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- - ; : ; : " ' i I PAGE FOUR. ' The OREGON STATESMAN. Satan, Oregon, Friday Morning, September 1930 I - - i ; i - IV- 4 . I ' r III V i sr ill 'No Favor Sways Us; Xq Fear Shall Atce" -From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chasles A. Spsacut, Sheldon F. Sackttt, Publxhcr$ CHABLGS A. S PRAGUE - ... . Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackttt ..... Managing Editor Member of the Associated Press Th Associ-Urd Press la exctostvelr entitle to the nme toe pabUea tlnn of all news dispatcher credited to tt or not otherwise credited in this paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Ntypes, Inc.. Portlnnd, Securly Bid. Ban Francisco, Sharon Bids. ; Los AngeJes, w. Pac Bide. Eastern Advertising Representatives : Ford-Parsons-Stecherjnc- New York. 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago. Z60 N. Michigan A-e. E Ate red at the Potto ff ice at Salem, Oregon, a Second-Ctat$ Matter. Published ever morning except Monday. Bunnea office, 915 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mall Subscription Rates, in Advance. Within Oregon : Dally ana Sunday. 1 Mo. 50 cents ; 3 Mo. tl.SS 6 Mo. 12.1 : 1 year $4.00. Else where 50 cents per Mo. or SS.OO for t year In advance. By Cfty Carrier: 50 cents a month ; $5.50 a year In advance. Per Copy 2 cents. On trains and News Stands 6 cents. The Nose in the Tent THE camel has got his nose in the tent all right; and if his body isn't inside before many years it will not be the camel's fault. What we refer to is the super-administrative organization which the state board of higher education is starting to create. A high-priced educator has been hired for executive secretary salary $7,500, equal to the governor nd judges of the supreme court. He has announced the early creation of a staff of from eight to twenty persons, whose only apparent function will be to do over again the work already done in the individual institutions. Following the criticism of this administrative set-up in The Statesman, other papers have joined in the discussion. The Baker Democrat-Herald agrees with our views and the Portland Oregonian severely condemns the program of the board in an editorial entitled: "Economy, Where is itr The Oregonian says : We are confident if the state board gets the temper of the1 public it will reconsider its program and scale down its administrative organization. "When the bill for creation of a state board of higher educa tion was introduced in the legislature of 1929 the great argu ment for it was that it was a measure of economy; that it would save money for the taxpayers. Another argument for it was that it would take the institutions of higher education out of poli tics and keep them out. And when the measure had been passed a most excellent personnel of representative citisens was given it. "There has been employed by and for the board an executive secretary at a salary of $7500 a year, the amt pay that the governor of the state receives. Where formerly 'he adminis trative heads of the various institutions went (V eetly before their respective boards or regents with their need, and advoca cies, they now must work largely through this intermediary, an arrangement that doubtless relieves the board members, who are busy men and who serve the state without compensation, of a deal of detail, but it Is not in line with the announced prime purpose of the consolidation bill, which was to save the taxpay ers money. And if such an organization as the executive secre tary is building up does not develop a political machine it will be contrary to all precedent. "There is more. The executive secretary has taken up quart ers at the state capitol. At a recent meeting of the 6tate board of control that body was informd that the official would need larger quarters in the capitol than those originally assigned, Bince there would be a staff of some 20 persons to be accommo dated. Thus the consolidation plan which was to have been a money saver has given us an organization which apparently will soon be costing the state upwards of $30,000 a year." Meier and Organized Labor THE effort to herd the votea of organized labor into the Meier camp, led by E. J. Ellingson and I. A. Snyder of the Railroad Political league is meeting some sharp opposi tion. Senator Bailey, the democratic candidate, jumped all over Ellingson and the latter hasn't come up with any re ply thus far. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen also re pudiated the Ellingson endorsement and declared its inten tion to keep hands off. This week's issue of the Oregon- Labor Press announces that the executive board of Organized Labor's Political league referred the matter of endorsing candidates to the state fed eration convention at Medford, October 6th. The same paper contains a three-column advertisement by C. J. Hayes, third international vice-president of the Retail Clerks' Protective association, denouncing Julius Meier as a friend of labor. Meier & Frank was taken off the Central Labor Council un fair list in 1924, but is still on the unfriendly list of the Re tail Clerks' union. Hayes prints the letter circulated by the Central Labor Council in December, 1922, branding Meier and Frank as "unfair," and proceeds to say : "Julius L. Meier has set himself up as a friend of labor and is seeking an indorsement from labor and the working men's sup port In his campaign for governor. He is posing as a friend of the people. "This letter, prepared and circulated by" the Central Labor Council in December, 1922, exposes his true attitude toward la bor. The conditions complained of by organized labor in 1922 bave not been materially changed. He has not bettered condi tions, nor sittempted to better them. He is still paying his em ployees notoriously low .wages while piling up millions in prof its. Under such conditions can Mr. Meier have the audacity of parading around the state posing and proclaiming to be a friend of the wage earners?" .Thousands of good union men will vote for Julius Meier in spite of this. Labor doesn't hang together in its voting except on rare occasions. The railroad and federation endorsement of LaFollette in 1924 didn't get him very far. The advertisement of Mr. Hayes does reveal the hollowness of Meier's present pose as the great friend of the pee-pul. Corporation Salaries EUGENE Grace, president of Bethlethem Steel, drew a salary of $12,000 last year, but he got a bonus of over a million dollars. To our provincial mind this seems like pill age of the stockholders whose servant he was presumed to be. A writer in the "American Mercury" condemns life in surance companies because they pay large salaries.' For ex ample, Darwin P, Kingsley, president of New York Life, re ceived a salary of $126,600 in 1928, and Haley Fiske, then president of Metropolitan Life, now deceased, was paid $200,000. The president of the New York Central railroad got $53,500 and of the Pennsylvania $57,600. Comparisons with these salaries "will show at once that the bonus system used in Bethlehem Steel was exorbitant, far out of line with corporation salaries in comparable posi tions. Running the Pennsylvania railroad for example is surely more arduous and more exacting in its requirements than running Bethlehem Steel. Where corporations are publicly owned as are virtually all the big corporations at present, there should be full pub licity not only of their earnings but of the salaries and bon uses which are paid. These facts should be made known, if riot to the general public, at least to the stockholders. Public .resentment will rise In fury against corporation executives who mulcht the treasuries of the companies entrusted to their care. An aroused conscience may accomplish more than general statute or corporation by-law; but one way or anoth er, results must be secured for the protection of the public, the employes and the investors of great corporations. What-wa thought was the tent eaterpOlar that was destroying the foliage of the oak trees along the west side highway is the oak leoper. according to information from the state college. This moth latest oak trees, feeding on the leaves until the tree Is almost de luded of foliage, lead arsenate spray will prevent their demag iag raids, but the best thing to do is to burn them this fall when they collect in masses of caterpillars on the .ground or on top of fence posts. It Is feared the trees cannot stand-two successive years of destroyed foliage: and the oak troves of the Taller are .too valn- rvsrWe to lot ro without a tirht. HEALTH Today's Talk By R.S. Copdand, IL D. It is unfortunate that. In this enlightened age, so many persons are actually starved for one or more : essential food elements. If they could but know it, the lack of such material- Inter Teres with their1 good health, often to s very great extent. These bodies of oars most hare an unfail ing supply of every single food element that each Indi vidual eeU. fibre and organ re quires. If the fcod or water In take does not contain the right amounts of these needed ele ments, there fs sure to be trou ble. There are a number of ductless glands In the human body and they are of superlative 1 m p o r tance to us. We cannot thrive and perhaps not live without them and when they do not function properly trouble begins. . One of the most important of these glands is the "thyroid." This is situated in the neck on either side of what is sometime termed the "Adam's Apple." Goi tre is an enlargement of the thy roid gland. The thyroid gland must he In good working order if we are to have health. The gland takes out of the blood the iodine captured from the food. It prepares for the body a substance called "thyrol dine." This secretion is taken Up by the blood and distributed to other parts of the body. For this reason the heart and the nervous system are affected. Sea Foods Contain Iodine The prominent symptom is the tuntfor in the neck. In certain forms of goitre there is bulging of the eyes, rapid heart action trmbling and general weakness. The nutrition of the body Is dis turbed. The thyroid gland is not always noticeably enlarged in goitre. But there Is a change of some kind in the secretion, which re sults in the disturbances. It has been found that the ab sence of iodine from the diet may be followed by goitre. If iodine is not found in the food or drinking water in sufficient quantities treble develops. In localities remote from the sea, goitre is much more likely to appear. This fact drew atten tion to the desirability of using sea foods, such as fish, as a pre ventive of goitre. It has been es tablished by chemical analysis that fresh water fish do not abound in iodine while salt wat er fish do. Fortunately for the localities where iodine is lacking, 1. has been found that the preservative process of canning sea fish does not change the iodine content. On this account canned salmon, for Instance, is a splendid food for everyone. Eating more sea fish is one way to overcome the tenden cy to goitre. Answers to Health Queries A READER. Q. What can I do to keep my hands in better condition? They are in water every dav. 2 What should a girl of 17, 5 ft. 3 in. tall, weigh? Try using a good cold cream every night upon retiring and be sure to dry thoroughly at all times. Try to use a good pure soap. 2 You should weigh about 118 pounds. L M S Q. If the heart Itself is normal, what would i account for pains in this region? In a con dition of this kind serious? Would nursing be apt to cause trouble of this nature? A. The trouble may be due to indigestion or neuralgia. Correct the diet and avoid indigestion and over-fatigue. Not necessarily, but the cause should be determined and cleared up. I doubt that this would be a contributing factor. Yesterdays Of Old Oregon Town Talks from The States- Oar Fathers Bead September 20, 1003 The street commissioner was instructed to build new bridges on 23 rd street and to repair six dilipidated structures at the meeting of the city council last night, C. F.Royal add Son sub mitted only bid for the 23rd street structure, their figure be ing $259.50. Ex-Representative Frank Da vey has announced his Intention to become a candidate lor state senator from Marlon county, ac cording to news dispatches from Portland where he is visiting. Bert Marsh left for Sumpter. where he wiU be employed in a stamp mill. SHOW FII SHEEP MONMOUTH, Sept. 18 Percy and Eldon RiddeU are exhibiting Aneora costs. Ramm and Cot. wold sheep this week at the Al- oany zair. xney nave exhibited also at the Lane county fair; Hillsboro fair, and Greaham fair. Their winnings were consistently good with most of th blue rib bons obtained at (lrMhkm and a goodly number at Hillaboro. ney mane a gooa snowing at the Lane fair, but say the com petition was decidedly i strong there In all entries, comparable to state fair competition on many If DRGjPG en I if II I JliiC II i&pJn lt f il 1-: - .h 'IS f Hit ' l?IirJ V fj,:Vk -r- - T -h r - ---A K.&- SJi MltlllWtt mm " Llffiw s&T rf ; iVrA fin 1 " i s3 iSi " fH If Hv-: i.-: t- f -i7- - ---. -r-p - - ' I V - -sf " ""fcr-' 1 i 1 " : ? jz-r --v- -2- .r ---- -- - , F-.- z j" s,,.--!- - ---Li.-. s-3?--,- r-r --,-;.--- -r - , r.-.'!- .-;t.s--- If - . r V2-- : - -- v-i- n - f- - -a. y - Kk c jxi - &Z " ' f " Z 2 - a- - a. - , , j : J- , 3 er . --r Hfi.- jnV. - J fL ' - -r - - s- u . ;l J 1 ' -r 3"i - j - ,ai rf J - ' The OTHER BULLET e . By Nancy Barr Mavity CHAPTER 41. "You'll have to make that con fession in writing and the sheriff and I can witness it, but there's plenty of time for that." Peter announced' as he bundled Lynn into Bossy's front seat beside him. "They, should hold you as a material witness, Schnitzler, but I guess you can stand that. You are the eye-witness corroboration of Lynn's self-defense plea, and more important than you've ever been in your life before, even if you do have to spend a few weeks in Jail." "It makes nothing to me," S." nitzler said placidly. "I know how it happened, and I am will ing to say so to anybody tlfat asks me." "We've got to ask fast, and we've got to get the sheriff to give us the breaks," Peter con tinued reflectively. "We can't hold this story, and I don't want to break it without the other one. We've got to get into that safety deposit box, and spill the whole works. Cosh, what a yarn! But I've something to dicker with, and I guess I can pull it off." "Maybe grandpa here can get me off on this murder charge, but how about the other one?" Lynn asked. "I know I shot this guy In self-denfse, and for once it looks like I can get it proved. But that ain't enough. That ain't what I've lived for, when I might better have wished I was dead. I never killed Mr. Jerome. That's what I want to see proved!" "Gee, it'll be one peach of a trial," Peter sighed with deep contentment. "If we get the real dope out of that safety deposit box, they can bring Callahan over from San Quentin to tell about the robbery. Handled right, it'll all come out in the examination. But the beauty of it is. it'll have come out in the Herald first. I'm going to use your story before you put it in writing, Lynn, and God help me if you change It any." "I ain't changln' it none," Lynn assured him gruffly. "I guess you've done me a pretty good turn, and If you can get whatever was left in the bank, I'll be grateful." "That's why I've got to bring the sheriff in on it right away," Peter Informed him. "Nobody but Mortison's heirs, or the police, have the right to have the box opened. But if I give him the credit for solving the Mortisoa murder, Simpson ought to help uj out with an order from the county treasurer to open the box." "The treasurer won't know what it's all about, but he'll have to be there. There's where the dickering comes in. It's a story that'll put Hangtown on the map all over the country. Only I've lost so much time by my v own dumb-headedness that I'm scared to death somebody else may have used their wits while mine were picking wool. "It I'd known sooner that there was a David de la Montanya, I wouldn't have been so thick In ' the skull," Peter said mournful ly. "I let myself be thrown off the track by the Idea that Jerome and Mortisoa had to be the same person." "I don't call that so dumb I thought myself it was Jerome I saw in the mirror," Lynn said de fensively. "Well, but look how it was," Peter plunged with test Into the argument. "There were Jast three people who identified Jerome with Mortison supposing that It was Mortison yon really saw la the mirror. The first was your self, when you thought it was Jerome's departing souL "But you saw only a moving reflection la a mirror, and yon were standing dear across the hali on the stairs, with just a THE END OF THE TRAILS? glimpse between the portieres. "The second was Callahan and the third was myself and we both made our identification by photographs, with ten years dif ference In age to allow for be sides. "When I saw Jerome's photo graph in the files, I thought it was Mortison, myself. But I should have known Just what a photographic identification amounts to. Why only last year when the police thought they'd caught the man that robbed the First National bank, all the pa pers rushed out to the bank with the police photographs and the bank employees said those were the men, sure. And the next day, when they were taken down to headquarters, they took it all back. They weren't the bandits after all. "I ought to have thought of that before but I didn't." If It were possible to kick oneself and drive a car at the same time, Pe ter gave the impression that he would have done it. It required a prolonged- and vigorous banging on the sheriff's front door to bring a glimmer of light to an upper window, follow ed after an interval by the open ing of the door, which disclosed the stooping, elongated figure of Simpson. , His feet were bare, and he had obviously pulled on his trousers over an old-fashioned night-shirt. His narrow eyes blinked into the darkness for a moment and then turned their sharp, concentrated gaze on Peter. "It'd be plumb wasteful for you to own a bed, young man," he drawled. "What's the surprise party about this time?" "I'm the original guy that mur dered sleep," Peter grinned. "But I've something big for you this time, sheriff." "When you're as old as I am, you'll find out that there ain't many things that won't wait till morning. However, now you're here, you might as well come in." The high, nasal voice was al most torpid, but Peter was aware that the narrowed searchlights of the sheriff's eyes had fastened In turn on each member of the pro cession which followed his pre posterously tall figure Into the house. He switched on the light In the small parlor and sat down, su perbly unconscious of his bare feet and the scrawny length of neck which rose from the unbut toned top of the wrinkled night shirt "I've brought you the man that killed Mortison," Peter began at once, "and an eye-witness to the shooting. It'll be one whale of a yarn. The old-time sheriff solves the mystery single-handed that's the way I'm going to play it. I can't stop to explain it all now, but Lynn here is ready with, a full confession. It was self-defense Schnitiler taw the whole thing." "Pleased to meet ' you, Mr. Lynn," Simpson nodded as If he were acknowledging an introduo tion. "So that's how It was," he added, unimpressed. "But I ain't had nothing to do with it, so far as I can see." "You win have," Peter assured him. "You are going to hare the credit for making the arrests. You are going to get publicity that will carry your name aU over the state." "I don't live all over the state" Simpson said mildly, "And I dont need no extra credit la Hangtown county. Folks already knew me around here." Something in Simpson's nar rowed eyes tensed Peter to squirm uncomfortably In his chair. There was a colossal inner dignity la the man. The sallow, ony face, topped by nnkept. sleep-runrpled hair, was ag im -o I mune to Peter's promises as to embarrassment as his absurd at tire. Here was a man who did not care what Peter or anyone else thought of him. He did not need to care. Peter suddenly held out hia hand. "I owe you an apology, sher iff," he said wKh an abashed grin. "I thought I could make a bargain with you." "Yeah, I know you was after something. An almost impercept ible deepening of the wrinkles about his eyes was Simpson's nearest approach to asmile. "If you'd lived in this county as long as I have, you'd have saved your breath. Bill Simpson never had no call to bargain." "I was wrong," Peter admitted frankly. "AH I wanted to ask of you was that you'd give my pa per the break on the story." "Well, you're the only report er I see around and goodness knows, one of you's enough. If there was more, I'd probably nev er get to rest at all. I ain't look ing for more troubles than the Lord provides. Besides, you seem to have your uses. "June Coak and Julio got mar ried the other day. Mis' Coak got reconciled to the match, and they seem right happy. I've known June all her life, and for a while I was a bit worried about her. They seem to think you had something to do with getting around her ma." "Thanks." Peter's gray eyes turned to the sheriff's with new earnestness. "You'll get the credit for catching Lynn and Schnitzler anyhow, because that's the way the story ought to be played. But there's one thing more that needs clearing up. "I've got the number of Morti son's safe deposit box in the city. I'm going to hand It over to you. I can't get into that box without you .and you can hold out on me if you want to. "I'll give you all I've got I can't very well do anything else. I was going to dicker with you to let Mrs. Everett and me go along with you to find what's in the box but you haven't left me anything to dicker with." "No, I ain't dickering. You're an almighty smart young man. and you thought once that I couldn't put you In Jail, but I did. Then you climbed down off your high horse and asked me a fav or." Th sheriff's voice dropped as if the subject had been exhaust ed. "And you did It!" Peter ex claimed. You mean ?" "Well, since you stirred up this shooting match again, I guess we'll have to go through with it and pick up the pieces. I don't doubt it's resting sort of heavy on Mis' Everett's mind, and may be I was a bit hard on her a while back. I wouldn't want to do her any more harm than what's been done already." Simpson's eyes tested enquiringly on Peter's face. "It means a lot to her' Peter said. "But what it means isn't going Into my story." Simpson nodded, a gleam of satisfaction glinting briefly in his pale eyes. "I suppose I've got to get dress ed and go down and open- the Jail and book Mr. Lynn and get his statement." the sheriff mused. "That's all right with me." L; nn muttered, speaking for the first time. "Jail's no treat to me but I'm glad to go this time. I never saw any of yon before, but I tell yon. sheriff, this guy's square!" "Yeah except that he cooks up these pieces for the paper pret ty mffch to suit himself," Simp son agreed drily "Now that X think of It, my car hasn't been runing any to BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS The Cayue war: Continuing the account of Judge T. C. Shaw: "Several men of the militia companies had been severely wounded during the day's engagement. (Referring to the battle of Ash HoUow.) Among them was Lieutenant-Colonel James Waters, who was shot in the leg. Green McDonald of Linn county was woanded in the right breast, the baU going clear through the man to the skin on his back, where the surgeon took out the bullet. v "The writer (Mrs. Steeves) can vouch for the fact that Mr. Mc Donald lived to tell the tale, for when as a young girl she attend ed school a t Scio, Linn county. Green McDonald passed her sis ter's house many times a day go ing to" and from his flour mill, lo cated about a block away. No matter how inclement the weath er, Mr. McDonald always went in his shirt sleeves, considering it pampering one's health to wear a coat. It must have been because of his very rugged health that he recovered from that near fatal wound. . "The next move of the militia was up to Butte creek, where there was water, and better grat ing for their horses and oxen. On the way they met some Nes Perce Indians carrying a white flag of truce, who had been on friendly terms with the white people. They asked for Mr. Craig, who was in the company en route to his home at Spalding's mission at Lapwai. He had not heard from his family since he left home, when he had gone to the The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers The - people of the United States need more statesmanship and less politics. The dogged ad herence to party, Instead of to principle, is ruining even the great and wonderful Oregon country. This land, so dearly saved for US by pioneer states man, is very rapidly passing into the hands of a power that is for eign to every noble principle un derlying a real democracy. The political game has produ ced thousands of people who ca ter to our officers and receive princely salaries, often for almost useless service, and the masses, who create the wealth, work for almost nothing. If a worker works, worries, slaves and saves long enough to get a home, and accumulates enough to help him self in his old age, he is very of ten taxed, directly or indirectly, Into bankruptcy to support these politicians and their sycophants. But the greedy politicians raise their own salaries to pay their boosters and to put up their fences. The salary of the governor of this state has been raised from tlSOO to $7500. A real statesman, with an old age pension, would be glad to serve the people without any sal ary; and $7500 begins to look monstrous to thousands of work ing men (many of them real statesman) who are getting less than S1000 a year, even when they are fortunate enough to get a steady Job. The constitution of Oregon says "tiat the governor shall re ceive an annual salary of $1500," and It provides that he shall re ceive no other fees whatever for the performance of any duties connected with his office. How many Intelligent people of Ore gon think that $7500 salaries are absolutely unconstitutional, and that our high officers have turn ed traitor to the people, violated their oath of office and served themselves instead of supporting the constitution as they have tak en oath to do? But the governor's big salary is not the only fly In the oint ment. His private secretary gets $3600 per annum. The secretary of state, whose constitutional sal ary Is $1500, now receives $5400 and his chief deputy gets $3600. The constitution of Oregon pro vides $800 a year for state treas urer, but he gets now $5400, and his chief deputy gets $3600. There are now Seven supreme Judges In Oregon. Their constitu tional salaries are $2000 each, but today they are drawing $7, 500 each, making a total, for giv ing their opinions, of $52,500. But wait, there are several help ers (clerks, librarian, baliff, re porter) all receiving princely sal aries. Add to all this the highly paid commissions and their highly paid clerks, and then won der, if y"ou can, why the taxes are so high and why crime is increas ing so rapidly. We have many costly govern ments In one. "E-Pluribus-TJnum" may stand for something bad as well as for something good. There Is the federal government, its in direct tax called tariff, its big contract frauds. Its teapot-dome roDoeries, its costly lobbies and Intrigues, Then the state, the county, the school districts, the road districts, the cities aU with Tery costly governments, the whole business now resting on rotten politics. Great money-drunk corpora tions are supported by the politi cians and in turn support them. Few real statesmen can long hold office under present conditions because real statesmen will not serve the big gratters. Those handling the fat eamnam asck can easily make It appear that a well lately. If yon ears to go back sad gat Ills Everett, just tor company, aad want to drive me to the- dty well. I guess it wouldn't be poltta to make you both watt outside while we went Into Us bank. (To be continued) Willamette valley a few months before. After the officers were convinced that the Indians were friends, they were allowed to come within the Inside of the lines and parley. These Indians proved their friendship by being of great, help in directing tbe ex pedition. and from them they learned about the tribes they had been fighting. Celeste was the name of the chief of this friendly tribe of Deschutes Indians, and he proved Invaluable to the militia. . "After this the command moved on to tbe Umatilla river, at all times alert for more trou ble from the wary redskins. At the Umatilla camp, while tbe men slept on their guns, they could plainly hear Indians moving around. About three o'clock is the morning they were aroused and made ready for defense, but again rested until dawn, when they discovered the Indians had crossed the river during the night, taking all of their families and stock with them. They had received such a scare they did not wish another battle with the white men at this time. "The evening before, some of these Indians had -approached near camp, waving a white flag and asking permission to carry away their dead. This request was granted. The militia had also picked up a wounded Indian and hauled him along with them, but that night he passed on to hli 'happy hunting ground.' "The company kept on up the Columbia river to Fort Walla Walla where Colonel Gilliam de manded ammunition. The request was not very readily assented to, as those at the fort were not very well supplied. They finally, after remonstrating, handed over s'ome powder and ball. The command was soon on the way to the scene of the cruel massacre at the Whitman mission, which had hap pened months before. At this time the mission was called Wai ilatpu. S "The weather had warmed up considerably, and on the day (Continued on page 5) real statesman Is unfit for office. But who are our statesmen? Who in the past have saved our civil ization from collapse? Was it politicians? How much is a vote worth In a political convention in Oregon? And what real principles of good government are advoca ted or expected from the dele gates? We are headed for the rocks! How long will it take? At the rate we are g"oing? Doea corrup tion of this kind bring war? Be fore It.is too late, can we reestab lish a government by thd people and for the people? The beastly individualism, to which we have been born and bred, must give way to the longtime-coming Idea of loving our neighbors as ourselves. There are two factions which are at work in this country. The vic tory, or prolonged activity of the one, means increasa of crime, riots, war and another dark age. The victory of the other means a united people, abundance for all. equality of opportunity, life, lib erty, and happiness for the work ers. There U yet very much good in the world; and mny of the office holders are excellent men and women, but such are not usually supported in any forward move ment, and, if sincere and aegres sive, they are soon eliminated through party discipline; but Jill agree that crime Is "on the it crease; war Is not outlawed, and combinations of w?alth are press ing harder and harder upon the backs of the farmers and upon the backs of the wage worker. Competition in the means of life, on a money basl3, has served good purpose, but it has gone to seed and now fails to fructifr The ladder on which we clini It Is no longer safe. Our young peo pie cannot enter business todav with small capital, and yet, they are being better educated; thin the slavery of hard work, litt.'a pay and often enforced !dlenss is creating a dangerous disc in tent. Even advertisers are cooperat ing. All big business is merging and little business being drives to the wall. With the use of great fortunes, a handful of million aires will soon control powerful corporations that will dominate and exploit our people. Under these conditions a change la our long cherished Ideas of competition being the life of trade and essential to prosper ity must take place or war bloody war, both civil and inter national will come. Last Satur day's Oregon Journal in an editor ial, quoted the following: "Dress It as we may," said a philosopher, "feather it, daub It with gold, huzza it aad sing swaggering song about it, what is war, nine times out of ten, but murder in uniform?" Life is most precious, but war is not the only destroyer of Ufa. Time is what life is made of and it takes time to produce wealth, thus the exploiter of labor ansl the non-productive consumer of wealth are enemies of the peo ple. A knowledge of conditions and the remedy must soon be known to the voters of this republic or our ship of state will be ship wrecked. On of the beat ways te start an educational campaign is for every conscientious state of ficer to accept only the salary plainly stated in our Oregon con stitution. To this' end, the writer will de what he can, by promising. If elected to the high office for which he has been nominated, te accept only the salary thus allow ed. He will turn back to the peo ple, all excepting the two thous and dollars, giving back to the producers of wealth, five thous and fire hundred dollars every year of his term of office. J. B. HOSMER, Nominee for Justice of The Su , preme Court i