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2 I M '- " TTXXULY' OETOON CTATESITAzI: rSIDAY, CHrTI-A gjiso. , , i: :iY;um eisccr, stated. i ut:it44 vary Tuesday aa4 rrMy by the IIA1.AJ! FVBUlSJilJfO COJJMNY s - . I BKHOMftn, Man'. T, T. OIK, Mltor. CBacEifnos jiai-ca. myv ns1aM ...... $1-0 t buAiiu. la Uuim. ,, .,..,.., I ire Months, tu aottoos,,,.... .......... .i uiytif, Ua.,., ....... .............. IM Tt hlClMOUtn DM MULtllilti4 rlf t : ; r-t wo yr, d4 It kw athns atcf itxws wio brs racaived It nearly ins lotoj. sod Many (. have nw4 H tut raoaraUwu. KuM bbjaet to bavins lit ytr lla"mill 11 o4 i lb Uu of cplratioB of 1bir anlM-r1HUfaa. r tb twnaat of Uas,sn4 for otfeor rooa mm bar a oosci a44 to luwsuUiiQ aub.cr1i.UoDa only ko uotine.1 to So . A" peraons pay In I wuaa tanacnbnf, or parlay la advance, will fcsr lb MbtUU (be dollar rale. Hat ft to? not pay fr l moBUit,tU rate will I 11.24 yaar. fltmf tar wa wui avnd the paper to all rvpoalbt paraona wb ofl' it, though tbat ti.r bot mimI tba wouay, wub lt aadarataod In g tbsttbsy sra to pay f l.'iC a year, la they Ut tbe nbacrlptloo iMonmi mo orar U taootas. lu ordar that tbr aaay to bo numa. Oarataailnf , wo wlii kap lata Itettee atebdiog at tttla jdooa la tho paper. CIRCULATION (SWORN) OVER 4000 'With calmness an 1,: confidence we await tho "people's verdict." Judge Parker. That' right, Judge, though wo : knew it all along. The Big Stick is still supreme. Gov ernor Mickey of Nebraska, will attend tbo launching of the battleship named after bis state, at Seattle on October sd. '- ' - '". It is reported that Bryan i to "work overtime" in: the Indiana rampaign. That ' will ' settle Inliana. He worked oyertime ia that state during two other campaigns and we are real glad be is going again. - Befiator Clark of Montana, having 'financed" the national Democratic roinmittee and the state eommittee of his own state, is going to furnish the stuff for the Democrats of Indiana. The death straggle against plutocracy must be won if it takes a good share of the wealth of one of the riehent of the Mosey Devil Plutocrats in the eniira United States. ' The New York WoriVi says there sre no statements in Parker's letter that "will not ring as true a month hence as they do now." Ko one ia liable to take ismte with the World on that statement. Theywill ring just al.iit "as true" then as they do now. Time will not affect, that part of it. Hut all time will not make them ring trnev ."Shall our government stan I for equal opportunity or for special privi leges f Jb lg - Parker.- An ! yet, here is the indga himself, hr and raised poor' farmer's, hoy, anff milk ing his own cows yet, actually a candi date for the highest 'ofSee in the world! Sounds precisely like a great leal of Jefferson x rot while 'Washington f was Prcsi lent.. . I "Shall we cling; to the rule of the Ieople r shall we, embrace beneficent despotUmf" Judge Parker. Well, that would depend 'upon th' bent of one's mind, but, as for us, give us Ted dy with the perfect freedom everholy enjoy a nJ a country unusually pros perous. We admit our ignorance as to what a "beneficent deapotiain" is, but even admitting it to be a sort of melli flous sweetness, we still prefer TedJy . With what a feeling, of Inexpressible satisfaction' must a man 'admire his good fortune, thrust upon him by the partiality of ah 'over-kind Providence, as he .finds himself able, off hand, to decide when the-, people of the entire State have "bad a measure foisted up on thenvby a.few designing bosses!" haviag .in mind, say, the direct pri mary law. One of the inequalities of this turbulent life that troubles us as we journey' through it, is illustrated by the fact that , we occasionally find such a man, one who knew all along that the 'bosses inaugurated and secretly 'Worked-fqr the direct primary, law, and actually "foisted" it upon the people of the. entire state, and by a majority of nearly 50,000 one of the blackest features of the infamous plot . beiig that the people .didn't know it! It .will, indeed, be a cold daw when we get ahead of the bosses in the "foist ing" business. 'For two years I suffered ter ribly from dyspepsia, with great depression, and was slways feeling poorly. I then tried Ayer's Ssrss- 5 trills, and was soon a new man.' oun McDonald, Philadelphia, Pa. Don't forget that it's "Ayer's" Sarsaparilla tha,t will make you strong and hopeful. Don't waste your time and money by trying some other kind. Use the old, tested, tried and true Sarsaparilla. Sl-Masaui. AUIraates. TT,r $oct"r h ha thinks of 'this vr&mt oU laiuilr raedtcina. Follow .atc u4 w m bo aaUaflaaT If you are bilious ar constipited, use the old, tested, tried and true Ay er'a Pills. Gently laxative. SBaaSaaSBBBSaWBBlBWBWBBSBBBBBBBBBWBVBBWn AltEougb Senator Fulton Is generally conceded to te a pretty good lawyer, hi reasoning in support of the eonelo rion that the direct pi i ma ry law is un constitutional, is plainly lame in its principal aaalyris, ' Mr. Pulton rests hi case upon the statement that "the constitution of the state provide the qualification of the voter, and .the Legislature cannot add to nor take iruta these qualifications, nor imjire any additional condition to the right to vote." And to this be adds the statement ; that "in requiring the voters to register their political faith, it Is certainly unconstitutional." ; ' Hut the constitution only "provides the qualifications of voters" at general ejections, and the primary law only pro vide qualifications ; at the primary election. Plainly there is no conflict here, for tbc constitution knows noth ing of such a contrivance as a primary election. . . . " - "- The constitution only take cogniz ance of the voter, as such, when be arrives at the polls on election day, and since that instrument makes no mention of primary elections nor of any other manner of selecting candidates for office, it! is presumed that any nom inating law hat does not interfere with the right of the voter at the polls is to be considered constitutional. A la which would require a voter to register his: jiolitieal faith before be could vote at a general election would, no doubt, bo unconstitutional, bnt this is not the case under the direct primary law. If a voter should refuse to give bis political faith at a primary election it would, of course, exclude him from par ticipating in that election, but it would have no effect upon his right to vote at the general election, and as has al ready said, the constitution only' pro vides qualifications for those who are to -vote for officers, and not for those voting for 'candidates. It would seem nothing conld be plainer than this. . A primary election in not an "elec tion" in the meaning given that word in the constitution. The men who are chooen at a primary election are not to perform any of the duties prescribed under the constitution. Their function is entirely outside anything contem plated in tlut instrument and is not of a permanent duration. A primary elec tion is something entirely outside the constitution, and any law governing one, therefore, that did not abridge the right of the voter at a general election, would be constitutional. The direct primary law does not do this when it requires a voter to register bis political faith at a primary election. And the Senator is evidently wrong in his statement that "the Legislature cannot impose any additional condition to the right to vote other than those provided by the constitution." Indeed, in . his later statement be admits the fallacy of bis entire-theory by refer ring to the fact that our present general registry law is constitutional. The ob ligation to register is not one ot the qualifications "provided by the const! tion." It is "an additional qualifica tion," which the Senator had just said the Legislature had no right to impose, yet which he admits has been constitu tionally done! The grounds upon which the Senator bases hiv ability: to "beat the direct primary law in the Supreme Court," are not well taken, though it has defects which eaa be easily cured by tbe next Legislature. Thia was Itelieved to le the case by many thousands who voted for it, among whom was tbe writer. Hut it is as free of constitutional or vital shortcomings as many of the acts which have had all the advantage of the "deliberation" which is assured by regular procedure through the Legisla ture,and should, therefore, be exempt from special denunciation. Anl the Statesman feels it is giving Senator Pulton the very best of advice in warning him against appearing as chief counsel in case a suit should be instituted to test the constitutionality of the direct primary law. SHORT HISTORY OF OREGON. One of the latest books to come ' to this desk is "A Short History of Ore gon," compiled by Hidona V. Johnson, from th A. t?. McClurg It Co. press at Chicago.) ; . The dedication is very properly a 1- drfaaed to; George II. ninios,' tbe curat or of the, Oregon Historical Society who has done more perhaps than any one else to. gather together historical matter relating t this state.- e T.; The book is a handsome volume of bandy sire, well ' printed on good pa per aal replete with interesting illus trations, including two fac similes oi Jefferson 'a correspondence with Cap tain Merriwether Lewis, of the Lewis anl Clark expedition, relating thereto, the latter being very interesting as the letter of general credit which that great . president extended . to( Captain Lewis for such us as he might find necessary on bU trip. , i The hiitory is divided into six parts, the first taking up rn a very interesting way th earlier discoveries ; antl the - - a causes that leJ up to them on the Pa cifie shore 'of North Americia. and to the final ; abandonement, of Port Noot ka on the 'sound of that name on the British Columbia, coast. ' The second part of the history is devoted to tbe liscoverie of Lewis and Clark. Part, -three, of the hijtory recounts the history of the early settlement and 'colonization of Oregon an J -Washington in i j I ! it'll uuuu ForSkinTortured Cables and Rest for Tired Mothers '." In Warm Baths with And gentle anointings with CUTICURA Ointment, the great Skin Cure, and purest and sweetest of emollients. It means instant relief and refreshing sleep for tor tured, disfigured, itching, and burning babies, and rest for tired, fretted mothers, when all else fails. Sold throufboot On world. Catfcata Boa Me Oiot ffi.nl, ic, HiautTMl,. (Is furtn w Cbuvwair Cual4 PIIK Pr ai lsuut L4ia4a. 0 Charier. Suum Mq. i Parte, Ih la fmim t Butunt, Ul Caluaiftaa fnOn Itnm a Chani. Corp., kk tnrftA. the early trailing posts, and how tbe Oregon country was finally restored to the United State. This comes down to the history of the Whitman massacre. Part four is tbe story of the final settlement of the Oregon question, the establishment of territorial govern ment ami tbe admission or Oregon into the Union as a State. Part five is de voted to the story of Oregon's InJiain wars, while the last division of the book ia devoted to the progress of the state up to the present time. The history is told in the analytical and 'narrative style, is interesting read ing, having enough dates for all pur poses, yet not being so fillel with them that the book, becomes simply a dull tedious recounting of figures. It is a tmok that should be placed in the hands of every young Oregon ian and tbe old er ones will all read it with interest J It is a valuable ad lit ion to the litera ture of Oregon. FOREST FIRES AND FOREST PRES ERVATION. Now that the" tains have subdued the forest fires which for tbe past month have done so much , damage in Oregon, many newspapers are calling attention to the necessity for more stringent measures for their prevention and, the punishment of the parties who are guil ty of setting the in out. Many of these apers give a detailed account of the probable damage 'fires have done in their ceuntiea and clamor for a more strict enforcement of the laws we have, complaining that not one of the mis creants who started ' these destructive conflagrations has been arrested or 'pun ished! i : ; But there is no more difficult law on our statute books to enforce than that directed toward the prevention of for est fires. It is safe to" conclude that of not one in twenty fire could it be determined where it started or who bad to do with it. It would take in this dry summer climate, and in such end less and luxuriant growths of resinous forests with their ; combustible under brush interspersed f with dead 'fallen limbs and twigs, a patrol equal almost to one man to everyten acres of tim ber to insure . an - absolute exemption from forest fires. V i ' ' 1 For months ia every summer our pine and fir forests are almost as combust ible as a powder magazine. A lighted match . let fall on the resinous carpet which is found in our forests almost everywhere will ia a moment start a fire that within -five minutes no man can extinguish without water, a help in trouble of that character that is usually farther away than Sheridan was when tbe little disturbance at Winchester arose. I ' U rt : ;.'":' v'l.-. And yet if is a serious problem that should meet with the earnest attention of the next Legislature. Millions of dol lars of private property are invested ia these valuable lands aa well as the in terests of the state and general govern meats. ' How would . it do to suggest that a more stringent law be passed looking to the regulation of clearing np the waste from logs ent for lumbering or other purposes, thus lessening at once, perhaps 50 per cent, the material contribution to the starting of these disastrous firesf , ,. In all logging camps the most com bustible. portions of i tret, the smaller (mbs and pitchy , needles are left as tbey are stripped away and ,tbe wonder is, not tbat forest fire ensue, but that w bave any timber left at alL ' In Qrm9j and jwany of the other eoati- nental eon a trie, no owner of timber ia permitted to cut down one of bis trees without first getting tbe eensent of tbe fores, inspector. Anf in such cisr be Is obliged to remove every ves tige of it from tbe forest. Of eonrse, we have not reached tbat point yet where we need a forest Inspector tot tbat purpose, but it would be a saving investment If every owner; of timber were compelled to use in some manner all of every tree which be finds feces' ary to fell for any purpose. , Of eonrse there will be an objection to tbia and it will not be done, but as long as tbe present reckless manner of wanting timber, resulting in filling our forests with endless piles of kind ling wood already surcharged with pitch, is permitted forest fires will con tinue to destroy thousands of acres of our natural wealth in timber year by year. .- Anything like adequate patrolling Will be found too expensive to be at all practicable. j LIMITATIONS OF THE DEMOCRAT IC PARTY. I--;.' "If tbe tariff ma.U dollar wheat, why didn't it make more of itt" Portland Journal. "Well, if the : Democratic party knowa bow to give ns good times, why don't they Jo itf" Salem States man. "A party. 'giving us good timea the veriest bosh. Why didn't the Republican party give us all pensions, abolish taxes, and makj it possible for ns to live without working!" Port land Journal. It didn't, primarily be cause it isn't, a blamed fool. But it may te added that from time' imme morial the Democratic - party ha con tended that tbe people of this eountry never prospered excepting under its ad ministration of public affairs. The Portland Journal teaches it every day, or tries to. It never denies tbat it believes in that proposition until it is brought up against the history of the eountry in industrial matters, when it finds refuge in the declaration that par ties do not affect good times. Every time the Journal ' denounces rtral, as a robbery, it declares its belief that the Republican party is filching that tbe Republican paty Is filching from the people. To the extent to which it is engaged in robbing the common people of tbe country, if it . is, the Republican party is subjecting tbe people to. hard times. , ; Tbe Democratic party only wants to return to power that- it may immedi ately atop this gigantic robbery. It wants to save millions to the people every year.- in other words, it wania to "make good times" for the .people the Democratic party docs! Anl yet, it says "a party giving ns good times" is the veriest ltosh. In deed it is, if you refer to the Democrat ic party, which perhaps yon did. Why, the Democratic, party is to give the workingmen better wages without having to pay more for their living. Don't we read that , every day! And when it does that, will it- not haw "given better times' to the working- men f And the Democratic party will have done it, tool And since there is an inequality du the circumstance of higher wheat mak ing higher bread, easily traceable to the "robber feature of protection, that discrimination would not exist un der a Democratic administration. Not for a minute. And the removal of the inequality would make letter times-by Democratic enactment. Without bis promise of better times which somehow be tbinka be could bring about, Judge. Parker's letter of acceptance would have been as flat as a boiled potato without salt, and it laeked very little of ft, anyhow. But. of course, apeaking of its own partv anl its particular powers, the Journal is not to be criticized too se verely for its opinion that "a party riving us good times is ' the veriest bosh." Viewed from it own party position, it no doubt looms up that way from, where it has located its observ atory. A WORD MORS ABOUT THE FBI MAST LAW. The failure of the direct primary law to provide for the registration of vot ers at municipal elections to be held this fall has raised a general discussion as to its merits and, demerits, including a statement by Senator Fulton that it is unconstitutional, for the reason that tbefcbnstitution of Oregon provides the' qualifications of voters and that the Legislature cannot make any: addi tioaal conditions. ; . ' The requirement under the sew pri mary law that a voter must register his political affiliation before he eaa .vote at a primary meeting, tbe Senator holds, is unconstitutional, in I tbat it provides a qualification not mentioned in the constitution. . But we , have shown that since a primary meeting ia not an election in the sense that the word ia used ia tbe constitution a re quirement that might altogether bar a man front tbe primary meeting bat per mitted him to vote nt n geneal election, would not be unconstitutional. No mat' ter bow a primary election might result, no man voted for would be elected to any, position, he would have- no perman ent functions to perform, he would not necessarily get anywhere on account of tbat result, and bia status, if be bad any, would be entirely outsid of any thing contemplated by tbe constitution. ' But a registry law tbat in perfectly constitutional, though imposing an ad ditional qualification than those men tioned in tbe constitution, baa been passed and promises to remain per manently. Ta this it may be urged tbat tbe registry law was so amended tbat those not registering might vote, anyway, but ,tb contrivance by which this is done makes it six. times ae'dif fienlt to vote at all in many cases as If be had registered ia the first place. Under this provision a man who might 1 known to every eitlxen of bis county as a duly qualified voter, Is re quired to find 'six men who will make oath to bis qualifications. The knowl edge of the judges of election is not sufficient. It is much less trouble to register than it Ls to vote in this man ner. And yet, though "additional' it la constitutional.' . But the Astorian is .still exorcised about the constitutionality of tbe pri mary law and, after quoting Senator Fulton extensively says "the constitu tion defines the qualifications of vot ers. Any voter possessing . these qual ifications shall be entitled to vote at all elections authorised by law. The law authorizes primary elections but the constitution does not stipulate tbat a man must declare his political faith before be may vote." I But suppose it doesn't f The laws of Oregon provide for annualscbpol elec tions. In other words, school elections "are authorized by law," and yet, the qualifications "provided by the con stitution" for a voter are not enough to entitle: bim to vote at a school elec tion. There' has been "an additional condition" imposed. He . must have property upon which be must be liable to pay a tax. The most worthless hobo who ever traveled a tie pass and wlio never in all his life owned a dollar's worth of property, may be qualified under the provisions of our constitution to vote for any state or county officer. But at an annual school election, "an election authorized by law," he cannot vote. The law provides "an additional qual ification," the same as it does in the direct primary law aa to primary elec tions, and yet where is tbe man who has said that tbe school laws are un constitutional for that reason! Indeed, this school law goes further. It quite eliminates tbe personality of tbe voter and places the property qual ification supreme. Tbe qualifications enumerated by the constitution and which Senator Fulton aaya shall not be added to, limit the exercise of tbe vot ing privilege to men, but tbe school law says that a twenty-dollar horse belong ing to a woman, may go to the polls and vote, the restriction to men in the constitution as it fixes the qualifica tions of voters Wing held by tbe school law, and,-aa doubt, by Senator Fulton, to be null and voidV The fact that the horse belonged to a woman in one case and did not in the other .alone determ ine,! her right to vote under the consti tution wbieh fixes the qualifications of voters in "all elections provided by law!" . - r . Tbe horse, and not the woman, is the determining . factor in this annulment. of what Senator Fulton calls the un alterable qualifications fixed by tbe constitution. A little examination will show that there will be no trouble in requiring that a voter shall register bis political faith at least, none from tbe constitu tionbut there will be opposition by those who, thinking the people cannot be trusted in a matter of this character will invoke the constitution an a very convenient, aid in an illy supported cause. THE SALEM PRIMARIES. Thre can be no 'doubt of the right of the city council to pass an ordinance providing for the registration of voters at the Coming city election, in the ab sence of any such provision in the di rect primary law applicable to munici pal elections this fall. The atate law provides that a certain thing shall be done, but, a requisite preliminary is lacking before the state requirement can be met. Thn preliminary can be supplied by the city council without the violation of any law and won! 1 not be deemed a usurpation of authority by aay objector. This would be a aim pie and orderly. way out of a temporary difficulty, if any great question was at stake, but since there will probably be no struggle of any consequence, it may be as well to follow tbe suggestion of the council committed and adopt, tbe plan adopted lat year by mutual consent. - And yet these matters are sometimes far-reaching ha their consequences. Tbe legality of some important and' valu able, franchise might be' attacked ia the years to come on tb ground that the coming election waa illegal! held. To this it may. be. truthfully said that where there is no law any action taken by tbe body politic will be afterwards sustained by tbe courts, though it may still be urged that the eit could very easily provide for the registration of its own' voters during this lapse in tbe application of the new primary law, aad avoiJ all danger of future contro versy, tit is a matter of sufficient im port a nee to merit careful investigatim Legal Blanks, Statesman Job Office PARK AND WASHINGTON. STREETS -PORTLAND, OREGON "V established in 1 866. Open all the year. Private or class instruction. Thousands of graduates in posi tions; opportunities constantly occurring. , It flays to attend our school. Catalogue, specimens, etc. free. A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL.O., PRINCIPAL ' ' ' CORRESPONDENCE IS HE UNSAFE? To the Biitor: It amuses me to ead the charges the Democrats make against President Roosevelt, especial that one which says he is an "unaafejman" an .Im.iy, if elected, one day plunge the United States into war. It' i so utterly in consistent an l alur l that one is fore forced to mnile at it. Even Henry Wat- terson rouowa rn tbe name trntn and gays "the elect iu ofjl'arker, the jurr ist, means peace with all nations and no entangling alliances" -.just as if the elevation of Roosevelt to tbe Presiden cy didn't mean tbe same thing, as four years of hi administration have abso lutely proven. - But fbis cry of the Democrats is amusing in tbe extreme. Kvery.ine knows that during the war betwecu England and the Boers nearly every Democrat wa a Boer sympathiser and did all they could to force Roosevelt to take a hand in the figbt in favor of the Boers. If Roosevelt had listene I to their pleading we might today be struggling in a gigantic war oorseivea. Roosevelt took the ground that we had no more right to interfere in that war than England bad to interfere in our war with Spain. And what could we have, sai l if England or France or (lermany had stepped in and sai l "Hands off, gentle men!" I Why, every man with a spark of man hood and patriotism: in hia makeup would have called upon this nati-yn to "let slip tbe dogs of war" ami-- at them. AnJ yet the leading Democrats of this country endeavord to , force Roosevelt to take a hand in that war! Is this true or notf I Vm. J. Bryan-said in his speech-in Marion Ho.ua re, as evervone who beard him will remember; "The President of the United States should stay tbe hand of the slayer, j and etay it at once."-. Bx -Senator Allen, of Nebras- ka,sald: "Return my partv to pow- er ami we will stop the slaughter in twenty-four hours. Bourke oehran held public meetings anl raved and roared all over the land (enouncing the war on tbe part of England. anil endeav oring to create a sentiment with the view of forcing the President jto inter fere in that war, and he even insinuated that it was nothing but cowardice that prevented bim from mo interfering. And he always wound 'tip his orations by boasting how soon the. Democracy would stop, the war if they were 'only in power, ... But a)l these, men are, now great peace-makers. They jirofeis to lelieve that Raevelt is an "unsafe man" and that Parker, is. little Icsx than a white-winged angel whoao whole aim wool. Imp to 'leat wor.l into plow shares and sjtears into pruning hooka." But this is rVm.ieraev all over. When inn rtepuoucans are in power mey want war and "entangling; alliances." But now tbst tbey desire ower and Imag ine they see it coming, want peace, peace, tbe dear harmless; creatures. A KOOSVKLT MAN. TO HEAR - FAIRBANKS. Arrangements Being Made for Special Rates From Salem to Portland Tomorrow. State Committeeman H. D. Pal ton was asked again about the iqterial train for Portland tomorrow night and said that he thought there was every reason to believe that the train would be se cured. At any rate be wants -every one that will go to- jcall r phone him - or ur. J. X. Smith, president of the Rooe velt flub, today, so that they can see how many will go and what guarantee can be given the company for a train. The following letter from Chairman Baker will prove self-explanatory, and was given to the Statesman by Mr. Pat ton: - - "' : - I "I am in receipt of the following letter from Mr. W. E. Coman general passenger agent S. P. Co., of date 26th instant, and this morning. received! " l'p'n my return tolay, I find your favors or the 'lht .and z4tb in regard rates from our point to Portland for the occasion of t he , Fairbanks-Dolli ver meeting here next Saturday evening, We have special excursion rates from all points on our lines as far south as Eugene, inclusive, to Portland, arriv ing Saturdav good for return until Monday, which are in no case higher than one and one third fare. These rates will be available for the above oeeaajoa. I will take np through our agents question of running special train ami is enough business is guaanteed to justify the expense, we will be glad .. . i - . m liir awrieiy. M - --' " VISITED THE POPE; V NAPLES. Setd. i9. Oavetano Arel lano, Chief Justice of the Philippine Islands, who was received ia a private audience by Pope Pius, left for the Philippines today. He will travel via the United States. " . WILL NOT RESIGN. NEW .YORK, Sept. 20. An author! tative statement is made today that uovernor Udell will not resign as Gov ernor or retire from the chairmanship of the Republican party ia New York. IS GOING SOME THE STATESMAN'S 1904 SUSCRIP TION CONTEST IS MO VI NO AHEAD SOMEWHAT NOW. . Bat There Is Vast Room for Work on , the Part of Those Who Are Now in - tbe Race and Those Who Expect to Be. -' '-'-.!: The Stateeman's 15M14 Sulmcript ion Contest is picking up alittle iiiore.-Bnt there is a great l-al of room yet' . -for' work, txtth on the art of those in the content and of the ones who are thinking of getting in. It i not too lale for t. i . i r i . iua laurr, m-iii I ne lurnirr win nave tu work harder for a preferred posit i.ni near the lop if homi-- of the dark liortoM begin to move off as t hey hhoiil I, an 1 as . there i plenty .of rwiiu Tur iLeiu to lo. . , " I - The t4.1 Smith & Barnes-piano, hi principal Christmas gift to o to Hie one having the hi)(hct utimlx-r -of has leen . hipet ' to the brHUfh of the-' Allen -it. tlilb.-rt lia maker ;Cr. in thhi city, and it will soon be iu.lbe window of t Im-Salt-ni atore. " ., Suie f t hone who are m-ar tlo? hend. in the contest now ought . lo be warned that they are not safe, by any meuus. New ones have "chance yet plenty of them. After only few days of j work,, a goo 1 CanvaM-r may forge to the head of the list, and slay there with the same kind of (Tort to the iiniwli, leceniler -41 h. And the" priii'-ip-il Christ ma present is worth working for. So are all the ret, for the matter of that. ' Following is tbe present stsnding of tbe contest: M ins Pauline K. Remington...., 12.TH0 Mws E.lna Wilson, Maeleny ;. . 3S3.' MiiM Thelma Dnrbin, Tangent. . 'MVl't Miss Mary E. Davidson, Liberty Dean 'Yitkel, Salem . . .-. Cleavie Shields, Clervais 1 3 Miss Beatrice Sbelton, Salem .. 1-270 POO ftr.o 840 cr.o r.oo r.oo 37.". 3-J.1 Miss Opal Helmken, Salem .... Miss Jessie Jteed, Aumsville . , Miss. Nettie Beckner, Salem ... Frances Kremis, Polk county .. Miss Margaret Mulkey, Salem.. Miss Clara Jones, Brooks .. .. Mrs. "Cal Va,tn '' at iss Wil low Pu gh -. . . i Miss Orletta Kraus, Aurora . ... Mrs. John Batt, Salem . . . . . . .. Miss Minnie I reton,-Liberty . . . Miss Opal Hatch .... . ... . Miss fl race N." Babcock. Salem. . 200 200 175 100 100 100 Miss Eva McAllister .... ..... Robert Whitney, I Hubbard .... SPECIAL FOR PORTLAND. Train Will Be Ran Probably to Ac comodate Those Who Would Hear Fairbanks. State-Chairman of the Republican Committee Hon; Fra.nlt CI Baker, Writes I lie Ktat.niii frlliiwr. Portland, Oregon, Sept., 27 1004, Th'e Statenman, j Salem Oregon. ' " To the EUtor: Will yon kiu.lly an nounce in the Statejunan that I will up on application' le pleam-d to niail reserved-Seat ticket. to citizt-iis of Marion count r who' intend to j attend! the Sen ator Fairbanks rally hi this city Sat- ir.lay evenrng next I I. --The "Southern Pacific (leneral Pa'---engr Agent t lplioncd me ax follows substantially: We f have wire I our agents af Albany, Kibtii annd Woo l burn to Jet tin know 1 fTie guaranteed numlwr of eople in thoti citie who deaire to come to I'ortlantl and attend the above meeting, j Tomorrow "fore noon we will very likeljr.lte able L let you know exactly what can bo done in the premise,' He a I leI at the end of hia conversation;' j 4We will cer tainly take care or them all right. "Your obelient nervant, FRANK (r. BAKEK. No Substitute; Wanted. No! I did not nsk for a bottle an" cheaper, or twice a large,' or one made by yourselves. I did ak for and will hot Jiave any substitute' for Perry LVa vis Painkiller; I have nse.I it. my fa ther used it and I would not t Bur prised if my grandparents did jo too; there is no imitation that caiTjqual it. That I am sine of for stomach ache. TYPHOID IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Sept. 28. New York -is threateneI with what may te the s vereat epidemic of Typhoid fever in its history. Not only the number of Typhoid cases reported for the first three, weeks in September are greater than in any month last year, but incc the beginning of ...tbe. summer the 'lentb rate Is much higher than formerly. Tb. Health Department is ben ling every energy, to control the disease. CATHOLICS CONDEMN FRANCE. NEW YORK, Sept. 2! One thousand Roman Catholics attending the third general Eiicharistie congress today adopted - resolutions condemning tb recent action of France in curtailing the scope of the Romish Church, as affecting the religious liberty f the people. . a