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PORTLAND. MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1365.
PnWirMon marf not inntr sine
ff auntie comniiPd hv th Tipnart-
mt of CommnrrP at Washintrton.
Bhowing the tonnage of all shipping en-
tering and clearing at the chief com-
mercial ports of the world. The figures
ion-? on
ports and for the year 1904 for the ports
nf the Tlnitod States. For ih phlf
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Singapore ...........................12,004,919 I
It occasions some surnrise to find that
TTrtni- TTinr- lonHn oil nnrtc Jn tnnnon-a
entered, and cleared. Homr Kontr is a
crown colonv. ceded t Grpat -Rritain
in 1S4L The noDulation of the island is
less than 250.000. five ner cent of which.
only, is white. Since the cession of
Hone iCone to Great Britain tho island
has become the crreat center of British
trade with China and Janan. and a mil-
itary and naval station of the first im-
portance. I
It is so situated that ships of all na-
Hons. tradine- thronehoiit hi Ortnt
call there, swellinsr the tonnaere returns
to a magnitude in excess of actual
commerce. That is. Hong Kong is a
sratewav through which a vast com-
merce nasses. does not stoD. and where
there are few or no factories or other
"Droductlve industries. Almost the en- 1
tire actual business Is the loading and
unloading of shins and the transference
of their cargoes to and from boats at
coast places on the Canton River.
A great shipping port therefore does
not necessarily signify a great city.
Antwerp furnishes another example. It
RtandK as tho ihrA shinnfnir nnrt of tViA I
world: vet its Donulatlon in 1902 was
only 258,620 less than that of such cit-
les aa "Detroit and Milwankpp.
Shipping alone, then, will not make
a great city, but is a htehlv important
adjunct. Manufacturing- Industry every-
where Is the chief basis of a city's boatmen, but an open river from Port
CTOwth. We have seen a statement land to Iewiston, with an Independent
that in 1902 the freight tonnatre of
Pittsburg was S8.000.000 tons, said to be
double that of London and more than
that of New Tork, Boston and Philadel-
phla combined. And this enormous
tonnage is a product of an immense
. uuiCua ixiw num
ISC 8CH
We shall build up Portland both as, a
seat of manufactures and as a port for
tuiiiuK. we mummu
mat ue nro pans can grow ana ao
PBOJI KING TO PAUPJEK.
Edward W. Marshall, a wheat gam-
br, who amassed millions uy a suc
cessful wheat corner in 1SS8, died in the
county hospital in Chicago Saturday.
For several years before his death he
had been a pauper, all of his easily won
wealth having vanished in less than
two years after he made his highly suc
cessful coup.
Dame Fortune is less kind to some
of the men who engineer wheat corners
than she is to others. There was "Old
Hutch," for example, who was still do
ing a moderately active business selling
peanuts at retail on the street corners
nearly a dozen years after his historic
wheat corner passed Into commercial
history, and long after Marshall had
been all but forgotten by the bulls and
the hears that gambol and gamble ln
the wheat pit.
Partridge was another man whose
magnificent luck never deserted him,
for ln less than two years after he
raked in several millions with his cele
brated corner he was locked up In an
asylum until he died, so that there was
no opportunity for his money to get'
away from him.
Joe Leiter, the greatest of all "cor
nerers." was another of the favorites ojq
whom fortune smiled by providing him
with a rich father to clean up the mess
after the cavorting bears had made a
financial grease .spot out of the ram-
pant Joseph. Then came "Corn King"
PhilliDS. This reiral individual mlcht
not pronerlv be classed with the wheat
vinps huf iio vHrTt-nH Viif taoHr anA
k hrnVen nn tho oomo -ix'VippI hut. nn-
like the ancient Mr. Marshall, he made
partial recovery and followed it with
spectacular second failure.
So it goes on through the list. In
every grain market of Importance in
the country financial wrecks are drift-
lng. arounflhe edges of the maelstrom
of speculation, dismantled and cast
aside. Amidst this human fiotsam the
unsuccessful "cornerers of the past
drift unnoticed, until some friendly
current at last seizes them and sweeps
thejm out to the sea of eternity. There
for a fleeting moment a gleam of the
old fame rests uPon them- for the mil"
lionalre who dies a pauper is sure to
have his name heralded,
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LESSONS FOR RAILROAD.
,
Idaho people are pretty thoroughly
aroused over the railroad question, and
jn the vicinity of Lewiston are respond-
j ul,eraUy to a caU for subscriptions
Trith which to build a road out through
the Xez Perces country. The road will
be "built and will pay good profits on
the investment.
But this the railroad companies will
not admit About a dozen years ago
they refused to admit that any roadcinto
. f
the Clearwater country would pay, but
after entering the country by the most
expensive route that could be selected
thev found a traffic that has taxed' their
faeiHtl to handle. The Npz Perces
ni.an.
water region annually turns off an im
mense amount of traffic. The railroads
are annarently firm in the belief that
they can secure all of this traffic with
out extending their mileage.
This is true so far as it concerns the
cduntry now partly developed, but by
far the sxeater Dart of this traffic does
f h th ,.fltlroads until it has
paid the enormous expense of a long
haul by wagon to the brink of a can
yon and thence by aerial tramway. In
manv districts in the Nez Perces coun-
try, nearly all the profits of grain
growing are lost in tne expensive nuui
" ranroaa, ana in ouiers mere nas
been little or no development because
the distance to the railroad station pre-
ciuded the possibility of a profit.
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.uewiston Will, Ot course, vastly increase
the profits of the farmers In the regions
traversed by the road, but the greatest
results from its construction will be no
ticeable in the districts which are now
isolated from the world's markets.
Established railroads assert nothing is
to be gained by extension of the Idaho
Hnes at this time. The same assertion
I was made when the railroad was pro
jected for Astoria. The O. R. & N.
oasmg us meory on me xaci inai us
steamers were handling all of the traf
c offered, refused to build a road to
Astoria and antagonizea tnose wno at-
wnipieu. me prujecu iui uie ruaa
DuIlt and is a Vng investment, while
steamers are carrying more freight
than ever-
Tfae Astoria road has built up a num
ber of small towns between Portland
ano- Astoria ana acveiopea me country
lying back from these towns and set
tlemcnts. Had-this road never been
constructed, O. R. & N. boats would
still be handling a good volume of bus
iness on the lower river, but the popu-
latlon of Clatsop and Columbia Coun
tioc wnnlrJ Vi cmAllor Vv uvnr5)l thnii
J .1 !- i J 41. 1 j i
ca-uu uuui ic uun is, uiu uicic vvuum uc
" such remarkable industrial develop-
ment aS HB.S taKen place SHlCe Air.
ammona oegan povng inai a ran
road to Astoria would be a paying
venture.
ine sam interests mat nave oeen
'reiusmg to duuq into tne Clearwater
ana reiusing to duuq irom itipana xo
Lewlston are also refusing to build into
the Nehalem. and are actively opposing
an' enterprise that Is started for open-
ms "ai rjcn- country. j.ne reasons
Ior retarding tne growtn or tne xve-
naiem country are mucn tne same as
tbose &lven ln tne Clearwater In Cen
tral Oregon and in the Wallowa coun
tr'- Tne established roads are getting
everything that comes out of those dis-
tricts, and they ask themselves why
spend any money to increase the traf-
fic?
The Nehalem farmer can drive his
steers out over the trail and carry his
butter and eggs out on pack-saddle. The
magnificent forests or timber are, of
course, worthless until a railroad is
DUUC. ana ony ine . scantiest, most
Primitive kind of agricultural opera-
tions Can De caiTiea on. XfilS emDargO
cannot remain on the Nehalem forever.
'Ihait region some day will break out
of its bounds as the Clearwater is on
tne PInt of doing.
open river irom Portland to wai
lu,a nas no great attraction for steam
rail or electric line through the Clear
water country, win cause tne railroads
to 6it UP and take notice.
OREGON'S PBEPARATORY schools
T,r.anr,!itnrv onH rtiiotrn nf
b,lity o the sons and daugnters of tne
I cro rt. whA novo mm
tav Murs(t. ofrpre(1 ,n th y
Jg shown , the h,gh scholar.
shlp attained by them in Eastern uni
verslties technical schools,
shows that, while we have no great uni
versity in Oregon, there is here a strong
educational spirit and purpose, that
sooner or later will develop at least one
well-equipped university and strength
en, from year to year, the numerous
colleges and preparatory schools,
This fact is certainly encouraging to
students who are preparing for Eastern
universities and technical colleges in
our home schools, and to teachers who
labor with zeal and intelligence to make
these schools stand for that which is
best in the development of mind and
character. Most of all, it Is gratifying
to parents, to whom the going out of
the boy and girl to college represents
more or less personal sacrifice, cease
less anxiety and boundless hope.
There is a doubt In many minds of
the wisdom of sending young men
Western born and bred, who expect to
live and work ln the West, to Eastern
colleges. But the enlarged opportunity
that the older and better equipped uni
versities present to- those seeking a lib
eral education, together with the ad
vantages afforded by the widened view
of life which a more intensified and an
older civilization offers, are properly
held of great value to the youth. Hence
it Is that an increasing number of stu-
danJS so out XxaO QiUZSS2l5iJS
schools each year to the universities and
colleges of the East.
In this connection it may "be noted
with pardonable pride that the number
of students in the higher educational
institutions of the state is steadily in-
creasing. This Is an era of specializa
tion. The averaor vounr man does not
KO to college simdv to graduate. The
value of the college degree is worth
something, perhaps, but the training it
represents Is the real purpose of the
course Instead of making an aimless
quest for "a job" to which his years of
study have not specially pointed, the
graduate knows what kind of work he
is prepared to do and seeks that, if, in
deed. It does not seek him .prior to
commencement day.
The graduate of "West Point is not
surer of a place in military life than is
the college man who has specialized in
any of the leading- sciences, of a place
in the industrial life of today. It is
this purpose that our excellent prepara
tory schools are strengthening year by
year, by thorough and practical ( train
ing, which leads up to a special aim in
life. This student is not going to
Princeton, or that one to Cornell, or
another to Yale, simply to "graduate."
He will tell what he intends to make
"his major" when the time comes to
shape his course. In the meantime, the
foundation is being laid strong and
sure in the comprehensive preparation
that underlies all successful university
work. It is this work of Oregon schools
that enables our students to take class
rank and honors in Eastern universities
and to honor themselves, their parents,
their schools and their state in so
doing.
THEY BACKED AWAY.
Nature, in her choicest moods, pre
sents no finer picture than the poet
when his eye is in a fine frenzy rolling,
How, when and where does inspiration
come? Is it erratic, unstable, a crea
ture of the merest caprice? Or has It
a place in the order and harmony of
the universe, being subject to laws and
limitations the came as any other emo
tion or force? Certainly the answer is
not to be found in any ordinary analy
sis of the phenomena of the subject.
The facts are topsy-turvy and so far as
we can see, do not admit of any gen
era! deduction. Consider a few of
these.
It was while reclining amid the ruins
of a pagan temple that the idea of
writing of the "Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire" came like a flash in
Gibbon's mind. That was inspiration.
Robert Burns walked along the banks
of a creek and chuckled and grimaced,
and rubbed his hands and his sides and
shouted and bounded in the air, and
came up to the house and wrote Tarn
O'Shanter. That was inspiration,
Nathaniel Hawthorne ran away to a
little cupola on the top of the house
where he did his composing, while Mat
thew Arnold did his heaviest thinking
on one of the London suburban trains
And this is not the whole story. The
inspiration of some has been very ma
terialistic It has come about through
artificial stimulation of the cranial
nerve centers. Lamb got his inspira
tion from tobacco. Who can forget his
lines beginning:
Plant divine, of rarest virtue?
Poe stole fires from the skies when
fires were In his stomach. His inspira
tion came from the juice of the corn.
And if we may believe "The- Confes
sions of an Oplum-Eater," DeQuIncey
depended upon this powerful narcotic
to raise his weary soul up out jjf its
clayey vestments.
The paths of the fabled labyrinth
were not more Intricate than are the
facts on this subject, which could be
piled up ad infinitum. The prudent soul
will ask. Well, if you can't answer the
question, why ask it? Oh, but we can,
We have found the answer, not in rea
son but in authority. The question has
been settled as the Catholic Church set
tles matters when it speaks ex cathe
dra.
Actions speak louder than words and
we have both actions and words tend
ing to prove that Mr. Hall Calne is a
little bit the most inspired writer the
planet has thus far produced. We see
that deep furrow on the fair brow of
Miss Marie Corelli, but we pass on,
That class of facts with which we are
now dealing proves that If anybody
knows what Inspiration is, that person
is Mr. Hall Calne. The world is doubly
fortunate that Mr. Calne speaks of him
self with such frankness and ease. He
has given several peeps Into his lit
erary workshop of late, and we have
selected a chip of priceless value. How,
when and where does inspiration come?
Moments of the greatest inspiration,"
says Mr. Caine, "come in great soli
tude." Mr. Caine finds this upon bleak
and rugged mountain tops. Imagine
the scene which the faithful reporter
has culled. It was about the middle of
the seventh chapter of Mr. Caine's lat
est novel, "The Prodigal Son." He was
up on the mountain bleak and bare,
The account proceeds:
He took out his vratch and turning to his
employes remarked simply, "I am about to
have my best moment." They backed
away. For three-quarters of an hour he
ana Xature looked each other firmly In the
eye and on his return, after saying briefly.
"I have had It," he revised Magnus, added
materially to Oscar and dictated the whole
of tne avalanche before night.
Those lonely souls who, like Milton,
are striving to produce something the
world will not willingly let die will
seize upon the suggestion herein con
tained. The ordinary mortal, however.
will most clearly remember the state
ment about the employes, "They backed
away." They did not turn and flee.
neither did the ground open and swal
low them up. But, like the courtier
tak!nghls leave of royalty, they backed
away. Sic itur ad astra.
POWER OP THE 8EA.
The encroachments of the sea on the
shore line at many points on the At
lantic coast a)-e distinctly marked.
Large sections of Long s Island have
yielded to Its sway in relatively recent
years, and Manhattan Beach now bears
little resemblance to its appearance a
score of years ago. It is only saved
from further erosion by heavy bulk
heads which have been constructed to
head off the pounding waves. Brighton
Beach has suffered In the same way
and but a few years ago it became nec
essary to move a large hotel inland
some 600 feet because the water had
undermined It. Other portions of Coney
Island, as well as parts of the New
Jersey shore, are gradually receding
before the ceaseless advance of the At
lantic.
The Pacific is scarcely less trouble
some as an Invader. A recent dis
patch from San Diego reports alarming
encroachment of the waters upon Coro-
nado Beach. As a result the magnifi-
menaced, and a number of handsome
cottages are in much periL The en
croachment of the sea on the Oregon
beaches Is not yet noticeable. The pro
tection offered by a relatively protected
coast line has been sufficient to keep
the sea from eatlng its way inland.
The rockbound New England coast has
this advantage also in the defenses set
up by Nature against water invasion.
It Is the long, low stretch of sand on
the seashore that is at the mercy of the
relentless waves that, "unresting and
unhasting and unspent," beat unceas
ingly upon them.
The Oregonian believes it has estab
lished a habit of inquiry and a stand
ard of criticism. In the field of its cir
culation, which will be useful and will
last long. This journal is not much af
fected by the cry that it is "Infidel."
Long ago It knew that it was through
doubt only, through challenge of opinion
on current doctrine, that the world could
make progress. Large part of this les
son is from the life of the Founder of
Christianity. The charges against him,
on which he was put to death, were
that he had departed from the preva
lent faith, the current doctrine, the
regulation ecclesiastical creed. The
right of Inquiry, of doubt, of criticism.
is a sacred right of the human mind.
And, as the Founder of Christianity
died for it, it seems strange that any of
his followers should dispute it. Every
thing that concerns humanity must be
subject to human examination, inquiry,
doubt and criticism, and come to final
adjustment or balance through human
reason. Authority In politics rests with
no leader, in religion with no priest or
synod. It rests upon Judgment; and-
Protestantism rests on the postulate
that the right of judgment of personal
and private judgment Is supreme. On
this basis it broke away from Rome.
from the historical church; and it Is In
no position to check free and rational
inquiry.
Over and above the Interest the world
feels in the Issue of the struggle be
tween Russia andvJapan, there Is the
interest of all nations in the meeting of
the fleets . of modern men-of-war.
Every nation is alert and observant;
for the results of this conflict are to
furnish lessons in sea combat, under
modern conditions, which will have in
fluence on the whole course of the fu
ture history and life of nations. Con
trol of the sea is the decisive
master in most struggles for as
cendency ln war. To prove this it is.
necessary onlj' to mention such names
as Salamls, Actium, Lepanto and Tra
falgar. But the main interest, after all.
Is not In the Issue between Japan and
Russia, or in the victory or defeat of
either. It is in the lessons of naval
warfare, to be derived from the com
bat. Russia labors under two Immense dif
ficulties. She is obliged to make war at
vast distances from home, and she is
not supported at home. The social and
political conditions In Russia tell the
story of Russian unpreparedness for
distant war, and lack of support "of it
by tne Russla" Pople. Frightful mal-
administration, through a corrupt bu
reaucracy, breeds general discontent,
in many parts of the empire verging on
rebellion. Hence it is that Russia, in
her war with Japan, hasn't command of
her resources, and her army and navy
lack the efficiency that an enthusiastic
spirit would give them. Should Russia
be completely defeated in this war, the
main consequence probably would be
reform of her administration and re
generation of her people.
The Lynchburg (Va.) News has been
looking into the working of Virginia's
new constitution. It finds that-before
the constitution went into effect the
state's electorate was made up of 301,000
whites and 147,000 negroes. Since it
went into effect, 276,000 of the whites
have registered and about 21,000 ne
groes; but more than half the 21,000
have disfranchised themselves by fail
ure to pay poll tax. So it would seem
there was not much danger of "nigger
domination" in Virginia. What's to be
the next campaign alarm in that state?
Will the Japanese and Russian fleets
meet? They are seeking each other.
The world awaits this collision with an
Interest more intense than it has felt
in the shock of armies of more than a
million men in Manchuria. For the
consequences will be graver. If Japan
can destroy the Russian fleet, Russia
will be put out of the fight. If Russia
can destroy the Japanese fleet, then
the armies of Japan, cut off from home.
may be losL The crisis of the war Is
In the naval engagement that impends.
It is hard to separate pity for the
Czar's plight from contempt for his
weakness. An irresolute man, shad
owed dav and nicrht bv fear of a violent
death; a prisoner In his palace; born to.
o .-y,etv,nu,. t,.,i Vnt,,
did not fit him, he is today, though
nominally the autocrat of an empire, of
all men the most miserable. One can
hardly understand the joy of a father
at the birth of a son to this baleful
heritage.
Two months ago our Sheriff, no doubt
with good purpose, started out to clean
up the North End. He began by clos
ing the Paris House. Two weeks later
the place again was busy with evil
traffic, and has been busy ever since.
Other dens of the same sort keep up
their existence. It Is an old, sad spec
tacle.
Portland shows wonderful improve
ment ln orderliness and cleanliness.
Keep the work going. Let us get rid of
the rest of the old, rotten sidewalks and
clean up the remainder of the; obscene
vacant lots. Use of the forces of pub
lic opinion on such matters is better
than the slow movement of legal ordi-
. nances.
As to taking "tainted money," the
Boston Herald remarks that "the
world-weary millionaires should be al-
lowed to unburden themselves of their
money as their fancy dictates"; and it
adds the practical conclusion that "wise
men should pick up the shekels dis
tributed and put them to good use."
Hood River is "dry," but a "resort" is
to be established on the Washington
side of the Columbia, just opposite that
town, and there the thirsty will hold
forth and enjoy a refreshing ferry ride
before and after. No wonder true Pro
hibitionists are never Iocal-optionists.
The Russian fleet got "safely1
through the Strait of Singapore, and at
SL Petersburg there is rejoicing that
thus far It has cur.rpModijn 'iudlng"
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Oyster stew is not the only thing school
children are taught to make. The Seattle
Argus says: "A number of school
children ranging from 7 to 11 years
in ace took homo from school this
week packages of raffia with a re
quest that the children dye it with
cranberry juice. It seems to roe that the
limit of Idiocy has at last been reached.
Not content with wasting the children's
time in school and squandering the school
funds in a manner which-amuses even
the teachers themselves, they now seek
to invade the homc3. turn the kitchens
upside down and set the mothers to
hunting for cranberries, which are car-
rlcd at this season of tho year only by
one or two grocers. In order that the
children may have practical experience
in doing something in an obsolete way."
Using cranberries as dye is better than
putting them in a pie. Cranberry pie is
an insult to the human palate.
According to the Hartford Times "jiu-
jitsu" should be pronounced as if written
'yeeo-yuts." Try this on your pianola.
A policeman arrested ajiew member of
the force because he looked like a yegg
man. Now we see the object of giving
the police uniforms.
It was during one of the revival serv
ices held in a local theater, tnat tne
manager of the house dropped in for a
moment. As luck" would have it. the
evangelist who had the stage just then
was returning thanks that since the re
vival had begun theatrical receipts had
fallen off considerably, and went on to
pray that the houses would before long
be compelled to close entirely.
It is a curious fact, says, an exchange.
that a boy's hair grows one-half slower
than a girl's.
How about the other half?
All the News.
From the Beartown Times.
Armor-plate coats for sale Bruin &
Co.
Dad Brownbear is digging a fine cy
clone cellar in preparation for the Presi
dential visit.
'A square deal for every bear" is our
motto.
It looks to us as if the President would
be better at heme attending to business.
We have received a letter from Russian
Bear, who reports a bad seasou. He has
our sympathy.
A square deal is our motto; wc don t
ask the President to bear with us.
Chicago must feel as if she were on a
runaway merrygoround.
Look out for relapses this Teok.
Morocco doubtless looks upon the open
door as a dead open-and-shut game.
It secmss odd that the church should
fix the date of Easter Sunday when the
milliners have so much more to do with
It.
The United States Minister in Liberia
reports that the annual commencement
oxerclscs of Liberia College were held re
cently "ln the presence of a large and
distinguished audjencc. In which were the
President. Cabinet, members of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, and
members of the diplomatic and consular
Corps." Great.
It is unlikely that Rojestvcnsky has de
cided what ho will do with his prize
money.
The yellow peril appoars to be fading.
China Is buying modern artillery. She
wants to show the world, as Japan has
'done, that she's more civilized than the
Occidentals suspect.
"Speaking of exorbitant prices charged
at the newest of New York's swell ho
tels." says the Philadelphia Record, "re
minds me of an incident that happened in
Washington during the inauguration.
Like a lot of other Phlladelphlans, I was
unable to gain entrance to the dlnlng-
Toom on account of the great rush, and
was obliged to leave my hotel. I entered
a small cafe on Pennsylvania avenue, and
after an hour's wait secured an order of
stoak, potatoes and coffee. Fancy prices
being In vogue, I received a check for
51.10. Everv one else was being thus
'soaked,' so I knew that a kick would do
no good. When I laid down my check
at the cashier's desk I laid down a dollar
bill and 15 cents. 'I bog your pardon,'
said the clerk, 'you've given me 5 cents
too much.' 'Not at all.' I replied: 'on
my way out I was unfortunate enough to
step upon a bean. "
WJSX. J,
Russians Forfeit Sympathy.
War Correspondence New York Times
The demeanor of the Japanese officers
was all that could be desired; they were
politeness Itself, and to see them help
ing the Russians to sort their luggage
and arrange their effect? you would have
thought they were merely station of
ncials. out it you coma ne peneuea
I ben earn tne unmovea exterior oi inese
brave men you would have found dwell
ing in their breasts a hatred, mingled
with contempt, for their adversaries, con
cealed because they had the upper hand
so completely that they could afford to
be magnanimous. I went to Cherashl
Station, and I think almost every one
did, with a feeling of sympathy for the
Russians. But after watching the crowd
of Generals, Colonels and leaser mag
nates arrayed ln costumes more fit for
a ball than the finale of a tragedy, and
watching how highly they felt their posl
tion. and seeing the contemptuous man
ner In which they received the assistance
so readily accorded them by their adver
sary, all sympathy at once evaporated
and a feeling that tne judgment fallen
upon them was perfectly just took its
place.
, ' 1
The Future of Cuba.
New York Sun.
A close and competent observer of Cu
ban affairs once said that "Cuba will be
annexed to the United States piecemeal.'
It begins to look as though this predic
tion would be fulfilled. Land is being
bought in large and ln small tracts. The
froxen orange and pineapple growers of
Florida are turning to frostless Cuba as
a better field for their enterprises. Tour
ists flock to the island in thousands, and
a goodly number buy enough of the Island
to enable them to remember that there is
such a place. Neither the tourist nor the
settler sees anything in insular sanltary
conditlons to frighten htm away. The
Cuba of 1910 will be the home of many
an American settler, and it promises to
be somewhat of a Inter Mecca for
American travelers. Cuba is both a pleas
ure resort and health resort, and Ameri
can people are rapidly coming to an ap
preclatlon of the fact.
Altruistic.
Chicago News.
Reginald Why does your father want
you to stop taking piano lessons?
Kathryn He says it's too much of
mental strain.
Reginald Oh, pshaw! You look strong
enough.
Kathryn Oh. the 6traln isn't on me. -It
eg" he. other In the house. '
it i
SQUARE DEAL"
Charges in General Are Low Enough, but Discriminations Between Indi
viduals, Localities and Commodities Need to Be Ended or Minimized.
WASHINGTON, April 3. (Special Cor
respondence of New York Evening Post.;
Let all interests be treated alike and
it does not so much matter how they are
treated. This is the idea of many ob
servers of the railroad controversy, and
it may afford the key to a. possible com
promise In tho legislation to be . recom
mended by the commltee of the Senate,
soon to take up the subjccL
Today, as 20 years ago, the greatest
evils result from some form of discrimi
nation between individuals, betwen lo
calities, or between articles of traffic The
most offensive and irritating form of
discrimination Is the practice of charging
jnoro for the shorter than for tho longer
haul. In the territory south of the Ohio
and Potomac Rivers, and on transconti
nental shipments, this practice Is still
characteristic Nothing in the present
law prevents its spread into the north
ern territory, from which it Is now large
ly excluded.
Still even this discrimination must be
approached cautiously. Students of the
railroad problem here believe that there
are situations where, for some time to
corao at least, the higher charge for
the shorter distance will have to be al-
Tlowcd. in justice to the carrier, and so.
broadly speaking, in the public interest.
These arc cases' where an actual con
trolling water competition exists at the
longer distance point. This is especially
true of transcontinental business. No
traffic today is so -completely controlled
by water rates as that moving from the
North Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific
Coast. The tendency for that traffic to
move by water routes will be vastly In
creased with the construction of the
Isthmian Canal, and the steady Improve
ment of the channels to our great har
bors, with the increasing size of ships
which they permit. Freight rates from
Chicago to San Francisco are the same
as from the Atlantic seaboard to San
Francisco, but railroad men argue that
the Chicago rato should be higher, since
New York is nearer commercially to San
Francisco than is Chicago. The rate to
Spokane, in Eastern Washington, from
Atlantic Coast points, is higher than that
to Seattle by the amount of the rate
inland from Seattle to Spokane. This
decidedly irritating to the Spokane
people.
A form of discrimination sustained by
the courts as permissible under the pros
ent law is the practice of charging lower
rates on imported traffic than for mov
Ing domestic goods of the same sort.
This prevails extensively today. It Is a
reversal of the protective system. Plate-
glass, tlnplate, crockery and many other
imported articles are carried from the
ports of entry to interior destinations at
materially lower rates than the same
articles of domestic manufacture. In com
petition with them. In many instances
these differences In rate neutralize the
home manufacturer's advantage In the
tariff- Of course, when applied to articles
unon which there Is no duty, or one so
small as to be less thfcn the difference
in railroad rate, this constitutes a diS'
tinct protection for the foreign manu
facturor. It goes beyond free trade. Many
persons are Impatient of allowing rail
roads to work for the foreign manufac
turer In dellverincr his goods at less
rates than for our own, just as they are
imnatient that steel rails should be sold
more cheaply to open up Canadian wheat
ODD BITS OF OREGON LIFE.
Did She Swallow 'Em?
Grcsham Record.
A prominent society lady In Gresham
had the misfortune recently to lose her
false teeth. Will not some one take pity
on her and loan her a set temporarily?
Most Any Young Man Would.
Weston Normal Corr., of Weston Leader.
Some of the girls say that they ex
pect to take a long tramp up Pine Creek
one of these fine Saturdays. There may
be some speculation as to who shall Im
personate the "long tramp."
The Dalles as a Health Resort.
The Dalles Chronicle.
The Police Court was extremely quiet
this morning, and the Recorder had only
one recalcitrant to Interview and punisn,
and he was an ordinary "vag." He Is
now aiding his digestive organs by per
forming manual labor on the street.
Trifles Can't Foil Cupid.
Strinetown Corr.. Aurora Borcalls.
Otis Townsend was one of our sawmill
visitors last week. He had his smoking
vest on, and 1 guess he came here to get
a hook-and-eye coat, but was too bash
ful to ask for it. Stay with her Otis:
You may get her even if you uon't wear a
hook-and-eye coat.
Disaster in a Bath Cabinet.
Moro Observer.
An explosion of an alcohol can at the
home of H. A. Thompson, Wednesday
forenoon, badly burned his daughter
Clara, and came very near destroying
the house. It ocurred while the young
lady was taking a cabinet bath In the
kitchen, as she stepped from the bath to
replenish the vapor lamp. From her
waist down Miss Clara was badly burned.
Dr. Logan has the case, and hopes to
bring his patient safely through the try
ing ordeal.
Love's Pranks in the Country.
Union Corr., Aurora Borcalls.
April S. Hello! Here we are again, and
as spry as a bushel of fleas.
William Kaake is a frequent visitor at
George Yergen's. Gee, but it Maude only
knew that!
At a surprise party not long ago one of
our rising young men found himself
alone when the party broke up. In
plaintive tones he called out: "Mary! Oh.
Mary!" Then the echo came back from
the forest nrimeval: "I'm taking her
home tonight. You go way back and alt
down." Wonderful echo that.
Herman Smldt was seen bright and
early Sunday with his Sunday-go-to-raect-Ing
duds on, making a bee line for Wll
sonville. Cliff's lamentable little love affair ter
minated just as we expected. He went
and hung himself around the neck of
another girl. Couldn t stand the pressure.
What, Never?
Atchison Globe.
A very frank Leavenworth girl who
visits in Atchison confesses that she has
never even had a proposal from an Army
officer.
The Fortunate Isles.
Joaquin Miller.
You sail and you seek for the Fortunate Isles,
The old Greek Isles of the yellow bird's song?
Then steer straight on through the watery
miles.
Straight on, straight on, and yu can't go
wrong.
Nay, not to the left, nay, not to the right.
But on, straight on, and the isles are in sight.
The Fortunate Isles where the yellow birds
sine
And life lies girt with a golden rinff.
These Fortunate lales they are not eo far.
They lie within reach of the lowliest door.
You can see them sleam by the twilight star;
You can bear them sing by the moon's whit
shore
Nay, never look back I Thos leveled grave
stones .
They were landlngsteps; fhey were steps unto
thrones
Of slory for souls that have sailed before,
And have set white feet on the fortunate shore.
And what are the names of the Fortunate Isles-?
TVhy. Duty and Love and a large Content.
Lot these are the Isles of the watery miles.
That God let down from the Armament.
Lo! Duty and Love, and a true man's Trust:
Your forehead to God, though your feet in the
x dust:
Lo! Duty and Love, and a sweet babe's smiles.
t And these. O mend, are. th fortunate Isles.
IN RAIL RATES
fields than to bring our own newer acres
into touch with, the world's markets.
It may be for the economic advantage
of this country that the railroads should
he allowed to carry wheat from the fields
to the seaboard at rates lower than they
could afford on wheat for domestic con
sumption. But when a similar privilege
is accorded to Imported stuff, the econom
ic advantage works in the other direction-
Many persons favor some legislation
which would give the Interstate Com
merce Commission some control over such
a situation. The Supreme Court has held
that the existing law has no extra terri
torial force, that where the ocean comes
in. the commission can have nothing to
say.
The private car as an agency of dis
crimination must be handled with great
care, by Congress or by tho commission.
or industrial progress may be arrested.
Certain types of railroad equipment arc
obviously required for particular articles
of traffic; no one railroad should bo re
quired to supply Itself with the maximum
number of any particular car which may
be needed. For the Pere Marquette to
maintain for its "six weeks' use in Sum
mer the number of refrigerator cars then
necessary, having them stand on the side
tracks for the rest of the year, would
entail upon the using public an unreason
ably heavy charge. This can be reduced
by passing- cars around, just as the Pull
man Company docs with its equipment.
The discriminations which are so offen
sive in the uso of private cars result from
their ownership by the shipper. Whenf the
man who ships In his own car gets an ox
cessive allowance from the carriers for
supplying it, he has an obvious advantage
over nis competitor who does not own a
car. A sufficient discrimination may be
hidden in such an allowance as to drive
one man out of business. Similar tron-'
bles grow out of the industrial railroad, a
scheme too well understood to need more
than an allusion to it here.
Another discrimination, perfectly per
missible under present law, is often de
scribed as the "midnight tariff." Vrhis is
the sudden change In rates, by previous
arrangement, to meet a particular Indus
trial situation. The traffic manager can
go to a large shipper and agree with him
as to a price, which is lower than the ex
isting published schedules; he can tell the
shipper to let him know just before he
wants to move his goods, and the new
tariff will be formally put into operation.
When that time comes the carrier gives
the ten days' notice which the law re
quires, and then when this special occa
sion is over, ho sets the rate back. These
midnight tariffs can be applied as wldaly
as railroads please, except so far as they
are prevented by community of interests,
or by mutual ownership. The effects of
a rebate, just as disastrous, just as ob
noxious, can thus be accomplished.
The Western public, which Is most clam
orous on this subject, greatly overesti
mates the practical value of giving the
commission power to prescribe a. future
rate where no element of discrimination
Is involved. Probably, also, the railroad
greatly overestimates the danger to which
it would be subjected by having this
power lodged In an intelligent commis
sion. But that there should be some
agency for ending, or minimizing at .east,
these discriminations between individuals,
localities and commodities, admits of lit
; tic question.
HIGH-HANDED NEWSPAPER TRUST
St. Helens Mist.
The Rainier Gazette, so wc arc informed
by Mr. Mitchell, is hereafter to be print
ed on the double-back-actlon-SOOO-an-hour-color
(yellow) press of the Houlton
Register. Here we have high-handed mo
nopoly trying to squeeze the life out of
such independent anti-monopoly papers as
the Clatskanle Chief and the Oregon Mist;
The day of the newspaper trust has ar
rived in Columbia County, and an attempt
will be made by tho Houlton octopus, who
is always posing as a friend of the peo
ple, to crush out all opposition and secure
the entire field for himself. Then wc sup
pose the price of the paper will be raised
to $5 per year, and those who cannot af
ford that sum will be compelled to forego
reading the effusions of One-Eyed RlW?y
and the Appeal to Treason man at Clats
kanle. But how does Mr. Mitchell reconcile his
action with the following, which he pub
lished last week under a misapprehen
sion of the facts:
"Mr. Flags has no right to print a paper
at his- office and mall It at Rainier. The
law plainly provides that It shall be mailed
at the office nearest its place of publica
tion, which means the place where it is
printed."
Somebody should send a special delivery
letter to the Postmaster-General, demand
ing that the department investigate this
matter, unless it may bo that reformers
llke Mr. Mitchell arc privileged persons
and have a right to violate even their own
ideas of law.
Small Armies.
There are some small armies In Europe.
Monaco's army consists of 75 carabineers,
the same number of guards and 20 fire
men. The army of Luxemburg has 1SK
gendarmes, 170 volunteers and 33 musi
cians, but the law generously provides
that in time of war the volunteers may
be temporarily Increased to 250. In the
Republic of San Marino compulsory mili
tary service prevails, the result being that
an army of 9c0 men and 3S officers can be
summoned to the colors. That Is the war
strength of the forces, but the peace foot
ing of the army Is one company of 60 men.
Phillips Brooks and Ingersoll.
The Argonaut.
Some years ago Phillips Brooks was re
covering from an illness, and was deny
ing himself to all visitors, when Robert
G. Ingersoll called. The bishop received
him at once. "I appreciate this very
much," said Mr. Ingersoll, 'but why
do you see me when you deny yourself-to
your friends?"
"It Is this way." said the bishop; "I feel
confident of seeing my friends In the next
world, but this may be my last chance of
seeing you."
The Crisis
London Times.
Spirit of Russia, now has come
The day when thou canst not be dumb.
Around the foams the torrent tide.
Above thee it's fell fountain, Pride.
The senseless rock, awaits thy word
To crumble: shall it be unheard?
Alreadj-. like a tempest sun
That shoots the flare and shuts to dun.
Thy land 'twixt flame and darkness heave?.
Showing the blade .wherewith Fate cleaves.
If mortals in high courage fail
At the one breath before the gale.
Those rulers in all forms of lust
"Who trod thy children down to dust.
On the red Sunday, know right wMl
"What word for them thy voice would spell.,
"What quick perdition for them weave.
Did they in such a voice believe.
?ot thine to raise the avenger's shriek, '
Nor turn to them a Tol3tol check:
?or menace him, the waverer still.
Man of much heart and little wilK
The criminal of hi high seat.
"Whose plea of guiltless Judges it.
For him thy voice shall bring: to hand
Salvation, and to thy torn land.
Seen on the breakers. Xcw has come
The day when thou can'st not be dumb.
Spirit of Russia: those who bind
Thy limbs and iron cap thv mind.
Take thee for quaking flesh, misdoubt
That thou art- of the rabble rout
"Which cries and flees, with whimpering lip.
From reckless gun and brutal whip.
But he who has at heart the deeds
Of thy heroic offspring reads
In them a soul; not given to shrink
From peril on the abyss' brink;
"With never dread of murderous power;.
"With view beyond tho crimson hour;
Neither an instinct-driven might
Nor visionary erudite;
A soul; that art thou. It remains
For thee to stay thy children's vein?.
The counter tides of hate arrest.
Give to thy sons a breathing breast,
And Him resembling, in His sight.
Say to thy land. Lt there b Llpht.
GEORGE MEREDITH!