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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1905)
- t VM t"A " fH"" - "( "f ' . t-rvf " -n fjy&r -"T'njflpP r y,? -. i J 4. 4 THE NEW AGE. POliTJLiAND, OREGON. ,. ' ir. jaaywvw " vjptot-?- i ' r.j t ft- 4 t t r :& THE NEW AGE j. A. D QRIPRIN. Manngar 4JJ Seesnd tit., cor. Aid, feootn I and a Portland, Oregon. Catered' at the potorflce at 1'orUand. Oregon, aeecend-eia taatter. SUBSCRIPTION. Year, payable In advance, ...!.... ..$2.00 mediately comply with the conditions every lino of business In which they to which It agreed, Its franchlso Wcro used, Including tho telephone should bo declared forfeited. Tho city fltot.nfamy, Tno fitato of Oregon council should act at onco. Other wise some ono clso may. GOVERNOR MEAD AND OTHERS. I EDITORIAL I SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AND ITS DEFIANCE OF THE PUDLIC IN THE FOURTH STREET MATTER. Tho franchlso from tho city of Port land to tho Southern Pacific Railroad Company for Its Fourth-strcot lino ex pressly declares that It shall at all times provldo proper means of safety to tho public In Us convcyanco of trains on that highway. It Is reason' ablo that such a provision should have boon mado, and It Is reason able that Just Htich provision, onco , mado, should bo respected. This, however, tho Southern Pacific Com pany has neglected to do nnd, although tho attention of tho authorities has been directed to this matter frequent ly, no nctlon has boon taken by tho latter to compel tho company to fol low tho specifications of Its frnnchlso Having violated It so grossly, there fore, It has In reality forfeited It and nil of tho right It convoyed, Speaking of Tho Ndw Age's ngltu tlon of this matter on behalf of tho public, n prominent city official said yesterday to n, roprosontatlvo of this paper: "It Is only n matter of tlmo when tho Southern Paclllo Railroad Company will bo compelled to put In tho nocossary safety-gates on tho prin cipal street crossings on Fourth Htroet.'lt should bo dona Immediately. Tho franchlso provides for such menus of safoty on Its Fourth street lino ns may bo doomed by tho propor authorl tics as necessary. Tho city council has full powor to act In tho matter, and tho fact that It has so far refused or neglected to consider It has pro- ' voked a good dual of comment nnont, tho cause for such glarAig Inaction. Tho need for tho safuty-gatcs Is ap parent overy hour In tho day. Port land, as Tho Now Ago has sald Is no longor u country town. Privileges ac corded to tho company at Its country way-stations can no longer bo accord ed to It In Portland with safety to tho thousands of peoplo who throng lis Htreuta dally. Why tho city council should huvo so long disregarded this mattor cannot well bo conceived, un it bb wq reflect that It mny bo possibla thut speclnl privilege has been nc orded, In doflanco of the provisions of tho franchise. "Hut," continued tho official, "thu tlmo Is at hand when definite action should bo taken. Thoro Is no excuse for longor dolay. Nor will tho people much longor tolorato It. It has be come a serious mattor. Why wait until people are hilled on tho streets beforo compelling thq company to pro tect them from such danger, as It has ngrccd to do? At tho next election of tho city's legislative body tho people will undoubtedly havo something to say about this matter." This man Knew what ho was talking about; and lila suggestion that the pcoplo of tho city nt their next elec tion of public sorvantH will havo something to say about this matter is both portlnont nnd timely. Thoy certainly will. Tho Now Ago Interviewed many prominent persons about tho mattor nnd has received much correspond ence from Interested peoplo concern ing tho Southern Paclllo Railroad Company's negllgenco on Fourth street. They havo finally awakened to tho necessity of thoso safety-gates nnd are preparing to demand them. In addition to that, thoy aro ready to mako Inquiry into tho city council's negllgenco in tho mattor. It may bo that tho grand Jury will yot bo askod to dctcrmlno for them tho real situ tlon In this affair. It cannot bo do layed much longer, for tho city la al ready receiving peoplo who havo come to proparo for business during tho Lowla and Clark fair. No mutter who thoy aro or what thoy aro or what thoy aro horo for, human llfo must bo protected against unnocessar dangers. Promlnont peoplo aro clamoring for propor protection at tho prominent crossings on tho Southon? I'acinc Company's Fourth street lino and It must bo provldod. Tho company's right to ubq that important highway for railway trafflo depends on It. It ha. flagrantly violated tho contract should do tho same thing. It has been mado a felony in Washington to uso tho slot-machlno; and tho telephono com panies, operating thpro woro, compel led to abandon that form of gambling. So. also, should It bo In tho stato of Oregon. .Tho legislature for-this com monwealth Is now In session. This Is On Wednesday of this week Hon. Albert E, Mead assumed official re- 4 sponslblllty ns governor of tho great stato of Washington. His Inaugural address, heard by tho leading tho, opportune tlmo to act. It is likely politicians and business men of tho thal a mca8Uro w! bo Introduced to state, was rcplcto with wise sugges- t,,at t during tho present session tlons to tho legislative body thoro as- ot tuo logMaturp. Should it fall of somblcd. It was received with hearty Tago it will bo through tho mis nnd frequent applause, as was also chovloiiB trick, of tho politician, tho farowoll address of retiring Gov- j Tho Pacific States Telephono and crnor McDrldo. That Governor Mead Telegraph Company, which has a mo will servo his stato In a most com- nopoly of tho telephono business lri potent and ablo manner Is conceded Portland, 1b treating tho public out by nil oven by thoso who tried soagcously. Offers havo been mado by desperately to defeat him. Ho Is an reputnblo companies to enter this nblo attorney of Belilngham Bay, an field, but their propositions havo so alort nnd actlvo politician in behalf of far been spurned by tho city council, popular Interests and a man of much Why? Operatives for tho local com cultivation and refinement. pany havo petitioned tho municipal Lieutenant-Governor Chas. E. Coon Icglslattvo body of Portland to grant vico. If It Is gambling to put a nickel in tho slot oa a Chance to win a cigar, then It Is clearly a gamble to put ;a nickel In any slot-machlno on 'an al leged business proposition.,. There fore, -why 'should tho telephone' com pany" escape $ith Us outrageous' )dt dovlce? Tho leglalattrrd ' should take this matter up without delay. To do so would ploaso a greater number'of poo plo than will iri'riny of tho frlvoiuos measures which havo already boon in troduced, ' '". '' V, Tho peoplo, of. .Portland have suffor cd much from this local telephono mo nopoly, and no" one has more acctir- "ft Vr ato knowledge of that fact than the city council. 'Why Is It, then, that another company will not bo permit ted to cntor this field? Tho people who elect public servants have a right to demand proper treatment from them, just ns a farmer would expect and demand that, tho .men whom ho employs should do tho work for which they aro hired precisely as ho desires rest and conviction of tho persons who aro manifesting a deslro for lndopen-1 Ab Tho Now Age predicted, Sonntor lynched Rufus Lcscura In Marengo dence, tho socialists, under Jaurcs's Kuykcndall was mado president of tho county, March 13; Ed Avery of Walk- leadership continue to givo Combes scnato and A. L. Mills speakei of the or county, March 20, and Will Rob- their firm and determined support, ertson of Pickens county, July 6, all Perhaps this Is duo to the apprehon of these victims being Negroes. ' I slon that there will bo no specialist in No doubt this offering ot rewards the next parliamentary "bloc." is a very proper proceeding, but a coh- , i. sidoratlon of certain facts Bhows how ' EVIL INFLUENCES AND CRIME. farcical' it Is nevertheless. For almost W .mbSbbjbA riEAP i .LLy -. imM um-71 f bbbbbbbHHbVSbbbbbbbbbbbH I ' PWXL' T) 'AIL ' bbt -. '''-.'bbbbbbbbbbbV iVliMI Imbmi Ic fl bbbbbbbH JbW 'lB ff P fh tf bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbH JH tV flfi if ' 1 ' nnnn - mm. ,m m-t 1 r. ..H ffli..v Jfc &(Dcr& i I . rfVi r,IA W- . JBaBaBaBaK ull , NtBlyBBBBbw .BBBBBBBBBB L'iBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV 3 .IbIbbbbbbW .rV ) k s$v. v : o : u :A' Yfc- MS vVv. CflftKLC c. yUVK fLf was also Inducted Into olllco amid the applauso of admiring hosts. Ho Is popular among tho loaders of his party and Is a leader himself. Ho Is a piomliiont merchant of Port Towns end, of which city ho was twice elect ed mayor. Lieutenant-Governor Coon tins been In public llfo continuously since tho cIiiho of tho civil war, In which he served an n volunteer. Ho ontored tho treasury department as a clerk In 18C5 and gradually rose until ho became assistant secretary under President Arthur. Ho hold this position for a fow mouths under President Clove laud, resigning lit 1SSC, after 20 years continuous service. Aftorwunls ho was Republican candidate for con gress In Now York city, but was do- ft-uted by General Dan Sickles. In ISO I ho romoved to Port Townsend, Washington, and entered tho mercan tile business, Ho has taken u very prominent part In tho commercial do velopmeut of tho stato and was for five years president of tho Port Townsend chamber of commerce Hon. Geo. O. Mills succeeded 0. W. Mayunrd as troasuror of tho state. Treasurer Mills has for years been a prominent merchant of Thurston county nnd a man of much popularity with all who know htm. His business Integrity, his uprightness In dealing with tho public and his overy-duy gen iality with ovorybody have mado him ono of tho moat poplar men In public llfo In tho Btato ot Washington. Altogether, tho now administration of tho Evergreen stato opens most au spiciously. With such mon as Gover nor Mead, Lieutenant-Governor Coon uud Stato Treasuror Mills In tho prin cipal offices of that great common wealth, tho peoplo may reasonably hopo for u full realization of all thoy deslro In tho matter of stato govern nicnt. THE TELEPHONE OUTRAGE. Tho stato of Washington has by law abolished tho slot-machlno form ol gambling, not only In thu various do- "with tbV cky aad, unless It shall liu- vices of tho "sporting clubs," but In tho requested franchlso to anothor company, merely as a competitor, but tho council, so far, has Ignored the petition. What Is tho matter with our presont city council, anyway Two or threo members ot that body asplro to tho mayoralty of tho city and want to bo elected to that exalted position at tho next municipal election, which will occur next Juno. Is it possible that tho people havo already begun to suspect that thoso ambitious politi cians havo already begun to collect their campaign fund? And yet, such things havo beforo happened In Port land. Public opinion is gonerally right and it may bo so In this case. Tho telephone slot-machlno Is an outrage and, as in tho Btato of Wash ington, It ought to bo declared to bo so, In Oregon, Tho local company Is, beyond doubt, amassing a vast for tuno through this slot-machlno do- to havo It done. Sometimes, when the peoplo aro grievously mistreated, they resort to tho assistance of the grand jury. Shall It be so la this caso? LYNCH1NGS AS PUBLIC VALS. CARNI Since two Negroes wore burned to death by a mob at Stateaboro, Ga., there has been a report of tho finding ot the dead body of another Negrc who was shot near that place, and yes terday's paper contained an account of n lynching at Cedartowu, Ga. The Negro who was killed In this caso was charged with assaulting a young girl. Ho was shot to death, and then his body was taken to a public square aud burned In tho presence, of 2,000 people. Dispatches of the same day tell also of tho offer of rewards by tho Governor of Alabana for the ar all lynchlngs of which wo get. reports aro public carnivals without any pre tense of secrecy. At Cedartqwn, as wo havo seen, thero wcro 2,000, people ia flio equaro at tho time, of tho burn ing 'and a largo crowd of me'n took tho Negro from tho posso which caught him, tied iilm to a trco nnd riddled him with bullets. At States boro tho Negroes were dragged from st courtroom after a regular trial and sentenco of death nnd hurried off b? a mob numbering hundreds. Tho wholo town was looking on, and tho complacent mllltlamon, who gave up their arms after a sham struggle, had nothing to do but to observe and ro- rocmber tho leaders of the .mob fot tho purpose of identification. No one bollovcs, however, that thoy had this purpose In mind. The truth Is that tho same public sentiment that makes tho lynchlngs posslblo Is an cffectlvo bar upon tho giving of testimony. It commands tho sympathy of tho whites and ap peals to tho fears of tho Negroes. II anyono should dare to turn Informer out of tho scores and hundreds nnd thousands of witnesses It might bo considered necessary to extend opera tions nnd hum such n misguided per son at tho stnko. Where Negroes arc lynched for potty crimes, and some times upon more suspicion, this en lightened step for tho dofenso of tho regulators would bo natural nnd log ical. , But thoro Is never likely to bo nny testimony, aud no plea for law and ordor soems to havo any effect. The lynchers go on brutalizing themselves, giving tho country a shocking reputa tion for barbarism, and Inviting re prisals by their frightful lawlcssnest nnd excesses. It would not bo at nil surprising If such nn Intolerable situ ation should result finally In n roal raco" war. SEPARATION ISSUE IN FRANCE. Thoro Is nothing particularly sig nificant in tho 'parliamentary victory won by Promlor Combes In connection with tho ministry's diplomatic quarrel with tho Vatican. Thnt his courso would bo sustained by tho four domin ant political groups constituting his majority tho famous "bloc" wiib n forcgono conclusion. Even thoso who aro opposed to disestablishment and tho abrogation of tho contury-old ngrocmont with Homo havo not ap proved tho policy of tho Vatican to ward tho Frqnch Republic, cspoclnlly tho militant protest against tho visit of President Loubct to tho Italian capital. Tho rupture, tho recall of Ambassa dor Nlsard and tho wholo campaign against what Combes .and his asso ciates call clericalism havo been en dorsed by tho chamber of deputies, tho majority being larger than nny tho premier hns recently counted up on, But does it follow that ho Is freo to undortako tho very difficult, task of disestablishment? By no means. In principle thq majority Is doubtless for separation of church nnd stato, but no plan for Bparatlon has been sub mitted by Combes, aud his way of meeting tho political, religious and cconomlclc questions Involved In tho radical enterprise may not commend Itself to his more moderate support ers. Tho only plan beforo tho cham ber Is thnt of a socialist deputy, and It is known that .tho radical group ob jects to some ot Its main features. Moreover, according to M, Comely, the' well Informed publlst and corres pondent, the ministry may not live long enough to deal with tho church state Issue, Thero are other bridges to bo crossed, tho Combes programme comprehending In addition to dises tablishment, tho two-year military sorvlco bill, the promised Income tax and workingmen'a old-age pensions. It may be an exaggeration to say that any one of theso projects would suffice for ono season and ono cabinet, but It Is certain that tho Income tax has for some time threatened to spit and destroy the "bloc," tho individualist groups believing it to bo a dangerous assault on property and personal rights, and a mere sop to the social ists. Tho flnanco minister himself, who will Introduce tho income tax bill, Is said to be distinctly opposed to it, though It Is not easy to under stand why ho should remain In the cabinet uader theso clrcumstnce. Strangely eaough while other groups ! A 14-year-old boy who was arrested for stealing from his employers ex plains that ho waa led astray through gambling, and his story is a most In structive portrayal of tho amateur gambler's progress from a rcputablo business to his arraignment as a thief In tho pollco courts. Ho seems that ho met ono of tho worthless human cattle who hang about tho "clubs," that tho two were Introduced by a common friend or ac quaintance, nnd that tho fascinating stranger dazzled tho youth with get- rich quick visions. All ho had to do was to put up money ns tho stranger directed, and as ho hadn't any money he borrowed some jewcly from tho house for which he was working Just to mako a start. This looks very much llko stealing to one who wasn't dazzled with roulctto ethics, but the boy would not havo accepted Pistol's milder word, "convey." Ho intended merely to storo tho artlclo In a pawn Bhop for a fow hours, mnko his win ning on tho proceeds, got tho artlclo back and restore It to Its propor plnco. Tho fascinating strnngor, now became, chief confidant and cdvlsor, was to net as agent, and did, but Hint was as far as tho programme carried. Tho boy lost, then stolo something more, so ns to mako n big enough winning to cover his loss. Ho lost again and ngnin, nnd kept on stealing, nlwnys with tho same highly honorable object In view, until finally tho theft of $1C0 ring resulted In tho discovery of tho thief aud tho distressing close of a brief career In low finance. At tho sumo tlmo tho sago and helpful con fidant wob deprived of his liberty on tho chargo that ho was a receiver of stolen property. Commont on tho conditions under which evil Influences produce such crimes Is unnecessary. house. Tho honor enmo naturally' to Senator Kuykendall, but it could nevoi havo reached Mills other than through a political .deal In which Multnomah county, predominated. Tho general fear Is that Mills will prove a "frost." He had no more claim on that position than Carter had on tho presidency of tho sennto. ' Neither had any. Tho Lowls and Clark Fair arid Ori ental Exposition Is doveloplng into a gigantic affair. Spaco for exhibits la asked for from sources unexpected nnd tho commission Is busy nt tho work of acquiring moro territory for tho purposo of accommodating all who want to mnko an exhibit. It will un doubtedly bo tho greatest world's fair' ontcrprtso over undertaken. This seems to bo a dny of pot-house-politicians, anyway. Tho olectlon ot tho president of tho Oregon senate seems to bo an exception, however. i Nil i it i tm 1-tini i tnfji THE FINANCIERS. jj li lie ! i tut i if uti Job A LEE LOOK'S NOVEL POINT. A Chinaman named Leo Look Is un der sentenco o,f death In a California Jail. Ho was tried for murdor and duly convicted, uud thoro' does not ap pear to bo any doubt of his guilt. His victim was a fellow Chlncso, not n whlto man, nnd this clrcumstnnco Is responsible for ono of tho most in genious nnd romnrkablo points over made a ground for appeal In a crim inal caso. Leo Look had his caso carried up to tho United States Supremo Court, sotting up tho objection to tho convic tion nnd scntonco thnt In tho orlglnnl Indictment it was not averred that tho victim of tho alleged murder was a Human being, and that thero was nothing to show that he was not a dog. Of courso, tho namo of tho mur dered Chinaman was given In tho In dictment, but In tho opinion of Leo Look and his attorney It was not a namo which necosarlly excluded the possibility mentioned... Tho Supremo Court dismissed tho appeal tho othor day for want of Juris diction; thnt (3, tho point was not one that could properly bo raised under any provision of tho foderal consti tution. Tho effect of this ruling Is to affirm tho death sentenco, and tho merit, technically speaking, ot Iee Look's curious ground for re versal may nover bo determined. On tho part of tho prosecution In tho caso tho omission of tho avormcnl that tho victim wob a human being was an extraordinary one. Tho Linnet Club of ladles had been listening to a lecture in which econo mics and sociology were subtly blend ed. "It was very uble," young Mrs. Teiiney said, Judicially, "but I don'l. entirely agree ylth Mr. Hope In what, he said about women's slipshod busi ness ways. I think the average wom an In as good u financier as thu aver ago man." ".So do I!" said Mrs. Pell, emphatic ally. "I don't upend half the money Mr, Pell does for bhliics and newspa pers and things." ".She Is every bit as dlNcrlmlnutlng In savings aud expenditures us he Is," continued Mrs. Tenner, returning to the abstract. "Resides, she doesn't smoke," sup plemented Mrs, Pell, dropping back to the concrete. 'Do you know," MrH. Stedman be gan, thoughtfully, "I don't believe I've ever saved a penny tu my life.' "Not on anything? Not even bar gains'" demanded Mrs. Pell, excitedly. "No," said Mrs. Stedman, shame facedly. "I'm out and out extrnvu gant." "Why don't you stnrt a bank no count? It might help you," Bald Mrs. Tcuucy, kindly. , "Yes, why don't you?" Mrs. Pell' Bald. "I've had ono for years loan beforo I was married." "Of course sou havo ono?" Mrs. Sted man asked Mrs. Tenney. ' "Oh, yes; It Ih ho much less bother to pay with checks. Bo much mora businesslike, too, you know," Mrs. Ten ney replied. , "I'vo always thought It might ba hnrd to keep straight In one's ac counts," snld Mrs. Stetlinnn, tlmldlyr "it seemed slmplo to ask for money. or havo things charged. But I'm go ing to havo an account. What Is your bank. Mrs. Tenney?" Mrs. Teiinoy rellected briefly. "I uso tho same ono that my husband. does," sho answered, discreetly. Has It a namo or anything?" Mrs. Stedman asked. "I'd llko to have my money whero somebody I know hat' uu account." "Oh, try my bank!" urged Mrs. Pell. "I'vo been thero for yours, as I said. When I was married Mr. Pell spoko- of his bank, but I" snld, 4No; whero rather kept his money Is good enough, for me,' and I'vo been going thero ever Blnce. It Is a perfectly splendid bank, with a special room for wom en." "Wlint's tho namo of It?" Mrs. Sted man asked, hopefully. "Tho namo?" repeated Mrs. PelL "Ob, that doesn't mutter at all. I'll, tell you whero It Js, and whon you go thero they'll give you a book of blank checks nnd do nil that sort of thing for you. It's right between that hat hop and Dresslcr's thero couldn't bo a better place for a bank, right In tho heart of everything." . "I'm sure It must bo n good bank,"' aid Mrs. Stedman, warmly. "I sim ply ndoro Dresslcr's cafo mousse Thank you very much, Mrs. Pell." Among the most poular names men tioned as those of posslblo candidates for mayor of Portland at next June's election Is that of ex-State Senator J, E. Hazeltlne, one o'f tho most prom inent business' men in the city and a roan ot unusual executive ability, Senator Hazeltlne possesses exton slve properties In Portland and vicini ty and Is one of the heavy taxpayers of Multnomah county. He Is a man of lrreprachablo character In every walk of life and of business ablljty far beyond tho average. It is being said on tho political Rl alto that City Treasurer Werleln is a candidate for the nomination for the office of mayor of tho city of Port land. It is hardly bellevablo, for there are peop'lo who aro still Inquiring as to whether or not Werleln has even made a good city treasurer. But, then, developments may como that will discourage Mr. Werlein's ambl- "a, , Llfu'a fiurperUuona Thinita. An English Writer has been devoting his attention to tho elimination of un necessary things, uud bus succeeded lu presenting a tentntlvo list of articles which uiunklud does not need. Like many other propagandists of a new cult ho goes to extremes lu certain Instances, but, on tho whole, makes out s pretty good case. He holds, to be gin with, that the resident of a city ioes not require a watch. Ho goes o far as to say that an umbrella U not Indispensable, and cited Lord Bea cornfield, who never carried an um brella, as an llustrious example. "Wheni It rained he took refuge under the um brella of the prettiest woman he could, ee." The silk bat Is tabooed by this Icon oclast. In his Inventory ot superfluous things we find the flap that covers th keyhole of the front door, which often, adly Interferes with the entrance ot the belated, and perhaps bibulous. householder. "It Is redeemed from, absolute futility by its power of deca ional annoyance." He Inquires as to tho use of the tassel on the new urn- brella. "Nobody In his senses wants a tassel on an umbrella." Why are there two buttons, or even one, on the sleeve of a coat? The writer took a census of his buttons and. found that sixty of them were unnec essary. He Is particularly anxious as to tho two buttous behind on a frock coat Taking a survey of tho whola human family, he finds that there nr 600,000,000 buttons worn, all of them useless. :o ono has discovered tha necessity for fourteen or sixteen pock ets concealed In men's clothes. This li tho limit of superfluity. 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