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Governor Chamberlain has made this etatement, viz: My election la In no way attributable to my personality, nor was It intended as a com pliment to me as an Individual. The senti ment la growing that better results from a business standpoint can be obtained by hav ing some difference in the political complexion of the executive, legislative and Judicial branches of the state governments; I firmly believe that If the people of Oregon had con cluded to elect a Republican Governor they would have elected a Democratic Legislature. The Governor and his political sup porters must excuse us; but The Orego nian must say that the etatement is wholly disingenuous. Does any one suppose the Governor would not have had a Democratic Legislature If he could? That he wouldn't have given Senator Gearin a majority if he could? That ho would not have had both the Democratic candidates for Congress elected, if he could? That he wouldn't have had Judge Halley re elected to the Supreme Bench if he could? "When he pretends otherwise he is wholly disingenuous. He is playing a part in "non-partisanship"; yet him self 19 the most Intense of partisans. He plays this part because, and only because, his party is not strong, on Its merits, in Oregon. This is the reason why he pleads that politics in this state should be sophisticated and balder dashed, into "non-partisanship." His object is to aseist the Democratic party and to promote himself. Even now, his "non-partisans" are saying, with his approval and to his delight, that his success in Oregon should make him the Democratic candidate for the Vice Presidency. The Oregonian is not complaining that Mr. Chamberlain is a Democrat. He got his party bias as an inheritance from the pro-slavery secession era in Mississippi. He couldn't be anything but a Democratic partisan, of the in tensest type. In a trifling matter, a matter of no moment whatever in poli tics or affairs, he might claim to act without regard to party lines, and ask a Republican to perform some public duty especially In cases where the po litical influence and emoluments were nothing. But It would be in such cases and it has been in the few such cases as have occurred pure affectation. The Oregonian can see no reason why the politician should not be open, frank, candid and fair. It can see no good reason why Mr. Chamberlain, ln tensest of partisan should profess to he other than he is. In every emer gency, even in any matter of slightest importance or consequence, he acts with his party and promotes its Inter est; at the same time promoting his own interest, and that of his party, by utterance of cheap guff about non-partisanship. This newspaper doesn't like affecta tion, dislngenuousness, pretense - and humbug even though the play may fool lots of people. THE SMALL PACKERS' OPPORTUNITY. The present upheaval In the packing house -districts of the Eastern cities will naturally result in enormous shrinkage in the demand for the products of the great meat trust. The vegetarians who have been increasing their numerical strength for a number of years, will, of course, welcome these exposures, and may gain many converts, but after the Immediate fright has passed away peo ple will continue to eat meat. The in cident, however, offers a great oppor tunity for the small butcher and packer to get back into business from which they were forced a few years ago by the big trusts, which absorbed plants to euch an extent that nearly every inde pendent packer or butcher in the coun try was at their mercy and forced either to sell out to the trust or submit to competition too drastic to be with stood. v There were many excuses for this consolidation movement, and, as ex plained to the public, it seemed almost philanthropic in its nature. By con centrating the business In a few im mense plants at different parts of the country and making Into a merchant able product every part of the animal slaughtered, it was stated that much that was wasted by the small packer would be saved, and there would also be a saving in the expense of placing the manufactured product on the mar ket In Immense quantities as compared with the showing which could be made by the small packer with limited facili ties. All this was admittedly true, but, unfortunately for any one but the racker, there were no benefits arising from this consolidation of the small in terests. If there were any economies made possible by utilizing "every part of the hog but the squeal," neither the farmer who sold the hog nor the con sumer who bought the hams, bacon and lard participated. On the contrary, there was a steady Increase in the price of the manufac tured product, and no corresponding In crease in the price of the animal on foot. The Increased profits due to econ omies, however, were probably reflected In dividends which could be used In shaping legislation calculated to perpet uate the strangle-hold which the meat trust had on the meat business of the enttre United States. The patient and long-suffering characteristics of the American people would probably have permitted this greatest of trusts to con tinue unmolested In enjoyment of its immense profits, wrung from producer and consumer alike, had not the spirit of greed become too strong. Not con tent with forcing the people to pay big prices for packing-house products, a still further profit was sought by pack ing diseased animals and palming the product off on an unsuspecting public as pure food. This 'deception, together with the filthy practices permitted in the packing-houses, was more than even the American public would stand, and the present nauseating scandal fol lowed. Here Is presented the opportunity for the small butcher. The vegetarians can win over but a fraction of the masses who will temporarily have an aversion for packing-house products, but the honest butcher and small packer who buys only healthy animals and places his meats on the market In good shape will again come into his own. There will always be a demand for meats, and a certain portion of this demand will come from men who are mildly indiffer ent as to the price, so long as they se cure clean, palatable, healthy products. The old butcher and small packer, be fore the days of the trusts, always gave us that kind of -meat, and, now that the opportunity Is offered him, he may again enter the trade and take advan tage of the predicament Into which too great greed of gain has placed the big packers. DEMOCRATIC FLANS t The extent and Intensity of the pre concerted outburst of enthusiasm for Mr. Bryan prove that the Democratic party has entered upon the Presidential campaign with no lack either of strat egy or executive ability. The outburst was preconcerted; the enthusiasm itself is genuine. Arkansas, Missouri, Indi ana and South Dakota have already given it organized expression. The edi tors of Illinois unanimously participate. Mr. Watterson, the famous head of the Courier-Journal, voices It in a powerful leader. Nor is the enthusiasm confined to the conspicuous members of the Democratic party. It is deeper and more widespread among certain classes of the people than among their politi cal spokesmen. The multitudes whom Bryan's tireless energy and splendid eloquence thrilled and charmed In his marvelous campaigns are still Bryan ltes; and to those multitudes the grow ing forces of discontent dally add new recruits. With him are the lingering and swelling tides of revolt against in justice which created greenbackism, which marshaled the almost victorious hosts of populism, which held together the enthusiastic, but mistaken, crusad ers for free silver. The leaders of -the Democratic party station Bryan before the country as the apostle of protest, the champion of justice. It is folly to deny his ability, his power as a leader, his personal charm for the people. He wily be a Presiden tial candidate whose strength cannot easily be overestimated. Whether the Republican party has more than one man who can be relied on to defeat him with certainty may be questioned. Mr. Watterson's editorial, which un doubtedly foretells the spiirt of the Democratic campaign. Is bold and ag gressive. The effort will be made to put the Republicans upon the defen sive. "The Republican party Is a mam moth trust," says Mr. Watterson. It will reform none of the abuses which have grown up during its period of power, and "it could not It it would." It Is responsible for "the conversion of the public highways to private uses," for the abuses of the taxing power un der the guise of protection, for the de velopment of the plutocracy, for the decay of political morality and for the universal corruption of the State Leg islatures and the electorate. This is a formidable Indictment. The hope of the Democratic party is that the Republicans will accept responsibil ity for all that is charged against them, especially the evils of the trust-breeding tariff, and attempt to defend them before the people. A party on the de fensive is almost sure to be beaten. A party which undertakes to defend the indefensible before an intelligent elec torate is quite sure to be beaten. Many features of the Dingley tariff are inde fensible. It aids in building up trusts. It robs the consumer for the benefit of specially privileged interests. It com pels the American taxpayer to pay more for goods than the same articles sell for abroad. To assume the respon sibility for these wrongs and attempt to Justify them, as Mr. Landls did recently in Congress, Is Impossible politics. The people know the facts. Standpatlsm on the tariff will inevitably throw the country into the hands of the Demo crats. The tariff must be reformed, and if the Republicans will not do their duty In the matter the voters will ulti mately look to the Democrats. The wise procedure for the Repub licans is not to defend the abuses of the tariff, but to revert to their historic policy of revision and reform. The peo ple are in favor of protection, but they condemn its abuses, and, rather than submit to these abuses permanently, they would even consent to the tem porary destruction of the protective system. They prefer reform to destruc tion. The Democrats propose destruc tion. Therefore the evident policy of the Republicans is reform. For the evils of the prohibitive tariff the par ties are equally guilty. The Wilson bill bristled with iniquities. If possible, it was more favorable to the trusts than the Dingley bill. Republicans who speak of the Wilson bill as a free-trade measure make a mistake both of fact and of policy. It was a measure of high and iniquitous protection, Injuri ous to the consumer and beneficial to the special Interest In this respect the Democrats are tarred with the same stick as the Republicans, and they labor under the damning Imputation of hypocrisy also; for when, after all their professions of free-trade theory, they had control of Congress, the tariff bill which they enacted was so execrably bad that their own President was ashamed to sign it. To meet the Dem ocrats upon the tariff issue the Repub licans have simply to promise adequate revision and keep their promise. Will they do so, or will they stand pat? Concerning the trusts, the Democrats have only promises and professions to show; the Republicans can exhlibt a goodly measure of actual performance. The Republican administration has passed a bill regulating railroad rates; more than that, it has asserted the great principle of Government control. It has effectually prosecuted many un lawful monopolies and has secured in terpretations of the law from the Su preme Court which make further prose cutions and actual control an easy mat ter for the Department of Justice. If the trusts have developed under Re publican rule, the laws for restraining and regulating them have been enacted under the same rule. During the last Presidential campaign the. Democratic party was dominated by its plutocratic element; how do we know that the same thing would not happen in case It should elect the next President? As for the Republican party, we are absolute ly certain that the plutocratic element has lost control and has no prospect of regaining it. The breach between Mr. Roosevelt and the plutocrats is irrepar able, and it grows wider every day. We perceive, therefore, that Mr. Watter son's Indictment is hollow In spite of Its apparent weight. There is no need whatever for the Republican party to wage a defensive campaign. They are in good condition for active aggression, and that they are in such condition they owe to the courage and determina tion of Mr. Roosevelt. "DRY" ELECTIONS IN OREGON. A number of Oregon counties "went dry" in Monday's prohibition elections, among them Linn, Lane, Lincoln, Yam hill, Tillamook, Wallowa and ' Benton. These results are the most important that the saloon fighters have yet achieved under the local option law of 1904. They show that the first purpose of the law is county prohibition; that precinct prohibition Is a mere auxil iary; and that change of the law to a precinct option act would make so rad ical an alteration as to impede the cherished object of the liquor fighters. The amendment offered by the liquor forces would have made the law a pre cinct option act. It was voted down by a majority of some 10,000 in the entire state. Its advocates contended that the proper unit for elimination of the saloon was the precinct, and that the law could not properly be called a "local" option act until Uie unit should be restricted .to a "local" territory within the county. But the liquor fighters, including the Anti-Saloon League, and the Prohibi tion party, have maintained that" county prohibition is vitally essential to the success of their movement, and that elimination of the saloon by precincts does not suppress the liquor traffic only shifts the evil to a neighboring precinct, whither the thirsty can troop from a "dry" area. As the "wet" terri tory may be only on the thither side of a street in a town or of a road or fence In the country, the liquor fighters assert that county prohibition must be kept in the law. Doings of the last two years, aided by Monday's election, have cleared up several misconceptions about the law. When it was called, two years ago, a measure planned primarily for county prohibition, instead of for precinct pro hibition, many of its fiery advocates resented the statement. When it was said that the measure aimed to force "wet" towns "dry," by "dry" rural ma jorities, there was again resentment. Now It Is seen that the country vote has been enlisted to compel the closing of saloons in towns conspicuously in Lane County, where Eugene, though voting "wet," Is forced by a "dry" ma jority in the county to give up its sa loons. Prohibitionists like I. H. Amos, F. McKercher and B. Lee Paget, who caused the measure to be drafted in conformity with their ideas, always held up the county prohibition feature of the bill, before and after it became a law, saying that precinct prohibition was put in simply to attract votes of local optionists. County option will probably be re tained in the act, against attempts to substitute precinct option; at least it will not soon be eliminated. The law is coming to be better understood, for what it primarily is. The task was not pleasant to set forth Its real purpose, when It was pending before the voters two years ago; the subsequent events have done this plainly. Those who want county prohibition find the law a satisfactory one, while those who think prohibition should be limited to pre cincts, of course, will not be reconciled to it. The people of Oregon might be will ing to accept a precinct option change were it proposed by some other body than that of the liquor dealers. A large voting element of respectable citizens dislikes the prohibition that prevents the purchase of beverage liquor in a whole county. There is a wide differ ence between suppressing sale of liquor near a residence or a school or a church by precinct prohibition and driving it out of an entire county by county pro hibition. The first is what Is popularly understood as local option. But no body of citizens, commanding universal confidence, has thought it worth while to offer a precinct option amendment, and probably none will do so soon. The effort Is hardly worth while, at least not yet, and if the de fenders of the present law will conduct their work with forbearance, it will probably not be attempted. DRY. Dry! Along the sweetly bubbling forks of the Santiam fearfully resound ed that dreadful word. It re-echoed from the pellucid waves of the Cala poola and ricochetted down the silvery Mohawk. The wild Siuslaw caught up the baleful sound and bore It wailing to the Pacific. Dry! Benton, Linn and Lane turned In their graves when they beard the news. The bibulous Demo cratic "patriarchs called) an indignation meeting in the Elysian fields and unan imously voted to request the three de generate counties to find new and more appropriate patronymics. A county named Lane where a true Democrat cannot get a genuine Democratic toddy is an incongruity not to be tolerated. O terque, quaterque beati, thrice happy the blessed hero. Colonel John Kelsay, who passed from Corvallis to a better world before this arid catastro phe befell. How W, S. McFadden must envy his estate, far removed from the wiles of Dr. C. T. Wilson, where Dr. Brougher ceases from troubling and the thirsty Democrat never lacks his grog. Our hearts bleed for Henry Ankeny and Sam Friendly. We condole with Lark Bilyeu. Sad, sad is their plight, dark, dark is the night of their thirsty mis ery. There i3 racing and chasing in Eugene for one little drop of the crath er and not a drop to be had either on or.off the square. And in Yaquina Sam Irvin and Coll Van Cleve, b'Jersey, lifted up " their voices, being in torment, and besought for a glass of beer to cool their burn ing tongues, only to be 'mocked by buckets of spring water. Wid Bilyeu passively paces the streets of Albany and wipes away a furtive tear as he lovingly gazes upon the locked doors of the saloons. But our sympathies return to Corvallis and linger with the stricken Democrats of that city. Erstwhile they could cross the murmuring Willamette into Linn County and there refresh themselves; now that resource has failed and no help seems forthcoming in their dire extremity. What are these smitten Democrats to do? Where shall they find refuge? Hope sinks in a fathomless ocean; the sky Is rayless. Despair settles upon the soul or, at any rate, it would if Polk had not gone wet. Polk is . wet and Ben Hayden still survives. Thither let the thirsty hosts betake themselves. In the streets of Independence let them form a procession with Ben for their leader and Lark Bilyeu playing the bass drum and march from one saloon to another chanting the glories of De mocracy and breathing out dire curses on local option. Dry! Horrid, undemo cratic sound, obnoxious to the soul for juicy, luscious Polk we're bound, where waves the flowing bowl. A citizens' finance committee from San Francisco is en route to Washing ton for the purpose of endeavoring to secure the Government indorsement oh $200,000,000 long-term bonds. The money thus secured is to be used for rehabili tation and reconstruction of San Fran cisco. The bonds can easily be floated if the Government will indorse them. As everyone knows, the sympathy of the entire country has been extended to San Francisco, and liberal contributions have been made temporarily to ease her over the present crisis. The demand for Government Indorsement on her bonds is, however, a favor which diffi culty will be experienced in securing. Regardless of the willingness of the people to do everything possible to aid in the rebuilding of the city, It is clear ly not one of the functions or duties of the Government to indorse any kind of municipal bonds. If favorable action should be taken in this case, the prece dent established might prove trouble some in the future. Mr. Withycombe was defeated for Governor, but In defeat appears the real dignity and innate worth of the man. He makes no complaints. He congratulates .the victor. He writes cheerful and cordial letters to his fellow Republican candidates who were more successful than he. He warmly thanks all who supported him, and he makes it apparent to the campaign managers that he is perfectly satisfied' that every thing possible was done for him by them. There are no sore spots with him. He accepts the result gracefully and In the best possible spirit. If there were any who doubted that this man had the right stuff in him to be Gov ernor of Oregon, they cannot doubt it now. He .will continue his useful work at the State Agricultural College with the good will of the whole state and with the unreserved confidence of the entire student body of that institution. The Boston Board of Fire Under writers is asked by the Chamber of Commerce of that city to show, before ordering an Increase in rates of insur ance, that the premiums paid have been employed for the protection of property, and not improperly dissipated in the expense and dividend accounts. The Inquiry is an eminently proper one, and is most timely. It Is doubtful, how ever, whether it will be more definitely answered than were. the equally proper and timely questions in regard to the methods of high finance employed by the Portland Gas Company that were asked during the recent investigation. The Boston Board of Fire Underwriters will probably answer In the lofty tone and with the significant emphasis of the plutocrat who has the public by the throat: "That is our business." ' Insurance Commissioner Wolf, of California, has threatened to make mat ters very interesting for the insurance companies that by their dilatory tactics' are withholding settlement of the San Francisco claims. It is in the Commis sioner's power to prevent these compa nies doing new business in the state unless they make reasonable and early settlement of the just claims of the policy-holders. Even If it were Impossible to reach these companies by legal meth ods, a systematic effort should be made to have them properly blacklisted throughout the United States, in order that fire sufferers of the future in some other stricken city may not suffer from their reprehensible conduct. "What is a man worth In dollars and cents?" asks a Maine member of the American Medical Association. "Can flesh and blood and brains be reduced to figures, with the dollar sign before them?" This problem he solves, but is rather late doing it. The coal and the beef trusts have been ahead of him; also the franchise filchers, the gas grafters and the bank barons. Thousands of persons residing In the Pacific Northwest are interested in the opening of the Flathead Indian reser vation to white settlement. This will probably take place within a year. As much as can be known in advance on the subject is told by Frank G. Carpen ter, whose letter will be published In The Sunday Oregonian tomorrow. There are seven newly dry counties in Oregon where the up-to-date preacher can tomorrow exclaim: "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters." But in the language of the immortal Missouri bard, you can bring the thirsty to the waters, but you can't make 'em drink. A Louisiana lawmaker would compel every young man, before courting a girl, to notify her parents and swear to his serious intentions before a Jus tice of the Peace. . The lawmaker is gallant enough not to propose corre sponding hardships on the girls. A suggestion to the obstreperous Mr. Brundige, of Arkansaw: Congress could very easily make up that $25,000 for the President's actual traveling expenses out of the mileage the Congressional Brundiges don't earn, but get When Republicans win every office in a state-at-large, except the Governor ship, and secure 84 out of the 90 seats In the Legislature, they make practical ly a "clean sweep." That's what they did in Oregon. Much as the beef packers lament the hardships that will accrue to the beef growers, they probably grieve more for the graft that they have been perpe trating on them, through low prices. In New York, Hearst has been' try ing for a recount for seven months. But in Oregon things may be different. Puter was not going to China, he says. It is to his credit that in his case there was no Little Egypt. Democrats in any other state would be ashamed to be proud of losing all state offices except one. - - STATE PRESS ON THE ELECTION. Well, Hardly. Medford Tribune. Brownell, George C, must feel squelched. Certainly Not. Baker City Democrat. Because men register as Republicans is no evidence that they vote that way. Waa Thin the Reason f Sheridan New Sun. The state has gone Republican with the exception of Goveritor, Chamberlain being elected, the people making up their mind to let "well enough" alone. Did Better Than Some Others. St. Helen's Mist. We were ashamed of Columbia County until the returns came in from the rest of the state. Now we are proud of it. It is still the banner Republican county of the State of Oregon. Sorry. Forest Grove Times. It is a matter of great regret that Dr. Withycombe should be defeated for Gov ernor. Not another man on either ticket so fully represented the farming, the stock-growing, the great producing classes as he. Knife Used by Hla "Friends." Hlllsboro Independent. It was confidently expected that Dr. Withycombe would get a large indorse ment in his old home county. But' the returns show that his "friends" all car ried a knife up their sleeve, and used it very freely. Find Them, and Run Them Out, Gervals Star. The way for Republicans to elect Re publicans is for Republicans to vote for Republicans. If we have wolves in sheep's clothing in Republican ranks run them down and dismiss them from the party. The sooner the better. Where the Knifing: Came From. Mount Scott News. The attempted knifing of Jonathan Bourne after his nomination at the pri maries was the work of members of his own political household and represents that spirit in partisan politics that should be and is being eliminated. All Due to Republicans. Corvallis Gazette. It is a matter ' for regret that those claiming to be Republicans failed to sup port their candidate for Governor in Mon day's election. It is more than a matter for regret; it is a reproach resting first upon every voter who failed in his sup port, and ultimately falling upon the whole party. Good Men Elected, Good Men Beaten. La Grande Observer. The election is over. Good man have been elected to fill the various offices, and in a few days the people will settle down and most of them will almost forget that there was an election. The various can didates offered themselves to the citizens of this county, and the people made their choice. Good men were defeated as well as elected. TVonpartlsanshlp. Astorian. With a solid Republican House and the Senate four-fifths Republican, we wish Governor Chamberlain joy of his post. His "corporal's guard" is scarcely quali fied in numbers for the purpose of a "committee to wait upon the Governor," and for the larger functions of swaying legislation they will hardly succeed in a bare squirm; but he has the "appointing" power left, and will probably use It with his customary "nonpartisan" freedom. Hawley Will Make Good. Newberg Graphic. It is Congressman Hawley now, and all Oregon will point to him with pride. He ran against a Galloway, a family of pro verbial vote-getters, but was elected by a majority of some 3500 to 4000 vates. And with each succeeding election the Graphic predicts that this will be increased, as in the case of Congressman Tongue who went in the first time by a scratch, 63 votes to the good, but whose majority the last time ho waa elected was something over 7000. Nobody Voted It Straight. Hood, River Glacier. While It was the general opinion that the ticket would be scratched, the result exceeded the wildest expectations. If there was one straight ballot cast in Hood River yesterday, it was probably due to chance or error. Some of the wildest com binations were played, with a Jumble of Republican, Democrat, Prohibition, So cialist and what-not. It was impossible to detect the politics of the voter by hear ing the ballot read by the judges. Party lines were ignored or forgotten. Great Political Scheme. Woodburn Independent. Let us have the organization of an American party, with Theodore Roosevelt at the head. We have reached that stage when a new and strong party Is of vital necessity In the Interests of the masses. Its platform would be made of planks from the Republican, Democratic and even Socialist parties, and with some nec essary ones of its own. It would mean for the masses a political life worth liv ing, instead of a mere view of a race for office and legislative bodies whose souls are not their own or the people's. SAME OLD MOSES From the Denver Republican. IS SHE REALLY GOING TO "DISCOVER" HIM AGAIN f "UNCLE JOE" IS 60 RICHER. Odd Adventure Where His Panta Played a Prominent Part. St Paul Pioneer Press. Speaker Cannon is $60 richer by reason of the forgetfulness of his son-in-law, E. S. Leseur, who, as the Joke Is on him, has not, the courage to ask "Uncle Joe" for a return of the money. Mr. Leseur is a banker In Danville and makes his home at the Cannon residence. One day while the Speaker was away, either by accident or design, he wore to his office a pair of "Uncle Joe's" trousers. That night at his club a friend paid him $60 in three $20 notes, which he carelessly placed in one of the hip pockets of his. father-in-law's belongings, and then for got all about the money. Upon "Uncle Joe's" return a few days later he donned the garment which Mr. Leseur had been wearing, and, reaching around into the pistol pocket discovered the three $20 notes. He at once suspected what had happened, and at the breakfast table accused his son-in-law of wearing his trousers during his absence. "Why, you're much mistaken, Mr. Can non," exclaimed Mr. Leseur. "I don't have to wear your clothes. I have sev eral stilts of my own." "Quite true," returned the Speaker, "but I know you have been saving yours and wearing mine while I have been away. Of course, I don't know that I ob ject, but I think you ought at least to ask for the privilege." "You are certainly mistaken, and I don't see why you should accuse me of such a thing," said the son-in-law, be ginning to be sensitive over the matter. "Oh. it's all right Ernest," replied the Speaker; "I simply found $60 in the hip pocket of these trousers, and I know I didn't put It there. But as you say you havenf worn them I suppose, of course, you didn't put it there, so I'll Just keep it." And he did. Mr. Leseur was in Washington recently and reluctantly admitted the truth of the story, which "Uncle Joe" had been telling with great glee. "If I ever wear the Speaker's trousers again, I'll be mighty careful to remove all the loose change," he told his friends. Ibsen Might Have Been a Physician. New York Herald. It is not improbable that Ibsen might have ended his career as a physician had not a play by him been produced at Christlania just as he was about to en ter the university. It was called "The Hero's Mound." and met with a most encouraging reception. Ibsen then defi nitely determined on a literary career. After a brief but severe struggle for ex istence, he was appointed, through the Interest of his friend, Ole J3ull, the fa mous violinist, stage manager at the Bergen Theater at a salary of $225 a year. He remained in Bergen seven years, and in 1857 was appointed artistic director at the Norwegian Theater at Christlania, in place of BJornson, who had just inaugurated the Norwegian peasant novel by the publication of "Synnove Solbakken." In 1SG4, his financial situation having improved by the grant of an allowance by the Storthing, Ibsen left Christlania, and for many years resided in Rome, Ischia and other places, but chiefly in Dresden and Munich, producing on an average a drama every two years. It was at Ischia that he wrote "Peer Gynt," which some critics believe to be his greatest work, and which, although written amid all the semi-tropical lux uriance of the Italian Summer, is the most exclusively Norwegian of his works in scenery and feeling. A Fascination; Telephone Franchise. Boston Herald. The most fascinating proposition In favor of granting a franchise to the tele phone company that is trying to get into New York City to compete with the com pany that now has a monopoly of the telephone business there, is the promise of the new concern that if it is given the chance it will establish a 2-cent rate for messages In each of the boroughs. The difficulty Is that it is feared that the new company would find that it couldn't live up to Its agreement and pay expenses. It's a good deal like the customer who went to the butcher's to buy some sau sages and exclaimed: "Why? Twenty-five cents a pound for sausages? Why, I can get 'em down at Schmidt's for 20 cents!" "Veil, den, vy didn't yer?" " 'Cause Schmidt was out of 'em." "Veil, uf I vas owit of 'em I sell 'em for 20 cents, too." Monsieur Hyde a la Paree. Translated for Harper's Weekly. "M. James Hyde," says the Paris Fi garo, "the exceedingly rich American who appertains to the most high society of New York, comes from commanding at Paris a carriage electric. It Is to the French Industry that M. James Hyde is addressed himself for to have the most comfortable, the most commodious and the most elegant of the vehicles of the city." The Peaceful Road. Adella Washer In Four-Track News. Sedate and calm it strolls along, A aulet look, upon its face. That woos each one who goes its way To travel at a leisure pace. Within the shade of wayside trees Where sun-tipped leaves swing to and fro. It stops to rest its dusty feet Before it seeks the vale below. It halts a moment at each bridge. Or slowly wades some shallow stream; And holding hands with meadows wide It loiters in a pleasant dream. It pauses on the wind-swept, hills To scan the country, mile ' on mile. Then saunters down the rugged slopes And fares along with peaceful smile. SOME FEATURES OF THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN First and foremost, all the world's news by Associated Press, special correspondents and members of The Oregonian staff, making the fullest and moat complete record of any Pacific Coast newspaper. WHERE PROMINENT OREGON PIONEERS LIE AT REST Appropriate to the season when the founders of the Empire of the Pacific Northwest come together in a social way and recall the '40s and the '50s, we shall publish illus trations of the places where distin guished tloneers sleep their long sleep, and the inscriptions upon stones that mark the sacred spots. - At the head of the list is the grave of John McLoughlin, "father of Or egon." Colonel James W. Nesmith, General Joseph Lane and others are also represented. On Sunday, June 17, there will be another page devoted to the tombs of early pio neers at Salem. UNCLE SAM'S NEXT BIG LAND LOTTERY Within a year $20,000,000 worth of agricultural land in the Flathead Indian reservation In Western Mon tana will be given away by the United States Government. Chance will decide who gets the ouOO prizes. Now, when Indian lands In Okla homa were opened to white settle ment, the richest prizes went to the men mounted on the swiftest horses and carrying the best rifles. In the distribution of the Flathead terri tory, the parcels will go Into a lot tery wheel. The modus operandi is explained in a letter from Frank O. Carpenter. MAJESTIC CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEMPLE IN BOSTON There will be dedicated at Boston tomorrow by the Christian Scien tists the largest church in the Uni ted States and one of the finest. Its cost approximates $2,000,000. A large number of Portland adherents and members will be present at the cer emony. Beautiful illustrations are given, together with facts showing the wonderful growth of the move ment in the past five years. PARISIANS WHOSE FACES ARE THEIR FORTUNES An American correspondent who lives in Paris and knows its ins and outs writes of beautiful women who sell to rich idlers the privilege of raising their hats and receiving a smile on the fashionable boule vards. With this informa-tion comes a curious story of superstition over what in this country is called the hoodoo. SUSAN CLEGG ON TRIALS OF A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Anne Warner, who has made mil lions of Americans laugh over the monologues of Susan Clegg, has never written anything more hu. morous than the trials of Lucy Mulllns. She presents the mother-in-law In one phase of domesticity that other satirists have not ex ploited. STORIES TOLD ON JAPANESE TOWELS Something new in napery. Illus trated by photographs that will In terest the world feminine. They were introduced to Portland last week by Mrs. Oliver Ellsworth Wood, the wife of Colonel Wood, of Vancouver Barracks, who spent four years In the Orient and made a valuable collection. The little brown men are constantly making cartoons on towels in colors and illustrating historical events. TALL STORIES OF RAILROADING AWAY OUT WEST These have a semi-local flavor. They may not be absolutely true, because they flavor of exaggeration, yet they are readable and provo cative of smiles. GEORGE ADE IN PASTURES NEW A rich vein of humor the Hoosier philosopher has opened in his com ment on the great folk who ruled in Egypt 4000 years ago. He con nects them on their human side with people of the present day liv ing in Chicago and shows that hu man nature has undergone no change since the rule of Queen Hattie. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS IN PHILADELPHIA They have a ride In an airship, and when they alight on the statue of William Penn, they do things. BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS OF LITERARY FIELD Gossip concerning people in the world of letters will be found on The Oregonian's book page, as well as reviews of new books. Thir week's book reviews: "The Idlers," by Morley Roberts; "Sprigs o' Mint," by James Tandy Ellis; "Ex perimental Physiology and Anato i my for High Schools," by Walter Hollis Eddy; "The French Blood In America." by Luclan J. Fosdick; "Luminous Bodies. Here and Hore. after," by Charles Hallock: "Ebl Peechcrap and ! Wife at the Fair,"' by Herb Lewis; "The Fortune Hunter." by David Graham Phil lips; "Poems," by Colonel Hen ry Lynden Flash: "Some Fancies in Verse," by Mary Pettus Thomas; "American Poems. 1776-1900," edited by Augustus White Long; "The Voice of the Street," by Ernest Poole; "Brown of Moukden," by Herbert Strang; "Sirocco." by Ken neth Brown, and "Municipal Own ership in Great Britain," by Pro fessor Hugo Richard Meyer. NEWS AND GOSSIP IN THE SPORTING WORLD The Oregonian has the most com plete sporting news service in the Pacific Northwest The leased wires of the Associated Press are eupplemented by special corre spondence from all the news cen ters of the East and Pacific Coast, while The Oregonian's local staff of writers cover local events. The sporting pages tomorrow will con tain, in addition to the special cor respondence of H. W. Kerrigan, who is making a tour of Europe, studying athletio conditions, a spe cial letter from Harry B. Smith, a well-known sporting writer, for merly of Portland and now In San Francisco. WHAT IBSEN HAS DONE FOR THE DRAMA Emilie Frances Bauer contributes, in her New York letter, an Interest ing discussion of what Ibsen has done for the drama. She compares him with his imitators Sudermann and Hauptmann, and describes the qualities that make the Ibsen dramas distinctive. Gossip of the American metropolis Is also includ ed in her letter. PRIZE.WINNERS IN THE YEL LOWSTONE PARK CONTEST The Oregonian contest for free trips to the Yellowstone National - Park has ended. Tomorrow the prizewinners will be announced. The names of the winners will be eagerly read in every city and town of the Pacific Northwest The con test has been a notable success, and one of the most interesting ever conducted by a Pacific Coast newspaper.