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? THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH CO, 1' qiTjn -r-T -Try -v t A T t lUilY J J U XX. IN JLi j ISPErESPEST NKWSPAIT.a. i-uhiubw i C. 8. a.VChSON' . . . .-- ,... Si-nrisr ndi . . ........ . . ,,., 1,,., .,. , erjr Simlr ipnrunie ai " VsTtrt r 1 r. Mf& nwin ' -1 f-r trnmU.iiu tluvuKo t ' -,ec,,pl if.i Kriio.rs mm Ti": ,,,re- vLii AH .iPrtmrrU rrhwl ,hr "ia-T 125 Fifth i?nq. New ork; 1213 leoples ; BiilltMn. b!raso. F itortittoii Tvrrrm br mail or to w a.i. tn tte United Sttf orMfilco. On. rear 3 ,oe I Oni montfc .- ' Ona yer.....'.. 2 W I One DAILY ANI Sl'NPAT. One nir T.M I 0r, month. ....... True wit Is like the brilliant, stone, Pug from the Indian mine, Which - boasts two different pow'rs In one. To cut as- well as shine. Notes and Queries. CAXXOX'S PAWN If is'said that tho candidacies of Rusk and SInnott in the eastern Oregon congressional district will bo divide the progressive vote that the nomination or Judge Ellia may result. Judge Ellis ought not to be nomi nated. He ought not to be elected. He is a standpatter. He Is a Joe Cannon Republican. He was run by Cannon, voted by Cannon and bossed by Cannon. . Cannon voted him for everything. that Big Business wanted, and against everything that savored of progressiveness. Cannon voted him for the trusts, and voted him against every measure that proposed reduc tion 'or the high cost of living. Cannon was his master and his Idol! Cannon breathed the breath of political action into him, and corked or. uncorked him, at will. When Cannon ordered "thumbs up" Judge Ellis', thumbs went up, and when Cannon ordered "thumbs down,". Judge Ellis' thumbs went down. Judge Ellis Js a genial gentleman, but in congress 1 he was Cannon's pawn. Cannon moved him here or moved him there, and Judge Ellis always stayed put. How It ever happened, nobody knows, but it was Judge Ellis' com mittee of the Louse that cut out the now famous section nine of the irri gation . act, which action deprived Oregon of the right to demand by law her full share of the irrigation funds," Being on the committee that or- Iglnated the legislation, and having full voice with all other committee men, it lc impossible to understand why Judge Ellis raised no objection, registered ,no protest or went before the public with no opposition, but tamelv ' nermltted the Taw to be changed to eastern Oregon's detrl . ment. Of all the men in congress, he was In position to prevent the change, but nobody kifows, nobody has ever heard, why he permitted it to go unchallenged. Judge Ellis ought not to be nomi nated. He ought not to be elected. COMING TO OREGON SENATOR LA FOLLETTE Is to " make several speeches In Ore gon. ,, . He is an original Insurgent He began insurging as a young dis . trlct attorney in Wisconsin. He has been insurging ever since. Nobody has ever Aldrlchized La Follette. Nobody has ever com- promised him. " Nobody has been able to swerve him from the Btraight : line in- which he has moved in his service to the public from the begin ning. As if made of Iron, La Follette has never been moved, but has stood, un changed and unchangeable, amid the , storms that predatory Interests have thrown around him, They fled when 1 he arose to speak at first in the sen ate, but they Jlsten to, him now. They rolled great obstacles In his path and pulled down flaming at tacks over his head, but nothing has; i daunted, nothing moved him. . ! As governor, La Follette success fully controlled Big Business In Wis consin, and states everywhere are copying, his plan, Oregon among themj- In Oregon, he Is among his kind of Republicans. Here, the great body of Republicans are of the same purpose and the same aspirations as "La"Foliotte.They are uofJoe Can non Republicans. They are good government Republicans. They are popular government Republicans. 1 They are' true progressives. Like La Follette, they are not progres sives with one hand and reaction aries wltb.the ether. La FoUette is more in harmony 'with the spirit of real Oregon Republicanism than any other living Republican statesman. 'La Follette is not a candidate for a third term. THEIR GOOD EXAMPLE fTfllE good government forces of " Portland are indebted to W. A. ' Carter and George N. Davis. Both were candidates for dis trict attorney on. good government platforms, and were dividing among three a vote that it is estimated would otherwise go almost solidly to Walter Evans. In withdrawing, Mr. Carter says hj "puts the public welfare above personal ambition," and Mr. Davis iiiakes a statement of the "same pur- uteri Both,, retire, la. t ayor, ...of, air.' Evans, who will draw heavily on the roiisideraeupport that was other kaSfitus o Mr. Carter and Mr. Davis, , Tlu' change places Mr. Evans In a very strong position, and opens the way for the nomination of a man ! uuufce jiuuiic recuru 19 u twu oa Ins campaign piatrorm. Mr. Carter and Mr. Davis have Both were set a spienuia exauipie, , . . 31a . encouraged by friends to remain In the field, but both, in a -spirit of patriotism put public welfare above personal considerations. Their ex ample Btands as a worthy one, that others might well follow. PROFAXIXG THE TEMPLES FT OW It is the sanctuary of pray er that the pistol has invaded. A few days ago, it was the temple of Justice In Virginia that was desecrated. In the present case, the shooting was at a prayer meeting, an4 two are dead. One was ex-Ma,yor Snow of Oakland, and the other, Tils for mer friend, but more "recently, his mortal enemy. The shots were exchanged in the aisles of the church. One victim fell dead on the spot, and the other staggered out and fell on the lawn, to expire shortly afterward. ; No spot escapes the deadly work of the pistol. It has three times bloodied the White House. It has put blood stains on the sanctuary of justice. It has profaned the house of prayer. 4.. THE SCHOOL FUND. T HIS fund, derived from the sale of the school lands of the state, amounts to $5,435,098. All but about $60,000 is loaned on first mortgages of imprftved Teal estate. This balance, with other current ac cumulations will be available for further loans on or about thecom ing first of April. The Interest Is not accumulated but Is distributed among the various school districts. Six per cent interest is the rate paid on all the mortgages. At this figure there is constant demand for the loans, which range between $250 and $2500 in amount, and are spread over all the counties In the state with a maximum aggregate of $403,- 000 In Umatilla county, and a mini mum of $22,600 in Columbia. There is always a waiting list. It Is stated that during this ad ministration not a dollar of loss has been sustained by the fund, nor has one foreclosure been called for., - A little delay In Isolated cases has en abled every note falling due to be met,. The conditions surrounding the school board loans are Ironclad The business is exactly gilt-edged, to use the common term In France the government under takes advances to the farmers for buying and developing their farms. In England another of the Lloyd-George reforms has brought Into action new government department for buying up large estates, distributing them among buyers of small farms. and aiding: the new owners with loans of the greater portion of the purchase money at low Interest. In Germany , two systems of farmers' cooperative banks, the Raffelsen and the Schulze Dellbsch organizations cover .the empire with the small lo cal banks,, all based on loans to the farmers for not only the purchase but the development and Improve ment of their farms. In Australia, New Zealand, the Cape, Canada, most successful -companies are the land mortgage banks which- com bine loans on the farms with ad vances for equipment and stock to the aid of the farmers iri improve ment of their lands and extension of their business. In these days of the preaching to the farmers here of improvement and development it does not seem to occur to us that these bricks can not be made without the straw of liquid money, available In loans for the farmer's use. HEALTHY MATING T HE clergy connected with the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of Chicago have announced that they will select what cou pies they will marry and to whom they will refuse the sanction of the church to their union.' They are to demand a certificate from a reputa ble doctor that the man and wo man are free from incurable, and from heritable and contagious dis ease, without it tney win not per form the marrlagef ceremony. This step has been contemplated for a long period, It is said, and re ceives much support from the med ical profession. In so far as the clergy In question are assuming to represent the com m unity in claiming an interest in the health of the possible fruit of the, marriage It ,1s, a new departure That the community is vitally in terested -la excluding hereditary taint from the next generation Is unquestionable. Records of Insane asylums and penitentiaries, or asy lums for the feeble minded and of blind, deaf, and cripples' homes- tho hospital studies" of congenital weaklings, and of . hereditary suf ferers from spine and hip disease all point the same way.. The closer the study the more clearly Is It shown that In very many Instances one generation does not exhaust the hereditary taint it is carried down to the third and fourth generation of Innocent sufferers. The first and obvfos remedy Is to so stimulate the education of the people In these matters tb&t the con science of both Sexes sh&U be aroused .to the point of absolute re vulsion from unions which forebode such dire tragedies as their results ..That. It not j.Pff. rfl ,.ereJong...the duty of the state will be admitted to Interpose its claim for healthy chll dren to the extetrtr-ef , forbidding unions of disease and unhealthy parents is most probable. The ad vance of parental legislation, or pa ternalism, enters fields today un dreamed of in past years. Meanwhile whether or not the new requirements at the Chicago Cathe dral shall shut off couples from pre senting themselves at the altar for sanction and blessing of the church on their union will be curiously ob served. FICKLE MEXICO T HERE are reports that Presi dent Madero is about to become a fugitive from Mexico. The statement is that if captured, he will ; be Bhot by the Mexican rebels. . It is, less than nine months ago that, as hero of the revolution. Ma-; dero made his way amid the braves and plaudits of the populace in his triumphal Journey to the Mexican : capital. It is less than six months" since he was almost unanimously elected to the presidency of the Mex ican republic, receiving 95 per cent of the vote cast It was on the sixth of last November, less than five months, that he was Inaugurated and began his administration of the pub lic affairs of Mexico. The remarkable and swift change in Madero's political fortunes exem plifies the volatility and Irresponsi bility of the Mexican' mind. There is as much reason In March for Ma dero to be the popular Idol and na tional leader as there; was In, June, when he entered the capital, or on October 1, when he was elected president- ..... . : .'""".. The reforms into which he tieslred to lead Mexico then are the same re forms that he has as president en deavored steadily to bring about In the republic. Because he could hot perform the impossible feat of trans forming a benighted and irrespon sible rabble Into aa intelligent and stable constituency in a few weeks, he Is declared an undesirable., Another, If not a chief reason for the kaleidoscopic change. Is the fact that he appointed another than Gen. eral Orozco commander in chief of the army. It is a small pretext on which to base a revolution, but Mex leans seem to like It. f CALIFORNIA AROUSED C ALIFORNIA Is aroused over the white slave traffic. To fight it, a state-wide society is being organized. Judge Clayton Her- rlngton is the president, and Rev. Dr. Aked, the famous Congregation al clergyman, is one of the directors. A well known newspaper man Is to speak throughout the state In re crultlng the membership. The federal laws apply only to In terstate offenses, and the society will devote its energies to local traffic. The organization will em ploy a corps of private detectives. wno win not oniy ioiiow up me white slaver and furniBh evidence agalmst hlm, but will pursue him from town to town and make It Im possible for him to ply his vile trade elsewhere. It Is hoped to enroll a membership of 30,000 people in the cause. - '.' i The claim of the organization' is that white slavery has become so prof itable a traffic in the United States that swarms of professional slavers from continental Europe are pouring Into this country to ply their horrible business. The society declares that the business is very, profitable, and that men adept in the ways of the traffic sometimes earn as high as $1000 a month. Twenty-five convictions by the federal courts in Portland on pure ly interstate offenses show that this town has Its share of the traffic. In the absence o( a society such as . has California, to fight the traffic, it would be wise to elect as district at torney of Multnomah county a man whose record shows that he knows how to prosecute white slavers. A vote for Walter Evans will be a vote against a traffic in which vile men make their money by recruit ing young girls for the redlight dis trict ' ; ; THE GLITTERING PROMISES 0 UR candidates were never so numerous, and never so love ly, They never before, bless 'em, issued platforms so radl ant with virgin virtue and so uady ing In patriotic purpose. ' As one reads their campaign promises, he can almost heat the rustle ot angel wings and hear the songs of the heavenly choir, -Not a man among them, bless 'em, , but would die for the public welfare Nobody ever-knew before that these parts wf re so full of patriots, all de nouncing the powers of pillage and championing the cause, of the 'plain people. ' v . t" If one trusts all the campaign promises, he is made almost sick because, he cannot vote for every candidate. But there's the rub Many a platform is torn up after election. The platforms are made to et in on. The way to vote wisely s to scan the candidate's past rec ord more anp his platform less. It' doesu'4 pay to elect promises It is bettef to elect the man. t There oght: to be a way to cap ture the desperado who shot down two young men In last night's at tempted auto holdup. Sheriffs and detectives are supposed to know how to discover such men, and here is an occasion that calls for their best, en aeavors. aowever, iney ran so often that an apprehension in this c.asfl cannot,, be. predicted. Tn crlm. inal catching we live In that status in which hope deferred constantly makes the heart" sick." Among the uncaught are the Ardenwald; the Hannah 1 Smith and the Wehrman murderers. Happily, the time for filing can didacies for circuit judge of Depart ment No. 4, Multnomah county, ex pired yesterday, and if there is any body left in Portland who wants the job, he is shut out, except as an In dependent candidate. After look ing at the list of those who want to preside over Department No. 4, one's breath Is almost taken away at the thought of what a wealth of ju dicial Umber Portland has. (Oomnmnlcitlont nt to Tim Journal for cub. ltcatton la tfaia department should not xced 300 word la lefirth and mint be acromtweted by tho Bams and addrras ot tbe tender.) , Exposition of the, Dick Law. Galice. Or.. March 12. To the Editor of The Journal I desire to elucidate the question of the military obllratlons of the cltiaen of the United States, Deep down In the hearts of all Amer ican citizens are the inherent love and pride of country. Even those' radical agitators who most violently attack our present governmental system are possessed of these attributes. In fact, their very efforts show conclusively that thay are enough interested in Us welfare to labor for Its betterment A,nd so, the radical, the critic, the pres ent day agitator may in fact be a bet ter and more effective patriot than he who merely lies bacfc upon his oars and lets the tide of governmental progress take him Into whatever channel it en ters. - He Is a nonentity In national ad vancement He is unwilling to draw the sleigh of progress up the high hill, but -he wishes, nevertheless, to coast down the opposue Bide which has al ready been cleared of Impediments by nis industrious radical contemporaries. I state this merely that I may not be misunderstood In my criticism. On June 80. 1902, a till was Intro duced in congress, passing the senate June 1 1S03. which became the Dick military la Vir. This law has never been given publicity and very few people know of it today. Its import is vital. Its possibilities are far reaching. Fol lowing are citations: - "Sec 1. Be It enacted, etc., That the militia shall consist of every able bodied male citizen of the respective states, territories and District of Col umbia, who is more than 18 and less than 45 years of age." "Sec. 7, That any officer or enlisted man of the militia (remember section 1) who shall refuse or neglect to pre sent himself to a mustering officer upon being called upon as prescribed, Bhall be subject to trial by court mar tial and shall be punished as such court martial shall direct." ( "Sec. 9. That the militia shall be subject to the same rules and articles of war as the regular troops of the United States." Notice this, you men who read this article: You are a member of the Unit ed States armyt You are subject to military regulations. At any time you may be called upon to leave home, busi ness and friends and depart for the Philippine islands, , objection bringing aown uw vengeance of a court martial upon your unwilling head. Would it not be nice to enlist such an army of men just as tney were going out on strike, and have a military order for the "army" to run that particular busi ness? In this manner strikes could be prevented Dy making the strikers run the business, and all according to law. Would it not have worked well In the coal strike In England? Do you like this Idea of Joining the army wnnout your knowledge. You nave never protested. Are you not thankful; you who have slept -while some few have watched, that you have some radicals, some Socialist agitators, to wake you up occasionally and show you the rocks ahead of your ship of state, some few who are Datrlotla enough to try to steer clear of those rocks, even while you have Jeered? S. I N. Defines "Socialist." Burns. Or., March 25. To the Editor of The Journal. In reply , to A, H. Saunders' letter to The Journal of March 21, I would quote from the Am erican Year Book and Atlas: "No word has been more abused and misunderstood than the word Socialist The Socialist is not an anarchist: they are opposed in theory and praotlce. The bociaiist aoes not propose to destroy me ramny, aooiish religion or elivde up property,, nor does he seek to carry out his Ideas by riot and bloodshed. In a single phrase, Socialism means public ownership of the means of production, and working class control of the gov ernment, a cnance to work for all who will, and to all workers the full value of their product The typical Socialist Is a rather quiet and thoughtful work ingman, seren In time of trouble, and self-contained in the day of vjctory. He realizes that the world will move on very well after he is dead,- but rethem bers that while he lives it Is his bus! ness to help the world move. He con slders himself an ally of eternal laws of nature and Is proud to do his little part in the. great cause. This should convince anyone who Is looking for the truth. I think it would be a great thing if people would give the Socialist a little more of a square deal, ana study tne socialist principles. W. HUFFINES, Encourages Oregon Democrats. Holmes Gap, Or,, March 25. To the Editor of The Journal. The voters of Oregon will express at the November election their - preference for president and vice president We of the Demo cratic faith believe we have a look In, The primaries on April 19 are of some moment At present It looks like Wll son f,irst, Clark second, and Harmon aiSO ttll'TT- TTT , rv' . The Oregon delegates to the national conventions will carry instructions to vote and work for the party s choice My presidential preference is Wood- row Wilson. He dethroned .the corrupt political bosses of his own state, and the incense from all such sacrificial offerings acts as a tonlo to all true believers in Oregon s popular laws. Whence is this cry that there is to be sharp competition and a probable dead lock in the Democratic national con vention, between the two leading pro gressives, Wilson and Clark? From Re publicans and the Republican press, of course, Wilson at an early date se cured and has since maintained a long lead over all competitors. We should not blame the Republicans for wishing to divert public attention from troubles of their own, but Ore-a gon Democrats, to use Judge Kings poetic flight, we must not awake on the morning following election to find "that sweet voiced songster flown," but Instead a Democratio president in a Democratic republic our own. ' MARK HOLMES. School Superintendent. Portland, March 29. To the Editor of The Journal On the 19th of April next the people will put In nomination candi dates for the office of superintendent of public schools of Multnomah county. When we consider the place the and government It is evident that this one Is of exceeding importance. Like Caesar's wife, he should be a man above suspicion In moral character, that par ents may f&el entirely safe in placing Barbara Holtzman, the Letters From the People COMMENT AND SMALL CIUXGE. Then will the Colonel be quiet? . Hurrah for U. S. no revolutlon- -yet. Did the monopolists create ''jutcef There are worse things than "lem ons." r- '-j'" The beef packers are rich and influ ential. , a Perhaps Pinchot -wasn't euite crazy after all. . If the women don't overdo It, they may win. , Somehow the Lent observers are not pitied much. Nature smiles allk at cradles and automobiles. . , . The wortd needs a constant disc bar rowing of ruts. , It's erring, right time to weed out a lot of scrub candidates, Holidays are for people with money to throw at the pretty birds. . ...-..- , y Just a hint, Senator La Follette: Don't talk-over four hours at a stretch. - , i Sure, It's a free country: a man- can register as he pleases, and vote as he pleases. . , If nobody had mere than' he had earned, there would be no multimil lionaires. "The law" the way It works in many casea seems scarcely better than no law at all. , s ;v;-;j - v'-" Garden stuff and flowers coming up: things and folks just beginning to thaw out back east. Peoples put Roosevelt's deeds some of them against his words, and the balance Is against him. I Pitv people who only pretend trt be happy, more than those who think it is unconstitutional to be so. Bet not one Voter in ten knows how many candidates and who are running lor congress in mis ai&inci; nqi one in 1000 who knows Who and what ar candidates for the legislature. SEVEN ROMANTIC MARRIAGES Mendelssohn. TJnlike his fellow composer. Mozart, the sketch of whose romantic court ship and marriage was told yesterday, and who all through his life suffered the hardships of poverty, Felix Men-delssohn-Bartholdys life was a path strewn with the most fragrant roses, and free from hardship or adversity of any kind. He was ever courted, petted and adored and never had any of the sad experiences encountered by so many geniuses in his art But when it comes to the affairs of the heart, love is a great leveler of all. The story of the courtship and mar riage of Mendelssohn and his Ceclle Is very sweet, even If It Is one which met only with favor. Mendelssohn never had parental objections to overcome like Morart experienced, nor was he com pelled to wait for fame and fortune to come before the consummation, All this luxury and comfort which was round about him made MendelBsohn fastidious In his ideas and tastes. When tt is remembered how frequently he rejected subjects for compositions which were offered him we are not therefore surprised at his father's re mark. "I am afraid that Felix's seri ousness will prevent his getting a wife as well as a libretto." Moses Mendelssohn was quite anx ious to see his son happily married and settled In life, but he did not live to see it, having died suddenly the year before Felix met Ceclle. In the spring after his father's death he went to Frankfort to take the place "Of his friend, Schelble, who was conductor of the Cecilia Singing society at that place. It was here he met Ceclle. ' Her full name was Ceclle Charlotte Sophie Jean- renaud, and she was the daughter or a pastor of the French church at Frank fort. - At the time Mendelssohn fell In love with Ceclle the latter was 17 years of age. so sny was juenaeiBsonn in iy manner before this genuine, passion, ano Ceclle's mother being a widow, tt was thought he was courting the mother and not the daughter. Her children, Including Ceclle, delighted to tease her about it, while the townspeople .waited with much curiosity to see what the result would be. At the conclusion of the engagement at Frankfort, MenBelssohn went for a their sons and daughters under his care and control. He should be a man of extensive prac tical experience along all lines of school work and education. He should bo abreast of the progressive forces of ed ucation; alert to the demands of the present, and wholesomely optimistic as to the future. Have we such a man among the candidates for the office? The writer Is glad to be able to answer that question in the affirmative. Prin cipal of Ockley Green schools, Guy W Henderson fills the above description admirably. ' I have taken some care In looking up the antecedents of this candl date, end having my home on the penin sula, and feeling a patriot s interest in education, especialy In tbe city and stale of my adoption, I have obtained a com munication from President 1, J. Hjrn ders of Otterbein TJniverslty.JVeiter- vllle, Ohio, where Prof. Henderson was educated. It Is as follows: "I take pleasure in speaking of the character and worth of Guy W, Henderson, He Is a man of excellent moral character, thorough and energetic as a student, progressive as a toacher, - He is rell able in all his dealings, I am willing to vouch forhim, He Is one of our best." Chas. W, Eliot, the, ex-president of Harvard university, gave thia endorse ment: "I am pleased to state that G. W. Henderson has taken advanced courses In mathematics and science Roman language and literature in Har vard university. Mr. Henderson is a man of more than ordinary ability and excellent attainments, Mr. Hendei'son has filled the post tlons of township superintendent of pun lio schools, principal or grammai schools, teacher in high school, prin cipal In high school. These all In Ohio, In Portland he has been teacher in Lincoln high school and principal of Ockley Green school, so that- his con tinued school experience for years abundantly qualifies him for the posi tion to which, he aspires. I write these facts in the Interests of the people of Portland and Multnomah county. J. H. LEIPER. Dir. SelUng and Eight-Hour BUI. Portland, Or., March 28. To the Edi tor of Ths Journals-Can you inform me - through your letter column as to whf la right? While talking politics the question came up as to how Mr. Selling voted on the eight hour bill a year or so ago at Salem. I claim he voted against eight hour law;vmy friend elalma ha voted. -lor-lt WLa.-UutU CHARLES D. I1EIRKY. (Mr. Selling voted no.) Nobody, can tell the man anything who has a bad liver. NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SUJELIGIiTS EmDloves of the Portland Railway, trio lighting system at .Fairvlcw. Articles of incorporation of the Pa cific State bank, to be established at Seaslde.i have heen filed. Home capital took up the bulk of its 125,000 stock. , '...-.-' Lakevlew's new $65,000 schoolhouse has been completed. It will probably he dedicated in Muy, and It is hoped J. J. Hill will be present at the ceremonies, . a The new Catholic church at Corvallis Is so far advanced that services will be held within on Easter Sunday, though the dedication will not take place until May. .. v . : I. It. Smith Is the third telephone manager at Roseburg to quit bis job and go Into business for himself ot that place. The others are A. T. Marshall and R. H. C Wood. ' The valuation of Gilliam county prop erty for 1911, upon which taxes are now being paid, is almost Jl.OOO.OOO lower than the preceding valuation of 1910, according to the Condon Globe. Nehalem Enterprise: Plans are under consideration by the Wheeler Lumber company for a new mill at Wheeler, with capuclty of approximately 150,000 feet per day. This Is one of the fruits of harbor Improvements for Nehalem. Redmond Spokesman: William John son, aged 76 years, who has been in Crook county for the past 29 years, took his first railroad ride in 20 years when he came from Bend to Redmond, a distance of SO miles, one day last week., . . , - . '-...,!-'' .- iv '''. Haines Record: The Haines police department is becoming modern in every respect, the latest addition to eouip meit being a motorcycle, which Chief Taylor has provided at his own expense. His office includes preserver Of the peace, street commissioner, dog catcher and water superintendent. a v McMlnnville News Reporter: Work is to begin soon on the new Christian church at Amity. The plana call for full basement, with kitchen and dining rrorn. The first noor will contain tn main church room with a seating capac ity of about 200, a Sunday school room, class room and pastor's study. The 'total cost is estimated at 6fl00. month to Holland, after which he re turned to Ceclle, and doubtless she was not long in realizing that it was not her, mother Mendelssohn loved, if she dldliot know before. He was back less than three weeks when the engagement was announced. Directly after this he was compelled to return to Lelpslg, and at the first concert the directors put on the pro gram tne nnaie to - "Fldello" "Who a Lovely Wife Has Won." When Felix raised his baton for the beginning of this number, the audience burst into a long applause as a token of congratu lation to their idol. The following March, in her father's former church, they were married and a great happiness and contentment seemed to come to Felix from the union,! This happiness continued through their lives. It was uifortunately short, for Mendelssohn died at the early age of 37, leaving bhind him, however, a mu sleal monument which will stand through ages and upon Which is laid each year more hearts who have been stirred by this wonderful genius of melody. Next week Seven Famous Traitors. Always in Good Humor LIFE'S LIMITS. From the Baltimore Star. "Wedded Lifo Won't Stand Test of Hut.ger," says a headline. Neither can any otter kind of life. THE QUESTION OF TODAY. From Louisville Courier-Journal. "Are we making history?" inquired the Mexican insurgent. , "What a question, general!" "I ask it seriously. Are we maklha- history or Just a few films for the mov ing picture people?" DISCRETION. From the Chicago Record-Herald. Discretion is a thing that most men are able to Use as long as they are free irom temptation. THOROUGHNESS. From the Washington Star. "The public usually forgets. any in judicious speecnes a man happens t make," remarked the confident poll tictan. "Yes," replied Senator1 Sorghum; "but It almost Invariably forgets the man along with them." ONE FEMININE TRAIT. From tho St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Mr. Roosevelt's "No" I urns out to bo Just like a woman's.' This ought to ucKie the moiiycoaaios-. Pointed Paragraphs Even out. man in Jail Is past finding Some people are unable to collect their thoughts probably because they have none coming to them. Y ; ;' ' '" V;--'"! After a girl has acted as bridesmaid five or six times she begins to feel as unimportant as an ex-vlce president - For every lawyer who fights for the right there is one who fights for the wrong. : The Little Bundle (Contributed to Th Journal by Walt Maaon, the famous Kanaai poet. Ilia proac-poems are regular feature of tbla column la Tbe Ualfr Journal.) Three dozen fell diseases ceme down and knocked me flat; and oh, the groans and wheezes that filtered through my hat! The doctors and the nurses were gathered by my bed, and I had dreams of hearses and cities of the dead. The druggists used to trundle dope to me day by day, and how I blessed the bundle that I had laid away! When I was convalescent I ceased to fume- and fret; my griefs were evanescent for1 1 was out of debt! I paid the blooming nurses, I paid the sawbones, too, the druggists got their purses and still I had a few! You don't know what a blessing a roll of boodle is, till mala dies distressing throughout your system whiz! I have no doubt that worry o'er debts that they must face ..sends sick folks in a hurry out to the old bones place. If, reader, you'r unthrifty, then take this hunch of mine: A bank ac count' is nifty; put roubles down in brine. For sickness and disaster for you their webs may spin; when coins go fast anrj,.,faster and none arecomlngln when you are in a duck age or (ucKnesa arjd expense, you'll wish you had a package of dough In evidence! Copyrieht iif.Jr Ceorge Matthew Adams. The State Press and Olcott rriH Rv nrofesslon 01- hlo tvn.rl.nn. tn that HnfL COUDlOd with years of bank work, has stood liim in eood stead since he has been piaeea g in charge of the secretary's Office, which ' has been placed on an economical dusi- ness basis. Mr. Olcott Is a lifelong Re publican and staunch friend of the pro- gressive Oregon system. Medford M4il-Trlbune.--So!n criti cism "has been heaped upon Governor West because he appointed a Republi can as secretary of state Instead of a Democrat. In making the appointment. the governor states that he was actu- ated by the princlplthat "good busi ness Is good politics," 'and named the ' best qualified man' he kaew of, regard less Of politics. But as a matter of fact. the appointment of Ben Olcott as sec retary of state was both good politics and good business. His unusual quali fications are admitted by all. Portland Labor Press. Oregon's new secretary- ot state, Ben VW Olcott, Is a young man of exceptional qualifications for the office to which he lias beet called by Governor West His appoint ment is dui another oi tne surprises, mo agreeable to the public, if a little dis concerting to the old style partyiteo, tnat have been sprung by the governor, ernor. 1 lent losingV ' Guar- Olcott Is an expert accountant and len very material assistance in disclosing the internal affairs of the Title antee and Trust company. Gervala Star. Olcott is clean, square and capable, and his experience as banker and public accountant has been -worth a great deal to Oregon during the year that, he has served as secre tary of state. The office has been put on a business basts from top to bottom. Everybody works not once in a while, but all the time and everybody works Intelligently and in pursuance of. a systematic plan. The secretary's office disburses about $2,500,000 per year, and Mr. Olcott takes particular pains to see that every claim against the state's funds is carefully scrutinized before being O. K.'d. Ashland Tidings. When Secretary of State Olcott takes occasion to dome ' out publicly with a statement of warn ing against investing in western min ing companies without careful Investi gation, it is a safe guess that he has good reason for so doing. Capital Journal, Salem. The country newspapers do not know very much about a man's politics, but they some times rally for a good man. They seem to be very friendly to Ben Olcott for renominatlon, in spite of the fact that he was appointed by West Generally when a man of one party appoints a man from another, political party, there Is more or less opposition. But the papers seem to recognise in Mr. Olcott a man who Is doing his duty without fear or favor, The bills are closely' scrutinized, and he does not fall In with every effort to pull the leg of tne state. There is about 1100,000 a year difference to the taxpayers be tween a secretary of state who is there to serve the people, and one who con strues the laws for the taxeatera. Yaqulna Bay News. Ben W. Olratt U In the field as a candidate to succeed himself as secretary of state. Ben jamin has made a very good record, and a better or more capable man Is not lortncoming. his nomination and elec tion are a foregone conclusion In the minds of leading Republicans in this county. - 1 McMlnnville Register. Secretary of State Olcott seems to be nn nM f t. shloned sort of man with good barnyard sense. He has Issued orders to ail thn department heads In his office that the prenx "iionoraDie" should no longer be used in the official correspondence. He eays: "This 'honorable' business Is thoroughly Unamerican, undemocratic and particularly out of harmony wth the spirit of the Oregon system." Dallas Itemizer. We have dubbed Ben W. Olcott Oregon's working secretary of state, Mr. Olcott having shown that he is there to look after the office and nothing else, and he has thoroughly im pregnated his staff with his belief, un til It is a fact that more real reforms have been Instituted In the office dur ing the last few months than In as many previous years. Redmond Hub. It Is very doubtful if central Oregon has a more sincere and at the same time Influential friend than -Ben W. Olcott In all matters bo fore the desert land board, of whjch he Is a member, the secretary ofstate has taken an active part on, the side of the settlers and of Justice. It is for the best interest of every settler on Carey act land in - Oregon that Mr. Olcott should continue to be a member of the desert land board. Oregon City Courier. Olcott has mads good as secretary of state, and the peo ple generally believe in him, believe In his dead honesty of purpose and In his ability to do things. Silver Lake Leader. Mr. Olcott has been a faithful watchdog in guarding expenditures within his Jurisdiction. He has made good, and should be reelected. Port Orford Tribune. Secretary of state Olcott is energetic, prompt and courageous, and has taken the people into his confidence, in openly discuss Ing public questions, in a spirit in har mony with progressive demands. Portland Labor Press Secretary of State Olcott has sawed off the tips charged up In expense accounts of state officials. Goodfor Olcott. No doubt the tips wllFappeoV In some other form sometimes, but It Js Just as well to cut them out hereafter, if you are a repre sentative of Oregon in an official ca pacity. Moro Observer. Secretary Olcott has decided that the absurd idea of lights attached to farmers' rigs in Oregon after dark Is only a crazy freak, and he has cut It out. Harney County News. Secretary of State Olcott has expressed himself as in favor of making all meetings of the state desert land board open to the pub lic Why should they not be? Why should any board transacting business for. the whole state- hold secret meet ings? Salem Statesman. Every , possible method should bo adopted to wipe out the tipping evil, and the move of the secretary of state will help some in this direction. ' " Pendleton East Oregon!an.-Bon Ol cott Is making good as secretary of state and there is no reason on earth -nrhv tin should not be renominated nnilV elected. He is a very capable office I man and he has been conducting his V ornce in sujpn a satisfactory manner that no Just fault can be found. As a member of the state board ho is a man of good judgment and ho works harrnon- jeJIIdty-T WiitihisiJllf'siTii ilflllflH ff Until i tQsj-iis 'n tlW Is of the same type. Some Republican politicians may not like OPsoU, for varl ousi reasons, but he Is a good official and a safe man for the rank and file of the party to cling to. A