanent Tariff Board
formed as once suggested could ac
complish toward solving the tariff
problem, good commensurate with
the expense Involved, but the bill as
now before the Senate is an Improve
ment over the original proposals. Un
der the provisions of the bill the mem
bership will be five Instead of seven,
aa once proposed, and not more than
three of the members will be chosen
from one political party. The mem
bers are to be appointed by the Pres
ident with the approval of the Senate.
Sufficient restrictions have thus
been thrown around the organization
of the board to give the public confi
dence that Its reports will be unpartl
san or unbiased, and in view of the
numerous attempts In magaxlne arti
cles to associate the Interests with the
drafting of the tariff schedules it Is
perhaps as Important that the public
should have authentic knowledge of
the situation as the President and
Congress. Furthermore, such a board
Is needed aa an aid to those states
men who. like Senator Bourne, frank
ly admit they know nothing about the
tariff and will vote "with my friend
Aldrlch."
An outline of the duties of the board
la given in section of the bill:
That It shall ba the duty of aald board to
tnveatlsata tha cot of production of all ar
ticles which by any act of Consreaa now In
force or hereafter enacted are made too sub
ject of tana lealalatlon. with special refer
ence te the prtcea paid domestic and foreign
labor and tha prrcea paid for raw materials,
whether domeetlo or Imported, enteiinc into
manufactured articles: producers- prices and
retail prlcaa of commodities, whether do
mestic or Imported; the condition of do
mestic and forelsn markets affecting tha
American products. Including detailed Infor
mation with respect thereto, together with
all other facta which may be neceiary or
convenient In fixing Import duties or In ald
Inc tha rraaldeot and other officers of tha
Ooremment In tha administration of the
miliums laws, aad said sroera shell also
make Investigation of any such subject
whenevar diractad by either housa of Con
graea. It would seem that the scope of the
board's powers is broad enough to
enable it to ascertain in what partic
ulars the interests of the consumers
and the Interests of the producers can
be so adjusted that neither' will be
unjustly burdened or favored. It Is
possible, too, by reading tne reports
of the board, that the public may
more clearly Identify those Repre
sentatives or Senators who are for
tariff revision downward only as ap
plied to the products of somebody
else's constituents. But when an at
tempt is made to enter the field of
comparative costs of production. It Is
probable that difficulties similar to
those found in trying to fix railroad
rates on a basis of physical valuation
will be discovered. In the same way
that many different factors handled
by as many different methods govern
earnings of railroads of like value,
many differing conditons enter into
the production of farm products, of
lumber, of brick, of steel rails.
The Western sheepman knows In a
reneral way at what price he can
raise wool at a profit. The cost of
Winter feeding is the main factor,
and accessibility to market Is an im
portant one. But In no two localities
a thev identical. On whether a
reasonable general average In pro
ducing costs can be struck by the
board depends the value of its inves
tigations in that particular. But it
can undoubtedly accomplish some
good In supplying the President and
Government with Information that
will be of aid In the administration
of the customs laws, and as suggested,
there Is need for first primer instruc
tion for certain members of Congress.
For the more studious, too, constant
perusal of political campaign hand
books becomes monotonous.
On the whole, it is no doubt worth
while to create a permanent tariff
board, and give it an opportunity to
show what it can do.
The underwriters, after paying an
unusually long list of total and partial
losses on vessels recently wrecked in
the waters of Puget Sound, British
Columbia and Alaska, have at last an
insurance case against the Columbia
River. The British steamship Queen
Alexandra, In crossing out last Satur
day with a very heavy list which In
creased her depth from two to three
feet, got out of the channel and struck
several times with such force that her
seams were opened and so much
water came tn that It was necessary to
put Into San Francisco for repairs.
While there is less disposition to
place the blame for such accidents on
the Columbia bar than there was in
the old days, there will be an effort
made in certain quarters to spread the
Impression that this Is an unsafe port
for ships. The record of the past five
years, and especially of the past two
years, as compared with that of other
porta, will easily silence any of this
unfavorable criticism. There is plenty
of water on the Columbia River bar
for vessels of 3000 tons greater carry
ing capacity than that of the Queen
Alexandra, but If the vessels wander
out of the channel or are listed over
to a degree that makes them unman
ageable, they will, of course, take the
ground and may sustain Injuries.
These accidents happen wherever
steamships ply, and no first-class port
of sufficient merit to attract large
fleets of vessels will be entirely Im
mune from an occasional accident of
this nature.
' "Apple Mary," who ran a fruit and
sandwich stand near the entrance to
the Chicago Board of Trade building,
died yesterday. For forty years this
noted charaoter sold fruit and sand
wiches to the brokers and speculators
who have made the Chicago grain pit
and Us gigantlo "corners" famous
throughout the world. As very few of
the men who at times have made mil
lions In wheat deals ever had anything
left when they died, the fact that "Ap
ple Mary left a fortune of $60,000
proves that there is more certainty oi
securing a competence by running a
fruit stand than by running a "cor
ner in wneat, -uia nuicn, wnu en
gineered one of the biggest and most
successful "corners" ever consummat
ed In Chicago, ended his days as pro
prietor of a peanut stand, but he start
ed In the business so late in life that
he left no $60.000.
In placing an order for 30.000.000
feet of ties with a Lewis River firm,
the Harrlman lines offer ample cor
roboration of their statements regard
ing th big Improvements that will
shortly be commenced In the North
west. This tie order alone will dis
tribute about $300,000 among the
lumbermen and loggers who will fill
it. The disbursements for other ma
terial which will go with the ties and
for the labor In laying them will reach
a figure many times greater than the
cost of the ties. Incidentally, these
disbursements, acceptable and valua
ble as they are, are but a small part of
the benefits that wlU result from this
great- work.
A young man was sent to the rock
pile for a year yesterday for larceny.
His wife of two months will take up
the toll of self-support. They had
been acquainted but a short time be
fore marriage. "What fools these
mortals be!"
The people of this Nation have not
yet got down to living on mussels.
There is too much good beef, pork
and mutton, as well as wheat and
corn, to allow this digger diet. Scien
tists who would develop the mussel
are wasting time. '
Vp-tate people In both directions
who think Portland is disposed to
"hog It all" are asked to consider their
benefits to come from the big sum
Portland men are contributing to ex
ploit the 'whole commonwealth.
The Hood River girl who was de
clared the champion speller of the
county has something of which she
may feel proud. The day is passing
when bad penmanship can cover poor
spelling.
Why should not stamp sales In Port
land lead those of Seattle? Monthly
statements of business accounts re
quire large expenditures for postage.
Tricks will not keep Abe Ruef out
of JalL He is in desperate straits
when K Is necessary to lie to the court
to gain a little time.
There Is more food for the Jingoes
In Japan's purchase of Immense quan
tities of wheat.
A stuffed soo for Portland would be
a hollow mockery. .
ARMY ME.V SOOX PROMOTED
Vancouver Regulars Glad Congress
Gives More Officers.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash
March 3. (Special.) Among many of
the officers of this post Joy prevailed
today, when a telegram was received
from Washington. D. C, stating that a
bill had been passed granting to tne
United States Army 230 more commis
sloned officers. This will make a great
change in this post in promoting a
number of the officers. hue me
Army asked for 612 more officers, part
of which were to be detailed to agri
cultural colleges and universities In
the United States, as military lnstruc
tors, the officers here are grateful for
the relief afforded.
In the First Infantry at this post.
Captain Charles E. Tayman and Captain
Francis E. Lacey will be made majors
First Lieutenants Ralph B. Lister,
Brady G. Ruttencutter and Augustus
H. Bishop will be promoted to cap
tains, and five second lieutenants will
become first lieutenants as Irving J,
Phillipson, A. J. Davis, Arthur D.
Budd. James A. Ulio. John H. True,
Walter E. Pridgen. Lieutenant Colonel
James S. Rogers, of the First Inian
try. who is second in rank in the post
to Colonel Georee K. Mctiunnegie. com
manding officer, will be promoted to
the rank of colonel. Ueutenant-coio-
nel G. S. Bingham, deputy quarter
master-general, goes to the rank of
coloneL Lieutenant Allen J. vreer
will be made captain.
Lieutenant Henry M. Fales, First
Infantry, has been detailed to Inspect
the organized state militia or Oregon,
and he is now performing that duty.
FIST FIGHT ENDS IX COURT
Sclioolboy and Professor Com to
Blows; Latter Arrested.
MEDFORD, 'Or., March 3. (Special.)
Aa the result of a fist fight between
him and Seely Hall, a 17-year-old pu
pil In his class. Professor J. P. Cudihy,
of the Hlg-h School, was today taken
before Justice of the Peace Dot on
charge of assault and battery. The
hearing was postponed until Monday.
The fleht occurred during the after.
noon session Thursday. Hall had been
excused from class, but decided to at
tend, and, entering the classroom after
the recitations had started, interrupted
by noisily dragging a chair across the
floor. Cudihy reproved him ana or
dered him from the room. Hall tauot
ed the teacher with a remark and the
latter followed him into the corridor.
There they came to blows. Hall land-
inn- a stiff nunch on Cudihy s eye.
The teacher answered in kind, with
the result that the faces of both were
soon covered with blood. Court Hall,
father of the boy, swore out a criminal
complaint against the teacher. The
matter will also be Investigated by the
School Board.
UCEXSE TAXES LET ALOXE
Treasurer Kay Not to Collect Gross
Earning; Assessment.
SALEM, Or., March 3. (Special.)
State Treasurer Kay has decided to
meVa nn attamnt to enforce collection
of the license taxes on gross earnings
under chapters i ana t ui iua urns i
1907.
iha ittArnv.nn,rftl Kiihmftted an
opinion recently to the effect that such
taxes are not now coiiectioie ana me
State Tax Commission has assumed the
ft.. .i,..irtt ae r ernsi AArnlnes
taxation is pointea to as a nucanuu i
double taxation. xno iiuosuuu v
.A-oinv nnhiiA service corDorations
and railroads Is left entirely to the
State Tax Commission unaer tne law
creating that commission. Inasmuch
as that commission believes that the
taxes under the new law. win do mom
than if collected under the gross-earn-
in-. to -r taw no effort has been made
to carry the question to the Supreme
Court ana tne Aiiorney-jeiitji. u
the opinion that there would be no
sr nneallnc because he lS
satisfied as to the correctness of the
position taken by Judge .Burnett in m
lower court.
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GAME BOARD NAMING SLOW
"W. L. Finley Offered On Place,
West to Appoint Five.
SALEM. Or... -March 3. (Special.)
"Appointment of the State Board of
Game and Fish Commissioners will be
proceeded with slowly," said Governor
West today. "Under the law provision
is made for five members. Four of
them are to be appointed by me and
the fifth will be elected by the board.
Two of the members must come from
east of the Cascade Mountains.
"ao far I have tendered W. L. Finley,
of the Audubon Society, an offer as one
of the appointees. He Is a Republican,
I have also offered a Democrat, whose
name I am not at liberty to disclose,
another appointment on the board, but
he has refused for business reasons.
I Intend to appoint the men regardless
of their political affiliation."
In the meantime no changes will be
made in the offices of Master Fish
Warden and State Game Warden.
These appointments will be left en
tirely with the board and the Gover
nor says he will take no active hand in
making these appointments.
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MAX, 70, SHIES AT ALIMOXX
Aged Oregon Couple Not Yet Given
Separation.
MEDFORD, Or., March 8. (Special.)
Judge Calkins, of the Circuit Court,
today postponed his decision in the di
vorce case between Louis C. Slvers. 70
years old, and Nancy Jane Sivers, his
wife, several years his senior, until the
next session.
The case was originally filed several
months ago by Slvers, a resident of the
Evans Creek district, who is known lo
cally as the "onion king." The court
at that time ordered that Slvers pay
120 per monm buiwiviij. ticuumB m
settlement of the case, but as he has
not done this. Judge Calkins today or
dered that the records show default on
his part.
Both old people were in court. She
entered a counter-charge, alleging he
was too familiar with grand-daughters
fcy a former marriage. They have
no children.
Minister Dies at Albany.
ALBANY", Or., Starch 3. (Special.)
William Wayman Gatts, a graduate of
Albany College, and minister of the
Free Methodist Church, died at his
home in this city Wednesday, aged 02.
Mr. Gatts had been a resident of Linn
County almost all his life. He was or
dained a minister in the Free Method
ist Church at Waterloo several years
ago and preached mere ior some tune.
He had been in poor health for the past
few years. Mr. Gatts is survived by
five sisters and two brothers Mabel
Fitxwater, Bessie Bllyeu, Nellie Hare,
Leona Faulknor, Cora Gatts, Vernon
Gatts and Hubert Gatts, all residing in
the vicinity of Albany or Lebanon.
Piles Amends Civil Bill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 8. Senator Piles today se
cured an amendment to the sundry civil
bill, appropriating-310.000 to defray the
expenses of a Congressional Junketing
party, to Alaska, .
GRANGE IS FORMED AT XTSSA
Malheur County Lodges Assemble to
Organize New Body.
VALE, Or., March 8. (Special.) Seven
grange organizations of Malheur County
met at Nyssa and formed the Pomona
Grange. A. H. Darnell, state lecturer,
cave the principal address, and Mr.
Spenca, state master and Mr. Gekeler,
deputy state master, of Eastern Oregon,
had charge of the ceremonies. Dinner
was served by the Ladles' Aid Society
of yssa.
Officers elected were: Master C. W.
Mltthell, of Nyssa; overseer, J. Edwin
Johnson, of Vale: lecturer, Mrs. Stewart
Thorpe, of Ontario; steward. Dale Robin
son of Big Bend: assistant steward, J.
A. Greggor, of Owyhe"; treasurer, Guy
Johnston, of Big Bend: chaplain, Mrs,
Ella Morey, of Owyhee; secretary, Mar
garet Webb, of Big Bend; gatekeeper,
A. H. McGreggor. of Ontario; ceres, Mrs.
Nuhey, of Nyssa: pomona, Emma Rob
inson, of Big Bend; flora, Mrs. Peter
Jensen, of Nyssa; lady assistant stew
ard, Mrs. J. Edwin Johnson, of Vale.
The first address was given by Pro
fessor Scudder. of the Oregon Agrlcul
tural College, on "Alfalfa and Drain
age." Dr. Withycombe spoke on "Agri
culture." Mr. Hoffman, of La Grande, a
member of the legislative committee of
'the Grange, spoke on "Doings of the
Legislature." A short address was also
given by Professor Conklin, of the On
tarlo High School.
Tha firanE is composed of 100 mem
bers. The next meeting will be held
at Vale, April 21.
LEGAL FIGHT WINS $20,00
, -
Crippled Man Victorious in Appeal
in Coal Mine Action.
VANCOUVER, Wash, March 3 (Spe
.vol iAftpr much lesal fighting, and ap-
npl to the Supreme Court, Bernard
Stark today was paid J20.00S.1", Judgment
allowed him by a Jury in the Superior
Court against the Washington-Union Coal
Company.
The case was brought from Olympla, or
Thurstoh County, where the company
operated coal mines and in which Stark
was badly injured and crippiea ior me.
Tha lurv returned a verdict for $20,000,
but appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court, which sustained the verdict. The
company was compelled to pay Interest
on the Judgment until paid. Just ae W.
a T. Derr, clerk of the court, was going
to pay $21,883.17 to Stark's attorneys, ne
ma Mrved with a restraining order from
Judge Easterday's court, from paying
$1500. The balance was paia.
CORVALLIS ORATORS ARE MAXT
Fourteen, to Date, Sign to Enter De
bate Try-Out March 14.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis, Or., March 3. (Spe
cial.) Fourteen debate contestants
expressed their Intention to get Into the
field and more are expected to enter
the trvout contest March 14. falx men
will be chosen.
The victory over Washington State
College last year gave this Institution
the decisions in two contests on Dotn
sides of the Question. The question for
dehate this vear between these two in
stitutlons will be the subject of graSu
al abandonment of the protective
tariff. Three of the men who were on
the debating teams . last year are in
College again this year and will try
again for places on the team. These
men are E. B. Lemon, A, A. Asbahr and
A. P. Gibson.
AVOMAX WILL SCE ESTATE
Murdered Man's Property Slay Be
Lessened by SI 05.
TACOMA. Wash.. March S. (Special.)
Mrs. Belle Johnston who was aonuitted in
the Superior Court last Fall for murder
ing Frank R Hauck, after admitting
that she had killed him, is planning to
bring suit against the estate to recover
a room bill, which he is aiiegea to nave
owed her, together with unpaid laundry
bills amounting to JlOo.
While he was employed on the North
em Pacific and living at the Johnston
home, at Rlgney Hill, Hauck le eaid to
have allowed his room and board bill
to accumulate. Several laundry bills
were paid by Mrs. Johnston, she alleges.
Immediately after the acquittal of Mrs.
Johnston, she caused comment by esklng
for and recelvingthe gun with which
she Kiiiea jnaucs.
RESERVOIR TO BE FIXED
The Dalles to Expend $10,000 in
Improving Water System.
THE DALLES, Or- March 3. (Special.)
mt Tvniln, Itra, C n m rr i cri n,lra will
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expend $10,000 on improvements in the
city reservoir ana iu,uuw on uie pipelines
from tne ueaauwa- ub bwu " "
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DeglU. ADC . . . v. . a
tion as soon as Spring opens with a
view to putting in a pinm iu
an.i ncht for the citv from the
flow of water they now control.
They will advertise ior dio ior niuuui
the open reservoir In the city and will
build a parapet three feet in height
ith a railing on that around tne wnoie
of the reservoir better to protect it. They
will also lay four miles of 20-inch wooden
,v,a inHna. where tha water
has been flowing through ditches.
HALF A CEXTTJRV AGO.
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From The Oregonlan, March 4, 189U
TTi,i-j-nh' Todav is Inauguration Day,
about this time Mrs. Lincoln has given
the last touch to Oia AOO s mausuranuu
uniform, ana toia mm to k "
win." Perhaps Mrs. L. does not iook
at Abraham with pride, as tne oia ooy
starts oft to tell the people what he
thinks of doing ror tne next lour yeare.
Hooraw for Old Abe Hoorawl
, minnl, llvlno at the head of
Washington street, was badly burned
by the explosion of a burning lluia
lamp.
Tt,. nmiatiflilT flnA weather on Sun
day gave Portland a really Christian
look, and the turn-out of people to
. . , V. a a ernod Indication of the
faithful observance of the day.
The ultimatum of South Carolina
has been presented and responded to.
The President says he has no power
to negotiate for the surrender of Gov
ernment property, which he Is bound
by law to protect.
The bill suspending mall service in
the seceding states has passed the
House by a large majority.
- . fiittAT-e. llave heen
auio " . . -
seized at New Orleans, and some forts
in Arkansas are reported to nave been
taken by state troops.
Todav Abraham Lincoln will be in
augurated President of the United
States. We have all confidence that
his administration will do cnaracter
lzed by wisdom. Justice, patriotism
and fidelity to the Constitution, vigil
ance In guarding tha rights of every
state, and fearlessness in defending Its
own. In its executive head will be
combined, in some good degree, the
patriotism and magnanimity of Wash
ington, the philosophy and stern Re
publicanism of Jefferson and the self
reliance and inflexible purpose of Jack
son. In the prescribed mode, and in
strict conformity to the Constitution
and laws of the country the people
In their sovereign capacity have elected
a man in whom they repose this high
confidence. He Is the man for the
hour. I
Timely Tales of the Day
"To any person gifted with a moiety
of a soul, who has made Oregon his
home, it becomes irksome to live else
where," said Jeff. W. Hayes, yesterday.
"This has been the experience of so
many that exceptions are rare.
"Many of our old-timers will remem
ber Bill Winters, who carried on a
small fish cannery down the Colum
bia River, near Oak Point, a dozen or
more years ago. He was quite a fa
miliar figure on front street. 30 years
ago, where he could be seen hobnobbing
with such people as William Wadhams,
Sylvester Farrell and Henry Everdlng,
who seemed to hold him in esteem.
"Misfortune overtook Winters about
the advent of the present century which
put him out of the canning business and
and he betook himself to California
where he became a miner, prospector,
rancher and nearly anything else that
would win him his daily bread.
Winters was a good, whole-souled
fellow, who made many friends and
who tried, himself, to alleviate the
rough pathway of his fellow beings.
He made many friends among the
ranchers and their families.
"And it so happened that when Bill
Winters' birthday rolled around, as it did
every year on the anniversary of the
"Father of his Country," the good people
In his neighborhood undertook to give
him a surprise birthday party. He was
invited to dinner at a neighboring
rancher's house, where were assembled
a score or more of his friends pre
pared to give him a 'send-off.
"After dinner. Winters was Invited
to open up his presents. There were the
usual briarwood pipe, smoking to
bacco, necktie, or two, slippers, etc.,
when quite a large package, neatly
done up in wrapping paper, was still
left unopened. This gift came from
George Stroud, who had come down
from Oregon a few months previous for
rest and recreation, and, as he was con
siderable of a Joker, much speculation
was manifested by the assemblage con
cerning the contents of the package.
"When Bill Winters cut the Btrlnge
of the last present, It unfolded what
appeared to be a lot of old papers, and
a titter broke into a ripple of laugh
ter from the company. Winters picked
up one of the papers and read the
heading and exclaimed:
" "My friends, this s not a Joke. Why
these are Oregonians! Yes, these are
Oregonians, and,' he continued, his
voice husky with emotion, 'I have not
seen .a copy of The Oregonian for more
than 11 years. Yes. my friends, I thank
you for your kind remembrance of me,
but this is a treat and when I take
them to my cabin on the hill, I will
read every word of them," and the old
man brushed away a tear."
When employing printers from every
large city on the Coast assembled in
their Cost Congress here last week one
of the delegates from Seattle embraced
an opportunity at the Hotel Imperial to
get even with San Francisco for a slur
on the Alaska-Yukon Exposition.
San Francisco delegates with their
chorus "Rings on Her Fingers. Bells on
Her Toes" boosting the Panama-Pacific
Exposition had gathered a crowd
In the Imperial lobby. After a particu
larly vociferous refrain the Seattle man
approached the leader of the singers:
"You fellows are all right now." he
said, "but wait until you get your P. P.
E. buttons printed. Then you will be
up against It like Seattle was with Its
A. Y. P. buttons everyone wore when
our fair was on.
"A San Francisco drummer In a face
tious moment said A. Y. P. stood for
'After Your Purse.' Now here's where
I get back at San Francisco for that
slap. P. P. E. stands for Pick Pockets
v.i.n.t... ' n.ii when vnnr fair hut.
tons are distributed everybody will tell
you about it.
we've looked out for that." replied
one of the San Franciscans.
"How? inquired the Seattieite.
"There won't be any initial buttons."
George D. Schalk, the local real es
tate man, had as a customer the other
day a rather shrewd but upsophistl
cated Swede. Ole had a good-sized wad
of money and wanted a ranch up the
valley. The deal progressed satisfac
torily until Schalk remarked:
"Now. we will fix up the deed and
the place Is yours."
"Not much, by yimminy. Aye ant vont
deeds. Aye vonts mortgage," remarked
the buyer.
"why, you don't want a mortgage; a
deed shows you own the property."
'Ant no yuse talken deea. Aye Know
vot Aye vont. Von taem in Mannsota,
Aye buy farm an' tak deed. Oder fal-
ler him gat mortgage, uam-oy, sax
months or so, mortgage faller, sure as
hal, kom an' tak, deed, farm an' whole
dam business. You ant got me mort
gage, Aye vont tak farm."
The deal is still pending.
Going, Going!
N. Star.
Man has but little here below,
And h will have lees yet.
If ha has to share his franchise
With a bloomin' suffragette.
THAT ADMIRABLE
ADVENTURER,
Mr. Peter Ruff
Will Maka Eis Appearance in
Tomorrow's Oregonian.
It will be the first of a series
of nine ' delightful, compelling
tales from the pen of E. Phillips
Oppenheim.
In "111 Blows the Wind That
Profits Nobody" Mr. Oppenheim
holds the tense interest of those
who care for a real adventure
tale.
Which is one of many striking
features of tomorrow 's big paper.
With St. Patrick's day at hand
a page on the achievements of
Irishmen in America is of particu
lar interest. The Irish have done,
and are still doing, great things
in America and some of the lead
ers are written of. in a page story
with illustrations.
Are you at par, physically? Or
are you one of the army of in
door workers that has failed to
take proper exercise? There is a
page article on gymnasium work
in Portland that will interest you
in any event.
"Militia" is a term that con
jures up visions of dress parades
and tin swords. But the militia
has changed and is now a vital
factor in the plan of National de
fense. There is an interesting
page, with illustrations, dealing
on this topic.
Housekeepers, people of fash
ion, athletes people of all kinds
and ideas will find the news of
their particular hobbies.
And there will be pages for
young readers, a comic supple
ment and things far too numer
ous to list, even in a general way.
Added to which is the best
news service money and enter
prise can get.
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