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Postage Bates 12 to 18 pages, 1 cent; 18 to SI pages, ! cents; 34 to 48 pages, c emu r.u m mi naj a rmti: 2 to 76 naffas. ( cents; 78 to i pages, It cents. Foreign post age, double rates. Eastern Business Offices Verree Conk lln Xew York. Brunswick building. Chi cago, Steger building. Kan Francisco Office R. 3. BIdwell Co. 74 Market street. JPOBTXAND, FRIDAY, JUNE , 1914- TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE. The logic of Colonel Roosevelt's etrlotures on the Colombian treaty Is Irresistible. Colombia in substance ' accuses the United States of stealing the Canal Zone and offers to let us keep the stolen goods If we pay her ,25,000,000, though before the theft she. asked $40,000,000. The alleged thieves have added $400,000,000 to the value of the property, but the pretended owner does not demand Its return; on the contrary, he offers to settle for five-eighths of the original price. According to the Colombian and Bryan view of the case, the United States stole goods worth $40,000,000, but may retain $15,000,000. Then this country would still be three- eighths thief and would be only five' eighths honest. If their view were correct, the only way In which the United States can clear Its conscience Is to do as Colonel Roosevelt suggests "restore Panama to Colombia, "stop work on the canal and get out of -the place, bag and baggage," but "not pay blackmail." The conduct of Colombia through out the canal Imbroglio has been characterized by the methods of the blackmailer. The rejection of the Hay-Herran treaty by a Senate packed by the same dictator as had authorized the negotiation, and the demand for a larger sum than It stipulated was a blackmailing scheme. The plan for annulment of the exten slon of the French company's conces sion after $1,000,000 had been paid for It was a blackmailing scheme, The offer, after Panama had revolted to sell for $10,000,000 the concession for which various higher figures had teen asked was the act of a black mailer who saw his victim slipping from his power. That offer involved return of Panama to Colombian mis rule. In the negotiations with the Taft Administration Colombia was willing to accept $8,000,000 without the return of Panama, The black mailer was steadily coming down In his demands until he encountered an Administration that was "easy." Then up went the price to $25,000,000. If we have wronged Colombia, $26,000,000 is too little to repair the wrong, even when accompanied by an apology, and Its payment would be compounding a felony. If we have not wronged her we should not pay the most Infinitesimal fraction of a dollar. ' BCPPOSISO IT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL. In The Oregonian yesterday was published a letter which induces us to revert to the assertion made by President "Wilson that the business depression of today is psychological. This contributor said: The best government Is that which gives si the maximum attainaDis prosperity, anu when the experience of many years h taught us that prosperity Invariably comes with the advent of one party and departs -with the sucoess of its opponent, reason would seem to dictate the choice of the party of prosperity as a permanent political abiding place. ... I have never been bis to see that the balance between good and evil was on the credit side of a Dem ocratic administration; but that may be because I am only .an average man and view matters from a prosaio bread-and-butter standpoint. We have not been able to accept the theory that times are not hard in reality that we merely think them hard. They are too oppressively ac tual for that. Yet It Is possible that the depression, while not psychologi cal In Itself, Is the result In part of psychological Influence. The people have before them a long 11ns of historio precedents. Prosper ity has Invariably departed in the past with the advent of the Democratic party to power. That party is not now In power by the will of the ma jority. The preponderance of the public does not possess faith in the economic value of Democratio prin ciples. There are perhaps millions who voted other than the Democratic ticket who have been expecting hard times. It Is not a matter of importance so far as results are concerned whether this expectation was based on what In the past were pure coincidences or on events with or without good rea son. Man can make himself 111 by thinking that he will be ill. Never theless when the Illness Is upon him he is actually 111. It is then not a psychological illness, no matter what bearing psychology had In creating sis condition. The same force has its effect on business but In a more prac tical way. Many a bank has failed not because its depositors collectively feared that the bank was Insolvent, but because each feared the other depositors would withdraw " their money and weaken the Institution to the point of bankruptcy. If, when there is a tariff change, enough buyers and manufacturers begin to retrench or determine to lie low until they learn what others are doing or what the turn ofvents shall bring forth, the general result is swift and certain. Depression overtakes the entire community. It Is an unfortunate admission from the Democratic standpoint. If the President intended to say that there is an ingrained fear of Demo cratic rule among a groat enough number of the people to bring on ac tual hard times. If it be true, how is the Democratic party ever to prove its case? A great majority of the people are like the correspondent of The Oregonian. They are average men and view matters from a prosaic bread-aDd-butter standpoint. Hun gry persons cannot be reasoned with. Admonition to have hope and confi dence is a poor substitute for a full dinner pall. Watchful waiting is a weary occupation for one who has not had- breakfast There are well-meaning persons who assert that there is no such thing as rabies or hydrophobia; that It Is ' r?. v fear, not the bite of the dog, that causes one to expire In convulsions. But prosaic man has no greater relish for death from fear than he has for demise caused by real poison in his veins. He will avoid the cause of such fear as he will the infliction of & deathly wound. Likewise the pro sale man wants neither psychological nor Justified hard times. If the present business depression la wholly psychological in its source the open-minded will probably never know whether there is the least value or stability in Democratic policies. The cause of alarm and apprehension will be removed as often as it ap pears. The divisions that give it life will disappear with the retirement of prosperity and a reunion on the com mon ground of necessity, call it psy chological or what you will, will re store to power the forces that in the past have served employment to all who need it. OUR TRIUMPH. The Niagara protocol Is fervently described by .the enthusiastic, news paper correspondents as a "great tri umph' of Pan-American diplomacy." The mediators have solemnly left the federals and constitutionalists to settle the whole business for them selves. The United States on its part agrees to forget that the flag was Insulted at Tamplco. The whole hu miliating episode is to be closed by our backing out of a bad mess the best way we can, and by turning back the whole problem of Mexican pacifi cation to the representatives of the warring factions.- ' A great triumph, indeed, for me diation. However, we ought to be grateful. We have been for the pres ent saved from finishing a war we started. But what next? BRIGHTER DAYS? A newspaper letter-writer, in dis cussing the recent proposal to restore the convention nominating system and the other proposal, from the Bame source, to head off the single tax by the two-thirds rule, gives this illuminating insight into the probity of his motives: "I do not know either of the men mentioned as being instrumental In this move ment, but I will venture the assertion that they are trying to further the power of Big, Business." Mere suspicion not real informa tion as to what the business Inter- ts of the country want is not so popular as It was as a rule of con duct; but it still is the bogy by which the soap-boxers, the socialists, the I. W. W., the slngle-taxers and all the other adullamite apostles of the new- est political "thought" hope to alarm the people. A great business Institution has Just failed in New Tork, with liabilities of $40,000,000. There ought to be mighty rejoicing among the frenzied foes of Business, especially Big Business. . The Oregonian opposes the two proposals attacked by this corre spondent. But it has reasons, and is able to give them. He has none, ex cept his prejudices and surmises. It is strange that there is a single person anywhere who still fancies that a disaster to business Interests Is an omen of brighter days. WHI A GREAT mW FAILED. The primary cause of the Claflln failure is given as "over-extended credits." No doubt. There is no sug gestion of high finance, or stock man ioulatlon. or dishonest management. The firm, greatest and oldest in dry goods in the United states, naa sought to adjust itself to changing business conditions in New Tork . by enlarging Its operations throughout the country and by direct financial support of retail stores In many cities. The load became too great to carry. The concern collapsed. It would perhaps be unfair to say that the Claflln suspension is directly due to the depressed business condi tion of the United States. But it is difficult to avoid saying so, or to find nv other ready explanation. The firm's methods were probably injudi cious and its investments, or many of them, unwise. But in more prosper ous times the storm might, and prob ably would, have been weathered. If readjustment, or reorganization, had been called for by the progress of business, or the lack of it, capital could probably have been secured, The Claflln name is a great one. It ought easily to have been able to bring to its support large financial interests, as well as a widespread In vestment in its paper. But the times forbade. It is inevitable that the failure will be related In the public mind to the backward trend of business and in dustry throughout the United States. Why should it not be? Soon perhaps now tne people oi the United States will discover tnat their most Important duty to them- elves is to get back to safe economic and political ground. They have been disputing and quarreling a lot aoout non-essentials. There has been a mighty division in a great party as to whether or not it was "progres sive," a relative term. That is an. But the people are brought face to face now with the fundamental ques tion of sound government and sound living conditions under such a gov ernment. Who will say now that the political complexion of an adminis tration, National or state, does not concern him? AND JV'OW JAPAX. Japan is beginning to stir uneasily again over the California anti-alien land law. It is announcea mat tne issue Is to be forced; that, after many months of smouldering diplomatic In activity, Japan will seek to bring the matter to a climax. Arbitration is hinted at, although Japan's full pur- nose is not made quite clear at tnis time In official announcements. The first move toward resuscitating the ancient dispute will consist of baring past secrets. All correspondence be tween the two countries Dearing on the topic will be given to the public in Japan and the United States simul taneously. No surprise need be reit if japan proceeds forthwith to become quite bstinate in tne matter. -lnoi mat anyone for a moment believes Japan would consider "pushing the contro versy to the point of a diplomatic break. Japan is too poor to indulge in such luxuries. But the Japanese diplomacy is efficient and crafty and it would seem to be quite In order for bur Oriental -neighbors to try their wiles on the -weak 'and vacillating sort of diplomacy that now emanates from the State Department. Wha knows what Japan may be able to gain by airing her grievances forcibly. Did not England get the canal 7 Is not Colombia to get vast amends for all grievances, fancied and otherwise, if the Administration has its way? Hasn't the stubborn old tippler, Huerta, 'outmaneuvered the Administration at every turn .' tiasn as Colonel Roosevelt says, our diplo macy become the laughing stock of the world ? No wonder Japan seeks this auspicious moment to press an ancient and seemingly hopeless issue. The situation teems with possibilities for Japan. THE SCIENTIFIC - BOXETAUD. Scientists, when not fully occupied in discovering some entirely new and startling fact, are happiest in upset ting the facts and fancies of yester year. It would seem that as soon as the world in general has accepted some new theory Its usefulness has been exhausted. It is then obsolete and fit material for the scientific boneyard and in an Idle moment the scientists give It a push. The regula tion of the whole unlvewe Is changed every few years, at least so far as man's conception Is concerned. Two solar plexus bjows are now dealt simultaneously by our astute men of scientifio exploration.- Theo ries that had become quite generally accepted are down cor the count The first of these disillusionments comes from the president of the American Medical Association, who has noted that bacteria are not vegetable growth. From his version we gather that they are a sort of a cross between a vegetable and an ant mal. Butfjthe important fact is that an ancient and esteemed fact thrown into the category of idle fan cies. The textbooks are now all wrong and there is. much work in store for the typesetters. So far, the current fact or belief that bacteria are harmful when taken into the human system remains unshaken, Until further notice the milkman will be required to prevent his wares from containing more than a million or two of these Insidious hybrids to each cublo centimeter of his milk. Later it may be found tht bacteria are mans best friend avid a great pro moter of longevity. The second ancient belief to be knocked in the head Is that Adam ate the apple. Everyone who ever heard of the apple-eating episode as report ed in the scriptures has harbored the belief that Adam was the culprit. But new light is at hand. It wasn't Adam but Noah who inaugurated apple flay. , A party of ponderously learned sci entists has delved about in ancient ruins only to stumble upon the truth. The world has been suffering from rank delusion all these centuries. No doubt Adam, having committed no recorded sin, may still be found en joying himself in the Garden. If so the scientists will find him in the course of another twenty or thirty centuries. SEEING BY PHONE. Very soon we are to be able to see over the telephone, so word comes from the workshop of an English in ventor who has demonstrated that he can transmit the necessary vibrations and -impressions from point to point over a small wire. There have been many such inventions in the past, but they did not work out. This one is said ' to be along entirely new lines and to solve the problem fully and completely. Whether this will fill a long-felt want In the world remains to be seen if the Invention Is the success It is described as being. One thing sure, many people will have to change their standards of veracity and cast about for a new- medium - of propagating those little deceits which they appear to find so necessary. While the, new invention might prove an unmixea hlnsstne- to the lovelorn, what 1ov will it bring to the man who is in he habit of phoning home about pressing busi ness engagements that detain him 7 Even if the suspicious wife did not note from the expression of his face that he was lying, she might detect the fact from his surroundings. The environment of the average club bears little resemblance to a place of business and a group of sober-visaged Individuals gathered about a green topped billiard table never did sug- eest pressing business. Then, too, how will the irritable and impatient man relieve himself when he has to wait for his wire con nections? Surely he will not find it in his heart to berate some hard working miss whose flushed and wearied face confronts him with the query, "Number please?" It Is only because he cannot see or be seen that he now snaps at the central' girl. The man with the yolce of a lion and the physique and soul of a lamb will find himself at a disadvantage in braying his dlctums by wire. The good wife, too, will be forced to aban don her favorite fictions. How can she plea that she is too ill to receive company or pay a little visit when her face displays abundant good health? The utility of the sightless telephone in this direction might be noted In definitely. It Is plain enough that the new Invention, if.it is widely received at all, will not be regarded as an un mixed blessing. DANGER OF A DEFICIT. The Administration faces the danger of the old, familiar Democratio defi cit. Secretary's McAdoo's estimate of revenue from personal income tax, made when the Underwood law was passed, was about $54,000,000, but h. has cut this to $30,000,000 for the present fiscal year. Customs revenue is expected to yield $21,000,000 more than the estimate, and a surplus of $30,000,000 on June 30 is now pre dicted, not including $37,500,000 for the Panama Canal among tne ex penses, as the Treasury Department has authority to reimburse itself for this -amount by selling bonds. But there are several "buts." Dur ing the present year the Democrats get the benefit of higher duties tinder the old tariff collected during. July, August and September and of the Re publican sugar duties, which continue till March 1. The full effect of the reduction of 25 per cent in the sugar duty which was made on that date will be felt in the year beginning July also of the other tariff reductions. In the succeeding year, on. May 1, 1916, sugar goes on the free list and $60,000,000 a year will be cut off, to be made up from some other source. With revenue decreasing. Congress Is making appropriations for next year far exceeding those of any preceding year, The leaders have passionately pleaded against increases, but in vain. Members must have their "pork." With less money coming in and more going out, a deficit is inevitable un less more revenue is obtained from another revision of the tariff. Dem ocratic leaders will -not hear of that for this year, hence must face a defi cit unless they should have a wind fall. - ' They may then adopt the-old Demo cratio expedient for meeting a Demo cratic deficit issue bonds. The Re publicans kindly furnished an excuse, for the Taft Administration did not avail itself of authority to issue bonds for the full cost of the Panama Ca nal, but paid a large proportion out of the surplus each year. Thus sur pluses accumlated by provident Re publicans may be spent by prodigal Democrats. , Of course, there is the possibility that customs revenue in the next fis cal year may exceed estimates, even more than in this year, and thus may save the Democratic bacon. But that would be poor consolation to shut down our industries and buy abroad In order that our Government may collect enough Import, duties to pay Lits extravagant way. BORAH S WIN OS THE CLUB. Senator Borah knows how to bring to terms the Southern Bourbons who control the House. Their abject sur render when he threatened to prevent passage of the river and harbor Dill unless some bills for the benefit of the West were passed proves that. They no sooner saw danger that their own particular pieces of pork would be lost than they scurried to cover like frightened rabbits. The most impor tant of the public land bills are to go through the House, and Mr. Borah and his Western colleagues may be trusted to bring the Senate to terms. The promptness of the Democratic surrender is doubtless due partly to memories of the success of the late Senator Carter in talking the river and harbor bill to death In order to force action on the Irrigation bill at the succeeding session. The Demo cratic leaders also must realize that they will need every Western vote they can get next November and that, unless they pass some of the land bills, they can show little they have done for the West. The only means by which the West can get anything out of this Congress Is a club, and Mr. Borah did well to swing that weapon. He knows how to wield it, and we doubt not will get results. . The following plan for creating a diplomatic service equal to that of other nations was suggested by ex Governor Curtis Guild, of Massachu setts in an address at Chicago and Is worthy of attention by all who have observed the lamentable consequences of Secretary Bryan's spoils system: A permanent basis of appointment and promotion as in thq. Army nd Navy, open ing, as in other countries, the diplomatic and consular service as a life caresr. Re muneration on a scale permitting the ex penditure requisite for the adequate fulfill ment of the demands of the post assigned. The acquisition as permanent property of the United States in foreign cities of ap propriate buildings for consular and diplo matic work. A National school modeled on West Point and Annapolis and like them open to the youth of the Nation through appointment by Senators or Congressmen or both. The establishment, as far as possible, of American oentera in foreign cities and where possible the consolidation of the diplomatic, consular, military and naval of fices under one roof. The Loiusville Courier-Journal makes the Austrian airship disaster the occasion for a suggestion that aviation be kept out of civilized war fare. In that case a barbarian like Villa, who does not respect the rules of civilized warfare, would be free to drop bombs from airships on an American army, but the latter would have no airships with which to at tack the bombthrowers. If the same Idea were followed throughout, how long a time would elapse before the barbarians would have conquered the civilized nations? - ' Isaao Lawrence, president of the Tariff Reform League, says the Progressives are going to try to steal Democratic issues. But there aren t enough Progressives to carry away the loot. Louisville Courler-JournaL The Democrats would be-nly too glad to throw overboard some of their issues in the hope of saving the ship but no other party with a grain of sense would think of picking them up For helping the newspaper men in his recent application for parole, Abe Ruef loses the privileges of see ing visitors and writing and receiving letters. ' Infliction of many penalties will make a bitter man of Abe by the time he emerges from San Quentin. A market price has been placed on bites out of a Chicago policeman. A man was fined $75 for taking three bites, and his wife $25 for taking one bite. Chicago policemen are not reputed to be tender, but their flesh Is high-priced. Greece is rejoicing at acquisition of two big American battleships. And we are rejoicing to get rid of the ob solete tubs. Everybody's happy ex cept Turkey, which must go to the trouble of sinking the craft. Carranza has moved closer to the border to be In touch with his en voys. And incidentally to have a soft place to land if he should continue to displease Villa- State Treasurer Kay shows by fig ures that the farmers of Oregon pay only one-third of the taxes. This is a campaign document that assures his re-election. People who complain of annoyance by roosters must remember the abil ity to crow la in the plan of Nature. The hens would abandon a dumb lord. Physicians declare that sin and dis ease are the sole purveyors of poverty. That new placing of the full blame must be music to Democratic ears. Roosevelt says that the United States has been made ridiculous In the world. Our diplomacy Is the Joke of the age. The Colonel says Perkins must re main in the Bull Moose party. So as to make a corporal's guard. Painless" Parker appears to be causing a great deal of pain, how ever, among the "ethlcals." But even if Noah did eat the apple the statute of .limitations must apply to the offense by this time. Salem Is having cherry weather for her festival and she deserves it- The new diplomacy, of course, 1 too subtle for the Colonel. Yesterday was Judge Benson's day by fifteen votes. Trot out the yellow peril. Japan is pouting again. We are still sleeping between blankets. Butte has stolen Colorado's thunder. BILLS FOIt THE PEOFLB Proposals for the State Election ( 1914 lnder the Referendum. The followtng summary of proposed meas ures to be submitted to the people of Ore gon, under tha Inltlstlva and referendum in November, 114, Is made by The Non-Partisan League. It Is -not probable that ail will bs on the ballot, bowever, though declarations of Intention to propose ana suomii mem have been filed with the Secretary of State In accordance with law: 1. $1500 tax exemption on personal property. 2. Prohibits surrender of the tax ing power. 8. Permits special and son-uniform taxation. 4. $25,000 surtax. 6. Taxing all land not public prop erty. 6. Consolidation of corporation and state Insurance commissioners. 7. Abolition desert land board, wa ter board 'and state engineer. 8. Consolidation ahd merging of many boards and limiting Legislative appropriations to a 4-mlll tax. 9. Creating office of Lieutenant- Governor. 10. Abolition of the Senate. 11. Abolition of the death penalty. 12. Prohibition manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. 13. . Increase pay of Legislators. 14. Increase bonding powers of state. 15. Closing stores, theaters, bowling alleys, eta, on Sundays. 16. Prohibiting pay . lor soliciting signatures for initiative, referendum and recall petition. 17. Non-partisan Judiciary, 18. Proportional representation. 19. Bill for law enforcement. 20. Revocation of franchise of Port land Gas A Coke Company. 21. Tideland constitutional amend ment. 22. Eight-hour work day for wo men. 23. Universal eight-hour work day. 24. Permitting incorporated city or town to merge with another. 25. Permitting cities of more than 100,000 to become separate counties. 26. Limiting condemnation price of land to double assessed valuation. 27. 'Provide for unemployed by In heritance tax of not less than 10 per cent upon estates in excess of $60,000. 28. License of Itinerant peddlers. 29. Reduce time of i-enidence re quired for voters. 80. Reduc time of residence re quired of voters to 15 days in some cases. 31. Permanent support Eastern Oregon btate Normal School. 32. Permanent support Southern Oregon State Normal School. 33. Fixing salaries of officers Co lumbia County. 34. Revision primary law. 35. Anti-libel measure. 36. Increase terms of office certain county officials, HONOR TO A FAMOUS DA.VCEI1 Flowers and Tears at Mile. Geaee's Farewell j She's 3U Years Old. London Chronicle. With yet her farewell to take of Manchester and of Bristol, Mile. Ade line Genee has danced adieu to Lon don. Leaving out of the question such happy Inevitability as her reappearance in the cause of charity, the beautiful Danish dancer has made her final bow to us, and such a sadly drooping bow it was, with the artist's tears mingling with her smiles. At the close of her exquisite Perform ance in the ballet, "Robert Le Dlable,' came the flowers to her from every where and every one from London friends and strangers, from Danish visitors to our city (many of whom were in front), from a little party of French galleryltes, from the Duke of Newcastle (who gave the dancer away at her marriage with Frank Isttt) from comrades, eminent and undiscov ered, of the ballet, and from Oswald StolL whose tribute to her genius took the form of a gigantto wreath of gol den laurels decorated with the Danish colors. Again and again the great dancer was called into this orgy of bloom to prostrate herself ln'curtsles which in themselves were' marvelous achievements of the grace of strength, and it was some minutes before her admirers permitted the orchestra a hearing on behalf of the next "turn's" Introduction. "This farewell to London audiences has been,. of course, a specially sad one to me, for London Is my home profea Blonally as well as domestically," said Mile. Genee after her ordeal of worship. 'Many a million more steps must have danced in London than In any other city, and I shall ever hold most affectionate remembrance of the stages upon which I have performed them the Empire stage, which was my dancing ground for 10 happiest of happy years, and the Coliseum stage, which I have now so regretfully left regretfully, but comforted by the feel ing that I have don the right thing. In defense if it' needs defending of my retirement at 36, let me repeat the words I offered on the eve of my fare well season at tha Coliseum: 'It is so much better, when one is able, to re tire from the stage gracefully. It la one of the earliest things we learn on the stage; it should be one of our latest accomplishments!' " GREEKS AND TURKS CANT AGREE Teatimoay From Pcmetra Vaka, Greek Woman, as to Gospel ef Hate, "A Child of the Orient." a new novel. There is no use pretending that there has ever existed the least sens of fra ternity between the Greeks and the Turks. They had their quarters and we had ours. They brought tnelr cui toms and traditions from the East, and we held fast to our own. The two races had nothing to give each other. They ignored us totally, and we only remem bered them to hate them and to make ready some day to throw off their do minion. I have never heard a good word for the Turks from such of my people as have not erossed their thresholds. It Is almost unbelievable that for upward of 400 years we should have lived aide by side. Ignorant of each others his tory, and positively refusing to learn of each other's good qualities. With entire sincerity the Greeks daily re late to eaaJi other awful deeds of tha Turks deeds which are mere rumor and hearsay, and contain only a grain of truth, or none at all. Each side did its best to keep the other as far away as possible. They had their resorts, and we had ours. They had their teke. and we had our schools: they had their mosques, and we had our churches; they had their Punch and Judy shows, and we had our theaters; they had their music, and we had our own; they had their language, and we clung jealously to ours. Our rwn differences we did not bring be fore the Turkish law, but before our own church. Neither in sorrow nor in pleasure did we mingle. Turkey is the only country In th world where one may travel for months without using the language of th country, with such great tenacity do the conquered races cling to their own. Indeed, in order to live comfortably In Constantinople, one must know Greek, not Turkish. Difference Between rsse and "Tiwi," Baltimore Sun First Customei- I wish to select a vase. Floorwalker Yes. madam. James, show the lady to th crockery depart ment. Second Customer I wish to se lect a vawz. Floorwalker Yes. madam George, show the lady to the bric-a-brao department. Defeat of Politician. Atchison Globe. A politician doesn't fool any on by referring to his defeat as a retirement. 30 ECONOMIC SIDE OF PROHIBITION. Overcrowded Labor Market Woald Be Glutted, Says Labor CoaarlL PORTLAND. June 24. (To the Kd Itor.) The following resolution was unanimously indorsed by tha Central Labor Council at the regular meeting. June 5. It is the deslr of organised labor that these resolutions be pub lished in The Oregonian. I hop that you will favor us with tha lam. MARK WILLIAM FKTKRSE.V, Secretary. Whereas, economlo conditions among the people of the United States during recent years have become so deplorable that hasty, ill-advised and futila eflort at reform have become the habit among leaders and would be leaders, giving a wide fieid to the dem agogue and reformer, who would sway the publlo mind by promises of Iramedlete re lief aad better living conditions by leslsle tlon along moral lines. Economic condi tions have grown out of the reckless and short-sighted methods employed in develop ing and exploiting the natural resources of , tbs country, and moral legiaiatlnn has th same effect aa local application for the cure of cancer; and, Whereas, it hss been established by Ion experience that no movement worth whll in the interests of the maeses bes fed upon prejudio and passion, and that where movements have been supported by ' preju dice or passion, the benefits accruing the people have been of short durstlon and of but little lasting effect In the life o the whole people; and. Whereas, in an effort to placate th working people who are clamoring for rea reform and relief, who are feeling the piub Of impoverishment more and more as th yeans go by, a small minority of the Vetera of the country propose to bring about red leal changes In personal conduct and habi through legislation: and. Whereas, dishonest leaders In btr bulness have in the past done much to eftiddle the publlo mind with discussions of the liquor problem for the purpose of causing di visions and dissensions among In people. thereby using the liquor question to hide exploitation carried on la other lines, thu piling up huge fortunes In very brief period ot lime; ana. Whereas, records show that during the years of unusual activity in forcing upon th people prohibitory laws, the quantity of liquor produced end conpumed in thla country has increased materially, showing that economic conditions have more to do with the consumption of liquor thau h the natural or acquired depravity of men and. Whereas, in this country a great Industry has grown up thre,gh the manufacture, ssle and distribution of malt snd spirituous liquors, employing millions of men regu larly at rates of wages far above the sge for the workers of the country, and at the same time giving nisrket fur mil lions or dollars worth of the produc of 1 farms of th country annually; and. Whereas, In Oregon thousands of me working In th Industry and other thou sand working In Industries rlovely allied with the production, sale and distribution o liquor would bs thrown upon a crowded labor market In case state-wide prohibition should be accepted by the people, tbue ai ding tremendously to th present ucly pro. lem of unemployment and poverty; snd Whereas, the experience of other states is thst prohibition dose not s-ilve the liquor problem, having only th effect ef changing the saloon for a bootleKKlng Joint, and the business of selling llquur Into the hsnds of th criminal class making It in llllrit traffio In drujra and "dope," adding de moralising influences to society with lit tie rngard for law enforcement and son for revenue production; and. Whereas, th readjustment of business snd Industry which must of necessity follow ths introduction of stste-wlde prohibition la Oregon during a period of continued de pression and hard tlmea would work untold hardship on thousands of men, women and children woo hav been working under th protection of the laws of the country with no reason to believe that their means of making a livelihood would b euddenlv taken from them, and leaving thounanils of men without employment snd without hope of gaining employment st the present rate of wages; therefore, be It Resolved, By the Central I,abnr Council of Portland and vicinity In regular meeting assembled this -sth dsy f June, 19 It Is to the best Interest of Iftbor, organised and unorganised. In Oregon, thnt th present effort to bring gbout etate-wld prohibition be discouraged and vigorously opposed dur ing th campaign and defeated at th polls In November Resolved, That this resolution b spread upon th minutes of this C'ouncll, and th copies b furnished the press for publlcallon. Law Not la Force. PORTLAND. Jun 24. (To the Edl tor.) Why should net the ordinana closing groceries on Sunday be en forced? To bs sur It Is a new one. but then Ignorance of the law is never permissible, or, rather, allowable. There are many storekeepers who willingly and gladly close on Sunday, but there are those also who mors willingly and gladly keep open for the sake of the dollars, knowing they are dotnr an Illegal thing, but, perhaps, not realizing that the law may make It cost them many dollars. T Ilk to pee Justice and right prevail. What is a law for one must b recognized as a law for all. L1DA M. BROOM ALL. The law is not In fore. It has been held up by referendum. ' Dates la Oregon History. PORTLAND, June 24 (To the Edi tor.) (1) Where did R. H. Lamson at tend college at the time of hi ap pointment to Annapolis about 185T or 1858T (2) What year did Colonel K. D. Baker deliver a publlo oration In Salem. Or? (8) What year did Phil Sheridan leave Oregon to Join the Union Army 7 SUBSCRIBER (1) Willamette University, Salem. (2) July 4. 1860. (3) 1861. The dates areiupplled by Mr. George H. Hlmea, curator Oregon Historical Society. MY WISH FOR YOU. Neither gold nor silver Nor enormoua wealth. Neither power nor honor. No, not even health. Makes a man real happy; Rldhea are but dust. Dust to dust returning With all worldly lust; Vain Is all man's glory, Health and beauty, too; Those are not the blessings That I wish for you. Perfect Joy. contentment Never yet were found Where ths sun was shining All th year around; . Whan It, after hiding Long behind th cloud. All the world enwrapping In a grayish shroud. Broke into a thousand Smiles for you one mora. All the world seemed brighter ' Than It waa befor. When along life's" pathway You find roses sweet. Lovely, bright and fragrant. Scattered at your feet. It but makes you happy For a moment brlct And you find you harbor Deeper rooted grief; Oft the loveliest rosea Hid tha sharpest thorn. Admiration change To protoundest scorn. Oft the flowers shelter Snakes with deadly sting; Worldly pleasure never Lasting joy did bring. Now I hear you saying: "Friend, do you Intend Any Joy to wlab me. Quick, your wish extend." Come then, friend, and listen. Open now your heart And recelv th lesson That I would Impart. May your eyes be lifted From those worldly things. May you see the anguish Worldly worship brings To deluded mankind. May you realise this: Peace, th kind that's lasting And all perfect bliss Comes to you whn earnest You can pray not whin Thus: Thy will b don. Lord, Thine alona, not mine. ANNA F. Twenty-Fiva Years Ago From Th Oregonian of June 24, 1MI. Frmont. Ohio, Jun !i. Mr. Hulh. rford 1). llayea died this morning. Koseburg, Jun JR. A reception was extended last night to Congressman Hermann by th cltlsen of Itoseburg Speeches of walcom were male by Circuit JudK R. 8. Hean. Xtessta. Hinrk. Benjamin. Alosher, Kimball, Flood n1 others. Mr. Hermann briefly reviewed the labors of th Oregon drlexalloa. Albany, Jun 15. Shortly after mid night M. 8. Montelth. KreJ W. Hoe and Clyd Hill arrived after a walk cf 74 ml lee from Hot Spring. 3 miles abov Uatvsvtll, on the lln of th Oregon Pacific. They bad been pend ing several ilays with Claud Mansfield. On Friday afternoon the cabin burnd down wtlh all Its contents, being lft without provision, th young men re mained on day. living on fish, and then started on foot -for this rllv, ar riving two day later. Clyd Hill and Fred Kos ar met boy and r nearly exhausted. Helena, Jun iS Advices from Mis soula last evening brought th first In telligence of an uprising of th Koote nai Indian on tn Flathead reserva tion. County Recorder William I- Dudlv and wife and Mis tumi Carson, rt La Grand, ar h'mtlng and fishing nar Bkamokawa, W. T. Miss Ida T. "taver, ltightr of W. T. Htaver. of Staver V Walker, will ar. rive horn this afternoon from th l'nlvrlty of Kvanaton. Hi., whera n has completed tli second year of her studies. Captain G. W. Shaver's rsw steam, boat, built to tak th plac of th ilsnianllin on th routs between this city and Clatskanl. ha been finished .! Is named after her owner. The closing rrls -of M. MVhl College were held at ht. Michael's llsll estida-. Thus who took part wr: J. . Ointy. Jl. 1'. Tr'nibl. J. V. Nor. tm. Victor J. OVnnnor. W. A. Tirnr. T. J. Ho.ne. tieorg A. Wiel, A. J. Vnnlon. NV. J. tJarrow. Mano P. Zen. V. U. Wiley. W. J. Ponovnn, J. K Mur. phy, J. F. Mnnott, J. J. Mirhlsteln, P. J, ileakey, W. J. Coffey. J . Hll kemper. J. M. Meyer. W. A. Trlmhla, J. K. Moms Khan, J. J. O'Connor, J. F. Zan and Father O lies George A. Itrodle. offlcisl court t porter, and C. II. Hhole hav formed partnership in th busln of court reporting. Th occupants ef h upper storl of th block at th northwt rornar ef Front and Washington s'rt-ets r moving out under order Irm th!r landlord. George Woodward. They ar principally rrln'TS. nwspspr men and bookblndra. Th building baa been occupied by newspaper and jns printing offices for a quartr ef a cen tury. Th Feasld House. Cltor. h bn thoroughly renovated and will b un der th management of Carl Ejv'rir. Th Alaska Gold Company Ic14 the following directors: Ponald Ma cleay, l. P. Thompson. C. K. rtonn, H. M. Hrereton and F. O. Downing. Colonel Morgan, of th Third Regi ment, o. N. u will mustsr la a company at Arlington. R. Everting will make a contact for th office of polio commissioner. County Clrk Powell baa appointed H. C. Hinlth, of East rortland, bis chief deputy. IT. J. Corhett, rrwaaurer ef the relief committee, ha mad a final report showing 27b.40 eollect-4 for th Johnstown fund and lll.0ts.fi. Tomorrow vsning th Lily Clay Gaiety Company will tna their flrt appearance at th New Park Thatr. N. Nitts on Psychology. By Pea a Collin. Nesclus Nltta, saga of Punklndorf Sta tion Espied a bluabotU In stately gyra tion. A nlcotln Jt stopped th fly's avia tion: Then Nesclus gave this profound dis sertation: Psychology, how It nts our situation." seen by tha paper that Wilson and Dryan Is both a-lamntln' and likewise cryln The tendency folks has of aayin : -KnmehoW The tlmea ain't a f-esrt th7 might be. lt now." And Wilson, h 'lows, with his reaeon- In' quaint; Th times I all right, but Psychology ain't-" Fur b It from ni to arise and dls- nuta With men that Is rconlid wis and aatut: So thorfor I grants what be says- hut I'm wlshln This her psychological sort of condi tion Could somehow b perked up. wtitll should find K wholesomor tun. In tn popular mind. Th tlm I all right; w caa thn let them be. And dvot all our enargjr iryin t How w caa devls and work out and project To mak this "Psychology- mors n rorroct- And whn thl Is dona, tbn a on can complain And time will b rp rou and ful again. Now I hav observed, with precision unfallln , That this her "Psychology- Starti in to allln' And gettln' plumb , nrr tha Nation ts under th Dlmmyorata Administra tion: o I taya. accordln' t natural law. We'd cur It prhap ry rmvin m causa. Is Tbla Year aelgbk-rt Atchison Olob. Dura a man who la always believing hat om on I trying to Impos on him. The Optimitt Pfe Kveryon like an optimist Th advertising In Th Orernnlan Is th mouthpiece of Ihes cheery fellows. Thy bellev In themselve. They believe In their good. Thv hav faith that thlr price ar attractive. And their spirit of optimism run all through their an nouncement. That's why advertising ts such cheerful reading. It la th meseag of man whe do thing and hav Joy la their llf work. They ar men who hav consecra ted thlr lives to rv1oo and who prosper only to th xtnt thy benefit you. Read the optimist columns earw fully each day and yoa will f ej better.