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THE XOBSIXG OREG020JLK, MOXBAY, DECEMBER 11, lf05. AMBITION CURBED BY PRIMARY LAW BRO HINTS AT DAMAGE SUIT Partisan Leaders Hesitate to Seek -Nominations by Untried Plan. Young Lawyer Resents Action of La. Crosse Man Who Made Complaint. OLD SYSTEM IS OBSOLETE WAS EMPLOYE OF COMPANY Two, Per Cent of. Voters ttfust Sljrn Petition Before Eligibility of . Candidate Will Be Passed Upon by Voters. Warhorses are chafing: the strand, both in the Democratic and the Repub lican camps, more than for many moons. In the Democratic camp,' they are .-worrying how to get nominees on their ticket; in the Republican how to keep them oft. For there is a mighty difference be tween being a Democrat anda Repub lican so much that the patriots In the Democratic camp don't nee the use of running for office, except In a very few cases, whilo those on the other side, see all the Teason in the world. And while the Democratic stalwarts would like to run for the exceptional few offices, and are shy of the others, their Republican rivals arc shy of those few, such as the Governorship and the Shrlnvallty of Multnomah County,' nnd ono of the Supreme Court Judgeships, wbloh are now held by the untcrrlflcd. The gentlemen who hunger for the offices are bethinking themselves of ways to get the nominations from their respective parties, for it must be re memberej that they no longer must peek nominations from conventions but from the people at the primaries. The necessary preliminary to every man's candidacy is that he shall be put forward for a nomination by peti tion of at least 2 per cent of the votes cast In June, 1904, for bis party's nom inees for Congress, in the state at large, or a county, or a Judicial 'dis trict or a state Senatorial or Represen tative or Congressional district as the case may be. The candidate who shall enter tho primary in this manner and shall re ceive the most votes of his party for the nomination, will be the nominee of ii!; narty and will be voted for In the usual yjanncr at the June election. Few Offerings for Sacrifice. Therefore the warhorses are prick ing up their ears and rolling their eyes toward the grecr pastures. In the Re publican camp ther will be a light all along the line for the nominations; even though the braves fear for the re election of Democratic Governor Cham berlain and Democratic Sheriff Word, of Multnomah County. In the Demo cratic camp, there will be scarcely any flght of state-wide Interest, save tha for the nomination for Sheriff in this county, for It goes without suylng that Governor Chamberlain will be renom inated without opposition and T. G. Hallcy for Supremo Court Justice. For the Democrats who shall run for many of the offices will be offered up as sncrlflces on their party's altar, and they know It full well; besides, they will have to spend their money and time and mus. cle In order to secure nominations In ac cordance with the direct primary law. Candidates can go on the primary bal lot only when presented by petitions signed by members of their respective parties, in many precincts and counties. Hence, It will be no small Job to obtain the signatures. Tho signers of Btate petitions must rep resent at least one-tenth of the precincts in each of at Jeast seven counties In the state, and the signers of Congressional petitions must represent at least one tenth of the precincts in each of at least one-fourth of the counties of the district. A petition for county nomination must contain electors residing In at least one Hfth of the precincts In each of at least two counties In the district. It will be seen, therefore, that the cir culation of nominating petitions will be no small task, because they will have to be circulated In a number of counties and In many precincts. Ono county such as Multnomah Is not permitted by the law to furnish all the signatures on a petition for the nomination of Governor, nor Mult nomah, Linn. Lane, Washington and Mar ion combined, because seven counties must "bo represented on the petition. Other Party Perplexities. And while the riddle for Democrats Is how to get their ticket filled, and that for Republicans Is how to keep men off their ticket. Republicans have yet another problem how to secure party harmony. The Democrats have issued a call for a rally In Portland on Jackson day, January S. that they may counsel with one another. Their State Central Com mittee Is to meet on that day and their two Portland clubs the Multnomah and the Young Men's will lend aid. Republicans have already held one lovefoast, which took place October 12, attended by brethren from all over the Mate. Last Tuesday some 26 Republi cans of Multnomah County, from both the old-time factions, held a love feast and appointed a committee to prepare a plan of party union. . This plan will be submitted to the lovefeasters next Wednesday. Its chief suggestions are that all Republican candidates for nomination shall pledge themselves before the primaries to support the successful nominees in the election, and that an assembly of some 200 Republicans be held for the pur pose of "getting together." State Offices Seeking Candidates. The state and Multnomah offices to be filled In the elections next June are the following; Governor. Secretary of State. State Treasurer. Supreme Judge. Attorney-General. Superintendent of Public Instruction. State Printer. Labor Commissioner. United States Senator. Two Representatives in Congress. Fifteen State Senators. Sixty State Representatives. Five Circuit Judges. One Prosecuting Attorney. Multnomah County. County Judge. One Commissioner. Clerk. Auditor. Treasurer. Sheriff. Coroner. Surveyor.. Two of the five Circuit Judges. Two of the 15 State Senators, one of them Joint with Clackamas." " Thirteen of the 60 State Representa- . . m tlves. one of them joint with Clacka mas. Three Justices of the Peace and three Constables. To Make Petitions Legal. The vote for Representatives In Con gress In June, 1901. determines the number of signatures required on a primary peti tion. The number In each case Is 2 per cent of that vote. In the electoral district concerned. The vote by counties and the number of signatures required are aa fol lows: Republican. Democratic. . SIgna- -Slgna- Votes. tures. Votes, tures. Baker 1.S7B 2S MIS 2S Benton SIS IS 715 15 Clackamas 1.717 34 1,624 32 Clatsop 1.302 . . 26 Cat 12 Columbia S7 19 20 7 Coos l,m 30 SIS 17 Crook 17 2CS 7 Curry 333 . 67 177 4 Douglas 2.143 43 1.5SS 32 Gilliam -4S4 10 263 K Grant 335 W 473 S Harney 4fi6 3 227 7 Jackson X.76S 33 1,372 27 Josephine S99 18 - 720 14 Klamath 563 It 279 6 Lake 471 3 229 5 Lane 2.SK2 52 2.186 44 Lincoln 579 12 213 4 Linn 1.9S2 40 1.SG5 37 Malheur. C90 14 399 S Marion 3,099 62 LW2 36 Morrow 783 16 3SS Multnomah ....11.256 223 3.S1S 76 Polk 1.3C4 27 L052 21 Sherman C33 13 201 4 Tillamook C30 13 247 5 Umatilla 2,126 43 1.31S 26 Union 1.747 35 1,218 24 Wallowa 752 IS 537 11 Wasco 1,791 26 MS 17 Washington ... 1.7S5 36 1.001 20 Wheeler 494 10 223-4 Yamhill 1,612 32 1.139 23 Totals ........5L096 XOOO 29,930 599 Totals, Congressional Districts First 23.970 479 17.157 343 Second 27.126 543 12.778 253 Totals, Judicial Districts Second (Lane. Douglas. Coos. Curry. Lincoln. Benton) 8.05S 161 5.727 315 Fourth (Mult nomah) 11.256 225 3.S18 76 Sixth (Umatilla and Morrow).. 2.909 5S J .700 24 Eighth (Baker) L87S 3S L419 2S Tenth (Union, Wallowa) 2.499 50 il.TSS S3 Totals. State Senatorial Dlstriots Marlon. Linn... 5.0SI 102 2.667 73 Clackamas and Multnomah ...12,973 259 5.442 109 Morrow, Union. Umatilla 4.656 S3 2.924 58 Baker, Harney, Malheur 3,034 61 2.145 43 Totals, State Representative Districts Coos, Curry.. 1.629 37 1,025 20 Douglas. Jack son 3,913 7S 2.330 59 Lincoln. Polk... 1.943 39 1.2C5 25 Tillamook and Yamhill 2.242 45 L3S6 2S Clackamas and Multnomah ...12.973 2J9 5,442 109 Crook, Grant, Klamath. Lake 2,811 56 1.429 29 Morrow. Uma tilla 2.909 58 1,706 34 Union. Wallowa 2,499 50 1.753 23 Harney, Malheur- 1,156 23 726 15 Gilliam. Sher man. Wheeler. LC11 32 CS9 14 The Second Judicial District will elect a successor to Judge L. T. Harris; the Fourth will elect, successors to Judge M. C. George and Judge A. F. Sears. Jr.; the Sixth a successor to Judge W. R. Ellis; the Eighth, a successor to Judge Samuel White, and. tho Tenth, a successor to Prosecuting Attorney Clarence Crawford. These are the only Judicial districts which will bold elections. The other legislative districts that will hold elections are the following: .Senatorial Districts. No. L Marion, two Senators; 2Co. 2, Linn: "Xo. 4, Lane; No. 8, Jackson: No. 10. Benton: No. 33. Yamhill: No. 14. Clack amas; No. IS. Multnomah; No. 19, Clat sop; No. 23, Umatilla. "Representative Districts. No. L Marlon, five representatives. No. 2. Linn, three representatives. No. 3, Lane, three representatives. No. 4, Douglas, two representatlvei. No. 5. Coos. No. 7, Jonephlne. No. 8. Jackson, two representatives. No. 30, Benton. No. 11. Polk. No. 13, Yamhill, two representative. No. 15. Washington, three representa tives. No. 1C. Clackamas, three representa tives. No. IS. Multnomah, 12 representatives. No. 19, Clatsop, two representatives. No. 20. Columbia. No. 23. Umatilla, two representatives. No. 23, Union. No. 26. Baker. No. 29. Wasco, two representatives. The number of signers required on a Republican primary petition for a state nomination will be 1000. the maximum required by law; on a Demo cratic petition. 599. Candidate for a Republican nomination In the First Congressional District must each se cure 79 signatures, and In the Second District . 543. Candidate? for the Demo cratic nomination much each obtain 343 signatures in the First District, and 255 In the Second, One Xeedcd Reform. PORTLAND, Dc. 30. (To the Editor.) Will you mention Ibe fact tbt the 3cklnc on the Stel brldce U worn out and very Jncf roufl to bore? A I Sive oecuion to crlve over the bridlf everr day, I a la a position to know. A little publicity on your part would accomplish, something, I thlslc It eexns to me Maror Laae would t la better bulnrsa mitc&dlnr to each sitter th&n mv pressing cunhltnc In aeichborhood towns or directing market ises aa to tbe hascl&c of tbelr tarkeyc. E. Q. WILUAiiS. VOYAGE OF DANCER Graphic Story of Roanoke's Tempestuous Trip. PERILOUS HOURS OF STORM Dr. Owens Adair Writes Experience .of Passengers on Coasting Steam ship, Rudderless in Worst Gale of the Season. SAN DIEGO. CaL. Dec 5. Ta. the Edi tor.) Having been requested by a num. ber of the passengers of the Roanoko to give The Oregonlan or j personal account of her late perilous trip to San Fran cisco, I respectfully submit the following: At 3:15 P. M-. Nov. 27. last. Captain Dunham, master of the steamship Roanoke, attempted to ctoa the Hum. boldt bar at Eureka. There wan a heavy r-ea, and the bar wa very rough. When nearly across a tremendous breaker caught the ship, driving her out of the channel, and carrying away her rudder. The captain endeavored to saving her back Into tbe channel, but finding ?he would not obey her helm, he promptly backed her. At this moment the next huge on-coming breaker, gathering force as It came, struck her with a stupendous force that, combined with the rklllful maneuvers of the captain, swung her completely around with her prow toward the sea. Had this mighty waw moved against instead of with his effort1, we should have Inevitably been lost. at the jh!p. being heavily laden and entirely rudderless, would have been speedily ground to fragments on that seething, sinuous bar. Then, with added steam, she was forced across the spit, striking It three times with a violence thai made her rSiIver from stem to stern, and made a nole like the roar of a cannon. Into deep water.. Now she rent the air with pierc ing signals of distress and calls for aid. Meantime she was vigorously struggling, so far aa was possible in her disabled con dition, to escape the bar and reach the open sea. Finally she succeeded In reach ing comparative safety, and soon after ward a tug from Eureka came out. losing one of her lifeboats on the bar In crossing to our assistance. She Flood by all that night. In cat her help should be needed. The barometer then indicated fair weather. The whole of that night was occupied by Captain Dunham and crew In rigging a jury rudder, which was put in place about S A. M. Between 6 and 7 Captain Dunham had dismissed the tug, directing Its roaster to telegraph to the company at San Francisco that he would proceed under Jury rudder and re questing them to dispatch a lug to meet him, which would find the Roanoke about 25 miles from shore. The new rudder broke almost Immediately after It In stallation and was rendered useless, after which each day was employed In rigging new Jury rudders, all but the last of which met the same fate as did the first. About 10 A. M. a southeast (offshore) breeze providentially sprung a. which materially aided us In setting out to sea. for as the ship revolved In her rudderless condition, and ach time her bow pointed seaward, her full engine pow er was exerted to force her forward, thus, in seaman's phrase, "kicking" her ahead. The favoring wind helped to hold her in her course till the maneuver was ac complished. This continued until between 8 and 9 that night, when a terrific south east gale set in, lashing the sea Into a raging fury and lasting until 3 the next morning, the ship constantly firing sig nals and showing lights. And now. for the first time In my life. I realized the full and awful Import of that much-used expression, "a shin at sea without a rudder." Lying prone upon my back, cllocltis des perately to the bars or the berth above to prevent being thrown from my own. and perhaps crushed to death, my ears filled with the pandemonium that reigned overhead and all around me furniture banging- from side to. side, crockery smashing and everything movable In con stant and violent collision: the wind shrieking, and ton's of water crashing down upon us. even filling the smoke stacks; every awful plunge of the vessel threatening to engulf her thus the long hours dragged on. In the midst of all this a lifeboat was wrenched from Its davits and smashed Into kindling wood, and two Immense Iron liferafts were torn from their moorings and raked the deck bick and forth with crery roll of the laboring ship, adding their distracting uproar to the dreadful din. As If this were not enough, the J lb-sail, by the assistance of which the captain was vainly endeavoring to guide his distressed vessel, was torn loose and came thunder ing to the deck, the boom barely missing his own and his first officer's beads, and forcing Its way through a deck window. In the expressive language of Rev. De Witt Talmage. "God In his Infinite mercy snatched vs from the jaws of death and delivered us from tbe regions of KelL" About 3 A. M., Wednesday. November 29. to the Joy of all on board, the fearful storm ctaied. but the waves, lasbed by Its fury, still ran SKnrataln high, gradually calmlac down. On Thanksgiving morning the sun shone heavy suxr breaking otkr toe coL.cxmA.-RrvxR jetty out like, an approving smile from God. upon us. and warmed us Into renewed hope. On Wednesday morning the captain had said to me aT tbe table, "we -shall be In San Francisco for Thanksgiving." for he had great faith In the Jury rudder, then ander construction, but unfortun ately. It was carried away almost as soon as It was in position. Nothing daunted, another was promptly begun, in the form of what Is called a "log." made of two spars lashed together. Tills not proving a success. It was hoisted on deck and a boom lashed between two spars, and a 240-pound anchor attached. This, at last, proved the successful Jury rudder which enabled us to make from four to five miles an hour. Our Thanksgiving was spent on board, where an excellent dinner was en joyed by every passenger. While at times obliged to hold to the table to preserve equilibrium, all were only too happy to exchange deadly danger for slight discomfort. Late in the evening the "doctored" Jur rudder was lowered, and the stanch ship began to assert her normal power. Fri day morning was bright and beautiful with a smooth sea. and we kept on our course rejoicing. At 2:39 Saturday morn ing. December 2. the tug Reliance, sent out by the owners to our assistance, ar rived from San Francisco, and stood, close by until after daylight, when she "was at tached to the stern of the Roanoke, where she acted as a rudder until wr had passed through the Golden Gate, after which she came alongside the steamship and as sisted her to. her pier, six days from As toria. In conclusion. I wish to state that throughout the entire voyage we received the kindest attention from the captain, officers and crew. During all those try ing hours the brave young. purser went untiringly from one to the other with a smiling faco and hopeful, encouraging words. DR. OWENS ADAIR. Y.W.GJ.SNDflYATHOME PLEASANT PLAN FOR ENTER TAINING YOUNG WOMEN. Musical Programme, Readings and Talks Precede Supper, Which Is Served to All. How to spend Sunday Is a question which many girls, find hard to solve and it has frequently been a question which many girls have solved wrong ly. Miss McCorkle. of the Y. W. C. A has a plan for entertaining young wo men and girls which Is not only work ing splendidly, but Is pleasing the many guests who attend the Sunday "At Homes" given at the association headquarters. Sixth and Oak streets. .Every Sabbath, "trom 4 to 6 o'clock, the commodious rooms and corridors are given over exclusively to the en tertainment of al women who wist: to avail themselves of Its use. They come In groups and crowds, and they slay until the last bell rings, all un willing to leave o pleasant a place as this has lately become. Yesterday's "At Home" began with a gradual gathering of women, girlc and children In the library, long be fore the hour announced as the time when Miss McCorkle and her assist ants would receive- They Just dropped In informally and aviled themselve of the pleasant, warm 'library. Its easy chairs and books. By 4 o'clock the house was comfortably filled and the secretary and several of her assist ants appeared. One group selected a side parlor and got Into a neighborly discussion over some beautiful en gravings and etchings which were pro duced after celebrated American art ists. Those who did not care for art gathered around the library table and listened to some good stories which were read aloud. In stllj another room good stories were told, and tbe whole some, merry laughter of this crowa filled the entire building with Its In fectious happiness. At 5 o'clock everyone gathered In the dining-room, converted Into an au ditorium for the occasion, and listened to a fine programme. Miss McCorkle talked to the girls about what one would call "wind oats" if talking to boys or men. A delightfully rendered recitation by Miss Shelly was thor oughly enjoyed, and the music was all that could be desired at a paid con cert. Mrs. Boyd Hamilton and Mrs. Everett F. Hollowell sang. "Hark! Hark! My Sou IT' as a solo, accom panied by Miss Gibson, and the Misses Jessie and Helen Reld gave a piano and violin solo. "The Slumber Song," MUs Helen afterwards singing "Ob. Rest in the Lord." as a sole. After all this was over a light sup per was served to everyone present, and such a wagging of happy tongues and such a good time one seldom ex periences in a private house party. Tho entire lack of forssallty or restraint which Miss McCorkle Insists upon makes the atmosphere of the associa tion headquarters on these occasions very enjoyable. Next Sunday there will be a special programme provided for the entertainment of the guests, the association xaandolla club belag on the list for sosse extra numbers. STATION" CHANGE. Deeecaker IS Seetfcero rete la disss ec The South-era FaeMe ctatlea. keretsfere leated at Fevctk aad TassMH street. wUl be moved. December MOt. ta tbe Chamber of Oseaeaeree beMdshty. I"erta a ad Stark streets. LAUGHTER IS HOLY Pure Emotion Has No Sweeter Means of Expression. INDICATION OF CHARACTER Rcr. W. F. Small Speaks at First Unlvcrsallst Church, Answering; t VIcw9 of Dr. Buckley, With Whom He Disagrees. THE MUSIC OK LAUGHTER. Lnorhter fc a Goi-tlven faculty to the huma family. It sometimes Veeps poplt out of the lnca& asylum. I mraa that sweet Uuxhter that U the exSTitfioa at a pure emotion, and cot the coarse lauzhlrr excited by Indecency or obscene Jokes. I see no objection to Uuchter In tbe churches but not such sn we have recentlr wttaemed In the eoarrexaltea of a great Portland church, llstenlnr to Jokes bordrrinr cn the In decent. A Stltte laugh- last Monday at a certain Portland gathering might have beeo a good thing. Ker. W. F. Small, et the First Unlrerxaltst Church. Rev. W. F. Small spoke yesterday morning In the First Universallst Church. Kast Portland, on "The Holy Mission of Laughter," partly In answer to what Dr. Buckley said In a recent Issue of the Christian Advocate, de claring no minister should sfcy any thing that would cause a congregation to iaush. holding that it was Irrever ent and wrong. He contended that Dr. Buckley was behind the times, and that laughter, was a Jlvine-glven faculty, to be exer cised n its proper place. ' "D- Buckley." said Dr. Small, "thought that It was wrong and Irrev erent to say anything In the pulpit that would caus a congregation to even smile, but -I want to say that sweet laughter is sometimes the best thing that can happen to relieve he tension and reach the people who could not be touched in any other way. Henry Ward Beecher caused laughter, or tears in his congregations, with equal effect. "I Jo not mean that a minister is ever Justified In making a clown of himself and his church a circus and his pulpit a vaudeville place, such as wa hae been witnessing In one of our great Portland churches where 3000 people listen to coarse 'jokes on a sa cred subject, bordering on the Inde cent. I don't mean that kind of laugh ter, and It ought to be condemned by every minister and by all churches as a shame and disgrace. "Suppression of laughter In 1905 is not characteristic Of course people were not Inclined to hearty laughter when they expected to be plunged Into the bottomless pit for doing so. The fear, the grim monster of fear of tor ments, that ranged through the cor ridors of tne old churches and the mind, was not conducive to hearty laughter, but that is passing away 'and nearly gone. "Th- man who can laugh Ueartlly cannot be a bad man not the horse, laugh Incited by some coarse incident or disgusting story. The laugh of men and women Indicates their true char acter. The man who can laugh has a true perception of things, and It is one of the great blessings of the human race. It keeps people out of the insanu asyiutn. "Laughter to the emotions is like a bombshell that explodes at the right time. It would have been a good thing at a certain gathering last Monday. It clears tbe atmosphere at public gatherings. I believe in the hearty laugh at all times. The true humorist fs usually a man of true human princi ples." Through his sermon Dr. Small Illus trated what he meant by laughter in a congregation, and there was cer tainly an atmosphere In his "little church around the corner" where the stranger may laugh out in meeting If he feels like It and neither pastor nor people will irown at him. BIOGRAPHY OF TjITTLE 3IAN Iter. J A' Leas Draws Comparisons From ZacchcBS. "The Biography of a Little Man." was the subject, of a sermon delivered by Rev. J. A. Leas at St. James" Luth- "!. i In f -ntcrhf Th KnaVnr referred to Zaccheus, the Biblical char acter, who citmoea a tree ta oroer to be able to see the Savior wbsn he Ihrnnrh the throacf. and tonic occasion to make several observations in regard to isuui men ana tneir dis advantages when compared to their larger brothers. nt 1r a misfortune ta foe snail of stature." "he' said. "Other tklags being equal, tae targecsaaa is preferred awv the nmnlf eae. vea avordupolsraad brawn have a certain influence. Small men are apt to be pushed aside and neglected unless they have other as sertatlve powers. "The greatest misfortune is in being mornlly small. Measured by good deeds, some men are exceedingly infinitesimal. 1 once heard of a man who was so small that he hired his children to go to bed without supper and then when they were asleep he took the money away from them again. Small men. liko Brutus' lean men, are dangerous. They think too much how they may take ad vantage of another In matters of busi ness. "From the example of Zaccheus, who was one of these small men. we can draw several lessons. In the flrst place we notice that earnestness wins. Can't never accomplished anything. Can't never won a victory In battle, never discovered a new qontlnent. never made an Invention, never generaled an army, never formed a state, never wrote a book, never founded a school, never built a church, never saved men from sins. Newton and Edison con fessed that they were not so much greater than others as others are in clined to believe. They succeeded by application and continued observation along certain lines. "Besides this we see that the pur pose of man Is achieved. The longing was answered. No more pathetic word can be found in the vocabulary than lost. A woman stands wringing- her hards and rays: The Roanoke Is at the mercies of the elements and my brother Is lost. The Savior sees tho man in the tree and says he is lost. But he sees also the good Intention and the willingness to amend his ways and he calls him down from the tree. DIVINE GRACE THE SUBJECT Father McDevlt Preaches at Cathe dral to Xon-Cathollcs. Last evening Rev. H. J. McDevIt preached at the cathedral, at Fifteenth and Davis streets, on the subject of "Di vine Gcace." to a congregation a large percentage of whom were non-Catholics. The sermon wag one of the Sunday eve ning scries. In which the fathers of tho cathedral are explaining the teaching of the Catholic Church. The speaker out lined the method of Instruction used by the Catholic Church, showing the logical order of procedure in Imparting Christian training. "First, the intellect must be Informed with religious truth." he said. "This Is accomplished by teaching the creed the articles of faith defined by the church. But religious knowledge Is not enough. We are created to serve as well as to know God. In the Commandments he will receive direction as to the method of serving God. Thou shalt and 'thou shalt not' are maxims of conduct. "Still, religion would be Insufficient if it merely told us what to believe and how to act. We require strength assistance from God divine grace. If we are to persevere in doing the will or God. 'The grace of God Is a supernatural as sistance which he Imparts to us. through the merits of Jesus Christ, for our salva tion. It is called supernatural because no one by his own natural ability can ac quire It. Without divine grace we can neither conceive nor accomplish anything for the sanctlflcatlon of our souls. 'Not that we arc sufficient to think anything of ourselves., as of ourselves: but our suf llclency Is from God.' But In order that divine grace may effectually aid us, we must co-operate with It. The chief means by which we obtain divine grace are prayer and the sacraments instituted by Christ." The speaker then dwelt1 on the nature and qualities of prayer, and pointed out the uselessness of mere lip-service. "Prayer should come from the very depths of the heart, else it will not ascend to heaven. "Words without thoughts never to heaven go.' " INITIATION INSULTED HIM Ernest Santo Takes Hazing Into the Courts With Good Hesults. SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec 10. (Special.) Ross" Taylor, a village "cut up," goes to jail for'33 days; Verne Van Arnsdol pays a $10 fine and $57.60 costs, and Lester Hoobler pays $1 fine and costs because they tried to initiate Ernest Santo Into a secret club and employed numbers and brutality when he re sisted. The offense and the punishment occurred at "Clarkston, Wash. Twenty young men, in imitation of college fraternities and classes, organized a secret society with an unprintable' name. Santo, who Is 20 years of age and husky. Is a newcomer. The 20 or more members of this club captured Santo after a. struggle and proceeded to In itiate him against his wilL The club called It "hazing." Santo describes it as being laid across a fence and be labored with the broad side of a board, then knocked down and beaten. Santo had his chief assailants arrested and Justice Neelands. unable to see tbe del icate humor of the prank, threw Tay lor, the comedian, into the town bas tlle and gave the other clubmen the fright or their lives. CHRISTMAS IX MXXICO. Special Palbnaa Excorsfea. Trafa VI te Soatfeen raeaSe Kcfireaa. Oa December K, a special Pullman ex-enrste-a train wMl leave Saa Francisco, via tbe Seataera. Pacific for tbe City of Mex lea. Lew rates have beea Baade far petata ob the Seatbera Pacific la Oregsa. Par tiesters by asfcfcag any Southern Facifle aceat or writlBj- A. L. Crair. enerai pa stacsr ageat. PsrtlaaeV Or. Superintendent SaysPutcrOIcKlnlev McKay Crowd -Used One Hand Drilling Outfit In Bluff at Sinking Oil Well. Although the methods pursued by the Puter-McKinJey-McKay crowd in disposing of thousands of dollars worth of shares of oil stock, based upon a company operating In a region where the formation bore no evidence of the existence of petroleum. Is almost as old as the earliest geological hlstory Itself, it would appear that the details arenew to many Eastern Investors IC the experience of young Georgo J. Hlb bard. of Grand Rapids, Mich., is any criterion, lie stated yesterday that ho was made superintendent of a corpo ration supposed to own 10,000 acres of valuable oil lands in JefferBon County, Wash., and that to dovelop this prop erty sufficjently to acquire mineral patents from the Government under their placer mining locations, he was given one small-sized hand-rig. capa ble of penetrating to a depth of about 250 feet and d donkey engine of prob ably 4-horse-powcr. In bona flde oil-producing "districts It is frequently necessary to drill to a depth of several thousand feet before reaching the oll-bearlng stratas. and for this purpose what arc technically called Standard rigs are used, embrac ing heavy machinery and costing about J5000 or each complete outfit. These rigs are capable of penetrating to any required depth, but under the most favorable circumstances, even in de veloped territory, not more than one well can be bored in 60 days, or pos sibly Ave or six a year for each out fit. This estimate contemplates neither the loss of drills, buckling of casing. "Ashing Jobs" of any sort, or tho en counter of any of the obstacles pecu liar to exploration in an oil field. To have developed the 10,000 acres alleged to have been contained In the placer mining entries of the Pacific Land & Oil Company, the concern or ganized by the Puter-McKlnley-McKay crowd, would have necessitated the drilling of a hole on each quarter sec tion of land, or 63 wells all told, re ; qutrlng ten years with one Standard rig and which with the hand-rig It would be an utter Impossibility to go deep enough to achieve any practical results. Hibba-d lays all his troubles at the door of Kay McKay, his uncle, whom ha claims to have met- for the first time when he came to Portland to supervise the oil company's affairs. He denies any acquaintance or dealing whatever with Hiram Goddard. the La Crosse lumber man, who swore to a warrant for his ar rest, and soys he is unable to account for his action except upon the hypothesis that McKlnley and McKay might possi bly have forged his name in some" way to tho fraudulent state land certificates. thus giving Goddard .the impression that he was Implicated In the scheme to defraud. Hlbbard, who is about 24 years of age. with quite a frank, expression of counte nance, seems .greatly annoyed on ac count of the undue notoriety he has late ly attained by reason of the Goddard ex posures, and hints at a damage suit against the latter unless satisfactory explanations are forthcoming. He main tains that he has had no. business rela tions whatever with the Puter-McKlnley crowd outside of the oil company episode, and never sold an acre of land In his life to anyone. He states further that none of the fraudulent land titles ever came under his personal observation. Muel ler's negotiations with Willard Barnhart and himself relative to the transfer of 12.000 acres, being baaed upon the form of abstract provided when a lieu selection Is made from the Government by the state. United States Inspector Neuhausen and State Land Agent West are still at work on the case, although the Government of ficial admits that he is in no position to prosecute any of the gang unless It Is shown that some of Uncle Sam's domain Is affected by the bogus transactions. Hlbbard Is aiding the state land agent all he can-, and has placed In his posses sion whatever documentary evidence he has that may tend to throw light on the fraudulent operations. It seems that the exposures whereby Hlbbard was brought Into unenviable prominence have come at an Inopportune time for the young man, as he was about to open a law office, and fears the scandals may Injure his business WHO ARE FOR HARMONY? Xot to Be Had by Electing Democrats to Office. PORTLAND. Dec. 10. (To the Editor. Tour editorial on "Republican Harmony In Oregon" hits the nail equarelr on the head. The time has come to speak out and call a spade a spad. and The Oregonlan Is welt qualified to do so. from Its long and Intimate knowledge of men and political affairs In this state; none more so. The Republican party of Oregon and I may say of the whole Pacific slope Is Indebted to Tbe Oregonlan for Its; magnificent flght against the forces of Ignorance and Bryanlsm. during the "free-sliver" craze. Many of the men who were either actively or passively opposed to you at that time are now posing' as lead ers and oracles for the Republican party oZ Oregon, and are howling for harmony. It uch men would only "go away back and alt down" It would be a great help and. assistance- to the party at the coming elections. The average Republican voter Is amused at the antics of the men referred to, and will resent at the polls any pernicious activity on their part at the primary elections, or any trick or method they may devise to defeat the wishes of the voter at that time. tVho, by their combinations and" schemes. Is responsible for the election of a Democratic Governor of Oregon and a Democratic Mayor of. Portland? They were the men; who. If they do not extinguish thtasselves, will prob ably do more damage to the Republican party of Oregon? They certainly will. Tbe feelings of the Republican voter ot Oregon may be expressed la the language o the man In the play who was stabbed to deatb in a brawl between two rival factions. "A plague on both your houses. It la not as deep as a well nor as large as a bouse; but .it la enough." SUBSCRIBER. KIbjc of All Coach Medlclaes. Mr. E. G. 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