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TfTE MAFE.OAT.
The Oregonlan ha seen fit to say
a word now and then for the op
pressed and despised wootgrower. anJ
It a on that account accused of being
now opposed to tariff revision. Well,
hardly. It- abhors and ha exposed
the cant and humbug of a Democratic
policy that would place the entire
fcurden of tariff reform on a sing'.
Industry wool and that would de
lude the farmer Into the be'.lef that
he la being benefited by the bunco
farmers' free list. It Is not a free list.
It purposes to admit free of duty cer
tain farmer" utilities, manufactured
la and exported from such nation as
give similar concessions o similar
American manufactured products.
That Is the entire extent of the bun- i
combe free list bill. We shall get
reapers and mowers and threshers
and barbed lre from England alone,
where our manufacturers now unJer
aell the English makers on their own
sol!.' Who van: an Englt-h-made
farm Implement on any terms?
The Oregonlan has expressed the
hope that frealdent Taft would veto
the preposterous free list, which gives
the farmer nothing worth having, and
the Lav Follette wool measure, when
these messures reach him If they
ever do because they were not pro
posed In good faith, because they are
the mischievous products of political
log-rolling, and because they settle
nothing.
If the Lav Follette wool bill shall be
accepted by the Democrats and shsll
pass Congress, It will cut down the
present Indefensible" wool tariff In
appreciably. It Is a protective tariff.
If It is anything: It 1 fathered by a
Senator who boldly announces his
adherence to the historic policy of
high protection. Why should the
Democrats accept It on any basis or
for any reason but to embarrass the
President and to widen the Irrecon
cilable schism In the Republican par
ty Later, when the Tariff Board
reports, the question of a wool tariff
will be reopened, and all this harmful
saltation be revived. Why 'make a
blind and bung'.lng political adjust
ment of a question that later It Is
proposed to settle on a scientific and
economic basis? Then every grower,
every manufacturer, will know where
he stands, fnder the La Kollett bill
rio one knows where he stands ex
cept that he stands nowhere.
The Oregonlan has pleaded for a
fair deal for the wpolgrower of Ore
gon, lie haa not had It. lie has been
bludgeoned and badgered and bullied
by all hand and by all Interest until
the Industry is at a low ebb. and he
faces Irretrievable nitn. He has had
to stand the whole brunt of the tariff
agitation. He has been held up to
the country as a sheep baron and a
plutocrat and a member of the mil
lionaires club. Sheep baron. Indeed!
Does anyone know a sheep man In
Oregon who would not be g!ad to get
out from under the vast pile of ob
jurgation and contumely that has
been heaped on him. If he could real
ize par on his Investment? The Ore
gon sheep man haa few friends too
few even at home. They betray and
deride him here as they despise and
malign him abroad. The Kastrra no
tion of the sheep baron clothe him
avlth the glamor of riches, splendor
and haughtiness. The true picture of
the Oregon sheepgrower and of all
others, no doubt la of a discouraged
and dejected citizen, wearing his four-Year-old
suit cotton running around
en his lore cayuse from bank to bank
in an effort to borrow enough money
to keep him afloat, marketing his
wool at prices far below Its value and
sel'.lrg off hi surpl-js herds at prices
on an average about II below the
sum each, sheep cost him. That Is
jour Oregon sheep baron In hia pres
ent regal condition of near-poverty
and over-excltemeot. Naturally h
wants the tarlf settled. His out-of-e!hos
condition Is due to the cease
less effort of the pnllttclar to fry the
ft out of him, and the general opin
ion of the country that he Is too rich
entirely. II wants relief. He need
and deserves consideration, and not
contumely and contempt.
Wool and sheep Is a great Oregon
Industry. The .sheepmen are enter
prising and worthy citizens. Why
cannot they have a fair deal? It wtll
he a fair deal If the wool tariff Shalt
revised and lowered In common
with the other Important products of
the country, and not selected for a
solitary display of the clamor for
tariff reduction.
STATTnOOn AN1 THE R I LL
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico presents one of the most per
plexing problems to come before
I'resldent Taft. Having himself been
a Judge and having a firm conviction
of the Imperative necessity that
Judges be Independent cf popular
passion or prejudice or folly, he Is
unalterably opposed to making the
recall apply to Judges, as the Arizona
constitution provide. Tet he Is
pledged by hts own declarations and
by the party platform to support the
admission of the two territories to
statehood. The dispatches Intimate
that he will allow the bill to become
law without his signature, but In that
rase ha may be expected to state his
portion uneiulvocally.
In requiring the submission separ
ately to a vote of the people of each
territory of a clause of each constitu
tion CongTee Is stmply taking steps
tr Insure that the constitution shall
really express the will of the people
on those subjects. Arizona ha gone
to the extreme of radicalism In adopt
ing the recall of Judges. New Mexico
to the extreme of conservatism In
making the amendment of Its consti
tution well nigh Impossible. It Is
highly probable that In their eager
a.
. I . . .xnx tTOfK-rAIR
ness for long-deferred statehood
many voters supported the constitu
tions as a whole wha were opposed
to and would have voted against these
provisions, had they been submitted
to separate votes. The position of
Congress Is that the voters should be
given an opportunity" to accept or
reject these dehatnble provisions
without placing statehood In the bal
ance. Like ex-Freeldent Roosevelt.
Congress holds that, if Arizona really
desires the recall for her Judges, she
has a right to adopt It. and that. If
New Mexico really desire to block
the way to constitutional amendment,
that Is her privilege. This position
was emphasized by the Senate's re
jection of the Nelson amendment
striking the Judiciary recall provision
from the Arizona constitution.
Should the recall question come to
a vote In Arizona, the struggle will
be watched with peculiar interest for
the eye of the Nation has been fixed
on Arizona by the cnotroversy. The
recall has been made a living It-sue
by Its practical operation In Oregon
and Washington, by the attempt to
recall an Oregon Judge, by the
speeches of Theodore Roosevelt and
Wood row Wilson and by the debates
In Congress on the subject
ArTIR FIFTY YKARA.
"When shall we three meet again?
T, thunder, lia-htnlnsr. or In rain?"
The three OUllam cousins enjoyed a
reunion at Roseburg loss tempestuous
than Shakespeare's witches looked for.
The air was balmy when they looked
. a I aeAO
Into one anotner iacr iu ...
fifty years of separation, and no doubt
t ho aim mlled to see such a pleasant
event happening on the ad earth
where he has- haa to witness so mmij
sorrows. It was only twenty years that
had elapsed when Tom's old school-
..n,i.r,ii to the villace and eat
beneath the tree upon the schoolhouse
.i.vir. .mnnH which sheltered them
when theyf were boy; but how
changed was everything. nere wa
nobody to greet him and scarcely any
body knew him. The master was dead
long ago and sleeping unaer me nm
where they used to coast. The world
make Itself over In twenty years; and
.... ho ih. In! Millard
l u ti v -
Lownadale was singing this lovely old
song with his aivine voice, a
halred matron who was listening
ahook her head and whispered. "Af
ter all, twenty years Isn't so very
long."
Hut fifty years 1 another matter.
That 1 half a century. The Gilliam
cousins must have been mere boys
-v.. nortnd for their long sep
aration. In the Interval they have
grown up. marriea ana n nvm.
lles. Perhap some of their children
are gray-headed. Fifty years ago Ore
gon was little more than a primeval
wild, with here anJ there a colony
along the Willamette and Oie Colum
bia and an army of goldhunters slur
rying over the Inland Empire. The
Civil War was Just beginning. The
Franco-Oerman War wa ten years In
the future. The -Origin of Species"
had been published exactly two years.
It Is a long and exciting road that the
world has traveled since then. We
have seen the era of free competition
pas away In the United States and
the rise of the great commercial mo
nopolies. The telephone hss come In.
The electric light has supplanted kero
sene and the electric car ha taken
the place of the horse and the cable.
Who can remember riding on a cable
road? It sound antediluvian to men
tion It. Last of all. the flying ma
chine has been Invented.
if the Otlliam boys could go to sleep
now and wake again In another fifty
years, we have no doubt they would
travel to their reunion through the
air.
PR VTTT Or SENATOR FTtTK.
In the death of Senator Fry the
last of the great coterie of New Eng
land era that ha for many years
shaped legislation in the 8enate has
passed awsy. Piatt of Connecticut,
Hoar of Massachusetts. Proctor of
Vermont died. Atdrich of Rhode
Island and Hale of Main resigned In
111 health, and now Krye Is dead.
Lodge, Crane, Dillingham and Gal
llnger hav now become the chief
figures In the New Eng-land dele
gation. Frye w&a a typical standpatter and
aristocrat In hts opinion and In
stincts. Tha tariff could not be too
high to suit him and he would have
added the ship subsidy. He was a
Kepubllcan of the old school, which
is passing away, and yielded to the
demand for progressive measures
only In the Interest of party unity.
The New England policy of continu
ously re-electing the same men to the
Senate, with the result that the first
election practically made a man Sen
ator for life, enabled him to become
thoroughly conversant with public
affair and to attain such a com
manding position that his word was
taken without question on many mat
ter of fact. His election a Presi
dent pro tern, of the Senate wa a
natural cllmu to his career. He
passed out at a time when the
ment from the West Is pushing the
conservative New Kngianoers o i
side and assuming control of the Sen
ate. Had he lived, he would have
..wA Ktmoolf nll4 tirtOn tft flcht a
fierce battle In his old age with the
spirit of the times against mm.
n k- .tooth nf Prv the Renubll-
can majority In the Benate will be
still further reduced, for a Demo
cratic Legislature In Maine will elect
a Democrat to succeed mm. t-'imrui
by the Democratic-Insurgent coalition
will be strengthened, for the Demo
crats will need the aid of only five
Insurgent Republican to outvote the
regulB.' Republican. Congress can-
k. .oM tn have a denendahle Re
publican majority In the Senate any
mre than u na in m inmm.
vnb or tkk xrr.ixcTtn arts.
. One of the neglected art Is that
r,t iruiklni correctly 'and clearly.
The public schools bring the youth
of the Nation up to a certain aiana
ard in the use of the English lan
guage, both spoken and written; then
stop. A bey head 1 stuffed with
grsmmar. but he Is not taught to talk
ot-o-natii-allv. He may learn the
spelling. and meaning of a word, but
he Is not taught to pronounce it dis
tinctly. His learning of the language
Is of little use unless ne uses it. in
ordinary conversation correctly and
nira it rlearlv.
This I a requisite for even- boy
oni oiri that thev may carry on
conversation with ease and ready
command of language and without
those blunders which expose them to
ridicule and mortification. But It Is
desirable that they should learn at
least I ho first DrlhclDleS Of Public
speaking, for In these das almost
TIIK 3TORXIXG-
inv man or woman may be call
lied
.mnn in sneak after dinner or at
a
public meeting. When the time comes
thev should have overcome sta
age
a (li
fright, have self-command, a rea
innrita. clear enunciation and
the
nsm-or tn make themselves eas
ly
hesrd by the remotest person In th
he
oitriienra. It Is oalniul to near a ma
an
shouting as loud to loo persons
h ho wr addressine- 10.000:
as
It
Is equally painful to strain onea ears
v. . . a whWnor nr a mumble. The
speaker should make himself heard
with ease.
To have the whole Nation going
about making speeches would reduce
. . . I J V. .
It to a bedlam. But an snouiu
,.-inH n far that they can make
speeches when occasion requires. Few
men are required to row a Doai ior
living, but all should know now 10
row. Were the average, ensiDie ma.n
not "broken" to face an audience,
the loud-mouthed bore and fools
wmild have thlnaa all their own way
at public gatherings and gain control
of affairs by default. The man wuu
good Ideas in his head should be
taught how to convey them to others
by the medium of his tongue.
There la room for much Improve
ment In the elocution of the stage and
teaching, of the first principle in uie
public schools would aid In bringing
It about. Actor and actresses orten
n,.mki. and murmur their word
ti uinuiimn even make no distinct
sound, as if trying to hide the fact
that they hare forgotten tneir lines.
The audience at a theater has a right
not only to ee the company "go
through the motions," but to hear
every word distinctly and without ef
fort. Otherwise the playgoer may
feel that he haa been defrauded and
go away "roasting the show." If he
hears ll all. he enjoy it. goe away
contented and will speak a gooa
word for It.
ASTORIA'S OrrNTENlAJ-
For a month to come Uoa world will
hear a rreat deal of the Centennial
celebration which open at Astoria to
day. The exercises will aoouna in
features of great Interest and one of
the circumstance is unique. Astoria
has not aaked Conjrres for a cent of
money to help finance her celebration.
The only favor begged from the Na
tion ha been the loan of soma Army
tents. Thu to a commendable degTee
the city at the entrance of the Colum
bia ha undertak.cn to "paddle Us own
canoe." a trait of character wnicn nw
been marked in the people of Oregon
from the day of the pioneers. No
doubt much will be said a the beau
tiful TrriM nroceed day after day
tha motive by which the
early aettlar In tha Oregon country
were led to forsake tneir nomes iar
ther east and cross the mountainou
desert to the Coast. Of course these
motives were a various a the Indi
viduals who followed the trail, but
torn no ihmo ir, more DromlDent than
the rest. It 1 Interesting to notice
at the outset that religious persecution
played no part In the colonization, of
this part of the world. (
The first settlers of New England
fled from persecution. They forook
their home In the Old World to find
"freedom to worship God." a Mr.
Hemana put It In her poem. They
found It for themselve. but they ex
hibited a deplorable reluctance to con
cede It to other. The desire to e-
- ooito-tino noruvntlnn nlaved a
considerable part also In the settle
ment of several of the Southern States.
South Carolina obtained ome of Its
,no, wnrihv tdoneera from France.
They were Huguenots fleeing from th
dragonnades -which followed tne revo
otint, nf Henrv IVs edict of Nantes.
Some of these most desirable colonist
also mad their way to Horlda. but
here they were harried by the pious
Spaniard. Virginia had it Hugue
nots, too, hut the religious motive was
Mil ao nronouneed In th ettleraent
of thus colony as In many others. Qf
course In Pennatyvania it wa every
thing. The Quakers, Ilk the Pilgrim
u,hnn .am tn fhA New World to ob
tain religious liberty, and they outdid
their Northern neighbor in rlght
hr allowing to Other the
same privilege which they aourht for
themselve. The wuager ana ine
Maryland Catholics were about the
nni, ojirrv colonist In the Eastern
United State who were willing to put
..j M , i
the principle or religious iroeaom
m-ootire Horn critics hava been of the
opinion that tha Quaker carried their
love of toleration too rar. it no ieu
them, we are told, to endure some
things which can hardly be classed
.m.no an-lal excellencies. Political
corruption ta one of the conditions
which have been traced back to the
too Indulgent spirit of the Friends who
F.i earns tn Pennsylvania. In some
tha enlnnlata of Maryland
were more Interesting than any of the
other Eastern settler, iney -were
trr.H.h Catholics who had learned In
bitter circumstance the evils of perse
cution and had come to tn conclusion
that a person1 religion wa a subject
which concerned only himself and hi
Creator. The example or toleration
which they et for the world wa
rare Indeed In that age. It could b
paralleled in Rhode Island, Pennsyl
vania and Holland, out pernaps no
u Kir. aloe.
No settlers came to the Oregon
..nt- tn Winn ne.rsccutlon. out a
...ii many came from religious mo
tives. The colony at Astoria was
purely commercial. John Jacob As-
n rnt-mod hia pomDany and sent out
his men to trade, and for no other
purpose. Wyeth' enterprise was also
commercial. Put the followers or ja-
.nn to and Whitman had far differ
ent mirooee In view. It I curious to
remember that th two early projects
of trade Buffered from many mlsfor
.nn nnallv failed. Wyeth's cer.
talnly tilled. Some may perhaps say
of Aster's that It wa merely trans
formed tn other hands and really suc
ceeded. Be this aa It may. the verlta-
hio KAoHnninr of American control in
n,ni u tn be found In Jason Lee's
missionary settlement near Salem. If
he had not come to the country mere
nn, ...m tn be much question
that British Influence would have
predominated and Oregon would have
remained a principality or ine nuu
rtav mnnnnnlv. Jason Lee's col
ony was a hotbed of piety, education
and Americanism. Hia men could not
.-..ot ntii thev had founded a college
the old Oregon Institute. Their camp.
meetings raised a fervor or entnusi
asm which would put Billy Sunday to
shame, and in season and out of sea.
son they preached the necessity or e
....itnrinl a-ovarnment un
der the United State. The provisional
government which wa finally set up
at
Champoeg was the direct outcome
of
the Influence of Jason wei coio-
nls
Ists. They were tne predominant
factors in. the movement, and they
OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY,
formed the active nucleus of the fifty
two men who stood for the United
States at the moment when the de
cisive vote was taken.
Wo therefore, that while Ore
gon's early annals are not darkened
by any tales or persecution, stin tne
religious motive entered powerfully
Into our h storv. But it wouia ue a
error to belittle the consequences of
Astors settlement. v nen xne mno
ntno at last to decide UDOn the rela
tive srength of he American and Brit
ish claims to the Oregon country, tne
fact of his establishment at Astoria
irn nn of the Drincioal points which
turned, the decision In favor of the
United States.
After winning many a battle in
Wall street, "Bet-you-a-million
Gate ha been beaten by death. He
woo nna of the etrong. tdoturesque
figure In an age' of financial giants
when men were no longer content 10
think In terms of ml lions, but taiKeu
glibly of tens and hundreds of mil
lions. He was an insurgent in ousi
ness as others are insurgents In poli
. hm nnt hesitate to measure
his strength with the greatest of
financial giants. Morgan, nm biot
,ho nt.o-nniza.tJon of the steel trust
and the Tennessee Coal & Iron deal
was marked by his characteristic
blunt frankness.
Tha dlsaoDearance of Mr. Justice
Hughe' beard may prove to be a sub
stantial misfortune to William Ran
dolph Hearst. When Hughes was
running for Governor or incw iur
u, nnir thlnor Hearst could find
against him wa his beard, and this
he made the most of in satire and
carica'tures. Now that the beard' is
gone, what would Hearst do If Hughes
should run for President? Since there
Is nothing to blame he must eitaer
praise or keep silent. Both alterna
or on frightful that we cannot
Imagine the distinguished editor
choosing either of them.
The language which the British
Conservatives permit themselves to
,hA Uaum nf Common nowa
days illustrates the old saying that
blue blood Is no cure ior Dirasumu-
T-i u.lHcti orlLtnrrnV la guD'
ism. x it jt " ,
posed to stand for propriety, good
manners and reuaai cam, ana u itaur
does so when there Is nothing to roll
It, but a mad aristocrat sen ti
y- im. - noooant A lord is
III U Vll lino a. r - -
habitually more serene than a hod-
carrier because lire aoe not prai
him so badly.
The civilization of Kansas presents
ome curious anomalies. The state
has prohibition, insurgency and a
glorious band of country editors. It
has the only woman Mayor In the
..., onH tha nnlv woman who has
been sentenced to street work on the
chalngang. The expression cnam
gang" smacks of medievalism. Can
Kansas think of no better way to deal
with prisoner, especially -woman prls
oners? '
Gorge W. Perkin Is a magician.
By a stroke of the pen he devised ft
plan to create 150.000.000 more capi
tal for the steel trust and thereby
ave 11.200,000 In expenses. Had he
Issued $50,000,000 In counterfeit Gov
ernment note lnetead of $50,000,000
In steel bonds, he would have created
as much real value, but ha would
have changed his residence to the
penitentiary.
The exposure of a beauty doctor
work In causing the death of Mary
Gertrude Ilg wa followed by th an
nouncement of a crusade In San Fran
cisco against th craft. The crusade
could not have lasted long or Mn
Jardlne'a life would not have been
eacrificed to her vanity and a beauty
doctor. - J
"A Canadian Orangeman In tha town
of Woodstock burned the Stars and
Stripes the other night and in pun
ishment for his rank offense he will
some day meet a Fenian and wish he
had died In childhood.
-sr. hom, viit Tw done provided the
loss of Justice Hughes whiskers has
not the same effect on his mental
powers a the loss or Samson a liow
ln locks had on hi muscular power.
Medford might gain her ends bet
ter by rutting Idle men to -work on
the road Instead of driving them out
of town. They would prefer the al
ternative of work In the orchards.
T(v anma oversight of the conserva
tionists $300,000 worth of Alaska
copper has escaped and been shipped
to Hamburg to do turnea into money
Is Plnchot asleep?
A free lecture I announced for to
night on "Skulls." According to offi
cial scandal, there Is aulte a lot of
skullduggery extant and the theme
should be edifying. ,
Astoria is a city near the mouth of
th Columbia, and a hundred thou
sand people of this city who have
never seen It must arrange tor a visit.
' Tmm. the man of few words and
,.iv aotinn. must have felt out of
Ma element In Congress, the place of
many words and slow action.
Now the school crayon Is becoming
an object of suspicion. Really. It Is a
wonder the rising generation ever sur
vived Its unknown perils.
With all the big concerns burning
oil and all the housewives cooking
with gas, what will become of the
dear woodman?
Many persons would be glad If
worry would put them to sleep. Ilk
Miss Hazel Schmidt, insieaa oi Keep
ing them awake.
With th lamp held out by Burns,
the vilest grafter will get wnat is aue.
or word to that effect.
Bend has added a gold rush to tho
d railroad rush it
already enjoys.
it rvaviHson should . remember
that a milk bath vastly improve the
complexion t
There seems to b a vacancy In the
Oregon delegation a vacuum, so i
peak.
Kansas Is worse than Alabama In
putting a woman on the chalngang.
The Presidential veto mean much
this year.
AUGUST 10, 1911.
"Gleanings of the Day
Writing of the Turkish provinces in
Asia bordering on the Black Sea,
United States Consul Jewett, of Tre-
bizond, writes: "It appears- that these
people spend only about 25 cents a year
nor canit for liirhtln. The majority
of the Inhabitants use no lights; they f
rise and retire with the sun. Even
the best of the cities are only dimly
lighted with small kerosene lamps.
There is no gas or electric lighting in
any part of the district- Petroleum
.nmoo wholly from Russia. It is sur
prising how little appears under the
heading of machinery. The modest
sum of $8581 is credited to sewing ma
chines and only $4510 to agricultural
mnlamenta. More machinery ana im
plements must be embraced in the total
of unclassified Imports. It Is a fact,
however, that this country spends prac
tically nothing for machinery. mo
time will soon come when these people
win hecln to exchange their antiquat
ed and Inefficient Implements for mod
ern one, and they wui uosiiiuie m
ehinea for hand labor. The ewing ma
chines and agricultural Implements are
mostly American."
. A picture of the primitive manner
of living of the Armenians Is given, by
United States Consul Masterson. of
Harput, who writes: "One of the great
est hindrances to new business 'is the
conservative spirit, not only of the
merchant, but also of the neople. What
their forefather never had they, their
descendants, will not use or will take
tn .inu'lv Tt Is a safe guess that there
are not. outside of the mission stations
and this consulate, over two dozen beds
and dining tables In thi district, and
to Increase the number In use. will be
a slow process, for the mattress on the
floor and the little -table scarcely six
Inches high, around which the people
sit on cushion or on the floor, are
deemed good enough. It is hardly nec
essary to say that Individual knives
and fork are also considered unnece
aary articles. A peculiar feature Is
that the people of the district who have
lived abroad for a term of years, even
those who. have resided In America,
will In a short time after their return
resume the native dress and general
manner of living." Many families are
enabled to live In comparative comfort
by money sent them by relative who
have emigrated to America. Native
banker estimate the total at $12,000 a
week. The coat of living has Increased
there during the last few years as in
other countries. The people are taking
to waarlna- Euronean and American
ready-made clothes and overshoes and
parasols of gay colors have become a
fad among high-class Turkish and Ar
menian women.
Suva, the capital of the FIJI
Island, like many fereater seaports, is
preparing for an Increase of commerce
to' result from the Panama Canal and
Ceylon expect to lose by It. .Explain
ing it ambition, an Australian busi
ness man Is quoted by th Times, of
Co y Ion. aa saylndt "If you glance at
a map you will see that Suva Is on the
direct line from Sydney to the canal.
In fact, it Is exactly a quarter of the
distance between Australia' commer
cial capital and the Pacific entrance
to the canal. Supposing vessels main
taining a speed at sea of 15 knots per
hour are employed, the trans-Pacific
run will occupy 18 V days. Give a day
fnr TuivitTatlna- the Isthmus, and 10
day on to London, thi will show a
saving of about a week over the pres
ent all-sea mail route to London via
Colombo. The mail by that time will
almost assuredly be forwarded by the
All Red route via Vancouver. The re
sult will be that the Australian passen
ger traffic now passing through Co
lombo will practically cease to exist.
Tes, It will be a serious thing for Co
lombo, but I do not se how It Is to be
helped. You will have to work In the
meantime a you never worked before
to eoure a tourist clientele In Aus
tralia for Ceylon, and. If successful,
this will In a measure mitigate the
loss. Suva will be the laic port of call
from Sydney and the first port of oall
from Panama. Already land Is rapidly
advancing In price there, and any
amount of capital U ready In Sydney
to erect at Suva elaborate hotels, such
a Colombo possesses. I wa given to
understand that the Royal Mall Steam
Packet Company Is already at work on
plan for a first-class fast passenger
service from Southampton to Sydney,
via the Panama Canal. This corpora
tion Is simply biding it tlm to enter
the Australian trade again."
Kelr Hardle. the well-known Social
ist member of the British House of
Commons, paid a striking tribute to
Queen Mary at the time of the coro
nation whioh deserve reproduction In
part at least. In an article on th
coronation and the veto bill crisis which
wa printed In a labor paper. Hardle
wrote:
At least there Is one parson at court in
whom 1 hav. implicit faith, 1 .mean the
Quton. I confooa lo woaklM for that
ifood lly- She 1. tho only rojraJ peron
f have 2var aa who look. Ilk. a healthy
human boln. Sh. 1. not of tho w
doll or profeMlonal beauty type. But . she
I. a hand.oroe woman, or what In Scotland
would be ealled a bonny woman. I hear
on every hnd that .ho I a "hard-featured
woman. The statement I. a libel. Queen
Mary', feature, are tho.e of a woman or
capacity, who In her time haa ha0 frequent
orculAU to auert horoelf. and haa don
aa. firmly and to .ome purpoae. . . . ir
all the counselor, fall King George, th.
Queen will not fall him. and It will be well
for him it ha give, warning ear to her
counsel.
- Taxes paid directly by railroads in
the United States, as appears from the
summarised returns of Poor's Manual
for 111, Increased from around $54,
000,000 In J05 to $10.000,000 In 1410
an Increase near to 100 per cent In
the same time the gross traffic earn
ings of the railroads inoreased from
2.111.000,000 of dollars to $2,804,000,
000, or about 32 per cent. Whether
compared with gross or net earnings or
property value the taxation of rail
roads has Increased out of all propor
tion tn recent years, says the Spring
field Republican. This may seem to
seme people a very happy development
In the way of lightening the tax bur
den upon the poor and making it weigh
more heavily and Justly upon th rich.
But of course this Is a wrong idea,
however much It may possess poli
ticians and legislators or those whose
votes are wanted. It Is merely a case
of substituting another set of tax
gatherers to collect the same eld taxes
or pew ones under a system which di
vides the tax burden among the peo
ple according to their needs or con
sumption, as of railroad traffic, and
not according to their wealth or means
of bearing the burden.
Forest Grove Enthusiast Wants Premi
um List tor Battle of Breeds-
FOREST GROVE. Or, Aug. 8. (To
the Editor.) In looking up dates of
fairs on the Northwest circuit, I find
Portland's on September 4, and so far
do not find any premium list afloat for
the battle of the breeds.
The position Portland holds in the I
Pacific Northwest as a metropolis anq '
seaboard town, with a commanding po- j
sltion as well In general agricultural
affairs, shows that It takes the bulk of
the grain from the Northwest with a
down-hill pull from nearly every point
of the comDass. In the forward move
ment of mammoth packing concerns on ,
the Peninsula. Portland should have
and support the greatest stock show on I
the Pacific Coast, to be in line with )
other enterprises. The rich agricultur-
al country in the vicinity to a great
extent has made the town.
When I say it, I believe that stock
men generally expect Portland to boost
the fair, and if possible to make.it what
It ought to be. If funds are low. make
a cut on premiums. But we neea aai
encouragement in cheap transportation
and the different railroad lines would
cut tarrlff rates, as It Is to their in
terest to make the fair a success. The
exhibitors of livestock, especially the
large stock, are at a great deal of ex
pense and trouble in getting stock
ready for shipping.
Portland should keep In line with its
greater and older slBters of the East.
Chicago ha Its International stock
fair, with many attractions for the
eastern continent of Europe. New
Tork ha had its great Madison Square
Gardens, where the kings of horse
flesh as well as fat stock were shown
In all their manifold attractions, and
I should like to see Portland raise its
flag. I remember well the first Intro
duction I had to the Country Club show,
and the first parade of livestock. The
day was ideal; the band played and
swelled the anthem from the grand
stand down the enclosure. The grounds
and track could not be more attractive,
and a number of people said on return
from the parade: "This is the best
parade we have ever had. This la the
coming fair of the Northwest." The
day following, when Portland was ex
pected to swell the grandstand, the at
tendance was conspicuous by Its ab
sence. A number had had an airing'
the week before at the State fair, and
salesmen and clerks were at business.
The school children were the only ones
out on leave, and this was certainty
right. I doubt the wisdom of holding
children and teachers to their books
all through State fair week. Hundreds
of them, as a rule, have never seen
anything of the kind, although they
might learn as much in one day as they
would in a whole week at school.
Portland, in holding ba- - response,
no doubt has had its Influence in dead
ening fair spirit. Portland, fair city of
the West, I ask you to arise and reign.
We need mere of the attendance of
such personages as Virginia C. Mere
dith, the "queen of the Eastern stock
men" It would be like a guiding star
In a Western sky.
I send you greetings from the coun
try, hail Portlar.de ra as our guests and
hope to see the Portland fair some day
great enough to attract the European
continent after 1915.
If I should stop on top of Hood,
I'd know Just where on each I atood.
And this unto myself would ear:
I see It all a. plain aa day.
Thi. land and ocean breeze my plea.
And this my future home ehall be.
And If a city life's a choice,
Portland make, my heart rejoice.
Of all the earth a coming town.
You do not find so much renown.
Give u. a field the grain to yield.
And stock in rest retiring.
Every year If. nev, and fresh and true.
To nature all Inspiring. A CHALMERS.
MR- DALT, C. FI, WRITES A LETTER
Tho Throwing; Light of HI Great In
tellect on a Few Matter.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 5th. 1911.
Editor Morning Oregonlan. Dear Sir:
What Is all this .hot air you ate try
ing to hand the public, about a German
steam ship co. purchasing a tract of
Land on whioh to erreot an Immense
dock.
Now You know just as well as any
other sensebal person that no steam
ship co. has purchased anjr land In
this city, or they contemplating any
such move the O. R. A N. Co. R. some
time a go purchased a portion of the
tract of land known as Mocks Bottom
and since that time have aqulred the
other portion, this land will all be filled
In to oorrospond with the mouth of the
Peninsulla tunnel 1, and all be utilized
for rail-road yards.
It is Just an other storey to bunco
the out side world Into believing that
Portland is a sea-port city. You have
woke up at last and havediscovered
that your trade is graduly slipping
away but sure.
And you will resort to any thing to
try and make the citizens of this ctt
and every body on the outside world
believe that more trade Is coming, for
be it known thast Portland Is not the
only place on the globe. It is true that
there is st this time a representee
and a purchasing agent for one of the
largest steam-ship co. that plies be
tween New York and Europe, on this
coast at the present time, and It will
be verry Interesting to you to know
that Portland was not considered at
all. In regard to the purchasing of
land on which to build any docks what
so ever. In fact only two cities were
consldred San Francisco and Seattle,
Los Angeles was spoken of In the be
gglnlng, but was dis-carded afterwards.
It is the same old storia barking up
the rong tree, that is where your paper
barks about 98 per cent of the time, I
could eneuroorate hot air promotions
that you have published, from time to
time untlll I would get blue In the face.
Investigate a few things before you
rush them to print, some one played
you for easy and you certainly have
bit and that hard.
Yours Truely, C. S. PALY C. E.
ANOTHER POLICEMAJ WHITES
Give Views tf Motive Behind Moral
Wave.
PORTLAND, Aug. 8. (To the Edi
tor.) It wfas with considerable inter
est that I read a brother officer's
opinion ef the policy of the present ad
ministration in The Oregonlan.
Right here it may not be amiss to
state that the police force to a man Is
of the same opinion, except, of course,
our highly exalted and sanctified "Act
ing Chief," whose chief knowledge
seems to be quoting texts from the
Scriptures and Holy Rollerlsm, as we
get little sermons almost daily. Our
power to enforce the laws Is taken
from us when we are forbidden to en
ter saloons or questionable resorts to
secure evidence, as our motive would at
once be mistaken and our names placed
on that already large list of "undesir
ables" which it is the Chief's ambition
to Are, to make way for some of his
congregation.
He says we hide behind Civil Service
and shirk our duty; he seems to forget
that It was this same Civil Service
which has given him a position in the
past and his present one
Yes, we all yelled ourselves hoarse
for Rushlight, but we all hope to be
very much alive next election time.
Very truly yours ,
ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER.
A Pockrtbook Vacation.
Boston Transcript.
"Decided where you are going on
your vacation yet?"
"No; can't seem to find the right
spot."
"What sort of a place are you look
ing for?"
"A place where my pocketbook can
enjoy a vacation as well as Its owner."
Advertising Talks
By William c.
A recent newspaper advertising cam
paign of The V. 8. Motor Co. Involved
an expenditure of $14,000. This bought
one (nil page in 66 newspapers in the
larger cities and In 126 newspapers
published at the county seats in seven
states of the Middle West, which
brought some remarkable result.
The page advertisement was put out
around July 4, considered by many ad
vertisers not a good time at which to
advertise, and It brought 7487 separate
inquiries, 3265 of which were from peo
ple who wanted the agency of the
Brush car which wa advertised In title
paste!
The advertising also produced Imme
diate telegraphic and letter orders for
493 cars, the total cost of which (the
car sells at $350) amounted to $172.-
550.
So the cost of this advertising, based
on the immediate results alone, was
only eight per cent.
But the greatest result Is yet to come
from the 3265 people who want agen
cies for the car. It Is estimated that
they will sell from fifteen to twenty .
thousand cars, and it Is practically cer
tain that enough agencies will be es
tablished to take the entire output Of
the Brush factory for the year.
The sale of 16,000 cars to dealers
would represent an actual business of
$5,250,000.
Analyzing- the campaign, this pub
licity was bought at an average cost
of $73 per page for 192 newspapers,
the combined circulation of which is
easily one-twelfth of the total popula
tion of the United States
In the management of the U. S. Motor
Company, two men, Alfred Reeve, the
sales manager, and Montgomery Hallo
well, the advertising manager, work la
absolute ' harmony.
When there Is harmony between the
sales and advertising departments, ad
vertising will always bring the maxi
mum reault.
, Both men are great believer in news
paper Publicity both men say frankly
that 8 per cent of tnetr total ndver-tlsin-
appropriation will go Into ews
paper. Another thing that they have de
cided upon Is to give to dealers who
will advertlae tn newspaper exclu
sively, the cars controlled by the com
ronv. 23 1-3 Der cent of the money
thus spent, when they submit to the
company a receipted bill and a cupping
of the advertisement. This S3 1-3 per
cent is given in casli that Is, the
amount Is not credited on purchases
made by the dealer, unless the dealer
so desires.
Furthermore, the company will back
n tha dealer by It own advertising In
the community where the dealer oper
ate.
All of which goes to prove, what has
vot ooM ho often in thi column
that where there I eo-operatlon be- ;
tween the msnafaehzrar and tha dealer.
through mutual advertising in tne
dallv newspapers, the greatest adver
tising reault can be obtained.
(To be continued.)
Brad's Bit of Verse
(Copyright ml. by W. IX Meng.)
Yes, I know the way is lonely, and
the road Is rough and long, and the
rugged hill Is steep and hard to ollmb;
but you'll find It better going If you'll
hum a little song, and keep tolling up
and onward all the time. Life i not a
fairy playhouse, built for childish
dreams and toys, but a hard and serious
problem you must meet; you must
learn to face the sorrows that are min
gled with the ioys, though you toll
alone, with weary hands and feet When
the sky is dark and cloudy, and the
sun no longer shines, keep the singing
heart within you Just the same; for the
whole world hates a Quitter who lies
down and meekly whines, but It loves
the man who bravely plays the game.
You are not the only pilgrim who has
walked the weary miles, you ara not
the only one that bears a load; yet
there's laughter all around you and the
world Is full of smiles as the long, dim
line goes climbing up the road. Oh, I
know the night is gloomy, but the
friendly stars above will ba peeping
down to cheer you all th way; o keep
tolling toward th summit with a song
of hope and love, and be up to greet
the coming of the day.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonlan, Aug. 10, 181.
City very quiet W make no show
in the way of local Items, Our re
porter was seen chasing on round a
corner an hour or so ago, leaving a
blue streak after him, but has not
returned. We expect him soon.
Some wagons with emigrants have
arrived at Walla Walla. They are un.
derstood to be from Iowa.
Cost of getting to the minesthe
steamboat expenses are $5. To ba
added to these is the cost of land pass
sge from The Dalles to Deschutes, 15
miles, and from Lewiston to the mines,
to mllesi The whole eost of the trip
will reach very near $83 something
more if the traveler la liberal in the use
of brandy and cigars.
Morgan' Lot Opportunity.
Metropolitan Magasine,
J. P. Morgan was almost bred a
mathematician. While at Goettingen,
Morgan specialised in mathematics,
and with tha professor of mathematics
he would spend long hours at prob
lems. About ten years ago a number
of New Yorkers who had been at the
Goettingen University together held a
dinner and invited their old professor
of mathematics, who happened to be
visiting this country, to be present.
The German stood his ground he gave
them bis own Idea; looking at Mr.
Morgan he said that he wa Indeed
very glad his old pupil had succeeded
so well aa a banker. "But I regret."
he went on, "that you did not remain
at the university. Had you stayed
with me you would have been my as
sistant as long as I lived, and, unques
tionably, at my death, you would have
been appointed professor of mathe
matics in my place."
A Woman and a Secret.
Judge.
"I wonder why a woman repeats
everything you tell her?"
"My dear boy, a woman has but two
views of a secret. Either It's not worth
keeping, or it's too good to be kept."
A Wemnn' Delicate Compliment.
Washington (D. C.) Herald.
"Dear, you hav. beautiful hair."
"Thanks." '
"But Isn't it a good deal of trouble
to find that peculiar shade In th
shops?"