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SEPT. . 190T. THE MASTER BUILDER. It has always been a subject of re mark by those who have studied the history of federative government that the Constitution of the United States created the first government under a federal system that has operated di rectly upon the Individual citizens. In al! preceding efforts the federal govern ment operated merely upon the states that created it, or through them. The central government, therefore, was their agent, merely; and the sovereigns that created it. Jealous .preservers of their own power, withheld from the agent the authority necessary for its own vigorous existence. Federal gov ernment, therefore, till our experiment with it culminated In the Constitution of 1789, had been a failure. There had been experiments during more than twenty centuries, but always with the same result. It was the Introduction of a new principle, which gives the central government power to enact laws and to enforce them upon Indi viduals as well as upon states, and upon states through Individuals, that gave our system its , strength and marked a new departure in the science of federative government. In an article In the September num ber of the North American Review Hon. Hannls Taylor, of Alabama, Min ister to Spain during the second admin istration of President Cleveland, and author of the best book yet .published , on "The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution," of a treatise on 'International Public Law" and other works of notable Importance, gives the credit of this great idea to Pelatiah "Webster, born at Lebanon, Conn., in 1725. died at Philadelphia 'In 1795. Mr. Taylor shows that In a pamphlet .pub lished by Pelatiah Webster in 1783 the plan was elaborated of creating a fed eral government that should not be de pendent on the states, but should oper ate or act directly upon the citizen. "That," says Taylor, "was Pelatiah Webster's contribution to the science of federal government, for which the world had been waiting more than two thou sand years." This it was that gave our central government power to defend It self against the states that attacked it , through secession and brought on the ' Civil War. Jefferson and his party never liked nor even understood the new system. That was the reason why Jefferson drew up the resolutions of 1798 and committed his party to them. These resolutions were simply a negation of the Constitution and Its powers. They were accepted by Jefferson's party of that day and passed on to Its succes sors. In the Soufhern States the Demo cratic' party employed them for asser tion of the original sovereignty of the states, and of their right to resume that sovereignty by withdrawal from the Union. Hon. Hannis Taylor calls the author of this plan of federal government the plan that makes It strong and assures Its perpetuity "the mightiest of all the "Websters." More specifically: "The Idea of a supreme federal government, strictly organized, and operating direct ly on the citizen, and not on the states composing the federation, was the In vention, without doubt or cavil, of Pelatiah "Webster, a native of Connecti cut, an adopted son of Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the University of Tale Has any one of those great com munities ever produced in any other person so great a son? His grandeur 4s equaled only by the neglect of his fellow-countrymen." " Chinese officers have notified a Jap anese Major to withdraw from Kantao, an extensive strip of land along the Yalu River, with a population of 600,000 Chinese and 400.000 Coreans. The Jap anese has refused, and by his refusal has set in motion a wave of disturbance which may yet make trouble. Fate plays queer pranks In the lives of na tions as well as individuals, and it Is not Impossible that China may some day rise up in her might and even up the score with her late conquerors. Japan has not yet recovered from the awful punishment which she received from Russia before hard-earned victory perched upon the Nippon flag. In this enfeebled condition the Chinese, with their Improved knowledge of war, might be able to ,put some deep crimps In Japanese war prestige. MR. HARKI-MAN'S MISSION. The result of Mr. Harrlman's per sonal Inspection of the Central Oregon country will be awaited with much in terest in this state. The magnitude of the task involved in making such a trip as that Just completed toy the rail road king would be better understood If It were definitely known how few Oregonians who have lived in this city and state all their lives have ever made the trip. This visit of Mr. Harriman brings the matter of construction of a railroad into Central Oregon up to the court of last resort, so far as the sys tem controlled by that gentleman is' concerned. The railroad magnate will return to headquarters thoroughly equipped with a personal knowledge of the country to be traversed by the pro posed line. This knowledge will be flanked by exhaustive reports from en gineers who for months have been run ning lines through that territory and by other reports from traffic experts who have studied the country from a traffic-producing standpoint. In an interview printed in yesterday's Oregonian Mr. Harriman alluded to this accumulation of data as being too great for hasty digestion, and said that consideration of the various conditions attendant on railroad construction in a new country would require time be fore a decision could be reached. Pend ing result of this personal investigation and assimilation of the elaborate Infor mation prepared by engineers and traffic officials, there should be a sus pension of criticism of the Harriman policy in this particular field. Among all of the charges, Just and unjust, that have been laid at the door of the rail road king, and with all of the adverse criticism of his policies, no one has ever accused him of lacking hard busi ness sense. He is now in possession of f?cts and data which will enable him to estimate with almost mathematical accuracy what It. will cost to" build a road Into Central Oregon, what the country is now producing and what it can be made to produce when railroad facilities are provided. No one will question Mr. Harriman's ability or that of his engineers in these matters, and they can accordingly be trusted to figure Out a'result with much greater accuracy than Is possible by any other method. As Mr. Harriman said in his interview, no one cares to build rollroadn with 7 per cent money, especially If the supply at that high figure Is only limited. But, having re duced the Central Oregon proposition to a plain mathematical basis, where he can determine whether the returns, Immediate and prospective. Justify the outlay, it is doubtful if even dear money would postpone early construc tion of the line. A few years ago plenty of money for railroad work was obtainable at 4 per cent, and even lower, and cheap money made It much easier to build new roads. The Central Oregon proposition, after It Is reduced to a question of cost of construction and operation, and returns present and .prospective, may make such a favorable showing that money will be forthcoming regardless of the rate which must be paid. This, how ever, is hardly probable, but It may be regarded as a certainty that if Mr. Harriman can see a profit In the project he will build the line as soon as plans can be perfected and money secured at reasonable rates There are a great many people in this city who are fa miliar with the possibilities of Central Oregon, and while they are not railroad experts, their confidence in the re sources of that country is such that they feel no fear over the outcome of the Harriman investigation. The ter ritory involved can stand on Its merits, and if they are r.ot recognized by Mr. Harriman they will be by others. Mr. Harriman is more frank than his steam- Bhlp manager, Mr. Sehwerin, and ad mits that his steamship service out of Portland is not at all in keeping with the demands that are made on It. This he has promised to remedy as soon as he can secure ship's, and it Is to be re gretted that the greatest handicap he suffers In securing them Is one levied by the Government, whose foolish navi gation laws prohibit him from going' Into the world's markets and purchas ing the best steamers at prices as low as are paid by foreign shipowners. Ore gon has lost nothing by this visit, of the greatest railroad man of the age. and perhaps If he came oftener and took a little more .personal Interest In these matters he would be subject to less censure than has been given him. PINANCINU A FRUIT CANNERY. Very unfortunate is the situation which confronts the fruitgrowers of Freewater, Umatilla County, who re cently raised funds among themselves to erect a cannery. According to news reports, the corporation was formed with a capital of $12,000. This amount was subscribed and paid In, and has been expended In erection of a build ing and installation of machinery. Now there are no funds for operation and the plant Is idle. With a cannery in their midst ready for business, the fruitgrowers are no better oft than they were "before, because no money Is avail able for operation. At first glance the suggestion many will make is that the organizers of the concern should have foreseen this con tingency and should have provided for funds in addition to those needed for building purposes. But very likely this could not have been done. It is In se curing ready cash for operation ex penses that many a mutual enterprise meets an untimely end. To get money for building purposes is easier because the plant itself Is tangible property which the Investors own or which they may take as security. But to some ex tent the operation of a cannery is a speculation. It is at least involved in uncertainty. Even If prices be right, poor management may result in opera tion at a loss. If the management be good, the season may be an unfavor able one as to prices. Money-lenders as a rule would hesitate to put up a very large sum with fruit yet to be bought and packed as security, yet the money must be had before the fruit can be bought or a supply of cans and canning material ordered. Labor ex pects, its pay Saturday night, and the man who has grocery bills to meet can not w;ait until a pack of fruit has reached its Eastern destination and payment has been made therefor. These considerations show that if op erating expenses are to be advanced they most likely must come from a fruit-purchasing firm which must have as security not only a contract for the fruit, but also a stipulation that the concern furnishing the money shall control the manner of packing and the handling of the money. In other words, In order to secure money for operating a mutual enterprise must practically gell out to frultbuyers the very people, perhaps, who were to toe avoided ty the establishment of a mutual plant. The owners of the mutual packing plant take all the chances of loss the men who furnish the money 'for operation stand to win the feulk of the profits, if there are any. AN EDITOR'S WORK. For further answer to recent criti cisms upon his newspaper and his speeches, In some of which criticisms It has been intimated that as a leader of thought and action he has had.no great success, Mr. Henry Watterson adds some readable observations and reflec tions. These that follow refer espe cially to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer: After the. journalist has discharged tLs functions as an editor, he may aspire to be come a teacher; and this the editor of the Courier-Journal has Indifferently essayed not with so great a lack of succesB and follow ing as the Inquirer Is at such pains to point out for thcae four decadra he has held his own agalnBt all comers, leading often what seemed to" be very forlorn hopes indeed, but In the end vindicated by events; as, for ex ample, his fight to remove the old "black laws" from the statute books of Kentucky; his fight for the acceptance of the war amend: ments as the treaty of peace between the North and the South; his light against green backlsm and free allverlem, and In favor of a sound currency and the public faith and credit: his light for "a tariff for revenue only" and the fight he Is still making against populism and socialism, finding their ex pression1 In half-baked schemes of innovation and thinly-disguised efforts for evading "the limitations of the law. In each of thee fights he fought against odds, taking his political life in his hend, nor ever asking quarter or preferment for himself. Is It nothing to have stood 40 years In a single place contending for one's conception of truth and retaining not a diminished but an increasing audience of readers, claiming nothing the while except the confidence and respect of the vicinage, and getting both? And must It be charged as a'n offense If It be true that he Is only a "phrase maker." many- of whoee phrases, have led parties to victorious battle, nor one of them has lowered any patriotic or moral or manly standard? Intellectually - the journalist can only be the Interpreter and the historian of the best thought of his time. If he interprets history truly, steadfast In hla alms and faithful to "hla Ideals, he has given of his best, having fulfilled at onoe his mission In the world and the reason of his being. To try him by any other test Is to perpetrate Injustice . as well as to misconceive conditions and relations. We feel assured that the Inquirer would not lessen Its standing with the recording angel if It revised both Its perspective and Its Judgment. k MR. U'REN A CAN OH) ATE. Mr. U'Ren has expressly reserved his constitutional right to become a can didate for the United States Senate but says he Is not a candidate at this time. But why should he seek a seat in the United States Senate when he can ac complish so much more outside? Mr. U'Ren was once a member of the Leg islature from Clackamas County. Can anyone point to a piece of legislation originated by him while he was a mem ber of that body? As a private citizen, however, he has accomplished much. To him is accorded credit (or censure) for the adoption of the initiative and referendum, the direct primary, the home rule for cities amendment, and several other measures of minor Im portance. Not In a thousand years of service in the Legislature could Mr. U'Ren have done so much legislating. If he aspires to be a National law maker, why not devise a National initiative and referendum and get it adopted, and then proceed to Remedy all the Governmental ills to which this country is heir? Place limitations upon the activities of so effective a man as Mr. U'Ren by electing him to the United States Senate? It would be equal to burying him alive. . POET8 ANI HISTORY. The "Old South"- lectures for young people In Boston during the Summer just ended, as announced by a leaflet sent out by the directors of the "Old South Work," were devoted to the sub ject of "Boston History in the Boston Poets." These lectures took up the various subjects in the history of the city as touched by Emerson, Longfel low, Whittier. Holmes and Lowell. The subject was Instinct with interest, not only to Boston, but to New England, to which these poets .by birth belonged, and to the wider public that has felt in innumerable ways the inspiration that found expression in their poems. Gen eral as well as ' local history claims these names and the work for which they stand. They were Americans all born and bred upon New England soil. It Is true, but lifted by their high con ceptions of liberty, brotherhood, justice and humanity out of the narrow view that is shut in by the hills that environ the place of birth. Whittier wrote his memorial and sent it forth under the title of "Snow Bound"; Longfellow wrote hla and named it "Morlturi Solutamus"; Lowell will speak to future generations through the "Vision of Sir Launfal," and HolrVies through "Old Ironsides." New England has no claim upon these poems that the whole Nation does not share, and it can utter no eulogy of their inspired writers that all loyal and appreciative Americans will not In dorse, GETTING AWAY FROM TECHNICALITIES The Alabama Bar Association, through its committee on correspon dence, has taken -the lead in a move ment for revision of state laws gov erning the right of new trial, because of errors at the first trial of a cause. The rule In most of the states at present Is that when the trial court has committed an error, such as In the admission of evidence or In giving In structions to the Jury, the error Is pre sumed to be prejudicial to the interest of the party against whom the ruling has been made. The practice which the Alabama Bar Association seeks to have adopted is that now prevailing In England, that the Appellate Court need not reverse a-case or grant a new .trial If it is satisfied the verdict was just, even If the record be full of errors. The proposed rule Is unquestionably a reasonable one, and, If adopted, would tend to promote Justice. It woud also tend to discourage speculative ap peals and thwart the efforts of those attorneys who, having the wrong side of a case, delight to have the court commit errors which will lead to new trials and .tedious litigation. , Of course. It is understood that no one would advocate a system of practice under which errors manifestly or probably prejudicial should be disregarded. That every man shall have a fair trial is fundamental and admits of no dispute. ' But when a case has been tried, appealed, and the Appellate Court is satisfied that the verdict was correct, principles of Justice do not de mand a new trial because of some error In admitting evidence. Lawyers are officers of the court. In theory they are supposed to aid the court In arriving at a correct conclu tion. Nevertheless, their zeal for their clients sometimes induces them to lead a court into error In the hope that if the verdict shall be adverse, a new trial can be had and a favorable verdict secured when time or the removal of witnesses have made conditions more advantageous. Knowing that new trials are sometimes granted because of errors, even though the verdict was Just, the losing party will take an ap peal In the hope either of securing at a new trial that to which he is not entitled to, or of compelling his adver sary to accept an Inequitable com promise In order to terminate' the liti gation. The present rule in England upon this subject is the outgrowth of many years of experience and Is apparently effective In reducing litigation, for less than four per cent of the cases ap pealed are sent back for pew trial. When it is remembered that the new rule discourages speculative appeals, it will be seen that the percentage of new trials Is even smaller, as compared with the record under the former prac tice. The Alabama Bar Association has taken up a good work and -should succeed. Senator Ankeny, of Walla Walla, still has nearly two years of his term ahead of hlm .but the date for electing his successor Is not so far away as to pre vent a large number of early entries for the race. Among the lateet to ap pear Is R. L. McJCormick, of Tacoma, who made an unsuccessful race for Mayor of Tacoma a few years ago. Mr. McCormick Is the Western representa tive of the Weyerhaeuser timber Inter ests, and- is said to toe a close friend of James J. Hill. Naturally, King County should rush to the support of a friend of Mr. Hill, but, unfortunately, this friend lives In Tacoma, and for that reason will, If elected, be obliged1 to se cure the necessary number of votes outside of King County. It is possible that the candidacy of a Tacoma man Is being secretly fostered, by Ankeny in order to insure the support of the Se attle delegation In the Washington Legislature. Reports from east of the Cascades show some damage to the wheat crop through an excess of rain. It Is regret table In the extreme that the largest crop ever produced in the Pacific Northwest should be cut down at har vest after successfully escaping the cli matic perils earlier in the season. The actual loss In quantity up to the pres ent time has not been serious, but there are complaints of damage to the qual ity, which wilil, of course, affect the price. Much of the damage already suffered could be remedied by a few days of warm sunshine, and throughout a large territory In Eastern Washing ton and Oregon there is today a more earnest longing for sunshine than there has ever been for rain, even in the Springtime, when it was sadly needed. Many years the generally accepted pronunciation of "Coqullle" has been Ko-keel. with accent on the last sylla ble. The word has been supposed a corruption of some Indian term, or Identical with French coqullle, mean ing shell, as pointed out by Judge Will iam Foley In yesterday's Oregonian. But Judge Foley's bestowal of the French pronunciation something like ko-ki-1 cannot be accepted by English tongue. The nearest approach possible Is ko-keel. Recent attempts to have the word pronounced ko-kwil Ignore both the pioneer pronunciation and the possible Identity of the, word with the French. A young man who has just now come to Oregon from one of the new districts of Canada says that In many places there the greater part of the settlers are deserters from the United States Army. Doubtless; for there they are exempt from arrest as deserters. Of these there are now many thousands, and the numbers are constantly in creasing. The American soldier ought to have $25 a month, and his labors should ' be confined to military exer cises, which, however, ought to be suf ficiently operose. The soldier doesn't like to be a scullion or officer's valet. "It's an 111 wind." etc. While the sprinkling pot of J. Pluvlus has been dripping too freely over the grain fields and hop fields of the state, it has damp ened the forests and slashings to such an extent that forest flres are few In number and of only small proportions. Some of this Immunity from the Au tumnal smudge is due to the good work of the forest rangers, but climatic con ditions play the most important part In aiding or retarding the spread of a forest fire. Celebration of the Fourth of July throughout the United States this year cost the lives of 164 of the citizens of our glorious country, and Injured 4249 more many of the latter being maimed for life. But, like Blenheim, It was "a glorious victory." The figures are sup plied by the Journal of the American Medical Association, which has been at pains to gather them. At Billings, Mont., Sunday, eight prominent business men of the c lty sat down to a banquet given by Leo a Chinese restaurant-keeper. It Quock, is ap is still which in the parent from this that Montana sticking to her old traditions, failed to make any distinction color of men so long as they "stand the gaff." could Members of the Hawkeye Society at Hood River say they are glad they left Iowa. And natives of Oregon are glad they did. Hawkeyes make good Orego nians. We ' haven't anything to say against Iowa except that It is a good state to leave If one has a ticket to Oregon. Attacked on -one side by the railroads In the way of prohibitive rates on the mill product and threatened on the other by the Government, the lumber trust may have to take to the (.'oods. Increased demand for prime Oregon apples Is reported from New York. And right here at home ,the folks are "en Joyln' their appetite" for the state's fa vorite fruit. If Roosevelt Is generous enough to divide honors on the steamboat trip up the Mississippi, Mark Twain ought to be Invited as a guest. This week is an excellent time for Oregon to get acquainted with Astoria. MOB LAW AND GENIUS. Preactence of Abraham Lincoln, Shown Seventy Years Ago. New York Sun. A little more than 70 years ago a young lawyer of Springfield, 111., deliv ered before the Young Men's Lyceum, of that town, an address upon "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institu tions." It contains many passages of a curious present timeliness. For exam ple, Mr. Lincoln spoke of "the growing disposition to substitute the wild and furious passions in lieu of the sober Judgment of courts." and of "this mob ocratlc spirit which Is now abroad in the land." The then recent burning of a negro at St. Louis suggested this line of thought, which led the orator to these words, now a classic of Ameri can literature: Let reverence for the laws be taught In schools, In seminaries and In colleges; let It be written In primers, spelling books and al manacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed In legislative halls and enforced In courts of Justice. And. in ehort, let It become the political religion of the Nation: and let the old and the young, the rich and the ( poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions sacri fice unceasingly upon Its altars. But what cause was there to sup pose danger to American political in stitutions? They had lasted 50 years; why should they not last 50 times as long? Mr. Lincoln's explanation is of living Interest still. Many men had satisfied their ambition and won Im perishable renown by staking their all upon the experiment of republican government. Well, the . experiment Is successful; "the game is caught; and I believe It Is true that with the catch ing end the pleasures of the chase. "r Men of talents and ambition will con tinue to spring up. Can they gratify their ruling passion by maintaining an edifice built by others? In Mr. Lin coln's opinion, "most certainly" no: Many great and good men. sufficiently qual ified for any task they should undertake, may ever be found whose ambition would aspire to nothing beyond a seat In Congress, a Guber natorial or a Precedential chair, but such be long not to the family of . tha Hon or the tribe of the eagle. What! Think you these places would satisfy an Alexander, a Caesar or a Napoleon? Never! Towering genius dis dains a beatim path. It seeks. regions hitherto unexplored. It sees no distinction In adding story to story upon the monuments of fame erected to the memory of others. It denies that It la glory enough to serve under any chief. It scorns to tread In the footsteps of any predecessor. however Illustrious. It thirsts and burns for distinction. Is It unreasonable, then, to exnect that some man possessed of the loftiest genius. coupled with ambition sufficient to push It to Its utmost stretch, will at some time - spring up among us? Distinction will be his paramount object. and although he would as willingly, perhaps more so. acquire It by doing good as harm, yet that opportunity being past and nothing left to be done In the way of building up, he would set boldly to the task of pulling down. How did this obscure country law yer come to appreciate and predict so fully, the irresistible compelling crav ing and working of Genius? DAVIS' GRIEF AT LINCOLN'S JJEATH Rettilniseraee of m Daughter After Seeing; Copy- of Old Proclamation. Colorado Springs Special to N. Y. Tribune. When Mrs. Margaret Howell Jeffer son Davis Hayes, daughter of the Pres ident of the Confederacy, learned that a member of the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry, attending the reunion here, had hung upon the walls of the Antlers Hotel a copy of the old proclamation offering a reward of $360,000 for the arrest of her father and other Con federate leaders for alleged complicity in the assassination of President Lin coln, she immediately raised a protest to General William J. Palmer, the host of the reunion. Belore her protest had been received, however. General Palmer had heard of the proclamation and ordered that it be taken down, out of deference to Mrs. Hayes, who is the wife of J.. A. Hayes, a banker in Colorado Springs. "I was a small child at that time," Mrs. Hayes wrote, "and like most Southern children, I looked upon Lin coln as the arch-enemy of my coun try. As the servants and guards around us were thoughtlessly rejoicing- at his assassination, I ran to my father with what I supposed would be good news to him. He gravely and gently itook me in his arms and explained to me that this terrible deed was done by a crazy man, who no doubt thought he was the Bavlor of the South, but was really her worst enemy. " 'Always remember, my little daugh ter, no wrong can ever make a right,' he said. 'The South does not wish her rights -to come through dastardly murders, but through fair fights.' Then he sighed heavily, and said: " 'This Is the heaviest blow that could have been dealt to the Southern cause. Lincoln was a Just man, and would have been fair and generous in his treatment of the Southern people. His successor Is a man we can expect nothing from.' " The Cardinal' Wife. September Llppincott's. Cardinal Gibbons, the venerable head of the Catholic Church In America, is one of the most democratic men in the country. He also enjoys a good Joke, even when told at his own expense. He once related how a Baltimore newspaper man who may have been more zealous In journalism than learned in religion called at the cardinal's house one day to ask his eminence for Information con cerning some church matter. "The cardinal is out of the city," said Father Fletcher, who received the caller. "Then may I see Mrs. Gibbons?" was the startling request that followed. t A "Delayed Item." WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. The Presi dent has approved Colonel Goethal's re quest to continue expenditures in the Panama Canal In excess of the pro rata monthly allowance for the present fiscal year on account of "present necessities and unforeseen developments since those estimates were submitted." Congress will be requested at the next session to make an appropriation to cover this deficiency. Colonel Goethal asked for authority to expend 18,000,000 more than the appropria tion, saying it was in the interest of true economy and might save a year's time in completing the canal. NEWSPAPER WAIFS. "Whaf a very thin voice that girl hast" "Thin! Why, It's so thin she ought to sing all her music in a skeleton key." Baltimore-American. Mrs. White (sympathetically) So your husband is In trouble again. Maud? Mrs. Black (cheerily) No'm; tie's out o trouble dess rrow de scoundrel's In Jail. Puck. Tom it was a case of love at first sight with me. Jack Then why didn't you marry her? Tom Oh, I saw her again on several oc casions Chicago Daily News. "Who's that a-hollerln down yonder In the branch?" '"That's the prodigal son. The old man's a whalln' thunder out of him for running away." Atlanta Constitution. "Don't I give you all the money you need ? her husband complained. "Yes," she replied, but you told me before we were married that you would give me all I wanted." Chicago Record-Herald. "This living in furnished rooms," said Mrs. Popley. "Is hard on the children." "Very likely, " re-plled Popley, who was try ing to remove some lnkstains from the red plush sofa, "but the children are also hard on furnished rooms." Philadelphia Press. "I suppose you ran for ofTlce because you wanted to serve your country?" Young man," answered Senator Sorghum, "I never go out of my way to contradict anybody. As a candid man I can only say that In such a case you are entitled to your own supposition." Washington Star. PRINCE WILHELM A GOOD FELLOW. Everybody at Newport. Even the Men, Like Handsome Swede, Newport Dispatches in Various Papers. The introduction ofPrince Wilhelm of Sweden to Newport was at the most elaborate dinner ever given at Crossways, and to meet him there Mrs. Fish had invited the most prominent society people In Newport, with a few notable exceptions. The Prince was In full-dress naval uniform, as were two of the officers with him. In every phase of the dinner the presence of the royal guest of honor was recog nized. As he entered the lning-roc.rt Mullaly's orchestra played the Swedish national air, and during the dinner played a programme of Swedish music. The table 'decorations were in the Swedish national colors, blue and yel low, blue hydrangeas and yellow or chids and alamandae being used in special forms, representing features of the Prince's coat of arms. The Swed ish and American flags were draped over the entrance to the ballroom, and following the dinner there was a con cert of selections by prominent Swed ish singers. Mrs. Fish wore a strik ingly handsome gown of silver-blue Duchesse satin, trimmed with old Venetian point and applique lace, handsomely embroidered, and with a court train. Her Jewels were tur quoise and diamonds. Great care was taken to protect the guests. Secret Service men weie placed at all points of vantage. The Jewels worn by the women were worth millions of dollars, the turquoise worn by Mrs. Fish alone having cost a fortune. ' Mies iieacon seemed to be the favorite with the Prince, who was voted a clever and handsome chap. Even the men folk decided he was a "good fellow" before the dinner at Mrs. Fish's was half over. The Prince is a good story-teller and has a pleas ing smile. He has the daintiest hand of any of the nobility who have visited Newport. The' ball was of the formal character. There was no cotillon, and It proved to be more of a reception than what it was really Intended it should be. The scene in the ballroom was one of splendor, and all the details were car ried out elaborately. It was' a magni ficently gowned party, and the show of jewels was superb.' The supper was served on the north piazza, upon which 70 tables were spread. The Prince escorted Mrs. Berwindand Mr. Berwlnd took' out Mrs. Ogden Mills. The Prince's table was so arranged that It was In full view of all the company, and the Prince himself had a perfect view of the entire scene. SECRETARY ROOT AND CABINET. No Reanon Now for the New Tork Stateamnn to Leave It. Springfield Republican. The chain of rumors that Mr. Root Is growing out of sympathy with the Roose velt policies, and has even gone so far as to protest to the President against further "warfare upon the corporations," has f not gone out of business without offering still another suggestion. For a moment or two yesterday or the day before, it was surmised that Mr. Root might leave the Cabinet. There wasn't the least truth In the suggestion, of course. Mr. Root . himself could not imagine how such a s'.ory could have originated. There would not be the slightest neces sity for the Secretary's retirement, be cause his department has nothing to do with the Administration's domestic pro gramme. Mr. Root deals with the country's foreign relations, and he is not expected to give advice, probably, on questions outside his particular sphere. unless he is asked to contribute of his wisdom. He is proving to be a very capable Secretary of State, and there Is no Republican who could perform the duties of his present office to better ad vantage. If Mr. Root disapproves of the President's corporation and law en forcement policy, it need not cause his separation from the administration. The Beat They Could Get. Success Magazine. William Jennings Bryan tells a good 'story at his own expense, of a time when he was not as well known as he is now. A widely admired campaign speaker In Nebraska, who had been billed to make the principal address at a political gather ing at Lincoln, was obliged, at the last moment, on account of Illness to send word that he could not keep the appoint ment. It chanced that Mr. Bryan was selected to nil nis place, -naturally Mr. Bryan felt some nervousness, knowing that he was to act as substitute for an older and much better known speaker. and his apprehension was not lessened when he heard himself thus announced by the chairman: "Feller citizens, this here's the substi tute for our gallant an' admired leader, unfortunately sick. I don't know what this gent can do, but time was short an we had to take what we could git." Roosevelt and Hnghea. Philadelphia Inquirer. Andrew Jackson used to get violently angry on the smallest occasion, yet he was one of the most successful of Presl dents. Monroe never showed the slightest temper, yet he was more successful even than Jackson. Temperament counts for a great deal in this world, but it Is not fundamental. The President has told the truth, the Governor has told the truth. Some admire one way of telling It more than the other. PEACEFUL BILL, THE SECRETARY OF WAR, STARTS ON HIS TRIP AROUND THE WORLD 1 . '-''til J&mxJ.k REFORM" AT THE STATE PRISOX The "Whlpplnsr-Poat "Abollxned,'' ' Yet They I.aah Prisoner. La Grande Observer. When Governor Chamberlain took his seat for the first term. amo:ig his first announcements was that the whipping post at the Oregon Penitentiary had been abolished by his direction, and that this relic of ancient barbarism was no longer to be tolerated in this state. The press throughout the state published the Gov ernor's statement in flaring headlines and the Governor was the recipient of much praise. Other prison reforms were an nounced and from information furnished the public by the Governor a thorough house cleaning was to take place at the State Prison. Now comes the undenied report of a prisoner being strapped to the whipping post and flogged. This does not coincide with the previous statement that the whipping post has been abolished. It looks as If the Governor's press agent had created a little "tainted news." Tlie ex cuse offered by the Prison authorities was that the prisoner had attempted to escape. Even if the whipping post had never been "abolished" the mere fact that a prisoner had attempted to gain his freedom would not be a legitimate excuse for such brutal treatment. It does not seem that 40 lashes on the bare back would cause an Increased desire on the part of the punished prisoner to remain. It is the duty of the Prison officials to se that the inmates of the Institution do not escape, and the Mate at a considerable expense has furnished the means of ion finement, and it is understood that when a prisoner is sent to the State Prison that the mandates of the law shall be com plied with, but the law does not Imply that when a prisoner shows by his cunning ways or ability to outwit the keeper than they have outclassed the authorities, that thev shall be beaten by a posse of men armed with the law and a nine-tailed whip. It may be that Governor Chamber lain's prison reforms were only campaign. Jokes. Our 11107 Commerce by Groups of Porta. By groups of ports the Bureau of Sta tlstlcs record of our 1907 foreign com merce Is: Imports. Exports. Atlantic porta, .f I.133,llU'J,'.'03 l,U7u.802,421 Northern border and Lake ports jon.172.2SO l'.lR.fl73,fl,-,0 Pacific ports... 01.13ll.K04 !2,02'.t.03 l Oulf ports 2.UOS.3L':i 4llll.0S2.305 Mxlran hnrdpr ports 1K.001.40t Interior ports.. 20.107. 324 41.10O. S3 2 3.U.-V5 Totals $1.434. 421. 423 $1 .SSO.002.0117 Combining exports and Imports, the show ing Is: Atlantic ports J2.'Jl-J.R:14.fi24 Gulf ports 531,lnMI,K23 Northern border and Lake ports 307.K4.-i.010 Pacific ports :U0.4:IX Mexican border ports oi.ln2.32.'t Interior ports 20,170.979 "All In" Judicially Defined. Law Notes. In the recent ca.se of State vs. Hen nessey. 90 Pac. Kep. 221. the Nevada Supreme Court gives a definition of th-3 slung phrase "all in." The question t ame up in connection with the admission In evidence of a dying declaration, the de clarant's statement that he wus "all In" being rolled on to show that he was under a sense of impending death. The .ourtsald: "The expression 'I am all in' U one frequently made use of In thi.- West ern country, and when used under the circumstances in question may. we think, be taken to have meant that the speaker considered his life was practically at an end." DInUIiinIoii. Chicago Tribune. The American contractor stood at the base of the great pyramid and looked at the venerable monument in disgust. "It's a big pile, all right." he said, "and it may do well enough for Kgypt, but if a man in the I'nited States should turn out a Job of stone work like that the papers would roast him from Hoboken to Hegewlsch." Turning away disappointed, he con soled himself by taking a ride on a camel, which animal he found fully up to all descriptions he had read of it. Many l'urta In Oretson. but Not Thin. New York Tribune. . Oregon, according to The Kansas City Journal, has a novel solution of the "drink problem." Publicity, of course, if a man thirsts for strong drink he must take out a license, at a cost of $5 a year. In order to miy it. Every six months the names of licensed drinkers are to be published In the newspapers. There is only one conceivable drawback. Adver tising the names of the licensees may bankrupt the people. Rut What ls n Democrat f . New York Tribune. Says Colonel Wattorsorl til a recent Issue of the Courier-Journal: "The C'ourlcr-JournaJ Is a Democrat, it is a Democrat dyed in the wool, and It knows why it is a Democrat." Our Socratic neighbor, the New York "World, ought to lose no time In serving a subpena on a witness in whose breast a much-desired secret is buried. " 1'nlque Definition. Pilot Rock Record. ""What is a Democrat?" ' rn Oregon ha is a man elected to office by those who, enraged over their own defeat or tha defeat of their friends in the primary, can think of no greater punishment to inflict upon the whole people. He thrives on dissension. He is to the Republican party what the divorce lawyer Is to the home. From the Chicago Tribune.