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.6 TSnS MOBKING- OREGOXIA2T, MONDAY, .XtfSQEMBER 11, 1905. Sstcred at the 'Postofflce at Portl&sd. Or., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION' KATES. IKT ARLA.B LT IK ADVANCE. (By Stall .or Express.) Dallr and Sunday, per year fS.OO Xal)y and Sunday, six months COO Daily and Sunday, tnree months 2.M Daily and Sunday, per month .65 Dally without Sunday per year 7.60 Dally -without Sunday, elx months...... 2.00 Dally without Sunday, thre months 1.&3 Dally without Sunday, per month.. 05 Sunday, per year 2.50 Sunday, elx months...... ............. 113 Sunday, three months....... 63 BT CARRIER. Dally without Sunday, per week Dally; per week. Sunday Included -20 THE "WEEKLY OREGOXIAX. (Issued Every Thursday.) Weekly, per year 152 Weekly, six months "Weekly, three months - M HOW TO REMIT Send portotnee money order, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency ars at the sender's risk. EASTERN" BUSINKSS OFFICE. The S. C. 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Cooper & Co., 48 Market street; Goldsmith Bros., 286 Sutter and- Hotel St. Francis News Stand: L. E. .Lee. Palace Hotel News Stand; F. W. Pitts. 1008 Market; Frank Scott. SO Ellis; N. Wheatley Mox-able News Stand, corner Mar ket and Kenrney streets; Foster & Orear. Ferry News Stand. Washington, V. C. Ebbltt House. Pennsylvania-avenue. PORTLAND. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11. 'IT PILLS BY LAW. Through our (telegraphic reports -we are told plainly that the sugar and to bacco interests have established a lobby In Washington to light the Philippine tariff bill. The Philippine Islands, un der sovereignty of the United States, are entitled to open trade -with the great country that enforoes their alle giance. But it doesn't please the sugar and tobacco monopolies of the United States, -who have the tariff now ar ranged or adjusted to their own profit and satisfaction. Hence the head of the sugar lobby at "Washington says: "We know that the Philippines could sn-amp the United States -with sugar, , and would do so if the duty -were re moved. Our interests compel us to op pose this measure." And suppose the Philippines should "swamp the United States -with sugar"?' Would cheaper sugar In this country, .where "everybody uses sugar, hurt eighty, millions of consumers? The ?ugar ring would be hurt, no doubt. Tljat Js the" reason -why It has Its great lobby at Washington, whose proclama tion that,-its "Interests" would be im periled, by justice, not only to the Philippines,' but to the consumers of the United "States, is as shameless a thing as erer protective graft avowed. Behold the Iniquity from another point of view. The secretary of the New Orleans Sugar Exchange Is the head of the sugar lobby at Washing ton. His state, his exchange, himself, devoted to the Democratic party through, and .through, and professing to stand ajjalnpt the whole theory, prin ciple and practice of .protective tariff, insist on keeping Philippine sugar out o the United States, careless alike of the Interests of the Filipinos, -whose submission Is enforced with the bayo net, and of the consumers in the United States, whom the tariff plucks for the enrichment of the monopoly. We produce but little sugar In the United States. Our total production of sugar from cane and beets amounts really to nothing 1n proportion to our consumption.. Our insular possessions, Porto Rico, the Hawaiian and Philip pine Islands added, would make only one-third of what we consume. But the monopoly of refiners, who control the Insular and foreign production un der present conditions, and so main tain extortionate prices, are afraid of a little more free raw sugar from the Philippines. It might interfere pres ently with their monopoly of the mar ket and might reduce prices. Would it be so dreadful? Is not. cheaper sugar one of the crying needs of the whole people of the United States? And why should the Govern ment of the United States continue to oppress the Philippines on the one hand and the whole people of the United States on the other, in order that the sugar monopoly may get the profit of the oppression of both? Is this mon opoly to continue to pill by law? DIPHTHERIA IN ISOLATED PLACES. Diphtheria, one of the most subtle, fatal and dreaded of all contagious dis eases, lias appeared In several country and village communities in various sec tions of the state within the past few weeks. It is very difficult in cases of this kind to enforce quarantine and to pro tect the living by quick and private burials of the dead. The sudden blow finds the stricken families wholly un prepared fora household siege, and Na ture cries out against the hurried dis posal of the dead body, which but yes terday, perhaps, represented a laugh ing, healthful child. Prudence, how ever, demands that these conditions be Inexorably enforced. An active and virulent contagion admits of no com promise upon these points. The prompt sacrifice of Individual convenience and feeling Is necessary for the general good. One of the most baffling characteris tics of this scourge Is its sudden break ing out In country districts, sparsely settled, perhaps, and where conditions appear to be specially conducive to health. Some years ago it appeared In its most malignant form In a settle ment in a stock region of Wasco County. The settlers Avere clean, thrifty folk, their children lived full half the time out of doors in the purest, most bracing air, and the water sup ply came from mountain springs. Quarantine was not supposed to be necessary at that time. The funerals of the first victims were attended by families far -and near, and the homes in the vicinity for many miles were smit fen by the loss of from one child tc all that the family contained. - The source. of "the-disease was never traced the germ theory not having at that time been .developed, and the cause of the outbreak "was set down as a dispensation of Providence or dismissed as a mystery which no man could fathom. It is not probable that diphtheria would be permitted thus to ravage any community Jn the state now. Certain ly there Is no community In -which a church or public funeral of a victim of this malady -would be allowed. It Is usually possible to trace the source of the disease without much trouble and to stamp it out before it becomes epi demic. Though how Its germs are transported to the tvaters ofi 'Jpolated and, by all standards of pure air, -wholesome food,, etc., a healthful re gion, still remains a mystery. ONE .PULL TOGETHIIK. It has been discovered 4n Seattle that" the Columbia-is Just as -much a Wash ington river as, an Oregon river. It is. and it always was, although we think there has "long been on Puget Sound a disposition to deny pi. ytEhe river Jiows ror nunnreds of miles through Washington soil, nd for hundreds more between Oregon and Washington; "but it enters the boundaries of Oregon at no place. Geographically, then, the Columbia, belongs to Washington more than to' any other State; commercially it is, we -think, of as much Importance to the one State as to the other. It has ever, therefore, been cause for dissatisfaction and remonstrance in Oregon that the burden of labor for Improvement of the river has been placed almost wholly on the people of Oregon and its delegation in Congress. It is true that the residents of Eastern Washington ,have always been aMve to the need and value of the work, but Puget Sound, where the bulk of Wash ington population and where Is lo cated the center of political, industrial and social influence, has regarded "the Columbia passively. If not with actual hostility. There was no inclination to admit that here was a mighty work that should be shared equally and pur sued "Jointly. It was thoughC with or without good reason, that the" first and most immediate benefits to the open ing of the river would inure to Port land, and therefore, as a 'Portland project. It should be carried on by Portland. There are now signs that Puget Sound has come to realize the folly and narrowness.of this view. That it Js vital to Portland and to Oregon to have a navigable channel to the sea Is true; but the advantages of a commer cial river are for all the great produc tive territory drained by the Columbia in Washington as In Oregon. Seattle sees it and admits It. If we are to re gard a recent statement in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as reflecting the common sentiment there. The growth and development of Eastern Washing ton will help Seattle. Improvement of the Columbia will help Eastern Wash ington. It is a waste of money and effort to Improve the Columbia or any ! .great stream without securing and maintaining practicable entrance. Therefore Seattle Is willing that the Jetty and bar shall receive favorable consideration at the present session of Congress, and will help get It. ' It is gratifying to find so broad and neighborly a "spirit animating Seattle, which has two members of Congres a Senator and a Representative, n may be surmised that these two Obo- gressmen will be, extremely anxious about the continued maintenance at Seattle of the Government Assay Of fice. Possibly we shall find here a basis for a long pull,, a strong pull, and h pull all together. Portland and Oregon are not without influence at .Wash ington. . MEN ITtOM THE WEST. The "men from, the West" received a well-merited compliment from' that grand old hero. Admiral Georre Dowev. at a Chicago banquet Saturday night. wnen, in speaking of the enlisted men in the Navy, he said: "These men come largely from the West, and are the finest specimens of manhood that America can produce." The Admiral expressed belief -that if every officer on a ship were killed In action the men could fight the ship to victor, and he laid at rest the ancient yarn about there being a shortage of material for manning the ship's of the Navy. On this point he said: The persons who comnlatn of tar luck f material for the growing Navy o m took beyond the fixhermon f the Maine Caot. Hut the day of the Now England OefcerauLR Ik passing. What the Navy wants now is men who can handle a machine; wide awake young Americans. The superiority of the Western man over his Eastern brother In nearly all lines of industrial effort on land has long been a noticeable fact, and It Is accordingly not surnrisimr to learn from an unquestionable authority that his standing at sea is equally good. The western men make bettor lighters at sea than the Eastern men because of the environment In which they develop. The "Vest has from the beginning of fmmuiiuii oecn imnous ior me stren uous 'bravery of the men who won It from the wilderness, and the savage. In the old settled portions of the Eastern States generations and centuries of ef fort have beaten smooth paths, worn grooves along which the Eastern men as a class wander from the cradle to the grave, without the necessity 'of making the struggle which the West ern man finds so necessary. The West, with lis rush and rustle and push, means a light from start to iimsn. and in no other part of the world are so large a proportion of the citizens the architects of their wn for tune?. It is no place for weaklings, and the laggard in the race is soon edged out. and returns to the land'where-Mfe is less strenuous and can be lived out with Jess effort. The old-time sons of the sea who fought with John Jaul Jones were, of course. Eastern men, because the West was then unknown, but'they developed In surroundings not unlike those which quickened .the blood in the. fathers of the young men who are now behind the guns In the Amer ican Navy. They beat in and out of the rock-bound harbors of the New England Coast, and the difficulty of wresting a livelihood from the sea while they fought the hordes of savages, which kept them crowded right down against the ocean, developed in them a fighting strain ..which left Its mark for all time on American naval history, as it was made a century ao. The Western man no longer has the savage to contend with, but he is Just as energetic, .brae and willing to fight as was his predecessor for whom the skyline never narrowed. With a New England man a trip of "500 miles into what he -terms the "West" is an event. With the Western man a jour ney to Alaska, Siberia or Africa is only ah Incident. The Western roan will tramp a thousand miles oyer snow and Ice through the cold and froxen North, with starvation staring him' In the face, and think nothing of the Incident, while the Eastern man. delayed on a fast express for a few hours by some minor accident, will fret and fume over the hardships which he must endure. This marked difference la the traits of the two claeses of Americans Is not the fault Of the Easterner, but is due solely to his environment. A few yoara In the West in close contact with the kind of men Dewey says make the best fighters in the world .makes a radical change In them, and for" the good of both the East and the West they are Joining us in annually Increasing numbers. THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE. The Northwest Passage, the exist ence of which has been a fruitful theme for -discussion for centuries. has at last been successfully navigated by a Nor wegian explorer, who lias sailed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific with out rounding Cape Horn. The achieve ment is a notable on, and the name of CaptaiH Amundsen win live In ntelory for all time. The pursuit of this polar "ignus fatuus" has In the past SM years cost hundreds of lives and vast sums of money, and. now that It has been Anally demonstrated that there Is a short route from Euoope and the Atlan tic seaboard, to the Orient, it is not at alt dear jhat anything of practical value has been accomplished. The route will never be of use for commercial purposes, and no new territory has been brought Into use by the discovery- And yet it was through the search for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole that all of this Western world became peopled with Caucasians. When Gaspar Corfereal. the Portu guese navigator, returned to Europe In 189. after being driven into Hud son's Bay from the Atlantic, he report ed that be had discovered a short route to the Far East, and chrteteoed It Straits of Antan. The proof submitted by Coriereal was not first -clap, but his gauzy yarn attracted some attention. A number of other explorers between the time of Columbus and the begin ning of the sixteenth century hod- also been trying to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacitlc by way of Hadson's Bay. Lack of success in finding entrance to the fabled straits at last induced them to come round Into the Pacific Magellan came through the straits which bear his name In 1519. and mis took Terra del Faego for the northern boundary of another continent, and Spain made the mistake of thinking she had secured a new gateway to the Far East. This relieved hor of the ne cessity of making nay immediate ef forts to find the Paatnc end of the Straits of Anlan; hut in 1S4! two small vcaeelp were sent north as far a the I 41th parallel, but were unucceaful in I discovering a Northwoat pastmge, al- j though they .extended the territorial limits of New- Spain on the Pacific. Sir i Francis Drake, the pirate, also made ah J offort to .find the short-cut beck to i England after he taul left a trail of ! destruction In the fieote and possettrlons of Spain. While engaged la the oearcu he captured a Spanish vtswel. the Santa Ana. which ws aho exploring the North Pacific Ocean. Among the crew of the Santa Ana was one Juan de Fuca. who. five years later. In 1133. sailed from Sato Bias and won undying Pi me by discovering lhe traits which now -bear his mm, hut which at that time he mfcttook for the Northwest Passage. The irtory of Juan de Fuca has oftn ben AlsrrttUed. -but. It obtained sufficient 'credence a couple of "centuries later to warrant Meares In naming the straits in honor of the old Spanish explorer, and when Mmres en tered the straits, still searching for the fabled Northwest Passage, ami fwUed miles without noting any signs of the strait lessening in sice, he wrote: Htwh ah -xtr ordinary clrciynlancr MIKed im with rrHpf coaectwrm an 4e tb wst m -xtr-wKr of tteto atrslt. wkk-ti we emm rtwid at all wsli rovid bo 1m al asjr KrHt SiManor from IlMdfM'a liar. Not only was the discovery of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. due to this early search for the Nortttweet Pas sage, but Hoccta. whjte beating cau tiously down the Coast In 177, sighted the Columbia River, which the Span iards for a time christened the St. Roc. It is thus quite clear that, while the actual discovery of the Northwest Passage may be of no great value, we owe much to the long list of exntorera, who, while In search of that far north ern waterway, have added so much to the world's knowledge and biased the trail for civilization. The Northwest Passage as a commercial link between the Atlantic and the Pacific Is value less, but it has been a magnet that "has drawn the world together and pread the race apart." and the early expeditions in search of It changed the ItoHtlcal map of the world. 1IKN4AMIN ITtANKIJN. January 17. IdOG. will he me 96Mh an niversary of the birth of America's greatest -diplomat, philosopher and pub lic lcncfctor. Benjamin PrankUn. The occasion is one that may well be gen erally observed thnHighout the United States, for. next to Washington, there is no man in American -history more worthy of honor. As -the Father of American Diplomacy, he advocated principles of Thtematlonal law which were far In advance of the thought of his time, but which have smce been adopted by the leading nations of the world. His teachings In public and private economy, set forth la such simple and pleasing language as to make them appeal to people of all classes, will outlive every change of social organization. As the pioneer In electrical discovery, he established the Identity of electricity and lightning: he invented the lightning rod. founded the first public library, organized the first fire company and the first fire Insurance company. Invented the Franklin .stove, and. in many other ways contributed very greatly 4o the well being of his fellow men. Franklin was one of the authors and signers of the Doeht ration of Independ ence and the successful negotiator of the treaty of peace which secured the recognition, of that independence. H!s Influence It was that secured the aid from France which ro materially. con tributed to the outcome of the Revolu tion. During his service in England prior to the beginning of war. while he was try lag to avert that conflict, he won a circle of friends and admirers among men in authority, with whom he could meet on friendly terms when the time came for England to acknowledge the victory or American arms.- His simple manners and warm-hearted, so ciable disposition made him an idol of the French people, who became deeply to sympathy with the cause of the colonies. Thomas Jefferson classed Franklin" as the second greatest American In point of service to his country, and when Washington hesitated to place the Ex ecutive Department Jn mourning for Franklin, lest a custom should be es tablished In welch It would later be difficult to draw the line. Jefferson de clared that the world had -drawn so broad a line between Washington and Franklin, on the one hand, and all the residue of mankind, on the other, that we might wear mourning for them and the question remain new and undecided as to all others. Lincoln occupies a more prominent place Jn American his tory than does Franklin. Roosevelt bids fair to leave a more lasting im pression upon1 the civic life of the coun try than did the great diplomat. "The many-sided Franklin," however. In his quiet, modest manner, as patriot, statesman, philosopher, author and man of affairs, left a record of achieve ment which will grow, as the centuries pase. insuring him a very high place on his country's roll of honor. Teachers in the public schools of Ore gon seeking a subject for special study by t,helr pupils will find few better-opportunities than will be offered on Jan uary 17. The story of the rise of a boy from poverty to wealth and f rorti Ignor ance and obscurity to great erudition and honorable renown is always pleas ing and Inspiring, for such a "story is always one of industry and frugality. Franklin's autobiography, a copy of which may be purchased In any book store for a few cents, contains scores of pages well worth reading and study, not only for their literary style, but for the excellent precepts they teach. Poor Richard's Almanac, as popular a cen tury ago In England and France as in America, Is a collection of proverbs, that are Interesting and profitable read ing for old and young. The second cen tennial of Franklin's birth should not be permitted to pass without the day being made the occasion for acquaint ing the young people of this country with the extent ami importance of that man's service to his fellow men. Almost every day there comes a report from some manufacturing town In the Northwest of the death or serious In jur of a mill employe who was caught In machinery and crushed. Sawmills and planing-mllls seem to furnish the greater proportion of the accidents. In almost every Instance examination after tno accident will show that If proper precautions had been taken the danirerous portion of the machinery rould have been covered, or at least protected, to such an extent as to pre vent the Injury. Usually the defect is due entirely to thoughtlessness. The proprietor of a mill has seen the wheels go round In the same place for years, and nothing has happened to give cause for greater precaution. Work men become accustomed to working In dangerous places and become care less. In a. great many Instances a short piece of board and three or four nails, with live minutes work, would verve tb project the dnngorous ma chinery and prevent accident.' It is not a question of cost, but of thoughtful nees. If every owner of a mill would go over his plant today, closely seeking for places where machinery could be covered, he would be surprised to find how much could be done to reduce the dancer of Injury to employes. Itohert D. Ballnntyne, millionaire and society man. aged 3C. and unmar ried, committed suicide at Newark, N. J.. Saturday. Dispatches conveying the news state that the dead man devoted hut little initc to business and led the life of a gentleman of leisure. (The only reason assigned for the act is that of ill-health. The incident again illus trates that there are things In this world beyond the power of wealth, and that the able-bodied young man who, by the sweat of his brow, can earn enough for food and raiment for him self and family, is not infrequently happier than the world-weary million aire on whom the pleasures of life have palled at an early age. '. 31 r. Colcock, chief lobbyist for the sugar trust, -is at 'Washington, in charge of the' sugar interests, which will make a fight against the reduction of the duty on Philippine sugar. "We know," said he. "that the Philippines conhl swamp the United States with sugar, and would do so If the duty was removed." There are a few million people In this country who pay about 6 cents per pound for sugar which Mr. Havemeyer once testified cost the re fineries less than 3 cents pcrpound to put on the market. These consumers are ready and willing to have this "swamping" process begin at the earli est possible moment. In Oregon It Is no crime for a mem ber of a partnership to sell the partner ship property and depart with the pro ceeds, ami for that- reason Governor Chamberlain was about to refuse to grant the extradition of a man wanted In Alabama for such an offense. It was shown, however, that Alabama has a statute making such an act a crime, and the prisoner will go back for trial. Oregon has something to learn from her Southern sister. Lawyers may be able to show authority for the doctrine that a partner cannot be guilty .of stealing partnership property, but they cannot show good reason for It. Master Mechanic D. L McLaughlan on Saturday ran an engine over the first 1209 feet of track on- the line from Hillsboro to the Nehalem. The event is noteworthy, for among all the num berless schemes that hnve been started with a view to building a railroad to Tillamook this. Is the first that ever got far cnniltrh nlnn In n-rViI,!f r ... and 129 feet of track. The best feature! of the event lies In the fact that the good work will be pushed through to early completion. " The University of Washington girls basket-ball team has disbanded be cause all other college teams play ac cording to men's rules, and the game thus played Is considered too rough. The Washington young ladles show good sense. Possibly It had not occurred hereto fore to our -Impulsive young friends from Corvallla: but the way to win at football, or at any other game. Js not to walk off the. field. ,Now that Milwaukle Is free from threatened Invasion by Its big 'neigh bor. Vancouver heaves a sigh of relief. McKinley and Puter have not suc ceeded in keeping out of Jail merely for the benefit of their health. ' If WiIford.Craln has luck, he- may be able some day to tell-bls own story. silhouettes; A man named Straw was defeated for Mayor of MarshfleW the other day. No wander. The supply of his kind of votes was exhausted by William Randolph Hears: more than a month ago. . Thos- who are most ready to listen to evil report art moat ready themselves to commit evil. A thorough coarse of liver medicine will cure the moat aggravated case of disap pointment in love. As between the music of the rustle of angels' wings and that of the rustle of pettlsoats. most men would choose the latter -and it Isn't -at all certain that they don't produce exactly the same melody. When men lose the last vestige of personal vanity they .xnetamorphlze Into the jellyfish of society. That one who Is not better than his cenlluct' is hopelessly lost. Tha thrae most logical conditions of mind seem to be remorse, repentance and recollection. One of the crying needs of the age Is a correspondence reboot of epitaph writing-. When the women settle the suffrage row they can turn their attention to buying Impossible cigars and crim inal neckties for their men friends' Christmas present. This Is the season of the year when the head of the family who is at his wits' ends for Christmas presents feels like advocating race suicide. a " Oregon City is a lively place these days. Immediately following the city election comes the meeting of the County Horticultural Society. Vermont must feervery proud of the hanging nf Mrs. Mary Rogers. All the Mmc a lot of us wjll be bold enough to ask whether the greatest guilt of mur der rests upon the soul of this -woman or on the state. Admiral Dewoy in his Chicago speech demonstrates that he knows how to pay compliments as well as fight. When OIJ Ironsides' Is destroyed by order of Secretary Bonaparte it will be time to tHrn Mount Vernon Into a second-rate Summer hotel. Now If Captain Amundsen, the ex plorer who has discovered the North wost Passage, will only go home and plewse not wrlto a book he will havo caraed the gratitude of the entlra world. m President Roosevelt Is said, to be contcmplatintr another big game hunt In the mountains of New Mexico. I had supposed tht railroad rebate contro versy would furnish him all the sport he needed for some time to come. la spite of his name WItto doesn't Mora to be smart enough for the Job. The public must be getting very tired having every hiifsy who breaks Into the realm of newspaper notoriety reforrcd to as an "actress" and certain ly the hundreds of honest, hard-working womin who make their living on the stage arc - entitled to-a "squajcr ueal." - In the midst of dreams of happiness I one-" may always be certain "that Fate Is winding the alarm clock. j The motley 'of comedy is .only the cloak of - tragedy turned wrong side i out. " The pursuit of politics is the most expensive of all our dissipations. j Most young men think they have a earcor at At 5S they are thankful. If. they are sure they have a Job. ! Sarah Bernhardt called the people of Quebec savages and then. Just to prove that they wore not, the people of Que bec mobbed her In the streets. m m Most people seek the frivolities of the world to escape the boredom of tholr own companionship. ARTHUR A. GREENE. Mrs. Gould Abandoned Her. Auto. New York Herald. Mrs. Howard Gould, who left New York In her Imported automobile for a run to Annapolis, Md.. to see Prince Louis of Battenborg and the fleet of warships, abandoned It here Wednes day and ordered It sent back to Phila delphia. .Owing to sand ruts, break downs, leakages and finally collapse, it took the machine from early Sunday morning until 6 o'clock Monday even ing to come from New York to--Baltimore. Only a few hours out of New York, there was a breakdown which delayed the party for an hour. Near Philadel phia there was another one. and a three-hour stop was made for repairs and cleaning. Just outside of Wilmington, the ve hicle quit work. Telephones were called Into service and a. car was se cured front Wilmington to haul the machine and Its occupants to the Clay ton house. They started out early next morning to make what should have been a three-hour run to Baltimore. It re quired nine hours, and Mrs. Gould final ly ordered the 72-mlle car to an Igno minious passage homeward by freight. Mrs. Gould, who was accompanied by Miss Shackelford, of New Jersey, and Miss Farnham. of England, took a train for Annapolis. Hon. Blngcr Hermann Plans. Eugene Guard. The Guard Is reliably Informed that Hon. Binger Hermann will again seek the nomination for Congressman to succeed himself. It Is possible the Rose-burg- politician in the district primary nomination, may capture the plum and in the face of past circumstances may be elected. The Colonel as a Boomer. Ncwberg Graphic. Not very long ago Colonel Hofer had a habit of referring to the Wood burn candidate as "Itty Watty Tooze and not he is booming him for Con gress. There Is a suspicion that the Colonel Is simply paving the way for the ordeal when the maiden shall say: "Why don't you speak for yourself. JohnT The Favored Wooer. New Tork Herald. The ro that I sat were red. The other chap's were .-white; My heart 1 torn with doubt and far. Which will she wear tonight,? I hear her step upon tha stair " Mr fortasea to disclose; Milady cosies, but. oh. ree walaf yihOMt violet are these T BENGAL BOYCOTTS ENGLAND Written for The Oreiroalaa hr 3f. C. Slaha - (East Indian), a stadent at Oregoa A rri cul tural Cbllece. .We live In an age of cosa petition and never was the struggle for existence ao great as now. What Is true of individu als la true of nations. Europe has lived long enough as a parasite on some of the countries of Asia, but the wind has changed. Asia has. shown signs of awak ening. Suddenly such potent signs of the Asiatic change of sentiment were ob served in Bengal (Eastern India) that Lord Curson, the Viceroy tof India, felt It his duty to weaken the strength of Ben gal by dividing It Into two parts, and de stroy Its united front. The Bengals found out the trick, and they protested, peace- tuily of course, nhat the .government should not pass any Jaw affecting their province, without their own consent. But the government defied all constitutional protestation. In consequence the people of Bengal have organized a regular boy cott of Ensllsh goods. The following Is a summary of what boycott means In In dia. It Is quoted from the Wednesday Review, of Madras. October t. 1305: C the Dljtor of The Wedneaday Review). SUt "Every reformation must berln at home." they say. Here In Bengal, the move ment has been taken In right earnest by every .child of the family, not to speak of the wiser elders. One that knows how to place flnrer on the pulse of the movement will discover that th fol lowing are a few oat of many practical achievements In that direction: First The cloth merchants In Benral hare In a body riven a. written promise not to Import Manchester goods any more! .Second The shoenellers have decided to sell only country-made shoes. Third Tho stationers have taken a solemn vow to Import only country-made stationery articles! Fourth Th sweetmeat sellers have been refustnr go In for foreign sugar and pre paring sweetmeats out of country-made sugar! Fifth Shoe repairing claw refuse to touch Enrllsh boots!! Sixth The "Dobles" have unanimously agreed not to wash the Manchester cloths, threatening to give up their service In Man chester cloth-using; houses!! Seventh The barbers have made up their xnlndu not to bur English razors hereafter and not to touch tboe with Manchester clothes!!! Klghth The cooks of the Kitchens threaten to strike If they are compelled to cook food In the Kngllsh enameled pota. They have declared to give up services In the European Ued Bertinl Houses!!! Ninth Tho cigar merchants and petty deal ers of the Railway platform boldly threw oft English-made cigarettes and are heard crying aloud on the Railway platforms. "Deal che root" and so on!! Tenth Young boy fear to ask for nice Manchester clothes (worn before) for the next Poojih. They think It Is a sin to wear them now! IT. Eleventh College boys have spread the mes sages of the movement everywhere. Twelfth Shirts made cf English cloths are not seen now. Thirteenth The number of patients In the Government Hospitals Is going- down. Fourteenth Native doctors and practitioners have heaviest work to do. Fifteenth Everything English going- down, while everything indigenous Is coming up. Sixteenth The Bengatese are never seen in any English firms as was the case before Au rust last. Seventeenth Anglo-Indian newspapers are losing; hold, while the Indian ones are coming up rapidly. Eighteenth Not a day passes without a pub lic meeting in houses. lanes, compounds, squares, bazar?, streets and gardens. Nineteenth Evening hourn are. as a rule, being devoted by the students and the elders for popularizing the movements. Twentieth Lecture parties have gone to vil lage now to Breach. Twenty-first Natives in "native dress are Te speeted. while those In European coatums are avoided and hated. Is a thing like thta pctalble at Trichinopoly. boosting to be a second town to Madras? A VOICE FROM BENGAL. Here. is an opportunity for the business men of the Pacific Coast, America. 3Ir. E. R. T. Hammond recommends In the New Tork Herald that Americans should take advantage of the Bengali boycott of British goods. He says: "Other na tions are quick to take advantage of any boycott of American goods, and why should not the Yankee take Instant ad vantage of his boasted commercial abil ity and' foresight. Glancing at a sum mary of the Insignificant trade done In India by America la no compliment to its foresight. From Consular experience In endeavoring to foster American export trade, I should think it advisable that the State Department at Washington should at once appoint a highly-trained and specially-fitted commercial agent for India alone, as the field Is worth IL" i . How the Mighty Have Fallen. Vancouver Columbian. Heretofore It has been generally ac cepted as an uncontrovertible fact that The Oregonlan was equal to any eth ical, sociological or orthodoxlcal emer gency. Now comes this self same great palladium of the people's liberties, this great encyclopedia of clarifications for complex contingencies and owns up that the recent ministerial row In Portland Is beyond Its powers of ex planation. How the mighty have fallen! Mis Only Fault. Pendleton Tribune. It transpires that Adams, the cash ier of the Seattle United States Assay- office, who. it was recently discov ered, had robbed the, pokes of tho Alaska miners of $1,000,000. was In outward appearance, a model man. He neither drank nor smoked; attended punctually and contributed liberally t,o the church and owned a fine dog and an automobile; his only fault being that he was Just a thief. Oregon's Ofrcnses Very Small. Boise News. The New Yorkers who were. wont to turn up their noses at Oregon because her Congressional delegation was un der a cloud need look no further now than their home Senators. Piatt and Depew have been badly smirched by the Insurance Investigations, which have shown up conditions that make Oregon land frauds look trivial and commonplace. A New Disease High School Cor. Salem Journal Miss Clark, one of the high school teachers, has been sick and was com pelled to give up teaching during the flrsC part of the wools; She has the his tory 'department. Laugh It Off. Milwaukee Sentinel. When you're sufTerlnjr reversion Till It seems naught but diversion la the-only thing yon need to keep your weary mind Intact, . . Try a little healthy laughter. Good, old-fashioned. Jolty laughter,. And you'll find It bully medicine . tonic, for a fact. When you can't make any headway. And. each day teeras like a dead day. And th thorns begin to pester, till your nerves are shattered, racked. Stop a bit. get busy quaffing From the bottle labeled "Laughing" Get yotar fill -and then start over It's a tonic for a fact. Are you grumpy? Are you grouchy? Do yoa feet Ilk saylag ouchy Every tlaae soaseoce gets aear you? Save you lost the. thin caned, tact? Try a C3j of sassy r hag tor. Sweetened u with merry laughing It's the. beet'thlsr oa tfce" Market for a ttmic .'jar a fact. fultqn ant roo'sevelt; They May Profit by His Example. Olympla. Olympian. That la filling important Federal posi tions UV Oregon the President absolutely Ignored the wishes of United States Sen ator Fulton, of that state. Is rather alarming news for Senators Plle and Ankeny, who are counting on naming sev eral candidates In Washington. Oregon Needs All Possible Aid. Corvallla Times. It Is unfortunate that Senator Fulton Is at loggerheads wltft President Roose velt. These be times when Oregon needs all the Influence "she can muster at Wash ington. The eyes of the country, partly because of the the land frauds and partly by reason of the Lewis and Clark Fair, are upon the state, and the query abroad Is, Is It for better, or for worse, that Oregon Is In the limelight? Doing- the Best He Can. Albany Democrat. Oregon Is. therefore, practically without representation. This Is .not intended as a hit for Senator Fulton, for he is doing about the best he can under the circum stances. His mistakes were made in the beginning of his official' duties by the rec ommendation of worthless men to office In payment of political obligations, a course that doesn't .seem to set very we.ll with the present religious President, with Democratic proclivities. Senator Xot Down. and. Out. Baker City Herald. The democratic and radical press oC the state are gloating over the downfall of Senator Fulton. But Senator Fulton la not yet down and out. Senator, Fulton has not yet broken with tho President, as this press would lead thd people to be lieve, although the President has made a couple of appointments which Fulton did not recommend, but that was merely a. matter of Individual choice on the part of the President and does not show that he has de'eided to totally disregard Senator Fulton In all questions relating to tho welfare of Oregon. The Break Xot Serious. Pilot Rock Record. "In looking Oregon's situation at Wash ington squarely in the face. It is not half so bad as made to appear by some of the papers of the state. We can easily see why Democratic papers are willing to magnify the alleged breach between the President and Senator Fulton, but It Is really reprehensible in Republican papers to come to their aid in discrediting the only representative we have, and In hold ing him responsible for the broken rela tions with the President because of his well-known friendship for his unfortunate colleagues. President's Action Unwarranted. Toledo Leader. Bristol was the choice of Heney, who. It Is reported, will continue to take tho lead in conducting the land fraud cases In Oregon. This will enable Heney to keep an eye or two upon Mr. Bristol, no Oregon man being altogether above sus picion of the National administration, of which Heney, although an active Demo crat, is one of the main guys. Bristol Is probably a good man, as reported, but the insult which Senator Fulton has received from the President is unwarranted.- Roosevelt might as welt go a little further and place Oregon under martial law. The people of the state are as meek aa oysters, and wouldn't think of protesting. Why He Yielded. " Astoria Astorlan. To the people of Astoria who know United States Senator Charles W. Fulton, there Is nothing ambiguous In his patient submission to the dictation of the powers at Washington In the appointments of Brlstow&and.Lawrence., He. Is In a pecul iar and- extraordinary attltude,as the sole representative of Oregon In Congress. He has no delegation with him with which to work. In open sympathy, for the good of the State; no colleagues to share the onus of opposing the policies of the President or of his bureau chiefs. He Is absolutely alone; the "entire respon sibility for everything, good or bad. that is done for or against the State of Oregon. Is his. and he has simply sacrificed his personal wishes and aspirations, for the good of the people of the State he repre sents. THE CHAIN AFFAIR. Harpooning a Witness. Weston Leader. Down In Crook County a man name Craln was cruelly beaten by ,a thus who Is permitted to wear a marshal's star. Not long ago 'his barn was burned down, containing his entire crop of hay. Craln had the courage to testify against Williamson in the land fraud trials, - and Is now being "har pooned" In turn by Williamson's hench men. In accordance with threats as cribed to the convicted Congressman, 3Iay Hear Something: Drop. Ashland Tidings. Governor Chamberlain has a respon sibility. as to tho proper punishment of Harrington, the Town Marshal oC Prinevllle. who clubbed Wilford J. Craln to death and Is now out oa $500 ball on a mere charge of assault. Prine vllle should be awakened to a realiza tion of her true situation in this mat ter. It looks bad, very bad, to an out sider, who has some information as to the cause of the persecution of Craln after his testimony In the Gesner-WU-Hamson land-fraud cases. Prinevllle may hear something drop heavily by and by, especially if the Federal Gov ernment finds a way to get jurisdiction, in this case. Government Should Act, St. Helens Mist. Wilford J. Craln, of Prinevllle, tha Government's star witness In the land fraud cases, was beaten nearly to death recently by Robert J. Harring ton, the City Marshal. The Oregonlan is of the opinion that the attack was premeditated and was made In revenga for Crain's testimony against Con gressman Williamson. If ao It would, seem that the United States authori ties would sift the matter to the'bottonx and see to It that all persona connect ed with, the crime are prosecuted to the limit. For any one who has "known htm personally It is hard to believe Williamson would have any part in or In any way sympathize with such a -dastardly affair, but if he has had, thea all sympathy for him will be lost. State's Good Name Involved. Boise (Idaho) Statesman. The assault added to Oregon's- Ills grace and this is again deepened by the open approval of the act that la Indulged In by the people of the town. What will be 'done remains to be seen but It Is perfectly . apparent that tho Prinevllle people will do nothing, even though the victim die. It will then be come a case for the Governor. Just what the powers of the Governor are In that state the.. Statesman does not know, but It Is to be assumed he la clothed with the ordinary power to see that the laws are enforced. If he Is, it will become his duty to proceed against every official in the county woo may fall or refuse to do bis duty. It will he in his power to save the good name of the state even though the town a ad county may desire to starfd forth, as supporters of graft and apologists for zaurder. i