TITE MORNING OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBKUAKY 24, 1012. 8 (up rc$oman rOKTXAXD. 0EGO!. fift-rad at Portland. Oral on. Potoffle a ..--c.aaa alattar. - tr.iii,o .! Isnrliblr In Aavaaea. ! BY MAIL.) P'-iT.. on.1a, tnetud4. ene yr J? E ' -r. lunilar Included, ela month...- 4 13 r.iv. SuJidar lnclu.1-i. Ifi r months.. I J -'r. Mi-.da ireludvd. on month. ... ! t;.y. ltnout Sundav. not TMr D wicnout Sunday, ail months.... wiceoul Sunday. Oft month. ijr. on year -- J fi-.--Uft.jt. an ar a..aaar and Wreklr. on Tear BT CARRIER.) !!. Suti4ar Inriaded. ana y.ar J I J. 1 r ft u n .1 . InliwlAtft an nftftli. .... 1 ' Maa. fa KiiJUfi4 Poetofflee nofttr ,r. eaaraaa ord.r or paraoaal t 7' W. VI bana. Utam pa. cola or rumncT at ina endn-a rui Oia poatotTieo avldTaaa a tu.l. including aooaiy and state. HMftn ham -lt la 1ft Dtftf. 1 east: IS te 21 pacaa. 2 caota: SO to pacaa. eanta: 1 to paaaa. casta. -o.aa im.a ij!Ja ra:a. . y . - - niruMvtrrft at Conk- Ite Aw Tora. Kruuawlc taiidlaav Chi ca i v iitvaar fculldla Liroftru Oillca -No. t Raaaot atraaL ft. W.. Lcotloa. IVBTUfD. BATITLDAT. ITB. ti. MIX. which college training tends. While possibly not considering In this con nection the question of suffrage. It la Idle to expect that when this question Is presented to them they will not In- stinctlvely Indorse It as a part of the general scheme of equal rights, or course all will not Indorse It. Many perhaps have not given the matter spe cial consideration; with othen preju dice and custom and environment count. But it Is sale to say that or coi- lege-bred women In Oregon three fourths are anxious for the question of woman suffrage to carry at the polls In this atate next November. To believe otherwise would be to think that our young women had not maae me most; of tre opportunities with which uni versity training has provided them. traffic on this great area for the syav tern of railroads. In which he doubt less retains a large Interest, though ho may resign active charge of It." Under nls guidance we may see Central and ! Eastern Oregon overtake Western Ore gon In density of population. TOR THX GOOD Or TUB SERVICE." No official or employe of the city, appointed under civil service rules, may be dismissed "for the good of the service." The result la that the public payroll la burdened "with a horde of lazy. Incompetent and worthless time klllers and chair-warmers who will never let go until they die or resign and they never resign. The Mayor cannot get rid of a grafter or leech In the Water Department, or any de partment, unless the proof of dishon esty Is conclusive. The Chief of Po lice has no way of discharging a lazy and Inefficient policeman because the sympathise of the Civil Service Board have been In some Inscrutable way enlisted In his behalf. The Mayor some years ago tried to dismiss a lot of quarreling detectives on the reason able and proper ground of gross ln- , H I WOXDE3L i tf Mr. James R. Garfleld bad been rrtalned by President Taft as Secretary of the Interior, we wonder If that sapu enLvoanr gentleman would have been h:tting the trail every day or two for vster Bay. In order to appeal to aim gr--at benefactor to beat Taft for tne Pr-r-s-idency T a if Mr. GlTord Plnchot had not been dumled by President Taft as Chief .faaency: and they fought him In the forester for insuDortiin-tiou. courts ., --ere finally restored. rt.-r-tf that virtuous patriot would now The JJ-Bj clrl, ,errlce Is the civil b seeking to foment trouble between rtfc that selects the best man for e d friends and appealing to nis great. thfl Job and keeps bim there; and r nrfactor to beat -Mr. laii xor takes the Job away from the worst Pr-5l'1enCT ? 1 man whan Thla Inraniirltv fa demon What la the real inspiration for the ,trate(i to bl9 superiors. But the Port- f'-hably receptive Kooseveu canm- jan(1 clv ,rvtC( does not make any a ,r v? His chief advisers are men Inan .ny. otner man-8 superior. We w.th a grouch. A grievance Is not a ..fyu of putting authority In g iod thing on wnicn 10 oasi a. cn-nu- mnyone.( ba.nds that we put Insubordl a. rv or conduct a campaign. i natlon. Indifference, Incapacity and Tie Roosevelt sentiment tnrougnoui the country Is undoubtedly genuine; tl e Roosevelt movement Is fictitious. Inn entrance of Colonel Roosevelt Into tl e contest will cause regret and cha- lgnorance within every man's right. The Mayor of Portland ought to have the right to eject from his Job any employe or appointive official "for the good of the service." If the Mayor fc-in among thousands and millions of aDOsea his-power, we ought to got an- e-ople who have been, and are. his ad n-lrera. but are not now. and cannot b.-. his supporters. Can he afford It? a 7 ' THAT TBOGKDwnX" ISftfE. At last we have before us the Issue b-tween Taft and Roosevelt If the sometimes logical but more often lr.erely loquacious Governor of Cali fornia. Hi ram Johnson. Is to be be lieved. "The Issue la now mad . hither we are really capable of self- government." exclaims the deep-thlnk- lrc Governor of California after perm lc? Colonel Roosevelt's Columbus speech. Colonel Roosevelt's address was to he constitutional convention In Ohio, now engaged in drafting a new funda mental law under a pledge to ineorpo fte the initiative, referendum and re call. Naturally. Colonel Roosevelt ex pressed his views on direct legislation and the recall. They do not coincide exactly with those expressed by Pres ident Taft. and behold, we have a Na tional party Issue. It matters not to Governor Johnson, Amos Plnchot and ti few other thought leaders that no bi'dy of consequence has suggested a National Initiative or referendum or the recall of the Federal Judiciary. An attract principle Is good enough for thm. They don't like Taft a views on a local Issue. They admire Roosevelt's lwi on It Probably If the difference of opinion were on the nebular hy pothesis or the personality of the devil if would be the same. It would pro vide m. National Issue In their ralnda. , but has Roosevelt really admitted w are capable of self-government T Py Inference, at least, we cannot but a iume that be Is opposed to the ini tiative and referendum as it Is used In Oregnn, the pioneer In direct legisla tion In America. He said: t atiaa that tha Inltlatlra and rvfaran- n fthould ba uaad Dot aa aubatltutaa for r!.raantaltva fovaramant. but aa mathoda irtkins atich prnmfll really repra Mrtatlva. Action br tha tnltlatlra or rvfar - :um ousht aot to ba tha normal wav of "C!.a!!nn. Dot IB ftowtr to taaa ai anouia provldad la tha ronatttutlon. aa that t tha RapraaaBtatlvaa fall tnitr to rpraDl t ."i - p o p .a on aoma mattar of atifAclent Im tartanca to roua popular lntert. than tha r pla ahal! bava In thalr handa tha taeJll t:ra to maka rood tha fallura. 1 We sincerely doubt If anybody in Vfgnn will contend that the last Leg tsUtiira 'truly failed to represent the tt.-aplo on forty matters "of sufficient importance to arouse popular In-t-oet." Tet we are to have at least forty measures presented for consider M!on of the voters. We are rapidly turning to the Initiative as the "normal way of legislation." "I don't believe in adopting the re call save as a last resort, when It has r-ocome clearly evident that no other ur will achieve the desired result. lie said. Why not? Is there some th'ng so dangerous about the recall 1iat It cannot be trusted In the bands cf the people under ordinary circum stances? Is it like a major surgical t;eration that is but a shade less In Imlrat to the life of the patient than the disease Itself. Does not the decla ration that the recall Is a "last resort riaure" disclose In the mind of the ('done! a lurking suspicion that the !eopIe are not capable of self-govern-jnnt at all times and in all cases? The purpose of these observations Is rot so much to criticise the opinions of ( Olonel Roosevelt as to expose the demagogy of such utterances as those cf Governor Johnson. In fact, we be. 1 eve that the Initiative and referen dum should be utilized only as Colonel :rKseveIt advocates. Essentially we agree with him on the recall, but we r ouM not await a crisis In Judicial prMty before placing the recall power v !th the voters. Rather we would give It to all and limit Its use to cases i C pronounced, apparent corruption, larampeteney or malfeasance. ) If Colonel Roosevelt's expressed have any political significance at ait. they are only a declaration that d'rect legislation and the recall are a-, alters to be decided according to lo rn I conditions. It is therefore Ulogl "i! to Interpret his remarks on those subjects as denning a National Issue. other Mayor. Having at hand the di rect primary, the Initiative, the recall and all the other ready Instruments of reform and correction, we of course are able to get an ideal Mayor at any time. MOVING FICTTKB8 IX BCHOOU We applaud the common sense of the Pan Francisco superintendent of schools. He recommends to his teach ers the use of moving pictures In class instruction. The wonder is that this excellent means of education has been used so little In the public schools. It would be particularly helpful In geog raphy. Scenery, the occupations of people, the appearance of cities and so on could be taught through moving pictures a great deal better than by booka History Is another branch where pictures would be extremely useful. It is difficult to convey the conception of a battle by words. By pictures It could be done easily and quickly. What is now a wearisome task to the young would thus be transformed to a pleas ure. Great historic scenes could be forever fixed in the memory if they were exhibited by films. The possibil ities of the device are limitless. The conservatism which prevents Its intro duction in the schools Is unpardonable. Perhaps the educational authorities would give more attention to moving pictures if it were not for the capital Invested in text books. United States history could be taught to children from pictures in half the time and with not a tenth part of the woe which it now demands, but the books which are conned in order to learn it would become. In part at least, super fluous. When the events could be seen In actual process of happening It would not be necessary to describe them in a book. Geographies would go the same road and so would many other text booka This would of course lessen the profits of certain Investments and we may expect the Influence of the text book publishers to be hostile to. the Innovation. They have not so much to say about the conduct of the schools In Oregon as they had years ago. but their Influence Is still potent In a quiet way and we may be cer tain that it will not be. favorable to moving pictures. No doubt we shall be told that education must not be made too easy and attractive or Its disciplinary effect upon the child's mind will be lost. KEEP CP THX FENCKS. There is difficulty In answering the tax questions asked by a Chehails farmer and published today, because the correspondent does not state what he means by single tax. Several dif ferent tax systems go under the name of single tax, but are not in accord with the single tax theories of Henry George. Vancouver does not have real single tax. Reduced to a question of how much money the average indi vidual pays in taxes, the system in re sults is not different from that now In force la Chehails. For example, the Income a man receives from his Ira nrovements la taxed In Vancouver. In Chehails the improvements are taxed direct. Under a state constitutional amend ment excluding Improvements and personal property from taxation, near single tax would be realized. Tne im provements on town lots, as well those on farm lands, would escape 3i rect taxation. The laboring class would be affected only as the general prosperity of the state was affected. Victor Berger. socialist representative in Congress, says the system would Increase competition and add to the misery of the workers. The farmer whose property was fully improved might for a time escape some of the present burdens of taxation. He whose property was only partly improved would pay less on the Improved por tion and more on the unimproved por. t'on than he does now. Taxes, however, would soon be so high as to bear down the market value of unimproved land and we would undoubtedly find that our sessors were raising the assessed value of improved land or property able to pay. The final result would be an ad justment whereby the owner of the highly Improved farm would pay the same proportion of the tax revenues he does now, but in greater total amount. Instead of the unimproved property paying what the owners of Jewels, automobiles, securities, baak fixtures, furniture and like property escaped the improved land owner would pay It Genuine single tax. however, goes farther than the mere exemption of Improvements and personal property from taxation. It contemplates prac tical land confiscation by the state. According to single tax theory, land values belong to the community. Real single tax means taxes so high that land ownership will be merely a name. He who rented a farm to a tenant would pay under single tax, to the state, practically all the rental he re ceived. He who farmed his own land would gain no profit from his owner ship, for that profit would go to the public In taxea The only practical way to reduce the tax burden is to reduce public expen ditures. The land owner who votes to remove constitutional requirements that taxation shall be equal and uni form Is putting his hand in the fire. He is inviting the Havenots to take hts property away from him. And that Is exactly what single tnxers have in mind. We wish to emphasize this fact. He who is led away by the glit tering promises of single taxers who almost invariably possess nothing1 Is opening the way for them to arouse coveteousness among the Indolent or unsuccessful to the end that they may vote the land owner out of his posses, slons. If the farmer tears down his fences the pigs will get into the1 cab bage patch. Constitutional tax re strictions are useful barriers against the greedy for the benefit of the provi dent. . a I The uprising In favor of woman suf fr?e among the college women of the state Is In the very nature of things ard was to be expected. Most of the c!re women of this state have grad uated from co-educatlonal universities, where they have taken rank among rren in intelligence and scholarship. THeir association with men In class, upon the campus. In the library and In -jH-lal functions has Instilled into thrlr minds, without effort or ques tion, the principle of equality In the Important thinirs of life for which cul ture stands, acd the usefulness toward mrv HHJ.-S Drrvra-a-TfrxT plan. Purchase by L. W. Hill of the Cen tral Oregon land grant is an event In the development of Oregon second only In importance to the construction of the Oregon Trunk Railroad. It is so because Mr. H1U has behind him abundant capital to open up that broad strip of Eastern Oregon by means of railroads, trolley lines, power systems and irrigation, and because he has the wilt an-i the purpose to do this work with the energy, thoroughness and painstaking attention to detail which have always characterised the Hills. It Is so because Mr. Hill Intends to plant settlers on the land and has the facilities to bring them by the thou sand. Most encouraging of all Is Mr. Hill's announced purpose to sell the land at moderate prices to actual settlers only and on terms which will enable the buyer to build up a home and develop a farm for himself. By so doing he can make ample profit for his com pany without squeezing the settler dry. as la too often done when land has passed through many hands, each one adding a profit, before reaching the ac tual cultivator of the soil. - Mr. Hill's father has been instru mental in promoting Improved agricul ture In Minnesota and North Dakota by selling to farmers blooded stock and high-grade seeds from his own farm. The younger Hill may be ex pected to follow this example. So ex tensive an enterprise warrants the maintenance of one cr more experi mental farms on the tract, where prac tical demonstration can be given of the best crops and the best methods of cultivation for each variety of soil. Mr. Hill would also be likely to pick the men to whom he sold farms men who would pursue the most up-to-date methods and would make the whole tract a great demonstration farm ex tending from the Cascades to the Idaho line. In pursuing this policy Mr. Hill would not be governed by pure THOMAS W. IAWMX OJf OAMBtXVO. Mr. Thomas W. Lawion has favored the public with the opinion that stock gamblers are fools. Like all other rules, this one, he tells us, admits of exceptions, but It holds good for the man of average opportunities. The exceptions are the members of the in side ring who make prices as they like and send stocks up or down to suit the movements of the silly outsider. When the outsider wants to buy the circle of the elect send prices up. When he wants to sell prices go down under the same all-powerful impulse. La son's observation teaches him that nobody who gambles in stocks can ever expect to "quit the game" a winner. Unless the chances of win ning preponderated in favor of "the house," of course the game could not go on. Should the outsider win more than he loses day after day, in the long run who would finance the bank? The only way to keep the bank in funds is so to conduct the game that upon the whole the outsider shall come out a loser. This principle is fundamental In all gambling games. It applies to Monte Carlo, to Wall Street and to the illicit hell In any of our cities. A man who stakes his money at any of these games does not stand an even chance to win. If he did the "house" would go bankrupt In a short time. His chance of winning Is only a half or a third as great as that of losing. This is the case even ' with "honest games' as they are Indulgently called. The truth is that there Is no honest gambling proposition. Every successful one Is heavily loaded against the player. But some are not so dishonest as others. In a game which is fraudulent accord. ing to the gambler's code the player has simply no chance at all. The game Is not merely loaded against him. It Is no devised that he cannot possibly win. Such is the case with the "wal nut shell" game. In this bit of decep tion the outsider who stakes his money frequently picks out the shell, under which the pea lies, but he Is never permitted to get the profit of his guess. The manipulator palms the pea as he lifts the shell. Thus it makes no difference to the goose whether he guesses correctly or not. In either case he is plucked. The Wall street game resembles the walnut shell "lay out." It Is so con ducted that the outsider cannot win no matter how he plays. Of course he may now and then make a lucky hit, but that can happen only by acci dent and In ventures which are too insignificant to attract the attention of the management. When the stake is at all worth while the master man lpulators palm the proceeds before they ever reach the dupe. It cannot be too forcibly Impressed upon the mind of the gullible public that there la no such thing as honest stock speculation. The gull himself may be fairly honest He may be as honest as a person can be who seeks to get something for nothing, tlon. It Is wholly conscienceless. It Is utterly unscrupulous and cynically cruel. It ' has neither pity nor re morse. The big money kings who control the ebb and flow of prices In Wall street regard the silly public as their legitimate prey and the conduct of the public confirms their belief. Whenever they express a desire to shear, the sheep lie down to be shorn. The impulse to gamble is one of the most deeply seated In human nature. Mr. Lawson tries to explain the psy chology of it with some little success. There are five reasons, he says, why men gamble in stocks and moat of them apply Just as well to all kinds of gambling. The first reason is our hope of getting money without work ing for It The second is the attrac tive advertising, the lure of magnifi cent surroundings, the call of mystery and chance. The third la the system atic education of the public to believe that vast fortunes can be made in stock speculation. This is carried on through the press In a hundred indi rect and subtle ways. The fourth rea son, which applies particularly - to stock gambling, is its high respectabil ity. No reprobation in the church or anywhere else attaches to the man who speculates in stocks. Ruinous as the business Is to the character, it Is not preached against like card-playing or faro. It does many times as much harm as all other games taken to gether, but it receives scarcely any opprobrium. Fifthly and finally, says Mr. Lawson, stock speculation Is gen uine gambling and for that reason it has all the witchery for poor silly mankind which belongs to luck and chance. The philosophical reader will perceive that Mr. Lawson leaves the subject about where he found -It. We like stock speculation because it is gambling, but why do we like to gam ble? The frenzied financier does not tell us. The origin of the gambling mania in human beings Is closely allied to the origin of religion, far aa they are apart in practice. Both depend upon the Ineradicable faith we feel that we are the favorites of some unseen power. The gambler names this In explicable and erratic power Luck. The devotee assigns other titles to It according to the part of the world he happens to be born in. No man can believe that the unseen gods will al ways be hostile to him. Some time or other they will favor him and in his deepest soul he is always longing to convince himself by actual test that that auspicious moment has arrived. The only possible test Is to gamble. Here only can the great god Luck dis play hla favor in lta full splendor. We see therefore that gambling Is a spe cies of devil worship and the hope of abolishing It Is pretty slim as long as men believe in supernatural influences. WOMAN'S OBLIGATION TO STATE Writer Defends Suffrage oa 'Ground Woman's Service Are Keeded. PORTLAND. Feb. Z3. (To the Edi tor.) The letter of the antl-suffraglst In The Oregonian this morning calls for comment on many points, but pass ing over the question as to the kind of j woman Interested in woman's suffrage. the letter reveals two things: i The writer has failed to get from her college training a sense of our obli gation to the state, that enlarged home which goes beyond the four walls of the house. That sense of obligation to the state that has come to be known as the Wisconsin idta, the writer. In common with other college graduates, both men and women, has failed to se cure. Great opportunity Implies great serv ice. All college men and women, how ever courageously and ably they may have labored for their college training, are beneficarles of the ge-neroslety of Half a Century Ago From Tha Oregonian, February J4, 1S62. We believe Jeremiah Lampson, of Yamhill County, and whose respected father resides In that county. Is the only representative that Oregon has in the Navy., He was at the battle at Port Roval and served in the Wabash frigate, which bore the brunt of the battle. The Southern Confederacy has pro posed to , the European governments that if they will recognize their gov ernment, they will make free all negroes born after the recognition and free trade for SO years. Portland, Me., Feb. 11. The priva teer Sumter is reported cruising off Genoa. The United States Consul at Gibraltar has protested againBt the as- Additional Improvement By Dean Colllna. the state or of private Individuals; the Jltce offered her. The authorities. Fables have seldom feigned or the spirit of mischief conceived a more reckless Joke than that which two el derly matrons sought to play upon their husbands by personating burglars at their home In Irving-ton Thursday evening. The Jokers were fortunate In that they escaped "with minor bruises from the unpractlced fists of their hus bands, and that the booted impact that landed one of them on the cement walk at the bottom of the porch steps did not result In broken bones. It Is decidedly unsafe for a wife to don a slouch hat and rush past her husband as ha enters his front, door late In the evening. At tne very least such a prank is likely to turn a sedate and kindly husband into a wlfebeater. The phonograph which tells the time of day may become a dangerous competitor with clocks and watches. Tou call your number and the central phonograph not only announces the time, but repeats It thrice. This would be a godsend to the kind of person who looks at his watch and immedi ately forgets what it said. Still, we think most people will prefer silent timepieces for the present. There la noise enough In the world without Introducing clocks that scream and bellow. Chinese residents of Portland can best convince us that they have cast off the bad customs of the monarchy since the republic was founded If they win aid the police In bringing to Jus tice the perpetrators of such crimes as were committed Thursday night. They can secure by those means the same regard for their rights as Ameri cans and can escape the severe police surveillance of which they complain. President Taft leaves no room for doubt that he never approved Hitch cock's Government telegraph scheme. The Postmaster-General is given a de served rebuke and is fortunate to have been allowed to remain in the Cabinet after such an act or Insubordination as the publication .of his scheme with out the President's sanction. In the death of Charles E. Smith Portland loses one of the builders of the city. A man who has founded and built up to magnitude and success such an institution as the Smith St Watson Iron Works has worked not- only for himself, but for the roraran nlty, and his memory should be hon ored accordingly. state Is In turn entitled to their serv Ice. If that service takes the form of office or of Jury duty no man who rightly regards the state would refuse to meet his obligations. Too often has there been need of a woman in public office; too sadly often has there been the need of a woman on the Jury. If In rendering such service we meet with suffering, has any woman a right to shrink from suffering? Through the centuries, the obliga tions of men, one to another, have en larged, and today we have a larger vision of service, than the man of a century ago. As man's sense of serv ice has developed In the 19th century, so woman's sense of obligation to the state is growing In the 20th. Woman's civlo consciousness Is aroused, and with it she feels the need of a tool with which to accomplish results. The writer has also failed to get a glimpse of the great movement of civ ilization through the ages, and the force of the movement at the present time. There Is In this world another power besides the political. Each cen tury has marked some distinctive ad dition to human civilization. The 19th Is known as the century of the develop ment of physical science, and with It, it brought the era of freedom of thought for man. expressed In political freedom. What may we expect of the 20th? Is It too much to suppose that here there will be developed to women the same freedom of thought and expression of that thought? The man who looks Into the future, sees the 20th century, as the century of spiritual evolution, and for full spiritual freedom, man and woman must go hand in' hand. We believe that an age of unity Is setting in. How can there be a unity of those not equal in every respect? No one living In an age of action can Judge of the good or evil result of that age, or of its effect upon the time to come; we need the perspec tive that only time can give. Because of our inability to Judge of our own time, it is difficult today to see whither the woman's movement leads. Will it bring a better humanity, a better na tion, a better type of womanhood? That no one can say, but on this most of us agree: Tne race has not reacnea its maturity. As we develop we can com prehend more of the meaning of prog ress,, and shall be able to judge whether the movement for political equality in America, In England and other Euro pean countries, the movement for free dom from the veil In Turkey, or' for woman's freedom from traditional custom in China Is, on the whole, a forward step In civilization. God screens us evermore from premature Ideas. . . . Our eyeB are holden that we cannot see things that stare us In the face until the hour ar rives when the mind is ripened then we behold them, and the time when we saw them not Is like dream." The fact that women all over the world are asking that their Influence may extend beyond the four walls of the home, shows that they are ready for equality with men. The ballot is being forced on women, not by a few other women eager to meddle with af fairs not their own. It is being forced on the unwilling .women by the great movement which Is bringing to the race a clearer comprehension of the Individual equality of man and woman, and the social responsibility of both. This carries with it as a corollary, political equality. A race movement Is Irresistible, no individual can es cape it. If this view be too visionary for an antl-snffragist, let her remember that the world has grown through visions. EMMA WOLD, Secretary College Equal Suffrage League. however, considered themselves bound to give such aid as was Indispensable. The Constitutional of Belgium says that General Almonte was there nego tiating to place the Archduke Max imilian of Austria on the Mexican throne. A bill has been Introduced In the Kentucky Legislature requiring all voters to take the oath of allegiance to the United States and subordinate al legiance to the State of Kentucky, and they must also swear that they have not aided in any way the so-called Southern Confederacy. Max Irwin This fine negro dellna tor bad a benefit on Saturday night and he was greeted with a crowded house. His burlesques, songs, dances and witty sayings were well received. Max has few equals anywhere. The per formances at the theater will be con tinued this week, we understand. Mr. Sylvester Pennoyer, of this city, has considered it necessary to disclaim the writing of editorials for the Ad vertiser, in a communication to that paper. William B. Taylor has opened a restaurant and lodging house In the old Oregonian office, corner Morrison and First streets. His beds are fine, and his tables will be loaded with good and substantial food. Mr. Sargent, member of Congress from California, has introduced a bill appropriating $50,000 for a survey for the northern routes of the Pacific Ocean and Bering Straits to the mouth of the Amoor River and thi Russian American possessions, with a view to telegraphic facilities. I met a man outside the door Wherein they peddle telephones. Who for admittance cried aluud In eager and excited tones. "Ahoy!" he cried, "without more loss Of time, I wish to see the boss." I tapped his shoulder, "Wherefore, pray. Such zeal? Hast thou a bill to pay .' "Nay, nay, I have no bills to meet," Full eagerly then answered he; "I wish to lay before the boss A new and special bright idee. Doubtless you've heard, my friend, how they Have fixed to tell the time of day To every one who may inquire. With phonographs upon the wire." "I have," said I. "Thou, hast?" said he. "Thou knowest then full well the plan. Whereby the time of day will He Within the reach of eve'ry roan. Tou'll merely crank the telephone; 'Ho! Let the time of day be known'.' And o'er the wire's long shining track, The phonograph will cuckoo back. "The cost of living will go down," He chortled on in childish glee, "Well never need to buy a watch, ' Nor pay to have it fixed, you see; I'll gaze no more at Jewellers' stock. Nor mourn my watch long since in hock. Nor, to redeem It, dig a dime The telephone has got. the time." "But stay, this other scheme I- pray," Thus interrupting him, spake L "Ah, yes, I'd nigh forgot," he cried. And turned once more the door to try. "ril see the boss and urge him, 'Get Something, good sir, more useful yet To ev'ryone, than phones that may Merely cuckoo the time of day.' "Then watch. This Summer, who can tell But you at last shall see my plan In operation, bringing Joy And satisfaction to each man? Not only will the time of day Be phonographed about that way. But we will grab the phone and roar, 'Hey, phonograph, please what's the score?" " Portland, February 23. LABOR COUNCIL LETTER UNFAIR. President Toft's letter on arbitration with Germany distinctly places re sponsibility on the Senate for blocking arbitration with any other country, in case that body should reject the Brit ish and French treaties. The "secret, non-partisan" club of Marion County to teach politics will more than likely work under the sign of the dollar mark. Non-partisan se crecy smells of "the stuff." Life would be dull and uninteresting ror ciara ward Dul ror ner periodical quarrels with the man who happens to be her husband for the time. A hundred-thousand-dollar Harri man f relghthouse on the East Side will be a great start in growth of bigger things. altruism. He would be making a di rect profit and alao would be develon- I but the minagement of the game can ing the largest possible volume of not receive even that sorrx eommenda. Vancouver will now try oratory and music without the frog accompaniment. General Osptna should have taken warning by the fate of Lord Sockvllle West and not written that letter. John Morg, 124, a Kentucklan, has made way for hla understudy as oldest man in the land. L. W. Hill will lift the Incubus f in. ertla from Middle and Eastern Oregon. Wilson's classic tile is overshadowed by the Colonel's sombrero in the ring. Let the heathen rage quarter. -in his own WASHINGTON FARMER ANXIOUS. Single Tax Propaganda Jumpa State Line and Be Asks Questions. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Feb. 22. (To the Editor.) Having been a subscriber to The Oregonian some time, would like to have your view regarding single tax. I had noticed it in your paper from time to time, but never thought that it would cross the border of your state. But behold, it Is being agitated here now, and I am Informed that the same is In force in Vancouver, B. C. Would you state your view of what effect It would have on the laboring class and the farmer, as all the cry now Is "back to the farm?" Every farmer knows that there Is plenty of room and work on the farm, and I think most farmers are on the road to prosperity. If we'could keep down the taxes, which I think are higher here than they should be. My opponent aid that single tax would right that by exempting all Improvements and personal property, end give the farm er an opportunity to fix up his place without taxing him to death. Would single tax exempt city Improvements as well as rural? And If so, where would the money come from that now goes to those feeding at the public crib? By the looks of things the crib is getting longer every legislative ses sion, by creating more commissions, and the only way that I can see to pacify them Is by digging up more taxes. But If single tax will lighten the burden, I would like to be shown, as I am from Missouri. SUBSCRIBER. Indianapolis Man Who Knows West Writes His Opinions. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 9. (To the Editor.) For men who appear anxious for the welfare of their fel low men, It looks as if the Portland Labor Council had not taken a state wide view of the situation. The writer knows from personal observa tion that land developments are held back, at least In a large part of the Northwest, for lack of men to do such work; that there are plenty of oppor tunities for industrious and frugal people In not only obtaining work, but also In acquiring land and creating homes for themselves; that there is yet plenty of land not owned by syndi cates that can be had by pre-emption or bought in quantity to suit the buyer. On the other hand, a consider able percentage is owned in small tracts and a goodly showing In the bands of men and women who had the nerve to take advantage of the home stead law, that worked and waited five years for their 160 acres, the greater part or whom started without means, a good many with wives and families. all ready to work for themselves or their neighbors in order to accomplish their object. They are not the class that wait for opportunities they ere ate them. You never hear them com plain of an overcrowded labor market. No doubt some people go West that have no conception of pioneering, and expect because others have acquired a competency that it can be had with out serious effort; who change loca tion because distance lends enchant ment and covers the rough places. They are not the people needed in new country, where men without ready means must be able to adjust themselves to existing conditions, in taking hold of any work offered wher ever it may be found, husband and wife who are self-contained and find all their amusement within their own family and that have the backbone to hang on to conditions that have pre vailed in all new countries. The Central Labor Council made this mistake. In not classifying the people who should stay away from the West. It is furthermore to be hoped that the motive. of the advice to stay away from the West was entirely for the benefit of the other follow. I wish to state that I am not a member of any land syndicate. While am Interested -In the West, I have no land for sale nor any desire to exploit any particular section of the West. That subject Is too large and Is a young man's proposition. I regret to say that I am not In that class. The article enclosed struck me as unfair. JACOB FOX. 1919 N. Meridian. Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe The Createat Grief. Alnalle'a. Ons -woman wept tor loss of him Whose lova had blessed ber through the years; Tet. at some rweet, familiar thrill Of memory, laughed through her tears. And one mourned wearily apart For him whose truth was but a name; But, dreaming of his tender words, A sxnlle upon her wan face came. And one, to whom the living gave Hla love and trust her smiles long fled Grieved for her dreams and memories, Rtnce all her lova for him waa dead! When a citizen tells how low water and lighting rates are in other towns, he is not always as reliable as he ex pects others to be when they discuss his affairs. The dootrlne that a rich man can't get into heaven doesn't satisfy us poor people as much as the author of the statement Intended; anyway. We tell other mean stories on the rich. If you let the agenta know you are In the market for an automobile, you may expect a busy Summer After I have explained that I am poor because I am too honest to stoop to tricks adopted by the rich. I find that I am still dissatisfied; the explanation doesn't entirely sat isfy me. When a man makes a promise, and asks for more time in which to carry it out, I am disposed to be charitable; I have myself made - promises, and asked for more time. When a man Is "Jewed down" on the price of an article, he Is selling, and finally reaches his lowest figure, he gets a mean look in his eyes you should be able to see and either buy promptly or get out Otherwise, he will begin to talk mean in a minute, and a fight would please him about as well as a sale. When there Isn't a good opportunity to tell how mean and tricky men are In business, someone starts a story of how free and familiar they are with girls. When I saw wood, I think I could get It off easier with an ex; but when I am chopping, I long for a saw. I suppose it will never be definitely known which has the worst of it; a man or a woman. People are too fond of items in the newspapers that cause them to exclaim: "Well, for heaven's sake! Have you seen this?" When a man makes out his monthly bills, and runs across an account of yours four or five months old, don't you know he will talk about you like a pickpocket? Tou should either pay, or put up a talk that will satisfy him. Old Memories Stirred. In the Harrlsburg Bulletin. The Oregonlan's "half century ago" is read by the old pioneers with In tense interest. It stirs their minds to a retrospect oi tnose irouDious times. The death struggle for the mainten ance of the integrity of the States was then in progress. While few Union men doubted that the outcome would be what it was the stoutest hearts were caused to pall when considering the carnage and destruction. Oregon was then sparsely settled ana these quota tions bring vividly to memory the things done and by whom which laid the foundation for our present great prosperity. We heartily thank The Oregonian for this column. v. VtJ. An Auto Temperament. New Tork Sun. He What's the matter with poor young Thomson? She The doctor says it s locomotor ataxy. He Ah! Id ave tne Deasuy tnings taken off the road if I'd my way of it. The Sardine President. SALEM. Or., Feb. 23. (To the Edi tor.) All the fishes of the sea once banded together to form a republic. In due course of events it came time to elect a president. Now In all the sev6n seas there were two Inhabitants whose reputations ex ceeded all others, the Sardine and the Oyster, but as the Oyster was known to have a very hard shell, was quiet and never tooted his own horn, he was beaten by a small majority. Shortly after the Sardine was Inaug urated he was Invited to attend a ban quet given in his honor by the Sharks' Club, when it was discovered that he waa so small that he could scarcely be seen. As ha was passing around to meet all the guests, he was accidental ly swallowed, and no one knew who did It. , I don't care a continental who is elected President, providing he is an honest man and big enough so that he won't be swallewed. Z. M. CHASE. Children for Adoption. PORTLAND. Feb. 23. (To the Edi tor.) Will you kindly publish where one can send to get a girl from 3 to 4 years of age to adopt? Or do you know of any magazine that advertises children for adoption? MRS. A A. Try Portland Baby Home, Thirty- sixth, and Ellsworth straeLs. The story of continuous advertising is a story of SUCCESS. The mer chant who would increase his busi ness the greatest possible percent age every year must advertise in the daily paper. The advertising columns of The Morning Oregonian offer the quickest and cheapest method of telling the Port land public of the opportunities merchants have to offer . in the way of sales. The constant advertisers know this to be true. The Oregonian's columns are open to all merchants who do a legitimate business. Those who are hot adver tisers will do well to follow the footsteps of the many big business houses who have advertised in The Oregonian for years, and are keen to give credit to The Oregonian in the main as being directly responsible for the wonderful growth of their businesses. ; : . . . .