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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1905)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1905. t' at the Pottofsce at Portland. Or., a lecond-elass matter. subscription waxes. x2cvak1a3ly. ik advance. (Br Mall or ExDrew.) Oalftr ad Euada-. per year. ...........(9.00 llte- awd Swndar. six months COO XtaMT ut SttBday. three months 2.33 Xtr a auy, per month .W INAQr -wKfcout Bundar. per year 7.30 laI- tvtibout Sunday, tlx months 3.00 IWr -ttlut Sunday, three month... 1.85 T -UKut Sunday, per month...... .03 OiJay. par year 2.30 ftiaay. 4x Months 13 fa4y. Urt wenths .03 BT CARRIER. """' ritbBt Sunday, per 'week . .13 !). per wtak. Sunday Included..... -20 THE WEEKLY OREGONIAN. I Issued Everr Thursday.) Weolety. per ysx 1.50 WmMt. tx month.. 3 Wl Lty tkrM.manthi .30 KeW TO REMIT Send postoffic money or4r, exprc-na order or personal check on or Jai bank. Stamps, coin or cuitcucj at iMm Sander's risk. EASTERN BUSINESS OFFICE. TKe b. 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Sa Ijkr BaU Lako News Co.. 77 "West We.md ,trrt South; Katlonal Nows Agency Itmnr linsoh B. K. Amm. &a PrtHwdoeo J. K. Cooper & Co.. 746 Mark atrrt; Goldsmith Bros.. 2M Sutter M Htl 8t FraMCto News Mana; 1. i. 1. Palr Hl News Stand: F. W. Pitt, to Mr-t: Fnutk Scott, SO Ellis; N. Wbcilr Movmblo New Stand, corner Mar ktt a4 Xtartirf streets; Foster & Orear, l"Vrr Kowo StaML SC ImiK M E. T. Jett Book & News CNRSjiy. ae OMvw street. WWMmglm, I). C EbMtt House. Pennsyl- jiKTijvyn. TiiritsnAY, shptemijek. 28. TPll It 1I.UAM50N VERDICT. Sir. Willkuneon. "Mr. Biggs and Dr. found guilty, on their third trial. Tfeejr were charged -with sub of perjury in procuring many to make fale affidavit? for the of taking up timber-land in Crook County. The lands were to transferred to them after wards. The charges were true. There neer was real doubt in any one's wind that (.her were true; but there was a serious question as to whether an Orusjoa Jury could be found that wauJd convict. Two juries failed, be cause certain of their members believed that the laud laws were made to be hiufcuu. or. If broken, that the prac tice was ml versa 1. and the Govern sjwm was maklna: in-idlous d I scrim i matfoa when It singled out these de fendants for punishment. Grabbing the Ourer assent land h a business nearly ei jody has been in, or. If not, ha regarded with toleration. Why make an example of a Representative in Coaajresa, and ate two huKinere asso ciate, when hundreds of others have aeea dotaa: the same thing? The Government has made an exam ple of these defendants because It taansjfet that the lesson to be taught br their conviction would create a pro found Impi tmion. and that it would do much to stop the wholesale theft of its unite domain. A Congressman has eren a higher duty than a private citi aea In careful observance of law; and. If he Is remiss, he does more to blunt the common ronecience and lower the reneral respect for. law. This was the motrce for the vigorous and persistent prosecution of Williamson. Biggs and leaner. They had broken the law. The tiuthnuny that they had was abundant and conrlnctog. The Government had it eouid have no prejudice to satis fy, no feeling of any kind, except that it had a duty to perform, and must perform ft. So it has done. The ars of land-grabbing in Oregon the Nation are over. The days of retribution for the land-grabber are here. The public lands will be held now far the honest settler, for whom they wore Intended. Milt. K,YAfr,S DANGHUOUS MU EN II S 1 1 1 1. Mr. W. J. Bryan has written what he call a "parting letter" to President RaoseosftU He warns the President that hie contost with the railroads over the rate tall Is likely to be the light of his life, and proffer assistance. The warning Is needless. ir. Roosevelt has counted the cost of his championship of the square deal long ago. in all prob ability, and nothing that Mr. Bryan can tell him of the difficulties and dangers ahead will he new to him. The proffer of aseistance Is another matter. Mr. Bryan re ems at the first glance to be In a position, notwithstanding his defeats, etiher to help or hinder the President in his efforts tojbring the corporations un der the dominion of the law, and that vary materially; for he has the confi dence of same two million voters who make his opinions their own and ap prove or disapprove as he dictates. Mr. Bryan's alliance, therefore, is not to he Nightly rejected; nor. on the other han. Is it to be lightly accepted. His too hearty ajmrovat. one may perceive, h? quite a likely to injure the President as to hsip Mm. The two men do not. in fa, agree in their alms or funda msntal agSnlsas. Mr. Roosevelt's only ahu ts to make the law of the land su preme and to 1rtng all persons, rich or poor, natural and artificial. Into equal utaulirjloii before It. On the other hand, Mr. Bryan's wish Is to make rad iral aJfeeraUoos in the laws -which would change the structure of society. The -rotors who elected Mr. Roosevelt Pres ident exproseed thereby their approval of hfe opinions and their disapproval of Mr. Aryan's; and this is true, even though the latter was not in form a candidate at the last election. A be lief, therefore, that the two men had com to a complete agreement, if it should spread widely, -would injure the 3reudowt In the estimation of his own party, and it is to his own, party that he muse kk for his substantial and etTwrttve support in carrying out his measures of reform. Mr. Bryan can feet? htm only by creating friendly pub lic oflhrtsn. and in trying to do this Shore U the greatest danger that he will more than counterbalance it by creat ing a weightier mass of hostile opinion, ia tike matter of Mr. Bryan, President Koosovett may tvoII ask to be delivered from his fr leads. The best favor the great 2emocrat can show him Is, per haps, to maintain a rigorous silence while the battle is on. When It has been fought and won, let him shout If ne win; out the chances are that he will then, find the President's ideals so far from his own that he will not feel like shouting. PIE AND BUSINESS. "When Democrats of the peaceful brood In Portland fall to jangling. !something must be doing." Yes, some thing is doing, sure enough; the gen tlemen are clamoring for "pie." Republicans used to outplay the Kil kenny cats, In the strife for Jobs, but that was before the days of reform Evidently there are some things reform doesn't reform. And now, to calm the warring Re publicans, who have bolted and slashed and scratched, a love feast is to be held In Portland, October 12. Can anybody guess how soon Democrats, if they keep on winning big offices like those of Sheriff of Multnomah and Mayor of Portland, will need a peace conference. too? "Give us a chance." Democrats used to say when they had nary an offise and behold Republicans quarreling over the spoils. So the people gave Demo crats a chance, and forthwith they fell to quarreling, too. ' AH of which goes to show that Demo crats are saintly when they haven't got anything to make them sinful; unselfish when they haven't anything to make them greedy. Does Alex Sweek have the Influence that' belongs to his station? Was John B. Ryan appointed Civil Service Com missioner or Chief of Police? Did George H. Thomas get a place in the Mayor's Cabinet? Do John Montag and Li. T. Peery "run" the fire laddies? All these things, naj Was John Lamont turned down and did Joe Malley and C. B. Williams get the "Icy mitt"? Is G. W. Allen burled in oblivion and is the voice of S. C. Ar- mitage silent? Is the cold shoulder turned toward E. Versteeg? All these things, yea. Is Mike O'Shea Building Inspector? Does General KHIfeather's brother-in- law run the garbage cremators'? Is Pat Powers In charg6 of that institution? Is "Citizen" Parker Harbormaster? ICay again. Are hunches of Republicans fattening off Democratic offices because a Sheriff and a Mayor can't see their way clear to offend Republican voters by turning tnem out? lea. Such is "business ad ministration," only the Democratic pie- hunters think it mighty poor business.. And right they are when they count the gold pieces which the Republican pie eaters are taking out of their mouths. IIAUBOR IMPROVEMENT NEEDED. The increasing size of the vessels vis iting this port necessitates greater depth of water in the harbor. So much attention has been paid to keeping open the channel between Portland and Astoria that for a long time but little work has been done In the Portland harbor limits. It is, of course, unneces sary for any such lavish expenditure of monej' as the Government has been making In dredging out the harbor of Tacoma. but some attention should be given the shoalest places. Portland harbor and the abutting nronertv nre- sent an opportunity for completing two much-needed improvements simul taneously. The use of the Bowers dredges in the northern part of the har bor has resulted in removal from the river of large quantities of sand, mud and gravel which was denoisted by the dredge on the adjacent low lands. This deepened the channel in the river, and at the same time improved the property along the shores, a treat many acres of solid ground In the vi cinity of the Union Denot and for a considerable distance north being filled ground that replaced the marsh and lake which formerly depreciated the value of property In that vicinity. The operations of the Bowers dredtre. or others of Its type, are confined to lo calities where the material pumped from the bed of the river can be dis charged on the neighboring- banks. practically all of the low lands adjacent to the channel in the north end of the harbor have been filled with sediment taken from the river by the dredfres. but there still remains material that must be removed from the bed of the river in order that the harbor can ac commodate the big vessels which are now coming here. Farther south along the harbor. In what is known as East Portland proper. there Is still a large area that would be vastly improved and increased in value, if the material that is hamner- ing the shipping by its presence In the harbor channels could be removed and placed on these low lands. The Bowers dredges several years ago took out all of the gravel and sediment that it was necessary to remove from the channel in front of East Portland, and. to com plete the work of filling- the low lands, it would be necessary to emnlov two classes of dredges. The material would have to be removed from the northern part of the harbor by a dredge of the type of the W. S. Ladd, which could carry it to the banks of the low land of East Portland and dumD It where it could be picked up and distributed with a Bowers dredge. The work would, of course, be much more expensive than for a single handling or the material dredged, but the improvement is ' so badly needed in East Portland that the results would fully Justify the expendi ture. Not only would there be an enormous saving through escape from the expen sive roadways and bridges which must he renewed at great expense everj- few years, but the savin on insurance alone on a building on solid ground, as compared with that on the firetraps now built on stilts, would be sufficient to pay the Interest on the cost of the fill Naturally the Government would not be expected to shoulder all of the cost of this harbor improvement, but If It would extend to Portland the same aid It has given Tacoma in Improvlne the harbor, shipping could be handled to better advantage and an opportunity offered to improve a considerable area of excellently located property on the East Side of the river. Perhaps, after all. the pedestal on which we placed the victorious Japan ese may In some respects have been a little too high. The world was so much pleased with their valor and their .vic tories that it got the habit of taklncr everything that came from the Far East without the customary grain of salt Dr. Charles P. Stokes, of the United States Navy, at the annual con vention of the Association of Military Surgeons, has challenged the statement of a brother surgeon that the work of the Japanese surgeons during the late war showed superior results to those achieved by the American sure-eons during the Spanish-American War He not only presented figures showing that the death rate after the battles of the Japanese was no lower than that of other nations engaged in war. but proved that Dr. Seaman was quite un familiar with the topic which he had discussed so glibly. The Japanese made a highly creditable showing on the field and in the hospital, but they failed to break any records In the care they save their wounded. THE APOTHEOSIS OF ROCKEFELLER Just fifty years ago on the 2Sth day of September, Mr. John D. Rockefeller got his first Job of work for pay. The wholesome fashion of commemorating the centennials and semi-centennials of great events which has become nreva- lent In this country was duly observed by the citizens of Cleveland, where Mr, Rockefeller lives in Summer; and on the afternoon of the fiftieth anniversary of what he pathetically spoke of as that "preclouff day," some S00 of them wend ed their pensive way to his palace. called Forest- Hill, and paid their re spects to the man who has been said to be greater than Shakespeare. Among the visitors were not only lawyers. clergymen and educators, who may be suspected by the cynic to have ap proached their most conspicuous bene factor with that lively expectation of future favors which we sometimes call gratitude; but there were also, so the reporter says, "menin humbler walks of life." Their motives, those of the humbler class of men, must certainly have been free from any base mingling of such emotions as gratitude. It is Im possible to suspect them of cherishing any hope of favors from Mr. Rockefel ler. They must have joined In this memorable pilgrimage out of the purest admiration for a great, good and sadly maligned man; unless, -indeed, they went to see the famous new wig. Whether Mr. Rockefeller wore the wig or not stands unrecorded, but we do know that he had on a white waist coat, a garment 'full of significance. Suppose, for example, he had worn stripes, which some people think so be coming to his style of manly beauty: how far they would have fallen short of conveying that abounding sense of utter purity which one gathers from a white waistcoat! That Mr. Rockefeller should have worn a wing collar, as the reporter frigidly notes, was to be expected. Whether the wings on his shoulders, which he Is known sometimes to keep modestly doubled up under his shirt, were visible on this occasion or not, we are again left merely to surmise. The really important facts of history seldom appear in their true magnitude to the looker on. The great and good man received his humble visitors graciously. As they passed before him, making their rever ences, he even spoke to one and an other, just as If he had been himself a mere clergyman or educator. Instead of the richest man In the world with a shady past. Pause and meditate a mo ment upon the beauty of the scene. There on the historic lawn, where so oft in the dewy morn he has shiver- ingly taken the Kneip cure In no other garments than his wings and wig. stands the man who has done more, and done it more thoroughly, to corrupt the morals and deprave the adminis tration of the laws of his country than any other person whatever; who has made the higher education a slimy pathway to a Parnassus of rotten ideals; who has made the church the shameless recipient of his gifts there he stands in all his glory, while before him, making reverences and humbly re ceiving his gracious notice, (lie the clergy and the educators of Cleveland. Unhappily, Voltaire is dead, and Amer ica has no Juvenal. " Mr. Rockefeller's right and left sup porters were the law and the church. On the right hand stood Mr. Squire, his attorney, and on the-left the Rev. Mr. Eaton, his pastor. The positions which the sheep and goats are expected to oc cupy on another great, but scarcely greater, day, were thus reversed on this momentous occasion. Mr. Squire made a speech. His words of "eulogy and re gard" need no comment. His remarks upon the regulation of railroad rates were what might have been expected from a sycophant to the most conspicu ous violator of railroad law and equity in the work!. His excursion into biol ogy we cannot pass over. "Mr. Rocke feller is a case of the survival of the fittest." Such was Mr. Squire's mean ing, speaking not as a lawyer, but as a man of science. We recall the re mark only to agree with it and to add that wolves, hyenas and rattlesnakes are also cases of the survival of the fittest. All of which goes to show that many species of animals besides Mr. Rockefeller have survived, and that some of them are not unlike him. They are ceratlnly "fittest" for something; what can it be? Is it extermination? "In creating and holding up Industries it Is doubtful If the world has ever seen a greater than Mr, Rockefeller." These were Mr. Squjre's closing words. Was his sneer at hie patron unconscious? To speak of Mr. Rockefeller's "holding up industries" to Mr. Rockefeller's face and on such an occasion was too much for a patient ass, like Mr. Squire, to venture Intentionally. The tongue of the beast slipped under the burden of Its inspired thought. Mr. Rockefeller also made a speech to some young men who drank In his words. "Do everything you can for the betterment of your fellow-men," he counseled them In a pretty phrase. He has been a maker of pretty phrases as well as a money-getter throughout his career, and a teacher also. He has taught us many lessons and taught them well, but they have not tended to the betterment of mankind in general. any more than his deeds. From him we have learned that commercial honor does not exist; that there Is no such thing as good faith in business; that success, no matter how gained, is the one end of life; and that when you are successful, or, to speak plainly, rich, your character counts for nothing against jou in society and especially 1n tne cnurcn. it is seemly Indeed that such a teacher, and of such lessons, should receive the adulation pf his fellow-townsmen with his lawyer on one side and his pastor on the other. The construction of the new Hieh School building on the East Side was not ordered any too soon. The building was not begun with the promptness that should have followed the taarAv- ers' provision for It last March, as grad ing for the foundation Is not yet com pleted. However, the work was delavwl for many reasons over.whlch the board of directors had no control. Chief among these was the controversy over the site, many-persons with the farther look into the -future being in favor of a location at reater distance from a grammar school building, and withal a location more sightly than the present one. Another delay in beginning the work was cau&ed by the very busy building season, and the necessity of safeguarding construction in all of its details by selecting careful men as well as lowest bidders .for the several branches of the work. The responsibil ity thus placed upon the board is a heavy one, and. In addition to the reg ular supervision of the property of the district, the selection and placing of teachers, etc, has been .a great tax upon the time of the members. That careful, 'conscientious effort has been given to the educational work of the district is apparent, and criticism un der the circumstances Is out of place. The Outlook, in commenting on the recent Incident wherein the President was Imposed on for a fictitious inter view by a correspondent of the Petit Parlslen, makes this Interesting state ment: It is Juit to the Rreat body of reporters te note the fact that, while the President Is ac cessible te newspaper men and talks, to tnem. as he does to every one. with extraordinary freedom, this Is the first occasion on which any reporter baa taken advantage of these conditions to foist upon the President a fletl- tlos Interview; and. what Is more remark' aMe. in no caae. we believe, has any- Journal 1st violated the President's confidence br re porting to the public reatlraents uttered la private and not Intended for pttMicatioa. The President has a wide acquaint ance among newspaper men, and trusts them to a remarkable degree. He made the error of thinking all are trust worthy; but this Frenchman was noL But the American reporter ordinarily Is. No public man who trusts him re grets IL The public men who do not give him their confidence often have occasion to learn their mistake. Michael F. Dwycr, known wherever racetrack gamblers congregate, has been committed to a sanitarium, where he will end his days an Incurable para lytic During his career on the turf Dwyer won and lost millions, and by his early successes in gambling set a shining example which was undoubt edly followed bv many a young man until It landed him In the penitentiary or a suicide's grave. The goddess of chance in time tired of Dwyer himself. ami half a dozen years ago put him In bankruptcy, from which h;e never emerged. The gambler, whether he fol lows the horses or bets on the high card, in the end is nearly always stripped of his Ill-gotten gains and gen erally dies "as the fool dieth." New beneficiaries of the Rhodes scholarship fund, to the number of sixty-eight, will take up their residence at Oxford October 2i. Of this number the United States sends thirty-eight. Ten states failed to send candidates, Oregon being one of the number, though In point of fact an Oregon man is on the list, having been accredited to Missouri, where he was In college, when he received the appointment. Of other countries Australasia and Ger many have their full complement, while South Africa Is one short. Including those who will matriculate at Oxford next month, the total number of Rhodes' students In the old English university for the term Is 147. Nearly 6000 acres of Idaho state land were sold at Boise Wednesday at an av erage of 528.43 per acre. As this land must pay $20 per acre for water rights under the Irrigation act, the net cost will be approximately $50 per acre. This seems like a high figure for land no better and probably not so good as that which Oregon was practically giving away at $1.25 per acre a few years ago. That it will yield good returns on the investment Is a certainty. In spite of the high figures, and ten years hence the price paid will seem as small, com paratively, as the Oregon standard of the past how seems. The Igorrotes are accused of throw ing rice In the river for the expressed purpose of pleasing the weather gods and inducing them to send pleasant weather. It Is not at all clear that their efforts will be rewarded, but it Is refreshing to hear of some rice-throw ers who seem to know why they are wasting good raw material for puddings or fritters by throwing it away. Quite magnanimous of Mr. Bryan to leave things In the hands of the Presi dent till he gets back. Yet you may be sure that Mr. Bryan would never go away and leave If he wasn't sure that everything is all right. However. If everything doesn't pan out well, we live In hope that Mr. Bryan may be per suaded to tell us what's the matter when he returns. The moral atmosphere of San Fran cisco Is improving. A prizefighter from the Bay City who has Just -arrived in Portland says that It is no loneer pos sible for a fighter to make a Ilvlnir with his fists In California. It Is distressing to think that some of these parasites may yet be compelled to actually work for a living. Mr. Hill is to have a banquet next Monday night. Mr. Harrlman got back tcf San Francisco yesterday. If this is a hint to the committee on invitations. let them make the most of it. Mr. Harrlman Is back from his tu multuous trip to Japan. After all. there's no place like home, with or without railroads. Two days more, and then Portland Day. It looks as If it will be easy to make It 100,000. Make it 100,000. Great Boom Is Promised. Belllngham Herald. The bulldincrof the mlirnx.i ninn nn north bank of the Polnmhia Rivr comos at a time when it will save the Oregon metropolis from that Inevitable Slump Which WOUld OthercviA h fit aftermath of the Exposition. Instead of eprozsion, Portland is promised the blggost boom of Its hlstorv. jareaJv plans are matured for an enormous amount ot ouiiaing. xne people of the staid old community are Infused with new energy at me prospect of big things. ThcV arc flnmnn.tl raonev in an effort tn Hr.if- rinn channel over the Columbia River bar to the sea. Without doubt they will secure further appropriations and im prove thr channel, and without doubt they will be able to accommodate any average hip that carries wheat. It is true that freight ships of largest ton- nace will never br nhl'tn ronch Inn cltv on tho Willamette htlt thl nn. not prevent a tremendous growth in me snipping to result xrom the Im proved railroad conectlons. No Explanations From Rube. Mitchell Sentinel. Rube Roscnbaum and wife were In town Friday night. Rube had a moss agate with him, but we did. not as5c,him how Jt happened OREGON OZONE Hall -Calne Is going to write a book on American millionaires. How lucky some of us are! In the State of New York two dogs have become famous as travelers on trains. Out hero we have no dog travel ers of note, but our street-cars carry sev eral hogs who are well and unfavorably known. A Methodist preacher in good standing disappeared from Los Angeles four months ago. leaving his flock without a shepherd. He has just returned, seeking reinstatement. This should be a lesson to us. Let us pity the poor preacher and give him a vacation when he wants it. When a pastor deserts his church In order te steal away to the mountains for a mueh-aeeded rose it sets a bad example. An Open Letter Mr. James B. Duke, President American Tobacco Co. Dear Sir: I learn through the news papers that you have brought action for dlvorco and that you want to get rid of the three automobiles which you pur chased for Mrs. Duke when you married her last year. I am very glad, for your sake, to road that you have succeeded In giving one of them away to a clerk in your office, who was kind enough to ac cept it without making any fuss. Though but a humble clerk, and probably finan cially unable to maintain an automobile. he saw your distress and In a fine frenzy of self-sacrifice he went to your relief. Parenthetically, permit me to suggest that as a reward you raise the clerk's salary a few thousand, so that he may keep the machine In good repair. It pains me exceedingly to know that the other two machines are still worry ing you, for I am aware of your dislike for autos. It Is a terrible thing for a comparatively poor multi-millionaire to have two automobiles on his hands at the same time, though it must be admit ted that it is hotter to have thorn on his haitds than on his chost or stomach or his left leg. . I write this letter purely from motives of humanity. Though personally unac quainted with you. I once passed In front ot your house whon two of Mrs. Duke's autos were hitched to the front gate, and I feel that there Is is a bond between us. I pity you In your distress and yearn to help you. - Accordingly, after consulting my bank account, I have determined to let you know that I will accept the gift of one of your bothersome autos without charging you a cent. All I stipulate Is that you see that It Is In good repair be fore shipping, and that you pay the freight. I am willing even to pay dray- age at this end. If the machine comes in a era to. If It comes uncratcd. kindly sond along a chauffeur to run it up to my house from the freight station. I take It for granted that you have paid your chauffeurs a year's salary In advance. I have a very dear friend In fact, a realtlve by marriage who will take the other machine which you waat to give away. She is a lady, and. Incidentally, my wife. She Is a kind-hearted woman, if I must say it myself. She talked this matter over with me when she read about your predicament, and with tears in hor eyes she said: "Self-Immolation is the true tost of nobility. Lot ub be noble. Let us Immo late ourselves upon this altar and help poor Mr. Duke out of his troubles. Let u forget sslflsh considerations' for this once and occept these automobiles tak ing the consequences without complain Ing. It Is good for the soul to make such a sacrifice to ease the burdens of a poor fellow-mortal." After that argument we could not help but accept the machines. Please ship at once, and don't forget to sond along some extra wheels and tires If you have them on hand. Yours sympathetically. N. E. BODDY P. S. Are thoy gasolene or steam? , The Ncwspnpcr Man See the Newspaper Man. You can see him without using a microscope or a Lick Observatory, for he la "not Small; and he has a Large Soul and a Big Heart. Some times also he has the Big Head, but you should not blame htm for that: it hap pens only after a champagne supper. The Newspaper Man Is going to quit the Business. It is a good Business, and that Ip why he is going to Quit. He wants to give the other fellows a Chance. He Is down on all Monopolies. So he Is going to Retire, and raise Chickens. Yes, Chickens'. He will buy Three-Fourths of an acre In the Suburbs and build a Bungle-O and a Hen Houoe. He and his folks will live in the Bungle-O, and the Hen and her folks will reside in the Hen House. Ho will Set the Hen aad she will have little chicks. When the little chicks become Big Chickens he will teach them to Lay for him. Many things are Laying for him now such as microbes, debt, fate and other affairs but he wants other kinds of Layer?. He will sell the Hens' Layg as poets sell their lays at from 30 to 36c per dozen during most of the year. Spring 'Lays being much cheaper, because there are so many of them that they are a Drug on the market. Just the same as Spring Poems. The Layer will Lay 'for him about two years, or maybe three or seven, and by that time she will be Wrinkled and Tough and not fit for Lays. Then he will sell her as a Spring Chicken and she will add to the Gaiety of the boarding-house where the Newspaper Man used to try to exist when he was Comparatively Indigent. Thus he will have hIsRay-venge-ah! The Newspaper Man has not yet pur chased hie Lot, nor built his Bungle-O. He Is not quite ready to Bungle. But in order to be ready when the times comes he has Counted his chickens before they Hatch. ROBERTUS LOVE. Hooscvelt Was Married In London. (London Chronicle.) The name of St. George's, Hanover Square, seems to be well known to every American who comes to England, not so much because It Is the fashionable "mar riage church" In this country, as be cause President Roosevelt was married In It. A few years back, says the writer of an article In Cassell's Saturday Jour nal for August 9. an American dropped into the vestry and looked up the mar riage, register. In which, under the date of December 2, 1SS6, he found the signa ture of "Theodore Roosevelt, twenty eight, widower, ranchman," and that of "Edith Kermit Carow." Till then even the clerk. Mr. J. Moicey, did not know that the American President's signature was in the book, though that official must have been present when It was written. Very soon, however, the fact became public property in the United States, and ever since Americans have flocked to St. George's to get married. Like a Woman. Exchange. Ma Twaddles Tommy, you've been a bad boy today and I shall tell your father all about It when he comes home. Tommy Twaddles Aw, that's Just like a woman can't keep a secret, can you? ONE CROOK COUNTY VIEW. Bend Bulletin. The Bend Bulletin was not in ex istence at the time the offense charged against Williamson, Gesner and Biggs is alleged to have been committed, therefore it does not speak as one hav Ing direct knowledge of- that matter. But it has heard a good deal of com ment by people who were in Crook County at that time, from which it concludes that' the practices com plained of wera onen and notorious; that the court ought to rule that they are a matter of authentic history and don't need to be proved; and the de fendants ought to quit quibbling and come squarely Into court and plead me custom of the country as their de fense. Then the whole thing would ,be a rational basis. The friends and neighbors of the defendants admit that they were en gaged in Just the work which the Gov ernment says they were. The only room for question Is upon the point of criminal intent. Numbers of the partisans of the defendants say their Intent was not evil, to support which position they go to tho extent of de nying the facts of local history. The opposite contention that the violation of the law under .hose circumstances carries the necessary presumption of intent .so to do which makes it a crime. Tho -whole community was honey combed with land graft. Some of this was mere carelessness, much of it was worse. Men committed indictable of fenscs In droves with as little fear as they could eat dinner. It was so com mon that the uninformed supposed It was the thing to do. Others found profit in it and cared for nothing else. Of course, all who are tarred with the land-graft stick now stand together in denunciation of the efforts of the Government to restore the land laws to life. But the laws must be restored, are already restored. Now It Is to deal with those who broke them down tern porarily. The Bulletin has refrained from commenting upon this trial of those Crook County man because It saw no good to come from stirring- up our own people ovor It. But Crook Coun ty during the past six weeks has been charging a federal volcano with a vast quantity of explosive fuel and It Is time the attention of our own neo- ple should be called to the seriousness of the occasion. The power of the United States will not be "stood oft" by a few men. or by all of Crook Coun ty. honesty and innocence did not re quire it and do not operate that way. If these men are guiltless it is cruelly unfortunate that such questionable methods have, been employed in their behalf. Hint of the Snmson Order. Tit-Bits. Professor Blackie used to form a very picturesquo feature In the Edinburgh streets. He was a cheery old patriarch. with handsome features and hair falling In ringlets about his shoulders. No one who had seen him could possibly forget him. One day he was accosted by a very dirty little bootblack, with his "Shine your boots, sir?" Blackie was impressed with the fllthl nesg of the boy's face. "I don't want a shine, my lad," said he. "But If you go and wash your face I'll give you a sixpence. "A rlcht. sir," was the lad's reply. Then he went over to a neighboring foun tain and made hl9 ablutions. Returning. he held out his hand for the money. "ell, my lad." said the professor, "you have earned your sixpence. Here It Is." "I dlnna want It. auld chap," returned the boy, with a lordly air. "le can keep It and get your hair cut." How to Spoil a Child. Baby. An Indulgent mother was traveling one day with her 3-year-old son. his nurse and a copy of a magazine which absorbed the mother's attention. The son with . his nurse occupied the seat behind her. The nurse attempted once In a while to curb the boy's restless and rebellious spirit by a gentle denial of his latest whim. Each time toe motner noticing- oniy mat somo argument was in progress and not look ing up from her book, said, "Let him have It." The nurse yielded, of course, to author ity, and let the child do as he would Finally a strong and busy-looking wasp flew against the window pane. The youth ful hunter reached out to grasp it, and wailed dejectedly when he was restrained by the watchful nurse. Again the fond mother, without raising her eyes, ex claimed: "Do let him have It!" ' The howl which followed almost drowned the nurse's quiet reply: "He's got it." Donkey LIrc Is Hard. London Globe. George Best, a costermonger. was charged at the Thames Police Court re cently with cruelty to a uonkey. Con stable 745 K stated that while on duty in the Mile End road, he saw defendant cruelly beating a young donkey, which was attached to a barrow, in which were two other men. Best struck the animal five heavy blows, causing it to swerve on to the pavement. It was evidently In great pain, and there were wheals on the back, which was sore and tender. The donkey had a Jagged ear. as though it had been bitten. Men at times bite donkeys through the ear or nose to "take the heart out of them.' Mr. Mead sentenced defendant to 14 days' hard labor. Information Wanted. Philadelphia Press. Shipper You want to send that case of freight to Baltimore? It'll cost you 8 cents a foot. Lady My! How many feet Is It from here to Baltimore? Katy Did. E. L. Sabln, In the Smart Set. When I was strolllnr through the gloam I glimpsed a maiden fair. "Oh, mistress, may I see you home? Tou need protecting care." She dropped her eyes in sweet demur; Said ahe. "We've never met. I can't allow it. gallant sir." But yet but yet but yet: Katy did! Katy did! Katy dl"d! did. did! Katy eald she couldn't, but she 'did, did, did! The stars wera peeping "midst the blue. But none save them descried. Just broad enough the path, for two "If closely side by side. My arm in half a circle lay, Her waist within Its ken; Said she, "I never walk this way." And then and then and then: Katy did! Katy did!! Katy did, did. did! Katy said she didn't, but she did, did. did! Her cheek with blushes wooed me oft Aa slow we onward paced. s Her mouth was like a cherry loft. Inviting one to tase. I defUr stooped. She cried, "Alack! All klmlng, pray, forego." Said ahe, "I must not kles you back." But ph but oh but oh: Katy did! Katy did! Katy did, did. -did! Katy Mdd ut wouldn't, but she did. did. didj FATHER OFJHE POOR. Toronto Mall and. Express. In England there Is not a handful of men whose death would create such a widespread sense of personal loss as will the tragical ending of Dr. Bernardo's ca reer. Tho word "tragical might be sup plemented by the word "horrible," arid the impression conveyed fall to do Justice to the victim of angina pectoris (spasm of the chest). It is a physical and mental torture, and who knows how long Its dreadful symptoms have blighted exist ence for the "father of the poor"? In spite of all, he has heroically remained at his post, and nobly given the very last days of his life to the cause he espoused nearly 40 years ago. Thousands of now prosperous people 'of diversified nationali ties owe their start. In life to th help of Dr. Barnardo. Ten thousand English waifs he has sent to Canada. Fifty thou sand abandoned children he has rescued from lives of vice and misery- It Is not too much to say that no man living, with the possible oxception of General Booth, has proved such a force for good as this London doctor. A few years ago. when some of the greatest people In England, Including the present King and Queen, gathered to do him honor, when the whole country rang with his praises. W. T. Stead wrote the story of his work. Tho source of all that tho word Barnardo has signified for mora than a generation this writer found In one James Jervls, the first "Barnardo boy." Jim might have served Dickens as the model for Joe in "Bleak House." Indeed, some of the actual speeches of the waif of fact correspond with amazing close ness to the fictitious utterances of one of the most melancholy creatures in any novel. Jim came to Dr. Barnardo when the latter was a young man. Ho opened the eyes of the physician to the condi tion of the London vagrant, and from the cold night that he strayed Into Barnardo's ragged school, the whole life of its found er has been devoted to the friendless, homeless children of London. It was an accident that made Barnardo a philanthropist. At tho time Jim camo Into his life he was studying medicine with a view of becoming a missionary in China. This was In 1S66, the year of an outbreak of cholera in London. The young doctor volunteered to go among the East End poor and do what he could. He or ganized a little ragged school and taught a few street arabs. who attended mostly to get warm. One cold night Jim Jervls strayed In and begged to sleep by the fire. Barnardo had not then grasped the fact; that thousands of Londoners sleep out the year round. He questioned Jim, and the boy offered to lead him .to a place whero some of his friends were spending the night. Barnardo found 11 of them sleeping in their rags on the roof of a shed, out of sight of the policeman. Speaking of tho experience afterwards, he sold: "It seemed as though the hand of God him self had suddenly pulled aside the curtain that concealed from my view the untold miseries of forlorn child-life upon tho streets of London." There was no more thought of tho Chinese missions for Barnardo. Al ways a man of the strongest religious convictions, he heard a Call. But what could ho do? He was unknown and almost as friendless as his waifs. Nevertheless he felt that the way to begin was to begin, and in a few days an unexpected opportunity was given him. He was Invited to a dinner in the West End. and among those present were several famous and wealthy men. One of them was Lord Shaftesbury. The young doctor was questioned about his work in the cholera epidemic. Ho told of Jim Jervls. His hearers were politely Incredulous. Did he mean to say that tonight, for instance, there were children by the hundred sleeping uncovered in the keen night air? Ho did. Call for cabs! A dozen of tho diners in evening dres3 eagerly climbed inside, and away ' the party went to Billingsgate. The first cover drew 73 shivering wretches, some ot them al most babies, the oldest not IS. The hat was passed round on the spot, promises were given. They shook hands with Barnardo and drove away, shivering a little, too. On the slender foundation of after dinner generosity, the Barnardo homes were established. Since that day $10, 000,000 and more has been spent by Dr. Barnardo In his work. Of late years an average of $75,000 annually has been placed at his disposal. Nevertheless, since 1866, only once has he had enough money to pay expenses a month ahead. Dozens of times It has appeared that tho work must suffer at a critical Junc ture for the want of money. But at the last moment it is always forth coming. "In answer to prayer," Bar nardo has said. By far the most in teresting passages in his history are those that tell of these miracles, hardly less wonderful thnn those recorded in the Bible, according to W. T. Stead. Once a mortgage was to be foreclosed on one of his homes. The sum of 500 was needeJ. Despairing and without a cent in his pocket, ho was on his way to the lawyers on the day of the fore closure. An utter stranger stopped him on the street and gave him 6o0. An other time 100 was required to buy blankets for his boys. Barnardo was ponnlless and his waifs were freezing. The situation was desperate when a check for tho amount was sent him. He was hopeless of raising funds for his girls' home at Ilford. He made up his mind that if God "did not give him a sign In a few hours he would aban don the project- Before the time wa3 up a stranger came in and offered to Day for the first building. Amazing in cidents of he kind were commonplaces with Barnardo. Barnardo's father was a German ot Spanish extraction, his mother an Irish woman of English stock. lie nimseic was an Irishman and a fierce Protes tant. His antipathy to Roman Cath olicism was the cause of much trouble for the nhilanthroplst. Ho has been hunted through London streets like a mad dog-, vilified by the newspapers. persecuted by cranks, misunderstood bv friends, arrested ty enemies, triea and convicted, tried and exonerated. More than one legal wrong done to en- comDass a moral right stands to nis credit. History will deal more kindly with him than many of his contempora ries. It will rank him the greatest philanthropist of all time. William and the Diplomats. nii.irn T?nmrd-Herald- "When the European statesmen rub their weary eyea and yawn. Do they etart tho day by putting their of ficial trousers on? Kay, each scans the far horizon and then turn with, thoughtful brow.. Saying aa he grabs his paper: "What is William doing now , "When a whistle toots in Lone. in. or It thun der over areece. Or a rooster crows In Paris, or a donkey bray at Nice. Or It rains at Copenhagen, or a bomb bursts at Moscow. Europe rises .to Inaulre: "What is -William up to nowr When a cloud floats over Holland, or a Pol ish baby cries: When a watch Is struck In Belgium, or a Swedish maiden sighs: When in Rome the startled people hear the mooing of a cow, ' Europe's trembling statesmen wonder; "What w William up to now?' When the evening ahadows lengthen and the Western sky is red: When the lights glow In the castles and the children ko to bed: When the statesmen don their nighties and In reverent silence bow. Each In his heart keeps asking: "What is' v mum nning nowr