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20 THE SUNDAY GREG ONI AN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. FINAL ANALYSIS IS MADE BY MEL LEITER Progressive Manager Asserts Senatorship Will Be De- cided in Multnomah. HAN LEY WINNER, HE SAYS Campaign Based on State's Prosper ity Declared to Have Won Favor of All and Chamberlain Declared Weakening. "Multnomah County will decide . the tlnited States senatorship," said Clarke Letter. camDaien manaeer for William Hanley. Progressive candidate for the United States Senate last nignt. wnen he Issued a statement reviewing the course of the campaign, "and Multno mah County will vote for William Hanley. Chamberlain will be second and Booth third. "Spontaneous sentiment arising for Mr. Hanley in Multnomah county nas been ODenly .manifested In many ways during the last few days. The fact of the matter is. Mr. Hanley nas tne people with him and he will beat Chamberlain in his own strongnom. in Eastern Oregon, where Chamberlain formerly was strong, Mr. Hanley is the leading candidate. He is strong in Southern Oregon, where he lormeny lived, and in Central Oregon, where Mr. Hanley's many good deeds for the development of that region are well known. Chamberlain has lost great strength in this region where he is held responsible for losing to Oregon the reclamation millions. Farming; "Plank" Popular. "Mr. Hanley's plan to procure 4 per cent money for the farmers through loaning the postal savings bank de posits direct to them and establishing a Government system of agricultural credist has made Mr. Hanley immense ly popular in all agricultural communi ties, especially the Willamette "Valley, and also the cities and towns that de pend for their prosperity upon the suc cess of the farmer. And what com munity, even Portland, does not profit by the development of its surrounding ten-itory? "This is probably the last oppor tunity I will have of speaking directly to the voters of Oregon and Mr. Han ley's loyal supporters throughout the state. I wish to assure them that care ful analysis of reports received from every county in the state assures Mr. Hanley's election. The undercurrent of public opinion and the silent vote has been driving steadily toward Mr. Han ley for the last two months. Campaign Based on Prosperity. "Mr. Hanley has made a remarkable and clean campaign. He has hewn straight to the line on the one main issue in this campaign, prosperity, and his constructive programme for the development of Oregon. He has come out franklnly and squarely and stated his position in a signed platform tell ing what he proposes to do for the people "of Oregon if elected to the United States Senate; how he proposes to proceed to get restored the $6,000 000 to 18,000,000 reclamation fund lost to Oregon in the 'Jnited States Sen ate; how he proposes to work for the development of the ports on the Ore eon coast; how he stands for lending postal savings bank deposits directly to the farmers at 4 per cent; how he proposes that the great natural re sources of forests and - water power shall be made the basis of credit to build great public works, such as Irri gation projects, good roads and elec trical water power development, so as to prepare the way for thousands of new homes In the vast undeveloped in terior of the state. "After all, the only issue in this campaign is prosperity, and the balance of power is held by the progressive Republicans. They will vote for the Hanley brand of prosperity because they favor his stand for a moderate protective tariff and for a nonpartisan tariff commission. The progressive Re publicans will not vote for a free trade Democrat, nor will they vote for a Republican who may be regarded as the nominee of the old standpat ma chine. ber and other lands in this state, and naneie the same in accord and har mony with the Weyerhaeuser-Booth-Kelly holdings of some other hundreds of thousands of acres of land also lo cated in this state, and 1 suggested that it was matter of Interest to a whole lot of good people who would b called upon next Tueday to select a man to represent them in the Senate. This statement and the other one. ta the effect that I had also been In formed that Colonel Wood, the Corbetts and Hanley were in possession of good-sized tracts of the old wagon road grant of 800,000 acres," 700,000 of which it seems is now owned by the Hill Interests, and that It presented a picture of a happy family, brought forth from Colonel Wood a letter al ready published, in which he says that the statements made by me are "reck lessly untrue." etc The Colonel says that Mr. Louis Hill "refused" to break his inflexible rule "never to con tribute to politics" and that the con tribution which Mr. Hanley did receive from the Hill interests was made by Mr. Louis Hill's wicked partner, Mr. Davidson, and everyone must concede that that makes all the difference in the world. I desire' to be fair to Mr. Hanley and the Colonel and to the Hills and to Mr. Davidson, and I cherfully acknowl edge that my informant was mistaken when he said that the Hill interests had contributed to Mr. Hanley's cam paign through the intermediary of Louis Hill and accept the Colonel's ex planation that they did it through an other one of their associates, towit Mr. Davidson, and I trust that I may be forgiven for my error. I openly said that I did not understand the relations which existed between tfte Colonel, the Hills, the Corbetts and Mr. Hanley. the candidate for United States Sen ator, but it seemed to be a harmonious one, and, inasmuch as the Hill inter ests are officially reported to be work ing in harmony with the Weyerhaeuser interests, who, it seems, are in part nership in large land holdings with Mr. Booth, another candidate for, the United States Senate, it looked to me as if it was a case of heads they win and tails we lose in the event that we elected either of those gentlemen. Colonel Wood says that Mr. Hanley has 5000 acres of land, the Secretary of Commerce reports that the Booth-Kelly Company has 324,000 acres of timber land, and I suggested, and do still con tend, that it is too much land for two men to hold .or to be sent to the United States to represent. HARRY LANE. RETURNS TO BE SHOWN THE ' OREGON! AN TO FLASH . ELEC TION FIGURES OX SCREEN. ELECTION SUPPLIES READY Many Esentiais Are at County Pre cincts and Inquiries Continue. Election supplies consisting of bal lots, various forms required at the i polling places and ballot boxes were delivered to each precinct throughout the county by Chief Deputy Sheriff Martin Pratt yesterday. Chairmen of the day election boards wer entrusted with the supplies and any oversight In the way of things needed for Tues day's balloting will be made up to morrow. Inquiries already came to the Sher iff's office yesterday afternoon as to the location of the keys to the ballot boxes. Deputy Pratt wanted it to be known by election judges that the key to the smaller district ballot box also will unlock the larger general ballot box supplied each voting place. Sixty Motorcyclists to Gather Informa tion and Adding Machine Men "Will Compile It. Election returns from all parts of Oregon and from other states where elections will be held Tuesday will be flashed by The Oregonian Tuesday night on a screen on the building at the northeast corner of Sixth and Alder streets. The service will be started at 8 o'clock, at which time results in East ern elections will be bulletined. As rapidly as returns from Oregon can be gathered, they will be flashed on the screen. The Oregonian has made complete arrangements to obtain election re turns. Sixty motorcycle riders will visit all the polling places in Portland at half-hour Intervals and telephone the count on the principal offices and questions to The Oregonian election department. Here adding machine operators will compile the figures, keeping tab on the total vote on the principal Issues as the count progresses. Sixteen special telephones with direct service have been installed in The Ore gonian office by the Pacific and Home telephone companies to supplement the regular telephone service. Because of the strain on the tele phone service in receiving reports from the 326 county precincts, and the need of speed and accuracy In the election department. The Oregonian will be un able to give election information over the telephones and will not be able to admit visitors to the election depart ment. . SUBMARINE TESTS ARE 0. K Edison Storage Batteries Eliminate Danger of Snffocation. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Tests of storage batteries designed by Thomas A. Edison for use in submarine craft to eliminate danger of suffocation by gas generated by batteries now used will be concluded within a month at the New York Navy-Yard. Navy Department officials here an nounced tonightthat preliminary tests had been satisfactory. If final tests warrant, new submarines will be equipped with the Edison battery and whenever an old craft i3 repaired and its batteries "removed the new ones will be substituted. RESTRAINING ORDER STAND Store Xot to Rise In Alameda Park Till Restriction Trial Held. Judge Kavanaugh yesterday sustained .the injunction granted to the plaintiff . in the suit of L. D. Roberts against Tt. M. Lombard and wife and D. G. Wilson to prevent an alleged Infringe ment of building restrictions in Ala meda Park. Arguments were heard on a tempor ary injunctioln to prevent the erection of a store building, the contention be ing made that such a building would injure adjacent property, intended to be of a high-class residence character. It was contended by the defense that the restrictions in question existed on some parts of the property but not on others. Judge Kavanaugh said he would allow the injunction to stand until the merits of the controversy can be de termined by an early trial. CATTLE SHIPMENT HALTED Government Takes Precaution to Blot Out Foot and Mouth Disease. CHICAGO, Oct. 31. As a precaution against spread of the foot and mouth disease among cattle the shipment of cattle and sheep from the stockyards here, except for slaughtering purposes. was prohibited by the Bureau of An imal Industries today. It affects those animals which are sent here to be fed and fattened, or for use on dairy farms. About 19,000 cattle and 51,000 sheep are shipped from here every week. The elasticity of cane seats in chairs can be restored by. sponging with hot water and allowing the chairs to dry out of doors. HARRY LANE ADMITS ERROR Junior Senator Hopes He'll Be For given for Mistake Made. PORTLAND, Oct 81. (To the Ed ltor.) While discussing the political situation in this state at this time made the remark -that "I had been in formed" that the candidacy of William Hanley for the United States Senate was being aided financially either by Mr. Louis Hill or some other person connected with the Hill interests, who. according to the report of the Secre tary of Commerce published last July, are the owners of 700,000 acres of tlm ROSEBURO WOMEN FIRST TO GRAD UATE AS NURSES FROM . MERCY HOSPITAL. ecomm of tk Taxpayers' League NOVEMBER 3d, 1914 The Taxpayers' League was organized many years ago. It has always taken an active interest in public affairs. Since the' adop tion of the Initiative and Referendum it has at each election made recommendations to the voters on the measures proposed. As an earnest and consistent friend of the initiative and referen dum the League protests against their indiscriminate use as a means of advancing some individual's peculiar views, or some special inter est, or as a weapon to "get even" with some official who may per chance disagree with some one in the conduct of the affairs of his office. The initiative and referendum "were intended and can only be used as a safeguard by the public against misrepresentation by the Legislature and not as an original source of general legisla tion." Twenty-nine measures appear on the ballot- Of these, fifteen are constitutional amendments, and fourteen are bills for proposed laws. The character and purpose of some of the measures merit most careful consideration. The League would feel it were derelict in its duty if it did not emphasize the fact that-this is not the time for revolutionary or ex perimental legislation. World-wide as well as local conditions should warn us to be on our guard. The constant submission of half-baked, illy-considered and often radical measures is unques tionably beginning to. create distrust abroad, with the result, whether they pass xr not, that everyone is a sufferer from it. The laborer, the mechanic, the merchant, the banker, and the property holder alike, are interested. In the interest of this state there is but one attitude for the citizen to take and that is to be sure he is right, and that he understands a measure before he - votes. At a 1913 city election every measure proposed was defeated. Such a result is far better than to inadvertently pass some law that will cause the people of this state untold loss before it can be repealed. Measures of far-reaching consequence are oh the ballot. The single . and graduated tax, although defeated by a vote of more than two to ' one two years ago, appear in a different guise but for the same pur pose and backed by the same interests. Eight-hour laws that would make even the conduct of a farm or the household impossible are submitted; a bill levying a confiscatory tax on estates of not less vthan ten per cent and as much more as may be provided by law, and to create a department of industry and public works to furnish work for the unemployed is also proposed. State-wide prohibition is to be voted on. Abolishment of the Senate and proportional rep resentation are also proposed. These are but a few of the important measures upon which the people are called to take action. Under existing conditions we sub mit to the wage-earner, the home-owner and the capitalist alike that due consideration should be given before embarking upon experi mental legislation and revolutionary changes. "WE URGE THE VOTER WHEN IN DOUBT TO VOTE "NO." The League has studied the different measures proposed and submits the following advice and suggestions to voters for their consideration. 1. VOTE ON EVERY MEASURE. 2. WHEN IN DOUBT VOTE "NO." 3. BETTER BE SURE THAN SORRY. A TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE, "rA By L. J. Goldsmith, Secretary. 800 301 802 803 YES. NO. YES. NO. 804 YES. 805 NO. SOfl 3(17 YES. NO. SOS 109 YES. NO. SIO 811 YES. NO. 113 313 314 315 YES. NO. YES. NO. 816 317 SIS 81ft YES. NO. YES. NO. S20 321 823 3S3 YES. NO. YES. NO. VOTERS TO BE CITIZENS. A constitutional amendment prescribing citizen ship as a qualification for voting. An immigrant with first papers can vote now. In view of the important duties of a voter in this state, full citizenship ts not too high a requirement. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. To act as President of the Senate, and to receive $10 a day during legislative session. To succeed - the Governor in case the latter dies or is dis qualified. Would prevent log-rolling for Presi dency of the Senate, and would provide a sub stitute for the Governor on Board of Control. . The Secretary of State, in case he succeeds, as at present, has two votes, an absolute control. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." CONSOLIDATION OF CITY AND COUNTY GOV ERNMENT. Gives the Legislature, or the people by the initia tive, power to consolidate city and county gov ernment where a city has over 100,000 inhab itants. This would eliminate a large amount of duplication and needless expense and simplify government very materially. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." INCREASE OF STATE DEBT LIMIT. Prescribing a debt limit of not to exceed two per cent of assessed valuation for road building, and a like amount for the construction of irrigation, . power projects and agricultural development. Appropriates no money, but authorizes it to bo done if deemed advisable. It would authorize the state to issue bonds up to $38,000,000. This Is excessive. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." ABOLISHING UNIFORM TAXATION RULE. A constitutional amendment eliminating the pres ent requirement that all taxation be equal and uniform. Briefly stated, the purpose of these proposed amendments is to authorize classifica tion of property for taxation. A necessary change If we expect ever to have fair and equitable taxa tion in this state. Recommended by State Tax Commission. ' VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." CLASSIFICATION FOR TAXATION PURPOSES. Providing for general laws to govern the. levy of taxes; permitting classification of property for taxation purposes, and also income and propor tional or graduated taxes, and authorizing rea sonable exemptions. This and the preceding measure go together and form a constitutional . basis for rational and equitable., tax reform in this state. This and the foregoing amendment are both sound and progressive and should not be confused with any other tax measure or - measures. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." THE ASHLAND NORMAL. Levying 1-40 of a mill on all taxable property in the state for the construction and support of a Normal School at Ashland. This presents a clear issue of whether the voters want more Normal Schools or not. NO RECOMMENDATION. MERGER OF CITIES. A constitutional amendment authorizing a gen eral law to allow a city to surrender its charter and be merged into an adjoining city, on vote of . a majority of the electors of each of the cities affected. There being no way to effect such consolidation now, this measure is advisable. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." EASTERN 'OREGON STATE NORMAL. Levying 1-40 of a mill tax for a Normal School at Weston In Umatilla County. A measure similar to 312-313 above. NO RECOMMENDATION. INCREASING PAY TO MEMBERS OF THE LEG ISLATURE, Legislative pay is $3 a day. with a forty-day limit. This increases it to $5 a day for sixty days. It is not apparent that a small increase in pay would secure higher-class men, or that, lengthening the session, without providing for a divided session, would be beneficial. The league believes legislative reform should go deeper and be more radical. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." UNIVERSAL EIGHT-HOUR LAW. This measure provides that no one shall work more than eight hours per day In any employ ment whatsoever. It would disorganize and make impossible much of the business and wortc carried on in the state. Domestic help and farm labor would be particularly hard hit under it. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." EIGHT-HOUR LAW FOR WOMEN. This prescribes an eight-hour day in most of the occupations in which women are employed. The State Industrial Welfare Commission is now in charge of the work, with ample authority to enforce any provisions of the sort it finds advla- 324 325 YES. NO. 826 YES. 327 NO. S2S YES. 829 NO. SSO YES. 831 NO. 333 YES. 333 NX). 834 YES. 335 NO. 836 YES. 837 NO. 838 YES. 839 NO. 840 YES. 841 NO. 343 YES. 343 NO. 844 YES. 845 NO. able. This law is superfluous, would needlessly complicate and confuse the situation and would work a positive hardship on many women at present employed. It is Inflexible, and exceptions could not he made, as is now possible under the supervision of trie Welfare Commission. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." NON-PARTISAN JUDICIARY. This bill prohibits party nominations for Judicial offices and provides for nominations by petition of one per cent of the legal voters in the district. Would prevent political designation on the bal lot. Would make possible a choice of judges on the basis of fitness rather, than party affilia tions and party services. The Legislature or the people can provide for preferential voting if they desire. A non-partisan election should do much to keep the judiciary out of politics. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "YES." 81500 TAX EXEMPTION. Exempting from taxation all personal property, dwelling houses, buildings and improvements on land, livestock, etc., up to $1500, belonging to any one person, the land Itself to be taxed. This is one of Mr. U'Ren's measures and is partial single tax. Single tax has been repudiated very decisively in tills state. It is not working satis factorily anywhere else, and this is a poor time for Oregon to experiment with it. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." PUBLIC DOCKS AND WATER-FRONTAGE. An amendment prohibiting the sale of beds of navigable waters and subjecting the same to public use. Providing for leasing to private par ties for constructing wharves, docks, etc. Would revoke valuable wharfage rights claimed by riparian owners on which taxes have long been paid and in which the state has acquiesced. Adoption of the amendment would be followed by long litigation and uncertainty as to titles. Would remove much property from the tax rolls and unsettle conditions to an extent the state can ill afford at this time. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." MUNICIPAL WHARVES AND DOCKS. This measure follows the preceding one and authorizes the building of municipal wharves anduocks on the land covered by that amend ment. It should stand or fall with the preceding one. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." PROHIBITION. This is a clear issue, on which the people are well advised, and on which it appears that any recommendation would be superfluous. NO RECOMMENDATION. ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY. This is another clear issue on which opinion is already well formed. NO RECOMMENDATION. sun -TAX. This levies a confiscatory tax on all owners of realty assessed at more than $25,000. No argu ment is possible in support of this sort of pro vision. Is an attempt to Impose burdensome taxation on lands and to reach single tax by in direction. Would ruin the market for land and do inestimable harm to the state. It is in sub stance the same bill as was proposed and over whelmingly defeated two years ago as part of the single tax programme. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." CONSOLIDATING CORPORATION AND INSUR ANCE DEPARTMENTS. This is a spite measure and an obvious abuse of the initiative. An attempt to .legislate an officer out of office on personal grounds. It should be decisively defeated. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." DENTISTRY BILL. Another personal measure, obviously initiated for advertising purposes. Would put the standard of efficiency in the practice of dentistry lower than in almost any other state. An abuse of the Initiative. ' VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." INCREASING TERM OF COUNTY OFFICERS. Would give four-year terms to the officers elect ed at this election. If an officer has made good at the end of two years he will be re-elected. If not, the two-year term gives the people an opportunity to get rid of him, without the ex pense of a recall. This measure would not reduce the number of elections and would not cut down expenses. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." TAX CODE COMMISSION. The state now has a Tax Commission, and has heretofore had various special ones. No real tax reform is possible unless the constitutional amendments Nos. 308. 309 and Nos. 310. 311 are carried. The proposed commission is superfluous. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." (Paid Advertisement.) 34 YES. 347 NO. 848 YES. 849 NO. 350 YES. 351 NO. 853 YES. 853 NO. 354 YES, 855 NO. 356 YES. 357 NO. ABOLISHING DESERT LAND BOARD. This measure abolishes the office of State Engi neer and abolishes the Desert Land Board. The measure is Ill-advised and would largely nullify the present Water Code, and hamper very seri ously tho co-operative work with the Federal Government in stream measurement, topographio map making, etc. The State Engineer Is a necessary officer, and the office Is doing excel lent work. No reason appears why it should be stopped. VOTERS .ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION. Provides that each voter vote for one candidate for representative and the sixty in the state re ceiving the highest number be elected. Ques tionable If this would give us as representative legislators as we now have. A large proportion of votes would be wasted on very popular can didates, who would be elected anyhow, or others with no chance. With no eliminating process a large proportion would be elected with only a small plurality. Each legislator having one vote, a man elected by 25.000 votes and another by 1000 would have equal authority. A majority in the Legislature would not necessarily in any way represent the majority of the voters. And. un less that condition is to be attained, no change is justified. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." ABOLISHING STATE SENATE. Experience has shown that some check on legis lative action is wise. The two-house system is approved by the experience of all parts of the world. This measure proposes to abolish the Senate, usually composed of the older and more experienced legislators, and to turn the whole work over to the House of Representatives. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC WORKS. This is a measure initiated by the Socialist party, providing for a tax of not less than 10 per cent and as much more as the Legislature may name on all estates of deceased persons, amounting to $50,000 or over, and for appropriations to be made for the support of a department to take care of the unemployed. It would draw the unemployed of the whole United States to Oregon to be supported by the people of this state. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." PRIMARY DELEGATE ELECTION BILL. This measure would add one election to the num ber we now have, with the effect of getting us back to the old convention system. It is an attempt to knock out the present direct primary . in a very expensive and cumbersome way. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." TAXATION! TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO AMEND OR REPEAL. This measure, if carried, would make permanent the present defective and Inadequate taxation system in this state by requiring a two-thirds vote to modify it. It is the more dangerous in that It would perpetuate any of the illy-considered or confiscatory tax measures that may pass at this election. It Is strictly a "gag" measure. VOTERS ARE ADVISED TO VOTE "NO." COUPON - CUT OUT AND TAKE WITH YOU Voters to be cluieoa VOTE YES SOO Lieutenant-Governor ...VOTE YES 303 Consolidation of city and county. VOTE YES 304 Increase state debt limit VOTE NO 307 Abolishing; uniform taxation rule .....VOTE YES 308 Classification for taxation purposes. VOTE YES SIO Ashland Normal School NO HECOMM E DATION Merger of cities VOTE YES 314 Eastern Oregon State NormaL. NO RECOMMENDATION Increasing legislative pay VOTE NO 319 Universal eight-hour law VOTE NO 321 Elght-honr law for women ........... .VOTE NO 323 Non-partisan Judiciary '. VOTE YES 824 S15O0 tax exemption VOTE NO 327 Public docks and water frontage VOTE NO 329 Municipal wharves and docks VOTE NO 331 Prohibition NO RECOMMENDATION Abolishing death penalty ... . .NO RECOMMENDATION Sur-tax VOTE NO 337 Consolidating corporation and lnsur- ance departments. .VOTE NO 339 Dentistry bill VOTE NO 341 Increasing term of county officers VOTE NO 343 Tax code commission VOTE NO 343 Abolishing Desert Land Board VOTE NO 347 Proportional representation VOTE NO 349 Abolishing- State Senate , .VOTE NO 351 Department of Industry and public works VOTE NO 3"3 Primary delegate election bill VOTE NO 355 Two-thirds vote on taxation measures. .VOTE NO 357 Mrs. Cora Wilkie -ad Miss Mabel Carter. liOSEBURG. Or.. Oct. 31. (Special.) At the recent graduation exercises of the training school for nurses in con junction with the Mercy Hospital of this city, Mrs. Cora Wilkie and Miss Mabel Carter had the distinction of be ing the first persons to graduate from the institution. These young women of Roseburg were the first to graduate in nursing in this city. The graduation exercises were h-ld in the Armory and were attended by several hundred peo ple. O. P. Coshow delivered the chief ad dress of the evening, while Dr. A. C Seely presented the diplomas. A mu sical and literary programme added to the entertainment of the evening. I POOR "KIDS" TO EAT FRUIT Hood JUvcr Orcliardlsts Sendi Apples to Portland llefuge Home. 1IOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 31. (Spe cial.) Due to the charity of local or chardists. the children of . the Rescue Home of the Salvation Army in t-ort.-land will have a feast of apples for the next few weeks. Captain Gunder son. who was here, from the home on his annual tour soliciting funds, visited his old friend, County Judge Stanton. "I am certainly having poor luck." he remarked. Mr. Stanton joined in the campaign, and together, in an . automobile, they solicited the orchards of the East Side. Within a few hours they had secured 84 boxes and eight bags of fruit. At one of the apple houses a collection was taken up by the Japanese packers, who paid the freight on the shipment of fruit for the Portland "kiddies." , clal.) Two men. alleged to be ttoot- leggers, were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Clyde Gage in the Smith-Powers log ging camps yesterday, and 25 quarts of whisky were found in their belongings. The men said they came from North Bend, but would not give their names. Alleged Bootleggers Arrested. MARSHKIELD, - Or, Oct. 31. (Spe- RELIEF STEP TO BE TAKEN Chamber of Commerce to Plan Aid for Belgians Tomorrow?. Measures for sending relief to the starving Belgian refugees in Europe will be considered at a nfeetlng of the Portland Chamber of Commerce tomor row. The San Francisco Chamber yester day transmitted to the chambers of Portland and Seattle a copy of a tele gram from the Belgian relief commit tee in London, saying that If the West would send a shipment of foodstuffs in a neutral ship to London the com mittee' there will pay the cost of freightage and insurance. Tho telegram says that there are more than 1,000,000 Belgian refugees who are absolutely dependent upon the relief committee for food. Clothing Is not needed, but food supplies on hand will not last, at the most, more than three weeks longer. Twenty-five tons of foodstuffs each month are needed to care for : the starving men and women. How It Is in London. London Tit Bits. Settlement Worker (visiting tene ments) "And your father is working now and getting two pounds a week? That's splendid! And how much does he put away every Saturday night, my dear?" Little Girl "Never less than three quarts, ma'am P One Consolation, Anyway. Washington. T. C. Star. "How did your novel come out?" "Well," replied the self-confident man, it proved beyond all doubt that It isn't one of these trashy best-sellers." - WHEELS OF FORTUNE TURN Nearly All World Conquerors Event - nally Find Masters. Christian Herald. On a recent visit to Paris the Em press Eugenie, widow of Napoleon III, was walking in the Tullleries Gardens, where one stood her own splendid pal ace. She picked a flower, but was ac costed by the attendant with the words, "Picking flowers Is strictly forbid den. I must report you." He demanded her name and address, and she an swered timidly, "Eugenie." The at tendant did not recognize her, but being struck by the melancholy appearance of the aged lady, relented and said. "Never mind this time, but do not do It again." We have here the -same old story of the crumbling of dynasties and the humiliation of rulers. Very few rulers In the history of the world have lived so long that they did not find some conqueror. The humiliation of Napoleon I was one of the saddest pic tures of history, -This I -a pathetic story of a woman who was Queen in tho palace, forbidden to pick a garden flower out of the same palace grounds. This Is only the story of the sudden shifting in the financial and social world witnessed almost everywhere upon the earth. Many in this country who have been wealthy are now strug gling to make a living on a scant salary, and women who one were queens In society and held their heads haughtily are paupers. Fortunately God looks at the heart and not on the conditions that surround, and we take our place in the scale of being by its relation to virtue and truth. Time set tles these questions of earthly condi tion. It is a leveler bringing the lofty and the humble down to the same level of mortality. Small Honor for Him. Boston Transcript. Magazine Editor "No, we can not accept this story." Agent "But the author is a man who has acquired a great reputation." Magazine Editor "Yes, but only la literature." .