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I IV worth while to warn the Irre
pressible and unextlngulshable agita
tors for new and strange legislation
througb the Initiative, and for no leg
islation through the referendum, that
the temper of the people la to resent
their activity and to defeat every
manner and species of bill about
which they have doubt or for which
there Is bo active and recognizable
public demand? Cannot these busy
fellows take a hint? Are they utterly
unable to read the signs of tbe times?
Don't they understand that the publlo
has had about enough of agitation,
experimentation and Innovation?
In the Oreron state elections of
1902. ISO. 10 and DOS a total of
2 2 measures was submitted to the
people through the initiative and ref
erendum. For some of those meas
ures, like the direct primary, the cor
rupt practices act, and the like, there
was a widespread public demand, and
the public attitude was favorable. Of
the 32. therefore. !4 were passed,
and only eight rejected. In the list of
defeated measures female suffrage
appears twice.
In 1910 S3 measures were again be
fore the public for action. Nine were
adopted: 23 were beaten.
Does this remarkable change In the
public attitude toward the Initiative
and referendum, or, rather, toward
the legislative proposals under the
Initiative and referendum, mean any
thing or nothing?
WILL. THK TAJtl t T BE REVISED T
In forecasting what action Congress
will take upon the tariff at .the spe
cial session one is obliged to consider
several different factors. The House
of Representatives, which Is strongly
Democratic, is also very much under
the control of the Southern members.
Somethlne like a recrudescence of the
old political domination of the section
below Mason and Dixon's line may be
observed.
The states which have clung to the
Democratlr party through the dis
couraging years since the war are
now on the point of reaping some re
turn for their fidelity. The principal
committee chairmanships have gone
their way. Their representatives will
be conspicuous. all through the session
and will no doubt decide most debated
points by their votes. How agreeable
this will be to men of Northern origin
remains to be seen. The old Jealousy
between the sections has of course all
but vanished. Still enough of It re
mains to make it appear odd to a
Northerner to see the House under
the dominance of states which once
tried to break up the Union.
The South has lost nothing of its
ancient political deftness by the lapse
of time and we may aspect with good
reason that the Democratic party will
be managed fully as shrewdly as If
men from the North were holding the
reins.
Not only are the Southern members
past masters In the arts of politics
but It Is comforting to reflect that
many of them are men of distin
guished ability and a keen sense of
public honor. It may be taken for
granted that they will work for the
good of the country as that somewhat
elusive entity presents Itself to them
and as far as the predominant good
of their party will permit. The de
sires of the individual members will
naturally be chastened and restrained
by the action of the caucus and more
still by the counsels of Mr. Bryan.
From all appearances . Mr. Bryan
will have much more to say
about the actual policy to be followed
by the party than anybody else In
Congress or out of It. Champ Clark,
the Speaker, Is an ardent friend of
his. Chairman Underwood of the
ways and means committee la also
well Inclined to him and many of the
new Democratic members have long
been Bryan's faithful disciples. This,
taken Into account with the fact that
most of the new Democratic Senators
look to Nebraska to see the sun rise,
shows that Mr. Bryan's exhortations
will be seriously heeded during the
special session.
This becomes doubly interesting
when 'It Is recalled that Bryan will
not be satisfied with the mere adop
tion of Canadian reciprocity and a
prompt adjournment. He has urged
his party members to revise at least
a few of the schedules to prove their
good will to the country. He argues
that they were sent to Washington to
reduce the tariff and unless they
make a beginning right away there
will be disappointment, not to say
resentment In the ranks of the people.
How the attempted reductions may
fare In the Senate and afterward Mr.
Brysn admits ts doubtful, but in his
opinion the House ought to do what
it can and leave the rest to those who
are responsible for It. It Is pretty cer
tain that a majority of the Represen
tatives think as Mr. Bryan does about
this subject. Their disposition will
be to reduce a number of schedules
and pass the consequences on to the
Senate. They will thus, aa they sup
pose, gain the credit of doing- their
duty as' far as they can. while the
country may be inclined to chide the
6enate should it venture to block the
good work.
It is even suggested by some that
the Democrats will refuse to pass the
reciprocity agreement until they have
sent some tariff reductions to the
Senate and seen what happens to
them. Should calamity befall them
it Is hinted that reciprocity itself may
be In peril. There 1 story afloat
that the House Democrats will try to
make some kind of a bargain with
the Senate Republicans and the Presi
dent, agreeing to favor reciprocity if
at clear path Is provided for reduced
ovool and farm machinery schedules,
Xte Desoocxatlo epres&taUve ara
depending upon the Insurgent Sena
tors to help psss their bills and we
must not forget that the Insurgents are
till Republicans. Some of them are
rather determined Republicans. Mr.
Cummins, for example, made the re
mark last Fall that no Republican, be
he black as midnight, could possibly
be as black as the whitest Democrat,
or something like that. Among other
articles of the Republican creed the
Insurgents believe in protection. Many
of them believe In It so fanatically
that they talk against reciprocity be
cause It impairs the walls of the fort
ress. They oppose It. too, because It
Impairs tha walls In the wrong place.
If we must .cut down duties, they cry,
why not begin with the opulent manu
facturers? Why apply the knife to
the poverty-stricken farmers first?
There la an effort on foot to per
suade the Insurgents to stand for reci
procity while opposing reduction of
the tariff on wool and. perhaps, ma
chinery. We should naturally expect
this effort to fall because It Is pre
cisely the wool and machinery sched
ules which are most hateful to tho In
surgent constituencies, while they are
somewhat unfriendly to Canadian
reciprocity. The most likely attitude
of the insurgents will be one of wait
ing on Providence, not forgetting to
give the Piesldent a dig when It may
be convenient. Reciprocity has made
them no end of trouble and if they
should discover a way to shelve it de
cently they would be more than hu
man if they let it slip by.
Should the House Democrats make
the fate of reciprocity depend on a
Senate agreement to reduce tho wool
schedule, the Insurgents may dex
trously combine with the standpatters
to refuse and so the special session
may end with nothing accomplished.
There are many Congressmen who
would like this better than any other
result. The Insurgents would partic
ularly like It because they could thus
defeat reciprocity, and throw the
blame upon the Democrats.
MAXCOLM ASD COLTVXIX.
If the President shall send again the
names of Collector of Customs Mal
colm and United States Marshal Col
well to the Senate, it will be doubtless
with the purpose of fulfilling his obli
gation to stand by his appointees.
Mr. Malcolm has served an entire
term, and has been a useful and effi
cient official. It may be assumed
that the chief reason for his reap
pointment is a desire to recognize
capable sen-Ice. The reasons for Mr.
Colwell's appointment were purely po
litical, and the President there does
not stand on ground so firm as In
Malcolm's case. But the reasons for
opposition to both by Senator Bourne
are wholly political. They are not his
partisans or allies, favorites or hes
sians. They have not forsworn all
political and personal independence
and given to him their undivided al
legiance. Bourne wants no other kind
In office. So he attacks and opposes
Malcolm and Colwell.
Bourne also attacks and berates the
President for his "abuse" of the ap
pointing power. Bourne is much
shocked by the spectacle of a Presi
dent dispensing political Jobs where
they will do the most good. Yet this
Is the same Bourne that practices no
other kind of politics, and never did.
and that chased the President over
every accessible golf links. Infested the
waiting-room of the White House to
get the Presidential ear, "waylaid him
wherever he could find him, and
played the role of toady, sycophant
and tuft-hunter always all for the
sake of Tederal patronage and favor.
All this after the great fiasco of the
"second elective term" campaign for
Roosevelt, made In face of Roosevelt's
vehement objection and for tho pur
pose of annoying and defeating Taft.
The assiduous and disgusting effort to
storm the citadel of Taft's corjfldence,
through appeals to his vanity and min
istrations to his personal pleasures,
having failed. Bourne became once
more an enemy of the Administra
tion and an Insurgent of day-before-yesterday
conversion.
It Is noticeable that Senator Bourne,
of Oregon, is the only Republican
Senator, regular or insurgent, whose
recommendstlons aa to appointments
President Taft does not solicit and ap
prove. It Is not an enviable dlstino
Uon.' Tet will tha President make tha
grave blunder of appointing ex-Congressman
Ellis to be Collector of Cus
toms In the mistaken notion that there
Is the slightest public sentiment here
that Ellis must always be cared for
with a Job of some kind? .
(uiir suwf idt ts I'BArnrt
When the French steamship Aro
Iral du Pierre steamed out of S an
Francisco harbor last Saturday her
departure marked the end of a com
paratively brief but very expensive ex
periment in ship subsidies. The
Amlral do Pierre was one of a line of
French steamships operated by the
"Chargeurs Reunls" oa a "round-4he-world"
route similar te that followed
by the British "Blue Funnel" line and
tbe German "Ktamoi" line. A news
Item announcing the withdrawal of
the French line from the route states
that It was "due to competition with,
the Blue Funnel and other steam
ship lines, and the withdrawal of the
subsidy paid by the French govern
ment. Both the German and the British
tines, operating vessels of similar type
to those used by the "Chargeurs
Reunls," were on "round-the-world"
routes when the French line appeared
la the field. Neither of them was paid
any subsidy, nor has either ever been
subsidised. They peddle along over
the H.OOO-mlle route around the two
Americas to Europe, or by way of the
Orient and Sues, and carry freight
for the people of a dozen nations with
strict Impartiality and strictly as a
business proposition. And yet they
have attended so closely to this busi
ness without the aid of a ship subsidy
that they have made It unprofitable for
a subsidized ship to remain on the
route. The withdrawal of the ship
subsidy of course hastened the end of
this artificially promoted steamship
line, but the inability of the line to
gain a foothold after enjoying a sub
sidy for more than three years again
proves the worthlessness and Imprac
ticability of ship subsidies.
When the- Amlral du Pierre and
others ships of the line left the shores
of the Old World they began their
long Journey from a French ort.
They first went over to London. Ant
werp. Hamburg or some other foreign
port and secured cargo which was not
obtainable in France. This cargo was
discharged at various ports along the
rqute. In the Orient csrgo was picked
up for the Pacific Coast, which was
the terminus of the Hoe. After final
discharge at Puget Sound or San Fran
cisco, the ships loaded with lumber,
wheat, fruit and other Coast products
for Liverpool, London and other ports,
and again, as on the outward trip, the
French government paid a subsidy.
In other words, the French govern
ment by its ship subsidy made It pos
sible for the British and German ex
porter to get cheap rates out to the
Orient and the Pacific Coast and for
the Chinese. Japanese, Ceylonese and
other Orientals to get cheap rates to
the Pacific Coast. The Pacific Coast
shippers were given low rates to Cen
tral and South America and to Europe.
The French sublsdy was. In fact, in
the nature of a benefaction to most
of the people of the earth except the
French, who raid the bills. As an ex
periment It was costly for France. As
an example It Is worth much m.oney to
the other nations which are bothered
with tha begging- of ship-subsidy seek
ers. '
EOG4 ANT STATUES.
The Colonel's witticism that "a tol
erably good statue Is like a tolerably
good ess" is creditable to a man of
his usual energetic solemnity, though
it Is not original. But then few good
things are. It has been so long sine
wits began ranging up and down the
earth that all the good things were
said long ago, even this one. The
best we can do Is to repeat them with
suitable precautions not to spoil them.
The rule which the Colonel applies
In Judging -statues governs by com
mon consent In a much wider field.
When we have set up a high standard
for men ox deeds or pictures, or what
not, we are bitterly resentful for slight
shortcomings. It Is not half so bad to
be an abandoned villain as to be a
minister who falls to pay his debts.
Like a piece of statuary, a minister
Is expected to level up pretty high.
If he does not. then the difference be
tween him and an egg altogether gone
becomes negligible.
It Is dangerous to be a good man
because so much is expected of one.
It Is frightful to have a reputation to
live up to. It puts the most galling
restraints on one's personal liberty to
have held a great position of almost
any sort. Think of the things an ex
President of the United. States would
not bo permitted by public opinion
to do. -
Diocletian found comfort In cul
tivating cabbages after he had abdi
cated the Roman purple and Gibbon
commends him for his philosophical
choice of an occupation. But sup
pose Mr. Roosevelt were to take up
chicken raising to while away the
tedium of vacant days. Rutherford
B. Hayes did so with consequences
that everybody remembers. But his
fall was as nothing compared with
what his great successor's would be
in like circumstances. A man simply
cannot get rid of his past,
' It sticks as close to him as his skin
and sometimes a distinguished past Is
more inconvenient than a shady one.
When a man who was once great
loses his money he is compelled to
starve. Of course he starves with
much elegance, but that does not
change the nature of the process. He
Js too great to work and too dignified
to beg. His only recourse Is death.
TBrST CASE DECISIONS.
Another Monday has passed and
Htlll" no Supreme Court decisions In
the famous cases on which the atten
tion of the entire speculative and In
dustrial world Is centered. These cele
brated cases, which include Standard
Oil. American Tobacco, the Harrlman
merger and one or two others of lesser
Importance, have been very disturbing
factors in tho financial and commer
cial situation for mora than six
months, and the entire country will
experience a relief when the pinions
are announced.
No one, of course, can accurately
Forecast the findings of the Supremo
Court In these cases, but the uncer
tainty has been largely due to the be
lief that they will be adverse to the
defendants. Even if this should prove
to be the case, it does not seem reason
able that business should remain stag
nant for so many months In the ap
parent belief that the dissolution of
these great aggregations of capital
mean general ruin to all our Indus
tries. Perhaps we have been worry
ing too much over something that la
far less serious than it seems.
As to the Standard Oil case, no one
ever accused John D. Rockefeller of
carelessness or negligence In money
matters. The decision when it does
come will find the Rockefeller ship
well snugged down and in excellent
shape to ride out the breeze In case It
should prove an unfavorable one.
There will necessarily be some shift
ing of securities and a readjustment of
voting strength, but It Is extremely
doubtful that any of the stockholders
will lose a dollar.
Recent financial statements show
that with the exception of confidence,
all the elements necessary to make
business good are In evidence. Per
haps with these disturbing Supreme
Court decisions out of the way we
shall again fall into step in the march
of progress and prosperity.
Whatever these decisions may be,
good, bad or Indifferent, the Supreme
Court will confer a favor on all legiti
mate business If It will make haste In
getting them before the public and re
lieving us of the suspense in which we
now linger.
TIME FOB. A IBCCE.
It will be a matter of deep regret to
the taxpayers and a distinct loss to
the port If the present squabble over
tha Port f Portland Commission re
sults In any delay In the work of chan
nel building. When the trouble be
gan it was reported that both sides in
the controversy had agreed to take no
steps that would interfere with rou
tine work. It was not of vital neces
sity that new tugboats should be built
or that there be undertaken any new
business that might be affected by any
action of the court.
It Is, however, decidedly necessary
that the dredges be kept at work while
the river is at Its present low stage
and maximum results can be secured
at the minimum of expense. Natur
ally. If these dredge are to be kept
at work, the men who operate them
must be paid. The same is true of
the tugboat and dry dock employes. It
is hardly possible that any of the
members of either the new or the old
Commission will question the merit of
these wage claims. They are, in fact,
direct, tangible Hens against the prop
erty of the port, and collection can be
enforced by attachment proceedings.
They were due for services rendered
in the transaction of "routine busi
ness" of the port, so It Is difficult for
the taxpayers, who foot the bills, to
understand why any attempt should
be made to prevent their payment. "" If
tbe old board loses out In the court
proceedings, the new board will cer
tainly be forced to settle these bills;
and If the new board lv defeated, tha
old board must continue to pay the
bills, as in the past.
It Is a matter of small concern to
the taxpayer who fills the position as
Port of Portland Commissioners, so
long as the work of Improving the
river and attending to our commerce
is satisfactorily handled. The courts
can be depended on to settle the Cora
mlsslonershlp contest, but the courts
cannot keep things moving without
some co-operation on the part of each
of the contesting boards. Tying up
the funds and thus Jeopardizing the
necessary work of the organization
will not hasten a settlement of the
differences between the rival boards,
but It may Injure the taxpayers, who
provide funds for work that must bo
attended to and paid for.
THE CRA'CE AND THE RE FEUENDUM.
The granges of the state, as far a
heard from, are opposed to calling
the referendum upon the appropria
tions made by the late Legislature for
the State Agricultural College and the
State University. It Is the consensus
of opinion among these farmers and
their allied membership that the pro
posed referendum is wrong and If
pushed, will only result in Injury to
the educational Interests of the state
and bring them Into disrepute with
many newcomers.
While It is conceded that some
members of granges in various parts
of the state are In favor of calling the
referendum upon these v appropria
tions, it Is 'asserted that the gTeat
body of the membership Is opposed
to any action that will hamper and in
jure the standing of the two state In
stitutions. v v
The Oregonlan has often expressed
the opinion that these two state
schools could do more effective work
and do it more economically were
they under the direction of the snme
board of regents and executive offi
cers. Specifically stated, the schools
should be consolidated and should be
carried on in one place. Until this con
dition can be brought about, the best
that can be done Is to support both
adequately where they are now lo
cated. The scrappy, snappy little Japanese
ought to be all swelled up with pride
if they pay any attention to the effu
sions of our Hobsons, Humphreys and
other frightened Americans. For a
long time this country has had al
most a monopoly of this Japanese war
bogie, but we now have opposition.
W. J. Watriama, King of the Loy
alty Islands, 'way down at the An
tipodes, has appealed to Great Brit
ain and France for protection from a
Japanese Invasion. In his request he
expresses fear that the Japanese de
sire to make Loyalty Island a base
that could be used for an attack on
Australia. This is encouraging. Of
course there would be no hope for us
If Jpan should undertake to give us a
drubbing, but If the men of Nippon
will only "start something" with
Great Britain's Antipodean colonies
simultaneously with a fight with the
United States, we might scratch out.
For England, however, we are not so
hopeful. Just at present her Hobsons
are experiencing the same kind of de
lirium tremens that Is afflicting- our
own.
There la something suggestive In the
census figures on Alaska's population
for last year and for a decade pre
vious, Juneau, now the largest of the
Alaskan coast cities, shrank from 1864
in 1900 to 1644 last year. The slump
In Sitka was still more pronounced,
the population of that ancient town
going down from 1396 in 1900 to 639
In 1910. Skagway, youngest of the
trio, has dwindled from 3117 In 1900
to 872 in 1910. It is doubtful If there
Is another undeveloped region In
America where there has been any
such decrease In population In the
past ten years. With the exception
of Skagway, which was sidetracked for
more desirable ports of entry, the only
reason for the decline is the Govern
ment policy that has kept that rich re
gion locked and barred against capi
tal. There are plenty of resources In
Alaska to support much larger coast
ports than Sitka or Juneau, but they
cannot be utilized under present con
ditions. Dr. Ellof s recipe "for a long life
and perennial working power Is worth
trying. No stimulants, spare diet, air
and exercise. None of these things Is
dear. "No stimulants" Is far cheaper
than stimulants. The most impecuni
ous youth can follow Dr. Eliot's rule
and not be a penny out of pocket,
while the chances are that he will lay
up millions In the good old bank of
health.
The Supreme Court says there Is no
law to compel a man to sell goods
dear when he wants to sell them
cheap, even If the article in question
be a patent medicine. Contracts not
to sell under a certain figure are
against publlo policy and it is agree
able to see the Supreme Court put its
heel on a certain species of them.
An outbreak of the plague Is re
ported In Java, the virulence of which
Is noted In the statement that out of
360 cases reported 224 proved fatal.
It behooves Holland to bestir herself
in behalf of that far-away island. If
she would protect her valuable trade
interests there from serious injury.
Seattle Is going to have that an
nual carnival or festival la July, and
call it "Golden Potlatch. 97." Tho
mystic figures refer to the year of the
great AJask, gold discovery. It's all
right. We can only hope that every
year in Seattle will be a golden year.
The woman who wants to be reim
bursed for the food she didn't eat on
her sea voyage raises unintentionally
another perplexing question. Who
ought to stand the loss of the fopd
which la eaten but which won't stay
down?
Handling brutal people leads to use
of brutality. Its growth is Insidious
and soon becomes excessive. Tet one
would not favor a mild-mannered and
"easy boss" on the Job.
Fawning sycophants and seekers af
ter hectic glory from America will
get the marble heart at the coronation.
It Is well.
One woman In San Francisco whose
husband was seeking divorce gave him
something to remember by shooOn
herself In tha mouth and dying.
Blood scores. The first request of
Jack Johnson. In Jail. Is for chicken.
From Sheehan to O'Gorman was an
easy step for Tammany.
Stop the clocks tomorrow- rto -make
the BigJDay longer. .
TUB BOT AJfD THE THEATER
DemoraJlalaa Iaflaeace of Salad ana
Plays on Young; People.
The Outlook.
Mr. Wlnsor's article on "Boys and tbe
Theater," in the March number of the
Atlantic Monthly, deserves the serious
attention of fathers ' and mothers, the
majority of whom may be divided Into
two classes: . those who tell their boys
never to go to the theater, and those who
give their boys carte blanche season
tickets, so to speak to see anything they
please. This easy way of shifting respon
sibilities which parents have no right to
delegate Is working havoc with an army
of American boys and girls. The funda
mental duty of fathers and mothers Is to
protect the ignorant child by experienced
Judgment; and to allow a boy or a girl to
walk within the range of moral contami
nation without a word of warning or pro
test Is as grave an offense against a child
as to allow It In Ignorance to walk oft a
precipice or Into a house Infected with
smallpox.
Mr. WInsor Is undoubtedly right In
saying that bad plays are much more
dangerous to boys than bad books. There
are many things which can be described
in such . a way as not to awaken the
imagination, but when these things are
personated they become intolerable. The
book appeals to the boy's Imagination;
very much depends, therefore, on the
vividness of that faculty In a boy; and as
soon as he has read the book It begins
to be vague in his memory; the play, on
the other hand, appeals not only to the
Imagination, but to the eye and the ear.
It purports to be a fragment of real life;
the men and women who appear In it are
like the people he sees around him. If
the play Is vulgar or vile, it contami
nates the boy with vulgarity and vlle
ness; If the tone of action and of speech
between the men and women Is low. It
familiarises the boy with a kind of so
ciety with which he never comes In
contact outside the theater. The direct
Influence of such plays is to diminish
the respect of a boy for women and that
Is always a calamity for him to give
him low standards of life, and often to
accustom him to thinking with amuse
ment of standards and ties which ought
to be sacred. And let It not be forgotten
that the more vigorous the boy is, the
more physical vitality he has. the more
vivid his Imagination, the greater Is his
danger. The qualities and faculties which
promise to make him an able roan, with
a rich personality, are the qualities and
faculties which lay him especially open
to temptation. No boy can become fa
miliar with Shakespeare's tragedies with
out deriving from them a sense of the
majesty and seriousness of life as it is
shown through character and the re
sults of action on the individual. No
boy, on the other hand, can see plays
dealing with the sex problem or plays
In which the relations of men and wo
men are humorously treated without be
ing demoralized. Boys ought to be kept
from seeing the salacious play, the vul
gar play, and the problem play. Even
If the latter Is serious In treatment, the
boy has not the knowledge of life which
would protect him from being Injured by
Its premature disclosure.
But worst of all, as Mr. WInsor de
clares. Is the musical show. There are,
It Is unnecessary to say, delightful musi
cal comedies, which are not only clean
but bright and entertaining from a musi
cal point of view. But. as a whole, the
musical comedy is the cheapest, and
often the most essentially vulgar, of all
forms of dramatic shows . seen In the
theater Toung girls see musical shows
in which the attitude of the women to
wards the men Is familiar and low in
tone. These comedies are taking to the
ear and to the eye. Many of them are
presented in amateur performances for
social and charitable purposes; and young
girls, who ought to be protected by the
advice of older people, appear on the
stage and Imitate the manners and ac
tion of women who vulgarize and cheap
en life. This Is one of the most depress
ing evidences of lack of care and In
telligence in protecting American young
people. It would seem like a primary
fact that a young girl ought not to as
sume the manners and play the part of
the average chorus girl on the stage.
Many chorus girls are simple-minded,
hard-working women; but the best of
them. In their public relations with
mixed audiences, take an attitude, either
personal or professional, which the well
bred and well-protected girl of high
standards and a nice sense of what Is
becoming In a woman ought not to imi
tate. la Vacating Apartments.
PORTLAND. April X-To J5'
, rents an apartment from B
and ply. one month Prent In advance
I ? A wished to move would B have to
return rent after two
p fM retain the full month's rent.
He Wears the Belt,
Graham Outlook.
Mrs S. T. Crow is quite an expert
chicken raiser or her hens respond to
the special care she gives them. From
ien hen- and a rooster .he frequently
gets tea egg, a day.
Colonel Jerry's Triumph.
Joseph Herald.
Hon. Jerry Rusk returned home Sun
day his first visit home since Decem
ber.' before the Legislature convened.
As a mark of honor for our distin
guished fellow-townsman, fully 600 of
our citizens, headed by the concert
band, met Terry at the depot and gave
him a rousing reception. He responded
with a neatly worded speech, touch
ing upon his strenuous experience in
the Legislature.
Xo Food for Five Days.
Prlneville Review.
Frank Long tried the fasting cure
for stomach disorder and a catarrhal
condition last week, and reports gratifying-
success. The fast was kept up
five days and eight hours, the patient,
however, consuming 100 gallons more
or less of water during the period. He
tell away considerable in flesh during
the week but did not loae much weight
In the experiment. Toward the end of
the week Frank had to quit. He got
hungry. Now he Is eating regularly
and enjoying his meals Immensely.
! He Was an Easy Mark.
Pendleton Live Wire.
A good-looking and well-dressed
woman alighted from No. 18 yesterday
"by mistake." She soon won the sym
pathy of a well-known "ladies' man
about Pendleton, and he consented to
take her to Walla Walla by automobile.
On the way they met her husband,
who was very -Irate." All three drove
back to Pendleton, where the "ladles'
man"- went to hi. bank and drew out
500 In cold cash and turned It over to
the "Irate" husband. As the "Irate
husband and his wife started out of
town on the Walla Walla local this
morning they turned around and gave
the "ladles' man" the horse laugh.
1 What. Doing in Oregon
DUST EVIL AROCSES PROTEST.
Residents Along; Streetcar I.Ine De
clared to be Suffering-.
PORTLAND, April 1. (To the Edi-
... . t AAnnM j tn ..ro-ont need Of
iwi.- " au ucojjo.ii nuu v o w
relief. I thought that perhaps through
writing to The Oregonian 1 could in-
. . . . . . 13 ... 1 n n n
auce some oi ine leaders ui .iw.
who are daily occupied with the relief
of the people, to Interest themselves in
the alleviation of the greatest detri
ment and injury to the community at
large. I have noticed from time to
time their exertions In relieving the
people from political evils, and other-
i-, KAt n - tiiF welfare.
,.00 ICiug ttll. U L..J . . "
and we have an abundance of laws pro-
and we have an abundance of laws pro- . "Is he entitled to his pay.' asked
viding for inspectors of milk, inspect- ' Mayor ,6'mon of Superintendent Napier,
ors of health, and supervisors for the I "Yes, sir, I think he is," was the re
protection of this, and the protection i ply. -of
that. v . Dr. R. J. Chipman, whose sense of
We are supposed never to demur at
when It is contended that It Is for the
benefit of the public health; no patent
trap and no attachment is too expen
sive when the health of the community
is supposed to be protected by its
adoption. On the other hand we send
abroad for experts to plan for us And
show how to beautify our city by lay
ing out boulevards, arranging lawns,
and planting beautifying shrubs. Even
the Chief of Police has awakened to
the fact that there should be a general
cleaning up for the welfare of the citi
zens and the beautifying of the com
munity. Tet all of these experts and
near experts overlook and fail In any
manner to seek a relief for the great
est evil of all an evil that polutes
the home, poisons the Individual by
causing him to Inhale all manner of
diseased breathing germs, ruins any
attempts he might make In beautifying
his grounds and lawns, chokes his
flowers in their very buds, and rend
ers all his efforts unavailable In at
tempting to surround himself with the
attractions that makes for a beautiful
home and a beautiful city. This men
ace has become so great that It Is to
a large number of citizens absolutely
unbearable. I think if the money now
expended upon expert " inspectors in
this, and expert inspectors ef that,
would be directed toward the preven
tion of this evil, not only the city's
beauty would be preserved, but the
health of its citizens conserved.
I refer to the dust evil, and feel that
some step ought to be ' taken by the
municipality to control this condition.
It seems to me that under the police
power, the Common Council or the peo
ple would be fully Justified in passing
an ordinance requiring streetcars oper
ated within the city to maintain thejr
tracks and rights-of-way In such a con
dition as to prevent the diffusing and
scattering of dust along the streets
utilized. Where property is located
along these car lines, with frequently
passing cars, tha homes and the people
along the route are practically con
tinuously enveloped In a cloud of dust
from which there is no escape. It
penetrates Into very room, covers every
flower, ruins every shrub and makes
the landscape a desolate and dreary
scene. The constant breathing of dust
laden air, charged with, the refuse of
the street, should be a particular con
cern of the health department, far
more so, it seems to me, than many
things that now occupies their time.
A DUST EATER.
STATE OWES COUNTY LARGE SUM
Failure to Collect for Care ot Certain
Indigents Is Charged.
PORTLAND, April 3. (To the Editor.)
I desire to ceil the attention of The
Oregonlan's readers in this county to
a few facts that may be of interest to
them and that are not apparent In the
meagre official reports which .occasional
ly appear in print, ea It occurs to me
that the average taxpayer would like to
be informed of something more of the
management of public business than he
usually learns from the visit of the As
sessor and the summons of the tax col
lector. I have taken for - my subject,
"The Care of Kon-Resident Sick and In
digent." The law requires the county to care for
sick and Indigent non-residents of the
state, and provides for the reimburse
ment of the county for such expendi
tures, by the state, when the claim is
properly filed with the Secretary of
State. Previous to the creation of the
office of County Auditor for this county,
such relief was not being received from
the state. .
During the four years previous to hva
15000 for the care of non-residents of
the state, and the sum of J587.50 was also
collected from counties within the etate
for the care of Indigent residents of
those counties.
From the report of the superintendent
of the poor farm, it appears' that the
number cared for at the farm and hos
pital has increased about 200 per cent
in the last eight years. A large number
of these are non-residents of the state.
Now assuming that the ratio of non
resident eick and indigent remained
about the same as in previous yeais,
and taking into account the gradual In
crease of about 200 per cent in numbers,
there Is probably due this county not
lees than U6.000 to J18.O00 which might
have been collected from the state, had
the demand been made In the manner
prescribed by law, but which Is now lost
to the county, and cannot be collected.
A careful examination of the reports of
the Coutty Auditor since July, 1902, dis
closes the fact that not a single dollar
has been received from the state on this
aocount in the last eight and a half
year. , .
Are these thousands worth saving?
Is it worth while to throw them airay
when they can be collected simply for
the asking. In the manner prescribed
by the statutes?
Sucl'. loose methods would not be tol
erated In any well-regulated business
and kimply emphasize the need of mora
efficient management and more careful
attention to the Interests of the tax
payers of the county. W. H. POPii
Court Proceedings Necessary.
PORTLAND. April 1. (To the Ed
itor. A man died without nojnis a
will, leaving a wife and small child,
a business, and property In i-'s name
alone. Can the widow sell the prop
erty or the business before the child
becomes of age, without going to law
about It? Can she carry on the busi
ness Just the same? (It consists of per
sonal property.) A SUBSCRIBER.
One-half of the property belongs to
the child. It would be necessary to
probate the estate in order to dispose
of it or carry on the business properly.
Wording of Deed Controls.
PORTLAND, April 1. (To the Ed
itor.) My mother died some time ago
without making a will, does my step
father Inherit all the real estate. It
being acquired after my mother's sec
ond marriage?
If not what part can he legally get?
A WORKING WOMAN.
If the deed runs to the wife alone
the fee and one-half the Income of the
real estate go to the daughter. If the
deed runs to husband and wife Jointly
or to the husband alone the latter gets
the property.
An Ambassador's Nose.
Atlantic Magazine.
An ambassador to Russia, formerly a
leather merchant in this country, dis
covered certain secret processes regard
ing a special kind of leather manufac
tured there. He would have been looked
on with suspicion had it been suspected
that he conld learn anything of these
methods. But during his sojourn he
got near enough to certain factories to
register, through his sense of smell,
some Impressions with which he was
able to work out the formulas -when he
returned, home, .
Timely Tales of the Day
At a recent session of the City Board
of Health, Dr. George B. Story, one of
the members, was given the laugh by
Mayor Simon and the other member,
of the Board. The Joke was enjoyed
by the spectators also.
A laborer engaged in the gentle art
of driving a wagon for the carting off
of departed animals was taken ill for
three weeks and petitioned the Board
of Health for payment of his salary
while he was detained at home.
humor often asserts ltsen, was porins
over the physician's certificate, which
was 'attached to the laborer s applica
tion. "If your honor please," said Dr. Chip
man, "I should say this man is not
only entitled to his regular pay but to
double pay. Look at this certificate
and see who doctored him."
At the bottom of the certificate-the
Mayor read, "Dr. George B. Story,
physician."
Cathryn, the 4-year-old daughter of
Rev. George T. Pratt, superintendent
of Sunday school missionary work- in
the State of Washington, insists that
thanks be offered before each meal.
The omission of this service when away
from home never escapes her notice.
The other day Cathryn was visiting at
the home of her grandmother. Dinner
had been placed on the table and the
members of the family were seated. A
bachelor uncle, home for a visit, pre
sided at the head of the table. He
proceeded unceremoniously, from
boarding-house habit, to serve. Turn
ing to his niece, be asked:
"Will Cathryn have some meat?"
"We will first have the blessing,"
rebuklngly replied the 4-year-old, who
bowed her head and fervently uttered
this thanksgiving: "God bless this
food, to our use, tor Jesus' sake. Amen."
Among those who went camping In
the Cascades last Summer were a man
and his family from Albany, who had
in their team a balky horse. A part
of every day had been spent in trouble
with the animal, but at last they
camped for the night with a man who
seemed to know all about handling
balky horses, and he volunteered this
advice:
"When your horse balks, get a bottle
and give him a hard blow on the top of
his head. It will make him' dizzy, but
he'll forget all about being balky, and
will pull all right."
The horse did not balk again, how
ever, until Just before the secluded
camping place In the mountains had
been reached. Then he refused fo move
another step. The driver thought of
the advice given him, and taking a
heavy beer bottle from the wagon,
struck the horse a forceful blow on
the top of his bead. The blow was too
much for the horse, and he dropped
dead In his tracks.
The driver was shocked by what he
had done. Then, realizing his predica
ment in being far away from where
another horse could be obtained, he
suddenly, began dancing l'ke a wild
man, and shouted:
"If I had that man here who gave
me that crazy advice, I'd give him a
taste of his own medicine. If I had to
hang for it."
The new anti-treating law in Tacoma
has no terrors whatever for the average
citizen, according to a business man of
the "City of Destiny," , who is at the
Portland Hotel for a few days.
"Many neople who voted for the meas
ure havT satisfied themselves before
hand that It would be a farce and that
there would be plenty of ways to beat
it" he said last night. "It will not
make any difference if the courts hold
that the new act forbids a man. buying
liquid refreshments for his wife or
women friends.
"What I shall do and what several
of my friends intend to do Is merely
this: If we go to a cafe, In a party of
four, and I am to do the honors, I merely
reach Into my pocket and hand over a
dollar or two to the other members of
the party, who thoroughly understand the
dividual drink and the waiter makes out
four checks instead of one. The change
comes back when the bill is paid, and
whatever change there is is turned over
"And, to enforce the law in saloons. It
would require three shifts of policemen
for each publlo drinking place in the
city.
"We rather enjoy the novelty of the
law for It is giving Tacoma an immense
amount of good publicity abroad. In
deed, we are looked upon as a highly
moral and progressive community. It's
the old story of 'the 111 wind.' etc.'
Half a Century Ago j
From Tha OreBonlan, April 4. 1S61.
About 40 miners passed through town
yesterday on their road to the Nez
Perce mines. There are about S00 men
in all who have started. Over 100 per
sons left on the Julia yesterday des
tined for the new mines.
Colonel Nesmlth took his seat as
Senator within one hour after the 36th
Congress expired and before the oath
of office was administered to Lincodn.
Several San Francisco papers an
nounced the election of McDougal as
Senator under the head of "the agony
is over." As there was a failure in
that action the "agony" is to be re
enacted. A revolution is going on In Lower
California. Matias Mareno, with 200
men, has landed and upset the govern
ment. A fight is reported to have
taken place and a few men killed and
several wounded.
Vaa TiAvftf been flJIV news Of
the crew of the bark Leonora. Her cap
tain was named Davis and his brother
was a mate on board of her. She was
18 years old and valued at $8000.
owned one-half in San Francisco and
the other in Victoria, and Insured for
$3000. Her wreck lies on Clatsop
beach.
The Liverpool News of the 22d of
February confirms the capture of
Gaeta. The King of Naples surrendered
10,000 men and 700 pieces of artillery.
He has taken refuge with the Pope.
The Valor of the Army
The veterans were recalling war
scenes. One story did tread upon an
other's heels, so fast they followed, and
imagination Increased with each re
cital. Finally came the turn of Old
Uncle Dell, former private In an Illi
nois regiment.
"We was all lined up ready to begin
the Battle of the Wilderness," he said,
"when old Grant come ridin' down the
line to my regiment and called out
'Is Lieutenant Dell, of Illinois here?
"I happened to be back in the rear,
superintendln' bringin' up some ara
m'nitlon, and the Colonel told him I
would be back soon. Grant rode away
an come back a few minutes later.
" Ts Lieutenant Dell here yet?' he la
quired. They told him no, an' he rode
away with his brow kind o' clouded.
The third time he came a-tearin"
down the line, his staff rattlln' along
behind, and called out, 'Is Lieutenant
Dell of Illinois here?"
'"Here, general I says; and he
whirled around and yelled, "Let the bat
tle begin! ".