Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 28, 1911, Image 10

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning Oregonian., April 28, 1911, Page 10, Image 10

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1911)

Prev Page of 22 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.3 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 22 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Text10 TTTR STOTlXTSa OttFOOXTAN. FTIIDAT, APRIL 28, 1011. (Eire (Dtfgommt FORTTJLXDk OREGOX. Ent.r.d at Pin nd. Or.goa. r-oatofflce aa Fwad-ii Matter. uSacxIpusa balsa lavartably IB idrucc BT MAIL) Pmirr. ffvdar tnetna. ee yaer. .. .....$. Ial:x. Suidir lncludJ. six tooths..... 4 -3 X a:;y. Sonde? Included. Ibra month. . . 2.25 la:lr, Sunday Included, oaa moala...... .J4 without Sunday, ova year . Ii r. wt'boat Sunday. momi : ra::r. wuaout Suaday, thrae snontaa.... l.3 I a.:. wifteot Sunday, aaa aaoaln....... . V.X!t. oaa year I M Sn4ar. oaa year. Z-o auajaj a&4 waekly. oaa year... ....... -S (BT CARKIKR) TafTy. (Taaay Ia-la4e4. eaa year....... . Laiiy. Sunday included, eaa month..... .TS Haw Ramlt Hand poetofTIca money ardor, eaprs order ar porooaai cboca aa r local bank, stamps, cola or currency aro at tna s-oders r.sa. Glee aetoffiea ddroaa ta fait laclsd:a aounty aaa statu. -19 to 14 M(a. I cent: IS to to cocoa. 2 caata; to to o rasea, cents: I . J ' t. , . , n to so pasoa. caata. Tonm Paiae I 1913 battle for State And Federal of 4oabia rata. I fleea Oreron is anywhere near as flffliM Vorro A Conk- Pa .Sew York. Knnitiu. building. CM- coca, stocor fcul'.ding. rosrrxA-VD. nuDAT. atril m, uu. TUM BEAXOO riASCO. When the thrifty Canadians, about twenty years ago. presented their claims for Illegal selaure of A fleet of 'a J Among other damages claims to the extent of several hundred thousand dollars for the alleged value of the "prospective, catch" which they might have made. The SCS.OOO which this country finally paid In settlement of the claims did not Include payment tor many prospective catches, but ac cording to yesterday's Victoria advices In The Oregonlan, we may shortly be called on to pay Japan some of these prospective damages. There arrived at Victoria Wednesday two Japanese representatives who are en route to Washington to attend A conference which will discuss proposals for the suspension of pelagic sealing for A Eu Tiber of years. When the United States. Great Brit lan and Russia made an agreement regarding sealing regulations about twenty years ago. Japan had not yet entered the business. Consequently. on the subsequent advent of Japan' cm schooners in Bering Sea, the Nip ponese declined to acknowledge that they were bound by any agreement entered Into by the other parties. Re alizing the Independence of their po sition, the Japanese are now coming forward with a proposition that in consideration of their Joining in this move to suspend pelagic sealing they shall receive compensation for the sealers whose occupation will be taken away. This seems to be a far-fetched claim and It la very doubtful whether either the United States or Great Britain will agree to it. Whatever may be the outcome of the negotia tions It is certain that the United States will get nothing out of the remnants of an Industry that has proved a costly Affair for this country. If the conference should recognize any claim for prospective damage of this nature It would establish a prece dent that might make troublo later. If It Is proper to pay prospective dam' age on the fleet of schooners now In the water the policy might be sus ceptible to expansion which would In clude schooners not yet launched. Out ef all this costly maze of protection and remuneration which the United States has given to the sealers of ether nations there stands forth clear and distinct the fact that the owners of the American sealers seized under circumstances exactly similar to those which Attended the seizure of the Ca nadian schooners, for which this Gov. ernment has paid handsomely, have not yet received one dollar. The most profitable course the American Gov ernment could pursue In the sealing matter would be to relinquish any rights it might have and permit the other countries to divide up the few remaining spoils. OTEK-COX5EXTXO ALA-SKA. "There are mountains of fine coal In Alaska, but no one Is allowed to mine It. Our laws relating to public land which contain coal are out of date And absurd. says the New Tork Independent In discussing the Alaska coal land problem. The Eastern press "has displayed such a density of Ignor ance regarding all land matters In Alaska, as well aa in the western part of the United States, that It Is refresh ing to read an acknowledgment of a National disgrace that for years has been thoroughly condemned wherever It has been understood. The Inde pendent takes a mild rap at what It terms "several groups of men who at tempted to obtain possession of Alaska ' roal lands by fraud." It says that these claims represent an expenditure of a few hundred dollars, covering deposits of coal the value of which Is - estimated at more than S300.000.000. This comment and the accompany ing figures are In keeping with many similar article which the Eastern press have printed on the topic. Un fortunately, the Independent, like other publications that have tackled the problem, suggests no practical method for developing this coal with out the aid of these groups of men. Testimony of experts differ aa to the value of the deposits and the practica bility of doing anything with the coal except at an enormous expense for transportation. The absurdity of the old land law was most apparent in the assumption on the part of the Govern ment that the Individuals who were originally permitted to file claims on this land could ever do anything With the property without transportation facilities, A coal claim in Alaska, without any means for reaching the market with the product, was, of course, worthless. In due season. however, capital expressed a willing ness to take a chance in developing the mines. The original claimants autd all the people of Alaska were willing that the Gaggcnhelms or any other group of millionaires with sum- dent money and nerve should come in and open the mints. The people of the Pacific States were also anxious that something of the kind should be done. The development of the mines means greater prosperity and more In dustries In Alaska, which, of course. moans similar advancement of the In terests of the Pacific States. Before this problem could be worked out. the blight of PlnchoUam fell on the West. It Is still over us. with Its Influence felt In Alaska more than la any other part of the coon try. Until this blight Is removed we shall continue to witness' the extraordinary spectacle of coal, mined In Australia. Japan. Pennsylvania and British Co lumbia, being hauled over Alaska de posits of enual quality and value to supply at heavy cost the demands of ! the Alaska consumers. It Is apec- Ucls that would bo ridiculous II it were less serious and lean costly. a coxnxrois rcKroiucAxrE. While we are sympathizing with Ticoma over the numerous elections resulting from the adoption by the city of the recall and by the state of worn an's suffrage, we may consistently let loose some commiseration for'our own case. By adoption of the Presidential pri mary bill Oregon has added nine or ten months to its general election cam paign la Presidential election years. The general election of 110 was out f mind but a short time when Port land was plunged Into the city primar ies. This campaign will end In a little more than a week, to be followed Im- J mediately by the regular city election I cam Dai rn. which will last until June. I T . k. ....i.r r the energetic as Nebraska. Oregon led Nebraska only a few months In adopting a Presidential pri mary law. but Nebraska has been quicker to take advantage of the op portunity to plunge Into National and state politics. Perhaps there, was no city election in the Nebraska metrop olis to detract Interest, or maybe the p0ssIv(l -nd. a better field i ror arti vkt mere man in urrgoii. At all events. Nebraska already has a progressive Republican ticket named for the 1S12 primaries, which take place there, as in Oregon, in April, and the Progressive League, we are in formed, has selected candidates from President down. It is not reasonable to expect that the Oregon field, where opportunities are exactly similar, will bo long neg lected by the politicians. Nor Is It probable that there will be a vacation from politics this Summer. We shall hear of candidates and issues for more than ten months, then take fresh hold and discuss candidates and Issues for mother nine months, or until Novem ber. Oregon will spend nineteen to twenty months assisting In electing a President and In choosing state offi cers. After that la done we shall be all ready for another city election. It continued application has any vir tue, we should ultimately become ex perts In choosing our heads of gov ernment. A SEW JERSEY REFORM. Inspired by Governor Woodrow Wilson, or by some other potent influ ence, the New Jersey Legislature has adopted at least one project of reform which other states may well Imitate. It is the extension of the power of the state authorities to Interfere in local criminal prosecutions. In all such cases the state Is ostensibly a party in Interest. It appears In the Indictment as the accuser and prose cutor but practically It seldom takes an effective hand In the trial. It is represented by a local official and in too many Instances badly represented. The prosecuting attorney elected In a given community Is far too likely to stand for anything but unwavering Justice. He may be the creature of a dissolute boss. He may have been placed in power by Interests which profit by crime. Naturally he will not be especially eager to send his friends and backers to prison. The New Jersey statute provides that the Attorney-General of the state may appear in any trial where it Is thought best for him to do so. If signs of corruption or compliance ap pear he may displace the local pros ecuting officer. What a boon some such provision would be in Vermilion County. Illinois, where the bribery cases languish because me state s prosecutor Is supposed to be a little In fear of offending certain exalted powers. It would also be advantage ous in Cincinnati ror reasons or. mo same nature. It sometimes looks, however, as if the New Jersey law might need to be supplemented by another applying to Judges when they begin to hurl in junctions ahd writs at one another as they have been doing lately In Cin cinnati and as they did during the Ruef comedy In San Francisco. The scene resembles the battle between the rival Popes during the great schism of the church, but It is not edi fying nor does it strengthen popular respect for the courts. It might be well to empower a Justice of the Su preme Court in such emergencies to displace all the local Judges and take up their work with a mind free from local influences THE CORVALLIS 81.MHKK SCHOOL. It is pleasant to notice In theTrn- nouncement of the Summer school at Corvallis that credit for a large num ber of the branches will be allowed in the Agricultural College. Since the Instruction Is given under the super vision of the college authorities, there Is no reason why the work should not count in regular course. The old no tion was that all knowledge not ac tually acquired during the college year within the college lecture-rooms was Incurably defective. The time and place were supposed to supply some magic virtue which would not bo gained In any other way. This rather absurd prejudice Is now happily vanishing, and our progressive Institutions of learning are beginning to admit that knowledge is knowledge, wherever or however it may have been acquired. The recognition of the Sum mer school courses In the college will make it possible for a number of peo ple, both young And old. to pass grad ually through the curriculum and finally graduate. If it takes them years to do tne teat, what does It matter T Many sensible people hope to sea the day when all our colleges will pro vide courses which may be entered without formalities, as the College of France does. In that ancient and re spected Institution the lectures are at tended by Anybody who wishes to sit and listen, though naturally no de grees are granted without careful ex aminations. The fuss and fury ex pended upon entrance requirements 1a after all. a little superfluous. Some of It might be transferred to graduation requirements without much loss. The Corvallis Summer school very prop erly promises to devote more time to technical work In agriculture and do mestic science than to the teachers' courses. There are so many teachers courses In so many different schools and colleges, that one sometimes falls Into the error of believing that nobody else needs or desires to learn anything during the Summer months. We do not mean to imply that teachers are to be neglected at Corval lis. Far from it. They will have three or four weeks of solid Instruc tion, which ought to be enough to keep them running for the next year. The farmers and their wive, on the other hand, are to have six weeks. It la hoped by the authorities that many will be attracted to the Summer school during the Interval from the middle of June to the end of July, when work on the farm necessarily relaxes some- what. Some farmers who could not attend the Winter short courses will no doubt retrieve their misfortune this Summer. The peculiar benefit of the Corvallis Summer school for teachers lies In the fact that they will come in direct contact with Industrial training. They will learn what it means and how to take It np. The principal obstacle is the univerwl lack of preparation on the part of the instructors, lnis oe- feet must be remedied Deiore tne much-needed reform can be pushed far. It is encouraging to read in the little pamphlet sent put by the Cor vallis authorities that the whole ex pense of the Summer courses need not exceed some $40. This includes regis tration fee, books and board, but of course not railroad fare. As we un derstand It. there is no tuition fee. FOR PROTECTION OF NIAGARA FALLS. The State of New Tork has under taken to protect the scenta beauty of Niagara Falls from the utility spirit that threatens it. In this behalf Sen ator Root has Introduced a - bill In the United States Senate, the Intent of which is to give effect to the fifth article of the convention between the United States and Great Britain re lating to Canadian boundary waters, signed January 11. 1909. The bill provides, that no waters shall be diverted from Niagara River within New Tork for power purposes without the consent of the Secretary of War and he is only authorized to give such consent to nersons and cor porations having authority from the state. He is also Instructed, when granting such powers, to put a limi tation upon the quantity of water to be diverted under such a permit to the end that it shall not exceed the limitation fixed in the treaty, this quantity in no case to exceed 15,600 cubic feet per second without the ex plicit consent of the State of New Tork and the International Boundary Commission. This effort to protect from hopeless depletion, through the uses of ap plied electricity, the tremendous vol ume of water that, plunging over a mighty precipice, forms one of the grandest spectacles of the world, will be applauded by myriads of tourists who have stood dumb with amazement and awe before the ever-changing glor ies of this mighty cataract. New York' cannot afford, Canada cannot afford, the United States cannot afford to permit the diversion of these waters into channels of commerce, to an ex tent that win destroy the marvelous grandeur of the Falls. Yet to apply metes and bounds to the commercial spirit that finds expression in the magic of electricity is not an easy task. The difficulty of this task is Indicated by the powers to which ap peal Is made in Its Interest. The response of Congress to this appeai' will, no doubt, be prompt and favorable. It must be so, indeed. If the scenic freauty of Niagara Falls is not to fall A prey to the harpies of utility. CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT. It Is provided by the Constitution of the United States that Representatives brldes of IS and 16 years are accom 1n Congress shall be apportioned , .h. .t.to Knt-ri.. v hir among the states according to their "respective numbers," or their popu lation. Originally these "numbers" included three-fifths of the slaves, so that the Southern states had fewer Representatives than their actual pop ulation called for but more than cor responded to their voting population. This arrangement was altered by the fifteenth amendment, which provides for a count of all the negroes In de termining the basis of representation. After each decennial census it be comes the duty of Congress to reap portion the Representatives among the states, giving to each one the number which corresponds to Its population. This may be done in any one of three ways. The ratio of representation may be increased, diminished or left as it was before. If the ratio is Increased those states which have not gained substantially in population during the preceding ten years are doomed to lose one or more of their members of Congress. They may lose even If the ratio remains unaltered In case their population has fallen off. This mis fortune has not yet befallen any of the states but who shall say what may happen if race suicide pursues Us fell career and emigration to Canada con tinues unchecked? The real question which confronts Congress at the special session In reference to reapportionment Is, "Shall the ratio be increased or left as it stands?" Of-course, the states which have not gained population in the last ten years do not want it in creased, since their Importance would diminish In the same proportion, Those which have gained are not par ticularly eager for an increase of the ratio. They are perfectly willing to have more Representatives. The only reason against leaving the ratio as it is refers to the Inconvenience of a numerous House. With more than 891 members, the present quota, legisla tion Is in some dacger of being stifled by the multitude' of members who have to take part in it. The House of Representatives is at beet an unwieldy body. Its numbers make action slow and difficult. Lead ership is an embarrassing problem and business tends to block Its own way. With more members, of course, all these Ills would be Intensified. But projects for enlarging the ratio of representation and impairing the quotas of some states have not been heard with favor. The reapportion ment bill Introduced by Mr. .Crum packer, which provides for 42 new members and raises the number of the House to 4 S3, will probably be come law. By this arrangement none of the states will lose members, while some will gain. Oregon and fifteen other states will gain one member each. Washington and four others will each' gain two members. California and Oklahoma will gain three each, while Pennsyl vania will gain four and New York six. Thus it appears that the balance of power among the states in the Touse will be considerably altered. The representation in the electoral college will be changed also. Since each state chooses as many electors as It has Senators and Representatives combined. Oregon, for example, will obtain one more and New York six more. This circumstance naturally sets speculations about the politics of the states which will obtain new repre sentatives by the reapportionment which must soon, be made. Those whq claim to be wise in such matters have It all figured out. We are Informed by them that nine of the additional Totes in the electoral college will cer tainly be Democratic. Twenty-three will as certainly be Republican. This i leaves ten doubtful, but even if all of I the ten should turn out to be Demo- cratic they could not counterbalance the Republican gain. Hence reapportionment on the basis laid down by Mr. Crumpacker will not disturb the serenity of the Repub lican leaders a great deal. They are reasonably certain to profit by it in ; the electoral college. This " pleasant . prospect arises from the fact that tne , Northern Republican states have t Deaten tne uemocrauc ooutn oatuj in tne race ior population. Congress merely decides upon the ratio of representation. It does not divide -the states into Congressional districts. This Is the duty of the Leg islatures. But if a Legislature should not happen to bo in session between the establishment of the new ratio and the next Congressional election, then the additional members assigned to that state must be chosen at large. This is likely to be the case in Oregon, since the Governor may not feel it his duty to call the Legislature in special 'session before its regular time for meeting. The redisricting of the states by the Legislatures gives opportunity for playing that pretty little political game . CbI1o(1 tne -jerrymander." from the name of Its Illustrious Inventor, The obvious purpose of the gerrymander U to disfranchise communities voting with the enemy by swamping them, as it were, in a nfultltude of their foes. , Thua B aection where there are none but Republicans may be cut into frag ments and distributed among a num ber of heavily Democratic groups and its vote entirely annihilated, for all practical purposes, by the ingenious process. Famine, said to be due to heavy floods, is reported in some of the prov inces of South Japan. In the Ibarlkl district 7000 people are reported starving. Petitions sent to the gov ernment at Toklo have received no at tention. The amount of money neces sary to keep a Japanese in sufficient food to prevent death by starvation Is not largo. The annual subsidy paid a Japanese tramp steamer which sup piles American shippers with low freights would be sufficient to save the lives of all the threatened 7000. Un fortunately for the starving thousands across the Pacific, the ship-subsidy grafters will be given preference in the distribution of funds, and If the lives of the starving people are saved it will be with money sent from other countries. The Chinese are not a poverty-stricken people. Multl-mll-lionalres are by no means uncommon with them, but, like the Japanese, they are satisfied to have the "foreign devils" contribute funds to the sup port of those who should be taken care of by their own government. After all is said that can be said In reprobation of the divorce evil; and all is done that can be done to prevent mismated couples from Jar ring apart, the simple fact remains that as long as Immature, Inconsid erate and irresponsible persons, fan cying themselves "in love," enter into marriage divorce will be sought and obtained after a more or less pro- ini.. intArvaJ f unhannines When mothers, to give sanction to their mar riage with young men who prove their lack of judgment in taking children as wives, no one need be surprised when the plea for divorce follows In a few months. Mothers In such cases are accessories before the fact of mar riages that In the very nature of things are 111 advised. The desire to marry In such cases Is merely an expression of eroticism which children should be taught to control not encouraged to Indulge. 4 . The recuperative powers of West ern cities, large or small, are marvel ous. Nothing equal to the rehablllta- Ltion of San Francisco has ever been recorded since the world began. The new San Francisco arose bigger, better and of a more permanent nature than the city on (whose ruins it was found ed. In smaller degree, of course, but showing equally wonderful recupera tive powers, Heppner, Or., has risen from the ruins into which she was plunged by the death-dealing flood of 1903. Not only has the little Eastern Oregon city regained all of her lost prestige, but the population today is greater than it was before the flood. In proportion to the size of the two cities the loss of both life and prop erty at Heppner was greater than at San Francisco, but the people, with sublime faith and courage, have build ed their new city on the ruins of the old and in less than eight years have won back their lost prestige. Captain Spencer's suit to stop freight traffla on city trolley lines merits approbation of lovers of the es thetic. Some awful monstrosities per ambulate the throughfares at times, shocking the eye artistic. But business Is business, and perhaps slabwood, for example, would cost more if handled in the primitive way. The troubles of Senator O'Gorman, of New York, have already begun. He has been showered with telegrams and deluged with letters from owners of Jute mills, the center of the Jute in dustry being in New York, all of which protest as with one voice against the free list proposed by the House Democrats of the special session. Lacking news material, Seattle sends word that the battleship Oregon is ly ing neglected in the stream. Never theless, when she has business on hand the Oregon is always ready. The Dutch have taken one of the Philippine Islands and Washington does not protest. It was in the dis card, and there are others. Considering the damage in the rai sin belt, everybody should eat plenty tomorrow while they can be obtained. If the Japs demand compensation for suspension of pelagic sealing, they ought to get It from a warship. Flytime is at hand, and an order from the Chief of Police to clean back yards should not be necessary. Really, what is the best substitute for explosives In a "sane" celebration of the Fourth? The people have won against the mudboats. That Is something. WOOL PRICES AXD THE TARIFF Revision Possibility Used -to Bear Market Bays Grower. BOISE. Idaho. April 25. (To the Edl tor.) With the approach of the wool season, the sheepmen are trying to as certain lust where they stand. With wool selllnir strong- upon foreign mar kets. It is hard to understand why ft should be depressed in this country at this time. It was easy to understand why there should be a slight depression In the 1910 clip, as compared with the 1909 clip. The 1909 clip brought per haps the highest average price of any clip during the history of the sheep in dustry. As a result the manufacturers "ZoTtUm of ths 1909 clip was carried , Jve? anS wa, on hand whe'the mo clp came.on the market. During 1910 the foreign market continued strong. j Wools that had been contracted for abroad by American manufacturers were reshipped and sold again on for eign markets. Conditions are different this year. There is very little of the old clip car ried over, and the price still continues strong on fore ;n markets. There seems to be only one way for wool to go, and that is upward. Quoting from a letter received from J. E. Cosgrlff, President of the National wool Warehouse, he says: "I believe this year the pros pects are better than they-have been for years comparatively, for an advance In the price of wool. If radical reduc tion is not made In the tariff." Natur ally enough, at this time the wool buy' ers will do everything to depress the market to secure the cljp cheaper. Al ready they are in the field whispering their tales of woe In the ears of the bankers, feeling that If they can get the banks to bring a little pressure to bear on a customer, they can secure his clip cheaper, which Is doubtless true. But the banks throughout the country are thoroughly familiar with the situation, and will be largely guided by the present indications, and we feel confident that as far as the banks themsejves are concerned the growers will not be compelled to ac cept the first offers made by the buyers. o The only logical reason that can be applied to the present depression of wool is the constant harping of the tariff question by politicians who wish to promote their ambitions, and seem to think they have struck a popular chord with the majority of the people by talking the high price of living and the panacea for it all "downward re vision" of the tariff. The downward revision of the tariff in 1893 was not the proper remedy. To be sure we could buy a bushel of wheat in Idaho for 60 cents and hay at J1.50 per ton; but we were like the Irishman, during the Walker tariff, who complained that he could not get any whisky. When asked how that could be when whisky was only 25 cents a gallon, he replied, "I know that, but I can't get the 23 cents." We found It harder to purchase grain at 50 cents per bushel and hay at J1.50 per ton In 1893 than to purchase It at one dollar and five dollars respectively under McKinley. Just why that rule did not apply in, 1893, and will apply now Is what the sheepmen cannot fig ure out. We never did have anything to hope for from the Democratic party, but we at least knew where they stood, and knew what to expect when they got Into power. But the politician with his ear to the ground, who calls himself an Insurgent or progressive Republi can, Is a quantity that we cannot fig ure out. They have no defined policy; they are the advocates of every dogma, that has ever at any time been put before the people, by both, the radical and conservative element of all known parties. And while we had nothing whatever to do with the hiring of the musicians, we are nevertheless com pelled to dance to their music But our industry alone will not be the only one to pay the fiddler. It would be hard to estimate at this time what the country has suffered at the hands of these ad vocates of everything; and it will only get back to a sound basis when the Republican party divorces itself from the insurgent and progressive element In its ranks and gets back to the doc trines of UcKlnley. a o o If McKinley were alive today he would be called a "stand pat" Republl can. We prefer to call him simply i Republican, which he was in the truest sense of the word. The progressives or Insurgents, we prefer to call "pro gressives." We do not see that they have any claim whatever to the name "Republican"; they are Its traitors, garbed In Its cloak; they are trying to assassinate it, using the name "Repub lican" '.o hide their hypocrisy; they have betrayed the confidence of the people; they were the direct cause of the Democratic victory last .Fall; they are the cause of the financial disturb ance throughout the country today, and because of them the people are dis satisfied with the Republican party. But the awakening Is coming. The sober-minded people are beginnig to do some thinking for themselves. Roosevelt's spectacular appearance dazzled the people, and he led them far Into the wilderness, but his going was as sudden as his coming, and today he Is to the Republican party what Bryan Is to Democracy. During his second term of office, when he became a "pro gressive" the country was plunged Into a panic. It partly recovered and has stood trembling ever since. Confi dence will return, and the country will recover, but there will be no "pro gressives" or "insurgents." They will all be with Roosevelt and Bryan, and the people will be perfectly contented to leave them in the tall timber where they belong. SAM BALLAXTTXE, Former Secretary of the Idaho Wool growers' Association. Belsiaa Government Railways. London Standard. The total mileage of the Belgian gov ernment railways on January 1. 1910, was 1268 miles of double track and 1410 miles of single track. French Acres for Wheat. Chicago Inter-Ocean. Of the 68.977.287 acres of cultivated land In France, exclusive of vineyards, a recent report showed that 16,310,925 acres were devoted to wheat. Grant's Tomb Hnd 90,000 Donors. Baltimore News. Grant's tomb, at Riverside, N. Y was built with a fund to which there were 90,000 contributors and the amount with Interest aggregated 3600,000. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonlan, April 28, 1861. A Charleaton dispatch of April 7 says Beauregard has given Anderson official notice that Intercourse between the fort and city would be prohibited. All the forts have been strengthened. Two additional regiments are expected from the Interior. The following Is a report of the pub lic school In this city for the month closing April 26: Principal, George C. Chandler: teachers. 8. Pennoyer, Miss E. J. Way and Mrs. Mary Henshell; number of boys in 'attendance, 128; girls, 143; average. 210. Borne trouble is feared on Puget Sound by the Americans with the Cowichan Indians about a difficulty that tribe had recently with the Clal lams at Port Townsend. The United States ship Massachusetts is on the lookout for tbem. Quits a little excitement Is being got up at Vancouver on account of the dis covery of gold diggings near that town.' MORE THAN MERE TALK DESIRED j Southwest Looks to Seattle for Deeds, Not Words. Aberdeen World The decision of the Southwestern Washington business men not Ho at tend the dinner proposed in their honor by the Seattle Commercial Club Is somewhat unique, dinner invitations not ordinarily being turned down, but at the same time, it Is eminently proper. Every reason given by the executive council of the association for declining the invitation Is sound. These excur sions must be viewed, from the stand point of the Southwest, In a strictly business light. There Is no particular motive for going to Seattle unless something can be gained by it a bet ter understanding, at all events. We have passed the stage in this section of the state where we are greatly flattered when our big brother on the Sjoimd pats us on the back and calls us "good fellows." We know all that, having been told It so much. We want to know whether or not the big brother Is going to do anything for the "good fellows," and Just what his attitude is to be on questions In which we are directly concerned. Not discerning any likelihood of finding that out at this Seattle dinner, there is no reason why we should go to the dinner. This dinner matter arises out of the action of the Southwest association in putting squarely up to the commer cial Interests of the Sound the good roads problem. The association de termined to ask for a special session of the Legislature If the business men of the Sound cities would get behind the proposal and attempt to force their representatives in the Legislature to agree to the good roads programme proposed by the Southwest. Followed the Invitation to dinner. The Seattle club could not be in doubt on the sub ject, and when its invitation was ex tended, it must have known that it would be agreeable to the Southwest only on the condition that it should come from all the business Interests of Seattle and only on the further condition that some progress might be made toward an understanding on the road question. Failing these conditions, there was but little reason for the in vitation and no reason at all why the Southwest should accept It. No Insult Is, of course. Intended in the reply of the association to the Seattle club. We merely learn now what has been apparent for some time, that there IsS no great inclination in Seattle, if any. to do anything for the benefit of the Southwest. Seattle has about de termined that Its best Interests lie in the development of the Northwest and of other fields more directly tributary and nearer home. All right. We know juet what to do. and we of the Southwest can no longer be In doubt but that the thing for us to do is to paaale our own canoe. To Stop Snortnc New York Mail. In compliance with a request from several members of the fire department or ortiana, or., it has been ordered inai two otner members who are prodigious snorers shall bunk together. The arrangement looks like a trood one. It may enable the enorers to keep each other awake or to moderate their nasal cadences, that other folks can sleep. The Portland plan is a reminder that science has never devised a method of preventing snoring that will apply ef fectively to all cases. One plan, vouched cor as successful, was explained to the Office Window the other day. "If you are in a room where a nerson la snoring," said a friendly adviser, "Just whistle. Not loud nor rasplnsrly. but in a round, even tone that will co-ordinate with the measured tones of the sleeper. The enorer will presently cease his mu sic and generally without awakening." This method Is offered without price, likewise without guarantee. THE FIRST ROSE OF SUMMER. (Why." asked tha editorial paragraphs a few days ago. "does not a local poet wlte a sons on The First Rose of Summer T " Not to encourage the lnductory, but to show how the muse was stirred, the following are printed.) 'Tis the first rose of Summer, All blooming and bright; Nodding a welcome In soft Springtime light. A rose in its beauty Like sweet breath of Spring, We welcome thy beauty. For hopes that you bring. Oh, you will not leave us. All desolate and lone; Oh, you will not leave us In sorrow to moan. For others as lovely. As dewy and bright; Will soon be unfolding , In glad morning light. Verna Cowan, The First Rose of Summer. Tls the first "Rose of Summer" That seems blooming alone, But your many companions Their petals have shown. As I sit by my window , And gaze on your "beds," In the sweet gentle zephyrs. See them nodding their heads To me, as in welcome Sweet blossoms of SprlngI With your beauty and fragrance What a solace you bring! Like the friendships of earth You may quickly decay, But ycur sweet fragrant essence Is with me alway. And their beauty, like yours Have faded and gone. But their sweet, loving spirit From me, ne'er has flown. The band that so rudely Plucked you from stem Loved you for your beauty And took you with them. So with us. as with you. When the Father above Has taken our loved ones, 'Tis because of his love. So sweet-scented roses When your duty is done you will find in the "spirit" Tou're not blooming alone. For the "Last Rose of Summer" We sing about here In the "Garden of Rces" Will bloom first "o'er there." Mrs. Elma Gray. The Flrat Roae of Summer. As the first rose of Summer peeped its shy head out. It gazed with great wonder and Joy aH about. The lilacs were blooming as gay' as could be. And lots of green grass and some trees it could see. It looked at the birds and the bugs and the sky. And as it gazed there it started to sigh: "If I only could fly like the birds and the bees. And roam here and there and rest in the trees." "Be content," sold the sun as he rose o'er the hills, "Just stay where you are," said the bright daffodils. "Why do you keep sighing and pining all day, "You're the queen of the flowers," said a young tulip gay. But while she was sighing and pining each day. There came a young maiden who took her away. She was placed In a vase, and in a long row. She won the first prize at the Portland Rose Show. Elizabeth Monell. Fourteen years old, Oregon City. Advertising Talks By William C Freemaau Baltimore, the gateway to the South, is very much'stirred up at the present time over her future. Always a very rich city, made up of people who are enthusiastic and loyal, her citizens have begun to think that greater power is within her grasp if she will reach out for it. A meeting was held in Baltimore, on April 10, at which Tom Richardson, who did such good work in promoting tha City of Portland. Oregon, gave an in spiring address to many merchants and advertising men, all of whom are In terested In the development of Balti more and her industries. Fitting in with Mr. Richardson's talk, the writer, who was present, suggested that the City Council, if it had tha power, assess the heads of each of the 110,000 families in Baltimore 10 cents per week for a promotion fund, which would realize the sum of $11,000 a week, or $572,000 a year. Every worker in Baltimore, no mat ter how small his income, would be glad to contribute his mite for the good of his home city. Who would re fuse to contribute $5.20 per year for five years? Now, what would this $11,000 per week do for the City of Baltimore, if rightly expended? Baltimore could advertise in every newspaper in the South and Southwest to the extent of a page per week every week in the year at a cost of not more than $200,000. If these pages were human Interest stories about Baltimore and her natural advantages about the manufacturers and merchants of the city, telling how they make every effort to treat people right who vlait or buy in Baltimore can anybody imagine the business Im petus that would be given to the city by such advertising? The trotible with community adver tising has been that it has been spread broadcast and has not centered Its force In territories where the bualneas "' moat likely to come from. Whatever Baltimore does, she does not want to forget that the greatest aid to the development of the city will come through the nenspapers in . the territory from whence It must draw the greatest proportion of Its future busi ness. 8 (To be continued.) Country Town Sayinjs by Ed Howe (Copyright, 1911. by Geoig-e Matthew Adams.) If you accomplish anything, you must do it in spite of the critics. Women can wait more patiently than men. Don't be afraid to change your mind. How cold-blooded some people are when they Inquire: "What is there in it!" Nothing makes a man Quite so mad as for another man to try to flirt with his wife In his presence, w Most people who apply at an orphans" home for children, want big ones able to work; they don't want little ones to love. " The "weakness of women" is great Irony; women live longer than men, and run nine out of ten homes. The man. average cross man is a sick A very young boy trying to whistla. reminds me of a very young rooster trying to crow. It is difficult for a man to tell the truth and his side of the story at the same time. SOT THE WAY TO MAKE FRIENDS Attitude of Seattle and Portland To ward Southwest Contrasted. Centralia news-Examiner. While it Is to be deeply regretted that the Legislature adjourned without having appropriated the necessary funds for the Pacific and other high ways, it is difficult to see what would be gained by calling together the Leg islature again. Unless certain Senators, who were responsible for the obstruc tion placed in the way of developing the highways of Southwestern Wash ington, would be willing to pledge themselves to change their tactics and their votes, nothing would be gained by an extra session; and, when once in session, there is no telling what harm, in the way of additional leg islation Inimical to the welfare of the Southwest, a majority of one or both houses might not bring about. On the whole, then. Governor Hay acts wisely In declining to call together the Leg islature in Epecial session. There is no doubt that Seattle views with alarm the tendency of the South west to tavor Portland in Its trading relations; and views with still greater alarm the building of any road or roads that might benefit the Oregon city; and Seattle's representatives in the Legis lature evidently thought they were acting in conformity with their consti tuents' wishes when they blocked the Pacific highway. What Seattle should do, and what her legislative representa tives should have done, would be to advance in every possible way the de velopment of the Southwestern part of the state; to use every effort to give the Southwest all the highways and byways the people of that section of the state desire, whether for the mo ment, such development and such roads appeared to be contrary to the Interests of Seattle or not In the long run, how ever, Seattle would be benefited, for there is still a strong state patriotism existing, and the people of the South west are not lacking in gratitude. In fact, it is a feeling of gratitude, as much as anything else, that is respon sible for the close relations that exist betwen the Southwest and Portland. Seattle is naturally anxious to secure the trade of as much of the state as possible. Her commercial bodies would dine and wine the Southwest Washing ton Association; would throw bouquets at, and use flattering language when speaking of the territory that the as sociation represents; but all for the sake of taking not giving. The longer Seattle refrains from giving the recog nition to the Southwest that it desires, the stronger will become the bonds be tween the people of this section of the state and Portland. The Line Is Bunr. Exchange. The lass who minds the telephone Is busy as can be: She has a most convincing tone. And though you cannot see Her face, you fancy there's a frown Upon her classic brow When she remarks and turns yon down, "The line is buBy now." Although the rich and wise and great In power may be sure. She is the one who holds your fata Wilhiu a grasp secure. In silence you are iefl alone. You' wonder why and how, When she exclaims in placid tone, "The line Is busy now!"