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ADVICE TO DEMOCRATS.
In the May number of the World's
Work a programme is laid down for
' the Democratic party which, la the
opinion of that powerful magazine,
will enable It "to do a great service to
the country, to bold Its majority In the
House, to win a majority In the Sen
ate and to win the Presidency." This
Is a truly attractive prospect for any
party, and especially so for one which
has long been out of power and has
Just begun to taste the sweets of of'
See.
The World's Work does not believe,
however, that the country Is disposed
to keep the Democrats In control of
affairs whether or no; They must
earn confidence by their deeds. "The
people are In earnest," says the mag'
azlne. "The Democratic party will
succeed directly In proportion to its
earnestness and convictions. 'Playing
politics' has played out." Jut how
sincere the Democrats are in the leg
islative programme which they have
already put through the House of
course time alone can tell. There is
every temptation for them to play
tricks on their opponents. The fac
tions In the Republican party expose
It almost without defense to strata'
ferns and wiles.
It can hardly be doubted that the
Democrats were In earnest about the
reciprocity agreement. It Is part of
their declared policy of low duties.
They passed it with the partial ap
proval of the Insurgent Republicans
against the united regulars. It Is one
of the curiosities of present-day poll
tics that a Republican President
should be carrying his policies through
against bis own party with the aid of
his foe. No doubt the foes see their
own advantage In the measures they
support, but the President can have
no other motive than the promotion of
the publio good as he understands it.
To fight the leaders of the party on
which he depends is no light matter
for the chief executive. Those who
say that Mr. Taft lacks the courage of
his convictions might profitably con
template this spectacle for a while.
The sincerity of the Democrats In
regard to the "farmers' free list" la not
quite so Indubitable. They may have
had some faint hope that It would
pass the Senate and be signed by the
President, but they must have known
that they were taking long, chances.
Even If they expected It to perish In
the Senate, still it was good party pol
ities for them to send It up since by
doing so they would demonstrate their
ardent affection for the farmers. The
latter feel that they have been neg
lectfully dealt with In the reciprocity
agreement. By their hundred-headed
- free list the Democrats say to the sons
f the soil. "Alas, poor, neglected
creatures, behold how we love you.
Cling to as hereafter and be saved."
Perhaps It was this little bit of po
litical gain rather than any burning
desire to lower the tariff which In
duced the Democrats to formulate
their farmers' free list and send It to
the Senate. We cannot quite accept
the decision of the World's Work that
'playing politics is played out." We
are afraid that politics will be played
as long as there are voters to be fooled
by buncombe and humbug, and very
likely the Democrats will always be as
ready as other parties to try it on.
But there is no doubt that Just now
they have everything to gain by Sin
cerity. There axe great problems to
be solved for the country, and If they
art up to their opportunity why should
they not hold power for years to
come? The problems have accumu
lated under Republican rule. If the
Democrats attack and solve them,
great will be their glory and unbound
ed will be the confidence of the peo
ple In the men who have done the
deed.
The World's Work mentions with
some emphasis four different questions
whtch the Democrats must answer be
fore very long and by their answers
they will be approved or condemned.
The first, of course, touches the re
duction of the tariff. The country has
- shown as plainly as possible that It is
out of patience with the extortionate
duties iv hie h have beenplling up for
the last half century. They must be
rut down, but how begin the process?
There's the rub. Mr. Taft has begun
vlth reciprocity, which excites wails
from the grangers all over the land
The Democrats seek to hush the wails
by providing a free list of a hundred
'' articles. This looks more like brute
opportunism on their part than like a
carefully matured programme. Their
conduct seems to depend more on
w. hat others do than on their own Ini
tiative. Have they any definite plans
for tariff reduction thought out from
basic principles? If they have, the
country has yet to learn what they
are.
Then there are the railroads to be
regulated and the trusts to be curbed
In the light of the expected decision
. of the Supreme Court on the Tobacco
and Standard Oil cases. Will the
Democrats dare to handle this Job
solely with reference to the public
rood, onterrlfled by the demands of
blg business"? We shall ae. More
than half the Democrats In the Senate
are far more subservient to "big busi
ness" than most of the Republicans,
but rerhaps they will be regenerated
by the time the court publishes its
decrees.
Thirdly, the currency problem must
be attacked. The control of the cir
culating medium must be taken away
from the monopolists and the corpora
tions must be driven out of politics.
- By these two steps it is thought possi
ble by the World's Work that some
thing like a decent opportunity in life
may be brought down to the common
man.
j-jr. m:'y comes th necessity of so
changlnj our elector! machinery "
real vehicle of the popu-
To a party with its eye In-
on the public good, this
four-fold task would be uncommonly
fascinating. All the problems are dif
ficult and all of them have been at
tempted more or less earnestly by the
Republicans. To do hut your rival
bae undertaken to do and failed is the
best of triumphs. Will the Democrats
achieve It?
ax ugly: practice.
There is one species of extortion by
monopolies against which the law as
it stands seems to be powerless. We
refer particularly to the practice of
leasing machines and Implements In
stead of selling them, though the
same objectionable principle Is ap
plied In many other Ways. Thus there
is one manufacturer of razor blades
who prints on each blade the adrrfonl-
tion that It must not be resharpened.
Of course everybody who wishes to
do so sharpens the blades after he has
bought them, but think of the impu
dence of the threat.
Again there Is the practice of fixing
the prices at which different articles
may be sold by grocers and others.
Not long ago a piano firm was
brought into court for selling instru
ments for less than the trust price.
Dozens of articles put up In parcels of
one sort and another must be sold at a
fixed price, and not a penny less, on
pain of heavy penalties. What are
the penalties? They amount to this,
that the offending grocer cannot
procure any more goods to sejl. In
another field there Is the agreement
among supply houses to sell their
goods only to a special class, like the
master plumbers, for example.
All this is contrary to public pol
icy, and the law ought to find some
'way to put a stop to It. But the prac
tice 'of leasing machinery instead of
selling it outright is still less defensi
ble., It Is particularly scandalous
when the controlling monopoly Is pro
tected both by patents and by the
tariff, as the shoe machinery trust ap
pears to be. This monstrous monop
oly exacts as much rent each year for
Its machines as It would take to buy
them In the British market. In addi
tion it compels helpless users of them
to buy nails and tacks from the trust
at 18 and 21 cents a pound v.ich sell
in tlfe open market at 3 and 6 cents.
The beauty of it is that the monopoly
Is enabled to' wreak the.se outrageous
Impositions on the public by virtue of
Its ITS patents and a tariff tax of 45
per cent. From the very public which
It squeezes it derives its power' to
squeeze,
The patents must stand, we sup
pose, but what is to hinder removing
the tariff tax?
ARBITRATION SENTIMENT IX OTNDfX
The prevalent sentiment In Great
Britain on the subject of arbitration
Is illustrated by a resolution which
was unanimously adopted by the Dun
dee Chamber of Commerce at Its an
nual meeting held on the thirtieth
day of last March. This resolution.
which The Oregonlan reprints in full
in another column, heartily commends
the speeches which Sir Edward Grey
and Mr. Balfour made on the subject
of arbitration and praises Mr. Taft
for his efforts in the same cause.
It will be remembered that Sir Ed
ward Grey made a remarkable speech
In the House of Commons In which
he declared for unlimited arbitration.
He discarded the bad old notion that
questions touching national honor
and territory" should be excluded
from arbitration treaties and left to
the decision of war. What he wished
was arbitration that should apply to
every international difficulty. The
world was astonished by the bold nov
efty of Sir Edward's speech, but no
rational man could deny that it was
sensible and Christian.
If the question of adopting the ar
bitration treaty could be left directly
to the people of England. Scotland
and the rest of the British Empire on
the one hand and those of the United
States on the other. It would be set
tled affirmatively at once. No pro
posed measure was ever more popular
In both nations. It is a case where
conscience and Inclination coincide.
We all want peace -with Great Britain
assured permanently and we all know
that peace ought to be assured. Duty ,
and desire speak the same language.
Somebody has prophesied that fMr.
Taft will live by the memory of the
arbitration treaty long after all his
other publio services are forgotten.
This may be true. If he succeeds in
breaching the tariff walls the triumph
will be a great one, but the establish
ment of International peace on a firm
basis would be greater still.
GOOD RIDDANCE.
Voters of Portland are well rid of
a troublesome question by the failure
of the million dollar paving plant pe
titions. The proposition, like other
Initiative measures which propose
great undertakings, was lacking In
definite provisions and was not sub
ject to amendment or redrafting.
The text of the proposed measure
showed that the framers of the act
did not Intend that all of the proceeds
of the J 1.000.000 bond issue should be
expended for site, plant and equip
ment. But there were no restrictions
as to the amount that should be util
ized for such ends. The indefinite
surplus was t6 e expended for paving
the streets under direction and super
vision of the city.
It was apparently the purpose to
pay off the bonds thus Issued by gen
eral taxation. No provision was made
for a paving fund that might be aug
mented by specific Improvement as
sessments, and utilized for new work.
Property-owners were to be taxed for
street Improvements which were to be
paid for from the sale of bonds. Pre
sumably the taxes thus derived were
to go into the general fund. How
could this money be finally used?
Could it be diverted to a sinking fund
for paying off the bonds? Possibly.
But the chances are that under such
conditions bond proceeds and im
provement tax proceeds would give a
false Impression of the prosperity of
the city's exchequer ' and the latter
would be frittered away fop unneces
sary matters.
Portland should undoubtedly have a
municipal paving plant designed prin
cipally for repair work and equipped
perhaps to' engage occasionally in
original Improvement work . in the
event satisfactory, private contracts
could not be obtained. But In any
event the working out of such a plan
Is of too great importance to the wel
fare of the city to be delivered over
for solution to a few Individuals who
have had no experience and possess
no means of properly Investigating
conditions la cities where the street
changing oui
paving Is a direct function of the mu
nicipality. The City Council is better able to
draft an adequate and effective meas
ure. It should provide a means of ob
taining a plant of moderate and fairly
definite cost, and for a revolving fund
In the event It Is deemed advisable to
engage in original construction work.
It ought to be possible to devise a re
volving street improvement fund,
available for new work and for repay
ment of Initial expenditures. Such a
fund would taae the place of nine
tenths of the proposed million-dollar
bond Issue, and not appreciabjy strain
the city's credit.
THE '$10,000 OYSTER HOl'SK AFFAIR.
Naturally Mr. Parkinson felt much
outraged at what he took to be an
outright offer by the president of the
State University to bribe him for
$10,000. He gives a 'circumstantial
acoount of the shocking affair, where
unfortunately no others were present
than the two principals. We say un
fortunately, because as It stands It is
an I-say-you-dld-I-say-I-dldn't con
troversy, where one is obliged to
take' and believe the story that suits
his particular fancy or prejudice. But
of course it can well be understood
that where an old hand at passing
out 110,000 bribes like the president
of our State University gets down to
close work, in an oyster house, or any
other savory-smelling rendezvous suit
able to dark deeds, he would take
precious good care that the curtains
were drawn, the lights turned low and
his whisperings directed solely and
exclusively Into the surprised ear of
his vls-a-vls. Trust an experienced
and diplomatic briber like President
Campbell for that. He knows what
he is about. No troublesome third
parties are within earshot when he
really gets a-going.
Yet it Is a fine thing that Mr. Par
kinson had the courage and laudable
determination to expose the nefarious
details. It is edifying to learn about
such things at first hand; and It Is
even more satisfying to know in this
convincing way that there is one good
man In Oregon who had the virtue
and the nerve to spurn a 110,000
bribe, and to say so. Of course there
are other good men In Oregon who
would display similar strength in face
of great temptation; but we do not
often have so fine an opportunity to
learn their names from their own
lips. .
Now we hope the disclosures will
not end with the mere narrative of
the dramatic scene in the oyster
house. We should like to know more
about that 310,000, and where it was
to come from. Did President Camp
bell intend to pay It out of his
pocket? Or was It the state's money
that he intended to disburse In this
wicked way? Of course not even the
most ardent friend of the State Uni
versity could be expected to pay so
great a sum as 110,000 cash, we sup
poseout of his own pocket, especial
ly If It Is not a very well-filled pocket,
for the benefit of the institution, at
least in so desperate an enterprise ms
downright bribery. Therefore it must
have been' intended that the state
would pay It. That's It, of course,
In that event President Campbell must
have got, or arranged to get, the $10
000 solatium from the responsible
financial heads of the Institution. If
that is so, and doubtless it is
if we have not been misled up to
this point by anyone's misstatements
or misunderstandings or Imaginings
or bids for cheap sensation, we are
evidently on the verge of uncovering
a great conspiracy. The university
regents
But we draw the veil. We cannot
proceed. There are some things as
well as others that must be left to
the imagination. But don't the peo
ple of Eugene and elsewhere through
out the state where regents come from
think It would be prudent to lock
their doors and hide their valuables
whenever any member of the board
wanders abroad?
STRANGE STAND-PAT LOGIC.
Being face to face with the revision
of the tariff according to Democratic
theories, in consequence of their own
refusal to carry out revision in accord
ance . with their own platform, the
Republican stand-pat leaders In the
House are suddenly becoming alarmed
about the depletion of the revenue by
Democratic revision. Of course, every
body knows that the Democratic tariff
bills are being passed through the
House for campaign purposes only,
since they can only become law by the
wildest fluke. Yet the standpatters
show their usual Inconsistent versatil
ity in finding arguments to combat
these bills.
According to the extreme protection
theory, the main purpose of the tariff
Is to prevent imports. Reduction in
duty would cause Increased Imports of
the "products of the pauper labor of
Europe." It follows as a matter of
course, from a revenue standpoint,
that increased imports will offset to a
large extent, if not entirely, the reduc
tion In the rate of duty. Thus a re
duction from 40 to 30 per cent in duty
would in many Instances stimulate
Imports to such a degree that the re
sultant revenue would be increased.
On the other hand, a reduction In the
duty to 5 per cent would almost cer
tainly cause a decrease In revenue, for
It would be practically Impossible for
the volume of Imports to swell to such
a degree as to offset the cut In duty.
Yet the standpatters assume that
revenue would decrease In the same
ratio as the duty is reduced.
Our stand put friends are continual
ly adopting lines of reasoning which
are utterly Inconsistent with one an
other. Driven Into a corner when they
contend that a duty which in effect
prohibits Imports is necessary to pro
tect home industry, they about face
and say that to cut the duty would cut
revenue in the same proportion. They
fall to perceive that this Is an admis
sion that the lower duty would be Just
effective for protection as the
higher; hence the higher duty Is
unjustified.
Another fact which they overlook
1s that one duty has a close relation
to others. For example, the Payne-
Aldrlch law reduced the duties on
chemicals and dyes, which are used In
the manufacture of cotton and woolen
roods. Thereby the cost of manufac
turing such goods wss reduced, but
they absolutely refused to touch the
woolen tariff and they even raised the
cotton schedule in some respects. They
reduced the duty on iron ore, which
would under normal conditions reduce
the cost of manufacturing iron and
steel, but If they made a .correspond
ing reduction in the duty on those
commodities, it does not appear on
the records.
It would be well for the standpatters
to get the several lobes of their brains
to work, together lest In coping iwithX
one argument of their opponents, they
conflict with what they have said in
reply to another argument -
SALEM'S FIGHT FOR PCRJ5 WATER.
The Salem Capital Journal plainly
Intimates that the reason why Mayor
Lachmund vetoed the pure-water or
dinance was that a friend "had a bet
up with him that he would not veto
the ordinance." The Mayor, It ap
pears, had given abundant previous
assurances that he would help pass
the ordinance, and for this correct at
titude the Journal thinks he was truly
a "sport." He appears to have played
the role to the end.
The Salem Statesman thinks the
Mayor has written the word "failure
in large letters across his administra
tion," but promises that "Salem will
get over Lachmund. "" for it must and
will have, pure water.
An ex-Mayor of Salem, Mr. Rodg-
ers, a progressive man, has a publio
Interview In the Statesman In which
he deplores the predicament of the
city, which gets its water from the
Willamette River, described by the
secretary of the State Board of Health
as an "open sewer." and calls on the
public to get past the era of the -boiling
can and 'have pure water some
way or other.
The way to pure water at Salem Is
long and troublesome. Long time the
people there said the water was g-ood
enough, and persisted In drinking
themselves Into occasional typhoid
epidemics. Just to prove whatever
that proved. Finally they became
persuaded that no water but the best
is ever good enough and they set about
to get It. They will doubtless suc
ceed In time. But they will have to
recover from Lachmund.
Pure water at Salem Is not alone
Salem's affair, but the state's. What
ever Is done at Salem about water will.
be carefully observed by all the peo
ple. Salem should do something. The
temper there is to do It.
A copy of the Pendleton Tribune of
1S75 was taken resurrected, as it
were from the cornerstone of an old
Episcopal Church building In that city
a. few days ago the only relic, so far
as is known, of an effort of M. H. Ab
bott, a man afflicted for years with the
newspaper fever, to conduct and
maintain in that primitive time a
newspaper In an isolated village of a
few hundred Inhabitants. The now
thriving City of Pendleton was then
but six years old. It was served In
the way of transportation facilities by
a trl-weekly stage, long lines of wool-
laden freight wagons and by farmers
teams from the still farther interior.
The Tribune's "patent outside" was
made up and printed in Portland; its
editorials were written and Its scant
news compiled by Mr. Abbott. Prim
itive as it was in every detail, who
shall say that this early venture In
Journalism in the great Inland Em
pire did not serve well Its time and
place?
Thomas Wentworth HIgglnsori, au
thor, preacher, humanitarian and sol
dier of the Civil War, died on May 10
at his home In Cambridge, Mass., in
the SSth year of his age. A social
and political reformer, abolitionist and
woman suffragist, an advocate of tem
perance, peace and religious liberty,
the name of Mr. Hlgginson was
known and honored throughout the
Nation. Studious in his youth, ag
gressive in his early manhood, philo
sophical in his long term of middle life.
gentle, serene and self-distrustful In
his age, he lived the life of the nor
mal man of active intelligence and
progressive views and after four-score
years of unflagging mental activity he
has passed Into eclipse, honored as a
man who throughout his long life
maintained and exercised the full
courage of his convictions.
Roseburg forever! What the straw
berry festival held there this week
lacked in strawberries the season be
ing backward) the citizens made up to
the visitors by display of the true
carnival spirit. To this display dec
orations, flags, music, automobiles.
happy-faced school children, hand
somely gowned women and men intent
upon hospitality and alert in business
contributed and a record-breaking
crowd enjoyed everything that came
its way. Again, hurrah for Roseburg!
It is cheering to read that a num.
ber of Oregon towns are planning for
the "largest" celebrations they have
ever held. No doubt the word "larg
est" must he understood generously.
It means "wisest, safest and most
beautiful." Thus with the passing
years Oregon and her cities grow in
grace and common sense.
Before the blossoms have fallen Eu
gene Is talking of her next apple show
and Publicity Manager Freeman says
Lane County will have a thousand
boxes on exhibition. Up that way the
doughnuts are made without holes and
everybody Is an optimist.
Every Republican precinct commit
teeman should attend the meeting to
night. "A fine programme -has been
arranged." as the saying goes, and
there will be entertainment for alL
Members should leave their artillery
at home.
The- Attorney-General holds that
railroads need not advertise their time
tables. They should, at least, be com
pelled to tell the truth when marking
up a late train on the bulletin boards.
Local importers have purchased
25,000 tons of New South Wales coal.
but 25,000.000 tons in Alaska cannot
be touched.
A wife cannot stand everything.
One was given a decree yesterday be
cause the husband Insisted everything
should go "Just as he said." -
Warburton's Idea of free sugar will
rr.ee t approval Just now, at the near
approach of canning and preserving
time.
If a certain proposed case goes to
trial, the - existence of a plumbers'
trust may be established.
Again the West Side line is to be
electrified. The news comes as a
shock to unbelievers. .
Lady Decies (Vivian Gould) dis
carded some of her American anatomy
yesterday.
The Oregon hop is due Jor a skip
and a Jump.
The Beavers are getting their stride
again.
ETJGEXE IS HOSTESS TODAY
Junior Week-End Celebration Par
tially Marred, by Rain.
UNIVERSITY OF OREQOX, Eugene,
May 12. (Special.) The University of
Oregon is playing host on a larger
scale this week than ever before dur
ing the annual Junior week-end festivi
ties. Alumni and- friends of the stud
dents arrived here yesterday from all
parts of the state and all of the clubs
and fraternities are entertaining from
20 to 30 guests.
The two big athletic events, the
Northwest triangular field meet and
the first annual interscholastlc field
meet bring out a still larger number
of visitors. The track teams of Wash
ington and Idaho arrived yesterday, to
be ready for the big meet Saturday,
and 140 men, representing S5 high
schools and preparatory schools of the
state, are here participating in the In
terscholastlc meet, which is being
pulled off today.
Onlr one event In the programme
the canoe carnival has been interfered
with by the rainy weather that com
menced today. A high wind and a
drizzling rain made it impossible for
the races and aquatic event to be held
on the mill race this forenoon, and the
evening pageant and coronation cere
monies have also been called off, as it
was feared that rain might damage
the floats and fixtures that had been
prepared for the occasion. The carni
val probably will be postponed until
commencement week, at which time the
same programme of sports that naa
been planned for Junior week-end will
be held, and Miss Ruth Gibson. OI
Portland, will be crowned first queen
of the annual canoe festival.
The first of the social events of the
week-end was the presentation last
night of the college play, "At Yale," by
the University of . Oregon Dramatlo
Club, under the direction of Professor
I. M. Glen. Donald S. Lamm, a fresh
man recently from the East, took the
leading part, supported in the major
roles by Miss Helen Beach, of Portland;
Harold Warner, of Pendleton, and C.
W. Robinson, of Portland. This play is
the second large production that has
been staged by the dramatic club, and
scored a decided success.
Saturday morning will be given to
the regular university day work, when
the men of the university will devote
the forenoon to the building of new
sidewalks, bleachers and tennis courts.
and a party of students will be sent
out to perform the annual ceremony of
giving a new coat of paint to the big
cement block D, that is set In the side
of Skinner's Butte, overlooking tha city.
The women of the university will serve
luncheon to them on the campus at
midday.
The annual clash of the three big; uni
versities of the Northwest Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho in track and
field athletics, will occupy the after
noon and the Junior week-end will close
with the annual prom, held in the men's
gymnasium tomorrow night.
ACTUAL SERVICE IS ESSENTIAL
Attorney-General Rales Life) Di
ploma Requires Teaching.
SALEM, Or, May 12. (Special.)
Two opinions have been given by, Attor
ney-General Crawford Jor Superin
tendent Alderman. One of these was
In connection with a letter from W. T.
Van Scoy, asking whether a life di
ploma can be granted to a person who
holds a life normal school diploma from
the old Ashland Normal School, but who
failed to teach the required six years.
The Attorney-General answered this in
the negative.
The other referred to a leter of L R
Rutherford, asking; whether a school
district would have the right to build
a school on a tract of ground to be
owned by the town of St. Helens by
dedication. The Attorney - General
answered that as the land is dedicated
for park purposes it cannot be applied
to any other purpose.
The Attorney-General also Informed
the Railroad Commission that the Com
mission cannot compel railroads to
publish their time tables In newspa
pers under any existing law and inti
mates that he doubts the constitution
ality of a law to this effect should one
be passed.
NEW ROAD IS COMPLETED
Astoria Southern Hallway Company
Lays Permanent Tracks.
ASTORIA. Or., May VL (Special.)
The Astoria Southern Railway Com
pany has about completed the construc
tion of Its tracks from the Klaskanine
River, near Olney, a distance of about
eight miles, to the tract of timber
that was purchased a short time ago by
the Western Cooperage Company. The
latter will begin logging operations
there within a short time.
The main body of timber the coop
erage company owns In that section has
not yet been reached ana the railroad
company will let another contract early
in the Summer for the extension of the
road a distance of about 12 miles to
ward the Nehalem Valley.
While the railroad is ostensibly only
for logging purposes It is built on the
best grade obtainable. Is constructed
in a substantial manner and there are
many who believe it is being financed
by one of the big transcontinental
companies.
EXDEAVORERS ARE IN SESSION
Fonr Counties Represented at Con
vention Being Held at Albany.
ALBANY, Or., May 12. (Speclal)-
The fifth biennial convention of the
Central District of the Oregon Chris
tian Endeavor Union began In this city
this evening for a three days' session.
A large . number of delegates reached
the city this afternoon and evening and
.11 of the Christian Endeavor societies
In the various churches of this district,
which Includes Marlon, Linn. Benton
and Lincoln Counties, are represented.
At the opening session this evening
Professor Hans Flo, of Albany College,
president of the district organization,
welcomed the delegates and various
visitors responded. President Flo then
announced the committee appointments
and Rev. Albyn Esson, pastor of the
First Christian Church of Albany, de
livered the convention sermon. There
were several musical numbers.
There will be three sessions of the
convention tomorrow, all In the First
Christian Church. The convention will
close Sunday evening. .
UNIONS ARB URGED TO
HELP
Immigration Inspector , Wants Co
operation In Enforcing Laws.
Complaint that the labor unions have
not grasped their advantage under the
new Federal contract l&oor statute Is
made In a communication to the Chief
ot Police from W. J. McConnell, an
immigration Inspector, in charge of the
enforcement of the statute. The writer
requests that the police department
place him In possession or any facts
It may gather regarding the violation
of the law, which was passed in 1907
and provides a minimum penalty of
$1000 for the Importation under con
tract of any aliens except a few speci
fied classes of artists and professional
workers.
McConnell says that the Government
had expected that labor unions, being
directly benefited by the act, would
furnish much Information toward its
enforcement, but they have not, appar
ently, understood its significance.
EXALTED RULER IS COMING
Portland Elks' Plan Elaborate) Re
ception In: His Honor.
Plans for the reception and enter
tainment on May 25-26 of Grand Ex
alted Ruler Herrmann were last night
completed by the Portland lodge of
Elks, following a meeting held for
appointing a reception committee. The
members of the reception committee
are George L. Hutchin, Charles Clute,
Dr. H. F. McKay, Charles E. McDonell,
J. B. Coffey, D. Soils Cohen, Joseph
Delta, W. W. Robinson. J. H. Upton, J.
P. Finlev, W. R. Apperson, Gus C.
Moser, Alex Sweek, J. E. Kelly, T. B.
McDevItt, R. E. Moody, Henry Griffin
and K. K. Kubli. Mr. Kubll was
chosen chairman and D. Soils Cohen
secretary of the committee.
Mr. Herrmann is due to arrive In
Portland at 4 o'clock. May 25, and will
leave at 10 o'clock the morning of May
26. District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler Smith, of Salem, asked permiS'
sion of the Portland lodge to entertain
Mr. Herrmann for an hour and a half
on May 25. This was satisfactory to
the Portland lodpre.
The grand exalted ruler will be met
at the train by members ot the lodge
with automobiles and escorted for a
drive about the city. At 6 o'clock he
will be entertained at dinner at the Im
perial Hotel. Headquarters for Mr.
Herrmann have been secured at the
ImDerlal.
Following the dinner Mr. Herrmann
will be entertained In the ciuDrooms,
taking part in the burning of the
mortem . on the club's building. In
five years the Portland organization
has nald off an indebtedness of SS5.000
and now is free from debt, with cash
on hand.
Exalted Ruler Kubll will make the
address of welcome. D. Soils Cohen
will give a short talk on the history of
the club since the new buiiaingr was
erected. W. W. Robinson also will
elve a talk. A banquet will be served
In the clubrooms during the evening.
Mr. Herrmann will stop at Tacoma and
Seattle after leaving Portland.
KHRorted bv the DOllco band. 150
members of the local order will today
march from the club quarters. Seventh
and Stark streets, to the Washington-
street wlfarf, and embark on the
steamer Monarch for Astoria, where
they will help dedicate Astoria's new
temole. A fine present nas Deen pur'
chased by the Portland lodge for Its
Astoria brethren.
MOUNTAIN' BEETLE FOUGHT
Eastern Oregon Organization Will
Help Forestry Officials.
SALEM, Or., May 12-(Speclal.) State
Forester Elliott returned today from
Eastern Oregon, where he has been In
teresting lumbermen, cattlemen, sheep
men and farmers in the new forestry
laws. Ha says that he finds a spirit of
co-ODeration among them.
He found an organization in Baker
and Grant counties organized primarily
to fight the mountain beetle pest, which
will also interest Itself in prevention of
forest fires.
All of the principal timber holders
are members of the organization. "Much
money is. being spent In fighting the
beetle pest." said the forester.
Numerous applications are being re
ceived for positions as fire wardens, but
no appointments will be sent out until
about June 1.
ELGIN" MAKKI0T PURCHASED
La Grand Company Takes Over
Hooper Bros.' Plant.
ELGIN. Or.. May 12. (Special.) A
La Grande company, known as the city
market, which is composed of J. A.
Russell. R. H. Smith and W. P. Mohr,
who are now operating two markets
and Dackiner Dlant at La Grande, have
Just purchased the Hooper Brothers
market and the J. H. Parsons & Son
markets here Including their slaughter
houses, pens and other property.
It la rumored here today that the
above company has bought several
markets through this and the Wallowa
Valleys and that the purpose Is to ob
tain channels through which to dispose
of their packing plant at La Grande,
which Is to be greatly enlarged this
Summer.
Portland People in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 12. (Special.) Port
land arrivals at Chicago hotels today
were: Mrs. R. M Hail, at the Stratford;
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A- Cook, at the
Great Northern.
Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe
(Copyright.
10U. by
George MatUiew
AO
The most disagreeable thing grown
people do is to act smart in a crowd-
When a man prospers, his wife hires
a girl to do the cooking, and he doesn't
fare as well as he did when they were
poor.
After a man has been married a few
years, he begins to look like a book the
baby has played with.
The most natural thing In the world
for a woman to do Is to scream.
If you really like anyone, his mistakes
are almost as easy to excuse as your
own.
When a woman abuses a man, she
throws into ber talk all she has against
men in general.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who "took on" so at his wife's fu
neral that he had to be held to prevent
him from Jumping Into her grave when
the coffin was lowered?
If you are not missed when you go
away, it is a sign you don t amount to
much when at home.
A good many people take offense in
wardly. You may offend them with an
Idle remark, without knowing It, at the
time. But you will find It out later.
A man carrying a little valise, or
woman carrying a big one, is always a
funny sight one the street.
Half a Century Ago
From The Orcsonlan. May 13, 1S61.
lhe democratic territorial conven
tion, which meets at Vancouver this
morning, will nominate Isaac I. Stevens
for delegate to Congress if the pro
gramme is carried out as projected.
The British schooner Woodkeeker.
Captain I. Henderson, was wrecked on
Peacock Spit, at 3 o'clock, 10th Inst
Mr. William Moulthrop, " son of Cap
tain Moulthrop of this city. Is a heavy
loser.
St. Louis, April 28. President Lin
coln has issued a proclamation order
ing the blockade of the ports of Vir
ginia, North Carolina and the Southern
states. Virginia announces she has
united herself with the Southern Con
federacy. A gentleman who left New
Orleans Friday, April 26, says the
hole country between Jackson and
New Orleans is in ansa. At every
station along the road companies were
seen drilling, but appeared destitute of
arms, using old muskets, shotguns and
rifles. The telegraph lines were in
the hands of the Secessionists and not
permitted to give intimation as to the
movements of troops in secession
states. ,
Advertising Talks
By William C. Freeman.
A far-seeing advertising man sat in
my home one night recently and wrote
for me the following:
"There is only one way for corpora
tions to influence the editorial policy
of the press through advertising.
"That Is for the corporation actually
to convince tbe editor, as well as the
public, of the Justice of its position by
menu of logical copy.
"To give ordinary commercial copy
to newspapers or periodicals as a sop
Is Just as much out of fashion as the
"yellow dog" lobby Is in the halls of
state Legislatures.
"Commercial copy will accomplish
commercial reaulta for any corpora
tion that has desirable goods to sell.
This kind of advertising is a necessity.
"But public opinion about a corpora
tion's right to exist, or its right to ask
special favors of the public, can be
molded only by copy that comes out In
the open and says what it means.
"The American Woolen Company, for
example, is said to control nearly one
third of the wool manufacturing in the
United States. It has come out In the
magazines and weeftlles of late with a
line of attractive advertisements of its
woolen textile products.
" 'Collier's -Weekly,' after a discus
sion with the advertising agent send
ing out the advertisements, accuses the
Woolen Company of attempting to use
these advertisements to purchase the
silence of the publications on the sub
ject of 'Schedule K.' of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bllL
"We cannot credit the American
Woolen Company with such a Vhort
slghted advertising policy. It appar
ently believes in the mooted Schedule
K. It must have sound reasons for this
belief aside from selfishness alone.
But the public doesn't know what these
reaaons are.
"Wouldn't it be a much better ad
vertising policy for the American
Woolen Company If its advertisements
presented in the strongest, simplest
manner so that even the moat obtuse
editor could understand It the reasons
why 'Schedule K' is better for the coun
try at large?
"And wouldn't the natural place for
such advertisements be in the dally
newapapera T
"The magazine proprietors them
selves, a month ago, had to use the
newspapers of the country for a simi
lar purpose, and did convince many of
the editors of the country that their
side of the question was right.
"Keep up your commercial adver
tisements, gentlemen, they are good.
But If you want to influence publio
esteem come out in the open and ad
vertise for It.
All ot which Is absolutely sound
business doctrine, and the sooner cor
porations adopt It the . better it will
be for them and the public
(To be continued.)
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Drafting of Wills.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. May 10. (To the
Editor.) 1, What are the essentials for
a husband or wife in making a will?
2. I want to set aside a portion of my
land for a family burying ground. How
can I do this?
1. There Is no set legal form for
wills. A will should be plainly worded
and signed In the presence of two wit
nesses, who must also sign in the pres
ence of the testator and of each other.
2. Burial grounds may be set aside
by simply stating In the will what is
desired and so describing the tract that
its boundaries may be readily deter
mined. .
Sherlock Holmes!
Will Reappear in
Tomorrow's
Oregonian
That great exponent of deduc
tion and adventure has been re
vived by Sir A. Con an Doyle.
The Adventure of the Devil's
Foot is the first case the keen and
crafty Sherlock undertakes. It
is a weirdly fascinating tale in
which Doyle is at his best. Re
new your acquaintance with the
greatest of detective characters,
on page 7 of next Sunday's mag
azine section.
ANOTHER BIG FEATURE
We have secured the most vital
of that great collection of Civil
War photographs recently un
earthed after having lain in
musty vaults for half a century.
Real action pictures of the con
tending a r mie s in that great
struggle! You will get a closer
and more intimate understanding
of the war from these remarkable
photos. Text provided by the em
inent historian, Dr. Francis Tre
velan Miller.
Fiction is amply provided. Be
sides the Sherlock Holmes offer
ing there are two complete short
stories both of them np to the
measure of good short fiction.
Some New Self-Mades of Con
gress deals with men who have
forged their succes out of bitter
struggles with early adversity.
There is a distinct local end to
a recent stirring Dame in .Mex
ico. This is dealt with in an in
tensely interesting half page,
fullv illustrated.
"Tamnerine With Nature" re
counts the achievements of Gov
ernment scientists in creating
hybrid plants and animals. Ever
hear of the cattabn or the zebu?
Col. Crowe. Wallace Irwin's
new hero, hands out some delight
ful satire, softened by humor, re
garding our liberty-loving neigh
bors across the Rio Grande.
Widow Wise nearly loses her
heart and her life in the Al
pines. Sambo acquires a kingdom
and Mr. Twee Deedle has a fresh
adventure.
All the News of the World,
Right Up to the Minute.
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