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6 THE MORNTNG OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1906. )t (Pretyonimt Entered at tH Postoffire at Portland, Or., an Second-Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATKS. INVAIlIABI.y IN ADVANCE. 3 (By Mall or Express.) . DAILY.' SUNDAY INCLUDED. ' Twelve months 18 R.x months. ...... 4 25 T"hree months...-...-....'...'..... 2.25 One -month .,.. .75 Delivered by carrier, per year - O.oo Delivered by carrier, per month 75 Kess -time, per week.. 20 Sunday, one year., - 2M Weekly, one year (Issued Thursday)... l.SO Sunday and WepklT. one year 8 50 HOW TO REMIT Send postofrlce money ftrder. express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at the sender's risk. EASTERN BUSINESS OFFICE. The S. f. Ueckwitb Special Aaency New Tork, rooms 4.S-50, Tribune building;. -Chicago, rooms 610-512 Tribune building..: KEPT ON SALE. Chlcaro Auditorium Annex. Postoffica News Co... 178 Dearborn street. St. Paul. Minn. N. St. Marie, Commercial Station. .... 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The appeal of the Democracy for sup port In state and county rests solely on the false and impudent pretense that there are no Issues Involved . between the parties;" and If there were, or should be, the state and Nation would be better off in Democratic than In Re publican hands, It Is, In the Demo cratic assumption, not worth, while to sustain party and maintain party prin ciples, unless It should be the Demo cratic party and they hould be Demo cratic principles. It is oT no concern to the Nation at large whether th Btate of Oregon sends to Washington a Democratic Congressional delegation or a Republican. There is nothing at stake except a difference of opinion as to whether Withycombe or Chamber lain, Bourne or Gearln, Hawley or Gal loway, Ellis or Graham should be se lected to Important public office. It Is, in this view, a conflict of mm, "not measures; a contest of personal ambi tion, not principles, or policies; not in any sense the historic and Irrepressible struggle between ideas, tendencies, pur poses and projects of two great political parties forever' opposed and forever to be opposed to each other. If, then, all this is true, no Democratic candidate is warrantedrln making a claim for Demo cratic votes on the ground that he Is a Democrat; md none can be deemed, to be In any way bound to further the in terests and aid the schemes of Democ racy when he -shalj -be-elected ;to- the Governorship or Senatorshlp ; or to.be Representative in Congress, or to any other office.. - - All this is, In effect, the argument put forward by' Democratic orators and Democratic newspapers to catch Re publican votes. It Is shallow and dis honest, all buncombe and "humbug. There Is nothing non-partisan about the Oregon campaign. There can be -nothing. If there were there would be no Democratic, ticket and no Republican; there would .be no Democratic candi date striving with might and main to elect his ticket as a whole and to defeat the Republican ticket as. a whole, solely because his ticket is the Democratic and' the other ticket is the Republican. If there w no party issue to be de termined in this election, we should find Governor Chamberlain repudiating the candidates" on his own ticket whom he regarded as weak or unfit and support ing and endorsing the opposing Re publican candidate or candidates who were fit, or more fit than the Demo- i crat. It is nonsense for the Governor, and his Democratic shouters, to declare that they are for the Democratic ticket from top to bottom because the men from top to bottom are better than the Republican. Yet that is precisely what the Democrats say who are so pro foundly anxious to convince the voting publiothat this Is a "non-partisan" and not a political campaign, when they ask for -endorsement of the entire Demo cratic ticket, state, congressional and county, and for rejection of all the Re publican nominees. Tt is party fight, of course: it is nothing else. How many of the Demo cratic campaigners and placehunters who a-? so fervidly and eloquently eulo gising President Roosevelt, so an to lull the- suspicious and quiet the partisan feeling of their Republican hearers, voted for him In the last campaign, or would vote- for him in another? Iet the "Roosevelt democrats" if there are any left come -forward and say where they stand today. Let the.m say whether. In a contest between a Democrat like Bryan and a Republican like Roosevelt, they are,' or Would be. for Roosevelt or Bryan. If they are for Roosevelt, let them say that they have not thus re pudiated Bryan and Bryanlsm; and if they are, for Bryan, let them show how they ha not rejected Roosevelt and very essential . thing with -which his great nAme Is Identified. I,et the Dem ocrats who have donned the-Pharisaical garb of -non-partisanship enlighten the people as to the motives and deeds of the Congressional minority that pre tended) to be with Roosevelt on the rate bill for the public good, and then broke with him for their own good to pre vent, as they thought, their own undo ing and to block the progress through Congress of an efficient railroad" meas ure that had behind It the President and the entire . Republican majority. They voted Jot It in Jhe end because they dared not do otherwise, for they knew the people believed In it and be lieved In "the President's good- faith when he declared himself satisfied. They were with the President when it meant Republican division and Repub lican ruin; they were against him when It meant Republican unity and suc cessful and complete fulfillment of the President's plan to -control and regu late the enormous power of the rail roads. If the Democracy of Oregon will point out wherein Senator Gearin. for example, "stood with the President" in any different manner from the man ner in which Senator Tillman. Bailey and Rayner "stood with the President" we shall be ready to concede that an Oregon Democrat in Congress Is better than his party, and has the independ ence, courage and will to oppose It alien It 1 wrong, or when its views and acts do not accord with the Judg ment and desires of his own constitu ents. Let the bitter and partisan, Demo cratic press howl that The Oregonian is "wielding the party lash." Wielding .the lash consists in exposing the sham, cheat and fraud of the Demo cratic contention that they are en gaged in anything but a Democratic campaign, for party advantage and for nothing else; and we shall wield it to the end. Party is no fetich with The Oregonian; yet it understands the vital lmportance'of party and party princi ples to the perpetuity of our Govern ment. When there shall be no party, there will be no republic, for there will be nothing to strive for, since no man will deem any governmental principle worth bothering about and contending for. THE SHAM OF NON-PARTISANSHIP. The real purpose of the Democrats in their demand that politics shall cut no figure in the state election is plain from the fact that they are urging the election of the entire Democratic ticket. If the Democrats can claim support for their candidates upon the ground that they are non-partisan, why cannot the Republicans do the same? Is not a Re publican as non-partisan as a Demo crat? Let it be granted, for the sake of argument only, that party lines should not be observed In the selection of a Governor, is not the Republican candidate as much worthy of support as the Democratic candidate? The Democrats think they are "smooth" and that they will deceive many Republicans into believing all this talk about a non-partisan Gov ernor. It will not fool any sensible man. Chamberlain i9 as much a parti san as -anybody is. He le a partisan Democrat and hopes to see a. Democrat elected President of the United States in 1908. He would like to be Governor .of Oregon when a Democrat occupies the office of President of the United States, so that he and his state chair man. Sweek, could dictate the appoint ments to Federal positions in Oregon. He would like to fill Oregon postofHces with Democrats. . Oregon Democrats hope to see that change brought about, even If it means the enactment of Na tional legislation that brings a repeti tion of 1S93. What they want is the offices, and if these can be secured, let Roosevelt and his popular policies and principles go hang. Non-partisanship Is so plainly a sham that the man who cannot see through It must be blind In deed. THE AWAKENING OF CHINA. There seems to be a number of dis turbing features in the awakening of China. Back In the realms of an al leged higher civilization in the Euro pean countries, there are vague mur murlngs over the, possibilities which await the world when this long slumb ering giant has its eyes ' thoroughly opened. This giant was a tractable creature so long as it rested In a semi comatose state, and when its objection to the .white man's religion took the form of killing its advocates, a few volleys from, the Mausers or shells frdm the -eight-Inch guns generally sil enced ,the objection. But China, to use an expression .of .the street, has been "wised" to the advantages of that higher civilization. ' Keen observation of its workings in the' Flowery King dom has taught ner the-financial ad vantages of the new golden rule of "get all you can and keep all "you get." It has also taught that in a contest with Satan a handicap will be suffered un less lire Is used as a weapon. These are the reasons why China is abandoning the stink-pot and- short sword, and preparing to adopt the same weapons which have proved so effective in. the hands of the foreign devils who .have been playing football with the land of the sacred Joss for a good many years. This sudden display of Inde pendence has caused considerable nerv ousness in Europe. Why should ancient, decrepit, out-of-date China leave her idols and make an attempt to collect her own customs duties, or manage her affairs in any. manner other than that planned and ordered by the powers? The Immediate cause of the meeting of the representatives of the foreign powers at Pekin Saturday was the pro posed change in the Cblnese customs administration by which the services of Sir Robert Hart. Director General of the Chinese Customs, were to be rein forced by appointment of a Chinese Minister Superintendent of Customs Af fairs with an associate vice-minister. While this is a pronounced departure from former methods, it i not clear that it is a violation of the . treaty stipulations which provide that the customs revenue w ill be devoted to pay ment of the foreign debt. China Is. of course, not suffering hardship from having this matter di rectly in charge of a man like Sir Robert Hart, but neither is it clear that the powers are warranted In distrust ing China's Integrity, simply because he expresses a desire to place dne of her own subjects reasonably close to the cash box. This suddenly developed inclination to question the motives and actions of China is in striking contrast with the indifference with which China was treated when she 'was making no attempt to manage her affairs in her own way. For more than ten years, in fact since long before the- war between China and Japan. Russia, Germany and even Great Britain were guilty of con tinual aggression on Chinese territory. When Germany followed up her lpase of Kiao-Chau with a wholesale appro priation of other territory in the prov ince of Shantung, there was no loud protest from Great Britain or from Russia. This lack of Interest in the welfare of China was perhaps due to the fact that Great Britain had Just gobbled Wei-Hai-Wei. and the Russian bear was making long strides beyond the Manchurlan frontier. China's Invi tation for Russia to evacuate Man churia met with no approving response from the powers that have suddenly evinced alarm over China's apparent determination to manage her own af fairs. No thanks are due to any of these European powers that the entire Shan tung province did not meet with the same fate as Manchuria, the Japanese alone being responsible for staying the march of the foreigners in that prov ince. Having thus worked out her own territorial salvation, or at least haying had it worked out for her by others than those who desire to govern her policy, China can hardly be blamed for a desire to supplant her present unsat isfactory administration of government affairs with a more independent one. Evidence that - China is breaking the shackles of idolatry and superstition to which she hag been chained for cen turies is becoming quite noticeable, and with this awakening will come adoption of more progressive principles of gov ernment and -more insistent demands for recognition not as a heathen na tion, hut as a possible world power. Taking . into consideration the vast population of China, and the rapidity with which a neighboring, yellow race with even poorer opportunities has de veloped into a world power, it is not to be .wondered that the great European powers show signs of uneasiness over the expressed desire of China to man age her own affairs in her own way. The Chinese army which next takes the field in defense of what the Chi nese regard as their rights will be no such straw-stuffed effigy or scare-crow as formed an easy mark for the Jap anese a dozen years ago. THOUSAND-FOOT STEAMER COMING. For several years the Germans, with the marvelous Deutschland. have held the speed record on the Atlantic, and until last year they were also for a few years possessors of the largest steamer afloat. Then came the gigantic Baltic, the first steamer with a greater length than 700 feet. The British had appar ently temporarily' abandoned the race for the speed record, for the Baltic made no pretensions to being a scorch er, but with her great size and palatial accommodations, was regarded as a triumph of the shipbuilder's skill. She was 709 feet long, 75.6 feet beam, 52.6 feet depth of hold and registered 23,876 tons. But the Baltic's prestige a the largest ship in the world was compara tively short-lived-, for on Saturday there steamed Into New York harbor the latest production of the German yards, the steamer Kalserin Auguste Victoria, 727.6 feet long, 78 feet beam, 67 feet depth of hold and 25,500 tons register, with a displacement of 43,000 tons. These simple figures: fall to convey a full Impression of the immensity of this latest trans-Atlantic ferry, but a better idea can be gained when It' is stated that she will carry 550 first class, 350 second class, 300 third claps and 2300 steerage passengers, which, with a crew of 650 officers and men, gives her accommodations for 4150 people. The vessel contains fifty suites with private bathrooms; has elevators, telephones, gymnasium and a large palm garden with playing fountains, etc. The stead ily increasing size of the trans-Atlantic liners indicates quite clearly that the "thousand-foot steamer" is compara tively near at hand. It Is not quite nine years since the Germans launched the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, the first vessel built with a greater length than 600 feet, and yet that big flyer was ex actly 100 feet shorter than the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, which has Just com pleted her maiden trip across the At lantic. " And this latest production of the Ger man yards will enjoy the distinction of being the largest ship afloat for a short time only. The British are hot on the trail, and will soon launch a steamer that will not only be the largest ship in the world, but is also expected to be the fastest. This coming leviathan will be 800 feet long, and is expected to show a speed which, in comparison with other steamers, will be in strict keep ing with her supremacy in length. The world waited nine years for the added 100 feet between the Kaiser Wilheim der Grosse and the. Kalserin Auguste Vic toria, but, within less than a year, there will be a further gain of more than 70 feet. At this rate of progress we shall see the thousand-foot steamer within the next ten years, and with it will prob ably come a shortening of the trans Atlantic trip to four days or perhaps less. The past few years have wit nessed great progress in the speed, equipment and luxurious service on our railroad trains, but it seems quite clear that the steamships in their special field are also keeping strictly up to date. CARELESSNESS ANI FOREST FIRES. The great misfortune which has fallen upon the timbered sections of the State of Michigan should serve as an effective warning to those residents of Oregon who have occasion to start fires where they may spread to standing or fallen timber and thence to farm build ings, fences, crop and even to small -illages. In Michigan at this season of the year the timber and undergrowth are not particularly dry, but heavy winds prevail and carry the fire rapidly over a large area. In Oregon this Summer we shall have none of the high winds, such as blow in Michigan for days at a time, but dead timber, brush and grass will be as dry and combustible as tind er. A smouldering fire left by a care less camper may burn In half-concealment for many days and finally break out into a blaze which, gathering size and speed as it advances, will pass be yond the possibility of human control. To talk of extinguishing a forest fire is folly. An Incipient blaze may be sub dued, but when a fire has once reached large expanse or found nourishment In thick-standing trees, only the good for tune of timely showers can prevent the fire from burning until it has consumed all within Its reach. Oregon has a fairly good forest patrol under Government supervision. As a rule the forest rangers are faithful guardians of the vast wealth of timber they are employed to protect. They have large areas to watch, and con tinually go from place to place where campers or hunters are likely to build fires. During the years of their serv ice the rangers have put out many a camp fire which the builder believed he had thoroughly extinguished before leaving. Thus many a forest fire of greater or less extent has been averted and thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of dollars' worth of timber saved. But the forest rangers cannot be relied upon entirely to prevent loss by forest fire. If hunters and campers, pioneer farmers and lumbermen grow careless upon the supposition that the rangers will put out the fires, It will be only a question of time when a fire will get beyond control and perhaps sweep the entire Cascade or Coast Range. Prevention of forest fires is not a work that Government employes alone can accomplish. It is a matter of Individual effort and care. Let each man who has. occasion to build a fire In the fields or forests make certain that he does so under safe conditions and that he com pletely extinguishes it, and the news papers will tell no story of catastrophe in Oregon such as that which has been related in the last few days concerning the holocaust in Michigan, - Down in Clatsop County, where half the population is composed of persons of foreign birth, the Democratic attack upon Dr. James Withycombe because he was bom outside the United States, is making little headway in securing votes for the Democratic nominee. Clatsop County has a large number of natives of Finland. Sweden and England, who have proved themselves' loyal. Indus trious citizens. They have worked as lumbermen, fishermen and farmers, do ing faithful service in the general ef fort to develop the country and its resources. They are law-respecting and law-abiding. -They seek no special Livaca became they are natives of for eign countries, but are glad to do what they can to add to the greatness of their adopted country. The voters of Clatsop County have found these people to be-worthy-citizens,-and have been pleased to place many of them In posi tions of honor and trust. Now that the Republican party has seen fit to place a man of foreign nativity on its state ticket, after he has lived and worked for the upbuilding of Oregon for 35 years, there are plain evidences of dis pleasure down in Clatsop County over the protest the Democrats have raised upon that ground. If the Democrats had anything to oiler against Dr. Withycombe's character, his ability or his patriotism, it would be a different matter. They have not one word to say against his fitness for the office, but raise a vigorous howl because he was foreign-born. No wonder that the press of Clatsop County denounces the small methods pursued by the mana gers of the Chamberlain campaign. The excellent outlook for all kinds of crops makes assurance doubly sure that the annual State Fair this Fall will be one of the best In the history of Ore gon. The extensive improvements made last Summer place the ' State Fair Grounds in the best possible condition, so far as equipment is concerned. The buildings have been enlarged, painted and repaired. The exhibit stands, show cases, etc., were Increased In number by the transfer of much material of this kind from the Lewis and Clark Expo sition to the State Fair. With weather conditions ' favorable this season, the farmers, gardeners and fruit growers of Oregon should be able to make a dis play of products at Salem this Fall that will be the equal In quality of any that can be made anywhere. To do this, however, will require care and ef fort. Products intended for exhibition should have special attention, so that they shall be the best of their kind. No one man or ten men can make the Fair a success, but it requires the co-operation of scores of men and women who feel a personal interest In making the Fair a credit to the state. Seeds have been planted and the grains, grasses and vegetables are now growing. This is the time to select those that are in tended for exhibition and see that they have the most favorable conditions for growth and maturity. New Zealand has Just established a new precedent In the way of a tariff war which, if generally followed, would make even the most rabid "stand-patter" sit up and take notice. A law has been passed by the New Zealanders, providing that goods manufactured In Great Britain shall be considered as of New Zealand 'manufacture and admit ted duty free, while American goods are all subjected to a heavy duty. In order that we may properly understand their feelings regarding the American tariff policy, they pay over to the New Zea land manufacturer or importer 33 per cent of the duty collected on American goods whenever the agents of the Am erican concern cut their prices. This will, of course, make It Impossible for the Americans to do business In New Zealand except at a loss. It will also point a way for some other countries which are unfairly treated by our In iquitious tariff lawe to strike back with weapons similar to those we are using against them. According to Lloyd's Register, British shipowners last year sold to foreigners more than 500.000 tons of steam and sail vessels, this being the largest amount disposed of in any year since 1900. The Germans were the best buyers of these old ships, and secured at bargain rates 101,963 tons, while Norway took 59.702 tons, Italy 78.671 tons and Japan 66.328 tons. All of this British-bu,iit tonnage was welcomed under the flags of the various countries mentioned without any obstacles being placed In its way. This Is one of the reasons why the merchant marine of these countries is growing so rapidly, while that of the United States, which denies such privil eges to our shipowners, is languishing. Not all of these second-hand vessels are up-to-date craft, but most of them would be fully as serviceable as the Roanoke, Barraeouta. Costa Rica and other ancient arks wljich try to handle the business out of Portland. The reorganization or the Consular service on the lines laid down in the bill which goes into effect July 1. will be a task of such proportions that it might well appall a man of less determina tion than Secretary Root. The merit system is expected to apply to all pro motions, and the candidate, except in the case of a few Oriental countries, must be able to speak the language of the country to which he i assigned. As the appointees must still be -on-firmed by the Senate, there Is yet a pos sibility for a man with a pull to have the merit system .stretched a little In his favor. If the reorganization is made strictly on the merit system, it will he come necessary for Senators and Rep resentatives to get up a bill providing soft snaps for the numerous political hacks -and has-beens who are now shunted away to Consular stations, in orderthat the expense of keeping them will not fall on their friends. Two weeks from today the ballots will be cast and Oregon will go on record as continuing to be a Republican or becoming a Democratic state. In the last election, November, 1904. the bal lots proclaimed Oregon a Republican state by 40.000 majority. Should this election show a majority for a Demo cratic Senator, Governor and Congress man, Oregon will be rightfully declared a Democratic state. Eliza Butterbottom and the rest of the Steatopygone family are about to move from . Rabbltvllle to near The Dalles. Their guardian, A. Bennett, formerly editor of the Irrigon Irrigator, has combined forces with R. G. Daven port to start a weekly paper to be called The Dalles Optimist. Miss Butterbot tom has been missed in the past few months. T. T. Geer, W. J. Furnish, H. M. Cake, Walter Tooze, W. J. Clarke, Ralph Hoyt, E. V. Carter et al. not one is missing at rollcall and there are no soreheads are all supporting the Re publican ticket this year because it's the ticket named by the people. By the way, who ' named Chamberlain and Hailey and the other Democratic candi dates? The Democracy, realizing its grave blunder, is vociferous in asserting that it doesn't object to Withycombe because he was born in England. The chief trouble is now evidently that he was born at all. County Treasurers all over the state are issuing calls for outstanding war rants. Which is quite different from ten years ago, "when Grover was king." KO GOX'GS OR TOMTOMS. But Hitchcock and Heser Keep on uDe. . ... Uverlsg. the Geess." New Tork Sun. If the case against the Standard Oil Company Is prosecuted with half the vigor, intelligence and unwavering" per sistence shown by the Interior, Depart ment In its pursuit of the land -thieves, the process and its results are likely to keep the public interested for a consider able time. Secretary Hitchcock and Attorney Heney are still busy. They are still beat ing out old cases, but are not content with that. Every little while a hand reaches out and grabs 'a new bunch of offenders. The latest hand brings in 21 alleged violators of the law. One of the most gratifying ' features of Mr. Hitch cock's work Is the utter absence of any shadow of discrimination between rich and poor, between high and low. His gridiron has been decorated with a .Uni ted States Senator, a clergyman, mem bers of the House, merchants, speculators and millionaires. The latest cast of ts.e dragnet brings in seven lumbermen, three bankers, three publishers, two former Government officials, three lawyers- and three business men. Some are residents of Oregon, while others hail from differ ent parts of the country from Michigan, Minnesota and Arkansas. As a result of the evidence submitted by the department. . the Federal grand jury at Portland. Or., has indicted these gen tlemen, and Judge Wolverton holds each of them under a $4000 bond. Inasmuch as the dragnets are out In other areas, an other haul may be expected at any time. The next one will probably be in the mid dle West. The sound of the gong and the tomtom is notably absent from these proceedings, but the work goes on. In their -manner of "delivering the goods," Secretary Hitchcock and Mr. Heney set the pace for honest reformers. A Leader In Rnaalan Politics. St. Petersburg Cable Dispatch. Sergei Andreievich Mouromtseff, whom the Constitutional Democratic members of the lower house of the National Parlia ment, by a sudden change of plan, have succeeded In making President. Is a mem ber of a noble family of St. Petersburg. He was born in 1850 and educated in the law department of Moscow University. In 1874 he attracted the attention of the legal world by a masterly dissertation on ."Conservatism in Roman Jurisprudence." thereby winning a fellowship in the uni versity. While he was an instructor he printed several legal dissertations which have become standard. He was rapidly promoted to a full professorship. His conservatism, however, was con fined to his writing on ancient law. Ow ing to his political activity, he was soon in hot water, and was forced to leave the university and abandon his educa tional career. He began the practice of the law and the editing of the Legal Mes senger; but his activity here was even more distasteful to the administration, and in 1S92 the censor suppressed the paper. In 1899 Minister of the Interior Sipiagulne closed the Moscow Juridical Society, of which Professor Mouromtseff had been elected president. Professor Mouromtseff Is a member both of the Parliament and of the Mos cow Zemstvo. So prominent was his role In the struggle for freedom that he was several times called to preside over the National Zemstvo Congresses, displaying such eminent qualities as to finally sup plant Ivan Petrunkevitch as candidate for the presidency of the lower house. He was a member op the famous dele gation which presented the address of the Zemstvolsts to the Emperor after the inauguration of the Witte Ministry. He headed the deputation of the Consti tutional Democratic Committee which came to St. Petersburg at Count Witte's request to endeavor to arrange a work ing agreement between the government and the Constitutional Democratic party. He Commanded Respect Anyhow. - New York Tribune. Secretary Taft said of a certain domi neering statesman: "He fills men with dread. They quail before him. They can t call their souls their own in his presence. Altogether he makes me think of a waiter I once, met in the West. "In a small Western town many years ago I put up at the Palace Hotel. "I was assigned to a room. There was no water nor towels in the room, and I rang. "There was no reply. "I rang again. "Still no reply. "And again and again and yet again I rang, and finally a waiter appeared. "This waiter was a robust man of stern and forbidding aspect. " 'Did you ring?' he said, in a rumbling bass voice. " 'i did,' I answered. " "Well, don't do it again.' said the waiter, with a menacing scowl, as he withdrew." Invalid Enjoys Feast by Phone. Trenton (N. J.) Dispatch in New .Tork World. Royal Arch Masons made a unique ar rangement at Trenton last evening in or der that Charles Bechtel, grand treas urer, who Is an invalid, could hear the speeches made at a banquet given to celebrate the " semi-centennial of their lodge. Bechtel lives about two miles from where the banquet was held. The committee arranged to place a telephone with meaaphone attachment on the ros trum where the speeches were made. The transmitter was so arranged that the voices of the speakers were caught by the instrument and conveyed to Mr. Bechiel's ears while he was on his sick bed. A bouquet was presented to Mr. Bechtel by the Masons, and as the flow ers were handed to him a speaker made the presentation address over the phone so that the recipient could hear It. -Mr. Bechtel is 79 years old. He has been grand treasurer of the grand lodge .for many years, and is a 33d degree Mason, Scottish rite. . The Great Sarah to Visit Auatralln. New York Herald. Mme". Bernhardt, instead of sailing for France next month as originally planned after her present contract is completed, has closed arrangements with her mana ger, William F. Connor, whereby she will curtail her tour in the Pacific Northwest and sail direct for Australia. She will there make a tour of the theaters under the control of J. C. Williamson. For sev eral weeks negotiations have been In progress1 between Messrs. Connor and Williamson, and It has been settled that before she returns to France Mme. Bern hardt will have appeared in all of the Important cities in Australia. At first Mme. Bernhardt was opposed to making this long ocean voyage, but after some consideration decided to undertake the tour to the Antipodes, where there has always been a great demand to see the famous French actress. Attempted an Odorous Monopoly. Indianapolis Dispatch in New York Tribune. , Frank Wylie. a wealthy young man of Muncie, was on trial today on a lunacy charge, as a result of trying to corner the market in onion sets. He invested large sums in onion sets at 11.75 a bushel and expected to sell them at 112 a bushel, but the market was supplied as fast as he could buy them. No decision was reached. Some Salem Strawberries. Statesman. This is the strawberry record of T. J. Clark, owner of the English walnut farm north of Salem. Nine berries just made a perfect layer in the box. and two lay ers heaped the measure. They were of the "New Oregon" variety, of an ex quisite flavor, and certainly remarkable samples. They run large generally, al though perhaps- do not exceed in general gize the Magoon variety. STEAMER LIKE MODERN HOTEL. A Beautiful Elsrht-Sterr Palace With Electric Lights. New York World. The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, which has sailed from Dover on her maiden voyage to this country, is the biggest ship afloat. She accommodates 650 first-class. 350 second-class and 2300 steerage passengers, has one deck more than the Amerika, giving her eight "stories," known as boat, or shelter deck; sun. or upper promenade: Kaiser, or main promenade: Auguste Victoria, Or lower promenade: Kronprinz, or up per deck; Union, or saloon deck; Broad way, or main deck, and orlop deck. On the Kaiser deck, abaft the smoking room, is a palm garden, exposed to the sky and the sea. But the most distinctive feature is the restaurant. The supper-room will seat about 150 persons. It has Its own kitchen, gold, silver and china services, servants and provision stores entirely distinct from the ship's stores, so that the dishes served In the restaurant are entirely, distinct from those served in the dining-room. The line has adopted a system of re bates by which it deducts from a res taurant check the cost of the correv sponding meal in the saloon. Many voyagers buy their passages - without meals, eating altogether In the restau rant. The extremities of the deckhouses have bowers for "spooning." No deck chairs are allowed on the lower prom enade deck. Among the other conveniences on the Kaiserin are an electric elevator, wind screens and universal system of venti lation, electric lights, sea baths, wom en's hair-dressing parlor, florist's shop, nursery, trained nurses, gymnasium, lower berths only in most of the cabins and a special fire-extinguishing: sys tem. The dining-room is in the style or Louis XVI. In front of the dome-like central elevation is a bas-relief of George Washington. White is the pre dominant color in the women's drawing-room. The writing-room is treat ed in the boudoir type of the Empire. The smoking-room is carried out in solid oak. The nursery walls are dec orated with paintings of "Little Red Riding Hood." "Grimm's Fairy Tales," "Struwelpeter," and other children's books. The principal styles of the. cabins and private sitting-rooms are Queen Anne. One suite is decorated in Louis XVI style. There are 20 self-contained suites, "some costing as high as J2500 for one trip. The food supp'iy for a single trip is estimated at 32,000 pounds of beef, mutton, lamb, veal and pork; 7500 pounds of game and poultry, 350.) ps-unds of fresh and 25D pounds of smoked fish. 7500 pounds of assorted fruit, 36,000 eggs, 12,000 pounds of fresh bread and a corresponding quan tity of fresh vegetables. For one round trip 15,000 quarts of beer iif kegs. 1200 bottles of beer. 960 quart bottles and 1300 pint bottles of champagne and 9o0 bottles of whisky, brandy, gin and rum are required. Mlaa Tnrbell and a New Mnitaalne. North American. Miss Ida Tarbell, the foe of the Stand ard Oil Company, is no longer connected with McClure's Magazine. She resigned about four weeks ago, and, as she ex presses Jt. she is now "a free woman." Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker, J. S. Philips, Mr McClure's principal busi ness partner; A. A. Boyden, managing of fice editor: his assistant, J. M. Siddell; Harry McClure, a cousin of 8. S. Mc Clure, and D. A. McKinley resigned at the same time, and these eight are about to start a new magazine in New York. . "Our plans are very immature," said Miss Tarbell. "In fact, we have not made any. Mr. Steffens still .has some work to finish for McClure's. and he will not be at liberty for a few weeks. In a general, way, our magazine. Is to be a bright,, ag gressive, honest portrayal of things as they are. "It was a great trial to us ail to leave Mr. McClure. We have the highest re gard for him; but we felt that it was necessary the separation should come." About a year ago Miss Tarbell bought a farm In Connecticut. It has always been the dream of her life to own a coun try place and write in a garden. When she was asked about her farm she laughed and aaid: "1 am not much of a success as a real estate operator. After I had bought my farm, I found that I had bought a large crop of mortgages with it, and I have Just succeeded in getting the tangle straightened out. I expect to take posses sion next week." "The Fourth" In London and Paris. Indianapolis .News. Albert J. Beveridge, senior Senator from Indiana, Is to deliver the Fourth of July address this year at Paris. We have been informed that John L. Griffiths, Consul at Liverpool, is to perform the same service at London. With the two greatest capi tals of the world thus provided for so well, the country may, - we think, feel sure that its birthday will be fittingly celebrated both among its old foes and its old allies. The flag will fly and the eajtle soar, though in an entirely dignified and decorous way. For, though both speakers will, of course, dwell on the power and greatness of the American Na tion, they will do It with a reserve which should always mark the utterances of those who act as the representatives of a country conscious of its strength, and so, too old and too mature to Indulge in youthful boasting. It will be a great day for London and Paris. No Photoa tor Ethel Roosevelt. Kansas City Star. President and Mrs. Roosevelt will not allow their daughter Ethel to Te photo graphed. Some of her schoolmates have taken snapshots, but the Alms and plates are carefully reserved for private collec tions. The present Miss Roosevelt, who by the way. Is regarded as the best look ing member of the family, has been pho tographed In groups, but never alone. In Portland With the Anto Owner. Chicago Record-Herald. A Boston .society girl has eloped with her riding master. Boston Is away behind the times. In New York no society girl would thfnk of eloping with anyone but a chauffeur. . . VOICES FROM THE DITCH: FOR LIFE IN.OBJEGOX COVNTRY'.. Sare, Not a Bit of Doubt. Silvertonian-Appeal. G. A. Bock cut his hand quite seriously one day last week while splitting wood. No doubt his wife will have the wood cutting to do hereafter. What One Rain Did. . Hood River Glacier. The rain the first of the week increased the yield of strawberries at White Sal mon and In the valley probably 20.(00 crates. The warm weather was causing the berries to rlren too fast, making them under size. The rain was of gen eral benefit to all crops. .' Said to the Boya. , , Spokane Chronicle. Business men do not seek boys for their employ whoae Angers are stained by cigarettes. No employer wants to hire a young man who devotes most of his time to rolling cigarette. Let the boy who wants to get on in the world avoid forming bad habits that are sure to pull him back. After M Years. Salem Journal. Breeze Gibson blew in this morning from the Polk County hills; on his way he came across a covered wagon by the roadside, and an aged couple preparing breakfast at a campflre. As It was rain ing, they were not having the time of their lives. Gibson stopped to chat with them, and the. old man inquired "If it" ever quit raining In this country." Breeze told him it did. but the old fellow shook his head and said tt was raining 40 years ago when he left the country, and it was raining when he got back. He came up from California for the purpose of securing a pension, aa he was in the Rogue River war, and also a scout under Dr. Kay. Further conversation disclosed the fact that Breeze and the old gen tleman had crossed the plains in the same wagon train 54 years ago, when the former was but a small-boy. The world is small after all. - "Dos; Gone III" Walled the Feline. Walla Walla Bulletin. There is one dog in Walla Walla that likes kittens and is not always chasing them up some tree. The dog is owned by Harley Hoagland. who lives on Blm street, and a few days ago. according to neighbors, the animal while around visiting in the neighborhood, found a number of small kittens, whose mother had Btrayed away for a few momenta. The dog B8.ii them, liked their looks, and c.ecided '.hat they would do for pets. Taking one of them carefully In its ' mou'.h, the animal carried It home, and laying it down easily, returned for an other. These trips were continued until the dog had the entire family moved. For some time the mother cat wan dered blissfully around the neighbor hood, secure in the thought tha her offspring were all right. Finally, how ever, she returned home and made the discovery that her kittens had been kid naped. There was something doing. A still hunt failed to locate them, but the cat's owner, who, it is said, noticed her misfortune, took up the search and finally located the kittens. They were returned to the mother, while the, dog was bereft of its new-found family, and. it is said, is nearly heartbroken. A Golf Yarn by "Nick" Lon-worth. Kansas City Times. Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, a goK en thusiast who plays a good game, and Vlr tor Murdoch, of Kansas, a golf enthusiast who plays a very indifferent game, were swapping stories In the House cloakroom. Washington, D. C. recently. "The moat remarkable golfer I ever knew," said Representative Longworth. "was a man out in Cincinnati, who had a passion for the game, but who compli cated that fervor with an appetite for Scotch highballs that was the wonder of Ohio. , "His theory was that there should be a drink served on every tee and rr worked it by means of an army of caddies. One afternoon he came In and announced that he had renounced the game. " 'What's the matter, Jim?' asked a friend. ".'Oh,' he said, wearily. 'It's no use. I give it up. Whenever I can see the ball I can't hit it; and whenever I can hit It I can't see It.' " Mr. Murdock told this one: "Out in my town Judze Dale, of the district bench, is about the best golfer in our club. One day he had-a case on trial in which several small boys had been eub penaed as witnesses. Addressing a bright youth of about 12 Summers. Judge Dale solemnly inquired: 'My boy. do you under stand the nature of an oath?' " 'Oh, yes. sir.' quickly replied the youth. 1 often caddled for you, sir.' " Shoulders Him Own and Wlfe'a Aae., New York Sun. "I am 75 years old," declared Rev. Dr. John P. Peters, rector of 8t. Michael' Protestant Episcopal Church, in reply to the query of a curious parishioner, "and I II be 77 my next birthday." The doctor doesn't appear to be more than. 50 years of age. "The other evening." he explained, "my wife and I computed that our combined ages foot up to 100 years. Now, of course, no lady Is ever over 25 years, so. to keep peace in the famllj', I suppose I must say I'm 75." "But why will you be 77 your next birthday?" ' "Because my wife's birthday and mine happen to fall on the same date," and " with a sigh of resignation "of course I'll have to shoulder both of 'em.". H-m-ml What About Oregon's Brandt Louisville Courier-Journal. One of the May magazines has this definition of "a Kentucky breakfast:" " 'What's a Kentucky breakfast?' asks Cyclone Bill. " 'Why, a Kentucky breakfast is . a three-pound steak, a bottle of whisky and a setter dog.' " 'What's the dog for?" " 'Why, to eat the steak, of course ' " Why was Kentucky selected to hantr that joke on? Some state was needed. But why wa Kentucky selected? Because it is everywhere known that Kentucky is the one state whose whisky is good enough to dispense with all ac companiments, condiment!, collaterals and adulterations. ' ROOSEVELT'S TO BLAME THIS." From the Chicago Chronic!.