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Newspaper Page TextTIIE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 3, 1912 u . : ; : M, i I POBTLAXD, OKXGOX. Xntared at Parti ana. OmM Foatoffle as Ctund-CUM Matter. EabecrlpUoB Rati Invariably Is Aaiac (BT ) Daily. Sunday Included. '? ?5 Dally. Sunday included, mix month.... Jf? Dally, Sunday Included, tbx month.. - Dally. Sunday Included, on month.... Daily, without Sunday, ono year.. J-i Dally, without Sunday, six month.... a-yj Dally, without Sunday, thro month... Dally, without Sunday, on moni -JJ Uoekly. on year Sunday, on year Sunday and Weekly, on yap (BT CARRIES.) Dally. Eunday Included, ono year...... " Dally, Sunday Included, on month " How I Kemlt-Send to"" """'.Jo", oer, express order or personal check M local bank. Stamp, coin or curre at the .ender- ruik. Glv pojtofflc addr. In full, including county and tt. Postag Rate 10 to 14 paf. 1 ,. to So p "sea. 2 cent.; 30 to 40 pace. 40 to pace. cent. Forelgo- postag. double rat. w Ka.term Busier. OfHceo-Veere Con lln New Yark.-Brunwick building, cage, Stecer bulldlna. San Franeler Office R. J. Bldwll Co lli Market otreet. European Offlc No. S Retent street W-. LoqiIoo. - PORTLAND, SCNDAY. NOVEMBER . W1' a ritvlew of the sttfrage QUES TION. It may not be amiss, now that the election will be here In a day or two, to reaur to some of the more Impor tant aspect of the woman suffrage question and consider them briefly. The argument for suffrage Is twofold. t hn n thpnretieal and a practical J side. As a matter of theory It is claimed that women have the knowl : edge and intelligence which fairly en I title them to vote. The representative members of the sex keep in touch ; with the affairs of the world. They . know at least as much as their male : friends about' literature, art and the ; needs of modern society. They are the malli supporters of some of the i most important institutions in the world such as the churches and char f ltable organizations and In many of - the great modern movements for the ; betterment of social conditions they are acknowledged leaders. On the moral side there can be no question that women are the equals andper- haps the superiors of men. Again it . Is claimed from the same point of ' view that women, as. a sex, have not only the Intelligence, moral qualities ' and knowledge of affairs which qual- - lfy them to vote, but that they also i have the leisure to study political 1 questions and the ability to decide - them wisely. In our opinion all these ; claims must be granted by falr-mlnd- ed men. It must be granted also that women are entitled to the suffrage as human beings. It is Impossible to advance anv eminrt reason for denying the bal lot to half the human race as long i as it is conceded without'1 much dis crimination to the other half. The distinction between the sexes as far : as voting Is concerned is purely arbi- trary. There Is not a shadow of ra " tional foundation for it and the more we lay aside. our prejudices the less we shall approve of It. These are some of the theoretical grounds for favoring woman suffrage and we should deem them sufficient to de cide the question for the affirmative even If there were no other and more practical grounds. But there are many such. Women demand the right to vote because experience has taught them that It would be of Immense service in carrying on' the social reforms which they have at heart. Women, like Jane Addams who have spent their lives In persistent and successful work for the uplift of mankind are without excep tion suffragists. They all .lament the hindrances and delays to which their plans are subject because they cannot ; vote. They have accomplished much ' as conditions stand, but it Is their unanimous testimony that if they had the ballot they could effect a. great deal more and with less waste of ef ; fort Again women demand the ballot be cause millions of them who are en gaged In industry need its protection. To talk to these working women about the shelter of the home and the pro- tection of masculine chivalry is to feed them with" Dead Sea apples. They have no homes except the rooms where they sleep when their toil is over . and chivalry plays no part In ; deciding questions of wages anjj work ' lng conditions. These matters depend largely on legislation and the In numerable multitude of working : women believe that the legislation which is currently enacted sadly neg ' Jects their Interests. We submit that these women are the best Judges as to whether they ; are fairly represented or not in law ; making as It Is now carried on. No : man, however wise he may be, is in a position to know the facts of the situ ; atlon or the feelings of those who are 'pleading for redress. If we intend to . be fair, we must permit these women to speak and vote for themselves. Nor i must we overlook the undeniable fact ' that the plea for woman suffrage la fundamentally a plea for the home. The cry that suffrage would affect the home unfavorably is the voice of lg "norant prejudice which refuses to face the facts. Women want to vote main ly to protect the home from the mod ern anti-social forces which are surely and rapidly destroying It. The Influ ences which drive women Into indus try In big factories, the high cost of living which makes marriage impossi ble to increasing multitudes, the adul teration of food, the question of pure milk which affects the lives of young children so Intimately, the problems of sanitation, epidemic disease, the education, of children and the moral condition of our cities, are subjects which directly affect the home. To regulate them Is peculiarly women's work. It is not men's work, and never has been - since civilisation be gan. Moreover, the various occupa tions such as sewing, weaving, cook ing, and so on, which were formerly in the domestic kitchen. have now migrated to great factories. But the regulation of them Is as much women's work now as It ever . The onlv way to "regulate them is by law, and unless women have votes this duty will not and cannot be performed. From this point of view th rrant of votes to women is a measure of self-defense to save the human race from seir-destructlon. TA,,.mtnv Vt mnmpnt tn rhA tha. ory of the subject, no Intelligent per son will deny that the male and fe male sex have different mentalities. They look at questions from different standpoints. Men throw the empha sis on business, women on life and happiness. Both these . elements are nuiiai) Indlsnensablv needed, in law making. The omission of woman's factor has caused many sad defects In modern legislation. The remedy evidently lies In admitting her to an. a.1 .him in votlnr and legislating. The Almighty has created the universe on the masculine and feminine plan. The exclusion of either element from the world's political work must neces sarily load to trouble, as it actually has. Now a little comment on soma cur rent objections. For example, that politics would defile women. This ob jection assumes that American poli tics are Incurably filthy. We are un willing to make any such assumption. In our opinion our citizens are as ca pable of clean and honest politics as" any In the world, and we believe that women as voters would help to purify conditions. In fact, they have helped In every state where they enjoy the franchise. No complaint is heard from Idaho, Colorado or Washington that politics -have corrupted women. The whole subject is pure moonshine. Nor Is there anything more in the contention that votes for women would "break up the home." To con fute this objection we need only look of ih BiaipM nvhere women vote. A little experience is woth a great deal r.f thnrr in a. matter like this. Do we hear that homes are suffering In Washington.? In California? If suf frage does not Injure them In Wash ington, why should It in Oregon? The truth is that suffrage places the home on a more secure basis by elevating the wife and mother to her proper position In the family and the world. Tle' plea that voting would allure women away from the family circle is too foolish for discussion. The time required for intelligent voting is infinitesimal compared with what Is currently devoted to society and Idle amusement. In fairness and Justice the men of Oregon ought to grant women at this election the right to vote. The ob jection that some women do not want the suffrage is of no Importance, since the proposed amendment does not re quire anybody to vote who does not wish to do so. It leaves the choice free and simply confers practical suf frage upon those who ask for it. The question should be settled finally at this ejection, and settled Justly. HOW TO BEAT LAFFERTY. "Lafferty," says a down-ln-the-dirt newspaper admirer of Portland's mis fit In Congress; "Lafferty is a clean, decent, honest, efficient chap; he has been lied about more and deserved it less than any man before the public In years." Lafferty is neither clean, decent, honest nor efficient; and he deserves all that has been said about him and more. With these exceptions the remarks of the Lafferty paper are possibly true enough. Personally, Lafferty is a reproach 'to Oregon; politically, he Is nothing, or worse than nothing. How can any one stand on any platform, or all platforms, at the same time? Ho can any one be a Republican and a Bull Moose, a conservative and a rad ical, a reactionary and a progressive? Lafferty is essentially dishonest. Sooner or later Oregon will spew him out- It ought to be now. Lafferty may be and will be de feated now if all Republicans and all other decent citizens will unite on Thomas McCusker, Independent Re publican candidate. 190 vs. 1B1Z. t Mr. Bourne goes into the primary in 1906, procures a nomination for United States Senator. over four com petitors and ha their hearty support in the succeeding election. There Is on their part no repudiation, no whin ing, no loud cries of fraud, no poor loser protests about violation . of the reasonable restraints of any actual or implied corrupt practice rule or law, no baby-act rejection of results. .They accept the direct primary decision in good faith, and support the direct primary nominee. Mr. Bourne coutfd not otherwise have been elected. Mr. Bourne in 1912 again submits his Senatorial candidacy to the direct primary, and is defeated by Ben Sell ing. 'With a wry face he congratu lates the winner; but shortly after ward he follows his welching Instincts and repudiates the verdict of the peo ple, re-enters the race at the solicita tion of a kid-glove cabinet. Which pro cures by paid or solicited names a pretended call of the people, and makes an appeal for support on a pork-barrel platform. Bourne pretends, or has pretended, to support the direct primary-but the elements and forces that are behind his candidacy have no love for it, never have had, never will have, and would destroy- it now If they could. If Bourne - shall now be elected. what becomes of the direct primary? What becomes of Statement One? What becomes of the Oregon System? What becomes of the rule of the peo ple? A All know that Bourne- election now will be a triumph over the di rect primary and the Oregon system. It will be everywhere hailed as the beginning of the downfall of the di rect primary; and so it will be. Mr. Bourne is for the primary when It is for him: he is against the primary when it is against him. He applauds the primary when it aids his personal ambition; he spurns the primary when It declines to meet his wishes. It is high time for the people of Oregon t,o put an end to political freebootlng at their expense and in their name. The way, and the only way, to uphold the direct primary Is to accept and approve Its results. Any other way spells ruin. WHAT AIM WAGNON T Of r-oiirse W. G. Ereleston, 1s for Single Tax Wagnon for Assessor. He unnecessarily so informs the- people in the single tax organ, the Evening Journal. So are Will -Daly, E. S. J. McAllister and Alfred D. Cridge fot Wagnon. So is the Journal. Is any hodv for him except single taxers?. At the risk of seeming insistent. The Orecnnlan aza4n remarks that even If we were to have single tax something besides adherence to single tax theor loo la reaulred of a County Assessor. Wncrnnn lacks something, and The Journal Is urged for the fourth time to tell what It Is. Three times has The TJregonlan hnrotnfnra called attention to a false statement issued by Wagnon in his advertising and. spread abroad in his speeches. He has declared that bank fixtures and furniture are not taxed In Portland. They are. The Journal knows It. It dare not deny It. Either Wagnon is an Ignoramus or he wilfully misrepresents In order to create class prejudice and thereDy win votes. Th Journal has but two more op portunities before election to say whether Wagnon Intentionally falsi fies or can't get A simple proposition through his head. The silence of The Journal on this subject is oppressive Tha raree-nnla.n is Informed that the 'twill" Daly who is a member of the nxecutlva committee of the Graduated Single Tax League of Oregon Is W. H. Daly, president of the Oregon jeeoera tion of Labor. Rev. Father W! A. l-i.i,, I. Tvnetnr nf StL Mary's Church, Alblna, and he has no connection with any movement for single tax or any allied propaganda. He Is well-known, within the church and without, for hi. Tirnail -trlAWa. and for his Willing service to the people of his commun ity. It Is well enough to have the Identity of the Daly who Is allied with the aingle-taxers made clear. A3TT OTHER THAN PAID WRITERS- What la the matter with the single taxers, or are there any outside of the paid Fels brigade? xne tjregouian invited everybody to write letters on the initiative and referendum meas ures for publication In a symposium today. Nineteen persons wrote com munications condemning single tax and of these letters seventeen are pub lished Not a. slns-le letter Indorsing single fn-t- n, nrs-lne- Its adODtlon was re- Lceived. But The ' Oregonlan barred paid propagandists turn micu y agents. It does not take much of a prophet to predict how single tax will go next Tuesday. PROTEST AGAINST TAZWELX. Tazwell Is Republican candi date for Judge of the Circuit Court, department No. 4; but he ought not to be elected. Doubtless all the un nleaxHnt And damatrlnir things said about Tazwell are not true; but enough of them are true to mam nis promotion to a Judicial station oi rreat dignity and Importance alto gether inadvisable. It Is clear that Tazwell Is doing an ha can to conciliate every compact body of votes, labor, alien and racial. An equally grave criticism Is the class of heelers he employs to promote, his pnndldacv. His chronic attitude of tolerance toward vicious and undesir able elements makes It only too natu-ral-that they should- wish his election. The, Orec-onian does not know whether Tazwell can be beaten, en trenched as he is with a Republican nomination and supported by strong noiitie.nl nnrl other influences: but a protest may nevertheless be registered against " him. A clean candidate against him is George N. Davis, a straightforward and capable lawyer with a good record and strong promise of great usefulness as a Judge. Mr. IVtvin mvrna to The Oregonlan to be the strongest and most available can didate against Tazwell. ccrrrxG on this sctply of SCHBANKS. Dr. Barker, of Johns Hopkins Uni versity, Is not the first man in the United States to speak seriously of the necessity to stop the multiplication of our Czolgoszes and Schranks, but no doubt his position in the world will give his opinions more weight than some of his predecessors could com mand. This gentleman is the suc cessor in the university fo the famous Dr. Osier, and he bids fair to rival that great physician in the abundance of his common sense, if not In his sci entific attainments. According to him what the people of this country need more than all else is an accession of brains. With George Meredith he prays in a letter to the press for "More brain, O Lord, more brain." His view of the Czolgosz and Sen rank problem Is that Individuals of this species cannot think straight. Either front hereditary defect, or; from- the influence of an ' unfavorable environ ment their minds have gone awry and their reasoning leads to false and dan gerous conclusions. . Thus Schrank, who fired at Roosevelt, had argued himself into an assassin's mental pose by perverse thinking of which he never" would have been' guilty If his brain had been properly formed and edu cated. Schrank's wild logic ran in this wise: Roosevelt wants a third term. Because he was denied the nomina tion at Chicago he revolted from his party. . If he Is denied an election by the people he will revolt from their decision and plunge the country Into civil war. Now, thinking of this sort has enough of surface logic to mislead shaky minds of the Schrank type and induce them to take the destinies oi the country Into their own hands and try to regulate the course of . history with a pistol. That they have a nu merous Intellectual kindred is suffi ciently indicated by the remarkable fact that respectable citizens could be found here and there who urged that "there was a gpod deal of sense In what Schrank had to say." The futil ity of assassination as a political ex pedient, tosay nothing of its wicked ness, made no impression on their minds. Now whether, this . perverted mental condition comes by Inheritance or Is acquired from an . unfavorable early environment makes no difference to society. It is Just as dangerous in one case as the other, and If there Is any way to prevent It, certainly there never was a more pressing oc casion to take time by the forelock". Dr. Barker's Judgment is that we can forestall the- occurrence of our Czol goszes and Schranks by - the exercise of a little timely prudence. In the first place. It is simply suicidal for so ciety to permit such persons to be born, and after they have come Into the world it Is still more suicidal to permit the Influences of their sur roundings to Intensify their abnormal ity. The science which seeks to prevent the production of abnormal human beings is called eugenics. The one which looks to the establishment of an environment favorable to the de velopment of sane and wholesome minds and bodies Is called euthenics. poth these words come from the Greek. Eugenics means "well born," while euthenics means "well- placed." Every child who gives unusual trouble in schbol, every one whose conduct brings him into the Juvenile court or who in any way shows that he is not adapted to live In the world as It is organized is a possible Schrank. He may Indeed be a nascent Shakespeare or Lincoln, but the chances are that his abnormality will not run in the direction of the good - or useful, but rather toward crime, unless it Is taken In hand firmly and early. 'The best time to take such abnormalities in hand, according to Dr. Barker and other lucid thinkers of our day, is be fore their parents have been married. It Is a manifest duty of society to pre vent the production of children who are likely to endanger Its welfare This duty Is at least as clear as that of executing or imprisoning them af ter they have committed their crimes. The case Is one where" an ounce of prevention is worth at least a pound of cure, and probably a ton. Still, in spite of facts of this nature which stare us all In the face, there exist people, apparently Intelligent, ' who scoff at the very thought of eugenic science and tell us that the production of human -beings will regulate Itself by some mystio law which neither they nor anybody else can put Into words or describe except in the vaguo lan guage of the misty dreamer.. .But It Is not superstition wmcn stands In the way of regulating the environment of the young so that it will cease to turn them into criminals and maniacs. - Here we are confronted with another difficulty. To give every human being a '"euthenic" environ would cost money. To be sure, it would not cost nearly so much as it does to house them In idiotic refuges, insane asylums and penitentiaries; to arrest, try and hang them; to put up with their performances in arunnen- ness and riots, but the latter disburse ments we are used to, wtolle anything spent on the environment for preven tion is novel and therefore a ' hard ship. The cold truth of the matter is that society must sooner or later maxe uo its mind to perform these two dis agreeable and difficult duties. ' It must take hold of the eugenio proo lem firmly and put a stop to the mul tiplication of children who are 'sure to become public charges or public dangers. It must also come to the point of spending money enough to create an environment for the human race which shall noj steer children to ward depravity. Nobody ought to al low himself to say that these two tasks cannot be accomplished, for if they cannot then civilization Is a fail ure. The ideal of a perrect world win not be fulfilled for a long time to come. Perhaps It never will. But we can continually approach it. Mankind have never yet failed to solve any problem which they resolutely at tacked. The trouble with the Czolgosz and Schrank question Is that we never have faced it with the knowledge, de termination and courage iwhich Its so lution requires. LETTERS FROM TIIE PEOPLE. If responses to the Invitation by The Oregonlan to the people to write on the initiative, and referendum fair indication, the chief Issues in" the campaign are single, tax and woman suffrage, mat Is to say, a greater number of persons nrrnta on these torilcs than on any other. There Is, however, a fair variety of comment In the symposium published in this section today. . When The Oreeonlan urged the voters to give their views on direct legislative matters It was tne inten tion to devote only one page thereto. But a greater number of communica tions than was anticipated were re ceived and so many of them were of merit that it was decided to double the space originally allotted to this feature. There are thererore two pages of letters from the people com posed in all of forty-four communica tions. Rut awn an it was necessary to omit a number of excellent articles that ranhaii tha editor after a suffi cient . number of manuscripts to fill two pages had gone to the composing rooms. Attention of The- Oregonlan's read ers is urgently directed to the two pages. - The views of one's menus, nais-rirtnTs or acaualntances are worthy reading and the arguments ought to be Instructive. i- . WOMEN'S HONOR. ; One of the writers In the November Atlantic,; Elizabeth Woodbridge, un dertakes the pleasant task - of proving tfcat women, under the new conditions of our time, are developing a sense of honor similar to men's. Naturally, before making out her case, she has to tell what she means by "honor." In olden times It was something ex tremely precious, and we suppose it is still valued by those who have any. "By my honor" was a favorite oath among our ancestors a few genera tions back, but it has passed oui oi use now. Whether the thing they swore by is less common than former ly may be a matter of opinion. Honor In Shakespeare's time was pretty nearly synonymous with reputation. Casslo's wall after he had disgraced himself In a drunken orgy was, "I have lost my reputation. I have lost the Immortal part of myself and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation." Nowadays a man In Casslo's situation would be apt to use about the same language If he were capable of it. "Reputation" or "character" has pretty well taken the place of the word "honor" in the com mon usage of our day, though in high flown speech and in poetry the latter Is still frequent enough. Of course character and reputation are two very different things, but popular language does' not. trouble itself with fine distinctions. In the old days when honor was a quality to swear by it meant some thing very much like class feeling. A soldier maintained his honor as long as he said and did the things which were approved by his fellows In the army. Whether the codes and creeds of other men approved of them was not of much consequence. Soldiers have always held it proper to - kill. steal and plunder in the practice of their profession. The ten command ments are suspended by the rules of war as the law of the- land ends at the door of a court-martlaL Other classes, like soldiers, have commonly had codes of honor which vary widely from ethical standards prescribed by religion. The fact is that religion made universal claims from the be ginning, while honor, as we have said. was confined ' to classes and varied from one class to another. Merchants have had their code as well as soldiers and in some respects it has differed as pointedly from the ten command ments. A great deal of what com monly passes for "Justice" Is simply mercantile honor erected into court practice. It is not based on - right- eousness at all, but rather on the con venience of trade. Even as a soldier may do anything his comrades ap prove without forfeiting his class standing, so a merchant may play all sorts, of wily , tricks as long as they come within , the acknowledged mer cantile code. ' Since honor In the older accepta tion of the term was really class feel ing, women, could not have a great deal of it because they did not range themselves in classes. It was found everywhere among men, even among the humblest because those who were not princes, soldiers or lawyers were masons' or peasants and every occupa tion had Its own internal standards of conduct. But women were simply women. They were not soldiers, shoemakers or sailors. . As .women they had the semblance of a code with some pretty severe restrictions. but nothing" like a complete set of standards with the feelings with nat- rally accompany It. The one rule which every woman must observe or lose her class standing was that of chastity,, so that honor, as far as her sex was concerned, came to mean that fnrm nf virtue. She might be a scold a swindler or a witch, but if she kept her virtue unspotted she . might still ii,, ci!uw standing. . Inasmuch as women In those days had nothing to do' with business, art or learning, they naturally possessed none of the standards which make up a mer chant's, artist's br scholar's honor. The consequence has been that as the progress of social evolutlQn brings women into the various occupational fields of life they lack the suitable class equipment in many cases. . trrvnr r-nnid'a woman be expected to emerge from the harem-like seclusion of the old-fashioned Puritan nome -ortth full outfit of commer cial standards? The surprising thing Is that women adapt tnemseives no rapidly as they do to thai class feeling of the various callings into which modern life forces them. It is com mon enough to hear of a protected and coddled wife drawing checks as long as any blanks are left in her book without regard to her account at the bank, but no woman engaged In business does such things. George Meredith's Diana, lovely creature that she iwas and profoundly Intellectual, nevertheless betrayed her benefactor and sold a state-secret for money. But nobody ever hears of any woman ac tually employed In the public offices betraying the confidence of those who tmat Sar Tt la a nroof of women's swift adaptability that they acquire these alien codes of class nonor as rapidly as they do, starting virtually from nothing. But women have one species of honor which will, we dare say, give them an advantage over men in the long run. We observed a moment ago that class honor was more narrow than religious ethics and frequently in conflict with it. Now the modern tendency is to do away with mere pro fassalnnal and trade codes of conduct and substitute for them a code ap plicable to the whole race. aani taught that the true test for a, rule nf r-nndiir-t was. "Can I apply it to everybody?" We are adopting his test in all directions and the rules by which men act are expanding from the class to the world. In other words, old-fashioned honor is giving way to religion. Bt women have al ways been the religious sex, so that In the new age toward which we are truTOiin? the. chances are that we shall awake and find that women have more honor than men as the word will then be understood. ill.. TnYmmfwt fa ltl T1 0 m A find he Is a live, intelligent "and true-blue American, with his residence at Hoquiam, Wash. The Republicans of the Southwestern Washington Con gressional District at the September primary by a large vote named him for their candidate as Representative in Cnnms?. He is opposed by Stan ton Warburton, once a Republican, al ways a trimmer and now a so-cauea Progressive, and by J. A. Munday, nnmocrat. The Dolitlcal record of Warburton is very bad; the promise of Albert Johnson is ror straignt-oui, fearless, effective advocacy of correct nrlnclnlps and of oDen opposition of unworthy policies as well as unworthy men. The people of soutnwesxern woahinrtnn oue-ht to elect Mr. John son to Congress. He has character and ability and he Is no stranger to uie in Washington. KnmA rtf tha worst domestic troubles .f varinna Fumnpaii nations have arisen over the "succession to the crown." Experience has taught them to attend to this matter so carefully that no dispute can ever arise about It. The President of the United States does not wear a crown, but the suc cession to his office Is as Important to us as that to any European throne, and yet in some respects it Is unset tii if tjl a Mcnnn trouble over it we may thank a merciful Providence, and not our own prudence. - j : Mrs. Cleveland as wife and widow has won the respect of the American people, adding it to the admiration Inspired by her beauty as a girl. All will hope that her new matrimonial venture will prove as happy as her first and will congratulate Professor Preston on having won one of the noblest American women. We ;take it for granted that Walter H. Evans will be elected District At torney for Multnomah County by a large vote; but no election nowadays goes by default. Let all voters who believe In good government and safe officials be sure about their vote for Evans. - A lawless local pheasant-killer has beenafined the limit. That amount of money would have purchased a large quantity of palatable food and drink, but the blood lust Is strong enough to take the chance. Rockpile diet is the sole cure. It's a wonder Madero doesn't arouse the Ire of the I. W. W. for trying to do awy with revolutions In Mexico. Think of the thousands of insurrec tionists that would be deprived of their sole means of support. ' An impatient woman left Reno in disgust because she couldn't get a di vorce over night. It is probable she was married a few hours after falling In "love at first sight" The New Jersey suicide who at tributed his end to fast horses and speedy women must have been a hard one to' kill. Either one will finish the ordinary individual. Pitcher Griffith asserts he felled a big buck deer with a drop curve on a Montana hunting trip. Baron Mun chausen has a formidable rival at last That .Holland inventor who con verts salt water fish into rubber probably got the idea from eating one. Application' has been made to the patent office fon a special grave filler. Must be a- new brand of cigarettes. If claiming It Insured election, we'd have three Presidents and eight or ten field armies of office-holders. Dr. Wiley says to avoid excessive fat Some people spend their whole time trying to follow that advice. A Missouri preacher says the world will end in 1912. He must have been reading recent election forecasts. It may be that the Turks would be pleased to buy back that war with Italy and sell the new one. King Peter of Servia Is campaigning in an automobile. No wonder the Turkish losses are heavy. ' So far we have heard nobody claim the blonde tribe's vote. State Measures Condensed Advice to Voters Preaeted la Ab breviated Form. Woman suffrage amendment: X 80O Tea, Vote Ye. SOI No. Creating office of Lieutenant-Governor. Amendment: X. SOa'Yes. Vote Yes. SOS NoT ; Divorce of local and state taxation. Amendment: X 804 Yes. Vote Yea, 305 No. -p.rmlttlne- different tax rates on classes of property. X 3oa Yea. vote Tea, S07 No. ; Repeal of county tax option. Amend ment: X 308 Yea. Vote Yes. 509 No. , Majority rule on constitutional amend ments. , Amendment: 510 Yes. 511 No. No recommendation. Double liability on bank atockholdera amendment: X SIS' Yea. Vote Yea. 3i No. Statewide nublio utilities regulation. Referendum: X 814 Yea. Vote Yes. SIS No. N Creating Cascade County. Local Issue:- SIS Yes. ' X 319 No. Vote No. vin.v. ttLi for TTnlversltv and Agri cultural College. Simple tax law: X 320 Yea. Vote aea. 821 No. - Majority rule on initiated laws. Amendment: 822 Yes. 823 No. No recommendation. County bonding and road construction act Grange bill: S24 Yea . , 825 No. No recommendation. y '- Creating State Highway Department Grange bill: 326 Yes. 827 No. No recommendation. Changing date State Printer bill be comes effective. Misuse of initiative: " 823 Yes. l" 329 Mo. Vote No. ' Creating orflee of Hotel Inspector. Misuse of Initiative: 830 Yes. X 331 No. Vote No. Eight hour day on public works. Misuse of initiative: ' 832 Yes. 1 X 833 No. Vote No. Blue Sky law. Misuse of initiative: 884 Yes. , X 335 No. Vote No. Prohibiting private employment f of convicts. Misuse of initiative: 836 Yes. X 337 No. Vote No. Relating to employment of county and city prisoners. Misuse of Initiative: 838 Yes. X 330 No. Voto No. State road bonding act Harmony measure: . 840 Yes. 841 No. - No recommendation.- . Limiting state road lndebtednesa Harmony measure: 342 Yea 843 No. No recommendation. County bonding aot Harmony bill: 844 Yea , 345 No. No recommendation. Limiting county road lndebtednesa Harmony amendment: .846 Yea " ' 847 No. No recommendation. Providing method for consolidating cities and creating new counties: X 848 Yea. Vote Yea. 349 No. Income Tax Amendment: X 850 Yea. Vote yea. 851 No. Tax exemption on household effects. Elemental tax bill: X 853 Yea. Vote Yea. 853 No. i Tax exemption on moneys and credits. Complicated. 854 Yes. X 355 NO. Vote K. Revising Inheritance tax laws. Com plicated. . 856 Yea X 357 No. Tote No. Something about freight rates that nobody can unaersiano. jmiu.. 858 Yes. X 85 1 No. Tote X. County road bonding aot So-called Medford bill. 860 Yes. 861 No. No recommendation. Abolishing Senate; proxy voting; O'Ren constitution. 862. Yea 3Sj X No. Tote No. Btate-wldo single tax with graduated tax Jug handle. Amendment 864 Yes. X 865 .No. Tote N. Abolishing capital punishment 866 Yes. X 867 So. Tote Wo. Prohibiting boycotting. 268 Yes. 869 No. No recommendation. Giving Mayor authority to control street speaking. X 870 Yea. Vote Yea. y 871 No. Appropriation for University. Refer endum. Misuse of referendum. . X 873 Yea. Tote Yea. 878 No. - ' Appropriation for University. Refer endum. Misuse of referendum. , X 87- Yea. Tote Yea. 875 No. Multnomah Oowaty Meaauree. Making Port of Portland Commission elective. 376 Yes. X 377 No. Tote No. County single tax without graduated Jug handle. N 878 Yes. X 879 No. Tote No. Creating county high school fund. .,' SSO Yea . ' 881 No. Adding to Port of Portland improve ment territory. X 388 Yea. Tote Yea. 383 No, T - The Non-Voter Br Deaa Colllma. PROLOGUE. " Forgive, O Kipling, my parody. Since thousand rnymsiars nava uaea thv rhyme. - Surely you will not grudge to me To Darodr on It anotner iimti To one of your 'stabllshed cleverness. What means a parody more or less. A fool there was and he dodgsd the poll, TX Though his name was signed ea the voting roii; "What counts the one vote that I eaa IV won't be missed from the totalled whole." (Even as you and X.) . Said he: "I care not for polltloa." (Even as you and L) "Let others Join in the votlnr mix. On other lnt'rests my mind I'll fix, For I'm not up on political trloks." (Even as you and L) So he went and fished from his motor boat TT. mA n And a measure was passed, by a scanty vote. That trimmed his bankroll full many a groat And he howled like Sheol for he was the goat (Even as you and X.) It isn't the shame and It Unt the blame It's coming to know that some hostile chap. May go out and vote, while we, may hap. Stay clear from that ballot thing. A fool there was and he didn't vote. (Even as you and I,) And his negligence, as youH often note. Made him the lirst prize civio sum But himself made the burden that he must tote. (Even as you and L) i ' 'NOTE I haven't got a motor boat myself, but It sounds well. Portland, November 2. Scraps and Jingles Leone Casa Baer. See where Judge McGinn attended a barbecue. A case of his honor at steak, eh? , That new book "Diary of Deodah" should bo deodah-rlzed, I think. Just read of a woman being shut up in a folding bed. Suppose you'd call It a closed incident. Also, you might make a crude Joke about it being one way to shut her up. As nearly as I can figure it out a statesman Is a politician who has got what he went after. In that ape trial reference was mi to a monkey named Consul, who smokes and drlnka I'd call him a vice-consul. I'd like to found a society for the prevention" of cruelty to babies born on boats. Doesn't your heart ache for the little Oceanas, Orfords, Northlands, Rose Citys, Titanlas, Neptunas Sea- borns, and MermaldlasT Heavens! What if one was born on the Bear or the Beaver? Motto for the Portland vice crusad ers with apologies to Plato "The un examined life is not worth living." . See where a rich geek has Just wed his manicurist. Reckon she misinter preted the offer of his hand. ' Headllnlshly I read that Eva Tan guay Is going to have diamonds set in her teeth. Going in for Interior dec oration, as it were. There's a new song called "Golden Silence." It will probably appeal to married men and women. Modern methods of advertising are sometimes subtle. For Instance, In Juxtaposition to an article on reading In bed as conducive to sleep Is adver tised a sale of Theodore Roosevelt's worka . Miss Calamity Step-and-Fetch-It the cultured and charming lady author of the' Willamette Valley, telephones in, C. O. D., to say that she saw an ad to poets only a prize offer of an angora goat for a set of verses, competitors to take for their subject any adver tisement In the current issue of the Perfect Ladles' Journal. Calamity's moan Is called , It Can't Bs Did. It hurt my esthetic ene a a pot To writ out my aoul for an Angora soat I must read all tho advertlalnc page, Which la a punishment outrageous. It' a d.ed my lyrical spirit crushes And leaves me a splash of red blushes. For usually whalevor my poems are My subject Is very particular. Indeed my temperament will not permit Me to take the slightest chance with it. So friends and readers tell me pleas How on earth can I write of these? I gaze in fear at Illustrations Of. say, "our three piece combinations," And I know you would never Indorse h If I .wer to write of the "Esther corset." How can I thrill with poetic emotion Over the "Lorena freckle lotion?" AnA ifm WhollV OUt Of th Question To write ot "Spiven" cur for Indigestion." Oh how could I burst Into song Or writ a poem on "the 111 mad strong." Truly, trlends, for once It seems I am handicapped by theme. Ton may scoff and laugh perchance At thi unfortunate circumstance." So periect Laldes Journal not Calamity cannot get your goat , Soccertlon for Bourne Pier tire. DALLAS, Or, Nov. 1. (To the Edi tor.) I notice in Bourne's advertising space in The Oregonlan a picture in which some lnspired-for-pay artist has portrayed Oregon's senior Senator standing between Roosevelt and La Follette and receiving the congratula tions and commendation of each. For lively Imagination and monumen tal egotism. Bourne is almost entitled to rank with the President of one of the little South American republics, who paid a strolling artist a fabulous price to paint him as seated between Napoleon and Jesus Christ If Jonathan is desirous of giving us a picture of real Interest he should In struct his artist to picture him shaking hands with Ben Selling and extending to the successful nominee his warm congratulations and assurance of hearty support This picture should bear th title. "After the Oregon Primary la 1913." J. C HAYTER. Richard W. Hoatagne. Yk-BT'T 1-KTTl Xinv 1 i T A tb.A EditOr.) ruftiiwu.w, Portland has some good men as can didates for tne etaio " is no one better Qualified to do the stare good service than Richard W . Montague. It was a slight error on his part to be born a Democrat but that is something like religious convictions he can't help it. Aside from that pec cadillo (It doesn't affect legislating on ii.ii nnni vnnria or lmnrovlna tho DUItUlUfi 6vu - ' ' ' state plan of raising state taxes), he is an Ideal man 10 roiirwui. i" of Multnomah County. Why not im prove the character of our Legislature and prove to the Nation that the Ore gon system was inaugurated for a defi nite object? GEORGE A. THACHER.