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Penn tylvanla avenue. TOKTI.AXD, SATURDAY. ATRIL 7. 1808. RELIGIOUS HUMBUGS. It would be folly to deny that John Alexander Dowle is a man of great 'ability. As a captain of Industry, a man -who conceives great enterprises nnd adapts means to ends to carry them tout, he ranks high. According to his vn statement, which there is no ap parent reason to doubt, he created 520.000.000 of assets above all liabilities In four years at Zlon City and made 3and which he bought for $250 an acre S-ell anywhere between $3000 and $12,000. Financially, this is a great achleve 'iment, however It -was accomplished; but line means -which Dowle UBed were so Extraordinary, so little available for 'common men, that we must class him among, those rare and puzzling charac ters who go by the name of religious igeniuses. Most men liave more or less Influ ence over their fellows. The power of persuasion and suggestion is Something which we can all exercise to a limited degree, and we have all at some time probably persuaded one of two persons to embark Jn a trifling enterprise against -their will and better Judgment. "There are evangelists of unusual power who can throw great audiences Into temporary hysteria; and there are preachers -whose persuasive eloquence can Induce their hearers to contribute lavishly to missions. But such men are rare and .their achievements, marvel ous as they appear, are insignificant compared with Dowie's. He has held his followers in hysterical religious ex citement, not for an evening or a few weeks only, but for years. 'He has in spired a multitude of inteligent people with! a profound conviction that he pos sesses -superhuman powers and made their belief so thoroughgoing and sub stantial that they freely gave him all they possessed. What other man in modern times has done anything like it? The Mormons profess to take a tithe of the goods of the faithful for the com mon cause. The marvelous eloquence of Savonarola persuaded the fickle Florentines to heap up their ornaments and set fire to the gorgeous wreckage. 'John Wesley founded a faith which in 'its primitive vigor overcame the inborn love of human beings for gay apparel and Innocent amusement; but who be sides Dowle has ever persuaded a large number of men and women to renounce absolutely the craving for material pos sessions and labor with Inflexible devo tion for the sole purpose of promoting an idea? His Infirmities of temper, his inordinate vanity and his vacillating purpose have lately destroyed Dowie's influence over his followers, in part at least, but when his power over men was In its prime he seemed to bid fair to Tlyal In that respect the founders of the great monastic orders. How shall we account for such a phe nomenon? We expect to hear of medi cine men among savages, but Dowie w rought lite miracles and won his fol lowing in a land of newspapers and common schools. Nast's "Introduction to the Gospel Records." a forgotten booik once studied in divinity schools, used to argue that the Bible accounts of miracles must be true because they were first published among Intelligent people, and if they had been false they would have been contradicted and no body would have believed them. Dowie's performances impair the force of all" filch arguments. Contradiction seems without the slightest effect upon the popular disposition to believe in mira cles and deify miracle-workers, and in telligent people are. If anything, a little readier than tho ignorant and stupid to accept a prophet. The hunger for the supernatural grows with the general intelligence of mankind. As life becomes more valua ble, men search with intensified eager ness for evidence, that it will be pro longed in another world. The quarry slave scourged nightly to hi dungeon has little to lose and much to gain if death is an everlasting sleep without k dream. A person of keen intelligence, loving his friends and interested in the evolution of human affairs, necessarily thinks of death as a calamity. "To lie 3n cold obstruction, and to rot" is not a (pleasant exchange lor the keen delight of modern intellectual existence. None of us leaves the warm precincts of the cheerful -day without many a longing, lingering- look behind, and when even an impostor like Dowie comes proclaim ing that he brings new- evidence touch ing the oldest, the deepest and the most momentous of mysteries, it is no shame to pause and examine his pretensions. To weigh evidence is the most difficult intellectual, task which human beings have to perform. -Those who make It a profession find it perplextag; -no we a tier then that common w often fail to estimate correctly, the protmolonj of v humbug and charlatan like Dowie when their dearest hopes and deep instinct ive longings all clamor on the side of belief; and when the charlatan is gifted with magnetic influence invincible self-confidence, the qualities of leader ship and great practical sense, with, perhaps, an insane faith In his own in spiration, we must expect to see him gain a following; Considering what hu man nature4ie, we can only marvel, not that eo many religious humbugs pros per, but that any should fail. THIRTY-SEVEN CANDIDATES. Thirty-seven but of the forty can didates for the Legislature from Mult nomah County and for the Joint district ofAMiiltnom&h and Clackamas have subscribed definitely, specifically and completely to pledges which commit them to legislation at Salem for regula tion and control of public franchises and for regulation and control of state and private banks. There is a variety of other questions upon which the thirty-seven have expressed themselves; but these two are the great issues, except ing possibly election of United States Senator. Two candidates have not ex pressed themselves fully. The Oregonian is not yet ready to assume that it is not their purpose to make their attitude en tirely clear to the public One candi date has been out of the city and has had no opportunity to subscribe to any platform. This is Mr. Nortbup. The Oregonian understands from persons who profess to be sponsors for him that he is in hearty sympathy with the thirty-seven upon these Important and vital matters. The Oregonian herewith submits In alphabetical form the names of the thirty-seven legislative candidates. It desires that the public shall familiarize itself with the identities and attitude of the entire thirty-seven. From among these gentlemen are to be chosen "thir teen members of the lower bouse and two State Senators, a total of fifteen. The public will doubtless select the fif teen nominees with what discrimination and judgment it can, taking Into con sideration the personal record, charac ter, experience, promise and political affiliations of every one of them. All are bound in honor to carry out faith fully at Salem pledges they have volun tarily made. If any of them who may be elected shall fall, that one will un doubtedly be held to direct acoountabil ityby his constituents, die should be. These promises were not lightly made and cannot be easily fulfilled. It will take work to get through the Legisla ture such measures on the subject of franchises and state banks as the pub lic demands; for the corporations and the banks will be there with all the in fluence and peculiar persuasions that they are able to bring to bear. They will have no direct representatives of their own In the Legislature, except those whom they may by fraud and by deception be able to place upon the winning ticket. In the present state of the public mind no one dares to say that he will take vat Salem the part of these corporations. If there are any among these thirty-seven who are likely to betray the public confidence, we .shall trust that they may be found out be fore the day of the primaries rolls around. If they are not then "smoked out," and shall be among the successful fifteen. It may be regarded as certain that they will have no easy time In Lprocurlng election in June. What the people want and demand Is fifteen can didates who are pledged to promote cer tain great measures at Salem and who are likely to do all there is to be done to secure them. The thirty-seven candidates who have declared themselves favorable to legis lation on franchises and banks are as follows: Adams. L. H. Fsrrell. R. S. Bayer, J. C- Frrra. Albert Bailey. A. A. (Joint) Gill. John Beutpen. N. D. Gruber. S. II. Beverldce. J. TV. Keady, TV, I Bush. II. N. Ltttlepace. C J. Burns, D. C. Jlatthicu. S. A Beach. 8. C. McPheraon. P. A. Campbell, J. I'. Monahan. T. J. (Joint) McArthur. C. X. Coffey. John B. Mackle. Dave B. Cross, HarA-y (Joint) Orton. G. M. (Joint) Col well. E. B. Sandetrom. A. H. Cleveland, Charles SlmnTons. R. E. L. Clautfcenlu. II.. Jr. Tarjrart. Edward T. Drlscoll. John Thompson. James R. Davis. L. M. Thornton. Edirar IL Emmons. H. H Wanner, Wllllam- Freeman. F. S. Wilson. Robert W. INCREASING SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE. Xon of the disinterested patriots who have essayed to ride the ship-subsidy hobby have ever failed to call at tention to the small South American trade of the United States as compared with that of European countries. An attempt is always made to show that we are hampered by lack of steamship lines out of American ports to the South American ports. The fallacy of that argument has been exposed over and over again by publication of freight rate? and sailing dates, showing that shippers ftom American ports enjoy even lower rates and a more frequent service than their foreign competitors. That we are not in the slightest degree handicapped in our pursuit of the South American trade is shown by the official figures for 1905 for the Argentine Re public, most important of the South American countries. The report of Minister Beaupre for 103 shows total Imports Into the Ar gentine Republic of $205,154,420. of which England is credited with $68,391,045. Germany $2?.0S3,027, and the United States a remarkably close third with $28,920,443, and France, with a. heavily subsidized merohane marine, $21,248,202. In percentage of gain in business, the United States led all other countries, the increase being 25 per cent over that of 1904. Germany and France coming next with 23 per cent, while England is fourth with 21 per cenL The export business of the Argentine quite natur ally does not make such a favorable showing for the United States, and yet the figures are in a large degree ex planatory of the conditions, which will always prevent us from buying as much from the South American country as we sell to It. For example, we find that, with total exports of $522,843,541. Great Britain was a buyer to the ex tent of J44.826.C70. France 37,SS4.2$L Germany $37,058,221, Belgium $20.7S0,S50. and the United States but $15,717,458, all of the other countries snowing, a greater Increase in the amount of their purchases than was shown by the United States. This is due entirely to the fact that the exports of the Argentine are largely made up of commodities of which the United States is also an exporter. We cannot buy from the Argeatlne wheat, corn, cattle, wool and other great sta ples which make Hp tho bulk of the ex ports from that country, and It Ut seel less to state that, with the European countries purchasing these eomraodttlee from the Argentine, they are almost certain to sector a larger portion of the trade ia Imports respired by that coun try than we can expect to secure. Tho teorease ft 'H ptostt oasporto is most eacoraginr, however, aad ef fectually sete at rest any argument that our trade is being hampered by lack, of oMpplng facilities. New Tork and BettoB handle the hulk or the hvolness with the Argentine, hut during J5 thirty-six -ships were dispatched from the port of Baltimore, their cargoes being snade up almost exclusU-ely of farm machinery and other iron and steel manufactured goods with which this' country success fully mfcets European competition. The United States has secured a good foot hold hi South American trade, and if the field is properly cultivated the busi ness will swell into great proportions. Some Jdea of the tremendous possibili ties for commercial development can be gleaned from the figures given for the 196 exports and imports. These enor mous totals were achieved by a popu lation of hut little more than S.W0.W0, the amount per capita being greater than that of any other nation on earth. We are not handicapped in this field by lack of transportation facilities, but we have not always bjeen as well equipped with consular representatives as some of our competitors. The poli tician with no qualification except that he ts out of a Job, and with, no recom mendation for the eervice that Is more weighty than that some member of Congress is under political obligation to him, might at one time have been sent an Consul to a South American port without special detriment to the commercial interests of the country. But that time has .passed. Men who have , been trained for the service are needed in consular positions as never before, and in no other country is this need more pressing than in Argentina and other expanding states of South America. The.Unlted States is gaining In that country now. Let us hope that this gain will be maintained by intelli gent study of the requirements of the trade by men who have more than the passing politician's Interest in IL THE COMMERCIAL CLUB TTRE. The fire that destroyed the fine quar ters of t&e Portland Commercial Club yesterday will cause most sincere regret throughout the entire community. The Commercial Club, on account of the public nature of its workings and or ganization, has become a most import ant factor in the business and social life of the city. Scores of famous pub lic men from all parts of the United States have been entertained in th.e commodious quarters which are now a blackened ruin, and hundreds of prom inent business men from all parts or the Pacific Northwest have made the club their headquarters while in the lty. The stereotyped term "loss cov ered by Insurance," or en partly cov ered by insurance. Is misleading In the case of such a fire. Nothing, of course, can offer recom pense for the deplorable loss of a good citizen like Mr. Homer H. Hallock. who perished by a mournful accident In seeking exit from the burning building. His death adds an element of tragedy to an event which, aside from this Irre parable loss, will cause profound sor row and regret, not only" among the club members, but among- thousands of their friends. The Commercial Club has become one of the strong organiza tions of the city, and the serious loss of yesterday will not retard Its growth or curtail Its sphere of usefulness. But there Is sentiment In business, and all the Insurance money that can be col lected and all that can be secured to repair the property loss will not bring back the environment which was dis tinctive of the old Commercial Club as it grew to greatness in the quarters now ruined almost beyond repair. The building was improperly protect ed against such emergencies as brose yesterday. Had there been the same number of stairways leading from the eighth to the seventh Boor as were available below the seventh floor, all of the people on the eighth floor could have made their way to the ground floor without placing their lives in Jeop ardy. As Portland Is about to witness the construction of a number of sky scrapers, the lesson of this fire will be valuable and may save life In the future. Although this was practically the first fire which Portland firemen have been called upon to fight on any of the high buildings, their work was worthy of the highest commendation. In going up to the lofty position which It was necessary to reach there was not only a possibility but a strong proba bility that some of them might get caught and perish In the flames; but not a man flinched. All great emergencies can be depend ed upon to develop heroes. Tom Rich ardson. Instead of making an easy es cape when the fire first started, re mained behind until he had mustered all of the employes of the club and di rected them to as safe a place as was possible. Another h,ero of more than' ordinary grit and courage was the gal lant fireman at the top of the ladder, whose cool head and steady nerves made possible the rescue of the victims who were trapped on the Fourth-street side of the building and were taken down by ladders. There were plenty of other heroic deeds performed by the firemen and others, and, despite the great loss, no conflagration In this city was ever handled in a more satisfactory manner. RENAISSANCE- OF THE rASCOS. Many a year has melted into the past since Colonel Mnncey gave to the public that famous admonition to "Keep your eye on Pasco." Old Father Time, In his relentless and unhaltlng flight through this transitory state which we term life; brushes aside a good many admonitions and precepts which are soon forgotten. This for a long time seemed to be the fate of -Pasco, and Colonel Munceys ad vice regarding it. but after many years of retirement in the wind-swept sand dunes. Paeco is again rising above her environment to a height where It Is once more possible for us to keep our eye on her. "When Colonel Muncey was circulating the dreams of future great ness for his water-tank metropolis, the strongest "hop" he smoked failed to conjure up more than a couple of trans continental railroads for his future great city. Now. with a renewed hope beating high In her heart. Pasco wOl be dlseatlefled with less than feur transeoatlaeatal roads, and i$ fondly expecting to become the hub from which a still greater number of local railroad spokes wMl branch. An item now going the reuad of the press, leader a Pasco date Une. states that on oompletioB of the North-Soak road down the Cotemhla Pasco will he made a d4vMon headquarters for the Northern PacMc, aad that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul will afee make that point the headtwirtors Jor the op erating d4artneit east o the Cascade Mon(aiAK. It -is also atatasd- that the imortowortkCtroxiriBotbf happy utM it can break iete the eity limits of Pasce and the Spokane fc In land wHl surely reach the potet made faraoas by Cstoftel Museey-and Captain "William Pasco Gray. All of this Is in teresting, and we hope it is true, for Pasco, in company with a good many other interior tows, has a better op portunity today than she ever before had for becoming a prosperous city of fairly good proport!es. When Colonel Muncey was so success fully endeavoring to keep the public eye on Pasco, about twenty years ago, the Hora and fauna of the adjacent land were almost exclusively sagebrush and Jackrabbits, neither of which met with a demand at all commensurate with the price which the Colonel placed on his town lots. All this has been changed, and Pasco, like many another neglected Jackrabbit preserve In the in terior isonow in the Irrigation belt. The llfegivlng water Is changing the desert into fields of marvelous richness. The sagebrush Is giving way to the vineyard, orchard and truck farm, and the Pasco of a few years hence will be more unlike that of tht boom days of the Ss than the wildest dreams .of Colonel Muncey could have pictured. Railroad development such as the North Pacific States have never before experi enced will bring to the surface, a good many long-neglected Pa cos. and will also present new candidates for the at tention and favor of the public. Not all of these towns and cities will achieve the degree of success which their pro moters anticipate, bus there will be no such fiascos and failures as character ized the boom period of the early 'SO. The Irrigated lands, which will be trib utary to Pasco and other new town., will turn off fruit, garden truck and stock, regardless of the condition of the money market. The producers on these lands will require lumber, salmon, flour and other commodities from over on the Coast, and in that way will increase the business of the railroad companies and aid In the general Improvement of the entire economic system In Oregon. "Washington and Idaho. This is a good time to keep your eye. not only on Pasco, but on a number of other new or long-neglected cities and towns that are quickening into life with the com ing of more railroads. Irrigation projects and a general era of Industrial activity. The most remarkable Instance of the tenacity- with which men hold on to life under desperate conditions Is that of the survival for many days of a number'of the entombed miners at Courriercs. France. The disaster which wrecked the, coal mine occurred on March 10. On March 30 thirteen men. looking hardly human, worked their way out of the mine, having been en tombed all the Intervening time in foul air and dense darkness, subsisting on the flesh of a horse. Their appearance was like that of the dead arising from a tomb that had long been closed and scaled. Astonishment gave place to Joy and Joy to anger at the engineers who had charge of the work of rescue. In that these wretched, reeling, living skeletons were not rescued earlier. And now comes another and even greater surprise in the form of another man being found and brought alive to the light and air after living In a subter ranean vault twenty-five days. This man was more fortunate than the oth ers, as he found the lunch bags of his dead comrades and lived from their contents. The story Illustrates again, and In a striking way. the fat that truth 1? stranger than fiction and is marvelous in that it shows bow wonder fully strong Is the connecting link be tween body and spirit, which we are wont to designate the "slender thread of life." The most remarkable multi-marriage tale comes, not from Chicago this time, but from Detroit. There a woman not yet 40 years old Is suing for a divorce from her sixth husband and mourning the untimely demise of one who would have been No. 7 had not death Inter vened to save him from this fate. Six marriages, two divorces and one divorce suit pending, this buxom German woman who graciously consents to go by the name of her latest ts suing an insurance company for what she claims Is coming to her from the death of the prospective No. 7. It Is painful to see Innocent, unsuspecting victims lured to death and'dlvorce In this manner. A woman possessed of such fatal charms might well be Imprisoned as a danger ous character on the ground that she is a menace' to the peace and dignity of the commonwealth. Ex-Queen Natalie of Servla has spoken after a long silence. She offers her fortune of $15,090,000 to the king dom of Servla on condition that a ca thedral be built In which the bodies of her late husband. King Milan, and her son. King Alexander, will be Interred. Servla is a needy kingdom, and her sub jects are not noted for the possession of that troublesome thing, a tender con science. They could, without stultify ing their record in the least, accept the ex-Queen's money, comply with her condition, and when she is well out of the way throw out the bodies of the disreputable Milan and that of his mur dered son. If professional prizefighting Is prop erly classed as a brutal sport, what shall be said of the amateur contests now In progress in San Francisco which have drawn together boxers from all parts of the United States? Prlxerlng chronicles have never contained ac counts of fiercer and bloodier fighting than the three-round bouts at the Me chanics Pavilion. When the full text of the decision of the Illinois Supreme Court on the pri mary law comes to hand It may open the was for Judicial inquiry Into some of the provisions of our owa law. which will be generally employed for the first time two weeks from bow. It Is curious to note how many life In surance company officials took sick this year, disappeared and then were discov ered In some mountain fastness or sea side resort. Tet this Is no new mani festation of human nature. Ordinarily we should not he Insistent, -but under preseat conditions Portland demands to know whether the rolling otock. and motive power of the munici pal street sprinkling plant Is in apple pie order. " , "No rowdyism oa the bM fteid" is the order to arbiters who bogfcv duty th4s afternoon. And the public Is la fuM sympathy w 1th President Bert's mani festo. Once more the thoucbts of youth turn to love and the sotmd the. baM-boar-taa- lawn mover Is amtff hoard at the lsssd, THE SILYER LINING.' . Bj- A. H. VaHartf. Some More Men. Many a man ia sickly. Many a maa la sound. Many a maa Is diary And makes your head go 'round. Many a man is brazen. Many a man is shy. Many a man's courageous And vows to do or d!c." Many a man's a doctor. Many murder straight. " No one knows what he wiu.get When he corses to Peter's gate. Many a man's a preacher. Others He. as well.' Many a man's a teacher. Others buy and sell. Many a man is bashful. Many a man has nerve, - -Many have two masters t And don't know which toservs. Many a man Is fleshy. Many a man Is lean. Many a man Is dirty. Manyu man is clean. Many a man's a worker. Many a man's a lout. Many a man is earnest, ' Many a man's a tout. Many a man is yellow. Many a man Is green. Many a man's vermilion Sonic have a golden sheen. Many a man's a sinner. Many a man's a saint. Many a roan's a blackguard . , Worse than the devl can paint. Many a man is forward, Manr a man Is meek. Many a man's untidy. Many a man Is sleek. Many a man is crazy. Many a man Is sane. Many do not know enough To go in out of the rain. . Many a man is sHcnt. Many a man Is loud. Many a man's distinguished s In any kind of crowd. Many a man Is nervous, Many a man is strong. Many are philanthropic And help the world alon;. Many a man's a leader. Man a man is led. Many a man's a live one. Many a man is dead. ' " Many a man's an angel. Many a man's a bear. Many a man is proper. Many a man will swear. Many a man Is empty. Many a man is full. Many a man Is without friends. Many have a pull. Many a man's a hustler. Many a man's asleep. Many a man Is shallow. 4 ; Many a man Is deep. Many a roan is wolnsh. Many a roan is mild, . . Man" a roan has knowledge. Many are like a child. Many a man Is very 'fat, . Many a man is slim. He may not know where he's at Or what Is ailing him. This list you ne'er could fill It. Let's stop It pretty soon. 1 could keep It up untttyt Put whiskers on the moon. No- Is the time that the girls take off flannels and the boys put them on. Warts, although still worn, are not pop ular. Actors, and. some few men. carry gloves to show'thcy've got them. Waists this year are a mere net to hold together the flufferie underneath. It is often wise to play the fool. Illusions arc . the veils that destiny throws over our eyes to bind us or jto enchant us. Envy never discriminates. Definitions. (Tips on the Race of Life.) MONOLOGUE When I talk to you. DIALOGUE When we are talking to gether. CATALOGUE The women's conven tion. FOREVER What he says to her.- UNTIL I GET TIRED What he thinks. DARLING What she says to him. EAST MARK What she thinks. OFFICE-SEEKING A deadly epidemic that periodically afflicts Portland and kills much of the energy. Industry, thrift and wjrthy ambitions of many of our naturally gifted men. SULPHUR The element supposed to produce the worst punishment for a ain nerafter death. HYPER-SULPHUR Something a mile worse than sulphur, which has been adopted by Mephlstopheles to punish oth erwise fine women who have aspired to become politicians on earth. Floor of the Pacific Professor Dyke in "The Opal Sea" (Scribner's). The red clay which covers the deep floors of the Padflc and the Indian Oceans Is made up of, refuse and residue that which can withstand the strong chemical cctlon of the gases. In it -may be found decomposed volcanic rock, pum ice, zeolltlc crystal, manganese oxides, meteoric iron, teeth of sharks, and ear bones of whales. Few. if a ay. shore de posits are apparent in It. The reek Is vitreous refuse, belched forth by subter ranean or Insular volcanoes. The mtaer als are supposed to be of cosmic origia planetary dust and meteoric fragmeats that have fallen Into the sea and hare become disintegrated. The groat auaatity of sharks teeth remahu quite uoaeeouat ed for at least their apparent ftbermg together in these ocean baatas is consid ered very strange. Too Much to Expect. Rochostsr Poet-Express. Mfeoteatppi has substituted the electric hair for the gallows. It is expected, however, that the prominent sad reprs setMattve eHloeua of tho esmmonwealth who iies-limHy tahe tho law m hbofc haado. wNlbe sattotod wMh tho old asd oowTtnoV-Ml sMtho C a rope, throws eror tho arm of a loiuiaph si. SHOULD GIVE FIGURES. "Why Port land Lumber Trade Looks Small to GoTcmment. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April 6. Senator Fulton, at the request of President F. W. Lcadhetterr or the Portland Commercial Club, today took up with the Department of Com-' xserce and Labor the matter of statis tics shewing- lumber shipments from various ports of the United States, with a view to having Portland properly credited as the leading lumber port or the country. Complaint was made that in the December report of the depart ment Portland's pre-eminence was nob mentioned, but important statistics ofr other ports w,ere given. Cities FHrnlsh Figures. The department explained to Mr. Ful ton that its reports from Portland are based entirely upon figures furnished by the Collector of Customs, and his returns cover only lumber exported to foreign countries. Tho department Is? willing- and anxious to give Portland due credit, but Is compelled to depend upon Information from the commer cial organizations of the city or other private sources of information for Its data. The Senator was assured that, if reliable reports are submitted to the department each month, the depart' meat will publish them In full in con nection with figures on forefgn ex ports" submitted by the Collector of Customs. Portland Must Get a Move On. Puget Sound cities and San Francis co, a well as the raost important: ports of tho Atlantic and Gulf States; are duly credited with their coastwise as well as foreign trade, but in cachr Instance flgures on all but foreign ship ments come from unofficial, though re liable, sources. There is no disposition to discriminate against Portland in these Government reports, but Port land has not furnished the department with the data, hence the department has been unable to make a showing on any but foreign trade. Get Commercial Club to Act. Mr. Fulton will take the matter up with the Commercial Club and suggest that hereafter that organization on some other of recognized standing un dertake to supply the department with monthly statistics not only on lumber trade but all other lines of trade and1 commerce. DIRECTOR OF RECLAMATION Bill Creates New Office and Re moves Existing; Friction. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April 6. The House committee on irrigation today favorably reported a bill creating the office of Director of the Reclamation Service at a 'salary of $SQfl0 per annum. The bill provides: It shall be his duty under the direc tion of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out works contemplated by the National irrigation law. The di rector shall submit an- annual report to Congress, showing the progress of work and expenditures made, and shall also submit each year a statement of the amounts proposed to be used out of the reclamation fund during the en suing fiscal year In construction of ir rigation projects. Until the President appoints a Di rector of the Reclamation Service. Di rector Walcott. of the Geological Sur vey, shall perform the duties of that office and. in addition to his present salary, receive $1500 annually, to be paid out of the reclamation fund. The bill is intended to remove the friction heretofore experienced In the administration of the reclamation law. TWO STORIES OF TON BUELOW One Has 3IIm Seriously 111, Other Rapidly Recovering:;. BERLIN. April 7. Reliable agency re ports that the stories concerning Prince von Buclow's having a fainting fit are un true, and he really Is suffering from em bolism. His condition Is reported to be most serious. He has had repeated spells of unconsciousness, and complications are likely to set in. BERLIN. April 6. Chancellor von Bu low. who fainted while in the Reichstag yesterday, slept throughout the night and awoke this morning fresh and clear rolnded. After taking a cup of coffee, he asked for the newspapers, but Professor Rcnvers suggested It would be advisable not to read them. Professor Renvere and the physicians who are associated with him in the case say no bad consequences are likely to re sult from the Chancellor's Illness. Later in the day the Chancellor seemed so much better that he disposed of some correspondence with his secretary. In conversation with Princess von Sue low, the Chancellor said he regretted that be felt so badly while speaking yesterday as to be obliged to omit certain important statements which he intended to make about Germany's relations with the for eign powers. PILGRIMS BANQUET CURZON Ex-Viceroy Hopes America Will Suc ceed in Philippines. LONDON. April 6. The Pilgrims' So ciety tonight gave a banquet at the Sa voy to Lord Curzon. of Ke'dleston. in honor of the conclusion of bis service as Viceroy of India. Lord RoBerts. who pre sided, proposed the toast to King Edward and President Roscvclt. which was en thusiastically received. Lord Curzon made a notable speech. He referred to the Philippine Islands and expressed the hope that the Americans would achieve there the same measure of success that Great Britain has gained in India. There were frequent references to the Pilgrims' dinner in honor of Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, in New Tork. All the speakers expressed the hope that these dinners marked a new and Important era of closer relations with the Anglo-Saxon peoples. In the course of his short speech. Mr. Justice O'Darllng said he was glad to learn that the British people were plan ning to return to the United States a pic ture of Benjamin 'FrankHn which was captured during the War of Independ ence. THe speaker was greeted with shouts of laughter when he suggested. that Americans might reciprocate by re turning what they had won as the result of that war. Japan Acting: ia Good Faith. ST. PETERSBURG. April S. The condi tion of affairs in the Far East, accord ing to a seml-oSlcial statement published today. Is far less menacing than has been panted by certain papers, as the Japan ese evacuation of South Manchuria is proceedfag actively and ia good faith, but the statement avoids reference to Chinese reJatleas or .the possibility of trouble in this quarter. Russia la preparing to take up with the Japanese minister thedefinltion of fishing rights on the Mhortaa coast granted by the treaty of Portsmouth. Artillery to 1111 Bambaata. GJUBTTOWN. Natal. April S. Bara baata, tho leader of the outlaws, is be Mered to be wKMn seves miles of Grey town. He has only Ms foHewers. It Is tmpeoefsle for infantry to penetrate the Traoh tn pursuit of. the rebels, bat ever-lookmg- their Mdtn- pteee la as eminence on which artMery Is boiar ptaeed.,. tm mhvii ar wiraog kw attaox IN THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN TOMORROW First and foremost All- the news, American, foreign and local. Asso ciated Press and special, in such fullness as raises this journal head and shoulders' above any other pa per on the Pacific Coast. 1. EASTER DAY AS A RIVAL OF CHRISTMAS Within the past few years the- cus tom of giving presents to children on Easter Sunday has grown to such proportions that the. spirit of the day has changed character in the popular mind. Today Portland shops are filled with Easter toys ana traditional gifts fashioned by European and American experts. Marlon MacRae tells of the many novelties In which the rabbit, the egg. the chick and. the baby figure in a grotesque as well as an artls . tic way. FROM PEASANTS COTTAGE TO CA9VLE BYCHOR The story of Jan Kubelik, .violin virtuoso, who at the age of IS had the musical, world at his feet. It reads like a 20th century fairy tale; yet It is the story of reward for unremitting work, coupled with nature's great gift. If the Bohe mian boy did not "many the princess and live happy forever." " he did marry a countess and he has saved enough money now he Is only 25 to be Independent and live In a castle. . THE GENTLE NAZARENE IN MODERN RELIGIOUS ART Present day painters of the high est repute contend that Christ be longs to no one period, but to every age. therefore Easter's supremo figure Is now associated on the same canvas with modern men and women. Photographic reproduc tions are given of famed paintings now hung in Paris showing today's conception In art of the man of Galilee and his personal relations with mankind. PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF GEORGE H. WILLIAMS For his topic tomorrow. Judge Williams takes up the Senate's action In 1S63 toward maintaining the integrity of the financial ob ligations of the Nation. As one result of the Civil War, we had an Immense interest account .to meet and 'a big debt to pay. The high purpose and the sound busi ness senso of the Republican side of Congress are well set forth. BEST LOCAL TENNIS PLAYERS IN SIX YEARS Will the Portland topnotchers be able to hold their present rank the coming season? A man who knows the game has a personal talk with some of the men who expect to be close to the head of the list. With the article are gocd portraits of Portland players. GEORGE ADE IN PASTURES NEW In the coming letter, the humorist presents compressed information extracted from Mr. Peaslcy's un scholarly notebook and hands out useful knowledge of Europe In tabloid form- Now. In Naples, the populace believes It must be .very lonesome in America with half the population abroad. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS AT HARVARD These visitors at the Hub are res cued from jail and fall in with the boys at Dr. Eliot's school. They have the jolliest sort of a dinner, ride the donkey In true Western style and each receives a. degree. LEADERS IN THE OREGONIAN VOTING CONTEST Ballots are coming in by the thou sands in .Tho Oregonian's voting contest. The prizes are free trips to the Yellowstone Park for 24 lucky young women. Interest In this contest Is beginning to over shadow the primary election cam paign, and the friends of the can didates all over the Pacific North west will read with interest the results of the count of the last few days, which will be announced to morrow. MUSIC, SOCIETY AND DRAMATIC REVIEWS Society is looking forward to the end of Lent. This will be the theme of the social department of The Sunday Oregonian. Small so cial gatherings, events that are looming up on the social horizon, weddings and items of a personal nature will make up the grist of this department. Reviews of the week's theatrical attractions, an nouncements of coming attractions, small talk of the stage will be found on the dramatic page. Musical events of the past week, announce ments of approaching" concerts, and gossip of music and musicians will be covered in the music de partment. ' REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING REVIEW The Sunday Oregonian is devoting a. page to the review of the week In- real estate and building circles. Real estate Is moving with such rapidity, the coming of transcon tinental and suburban railways bring with them so many investors that the real estate map of Port land Is changing dally. Buildings are rising rapidly so that "ISO? promises to be one of the record years in number and value. Illus trations of new buildings and resi dences are features . of this de partment. TWO PAGES OF SPORTING NEWS Herbert W. Kerrigan will continue to write for the sporting pages of The Sunday Oregonian. He has left New Tork with the Athens team and during his trip abroad will write a series of articles which will cover not only the Olympic games, but also the athletics of foreign countries. All the news of the world In sports will be found on the sporting- pages. EMI LIE FRANCES BAUER'S NEW YORK LETTER Gossip of musical, artistic and lit erary circles in the American me tropolis Is presented in a chatty letter from Emllle Frances Bauer. The fire In Julian Hawthorne's home, which damaged the price less "manuscripts of Nathaniel Hawthorne: the coming American tour of Paderewski; the story of Thomas W. Shields' great paint rag; the last moments of Mozart, and a review of the musical sea son In New York, are hes topics. BOOKS, REVIEWS AND NEWS OF LITERARY FIELD There's fashion in Spring books as well as Spring "bonnets. New Spring- books wllL be found on The Oregonian's book, page, as well as news and gossip of peo ple In the world of letters. This week's book reviews: "The Snare of Strength." by Randolph Bedford; -The Sea Maid." by Ronald Macdenald; "Old Wash ington." by Harriet Prescott SpoeTord; "Called to the Field," by Luey Meacham Thruston; "The Gospel of Love," by Rev. Edmund G. Moberly; "The Negro and the Nation." by George S Merriam: "The Log- of a Sea .An gler." by Charles Frederick Holder: "The" Spellers." by Rex. E. Bea; 'The- Frenoh Revolu tion' and the: Rise of. NapoloosC by Pxofeocor Ftethe.