THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTE3IBER 3, 1906.
SEES DIRE HEN
SOCIALISM
Pastor Beholds Dawn of a
Second French Revolution
Among Wage-Earners.
THE BIBLE HIS AUTHORITY
Klder George A. Snyder Says That In
Spite of Coming Struggle, the
Socialists Will Never See
Their Ideals Realized.
"A Prophecy of Socialism" was the sub
Jest of a discourse delivered yesterday
morning by Elder Georgs A. Snyder at
the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He
foretold an outbreak by Socialists which
would amount to an open revolt and cre
ate havoc with things economic and In
fact all existing Institutions. He took for
his text the words: "In the last days
rich men will heap their treasures to
gether and the laborers will cry out to
God for redress." also citing the opening
words of the prophecy, "Go to now. ye
rich men, weep and howl, for your mis
eries that shall come upon you." He
said in part:
What these miseries will be may be seen
1n the prophecy ot Habbakkuk. 2:l-vlil.. where
the laborers take up the cry against the rich
and say, "Woe unto him that Increaseth that
which 1 not hla."
This language is in spirit the very logan
of the Socialist party today. The outcome of
the rtruRRle Is thus foretold by the prophet:
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall
bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and
thou shalt be for booties unto them"? Does
this mean that Socialism will finally be driven
to d-peratlon and suddenly turn with dire
vengeance upon their opponents? It certainly
sounds that . way, and what makes it seem
more probabie is that only last March there
appeared In the Appeal to Reason a revolu
tionary article from Eugene V. Debs touching;'
the Moyer-Haywood Indictments. Among
other things. Debs said:
"If they murder Moyer, Haywood and their
brothers, a million revolutionists at least will
meet them with guns. . . . The worm turns
at last and so does the worker. Let them
dare to execute their devilish plot and every
state In this Union will resound with the
tramp of revolution."
Ho Justifies the Haymarket rioters thus:
"Nearly 0 years ago the capitalist tyrants
put some Innocent men to death for standing
tip for labor. There have been 20 years of
education, agitation and organization since
the Haymarket tragedy, and If an attempt is
made to repeat it, there will be a revolu
tion, and I will do all In my power to nre
clDltate It."
These quotations from a recent Socialist
candidate for the Presidency of the United
Ctatea clearly show that what Socialism falls
to secure by the ballot It openly proposes to
secure by the bullet. And by their own lan
guage all that it would take to precipitate an
armed revolution would be the termination of
some murder trial In a manner adverse to their
Ideas, It sounds more like an appeal to arms
than an "Appeal to Reason."
The Ideals of Socialism will never be real
ized because they are incompatible with hu
man nature. In this selfish world we never
see the lion lying down with the lamb until
after the lamb Is on the inside of the Hon.
Thl element of selfishness which permeates
even 'Socialism itself. Is fast driving modern
6octalista toward the same goal that was
reached by their prototypes In the French
Revolution.
About two centuries after Sir Thomas Moore
iwrote his famous description of an ideal com
monwealth, which he very properly called
"Utopia, or Nowhere," certain French writ
ers and leaders carried on a work of revo
lutionary education, agitation and organization
in order to demonstrate that what Moore
called "Nowhere" was In reality 'Now Here."
They succeeded In abolishing nobility and
turning everything Into their own channels.
A new era of liberty was proclaimed with
(September 22, 1792, as the natal day. They
had everything their own way for a while,
end in one short year they brought on the
"Reign of Terror."
When Madame Roland was about to be
placed under the "Holy Guillotine" she aald
to her murderers, "Instead of liberty you will
have licentiousness, and to that you all in
. your turn will fall victims. You will arte
lor bread and get corpses, and at length you
will bow down your necks to the yoke and
And your vile refuge -in the rule of a despot."
Her words soon came true. Barely six years
passed before there arose from the ranks of
the revolutionists a Bonaparte, who soon
turned their boasted liberty back into the
realm of "Nowhere" and established at first
a veiled despotism, and then the real un
masked article. Such is the historical logic
of all similar Utopian efforts, and if "history
repeats itself" again, modern Socialism is
moving toward a elmllar goal as fast as "ed
ucation, agitation and organization" can carry
It.
CHURCH AXD WORKIXGMAN
Jiev. D. A. Thompson Says Golden
r Rule AV111 Settle Labor Problems.
"The Church and the 'W'orkingman"
was the subject of a sermon last night
by Rev. D. A. Thompson in the Sell
wood Presbyterian Church.
"The term worklngman," said the
speaker, "is one of respect and a badge
of honor. This is a working world and
a world of work awaits us on every
hand. A man who can work and will
not is a drone and an abomination and
a dangerous member of society. "Work
Is not ail physical labor. The old dis
tinction between productive and non
productive labor Is no longer drawn,
for all labor is productive which meets
a need or adds to the world's good or
happiness.
"A man whose hands are hardened Is
no more a laborer than one whose
hands are soft and white, provided
each contributes his share toward the
welfare of society. One may lahor phy
sically, the other mentally. A man
whose genius manages a large indus
trial or mercantile establishment, or
whose lntelect dominates an institu
tion of learning' is as truly a laborer as
he who wields a pick or axe. The dig
nity of labor remains unquestioned as
long as we remember that our master
was a laboring man.
-That there should be a. problem be
tween the laboring man and the church
is not only strange, but sad. That the
church founded by a laboring man
should grow out of touch with laborers
is strange indeed, yet such would seem
to be Indicated by our theme. How
has it come about? The estrangement
has come about partly through the
tault of ttt church, and partly through
the fault of the worklngman. The
church has failed to keep in touch with
the problems of capital and labor and
in sympathy with the wage earner.
The worklngman has failed to recog
nize the chuich as the one place where
absolute equality exists and a false
pride has kept him from claiming the
privileges and assuming the responsi
bilities that were Justly his. He has
allowed the lodge and the union to
usurp the place in his life that the
church once held.
"The church has failed to provide for
the exigencies of the day and her fol
lowers have sought the needed things
elHewhere. The church is at fault for
lack of sympathy and interest; the la
borer is at fault for a supersensltlve-
ness and for allowing anything to
stand between himself and his God.
"The remedy will come only when
we forget that there is a laboring class
and regard the man who toils intellec
tually equally a laborer with the man
who toils physically. The remedy will
come when capital and labor apply the
golden rule, when men care less for
dollars and more for souls, less for
place and position and praise in this
world and more for the life that shall
be. Co-operation will not solve the
problem, profit-sharing will not solve
it; trade unions, federations of labor,
socialism, government ownership, la
bor bureaus, labor legislation will not
solve it, but only when we recognize
the great fatherhood of God and the
common brotherhood of man.
"When we are ruled by the spirit of
Christ will the problem of church and
worklngman be solved.
WHAT IS GOD TO TOTJ?"
Dr. Short Contrasts Fear and Iiove
as Actuating Motives.
The Taylor-Street Methodist Church
was crowded to the doors yesterday and
many were turned away. Dr. Short led
the singing, and also sang "The Holy
City." which produced a splendid Im
pression. The morning sermon was upon
the subject "What Is God to You?"
Taking as his text, "And Jacob saw
by the fear of his father Isaac," the
pastor said in part;
The agreement between Laban and Jacob
was sealed and solemnized by an oath. La-
ban swearing by the God of Abraham ana
the God of Nahor. and Jacob swearing by the
fear of 'his father. Isaac, The key of this
text lies in the word fear. It denotes the
conception of God as held by both Isaac and
Jacob, and reveals the motive which actuated
their worship. To fear God was the teaching
Jacob received, rather to venerate and love
God. Service rendered because of fear rather
than service because of love. Only that serv
ice la acceptable to God which is the outcome
of willing obedience, and that which Is oth
erwise rendered is not obedient service.
What Is God to you? What motive actu
ates your service? Rear because of disobedi
ence or is it a deep anxiety of heart to
do those things pleasing unto Him who you
delight to call Father? Men, am a rule, ex
press their conception of God by their rela
tion to Him. Ideas of God are regulative and
fundamental. As a man thlnketh In his heart
so is he. Thoughts are determining. They
decide belief. Belief decides the character
of both individuals and nations, and character
decides destiny. O man, think, and think
right thoughts. And think of God not as fear,
but as Father.
As Father he flnst reveals himself to the
subjective soul the intuition. Then He re
veals himself also as Father in His manifold
providences. Would you catch a vision of
your father. God? Read the story, "From
Bethlehem to Calvary." He that sees Christ
sees the Father. Nothing here for the obedi
ent child to fear. Even the hostile critic
said of Jesus, "We see no fault in Htm."
Then no fault with God, Son, Father. For as
the heart of Christ broke for the sins of men,
so also went out the Father heart. What Is
God to you? He Is not yours to fear, but
yours to love, and love Him you must and
will If you are obedient to his will. Diso
bedience always has and ever will cause fear;
but obedience, which Is the outgrowth and
fruit of perfect love, casteth out fear. If
you have wandered away from God, become
disobedient and fear Him, in the name of His
undying love I beg you, come home to your
Father.
PREACHES IiABOR DAY SERMOX
Evening Service by Dr. McGlade at
Mizpah Presbyterian Church.
"The Church in Its Relation to the
Labor Problem" was the theme of a ser
mon at the Mizpah Presbyterian Church,
Mary and Powell streets, last evening,
'ine pastor. Dr. McGlade, spoke upon the
text, Mark vi:3, "Is not this the carpenter,
the son of Mary?" He said. In part:
"One is glad to' find this reference in
the Gospel to the avocation which Jesus
followed. As only one phase of the great
mission of the Son of Man, and that In
cidental to his spiritual work, this fact
that Jesus labored, toiled at the bench,
identified himself with the laboring
classes, must always remain significant
to the race. 'Raise the stone and thou
shalt find me; cleave the' wood and there
am I.
"Christianity Is a friend of those who
toil. The church has no greater mission
than to bring the blessed gospel of the
Son of God to those who labor; to bring
them to their Lord; to give to them all
the Joy, comfort, hope and love of him
who died for them.
If ever the church and the laboring
classes were separated to any extent, they
have become more closely identified In the
last few years.
"The Presbyterian church has estab
lished, in connection with the board of
home missions, "the department of church
and labor.' Appreciating the increasing
importance of the labor problem and rec
ognizing its moral and religious character,
it has set to work to study the industrial
question in the various localities, especial
ly In the larger cities,
"There is, perhaps, no more aggressive
and successful work being done by the
church than this. The superintendent,
Charles Stelzle, himself a union man, has
awakened general interest in both church
and labor circles, and has brought the
two into a vital, sympathetic relation.
"Possibly never before has it been so
widely recognized In labor circles that
Jesus Christ dignified all labor by follow
ing an avocation; that he would enter into
the hearts of those who toil to bless, com
fort, inspire and save them; and that his
church was meant to be the home of the
toiler.
This Is the Gospel of Labor,
Ring it ye bells of the kirk!
The Lord of Love came down from above
To live with men who work.
'PRIDE AND. HUMANITY.'
Sermon by Rev. Hiram Vrooman, of
the Swedenborgian Church,
Rev. Hiram Vrooman, pastor of the
Swedenborgian Church, addressed a con
gregation on "Pride and Humility" yes
terday morning at Knights of Pythias
Hall. In the course of his remarks, he
said:
"Nothing Is worse than mistaking for
religion that which is not religion. The
confusing of good with evil and the ac
knowledging of evil to be good is the in
evitable result. I recently read a strong
argument In defense of the righteousness
of pride wherein much of the argument
was true. But, unfortunately, the author
was, all the way through, ascribing to
pride what was not pride, but what rather
belonged to humility.
"Pride is not self-esteem. It should not
be confused with self-confidence. Neither
is humility self-abasement. Humility does
not prevent a man from holding positive
opinions or from taking the lead In va
rious occupations. It does not cause a
man to be less aggressive when he thinks
he Is right, neither does It cause him to
underestimate his own powers, nor to un
dervalue his own relative Importance.
"Humility is that normal and common
cense attitude toward self which enables
one to Judge of himself without partiality
and according to his real relative worth
and importance.
"Pride is an Insane prejudice, an artful
liar, which deceives a man about himself.
It is the instigator of much of the self
deception. It causes a man to overesti
mate his own relative importance and
the relative value of those things which
he calls his own.
"There is a nervous disease which
causes its victim to have the feeling that
his body Is a hundred times larger than
It actually is. The arm, for Instance,
feels as though it were the size of a tree.
Pride is a feeling of the mind which
causes a sense of personal exaggeration
quite as much out of proportion to actual
ities as is illustrated by this nervous dis
ease of the body."
OPEN NEW CHURCH
Swedish Lutherans Dedicate
Edifice Just Completed.
SERMON BY DR. C. E. FRISKE
"The Amiableness of the Lord's Tab
ernacles" Is the Subject of Ded
icatory Discourse at Nine
teenth and Irving.
With services befitting the occasion,
the new edifice which has been erected
at Nineteenth and Irving Streets by the
Swedish Evengelical Lutheran Ira-
manuel congregation was dedicated
FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE THEIR
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MR. AXD MRS. B. P. RICHARDSON. OF LAXE COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Richardson, of Lane County, who are among the old
est and most respected pioneers of Oregon, have the distinction of having
been married 68 years last June, their wedding having occurred on the
Platte River as they were en route across the plains in 1848. Mr. Richardson
was born January 1, 1823, on a farm In Franklin County, Missouri. He
started on his Journey "West May 1. 1848, in company with his parents and
a train of emigrants, meeting among this number Miss Julatha Cox, daugh
ter of Solomon Cox. When the train of 36 wagons reached the South Platte
River, near Fort Laramie, a halt was made for the wedding, Mr. William
Blain performing the ceremony. There were 20 guests present and a bridal
'supper was served after the ceremony, consisting of antelope pot pie, dried
apple and dried peach pies.
The party crossed the mountains by the Barlow Gate and reached the
present site of Oregon City in good time, purchasing their household outfit
at that place before going up the Willamette Valley to the Long Tom.
Here, six miles northwest of the present Junction City, they took up a land
claim. They now live on a small farm at Lancaster, three miles north of
Junction City. This couple have had 12 children, eight of them now liv
ing are J. M. Richardson and Mrs. Fannie Casteel, of Portland; Mrs. A. E.
Judson, Aberdeen, Wash.; Mrs. Lucy Perkins, Mrs. Maggie Cook, Douglas
and Green Richardson, all of Junction City, and Sol Richardson, of Ho
quiam. Wash. They have 25 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. , On
July 4 last, there was a family reunion at Independence Rock, on the Sweet
water. ' ' "
yesterday afternoon. A large attend
ance of members and friends marked
the opening of the new church and
special music characterized the. ser
vices. The sermon was delivered by
Dr. C. E. Friske, who took for his sub
ject "The Amiableness of the Lord's
Tabernacles." After congratulating
the congregation upon the completion
of Its beautiful new home, he said in
part:
The church is Indeed the mainstay of the
state and community, the mother of the
greatest and noblest attainments of man
kind, and the grandest and most blessed in
stitution founded upon the earth: for It Is a
divine institution against which the sates of
hell s'nall not prevail. The church towers
over the wrecks of the mighty, their king
doms and principalities, and shall do so over
all the wrecks of time, because it Is founded
upon the eternal rock, Christ Jesus, the son
of the living God. Blessed that city or com
munity whose churches thrive and grow
strong and sound In faith and whose dens of
Infamy and sources of corruption are blotted
out.
Only a true child of God loves and de
lights in his tabernacles and the true wor
ship of the triune God. But, even though
the world were full of those who mocked
and denied the declaration of the psalmist
about the amiableness of the Lord's taber
nacles, still that would not Invalidate or
refute the scriptures or make them an un
truth, for God is truthful though every man
should be a liar, and his words remain an
eternal truth. We cannot by our belief or
disbelief make or unmake the truth thereof.
It is sad. Indeed, that there are those who
have no delight in the tabernacles of the
Lord, to whom it is the greatest torment to
attend services and engage in devotional ex
ercises and Christian works, but whose chief
and only delights are the vain, frivolous and
debasing carnal pleasures.
Now we observe an increasing 'delight in
worldly Institutions of enjoyment theaters,
skating rinks, the dancehall all sorts of
pastimes, or the comforts of home, and at
the same time a waning of the delight in
the tabernacles of the Lord. And verily
such is the craving for these worldly pleas
ures that churches are planned, constructed
and equipped to supply these various so
called needs of the times and the pleasure
hunting public Against such decline we
must ever guard.
No, it Is not the bouse, the tabernacle,
with all its grandeur and paraphernalia,
which prompts a God-loving soul to pro
claim his delight in the Lord's tabernacles,
for the sublimest and most devout acclaims
of that kind have been oblivious to the
works and services of man. It requires a
quickened, God-communing soul, one whose
Joy is in God, in his commandments, his
way, his salvation and life; one who has
tasted the buoyant, electrifying, rejuvenat
ing elixir of divine life, eternal life, and has
come to the sanctuary of God, casting off his
worldly cares, bent upon nothing but the
worship of God In truth and In spirit. He
may then have been on Mount Gerizlm. in
Jerusalem, in Portland or the most Insig
nificant place under the sun.
Here Is the fount of regeneration, the
heavenly nursery, the place of holy cove
nant and the well-supplied armory for a
successful life contest. Here the good shep
herd leads .us to the green pastures and
living waters, refreshing our souls and spir
its, pouring out upon us his blessings to
overflowing. Here we axe trained to love
and bless God and our lellowmen, to become
the beat of citizens of the present Govern
ment and citizens of the Kingdom of God.
Here In the Lord's tabernacles the Lord of
Hosts gives his commands and most tenderly
cares for us and supplies all our wants.
May your beautiful sanctuary be crowded
to the doors with such worshipers as shall
say in truth: "How amiable are thy taber
nacles, O Lord of Hosts," and may your
pastor be given grace to proclaim the gospel
message from a heart overflowing with that
same delight, and may that Joy In the
Lord's sanctuary become ever mightier and
mightier and finally merge Into the grand
song of praise to the Lamb that was slain
and hath redeemed us unto God with his
blood. Peace, love, Joy and faith be multi-
piled unto you and a steady growth In all
Christian graces and virtues through Christ
Jesus our Lord..
FOREST GUARDS INEFFICIENT
Statement or Rev. A. J. Montgomery
x at Third Presbyterian Church.
"Why this inefficiency In the protection
of our forests from the destruction of
fires ? It was not always so. It is be
cause the efficient foresters, like Aschoff
and others, who loved the forest and were
true woodmen, have been weeded out and
others less efficient put in their places."
The foregoing was the conclusion an
nounced last night by Rev. Andrew J.
Montgomery, at the Third Presbyterian
Church, in the course of his description
of his vacation, spent at Mount Hood.
Rev. Mr. Montgomery went over the ex
periences of August, and among other In
teresting things told about the forest fires
he saw. He said that he saw nine forest
fires from Mount Hood, and he described
one that was eight miles long that started
In the Bull Run reserve, but which had
swept outward toward the tollgate. Trees
that had been a century in growing were
burned and stripped of their foliage in
an instant. Rev. Mr. Montgomery said
it was not in the power of words to de
scribe adequately this big fire that swept
all before It. He spoke of the imminent
danger to the Bull Run reserve In case
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come.
In the course of his address, Mr. Mont
gomery asked the question: "What is the
cause of this inefficiency in the protection
of the timber resources of our state that
are being devastated in these fires?
"You ask one of the rangers where these
fires start from and he will innocently
tell you from lightning," he said, "and
yet we had no storms during August and
no lightning. As we came to the tollgate
we saw a fire in a stump, left there by a
camper, which we extinguished. The soil
of the mountains Is permeated with pine
needles and combustible vegetation that
will burn for long distances. When out
with a friend we saw a fire about five
miles off. Just starting, probably from
some careless camper, and reported It to
a forest ranger, but he paid little atten
tion to it, and three days after had not
even been to look after it. There is a rea
son for this inefficiency, and it is' In the
weeding out of the men of experience
men who knew the mountains and the
woods and placing in charge men with
out experience and who are not skilled
In woodcraft. The forests are in charge
of the Department of Agriculture. It
ought to be transferred to the War De
partment. It needs a strong hand."
"THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN"
Sermon by E. Nelson Allen at Haw
thorne Presbyterian Church,
"The Brotherhood of Man" was the sub
ject of the sermon yesterday morning at
the Hawthorne Park Presbyterian Church
by the pastor. Rev. E. Nelson Allen. His
text was from Acts xvli, 24-26. Mr. Allen
opened his discourse by thanking the con
gregation for the vacation which he had
Just enjoyed, and remarked that he had
returned renewed in spirit and in body.
The sermon was to show that the ten
dency of the world is toward democracy
and equality of the races, eliminating
war, bloodshed and broadening all char
ity. Justice and mercy.
"True democracy and love of humanity
came with the man of Nazareth, and lit
tle was known of human sympathy and
love for one another," said the speaker,
"before Christ came and taught the broth
erhood of the human race. That was a
great scene the other day when the great
political leader stood at Madison Square,
New York, and proclaimed the coming
issues of the political campaign to more
than 25,000 people, but Infinitely greater
was Paul and theoccasion when he stood
on Mars Hill and proclaimed the broth
erhood of man and declared that God
'hath made of one blood all nations of
men.' A new civilization sprang from
that declaration.
"At Athens three-fourths of the people
were the slaves of the other one-fourth,
but the great commoner thundered forth
the brotherhood of all' men, and that dec
laration has been working its way into
human society. Its conception has been
slow, but it has been coming, instilling
the true princlnles of democracy, that all
men are free and equal."
In the evening the services were appro
priate to Labor day, and Mr. Allen deliv
ered a sermon along that line.
Tug-of-Var Tournament.
The Portland Tug-of-War Associa
tion is preparing to hold a tournament
at the Tivoli gardens, September 30.
Several teams have already entered for
the contests and others are planning to
do so. It is expected that the meet
will be one of the most successful of
the kind yet held in the city. Emil
Glutsch has been selected to referee
the contests, which will be held on a
platform 100 feet long, which has been
built especially for the occasion. The
Judges will be selected at the time of
the tournament.
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HOME TO DIE
Aged Chinese Will Depart to
Be Buried Beside Bones
of Their Ancestors.
AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE
About 70 Will Iave Portland To
morrow for Tacoma, Where They
Will Board a Ship for the
Flowery Kingdom.
All Chinatown was in mourning yester
day. The Chinese government is furnish
ing transportation for all the old and
afflicted Chinese who wish to return
home, and many are taking advantage of
the situation. Between 60 and 70 will go
from Portland to Tacoma, where they will
board a ship for the land of their birth.
The tiartv will leave this city tomorrow
evening and sail from Tacoma on Wednes
day. Yesterday 55 had maae application
to Wov Back Hin. at 244 Yamhill street.
who has the arrangements In hand for the
Chinese government.
A few weeks ago. for the first time, the
Chinese government sent word to its Min
ister at Washington, D. C that all unina
men in .the United States would be taken
home free, providing they were old and
disabled, crippled or suffering from some
disease. All that is necessary for a Chi
naman to secure transportation Is for him
to get the indorsement of a reputable
Chinese merchant to the effect that the
applicant is aged and unable to travel
without financial assistance.
Thousands of Chinese from all parts of
the United States have left the country
since their government offered them help.
Hundreds are continuing to go. The last
shipment of old men where the money Is
furnished by the Chinese officials will
leave Tacoma this week. Nearly 400 left
San Francisco on the ill-fated Manchuria,
which went on the reef on the Island of
Oahu, Hawaii. Since the San Francisco
earthquake and fire, nearly 2000 Chinese
have left the ruined city for their native
land. It has cost the government of China
In the neighborhood of $60,000.
Taking Their Last Trip.
In nearly every case the Chinaman re
turning is old, decrepit and indigent. In
fact, he is going to his home for the sole
purpose of dying. The Chinese have a
horror of passing away in this country,
and the last effort of nearly every indi
vidual Is to get back among his own peo
ple. Frequently one dies here and he Is given
the usual burial. Every two or three
years the bones of the dead are exhumed,
scraped and prepared and shipped to the
relatives in China, There they are scraped
again, treated, finally placed In glass Jars,
which are securely sealed and burled. The
Chinese believe this will bring them good
luck and assist in keeping away the evil
spirit. Should good fortune not overtake
them within a reasonably short time after
burying the bones of some relative, they
are taken up and transplanted again in
some other locality with the hopes of a
change of luck.
All of the larger Oriental vessels sailing
from Seattle and San Francisco carry
hundreds of old and disabled Chinese. On
every trip one or more of the old men
pass away. The sight Is a pitiable one,
Manv of them are barely able to move
about, live in the steerage and cling to
life with the only desire to reach their
native shores before death overtakes
them. But some of them do not start
soon enough and die en route.
The Chinese have a dread of the thought
of being burled at sea. As this is the
usual custom when a person dies on ship
board, some years ago the Chamber of
Commerce at Hongkong provided an al'
lowance to prevent the burial of Chinese
in the ocean. The Pacific Mail liners and
the Great Northern Steamship vessels are
all provided with coffins by the Hongkong
organization, and when a celestial ales
on board he is embalmed at the expense
of the Chamber of Commerce and taken
to his destination. This custom is In
vogue only among the Chinese all Japa
nese who die on a ship at sea are buried
in the water.
Will Bid Them Good-By.
Chinatown was brooding yesterday over
the preparation for departure of some of
Oregon s Chinese pioneers, Dut today ana
tomorrow will be one of celebration. Re
ceptions for the old fellows will be given
and in many cases collections taken up
for them. In addition to providing the
old men with railroad fare and tickets
across the Pacific, the Chinese govern
ment furnishes each individual with $5 in
cash for Incidental expenses.
One of the old men, leaving Portland
tomorrow forever has been a resident
here for half a century. Of late he has
been an-employe of Seld Back's store, on
Second street. ' Yesterday he was paid oft
and with the others will go home to die.
Many of the other departing Orientals
have lived here from 30 to 45 years. Chong
Ming, a well-known character in police
circles, will Join the exodus. Chong has
been known as a fighter,- but realizes that
old age is overtaking him and with all
his courage he cannot escape death.
Lee Fong Is another who will Join the
aged excursionists. Lee Fong Is what
the Americans call a happy-go-lucky sort
of a chap. He doesn't worry about any
thing. He has lived many years no one
knows how long. He never worked, but
got along In his easy-going way. Nobody
seems to be aware of his exact age. Due
he Is probably the oldest member of the
party.
Le Fong smokes opium and doesn't care
who knows it. And. furthermore, he will
take his "outfit with him, and as he is
always smoking, it will not be many
months when some day he will take a few
breaths, his heart will fail to be etimu
lated by the opium smoke, his muscles
will relax and old Lee Fong, formerly of
Portland, will be laid away in a grave in
China.
Woy Back Hin, of Portland, has charge
of all the Chinese from the Northwest
who wish to get back to China with this
last offer of the government. As a result
he is besieged with letters from Seattle
and all the other cities and towns In this
section of the country.
Tomorrow night be will take his little
Portland party to Tacoma. Wednesday
the old men will stagger aboard the await
ing vessel, be Joined by hundreds of oth
ers from everywhere, and within a few
weeks they will all be home home, sweet
home In China.
Epidemic of Hog Cholera.
SEASIDE. Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) E.
K. Willard, who runs a dairy on the
Wauhama, reports an epidemic of hog
cholera throughout his neighborhood.
Millard has eight fine porkers that he In
tended to slaughter within a few days,
but the cholera beat him to them. Mr.
Thompson, a neighbor, who Is also in the
dairying business, has lost all his hogs,
and Mr. Dawson, who lives on the Clat
sop Plains, has lost his entire herd from
the disease.
Millard, who Is familiar with hog chol-
A UNIQUE
ENTERTAINMENT
The citizens of Portland are to
have the pleasure of listening to a
very unique entertainment next Tues
day evening at the Taylor-street M.
E Church, corner Third and Taylor
streets. The entertainment in ques
tion will consist of a recital by Mr.
C. Arthur Longwell, of New York,
assisted by Mr. Uom Zan, so well
known to all Portlanders.
Mr. Longwell will play several
numbers on a new and marvelous
player piano, and will also play the
accompaniments tor Mr. Zah on the
same instrument. This recital is to
be given under the auspices of Sher
man, Clay & Co., successors to the
Allen & Gilbert-Ramaker Company,
and the instrument in question will
be the A. B. Chase Player Piano.
The following press notice will be
of interest:
The A. B. Chase Player Is a marvel of
Ingenious simplicity, and the term 'artist
ic' naturally is applied to it after listening
to its wonaenui capaDinties as aemon
strated by the extremely talented Mr.
Longwell, whose interpretations are mas
terly and delightful. The programme was
a beautiful arraneement and well designed
to test the powers of the self-player. Un
der Mr. Long-well's artistic handling it
was maae a vericaoie musical treat as
well as an exploitation of a wonderful
piece of mechanism. The audience was
iiighly enthusiastic. From Chicago Mu
sical Times.
Remember the date, Tuesday even
ing, September 4, First Methodist
Church, corner Third and Taylor
streets. Admission free.
era in Illinois, says this acts somewhat
differently from the type In that State.
The hogs here linger for a week to 15
days before succumbing to the disease.
SCHILLER TEAM DEFEATED
Kelso Aggregation Downs the Crack
Portland Balltossers.
KELSO, Wash.. Sept. 2 (Special.)
In a ball game this afternoon that was
chock full with good playing, Kelso's
balltossers defeated the Schijlers. The
crack Portland aggregation fell a 9. to
5 victim to Hull's curves, while Kelso
landed on Springer and Myers for a
total of nine blnglets, that called for
a total of nine runs.
The game was marked by the heavy
hitting of Daggy, who straightened
out two shoots for a couple of two
baggers, both of which were produc
tive of runs. Graham also made two
drives that were good for extra bases.
The game was tied in the fifth
inning by a hit by Oliver. Kelso came
back in the sixth inning and chased
two runs over the circuit. In Kelso's
lucky eighth canto three more runs
were registered.
Kelso 31000203 9 9 3
Schillers .. 01201000 1 5 6 3
Batteries Hull and Thurston;
Springer, Myers and Slavln.
Umpires Devers and Pumroy.
Hunter's Hand Is Shattered.
CHE HA LIS, Wash., Sept. 2. (Special.)
While hunting today, Casper Frogner had
part of his right hand blown off by a
shotgun.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
EAST via
SOUTH
UNION DEPOT.
8:45 P. M.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem. Rose
burs, Ashland,
Sacramento, Og
jen. San Fran
lsco, Stockton,
Los Angeles, El
Paso, New Or
leans and the
East.
Morning train
connects at
Woodburn dally
except Sunday
with trains for
Mt. Angel. Sliver
ton, Brownsville,
Spring-Held, Wend
ling and Natron.
Sugene passenger
connects at
Woodburn with
Mt. Angel and
Sllverton local.
Corvallis passen
ger. Sheridan passen
ger. Forest Grove pas
senger 7:25 A. M.
8:00 A. M.
7:15 P. M.
4:15 P. M.
10:35 A M.
7:00 A. M.
4:50 P. M.
58:00 P. M.
11:00 A. M.
5:50 P. M.
8:35 A M.
:50 P. M.
10:20 A. M.
Dally. Daily except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN
SERVICE AND YAMHILL.
DIVISION.
Depot, Foot of Jefferson Street.
Leave Portland daily for Oswego at 7:40
A. M. ; 12:50. 2:05, 5:20, 6:25. 8:30. 10:10,
11:30 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 5:30, 0:30,
6:40, 10:25 A. M. Sunday only, 6 A. M.
Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland,
dally, 8:35 A M . 1:55, 3:05, 6:15, 7:35. 9:55,
11:10 P. M.; 12:25 A M. Dally except Sun
day. 6:25. 7:25, 0:35, 11:45 A M. Sunday
only, 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and in
termediate points dally, 7:30 A. M. and 4:15
P. M. Arrive Portland, 10:15 A M. and 6:25
P. M.
The Independence-Monmouth Motor Line
operates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, con
necting with S. P. Co.'s trains at Dallas and
Independence.
First-class fare from Portland to Sacra
mento and San Francisco. $20; berth. $5.
Second-class fare, $15; second-class berth,
$2.50.-
Tlckets to Eastern points and Europe; also
Japan, China, Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE. Corner Third and
Washington Sts. Phone Maul 713.
C. W. STINGER, WM. M 'M CRRAY,
City Ticket Agent. Ceo. Pus. Agt.
PORTLAND -ASTORIA ROUTE
Fast Sir. TELEGRAPH
Makes round trip daily (except Son
day). Leaves 'Alder-street dock 7 A.
M. ; returning leaves Astoria 2:30
P. lL, arriving Portland 9 P. M.
Telephone Main 685.
San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Co.
Leave PORTLAND, with freight only.
."AZTEC," September 8.
BARRACOUTA." September 12.
"COSTA RICA." September 15.
Leave 6 AN FRANCISCO, with freight only.
"BARRACOUTA," September 3.
"COSTA RICA," September 7.
' Subject to change without notice.
Freight received dally at Alnsworth Dock.
Phone Main 268. J. H. Dewson. Agent.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamers Pomona and Oregona for Salem
and way landings from Taylor-street dock,
dally (except Sunday) at 6:45 A. M.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION" CO.
Otflce and Dock, foot Taylor SU
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Throurh Pullman standard and tourist
Sleeping cara dally to Omana. Chicago. Spo-
aane; tourist sleeping car daily to Kansas
City. Reclining chair cars (seats free) ta IM
Jast cally.
UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrive.
CHIC AGO-PORTLAND .
SPECIAL (or the Ssat :30 A M. 6:00 P. it.
via Huntington. Dally. Dally.
jroKAMBFLTra. "'"any.' "afrr.'.
. ror Eaetera Washington. Walia Walla.
Iftonoeur d'Aiene and Great Northern points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS 8:15 P. 14. T:15 A M.
for the Kast via Hun;- Dally. Dally.
tngton.
PORTLAND - BIOOS 8:1 A. M- 6:0O P. M
OCAL. for all local
solnu between Blags
and Portland.
RIVER 8 CHB PTJLIC
"PH ASTORIA and 80 P. M. 5:00 P. M,
-r.w Plnt connecting Dally. Dally.
ltn steamer for Ilwa- except except
North Beach Sunday. Sunday.
?"'L H""J. Asa- Saturday
10:00 P.M.
on0?lt?ATll0- 0r' 7:00 A. M. 5:90 P. M
Kim I P" Tmh Dally. Dally,
dock JL,""- A"h-t. except except
dock (water pejo Sunday. Sunday.
Kti1 lda"o. and way points from
T .w Vh; LeT Rlparla 6:40 A M .
or npon arrival tni. xr . . r- .
- y.rz mparia 0:4O A. M..
" "2a "'vl train No. 4. dally except S.u
Frldar Arrtv R'W P. M. dally except
tJE .Third and Washington.
J.W?2. M " m' c- w- Btlnrer. City
Ticket Agt.i Win. HcMurray. Gen. Pass. Agt.
THE COMFORTABLE WAY.
TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY
THE ORIENTAL LIMITED -Tbe
Fast Mall
VIA SEATTLE OR SPOKANE.
eWlfllW
' Dally. PORTLAND Dally.
Leave. Time Schedule. Arrive.
a.WoB1To and from Spo
e.duamkane gu paul Mln. 7:00am
neapolls. Duluth and
1:45 pm All Points East Via 6:50 pm
Seattle. I
To and from St. I
Paul. Minneapolis.!
1:15 pti Duluth and All 8:00pm
Points East Via
i Spokane. I
Great Northern Steamship Co.
Sailing from Seattle for Japan
and China ports and Manila, car
rying passengers and freight.
S. S. Dakota. September X.
8. 8. Minnesota. October SO.
NIPPON YCSEN KAISHA.
(Japan Mall Steamship Co.)
S. S. AKI MARU will sail from
Seattle about September 4 for Ja
pan and China ports, carrying pas
sengers and freight.
For tickets, rates, berth reserva
tion, etc.. call on or address
H. DICKSON, C. P. A T. A
1SS Third St.. Portland. OrT
Phone Main 680.
TIME CARD
OFJRAINS
PORTLAND
DAILY.
Depart. Arrive.
Yellowstone Park - Kansas
Ctty-St. Louis Special for
Chehalls. Centralis, Olym
pla GrayB Harbor, South
Bend, Tacoma, Seattle, Spo
kane, Lewlston, Butte. Bil
lings, Denver, Omaha,
Kansas City, St. Louis and
Southwest 8:30 am 4:30 pm
North Coast Limited, elec
tric lighted, for Tacoma,
Seattle, Spokane, Butte,
Minneapolis, St. Paul and
the East . 2:00 pm 7:00am
Pueet Sound Limited for
Claremont, Chehalls, Cen
tralia, Tacoma and Seattle
only 4:30 pm 10:65 pm
Twin City Express for Ta
coma, Seattle, Spokane,
Helena, Butte, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Lincoln,
Omaha, St. Joseph, St.
Louis, Kansas City, with
out chanice of cars. Direct
connections for all points
Bast and Southeast 11:45 pm 6:50 pm
A D. Charlton, Assistant General Passen
ger Agent. 255 Morrison St., corner Third,
Portland, Or.
Astoria and Columbia
River Railroad Co.
mm
Leaves, UNION DEPOT. Arrives.
IaUr. For Maygers, Rainier. Dally.
Clatskanle. Westport.
Clifton. Astoria. War-
:OOAM. renton, Flavel. Ram- 11:58 AX
mond. Fort 8tevena,
Gearhart Park. Sea
side. Astoria and sea
shore. T'.OO P. M. Express Dally. 8:50 P. M
Astoria Expraaa.
Dally.
leave Portland 8:10 P. M.
C A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO.
Conun'L Agt.. 248 Alder rt. O. F. 4k P. 4
Phone Main 80S.
Colombia River Scenery
Regulator Line Steamers
THE EXCURSION STEAMER "BA1LBT
GATZERT" makes round trips to CA8CAD9
LOCKS every Sunday, leaving PORTLAND
at 8 A. M., returning arrives 6 p. if.
Daily service between Portland and Th
Dalles except Sunday, leaving Portland at T
A M.. arriving about 6 P. M.. carrying
freight and passengers. Splendid accomme
datlons for outfits and livestock.
Dock foci of Aider street. Portland foot
of Court street. Xha. Dalles. Phuue'liaJn
814. Portland.
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
ROUTE.
From Seattle at 9 P. M.
for Ketchikan, Juneau.
Skagway. White Horse,
Dawson and Fairbanks.
8. S. City of Seattle, Au
gust 30.
S. S. Humboldt. Septem
ber 3.
S. S. Cottage City (via Sitka). September 8.
FOR NOME. Sfnator. September If).
FOR SAN FRANCISCO DIRECT.
From Seattle at & A. M. Umatilla. Sep.
tember 2: City of Puebla, September 7; Queen.
September 12.
Portland Office. 249 Washington St.
Main 229.
O. M. Lee, Pass. 4c Ft. Agt.
C. D. DUNANN.- G. P. A.. San Francisco.
Steamer Chas. R. Spencer
FAST TIME
Up the beautiful ColumWa, the most enjoy
able of river trips. Leaves foot Oak at for
The Dalles and way points dally. Leave dally
except Sunday at 7 A. M., returning at 10
P. M. Freight received for all DrlnciDal nv
lanrtinra. Pbona Mala 2ao0.