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TOBTLAXD, WEDNESDAY. MAT 1. 1M.
WORK FOB 0TC HCXBEIO) CITIZENS.
A committee of 100 citizens is to
be named today to devise v method
of procuring- the election In June of a
Mayor and four Commissioners who
hall be the right men for these re
sponsible office. The plan to organ
ize a Committee of One Hundred citi
zens is the result of a more or less
spontaneous gathering of representa
tive men at the Commercial Club to
discuss the present civic emergency.
It is a movement set under way In
response to a clear public demand for
united action by all good men and
good women for the welfare of the
city, so seriously threatened by the
grave possibilities of the coming elec
tion. There Is a plain call to arms at
this time; and there Is a gratifying
prospect that the call will be widely
heeded.
It Is proper to say that any com
mittee of one hundred, or any other
number, which essays to perform a
public service must have a clear title
to Its right to represent the people as
a whole. If the committee, or any
considerable minority, shall fail to
rise to the highest demands upon Its
disinterested and patriotic public spirit,
its effort will fall. If there shall
be the slightest suspicion or taint of
personal bias or partisan feeling, there
can be no satisfactory outcome to Its
efforts. Any propaganda In behalf of
any candidate la Improper at this time;
' any effort to engineer any scheme or
direct any movement In behalf of in
dividuals, or groups, or factions, or
parties must be discountenanced and
defeated.
The committee must therefore be
chosen with a solitary view to the high
personnel of Its membership and the
representative character of its- inter
ests. Great care should be taken that
every body which has in any way Iden
tified itself with the social, or relig
ious, or economic, or commercial, or
industrial, or political (not party)
progress of the city shall have ade
quate representation. It ought to be a
committee Inspired by worthy Ideals,
but guided by practical minds. It
should seek advice, but It should have
Ideas and policies of its own. It
should understand public sentiment,
and be able to formulate a practicable
method of responding to it- It should
not attempt the Impossible, yet It
should make no concessions to the
unfH or unworthy or Incompetent who
are seeking Jobs for what there Is In
them. The -usefulness of the commit
tee Is to be determined solely by the
merit of Its recommendations and ac
tions. It cannot go before the public
with an apology for Its existence or
an excuse for the result of Its dellbera
aUlons. The Oregonian is hopeful that the
Committee of One Hundred will find
a solution for the dilemma that per
plexes and dismays the city. It is pre
pared to do its share, now and here
after. It will not, for it cannot, com
mit Itself In advance to abide by the
findings of the One Hundred, for It
must reserve the right, as' all citizens
must and will, to shape Its course In
accordance with what appears to be
the Integrity of the committee's
actions. ' The Oregonian does not at
all mean to imply that It distrusts the
sincerity of the present effort, or
questions the wisdom of the plan, so
far as it has developed. On the con
trary, It distinctly commends the
movement, and is anxious that it shall
succeed. But It feels Justified in ad
monishing the committee that its
own expectations, and the hopes of
the public, can be met only by the
most persistent, earnest and disinter
ested endeavor to enlist in the cam
paign the participation of strong and
useful men as candidates for the im
portant offices to be filled at the June
election.
TWO THEORIES CONFLICT.
Having resolved to revise the tariff
with two different objects in view, the
Democrats became involved in a tan
gle when they came to fix duties on
wheat and flour. Their desire for the
farmer vote forbade entire removal of
the duty on wheat, so they cut It from
25 to 10 cents per bushel. Their pop
ular cry of a free market basket, of
reducing the cost of necessaries,
prompted them to put flour on the free
list when coming from countries which
impose no duty on American flour. It
is a moral certainty that Canada, Ger
many and France will repeal their
flour duties in order to gain this a l
vantage, hence this practically assures
free flour.
But what becomes of the theory of
free raw materials and taxed manu
factures on which other schedule cf
the Underwood tariff seem to be
based? The precisely opposite theory
has been followed in this instance
taxed raw material and free manufac
tures. . . .
One fact has been overlooked in tae
Democratic effort to please both the
farmer and the urban consumer at the
same time. The effect of free flour on
the American farmer Is the same as
tii at of free wheat. Since Canadian
wheat cannot be imported as wheat
without paying 10 cents per bushrl
duty, it will be milled in Canada an 5
imported free of duty as flour. Mar
ket conditions ore such that the jjricej
of wheat Is almost always higher In
Minneapolis than in "Winnipeg, al
though the Intrinsic value In Winnipeg
Is 1 to 3 cents higher. When to this
advantage Is added the duty on wheat
and the removal of duty on flour, the
bill obviously offers a premium to Ca
nadian millers and imposes a penalty
on those of the United States.
These provisions of the Underwood
bill discriminate not only against the
miller, but against the wheatgrower.
Our farmers will be brought Into com.
petition with Canada by a flood of
flour pouring into this country. They
will be robbed of a large part of their
home market and driven Into the ex
port market. Prices on the farm for
this market are regulated by the exac
tions of the foreign shipping, which
are great in the present scarcity of
tonnage. The farmers of the Pacific
Northwest are directly interested, for
shipments from this section eastward
are increasing and the export price of
wheat shipped from the Pacific Coast
is affected by the Minneapolis market.
The lesa demand there is In that mar.
ket for Oregon wheat, the more will
have to be exported and the lower will
be the Pacific export price.
Mr. Underwood's attempt to placate
both the farmer and the consumer at
the same time cannot succeed. The
farmers, backed by the millers, will
protest to the Senate finance commit
tee and endeavor to have a duty, im-
nosed on flour equivalent to that on
wheat. If they do not succeed, the
millers may demand free wheat, in
order to give therr an equal chance
with Canadian millers, paying no neeu
to the farmer's side of the case.
PLEA OF THE KKLF-SEEKXN'G JOB-
HUiTEK.
I need the money and the world
owes me a living.
I have never been able to make a
iixKMi nf mv own business: but I am
Just the maa to Intrust with the public
business.
r ho., Va na ,Tncrleiice in large
affairs, but I am willing to tackle any
Job that will pay me well and will do
no harm to anybody except tne puouc,
if I fail.
The general scramble for office is
my chance. I am Just as good as the
next candidate, for he knows Just as
little about the public business as I
do and cares no more. Probably I
have a show to grab the usufruct
while the public mind is confused by
the general clamor. .
My sense of hearing Is so acute that
I-can hear the voice of the people,
though no man calleth me, except my
self. Many are called but none are chosen
except those who choose to help
themselves.
I am in it for what there is in it.
Possibly I may be able to slip into the
City HaU when the public back Is
turned. -
UNWARRANTED PUBLICITY.
Why, in the very midst of scientific
investigations of the stuff he puts
forth as a tuberculosis cure, is Dr.
Friedmann able to sell out to a patent
medicine concern for $126,000? His
serum is given no official recognition
as yet, and there is the chance that It
will be branded as of little value in
the course of time. Yet a manufac
turing concern pays the astute doctor
1125,000 for the right to make and sell
his much-heralded "boon to mankind."
The answer is easy to find. The
drug concern Is buying the tremendous
publicity that Dr. Friedmann has se
cured. If Dr. -Friedmann Is a fraud
and eventually his serum Is found to
be a worthless preparation, then re
sponsibility may well be laid to the
doors of the great press association
which, with characteristic lust for sen
sation rather than truth, heralded the
doctor to the world. Away last De
cember the United Press was flaunting
the Friedmann consumption cure as
the great eradicator of the white
plague, saying in positive words that
the serum was a positive cure of es-tab''"-"'
Tr"rortlons.
Naturally the hundreds of thousands
of victims turned greedily to this
"benefactor of mankind," and, fall
ing to find fertile fields in his own land,
Dr. Friedmann came to the United
States. Official tests of his serum
were made and reported by the respon
sible press, which has reserved any
conclusion as to the worth of the
serum until its value Is officially passed
upon. It may not be said now that
Dr. Friedmann Is an Impostor or that
his serum is a get-rich-qulck prepara
tion. Nor may It be said that Dr.
Friedmann is a benefactor of mankind
or the discoverer of an effective cure
for tuberculosis. His case Is still un
decided. That he can reap a harvest
Just at this time la due to the unfor
tunate institution already referred to
a great press association that would
rather soar In the realms of embel
lished sensation than stay with the
solid procession of facta.
HIGHER RAILROAD BATES.
Railroads have followed closely the
arbitration award of higher wages to
Eastern firemen by asking the Inter
state Commerce Commission to sanc
tion an advance in freight rates.
Their operating expenses have been
repeatedly increased by similar ad
vances in wages, their taxes have been
Increased, and legislation as to safety
devices, operators' hours of labor and
other details have added to their ex
penses. AU these additions to outgo
have been made during a period when
income has been either shrinking or
has been maintained at its existing
level only by rigid economy in main
tenance and betterments.
The public has a direct interest In
the maintenance of railroad earnings
at a profitable level. If they are not
so maintained, the railroads cannot
secure capital for extensions and im
provements, which the public interest
demands for accommodation of grow
ing traffic. What capital they would
secure would be obtained only on
short-time loans and at high Interest,
which the shipper must ultimately pay,
either in higher rates or poor service.
Without extensions, development of
the country will be arrested; without
imnmnments necessarv to safe and
speedy handling of traffic, all business
will suffer. On the otner nana, u ran.
roads are allowed to recoup them
selves for added expense forced upon
them by the brotherhoods or by law
with the backing of public opinion,
their earnings will leave a safe margin
for improvements and their credit will
be so strengthened that they can bor
row on long time at moderate interest
for extensions and enlarged terminals.
The shipper will be the gainer, and in
the last -analysis the shipper is the
whole population.
The time has gone by for baiting
the railroads. They have frankly ac
cepted public v' National
and state commissions. Before mak
ing recent advances in rates, they con
sulted the shippers. They recognize
ik,t thav are Derformlng a public
function and that the public has a
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY,
riirhr'tn a vnir in their affairs. There
are certain things which they might
do in order to remove all excuse for
the charge that their troubles are their
own fault. Their purchasing methods
need revision for the exclusion of lax
ity, private profit and favoritism to
...nnntinnt with which directors are
affiliated. Contracts with private car
and express companies should
be
amended. Rates which favor trusts
hmiM ha raised and there should
an end to interlocking directorates
railroads and trusts, unese
,1 n A V, ToUrnnila will be in. i
things
. strong
position to ask for public and official
recognition of the principle that they
can Justly raise the price of transpor
tation as the cost of conducting it rises.
The" Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has already conceded tne jusuco
of this position. In ruUng agaliidt the
proposed rate increases in 1910 i
tn nnldfr similar proposl
tinna without prejudice. It has done
. - nt ha advances made since
that year, more than half have been
allowed. 1 no aovanco uuw v .
i 1 .i waaIva fair rilnrtasslonate con
sideration, and the Commission will
best serve the puDllc Dy a uecimuu
which assures the railroads reasonable
returns. f
CIRCULAR ARGUTVIKNT ONCE MORE.
t.. i.odintr rnr the Improvement
of
the Sluslaw River, Senator Lane was
confronted by the same oia mossDaca
reasoning which has led the Board
TCnerineers to condemn many
another meritorious project. Finding
that commerce does not exist Decauae
v.A ia nn Viavhnr tha engineers argue
that no harbor should be created be
cause there is no commerce, mis is
the same old circular argument whl,ch
haa hlrkolfArl tha lmDrovement of Ore
gon rivers and harbors for decades
and which, used by raliroaa men, ion
blocked extension of railroads into
Central Oregon.
In the East Army engineers nave to
deal with rivers already navigable and
with harbors already having com'
, Tiiev or a railed UDOn to lm
flftt.U. A ..wj -
prove what man has already done, not
. what nntnra has left in the
rnuh for man to adapt to nis use
in th West everything is more or
tr, .mhrvn The West says: "Im
nrAV, thA harbors and we will make
the commerce; Improve the waterways
and we will develop tne trainc; let
us get at the waterpowers ana we wm
generate power." But the East says:
"You must create commerce and traf
fic before we will furnish facilities for
i "
That the West makes its promises
good is proved ty a glance over win
field. Improvement of Portland har-
HrT ho hpn followed by the coming
of big ships. Deepening of the Lower
Columbia channel has Deen cioseiy
rniinweri hv the entrance of vessels
which use all its depth. Commerce
has grown on Coos Bay ana otner Ore
gon harbors as fast as they have been
opened.
Had the reasoning or tne Army en
gineers been followed. Columbus
would never have saiiea on nis uso
of discovery, the first white men
would never have settled In America,
the pioneers would never have peopiea
the Middle West and crossed the Mis
souri and the Rockies to people the
Pacific Coast. Since grain had never
been grown on the prairies, white men
would not have tried to grow It. Since
there was no traffic for railroads in
the West, railroads would never have
been - built. The existence of the
American Nation, the presence of
trHtA men in the West tilling ricn
farms and building great cities, are
proof of the absurdity of the engi
neers' argument. - '
THE HAYES-TILDKN CONTROVERSY.
Very likely it was the moderation
t somiiAi J Tilden in the Hayea-
Tilden controversy which saved the
country from civil war. Tne epuo
licans were not disposed to yield an
atom and sound policy Justified their
firmness. Their party stiu snone wun
the radiance It had acquired In putting
down the Rebellion. It had won the
.Htnii. nt tha country and retained
It in spite of the shortcomings of the
Grant Administration, in any armeu
.nr.f)it harween the two parties the
Democrats would have borne the stig
ma of rebels. Most of their leaaers in
the South had actually fought on the
side of slavery, while many of the
Northerners were remembered as
"copperheads." From every point of
tha Democrats would have been
under terrible disadvantages in. n
appeal to arms and no douDt tneir
leaders felt so. At any rate, as Colonel
Henry Watterson points out in his
Century article, they assented readily
to the proposal to establish an elec
toral commission, and by doing so. In
his opinion, they abandoned the Pres.
ldency of the United States to their
opponents almost without resistance.
Subh was their eagerness to compro
mise and thus save themselves from
the odium of armed strife that they
.rr-eori tr tha commission plan without
even consulting TUden. He was only
apprised of the scheme arter its out
lines had been arranged and then It
was too late for him to dissent
effectually.
T-uon-p method of settling the trou
ble would have been an open debate
In Congress. In his opinion the can
vas of the electoral votes and the de
cision of the disputed points was the
Joint duty of the House and Senate
and he would have had this duty per
formed in. the full light of publicity,
trusting that any projects to stifle lus
tlce would thus bs thwarted. This
was quite in accordance with Mr. Til-
en's character as uoionei wanersou
rienieta it. A man of the strictest in
tegrity both in public and private life,
he appealed to his countrymen oy nia
kiM nnH unhendlnBT merits, but he
lacked that dramatic element of char,
acter which urges men to fight relent
lessly for their, rights and enames
them to nsftume a ijicturesaue pose be
fore the people. Had Mr. Tilden been
such a personage as Theodore Roose
velt, for instance. Colonel Watterson
opines that he might have plunged the
country Into an rrmed conflict and
come out victor In spite of the impedi
ments which hamperea nis party, uui,
to put the truth bluntly, Tilden was a
man of theory rather than action. He
loved books, enjoyed the quiet of his
et i A or, A preferred thA ROnletV of
his well-thosen friends to the tumult
of partisan strife. To be sure he was
efficient when duty drove him to It
Before his nomination to the Presi
dency he had routed the Tweed ring
in New York and subsequently as Gov
ernor he attacked and defeated the
entrenched forces of the Canal ring.
But all this was out or narmony wun
hie native mood. He was Brutus rather
than Caesar, and while he could wage
war If necessity compelled, ne rar pre.
ferred to philosophize under his vine
and fig tree. It is terribly fascinating
to speculate upon the outcome of the
Hayes-Tllden imbroglio if Roosevelt
harl heen in Ttldan s maca.
Hayes seems to have cut no figure
m
in Vi affair e-rrent to nromise the
withdrawal of the Federal troops from
Louisiana and other Southern states
if their electoral votes were cast for
him. He was as righteous a man as
Tilden, but in ability there was no
comparison between them. His nega
tive character contributed with the
dissatisfaction of the country over
Grant's nepotism and the miserable
working of reconstruction to make
Tilden afavorite candidate. The vot
ers gave the latter a majority of 264,
000 and Colonel Watterson believes
that he was Justly entitled to 196
electoral votes. This was eleven more
than he needed to elect him. On the
night following the election Tllden's
victory was conceded by everybody.
The staunchest Republican newspapers
conceded Hayes' defeat, all of them
but the New York Times, which con
tinued to hope against hope. That pa
per was then bitterly Republican.
From sheer impudence H claimed the
election for Hayes when not the slight
est ground for it appeared and finally
inspired Zach Chandler and other
leaders to do the same. Throwing to
the winds every consideration but the
greed of victory, they took for their
motto "De. 1'audace, de l'audace et
toujour de l'audace" and won their
point by the unscrupulous boldness
with which they fought for it.
The states where bribery and cor
ruption might have invalidated the
voting were Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina, Of these Louisiana
was the most important and accord
ingly both parties sent emissaries to
New Orleans to deal with the situation
on the ground. They found a return
ing board of two whites and two ne
groes, all four reeking with venality.
Openly announcing themselves for
sale, they offered the vote of their state
to Colonel Watterson If he would have
bought it at the price of $260,000.
Abram S. Hewitt afterward said pub
licly that It was also offered to him.
Since these men were not the kind
who could conclude such a bargain,
the motley-hued board came to terms
with the Republicans. Colonel Wat
terson thinks they were amply re
warded with offices. Of course simi
lar transactions were repeated In Flor
ida and South Carolina, so that the
Electoral Commission to whom Con
gress entjusted the controversy for
settlement were presented with a Re
publican majority on the face of the
returns. Taking the convenient ground
that no far aa thev were concerned the
returns were Infallible, the rest was
as easv as lying." to quote a great
authority on human nature.' The
Commission contained seven Demo
crats and eight Republicans, who de
cided every point as good partisans
nno-ht and Haves slipped neatly into
the office to which the people had
elected another man. The affair re
flected little credit upon anybody con
cerned In it except Mr. Tilden. He
seems to have looked upon the pro
ceedings with the philosopher's calm
anrl Bnmefhine of the philosopher's
contempt and history will reward his
moderation with lmperisnapie praise.
an FWmn lad la colnr back to
Alaska to claim a miss who, promised
tn marm- him as soon as he acquired
an education. Now that , he has one
there are those cynics who will re
mark that he should know better.
Pnnr Texas rpnorters are in Jail for
refusing to divulge the source of In
fnrmntlnn riven them confidentially.
The average reporter would go to the
gallows rather than Detray profes
sional confidences of that sort.
-vihnlna cave un Scutari because
his backer, Russia, "lay down" and
Russia probably lay down oecause
TTranne anl Knirland would hot stand
by her to the finish. Austria and Ger,
many made their bluff gooa.
The air la sweet with the fragrance
of the fruit blossoms, the lilac and
the snowball charm the eyes of city
nennie anri aoon the uueen or flow
ers will revel in her riot of combina.
tion of both.
who threatened U2& of
UU1UU3 ChVa -eeavw-w
caped, but one who called English law
makers cads was promptly o.ncoi.cu.
doesn t pay to wounu .n nu5inuu,u
vanity.
n-h meur charter, it is Bald. Will
lessen the number of employes. This
i- iti cori f It works out. which is
always a debatable problem where
public moneys are concerucu
The man who stole the package of
tii xi nn hiiia in transit may &s wcu
r nionnsal of that kind of cur
rency will lead to detection, now or
ten years later
Tha assassin of the King of "Greece
he committed suicide. Somehow
those foreign officials know how to
work these problems to an ena oettet
than do ours. -
f i..n.moTio warn afraid to land at
the Battery because of seeing a troop
of blanketea inaia.ua.
thought they were the Apaches of New
York.
Th. fact that a. man of 70 writes
love letters isn't proof of his Insanity,
v,i,i, a Missouri court. It merely
proves that age hasn't conquered him.
If Congressmen wilt thus early in
the tariff debate, how can they strug
gle through the complexities of a cur
rency bill during the dog days?
Tf the tmmlirrants who were scared
of Buffalo Bill's Indians only knew
New York, they would be more scared
of Tammany braves.
. eolciHea Senator
XII urni5 . ,
Goff, of West Virginia, shows thrift in
addition to a desire to live off the Gov
ernment. ,
a ioat o reclrleaa aneeder. a demon
strator, by the way, has been given a
Jail sentence. Just a word more.
TThusual Quantities of ammunition
for "target practice" in Hawaii are
but little messengers of peace.
Plnchot is turning his guns on Con
gress. After Dr. cook, .rincnoi nas
great fame.
The Fort Worth reporters proved
that a reporter does not tell all he
knows.
whv not utilize the city directory as
a ballot at the coming city election?
This weather will bring the roses
out by the millions
Now is woman's opportunity while
the men wrangle.
Hiram Johnson gives way to Jacket!
the
spotlight. .
MAY 7, 1913.
VOTERS SHOULD GET TOGETHER
Demand for Org-anlaatloa to Bar Unde
sirables From Office.
Portland, May 6. (To the Editor.)
Nothing could be more opportune or
better expressed than the leading edi
torial in the. Oregonian today. The
city's business and future prosperity is
now facing a crisis. If the city cannot
secure honest, energetic and trustwor
thy administration of Its great and in
creasing interests its growth" will be
paralyzed. The question before the law
abiding citizens and taxpayers Is one
of men and not of administrative ma
chinery. It Is the man behind the . gun,
and not the weapon, that wins the bat
tle. The past history of the city proves
beyond all question that It Is the Mayor
and Council, and not the Charter that
guarantees honest and efficient gov
ernment. I have been personally ac
quainted with every Mayor that has
ruled in this city but four the first
three Mayors and the present one; and
I know that it was the personality of
these officials and not the charters
which gave character and force, or
weakness and Inefficiency to their ad
ministrations of the city business. Look
at the record from 1853 down to, the
present. Joslah Failing, of blessed
memory, one term; W. S. Ladd, one
term; George M. Vaughn, one term;
James O'Neill, two terms; L. M. Starr,
one term; 8. J. McCormlck, one term;
George C Bobbins, one term; J. M.
Breck, one term; W. H. Farrar, two
terms; David Logan, the brilliant law
yer, one term; Henry Falling, four
terms; T. J. Holmes, one term; Dr. J. A.
Chapman, six terms; Hamilton Boyd,
one term; Bernard Goldsmith, two
terms; Philip Wasserman, two terms;
W. 8. Newberry, two terms; D. P.
Thompson, three terms; John Gates,
three terms; W. S. Mason, one term,
1890. And now we get down to the new
City Hall. Sylvester Pennoyer, a sala
ried Mayor, and the long line of good
and true men in the Mayor's office
seems to have "petered out."
All these Mayors named above, served
the city without salary; and their In
tegrity and force of character so far
dominated the city government that it
was so Just, honest and economical that
there was never a word of complaint
from the men who paid the taxes in our
unbroken careers of growth and pros
perity for forty years. These men were
elected and re-elected as long as they
would serve the city; and they had no
"managers" or "promotion" committees
to boost their. campaigns. Why can't
tha city secure such men now? Why
do taxes Increase faster than popula
tion and outrun all the great growth
of taxable property? Why is It neces
sary for a hundred law-abiding auto
moblllsts to organize to enforce the
laws against law-breakers? Is fur
ther evidence needed to show that the
city is facing a crisis which threatens
the future welfare of the city and all
its people?
If the taxpayers and law-abiding citi
zens want such Mayors as are named
above they must organize irrespective
of party, and organize immediately.
Why don't the business and other clubs
In the city come to the front In this
crisis, and organize to promote good
government as well as good business.
Good government Is the chief founda
tion stone of good business It is the
duty we all owe to our city. Neither
Miss Wilcox nor anybody else ever
penned anything more appropriate than
these lines:
"The time has come when men with
hearts and brains
Must rise and take the misdirected
reins
Of government too long left in the
hands
Of tricksters, and of thieves. He who
stands
And sees the mighty vehicle ot State
Dragged through the mire to some
Ignoble fate.
And makes not such bold protest as he
can.
Is no American!"
The Oregonian is right. There should
be organization of voters behind suit
able candidates for Mayor and Commis
sioners, Irrespective of party; and or
ganization Immediately. Who will lead?
J. G.
WHAT ARB YOUR QUALIFICATIONS?
Candidates for Office Should File State
ment, Suggests L. Samuel.
Portland. May 6. (To the Editor.)
The biggest business In the City of
Portland Is the business of the city
Itself. Now that we are about to put
It on a more thorough business basis
and employ a general manager and as
ststant .manager to run it, it does seem
to me as If we should know something
definite aboiit the people who aspire to
fill these positions. It is but fair that
the voter be furnished the same Infor
mation that a good business man must
know of an applicant for a managing
position In his own business establish
ment. This would give the voter the
opportunity to Judge . for himself
whether the applicant Is the proper per
son to put In the position of general
manager (Mayor) or assistant man
ager (Commissioner). Every applicant
should answer through the publio press
over his signature:
Mv aera Is...................
I have lived In the City of Portland
years.
My family consists of
My past business experience is as fol
lows:
I have been connected during the past
five years with the loliowing nrms:
My position with each firm was as
follows: "
My salary each year during the past
five years nas Deen
If In business for himself er If a profes
sional man, how much has the ap
plicant actually earned each year
for five years pasw
vWhen these questions are properly
answered it will furnish a mental pic
ture of the person whereby he can be
judged. Anyone failing to answer
should be aisquannea lor me posrauo
he Is applying for. i bajiulu
HISTORIC GUX IS OJI VIEW.
Weapon Which Started Revolution Is
Shown in rvanana viiy.
TTnnaAH C.tv Times.
rrv, .ln that flrerl tha "shot heard
'round the world win soon do piacea
on exhibition by the Kansas City His-
Airf.al QAcintv ThA STT1 Tl l)R loll ETB tO
o ctMnan nf TTftnnnH fMtv. Kan. It
S3. . otuiJJBvu - -
was his grandiatner, jonn oiniiiauu, wuu
fired the first snot oi me ncraiuuuu.
IX- Clmnonn 1 11 1 ATI H 1 n thA IT 1111 tO the
in ui in ii" o i
Historical Society. "I can remember
having seen this weapon 80 years ago,"
he said. With the gun is the commls
.(An cvAotins. John SimDson Second
Lieutenant of the New Hampshire
Troops, as the result or ma part, in mo
Battle of Bunker Hill. The commission
i ,aA.ii4 ntni-oh is 177ft. and la slerned
by M. Weare, Governor of New Hamp
shire. .
Mr. Simpson's grandfather was a pri
vate at Bunker Hill, and misinterpreted
.i... Li.t,in enmmand. "Don't fire un-
tiia uigfcvt v w
til you can see the whites of their.
- i 1 1 ,.it. 1
eyga," ne urea ana tue uLiiera luuuwtw.
a .he victorv Mr. Simnson was ar
rested for disobeying orders. He ex
plained that he saw the white In ,n
officer's eyes before he fired.
Marriage Propoaal, la Cenee.
Judge.
v.ti... "Vnn tr willouchbv doesn't
seem to call on Grace very often of
i wnTiiiai. if lt'a a case of damp
ened ardor. Son I think likely. He
nrnnoRad to her while out canoeing,
and she threw him over-
IITVOKING MOB KILE IN ENGLAND
Pankhnrat Women Held Not to Be En
raged In Civil War.
PORTLAND, May 3. (To the Editor.)
I am thoroughly in favor of suffrage
for women upon equal terms with men,
and I cordially approve of the tactful
methods of our American women, under
which their righteous cause Is making
steady progress in the United States. I
equally disapprove of the methods of
Mrs. Pankhurst and the other militant
suffragists of England, and am In favor
of world-wide woman suffrage, in spite
of them.
A comprehension of the proverbial
obstinacy of Mr. John Bull In dealing
with the Irish question and other local
issues should satisfy almost any per
son that he will never be moved by
lawless agitation or acts of violence.
Obstinate though the English may be,
they are the most law-abiding people
on the face of the earth; nor will It
do to apologize for such methods by
contending that "conditions are differ
ent over there," because there are no
conditions in a civilized country under
which mob rule Is defensible.
I have just read an ably written
article from the pen of a prominent
suffrage worker in the. East, whose
general opinions and Judgment I value
highlyv But the article seems to evi
dence a distorted vision. It fails to
discriminate between legitimate war
fare and riot. While the article does
not specifically endorse Mrs. Pankhurst,
It cites Joan of Arc and Molly Pitcher
in the same connection aa examples of
women whose warlike methods have
been generally lauded and approved.
Now, mob rule Is one thing, and legiti
mate warfare Is another. Certain
rights are universally recognized un
der what are termed the "laws of
war," which clearly defines human.- re
strictions, which civilization has
greatly Increased. And while these
laws permit the destruction of enemies
and of property, as well as the appro
priation of property that is service
able to an invading army, they pro
hibit wanton devastation and Imply, at
least, that confiscated property shall be
paid for. Wanton destruction of prop
erty Is as contrary to the laws of war
as the bombardment of an unprotected
town or city.
If the militants imagine that they
have instituted what might be called a
"civil war'' (which is a war between
different factions of a people or differ
ent sections of a country (they are mis
taken. Even the creation of a civil
war requires not alone some dignity
of numbers, but a regular declaration
or proclamation of war by a recog
nized sovereign or organized authority
and its actual delivery before beginning
hostilities or making an attack on per
sons or property.
In fact, the militant proceeding in
England is simply a "rebellion," which
is an opposition by violence to a gov
ernment on the part pf some of its
subjects for the purpose of changing
the Constitution or laws; and a "rebel
is a person who, with violence, op
poses the government of his country
from political motives. Therefore, Mrs.
Pankhurst and her followers are sim
ply rebels who, without standing under
either civil or military law, can only
be dealt with by police power.
The position of Joan of Arc was In
no sense parallel. She was a French
national heroine, although the Illiterate
daughter of a peasant, and she was
absolutely within the law. In 1429 the
English were masters of the whole of
northern France. Joan of Arc believed
that she was commanded by a super
natural power to liberate her country,
and Charles VII became so Impressed
that he put her in regular command of
an army. She raised the seige of Or
i . .rained tha victorv of Patay,
was finally captured by the English and
burned at the staue. one aia uui de
stroy private property or commit any
overt act.
As to Molly Pitcher, tne compnrin
is equally remote. At the battle of
Monmouth a shot from British artillery
killed Molly Pitcher's - husband, who
was an American gunner. Molly, a
. t-ioh wimnn. 22 vears of age,
had been carrying water to him and
to the troops. When ne ten iuci ay
peared to be no one competent to fill hii
out to be re
place biiu in. n ii - - , .
moved when Molly aroppea u-.
seized a rammer and vowed that she
would shoot the gun to avenge her
husband's death, which she did with
great courage and Dr,aveiy. n.i.u
. ni, oral washlneton cave he
w.n aa a serereant In tne
a i; u in 1 1 1 1 i '-' . i- "
army and had her name placed on tn
pension rolls for life.
Mollv Pitcher and Joan of Arc, as-
..ST-m , f the hlehest order,
VOlcU iiciiiuc.
within tha law and under
Its operation and control. So are our
American suffragists, and they will do
well to keep the distinction
mlnfl. KUSSIiU .r-
PRINCE COOKS FOR HIS WIFE
Real . Royal Chef Telia Secret About
IXlm Ifetter-fiaix-e
ti . Cut- TCnnsae CltV Star.
To Boston, the home of baked beans,
has come, literally speaking, the royal
chef Prince Ranjl Singh Smile, fifth
son 'of the Ameer of Baluchistan. And
with him has come his American wife,
.... Vlolat Ethel Rochlitz.
IDIillCl 1J as
of New York. Strange as It may seem,
the marvelous Deauty ot mc
ascribed by her prince to his care of
her food. .
"Each day I give her a new dish, he
declared to bis interviewers, u up
hold! is Bhe not beautiful?"
..,.1. .u ..in..'! rnval title may
yv 111113 HI V A" - ' -
have been clouded, it has never been
eclipsed by the tact mat no i .
for when out of the mysterious land of
. i t..u i.me with his retinue of
nia uiria ii" - - , . .1,1
35 "servants" a year ago, he startled
staid old Loiwon who hb "
Canada and would have made New
York City a province of his Baluchistan
had he not fallen In love with Miss
Rochlitz. They eloped and went to the
. i In Rnliichistan.
prince s "'-- --- t the
dishes he cnoso aim r"i i
a year's treatment, he brings her forth
a marvelous beauty as the triumph of
r . i AV.n..&rl ii rA after
his culinary art.
FREE EYEGLASSES TO SCHOLARS
Levy Bill In New York Would Help
Children With Defective Vision.
New York Evening Sun.
There is a good prospect that the
Levy bill, which so amends the Greater
New York charter that school children
who need them will get spectacles or
eyeglasses free, will shortly pass the
Senat
The text of the measure is one of the
shortest introduced into the Legislature
this Fession. It is as follows:
Th Board of Education shall furnish
free to any pupil of a public school
who shall require the same, after due
examination, and shall obtain a
certificate to that effect from the
principal of the school attended by
such pupil, eyeglasses or spectacles as
.ho rim may be. The board of estimate
and apportionment is hereby authorized
and directed to raise eacn year bucu
sum as may be necessary to carry out
thA nrovision 01 tnis section. i nis act
shall take effect Immediately."
Tf this bill Decomes a jaw it win mean
that there will be no excuse for any
child in the public schools being back
ward In his studies because his eyes
are weak; for when his parents cannot
afford to buy him eyeglasses the city
will.
Mamie's Engagement Rlns-.
Detroit Free Press,
Have you seen Mamie's engagement
ring?" "Of course. Did you have an
idea that she was making an effort to
hide It?" ' j
The Minute Men
By Dean ColIIna.
In school, when but a tiny lad.
With utmost suffering and pain,
I let the teachers that I had
Sculpture the contours of my brain.
And shove into its vast abysm
The elements of patriotism;
Yet all that season, I did not
Bump Into any patriot.
I read about the minute men,
otha laft thai nflwn within tha mead.
To duck behind a rock, and then
On the lierce xiessian a raw a Deao.
Ah natrlrttfr? riavs were thnftA
When 'we pot-shotted at our foes;
nut InnHno- at real life aealn
I saw no modern minute men.
But saith the seer in language burning.
By whom the maxim mill Is ground,
" Tis a long lane that has no turning."
And now the truth of It I've found.
The patriotic man arises
Only in times of bitter crisis;
I've found the minute men at last.
Since the Commission Charter passed.
The news throughout the city spread:
"The Charter's passed!" And one andalL
The minute men, as one man, sped
In answer to the people's call;
In gathering gangs, tne patriots
Climbed fences and cut corner lots,
Dashing to offer the petition
To serve upon the new Commission.
The popcorn vender left his van;
The counter-jumper dropped his tape;
The janitor his garbage can
Left, and slid down the fire escape;
The man who mows upon my lawn
Left his whole salary undrawn.
The shipping clerk let fall his pen
And flew to Join the minute men.
Say not the grand old days are past.
When men, upon the minute flew
The proffer of their aid to cast
With patriotic fervor true.
Only in times of certain crisis
The reg'lar minute man arises
Such crisis as doth now appear.
Involving fuU "flVe thou." a year.
Twenty-five Years Ago
From The Oregonian of Slay 7, 1SS8.
London. May 6. The directors of the
African Association have sent an
order to Stanley Falls to send out a
scouting party in search of Stanley.
The new Catholic Church to be built
at Salem will cost $6000 and will seat
600 people. C. A. Roberts is the archi
tect. First game of the season. The Port
lands and Wlllamettes play for Mrs.
William Garvin's benefit The Wal
lamettes won by a score of 11 to 2.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Thompson, of Al
bany, came down Saturday to obtain
medical treatment for the former.
H. E. Battin and W. . L. Archam
beau will go to Oregon City today to
meet William H. Jordan, supreme mas
ter Workman of the A. O. U. W.,. and
escort him to this city.
W. W. Danel and D. Cushman, who
left here a few days ago for San Fran
cisco on bicycles, arrived safely at
Salem after a rather rough time,
owing to the muddy condition of the
roads.
The twenty-first annual commence
ment exercises of the Albany Collegi
ate Institute will be held in the col
lege chapel, beginning on Monday,
June 11. The graduating class consists
of John Geisendorfer and Collins El
kins. Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonian ot May T, 1663.
Mr. Charles Hutchins, Indian agent
for the Flathead Indians, arrived here
on Tuesday. We are Indebted to him
for a specimen of gold-bearing rock
from the Beaverhead mines. Great ex
citement prevails over the discoveries.
Latest advices from Boise, through
Mr. Mossman. state that the vanguard
of Standefer's Indian hunters had ar
rived at Placerville, bringing In 32
horses, seven scalps and two prisoners.
New York, April 30. Yesterday the
Army under Hooker pursued with vigor
the movement they had begun. Troops
were Crossing- throughout the day near
Port Royal, 12 miles below Fredericks
burg. City Council The resignation of S.
Sherlock was accepted. E. W. McGraw
was elected City Attorney. Resolution
that the city collector receive only gold
and silver for dues in payments of
taxes, licenses, etc, was adopted.
A large audience was present last
night to witness the beautiful play,
"The Wife,'- upon tbe occasion of Miss
Esther Mitchell's benefit.
JAPANESE STANDARDS NOT OURS
Hence They Are n Menace to People of
Co net. Says Writer.
GOLD HILL, Or May! 5. (To the
Editor.) In scanning the editorial col
umns of The Oregonian the last few
days I have read with great Interest
your articles in regard to the alien law
passed by the California Legislature.
I regret to say that my views on that
subject are totally at Variance with
those expressed in The Oregonian.
I believe that four out of every five
persons on the Coast favor . that law.
1 am not stating this from a stand
point of prejudice against the Jap
anese, at whom the law is primarily
aimed, as I . really place the Jap,
in intelligence and culture, far above
some of our other foreign population;
but regardless of their Inner and outer
qualities, they have so arranged their
Interests here on the Pacific Coast that
their presence and industry have be
come an unwelcome obstacle.
It Is a well-known fact that three
JSps will live on what one white man
would consume, rnd because of that
and the cheapness of their labor they
are able to undersell the American
farmer In what they raise and also to
step Into the shoes of the American
laborer. Any doubt as to the truth
fulness of these statements can be
verified by investigating their whole
sale production of oniofis, potatoes,
etc , in California this last year. Now,
why the American people of this Coast
have to lower their standard of living
to that of the Japanese, the writer Is
unable to see; and, moreover, the
author of the articles pubiisnea tne
last few days win una out it ne snouia
listen to the expressions of many after
reading about the proposed law he
would find out that California would
not have to fight her battle alone. .
V.. AlA&lUiM.
An Up-to-Date Stenographer.
London Tit-Bits.
"I seem to remember that young
woman, who is sner-
"She was my typewriter last year.
"She's charming! Why did she leave
you?
"She was too conscientious for me.
One day I proposed marriage to her,
and what do you think she did! bne
took all that I said down in shorthand
and brought it, nicely typewritten, fos
me to sign!"
Art Critic Given a Hint.
London Opinion.
Irresponsible Impressionist (annoyed
at persistent close scrutiny of his pic
ture by short-Blghted old gent) Ex
cuse me, sir ,but that picture la meant
to be looked at, not smelt!