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10 TOE 3IOK.MXG OKECOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1911. " i I , . m.TT'l at rort'anS. Ocaa reelesllee IHU4-CIM Mattar. laaecrlpuaa iuim-Invariably la 'm BT MIU rVy. taeltMa. ana v I'lLT. luidir Inrludaai. '. menlhs.... J fj I'ai y. ular Include. thrae aioaiaa... J r. Sunday tneludaa. aaa mRil If I-a:.y. vt'lioul Sunday, aaa ywar ...... T ":;t. without S'indr. monlhl " Daily, wltnout Sundar. taraa raootbi... Dai.j. wttaoul Huadaj. aaa eai. -- J? Waly. ana veer. .- ?T Sunday, aaa Tf... .... feiaaaj aad W'a-aly. aaa faar. IBf CAMKiciLt rat?T. Paaiar le.-tda4. aaa r. . 'jii f. aaaJar laaluaaa. aaa aala..... Maw to alt Sfi S-aateffle "1M, aapraae eldar a seraaaal raar lecai sank. Stamps, aaia rarranry era al tha aaaaara rUa. Gift aoaa" dOraaa la fall, taalaaiaa- eeol aaa etata. raaa sUtae IS la f aaa. 1 aMt: l U aaa. 1 aaats: la J aacaa, aaata; ta au cafaa, aaata. F oral a Santas aeub.a rata. Imhii Buliiii 0Vaa Varra Caa to on Ha Tar, h ruaaUi ktUldlos CaJ 'aa. Star kolldlaa. riTT4VD. nTDr.Dr. atcisT. vVAVUUi THK I-G. It U something Ilk fifteen rears fnce. William Jennlng-s Bryan pro claimed aa eloquent demand for free coinage of silver "without waltlnr for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth." Therein was expressed a recfldenre In the American Nation, ralculated to make Ita patriotic eons throw up tnelr-nata. sing the National anthem and ware Old Cilory In the breeze. In the yl-.ira that have elapeed since; the burial of Tree sliver the Prlr One apparently has not learned that lllni-al patriotism does not count for much with the Ameri can public. Ita is now- out In the fommoner with renewed expression of confidence In the power, the In- tegrltv, the Jutlce and the wisdom of the Nation and the common people. Thin time It la In Support of the Ju dicial recall and In violent condemna tion of the Veto by I'reeldent Taft of the Arizona, statehood bill. The fol lowing is a email part of what ha hoe to say: Eaarv Juris la near auMeet to impeach- mat at tna hand af Irtbunala .rt1 lr. int -pi. IB it aTna. ia ruia our counirr ta . Iha a'tTaralana tha paplf thm lvra ta conetlluta Iha Jury and Impm-h tnr rau4T Tha I'flwmniw afanda wttb Artanna. Ifl a fTminiil ef tha papl. ty tha paopla and tr th pni, ju.1aa ahnuld ba :a.-td hr in paopla for llmlttd terma and be subject to rca:i tr lmprtpr codu;i. The Orea-onlan has approved the veto of the Arizona revolution, not becauee we believe tha rrt-all cannot be, properly and Inlelllitently applied to tpe Judiciary or beoaiioe e believe the principle ltelf la ron. Rather the President's course was approved because we believe every recall meas ure ehould be considered on Its own merit. The Arizona recall measure did not subject the Judges of Arizona to "recall for Improper conduct" alone. It went far beyond that. It permitted the recall of a Judge If he did not keep hi shoes shlned. If hid wife snubbed the daughter of the, Repreaentatlve In Congress. If he wrote hie decisions with his loft hand, or. If guilty of any trivial offense against a censorious public, political clique, social circle or organized class. Arizona did not devise a recall equivalent to public Impeachment. . and at that It was a shade better than Oregon's and SO per cent better than ' California's proposed amendment. It aa as unlike "Impeachment at the hands of tribunals elected by the peo ple" as lynch law Is unlike orderly . and lawfully conducted murder trials. In Impeachment proceedings some fixed rules of evidence are adopted. Certain charges are filed and testi mony Is heard and arguments are nade only on those charges. What if the recall? The record of actual vperlence apeaks more conclusively . than does theorizing In tly" easy chair of the Commoner office, or pondering In the Nebraska twilight over the high-flown fancies of Jonathan lourne. Seattle recalled a Mayor because !he public changed Its mind about wanting a wide-open town, v Tacoma recalled a Mayor because he was temperamentally unfit. One of tha main Issues raised was his do mestic life and- habits. Portland recalled a Councilman through the instrumentality of a lawyer whom the Councilman had accused of attempting to bribe him. A movement to recall the District Attorney In Portland recently failed in Its Inception because the prom p fer could not Rnd a willing candidate Seemed politically strong enough to run against him. . Friends of a murdered man are ' eeklng to recall a Southern Oregon Judge because the Jury which con sidered the facts In the case acquitted the slayer. There Is an interesting sidelight also thrown on this case. One man who professe to be a law yer has been arrested on a charge of criminal Iltvel because he charged. the commission of certain acta by the Judge in the trial and venomously denounced them. Tet on his prelim inary examination he entered the defense, that his statements were not libel because the acts he ' had de nounced were perfectly lawful, right and proper. . Cx any of these cases encourage belief that the recall is a calm and dispassionate Impeachment for cause by a Jury of the people T Therein are represented as Important factors in the recall, as Arizona sought to apply It. caprice of the public, immaterial and extraneous Issues. politics, prejudice, personal revenge and de liberate misrepresentation. Until the recall is divorced from these factors it will carry the dangers foreseen by the President In his veto message and these dangers wll lthreaten not only the Judiciary, but other public officials as welL Divorce is possi- ble. but it can probably only coma through making the recall a real Im peachment by the people on specific charges of misconduct and on them alone, without tha selection of a suc cessor of the accused officer being Involved ia the proceeding. We do not look for interest to wane in the recall as the result of the President's message, nor do we be lieve that Mr. Bryan has correctly forecasted the outcome when he pre dicts a contest between the appointive and elective methods of selecting Judges. There is cause- for hope, however, that the undesirable fea tures of the recall as we now have It win be brought into the light through the Instrumentality of the President, and that the practical application of the principle will be closely studied with the view of eliminating Its dan gars without destroying the principle Itself. " Patriotic belief In the wisdom of the people does not Justify loose methods of government. Even if w grant that great flatuses are excused from tha irdl- nary rules of decency In their mar riage relations, t'pton Sinclair can not profit by the concession, for he I" not a genius, either great or small. He is simply a man of big ambition and mediocre ability who wrote one popular book and never can write another. WHO WILL fiO? There is a pretty definite expect tlnn that somebody In ine Agrtc turat Department will loee.hls head consequence of the late trouble i the Investigation which shed so mi llsht upon them. 'Some think So ltr MrCabe Is doomed, some Incl A k.. II - that ll. IVIletf must ul- In ,n.1 ich i- Ine others look higher and predict t hat Secretary Wilson will soon have successor. Of course) the Presld' must decide, and we may feel certi ih.i K Iff nnlr , f after he I a nt iln as taken everything Into conslderatl Th Inlareaf nf fha nubllC ought to Ion be the weightiest factor In his mind, a nd we have n doubt that It win ne. Solicitor MrCabe has exhllnted I qualities which appear to make him valuable publlo servant. Ills antm r tvitef hai amounted spiteful meanness on many occasions. and the Investigation aeemea 10 rn eful to tell the truth as he oujni io na been. As for Secretary Wilson, tl beat that ran be said for him Is th k. - . - ..-..fiif nikii In hla tirlme. I'nfortunately. his prime was passed years ago and ne ia now emmy re markable for a vacillating disposltloi to do anything and everything whlcl he thinks wl!l help htm hold his office When a public servant reaches thl stage It is time for him to fold hi tent and quietly steal away. Th President knows wore about this af t iw than nrkmlv alsA. and his de clslon wUI probably be so adjusted as to sattsry ine enure rounuj, iu present we do not see how be can pos- Ibly nna a way io reiiun rumnvi McCabe nor how he can permanently keep Mr. Wilson In his Cabinet. THE MOXItOtml ?(ORMU No doubt the reopenlntr of the norr mal school at Monmouth involves many difficulties. The mere fact that the plant has lain idle for two years entails troubles without numDer, Drains will he out of order, plumbing; must be look after, many repairs must be made In the various rooms With all these details to be attended to. It Stands to reason that the heed of the school will have his hands full of work. If he does not devote so much energy to advertising as some may expect, there will be an excel lent reason for It. The Scriptures tell us that a man who does not provide for hla own family is worse than an Infidel. The first duty of a normal school presi dent Is "likewise to his Immediate sur roundings. He must get them into proper condition before he can go abroad in search of students. The old faculty has been scattered to the four winds and a new body of teach ers must be collected. .This again -is a work requiring care and dellbera tlon. Wllh facts like this In mind there ought to be no disappointment If the enrollment at the Monmouth normal Is not very large this year. All thing must have a beginning. It Is from little acorns that great oaks grow. The best piece of work the faculty can do for the present Is to re-estab lish the school in the confidence of the public. The feeling that It was blotted out for fc-ood and all has to he combated and overcome. The school is now placed on a firm basis by the law of the state and we do not expect to see It again In serious financial difficulties. To be sure. It Is Included In the referenaum which attacks tha university, but only Its building fund is affected. The main tenance fund Is Intact, so that In structlon will go on unimpaired, no matter how the referendum question Is decided. . The people of Oregon may feel as sured that Instruction will be con tinued at Monmouth not only for this year, but for many years to come. We hope it will be forever, because Oregon needs at least one normal school for the training of elementary teachers and there Is no better site for It than Monmouth. The colleges can train high school principals very well, but w-hen It tomes to fitting the coun try schonlma'am for her difficult nd Important work we must go to the genuine normal school. CHAMP CLARK'S CRY OF PAIN. Speaker Clark's reply to President Taffs Hamilton speech Is the cry of pain coming from a man whose ar mor has been pierced. The severity of the wound can be gauged by the savageness of hla counter-attack on the President. Mr y Clark's claim to gratitude from Mr. Taft for Democratic votes for reciprocity implies that the motive of hla party was to pull Taft out of a hole, when he knows that the motive was to -avoid being put In a hole themselves. The Democrats voted for reciprocity because they dared not do otherwise. Mr. Taft owed them no thanks for saving themselves from a storm of denunciation. Mr. Clark is so angry about the veto of the Underwood bills that he Is blind to some essential facts. The purpose of creating a tariff board Is to have the facts on which a tariff must be based ascertained and sys tematized by a body free from par tisan bias or political motives. When those facts were known, not only to Congress but to the whole Nation, Congress might pass tariff bills In spired by political motives, but their opponents and the voters would have the means of checking up on them. Nobody denies that Mr. Clark. Mr. Underwood. Mr. Payne and Mr. Mann are tariff experts, but they are par tisan tariff experts, prone to see read ily that which supports their foregone conclusion and prone not to see that which would prove that conclusion erroneous. This Is not to say that they are dishonest r insincere; it is to say that they are human. It mat ters not how many months Mr. Un derwood ' and his associates studied the wool bill. Their bias made their bill as Indefensible as Payne and Al drlch's bias made the wool schedule of their bill, for In neither case were the facts at hand on which a de fensible bill could be based, and no man concerned In the work had the open mind necessary to get all ( those facts and state them Intelligibly In a report. If Underwood tok such great pains with his wool bill and was so sure that he had arrived at the correct rates of duty, why did he first pro pose free raw wool and then Impose a duty of 10 per cent after a stormy caucus? If 0 per cent was a Just duty to Impose, why did ha compro mise with La Follette on a 2 per cent duty? The reason was that he wished to pass some hind any kind of a bill reducing the wool duty, no matter how much. That this was the purpose Is plsln from the log rolling by which the bill was passed through the Senate without consider ation, either In committee or on the floor, and from the deal In conference between Mr. Underwood and Mr. La Follette. After the spectacle Of dickering and JiK-keylng- to which Mr. Clark's tariff experts treated the House, It ill be comes him to attack the ability as experts of Mr. Taft and the Tariff Board. The President's experience in Cuba and the Philippines and the close attention he has given the tariff sines he made revision the Issue of the campaign of l0i. at least qualify him to stand as high ss an authority sa do Mr. Clark and Mr. Underwood. Results have vindicated his Judgment as to reciprocity with. Cuba and free trade with the Philippines. The Tar iff Hoard has knocked the pins from under the paper trust's claim io pro tection so effectually that the trust ha few friends, even among the standpatters. It la Immaterial whether the Tariff Board reports to the President or Congress or both, provided Its reports are, available for any man to Judge whether the tariff conforms 'to the principle on which the majority party professes to base It. As to whether the board ia really composed of experts. Mr. Taft Is at least as competent to Judge as Mr. Clark and will doubtless be heard from. When Mr. Clark says: "We stand for the best Interests of the masses; he stands for a hiandful of protected tariff Jjarons." he corroborates Mr. Taft's charge that the Democratic bills are "tariff for politics onlj'." Such statements are false, as Mr. Taft's entire record on the tariff will show: they are buncombe of a piece with Mr. Clark's asinine speech In favor f Canadian annexation. They show Mr. Clark too much of a dema gogue to be fit for the7 office in which he aspires to succeed Mr. Taft. PORT TOWMKND'S PROJBCT. The construction of a railroad from Olympla to Qullccne. Wash.. In the promotion of which Port Townsend seek the aid of Portland, would make tributary to Portland the largest un developeS section of Washington, namely, the Olympic peninsula. It Is now 'accessible from the east onlyby steamers from the Puget Pound porta to Hood Canal, which washes the eastern foot of the mountains; to the Straits of Fuca. which form the north ern boundary: or to CJullayute, on the ocean side. Wagon roads or trails extend to the edges of this nest of mountains from Olympla, Shelton and the Gray's Harbor cities on the south. It Is a land rich in timber, virgin ag ricultural land, game, fish and possi bly minerals, but Its development has been delayed by lack of transporta tion, then by the Inclusion of nearly the whola area in a National forest and game preserve. There Is now a railroad from Port Townsend to Qullccne, at the north ern end of Hood Canal. A survey was made many years ago for an extension of this road along the west shore of Hood Canal, at the font of the Olym pic Mountains, and through Mason and Thurston counties to a connec tion with the Northern Pacific at Olympla. One or more branches could be run up the interior valleys to open up the western section. Such a railroad would give Portland mer chants access to the Upper Sound and would be the only direct rail route from the whole Olympic Peninsula to the rest of the world. That region would still be dependent on steam ers, bad wagon roads or trails for connection with other cities. The road would open to Portland people a delightful place for Summer out ings and woull become a favorite route for pleasure-aeekers. The project of the Port Townsend people deserves serious consideration by Portland business men. PARCELS POKT NEW. The news that. Potftmaster-General Hitchcock Intends to recommend the installment of a. parcels post when he makes his annual report will be pleas antly received by the country. Out side of some special Interests which thrive on neglect of the public, there Is no intelligent opposition to a par rels post such as has been established In the other civilized parts of the world. Indeed, there is one In this country, but. like some of our tariff schedules. It operates mainly for the benefit of foreigners. . It Is not uplift ing to an A'merlcan's self-respect to see notices In the postofflees that goods can be sent to foreign countries by parcels post, while at home It Is necessary to submit to the extortions of the express companies. Mr. Hlch- cock's recommendation will come not a moment too soon to satisfy the de mand of the people. We do not sup pose that he will pay much attention to the mistaken opposition of the country merchants. This opposition Is so Irrational In itself that it never would have been stirred up but for the active Interposition of the express trust. Intelligent country merchants know very well that the parcels post would be a great help to them. As matters now stand they .cannot deliver goods to thefr customers. It Is useless for a farmer to order goods from a coun try store by telephone, since he can not get them without making a trip to the village. This trip costs time and enargy. It Is often cheaper upon the whole for the rural customer to telephone his order to the city store. paving the fee and receiving the par cel by express, than it would be to drive to the village for it. Very' little has been made of this matter of coun try delivery in discussing the parcels post, but It Is really of fundamental Importance. It la out of the question for rural merchants to keep up a de livery system which would accommo date the Surrounding population. The expense would devour all their profits. On the other hand, wtlhout a deliv ery svstem the rural merchant loses a large proportion 01 nw icihuu trade. The customer sends his pat ronage to the city mall-order house many a time when. If It were possible to telephone or write to the village merchant who lives near him and re ceive the parcel by man the same day or the next, he would do so. Time is an element In trade, ana a very Important one. The advantage of receiving goods promptly from me village store. If It were possible, would outweigh as a usual thing the glitter ing attractions of the city mall-order houses. Parcels cannot be obtained from these emporiums without a good deal of delay. The parcels post would , bring them from the village almost at once. The farmer who breaks a cast ing upon his mower, or lose a bolt from his wagon, would appreciate the privilege of telephoning to the village and obtaining it from the rural car rier's cart In an hour or two. Persona who dwell In towns can hardly appre ciate the convenience which such a system would be to the farmer. But Just now our purpose Is to em phasize the help whlclf It would bring to the country merchant. Imagine, if you please, the situation of a city gro cer who should keep up no delivery wagons. His trade would quickly go to his competitors who did ker p them up. The rural storekeeper stands In much the same position with regard to the mall-order houses as the city grocer would who had no means of serving his customers with w hat they ordered. There Is a wfde gulf between him and his natural customers. The gulf Is so wide In many cases that It Is harder to cross than the whole dis tance to the big mall-order houses in town. The farmer can buy articles of these firms by mall. They have studied the subject and worked out a system so carefully and well that it Is a simple matter to obtain almost any thing from them by simply writing a letter and IncloslnW a check. This is vastly easier than it Is to hitch up the team and drive ten miles over muddy roads to town. The parcels post will deprive the city store of this advantage, while it gives the country merchant the fun benefit of his nearness to his custom era In our opinion, Mr. Hitchcock will make a master stroke by begin nlng the establishment of the parel. post along the rural delivery lines, as he promises. He will thus conrer an Invaluable favor upon the farmers and one equally great upon the country stores. Some hundreds of teachers and thousands of pupils of the Portland public schools approach, with some regret, the close of the annual vacation period, which this year is fixed at Sep tember 11. It Is felt by many that It would be well to rearrange the sched ule so that the schools would open ten days earlier In the Fall, thus making the Spring term shorter by the same number of days. This would shift half of a school month to the end of a long rest period. Instead, as now. of adding It to a long study period. Besides, since the. Rose Show has come to be an annual festival of the first half of June and the parade of school children Is considered one of ita most charming features, the change could hardly fall to be a grateful one for all concerned. As now ordered. the last two weeks of the school year are practically lost as far as school work on the part of pupils goes. They are tired of the school routine and think and talk of nothing ele but the Rose Festival and the children's part In It. Ask the teachers. The Chinese new woman Is the lat est In the way of progress. She has appeared In Seattle In the person of the American-born daughter of a Portland Chinese merchant, who lands from a steamer on her return from China dressed In Chinese cus torn, but secludes herself until her American clothes are- found. She has appeared at Honolulu in the per' sons of two Chinese women on their way to American universities for edu cation. The day of the Chinese woman who Is suppressed in tha home, who hobbles along on artifi cially deformed feet, may soon pass, It would be sad Indeed If Walla Walla finally found the Commission plan of government less fruitful In blessings than she has expected After the fight the town has waged the reward of victory ought to be something superb, but merit rarely meets with its deserts In this disap pointing: world. Without a vigilant and capable citizenship even a com mission government may possibly blossom out in graft. . By going to Alaska and learning from their own Hps the stories of hardship endured by the Alaska pros pectors. Secretary Fisher has obtained a view of the Alaska question which no other official at Washington haa had at first hand. This fact will Cn Ject Into his handling of Alaskarr af fairs a little of that element of human sympathy which has been sadly lack lng. Everybody In New York complains of depression in business except the burglars. They have been busy all Summer and have made handsome proflts, only slightly hampered by police Interference. The suffering financial magnates are harried by the Government on one side and robbed by the burglars on the other, and they pronounce the tjmes out of Joint. Strikes are a species of warfare and they ought to be conducted with military shrewdness to be successful What vestige of shrewdness Is there In striking at a time when the rail roads are laying off men of their own. accord? Is not this more like stupidity than strategy? The pity of these reductions of working forces is that they affect the least-paid men, who. for that reason, are least able to stand loss of employ ment. Walking out or other united cessation of labor Is not a remedy; It simply aggravates the 111. If the archaeologists act quickly, they may save the painted rocks of the Yakima Canyon before they are blasted away- to make good roads. The Indians did so little that was artistic that we ought to preserve that little. The matter of. Improper use of water should be left to the women folk. Woman is honest by nature but perhaps forgetful In the rush of work in the morning hours. Demand by the Nez Perce Indians for an accounting or their funds is a sign of civilization that will not give Joy to the custodians unless the funds have been well spent. Filling the place of the late fire chief seems to necessitate stretching the law to the breaking point. The civil service problem has many fear some solutions. When Western Governors become voluntary promotion agents, there can be no doubt that the West is after settlers. The hopgrower who Is holding off for higher prices should be the last to withhold a little more pay for picking. The Astoria regatta Is responsible for a lot of titular glory. Gleanings of the Day Interesting facts can be deduo-d even from such dry things as statistics. For example report of Imports In the fiscal year 1911 shows that the Ameri can people are drinking much less coffee and much more cocoa than ten years ago. cofTee Imports having de creased from 970.000.000 to 923.000,000 pounds a year, while cocoa Imports have Increased from $6,760,000 to JH. 650.000. Our purchases of foreign fish and lobsters have almost doubled and of foreign fruit from 116.300.000 to 27. OOO.OOrt. We Imported over 3,000.000,000 bananas In 1911 or more than three dozen for every person above baby hood.. The growing fad for nut foods is reflected iii a rise from $3,300,000 to J1 4.500.000 In Imports, which include nearly $3,000,000 worth of almonds and H.500.000 worth of walnuts.- Of meat and dairy products we bought abroad $13,900,000, an Increase from $3,370,000. Part of this increase consists of $1. 800.000 worth of cream from Canada, due to a reduction of duty under the Payne-Aldrlch bill. Our sugar con sumption grew from 5,00.000,000 to 7. BOO.OOO.OOO pounds, practically the en tire Increase being supplied by the In creased output of beet sugar factories by our Island possessions. Imports of wine, malt and distilled liquor in creased only from $14,270,000 to $18. 000.000. the total for 1911 having been cut down by a falling; off of about $1. 000,000 In wine Imports. We are be coming more of a tea-drinking nation, oar Imports having grown from 90.000. 000 to 102.650.000 pounds, though the average price has risen from 12 to 17 cents. Imports of vegetables fluctuated greatly, being $3,700,000 In 1901. $13, 000.000 In 1909 and $91,300,000 In 1911 Imports of olive oil.' real and so-called, Increased five times. Even such a naturally conservative fi nancial paper as Bonds and Mortgages is coming to see that publicity Is the best defense of the large corporations against political attack and that Government or state control Is a safe refuge. It eays: The "progressive" politician is a dis turbing factor in the minds of a great many business men because of his ten denotes toward investigation and radical measures. However, thla fear of the buslnesa man leading him to conceal many of the financial facts, which trustworthy statesman should know, for his guidance, is the atmosphere in which the progressive thrives. A little knowl edge about business arouses suspicion A fuller publicity turns the progressive Into a more reasonable person, as shown by their actions In the public service commissions. Figures do not indicate that the state guaranty of deposits In Oklahoma at tracts business to the etate banks, but on the contrary Imply that the state banks flee from the state law to the shelter of the National bank act In order to escape the guaranty obligation. Be tween March 7 and June 7 the number of state banks In Oklahoma has de creased from 690 to 638 (a loss of 52), according to the report of Bank Com missioner Lankford. In this period the individual deposits have fallen from $49,723,978 on March 7 to $39,202,440 on June 7, while the capital stock paid In has declined from Jll.l.'A.KO in March to $10,- 001.750 on the latest .date. The number of National banks In Oklahoma, on the other hand. Is shown to have Increased from 229 on March 7 to 276 on June 7 In a report of National Bank Examiner Frank W. Bryant, - complied from the abstract published by the Controller of the Currency. The deposits on June 7 of the National banks are given as $62, 253,351. an Increase of $4.0M.2ii2, It is re ported, having occurred during the three months. Though Colonel Watterson was ter ribly mauled by the county option fac tion at the Kentucky Democratic con vention and does not attempt to hide his wounds, he comes out loyally for the ticket In the Courier-Journal, say ing: It would be transparently disingenu ous after all that happened on Tuesday for the Courler-Journel to affect any love fifr McCreary and any other al legiance to Beckham, Haly & Co. than that which belongs to a loyal spirit of Democracy and enforced discipline. We must remember that neither Beckham, Haly & Co. nor yet the gentleman from Madison County, who has been called "Oily Jeems," are all that there is of Democracy. As far as they go, they are the best we have as official leaders In the present layout, the present local and state layout; but there is the field of National Democracy, full of exhil aration and hope: there Is next year's Presidential election to inspire us; we must not lose Kentucky at a Juncture so critical. We must swallow what ever chagrin we may have a right to feel and vote the ticket. Our Democ racy should emulate that of the old Dan Voorhees Democrat, across the river. who, when the Millerlte, predicting the near coming day of Judgment, said that the Lord of Hosts would be the next President of the United States, replied: "Well, he won't get the vote of In- nlany unless he Is the regular Demo cratic nominee!" And there Is Ollie, the big, the true, the noble and the well-loved Ollie there are no flies on his Democracy! and Kentucky's gallant and splendid delegation in Congress so fall In line, lads, every mother's son of you: fall In beside this worn old hulk. who can vet carrv a musket, please God, and, though somewhat disfigured. av he said to be still in tne ring Nothing daunted, nothing disgraced. nothing humiliated never a quitter and never a kicker who entreats rou to forget, as he does, all that has hap- Dened and to work as he will work to snatch victory from defeat and save the day! " Brad's Bit o' Verso ii.u,j riant, lull, ty W- i. Jitfiifc. . I know a man who' scorns to make a grandstand bid for fame; and strange to say the hero stunt has never Deen hla game. He has not crossed the desert waste nor braved the Arctic Kloom; the white-winged aeroplane has failed to tempt him to his doom; he never drifted In a tub through swift Niagara's foam, for toiled above the fleecy clouds -to scale the mountain's dome: he has no mania for speed, he owns no motor honk; he never bagged a griszly bear nor rode a bucking bronc; no battle scar Is on his brow, no medal on his vest; no lettered bronze for bravery adorns his humble breast. But he has toiled with weary feet along the road of life and kept the smile of trusting iaitn tnrougn days of pain and strife; he asks no odds with adverse fate, he bravely does his part; and time has left un dlmmed and warm the sunshine of his heart: with patient step and cheering voice he goes his helpful way and tries to do some little deed of kindness every day. The busy world may pass him by and never Know nis name: oui hoping, singing, struggling, he's a hero Just the same. ADMIRERS of Rudyard Kipling are legion. Yet, the appearance of "The School History of England," writ ten by Mr. Kipling and C. L. R. Fletcher, has aroused a storm of dis approval In England from hook re viewers who seem to derive their po litical lnsp'ration from Asquith and Lloyd-George. It ie asserted that the book is too imperialistic in tone, favors the British Conservative party In poli tics, and does not teach history fairly or on a non-partisan basis. 'I greatly fear that Kipling la at heart a snob," Is the opinion of one reviewer of evident Irish sympathies. "The Liberal newspapers," says one London dispatch, "attack the history virulently as a considered attempt to Influence English youth In the direc tion of Imperialism. Toryism and every thing standing for hatred of Germans, Russians, democrats, the present gov ernment and all Its ideals. Henry Nev- lnson. in the Dally Chronicle, gives the book drastic treatment and dubs It a "Big Drum History." Edward Clodd, the friend and disciple of Huxley, sup ports Nevlnson's attack, and recalls how Meredith. In speaking of Kipling's later writings, described them as evl denclng fatty degeneration. On the other hand, the Tory newsoapers ap plaud; and mainly, the more or less literary organs strive for faint Judi ciousness of praise. I doubt that the book can serve Kiplings reputation, His best friends are those who go fur ther in condemnation of his hopelessly partisan spirit in politic. He seems blind to any virtue In any one not a superior person, not of the great castes of money, rank, blood. Liberals In his view are vermin. They infest an Eng land that they loathe and would con sign to the devil or a German." Romaln Rolland. of "Jean-Chris- tophe" fame, was a friend and admirer of Tolstoi, and his "Life of Tolstoi.' which will be published soon, is 6aid to be an appreciation remarkable for Its sanity. Harold Bell Wright, author of "That Printer of Udell's" and cither popular novels. Is very much In the spotlight Just now. The Book Supply Company announces his new novel, "The vi In ning of Barbara Worth." as "the big- gest novel ever Issued from any Ameri can press." and proceeds, confidently to the printing or a first edition or zou. 000 copies. This printing of 260,000 copies without lifting the forms from the press is said to be "the largest printing ever made of any new novel in advance of publication. The ad vance sale two weeks before publlca tlon day is 225.000 copies. The. West ern News Company has placed a sin gle order for 50.000 copies. - The sales of Mr. Wrights first novel, "'mat Printer of Udell's." to 300.000, "The Shepherd of the Hills" to 700,000. and "The Calling of Dan Matthews" to 500.000 copies. "The Winning of Bar bara Worth Is a strong, able novel, reflecting Irrigation projects and scenes In the Colorado desert. . Sir Russell Reynolds, the late em inent physician, once related how he met Thackeray at dinner shortly after the publication of "The Story of Eliza beth." by his daughter, now Lady Ritchie. 'T told Thackeray how much I admired this charming novel. 'I am very glad, he replied, 'but I can form no opinion of Its merits, as I have not read It.' 'Not read it!' I exclaimed in great surprise. 'No, was the answer. 'I dared not, I love her too much.' " Boston Transcript. The Highbrow You have been in Stratford? Then you remember that paseage from Shakespeare? Mrs. Richquick No; we didn't take it. We came by another route. Puck. Reprints are announced of "Keeping Up With Lizzie." by Irving Bacheller. and "Miss Gibble Gault." by Kate Lang ley Bosher, and new editions of "The Wooing of Wistaria," by Onoto Wa tanna, and "Wotan, Siegfried, and Brunnhllde," by Anna Alice Chapln. General Homer Lea, of the Chinese army, and author of "The Valor of Ignorance." who recently sailed from this country after consulting eye spe cialists, believed himself threatened with total loss of eight. At the advice of his doctors, he went to Wiesbaden to consult one of the world's most famous oculists. He has cabled friends that the opinion of this expert was much more optimistic General Lea now believes he will regain the full use of his eyes. Henry Longan Stuart, author of "Fenella." recently published, has ar rived in this country from England, where he has been making his homo for the last few years, and expects to spend several months In the United States. Mr. Stuart was once a news paper man in New York and Denver. a a Mrs. W. S. Porter, widow of the late O. Henry, Is now making her home in Asheville. N. C. She is the author of 'Bljle stories which have grown stead ily in popularity since she began writ ing them a few years ago. They deal with a little mountain boy of North Carolina. Mrs. Porter Is a native of the country about which she writes, as was her husband. Edward Alnsworth Ross, professor of sociology in the University of Wiscon sin since 1906. and author of seveiai notable sociological works, has sum marized for book publication the re sults of his recent study at first hand of social and economic conditions in China The volume will be issued soon under the title of "The Changing Chi nese." aaa All rl,n van A Taan Wah,tr'll "TVheri Patty Went to College" will want to read her new Patty book, "Just Patty." Dr. Alden Arthur Knlpe, author of "Captain of the Eleven," and, jointly with his wife, Emelie Benson Knlpe, of "Little Miss Fales," Is the grandson of T. S. Arthur, who wrote "Ten Nights in a Barroom." Dr. Knlpe has keen recollections of the old age of his cele brated maternal grandfather, after whom he was given his second name. He records that T. S. Arthur, while he could not be called exactly ox-er-pious. was endowed with a large and gener ous nature, full of sympathy and understanding for others. Professor A. W. Blckerton, author of The Birth of Worlds and Systems," was sent to England under the auspices of the Governor of New Zea land and various scientific societies and universities there, to give a course of lectures explanatory of his astrono mical theories. Professor Blckerton was born In England 70 years ago. where he was trained as a civil engi neer. Thirty-six years ago he accept ed the professorship of chemistry and physics in New Zealand, during which time he has developed his important theory of the origin of temporary stars. Professor Blckerton wrote "The Birth of Worlds and Systems." he explains, to show how these stars are formed by the collisions of suns In the Milky Way. He claims that his theory proves also that a continual rejuvenescence of the cosmic system Is In progress. The book is part of "Harper's Library of Living Thought" series. a John Trotwood Moore, author of "Jack Ballington Forester," has gone into the Tennessee mountains to gather local color for his new book, "The Bishop of Milk-Sick Creek." Advertising Talks By William C. Tfreeman. There is a mighty good article in the August number of "Advertising: and Selling," headed 'Yoking National and Local Advertising," which every general advertiser should read. It points out to the general adver tiser the wisdom of co-operating with the dealer handling his product, and the absolute neeesalty of letting the public know they can buy the adver tised product. Read the foHowtng paragraphs taken from this article: "It Is undoubtedly the case that a large amount of good advertising Is going to waste on account of the lack of co-operation between manufacturer and retailer. "Many manufacturers who are heavy advertisers in expensive magazines are not only out of touch with the retailers who sell their goods, but ac tually have no Idea wno those retail era are. "Other manufacturers make strenu ous efforts to place their goods In the hands of retailers direct, and then fall properly to co-operate with the dealer In enabling him to dispose of tha goods or to establish those relations of mutual helpfulness which would produce the best results for both. "On the other hand, dealers allow the advertising of manufacturers to go to waste by failing to take proper advantage of It by local application or. rather, annexation. "People are urged by magazine ad vertising to ask their dealers for soma particular brand of collars, hats, etc., but tbey have no means of knowing what dealer In their town handles the advertised sroods. "These conditions work to the In Jury of the manufacturer more, prob ably, than to that of the retailer. Peo ple are very strongly disinclined to g6 shopping around from store to store, asking for some particular brand of goods. As a result, they go to tlv store In which they are In the habit of trading. There they ask for the floods which they have seen adver tised; if it does not so happen that this particular dealer has them, he quite naturally gets busy and sella them something else, and the sale is lost to the manufacturer who is en titled to It, and whoae advertising la therefore a total waste." The manufacturer who uses news paper publicity does not run this risk. Newspapers are the natural media, in direct touch with the home, and en able the manufacturer to tell where his product may be bought. After a business baa been estab lished through the aid of newspaper publicity. It can branch out then and use .general publicity to advantage but the start should be made In ( papera first. (To be continued.) Conntry Town Sayings by Ed Howe Copyrltnl. j. II. L,y i;f.(H-:t j.iaunew Adam. I Bo many men nave a notion mat ais- cusslng a tblng is equal to doing it. In a breach of promise case, th testimony is as certain to be perjured as In a land contest case in Okla homa. Men do not enjoy being martyrs af much as women do. Women begin making sacrifices early In life, to shame the men, and. In course of time. actually learn to enjoy it. A man rarely goes home that bit wife and children do not look disap pointed because he didn't bring them something. Men expect so much good news that it Is a wonder they do not inquire at the telegraph office for telegrams, as they inquire at the postoftlce for let ters. When men criticise women, the wo men rarely pay any attention, except to laugh in the superior way tney nave. A school teacher probably never en- Joys anything she reads, she is so in tently looking for errors. Most of your friends admire other people so much that their admiration becomes uncomfortable. Some men have very little idea of propriety, but nearly every man knows enough to feel uncomfortable when chewing tobacco in a dry goods store. In countrv towns the men sit around and tell big lies about the wages paid in Chicago. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonian, Aug. 30. 1S61. w learn that a man by the name of Welch has raised a secession flag on North Fork. Yamhill County, and that ie and his secession neighbors are de termined that it shall float there de spite the remonstrances of the citizens if Yamhill County. The facts have been ..A tr, Tiirlo-0 Denriv bv af- w li 1 J civil l' ii kv. n fidavit and the citizens of the county ire awaiting tne action oi juub uaiy In the case. The raising of a secession flag In Oregon, which is the flag or our enemy, with a determination to sustain , . , i .. I snri flM tO the IX, l 6i'6 - enemy and therefore treason. To us there can be no question. The Olympla Standard says a volcano has made its appearance upon tne sum- it of a mountain on Hood s canal. The Mountaineer says that a railroad is likely to be built on the Washington side over the Deschutes portage; and sserts that the effects or sucn a roaa unnn tne Jaues . I L V siiuuiu uo t-Jii- teracted by the building of a railroad on the Oregon side. Let us have both. A portion of the overland emigration has arrived at The Dalles. The emi grants report that those behind are get ting along wltnout auucuiiy. xne In dians talk war but make no hostile demonstrations. The company which left Van-uvei some time since to open a road to Simcoe are all safe. The Indians wer entirely friendly and glad to have the road made. The Colonel's Compliment. Philadelphia Record. Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgln- son, at a celebration in Boston or his 87th birthday, said: "I find old age to be an enjoyable period of life." That Colonel Hlgglnson was happy in old age is witnessed by the kindly humor that Illumined all his utterances. Thus, on his birthday, a young wo man, an admirer of his books, ventured to bring him a bouquet of roses. Colo nel Hlgglnson asked her name, and then he said: "You live, I suppose, with your par entsT' "No. sir," the lady replied. "My par ents are in heaven. I live with my husband." "Your husband, too, is In heaven," said Colonel Hlgglnson, gallantly 1