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DAILY EAST ORB OMAN. rBiVPLKTON. OREOOlt. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1008.
PAGE THREE.
PMIBITI IS
HE III
QUESTION OF m:si'iMissio
OF "DRY" AMENDMENT.
Rival Caiulldutcs for Governor Take
Oppottllo Stand lroilbl(oii Huh
Not Ilocii AIU)KMlMf guocotMful in
llio Stato I)iiiwxtii1m Huvo Lined
Vp Willi the "Wot" ami Itrpubli
vtuM ExptxuH to Champion "Dry"
Side.
Bangor, Me., June 29. Bangor' In
today filling up with politician In ad
vance of what will probably be the
moot exciting republican convention
In the history of the state. Resub
mlKHlon to a popular vote of the fifth
amendment to the state constitution,
which prohibits the manufacture or
Hale of Intoxicating liquor Is the Issue
to be decided tomorrow.
The rival candidate for the guber
natorial nomination have taken oppo
Klte Biles on this questlen. William T.
Unities of Watorvlllc, declaring for re
submission, while his opponent, Bert
M. Fernald, Is opposed to such ac
tion. Frederick E. Boothby of Port
land, is the "dark horse" In the race,
and may possibly be given the nomi
nation as a compromise. Mr. Fernald
has been given the support of all the
churches and Sunday schools of the
state, and appearances today Indicate
his nomination.
Tax reform also enters Into the
question, but resubmission Is the great
and overwhelming Issue.
For 50 years Maine has ben try
ing to legislate temperance Into Its
citizens, but even the more candid of
the prohibitionists admit that the
attempt has 'been a failure; While
many small towns arc "dry." all of
the larger cities are as wet as In any
licence state, the only difference being
that bad liquor is sold under some
pretense of secrecy at an exorbitant
price.
DeiiKNTatM Demand Itewubnilwiloii.
The democrats are almost a unit In
demanding resubmission of the pro
hibition question, and that fact may
cause the republican leaders to de
cide on an opposite stand In tomor-
row's convention. The session will be
held In the big auditorium, which will
doubtless be crowded with delegates
and tpectators.
Early In his campaign Mr. Haines
declared himself n favor of resubmls
. f Ion. Mr. Fernald has declared him
self opposed to resubmission. Upon
one side or the other are arrayed in
dividuals, clubs, societies, newspapers,
churches, poltlclans, every Interest and
Influence that exists in Maine.
The churches and conferences and
Sunday schools have passed resolu
tions opposing Mr. Fernald' posi
tion, likewise the temperance clubs
and most of the professional promi
nent women prohibitionists has de
clared In favor of Mr. Haines.
The arguments for and against re
submission can be briefly stated.
Those who favor resubmission say
that In the first place it Is 25 years
since the people have had an oppor
tunity of expressing themselves upon
the subject, and that in that time
conditions have changed and views
nay also have changed. Many or most
of the supporters of the proposition
including Mr. Haines himself, say that
they are confident that the people
would reaffirm their adherence to the
principles, thus establishing the law
more firmly than ever as a part of
Maine's political and moral code, and
by taking the question out of politics
for a long term of years would make
possible and probable a better en
forcement of the law.
Opponents of resubmission declare
that It Is but a device of the enemies
of the law to break down the consti
tutional barrier that now protects It
fiotn constant assaults In the legisla
ture, and that the present agitation
l.s merely the first step toward license,
Inspired by liquor dealers and selfish
politicians.
A peculiar thing about all this dis
cussion Is that It would matter very
little which candidate was chosen as
governor, so far as the settlement of
the question Is concerned. It would
require a two-thirds vote of the legis
latures to get the question of sus
taining or repealing the fifth amend
ment before the people, and so the
only means of accomplishing the ref
erendum Is to elect at least 101 of the
151 members of the house of repre
sentatives and 21 of the 31 members
of the senate favorable to the project.
Mr. Boothby the third candidate,
merely observes that It Is the legisla
ture that mattes and unmakes laws
that the governor Is the executive, and
that If elected he would execute all of
the laws to the best of his ability.
Those seeking reforms ho commends
to the legislature.
HalLChlcago; F. M. Bhabel, Minneap
olis; Levi Ankeny, Walla Walla.
EXPERIMENTAL MATRIMONY.
Trial M arris o Is th Ruls Among
Many Pecplet. i
Among many" people of the world
trial marriages are the accepted cuh-
torn. Among the Greeks "marriage In
considered only us u temporary con
venience, not binding on the parties:
more than one year," the consequence
being that "n large proportion of the
old and middle aged men by frequent
changing have had many wives, and
their' children, scattered around tho
country, are unknown to them." Evi
dences of similar practices of experi
mental matrimony and connubial vari
ety are found among many of the
American Indian tribes on both conti
nents.. -
In parts of Greenland six months Is
the trial dead line, husband and wife
separating If the "two-hoaris-two-tnlnds"
theory develops discord Instead
of harmony.
Marriage among tho Botovudos, ac
cording to Keane, Is of a purely tempo
rary nuture, "dissolved on the slightest
pretext or without any pretext at all
merely through love of change or ca
price." "Iii Tusinaiiin" says Dr. Mllligan,
"trial marriages result in a succession
of wives."
In Samoa the wife's tenure of office
Is frequently limited to a few days or
weeks, and marrluge Is sometimes only
an excuse for the feasts and festivals
so dear to the hearts of the pleasure
loving natives.
In the Indian archipelago it Is a com
mon practice for formal marriages to
be limited, sometimes for only a month
nnd at others for a period of several
years. Schoolcraft
moons
IT WAS GENUINE.
The William 8hakipeare Signature
That Admiral Luce Had.
Admiral Luce was In command of
the north Atlantic squadron In 1885,
and his flagship for a time was an
chored In New York bay. where It
was visited by many people. One day a
party came aboard which included,
among others, a very pretty fcirl and n
very dignified and learned Englishman.
As Admiral Luce was entertaining
them In his cabin he asked the pretty
girl if she would like to see an original
autograph of William Shakespeare.
At this the digulflcd and learned
Englishman pricked up his ears and
remarked that he had made u study of
the autographs of Shakespeare and
was positive there was no authentic
example In America. Admiral Luce re
plied that he was very positive his was
authentic and that Its genuineness had
never been questioned. This made the
Britisher quite mad, and he delivered
a lecture on the fraudulent autographs
and manuscripts that were brought
over to America and exhibited as orig
inals.
"Well." replied tho admiral, "I am
convinced that my autograph of Wil
liam Shakespeare Is genuine, and I
am going to have the pleasure of show
ing It to this young lady," whereupon
he went to his desk, took out his vis
itor's book, turned back a few pages
and then polutod out the signature,
"William Shakespeare, mayor of New
Orleans, Jan. 12, 1885." The English
man gave a painful gasp and retired.
NEEDED AT 0. 1 G.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLAHS
MIST UK EXPENDED.
Activities Will Ito Enlarged $10,000
Wing Will Ite Adlxi to Agrlcultii
ral Hull V ,M. C. A. IlulMIng Will
Ito Finished by Opening of Fall
Term Excc(cd Tliat Next Year's
Enrollment Will Reach 1500.
, ' ' Hotel St. George.
Chas. Dezoll, La Crosse, Wis.; A. L.
Ulrlch, Now York; H. M. Schneider,
Denver: C. J. Sanson and family,
Alta; F. E. Bishop. Portland A. J.
Blcknell and wife, Freewator; W. Roy
Saxton, Hermlston; W. M. Freeman,
Portland; E. O. Parker, Pilot Rock;
Edith Still. Milton; W. D. Wallace,
Portland; J. D. Lamb, Walla Walla;
John Clancy, Portland: Joe Bailey.
Echo; F. O. Seaten, Portland; Mrs.
O. W. Brown, Pilot . Rock; Mrs. S.
Sheldon, J. A. Allison, Portland; A.
J. Hawkins, Seattle;. B. F. Gray, T. J.
Long, Portland; Mrs. J. H. Berg,
Umatilla; R. R. Rupert, Portland;
Victor S. Fantus, Chicago; Dr. O. B.
Parker Pilot Rock; J. F. Shelton,
Echo; E, W. Brown, U. 8. R. 8.; Tom
Mitchell, Spokane; R. R. Johnson,
Henmlston; H. C. Bchade. W. H. Han
sen; O. C Forbs, Seattle; O. H. Clark,
city: W. E. Stull, E. B. Jonnlson, C.
B. Smith, Portland; Edna "McPhlrrln.
Athena; C. Benson, Weston; F. W.
A Welsh College Yell.
The sooner the college yell Is Intro
duced Into England the better It will
be for the youth of the land. In
Wales they have It, and see bow
Wales always beats all opponents at
football! This Is the cheery shout or
the Aberystwyth students when their
men are engaged in any athletic con
test: "nip, hip, hurrah! Hip, hip, bur
rah! lllp, hip, hip, hurrah! Boom!
Warm! Ishmabi! Ishmobi! Keezle,
keezle, wogga, wagga! Kcczlc, kee
Ele, wagga, wagga! Ishmabi! Keezle
wagga! Boom! Wa! Ita! Tschz!"
Now, that Is something like a yell. One
can see at a glance that it contains, at
any rate, some of the elements which
go t6 make up a yell. It would Inspire
a caterpillar. A pew opener who bad
that shouted In bis ear would sprint
out and die for bis country. London
Globe.
The Birth of Christ. .
The exact dale of tho birth Of Christ
Is unknown. Among the early churches
there was uo agreement as to the date
of the Nativity, some celebrating it In
April or May, others In January. Dec.
25 can hardly be exact, for It falls In
the rainy season of Judea, when shep
herds would not have been watching
their flocks by night In the open. The
December date came Into general ob
servance naturally, but gradually.
When the heathen races of the north
were Christianized they simply substi
tuted for their Yule celebration In De
cember the observance of the birth of
Christ
Looking Baokward.
A Mississippi official tells of a col
ored citizen of that state who gave a
justice of the peace a big fat possum
as a wedding fee.
A year after the Justice on meeting
the darky asked:
"Joe, how do you like married life?"
"Well, sab.," answered Joe ruefully,
"all I kin say Is I wish I'd eat dat pos
sum." The Best Authority.
Hettle Harry la a man always to be
trusted. lie has never deceived me.
Clara But how do you know that?
Hettle Know It? Why, be told me so
himself only last evening. Boston
Transcript
Vindication.
The Lady (to hastily retreating bur
glar) Pardon me, but won't you please
wait till my husband sees yon? I told
bin) there was some one In the house,
and be said "Rubbish r-H expert Bazar.
The following la a special to the
Portland Journal from Corvallls:
"Much has been said ami written
relutlve to the growth, development
and advancement made at the Oregon
Agricultural college the past year and
the still greater things promised for
the coming year, but much remains to
be told and even then persons not fa
miliar with the plans cannot realize
how marked Is the progress. Not only
Is there to be an army of new and up-to-the-minute
Instructors to take
charge of the various departments this
fall, but an unusual amount of pro
gressive energy Is being displayed by
the old professors.
Professor Frederick Berchtold, Pro
fessor 0."A. Covell, Professor Mc
Lauth, Professor Herman Tartar and
Professor L. B. Baldwin have already
departed for various colleges in the
far east and the middle states to spec
ialize In their lines during the sum
mer. Professor A. B. Cardley and
family left yesterday for the east, it
belfg the intention of Professor Card-
ley to visit all the agricultural col
I'ges to familiarize himself with their
work. I'rofessor J. B. Horner has
gone to California to put in his va
cation i if the libraries of Berkeley and
Stanford. This activity speaks elo
quently of the "up-and-dolng" idea
that President Kerr has Infused into
the institution since he assumed his
position.
Work U in progress on the founda
tion of the new wing that Is to be add
ed to the agricultural building, at a
cost of J40.000. The Y. M. C. A.
building is llkewi.se undergoing Im
provements nnd Is to be finished by
the openlng'of college, as Is the agri
cultural wins. This week the old
blacksmith shop has been vacated and
Is being remodeled Into a mining hall,
and work is to begin at once on Cau-
thorn Hall, which will convert It into
a handsome, modern club house. The
O. A. C. young men will conduct It
on the club plan. Independently. Mr.
and Mrs. It. L. Whitehead, who have
Inert in charge for years, will retire
and an experienced chef from Port
land. will look after the club cooking.
Many other changes of more or less
Importance are contemplated and it
Is confidently predicted that next
year's enrollment will easily reach
1500.
AMF.KICAXITIS."
Otherwise "Worry," Is tlie Now li
cane WliMi N America's Great1!
Curse, Says I'reaelier.
"Amcrlcanitls is the great disease
of the people of this country," said
Rev. W. F. Wakcham of Port Ches
ter In a sermon on "The Sin of Wor
rying" In the Greenwich Ftrch Metho.
dlst Episcopal church Sunday morn
ing. "Amerlcanltls," he explained,
was the act of worrying over every
thing. "In France. Ilcensiousness' is sap
ping the life of Its people, In England
drunkenness Is working its ruin, and
In America worrying Is killing the
country," he said.
"The housewife preparing courses
for the table worries for something
new, the lady of fashion worries be
cause It is stylish and not becoming.
A merchant worries over finances and
taks his worries home to bed with
him, thereby depriving his family of
what pleasure there Is in seeing him.
It is worry over this and worry over
that continually, and the country is
rapidly becoming peevish, fretful and
crimes are being committed continu
ally by the men and women who
worry."
Forearmed.
A Louisville man who was entering
the tobacco business wanted a name
for a new brand that he was to ppt
on the market. He finally decided on
"Anti-Trust," and forwarded it, along
with the necessary papers, to the pat
ent office at Washington. A few days
later he received the following mes
sage: "Brand 'Anti-Trust' registered
by the American Tobacco Company."
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We are fully prepared to fur
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cise of
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Only first-class table used.
Cigars, confectionery, tobaccos and
oft drinks.
Our Special Inducement
For you to dress well on the Fourth of July and
during your Summer Vacation.
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