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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1910)
TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 1910. romTXAVD. OKEGOX. Entarad at Pnl4 Onion. Poatofflc tKod-Clut Mattar. abacrlaalun M.n. Inrnrlablr la BT MAIL). Pf!ir. Bandar tnelod. on yar. !? Tl.r. Snn1ar Included. l montna ... " railr. Sunday Included. tnra months.. - J Iaily. tundtr Included, on moniw... ? riir. without Sunday, en. raar.. J . P! y. without Sunday, month. ... J Pally, without Sunday. IhrM month... i- Tlly. without Sunday, on month. Waakly. on yaar . .......------" I 1- Sunday, en. yanr Sunday and waohly. one year. CBr Carrier). Pafly. untar tneladaA. on a year...... Dally. Sunday. Includad. en month Haw M Remit Sand Poatolflp erdar. axraaaa ordar or paronal cnw-K your local bank, atamce. coin or rurrr ar at th xniltfl rtak. OI Poatotrira adraa In full. Includlnc county and at". rta Rat 10 to U r- 1 cent: to 2 tM S rants: 10 to 40 par. " a t 0 pasa. 4 cant. Foralga pota doabl rata. Eaatara Rsatnea office Varra tla Nw Tork. Branawlck bulldlnr. Cht caco. 6tr buHdlny. TOBTLANP. MOXPAT. SETT, t. XtUMNG OF THE rRTMARIES. A candid survey of the results of the primaries Saturday Justifies the conclusion that the voters have not accepted nor rejected the principle of the assembly as a rule or method of party action; but that they have made obvious and unmistakable their atti tude toward the organization and con duct of some of the assemblies throughout the state The Oregonian Is not at all disposed to deny. There are plain lessons from the primaries the leaders of the party may draw with profit: and there are other fruit ful and significant manifestations of an unguided primary which the pilots of the anti-assembly movement ought to observe to their own chagrin and the public's advantage. The need of wise counsel and patient endeavor and the duty of toleration, moderation and co operation in the affairs of the Republi can party and of all rartles was never more apparent than It is today. If there 1 hereafter to be any political party in Oregon. For it is clear that the schism which long ago split the Re publican party Into two warring fac tions is Just as w ide and deep as ever. The assembly haa been for the most rart successful for state. Congres sional. Judicial and district offices, and for the nominees In many of the coun ties. Indeed. In some of the counties there was no effective protest against the assembly or its nominees, and Its recommendations were generally ac cepted. In others, conspicuously Mult nomah, there was heavy disaster for th county and legislative nominations. "Why? The Oregonian sees no reason to be lieve that the Republican voters now have sought to rule aalnst the assem bly as an assembly, or to deny the right, expediency and advantage of party organisation and harmonious party action: but It Is convinced that the verdict In Multnomah is directed mainly against the men and In fluences that sought to control the local assembly and to . direct the campaign in their behalf. The secret meeting in the of fices of a local corporation for the preparation of a slate was a gross blunder and a grave injustice to the delegates t the assembly, who were all. or mostly, free citizens who were beholden to no corporation and to no special Interest, and who never desired or approved of machine dic tation or corporation suggestion. The countr organization was top much In hands that did not have either the gen eral confidence or public respect: and the Impression was assiduously spread by enemies of the assembly that the more or less savory and notorious hangers-on of both state and county headquarters were the real voice, spirit and Impulse of both organiza tions. The party management was censurable In its tolerance of these fellows and its apparent compliance in their scheming, meddlings and grabbing, and It suffered for It want of decision in failing to eject and ex pose them, and for Its lack of per ception of the real damage they were inflicting. The anti-assembly campaign was In the hands of politicians of no little genius ana no tew -v put before the public an aggregation of public speakers wno Degan a wnrs ui verbal onslaughts on the assembly and the party organization rarely equaled In any local campaign for Intense and vehement partisanship and for bitter and damaging Invective. Thai they proclaimed as gospel truth and literal fact their own prejudiced Interpreta tion of events and occurrences in themselves not wrong nor even prop erly questionable was doubtless due to their own overwhelming desire for personal and political success; but that by their tactics they made great havoc with the opposition Is patent to all. The outcome of this extraordinary ef fort la that they have swept into office, or rather Into nominations for im portant office, many men doubtless qualified for public place, and other men who are untried. Inexperienced and Incapable, and still other men a few at least who are worse. We suppose these grave criticisms will be admitted by the. anti-assembly propagandists; but the excuse will be made that scum Is bound to come to the surface as a result of any agita tion: and no "reform" should be con demned or rejected on that account. This is a Justification that no one would be disposed to deny them, though the Inquiry I natural as to whether the anti-assembly orators have been, or would be. as willing to make and grant excuses for others as for themselves. It Is clear, then, that the only effec tive argument against the assembly In Multnomah was not as to the merits of the assembly, but as to the methods, real or supposed, of a particular as sembly. For the answer of the anti assembly people themselves was a specific and definite effort to unite for the presentment of a solid front to the enemy. In other words, the response here to the assembly was organization through mutual understanding and concert of action by forces and allies most Interested In defeating the as sembly. In the state there was no co operation among the anti-assembly supporters on the Important office of Governor, and the Issue of that contest was what every one expected. For Congressmen Second District) there was a similar go-as-you-please scram ble, and the victor was an Independent w ho was allied with neither the assem bly nor the anti-assembly! Indeed, the only real public effort to defeat the ambitious and sagacious Mr. Lafferty came from the newspaper which had most to say for everybody or anybody who w as Interested in defeat of the as sembly. Mr. Lafferty" success was doe to diligent self-exploitation, taking advantage of the general political dis temper and discontent' everyw here, to the almost universal indifference to the fortunes of Mr. Ellis, and to geo graphical considerations. Mr. Hawley, in the First District, won on his merit as a faithful and capable Representa tive In Congress over the fake Issue of Cannonlsm. Insurgency and Statement One. What has a Representative in Congress to do with Statement On, or any other public officer except a mem ber of the Legislature and the uov ernor? Democrats In large numbers took part In the Republican primary, and contributed largely to the defeat of as sembly candidates. Yet no doubt this is a factor in Republican affairs that the majority party must continue to reckon with, since It appears under the direct primary to be utterly unable to prevent It. We see now In our politics the spectacle of Democrats uniting with Republicans to nominate Repub lican candidates and give direction to Republican policies. It la not resented by Republicans at least not by many Republicans and they would be help less to prevent It If they did resent it. The Intermixture and commingling of members of all parties under the ban ner of a single party for the purpose of putting down the old party domi nation and setting up a new personnel and a new method of control has be come a familiar phenomenon. If this keeps on. all will soon grow to feel that the holding of two elections In one campaign Is quite unnecessary, and a system of free-for-all voting without preliminary nominations will be in evitable. vAi.tr. or OIR COVNTY FAIIM. The Lane County Agricultural and Industrial Fair has been on at Eugene, with fine weather and a large number of excellent and attractively arranged exhibits. How In the world would the busy farmer know what his equally busy neighbors were doing In the line of raising stock, wheat, poultry, vege tables, grain, hay and hops: In dairy ing, fruit-canning and prune-drylng. If he and they did not stop long enough at the end of the harvest sca sosn to come together and compare notes? And how would he and they profit by the experience of each other but for these meetings and the comparison of the results of their endeavor? The agricultural fair Is not a new Instituton In this state, by any means. It is. In fact, nearly or quite half a century old. But It Is one of those Institutions the value of which Is not Impaired, but Is rather enhanced by years. Civic pride and pride In voca tion are encouraged by these harvest fairs and festivals. September and October are the months in which they most abound. It Is a lean week. In deed. In either of these months that Is without Its county fair. THE 11NANC1AI. OITI-OOK. The New York bank statement for th iruk ondln? vesterdav showed de creases In loans, deposits, circulation wA vnmnrx- VlWd AS A WhOlP. there was nothing very cheering In the rigures, ana tne araggin; mum, market reflected the tightening of the financial colls. The prevailing Influ ence on the market at the present time Is said to be the preparation for payment 01 tne uvioovr - ji..u.n. an1 intrt accounts. The massing of money for this purpose is . ,, i tki. going on in turope as wcu uu country, and. until these settlements, which. In the aggregate reach many k.ixitra.iii r mill inns, are effected. there will be more or less uncertainty as to the ruture. I ne action m -... mnrkot after these disburse ments are made will enable the people . ..nAMant hrtw AArlntislv the radi- LU UiliM i'tniiu ...... - - - cal utterances . of Colonel Roosevelt are taken by the timid noioers 01 cap ital. If the people who next week will receive this vast amount .of money for dividends and Interest will regard the Colonel's utterances as made for cam paign purposes only, they will send that money right back Into the chan nels of trade where It can be earning something for them, and at the same time accommodating someone who needs It In his business. Confidence Is the indispensable oil that keeps the wheels of trade run ning smoothly, and. if that Is missing, there is not money enough In the world to produce a satisfactory condi tion of business. If the financial craft is steered safely through the troubled waters of the early October days. In creasing exports of our agricultural products will soon come to the rescue and aid in minimizing the effect of political agitation. (ROM CANADA TO pORIXAND. Behind a modest railroad item ap pearing In The Oregonian yesterday, under a Spokane date line, there may be lurking details of great Importance to Portland. This Item related to the recently organized Hudson Bay & Pacific Railway, which has headquar ters at Prince Albert. Saskatchewan, and which Is planning a railroad from Port Churchill on Hudson's Bay to Pacific Junction, Montana, on the Great Northern, According to the Spokane Item, "one theory advanced Is that the road Is a project of James J. Hill." It Is In this theory that Portland will find special Interest, for any railroad which bisects the best portion of Canada and connects with the Great Northern at Pacific Junc tion. Montana, will jnost certainly handle business for points farther West. From Portland to Pacific Junction, Montana, by the North Bank and Great Northern road Is a little less than 900 miles. " At a number of points west of Pacific Junction the Great Northern has thrown out feed ers reaching well up Into Canada. "Some of them reach very near to the big wheat districts of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the projected line from Hudson's Bay, shortly before reaching Pacific Junction, would tra verse the best wheat district of West ern Canada. From nearly all of the rich wheat belt on which the Cana dian Pacific and the Grand Trunk Pa cific will draw traffic, the distance to Portland by way of Pacific Junction over the Great Northern and North Bank roads is approximately the same as over the Canadian lines which reach tidewater farther north. The Hill line. with its water-level route through the Cascades, would be phy sically able to handle traffic from the Alberta and Saskatchewan dis tricts at a much lower cost per ton per mile than it coulj be handled over the Northern roads which pass through a very rough country of heavy grades and curves between the wheat fields and the Pacific Ocean. The "big wheat fields of Western Canada will In a few years be pro ducing an enormous traffic. With declining ocean freights the cheapest route to Europe for the grain surplus of the country will be by way of the Pacific. Even at the present time the outlet by way of the Pacific ports has advantages that are missing from the long rail haul to the Atlantic seaboard and thence by steamer to Europe; and when the Panama Canal is completed this route will be Invincible against any other. A railroad over the water level grade from Portland to the wheat fields of Western Canada would not only be of Immense value in giv ing the thousands of new settlers that are rushing Into the country a com petitive route to the ocean, but It would be of unusual value In giving the railroad loads for cars that are now hauled westward empty to meet the demands of the Pacific Coast lumber shippers. There has always been considerable "lost motion" In Western railroading through Inability to secure enough west-bound traffic to admit of loaded cars both ways. This new highway to the sea. for Western Canada's grain, would go far toward solving that problem. With grain moving west, and lumber and other Coast products moving east, there would be a great saving for both railroads and shippers as compared with, the loaded haul only one way. PortTand may not be come a shipping point for Canadian wheat In the near future, but If a good channel to the sea Is maintained, and our handicaps, natural and other wise, are removed, the time Is not far distant when our water-level route to the Interior will be carrying an Im mense traffic far Into Canada. FAITH IN THEI Br RKHOl'RCKS. As an example of firm faith In the resources of their localities, the people of Tillamook and Bay City are entitled to the highest praise. These two small cities, which since their earliest his tory have been Isolated from the out side world, have pledged a total of $650,000 for improving the channel to the sea. This-is a sum that would be creditable to cities five or ten times as large as the two which are under taking the task of raising the money. The project for which this" money has been pledged Involves the expenditure of about 12.000,000, the remainder of the amount being supplied by the Government In case the plan is ap proved. It Is expected that this sum will be sufficient to secure a twenty foot channel between Tillamook and Bay City and the ocean. But, while' the people of Tillamook County are to be commended for their enterprise and faith in their resources as shown by such a handsome sub scription to the work of improving the channel, it Is simply a business prop osition which promises exceptionally good returns on the investment. The county is said to have 18.000, 000,000 feet of saw timber. This tim ber, with a twenty-foot channel avail able for fliatlng it to sea, would com mand at least 60 cents per thousand n,r.r than it will now sell for, and its value will increase In the future as the facilities for moving u in crease. It Is thus quite plain that the people of the county are not tak ing any long chances on not getting all of their money back with a good round interest bonus. What the Improvement of the Til lamook harbor will do for Tillamook County the Improvement of the Co lumbia River will do. In fact actually has been doing for the entire Colum bia basin. It was the heavy expendi ture of the Port or Portland, co-operating with the Government, that re sulted In a decrease of several cents per bushel In grain freights between this city and Europe. Every producer in the grain belt has profited by the expenditure thus made. While the people who put up the money have not reaped all of the benefits, the In vestment has proved satisfactory, and has paid enormous dividends in the shape of higher prices for all. of the products affected by oqfan freights. WHEX COWBOYS RAIDED WALL STREET The untamed cowboy whose acts left an exhilarating tinge of romance on the old West has vanished with that age of which he was so promi nent a feature. It Is no longer cus tomary, even in remote districts, to shoot up the town, make the tender foot dance, or ride the cayuse up to the bar of the saloon. The pictur esque performances of the old-time cowboy and those rare old sports, the frontier gambler and the bartender who separated him from his wages, were of no economic advantage to the country, but they added many a ro mantic touch to the history of the old West. They supplied the thrills that became scarcer as the bad In dians passed on to their happy hunt ing grounds. The old West tolerated them because they were amusing and at times useful, while the East had them classified as composite repro ductions of Robin Hood. Dick Turpin, Captain Kldd. Young Lochinvar and a number of others "whose conduct w;as unconventional. Not all of the bold, bad. excitement loving men of the West became cow boys and shot up the towns. Some of them went East in search of diver sion. The death last week of Isaac L. Elwood. of Dekalb. 111., recalls a thrilling chapter in American finance in which a party of Western "sports" made a raid on Wall street and sur rounding territory, which in iu way was fully as spectacular ana vnmij more unsettling and' disconcerting than" anything that the Western cow boys pulled off. Mr. Elwood'a fame re.ts largely on his being the discov erer or John W. Gates, whose exploits as a gambler and speculator are known on two continents. Beginning with the manufacture of barbed "wire on a very small scale. ' Elwood and Gates, with two or three other West ern men of lesser prominence, secured control of the Illinois Steel Company, out of which grew the Federal Steel Company. This concern was turned over to the steel trust at a fabulous' price. With the money about twenty-five steel. Iron and wire properties scat tered through the country "were pur chased and the American Steel & Wire Company came Into existence. This In turn was bought by the trust, and Elwood. Gates and their friends had so many millions that they took Wall street by storm, and the staid old millionaires ran for the cyclone cellars whenever John W. Gates land ed 'In the midst of a stock deal. Even the mighty J. Pierpont Morgan was bluffed, bullied or frightened Into paying Gates several million dollars to get him out of Louisville & Nash ville, afterwards testifying that he regarded Gates as a dangerous man. For nearly a year this Western band of "high rollers" created more turmoil In Wall street than the wildest band of cowboys ever stirred up In the West. In the end. Wall street, after a careful study of their methods and movements, roped and branded them and sent them back to the West, very tame bad men. Nothing in Wall street's history however, not even the scintillations of Tom Lawson ana F. Augustus Helnze, ever caused such a furore while it lasted. But like the performances of the untamed cow boys in the old West, th(a kind of spectacular speculation or gambling s ended forever. Never again will It be possible for a band of plungers to accumulate such an enormous bankj roll or be allowed to use It In the reckless way in which Elwood, Gates & Co. awed New York when they "arrived" with a warwhoop about a dozen years ago. Tk, nnn0.Amnt nf t h f TOUChet Valley Fair, which will be held at Dayton, Wash., this week, has provia a an oo-rtouitui-ai pvhihlt not .previ ously displayed for competition. It Is a collection of weeds whlcn nas Deen gathered from the rich farms of the Touchet Valley and includes about every weed pest from the Jim Hill mustard to the Russian thistle. These weeds have been permitted to grow for years without molestation and have spread over such a wide area of territory that In the aggregate they h'ave probably choked out thousands of acres of wheat, barley and oats and have destroyed gardens and impover ished the soil of orchards and small fruits. The yield of wheat in the United States is not at all in keeping with the quality of the soil on which It Is produced. Careless cultivation Is responsible for a portion of the short age, but no small share of It In some localities is due to the presence of weeds. If the Dayton exhibit will in duce farmers to start an anti-weed campaign It will be most valuable. The deaths of De La Grange, Le Blon and Watcher, the airship men, and the recent narrow escape of Chaves, the Alpine hurdler, have con vinced the French aviators and air ship constructors that the old problem of how to come down safely has not yet been solved. These accidents are said to be due to the unusual strain placed on. the stays of the wings as the craft glides downward. The In genuity of man will of course In time overcome this defect, but thus far the aviators must approach the earth from the higher levels with feelings not unlike those of the original air ship man, Darius Green, who answered the humorous Inquiries of his friends as to how he liked flying by retorting that "Flyln's all right, but 'taln't such a thunderin sight of fun when ye come to light." The troops sent from ' Vancouver barracks to fight forest fires are ask ing to be reimbursed for the loss of clothing worn out or destroyed while . v. r. . a n 0-n o-oi in thpir new duty. t.a .:ioat wniilri ppm to be quite proper, ana tne men snouiu rc,nc- something for tne extra worn in volved. This request recalls the sug gestion made at the time the troops were ordered out that some provision be made for extra pay while they were engaged In the work. As the men do not enlist for the purpose of fighting fires. It seems only fair that the extra work and hardship involved, when they are ordered out, should bring with it extra pay, at least to the extent of new clothes to take the place of those which are destroyed or sub jected to hard usage In the work. "You will note." says Governor Hay, of Washington, "that those Governors who favor control of our natural re sources by a Federal bureau come from the states that have little or no public domain and practically nothing In the way of unappropriated natural resources to conserve." Certainly. The people who have no children of their own are always willing to admit that they can give parents expert advice as to how children should be reared. Be sides, If these ultra-conservatlonlsts had any public domain in their own states, they would be guarding it fully as carefully as the Western States are endeavoring to guard theirs. As a sample of monumental effrontery, the Pinchot idea of conserving Western re sources stands without an equal. Litigation in Lewis County. Wash ington, should become popular as well as unprofitable. The lawyers at Cen tralia have Just Issued a new fee bill, and therein appears the following lawver-like rule: "Where the fee al lowed by the court is in excess of this amount the attorney shall take it all." As If the average lawyer needed any such Instruction! The Colonel says If he went up In an aeroplane he might be regarded as seeking a sensation. When he is in good trim he can create six every week. Watch him at Saratoga. Hearst feels encouraged to run Car ter Harrison as a Democratic insur gent, but that Is the wrong crowd. Democratic "Insurgents" are simply bolters. . How can any paragrapher escape suggesting that George Ado ought to have been on the reception committee for the Sultan of Zulu? If the truth were known. It Is likely the Sultan of Zulu was afraid of losing his excess of wives in this country of the eternal triangle. It is reasonably certain that the Sul tan of Zulu will be Jarred when he learns how Insurgency has grown since he left home. In a few days you will learn where several thousand Democrats who reg istered as Republicans plumped their votes. Rabbltville will need wholesale rates on sackcloth and ashes when "Old Man" Bennett hears the news. Let not politics obscure the fact that a "home-made" county fair will open at Gresham In a few days. "Lucky" Baldwin boasted that he "paid as he went," but his widow and daughter are still auditing bills. Let all classes of Republicans tread water for a day or two while the many are convalescing. It was to be expected that Senator Chamberlain would wear a smile all day yesterday. The long list of dead and wounded is published on another page of this issue. , Do not breathe a word flf it to the man at Oyster Bay. It Is bad enough PROSPERITY IX ATLANTA. GA. With a Little Teatlmo)y aa to Effect of Prohibition" There. n.ATSKA.VlE. Or.. Sept. 24. (To the Editor.) Thank you for the following sentence from a recent editorial: "With the single exception of Atlanta. Ga.. Portland led all other cities in Its class in the United States in the per centage of gain in bank clearings for the eight months ending 3eptember 1." But why does Portland boast of being nearly as prosperous as Atlanta? Port land has a noble harbor; Atlanta can't float a canoe. Portland Is In a new country, into which throngs of immi grants are pouring: Atlanta is in en old original colony. Portland has an ener getic, intelligent, white population; At lanta is burdened with a host of shift- There must be a reason for this sur- J passing prosperity in Auania. ii inri is a cause for it and we can secure that "cause" for Oregon. Portland, with her natural advantages, should leave At lanta far behind in the dusty distance. The reason is that Atlanta has been freed from the saloon millstone. Her men spend more of their money for homes and garden seed, factory stock and melon patches, things that Increase in value Instead of destroying value. Or. If you think that Atlanta is the exception that proves the rule, cast an eve at Memphis. Have you seen its double-page "ad" in the current Success? Tax values doubled in five years. With in that time Tennessee went dry. Things are going forward in Memphis with a rush. If prohibition does that much for Geor gia and Tennessee, what wouldn't It do for Oregon? Can't you advocate our giving it a chance? GORDON R. HOUSTON. The only remark that need be made on this letter Is that prohibition does not prohibit in Memphis or Atlanta. And no one who knows pretends that it prohibits. There are 185 near-beer Joints in Atlanta under license from the city, and all kinds of beer are sold there. "The one real and only achievement of pro hibition," says the city editor of the Atlanta Constitution (see letter to, Ore gonian, Sept. 11. 1910,) Is the disappear ance of the standing bar." Read also this paragraph:- "Georgia prohibition is very similar to that of all other states which have tried it It has simply driven the liquor traf fic to cover, except at one or two points where public sentiment is such that the cover has been dispensed with altogether Here and there the open barroom still flourishes; the beer saloon thrives in 28 cities of the state, openly and under license; the blind tiger may be found without a search warrant; illicit distill ing has doubled; and the Jug train comes in daily both from north and south, while Georgia money pours Into Chattanooga, Jacksonville. Louisville and other cities of other states. The "locker club.' an institution which the mother necessity, taste and desire. Invented almost concur rently with the advent of prohibition, thrives in the cities and supplies certain classes with the equivalent of a bar." Old Cordiality I Gone. New York Times. It can be stated that Monday's meeting at New Haven, while It may have been successful in its "scenic effect," and of moral advantage to the Roosevelt leaders In New York State, was absolutely barren of re sults as to any better understanding between the President and Colonel Roosevelt as to National issues or their personal relations In view of marty recent events. There was not the cordiality of old between the President and the Col onel. It was the first time they had met since the story was given out at Oyster Bay that Colonel Roosevelt felt that Mr. Taft had not dealt fair ly with him in New York and had sold out to the bosses" there In re turn for a pledge of delegates in 1912. The President felt the injustice of that story keenly, it is said, and as a result of It the relations between him and Mr. Roosevelt can never be the same again. Pupils Leara to Market. New York World. Sixty thousand pupils of the public schools will receive Instruction this year In how to-reduce the cost of living by careful marketing and the expert knowledge of preparing cheap but good and wholesome food. The opening of the schools last week marked a big Increase in the number of cooking pupils. That the children should have prac tical training in the purchase of the materials they use in their cooking les sons they will be taken on weekly mar keting excursions. Frequently, inde pendent of the teacher, they will be permitted, after experience in shopping, to do the marketing for their cooking class. . The marketing Instruction consists of purchases to be made in season and in bulk and the comparison of costs of foods and their nutritive values. HI Oae Great Speech. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Monsieur Bamberger, a native of Strasburg. librarian at the Taris Mu seum, who died a few days ago at the age of 85 years, was known to fame as the maker of a single short speech in the Assembly 40 years ago. The ques tion was on the voting of the treaty which gave to Germany his native province. He rose and simply said: "There is but one man in France who should sign such a treaty: Napoleon III!" The entire chamber rose in one burst of patriotic applause, stifling the timid protestations of the last few friends of the Napoleonic regime. How One Woman Manage. New York Tribune. A woman who always gives the im pression of being well supplied with millinery when she travels never takes more than one trunk with her and no hat boxes. Her secret lies In the liberal supply of trimming flowers, wings, moussellne de sole, velvet, fur, ribbon and lace.- whiqh accompany the one hat which she puts in her single trunk. With these she can alter the trimming of her hat every day, if she wishes, and as she has great taste and knows Just how to adapt her hat to her require ments her alterations are always suc cessful. Hiarta-Frlced Labor the Cheapest. Philadelphia Record. The Massachusetts manufacturers complain that they are at a disadvant age with their competitors because they pay higher wages. But one of the largest St. Louis . manufacturers has Just decided to have his fine shoes made in Brockton. He found It Impossible to compete with the New England made shoes. The highest-priced labor Is the cheap est labor, because it is the best labor, and higher wages do not Involve higher costs of production. Last Resort. Chicago News. "I'm not quite sure whether yours is a constitutional d'sease or not," admit ted the physician. "That being the case." sighed the in valid, "I have to get a decision from the United States Supreme Court.' Beats African Game Trail. New York World. The Americans seem to have devel oped in recent years a great fond ness for boss-hunting, without either a closed season or an age limit. HI Theory That He I the Chosen Instrument of the Lord. Berlin Letter to the London Times. After expressing hi gratification at the reception which had been accorded to himself and the Empress by the in habitants of Konigsberg and of the province, the Bmperor said: "The sen timents which are finding expression during these days at Konigsberg are a proof that quite ' peculiarly intimate bonds unite the town and province with our house. And, indeed, when one looks back upon the hietory of the land and of the house, one finds that great and important sections of It are common to both. Here It was that the great Elector made himself Sov ereign Duke in Prussia by his own right, and here it was that his son et ha 1rln0.lv .nwn .imnTl h i a OWn head. and thereby the sovereign house of Brandenburg became one of the Eu ropean powers. Frederick William I established his authority here as 'a rocher de bronze': under Frederick the Great the province shared the joys and Borrows of his rule; then came the hard time of trial. "The great soldier - Emperor of the French lived here In the castle, and after the might of Prussia had been broken, he let town and country feel the weight of his pitiless hand. But it was here, too, that the idea of resusci tation and liberation of the fatherland first took material shape. Tauroggen (where in 1812 General Yorck signed the convention with the Russians by which the Prussian army was declared neutral) was followed by the enthusi astic resolution of the Prussian Pro vincial Diet, when old iron - hearted Yorck, with words of fire, roused the members to begin the work of libera tion. And here once more my grand father placed by his own right the crown of the Kings of Prussia upon his head, once again laying stress upon the fact that it was conferred upon him by the grace of God alone, and not by parliaments, meetings of the people, or popular decisions, and that he consid ered himself the chosen instrument of heaven, and as such performed his duties as regent and as ruler. And adorned with the crown, he took the field 40 years ago In order to add to it the imperial crown. In truth what a path was that which terminated with the dispatch of the celebrated telegram of the Emperor to my late grand mother, 'Welche Wendung durch Gottes 'ugung' ('What a result has been vouchsafed by Divine Providence!') "But this picture would be Incom plete were I not to recall a ' figure which, especially during this year, has occupied and stirred afresh the minds of the Prussian and I may say the Ger man people. To think of the period of our collapse and of our rise without the figure of Queen Louise is impos sible! The town of Konigsberg and the Province of East Prussia have seen this angel in human form move among their Inhabitants, have felt her influence, and with her have borne heavy sor sows. The noble Queen has been de scribed with minuteness from many points of view, and our people have occupied themselves with her in thank ful remembrance. But I think that too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the one point that in the general collapse of our country, when even statesmen and generals gave up all for lost, the Queen alone never doubted as to the fu ture of the fatherland. By her example, by her letters, by her exhortations, and by the manner In which she trained her children she showed the people the way In which it might again become strong. She pointed to the return to religion, and thereby to the return of self-knowledge and self-confidence. She roused the people to the idea that they should flock around the King, and win back freedom. And when she a noble martyr had passed away, and the land was aflame with enthusiasm, and old and young seized their-arms to drive the oppressors out of the country, she marched In spirit before the banners and roused the courage of the warriors, so that the .great work was accom plished. 'What does the noble figure of Queen Louise teach? It teaches us that. Just as she once filled her sons before all things with the one desire to restore the national honor and to defend the fatherland, so we men must cultivate all the military virtues; Just as In the time of the country's recovery young and old hastened to give the utmost of their possessions, Just as women and girls spared not even their hair, so we. too must be always ready, in order that we mav before all things keep our armaments in a state of perfection. In view of the vast progress which neigh boring powers have made. For upon our armaments alone does our peace rest. "And what shall our women . learn from the Queen? They must learn that the principal task of the German woman does not lie in attending public meet ings and belonging to societies, in the attainment of supposed rights in which women can emulate men, but in the quiet work of the home and In the fam ily. They must educate the young generation before all things to obedi ence and to respect for age. They must Impress 'upon their children's children that today the principal thing is not to live one's life at the expense of others, not to attain one's end at the cost of the fatherland, but solely and alone to keep the fatherland before one's eyes, solely and alone to stake all the powers of mind and body upon the good of the fatherland. "That is the lesson which the noble figure, named by our fatherland and by the citizens of this town upon her memorial 'the good genius of Prussia, has" handed down to us. I cherish the firm hope that all East Prussian assembled here understand me, and that on their return to their work and occu pations they will be filled with this thought. Everyone must work together for the good of the fatherland, no mat ter who he is and where he is. And the path of this noble lady who has passed away will be an example for me, as It was for my grandfather. "Considering myself as an instrument of the Lord, without heeding the views and opinions of the day, I go my way. which is devoted solely and alone to the prosperity and peaceful development of our fatherland. But in this work I need co-operation of each one in the country, and to this co-operation I trust I may have summoned you now. With the hope that these sentiments may ever prevail In East Prussia, and that your help may be accorded to me in my efforts. I empty my glass. Long live the province of East Prussia! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!" Aa Summer Wane. ' Chicago News. Cupid laughed. "You seem merry," said Hymen. "No wonder," replied Cupid, "I want to sell a trust." "A trust? What kind of a trust?" "Whs- you see, I have cornered all the hammocks, park benches and piazza Ch"Good! But the chilly nights of Au tumn are coming." "Yes, that Is why I want to sell out and start a corner in parlor sofas." Exception to the Rule. Detroit Free Press. "He's not at all like the other fel lows." "What's the matter? "He's Just bought a new home with a large back yard and he says he has no Intention of raising chickens." London's Horse-Show Entries. Kansas City Times. There were nearly 3000 entries at the International Horse Show recently held In Londop f ' LIFE'S SUNNY SIDE Owen Seaman, editor of Punch, was the principal guest at a dinner of the London Authors' Club recently, which was followed by a discussion on "Humor." Mr. Seaman began with a story deprecating the spoiling of a good dinner by any discussion at all. There were three characters in the story, a bluebottle and two Scotchmen. The story at once struck a note of probability by showing the Scotchmen dripklng whisky. The bluebottle buzzed on the pane; otherwise silence reigned. This was broken by one of the Scotchmen trying to locate the blue bottle with zoological exactitude. Said this Scotchman: "Sandy, I am thinking if yon fly is a birdie or a beastie." The other replied: "Man, don't spoil good whisky with religious conversa tion." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph, a a a August Herrmann, the new grand ex alted ruler of the Elks, said at an Elks" banquet in Detroit: "The guilty man always gives him self away, for, like the chap who bought the 40-cent bathing suit, he can't hide his guilty conscience. "'The chap I have in mind entered the water at Atlantic City in a 40-cent suit of blue flannel. As he splashed about he was joined by a girl friend. The girl flashed her bright eyes over the tumbling expanse of sea and then, with a sigh of delight, she said: " 'Isn't tho water blue today?" ""It's shameful," said the man, with a hot blush: 'it's perfectly shameful how this cheap bathing flannel runs!'" St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Small Caroline's home was unfortu nately located In a very gossipy noigh. borhood, and, being an observant child, she had drawn conclusions. After an unusually naughty prank her mother sent her upstairs to confess her sins In prayer. "'Did you tell God all about it?" she was asked on coming down again. Caroline shook her head decidedly. "'Deed I didn't!" she declared. "Why, it would hnve been all over heaven In no time!" Harper's Magazine. a a Father Vaughan, the London priest who has achieved notoriety, is said to have. In addition to his more deliberate rhetoric, the art of putting wisdom Into a pointed phrase, which is the defini tion of the brightest wit. Often his irony is very quick and flashing. Once, when he was being shown a portrait of Henry VIII, by Holbein at Trinity Col lege, some one asked him what he would do if King Henry VIH stepped down from his frame. "I should ask the ladles to leave the room," was his instant reply. Balti more News. Alyoung gentleman with a very plain face was rather annoyed because h:s view of the stage was obstructed by th hat of a pretty girl who was sitting in front of him in the gallery. Wishing to get a glimpse of the per formance, he plucked up courage and In a nervous voice exclaimed: "See here, miss, I want to look as well as you." "Oh, do yer?" ehe replied, in a rich Cockney accent, as she turned round and looked at him square In the eye. "Then you'd better run home and NEW DtTNTS FOR HOI'S EWIVF.S. New York Commissioner Starts a Cam paign of Education. New York Tribune. Commissioner Driscoll, of the Bureau of Weights and Measures, has started to educate the housewife in the devious ways that are used to cheat her by tradesmen and to show her how she can force the use of honest weights and measures by them. He has pub lished a pamphlet entitled "What livery Housewife Should Know." which wilt be sent to any address on the receipt of a request by the Bureau of Weights and Measures, in the City Hall. Some of the "don'ts" that Commis sioner Driscoll has Incorporated in his book are as follows: "Don't allow your grocer or dairy man to weigh in the wooden butter, dish when he is weighing your butter "Don't let the fancy package goods fascinate you. because you are fre quently paying very, heavily for the fancy package. "Don't buy in a careless manner. Always ask for whatever the com modity is by known weight or meas- UF"bon't buy In small quantities if you can avoid it. "Don't interpret cheapness as economy . "Don't be afraid to carry a bundle unless you are prepared and willing to stand the expense of having it deliv ered at your home. "Don't gossip with your merchant while he is weighing your purchases unless you are absolutely sure of the honesty of your' tradesman. "Don't be ashamed or too proud to do vour own purchasing. "Don't be afraid of your tradesman. "Don't leave your shopping till tne last minute and then buy in a hurry "Don't neglect to test the weight of package goods at home and compare them with the weight of the same com modity purchased loose." Longest Masonry Arch. London Tid-Blts. There was recently opened for traf fic at Auckland, N. Z., a reinforced concrete bridge which contains the lareest masonry arch in existence. The SrSrtnre. which was built by the Fer roconcrete Company of Australia con sists of nine approach spans of from 43 to 81 feet, and a great central arch of 320 feet. The latter is hinged at the abutments and at the center. It consists of two separate ribs, connected Dy cross-struts, with a floor rest ng on slender columns built up from the ribs Provision is made for a 24-foot roadway and two six-foot sidewalks. Not a Succe. Chicago News. Sawyer Twistler has invented a combination broom that can be used for a cane, a trapeze, a rolling pin. a billiard cue, a lawnmower handle and a wooden leg. Gearing He ought to make money with a broom like that. Sawyer He could if he only knew how to adjust the blamed thing so It would sweep. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. Everybody's Magazine. Eight or nine women, assembled at luncheon, were d'scussing ailments and operations as eight or nine, or one or two, or sixty or seventy women will. The talk ran through angina pectoris, torpid liver, tuberculosis and kindred happy topics. "I thought," commented the guest or honor, "that I had been invited to a luncheon, and not to an organ recital." A Cheese Weighing 4000 Pounds. Kansas City Star. John L. Jacquot of Appleton, Wis., has made what is thought to be the biggest cheese ever made. The cheese weighs 4000 pounds and is made. for exhibition at the National Dairy Show In Chicago. Crowded Off. ' Albany Journal. riave you iiuulcu idcunj mcic hasn't been any room left In the pub lic eye for the man who whipped Jeffries' I