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KEPI ON SALE.
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New8.Cc. 178 Dearborn street
Denver-Hamilton & KSnat Jl
Seventeenth street; Pratt Book Store. 1-14
Fifteenth street.
Goldfield, Ncr. Guy Marsh.
Kansas City, Mo. Rlcksecker Cigar Co.,
IClnth and Walnut.
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street wagons. MrA
Minneapolis M. J. KavanaURb. 50 S. xmro.
Cleveland, O. James Pushaw. 307 Superiot
"Would it e so injurious or disastrous
if roe American housewife could buy
one hundred pounds of sugar for $4
instead of $6? "Who gets the 2? Most
of it goes to a trust.
On these principles the question
-ought to have been dealt with in the
House of Representatives on Saturday.
The time -will come -when they will be
So dealt with In that body. .
But the question of justice to the
Philippine Islands is apart from all
this. "We should quit, and must quit.
but in inducing railroads to come into
our state, and in coming to aid a hun
dred other industries.
THE rUBIJC AND BANKS.
That the public has a right to know
the financial condition of a banking In
stitution which invites general deposits
is the theory upon which is based the
banking law enacted by the State of
California In 1S03 and amended in 1905.
sonable return on the actual invest
ment. Last Winter the New Xork
Legislature, on the 6trength.of the in
vestigation then made, 'was asked to
pass a bill fixing the maximum price
of gas In New "York City at SO cents.
But the measure -was defeated tnrougn
the efforts of the gas interests. This
"Winter, the legislature -will be asked to
make the price" 75 cents, and there is
gaod prospect that such a measure will
be enacted."
One of the encouraging features of
the agricultural and horticultural con-
The law in that state is still imperfect,
fh PMiinnlnes If we s-tM refuse to but affords the public some protec- ventlons of the last few years is the
Sanf tK ?Sle Uerurse with the and, nvhen further Improved -will absence of paper farrners from the pro-
country that claims their allegiance. asBtt eaieguuru .u.ww...
The California law applies not only
to corporations, but also to Individuals
receiving deposits. All 'banks must se-
grammes. A. few years ago the speak-
It Is generally supposed that Professor
Garner is the first man to study -what lias
come to be called the speech oC monkeys.
As a matter of fact, the honor belongs to
Sir Richard Burton, the famous Orientalist
who translated the "Thousand and One
Nights." lady Burton tells la her bio
graphy of her distinguished husband that
Sir Richard believed firmly in monkcr speech,
that he had -to apes continually with him
for several year's, and that he had written
down a monkey vocabulary of CO . words.
This vocabulary, unfortunately, was lost.
Professor Garner can make a strange
monkey drink by saying a certain word,
and with another word he can make It eat.
and with another word he can frighten It.
But Sir Richard Burton could do all these
things too. His vocabulary, furthermore,
was larger than Professor Garner's. Ernst
T7-.Vi. mat nrman scientist. Is In
Jones & Co., Astor
street.
Nevr York City I.
Oakland, Cal.-W. H. Johnston, Fourteenth,
and Franklin streets. ' ' ' '
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Omaha-Barkalow Bros.. 1C12 Farnam.
Magcath Stationery -Co., -1308 Farnam; -40
South. 14th. . r
Sacramento, Cal.-Sacramcnto News Co.,
439 X street.
Sait Lake Salt Lake News Co., n "West
Second etreet South; Mlss-U Ivln. -1
Church street. . -A ...
San Francisco-J. K. Cooper & Co., 40
Market street; Goldsmith Bros.. 230 Sutter
and Hotel St. Francis News Stand; L. E.
Ie. Palace Hotel News Stand; F. TV. PUU.
100S Market; Frank Scott. SO E";8:
Whcatley Movable News Stand, corner Mar
ket and Kearney streets; Foster &. Orear,
C.-Ebbltt House. Pennsyl
van la avenue.
rORTlAND. MONDAY. JANUARY 8.
AN EXriANATION IS DUE.
If the Northern Pacific has any de
sire to secure the good will of the busi
ness interests of Portland, it might be
well for the officials to come to the
front -with an explanation of the
"queer" work In connection with the
bids on oats for Manila. The Seattle
contractor, who secured the -contract.
Is undoubtedly a patriotic citizen, and
would do his utmost to aid the Govern
ment but when he sells the Govern
ment oats at from $2 to 53 per ton less
than the- figure which private citizens
are billing to pay, some other motive
rrlntie -nhilanthroDy must "be
ticians and men who had little know!
edge of their subjects from personal
exoerlence. Men who are seeking no-
cure licenses from the Bank Commls- torlety for political purposes and whose
sion before transacting business, and knowledge of agriculture or horticul-
roust have a capital stock varying in ture extends no further than necessary
amount according to the population of t0 enable them to voice glittering gen-
the city In which It operates, with not erailtles, are being, assigned to back
less than half of the stock paid up. The seats, while the men who raise the
bank must keep on hand not less than cr0ps are called upon to tell what they
20 per cent of the amount of its de- know. So far as anyone has observed.
era at these meetings were chiefly poll- r "tJ biieve,
mand liabilities, If In San Francisco,
and not less than 15 per cent If in other
cities, but half of this reserve may be
In the form of call deposits in other
solvent banks. One of the most im
portant" features of the law la that gov-
the farmers' conventions are no leas
Interesting while they are much more
instructive In the real essentials of the
occupations they seek to promote.
It is no new thing. It has been
r n buv ernlng reports. Upon request from the common. Just so soon as it was an-
. roc. mnrkot as cheanlv Bank Commission, and not less than noUnced that the Great Northern and
VHU lit. mjww... .
looa
as Seattle bidders, and they "will handle
them on as small a margin of profit
as that exacted by their Northern com-netltors.
They are -unable, however, to pay $8
per ton freight and sell the oats at the
6ame price as the men twho are secretly
given a $5 per ton rate. This discrimi
nation, made apparently for the exclu
sive purpose of diverting the business
to Seattle, is not only unfair to the
Portland business men, but it Is also
unfair to the farmers of the Pacific
Northwest. The oata crop has moved
out pretty rapidly this season, but
there Is still a considerable quantity In
the hands of the farmers and interior
buyers. Under normal conditions, and
with normal rates from the East, these
oats -would be given the preference for
the Philippine orders, but supplies are
not so top-heavy that holders can meet
the competition of a $o rate from the
three times a year, the bank must
make a report to the Commission,
showing its financial condition upon
sorrie- previous date fixed toy the Com
mission. That report must show:
The amount of the capital stock, the
Northern Pacific had undertaken to
build a railroad along the north side
of the Columbia all sorts of enterpris
ing people with railroad projects on
paper rushed forward to obstruct and . eiebrated In automobiles, and were
"hold un" the rlcht of way. The mov- natched ud In the hospitals. Friend?. In
flrmlr that such language exists. Argonaut.
This cxDlodcs the theory that animals
cannot think. If It does not do that. It
confirms the. theory prevalent In high
toned circles that it Is not necessary Jo
think In order to talk.
The following from the Argonaut shows
how the common people enjoy themselves
on the streets In San Francisco. The
best families were too drunk to come out:
We are a Joyous people. - Our hilarity Is
unconflned when wc set vi chance to ex-
rand. But we do It decorously. We are an
examsle to the rest of the- world which
celebratM sadlv. serlouslr. and with effort.
A beautiful Instance of our light-hearted
AtnoriMin festlvltv was the New Tears
Just past. There's where we enjoyed our
selves. The history of that happy season Is writ
ten larze on our records. Men got drunk.
and were locked up. Others got robbed.
Jovial souls went driving, and were run
with bv flerr llverv horses. Good fex
names of the directors and the number ers of these projects don't intend or J jesting emulation, licked friends to a palp.
of shares held by each.
The stock paid In and the amount
of the reserve fund.
The total amount due depositors.
The amount and character of other
liabilities
The amount and character of prop
erty owned or held as security by the
bank, whcther reai estate, stocks,
bonds, etc.
The amount of loans and the char
acter of the security.
The amount of money on hand or
deposited. In other banks, and the place
where deposited. '
The Information conveyed by this re-
INDI FFEREN CE TO REFERENDUM.
Results t the use of the referendum
in the State of New York do not com
mend the method to tnc -e paeiflc x'nrthwest were Port shows In a general way the condl-
?he, "TSTuSSS STLif?i a tlon of the bank. The Commission Is
be induced to take an interest ec nnicnnam,ntr mintrv the low rate authorized at any time to make an ex-
SLTT to "consumers, but
r mixtions go by default, now. as in the past, the only bene-
referendum questions go d flH,- hv lts brjef annearance are the
expect to build any railroad or they
wouHr have moved long ago but, like
highwaynwi they "need the money."
The immenshyofthe railroad busi
ness In the United States Is reflected In
the orders placed for rolling stock dur
ing the twelve months ending Decern
ber 31. These orders called for delivery
at the earliest possible period of. 341,315
freight-cars, 32S9 paasenger-cars ana
6265 .locomotives. This Is more than
double the number ordered in 1WM, and,
when their millions of wheels begin
moving over the American railroads,
there should be less complaint over car
shortage.
Strangers took the gay freedom of licking
strangers. Others were clubbed by cops,
and got shut up in the tanks with other
revelers. Lively souls on Market street
daubed the faces of passers-by with mud.
stuck feather dusters into the faces of other
men's wives, andy tossed confetti Into the
ears and mouths of other men's sweet
hearts "We had a bully time.
Wouldn't a man from Mars envy us I
Aren't wc real genu in our pleasures? '
Government and the contractors who
have the "stand In" -vvlth the railroads.
If the Northern Pacific can haul oats
across the continent on a $5 rate for
the Government, It should certainly be
forced to make the same rate for pri
vate individuals. It might also be said
that, if oats- can be hauled from St.
Paul to Seattle for $5 per ton, there is
no valid rea'son for exacting $3.85 per
ton from the "Washington farmer for
as far.
The "Washington Railroad Commission
may not be particular about investi
gating a grievance whore rebating, dis
crimination or whatever It maj' be
termed, is at the expense of Portland
L,at November seven amendments to
the constitution of the State of New
York were submitted to the electors.
They proposed important and even rad
ical changes in the fundamental law
of the state, and all were carried. Yet
onlv 25 per cent of the voters of the
Kate thought it worth "ivhile to Indi
cate their wishes, one way of the other.
In 1904, says the Sun. "-when a Presi
dent was to be elected. 1.617.770 voters
j. i. it, 'nu- "Vork State.
Ti,rXra iy for Theodore Roosevelt hauling oats only one-fifth
The plura it tor Anft ,rhfj w-nshincton Railroad C
was 175,552, or greater uy
vti this vear against the amend
ment which met the strongest opposi
tion. Of the men -who took sufficient
tTioir choice for
r...x - aM t f-ri that the dealers; but, as some of the "Washing
, ctH,iinn under ton farmers have also been injured by
amenuim-ni.
which they Jive -was of sufficient Im
" portance to call for an expression of
llielij opinion." Even on a propoiuuu
U authorize the state to issue $50,000,
000 of bonds for canal improvement less
than one-half the number who had
voted for Roosevelt voted on the ques
tion, aye or no.
Upon the referendum, then, as prac
ticed In New York, the Sun offers this
remark: "Popular Indifference makes
,the success -of any proposal practically
assured, and produces the condition
that is most foreign to our style of
govemment-nlnorlty rule." There
arc those who believe that anything
whatever that may be proposed in Ore
gon -will be adopted; because every
proposition will be supported by a cer
tain body of interested or theoretical
-workers, and the indifference of others,
who might oppose if they thought on
the subject at all, will allow everything
to pass without opposition.
amlnatlon of the bank's affairs, and if
any bank is found insolvent the Attorney-General
must -be notified, and he
must bring a suit to have a receiver
appointed at once. The Commission
has power to examine bank officials
under oath, or to call witnesses and
compel them to testify under oath. The
use of the wdrd "bank" or other -word
denoting the conduct of the business of
banking is forbidden to 'all except those
who have compiled with the provisions
of the law.
Portland Chinese are said to be on
the eve of a periodical outbreak be
cause a member of one of the "tongs"
was delinquent In his lodge dues and
sought to Join another tong without
paying up. These little diversions of
the "tongs" are of course unpleasant,
but they only break out occasionally,
whereas wc can hear the knocking of
the "hammers" most any time. This
is" one of the ouses where hammer and
"tongs" work on different lines.
this transaction, an Investigation -would
seem to be in order..
RAILROAD COMPETITION IS NOT DEAD.
Announcement of Mr. David H. Mof
fat that he will extend his Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific Railroad to
Portland, closely approximates in im
portance the news that the Northern
Pacific and the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul would build to this city. It
has added importance at this time,
when there are rumors of Mr. Hill
securing control of the Union Pacific,
INDIRECT TAXES.
The Salem Journal recently referred
to the bill drawn by the tax committee
of the Willamette Valley Development
League as the beginning of a move
ment for raising state revenue from In
direct taxation. One or two candidates
for state offices have also been discuss
ing the corporation and Inheritance tax
plan in such a manner as to convey
the Idea that they have advocated
something originating with themselves.
Without detracting in the least from
the credH. due to any person for efforts
that deserve commendation, a few
words may not be Inappropriate on the
subject thus brought to attention.
It might be difficult to name the man
who first proposed indirect taxation In
Oregon, but the first man who brought
it effectively before the public mind
was Secretary of State F. I. Dunbar,
who, in his report to th'e Legislature
A Seattle dispatch states that, unless
the Chinese boycott Is removed within
thirty days, the two largest flour mills
The following editorial, clipped from a
local religious paper, not only beara out
the contention of the article which it
criticises, but the writer also demon
strates the truth of hlg own conclusion
that there Is a difference between being
funny and being foolish:
The writer of alleged witticisms for the
editorial Daec of The Oregonlan made an
excursion- Into the fletd of historical the-'
ology last Saturday morning. "According
to John FJake. the historian." he says, "the
doctrine of the Trinity was first introduced
by SabelHus (A. D. 230-2C0)." Flske was
a ad liar If he made that assertion. Be
fore Sabelllus emerged from the obscurity
of the Lyblan Pootapolls. Tertultlan had
written of the "Trlnltes unlus dlvlnltatls.
Pater et FUlus et splrltus sanctus." Sa
beltlus'dld not believe In the Trinity at alt.
Moral: There Is a difference between being
funny and being foolish.
It would seem that some one had mad
a fearful mistake. It Is evident that the
brother who wrote the above was excited.
FOR INSURANCE REFORM
From Governor Hfggins Message to New
York Legislature.
Thar larKe amounts ought, for the safe
ty of the Insured as well as for the good
of the community, to be invested in bond3
secured by mortgages on real estate at a
conservative valuation.
That denoslts with or loans to moneyed.
corporations should be subject to . suit
able restrictions.
That the control of subsidiary companies
should not be permitted.
That insurance directors should have
no conflicting business connections.
That Investments in corporate Bonus
should be regulated so as to prevent spec
ulation and loss from an attempt to float
doubtful enterprises.
That policies should De ot suuioa.ru
forms, so that the abuses arising from
nmhicmitv. cnmnlexity and Incompleteness
nt onntrnot mav be eradicated ana me
contract made definite In form and substance.
That a uniform system ot aucuis ana
accounts snauiu os pi cs.nutu j
enmnco TlTtirtment.
That full publicity to policy-holders
cVinnM ha -insured.
That deferred dividend policies should
Via nmhlhltpd or creatlv restricted.
That policies should be further safe
guarded from forfeiture.
That an equitable distribution of the
gains of the company to tne poucy-noia
nn entitled thereto should be required.
That policy-holders should have an ef
fective voice in tne government oi me
rnmtinnfes. and that the discretion of the
directors should be subject to judicial or
administrative review.
PLOW OF U. S. SWORDS.
Placed in Hall Where Treaty Be
tween States Was Signed.
nnva. Corresoondent New York World
A plow made ot swords used In the
American Civil War has been placed in
the hall in this city In which tne treaty
as sbmcd regulating the indemnities,
The nlow was made In America 23 years
ago, but It Is only recently tnat it was
presented to this city for the purpose of
having It placed In the historical hall
which saw the last treaty signed.
Th emblem of neace and war Is com
nosed of ten different blades, so arranged
together as to make not only the working
nart of the mow. nut also tne nanaies. ah
Inscription attached to tne wau oi tne His
torical hall tells the history ot tne piow.
which is the object of much curiosity
from visitors.
New York Sun.
Tentv-slx vears as?o today (January 1)
the United States resumed specie pay
ments. Ott tnat aay Began
marked era of progress In the history of
our country, aa era which still continues
and will continue Just so long as we
tread in safe economic pains, pumas
country above party and honesty above
selfishness. It was ataout one. year ueiuio
the full beneficial force ot specie resump
Hnn felt, conseauently a comparison
between the things of 1SS0 and the things
of 1S03 will be fair:
50.155.7S3 aJ.OOO.COO
5073:000.000 52.670.CW.WO
in the State ot Washington will be When he calms down ne win sec mat nis
obllccd to close. Reasoning from nrece- statement that "Sabelllus did not believe
dent, we may now expect a renewal of in the Trinity at all" kicked the wrong
the reports from Individuals who "have
just got back from China" to the effect
that the boycott is- not assuming seri
ous proportions, and will soon die out.
The City of New York will spend
nearly $50,000,000 for public Improve
ment this year, not Including streets
and pavements. Improvements made
by private owners and corporations will
exceed this sum many times. No city
In the world grows as New York
grows, and no four cities In America
are expending so much for Improv
ments as New York.
for It Illustrates the Impossibility of
anv one man or combination of canltal- I" 19W. "rsecl tho enactment ot corpor
iRts Tnononollzlnir the transportation ation license tax laws, inheritance tax
facilities of the rapidly-growing West.
Mr. Moffat Is a very wealthy railroad
man, and his wealth and talent for
railroading found no omploytnent in
the service of the great transcontinen
tal lines. This forced him to start
operations independent ot the big lines,
and he has built a road through one
of the richest sections of Colorado and
Utah, and is developing new traffic as
ritmrriNES ani sugar.
Whan they were debating the sugar
mirtstion on Saturday in the House of rapidly as he can handle it.
Ttonresentatives. the relations of the There may be a retaliatory feature
Philippines to the United States, the of the project, for the Union Pacific
justice of open trade between the is- and the Denver & Rio Grande, regard
lands and the United States, and the ing Mr. Moffat aa an interloper on prc
assertions came thick and fast that If serves whlch they had apparently al
sugar ifrom the Philippines were al- lotted to themselves, have been quite
lowed . free entry the price would be active in working into the field which
so cut that our beet sugar factories
would be Injured or destroyed when
this debate was in progress, why didn't
-somd member rise and inquire whether
he has just opened up. For this activ
ity in his new territory Mr. Moffat
now seeks to punish the Harrlman
road toy pushing west into Oregon's
cheaper- sugar for " eighty millions of great timber belt, which produces more
people would after all be so great a railroad traffic to the square mile than
calamity, and why the sugar trust and can be found any.where else on earth.
beet sugar people should be allowed to Hauling agricultural and stock prod
Insist 'that the laws of the United ucts to market has made the "granger"
laws, and laws for the taxation of Pullman-car
companies and express, tele
phone and telegraph companies. That
report set forth at some length the fees
collected under such laws in other
states. The Legislature of 1901 did not
act upon Dunbar's recommendation,
though the matter was considered by
many members. During the next two
yonrs The Oregonlan frequently dis
cussed the subject and urged the enact
ment of such laws upon the Legislature
of 1903, to which body Secretary Dun
bar repeated his recommendations. At
the session of 1903, B. L. Eddy pre
pared a, corporation tax law and Dan
J. Malarkey an inheritance tax law,
and both measures, drawn with the
assistance of Mr. Dunbar and the Tax
payers' League of Portland, were
passed. It was thus that the policy
of raising state revenue by indirect
taxes had its origin in Oregon.
The Marlon County jury which tried
the Kolllher land-fraud case was evi
dently very much Impressed with the
weight of the evldeice which showed
that some thirty land-sale certificates
which had been forged found their way
into the hands of the defendant.
Strange. What conclusions a jury will
draw, sometimes.
Bob Fltz's wife has become reconciled
to him. Ah, Fltzl Ye always dW have
a -wlnnln way wld ye till yor last
battle In San Francisco. Even since
then Mrs. Fitz resolves to "stand in."
The one faithful -friend a man has In
this world. Bob, is a faithful wife
though she may get out of humor at
times.
During the year 1905 Union Pacific
shares were sold to nearly twenty times
the whole amount outstanding. The
stock has been carried up to an unpre
cedented figure. In Northern Pacific
there 'has not been so much dealing,
but the quotations also have run up
to extraordinary prices.
It is strange what simple questions
must sometimes be settled by a Su
preme Court Several months ago,
State? should still be invoked for pro- roads of the Middle West wonderfully over in Union County, an electric light
f the cmrnr trust. In combina- remunerative Investments, and we are wire was oivwn wn u jiunu iu
tlon with the beet sugar factories of
the United States?
The Philippine Islands, same as Porto
Rico and Hawaii, belong to the United
States. We let in sugar free from
Porto Rico and Hawaii; why not from
-the Philippines? Every objection re
solves 'itself Into this one statement:
Sugar would become too cheap In the
United States. Cheap sugar would cut
off the graft of a protected Interest.
Yell, why shouldn't it? Would It, then,
bo so dreadful if that part or the do
main of the United States known as
the Philippine Islands, should turn a
quantity of sugar into the United
States and cut down the price to eighty
millions of people, who now are "held
up" and forced to pay extortionate
'prices, that a few sugar producers in
Louisiana and a small number of beet
sugar manufacturers In other states
should still be enabled', through law, to
extort high prices?
There is one beet sugar factory in
Oregon. To hold up the prices of sugar,
so it may make a. profit, the sugar
trust has Its spoon in every sugar
bowl in the state, to the exte'nt of one
always crediting agriculture with being
the one great industry on which the
railroads, as well as all other indus
tries, are dependent. Viewed in the
aggregate, the product of the agricul
tural (industry overshadows in volume
and value that of all other lines of
industrial, effort For good, steady
traffic-producing qualities,, however,
both the coal and lumber Industry are
better assets for a railroad entering a
now territory than the business that
comes from the farms.
In the most favored land on earth,
which in this case happens to be Ore
gon, there are some seasons when the
outturn from the fields and farms will
fall 50 per cent short of the best sea
sons. In less favored states this de
cline sometimes stretches away to total
failure. Against such a shrlnlcage in
the traffic the railroad can do but little
in way of retrenchment of expenses.
With coal and lumber the case is dif
ferent 'The vast deposits "of coal lying
underground are Impervious to the cli
matic conditions that work havoc with
grain crops, and the traffic can accord
ingly be gauged with almost perfect
hung over a. fence in a farmer's field.
A man working near by saw the blue
flame sputtering where the wire came
In contact with a rail and, going up
close, put his hand out toward the
wire, when he received a shock which
knocked him down. He recovered his
senses in a few moments and that
evening related his adventure to the
family. The next day a young man of
20 years, who heard the story told,
hunted up the wire and pointed his
finger at it to see what would happen.
He didn't live to tell the story, for,
when within eight Inches of the wire.
he received a shock that was more
than his system would stand. His rel
atives could not see carelessness in "his
conduct and brought suit for damages.
Perhaps even the decision of the Su
preme Court rendered last week, does
not convince them that the young man
was guilty of contributory negligence;
Baker County, Oregon," now proposes
a monument at Baker City to Senator
Edward D. Baker, for whom the county
was named. That is a sensible, Just
and patriotic undertaking, and a proper
substitute for the dowry proposed for
Miss Roosevelt
to two cents a pound. To get sugar 'accuracy. In the lumber traffic similar
at the proper market price the people
of Oregon could well afford to buy out
this factory and close It up. Thereby
they would save enormous money
every year. So as to the sugar fac
tories throughout the United States.
To "protect" 'small interests everybody
Js robbed; and the beneficiaries of
these small Interests are a few persons
already rich.
"The .fact that the owners of land are
little inclined to .grow beets and say.
'as. & rule, that they find little or no
prpfit in it Is proof that they could
grow other.crops with equal advantage.
or greater. It -never pays "to -try x to
conditions exist There avIII be no de
crease in the amount available for
transportation, even though there be. a
50 per cent shortage In the wheat
crop, and, as has previously been
stated, a single acre of Oregon timber-
land will turn off more tons of freight
for the railroads than an acre of wheat
land would produce in more than lxty
years. .
This Industry has been a powerful
magnet In drawing railroads across the
continent and Mr. Moffat's lifetime of
experience in railroads has undoubted
ly taught him the value of the business
from railroad standpoint Oregon
for.ee. crop, beyond Ji&tural -condition timber resources, remained practically
of cllma'ts' and soil. Since theFhlllp- untouched Avhlle those of Washington
The Philadelphia Press makes this
statement which may have proper ap
plication In other states than Pennsyl
vania: "Public men who gain an Ill
fame In their lives are best served after
their death by silence and forgetful-ness."
way. because It supports my contention
by adding still another distinguished
churchman to the Hat of those who doubt
od if Jesus and God were. one.
This Is whut got the brother in such a
rage:
The pastor ef a New York Church, In an
attempt to take a fall out of Goldnln Smith.
said. inMr attar thins:
"Chrtetlanltr Is based an tlje divine fact
eent!al!y dogmatic that on Christmas
day thre came Into the world the Incarnate
God.. Jesus Christ, bavins a divine and
human nature, but only one, a divine per-
KOMlity. This If the dogma that lie be
hind the nermon on the Mount and gives It
value. Without that preceding and funda
mental dogma, the sermon on the Mount
would be only the discourse of a mere phll
osopher like Arlatotle or Plato.'
At first slanee. It would aeem that what
the Chrfot Mid was of very little Importance.
However, I am Inclined to think that that
was not what he meant. He probably had In
mind that the word ot Jesus was Infalllby
trae. because It was God who said It.
Bo that as It may. there was a time In
the hUtory of the Christian Church when
there was considerable doubt. as to" whether
or net Jesus and God were one.
According to John Flske. the historian
the doctrine of the Trinity wan first Intro
duced by Sabelllus fA. D. 250-2S0). It was
formally condemned as heretical. The Conn
elWet Aatloch "solemnly .declared that th
Son was NOT consubstantlal with the
Father." Later, at tho Council of NIoaea.
was solemnly declared that he "WAS. There
was considerable argument after that, but
the matter wa.t finally settled after a. hun
dred years or so had passed.
It has been said that at one time the ques
tlon was discussed so freely that a. learned
bishop was kicked to death. .
The following la what John Flake said:
"When the doctrine of the Trinity was tint
announced by Sabelllus (A. D. 230-25O), It
was formally condemned as heretical, the
church being not quite prepared to receive
It. In 260 the Council ot Antloch solemnly
declared that the Son was not consubstantlal
with the Father a declaration which; within
sixty years, the council was destined as
tolemnly to contradict. The Trinitarian
Chrlstology struggled long for acceptance,
and did not finally win the victory until the
end ot tho fourth century." "Unseen
World," page 127.
If Sabelllus did not believe In the Trin
ity, it would be Interesting to know what
he did believe.
3f. B. "WELLS.
227.000.000
. 8.000,000
5.000.000
68, 000,000
327.0CO.000
413,000
337,000,000
835.000.000
667,000.000
64S.000.000
477.000.WO
S3.OCO.000
103.000.0o0
343.OCO.000
471.000.000
521,000,000
S1.697.000.0CO
1,600.000,000
1,200.000.000
2.800.000,000
1.205.000,000
Imck in the Game of Draw Seats.
From a letter by the Hon. Champ Clark,
of Missouri.
Some people do not believe in luck. This
is mv sixth Congress. Seats arc drawn
bv lot In two Congresses I was the llrst
Domocr.it to draw a seat In three I drew
early enough to secure a favorable loca
tion. In this, the sixth. I was one 01 tne
last Democrats to draw. Through tno
kindness of Mr. TVelsse. of Wisconsin,
who urged an exchange, I got a good one,
and then, through the kindness of Mr.
"Wood, of Missouri, who also urged an ex
change, I secured one of tne nest m me
House. Of course. I am deeply grateful
to those kind friends. The astronomer
Proctor once figured It out that a man
will hold, on the doctrine, of chance, only
one straight flush at draw poker in a
million bands. On the same theory i
would not be a'galn the first Democrat to
draw a scat In more than a hundred con
gresses. The lottery tor seats is an in
tensely interesting performance and ot a
good deal of Importance. Ot course, those
who have most to do In transacting tne
business of the House ought to be where
they can easily attract the attention of
the Speaker, and where they can easuy
make themselves heard. I do not mean
by that the making of set speeches, which.
contrary to the common belter, is reaiiy
a small part of the House proceedings.
Any man can borrow a good place from
which to make a set speech If he have not
a choice place of his own. but the business
ot the House Is mostly transacted by in
terlocutory performances In which there
Is no effort at specchmaklng; hence the
nocesslty that the participants have seats
from which they can be heard. As a rule.
they get them. If they do not draw them
to besin with, others swap with them, an
unselfish sort of performance on the part
of those who yield the better seats.
After all. this Is a pretty good sort of a
world to live In.
Population
Money in clrculat'h
Gold coin
Gold certificates.
Standard silver
dollars
Subsidiary silver
U. S. notes
Silver certificates
Nat bank notes
Increase In cir
culation ....
Exports
imports
Total forelra com
merce 1,50Z,0W,0W
Increase foreign'
commerce ...........
Total Nat wealth.42.000.000,000 110.000,000,000
Increase National
wealth - 68.000.000.000
Gold coined, 62.000.000 233,000.000
inc. gold coined .iti.uw.vw
National banka... 2.076 C.SoS
Inc. Nat. banks 3,
Capital Nat. banks $456,000,000 SS12.00O.0OO
Increase capital. iioo.uw.uw
Deposits Nat. b'nka S33.000.000 3.500.000.COO
Increase deposits wt.uw.uw
Deposits savings
oanka .......... m.uw,wj jw,uw,uwi
Increase deposits 2,331.000,000
Farms, value ii'.mow,ww :u,uw.wamjw
Farm products, y'r. 2,212,000.000 6,415,000.000
Increase rarm
product! 4,203.000,000
Governm't revenue. 333,000.000 544.000.000
Incxease revenue 211,000,000
Factory products.
year o.otso.ow.ow is.ow.ow.oou
Increase factory
products 10.631.00O.C0O
Foetal receipts ... 33.000,000 153.000,000
Increase postal
receipts i. 120.000.000
Schoolteacher sal
aries 37,000,000 173,000.000
Increase salaries 13S.00O.00O
Production of gold 36.000,000 84.000.000
Increase gold pro
duction 48.00Q.00O
Production of silver 30,000,000 69.000,000
Increase sliver
production 50.000.000
Immigrants 457.000 1.025.000
Increase inunig'ts 36S.0VO
Soo Canal tonnage 1.734.S90 44.270.a
Increase tonnage 42.535.7DO
Coal producfn tons 63.000,000 323,000.000
Increase produc
tion 262.0CO.00)
Pig Iron produc
tion, tons 3.S00.000 1S.5CO.000
Increase pig Iron
production 12,700.000
Cotton used by
mills, bales .... 1.795,000 4.200.000
Increase cotton 2,105,000
ONLY DECK BIASES.
Interest - bearing
debt Sl,72,000.00O
Decrease debt...
Annual int'st. debt 93,000.000
Decrease Interest
Foreign trade ton
nage built
SS05.000.00O
829.000.000
25,000.0011
70,000.000
None
The foregoing is not by any means a
complete showing of our material gains In
the past quarter of a century, but It will
suffice to impress on our minds what our
country can do when we are at peace
among ourselves and when we pay In
gold Instead of unsecured paper. During
that period we have had occasional tem
porary drawbacks, all, or nearly all. of
which can be traced to overspeculation or
departure from safe economic principle?.
Those can be counted as monitors for our
guidance In the future.
THINGS DOING IN THE COUNTRY
The AVind and the Shorn Iiotliario.
St Johns Corr. Vancouver Columbian.
The wind of last Saturday proved too
strong for Pete, as It seems to have blown
off his mustache. Although It Improves
his appearance, the girls are all. sorry, ot
course. Ha! ha! 1
Some Go to Dance, Others tq Get Busy-
Wolfer Prairie Corr. Aurora Borcalls.
The Oddfellows dance was a big suc
cess, but there should have been a check
room in the hall, for there arc a few par
ties who attend dances for no other pur
pose than to steal coats, caps, lanterns
and rubbers.
Suggestion for Bequests.
"London Globe.
The action of George Catt, an American
millionaire. In bequeathlnc; his body to be
dissected for the benefit of science Indi
cates a line of Investigation which might
do much for the advance of medicine. The
deceased gentleman had suffered long
from some obscure malady which baffled
the skill of his physicians.
year a number of people die of strange
diseases which doctors have been unable
to diagnose. If post-mortem examinations
could be held on such persons, the actual
disease might be compared with the symp
toms observed during life, and thus a step
would, be taken toward the discovery of a
remedy.
Fatal Fall of Faithful Jack.
Tillamook Headlight
Grandpa Jenkins Jack broke his neck
by falling over an embankment, and Is
dead. It was a faithful animal, and how
old no one appears to know, but it was
the old stand-by family horse for about
2o years.
What Ho Got for Working on Sunday
Vale Gazette.
Master Andy Rose, while attempting to
persuade a "fool cow" that she wanted
some water last Sabbath, got his pedal
nrtrnmltv In thf Knot where tho beast
, I wanted to step. The cow3 hoof was sharp.
and a3 a natural consequence Andy la
limping around, looking cheerfully sad.
with his foot well bandaged, it was a
deep gash, so he says.
It Is an Interesting and impressive
metaphor, from "Maverick," of Baker
City this Is: "That office-seekers in
Baker County will be thicker than fleas,
on' a dog during the next few months,
there Is no longer any doubt."
To kill off the hopelessly insane and
diseased is- the first step toward getting
rid of all the unfit And then how many
of us would be left to do the pleasing
work of selection and execution?
Tiast Free Rido for Congress?
Washington Dispatch ot December 30 to
the Chicago Dally News.
Moiabcrs of Congress wHose board bill
between now and Thursday next will
amount to less than their railroad fare
from home to Washington are pouring
Into the capital at this unusually early
date. Every train Is bringing them, and
the reason is that they have been In
formed that their passes which took
them home will not be honored after
Sunday night at midnight, when the
new rule of the railroads against Issuing
passes goes Into effect 'If present Indi
cations count for anything a large ma
jorlty ot Congress up to this time has
traveled on passes.
Says the Pendleton Tribune, a paper
whose deepest sympathies go out
towards Oregon statesmen In distress:
"The Oregonlanls -worrying about the
whereabouts of Congressman Hermann.
Pity he failed to furnish the news edi
tor with an itinerary of his travels."
The Oregonlan is not worrying. It
leaves Brother Hermann to do the wor
ryingnot forgetting, however, those
who have been so distressed by the
"persecution" of our Oregon statesmen,
and who would like to pull President
Roosevelt down for not stopping the
persecution.
The Salem City Council has passed
a stringent antl-gambllng ordinance.
What's the use? There is no one in
Salem who "would gamble, anyway.
Champ Clark seems to have trans
ferred tariff discussion from the realm
of the academic to the business end of
1306 affairs.
The Trap for Bcvcrldgc.
Albany Journal.
Senator Beveridge prides himself on his
oratory. When Senator Fcttus asked c!fle coast lournallsm. a happy New Year,
and hope they will both be wltn us on
Every Day a Good Newspaper.
North Yakima Republic
Editor Scott of The Oregonlan. wrote a
lonsr and able editorial on-the first of the
year on his newspaper; but It will be ad
mitted that he had an Inspiring suDject.
The Oregonlan Is a magnificent newspa
per every day in the year. According to
Mr. Scott, It Is prospering. We are glad
it is. The neople of the Northwest coun
try all ought to be glad, for In The ore
gonlan they have something In the way
of a newspaper which. Is not found In
every section, we wish The urcgonian
and Its editor, the grand old man of P
Boston has' introduced SO-cent gas,
and the rate will go yet lower. The
Springfield (Mass.) Republican says:
"The gas Investigation in New York
City now going on has established the
fact, as did a previous legislative in
quiry, that gas can be produced for the
holder at 23 cents, and for 6 -cents can
leave, to interrupt the Indiana Senator
the latter replied: "Nothing affords the
Senator of Indiana more pleasure than
to yield to the distinguished and able Sen
ator from Alabama, who never makes a
I speech, himself or Interrupts the speech
of another without- adorning it with a
brilliant radiance." Then Senator Pettus
got up and said: "I move wo adjourn";
-and the. Senate adjourned with the Bev
eridge speech kicowplete.
the first days ot many years to come
Perfect Ijady.
Chicago Tribune.
. "Raise your chin Just a little," said the
photographer.
"This Is as high as T choose to ralie it,'
was the austere response of Mrs. Vlck
Senn. "If the effect Is not to your liking
you can lower your machine.
Where to Get All the News.
Lewlston Teller.
While not so large as former New Year
editions, Monday's Portland Oregonlan
gives a splendid review ot railroad devel
opments In Oregon In ISOo. and the opera
tions already begun or proposed for 1D05.
The Oregonlan, as It with rightful pride
remarks of Itself, has truly kept pace with
the development of the Pacific Northwest.
and still continues as the one paper to
which the people must look for all the
news, even here In Idaho.
The Monster Drydock Dewey.
Boston Herald.
SCO feet long.
104 feet wide.
Coat $l,S0O,0CO.
Height of side walls, 63& feet
Holds a 24.417-ton warship.
Bach hawser used In towing stretches
1200 feet, and weighs 27 tons.
Standing Room Only.
Washington Post
You can't take your skates with you on
the water wagon.
The Iilttle Black Sheep.
Unidentified.
Por 111 brack sheep, don utrayed away.
Don los In vein an de rain:
And de Shepherd, he say. "O blrelln, -
Go, find ray sheep again."
But tho hlrelln frown "O Shepherd,
Dat sheep am brack an bad."
But de Shepherd, bo smile like do 111 brack
sheep
War the onllest lamb he had.
An' he say, "O hlrelln, hasten.
For de win and de rain am col:
And dat 111 brack sheep am Ioncsom.
Out fiar so far from de fol."
Do hlrelln Xroijn, "O Shepherd,
Dat sheep am ol and gray."
But de Shepherd, he amlle, like de .HI brack
sheep '
"Wuz fair as de break ob day!
An he smile. "O hlrelln hasten.
JjO. here am de nlnety-an-nlnc.
But dar, way oft from de sheep-fol,
Is dat HI brack sheep oi mine."
An fie hlrelln frown, "O Shepherd,
Da res' ob de sheep am here."
Bat de Shepherd, he smile, like de ill brack
sheep
He hot It de mostest dear!
An de Shepherd go out In de darkness.
Where de night was col and bleak;
Jim' dat 111 brack sheep, he find It
Aa lay It agat&o his cheek."
An ite hlreli- frown, "O Shepherd.
Dr ferlB dat sfceep to
But de Sfeefcerd, he smile, and he hot It cleee.
l As. daV 111 brack s&eep wax ma!
His Maiden Speech.
Tit-Bits.
Very fow persons acquit themselves no
bly in their maiden speech. At a wedding
feast recently tho Bridegroom was cauca
upon, as usual, to respona to xne given
toast. In spite of tne tact tnat ne nao.
previously pleaded to be excused.
Blushing to the roots or nis nair, ne Tose
to his feet He intended to imply that
he wa3 unprepared for speech-making.
but, unfortunately, placed nis nanit
upon the bride's shoulder, and looked
down at her as he stammerea out nis
opening (and concluding) words: "This
er thing has been thrust upon me."
Suit Styles in Oregon.
Charleston News and Courier.
We do not see why so much comment
has followed the appearance of Oregon's
new Senator' In a sack suit Most ot Ore
con's Senators and Congressmen lean to
blouses with vertical stripes that are very
striking and peculiar.
NEWSPAPER WAIFS.
Ste-xdeus "I bear that you bad a rough
voyage comlns over." Miss Highfll Oh.
frlehtfullY so! It was such a relief to sec
foot once more on vice versa!" Judge.
An Offer "I have no home began tho
beggar. "Sorry, old -man. said tne Drisic
pedestrian, "but I have only one. .How
ever, it you'll pay my Christmas bills. 111
give you that-' Philadelphia Ledger.
Towne '"You've got a new typewriter girt
I see." Browne "Yes." Towne "is sue
bTlght?" Browne "Well. I don't know
whether It's Intentional, but she seems, to
be a female Josh Billings." Philadelphia
Press.
"Do you know anything about palm
istry?" she asked. "I should think I did."
he replied, forgetting for the. moment that
he was In select society: "t worKea as a
waiter to pay my way through college."
Chicago Record-Herald.
Lawyer "Were you present when tho
trouble began between the prisoner and. his
wife?" Witness "Tes, sir. It was two
years ago." Lawyer "What happened
then?" witness i attended tneir wea
dlng." Cleveland Leader.
Saplelgh "Each night before retiring I
write down me thoughts in & Uttt note
book, doncher know." Miss Cutting "In
deed! And how Ions' have you been dolns
that?" Saplelgh "About three yeabs.
Miss Cutting "Then you must have tho
nrst page nearly filled by this time." Chi
cago Dally News.
"It Is upon the farmer that the greatness
of this country really depends;" said th
persuasive state man. "Yes," answered
Farmer Coratoseel, "out sometime I think
I'd like to be one of the fellers that didn't
have so much depeadla' ob 'em, so' I conld,
have time to wear good, clothes as4 go ta
a few parties."" Washington Star.
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