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V J f ' 1 ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER' 1, 1910. Ml; THE JOURNAL C. & TACKSPN. .Publlta rurmfce! rnriy ewitnf (except SondT nt . eer Sunday aintolu at The Jourtml Bulld tel. Fifth and YmMU atxeete. I'crtUnd. Or. Entered it the poctofflce lit Portland. Or., tor trinsmiwlna tbtDUgh U nulla cobJ-cUm TEI EPITOPES Mats TITS: .Home, A mi. All Opartmenta reecbed be these nnmbere. Tell the operator what departmeat yo want eOREIGN ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE. Pfii.'tmlB A Kenta Co., Bnrnawti-li RulMInf, 125 FlftS awnne. New ori 1007-0 Bojee ' buIMlDt. Ctleijo. . . fi'bw-rlption Teiuia br eaall or to my addret to Lbe lulled SUltt, Canada r Ucxlcor : . DAILY, ' ' ' ' '""-' '-' Om ;er.....,..3 00 On month...... i. I JM --; , .. SUNDAY.. ' r -' Cut year........ $3.60 I Ob teont.. JS v- DAILY AND" SDN DAT. . ; One ear.i,..,..$T.b0 On month........! M I Confidence ifriparts a wonder ful Inspiration to it possessor. Milton. -, . . , WEST tVIX WEST1-WILL' WIN. '. The Cam paign conducted for Bower man would, defeat not only , . Bowerman, ;' but a ' much stronger man., '" , . It has been a campaign of mere wind. la every town Bowertoan meetings have been heralded In the Oregonlan as" attended by "Immense crowds." The "Immense crowds" were not. there, and the people of ach town know It They know, , too. that the i published: statements of meetings la their own town are un true '.and obviously "surmise- that Elmilar - statements of , Bowerman meetings at other places are mere taa ' .,-;.. That kind of , wind does not win elections. It weakens the candidate. At Albany there were 157 at the . Bowerman meeting by actual count. The Oregonlan touted It as "an Im mense crowd.?' At Conall Is there were 200 by actual count Tho Ore gonlan heralded It as an "Immense crowd." i At tha Portland opening 'rally In Masonic templela'st Saturday -night there .were.less .than 300., Most of thpse present were old guard assem- ' blyltes and many "were women, ; The Oregonlan proclaimed It as a "great assemblage." . In contrast with the great anti-as'sembly : meeting In . the Armory at-the opening' of the direct primary campaign, It, was a fizzle. Tor the Jatter. meeting the Oregon lan's own figures were 8500, or nearly 12 times as many, as were at the Bowerman : rally -at Masonic Temple. - ' t It takes .. tacts "; to make . votes. Windy stories are futile The windy gpblln .tale .about Chamberlain and about Bourne has made votes agajn6t Bowerman. "The public knows the difference between fake and fact. When .Rdwerman and his . organs play .the people for fools and .try to trick them with windbag yarns, there is one Inevitable result the people see through the game and the blun der becomes, costly;, for. thosetwh0 try to work It.'. .... I ', .' j l West wlll win." ' Bowerman "will lose. , Th6 assembly alone with Its and his effort to destroy the direct primary would .have. ' beaten -Bowerman. The fool campaign made, by hlia and for Mai has' added to- the West plurality.. Bowerman's chances would .have been; much. better if his campaign had been managed -by Mrs. Woodcock. . . :'-"'. ...J "JOINDER" H' IL. BOWERilAN" should x- : plain, to the public why the Thorburn,. Boss bank, styled him "Joinder." In its clnher telegrams." He should explain? why he opposed the Jackson bill provid ing for a Judicial review of the law suit v by which the. Thorburn . Ross bank gained ' possession of the'Mar quam building. ' He should explain why he was unwilling for Judge Ma quam to get one more chance to have his case reviewed by the courts. .: Mn Bowerman should explain why he became executioner of the Jack-egn-blll. The stealthy cipher dls patch sent by the Thorburn Ross bank to the secret lobby In the Ore gon state house said: "Ask Joinder to watch Namesake vlllgantly," "Join der" meant Bowerman, "Namesake" "meant the Jackson bill. All this Is brought out on page 11 of the Morn ing Oregonlan of March 19, 1908. "Joinder",' did as dlrectedv He "watched namesake vigilantly." This Is what the Oregonlan Biid about ..how, he ..watched It: CSeo Oregonlan of March .19,. ' 1908," page ; 11): "Whether or not Senator Bowerman consented to watch the -"review bill when it appeared In the senate, next day, "when it came up it was sent to his committee on revision of laws on his motion. . ' Success In' having Uhe bill referred toBowerman's commit tee next day was telegraphed te Rof s." ' 1 The language of the Oregonlan Is very plain.-. It is a virtual charga that "Joinder" watcfied the Jabkson review bill ; and on ' h Is own motion sent it to his own committee.' Per haps this is. what the Oregonlan had in mind when .it said . the inornirig after Mr.vBowerman:. was -nominated by the asBembly; "The Orpe-nnJnn will say that -it' deems the nomfna. ticn ot , Mr. Bower man not the-best that i (jo aid -have been made." ; " " . After , keeping the "Jackson hill tn his committee two days, "Joln- ofr'Tbrougnt It out for the aunh t-r.r He Tenoned 1 1 J)ack to the sen- cte with l; recommendation that "It do not pass.M Iminedlately,there- arter sir. Bowerman rose to hJurfctsoathe heuate, and moved that ,tne nieaaure - t . indefinitely' 'cost. lifted. That waa what J. Thorburn Ross wanted,: That was what he re- QucBVcd la bis secret cipher telegram. It killed the bill and Mr. Bowerman was Its slayer.. That act shut off the last chance for Judge Marquam to get a. Judicial review of the suit by which rte Thorburn Ross bank got the 'Marquam building,:. December 5, 1905, the late Harvey W,Scott commented editorially In the Oregonlan on the Marquam case. It was an indictment such as no other hand and brain but that of the eminent , editor could have penned. Mr. Scott said, through the Oregonlan: ' "The final " decision in the well known Marquam case has been ren dered. Marquam has lost the prop erty and others have ; 'absorbed It. The supreme court holds that the methods and "proceedings were legal. That cannot now be questioned. But nothing can clear the public mind of th conviction and ; regret; that the law in this case, as in so many others where wealth has the advantage, has not been able to point a way, to dis tributive .' and proportional1 Justice. Marquam allowed his rights under the law to lapse, fconfldlng. too far in his trustees, who also were his cred itors. It Is ono of the ways by which great--wealth rolls Itself constantly Into greater and greater, proportions. ' "These: things, o,r some of thern. are lawful, but they lack-conscience. It used to be thought there, was no remedy but,th conditions of recom pense pointed out in the parable of Dives and Lazarus'; and et, encour aged by the growth of democratic principles and power, the people still cling to the hope that ways will yet be found of putting checks upon the extreme rapacity of wealth, mother of . the most grievous of all social wrongs. - ?,'.',:':: f 'v..''V'y:;-;A. "As to this particular case, the Oregonlan will say no more at pres ent than this,; that a great property, tinder the manipulation and manage ment to which It has been subjected, has gone to new owners at a cost to them of perhaps one third of its act ual value. " It was legal, of coulse, for, the Supreme court Bays so,' but the stones In the building and in the streets cry out against the Injustice." SHORT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES A, TRAVELING federal Inspector of weights and measures will t soon be in Portland and will inspect a few scales and meas uring vessels.' If he finds that any dealers are cheatiig their customers he will report to the state or local authorities, who can take euch aetlon fts the state or city laws authorize. In every city of Portland's size much petty cheating by means ". ot short weights' and measures is ; no doubt done though we must presume that: the great:,: majority of deiiers are - strictly, honest 1n this respect. Among so many, however, there will be a tew dishonest ones. A New York official some time ago urged all housewives to have scales of thelf own and weigh everything at home, to flo their own marketing and watch tb weighing and measuring of every purchase; but they won't do' this. They would rather be cheated a lit tle every day than to go to that trouble. This sort of pilfering on the part of here and there dishonest dealers cannot be entirely suppressed," but there should be a strict. law against It. and a few convictions and heavy fines tinder such a law would go far to put a stop to It. ;': -' ,- : S x There is pending . In the lower house of the Vermont legislature a bill on this subject that may serve as a model for other states. One section provides that all commodities not, otherwise specified shall he sold by weight, measure or numerical connt. The governor Is to appoint af commissioner of weights and meas ures, who will annually test all scales and measures connected with state institutions. He shall also, with the advice of the National Bureau of Standards, establish tolerances. He and inspectors under him are given full authority 4 to inspect, weights, measures and commodities at any time, and , for , that purpose to go upon any premises and shall have po lice power. Any evidence he may ob tain of violation of the law he shall report to. the district attorney, who must prosecute. ' 1 ' Whatever is practicable to be done to suppress and prevent this -form of stealing should be done, not only in the interest ot- consumers, who are entitled to full weights and measures of what they huy, but also in Justice to hones dealers who give such weights and measures. But the matter seems to be fairly well at tended to In Portland and complaints are few; : ' v PROHIBITION IT WOULD be a mistake for Ore gon tcundertake statewide pro 'hibition. The weakness of the Tjlan lies In the known unwilling ness of many districts to accept it. In such districts the prohibitive law would be forced upon a population that does not want it, and in all such Instances one certain result 1b inevit able -there will be laxity in the en forcement of the law.' There is one rule in human action that. Is as Inexorable as death. If there Is not a sufficiently strong pub 11c sentiment back of a law, there will be laxity in Its enforcements An unenforced law Is harmful to the community in' the contempt for the law Ifiat It creates. I, Disrespect and contempt for the lav 13 one step to ward bad government or no gov ernment and .Is a lesson in, bad citi zenship. .J' , : ;Z':,i.. '" ; I:, The reason that publlo sentiment iry, fif, la,ny rflpfnrftfflftnt i is that the pfflcers upon whom enforce ment depends1 must rely;, on public Bentlment In' th form, of a majority vote for their" election. " This is true of the sheriff and true of the district attorney, and sheriffs and district at torneys are the men" to whom the community, must look for "enforce ment of a prohibition law., . For example, all past votes have shown a strong public 'sentiment in Portland against local option., .The city as a whole has always voted strongly against going dry. If ..then, the rest of the state votes Portland dry, and if the local sentiment is pronounced against. It, 4 what ; will there be in PprtlandVit a condition of broken lawsi blind pigs and gen eral,, disturbance?,; There . will .be Other places In the state where con ditions will be the same and It will be unfortunate. K , , . - h .,':: . The local option system Is a far better , plan. It Is . grounded " In sounder economic principle, n The process of law enforcement; is cop fined to smaller districts , and, the publld sentiment, required, for en forcement Is confined within the -exact territory in which the sheriffs and district attorneys upon whom en forcement depends are elected. if the public sentiment in. any such dis trict : Is sufficient . to vote " that : dis trict dry, it is also strong enough to elect the two officials that the com munity relies on to make the law ef fective. This . is the crux pf , the issue, and' the reason why, local option Is a sounder and far better plan than statewide prohibition and why so many voters', though opposed to the liquor traffic, will vote against pro hlbitlon. , ,:?: :.,. ; THE STJTREME COURT JUDGES NO 1,ESS important than the po litical offices : are the offices Of the Justices of the supreme . . court. The political offices, it is true, have, Jo do with the: enact ment and execution of the laws and the- promotion of public policies, but the court has' to do with the admin istration of Justice according to legal principles. ; Since politics do not en ter into th questions that come be fore the supreme court, there Is no rational ground for the selection of Judges on account of politics. : The opposite of a nonpolltlcal Ju diciary la a polltical judlclary. The opposite of a court free froirS political influence is a court subject to politi cal Influence, .The opposite of a non political method of electing Judges is a political method of electing Judges. The opposite of , a nonpolltlcal Court la a political court -Those" who are not In favor of taking the court out of politics are In favor' of keeping the courts In politics. The issue is squarely made in the corning election. The present mem bers of the supreme court are lun nlng on the prlncfple'of taking the court out of pontics. Judge Burnett and Judge Bean are running upon the prlnciple of keeping the court in politics, The, literature and the ar guments of the friends of the pres ent ; incumbents : who - desire them elected pledge them to a nonpolltlcal conduct of their offices.. The litera ture and arguments of the supporters of Judge Burnett ' and Judge Bean advocate the political selection of Judges. , The Republican' state cen tral committee, speaking in behalf of the last named candidates opposes the nonpolltlcal Judiciary ridicules it slurs it . And yet strange in consistencythe '. gentjemett of this committee argue that the political selection of, their candidates is the best way to get a nonpolltlcal court. This committee and the supporters of the political candidates rnke parti san arguments and pretend to ex pect the result to be a nonpartisan result - The . people, we art sure, want Impartial judges and not par tisan Judges. The question is larger .than the. personalities of he candi dates. It is a principle at stake and the people have the opportunity either to establish now and forever or reject the principle of a court se lected without regard to politics and by nonpolltlcal methods. .We await their verdict with confidence. m IS ANOTHER VI ORT THE EXPECTED has happened. The Dunlway suit against the Broadway bridge did not laBt - . . long In the Oregon supreme court. In a decision this morning the court holds against every con tention of . Dunlway. , The curt analysis of some of the technicalities raised by Punlway reveals the strong' contempt in which the Bait Is held by the supreme Justices. "The 'de cision holds that there is no error of any kind in the record, and that the city of Portland is regular in every step so far "inr the effort to build the bridge. . ; ,;' ". : " : A further feature of the decision is that the court holds agalnstt the Port .of Portland commission. It 'sets out that if the powers of the com mission were as that body, claims them to be, the commission would be master' of the city ol Portland. It says that the city has the right to build as . many bridges as it pleases and wherever it pleases. It declares that the commission is not ,-the-mas-ter of the city but the servant of the City. --- .'.: : K There ouht how to he an end of the obstruction; The Duniway suit was a mere game of delay. It was an effort by a faction to, resist the popular will. It was employment 9! the courts to block the processes of government. It was an attempt by illegal Jugglery to prevent the peo ple of Portland from ruling them selves. It is a , most extraordinary abuse of tfce courts, and a most con temptible attempt to set up barriers against the progress, of the Qity; It tisf utile-to-altera pfc-ito 'defeat confltructioh of the Broadway bridge. All that -can be accomplished by ob structionists will be delay and that delay can benefit nobody. The sen- Bible thing f to do iato Accept the inevitable and let nature and the public take its course, .' ' T. T. Geer is out stumping for Mr. Bowermafl. How fitting. It was Mr. Geer that stumped Arizona against the initiative and referendum; ridi culing the direct primary, Statement One and other measures in the Ore gon system. He accurately reflects the Bowerman... view, i ' The two as saviors and custodians of the direct primary are the Joke of the season. The chief trouble with Mr. Bower man is that his-desire for; office Is stronger than his devotion to prin ciple. He is willing to change his platform to win votes. He has a wish bone instead "of a backbone." B-o-w-e-r-m-a-n also spells "Join der," ' . , . Against Assembly Outfit. Nawbenr, '- Or.. Oct 81. To the Editor of The -Journal Much strife is being rrianifeBted ; in the state .of Oregon just now over who shall repre sent the people in the eeyerkl state and county - offices. Many aspirants have already' falleir by the Way etde (defeat ed In the primaries) and others have lined up for the finish.' Now'ft behooves the voters o carefully examine into the political actg of those who have already served the -public In office and as far as , they prove true to the principles and laws, of the people of Oregon thoy should-be retained in office regardless of party or creed, but where they havo wavered and changed themselves and their beliefs to conform to the popular entlment and laws .of our people thy should not be trusted, for they will If elected use their of flee and work them selves behind the scenes to have changed those certain people s laws obnoxious to ' them. -r: ''.,:, ').''-' . ' -( : : The people have said .by a very large majority that they are in favor of the dlrect r primary and Statement No. "1. I contend' if any candidate runs as an assembly candidate for office and wins In the primary as an assembly candi date he U notfclng ' more -or. lesis than an assembly candidate and that no Suc cessful' antl-ansembly candidate- 1 can whitewash the assembly candidate an3 make him appear tike unto themselves to the voters of Oregon. They t may tallt It, and look It Skin deep, but the voters at this time are probing down deeper than talk and looks. I contend regardless of Mr. Bowerman's promise that he. will not use his office or in fluence 4n ' any " way to change " the proper laws that ' they I can better be adnjinlstered by one who believes In them at heart than by one who only pledges to do something against his own will and belief, and that Mr. Haw- ley also has faired to side with the peo ple In this matter of Statement No, 1 and direct primary, but as a candidate of the assembly, be, too, should be slated to remain at home. West and Bob Smith 'should fill these offices. So th) Issue at this time la assembly or antl-aaembly Just as it was before the primary, and while the Oregonlan Insists in calling Os. west a Democrat, I insist in caning Bowerman and Haw ley assembly candidates for ' governor and congressman. . Voters, which will you have In of fice, a Democ ratio congressman and governor, or an assembly one, which Hawley and Bowerman surely are? , ... .' : WILI, E. PTJRDT. ' Veterans Do Not Want nawlcy. Forest Grove, Or., Oct, 26. To the Editor of The Journal-sMr, Garrison of Roseburg,,ln his letter to the Oregon lan, which was published on Sunday, October 28, states , that Mr. Hawley is ono of the Veterans' warmest friends. What we Indian War Veterans want and should have. Is the same amount of pension that , is paid to ; the Civil was ! veterans no, more and no less. The Civil war veterans were paid a bonus for volunteering, while the In dians war veterans did not . receive a bonus. , , . , ' The Civil war veterans! .receive $20 per month pension money, the Indian war veteran receives 8, Why this dif ference? Because we have not had a representative in congress, since Mr. Tongue's death, possessing sufficient wit and energy to present facts ; to congress. Has Mr. Hawley made any! effort to place us on the same foot ing as the .veterans of the Civi war? If not we should send another man. I am In favor of a new deal. Mr. Tongu Becured for us a pension, by riding over .the house rules, and speakers also, and I think that Mr. Smith will do likewise.. The history of mankind thrpughout the world furnishes no parallel to the pioneers in their fore sight, perseverance and energy, In com ing to this country, establishing homes, organizing a - provisional government, and conquering the Indians all along the- coast north of California. The. In dians fought under the black . flag. never gave nor asked any quarters. They indiscriminately killed and scalped every white person they could reach. Tls for these reasons, together witb many other reasons,, the Indian war vet erans, being pioneers also think and feel that it ' is a great injustice, to them, to be placed upon the . pension rolls cf our. United States,: as , Inferior people, ' and Inferior soldiers, as the pension rolls in their present form de clare them to be, , . ; W, H. HJMTERS. Vice Commander of Indian WarVet- erans of North Paclflo Coast v 11 , ,. ... , ' . The Betting. " ':""'., : The Dalles, Or. Oct 80. To the Ed itor of The, Journal-! am a new1 comer in the state, yet I understand that the Republican bettors, are claiming only 6000 majority for Bowerman, West must be an awfully 'good man or Bower man an awfully weak' slser, that Is, If the betting element is a good criterion to go by. You can draw your own, con clusion as to whom I will vote tot y ? ; - VOTER, Oregonlan's, False Reports, From the Corvallls Gasette-TImes. , j Exactly 125 people heard Bowerman and Hawley at the Republican rally at the opera house. This was the -'Immense" crowd the Oregonlan said was there. The "immense" crowd here was Kiuit unmntMn v like the "lmm,iu" cAwd the Oregonlan said greeted these gentlemen at Albany, At that meeting there were exactly 167 present v' in re porting the Corvallls meeting, a column and a half of space is devoted to direct quotation from Mr. Bowerman, but every person" there knows that Mr. Bow erman did not say what the Oregonlan says he did. . Mr. Bowerman did not use any of the language attributed to him, and 'dld not mention various mat ters t the Oregonlan said be. did; The rirst' two paragraphs purporting to be what Mr. .Bowerrnaff said, did not come from that gentleman at all, and at no time did he use the language attributed to him. Letters From tlie People Xhsse farts are died,, as ,furUa..ewfeafl.,X caiv-nom.reUra,..ta. Inaoououa dence of What the Gatette-Tlmes has said before: tha. the Oregonlan 'permits mat : wnjen is mosx.-. reprenensioie , in newspaper work It permits its news columns to be colored to suit Its edi torial policy. It does not tell the truth whan that truth does not bolster up COMMENT "AND SaiAXL CHANGE November. ': ' One sixth of the year left ' Election" onlj 7 a week off. Don't vote "No" on all the measures. y: Public" docks Hire urgently important - . .... v It la a good time to save your bacon; 85 ceits a pound. , , . ; , 2 As Maine went so will go Ohloand Indiana, probably. - - - .:'o.:' "-,:'- ;.-v '"' ; Counties should be permitted to bond themselves for- good roads. ' '. " - v.-: ' . It wouldn't be surprising if Novem ber should be a rainy month. , ' ,. Professor Hawley was afraid to de bate with Robert Glenn Smith. '. " .- ' - '-':.', :: : There Is "no report of the grangers lining up for Assemblylta Bowerman. . t , ' ..' Vote down the proposition for a con stitutional convention. . It isn't needed. The Oregonlan Is probably the cham pion newspaper campaign liar of the country , , - x Since Bowerman won't and can't dis cuss his record. Bourne comelh handy as a topic. v.v- ... , - '. . . ' ' " The public servlce.and other corpora tions and all big tax dodgers are for Bowerman. r -. , , . t '.,' "Toung man tried to get married on a hentlng license. Perhaps he antici pated a dog's life. :. - Now little Uruguay Is having a revo lution. The people or South and Central America can t get alonff without one occasionally, o? oftener. j. : ' ' :'". ... ': '.',..:..'::'.' '.' The claims' and estimates of commit tee chairmen before election are of slight value or reliability. If they expect de feat they claim a coming: victory Just the same. . ' : . v"." :;' " ''", ';C !'" Federal Inspection of dealers' scales having been publicly announced, it may be expected that the coming Inspector will find them all right The dealers all know now that he t coming. November 1 in History : November, the last of the fall months, was styleiby the ancient Saxons, WJnt monaV'or , the. wind month, from the fates of wind which re"50 prevalent at this seasotu of the' year, obliging the countries to the north "tow lay up their keels on shore and refrainfrom expos ing themselves on the oean until the advent of wore genlal weather in tho ensuing year, j It bore also the name of Blot-'monatH, ot the broody month, from - the circumstances ,ot Its being customary then to slaughter great num bers of cattle to be salted for winter use. V'r.tf .v--' V. ':'-,: i -Today Is All-Saints Day, a day which takes its origin from the conversion, In the seventh century, of the Panthe on at Rome , into S' Christian place, of worship, and Its dedication .by Pope Bonlfacie IV' to the Vlrgip, and all the martyrs. The anniversary ofi.hls event was celebrated, at first on the first of May, but the day .was subsequently altered to the first of November, which was thenceforth, under the designation of the Feast of All Saints, set apart Las a general commemoration , in their honor. The festival has been retained by the Anglican church. ' ; . Noventber first is noted especially in history as the datejn 176B of the ter rible earthquake in Lisbon. ' It was one of the greatest calamities of this char acter recorded fn history. About nine o'clock in the morning a hollow thun der like sound was heard in the city, and almost' Immediately afterwards, without any warning, such an upheaval and overturning" of the ground occurred as destroyed the greater part of the houses, and burled or crushed no less than 80,000 human beings. Some of the survivors declared that the shocks ex ceeded three minutes in duration, Hundreds ' of persons lay half killed under the stones and - ruined walls, shrieking In agony, and Imploring aid which no one could render. Many of the churches were at tha time filled with their congregations. and -each church became one huge catacomb," entombing the helpless beings' tn Its ruins. 'The 80, 000 destroyed In Lisbon were Only half the number killed, for 80,000 more met the cause It champions. This is hot le gitimate ' and makes the Oregonlan's news columns unreliable and unworthy of consideration. If - the publlo wants facts -undlstorted. ; , " . r ', The Oregonlan's Slanders. From the Stayton MalL . In Its feeble way" The Mall has been trying to support the Republican ticket However, this paper does potjndorse the dirty pontics being played y some poli ticians and papers of the state, notably the Oregonlan. . The charge that West Is a. corporation man is tocH abBurd to need any attention. There is positively not a public man in the state against whom the charge might be made with less ground. If West has been anything In publlo life he has been the friend of the ordinary, every day work ing, man in every case where there has been a contest between - the poor man and the corporations. That West has not made good asprallroad commissioner will not go down with the thousands of farmers and small business men over the state who are benefiting from the reduced freight and express rates sc oured by West's persistence and cour age. The editor of The Mall for three years was In close touch with the work of the railroad commission . and during- - that - time- became' Intimately ac quainted with Mr. West , During that period he acquired a wholesome respect and regard for the ', commission and learned to have the Utmost confidence in the integrity and ability 'of Mr. West By. throwing mild, the Oregonlan ad mits the weakness ot ltM javta case and the strength of Mr. West-.'-' " . - : ' : "t - The March of Science. From the Los Angeles' Times.: . " Who shall atay the mighty march of science, as she follows with Intrepid feet Along the pathway, of the singing stars? Who shall limit the achieve ments of her votaries? Franklin reached a band to , the clouds and plucked the lightning dawn, and Morse M . r a . . . . . nd Edison and- Marconi harnessed It and made of it the messenger that warns the ships at sea of the approach Of cyclones, and the slave that lights cities, and propels cars, and smelts ores, and . turns great factory wheels. The development- science ltt medicine has been especially marked and pro gressive. The colleges where they give you A diploma for 40. and the board of California medlcai examiners, , which would not have granted, ay -license to Hypocratas or. to Abernathy if he came from Chicago and fell short by one tenth pf one per cent in answering cor rectly the problem in chemistry as to whether. C. O. . D. . is equal to a T, desuetude, and the druggists must here after rely for profits upon their soda water fountains and cigar stands alone. Lfor every man -can be his own physic clan with a bucket of Water, a coal oil stove, and an lea cream freeser We do not propose to vulgarise the NEWS IN BRIEF- i v OREGON SIDELIGHTS Springfield Is to Have a "soap factory. . i 'n Rapid development is taking place In Klamath county. , : . Big schools of salmon trout running in the Necanlcum.- . ... ; .' ; X .': . v : - .-".I ' -;'' ' ' '-''' Two cuttings of alfalfa frpm -four acresi of Wallowa county land were worth $200. . . - . - : Strawberries, large In size and better in flavor than any Seen during the regu lar season here, were picked In Corvallls Thursday. .. : . . ' ' , . The water commission of McMlnnville Vina ntrKl tnfn a. Anntract with D. Kt. Watson, of iPortlaitd, for the boring oU ; . .. V " . . Man; who has 80 acres of walnut trees near Corvallls Is. now gathering a good crop. He sells the nuts at IS oenta per pound. At this rate, with a good sized grove like he has, it will not take long to clear a fortune. , , t. -In order to see whether the Spring field postof flee can have another clerk, the postofflce has received an order to count for a week, every piece of mail that Is handled out of Springfield. One day over 1800 pieces were handled.. - A vast amount of : city Improvement, has been going on in Ontario since the first of last March, amounting to $200,. 000, About 4H miles of utreet.have been graded aid 2 miles of sidewalk built and many buildings are being constructed. . ..... , ,., 'rv'?-r : ' Springfield 'has become the center of the whole west for big sticks of timber. The Oregon fir logs that are cut on the upper Willamette and the McKenzle rivers have become famous for tneir use in big pieces that must stand ( heavy stress; and are wanted for their length and flawless condition. , ..-...- ',,, -Klamath Falls Herild: -Sidney Story, whose home is in New Orleans, and who Is to sneak in the opera house, Is a tflr'm believer- in municipally owned docks and terminal raciuues lor snip ping. He stated that the docks in every seaport Of the United States should be owned by the people and the crime, of Oregon was that this state did not opn trol the water fronts. ... - -. - - Earthquake in Lis Don their death through the earthquake In its neighborhood. v , '," The effects' on. the sea and the sea shore were scarcely less terrible than those inland. The sea retired from the harbor. ,1 eft the bar dry, and- then rolled In again as a wave fifty or sixty feet high. Many of the inhakltants, at the first alarm, rushod to a new marble quay which had lately been constructed; but this proceeding only occasioned ad ditional calamities. The quay sank down Into an abyss which opened under neath It, drawing In along with it num erous boats and small . vessels. There must have been some actual closing up of the abyss at this spot for the poor creatures thus engulfed, . as well as the timbers and other' wreck, disap peared completely, as If a cavern had clpsed 'Inupon them. :.,'':T.:i;,.;,;, .:c The seaport of Setabul, twenty miles south of Lisbon, Was engulfed and whol ly disappeared, Near Marocco, the earth opened and swallowed up a town with 80Q0 Inhabitants and then closed again. ..The comparisons which scientific men were afterwards able to institute, showed that the main center of the dis turbance twas-far , out In. the Atlantic, where the bed of the ocean fats con vulsed by up and down heavlngs, there by .creating enormous waves on all sides. . j , " i j ;.'":.;'. ;;.-,) November J, 1765, .the stamp act went into effect amidst - the tolling of bells and suspension : off business; ' General Wlnfleld Scott resigned as commander-in-chief of the army In 1861; and the systematio meteorological 'observations were established in 1871. Today is the birthday of Nicholas Bolleau. the .nnnf (1836); Commodore Samuel Tucker, ofJtePratIon me itevoiuuon ti77); Stephen van Rensselaer, the American general, called "The Patroon", (1765); John Taylor, president of the Mormon church (1808) s. Francis M. Whltcher ("Widow Bedott") humorist (1811) f Reverend Mergan Dlx, distinguished clergyman , (1827); and Stephen Crane, the author (1871). It is the date of the death of Charles II of Spain (1700) Dean Humphrey Prldeaux, the author (1724). and Alexander Cru den, author of the "Concordance" (1770)'. language of science, and with the aid of a, copy of, Webster's Unabridged Dic tionary we are enabled to state in prop erly obscure phraseology what any man can do la the way of dispensing with doctors. - . ,. Does he need to dlaphoreslxe himself without physical exertion? A caloric Impregnated pack of aqua pura will do" the work. Does remorse of conscience' make him desire to metabolise his com memoration from a Democrat Into a Republican?.; Ha can. make the trans migration with aqueous fluid, while if he changes from a Republican into a Democrat it will require a modicum of spirltus vlni fermentl to drown the pangs of remorse. Has an accidental placing- of i the outer extremity of his arm upon a stove, heated by fuel in a state of combustion, produced a neces sity for an enti-pyrettc? He can.resert to water impregnated with caloric. Has bis friend from, the country blown out the gas? An antlseptio splash from the bucket wlllcheck incipient aspvhxla tlon. - Does he suffer from either con gelation or Inflammation? Either can be remedied with Water from the Ice cream freezer. ,-v "Without water," says Milton, "how had the world avoided pinching cold and scorching heat?" , .... V. " . '" i y. ,;, Not "m. People's Government. 'S ,.: . From, the . World's' Work, ,- , Whose Is the government? The peo ple's? Not so long as tariff schedules are, made as these were male with "Jokers," in secret , by conference com mittees in every way . except openly and frankly.- . -L .., , ;..:. w.. r. Here Is the scandal of the private use of legislative power that will, not dis appear with any aoadomlo or commer cial discussion of the effect of rates on prices. .The government the power to tax la Used In private ways, for pri vate ends that's the scandal. It is not a question of : low duties or of high duties, nor of protection or free trade. People say, "What ceTn you expect? The public doesn't take tha trouble to have its point of view represented, and the manufacturers do. Can you blamo them?"-' . " , ' The putllo doesn't have.; representa tion? Whom are representatives - and senators chosen to represent then? Here's thtjcrux-efjxhe-wholernatter. Men who are elected by the -people to represent them really represent' private and corporate Interests. - That question transcends all tariff r. oiscussions, ;It stuikes deep to the very bottom of representative government If any responsible man has a candldl aeience or mis metnoa of using gov ernmental power, these pages are 'open ,tO him. ; .v" . J Psrvl'e-4Bfy-TTTfrttrie11 wpifit," says' m tnnjiun viy iiKie. rrogress, .en terprise and the realization that they are .alive and live in a -real world and in one of .the most favored,. spots in that world Is the feeling that has spread throusrh. the John Day vallev. and In llact throughout the county. Dayyille'is going xo nave a race meet. TANGLEFOOT By Miles O verholt "WHEN A MAN'S MARRIED." ' "Needles and pins, . ' Needles and pins, When you are married your trouble be .: glns."-Lfted. ' ., , Needles and thread, ' ' Needle and thread,- ' When you marry her.fam'ly you wish , , you were dead. - - ; . i ,. . Needles and floss,' Needles and flose, ': You've got to start early to BhQW whe , IS bOSS. - - - . : - Sewinir machines. - - Pewing machines. fiut out the TarebiX and take pork and VL-BUS,,, V- r .,. . . -: Hairpins and rats, . v : Hairpins and rats, " iou ougnc to. ne nappy to eat with the . cats. ;. Biscuits and pies, v ' Biscuits and pies, .-y ..( Don't blame the woman who opened your. : eyes. ; , . Glad rags and Hds, ' ' Glad rags and lids, Get up at daylight and hump for the kids. - , ,. ' , t"" " ', Labor and tan, " ' Labor and tan, " ' That's the proceeding that makes yoe . a man. - . ,-. .. . SELDOM BIT TM.v A woman lived at Clatakanie; She named her bulldog "Seldom." . And when I asked that woman why ,. You see she lived in Swelldom' . She said: "He fits the saying right ' t ; ..'A barking dog Will Seldom blte.' ''Veil,, velL Tacoma took der count Dot's too pad." remarked the rotunda gent that conducts the oasis on our cor ner. 'Loud pedal Roosevelt and Dix, From" the New York Evening Post Had Mr.N Roosevelt not been so -addicted to the custom of putting down all men as liars whom It was convenient for ' him to dispose sof "In that simple way, he would have waited tin ha knew something about the matter before de claring that Mr. Dix's first brief state ment had b n a cover for falsehood. Mr. Dix's full and detailed answer to the second attack leaves it without a leg to stand upon, and puts Roosevelt once " more into the position of a reckless slandererj-rTher Standard-Wall Paper -company, In which Mr.- Dix la a small , stockholder and director, , was formed in 1&03, the company of the same name which had had relations with the Con tinental Wall Paper company having gone out of existence. The new com pany "bought among Cth properties the plants and manufactured goods of tho old Standard company." In the first company the one that was con cerned in th.Xurton decision Mr. Dix never had any Interest whatsoever; and "this second Standard Wall Paper com pany," he goes on to state, "has never had any connection of any kind, direct or Indirect with any other company or anyi trust; has carried on Its business ' In open competition with all otlier man ufacturers lo the. same line of business . : without alllanoe, understand ing or agreement wltft any other com--pahy, any firm, or anf Individual.", And he now demands, "as one American citl sen of another," tliat Roosevelt make "the apology which one gentleman owes to another for even Involuntary mis representation." , , We; hardly imagine that Mr. Dix en tertains any expectation that Mr. Roose- lveltjwlll.comply rwith this demand; we cannot recall that , out of the scores and scores of violent and reckless attacks he has made upon; individuals of every kind, there has been one instance in which he has ever felt moved to make s Civilization and Children. From the Philadelphia Telegraph. Succeeding generations must bear for ward the burdens of our complex and progressive civilization. , Henoe one of Its primary and essential functions is the sympathetic fostering vand proper training, of those that are to continue in the future the work and Ideals of the past, Civilization has met thij emi nent duty to Its ehtldren fairly and sympathetically la many ways, but hot altogether as adequately nd completely- as might; be desired. ! Where, how ever, It has proved laggard, efforts are being made to repair defects and to remedy deficiencies, as witness the pres. -ent concentrated movement against the economio dlRastere of child labor and' that In favor of the wholesome lnflu ence of "publlo playgrounds, u " Schopls, parks, sanitation, ' - humane treatment protection against abuse, spe cial courts and a separate code of laws are among the advantages enjoyed in soma--measure by the modern child. -In the promotion and development of some of these projects for betterment undue paternalism and even dangerous social ism have been urged by the overly cau tious or conservative against their ad vocates. Such charges fall flat by their obvious absurdity Jn the enlightened view of the modern nation or. commun ity, i invested as it is with keen and helpful realization of the Incalculable importance of making life happier and more healthful for the rising genera tion and of preparing it for the trials and complexities of the future. These things , are more , than " mere posslve f unotions of civilization. They are active duties that the Now owes to the Time-to-Come. And oivUlzntloa is meet ing them bravely, and, more and Xnoxe -intelligently. . -v .- - -, Tried Liver V (Contributed to The Journal tr Wilt Hmhl tb turnout HuniM ptwt. Uli proe-poms r regular loaturt ifUiU tolamo U ht l)i!tf Journal.) ,- . r -.... ,,.-- -,;. .,..-,, -,VA-: ,.5",,'..: I sit, to the groaning board and eat fried liver with a smile; my stomach's oft a protest roared, for porterhoue la more . in style. My grandma, ; who is bent with care,' and rather" dotty now and then. Is weary of the bill of fare, and kicks, and kicks, and kicks again. "Great Caesar!" cries that worthy dame, when she beholds the liver fried,-"this sort of grub Is Just a shame- why don't you cook a piece of hide? Pn . yearning .for an oyster stew, a turkey stuffed tee good old way; so loosen up,' my lad pleasa do, and buy some decent grub today!" "Oh, granny, dear," X make' reply, "I know that liver's pretty punk; I too would like an oyster fry, and terrapin v and kindred Junk; - but while I keep a groanjng board some lux uries must be denied;, I'll buy the grub I can afford and let the other vituals Slide. I'd ratner cnew a -cobblestone than O'er the grocer's dueblll fret; I'd rather gnaw a marrowbone than eat a pie und be in debt Too many peop)e, cranny mine, are buying oysters in this ItOKflwithortag vine, and turning good old liver down. And maybe, granny, by and by, when things have turned and changed about, we'll eat the oysters, you and I, and they'll .be on the liver route." ' : , topyrtjM, 1910, hr V,.vt' " . Ceorga Uattbew A.dimi XtUfJk'l!W