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WHO TUXT AJLK.
Let any cltlxea take tha troubla to
AaaJyzs the elements that are iup port
leg: Mr. Rushlight for Mayor. He will
discover for himaelf a most astound
lac situation. The "ran U for him
to a nan. The aaioo A axe for him.
That political clement of the labor
anions U for him, and It haa persuad
e4 tha onions to awtr.g In line. The
Courthouse machine la for him. The
City Hail ring U for him. The aolld ten
la the City Council are for him. The
cigar atom axe for him. The Republi
can City Central Committee Is for him.
The Kwtr trust la for hlra. The
atreet contractors are for him. Kler
naa la for him. Every special Interest,
very aeeker of privilege, every trader
la municipal favors, every dealrr In
police Immunities, every protector of
the vicious classes, every beneficiary
of secret traffic with the political
higher-ops. every go-between, every
pander, every parasite, all the (entry
that live on the needs, the misdeeds
and tha misfortunes of the disorderly
and criminal elements ail are fur
Rushllsht.
Naturally the public la disquieted. It
Is also curious. It would know more
about It. What potent influence has
made this spurious "friend of the peo
ple" the hope, the champion and the
reliance) ot all the forces of society
that are friends of no people but them
selves? What master hand has brought
all thesa people together la one com
mon cause T What magic spell has
been cast over them that they should
all sea In the success of Rushlight
some particular benefit and special
consideration for themselves. What
have they all been led to expect? What
will they set If Rushllrht shall be
Mayor?
They make a formidable and well
aigh Invincible combination. Hut they
ought to be beaten. They can be
beaten If every citizen who Is looking
out for the general Interest, and not
primarily for bis own Interest, will do
his duty and go to the polls. Such a
cltlsen should vote for Mr. Simon. lie
must vote for Mr. Simon, If he desires
to save Portland from being the spoil
of the gang and the prey of the allied
forces of disorder and practical
politics.
THE tUraUXXGTOX VrJU.ER.
Nearly every big railroaj system In
the I'nlte-d States Is tha net result of
piecing together small roads. Small
lines built orlirtnally for local traffic
have been extended until they ap
proached other lines which were also
Intended as local roads. ChicaMto.
Hurllngton and Viulncy. the three cities
from si hath the famous "Burlington
system secured lt name, are so close
together that the original promoters
of the road could hardly have expect
ed that from the small- beginning the
road would trash Its a ay through to
the Rocky Mountains, serving slates
and the Nation Instead of townships
and counties. Of no greater promise
was the 4t. FauL Minneapolis Mari
mba, from wh.Th developed the Orrat
. Northern road. Now have these
two roa4. beginning hundred of
mile apart and serving widely differ
ent territory, merged Into one great
transcontinental system In which the
maximum of efficiency can be secured
at the minimum of nper.jc.
Connecting links between this Mid
dle Western and Par Western line
were formed long ago. and the lumber,
fruit, salmon, grain and other f'aciric
Coast products have been distributed
through the Burlington territory. The
HurUnr'on In turn hss sent Into the
West for distribution by the Great
Northern and other roads an Immense
tonnage of the manufactured products
of the Middle West. This process of
distribution has been effective, but It
ran poselbly be Improved by consoli
dation. With the two properties
merged, the Interest of the Burlington
end of the merger In a shipment will
not cease when it Is clear of the Bur
lington rails nor will the Oreat North
ern relinquish responsibility or Interest
In a shipment when It Is handed over
to the Iturllngton.
Great abuses have grown out of the
practice of merging railroad properties
for the purpose of destroying compe
tion. but under rveper regulations the
advsntscs of these mergers are obvi
ous. With noncomr'tltlve lines like
the Burlington and the Great North
ern both the owners of the roal and
the patrons should profit by the
consolidation.
The most interesting feature of the
Burtlngton-Oreet Northern, merger is
the profable fate of the Northern Pa
c'!c. t'nder Joint ownership wl:h the
GrVat Northern thai road had v.iat
distributive facilities In the tlurim
ten's big territory and some corcern
w'.II be felt as to the extent to wh!rh
this mercer might affect these facili
ties. In the Taflflc Northweet even
greater Interest will be felt In the tvirt
which the North Hank road will pUr
under the new reg.me. Kat'.ro.v's are
so numerous In the thickly- t:lej
.states of the Middle West that the
matte! of securing distributive facili
ties) on that end of the line w.-Mll be
la Important than that of securinj a
Pacific Ccast ouilt t.
The action of the stock market yes
terday, in whk-h Northern raciflj a 1
vwnced II per share, offers pretty good
evidence that this great proper! r will
oa, veil taken care of Irrespective of
raal T " f max ba mad $7 tha
merger. The North Bank line Is the
only outlet In the Pacific Northwest
by which the Hill roads can reach
tidewater on the Pacific on even terms
with their chief rival, the Hamraan
system, whloh baa a water-level line
down the south bank of the Columbia
River. The Northern pacific, con.
trolled by practically the same finan
cial interests as control the Great
Northern, will not have Its earning
powers weakened If forced to haul
heavy traffic over the lofty Cascade
Mountains when there Is a dowi-hKl
grade along the Columbia River.
Nature baa rendered Portland Im
mune from harm which otherwise
might result from railroad mergers,
and neither the Northern Pacific nor
the territory it serves will be unfavor
ably affected by the consolidatlan of
the Burlington and the Great North
era lines.
B.tIT0 ' TILE C-ORrOKATIO.V-s.
Ben Rlesiand, who baa a hobby-
hoRilcal notion that he is a great re
former of public-service corporations,
said to an Improvement aasoclatioa the
other night that "the fact that the
corporationa were fighting the (Rles
iand) public utility measure would in
dicate that It is against their Interest.
It would. It would Indeed. Senator
ran Keltaher thought so. too. which
would Indicate that those two great
minds, acting In collaboration, have
stumbled on an actual. If unexpected,
truth. Why should not the public
service corporations oppose any pro
posal deliberately framed for their In
Jury? How can damage done by the
public through law or otherwtse to the
public-service corporations benefit the
public? The duty of public-service
corporations Is public service. Ham
pering them. hamstringing them,
baiting them, pursuing them and ma
ligning thrm does not help the public
Real discipline and strict regula
tion of public-service corporations Is
tha wise, fair and helpful course. The
subject Is a great one: Its proper solu
tion Is above all else to be desired.
It Is no problem for demagogues or
politicians or four-flushers. The
Itlesland bill Is unwise, unintelligible
and Impossible. It ought to be beaten
and the regulation of street railway,
gaa and electric lighting companies,
and other public-service concerns,
placed with the State Railway Com
mission, where. It belongs.
DEMOCRATIC ADVANTAGES.
From well-informed quarters It Is
Intimated that most of the bills which
may be sent up to the Senata during
the special session of Congress are
likely never to get any farther. Kither
they will perish by secret slaughter In
the various committees or they will be
openly voted down. To sustain this
prediction It Is cited that the Senate
committees are doing practically noth
ing with any subject except reciproc
ity. Hearings are progressing on that
bill, but not very expeditiously, while
everything elas is allowed to slumber.
If the Senate really meant to accom
plish anything this Summer It would
be at work getting ready to vote In
telligently on the farmers" free list, the
new apportionment of Congressmen,
the question of the admission of Ari
zona and New Mexico and the reduc
tion of the duties on wool and woolens.
All these subjects are matters of lively
Interest In the House, and bills will
certainly be prepared to cover them.
In some cases this has been done ai
ready. But tha Senate seems to re
gard them with cynical or aristocratic
Indifference. It will probably send
the reciprocity bill on to the President,
The other measures must go by the
board. None of them will be passed
unless a great change comes over the
mind of the upper house.
How will this suit the Democrats?
We do not suppose that It will hurt
their feelings very badly. Beside be
ing sincerely eager to promote the
public good according to their 'lights.
It Is conceded that the Democrats are
playing the game of politics with a
certain skill and no little forethought.
The measures which they are prepar
ing to send to the Senate are all of
them popular. The country In a gen
rrai way would like to see them be
came law. By doing what they can to
enact them Into law the Democrats of
the House are showing their good will
and advertising In the most conspicu
ous way their party programme.
"Give us full control of Congress."
they are saying by their deeds, "and
these are the laws we will pass.
But they have a further purpose
than that of merely outlining a pro
gramme and advertising it widely.
They are determined to force the Sen
ate, the Republican Senate, to go on
record In opposition to these vote-winning
bills. It ta pretty certain that
the House will not adjourn until the
Senate has taken action one way or
the other on roost of the measures we
have named. The Democrats do not
care particularly to see them pass.
Perhaps they would a little prefer to
e them rejected. They can then point
the finger of acorn at the recreant Re
publicans who have promised so many
desirable' things and when the pinch
came broken their word. But the
Democrats are resolved that the rejec
tion shall not be made In secret. It
shall not be don In smooth privacy
with nothing to show for It to the
country.
The Senate rules permit any mem
ber to move that a given committee be
discharged from further consideration
of any bill It has In charge. This Is a
potent weapon In skillful hands and
there Is no reason to doubt the skill
of some of the Democrats in the Sen
ate. This motion wl'l be made at the
prcper time with respect to every bill
which the House sends up. The en
chantment of the committee-room will
thus be broken and the Senators will
be forced to go on record with a vote.
They mny rcfue to take the bill from
the committee, but that will not make
any difference. The Democrats will
have gstned their point and proved
that the Republicans are hostile to
the desired Irctslatlon. Thus nothing
can hinder them from making party
capital fr prolopglng the special ses
sion. They wtll win votes If their bills
pass. They will win still more If they
are rejected either by a direct vote
or by a refusal to recall them from the
committee-rooms. Their position ts
enviable Indeed, and to make the most
of It they will no doubt prolong the
special session lor.g -enough to carry
out their strategy to the end. They
will gain dcubly by the rejection of
the bills, because If they were passed
the Republicans would share the
crelllt with them. When they are re
jected the Democrats can appeal to
the country with excellent grace for
more rower.
Nothing but a split In their party
can prevrnt the Democrats from prof
iting by this strategic advantage even
to the extent, perhaps, of controlling
the next Congress completely and wln
Bln tha Presidential auction, though
macy contingencies must be reckoned
with In these matters, .and nobody can
say far ahead what may happen. Just
now the Democratic party is better
united than It has been for years.
There are some differences of opinion
on the tariff and some on such sub
jects aa the recall of Judges, but they
are not upheld very bitterly except by
men like Mr. Bailey, who have little
political influence outside of certain
sections. Mr. Bryan is the dominant
force In the party and he stands for
all the advanced opinions in favor of
popular government. He is the most
energetla Democratic propagandist
and he Is most completely In harmony
with the masses of the voters. He
cannot be resisted within the lines of
the party, but hostility to his views
may go so far as to create a schism.
If that happens we shall have the
entertaining spectacle of factions In
both parties fighting each other more
determinedly than they fight the com
mon enemy. We may even see four
Presidential tickets In the field next
year, a repetition of the state of affairs
which preceded Lincoln's election.
TAX LEAOl GOOD ADVICK.
The Taxpayers' League deserveg
commendation for the thoroughness
with which it has analysed the large
majority of the measures before the
voter and for the plain and concise
expression of Us conclusions thereon.
There Is one recommendation in par
ticular, however, to which The Orego
nlan takes serious exception. It I
the one that .deals with what Is termed
the waterfront amendment. The only
conclusion that - can be reached. In
view of Its Judicious consideration of
other measures. Is that the league. In
favoring Its enactment, has been blind
ed to the dangerous scope of the
amendment by the worthy purpose the
framers probably had In mind.
The Oregonian has heretofore told
why It believes this measure. If suc
cessful, will retard and even block the
future growth of the city. True, there
are able lawyers In the Taxpayers'
League who contend that this is a
strained construction but outside the
league there are Jus as able lawyers
who coincide with The Oregonian In
all it has said concerning the dangers
of the amendment. When lawyers
cannot agree, how can the ordinary
voter determine whether a measure Is
properly or dangerously constructed?
With the public welfare perhaps at
take the voters will do well to heed
In this instance the axiom of the
newly-ora-anlsed Short Ballot Associa
tion: WHEN IN DOUBT VOTE NO.
In the matter of tne vacation of
Oregon and Adams streets the Issue Is
worse mixed than the league ad
mits. There Is a very serious question
as to whether the referendum may be
applied to City Council procedure of
the character presented In this ordi
nance. There Is also a question
whether. In the event the waterfront
amendment carries, and the referen
dum of the vacation ordinance is suc
cessful, the city can grant the railroad
company any right whatever to erect
piers on Oregon and Adams streets.
The main objection Is a contingent
one, however, and for that reason Is
not so serious as the one Involved In
the waterfront amendment.
The Oregonian unqualifiedly In
dorses the recommendations of the
Taxpayers' League that the voters de
cline to approve the public service
commission, the municipal paving
plant, "competitive" street paving,
"no-aeat-no-rtde." and that they do
approve the bill-board ordinance, the
tax levy for street cleaning, the garbage-collection
system and the new
police building. As a matter of Just
recognition of faithful public service
and because of the hazardous nature
of their employment. The Oregonian
believes the Fire and Police Depart
ment members are entitled to the pen
sion and relief funds proposed In two
measures on which the League makes
no recommendations.
On the whole. The- Oregonian will
not be seriously concerned If the vot
ers go down the list of ordinances and
amendments and approve or reject
each one In accordance with the rec
ommendation of the League with the
one exception of the waterfront
amendment.
pOJTTLAXD't BXCOBD BCSTNESS.
lire months of the year 1911, a
year which by some timid capitalists
i.rr. and small was greeted with fear
and trembling, have passed Into his
tory. nd Portland Is still breaking
, 1 . 1 I nnrMnl fnfura
recoros in mo w -
of business. A year ago. when the
railroads were spending millions in
ik. fiercest construction contest ever
waged In the Pacific Northwest, much
nt tha remarkable prosperity of the
city was atrlbuted to the circulation of
the vast sums of money rrom trial
Rut that particular railroad
building wave reached Its crest more
than six months ago, and, while there
1- -.in an Immense amount of new
construction under way. It Is not the
overwhelming factor in our prosper-
1, ... - vr aa-o. But Port
land Is still forging ahead. The May
statistics In all of the most Important
features of business show record gains
over those of any. preceding year with
the same satisfactory couuiuuu riv"
ant for the entire five months.
In building permits and bank clear
ings this growth Is especially notice
mA Mat estate transfers are still
hovering around hlsh -water mark.
The most valuable nnd conclusive evi
dence of our great prosperity, how
ever. Is found In the Postofflce re
ceipts. Over-sanguine investors migni
buv more real estate or build more
house than were really needed, al
though the supply of the latter Is still
iraiiiat. fnr the demand, and even
bank clearings might be swelled by
unusual transactions, out pM-n,t
. mnnv orders are not
bought for speculative purposes. The
breaking 01 recoras in mrw iniio
mon;n aiicr hivhulw - -
evidence of the lcVltlmacy and per
manence or tne prosperity mu in
flected In all other features of the
commercial situation.
Portland has passed tne auu season
with flying colors. Within thirty days
harvesters will begin work on what
now promises to be the largest grain
crop ever harvested In the Pacific
Northwest, This crop at present prices
wtll sell for more than $50,000,000,
and of the exportable surplus more
than two-thirds will be handled In
Portland. The first five months of
ltll have brought record-breaking
prosperity for Portland, but the re
maining seven months will make a
still better showing.
A record of 500 soldiers prostrated
by the sun out of a single brigade In
one dsy's march Is extraordinary. It
seems to proclaim, some neglect of
simple hygienic precautions. The old
notion that a common soldier Is made
of Iron and needs no care for his
health la probably more persistent In
our army than In any other, but a few
experiences like the above ought to
shake It a little. '
Seattle, which ha been wallowing
In the doldrums for many months, is
again showing signs of returning pros
perity. The Mayor has issued a proc
lamation asking the citizens to take a
holiday in honor of the opening of a
new flouring mill, the arrival of the
first .Milwaukee train, the preparation
for a forty-two-atory building and a
number of other.tangible evidences of
life and activity. This revival In Seat
tle will be welcomed by Portland as
well as by our neighbor on the north.
Portland and Seattle are too close to
gether for one to suffer without the
other being affected. The remarkable
prosperity which this city has enjoyed
while Seattle was lying becalmed
would have been even greater had
Seattle been in better shape finan
cially. There will always be a certain
amount of rivalry between all Pacific
Coast cities, but they all have so much
In common that one cannot be serious
ly hurt without the others also being
affected. A business revival at Seat
tle means that Portland is about to
make all previous business . records
look small by comparison with those
which will b scored for th rest of
tha year.-
An attempt to preserve for public
use the streets leading to the wter
front Is perhaps commendable, but Is
It necessary, to accomplish this object,
to bottle the city and prevent Its ex
pansion as a railroad terminal and
center of manufacturing Industries?
The Zlegler amendment not only for
bids the erection of structures that
Interfere with street uses on streets
leading to the waterfront, but also
on thoroughfare leading to railroad
depots on terminals. No new trans
continental railroad will seek termi
nals with .streets running through the
terminal property every 200 feet. New
factories must have sites near rail
roads or waterfront. Are we to con
fine our manufacturing plants solely
to those covering one city block? The
success of the Zlegler measure means
that every new railroad seeking en
trance to Portland must apply to the
Harrlman-Hlll terminal company for
use of the latter privileges, and that
large manufacturing plants desiring
Western locations will go to some
other city
The United States Supreme Court,
after disposing of the famous trust
cases which have retarded Dusiness an i
over the United States'for months, has j
at last adjourned for Its Summer vaca-
tion and there will be no more trouble
from this source until next October.
That there will be similar protractea
delays when this mill of Justice re
sumes grinding next October can be
readily understood when It la stated
that thirty-five cases have been ad
vanced for hearing on the first day
of the next term, "or a oon there
after as practicable." Some of these
cases are of considerable Importance,
especially those pertaining to the
wheat and -cotton "corners." In
none of these cases, however, with
the possible exception of the rail
road merger cases. has tho point
at Issue approached In Importance
that which made the Standard Oil
and Tobacco case uch tremendous
trade-disturbers.
A national calamity menaces Austria-Hungary
In the senile decay fore
shadowing the early demise of the
aged Emperor Franz Josef. It Is be
lieved by those In close touch with the
conditions of his empire that the per
sonality of the Emperor, and sym
pathy for him in his many domestic
sorrows have alone kept the turbulent
element In Hungary quiet for some
years past Neither the Hungarian
nobles nor the common people have
either affection or respect for the
Crown Prince, Archduke Fran Fer
dinand, and it is not thought to be
any part of their purpose to submit
quietly, much less loyally, to his ac
cession to the throne. The Emperor
has suffered greatly from apprehen
sion from this cause In recent years,
but the cares of life and of state have
ceased to vex him and. serenely semi
conscious and comfortable in body
and mind, he awaits the end.
With all the alleged virtues of a
local commission, the framers of the
proposed charter amendment for Port
land had to go to the New York and
Wisconsin state public service commis
sion laws for the provisions and word
ing of their measure. The attempt to
adapt state laws to city needs on Its
face should create doubt as to enforc
ing features and even constitutional
ity. No wonder It was necessary to
copy the affirmative argument from a
Nebraska newspaper.
The Rushlight organ I printing al
leged correspondence between Senator
Simon and Larry Sullivan. Twelve
years old. or more, outdated and
probably bogus. But whether bogus
or not, it would be vastly more Inter
esting for the Rushlight paper to print
the terms of the present compact be
tween Rushlight and Jack Grant, Sul
livan's old partner and Rushlight's ar
dent supporter. Sullivan Is gone
possibly dead but Jack Grant and hi
sailor boarding-house still live.
Jack Johnson's presence at the coro
nation In gorgeous attire will be sin
gularly congruous -with the eternal
harmonies. Like Johnson's vocation,
the coronation Is a survival from a
barbarous past. As a survival It is In
teresting and not unpardonable. Just
as we are all more or less tolerant In
our secret hearts of an occasional
prizefight.
The trick by which William Waldorf
Astor is trying to beat the New York
Inheritance tax illustrates the law
abiding habits of some of our million
aires. Without the protection of the
law their fortunes would vanish in an
hour, and yet they never miss a chance
to bring the law into contempt.
The birthday of Jeff Davis (tomor
row) is to be celebrated tonight by
enthusiastic Southerners of this city.
The passage of time makes sucfi event
of little note except by contrast with
the celebration last Tuesday for mem
ory of greater heroes.
The County Court of Multnomah Is
to be commended lor appointing
young men as Road Supervisors as fast
as vacancie occur. They bring an en
thusiasm to the work that counts.
Jack Johnson, as a representative
American at the coronation festivities,
will be a big black buK la the cream,
TWO CANDIDATES CONTRASTED
Voter Aeewaes Rwabllcht of Betas
Trwst Com trolled Si mo a cleaa.
PORTLAND, May 31. (To the Edi
tor.) It is a well-known fact that
there was more money spent by the
Interests, the breweries, the clay pipe
trust and the plumbers' aupply trust
to elect Rushlight than by all other
candidates combined. It Is true that
the breweries sent out tickets to every
saloon in town to elect Rushlight. The
paving trust gave out Instructions to
its employes to support him. Why?
Ask the residents of his own ward. It
Is because he la easy with them and
allows them to blockade crosswalks for
weeks and months, in fact to do as they
please in regard to tearing up miles
of streets and then let them lay for
months without anything being done to
them. The plumbing supply trust and
the plumbers' union worked for him
tooth and nail. Why? Because Mr.
Rushlight fousrht the passage of a
measure combining the plumbing and
Inspection laws with the general build
ing code, where it properly belongs.
The plumbing ootopus must not be in
terfered with, as they are a power unto
themselves.
The streetcar trust gave out orders
on 6aturday (primary) morning for all
its employes to vote for Rushlight.
Why? Because Rushlight allows them
to run their cars any old time, especial
ly In his own ward, when their fran
chise calls for a ten-minute service. It
Is generally s bunch of three or four
cars together and then halt an hour
before the next car and so on. The
clay pipe trust is with him hand and
glove. Why? Because he has fought
all other pipe makers in the interests
of the clay pipe trust. Further, he
forces the poor small home builder to
put in clay pipe linings in all
chimneys st a cost of from $10
to $30 extra, while the chimneys
thus built are not so good nor as fire
proof as if properly plastered Inside
and outBlde. All these things mean
what? Call It what you will. There
are many names for It.
The reason that the building busi
ness is partially falling off 1 be
cause Mr. Rushlight with other Coun
cllmen passed a building law for
bidding a man to build on his own lot.
The common man who owns a 26 foot
lot and wants to build a one-story cot
tage must keep four or Ave feet away
from his lot lines, especially if a
bungslow, thus depriving him of build
ing at all. This Is In the interest of
the Insurance trust.
Mr. Rushlight's past political career
proves that he is not a good Repub -can
and Is not deserving of Republi
can support. Mr. Rushlight ts a popu
list seeking only self interest and self
aggrandlzement and has no right in
"he Republican ranks. Tu'
tactics used by Rushlight's petty poli
tirians are unjust, unclean, under
handed end dishonorable and show
what might be expected should they
succeed. On the other hand- Mr.
S?mon is a progressive BibllcaB. H j
campaign Is clean, open and above
Board! Mr. Simon stands for progress
ind a commission form of government,
while Mr. Rushlight stands ' R"
.TIM. t,,r,.slon. an open town, a
redlight or no nt; " "i
r tr noRDON.
Seventh Ward Republican.
DAWX OF UTOPIAX ACE AT HAM).
Writer a.ook- for End of Shallow Re.d
Ins and Frivolous Pursuits. .
PORTLAND. May 27. (To the Ed-ltor.)-J.
E. Hosmers letter In The
Oregonian. May 25. concerning Mat
ter and Things Extetent." furnishes no
new truths and makes the old ones no
clearer; I shall not venture to criticise
It further. The final clause in the
letter, however, strikes a responsive
chord in my heart. J. E. H. i'onVM
right vibration when he says. "The Ore
gonian 1. doing a kwod o'k wteB It
discusses such live questions. Thinking
people want such discussion, and with
it will come the ushering in of a hap-
PU woldyeatly benefit If the dally
press contained more upon the above
and kindred subjects. For decades
newspaper readers have been regaled
with frivolous and shallow reading.
What do the general public fare
whether Mrs. Vera de Wear occupied
the highest-priced box at the opera
last evening, or whether she spent It
combing Fido's scented curls; whether
she wore an open-work waist or
whether the same was hermetically
sealed? What do they bother whetner
Madame Fatty de Phoy Gras haa
bought the Washington monument or
the Hawthorne-street bridge to deco
rate her newest hat with?
Again, they care not one straw
whether St. John D. Rockefeller Is
seeking to enlighten the world by en
dowing universities, or by reducing the
prices of Illuminating oils: or whether
he merely seeks to lighten his con
science. This, above all: They do not wish to
be eo persistently reminded of the
transcendental virtues and the saintly
qualities of certain citizens running
for office, or of the Inky blackness
of their vice-laden opponents.
We crave a change of diet for our
digestion's sake. The foregoing re
volting details belong to the barbaric
age now passing. The first rays of the
new age are tipping the distant hill tops
with gold; responding to Its higher
vibration we shull busy ourselves with
discussing and formulating plans for
the happiness and well being of the
massea; we will study how to keep
children of a tender age out of filthy,
unsanitary factories, where they are
sacrificing health, vitality and morality
for the glorious, the noble purpose of
hastening the evolution of mlllonalres
Into multl-milllonalres.
We shall spurn the idiotic notion
that only the rich may partake of the
good things of life. We shall demol
ish the inartistic, disease - breeding
shack, and substitute beautiful, well
appointed buildings. We will scour the
world for the most artistic designers
and architects to plan our public build
ings, bridges, etc.
es, this is the dawn of the new, the
aquarian age; let the newspapers take
the lead in ushering It in and unfold
ing Its wonderful programme.
Having performed my duty In pen
ning these lines, I shall now fold my
cloak around mi and lie down to more
and more pleaeant dreams.
U. TOPIER.
gtreet Work na Sunday.
PORTLAND. May 30. (To the Edi
tor.) We boast of the rapid strides our
beautiful city has made and is making
in commercial prosperity: of the beau
tiful scenery in and round about her,
fresh from the hand of the Maker,
needing no human touch. We are proud,
and justly so, of all these things, but
there is one thing that I, for one, as a
citizen, cannot but be ashamed of, and
ttu.lt is the paving of our streets on
Sunday, the day set apart for the
worship of the one who gave us the
beautiful scenery and delightful cli
mate of which we boast.
Could not our Mayor or City Coun
cil have Inserted in the contract with
the paving company a clause stipulat
ing that only in cases of absolute
necessity, should the work be carried
on, on Sunday?
I noted In the paving of Russell
street that in some instances the men
worked all day Sunday and then for
several days, did nothing more. With
the prlvalte individual who chooses to
have his work done on Sunday, we can
not interfere, but I do not think the
people of Portland have, or would make
such a choice, and I believe the ma
jority ot them would be glad to see
this blot on the 'scutcheon of our fair
city removed. A CITIZEN.
RUIN
But Adostlow ef Same, Says Writer,
Means Cheap Land for Mr. Fela.
PORTLAND. May 30. (To the Editor.)
It appears that W. S. U'Ren has start
ed the campaign for "single tax" in
Oregon. He commences his campaign by
the advocacy of "single tax" for Mult
nomah County. In his argument for
"single tax" for Multnomah County
he reiterates the burden of the song
of the slngle-taxer, that values cre
ated by a community ought to be
taxed, but that the values created
by Individual effort and expendi
ture ought to be exempt. Therefore,
land and land values should bear the
burdens of taxation, but buildings and
improvements put thereon by the indi
vidual should be exempt. He also states
that the community of Portland has
made the values of Portland city lots,
and therefore that he and others con
stituting that community, ought to be
enabled fo take a part of the value
which they have created.
The first premise stated by Mr. U'Ran
is absolutely and entirely wrong. The
community of Portland has created but
a very small proportion of the land val
ues of Portland. The values created by
its own citisens is Infinitesimal, as com
pared to tha values created there by
the whole people of Oregon and of the
Paciflc Northwest. In the early days,
a few far-seeing men located the town
site of Portland, feeling that some day
upon the development of Oregon, Wash
ington and other Pacific Northwest ter
ritory, a cUy would arise there. They
were right. What has made Portland
and Portland values? The development
of the agricultural, mining and umbered
resources of Oregon and the Northwest!
Who has been the foundation rock upon
which this magnilicent development and
advancement have been constructed?
The land-owner, farmer and tiller of the
soil! From time immemorial the city,
town and hamlet have depended for
their very existence upon the land
owner, farmer and tiller of the soil.
Now Mr. U'Ren and such of bis kind
propose to kill or cripple the bird that
has been and is laying the "golden eggs
The farmer and land-owner, the agricul
turist of the country, have been gradu
ally building up cities, towns and ham
lets, and making their inhabitants pros
perous and happy, furnishing and giving
them employments and avocations. Now
Mr. U'Ren proposes to Bhlf t the bur
dens of taxation from the cities towns
and hamlets to the country. He pro
poses to work upon the selfish Interest
of the man with the brick block, the
man with a home In the city, the man
who owns money only, or personalty
alone, to burden the land-owner, farm
ers, and other agriculturists of the
country, with the taxes to defray the
expenses of a government, the benents
of which are divided up equally among
the men of every class.
aaa
It Is proposed by Mr. Uren and his kind
to double the burdens of the men who
have made prosperity come within the
reach of tho home-owner, block-owner 01
the city, farmer and agriculturist. Ore
gon is and has been advertising for
homeseekers, home-builders, for men to
come and buy five. 10, 20, 40 or 80-acre
tracts, or to take up homesteads and
develop farms. Why? Why does Port
land expend thousands of dollars In in
viting this class of men to Oregon, and
when they come, takes great pains to
show them out into and settle them In
the country? Oregon wants men of
families, too. the more families the bet
ter. The reason is obvious. The more
people there are in Oregon and the Pa
cific Northwest generally, the more
mouths 'there are to feed, the more
backs to clothe and warm, the more de
mands there will be for everything there
is made and offered for sale by the
business men of Portland.
But, Mr. U'Ren says to take
off money and personalty, and money
will flow into Oregon for Investment
one of the great needs of Oregon. es,
no doubt money will flow Into Oregon
under such conditions as will be brought
about by the adoption of the single tax
but for what purpose? Will Mr. Fels
come into Oregon to ftd "ha? fo?'
his millions? No doubt. And what for.
To buy up the lands of the small land
owner who will be forced to sell. No
doubt Mr. Fels will be here with his
money to buy up the lands, and at a de
pSed value.P With the doP'ma0'
thA single tax. the time of the small
fand-wner will be short 1.. this country,
and why? Because the small owner can
"t compete with the large owner In the
lowing of crops. The large owner w-111
freeze out the small owner and eventu
ally own his land. This would be the In
evitable effect. . ,
Who Is It that desires this sort . c if a
situation? No one, excepting a mllllon-
aBse0sn0?h1!f'what are the reasons
and principles underlying the 'Present
system and method of taxation? Why.
benefits of government. Since the foun
dation of the Government, this sys
tem has been held up to the view of the
world as one of the great prizes achieved
by American independence. At one fell
swoop it Is proposed by Mr. U Ren and
his millionaire employer to destroy this
system and build up In its place a land
monopoly. ILSO--
vater Not self-Pnrlfler.
PORTLAND, June 1. (To the Editor.)
I have been told that tainted water
purines itself every 50 yards that it
Sows- I cannot swallow that, and in my
thirst for knowledge I apply to that
fountain of wisdom. The Oregonian
Please make it clear for me, and I shall
owe you a debt that I can never liqui
date. AQUA.
The belief that water purines itself
every 60 yards of flow is a popular super
stition without a particle of fact to
stand on. It was invented by people
who are too lazy to provide clean water
In order to excuse themselves for drink
ing filth and sewage. Sunlight tends to
destroy the bacteria and other germs ln
water. The oxygen of the air has the
same effect, but It requires many miles
of flow to consummate the PJcss
Sometimes germs have been found alive
and dangerous after running with the
current for hundreds of miles. The
on y safe rule is to drink only clean
water. Even If filth were not dangerous
to health It ought to be sufficiently re
volting to the imagination to prevent
Its use. '
When la Doubt, Vote "Jo."
PORTLAND, June 1. (To the Editor.)
I am a friend of the initiative and
referendum, was one of its earliest ad
vocates. I make it a rule when 1
don't understand a proposed measure
always to vote "No." I believe it
would be a safe rule for everybody.
We might miss some good things that
way but we can get them later on.
It is not best to. have all the good
things at once.
Twenty-four propositions to be de
cided at once is too much for the
average voter, especially in a state that
already has a good code of laws.
Fakes and humbugs are frequently
popular for a time but we don't want
to make a fake out of the initiative
and referendum-
Wouldn't R be wise to veto three
fourths of the proposed measures next
.gfca , J. B. WK1U11T,
43S East xnirxy-oeveiii".
Oood Everywhere.
Condon Times.
Take your wife out to dinner on
Sunday, is a good maxim. She works
hard all the week, and the little di
version of going to a hotel is good for
her. She wants to. see and be seen, es
pecially If she. has a new hat.
SINGLE TAX
IS CLASS
Advertising Talks
By William C Freemaau
C.n..U nnt a ?iatn nf naWEDtOeTS In
the Eastern belt, or the Middle West
belt. or the Pacific Coast belt,
or the Southern belt, appeal to a
manufacturer who might wish to de
velop one territory at a time. Instead
of starting a general publicity cam
paign before he Is really ready for it?
Common sense would prompt a man
ufacturer making a product that could
be sold only in the South and South
west to use daily newspapers in that
territory and wot to use publicity that
touches all parts of the country.
The newspapers In the South and
Southwest that print these- stories are
a very strong combination all of them
high-class and influential.
A manufacturer wishing- to develop
the South and Southwest territory can
use eae thousand inches In all of these
newspapers at a cost of about $14,000.
How Is that for a year's campaign In
the Important distribution points in this
fast growing territory?
Suppose, also, that a manufacturer
wants to introduce his product In any
of the other three territories? In eaoh
one he can make a most favorable Im
pression on a large number of people
at a minimum of cost aa a matter of
fact he can conduct a year's campaign
in a chain of reliable newspapers, tha
readers of which have faith la the ad
vertisement a printed In them, and that
is an Important point to consider.
If the manufacturer should like to
touch the high spots the real live
wire towns in the United States, and
get effective distribution quickly ha
can conduct a year s campaign (one
thousand Inches) in the entire' list of
newspapers printing these stories at a
cost approximately of $55,000 to $60.
000. And what does he get? A column a
week, practically, for fifty-two weeks
a column directed personally to one
family out of every Bine la the Hal
ted States.
Just think over these facts, Mr. Man
ufacturer. If you do the right sort of
thinking, business Judgment wlU
prompt the use of this chain of news
papers In sixty cities.
This subject will be continued In to
morrow's story.
(To be continued.)
Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe
(Copyright, 1911, by Georse Matthew
Aaamal
If you become angry every time a bin
is presented to you, quit buying on
credit.
It costs at least twenty-five ao";"
to show proper appreciation of having
a baby named for you.
When people havThad a run of hard
luck it takes them two years to get tne
scared look out ofthelr eyes.
When a man feels In his pockets for a
letter to show you. ever notice how many
useless things he carries?
About the slowest thing on earth is
a farmer in town getting ready to go
home.
Nine-tenths of the devilment that
goes on is traceable to men who stand
In the streeta and "talk" while more
worthy men are at work.
-rt la a bad sign when a young man
start! in polities before doing anything
elte iet him first demonstrate his
worth in a business way.
peU"
marry that other girl.
Special Features
Of Next
SUNDAY'S
OREGONIAN
Compensation, the novel of
Washington society that has
caused considerable of a 6tir, will
be taken up for serial publication
and the first chapter presented.
Interest is added to this book
from the fact that it is from the
pen of a former Portland girl,
Miss Ruth Cranston, daughter of
Bishop Earl Cranston. The novel
is bright, sparkling, unusual. Do
not miss the opening chapters.
Portland school children do
some very creditable work in
drawing and writing just how
creditable is shown in a full page,
devoted to selected works from
the graded schools.
Sherlock Holmes, the great de
tective, concludes his solution of
the absorbing problem in "The
Adventure of the Red Circle."
Three tense columns of reading
matter. Illustrated.
Seven more of those graphic
photos of the Civil War, recently
unearthed from forgotten vaults,
are presented, along with an in
teresting account of the acts of
heroism of women during the war.
A rich European Countess has
startled the Continent by leaving
the drawing-room for the circus
ring. This isn 't u press agent tale,
but the well-written account from
a Brussels correspondent of the
whimsical conduct of an unusual
noble woman.
"Stop the Babies From Dying"
is the heading over a vital page
that every mother, every woman,
in fact, should read. Hundreds
of babies die needlessly eveiy
year. The way of reducing this
heavy mortality is shown.
Colonel Crowe delves headlong
into the subject of truth and the
tourist season. There is a good
laugh in the Crowe tale this week.
Folger Swift supplies the short
story this week. It deals with a
reformed stage robber and a $1500
robbery. Complete in Sunday's
issue. Illustrated.
Ten Minutes With the Funny
Men will put you in good humor
for the day. It is a new depart
ment of the best in short humor;
Widow Wise, Sambo and Twee
Dee die are all on hand with new
diversions. Two pages for chil
dren, departments for women and
all the world's news.