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PORTLAND, OREGON", SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1911.
VOL. LI NO. 13.731.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NAVAL MILITIA
OFFICERS OUSTED
Shepherd, Blain and
McNulty Dropped.
ANCIENT FEUO IS SETTLED
Oregon Reserve Goes Out of
Existence by Law.
FORCE NOW REORGANIZED
Whole lae I Reviewed by Probers
nit General lliiff Iur Or
der Cau-ryln; Finding
Into F.ffrct.
Adjutant-General Flnxer had Issued
a g.neral order relieving Geora S.
fh.ph.rd. captain: John MeNalty. com
mander. and John F. Blain. lleutenait-
rommander. of their duties aa officer f
of the Oregon Naval Reserve. Anothe
order from tha Adjutant-General places
J.roh sMr. who held tha rank o
lieutenant-commander and wii execu
tlr officer of iho Reserve nntll ho re
signed about a month ago because of
trouble amour tha officer! la which he
did not wish to become Involved. In
temporary command of tha organlza
tlon.
Teerday Genera Flnxer Issued
aerond order discharging all tha ofTl
rers of tha Rearrra and commanding
that reorganisation ba effected. This was
followed br a third order, aent out Im
mediately after tha atate law organls
Ir.ic the Orf(o Naval Mllltla aa sue
rrnnr to tha Oregon Naval Reserve be
cama affective yesterday, rrappotntlnc
all tha officers with the exception of
fchepherd. McNulty and Blain.
Flnser Follow s Inquiry Court.
Tha state law organizing tha Oregon
Naval Mllltla decrees that the mllltla
Steers shall ba elected as aro those of
the National Guard by the vote of tha
men la tha organization. General Fin
ser has ordered that this election take
placa 29 days from May 30, which la
Juna 1. Tha officers whom he named
In his a-eneral order of yesterday. In
cluding; Ueutenant-Commander Kpeler,
will hold office till this election takea
Clare.
General Flmer's actions were dic
tated by tha findings of tha Court of
Inquiry, appointed to delva Into th
Jealousies and 111 feeling among offi
cers which resulted In a tight at th
Armory on tha night of April 1. These
findings were approved 'Wednesday by
Governor West. They do not make rec
ommendations but General Flnxer de
rided on his course of action with tha
approval of Governor West.
Tha reorganization of tba Naval Mil
Itla will Include the re-enllstraent of
tha enlisted men. As members of tha
Oregon Naval Reserve, which waa or
ganised on proclamation of Acting
Governor Bowerman. they enlisted for
three-year terms. The new law calls
for two-year enlistments. General Fin
ser has secured new enlistment blanks
and Lieutenant-Commander Speirr.' who
has arcepteJ the command of tha or
ganization, vrl'.l have charge of the
work of re-enllsmcnL. The old enlist
ments are sufficient to hold the men.
General Flnxer says, but ha wishes tha
Orecon Naval Mllltla to be launched In
dependent of the old organization.
Officer Severely Criticised.
The raport of tha Court of Inquiry
severely censures all three of tha offl
ters who hava been relieved of duty,
'he followtnc parasraph lives an Idea
of Ita tenor:
Wa further find that there existed
no unity of action among the officers
of tha Naval Reserve, no respect fur
authority, no discipline, no harmony of
purpose and that said officers were
divided Into factlona and their useful
ness destroyed by dissensions. Jral
oustes and strife."
Captain Bowman, a member of , tha
ouru approved only the portion of re
port rt.atine to Captain Shepherd and
l.leuiecant-Corcniandrr Blala taking
the around that the, court had been
convened to Inquire tnto their conduct
The court f.und that Captain Shep
herd vras within his rights In Issuing
his letter of March IT requesting Lieutenant-Commander
Blain to stay away
from tha drill hall, and took tha posi
tion that tha latter waa guilty of a vio
lation of tha list article of war In dis
obeying" It- Sergeant-at-Arma Wle
hausen. tha report says, had no option
except to obey Captain i-hepherd when
ordered to eject Blain from the Arm
ory. "The ejection order should not hava
been Issued." tha report continues, "as
It tended towards a breach of tha peace
and waa a breach of good order and
military discipline which tended to
lower tha dignity of tha officer Issuing
the same and waa an exercise of poor
Judgment on the part of the officer.
Captain George S. Shepherd."
Discipline Not Maintained.
Shepherd la censured for approving
an article written by McNulty and pub
lished In a Portland evening paper of
March .
This article designated the Junior of-
fleers of tha Reserve aa mutineers and
waa la th language of th court. I
a-rr.s.y. iip-i " im.ui,
ROYALTY AGLEAM
WITH RICH JEWELS
AMERICAN DCCHESSES NOTABLE
IX) li SFLEVDOR.
First Mate Ball In Reign of King
George I Given, With German
Cousins Present.
LONDON. May 1. Tba first Stat
ball of tha rea of King George, the
date of which was selected In honor of
tba visit of tba German Emperor and
Empress, took place at Buckingham
Palace tonight.
King George and Emperor William
wera joined by 10 member of tha royal
household who formed Into a magnifi
cent procession.
Emperor William took as his part
ner Queen Mary and Kins; George tha
German Empress.
Tba display of gema could not ba
surpassed at any European court. Nu
merous crowns, made especially for
the coronation, were aeen for the first
time. Queen Mary's corsage was like
a breast plate of diamonds and Included
two immense stones cut from the fa
mous Cullenan diamond, wrrtch wera
worn as pendants, She also .wore
high collar of diamonds.
Tha German Empress wore a dia
mond crown, a splendid pearl necklace,
and other diamonds and pearl orna
ments.
The leading peeresses all wore rort
ly displays of Jewelry. In this respect
tha Duchesses of Westminster. Man
Chester, and Roxburghe were especially
noticeable.
GERTRUDE GAYNOR ELOPES
Daughter of 31ajor Wedded lo'vVllI
lam Webb at Wilmington.
WILMINGTON", Del.. May 1J. Spe
cial.) Another daughter of Mayor Gay
nor of New Tork eloped her today and
waa married, the second within a year.
Gertrude Gaynor. aged 22. and her
fiance. William Seward Webb. Jr.. aged
JS. son of W. Seward Webb, ex-presldcnt
of the New Tork Central Railroad,
arrived In Wilmington early this after
noon and were married In the First
Presbyterian Church by tha pastor. Rev.
J. It- Stonsctfer. They were 'accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Vln
gut. who eloped to this place June 21
of last year and wera married by Ir.
George L. Wolfe. Mrs. Vlngut waa
Edith Gaynor. Tha Vlnguta wera tha
witnesses at tba marriage.
The bridal course fft this after
noon for Philadelphia, where they took
a train for tha West. Their destination
Is Los Angeles, where they will reside.
The Vlnguts proceeded to New York,
where they arrived this evening.
The utmost secrecy was observed re
garding the elopement. Her. Mr. ton
sclfer refused absolutely to give out
any details tonight. When asked what
reason he had for assuming such an at
titude, lie said ha was "forced to keep
It quiet for certain considerations."
Th bridegroom la a clerk In the office
of J. P. Morgan Co.
4 CLERKS LEAVE TO WED
Two
Baker Con pie F.lnpe to
Gramle and Are Married.
BAKER, Or, May 1. Special.) A
double romance. In which wer Involved
two Baker couple, had Its climax at La
Grande yesterday, when Grover Ptuder
and Miss Kdlth Weita and John Welta
and Mlsa Ida lull were united In mar
riage at that place.
Th young rouple gar their friend
th slip and went to tha Union county
metropolis, from which placa they con-
Inued their Journey after th ceremony
waa over, to spend a brief honeymoon
In Portland.
The couples first met la th M. Well
store, where all are employed aa clerks.
Working side by side each day. they
formed friendships which developed
nto a flame of love, with the happy re-
ult noted above.
It la understood that thy will re-
urn her In a few day and resume
their duties, side by aide, as before.
MOTORCYCLE AND AUTO HIT
One lH-ad, One Injured, a Re-wit of
Speeders Collision. .
REDLANTA Cal.. May lSi-ln a col
lision between a motorcycle and an auto
mobile toc.ay. Gerald Purvis, a chauffeur.
waa killed and Porter Adams, son of
Charles A.' Adams, a wealthy Ilostonlan
nd Winter resident of Rrdhinds, was
njurcd.
Purvis, on the motorcycle, and Adams,
i ti e automobile, were both traveling
t a speed In excels of 3D rr.llrs sn hour
and met at a street Intersection. Pur
vis died within a few nAnutes after tha
acclj-'nt. In attempting to avoid the
collision. Adams Jammed on the brakea
with such force that his car turned
turtle and ba waa thrown under It. suf
fering painful Injuries.
5 DEATHS CAUSED BY HEAT
Philadelphia Swelters and Iowa
Towns Are Torn by Storm.
:
PHILADELPHIA. May 19. Today
was th hottest May It In the history
of the weather bureau here. The maxi
mum temperature was 91 degrees. Five
death and many pros r rat Iocs from heat
wer reported.
CEDAR RAPIDS. la. May 19. West
Cedar Rapids tonight suffered from a
storm, which did thousands of dollars'
of damage. A plaster factory and sev
eral residences wer demolished. Hun
dreds of trees were blown down, and
streetrar and electric linht aervlce was
cut otr. A terrific nail storm swept
Boon. la-, this afternoon,
ASSESSOR IS HELD
ON TWO CHARGES
"PoorMan's Friend'Mn
dieted in Oakland.
FRIENDS RALLY TO HIS SIDE
"Honest Henry" Dalton Does
Not Lack for Sympathy.
HE IS RELEASED ON BAIL
Accused Official Declares Present
Predicament I Result of Per
seen tlon lie Ila Suffered
for Seventeen Tears.
OAKLAND, Cal.. May 19. The grand
Jury of Alameda County tonight re'
turned two indictments against Henry
Dalton, Assessor of Alameda County,
who was arrested her yesterday. Th
ndlctments charge receiving a bribe and
asking and agreeing to take a bribe.
Dalton waa arraigned before Judge
William Waste, of the Superior Court.
who fixed ball at I25.00Q for the first
ndictment and SIS. 000 for the second.
The Indictment wer returned after
the grand Jury had listened all day
ong to teatlmony from officials of tha
prlng Valley Water Company, who
helped arrange th trap for Dalton.
Dalton smiled when notified of tha In
ternments.
Persecution Dalton' Cry.
"If a case of persecution." he said.
It's th same kind of thing 1'va ex
perienced for 17 years In which I've
been County Assessor. They are try-
ng to blacken my character. I look
forward to the trial where I will have
opportunity to clear myself."
He did not pecify who "they were.
Dalton. who was formally arraigned
ata last night on a warrant charging
im with accepting a bribe and waa re-
eased on $25,000 bonds, appeared at his
fflce at t A. M. today, his usual hour.
nd transacted such business aa he
could. In tha face of continual Inter
ruptions. The office waa crowded with visitors.
Friends and acquaintances poured in
to assure -film of their sympathy and
upport. Many came from the edge
of the county, for particularly In the
ural districts Dalton Is Immensely pop
lar. The assessment rata lu Alameda
'ounty, outside of Oakland, la lower
than almost anywhere else In th state
nd Dalton I credited with keeping It
so.
Honest Henry Dalton" and "tha
poor man a friend hava been siogana
In his campaigns for years and his as
sertions that large corporation should
not escape their Just share of taxation
have won him many supporters.
To his callers today Dalton expressed
his gratitude and hi belief that ha
will ba vindicated at bl trial.
It was a hard day for tha grand Jury.
The Jurors pored over great sec- j
tlonal mapa of tba county, ahowlng
holdings of the Spring Valley Water
Company and everyone else. f
Maps Are Explained.
They listened to explanation of
these maps from clerk In Dalton's
office: they heard John E. Behan, sec
retary of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany, and Samuel P. Eastman, vice-
Concluded on Pare 2.)
BOUND,
Mk, WELFJH if
INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
Thm Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature
4i rwe; minim am. 41 dncrev
TODAY'S Fair and wanner; Dorthwesterlj
triad.
Tmnigu.
Kin Georce en 4 Queen Mary rive first "tat
ball la former rl,n. with German
royalty fueeta of honor. Pace 1.
Peace will be proclaimed anrl Madero CO to
Mexico City after Ue la Jttaxra is m-
tailed. Face 2.
HmtitmmL
House has another political wrasflc orer
statehood. Face 3.
Government brine suit to dissolve Eastern
lumber dealers' associations as trust.
Fare 1
La Follette ssks lumber manufacturer
forest reserves help trust. Pays 2.
Domestic.
Thurston rIl. ex-actor, says Is coins
to play ball with Beavera. Pas ft.
Attack on Elks by President Wheeler causes
sharp retort at Berkeley. Fac s.
Census Bureaa women employes refuse to
accept Ice cream riven by Mrs, Joan
Hays Hammond. Pare 8.
Extreme heat continues In East. Washlnf ton
belnr hottest city. Pace ft.
Hypnotised, man" walks (or first time In
three years. Pace 1.
Oakland rrand Jury Indicts
bribe-taker. Pace i.
Padflo Northwest.
T acorn a murder case may so to Jury today.
Far
Individual lumbermen of Puret Sound coun
try to us discretion relative to curtail
menu Face 7.
Nearly dozen measures out already to be
placed on 1912 ballot, pace 6.
Mrs. Sidney Love pleads postponement of
divorce case brought by husband In Ore-
son. Face 0.
Boise to see firbt for commission form of
Sovernment. Face a.
Prtnevllle section rich In resources, declares
A ad. son Bennett. Pace 7.
Sports.
Spokane win two National wrestllnc cham.
pionsnips. Fare. 9.
Ail-Ore? on tntersrholastic field meet final
t Corvailia today. Pace &.
Pacific Coast Lea rue results yesterday
Portland 2-4, Sacramento IS; Oakland 10,
md J-ran clsco 7; Vernon 11. Los An
Seles ft. Pace S.
Northwestern Learue results yesterday
Portland 3. Hpokane 1; Vancouver 1-4.
Seattle 2; Victoria 2. Tacoma 0. Pace &
Comnifii li aUad Marine.
Larro wheat shipments may be made to
Mexico. Far J.
Wool burins; in West for Immediate
Face is.
Trad. or In stocks fails off and market
weakens. Pace 19.
Wheat lower at Ghlcaro on weather reports.
Fare lo.
Trade reports from most sections are hope-
iui. race it.
Captain Blain, of Orecon Drydock Company,
accepts position of inspector in East.
Face 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
East Side preparlnr to decorate for Rose
Festival. Pace 18.
Mayor Simon convinced by 4!VOO petitioners
or urcnt demand for candidacy. Pace 9.
K eat Ins Flood lease Pant aces Theater
for Lyric Musical Comedy Company.
Par n
Ganc of srxalleced holdup men csptured
by squad of police. Face 4.
Chief of Police Cox scores legal point In
trial for neclect of duty. Pace 1L
xnree orncers of Orcson Naval Mllltla are
ousted; Captain Speler placed at head of
new orranisauon. Pass L
New law requlrlns ministers to register with
i. ounty Clerk berore performlns mar
liases roe Into effect today. Pas 9.
Wood row Wilson In address at luncheon
opposes recall of Judrea Pare 14.
Citizens continue to pledce support to Mayor
e iino a. rig ic
Woodrow Wilson picks flaws in "Oreson
system. Par L
LILLIAN TRIES VAUDEVILLE
Fair Miss Russell to Get $20 a 3Un-
ute In "Continuous."
NEW YORK. May 19. (Special)
Lillian Russell, the famous beauty and
comic opera star, 1 going to appear in
vaudeville. Percy O. Williams has
gned a contract with tha fair Lillian
and those In the know of things thea
trical, declare that tha figures are star
tling. To be exact. Miss Russell will
make at least 120 a minute for 20 min
utes' work each day.
Miss Russell will be at the Colonial
theater th week beginning June S.
Thl will be her only New Tork appear
ance prior to resting for the Bummer
and preparing for har re-entrance Into
the light opera field. Her offering will
Include Longfellow's "Boy" and "The
Brook." "l't Something Sweet to Tell,"
"Eaten Fanning" and "Com Down, My
Evening Star."
GAGGED BUT NOT YET DELIVERED.
IS
ON LUMBER TRUST
Atlantic Coast Dealers
in Huge Conspiracy.
CONSUMERS1 RIGHTS VIOLATED
Government Says Blacklist Is
Used Freely.
EFFECTS ARE WIDESPREAD
Suit Is First of Series to Break TJp
Combinations of Retailers in
Order to rrevent Consumers
From Buying: Wholesale.
SUIT O.NXT FIRST OF SERIES.
WASHINGTON. May 19. At tha
Department of Justice today It was
said the salt filed In New Tork
sgalnst the so-called lumber trust
probably will be the first of a series
to be Instituted.
Officials of the department made
It plain there would be no delay In
pushing the cases and that the na
tur of tha .vldenc would deter
mine whether criminal or civil pro
ceeding! should b brought In other
cases.
NEW TORK, May 19. In the first
Federal anti-trust proceedings brought
under the Sherman law as Interpreted
In the Standard OH decision, the De
partment of Justice filed In the United
States Court here today a suit against
constituent organizations of what is
popularly known as the "lumber trust,'
alleging th existence of a widespread
conspiracy "unreasonably" to restrain
the lumber trade in this country.
Ten trade organizations and more
than 150 individuals are named as de
fendants. It alleges violation of the
Sherman anti-trust law and seeks a
permanent injunction restraining the
defendants from continuing the con
spiracy charged.
It Is said the suit may be the first
of a series of suits by Attorney-General
Wickersham looking to breaking up
lleged agreements among the retailors
of commodities, to maintain high
prices, to force all ultimate consumers
to buy from retailers and to blacklist
wholesalers who sell to other than
members of the retail organizations.
Outside Dealers Blacklisted.
The elaborate system of blacklisting
attributed to tha alleged lumber con-
plrators, copies of circulars sent out
by the organization, classifying consu
mers as proper and "improper, ex
tracts from reports threatening "short
hrift" to dealers daring to violate the
rules of the organization and branding
such offenders aa "poachers,'
scalpers," "mavericks" and Illegiti
mates," ar fully set forth In the Gov-
rnment's petition.
It Is alleged that not only private
consumers have been blacklisted, but
that many great Industrial concerns
have been put under th ban by the
lumber dealers. The Government s bill,
aggregating 20,000 words, is replete
with sensational allegations and Inter
esting exhibits. v
The suit I. directed Specifically
against muiu uik"muvub u luu
(Concluded on Pas. 4.
ATTACK
OPENED
HYPNOTISM CURES
MAN OF PARALYSIS
CJfDEK 6 PELL HE WALKS FOR
FIRST TIME IX THREE TEARS.
Doctors See On of Xumber Perform
Modern Jliracle Influence
Causes Strength to Return.
NEW TORK. May 19. (Special.)
Seven doctors and a circle of nurses
at St. Mark'a Hospital today watched
Dr. Alfred J. Fox demonstrate one of
the miracles of modern science, when
he commanded a paralytic to walk,
under the Influence of hypnotism, and
was obeyed. For three years th man
had been unable to move himself.
Aow, began th doctor, "you ar
going to move your feet. Move your
feet up and down. You have control
of them."
Melchlor Luysterborg, who couldn't
do any auch thing for three years, be
gan to wiggle hitherto helpless feet.
"Now, you will notice that your legs
ar getting warm; ar going to per
spire." Suggestion almost Instantly brought
glow.
"You can stand up; you can walk. Of
course you will have to lean on these
doctors, but you can walk."
Tha great form raised Itself and got
up from the table. Leaning on two
doctors, .the big man went slowly
around the room.
Then he returned to the table and
the hypnotic Influence was removed.
The man immediately sat up and said:
"I want to walk."
His effort was better this time than
on the previous occasion and he went
around the room with better effect.
PSALMODY CAUSES STIR
Presbyterian Assembly Argues Over
Violated Customs In West.
CLATSVILLE, Pa, May 19. The free
dom exercised by some of the Western
churches In breaking away from the
customs of the denomination in the ren
dering of the psalms caused a lively
discussion of psalmody at the conven
tion of the Home Mission Board of the
United Presbyterian church today.
The discussion arose In connection
with the consideration of five requests
for missionary aid from the Puget
Sound Presbytery. Several members of
the committee expressed the bnlnlon
that, because church custom was ig
nored, the request should not be
granted. The requests were finally
tabled.
A warm defense of the Puget Sound
Presbytery was made by Rev. Dr. W.
G. M. Hayes, of Spokane, Wash., who
blamed the students from the Allegheny
Theological Seminary for difficulties in
the presbytery. He declared they were
heretics as far as psalmody was con'
cerned. Rev. Dr. McNaughton. head of
the seminary, defended the students.
SCIENTISTS OFF TO NORTH
Search for Specimens of Birds and
Mammals Made by Revenue Cutter.
SEATTLE. Wash, May 19. The rev
enue cutter Tahoma sailed today for
Attu, the most westerly of the Aleutian
Islands, carrying a Smithsonian Institu
tion scientific party, which will gather
specimens of birds, mammals, flowers
and rocks.
The expedition is headed by A. C.
Bent, of Taunton, Mass. Other natural
ists In the expedition are F. B. Mc-
Kechnle, of Boston; H. C. Beck, of San
Jose, Cal, and Alexander Wettmore, of
Lawrence, Kan. Many species of birds,
of which little is known, nest on the
archipelago.
OREGON WINS GOLF EXPERT
H. Chandler Egan Pays $75,000 for
Fine Medford Orchard.
MEDFORD, Or, May 19. (Special.)
H. Chandler Egan, of Chicago, twice
amateur golf champion of the United
States, today purchased the noted Bates
orchard near this city, paying 975,000.
The tract consists of 115 acres, of which
80 acres is planted to fruit, half being
in pears and the remainder in apples.
The orchards are one of the show
places of the valley. Mr. Egan will re
side In Medford, he says, six months
each year, spending the remainder of
the time in Chicago, where he Is en
gaged In business. John D. OlwelL of
this city, made the sale.
MRS. TAFT IS RECOVERED
It Will Xot Be Xecessary for Presi
dent's Wife to Leave Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 19. Mrs. Taft
has so far recovered from attack of
nervous trouble tonight that it was an
nounced that It would be unnecessary
for ner to go to Hat Springs, Va, or to
Beverly, to recuperate.
She I robably will remain in the
White House, avoiding all social duties
for a month. Miss Helen Taft will pre
side at the Whit House functions for
the present.
GIRL DENIES BEING ADDER
"Society" Story Results In Arrest of
Washington Editor.
TACOMA, Wash, May 19. (Special.)
-Objecting to reference to herself In
the society columns of a Milton weekly
newspaper as "an adder whose sting
Is deadly poison," Ethyl Cuthbertson
today caused the arrest of W. J. Sey
mour, of Milton, formerly Justice of
Peace and Town Marshal.
Miss Cuthbertson came to this stste
from New Zealand a few months ago.
DR. WILSON PICKS
HAWS IN SYSTEM
People Still Are Far
From Legislators.
OFFICIALS TOO NUMEROUS
Oregon Idea Old, but Still
Capable of Improvement.
COMMISSION PLAN BEST
New Jersey Governor Says "Silen
Partners" Are Demanding Voice
in Business Short Ballot
Aid to Government.
Woodrow Wilson last night in a pub
lic address in the Portland Armory said
that the Initiative and referendum-
could not supplant the function of the
Legislature. H charged the "big in
terests" with the faults of government
and indorsed a short ballot and the
commission plan of city government.
Dr. Wilson was In a happy mood. A
vein of humor ran through his address.
He spoke of the "tonic spirit of the
Oregon air," and referred to the mem
bers of the Legislature as being "ner
vous, but unchanged in character."
The Armory was decorated with Ameri
can flags and members of Battery A
acted as . ushers and as a guard of
honor. Dr. Wilson arrived in company
with President Beckwith of the Com
mercial Club and President Strong of
the University Club, and was greeted
by Ben Selling, Bert E. Haney and W.
J. Hofmann, of the Business Men's
Committee. The audience cheered lus
tily when these men, together with tha
B0 vice-presidents of the meeting.
mounted the platform.
Selling Gives Text.
Chairman Selling's introduction of
Dr. Wilson as "the man from the Far
East" gave the speaker a text for his
opening.
"There is a touch of the tonic spirit
of your air in your greeting," he said.
after the cheering had subsided.
"Somehow the air seems charged with
electricity. It is hard for me to hold
my own out here for It seems to be
a place where everyone thinks and
compels everyone else to think to keep
up with you. I am from the Far East,
all right enough, but not from the
Orient. Tha Far East of America has
none of the quietude of thought which
the Orient is noted. In other words.
New Tork, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey increuible as It may seem to
you are wide awake. I cannot be
lieve it is strange news to you. I
cannot pretend that I am familiar with
your scenery, but I am acquainted with
the kind of people you have out her
and I want to say to you tonight that
they are of the right brand of Ameri
cans. "In the "Far East' we speak the same
kind of reform that you do out here,
and we ore on the warpath for those
reforms, as you have been out here. It
is true that the East was less eager to
enter into reform than your people. As
you no doubt are aware, , the East has
always been more sedate than you have
been. For out of the East have come
the alert and Irresistibly energetic sons
to build up this country. They have
been making It, and of course they
have, with their energy, moved faster
than the brother who was kept at home
and did not desire to move. Hence he
has less of the desire for change. You
are the vanguard of all that is most en
ergetic Insomuch as you have drawn
out of the East the energies and the
push, there is less desire to turn thing
upside down.
Country's Temples All Alike.
"But the temper of the country has
the same uneasiness. Men thought that
they were in the presence of some Im
pending evil. Why, there are men on
this platform who a few years ago were
thought to be dangerous. But great
changes have taken place, and now the
whole country recognizes the Oregon
system as a fundamental system that
may bring good. I brought these men
here as examples for exhibition to show
that, now that you have adopted the
system, they are your partners in this
business of reforming.
"In traveling West I did not find that
there were zones of political thought.
There were not reversible ideas. There
was not one kind of thought for the
arid countries and another for the pro
ductive valleys.
"What are we after? To establish
broad policies of government and the.
connection of the people with these poli
cies. There are two theories of govern
ment one wherein the biggest material
interests are consulted and direct the
destinies of government. In this the pro
tection tariff has had some part. Th
men who contributed to every campaign -were
the preferred partner to ths
transaction and they did not give up
their money without securing promises
of an adequate return. I can best illus
trate this by the contribution that John
Wanamaker raised some 1400,000 and
when the money was given to him in
many cases it waa with an understand
ing that there should be a return.
The "big interests sought control
through the theory of direct connec
tion an the smallness of the contact.
(Concluded on Fas. 14.)
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