THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JTJXE 20, 1914.
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1 STOP THE HOLES.
The State of Washington seems to writer of fiction will Introduce a le
fcare demonstrated that the political sltimate successor for these cheerful
. ne'er-do-iwells and name him Red-
convention can come back in new
and chastened form. That at Tacoma,
Thursday, drew delegates from all
Iparxs or tne state, ana cvv represeuta-
tives of the Republican party were 1
nHrh rxfnrxa rar1anHalll I
rno wasmngton convention met 111 1
accoraance wiin a principle tuai muai
. V, n Paafa,n ctatna n-hlr.li diiV.llAa I
or adopt the direct 'primary Beek to I
maintain. It was a council of party
representatives, not to name candi
dates, but to draft a platform. The
enthusiasm attending the convention
and the expressed desire In the adopt
ed resolutions that platform conven
tions be made compulsory upon all
parties participating In the direct pri
mary Indicate that the Republicans
of Washington believe that a declara
tion of principles is not only good for
the soul, but promotive of orderly
government as well.
With that idea we are In hearty ac
cord. Oregon has seen the effect of
the total elimination of the political
convention. Candidates of the Re
publican, Democratic and Progressive
parties might as well be designated
hlue, red and green candidates for all
the significance their election may
have as to purely state issues. All
that holds the parties together Is Na
tional Issues and the bearing state
cess at the National capital. Each
candidate provides his own platform,
and no two are alike within the same
party.
We have seen notable examples of
hungry office-seekers selecting their
party affiliations with thought solely
to the advantage such allegiance may
give in the general election. Fre
quently the primary election means
nothing. It is repudiated by the can
didates themselves and office is there
after sought by the independent route.
For something that often means noth
ing we arouse a lot of excitement and
expend J100.000 or so of the public's
money.
In Washington it is suggested that
an individual's entrance into the pri
mary as a candidate ougnt to do con
ditioned on his pledging himself to
Indorse and support, if elected, the
platform and programme of his party.
It would perhaps not be meet to bind
lilm to support all Its candidates, but
allegiance to its policies, it seems to
ns, is a proper qualification. Govern
ment by parties Is not only recognized
specifically by law in Oregon, but Its
virtues are upheld In the declamatory
preamble of the direct primary law.
Yet the law preserves the party only
as a body committed to the purpose of
getting jobs for Its members, and the
law, moreover, charges the people
good money for maintaining such an
existence. The issuance of the right
to use party names In the general
election costs the people of Oregon,
all told, more than they expend in
one year for the salaries of all state,
Judicial and legislative offices elected.
So long as the state is paying to
maintain party organization it is but
proper that it demajfd that a political
organization be something more than
e mere vehicle In. which to Ide into
office. We ace riot yet ready to give
tip- the direct primary, as is Judge
Lowell, as iwell-as some other promi
nent men of Oregon. Supply Its omls
rions and its usefulness is promising.
One of these omissions Is the plat
form convention. Another Is the
pledging of candidates to party prin
ciples through something more than
the mild formality of registration. A
ta o nvAvieinn thiLt the office-
seeker in the primary snaa apiae py
-auit en far as he nimsen is
concerned.
Tt th indeDendent be an inde
pendent before as well as after. The
man who thinks he is entitled to two
!ia in nnA vpnr ie ereedv. More-
trials In one vear Is irreedy. More
over, he Is imposing: on the taxpay
ers who foot -the bill for his ambition.
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tm nnrnt -that the Non-Parti-
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can League's plan ror tne appoint-
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mem oi a commuiAiuii m '
o,i nn t2K00 of nubile
funds for the purpose has not been
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careruuy consiuerea. iiie uuura bus-
gested for such a commission are now
td j ctn). To-r
iraposea uuun mo ovmu wi
jOommlssloners, consisting ot tne uuy-
ernor, Secretary of State, State
r, r,j fwn annninterl mem-
, -n-40fAi I
oers. mere is uu oiuwai
$15 000 for'the work of this board.
- Oregon's constitution commits it to
.... i r t.vgiinn Tha
xne umiurm mm- -
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Legislature to wnicn me propuaeu
commission is to report cannot change
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the basis or taxaiion uniess mo uuu-
stitutlon be amended. It may pass
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n . .L - j . n..i
i. a nafraininr Tn I eniuues. 1.1111c ui
the like.' but now has no control over often fasteifcd on such grotesque fig
exemptions or classification of prop- ures as James Hamilton Lewis, to the
ertv for tax purposes under ainerent
raips, I
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It is true mat ono ainciiumrui " i
mitted modifies the uniform rule or
taxaUon and if this amendment be
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adopted next tan, tne powera ut
Legislature to regulate taxation will
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De eniargea. jsut it wuui na-vo
power to repeal the $1500 exemption
measure if that carries, for It Is a
constitutional amendment. The
amendment which modifies the uni-
form rule has been before the people I
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in similar iora at iwo v-""'s
Uons. It has the indorsement of the
State Tax Commission. Doubtless,
having had the amendment under
contemplatlon for so long a period,
the commission has ready something
In the nature of a tax "code, or at
least bills to reform taxatitMi and
make it more equitable..
The chief point is that the new pro- by popular vote, oa oeen mo rev. un
posal is similar to many that have ing ground for the Senate and the I
v I mnat hnnnr the I
heretofore Deen presentea ana aervea i
to increase the cost of goTernment.1
It proposes a duplication of work al
ready undertaken, or at least imposed
upon a paid body, and autnorizes
aDDroDrlatlon for the new effort.
One of the thines expected of the
next Legislature- is the elimination of
cross-purpose activities- and dupllca-
ttnnfl Te 4hav. TCnn-TJortisn n TjPJLanie
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contemplates'aoollshment crime pres-
too substitution of an unpaid board
fL,.tl.A.aJ 4a Mill d Rmftll RUTTI
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y 5 nuiuuiuicu W J " ' - J v
w tor Clerjt ilJi tJ, it, ia a uiucicuh yiwi'w-
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stands. It is a plan to Spend money (ln
I - " -J ov..,..i...0
urn art niroarlv (1PVI1T1 tl o- IjarCA orima.
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i TIAGIXATIOX,
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1 "Secretary Redfleld, of the Depart
I ment of Commerce," says an, Asso-
elated Press dispatch, "told the Presl
I ,3, tv,Q rannrto -from mflnv Ronrr-ps
Indicated that business "was unusually
g00 fOT this: time of year and that
prospects were it would grow Detter.
I The optimism or Secretary Redfleld
is incurable. Perhaps it is as well
that somebody can be optimistic.
Mlcawber Is dead and Mark Tapley
(is nearly forg-otten. Tne next great
. . , ,v ,,, io.iann e rcho
lo(ricai depression there's no such
I nrf 91 Tiarrt. rJmps.
1 xo oecreiary itecuiem to cuiw
dinner pall is really a snimng orna-
mnnf Olio vrnrlntlAn'fi h flTTl ft. ATI (
protracted idleness a joyous varauun
oetween long ana na uuuua eixuua w
harrl 1 a hnr iinitar SL T? O n 11 Vl H P H Tt A (1-
ministration. Empty freight cars are
merely a promise that there will be
nintv on tinnd to move the great
wheat crop, and tireless blast furnaces
In the country's iron mills are a visit
ation of Providence to punish the
steel trust.
in Anrll. 1913. we exported $53,-
nnn nan Tnnra than we imported: and
in Anrll. 1914. we imported $10,000,-
000 more than we exported. The
cruel corporations who have for years
Wn onnressinsr the laboring men by
giving them six days' worn every ween
are getting their just deserts, xnere
to Hftlo work for them to do in
America tint miih In Eurooe. tinder
the beneficent -workings of the new
tariff.
tha farmers and dairy
men are getting 4 cents a pound less
for butter fat than a year ago the
difference being. loss, wnere iormeny
the 4 cents was profit. But who wor
ries? The dairymen of New Zealand
and Australia are prospering at our
expense.
Tt'a a.11 nurelr Tjsychologicai. sec
retary Redfield discovers a large
round hole, and. proudly exhibits it
as a doughnut. He has as mucn im
agination as Barnaby Rudge. He
needs It.
RICHARD WHXIAMS.
Wn lawvor was better known
thrnnirh a lonar Deriod In Oregon than
the late Richard Williams. He had
a most acute legal mind, a sound idea
of courtroom strategy, and a complete
grasp of facts and their sequence and
FinHnnehin In anv riven case. He
was ready in speech and strong in
argument. He was a tireless worker,
and altogether one of the most for
midable advocates the uregon oar ma
known. He had much to do witn
early-day politics, as every prominent
lawyer then" had; and he was a mem
v.A r-nn m-.Mii in' th ?tfs. at a time
when the memorable Hayes-Tilden
contest racked the Nation. In his
later and quieter years he served as
director of the Portland school dis
trict, and devoted himself to the pub
lice service, without reward of any
kind, with all his well-known energy
and Intelligence.
Tt io a coincidence that Mr. Will
iams, pioneer, after a long life that
mi.haii mnnv nhfLaea of . pioneer ef
fort, should have parsed away amidst
the festivities surrounaing tne
Pioneers' Reunion in Portland. Few
nt fham whn are left bore a more con
spicuous part In the history of Ore
gon, and all of them, recalling his
many useful activities, will sincerely
regret his death, though he had lived
long and full lire ana naa peu
more- than tne auotiea turra k"".
t, th mnpril nubllo his loss is not
able and to his family Irreparable. .
IS THE SENATE DETEKIORAT1XO t
Thnoa whnan memories cling fondly
to the days when Senators were elect
ed to serve their own interests or
hn, f tha tnnn who Dut up the sack
to elect them are; prone to bewail the
decadence of the upper nouso ox v-u-eress
in these days of . progresstvism
and insurgency. They recall the times
- cl and calhoun, of Webster ana
Sumner," Seward and Douglas, Blaine
and Sherman, Hoar and Morgan, and
romnrir with a sigh: "There were
glants jn those days," as though no
men of same caliber had arisen or
. ,nnt. with ln-
were uuhuuk . .
noto Torvlsm they attribute, the
change they imagine to the popular
movement which demanaea mat. dcii-
i i j WAnAean thA nmnlA-and
labor for their interests. Instead of
. .ri,in, fnr tha
representing , . JT . IZ1
j '..inmrMta In imitation of the
vou . . ., .
effete House of Lords. They talk or
the greater dignity of the Senate in
,., fnra-fitMntr the occasional
vo -
hand-to-hand ,e,nco"nttor, .dh
L.nt.n Rnectacla that Riddleberger
v. .... M
maus ui uuu - -
tury ago V 1
Tn twuth. memory plays us treach-
. W-b- Tt surrounds with a
ciuus , - - , .
halo that which we .love to dwell upon
and permits' unpleasant Incidents and
nn tn fade into a blur. A few
n
. .,ahii Mil in strone relief.
rreat mnu L' - - -
while the mass of mediocrities ana
at j. 4 Inc Thft TlTPRPnt O 0?S
noneouuea - -
not,, give the bright perspective, for
n vthmRplves insignificant
uu.icta . ' - - -
nn thix vinnr. and the mind is
exclusion oi t"
,,tt, onri ondurint genius. When
v- t-
.i o&t onmea to be meas
icovu.
ured up, sucn men as
among the regular Republicans, La
Cnol, imnnr .-the Pro-
roueuc v,.-... -
gresslve wing and Williams and
. . nmnntr tha Democrats, will
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probably, rank with the outstanding
figures of former times,
The mourners over departed and
departing glory turn their inougnts
with dread to , the effects of direct
iin Thv find -some excuse in
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the insignificant figures which have
represented Oregon ana some omer
states where popular choice ruled be-
fore it was made constitutional, but
that same system has twice sent up
La Follette, whose worst enemies no
longer deny him the eminence he has
earned. The House, which is elected
men "" -
Senate, have first won. renowa Jn. thatj
chamber.' Nor has the House lacked
men deserving of lasting fame who
were never promoted to the Senate.
Such were Speakers Randall, Reed,
Crisp and Cannon, Representatives S,
S. Cox and Dalzell, and such may
prove to be Speaker Clark, Rep
resentatives .Underwood. Mann and
Murdoch.
The people may blunder at first in
not choosing men of broad enough
caliber to the Senate under the new
system, but they will choose better
as they try out one "man after an
other, and at the worst they had bet
ter have second-rate men working for
them than first-rate men working
against them, as has been-.too often
the case. '
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INCOME TAX DISAPPOINTS.
The expected, excess of $20,000,000
over estimates of revenue from the
Underwood tariff will be more than
offset by a deficiency of $24,000,000
in actual revenue from the income tax
a- o.nmnared with estimates. Either
the rich are not as rich as the Ad-
ministration thousrht thev were or
some of them are hiding their wealth
and cheating the Treasury. i-nere
may be much truth in the former
iliAnrv. rnr humanity loves to talk in
big figures and to exaggerate great
fortunes. A cynical eastern man
once remarked to an enthusiastic
WnstArasr who had been expatiating
on the number of rich, men in his
town:
TCverv man actually worth $100
000 Is rated a millionaire west of the
Missouri."
with a variation in the figures,
that is true also of men east of the
Mlaannrt. Men talk eliblv of John U
Rnr-kpfeller as a billionaire. Just from
love of the big word. The fortunes
nf Harriman. Morgan and Weyer
hnonscr all nroved to be smaller than
crnasln had made them, thougn notn
ing causes a fortune to shrink more
rapidly than a visit from the assessor
nr a demand for inheritance tax. in
Innnma tax mar have sunk some men
of elastic conscience to absolute pen
ury in their Imaginations.
The increase in customs revenue
miv holn to exnlaln the discrepancy
between estimated and actual reve
nue from the income tax. It bespeaks
igri. Tntiim of imDOrts and syn-
i-hrnnlf.M with industrial depression
at home. Incomes may be smaller
hnnu rmnrrLtio legislation nas
made them so. The Underwood tariff
may have lessened the power ofthe
income tax goose to lay golden eggs
. VIVA WATCH FCI. WAITING.
Viva watchful waiting! It is about
t hair intn ita awn. Mediation
Is wobbly. We are on the point of
another break with Mexico, it may
h that tha suave gentlemen at mag-
ara Falls will prolong their Summer
outing for a few days, but even
Waahineton reluctantly admits mat
thcrA io little hoDe. The barrier
which lntei-nosed itself between us
and war is giving way and threaten
ing to crush the little oira or peace.
But stayl we snail save mat ntue
bird. There shall be no war. The
a. ni-A hnva alrearlv started by in
vading Mexico lss ei" purely psycho
urirai w aha 11 let it lie dormant.
We have changed our mind, or per
haps our pedal extremities nave De-
come chilled. Leastwise, naving
htvarri th belching of guns, we have
little liking for the thing of drastic
action. The insult to the nag is not
now such a serious matter as we first
thought. The slaughter of Americans,
the reign of anarchy and the destruc
tion of foreign property in Mexico
i not an oxasDerating as we thought
they were. These things can await
their remedy; wait unui mexicu
straightens out her own tangle which
hnvA done so much to complicate.
With Huerta still defying us and with
Carranza and Villa fighting oeiween
themselves, an early adjustment pf all
Internal strife would seem. to bo as
sured. -
The Wilson Administration nas
made it plain already that nothing is
ho Hnn when mediation collapses.
Not even the chance , of taking the
matter before congress win oe
again. Congress might possibly stir
things up again. Many Congressmen
might seize upon the opportunity to
put themselves right with their con
Mtnent for the Administration pol
icy of running around. 'in a hopeless
circle on the, Mexican matter.
- The Administration programme "to
at. nnmethln like this: Ulti
matum delivered and rejected; ulti
matum rorgoiien; .tuiuiuei u.u....
.,.. nnihitr and another:, ditto. Ap
plication of moral suasion; idle bluff
ing; watchful waiting; uiuraum,
oecupatlon of Vera Cruz; mediation
hurriedly ,. Inspired- by Secretary
Bryan; .more - mediation ana now
more, watchful waiting, - ids net re
sult has been to complicate the chaos
of Mexico many fold- and to frighten
out of Mexico thousands of Americans
and ' other foreigners who- thereby
sacrificed their homes and interests
and joined the ranks of paupers. Lit
tle wonder the rebels sometimes cry.
Viva Wilson I
' ; A NEEDED OPERATION.
-c-n,. -Phiianpinhla comes the cheer-
uvta that a malor operation has
Just been performed on school frater
nities This interesting-exyetinieni.
undertaken by, the Penn Charter
c.v,nni nnri tha operation appears to
have been a success. The school sur
geons were unmercifur in wieiaing tne
scalpel and when they got through
wichnaca hnrl hppn rut away. In
common with other fraternities those
at the Penn Charter School had been
suffering from this vacuous affliction
since birth -without j any improving
symptoms. - , '
Now that the fraternities have been
..Hove.. nf th tisrlv tumor of snob
bishness a normal condition Is expect
ed to follow speedily. Tne societies
will - continue to- practice a certain
degree of exclusiveness, but the basis
of this conceit will be a ainerent one.
The one consideration of admission to
membership will be liersonality, abil
, -nH . honrl of fellowship. The
size of the aspirant's family tree or
the extent of fathers waa win nave
nr. vM(ia Hnem ana wuiuij utiis
folks will not find the doors closed
against them-for the fatuous reason
that papa isn't an emoryonic tauiam
of Industry or motner isn't aauymg
with society. The son of a blacksmith
may get in If he has aoility ana agree
ablllty. The son of a merchant prince
may be barred if he doesn't measure
up to those democratic standards.
This is reducing tne fraternity to
hooia of common sense and lending
some excuse for its existence. The
new way is in keeping with the prac
tices of the real world the. world
that does thlngs as compared with
an artificial aristocracy tna-t udsiuj m
the dimly-reflected glory of ancestral
achievement.-' When the young people
havA, Vdonted this new idea get
Jnto the world, disillusionment will
not await them, for they will be used
to the Idea thafability and personal
ity are what count in the final anal
ysis. The operation is one that should
be performed on every school frater
nity in the country.
Democrats fear to throw -open more
of the existing offices to spoilsmen.
but they create new ones to gratify
the job-hunters. An appropriation of
$100,000 Is made for commercial at
taches to be sent abroad. Senator
Williams says we don't need men who
can pass an examination "in arith
metic, geography and heaven knows
what else," but "good, live commercial
travelers." Whereupon the New Tork
Evening Post reminds him that Ger
many's promotion of her foreign trade
"has been the envy and admiration of
all her competitors," and that a se
vere entrance examination was the
necessary -basis of entrance into the
service." But politicians don't want
such facts as these; they only want
facts which will suit thelr-echemes.
There is one cheerful man In, Wall
street Henry Clews. -In his weekly
circular ke says of the business out
look: ' '
Tvrhnlnrlrall-r. to Ufle ftn 'oTar-WOTked
wniwMinii the situation Is lmorovlnc. There
Is lasa aonrehenalon and more confidence
than a month ago. The Clayton aotl-trnt
bill Is likely to pass, but In a materially
modified form before It emerges from the
Senate. Then uncertainty growing- out of
lawmaking will disappear ana ouiinee win
have a chance to adjust Itself to known con
ditions. ...
But Wall street wishes to prolong
the uncertainty. Mr. Clews sings out
of tune.
Representative Britten's making it
a penal onense lor any uaoinev win
cer, head or clerk of a department to
lecture for pay Is not likely to pass,
but it will drag Secretary Bryan's
Chautauqua perquisites into the pub
lic eve and will teach others to pre
serve the algnlty of high office. He
has given colors of truth to the for
eign Jibe that the dollar is king in
America and he should be so pilloried
that none will dare to Imitate him.
Thonrh news of business stagna
tion must have nenetrated to rural
Europe, the tide of Immigration still
swells. More than a million immi
grants arrived in the ten months end
ing Anrll 30. and the year's total
nromises to break the record. Per
haps, 1 by comparison with conainons
In TTTnrona. what we call hard times
seem like prosperity to the immi
grants.
Whlla illiteracy is rapidly decreas
ing in the South Atlantic States, it
is increasing .In New York. New Jer
sey and Connecticut. Three of the
wealthiest states are gaining in num
ber of adult illiterates and one Con
necticut shows an increase in per
centage. We shall soon need to send
teachers to educate the benlghtea
East.
.Tnnt aa tha nesslmists have worked
themselves up Into a howling frenzy
of gloom, along comes aear oia
mother Nature with 900,000,000 bush
els of wheat to make everybody
.hurfni Tt 1a moat discouraging to
the pessimists, but they enjoy being
discouraged.
"A New Tork millionaire refused to
heed divorce proceedings because he
was going ' abroad. Why should a
trifling thing like divorce suits in
terfere with the pleasure Jaunts of
the idle rich?
' a
f h nonartment of Agriculture an
nounces that there is no such thing as
"moon weather." Might as well try
to convince the old-school farmer that
there is no such thing as the moon.
Under the DroDoeal for continuous
school, the boy whose parents approve
can take a two months' vacation. This
la nllintr Dunlshment on the boy whose
parents favor cramming.
Tf Rnertu attacks us at Vera Cms
we. might withdraw to the warships
rather than disturb the serenity, of
watchful waiting when it gets back
on the Job. -
Thora should be a special depart
ment tha rnnknile for wifebeaters.
Ordinary prisoners have - too -much
self-respect for Bu.cn association.
Tt .mov ho that the mild chill which
overtook the Colonel- was superin
duced by a Judicious look ahead at
the Bull Moose chances.
Socretarv- Redfleld reports' to the
Cabinet that business conditions are
inusually good . at present. Psycho
logically speaking.' -j-
Moyer. In Butte, is said to be hope
ful of peace, -which is more than can
be said by Butte under the circum
stances. '
Magnificent1 humanitarians are
those Medford women who gaye 150
Inches of cuticle to savethe life of a
babe. ' . - - - '
Tt to nnh a. flav or ' two since the
Administration announced that "the
success of mediation seems assured."
: i ,
Tha Citv Hall employe .';who gets
$176 a month has little "kick" coming
on failure to get an Increase in pay.
Washington bidders supply the Ore
gon institutions with meat that, is
probably Oregon grown. , .
The Oregon loganberry will become
as famous as the Oregon prune in the
Eastern markets.
It was eminently fit that an Oregon
cargo should be the first to enter the
Panama Canal.
The cup challenger is having a new
keel. It will need turbine engines to
lift the cup. .
Everyone having learned the tango.
a new dance craze is V now being
groomed. ' t .-
Asoulth having consented to see
Miss Pankhurst, it is now up to the
King. '
The "Lulu Fardo" 'is. a replica of
the mediation affair.
The queen of the river will be
launched today.
This is 'the weather that made Ore
gon famous. -
The spirit of the old Oregon trail
lives again. '
Wireless will supplant the Colonel's
vocal cords. . .
ADVANTAGES OP CAP AND GOWN.
If Always Worn, Doctor ef Honarhold
Bygleae Would Be More lanaresatve.
EUGENE, Or, June 13. (To the Edl
tor.) Tou recently had an . editorial
concerning the academic cap and gown.
Of course I, in common with other up
lifters, was greatly grieved at your
sarcastic remarks. I am not in favor
of the old system of education. It was
too restricted and too hard. The true
way is to set out the whole educational
stock and let the boy pick. He may not
know what is good for him, but none
of us know, and he would probably get
the easiest ana so increase nis cnance
for graduation, especially if home
credits are permitted and he happens
to have an indulgent mother to certify
to the amount of tha borne work.
am not In favor of the old system. Just
its sterna
But I am wandering. I have gotten
back from commencement. I have seen
the "academic procession." It's greatl
Tou see all advanced teachers now
ara doctors, and as the oualllicatlons
for these degrees are determined by the
teachers themselves, tney would, in
deed, be a hard-hearted set If they
didn't let the honors go around. There
is a different hood and a different color
for each kind of doctor. So the acade
mic procession is a thing of gaudy
beauty and a Joy forever. It Is very
impressive to the uninitiated. I am not
going to expatiate, but I wish to sug
gest that the wandering doctors who
go about the state seeking to impress
uDon a dull and heedless world the
deadly perils of the house fly and the
family bathtub could maae tneir ei
forts far more Impressive If they, would
wear constantly their acaaemio tog
arerv.
Then, too, the cap ana gown custom
Is a great leveler. It brings the cham
pion pole-vaulter down to the level of
the prize debater, uul l ieei ins poc
mood coming on:
Tfce Athlete's CtamesMHtat
Put away the mortar-board and gown!
Commencement now has passed away,
With the learned host 1 waiKea
s around,
L myself, was learned for the day!
Twas a sight for gods and men!
Tou'd have died had you but seen.
In the staid and solemn line.
Bud McAlplne, me and Green I
i
O, you bet, we held our bases.
Made no common, foolish play;
Kept we sober, serious faces.
We were learnea tor tne aayi
Sat we then two mortal hours.
Listening to the wordy blokes;
Not a beastly thing I heard.
Of all their wlnay spoaesi
Then they passed the sheep-sKins
round, , .
Writ In Latin, great to see, -
Though no word of tt Is known
To McAlplne, Green and met
Marched we out with flowing gowns.
Twice Bud tripped and fell:
Greeny held him for two downs.
But he slipped no boisterous yell.
All Is overl Past and gone
Our triumphs with the pigskin and
the bat;
Gone our struggles In the classroom,
Gone the Jollying at the "frat"!
But, old college, we'll remember.
Each tradition sweet and true.
And. perhaps, tha bit they taught us,
When the profs they eased us
through! U. P. LIFTER.
IT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL, OF COIRSE.
Democratic Newspaper's Objectloa to
Caineae Earga la Analysed.
PORTLAND, June 18. (To the Ed
Itor.) As a Democrat I take excep
tions to the Journal's criticisms of
that greatest Democratic measure, the
new tariff law. True it does not crit
icise directly or even seem to know the
disastrous effects of Its remarka Eggs
are admitted free under the new re
gime, not even enough duty being al
owed to account ror tne auierence Be
tween the wear and tear in Oregon
and. in the celestial empire. Now comes
the Journal, claiming to be a Demo
cratic paper, and Insists that these
eggs are not produced under proper
conditions, though we assume the
process of ' propagation is practically
the same in Choo Foo as In Copperfleld.
But the Journal insists that the pre-
production incidentals are not all that
they should be and that the' food and
habits of the debased Mongolian fowls
render their product unfit to be offered
for sale In this country exceDt when
labejed so that he that buys may read
and be made aware of Just how many
kinds of Chinese filth he Is purchasing.
But the protection offered by tha
Journal Is not complete. The res
taurant man should be compelled to la
bel each separate hard-boiled egg,
glass . of soft-boiled, fried ham-and.
and - even the mysterious scrambled;
and all forms of cooking in which the
Chinese product Is used should have
Its appropriate label. In no other way
can the "ultimate, consumer" be pro
tected.. ' s . . V .
The Journal makes a very strong
case against the "free' egg" clause of
the tariff bill. It States that the Chi
nese hens exist upon a diet of dead
Chinks and Infers that the hen fruit
carries with It all; the diseases of the
departed Confucians. I am not enough
of an analytical chemist to determine
whether this Is a fact, but even If so,
what are we going to do about it? The
Democratic party placed eggs upon the
free list and compels the hen of Cor
vallis to compete with the hen of Can
ton. This is altruism, for there are
many 'more hens 111 China that In the
United States, and' In opening a mar
ket for Hhelr product the Democracy
is conferring a boon upon millions yet
unborn and assisting In the sanitation
of China by Inducing Americans to do
the work of crematories and garbage
plants. -
Cheer up. The airrerence- Between
an American and a Chinese hen's egg
may be entirely psychological; so con
trol your gorge ana raite your uemo-
cratlo omelette as your, party pre
scribe - -, . JEFF.
" Rare of Armenian.
INDEPENDENCE, . Or., June 18.
(To the Editor-) To settle a dispute
of great importance - Ih this section,
will you kindly decide -for us the
question: Are the Armenians of the
whits race? By kindly giving this
matter your earliest attention possible,
you Will confer a great favor on parties
interested In a-fraternal order In this
section. ' ANXIOUS.
Authorities speak of the Armenians
as ' a. Caucaalo race. "White" when
applied' to race is generally taken to
mean Caucasian race. In Oregon the
term "white person" in legal construe
tlon is one having less than one-fourth
negro blood. It appear! that Arm en
ians are eligible to 'the order, unless
otherwise disqualified.
OH aad Timber.
RATMOND, Wash., June IS. (To the
Editor.) To settle a controversy please
inform me as to whether or not oil or
gas can be found In timber districts of
the United States, and obllg&y C H.
The oil country In Pennesylvania
was originally thickly timbered.
.' Personnel of Company.
PORTLAND, June 19. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly Inform me who the
parties are who compose the Celilo Ini;
provement Company.
OLD SUBSCRIBER.
A. L. Holt, Frank U. Jones, J. G.
GrussL . ' ,
Half a Century Ago
From Tha Oregonlan of June 20. 1S64.
We wonder if any of tha Copperheads
have heard from tha John Day mining
region. We have. It waa the boast of
the Cops that Kelly would receive 1000
majority anion; tha honeat miner. The
full returns give Henderson l-'s vote
and Kelly S13. Pretty hard for the
Colonel. After a hard trip he was beat
en 13 votes, and next night the Indians
stole his horsa and he bad to foot It
until he met the stage.
n. B.niiu ) pnnflrmnil tha an.
polntment of Rev. J. H. Wilbur, of
Oregon, as agent ot tne laaima In
diana Slmonson's Washington lettsr to the
Bulletin, dated May 11, says: Mr. Cola,
from the House committee on the Pa
cific railroad, haa reported a hill to
authorize and aid in the construction of
a railroad connecting the Taclflo ran
road In California with the Columbia
River In Oregon.
Quite an excitement was caused the
other v day st Tha Dalles by the ap
pearance of a myriad of crawfish,
wh,ich had lost their reckoning, wan
dered from the supply pipe Into the
Iron pipe and upon the fire hydrant
being used for watering the streets
were forcibly ejected. -
The flag of the California ReaMmant.
commanded by the noble and ill-fated
Colonel E. D. Baker, having been sent
out to William T. Coleman, of San
Francisco, by Colonel Frank Pinto, has
been- presented by Mr. Coleman to the
Society of California pioneers.
San Francisco, June 19. A Salt Lake
telegram report the Eastern lino down
at the crossing of Platte Klver near
Fort Kearney, and tbe river was so
Bwollen that it was difficult to re
pair It.
San Francisco, June IS. An effort Is
being made to stop theatrical and other
Sunday amusements, Chief of Police
Burke having notified the managers
that arrests will be made If there Is
any attempt to perform on Sunday.
The grand Jury wsfe discharged on
Saturday evening. A report by the fore
man, Mr. White, shows marked observ
ance of law and order, as only three
cases were considered necessary to in
dlctment. Tbe report condemns Indian
agenta who permit Indians to leave
their reservations, saying "nothing but
evil can result from Intercourse be
tween them and the whites," and rec
ommends action by the City Council to
prevent them from coming within the
city Unfits, It declares the city Jail "a
QiflK I ai.il IV uiv vui vuiiiiiiaiiun i.io
condition of the county Jail, lnane
asylura, county hospital and peniten
tiary.
A citizen asks why a private ceme
tery ahould be used on tha east side
ef the river at such Inconvenience and
expense, when there are any humber
of suitable sites accessible to town on
this side of the river, and states tliat
ground was orfre selected by the Com
mon Council on tbe lino of Terwllli
ger'a and Carutherg' claims, who do
nated five acres each, but the ground
haa never been used. A proposition to
pay (4000 for 23 hi acres of ground on
the east side of the river reached a
second reading by the late board, but
is now pending In eommlttee.
Mr. Eases arrived from Salem by
stage last .evening, bringing some of
the richest specimens of gold-bearing
quartz that ever yet found their way
to Portland. These were procured from
the White Bull lode, lu the Santlam dls
trlct
Goldfish The finest and largest lot
of these now fashionable parlor pets
ever seen in this country arrived by
the Cambridge. They are selling at II
each.
Perjury Not Poaalble la Plea.
SPOKANE, Wash.. June IS, (To the
Editor.) I notice on page IX, column
of The Oregonlan, June 12, an arti
cle on the question of a defendant
charged with crime being expected to
lie In his own defense; and you quote
the Supreme .Court of this state at
breaking and eradicating the' ancient
thousrht.
You say, "At least fifty per cent or
the accused persona who plead not
guilty perjure themselves by that act
Ought they be sent to prison for ItT"
When a person charged with an of
fenae. stands before the bar to enter
his plea of guilt or Innocence, he Is
not sworn, and the only meaning it hss
is, "I desire to be put upon trial as to
whether I am guilty or Innocent;" and
in no, wise Can this plea be considered
In the question of perjury. Tou never
saw a person sworn when called upon
to plead as to guilt or innocence. Per
jury can only be predicated upon an
oath taken, previous to the utterance
that he la expected to speak truthfully.
J. P. TEKKINS.
Parties la Congress.
PORTLAND. June 19. (To the Ed
itor.) Kindly give the number of Sen
ators and Representatives from each
of the political parties represented in
the present Congress. SUBSCRIBER.
House Democrats 290, Republicans
127, Progressives IS.
Senate Democrats 51, Republicans
45. . ; -', '
Thege figures are for the parties as
constituted at the beginning of Con
gress and are from the World Almanac,
which lists Representative Lafferty. of
Oregon,, as a Progressive, end Senator
Miles Polndexter, of Washington, as a
Republican. ; .
' -
Mr. glnnott Net laterferlas.
PORTLAND, June 1. (To the Edi
tor.) I wish to take this opportunity
of correcting a report that hag been
circulated by local political gossips to
the effect that Mr. Roger B. 8lnnott
urged Mr. A. W. Lafferty to enter (he
race for Congress from this district
as an Independent candidate after hav
ing been defeated In tne KepuDiican
nrlmarles. . There is no truth what
ever In this report arid those who have
circulated it have done Mr. Sinnott an
injustice as ne is a rypuuncau anu
will not lend himself to conspiracies
to defeat the nominees of his party.
I make this public statement in order
that my friends and the public in gen
eral may understand that I do not be
lieve the reports thst nave been cir
culated for the purpose of putting Mr.
Sinnott in a false light and breeding
discontent within the ranks of the Re
publican party. C. N. M ARTHUR.
Not, Reciprocal Traat,
Intermountaln Catholic.
Mother." said Bobby, after a full
week of obedience, "have I been a good
boy lately?"
"Tea, dear, replied nis motner. -a
very, very good boy."
And do you trust mer ne continued.
Wby, of course, mother trusts ber
little boy!" she answered.
But the chastened child was not paci.
fled. "I mean really, really trust me.
you know," he explained.
Tea, I really, really trust you. noa-
ded his mother. "Why do you eskT"
Just because." said Boooy, aivina
his hands Into his pockets and looking
her in the faoe "If you trust me like
you Bay yon do, why do you go on hid
ing the JarmT' ,
Wkea Taeodor. Jr ir4.
barlow. Or.. June IS. (To the Ed
itor.) Kindly tell me the date on
which Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. w:ts
married and thereby settle a dispute.
0 LSyLlbll J YE.
i June 20, 1910. r
Twenty-Five Years Ajo
From The Oregonlan ef June ?, !
Boston, June 1 At a meeting of
the directors of the 1 nlnn, rmific to
day. M. A. Manna, of Cleveland was
chosen to fill the vonrv o-'i-a-loned
by tha realanatlon ot Andrew II. l.rten.
of New Tork.
non. June 1. Lord Dunrevan'e
yacht. Valkyrie, will sail frowi Ih
:1-I for New Tork te rara for tha
America's rup.
Washington. June 1 Civil Service
Commissioner Konere;t ears h ! de
termined 4ht the civil servlre law
shall be enforced te the letter.
Spokane Full., June It A inn
coach waa upset todav at Wartnr
Junction. In the Coaur d'Aienea lro.
fessor Clayton, tha well-known mining
engineer, had both leg crushed at Ih
knee, and It la thought he cannot gur.
viva Charleg llussey, manager of I
morning mine, wa Injured aront the
head and ghoulriera W. C. Miller, a
civil engineer of Waroner, arxt K. J.
Field, a prominent mining man, wera
both badly bruised.
Seattle. June 19. The mllttle waa
withdrawn from duty this morning and
police substituted.
Miss Lucia B. Ortffln will rrar
at tha New Tark Theater on KatunUy
in her character eketchea.
Forest Orove. June 1. "The follow
ing class yesterday graduate,! from t: e
Tualatin Academy: Messrs. F. J Pul
ley. Fred fmlth. Arthur Bond. W. A.
Hond, Ernest Merges. luring Ptewsrl,
H. A. Ball. Harry Hopkins; Mln
Edith Tongue, Ethel Merrymn, Min
nie Warren, Anna Bates, Utsle Looh
ren and Cora 1-ee.
The East Portland Cltr Council last
night received notl.-e that the 1 t
Portland Water Company had appoint,
ed Sllvey Ptusrt and K. E. Vaughn to
act with J. H. Mall ana "Thomas it.
Turnbull. en behalf of the city. In fil
ing water rates. Dan Jackson was ap.
pointed a regular pollcrman for tl.e
Fourth Ward.
Mrs. Adelaide Nye Tagg-ard. wife of
J. A. Taagard. died at PL Vlnrent'a
Hospital yesterday morning.
The board
ot trustees if tha Hora
tocletv !d tha fol-
and Girls' Aid
lowing: officer! 11. W. I'm belt, presi
dent; F. E. Beai-h. secretary; I. L.
Hawkins, treasurer; Ira F. Power,
acting superintendent; executive com
mittee. Mr. I'owera. W. 11. Gilbert and
II In H. F. paldlnr.
l.ouls Neumann, an old and respected
cltisen. died yesterday morning.
Mrs. Tnomaa Gulnean and daughter.
Miss Bessie, have cone lo Tha Dalle.
P. T. Nlcklln, nf A. Roberts aV Co..
was united In marriage June 19 at
Eugene to Mis Ella I'aae of that city.
niaa Lake Not ftartkeaat.
PORTLAND. June II (To the Edi
tor.) In all the puhllhe4 account t
have seen of the landing place of Don
aldson's balloon, the "HpringfleM." I he
location I given as IS mile "north
east" of Portland, which would be over
in tha State of Washington.
blue Lake Is In Tan. 1, H. R. E..
W. M, about two miles south of th
base line, consequently south of east
from Portland. C. B. P.
Ikaty Riga
KKLSO, Wash., June !, (To the
Editor.) Is there eny duty on grain
sacksT . hKAPI-IU
Imported Jute grain sacks pay a
dmv of HI per rent .
Features For
Sunday
300 Mile i an IVur.
Wave rtishion. for tracks, are
the startling possibility put for
ward by French inventor ho i
denionst rating (hot trains war
cross a continent in a few hours
one of these days.
American Types.
What i. tbe true Americsn tvt
Are you rvpronontativo of it f The
matter is being made the ub.i"ct
of extended inquiry by scientific
investigators and the record of
their novel work is given full
page in color.
Paper Tour Own Boudoir.
That is the latest, and now the
humble paperhancer i feeling the
encroachments of fashion. An in
teresting f ront-p.fro featute, in
colors.
y .Exploring the Earth.
This exploration expedition
delves down into the center of the
earth. A record of intricate
achievement. Illustrated ith
photfis.
Wondera of Science.
An illustrated pope devMed to
the very latest discoveries and re
markable facts in the realms of
scientific investigation. An inter
esting and instructive pnge.
A New Tishcr Scrieg.
Harrison Fisher, the fiimou il
lustrator, takes up a now American
pirls' series Sunday, "The Ameri
can Girl Abroad." The firt. pic
ture, presented in blark and wLile
with all Fisher'a consummate
charm, ahowa tho American pirl
"On the Thames at llenlej'."
' With Villa;
An Oreponian correspondent in
Northern Mexico wriles of the
mounted warriora of Mexico. They
are now the loadinjr fone in the
stricken country, be finds. ' Il
lustrated with action photop-aphs.
Pink ribs.
Does your wife or sister tell
themt The women who tell while
lies and pale blue f xaccrations
are dibsected by Hita Hce.e.
Settllnf With Bogga.
A short tory about a claim
apent 'a daneeroua interview and
the happy thought that pro
longed it.
Sails.
Some interesting faels about
them are a feature cf the Ch.H
ren'a page, which bag a numlier of
illustrated itonca and apecial ar
ticles, New Comic Teatorea.
Uncle Jim, Tad and Tim and I he
district school are the auhjeei of
two new-eolor coruica which are
sure to make a hit. Trace out the
ine-enioua. if mischievous. ivfe
of the younpsters in tlie district
school.
Many Other Features.
Order early of your tie sdegW.