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'SAIL! lUll I tmi)WlUM uwiv uuptunr PAGE 2 A WORLD GLIMPSE REVEALS STRANGE CONDITIONS " ml- ' (By J. P. Oilman, D. D.) jThla has been a queer year In many Trays. (There has been a constant cry ing out for universal peace, and at the same time a continued building of larger sea-going "dreadnoughts" and itia ..instruction of stronger fortifica tions. Mr. Taft and Mr. Carnegie lead JnZthls country, and yet tne unueu states tries to eclipse all in the war- shlp conteBt. It reraindB one of the etdry told by . a garrulous youngster who was a member of a minister's family; there had been a call sent to - the pater familias to become the pas tor In an adjoining town. The good man hesitated, but the wife saw H ought to be a sure appointment. A neighbor passing saw the lad and said, "Say, Bub, are you going to move?" "I guess we are, pap's up stairs praying for light, but mother' . busy packing up." We are talking about peace, and Btill consulting our own selves main ly, it seems. Maybe a good way to keep peace is with the sword as Gen eral Grant once said. If we make ' our fighting boats so formidable, it is possible the other fellow will keep Ms bulldog at home. V .j ... ; Internal affairs of Europe ; have been grumbling a little. Germany seems to be carrying a chip on her j shoulder.. Things were in quite a fer ment once when the Moroccan ques tion was mooted. The peace of Eu rope was almost dissolved; but the " national tailor came around and patched thtagg up somewhat. Then Italy went foraging for black Mussel mans., It looks .now as if Tripoli li to yield or else a general religious war Is to devastnto the vims of the regions touching the Turkish domain, or if you scratch a Turk you Anil a savage whether he live In Constan tinople or in Africa. One touch ol nature makes the world of Moham medans unite in common warfare against the aggressive Christian. The Turk could make use of the Janizaries now-a-dnys had he not destroyed them ages ago. ' "-.. The Russian Bear courting Uouble It seems, and Is unafraid of the con sequences, apparently. He Is said to be preparing a ukase against the ad mission of any American Jews what ever. Spain the ancient Jew-baiter now yields all her honors in that line to Russia". The Spanish inquiBltlon used to burn them wholesale at the stake, but the people of the white Tsar do worse: they torture them ; to death piece-meal and laugh at their wrlth- lngs In their endeavor to feed and clothe their dependent ones. Diplomatically the Bear Is making no friends In this direction. Now he js reaching his paws down Into Mon golia, taking advantage of th In ternecine turmoil in China, and has -prepared .'.to assume a . protectorate tover that ;, barren Una of sands and ':' almost eter ice. This la the region between the AUal-Tagh mountalna and the great wall on the south, and the southern Siberia line ; on the north. It Is filled with a nomadic sort of folk who live mainly by their herds of horses and sheep. In this way he 5a making no friends with Janan, China, or Persia. China may he too busy Just at pres ent to be able to give much attention to the northern thief. The homeless Manchu may want to take a hnnd In the matter, for he has nowhere now to lay his head. Yet possibly he thinks he has Per sia under his foot with X5ngland to - protect him against other oomers. It seems that these two powers have succeeded in ousting the - American, Shuster, from the treasury ilopartmont of the land of the ancient Xerxes, Esther and Cyrus. ? . ..- . "Remember the Maine!" was the . slogan ten' years ago. Forgot the Maine! must be, the one henceforth. The board' of inquiry that has been In existence a third of a generation has decided by actual examination that the explosion was caused by out- side Influences. It may jiever op known that the Spaniards per se did Jt or connived at It, but we do know It was done in waters that never more ' -will be Spanish. It was dono under tho floating flag of .Moro's Spanish castle, and most suspiciously, if tho Spaniards did it, It was about theonly killing they made; and It had to be done when the victims were naloep. So, hereafter-we will forget tho Mnlne remember Cuba's needs and posalbll- , Irles'and that Bhe Is our own nulgh .' bor. . , The new King of Englnnd is . ke ly to be a man for the English to con jure with In the future. Like our own Invincible T. R.', he will by his mar tial example send silent terror to the hearts of the nations,' The dispatches announce that he has Just killed 30 tigers and 13 rhinoceroses. It would never to to turn such a marksman loose at a crowd of soldiers. He an nihilate the whole lot of them before he could be stopped! - - .'..'-:-. Our city Is In excellent health and happily greets the New Year, Scarce ly a case of typhoid has been known since the water and sewerage systems were Inaugurated and there is no gen eral slcknesg at all. Some few cases Of accident are In the hospitals and tbey are doing nicely,' ' Mr. Hancock Is far along the high-way to recovery. He now converses with ; friends his wife wears a smile she does not try to take off. , ' ' The strike is almost forgotten. The trains are running as well as they ever do Jn the winter t(me. The cases of tho needy are receiving attention and the Old Year that was so good to us Is not so reluctant about dying for ho knows he has left a good record be hind. That always sweetens death. '"' Vale, 1911! Welcome 1912! Happy New Year to all! 3 & 8 J 4 & S 3 ' AT THE CHURCHES. JfclhodlHt Episcopal Church. Sunday mornlni supported by ex eellentmuslc rendered by the splen did choir, the services of the church will be In full accord with the mean ing of tho day. The pastor will speak from the text: "Better Is the end oC a thing than the beginning thereof." Eccl.. 7:8. ' In the evening the meeting will be of the old time watch-night character and the people are to see the Old Year out, and welcome the New. ,Tho Epwprth Lp?gu9 will take the first hour that evening, not commenc ing till 9 oclock; their hour will be followed by a sympoHlura of subjects handled by different speakors, each consuming ten mlnutus. Sunerlntendent F. F Green had the Sunday school; League Presidnt Miss McMurray, the Epworth League; M'-s Edna E. Breakenrldge, the Deaconess work; Mr. Llndley, the Y. M. C. A.; Mr. G. H Currey, tue General Confer- once.... This will occupy till 11 o'clock or after, when there will bu an address by the pastor, J. D. QIIiLILAN, Pastor. Central Church of Christ; ': Since our local church represent ,n movement to restore the New Testa ment church In Its original unity, sim plicity and power, the paftor will give a short talk Sunday morning on "Now Testament Church Officers," after which the church will choose Its offi cers for the coming year. His evening topic will be "The Man Whom God Called a Fool." ' Other meetings as usual, All members . and friends of the church are hnieby lnvjted to r. "get, together" meeting of social char acter next Thursday evening for bet ter mutual acquaintance and for.the consideration of the Work and Inter ests of ' the church for the opening year,,,. Tho new ladles' socloty will sorvfo refreshment!) without charge. All '"members especially should attend these important meetings This church will join with other lo al church in tho Week of Prayer which begins Janu ary 7th. The famous De Moss Lyric Bards will be with us January lGth. MAYNARD It. THOMPSON. First Presbyterian Church. 'Morning subject, The Past Year. Evening subject, The Coming Year Special music at each service. Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Superin tendent, Mr. C. A. Small Junior Endeavor, 3:00 p m. C E. Service, 6:30 p. m Prayer meeting Thursday, 7:30 P m. REV. S. W. SEEMANN, D. D., Minister. St. Peter's Chnrch. Sunday after Chrlttmns. Holy Communion 8a. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning Scrvlco n a. m. Evening Service 5 p. m. w Tear's Pay. Holy Communion 10 a. rr, UPTON II. GIBBS. Rector. DEATH TOLL PAST YEAB (Continued from Page One.) Philadelphia; Bishop Augustine Van de Vyver, of Richmond and Bishop Thomas Bonacum of Lincoln, all of the R. C. church; Bishops Wlllard F. Mai lalleu and Oscar Penn Fitzgerald of the M. E. church and the following P. E. bishops: Wra. Paret, of Maryland; Alex. H. Vinton of west Massachu setts; Edward F. At-will of West Mis sluro; Ozl W. Whltaker, of Pennsyl vania; Alex. Mackay Smith, of Penn sylvania, and John .Mills Kendrlck, of Arizona and New Mexico. . . Literature deplores the' loss of Da vid Graham Phillips, Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Qeorge Cary Eg gleBton, Thomas Wentworth Hlggln ion,. Vaughan Hester, Antonio Fogaz-7-aro, Mrs. Katherlne Cecil Thurston, William Clark Russell, Mrs. Arthur Stnnuard (John Strange Winter) and Harry Kellogg Durland. The stage was Impoverished by the death of Denman Thompson, Sydney Brough, Rose Eytlnge, Wright Lorl mer, Edward Harrlgan and Harold Ilyrle Bellew. Other noted dead of the year are Paul Morton, president of the Equita ble life Assurance Society and Sec retary of the navy under President Roosevelt; Tom L. Johnson, four times mayor of Cleveland; Edwin A. Abbey, the noted American artist; John W. Ham S. Gilbert, the librettist or Fina Gates, American financier; Sir Wll fore and Mikado, Mrs. Carrie Nation, the militant temperance advocate; Sir Robert Hart, the eminent authority on Chinese commercial affairs; Rear Ad miral Wlnfleld Scott Schley, U. S.: N. the hero of Santiago; John R. Walsh, formerly a prominent Chicago banker; Ida Lewis Wilson, the famous keeper of the Lime Rock light house, New port, R. I.; Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York World and the St. Louis Press-Dispatch ; Eugene F. Ware, former commissioner of pen sions and writer of poetry under the name Gonqull; Gen. Clement A. Evens, former commnnder in hlot United Confederate Veterans; Col. John Jas. McCook, noted soldier of the civil war and famous JS'ew York corporation lawyer; Cornelius N. Bliss, secretary of the Interior under 'McKInley and many years treasurer of the republi can national committee; . John Bige low, diplomat and author;' Sir John Alrd, the bulider of the Assouan dam; Rear Admiral Charles Splllman Sper ry. U. S. N., retfred; Col. Wm. C. Green, copper mine operator; Gen. F. C. Latrobe, seven times mayor of Bal timore; Sir Francis Galton, the noted English explorer and author; Gen. Piet A. Cronje, noted Boer leader In the war with England; Rear Admiral Silas W. Terry, U. S. N retired; Bar on Albert von Rothschild, the Vienna banker; Sir Casper Purdon Clarke, former director of tho Metropolitan museum of art, New York; Chales Frederic Moberly Bell, managing di rector of the London TimeB; Edward A. Moseley, secretary of the interstate commerce '.commission and an author Ity on railroad safety John Passmqre Edwards,, the English publicist,, phil anthropist and peace advocate; Halsey Cooley Ives, director of the St, Louis museum of art; Gustav Mahler, the eminent composer and conductor; Fe lix Mottl, director of the royal opera at Munich; Rear Admiral John C. Fre mont, U. S. N.i Prof. Flancia Andrew March, the noted philologist; Herbert G. Squires, former United States min ister to Panama and Cuba; Rear Ad miral James H. Sands, U. S. N., re tired; H. Victor Newcomb, former president of the Louisville & Nash ville ratlroafl; ThomaB Ball, the sculp tor; Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, the noted English surgeon and naturalist; Bartlett Tripp, ambassador to Aus tria under Cleveland; Irving Bedell Dudley, American ambassador to Bra zil ; Charles S. Francis, former Amer ican ambassador to Austria and Baron Gustave Samuel James de Rothschild, of the Paris branch of the house of Jtothschlld. :-! " : - ' - " ' A chronological survey of the year Is appended: JANUARY. 1 Panama Libel Suit: The United States supreme cuurt decided the govern ment's libel suit ftgalnat the New York World In favor of the publishers. 4. Enrtliqunkv: 2 towns wrecked In Rus sian Turkestan; loss of life estlmutod at 10.000. 5. Obituary: United States Senator Ste phen 13. ElkliiH of West VlrKlnla died In WashliiRliiii; used TO. 7. Financial: Tho Cnrneiflo Trust compa ny of New York, holdiiiK deposits of nearly J'.i..i0,O0O, was closed by tho state bunking authorities. Aviation: Meet at San I-'ranolsco. JO. Obituary: Gen. Ueorne H. Dnudy. U. 8. A., retired, a veteran of tho Mcx- lean and civil wars, in New York city; a nod 81. Flro: Tho chamber of commerce In Cin cinnati destroyed; loss H.OJO.w). 12. Convention; Tho American Clvlo fed eration met In annual session In New Tork. 17. Plre: Ferncroft Inn, at Dnnvers, Mass.. a noted hostelry built in luro, totally ' dostroyed. Explosion: Accident In tho flroroom of . Uib battleship Delaware U Ooituary: Sir Francla Galton, noted English explorer and writer, In Lon don; aged kS Aviation: Eugene B. Ely, Curtlat avi ator, flew from the Ban Francisco avl ' atlon flold to the deck of the orulaer Philadelphia, 11 miles, and baok to the tartlng point Id Obituary: Paul Morton, financier, for merly secretary of the navy, In New Tork city: aged 64.. 23. Assassination: David Oraham Phil lips, Journalist and novelist, shot down In the streets of New Vork by Flti- - hugh Coyla Qoldsborough, who Imme ' dlately killed himself. 24. Japan: Twelve Japanese anarchists un der conviction tor conspiracy to kill ' the mikado and his family were exe . cuted at Tokyo, . Obituary: David Graham Phillips, the author, died from woundi received on the 23d; aged 44. 26. Sir Charles Dllke. English statesman, ' In London; aged 08. 28. Tidal Wave: A ruah of waters follow ing upon the eruption of Mount Taal, In the Philippines, destroyed several villages along the Bhores of Lake Taal; 100 deaths reported. 9. Obituary: John MaoWhlrter, noted British painter, In London; aged 74. 80. Aviation: J, A. McCurdy. American aviator, flew from Key West, Fla., to ' within 10 miles of Havana, Cuba, win ning a prize of 16,000 from the Havana Post FEBRUARY. L Explosion: 86 killed, hundreds hurt by dynamite at pier 7, Communlpaw, Cen- ' ral . Railroad of New Jersey; damage xceeded $1,000,000. Obltuaryt Bear Admiral Charles 8. Sper ry, commander of the American bat tleship fleet on. Its world cruise. 1908-1, In Washington; aged 63. 4. Obituary: Gwo. Piet A. Cronje, Boer : leader In the war with England, In Klerkadorp, Transvaal; aged 76. f. Mexico: Gen. Qrozco'a rebel beaten In - all day battle; government troops en tered Juarez at night Fire: State capitol at Jefferson Clt- Mo., burned; loss f 1,000,000. 7. Personal: . John Graham Hop Horaley Beresford, Lord Decles, married Helen Vivien Gould, daughter of George J. Gould, In New York.- '. Obituary: Rear Admiral Silas W. Ter ry, U. S. N In Washington; aged 68. Political: The Arizona constitution adopt ed by popular vote. ' 10. Obituary: Dr. Edward O. Janeway, . noted New York specialist, at Summit, N. J.; aged 69. 12. Obituary: Gen. . Alexander 8. Webb, . whose brigade held the "bloody angle" at Gettysburg, at Riverdale, N. Y.; aged 76. 16. Obituary: Rear Admiral Arthur P. Nazro, U. S. N., retired, at Jamaica , Plains, Mass.; aged 63. Rear Admiral W. 8. Bogert, U. S. N., retired; aged 74. Political: Juarez, Mexico, under martlai law. 20. Sporting: C, M, Daniels lowered 3CH motor swimming mark at New York Athletlo club. United Status won curl lng tournament, beating Canada, a Boston. 21. Sporting: Sam Langford whipped Hill Lang In London. 23. Obituary: Quanah Parker, world's richest Indian, most famous of Coman che tribe, in Oklahoma: aged C7. Railroads: intcrstato commerce commlH slon disallowed Increased freight rates: (Cntlnued on page seven.) 1- I SANATORIUM 5 Nature's The Largest , A ?oi,Jn? Spnng the like of which the Entire World. Health is not Hot Lake, 1: TO OUR TRADE FRIENDS We desire to thank you for the many favors extended us during the year now closing and assure you of our appreciation. We wh you A HAPPY NEW YEAR, with the best of all things which Life, Health, Effort and Accomplish ment can off er in the years yet to come. Sincerely E. POLACK- Local Option Contests in Ontario. Toronto, Ont., Dec. 30. With more than one-half of the 'municipalities of Ontario already dry, the prohibition forces are hopeful of a considerable increase to the list as the result of the elections to be held next Mondny -Hot Lake Cure for Rheumatism. and Best Sanatorium expensive at Hot Lake. Walter M. Pierce, Pres and Mgr. AND Yours, Of the 244 municipalities where lo--' cal option campaigns were possible this year contests have been l.ri'usht In about one-third. Port Arthur, Port' William and Chatham are tho most' Important places In' which a vote will';! be taken on the license question. in the West. is not known in Oregon - -W- v ' M ' " In '- ff
