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If Theodore liu-uovtit shall bo nom
inated by the K -publican at Chic ig .
the answer cf the I-mocrau at P.h Ill-more-
la likely to be Wlliiara J. liryai..
The country U burntnr the fever
Of radicalism an.l 'n'ir--ncy. J r.o
ptrlt or hradloii- pr .r .ivcne
permeates both parti The balance
cf pwer rest Uh the ureal unat
tached army of voters ho o at vri:i
from one tarty to another tut the lm
pulee move or ua the name of ome
certain candidate attract.
A few ynni aito the political ecrate.
f.f In the IVmiH-ratlo parly wouM
Inevitably have Inflated on the ! -c-tln
of a conerailvr If the Repub
lican had rhwn a radical. Of If th.
Republicans iow fit to f.-llow the ll.ic
of a rons- rrallve. thi. Iemocratic
party Immediately became the ijuar
illan anicel of the ra.ll. ajt. Hut not
now; or at lf.nl prob.ibly nt n-w.
If Itooeevelt eh.ill !n at ChlcaRO.
the Democratic- party will bi-slt.cte bnK
before It burn the hrlduva between
It and the rreat b--ly of ah.nitlnit In-
urirentx and t.p -turv it--.i ho ant
a new deal. Abandon Ihem to Kooae
velt? Never. The way to Kt tlum
Is to nominate Itryin. The cs-nerva-tlre.
the atan.l ii.itt.-m antl the reac
tionaries mill take c-are of th.-melv.
They ran t o to Koo.. elt: they may
Ito to Hryan. Some of them d -ubtli-
will. Hut the fin.'ini'.lvic wlil be !n
a tla-ht bo talth ltooev.-lt flshtlnK
them and Hryin ncht:nir th. m. Th. ir
only ral refuire will be to climb a tall
tree, or take to the cellar, anj wait for
the c clone to blow over.
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THK IMHBI.K ALl-OP ATlllf
Keatur.e In the prop. ...-d Cabinet
(.ivrrnm. nt amen. 1m. nt that 1) tho
practical mind would c.bvlouy bad to
trouble are sl.w.'.l over b the L-lon-ary
.Mr. I""l:. n. Tw i.-v In the Ad Club
iliaciiMlon of the l.ttcM product of til
.nlus Mr. l"K.n nut c.bj.-ctlon-t with
a miperi.T .-nill.- and u ..:himf a.-sur-ame.
The printed record doe nt
ill.rl.wr f iat objection were met by
him with counter argument or und
I..KU-. IT.im.o Minil..r to tho.. we
receive. I when other 1." Ken measure
were preente,l were repeat.-I In form
an.l eubt.inc.-. Without aro:iinif the
r..nM-lttiice of the voter. Mr. L"K-n ns
auree ua ho can reform him. He will
make him fleet b.-tl. r men to orflce
bv countlrir hi ballot a new way. It
U the machinery that N Bly wronK
In Mr. flten's view. He reckon not
or cnrelticnne.1 or lndifTcrence. or
prejudice, or Incompetencv. or illiter
a. v. or other failins In the mak. up of
the T.iter.
The tllrec: primary ma. Iilm rv . It
wax promi.-.-d. In ia! acone. would
avoid the reultjc of el.ctor-.' ehortcom
lnr. Yet we still elect incompetents
to the Ur lelaturo. Direct l.-utidatton
wan then needed to correct the rarely
(H-cKlonal fault" of the poorly chosen
Lectslalure. l'ut direct 1. si-latlon ran
wild and developed new at'-.i -s and
new corruptions.
Mr. IVIten now prc.. nt. a n.-w rem
edy for the Ills of government. The
direct prlmarv h.tlni; f ill- d to reform
the LesL-lature. the direct primary
munt p'. The 1 irlature h iving- In
arlred by Inaction certain ahu." of
the Initiative und referendum, the I.eK
i.lature mut be ore-half eliminated.
The half that remain mui-t be N-cted
under a new aohcrr.e f computir-.R
election result. and the demaKocue..
Incompeteiita and corporation cuent-i
who may be candidate, are to be
laushtered bv nhe.r power of arith
metic, while the iroo.i. the pure and
the n!ihtene.1 Irlumpli through com
putation In ratio and proportion. It
I a beautiful fllcht of fancy, but a
bard one M follow.
There 1 now a proportional h. nie
In practice in the ele.-tion of National
d.-lesit'. rri. M. il experience wil'l
thl plan ha been ha I. The result to
a man of common ene o-icht to dem
onstrate that human nature r.miiiit be
changed hv a'terrif tfie formulae of
ballot rountin The Presidential prt
marr law per-n'r. the '.ctor to vote
for but one can.!i.!a:c. although there
are ten to be el.-ete.l. Tile cabinet
fovernmert iichei-ie would p. mill the
elector In Multnomsh Coiir.ty to vote
f..r hut one iff '!.it.r, ,tonc' tlilr
teen must l-e elected. If lt.0u vote
were cast In the election It would re
rpnre St'. 001 o.,-5 (., j..i a Mil In the
Lec!!ture aid eich me-rb.-r w-oul I
ra-t a many vote a h'.'had recel-1
in the ele, tlon.
A an example of the workdri of
en. h a plan, take the ri-siiH of the pro
portional vote on I:epuhl!c.n N.:!or-l
.le'.Tit.s. The mm who r..-.ive,1 the
1 i.-h.'t vot. w- pr.i.-t:. mIIv .inknoan
to the voters The fact tliat hi name
bet; in with "A" nave him first pi ice on
tl-e hnl-'.t. and he announce, hl-nM-lf
r r Kooseveet Hundred of l:oorvflt
ni.n aha knew- none of the cindMate
p.ronai;r voted for t h first. IJooneVelt
man on the ballot. S-ippos the Or
con delegation determined to decide
it s-.aii ! en .me platform pi ink bv
vot.r. In accord with Mr. lRn' cab
inet plan. Arrarr.-mer.t of the alpha
bet would th-rebv largely de.lde the
attitude of the state upon the question.
The point Is that voter are Indolent In
a.'Iecttr public oHclala. It Is Just a
eaav to plrk out t-e tMrteen best
men from a llt of fifte candidate! as
It is to win the one best man. It I
all a matter of comparison. If the
voter know all of them he can n
readily p'ck out the thirteen men who
to him aeem bst as he can the one
upreme belnr of the arcrcarntion.
The voter will not work harder un
der Mr. l"ll'n' proportional plan.
There Is nothlnc In It to cure hi Indo.
1-nce. H:- fancy will be caucht. a
r.ow. by the location of the candidate
name on the ballot, by the mouth pa
triotism of the aspirant for office, by
the countenance that beams from the
billboard. The very fact that candi
dates impend large sum. for marching
banners four block lor.-.- for parading
' band of music, for grotesque sign car
riers and for the other vote-petting de
vices we saw- In the last campaign, in
dicate that men practical men who
are spen.lind their savings to acquire
oft-lee rely on noise and flubdubbery to
pain vote. So long. as uch things
win elections, real proportional repre
sentation will be an Impracticable
dream.
Vote quantities mean little In state
elections. When candidates ran, on
tparty platform and there was. party
ircKUlarity. vote quantities did Indicate
something of the peoples desire, in
trouble th-n was the candidates when
elected die not carry out the will of
the people. Even then the trouble
cou!d have been traced back, to the
Indolence and Indifference of the ma.a
of voters as to control of party ma
chinery. Today there Is no party reg
ularity and not much In the way of
party issues or platform. Vote quan
tities mean less than they ever did.
The personnel of the Legislature has
not improved. There are Incompe
tency and extravagance In office In
fpite of new powers granted the people
and the new power themselves are
working overtime. Something must
J be done, and o Good Old Doctor
I l"Hen ofT.-rs u 'another double allo
! pathlc dose warranted to cure the
mptom. Throw out all the old
I medicine and tnke the new In copious
! doses are the direction on the bottle.
There are weary days ahead for the
patient, without a doubt. There Is but
one reoot-nlrrd political rUwtor. and he
wtil not prescribe a recognized specific
for known ailment unless It 1 mixed
with new and untried nostrum.
MV-KIKIMI THK I-RH--.
The Tostofflce appropriation bill, as
reported by Senator Hourne. chairman
of the Postofflce committee, contains
provisions which show the desire of
the committee to muia'e and censor
the pr.- a beginning of Russian
methods of restricting the freedom of
the prres.
The bill begins by granting second
class mail privilege to the bulletins
cf fraternal societies, trades unions,
literary nnd scientific societies; by
granting them the right to carry ad
vertisement. and by giving them
nimh wider privilege. of free distri
bution than are allowed newspaper
and other periodical. It then require
newspaper an J periodicals to publish
at hunt once a week the name of
their editors, publishers and owners
of all holders of over J5J0 in tock. It
also require that all reading matter
for which money or other considera
tion 1 receive! shall be marked "ad
vertisement" or be signed by the name
f the person In whose Interest It Is
published. The penalty fur violation
of this provision 1 a fine of $100 to
$1000.
Thus on the one hand bulletins are
encouraged to compete with newspa
per for advertising and are given the
same postal rate as regular publica
tions. n the other hand, newspapers
and magazine are subject to espion
age and censorship nnd are required to
waste often half a column of space In
publishing a list of name of storkhold.
rs. on pain of being criminals. The
tit signatlon a. an advertisement of any
matter for which money "or other
consideration" Is received Is o vague
that the way would be thrown open
for persecution of a publisher by a po.
litlcal opponent and the freedom of
the prcs-s would be restricted.
As might be expected, the commit
tee with which this bill originated In
clude "among Its member Senntor
who have been most freely criticised
in the last few years, liourne heads
the list nnd most noted among the
other are Penrose. Crane. Guggen
heim. Hristow and nttove all Lorimer.
Such an aggregation may well desire
to muzzlo the press.
lIKi:T IlllfTION AMM'RM.
Adoption of the constitutional
amendment providing Tor direct elec
tion of Senators 1 regarded by the
Katern papers a. a foregone conclu
sion. That their opinion I sound may
be Inferred from the fact that the
Massachusetts Legislature ratified the
amendment the clay after Its receipt
and that many states have memorial
ised Congress In favor of such a
change In the Constitution.
How rapid ha been the advance of
public opinion In favor of direct elec
tion can be Judged by a glance back
ward at party platforms. Kfforts in
that direction date na far back ns lSIR.
nnd the Houe of Itepresentatlve has
repeatedly voted In favor of It. hut the
Senate ha. blocked Its submission to
the i-t.itcs. usually killing the measure
in fommittee and thus dodging a
vote. It flir-ire.1 In the Populist plat
forms of is?; and lspn, but not until
1900 did Hryan Insert it In the Demn
cfatic platform. The Republican plat
form of 1S0S did not mention it and
Roosevelt only recently gave It his
Indorsement.
S.sndal and deadlocks attending
election ef Senators bv state Legisla
ture, which have become Increasingly
numerous of Inte ears. have been the
strongest Influence In favor of the
rhnns-e. The t Umax ha pome In the
leirlmer scandal In Illinois, especially
a It m. hronlred w ith the general
movement for direct nomination and
elections all along the line. The South
took the f!rt step towards taking elec
tion of Senators out of the hand of the
legislature by providing for direct
nomination of candidates and for elec
tion of the candidate of the party hav
Ine a majority in the legislature. Ore
gon advanced a step further an.1 pro
vided for direct election In evasion of
the Constitution by providing for leg
islator to pledge themselve to elect
the popular choice. These pledge
proved ao blndinc that they caused the
election of a Democrat by a Republi
can Led"! afire . Direct nomination
and the pledging of legislator to elect
the popular choice hare been adopted
In man v other rate. Tty electing Lori
mer after the people had chosen Hop
kin the Illinois Legislature proved
that the Oreron system no proof
against the wile of bosses and briber,
and gave a great Impetus to the move
ment for constitutional amendment.
A ratification by thirty-! states Is
r e.-osa rr and the Legislature of only
thlrty-four nates meet In 1913. the
amendment cannot become effective
tint1! 1914. The Senator elected next
sear will therefore be the last to be
chosen by the old system, while those
elected In ISIS wilt be the first tinder
the new ytem. The who term
expire In the latter year are:
KTi:M!rne flrs'ev. Krtu.-a; Tlran.le.
X. i'onrf'rtit . Prtatow. Kansas; Hunnn.
C'Tua; iyMt.1. Senth rvakota: Cummin.
l..a. I" ":nhm Vrrmnnt. cls.Mr.aer. N-w
llampa'.lr-; cir.'nna. N-lh I'skota; Ho-r-i-Ti.
lent: J.n-a w ahlT. stf n ; l.nrimr.
l..caut. 1'caroaa. rcnoajFlta&la.. Parklb. Cal
ifornia: Root. New York: Smoot. llh; Sta-
plirnnon. Wisconsin , .
Deni'K-rau .'hamrer'aln. Ore; ClarRa.
Arkan.a.: Fl-:ch.-r. Florida: llore. Okla
homa: J..hnt..n. Alahama: Mewlan.I. ise
a.la UCTiraii. North Carolina: fchlve..
In. 1. ana: Smith. K..uth Carolina- emlth.
.;-.rcia: Smith. Maryland; Stone. MIouri.
Tnornlon. louitar.a.
The first direct election in atates
where the bosses have been supreme
may make many changes, and will
give Illinois an opportunity to ahow
what It thinks of Lorimer.
DK. YOfNO FOR BISHOP.
If Dr. Benjamin Young, pastor of
Taylor - Street Methodist Church,
should be elected bishop by the gen
eral conference at ilinneapolis. it
would be a most worthy selection on
it merits and it would beside be a
suitable recognition of the great part
the Pacific Northwest na piajeu m
Methodist history. Here is the seat of
the deeds and sacrifices of the early
Methodist fathers, who strove and
praved for conversion of the Indians
and for the spiritual and physical wel
fare of the first white settlers. The
Methodists had their missions here and
they were the centers of political ef
fort and lnfluence.rrom which radi
ated the. sentiment that saved, or nt
least kept, the remote Northwest, for
the Cnlted States. The pioneer stories
of Oregon relate largely to the Meth
odist. They were a brave and hardy
group. The Methodist Church ought
to be and 1 proud of them.
Dr. Young Is a talented preacher
and an efficient minister. He Is young
enough to have all the vljror of a well
rounded manhood, nnd old enough t
be Imbued with the spirit and tradi
tions of his church. He is greatly
loved by hi congreeatlon and gener
ally respected by all denominations.
The Methodist Church needs such men
In It high place. There would be
no fear of retrogression In churc.i
growth with a board of bishops like Dr.
oung.
V KILIIM K AMI CONCKHMON-.
Apart from actual war. most of the
organized violence which occurs cur
rently In different parts of the world
la for the sake of the right to vote. The
women- i.ntllct with the law in Eng.
land I based upon a demand for the
suffrage. The rcht being persistently
denied upon utterly Irrational grounds,
the women naturally reaort to Irra
tional methods to enforce their claim.
I'nreason begets unreason In this case,
a In most others.
The riot which have broken out In
Hudapet originate In the ame way.
The worklngmen demand the right to
vote. The aristocratic element In Hun:
gary deny It, not for any good reason,
but because they wish to keep power
In their own hands. Driven to the
wall, the workingmen break Into riot
because there 1 nothing else lert for
them to do. unless they give up their
demand for the right of human be
ings. The pepennlal disorders In Rus
sia do not come from the innate fiend
lshnes of the people, but from their
Ineradicable tendency to assert their
nobler atttributes.
In troublous times good statesman
ship never resorts to senseless sup
pression. This dangerous expedient
may quiet matters for a time, but It
never succeeds permanently. Disorder
based on reasonable demand 1 sure
to break out again after being
quenched by violence and the out
break Invariably continue one after
the other until concessions have been
made. Sinre 1n the long run conces
sions must be made. It Is the part of
w Isdom to save blood and treasure by
making them at the beginning of the
trouble Instead of ftt the end. especially
since, if they are made when they
ought to be. the beginning will coin
cide with the end. The mistake of
which weak statesmen ore usually
guilty 1 to refuse concession, when , Ipptl;lation tnat one cannot help ak
they might be useful and grant them w hether the labor situation causes
when they only Increase revolutionary
violence. This wns the error which
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the foolish lunula XVI of France made
repeatedly. He waited before granting
any popular demand until delay had
Irritated his subjects, and then gave
them what they asked. HI tardy
yielding convinced them of his weak
ness, but never won a spark of grati
tude and only made matter worse.
HKAII1 FOB TUB YH M1.
The booksellers of the country have
been holding a convention at the Astor
Hotel. In New York, and listening to
addresses on varlou subjects connect
ed with their trade. Mr. Mumford. of
the Penn Publishing Company, spoke
on "Juvenile Readers hs an Asset."
They are to be looketl upon as an asset
of the book trade, he explained, be
cause when they grow to mature years
they will become discriminating adult
readers If they are managed properly.
If they are not properly managed they
will lose the reading habit In time and
avoid books altogether, or they will
buy only the cheap "and regrettable
sort, which afford small profit to the
storekeeper. For this reason Mr.
Mumford urged hi hearer to pay
strict attehtton to the kind of book
their youthTuI patron were In the
habit of buying, and suggested that
they might improve their taste by
helpful counsel now and then. In his
opinion a great deal of the literature
which 1 placed in the hand of boy
and girl is bad. The hero of the com
mon tale t a tricky boy who gains his
end by deceit and falsehood. He dls
pbeyi hi parent, outwit hi elder
and Insult his teaoher. Thl. Mr.
Mumford opine. Is but a orry Ideal cf
conduct to hold up for the Imitation of
the riin generation.
One of hi suggestion was that
bookseller ought to read every book
they offer for sale to boy and girl.
If it I not what It ought to be, par
ent should be warned against It and
Induced to substitute something better.
This practice might cause the loss of a
!e now and then, but it would bring
In heavy return eventually, lnc It
would educate a generation of reader
with correct preference in the matter
of literature.
It I agreeable to read remarks like
Mr. Mumford and reflect that they
were made by a man of business to his
fellow-tradesmen. They Indicate that
booksellers occasionally think of some
thing else beside the profit of the mo
ment, and are not entirely negligent
of the welfare of the society In which
they live. Still, there I no really co
gent reason for believing that the
book sold to young people now are
specially bad. Elderly person are
always in the habit of making dispar
aging comparison betw-een present
condition and those of the good old
time, but usually they have only
faint grounds for their complaints. We
have no Mis Alcott writing children's
book Jut now. In fact, her place
eem likely to remain vacant for a
long time, but for all that there 1 a
fair supply of wholesome books for the
young. Now and then a writer who
lacks moral Itscrlmlnation makes
hero of a tricky llttl cub who deserve
to be thrashed instead of praised, but
in the main virtue is rewarded and
misconduct punished In children's
books quite as it ought to be,, and far
more uniformly than It la In real life.
Mr. Mumford haa a great deal to
ay against a class of books which he
calls "dime novels." Presumably he
means cheap talea of Improbable ad
venture, blood and thunder stories
where revolvers' and sentimental love
making figure in about equal propor
tions. These books are ailly. but they
are not vicious. On the contrary, their
morals are, as a rule, commendably
strict. The villain is invariably palnt-
! ed so black that there Is no mistak
ing him for a saint, is one often must
In modern fiction for adult readers.
Moreover, the hero's virtue are sel
dom of the feeble washed-out variety.
The sheep and goats are divided into
two perfectly distinct herds, and each
receives his appropriate reward or
punishment at the end of the book.
I Nothing could be more satisfactory
from a moral standpoint. Mr. Mum
ford ought to praise these books In
stead of reprobating them. No boy
worth his salt was ever spoiled by
reading blood-and-thunder stories.
No doubt booksellers can do some
thing toward selecting proper reading
for the young. They can display the
good attractively and keep the unde
sirable out of sight, provided their own
taste Is sufficiently educated to draw
the line. Some booksellers could do
this admirably, but there are others
w ho might bettor leave it alone. Par
ents are the natural advisers of their
children In regard to books as well as
the other Important affairs of life, but
what parent has time to read every
thing that come from the press and
Judge for himself of Its merits? In
choosing reading matter for their chil
dren, father and mother will be like
ly to follow the fashion. Their boys
and girls will read what others do. Just
as they wear stylish clothes and play
whatever games happen to be In vogue.
It Is all very well to descant upon the
duty of the parent to guide his chil
dren, but in modern practice the child
Is more apt to guide the parent. The
most efficient agency for directing
young people's reading la the public
library.
The Portland library has a room set
apnrt for Juvenile literature. Every
book on the shelves ha been selected
with particular attention to Its con
tents and tendency. There are his
tories, book of popular science and
travels, as well as novels. A compe
tent person Is In attendance constantly
to give advice and help select good
bonk. Now and then Instructive talks
are given by persons who understand
the literary need of the young. Co
operation has been established be
tween the library and the publio
achools, so that the work of each may
be fortified by the other. In this way
children are really Influenced to read
books which Inform their mind and
elevate their taste. It is better for a
child to go for advice to a librarian
who know than to a parent or book
seller whose Intention are excellent
but who doe not know. "It Is always
safer." said the wise Goethe, "to let
expeu-ts decide."
The Southern Presbyterians show
good sense as well as Christian char
ity by refusing to wage war against the
Catholic Church. Too mnch of the en
ergy of good men has been wasted here
tofore In fighting one another. It is
high time for them to cease from this
un-C'hristlan. strife and unite against
the powers of evil. Victory will be
difficult enough when they all tstand
shoulder to shoulder. As long as they
aim their blows at their own comrades
In arms it will be Impossible.
England Is so much vexed with all
nf .triicM in these davs of social
.....
the progressive statutes or tne statutes
cause the strikes. When two phenom
ena happen together. & thoughtless
person may feel at liberty to select
whichever suits his prejudices as the
cause of the other, but reasoning of
that kind is perilous in time when
revolution Impend.
A tunnel under Council Crest is one
of those undertakings which demon
strate the power of man over Nature
and his ability to modify the condi
tions into which he is born. Such a
tunnel would not only facilitate Inter
course between Portland and a fertile
territory, but It would open up new
residence quarters.
John Bull was merciful to the suf
fragettes until they began to smash
his windows. That affected his pock
etook and he has become severe.
Mobbing of Ministers was regarded as
a part of the game of politics, but the
shopkeeper fails to see why he should
be drawn Into thl game.
When Morse was in prison he was
at the point of death. Now he 1 free,
he Is looking well. Probabft- the worst
disease from which he suffered at At
lanta waa Incarceration Itself, but he
succeeded In fooling the' Surgeon
General. If the Oregon naval militia should
be disbanded. It will have to thank the
continual wrangling among Its officers,
ome of whom at leat have cared
more for the trifling distinction to be
obtained than for training In naval
warfare.
In a few year Ruefa description of
old political method will be regarded
a a piece of ancient history, dealing
with an extinct system.
' A Prohibition Jubilee is due. Nearly
a million gallons of whisky were de
stroyed by fire in the Alleghany Valley
Wednesday.
Pinchot is preparing an elaborate
system of forest conservation for Brit
ish Columbia. The Canucks can have
him.
Former resident of the Empire,
home-born and colonial, will today re
spect the memory of a good woman.
Two months of the Darrow trial,
during the heated term, will be an In
fliction on an easy-going public.
The Baldwin estate, having caused
all the scandal possible, will now re
tire from public notice.
Only a mechanical computer can
give the exact figure on the Chicago
convention.
Bryan told the Methodists he was
not a candidate, following an exalted
precedent.
Now an "honor" man has opened a
new lend by eloping with another
J man wife.
BlILUllSQ Mlb'DS1 AT UNIVERSITY
Preseat Investments nm Btudewt Per
Capita Baala Are Compared. "
ASHLAND. Or., May SL (To the Edi
tor.) In The Oregonian May 1J ap
peared a letter signed by R. E. Romine.
who endeavor to show that the Univer
sity of Oregon is as well supplied with
the "necessities of life" as the Univer
sity of Washington. It seems to me.
that the gentleman has missed the point
which he Intended to make so sure by
this comparison of the appropriations
made for the two state universities on
the basis of student enrollment. With
out any desire, to argue Just for the
sake of arguing, I would like to get in
a word on the other side.
Let us take the p?r capita basis. If
you wish, but let us compare compar
able things, for. in the first place, the
appropriation In question Is one for
buildings, and goes Into the permanent
equipment of the university. Now. If
the- University of Oregon as It now
stands can show any fair comparison
in building equipment with the univer
sities of other states in proportion to
the student who are In attendance at
the respective schools, then things are
as they should be; If we have more
money in buildings and equipment on
the University of Oregon campus per
student than In other state universities,
then we are extravagant . In Oregon;
but If we have less money invested in
hniiaincra for th University of Orecon
I than in other universities per student.
then something is wrong, and Instead
of being extravagant we have shown
a mean and niggardly attitude to the
unlverstty.
The latest available Government re
port of the Bureau of Education, that
j for 1910, shows that the Investment In
buildings for each regular stuaeni was
as follows:
t'nlveralty of Oregon $ 29
flriron Agricultural CoH-e 47.
t'nlversltv of WaahlnKton 490
Washington State College 35
University of California
From these figures it will be seen
that Oregon Is simply not In It; Wash
ington ha already spent approximately
twice a much money for buildings on
Its State University, and California
seven time as much as Oregon on a
per capita basis, mind you.
And then, Just note also In passing,
that both Washington and Oregon have
put almost twice as much Into build
ings for the Agricultural (or Btate)
College a for their respective univer
sities, per capita basis, also. If you
let's go a little further while
we have this report here. Take the
five universities, California. Illinois,
Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin,
typical of the combined University and
Agricultural College: the cost of build
ing equipment per student In these fine
universities average 92T, more than
three time the cost to the state of the
building equipment at the University
of Oregon.
Here 1 the bold tatemnt of facts
a they really are: The total value of
the buildings erected at the Univerfity
of Oregon is only $233,000. Thlity
elght year old and only J235.000 worth
of buildings, less than half the cost of
the new Lincoln High School in Port
land, which cost $500,000, and that only
one of several high school buildings
In one city. In the last 10 years, wnen
all the tate ha been growing by leap
and bound and every community put
ting thousands of dollar Into perma
nent Improvements of a public nature,
municipal and rellgiou as well a edu
cational, the State University ha only
been able to spend the meager sum of
$65,000 for buildings; but all the time
her enrollment is Increasing until now
It Is simply a case of "full house." The
high school graduates of our state know
it. and we lose a lot of them every year
to the universities of other states; and
In consequence, the coming men who
by right should be cltlen of Oregon
are caught by the spirit of the sister
states and stay there to make it grow
at our loss.
Ten years and (65.000! In the last
12 year the little Ashland school dis
trict has spent over $110,000 for school
buildings, to Bay nothing of equipment
and grounds. Last year we completed
our new high school building at a cost
of $70,000 Just for the building itself,
and are not a bit sorry of the expendi
ture What is true of the Ashland dis
trict is true of practically every other
town in Southern Oregon. W'e have
had our battle with the people who
wanted to save money by hiring "cheap
teachers and getting along with
skimpy" school buildings, but they
have long since retired. It looks funny
to the people of Southern Oregon that
the State University should at this day
and age be throttled by Just that same
sort of spirit at the least It would be
funny if it were not so deplorable. And
if we didn't have to bear a share of the
blame. Inasmuch a we were living
within this State of Oregon.
From my boyhood days I have had it
drilled Into me time and again that 1
couldn't get something for nothing.
When that is not true, then Oregon
can safely vote down the appropria
tions for the buildings at the fatate
University a new fireproof library
building to cost, furnished, $175,000
and an administrative building to cost
furnished, a similar amount, both of
which are urgently needed at our uni
versity and every fair-minded man
will testify to this if he knows existing
conditions and understands anything
about handling a university. l"
fully HOMER BILLINGS.
Ponder Maarasliie Hinder Railway.
PORTLAND. May 21. (To the Edi
tor ) Concerning an article in The
Oregonian Sunday. In regard to an elec
tric railway to Clackamas, would, say
tnat the Portland Interurban Elec
tric Railway Company Is being care
fully organised to build through the
v'elnity of Clacaamas. and other points,
for the most part not now supplied
with any railway transportation. But
there r three powder magazines In
close proximity to Clackamas and these
to a very material extent will retard
the growth of that district as long as
they remiin there. With an electric
railway there would be some develop
ment at Clackamas, but not one-tenth
of what would be with these disturb
ing factor removed.
No doubt another hindrance to the
growth of the place I the Government
practice ground located there, as a
large majority of people do not like
the disturbing crack of rifles all day,
especially on Sunday. If the people
nf Clackama want n electric railway
the would do well first to direct their
energies toward removing these
hindrance to development. gIGERT
Charles Sumner's Parents.
ARLETA. Or May J J. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly state, who were the pa
rent of Charles Sumner, and did he
leave issue? C. B. WILLIAMS.
Charles Sumner' father was Charles
Plnckney Sumner, lawyer and Sheriff
of auffoik County, Massachusetts, from
1825 until a few days before hi death
In" 1839. The mother's maiden name
wa Belief Jacob, and her home wa In
Hanover, N. H-. prior to marrlage.
Charle Sumner married life wa very
brief. He left no Issue.
Kerr Pension Law.
PORTLAND. May 12. (To the Edi
tor ) I have read all the latest article
on the new pension law. but they all
speak of Civil War veterans. Will the
new law affect Indian War veterans
that are already drawing pension?
SUBSCRIBER.
The full text of the new act has not
yet been received, but it Is our under
standing that It does not apply to In
dian War veterans.
Writer Crttlelae Them and Approves
Granite Measure.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 23. (To the
Editor.) I would like to express my
high appreciation of the good work of
the State Grange, along different lines,
and especially In regard to the road
bills. The Grange has shown by its
strong and determined opposition to
what are called the harmony road
bills, which Governor West and C. T.
Prall and a few others are trying so
hard to force onto the people of the
state, that It is working for the best
interests of the people of the state, and
their every act shows that they have
no selfish motives In view
Mr. Prall, In the Journal, May IS.
says he "believes that the promoters
of the grange bills have been trying
to blind the members of the grange.
They have been spreading the impres
sion that the grange bills do not
provide for bonds tor road building."
He says the grange bills do provide for
bonds, and that the only material dif
ference between the grange bills and
the harmonv bills is that, the former
permit the people of each road district
by vote to locate roads to be located
or improved, whereas the latter leave
the control of locating or improvinc
the roads In the hands of the county
authorities, using the same plan as
exists at present.
Now. I think Mr. Prall is trying to
blind the people on this point. He cer
talnlv knows that this Is not the only
material difference between the grange
bills and the harmonv bills.
The grange bill gives the people of
each county the right, to decide by vote,
each year, whether they want to Issue
any road bonds or not, and how much
bonds they want to issue, and what
length of time they shall be issued for,
n-h.i lntorar thov will- nav. The
I harmony bill provides that the State
I Highway Board may Issue $1,000,000
worth of state road Donus eacu yena
until the aggregate amount Issued does
not exceed 2 per rent of the assessed
valuation of the state.
Then one-third of all this state road
bond issue, each year. 1 to be left in
the hands of the State Road Board
(composed of the Governor. Secretary
of State and State Treasurer), without
any bond for safekeeping, to be used on
certain trunk roads to suit themselves,
and nobody Is to have any control over
them, or any right to question their
work or their . expense account. .And
then, for every dollar that each county
gets of that state road bond Issue, it
has to raise a certain amount to put up
against it, and the whole amount hag to
be spent on the roads each year, or else
turned bark Into the state road fund,
and be divided up over again the next
year.
Multnomah County would be entitled
to a little over $00,000 of the state road
fund each year, if the taxpayers out
side of the city limits were willing to
filg up that much more each year, to
put In with It, and If they did not feel
disposed to dig up that much, they
could only get as much of the state
road fund each year as they would
spend on the roads of their own money,
but they would have the interest and
sinking fund to pay on the other,
whether they used any of it or not.
Now, if the taxpayers of the state
will study these harmony road bills
carefully. I think they will soon con
clude that they are not the kind of
bills thev want. Let us run our road
work through the state on business
principles. The Grange is all right.
GEORGE HICINBOTHAM.
A "Ed" Howe Sees Life
How a little girl loves to say to her
little brother: "Oh. you are going to
catch it when mother gets hold of you!"
The dishonest man is apt to find the
people a rather suspicious lot
People won't treat you very well un
less you constantly watch out.
Man an rrln to under
stand" women. What women want Is
not to be understood, but to be treated
better.
A young husband complains because
his bride cannot cook as well as his
mother. But he was careful not to
marry an old lady with his mother's
experience. .
Everything old is neglected, includ-,
ng old people.
I know a bright old gentleman of
74 who is very 111 and growing weaker
e,very day. It Is said that nothing can
cheer him, and I don't know that I
blame him much. There cames a time
when everyone must give up hope.
Girls of IS and 17 look so superior
to the rest of us, but they soon out
grow their superiority poor things!
When everything Is running smooth
and pleasant with some men, they long
for excitement and are restless until
jthey have a chance to tell how they
prefer death to loss of liberty, and
how they are patient and easy to get
along with, but that they are terrible
in their wrath when anyone attempts to
rob them of their rights.
When marriage is a failure It is a
little worse than any other kind of
failure.
a
Sport on Decoration Day,
PORTLAND, May 22. (To the Edi
tor.) In the sporting pages of the
newspapers recently I have noticed ar
ticles calling attention to the sports to
be held on Decoration day. Do you
think it is right that the one day of
the whole year set aside by the people
of the United States as a day of rever
ence for their soldier and sailor dead
should be given over to baseball games
and horse races? I believe In athletic
sports of all kinds and in some am con
sidered an enthusiastic fan. but I think
that the least we can do to show our
respect for our dead heroes is to refrain
from taking part in these sports on
Memorial day, and Instead, attend some
patriotic services held especially as a
remembrance of thoBe who fought and
died for us. H. K. KDWIN.
Features of The
SUNDAY OREGONIAN
Decorating Arlington's 22,000 Graves An illustrated half page on
the Nation's greatest Memorial service.
Roll Call This year it sounds on thinning ranks. Seven veterans
per hour is reaper's roll, so writer ascertains.
Back From Moro Land A timely and interesting full pajre on
Army sen-ice in the Philippines as experienced by the newly-returned
21st Infantry.
Inside Baseball A discussion by John J. McGraw of baseball
strategy.
Happy College Days George C. Henderson writes entertainingly
of enjoyable incidents and features of Northwest college life.
McCutcheon's Pirate Tales The famous illustrator presents
"Morgan's Bluff," the best yet of his pirate tales. Four McCutcheon
drawings illustrate the tale.
The Travel Fever Jimmie Jerry Doran tells how the wanderlust
keeps him on the go. He spent part of the past week in Portland.
The Jumpups They go motoring and Jim tries to drive. Four
pages of color comics.
Two Short Stories Complete.
MANY OTHER FEATURES.
Order Today From Your Newsdealer.
Renaming Streets
By Deaa Collins.
Spirits of the departed days
Assembled in a silent park.
After the midnight hour had struck.
In solemn clangor through the dark.
Spirits were they of those who came.
When Portland was a shaggy wood
To rear a goodly city where
The wardens of the forest stood.
Spirits of pioneers were they
Who staked their fortunes without
fear
Upon the city they had dreamed;
Who cast their lives and labors here.
Now on this night, in sorry band,
Silently came the spectraL hosts
Assembling at th' appointed place.
In the last council of the ghosts.
"Hall and farewell!" spake one, "Thl
night
Is to the end our story run.
And a new order riseth up
After the old its task hath done!
That which we built with toil and care.
Rises beyond our simple fame!
We are no more! We pass; give place;
And with us passes e'en our name!
"We labored long, and when we sank
While we yet strove toward that wa
sought.
Still in our city lived our names.
Mute witness to the- works we
wrought;
And the broad streets that we had
drawn
Where once was forest, crag and
stream.
Still spake to those who followed us
Our names, and told them of our
dream.
"Hall and farewell! Our work Is done.
And a hew generation stands
Blessed with the blessing of our faith.
Blessed with the labor of our hands:
Comes a new people, and decrees
That, though beneath the selfsame
sky.
On the foundation of the past
Our works remain our names must
die.
"Hail and farewell! Our use Is gone!
Her mighty structures tower o'er
The firm foundations that we laid
Proud Portland doth not need us
more.
The city that we dreamed Is reared:
But shining street and Btately dome
Mock at our mem'ry and our names
Pass forth! 1 am no more your
homel' "
Portland, May 23. '
Half a Century Aga
From l ne cjresun.mi ui ...
From a friend In the mines we learn
that Thomas M. Mallay, a printer.. who
worked two years ago on the Adver
tiser, has struck a fat spot in the Flor
ence City mines. He takes out of his
claim every day from 10 to 40 ounces of
dust.
The steamer Bliia Anderson, whilst
on her downward trip from Westmin
ster to Victoria on the 13th inst., struck
a rock In Plumper Pass. Captain Tom
Wright was at the wheel. A gentle
man who left Victoria three days after
the accident reports the steamer a
total loss.
The Vulcan foundry has Just com
pleted the first detached locomotive
ever built in California. It is Intended
for service In Oregon and will be
shipped for its destination on Tuesday
next. The capacity of the engine is 30
hnrsepower and It is capable of draw
ing 70 tons. The driving wheels are
34 Inches in diameter and the cylinder
has a nine-inch bore and 18-inch stroke.
It can with safety carry a pressure of
130 pounds of steam, although but
about 110 pounds will be necessary for
the purpose Intended. It was designed
by C W Stevens. Everything about
It is of California manufacture except
the.- tluaa.i Ban fmilsta- "aUatla...
The Memphis appeal of the 11th de
clares the only terms on which the
South can accept peace are a recogni
tion of Its Independence, not only of the
cotton states but all the border states
whose people desire an alliance with
the Confederacy.
Chicago. May 16. New York advices
per steamer Catawba state that General
Hunter has issued a proclamation free
ing the slaves in his department. He
was organizing a negro brigade and
directed officers to train the contra
bands in the use of arms.
Chicago May 16. In the Senate on
the 13th General McDougal, from the
special committee, reported back the
Pacific railroad bill and moved it be
made the special order lor the 15th.
The motion was rejected by 17 to 1.
Washington, May 16. The provisions
of the homestead bill agreed upon by
the committee of conference are ex
tended to all In the military or naval
service of the United States, whether
naturalized or not.
The city draymen yesterday aarreed
with Mayor Farrar that they would
not commence hauling freight to the
Columbia River steamers before the
hour of 6 A. M. and then they would
fall into line so as to leave a good pass
ageway for other teams and the en
gines in the case of fire.
We are authorized to say that Mr.
C W Burrage declines having his name
used on the Independent Union ticket
for the office of County Surveyor, lie
Is already ft candidate on the straight
Union ticket and will depend on a
straight Union vote.
Marshal Grooms has been endeavor
ing to reeve the halyards in the flag
staff on the Public Square. Several at
tempts were made to climb the pole,
but from Its great height -was found
Impossible, the best man not getting
within 50 feet of the .cap of liberty.
Yesterday the topmast was lowered,
and today the National ensign will be
floating proudly from the highest mast
. . - ...... nA
In our tree city;