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PORTLAND, OR.. MONDAY, MAY SI, 1906.
THE PARTY LASH AGAIN.
The appeal of the Democracy for sup
port In state and county rests solely on
the false and impudent pretense that
there are no Issues Involved . between
the parties;" and If there were, or
should be, the state and Nation would
be better off in Democratic than In Re
publican hands, It Is, In the Demo
cratic assumption, not worth, while to
sustain party and maintain party prin
ciples, unless It should be the Demo
cratic party and they hould be Demo
cratic principles. It is oT no concern
to the Nation at large whether th
Btate of Oregon sends to Washington
a Democratic Congressional delegation
or a Republican. There is nothing at
stake except a difference of opinion as
to whether Withycombe or Chamber
lain, Bourne or Gearln, Hawley or Gal
loway, Ellis or Graham should be se
lected to Important public office. It Is,
in this view, a conflict of mm, "not
measures; a contest of personal ambi
tion, not principles, or policies; not in
any sense the historic and Irrepressible
struggle between ideas, tendencies, pur
poses and projects of two great political
parties forever' opposed and forever to
be opposed to each other. If, then, all
this is true, no Democratic candidate is
warrantedrln making a claim for Demo
cratic votes on the ground that he Is a
Democrat; md none can be deemed, to
be In any way bound to further the in
terests and aid the schemes of Democ
racy when he -shalj -be-elected ;to- the
Governorship or Senatorshlp ; or to.be
Representative in Congress, or to any
other office.. - -
All this is, In effect, the argument put
forward by' Democratic orators and
Democratic newspapers to catch Re
publican votes. It Is shallow and dis
honest, all buncombe and "humbug.
There Is nothing non-partisan about the
Oregon campaign. There can be -nothing.
If there were there would be no
Democratic, ticket and no Republican;
there would .be no Democratic candi
date striving with might and main to
elect his ticket as a whole and to defeat
the Republican ticket as. a whole, solely
because his ticket is the Democratic
and' the other ticket is the Republican.
If there w no party issue to be de
termined in this election, we should find
Governor Chamberlain repudiating the
candidates" on his own ticket whom he
regarded as weak or unfit and support
ing and endorsing the opposing Re
publican candidate or candidates who
were fit, or more fit than the Demo- i
crat. It is nonsense for the Governor,
and his Democratic shouters, to declare
that they are for the Democratic ticket
from top to bottom because the men
from top to bottom are better than the
Republican. Yet that is precisely what
the Democrats say who are so pro
foundly anxious to convince the voting
publiothat this Is a "non-partisan" and
not a political campaign, when they ask
for -endorsement of the entire Demo
cratic ticket, state, congressional and
county, and for rejection of all the Re
publican nominees.
Tt is party fight, of course: it is
nothing else. How many of the Demo
cratic campaigners and placehunters
who a-? so fervidly and eloquently eulo
gising President Roosevelt, so an to lull
the- suspicious and quiet the partisan
feeling of their Republican hearers,
voted for him In the last campaign, or
would vote- for him in another? Iet the
"Roosevelt democrats" if there are any
left come -forward and say where they
stand today. Let the.m say whether.
In a contest between a Democrat like
Bryan and a Republican like Roosevelt,
they are,' or Would be. for Roosevelt or
Bryan. If they are for Roosevelt, let
them say that they have not thus re
pudiated Bryan and Bryanlsm; and if
they are, for Bryan, let them show how
they ha not rejected Roosevelt and
very essential . thing with -which his
great nAme Is Identified. I,et the Dem
ocrats who have donned the-Pharisaical
garb of -non-partisanship enlighten the
people as to the motives and deeds of
the Congressional minority that pre
tended) to be with Roosevelt on the rate
bill for the public good, and then broke
with him for their own good to pre
vent, as they thought, their own undo
ing and to block the progress through
Congress of an efficient railroad" meas
ure that had behind It the President
and the entire . Republican majority.
They voted Jot It in Jhe end because
they dared not do otherwise, for they
knew the people believed In it and be
lieved In "the President's good- faith
when he declared himself satisfied.
They were with the President when it
meant Republican division and Repub
lican ruin; they were against him when
It meant Republican unity and suc
cessful and complete fulfillment of the
President's plan to -control and regu
late the enormous power of the rail
roads. If the Democracy of Oregon
will point out wherein Senator Gearin.
for example, "stood with the President"
in any different manner from the man
ner in which Senator Tillman. Bailey
and Rayner "stood with the President"
we shall be ready to concede that an
Oregon Democrat in Congress Is better
than his party, and has the independ
ence, courage and will to oppose It
alien It 1 wrong, or when its views
and acts do not accord with the Judg
ment and desires of his own constitu
ents. Let the bitter and partisan, Demo
cratic press howl that The Oregonian is
"wielding the party lash." Wielding
.the lash consists in exposing the
sham, cheat and fraud of the Demo
cratic contention that they are en
gaged in anything but a Democratic
campaign, for party advantage and for
nothing else; and we shall wield it to
the end. Party is no fetich with The
Oregonian; yet it understands the vital
lmportance'of party and party princi
ples to the perpetuity of our Govern
ment. When there shall be no party,
there will be no republic, for there will
be nothing to strive for, since no man
will deem any governmental principle
worth bothering about and contending
for.
THE SHAM OF NON-PARTISANSHIP.
The real purpose of the Democrats
in their demand that politics shall cut
no figure in the state election is plain
from the fact that they are urging the
election of the entire Democratic ticket.
If the Democrats can claim support for
their candidates upon the ground that
they are non-partisan, why cannot the
Republicans do the same? Is not a Re
publican as non-partisan as a Demo
crat? Let it be granted, for the sake
of argument only, that party lines
should not be observed In the selection
of a Governor, is not the Republican
candidate as much worthy of support
as the Democratic candidate?
The Democrats think they are
"smooth" and that they will deceive
many Republicans into believing all
this talk about a non-partisan Gov
ernor. It will not fool any sensible
man. Chamberlain i9 as much a parti
san as -anybody is. He le a partisan
Democrat and hopes to see a. Democrat
elected President of the United States
in 1908. He would like to be Governor
.of Oregon when a Democrat occupies
the office of President of the United
States, so that he and his state chair
man. Sweek, could dictate the appoint
ments to Federal positions in Oregon.
He would like to fill Oregon postofHces
with Democrats. . Oregon Democrats
hope to see that change brought about,
even If it means the enactment of Na
tional legislation that brings a repeti
tion of 1S93. What they want is the
offices, and if these can be secured, let
Roosevelt and his popular policies and
principles go hang. Non-partisanship
Is so plainly a sham that the man who
cannot see through It must be blind In
deed. THE AWAKENING OF CHINA.
There seems to be a number of dis
turbing features in the awakening of
China. Back In the realms of an al
leged higher civilization in the Euro
pean countries, there are vague mur
murlngs over the, possibilities which
await the world when this long slumb
ering giant has its eyes ' thoroughly
opened. This giant was a tractable
creature so long as it rested In a semi
comatose state, and when its objection
to the .white man's religion took the
form of killing its advocates, a few
volleys from, the Mausers or shells
frdm the -eight-Inch guns generally sil
enced ,the objection. But China, to use
an expression .of .the street, has been
"wised" to the advantages of that
higher civilization. ' Keen observation
of its workings in the' Flowery King
dom has taught ner the-financial ad
vantages of the new golden rule of "get
all you can and keep all "you get." It
has also taught that in a contest with
Satan a handicap will be suffered un
less lire Is used as a weapon.
These are the reasons why China is
abandoning the stink-pot and- short
sword, and preparing to adopt the same
weapons which have proved so effective
in. the hands of the foreign devils who
.have been playing football with the
land of the sacred Joss for a good many
years. This sudden display of Inde
pendence has caused considerable nerv
ousness in Europe. Why should ancient,
decrepit, out-of-date China leave her
idols and make an attempt to collect
her own customs duties, or manage her
affairs in any. manner other than that
planned and ordered by the powers?
The Immediate cause of the meeting
of the representatives of the foreign
powers at Pekin Saturday was the pro
posed change in the Cblnese customs
administration by which the services
of Sir Robert Hart. Director General of
the Chinese Customs, were to be rein
forced by appointment of a Chinese
Minister Superintendent of Customs Af
fairs with an associate vice-minister.
While this is a pronounced departure
from former methods, it i not clear
that it is a violation of the . treaty
stipulations which provide that the
customs revenue w ill be devoted to pay
ment of the foreign debt.
China Is. of course, not suffering
hardship from having this matter di
rectly in charge of a man like Sir
Robert Hart, but neither is it clear that
the powers are warranted In distrust
ing China's Integrity, simply because
he expresses a desire to place dne of
her own subjects reasonably close to
the cash box. This suddenly developed
inclination to question the motives and
actions of China is in striking contrast
with the indifference with which China
was treated when she 'was making
no attempt to manage her affairs in her
own way. For more than ten years, in
fact since long before the- war between
China and Japan. Russia, Germany and
even Great Britain were guilty of con
tinual aggression on Chinese territory.
When Germany followed up her lpase
of Kiao-Chau with a wholesale appro
priation of other territory in the prov
ince of Shantung, there was no loud
protest from Great Britain or from
Russia. This lack of Interest in the
welfare of China was perhaps due to
the fact that Great Britain had Just
gobbled Wei-Hai-Wei. and the Russian
bear was making long strides beyond
the Manchurlan frontier. China's Invi
tation for Russia to evacuate Man
churia met with no approving response
from the powers that have suddenly
evinced alarm over China's apparent
determination to manage her own af
fairs. No thanks are due to any of these
European powers that the entire Shan
tung province did not meet with the
same fate as Manchuria, the Japanese
alone being responsible for staying the
march of the foreigners in that prov
ince. Having thus worked out her own
territorial salvation, or at least haying
had it worked out for her by others
than those who desire to govern her
policy, China can hardly be blamed for
a desire to supplant her present unsat
isfactory administration of government
affairs with a more independent one.
Evidence that - China is breaking the
shackles of idolatry and superstition
to which she hag been chained for cen
turies is becoming quite noticeable, and
with this awakening will come adoption
of more progressive principles of gov
ernment and -more insistent demands
for recognition not as a heathen na
tion, hut as a possible world power.
Taking . into consideration the vast
population of China, and the rapidity
with which a neighboring, yellow race
with even poorer opportunities has de
veloped into a world power, it is not to
be .wondered that the great European
powers show signs of uneasiness over
the expressed desire of China to man
age her own affairs in her own way.
The Chinese army which next takes
the field in defense of what the Chi
nese regard as their rights will be no
such straw-stuffed effigy or scare-crow
as formed an easy mark for the Jap
anese a dozen years ago.
THOUSAND-FOOT STEAMER COMING.
For several years the Germans, with
the marvelous Deutschland. have held
the speed record on the Atlantic, and
until last year they were also for a few
years possessors of the largest steamer
afloat. Then came the gigantic Baltic,
the first steamer with a greater length
than 700 feet. The British had appar
ently temporarily' abandoned the race
for the speed record, for the Baltic
made no pretensions to being a scorch
er, but with her great size and palatial
accommodations, was regarded as a
triumph of the shipbuilder's skill. She
was 709 feet long, 75.6 feet beam, 52.6
feet depth of hold and registered 23,876
tons. But the Baltic's prestige a the
largest ship in the world was compara
tively short-lived-, for on Saturday
there steamed Into New York harbor
the latest production of the German
yards, the steamer Kalserin Auguste
Victoria, 727.6 feet long, 78 feet beam,
67 feet depth of hold and 25,500 tons
register, with a displacement of 43,000
tons.
These simple figures: fall to convey
a full Impression of the immensity of
this latest trans-Atlantic ferry, but a
better idea can be gained when It' is
stated that she will carry 550 first class,
350 second class, 300 third claps and
2300 steerage passengers, which, with
a crew of 650 officers and men, gives her
accommodations for 4150 people. The
vessel contains fifty suites with private
bathrooms; has elevators, telephones,
gymnasium and a large palm garden
with playing fountains, etc. The stead
ily increasing size of the trans-Atlantic
liners indicates quite clearly that the
"thousand-foot steamer" is compara
tively near at hand. It Is not quite
nine years since the Germans launched
the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, the first
vessel built with a greater length than
600 feet, and yet that big flyer was ex
actly 100 feet shorter than the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria, which has Just com
pleted her maiden trip across the At
lantic. "
And this latest production of the Ger
man yards will enjoy the distinction of
being the largest ship afloat for a short
time only. The British are hot on the
trail, and will soon launch a steamer
that will not only be the largest ship
in the world, but is also expected to be
the fastest. This coming leviathan will
be 800 feet long, and is expected to show
a speed which, in comparison with
other steamers, will be in strict keep
ing with her supremacy in length. The
world waited nine years for the added
100 feet between the Kaiser Wilheim der
Grosse and the. Kalserin Auguste Vic
toria, but, within less than a year, there
will be a further gain of more than 70
feet.
At this rate of progress we shall see
the thousand-foot steamer within the
next ten years, and with it will prob
ably come a shortening of the trans
Atlantic trip to four days or perhaps
less. The past few years have wit
nessed great progress in the speed,
equipment and luxurious service on our
railroad trains, but it seems quite clear
that the steamships in their special
field are also keeping strictly up to
date.
CARELESSNESS ANI FOREST FIRES.
The great misfortune which has
fallen upon the timbered sections of the
State of Michigan should serve as an
effective warning to those residents of
Oregon who have occasion to start fires
where they may spread to standing or
fallen timber and thence to farm build
ings, fences, crop and even to small
-illages. In Michigan at this season of
the year the timber and undergrowth are
not particularly dry, but heavy winds
prevail and carry the fire rapidly over
a large area. In Oregon this Summer
we shall have none of the high winds,
such as blow in Michigan for days at a
time, but dead timber, brush and grass
will be as dry and combustible as tind
er. A smouldering fire left by a care
less camper may burn In half-concealment
for many days and finally break
out into a blaze which, gathering size
and speed as it advances, will pass be
yond the possibility of human control.
To talk of extinguishing a forest fire
is folly. An Incipient blaze may be sub
dued, but when a fire has once reached
large expanse or found nourishment In
thick-standing trees, only the good for
tune of timely showers can prevent the
fire from burning until it has consumed
all within Its reach.
Oregon has a fairly good forest patrol
under Government supervision. As a
rule the forest rangers are faithful
guardians of the vast wealth of timber
they are employed to protect. They
have large areas to watch, and con
tinually go from place to place where
campers or hunters are likely to build
fires. During the years of their serv
ice the rangers have put out many a
camp fire which the builder believed he
had thoroughly extinguished before
leaving. Thus many a forest fire of
greater or less extent has been averted
and thousands, perhaps hundreds of
thousands, of dollars' worth of timber
saved. But the forest rangers cannot
be relied upon entirely to prevent loss
by forest fire. If hunters and campers,
pioneer farmers and lumbermen grow
careless upon the supposition that the
rangers will put out the fires, It will be
only a question of time when a fire will
get beyond control and perhaps sweep
the entire Cascade or Coast Range.
Prevention of forest fires is not a work
that Government employes alone can
accomplish. It is a matter of Individual
effort and care. Let each man who has.
occasion to build a fire In the fields or
forests make certain that he does so
under safe conditions and that he com
pletely extinguishes it, and the news
papers will tell no story of catastrophe
in Oregon such as that which has been
related in the last few days concerning
the holocaust in Michigan, -
Down in Clatsop County, where half
the population is composed of persons
of foreign birth, the Democratic attack
upon Dr. James Withycombe because he
was bom outside the United States, is
making little headway in securing votes
for the Democratic nominee. Clatsop
County has a large number of natives
of Finland. Sweden and England, who
have proved themselves' loyal. Indus
trious citizens. They have worked as
lumbermen, fishermen and farmers, do
ing faithful service in the general ef
fort to develop the country and its
resources. They are law-respecting and
law-abiding. -They seek no special
Livaca became they are natives of for
eign countries, but are glad to do what
they can to add to the greatness of
their adopted country. The voters of
Clatsop County have found these people
to be-worthy-citizens,-and have been
pleased to place many of them In posi
tions of honor and trust. Now that the
Republican party has seen fit to place
a man of foreign nativity on its state
ticket, after he has lived and worked
for the upbuilding of Oregon for 35
years, there are plain evidences of dis
pleasure down in Clatsop County over
the protest the Democrats have raised
upon that ground. If the Democrats
had anything to oiler against Dr.
Withycombe's character, his ability or
his patriotism, it would be a different
matter. They have not one word to
say against his fitness for the office,
but raise a vigorous howl because he
was foreign-born. No wonder that the
press of Clatsop County denounces the
small methods pursued by the mana
gers of the Chamberlain campaign.
The excellent outlook for all kinds of
crops makes assurance doubly sure that
the annual State Fair this Fall will be
one of the best In the history of Ore
gon. The extensive improvements made
last Summer place the ' State Fair
Grounds in the best possible condition,
so far as equipment is concerned. The
buildings have been enlarged, painted
and repaired. The exhibit stands, show
cases, etc., were Increased In number
by the transfer of much material of this
kind from the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition to the State Fair. With weather
conditions ' favorable this season, the
farmers, gardeners and fruit growers of
Oregon should be able to make a dis
play of products at Salem this Fall
that will be the equal In quality of any
that can be made anywhere. To do
this, however, will require care and ef
fort. Products intended for exhibition
should have special attention, so that
they shall be the best of their kind. No
one man or ten men can make the Fair
a success, but it requires the co-operation
of scores of men and women who
feel a personal interest In making the
Fair a credit to the state. Seeds have
been planted and the grains, grasses
and vegetables are now growing. This
is the time to select those that are in
tended for exhibition and see that they
have the most favorable conditions for
growth and maturity.
New Zealand has Just established a
new precedent In the way of a tariff
war which, if generally followed, would
make even the most rabid "stand-patter"
sit up and take notice. A law has
been passed by the New Zealanders,
providing that goods manufactured In
Great Britain shall be considered as of
New Zealand 'manufacture and admit
ted duty free, while American goods are
all subjected to a heavy duty. In order
that we may properly understand their
feelings regarding the American tariff
policy, they pay over to the New Zea
land manufacturer or importer 33 per
cent of the duty collected on American
goods whenever the agents of the Am
erican concern cut their prices. This
will, of course, make It Impossible for
the Americans to do business In New
Zealand except at a loss. It will also
point a way for some other countries
which are unfairly treated by our In
iquitious tariff lawe to strike back with
weapons similar to those we are using
against them.
According to Lloyd's Register, British
shipowners last year sold to foreigners
more than 500.000 tons of steam and sail
vessels, this being the largest amount
disposed of in any year since 1900. The
Germans were the best buyers of these
old ships, and secured at bargain rates
101,963 tons, while Norway took 59.702
tons, Italy 78.671 tons and Japan 66.328
tons. All of this British-bu,iit tonnage
was welcomed under the flags of the
various countries mentioned without
any obstacles being placed In its way.
This Is one of the reasons why the
merchant marine of these countries is
growing so rapidly, while that of the
United States, which denies such privil
eges to our shipowners, is languishing.
Not all of these second-hand vessels are
up-to-date craft, but most of them
would be fully as serviceable as the
Roanoke, Barraeouta. Costa Rica and
other ancient arks wljich try to handle
the business out of Portland.
The reorganization or the Consular
service on the lines laid down in the bill
which goes into effect July 1. will be a
task of such proportions that it might
well appall a man of less determina
tion than Secretary Root. The merit
system is expected to apply to all pro
motions, and the candidate, except in
the case of a few Oriental countries,
must be able to speak the language of
the country to which he i assigned.
As the appointees must still be -on-firmed
by the Senate, there Is yet a pos
sibility for a man with a pull to have
the merit system .stretched a little In
his favor. If the reorganization is made
strictly on the merit system, it will he
come necessary for Senators and Rep
resentatives to get up a bill providing
soft snaps for the numerous political
hacks -and has-beens who are now
shunted away to Consular stations, in
orderthat the expense of keeping them
will not fall on their friends.
Two weeks from today the ballots
will be cast and Oregon will go on
record as continuing to be a Republican
or becoming a Democratic state. In the
last election, November, 1904. the bal
lots proclaimed Oregon a Republican
state by 40.000 majority. Should this
election show a majority for a Demo
cratic Senator, Governor and Congress
man, Oregon will be rightfully declared
a Democratic state.
Eliza Butterbottom and the rest of
the Steatopygone family are about to
move from . Rabbltvllle to near The
Dalles. Their guardian, A. Bennett,
formerly editor of the Irrigon Irrigator,
has combined forces with R. G. Daven
port to start a weekly paper to be called
The Dalles Optimist. Miss Butterbot
tom has been missed in the past few
months.
T. T. Geer, W. J. Furnish, H. M. Cake,
Walter Tooze, W. J. Clarke, Ralph
Hoyt, E. V. Carter et al. not one is
missing at rollcall and there are no
soreheads are all supporting the Re
publican ticket this year because it's the
ticket named by the people. By the
way, who ' named Chamberlain and
Hailey and the other Democratic candi
dates? The Democracy, realizing its grave
blunder, is vociferous in asserting that
it doesn't object to Withycombe because
he was born in England. The chief
trouble is now evidently that he was
born at all.
County Treasurers all over the state
are issuing calls for outstanding war
rants. Which is quite different from
ten years ago, "when Grover was king."
KO GOX'GS OR TOMTOMS.
But Hitchcock and Heser Keep on uDe.
. ... Uverlsg. the Geess."
New Tork Sun.
If the case against the Standard Oil
Company Is prosecuted with half the
vigor, intelligence and unwavering" per
sistence shown by the Interior, Depart
ment In its pursuit of the land -thieves,
the process and its results are likely to
keep the public interested for a consider
able time.
Secretary Hitchcock and Attorney
Heney are still busy. They are still beat
ing out old cases, but are not content
with that. Every little while a hand
reaches out and grabs 'a new bunch of
offenders. The latest hand brings in 21
alleged violators of the law. One of the
most gratifying ' features of Mr. Hitch
cock's work Is the utter absence of any
shadow of discrimination between rich
and poor, between high and low. His
gridiron has been decorated with a .Uni
ted States Senator, a clergyman, mem
bers of the House, merchants, speculators
and millionaires. The latest cast of ts.e
dragnet brings in seven lumbermen, three
bankers, three publishers, two former
Government officials, three lawyers- and
three business men. Some are residents
of Oregon, while others hail from differ
ent parts of the country from Michigan,
Minnesota and Arkansas.
As a result of the evidence submitted by
the department. . the Federal grand jury
at Portland. Or., has indicted these gen
tlemen, and Judge Wolverton holds each
of them under a $4000 bond. Inasmuch as
the dragnets are out In other areas, an
other haul may be expected at any time.
The next one will probably be in the mid
dle West.
The sound of the gong and the tomtom
is notably absent from these proceedings,
but the work goes on. In their -manner
of "delivering the goods," Secretary
Hitchcock and Mr. Heney set the pace
for honest reformers.
A Leader In Rnaalan Politics.
St. Petersburg Cable Dispatch.
Sergei Andreievich Mouromtseff, whom
the Constitutional Democratic members of
the lower house of the National Parlia
ment, by a sudden change of plan, have
succeeded In making President. Is a mem
ber of a noble family of St. Petersburg.
He was born in 1850 and educated in the
law department of Moscow University. In
1874 he attracted the attention of the
legal world by a masterly dissertation on
."Conservatism in Roman Jurisprudence."
thereby winning a fellowship in the uni
versity. While he was an instructor he
printed several legal dissertations which
have become standard. He was rapidly
promoted to a full professorship.
His conservatism, however, was con
fined to his writing on ancient law. Ow
ing to his political activity, he was soon
in hot water, and was forced to leave
the university and abandon his educa
tional career. He began the practice of
the law and the editing of the Legal Mes
senger; but his activity here was even
more distasteful to the administration,
and in 1S92 the censor suppressed the
paper. In 1899 Minister of the Interior
Sipiagulne closed the Moscow Juridical
Society, of which Professor Mouromtseff
had been elected president.
Professor Mouromtseff Is a member
both of the Parliament and of the Mos
cow Zemstvo. So prominent was his role
In the struggle for freedom that he was
several times called to preside over the
National Zemstvo Congresses, displaying
such eminent qualities as to finally sup
plant Ivan Petrunkevitch as candidate
for the presidency of the lower house.
He was a member op the famous dele
gation which presented the address of
the Zemstvolsts to the Emperor after
the inauguration of the Witte Ministry.
He headed the deputation of the Consti
tutional Democratic Committee which
came to St. Petersburg at Count Witte's
request to endeavor to arrange a work
ing agreement between the government
and the Constitutional Democratic
party.
He Commanded Respect Anyhow.
- New York Tribune.
Secretary Taft said of a certain domi
neering statesman:
"He fills men with dread. They quail
before him. They can t call their souls
their own in his presence. Altogether he
makes me think of a waiter I once, met in
the West.
"In a small Western town many years
ago I put up at the Palace Hotel.
"I was assigned to a room. There was
no water nor towels in the room, and I
rang.
"There was no reply.
"I rang again.
"Still no reply.
"And again and again and yet again I
rang, and finally a waiter appeared.
"This waiter was a robust man of stern
and forbidding aspect.
" 'Did you ring?' he said, in a rumbling
bass voice.
" 'i did,' I answered.
" "Well, don't do it again.' said the
waiter, with a menacing scowl, as he
withdrew."
Invalid Enjoys Feast by Phone.
Trenton (N. J.) Dispatch in New .Tork
World.
Royal Arch Masons made a unique ar
rangement at Trenton last evening in or
der that Charles Bechtel, grand treas
urer, who Is an invalid, could hear the
speeches made at a banquet given to
celebrate the " semi-centennial of their
lodge. Bechtel lives about two miles
from where the banquet was held. The
committee arranged to place a telephone
with meaaphone attachment on the ros
trum where the speeches were made.
The transmitter was so arranged that
the voices of the speakers were caught
by the instrument and conveyed to Mr.
Bechiel's ears while he was on his sick
bed. A bouquet was presented to Mr.
Bechtel by the Masons, and as the flow
ers were handed to him a speaker made
the presentation address over the phone
so that the recipient could hear It. -Mr.
Bechtel is 79 years old. He has been
grand treasurer of the grand lodge .for
many years, and is a 33d degree Mason,
Scottish rite. .
The Great Sarah to Visit Auatralln.
New York Herald.
Mme". Bernhardt, instead of sailing for
France next month as originally planned
after her present contract is completed,
has closed arrangements with her mana
ger, William F. Connor, whereby she will
curtail her tour in the Pacific Northwest
and sail direct for Australia. She will
there make a tour of the theaters under
the control of J. C. Williamson. For sev
eral weeks negotiations have been In
progress1 between Messrs. Connor and
Williamson, and It has been settled that
before she returns to France Mme. Bern
hardt will have appeared in all of the
Important cities in Australia. At first
Mme. Bernhardt was opposed to making
this long ocean voyage, but after some
consideration decided to undertake the
tour to the Antipodes, where there has
always been a great demand to see the
famous French actress.
Attempted an Odorous Monopoly.
Indianapolis Dispatch in New York
Tribune. ,
Frank Wylie. a wealthy young man of
Muncie, was on trial today on a lunacy
charge, as a result of trying to corner
the market in onion sets. He invested
large sums in onion sets at 11.75 a bushel
and expected to sell them at 112 a bushel,
but the market was supplied as fast as
he could buy them. No decision was
reached.
Some Salem Strawberries.
Statesman.
This is the strawberry record of T. J.
Clark, owner of the English walnut farm
north of Salem. Nine berries just made
a perfect layer in the box. and two lay
ers heaped the measure. They were of
the "New Oregon" variety, of an ex
quisite flavor, and certainly remarkable
samples. They run large generally, al
though perhaps- do not exceed in general
gize the Magoon variety.
STEAMER LIKE MODERN HOTEL.
A Beautiful Elsrht-Sterr Palace With
Electric Lights.
New York World.
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, which
has sailed from Dover on her maiden
voyage to this country, is the biggest
ship afloat. She accommodates 650
first-class. 350 second-class and 2300
steerage passengers, has one deck more
than the Amerika, giving her eight
"stories," known as boat, or shelter
deck; sun. or upper promenade: Kaiser,
or main promenade: Auguste Victoria,
Or lower promenade: Kronprinz, or up
per deck; Union, or saloon deck; Broad
way, or main deck, and orlop deck. On
the Kaiser deck, abaft the smoking
room, is a palm garden, exposed to the
sky and the sea.
But the most distinctive feature is
the restaurant. The supper-room will
seat about 150 persons. It has Its own
kitchen, gold, silver and china services,
servants and provision stores entirely
distinct from the ship's stores, so that
the dishes served In the restaurant are
entirely, distinct from those served in
the dining-room.
The line has adopted a system of re
bates by which it deducts from a res
taurant check the cost of the correv
sponding meal in the saloon. Many
voyagers buy their passages - without
meals, eating altogether In the restau
rant. The extremities of the deckhouses
have bowers for "spooning." No deck
chairs are allowed on the lower prom
enade deck.
Among the other conveniences on the
Kaiserin are an electric elevator, wind
screens and universal system of venti
lation, electric lights, sea baths, wom
en's hair-dressing parlor, florist's shop,
nursery, trained nurses, gymnasium,
lower berths only in most of the cabins
and a special fire-extinguishing: sys
tem. The dining-room is in the style or
Louis XVI. In front of the dome-like
central elevation is a bas-relief of
George Washington. White is the pre
dominant color in the women's drawing-room.
The writing-room is treat
ed in the boudoir type of the Empire.
The smoking-room is carried out in
solid oak. The nursery walls are dec
orated with paintings of "Little Red
Riding Hood." "Grimm's Fairy Tales,"
"Struwelpeter," and other children's
books.
The principal styles of the. cabins
and private sitting-rooms are Queen
Anne. One suite is decorated in Louis
XVI style. There are 20 self-contained
suites, "some costing as high as J2500
for one trip.
The food supp'iy for a single trip is
estimated at 32,000 pounds of beef,
mutton, lamb, veal and pork; 7500
pounds of game and poultry, 350.)
ps-unds of fresh and 25D pounds of
smoked fish. 7500 pounds of assorted
fruit, 36,000 eggs, 12,000 pounds of
fresh bread and a corresponding quan
tity of fresh vegetables. For one round
trip 15,000 quarts of beer iif kegs. 1200
bottles of beer. 960 quart bottles and
1300 pint bottles of champagne and 9o0
bottles of whisky, brandy, gin and rum
are required.
Mlaa Tnrbell and a New Mnitaalne.
North American.
Miss Ida Tarbell, the foe of the Stand
ard Oil Company, is no longer connected
with McClure's Magazine. She resigned
about four weeks ago, and, as she ex
presses Jt. she is now "a free woman."
Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker, J.
S. Philips, Mr McClure's principal busi
ness partner; A. A. Boyden, managing of
fice editor: his assistant, J. M. Siddell;
Harry McClure, a cousin of 8. S. Mc
Clure, and D. A. McKinley resigned at
the same time, and these eight are about
to start a new magazine in New York.
. "Our plans are very immature," said
Miss Tarbell. "In fact, we have not made
any. Mr. Steffens still .has some work to
finish for McClure's. and he will not be at
liberty for a few weeks. In a general,
way, our magazine. Is to be a bright,, ag
gressive, honest portrayal of things as
they are.
"It was a great trial to us ail to leave
Mr. McClure. We have the highest re
gard for him; but we felt that it was
necessary the separation should come."
About a year ago Miss Tarbell bought
a farm In Connecticut. It has always
been the dream of her life to own a coun
try place and write in a garden. When
she was asked about her farm she
laughed and aaid:
"1 am not much of a success as a real
estate operator. After I had bought my
farm, I found that I had bought a large
crop of mortgages with it, and I have
Just succeeded in getting the tangle
straightened out. I expect to take posses
sion next week."
"The Fourth" In London and Paris.
Indianapolis .News.
Albert J. Beveridge, senior Senator from
Indiana, Is to deliver the Fourth of July
address this year at Paris. We have been
informed that John L. Griffiths, Consul at
Liverpool, is to perform the same service
at London. With the two greatest capi
tals of the world thus provided for so
well, the country may, - we think, feel
sure that its birthday will be fittingly
celebrated both among its old foes and
its old allies. The flag will fly and the
eajtle soar, though in an entirely dignified
and decorous way. For, though both
speakers will, of course, dwell on the
power and greatness of the American Na
tion, they will do It with a reserve which
should always mark the utterances of
those who act as the representatives of a
country conscious of its strength, and so,
too old and too mature to Indulge in
youthful boasting. It will be a great day
for London and Paris.
No Photoa tor Ethel Roosevelt.
Kansas City Star.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will not
allow their daughter Ethel to Te photo
graphed. Some of her schoolmates have
taken snapshots, but the Alms and plates
are carefully reserved for private collec
tions. The present Miss Roosevelt, who
by the way. Is regarded as the best look
ing member of the family, has been pho
tographed In groups, but never alone.
In Portland With the Anto Owner.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Boston .society girl has eloped with
her riding master. Boston Is away behind
the times. In New York no society girl
would thfnk of eloping with anyone but
a chauffeur. . .
VOICES FROM THE DITCH:
FOR
LIFE IN.OBJEGOX COVNTRY'..
Sare, Not a Bit of Doubt.
Silvertonian-Appeal.
G. A. Bock cut his hand quite seriously
one day last week while splitting wood.
No doubt his wife will have the wood
cutting to do hereafter.
What One Rain Did. .
Hood River Glacier.
The rain the first of the week increased
the yield of strawberries at White Sal
mon and In the valley probably 20.(00
crates. The warm weather was causing
the berries to rlren too fast, making
them under size. The rain was of gen
eral benefit to all crops. .'
Said to the Boya. , ,
Spokane Chronicle.
Business men do not seek boys for
their employ whoae Angers are stained
by cigarettes. No employer wants to
hire a young man who devotes most of
his time to rolling cigarette. Let the
boy who wants to get on in the world
avoid forming bad habits that are sure
to pull him back.
After M Years.
Salem Journal.
Breeze Gibson blew in this morning
from the Polk County hills; on his way
he came across a covered wagon by the
roadside, and an aged couple preparing
breakfast at a campflre. As It was rain
ing, they were not having the time of
their lives. Gibson stopped to chat with
them, and the. old man inquired "If it"
ever quit raining In this country." Breeze
told him it did. but the old fellow shook
his head and said tt was raining 40 years
ago when he left the country, and it
was raining when he got back. He came
up from California for the purpose of
securing a pension, aa he was in the
Rogue River war, and also a scout under
Dr. Kay. Further conversation disclosed
the fact that Breeze and the old gen
tleman had crossed the plains in the
same wagon train 54 years ago, when
the former was but a small-boy. The
world is small after all. -
"Dos; Gone III" Walled the Feline.
Walla Walla Bulletin.
There is one dog in Walla Walla that
likes kittens and is not always chasing
them up some tree. The dog is owned
by Harley Hoagland. who lives on Blm
street, and a few days ago. according
to neighbors, the animal while around
visiting in the neighborhood, found a
number of small kittens, whose mother
had Btrayed away for a few momenta.
The dog B8.ii them, liked their looks,
and c.ecided '.hat they would do for pets.
Taking one of them carefully In its '
mou'.h, the animal carried It home, and
laying it down easily, returned for an
other. These trips were continued until
the dog had the entire family moved.
For some time the mother cat wan
dered blissfully around the neighbor
hood, secure in the thought tha her
offspring were all right. Finally, how
ever, she returned home and made the
discovery that her kittens had been kid
naped. There was something doing.
A still hunt failed to locate them, but
the cat's owner, who, it is said, noticed
her misfortune, took up the search and
finally located the kittens. They were
returned to the mother, while the, dog
was bereft of its new-found family, and.
it is said, is nearly heartbroken.
A Golf Yarn by "Nick" Lon-worth.
Kansas City Times.
Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, a goK en
thusiast who plays a good game, and Vlr
tor Murdoch, of Kansas, a golf enthusiast
who plays a very indifferent game, were
swapping stories In the House cloakroom.
Washington, D. C. recently.
"The moat remarkable golfer I ever
knew," said Representative Longworth.
"was a man out in Cincinnati, who had a
passion for the game, but who compli
cated that fervor with an appetite for
Scotch highballs that was the wonder of
Ohio. ,
"His theory was that there should be a
drink served on every tee and rr worked
it by means of an army of caddies. One
afternoon he came In and announced that
he had renounced the game.
" 'What's the matter, Jim?' asked a
friend.
".'Oh,' he said, wearily. 'It's no use. I
give it up. Whenever I can see the ball I
can't hit it; and whenever I can hit It I
can't see It.' "
Mr. Murdock told this one:
"Out in my town Judze Dale, of the
district bench, is about the best golfer in
our club. One day he had-a case on trial
in which several small boys had been eub
penaed as witnesses. Addressing a bright
youth of about 12 Summers. Judge Dale
solemnly inquired: 'My boy. do you under
stand the nature of an oath?'
" 'Oh, yes. sir.' quickly replied the youth.
1 often caddled for you, sir.' "
Shoulders Him Own and Wlfe'a Aae.,
New York Sun.
"I am 75 years old," declared Rev. Dr.
John P. Peters, rector of 8t. Michael'
Protestant Episcopal Church, in reply to
the query of a curious parishioner, "and
I II be 77 my next birthday." The doctor
doesn't appear to be more than. 50 years
of age.
"The other evening." he explained, "my
wife and I computed that our combined
ages foot up to 100 years. Now, of course,
no lady Is ever over 25 years, so. to
keep peace in the famllj', I suppose I
must say I'm 75."
"But why will you be 77 your next
birthday?" '
"Because my wife's birthday and mine
happen to fall on the same date," and "
with a sigh of resignation "of course I'll
have to shoulder both of 'em.".
H-m-ml What About Oregon's Brandt
Louisville Courier-Journal.
One of the May magazines has this
definition of "a Kentucky breakfast:"
" 'What's a Kentucky breakfast?' asks
Cyclone Bill.
" 'Why, a Kentucky breakfast is . a
three-pound steak, a bottle of whisky and
a setter dog.'
" 'What's the dog for?"
" 'Why, to eat the steak, of course ' "
Why was Kentucky selected to hantr
that joke on?
Some state was needed.
But why wa Kentucky selected?
Because it is everywhere known that
Kentucky is the one state whose whisky
is good enough to dispense with all ac
companiments, condiment!, collaterals
and adulterations.
' ROOSEVELT'S TO BLAME
THIS."
From the Chicago Chronic!.