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Bryan says la th last number of th Commoner that th ral mat of th Standard OU decision 1s to b found In th amendment of th anti trust law." To this truthful remark ha add a paragraph or two of re mark which do not seem to hav been meditated Terr profoundly. For ex ample, he declare that ht reason why Mr. Whit wa mad Chief Justic and llr, Hushe appointed to th Supreme Bench was that thU decision la favor of th trust might b secured. It U Just what they hav lone wanted. Mr. llr) an opine, and th amendment which th court ha read Into th law Is precisely the one which Wall street has demanded of Congress but failed to obtain. This may or may not b true. What Wall street wants Is not always patent to an observer In far Nebraska, llr. Bryan belongs to a diminishing class of antiquated reasoners who believe In rut-throat competition and look upon very combination as an eriL Sensi ble economists lone ago pointed out that unregulated competition Inevita bly leads to monopoly by destroying the who take part in It one by one until no more than two or three are left. They then pool their Interests and stop fighting- and no power under heaven can prevent them from doing It. If they do not unit openly they will unit secretly. It Is hopeless, of ?ours. to seek to hammer Ideas of this sort Into Mr. Bryan's skull. Th Democratic plat form of DOS declared that private mo nopolies ar Intolerable, and to the great Nebrasksn statesman this Is law and gospel. Persons with saner meth ods of thinking do not desire, to se th trusts destroyed, but they do want to se them strictly regulated. The possible benefits of federated industry are so enormous that It would bo fool ish to break It up If we could. Fortu nately, w cannot, but w can wast a great deal of energy In attempts to accomplish the Impossible and injur our own circumstances. W do not believe that Mr. Taft would hav taken part In any deep laid plot to modify th anti-trust law. nor that Mr. Hughes or Mr. Whit mad any pledges whatever befor they wer placed on th Supreme bench. Mr. Bryan's partisanship seems to hav disordered his brain. MEMORIAL IXT. It I significant that Memorial Day should com In th Spring when na tur Is putting forth thos powers which demonstrate her tm mortal outh. For on this day it Is only In outer seeming that we commemorate th dead. Th heroe whos tombs we cover with flowers and whos . names w celebrat In patriotic ora tions ar not dead In the sens that their spirits have passed from th , earth. They ar her active and po tent, exercising upon the generation that has followed them far more In fluence than many of those who walk about In living bodies- Even If th vital spark that one inhabited their mortal frames has Journeyed to some "other and happier world their deeds remain on this planet and always will remain and what better Immortality could any man pray for than to b forever present with the earnest and '. aspiring spirits of his race. Inciting thera to love th great exemplars of th past and live their own Uvea no- ' blr For it is not enough to study and lov the past. That is part of a good citizen's duty, but not th whole of it. II must strive to live so that the generations of th future may look back to our day and find It worthy to rank with th great epochs of hls torv. Th man who doe his fall duty by th world not only revere his ances tors, but does deeds worthy to be re- " vered by his descendants. The achievements of long ago Inevitably grow dim as they recede. "All thing ar fleeing from as and become por tion and parcels of th dreadful past." It la dreadful becaua it is symbolical of death. A Um will In evitably com when th memory of th most tremendous events begin to fade. Th splendor of th brightest names must wan. What doe It mat- ter to us that Caesar crossed th Rubicon and Alexander pushed his conquests to th verge of th world? lake ancient languages old heroisms los their hold upon men's minds. As th universal llf fore continu ally enshrine Itself la new bodies so the 'heroic ld of th rac need perpetually new expression. There ar two or thr books which seem to renew their vigor In each century and remain as young as they wer when they were first written, but most books grow old. their vigor fades and their meaning vanishes. Ther hav been two or three man who wer so pre-eminently great that In air figure gala perspective by th passing of th centuries and lose nothing of their commanding emi nence. Most men. however much they may b esteemed by their contempo raries, must expect their fame to wlth r. Th longest aarthy immortality la but a question of a few centuries, more or less. All Inspiring deeds must be don over and over again In order that they may b translated Into th language of th newborn mind. All great achievements In literature and art must be repeated la novel forms from ag to age. Otherwise th world fails to gather their meaning and th high Ideal ar obliterated. "Lin op en Una, precept upon precept." Is th maxim of th wis teacher. He ob tain hia effect by Incessant variation of hia them. go th world -e-pirlt teaches th chil dren of men, not by rltratlng tale of "old. far-off. forgotten things and battle long ago." but by incarnating to spirit that woa old battles and did mighty deeds In forms forever now. Each generation travels a llttl farther from th ancient rountalnheada of In spiration and a It recede more and mora of th water Is lost In the sands. Bad would It be for men wr no new springs to gush forth by th wayside, Th heroe of th past provided ex amples and Inspiration for us. What recreants to duty w shall be If w provide dom for th children who must follow us. Just as our predeces sors of th Civil War boldly faced the problems of their time snd solved them with terrible expenditures of energy and suffering so must w fac our problems and solv them. Th best prals w can glv th he rons who sacrificed themselves in th past la to b ready to sacrlllc our selves now. It Is mere mockery to laud their deeds and at th asm tlra desert the flag which they died de fending. It Is our duty, sold Lincoln at Gettysburg, "to see to It that these soldiers shall not hav died In vain." Th only way to do that la to ad van o tha flag. They carried It up th heights a certain distance and when vt.n.K rnUmA fhun thCV left it fOT US tO carry farther. Th men of th past wrote their message in ineir " guag for u to read and act upon. W must writ our message for th men who are to follow us as th pos sesion and rulers of th world. Th call of duty Is as urgent .today as It was In th Um of th Civil War. but th form of th obligation ha changed. Arms and slaughter grow antiquated. From th warfar with wrong ther Is no discharge, but w -, nnr with Intellectual weapons. Th ballot replace the rifle, th rea soned appeal to the country wins t torles as great aa th Infantry charg did In days of yore. Th deeds of th mighty men of th past llv only aa they becom our deeds and manifest themselves In our spirit. Life 1 a raer flsment of th lmaplnatlon apart from living creatures. The memory of departed heroes Is but a vacuous dream unless It Is concrete In the pur pose of their children. It Is not those who cry "Lord. Lord." th loudest, so th Savior tells us. who ar acceptable to the Master of th World, but those who ar actlv in doing his will. Likewise It Is not those who pralso the great men of th past most diligently with their tongues who really show them most honor, but rather thos who strlv to make th present th worthy consequenco of their endeavors. The living generation stands ever In th foremost files of time. It Is th forlorn hop of th world. It storms th Impossible re doubts and furnishes th volunteers for desperate marches, or els the campaign falls and the causa la lost. H best commemorates tho glory of the dead who helps bring Justice and happiness to th living. HH.lT PORTUAXD FACES. There are signs that a largo vote will be polled at the election next Monday. The city Is stirred aa It has not been stirred In years. The moral, the taxpaylng. th home-loving and the business elements fear Rushlight. There Is good reason. There Is in deed more than one good reason. Those elements are la the main united against Rushlight. But her and there Is an Individual or a small group of Individuals who have become offended at Mayor Simon and certain of his administrative acts, or who have persuaded themselves that they ought to support the Republican nominee because he is the Republican nom inee, or who have their own reasons for wanting Rushlight to be Mayor reasons personal to themselves or to their business or their purposes. The Rushlight organization Is strong very strong. The Oregonlan Is not disposed to deny It or to mini mix it. It distinctly recognizes and advertises that fact so that Portland the real Portland, the people re sponsible f"r Its moral. Industrial and ethical progress may under stand what It Is up against and gov ern Itself accordingly. Portland ought not to be called on to apologize or. explain to th world Its action of next Monday. WKKRK DCLAT StXAXS SAVTMO. In sending Publlo Pock Commis sioners Corbett and Mulkey to Europe to examine and report on the dock problem In the principal cities of the Old World the new Dock Commission has rendered a distinct service and savd some money for Portland. So long as the Commissioners can defer the date when the big bond Issue be gins drawing Interest the cost of the Commission will be Inconsequential and th Interests of th port will not suffer. There would, in fact, b an economic advantage If the Investiga tion of the problem could be extended over a term of years. In addition to saving money for Portland by making an extended tour of the Oi l World seaports the value of the service ren dered by Mr. Corbett and Mr. Mulkey lies In th fact that both ar public spirited men to whom the Interest of th port ar of paramount Importance, Had two such men. enjoying th confidence of th people, mad a tour of th Old World ports or or th big seaports In this country befor th 12.600.000 bond lasu waa authorized w would not today be considering the expenditure of $2,500,000 for the pur pose of providing cheap dockage fa cilities for a few wealthy San Fran cisco shipowners who do not even favor Portland to the extent of buying their supplies her. At no other port In th world will our Dock Commis sioners find so small a percentage of the traffic by water available for a public dock as at Portland. It will be absolutely Impossible for them to de termine by comparison with othcj ports what Portland needs and what It does not need In th way of public dock a More than 0 per cent of all the water-borne trafflo moving In and out of Portland la bought or sold by the men who own the docks. To Induce them to use public docks the latter must necessarily be operated at a lower cost than the private docks, and no one Is so foolish as to believe that th city with It civil service red tape, political favoritism and patronage can ever op erat docks at a lower cost than they are operated by private concerns. Having thus taxed ourselves to the tun of 12. 600. 000 to provld publlo docks for a scant It per oent of the tonnage entering th port wo must provld th sam facilities for th 19 per cent that are now enjoyed by the per cent of shipping handled by pri vate docka. On San Francisco steamer last week discharged cargo at three different docka and it Is a very rare occurrnc for any of th aa Fran cisco steamers to secure a full cargo without shifting to from four to six docks. This Is a . business condition that cannot be changed. If the City of Port land Is to actively compete with pri vate dock owners, it must provide the same facilities that are now provided, which would mean a dozen or more docks on both sides of the river. At no other port in the known world will the Dock Commission find the same satis factory shipping facilities and condi tions as are In evidence at Portland, the greatest wheat shipping port in the United States and the greatest lumber shipping port in the world. The need of a fifth wheti on the ordi nary wagon Is fully as great as the need of public docks In Portland. COXrOKMIXO TO TUB PRIMARY LAW. Mr. Rushlight says or his handy press bureau says for him that Th Oregonlan "would roak the voters of this city believe that the great princi ples of the direct primary law are only a fancy and should be set aside when the near-Republican organ ad vises It." Mr. Rushlight, through his versatile amanuensis, also makes his usual demagogic appeal to class preju dice by referring to Mr. Simon and his "mllllonair club of political man agers." who h declare would like to repudiate th primary law. Th Simon citizens' committee Is made up of representative Portland citizens. They are well known. They are men of character. They are re sponsible. They are deeply concerned for the present and future of Portland. They are entitled to a respectful hear ing for what they are and for what they have sot out to do; and they will surely get It from Portland, despite cheap slurs and penny-a-llner Innuen does, Does the News' political dlrt shoveler also write the Rushlight state documents? Mr. Simon waa nominated as a can didate for Mayor In strict accord with the provisions of the primary law. The primary law provides for candidates to be named by political parties and It provides also a method of naming In dependent candidates. It Is false that the primary law or Its principles are Involved In any way In the coming election, or that The Oregonlan or the citizens committee Is Inspired by purposes unfriendly to the law. The election of Mr. Simon as an in dependent candidate will mean that the people have chosen their own Mayor. Is not that what the primary law seeks to accomplish T Of course It la. DOILAR WHEAT. The farmers living within easy ship ping distance of Chicago who have re frained from selling their wheat are now being offered the last chance of the season for "dollar wheat." With all of the new-crop options selling un der 90 cents per bushel yesterday, and a decided weakness In the trade. May wheat In Chicago was forced up to $1.03 per bushel. It is customary among the farming contingent to de plore the manipulations of the Chi cago Board of Trade men when an attempt Is made to bear prices, but less protest la heard when the opera tions of the bulls enable them to sell 90-cent wheat at $1.03 per bushel. With one more day before the May option expires, there Is a prospect for still further sensations If the present "corner" Is In strong hands. After that the Influence of natural conditions and not manipulation will again be felt. In addlUon to decidedly bearish weather news yesterday, the weekly statistics were all unfavorable to high prices. The American visible supply showed an Increase of more than 1.000.000 bushels, and Is larger than it has been at any corresponding date since 1907. Quantities on passage were 9,000.000 bushels greater than In the closing week of May last year, and world's shipments were 3,500.000 bushels greater than they were last year. Meanwhile, despite meager stocks In some sections of this country, wheat has been piling up In the Old World markets. For the season to date the shipments from the world's principal exporting countries have been 100, 000.000 bushels greater than for the same period in the preceding season. We are not likely to se very cheap wheat In this country, but from Indi cations the present May option will probably afTord the lust glimpse we shall have of "dollar wheat" this year. A MORAL BIJCirr rXTTTEDT Possibly the story of San Francis co's moral paralysis has some signifi cance for Portland. Is Portland to be McCarthylzed through the elec tion of Rushlight? Is It desired that Portland shall be delivered over to the forces such as those that have San Francisco In their deadly grasp? The latest exhibition of McCarthylsm In Saa Francisco ought to giv pause to the movement toward Kushlightism In Portland. Mayor McCarthy has Just removed the Chief of Police because the chief stood In the way of the McCarthy plan to turn the town over to the vicious. Immoral and dissolute ele ments. It may be inferred from the McCarthy charges against Seymour that he was In entire sympathy with th general McCarthy policy of mak ing San Francisco "wide open"; but the Chief of Police appears to have been inclined to favor a group of gam blers, grafters and parasites not on the calling list of His Excellency, tho Mayor. Mayor McCarthy finds it nec essary to reassure the unscrupulous gang that has had so much to say about the conduct of his administra tion that. In dismissing the chief, he has been seized with no scruples of decency or virtue, but that he Is will ing to go further than ever before In realizing his ambition to make San Francisco a gilded liell of frivolity, dissipation, gaiety and license. He ex pressly avows his purpose to permit gambling in Chinatown, dancing In the caiem. reopening of the tenderloin, beach resorts opened up and serving of liquor to women In saloons of the Mission and other districts. Th ordinary mind can easily graep what such a course means for the demoralization and degradation of any community; but the San Francisco news reports of this latest California sensation leave little to the imagina tion. Specifically Mayor McCarthy's purposes are In part set forth as fol lows by th San Francisco correspon dent of The Oregonlan: Tba Mayor's greatest concern at preaaet. according to nl pubtlthad statrmf nta, 1b to m to aromaa In all parta of tha city t all tha liberty thy want without pollca In terf franco, ragardleaa of whether thB Po ll,' Commiaalon has adopted rerulatlona pro hibiting tha sal of liquor to female patrons in rarutln c)aeaa of Baloons and cafos. H aJo wouid allow tha women of th tenderloin, hia opponent charge, to danca any kind of a dance they wleh, despite tba fact Utat aia ewa f mml-T"ra ylacd th ban on dancing: In th optow-n tenderloin following tae expo of th mux la ordinano danco ball grart. McCarthys opponent say he further ob ject to Feymour carrying out a rul ox tb preeent Polic Commission whlca or dered stopped auch dance a tb "Bunny Hug." "Loving Two-Step," "Walk Sack" and that class of dance. These are only a few of the things Mayor McCarthy stands for. The other things are eufficiently Indicated by his own shameless announcement. Who stands for Rushlight? Who speaks for RuRhlight? Who controls Rushlight? Who Is consulted by Rushlight?' Who will pretend that Rushlight's election Is a step forward for Portland In any moral or material direction? Who does not know that It Is a distinct movement backward? Who that supports him declares that he is fit for Mayor? Who that knows him will say that it Is safe or wise, or Judicious, or prudent, to elect him? Who favors him but the classes or elements or persons that expect direct advantage and special consideration through his election? According to New York advices the sensational cut of $3 per ton in the price of steel has brought to the mills but few orders and these were of small tonnage. All things considered, this Is not an occasion for surprise. In view of the testimony of John W. Gates, It Is apparent that the colossal profits of the steel trust were made all the more colossal by forcing the con sumers to pay a profit on something like $500,000,000 worth . of watered stock that cost Its holders absolutely nothing. With an excellent prospect that the Investigation may bring to light further secrets and still further ansettle the market It is not Improb able that the consumers are holding off for something more than a $3 cut in prices. It is presumptuous and absurd to call on the people to elect Rushlight Mayor In order to "uphold the primary law." Then, of course, Thomas must also be elected Mayor to "uphold the primary law." The primary law con templates no compulsion on the elec torate to accept the candidates of any party or of no party. It provides a method by which partiea may choose their candidates. In this manner both Rushlight and Thomas were nominated. They go be fore the people now on exactly the same basis with Mr. Simon, also nom inated as Independent candidate under the terms of the primary law. There is no difference. The primary law does not Intend that there should be. The Deseret Evening News, in tak ing issue with The Oergonian about the origin of life, says that "no mat ter how Infinitesimal were the grada tions by which "inanimate matter be came animate" still life must have "had a beginning." Certainly. But that Is not the point. WTiat The Ore gonlan said was that you could not put your finger on any Instant and say "This la the beginning." If the Des eret News can do this no doubt It can tell where the asymptote touches the hyperbola. We eagerly wait for the Information. Th speeding auto end the speeding trolley car both expressive of prog ress in rational transit are mortal foes when they come together In the effort to "get there" a little ahead of time. Three persons killed In stantly, two others dying In a short time and till another fatally injured was the toll In human life taken by the impact of two of these agents in Los Angeles last Sunday. When serv ants become masters they are more than likely to prove the most relent less of foes. The miserable adventures of the Cudahy family descend to fouler depths every day. Most of their trou bles arise from a combination of money and low Ideals. Without money they might have been vulgar and mean and little harm done. With de cent standards their millions would not have putrefied. As the case stands the family presents a scandalous lesson to the country. The folly of permitting apple trees to overbear is witnessed In the scar city of fruit that has set In some of the finest orchards In the vicinity of Dayton and Walla Walla. Thinning apples is a tedious process and spray ing trees Is both costly and disagree able work. But the fruitgrower who succeeds takes these things into ac count and governs himself accord ingly. 1 Warm sunshine and balmy Spring airs at last and tens of thousands of rosebuds ready to come Into bloom Just In time for tho carnival begin ning a week hence. The climate of Oregon can be depended uponl If election day followed the Rose Festival Instead of leading It, the thousands who have a fierce time get ting home late at night would get satisfaction In voting against the "no seat, no ride" proposition. The women folk have chosen the wrong time for tag day for th Baby Home th day after election. There Kill be too many men with many grouches. Ther will be accidents and loss of life until the roads that run high speed trains ar double-tracked, for man Is prone to err, and when the strain is greater so Is the error. There must be no haggling and Juggling with the poolroom law In the City Council. These places are men aces to the youth of the city and need regulation, The crazy preacher who beat his wife to death near Kittitas Is no fit subject for the hangman. He needs to be rendered as mild and docile as th ex. Councilman Belding Is likely to be beaten. His opponent. Mr. Montag, Is a worthy man with experience in affairs and should be elected.- Senator Bourne Is treading on Con gressman Lafferty toes In introduc ing a measure to facilitate entry on publlo lands. Electing Rushlight Is one way of saying we are dissatisfied with well doing and don't care what happens. Let not the ardor of politics prevent a thought today of th herolo dead. Get ready the Summer garb for the mercury Is climbing. .Watch, th rosea bloom. , WHAT IT IS TO BE A CITIZEN Blr. Bf-rpky Think gtay-at-He e skuld B Reduced t Low er Level. PORTLAND, May 28. (To th Ed itor.) Churchmen and lay writers meet upon common ground in discuss ing the duties of citizens. As a gen eral term Aristotle defines a citizen as "One who has the power to take part in the deliberative or Judicial adminis tration of any state, and a state as a body of citizens sufflclng for the pur poses of life." It is conceded that the obligations of a citizen require patriotism and obe- ; dience; that Is, a reasonable esteem j and love for his country, and his chief duty to obey the laws or nis country; to take an interest In his country's history, to know how to value her Institutions, and to b pre pared to sacrifice himself for her wel fare. Out of this comes honor and respect for our rulers, tho amenities of the social life and the diversified obligations fcr the purposes of Ufa. What is loosely called the rights of citizens are merely privileges granted by the state, not to be exercised ac cording to a man's will and pleasure, but always to b exercised In subor dination to the publlo interest and safety, and while every citizen may claim oertaln rights and protection of the state or city or society, he is In turn under a solemn obligation to dis charge his duties as a citizen and ought not to be permitted to abandon them and leave his social and political obligations unperformed, while be seeks the pleasures or pursuits of wealth, and then to howl about the infringement of his lights and the pro tection be Ji entitled to, that he him self, morally at least, has forfeited. To be an Athenian citizen In th day of th splendor and power of Athens was deemed a very distin guished favor, granted only by the consent and decree of two successive assemblies of the people, and then to men of highest rank and reputation or a- .lirnol a.rvlM In th TV till bli d. In I the time of Demetrius Phalerus there in nnn roeMent freemen of At tica, many of them wealthy. Intelligent and of importance, who had not the rights of Athenian citizens. The great honor of being a Roman citizen was lost among the people when citizenship was leveled and extended for the pur poses of graft, called taxation, and by such leveling and extension the na tional spirit of the Romans became as much In evidence as is the national spirit of our American citizenship in the purlieus of our slums the very elements that perhaps may decide who and what men and manner of men are next to govern us. by reason of the indifference of others calling them selves Americans, who seek the rights and privileges and protection of a citizenship that they have leveled to the rabble. , The business of carrying on govern ment does not require the proud pos session of a half bushel of lungs and the antics of a Jackass, but special training and special talents. No great-, er mistake was ever made than to imagine that popularity is a badge of genius for carrying on government, as everybody knows save those who have had liberty thrust upon them and know not how to use it If some of the gen tlemen of the Initiative would leave the referendum to their wives there wouldn't be so much of a demand for the recall of the courts, and if more of them could know how near we are to the feudalism and absolutism of the past by reason of the encroachment of monopolies, the power of greed, and the antagonisms of classes In arms against each other, self-interest alone would drive them to the polls. What matter If the harm and hardship did not rest on the honest and blameless poor? One thing Is dead certain: a man may be a citizen of the United States, through birth or adoption, but not necessarily a full-fledged citizen of a state; and if the reformers hereabouts can And some way of reaching the stay-at-homes, the un-American .Amer icans, who do not value the price paid for their liberties, nor care enoujrh about the welfare of the community that guards their rights and insures their protection, by going to the polls, by disfranchising them or In some way or another annulling their rights as citizens, leaving them in the category of the Athenian freemen, or something else Inferior to the glorious title of American citizens, they will carve their names Into Immortality and remove the greatest Incumbrance to menu VISITOR IN CITT IS PLEASED Nearly Everything Approved Except . Street Numbering; System. PORTLAND, Or, May 29. To the Editor.) After two months' visit in beautiful Portland I wish to say a word before leaving. I am well aware the weather has been unusually cold and rainy and the United States records for the past are proof that it Is exceptional. Still the people are not dy ing of the heat as In less favored sec tions East, , Your streetcar service provides nice clean cars and is not as congested in the buev hours as is common in most live-cities. You have the most courte ous conductors and motormen I ever met anywhere and in the past 60 years II have usea tno uct.. . - scores of cities In this and foreign countries. conauciu.o flutv and leave undone many things they now do. They help a "washlady. with her bundle, on or off a car with Just as much care as they do a hobbled fine lady fool, dressed to kill. And the passengers: I am not quite helpless nor very old, sUll I hav never once In over one hundred trips been allowed to stand. Some gentleman or some sweet llttl miss will Insist on giving up a "Tknowf no city In the land that has more beauty, a higher degree of civilization, finer business bouses, hlgn er average value of residences, better and more up-to-date laws, more public spirit, cleaner streets and handsomer omen (with the possible exception of Baltimore). Tour Commercial Club, tie largest on earth, wields a power for rood unequalled in any city. But I must do a bit of kicking. For some, to me,, unknown reason, the names of the streets, especially In the business district, are kept secret. The street sign boards are almost all down, while JS cents each would replace them. Still, ask a hurrying business man and one gets the directions courteously. Of course, your old settlers know, but we from Missouri are often in trouble. It Is usually "down south." while here It Is up south, and several times have I been told a certain street was up so many blocks, when the half-educated tenderfoot should have said down. The plan of marking names of streets on the sidewalk is good and might be generally used. And would It not be well to have numbers on all buildings? And would It not pay better to change the numbers to the Philadelphia system (100 numbers to th block), before the city gets larger, as you will surely do it some time? And while you may not change to the single land tax you can make owners of unused vacant lots In the resident district clean them up and destroy nox ious weeds. On vacant lot filled with dandelions will seed a score of nice lawns. The only fear I have of your losing the continued service of your tried and proved good Mayor Simon is that the large petitions will give the voters so much confidence in his election that they will not half work to defeat Mr. RedliKht or whatever Is his name. W. B. R. HASTINGS, MINN. Timely Tales of the Day "You cant keep a good man down," said Chief of Police Cox. speaking of a man who lead men in police ranks, "la fact, a good man is about as hard to keep down as a mudhen. Every one knows this homely bird, so clever that It can dodge the flash of a gun. making it very hard to kill, if any one ever wanted to kill one. "A friend of mine who was a great hunter, but not acquainted with the mudhen, was out hunting on the Co lumbia sloughs some years ago, when he saw what he thought was some kind of duck floating on the water. He aimed his shotgun and fired, but the bird dived as the gun was dis charged, and the shot struck the water where the bird had been a moment before. As the smoke cleared away the hunter saw the bird come to the sur face, and he gave it the other barrel with the same result. "His obstinacy was now aroused and he determined to kill that bird before he left the place. He shot away every round of ammunition be had, but the bird dodged every one and still floated in the same spot. In great disgust my friend sat down on the bank and lit his pipe. At the first puff of smoke, the bird dived again, and this gave him his inspiration. "To make a short story, he smoked up ail his tobacco In an effort to drown the mudhen. but whdn darkness fell and he started for home, the bird was still floating in the same old spot." "Shorty" is a city Jail trusty, whose stature is Indicated by his name. He la by the way, something of a wit, and his sallies are a source of delight to the attaches of the police station. A few days ago Shorty was working about the Jail stables when workmen came to a building across the street and began taking down a big gilt sign, formerly Indicating the place of business of Andrew Kan, a Chinese merchant who went Into bankruptcy recently. Shorty watched the operation with great Interest and began to ask ques tions. "Why are they taking down that sign?" he asked. "The proprietor has gone out of bust, ness," was the answer. "He went Into bankruptcy." "Went busted, did he?" said Shorty. "Then I suppose they are taking dowri the sign to change it from Andrew Kan to Andrew Can't." At the monthly dinner of the Credit Men recently at the Hotel Bowers one of the tables was a large one, and was served by a short negro waiter. Men kept filing In until all the seats at this long table were filled, and some extra places were supplied. Everything was ready when the little waiter rushed over to the steward and shouted: "Look at dat table. Thirteen of 'em settln' down! Ah won't do It; no, sah. Ah won't tech a dish till yo" takes one of 'em away, or gets me one mo' man." The dinner was halted, and dire per plexity covered the steward's face. Just then a belated credit man sauntered In, and looked for a scat. "Gimme dat man," shouted the waiter. A seat was hurriedly shoved up, and the little fellow waved his towel at the steward. "Let 'er go," he said, and the feast waa on. The head of one of the biggest semi public business Institutions in the city, whose name, for obvious reasons, cannot be mentioned, is the recipient of prob ably anywhere from SO to 100 calls a day. He Is prominent In politics, and for diplomatic reasons feels he must see all who come to pay their respects, whether they are on business, politics or charity bent. He treats them all alike and he keeps the door of his private office open all day long. He gives everybody the glad hand and listens respectfully to all who come, and It matters not how busy he may be he bears interruption with good grace. The result Is he is regarded as a good fellow and makes new friends every day, but, at the same time, he has the smooth est system imaginable for getting rid of pests and bores, and the intruders who pre-empt too much of his time never realize they are being kicked out as he leads them to the door, shakes them by the hand and asks them to call again. It took him some time to work out the scheme, but it is simplicity Itself. He has an understanding with the head of one of the departments in another part of the building, and he also has a row of push-buttons under the apron of his desk. When he thinks he has wasted suffi cient time on one of his many callers, he quietly reaches his hand under the desk, pushes one of the buttons four times. In comes the head of the de partment who apologizes and remarks: "I beg your pardon, Mr. X , but we are ready for that meeting now." Mr. X tells the caller how sorry he la ushers him out, walks down the cor ridor till the caller has disappeared and then goes back to work. Foertofflees and Steamers. SALEM, Or., May 29. (To the Ed itor.) How many subpostoffices are there In Portland? Do passenger steam boats run dally between Portland and Kelso, Wash.? B. R. There are 40 postal stations In Port land, 82 of which are contract stations. Th contract stations are numbered from 1 to 28, except station 3, which Is a Government station employing Gov ernment clerks. Other contract sta tions are Sellwood, University, Monta vllla. Rose City and Kenton. The Gov ernment stations are lettered A. B, C, D, B and F. Arleta is also a Govern ment station, as Is station 3. The steamers Harvest Queen and Lurllne, running out of Portland, call at Kelso. Is It Gypsy Moth? PORTLAND, May 27. (To the Ed itor.) There has recently appeared in the southeast portion of our city a caterpillar which closely answers the description of the gypsy moth as de scribed In the National Geographical Magazine. They are about the size of the common tent caterpillar, but are ribbed, and on these elevated portions have coarse hairs. They appear to feed on the fir leaves exclusively. After devouring the leaves on a small branch they spin their web and go into the crysallne state, from which they emerge as a moth. If It Is the gypsy moth it Is time to make war upon It, for writers say that cone bear ing trees will only survive one defolia tion, but deciduous trees will survive two or three. J. H. JOHNSON. Assessment of Personal Property. PORTLAND, May 27. (To the Ed itor.) If personal property was as sessed In April and the property was sold the following August, who should pay the tax? If It was not paid, how would the Sheriff proceed to collect? E. N. F. The personal tax would always be against the original owner, in a case as stated here. The original owner would be sued by the Sheriff and Judgment would lie against him; it would be col lectable, as In any other action, if the original owner had anything to attach-In Historic Pittsburg. Pittsburg Post. Prehistoric Pete The giant lizard le acting queer; better send for the doctor. Sandstone Sam Oh. he's all right; only trying to pronounce hi Latin name, that's ail. Advertising Talks By William C Freeman, The work that is being accomplished by the printing of these stories can be greatly increased, made infinitely more effective by the co-operation of all advertising inte sts. The trouble 13, in carrying on a development work, that newspaper representatives who do not receive the business that goes Into the list of newspapers printing these stories, im mediately pick flaws and tell the ad vertiser what a mistake he has made. Just so it Is in the advertising agency business. An agency creates an account gives the advertiser as good service as possible gets the copy going, and then some other agency swoops down upon that advertiser and tells him what a great blunder he has made. He proceeds to create doubt in the mind of the advertiser. The aggregate circulation of the newspapers printing these stories is nearly 2,000.000 that Is, these papers are carefully read by the members of nearly 2,000,000 families. When an advertiser buys space In the Saturday Evening Post, he buys Its total circulation. No advertising man no agency man will claim that its circulation In Binghajnton, N. is very different from its circulation in Jacksonville, Fla. The nearly 2,000,000 family circula tion of these newspapers gets Immed iate action for the advertiser in 60 separate communities because he gets the Immediate co-operatloa of the deal er, plus the co-operation of the local advertising forces of these news papers. There are other newspapers In each community that can profitably be em ployed by advertisers, but they are not on this list any more than la Every body's Magazine or McClure's Magazine a part of the Saturday Evening Post. Why should not agencies create busi ness of their own and stop the habit of trying to take business away from other agencies? Why should not newspapers create business for tnemaelves without mini mizing the power of other news papers? This subject will be -continued tomor row. (To be continued.) Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe (Copyright. 19U, ' by George Matthew Adams. ' Have vou ever noticed how some girls go visiting and stay, and stay, and stay? If you have a sore tooth, or an ache, or a trouble, there is usually something to "do" for it. And the sooner you do it the better. People often" say; "So many troubles are Imaginary." Tea. and so many of them are not. Red hair Is better than none at all; Indeed, I believe blue hair would be bet ter than none at all. Nothing makes a man madder than to say to him: 'Tm not as old as you are, but my advice Is," eta. You can nearly always pleas a man by telling him he really ought to b in a larger field. Women are referred to aa ladle a hundred times where men are referred to as gentlemen once. Tou can make an honest mas trouble, but you can't make him as muchtrouble as you can make a thief. I have noticed that the smarter thai mother, the funnier the sayings of the baby; the mother makes them up. Every man thinks he is already car rying a load that threatens to break his back; don't ask him to carry a part of your load. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonlan May 30, 186L The following executive appointments are announced for Washington Terri tory: James E. Wyche, of Michigan. As sociate Chief Justice; Kthelbert P. Oli phant. Associate Justice; Edward F. Beale, Surveyor-General; Arthur A. Denny, Register at Olympla; Joseph Oushman. Receiver at Olympia. There has been a soul-stirring Union meeting at Buttevllle. There has been an Indian fuss at Port Townsend. In a fit of Jealousy an Indian chief stabbed a gay Lothario and then killed his wife with the same wea pon. The election in San Francisco resulted in the election of the People's ticket by a majority of 600. The whole num ber of votes cast was 11,654. The vote to loan the credit of the city to the San Jose Railroad Company to the ex tent of 300,000 was "yes" by a large majority. The heavy rains for some days past will materially lessen our crop of wheat. Not as much land was put In wheat last Fall as usual, and the weather has been such that level land could not be worked to advantage. The Brlstow Amendment. WOODBTJRN, Or., May 2B. (To the Editor.) What is the meaning of the Bristow amendment, which is now be fore Congress, giving the Federal Gov ernment control of Senatorial elec tions? A SUBSCRIBER. The Brlstow amendment Is offered to the measure providing for popular election of United States Senators. It provides that the time, place and man ner of electing United States Senators shall be regulated by 'Congress. If popular election carries without the amendment these things would be con trolled largely by the several states. Congress, however, could probably reg ulate such matters all it cared to with out the Bristow amendment, through the authority given in the Constitution to each house to be the Judge of the election returns and qualifications of Its own members. Color of Currency. CORVALLIS, Or, May 20. (To the Editor.) What are the rules governing th different colors of United States paper currency for the different de nominations, and other indications con cerning same? A SUBSCRIBER, Bank notes are Issued In denomina tions of So, 10 and $20; silver certifi cates In denominations of l. tt. $5, J10 and $20; legal tender notes In de nofainations of $5, $10 and $20; all are printed with black ink on white paper on the front surface, and with green Ink on white paper on the back sur face. Some of the lettering on the bank notes is in brown. Gold certifi cates are issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50 and up, and are printed with yellow ink on white paper.