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THE OREGON DAILY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND, , FRIDAY EVENING, ' SEPTEMBER 20, 1912.
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LjHow sacred and beautiful Is
feeling of affection" Tn tho pure
nd guileless soul! The proud
jnay eneer at it, the fashionable
call Jt a fable,, the selfish anil
dissipated affect to despise it,
but the holy passion in surely
from heaven, and s made evil
only by the corruption of those
It was sent to preserve and
bless. Mordaunt.
THE ' DIFFERENCE
"W
HY does The Journal ob
ject to Perkins and Mun
ey while asking the voter
vote for Wilson ana
.jthu swallow Murphy, Sullivan and
''ityan?" asks a writer In yesterday's
Journal.
j- Why be unreasonable? Munsey
'"and Perkins got tho man they want-
I , Mnrphy, Sullivan and Ryan did
"not want Woodrow Wilson. Ryan
iwent into the convention to beat Wil
!on because Wilson wouldn't allow
'Henry Watterson to take Ryan's
money for the campaign. Ryan had
ino pther business in the convention
than to beat Wilson, and all this
'country knows It.
: Sullivan voted ftgamst unson tin-
I tri 'Within an hour of the nomination
, and. then changed only because hejand defied us
t-Baif Wilson was Inevitable, ana ue
cause thousands of telegrams from
,inindU forced the delegation to
Iforce Sullivan to surrender.
Murphy voted against Wilson until
Wilson's nomination was made. No
matt ever submitted to worse Insults
than- did Murphy at Baltimore. The
Bryan resolution was the most with
ering Indictment ever heaped upon
such men.
1 Bryan's denunciation of Murphy,
and his declaration that he would
:not...YQtefor a man supported by
'XfiiTOhv and his crowd," was the most t
, terrible arraignment ever heard in;in honor of Will O. Steel.
'an American convention No more appropriate action could
Murphy was msuneu n De laiten. tome mountain, some
'more. Murphy was repudiated at wnere jn Oregon should be named
.'Baltimore. Murphy was beaten, after this indomitable mountain
' routed nd so far aB national politics j djmber, and none mora fit than
is concerned, waa destroyed at Bal- Glacier Peak could be selected.
tlnSore. , ' Mr. Steel has been more persever
' Murphy did not even reply. He;Jng than any oti,er nian ja directing
-alunk whipped Into his corner. The
- j1.mnf4An that htk liOSHf'd
j"rfcr::r.;: "w.; or
"convention, an object of derision and, jhe m0untains, he early recognized;,)",;, ... i a. nv,
coStempt. (the extraordinary natural spectacle Wthil Jn tht mood orfl JJf:
, ' In.the face of such history of only ; that l9 pre8ented In Crater lake. men' not a, c,,tf a;.ayh be
yesterday, it is nonsense for men to, Ever Blnce he hafl everywhere o the dilatory niotlons fo0 "
talk about "swallowing Murphy, Sul- Spread the tldlngB. He proclalrned ; bllng and hair-splitting nonsense
- llvaa and Ryan" in voting for Wll-; everywhere the wonderful beauty of ;that are a further and Prim caus
son.
, A vpte for Woodrow wnson is a
rote against bosses. Though a pres-
ldentlal candidate seeking the elec-
toral vote of New Jersey, Woodrow
, Wilson ls today openly and aggres-
alvely fighting the Democratic boss-
'es.flf .New Jersey. It is tho bravest
act ever attempted by a presidential
" candidate. It. is a course almost ,
Junfcn6"Wn In American political life.
TThat folly. In the face or sucn a,MTna to ot1f of tf,p rpat mni.-t.na
WW xwnt .name to one or tne great mountain ;
J courageous struggle, to een nnK;peaks that overlook the scene? I ne
(the name or wooarow wnsuu wnn
J Murphy, Sullivan, Ryan or any other
; bosst
'r- To do so ls to be notoriously un
$ Just 'and unfair to Woodrow Wilson.
V There Is a wide difference between
.Mr. Wilson and Mr. Roosevelt as to
: bosses.
Mr. Wilson fights bosses in :
his own party. Mr. Poosevelt fights (reai issue is wnemer me jurisdiction
no hosa in his party. j of the commission wlt.iln the scope
' The boss who supports Mr. Roose- of its function is supreme or is sub
velt ls not a "boss" but a "leader." : ieot to the control of the courls.
Tim Woodruff is not aboss but a
leader.
Bill Fllnn Is not
leader.
George Perkins of life insurance
scandal, is noi a boes but a conse
crated soldier of the Lord.
Dan Hannti, indicted by Taft for
Tiolation of the Sherman law, is not .
a boss hut a pillar at Armageddon, j
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SCHOOL t'OOKI NG
T
HE extension department of the
lowa Agricultural roHege, being
deeply interested in promoting
household science study In
rural schools, has adopted (his plan, scntatives of the water company to an overwhelming majority of the wo-
. A cooltlng outfit costing five dol- appear before the commission at a men of Belgium. It has been sug-
lars has been arranged. hearing in Pasadena on the follow- gested to the Conservative leaders
' It consists of a small, one burner ing day. The water company that if tho women received the suf-
Oil stove, a double boiler, 'granite promptly brought suit in "court frage their influence In future elec-
saucepans of ,graded size, a mixing against the commission to restrain Its tions would support measures and
bowl, measuring cup, plate, kni. and action and secured a temporary in- men who could be relied on to up-
" fork, and a few spoons. Hy arrange- junction. The commission, it is tin- hold the policies of the present Con-
. Bient -.with stores In ' nH;;h'-i.riug del-stood, intends to proceed with gervative and Catholic majority, and
' towns these outfits are placed on the hearing which it had .ordered at would perpetuate their power.
; sale for schools. The outfit is quite I'asadena. to take evidence and then ( ,n extended Interpretation is,
X easily portable and cp,n be set. on to announce its ruling in the case. : therefor, proposed to ho given to
a desk for demonstration use. on this showing it seems that the ! universal suffrage as hitherto undr-
' The plan is for the teacher to give commission is within its right in as-! stood. Many Catholic voters will
-H lesson one day before her class, sinning jurisdiction of the dispute improbably support it if women are in
and have thevpu;)ils In turn dnpll- which the water company had taken Hud.-d in the electorate, and the for-
cate this on succeeding days. , Then the highhanded course of "shutting ,ula ' one vote tor every man and
to procoed to another lesson, which off (he water supply of the citizens t.Verv woman" is adopted.
miuvn wv.u vut ....,. v iue
pupns. ,
, At a
recent teachlr's institute in
Iowa an Instructor from the college
attended and demonstrated the pon-
IMlltlee-f ihe. little enUiL, to .t)nttaArom m4ejxF4 or -the -spwat f
aurprlse of the audience. Lessons on
cooking such simple, .things as pota-
'tpea and eggs were given. Thea varl-
:ou8 gravies and sauceg were made,
and dishes shown where toast,
'creamed potatoes, croquettes, rice
'and cereals wore the constituents.
The oman' Club ,n at l0a8t 0n
jor me lowa towns toon me matter up
at once, and raised a
f rom wnIch $5 cookin
little money
g outfits ror
several neighboring schools are to
bo provided.
With Blnmnntarv maniiol ratnlnir
for the boys, Bewing anJ cooking for
the girls, and gardening and agrl -
culture for both sexes, the reproach
of the rural schools that they do
little of practical use for their pupils
will disappear.
HEAD IT
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OLLOWINO Its usual custom.
ino journal wm snoruy Deginlfop revenue only, there must be du
a review of the measures to ap- itk.B to I)rovido sufficient revenues to
pear on the November ballot. ' tho nflH0nal expenses, and
Each day one or more measures will i Uiat M.ould mean a, tariff at a fairly
be explained, and the arguments for high level
and against be given, In tho new j Th(j downwar(L rovIslon of the
columns. , tariff as interpreted by Woodrow
It will, however, bo impossible to lAVilBon means a revision that would
cover all tho measures, and some of ,take all the (op,e ,nt0 tho partner
the more lengthy cannot be given a . Bhip wlth government. It would
proper discussion. For these, tho:niean9 the eilmlnaton of tho tariff
elector is referred to the state pam-iJokerB that wke plutocracy only into
phlet, which contains all the lnfor-Lhn na-,nnrHhin and 1 the nonl
matlon on which to base a definite
conclusion. .
Tho pamphlet Is of large Import-!
nnre and every registered voter ls!ai)le' to control markets and fix
entitled to a copy. It is already In
the hands of a great many voters,
who are finding in it definite and
full Information on all the measures,
with the arguments on both sides.
It is bad citizenship not to read laf -g worth of protection to the Araer
tho pamphlet. Tho contents of the , ,can farmer every time it gives a dol
littlo book are visible evidence that j worth of protection to the
the state legislature Is to longer in 'American manufacturer, a tariff that
position to withhold laws the peo- dooa not a8 ,joe8 the preBent one,
pie ask for. It Is vlBiblo proof of the I glve al, lt8 protectlon to American
disappearance of a time when e ' trusts and gives nothing to American
askeu ror aairect primary ana couia j
not get it, wnen we askea lor a cor-
rupt practices act and could not get It,
and when we asked for other reform
laws and could not get there, because
the legislature fooled, cajoled, duped
There are measures on the ballot
that ought 'to be passed and meas-!
ures that ought to be beaten. The
people of the state are. on trial on;
the issue of, whether or not they are
capable of intelligently legislating.
Read the pamphlet.
A FIT NAME
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T Is stated that the members of
the American Geographical So
ciety, as a result of their visit to
Crater lake, will recommend that
filacer foali. he named Steel Peak,'tV,
attention to Crater lake. Permeated .
u u i : . i
: L rr: r r; :r:r"..1"
' the spot.
He carred the campaign to Wash-
ington and has heen ln8i8tant there
)n ovpry gtep for the development of
(he place ag a nationai ,,ark ins
timei ener(?y and hH means were
devoted t0 tlle pian aH were those of
no other man Ie naa beejJ the
ieading arjvocate, the preacher and
the exponent of crater lake.
What more fit thaa t() glvo y8curts and lawyers now niaks justice
PUBLIC UTILITIES
1
HE powers of the state railroad
commission of California,
which extend over all public.
utilities In that state, are now
heing brought to actual test. The
The test case i3 In relation to the
. Glendale Consolidated Water com-
a boss but a'Pany. which supplies the city of' The Catholics won at the last elec
ijouth Pasadena with water. Uon, their success being attributed
Tiie city authorities complained to
the 6tate commission .that the com-
ipany had closed down its plant and
left 104 consumers without water.,
Tll contention of the company was
that the water rate was too low. The
city . authorities began at once to
furnish water to the inhabitants in
wagons, ana urged on tne eonimis-
Bion immediate action on the Kround
of emergency.
The. commission responded bv wir-
inc the citv officials and the TfMirP-
?0I r.isauena.
ibis is no ordinary dispute be-
tween individuals relative to the per-,
formance of a contract. A public j
Utilitv is involved. The State has
purpose Of securing miblic rihtK iln
where public utilities are involved.'
If the courti can Interfere with the
discharge of the commission's duties
1 the aoonor thaV 4s i publicly Known
tho bette'r.
WHAT IT MEANS
HERB is no danger of free
trade, for we have a most ex
pensive and extravagant cen
t r a 1 government," said
I Ouarow yvlison at. Bl. raui.
.. .1 . iirti... a n a
! There Is no more chance of free
jtriido than of free bread or free
whiskey. The government costs a
billion dollars a year, and wo have
to depend chiofly on the tariff for
'governmental revenues.
If we even approximated free
trade, the White House would go
Into bankruntcv and the government
jlnt0 liquation. Even on a tariff
out. ' It would mean the removal of
I the extortionate duUea ty wTITch
trusts, aftor creatine a mononolv are
prices. .
It means, in the Woodrow Wilson,
view, a tariff for tho benefit of pov
erty and not alone for the benefit of
plutocracy, a tariff that gives a dol
labor
EXPEDITING COURT BUSINESS
B
Y unanimous vote, the five Mult
nomah county circuit court
Judges have determined to
abandon the plan of having a
presiding Judge. It is a program
that has been urged by Judge Gatens
for the past two years.
Judge Gatens Insists that the
change will effect a considerable sav
ing of time, both for the judges and
the Jurors. It is admitted that the
hearing of preliminary motions by
the presiding Judge and the final
hearing of the case by another Judge
often results In confusion and de
lays. It not Infrequently happens
tu.,t - ..,. n,ronfo(n ftnich
4vot Wo hn cl.Unen tn
;hlm ami p0Bsibiy Wth many jurors
waiting ls idle for a portion of
a day.
Judges cost money, jurors cost
money, and the various functionaries
of a court cost money. Every avoid
able delay Is an unnecessary charge
upon the taxpayers. It ls encourag
ing that the circuit Judges have de
cided to experiment with a new pro-
m the de to expedite court
cost to the taxpayers? It was Charles
H. Carey, a Portland lawyer, who,
speaking to an assemblage of Port
land lawyers, said:
I'nder our code, an elaborate system
nf technical rules of pleading has
grown up. Much time Is wasted upon
demurrers snd motions which are filed
it n.-Hilv everv suit. Technical rules
which confine parties to definite issues
are obstructions to ultimate Justice
seconaary corisiuKiu.i..u,.. ,r,
rf on the theory that the rules must
adheved to. even though the result
Is to bring victory to tne party wtio
ought not to win, and they-havo built
up fine theories of the laW under
which precedents must be followed to
absurd conclusions.
SUFFRAGE IV- BELGIUM
N'
-OWIIERE in Europe Is there a
clearer cleavage than is seen
in nelgium between the two
great classes of Liberals, Sec
ularists and Socialists on tho one
hand and Conservatives led by the
Catholic church on the other.
chiefly to the restricted suffrage.
Only male voters are recognized by
the constitution.
At the coming election In Novem-
ber the chief issue was intended to
be on universal suffrage"" defined as
"one man one vote." Socialists and
Secularists have made a very active
canvass anil are ass'nred of srreat
f?Min and a Meral strike is im-
pending to carry It. The Catholic
nartv foresees defeat
Ir ia a ai rrvti foot Tinnnrtro In
The Liberals arid Socialists
see
before them this dilemma. Shall we
vote for the admission of wonren to
universal suffrage if thereby the fu-
turo nnxlnmirant of rnnnprvatlvA
rwltrfer 1s nmforttrvr shatt -we trtrire
defpat Hia new fnrmnla unit IhoTD.
by prevent the extension of suffrage
to every adult mule In Belgium, tot
which for rvars past we have been,
struggling? r -,. , .
How to le really cheerful amid
gloom is Illustrated In Secretary
Hllles' latest assurance that Mr, Taft
will be reelected with twenty elec
toral votes to spare.
An expert figures It out that with
in five years the apple product wilj
reach 100,000,000 barrels. But even
then what show will a poor man
stand of being able to buy one?
A British savant makes the claim
that lifo can be artificially created.
It ought to be welcome news at Bev
erly. Letters From the People
(Communication aant to The Journal for
pnhllratlou In thlt departmnut ibould ha
written on only ona !! f I ha papar, ahonld
not fjrr.l IdiO'Wordf In length and rouat l
rrniupanled by dm name and addreaa of tin
acmler. If the writer doaa not daalra to bar
tho ii nine publlahvd, bi rbould ao aUto.
Some Sciwlblo Suggestions.
Portland, Or., Kept. 19. To the Editor
of The Journal Thnre is a great deal
botng said of late about excessive' bills
for gas and electric light, and the or
dinances paused and to be presented by
Councilman Clyde fbr the benefit of the
Iioor victims of the light companies. I
have rend sovernl communications in
your pupiT i torn persons wno complain
oi Delng rolibcd tiy excessive cliHrK-,
Borne wnylng that tlielr bills were larK-'r
when they wero away from home than
when thev wore uHlnir the uns reifularlv
I don't want to nay wlmt I think of
such statfineniH, but "f urn from
sourl." I nrn not upholding tho com
panion, for (joil knows they tire Kettlni;
rich enotiKh off us poor dovlls who are
obllited to uso their products, without
working the meters overtime. If we
haven't souse enough to own the pub-;
1IC Utilities, we've irot no kirk coming
In every case where the bill Is larcor
nt the time the bus Is not being used, j
I believe If tho truth were known. It
Is-the consumers' fault. Very few peo-
pie reatl tbelr meters, or cay any at-
tontlon as to whether the Kat, Is prop-1
eriy turned orf or not. They Just elm-1 tnougn he is generally accusca or aaapi
Ply kick if their bill Is too lame, und I Ing rather than originating. It lias
blame the company for It. If thev
went to be Saving, let them keep track
of the meter, see that there are no
leaks and that the ks Is completely
turned off when not In use. At best, I
they have to pay enough, and too much,
so it pays to be careful and watchful. !
An official meter Inspector would be a
Kood thing for tho Inspector. I have
paid gas and electric llghtCbllls In Port
land for seven years, and I have no com
plaint to, make, except that we ought
to be paying our light bills to the city
Instead of to these corporations.
If Councilman Clyde and the rest of
the city council had spent more of
tncir lime tne past two years in get
ting Adams street ready before the j
completion of the new railroad bridgo, '
instead of passing fool ordinances that !
cannot be enforced, they would be entl- I
tied to some consideration.
C. M. MOOBR.
Yes; Rut It Was a Revolver. I
Portland. Sept. 19. To the Kditor of j
Tha .Tnnriitnt- Tho T.lnnlnn - '
you another opportunity for an attack ori i was n1 enl'm of the brain of Le
the revolver Maybe J-ou are right 1 8,age' 4'r the
v . ; . . '"'"'story wag the mere translation from an
I ' ' w ' f : . ,;, w
" I" , ?? fenC ra" ,Wn" ? hve .- I
complished the same end without mak
ing any report to give the alarm.
AUTOMATIC
What a Fall for the Great.
Portland, Sept. 19. To the Editor of
The Journal When Theodore Roose
velt left tho presidential office ho de
clared that he had servffd two terms
and wan satisfied a president should
then retire.
lie then had respect of all ,
foreign nations and some of the Amer- i
Iran people beside. But what a change! (
ins love or praise swelled nis head for j Charles Nodier, one of the most
office again. He not only disrupted th j charming of modern French tale-teller.
Republican party, but, far worse, . split was wont to say that he defied any
the Progressives, llad he done aa was body, whether man of letters or phllolo
done at Baltimore, sacrificed eelf-ambl- ' 1
tion and united on some strong Progres-
air, ui.u uiiiu i'-ijii tuie wuuia not oe
violated. He could have forced a Pro
gressive nominee. When the conven
tion of governors was called nt rhl-
cago to-indorse i.a Follette for. president .
why Ul'l Cutnmingg and others stand
back? Because they had a hint It wasleueh a criminal has not been convinced,
a Roosevelt gathering. Because of his 'and while "till believing this lie to be
hatred of La Follette and of his prlncl-'tho tfuth, docs commit murder, does the
pies, Roosevelt did all he could to be- I fact that he committed murder turn the
little them. Probably JO per cent of the it. tntn th truth? No: the. lia ls still
party will support Wilson.
L. C.
UNOER.
The Auditorium.
Portland, .Sept. 20. To the Editor of
Tho Journal
i wisn to say a rew words
in rnQr.l IV.nl m.illlnwl.. m V,Iv,x
was voted for last year.
What has become of it?
There seemed to be a great contro-
versy over the proper location for such
a building. Now, it seems to me that and all others cannot cnangc au immui.
It should by all means he on the west 'able fact. If It was wrong for the first
Bids of the river, In close touch with 'man kill, it was also wrong for the
all tho hotels, for the accommodation of t0 kiU- for ,ne n" 'iff ls iUtt
visiting conventions and the like. Now,!"" dear as (mothers, and God ls no re
there is on. location that I consider the i sPct;ter J J fJL 5 l.t
proper spot,
and that Is t?.,alman '
and I.ownsilale squares, at .Madlnon to
niiiiMini .urn i mm iu rourui streets, i
. , , , . . steaa or repeniuiH 01 nuyu. auun
I hut in Just the proper sl.e and just; man's physical body ls a criminal,
in the proper location. 1 understand', , hs ow :arna, mfnd (which Paul,
tlio.se bio. Ks were given to the city for (hfi ap08tle, said was "F.nmity against
110 other purpose than what they are now,0od..j th(U luls directed his movements
used for. But It seems that those pen- amJ nia(le fllm the criminal that he 19.
pie or their heirs could bo located an(l;Thft l)0jy iB only 'a servant of this un
induced to sign quit claim deeds for'a lightened mind. Mortal mind ls slow
much ."mailer price than -to buy a site to progress; It has to be convinced at
outright. Those squares 1 know are a,eVery turn in the road that it ls making
great-loafing place, but we have all theja good turn; it will believe in Ilex
open park blocks and I don't see that; and deceive Itself at every step until
these two are as necessary as the audi- i it la enlightened and shown the truth
torium. Please let us hear through : and convinced that there is no pleasure
your paper what you think of that la-1 in wrong doing. All crime comes from
cation. I am asking this favor from 1 the lack of spiritual enlightenment or
you as I consider Tha Journal the only , knowledge of God or good. Luke ix;
free-minded paper in the city. I wouU chapter v: "For the eon of man Is not
like to seo The Journal boost for theicome to destroy men's lives, but to save
west si Jo and for that central location. ' them." was thu reply Jesus gave James
I live on the east side, but It is out or and John when they found a man oat-
thn r.,tr.T, in hiM h ou, .
the east side.
E. G. SEMPLE.
Capitol I'ujiishment.
Portland,, Hept. 18. To the Editor of
The Journal Has any man a right to :
take another's life? No; "Thou shalt '
not kill." If it Is wrong to kill, then it
certainly cannot be right In one In- i
stance, and wrong in another, No man
ever took the life of another without
suffering from an illusion, in other
words, without bellevlrg a lie to be true.
The mortal mind Is full of self decep
tions. It deceives itself and makes It-
self believe that It will receive some
pleasure from committing murder. Its
motives nifty be Jealousy, revenge, de-
sire for gold, or anything else. If It be
the former, It will argue that there will
be great pleasure In showing how pow-'
erful It ls and how it can overthrow '
Ha enemies, and it will turn that over question: "What are my motives for b
ln thought as a child will a candy ing a murderer at heart?" I feel sure
marble in. his mouth to extract all lis
sweetness. To the low mind the thought
of wwdee mwh - wt-UnK - it
suffers from that delusion or believes
in that lie.
Now, every, sane person knows tht
If i 'I
COMMENT 'AND A NEWS IN BRIEF
SMALL CHANGS
But wasn't that an, ungrateful way to
treat ex-Wenutor iuiktyl
As lonf as the polltlolana can't hurt
the crops, the country la safe.
a a
The country Is prosperous, but there
are yet a few people without automo
biles. --,a '., ,. .
Apparently thrro will be plenty of
reforming to be done while time en
dures. '
a a
Automobiles have conduced to much
vies und crime, yet nobody proposes to
abolish them.
a a
The Socialist party would be more re spected
if It wuulil kick out or repress
sumo of Its spokesman.
a a
It Is unlikely that President Taffs
visits to Aunt Delia are conducive to
desired abatement of obesity.
Governor Hhafroth of Colorado, can
didate for svnutor, wouldn't elt on the
same platform with flooeevelt. Wouldn't
that jar the greatest of men?
a a
If men who don't register snd vote
were punished by disfranchisement they
woield want to vote very much.
a a
"Heney led the disturbance," says a
head line. "Honey was there." would
have conveyed the same Information.
a
Tho rrotreaslve leaders and delegates
can at least talk as long and quarrel as
much as politicians of any other party.
It would be a blesned thing; all around
If a score or two Txans could go
across ami wipe out all those rebel
armies
n Mexloo.
Both ministers
atu)
neijftl
undertakers are
I against' Sundav fu
In. A porrespond-
lnu and even more
deelrablo change
would be np deaths later In any week
Wla-Ittlan Thursday.
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widely known or all stones or meiatuiu,
The Krench novelist and dramatist of
'"e first nair or me eignieenm century
has an enviable place In literature, even
been said of him that he did little more
than adopt the Spanish picaroon ro
mance of the sixteenth and seventeenth
century. Often, too, It Is asserted, he
prefers merely to rearrange and adapt
existing work, ami still oftener to give
himself a kind of start by adopting the
work of a preceding writer as a starter.
IJut if such was the case. It is also
truo that never In any work that he fire
tends to originality at all, was he guilty
of plagiarism.
In the case of his best known book,
"Gil Bias," it was at first alleged that
L Sago had borrowed it from the "Mar
cos de Ohregon," a famous flpanlsh story
by Vincent Ksplnel; but that claim Is
refuted without difficulty, for Iisplnel's
work Is easily obtainable and the alight
est consultation will prove that, al
though Le Sage took incidents and hints
for more than one of his books, ns a
wholo he Is not In the least Indebted
to "Marcos de Ohregon."
A number of other writers have come
ferward with accusations of a similar
character to thus prove that "Gil, BlaE"
actual Spanish book, but he nor n
else haslaver been able to produc
no one
.aver occn anie to proauce tne
book. Aahird hypothesis la that there
waa some manuscript original' which Le
Sage may have worked up in his usual
way, fen instance, 4 ,he professes him
self to TiaVe worked up the "Bachelor
of Salamanca."
"Oil Bias de Santlllane" Is a vivid
picture of manners, an apotheosis of
(the Indifferent worldling, to whom neith
er virture nor trickery is In ltelf cotn-
n.nnaKI. rf 111. Mnlrarv hilt In u.lmm
thn .,. nf ,,Brmlnofi!, 'an,i .phh )n
thiit nnmiiit ronntittitA ihm altn aiwl mi
of existence.
such a bcHef lj4 a ,,e that he cannot get
! real pleasure out of such an act, and If
the criminal could be convinced that
such an act would bring him misery
instead of happiness, wo would have
,n8tead of bapplness, wo
no muraerors in our umu
But suppose
a lie. Can we make the world better
by believing in this same lie, or, even
if the conditions are changed a little,
can we make the world better by com
mitting another murder under the guiee
- iV, h,u ,fferln from some
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other delusion, such aa revenge?
Anything that tells us there ls pleas
ure in practicing revenge is a delusion,
land all the carnal minds in this land
mif tob1a mlstake7 should we not
I rather try to correct that mistake In-
. : .i..ii,.,:, 1,9
Inc out aeviis in me name 01 jcjm
but because he did not do It In the same
way that they happened to believe was
thfe right way, Jesus rebuked them and
said: "Te know not what manner of
suirlt ye are of." And that seems to
be the great failing with us all today;
we do not stop at the moment when
tempted and afik ourselves whether this
thought Is of God, or if It comes from
the low criminal mind which has ever
been fighting aeainst the spirit (which
is God) from the very beginning of
time. '
This thought of capital: -punishment
brings to hilnd the reply of Jesus to
the soldiers when they oked him what.
, they should do: "and he aald unto them,
do violence to no man." '
I sincerely hope that every voter of
,our state will ponder this question well
before casting his vote, and that each
man (when alone) will ask himself the
if the searchlight Is allowed to shine
In each individual conscience long
mkmirIv- to um4vF-.aU..Ua wuUvaup.
derlylng the desire to enforce capital
punishment, it will be ceen that "the
demon of revenge is there appealing
OREGON SIDEL1GHT8 y
Hubbard Herald: The Hubbard band
Is holding rehearsals twice a week. The
association has a committee out work
lug to formulate a plan to build its new
hall. .J
.
J. II. Collins has handed In his resig
nation as school superintendent of Co
lumbia county. The county court has
appointed Professor J, B. Wllkerson of
Ht. Helens to fill the vacancy.
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Coqullle Herald: Rumor quite well
founded Is circulating that Coqullle ls
soon to have a brick plant. Brick will
be manufactured In large quantities for
shipment to I'ortland and elsewhere.
Excolletit clay abounds within two mile
of the city.
Btanfleld Standard: There are no
loafers in this section.- Hunfleld ranch
ers have had difficulty in securing suf
ficient reliable help during the entire
growing season. The third day harvest
la now on and not an Idle man can be
found.
Sulem Journal: J. VV. Inman brought
The Capltul Journal office seven spuds
from his ranch 4 to miles southeast or
i 'anus, tuat weighna a rraction less
than 14 pounds. One tipped .the scale
at 4 it pounds. These spuds easily make
Inman the spud ktng of folk county.
a
Union Republican: Al Mlnntck has
left at the Kepubllcan office four ap
ples of the ttlttenheimer variety that
measure 18 inches side ny side ana in
dividual members of the lot are 13
Inches. around. This is the Oregon kind
of apples not a blemish or a worm
hole in the lot.
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JOaxnathJalli--Norlhweaternj.The
night school at the Klamath county
high school opened with an attendance
of 12. This, according to Principal vv
K. Vu ?' itsoures the success of the
night school. Mr. Faught believes the
enrollment will be Increased to 25 by
the end of the week.
Bias.
gists, to find In the French language an
Idiom, a familiar turn, a location, which
had not been used In "CM Bias.
Le Sage may bo considered as a man
of one book. He, unlike many men of
ganlue, condensed all his qualities In
one work. That work ho wrote over
again, but he distilled the essence of
his former production, and rendered
more accessible to all minds by dis
playing further gifts of Imagination.
"Oil Bias" tells his own story, relates
his illusions, his struggles, his failures
and successes, with unimpaired cheer,
fulness and good humored philosophy
Ho dilates and reflects on all that he
sees and on the whole exercises his wit
far less on his own history than on the
acts on the society In which he lives.
The entire story is o realistic In de
tail, so natural In causes and conse
quences, that one can hardly refrain
from falling into the belief that one is
reading an autobiography; and yet the
hero Is only a secondary personage In a
profoundly Interesting and extensive
drama the drama of human life.
The first two volumes of "Oil Bias"
wore published In 1716, the third In 1724
and tho last In 1736. The author np
pears to have led the life of a practical
philosopher; ha lived In Paris until
within the last few years of hla life;
and Joseph fcpence, who visited him
there, gives the following description of
hl dwelling:
"His house Is In the Faubourg St.
Jacques and so, open to the country
air, the garden being laid out In the
prettiest manner that I ever saw, for
a town garden, that It was as pretty
as it waa small, and when he was In the
study part of ft he was outte retired
from the noise of the street or any in
terruptions from his own family. There
wag a equare parterre, from which you
went down by a flight of steps on each
side into a berceau; which led to two
rooms or summer houses quite at the
end of the garden. These were joined
by an open portico. The berceaux were
covered with vines and honeysuckles,
and the space between them waa grove
work. It was in the right hand room.
as you go down, that Le Sage wrote 'Gil
Bias.' " v
Tomorrow Rochefoucauld's Maxims.
to the savage nature and encouraging
men to gratify the promptings of a vln
dh.tive mind. Such unworthy motives
cannot make the world better, much less
th'- voter who ls harboring them.
Hangings have a grossly brutalizing
effect upon society. They develop and
perpetuate the savage instincts In the
human race, and keep alive that spirit
of retaliation which ls so at variance
with the teachings of the gentle Nazar
ene. Capital punishment should cease
if we are to be a Christian nation and
follow In the footsteps of our master.
MINNIE A. HOSFORD.
A Simple Problem.
Portland, Sept. 17. To the Editor of
The Journal "In order to settle an argu
ment in mathematics It Was decided to
leave it to you. The problem ls as
follows: If tho earth is 25,000 miles
in circumference and perfectly round as
a billiard ball and a band of Iron wa-s
placed on the equator fitting solid
against the earth, and this band of Iron
should be lengthened thereafter three
feet, what would the play room of this
band then be, equally all around the
earth? a. E. Y.
The problem Is elementary. Divide
the circumference of the earth by
3. 14159 and you will have the earth's
diameter. Divide the enlarged circum
ference by the same divisor and the re
sult will be the diameter of the en
larged ?lrcle. One half the difference
between tho quotients is the distance
at all points between the surface of the
f arth and the enlarged band
In Oregon.
Saturday EVening Post
We suppose if Kansas' Blue Sky act to
stop wholesale swindling by the sale of
bogus stock lvTere brought up In the legis
lature of every state In the union to
morrow it would be defeated In more
than half of them. Manv mumlipra who
I had not heard from home would be In
different; some members would find
great constitutional difficulties; others
would see cnpltal fleeing from the state;
a few would be amenable to private argu
mentation by the threatened interest;
here and there party lines would be
brought in; newspapers that derived a
comfortable revenue from touting fake,
oil and mine shares would Interpose a
powerful Influence. To overcome Inertia
and Interested obstruction In the legis
lature a great deal of hearing from home
would b necessary.
Oregon has a simpler and better meth
od. A Blue Sky act, which will doubtless
.protect the people pf that state from
fake-stock robbers, as far as etato
authority can go, has been drafted;
Initiative petitions have been Circulated
and signed. The people will vote
on the act next November, and . upon
their approval It will become law. We
don't think it wilt take any voter who
Is earning an honest livelihood many
minutes to decide whether stock In an
Imaginary gold mine shall be a legal
Investment for his life Insurance money.
To any one who knows that fake-stock
swindlers find their richest picking
anions wldu wa.-aud orphaaa , Hie,, d.
cision should be easy. But to decide
Just thatwlll tak the average legis
lature' good while.
Trusit Grew Strojft !
Under' Roosevelt," "
Wilson Says
. Detroit, Mloh., Bept. 20. Jovernor
Woodrow Wilson replied here last night
before a crowd that filled the armory,
to the Trinidad, Colo., speech of Colonel
Roosevelt, declaring that trusts flour
ished more under Roosevelt's adminis
tration than under any president in the
country's history. In regard t2 Itnose
velt's exception to Wilson's statement
that In the recent Investigation by the
houee, Gary and Perkins suggested the
federal commission plan of trust regula
tion adopted by the Roosevelt Progres
sive Republican platform, Governor
Wilson said:
"I understand that the leader of the
third party has recently sulci he did not
suggest this change just the other day,
that he had suggested It while ho was
president In one of his messages to con
gress, during ttiat same term of the
presidency in. which the trusts grew
faster and more numerously than in
any other administration we have had
and that Ms conclusion was he dots
not say this, but this must be the In
ferencethat hie conclusion was that
the trusts had come to stay, that It
was not possible to put them out of
business. It was not possible to check
their supremacy, that all you vould do
was to accept them as necessary .evils
and appoint an Industrial commission
which ivould tell them how they were
to do their business not an industrial
commission Which anould ten you now
rrthrr men should ! dmltUid 4nt0 the
field of competition, but an Industrial
commission which should tnko care of
the people of the Unltod States by say
ing to these trusts, 'Now, go easy. Don't
hurt , anybody. We believe that when
you are reminded of your moral duties
you are not malevolent; you are benefi
cent. You are big, but you are not
cruel.' "
Governed by Bosses.
"The trouble in this country." contin
ued tho speaker, "is tho boss of one
party has an arrangement with tho boss
of the other party, so that If It's beads
or tails be wins. What I am amaaed at
In the political boss la not his subtlety,
but his stupidity. Rome of them don't
know the people now nre posted about
them."
Before a-crowd of cheering collegians
at Kaiktaasoo, Mich., Governor Wilson
made his longest speech of the after
noon: "I have found tho subjects to be dis
cussed in this campaign are so tremen
dous that they ran hardly be handled In
speeches from the rear end of the train,"
said the governor. "JMoreOver, the rear
platform ls not the Democratic platform
this time. Wo are nt the front and not
at the back. Hut I must say that since
I have got into Michigan I have felt a
singular stimulation, because we have
stopped at several other- cities, and
everywhere there ls the tame spirit of
hope and confidence.
Country Is Around.
"I can explain it only this way, that
we aro genuinely Interested In the sub
ject that lies nearest my own heart,
namely, setting the government free.
Because,. whether it was done Intention
ally or not, there Is no doubt about It
tha fffivvrntnant In recent vArji haa
been . seriously entangled with special
Interests of various kind? and the men
who got It entangled cannot get It dis
entangled. That ls the whole point of
the matter.
"There ls no time to discuss here how
we got into It, or how we are to get out
of it. But the point Is that the people
of the United States have made up their
minds to get out of It, and there is only
one team ready to do the business, and
that is" the Democratic team. I-am
speaking in the terms of a man who has
been bred in a football college. I know
the third team Is not organised, It does
not even know the signals, and the reg
ular Republican team Is very much
weakened. It has lost some of Its
principal players.
Democrats Xeady to Aot.
"But there have been no losses on the
Democratic side. On the contrary there
have been a great many gains and the
game ls familiar to the Democrats that
wo have to play now
Speaking from the rear platform of
the train. at Michigan City, Ind., Gover
nor Wilson said:
"I have tried discussing the big ques
tions of this campaign from the rear of
a train. It can't tie done. They are too
big that is the long and short of the
matter. By the time you get started
and begin to explain yourself the train
move off. I would a great deal rather
make your acquaintance than leave a
compound fracture of an idea behind
me."
Pointed Paragraphs
Happiness often depends on the things
we don't do.
The mug of a hard drinker ls likely
to give him away.
There's a lot to be seen at the sea
shore besides the shore.
It is easier to reform a man than It
Is to keep him rt-fortned. 1
A star by any other namo would prob
ably want to be the whole show.
If a man has loved and lost he Is.
apt to consider marriage a failure.
0
Virtue may be Its own reward, but
vice Isn't always Its own punishment
A good way for a man to discover
that he doesn't knrw a woman ls to
many her. , j
If all epitaphs had to be truthful it
would be better to leavo some tomb
stones blank. ,
A woman's Idea of a rival Is another
woman who tries to have better clothes
than hers. . I
Warning to tne
Voterf of Oregon
The proposed amendment to the state
constitution which will appear on the
official ballot In November as "Nos.
308-9," If It carries, will take away from
the people the- right to govern them
selves in taxation matters, and return
to the legislature and predatory anil
private interests the power to 'regu-!
late" and "arrange" taxation measures,)
the Inference being that the people are
not intellectually competent to pass
upon such things at the polls. Every"
voter who believes the people should
rule and who believes "unequal taxation
Is robbery," and who further bellevos
that the people at the ballot box should
have the right to pass upon taxation
measures before they become effective,
should vote No. 309 "No," and thus pre-
"law of Oregon.''
C 8. JACKSON.
Portland, Sept. 10, 1912. j
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