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THE MORNING OKEGONIAff, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, ' 1902'. Its vzgcmxaxt Entered at the PostoOlce at Portland. Oregon, as second-class matter. REVISED SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By Mall (postage prepaid, in Advance) Dally, with Sunday, per month S3 Daily, Sunday excepted, per year 7 CO Dally, with Sunday, per year 0 00 Sunday, per year 2 00 The "Weekly, per year. 1 BO The Weekly, 3 months K To City Subscribers Dally, per week, delivered. Sunday exoepted.ISc Dally, per week, delivered. Sundays lncluded.20c POSTAGE RATES. United States. Canada and Mexico: 10 to 14-page paper .V c 14 to 28-page paper 2c Foreign rats double. News or discussion Intended for publication In The Oregonlan should be addressed Invaria bly "Editor The Oregonlan." not to the name of any Individual. Letters relating to adver tising, subscriptions or to any business matter should be addressed simply "The Oregonlan." Eastern Business Office. 43. 44. 45. 47. 43. 40 Tribune building. New York City: 510-11-12 Tribune building. 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For sale in Denx-er. Colo., by Hamilton & Kendrlck, 000-012 Seventeenth street: Louthan & Jackson Book & Stationery Co.. Fifteenth and Lawrence streets: A. Series, Sixteenth and CurtlB streets. TODAY'S WEATHER Fair, probably pre ceded by showers during the forenoon; slightly warmer, westerly winds. TESTERD AY" S WEATHER Maximum tem perature. 00; minimum temperature, 50; pre cipitation, 0.27 Inch. PORTLAND, THURSDAY, SEPT. 25. XilVESTOCK COXDITIOXS XX EAST ERN OREGON. Mr. Brysori's assumption, in a Tetter printed on another page, that to put all the forested parts of the Blue Moun tain under a forest reserve will ruin the sheep industry, is not an intelligent one. Experience elsewhere does not support his fears. There Is- a very extensive forest reserve In the Cascade Mountains, or a series of them, but there has been no decline In the sheep interest In con sequence. The truth Is that the eheep industry Id really aided by, the forest reserve system. It- has. been the prac tice of the Interior Department for some years past to allow the reserves to be ranged under conditions looking to the preservation of the forests and of the mountain pastures, and under this prac tice there is assurance of perma nence for a great range resource which would jiot have lasted many years un der the' practice which permitted unlim ited numbers of flocks to live upon the mountain range each season. Under the forest reserve system the mountain ranges, are not withdrawn from use, but their use is carefully regulated to the end that they may be preserved from destruction. Nobody familiar wtth the facts will deny that the Blue Mountain Summer pastures are being overgrazed. There is no limitation upon them, save -that put by the Grant County riflemen, and as flocks have Increased and other pas tures have been rendered unavailable, the pressure of stock has become enor mous. Whether the habit of the sheep be to eat grass or to "browse" prac tically makes no difference, for the fact remains that the pastures are being overworked and that their power to sus tain animal life must soon decline. The forest reserve will correct this by limit ing the number of sheep upon the mountains to the capacity of the range. Surely Mr. Bryson nor any other friend of the sheep interest would not have it otherwise? Surely they would not have the ranges overstocked to their destruction? We cannot agree with Mr. Bryson that the supply of meat is in. danger of declining through the domestication of the stock business in Eastern Oregon. Experience everywhere proves just the contrary; for with close husbandry limited areas are made to support a weight of stock which would starve, to death if turned loose upon the range. For some years now there has been a steady curtailment of the range area in Eastern Oregon; and during the same time there has been a steady increase In the numbers of livestock in the coun try. The Introduction of the alfalfa plant alone in effect more than doubled the capability of the country to support animal life; and the wire fence, by hold ing great areas of country to a reason able use as against the old 'habit of Its abuse, has greatly increased the ca pacity of the country in connection with the livestock industry. Eastern Oregon is rapidly filling up with a strictly farming element. Sher man County has been turned Into a great wheat belt; Umatilla County has almost ceased to be reckoned a part of the range district; Morrow County has gone into wheat production very large ly, and -much of its old-time upland range has been turned fnto grain fields; Southern Wasco Is being invaded by a farming immigration, and even Crook County is losing its range lands through the operation of the homestead lawsl But the stock interest does not decline in any of these counties. It is rapidly changing its character; it deals with the more Improved breeds; it depends more upon the alfalfa stack than for merly, and it will soon turn to grain as a feed reeource. And with every step toward its domestication it takes on larger proportions and gains in pro ductive value. There Is no secret about It; the range under the plow and fruc tified by the Irrigation litch produces more feed than It did in Its native condi tion. And more feed means more stock; .more stock means more value and more profit. It Is not necessary to consult official statements tp see that Western Oregon is experiencing the greatest growth in its history. Any one who rides on the railroad may observe this. Tralnloads of lumber and livestock and hops and general produce fill almost every siding, and the cry for more freight cars Is heard on every hand. And yet a great many more cars are in service today than ever before.. The passenger move ment is also notable particularly notable here because Western Oregon people have not been accustomed to travel. Reduction of fare from 4 to 3 cents a mile last July encouraged this movement, but great prosperity is the main cause. Western Oregon, long the butt -of more ambitious and enterpris ing sections, iii now coming into its own, and It is sure to attract its r&cre of at tention henceforth. Its time for prog ress has arrived, and it is In position to seize the opportunity. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION IN PRACTICE. The anthracite coal strike, which the mutual stubbornness of mineownero and mineworkcrs Iv carrying to an un reasonable length, and which Is literally being fought out at the cost of the pub- He, has served as nothing else has done for years to Interest the country in sug gestions looking to cpmpulsory arbitra tion. The contention In the anthracite district takes cognizance of but two parties In interest the owners of the mines and the men who by their labor' operate the mines. There is no recogni tion of the general public as having any Interest or right which the owners and the workers are under obligation to re spect. And this in the face of the fact that the public Is suffering from the lack of its usual coal supplies suffering In pocket, for prices have advanced greatly, and suffering still more from absolute Inability on the part of large numbers to pay the advanced prices. Many schemes of compulsory arbitra tion have been brought forth, but all of them are tentative and most of them are merely academic. The project, viewed practically, Is so new and so complicated with embarrassing condi tions, known and imagined, that nobody dares be very positive In support of any given plan. For all the talk of the past fifteen years, It Is plain, when schemes for compulsory arbitration are under consideration, that almost no real prog ress has been made in the matter in this country. Nobody as yet has brought forward a plan which, even on its face, appears at once just all round and practically effective; our thinkers and statesmen are as far from practical readiness to grapple with the problem as they were when the compulsory ar-' bitration project was first brought for ward, many years ago. So far as practical experience goes. New Zealand affords the only example of .compulsory arbitration in actual practice; and while the conditions in that small and isolated country are very different from conditions with us, there are points in the New Zealand practice which might be made to serve our generally larger purposes. The the ory of the New Zealand law is that there are three parties to every labor contention labor, capital and the state and whichever side in any controversy the state finds right is therefore in a majority. There is set up as the repre sentative of the state two courts, one of conciliation and the other of arbitration one to which either side to any conten tion may appeal for counsel and an other which Is authorized, when appeal Is made, to render and enforce judg ment. The first of these courts has purely advisory functions, but It has power to call for all the facts related to any contention. Appeal to this court is In most cases sufficient, for It is com monly found that when parties in con tention can be brought to look the facts calmly in the, face and to reason to gether in good spirit their differences vanish. But it is to the second court that resort is made when nothing can be done through conference, and from its determination no appeal can be taken. Its methods of inquiry are very thor ough, and as its sessions are open to the public, it serves to make the condi tions of every quarrel widely known. Its award Is commonly made for two years, and during the period covered by It there is absolutely no evasion of the mandate. The workman or employer who does not want to obey the award of the court need not do so. There is no compulsion to work or to keep the mine or factors open, but the employer who closes his establishment can reopen it, the work man who leaves his work can begin again, only by exact compliance with the terms of the award. Starving-out tactice are futile in New Zealand; the state cannot be starved out. One great advantage of the New Zea land practice Is that contentions between- employers and employed do not Involve cessation of work. Neither em ployer nor employe is allowed to stop work to escape the conciliation or arbi tration proceedings. The law reaches back of the time at which its interven tion is invoked. At any time within six weeks after workingmen have struck or employers have locked out, the ag grieved party can go to the arbitration court, begin proceedings and obtain an award. In this way, even if a strike or lockout has begun, the court is able to stop it The employer cannot get out of a dispute with his men by discharg ing them and putting on new men. The men laid off can go before the ar bitration court any time within six weeks and get redress. Of course, any workman may stop work and any em ployer may shut down during an arbi tration or after an award for any good reason other than to escape or defeat the jurisdiction of the arbitration court, but it is of no use for him to stop work" or shut down with any hope of evading it. The workman can come back to his work, the employer can reopen his fac tory during the life of an award only by obeying at all points the decision of the court. At many points the New Zealand law might, as experience has shown, be made better, and it would have to be a good deal modified before it could be made to fit conditions in this country; but with all its defects It has worked out good results. It went Into effect in 1896, and from that day until now there has not been a strike or a shutdown in the country positively not one case of disturbance to Industry on account of labor troubles. And if we may believe the testimony of a well-known Amer ican observer, Mr. Henry D. Lloyd, of Chicago, neither employing nor em ployed classes would willingly be with out a regulation "which works far the steadiness and dependability of Industry and for the good of all concerned. The Brooklyn Eagle (Democrat) says that Tom Johnson will not be accepted by the American people for President, even with Bryan's indorsement John son has business brains, but he made his money out of Brooklyn railroads by methods which. If technically legiti mate, are not held la high repute. He is described as a very great humbug; a man who would favor a 1-cent fare always providing that this fare was not collected In his cars or on lines In which he had, a financial Interest. Johnson's political views and methods might cap ture votes In Ohio, but they will not' commend .-themselves to the people of the whole country. Bryan is an artful demagogue, but his hand3 are clean;. he never made money by the sharp meth ods of his presumptive legatee, Tom Johnson, at orte time of Brooklyn, and now of Cleveland. Brya,n could not de liver his following to Johnson, for John son Is known to. be a humbug who nreaches one thing after practicing another. THE DANGEROUS RICH. ' The other- day Henry Watterson pub lished a brilliant and scathing indict ment of the idle rch, who are the leis ure class, the "smart set" of Saratoga and Newport. Like everything that-Mr. Watterson writes, it was vigorous, vivid,, picturesque, but after all it was little better than taking a warclub to pound a cockroach; It was a theme not worthy of so much of Mr. Watterson's trench ant steel. The Idle rich exist in every country wherever there are Inordinate accumulations of superfluous wealth In Individual hands. The number of per sons who regard such wealth as a trust to be virtuously administered are few; the vast majority of the Idle rich are slmpiy seeking to kill time and to a situation always did and always will breed an absence of self-restraint, ex cessive self-Indulgence and immorality. Of course, the presence of a consider able class of Idle rich is an .evil condl diton In society, since its Influence con taminates, corrupts and demoralizes all people who are, directly or Indirectly, within its social circle. The . idle rich are responsible for Ignorant extrava gance. Mrs. Fish, at Newport, gave a "colonial ball," Illuminated by electric, lights. Mra Cornelius Vanderbllt gave a ball that cost $100,000. The money of these idle rich has made Saratoga the Monte Carlo of America, and Newport Is not much better. It Is, of course, to be regretted that there ever was enough superfluous wealth in individual hands to create a permanent class of Idle rich, but from the days of antiquity there has always been a class of idle rich, who, seeking to kill time, spend their .lives In gaming, In sucking champagne, in balls and theatricals mixed, in rac ing automobiles, yachts and horses, an'd in gilding the prlzering with their pres ence. Of course, these Idle rich as a rule did not make their money; they .have Just brains enough to be permitted to In herit money, and to this class of Idle rich belong the persons, that have drawn the heaviest fire of the gifted Watter son. They are not worth it. The Idle rich that spread their peacock feathers at Newport or bet their sesterces at Saratoga are shallow folk as a rule when they are not stupid. Their con duct makes intelligent, well-bred folk smile on both sides of the water, but these idle rich are not to be feared as an aggressive class In this coruntry. It is not the idle, sauntering, jaunting, time-killing rich that afford any just cause for apprehension in this country; it Is the aggressive rich, the men of Napoleonic genius for combinations in business and manipulating millions with skill and precision that need watching. . Very likely it is not true that J. Pier pont Morgan has expressed bitter hostil ity to the renominatlon of Roosevelt be cause of his action in the Northern Se curities merger case; Mr. Morgan Is too astute and reticent a man to commit himself to such an avowal unless it was necessary to do so. Nevertheless It Is fair to assume that the strong men of the Morgan type, who are the brains and hand and sinews of war to the great trusts, are hostile to the renominatlon of Roosevelt, and, so far as there are any dangerous rich In this country, they are not represented by the Idle rlch'who caper at the Capua of Rhode Island or soften the asperities of faro with cham pagne at Saratoga. These indolent, stu pid, yawning millionaire boobies are not a class to fear, but only to despise; but it is the rich man who, when he wields his wealth, mixes it with brains, that are the only rich men to be afraid of. When Gladstone was told that William H. Vanderbllt was worth two hundred millions of dollars, he said: "If any one man in England owried so much money, our government would keep its eye on him." From this class of able, aggressive rich, who do not care for the cheap recreations of the narrow field of fash ion and frivolity, but whose recreation lies In the conduct of the "war game" In the business field of the whole coun try, the people may have some just cause to fear. It is openly predicted by the friends of the great trusts, that either Roosevelt will be defeated for the nomination in 1904. or, if nominated, he will have to win at the cost of losing the cash support In the Presidential election of the syndi6ated wealth' that iias hitherto been the largest contrib utor to the Republican campaign army chest. Very well; Mr. Roosevelt will win without the support of these great corporatipns and syndicates. He saw long ago that he could not count upon their support unless he became their body-servant, so he stepped down to the people, made his appeal, and has won the day. The Influence of the aggregate wealth that has been wielded and is to day wielded by Morgan and his field marshals is immense, but it Is not enough to capture the National ballot box. The declaration of the hostility of Morgan and his associates and allies would doubtless cost Roosevelt some votes, but for every vote he lost In this way he would gain two from the vast mass of the common people who do the work and fight the battles and pay the taxes of this country. The plain people would be for Roosevelt In an Issue of this "sort, and with their .votes they, could completely snow under the mer cenary voters of Morgan and his confed erates. If Morgan Is really hostile, then the people will love Roosevelt for the enemies he has made. A NEW SOUTH CAROLINA. The choice of D. Clinch Heyward for -Governor of South Carolina Is inter preted to mean that the hold of Tillman upon the state is weakened by his re cent brutality and vulgarity, for Hey ward is described as a man only 38 years of age, a graduate of Washington and Lee University, a cultured gentle man In mind and manners, who' has won the support of the young men of the state, by whom he has been elected. He. was denounced as a trust ad vocate, a Roman Catholic, an aris tocrat and his only reply was that he was ready to serve his state If the voters wished. He was elected without the use of any money beyond a mere pittance for necessities only $2 41 in Charleston, the largest city in the state. Arrayed against him were the Tillmanites and the liquor dispens ary machine, but in spite of this oppo sition he was elected because Tillman and his brutal political methods have worn out their welcome. Eight other "Conservatives," as they are called, were chosen with Captain Heyward, giving the "Conservatives" the Gover nor, the Lieutenant-Governor, the Adjutant-General, the State Treasurer and five Congressmen, while the Tillmanites get thev United States Senator, the Con troller-General, the Railroad Commls- sloner, the Attorney-General and two -Congressmen. Latimer, who succeeds McLaurin, as United States Senator, owed bis election to his service in the Fifty-third and subsequent Congresses. Only two of the men chossn for state or" Federal office were old enough to have served in the Confederate Army, and many of them were born after the Civil War. The new Governor sums up his attitude on the race question by quotation of the dying words of Wade Hampton: "God bless all my people, black and white." In the old days before the Civil War and for twenty-five years after the war the leaders of public opinion-in South Carolina were men conspicuous for in telligence, culture and fine manners. With the advent of Tillman, men of brutal tempers and plantation manners, demagogues wlthput culture or brains, have ruled the politics of South Caro lina. The South Carolina old-time rul ing class was represented by men like the late General Wade Hampton, who was framed on the moral and spiritual mold of those fine old South Carolina gentlemen, the Plnckneys and the Rut ledges, whose brains arid character adorned the early history of 'their state under Presidents Washington and' Ad ams. This reputation for fine manners and character was sustained by Cal houn, Hayhe, McDuffle, Pickens and Butler up to the outbreak of the Civil War. Nobody regrets that slavery is extinct, but one of the- evils of the sys tem was that It created not merely an aristocracy of wealth, but an aristoc racy of intelligence and culture, so that when slavery was extirpated the old time political leaders fell with it For a time men like Hampton and Butler continued to lead, but as soon as the "poor whites" felt that they were really m the saddle they began t6 ride their state to the devil with Demagogue Till man for a Jockey. The greatest curse of slavery was that it created an illit erate, passionate. Ignorant mass of "poor whites," who from class prejudice refused to follow the Intelligent leader ship of the old-time slaveholder, but replaced him with a noisy, Ill-bred, im perious, ranting demagogue. If South Carolina has at last had enough of Tillmanism, she Is to be con gratulated. It has looked for a long time as If Ephralm was hopelessly wed ded to his idols, but the election of Gov ernor Heyward Is welcome assurance of better things for the future in South Carolina. The Southwestern railroads have be come weary of seeing the tide of Immi gration flow by them to the Northwest and have taken steps to divert a part of the stream to their own lines. They will do thin by opening the St. Louis gateway end coaxing homeseekers from the East and from foreign lands to the sunny Southwest instead of to the humid Northwest. Their first appeal wlil be to Immigrants from Southern Europe, whom they will ask to follow latitudinal lines for the sake of their health as well as their material ad vancement. But It Is realized that the tide has already set 60 strongly toward the Northwest that It will be a hard matter to change It to any considerable extent. The Southwest has not been en terprising in this respect, and it stands to gain much by wholesome Immigra tion. General Dewet during the Boer War of some two years was not hit or his horse touched by a bullet. In the days of short-range firearms Generals did not so often entirely escape. Napoleon was hit by bullets five times in his career; the last time by a spent bullet at Wagram in 1809. Wellington, from Talavera to Waterloo, escaped a wound. Grant, Lee, Sheridan, Thomas and Rosecrans all escaped a wound. Sher man was wounded at Shlloh, and Long street at the Wilderness. Ewell lost his leg at second Bull Run and Hood at Gettysburg. The escape of General De wet is perhaps the more remarkable because he was probably oftener under fire than officers of high rank were in the great armies. His immunity shows, however, that with short-range firearms casualties are more common. A British ship is coming from Puget Sound to Portland to load a cargo of wheat for Europe. This transaction does not prove that ships cannot be loaded on Puget Sound, neither does it prove that Portland is the only place where they can secure cargoes with good dispatch. Following so closely on the departure of the Polamhall from Portland to finish a grain cargo at Ta coma, however, it will prove a surprise to a few Puget Sound newspapers which have repeatedly written Portland off the map and declared that this port was no longer a factor In the grain trade of the Faclfic Northwest. One effect of the recent forest fires Is to moderate somewhat trie demand for timber land. Investors are not much deterred by the Are, for they al ways take the possibility of burning Into account and are usually fortified against large loss by possessing the abil ity to .get scorched timber out to market before It becomes unmerchantable. But the large army of speculators, some of whom are hardly able to weather the losses already visited upon them, is al ready much discouraged. There Is like ly to be a material halt In the entry of timber claims at the various land offices of the Pacific Northwest. Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States Supreme Court, appointed In 1888, Is 69. Justice Harlan, appointed in 1877, is 69. Justice Brewer, appointed in 1889, is 65. Justice Brown, appointed in 1891, is 66. Justice Shlras, appointed In 1892, Is past 70. Justice White, appointed in 1S94, is 57. Justice Peckham, appointed in 1895, Is 64, and Justice McKenna, ap pointed in 1898, is 59. There is now only oneSupreme Court Justice over the age of 70, and the new Justice, Holmes, is 57. There are three Justices under 60 three of the nine. Governor Odell, of New York, Is re ported as forcing "his close personal friend, Mr. Sheldon, off the ticket after he had selected him for the place." Governor Odell was Inexcusably tardy in reaching his conclusion that he could not accept the nomination with this "close personal friend" upon It Mr. Sheldon had no other course 'than to withdraw, but If he Is a man of spirit he will probably cease to be a "close personal friend" of Governor Odell and the other -leaders of the Republican party in the State of New York. - Under the treaty of 1846 the United States has the right to Interfere at any time of Its own motion to keep ti?e peace on the Isthmus. This country has oc cupied the railroad twice in three years; and Is now moving Its marines along the line for the, third time. SPIRIT OF THE NORTHWEST PRESS Easily Consoled. Whatcom Reveille. Anyway, Washington politics don't show up so bad alongside of the political methods In vogue in Oregon, a A Fiona Hope. Baker City Democrat The carnival Is a thing of the past and let us hope that never again will Baker City be turned over, body, and soul, to such a demoralizing condition -as existed the past week. Stock .Interest in the Lead. Pendleton" East Oregonlan. The fact that the leading feature of the Oregon State Fair was the stock exhibit shows that this industry is in the lead in thls4 state. The introduction of fine breeds, the interest in exhibiting them, and the Interest in seeing them all show the trend of the Oregon mind. , Profit in- Hops. Eugene Register. The Oregon hop crop is about all in and it will amount to 85.000 bales, 25,000 of which have been contracted, leaving 00,000 bales In the growers' hands, for which they will receive from 20 to 22 cents per pound. The weather for pick ing has been ideal, and the crop Is one of the cleanest and best ever grown In the state. The 25,000 bales contracted at from 10 to 12 cents, and the 60,000 bales worth from 20 to 22 cents per pound will bring Oregon hop growers in the neigh borhood of $3,000,000. The acreago of hops In Oregon Is about 17.000. making the average gross receipts about $175 per acre. The cost of growing and mar keting the crop is about $00 per acre, leaving an average net profit of $115 per acre to the grower. It pays to grow hops In a good year.. Proposal to "Swap Work." Pendleton East Oregonlan. Some of the sheepmen are In favor of swapping work with Portland when she applies before the legislature for a $500, 000 appropriation for the Lewis and Clark exposition, by asking them to let the coyote scalp bounty law remain in force. They are willing to have a good appropriation made for the exposition, but they think they ought to have their Interests protected at this end of the line. While the Lewis and Clark Exposition will benefit Portland possibly a little more than any other point, yet It will benefit the entire Northwest and reaches beyond state boundary lines. It would be bad that any controversy should arise In Orogon, the central point of the great country explored by Lewis and Clark, whereby smallness should be shown by the people of any section of the state. Western Oregon should do Justice to Eastern Oregon, but all of Oregon should stand by the great centennial celebra tion. "It's an III Wind," Etc. Salem Statesman. The growers who contracted their hops at low prices last Spring and Winter did at least some good to the other growers, and to themselves. In cases where they contracted only part of their output. They put this much of the- crop In strong hands, for the most part In the hands of men who will be- bulls In the market and holders for the highest prices ob tainable. The sum total of the hops con tracted, or nearly the whole of It, will not be rushed on to the market and used to force down the prices for the benefit of the consumers in the East, for the most part wealthy brewers, as it would have been in the original hands. Most of the men, who contracted were the ones who would have been weak holders, anxious to realize upon their product It would be hard to convince any of them now that It was a good thing for them to contract, but before the year is over it will be easy to show to the other grow ers,, the ones with free hops, that It was an excellent thing for them. Henderson "Smellcd a Strong: Odor." Salem Statesman. A Salem Republican who formerly lived in Iowa and knew Colonel D. B. Henderson quite well, says he does not believe the true reason of that gentle man's withdrawal from the race for Congress has been given to the public; that Speaker Henderson adopted a down right subterfuge to cover what was noth ing more than absolute defeat The Third Iowa district was Democratic for several years and was redeemed to the Republican, party by Colonel Henderson's personal popularity. Since his re-election for a second or third time It had come to be understood that nobody could beat "Old Dave," so the contest was al lowed to go by default; but this year there was a division of sentiment among Republicans there, and the Democrats, seeing a chance for success, nominated their strongest man, ex-Governor Hor ace Boles, and Colonel Henderson smelt ed a strong odor of defeat in the atmos phere and crawled from under. That Is the way the former Iowan sizes up the situation. A Voice From Astoria. Astoria News. The special board of United States en gineers are reported as hostile to a sea dredge on the Columbia upon the score that our bar Is too rough for Its use. They were on the bar Friday, without the presence of any pilot or seafaring man, and under the guidance only of Captain W. C. Langfltt who has little knowledge of bar conditions and Is on the bar Infrequently and only In fair weather. The utility of a. sea dredge here Is a question more of actual fact as to con ditions. Knowledge of It does not come by engineering science and by Inspira tion. Langfltt differs as. to the fact with all our bar pilots and all sea captains who hive knowledge on the subject. He flies In the face of fact and would have the board condemn our commerce to de lay and our bar to dlsfame on an In ference from a false premise. He "snaked" the board through Astoria so as to keep them from contact with our seafaring men, from whom they could hive learned the actual facts. He secures a call for a meeting In Portland to hear what might be said In favor of a sea dredge. Why not a meeting at Lewlston or Pocatello? If the board Is honestly seeking the facts, Nwhy does It not hold a session at Astoria, where practical seafaring men know the facts? Pollticnl Speculation. Walla Walla Statesman, it Is rumored that before the election the Ankeny-Grosscup nominees for the legislature throughout Eastern Washing ton will come out with signed declara tions of their intention, if elected, to support a commission bill. Eut It will not be the McBrlde appointive commis sion bill that they will suppport. A bill providing for an elective commission will be offered as, a substitute, and to this the Ankeny legislators will give their support, In the hope of creating division and delay and the ultimate de feat of any commission bill. The rail road lobby will never forgive Governor McBrlde for the unmerciful scoring he has given their corrupt methods, and It will leave no stone unturned and no dol lar unspent In defeating his plans. The fight on the commission will cut a big figure In the next senatorial election If the legislature should be Republican, and It is doubtful whether any of the candidates now prominent in the contest will be the winner. Ankeny's alliance with the lobby is so open and notorious that he can never expect the support of the Preston-McBrlde contingent, and with It his election will be out of the ques tion. " On the other hand, the Levltes In the legislature will fight to the last ditch before they will allow Harold Pres ton to win, and his election Is also Im probable. Some dark horse, like Con gressman Jones, of Yakima, or ex-Governor Moore, of Walla Walla, may carry off the prize after a prolonged deadlock. WHO PRESIDENT BAER IS. Chicago Record-Herald. Few men are more conspicuously be fore the public at this time than George F. Baer. Few men have ever been vested with a larger power than that which he now wields. As president of the Reading Company and the recognized chief of the anthracite operating interests, it is in his power to decide whether or not more than 140,000 miners shall work or be Idle. Moreover, upon this decision rests the ma terial welfare of millions of people throughout the country. Yet there Is scarcely 'a man .of even secondary promi nence of whom so little Is known to the world at large as Is known of George F. Baer. When the newspapers the other day printed a statement to the effect that Pler pont Morgan bad resolved not to Interfere In the coal strike, those who know Mr. Baer best smiled and said: "Well, that may be Mr. Morgan's deter mination, but he couldn't do otherwise when Mr. Baer presented the case to him." And that goes far to explain the char acter of the man. He Is dominated by determination, by bulldog tenacity, and ho has a way of Impressing his views upon others which In this case, it I3 believed, even the mighty Morgan could not re sist. Mr. Baer Is the author of the "uncondi tional surrender" policy against the min ers, and If Mr. Morgan was inclined to waver toward the men it was he, and no other, who swayed him to the contrary. He Is a fighter, first, last and all the time. Moreover, not one of those who know him well would think for a moment of questioning his sincerity. They believe unanimously that when he defined the po sition of the coal operators as "trustees of Providence," he wrote according to his firm and Imbedded religious conviction. That is his way. He takes strong ground on any question in which he is interested, and he is not afraid to express his opinion, although the majority may differ with him and much unpleasant criti cism result There is something of heredity in this, perhaps, something more of individuality. Mr. Baer is a descendant of the Germans who fought for religious liberty at the time of the Reformation. Dr. Ursinus, the author of the Heidelburg Catechlcm, be longs to the same family. George F. Baer is a Pennsylvanlan by birth, and he will be 60 years old on the 26th of this month. He does not look it There are few gray hairs In his head, and he Is as erect as a man of half his years. A dignity which Is so pronounced that It almost seems to be deliberate marks his bearing. For all that he is, so far from being an aristocrat, a self-made man. At the age of 13 he entered the office of the Somerset Democrat, in Somerset, Pa., his birth place, and studied the trade at the case for two years. In 1861 he and his brother Henry bought the Democrat which was only a country weekly, and when the brother went to the war George edited and printed the paper by day and studied law by night Eventually he, too, decided to see serv ice, and In 1S62 he gave up 'the paper and raised a company of volunteers, of which he was made Captain. He served in the Army of the Potomac and became Adjutant-General of the Second Brigade. Then, when his term of service had ex pired ho went back to Somerset and re sumed the study of law. He was admitted to the bar In 1S64. and went to Reading four years later. It was In those early days that he won a victory In a damage " suit against the Reading, proving the possession of such ability that those In control of the railroad said: "This man Is too dangerous as an enemy. We must have him on our side." He was employed as counsel for the company, and In that way became a cor poration man. His talents as a lawyer proved quite as valuable as had been an ticipated, and it was largely as a result of his skill in steering the Reading over many difficult shoals that he was at last elevated to the presidency. Georgo F. Baer Is a many-sided man. and his friends believe that he would have been as successful In politics as he has turned out to be as a business man. He was often mentioned for Congress In the Berks district In years gone by, but his Invariable answer was: "I am too busy. I can't afford It" It may surprise many persons to know that for years Mr. Baer was a Democrat of the most vigorous sort Several times he was mentioned for Governor on that ticket, but. he would never accept Then he allied himself with the gold men and took up the cudgels against Bryan. Since becoming prominent In the rail road world he has utterly tabooed poll tics. In Reading he still occupies a prom inent position. Less than two years ago 200 of the leading business men tendered him a banquet as "Reading's most emi nent citizen." The title applies today. While practicing law Mr. Baer was the leader of the .bar. He always spoke to crowded courthouses. Then he drifted Into business and became president and director of many manufacturing enter prises. His law firm Is still maintained in Reading. Before he became president of the Read ing he was at the head of corporations which employed thousands of men. For many years he has been one of J. Fler pont Morgan's legal advisers; long. In deed, before the outside world ever heard of him. In his tastes Mr. Baer Is domestic. His home, Hawthorne, in the suburbs of Reading, is beautiful. He also has a large town house In Spruce street, Phila delphia, which he occupies during pe riods of the Winter. He is a deep student and has a com prehensive library. The family consists of himself, his wife and five daughters, two of whom are married. Mr. Baer Is regarded as a sincerely re ligious man. No matter what business may be occupying him. he never misses church on Sundays. He attends the Second Reformed Church, of which Rev. Dr. S. R, Brldenbaugh Is pastor, and he contributes largely to congregational purposes. He Is president of the City Park Board of Reading, and was virtually the cre ator of the park syHtem In that city. There Is no secret In the fact that he often dictates the course of Reading councils on Important questions. He Is nlso greatly Interested In Franklin and Marshall College, and it wa3 to the stud ents of that institution that he delivered an address last January which created much comment. The point of this was that all men as laborers are not equal; that labor unions are tyrranlcal, and that the ownership of property presumes the rlpht to control Its lawful use. In person Mr. Baer Is tall and 9lender. He is the personification of nervous force, and this. In fact, shows throughout his whole career. He Is at hlstfesk In the Reading offices early In the morning, and he remains there until late In the day. And In going or coming he often uses the stairways In preference to the elevators. He prefers to be moving when It Is possible. Rendlnj? the Mnprnzinen. Boston Transcript Barnes Have you read- this month's Brilliant Magazine? Shedd No, not thoroughly. I have read all the literary portion, but I haven't yet had time even to skim the advertising pages. The Flight of Youth. Richard Henry Stoddard. There are gains for all our losses. There are balms for all our pain: But when jtouth. the dream, departs. It takes something: from our heart3, And It never comes again. We are stronger, and are better. Under manhood's sterner reign: Still we feel that something sweet Followed youth, with flying feet. And will never come again. Something beautiful Is vanished, And we sigh for It In vain: "We 'behold It everywhere, On the earth, and In the air. Sat It sever cornea azaln. NOTE AND COMMENT. The Lamest of the Prophetess. My spectacles are missing. And they're my only pair; I can't think where I laid 'em I've hunted everywhere. It's really quite, annoying, I need 'em very bad I want to see the paper And If It's got my "ad." It should be In this morning I left It with the pay. LOST ARTICLES RECOVERED. APPLY TO iltss Passee. How I can do without them Is more than 1 can tell. For luck Is dead against me And nothing turns out wclL My little bank deposit Alas! has all been spent; I'll have to pawn the furniture To pay my next month's rent The painter's even threatened To take my sign away: : ROOM 10. : : ADVICE IN BUSINESS. : : APPLY TO : : MISS PASSED. I My wrinkles, too, are showing; My hair Is growing thin; I'm driven almost crazy With blackheads in my skin. My chest Is like a washboard. My neck is like a rail. My cheeks are getting sunken, My face is very pale; I'll have to raise some money I'll write some cards today: : SURE RECIPES FOR x : BEAUTY. : : Apply to : : MISS PASSEE. : : t I sometimes get discouraged About my lonely life; I wish some honest fellow Would, want me for his wife. I wouldn't ask for money I've got all ox-er that I could be very happy With true love in a flat But I must keep my calling - And try to make It pay ADVICE ON LOVE AND t : MARRIAGE. : : Apply to : : MISS PASSEE. : The Panama hat crop has gone to seed. Seattle ought to have a referee, instead of an umpire. And we haven't got a cinch even on th fourth place now. Just keeping etlll for two weeks will be strenuous for Teddy. Anyhow, this time the operation waj not on Mr. Hanna's leg. Senator Clark put up a great fight In Montana and won. (P. S. We use the words "put up" advisedly.) Apparently J. P. Morgan has made up Boss Piatt's mind to allow Teddy Roose velt, Esq.-, to be renominated. To paraphrase Mr. Dooley: 'Tis better to have a patched leg than patched In testines, and not nearly so painful. When It comes to a show-down. Gov ernor Odell knows how to do a little davehendersonlng on his own account The open car Is In the barn. The white duck pants are laid away. The sprinkling carts are used no more, For Winter's come, and come to stay. In the excitement of forest fires, train wrecks, murder trials and Republican conventions, what has become of the oil tank question? An abscess In his leg In Indlanapolt3 evidently did not prevent one Teddy R. from running mighty well in that New York convention. Heads of business downtown are begin ning to show the Influence of much pre occupation with him whom Wall street knows as "J. P.." says a New York letter. They arc copying the Morgan manner. Just as all young Park Row at one time was said to be barberlr.g and tailoring it self to look like Harding Davis. Splutter, gruffness, frowning-down, arm-waving and a general intimidating tone and car riage are the vogues. Albert Chase, who died at the Natlona Soldiers' Home at Togus. Me., recently, was one of the numerous characters whe figured In the John Wilkes Booth tragedy. He was Sergeant of the guard at the navy-yard bridge at Washington on the night of the murder of President Llncolr when Booth passed. Chase held Booth foi some time, but as Booth gave a good ac count of himself ho was allowed to go Chase, received part of the Booth reward, however. There Is a curlouy law that Is strictly enforced In Sydney and Melbourne. It Is an enactment prohibiting the driver ol any vehicle from passing any church ol any denomination at a faster pace than a walk during the recognized hours for Sunday morning and evening service. The devotions of worshipers are thus undis turbed by needle.cs noise and clatter. At one time Monday morning charges for failure to remember this law were not uncommon, and the prescribed fines were Imposed, but durlntr recent years cases of thl9 kind have been exceptional and prac tically confined to uninformed strangers. Local drivers seldom or never offend; and. In fact, the horses, by pome mysterioua instinct, seem to know when It is church time and ' 'slow down" of their own ac cord. PLEASANTRIES OF PAItAGItlPHERS Howsoe "What 13 the best way to keep your friends? Treat them kindly? Comsoe No, often. Town and Country. c "What has made her so haughty and proud?" "She thinks she's a Daughter of the Revolu tion." "How Is that?" "She went round lr tho Ferris wheel." Chicago Evening Post. Jaspar What are you looking so annoyed about? Mra. Jaspar I expected a day's resf and didn't get It. This Is the cook's day out, but she Insisted on staying at home. Judge. Selby What's the matter with you. Smlthl What are you kicking about? Smith Moras called me a donkey. Seihy I see; and you ar bent on proving It. Boston Transcript. Tho Aunt (visiting) And how ia the babyT Still looking like her auntie? Ruth No. auntie, I don't think so. Father said only yesterday she seemed to get over It. Brooklyn Life. Discovering that her preserves had worked, the young housewife was much mortified. "And I was so careful to use only loaf-sugar, too!" she exclaimed, tears springing to her eyes. Puck. 1 Tall to the Kite. Smith I lost my Identity for two whole weeks this Summer. Jones How did it happen? Smith Spent my vacation among my wife's relations, where I was simply known as Anna's husband. Chicago Dally News. "In connizance ob de fac' dat tomorrow am washday wid a great many ob de slstern ob dls congregashun," said Parson Henrust at the camp-meeting, "de congregashun will now please arise in dey scats an line In slngin dat ol hymn 'Brjngin' In de Sheets!' Let de or chestra perceed!" Baltimore Now3. "Goodness! how embarrassing!" exclaimed the buffalo moth, whom an unkind fate had blown Into a strange wardrobe. "What's the matter?" demanded his wife. "Why. It's sure ly after G o'clock, and. there doesn't appear to he any dress suit here for me to get IntoV' Philadelphia Press. v