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The light has broken at WeMon,
where there I an old-ttme progres
sive who U etlll a progressive, though
under a slow bell. The Weston Leader
now makes this observation:
It would fc lartom to ball our marrh of
rrlora In oiva Ion, enou.n to '.form
Kim of tb fruit of our reforming. Th
orrgm ev.i.ra U all right In th main, tut
h. hr lip nd a anovk knn and a
nr dt..rmitL turn ro.uir tn xpen
attention of Dr. L-K.o. It u a" Improve
mnt wr th old method, but It I Itself
aueeeptlM to Improvni'in. Th lmtltl
and referendum r mlluM Democrat reg
ister aa .teuublirana. nd there ur other
lf-eta that requlr om fling.
The political doctors have no rem
edy to offer but death for the patient.
Dr. L"Ken has a icrand acheme
that he think b all right, alnce It ha
never b-en tried, and nobody la able
to prove that It all wrong. He has
a nice, nrw constitution which will fix
things a-plenty. It reorganise the
slate and county government, abol
ishes the direct primary, doe away
with the lower house of the Legisla
ture, establlxhes proportional repre
sentation and does a lot of other
things not now done or contemplated
by anybody but LTKen. It la strictly
L'Renlc.
Dr. l"Ren Is no mere legislative
tinkerer. He Is the world- greatest
governmental expertmentator and leg
islative prestidigitator. The stage Is
Oregon, but the audience 1 the world.
It l mighty Interesting for ITKen. but
it is tough on Oregon.
Meanwhile the greatest menace to
the direct primary la the men who
have long posed noLlly as Its undying
friends.
IIT K-lll-KOAIM rAVUK ltTUAn.
The falling noted In that unerring
business barometer, the bank clear
ings. In the Puget Sound metropolis la
rr ore noticeable because of the rising
barometer In Portland. It Is pleas
anter to account for the latter than
the former, but the causes for the con
dition as seen by the Seattle Time ar
worthy of notice. Inasmuch as that
Journal seems unable to distinguish
between ulterior motives and the ra
tional result of topographical and de
velopment conditions. The Time has
reached the strange conclusion that
for some reason three great railway
systems are "-working against Seattle's
be-st Interests." The only American
railroad serving Seattle that escape
condemnation by the Times Is the
Northern Pacific. Preliminary to Its
Indictment the Times presents the fol
lowing bank statistics:
Mar IV lsoi) second week
rUi.ltnJ sir.34.ooo
M:nnapolls 17.
Kuffalo
t3.'.;
I -o Anrelra
I'ortltnd
1.1 44 NI
H.II?;.IPSI
ia.077.tHxj
Seattl
Mar It. 191J Second week
l-ln.l $M4?SOOO
Minneapolis H51ti
Huffalo ll.i'l'iiHHI
la Ancles :3s.io
I'ortland 1J.7h.i.i
SH11 11.14J.(MI0
A gain of 14.800.000 In Portland's
bank clearings and a falling off of
$2,500,000 In Seattle's clearings In two
years make an Interesting showing. It
Is a great enough showing to Impel cit
izens of both cities to study the causes.
The Times has done so and chooses to
complain of the railroads. The fol
lowing are a few extracts from its re
marks: But. beeomlnr ambitious and da1rlng to
ctmpet with th Southern Pacific a well
MM the Northern Pacific, lh Oreat Northern
cmntrurted what la known aa "Th North
Hank Rood." which sav that company a
direct and remarkably eaay lln from Spo
kane to Portland and now ntne-tentha of
th frelcht gathered la Kaatern Washington
that formerly cam to Seattl hr this road
la diverted to th V. rbf ootod City.
.
Today a apeclal train that formerly op
erated between Vancouver. R. C, and Se
attle extenda to Portland over th tracka of
th Northern Pacific
Indeed, th Great Northern baa ao far
turned Its attention from Seattle aa to c
to advertlae th! city upon Ita grat bill
boards tn th aar
Three years aco th peopl of Fattl
thoucht they had won areat bualneaa en
terprl when th Mtlwauke Company built
Into thla city but today they obaerv that
aii her Intereata and efforta are being
thrown to Taenma without rsard to th
fart that 75 pr cent of th freight which
th M'lwxuke carrlr Eat. and orlslnatlng
In th Stat of Washington, la furatahd
by th buaineas Interests of 8attl.
Th Hani man syatera. having zpnd4
S 1 .'..ft hVChh) to st Into 8ttl. conatruct
proper termlnala. Including a panr
d-pot. of a suddn moved thlr nur of-fu-r
to Portland, intra they have llttl
Invested.
It ouM am "t a man ur a tre" aa
If UifM thre grat rallroada war making
just an ordinary eonvenleac of Settl.
whil they ara spndln their enarsle and
. their money tn effort to upbuild otkar
ct'e .
On th other band, th Northern Pacifla
T'.ailrvMtd Company, whlcn for years fought
it! with th determination to trip her
ift th map If poihl and fought entirely
In favor of Taoma and Portland has
within the lat thre year turned her at
tention to sattl and King County and ha
bn making I Tat lmprovmnt and
ixndlng larg monaya In aa doing.
The Time In the foregoing ha
overlooked several consplcuou cir
cumstance. The Great Northern alone
.ltd not build the North Bank. Th
Northern Pacific, which the Times Im
plies should receive more favors from
Seattle than the other three railroads.
U an equal owner with the Oreat
Northern In the water-level route that
has diverted to the "Webfooted city"
"nine-tenths of the freight gathered In
Kaatern Washington that formerly
cume to Seattle.
The Northern Pacific Is also equally
interested with the Oreat Northern In
the Oregon Trunk Hallway, which has
been pushed Into Central Oregon: In
the Oregon Electric, which Is webbing
the Willamette Valley; In the United
Hallways, which Is projected to the
coast: In the proposed Kast Plde ter
minals, which are to com several mil
lions. Moreover, before the Great North
ern established its Vancouver-Seattle-Portland
service the Northern Pacific
operated a through, train between tht
British Columbia city and Portland.
These facts are given not to put the
Northern Pacific In a bad light in Se
attle or elsewhere. They are men
tioned simply to show that all the
Northern transcontinental railway
not three alone, have their eye on
Portland. The buslnes la here for
the railroads. There will be vastly
more of It when projected railway
serve the undeveloped portion of Ore
gon. Ita adequate freshwater harbor.
Its water-level grade through the Cas
cade Mountains, the vast tributary
country, all combine to make Portland
the natural railway center of the
rtortnwesL These conditions have
made Portland the Northwest head
quarters of the Harrlman system.
They will Inevitably bring the Milwau
kee to thl city. The syatem offi
cial admit it. The railroad head
would be foolish to Ignore the advan
tages here eet forth. The only dis
crimination against Seattle has been
that Imposed by Nature. It Is Insur
mountable and unavoidable.
MAKING IT E.U1ER FOR MlBDERtlW.
Governor West now permits the
public to make Itself acquainted with
the provisions of hi proposed Ini
tiative bill abolishing capital punlsh
rrent In Oregon. The measure pro
hibits the Imposition of the death pen
alty, but mark that Impressive and
significant but it shall not apply to
murderers who have been o unfor
tunate as to date the commission of
their crimes prior to the passage of
the act. What, then, shall become of
that choice aggravation of murderers
who have been reprieved, through the
grace of the Governor power, until
that date In November following ac
tion by the voters? Is it possible that
the Governor is saving an exception
from his own sweeping ukase that no
body should be legally hanged during
his term of office? Have the awful
deed of the degenerate and unspeak
able Humphry brother, for example,
made an impression on the Governor'
plastic mind? If the bestial Humph
ry brothers shall not hang. It will be
because the Governor prevents or the
courts Interfere and not because they
are able to take advantage of any gen
eral clemency exercised by the peo
ple. The public Is not bloody-minded and
is not bent on revenge, but It believe
that some crimes call for the most
radical punishment and that some
criminals ought to be exterminated for
society' benefit and protection. W hy
should society tie Its own hands by
passing the Governor' proposed
measure? A measure permitting the
Jury Itself to fix at Its option the pen
alty for murder at execution or llfe
Imprlsonment would meet all reason
able humanitarian demands and en
able all cases to be adjudged on their
strict merit.
MORK LIBERTY OF CONSCIfOCK.
It would be a grave error to think
of th new attitude of the Methodist
general conference toward amuse
ment as a relaxation of discipline. On
the contrary. It is a distinct tightening
of the reins. The conference ha not
said that it la right to attend theaters,
to dance, and so on. It ha simply
taken the stand that the Individual
must decide question of this sort for
himself. HI own enlightened con
science Is made his law Instead of a
printed paragraph In a book.
Hereafter the Methodist who In
dulges In any of these -so-called
worldly diversion must appear before
the bar which exists in his own soul
and wear the mark of guilt or Inno
cence, according to the decree of the
Judge of that Impartial court- On the
surface, the new rule grant an In
crease of Individual liberty. What It
really does I to Increase Individual
responsibility. Liberty without re
sponsibility I license. Responsibility
without liberty la the tutelage of the
child and unfit for men. In changing
the rule, the Methodist Church has
taken a forward step, but It has not
advanced beyond the position of John
Wesley.
Wesley believed that the question
of amusement ought to be left to the
Individual conscience for decision.
Later In the history of the denomina
tion the matter was made the subject
of legislation and hard and fast regu
lations adopted. It was supposed that
this would promote good conduct, but
It I very doubtful whether any such
effect actually followed. A true Chris
tian will not do anything contrary to
his conscience. He does not need pro
hibitory legislation to keep him In the
straight path. If a man is not a true
Christian, rule will not prevent him
from Indulging himself Improperly. It
all depends on the "Inner state" of the
Individual.
It Is likely that the existence of
these Ineffectual rules In the discipline
has to some degree hindered the
growth of the Methodist Church.
Many excellent people who never
dream of permitting themselves ques
tionable amusement do not wish to
place themselves In the situation of
naugthy children who must be strictly
watched.
CHAMP CXARK. THE DEAR OLD BOY.
The growing strength of the Champ
Clark boom has led to lively con
troversy In the Democratic rank
about hi availability. Irritated by
Hearst' championship qf the Mis
souri an. the New York World ha be
gun a campaign of disparagement
against him. Thl has caused Watter
aon, in the Courier-Journal, manfully
to take up th cudgel for him. The
Colonel's ardor la the greater because
every blow struck for Clark 1 a blow
truck at Wilson. Aa all the world
know, the Colonel ha only the deep
est contempt for Wilson since the Har
vey episode, and ha been ransacking
the dictionary for adjectives and ad
verb which will adequately express
this sentiment.
The St. Louis Republic, having
chimed in on behalf or Clark with the
reminder that "Western men have oc
cupied the White House most of the
time for the last 10 years" and with
the prediction that "they will occupy
It all of the time during the next half
century. the World retorts that the
only Democratic President since the
Civil War, and the only other Demo
crat who obtained a majority of the
popular vote for President, 'both came
from New Tork. But It proceeds to
say the sectional Issue will make lit
tle difference If the candidate meet
the essential requirements. Then It
laud Clark a "an honest Democrat,
a plain Democrat, a Democrat in
earnest, but say he doe not
"measure up to Presidential site;" he
Is "a dear old boy. but his leadership
Is not of the sort to win the election,
for he cannot win "the great body of
Independent voters of the East, upon
whom the Democratic party must rely
for victory."
The Courier-Journal retort bv sav
ing that Wilson ia no longer Jn the
running and that no more 1 Bryan.
It cannot see how Clark falls to
measure up to Underwood, Wilson,
Harmon, Gaynor and Foss, and then
bubble over on the World' "dear-old-boy"
phrase In this manner:
'A dear old boy" fa Jut what w want
la to Whit Houaa. Both partla nave bxd
wooden nutmegs and aton Imagea enough,
vv want, mm Lstmocrata. a man a man of
flesh and blood, and not too all-fired per
fect, either. Champ CUrk entirely fill th
bill. H 1 not an angL : I a human
being. H haa been ther at Waahlngton.
H knoma th rope, th Isauea and th
fallowa. -by the baeka." aad can dlatln
gulsh blindfolded twlxt hawk and buxxard.
Klght you ar, Mr. World! Champ Clark la
a - dear old boy." and a "dear old boy
lt ua hxvl
In thl year of Iridescent hope, the
Democrat are In a bad way, accord
ing to their own spokesmen. Champ
Clark can't carry the East; Bryan and
Wilson are not In the running; Under
wood and Harmon are on Bryan'
blacklist; Fosa doe not desire the
nomination, favorite son though he be;
Gaynor I tarred with the Tammany
atlck; Marshall with the Taggart
stick. The party only hope seems
to be Governor John Burke, of North
Dakota, and If he became a real pos
sibility some objection to him might
be found.
Truly the plight of Democracy
Is as bad as that of the Republicans.
Victory Is In sight, but the party can
not find the right man to lead it. The
army which might be victorious I
splitting up Into guerilla bands, each
following Its own "dear old boy."
THE 81'KFRAfiIST PARADK.
On May 4 the woman suffragists of
New Tork, with, some of their male
sympathizers, marched in procession
through the streets of the metropolis.
Some say there were 20.000 people
Id the procesulon, but these estimate
are probably a little inflated with
enthusiasm. Others, more severely
critical, say that no more than 10,000
were on the march men and women
together. What the exact truth may
have been we do not pretend to de
cide, but It Is clear that the demon
stration was Imposing. The procession
waa long and those who took part In
It behaved with such dignity and self
restraint as to excite deep perturba
tion In the minds of New Yorker who
are opposed to vote for women. It
demonstrated to them that the cause
la growing and their fears grew ac
ctrdlngly. In excited vision they saw
the home disappearing beneath a huge
paper pyramid of women' votes. The
dark and dismal veil of the future
was withdrawn and they beheld moth
er fleeing from their hungry infants
to descend Into the mire of politics.
Husband who wanted Roosevelt for
President dragged wives with Taft
preference around by the hair, while
shrieking son who sided with La Fol
lette frantically cut the throat of
their Wllonlxed mothers. The apoca
lypse was terribly sanguinary.
No newspaper was more horrified
by the procession than the New York
Time. This disturbed dally followed
the women' demonstration with the
most melancholy editorial we have
had the misery of perusing In a long
time. In a solemn appeal the Time
rehashed for Its readers the dea- old
argument which have done faithful
duty In so many bad causes, dishing
them up to fortify the voters against
woman suffrage. There was the hoary
fiction that God has endowed the male
sex with supernatural wisdom at the
ballot box. while a woman trying to
perform the act of voting must nec
essarily act like a simpleton. In order
to vote, the Times told Its quaking
readers a woman must "forsake her
home and descend Into the filthy tur
moil of' politics." Those who cast
their ballots will be unsexed: they will
acquire frightfully mannish qualities
which will cost them that lovely chiv
alry which they now receive from
men, and after all this trouble and
loss what will they gain from the
ballot? Nothing, nothing at all. One
of the "antl" correspondent of the
Times calls the ballot a "will o the
wisp." It never has done much, either
for men or women. Why expend ef
fort trying to obtain such a worthless
privilege?
These specter have been trotted'
out and made to serve as scarecrows
at every forward step taken by women.
Fifty years ago they were doing
valiant service against the higher edu
cation of girls. We were solemnly
warned that Greek and Latin would
make women mannish, the higher
mathematics would destroy the home.
"Why," shrieked the antt-education-allsts,
"should women want to descend
Into the mire and filth of the college?
God ha made her Intellect Inferior
to man' for a great and holy purpose.
Let her submit obediently to hi will."
But the girl did not submit to man'
Interpretation of the divine will. They
preferred to Interpret It for them
selves, and time has proved that they
were right. Women now enjoy about
the same educational facilities as men
In all civilized countries, and there
ha been no breakdown of society, as
we were warned there would be. They
persisted through ridicule, misrepre
sentation and calumny and finally
won their cause. The arguments
against progress were proved by ex
perience to be hollow and empty to
the last one of them. But their hol
low emptiness does not make them
any the less useful to the opponent
of woman' suffrage. He bring them
out again with a much confidence
and gaiety a if their hypocritical
humbuggery had never been exposed.
These trumpery old arguments, with
their solemn pretense of anxiety for
the home and the welfare of women,
are doing triple duty at present. In
Turkey they are being used to prevent
the women from leaving the harem
and unveiling their face on the street.
In China precisely the same ones are
employed to uphold the practice of
binding and mutilating girl children'
feet. There never was a set of argu
ments quite so variously useful. They
seem to serve equally well In any
cause, no matter what, providing, of
rourse. that It I a bad one. If the
New York Times and It sympathizer
In the East would take the trouble to
visit a state where women actually
vote they would see how little ground
there I for their apprehensions. They
assume, a a matter of course, that
politic must contaminate women. It
never occur to them that women will
purify politics, as experience shows
that they do. Women do not forsake
their families to vote, but father,
mother and the elder children go to
the polls together and cast ballots to
their own liking without strife. Those
who prophesy thi voting will lose
women the respect of men would be
considerably enlightened by visiting a
typical family circle In a suffrage
state. It la a fact easily demonstrated
that women In those state enjoy much
more consideration than they ever had
before they obtained vote. Now the
men not only admire them as women,
but ther respect them a factoca la I
nntiMe Th wall that the ballot can
do nothing for women because It ha
never done much for men la exactly
the kind of talk that we hear from
the I. W. W. soapbox orator. "What
ha voting ever accomplished?" these
anarchist cry. Like the antl-uf-fra
gists, they believe In direct action.
Papers like the New York Evening
Post and the Springfield Republican
do not partake of the fear which be
set the Times. In their opinion th
procession of. May 4 showed that the
suffrage movement ha experienced a
growth which they welcome, and they
believe It 1 only a question of time
when women will vote In all the state
of the Union.
The County Court of Malheur would
do a good deed by closing the saloon
at Westfall, where another murder oc
curred a few days ago. The trouble
is occasioned by the fighting quality of
the "booze." and while It U dispensed
there will be shedding of blood. It is
not many -years since the Bailey boys
figured In a murder at Bully Creek,
which was the old name of that settle
ment. The occasion was the Republi
can primary. Bill Bailey and his
brother were ordinary harmless cow
men and enthusiastic Democrat.
Filled with Phil Cammann' whisky,
they essayed to go over to the polls
"and kill a Republican," using a de
scriptive adjective of bar sinister de
gree. They killed an Inoffensive man
and made a helpless widow with small
children. They were given long terms
In the Penitentiary, but a Democratic
Governor In the course of time not
much time, either turned them loose.
The mitigating circumstance was the
sole fact that they were full of Cam
mann whisky. Cammann Is dead, but
the quality of the liquor seems un
changed, and Just ao long as there Is a
"booxe Joint" on Bully Creek there will
be murder.
The unanimous selection of Mr.
George F. Johnson to be for the third
year chairman of the executive (or
promotion) committee of the Portland
Commercial Club was a fitting recog
nition of hi great efficiency In that
important capacity. The promotion
work of the Commercial Club ha been
a mighty factor In the progress of city
and state; and it is not intended that
for the future there shall be less activ
ity or Industry In that necessary serv
ice. Mr. Johnson has given much time
to his duties aa chairman of the com
mittee: and It I gratifying that he has
consented to serve another year. The
scope and influence of the club's per
manent publicity campaign will there
fore not be restricted or diminished.
There is pathos in the appeal of Sen
ator Tillman to hi constituent to
let him die In harness. Tillman ha
won the respect of opponent aa well
aa friends by being a good, slashing
fighter. HI frank confession that he
has often blundered will increase this
respect. Though his ill health may
prevent him from rendering full serv
ice during another term tn the Senate,
men of all parties would regret to ee
the hero of many a hot debate given
a rebuff which would sadden hi last
days.
William Ducharme, the lumber
Jack whoe legacy of 1700 cost him
1750 before he obtained It, probably
feels himself misused by the law, but
his case I happy compared to one
which Dickens cites In "Pickwick."
He tells of a man who a executor of
a will, disbursed legacies amounting
to 20.000 by authority of the Pro
bate Court. The will was finally
broken, he was ordered to refund the
legacies, and. being unable to do so.
passed the rest of his life In a debtor's
prison.
Of all men, he who Injects religious
prejudice Into a political campaign 1
the meanest mischief-maker. No rea
sonable man Cn conceive why Presi
dent Taft should not have given Major
Butt a letter of Introduction to the
Pope as readily aa to a distinguished
member of any church. Only the nar
rowest bigotry or the most persistent
seeker for scandal In the most Inno
cent act could And any cause of criti
cism in such- an act.
The "seven wonders of the world"
selected by Cornell University include
aeroplanes and the telephone, but not
moving pictures. This is a piece of
bad Judgment, perhaps. Moving pic
tures, though only at the beginning of
their progress, have already caused
profound changes In the acted drama.
Everything connected with them is as
wonderful as magic. They are destined
to play a great part in the history of
the world.
By all means let children be taught
to work, as President Bryan recom
mends, but the objection to child labor
Is that it treats them as full-fledged
wage-earners who must work full
time. Children's work should be in
the nature of preparing and equipping
them for work, not of working them.
San Francisco Is determined to have
the biggest of everything. The mem
ory of the biggest earthquake and the
biggest fire is to be blotted out by the
biggest bridge and the biggest exposi
tion. The Pacific Coast take pride In
all that San Francisco achieves.
The statement of President Taft
should set at rest the vicious rumor
that Major Butt had gone to Rome on
a mission to the Vatican. The .pity of
it Is that such statement was neces
sary. The Colonel hastens to assure Great
Britain he has no Intention of annex
ing Canada. Unfortunately, there are
no conventions to be held by the Brit
ons and no delegates to be chosen.
The object of a new local woman'
club I to lighten the burden of the
hired girl, but It will not work out a
solution. Only marriage attains that
result.
If the Chinese revolutionaries do not
soon get money, they will have blood
and loot. The six powers prefer to
give them the money.
Ohio Is now receiving a much at
tention a the most exacting maiden
could require from her suitor.
Now the American authors are
forming a labor union to hold down
the hearties publishers.
One ha simply got to admire San
Francisco' nerve In proposing to
bridge the bay.
Wilson' io;e hope rest In Bryan,
while Bryan la testing the horoscope.
This U Sbrlner weather.
At the Cafeteria
By Addlaosi Beaaett.
The little blonde cashier sat at her
accustomed place as chief musician of
the cash register, her time occupied In
looking over the latest Spring an
nouncement of -a famous local de
partment store. In aa efofrt to ascer
tain if she could secure a marked-down
Summer suit at less than cost. "Now
these voiles at S.4 look pretty good
to me, she twittered to herself, "and
I think Charley would be real proud
to take me to that swell ball If I wore
one of them. I will go right down as
soon as I am off duty and make the
first payment on one."
Her cogitations were here Inter
rupted by the entrance of "them three
twins." a he now spoke of th pro
prietors of the Cafeteria Poultry Com
pany, Limited. They went down tho
gangway with their implements of feed
ing in their hands and gathered up
such of th eatables as their fancy and
appetites dictated, the fat man eon
tenting himself with a simple bowl of
bread and milk, while the dyspeptlo
grabbed delicacies to the amount of
11.40. The vegetarian appropriated
seven different dishes of vegetable
and bean soup.
They were scarcely seated when Fat
remarked that he had Just com in
from the poultry ranch where he had
spent a day and night with Jobllng.
the new boss of the hennery. "That
fellow Is a wonder." he remarked, "a
perfect wonder. He scarcely takes
time to eat or sleep. He is on the
Job every minute. Last night he did
not go to bed until almost midnight,
and then got up four times before day
light to see if the temperature was
Just right In the Incubators.
"His first move after going out there
was to go killing and dressing them
roosters and bringing them into town,
where he sold them at a fancy price,
they were so nicely fixed up. He sold
them to the big hotels, cutting out the
middleman's profits. Then he sent up
the Valley and bought 1200 White Wy
andotte egga, from pretty good stock,
paid 5 a hundred for them, and filled
them Incubators. Then he borrowed
two more Incubators and loaded them
with the same kind of eggs. In the
meantime he Is selling from IS to 20
dosen eggs a day from them scrub
hens,' aa he calls our old stock.
"He spends most of his time rigging
up what he calls a brooder, where he
Is going to put the chicks as they
hatch. In addition to that he Is setting
hens as fast aa they get what he calls
broody, and he must have 100 doing
business with 11 of the same fine eggs
under each one. So he ha 2100 egg
oon to hatch.
"Yes. that fellow Is a wonder. He
seems to be a father and mother to
them hens, and they seem to know what
he wants 'em to do and they do It. Us
fellers thought keeping hens was sort
of play, but Jobllng says it takes closer
application than any other business in
the world. And danged If I don't guees
he's right.
"And he's a sort of philosopher in
hi way. He said to me, 'Fat,' says he.
'us fellers all thunk we was smarter
than anybody. I aot the. ldear that all
a feller had to do to get rich right off
was to go Into tne city and pick up
easy money in the real estate business,
thinking you city fellers was overlook
ing the best bets, thinking I could
show you what chumps you be. And
you fellers thunk you could come out
Into the country and show us country
fellers that we was overlooking the one
best bet, that you could show us how
to make a fortune In a year or two off
a few hens. We were all a set of tar
nation fools.
" There is money In the real estate
business or any other business for them
as knows the game there Is money in
the poultry business or any other busi
ness on the farm for them as knows
the game and there you are. I know
the poultry game, which is a game of
hard work and know-how, and I will
not only pull you fellers out of the
hole, but I will make the business win
out big for all of us.' And by Godfrey
I believe he will."
Here Veg Inquired If they would have
to put up any more money right away,
seeing that Jobllng had Invested J135
In eggs for hatching, and had bought
some lumber and feed and grub.
"No," replied Fat. "No more money.
Jobllng says he will never call on us
for another cent. He haa now as much
money In the bank as he had when he
started, and he Is getting In something
right along from eggs. He says the
hens we bought are the worst kind of
scrubs, but he will keep them as busy
as he can until them as he raises get
to work.
"He thinks that he can hatch out
about 2500 chicks, maybe 2700 from the
eggs he has under the hens and In the
Incubators, and can raise maybe 2000
: of "em."
"Twenty-five hundred from S100
I eggs," remarked Bones. "Why that
looks like wasting a whole lot of eggs
or chicks. We three used to figure
that we ought to raise about 99 chick
ens from every 100 eggs we sot."
I "Yes," replied Fat, "so we ust. But
we failed to figure out at tne same
time that we three were darned fools."
"Suppose," said' Veg, "we keep In
touch with Jobllng and go out about
the time them four Incubators, them
1600 eggs hatches, and see what suc
cess he has and what that many little
chicks all In one bunch look like?"
And It was so agreed as the trio paid
their checks and wandered out to the
street.
Soapbox Shooters Condemned.
PORTLAND. May 14. (To the Ed
itor.) I would like to say a word for
the benefit of the suffering people of
this city. We who have to go through
the business part of the city now run
up against motley crowds on the street
corners and hear our beautiful and
glorious Nation cursed and our beauti
ful flag, the Stars and Stripes, trampled
in the dust, as you might say, and the
dirty red flag of anarchy put In Its
place. If I were at the head of the
city government for one year I would
wipe that all out from the street. If
they must make their speeches let them
get a ball and If they would charge 25
centa to get In It would not be long
before we would have a nice and clean
city. Will It not be nice during the
rose show and Elks' convention for
visitors to run up against the crowds
on every corner and have to go In the
middle of the street to get by? They
curse and damn the Government and
the employers: In fact, they curse any
one that Is better off than they are.
If they would go to work and work aa
hard as they spout on -the street there
would be less suffering among the
poor and fewer women would have to
work in men's places. There would be
more happy homes and less crfme In the
country. GEORGE THOMAS.
12 4 H Russell street.
Taft aad Porto Rico.
OSWEGO. Or., May 1J. (To the Edi
tor.) Waa William H. Taft Governor
of Porto Rico or a resident official of
the island at any time? If not, did he
ever visit Porto Rico?
SUBSCRIBER.
President Taft was never Governor
of Porto Rico. In 1S0T he was sent to
Cuba, Panama and Porto Rico by Presi
dent Roosevelt to take up various mat
ters and familiarise himself with con
ditions. Book South America.
PORTLAND, Or May IS. (To the
Editor.) Where can I get literature
regarding South America?
A SUBSCRIBER.
At the Portland Library Association,
Kramer of Oregon Plaa Aecwaea of Bad
Faith hr Bfl. J. Cloheaay.
PORTLAND, May 13. (To the Edi
tor.) The Oregonlan reports that W. S.
TXRen has unfolded before a meeting
of Socialists his latest production, and
that the same will go upon the ballot
at the coming election In November.
This one is to be known as the "cabinet
administration law." or the new con
stitution for Oregon.
Messrs. URen and Wagnon are the
champions and proposers of the single
tax amendment of the Henry George
type which will also go on the ballot
at th coming ejection. Mr. URen Is
the author of the whole system of laws
known as the so-called Oregon system,
and because of his success in the past
in getting the voters to take whatever
medicine he prescribed he appears bold
and encouraged at the prospect irre
spective of the consequences to prop
erty interests.
Judge Carey, in a public address made
before the Realty Board of this city
about a month ago, stated that he had
investigated or had determined from
examinations that he had made of the
tax rolls of the different counties of
this state that neither U'Ren nor Wag
non's name appear among the taxpay
ers. In other words, these two men
pay nothing directly towards the run
ning expensea of municipality, county
or state, and yet they seek to make all
the laws for the people of the state,
Mr. Wagnon, I understand, has been
nominated by the Democratic party as
Its choice for County Assessor.
Mr. V Ren's latest production pro
vides for a Governor and an assistant
general manager of state affairs; In
other words, a heap big factotum to
gether with 60 other men proportioned
throughout the state to be known as
legislators. These 60 men would be
simply legislators aa a bluff; in fact,
no 60 men could be found to act In
such capacity unless they were bone
heads, as they would be no more legis
lators than a Hottentot Is a biscuit.
It Is this law of Initiative and refer
endum that makes possible all of these
freak measures. We would not be wor
ried whether or not single tax would
become a law If it were not for the
initiative in Its present construction,
with no limitations or safeguards
thrown around it. I contend that the
initiative and referendum law was
passed in this state on fraudulent
promises by Its advocates. They loudly
proclaimed that It was only intended
to be used In very extreme cases where
the Legislature refused to enact such
legislation as the people in the major
ity desired and only in auch an emer
gency would Its advocatea propose or
seek to Initiate any law.
It was promised In the case of the
referendum and recall that these laws
would be Invoked only where It was
Imperative to enact measures for relief.
Did the advocates of this system of
laws make a truthful representation to
the voters of this state? Are they not
working these laws overtime?
The initiative is the most vicious law
upon the statute books of any of the
constitutional amendments passed.
The recall would be a Joke If it were
not for the fact that it will prove ex
pensive to the taxpayer.
The corrupt practices act is an Invi
tation to candidates running for office
to commit perjury.
Statement No. 1 ia a corker, and I
would like to write Ita obituary.
The direct primary is a lallapoloosa,
and five yeara hence there will be
enough candidates running for every
office whom the people will have no
way of knowing anything about, to
elect the bunch without any votea from
the people.
At the late primaries I received for
the office of State Senator 6576 votes,
for which to each man who voted for
me I am profoundly grateful.
Senator Jonathan Bourne ia still try
ing to figure it out how it was and why
it waa that he, the moat ardent admirer
of the Oregon system of laws, should
be defeated, while I. who was opposed
to the system, hide, tall and horns, also
lost out. It does not appear quite clear,
so I guess in order more clearly to
define the matter I will, perhaps, give
another test on the same platform.
M. J. CLOHESSY.
WHAT ROAD IMPROVEMENT MEANS
Mr. Waggoner Still Enthusiastic Over
Rex-TtKardvlUe Work.
PORTLAND, May IS. (To the Edi
tor.) An article on the Rex-Tigard-vllie
road Improvement in The Orego
nlan, Sunday, conveyed the impression
that I had stepped down and out, or.
In other words, turned the work over
to someone else. I wish to correct this,
because I have spent almost a year in
raising funda for this work, promising
the several hundred subscribers in the
Willamette Valley and Portland that
the road was to be completed through
out, and be made one of the best high
ways In the state, so I would be
ashamed now to have anyone think
that I was lacking In energy and de
termination to carry this work to com
pletion. No one hardly has the time and in
clination to bore the public for funds,
but having become mixed up In this, I
shall continue to the end.
.The grading of the entire road will
be completed within the next six weeks,
which will give the first opportunity
to reach all Valley towns In comfort
and ease. Only a small portion of the
road has been hard-surfaced aa yet,
but rocking will be commenced within
a few days.
Every auto owner In Portland is in
vited to make the trip to the Valley
over this road, and If he has not al
ready subscribed, it is hoped he will
show his appreciation of the work by
mailing a check of S5 to J. C Ains
worth, treasurer.
The opening up of about 1200 miles
of good highway for auto touring is
worth something, but, more Important,
the commercial activity and growth of
Portland dependa upon her country
population, and no possible movement
will settle the Valley like the improve
ment of this road. Only (5000 Is needed
to complete the funds and connect up
the coming metropolis of the Pacific
Coast with the largest and richest Val
ley tn the world by one decent highway.
Thla short stretch of bad road, situated
as It is, seems to me to be the biggest
disgrace In the Northwest. The Wil
lamette Valley will support a popula
tion of 1,500,000 people, and surely the
big business men of Portland will make
substantial subscription to the Im
provement of this road.
Frank C Rlggs Is taking an active
Interest In the improvement of this
road. Besides the disagreeable tasK or
raising 61000. which waa accomplished
In the last few days, he makes two
or three trips each week aa one of the
Board of Governors to Inspect the work
and guard the expenditures. There are
no salaried of fioers and every dollar is
being honestly spent. If the public is
not generally posted it may be stated
that the roads in Yamhill. Polk and
Benton counties are highly Improved,
and the Improvement of this miserable
stretch of road is to connect up the
good roads of Multnomah ao that Port
land may have the benefit of the high
ways on the west side of the river,
which also connect with the highways
of the entire Valley.
GEORGE E. WAGGONER.
Appetite of Mary' Bean.
London Tit-Bits.
Pater I wish Mary's young man
would oome round after supper.
Mater That s ail he doe com
after-
Thed and Dow
- Br Dean Colllna.
- xis Spring," I cried, and rose from
bed.
To pip the blue sky overhead
And see the sun's effulgent beams
Hatch the mosquitoes from the stream
And make the road's once muddy crust
Bake to a brick, then change to dust;
To see the swallows on the go
Building their Summer bungalow,
Wherein their offspring will wax fat
To Joy the palate of the cat.
"'TIs Spring," I cried again. "Hooray!"
And heaved my flannels all away.
Whistling gaily, free from care,
I donned my Summer underwear.
My low-cut shoes and fancy hose.
Through which with ease the zephyr
blows.
My straw headpiece, my ice cream suit.
That makes men ask. "Whose that ga
loot?" My pale pink shirt and other Junk
That lay all Winter In my trunk,
"For," I remarked, "it is the thing
To doll up thuswlse In the Spring."
I carolled over greening hills,
I read the pre-election bills.
I dallied by the puddles dim
And watched the teeming tadpoles
swim;
I watched the flutt'ring birdies pass,
I lolled upon the dewy grass.
I hung my coat upon my arm.
And. captive of the Springtime charm,
I shed my straw hat, free from care.
And let the breezes fan my hair.
Bud yesderday I blossubbed thus.
Ad bade a big robadlc fuss,
Aboud the Sprig, the gedtle breeze.
The greed grass ad the growig trees.
Today oh, well 'tis Just reward
For fladdles cast Id the discard
Pass be those quldide tablets, blease.
Portland, May 12.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonlan ot May 14. 1863.
Measures have been adopted by lead
ing Republicans and Union Democrats
of California to unite in the formation
of a permanent political party on the
basis of supporting the Union and the
measures of the Government designed
to sustain it.
We find the following advertisement
in San Francisco Journals: "Secesh
money cheap. For sale In lots to suit
purchasers. Confederate treasury
notes of the denomination of 15 an $10
at the rate of $1 per 1100. A large dis
count to those purchasing on specu
lation. Apply at 604 Mission street,
two doors from Second.
W. M. Page declines being a candi
date for Judge of this Judicial District.
He so stated in a public speech recently
made at the theater In this city. We
presume that E. D. Shattuck will be the
only candidate in the field for that of
fice. We have been shown a well executed
map of the country lying between
Walla Walla and the Coeur d'Alene
mission. It was drawn by the draughts
man of Lieutenant Mullan's wagon
road expedition. This map can be seen
at the Franklin bookstore. Front street.
Good wages We know of farmers in
this country who pay their hired hands
$50 per month.
The following admirable letter from
Mr. Ericsson is worthy of its author:
"New York, March 11, 1862. My Dear
Sargent: Every exertion on my part
will be made to furnish the nation with
war vessels that will enable us to
defy Europe. Give me only the requis
ite means and In a very short time we
can say to those powers now bent on
destroying republican freedom: 'Leave
the Gulf with your frail craft or perish.
I have all my life asserted that me
chanical science will put an end to the
power of England over the seas. The
ocean Is nature's highway between the
nations. It should be free, and surely
nature's laws, when properly applied,
will make It so. Yours very truly, J.
Ericsson. To Espes Sargent, Boston."
Walla Walla, May 10, 1862. There
have been no snooting matches and but
a limited number of fights for several
days past; in fact, everything is quiet.
As "Ed" Howe Sees Life
There is one fault we all have: we
repeat sensational and scandalous
stories on too little authority.
Luck is always against you; it is
your business to beat it.
You can't teach a wolf that a wolf's
ways are wrong.
Only a few men seem to be honest
all the way through; so many men,
honest in the main, are a little tricky.
A mother often says: "I believe in
young people enjoying themselves";
but fathers usually believe in young
people learning to work.
School children laugh as promptly at
the teacher's Jokes as church people
laugh at the Jokes of the bishop.
You may neglect the rules: but you
can't avoid paying the penalty.
If there is any devil in a man, it
comes out when he is presented with
a bill for dry goods.
Every man enjoys the glory of con
verting others to his doctrine.
Liberty Is a glorious thing, and so
is gallantry, unless they are exagger
ated. EVERY DAY IS MOTHERS' DAY
WITH ME.
You may talk about your 12th of May
And setting It apart
For honoring and reverencing
The queen of ail your heart.
It all sounds mighty pretty
And lovln. but, oh, gee!
Every day throughout the year
Is mother's day with me.
Remember when I was a kid
Of eight or nine or ten,
I swiped dad's pipe. Just took a puff
And lost my lunch, and then
Ma came and took me up to bed.
And not one word said she.
She looked well, can you wonder
If mothers' day with rae?
When the boys all called me bricktop.
An" I crept in the shed
An' hid behind the Winter wood.
Most wlshln' I was dead.
Then ma came in., "My, I declare.
Your hair's Just like mine, see?"
Now, do you wonder every day
Is mothers' day with me?
My mother wasn't sweet as pie
Quite all the time. Instead
She often had to spank me hard
And send me up to bed.
Reckon didn't hurt me none
For I think all men agree
That "every day throughout
The year is mothers' day with me."
Of course we all are faulty,
But we're pure and white as snow
Compared to what we'd be if ma
Had let her grip let go
So think about your mother, boys.
For sure as you're alive
Your mothers' day Is not Just one.
But three hundred sixty filve!
-Mary Randolph,