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THE PEOPLE "SKINNED" AGAIN.
The people of Portland have no pow
er, under their present charier, to reg
ulate the price and service of the gas
companies, the electric company nor the
street-car companies. Why? Because
the franchise-grabbers, plutocrats, first
families and others who "own" the city
and are its "best society," and wax fat
oft the people, were not pleased to
grunt that power in the charter which
they drafted for the public in 1902.
Clever, wasn't it?
But subsequent franchises those
which the. ruling powers did not need
and which, in possession of others,
might be competitive nuisances were
to be subject to limitations of modern
day charters and the up-to-date de
mands of the people.
Such restrictions mattered little to
the dynasty; besides, newcomers In the
city. In quest of franchises, would be
kept out, -while the old franchises could
continue to prey on the public That
was clever, too, wasn't it?
All that was needed to the success
of this fine scheme was to rush the
blanket street-car franchises through
the City Council November 24. 1902, and
January 9, 1903, just before the new
charter went into effect, for perpetua
tion of the old regime. The trick was
not then perceptible, but now that the
people are paying the price, it is plain
enough. And it is entertaining to note
that the "promoter" of this deal, A. L.
Mills, who, two years later, became
Speaker of the Legislature and "pro
moter" of special legislation for the
"vested interests" and "solid institu
tions" of Portland, was president of
the board that framed the charter.
The "vested" interests certainly were
well cared for. But what did the peo
ple get?
High prices for gas and electricity
and car-rides that they cannot abate;
service that they cannot regulate; In
solent treatment and a reply like this
to complaints: "You don't know what
you are talking about."
No wonder the dynasty shouted,
"Don't touch the charter," when Jt was
pending in the Legislature, and when
amendments were proposed two years
later. It's easy to see why the pos
sessors of franchise privileges regarded
the charter as immutable as the laws
of the Medes and the Persians, and as
sacred as the deliverances from Sinai.
They didn't want the charter altered
from the shape they had made it Cer
tainly not; to be sure not
Many good citizens failed to see the
"skin game" when the charter was
framed. They can hardly be blamed;
the trick was "slick." Two years Jater,
after the public had had a chance to
"grow wise," The Oregonlan said, on
May 10. 1904:
The principal authors of this charter are
men who wish to "run" the city of Port
land, yet never have been, never could be,
elected to any responsible place In It. This
explains why they didn't submit their names
and claims tp the electors. Instead of accept
ing from the Legislature a power which they
nvcr would take the risk of asking the peo
ple to confer on themselves.
But the charter was mainly the work of our
rus and pragmatical fellow-cltlzen. Hr'cr
Teal. Having laid this one sole and solitary
gg of his fussy existence, our bantam has
ben crowing and cackling and clucking about
It ever since and warning everybody else off
the premises.
During the time' thla charter was under In
tubation, and when It was submitted to the
leetor the. attitude of The Oregonlan toward
it was one of passivity or Indifference. The
reason was. that from the beginning the work
of making It had fallen under the guidance
of Individuals who gave It directions The Ore
gonlan did not like; yet The Oregonlan did
n6t car to enter Into any contention or
iqubble over It. for In the condition In
which things then stood a general election
btlnr at "hand great effort would have been
required to get attention to this special ub
Ject and The Oregonlan preferred to let It
go. BMde. the public expected a new char
ter of pome sort and The Oregonlan, with the
re, accepted or aceulesccd In this one. The
Incongruities, and ether faults of a docu
ment like this beceme clearly manifest -only
through trial or experience; so that now there
Is perhax even no member of the charter
coma4s!on who would not Introduce one or
mere am en dm cats If he could.
At last, the public beholds the "nigger
in the woodpile," when it wishes to
curb the rapacity of the franchise-owners.
The, people look'ior weapons in
the charter; they find the weapons held
by the possessors of the special privi
lege One des riot -.need to ask if the people
think such "a charter the holy, im
mutable thing its beneficiaries would
have then believe. The people enacted
the charter through their Legislature,
and can enact amendments through
that same body.
MERIT QUEST IN ELECTIONS.
When'a man offers himself as a "can
didate for a public office he Invites
the public to examine his record, public
and private, and see -whether his past
has been such as to commend -him to
their confidence In the future. He chal
lenges investigation of every act of his
life that liTyany way bears upon his
fitness for the office to which he as
pires. He demands of the people that
they form and express an opinion of
His character, his ability and his par
ticular qualifications for the perform
ance of the duties which would, devolve
upon him as a servant of the people.
Many candidates prefer to have that
opinion expressed In secret at the polls,
but an intelligent expression, on the
day of election, requires a previous
free, honest and fair discussion among
the voters before they go Into the
booths to mark their ballots.
An announcement of candidacy for
public office Is not an invitation, to a
man's' enemies, to pour out the vials
of their wrath In the form of vitupera
tion, falsification and slander. Such
an announcement constitutes no license
to misrepresent, villlfy or malign.
When a man steps Into the political
arena he courts the closest scrutiny
from all honorable men, and such scru
tiny will be accordAd him by all citi
zens awake to public duty. Only a
man of low mind arid brutal instincts,
without sense of honor, will take ad
vantage of such a situation to besmirch
the character of a clean and upright
man, who has become a candidate for
office. Of full and searching Investiga
tion there should bo no limit; of fair
ness and honesty there should be no
bounds. No man has a right to com
plain If the truth be told concerning
himself; every man has been wronged
when falsehoods are resorted to for" the
purpose of Influencing an election.
Candidates are very likely to get the
erroneous idea that they are chiefly
interested In the outcome of a political
contest. Theirs Is but a minor interest.
By the result of an election, half a
dozen aspirants for an office may be
directly affected, while all the people
of a great state will be Indirectly ben
efited or Injured. The man who loses,
whether he ought to have won or not,
has spent a few hundred, or perhaps a
few thousand dollars In his campaign;
but If he has good sense he will go to
work and forget his defeat. So far as
he Is concerned, the result has but a
very limited effect. The difference be
tween the election of an honest and a
dishonest man, however. Is of more
than temporary Influence upon a state.
Placing political power In the hands of
crooks leads to corruption and be
trayal of public trusts. The elevation
of dishonorable men to positions of
honor is renunciation of civic virtue.
Giving preference to demagogues of Inr
ferior capability Is discouragement to
sincere effort and high- purpose.
For these reasons the people at large
are more interested in the result of an
election than are the candidates, and
hence the people have a right to know
the true character of the men who seek
their favor. In order to prevent unfit
men from securing places of power the
people must Insist that candidates lay
their records bare. In order that clean
men may be encouraged to run for
office, the people must protect them
from false accusation and slander.
registration for primaries.
The Attorney-General of Oregon
has held that voters may register on
the day of the primary election, by
signing "Blank A," provided for by the
general election laws, and tljus secure
the right to vote, even though they
have not registered when the registra
tion books are open. This constitutes
no reason, however, for neglect of
voters to register now. The registra
tion books will be open until 5 o'clock
P. M.. April 10. There has been plenty
of time for every voter to register, and
anyone can do so in a few minutes.
Registration on election day. by the
use of Blank A, requires the signatures
of six freeholders, who are acquainted
with the' voter and who 'can certify
to his residence. In order to save ten
minutes of their own time now. many
voters are willing to let registration go
until election day, and then expect six
of their neighbors to sacrifice ten min
utes each in fixing up papers which
will enable the delinquents to vote.'
This is an expectation that should be
disappointed. If a man does not take
interest enough In public affairs to
register before election, he is not a. fit
man to participate In the selection of
public officials. He may be a good
business man, a highly educated man,
and a strictly moral man, but If he Is
indifferent to his own public -duty his
vote is as likely to be wrong as right
When there is plenty of time in which
to register, a voter has no right to
bother his neighbors on election day
with a request that they sigh his qual
ification blank.
SOCIALISTS AND VOTING.
It is difficult to understand upon
what reasoning a Socialist can -defend
his 'action in changing his registration
so as to show him a Republican and
entitle him to participate in a Repub
lican primary. Under the old system
he did not assert a right to take part
in a Republican primary and conven
tion. Much less could he do so now,
when the law expressly provides for
the holding of the primary election and
declares the right of the members of
one party to choose their candidates
without any interference from the mem
bers of another party. The Socialist
who participated Jn Republican pri
maries in the past acted in bad faith
with his fellow-citizens. If he partici
pates In Republican primaries now he
not only deals -unfairly with bis fellow
citizens, but violates the laws of his
state.
The professional Socialist however, is
a great lover tof the ballot. Be 'would
rather vote than do anything else, ex
cept, perhaps, talk. Whenever an elec
tion is to be held, the Socialist is eager
to cast his ballot, not so much for a
certain candidate or principle, as
against some other candidate or prin
ciple. The Socialist likes & dispute or
controversy, and always wants a hand
In settling the difference. He doesn't
like the existing order of things, what
ever it may be, and whenever an elec
tion is to be held he.hasr an overwhelm.
ing desire to go to the polls and vote.
When, therefore, a Republican primary
election is to be held, and he finds him
self barred- from the privilege of votlmj
because he is a Socialist and -is so reg
istered in good faith, he Is willing to
change hie -registration aad g en rec
ord as declaring himself a Hepnb-lican
in order that he saay enjoy, the pawtog
pleasure of marking his ballot and put
ting it in the box. Not all Socialists are
built that n-ay, but news dispatches
from several county-scats show that
quite a number are of that class. Not
contentwith nominating their own can
didates they want to help nominate
candidates for other parties as well.
preparing for the salmon-run.
With the opening of the salmon-fishing
season still nearly a month In the
future, 150 gillnet fisrtermen at Astoria
already have taken out licenses for the
coming season. It Is announced that
there will be more gear In the water
than for several seasons, and that the
outlook for high prices for the raw ma
terial Is very good. There has- been a
great change In the salmon-fishing In
dustry since Its earlier years, and each
year sees a more equitable distribution
of the profits of the business. This
year it Is stated that independent can
nerymen, who are not members of the
Packers' Club, are offering oi cents
per pound for small fish and G cents
per pound for large fish, and have re
duced the limits so that a twenty
pound salmon will be counted as
"large."
At these prices, It will be unnecessary
for a record run to enter the river in
order to enable the fishermen to earn,
as much money as they have received
in some past seasons, when the runs
were unusually large. There has been
a decided improvement In the character
of the men engaged in the fishing busi
ness in tho past few years, as compared
with those who supplied the canneries
with salmon twenty years ago. This Is
reflected, to a degree. In the statement
that 150 of the glllnettcrs already have
taken out licenses, a month before thc
season opens. In the old days of "the
reckless. Improvident glllnetter It would
have been a difficult matter to find
150 men of that calling who could
produce the cost of a license a month
before It was needed; Instead, the can
nerymen were obliged to advance the
necessary cash to complete the equip
ment, before the gillnetter could get to
work.
Saloons, dance-halls and gambling
houses formerly gathered In the greater
part of the money paid to the fisher
men, but now the fishermen invest their
money in neat little homes, farms or
other tangible property, and In most
cases have placed themselves in com
fortable circumstances. The ranks of
the glllnettcrs also contain a large
number of men who spend the time
between seasons In clearing up small
farms in the country, some distance
back from the river. No small part of
their earnings are invested in Improve
ments and livestock which. In time, will
enable the fisherman to have a steady
Income throughout the closed season
on the river.
The resources of Oregon, many and
varied. Include a number of in
dustries which annually add greater
sums to our per capita wealth than Is
placed there by the fishing industry.
The latter, however, distributes numer
ous millions more rapidly, and the
money percolates through more chan
nels than Is the case with almost any
of the other Industries which have
made Oregon famous. This fact war
rants that the state, aided by the fish
ermen and canneries, exercise a rigid
supervision over the industry. Every
effort should be made for a strict en
forcement of the law, in order that the
supply of raw material be not dimin
ished. PROMOTERS OF GOOD ROADS.
The president of the Riverside Drlv-'
Ing Club and a prominent local auto
mobile dealer, by communications to
The Oregonlan. have endeavored to
explain the rules or the road, govern
ing the respective vehicles In which
they travel. Their views, naturally, are
widely divergent. Some horsemen
probably will continue to look with dis
dain or disgust on. the horseless car
riages for some time to come. It may
also be said that the automoblllsts
probably will cherish similar feelings
for the drivers and owners of equines
which Insist on climbing trees or leap
ing fences whenever one of the fierce,
bad-smelling and noisy chug wagons
approach.
Mr. Cook, who has the automobile
end of the discussion, makes a strong
point In favor of the new machine, or
rather the men who drive It. when he
touches on the question of good roads.
The automobile has done more for the
cause of good roads than any other
agency that has ever been enlisted In
Jjehalf of our highways. This result
has been accomplished by reason of the
easy financial circumstances 6t the
owners of the automobiles. The poor
farmer who drags his diminutive load
of produce or wood Into town, over bad
roads, does not meekly endure this
handicap to his prosperity because he
enjoys it He puts up with these roads
for no other reason than that he Is not
financially able to Improve them, and is
unable to secure aid from his neighbors
who, in most cases, are no better off
than himself.
With the automobllist the case Is dif
ferent The fact that he possesses an
automobile may generally be taken as
evidence that his finances will admit
of some expenditure for roads on which
to run it In the Eastern States, where
the machine has secured more of a hold
than In the Pacific Northwest, the
automobile clubs of the big cities have
built hundreds of miles of fine roads,
which cannot fail to be of great benefit
to the farmers and even to the horse
men who make use of them.
The Riverside Driving Club built the
first good road out of Portland, and Is
entitled to credit for keeping it up
many years. But we need more than
one good road, and we also need longer
ones. We must have well-kept level
highways, reaching out for miles Into
the country In all directions. It would
seem that there ought to be a unani
mous recognition of the fact that with
the automoblllsts, horsemen and farm
ers working together for these improve
ments, something might be accom
plished that would be to the advantage
of all.
If the owner of an automobile is will
ing1 to pay his regular taxes for road
Improvement and also make additional
contributions for providing a suitable
course for his machine, the owner-of a
horse and wagon, using the same road.
should concede to him the same rights
that are granted other vehicles. Tho
horseless carriages are still so new that
their exact position on the road has not
been definitely determined. If their
success as promoters of good roads is
as marked In the West as It has been
in the East they will be welcomed and
they will eventually be appreciated by ;
horsemen, who now view them with
anything but friendly feelings.
Chap-lain John A. Ferry. TJ, S. A., in
aa address at Seattle Saturday, de
clared that the misguided efforts of
the W. C. T. TJ. in abolishing the Army
canteen were "responsible for much of
the drunkenness among the troops."
He also predicted that "so far-reaching
has been the evil. It will be only a
matter of a short time when Congress
will give back the canteen to the sol
dier boy." The evil effect following tha
abolition of the canteen was so gener
ally predicted by everyone familiar
with the matter that U occasioned no
surprise except to the misguided tem
perance workers who were responsible
for It The fact that the grog-shop
keepers were working hand in glove
with the TV. C. T. U. In securing the
abolition of the canteen should have
warned that well-meaning but Imprac
tical organization that It was making
a mistake.
The State of "Washington will try the
scheme of working convicts on public
roads, and has proposed a plan of let
ting the prisoners out to the several
counties. The counties must bear all
the expense of transportation, guarding
and boarding. In this way some prac
tical experience will be gained, so that
a report of a definite nature can be
made to the next Legislature. Against
the plan of working the convicts on the
public roads there Is nothing to be ajd.
unless It proves to be poor business
policy. The taxpayers will not long
favor the -working, of prisoners on the
road If the road improvement- thqrcby
becomes more expensive than It would
be under a plan of working" convicts
In shops and hiring farmers to Improve
the roads. Oregon's experience with
the employment of convict labor on the
highways has been satisfactory, but'the
men have been employed near the pris
on, so that they could be returned at
night for safe keeping. There was a
proposal that Oregon convicts should
be let out to farmers for work In grub
bing land, but none of the farmers at
Salem could figure out a plan by which
they could afford to employ prison
labor.
According to reports from Umatilla
County, the Assessor of that county
expects this year's assessment to show
a decrease of half a million dollars, as
compared with that of last year, this
decrease being due to the deterioration
of property'with age and use. In other
words, we are to understand that In
Umatilla old property is deteriorating
to a greater extent than new property
Is being created or old property Im
proved. There may be a good reason
for a decrease in Umatilla County's
assessed valuation, but it is not such
as that stated. Possibly property has
been over-valued, but everyone who
knows Umatilla County knows that the
farmers and merchants In that division
of the state are richer at the close of
every harvest season than they were
the year before and that, on the whole,
the aggregate -alue of their property
Increases from year to year.
"Judge" Andrew (Hamilton has been
re-elected president of the Albany Club
for the sixth consecutive year, meeting
with no opposition and polling a vote
thirty per cent larger than In any
former year. It Is not explained. In the
dispatches. Just what position the Al
bany Club holds In the social and polit
ical life of New York's state capital.
In view of recent fiery addresses made
by Mr. Hamilton, In which frequent
mention was made of "curs" and "yel
low dogs," It Is probable that It Is a
kennel cluo, with "Judge"" Hamilton
holding the position of keeper of the
hounds. Unless he is bluffing, there
will be Interesting developments when
he turns them loose on the "curs." who
are now cowering before the eloquence
of the "Judge."
Frank C. Baker has made an ener
getic and able chairman of the Repub
lican State Central Committee of Ore
gon. His service to the party not only
has made him conspicuous in this state,
but has earned the commendation of
National leaders, among, whom he has
wide acquaintance In Eastern States.
This sen-Ice has diverted Mr. Baker
from his business Interests, when
closer attention to them would have
benefited him financially. He has
proved himself particularly adapted to
the duties of the office. Republicans
all over the state will recognize the
thanks that are due to him from the
party.
The plutocratic owners of Castle
Rock, says one of them, must be paid
5100.000 to quit their designs of destroy
ing It The owners propose to "hold
up" the public for that sum If the roclc
Is to be saved. Now the people outside
Portland can see how the plutocrats do
In Portland when they get their flip
pers In. They secured Castle Rock for
next to nothing, and now want a for
tune for It. Almost as greedy as their
sale of the streets of Portland for
54.000,000, and of the street-cars and
tracks for $2,000,000 to Philadelphia
capitalists.
A dispatch from Algeclras states that
after seventeen days of Informal meet
ings and nothing accomplished the del
egates are anxious to get away. This
news is followed by the statement that
a decision may be arrived at Monday.
Germany is still bellowing as loudly as
ever about the rights the Kaiser ex
pects to enforce at the conference, but
with the "jury,' showing signs ' of
fatigue, there is a possibility of Just
such an unexpected verdict as has come
from Amerlcaniito'-som'S' where the
men under confinement were "anxious
to get away."
The Hon. Milt Miller, sage of Leb
anon, Is out for the Democratic nomi
nation for State Senator and, since he
has no opposition, willbe the nominee.
He promises to make the million dollar
appropriation bill and the Normal
School question prominent In the cam
paign, and It Is a safe guess that the
voters of Linn County will be treated
to a stump-speaking contest that will
be second to none since Delazon Smith
and George H. Williams stumped the
county together.
The owners of the Portland Gas
Company dare not tell what they paid
for It in 1S92. Jf that was not a deal
In high finance, at the expense of gas
consumers, they would allow the public
to know It
It appears at last that the opposition
to Mr. Bristol Is of such a nature that
he probably will not be reappointed.
The Oregonlan wii not be blamed now
for having published the first news of
this matter.
Is Tarnish fighting Geer? Mr. Gcer
says -"no." bat Mr. Furnish says noth
ingat least not for publication.
'THE SILVER LINING.
By A. H. Ballard.
Broadway 3fcIodrama.
Two sisters stood upon the stage.
They were, perhaps, 'most any old age
The sap-head how-de-doed her.
Which one he wanted I'm not sure.
Both's charms were plenty to allure.
And the villain still pursued her.
Clad In smiles and aprons white,
They walked the New York streets at
night.
And the villain still pursued her; "
Come to the parting of the ways.
One goes wrong., the other stays
Good, where her hero shood her.
The villain's father took a whirl. V
And coaxed him Into marrying the
girl
He simply couldn't lose her!
So now one rides In her tally-ho.
The other she ' wears calico,
While her hero continues to choose
her.
(L'EnvoL)
A pretty maid who's wise enough
May wear fine Jewels, though It's
tough.
If many villains pursued her.
The wnges of artful sin arc riches.
The honest" girl can wash the dishes,
And act as a children brooder.
.
One of the widest dispensations of.
Providence is to have thorns around
tho roses. Life is-that way. and we
would not have It any different.
Say what is necessary, but keep on
sawing wood.
Truth Is the most convenient and
serviceable thing on earth. It always
comes up and assert itself In the end.
Always .try to think of your friends.
If you deserve them you will have
plenty. Your enemies can do nothing
against you that Is lasting, in case you
are worthy of approbation and success.
The Little Lawyer Mnn.
It was a little lawyer man
Who softly blushed as he began
Her poor, dead husband's will to scan.
He smiled while thinking of his fee.
Then said to her, so tenderly.
"You have a nice, fat legacy."
And when, noxt day,, he lay In bed
With bandages upon his head.
He -wondered. what on earth he said.
Help your neighbor he may help you
some time.
Don't follow In ruts made by others.
Every day is a new day.
Think of the result ,
Are you In earnest? Seize this very
minute;
What you can do, or dream you can,
begin It;
Boldness has genius, power and magic
in it.
Only engage and then the mind grows
heated;
Begin, and then the work will be com
pleted. Translated from Goethe.
Definitions.
(Tips on Tho Race ot Life!)
Church A place of gossip, worship
and Easter hats.
College A football emporium.
Hotel An excuse for lots of things.
Adto $5 per hour.
Garage The only obscurity to be
cleared up about this word Is Its pro
nunciation. Its meaning Is plain a
vllc-smelllng. dirty building where
you get oil all over your clothes.
Easter The day when womankind
bursts her cry sal is.
Package Lee Johnson says that it
la something that a man carries, but
ought to check.
Glue-Girls That is, some girls; de
pends on the girl whether she Is glue
or candy.
Paste A mild form of a glue-girl.
Cement One of those you-cant-lose
kind; In fact, almost a wife. t
Blase A reporter ot two weeks' ex
perience. Graphophone A producer of insanity
that never fails in Its deadly work If
listened to attentively.
Piano The only widely-used piece
of furniture in the world that has no
practical utility.
Jilt The compliment a man pays a
girl when he resolves to abandon his
first rash intention to Inflict himself
upon her for life.
Sixteen The date when a girl ar
rives. Twenty Her perpetual age limit
Thirty With a woman this means
Forty Same person, means 25.
Fifty and Upwards Specially coined
word, meaning Bernhardt. Pattl. Lil
lian Russell. Maude Adams. Amelia
Bingham, Efrle Ellslcr, Rose Coghlan.
Florence Roberts, and anyone who
plays Little Eva in "Uncle Tom's
Cabin."
Dangerous Suction of a Train.
Rochester. N. T.. Democrat and Chronicle.
The peril of standing too near to flying
railroad trains was lately shown at
Mamaroneck, Westchester County, when
Robert Coward, Reputy County Clerk, was
caught in. the suction of the Boston ex
press on the. New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, dragged 40 feet and
Instantly killed. It is not an unusual
thing for persons to test the sensation of
standing near a train passing at a high
rate of speed. The train In this case
was going nt the rate of 60 miles an hour,
and the displacement of air in such a
case Is terrific, causing & rush of It in
the Immediate vicinity which even strong
men sometimes cannot resist Many
persons seem to think that so, long as
they do not get on the track they are
in no danger. If they will give a little
thought to the matter they will see their
mistake. Moreover, there is always the
possibility of something projecting from
the train which will strike one standing
close to the tracks. Stand back, and give
the air currents as well as the train
right of way.
'Twas Ever Thus.
Columbue, Ohio, Despatch.
Mrs. Wedderly Doctor, I wish you
would fix up a strengthening" tonic for
my husband. He's rapidly going Into a
decline.
Doctor Why. I saw him this morning
and ho appeared to be all right
Mrs. Wedderly Well, hp isn't Just the
same. Why. during our courtship two
years ago he used to hold me en his lap
by the hour, and now It tires him to hold
the baby five minutes.
And Sec "What, Happened.
Washington Post
It Is announced that a man has been
made' President of -Santo Domingo
against his will. A raan was ntadd
Vice-President once In this country,
under similar circumstances.
OUTLAWS DODGING SUB.PENAS
Chicago Record-Herald.
In his spirited speech on Ideals of citi
zenship the other evening Samuel Al
schuler reminded certain elements that
"in old English times the man who tried
to escape the processes of the law was
declared guilty of outlawry and had his
property confiscated." Rudo were those
days, and rude, up-and-down logic sat
isfied the men who lived In them. We
are subtler and more refined today, and
we have provided by positive law against
the taking of any man's property without
due process of law. The subpena dodger,
whether artful or clumsy, has nothing to
fear so far as his material possessions
are concerned.
But men. even of high finance connec
tions, do not live by material riches
alone. They need the respect of the com
munity. They cannot feel comfortable
In a state of moral outlawry. Yet this
is exactly what the contumacious sub
pena dodger Is courting. Fierce Is the
publicity that beats upon the seats ot
the mighty in modern finance and in
dustry and promotion, and dear, bitter,
is the price those pay who set the law
and public opinion at defiance and ven
ture to display scornful contempt for the
moral principles ot society and the spirit
of the Institutions whose stability and
sanctity alone, as Mr. Alschuler says,
make their wealth and power secure.
Justice Gaynor of New York, dealing
In a recent address with the same ques
tion of the contempt of certain greedy
and unscrupulous lawbreakers for Judi
cial processes, asked whether a man who,
knowing that an officer of the law Is
looking for him to demand his presence
as a witness In court, hurries Info an
other state, hides In a large hotel, or
puts to sen in a yacht, can expect his
law-abiding fellowmen to treat him with
decent regard, instead of as a sneak and
coward.
But the matter Is even more serious.
What sort ot example do such dodgers
Imagine they are setting to those they
arc pleased to call "the lower classes?"
Is obedience to law and those due pro
cesses of law the protection of which
they so often Invoke Instilled and fostered
by such conduct?
It Is comforting to think that under
the recent splendid decision's of the Fed
eral Supreme Court In cases involving
the right of corporations to Immunity
subpena dodging by corporate officials
will be rendered futile to a certain ex
tent. Indli-iduala may sneak and htdo
themselves, but corporations have no
legs, and the state that created them
can In one way or another obtain their
books and records and determine whether
or not they have abused their privileges.
Get Away From "I."
Four Track News.
Every self-respecting person has a
fairly good opinion of himself. That
is as It should be! Yet we should not
lose sight of the facts that a man
learns but little from himself, and that
there arc a great many other self-respecting
people people, perchance,
whoso conditions In life are very dif
ferent from our own whose compan
ionship and counsel are well worth
seeking, "I" Is the person In whom
we are naturally most Interested, but
it isn't a good idea to associate too
exclusively with "1"; a hermit Is not
a man of parts. So do what lies in
your power. In your own interests, to
get away from yoursolf at times, and
seek other associates, a change of
scene, a different environment and
new influences. All these have a de
veloping tendency; they lift you out
of your well-beaten rut, and give you
new thoughts and inspirations. They
aro likely to prove the Impetus that
will carry you on to success. A change
of scene sometimes changes our am
bitions and quickens our energies, and
that often turns the tide of our af
fairs into better channels.
The world has much In atore for
you. if you do your part: if you are
willing to go In search of the "good3
the gods provide."
You remember the story of the old
darky who found a great difference
In results when he prayed the Lord
to send him a turkey and when he
prayed the Lord to send him after a
turkey.
The best things of this world come
to us as the reward of effort on our
part .
Dedicated to Police Ethics.
Buffalo. N. Y.. Commercial.
The police department ot Springfield.
Mass., publishes a "dally paper." measuring-
7 by 9 Inches. In which all mat
ters of Interest to the members are briefly
noted. Its circulation Is strictly limited
to the members of the force. It is called
"Lookouts." The editor seems to be a
humorist unsuspected by himself. The
other day. when a citizen asked the po.
lice to keep a watchful eye on his resi
dence, which had to be left temporarily
In charge of a female servant. Lookouts
made note of the fact thus. "Mr.
and family have left town for a period.
The house is In charge of a maid who is
lonesome and timid. Officers on the beat
please call there as often as possible."
Alcohol "Motors.
Country. Life.
Alcohol Is Increasing In popularity
as a 'motive power in Europe, particu
larly in Germany, where it Is beintr
widely used on the farm. It is con
venient, safe and clean. It is reported
that raw alcohol can be produced in
Germany from potatoes for 13 cents)
a gallon by processes so simple that
the farmer can do It himself. Alcohol
motors have been perfected and ma
chinery for distilling Improved, and
the German government has encour
aged the industry by removing the
taxes from such alcohol as is used for
technical purposes.
?840 for a "Queen Mab."
London Truth.
At Sotheby's on Friday, at the sale of
the late Mr. Slater's library, the record
price of 16S was paid by Mr. Sabin
for an "Immaculate" and uncut flfsb
edition of Shelley's "Queen Mab."
Others That Are Sad. '
Washington Post
Mr. Carnegie says many millionaires
are pad. There are many paupers, too.
Mr. Carnegie, who are not boisterously
Joyful.
Lawyers and Cllcnts.-
Chlcago Tribune.
The more desperate, abandoned and
notorious the criminal the harder hls
lawyer always works to turn him loose
on society again.
Thuds From the Padded Cell.
Maurice Smiley In Xlpplncott'a.
How much did Philadelphia Pa?
Whose rras did K. C MoT
How many exs could New Orleans La?
How much does Cleveland O?
What waa It made Chicago 111?
Twas Washington. D. C?
She would Tacoma. Wash, in spite
Of a Baltimore Md.
When Hartford and New Haven Conn.
What reuben do they soak?
Could Noah build a Little Rock Ark
If he had no Guthrie Ok?
Wa call Minneapolis Minn.
Why sot Aanapolts Ann?
If you can't tell the raasoa why.
I'll bet Topeka Kas.
But now you speak of ladles, what
JL Butte Montana Is.
IX I could, borrow Memphis Teaa
I'd. treat that Jackjen Mlsa. -
Would Denver Cola Cep beaus
Ottumwa la its it.
And. the r Portland Me doth lave,
X threw say Fertlaad Ore? .
PA'NAMERrCAN RAILWAY.
cnaxies ai. Pepper in acribners.
The broad Idea of the Pan-American
Railway may be grasped from a glance at
the map, where it appears as a project In
profile. The general direction is north
west and southeast alons the giant chains
of the Andes. A through intercontinental
railroad should follow the route most ad
vantageous for opening up undeveloped
resources and for Insuring immigration
and permanent settlement The govern
ing principle of a long continental back
bone line with rlDs Includes development
of mineral, agricultural and timber re
sources, while climate Is not to be over
looked. To temper the tropics Is feasible
by following the plateaus ot the Andes.
For the railway engineer It Is important,
as Chief Engineer Shunk has stated, to
determine the direction of the water
courses, the depths, widths and currents;
the trends of the mountain passes and
their height above the adjacent valleys.
All of these considerations were given
form In the Intercontinental survey which
waa made during the years from 1S92 to
1S9S. Inclusive. The. survey was organized
In accordance with the recommendation i
of the First International American Con
ference. The funds were provided by
the United States and by proportionate
contributions from the various other gov
ernments. The field surveying- parties
were under the guidance of W. F. Shunk.
as enjrlneer-in-chief. The, principal object
was to determine whether a feasible rail
way line at a reasonable outlay could be
constructed. The purpose was not spe
cifically the location- ot a railroad, but
rather a reconnaissance and exploration,
tracing a tentative line of development
and collating Information regarding nat
ural resources. The result, as embodied
In the printed reports and the maps and
profiles, was monumental. It was not
only a most meritorious labor of practical
preliminary surveying; it was also a Val
uable contribution to International geog
raphy. It may be said that in the beginning of
1906 every Central and every South Amer
ican country has a definite policy of aid
ing railway construction as an integral
part of the Pan-American system, and
some of them, as In the case of Peru and
Bolivia, have enacted speclar legislation.
All of them are sympathetic toward an
Intercontinental trunk line because it co
incides with their plans for Internal de
velopment and external trade.
For the United States the project Is tho
commercial corollary to the Monroe doc
trine. The moral influence makes for the
Increased stability and political progress
of the various Latin-American republics
and there Is the trade benefit of industrial
.development and enlarged commerce.
There Is especially the reciprocal Influ
ence of the Panama Canal. And It may
be added that an educational good is de-.
rived from the enforced knowledge of
geography.
a
The opinion of a railway president that
diamonds would not pay as freight be
tween New York and Buenos Ayres also
may be admitted without Impairing the
commercial utility of an intercontinental
trunk line. Local traffic and develop
ment necessarily must be the chief fac
tors in the cargoes, and they are to be
taken also In their relation to National
policies. But local traffic, so-called, may
extend over sections of 1000 miles or
more, such as from Guatemala City to
St Louis. Moreover, opinions on pros
pective traffic of railways, even when ad
vanced by experts, are notoriously mis
leading. It Is not so many yeara since
a conservative Boston committee was
predicting that the Atchison Railway's
freight 'would not pay the cost .of the
axle grease. It Is within the memory of
men who are not old that the Northern
Pacific was prophesied as a financial fail
ure because there would be no traffic, and
"Hill's Folly," the Great Northern, with
its endless grain trains, Is of much more
recent date.
PRINCESS EXA'S CONVERSION
San Sebastian Correspondence of London
Telegraph.
Aficr a moment ot tense nilence tha
bishop and the assistant priests recited
alternately verses of the "Venl Creator
Splrltus." terminating with a verslcle and
response, and the. prayer. "Deus. qui
corda fldellum." Then came the solemn
profession of faith. The bishops of Not
tingham and Slon advanced from the al
tar, with the rector of Buen Suceso. who
carried the book of the Gospels. Placing
her right hand on the Gospels, Princess
Ena. In a clear voice, somewhat re
strained by emotion, recited the formula,
prescribed In the ritual ot the church,
beginning:
I, Victoria Eugenic of Battenberjr. havlnjr
before my eyes tho Holy Gospebr, which I
touch with my hand, and knowing that -no
one can be saved without that faith which
the Holy Catholic, Apostolic. Roman Church
hold, believes and teaches; against which.
I grieve that I have greatly erred. Inasmuch,
as I have held and believed doctrines op
posed to her teaching.
And concluding:
With a. sincere heart, therefore, and with,
unfeigned faith, X detest and abjure every
error, heresy and sect opposed to the said
Catholic, Apostolla and Roman Church. So
help me God and these His Holy Gospels
which I touch with my hand.
After this solemn protestation condi
tional baptism was administered and the
absolution was glvun. Contrary to the
arrangement which I announced yester
day, mass was then celebrated, the bishop
of Nottingham officiating and the bish
ops of Slon and Vltorla acting as
deacon and subdeacon. When it was ter
minated Princess- Ena kissed the rings of
the episcopal dignitaries and received
from the hands ot the bishop of Notting
ham the gifts from the pope, which In
cluded a golden crucifix, a jeweled por
trait medallion and an autograph letter.
His holiness also sent his apostolic bene
diction and a plenary indulgence.
Saved a Hare's Life.
London Chronicle.
The late Lady Florence Dixie not only
wrote andspoke against cruelty to ani
mals, but practiced what she preached.
Some years ago she was in the inclosure
at Newmarket together with another
woman, conversing with the King, then,
of course. Prince of Wales, when sudden
ly an excited shout arose from the crowd.
Some men had started a hare, and imme
diately a gang of roughs rushed away in
chase of the terrified animal. Sticks and
stones were flung at the poor creature
until eventually It was captured by a
great navvy- The Interest of the fashion
able crowd quickly died out, but not tha
anger of Lady Florence. Leaving the
Prlnce'a side, she went over to the man
who was leading her horse about, and
Jumping on the animal's back, rode over
to the mob. Forcing her horse up to the
navvy, she suddenly made a snatch, res
cued the trembling beast and then gal
loped away to a distant plantation, where
she dismounted and set the hare free.
Long Walt for Patient Lovers.
London Sketch.
A romantic wedding., which for many
years had been delayed, owing to a wom
an's promise, recently took place at Sow
erby, near Thlrsk. in the North Biding of
Yorkshire.
For nearly a quarter of a century the
bride had acted as confidante and house
keeper to a maiden lady who possessed
considerable means. Many years, ago the
housekeeper met a gardener, and was
wooed by him with success.
But the housekeeeper had promised her
employer to stay with her until she died,
and so the. love story became one of pa
tient waltlnr.
Three or four weeks ago the employer
dfed in her 90th year, leaving to her faith
ful housekeeper her honse, plate and fur
niture, as well ar 1069 pounds in' money:'
Many messages of congratulation reach
ed the bride and bridegroom from friends
who knew the-story of their courtship.