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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1916)
8 TITE MORNING- OREG ONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 191C. ' POKTtASU, OREGON. Entered at Portland (Oregon) Postofflce as i ' second-class mall matter. Subscription Rates Invariably lit advance: ' (By Mail.) Xally. Sunday Included, one year 5'S0 Iaily. Kuarlay included, six months I'aily. Sunday Included, three months ... 2.o Iaily, Sunday included, one month '5 Ijally, wUhout Sunday, on year ........ Ially, without Sunday, six months ...... 8.2 I'aily, without Sunday, three months .. 1.75 Tally. without Sunday, one month ....... .0 Jekly, one year 1.50 Sunday, w:e year 2. 50 Sunday and Weekly, one year . .......... 8.50 i (By Carrier.) ' Illy, Sunday Included, one year V-W iaily. Sunday Included, one month .75 ' How to Remit Send postoftice money trder. express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency re at sender's risk. CUve postofflce address in full, including county and state. Fowl ante Rates J 2 to 16 pages, 1 cent; 18 to 32 pases. 2 cents; 34 to 4S pages, 3 cents; & to Hu pages, 4 cents; 62 to 78 pages, o tents: 78 to 8a pases, 6 cents. Foreign post age, double rates. Kaatrrn Bnsines Office Verree & Conk En, Brunswick building. New York; Verree & Conklln, Steger building. Chicago. San rannisc3 representative, R. J. Bldwell. 742 larket street. ' MMlAJfD, TUESDAY, MAY S3, 1916. j MR HUGHES ON THE ISSUES. ' Oregon's overwhelming vote for Hughes may be expected to increase the industry of his detractors in both of the leading parties. The favorite son Candidates for the" Republican nomi nation know that he is the one man they have to fear; therefore they plan Combinations to prevent "a majority Irora swinging to him. The Democrats know that he is the one man who could thoroughly reunite the Repub lican party7 attach to himself the in dependent voters and make Repub lican victory practically sure; there fore they are busy finding reasons why he should not be nominated. i But the favorite sons cannot make fit combination, for the delegates who ftupport each of them cannot be de livered to any other and the great majority of the convention, will be unpledged. All estimates give less than 100 votes to Roosevelt, and his name is chiefly powerful in foiling rild-guard designs to kill Hughes off with a man they can control, ..while the known willingness of the Pro gressives to accept Hughes adds to the latter's strength. The tide sets so strong toward him that it promises to overwhelm all rivals after the first few ballots. J Seeing what impends. Democrats speak of Hughes as having been se cluded for six years and as a man whose views on the problems of to day are unknown. They suggest that his name is used only to meet "the Roosevelt danger" and aa a cover for political intrigue. ' They carefully re frain from seeking light on his opin ions as to present problems by re ferring to his public utterances." If they did, they would find that. he had proved his sympathy with the Pro gressive idea by saying: The country is under lasting obligation to President Roosevelt for his vigorous opposi tion to abuses and for the strong Impulse he has given to movements for their cor rection. . Like Roosevelt, he is. an- unflinching foe of invisible government. He be lieves he is responsible to the people, and when Governor, he was far more uncompromising in his opposition to bosses than Was Roosevelt. That is why William Barnes loves him not. In view of his declaration that it is our duty "to make adequate pro vision for our defense and to maintain the efficiency of our Army and Navy,'' there can be no reason to doubt that he would favor preparedness to meet the dangers of today. If any doubt the genuineness of his Americanism, let them read what he said at the dedication of the Sigel monument - about, the value of the racial elements which compose th'e Nation. These are his words: - Our unity, in fact, is not racial and does not depend upon blood relationship, whether near or remote. It is the unity of a com mon National ideal; It is the unity of a common conception of manhood; it is the unity of a common recognition- of equal civil rights; it is unity in devotion to liberty ex pressed in institutions designed to give every man affair opportunity for the exer cise of his talents and to make the activi ties of each subordinate to the welfare of all. Of the rights of the negro, he said at Tuskegee: The black mar. is entitled to his chance There is no color line in good work, whether of mind or brain. "We want neither slaves nor serfs, nor any body of citizens permanently below the standards which must be main tained tor the preservation of the -tte- publlc- iHe is no standpatter on the tariff, but he stands for genuine Republican doctrine, for he said: I believe in a protective tariff, but no tariff act that should shelter monopoly or privilege. J His tariff views are up to date, for he long ago declared for revision by an expert commission. i He would neither scuttle from the Philippines nor keep them in, perma nent colonial dependence, for he said: . In justice to them and in justice to our selves we must omit no effort to prepare them for self-government, hen they are able to govern themselves ancv are In a it'nsition to maintain their Independence, the American people will not. deny them the boon which we ourselves have so highly , wised. He not only supported the several Federal bills for railroad regulation, but advanced the cause of utility reg ulation by procuring establishment of the three New York commissions. I -There is no question about his de . vgtion to democratic ideals nor about the sterling quality of his American ism, ; for he said at the Jamestown exposition: The lesson of -today is that every patriotic American should look upon his country's history and destiny in -the light of. the principles of the Declaration of Independence and with sincere sympathy for democratic ideals. Instead of looking askance at every expression of determination to vindicate popular rights, it should be welcomed. There need be no fear that .the man who uttered such sentiments would be subservient to bosses or counte nance any move to undermine popu lar rights, for-he acted upon them in his fight for the direct primary and against the boss influence which would have protected gambling. Nor would a man who thus fought for clean, popular rule flinch from protecting Americans from murder in Mexico or at sea. He would neither seek a fight when it could be honorably avoided, nor shirk it when the choice was be tween it and dishonor. Because these are Mr. Hughes knewn sentiments and because he, has acted upon them When occasion de- ' manded, Republicans of all shades of opinion turn to him and are willing to trust him. Men who stood 'by Taft, like ex-Attorney-General Wickersham and Frank H. Hitchcock, and former supporters of Roosevelt, like ex-Gov- crnor Stubbs, of Kansas, declare that he is the man to unite all factions of his party and to win; also the man to give the Nation a vigorous foreign policy. Vermont in the East and Ore gon in the West declare for him. and Mr. Stubbs says that Kansas, In mid continent, will be for him to a man. The strength of Justice Hughes comes from the confidence which, the people repose in ; hjm. ' That confi dence Is such that neither bosses nor the favorites of their several states nor the sneers or suspicions of trem bling? Democrats can shake it. He will be the choice of an unbossed conven tion, and beca.use the nomination will come to him unsougrht and spontan eous, he (will accept it. No man -was ever known to"" decline such a sum mons to serve his country in time of peril. THE MENACE OF STRONG DRINK. Significant figures are those issued by the Internal Revenue Bureau show ing the volume of liquor used in the country thus far in the fiscal year. Americans have consumed 7,000,000 gallons more whisky since July 1 last than during any corresponding period in past years. This is in spite of the fact that six states have joined the dry column in that interval. But while the use of whisky has increased there has been a heavy falling away in beer drinking. In fact, the annual beer consumption is 45,000,000 gallons less. More strong drink, less mild liquor, is the marked tendency. Surely it cannot be regarded a healthy one. Those who followed Great Britain's experiments with liquor restrictions will recall a similar result from the restriction of drinking hours. tJrink ers of malt liquors changed to spirits, intent on securing the desired results in the shortest time. Use of beer and ale fell 'away to a minimum- Use of whisky end gin increased at a men acing rate. The result iwas radically different from that in France, where no restrictions were placed on light liquors, while heavy drink was pro hibited. There can be little doubt that the increased use of strong drink in America is due to the practice of liquor drinkers in dry states of order ing intoxicating "beverages from abroad. They send for the strong drink, which tides them over a longer period. Thus, while the saloon evil is done away with by prohibition, the drink evil, eradication of which is of prime consideration, is only height ened. A decrease of 45,000,000 gal lons in beer consumption is a strong testimonial of the fine moral effect of prohibition unless one takes into consideration the Increased whisky consumption. Whereupon the record becomes somewhat disconcerting, in dicating serious flaws in the prohibi tion laws and theories as they operate at present. UNHAPPY; PARIS LANDLORDS. The lot of the landlord never was a happy one. Between normal losses through bad tenants and criticism for close-fisted cruelty when he attempts to force collection, life is one particu lar thing after another for the, average man who rents his properties. But all past difficulties of landlords are of no consequence compared "to the woes of French property owners. They are able to get neither sympathy nor cash in these warlike days, when the back-rent bill of Paris alone has passed the $4-00,000,000 mark and is still rising. In the early days of the war a mora torium was declared .by the French government which operated to sus pend rent payments. The purpose was to relieve the small tenants who, while serving at the front, could not be expected to meet rent bills and sup port their dependents.. This occurred in August, 1914, and since then the landlords of France have been, anx iously watching their bills 'mount up until now there are no prospects of an ultimate settlement' in full. How can it be expected that the man in the trench, receiving1 only a few francs a month for his heroic service, shall take up a rent burden after returning home from war? And then, how many hundreds of thousands will not re turn? The widojvs and children have difficulty getting something to eat without attempting to satisfy the de mands of landlords. It was no fault of the landlord that the head of a. family was killed in action, nor was It the fault of the wife and children that the head of their little home had to answer the national call and give his life to the French, cause. Soldiers are losing their incomes iwhile away, which, after all, is more than the landlords are losing. But many of the landlords are away at the front themselves, losing incomes., "rents and occasionally their lives. As for the government. it is so burdened with debt that the problem of taking over a $400,000,000 rent bill is not to be considered lightly The rent bill is but one of the many perplexing economic problems grow ing out of the war grim problems which will have to be met and solved one way or another after the smoke of battle has lifted. , A PLANK WHICH HAS BEEN SMASHES The law pertaining to the civil service should be honestly' and rigidly enforced, to the end that merit and ability should be the standard of appointment and promo tion rather than service rendered to political party. Democratic -platform of 1912. The Wilson Administration plans to go before the people on its record of legislative achievement, .'hut the trail of the spoilsman is plain throughout that record. The Democracy will boast of the Underwood tariff, the- income tax, the Federal reserve law, and the anti-trust acts and may have the rural credits - and shipping bills to add to the list, but each one of these meas ures and several others, as well as many executive acts, have dealt severe blows at the merit system in the civil service. .. . The record on this subject has been made up by Representative Fess, of Ohio. So far as legislation is con cerned it shows the following em ployes exempted from the classified service: June 23. 1913 Technical employes In su pervising architect's office connected with beating plants. Rider to -appropriation bilL October .i. lli xncome tax employes. Underwood law. October 22. 1913 Deputies of internal revenue collectors and United 'States Mar shals. Rider, to appropriation bilL . December 'Zi, 1B1J Employes of Federal Reserve Board. Aew currency law. July 16, 1914 Commercial attaches. Rider to appropriation bill. August 1, 1914 Commissioner of Immt gration at New Orleans. Rider to appropri ation oiii. e August' 1. 1914 Commissioner to five civilized tribes. Rider to appropriation bilL September 26, 1914 Many employes of Federal. Trade Commission .under law ere atlng that body. The - rider to an appropriation bill is a favorite device of the spoilsman It enables him to grab much rich patronage .from under the' President nose. The President hesitates to in terpose his veto, even if he were so disposed, for that would kill the entire bill and cut off funds from an entire department. But President Wilson is not disposed to interfere, though he was vice-presi dent of the Civil Service Reform League 'before his inauguration. He and his Cabinet officers have bee grabbing spoils where the aid of Con gress was. not needed. Presiden Taft's extension of civil service rules to fourth-class postmasters has been practically annulled Mr. Wilson placed two Southern Democrats and one Progressive on the Civil Service Commission. He ignored the chief minority party by appointing two Progressives on the Federal Trade Commission. He permitted Mr. Bryan to appoint deserving Democrats to take charge of Dominican customs. His Postmaster-General had a scheme to reorganize the rural carrier service in such a manner as to throw open 7,000 positions to the spoilsmen, but threat of exposure scared the schem ers off. A plan to reorganize the Patent Office in such manner as to exempt all subordinate positions from the merit system was blocked in time by Senators Lodge and Cummins Surely Mx. Wilson knew what was go ing on. The record of this Democratic Presi -dent contrasts strongly with that of the last Democratic President Cleve land. The latter doubled the classi fied service in his first term and. Harrison having increased It 45 per cent between 1889 and 1893, Cleveland doubled that increase in the next four ears. Mr. Wilson has set the clock back BAD ENGLISH AT COLLEGE. Bad English among college men has become such a widespread affliction that Harvard is undertaking heroic corrective measures. Students in large numbers not only persist in using atrocious language when they speak, but they are unable to escape the shortcoming when they write. Thus t is Indicated that the fault applies to conscious and subconscious proc esses alike. A man may speak without any regard for the niceties of diction and yet be capable of employing the most elegant and forcible English when writing. But when he neither speaks no w-rites correctly the flaw is inherent and nvut be eradicated by further education. First aid to Harvard's literary de fectives will be extended by special speech surgeons hereafter. Students who persist in mauling the language in its spoken and written forms will be assigned to the English depart ment surgeon for operation. This extra work, of course, will not count toward a degree. Good English is something they should have acquired along with history and mathematics in the high schools and "prep" schools. Backward writers might be assigned to a special class in journalism. There is no experience so well designed to develop use of correct, concise Eng lish. Were they able to get their training by service on the reportorial force of a newspaper, their chances of development would be even better, but doubtless they would find dif ficulty In imposing themselves upon the patience of any busy city editor. In the meantime, while helping those who cannot employ their mother tongue correctly even after having at tained college, educators might do well to 'turn to the root of the difficulty In the grammar and. high schools. SIGNS FAVORABLE TO PEACE. The opinions expressed by Sir -Ed ward Grey in the interview published In the Sunday Oregonian, taken in conjunction with recent views about the internal condition of Germany, suggest one contingency which might bring about peace before either al liance . has decisively defeated - the other or before exhaustion with an ndecisive struggle .has driven both to abandon it. That contingency is such a radical change In the character and purposes of the German government as would in itself satisfy the allies that Germany had definitely aban doned aggressive military policy and would live in peace and good, faith with other nations hereafter. The charge of- Chancellor von Beth- mann-Hollweg that Britain wants to destroy united and free Germany was answered by Sir Edward Grey in these words: "We never were smitten with any such madness. We want nothing; of the sort. We should be glad to see the German people as free as we ourselves want to be free and as we- want the other nationalities of Europe and of the world to be free. . We believe that the German people, when once the dreams of fworld empire cherished by pan-Germanism are brought to naught, will insist upon the control of its govern ment. And in this lies the hope of secure freedom and national independence in Eu rope, for a German Prussian militarism has plotted war to take place at a cnosen date in the future. The clear inference is that Sir Ed ward hopes, when the German people have become convinced that victory Is impossible, they may become further convinced that the allies have no de sire to dismember and destroy Ger many. He seems to hope that they will then depose the Hohenzollerns and the militarist, Junker class and will set up, either a constitutional monarchy after the British pattern or will retain a Hohenzollern at the head of such a government. Such a change would be so radical that it could only come about as the result of a revolution in which the army would turn against the govern ment and the purpose of which would be practically identical with that of the allies the destruction of Prussian militarism. In support of the opinion that a change of mind in that direc tion is taking place in Germany, the New York Evening Post quotes a Rus sian Journalist, recently in Berlin, as reporting. Germans to admit that the allies cannot be beaten outright. It regards as significant the fact that one-third of .the members of the Reichstag voted that Karl Ldebknecht, the anti-war Socialist leader, should not be tried for Issuing the appeal which provoked- a-riot on May day. Referring to a portion of that appeal as printed in the Koelnische Zeitung, the Post says: The burden of it clearly was that the German people had been deceived and mis led by their government; that the war was not caused by Germany's enemies, but by "certain classes and industries powerfully represented in the government"; and that the iworkers In Germany should raise their protests against "imperialistic butchery" and against "the Junkers and tnelr executive committee the German government." Can anybody doubt that the hoped-for revolt against Prussian militarism has begun in Germany? On this point Sir Edward Grey and Karl Liebknecht are of one mind. Were such a revolt to succeed, it would remove the main motive for continuance of the war by the allies. It would end military domination in Germany. The Socialists have already declared against annexation of terri tory as foreign to the empire's pro fessed purpose in making war name ly, defense against attack. They are not merely Socialists;- they are the rallying point of all. radical elements which desire popular rule, and a revo lution would put those elements in control. If they should be true to their present professions, they would be willing to evacuate all occupied! for eign territory and to call upon Austria to do the same. That disposition would be a good basis on which to be gin peace negotiations. Other events in Germany strengthen belief that a strong tendency toward peace exists and that the people are becoming impatient with the priva tions oX war and with,-the delay. o a decision. Though reports of food riots which come through neutral sources may be subject to discount, they surely have some -basis of fact. This impres sion is strengthened by the appoint ment of Dr. Holfferich to be a sort of food, dictator. The action of the German government in yielding to American demands regarding subma rine warfare and in instructing Ger mans in the United States to obey the law indicates a desire to conciliate the United States, probably with a view to acceptance of American offers to mediate. The ruling class may be anxious for its own preservation and may desire peace, not only through conviction that final .victory Is unat tainable and through fear of ultimate defeat but In order to head off a re volt which, might sweep away Kaiser and nobility. Thus the date at wihich peace nego tiations will begin may hinge not only on the ability of the central empires to hold out against the allies or of the allies to hold out against them but also on the ability of Germany's rulers to hold out against the Ger man, people. How long they can do so Is contingent upon their ability to feed the people and to allay discon tent as well as upon their ability to win victories in the Held. The only- limit to the numfber of Russian troops available seems to be the ability to equip them. They ap pear in the west to help the French at Verdun and in the east to pull the British- out of the Tigris swamps, while they hammer at the Turks in Asia Minor and hold the Germans and Austrlans at bay from Riga southward. They remind -us of the hordes which Timur the Tartar led into Europe. May 26 is to be Bird day in Ore gon by order "of the Governor, that youth may become better acquainted with the feathered tribes. Accord ingly, every boy must shin up a tree that day and examine. a nest, but let the eggs alone.. The state of Oregon (would better carry a standing reward of $5000 for solution of murder mystery than let this kind of crime go unpunished. All the sleuths do not exist in fiction and they do not work for glory alone. Before the ashes are cool in the fire that destroyed a principal build ing at Madras,. the owners are talk ing of erecting a concrete structure to replace it. That is the Middle Ore gon idea of "going some." If seven cents a day will provide a ration for a starving person In Bel gium, a great many smokers in this fortunate country, can get credit" for good deeds by cutting out a cigar or two occasionally. When finally the sun comes out hot. wihich it must in a few days, the strawberry crop will ripen with a rush and the housewife would better be well preparedfor putting up the stuff in a nurry. m Bryan is now waging war on the saloon, declaring that liquor is a greater problem than war. Then why tackle a greater problem when hex failed so utterly in solving the war problem? Another death is recorded east of the . mountains from the bite of woodttck. and again it may be said that the man who" has work in the sagebrush must daily be vigilant or suffer. The story of Captain Hansen. and E. H. Mitchell's escape from a barren Alaska island is a match for the yarns which Stevenson wrote and for other tales of adventure which thrill the boys. Lynch's sentence of death has been commuted to ten years' imprisonment; likely, after the war, he will be pa roled on condition he never again treads British, soil. PosslBly that Russian cavalry which has appeared mysteriously on the Tig ris reached there in the concluding stage of a Russian strategical re treat." Von Jagow may be retired. Like wise his recent leading correspondent In finished literary exchanges this side of the pond. If the sleuths would l?bk for a mo tive for the Jennings murder in. the lo callty in which it occurred they might find a clew or two. ( Methodists will debate the amuse ment proposal to a finish this week. There can be but one outcome, either now or, later, If Secretary Baker does not hurry the National Guard may soon be better supplied with air craft than the regu lar Army. A California section gang quit when their wages were raised. Probably felt they should have been consulted about it. - The way this cold weather hangs on, the average bean crop will not have time to mature, with a late start. All Europe is turning the clock one hour ahead. And. turning the hands of civilization a dozen centuries back, The Austrlans may yet add to the unredeemed Italy which the Italians will need to redeem. Kennewick and Pasco had a straw berry festival the other day, but where did they get them? "Be kind to animals" week, was great success in Oregon except on last Friday. Mr. Cordray is not the only gentle man looking for a little sun about this time. ' They had to "knock 'em up" an hour earlier in "Lunnon " yesterday, ' Three masked automobile bandits are needed to stir life in Tacoma. Bad weather in which to approach the boss on the subject of vacation ' The Turks may not have the selling of Palestine after the war. The Teddy vote hereabouts will not carry Joy to Oyster Bay. The election is over, but everyone is not satisfied. Oregon launched the Hughes boom in earnest. Most wo-unds heal Ja. time. - J , Gleams Through the Mist. BV DEAN COLLINS. POST-PEIMARV. The tumult and the shouting dies; The judges and the clerks depart; But still the campaign banner flies. And campaign speakers ply their art And politics is with Us yet. Lest we forget, lest we forget. For primaries have, after all. No power to settle ev'ry doubt; Though many candidates may fall. "Tis but the first bare weeding out; The nominees are with us yet. Lest we forget, lest we forget.. We clean our pockets of the cards We gathered in the month agonc; But daily, with their best regards The candidates keep coming on. And bulge our vests wtih more cards et. Lest we forget, lost we forget. n years gone by election day , ' Had something of finality; Now it doth but a prelude play Unto the one that Is to toe; - Continuous the scene is set. Lest we forget, lest we forget. So' let us cheer the lucky wights Who got the vote on Friday last; And let them campaign, days and nights. Until the Fall election's past: And those who did. mil win their bet Let us forget, let us forget, . "Sir," said the Courteous Office Boy, economically rolling himself a cigar ette In a fragment of a sample ballot. 'I can't see why the fellows think it s so funny for the suffragette Judges and clerics of election to sit around the polling places and do knitting and tat ting and darning socks." "And why does It not seem novel to you, my good lad?" I said mildly. Well," said the C. O. B., "before suf frage came in and before the corrupt practices act was passed, you could see men around the polls almost any day, busy buttonholing" PREPAREDNESS PROPAGANDA. Preparedness?" the burglar cried, "I'm for it with a will! In any house I get inside. I always start to drilL" Preparedness?" the teacher thought. "My business is Us very root, - For all my lifetime I have taught L The young idea how to shoot,"; V "Preparedness," the priest declared. 'Must count me foremost on the list Of those who are the best prepared For am I not a, canonist?" Preparedness?" said the news stand man, "I am the very man you mean;" For if you watch my stock, you'll see I've many a first-class magazine." THE SHORTEST POME. While we have placed a rule against vers libre in the shortest pome con test, we cannot refrtfin from reprint ing herewith a contribution from Dale B. Sigler, one of our local J. Gould Fletcherizers : "What green cucumbers do." W. Mary M. Martin, also let us make you acquainted with Mrs. Percy W. Lewis, for we see that your pomes, while they are not free verse, are vice versa. Mrs, Lewis writes the "Ballad of the Candi date's Answer to the Question, Who's the Best Man for the Office?" Y. I. Mary Martin sings a little lyric ot the Kaiser s answer to the request that he call off the submarine cam paign: I ? y ? There is a chap in Salem who has al most guessed the shortest pome, and we will have to hurry up and announce it in the very near future, or he may beat us to' it. SONNET, c - Monstrous, chaotic, vast the city rose, Stone upon steel, uprushing to the sky; Shrieking, demoniac, of the greed that grows To pile dead stones yet higher and more high: ' Vagrant expressions of a thousand dreams, Half-caught, half-fixed in shapes of stone and clay, Threaded by thronging lives in fever lsh streams. Monstrous, chaotic vast the city lay. Where the full tide of human things swept by. Roared in the deep throat of the chasmed street; Shadowed by shapes of steel and stone was I. Numbed by the thunder of the traf tie's beat And saw, in hand-breadth space of carven etone, A spider build a, cosmos of her own. A lady once spoke of a colorless friend of mine as having "no more pos sibilities than a potato." And. yet a potato holds within its skin potentialities that range from ivory 'billiard balls and strong drink to high explosives. DE GUSTIBUS. ETC. Spaghetti Is a crazy food; I like it; Can be Inhaled, but hardly chewed; I like it; The deftest knife and fork it queers; Though one may practice years and years. He'll smear It on his nose and ears; I like it. The crawfish Is a dainty 'dish; I like it; The more you cat, the more you wish; I like it; It. leaves a ehelly aftermath; A Juicy sound its easing hath; And when you're through you need a aath; I like it. NAMES IS NAMES. When Matthew and when Patrick fought. - Patrick quite roughly beat the Matt: But Matthew said.. "It counts for . naught. For It la nothing but a rat." AS TO NAMES. A lad who loved Elizabeth, Since the first day they met. Has bored her almost half to death. Saying: "You are the one best BetP' I took young Calvin to the show. 'Twas all the 'sport I'd wish to know To hear him pay, "I surely hope I'll get to see the 'Kallyope'." And when it came, I laughed ho-ho. To see -the eyes of Calty ops, . The Mother Girl , By James Barton Adams. Wo were taught from early childhood that the angels in the ikies Were as chaste as are the teardrops in a. newborn infant's eyes. Were as pure as breath of Springtime and as lovely as the Bowers That are blooming in their beauty in the bright celestial bowers. We were told that nothing mortal. nothing earthly could compare. With those -sweet, ethereal creatures. "angels ever bright and fair." But we have an earthly angel who is not so far behind Those Immaculate creations of the up per angel kind. She's a home girl, don't you know; Often dressed in calico. But her beauty plainest garb can never smother; She's that good, domestic pearl. That plain, modest, peerless girl. Who tries to lift the burdens from her . mother. She Is not a bud of fashion, not a but terfly of style. And there are no bogus trimmings in the makeuD of her smile. Needs no artificial nxin's to enhance her girlish charms. And & god would gaze with rapture on the plumpness of her arms As she washes up the dishes, and the minutes speed along Dancing gaily as they pass her to the music of her song. In her eyes a soft expression of the purest mother love That must surely be the envy of those angels up above. Joy of every modest home Underneath yon arching dome Till she gives her heart's affection to another - Lucky he who wins the true, Loving. loyal maiden who Tries to lift the daily burdens from her mother. When the weekly toil Is over and she dons her Sunday cown There is not a pampered darling on the earth can turn her down In the winning game of beauty, not a fashionable pearl. Though ablaze with costly jewels, can outshine the mother girl. SWeet simplicity is noted in her unas suming grace And she needs no color touching to put . oioom into her lace. For the blood of health Is coursing through her veins, heir rosy flush Isn't made for the occasion by the dec orative crush. She's the very fairest gem In the beauty diadem. Search creation and you cannot find another On the face of this old earth That possesses half the worth Of the girl who lifts the burdens from her mother. PAMPERED, THE TURNED OUT Sory Told of Parents Who Were Crnel in Two Ways. PORTLAND, May 22. (To the Ed itor.) I want to thank you for that suggestion of having a "kindness towards humans weak." Let us make it permanent, and in some way bring more harmony and peace to each and all, and less friction and fewer "heart aches." Can you go with me and ask if it is right to turn out a girl, one's own daughter, and forbid her to come back? The mother had encouraged the girl to believe she must' keep her hands soft and white, so she could keep up her music practice. She never was en couraged to take any interest in the housework, not even in sweeping, for that would roughen her hands. She was never a companion to her mother. The latter never had time for anything, but housework and patching and cooking. The mother told their friends that "whenever Marie married it would be to some rich man." Time dragged heavily; she wanted "chums"; her mother never had time to "talk or have any fun." So Marie unwisely chose to go out to different amusements, and began to stay out so much that her father remonstrated with her and finally told her she must stay at home and "behave herself," or he would make her "get out and stay away." Ho never believed she wouldn't listen to his warning. But her conduct re mained the same, so the irate and des perate father told the wayward girl to get out; that he never wanted to see her again." She took him at his word, After a year or so & letter from a stranger came, saying "Marie was dead," asking further instructions about the disposal of the remains. "Shall we send the body home?" The answer was a cold: "No, bury her where she died." Of course the mother was sn unhappy wreck. I never saw her smile again. often wondered if she ever thought if she had encouraged the girl to be a con fidant, and been "chummy" with her own child, things would not have been different; life could have been made harmonious, and perhaps a useful life could have been developed. Be kind, help people to find the good that is in them. MRS. MATTIE B. ROSS. How to Settle Krrrhra Case. VANCOUVER. Wash.. .May 21. (To the Editor.) The trial of Mr. Kerchen for heresy is attracting Nation-wide attention, therefore, in order to uphold the good name and fair fame of Port land, nothing should be left undone to elicit the full, truth in this case. The pernicipus theories and belief of the accused prove so conclusively his complicity and dealings with the evil one that his guilt must be proven. this In order to satisfy popular feeling. Now. the only infallible test in such case is the test' adopted and applied by former witch doctors, to wit: The culprit must be cast into the river. Should he drown it proves his inno cence beyond peraaventure. and no punishment must be inflicted; but, should he not . drown it proves his guilt conclusively, and he must be executed, either by hanging or burn ing, the latter preferable. SUBSCRIBER. New Cook Is Suspected. . ' Judge.' Willis The new cook is a Jewel dear. Mrs. Willis Yes, but I'm afraid that I must discharger her. Willis What's the matter? Mrs. Willis I'm suspicious of her. went to the library this afternoon and spent three hours in the reference room and couldn t find any of hers. Loan of a Telephone. Baltimore American, Mistress Goodness. Bridget, where is our telephone? Bridget Mrs. Jones sent over, mum. askin' fer the use av it. and I sint it over, but I had the divii's own toimc glttin' it off the wall mum. Tk Pliant Bard. The Nilcs (Mich.) Sun. . "The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs, Hoe. The following subjects were dis cussed: City of San Diego. Robinson Crusoe's Island, the President of Chile, and the Great South American Desert, A Corporal Guard. Boston Transcript. Hub (during the spat) I don't be lieve in parading my virtues. Wife I don't see how you could. It takes quite a number to- make parade. In Other Days! Twenty-five Veara A Co. From The Oreitonian of May 2": 1S01. Colonel E. II. Fleming, formerly of Portland, but now thoroughly identi fied with the new town of Port Wash ington, at the Government Navy-Yard, came in yesterday and is at the Port land Hotel. Rev. Dr. John L. Withrow. of the Third Presbyterian church of Chicago, will arrive here this morning and will probably preach at the Calvary Pres byterian church tomorrow morning. Work on the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia is progressing favorably since the weather has become settled. The tramway has been extended about 600 feet and the rock is being piaced in the Jetty at the rate of about 4000 tons a week. The state convention of the Wo man's Christian Temperance Union opens at 10 o'clock this morning at the Tabernacle, corner Tenth and Morrison streets. Two men have been arrested at Butte charged with the murder of William Barbour, of the firm of Barbour Ai Dajgleish. of Lebanon, whose body was found floating among the logs at Pon noyer's mill on Sunday, May 3. VOTER Is PUZZLED BY REPORTS Reader of Evening Paper Applies to Thn Oregonian for Election .eira, PORTLAND, May 22. (To the Edi- tate tne liberty to write to you for Information. I have lived in Oregon less than a year, and, being a uemocrat. have read a Portland ricmn. crate paper. Several months ago the naner T read announced several times that the Washington Supreme Court had ren dered a decision that the state should be "wet." Later I found out that these articles were untrue and probably in spired by the saloon interests. I have also noticed other serious discrepan cies in, this paper's news reports. in ine recent election, deppnriincr on my Democratic paper. I have found great difficulty to tell what r.ii- happened. Its returns, too, have been meager at all times and wrong in im portant particulars. ! noticed in its midnight edition. Sundav moraine-, if said McCormick was ahead for County School Superintendent and would doubtless be elected. In its next edi tion it reversed itself and had Alder- son elected. In this later edition it also reversed Itself on County Judge and said that Cleeton had beaten Tazwell. Now, I understand, it was wrong there, too. and that Tazwell really was elected. So I have been making inquiries to find out where I can get reliable news reports. One friend, who takes another evening paper, said it bad Coffey and Weinberger elected and that its returns besides being wrong were very incom plete. Nearly everyone I have spoken to said: "You had better read The Ore gonian. If you want to know what happens at an election." So I am writ ing to ask if your returns were cor- rect. INQUIRER. The Oregonian's election returns were correct throughout. An edition of this paper sold on the streets at 10 o'clock Friday night after the election boards had counted two hours gave a correct forecast of the result on important offices. In its midnight edition that night The Oregonian published Mult nomah County figures showing Bever idge. Alderson. Tazwell and Peterson all ahead, as they proved to be on the final count. Other Portland papers, subsequently. In their rather erratic following of the election returns, re ported each of these candidates defeat ed. On the legislative ticket alone. with 12 to be nominated, did the N complete count change in any degree the results indicated by the very par tial returns available Friday nfght. "Inquirer" speaks of the meager re turns in the paper he read. This was" well instanced when this paper, issued at 10 o'clock Saturday' night, reported results In only 314 Multnomah County precincts, and some of these results in correctly. The Oregonian, at the same hour, published results in 333 county precincts complete for the entire ticket. nd In 3S5 precincts for the more Im portant offices. HIS RELIGION OVERLOOKS CATS Writer Telia of Pious Man's Cruelty to Dumb Animals. CHICO. Cal.. May 19. (To the Ed itor.) My purpose in writing is to ex press my appreciation of Mrs. R.'s let ter regarding the maltreatment of do mestic animals, published in The Ore gonian. Everything she says is quite true, and if everyone looked Rt these matters in the light she does the world would be a much better place to live in. 1 have a relative who is very re ligious. He would consider it quite a crime to work on Sunday. He has a bulldog which he keeps busy pursuing cats and killing them. This man also keeps a cat which has the dog s "goat, and not long since she had a litter of kittens. While she was near all was well, but when she left them for a few moments to hunt and kill gophers or some of the other pests of the garden, this noble Christian "sicks" his dog on the helpless little baby cats, and when their mother returned she found only little lifeless bodies. And who can doubt that animals love their offspring in much the same manner that we do? Human beings are the only God an imals know, and it seems taht while we accept the Bible as our guidebook through life it would be well to pause and consider that God thought highly enough of his animal creation to stip ulate that two of each species be housed in the ark at the time of the Hood. B. D. P. Defeat Rather Than Unfairness. PORTLAND, May 22. (To the Ed itor.) I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my hearty appreciation for the very generous support which my campaign for the nomination of. Representative received in the recent primaries. While I was not successful I sincerely appreciate the activity and substantial support of so many persons, as reflected by approximately 12,000 votes. I regret exceedingly the development of so many rival factions and the an tagonistic feeling displayed as a conse quence of their activity toward the closing days of the campaign; and 1 can truthfully state that I would rather be unindorsed by many of these tickets and defeated a a & consequence than be come a party to some of the bitter an tagonisms which have developed as a result of the methods resorted to. PAUL C. BATES. Who Won the Game? When you want to know, you turn to your newspaper. You follow the same rule wh.en the question "Where Shall I Get It?" flashes through your mind. The advertising columns answer this latter and most Important question as fully as the box score does your question as to the game. Each day your newspaper comes to ymi It conies as a messenger of service to keep you posted on tho things you want to know. You wouldn't get thn full use of Its service if you didn't let its ad vertising help you. And you always find it as inter esting as it is helpful.
