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tttt: MOnVTVT, OREGONTAN. THURSDAY, MAT. 9, 1912.
rORTUXI). ORET.OX.
more importance than the Uvea of all j may be attainted today by an act of
the men and women in Hawaii, and Parliament, thrown out of office, his
hen she could not rescue it from ' blood made corrupt and his heirs dis-
quarantine and the spray pump she , Inherited. All this might be done for
i gathered up her skirts and quit the mere partisan advantage, even though
Island. J the Judge were the most upright man
What punishment she will select for on the bench. Has this possibility de-
!nfr-i at Portland. Orason. Poetofflc as
5-.ond.claea atettar.
Kt m.anab.y in aotuc tn arriiegious quarantine officials
" time will tell, but It stands to reason
r-al'r. Suna Incluoxl. on year ft h , ... h anmethlnir dreadful
Polv. Sunday Inclurt-d. sis monirs.... in ' " ' ' . ' ' . .
I'aiiy. ("in.lay Inciud-d. thr mon'ha. . t:' , How nappy la the lot of a ric h wom-
la:iv. Suooar ir.rlu.lad. on. month.... .75 de Th ,ot of tn r1rh woman's
I'aiiv. wl'nout hunria). obi vaar. ...... son .
lii:, without Sunday. monihi . baby need not concern us because as a
1 so I
2 ;
I.;r. without Sun.lav. Ihrft months
leilv. without Sunday. cn munta.
We-kl. on year
Sunday. o-- r-r
aunday and Weakly, ona year.....
(RT CAHKIF.R.)
r'atlr. Sunday Included, on y-ar
Lai'y. Sunday Included, ooa month.... t3
Haw I Hinlt Kend Poatoftlr monay r
drr. upaii order or personal check on your
!--al Linx. humpi com of ctirranry ara
send-r-e risk. Oiv po-tofflc iar
in f ji.
rule it Is never horn.
MORB I'-KEMSM.
Mr. l"Ren is a great lawgiver, no
doubt. He la great on giving laws,
certainly. He gave us the Oregon
system, including the direct primary.
stroyod the Independence of. the Brit
ish Judges? No sane .person would
dare to say that it has. The British
Judges, in spite of the recall which
hangs forever oyer their heads, are
the most hard-working, learned and
efficient Judiciary that any country
has. They do much more work than
our Judges and do It fully as well.
We are not arguing for the recall of
Judges, at least not for the recall as
It has been adopted In Oregon and
some other states. There Is no evi
dence that the Oregon system has Im
paired the Independence of our Judges
t . k- - I I . I n . I . II .1 tl V V A
r-.'.Wr-jrto'.'ri.Tcen.: 10 ' has an entirely new scheme for turn- J t all. hut still it may not be the best
Ing our state and county governments " wuw rrfji"l,'"""J-
inside out and unside down and he I methods may be a great deal better.
will submit It to the voters at the next I " better way can be found we ay
.
election. It proposes to do away witn
pretty much everybody and every
thing we now have In the way of pub
lic officers and public ofllces. and
to substitute about everything we do
not have. It
nnr's cabinet, a
get this done the first year. His labor
so far has been preliminary and totally
unproductive. Not being a capitalist,
he must go to the nearest town, log
ging camp, sawmill or developed farm
to earn money on which to live. Hav.
Ing thus tided over Winter and with
good luck saved a little money to buy
provisions and tools, he goes to his
claim in the Spring prepared to clear
some land and plant some potatoes
and vegetables. He has no money
with which to hire help and will do
well to clear a couple of acres suffl- i
i
Stars and Star-Makers j
Br Leone Caaa Baer.
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1 BILL TO REDUCE COST OF LIV1JTG.
Minimum Wage Proposal Move Writer
to Prepare Sarcastic Measure. J
PORTLAND, May 7. (To the Editor.)
I was much interested to read a few
Fantasy Democratique
By Dean Collins
Down In San Francisco, where
Blanche Bates Is appearing in "No
body's Widow' the pee-pul are claim
ing her as a che-lld of California.
Whole page interviews talk about her
California origin, her early school days
there, her pure and unadulterated
pIo . . , uruvtw ui Liie people l will uta tcaoc"
clently to make a vegetable garden, K'M'omeness at getting "home" again, to trv to DUt-L -Ren U'Ren In drawing
leaving the big stumps to rot out. He j ana m every conceivable way tack the up bills to regulate the prices of meat.
addi- I grown on our own pi
days ago in The Oregonlan a copy of a In Walla Walla all the air
bill to fix the minimum wage of toilers. I Was full of flying portents dire.
I see a way, through the initiative, of In the assembly where they burned
settling once and for all the "high cost I Convention punk sticks and red fire.
of living question. Herewith is draft In Democratic stables stamped
of an act which I have drawn up to i The restive feet of horses dark.
cover some of the items of everyday
consumption.
Should this bill meet with the ap
proval of the people I will be pleased
to t. . j cents, ao to i ia-e. 3 cnta;
to iSv rc. cent. ir.o poa-.a.
a-ubi rat.
Kmatrna llualaraa OffW Vrr Conk
lln .New Tun. i runawlc. fcuildlns- (.HI
caro. Stecer bul'tflnir.
taropr-i Offkrw No. S l:eijenl trt. a. I
W.. London.
niRTUMI. Till K.M1AV. MAY . Ilt. '
INK rCOAIMM.l K Al THE MIAf.R.
Champ Clark's boom is expanding
adopt It. We are not wedded to any
doctrinaire fancies In this matter.
But by the recall or by some other
plan our Judges must be made respon
sible. To leave them answering to
Includes a Gover- I ,nplr own consciences ana to noming
.tt business man- else is oeauiuui tn ineorj
jtger, county "directors" and
busi
er..! uv,Arnu Wilson' Is def ating. I mnKer. boouhoii m '
Th. n.m,rirv of the North and Went ! Senate, first, second and third choice
prefers the story-temng mixer irom
of candidates, abandonment of the di
rect party primary, and so on.
Mr. ITRen tried a similar stupen
dous scheme before and It was voted
r. . j t. .. hi. ..t,ln. I oown. -ow we are in pas on ii
Ion's gradually to suit the changes of
Missouri to the scholarly proressor
from New Jersey. It places Its trust
in the man who has bt-en a consistent
the times rather than In the man
whose convictions, thought out in the
seclusion of his study, were most con
servative, but who changed into a rad
ical at th moment when his polltk
ral ambition became awakened. I
views with suspicion the man who a
few years ago txpressed a de.-lre to
see Its idol. Bryan, knocked Into a
rocked hat anil turns with confidence
to the man who h.ts been for sixteen
year on terms of closest personal and
political Intimacy with that Idol.
Clark Is a scholar, but is not offen
sively scholarly when In the company
of the horny-handed. He, like Wil
son, has been a college president, but
he did not take to the career of a
pedagogue, for he abandoned it after
two years for hat of the lawyer and
politician. He took to that as a duck
takes to water. He possesses that fac
ulty which is of Inestimable value to a
politician, of making himself at home
in any surroundings. He can sit In
unbuttoned ease In the rountry store
in Pike County, Missouri. He can be
equally at home as an orator at
Chautauqua Assembly, In the stormy
debates of a convention or in the
leave-to-prlnt debates of Congress. He
can be all things tn all men that by all
means he may win votes.
Clark Is well placed geographically
From Missouri, the border state be
tween East and West, between North
and South, he can reach out in any
direction and pul! wires which draw
men to him. He has held the confl
dence of the radical element without
forfeiting that of the conservative,
The old-line Democrat and new Bry
anlc Democrat alike pin their faith
to Mm.
Wilson, on the other hand. Is too
much of a pedagogue ever to become
a mixer. When he made his swing
around the circle, his polished periods,
his new radicalism dressed up Jn the
language of reasonableness and his
apparent sincerity won him quick pop.
ularity. His success In smashing the
w Jersey machine made him a real
hero with" the progressive Democ
racy. But that popularity made him
the target of all his rivals and it could
not bear the brunt of their attacks.
The exhumation ' of his academical
writings against the new radical ideas
brought Into strong relief the suspi
cious fact that his conversion had
been sudden and had been simultane
ous with the birth of hut Presidential
aspirations. His application for a Car
negie pension as a worn-out professor
was too Incongruous with his energy
on the stump. His cold rebuff to his
faithful friend Harvey stamped him
as ungrateful. His long experience as
a teacher put him out of touch with
very-day human nature. He Is learn
ing that, to be a winning candidate, a
man must do more than profess opin
ions held by the majority. He must
have fought long for them and thus
proved his sincerity. His personality
must attract men: he must win their
hearts as well as convince their reason.
For these reasons the delegates
pledged to the minor candidates and
the favorite sons will flock to Clark
rather than to Wilson after the first
Ballot In the convention. Underwood,
''""' ami ine rest can reel sure
that they will be "taken care off by
l iars. The Harvey episode revealed
such a rein of cold self-seeking in Wll
son's character that they could have
no such confidence tn regard to him
J nereiore. v iison s star is on the
wane, and Clark's Is rising to the
ascendant.
again. Evidently the people, who
never make a mistake, according to
the Bourne-lTRen lexicon, are to be
given another chance.
Mr. U'Ren Is an Innovator, not a
statesman. If one sstem does not
suit him. his method is to tear It
but In practice It leads to all sorts of
trouble. No human being Is so sure
of himself at all times and under all
conditions that he does not need to be
criticised and occasionally brought to
bar. To err Is human and Judges are
Just as human as anybody else.
mav succeed in slHslilmr enonirh
tlonal land to start the grass growing ! on the actress.
for a cow. But the proposed law re
quires him to put ten of his 160 acres
under cultivation that year, and an
other ten acres the third year. He
cannot reasonably be expected to bring
premises,"
This Is all very aueer
in view of the fact that she was born
right here in Portland and played here
mo via x. v. irawlev comDanv
clothing and so on.
MALACHITE GREEN.
A bill for a law declaring- the public policy
of the State of Oregon relating to the con
sume of food, fixing the prices of auch
before she ever went to San Francisco. ,"'esetable food and the amounts that shall
Section 1 No person, firm or corporation
Sho
was not born in San PranH.m t,
all rights she should have been. She
was born In Portland, where her father j
as manager of a theater. As quickly
THK IIII. I. TKRM1NAL TLA.
The great warehouse and manufac
turing district of the East Side will
secure the facilities which it has long
needed through the execution, of the
plans which President f?ray, of the
Hill lines, laid before the East Side
der the plow without grubbing up big . Walter Anthony, doesn't quibble about i fr ma,.ter ,of v
stumps. A special agent would prob- j her birthplace but see how he puts It: ' longer period ?h
" u i ii-ymie nun to trinuvc trvtrry
stump, which . would be a physical
Impossibility.
Representatives of the timbered
states should Insist that the law take
fhesA roniflMona frtn nrrmtnt ThAV 1
, . , , . . , . . , . . came to San Francisco SH wQ : nature mentioned in set
nsisi tnai entirely omereni , lg73 , KhV , . celved b' "" person,
provisions be made for tim- of the city by 1 1 ' J6" ' f" sale- trad..P barter.
Bates Is not at all afraid of dates or
facts. She has what I would call a gift
of permanent youth and that is mani
fested in abounding spirits, wholesome
enjoyment of life and a capacity to re
new friendships eternally.
ina, wnen she did go down there, it
more than one-fifth Of that area un- I was to teach school. One Interviewer. ' "hall keen the articles, substances, things
,1-- u- -1 j . ! . . . , v. r i . . - - . . . - . ., i I
er any conditions or for a ;
n that whir-W tho InH f vidtial I
one oegan as a stock actress.
should I
sets of prov
bered and non-timbered land. The
requirements should be such as an
honest, industrious man can reason
ably fulfil. Unreasonable require
ments lead only to evasion, with its
slimy trail of perjury and fraud.
by experimentation c trial to discover
the faults of present methods, and
correct them; but we are to destroy,
and create some other novelty
We have had too much of agitation
and revolution in Oregon and too lit
tie of patient and careful develop
ment of our present governmenta
scheme
down, and try another. We are not , business men. That these pWns will
be carried out there can he no. doubt.
The Hill system has kept Its promises,
and nothing can prevent its keeping
this promise except failure of the peo
ple to recognize that their Interests
are deeply Involved in the execution
of the terminal plan. The people of
Portland are wide-awake to their own
Interests and will be ready, through
their representatives, to grant the
franchises desired.
Should the Harrlman lines elect to
oppose the application to thtlr East
Side tracks of the common-user pro
vision of the city charter, they may
delay, but they cannot prevent, the
construction of the Hill terminals. The
enforcement of that provision Is clear
ly within the power of the city. It Is
to be hoped that wise counsel will lead
the Harrlman officials to yield grace
fully to the public will and the public
needs. To do otherwise would keep
alive a prejudice' which Is dying and
snouia De allowed to ale. To con
cede the point declred by the Hill lines
would go far to kill this prejudice.
It would also, by promoting the gen
eral upbuilding of the city, so Increase
the volume of business that the share
which the Harrlman lines would re
ceive in competition with the Hill lines
would soon exceed what they cduld
secure by retaining their present ex
clusive franchises. That has been the
fruit of competition everywhere.
THK NKW IHSPKNSATION.
Manager Dixon says everybody who
says the Roosevelt organization spent
money Improperly In Maryland Is
liar. Mr. Dixon has a rough-and-ready
Montana style that appears to
be entirely suited to the kind of cam
paign that is going on for the nomina
tion of candidates to the august office
of President.
Manager McKlnley. of the Taft com
mittee, has not been behind the breezy
rixon In his free resort to the amenl
ties and the asperities. Mr. Roosevelt
has had a few ungentle words to say
about his former friend's, the Presi
dent's, "untruths," "misrepresenta
tions" and "misstatements.".' The
President has felt Justified In respond
ing In language tending to show that
his late chief, the ex-President, is on
strained relations with the truth.
So it goes. It is deplorable. It is
humiliating. But It Is latter-day poli
tics. We have abandoned the old way
of handling our poll:lcs through rep
resentatlves. and have gone straight to
the people. The argument direct has
taken the place of the explanation
oblique. The President himself Is
brought face to face with his accusers.
He fights out his campaign In his own
person. No wonder the air Is full of
missiles.
If we are to have the Presidential
preference primary w-e may as well
make up our minds that some of the
traditions that have long surrounded
the Presidential office are to te
abandoned.
A rLKSECTTUD fiP.lLEU
The woeful plight of Mrs. Pullman's
dog moves the great heart of the world
to tearful sympathy. Her dog is
spaniel or high degree. Just how Its
pedigree runs we do not know but
among the ancestors of the noble beast
are told that there were all sorts
of aristocratic canines and we believe
it. It Is not supposable that Mrs.
Pullman, with all those millions In her
possession which her husband extort
ed from the miserable patrons of his
sleeping cara would have permitted
herself to own any dog but the purest
and loftiest of the race.
How many children Mrs. Pullman
has the public does not know. We
are Inclined to believe that she has
none at alL Women who are as much
engrossed with dogs as she is usually
have no time to bother with babies.
She has no time to vote, either, or to
take an interest In human affairs of
any sort. Her dear little dog absorbs
all there Is of her mind, which Is not
saying a great deal. But we set out
to tell of the tragedy which has over
taken this sublime pet.
Mrs. Pullman took it with her to
Honolulu and there itfell Into the
hands of the quarantine officers. They
had the audacity to suspect germs In
Its silken hair and ordered It sprayed.
Very likely the spray was some nau
seous substance like the lime-sulphur
mixture, a horrid compound which no
truly aristocratic nose, whether canine
or human, can bear. Mrs. Pullman
demurred to the spraying. Her dog's
woo might have a thousand germs on
every hair, but what difference did
that make? The germs might be so
deadly that they would spread Infec
tion throughout Hawaii and cause the
deaths of scores of people, but that
was of no consequence. Mrs. Pull
man. ownr of some $50,000,000. gave
the Honolulu authorities to under
stand that her dog's comfort was of
KrPOXMIiLE JlTXiKS.
Impartial thinkers throughout the
country seem to be uniting in the opin
ion that the true remedy for the In
efficiency of the courts is more re
sponsibility on the part of the Judges.
That the courts are. Inefficient nobody
thinks of denying seriously. Lawyers
sometimes dispute it in the speeches
which they prepare for the public to
read, but they seldom do In conversa
tion among themselves. After taking
half a dozen cases through th courts
and seeing them grind out their grist
wi ifritrasiuiaiiuii, line quiuunng over
technicalities and injustice, no lawyer
can stand up with a straight lace and
say that they are efficient. They only
make protestations of that sort to im
pose upon the public. Formerly the
m posture succeeded fairly well, but
now the veil over the Idol's face has
grown so thin that It does not take a
ery sharp eye to see through It. The
solemn convention that all Judges are
sacred and all lawyers Solomons has
faded a good deal of late. The opin
ion has spread rapidly that while
Justice is sacred Judges are not. They
The attention of The Oregonlan is
called to the fact that a news dispatch
from Salem. May 2, contained tho
statement that Senator Bourne's cam
paign expenses in Oregon, as disclosed
by the statement filed in tho
the Secretary of State, amou
1996.25. The personal statement of
the Senator, as a matter of fact,
showed that he had expended in his
campaign only the sum of $383.44.
The amount $1998.25 should have
been credited to the Bourne campa'gn
committee, which said that it had ex
pended that sum. The friends of the
Senator think the distinction Is Impor
tant and doubtless it is since it
would appear that If he had expended
the larger amount, he violated the cor.
rupt practices act, which .permits i
Senator to expend in a primary cam
palgn in his own behalf $1125.
The coining of 3-cent and ',4 -cent
pieces would be significant of a change
in social conditions in this country,
Men are now living who in the gold'
mining boom scorned to handle any
coin less than 25 cents. Those were
the "flush times." Only now are peo
pie on the Pacific Coast becoming
reconciled to the use of pennies, any
thing less than 5 cents having been
beneath their notice. Repeated at
tempts to introduce the penny have
been frowned down by the old-timers,
who regarded its currency as evidence
of hard times. But the penny has
now come Into general use, and if the
-cent piece should follow we may
before long see the "long bit" and the
"short bit" pass into history
The death of Judge Marquam re
moves one of those sterling men who
had most to do with the upbuilding of
.Portland. So intimately was his name
associated with every public enter
prise of the days when he was an ac
tive factor in the community that to
tell the story of his life is to tell a
large part of the history' of the city.
Patriotic and public-spirited, energetic
and enterprising, kind-hearted and
helpful, he had endeared himself to
the older generation in a way which to
a large degree compensated for the
From Denver comes the news of the
death of Daisy Lee Crookes, who was
the sister of Cathrlne Countiss and
who passed an entire season in Port
land while Miss Countiss was playing
here. Miss Crookes hart -m .oii
office of acquaintance in Portland, although she
anted tJ never, appeared professionally. The
two sisters were devoted to each nfhsr
Mu -'nnl. t 1 . ..
m,i neara tne sad news
when she reached Boston. April 23.
following her engagement recently
closed In Cincinnati. Here is the brief
account of It:
"When Cathrine Countiss, who has
been starring In 'The White Sister' on
a -W estern tour, arrived here she was
shocked to learn of the death of her
sister. Miss Daisy Lee Crookes, an ac
complished pianist and formerly a
church choir slntrer In ktst-vo-v in..
Crookes died In Denver Sunday, and all
efforts to convey the news to Miss Coun
tiss en route had failed. Miss Coun
tiss had passed Holy Week with her
sister in Denver, and had left her only
on being assured that she would re
cover. "Miss Crookes was the youngest
daughter of the late Judge T J
Crookes, of Denison. Tex., and 'for
years she and her sister -were insep-
'"" iiioa i..rooKes taught music in
New York, in addition to her work
as a pianist and choir singer. She also
was a prominent member of the Texas
Club In New York.
"It was learned that Miss Crookes
seemed almost certain to recover until
a few hours before- her death."
a a
George Allison, remembered locally
INMRCiEXT ATTACKS ROOSEVELT.
La Follette Is not the only Insurgent
who has turned on Roosevelt. Repre
sentative "Gus-'le" Gardner, one of the
original rebels against Cannonlsm,
took up the cudgels for Taft and
poured such hot broadsides Into the
Colonel as must have had much in
fluence on the result of the Massa
chusetts primaries. Before Taft pub
lished the letter which proved Roose
velt's knowledge of Taft's opposition financial misfortunes of his later years.
iiunmer, unraner wrote to me
Secretary Knox shows that dollar
diplomacy is good business, good
statesmanship and the highest philan
thropy, all combined. The same peace
and stability which American control
has brought to San Domingo and
which has trebled the trade of that
country would also treble the trade of
Central America. As a large part of
that Increased trade would come to
the Pacific ports, these ports have a
direct interest in the success of Mr.
Knox diplomacy.
to
Colonel In regard to the Iatter"s charge
thRt Taft was allied with Lorlmer:
I charge you with knowing this Is not
ne rnrt. i assert tnat tne best evidence
the contrary Is contained in the corre-
pomlenre between you snd the President
the tlire of the first agitation of the
ubjert. A mistaken sense of delicacy, as
I am toio. prevents President Taft from
publishing the correspondence. I know that
his correspondence exists, and tn behalf
f square dealing. I call on you and Preal.
dent Taft to produce It.
Gardner denied Roosevelt's "pro.
gressiveness and puts . nim In an
awkward position in relation to the
war on Cannon. He retorts to the
Colonel's charge that Taft co-operated
with Cannon by stating that, when
Gardner and his fellow-Insurgents
were In the thick of the fight against
Cannon, Roosevelt w?.s "engaged In
advising President Taft to get togeth
er with i nele Joe Cannon.
Gardner also charged Roosevelt
with making exceptions of his favor
ites in enforcement of tho nnt1ri-nct
law and called on him to produce the and their and Toting,
report on the harvester trust, which
was later published.
When the "progressive" leader was
thus called to account by a man of
proved Insurgency, there must have
rtlcle will keep in good, sound, serviceable
and healthful condition, both as to their
individual state anff aa to the effect of
those consuming them, either In a raw,
cooked or other condition.
Section 2 None of the articles, substances.
as was discreet, however. Miss Bates ! things, fruits or matters of a vegetable
section 3 snail Do re-
firm or corporation
giving, bestowing.
presenting or In any way disposing of same
unless the said articles, substances, things
or matters have been picked, cut, dug or
otherwise removed from their original or
natural condition, position, place or loca
tion in its manner provided by law (power
to enact which Is hereby given to the usual
law-making bodies), provided, further, that
these articles, substances, things, fruits or
masters shall be sold at 30 cen per pack
age at all times of the year ana under any
and all conditions, except as otherwise pro
vided in this act.
Section 8 No person, firm or corporation
shall can. preserve or prepare or otherwise
save for future use in any way In Oregon, or
for sale, trade, barter, giving, bestowing,
presenting or in any way disposing of same
in Oregon, any of the following articles.
substances, things, fruits or matters herein
after named, to-wlt:
Lemons, oranges, pineapples, bananas,
peas, beans, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, to
matoes, asparagus, onions, pumpkins, plums,
peaches, strawberries, apples, cherries.
grapes, pears, olives and other allied, iike
or similar articles, substances, things, fruits
or matters of a vegetable nature, unless said
articles, substances, things, fruits or mat
ters have been canned, preserved or pre
pared or otherwise saved for future use by
such manner, method, mode, style or fash
ion provided by law (power to enact which
is hereby given to the usual law-making
bodies), provided, further, that these arti
cles, substances, things, fruits and matters,
when canned, preserved, prepared or other
wise saved for future use, shall be sold for
15 cents a can, bottle, bag, sack or other
container, the price to include container.
Section 4 No purson, firm or corporation
hall uee or employ containers holding less
than the quantity of the respective contents
ordinarily required by a family of five adult
persons at any one meal, provided that the
said persons are having at least two and
not more than three meals a day of 24
hours; provided, further, that should said
container hold and contain more than the
amount of the particular article, substance,
thing, fruit or matter necessary to supply
a family ' of five, as above provided, then
the purchaser shall be required to pay to
the person, firm or corporation from whom
the purchase was made the sum of 2 cents
for each additional person served from said
container.
Section 5 When the contents of any con.
And sheeted ghosts within the hall
Did squeak and gibber about Clark.
The woeful Wilson manager
Did mope and to the moon complain.
Since other audience stood not
To hearken and to soothe his pain;
But loud and strong the session long.
In hearty and deep-throated tune.
Drowning the notes of softer songs.
The houn' dawg chorus bayed tho
moon.
Oh. who can say upon what meat
This Dem. man. Clark, hath fed to
grow
So great that all the signs conspire
To put him In the foremost row?
A short time back, on outspread wings.
The Wilson boom soared like a lark
In Walla Walla, wallowing.
It wobbled down and up rose Clark.
Not e'en great William Jennings' nam
Could stir the cohorts to stampede:
Nay. those who stirred the trouble up
Guessed not the houn dawg's stub
born breed.
They raised on high the rally cry
For the Great Commoner. "Oh, hark!".
They urged the calm majority.
It harked then cast its vote for
Clark.
Thus the convention took its course.
Till, stripped unto Its very sark.
The Wilson boom went wand'rlng forth
And left the stricken field to Clark.
But yesterday great Wilson might
Have stood against the world, but
mark.
Today, lo, there he lies, and men
Seem to do reverence to Clark.
Portland, May 8.
Half a Century Ago
2 , really good-looking men tainer is to be used to supply others than
The robber owl which Game War
den Flnley has poisoned Is a specimen
of the real enemies of game. It Is
not the hunter, not even the pot
hunter, with his gun who exterminates
pheasants and grouse. The mtschle
Is done by vermin and the worst of It
In the breeding season. Game protec
tlon never has been efficient except
when it sheltered the mother birds
are liable to prejudice and error like been much shaking of heads nmong
the rest of mankind and freedom from tne liny tate Republicans who had
responsibility acts upon them exactly i heen inclined to support the Colonel.
as It has always acted upon other pub- J H tried to explain, but it Is an old
He servants.
Lawyers rho, for professional rea
sons, wish to prevent reform of the
courts try as hard as they can to con
fuse responsibility with subservience.
In their speeches upon the subject
they Insist over and over again that
the Judges will lose their independence
if they are made responsible. Justice
will be perverted, they declare, and
every decision of the courts will be
made with an eye to its effect upon
the Judge's position. The answer to
this appears simple enough. It may
be put in the form of another ques
tion. Why should responsibility de
stroy the Integrity of a Judge more
than of any other public servant? Are
Judges" characters so singularly weak
that they will become tlmeservers and
cowards the moment they find them
selves answerable for the Integrity of
tneir conduct and the fairness of their
opinions? Responsibility has not
worked so badly on other officials.
Time was when the Kings of England
were irresponsible. God had anointed
them and they reigned by divine right
They were sacred and could do no
wrong. Theoretically, of course, all
this Is still true, but in practice it is
not. The King, through those who act
for him. Is strictly responsible for
everything that he says or does. His
sac redness has vanished and If he
does wrong In the persons of his ad
visers somebody has to suffer for it.
Has the loss of his status aa an Idol
made the King of England and his
ministers time-serving cowards? The
British Ministry knows very well that
the moment It loses the confidence of
the people It will be recalled, but for
As long as seven policemen can put
juuo angry strikers to rout our Instt
tutlons and flags are not in serious
danger. Pennsylvania's mounted pa
trolmen are the most efficient protec
tors of public order south of Canada,
whofe mounted police are Just as ex
cellent. The plan which works so well
In those two communities might very
saying that "he who explains is lost "
and. if he continues to explain, more PrPer,y be followed elsewhere.
letters like Taft's on Lorlmer may
come to light, which will call for fur
ther explanations
Guffey can now Join Penrose and
other deposed bosses In a lodge of
sorrow. what an affecting picture
tnat would be the wiry, little, hirsute
Democrat weeping on the shoulder of
the ponderous Republican!
BI.VXDEIUNO DIE TO IGNORANCE.
Amendments made In conference on
the Borah-Jones homestead bill fur
nish cumulative nroof that Cone-res.
through Ignorance, blunders tn every The t"nltel Confederate Veterans
law passed in relation to the public I Rre rlS"ht ,n declining to attend the
land. Its fundamental error is In
making the same law apply to both
timbered and non-timbered land. It
requires the homesteader on land cov
ered with great fir trees rane-incr from
four to ten feet In diameter to bring I better demand for the North Pacific
eaten, n may De mis win neip equal
ize the balance of trade against us
durfng the early fruit season
semi-centennial of Gettysburg. The
Lost Cause Is sacred to them and not
many years are left for its worship.
Shortage In fish to the south means
as much land under cultivation on
tha second and third year after settle
ment as the man who has only to clear
sagebrush and grensewood.
The absurdity of not distinguishing
between timbered and non-timbered
land Is clearly shown In a letter from
B. F. Jones published in The Orego
nlan. The land w-ithin ten miles of a
railroad having usually been granted
to the railroad company, a home
steader must go at least ten miles from
a railroad to find land open to settle
ment. The railroad's policy not fa
voring the development of its grant,
roads Into the back country are scarce
and bad. Often the settler must cut i
Why not let the matter of fare regu
lation subside until the 3-cent coin Is
In circulation? That apparently tri
fling piece of money will work won
ders.
W. R. Hearst has done many things'
to his credit, but n.ne to exceed that
of bringing the body of Homer Daven
port to rest where It belongs.
The failure of the Bryan stampede
at Walla Walla augurs ill for a like
a trail the full ten miles, even to get I stampede at Baltimore
through with a packhorse. Did
of our esteemed Eastern Congressmen
ever do a day's work at cutting a trail
through such dense woods as we have
In Oregon? If any of them had, he
would admit that the mere cutting of
Should the throne of the O'Connors
be restored, our own "Tay Pay" may
become a Prince.
a trail ten miles long Is equal to fullv
II that It Is probably the most ur- . a year's work In cultivating a drv
right ana courageous governing body i farm. But the amendment to the j
in tne world. Responsibility has not
Impaired Its Integrity ur destroyed its
Independence.
Every British Judge can be recalled
by Parliament at any time. The re
call may be for cause or without
cause. The highest Judge In England
Senator Dixon proves an apt pupil
of the Colonel in the use of the short
and ugly word.
Borah-Jones bill gives the settler no
credit for this work, which Is a neces
sary Incident to the beginning of work
on his claim.
His trail cut, the settler must next
clear enough ground for a cabin and
build the cabin. He would do well to
Mormons have cause to be indignant
at the report that Richeson Is one of
them.
The Beavers and Senators are put
ting up a brisk fight for bobtail hon
ors.
the Baker stock company has given us
is rounding out his fourth season In
stock at the Crescent Theater In
Brooklyn, N. Y. This week he Is ap
pearing In Mary Mannering's old ve
hicle, "A Man's World."
For digging 'em up. Mav Yohe win
yet get her picture in the Dramatic
Hall of Angelic Fame. This time Miss
Yohe Is going to be a star at the head
of her own company. In her own -vau
deville skit, enlarged into a real drama
with 12 people In the cast. -
xne old vaudeville title will ho .
talned. It is, "In Silk Attlrn" or, i.
Bald to be a satire on English society.
The show expects to play the big
Eastern cities, starting soon. Jusrf who
Miss Yohe's backer Is hasn't hoen fli.
vulged.
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The Jessie Shlrlev Plavers. fnrarir
of Spokane, are now at the Seattle
Theater playing popular-priced stock
In the Sound city. This week thev r.
presenting "The Gay Parisian." Charles
i uie, wno played with the Max Fie-
man company at the Helllg last Sum-
msni into vaudeville soon, with
mer. Is character man. and Margaret
Doyle, a Portland girl. Is inirfn n.
Doyle, by the way. is -going to' take
flight Into vaudeville soon, with a
sketch of which she Is co-author, and
which will be given its Dremier in
roruana.
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From French Lick Springs, in In
diana, comes the report that Henry
vtoodruft is critically 111 and that his
recovery Is a matter of grave doubt.
Woodruff was last in Portland a few
months ago in "The Prince of To
night." '
Edna Conroy, who appeared at the
Helllg with Robert Hillard in "A Fool
There Was," playing the role of the
fool's sister, was'marrled last week In
Buffalo. N. Y., to William Courtleigh.
the well-known actor.
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One of the prima donnas with the
commedian James T. Powers in his
newest musical comedy, "Two Little
Brides," now at the Casino In New
York, Is Leila Hughes. ' She sang the
role of Nadlna, alternating with the
reg'lar prima donna. Lillian Peli, at
the Hellig this season. This is her first
appearance In the metropolis and crit
ics are giving her kindly attention.
Miss Hughes has the role of one of
the two little brides, and Frances
Cameron, the big dusky beautv who
visited us last in the "Prince of Pll
sen," Is the other.
John M. Gearin. ex-United States
Senator, was called to a dressing-room
of the Orpheum stage last week by a
lawsuit more than 20 years old. Jane
Kennark, noted emotional actress, ap
peared In Portland In the early '80's
in a Frawley production and retained
Mr. Uearln as attorney to represent
her company In a suit for salaries owed
the cast by a theater manager here.
Her son, Joseph Lethlan. Is a member
of the cast of "Dlnkelspiel's Christ
mas,"., which was on the Orpheum
hoards last week, and the once famous
tragedienne gave him a letter of Intro
ductlon to Mr. Gearin, who talked to
the youthful actor as the latter erased
his makeup.
those of the- purchaser's immediate family,
this fact must be made known to the per
son, firm or corporation from whom the
purchase Is made and an additional charge
of 2 cents shall be made for each container
so purchased.
Section 6 No child under the age of 16
shall eat any of the above-mentioned arti
cles, substances, things, fruits and matters
of a' vegetable nature in the natural or raw
state or condition unless in the presence of
Its parent or guardian and under the direct
observation of such parent or guardian, nor
shall such child eat more than the amount
provided for an adult.
Section 7 If any person is boarded by
the week or month they shall be given to
eat of the articles, substances, things,
fruits and matters of a vegetable nature
provided for in section 3 of this act, not
less than one at each meal and not leas
than four on any one day: provided that the
same article, substance, thing, fruit or mat
ter of a vegetable nature may be served at
the separate meals of a day and each such
serving shall be counted separately If the
said article, substance, thing, fruit or mat
ter of a vegetable nature has not been re
served, either cold or rewarmed, in which
case such re-served article, substance, thing,
fruit or matter of a vegetable nature shall
count as one-half instead of one. and the
boarder so served shall be informed of such
re-serving.
Section 8 Persons taking their meals
in carte or paying more than $3 per day
for their meals shall not be subject to the
provisions of the preceding seven sections.
Section 0 All money and pay for the
above-mentioned articles, substances, things,
fruits and matters of a vegetable nature
shall be In lawful coin of the I'nited States
and not in any form of notes or other
promises to pay. except as regards those
provided for under section S.
Section 10 Any employer who violates or
permits the violation of any of the pro
visions of this law shall be fined for the
first offense and imprisoned for subsequent
offenses, and after the third offense the
imprisonment shall be In the Penitentiary.
Section 11 I any corporation doing busi
ness in Oregon shall bring or cause to be
transferred to any United States Court or
Commissioner any suit, action or proceed
ing, the laws and acts passed by the South
Carolina legislature, when that state at
tempted to secede from the Union, shall be
used as models and guides to procedures
In quashing any and all procedures, and
the same oaths modified to suit the condi
tions, without losing any of their force,
shall be taken by the court. United States
Marshal. Sheriff, Jurors and all others con
nected or concerned In any way with any
such case.
Section 12 It shall be the duty of the In
spector of Weights and Measures to enforce
all the provisions of this bill, and to that
end he is granted the right to examine the
bill of fares and to examine, tas'e and
ronvumr any of the articles, substances,
things, fruits and matters of a vegetable
nature In any place wherever they may be i
found, provided that said Inspector snail
not be required to dine from these articles,
substances, things, fruits and matters of a
vegetable nature exclusively.
From The Oregonlan of May 9. 1S62.
Reports from Salmon River are
favorable. A Mr. Stanford says that
parties who went in last Fall and. now
have their claims open are taking out
at the rate of 500,000 a day.
Lumber is very scarce at Lewiston.
Yates & Lane, J agger & Co., Trevitt
& Co. and the proprietors of the hotel
are the owners of all the wooden
structures in the town. The balance
of the business men occupy tents, and
in one or two instances what are known
as shades.
The Oregon Steam Navigation Com
pany have the steamers Idaho, Has
saloe and Mary constantly plying be
tween The Dalles and Cascades. In
addition to these they have chartered
all the scows on the river and with
all these facilities are unable to meet
the demand for transportation.
The Board of County Commissioner
of Wasco County have established pre- "
cincts on the John Day, Grand Ronda
and Powder River. It is estimated that
these new precincts will cast in the
neighborhood of 2000 votes.
We notice quite a number of young
sters playing round the banks of ths
river. At the present high stage of
the water parents should forbid their
children going tu?ar the river, for,
should they slip down the bank, they
would certainly get into deep water and
in all probability lose their lives.
The captain of the ferryboat made
several Ineffectual attempts to remove a
big snag in the river, which to some
extent obstructed the passage of the
boat while making the landing at the
foot of Salmon street. The snag was
imbedded so deep that the power of the
steamer was inadequate to dislodge it. ,
Try again. Captain Ladd.
As "Ed" Howe Sees Life
DR. HIXSO.V INSISTS HE'S
WELL
Has
Father Ilonored In St. John.
ST. JOHNS, Or., May 8. (To the Edi
tor.) I recently saw a statement that
Mrs. R. B. Logglns, of Columbia, Tex.,
had made a suggestion that the Sun
day preceding Mothers' day be set apart
for Fathers flay. Waiting to see if
some one would not reply to It. and not
seeing anything In the paper about it. I
thought it was about time that some
one from 'St. Johns said something In
behalf of what one of our noble wom
en has done toward giving the fathers
place on the calendar. I speak of
Mrs. O. M. Hall, who on the first Sun
day after Christmas of this year had
programme by the children in honor
of the fathers of our land. It was at
tended by the Mayor, some of the Coun-
II. the Grand Army of this place and
number of prominent citizens. They
lstened attentively to an address de
livered by ex-Senator Beach, followed
by Rev. Guy Stover In a sermon at the
Evangelical Church. I feel as though
ne who has devoted so much of her
time to advancing the Interest of our
own and people and the Interest of the
Evangelical Church, of which she Is a
evoted member, should have recogni
tion from her church and town.
T. J. MOXAHAN.
White Temple Pastor Says He
Never Dlcusaed Resignation.
PORTLAND, May 8. (To the Ed
itor.) In The Oregonlan yesterday you
say, "Dr. Hinson has been warned by
his physician that he is in danger of
apoplexy from strenuous brain work."
As a matter of fact. I am in the hands
of no physician and have received no
such warning.
Nor have I said that I "will not re
sign" nor that I "will resign." When
ever I have anj communication relative
to the pastorate cf the White Temple,
I shall first Inform the church.
Nor am I aware that I have been
"falling in health since January." Nor
have my friends noticed such a condi
tion, unless they have very effectively
concealed the sad knowledge.
That Mr. Johnston told your report
er I had spoken to him about "the
hardening of my blood vessels" Is not
true for two reasons. First, I never
mentioned any such thing to Mr. John
ston; and, secondly, he never so in
formed your reporter.
Oblige me by printing this little com
munication, for many of my friends are
disturbed in mind over the near pres
ence of the "Shadow" to me, as pre
dicted by your reporter.
W. B. HINSON.
Those who were quoted in The Ore
gonlan yesterday morning In regard to
Dr. Hinson and the affairs of the First
Baptist Church were quoted correctly.
The Oregonlan is very glad to know
that Dr. Hinson considers himself to be
in such excellent health, others to the
contrary notwithstanding.
In the Fine-Art Line.
Indianapolis News.
We imported last year $17,643,000
worth of works of art, 20 years old and
over, free of duty, besides $73,13f.
worth of art works produced abroad
by Americans. We exported $998,31
wortn of paintings and statuary.
I sometimes fear that whoever mads
us was in a hurry and made us ridic
ulous. Men may aspire to everything, and
do; but it is a rare man who is not
disappointed at least once every hour.
People are so Intense In their likes)
and dislikes; principally in their dis
likes. We dehorn cattlo, knowing that
fighting is not good for cattle, but
build great battleships with which to
encourage the fighting spirit among
ourselves.
When a man has an argument with
a woman, if she bursts into tears, she
wins.
I never knew anyone who thought
a colt was big enough to work when
six months old; so it seems that BOme
things are generally known and admitted.
We imDrove the automobile a little
every year; but politics is the same old
machine it always was.
There is something the matter with
a doctrine that Decomes a iittie lean
popular every year.
Many a man is told to get busy when
he is busy.
The fire always seems worst wh.il
the fire bell Is ringing.
Questions on Election. '
ORENCO. Or., May 8. (To the Edi
tor.) 1. Do the voters who register
at the late primaries in this state have
to register again in order to vote in
this Fall's election?
2. W7hy are "delegates-at-large" sent
to the National convention, and what
are their powers?
3. Can a man nearer 21 than 20 vote
for President of the United States this
Fall?
4. How many delegates are there to
the Republican National convention
this 5-ear and how many "delegates-at-large?"
JAMES SHEEHAN.
1. Voters who have registered since
January 1, 1912. may vote In the No
vember election without again regis
tering. 2. Under the rules adopted by the
National Republican Committee, each
Congressional District elects two dele
gates for each Representative in Con
gress. The state at large elects two
delegates for each United States Sena
tor. The latter are "delegates-at-large."
States that have not reappor
tioned Congressional Districts elect
delegates-at-large for each additional
Representative allowed under the new
Congressional apportionment. There
are. some exceptions. Oregon, for ex
ample, had a state law providing for
direct election of all delegates-at-large.
Delegates-at-large ha,ve no powers or
privileges not granted district dele
gates. 3. A man may not vote for President
unless he has attained his 21st birth
day on or before election day.
4. Figures are not available on th
number of delegates at large. There
will be 1076 delegates In the convention.
Dropped From the List.
Boston Transcript.
"Did Alice's birthday party
off?"
"Yes, and several of her birthdays."
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