JTHF MORNING .OBEGONIAIf, 3IOXDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1906. JUVENILE COURT PROBLEMS When parents begin to take greater 1 care and Interest In their children, the ; Juvenile Court will not he so busy as ' it is at present. To counteract effectually i bad home influence is a never-ending problem with Judge Fraaer and his offi cers, and in the cases which come before him daily, there is invariably occasion to lecture the parents more than the. chil dren, specially is thi8 true in cases of moral degeneracy in little girls, and in Instances of small children being declared . dependents on account o lack of care by parents and horrible conditions in the home. Many Serious Problems. There is nothing more distressing than ' the troubles of an innocent little child the child unconscious of the great dan- gers which beset it on every side. The dally programme of the Juvenile Court is. fraught with heart-rending episodes which would melt a heart of stone, and n his effort to surround the children of Portland with proper Influence, have them educated and trained into the good citizens which the future of Oregon de mands. Judge Frazer is doing a noble work. The past year has amply demon strated that even Portland, which ,1s sup posed to be practically free from the. . mean poverty and destitution which is ever present in large cities, has sufficient " work to be done to keep a court at its wits' end to meet the exigencies of the case. But the officers with which Judge Frazer has surrounded himself, while in sufficient in number, are the most capable to be found in the land, and they are successfully coping with many serious situations." Case of Baxter Family. The Baxter family has been well known tn nmrrr Hftwltrf for many years, and viicn thr Juvenlln Court received a com plaint that the three young children of the family were being raised amid un suitable surroundings, he knew Just what it meant, and, in company with Sirs. M. E. Daggett, the newly appointed Bailiff, visited the scow In which tney live, junia the filthiest conditions in which human beings could possibly exist, a drunken hag of a mother lying on a heap of rags asleeD. and a 16-year-oid aaugntcr carry nar her illegitimate child in her arms the same girl who, at 13, was ruined by her own unnatural parent tnree Drignt, nrettv children were found. Had they been in the window of a burning building their condition could not have appealed more to the visitors. And yet the mother hag was not willing to give them up. She wanted to raise her little girl to go in the same steps her -older daughter had gone: wanted her to remain and witness her nightly drunken carousals with hood lums of the neighborhood, and grow up in filth, vice and ignorance. She was also - unwilling that her two little boys should be raised In a pure atmosphere "where ' they would develop Into educated, law' abiding -citizens. Instead of criminals Her wishes in the matter, however. were not considered, and the family was cited to appear in the Juvenile Court the next dav with the children. None of them appeared Friday evening, so war rants have been Issued for the arrest of the parents. Cruelty Is Charged. The little woman who threatened to brain big Deputy Sheriff Parrott with an ax Tecently, was a mild proposition com .pared with Mrs. B , who lost her tem per, and, incidentally, her freedom for the night, in the presence of the court, last Wednesday. A complaint came in to ,the effect that this over-zealous individ ual had a playful habit of lifting her little children by the hair of the head and practicing other cruel pranks upon them. The -names she applied to these children, her divorced husband and her rrtder daughters were also most offen sive to the good citizens who lived near the U residence, and the" repetition gl.Ycn.by her in the courtroom was enough for Judge Frazer. One did not have to be from Missouri to be satisfied that the charges were true, , and as the -dame's anger waxed warmer the court ordered her to jail for the night. It took two policemen to handle her. but the next morning she was in a more quiet state of mind and came out without assistance. Her - elder daughters have left homa of their own will, and the young children have been taken charge of by the court. It is probable that they will be turned over to their father, who appears to be a worthy man, and who lives In another part of the state. Madam O. was awfully French when the court wanted her to explain why she drank and kept bad company while her husband is. at sea. She couldn't speak a tingle word of English, and as no one present seemed to be very fluent In French it looked for a while that the case was going to-be a one-sided affair. Witnesses testified,, however, that Madam's home was nor surrounded with a Sunday school atmosphere, and -that her two little boys, ilthough - well cared for, beautifully Iressed and much loved by their mother, were being .reared in unsuitable surround ings.. "Well I guess we shall have to take the RULES K (DESPOT Dr. " Morrison Says-Monopoly Has Made Mrs. Eddy Rich. RAPS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Declares FpllowersCan Bead Only Literature Purchased From Bos ton Board of-(the Alleged Founder of Religion;. The second of a series of sermons on Christian Science wag delivered last night by Dr. -A. A. Morrison, at Trinity ;Eplsco pallChureh. The speaker took up the sub ject where he -discontinued the. previous Sunday, dealing with the personality of Mrs. Eddy and attacking her claims as the-founder of Christian Science. "The entire organization of Christian Sclcnce'ls In the hands of Mrs. Eddy to day," he said. "If there Is one example )f "pure absolutism In the world this Is It. Hercword is law with her followers and tolt there is no .more appeal than if she were the Almighty God. "Mrs.' Eddy even controls the literature Of the organization. Nothing may be read m a Christian Science meeting place .without the stamp of her approval and that of her board in Boston. All of the books have to be purchased from them and the profits reaped are larger propor tionately than those of trie Standard Oil Company or any other business firm. --THrough this course Mrs. Eddy has enerlched herself. Nor has sue used the money Tor philanthropic purposes". It Is impossible to show an orphan asylum, old people's home or mother Institution that she has founded, urileas it be gome school to propagate the narrowest and most fanatical religion the world has ever known.." - Inclosing., his lecture. Dr. Morrison stated thatvaext Sunday he would take BAILIFF OF THE i5a&v.: '-fKlrT v wRR''JF . r B vvMUEl MRS. f. E. children away from her," said his Honor, ! and the remark had a wonderful effect upon Madam's linguistic accomplishments. It seemed1 to tc&ch her the English lan- J guage as If fcy tho magic wave of a fairy wand. In spite of Madaxne's protests In her newly-acquired tongue, however, the court deemed It best to take the children away from the scenes they were becom ing accustomed to in their own home, and they have been placed In the Catholic school at Beaverton. Children Act Lilke Animals. Two wild-eyed children scuttled Into the corners of a close, vile-smelling room when the Juvenile officers visited their home the other day, and when their mother tried to induce them to come out gave a series or sharp, anlmal-Uke yelps, which struck terror to the soul of civili zation. It was a reversion to ancestral conditions, and yet on the car line and In the most thickly populated district of the city children are being raised like wild animals. The obscene languago which pours from he Hps of these babes seemed incredible, but it Is a fact that they can put any hoodlum in town in tho background in the line of indecency. A second visit of the Juvenile officers found conditions in this deplorable home much improved. The floor had received up the consideration and analysis of Mrs. iaays book, "Science and Health." REVIVAJj AT EPWORTH CHURGH Dr. Atkinson Preaches On "The Question of Qaestions." Evangelistic services have been held every evening during the past week at Epworth Methodist .Episcopal Church. corner Twenty-third and Irving streets. conducted by the pastor. Rev. Henry T. Atkinson. Considerable Interest has been created. Last evening the pastor's sub ject was "The Question of Questions," his text being Pilate's question, "What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?" "It was an important question Pilate asked the people, but they, being urged on by the enemies of Jesus, shouted "Let him be crucified. If those enemies of Christ could but have looked down the pages of history and noted the terrible persecutions which, beginning in that present generation, should fall upon them and upon their children: could they have had a prophetic vision of. the future suffering and oppression, their descend ants should undergo in every country of the world when if any excuse was made for their acts by brutal persecutors, it would be In the form of the taunt that they 'had crucified Christ. it seems to me they would have hesitated before call ing upon themselves such k fearful curse as they did, when in tho'"heat of their passion they cried. 'His blood be upon tis ,and upon our children. "The question which Pilate asked is one which has been asked of humanity in every generation tlncc Pilate's time. and of every individual, and the manner in which it. is answered marks the divid ing line between righteousness and jln. In every unregenerate human heart there are unholy desires to be saved from. If there were not there would be no need of prisons for lawbreakers, of graves for drunkards, and of homes for fallen and outcast women. There are jiarcnts In lais city today who by the disregard of their own God given responsibility arc leading their children to tho very brink of hell, and I have known some who when a fatal yror was committed, have then stood back and closed their doors and hearts against the sinner. "There is. however, a God who takes note of sin and Its punishment 1b fre quently worked out in this life for nil of hell is not on the other side of tho grave, a fact which is testified to by only too many of the broken hearts and wrecked homes and ruined lives to be found in every community. "Believe me the spirit thai condemned .Jesus unheard, has not passed from this world. He ix o trial today, er else his JUVENILE COURT DAGGETT. Its first scrubbing In many moons and there had, been a laudable effort to clean the children up and have them, act half civilized. 1Che family has announced its Intention of moving to another neighbor hood, placing the children In school and the mother will be given much-needed medical attention. The children will be on probation, in charge of a competent officer, and It is anticipated that home surroundings will be so vastly improved under her Influence that It will not be necessary to take the little ones from their parents. Charges Not Always Sustained. Charges made against families and their children are not always sustained, and the court is very impartial in Its dealings with such cases. Various organizations around town have been working on an East Side case for the past year, on the assumption that the young daughter of a disorderly mother should be placed In tha Magdalen Home. The case was recently put Into the hands of Mrs. Daggett, and nas ocen satisfactorily settled. It was proved that the young girl had protected her morals amid her unhappy surround ings, ana she gladly .availed herself of an opportunity secured by Mrs. Daggett to go Into a splendid school, where she will remain until of age. The Sisters have been given guardianship papers In this case. own saying Is not true. 'Bv thv wo thou shalt be Justified and bv thv mni. thou shalt be condemned, for he says he is a saviour from sin. Then what wiu you ao witnjcsusr The meetings will be held every even ing aunng tnis week. except Saturday. IXSTALLATI O X OF PASTOR. It Will Be 3fcmorabIe Occasion at First Unitarian Church. "Mem here of the First Unitarian Chureb are planning to make the Installation of their new pastor. Iter. TV. G. Eliot, Jr., which will take place March S, one of the most memorable occasions In the history of the church. Several of the most prominent Unitarians of the country n.c cccpica invitations to be present and participate in the services, among them Rev. Samuel A. Eliot, D. D.. of Boston, president of the American Uni tarian Association. Dr. Eliot Is the son of President Eliot, of Harvard Un!verltv and a distant relative of Dr. W. G. Ello't, Jr and his father. Dr. T. I Eliot, form- eny pastor and now pastor emeritus of the Portland congregation. He will de liver the sermon, of the occasion. The entire programme has not been, ar ranged, but It Is known that Rev. George W. Stone, field- secretary of the Pacific Coast Department of the American llnt- narian Association, will be present and deliver the address to the people. Other speakers will take part and a special musical programme will be given. The ceremony -wllj..be held in the evening. RETIRES FROM ALL WORK Rcv..X. ShMpp, Prominent Evangel ical Minister, in Failing Health. Rev. X. Shupp, presiding elder for Port land district, of the Evangelical Associa tion, and for the past IS years a promi nent man in that denomination In this state, has been compelled, by continued failing health, to retire from active work. "With his wife he leaves for Los Angeles Cal., where he will remain at least one year. His duties as presiding elder will be performed for the remainder of tha year by the different pastors of the Port land churches until the annual conference is held, which will be in April. Dr. Shupp's retirement at this time Is a loss to the Evangelical Association, owing to the large affairs of which he has been a part, Including the establishment af an educational and convention ground and tabernacle at Jennings station on the Oregon City railway, but his health has bees so precarious that his physiolaaa have advise ate Out 1m aNtst trap fver' repMlMlfty awl leave for Cali fornia, Lat Summer Dr. Shup spent several mentks la California, retumlnr. as ho supposed, eatlrely restored, but plunging again Jato active work a relapse over took kirn. His prestraUoa is due to a nervous disorder, caused by excessive work for the interests of his denomina tion. IiESSOX FROJI ELIJAH. Her. J. A. ICas Draws Deduction From Prophet's Iilfe. At St. James' Lutheran Church last night. Rev. J. A-iLeas took for his topic "A Sulking Christian, or .ujan unucr tho Juniper Tree." I Kings xlx5:S. In part he said: UJh has been caned tha most unique asfi romuUc eharacUr in History, "ine TirtWte- I th onlr reference to His an- Cftstrr. IX be were to sppear at a court of natloa today he would be escorted most prowptly to a place of safety, ills lonr. bUck. flowlec locks, bis girdle of sheepskin aad at times a cap of the same material rav him a weird appearance as he was met ing la the rrextest drama of IsraellUsh his tory. Not even Shakespeare ever wrote in cidents so traasceadant or tragedy so ter rible. His mrtaess of .movement, his stealth of action aad demeanor strangely wild wero true characteristics of the tribe of bedouins from which he probably came. There was a famine In Samaria, and sine Elijah had predicted, ho was h1d respon sible for it aad Is compelled to nee for bis llfe. id Is sustained by the Lord In a mlrac-M ulous maantr. He returns and meets the prophets of Baal in awful slaughter by some mysterious providence. Jezebel hears of this, and declares tbat he must forfeit his life for the wrong ho had committed. Elijah Sees. aad. away from danger, alone asd dlscoaraged. hs drops down under a Juniper tree, weary and hopeless, and prays to God to take his life. Let us dwell on the scene for a moment. He who a little while before had been a man of God Is now a homeless, powerless furtUre. Ho Is a tramp beside a wayside bush. He does not impress us as a typo for a great crisis In a nation's history. A bo zaeat ago- his heart throbbed with passion as his haads were outstretched in a priestly attitude, calling down flro from heaven. His eye gtowea witn a spicniua wimtnuion llKht ot that saertce. Every muscle of his frame swelled with energy as he seUed the sword that smote tho false prophets of Klsboa. 2ow he is an uninteresting, swart, un sightly vagrant as he slumbers beneath tho tree. When tho soul has gone out. what a mean thing man lsl Elijah. God-sustained, was a -prophet. Without God .he Is s. tramp. With God he braves Ahab and Jesebel: with out God. bis soul is In the shadow of death. In that moment Elijah for rets the nutter- las; ot the white wings, sees not the ansel's smile. He forgets the toothsome cakes and tho refreshing draught from the cruse, God ailed. Tho reaction had been equal to the recent action. He couldn't remain on Car mel always. Victor Is the portal of defeat. The human emotions are mobs which one moment may cry". "Hosanna!"; then the next moment. "Crucify him!" Elijah suffered from an orerdose ot ego tism. "I, even I. alone am left, and iney seek my life to take It awayt" When men think that the world has gone to the bad. the probability is that the trouble Is with themselves. "Mean men admire meanly. When you bare a dsy of the blues asd tho world seems wrong, you may usually trsc the trouble to yourselves. Physical fatirue mental lassitude and spiritual cold ness are tho colored glasses tnrocgn wnicn the soul looks and beholds a world that, to all Intents and purposes. Is exceedingly blue. Be it remembered that the silent, unseen forces aro ever at the Christian's bidding It he faU not to recognise them. Ho. ye tna cower, behind shadows, with spirits broken nth bootless encounter: Tne oaiuo may jwk - j v. vnurs IT TOU ICCOEOUC W UUU fight for you. RESULTS OF REVIVAL. Rev. E. S. Muckley Spcalss at First Christian Church In his introduction to his sermon on xo, TXft Owe Our City." Rev. E. S. Mueklev. of the First Christian Church. Park and Columbia streets, last evening. made a brief statement or tne results or the seven weeks revival that closed Feb- ruarv IS. He said, in part We have Just ciosea a most wonaenui meetlnsr. There was no excitement or sensationalism about it. The saving truth of the gospel was presented in a simple and winning manner by a prince of teachera. There were 111 accessions. nearly all of whom have taken, or win take, fellowship with the First Christian Church. Besides this, the church has re ceived a wonderful financial stimulus. As a result of the meeting, the church will pay one-third of Its debt, reducing it to a point where we will be on easy street. and nut In a pipe-organ besides, the con tract for which will be let In a few days. But more, and better still, the weekly In come of the church has been so much In creased that we will be able to employ an assistant pastor. Brother Elmer Pat terson, who will take up the work as soon as his release can bo secured from his present engagement. The church has never experienced such a" success in all Its history. So great is this success that the church can be said to be entering upon a new era 'of its existence. We all feel profoundly grateful for this heaven-sent victory, this shower of blessings. But this meeting has placed us under great obligation to the City of Portland. And It Is my purpose this morning to empha size and impress upon you. If possible. the obligation resting upon us. and show you how we may discbarge the debt." Rev. Mr. Muckley then read Romans i:14: "I am debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and foolish.' The preacher said: "Paul's possession of Christ placed him under such obligations to the unredeemed world that he was con strained to say "Woe Is me if I preach not the gospel- . We must say the same. We have a simple catnoiic gospel to present. unhampered by human creeds or specula' tlon. We preach a gospel of unity. We. tnererorc. owe a. pecuuar aeot to our community. The revival has given us a new power, a new confidence, which ..places us under obligation of service." Mr. Muckley then set before the church plans by which the debt could be dis charged. He spoke moat hopefully of the outlook before the church. YOUNG MAN'S TEMPTATION Rev. "William lu Upshaw Advises All to Fight Evil. "The Toung Man and His Temptation," was the aubject of the sermon ot Rev. William L. Unshaw. at the MIa!uinni. p Avenue Cengregatlonal Church last even ing. It being the eighth he has been ad dressing to young men. He spoke from the text, Blesd is the man that en dureth'temptatlon, for when he endure th he shall receive a crown of life." ..Dr. Upa&aw maintained through his address that manhood was only devel oped through discipline, and that there was no true manhood without a struggle. "You ask me," he said, "why tempta tion is -permitted. To answer this ques tion Involves the whole problem of ad versity In the world", and the prominent part It takes in the development of char acter, life to not a Pullman car with soft cushioned seats, where a man has to pay for his ticket, and some one else dos the rest. Every man must 11 vo his own life: it is an individual problem. Na ture sever accepts a proxy vote. She has nothing to do with middle-men. She deals with the Individual. Many a young man baa started out to see life and has found death and hell laatead. He Is like the man who looked. Into the crater of the release aad merer came back. Men have looked to see what there 1s- in the wine cup and found a viper colled at the bot tom: they found death, bitter, rotten death in the house of lust; tliey found ruin at the gambling tabic Some par ents tempt their own children with wine and the card table In their home. I would as soon take theaa Into the woods and invite them to a game- with rattle snakes as to sit down with them with a pack of cards. "Fight like a man. when you cannot avoid a. battle. Do vou want to know how to overcome temptation? Promptly resist it. Don't dallr with It. Did you ever see a cat day with a mouse before eating it- The tide creeps In slowly, but you had better get out of the way. BECOMING A CATHOIilC. Tli cm e of Bcv. Father Thompson at - the Cathedral. "On Becoming a Catholic was the subject of the sermon by B.ev. Father George Thompson at the cathedral yes terday, who said In part: It s a well-known fact that tho best of Protestants frequently become Catholics, but one near hears of an Intelligent, practical Catholic abandoning;-his faith for one of the numerous forms of Protestantism. Slncero rellrtous Investigation leads Rome-ward. and hence It Is that many people havo guilty dread of giving tho Catholic Church a fair hearlnr. Tfcer susjwet that their own creed cannot give a satisfactory account of Its origin; they .feel the Impotency wmcn unfits their denomination to meet and solve the presslnr problems which confront so- dety; they are Impressed by tne spienaia attributes which adorn the jCathollc Church, and ther aro often conscious of the Incip ient conviction that tho Catholics aro right and the rest are wrong. But notwithstand ing tho dictates of reason and the prompt ings of grace, they flee the volco of con science and turn their backs upon tae bck onlnr hand of Truth. This unwillingness to seek after truth ana bo guided by Its volco Is to be explained In part br the fact that the Catholic Church not nnnnlur diversion, which may DC lljchtlr taken ud and as llfthtly set aside. Men and women may dabble In Christian Science, they may dote upon euphonious preachments of a doughty champion of new school of thought, they may change their creed with the seasons, hut in all- this there Is nothing to bring upon them the resentment of relatives or friends. It Is only conversion to lh Cmihollc Church Which awakens tho enerar ot censorious critics. To become a Catholic is looked upon oy many as the unpardonable sin. and it mat ters not' to what lengths of folly a man may go In one direction or another, as long as he refuses to accept Indulgences and tho con- fesslonal he Is rated a man ot strong cnar- acter and superior Intellectuality. The attitude of the world Is tho chiet oo- staele which tho convert has to overcome. And It Is nreclselr the weakness of human respect which deters raasy from a study of tho church or from submlttlxsg to ner wnea the Justice of her claims are recognlsea. Kr. on can refute a sneer, and. tne tear ot what peoplo will say and how people will act often holds people back when down acep In their hearts they know tho cunhouc Church to bo the on true Church the Church alone which had Christ for Its foun der. FAVOR MUNICIPAL REFORM Samuel Connell and John Bain Speak at tho Centenary Church. Regular services at- Centenary M. H Church last evening- were omitted, and the congregation listened to addresses by Samuel Connell and John Bain, from the Municipal Association. After music by the choir Rev. G. F. Tuffts gave the prayer. Rev. W. H. Heppe. the pastor. spoke briefly In introducing the speakers. making the remark that radiating from the incumbent of the WTilte House, reform was in the air. Samuel Connell was the first speaker, and he reviewed the work of the Municipal Association, and told of Its efforts to abolish open gambling In Portland, which he said had been largely accomplished. He made an appeal for church people to stand together for mu niclpal reform and a higher standard of public morals and civic righteousness, and reminded the congregation that an elec tion was approaching In which church people would be Interested. Mr. Connell commended Mayor lane and Sheriff Tom Word. In speaking of reform In general. he said that there never was a time when there was such a movement, and pointed to the reform Governors who had been elected In the Middle States, who stood for high -public morals and civic right cousn ess. John Bain followed largely along the same line. He said that it was the duty of the Christian citizen to rise above par ty and scrutinize every candidate for office to see if he measured up to the true standard that ought to be required of every public officer. The meeting waa dismissed with singing -America," and the benediction by Bishop James M. Tho- burn. CHURCH IS RECOGNIZED. Fellowship Is Extended to Arleta Missionary Baptist Church. The new Arleta Missionary Baptist Church was duly recognized and received Into the fellowship of the Portland Bap tist Association yesterday afternoon by a delegation, composing a "council of rec ognition" from nine Portland churches. Rev. E. M. Bliss was moderator and pre sided. Rev. A. Lawrence Black, acting- pastor, was secretary of the council. Mr. Benson, chairman of the committee ap pointed xor tnat purpose, suomitted a statement of faith, with a constitution and bylaws, which were adopted by tho charter members, when the delegates to the council recognized the new church. which took the name Arleta Missionary Baptist cnurcn." Following came the recognition services. Rev. G. A. Learn -delivered the Invocation. Rev. A. Lawrence Black officially an nounced the recognition of the new church, and Rev. Gilbert Park delivered an eloquent charge to the members. This- was followed by officially extending fel lowship to tno church from the council oy kcv. jz. a. jueonard. There are 3) members on the charter list. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at a meet Ing to be called. The new church owns two lots near the Arleta postofflce, where a chapel costing $1000 will be erected a3 soon as It can be done. FIRE IN LODGING - HOUSE Patrolmen Hare Difficulty in Rescu ing the Japanese. Fire started In the woodshed of the Jap anese lodging house at Fourth and Daiis streets, about 10:(0 o'clock last "evening: which threatened the destruction of the bad lands district.' and only the prompt response t me mc ucimrunent saved a disastrous conflagration. Tho lodging house la kept by K. Inouye, and was oc cupied by about 39 of the Utle brown men. many of whom were rescued from the flames and smoke by Policemen Johnson. Lytic, Endlcott. Galbraith and Wanless. who entered the -upper story of tho building ano xorciwy carried out the inmates who insisted on saving their ef fects. The building, which Is a two-storv frame structure Is leased by the Japanese ' of R. U eusan. tne earaaga will be about Cfcazafeerloia's Cosga Remedy Barale, Atoeiuiely Every mother should know that Cham berlain's Cough Remedy Is perfectly safe for children to take. It contains nothing v.miM anil frir- roiiakMt r--itl nj U unsurpassed- For-aalt by all druggists. BLOW ATIRRIGRTION Evil FffPfite Of HanSbrOUQh u,,l"ug ' a I Drainage Bill. STABS AT RECLAMATION Enmity to Newell and Desire for Po litical Control Fund Behind Senator's Bill Result or Senatorial Courtesy. OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash Inston. Feb. 25. Unless the House of Representatives is more cautious than the .Senate has been. a. deathblow may De struck at the National reclamation law, which wiu not oniy aimipt tne recmrau- tlon service, but retard and possibly pre vent the completion Of great irrigation i systems now under construction. In an unguarded moment, the Hanshrougn drainage bill was put through the. Senate without the sllehtest objection. Tnat Dili, If enacted Into law. will open the way for a general onslaught on the reclamation fund, and will lead the way to tne demoli tion of the Reclamation Service. Two weeks ago the Senate committee on irrigation ravoramy reponea tu Hansbrough bill, which proposes to divert H.0CO.C00 from the reclamation fund xor dmlnine- certain North Dakota swamps. A maioritv of the committee believed It a. had bill, but consented to a report "out of courtesy to Senator Hansbrougn. ana afterward expressed the opinion tnat tne bill would never pass. But. If these Sen ators believed It a bad bill, they did not take the precaution to see that it did not tret throueh the Senate, for the bill was called up three or four days after being romrted and oassed. TUe "courtesy to Senator HanabrouKh" at least put the bill throueh the Senate. It Is now up to tne TTonae committee to decide whether this same courtesy is justification for 'again reporting a bill that Is framed to accora plish a deep-laid purpose. Stab at Reclamation 3Ien Mr TTansbroush is a very pronounced and a verv determined enemy Of the Re clamation Service. Ho does not line r. H. Newell, its chief; he does not like the engineers and their method or carrying out the law; he does not like the way the funds have been apportioned, and he wants a general shake-up. There is no nolitlcs in the service at present: political pull cannot get an allotment ot money; It cannot secure appointments for political henchmen who are unable to get Jobs else where; In a word, political pull is not recognized, and Mr. Hansbrough does not like It. For two years or more he has been laboring to unseat Chief Engineer Newell and have some other man placed In charge, and he loses no opportunity to get In a stab. But he has never made so much nrosrress as when he passed his swamp bill through the Senate. The reclamation law contemplates tne Irrigation of arid lands, not the reclaim ing ot swamp lands, and It is so worded that the work shall be done by the Re clamation Service. Mr. Hansbrough's bill proposes that tho drainage scheme shall be carried out by the Agricultural Depart ment, which has an Irrigation bureau of Its own. Why Not Drain Other Swamps? The enactment ot this bill would soon begin to work havoc It would establish a dangerous precedent, to begin with. It would take money set apart for reclaim ing arid lands and apply It to the re claiming of swamps. Once this thing is done for North Dakota, the way would be open for South Dakota and every other Western state that has swamps. It the Government proposes to drain the swamps of the West, it would be argued by the East that the policy should be extended In that direction, and the time might even come when Florida would demand Govern- I ment aid In reclaiming the boundless Everglades, which passed to the state un der a recent decision of the Interior De partment. It may be argued that such drastic leg islation would not be attempted, since the Eastern States do not contribute to the reclamation fund, but even now. legisla tion Is pending to permit Texas to share In the benefits of this fund, even though the state contributes not a cent. If an exception Is made of Texas, why not of some otner state, since the money ex pended in wis way is ultimately to find its way back to the reclamation fund? vine nansorougn diii would establish a dangerous precedent; there Is no deny ing it. Gives Work to Another Department. That feature of ths bill aimed at the Reclamation Service Is the clause requir ing that the work of drainage shall be done "under direction of the Secretary of Aj.iwuikuib .ai. uwuuiuugu were 4 T f XT- 1 1. au-jving -oniy to nave nis swamps re claimed, he would have been willing that the work should be done by the Reclama tion Service. There are engineers in that service quite as competent to drain swamps as to reclaim the desert, and he knows It. But he wanted to curtail the power of the Reclamation Service, so he proposed that the swamps be reclaimed by the engineers of the Irrigation divis ion of the Agricultural Department, a bu reau Intended to determine the amount of water needed for Irrigation under all manner of conditions, and for all manner TIED DOWN ! Tears filaverr How Sho Got Freedom. A dyspepsia veteran who writes from I one of England's charmng rural homes to tell how she won victory In her 30 years' fight, naturally exults In her tri umph over the coffee habit: "I feel It a duty to tell you." she says. "how much good Poatum Food Coffee has done me. I am not only grateful. but also desire to let others who may be suffering as I did. know of the delight ful method by which I was rolleved. "I had suffered for CO years from dys pepsia, and. the giddiness that usually ' accompanies that painful aliment, and whicn .frequently prostrated me. I never drank much coffee, and cocoa and even milk were too strong for my impaired di gestion, so I used tea. exclusively, till about a year ago. when I found In package of Grape-Nuts the little book, The Road to wciivwe. "After a careful reading of the booklet I was curious to try Poatum Food Coffee. and sent to 65 Shoe Lane. London, for a package. I enjoyed It from the first, and at once gave up tea in its ravor. "I began to feel better very soon. My jrtddlnes lert me aner tne nrst few days' use of Postum, and my stomach became stronger so rapidly that it was not long till I was able (as I still am) to take milk and many other articles of food of which I was formerly compelled to deny myself. I have proved tne truth or your state ment that Dostum -makes good, red Wood. "I have become very enthusiastic over the merits of my new table beverage, and during the past few months have con ducted a Postum propaganda among my neighbors which has brought benefit to many, and I snail continue to tell my friends of the "better way in which I rejoice." Namo given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. :nicn. Tbere's a reason. That little book. The Road to Wellvllle may be found te J8- o Pc3tum asd Grape-Nuts. of crops,' and to devise means ot draining irrigated lands (not actually to construct drainage works). The Reclamation Serv ice is DUtting In drainage systems on us various Irrigation tracts; this work is not done by the Department of Agriculture. AntlciBatlng that his bill might ex perience rough sledding In the House, Mr. Hanabrough had the title amended so as to convey the idea that the money used r drainage should be taken from the -...(.,. V.tVi TVitrnfo father- than out of the reclamation fund, but this is a futile effort at concealment. It Is all Yery well to say this Is an ex ceptional case. It Is, but the passage of the Hansbrough bill establishes a nreedent? It orwn tho wav for similar" testation for other Statesvand It would Government reclamation ot arid lands was so complicated and so involved that the law would have to be redrawn and the force reorganized. That is what Mr. Hansbrough wants, inasmuch as he finds no sympathy In the Administration for his scheme to make the Reclamation Service an immense political machine. It Is up to Western Representatives to see to the killing of the loaded Hansbrough bill. Judge Williams for the Senate. PORTLAND. Feb. 25. To the Editor.) Several namea have been presented by vari ous persons who desire to succeed Senator Gearln In the United States Senate for tho short term. Among: them are many good men. It does, however, seem to me that 'tha State of Oregon Is deserving of some recor- union In order to prove to the world that there aro some good, men here. There la no man In Oregon or In the United States of America who would do mora honor to the State of Oregon or to tho country than the Hon. George H. Williams one of tho few who knew Lincoln personally and was associated with him In public life. Ills honor to unquestioned, his ability unbiased by fac tionalism, his health and keen perception mar velous. No greater compliment from the Na tion could come than, that Georxe H. Wil liams. Attorney-General of the United States under General Grant, and also Senator from Oregon, should receive the support of his many friendo and return to the Senate ot the United States at the next elecUon. HENRT P. FORD. It Is Not New. The Public, Chicago. The anti-saloon fight, as a method of side-tracking movements that menace the interests of plutocratic grafters. is not new. At present it Is to the fore on a large scale only In Cleveland and. Chicago, where alone these graft ing interests are menaced on a large scale. Multum in Parvo. Albany Herald. 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