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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1905)
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The Emgeno Register, one of the yelp tag: pack of petty papers that are snap ping: always at the heels of The Ore gonian. wants to "let the Government handle its own Job in Its own way. If the GoYenunent found any or nil of these men guilty, we would stand sol idly to the man In applauding: the Gov ernment In ferreting: out the evil and correcting: the same." Very -well, then. Are Puter, McKinley and. their gang: guilty, or are they not? Was the Gov ernment right in proceeding: against them, or was it not? Did the Govern ment find that they were authors of a series of most Infamous frauds, or were they not? Did the Register applaud the Government for Its course in these cases, or did It not? Of course it did not The Register does not want to see the Government succeed. It proposes to throw, and it has thrown, so far as it could in Its puny way, every possi ble obstacle In the path of the Admin istration. It is working hand and glove with an 'unscrupulous political ring that fears to have the infamies of the land thieves exposed, because it means ruin and oblivion to the gang. The Register Is but one of several little Oregon Journals that seek to di vert attention from the land frauds by attacking The Oregonian. They say that The Oregonian has "sought by every means, fair or foul, to manufacture public sentiment and even testimony before the grand Jury, and to have all those who were before the Jury all but indicted, tried and sentenced." This la not truth. It is, on the contrary, un qualified falsehood. The Oregonian in vites the Register, or any other news paper, or any person, to indicate a single article, or a .single sentence in any article, that has not had most care ful regard tor the facts and that has not been inspired wholly by an impar tial desire on the part of The Orego nian to do its duty as a public Journal "What has The Oregonian had, then, at any time, from first to last, that has not been in essence and in detail a colorless and exact report of the land fraud proceedings? When has it failed. furthermore, to print both sides, not only what the prosecuting officers had to say, but what the defense had to eay? If The Oregonian has been ac tive in getting the news from all avail able sources and presenting it accurate ly and fully to the public, who has a right to complain, and who that has nothing to hide will complain? Theodore Roosevelt, President of the "United States, became convinced some time ago that there were extensive land frauds in Oregon. He -found that & conspiracy existed between various corporations and their agents to steal a great portion of the public domain. He determined to put a stop to the colossal frauds that he knew, and everybody else now knows, were being practiced on the public He sent his represent atives to Oregon. They started their investigation. Now. what was the duty of every law-abiding citizen in Oregon? Was it to protect the land thieves and impugn the motives of the President and his agents? Or was it to give them all possible information and full opportunity to learn the truth? The President's officers have been confront ed by immense difficulties. There has been a determined and organized pur pose to defeat them. The President himself has been attacked, and his hen esty assailed. Nevertheless, results so far have been that Puter, McKinley, larpley and others have been con vieted. Others, who may or may not he guilty, arc on trial. It rests with twelve citizens of Oregon, and not -with Mr. Heney or any other official repre sentative of President Roosevelt, to de termine whether the defendants shall be convicted or not. Because these twelve Oregon men are to pass on the guilt or innocence of a. United States Senator and two Representatives In Congress, all car. wen understand why tn Register ad Us fellow-manufactur ers of opinion are making such aa out ry at this time. The Oregon!! wants to see the Government have a fair Bhow. It wants to see the defendants have a fair show. It hopes to see the truth triumphant, the guilty convicted. sentenced and punished, and the inno cent vindicated and absolved. Mean while, it will continue to print the facts as they develop, as it has done from first to last. ALASKA AND NORWAY. A country similar to Norway, though of far greater extent, is Alaska. The climate, resources and physical features of the two countries are much the same. Alaska has more resources in minerals. timber and fisheries, and perhaps equal or greater resources in agriculture. But Alaska Is a new country- Its develop ment has but Just begun. Norway, on the other hand, has been inhabited, by the ancestors of the present population from time Immemorial, its population is one of the hardiest and best races among the sons of men. The present purpose is not to speak of the political differences between Nor way and Sweden, but to point out or to suggest from the example of Norway what Alaska, our similar country, may become. The climate of Alaska, on all tts southern coasts, is, on the whole. milder than that of Norway. And the inhabitable area of Alaska Is far greater. Norway has an area of 124,000 square miles, three-fourths uninhabit able. Alaska has an area of more than 500,000 square miles, and an inhabitable area of perhaps 120,000 square miles. Norway has a population of 2,292,000. This population occupies a territory scarcely exceeding: 30,000 square miles. The coast line is narrow, as in Alaska, Almost the whole population is on or near the coast line, A lofty mountain chain, a little back from the coast, as In Alaska, cuts off the shore line from the interior. There Is some agricul ture, but, measured by our standards, not much. The principal industries are fishing, navigation, cattleralslng, dairy ing: and lumbering. In Southern Nor way agriculture is an Important Inter est, but breadstuffs arc still Imported. In all the particulars above enumer ated Alaska has resources greater than those of Norway, and mineral resources of Immensely greater extent. The cli mates are similar, but that of Alaska, milder. Taking Norway for Judgment and for comparison, we believe that the time will come when Alaska will have three millions of Inhabitants and be one of the most Important states of the American Union. Both countries are crowded down by mountain chains to narrow strips on the ocean; but Alaska has much more available space than Norway, and nat ural resources far greater. Undoubt edly many years must elapse before the development of Alaska will equal that of Norway: but It will come. It Is a country, like Norway, for a hardy, strong, virtuous, stable 'and progres sive population. By the end of the present century there will be a popula tion of two to three millions in Alaska, THE FANAMA CANAL. When a vast enterprise has fought Its way to recognition and adoption, and the long process of construction has be gun, the first Impulse of Interest has spent Its force. In this there is danger. Energy in those intrusted with execu tion of the work is apt to languish, and one small abuse after the other to creep In. This was evidenced in the history of the first Panama Commission, and, was abundantly proved while? French1 control lasted. Even after the canal Is opened, sev eral years will elapse before its benefits are fully realized. If the analogy with the Suez Canal is any guide. The fig ures of traffic and returns from the Suez company's books are as follows: Tear. 1871 .. 1S76 .. 16S1 .. 1S86 .. 1S01 .. 1696 .. 1901 Steamer. ... 705 . ..l.87 . . .2 7n7 " iijoo ...4,206 ...3.407 .,.3,699 Tonnaite. 761.467 2.000.771 4.1X0,778 r..767.K5 S.S04.M7 10.823,840 Receipts. $ .1.519.077 2,526,091 8.43S.7S2 10,954,017 1C.0S4.3O0 15.930.4S5 20.077.277 So that In the last five-year period five times as. many ships passed through the canal as In the first five years, but both tonnage and receipts were fourteen times as large. The tolls on ships through Suez Canal are $1-70 per ton, and $2 for each passenger, not counting the crew. It Is calculated that the cost of passing through the canal is about equal to that of 3000 miles of steaming. Plainly, therefore, such ships only may be expected to use the Panama Canal as carry cargo of value to make the saving of time of superior consequence, and to or from ports where the saving of distance Is consid erably in excess of 3000 miles. The sav ing of distance Is summed up by a writer in the North American Review for June as follows: Between New York and San Francisco, S000 miles, and practically the same to and from Yo kohama. Shanghai, the Philippines and Hawaii. A similar saving of distance is in View for all the exports of the Pacific Coast for North American and Euro pean ports, except those" falling within the limit of cost which will not invite passage through the canal with its heavy tolls. In view of the immense traffic between Oriental ports and those on the North Pacific Coast, it Is worth notice that no falling off Is to be ex pected consequent on the opening of the canal and the possible admission of our Eastern and Middle States to this trade. The length and cost of river and ocean transportation (which it is im possible to shorten further) and the canal tolls may be expected more than to counterbalance railroad transport from the Western side of the Rockies and the freights on the direct ocean route to Oriental ports; provided al ways that the gradual reduction of rail road rates proceeds on Mr. Hill's prin ciples between the Western States and the ports on the Pacific. Another sug gestion is thus added in favor of the addition of yet more transcontinental railroads to those now existing. There will purely be business for all of them. The canal may therefore be expected to develop rapidly both the volume and the profits of Pacific Coast transactions, without appreciable loss from competi tion of other states. It Is reasonable to expect San Francisco to receive at first the larger proportion of benefit, not only from extension of the exports of Cali fornia, but from her comparative near ness to the canal. But in view of the enormous area of the Inland Empire, the influx of population and the open ing up of Industries and manufactures over this great country, Portland's ex pectations are. most reasonably, of the brightest. Already she stands on Na ture's stralghtest and least costly high way between East and West en this wide continent. Artificial obstacles to her rapid growth in commerce should be. and will be, one by ope. got rid of. Fair and open competition she need not fear. Notate in the Union, then, has more to gain than Oregon, from the shortening: and consequent expediting of transportation when the great work of canal-building is accomplished. WASHINGTON'S RAILROAD COMMISSION ! After many weeks of anxiety for a large number of applicants. Governor Mead, -of Washington, has at last se lected the members of the new State Railroad Commission. It Js quite nat ural to presume, in view of the large number of rejected applicants, that there will be considerable dissatisfac tion over the board as it now stands. The board as a whole, however, is ex ceptionally well qualified to give both the railroads and the people the time honored "square deal." Mr. McMillan is a wealthy man of most excellent rep utation, and with a successful business career to recommend him as a safe man to trust with the delicate task be fore the commission. Mr, Lawrence, who was apparently placed on the board to represent the farmers' side of the case, has for many years been a prominent figure In East ern Washington politics. The nature of his business as a farmer and a farmer's banker has been such as to" give him a thorough knowledge of the alleged grievances which are credited with the creation of such a strong1 railroad com mission sentiment in Eastern Washing ton. But Mr. Lawrence is not a narrow-gauge man, and he can recognize the rights of the railroads as well as those of the people, and at the same time enjoy the fullest confidence of both parties to any controversy. Mr. Harry Falrchlld. who holds the Import ant position of chairman of the com mission. Is a lawyer of much ability. He Is credited with the authorship of the very drastic Kennedy bill, which In a somewhat emasculated form now ap pears as a law governing the work of the commission. "Mr. Falrchlld Is a politician, first, last and all the time, and his Interest In the bill was pretty aptly stated by himself when he appeared before the committee and in a strong plea for its passage said: "My God. gentlemen, pass this bill and we (meaning the Republicans) will be In power for fifty years." While Mr. Falrchlld. by reason of his legal knowledge, will be a valuable, man on the board, his fellow-commissioners will hold the balance of power, and will 6ee that the commission does not degener ate into a political machine for the pur pose of keeping any party In .power fifty years or fifty minutes, unless It has other merits entitling it to consid eration. The railroad commission movement In the State of Washington was started for political reasons. It was defeated by ex-Governor McBrlde when the political power promised to land in the hands of the Democrats. It was again defeated when that same power was In a fair way to come into the keeping of McBrlde. Now It has fallen Into the hands of Governor Mead, who was never an earnest advocate of the measure, but who seems determined that It shall have a fair show, and for that reason has appointed two most ex cellent men to carry out the provisions of the law. The experiment is somewhat expen sive, the appropriation amounting to $69,000: but as two years will probably be all the time required to expose Its uselcssness. the expense may" stop as soon as the next Legislature gets into working order. Taking the Washing ton commission as a whole. It is an or ganization fully qualified to give the commission Idea a fair trial on its mer its. - WALK UP, MIC. WIFEBEATER. Another candidate for the whipping post has been taken Into custody. His name is Ray Hogan, and he is charged by his wife with the unhusbandly act of knocking her down and beating her because she called him from a saloon on a recent occasion and asked him to take herself and their little daughter out for a walk. Seven times lately, re cites this complainant, he has beaten her, and quite naturally she thinks it Is his turn for castlgatlon. Most people will agree with the woman's estimate of the case. The un solvable part of the domestic problem here presented Is why she should want the company of such a brute, even for a casual walk. The " uninitiated woujd suppose that a woman thus treated br mistreated would observe the injunc tion "Let sleeping dogs lie," and. leave this beast to congenial companionship while she went her way. In the sweet June sunshine, with her child. However, there Is no accounting for taste In siich matters. The thing now to do Is not to moralize, but to enforce the law. If this law is a good one, It will soon prove its worth. If a vicious one. as some folks assert. Us rigid en forcement will bring about its abroga tion at the proper time. One thing in this connection is noticeable. Beaten wives are more prompt to complain and more willing to testify concerning the cruellies Inflicted upon them than they were when the conviction of their hus bands merely meant fine and imprison ment. The reason is obvious; the whip ping post does not cost the family a cent, and leaves the culprit able to pursue his breadwlnnlng vocation with out delay. THE TELEPHONE AND PRO FANITT. The telephone Is now under the ban of a' church. In National conference the Old German Baptist Brethren de cided that members should not permit the use of the instrument In their homes, and where one is installed it should be taken out Unfortunately for the commentator, the press dispatch is silent on the reason advanced for this summary action, but to any man who .reflects It Is clear that the only Justifi cation for the ecclesiastical command Is that telephones are provocative of pro fanity. There Is authority of the highest against what is considered sinful in language. Beyond that no church has the right to go. It may issue edicts, but it 'cannot eradicate a vice for which the telephone is largely responsible. Males who use the telephone must have relief. Swearing in nineteen cases out of twenty is the least harmful of the many methods clvjllzation has evolved as safety valves for pent-up feelings. You call for a number and then enter on a season of waiting. "Central" loses you. No intelligence comes as to whether the line is busy or the person doesn't answer, or that telephone is out of order. Next time you call you gtt the wrong number. At 2 A. M. you are roused from slumber, "central" having: plugged your number, three double one. i Instead of the doctors, double three i one. Now. we ask in all candor, is there anything: so quickly conducive to a nor mal attitude toward the world as an outburst of language? "It is the light ning that clears surcharged atmosphere. In the interests of improved ethics. our German Baptist Brethren, we fear, have been too radical. Assuming that Teutonic speech lacks the elasticity f requisite for picturesque, profanity, would It not be entirely feasible to ar range a compromise? As a basis, the committee on liturgy could prepare an Index expurgatoriua of swear words. This could be followed up with a list of permissible expletives suited to the exi gencies of the occasion. Thus profan ity could be reduced to a minlmumN In" time 1 nocuous words could be made to replace coarse oaths. There was once a billiard player much given to profanity who earnestly tried to reform and suc ceeded. It took years, but he learned In time when he missed an easy shot that his pain was relieved by exclaim ing "Oh, pshaw I" While elimination of the telephone will undoubtedly remove large cause for profanity, it cannot stop a very bad habit among men. Whatever views theorists may hold on this question, this is one ethical problem that cannot be solved by legislation. Prohibition of whisky-making will not put an end to drinking. Prohibition of the telephone will not put an end to profanity. After considering the matter several days, Japan and Russia have decided to send agents to Washington, where they will dicker over this peace busi ness. When dog days come, they will adjourn to some cool place where mint Julep experts are employed. We have In mind for July and August one town that heat never bothers, whose envU ronment Is the most charming In Amer ica, where the men with plenipotentiary powers will be free from outside Influ ence, where the water Is the best in the world for inside or outside use, where roses grow in greatest beauty a town whose crawfish boiled In wine appeal to every bon vlvanL The Oregonian leaves It to Its readers' Imagination to name the place it should select If called on to make a choice for a vacation for these distinguished foreigners. The annual rental of "one red ro?e, to be paid In June," as provided by the donor of the site on which the First German Lutheran Church at Monheim. Pa., stands, was paid last Sunday. With sentiment rarely found In men of his race and time. Baron Henry William Stegel In colonial times desig nated this as the annual rental to be paid for the ground upon which the church was built. The tribute has been regularly paid all these years. The sweet, "red rose" thus yearly given Is a fragrant tribute to the generosity of the man who. without It,' would long since have passed from memory. It forms a rallying point around which a beautiful custom, "the feast of roses," gathers, and may well be held as sym bolical of the resurrection. Hops have declined from 30 cents per pound to about 22 cents, and the hold ers who were expecting anywhere from 50 cents to U per pound still have the stock on hand. A further advance to the enormous prices expected would probably have still found them with the hops on hand. Thirty cents was an ab normally high figure, and would have netted for the growers very large prof- Its, but, llko the men who hold dollar wheat Instead of selling It, the hop growers seem to pass up the golden op portunity and live to regret It. The de termination of the growers to work an other corner with the. 1905 crop also promises to leave them with some high priced hops, as well as some new ex perlence. on hand. Mr. McGInty. who beat his wife, was horsewhipped, and was so chagrined over the treatment that he Immediately left town. Mr. Hogan Is said to have Indulged In the same pastime as that which caused trouble for McGInty. Reasoning from analog, he also will leave town as soon as the punishment Is administered. If there are anymore McGIntys and Hogans hankering after the notoriety attendant on wlfebeating. they also will be reached In due sea son. The punishment Jars on the sen slbllltles of some people, as It stings on the backs of the victims, but it seems to fit the crime so well that eventually wlfebeating will cease, or be conducted In private, where It does not offend so deeply. The Chamber of Commerce of San Jose. Cal.. will run an excursion train to the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The Callfornians are showing a great deal of Interest In Portland's big show, and It would be only right and proper that they be- met and welcomed In the same manner that San Francisco would -meet and welcome a party of Portlanders bound for the Bay City on a similar mission. Callfornians are hospitable to the last degree, and fully appreciate any attention shown them, and are also quick to recognize Indifference. The "glad hand," In all that the term Im plies, should be extended to San Jose when her excursion train pulls In. J. Edward Addicks, most generally known as "Gas" Addicks. has been ad Judged In contempt of court for failure to appear In court when ordered to do so. According to the testimony of one Thomas Lawson. Addicks was already in contempt of about every one with whom he has ever had dealings, so, that a little matter like inciting the ire of the court will hardly bother him. As a Senatorial candidate Addicks was los ing his identity, and even the act of being arrested for contempt of court will serve to keep his name In the pa pers. A steamboat has commenced opera tions on the Russian river In Califor nia and Is doing a thriving business. Steamboatlng on the Sacramento Is ; also In a much more prosperous condi tion than for a long time. The water ways and the wagon roads of a coun try are the only highways over which traffic can pass Independent of all monopolies, and the movement for the improvement of both Is spreading rap idly. New York Is to have an ordinance! permitting her citizens to get drunk ! will have great difficulty in detennln- t- n-i "an-n't Vui-tn. -i It ends. Three drunks of the kind In- ..... , , , . . dulged in by some professionals would last for three years. Pioneers. Indian War Veterans. Ma- sons, school children. Salem. Corvallla this Is essentially Oregon week at the paXr t inntM v. ho .,. Los Angeles has tacn the first steps for a saloon trust on philanthropic Hnes Its course will be watch d with .inter.-est. 0REG0N0Z0NE . Now come tha days Of fllray haze. Of dreamy walks In flowery ways. Of lingering looks At -babbling brooks And lounging- long in lovely nooks.' We yearn to go Where mosses grow And fairies wander to and fro. Where breezes blown From Aidenn's zone Shall woo and win us for their own. ' But ah! alas! We'll let It pass: We're not In that angelic class: Here duties lurk ' i ' " We. dare not, shirk. And so we'll stay In town and work. The Old German Baptist Brethren, in conference assembled, have declared that the telephone Is ungodly and must go. There Is much truth In that declaration. Some telephones cause- people to lose more religion In a minute than they can get back In a month. Tha only reason why most of us writ ers would like to be an ex-Prealdent of the United States lies In the fact that we could get COCO each for magazine arti cles of the heavyweight type. The Unofficial Autocrat. 'Were Is not pathetic." says the Un official Autocrat, "It would be amusing to read the sickening slush which some American publications run underneath the pictures of European princesses. No matter how horribly and hopelessly home ly a woman Is. if she happens to be- a J princess she Is supposed to be beautiful. Every day or so we are confronted with a biographical sketch of 'the beautiful Princess De So-and-So.' whose picture, accompanying the sketch, shows her to be In general appearance a cross between a frayed-out floor-wiper and a mud fence. Most European princesses are uglier than the off side of a smokehouse that needs whitewash. They can't help it poor girls! If Inherited. Their royal parents have married and Intermarried, mingling the blood of their close of kin. until the good qld human breed has run out. It would be a fine thing fpr the monarchical countries If the heirs apparent were per mitted to fall In love, like other human animals, with pretty, attractive, sweet little maidens named Mary Ann Smith or Susie Thompson, marry them and settle down to' live happily ever after. Such wives would be queens worth kowtowing to. and I shouldn't mind kissing the hand of one of them myself. I saw a girl yes terday. In a simple gingham gown, with a rose In her hair and a whole bouquet of rpscs In her cheeks, whose pedigree, so far as recorded, does not extend beyond her grandfather. Old Man Bilklns, of Coon Hollow, but I am here to wager my last year's salary that she would make a queenller queen than any of the long, skinny, pimply princesses of European royal families who try to illuminate their dull looks with diamond headlights. To all of which I respectfully subscribe." . Uncle Robert's Essays. NO. 4 THE FLY. The fly la a little animal, but ha makes his mark. There are several kinds of him the horsefly, the dragon, fly, the bluebottle fly. the beer-bottle fly. and so forth. So forth means all, the rest, and that Is the housa fly. The house fly Is the subject of this sketch. As he Is really the most Important of his Taoe. he Is called simply the fly. The fly Is so small that he frequently gets drowned In a shallow plate of gravy, but If you put him under the magnify ing glass he looms up like a mastodon, and he Is uglier than an Ichthyosaurus. If we would first magnify the fly so that we coUId see him in all his Klorr. we would not be so careless about swallowing blm when he commits suicide In the buttermilk. The fly has almost human Intelligence in some ways, out in otner ways he Is a candidate for the foolish house. He Is easily fooled. That noted bunco-steerer. the spider, can rope him in any day. If the spider knew the shell game or sold green goods, the fly would be a still easier mark for him. The fly has atrocious table manners He never waits to be served, but butts In with both rows of his feet, all his hands, his caudal appendage and bis pro boscis. He -sticks his nose Into everything on the table and sometimes falls in altogether. As an acrobat the fly can do stunts that' ought to put the average vaudeville artist out of business. He can climb up a per pendicular window pane without strap ping climbers to his feet' or taking off his shoe, and he travels as easily on the under side of a celling as most of us travel on the upper side of a floor. The fly usually sleeps standing up, with his back down, on the celling. He has a com plete set of sweet teeth, and knows by Instinct where the molasses Is kept and when the Jelly-cake is cuL The fly Is not noted for longevity, but he has lots of fun while he lives. "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we are In the soup," Is his motto. Accordingly he always goes around hummng a merry tune, usually a variation of "The Good Old Summer Time." -for the Summer Is the fly's season: la the Winter time he is found only In the mummied Mate, either attached to his favorite publication, known as the Fly Paper, or baked In boarding-house bread that has been left over from August. There are more flies than Chinamen. It Is said that there are 40X000,000 China men. There are 400,000,003.000 flies. Hu manity declared war against the fly race thousands of years ago, and the conflict' is still going on. but that doesn't worry the fly or affect his appetite In the least. Publishers of books have .honored the ; fly from time immemorial. The blank leaves in the front part of all books are named for the fly. ROBERTUS LOVE. A Black Rose. Baltimore Herald. A man down ' In Georgia claims to have produced a black rose, and ex Pcts to do a large bustenss In selling: the specie, by standing In with under - I ut h has never produced a. black rose. If the rose becomes com- ! TalLtJnT l"l . stance, an engagement might be ! broken Jf Ull. north's hoy In JoIIv- , ering should get the packages Intended! for taa lover and the undertaker mixed. ! : Then In all the poetry heretoforo writ- I ld aboat flowers the veremakers I nsver anticipate.! a black rose, anj may t a dic to mange toe now neir ' music Fashion must take wmi ac- ;xount of the black rose In the controls t af coXo -j th natUrai m rn I nmMMv ionic vtrv whit .- -nrn . lose of the lusterless black rotte lhe- wiatc t"31 scrags in a pews that are made to order. - paper office. GREAT WORK OF Y. M. C. A. IN MANCHURiA PeaeefHl, Bat , Fkeaemeaat Trlamph of aa American Idea Entire Xeral aa Xellgleea Care of Japanese Army Gives to Carlsttaa Orcaaisattes. W. T. Ellis. In Philadelphia Press. Within the past three days tidings have come to me from Japan which show vic tory achieved .by American Christian1 corn- mon sense and helpfulness over centuries is realIy a more efrectlve method of prop of Japanese traditions and religious prej- aganda in creatine srood will toward udlcea to be almost as complete as the victory of Admiral Togo In the Sea of Japan. For the news Is that the Buddhist priests who went to the front with the Japanese soldiers have been packed off home as unsatisfactory, and the entire work of mlnlsterins spiritually to the Manchurian army has been turned over to the Young Men's Christian Association. In addition, the Information runs. Port Arthur 'has been cpened to the associa tion for work amonr sailors, and this is believed to be the entering wedge for a service to the navy of Japan as great as tnat -accomplished in the army, which has won the extraordinary tribute, not only of warm praise from the highest officials of Japan, but also and this Is prenom enal, when we remember that the Japa nese look upon Hta Imperial Majesty as a deity of a personal gift of J5000 from the Emperor of Japan himself. The tremendous Importance of the pres tige gained for Christianity by this work and "face" means more In the Orient than the West can understand has been Instantly realized by all the evangelical missions of the empire, and they are heartily co-operating for the support of the army work. In one case, a Protestant Episcopal rector has been released from his parish to become a supervising T. M. C. A. secretary' at -the front, the church paying hls regular salary, as well as the expense of his substitute. Of all the Yankee notions which the ver satile Japanese have adopted and adapted to their own conditions, none has been re ceived with more Instant approval and enthusiasm than this army work of the Young Men's Christian Association. Once It was persuaded that the thing was of practical benefit to the men, the govern men opened every avenue to the workers, and urged the sending out of equipments faster than the association could supply the demand.. While newspaper corre spondents were being held In leash, the Y. M. C. A. secretaries with their outfits were on their way .at government ex pense and by government conveyance, to the army centers In Corea and Manchuria. Aa for the soldiers themselves, they are ready to fight for these Yankees who have come to them on a mission that expresses Itself in terms suited to the peculiar needs of the hour. The method Is identical with that made familiar during the struggle between the United States and Spain, when every army corps, and. almost every regiment, had its Y. M. C A. tent and secretaries. Thase headquarters are freely opened to officers and privates. They contain the latest newspapers from home, to gether with books and magazines and funny pictures. Each has a portable or garu at which the natives grind out Japa nese patriotic airs, while comrades Join In song. Writing tables are provided, and free stationery, containing the Japanese flag and the Y. M. C. A. emblem. Hun dreds of thousands of pieces of stationery have been given out since the opening of the war. and this privilege has been high ly appreciated by the men," for there Is no room In the overloaded soldier's equip ment for letter paper, even could he keep It clean. Of course, each letter that goes to Japan and through this army work the remotest points of the empire are BOOMING GOOD FELLOWSHIP. San Francisco Chronicle. The majority of our delegation to the Lewis and Clark Exposition are Callfor nians In the full vigor of life, and a bunch of Callfornians of that age Is apt to make things lively wherever It goes. It is evident from the dispatches that the party collected by the promotion commit tee to seml-offlclally convey our greetings to our Oregon friends are conveying them with great unction and In a very loud tone of voice! From certain, remarks made by Mr. Jennings, It appears that some of our more staid Oregon friends had Imagined, from the racket they made, that they were there to. "boom Califor-f nla." We can reinforce the assurance of the executive officer of the promotion com mittee that nothing could be further from the intent of the members of our delega tion. They are not there to boom Cali fornia, but to boom good-fellowship, mu tual respect and hearty co-operation In all matters of Pacific Coast Interest, and to condemn Jealousies and "knocking" and backbiting and whatever Is unseemly and hateful in speech or In thought among the denizens of tblsgreat Pacific Coast em pire. That Is the spirit of new California, and we could not help, if we sent repre sentative men, sending those thus filled with the exuberant spirit of unity. And when men. feel as good as men filled with that kindly spirit must feel, they cannot help making a noise. So our Oregon friends need not worry. What they see and hear In our delegation Is only our California way of expressing how de lighted we are over the success of their great Exposition and our hope that Ore gon and Washington and California will co-operate as never before In promoting the happiness and prosperity and glory of the great Empire of the West, of which we all rejoice to ba citizens. Expensive Practical Jokes. New York Tribune. "A practical Joke." said Barney Old field, the automobllist, ' "was played on me last season. 1 had my .revenge, though. The practical joke took the form of a telegram- It was a telegram from a friend of mine traveling in Italy. It came 'collect'; It cost me f": and when I opened It all I read was: " 'I am well." "To get back on my friend for playing such an expensive trick on me I wentout into the road and found a cobblestlne. I wrapped this stone In excelsior and pink paper, sealed It up in a handsome box, and sent It by express, 'collect." to my friend abroad. It cost my friend VS for the box, and on opening It he found, along with the stone, a note from me fiiat said: " 'On receipt of the news that you were In good health the accompanying load rolled off my heart. " Japan on the Drill Ground. Philadelphia North American. John Dunlap, missionary qf the Presby terian Board at Fukl. Japan, writes of the" Japanese soldiers: "We find some amusement in noticing the strange trans- latlons of Western military commands. I "Dress r for example Jfoojfs 'Heels In , "." Si. SllS hcara ln japan off the drill ground. Thre it U not only used, but used in a f tha Jl, f etvmolosy the verb being put before the noun as In EngUsh--ShouIder arms!' Pile arms! but directly contrary to- Japanese usage, and a third word? In such sentences, denoting the objective case. j being dropped altogether . . No Great Women Poets? 1 Cedar Rapids (la.) oazette,- Alfred Ausfii a.s tnat mat are crsat womn poets, uc never oaa enarirs reached contains a Christian emblem, which is really a more effective method of propaganda In creating good will to ward Christianity than years of street oreachlntr. Th Christianity than years of street Breach ing. The souvenir postal card craze is carried even into the Japanese armv by the Y. M. C. A., 3000 cards being distrib uted at one point on the Uao Yang Penin sula by a secretary. In addition to the free gift of station ery, the association dispenses hospltality in the form of the, national beverage, tea. Every visitor may drink as much tea aa he pleases, though he cannot fill his can teen, as some desire to do. The scarcity of water at many points Is the reason for this. To the same cause may be attribu ted a rather peculiar regulation, which Is that while hair clippers, razors and other bartering Implements arc freely supplied to the men, with facilities for shavipg. yet water cannot be supplied with, which to wash oft the face of the man who has been shaved. While It is an aphorism that "trade fol lows the flag." vice goes along with It. and now the Y. M. C. A. has been set out to be equally enterprising. In army life the usual and most popular diversion 13 vice, so It Is "up to" the association to afford other entertainments that will be Interesting and yet Innocent. The re sult, jas was the case In the American Army. Is a variety of entertainments' that would fill a deacon with horror were they to be run within the walls of a church. There Is Juggling and boxing and danc ing and singing and a general drawing upon local talent. One noncommissioned officer, before doing his turn, made a lit tle speech, as follows: "As you have come here by the spirit of Jesus Christ, the Lord of Heaven, I express the one-one-thousandth part of my gratitude by this sword dance." - A sword dance- In praise of the Lord la rather an improve ment on David. This work is thoroughly American in Its management and support as well as In Its origin. The national secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for Japan, Galen M. Fisher, Is now In the United States pre senting the work, and a young American, V. W. Helm, Is the man In active charge of the army work on the field. Several American secretaries are at the front, in cluding George Glcason. late secretary of the Philadelphia Association. The chair, man of the national committee of the Y. M. C. A. for Japan is a Japanese, Rev. Y. Honda, president of th Methodist College at Toklo. It was American enterprise that seized the occasion of the war as an opportunity for aggressive religious work, so that all the outgoing detachments of soldiers and sailors were met at the point of embarka tion and supplied with tracts and Testa ments and Christian songs and leaflets, while companies of Christians gathered at the stations day and night and sang with and for the soldiers, and in general heartened them up at the trying time when they were about to leave their na tive land. The American Bible Society furnished each soldier with a copy of one of the Gospels in Japanese. These were but two inches long and an inch and a half wide and weighed only half an ounce or less. It Is significant of the peculiar relation that America bears to Japan that the covers of these books bore the Japanese and American flags crossed. In fact, nothing has ever happened since Commodore Perry opened the gates of Japan that has more endeared the United States to the Japanese people than the broad-gauge and humanitarian work for the soldiers done by the Christian forces. DOUGLAS- HAS ENOUGH. Washington Star. The case of Governor Douglas, of Massachusetts, Is one which both pol iticians and business men should con sider. It conveys suggestions and in structions for both. Was it worth while for a rich mer chant, without training" for public office or ambition in that direction, to turn out of his path for a year of official honors? Ho had no thought of elec tion. His purpose was only to finance a campaign. His party needed an "an gel." he had consented to play the role. To his surprise, no less than to the surprise of the public, his candidacy was successful. The people. In a spirit of impatience with the opposition, put him where he had no serious desire to be, and thus he confronted a situation at once strange and difficult. To his credit, and as was to be ex pected from a man of his character and course in the business walks of life, he turned to his new duties with an earnest purpose to master and dis charge them to the general advantage. With no knowledge of politics he did not attempt to play politics, but saw only the business end of things and addressed himself to promoting them. This, of course, soon embroiled him with the managers of his party, who had only organization .ends ln view. His aim was the state's good. Their contention was that the state's good was best to be forwarded by strength ening the machine. Governor Douglas desires to return to the management of his large and profitable business. The decision prob ably' is wise. At his time of life and with his training political leadership Is not for him. A man does not in our affairs turn so readily from one thing to another and repeat in a new field the success achieved In an old. We speak of politics, as a game, and In a sense It is a game, and to be played well needs to be studied. An amateur, with the best character and intentions, may go all wrong, and in jure both his party and the public. With his retirement from the field in Massachusetts, ends, of course, all talk of Governor Douglas for the Pres idency. He never took prominence In speculation, but fno result of last year encouraged for a time compliments for a man who had won a local fight against heuvy odds and In circum stances testifying to his great personal worth. New York Is a Little Slow. San Francisco Chronicle. The New York Press .figures out that the Lewis and Clark Fair will be a "frost" because of the numerous other fairs that have been held In re cent years and because of the distance of Portland from the East, Tne ed itorial writer adds: "Modern rail way iravcl. and more especially tha night side of life on the rail, has few charm? to the wise." This has the genuine New York ring of provincial ism. Many New Yorkers make more fuss over a journey of one day to Chi cago than Callfornians do over a trip to Europe. The experienced American travels, with comfort, and ne now makes the overland Journey of five days with less fatigue than he Used to feel over a trip to Los Angele's. From all accounts the Portland Fair will be a success, but It will not de pend upon New Yorkers. It took them nearly four months to find out the at tractions of the Chicago Fair, the finest show ever given in this country. "The Trail" Fits the West. Atlanta Constitution. , Just as "The Pike" at the St. laui Fair was suggrstlve- ol old Missouri. 30 "The Trail" at the Portland SxtKr.ti':n Is suggestive of Western mountain and plaln-