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rOKTLAT, ITRJDAT, OCT. Xt, !
btxzer A Frnrxx spectacle).
William Sulzer Is no longer Gover
nor of New York. Within a year
after ho was elected to that office with
loud professions of honesty and ae-
th muiniA. h, ha, been ex
posed by the organization whose cor
ruption ho denounced as a man w"u
embezzled the money given to pro-
- vi. ci.ttn T r 1 m Airnosed as
J 1UJ k 0 U.O -
practicing with the misappropriated
money the very vice or sioca bj.u
tion against which he proposed legis
lation. He Is shown to have tempted
others to the perjury he expressed his
readiness to commit. He Is proved by
tMrtimnnv nf his own former
friends to have endeavored to make
terms with the prime movers oi ma
impeachment.
Sulzer's own course under attack
has strengthened the case against him.
When that attack began, he relied on
technical legal points to escape being
brought to trial. When these were
brushed aside, he announced his pur
pose to tell the whole story In testify
ing for the defense. He did not testi
fy. He said he would call Charles F.
Murphy to testify about Tammany's
methods. He did not- His reply to
his accusers was in substance: "You're
a worse rogue than I am." In the end
he made no defense before the im
peachment court, hiding behind his
wife's skirts with the excuse that he
could not testify without Involving
her. He promises a statement of his
side of the case after the verdict is
rendered, but of what value will that
beT It will be purely ex parte, prob
ably colored to suit his purposes; it
will not be under oath, although Sul
zer's attempts to suborn perjury show
that his oath would not add credibility
to his evidence; he cannot be cross
examined on It. The forum In which
Sulzer should have made his defense
was the Impeachment court, but he
made practically no defense there ex
cept to call his campaign manager,
whose admissions went far to corrob
orate the evidence against him.
The burden of Sulzer's defense has
been that the mlsdeed3 of which he
has been convicted were all done be
fore he received his certificate of elec
tion as Governor. Had his position
been upheld, a man ' could wade
through crime to the Governorship,
yet his election would enable him to
start with an Indefeasible title and a
clean record. Obviously, the levying
of contributions on his political
friends and concealment of the fact
Is a taint on his title. Application to
his personal use of money given to aid
In his election only deepens the taint.
Acceptance of personal gifts of money,
while a candidate, from men who de
sire his official favor deepens that
taint s till more; yet Sulzer imagines
it vindicates him. He tried to divert
attention to the corruption of Tam
many, but the corruption of Sulzer,
not of Tammany, was under consid
eration. Paint Tammany as black as
we will r-and it doubtless deserves to
be painted black we cannot thereby
make Sulzer whiter.
No man who has read the proceed
ings with unprejudiced mind can ques
tion that Sulzer has had a fair trial.
The court has accepted the rulings of
Presiding Judge Cullen on legal ques
tions, and many of these have been
In Sulzer's favor. Great care has evi
dently been exercised to try him so
Impartially as to deprive him of any
excuse for appealing from the court
to the people. The verdict itself is
marked by studied moderation. While
Sulzer Is removed, he is not disquali
fied from holding public office. His
accusers seem to have considered it
sufficient to tear off his disguise as
a reformer and champion of the peo
ple and to show him up as "a wolf in
sheep's clothing. They may be con
fident that they have rendered him
powerless to do them further harm.
His fate will be a warning to others
that a man who has once played the
game as Tammany plays it and then
turns against that organization In the
guise of a reformer while continuing
to pursue Tammany methods, will do
so at his peril.
Enmity to Tammany has, however,
given Sulzer a following much larger
than he would have had, were his ac
cusers and judges less open to re
proach. The case has already figured
In politics. Before his trial Assembly
men who had voted for Impeachment
were denied renominatlon. Even after
he has made such a pitiful spectacle
of himself, the Impeachment Is being
used to prevent the renominatlon of
the Judges and Senators . who have
tried him and to aid the Fusion ticket
in New York City. Republicans and
anti-Tammany Democrats are using
the impeachment to aid them in ef
forts to control the next Legislature.
The campaign against Sulzer has had
no sympathy from the Democratic
candidate for Mayor of New York nor
from Lieutenant-Governor McGlynn,
who now succeeds finally to the Gov
ernorship. The sympathy of Colonel
Roosevelt has rallied many to Sulzer.
But Sulzer can never again success
fully lead a popular movement. The
past will ever rise up against him. In
its groping after a leader in its fight
for emancipation from boss rule. New
York lacks the experience of those
states which have already won that
fight and chose the pseudo instead of
the real champion. It may be ex
pected to reject Sulzer, but not to
throw Itself into the arms of Tam
many or the Barnes machine. With
discrimination rendered keener by the
Sulzer revelations, forward - looking
men will seek out men of the Hughes
stamp, who, with no element of the
demagogue in their make-up, fight
manfully for rule by the people, confi
dent that their record has no seamy
side to be exposed by their opponents.
Tt la a scandal that Ralph Rose, the
athlete, should have died of typhoid I
fever. San Francisco should take it I
to heart that the inexcusable calam
ity happened there and see that'noth.
ing of the kind recurs. This entirely
preventable filth disease is exception
ally fond cf a shining mark. We may
bo thankful that it spared one of the
Wright brothers, but no one is safe
from its insidious attack until sani
tation is much more faithfully prac
ticed than It is in most American
cities.
FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
A Democrat was elected to Con
gress In West Virginia last Tuesday
over the opposition of Republican,
Progressive and Socialist candidates.
It was the same in 1912, except that
In 1913 the Republican candidate had
no Progressive to handicap him and
to divide the Republican vote. The
only result the other day was to guar.
antee the election of the Democrat.
In the recent town elections in Con
necticut the Progressive vote shows a
great falling off over 1912.
Everywhere the story is the same.
The Progressive registration, or the
Progressive showing in the elections Is
half, or less, what It was In lu
It Is obvious that the party is dwin
dling.
Yet the party organizers go ahead
as in Oregon, forming county clubs
and promoting the work of general
organization. They can have no pos
sible hope of success in 1913 or 1314.
They can have no possible hope of
success in 1918 unless they absorb the
entire Republican party. Apparently
they think that the way to bring aDout
that result Is to achieve one or two
more Republican defeats. But in any
contest of endurance they are likely
to find the Republican party made
up of pretty tough material.
nSTEM IV COCTTTY FUBCHASKS.
It Is surprising to find anyone op
posing the plan of the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners to introduce system
and economy in procuring all county
sup'plies through the services of a pur
chasing agent. It is lnexcusaDie ior
any county officer to insist that he
will make his own purchases without
regard to the purchasing agent, or
the County Board, or anyone else.
Yet that Is the position Auditor
Martin assumes when he Ignores the
purchasing agent and does his own
buying and audits his own bills.- We
do not assume that Mr. Martin has
any other purpose than the assertion
of his own authority as Auditor. But
the Auditor is not, and should not be.
a purchasing agent. He ought not to
be both purchaser and Auditor, even
if the law countenances the .assump
tion of both functions. He is there to
audit the county bills. When he sees
that all legal forms are complied with
and the various warrants and other
papers that come to him are issued
with proper authority, and that there
is no apparent fraud, he has done his
duty and all of It.
If Auditor Martin may send down
town and buy a bottle of ink, or a
ream of paper, or a gross of pencils in
the open market, so may the Record
er and the Sheriff and all the others.
It is an indefensible system; it ought
not to be countenanced by him or by
and other public officer. It will not
be approved by the public, nor any
disinterested part thereof.
The Board of County Commission
ers, which through Chairman Holman,
has sought to Install efficiency ana
order in the county's financial affairs,
deserves support and not opposition.
BARBARITIES BT BULGARIANS.
The secrecy which enveloped the
operations of the Bulgarians in their
war against Turkey proves not to have
been for strategio reasons only. It
was evidently Intended to hide from
the prying correspondents barbarities
which make the Turks appear angels
of mercy by comparison and which
have prompted the Jewish, Greek and
Armenian residents of Adrlanople to
beg the powers for Turkish rule.
According to the Paris Debats and
the London Telegraph, the Bulgarians
massacred prisoners by wholesale,
looted refugee camps, committed hor
rible crimes against women and chil
dren and forced conversion of Mo
hammedans to Christianity by whole
sale. They herded 16,000 prisoners on
an island, with nothing to eat ex
cept the bark of trees and the soles
of shoes and forbade relief from out
side. Not only the Turkish. Greek
and Jewish inhabitants and the news
paper correspondents, but the Con
suls charge that they oonverted Adrl
anople into a shambles. Prisoners
were tied together and thrown Into a
river, and troops lined up on the banks
fired on those who could swim.
These barbarities and the forced
conversions have aroused Moslem
fanaticism and caused the Turks to
boast of a new army coming from
Asia to fight for Islam. An Inspired
Turkish paper appeals to the faithful
throughout the world to rally to Tur
key, and the wrath of the Mohamme
dans of Egypt and of French North
Africa is causing trouble for England
and France. The powers are trying to
agree on a plan to expel the Turks
from Adrlanople, but the Turks say
never will they leave that city except
when driven out.
AS TO rTMMAT.TVB.
Mrs. Pankhurst is sure of making
one appearance in America, at any
rate. The immigration authorities
have promised to allow her to speak
at Madison Square Garden, under
bonds, if necessary, but she certainly
will speak and who knows what awful
things may happen when she opens
her trouble-breeding mouth? , No
doubt revolution and anarchy will be
gin at her first word and spread In
their deVastatlng course from New
York to San Francisco. Certainly, to
hear some people talk about Mrs.
Pankhurst, that is what we might rea
sonably expect.
But the panicky talk of timorous
souls is not always In strict accord
with common sense. Mrs. Pankhurst,
In all her horror, visited the United
States once upon a time. She stalked
abroad in the land doing as she liked,
saying what she would, and nothing
very frightful came of it. The chances
are that she would do about the same
this time as she did before. No doubt
she has progressed a little . in her
preference for "direct action," but
what difference does that make to usT
We. can listen to Mrs. Pankhurst
preaching "direct action," or indirect,
for weeks at a time without catching
the desire to throw bombs or set fire
to houses.
The fact of the matter is that Mrs.
Pankhurst and her sister suffragettes
are more . humorous than terrible to
the American people. Very likely if
we had to put up with their pranks
we should take them a little more se
riously, but we do not and we. never
shall. The British suffragettes have
chosen their course of action for rea
sons which seem to them conclusive.
No doubt their Judgment is bad and
their reasons foolish. But, be that as
THE MOTCNTNG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1913.
it may, even the flimsy excuses they
have for violence do not exist here.
" American women are winning the
right to vote by appealing to fair com'
mon sense and they know that they
are. Hence It would be utterly silly
for them to resort to violence and, of
course, they will not do so. We see
consequently how foolish it is for us
to be afraid of Mrs. Pankhurst s In
fluence. She will not have any and
In the nature of things cannot have
any. In our opinion the fuss and the
flurry over her visit Is all nonsense.
THE GET-TOGETHER- STOUT.
Most hopeful for the future of Ore
gon is the get-together spirit shown
by all its people and by the people of
each section. The latest demonstra'
tion of this spirit was given by the
people of Rogue River Valley at the
convention at Medford. All competing
towns sent delegates who united their
voloes and energies for the common
interest. The talk was not of Med
ford, Ashland, Grants Pass or other
towns, but of the Rogue River Valley
and of all Oregon.
This unity of spirit found expres
sion in the decision to make an ex
hibit of the resources of all Oregon
at Ashland for the information of visi
tors to the San Francisco fair who
travel through Oregon. It might have
been an exhibit of the resources of
Ashland, or of the Rogue River Valley,
or of Western Oregon, but even the
broadest of these limitations Is too
narrow for the broad-minded people
of Southern Oregon. Nothing that
does not compass the whole of Oregon
is broad enough for them. In their
desire for the development of their
state by new settlers, these typically
Western people see that by advancing
the progress of any section of Oregon
they give an Impetus to their own.
They see that, as people are of varied
tastes, if they cannot plant a newcom
er on Rogue River they would better
plant him on the Deschutes or in some
other valley than not have him c rnie
to Oregon at all. The Western spirit
cannot restrict Its enthusiasm to one
town; it needs a whole broad villey
like that of the Rogue. Then it
spreads beyond the bordering hills to
meet the like Bpirlt In adjoining val
leys. Thus it envelops the whole state,
as it should and will, in fact already
does.
THE BATTLE OF' LEIPZIG.
Great preparations are making In
Germany to celebrate the 100th anni
versary of the battle of Leipzig. Nat
urally the principal exercises will be
held In the city itself, where a great
battle monument will be unveiled on
the 18th of this month. A curious
feature of the day will be the delivery
of patriotic messages from all parts of
Germany and even from -the United
States. They are to be brought by run.
ners as far as circumstances permit.
In this country relays will carry the
message from Washington to New
York, where It will be committed to
a steamship which sails for Bremen.
From that city runners will again re
ceive It and pass it on to Leipzig. It
Is reported that 83,000 men will take
part in this extraordinary feat. The
18th of October, on which the battle
monument will be unveiled, commem
orates the third day of the great battle
at Leipzig, which is often called "the
battle of the nations," as It may well
be, since on one side was Napoleon
with his army of Frenchmen and al
lies, on the other Bernadotte with a
force of Swedes and Prussians, Blu
cher with another, composed of Rus
sians and Prussians, and Schwartzen
berg with a still larger contingent of
Austrlans. In all more than 400,000
troops took part in the Battle of
Leipzig, Napoleon probably having
half as many as his opponents.
Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig marks
a decisive stage In his declining ca
reer. In the previous season he had
undertaken the disastrous Russian
campaign In which his losses had been
Incalculable, but Inasmuch as the bulk
of the unfortunate army which he led
against the Czar was composed of
allies, France did not feel the blow
with fatal severity. Napoleon experi
enced only moderate difficulty in re
cruiting a new force, which at the be
ginning of August, 1813, consisted or
100,000 men, posted in the Valley of
the Elbe from Hamburg to Magde
burg, and some 800,000 under his own
command with headquarters at Gorlitz
and Bautzen. These places lie to the
east of Dresden in Saxony. The Saxon
troops were at that time Incorporated
in Napoleon's army, though they de
serted him on the day of Leipzig and
contributed to his defeat. German
patriotism had been stimulated to fe
ver heat by the exhortations of the
philosopher, Fichte. and a patriotic
proclamation Issued by the King,
Frederick William of Prussia, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that
the invader retained any of them in
his service from the beginning of the
year 1818. A suspension of arms had
been in effect during the Summer, but
It ended on August 15.
At that time Napoleon, as we have
said, lay at Gorlitz aiid Bautzen, east
of Dresden. Of his foes, Bernadotte
was at Berlin, Blucher at Breslau and
Schwartzenberg In Bohemia, so situat
ed that he could easily follow the
course of the Elbe down to Dresden.
Fearing for the safety of that city.
Napoleon moved his troops thither to
ward the end of August, and Schwart
zenberg, as had been expected, moved
out of Bohemia with his Austrlans to
attack him.- Napoleon's march to
Dresden, in this emergency, was one
of the most extraordinary on record.
He covered ninety miles in seventy
two hours with his troops In heavy
marching order across the country.
The Battle of Dresden took place on
August 27 and It was here that the
waning star of Napoleon recovered for
the last time its original brilliancy.
The Austrlans were defeated with
great loss . and Napoleon might per
haps have destroyed their army If he
had pursued with his old-time vigor.
But at that stage of his career the
conqueror had become , subject to
strange fits .of mental paralysis, which
seemed to deprive him of the power of
theught and action. Instead of pur
suing the defeated Austrlans he spent
some time crouching over his bivouac
fire in deep dejection and finally went
back to Dresden, leaving his army
without orders. Soon afterward news
came to him that Vandamme, who had
been left south of Dresden to guard
the passes of the Bohemian moun
tains, had been overwhelmed, while at
about the same time Blucher had de
feated his subordinate Macdonald and
bernadotte had put Oudlno to flight.
So that the -victory at Dresden was
darkened by & cloud of disasters in
every direction. Fall was now draw
ing on and Napoleon had to consider
the question of Winter quarters. He
had the choice of remaining at Dres
den in an exhausted country or mak
ing his way back toward France,
where supplies were more plentiful.
After long and painful vacillation,
which showed that the power of his
intellect had been sadly impaired, he
finally decided to move westward to
ward Leipzig. The allies timed their
advance accordingly, so that as Na
poleon approached Leipzig he was
confronted by Bernadotte at Halle,
Blucher a little northeast of him at
Wittenberg and Schwartzenberg oc
cupying the country to the south with
a great force of Austrlans.
Napoleon's first move was against
Blucher at Wittenberg, but the wily
German evaded the onslaught and
moved off to the east, as he could
safely do since all Prussia was friend
ly to him. Napoleon's plan had been
to defeat Blucher first and then cut
Schwartzenberg off from his connec
Hons with Bohemia. If It had suc
ceeded he would have destroyed his
enemies, but Blucher's retreat spoiled
It. Napoleon now prepared to concen
trate his attack on Schwartzenberg
and massed his troops south of Leip
zig for that purpose. The Austrlans
came toward the city down the Elster
and Pleisse Rivers. The battle began
on the 16th of October and during that
day there was obstinate fighting, but
without decisive consequences. Blu
cher carried the village of Mockern,
which brought him within a mile of
the city gates, but the Austrlans failed
to capture any of the French posl
tlons. On the next day there was
nothing but skirmishing without lm
portant results, but .on October 18
the desertion of the Saxons turned the
tide against Napoleon and he was
compelled to retreat. The battle was
lost to him, but his army was not de
stroyed. At least 100,000 Frenchmen
marched away from Leipzig In good
order and with courage so little
daunted that they overwhelmed a
force of 60,000 Bavarians who tried
to Intercept him. Napoleon now made
his way back to France and took
measures for a defensive campaign.
.Tnrin TT. Williams, of Tacoma, is
about to follow uo his two highly val
uable books on the Northwest, "The
Mountain That .Was God" and "The
ftnnrritana of the Columbia with
n Aw nrlition of "The Canoe and the
Saddle," by Theodore Winthrop. He
Is working In co-operation wun ine
onihnr's fmiiv and will accompany
the original text with a biographical
introduction and notes ana witn aooui
90 Illustrations of Oregon and Wash
nrtnn fnrv of nlaces and people
of note in the territorial days or in
dian chiefs and Indian life. By puD
iiohtne- this book Mr. Williams is do
ing a great service to the Northwest.
TTia hnnka are arotten ud in a style
which is a credit alike to tne writer,
the artist, the printer and the pub
lisher.
Sonatnt- Mnrtini'a talk about "cut
ting off the supplies of foreign na-
Hnro" anunrfa wrtn flp.rf ullv like bun-
combe. He proposes to deprive Ger
many and England or copper, conou
nntacV, If tlv ohlfifit tO Davin?
the canal fees, in doing so we snouia
deprive ourselves of an Important
source of Income. The business of
.ntttnr nff nur own noses to spite for
eigners' faces is far more pleasing to
politicians than to tne people.
While bankers as a body denounce
the currency bill, Frank A. Vander-
lip, president of the National City
Bank, approves the bill as a whole.
while criticising some of its details.
His breadth of view is worthy of imi
tation.
Regulation to pedestrian traffic Is
opposed as taking away inherent
rie-hts. But this is a city, not a vil
lage, and adjustment of traffic must
be made with due regard to expedi
ency and public safety.
The.rA is trreat ODDortunity to set
a possible example to reckless auto
drivers In punishing young ituko in
Seattle, were It not that the reckless
driver cannot be reached by precept
or example. i
Only people with nerve can live at
Nome. Where else would one find
people who calculate on recouping on
the storm that wrecked them by work
ing the sands of the -beach to find
gold?
In producing a hen that has laid
291 eggs in a year. Professor Dry den
proves his contention that there Is
more In the utility fowl than there
is in the bird of immaculate feather
ing.
A Tacoma boy dropped dead of
heart failure In a football game. If
It had happened in the heat of a
scrimmage another crime would be
charged against the game.
Interest in the forthcoming poultry
show can be stimulated by offer ' to
visitors of a coupon calling for one
egg. Eggs will, by that time, rank
with Jewels.
Secretary Daniels urges compulsory
voting. It will be something for the
militant suffragettes to fight against
after they have achieved suffrage.
Huerta has obtained a loan of 32,-
600,000 in Paris. After it has been
delivered he may lend a more willing
ear to suggestions that he resign.
According to a news dispatch, "the
schooner Is going to the bottom and
other ships have gone to her aid."
Rescuers must be submarines.
A Cleveland Judge saw the tango in
order to decide as to Its propriety. The
Judge didn't see the real thing under
such circumstances.
New York Bull Moosers and Repub-
Ucans have Joined forces against the
tiger. In 1916 they will be united
against the donkey.
Germany is now sending an addition.
al warship. Washington should bear
In mind the significant fable of the
camel's nose.
But then it must be borne in mind
that the chicken which broke the
world's record at Corvallis Is an ed
ucated hen.
Modest and comfortable clothes are
returning, report Chicago fashion de
signers. But will such styles be ac
cepted?
The elder Frlck means that his
daughter-in-law will not be compelled
to ask for a little change.
Some $200,000 - has been pruned
from the City Park budget. Necessi
ties before luxuries.
But we fall to note Aguinaldo's
name In the Filipino Commission.
Under new management the Rose
Festival is assuming real proportions.
MINIMUM WAGB ORDERS GIVEN.
Some Regulations Apply Only in Port
land) One in State at Large.
OREGON CITY. Or, Oct. 16. (To the
Editor.) Please Inform me If the pro
posals and suggestions recently made
by the Labor Commission are state
wide in their scope or do they apply
only to the city of Portland?
When does the minimum wage law
become effective? Also, the eight-hour
law as proposed by the Commission?
Are the employes of any of the dif
ferent lines of trade excepted, or are
the two measures above Intended to
cover all lines all over the state?
WILLIAM J AN IN.
After November 23, 1913, the mini
mum wage In Portland mercantile es
tablishments for adult woman work
ers shall be $9.25 a week; the hours
shall not be longer than eight hours
and 20 minutes dally, or 60 hours a
week for such workers, and they shall
not be employed after 8 P. M. of any
day.
After November 10, 1913, the mini
mum wage for women in Portland
manufacturing establishments shall be
$8.64 a week; the noon lunch period
shall not be less than 46 minutes, and
the hours for such women workers
shall not be more than nine hours a
day or 64 hdurs a week.
After October 4, 1913, no girls under
18 In the state of .Oregon, employed In
any manufacturing or mercantile es
tablishment, millinery, dressmaking or
hairdreBslng shop, laundry, hotel or
restaurant, telephone or telegraph es
tablishment or office shall be employed
more than eight hours and 20 minutes
daily or 60 hours .a week; no girl who
is under 18 shall be employed in any
of these occupations after 6 P. M. The
minimum wage for girls between 16
and 18 in these occupations shall be $1
a day, except as otherwise arranged
by the Industrial Welfare Commission
for apprentices and learners. There is
this exception to this statewide ruling
It does not go into effect for glrla un
der 18 in Portland mercantile estab
lishments until November 28, 1918.
The law on this matter: Session Laws
of 1913, chapter 62, pages 92-99:
AftA- anv such order la effective. It shall
be unlawful tor any employer In the State
of Oregon allectea tnereoy, to ran io
serve and comply therewith, and any per
son who violates said order shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convlo
tion thereof, shall be punished by a tine of
nut leas than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor
more than one hundred dollars ($100) or
by Imprisonment in me county jan ior i
less than ten days nor more than three
months, or by both such fine and Imprison
ment in the discretion of the court.
IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN WAIT.
Property Owner Sugrsreats Places Where
City Budsret May Be Cat.
PORTLAND, Oct. 15. (To the Ed
itor.) In making the tax budget, it
seems to me the Commissioners should
take into account the fact that small
residence owners are loaded up now to
the breaking point with street im
provements put In at exorbitant fig
ures, and that very few of us are not
also carrying a mortgage on our home,
so that every dollar that can possibly
be raised Is now called for if we would
live in the city. We voted down every
bonding proposition at the last elec
tion but the crematory bonds.
Two departments seem to forget this
load we are carrying. We have existed
without the water meters, and might
even endure a few years if none were
installed. Cut out that item as some
thing that can wait a few years. Then
the street department has one item of
$30,000 for making streets straight, and
thousands of dollars more for trim
ming off corners, and other thousands
for plans to widen Broadway and
Burnside and any other old street they
happen to take a fancy for trimming.
All this vast expense, which must be
supplemented by many thousands more
from the owners and rent payers of
the community, seems not only need
less, but an uncalled-for burden on
those now trying to raise funds for the
bare necessities.
This thing has been overdone, and
it is time to call a halt and give the
people whose little all Is represented
in a home a chance to catch up and
meet the payments now hanging over
them. We might leave something for
the next generation to put in and pay
for.
Cannot some way be devised so that
we shall not be on the defensive all
the time against the very people who
ought to protect us and whom we are
paying good salaries to prevent the
very things they are anxious to force
upon us. Why not spend their skill
and energies In putting one car track
on a street, rather than trying to
widen the thoroughfares? G. A. K.
Let Well Enough Alone.
PORTLAND, Oct. 16. (To the Editor.)
I note in The Oregonlan an article,
"New Car Routing Suggested," that
the East Side Business Men's Club
submitted a plan to Commissioner
Daly to route cars coming In over the
Hawthorne Bridge from Second to
Broadway, via Yamhill street, thence
Broadway to Madison, etc It was as
serted that It would take us to the
business district. What business dis
trict? Where is there any business dis
trict on Yamhill street? That we
could transfer to Third, Fifth and
Broadway. How could we reach Wash
ington street without walking four
blocks or transferring?
It Is a fact that ' patrons of the
Broadway. Irvington, Vancouver, St.
Johns, Alberta, Woodlawn. Upper and
Lower Alblna cars reach Washington
street while we cannot, under the pro
posed change, reach either Washington
or Morrison streets, the principal re
tail business streets, without walking
from one to lour blocks or transfer
rins. It seems to me- and I am Interested,
living at Tremont that the East Side
Business Men s Club is not Interested
In this matter. Why not let well
enough alone? We are satisfied.
TREMONT.
Lion Grieve for Lest Mate.
Chicago Tribune.
Prince, the 17-year-old Nubian lion
that has been grieving for "Blind Nel
lie," which died some weeks ago, Is be
ginning to sit up and take notice, jror
days Prince refused food. Recently the
lion surreptitiously has nibbled at
chunks of meat left In the cage.
'It is not a rare thing for lions to
grieve to death for their mates," said
Keeper Cy De Vry, of the Lincoln farK
Zoo. "I hope Prince Is over the worst
of despair."
Prince spent a recent afternoon gaz
ing through the bars of the cage at the
largest Sunday crowd which has vis
ited Lincoln Park this Summer. Most
of them visited the mourner's apart
ments and remarked bow pathetic he
looked. Prince put on the most pa
thetia gaze for them possible, consider
ing four pounds of steak under the
hide.
Three doors down is a young lioness.
as yet unnamed. This, in the opinion of
the keepers, may have something to do
with Prince's revival.
Merely Logical.
Chicago Tribune.
"Boss," complained the famous twir-
ler, Tm all run down."
'I don't wonder," sharply answered
the manager of the team. "You've
been trying to save your arm by pitch
ing without winding up."
Marries the Right Man.
Baltimore American.
'So plain, outspoken, domineering
Kate 19 married at last Well, welll"
'Yes; she married a drummer."
"A man used to taking orders. Ah.
that's very fortunate. r
loSK CASE OV MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Old-Line Democrat Says Governor
Weat la No Democrat.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., Oct 14-(To
the Editor.) I notice that the Albany
Democrat bases your opposition to
Governor West on the presumption
that he Is a Democrat. I do not think
Oswald will feel complimented by this
discovery.
If your Linn County contemporary
founds his support of Mr. West upon
the fact that he Is a Democrat his
foundation is extremely weak.
It is true that Mr. West has been
posing as a member of the Democratic
party in order to use that political
organization in his chase for office;
but If he ever did anything to show
his appreciation of the undivided sup
port given him by the Democracy of
Oregon or shown that he was a Demo
crat it has never been recorded.
Like all politicians of bis caliber,
Mr. West is selfish and ungrateful and
imagines himself greater than his
party. Instead of being loyal to the
organization that has created him po
litically, be is playing a non-partisan
game and catering to those who should
naturally be his opponents, in order
personally to profit thereby.
Although the Democrats furnished
three-fourths of the votes that made
him Governor, he has given nearly all
of the Important office be had to be
stow to Republicans, and such Demo
crats as he has honored are simply
favored friends of his and have no
claims for recognition for services
rendered the Democratic party.
It Is a well-known fact that Mr,
West has systematically dodged the
addressing of meetings held by the
Democracy. While promising to speak
in favor of Democratic candidates and
principles, be has almost Invariably
sent lame excuses for not putting in
an appearance.
If the editor of the Albany Demo
crat or anyone else thinks that Gov
ernor West will again receive the Dem
ocratlo votes he got in 1910 he will be
grievously disappointed. There is no
disposition upon the part of anybody
to reward disloyalty and Ingratitude,
and Democrats are no exception to the
rule-
Mr. West can deceive none with his
repeated assertions that he will not be
a candidate for re-election. His every
action belles such statements. He may
base his candidacy upon the proposi
tion, worn threadbare by chronlo place
hunters, that the people have called
him. He is an. active candidate never
theless. He seeks to keep continually
in the limelight and butts in every
where to make capital for himself. He
appoints a man obscure, except as a
labor agitator, as state printer, in order
to curry favor with the labor unions.
He Inaugurates alleged reform move
ments and smites the liquor traffic to
gain the plaudits of the female votes.
He takes part, without Invitation, in
settling strikes at Portland and Oregon
City, and Insults nearly the whole peo
pie of Coos County with the Intention
of cajoling the Socialists and L W. W.'s.
He gives Republicans nearly all of the
offices to show that he is non-partisan
and expects the Democrats to rally
around his standard because he claims
to belonir to their party. And yet
Governor West says he does not want
another term.
OLD LINE DEMOCRAT,
FEED THE PUPILS STENOGRAPHY
Irish Writer Starts Back-fire on Bible
Reading Controversy.
PORTLAND. Oct. 13. (To the Edi
tor.) As a patient patriot, as well as
a progressive educationist. I have
waited for a lull in the discussion of
the Bible in our schools, and will now
propose something "practical and use
ful." I pilfered tne idea rrom a new
York Alderman: It Is this: Instead
of reading the Bible in our schools, why
not substitute something of advantage.
I sutrirest that we add to the currlcu
lum of our public schools a course In
stenography and typewriting. This
would lift our boys and girls above the
menial labor of the farm and trades
and our girls above the kitchen. We
ought to remember the proud bearts
of our offspring.
But some fellow will say: "Anybody
can write stenography, but everybody is
not a stenographer." Well one might
as well say that "anybody can lis
ten to the reading of the Scriptures, but
everybody don't know what you're talk
ing about" During the last holiday
season the boss dictated, to a curly
headed angel and she typed it off
"Sfint&i clses.
"B the horned hoof of the Republi
can party, you did tt fine, if anybody
surely has claws, lfs mat gent, eania.
Let 'er go as you have it," said the boss,
fin with 250 or more infallible Hects,
each and all wrastlln' with the Bible
in their own way, it ougnt to De an
Interesting study in brain fever, but
what have the children done to deserve
It?
rr Rouse, a noted progressive edu
cationist says he at one time received
notB from a Dractlcal father, which
read: "I should be much obliged to
you if you would allow my son to drop
hl Encrllsh and his Scripture, which
will be of no use to htm In his future
career." Bully for that man; he must
have been a student or tne congres
sional Record.
CDONNELL ABOO.
TO MY MOTHER.
In dreams I met you last night, my
dear
t. n hnm. where we used to be.
And Just for a moment I held you so
near
That the love In your eyes I could see.
You and, I there at the midnight hour.
nuw jww v, w... - -
Did I bring you back: by a hidden powert
i t ., ...... trma I r. t 1 1 I . i I
Or, alas, Dy a passiouaio iou i
The desolate hearth can never again
Rnrn with that old-time light;
You went away from the Winter's rain
And left me alone in tne nignt.
I can hear the wind and the sound of
the sea
Aa it beats on the rocks below;
Aiwi the bird's weird cry tells of mys
tery
And things that we never can know.
I follow his flight o'er the little town.
Till he soars to the hill where you
rest;
And I stay by your side till the' sun
goes down
In a land where I know I am blest.
J. P.
Sympathy for Chinaman.
PORTLAND. Oct 16. (To the Editor.)
I wish to say a few words in behalf
of the helpless, hopeless little China
man who, after six years of lmprison
mont, is condemned to die on the gal
lows. As Americans we like to boast
of our "fair play." Why not show a
little of It in this case? Even the Red
Indiana put their captives out of mis
ery in a few days.
He has suffered for six years for a
crime of which he was never proved
guilty. He is supposed to have killed
one man. The McNamaras slaughtered
23. in cold blood, yet they live; they
have dollars to back them up.
It may be that an appeal signed by
several thousand citizens would have
nme effect Won't some one start it
and prove that our boasted "fair play"
exists. in reality T ijkwx.
The Acme of Stlnartnesa.
St Louis Post Dispatch.
"Speaking of stingy people," said the
storekeeper reflectively, "there's no one
can beat old Scrimp."
"What about him?" queried the cus
tomer, who had come In for a pound of
coffee.
"Why, he even looks over the tops of
his glasses for fear of wearing them
out"
Twenty-five Years Ago
From The Oregonlan of October 17, 18SS.
Chicago, Oct 16. C. W. M. Smith, of
San Francisco, brought herA a patent
for a steel railroad coach and is in
a fair way to accomplish his mission,
the organization of a company for the
manufacture of these cars. ,
Port Townsend, Oct 16. The special
agents announce that a considerable
financial deficiency has been found in
the Customs Service, but has been made
good.
Walla Walla, Oct 16. Hunt's rail
road is now within a mile of the city.
Salem. Oct. 16. Arrangements are
being consummated for the establish
ment of ice works and a cigar factory
tr Salem.
President Cleveland has approved the
act establishing life-saving stations at
the entrance to Taqulna Bay and mouth
of the Umpqua River.
Lafayette Hughes has bought the
Russell House and assumed charge.
George K. Cole, formerly postmas
ter of Portland, is now a resident of
Cheney, W. T-, and is Republican can
didate for Treasurer of Spokane County.
Rev. George A. Hutchinson, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church of The
Dalles, was a classmate of Benjamin
Harrison at Mann College, Oxford, O.
Clyde Cooke has written to D. P.
Thompson, president of the Alpine Club.
asking the club to accept his painting
of "The Tyrolean Alps," now on ex-
hlbltlon at the Mechanics' Fair.
Cass U. Barlow, of Barlow Station,
has at that place 18 head of Ham
bletonlan and , Morgan stock.
C. F. Bwigert has arrived in San
Francisco and will come north with
H. C. Campbell. Mr. Swlgert will as
sume his old place at tne Pacific Bridge
Company's office.
Half a Century Ago
From Tho Oregonlan ot October 17, 186S.
Citizens of Walla Walla County have
contributed $1000 in aid of tho Sanitary
Commission.
Washington, Oct. 9. The Govern
ment has advices from Chattanooga to
October 6. On the fifth the rebel bat
teries opened on our position at a
range of three and two and three-quarters
miles. The dispatches show the
impregnable position of Rosecrans.
Liverpool, Sept 29. Earl Russell, In
a speech relative to the ironclads in the
Mersey, Is interpreted as saying that
the vessels will be detained, so that
Parliament may pass a measure for
the purpose. He Justified England In
recognizing the Confederates as bellig
erents. It was the desire of quite a number
of our prominent business men to close
their establishments at 8 P. M. during
the Winter months, but upon a potitlou
to that effeot being circulated by a
number of young men clerks. It failed
to receive the general sanction of the
business men.
The steamer Wilson G. Hunt arrived
yesterday flying her flags at haif mast,
she having on board the body of the
wife of A. O. Bradford, one of the
principal stockholders of the Oregon
Steam Navigation Company.
The California Stage Company's
coaches are now traveling on the east
side of the river from Milwaukle to
this city.
Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne, B. Wal-
mnA thea trical troUD . Will EPPdar
at the Willamette Theater this evening
in "Camilie.
An Idle Term.
Kansas City Journal.
"Luella. 1 don't want you to asso
ciate with Mrs. Wombat any more. To
day I heard her husband called a thief."
"Now, ma, you are In too big a
hurry. Mr. Wombat is not thief. He is
a very respectable umpire."
Feedlns; Nine Children.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
"Why are you complaining so much
about the high cost of living?" "I have
to feed nine children." "Why, I thought
you had only two children?" "It's true
that I have only two children, but my
colored cook has seven."
Theodore Roosevelt
Robsrt Barr
Harrissn fisher
Howard Chand'er Christy
Charles Dana Gibson
William M. Chase
Percival Gibbon
Andre Castaipe
Those are some of the noted con
tributors to The Orcgonian nest
Sunday.
Every article and drawing is
something new and fresh and the
names of the contributors furnish
ample guarantee as to the quality.
A Log-Rolling Bonanza Mr.
Gibbons is at his best in this stir
ring Western story.
Lord Stranleigh Robert Barr
presents a delightful story of lovs
and romance.
Yes or No? A color-page by,
Harrison Fisher is fit for a frame.
Building the Model Highway
A page in colors that tells of tho
Pacific Highway and its wondrous
scenic route through Oregon.
Governorship Days Colonel
Roosevelt writes of politics in the
days before the public conscience
had awakened.
Remodeling the School A page
on how the modern public schools
are being fitted to the needs of the
children.
Matrimonial Teapot Tempests
They are described and discussed
by Rita Reese in her usual delight
ful vein.
Ruinous Amusements Noted
authority takes up the subject of
lures in the big cities and sounds a
warning.
Are Ton a Genius? A half-paro
study of undiscovered geniuses.
Many other features, includ
ing the Semi-Monthly Magazine.
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