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rOKTLAND. SATUKDAY. FEBRUARY 10.
YICAEIOES SACRIFICE.
The movement on the Richards place
reduced excellent results. It not
only has stopped vice there, but has
put a check upon similar misconduct
and vice at the iiotei iroruanu u
Of course the original at
tack could not have been made on the
Hotel Portland. It is owned by the
Tifld and Corbett and other estates,
and the influences that protect It are
loo -Dowerful. But -when the attack on
the Richards establishment was pushed,
-. v. T-.tio vi1 nnd nther nlaces.
taking alarm and -warning, sought
cover. A few days ago The Oregonian
announced that a change would be
made at once "in the arrangements for
entertainment of ladies and gentlemen
in the "rathskeller," or bar-room, of
the Hotel Portland. It meant that no
more llauors would be served to "ladles
and gentlemen" there. Before that time
continual orgies and carousals oi uie
Bacchae had been observed therein.
and in other highly respectable places
also. Richards is the vicarious sacri
fice. But the vicarious sacrifice is uni
versal; and unjUBt as It Is It Is about
the onlr effective way for redemption
of mankind. The whole history of the
human race is the lesson of vicarious
sacrifice and atonement- Let Richards
go. But sacrifice of Richards cuts vice
out of hlcher nlaces. Thus the town
obtains purification. When the out
posts are carried, the main town is
forced to surrender. The most edifying
spectable of all Is the skurrylng to
cover of the respectable establishments.
Herein Is both prophecy and fulfillment
of regeneration.
A FAMOUS PHRASE.
Almost every pregnant and famous
saying in the mouthB of men Ms had a
long history. A proverb has been ae
fined as the wisdom of many, but the
wit of one. As the idea that underlies
a familiar saying undergoes modifica
lion -when new conditions arise, so the
proverb, or sententious expression of
the idea, chances Its form. Yet the
truth at bottom remains the same.
Lincoln at Gettysburg said that the
srrcat battle on that fleid had been
fought, that government of the people
by the people and for the people might
not perish from the earth." Mr. Charles
E. Carr, of Illinois, in an address before
the Historical Society of that state, is
at the pains to say that the Idea and
the words -were not original with Lin
coin. The:, were not, certainly. The
idea had a very long, ancestry, before
Lincoln gave it this expression. And
his words varied but little from tnose
used by persons who had preceded him
Some asserted at the time that Lin
coin was guilty of plagiarism. But the
expression, nearly as he used it, had
long been the. common property of the
English-speaking world. In few in
stances -was Shakespeare the author of
the sententious expressions which are
found everywhere in his work. He
made everything his own, by improve
ment and adaptation. It was the same
with this expression of Lincoln at Get
tysburg. It had been a germinating
and growing maxim of democracy for
many -centuries.
The matter -has been thoroughly in
vestigated by many, and It Is agreed
that the phrase though with variations
had been so often used as to become
common property. It appears substan
tia lly as Lincoln used It In "Webster's
reply to Hayne. It was used by Theo
dore Parker In an anti-slavery conven
tion at Boston in 1850, and by Joel Par
ker In the -Massachusetts Constitutional
Convention in 1853. The first appear
ance of this phrase, so -far as it has
been possible to ascertain, -was In the
preface to the old "Wyclif Bible (A D.-
1384), which declares that "this Bible is
for the government of the people, by
the people and for the people." The
phrase had sunk into the consciousness
of Abraham Lincoln. He didn't stop to
think where he got it, nor probably
could he have told.
The death of Captain John McNulty
at The Dalles on Thursday removes an
other from the rapidly thinning ranks
of the pioneers who helped to make
history in Oregon. Captain McNulty
commanded the first steamer which the
O. S. N. Co. placed on the river above
the Cascades, and in that golden age of
steamboatlng the man In the pilot
house was a much more -Important In
dividual than Is now the case. On the
middle river he handled the R. R.
Thompson, Harvest Queen, Mountain
Queen and all of the other fine steam
ers which laid the financial foundation
from which the rich .and powerful O. R.
&. N. .Co. of the present day was build
ed. The West was new and interesting
1
in those days, but the glamor of ro
mance -which hung: over the river In
the. steamboatlng era has been dissi
pated by the coming of the railroad. A
few of the jjd-tlmers still -remain, but
they are nearing their last port, and
when in a very few years they join
Captain McNulty. "Dan" O'Neill.
"Tom" Smith and others of their day
and age, there will have vanished a
type of men which changed economic
conditions will prevent the world cverA
again beholding.
CHURCH AND POLITICS.
The official board of Grace M. E.
"Church, acting-through Mr. E. T. John
son, has pointed out to Councilman
Masters all alleged variance between
his action In the Richards case as a
member of the liquor license committee
and his duty as a member of the Meth
odlst Church. The resolution of the
official board raises two questions, both
of wh'lch. merit careful and candid dis
cussion. What control may a cnurcn
properly assume over the political ac-
x 3. 1 - O TIThan i m fl
UVliy Oi JIH juemuerai
duty as a public officer conflicts with
his duty to his church, which has tne
higher claim to his obedience?
To the first question the official voice
of Methodism replies that "it Is not the
province of the church to give affirm
ative direction to or assume to control
the franchise of the citizen," and this
is sound doctrine. It Is so well estab
lished in American thought and prac
tice that no church -which should fa.II. to
accept It could hope to. thrive in this
country. Aside from polygamous prac
tices, the -worst charge against the Mor
mon hierarchy is that it undertakes to
dictate toMts adherents how they shall
VOie. Sucn aiciauuii ia
imnv of the worst sort, no more
endured from an ecclesiastical organi
zation than from a railroad corporation
or a -ward boss. In joining a church a
man Tesigns none of his rights or du-
ns none m . ....-
ties as a citizen; to vote according to
his own ideas of political expediency is
both a right and a duty perhaps the
highest which an American enjoys.
No church may Infringe it without dis-
lovaltv to republican principles and
imminent danger to Its own prosperity.
A church may very properly make its
teaenmg ireno wru ..,---
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,ousness; it may exhort to lorty laeais
;alnst foolish or vicious
courses in public as in private conauci.
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but with exhortation and admonition
the church must stop. To command Is
beyond her province.
A Councilman takes an oath to obej
the law, not to obey his church. So
long as his official conduct conforms to
the law, he has full liberty to follow his
own conscience and judgment -without
regard to ecclesiastical authority. If
his constituents disapprove of his con
duct they may and ought to express
the press, In public meetings and at the
noils but never through the machinery
of a church. Ecclesiastical control oi
politics has Invariably proved dlsas
trous to church and state aune. jvny
church which assumes such an attitude
that a man's duty as a public officer
conflicts with his duty as a church
member puts itself in a false position.
Mr. Masters first duty as a Councilman
is to administer the law honestly and
Intelligently. The law as It
lianas
practically requires the Council to il- J
cense saloons. -The members may and j
ought to discriminate among saloons as
to locality, character and number, but
there their discretion ends. As a Coun
cilman Mr. Masters must vote to li
cense certain saloons, and he must use
his own judgment which they shall be.
This is his duty to the public and If It
conflicts with his duty to his church.
the church must stand aside. -His fel
low members should try to alter the
law. not to punish Mr. Masters for
obeying It according to his best judg-
ment, even If to them his Judgment I
seems weak. The full remedy is in
their own hands at the next city elec
tion without any resort to ecclesiastical
thunders.
INCREASING TRANSPORTATION" FACILI
TIES.
It is announced that the Canadian
Pacific will Issue 120,000.000 new stock.
from the proceeds of which new branch
lines will be built In the Canadian
Northwest. The Grand Trunk Pacific
which crosses Canada some distance
north of the Canadian Pacific. Is en
deavoring to secure charters from the
Canadian Parliament for building more
than a score of branch lines in the
country lying west of Winnipeg. With
both of these bis: lines building so
many branch roads, or feeders, Wcrtcrn
Canada will be more extensively ex-
plolted -In a short space of time than
any other region In the West. When
ever a transcontinental railroad is built
and equipped for thousands of miles.
every additional ton of traffic turned
over to It by a feeder pays a larger
proportion of profit than was secured
from the original traffic generated
along the main line,,
Development these necessary feed-
ers in the Pacific Northwest for a num
ber of years after the main lines were
completed was retarded by financial
difficulties and attendant constantly
changing management of the proper
ties. Now tnat an roads are in a
healthy financial condition, there will
be more of a disposition to Increase
the earning power of the main lines by
Increasing the traffic with branch lines.
Some surprise has been expressed bver
the announced intention of the Harrl-
man management to extend the lines to
Puget Sound. Such action is perfectly
natural and logical. Puget Sound has
vast timber, coal and fishery resources.
A number of large and prosperous cities
have been built up by these resources.
Traffic of these cities and the adjacent
country is of great magnitude, and the
Harrlman system has been handicapped
jn securing us snare oi ii uirougn nav-
Ing to enter the field over the tracks
of an active competitor-
Greater part of tho lumber manufac
tured on Puget Sound, as is the case at
Portland, finds Its market at the east-
cm end of the transcontinental lines.
All of it is now going out over the Hill
roads, and will continue to take that
route until Mr. Harrlman taps the field
with his proposed road. The route
which he will select has not yet been
announced, but at the worst It would
not involve construction of more than
145 miles of new road. By construction
of tills mileage he would secure the
haul of many hundreds of trainloads of
lumber every year over a main-line
mileage ten times to fifteen times as
great. He would also be In position to
secure a share of the traffic In west-
bound freight which was needed for
local distribution on Puget Sound. With
excellent deep-water terminals at San
Francisco and Portland, there would
be no necessity for handling any of the
over-sea traffic from Puget Sound, and
the road, if It Is built, will probably be
simply a feeder to the system which
terminates at Portland.
Traffic all over the Pacific Coast H
expanding so rapidly that It Is almost a
necessity that better facilities for han
dling it be provided. The Northern Pa
cific has been handicapped In doing
business with Portland by a roundabout
haul over high, mountain ranges, and is
now preparing to come Into Portland
over its own tracks by a water-level
route. The Harriroan system has been
handicapped in doing business with the
Paget Sound ports because it had lo
use the facilities of a competitor. The
disadvantages of both roads are now to
be nullified by the building of addi
tional mileage, and both of the locali
ties Interested will profit by the Im
proved facilities. When these roads
are completed the management will un
doubtedly discover that the main line is
still physically able to handle more
traffic, and accordingly there will be
more feeders built wherever there is
traffic In sight.
ALASKAN STEAMER LINE.
There should be no faltering or hag
gling over the support that Is needed to
secure and maintain a steamship line
between this port and Alaska. There
has been plenty of evidence from men
vitally interested that Alaska Is sadly
in heed of better trade facilities than
she now enjoys. The Importance of the
trade and the wonderful possibilities
for its development and expansion are
fully understood. The territory In
volved is entirely too large to be ham
pered In growth by having but one port
in which to handle the large ana rapiaiy
increasing traffic Less complaint has
been filed over poor transportation fa
cilities with that one port than over the
. , r mnn Trhn as-
same exclusive ownership of Alaska.
It Is the mistreatment given the Alas
kans that h-as caused them to grow
restive under Seattle domination, and
mnetltion to which the im
-;; ; - ,ntrv entitles them.
- - - ,-.,,oW mrrim,
Portland and the tributary territory
supplies a large amount of merchandise
and farm products that find a way to
Alaska through the Seattle middlemen,
Both bus-er and seller will gain an ad
vantage by direct dealing. A line from
Portland -will, of course, meet with
onTVl-,ton ,u, f receive the
- 'r , 1.! rnmmta-
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nil v il ce.ii ue uiaue v auvicu- --
nlty. It can be made a success.
prospects for Its becoming a permanent
fixture are better than they have ever
been before on account of removal of
the fuel handicap formerly suffered by
steamers running from Portland. Oil Is
a much more economical fuel than coal.
and oil cosjs less at Portland than on
Puget Sound. If we can now establish
regular communication with that won
derful land of riches, the trade will
crow so ranldly that we will never
prise Is well worth striving for, even
though a premium must be paid to se
cure a foothold.
IS IT NOTHING TO YOU?
It's a pretty good old -world -we live
In, after nil. The sun gets up early and
shines all day, and the moon dodges
around Mount Hood early in the even
Ing and shines all night, barring a brief
eciiose. Both see nlenty of good men
good -women who heed the ad mom
tjon pf Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the
wors old pessimist ever, yet he said
soro5 things to stir the blood.
"Is It nothing to you, all ye that pass
by?" Yea, Indeed it Is. The good peo
ple'who are restoring sight to the little
half-orphaned girl, who arc clothing
and feeding the naked and hungry; the
good men who gave them sheltei'
these people would change the Lamen
tations to paeans of Joy. "Is it nothing
to you?" We are all of one family, and
the misfortune of one is the trouble of
alL The wor1! Is the better for reading
yesterday of tho deeds of these people.
The one discordant note In the story
will find its solution. There Is enough
left by the revisionists of the good, old
crossroads Methodist doctrine of hell
lire and damnation to provide for the
shiftless husband and father who would
desert his little brood. His day Is com
ing.
MILTIAKr REFORMS.
Mr. Frederic Louis Huldekoper has an
article in the North American Review
for February which advocates a gen
eral reform In our military system. The
article is to be followed by others, and
therefore does not state Mr. Huldeko
per' opinions fully, but he seems to
advocate both an Increase of the stand
ing army and eome more efficient
method of providing officers for It. He
I argues that our present system of de-
pending upon volunteers when war oc
curs is wasteful of men and money.
More men are enlisted than would be
necessary If we had an army of trained
soldiers under efficient officers; supplies
are squandered; lives are needlessly
sacrificed; and each war Is followed by
a monstrous train of pensions which
more than doubles its cost. Since the
close of he Civil War we have already
paid In pensions about three-fifths of
its entire cost, and the list Is now, forty
years after Lee's surrender, larger than
ever before.
To reduce this list otherwise than by
the slow operation of disease and age is
out of the question, but it is the part of
wisdom to ponder deeply any measure
J which promises to lesson the. burden
resulting from our next war if we ever
have another. Whether Mr. -Huldeko
per's suggestion of a larger standing
army would have that effect may be
doubted. There would probably be Just
as many pensions to pay after the close
of a war and between wars we should
be under that additional expense of a
great military establishment which is
exhausting the resources of the Euro
pean nations. Americans have always
j looked upon a.standlng army as a nec-H
i essary evn. n nas oecn uieunvarymg
policy of our wisest statesmen to keep
our permanent military force as small
as possible, and the almost unanimous
popular sentiment which approves their
policy is thoroughly sound and not
likely to change. .
But the Nation ought to have a con
stant supply of trained officers so large
that troops In time of war need never
be put under ignorant commanders,
This practice, as Mr." Huldekoper points
out, amounts to nothing less than
Wholesale murder. Trained officers
may be provided by means of a prop
erly organized militia without increas
ing the standing army. Enrollment In
the militia and compulsory drill for a
short time yearly may wisely, perhaps
be imposed upon all able-bodied males
of military age. This would furnish ex-
j pert experience to a large body of offl-
ccrs.
However that may be, the rules for
promotion in the regular Army ought
to be modified, as the Taft bill provides,
so that it should depend on merit, and
not on seniority. The mere fact of on
man feeing older than another should
not decide -which i entitled to promo
tion. Ability, soldierly merit, ougnt to
be the crucial factor. This reform
would add a great deal to the efficiency
of the regular army and put us on 'an
Incomparably better footing than we
were at the outbreak of the Spanish
War.
Kansas City packers have been asked
to offer bids for 235,W pounds of emer
gency rations for the United States
Army. This suggests a possibility of
trouble with China that will call Amer
ican troops thither In some force. It
also, let us hope, suggests the neces
sity of a better, cleaner more suitable
emergency ration" than was provided
for the troops mobilized In the South
during the early part of the Spanish
War, and for those that were pushed
on to Cuba later. The embalmed beef
lesson was a bitter one to the country.
costing It dearly In the lives of its sol
diers, and proving that the commercial
instinct was stronger than that of pa
triotism, unless carefully supervised.
General Miles made some mistakes
when he was at the head of the Army,
but his denunciation of those who were
responsible for the embalmed beef and
the canned rottenness upon which the
soldiers were fed In Florida, on Army
transports and In Cuban military
camps was not one of them. The ex
pose came too late to be of benefit to
the emergency rations for use in a trop
ical climate In the Spanish-American
War, but if it 4nsures a wholesome.
nutritious and suitable emergency ra
tion for the use of troops suddenly
called to China, there will be no dls
count upon its value.
It Is absurd to say whoever may say
it that any "attack" has been made on
United States District Attorney Bristol
by The Oregonian, or through The Ojre
gonlan. Mr. Bristol had notbeen con
firmed. It was interesting to know
why. It came to the knowledge of the
Washington correspondent of The Ore
gonian that the reason was that un
professional conduct In an Important
matter had been alleged against him.
The particulars then could not be as
certained, but In a. general way are
known now. Withdrawal of Mr. Bris
tol's name by the President confirms
The Oregonlan's statement. This Jour
nal alleges nothing whatever against
Mr. Bristol. But It thinks Mr. Bristol
knows himself by this time that he has
not been confirmed. The Oregonian has
simply endeavored to tell what, has pre
vented the confirmation. It is In no
way more responsible for non-confirma
tion and withdrawal of Mr. Bristol's
name than It would be responsible for
the death of a person because It had
named the malady that took him off.
The Government will order "open
ings" this year of a total of 505,000 acres
of Indain reservation lands. Bills pro
viding for these have passed the. House
The lands covered are In Oklahoma, be
ing portions of the Kiowa. Comanche
and Apache reservations. The usual
provisions were made for the platting
and sale of towns lies. The area of res
ervation lands is still great, and as the
Indians arc steadily diminishing In
numbers, these land openings are likely
to continue for many years. They will.
Indeed, and should, continue until each
Indian has his fair allotment and no
more. Good arable land, lying uncul
tivated through sentiment, will not be
the order In this country half a century
(hence.
"Dreadnaught" Is a name suited to
the largest battleship In the world's
navies. This giant In naval architect
ure and power will be launched at
Portsmouth, England, next Saturday.
She is not the first vessel of her name
that has been In the English navy. Her
predecessor Is, however, outdated by
c vents and by the growth In naval
architecture, and her advent Into the
navies of the world as the largest and
most powerful battleship afloat, the
finished product of naval architecture.
will be of lntercutto the fighting pow
ers of the world.
Stanford's baseball manager says to
Berkeley's: "I can prove you have five
professionals on your team"; Berkeley
counters with: "You're In the same
fix." And these unblushing confessions
are published. Is It a wonder that uni
versity faculties find themselves forced
to butt Into the game and order the
hired men off the field?
The merchants of Portland are doing
something now to dispel an Impression
prevalent In some quarters that Alaska
Is a part of Seattle's back yard. Seattle
Is going to have to reform some of Its
notions about geography and trade
Mrs. Graham, the New York W. C. T.
U. president, denies that she said It was
nobody's business whether wine was
served at the Roosevelt wedding break
fast- Certainly; but whose?
Mr. Heney thinks one-half the court
Judges of San Francisco are Crooked.
That Is a very moderate percentage
for San Francisco.
Mr. Longworth, it appears, is to be
spared the humiliation of beckoning his
thirsty guests Into the china closet af
ter the wedding.
Illinois Justice must weep that wlfe-
TOUrdcrer Hoch was not born a cat.
Senatorial VI tHpc ration.
Brooklyn Eagle.
None should think that Tillman's at
tack on President Roosevelt Is un
precedented for savagery or injustice.
TM V. U.H.. . ,.. .1.1.
better motives. Ben Wade and Henry
Winter Davis attacked Abraham Lin
coln" with speech asbad. and with
spirit as diabolic. More than a score
of Senators attacked President Andrew
Johnson with a ferocity as marked as
Tillman's, but veiled with a classic
culture that intensified the ferocity.
Charles Sumner attacked President
Grant with a contempt which even
Tillman could not feel for the strong
character of Theodore Roosevelt. Ros
coe Conkling assailed R. B. Hayes and
James A Garfield quite as bitterly as
Tillman has Roosevelt, though, of
course with a grammatical grandilo
quence and a measured malignity quite
his own. All of these attacks hurt the
men who made them and hurt not the
men upon whom they wero made.
That should be the result this time.
It Is within tho caultlca that it should
be. A distinct gain to temperance of
thought and speech is revealed by the
revulsion from Tillman's violation of
both. Ho has relapied. but the Sen
ate has much Improved. That Is the
advance to be noted and applauded.
Time was when the Senate would not
have lacked a small minority to abet
any verbal brutality against a Fresl
dent. Many Senators deplored and
pitied Tillman's fall, but none sympa
thised with him or shared or approved his
ravlsg. j
THE SILVER LINING.
That unearthly din Just beyond - the
northern horizon Is not the echoes of the
Tacoma grand jury Investigation. It Is
merely Seattle knocking the heads of her
rival telephone companies together.
The masters and pilots of Puget Sound
demand a new investigation of the nat
uralization frauds. Thy ought to be
willing to do most anything to divert pub
lic attention from their testimony In the
Valencia Investigation.
To tell the honest truth, we believe that
Mayor Lane wrote that poem for Harry
Murphy, at least the last line. "Hurrah
for us and right!"
Councilman Masters Is not the only one
who Is "awfully tired." Wonder if it Is
one of the premonitory symptoms of "real
humiliation"?
The penny-ante players for TvhomSher
Iff Word makes life a horrid vision of
police courts and prison bars should learn
the seductive Oriental, game of fantan.
It seems to be a more slippery article
when a police raid comes off.
Judging from the changes worked by
the climate of South America on exotic
diplomats, especially Northern-grown va
rieties, we risk the prediction that farther
botanical research will reveal that the
common American life-insurance com
pany, Cinchus Graftorlbus. is a native of
Venezuela, Bolivia or Ecuador.
Chicago's new gas ordinance Imposes a
fine of from 32 to $2 on companies sell
ing poor gas. The enforcement of such a
law In Portland would make municipal
ownership of the present gas company's
plant a dead cinch inside of a month.
Mr. Harrlman would have taken greater
pleasure In reading the Police Court story
of Jim Hill's commitment to the Poor
Farm If it had been the other Jim.
For Mr. Balfour's sake let us hope that
the English tariff fence is not of the
picket variety.
m
From the erratic progress of the banner
of reform In Junction City it Is to be In
ferred that the pathway of the standard
bearer is not an asphalt pavement.
Mr. Roosevelt and Senator Clark arc
still friends. The Montana Senator did
not ask the President to admire the archi
tecture of his New York mansion. There
was no chance for an argument over the
art gallery.
Like the Justly famous sauce of similar
name, Mr. Woostcr's testimony in the
"Fads and Fancies" case Is hot 'stuff. It
adds a relish, even to a well-roasted
Mann.
The drummers who aro making a cru
sade for clean sheets In Georgia hotels
should realize that there are certain limi
tations. What is the landlord to do while
the sheet Is In the washtub, for example?
Or If the extra sheet happens to be doing
duty as a tablecloth? And, by the way
would these high-toned gentlemen of the
road prefer to sleep on the sheet first or
start It on the road to the laundry at the
breakfast table?
We don't know how Mr. Wallace feels
about It, but most of us would rather have
.Secretary Taft let ua off with a cussing.
The Secretary Is out of our class in a
crushing contest.
Ghosts of early Christian martyrs who
happened to bs lingering about St. Sym
phorlen's Church In Paris, when the tax
collector called, must have been reminded
of old times.
The Chicago court finds Commis
sioner Garfield's report on the beef
trust dull reading. In view of Its Judi
cial cognizance of the subject the
court displays a sadly deficient sense
of humor.
The tribute Ella Wheeler Wilcox
pays to the science of medicine gives
us the impression that she has been
to hcr Sam Jones preach.
The Annapolis hazing" trials have been
ordered suspended. The'hazers will con
tinue their pernicious activity until the
order is extended in Its application.
A French bacteriologist announces that
sea water Is a cure for all the Ills that
flesh Is heir to. Captain Cousins evidently
fcared an overdose.
Papa McCurdy says he Is glad to be rid
of the cares Incident to the presidency of
the Mutual Life. The Mutual Life caa
heartily reciprocate.
A local paint shop is displaying a slab
of material said to be a section of ICO)
coats of point applied at intervals during
a period of 11 years. Some variety ac
tress must have met with a mishap.
Jack London's campaign for free adver
tising Is beginning to bear fruit- The
Derby Neck, Conn., free library has with
drawn all his books from circulation and
denounced him as an anarchist and
traitor to his country. Bulb for the
wooden nutmeg state!
The White House attic these days
mutt bear a strong family resemblance
to a pawn shop after a panic
Mixed Intelligence.
Bridge vllie Tribune.
Frequently typographical errors creep
Into newspapers, and the result Is often
humorous, bringing forth many a laugh,
even on serious subjects. Tho Tribune
lias had more than Us share" of these
blunders of late. Last week "wo got
three Items "all balled up" In thi rush
to get out the paper. The effect was
startling, and If the Tribune had been
believed the laws of nature would have
had to be suddenly Ye versed. It was all
caused by transposing a couple of lines
of type. J. D. Curry, one of our most
respected citizens, has been 111 for some
time with rheumatism. The Tribune made
the startling statement that as a result
of his sickness he had given birth to
12-pound boy. As a matter of fact that
boy belonged over In the home of Samuel
Cox.
In the Item relating to the birth of Mr.
and Mrs. Cox's 12-pound, boy the Tribune
ald It happened "whllo the whistle blew.
Now, of course. It In possible that a whis
tle was blowing at the time, but we doubt
IL That line referring to the whlstlo
blowing should have been under tho Item
about Riley carylng the dynamite.
The Tribune sincerely regrets the
blunder.
Behind the Times.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Berlin Street Railway Company,
which has a monopoly of the traction
lines in the German capital, is capital
ized at but $25,000,000. This la enough
to make the average American traction
magnates weep for the ignorance of his
German colleagues. They do not seem
to have grasped the first Idea of street
.railway management over there.
THE" PRESIDENT'S WAY.
New York Tribune.
There Is probably no other man who
has President Roosevelt's accurate
knowledge of the political conditions
In all our states and territories. He
gets his Information at first hand from
men who are- doing things the country
over. Whenever a new factor appears
on the horizon in any section the
President take3 early oportunltles of
ascertaining just who and what he la
in this process of acquiring Informa
tion and studying men and affairs the
President shows no prejudice and plays
no favorites. If there are factions In
a state, representatives of each are
honored by an invitation to meet and
talk with him.
These Invitations do not. and should
not. suggest partiality, nor do they give
any clew to the President's personal
feelings, as must be apparent to all
who study understanding! the list of
White House callers for a week or
more. Nevertheless, there are people
who read into such incidents all kinds
of meanings. An Illustration of this
has been given recently In New Jersey.
The President had heard a good deal
about Senator Colby, but had never
met him until a friend of both arranged
for an Invitation to luncheon at the
White House. That started the politi
cians, experts as well as amateurs,
guessing as to what it all meant.
Could it be possible that the President
was going to throw down the regular
organization and cast his influence and
power on the side of the Colbyltes?
While the conundrum was still In cir
culation Mayor Fagan and George L.
Record, of Jersy City, appeared as
White House guests. As they are
affiliated with the reform wing, of
which Senator Colby is the official
leader, the wiseacres had no further
doubt about the President's Intention
to project his personality into the mael
strom of New Jersey politics.
The next act in this little comedy
came when Governor Stokes, accom
panied by Senator Dryden, called at the
White House by Invitation. As they
represent the regular organization Re
publicans, the prophets and sons of
prophets immediately perceived a
change of heart on the President's part.
These speculations, guesses and asser
tions are. of course, the veriest non
sense. President Roosevelt's position
Is that If a good Republican who wants
to meet and know the men of "light
and leading." whether or not they see
eye lo eye with him. on public ques
tons. Title Won Before Breakfast.
World's Work.
Von Bulow became a Prince In a sud
den and curious manner. When the Mo
roccan controversy had continued two
months. It still seemed that Germany
might emerge from the dispute with
scanty success. In this controversy. Von
BuloWs diplomatic skill had been pitted
against that of M Delcasse. the talented
statesman who had directed the foreign
a'ffalro of France with conspicuous sutecess
for seven years. Von Bulow. however,
worked with great dexterity, until he
contrived suddenly to bring about Del-
casse's dramatic defeat. His retirement
Into private life followed. When Europe
woko up ono morning to learn that Theo
phlle Delcasse had quitted office, it could
hardly believe the report. At sunrise a
special messenger was sent to the Im
perial palace with the news. The Kaiser.
overjoyed, rose, dressed quickly, and
drove to the Chancellor's official resi
dence. Extending his hand impulsively.
he said: "Prince von Bulow, I congratu
late you on your success." Von Bulow
hesitated and looked questionlngly at the
Kaiser, who added: "I havo created you
a Prince as a token of my gratitude for
your services to my dynasty and the em
pire." Good Deal of a Bore-
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
We arc getting rather tired of the
north pole. It ha3 been overdone.
Time was when we were Intensely cu
rious to know about it, and thought
perhaps Its discovery might have some
commercial value, but now It Is differ
ent. We know pretty well that noth
ing Is to be gained by locating the
pole beyond the satisfaction of a
dulled curiosity and the ambitions of
the hunter. We can get on very well
without the alleged "geographical and
scientific facts" to be adduced by the
discovery. And we are tired of mak
ing heroes of the plain or garden
chumps who go In search of the pole.
Every man who wants to be a hero
and break Into print trots off to dis
cover the north pole and comes back
afterward and tells us how and why
he failed, and will we make up a purse
to send him again? Sur4 to find It
this time! It's getting to be a nui
sance. Let tnc oia poie aionc. no
body wants it anyway.
Case of Mistaken Identity.
Hartford (Conn.) Courant.
The ease with which mistakes In the
identification of persons may be made was
Illustrated In a case which has just been
decided in New York. A letter-carrier
was arrested charged with passing a
check that had been stolen from the malls
and the Indorsement forged. A business
man ana tnree women in ms erapioj
Identified the letter-carrier as the man
who Dassed the check. As a matter of
fact, the carrier was attending a funeral
at the hour when, according to the sworn
testimony of four people, he entered a
storo and passed a check. Fortunately
for him. he was able to prove this beyond
a possibility of doubt. Otherwise he would
probably have been convicted ana sent to
the penitentiary- As it was, ne suea tne
merchant for falao arrest and got a judg
ment against him for $3300.
Military Postage Stamps.
Chicago Journal.
The latest new postage stamps are a de-
dded novelty. Issued in Italy, they are
reserved for franking the correspondence
of the noncommissioned officers and men
of the Italian army. There are different
stamps for various corps and regiments.
and consequently a large nuraDer ot ue
signs. For instance, on the stamp as
signed to one regiment Is the portrait of
Its Colonel, on another a representation of
a court-martial and on others views of
the cities where particular corps arc sta
tioned, while on the stamp specially re
served for tho Bersagllen appear a few
notes of music those of the first bar of
their famous refrain. one of these
stamps will be offered for sale by tbe
authorities, nor should they be sold by
soldiers, and collectors will doubtless ex
perience some difficulty in obtaining un
used specimens.
Strolling With Jim 3IcPlioys.
Say I to stolid Jim aicPfeor'.
Aa down the path strode:
How often when you and roe waa bOya
We tramsed tkja dtutr road I
How sweet them boyhood walks wa. Jim I'"
,rWe never too no wains," aar him. ,
And oh." says T. "the happy talks
tVe had la them old days!
How brisk we chatted on them walks
Which now seems faraways.
Tou recollect them talks, hey. Jim?"
"We. never had no. talks," says him.
"Ere. 'ere." saya I. you can't forjet
That cool and shady spot
Aside the sprln;. where oft we set
When you and me was hot?".
A queer look come to me from Jim;
"We nerer set nowheres," saya him.
'Ere, fool." says I. "you lyin Mike.
Quit put tin on them airs;
What'f roakln' we two hit this pike
Except to set somewheresT
"I thousht." says Jim. with some surprise,
" 'Twas Juit to get the- exercl!."
Richmond tVa.) Ttmes-Dlspatch;
SOME THINGS
IN THE OREGONIAN
TOMORROW
First and best, the most compre
hensive telegraphic news service by
the Associated Press and special
correspondents, of any Pacific Coast
newspaper; then the customary de
partments, and the best features
that can be bought:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
SAVIOR OF THE UNION
Epitome of the life of the sreat
emancipator and brief estimates of
his character by American and Eu
ropean statesmen, soldiers, histori
ans and poets, together with an
article by Judge George H. Wil
liams on the famous Lincoln-Douglas
debates. -
DOES THE STAGE
HELP THE WORLD?
Sarah Bernhardt, the greatest liv
ing 'actress, says yes; Rev. Reuben
A. Torrey, successor to Evangelist
Moody, says no. Two written state
ments 'holding diametrically oppo
site opinions, each expressed with
vigor, clearness and force.
FOR BETTERMENT OF
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
What the People's Institute Club al
Fourth and Burnslde streets Is ac
complishing for the "North End"
In the way of manual training and
domestic industry: illustrated with
photographic half-tones showing
the various classes.
SAINTS DAY THAT
CUPID STOLE ,
St. Valentine was an early martyr
and died for the church. How its
observance was changed from reli
gious to secular is .told entertain
ingly. accompanied by pictures -of
Cupid as conceived by noted artists.
JAPANESE CHILDREN
LEARNING ENGLISH
Annie Laura Miller, daughter of
Consul Henry B. Miller, writes from
Yokohama about model children In
modern schools who devote about
one-fourth of their hours to ac
quiring English; well illustrated.
SPIRITUALISTS OF TWO
DIFFERENT KINDS
iu. B. Wells writes of the stereo
typed frauds that Infest Portland
and of genuine seekers after psy
chic knowledge. In the latter class
he gives names of 40 distinguished
believers who are open-minded and
waiting for further proof.
A VALENTINE
FOR THREE
A readable, kindly story by Louiae
LexingtOnlnvolvlng an orphan girl
who serves as an active agency In
a romance.
THE "ROOSEVELT BEARS"
AT THE COUNTY FAIR
Pictures and text of the sixth In
stallment are funnier than any of
the preceding chapters. The two
Teddies wind up a most exciting
day with a balloon ascension.
INDIA ONE OF THE WORLD'S
GREAT SHOW PLACES
Frederic J. Haskin writes from
Bombay abont the unrivaled works
of Nature and the unequaled crea
tions of man: the wild waste of
wealth on worthless things.
DIPLOMATS EXCITED BY
TEMPEST IN TEAPOT
Alice .Roosevelt's wedding could
not co'me oft without some heart
burnings. The society correspond
ent of The Oregonian in Washing
ton this week describes the tem
pest In a teapot.caused by the fail
ure of Baron Hengelmuellcr. the
Austrian Ambassador to invite the
Ministers Plenipotentiary and En
voys Extraordinary to contribute
with the Ambassadors toward a
wedding present for Miss Roose
velt. "IS THE PRESIDENT A BOSS?"
BY LINCOLN STEFFEN5
Lincoln Steffen's studies In govern
ment have won him an internation
al reputation. His Investigations
are fearless and unprejudiced and
his style clear and brilliant. He
has already contributed studies as
to the way the House and Senate
respond to the nation's will; he an
nounces his topic for tomorrow.
"The President a3 Boss." In which
he will describe how an American
President who wants to do things
Is forced to act.
UPWARD STEPS OF A THIRD
OF CENTURY
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway. a pio
neer In the equal suffrage move
ment, although unable to attend
" tho National Woman's Suffrage
Convention, sent an address which
was read before tho convention by
Mrs. W. P. Olds. This will be pub
lished in full tomorrow, and is an
Interesting account of the equal
suffrage campaign in Oregon.
NEW YORK AUDIENCES AS
VJEWED BY A CRITIC
Emilie Frances Bauer In her New
York letter describes a typical top
gallery theater audience "attracted
to one of Mrs. Leslie Carter's pro
ductions. She also touches in her
letter upon a topic In which Miss
Bauer is much interested the ,
strange case of a New York singer
who was supposedly called back to
life by Dr. John D. Quackenbos, a
well-known practitioner In thera
peutic suggestion. This case has
aroused much discussion In ew
York and abroad.
CALIFORNIA RACING
AND PRIZEFIGHT NEWS
San Francisco Is now seeing its
greatest racing season nearlng its
conclusion. There are three big
stake events yet to bo run. the
Derby, the Watcrhouse cup at two
miles and a quarter, and the Thorn
ton stakes. Fred J. Hewitt, a well
known sporting writer. In his week
ly letter gives the current gossip as
to the starters and also discusses
the developments In James Coff
roth's prizefight trust
TWO PAGES OF SPORTING
NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Sunday Oregonian devotes
two pages to the news of the sport
ing world, which Is gathered by
the Associated Press, special cor
respondents, and local writers. The
National and local field is fully
covered. and The Sunday Ore
gonian prints more legitimate
sporting news than any other
newspaper In the Northwest.
REVIEWS OF SOCIETY.
MUSIC AND DRAMA
Two pages arc devoted to the so
ciety news of the week, with illus
trations of prominent women who
figure in the news of the week.
Weddings, society events, an
nouncements of engagements and
coming society affairs are fully
covered. Two pages, with illustra
tions, are given to reviews of the
drama, announcements of coming
attractions, and gossip 'of stage
people. Musical happenings arc
also completely reported.
BUILDING AND
REAL ESTATE REVIEW
The fact that Portland is in the
midst of a marvelous development
Is made apparent each week by
the many features ot the .real es
tate market and the building move
ment, which arc exploited each
week in the real estate department,
to which a page with illustrations
is devoted