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HtUStKUAI. Jl LY X, 111. J I THE KATE EXAIWl STMKNT. : ' It would be Idle for The Oregonian ' or anybody else to Attempt to predict ', Accurately the ultimate effect of the decision by the Interstate Commerce t Commission In the Spokane rate case. I The possibilities are numerous. They ; Include the shifting of manufacturing - renters, the upbuilding of water j transportation at the expense of traf ; f!c now largely handled by rail, the J development of small distributive cen 4 term, an Invasion of the West by mail- order houses and other results which. - like these, may or may not add to J the commercial welfare of Portland and other Coast cities. The decisions ' In this and related cases call for a ? readjustment of long-haul rates cover ing practically the entire Nation. Vn- til these rates are written In and ap ; piled for a period of time the full ' force of the decision will not be known. ; The complexity of the l.sties In- . volved Is Illustrated by the length of i'ttme to which the controversy has I been drawn out. Spokane has been , fighting f-r twenty years to be placed i on an ejual footing with Portland and Puget Sound In railroad freight rates, t WhlleHt has lost Its principal conten J tlon that water competition has a mythical Influence on railroad rates. ' It has obtained a reduction In rates. ' not to the terminal basis, but to a ! bisls which. If permitted to stand ' without a reduction In "distributive t rates from the Coast eastward and , without the upbuilding of water ' transportation, would enable the In J land city to extend Its trade tone Into territory now served largely by Coast titles. : But the two alternative's are more than possibilities. One. the water transportation factor. Is a certainty that will be realized with the opening of the Panama Canal and the Im provement of the Upper Columbia River. If the contention Is sound that the existing adjustment of rates has been fairly based on water competi tion, it Is obvious that further devel opment of "water competition will re store all that the Coast may lose by a readjustment of through rail rates In favor of Inland cities. If the conten tion Is not sound an unnatural condi tion has existed that could not be expected to exist Indefinitely and the correction of which may be met by new endeavors such as the building of more and greater manufactories in the Coast cities. As near as can be estimated. Spo kane has gained lower rates than those tentatively suggested by the Commission In a former decision. .These tentative rates applied to com modities In both carload and less-than-carload lots. Following the an nouncement of the earlier decision it was pointed out that, while the Job bers In Intermountatn cities had secured a saving In freight charges, their territory had also been opened to the competition of Middle West Jobbers. It was known, too. that pending the ordering -In of the new rates. Eastern mail-order house had laid plans for Invading with greater activity the Intermountaln territory It may be expected that this plan will again be taken up In anticipation of a reduction of less-than-carload rates under the terms of the later decision. ' Railroad rates, also, have been Im imrtini fnrtora In the development of manufacturing enterprises in the Mid- I d! West. At tnis lime, nowever. only a minor portion of the through freight to the Coast or intermountaln territory originates In the Missouri River terminals, and It Is only from these points that the intermediate cities will row secure terminal rates. ' Ti hulk nf th traffic originates In the Buffalo-Pittsburg territory, whore the differential between Coast and Intermediate points will be IS per vent. It may be expected that In time the new rates will cause greater man ufacturing activity In the Middle West for the purpose of supplying the Inter mountaln Jobbers and result In a shift ing of the Coast Jobbers' purchasing renters farther et. where water transportation via the Canal will In sure rapid and cheap service. In the mase of speculation that may reasonably arise there seems to stand out clearly only the fact that tempo rarily, at least, the railroads will suf fer a reduction In revenues through a reduction of rates and that the con- -rumer In some localities nave a right to expect a corresponding relief In the tost of living. Tint TROIBL1 WITH WOOL. There Is no denying the fact that the wool business is in a bad way In the West, but the tariff agitation Is only partly responsible for the "diffi culties. The sheep men would not be ' badly off If they could get what their wool Is worth In the markets of ' the East, less the freight. But this tnsy cannot do under the present sys tem of sales days which makes It such 'an easy matter for the buyers to corn tin against the sellers. When a grower goes to one of these ' sale, having already sent his clip, the 'chances are that he must sel to get funds to pay his debts and expenses. The buyers know this and the grower knows that if he does not sell on the -ales day he will more than likely not 't able to sell until the next year. Is It any wonder that the buyers take advantage of the situation and com bine against the sellers? It Is estimated by the growers that -the loss on the Oregon clip for this ear will amount to S or 4 cents per pound from this source. In other "words, there l difference- of that much between the sale day prices " and the Boston prices, after deduct ing all carrying and other charges. As the dealers will also collect what ever tariff Is Imposed by raising the -revUlon bogy and thereby bearing jrtcee at tha aalea point, it can b sua that they are well satisfied with conditions. A to the remedy for the evils be setting them, the growers are not by any means agreed. The great trouble seems to He In the remoteness from market and the lack of scouring plants, making It obligatory In most rases to pay freight to New York or Boston on sixty-six pounds of dirt to ftiivr thr thlrtv-four pounds of wool. That difficulty might be easyj of adjustment If all wool ran tnesame. but the difference varies fully 80 por cent. If the entire Oregon clip could be sent to one central point, the sales days eliminated, a general sales agent placed In charge and buyers Invited to Inspect the samples and make their offers, the combinations of the buy ers would be overcome, and the grow ers would be assured of the market price on any day In the year. But there are difficulties: In the way of such a central selling point, tne iirsi . of which Is the high cost of storage In P.irtlan.r warehouses, for this city , seems to" be the only place suited for j such general market purposes. 11 mc carrying charges. Including Insurance, could be cut to an amount equal to the Interest on the value of the wool, and the railways could make some arrangement for the repayment of, a certain per cent of the charges col lected for shipping the wool here, such amounts becoming payable when the fleeces were shipped to the Eastern markets, then perhaps the growers could unite and have the clips sent here. But no such arrangements seem now in sight. What l needed to secure the beat prices for our fleece I an Oregon market, which means more manufac turing plants. We now ship from fifty to eighty pounds of dirt to Boston to market from twenty to fifty pounds of wool, then we buy It back In the r-hape of the manufactured product and pay freight again. This Is all wrong: but these conditions and the uncertainty of tariff legislation are the causes of the decline of our flocks and the financial troubles of our flock owners. TWO KJXDH OF KEftBENDCM. Politics brings about strange com binations but none more strange than that of the House of Lords and the referendum. The latter political de vice Is looked upon In portions of the United State a radicalism: In old England it I the last refuge of conservatism. It Is another Illustra tion of the truth of that ungrammat ical old adage, "Circumstance alter case." in nnwrui aometlmc the Legisla ture passes laws which the people , ... . . . i don t like and we reierenuum " adopted as a means of giving the peo ple an opportunity to repeal them. In England the House of Commons, un der Liberal leadership, passes law which the Lords don't like and the Lords propose the referendum as a means of preventing their adoption. Any measure Important enough to cause a crisis between the two houses has always been the Issue at the pre ceding election and therefore the pop ular will on the subject has been al ready expressed In the election of the House of Commons, which passed the bill. Experience, also, ha shown that the Lord only balk at measures passed by the Liberals, but pass with out question those which emanate from a Tory Cabinet. The net result of the Lords" scheme would be to defeat or delay every Liberal meaure. no matter how clearly public opinion had been expressed in its favor, and to pass without appeal to the people every Tory measure, no matter how certain It might be of defeat by pop ular vote. In thu seeking to handicap the popular house, the Lord are consis tent with their history. Even after 60 year of struggle had fixed the principle that the Cabinet must voice the opinion of the majority In the House of Commons, the Lords prac tically maintained double representa tion by owning a majority of the seat In the Commons through the most shameful system of bribery. In timidation and barter. The men they put In Parliament represented bor ough" similar to an abandoned townsite or a deserted mining camp in the United States and they bought and sold these seats openly. They continued this system for 150 years and were only rorcea to concern rr representation by the threat of a rev olution. The only resemblance between the Oregon referendum and that proposed by the Lords Is In the name. The one carries out. the other thwart the popular will. MILLARD O. LOWWALB- The annduncement of the death of Millard O. Lownsdale caused a shock of surprise and regret to a large num ber of his fellow cltlxens. very many of whom had known him In his boy hood and throughout the years of hi useful manhood. While It was gener ally known that Mr. Lownsdale was In falling health, an early fatal re sult -was not anticipated except per haps by those who were closest to him in his domestic relations and In dustrial and oclal activities. The name and endeavor of Millard O. Lownsdale I connected with the pioneer era, and with a very impor tant development of the horticultural Industry of the Willamette Valley. He was an authority upon apple grnwlng In this section of the state and realixed a substantial fortune from his Industry and achievement In thto line. In eoclal and musical rlr cles he wa-i for many of his earlier years well known in thl city. A son of Daniel H. Lownsdale. one of the owner of the original townsite of Portland, hi name barks back to and is closely Identified with the pioneer era. Ill brother, the late J. P. O. Lownsdale, was well known In local business: circles almost up to the time of his death, which occurred some thing like a year ago. To the remaining few relatively speaking who were In at Portland's beginning the name of Lownsdale stands for enterprise. Integrity and public spirit. The fortune of the family were in a measure wrecked some Tears ago In the shifting of townsite rights, but were in a great part recovered by the Industry and persistence or It representatives. The name will always hold a place of honor In the archives of Portland, and through the efforts of the last sur vivor of the original family of Daniel II. Lownsdale. wfto has but now passed. It will hold an Important place In the horticultural development of the Willamette Valley. Not great men In a political sense; not masters of finance who were able to leave great wealth to their poster ity, the Lowndales were still prom inent and important factors in the growth of this city and state. For these things and for other activities embodied in the term "good citlxen shlp" their name firmly stand. The death of the lut of the trio father and two sons has caused a sensation of profound regret . and touched - a cord of tender memory In many hearts. THE BIG HrCKLKBF.KRY CROP. The news that three Is a big huckle berry crop this year will bring com fort to many a weary soul. No fruit except the tomato admit of uch varied and altogether delectable prep aration as the huckleberry. To ome persons Its lack of decided sapidity is held against this Juicy berry, but such betray their lack of the Judicial spirit by theif faultfinding without cause. The flavorlessness of the huckleberry Is It crowning merit. Like the citron and the tomato It possesses a neutral quality which fits it for innumerable epicurean offices. It can be made into a sweet preserve, a sour pickle, a sort of celestial hash neither sweet nor sour and it can be sublimated Into a shrub which Infinitely surpasses the much-lauded raspberry's. In our opinion the raspberry .is but a orry frulL It has Just flavor enough to spoil It as a carrier of alien delights and not enough to enable it to "pose as a luxury on Its own account. The loganberry outranks Its progenitor a a delight to the palate, but not far. It 1 too horribly sour. Did anybody evpr succeed in making a loganberry pie really sweet T Its color Is divine, but when you bite Into lt, what a shocking disappointment. A flood of biting acidity pours over the tongue arid the world become clouded in a pall of misery. No such calamity need ever be feared when you bite into a huckle berry pie. It is calm, serene, sooth ing. If there Is no particular gratifi cation to the palate at least there 1 no such sudden access .of pain a you feel when, for example, you bite open a currant. There la another wolf In sheep's clothing. Perfectly spherical, ruby tinted, altogether lovely to the eye, what Is a currant when you break the bewitching di.guie In which It shrouds Its horrors? Nothing but vinegar, and a singularly poignant vinegar at that. The mild and benign huckleberry never deceive you. It does not promise a great deal and It keeps its promise to the letter. It la like a homely girl with a good heart. We all love her, not for that beauty which, as In the wretched currant, la but kln deep, but for qualities of mind and heart which abide through Ufa and pass beyond the grave. Our Joy In the big huckleberry crop could only be dashed by learning that the crop of amiable, though plain, young women had fallen off. PRESIDENT S HI RM VN AND THK TRUSTS. A perusal or Mr. Jacob Schurman's address to the Seattle Commercial Club scarcely upholds the doctrine that college presidents are Infallible. This one at least mingles truth and error In his remarks with extremely human liberality. His theme In Seat tle wa the recent trust decision of the Supreme Court. President Schur man thinks that these decisions will fortify the business Interests of the country and enable large concerns to know exactly under what conditions they may work. This, In hla opinion. Is sufficient 'regulation of the great corporations. He sees no reason why Secretary Wlckersham's project of placing them under a commission should, be carried out. The Indus trial corporations look very different to Mr. Schurman from the railroads. The latter, he says, enjoy the power of eminent domain, for example, which the industrial corporations do not. But there is a more fundamental objection in his mind to Government regulation of the corporations through a commission. Thl Is the fact that executive regulation really looks to ward ownership. We have undertaken to control the railroads through a commission, the President of Cornell declares, with the distinct understanding that we may sometime have to take posses sion of Uiom. Executive regulation of the trusts would necessarily imply the same consequence, and who wants the Government to run our industrial con cerns? That would be socialism, or something else as bad. An Immediate rejoinder to Mr. Schurman's conclu sion -will arise instantly In every read er's mind. Government regulation of the railroads, he will say to himself, was not undertaken with the expecta tion that ownership would follow. Not by any manner of means. It wa un dertaken, on the contrary, expressly to avoid ownership. Those -who did not believe that Government owner ship of the railroads was advisable turned to strict executive regulation as the only practical alternative. Something had to be done to abate the Injustice which was life In the railway world. Under the practice of rebate and favoritism of all sorts groat monopolies had been built up and private business on a mode fate scale wa becoming Impossible. Evils of this magnitude Imperatively de manded a remedy. European Govern ments In -similar circumstances had tried the experiment of ownership. Thl was not thought best here and In place of ownership we decided to try regulation by a commission. Thli was not done as a preliminary to the acquisition of the roads by the Nation but to prevent It. Thus it seems as if Mr. Schurman's premises were a little unstable. The ground on which he bases hi objec tion to Mr. Wlckersham's plan crumbles under his feet. If regula tion of the corporation by a commis sion really did lead to anything like Government ownership, by necessary sequence we cannot suppose that Mr. Taft'a Attorney-General would favor it, for there have been no indications so far of any Inclination toward So cialism In the Administration circles. As a matter of fact while the late Supreme Court decisions have laid down the lines along which the great combinations must be regulnted they do not profess to carry out thl regu lation In practice. How could they? It I one thing to lay down the law. It is a very different thing to enforce the law. The one is a Judicial func tion -which' the Supreme Court ha ably and wisely performed. The other Is an executive function which, no doubt, the Supreme Court might per form If it had the constitutional au thority and the Inclination. Our beet thinkers, however, do not believe that the courts ought to assume executive duties. They have enough to do, un less appearance are deceitful, to ful fill their proper Judicial functions. So far as regulation fr the corpora tions Is concerned we are brought face to face with two alternatives. Un less Mr. Wickeraham project of. commission is adopted, or something very similar, we must regulate them by lawsuit. Each separate offence must be treated by the method of ac cusation, trial, taking testimony, argu ment and appeals with all the cum bersome machinery thereto appertain ing and with the inevitable delays. For each breach of the law there must be a new lawsuit and if nobody is sufficiently injured to take the matter into court the offence will go unpun ished. This seems to be the direct road to anarchy. It is not arj invit ing highway, though It may be bor dered by a deceptive appearance of flowers. It may indeed be a primrose path, but we know what comes of traveling roads of that nature. Contrast with this cumbersome and inefficient method the project which Mr. Wlckercham puts forward of reg ulating the corporations as wo do the railroads by a competent and impar tial commission. Mr. Schurman hlm eolf can think of no objection to it except the far-fetched one that it is Socialistic. There must be some un tried things which are not socialistic and, moreover, they may be good and practical. Perhaps when he thinks the matter over he will find that this Is one of them. At any rate the coun try wants the big combinations regu lated by some more effective method than the tlresomely indecisive one of everlasting lawsuits. Pretty nearly every intelligent person agrees with Mr. Schurman that the corporations, even the biggest of them, have come to stay and It Is commonly bellevefl that they ought to be controlled by an authority as prompt as their own and more Imposing. This can only be exercised by some such Federal com mission as Mr. Wlckersham suggests. This plan would be very far from lead ing to Government ownership of the industries. To many competent Judges it appears to be the only way of es cape from such ownership. The prediction that the postal sav ings banks would draw much money out of hoarding has been fulfilled. At Corinth, Miss, a large number of sil ver dollars coined In 1889, coated with green mould, which had either been burled or kept in a moist place, were deposited In the postal bank. The ab solute safety offered by Uncle Sam will dig up many a burled hoard and empty many an old stocking ard the banks, which were so afraid of Gov ernment competition, will find these old hoards ultimately swelling their own deposits'. It Is curious to read that the ' Col orado farmers thought the end of the world was coming when they saw.an unusual appearance In the sky. The Scriptures distinctly foretell the phe nomena of the Day of Judgment. The last trump will sound, the Lord will appear In the East surrounded by angels and the dead will rise from their graves. The ball of fire which the Colorado farmers saw did not re semble these events at all. Their causeless fright ought to teach them to read their Bibles more diligently. There is a close resemblance be tween the procedure of the trusts and the monarchs of the middle ages. The monarchs met and signed treaties parceling out territory among them selves, the Inhabitants going with the land as chattels. The trust sign agreements parceling out among themselves the trade of the country, with which the consumers go as chat tels. Yet the head of the steel trust talks of running the trade according to the golden rule. There never was a legislative body In the world which would not turn Into a Bedlam under a little provoca tion. The current disorders in the British Parliament are no worse than performances which have been seen in Paris, Berlin, Vienna, every capi tal. Our Congress Is, upon the whole, the most sedate law-making machine in the world. If it doe not accomp lish much It usually preserves a pleas ing decorum. The Spokane street dances to cele brate the decision in the' citya suit before the Interstate Commerce Com mission must have been an agreeable spectacle. Dancing on the asphalt nicely waxed strikes one as an Inno cent and Inexpensive popular pastime much preferable to tripping the fan tastic toe In a hot room full of beer, tobacco and vice. Our climate Is suit able for a great deal more outdoor life than we have enjoyed heretofore. A peculiarity of an unusually hot day la that It Is the "hottest ever." This statement Is verified by the memory of the "oldest pioneer," and by the sweltering discomfort of any and everyone whose opinion in tne matter Is consulted. Hence, of course It must be true. Another wonder Is added to the collection. In Western Washington lives an editor of an agricultural pub lication who is an actual farmer, and with the aid of five sturdy sons cul tivates one whole acre. Young Mr. Rosewater, son of his father, seem to have a strangle hold for Taft on the Nebraska Republican convention. . The lamented editor of the Bee did not name his son Victor for nothing. With temperature near the 100 mark, meteors' shooting through the sky and wind ripping things up at Medford, the elements were surely on the rampage. . Next Winter, when the mercury is dropptng, and wood is six or seven dollars a- cord and no coal on hand, the memory of this hot spell will have faded and the grievance be greater. The passengers of that passenger less Italian steamer stayed where they ought to be. The immigration of the comma bacillus Is rorpiaaen. The Lorlmer Democrats were so anxious to sell that the Lorlmer men had to frighten them out of selling to Hopkins before buying them. Castro is looking for a friendly snot on which to iRnd and his op ponents are seeking1 the same thing to land on him. The four comets romping near the sun can ask each other the usual hot weather question. The Iceman who would get rich quickly must hereafter carry scales. Alfonso sailed for England yester day tor a vt"It with his wife's folks. Harmon people bearded Bryan in JMs 4ea yesterday. Gleanings of the Day The women have taken up the cud-a-els for "Pure Food" Wiley against the poison-sellers, and President Taft hnj htnin to hear from them, ine As sociated Clubs of , Domestic Science of America have sent .resolutions to the President describing Wiley as "a really sincere friend of the people" and say ing that "the food adulterators have openly threatened to cause the dis missal of Dr. H. W. Wiley, and have caused the Government' to take his power from him by appointing the referee board to Illegally usurp the functions belonging to Dr. Wiley's of fice, and by assigning the legal duties of Dr. Wiley's office to Solicitor Mc Cabe." They say that since Wiley "has been shorn of his power the food adul terators have flooded the country with their vile products spreading disease and death among us," but'he'has nev ertheless continued to expose food pois ons and to warn the public against them." They therefore ask the Pres ident "not to deprive us of a true friend that we, the people, have in the food law enforcement in Washington, and to not harken to the cries of the food adulterators who very naturally hate Dr. Wiley because of his service to the people." They also ask the Pres ident to "look into the cause of the ap pointment of the referee board and other action that ha been taken, pre sumably in the interest of the food adulterators, to rob Dr. Wiley of the power which rightfully belongs to hla office." They ask, if the facts war rant, that full authority be restored to Wiley. The resolutions were ordered sent to other women's clubs for adop tion, so the President may expect to hear from the women quite extensively. The Playground and Recreation As sociation of America has opened a branch office at 1058 Phelan building, San Francisco, which Is ready to fur nish speakers to communities desiring to conduct campaigns of education, or first-hand practical advice regarding playground organization, management and equipment; furnish slides for ster eopticon lectures or entertainments, il lustrating playground activities, boy scout activities and recreation center work In public school buildings and In municipal buildings; furnish literature dealing with every phase of the play ground and recreation movement; con duct correspondence regarding the playground and recreation movement; hold practical playground institutes In different parts of the Coast; secure workers and speakers of National rep utation to visit Institutes and leading centers of work on the CoaBt; assist In organizing Boy Scout work. Dr. J. R Wetherbee, of Portland, Is one of the vice-presidents. An Idea of the extent to which the good roads movement has taken hold of every part of the United States may be obtained from a chart Just prepared by the Office of Public Roads, which shows that nearly 15,000 miles of transcontinental, interstate and trunk line roads are contemplated In various sections of the country. The Improved roads, some merely planned, others ac tually under construction, literally snake a network covering the whole country: and. If all the plans contem plated are carried out by the men and communities back of them, it will be possible to drive automobiles and wag ons from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast, from Vancouver. British Colum bia, to Tia Juana. Mexico, and from Montreal. Canada, to Miami, Florida. The work of the loan sharks among New York City employes has been been under Inquiry and It would appear that before they let a man have money they require a mortgage on his life. Raymond B. Fosdick, the commissioner of accounts, says: A city employ. In nogotiatlng a loan with a loan agent, is genially called upon to sign a number ot papers. These Include undated note.. Indorked by other employes, two or three blank aaslgnment Jf- ? power of attorney to fill In the blank spaces In the aaslgnmenta. A confewlon of Judgment for the amount of the loan, and iom.Ume. a general power of attorney to Ian for and collect all wagea. In moet ca.". that we have examined. that the borrower do not appreciate the nature of the paper, which it 1. necessary for them to sign. He says that, including fees for so called legal services, the rate of In terest ranged from B0 to 400 per cent, but some loan agents refuse to accept part payment, but Insist upon a re newal of the loan each month, with the usual charges for legal services, etc In many such cases confessions of Judgment are filed, according to Com missioner Fosdick, against men who have paid four-fifths of the original loan in renewals. Thus the salary of a fireman who had obtained 147.50, and had returned $10 in renewals, was gar nisheed for $77, which, with fees, in terest, etc.. amounted to $96.49; o that in the end he paid $136.49 for a loan of $47.50. "A $1200 clerk," continues Commis sioner Fosdick," borrowed $30 three years ago, incurring an obligation for $38. He has since paid $96 in renewals, and Is Informed by the loan agent that his debt amounts to $51. Another clerk borrowed $150 two years ago. At the present time he has paid over $200 and still owes $90." Ultimatum to the Thermometer. 0 rouse me not from bed upon this morn, ' 'Til you have to the shutter glued an eye And doped It out if Sol or Jupiter Is booked to be "at home" within the sky; 1 am dead sore upon the weather hot. So If the sun Is up then wake me not. I am clean weary of the mercury That spends Its time upon the hun dredth floor. Rather than face another yesterday. Better In calm oblivion to snore; Why should I wander where the hot sun beats And let my heels dent up the asphalt streets? Why should I rise and brave the busy crowds. Wasting my vocal strength in giving gruff, V Rude answers to the omnipresent mutts Who pause to ask me If it's "hot enough"? , Kay, I would rather slumber, out of sight.. 'Til Beals has set the temperature right. Peek through the shutters, scan the sky and see If cloud or sun Is, for the moment. It; And if the sun, then bid all callers thus: "He sleeps all day, and ye can enter nit." Too long I'Ve squirmed upon the weath er's rack. So let me sleep until cool clouds come bacK. Dean Collins. July, .25.. J.S11.. TIME was when any criticism of General George Washington would have been considered akin to what the Germans call lese majeste. Now Comes General Francis Vinton Greene, an American soldier of experi ence and renown and a military critic of high reputation, with his new book, "The Revolutionary War and the Mili tary Policy of the United States," in which th statement is made that Washington was "audacious, brilliant ATid reckless." The current habit 'of apologizing for Washington's generalship, says Gen eral Greene, Is due to the overshadow ing importance of his political services, and "if he had died before he .began to render these, he would have taken 'unquestioned rank in history asone of the great generals of all time." A protest Is maae against that placid benignity which Stuart placed In the portraits he painted a few years be fore Washington's death, and our author Insists that the austere charac ter which Sparks has embodied In his dozen volumes, must not make us lor get that during the Revolution, at the age of 44 to 61, Washington had very warm blood In his veins. Robert G. Ingersoll once said that Washington was simply "a steel engraving." and it Is suspected that of the real Washing ton whooved, suffered, sinned and re pented, we know next to nothing. Why? Because Washington hero wor ship has been so Intense. General Greene thinks that Wash ington was only Fabian where even Stonewall Jackson could not have been anything else, and that his recklessness and audacity, whenever he had a chance to display them, were such as Custer might' have shown. General Greene compares Washington with Napoleon, and enumerates the nine Im portant events In Washington's mili tary career: five were failures, and In only one was the fault possibly Wash ington's four were successes. "The four defensive events were Napole onic. Each of them was characterized by an evtraordinary exhibition of dar ing, celerity and skill, the three qual ities to which both Caesar and Napo leon owed their classic triumphs. The point is made plain that the in capacity of the British government and the conflict of authority and slowness of execution among the British gen erals, "contributed powerfully to the victories gained by Washington. It Is shown that the capture of Cornwallls was effected, to a degree, a race against time which Washington won. The French admiral, De Grasse, said that the capture would have to be ef fected In two months from the time Washington left New York, as he, Lie Grasse, would return to his real station, the West Indies, October 15. Of course, Washington succeeded, leaving Heath with only ' 2500 men to watch Clinton in New Yorl$. Rev. Ford C. Ottman, author of "The Unfolding of the Ages," Is one of the speakers at the Stony Brook Confer ence, to be held August 13 to 27. Zane Grey, whose fllrst novel "The Heritage of the Desert," published last Autumn, was recently followed by his baseball story, "The Young Pitcher," is spending his Summer at Cottage Point. Lackawaxen, Penn. Mr. Grey complains that his somewhat unusual first name is the cause of much misunderstanding, as he receives numerous letters ad dressed to "Miss" Zane Grey and re quests for "her" photograph. Henry Rand Hatfield, author of "Modern Accounting," etc, Is teaching at the Columbia Summer School. A novel by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, entitled "The Secret Garden," will be published August 26. It has been running serially In a magazine. In September the same publishers will bring out a long novel by Robert HIchens, called "The Fruitful Vine," a story of modern Rome. There will also be "Pandora's Box," a new novel by John A. Mitchell, author of "Amos Judd," etc. Max Pemberton, author of "White Motley," Just published, lives in quiet Suffolk away from London's smoke and stir, yet near enough that metropolis to participate in its pleasures and to feel the stimulus from the intellectual and artistic center of the English-speaking world. The old country house in which he dwells Is rich In associations. There Thackeray was wont to visit; a Words worth wood Is near; and there hangs an authentic portrait of Charles II, who was once its royal guest. Parvenu (formerly a butchers-All my books are bound in calf. Friend Really? Parvenu Yes, and every calf killed by my own hand. London Pall Mall. Mls3 Slimdlet Here's 'in advertise ment of a "literary man" who wants board. Does he say he'B a literary man to show he's a person of refinement and culture? Mrs. Slimdlet No: It's to show that he can't pay much. Pathfinder. A new edition of "The Life of Pas teur," the celebrated French surgeon who discovered and perfected the treat ment for rabies that bears his name. Is about to be Issued. Joseph B. Gilder, after editing the New York Times Review of Books for the past year, has resigned his position and will spend a holiday of several months abroad. His successor on the Times is George Fife, former literary editor of the New York Evening Mail. Ye Editor Franklin P. Adams, of the Gotham Weekly Gazette (which, for the uninitiated is one of the funny features In the New York Evening Mail) is fum ing these hot days about the publication of his collection of verses In the Fall. The title of the book Is to be "Tobog ganing on Parnassus," which isn't so far off because the Jinester at "our prom inent citizens" is an enthusiastic bi cyclist. Adams collaborated with O. Henry In writing a musical comedy once, making the only time the latter ever wrote anything In conjunction with another. The piece was to have been called "Lo." O. Henry was asked why such a short and apparently mean ingless titles had been chosen. "Well," said O. Henry, "You see electric signs In front of theaters are so awfully ex pensive." ... Two volumes which New York pub lishers announce present a translation of the new and enlarged edition of Fournler's "Napoleon I." published at Vienna, in three volumes, in 1605, 190 and 1907. On its original appearance in lSSfi 18S7 and l&SS, Fournier's book took its 'place at once in the front rank of Napoleon studies, and It is still widely regarded on the Continent as the best of the shorter lives of Napoleon. It has now been greatly enlarged, and contains a Beries of hitherto unpublished letter's of Napoleon from the Vienna archives. Emerson er AotT PORTLAND, July 25. (To the Edi tor ) On a downtown sign there Is em blazoned the following quotation: "If a man can write a better book, oreach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. Emerson." Where In all Emerson does this state ment occur? I await light. JOHN' F. LOGAN'. Advertising Talks By William C Freemaa. The President of the United States has made It known, in language that cannot be misunderstood, that he is in favor of the printed word that records facts. In other words, he indorses hon est advertising. While his recent utterances were di rected mainly toward labels that come under the pure food and drugs act, nevertheless President Taft privately and publicly wants to be understood as a man who will fight for truth and decency in advertising. President Taft holds, as does every honest man, that a food product labeled pure must be pure that a label defin ing the qualities of a medicine must be accurate. If not, punish the manufac turer by fine or imprisonment or both "both" being the preferable way of handling the man who seeks money through selling an unreliable or an in jurious article. The sentiment of the "square deal," not alone In advertising but In every thing else, is In the air and the manu facturers . and merchants who still think that "white lies" in advertising will be accepted by the public had bet ter wake up and change their policy or their business will suffer. It takes a long time for some peo ple to see or to heed the handwriting on the wall, but they are wise who have determined to heed the call of the times In spite of custom that has pre vailed for so many years a custom that has permitted exaggeration and misrepresentation on the theory that the people look upon it as "Oh, that's only advertising." It will not pay to continue in the old way the new way, which is the right way, must be adopted. If success Is to follow. What 13 the use of butting one's head against a stone wall? The people want accuracy In the printed word and they propose to have it; they want merchandise that gives them a fair re torn for their money and they will not buy any other kind. (To be continued.) Half a Century Ago From The Oregonlan, July 26, 1861. The mails in a few days will come in daily from the East. We are told that the stations of the Overland Company are only 15 and 20 miles apart. It is the expectation that the "Texas Troops" will be sent to protect the route from injury by Indians. Mr. Hugh Gordon better known in our city as "Hughle, the Gunner," who was wont to officiate as a gunner when a salute was to be fired died yester day morning at the "Franklin House" from the effects of an overdose of laudanum, which was taken the night previous. He was a native of Eng land London and about 60 years of age. The first overland mall from the States reached here last evening. It was 17 days and 4 hours coming from St. Joseph to Sacramento. The stage was received with great rejoicings at settled .points on the route. The route and stopping places were not In perfect order, but would be In another fort night, so as to furnish all the neces sary comforts and convenience for travelers. May this enterprise be suc ceeded by a railroad; but this of Itself is a great achievement. Mr. J. Miller, of Oregon was the only through pas senger. We understand that Captain Staples has made Inquiry as to the probability of procuring a couple of fire engines of this city to aid In freeing the Pacific of water. Many firemen express a willingness to assist. Congress House, July 4. Mr. Mc Clernant objected to Mr. Thayer being sworn in as a member from Oregon, as Mr. Shlel was elected, and offered a resolution to that effect Tabled. Mr. Thayer was then sworn In. Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe (Copyright, 1911. by George Matthew Adams) You have all remarked the difference between the' circus bill and the perfor mance. Possibly you have abused the circus man for exaggeration, but the circus men are not muqh worse than other men in making their bills greater than their performance. I never knew but one girl who wa not good-looking at 17. Some women Just naturally know how to use dry goods, and I imagine they do not work any harder than those who think and think, and try on, and then don'tjlook very well. When I become one of the Fats, I do not intend to amuse the loafers by en gaging in a ball game with the Leans. Advise a man to-submit to a dan gerous and unnecessary surgical opera tion, and he will probably do it. But advise him to exercise in the open air and look to his diet, and he won't do it. Will a lodge man really do more for his members than for other people? About the ugliest creature in the world Is a tall, elim boy wearing spec tacles. How often the people applaud when you do not approve! A mortgage will do more to induce a man to pay a debt promptly than friendship, or honor. Brad's Bit o' Verse (Copyrisht. 1911, by W. T. Meng.) My neighbor has that wild desire to make his pile and then retire; he works like "Heck" both day and night, he squeezes every, dollar tight, he madly ioils with rant and push to lay aside the sordid cush; and when he's ruined life and health no doubt he'll have a wad of wealth. But I would rather plug along and do my work and sing my song; I'd rather have more time to play as I go toiling on my way. I can't agree with my fat friend; I think that work and rest should blend. When e'er my neighbor quits the Job he'll be a most unhappy slob; he'll tinker round a little while and greet his friends with sickly smile; he'll hang up at the cor ner store till he becomes the village bore; his nights will pass in sleepless woe; his days will seem like Indigo. The man who tries to quit the race is very sadly off his base; he get's a grouch that swells his head and fills the family with dread; he sloshes round like one forlorn and wishes he had ne'er been born; he gets high no tions in his mind that keep divorce mills on the grind. Old Satan grins with fiendish bliss he's looking for such chapis as this. I want to do some honest work; to live my life and never shirk; I do not want to quit the game, though I get old and blind and lame. Retirement has no charms for me; for loafing' not man's destiny.