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About Portland new age. (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1906)
TnE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON tartlani. Miu &t A. D. aRIPTMN. Mnnnuor 'D'rPP'W'p'M''r''' ''' ''' ''' JWWsfciyskswsWWwBNBMWBBN's "Oldest Hank In tho Btnto of Washington," DEXTER, MORTOIN & CO. CR,,l,tt, vfinm BANKERS 8ur"u" "d ToUo Account of Northwot I'nctflc Ilanks solicited upon torms wjdeh will Rrntit to them the mo'tllberiilBcenminoilallnns coti-lstcnt with their I alanccs nnd responsibilities, wm. M. Ladd.I'resldonti N II. Latlmor, MannRor, M. W. l'etcrson, Cashier. Seattle, Washington. THE PIRST NATIONAL, BANK OP PORT TOWN8END Established lSSi. Collections promptly tnado nnd remitted. gg$ tDHOEIAlS Sfftce 4X Second At,, cor. Ash, Rooms I and 2 Portland, Oregon, BntrrcA nt the potoftlco at I'orlland, Oregon, a lecond-cioji matter. SUBSCRIPTION. On Year, payable In advance ........ J 2.00 Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. 2RA--2 Ctft S.IttW VT'f7 jf 444r44444444'44444444'44444444444r444444444 t 5 i i t c I' U IU i bi hi 3 I EDITORIAL I an attack on the estab lished ORDER. Mr. Raymond Itol)lnB' pica for a now civic Industrial coiiHclcnco la easily explained by tlio llfo and work of tlio Hpcnlcr. Ho Is brought Into contact with tlio unemployed, tho wretchedly poor, tinfortunntOB who nro reduced to dospcrato Btrnlts. Ho boos tho posacBBOTB of superfluous wealth nddlng to their capital by questionable mentis, rovcnllng on the ono hand nn InRntlablo Rrccd for more and on tho ether a wasteful expenditure which brings costly luxuries to a fow, whllo tho many aro on tho vcrgo of starva tion or living from hnnd to mouth. This contrnst In not peculiar to our country or times, and It may bo grant' td that In Union pnst tho condition of the mnHBOB was worfio than It Is now. lint that Is not to provo that a bad condition should bo tolorntcd, and It Is a fortunate thing that the contrnst Is acutely frit by constantly Increasing numbers of people, and that men lllo Mr, Robins nro proclaiming tho rovolt ngnliiHt It by their protests. TIiIh Is true, also, In splto of tho exaggerations that sometimes flnro up In tho protests. For so long as tho rauso porslsts tho rovolt will spread, and snfety Urn In open discussion. Krlendn of tho established ordor woulu do well If they recognized that fact and prepared their minds for revolu tionary soclnl changes In tho future Hut whether thoy proparo themselves or not, tho changes nro certain to oc cur. For as tho Intelligence of tho great majority of tho producers of wealth broadens and their power In creases their domnnds will becomo more and morn effective, whllo clianco and greed will becomo less nnd less Important factors In determining tho distribution of wealth. paawmanmm. n BONOS OF THE NATION. OAHDH of education In three Western cities have required that every pupil who enters tho high school must be able to repent tho words of several patriotic songs, such as "My Country "J'ls of Thee," "Hnll Colum bia" and "Tho Star Spangled Ilnnner." Ex cellentl It Is a crying sliniiio that not one In ten of the average Amcrlcnn audleneo Is nblo to re peat or sing all of the stanzas of "America." An ex change tells of a patriotic Sunday school superintendent who was surprised to find that tho national hymn was not contained In tho book used In bis school. Ho request ed the children to sing It from memory. They got through the first stnnza and then faltered. And the adults present were unable to lend them much assistance. This Incident Is typical. Do you supposo any company of GermniiH would fall to sing every lino of "Dlo Wncht Am Ublno?" Or could you Imnglne any audience of tho French that would fall to remember a single word of the "Marseillaise?" The fault Is with tho schools. Youth Is tho time to lenru the songs that arc to abide In mem ory and the school Is the place to tench them. It In possible to be patriotic without knowing cither words or tuuu of the national songs. It Is nlso posslblo to be patriotic without the flag. Rut tho Aug symbolizes pat riotism. And tho dearest traditions of tho nation aro forever wedded to both song nnd flag. "Old Olory" ought to bo rained over every school house nnd tho national hours should bo taught In every public Khool. Kausai City World. structlve floods or consuming flames wreck a thriving city or hamlet Is the fine exhibition of generous sympathy that they call forth from the people of tho nation. Kan sas City Journal. THE EVOLUTION OF ILLUMINANTS. rai A SPLENDID PEOPLE. HIK1AR MEETS IN OERMANY. Consul nonornl Thnclmrn supplies n valuablo 1 opart on (lermnn scientific methods of securing tho highest unit vnluo for eery paitlclu of tho sugar boot. Tho tops, rcslduo pulp and oven tho mud remaining after wash ing tho beets nro nil utilized for vnrl ouh purpoROH. Americans hnvo boon equally successful In tho close utiliza tion of tho cotton seed nnd nro na fully capable of developing tho fullest economics In handling tho sugar boot. America now pays to foreign tuitions over 190,000,000 annually for Migar, which Mr. Thackarn thinks could bo largely saved by tho extension nnd Hclcntlflc handling of tho sugar beet crop, hcncfltlug also tho farmers nnd their land. Orrat numbers of vast fortunes In this country hnvo been and aro be ing built up on tho very Iguornnco of tho masses In regard to business methods, says Success. Tho schemers bank on It that It Is easy to swindle peoplo who do not know how to pro tect their property. Thoy thrlvo on tho Iguornnco of their fellowB. Thoy know that a shrewd advertisement, a cunningly worded circular, n hypnotic appeal will bring tho hard earnings of those unsuspecting peoplo nut of hiding places Into tholr own coffers. In Now York tho other 1'ny n man was sentenced to six mouths In pris on for carrying n pistol, That is ono good way In which to keep from en rournglng tho peoplo who carry guns. HE (iiilck nnd eeneroiiH resnonso of tho coun- " I try to the cry of distress from Hnn Fran I I dsco Is Inspiring. It makes one proud that I I... I. !!... ..( ,..!. m ... ....... MM... iiu in ii niiriii ut ruin ii iiiiiiiiij. i iiu American people are u grent people as great In noble Impulses and humnno sym pathy as In Industrial and commercial en ergy, Wo often hear It, and more often rend It, that this Is a land of mammon worshipers. We nro told that the llcrcc, remorseless battle for gain has absorbed our mental faculties and made us sot did and unfeeling. Yet when a city far out on the 1'ncltlc coast Is suddenly stricken and blighted wo see these callouffed and cold hearted AinerlraiH rushing from every quarter to lay their savings at the feet of the sufferer. Tho Atlnutlc seaboard nnd the Middle West vie with the Pacific slope In sending prompt and liberal contributions. The rich, the wrllto-do and tho poor are mingling their gifts, nnd hundreds of ears of provisions and other necessaries will soon be speeding acrosn tho continent bearing relief to the unfortunates. It Is grand, splendid, glorious I It given the lie to tho calumnies of the critics. It shows that however fast their business pace and however much they overtax their stieiigth In the pursuit of wealth, tho American peoplo have human heaits In their bodies anil a ploutlful mipply of the milk of human kindness. The slher lining to tho dark cloud of ndverslty when devastating tornadoes, do- E hnvo hppn cnlm from hnd ta vnrnn In th W matter of lllumlnnnta. Tlio old-tlmo lamps that the wise virgins kept trimmed nnd burn 1. . ... ,l..l. Hl.ll.. -.- 1... .!.. ..- uig wi'IU iiu uuuub lujiiiiiivu uiiu iiuriiiii'Nn, little Jugs tilled with oil or grease Into which wns Inserted a fcplutterlng wick, gnvo but llttlo light, but enough to cnnblo people to move about from placo to place. There was nothing to rend In those days and tho eyes were not tnxed. Then came the sconces with their wnx or tallow dips and Inter the candclnbrn with their multiplied lights. Tho flam beau been me populnr for out of door lighting nnd Nero lit his gardens on ono occasion by burning tho bodies of fat Christians whom he charged with the burning of Rome after 'having fired It himself. Thoro were no elec tric lights In those days and no gas Jots. There wcrb no pavements or sidewalks and tlio traveler attached a small lamp to ono of his ankles to light him on tho way. From thin custom came tho Spiritual phrase: "Thy word shall be a lamp unto my feet" Tho old poets who rhapsodized tho brilliancy of tlio lights In halls on gala occasions had llttlo to boast at compared with the sys tem of lighting now In vogue Thoro won nothing that gave a better light than the American plno knot by the nld of which so mnny Americans In tho early days edu cated thcmrelvcs. Oas wo hnvo hnd for long nnd gns In bad enough on tho eyes; but electricity, tho product of only yesterday, Is tho evil genius. Wo nre becoming n spectacled raco nnd wo may be on tho road to total blindness an scientists claim, but wo nro not likely to abandon electric light ing. Memphis News Scimitar. TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT. "ONSU.MITION, or tho whlto plaguo, its' It Is I J I often called, has received moro consldern I j I tlon of Into than any other human disease. La-Zl-arJ Tho fresh air euro is proving moro effectual RjnSPyill tnnu noythlng else. Fresh, pure ntr, In un 52afsJ limited quantities with sufllclcnt dally exer cise to Insure full deep brcnthlng Is a sure preventive against this disease. In tho early stages It may bo entirely cured by sleeping In tho open nlr. This brings the question of ventilation straight homo to every ono, Moro deaths arc caused by consumption In some pnrta of tho country than all other diseases combined. Probably ninety per cent of these deaths could be pre vented by the liberal uso of fresh sir. Tho other ten per cent could bo prevented by the proper care of those suffering with tho disease. Consumption Is purely con tagious. It could be entirely stampod out If everyone would follow the simple rules of health as laid down by physicians who hnvo made n thorough study of this terrible malady. Farm. Field and Fireside, THE REVOLT IN SOUTH AFRICA. imrn.su mounted troops in conflict with the fierce zui.us. Some time ago Kaiubaatn, u native Zulu chief uud formerly regent under the llrltlsh for the Oreytown dis trict, lit Natal, South Africa, revolted, and Ugau a bush warfnro ngalust the whites. Many members of the Ilrltlsh mounted Hllce hnvo Uhmi murdered uud other native chiefs Joined Itambaatn's forces. A tax collecting party, headed by .Magistrate Stnluhuuk and supported by a mounted column, was attacked at Mahhibltlul, In Zulu land, nnd the muglMrnto and one of tho mounted men were killed, the others of the party narrowly escaping with their lles. Ever hluco the revolt of Ilnmbnntn tho mounted jwlloo have been In nlnnM dnlly conflict with bands of Zulus who after delivering n sudden attack will disappear In the forests or hide In tho tall katllr corn. All of South Africa Is now seething with unrest, not only In English but In (ierinaii territory, and the doctrine of Africa for the Africans Is being preached among tho blacks. The agitation Is oven extending to tho far north and agents are busily engaged lu stirring up revolt against the whlto man's rulo. Tho Zulus, n considerable number of whom nro now In revolt, are tho tlcrcest uatlvo lighters In South Afrtcu and nro clone seconds to the Arabs of tho Soudan In fanaticism. In tho past they have waged mnny desper ate wars agnlust tho English. It was In one of these struggles. In the 80's, that tho Prince Imperial of Franco, tho son of the last Napoleou, fell. In former wars the Zulus deluded mainly upon their assegai, or spears, but now many of them nre nrmed with rifles, which renders the situation even more grave. If the disaffection lie comes general, affecting the nathe races, there will be much bloodshed In the dark continent In the near future. POWER FROM COKE OASES. Of couruo thoso lloston lndlos who hnvo orguulzod nn Insuranco company which Is to pay u premium whenever tho stork arrives will strenuously support tho Republican ticket. Honry Wattorson has Btarted a Joko column lu his paper, Dniunl! Slnco oven tho colonel Is nblo to tnko n cheerful vlow of things why should I (loom bo unywhoro? Ui-riiiun City Contractu for Klt-olrlo Current Mt n l.uw Unto. Ono of tho problems confronting tho city otllclals of ('refold, Oennany, lu providing luvewsnry Improvements lu tho now harbor territory and the sub urb Crefeld-Llnu, adjoining, was tho problem of furnishing these places with cheat) electric light and power. Tho direct current generated nt tho city power houoo could not bo utilized on account of tho distance; hence the city would bo compelled either to build and equip n new power house or to set up tin alternating current machine, and conduct tho current to tho placo of consumption, about tlvo miles away, Tho cost to the city would be great to adopt either plan. Tho cotuutup Uon of current for tho first few years would bo small, and lu order to se cure as llttlo loss as possible from this condition tho city closed n contract with tho railway directors to furnish tho yards and deHts of several stations along the Hues of tho road with light and iH)wer for ten years. One of tho coal mine companies op erating In tho district manufactures coko nnd tins almost completed tlio erection of n lnrge electric iier plant to delher electric current to cities and Hinges within reach. This company purposes to utilize the hot gases formed Mil tho manufacture of coke to drive the dynamos of Its plant. Tho conl and coko company can produce by this plan electric current for commercial pur poses cheaply, and, as tho plant will bo an alternating current system, the Arm U contracting to deliver It to Impor tant placed at a distance. The city of Crefold hns completed n contract with this company to hno an electric current delivered supplying nil Its needs at a price much lower than tho city could supply It and the city otllclals tiro rejoicing that the occasion presented Itself to them at such an op portune time. Tho distance from the electric light plant to Crefeld-Lluu nnd tho harbor territory Is alout ten miles, but the contract with tho city Is mado to cover a largo additional district, which Is to get electric current cheaer than the plants In operation can make It under the old system. THOMAS WITHYCOMBE Real Estate and Fire Insurance Choice Farm Lands, Stock Ranches, Small Tract and City Property for Sale; Also Breeder of Registered A. J. C. C. Jcncy Cattle nnd Regis tered Poland China Hogs. Phone Main 2Z7S Room 8, Hamilton Block PORTLAND, OREGON SWIFT & COMPANY So. Omaha, Nebraska. PREMIUM HAMS, BACON And All Fresh Cuts for Hotels MAIL ORDERS PROMPT ATTENTION THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT BEST BY EVERY TEST For Streets, Driveways and Crosswalks. WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 716 Orcgonian Building, Portland, Oregon O. E. HCINTZ, Manager. Phone Cast 57 PACIFIC IRON WORKS. STRUCTURAL STEEL AIND IRON Steel Bridges, Upset Rods and Bolts," Cast Iron Colums and all Architectural Iron. Sidewalk Doors and Lights. All Kinds of Castings. EAST END BURNSIDE STREET BRIDGE, PORTLAND, OR HENRY WEINHARD'S BREWERY Manufacturers and Bottlers of the Well Known Brands of Lager Beer " EXPORT " "KAISERBLUME" "COLUMBIA" IN KEGS AND BOTTLES Trade and Families Supplied Brewery and Office BURNSIDE & 1 3th STS. Alters Bros. Milling Co CEREAL MILLERS Manufacturers of High Grade Cereals "Wholesalo DealorH in Grain, Hay, Flour and Feed Our I e tiling Brands in Packages VMmt Oatm VMmt What Violet fmarl Bmrlmy Violet Pemrlm of Who at Vlolmt B uckmhoat Columbia Oatm Columbia Whoat Lucky Oata Cream Oatt All Flrmt-Olamm Dealerm Hmndlo Out Brands of Goods VI im ' "irSS . ".aiTS a iTr x"" w w -. . - - X rrrnni mm fcajpr,fwsw.ia ,-k r"7 ? V n 1.1 "! ?.' E3 L:1, iieu&?sf &92S&S5ft W sM-i- C. 0. PICK TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY. I.avr to luiirue I.lluir. Tlio Hrltish Kwernment committee on physical deterioration recuiuuieiidd a lnw romilrlne eterv dwelling or tkortlon of a dining occupied by a single ram- jOffice Phone, 596; Stable, BJack 1972 ill to have a grate suitable for cooking Safes, Pianos, Furniture noved, stored or packed for shipping. Com uiouious brick warehouse, with separate iron rooms, Front and Clay. Express and Baggage hauled. 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