ititu UKt,ww SUNDAY JUUKNAL, rUalLANU,v, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1 22, 1912.
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Isbury and Cobden for there were
giants in those former days.
' Mr. (Bonar Law has no charm of
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tar mnamlMlon through tlx stalls as econs
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departments reacbM by thesa number.
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KOKKIUN AUVEBTISINO KEPBESENTaTI VK.
' Brnjumla A Ksotnor Oo., Brunswick Bolldltuj.
US Fifth avenue, New Xurki ISIS Peoples
, Mix Balidlnck Chicago,
Subscription terras by mall or to spy address
' In ibt United State or Mexico. --
DAILY.
. Om rear 15.00 I Oh month .80
OKDAY.
On rear.; .12.80 I One, month t 25
DAILY AND 8UNDAT.
Opt fear, $7.50 I One month I M
When a man has been guilty of
any vice or folly, the best atone
ment he can make for It is to
'warn others not to fall into the
like. Addison.
tHE GREAT ISSUE
A'
Is now nearlng the passage of the
dark river. He is not the eaual of
Austen Chamberlain In house of com
mons procedure, methods, and his
tory. He is not In the same class as
Mr. Walter Long his other compet
itor, a typical Tory squire of the old
school.
Conditions in the house were most!
peculiar when the new leader took
chirge.'nffl?rBSir6mm'eWodrini
opposition were t6 seek the Joints in
his adversaries harness with the
rapier of criticism, of sarcasm, of
technical objection. Hfs followers
had to sit under a succession of de
fects. The new leader thought that
his role should, therefore, be con
tentious, pugnacious, crude, violent,
His first efforts landed him In bpgs
and pitfalls, and in the worse kind
of failure, namely ridicule. With
8cotch pluck Mr. Law has held on
and fought his way so hard that he
has escaped the danger of being
thrown aside as a discredited leader.
But fr his essential difficulty re
mains.' His party ha3 no positive line
of policy to follow. Success to them
will be only if they succeed in turn-
The impression, given by many ora- the bill In the house can. be , ex-lisiatlon league, u"laf Responsible" for
tors and
these
uiiiBomvu, bkvu vj wuuy via- vuc uiu m lu nuun tnu , uo , ex-1 mmiion league, etc., is responsible ror
id writers at this time Is that" plained in fily one of two ways' those .measures; or a little more
farm tenant, are rack-rented either he could not get it Included or , thbanot1 lo'the' le"wa." "
by the landlord's, and robbed of the
fruits due to their own labor, energy,
and money. Is it ever told that farm
rentals have been largely reduced,
not raised, in recent years? One
large land owner writes to the na
tion that the rents on his estate
he did 'not try. ' He can , take his
choice of explanations. '
The record shows that Ha wley
failed in the house nd that the
Bourne amendment was added In
the senate. If the matter had await
ed results accomplished by. Mr. Haw
T Columbus, Woodrow Wilson
pressed home the great Issue of
the high Inst of living.
He Is fWonly candidate be
fore the country who realizes that
the struggle of the average man to ing the Liberal governmnt out.
meet the monthly bills is a supreme
presidential issue.
The Prohibition candidate holds
the liquor question to be the para-
moaatiioUav.1.....,... uow..
IF BKATEX
were all revised between 1880 and ley, there would have been no ap
1888, and reduced by an average of i proprlation for the purchase of the
75.6 per cent. The increase in the ! locks. .
good years between 1847 and 188Gj The Journal has bo deeire to mln
was under 5 per cent. He claims imize the efforts or work of Mr.
that he Joined in a practically unl-t Hawley or any other member of the
versa!; practice," an d that the average j delegatlonrOne contraf y;" ltrde
reduction in farm rents generally be-jjslres to strengthen their hands for
t ween 1880 and the present timel the accomplishment of results for
nas Deen about 36 per cent. Oregon and the nation. But the facts
That these are facts Is proved by In this case are well known and are
the universal falling off In value of
English farm lands during the last
forty years. Tothls the prices bid
at auction sales bear witness. The
English land owner Is already
pinched to make both ends meet, and
a wide spread exodus to Canada and
Australia. is sure. At this time and
for several years past .the net re
turns on the landed estates of Brit
ain have not exceeded 2 to 3 per
cent per annum on, the value of the
freehold,
Any comparison between tax sys-
a matter of record. Mr. Hawley will
not Increase his standing among his
constituents by trying to cover up
his failures by resort to deception.
THE RHODES SCHOLARS
T
HE Rhodes scholars at Oxford
university have now numbered
enough to strike an average of
character and. attainment, as
their tutors there Bee them..
The Oxford system differs wlde-
The Socialist candidate holds a
change In the form of government to
be the paramount Issue.
Mr, Taft cannot discuss the high
cost of living as a paramount issue,
rje vetoed the bills to untax agri
cultural implements and other farm
necessaries.
He vetoed the bills to untax the
poor man's clothing.
He vetoed the bills to untax the
poor man's food.
Mr. Taft's platform of four years
ago declared for a tariff equal to the
difference between the cost of pro
duction at home and abroad with a,
fair profit for the manufacturer.
But the Payne-Aldrich tariff, the
highest ever known was brought
forth, and Mr. Taft declared it "the
best tariff ever." Mr. , Taft cannot
discuss the high cost of living.
for can Theodore Roosevelt at-
, tack the high cost of living, because,
during seven and one half years In
the White House, he did nothing for
.the poor man's market basket. He
never once asked for food r.nd cloth
ing to be untaxed. He never once
asked for farm implements to be
made free of taxes.
' In Roosevelt's time trusts, La Fol
lette says, increased their capital
ization from three billion to thirty
one billion dollars. In hlB and Taft's
time, the steel trust's profits were
more than a billion dollars In only
nine years.
In his time as president, there was
an advance in the price of all com
modities, because the trusts, backed
up by the tariff, monopolized neces
sities, controlled markets, fixed
prices and robbed consumers.
The high cost of living is largely
the product of William Howard Taft
and Theodore Roosevelt, and they
are forced to run away from it as a
paramount issue.
' But Woodrow WilBon knowo that
it Is the supreme issue. He is In
touch with the heart beat of the
masses. He "knows the cots where
poor men lie and the, chores that
poor men do." He realize, the strug
gle that many millions of plain
'Americans have every month in pay
ing the family bills.
Like Lincoln, he senses the pulse
beat of mankind. In his speech of
acceptance, Woodrow Wilson said:
It 1b not as easy for us to live as It
used to be. Our money will not buy
as much. High prices, even when we
can get them, yield us ho great comfort.
We used to be better off with ler. be
cause a dollar could buy so much more.
The majority of us have been disturbed
i i i ,
" wutwiiTCB , un uig puuror, even
though our earnings were slowly in
creasing. Prices climb master than we
ean push our earnings up.
, Who has better phrased the actual
experiences of millions of bread win
ners and salaried men? Who has
better expressed the actual condi
tions surrounding millions of Ameri
can homes? Who better under
stands the thoughts that are upper
most in the minds of millions of
American toilers?
Woodrow Wilson is right. The
foigh cost of living is the paramount
Issue. The whole people should be
'taken into the governmental partner
ship. , A LEADER OP OPPOSITION
w
O argument accompanies the
hMmonyjroad ,Ulla in IJie state
oooKiet. utner road bills are
better cared for.
Lack of enthusiasm at the present
ume augurs defeat of all road legis
lation, and unless there Is concerted
action and a redoubling of efforts
1L.A J .a .
mat, is exactly what rill happen. If
all road legislation be defeated In
the popular election, it Is likely that
me legislature will accept the decis
ion as notice to that body to keep its
hands off the subject.
Such things ought not to happen.
There ought to be road legislation.
If there were a true realization of
what good roads would mean Oreeon
highways would be almost the para
mount issue in the present cam
paign. But they are not. The large num
ber of road bills submitted, the di
vergent plans proposed and other
complexities have disheartened many
who were formerly enthusiastic and
optimistic. It is a situation to be
deplored, yet It is not hopeless.
There is a chance to save something
from the wreck, and it ought to be
done.
The state booklet has the full text
of the nine bills offered. Every cit
lien should turn to them In earnest
ness, and endeavor to select from the
lot such bills as he thinks should be
passed. The Journal is discussing
them all in its news columns, and
help may be derived from that
source by voters in making up their
opinions.
It Is to be said in behalf of the
harmony bills that it is doubtful if
any legislation ever proposed in Ore
gon has received more attention.
Originally, they were the produot
or extended study and discussion by
a state-wide committee named by
governor west and representing ev
ery county and every Bocial Interest.
The bills so prepared were discussed
in tne puDiic press, and another
state-wide committee named by Gov
ernor West in the hope of harmon
izing differences, and securing unity
pi action.
It is the bills from the latter com
mittee that are to be on the ballot
They embody compromises and con
cessions. They contain provisions
which represent an effort to concede
as much, as possible to antagonistic
Interests. They contain clauses and
sections that embody as far as pos
sible tno views of warring factions
It. is doubtful If a better set of
measures can ever be fashioned. Cer
tainly no other measures will, in
their preparation, represent a great
er effort to unite as far as it is pos
sible to unite, the different ideas of
those who want better roads in the
state.
.These considerations should com
mend the harmony bills to general
support. If they are beaten, what
will be the use hereafter of trying
to pass road legislation by popular
vote?
ly from anything we know of. The
tcms operating in England and in ! breaking up of the whole number
the United states is vain. The - in-1 of university students into groups re
come tax in the old country spreads 1 siding arid studying in separate and
a wide dragnet Tor thousands who distinct colleges, with sets of tutors
would otherwise escape the Just pro-' and instructors for each one, brings
a pons l Die for four, or one in eight. Of
tne si - state measur this year the
league offers only one, while the legis
lature la directly or Indirectly respon
sible for 25.
The People's Power learn tiaa ncvap
offered a measure to take power fro.m.
io peupie. a very measure It or us
predecessors has offered was a measure
to enable the people to get more politi
cal power. '.
Two years ago the legislature sub
mitted a bill for a constitutional con
vention, the object of which was to take
fow.rrom the Pople. This year the
legislature offers one amendment to
!S.p?.Te.r, from th PeoP'o by crippling
the Initiative, and another amendment
, , ? the taxln power out of the peo
ple S hands bv retMsllnv Vim -.,...
Hom Rule" tax amendment of 1910. by
which the people took control of the
Thls year the People's Power league
Offers one measure, whlnh I. ..i.r,-
7 trent'en the political power
v iUc peupiB. rne legislature and the
commission, acting together,
-iff Tu 0 .mea8Ur this yar, not one of
wui. increase the power of the
People and some of which are useless
because under the "County Home Rule"
tax amendment the people already have
ii ?Wer 10 nact ,or themselves the
voiauuu pruposea.
ma leKlSiatUrA aalra It,. - l-
lessen their own Power hv irivin
V." w' si""iure. The PeoDle's
rower league has never asked the peo-
portlon of the public burden. That
tax Is the foundation of the British
budget.
WHAT BETTEl'HlNVESTMKXT ?
I
T is doubtful if Portland realizes
the true significance to this city
of the World's Christian Citizen
ship convention.
It is to be a world gathering. The
program includes many of the most
eminent of living men and women.
The planet Is being dragnotted In the
effort to assemble here the largest
possible number of distinguished
the tutors in each college into close
contacLwith, thastudeata wJiom they
teach. They know each man sepa
rately and thoroughly. There is
nothing formal and set about the rec
itations. Teaching is colloquial,
largely by question and answer.
There is much friendliness without
familiarity in the relation of college
tutor and undergraduate.
The American Rhodes' scholars
I have all been chosen, under the wise
;and far-sighted provisions of Cecil
Rhodes' will, not by the test of ex
aminations of their Btore of knowl
edge only, but also as the choice of
tninkers, econom sts, publicists,!;, T V,V , - T "
nreachPra nrt nthrc ,!' i thelr American colleges
r ' - v t,a.aa a 1IVIU Vi
cles of the great and near great.
There 14 statement that the num
ber of visitors will be 20,000. What
even If it is only 5000? What can i
be the measure of the splendid Influ
ences to radiate from such an as
and universities for" Voficiency in
athletic exercises. Their college
character as men and representative
men has also .to be taken Into ac
count. After two or three years' experl-
semblage? 'What a baptism of hlgh-!ence of them wnat ,a the impression
er and better idnalB nnri imnroaainna i tnftt. as a dass. they have made
is sure to permeate Portland from
the proceedings of such a convoca
tion of the world's most eminent?
We cannot go Into the market and
buy the sort of prestige such a gath
ering as the World's Christian Citi
zenship convention will give Port
land. We cannot go out Into the
highways and byways and purchase
on the English college tutor?
A number of American travelers
have Journeyed to Oxford specially,
and have obtained answers at first
hand. The consent of opinion is
that in conduct and bearing as gen
tlemen Btudents they stand high,
these young Americans, both with
their college mates and with ' their
at any price the genius of exalted Hv- ; tutors. Roughnesses have been
ing and uplifted ideals to radiate rubbed off on both sides, and very
throughout the city with lasting irn- ' friendly and quite easy relations
presslons. that will result from the! exist.
GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE
T
HE English land owner, espe
cially the cvner of large es
tates, It having a hard time.
Every one knows the story of
Lloyd-George's land taxes, increas
ing the burden of the "haves" to
lighten that on the "have nots."
The simple rule Is followed, "you
can only take money for taxes from
those who have it." Valuation on
A MAN who had greatness thrust
upon htm is . Bonar Law, the
leader of the Conservative and
Tariff Reform opposition to oresent dav val Ufl tit thp pntfra lan
the Liberal government of England ' of$ritain, and calling for the sur
ln the house of commons. He is a!f$fder to the public of a gradually
stop-gap chosen to keep the party jrfsfng portion of whatever is the un
from Bplittlng in the presence of two. earned Increment Is In active 'nrnir-
.. .. o
juea oi equal prestige, Mr. Austen
Chamberlain and Mr. Walter Long,
each having. about equal support In
the party caucus.
' He has no bed of roses. His two
competitors for the leadership sit
on either side of him in the house,
ress.
Now this enterprising chancellor
has announced that he will bring
forward a new land program in
volving "among other proposals a
comprehensive measure of housing
reform, applicable alike to town and
and his predecessor, Mr. Arthur Bal- country." No details have been ner
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four, sits a little way off on the
same bench.
lie Is faced by three men on the
Liberal benches, each his undoubted
superior as a debater, and having
achievements to support them rather
than the doubtful prospects of Mr.
Bonar. Law. '
Mr. Asquith, the premier, Mr.
Lloyd-George, the chancellor of the
PI, the first lord of the admiralty r
ire probably,, peers of any who have
tilled those offices in modern times,
mltted to leak out but the predlc
tion is that the tenant of land is
to be converted into the owner, on
some such plan as has been car
ried out in Ireland.
Some of these land owners are In
a hard case already, and trembling
by reason of the greater troubles
ahead.
By far the greater portion of the
wheYrRd-rinsteir3hnMhifarmtng land in Britain-is leased 'for
long terms of years, the leases of
tentimes having descended from
father to son for generations past. J
great meeting of the body here next
year. I he things such a gathering
brings, are not for sale.
We boast that we are a city of
homes. It is of record that Portland
has one of the largest percentages
Being pressed as to their stand
ard of acquired knowledge these tu
tors say that the American students
know something of more subjects by
far than the young Englishmen who
sit beside them but of selected sub-
of home owners of any city in the Jects none as thoroughly. Their
United States. What gathering 'studies have been wide, not deep,
more fit, what influences more ' A decided deficiency appears in
splendid to bring into this city of i their knowledge and use of the
homes than a convention that desig-! English tongue. They neither speak
nates itself as "The World's Christ-1 nor write as correctly as their fel-
lan Citizenship Convention?"
It is said that there is difficulty
in securing the sum that was pledged
as a means of inducing the conven
tion to come to Portland. Is the
unwillingness to contribute caused
by inability to see commercial re
turns? Then leave out of consider
ation the splendid uplifting features
here mentioned, and put it on a basis
of dollars and cents
How, wjien and where ean Port
land get cheaper advertising than In
the dally telegraphic news of the pro
ceedings of the body, published
throughout Christendom, published
in every language and every tongue
wirli which newspapers circulate?
MR. HAWLEY AXD THE LOCKS
low students. Their knowledge of
English literature Is but scanty as a
rule.
These conclusions are given as av
erages and are, naturally, subject to
exceptions. These Inquirers agree
that the Rhodes students have the
time of their lives in those ancient
colleges. The Rhodes foundation
pays for their living in comfort but
not extravagance - ILwas a. great
Idea of a great man that gathered
these Oxford scholars from the Urflted
States and from the British colonies,
to live together, to work together, to
play together, to Bet growing life
long ties of friendship.
A
FEW days ago The Journal
printed a long communication
from Mr. Ronald Glover, sec
retary to Congressman Haw
ley, endeavoridg to support the claim
that has been made that Congress
man Hawley secured the appropria
tion for the purchase of the locks at
Oregon City. Inadvertently Mr.
Glover supplies refutation of his own
claim. He cites an editorial in The
Journal in 1908 commending Haw
ley's efforts in securing Information
regarding Willamette river com
merce. Then Mr. Hawley surely had
all that Information in his posses
sion when the river and harbor bill
passed the house in 1910. If that
information was the basis of the ap
propriation, why was not the item
included in the bill as it passed the
house? The Journal has In its pos
session a copy of the river and har
bor act of 1910, printed by the house
of representatives, with this state
ment on the first page: "Ordered to
be printed with the amendments of
the senate numbered." Amendment
number 112 Is the Sluslaw amend
ment atd 113 is the Oregon City
locks amendment. Does Mr. Hawlev
repudiate the printed records of the
house?
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Help This Work.
tIo il"' r; 8ept: 20 To the E"tor Of
city win be filled with the men who
;'f." woramg in the camps and
n tuu"' most of them unsaved,
and theli.Jar44rlmttmmw
fall into the coffers of the saloonkeepi
er the gambling shark and other such
pttnples.
They are now stranded, having no
homes, drifting aimlessly, but are still
?w bTrethren- iut "he the multitude
Jhelr bodily needs, their moral uplift,
that Plsgah Home was founded and is
still carrying on its work.
Less than a year ago this work,
lr,edi b.y meetings only in the old
Baptist church at Seventh and Ankeny
streets. Then the question wag put be-
kU" " t0 wlm t0 do w'th those
worthy men, who were sincere in their
errorts to be transformed and anxious
to cast the enemy out and regain their
lost footing among men. Would It be
safe to send them out in the streets
again w thout home, money or food?
lu"7 not b S8ed on every
side by the same temptations that they
. ..v.w Binvmg 10 overcome, and In
most cases eventually succumb to
them?
It was then that we took measures
to provide food and lodging for them
in a small way, by allowing them to
sleep in the church basement and hav
ing one of the workers prepare meals
ir mem. cut mis makeshift accom
modation soon became overcrowded and
a building was rented on the corner of
the Mount Scott car line and Ninth
avenue, Lents, where the work was
continued and progressed with more
adequate facilities.
Since the inception of this work there
in Portland (there is a large Pisgah
Home In Los Angeles, which has been
carrying on this work for 14 years, as
well as homes In several other cities),
we have served 21,924 meals, lodged
thousands and clothed hundrefla Tn.
day we have men who were once "down
and out" now wrkmg fatthfully In the
home, holding up the work. Borne are
strong enough spiritualfy and physic
ally to leave and take up their regular
occupations, but remain here voluntar
ily to, build up the work, their hearts
and souls longing to help their fellow
men. God has given us a srood anlrit-
ual leader, one with patience to bear
With the weakness of others until they
are restored.
Our work is growing and the demands
are heavier day by day. We need more
clothing, more foodstuffs, more bed
ding and more money to pay rent, light
and water. These expenses are very
difficult to meet as we have never so
licited any contributions, that aid and
cooperation thus far having been vol
untarily given.
"This message has been given to me:
'Call unto me and I will answer thee
and show thee great and mighty things
wnicn thou knowest not.
walk six inches from the earth on an
Imaginary line.. How much further will
B be obliged to walk than A In making
me circuit or the earth. -s A. p.
The difference between the two diam
eters is one- ioot. Multiply . this by
I.1415 the ratio between . circumfer
ence and diameter and the result is
the answer. In other words B travels
feet more -than A. .
An Abuse of the Frank. ;
Portland, Or., Sept. To the Ed
itor of The Journal I notice that one
J. H, Qalllnger, signing himself as a
memoer or congress. Is sending through
the public mail at public expense, docu
ments purporting to be an extract from
the Congressional Record, the uurOose
of which Is to furnish camDalsn mat-
r'KjnMflintereaL-Pi Mr. Taft. The.
aocumenis consist principally . of ex
tracts from Appleton'a Annual CyciO'
pedla for 1883 and 1894. This Is one
of the abuses of the franking privilege
which the election of Mr. Wilson will
Mr, Teal and the Caual.
From Chamber of Commerce Bulletin
The recent passage at what Is com
monly known as IhrnnumR pnnnl
Dill brings to mind tne fact that Mr.
Joseph N, Teal of Portland, was more
responsible for and the most instru
mental In having the act providing for
tne opening, maintenance, protection
and operation of the Panama canal, con
tain provisions for free tolls for coast
wise shipping, and the prevention of
any snip engaging in coastwise trade
that is owned or in which a railway Is
interested directly or Indirectly which
might compete with any line of railroad
owned by said company, than any other
Individual. The great value of these
clauses to . the Pacific . coast and to
Portland cannot be over estimated ,
Mr. Teal represented the Portland
Chamber of Commerce and the Associa
ted Chambers of Commerce of the Pa
cific coast at a hearing held in Wash
ington, which. reflUlteU. ln.such. amend
ments to the Canal bill, fe'hould these
amendments cause this act to be sub
mitted to The Hague conference or ar-
bitratlon. In. our opinion, Mr. Teal should
be one of the men . to represent the
tjnjted States at such conference, owing
to his thorough understanding of the
subject, the part taken by him In getting
such amendments Inserted, and the fur.
ther fact that he more completely than
any one else In a matter of this nature
represents that portion of the United
States most particularly Interested in
such legislation.
It Is to be hoped, however, that In a
matter that seems so entirely the pri
vate concern of the United States as is
coastwise traffic a business In which
no other nation can engage under our
laws, will not be submitted to The
Hague conference in any particular; but
lr it is, tne Portland Chamber of Com
merce will unquestionably insist on Mr,
Teal being one of Its defenders.
How .-Wilson , Campaign
Fun3a Arc Handled "
By E. M. Grossman, Assistant Treasurer
Democratic National Committee, v
"Chicago, 111.; Bept 2X. The finances
of the Wilson campaign are being man
aged upon a strict business basis. . I be
lieve that the administration of Rolls,
Wells of St Louis a treasurer of the
Democratic national committee will
mark a new epoch in the use of money
for campaign purposes.
Mr. Wells has brought to bear his
Inns' ' Veara nf Tirl,nna In th. Viansl.
financial department of the camDaiarn la
being managed with the same efficient
attention to details which marks highly,
organized business establishments.
Mr. Wells was mayor of Bt. Louts for
eight yearf and is one of the leading
business men of that city. He brought
with him as assistants James O. Mc-
Conkey ind myself,, both Bt. Loulf law
yers. Mr. McConkey Is at the New York
neaaquariers, wmie 1 am in charge at
the Chicago headquarters.
Every cent expended at these head
quarters Is strictly accounted for. with
the most minute and detailed .records. j
We have a purchasing agent, who, by!
the way, is an expert In his line, belnir
one of the purchasing department of
the Crane company here In Chicago.
Every article desired, whether It be loadi
pencils or a million copies of Governor
Wilson's speech of acceptance, Is called:
for bv a requisition prepared In tripli
cate by the head of the department de
siring the articles. The head of the de
partment then presents this requisition'
to Joseph E. Davles, the manager of the!
western headquarters, who, If lie ap
proves the purchase, O. K. It. The re
quisition thin comes to the purchasing
agent who, being familiar with all the
business houses in Chicago, ' obtains.
competitive nras ana tnr faer is fivea
to tne lowest responsible bidder.
News Forecast of tne
doming Week
Washington, D. C, Sept. 21. New
York Republicans will gather at Sara
toga Wednesday to select candidates for
governor and other state officers to be
voted for in November. Leading as
pirants for the gubernatorial nomination
are former Speaker James Wadsworth,
Jr., former Congressman William C.
.Bennett and Job E. Hedges of New York
City.
In the general primary In New Jersey
on Tuesday the voters of the two old
parties will nominate candidates for
all offices, from United States senator
down to town constable. The third
party men will have no standing in the
primary, but will be obliged to nomin
ate by petition. United States Senator
Frank O. Briggs Is unopposed for an
other term on the Republican side. Sev
eral are engaged In a spirited contest
for the Democratic Indorsement. The
election of state senators Is attracting
attention, since upon the new state sen
ate will depend the choice of a Repub
lican or Democratic governor to fill
out the unexpired term of Govenor Wil
son's term In the event of his election
to the presidency.
Republicans and Democrats of Mass
achusetts will name complete state
tickets in the nrlmarUa Tupadnv Th.
Progressives, as a party, will take no
part in the primaries. Governor Foes Is
a candidate for renomination nn th.
Democratic ticket and is opposed by Dis
trict Attorney Pelletler of Boston. Job.
eph Walker, former speaker of the state
assemoiy, ana Everett C. Benton, a bus!
jness man of the town of Belmont, are
(Jeremiah
33-3). I believe it and I am calling. I Itlon- for governor.. The legislature, for
believe that through this appeal In which nominations will be made will
(Communications tent to The Journal for
publlci ttqai In tbil department should be
written on only one ilde of the paper, (ihould
not exced 300 word in length nd must be
accompanied by tbe name and addreia of tbe
endrr. If tbe writer doea not dealre to haye
the name published, be abould to atate.
Roosevelt Strong in Clarke.
Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 21, To the
Kdltor of The Journal Dear sir: A
story appeared recently in your paper
to the effect that the Roosevelt senti
ment In Clarke county is on the wane.
We do not blame The Journal for this
report, tor it is practically the only
paper In Portland which gives the Pro
gressive cause anywhere near a square
deal; but the facts of the matter are
entirely otherwise. The Roosevelt sen
timent in Clarke county is very strong,
am anyone who will take a trip through
It In any direction and take the trouble
to find out, can easily ascertain. In
the farming districts the sentiment is
practically unanimous for Roosevelt and
Instead of being on the wane, the move
ment is Katherlng strength every day.
The longer a platform, such as that
adopted by the Progressive party in Chi
cago, is before the people to be studied
and compared with the document adopt
ed by the Republicans, the more former
Republican voters 'will turn to the new
party as offering the best hope for a
(solution to our public evils.
In the case of the report above re
ferred to, we think that the wish was
father to the thought, for it emanated
from our local dally, and the influences
Which surround it are pronouncedly
stand pat. It is represented by them
that sentiment Is turning from Roose
these columns, some one many, in fact
will answer. Take this Item of rent;
If some one's heart would only be
touched to deed us a piece of land,
somewhere at the end of some car line
fl trust on Mount Scott, where there
is a 5 cent fare) that we might build
us a home, which could be readily and
gladly done by the workers and boys
of the home, and others who would free
ly 'give their services In such a cause
as this. We would then be free of this
burden of rent. "If ye abide In me and
my words abide in you, ye shall ask
what ye will and It shall be done unto
you."
PISGAH MOTHER.
Phone Tabor 2492.
Simple Multiplication.
Portland, Sept. 21. To the Editor of
The Journal In order to settle an ar
gument on a mathematical problem It
was decided to leave the matter to you
for a correct answer. The problem is
as follows: A Is to walk around the
earth, which Is 25,000 miles and B is to
have the choosing of a United States
senator to succeed Senator Crane,
Tuesday to draft platforms and choose
tneir slates or presidential electors,
Michigan Republicans wilt meet in nB,
trolt to choose candidates for all state
offices excepting the governorship.
President Taft's public engagements
for the week call for his attendance In
Washington for the opening of the In-
ternationai congress on Hygiene and
Demography. Later In the week he is
expected to be present In Boston at the
banquet in connection with the Inter
national Congress of Chambers of Com
merce. Colonel Roosevelt will carry his
speechmaklng tour through the south,
covering the territory from Missouri
and Arkansas to the eastern coast Gov
ernor Wilson will return home Tuesday
to cast his vote In the New Jersey pri
maries. The remainder of the week he
will devote to a trio into the Na Wn.
land Btates. ,
SEVEN IMAGINARY BEINGS
Genii.
vnlt ta Taft. nhlln as a mttpr nf for.f
Furthermore, the record shows i the name of Taft for president is scarce-
that the Oregon City locks amend-13' heard here in Clarke county, outside
mfint who not haDrf ,,n , low .nu"u w"" L-emerea in
..wv W v v ui'Wll a lutein
report of the river and harbor en
gineers, but upon & report made to
the Fifty-sixth congress, some ten
years ago. - Mr. Hawley had that re
port in his possession several years
before the river and harbor bill of
1910 passed the house.
if-Mrr-Hawiejr-?iafi--therinforrHa-
tion upon which the Oregon City
locks appropriation was based, his
iauure to have the item Included ia
Vancouver. Wilson will run much
stronger than Taft in thlst county. -CHARLES
W. HALL.
Sins of People's Power League.
Portland, Sept. 19. To the Editor of
The Journal The Oregonlan never loses
an opportunity to give voters the im
pression that the ballot is "loaded up"
From 1902 to 1912. inclusive, there
have been 10 measures on the state
ballot. The People's Power leacue. and
Its predecessors such av the direct leg.
The Genii, among the artelent Ro
mans,, were protecting spirits, who were
supposed to accompany every protected
thing from its origin to Its final decay,
like a second spiritual self. They be
longed not only to men, but to all
things animate and inanimate, and more
especially to places, and were regarded
as effluences of the divinity, and wor
shiped with divine honors. Not only
had every individual his genius, but
likewise the whole people.
The statute of the national genius
was placed in the vicinity of the Ro
man Forum, and is often seen on the
coins of Hadrian and Trajan. The gen
ius of an Individual was represented by
the Romans as a figure in a toga, hav
ing the head veiled, and with the cor
nucopia or patera in the hands, while
local genii appear under the figure of
serpents eating fruit Bet before them.
Quite different are the genii whose
Arabic name, DJlnn or Jinn, was trans
lated by the Latin term "genius," for
want of a better , word, or from the
casual similarity of the sounds. The
Arabic Genii was supposed to be a su
pernatural being In attendance upon a
magician, wizard or other professor of
the black art. .
The belief In spirits as iespeclal pat
rons or guardians of Individuals Is very
ancient and Is still widely prevalent
among more than savage races In tlw
middle ages' the belief In "enchanted
g.11" mea?"' famljiar spirits was
Power league. T wld v rfiffiiil tfirniihmirfc.i,;r,f,2
magicians of Salamanca and Toledo be.
Ing especially famous for their skill In
thus subjugating and Imprisoning' de
mons. .' ,:..;.,,
The notion of the existence of a genii
is one perfectly natural to the Persians
and Hindus, and Aladdin's "Slave of the
Lamp" is an example In point
The opinion of the existence of these
genii is older than Plato and no one
has been abje to trace out Its origin.
It may have emanated from the same
source and as merely a deviation from
the thread of mystery that was a-radii-
ally being woven down to the enlighten
ed ages. The opinion that was gener
ally maintained in those days was that
there were multitudes of these spirits,
inferior Indeed to the Supreme Being,
to whom they were supposed to be a
kind of ministers and moderators, but
superior to man, whose guardians they
were.
It was the prevailing opinion among
the philosophers of earlv tlmea that
God was too far removed from man to
ne capaDie or holding any communica
tion with him, and It was thought that
only througu the Intervention of the
genii could they communicate with God.
They thought the genii presented the
Prayers to the gods, and that If these
prayers would be answered It would be
through the genii.
These philosophers did not believe
the genii to be gods, but as idolatry
finally set no bounds to superstition,
these Bame genii were afterward looked
Upon as divinities and had their share
the temples, chapels an1 altars which
antiquity Informs us were erected In
their honor. ;
Tomorrow Nymphs. w
When the goods are delivered, 'the
stockkeeper Indicates that fact on the
copy of the requisition blank filed with
nim, and delivers this to my depart-i
ment. Thereupon, we obtain on printedl
forms prepared for the purpose, the
signature of the head of the department
for whom the goods were mirchased.
certifying that he received the goods;,
the purchasing agent certifies that the;
goods were bought for the mdltt reason
able price and on the same document.
my auditor certifies that this particular
in nas not Deen previously paid. It,
is men, and not until then, that I payi
the bill.
I pay all bills on voucher checks, the
voucher operating as a receipt and ex
plaining on its face the purpose for,
which the money Is paid. This voucher!
check is made in duplicate, the carbon'
copy being attached to the certificates
above described and to the original re
quisition and order slip. These papers
are filed away and at the end of each
week transmitted to the treasury de
partment of the New York headquart
ers. When the cancelled check comes
back to me I attach it to the carbon
copies of the above documents and file
them. Thus, at the end of each week'
the New York office knows how much
money I have spent and for what pur
pose, and at the same time I have In
my files here a complete record of all
money spent and the purposes for which
the money was expended.
With reference to nav rnii? Th. h..
of each department makes out a pay roll
on blank sheets prepared for the pur
pose. Indicating the name of the em
ploye, the character of the work done
by the employe, the number of dnva th.
employe was at work, compensation per
day and the total to which the employe
Is entitled. These nay rolls ar atirnaA
by the head of the department jftnA a rv.
proved by the manager of the western
headquarters and ar then .n ..
department. I pay employes In voucher
checks and I require slgnnture of the
employe on the pay roll. These payrolls
are likewise prepared In duplicate, one
copy going to New York each week, one
copy remaining In my file.
similar procedure la fnlinn.. niu
reference to expenditures for expense ac
counts for those who receive no salaries
and who give their services to the cam
paign committee In consideration of
their expenses. These expenses must be
itemized in detail, likewise in duplicate
and approved by the head of the de-
iNuwiieui ana oy tne manager of the
western headquarters. The only book-1
keeping that Is required at these head
quarters with reference to expenditure
is simply a distribution of expenditures
among the departments, so that I am
able to tell at any mlnut hn mw'
each department Is costing the national1
committee. The campaign contributions
received at this office are acknowledged
...... iui nesuquarters.
mlt in V L. I. T - . .
- The several political nartles 4n r.iUfWI. ?i
'orn !" .. convention with a list of th Tcontrlb u Z .TOE
addresses, carbon copy of which list I
keep for my own records.
A large amount of mall necessarllv
goes from campaign headquarters and
on- of the difficulties that campaign
managers have had to contend with
was the frequent loss of mall matter
and the leakage In postage stamps. In
these headquarters all matter Is de
livered to one man, who has a machine
called a mallometer which operates by
electricity and, seals, stamps and counts
about 12,000 letters per hour. In this
way it Is utterly Impossible for any
leakage to occur In the stam
and all mall matter is certain to be de
posited t the postoffice. Furthermore
the machine is a great laborsavlng de
vice, In that you do not have to employ
a large force of girls to seal and stamp
letters, and Inasmuch as th n..hi..
counts letters, we are able to charge
up against each department the amount
of stamps expended on Its account
Lack of Tact.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Why did you Jilt Percy?"
"He's lacking in tact."
"Why, I thought he always said nine
things?"
"He does but not always the rle-ht
things. He was protesting his love yes
terday when we passed an old woman.
I saw my. sue and said:
"'Will you love me when I est old
and look like that woman '
"'Of course I will, darling.' he cried.
"So I dismissed him. The idea of hi
consenting to think that I could ever '
get to look like that horrid old thing."
Warning to tne
Voters of Oregon
The proposed amendment to the state
constitution which will appear on the
official ballot In November asv"Nos.
808-9," if it carrleB, will take away from
he people the right to govern them
selves In taxation matters and return
to the legislature and predatory and
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. Ever
voter who believes the people should
rule and who believes "unequal taxation
is robbery," and who further believes
that the people at the baMot'bdX should
have the right to pass upon taxation '
mftMuresbjjfo they becems.effecuvaw
Should vote No. 809 No,'' and thus pre-. "
yent the amendment from becoming the1
"law of Oregon' i . l
C. S.- JACKSON. '
Portland, Sept, 10, 1912. J