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WHAT ABOUT HIS PASS? ,
rpiIIE . OREGONIAN . attempt? i to
I deny the confidential relation
I that exists between Mr. Bpwer-
man and the Ilarriinan rail
roads. It Mr. Bowerman is not a
Harrlman man, how did he get his
pass? ,' After ; prohibiting, railroads
from "issuing free passes, section-21
of the act creating, the .railroad com
mission says: "Thia act shall not be
construed ' as preventing railroads
from . giving free transportation or
reduced rates therefor to Us officers,
agents. Burgeons,, .physicians,, em
ployes and attorneys at law.
In' which of these capacities was
it that Mr. Bowerman was given his
pass? Was It as an officer of the
road? 1 Or as an agent? Or as a
6urgeon or physician? Or was it as
an attorney? It must have been as
an attorney, for Mr; Bowerman is
not a physician, a surgeon,' or' a sta
tion agent. It must have been for
the same reason that Mr. R. R. But
ler, Mr. Bowerman' law partner,
was also given ,j free pass over the
llarrimao Hues.
. There is record. In the statehouse
that Mr. Bowerman has held this
free pass for two years. Nobody
knows how much logger he held it,
for it was not until the railroad com
mission was created that railroads
were required to report a . list of
passes issued. - " ,
If Mr. Bowerman is not a Harrl
man. man, why did he use all his
powers and all his knowledge of the
law to help Mr. Harrlman keep the
IIIU lines out of central Oregon?
Why did he get out the Injunction
that for a long time held Hill at bay
in the Deschutes canyon? , -Why did
he Journey to various points along
the ; Deschutes. . directing . the legal
movements of the Harrlman forces
in the fight to hold Hill up,, and that
after Harrlman had for years' refused
to build into central Oregon?
If Mr: Bowerman Is not "a 'Harrl
man man, why did the Oregonian on
September 26 Tise editorially these
words: "The secret meeting In the
offices of a local corporation for the
preparation of a slate was a gross
blander and a grave Injustice to the
delegates of the assembly"? -"' Who
was the idol of the assembly but Mr.
Bowerman? Who concocted the as
sembly but Mr. Bowerman, the Big
Business brigadiers and their ma
chine allies? , ' M
Who is it but a Big Business Cor
poration that is In the United States
supreme court, trying to beat the
flrocnn nlnn f pfiVRrn motif in nrrlpr
to escape payment of Just taxes on
Its franchises? In Its. complaint it
pleads that the Oregon system takes
the election of senator out of the
hands of the legislature and It urges
that fact as a reason for beating the
Oregon eystem, -. .4 .
The assembly Is a part of th
'same; deep game. Every Big Business
outfit In Oregon was in the assem
bly game with Mr. Bowerman. Not
one was against the assembly. Every
one of them ftood bard for him in
the primaries. . Mr, Bowerman -is at
the head, of the ticket as their choice.
If be isn't In with the outfit, what
is he doing with a Harrlman pass in
his pocket? j- ; , - .
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THE NEW SOCIALISM
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,N . SUNDAY next. October. 23,
The Journal wlljj publish an In
terview with J. G, Phelpi
Stokes, the millionaire Socialist
of New York, which' demands" and
will receive the closest attention.'
t This story is not the hasty expres
sion of a new convert to an astound
ing doctrine. The man who preaches
It has laid aside all special privilege,
all luxury, the open door to an easy
pleasure-loving life, and of his free
will has submerged himself la "the
poverty stricken masses of the great
cityi And there he has lived, year
In year out, until "their sufferings
have become his, their wrongs have
prppsed him close,' and he has en
listed ia the ranks of the Socialists,
believing that there alone can a rem
edy be found. -
Under this name all shades of new
o-eds find a home. If one man
thirds state ownership of railroads is
rapidly approaching he Is called a So-
cla!M. Another conceives It posMblo
that s.U kinds of public utilities shall
' be state. owned -not only railroads,
but water and. power supply,1 coal,
gas- -natural and artificial harbors
and docks, canals. , And he, too, is a
Socialist.. A third bflleves that the
state should also Control' all. asso
ciated -industries factories and
workshops. In .the Interest and for
the. bonv-ftt Only of the hand, work
t-rs therein employed. . And so on
in an ascending scale until the
, height Is reached of Socialism as ds-
ffncsd and advocated by J. G. Pbelps
RtPkos, the hero of this interview,
T'T 1r',rAA'AM -..MAi '
claims and without doubt would wll
litscly die for its success
la this most Interesting story two
main points disclose themselves. The
first, naturally, being the extreme rev-:
olutionary measures which, It is ar-
gued, are the logical means for con
verting theory 'into practice, if the
propaganda of argument and preach
ing fall. Here Is advocated a revo
lution worthy of the word. To up
set and invert every existing asso
ciated Industry, Installing the work
ers in - possesion and- cutting . oft
short and repudiating every claim of
capital without an) formality of pur
chase. To reorganize society utter
ly,Jn the sole interest of what is now
called the working class.
The second disclosure Is of the ex
tent to which such doctrines have
spread among ' the educated classes,
the thinkers of this nation. Accord
ing to Mr. Stokes the Socialists'
strong hold is in the universities and
colleges, both . professors and stu
dents being converts to, or at least
students of, this . cult in growing
numbers.
this man's- doctrines come before
the people with "the halo cast over
thein by his utterly - unselfish life.
But the claim to serious considera
tion of them as a working code will
rest, tor most of us, on the charac
ter and number of their adherents.
That Mr. Stokes and his friends
should now come 6ut into the open
is .no Bmall gain. '
CAtf HE TRICK THEM TWICE?
0 MAN should profit from a
trick. . . Things sought of, the
public should be sought open-'
ly, frankly, and candidly. Men
who want public preferment should
be above board and take the. people
Into their confidence.
The assembly was a, trick. It was
planned . to ' trick Oregon ' Republi
cans into false paths. Mr. Bowerman
Ib its product, and after nominating
himself in the assembly by tricking
Withycombe, Andrew C. Smith and
the others, he got himself nominated
at the primaries by a trick.
For instance, in the state pam
phlet Chairman George's state central
committee claimed Dowerman to be
the real Republican candidate for gov
ernor. In the Oregonian the same
committee' made the same claim; The
committee was supposed to speak for
the, party, but It spoke only for Bow-
erman. and that was the trick. It
helped to foot voters and caused
Bowerman's nomination. , That nom
ination was accomplished by a trick
and because it is the result of trick
ery Oregon Republicans are. released
from all obligation to support Mr.
Bowerman.
If1 the state committee and Mr.
Bowerman had played fair, Mr. Bow
erman would never have been nom
inated. .Instead, a real direct pri
mary Republican , would be at the
head of the ticket. But Mr. Bower-
man's trick of a stacked and staffed
assembly that he owned, corralled
and bOBsedi and the other trick, by
his state central committee, cinched
the nomination for him and beat the
anti-assembly candidates. .
He is at the head of the ticket, not
as a Republican, but as an assem
blylte, , nominated by the assembly
trick, and tricksters. Is it possible
for Mr. Bowerman to trick the vot
ers a second time? '
PASSING OP A FORMER NOTED
- MAN .
D
AVID BENNETT . HILL, wfio
died yesterday, won large suc
cess as a politician and public
man, as well as in his profes
sion, but never won wide and sus
tained public confidence, In the ear
lier part of his career he was an
exceptionally . shrewd politician, of
not a very admirable type, but one
common . in those days. He was
elected to the legislature, from Chen-
nlng county when a very young man,
and while a struggling lawyer; and
his talents were recognized by Gov
ernor Tllden, one of -whose ablest
lieutenants he became. In 18S2 he
was 'nominated for lieutenant gov
ernor on the ticket with Grover
Cleveland, who was elected by a ma
jority of about 192,000 votes over
Judge Folger, then secretary of the
treasury under ' President Arthur.
Hill polled several thousand votes
more than Cleveland, and became
governor on Cleveland's' election to
the presidency in 1684. Hill was
twice elected governor, and later de
feated, and once United States sen
ator, which latter office he left va
cant for many months In order to
prevent the lieutenant governor,
"Scale" Jones from succeeding to
the office of governor. Hill was a
cold, crafty man, with few If. any
personal friends, but a lawyer of un
usual ability. . -Ha never married.
BEATEN AGAIN
I
N THEIR frivolous Injunction;
Klernan and Duniway got short
. shrift in the Oregon supreme
court. Not only was the injunc
tion speedily dissolved, but the ap
peal was taken up on its merits, and
the court is today hearing argument.
The celerity with which the higher
court Is moving is evidence that the
bench "of the state perfectly under-
stands the miserable motives and
purposes behind Klernan and his
lawyer. , .
' The authorities "are now free" to
perfect the sale of the bonds. 'The
bondjbuyers made complete examin
ation of the issues raised by Duni
way, and In spite""of them are ready
to make the purchase. There Is no
better evidence of the legality of the
processes leading up to the issue; for
men who buy securities are not given
to taking chances,
The loss of a year or more of time
In beginning the bridge was' never
necessary. The vote that authorized
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matter. The structure would have
been a long way toward completion,
but forpests who, employ quibbles,
technicalities and nonsense to defeat
the public win.
Ultimately there will be an end to
such things. A long Buffering public
will tire of legal and Illegal Jug
glery, in that good time, correctives
will be applied that will make it im
possible for the Klernansand law.
vers o'f the Duniway type to ply their
trade.
OUR CRITICS
M
R. VAN DUSER, who Is a
Demoeratio candidate for the
legislature, criticised The
Journal at the St. Johns
Democratic meeting, His complaint
is that The Journal is supporting
some Democrats and some Republi
cans for office. In he eyes of, Mr.
Van Duser this Is a serious offense.
The Journal pleads guilty. It is
not standing for any party or any
partisans, but for principles. Its pol-
J icy is not to fight for men, but for
measures.
. - In this state certain popular meas
ures have been attacked. An organ
ized . and 'powerful ' onslaught - has
been made' on the direct primary,
Statement One and, other measures.
There was a time when there were
but few defenders in sight for these
measures,. Onjy ' ,the granges, the
workirigmen and The journal were
for several months In evidence as boI
dlers; while the Oregonian and pow
erful imen were engaged in the at
tack. The battle was wage,d within the
ranks of the Republican party and
The Journal found allies and valua
ble, assistance for the defense among
anti-assembly Republicans. The
Journal helped to. nominate these Re
publicans, and after nominating
them It. does hot propose now to
turn traitor and fight them. . That
would be a piece of treachery as
vile or viler' than the treachery of
Benedict Arnold. - ;
' After supporting Republicans for
the nomination, The Journal does
not propose to betray them. Any
criticism made of it for that coarse,
this newspaper welcomes. There is a
great, big, fair-minded public that
The Journal Is glad to have judge
between Us position and -that of its
critics; ,.
BECAUSE TRUE
W
HEN John Manning, candi
date for congress, declared
In his Shaniko speech that
the people are staggering
under the burden of the high cost
of living, he told a truth that is ter
ribly apparent. When he added that
the priceB of the necessaries of life
are higher than ever known he de
scribed conditions as they are known
to thousands who are in a strenuous
struggle for survival.
The total value of all the gold pro
duced in the United States from 1792
to 1908 inclusive was $3,063,787,
000 The appropriation hills passed
by congress for the four years end
ing March 4, 1909, amounted to $3,
522,982,816.87. All the gold that
the United States produced in 117
years fell short by $459,000,000 of
paying congressional expenditures
for only four years. In these figures
of reckless public extravagance is
much of the explanation of why the
life cost is high and survival a prob
lem. " (
Beventy-two per cent of this stu
pendous llstof congressional appro
priations , went for this country's
mad enterprise of arms and arma
ments, wars . and warriors. On this
foolish and crazy poller, a sum was
spent equal to five sixths of all the
gold mined in the United States in
117 years. If life comes hard, If
prices of necessaries swallow up the
, workman's wage, if the wolf lurks
! at the door of thousands, It Is con
gress, Its war madness and Its Aid
rich tariffs that, must shoulder the
responsibility. "
Mr Manning's public pledges that,
if elected, he will use his vote and
his influence against more additions
to the cost of living wl win him the
vote of many a struggling bread
winner.
Tins, FIGHT IN YAMIHLL
T
HREE ASSEMBLTITES are
striving for election to the leg
islature in Yamhill county, one
for the senate, and two for the
house. They ought to be beaten. Men
who took a nomination from the as
sembly, knowing as they did that
the legislature had refused to make
it -lawful, should have no place In
the legislature. Men who are ready,
as they were, to be a law unto them
selves are not proper material to
send to the legislature to make laws
for other folks"" This is 'the issue,
and there is no' other Issue.
. The three Yamhill assemhlyltes
are opposed by Frank H. Caldwell, a
Democrat, by Timothy Brownhlll, a
Republican, and by George Bridwell,
A Democrat. Mr, Caldwell, the anti-
assembly candidate for the senate
has represented the county; la the
senate for the past four years, and
Mr. Brownhlll and Mr. Bridwell, are
the anti-assembly candidates tor the
lower house.
It is not a party fight,
but a clear issue of principle
. The election! is the qne and the
only place to settle public questions.
That Is what- elections are for. - If
the assemblyites are beaten Novem
ber 8, it will be old Yamhill's pro
test against assemblylsm.
. Thia onslaught, on the direct pri
mary and the. Oregon plan of gov
ernment should be destroyed, root
and branch. 1 If It Isn't done we shall
4 be bedeviled with assemblylsm for
jthe" next two," four or a dozen -years.
The election Is. the, place to kill It,
and now la the time.
Bible- Translation for Navajo- Indians
The American Bible society has Just
added ,i.o its Ir.UresMng l'et of versions
of the Sdjptur In the lenauaires of the
Kortb American Indian, a ' translation
of the book of Genesis and the' gospel
of Hark Into the language of the Nava
Joes. This is the first publication of
the translation, of the evriptures Into
the tongue of these poul i, The version
has been prepared by the Pev. Leonard
P. Brink, of , Tohatchi. New, Mexico.
connected with ' the C-outbwest Indian
conference, an Interdenominational mis
sion at 'work In that r-!nn Thnra nra
said to be 26,000 Navajoes in the United
States, and there are at present Bap
tist, Methodist. Presbyterian. Christian
Reformed, Gospel Union and independ
ent missions at work amona- them.
These scriptures' will help in the educa
tion of the peoolft and in the formation
of a Navajoe literature, ,
Letters From tlie People
' An Argumeut for Prohibition.
To th Editor of The JournAlI read
with Interest your editorial in The Jour
nal of October 7, entitled "Because Un
wise." - I for one welcome dignified ar
gument on this aubjeot, and to make It
fair,' and , American In Its spirit both.
siaes must be heard. About the only
way your readers can talk back. Is
through your generosity and space. ' So
I make bold, to ask spaee for the follow
ing: i
You aslc us to look the croblam hf
saloon and Us control squarely ia the
face. Suppose we do so. what do we
aee? , The most . gigantic and lawless of
all the trusts, fighting for the privilege
of conducting a parasite : business.
Fighting for the privilege, of doing what
the United States supreme court says is
not a right of any- cltiien.
wherever the oeoole of anv com.
teunity, determine to stop this crime
they are confronted by the combined
force of Che trust, the influence of state
and nation. Is it a wonder success is
imperfect? In the" olfces, . the element
of society that wants protection against
the aggressions "ofnhls. trust is' at the
mercy of the wets in combination with
mis array of 'newer. TTniW much mn. t
dltlons "home rule is rum rulb" every
wme. xne Quelle incident for emnl.
We never can gain . the protection to '
which -we are entitled under the federal
constitution in that way. You say the i
county is the natural unit '. In this you i
are , mistaken. The state Is the only !
power that can oven begin to citjrb Buch
a power as in brewers. It can oust
them 'as Kansas has. The state lis the
only power that can protect the beople
when local government breaks down SS
it has everywhere, in cities where the
saloon Is licensed and the law comes
into , conflict with them. - The state
alone can compel the local authorities to
maintain law and order.
You say that -back of everr law lies
the great question as to whether the
people want It- But I affirm that back
of that question lies the greater one.
ss to whettier tt ia right, or promotes
the publiff peace, safety or morals. No '
government has any right to enact a law .
or permit an Institution that is inimical 1
to the public peace and welfare, how
ever much the people want it. A the
supreme court of the United States says,'
-.no. legislature baa the. right to barter
away the public health or the pupllo
morals. -'X he-people -themselves cannot
do It, much leas - their servants." i The
most alarming weakness of American
institutions lies In this forgetting on
the part of public officials of official
oaths and obligations, while with ear
to the ground they toady to momentary
whims of the vaaeillatlng minority In
temporary combination with the baser
elements of society.
Your comparison of the control of
schools and of the liquor traffic does no
credit to your political . economy. The
one Is a necessary "governmental func
tion, the other an Inimical private- ac
tivity of the parasite class. The laws,
the courts and every one concerned deal
with the two upon a decidedly different
basis. There can be no comparison In
anything. .
As to promoting blind pigs: Accord
ing to an article In one of the papers
there is admitted-to be 75 to 100 of them
here In Portland, while Governor Stubbs
challenges anyone to find one In Kan
sas,' Your position there has been taken
upon information furnished you ex part
by the liquor business, and not from.
actual facts. If by unwise you mean
that it Is so from the viewpoint of the
trade, jhe criminal, the drinker and the
corrupt politician, I agree with you, for
it; will surely- lessen consumption aed
diminish the evils. But if you are look
ing at this from the viewpoint of the
public welfare, legitimate business, the
school or the home, this state wide
movement is eminently wise.-
., . ... WILLIAM PARSONS. , .
Salaries of f. M. C. A. Officials.
Portland, Or., Oct 19, To the Editor
of The Journal In this morning's Ore-
gonian the secretary . of the Y. M. C. A.
comes out with an article as to why the
rent of the rooms has been raised. In
part, he says tha dormitories were not
intended to be operated -at cost in order
to afford young men a home where they
would be free from contaminating influ
ences. By this ha admits that the Y. M.
C. A. is operated for profit. After many
requests they have refused to publish
the salaries of Individuals In their re
ports, as by rights the members should
know what" Is being dons financially,
for in legal sense they are stockholders
In the association. Inasmuch as the as
sociation is being run for ; profit, they
do not come under the head f religion.
therefore they snouiov oe compeiieo. io
pay taxes. J, GRAHAM.
An Offer of Help.
To the Editor. jpf The .Journal -En-
olosed you will find, a summons to ap
pear before the grand, jury,": of Mult
nomah county on the 7th day of June,
1910. also subpoena to appear before tha
circuit court of this county on the 4th
day of June, 1910.,. ...
- I was present at eacn place on tne
given, date and gave testimony.
I ! am now informed a warrant has
been drawn In my favor for 12.35, and
the auditor informs me he has no funds
for paying the grand Jury subpoena al
though Issued by the district attorney.
It looks to me like the present eounty
officers should' be continued In office
as It will be a saving to the taxpayers.
Two dollars and thirty-five cents -for
two days' time is very liberal and I
feel that a county that is so poor should
be assisted, therefore I have left tho
warrant with them. If The Journal
will kindly call ma by phons when the
next relief fund for some poor indigent
is open I shall call for and Indorse the
$2.35 In his or her favor. - -
When a district attorney, sheriff and
county clerk can call) a man from his
business, have him testify, against his
neighbor, and get all this for 11-17 "4
per day they need, and should have,
the support of all taxpayers and good
citizens. , Tours for cheap labor.' ,
- f T. L. BltH.
' Why Not "Private Rivers? -.,
To the Editor of The Journal I
notice La Follette's Magazine nrints-rr-
as did The Journal the reportof the.!
commissioners or corporations, Herbert
Knox Smith to President Taft that the
greatest single deterrent to water rates
and water competition is the railway
t6wn6rsh!p-Tfaterfronrftn6r-ag"cks.-TO
me you might as well argue for pri
vate streets or a private river as for
private docks, which are a part both of
streets and river. C E. S. WOOD,
COMMENT AND
, SMALL CHANGE v
, So Dr. Morrison did not say it, after
all. ' i '
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It only takes a ery few Democrats
to disagree." . . .
Salem Statesman:
a well man! - - -
Well, Wellman Is
TVho'sever elected, there will be big
crops next jrr.--
Great year for apples in Oregon, but
greater years are coming,
' At least one umpire deserves all the
kicking and licking that he will get
i , -I , ,
It would be a person unfit to enjoy
the gift of life who would kick about
this October weather.
v. . - , a ; 1( 1 , ,
Absolute political Independence in pol
itics is the only means of political sal
vation for the people.
, i, ' ,
- Sure, give the Beavers a fine testi
monial benefit if. thfy win as it is a
pretty safe guess that they will..
t .- " ' ' jf
. The sunshine and ilouds and rain and
graclouse plory of autumn are better than
all politicians' or Salvationists' talk. -
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Terrible: 20 days vet of camnalarnlng
J and abusing one another. Fortunately.
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The boy with the gun is Interesting
and somewhat Useful, . lie. 1 furnishes
many newspaper items, ann causes much
expense and many mothers' tears. '
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' Eugene Guard:' The poor pedestrian
gets the worst of it all the -time, no
matter how far the advancement. Two
people have been killed recently by the
dropping of a monkey wrench and a
sandbag from an airship.
- , ' , "',''
A Tacoma grocery boy was fined for
stealing three kisses, from a big. mar
ried woman.- -. tjne said sne "just mu
nothlnar " while he was engaged, in the
larceny." Some Judges are somewhat
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DIRECT VOTE
Innovation Planned by
Should Oregon pioneer the way in At
tending the direct primary to the eleo
tlon of delegates to " national conven
tions of the great political parties and
to presidential electors, and should this
state provide for" an expression of pop
utar choice for chief magistrate of the
nation in presidential years?
This is one of the Questions put up to
the people of the state this fall In a
bill proposed under, the initiative by
the Peoples' Tower league. If it is
adopted, Oregon will be the first state
to give the voters opportunity to record
their choice for president by direct
vote, and likewise first in requiring del
egates who nominate presidential can
didates to be chosen byth direct pri
mary system.
- In presidential years,, the bill runs,
the primary nominating election for alt
officers to- be elected thar year is set
forward from September to April. 'As
the national conventions are usually
held In the months . of May, June or
July, it becomes necessary, If the pri
mary law Is applied to the electjon of
delegates, to hold primaries ' In April.
To avoid holding two primaries the
same year," It is provided all officers to
be chosen the succeeding November,
whether state, congressional, county or
local, shall- be- nominated at the same
time. In April. ,-- -'
7 The bill provides each voter may ex
press his choice for president and vice
president, and makes the popular choice
binding upon the delegates elected by
requiring them, on oath, to' carry out
the will of the party. The theory, is
that delegates elected at the same time
the popular vote Is taken will be respon
sive to the will of the majority of their
party and should vote for the candidates
receiving the highest vote. Names of
candidates for president and vice presi
dent are to be placed on the ballot on
petition of their party supporters In
Oregon. - -
To Fay Delegates' Expenses. '
Nominations for presidential electors
are also to be made at the April pri
mary.. Nomination petitions for dele
gate to .national conventions are re
quired to contain 1 per cent of the party
strength, at the preceding election, but
not more than ' 600 names to be "' re
quired. ,
. Another section of the proposed bill
provides for payment from the state
treasury ' of the traveling expenses of
delegates to national conventions, not
to. exceed. $500. for. each delegate, and
they , are required to take an oath to
uphold the constitution and faithfully
carry out the wishes ot the party. Pre
visions are also made for publication in
the official pamphlet of the state of
arguments for or against the nomina
tion of candidates for president and vice
president. - . .
Friends of this bill argue that as the
power to nominate is even more impor
tant than the power to elect, and the
people are supremely. Interested In the
choice of president and vice president.
OctoW 21 "in Hiatory
On October 21, 1805, during tha Na
poleonic wars, was fought the famous
battle Of Trafalgar between the British
fleet of 27 sail of the line and four
frigates,: under Lord Nelson, . and the
combined French and Spanish fleets
numbering it snll ot the line and 7
frigates, under Vllleneuve. .' "
Before the battle Nelson ordered that
the admirals and captains, "Knowing
my precise object to be that of a close
and decisive action, ; will supply any
deficiency of signals and aet accord
ingly. ... In case signals cannot be seen
or clearly -understood, no captain can
do wrong if he places his ship alongside
that of an enemy."'
The battle of Trafalgar Was one of thr
most fiercely contested sea engagements
In the history of naval Warfare. It
resulted in a notable victory for the
British, but it was dearly bought, for
their great admiral fell mortally wound
ed in the action. As he was walking on
the quarter' deck ho was pierced by a
shot from one of the French marksmen.
I not mors than 15 yards away. They
have done for me at Jft Hardy, said
' ne. i nvVa noi.
I he repield; my
backbons . IS shot
inrougu.
He was Immediately . carried below;
but even then, such was his presence
of mind that he directed the tiller rope,
which had been shot away, be replaced
and taking out his handkerchief covered
hie face and scars lest his crew should
be discouraged at the sight. The cock
pit was crowded with wounded and dy
ing men, yet he insisted that the sur
geon should leave him and attend to
those to whom he might be useful; "foi
me." he said, "you can do- nothing."
All that could be done was to fan
him with paper and give him lemonadt
tn. aaanne-a his burning thirst- As the
action continued, however, several snipe
began tf strike; and as the crew of thr
Victory, Nelson's ship, cheered as each
flag was lowered; at every cheer a
gleam of Joy Illuminated the countenance
of the 'dylng'hcro- Hardyr-taWnr Net
son by the hand, congratulated him
even in the arms of death, on his glori-
a viAtnru artrilna- that 14 or 15 of the
ivun w - - - -
enemy wers taken,-
NEWS IN , BRIEF
OREGON SIDELIGHTS
Much concrete Improvement is being
done In Newport
? , 1 : -
Hirmiston Farmers' union now num
bers 50, and new members are joining
dally, reports the Standard. The union
has taken charge of the creamery, propo
sition. . .
a a '
Stanfield Standard: Grain hauling Is
oceupylnsufiiuch of the farmer's' atten
tion at present Several four and eight
horse teams are kept busy hauling from
the Stage gulch section and storing in
tile warehouse, . ,
, '
The controversy between the Furnish
and the Coe interests in connection with
the development and settlement of the
Furnlsh-Coe project in Umatilla county
has been amicably settled and opera
tions on the project and upon the dam
are to proceed without any litigation.
v . a , , 11
A'Eugen men, reports the Beglater,
has taken the contract for painting the
24 cottages which the Booth-Kelly com
pany is building at Vendlln. , He tUno
painted the lotl-lng apartments of 70
rooms, the cookhouse and dining room.
He has eight men employed besides him
self, and was recently Bhipped 1000
pounds of lead and nine barrels of Unseed-oil,
- a i a - ,
Newport Signal: Good catches of sal
mon havo been reported in the bay dur
ing the past few days. A shipment of
about 2a boxes went out to Portland
last evening, the catch having been
made with "nets. , Trollers are also re
porting good success. Miss Haael Ktrk
land pulled in a H-pounder. Other ladles
have Drought in catches of various
slses.
Moro Observer: Some time ago the
Observer was twitted by a Portland
paper' for mentioning that L. X Peets
had been seen on the streets of Moro
a few; days previous driving a pair, of
(S000 horses. The fact stands, however.
Now, here is an item. Please copy: At
the Sherman eounty fair this week
Colonel C. A. Buckley drove a pair of 8-year-old
colts for which he has refused
J13.0Q0, .
ON .PRESIDENT
Bill Before the People
the direct primary should enable the
people, to express their choice for the
highest offices in the land.
It is further argued that Oregon
would derive great advertising benefit
from such a primary, asr 4the eyes of
the nation would be centered on Ore
gon to learn how the people of this
state looked upon the candidates for
president and vice president All "straw
votes" would be "beaten to a frazsle"
by this actual vote In Oregon and this
state would receive columns of space
from political writers In other parts of
the nation.
Contending for the election of con
vention delegates by, the " people, tt is
urged this would put an end to the
building of a great machine, in this
state at least, by a president striving to
gain another term. The total expense
for the delegates would not exceed S8,
000, it is said, and the masses would
derive untold benefit from having their
wishes respected in the ' choice of a
president, ' Other - states, which are
catching up with Oregon In other pro
gressive legislation, would quickly see
the advantage of the system. It Is ar
gued, and would follow the example.
1 What Opponents of Sill Say. ' " .
Opponents of the bill urge, In the first
Instance, that delegates to party con
ventions are not public officials, and the
taxpayers should not be called on to
foot their hotel bills and traveling ex
penses. As only , the Republican and
Democratic parties corns within the di
rect primary - law, Socialists, Prohibi
tionists a-nd independents would be
taxed to pay the expenses of delegates
of the two great parties, while dele-
?ates of all other parties would have to
ravel to the convention cities at their
own expense. .
Confusion of election dates and the
long campaign made necessary in presi
dential years Is glvton as another rea
son why the bill should be. defeated.
The date of the primary, It will be
noted, is changed only In presidential
years. Every four years,,, therefore, the
primaries would be held In April, and
in other years In September. In the
presidential years all officers would be
nominated In April, but not elected un
til November, and this would involve a
campaign lasting all summer and all
fall.
This is declared by many to he a
step backward, as most of the states of
the Union have come to regard short
campaigns as mora desirable, involving
less disturbance of business and saving
the state a long siege of political tur
moil. ' -
As the national political committees
lay down the rules for the election of
delegates when the conventions are
called, and these rules are uniform for
all the states, it is further argued that
delegates chosen by the direct primary
method In Oregon . might be refused
seats In the great party conventions,
not being elected, as provided by the
party organisation, which Is not subject
to x the laws of this state). ,
1 '
- Battle of Trafalgar
"That's well," replied Nelson, "but I
bargained for 20"; and then in a "strong
er voice, added: "Anchor, Hardy, an
chor. Do you make the signal? Kiss
me, Hardy," said he. Hardy knelt down
and kissed his cheek, "yaw I am satis
fied," said Nelson, "Thank God I have
done my duty," . ', -
His artloulatlon now become difficult;
but he was repeatedly- - heard to say,
"Thank God I have done my duty," and
expired at half past four without a
groan, leaving a name unrivaled even in
the glorious annals of the English navy.
When the final preparation for the
battle had been made. Nelson ordered
that a last signal should bedisplayed
from his rhip to the 27 vessels engaged.
As th admiral proposed the signal ,it
read: "Nelson confides that every man
will do his duty." Somebody in th-
group about the admiral suggested that
.England be substituted for "Nelson."
to which the great commander instantly
assented, with the words, . "Certainly,
certainly."
: The' signal officer found that there
was no number for the word "confides"
tn the signal book, and he suggested that
"expects" be used Instead, The signal
then was displayed and read, "England
expects .every man to do his duty,"
The method of telegraphing at sea
which Nelson used - at - Trafalgar." had
been adapted Sir Home Fopham, an
English naval orncer, ana put in use
two yearn before.
On October 81, 1520, Magellan entered
the strait that bears his name; the
frigate Constitution was launched in
1787; and the battle of Ball's Bluff waz
fought in 1861. Today is the birthday
of George Coleman, dramatist and hu
morous writer (1762); Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, poet (1772); Alphonse Marie
Lamartlne, French poet and statesman
(1790); Samuel F. Smith, author qf "My
Country, 'Tls of, Thee" (1808); Abbe
Lisr.t, composer (1811); Earah Bern
hardt, French actress (1S48); Will Carle-on7Amertcan-pCet
T185?rfl;ftrT:'he" date
of the death of Edmund Waller, poet
(1687); Tobins Smollet, novelist (1771);
and John Phllpot Cur ran, celebrated
Irish orator (1817). '
TANGLEFOOT
By Mile Ovcrhblt
WE WOT- NOT.
Dear Tanglefoot Do you mind If -1
nnnl-lL.., ma '.; m - - I, .
I'm not what you would call a poet, you
must admit that I'm a cuto little versi
fier. Is a steak as rare as a day in JuneT
Ia a dull man sharp when he' not In
tuneT
Who pulled the shoe from the foot of
,. . the mountain 1 "
what tune is played by a' playing foun
tain? ...
Who scratched the noso on Nature's
face? s .
Who broke the" gait on a horse's pace?
Why piutk moonbeams from thy broth
er's eye? -
Where are old years buried when they
dio? -
Now who will wash the hand of fate? '
Is spring., marked ' tardy'' when-it's-
- iate?i .
Who trimmed the naif on the finger of
. Scorn? v .... '
Do roses bloom on a rosy morn?
Does a servant make the river's bed?
A sheet of water at the river's head?
Who peeled: the bark from a yellow dog?
Who made cordwood from a sailors
log? , ,
When time goes by can you see It pass?
How can one hide from a looking glass?
'Who wants tn haunt a. hAtimterl hnnan? .
ktia- uu ivi afc- yuvi isuuiui
mouse? , . ..
Does a laughing brook llks cracking1 "
Jokes? '
Does Carrie kick When a " -smokestack
smokes? ' -
What length of tlms "will a paper
weight? -Can
you express your sentiments by
- freight? - r
Can you raise the deuce in a turnip
patch?
Is It not a crlms to strike a matohf
, , a . -
Would any, Judge or Jury miss "
Giving me ninety days for this? '
Educating Teople to Health.
From the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
People, Emerson is reported to havs
declared, obey only the laws that they
understand, ' -:'.-
vn mis snowing, then, disobedience -
to law is not an mnnh nnaatlnn rtt
criminality as lack of ducatlon. ' In ,
the last analysis the success of a law
depends on the intelligence and tha
force of publio opinion, and" this tn
turn on aducatln it into Rvmnthti .
understanding of the reasonableness
and necessity Of the law In hand..
vr. Evans, Chicago's commissioner of
health, has applied - this - principle - to -
me conservation of the -public health,
and thers is 8 wisdom . for other com- '
munltles, not excepting even Spokane,
in the lessons from his experience. -
Education in hrslene and sanitation
has been the lever that Dr. Evans has
use4 ever since he was- mads commis-
sloner. General knowledge of the laws -
of children's growth and of the physical
tire or tne community has been In
stilled into the people of Chicago. Since
18 por cent of .the children born there
die before thej,. complete. their first
year, wnne in some or its poorest quar
ters their death rate Is one in three.
he has educated the mothers, and ' he
has reached . them through their children-
at school. .-.v s ;, .?- j .hii-ji.
His method has been simplicity It
self, and has cost but little. He has
distributed placards to the children.
and had them take the cards home to
their parents. These cards ask: "Which
way are you going? To health and lonr:
life? To consumption and early death?
If you aim at health, sleep with -win
dows open. If - at death, sleep with
windows closed." The parents ask the
child: "What have you learned "'to
day?" and the child's lesson in hygiene
is repeated at, home.
Thsxsoet of sickness and preventable
disease to the United States is so enor
mous every-year that such education
in the means of preserving health ought
to ha ta.ll eh t tn av'afv aohnnl . In., tha
land.
. 1 -
Tho Supreme Court - Vacancies.
' From the "WllwaUkee Wisconsin. 5
" President Taft will have a larger in
fluence upon the reconstruction of the
supreme court than falls to the share
of one . president In ten. - 'The duty de
volves upon hlra at a time when vast
consequences depend upon the selection
of men of the highest type, of fitness.
Happily the president is by bis training
and aptitude admirably, qualified to
Judge of the characteristics requisite in
appointees. What he says of the duty
of a supreme court Justice in his letter
to' Justice Moody is impressive:
"The approach of -every question for
decision with Indifference to every con
sideration except tfl reach a right and
Just conclusion and to preserve the fun
damental structure of our government
as our fathers gave it to us, makes the
functions of the office most prtolous to
one who feels In every fiber, as you do,
their sacred Importance." ,(,
It Is no secret that the man who wrote
these words would have preferred eleva
tion to. the supreme bench In place of
election to the presidency of the United
States, but circumstances so concurred '
that his most cherished ambition was
obliged to be suppressed. Now he who
could not himself go upon the supremo
bench Is to name others to do so. With
out the shadow of a doubt he will make
wise selections.
(Contributed to Tha Journal by Wilt Maaon.
tba faiuoiM Kanaaa pot. Ilia proae-potma art a
regular feature of tbla column Ix Tba Da'lf
Journal.) . . , - v . -
, In vain, in vain the old tlms rules for
recognition clamor! You . take a square
and other tools, a ripsaw and a hammer;
you choose material that's strong, and
plan your roof and gablo, and then you
build a thrilling song as you would build .
a stable, . It's all as simple as getout,'
since Maxim's explanation! What were
the old time bards about, - to hunt for
inspiration? Tha grand old poets walked
abroad, by - throes ecstatic driven and -while
their mantles swept the sod, their
eyes were fixed on heaven; they heard
strange voices In the breeao, heard mu
sic In the willows, and th
zas in, the trees, and cantos in the bil
lows. In- future times, the-youth wills
learn (or else his teacher whacks him)
that poets who desire jto earn their grub
must follow Maxim. "YOu take - a
plane," the books will say, "a corkscrew
anil n. rhlRfil. and unm thau u.
" ' -..wax. tU
build a lay, or It wU be a fizzle. You
ao noi wear a auret wreatn, to wijlte an
ode immortal; you take a saw with'
shining teeth,- and make it hum and
chortle; you mix a tub Of gahd and
lima vou LokA -JL. brQota-,a-nl v
&mv BwiiiB vc,i nio iuuuuci rpyme.
.. i:. m. , MM , ilhll. ,UM J,.. .
ana omen jMLiseujuuiiuor,
Caarca Uattbaw adatna.
Hudson Maxim Poetry
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