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6 THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, MONDAY. JULY 15, 1912. roBtum ORXGOM. Enters at Portland. Oreson. poatofflee Becocd-Claaa Kttur. obaertbtioa Katee Invariably la AdTanoa. CBT MAIL) Ially. Bandar tacluded. one year. ?? Dally. Sunday Included, alx months..... tally. Sunday Included, one month. .. Dally, without Sunday, ona year...... Dally, without Sunday, alx months... Dally, without Sunday, thraa montna. jally. without Bunoay. ona mum. Weakly, ona yaar Sunday, ana yaar Sunday and weei kjy. ona yaar. CBT CARR1KR.) Dally. SnDday Included, ona yaar.. DailT. Sunday Included, ona montn How ta Basalt Send Poeto'tlee I""T,?T: der. azpraaa order or personal check on your at the sender's risk. Foataaa Kates 10 to 14 i postol in full, Including county and atata. - ." v.;;..;- PORTLAND, MONDAY. JTLX UWt. the ' Beavers and Colt to climb a explanation which should have de- notch towards first place. The Amer- ceived no man. Hitchcock has politl- lcan athletes at the Olympiad, are cer. cal ability of no mean order, but when talnly entitled to some laurels for the he used it secretly to undermine in- manner In which they have upheld stead of sustain his chief he should the National athletic fame. have been removed. In his choice of an Attorney-General, Taft was most unfortunate. He chose Wickersham as a lawyer of first-class ability, and Wlckersham's fidelity and success in. prosecuting trusts and other lawbreakers vindicat ed the choice, but from a political 1.75 (standpatter. He pitches his voice to standpoint it was a prodigious blun der, wickersham had never been heard of in politics and very soon be trayed his ignorance of political strat egy. At the very time when Taft should have recognized that the lnsur. gents were the rising force In the Re publican party and should have con- them, Wickersham made Colonel denounces bosses, yet never speeches denouncing them and read falls to travel with them when he ing them out of the party. He may Foreign postage, i can do so to advantage. He ce- have been loyal in purpose, but in - I n - .V, - a ts,ir 4ntArArta VM I foit V. AnnumtAnM wfia rllanfltrniia. A Conk 1 " v.. j ... - 1 - I " ...w ...uw.-ww cm- i accepts enormous sums irum um it gave grouna ior urn wuei mcn source for his campaign, purposes." Administration was tied to the reac- YT71..... w-flA.. thA thn Ariltorlnl I HnnaiHoa n-V.n all It TinHifae Were lash Is laid on the Colonel's shrink- hostile to them and were essentially fregd ing back with a hand not often in progressive in thev true sense of that recent years raised against him not I much-abused word .JS 6.00 S.23 .60 i ... WO ... -? ... 600 WORRIED. We have It now from the Pendleton East Oregonian that Roosevelt is no progressive at all. "Compared with Wilson." it Bays, "Roosevelt Is please the progressive ear, but the words he uses mean nothing to the cause, and appeal instead to men like Perkins and Hanna." All this from a former ardent eulo gist of the Colonel interests us might ily. Because it interests us, and may selfish classes and rattle-Drains as it Is to use by profound statesmen. It Is freer from money corruption, than Is the Legislature, but It Is not neces sarily freer from the wiles of the cunning or the frailties of the human mind. - The public welfare should not be made to suffer permanently when the voters fail to detect mistakes or deceptions.'' local bank. 8tf nDOXtoctnJ"fdraa. Interest others, we quote again: "The ciliated pagee. X cen. (a 28 nasea. 1 oents: 60 to 4U pasea. 40 to 60 pases. 4 cents. aoubie rata. . rhsIham of flu a Verra tin Nm Turk. Br-uuwlc. bulldln. eago. St(er building. co Baa Francisco OXflco R. J. Bldwau t-ow 141 Market etreet. n Europeaa Olfice No. Resent etreet. o. W.. London. since a Democrat ran against him for President we are lost In amazement. But presently we run into light in the following: Expulsion of Lorimer irom The East Oregonian is an earnest supporter West, which TTnfted States Senate Is a result oi of the progressive- movement, and in toe conserVation i THE exit OF LORTMEB. Lorimer from the Fisher is a recognized progressive. but his close affiliation with the Pin chot clique of conservationists has placed him in antagonism with . the desires to harmonize PROSPERITY IN THE FHTIJPPIXES. Eleven years of American rule in the Philippines have fully justified our occupation' of those islands and proved our capacity for governing a tropical country in the interest of its inhabitants. '.In the 11 years which have elapsed since Taft became Gov ernor of the Philippines, the country has become self-supporting, having closed the last year with a surplus of about $1,000,000. It brings no ex pense to the United States except for the maintenance of troops and for coast fortification. Roads, bridges, railroads, docks and public buildings have been .constructed, harbors inter-Island shipping ex tended, coasts and waterways charted and lighted, peonage abolished and labor emancipated, education pro vided making English the common language of all the people, manual training Introduced, land thrown open to homesteaders, agriculture fostered, a stable currency on a gold basis es tablished, taxes reduced, an insular police organized which offers security everywhere to person and property, and a judiciary system organized ( Jnnnl.nn,.nf TV, la power of public opinion compel coming rfi ,.PK-WproP.S has become apparent through his op reluctant public servants to ao and most worthy candidate in "'? position, to the Borah homestead and 5uty. It 1. a landmark in the . history w. tjk.u l". adwe. bm. whlch are atmglr ap . M Canatal IT lg 4ft, Ui eaww " TaTea 1 1 A aTAern I n-rWArl FtV W OBtAT'n CAflf 1TTI OT1 T . WOTTl ft j - . h. nnenins- of a new era In I fh-,r advice was stood with k-.. w rtnirtm.nt ar reeklni wUch commands respect and oonfi im.rln ToliUcs- .. this Democratic newspaper when it I with dlalovaltv to the Administration dence. FinaUy, self-government has ti,. .ffanr of the popular will. I ouestion of Roosevelt against , -nnot b held tilameleas for Deea introduced, as complete as that which at the direct primary I Taft. But now it is auierent. ia. the fact . ..At attomnt to uphold the the cries that public office is a private snap, that pledges maae to mo are held toinaing oniy uy that the guide for a legislator s con . . Mmuo6 hv which HA a4liyr IB Tim TUB U Ulllivo J I . ... ... a. W 1 IM M. nrUimfSKl VR. HI U. L11UUKI1 112 S LC11- I - w - - - "rz:., .,Mn not what will benefit portance or initiative measures to , ,nP V.ft w),., n-,, an increase of only 9.9 per cent In the people, but what will enr ich h m - ve upon .;"hTnegaUv;"a;yu- candidacy was announced, his tongue P . f" ..J: 16.4 per cent. The aggregate in the third party Roosevelt ' movement In Oregon has scared your Democrat nearly to death. REMEMBER THE INITIATIVE HELLS. In view of the number and im- Secretary Meyer Is a hold-over from the Roosevelt administration and still cherishes a friendship for the ex President which probably explains his failure to become an open, champion of his present chief. Secretary Stimson enjoyed by a British colony. " The prosperity of the islands has been Immensely enhanced since, free trade between the islands and the United States was granted In 1909. In the fiscal year 1910 exports and imports Increased 30 per cent over be Is a progressive, and. though he open- l"B preceuing year as compared wicn es 2r.a hto hto friends that politics should awaken in the negative argu elf and help nis ineuu, , fhf r. remitted to be Dub AT THE CAFETERIA By Addison Benaett. GOLD HAS COMMTJJrrTY VALUE Yet SImsle-Taxer W ould Tax Only the Land That Produces It. WESTPORT, Wash., July 11. (To the Editor.) One of your correspondents is puzzled over the term "land value," as used by "slnsle-taxers." The term "land value" applies to all natural re sources, be it a corner lot In a busl ness center, a lovely orchard site In the Willamette Valley, a fine section We have had a tremendous week,' the proprietor was saying to the little blonde cashier, "and I guess we are all about worked to the limit of endurance. I know I am, I am sure you are, and the people in the kitchen, at the serv ing tables, the dishwashers and off- of timber, a stream of water suitable Kracksf "suheV0 valuable glad the rush Is over, but they do not f" ... . rejoice any more than 1 do. Of course. " lH Pnu"ye bw.,.. the place has made a lot of money dur- aro Sooa for Ashing, the timber for the Ing the week and I am going to show game It shelters, the ore for arrow my appreciation by dividing a few dol- I heads, etc, and the corner lot for lars oi the profits; so tonight when trading; Dost. you hand out the pay envelopes Just put As people advance in civilization and a ten-aoiiar Din in eacn one, Ixom tne the specialization of pursuits commence, chef to the dishwashers, as a gift from all these natural resources take on me. Ana when you come to your own tremendous "land value.1 envelope, and that. of the chel. make Th min u nmnno- th iat nf tha It two tens In each." I natural resources to take . on "land The boss did not give the little blonde time to express her feelings, for I .ka- o-a-A nr ih. nn-nnar- io uo "tura qaiQKiy away ana worub 9aBiiy converted to human need. wouia not at once come to ner aia. isui whor. .i.t., i. fflio.i she had tears In her eyes and sobs in t0 renaer barter inconvenient, then the her throat, but gladness in her heart, neceB8ity f or a medium of exchange as she communed with herself. 'If all ,,., p..!- tn h. v.bi bosses were like ours." she thought, lted for tnat purDOse on ..lan0 "Thftr"ft nrnnlrl nAVA.a K& n tr lahn rtlt I value. there would never be any labor trou bles. there would be no use for laws regulating hours of work and employ era and employes would be more pros. perous. Robinson Crusoe had no use for the gold mine, as he. like the rest of the people, first needed the tropical or- - uxmiti confidence game M which the people are promised an orange before election and handed a lemon afterward. When the charges of bribery were made against Lorimer in the confes sion of the twice-bought White who never stayed bought, they were cred ited, despite their vile source, because they were known to be consistent with the Lorimer methods, with the established customs of politicians not only in Illinois, but in other states. When they were corroborated by other confessions, all of which led t the same conclusion, doubt was re moved from many minds which had refused to credit White alone. Belief in Liorimer's guilt was strengthened by the means adopted to secure the lished in the pamphlet to be distrib uted by the State among the voters. The day for filing affirmative argu ments Is past. In fact, only the per son, committee or authorized officers of the organization proposing an in itiative measure may file an affirma tive argument, so this duty has no doubt been attended to where deemed necessary. Any person, however, may file a negative argument but such argument must be submitted to the Secretary of State on or before July 22. Those who submit arguments must pay the actual cost . of their printing in the pamphlet. frVn;r3-ri th u festivity associated with lack of legal provision tor obtaining tincuve product or tne city ana seems since to have been fettered by a lingering affection for the Colonel. Taft has shown on occasion that he does not lack the firmness and deter mination to act decisively, but his good nature and easy-going disposi tion have allowed him to be deceived in men and have caused him to act only after the mischief was done. Were he -now to cast out the false or half-hearted friends from his official family, they might Join his enemies and cause a great uproar, but an open foe is far preferable to a, false friend. a-'., .v- , . v , I chard, his truck garden, ocean beach wards the kitchen he was likewise com- ot herd, rather than a convenient munlng with himself something like i.m8, .u.u u fh. d...i. h medium of exchange, for which gold is my place Is more successful than any ......-. ..-a. other establishment of the kind in the """'J niMr- it i. th. t diately took on the same correspond t..ne r. k. h. Mn ing "land value" which the gold mine of int. o n utinir ii thAv I in that community would have. would have the answer." In closing, the object of the "single e e a I tax" is to tales tne natural resources Tn etAnnAA th trii-AA nrmirrvTriAn Fat I out of the speculative market by tax Bonea and Veg. Down the line they Ing their "land values ior tne support went selecting their modest meals. Fat or tne puDiic anairs. taking nothing but a glass of butter- P. 8. GUILFORD. Tnlllr sl lH enmA 0-rnhflm VirAad Vao tnV. I , 1 , : r . . .r. j If srold has a "community value" or vegetables displayed, likewise bean 'land value," then why not tax in the soup, while Bones went as far as his manner that slngle-taxers propose to tray would permit him he had - it tax land? Mr. Guilford's Idea of tax- heaped up and running over with dishes , natural resources does not fit the f 111 AH trl V. AftWnm- A mw AMF I a ATiallr-AHl THE SALEM CI1KRRY FAIR. latter year was $89,597,351, though the total under Spanish rule seldom exceeded J30, 000,000 and the highest mark was only 51,000,000 In 1870. For the first time in history com merce with the United States ex ceeded that with Great Brltian in 1910 and promises to continue pre eminent. . It is for those visionaries, both in the United States and the Philippines, to consider whether these practical and the great carnivals at Vnlc benefits of American control, with all the essentials of self-government, case. The slngle-taxers would collect filled with about everything chalked ii n nn thA hnnrH "There Is no use talking." remarked taxes from the farmers,' land every Bones as they were seated at the ta- I year. We presume they would tax the ble, "Portland has had a great week, a gold mine every year. But the product great and glorious week, and no mis- of the mlne preserves its value. It iclm-u. x uave uruLieu arouiiu tins 11LLie I noaa-- nlH wlvl.4 onma .1 A a . 1 a talrtni. nIPaSSeS every place from Nagasaki 'to St. Pe- golden eagle remains worth J10 year tersburg, both ways around. I have in and year out. Under single tax the seen the Mardi Gras at New Orleans, possessor, after the miner had relin- ine jJurDar in India, a coronation in quiBi,ed it, would pay no taxes on it. rtngala X'yV". and He could buy jewelry with it and still days at Berlin, papal holidays at Rome Pay no taxes. He might lend it and but gain an income irom it ana stm pay Half a Century Ago its acquittal of JLee ' 0' Brph"' t oopies by persons interested therein surroundings. Portland has Its roses. Democratic go-between, on charges or ... c0i. .i,.. tia pir onri hriherv. This evidence, adduced at an Inquiry purposely confined within narrow limits, almost convinced the Senate of Liorimer's guilt, for in March, 1911, It voted to clear him by a majority of only five. Then came Funk's declaration that Hlnes had solicited his aid In raising a "slush fund to put Lortmer through"; the Inquiry by the Illinois Legislature; the use of a pliable judge to save Til ford from being compelled to produce documentary evidence of subscriptions to the "slush fund"; the demand for a new of the affirmative arguments before Salem its cherries. Hood River and th rlnnl rtav for fllino- nnnnslne- rinrll- I Albany their apples. ROSeburg its ments. The law does not make It the strawberries, Medford its peaches. I never saw any occasion where there no taxes. Gold is a representative of was more real pleasure and good-rel- Valu. Tf e-nld's value is community Eh nn M ,a nKnt. lowship and better order maintained . ,. , it nr.. Each of Oregon's principal cities sentimental advantages of independ- nanov hvthAFikClty durlng its occu" sents or purchases is community made is gradually coming to have its annual ence. Enjoying all the good which a . a also. The gold and the jewelry and the dis- coul? PossiDiy De derived from inde- -i have of cour.a GMn bigger crowds the promissory note should pay yearly wo laianus suiier none oi by ten, twenty, thirty, or perhaps fifty taxes, according to Mr. Guilford's own mo pruuame evus ana escape tne in- to one, in some of those cities. I nave argument icniaiiujiai leapuiisiuiiiues ana. riSKS occu ia(scaaio wume una yieco ui iiuai, duty of the Secretary of State to pro vide preliminary copies for this pur pose either at public or private ex pense. The arguments are public records, but few persons know how to obtain copies of them. It now rests with the good nature of the Secretary of State whether they are aided or not. The record of this year's proposed direct legislation also calls - for the which in the case of a weak nation as w cal1 them, cost more than the sMALL-SOl'LED REFORMERS MANY nnt tn h lio-titi., vato..,. whole procession oi last Tnursaay. But 1U UUI 1CDL1V1L1C3 e V O.D LIIVL lliaL I r.- 4'J S N1UI ID I lU Mm -' J - V v. J f w.nnA.. m nnA. 1. . . . V. r. . m.n.l.AW Man I FW1B. A r. . n reratta Tillamook its cheese Burns L . -rius Baxter, tne .rosi-in- not give, that royalty cannot approach PORTLAND, Or., July 14. (To the it- iiilrin.r. Aotv,..ihrata in telligencer s sporting writer, married, U-a feeling of love one for another. It Editor.) Of Mowry Saben, who writes xxymen scorea his greatest triumph. L was this that kept all within trie I in the July Forum on "Conservatism Pendleton its round-up, Astoria its From lha Oregonian nf .Tnlv 1.1 Elk City, W. T., July 6. Two mass political conventions were held in this city last Sunday Union and Secesh 10 nominate candidates for county of ficers. The Union convention nomi nated for Joint Councilman, Nez Perce and Idaho Counties, Judge Gilmore Hays, formerly of Olympla. now a rebiaent ot Lewiston. and for Renre- sentative for Nez Perce County Colonel a. j. secK, late of Thurston County. ine tecesn convention nominated for Joint Councilman Colonel John XV. Parks; for Representative. William Dennlston, a Calif ornlan. The Secesh convention was slimly attended, being composed principally of Callfornlans and "Webfeet," who have not been in the territory long enough to vote. Elk City. W. T.,July 6. Judge Lan caster is among a number of victims who for three weeks have been followr ing a man named Terwllliger, from Portland, who professed to know the whereabouts of very rich diggings. The company are now satisfied that they have been greatly deceived. Some of the men are much exasperated and talk of hanging Terwllliger unlesa he leads them soon to the promised rich diggings. Terwllliger has become much alarmed and tries to get away from the company. Washington, July 4. The following account of the battles of June 29. 30 and July 1 has been received: Sunday morning the corps of Sumner and Franklin were left In the woods at Fair Oaks with instructions to evacu ate and protect the supply trains to James River. They had hardly left their position when the rebels started in pursuit with their whole force. The battle lasted until dark, durlnn whioh the enemy suffered terribly. At dusk tne enemy, being repulsed, were com pelled to abandon their position. Early Monday mornlne the enemv came un boldly, being reinforced. About 3 o clock It was thouftht that soma nor- tion of our lines must give way, as the rebels were constant.lv throwing fresh troops Into action. Our troops in front of the bridge now fell back within three miles of Turkey Island, where the fight was renewed. The greater portion of the transDortation aafely crossed Turkey Island bridge. ine iignt was renewed earlv on Tues day by the rebels. It lasted three hours with considerable loss on both Bides, when the enemy retreated. The rebels again advanced about 3 P. M. and retired after being shelled by the gunboats and artillery for two hours. The loss of our Army durlner fhesa several engagements is estimated at 20,000. The enemy's-loss in killed must far exceed ours. The loss of the field artillery Is probably 30 pieces In the seven days. Chicago, July 5. Vlcksburg Is ours. Cairo, July 5. News from Vlcksburg states that Porter's fleet commenced to shell the upper batteries below town. The firing was renewed on Fri day, being directed on the town, over which shells were seen to burst. Fires were seen in different parts. Five thousand negroes had been ordered by General Butler to open a canal across the bend In which Vlcksburg or Its re mains Is situated. its live-stock, and each celebrates In an appropriate way. Salem has Just finished paying homage to Queen Anne and King Blng, and has drawn its thousands of visitors, notwithstanding the strong rival attraction of the Elks at Port land. The Capital City thus impresses Baxter knows all about baseball and bounds of decorum." Is a lover of the rod and gun, but matrimony pshawl he never thought "SlUSn tuna ; mo aema.nu lur I - . . .. - Malm, tn rtlaHnnUnT, .rwalrto. hnlnr rh . 8"l " reponea lo inquiry by the United States . XZ. cenW of TovernnWL and thev are ?,av? eloped fro.m th.a eau Senate: the attempt to pack the Sen ate committee with friends of Lori mer; the plea, advanced, by the major ity of that committee that the case had already been decided by the vote on the first farcical inquiry. An innocent man seeking vindication from unfounded charges does not seek to limit inquiry. He does not coun tenance Jury-tampering to save one of his lieutenants from conviction. He does not countenance the action of a Judge, who owes office to him. in Initiative petitions and those submit- center of government, and they are ting negative arguments to give a s"ooa claims. Tne cherry ripens just sworn accounting prior to election of t the right time, when the luscious the source of the money used In pay- strawberry has begun to pall on the Ing the expense attached thereto. The taste. It is welcome in any of many voters could also be saved annoyance ways in its natural state, plucked and the State large expense -by a pro-- ripe and ruddy from the tree, or in vision prohibiting the acquisition of Ples or preserved in maraschino and funds from other than citizens of darkening the bottom of the cocktail a man a radical of the radicals with a "I do not know just who was the deep and abiding sympathy for his fel of it. But just as every charrmion maln Instrument. In bringing the UKs lows, and were It In his power, would meet ht mutch '.t, v.oaW aa. here," remarked Veg. "but whoever It banish all the ills that flesh and a po m! a 13 matcn- every bachelor meets was djd the greSLtest 6tunt ever done mically befooled people are heirs to. IJDUfc a luns ana iruiliui ibuvo a.a an editorial writer and contributor of the publicity showered upon us during ..j , rrena an a natiAnt student mo last auu puuuuij i of economic and political miscarriages, right kind. Hundreds of thousands. ag B finished lecturer and a trained ob mllllons of people, have read about us ,. ...-.i.- u. 11rht him u as royal hosts, haveread about the lt has taught all m'en of his type, that opicumu i.ic "-- the way to true and lastlnsr reform Supreme Court, Monday. July 14. Present. R. P. Boise, chief justice; T T" L J - . , . V?1!.1! iue8; J- G Wilson! lory and William T. Welcher were ad mitted as attorneys. Examination at the Portland Acad emy and Female Seminary The annual examination of the students of this In stitution will commence today. STUDENTS OF riddle: of life. tlful actress. He denies lt in bitter terms.' Rumors that his wife Is to sue , 1 v . v t' r r " server and traveler, has taught him as Their Common Krror Pointed Out In for divorce are likewise published and Jl.h has taught all men or his type, that Letter of Other Correspondent. denied. It would seem Mascaeni is Vk. iw h. .J waT ? ?ru8. ana 'as"ng rerorm PORTLAND, July 13 (To tha Edl- n noil . T3t uta o. i,. i. i.i. - j i . I 1 Cor.) In The Oreironian Pp rfnv W T . iicin " verv vehicles that have made this coun- wn.n . r. . pie or our city. Many of those who tr i tL . n.ii. thl mnVt nrno-rAi. """ moiui 10 nav getting in' bad. merely has hired an American press agent. weVh.ro durTng Xe" week wllT want - "f i to come again, some of them assured- Th fni-t fhat a o- v.if I win come again ana com. w uij- " " , , I and each one will be an animate. standing ad for our city and state." "The Elks' Lodge as a whole turned lve and prosperous on God's footstool, that is the Immortal Charter of our lib erties and the organlo principles upon which this government was founded. Genuine reformer that he is, his rh trlrlr." aaid Rones. "Tha officials words will carry weignt. .uamon: tv, lnflo-A wr-A f nnrsA thA 1aI- Tha eenulne reformer la alwaya a lover. wregon or non-resiaenr owners or o'f v U mtni nniior-o in , taxablA nronertv in flrprnn all housewives know of. It affords I, - . """"-" - " ' ' i ..... . .. i xo-vear-oin nnv rn tha nanir hi. a mu l i . . , l lh. r hlllpon a tAmnrlnv .vnnc. rj-i i I - ' j u. iiio viiKin ui iarwjree w lien I -- ---' r xr-r vai. c. a known, discloses much concerning climbing trees in cherry-picking time. "...V ,.Tf - j , T 1. a r-m.hnt tn-r thA iHn.n nf A " " "'"tl"J' AXiOot. laid, ' ' " w.w I -..ril. . r.nl,i. I blocking attempts to secure evidence. P""; '"D5 ' r th m.n J I maiden's IIds or the rcindessof her meana the boy went so far and got If" " t raa to c ZnT Forced T to T admlC howTv.'r. that there He does not witness without protest J,eKrl,,nvtJ,"0 " nLnr hfnr ?rl'"t i!"JJ?- iJllT' f . ' " w va.. wu0 i tu oe piacea in me cAiegurr oi lu vert., or tnose wno a year or more ago put up or gemua. uney lorm tne class oi pseuao- the money towards a fund to pay the reformers which caused Lowell to write: Hvery rerorm er is at Dean a DiacKguara.1 attempts to pack a second committee of inquiry with men known to be prej udiced In his favor. He protests against the plea of "once in Jeopardy as a reason for a vote to acquit- Xot only the evidence dlrect ' ly bearing on the charges of bribery, but all the circumstances and the con duct of Lorimer and his friends Jus tify the verdict of guilty rendered by the Senate. Larimer's confused ideas of right arid wrong are betrayed by the plea he made to the Senate. He was ac cused of wing his election to bribery; he adds to his denial the plea that he is a good husband and father, clean In his private life, honorable in his business dealings. This is no more palliation of his offense than were King Charles private virtues pal liation of his crimes against his peo ple. King Charles lost his head for attempting to destroy his people's lib. the bill. Concealment of origin leads to deception of the people. The single tax wedge adopted two years ago went before the voters ostensibly as the product of the Central Labor Council of Portland and the Oregon State Federation of Labor. , The amendment actually originated with the Fels Fund Commission, a single tax organization. The endorsement by the labor officials gained , thou sands of votes for .the measure that lt would not otherwise have received, while after election the Fels fund commission proclaimed to the world a victory for itself. Expense accounts are now filed after election. The revelation comes after the mischief Is done. cheeks. Boys find amusement in I stringing its pits into chains. If the mother has but patience, she extracts the seeds from the pits to add a dellc- The conference of 11 Western Gov ernors promises to accomplish more I expenses. I hope every cent thus given ious flavor to her preserves. The f d raise less Cain than the has been returned many fold and It reaped by the donors. If not in real money." prospect of all these delights gladdens the heart, when the cherry trees be come a mass of white bloom in the Spring. letter of seven Governors which was published last February. Banks in nearly all sections of the Salem, then, has good cause to co"ntry report large sains in cash, glory in her pre-eminence as the As the trio paid their checks at the desk the little blonde remarked that and Thoreau to say: "I love reform, but J hate reformers." However true or false these statements may have been, most of us have come Into contact with the pseudo-reformer who uses the cause of reform In order to exploit himself. There are. Indeed, some very little folk who pose as reformers. They been refreshed by your "sound and trenchant condemnation of spontane ous generation as opposed to ovular," whatever that means: and states that his present object is "practically to approach the question of created and propagated life." He then proceeds to make a somewhat concise statement of the Berkeley theory of spirit and mat ter, but In his enthusiasm to denounce the other fellow's position, has com mitted the "universal sin" that of telling how lt all must happen, dog matizing certain principles, that his pet conclusion shall be obvious. This Is a common mistake with well. lntentioned people whose minds are concerned with the riddle of life, and all they accomplish at any rate ell that seems to reach the public through have the heart of a stona and the aoul of the press is the mere psychology of Cherry City of Oregon and to hold an annual fair to celebrate the ripen ing of the cherry. Therefore, long live Queen Anne and King Blng. yet many people complain of a lack of it seemed nice to have the old custom- ? ""f'-1"8' matter, viz. the "suggestion" that it, probably because they do not bank era, after serving so many strangers. d"wel in hate" to attract attention to their h. J10 ma ar not unshakable, their money. , and she hoped they had found every- own mte tw0 by four ,ouia is the whole of wj1,,e ering a new dogma In ex- thing satisfactory. lou Jtnow, sne their ambition. They attack tne landlord TT T . , I coniinuea. we nave ueua tBirmijr or me cupiumoi m Ww Uncle Joe Cannon, at 78. thinks I it Ka n .nn if not because thev really love the Deoole. or ""lu a grana nymn. iven Ka .ai-vIa or rnoltlnsr la a little reauy naie mo wvw ua... TAFTS CLAIM TO LOYALTY. Advice which is being given Presi dent Taft that he get rid of those members of his administration who erty and for numberless breaches of I are not loyal to him will receive the an1 thereafter felt compelled to veto PRESERVING MISTAKES. Mayor George F. Cotterill of Seattle around. is a man of brilliant attainments. He has had long experience as a legis lator and is accomplished in the drafting of laws. Yet Mayor Cotterill drafted - an ordinance, secured . its passage by the Seattle City Council but In thA icnrct n i.. " . . I""..""" . " .uT order to shine in the limelight. They de wuuii, mini au- raggea. in w or iww o jiu.ob nounce the church, because it cosu less to urn. mo luraier epeaKer IS swinging will again oe in appio-pio oruer, ana denounce lt than to contribute to its sup- nope we win see you ovoi-y uay, The Governor is off on his ride to Idaho in his cow-boy rig. Being a high official, he will resist temptation to snoot up the town now and then. we will see you every aay, as usual." Passing out the door. Fat remarked that she was Just the Jolliest, nicest little dealings with. "It Is a real pleasure to port. change for an old one. Now, If the old dogmas are not scientific, what means have we of knowing that the new one 1st I( that which Is eternal Is unchange able," how are we to account for the growth of human consciousness? How his plighted word to them. Lorimer loses his seat for corrupting the bal lot of the people's representatives, which ta the very fountain of liberty. Lo rimer's expulsion is a landmark in the history of the Senate, for lt marks a fundamental change in the view Senators themselves take of their office. Hitherto , they have regarded the Senate as a club. In which fellow-feeling among Its members was to bo held superior to public duty. Their disposition has been to hasten to the defense of any Senator accused of wrongdoing. This has been partic ularly true of a Senator accused of official misdeeds or of obtaining his office by unlawful means. By its vote against Lorimer the Senate ad mits that its highest duty Is the per formance of a sacred public trust and that the fountain of law must be kept as free from taint as the fountain of justice. The new era In politics, - in which the casting out of Lorimer Is a strik ing event, is being brought about by Indorsement " of every unprejudiced I it because an amendment adopted in man who has a true conception of good faith was capable of construc what a President has a right to expect tion he and the Council had not in from his political lieutenants. The tended. - . President is held responsible by the There is nothing in. this incident people for the success or failure of that holds Mayor Cotterill up to scorn. his administration. Success or fail- w ar H, likely to make mistakes, ure is the result of the work of his Yet it ought to convey a lesson to official family. In choosinr them he those persons who put such blind or ! may exercise good Judgment as to demagogic faith in the perfectness of their ability and Integrity, but he is People's rule that they would out robbed of the benefit of that good radical every other radical who has Work having begun on the second unit of the Klamath reclamation project, mere win soon be more farms ready for the homeseekers. with construction of $1,000,000 worth or public works under way. Eugene is weir up In the front rank of progressive Oregon cities. 1tAmA this tvne of reformer has lit- tie Interest In any kind of reform if Jt cost far the Improvement in the expression him anything. He, too, like the capitalist, 1 of the impermanent and transitory or the landlord, whom he belabors. Is the thlna-s aurh u thA wnrire nf i.mh creature that he ever had any lav 'hl" !"L. ??e J1'! t!l"' Burbank and many others? Nature ira with. "It Is a real pleasure to '?.r " .. r...... 'S :,V isemi everywhere tq. be. trying to im- nav monev to her." he said, "and the I . hi. nnininn is a crime of mniati presa upon the mind" df man the truth place can count on me as a customer! to bo railed against, but he never considers! of the words. "That which hath been as long as she runs that cash register." his own personal duty In the matter. He shall be again." but are we to stand loves rerorm: no ouiavn in eociAiiem or me sciii ana say witn Air. Wilson, This single tax. or some other panacea, for social meana man only"? What part does aches and Ills to which we have fallen heir. th h tna Jr ' f K. .,. An unfortunate socialist or alnirle ?n8 n0r Play in ine Orama Ot llleT . in if h. .nt to hi fnr Is the fidelity or the dog to be over relief. They should be known for what looked? What of the cat, the bird they are and placed in the pillory of human but maybe Mr. Wilson does not like contempt. I cats and therefore takes no phllosophlo fiain woruo luueeu. uu.- wno can i account or them. Who will say that a boy who dons v Elector Apportionment PORTLAND. July 13. (To the Edl tor.) Please give the proportion of electoral votes to which the different states are entitled. Judgment if they fail to render him that loyal support, not only in carry ing on the Government but in defend ing his acts and upholding his policy, to which a chjef la entitled from his lieutenants. If they do not feel such preceded them. The State of Washington this Fall will vote on a constitutional amend ment providing for the initiative and referendum. For the most part the amendment Is moderate and conserv- loyalty, they should get out- If they atlve. It contains one section, how- It would . be interesting to know what hymn Cannon's friend Lorimer was reciting about the time Cannon was reciting "Beulah Land." Streaks of purple and white now spread frra Portland to all parts of the country, marking the route of the home-returning Elks. Please give the number of electoral votes cast for Republican and Demo-1 a-alnsav them? Surely not reform- crat Presidential candidates In the last 1 ers for office and pelf only. J. H. M. Presidential election. C W. WttULS. Tha aleetoral vote for 191Z is aoDor- "FE LINE FOB MOCNTAIXEEBS Arizona 8'New Hampshlne .. 4 Arkansas BiNew Jersey 14 California 13Jfew Mexico 3 Colorado New York 45 Connecticut TiNorth Carolma ...12 Stand Strain. Fry's Magazine. The ropes used by Alpine climbers are of special manufacture, combining do not get out, he should put them out. A great source of weakness to the I President has been Secretary Wilson. ever, to which the lesson of Mayor Cotterlll's veto applies. That section provides that no bill approved by a majority of the voters can be repealed Now that the coramnnitv mfom f hot-water heating is established, why Kansas"! '.' Delaware , 2 Dakota , as far as possible the differing qual ELrJit ::,.V,1Jok2homa"V:::::.,.io Ities of strength, flexibility and light Tdaho 4 Oregon fi ness. Three qualities are In general Illinois 2 Pennsylvania 8f use. belnjr made from sisal, Italian and Indiana 10 Knooe isisjia. .. . .. o - ,,., rA.Dectivelv. and occa- . . . j.vouin Carolina...... v I .. - -- ,i his father's clothes adds to himself the ripened manhood of the parent? When the poetry of the Bible finally Is explained lt should be explained scientifically. Evidently Mr. Wilson is In over his head, as his conception of "past, present and future eternity" would indicate. B. F. SMITH, . 165 Morrison. THE COUNTRf LAD. A crowd of boys In the dusty street Were playing "keeps" in a "Boston"" ring; He allowed Plnchot to manage the " amended 'by the Legislature within Forestry Bureau either without ref erence to him or with only a perfunc tory submission of matters to him for a period of two years following such enactment. This provision seems to he founded KKHB&B . . . . . . . a " . -Du not plflknrflta o .htlllna- .fm.m-...i ir.ntii.t ..13Tenn - .. . . " " """8"'""H I--",. ----- lO T.-ra. uninA ...... 0 Utah Maryland aivermont e lOlgouth Dakota. ..... 8 sionally, when cost is not a considera- They touched its clroult with their feet for the hot season ? ..20 TIb cruel of the betting men to out Sff.c.hu,ett" . ." IisKSrtdli'" LI1 isuiuuet All 1119 11C1U. They must Minnesota ..13 West Virginia the abolition ' of indirect election of approval. Thus lt came about that on the theory that the framer of an Senators, under which bribery was easy and secret, and by the adoption of the new system of direct election. That new system will undoubtedly be adopted by vote of three-fourths of the states. It will fix the position of Senators as representatives of all the people of their states, not of any par - tlcular class or interest or combina tion of Interests. It will Impress the Senators with a sense of responsibil ity to tne people. It may develop new evils, but as these become appar. ent a corrective will be found. It will end forever the conceptions of the Senate as a club and as a body rep resenting special interests; of the Leg islature as a body chosen to elect a Senator rather than to make laws: of the people as a body of "easy marks" to be bamboozled out of their votes by a choice coterie of political WaTlIngfords. Plnchot sent his defiant letter to tha Senate when a firm and loyal chief would havo forbidden its transmittal and. in case of disobedience, would have demanded his dismissal. Wilson also allowed McCabe and Dunlap to initiative measure is unable to make an error in wording that will contro vert his true intent and the intent of the people in. adopting It. Expe rience in Oregon has shown, that this is a false view. Had the same' re- be parties to the conspiracy against mm. thwart Wiley's efforts to administer striction been upon the power of the th pure food law without fear or fa vor and to form a cabal designed to disgrace Wiley. Regard not only for his own political interests, but for the good of the public service, would long ago have caused the President to re move Wilson and to replace him with a younger, more vigorous man who would have been loyal and a source of strength to him. The President knew long ago that Hitchcock was coquetting with Roose- Legislature in this state the great fishing industry of . the Columbia River would have been paralyzed for a long period of time following an election in which two antagonistic fisheries bills wera both adopted. Tf men such as the Mayor and Council of Seattle draft a measurd in improper form and the measure gains the approval of the City council with out discovery of its weakness, it is not unreasonable to suppose that almil- If the elixir of life should do all that is claimed for it, many doctors will have to go back to the farm. No city of this size, or larger, made such record of scarcity of crime as did Portland during Elks' week. Harney County is putting a bounty on jackraoDits, wnicn means that too many coyotes have been killed. Norelli now knows what Is endured by a stranded company of barnstorm ers, driven to "step the ties." ' Mississippi 10 Wisconsin 13 Missouri 18;Wyomins 8 Montana i Total S3L Necessary to choice, 268. In 1908 Taft received 831 electoral votes and Bryan 162. ?2 tion. of silk. The latter, though very light and strong, is not so durable as the others. That wnicn iinas most ia vor among British mountaineers Is known as Buckingham's Alpine rope; lt Is made of the best Manila hemp. In the year 1S64, Mr. McLelah recalls, a committee of the Alpine Club made tests upon a number of ropes suitable Bualneas Philosophy." CLIFTON, Or., July 13. (To the Edi tor.) Kindly advise where to get a codv of "Business Philosophy," by Ben jamln F. Cobb, with author s address. B. SSUU.V&.JOB, This book can be obtained through leading Portland booksellers, and is published at $1.20 by Thomas Y. Crow ell Co., 426 West Broadway, New York City. Mr. Cobb's address is not given in ."Who's Who in America.1 velt and was using the extensive ma- arly Imperfect measures drafted by Having rested our vocal chords from their exertions during Elk week, let us now root for tha home teams at Stockholm and on the diamond. A little such encouragement might help chlnery of the Postoffice Department to weaken him with the people, when loyalty required that he should instil that sentiment In his subordi nates. When Hitchcock embarrassed him by announcing his scheme for Government ownership of telegraph lines, tho President's easy good nature prompted him to accept a plausible! men of equal attainments may attain the endorsement of a majority of voters at the polls. The initiative is not a fetish to be worshiped. It is not absolutely perfect in Us workings. Initiative laws do not spring spon taneously from ' the people. Direct, legislation machinery is as open to use by tricksters, special interest Some of the surplus heat of the East is about due here, for Portland has been favored so far. - , Lebanon is not a very large city, but lt has let the contract for a mile of hard-eurface paving. Little coin is in sight on the Col onel. Much of lt was spent la the preliminaries, .'-.-! . . Lion Can See. FOREST GROVE. Or., July IS. (To the Editor.) Will you please state whether the lion at the City Park can see or not? It Is reported that about two years ago its eyesignt was de stroyed. C. L. LARGE. E. T. Mlsche, superintendent of parks, who lives within a stone's throw of the old Hon, says the beast is not blind; that he can see very well. And each In turn would take his fling. A country lad fresh from the farm Came up. They asked if he would play, Saying, "OI' sport, there ain't no harm," But he replied, "Think not today." Years passed on and the selfsame crowd Sat round a taDie wnere was dealt for mountaineering. Of the two that I Draw-poker, and their laugh was loud. were approved, one was made of Italian hemp and the other of Manila. They both had a breaking strain of two and sustained the weight of a 12-stone man after falling from a height of ten feet Non-mountaineers have sometimes con aldered this insufficient, but lt Is high lv problematical whether the human anatomy couia survive tne suaaen com pression of a thin rope arising from any greater iaii. J net a Hatter of Dress. Boston Transcript- He A woman In a hobble skirt Just stopped me in the street and wanted to know the quickest way she could walk to the South Station. She Of course, you informed her. He I did. I told her she'd walk there quicker if she put on a looser dress. Dawn of Financier. Baltimore American. Bank President But why do wish to work In ar bank? Serious Youth I believe there's money la it. you For whisky, ideal fears can melt: Their shoulders stooped and eyes were dim, In rags their breasts were almost bare The country lad, I thought of him. For search had tailed to find him there. A bank cashier of modest mien Approached me as I gave a draft. And, ah, lt was the boy I'd seen Refuse that game, though comrades laugnea. No signs of sin's decadent rust Were stamped upon that firm-set face; His eyes bespoke the sacred trust And honor or bis well-filled place. So much for they who spent their years Along the balmy primrose wav. So much for he who met their sneers And said, I do not care to nlay." The tale Is old, I must admit. Yet there is many a youth at sea Who might make something out of It vvnen ne snail meet Iniquity. Ulenn Norbrey Pleasants.