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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1903.
HID TO 5111
Great Audience Hears
Christian Scientist,
PROMINENT PEOPLE THERE
Judge Septimus J. Hanna Ex
plains New Creed.
PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS
Explains Principles, Purposes and
HIstcry of Dcctrine to Interested '
Hearere, Under Auspices of "Lo
cal Churches of This Faith.
One of the largest audiences which ever
tilled the Hartjuan Grand Theater atond
ed the Christian Science rally held under
the auspices pi the local Science cburcho3
sVsterday niteracox The principal speak-
r of the occasion was Judge Septlniu3 J.
Hanna, of. the Board of Lectureship, who
Is conducting a campaign of education on
the Xorth Pacific Coast. Judge Hanna
was Introduced by H. W. Scott, and In
the audience Trrta'aany of Portland's most
eminent citizens.
X.ons before Z o'cloci, the hour set for
the meeting, the lobby of the theater was
filled Jwitl an easer crowd, which over
flowed Into the street, and when the seat
ing! capacity of the auditorium and stage
had been exhausted the doors were closed
upon several hundred people who were
unable to gain admission. The audiences
represented all shades of religious beliefs
and seemed to be animated by the solo
desire to leam mere about the widely-discussed
creed. Tee membership- of the
othpr city churches was largely repre
sented, although none of the more prom
inent pastors was present. Jewish people
predominated In the audience, and the ab
sence of physicians was noticeable.
The maeting was In the hands of the
Christian Scientists, and the arrangement
were entirely satisfactory to those who
succeeded in getting into the theater. The
turning away of a. larse number was ne
cessitated by lack of room and not through
any mismanagement.
There were no decorations, save that
the stage was flanked by palms and pots
of crysanthemums. About 500 members
of tho two Christian Science churches
were seated upon the stage. Among oth
ers in the audience were: Mayor Wil
liams, Mrs. Dr. Henry E. Jones, Mrs.Isam
White, Mrs. I. N. Flelschner, Mrs. Max
Flelschner, Mrs. S. J. Hanna, Mra A. S,
Duniway, Mrs. Steers, Mrs. H. D. Green,
Mrs. Harry Hogue, Mr. and Mrs. F. N.
Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. Crossman, Mrs.
Harry Allen, Mrs. G. Gerst, of San Fran
cisco; Miss Shanahan, Miss Mary, Hirsch
and Miss Cathrine Countiss.
There was no music, the afternoon being
devoted entirely to the address of Judge
Hanna, except for the remarks of Mr.
Scott in presenting him to the assembly.
Judge Hanna Is a speaker of much force
&nd power. His address is a plain state
ment of the principles, purposes and his
tory of his church. He indulges in no
flights of oratory, but impresses upon his
audience the sincerity and zeal with which
he proclaims the new faith. His reason
ing Is simple, direct and convincing. The
deep interest manifested by his hearers
yesterday evidenced the strong hold which
Christian Science has upon the commu
nity, and the able exposition of it by so
eminent an authority undoubtedly did
much to advance Its Ideas.
Judge Hanna is Introduced.
In Introducing Judge Hanna, H. W.
Scott said: ...
By request I come to this platform, to intro
duce the speaker of today. I am not of your
society, bu I have compiled with the request
out of courtesy to thoie who asked xn, and
out of personal regard for the speaker, with
whom I have had some acquaintance during
many years, and whose wife la my own near
kinswoman. Of the subject on which the
speaker Is to, address jou 1 have small knowl
edge, for I hae glcn little attention to It;
but 1 am awarg that it presents Itself with
the claims both or a philosophy and a re
ligion, and as such It deals in its own way
with the nwwt Interesting subjects that have
been presented to the human mind and soul,
through the courte of aces.
In subjects of this nature the psychological
element alwajs has a prominent place. There
le truth In .philosophy, but no philosophy Is
absolute, there is truth la religion, but no
creed embraces all of It. With changing
conditions of the human mind in the history
of our race, philosophy changes its expression;
religion chances Its forms; and since we
neer can attain to absolute v-ertltudcs, it will
alwajs be so. Feelings are enlisted, emotions
are awakened, we run Into cold speculation on
one side and follow the lead of a warm imagi
nation on the other. The task of the rational
mind is to keep Itself within the limits of rea
sonable probability, on those subjects upon
which certalntj is lmpofrlble. The sure thing
Is that present beliefs will not abide, la their
present forms.
But the agitation will continue: the theme
Is an eternal one. The inquiry takes as many
directions as there are -varieties of intellect and
soul, and the conclusions or deductions that
satisf one mind fall to satisfy others Again,
a generation come and go, thei arae paths
are trodden by multitudes, who take little
note of the counties footprints that hae pre
ceded them. We are a?t to think ourselves
new discoverers, jet there Is little that Is
new, under the sun.
But man feels that he has a hold on the
infinite, and therefore will foreer pursue this
Inquiry. Some leld to authority; others per
sist In Independence. Which is the better
way? It depends on the temperament of the
Individual There can be no single rule for
all; else thought would stagnate.
The first religious idea Is the Idea of a
znjsterlous power superior to man, creative,
retributive, beneficent. With this idea tne
mind of man has alwas been haunted and
possessed. Man's position In nature (shall we
eay his greatness?) proceeds from his con
sciousness of himself; and whatever else religion
may be. the history of our race shows that
It Is undoubtedly the sphere in which man's
experience reaches its utmost concentration.
In a word, it Is the highest form of man's
consciousness of himself In his relation to all
other objects. And this It Is that makes man
man. r
I hac said that In the world there is not
much that Is new. That splendid Virglllan
line, written two thousand jears ago, "Mens
agltat molm, ct magno so corpore xnlseet,"
sums up the thought of the world toda, both
as to mind and matter. "Mind moves the
mass (of matter) and mingles Itself with the
mighty body." We find' It true that where
& considerable number at people are thinking
earnestly along any certain line, the mental
emanations must necessarily become powerful
factrs In Influencing public Tsentlment and
producing those rapid changes In popular feel
ing so frequently encountered In the history
of a people.
There are mysteries of psychology of pathol
g. of telepathy. All my life I have paused
upon the brink of this great sea of mystery.
leaving It to those who had 'more courage or
more assurance than myself to attempt the
xp!oratlon. Long time I, haverbeen told there
was a compass for sailing this unknown sea.
There are those who believe Christian Science
to he In rorercrlon of It On that which be
Songs to ho realm of n personal experience
which J-A not share myself, ; do not dogrnt.-
tlKCl
Dui X am hot here to deliver a discourse
only to introduce, your rpcakcr, Mr. B. -.
Hanna !!! now sCdress yvu
Gratified at Interest Shown.
Judge Hnnnn prefaced hlo address by
pnylns high tribute to Mr. Scott and
expressing the graliricntlon ho felt at the t
Interest manifested by tho representative
peoplo of tlicclty. He oompllmsnied Port
land hnd the State of Oregon upon its
deep Intercut in all matters calculated to
Uplift And ennoble.
Ills addrcVs wso In part as follows:
In appearing before yob for the purpose of
ppcaking on the eabject of Christian Science
I deem it proper to eay at the outset that, 1
in tho space of a single discourse. I can only
touch como of its leading phases. I can only
hint, as it were, at 1U teaching. Its alms and
Its purposes.
I axurao that you have assembled here la no
spirit of idlo curiosity or expectation of hear
ing that which Is sensational or queer. I take
it for granted, rather, that you are here In a
spirit of sober, serious Inquiry, to hear what
ever Is to bs said, and wlllinr to give re
spectful attention and consideration. In this
spirit I address sou.
It is the dutyof the lecturer upon this sub
ject to speak primarily to those who are not
Christian Scientists. I shall endeavor to fol
low this rule, although I cannot see howfI
can speak upon the subject at all without say
ing some things to and for Christian Science
as well.
If I were hero to discourse-upon any ordinary
subject, claiming to have something new to
present with reference to it, you would natur
ally and properly expect me to tell yon some
what of my authority for so speaking, and If
there was a text-book won the subject jou
would wish to know somethlnx of that text
book, as well as to hear, at least briefly, of
the life and character of the author thereor.
The Text Book of the Creed.
A few words, then, as to the text-book. This
book, of which the Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy
Is the author, was first published In 1S75. As
revised and enlarged at various times since
then It has reached at the present time over
277 editions of 1000 copies each. It bears the
title of, "Science and Health. With Key to
the Scriptures," and contains within Its covers.
In comprehensive and comprehensible form, the
entire text of Christian Science. More spe
cifically .It le a thorou-h exeresfs of the
Scriptural method of healing all manner of
diseases, and of curing all manner of sin
through the understanding of God aa all-present,
all-powerful, all-wise and universal mind.
In short, this book Is a spiritual interpretation
of the Elble: hence Its tltlv "Key to the
Scriptures."
Mrs. "Eddy Is at one the discoverer and the
founder of Christian Science. She discovered
for herself bow God had healed he- of a sick
ness, the result 6f an accident, which, accord
ing to all ordinary evidence, had placed her
at the vry door of death. This may be said
to have been ker original discovery. This
aroused within her a bnrAnr desire to know
how God had heeJedjher. and "also to impart
to others the krOKledXe ql "hon1 the sick are
healed. This led her to search the Scriptures
that she might find the healing principle She
pursued her search until she found the healing
principle to be God, She proved this by heal
ing all manner of diseases, and she proved as
well that the same understanding of God which
healed sickness also destroyed sin. Having
so found and proved the healing principle, she
proceeded to teach others, to found a college
for teachlax this healing system, to found
periodicals fo- Its propagation, to found a
church wherein the hcallnc gospel" could be
preached and expounded through "public serv
ices; and the adopted, from time to time, such
other propaganda as became necessary to the
establishment of a healing and saving religion.
That such a system, has been .successfully es
tablished, I need not- say, ror It Is matter
of common knowledge. Thus I say. Mrs.
Eddy Is both a discoverer anc a founder.
And what of the life and character of ono
who has established such a religious .move
ment? I us sure . few worrds In reference
to these will he welcomed by every sincere In
quirer. Born amid the beautiful but rugged hills of
Bow, near Concord, N. H., of sterling and
strictly religious parents, descended from a
long line of worthy and distinguished ances
tors, Mrs. Eddy was favored by nature with
adanfages which fitted her for her .future
career. Her early environments were such as
to nurture and enlarge her Inherited gifts.
She was a student by natural bent and In
tuition. Her early training has been supple
mented by long jears of careful and thorough
research and study. She- has studied deeply
in many of the higher branches of learning
and In general literature. She Is. from every
point of view, a woman of sound education
and liberal culture.
Mrs. Eddy's Religious Character.
It may net be amiss for me to say that
for nearly ten jears, as former first reader in
the mother church In Boston and -editor of the
official periodicals, I have had oppertunltles
which enable me to speak Intelligently of Mrs.
Eddy's life and character, as well as of her
labors and literary t tainments.
Speaking from this lantage ground I can
truthfully say that. Intellectually, she Is one
of the most acute persons I have eer seen;
that she labors Incessantly and unselfishly for
the cause to which she has aevoted her life,
and that, notwithstanding her years, she per
forms an amount of labor each day which. If
known, would seem Incredible, even If -done
by one jet In the adolescence of life. As to
her religious character. J. speak my profound
est conlctlon when 1 say I believe It to be
as Christian as Is possible to a person of this
earth. I cannot conceive how. a person on
this plane of existence could walk moro closely
with God. or exemplify a more exalted Chris
tian life.
And do not the wonderful results of her
work, even thus far, prove this? To the many
thousands all over the globe who are the con
scious beneficiaries of. her work, she has Indeed
proved herself to be a religious reformer and
a Christian ei angel.
I pass now to a consideration of the precepts
and principles of Christian Science.
The Creed of Christian Science.
So far as Christian Science has a creed. It
Is found In the tenets of the mother church,
which constitute Its declaration of faith. All
who become members of this church roust
solemnly subscribe to these tenets. They are
as follows:
First As adherents of truth, we take the
Inspired word of the Bible as our sufficient
guide to eternal life.
Second We acknowledge and adore one su
preme and Infinite God we acknowledge one
Christ his Son Christ Jesus; the Holy Ghost
or the DHlne Comforter, and man his divine
Image and likeness.
Third Wc acknowledge God's forgiveness of
sin In the destruction of sin, and In the under
standing that evil and sin are unreal, hence
not eternal. But the belief in sin Is punished,
so long as It -Justs.
Fourth We acknowledge Christ's atonement
as tho evidence of divine and efficacious love,
unfolding man's unity with God through Jesus
Christ the Wayshower.
Fifth We acknowledge that man is saved
through Christ through dtvlne truth, life and
love, as demonstrated by the Galilean prophet
in the healing of the sick and the overcoming
of sin and death. Also, that the crucifixion
of Jesus and his 'resurrection were designed
to ejevate human faith and understanding to
the spiritual perception of the eternal existence
of the good and the real In man.
Sixth We solemnly promise to strive, watch
and Dray for that mind to bo In us which
was also In Christ Jesus; to love one another,
and to be meek, merciful, Just and pure.
Mrs. Eddy Is the author of these tenets. So
much are they a part of the essential teaching
of Christian Science that they are Incorporated
Into the text-b'ook to which f have referrea.
It will readily be seen that these tenets teach
not only the highest morality, but the very
essence of Christianity. No one can read them
without becoming aware that every person who
subscribes to them adopts the Bible as his
guide and as the Word of God.
The sixth and last tenet comprehends all the
preceding tenets. The solemn admonition to
strive and pray for the mind of Christ Is a
call to live the highest possible Christian life.
He who attains to that altitude 'of living
Wherein he has In him the same mind that was
In Christ Jesus Is surely a Christian. He who
earnesUy strives and prays for that mind Is
surely, to that extent and in that sense, lead
ing a Christian IJfe, though he may yet have
to travel a lorg way before reaching the high
goal. Step by step, he may climb the ladder
whose top marks the full measure of the stat
ure of manhood In Christ Jesus.
The Connection of Sin and Sickness.
The world would seem to have lost sight of
the relationship between sin and -sickness. This
relationship is Ignored not only In theory but In
practice. It is even yet boldly maintained that
there Is no kinship, between sin as cause and
sickness as effect. The Christian Science Uzt
nd 1: bacs Its contention upon the unmis
sable teaching of the Bible, and especially
. Josut, as well as upon common facts. As
i theological question., the correctness or in
srroctners of this contention must be proved
T the Bible. Jesus said of the man sick of
.he palsy. In reply to an accusation of a certain
sjrlbc that he blasphemed, "Whether Is easier,
to eay, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say
. . . Arise, take up thy bed and go unto
'hlne house." He cast a devil out of a dumb
man. and ths dumb spake. Jesus here treated
dumbness as evil, or what we term human
orrcr. These Instances ore recorded In the
ninth chapter of Matthew. In the tenth chap
ter we are told that "when he had called unto
him his twelve disciples, he gave them power
against unclean spirits, to cast them out. and
to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner
of disease." Here, surely, sin unclean spirits
and sjekness are classed together. Many" simi
lar instances might be cited, but they are all
summed up In his great commission to the
tvelvo apostles, wherein Jesus said: "And as
ye go, preach, saying. The kingdom of heaven
is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
ralso the dead, cast out devils.'' Here he dis
tinctly couples sickness and sin together, and
It will be observed' thaj, sickness comes first
on tho list.
A chief point In Christian Science Is that
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PARIS. Nov. 15. (Special.) Tho Duchess de la Rochefoucauld Is seriously 111.
She was Mattle Mitchell, daughter of United States Senator Mitchell, of Oregon.
She had been stopping in the Hotel Rltx, and is so 111 that there Is danger In re
moving her to her home. The Duchess has no town house, but spends most of her
tme In the Chateau de Montmlrail. near Paris. What causes alarm to her friends
Is that her Illness Is the result of complications from an operation for appendi
citis In 1002. Scores of friends call dally, bearing sympathy and sending flowers.
M. Opolx, overseer of the Luxembourg Gardens, and . Ice-presldcnt of the Horti
cultural Society, sends the Duchess her orchids from a plant for which the ama
teur paid $4000.
book Insists that there is a direct connection,
sickness Is not of God. He Is not Its creator.
He does not send It. It is no part of his law.
It lr. rather, the result of not conforming to
his law. This Is surely true of those kinds of
sickness that are well known to be the direct
result of sin. I do not wish to be understood
.-that every kind of sickness Is due to willful
disobedience of the divine law. or the law or
right living, for I am aware, as you are, that
some of the best people the world affords seem
to suffer most from some forms of sickness.
What I do wish to be understood as saying is
that every kind of sickness Is the result of long
ages of human error, of stralng away from
God's law, and the Innocent suffer with the
guilty, because we are all. more or less, under
the ban of these long ages of transgression
until we come Into an understanding of the
divine law by virtue of which these human
condlUons may be overcome and destroyed.
Jesus came to make known this divine law to
mankind, and he did make It known by prov
ing the possibility of overcoming these human
conditions In his own works.
The Cause and Cure of Sickness.
It is apparent from what has thus far been
said that Christian Science jteaches that sick
ness is the result of sin. In its broad definition
as human error. Let me briefly explain. All
will agree that the sin of lust, or licentious
ness, is a prolific cause of sickness. It Is the
source of loathsome and fatal diseases. Phy
sicians will agree to this. Licentiousness is
the outgrowth of Impure thought. Purify
thought and Impure conduct ceases. Thus,
with the purification of thought and conduct,
the fearful and death-dealing diseases resulting
from licentiousness are destroyed.
Another fruitful and appalling cause of sick
ness and death is drunkenness, the excessive
use of intoxicating liquors. Destroy the appe
tite for liquor, remove the drinking habit, and
the varied and horrible forms of sickness flow
ing therefrom will cease.
Christian Science has proved efficacious in
destroying the causes of licentiousness, as well
as the appetite for liquor. Thousands of your
fellow citizens and mine have risen up and
testified to this, and the number Is dally in
creasing Many of the cases of redemption
from these distressing sins are as pathetic In
their circumstances as they are glorious In
their outcome.
These are among the grosser sins of mortals.
They are admitted by all to be wrong. They
are the cause of more sickness than all other
causes. Remove them, and jou have taken
away a percentage of this source of sickness
that would go far towards transforming tnis
earth Into a paradise.
But these ar. not all there Is that produces
sickness. Sorrow, grief, the multiplied forms
of disappointment, discouragement and depres
sion, these mental conditions act upon the
physical and bring about many of the disorders
and complications which are called physical
diseases.
I have, in a general way, pointed out the
cause or causes of sickness. There Is no sick
ness without a cause. This Is the simplest
logic Sickness does not come of Itself. There
is a cause for every form of it. The true
office of the physician or the metaphysician, as
the case may be, is to get a? and remove
causes, not to doctor effects. The best remedy
for those forms of sickness which are known
to be the direct result of wrong living. Is to
stop the wrong1 living and go to livings rightly.
If the cauEe of sickness Js of suclr a nature
that the patient Is unaware of it, then the
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the cause is found to be, mental and this Is
what the Christian Science practitioner always
looks for-then the work to be done 1. to reg-
ulate or remove this mental cause. The Chris-
tian Scientist endeavors to awaken his natlent
spiritually and point out to him his true rela
tionship to God. This is prayer In the highest
sense of the word. ?ot alone the prayer of
sincere desire and supplication, but more the
realisation of God's all-presence, all-power and
all-life, nay, life eternal.
Appeal to All Sects.
May I not, theft, appeal to all good people,
of every belief or sect, to aid us In spreading
this healing and saving gospel? May I not
deeply, earnestly, and In the most 'ntoraal
spirit, ask you to rejojee with us that God. in
these latter days, Is sending around thewprld
a mighty current of healing truth, and may I
not ask you to unite. your voice with ours in
pleading for a higher and more general recog
nition of. God as all-power, and of 'all that Is
opposed to him as baseless and Impotent before
his almlghtlness?
May I ask. If the day is gone by when God
should cease to be almighty? when human
error: sin should no longer be overcome and
destroyed? when sickness, sorrow, misery and
distress should nt longer be striven against
until they are annihilated? I ask. In all sin
cerity and candor, has the healing and saving
Christ been withdrawn from human reach be
cause there Is no longer need of such a Christ?
And. In this sense, has the day of ( healing
mlra'cles passed because there Is now no neces
sity for them? As Christian Scientists we
maintain, however, that divine healing Is mi
raculous only as It Is not understood. All
true healing is done through theSmderstandlng
of ever-operative law.
In the closing' words of the preface, the au
thor of the Christian Science text-book thus,
tenderly launches her precious volume upon
tho ocean of public thought: "In the spirit of
Christ's charity as one wno Tiopelh all things,
endureth all things,' and is Joyful to bear con
solation to the sorrowing and healing' to tho
HOTEL RITZ, PARIS
sick she commits these pages to honest seek
ers for truth."
In like spirit, I submit to your earnest, se
rious and candid consideration the words to
which you have so patiently listened.
BUEGLAR SHOT AT HTM.
H.
M. Haller Interru: .s Bold Ma
rauder Robbing His House.
Interrupted while robbing the house of
H. M. Haller, SOI East Sixth street, a
burglar Jast night drew his revolver,
fought has way from the house and made
good his escape.
While less- than seyen feet away, the
burglar fired a shot at Mr. Haller, but
by rare presence of mind Haller avoided
the bullet, and got out of range before a
second shot could be nrcu.
'I had been out visiting friends," said
Mr. Haller, "and the members of my
family were with me. As we approached j then unfamiliar with the details of the
the house about 9 o'clock In the evening indictment they could not believe that any
my wife noticed that there was a light i man with Moody's knowledge of affairs
shining from the front parlor. ' and hl3 experience In public life would be
" 'How foolish of us to go away and j foolish enough to hold up mail addressed
leave tho light burning,' my wife re- to another person or to open mall not ad
marked. As we passed out from behind dressed to himself. They said that Moody
the next house the light was shining from
the back parlor.
"I was sure by this time that there was
someone In the house that had no busi
ness there and started on a run for the
front door. I thought ,1 would be able to
run in ,upon him unexpectedly and over
power him."
Mr. Heller is a powerfully-built man,
and could easily have managed a
burglar of. ordinary size had he managed
to get him within his grasp.
"Come back, he may be armed," cried
Mr. Haller's wife, and his two daughters,
aged S and 10 years Joined in the request.
Mr. Haller, however, was indignant and
only ran faster In the direction of the
front door. The sound of the women's
voices alarmed the burglar, and ai Mr.
Haller was ascending the steps the rob
Ser opened the front door.
Mr. Haller saw the quick flash of a re
volver and did perhaps the only thing that
! could have saved his life. Dropping to the
ground instantly he rolled down over the
embankment and landed in a heap on the
eMAwallr At tho Instnnt fhn.t he started
t f snot out and both to fte
members of his family and to the roDDer
It looks a if the shot had done Its work.
The mother and her children -shrieked for
help, and the robber calmly cocked his
pistol and waited for the man to make a
second attack.
The click of the pistol as It was cocked
a second time convinced Mr. Haller that
the robber would shoot again, and he
sprang to his feet and ran down the
street. The burglar evidently preferred
escaping to killing a man and fled in an
opposite direction.
Captain of Detectives Sam Simmons and
Officer Slover hastened to the scene, but
were unable to obtain any'clew. Mr. Hal
ler was unable to give any description of
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said Mr. Haller. "The man could not
have been more than seven feet away
from me when he fired, and I felt sure
taht he would hit me. My wife and chil
dren were almost frantic, for they were
sure that I had been killed."
Mr. Haller Is the general manager of
Kelly, Clark & Co., Fourth and Vine
streets.
Forvall troubles arising fror
tlon, takt Oregon TCMn t
STORM WRECKED WIRES
HIGH" WINDS PLAY HAVOC WITH
TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Nearly 1000 Loal Instruments Put
Out of Order and Long Distance
Service Interrupted.
The damage done by the storm3 of last
week to the Portland branch of the Pa
cific States Telephone .Company, is esti
mated at $20,000. The company has not
suffered so much damage from storms be
fore In years. "Wires were out all over
the city, and for two or three days not a
circuit outside of Portland except one
could be worked. Destruction was
wrought in every direction. Two long
distance circuits are still disabled, and
there are about IS local wires not In work
ing order. Nineteen long-distance cir
cuits and nearly 1000 local phones- were
put out of service by the storms. Extra
forces of repair men have had to be kept
at work night and day to put the wires in
order again. In many places poles were
felled, and crossarms" and wires were
I broken.
' This havoc necessarily resulted in a
tying up of telephone business, both In
the city and over the state. Trouble is
still being experienced in many places.
but the coiripany Is rushing the repair
j work with all possible speed.
. The bulk of the damage suffered by the
I company was done by the storm of
I Wednesday. The gale of that day and
i night felled trees across the wires along
the routes of the long-distance lines,
I smashlnc crossarms and bringing the
' wires to the ground. The morning after
, the storm every circuit out of the city
i was out of commission, with the exception
I of one. The only outside place that could
1 be reached was Llnnton. Five circuits
' to the east. Ave to the north, two to the
west and seven to the south were out, and
there was no communication between
, Portland and outside cities. The Tllla-
i mook line Is Btill down.
"Where the lines ran through timbered
districts, the greatest trouble was en
countered. The gale blew trees across the
wiros, tearing them to the ground, and
in many Instances snapping the pole In
two. Much of the Tillamook line was de
1 stroyed In this manner, as was al30 the
Crescent City line, which has not been
entirely repaired yet.
The day after the storm men who are
kept stationed along the long-distance
lines were seiTt out to do repair work, but
It was "soon found that the damage was of
i such extent that the small forces of these
stations were inadequate to cope with the
' situation. The result was that several
gangs of men had to be sent out from
Portland to assist In the work. Some of
4hese gangs are still In service.
It took two days after the storm, to get
the lines to the north and east in shape to
be used. It took almost as long to. repair
the circuits to the west; but to tlte south
the gale apparently was not so severe, and
less difficulty was met with. A good deal
of the reoair work that has been done Is
onlv tpmNirarv. Jippnrfllmr tn thf atnt-
ment of J. H. Thatcher, manager of "the
company, and more extensive work will
have to be done later.
The damage In the City of Portland from
the blow was principally from the cross-
I lhg of wires and short-circuiting, which
was jusl as eiiecuve in tne matter oi put
ting the phones out of commission as n
break would have been The most diffi
culty was on the east side of the river.
i where not less than 500 lines were out of
service. On the weBt side about 300 lines
were affected. Repair men have been kept
busy since the storm, straightening out
tho tangles, and still more work remains
to be done.
"We found a few poles down in the east
ern portion of the city," said Mr. Thatch
er, "but there was little trouble from this
pource. We are doing all we can to mend
the disabled wires, and hope, within a very
short time, to have everything In good
working order once more."
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
It Is Subtle, but Seems to Set Mat
ters Right.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 15. The recent telegram sent
by the Oregon delegation to District At
torney Hall, declaring that they never at
any time expressed an opinion about the
grand Jury's Indictment of ex-Congressman
Moody would tend to give the Im
pression that the delegation had never
passed comment upon Moody's probable
guilt or Innocence. In this respect the
delegation's message is misleading, for as
stated In a dispatch to The Oregonian un
der date of October 29:
"Both Oregon Senators had previous
knowledge that tho indictment was forth
coming but are free to express doubt that
I 'YTrtnl v In nv v fa m tmA tI f T tVio
statea' Theay the case
i against hIm appears flimsy and unreas
onable.
This statement correctly represents opin
ions expressed at the time by both Sena-
tor Mitchell and Senator Fulton. While
; tho two Senators explained that they were
certainly knew the seriousness of tamper
Ing with the malls and would not likely
lay himself open to prosecution for such
a well-known violation of the law.
While they thought It unreasonable to
suppose that Receiver Thomson, of the La
Grande Land Office, would attempt to so
licit a bribe at a time when every one
knew of the searching investigation that
was then being made all over Oregon for
all sorts of land frauds, they expressed
the belief- that it would be even more
foolish for Moody to have held up mall
belonging to another when he might know
that such an action on his part could be
used with good effect by his enemies,
Both Senators were very" doubtful if
Thomson had violated the law, but both
said It was even more Improbable that
Moody should have laid himself open to
prosecution for Interfering with another's
mail. At no time did the Senators pass
comment on the action of the grand Jurj
in bringing In the Indictment, for they
said they knew nothing of the facts. .But
they did express the opinion that there
was as much reason to doubt Moody's
guilt as to doubt that Thomson was guilty
as Indicted.
The opinion of the Senators was asked
as to whether or not the Indictment had
been brought about by Moody's political
enemies, and both explained that so far as
they knew the persons who figured In the
case were not particularly Identified with
Oregon politics. Therefore they inclined
to believo that the case hod not been
worked up for political purposes. If the
delegation's message to District Attorney
Hall was as carefully worded as Senator
Mitchell's statement quoted last night,
they do not deny having made comments
such as are above referred to, though the
Impression may be given that at no time
did they express doubt of Moody's guilt.
The delegation never did express an opin
ion "as to whether the Indictment was
proper or otherwise," nor did any member
ever speak publicly "In commendation or
censure of the grand Jury," but the two
Senators made statements to the effect
above set forth, and left no doubt as to
the impression they intended to convey.
While Representative Williamson at a
later date discussed the indictment at
some length, but "not for publication," he
expressed no opinion as to whether the in
dictment was justified or not. Mr. Her
mann's comment needs no further repeti
tion. Marine Notes.
The steamer Hercules, which has been
OT,f.-.lrr - 'ro'?htb03t on t" 'Pr"i'r
line to The TJalles, has been withdrawn. '
So much of the wheat of Klickitat County
is finding a market by way of The Dalles
that there Is at present no need of an
extra frelghtboat.
The barkentine North Bend, which
comes from San Francisco under charter
to the North Pacific Lumber Company, is
the latest addition to the coast lumber
fleet headed for this port. The schooner
Melrose, from Redondo, Is another good
sized carrier that Is again headed for Port
land. She sailed from Redondo Novem
ber 10.
The steamers Elder, Navarro and Al
liance are due today from San Francisco.
The steamship Columbia Is due at San
Franclico from Portland.
Tackle the Legislature.
Albany Herald.
It Is neither good sense nor good policy
to rave at railroads, but where abuses
are as trying as they are at present in
transportation matters In Oregon, It Is
fair to seek some remedy, so the present
press suggestions regarding the enacting
of-a suitable law regarding transportation
affairs are worthy serious consideration
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