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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAy, 3XOXDAY, 3IARCH 12, 1906.
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FIREMEN KEPT BUSY
Alarms Frequent All Through
the Day.
HIGH WIND IS A MENACE
lOnly One Blaze Proves at All Serl-
ous, and That Is Promptly Ex
tinguished by Department
Before Gaining Headway.
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At 4 A. M. Fire destroyed an un
occupied residence near the Columbia
Slough. Before the department ar
rived the residence was destroj-ed.
At 11:10 A. M. Fire at 352 Chapman
etreot partially destroyed the roof of
a residence. The department extin
guished the flames before they were
able to do much daman.
Box U2. at 12:22 P. M. Fire threat
ened several nhacks In the restricted
dlftrlct- Extra apparatus was called
out and the tire was confined to the
roofs of two buildings.
At 1:SS P. M. Engine No. 8 cxtln
eulfhed a blaze In .the roof of a resi
dence on Pellwood, between Alblna and
Mississippi streets. Flrb was caused
by a defective fine.
Fire In the roofs of two residences
at 123 and 12." Chapman street was ex
tinguished by the department after con
siderable difficulty. The blaze was
started by a chimney flr. The resi
dence at 123 Chapman was occupied
by William Cunningham. Most of the
furniture from both places was re
moved before the Arc pained headway.
Box 43, at 2:12 P. M. Fire started
by a defective flue caused a roof fire
at Fourteenth and Thurman strw-tis
Only a small amount of damage was
done.
Box 04. at r.:05 P. M. Fire causd
-by flyine sparks caused a small roof
fire at Twenty-fourth and Savler
streets. The department cxtlnsuirhed
the blaze In a few minute?.
At 5:13 A still alarm called the de
partment to a roof lire at tXW Isabella
street: no damase.
At 204 East Elchth street North
Fire, starting In the attic of a resi
dence was put out with little damage to
the building.
No rest was given firemen yesterday,
and the Sabbath was passed by members
of the department In lighting residence
fires from early morning until njsht- T,,?
Men wind during the day was responsible
lor a majority of the alarms turned in.
FaBt runs were made, and great- precau
tion in not summoning extra apparatus
from exposed districts was shown. With
the exception of a fire which threatened
the restricted district, all others were con
fined to the residence portions of the city.
Sparks and chimney fires caused the de
partment the most trouble.
Fire In Restricted District.
The restricted district of the city was
threatened with a conflagration shortly
after noon yesterday by a small blaze
which broke out at 44 and 41V Fourth
street.
As near as could be estimated, the fire
was caused by a defective flue passing up
through the apartments of Louis Leon
ardl. one of the proprietors of a saloon
on the corner or Fourth and Couch
streets, who was awakened by persons in
the building, who noticed smoke Issuing
from the roof and windows.
A still alarm called the fire companies
stationed at headquarters, and on their
arrival an alarm calling other companies
.was turned In. for. owing to the high
wind prevailing, the aspect looked serious
for that portion of the city, which is
composed mostly of frame buildings, more
or less aged, furnishing fuel for a disas
trous blaze.
The department, under Chief Campbell,
'succeeded In quelling the blaze before it
had gained any headway.
Arrest for Theft Made.
. In. pursuance to the recent order Issued
by Acting Chief Grltzmacher. Officers
Price and Llllls, who went to the scene
In the patrol wagon, kept a sharp lookout
-lor any thieves in operation. Their vigi
lance was rewarded by the capture of a
man who gave the name of Frank Fields,
who was arrested, having In his posses
sion some articles taken from the room of
an inmate of the Paris House, whose oc
cupants fled from that building, which ad
joins the scene of the fire on the north,
and which was In danger of catching had
the blaze gained any headway.
Fields stated to the officers that the
articles had been found by him on one of
the stairways, but they do not put much
credence In his explanation.
It is estimated that about ?200 will cover
the damage.
HAS SQUELCHED CRAFTS
Gorlclyou Docs Good Service by Sup
pressing Public Nuisance.
ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
'Ingtou, March 1L For the first time In
his public career Rev. "Wilbur F. Crafts
has been effectively squelched, and
equclched by the nand of Postmaster
General Cortelyou. m For a year or more
Crafts has been flooding the mails with
a lot of prohibition nonsense of his own
concoctioo, in co-operation with men In
Congress. He has been Inflicting his
bothersome literature upon the unprotect
ed public in the form of a document
known as "Patriotic Studies." Crafts
gave this document circulation under the
frank of Senator Galllnger, and he over
played his hand by Incorporating In the
document certain papers that were never
printed In the Congressional Record. So
the Postmaster-General notified Crafts
that he would have to desist, as he was
violating the postal laws. Unfortunately,
the law proi-ldcs no fine or Imprisonment
for misuse of the Congressional frank,
otherwise the obnoxious Wilbur F. would
have found himself haled into court.
Beyond a doubt Craft Is the biggest
nuisance that ever struck Washington.
Ho Is an eternal meddler, and the worst
of It Is. he is such a great nuisance that
many Senators and Representatives yield
to his demands either to free themselves
of his presence or because they fear lie
will turn the abstinence vote against
them at home. Crafts would Inject an
abstinence clause In every bit of legis
lation that goes on the statutes, even to
the extent of requiring pensioners to sign
the pledge before drawing their monthly
allowance from the public treasury. For
Crafts Is a reformer: he is going, before
he geta through, to reform the whole
world, and having accomplished that, he
will turn In and reform the universe.
But he won't do Jt under a Congressional
frank, unless he first gets his reform
documents printed In the Congrewloaal
Record.
And, fey the way, the fact, that the Haw
imposes. bo penalty fr abuse of the Con
gressional franking privilege to all that
saved Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, very
serious embarrassment recently. The
Senator had printed a large number of
pamphlets, which he labeled "The State's
Title to Its Lands." and which he circu
lated all over Idaho under his Congres
sional frank. The document was not pub
lic In any sense; It was noi. frankable, for
ft had never appeared in the Congression
al Record, and was purely a private reply
from the Senator to an editorial that ap
peared In the Boise Statesman. To tech
nically comply with the law. the Senator
mailed this pamphlet as an inclosurc to a
letter and counted upon the letter as
Justifying him In using his frank. He
saved considerable postage, but he laid
hlmeelf open to reprimand from the Post
office Department for misuse of his
franking privilege. Up to this time, how
ever, the attention of the Postofflce De
partment has not been called to Mr. Hey
burn's exploitation of his private views.
If the matter Is ever taken tip officially,
the Senator will be warned but he can
not be fined.
KAY RAIDS LODGING-HOUSE
Arrests Three Women and Five Men
as Disorderly.
Mayor Lane's policy in regard to the
raiding of disreputable resorts may have
been altered, but the policy of Detective
Kay in the same matter Is unchanged.
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OX THE RIGHT IS SHOWN THE HAZEL WOOD CONFECTIONERY; STORE, WIHCn WAS DESTROYED. FOUR HOLDINGS TO TOE RIGHT WERE ALSO BURNED TO THE GROUND. BUILDINGS IN FORE
GROUND WERE ENDANGERED.
This was proved early yesterday morning
when Kay. In company with Policeman
Inskeep. descended on a lodging-house at
ISO Washington street, over the Scott
saloon, and arrested three women and
live men as disorderly persons. It Is
thought at police headquarters that Kay
made the raid In pursuance of his plan
to establish a restricted district in the
northern part of the city.
The women arrested were Mabel Dart,
the proprietress of the house, and Gladys
Harvey and Bertha Bell, roomers. The
prisoners were released on cash ball fur
nished by one of the men. who possessed
a 'pocketful of gold and a generous dis
position. LEASING GRAZING LAND
Recder's Bill to Carry Out Land
Commission's Policy.
rmrcnnVTAK XfcWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. March 11. The time is not yet
ripe for the passage of a bill authorizing
the leasing of vacant public grazing lands.
but sentiment in favor 01 teaerai comroi
and regulation of the public range Is
growing steadily, and eventually such a
system will be Inaugurated. Representa
tion TwiAr nf Vainas lias advanced Ideas
on this subject, and believes, that the best
way to expand Fontimcnt In favor of the
leaslng system Is to keep the topic be
fore the public witn tnai cna in viu
he has drawn and Introduced a general
leasing bill which reads as follows:
mk it.. TjrAcMiint t Virob' authorized
a - . 1.,. n,tMnmntlfHI slirh OOrtlonS
of the public lands as In his opinion should
be created inio grazing ui a.
control and custody of the lands thus
withdrawn shall be placed In the hands
of the Secretary of Agriculture, who Is
hereby authorized to classify and appraise
. 1 .o,ini. "lns nf ctnrh lnnds and to
appoint such officers as the care of each
grazing aistrjct may rcquiiv.
Cmniw nf Ac-r!rtllMir IS alSO
authorized to charge and collect a reason
able fee for crazing permits and to make
-.tnr-nA .?tirVi moiiln 1 1nns n( max be
appropriate to the conditions of each graz
ing OlStriCu 1 ucse rcguuiuum miuii w
framed and applied with special reference
. k.inoinfr v-ttt tVi lnriTKt nprmanpnt
occupation of the country by actual jset-
tiers ana nomc-maKem.
.Ml ntdtlln lanAo thus tt'l t Vi A r- m nnrt
controlled shall at all times continue to
he RtiMert to nntrv and settlement under
suitable regulations.
PLEA FOR HIGH PURPOSES
Heaven, Instead of Hell, Is Paved
"With Good Intentions.
Carl C Countryman, an Impersonator
and lecturer from the Chicago Young
Men's Christian Association, delivered an
address yesterday afternoon In the chapel
of the organization in this city upon the
subject of "Idcale." A large audience of
men listened to the discourse, which
Tolntcd out the advantage of each person
choosing a high Ideal cany in life and
constantly striving to attain that end.
Never give up your grip on a high
ideal." he paid. "No matter how far short
of it you seem to fall at times, or how
difficult the achievement for which you
strive, you will never lose by keeping In
view a lofty ambition. It may not be
possible to attain the desire end. but we
can at least approach It. Our destiny
is. to an extent, in our own hands. No
one else can say what we shall be or what
we shall not be.
"No more heinous doctrine was ever
preached than that 'hell Is paved with
good Intentions.' Good Intentions. If they
are sincere, always lead to righteous
deeds. If wo do not have noble ideals, we
arc not men. but beasts. You may not
recognize your own Ideal closely, but deep
In your heart you have It, or you arc
not a man,
"The qualities we should seek In our
ideal are honesty, cheerfulness and benev
olence. Synonymous terms for these are
faith, hope and love. In Curlst alone do
we find these In their fullest sense. With
out Christ these principles do not exist.
His character .stands out above all else as
the pre-eminent Ideal."
HONOR FOR BISHOP POTTER
Succeeds to the Charge of American
Episcopal Churches in Europe.
CLEVELAND, March U--R!ght Rev.
WJlliam A. Leonard. Episcopal Bishop of
Ohio, who has for some year had charge
of the American Episcopal Churchee of
Europe and who recently resigned that
charge, was today notice that Bishop
Potter, of New York, had been selected
ot (111 hi peeJtktts.
POLICE COURT III
Assertion of Dr. Clarence True
Wilson at Grace Church.
DELVES INTO RECORDS
Cites 99 Cases With Average, Fine or
$4.18 to Prove -Contention
3Iadc In Discourse . 011 .
Previous Sunday.
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"Was the Police Court ' Falsely 'Accused?-'
was the subject of a prelude to
the regular Sunday-night sermon of Dr.
Clarence True Wilson, at the Grace Meth
odist Episcopal Church yesterday. The
discourse was given as a substantiation of
the contentions made by Dr. Wilson from
his pulpit the previous Sunday. His state
ment upon that occasion follows:
"The condition of tilings in this city
has been accentuated by the records In
the police court, where I have seen sa
loonkeepers come up at a rate of about
three a day, charged with admitting mi
nors, keeping disreputable women con
nected wltli their establishments, running
over hours prescribed by law and Inva
riably conducting business on Sunday, and
these men have cither been acquitted or
let off with fines ranging from J10 to JM."
In his discourse last night. Dr. Wilson
did not limit himself to the cases of sa
loonkeepers which have, come up In the
police court, but included In his statistics
Instances of disorderly women, disorderly
houses and other offenses of a kindred
nature. The statement that saloonkeep
ers hae been acquitted or let off In the
police court with fines of from $10 to
was not dealt with. It Is a matter of
record that fines which It Is possible to
levy against saloonkeepers for the offenses
cited do not run below 123. as stated In an
interview given out by Judge Cameron
during the week.
Dr. Wilson's Address.
In part. Dr. Wilson said:
"Last Sunday evening Irtold you that I
had seen three saloonkcpers In a single
day brought Into our police court charged
with selling liquors to minors, kceplne
disreputable women connected with their
establishment, running over hours pre
scribed by law. all of them violating the
state law in selling on Sunday, conducting
disorderly houses, and others for visiting
them or being disorderly women: and
these have cither been acquitted or let off
with fines of from J10 to $30. The state
ment lias been challenged. . I have, there
fore, searched the police court records,
and made a list from July 10 to October
31, IKE. of Just 123 persons arrested on
charges for these crimes, and I find that
the facts stated last Sunday night were
not overdrawn.
"The fines are 'trivial. As I look down
the list for these acts which the com
munity should be taught to look upon as
heinous crimes, there is the frequent oc
currence of 'ordered out of town' for
vagrants and disorderly women, without
fines: for keplng a disreputable house,
boln- an Inmate of such establishment
or visiting It the standard fine seems to
te no; for gambling. 3 is the rule. Thir
teen were fined that amount on September
2S. But the frequent occurrence of 'sen
tence suspended.' 'continued Indefinitely.'
'discharged,' is monotonous.
But In order to get at somethi defi
nite and recent, I have copied from the
records 89 cases from February 1 to March
10 at S P. L. now wish to assert, and
I hold In my hand the court record of
these cases, which Includes selling liquor
without a license, admitting minor, ad
mitting disorderly women, running the
saloon after hours, conducting disreputa
ble houses In connection with saloons, en
ticing minors, soliciting, being disorderly
women, associating with them, frequent
ing houses of shame, and lewd and Inde
cent acts; these 9) cases since February
1. the last month and ten days, the fines
have only averaged W.19 for each criminal.
And there has only been two Imprison
ments in all the dirty list.
"I did not start out to criticise Judge
Cameron, and 1 will not comment on the
record he has made. As a man I admire
him very much, and believe him to be a
gentleman, a conscientious Judge of
marked ability and a manly man; but I
wish he would help us to make the class
of crimes and misdemeanors reviewed In
this paper less popular and prevalent
than they now arc in Portland.
. "The purpose of criminal law Is to pre
vent the commission of crime.
Severity or Penalty.
"The severity of penaty has much to do
with the respect for law and Its educa
tional effect In the community. And when
there Is a constant repetition of crime. Jtl
Is evident the penalties should be in
creased. It may be raid you cannot make
men moral by law. But the law ought not
to be so administered as to encourage im
morality. I will stand with Gladstone
in tho faith that 'It is the province of
Rovernracnt to make it easy for a man
to do right and hard for him to do wrong.'
I have seen trials conducted in this city
when everybody was abused but the crim
inal. You would have thought that the
officers who made the arrests were on
trial for their lives. Instead of the cul
prits for a few dollars. I would like to
see such an administration of Justice as
we had In New York when Roosevelt was
Police Commissioner, and when 'Rulers
were not a terror to the good work, hut
to the evil.'"
Judge Cameron was not present at the
church, as he had Intended to be. The
only member of the police department la
" Mini 1 .. s . a. j -a".. i-i: w vsnrLm-mwJ
attendance, so far as known, was Acting
Detective Kay.
HE PREACHES OX DRIFTING
Dr. Mncklcy Says Man Should Over
come the Obstacles.
Rev. E. S. Muckley. of the First Chris
tian Church, Park and Columbia streets,
addressed young men on "Drifting" last
night. The Apollo Male Quartet sang
"Drifting Do'wn. 'and Rev. Mr. Patter
son and Mrs. Maud Springer Watkins
sang "Drifting Away From God." Miss
Frances Meachara rendered a violin solo.
The half-hour musical programme at tho
evening services are proving quite an at
traction. Rev. Mr. Muckley took Hebrews 11:1
for his text: "Therefore we ought to give
the more earnest heed to the things that
were heard, lest haply we drift away
from them." He said: "They say it Is
natural for men to take tho course of
least resistance. This Ix so If they are,
.choosing between an easy and hard way
of doing the same thing. It Is not wise
to waste energy on a task. But It Is not
true to man's highest nature to allow
himself to be moved by winds and cur
rents whithersoever they would take him.
without any effort on his part to direct
his course. If winds and currents are go
ing In the right direction It Is right to
use them: but if not it is wrong, But yet
the world is full of people who are moral
ly drifting. They are untrue to them
selves. Drifting Is always easy. When la
Honolulu I rode out on the little launch
of the quarantine service to board the
Sonoma before she docked. The examin
ing physician had to serve another ves
sel first that came Into the harbor be
fore the Sonoma. We were rocked on the
waves for an hour in the little launch
while waiting. The great vessel seemed
to recede from us. But we were simply
drifting. Frequently the engineer had to
turn on the engine to pull us up to the
China. I asked the captain how far we
could drift In a day. He said about 50
miles. All we had to do was do nothing
and we drifted.
"The word 'drifting" Li a wonderful mir
ror to some people. They excrclsc.no
moral courage. They give themselves to
the gratification of their nppetitles. They
do not to to resist the downward pull.
They go with the current of the stream
down to the trackless ocean, and there
drift whithersoever the winds please to
carry them until dashed to pieces on the
rocks or become water-soaked derelicts
for the wrecking of other vessels.
J "It takes character and .purpose to go
J against winds and currents. Every re
former and inventor has had to meot ob
stacles. Great big men and great little
men have been willing to climb. They
have not longed for wings.
We hare not wings, we cannot Mar.
But we hare feet to scale and clmb
By low rfcrres. by mere and mere
The cloudy summit of our time.
"He who goes with the tide never
helps the world. Work is the law of the
universe. Men were built for victory-
That's why the Bible makes so much of
overcoming. Man can become something : ew u u Importan 0141 a
only by overcoming something. Manly -hrp "n" drwn to Ptect a profr
men are not sighing for easy Jobs. They , the encroachment of a de-
are willing to put their brain and brawn rLmi lc! ft?b,Inr aprt the mo?fnt
against obstacles and conquer. Some one ! 11 It tZ L Z Pf e
i,i . ... i t,i,i,. i ie pjeajwire) ot toe game, so far nas tne
Jh ?VrtiZ ImSfm ir UmH'U!' one In connection with prize that
ourself with a worthy but unpopular younR uu ,n Q( our EMtem cJUm
vvT ,. , have engaged In systematic endeavor to win
-.J.,""6 h.W StrnB yU arC V?U " Prt. hat they might later dispose of Went
drift If you don t use your powers. Men for th.,r m vaJu Tnere 9 oal ene
do not deliberate y choose to run their MfcKuard ttgainst th prctlce. and that is
Mrk on the rock. They simply drift. . to prJxttl thzl are practlcalir valueieja,
Christianity appeals to the sense of right u flowers.
and the will of men. A group of young : x0flr. having hastily sketched the broad
free-thinkers sought to have fun with grounds of the subject. let me conclude by
Bishop Wllberforcc by pretending to be xlvlnr TOmc Atmm way 8nouI4 op
confused about which was the light poed to gambling In alj forms. First, be
church. They asked him which was the cause there u hut a very little difference be
right way to heaven. That's easy, gen- tween gambling and stealing. Stealing Ui
llemcn. said the bishop. Take the first without the knowledge of the person wolen
road to the right and keep straight from; gambling Is with the knowledge of both
ahead.' That will save any man from persona. Gambling Invokes the presence of a
drifting. David Graham Philips In the third party, namely, chance, or skill, whose
Saturday Evening Post in speaking ot presence Is supposed to change the moral na
Mr. Roosevelt's power, rays: 'He- seems ture of the transaction. On the other hand,
to them (the politicians) to have their gambling resembles stealing because It Is tak
own art plus something they do not un-. Ins something for which no return u given,
dcrstand. One Senator said. 'The ex- Second Any form of gambling unsettles the
planation is that after Mr. Roosevelt has mind. Every employer knows this, and If h
asked Is it popular, after he has asked l aware that the applicant Is gambling, he
Is It politic, after he has asked How will will refuse him employment. Third About
It affect 1J01 he goes on to ask Is It rambling In any and every form, there Is this
right." and the answer to that last ques- ; to be said: It Is not clean money: it renders
tlon exerts an influence on his decision. equivalent for what it takes.
Such a man will not drift.' " n n lawfully Into the nomei-
sIoq of what belongs to another In two wayn
3IYSTER-7 Or FUTURE LIFE
Ttcv. AV. F. Small's Sermon nt First
Universal! Church.
"What Do We Know of the Future?"
as the subject of Rev. W. F. Small's
sermon, yesterday morning, at the First
uilveSallst Church. East Eighth and
Couch streets. Dr. Small answered his
own question very briefly by saying.
"Nothing." He continued by saying:
"could wc araw uie curwins inui vena . A Methodist tfplscopal Church was or
the future and disclose what Is in store f anized vMtordi- at r.tn. h,. r
for us. it would not be conducive either Mr. Rowland, presiding elder, assisted by
to our good or happiness. Some pcoplo Rev. Asa aieeth. the pastor. At 11 A. M..
think that they know a great deal a bout Rev. Mr. Slccth preached on "The PreD
thc future state, but that Is mere specula- , aratlon for a Triumphant Christian Life!"
tion. They know no more than I know. This was followed by reception of mcm
as far as real knowledge Is concerned. I bers. Rev. Mr. Rowland h?ld quarterly
mean. We live on assumpUon. conjecture , conference In the evening, at which time
and speculation concerning the future ; the trustees of the new church were "or-
SUte: if3 ,"C,!fi? fm. OUtn t0K,d i The Townslte Company has
age wc begin to think about it more than agreed to donate to new church thre
when young. It means more to us then. lots for building purposes.
"We are told that the protest against! ..
endless punishment that Is spreading over : '
the world Is mere maudlin protest against New York Jn 1959.
that which Is unpleasant and uncomfort
able, but I say that It Is the rebellion of , A wrltcr ,n the current Harper's
an enlightened and outraged consclcn- "Weekly indulges in some interesting
liousncs. but the truth must stand, no speculations concerning the 'future
matter how unpleasant. Dr. Bradford, a Krowth In population of the largest
Congregational minister, declared that the ' American cities. He believes that Bos
human soul was created to bless and for ; to wm CVentnaiiv tv . C
some useful purpose, and that Is what we cond larges? city to e VnfSl
of thenlversallst Church have beenon- r althusJ. t?m. Ufa surelo
tending for. The human soul was created , be ieft more and more behind by New
TXrT' V8 T aitaIned York- Although Boston hai ? plenty ot
in this world. Even In the churches we room for rn.inn t
nrsr nine ibuui cuuibm yuuiauincm. mo
people in the pews object.
"A prominent man declared that ono of
the worst things that could come to the
world would be, to know what the future
has In store for It. The' weeping- mother
asks why her son was taken from her,
but I cannot tell her, and If she knew It
could not relieve her sorrow to know the
cause. We do know that life here is in
ceraplete that it affords the smallest op-
portunlty for development and for expan
sion for the human powers, and there
must be some place where this shortage
Is made up. There to a universal longing
for future life, where the life begun here
may be completed. To say that God cre
ates human souls simply to annihilate
them, or to consign them to eternal pun
ishment. Is repulsive to humanity and
contrary to logic."
Dr. Small will preach next Sunday
morning on the topic. "Where Is God?"
XO DIFFERENCE IX GAMBLING
Vice Should Be Condemned in Any
Form, Says Dr. House.
Gambling, whether it be over the green
cloth, on the stock exchange or at a so
cial whist party, was condemned last
night by Dr. E. L. House In a sermon
upon "High and Low Gambling." He
emphasized the harm connected with
playing games of chance for prizes in the
homes, which, although lejs pernicious. Is
to be guarded against nevertheless as
leading to gambling In Its worse forms.
In substance he said:
Gambllnic u a universal thin?, limited by
no boundarlfo of time, locality or legal en
actment. It Is the risking or winning- of any
thing by mere hazard, a. sain for which there
ha been no equivalent rendered. Herbert
Spencer define gambling as "a kind of ac
tion by which pleasure Is obtained at the cost
of pain, to another." It affords no- equivalent
to the general good: the happiness of the
winner Implies the misery of the loser." Now
we havfc gene jo far in this matter that many
of us do not fiulte ltnow what gambling Is.
fo we will 5peclallz4 a little. First, there
Ik the bettlnc on games of chance. Fortune
wheel, cards, dice and many other devices
are tased In uch games. Now and then some
Ingtnloua idiot thinks be has some Infallible
system for breaklnz the bank but the bank
breaks him. and too often through trickery In
loaded dice, marked cards and concealed mas
nets. Influencing the wheeli. It is discovered
after a little that a man hadn't even a chance.
In the second place, we have bettlns upon
horses, on sports and games of skill, which
In many ways appeals most strongly to the
young men. We are told that men go to- the
races for the love of the sport, but we notice
that when betting Is prohibited the race docs
net attract the multltu"es-
A third form of gambling lit that which Id
connected with the tock exchange. Now. let
us be clear on tht matter. No one condemn!!
all brokers or their trade. The exchange Is
a necessity; It 1 the great ganglion In which
the nerves of the business world meet, and
commerce could not exist without It. To
buy stock nnd pay for it Is a perfectly legiti
mate transaction. Bat to buy large quanti
ties of stock nominally, without money to
pay for them, but In the hope that such stock
will rle In value, la gambllnx.
There are many other forms of gambling
quite common, though not as pernicious. I
will name only one of these, the offering of a
prize of value In the homes of many of our
best people when playing whist. This Is so
ancient and beautiful a game. In the eyes
of many, and offers so much of relaxation and
pleasant Interest to tired people In the quiet
of their homes or gathered In the company of
oy girt or by purchase. Gambling Is neither.
You .y you mutually agree that It shall be
fa. No agreement among any number of pcr-
oj can make stealing honet and lawful.
Thus Is It In gambling. If the-VIcUm agrees
to It. he ! a fool: It the victim becomes a
winner, he becomes a thief. Away. then.
'ITVr wUh aU that ,00ksr and ,81- ,n
: f'f!!!?0 of afnbUn- . In that
If!!' nrlhtnew. honesty purity and
J?ll 'Z 10 pr"
Estacada lias I. E. Church.
pare in this respect with the possibili
ties of New York. The Borousrh of
Richmond alone can accommodate mil
lions of Inhabitants more than the
Borough of Manhattan, and there Is
no visible end to the growth of the
Boroughs of Brooklyn. Queens, and
The Bronx. By 1958 tae City Hall f
New York will be the center of a larger
urban population than the .tower of
London. -
FIRE IN ST. JOHNS
(Continued from P3ge 1.)
in his sustaining a broken arm and other
severe bruises.
Injured at the Fire.
A man named Johnson, said to be a
second-hand dealer, was slightly burned
by coming in contact with a dangling live
electric wire. The only other accident
was a severe cut on the hand sustained
by Homer Smith, who met with the In
Jury by tearinfg his hand on a large nail
while descending from one of tho threat
ened buildings. None of the accidents Is
believed to be serious.
The entire five structures were burned
to the ground, for not even a lone up
right rears Its burned and blackened head
above the ruins. The hungry flames con
sumed everything In sight In the Imme
diate vicinity of where the- Are started.
Tho complete summary of the building
and business firms burned out follows: E.
E. Elliot's drug store; City & Suburban
Express offlce: two-story block owned by
H. W. Light, of Salem, and up to a few
days aso occupied by the St.. Johns Gro-
eery Store; E. O Magoon's second-hand
store, and the Hazelwood Confectionery
Store and rooming-house, leased by E. R.
Tognlnl.
Volunteer Department Does Well.
The highly efficient service rendered by
the St. Johns volunteer fire department
is deserving of the highest praise, as It
was due to Its untiring efforts that the
entire business and a greater portion of
the residence section of the city was not
destroyed by this Are. which was pre
vented from leaping the intervening 100
feet of street by the concerted efforts
of the fire fighters. Had the blaze gained
a foothold on any of the buildings on the
west side of the street, the burning of
the entire city could hardly have been
prevented, for the high wind "blew tho
flames and heat directly toward these
structures.
For over an hour the heavens In the
vicinity of St. Johns were nearly as light
as day, and at times while the flames
leaped skyward the blaze was visible In
this city.
This Is the third disastrous fire at St.
Johns within the last few months, the
previous fires being the burning of tho
sawmills on the water front and the ex
plosion of the steamer Regulator.
During 'the progress of the fire the
power current was affected and electric
cars from Portland to St. Johns could
not run.
Taxes In Texas.
World's Work.
The people of Texas wonder why the
Nation Is so perturbed about regulat
ing railroad rates. It I one of their
many distinctions that they regulate
not only the rates, but the railroads
themselves. Nor do they fear tho
growth of an American plutocracy.
"It Is Just as easy to manage the cor
porations as to have the corporations
manage you.' say the legislators from
the rice fields and the cotton fields,
the "plney woods" and the Llano esta
caceo, the bustling cities and the mes-qulte-grown
ranges, add even from
"tho forks of the creeks and the heads
of the canyons." Indeed, after taxing
every visible bit of corporation prop
erty in Texas and some additional
miles of railroad that projected over
the border the last Legislature, after
deep and subtle tuought. somewhat
hard to explain, but really very en
lightened, passed an "intangible tax
law." This taxes all corporation val
ues that one cannot see or put one's
hand. on.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. March U. Maximum tempera
ture. 32 deg.: minimum. 27 deg. fUver read
Inr at 8 A. if.. 0.6 feet: change in oast 24
COBWEB BRAINS
How to Cleaa Out Your Attic.
From a military post out West comes
the story of a lady who frankly admits
that she was once a coffee drunkard:
"For 20 years I drank coffee, although
I knew that it was harmful to me. I suf
fered from periodical nervous headaches
which the physician said were caused by
the use of coffee. I was Indeed a con
firmed 'coffee drunkard.'
"I suffered so Intensely from head
aches a to require tho services of a
nurse. I could find no tablets or powders
that would give me any permanent relief
and I was compelled to Just let the head
aches take their course. Bach attack
used to last for a day or two.
"After I married and had the cares of
a family I found I was becoming a ner
vous wreck, and the strain became un
endurable. Something had to bo done,
and I concluded to try Postum Food Cof
fee, giving up the old kind altogether.
"I made It rich and strong, according
to directions, and drank It with plenty
of good cream. It proved to be delicious.
It took several days for the coffee poison
to work out of my system, but I per
sisted and won out, and great was my
reward! Renewed, energy and vigor came
to me and I Improved so that my neigh
bors observed and remarked upon it.
"During all the year that I have used
Postum I have not had a single headache,
proof conclusive that my old agonies
came from coffe alone. I can do all the
work I want with perfect ease and free
doom from exhausting- fatigue, and am,
a strong, healthy woman, for which
bleseed change Postum and right living
got the credit." Name fciven by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
There k a reason. Read the little book,
The Road to Wellvllle' fa pkgs.
bouts, fall 0.1 of & foot. Total prcclpltaties.
5 P. M. to S P. M., none; total since Sep
tember 1, 1903. 30.15 Inches: normal since Sep
tember 1. IOCS. 34.82 Inches; deficiency, 4.67
Inches. Total sunshine. March 10, none; pos
sible sunshine. It hours and 37 minutes.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
Wind.
4?
STATIONS
Baker City.'. !20'0.10J 8 X
Bismarck 1 6'O.COflO.XW
Boise 2S:0.J6 4I8E
Eureka !50"0.48! -I'XW
Helena -2 T. ;i2'X
North Head.. 40:o.0OH0B
Pocatello I8!0.18I GW
Portland ....U2 0.C0 22IB
Red Bluff J54 0.20I22ISE
Roeburg '3S0.12' 8'NW
Sacramento '54'0.0tf'26 'SB
Salt Lake City t52k).00tl0!E
San Franflsco .60;o.l2;i4;sw
Spokane SOiO.OO'NS
Seattle UoiO.OO'12'E
Walla Walla 32( T. 'i 4iW
T trace.
Snow .
Clear
SSnow
Rain
Cloudy
Clear
I Snow-
Cloudy
Cloudy
Snow
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
iCloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The high-pressure area yesterday north of.
Montana la moving slowly eastward and the
disturbance yesterday over Utah has moved
northwestward to Nevada. Low temperatures
and high winds continue in the Willamette
Valley and the Sound country, and snow has
occurred in Southern and Eastern Oregon and
Southern Idaho and rain Is reported In North
ern California. The following maximum wind
velocities occurred during the last 24 hours:
Portland. 34 miles, northeast, at 1:35 P. M.;
Port Crescent. 60 miles, northeast; Tacoma. 3
mile?, east: Spokane. 32 miles, northeast;
Lewiston. 42 mile, northeast; Bolao-. 23 miles',
southeast, and Winnemucca. 3tt miles, south
west. The high winds in thio district will dimin
ish tonight and cloudiness will Increase in the
Willamette Valley and the Sound country,
and bo followed by rain or snow In the "Wil
lamette Valley. The temperatures will slowly
rise Monday.
WEATHER FORECASTS. .
Forecasts made at Portland for the 2S hours
ending midnight. March 12:
Portland and vicinity Occasional light rain
or snow; not so cold; easterly winds.
Western Oregon Rain or snow; not so cold;
easterly winds.
Western Washington Increasing cloudinea;;
not so cold; easterly winds.
Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Snow;
continued cold.
Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Snow Hurries; continued cold.
EDWARD A. SEALS,
District Forecaster.
Heart
Weakness.
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made many hearts well after
they have been pronounced
hopeless. It has completely
cured thousands, and will al
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Short breath, pain around
heart, palpitation, fluttering,
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Take Dr. Miles Heart Cure
and see how quick you will
be relieved.
It cannot make a new heart,
but will restore a side one by
strengthening the heart nerres
and muscles, relieving the
unnatural strain, and feiOfirrg-
its vitality.
"I had a venr bad cas cf 'hxrt
trouble. For six months I could not
worh. Last July I was plowing corn
and feeling bad all day: Jn the after
r . an
noon in plowing one row 1 had to lay
down, or fall down, three Umes. My
heart throbbed as though It would
burst through, and I had difficulty In
getting my breath. I purchased a
bottle of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, and
before I had used half of It I could
lay down and sleep all night. Previ
ously I had to get up from five to ten
times a night. I have taken several
bottles, ana my heart is as regular as
clock work. I feel like a new man.
and can work considerable for an old
man, S4 years old."
H. D. McGILL. Frost. Ohio.
Or. Miles' Heart Cure Is sold by
your druggist, who vill guarantee that
tho first bottle will benefit. If It falls
he will refund your money.
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Dr. W. Norton Davis
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and holidays. 10 to 12.
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Offices In Van Noy Hotel. 62 Third at.
Corner Pine. Portland. Of.
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SAPOLIO
It especially valuable during tfct
Summer sason, whes outdoor oo
cupetkme end porta ere meet Ij
GRASS STAINS, MUD STAINS
and CALLOUS SPOTS
field to it, end it ie peitkakrly
icreeeble when used in t bk
liter violent exercise.
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