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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORyiXG OREGON IAN, MONDAY, ' JANUARY 7, 1907. BROG THE CITY COUNCIL Defeat of Members Is Predict ed in Sertnon on Human Ups and Downs. SAYS THEY ARE CORRUPT Pastor Prays for City's Rulers and Denounces Thorn as Stupid and Venal I'rRCM People o Repudiate Tlicm. . , Dr. J. Wliltoomb F.rmi?her preached last night at the White Temple 0:1 "The T'ps and Downs of Dice.' Him sermon was along: the line of the old proverb, "It's a long road thai never turns." "All," he salJ,. "have their ups and downs." "The City Council," he said, "will not be up wnc-n tho people of .Portland gret a, fluince at them, for the people of this city do not like to be ruled by unprin cipled jackasses." He said in part: The extremes of life are continually forcing themselves upon us. All life con . cists of ups and downs. Sometimes it 'looks aa if It were all "down" with some people, and with others It looks as If it were "all ups." Hut no person's life con sists In all downs or all ups. Llfe b not a straight line, either up or down. It Is a spiral. If the tendency of life Is con tinually down, there is still the call of the hiKher nature, tliat would lead u, man up If he would heed the call. If the ten dency of a. man's life Is up. there Is still the gravitation down that would pull him to ruin if he would yield to It. As to which one will conuuer depends upon character and life's great tendency. .Life Is a ship at sea. The great vessel rlsea and fulls from the crem of tlia wave to the trough of the sea, but finally pails triumphantly into the harbor. That life is a. siiri-rSB, wltloii. mattrlij( botti tips and downs, finally accomplishes the oojoct of existence. Faul said that he tiad learned hdw to be abased and how to rVkhiik). It us study for a ffw moments toriljjlit tlie Bwrpt of suceeafHlly In if wltl. tlie oxtreirifH that w- nieet In 1 f fe You will have both. It will not be "all up" with you, una it win not be "ail down" with -you. Ufa Is l!ko a wheM when one part in up. another i down. You may le n hire today and clown there tomorrow. This la tlie experience of men In every avenue of life. Finances Also Fluctuate. Tli rro are flnanrlul ups and downs. "TV hen h. man l:ns money in tlie bank and money in liis pocket and friends who will lend him mure money, ha Is up. When lie hna no money In the bank, no- money In his pocket and no one to lend blm any. lie Ik down. Itctwet'ti these two extremes most men live. f There are political ups and downs, There is probably no place where men ilianpe so r ridl- as In popular favor. T!i men who it re famous today are Jnfnmous tomorrow. If I Know anything about the voters of Portland, the ma jority of the memhora of our present "ounrfl will have their downs when we net a .-hu nee u t them flu a 1 n. They may he up now with their k ". but the de cent people of thia city will not sub- mlt to he ruled lor.R by a lot of unprln- Hpled Jackals1", who are owned, hide, hoof, hair and all bv the lawless and 1 nderent element of the city. If there wits ever a. time when we need to pray tne prayer of Lyman Beeclier, It Is now. "Lord, koep us from despising our rulers. and help them to stop acting so we can not help despising? thtm." There are socio! ups and downs. Men ana women up tn society today, flown and out In ignominy or disgrace tomor row. There are physical ups and downs. People who enjoy good health today " may he down on their backs suffering- with pain tomorrow. There are mental v,ps tir.d downs, there are spiritual ups and downs. We vascillate between faith and doubt, Joy and sorrow, love and hate, victory and defea.t. Now. the man or woman who Is going to meet these ups ami downs, must be prepated lor any emergency that may come. Many Xjucrlt 1 "rci r t ion . The reason why so any people go down In despair iH because they are not pre- pared for the emergencies of life. They haven't the character that can stand the trst of either prosperity or adversity. Their wills are enervated. Their minds Hre weakened by indecision. They have a flabby conscience and a nerveless back bone. Tiiey are utterly unprepared to meet anv emergency. How different was it with Von Moltke when France suddenly declared war upon Germany. He was sleeping when the news was brought him. He said: "I did not expect this, but I am ready." Turn ing to a drawer, he pulled out papers prepared for just such an emergency. They contained a plan of every road and every French fortification. He gave the orders for the German army to march, and It moved out to close In on France and crush her like an egg shell. Get ready for whatever may come, for whether you go to war or get married, you must be prepared for whatever may happen. Uod Intended that man should be master of himself and master of ail external circumstances. If a person's contentment deiiendg upon anything outside of his character, then he can never have It completely In this world. It Is prob ably true that as many people are ruined by prosperity as by adversity. When Julius Caesar was captured by pirates and chained to the oars as a Kallev slave. lie told stories and sans songs with end less g-ood humor. He won the captain of the pirates, then he won the sailors, put the captain in Irons and ruled the ship like a king. Boon after he sailed the Things Work Together Tor Good, Believe In God ind be sure that he will make all things work together for good to them that love him. Study the wheels of the clock. Some are large and some are small; some are moving lu one direc tion, and some In another; but thev are all working together In, harmony with the everlasting stars to make a true record of time. Go behind the counter at the drug store. Bee the clerk filling out a prescription, lie Is mixing various reme dies together that they may all work to- f -other to cure. All the experiences of ire have their mission. They all work Together for the production of a. Christ like character. HIS GEXICS WAS HIS ItllN" Dr. E. L. House Tells Why Solomon Itpcame u, "Brilliant Failure. "A Brilliant Failure" was the sub ject of a Bermon preached last night at the First ConsreRationaJ Church by Ftev. E. X. House, The failure referred to is that of Solomon, who, when asked what ho would choose above all other thlngrs. asked for himself a wise and an understanding- heart to enable him to rule the nation under him with Just- ness. Dr. House charged that Solomon could have asked better than he did. and that had he been of the spirit of Iiavld, hla father, who said, "Create In me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me," he would not have made the failure that he did fn the closing: years of bis life. lr. House, said in part: Common's lite is HKe the gun, riding radiant and glorious In a eloudlesa sky and setting: In the darkness of a arath crlnK tempest. As be was richly en dowed, hla early carear was the most brilliant the world has ever known. AVe approfich the causes of his m tser---utxi. failure in later life "Mflth an eager ' Interest. because? the) principles on. which all character is built, and the Influences affecting- Its demoralization are the same in all ages. Brilliant men are falling: today, while under the very same Influences which wrought the rulti of Solomon. - "Solomon's genius was a strong ele ment lit bringing about his overthrow, for splendid endowments are not mere plaything's. They are like the thor oughbred steed, which must be con trolled if It Is to be made useful. They are like the magnificent engine, which is an instrument of power if it is right 1 y used. Great men of later times than that of Solomon had their temptations, as is evidenced by the careers of Poe and Byron. It Is too true that 'the fore head may be In the rloud while the character is in the mire. "The , Influence exerted by much worldly prosperity was without doubt a potent factor In the fall of Solomon. Human nature is too weak to hold an elevated position without becoming; marred. Dazzled and blinded by the splendor of rank, and honor, of power and wealth, man reels and falls from the giddy height. Look into your own heart If this statement surprises you. Let but one tittle De added to your name, let only one green wreath of honor be placed upon your brow, let a few thousand dollars swell your purse, and your bearing Is affected. It is bettter to remain in poverty and ob livion than to have prosperity and a name without Christ. 1 "The comfort of the surroundings of Solomon had much to do with his downfall. As long as he hud trials, and obstacles to overcome, he was safe. SulTierlnjr, trial and hard work are the best of schoolmasters. The deer has developed swiftnfs of foot because Hs life has bBcn n danger ed ; the fox has developed cunning that it may outwit a natural enemy of great intelligence; and iheifoes of man have caused him to Invent weapons for - self-defense. Rugged surroundings, an abundance of labor, and a moral aptitude and strug gle, are a means of strength to man kind. "The brilliant alliance of Solomon with the King of Egypt helped to drag ,hJm down. Through his marriage with Pharaoh's daughter he was led to allow ta generous latitude in his worship. "Finally, wisdom rs better than wealth or fame, but a heart true to the right is better than all. Had Solomon possessed a clean heart, he would not havemade the failure that be did." Ir. Irivers .Lecture. Rw. I. D. Driver, the pioneer then Io nian, spoke morning: and evening yester ia y at the Sunnyslde Methodist Church with his old-time vigor and clearness and was heard by large- congregations. In- terest 1n his lectures has not flagged. He will npeak.. every nfftht during the coming week at this church. TALK CUBAN CONSPIRACY raimas .Men Planning to Start new YORK, Jan. 6. The Tribune to morrow will say: Rumors of a con spiracy ag-alnst the peace of Cuba are ag;ain rife In this city. Three persons mentioned In connection with the Dlan to start trouble In the Island were of. freeholders of the Palm a. administra tion, two of whom are now 1 n Nw York and the other In Uurope. According to these reports, arma ments and ammunition have been shipped clandestinely from this port to Cuba for possible future use. Some of these contraband articles, it is said, were burled near Marlel, not far from Havana. This fact became known to the American authorities, and a com pany of soldiers Was sent to search for the rifles and cartridges, which, how ever, had been removed to another hld- Ing place. WILL HUNT REVOLUTIONISTS San Salvador Government Is Mob- iiiilng Array. PANAMA. Jan. 6. The Government of San Salvador has informed the Hon duras Government that it is mobilizing its army for the purpose ot destroying the groups of revolutionists headed by Genera 1 DIonlatc Gul tester. who naa proclaimed himself President. At San Marcos ana Colon, In the De partment of Usaltan. a group of men of a mutinous character enaragrecl the government forces, who defeated them. killing one, wounding three and cap turing 11. Insurgents Attack Garrison. SAN SALVADOR, Jan. 6. The Salva dorean Government officially declares that a fcroup of armed revolutionists dtscrtilsed as soldiers have appeared In Estanquelaa. They fired upon the gan rlson and Immediately disappeared.. Later they continued their disorders. A number of persons connected with the rebellion have been imprisoned here and In Honduras. Forma Revolutionary Junta. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Jan. . A Mex ican revolutionary junta similar to that existing In St. Louis was formed here today by prominent Mexicans of San Antonio, who constitute the Liberal party. Steamer Makes New Record. VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. . The steam, er Empress ot Japan passed Carmanah, Inbound, at 6:15 this evening:, making the fastest run made by any of the Em press steamers since the new over seas mail service was commenced last Summer. The voyage Irom Yokohama to Quarantine here was made in less than 11 days. The steamer's record is lo days and 10 hours. Gas Kills Whole Family. BURLINGTON. Vt.. Jan. 6. The en tire ramlly of Qeorgre Devino, at Wln- ooskl, consisting: of six persons, the father, mother and four children, were killed during; the nlsrht 6y illuralnat tnjc 8"aa, which entered fne house from a break in the main pipe. Schooner Despatch. Disabled. BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. The revenue cutter Hugh McCulIoch towed into this harbor today the steam schooner Dis patch, which was picked up off Pig-eon Point. The Dispatch was bound from San Pedro to Eureka. Her engines broke down this morning. i Mln Floated at High Tide. NEW YORK, Jan. . The British freight steamer Mln, Which grounded near the point of Sandy Hook, while outbound last nlarht, floated at higrh tide without assistance today. The adin was undam aged. Th. Klaiit Kind f Sk Prlrad. Adrte. Is cheap: almost anyone la wilt ing to give it gratis, but when a man bacne It up with hard-earned dollars then you may count him as a real friend Lucy Suddreth. of Lenoir, N. C. bad been troubled with a very bad cough for over a year. She says, a friend told me about Chamberlains cougti Remedy, but as I had tried several cough medicines and none of them did me any good, t had no faith in It., did not get it and went on cojjk hlnjr. Later on my friend bought a bottle of it, brought it'tO me and insisted that I should take it. I did so and to my surprise it helped me. pour bottles of It cured me of my cough." for sale by all russrlsta. THIRD YEflfl ENII5 Dr. Muckley Reviews Pastor ate at Christian Church. PERIOD OF RAPID GROWTH Minister Felicitates Congregation on Increase in Membership, Be- nevolcnces and Interest la Work of Organization. "A Backward and Forward Look" waa the airoject of rr. E. S. Muckley's third anniversary sermon at the First Christian Church yesterday morning, and an un usually large audience was present. Dr. Muckley began his work with the F"irat Christian Church the Hrst Sunday In 1904. During: the three years he has been with the church it has witnessed a moJrt interesting: period of prosperity, and with the idea of encouraging: hla peo ple to still greater work he reviewed the three years of his ministry, taking for his text Chronicles II., mv:2 and Isaiah xll:6-7. Dr. Muckley aald: I have not made this appointment and opportunity to upeak of my personal work with you ulnre I came Into your city, for ONCE CHILD ACTRESS IN PORTLAND, NOW A LEADING WOMAN It was predlct-sd by the press of thta - i , : I' v I Jig. fpJ V;f I: .ft A lS 'iinnitjrri-nrmiT-i inrrt-,,-i imifr jageaft- 4 K4ns Keeley. cm forget her Little Lord Fauntleroy. Eaitn in -Eaitna a Burglar,- Dute m j The Great Metropolis." Natalie in "The Banker's Daughter." Eva In "Uncle J Tom'si Cabin," snd other plajra. Alias Keeley never tire talking or her early stage experience and at-- tributes uer success to er early stage training received m Portland, Seattle t and the Northwest. The lady comes naturally by her talent, for her mother. M.riar.l xE:.t.. was . ta.lntd actress and a favorite throughout ths Korto- . w..t. anything I may have done I would credit to the glory or jesua Christ, whom I have tried to mlt tn your midst, and to the most faithful and hearty co-operation- of you, my people, in my plans and worn, x Winn I might review the entire history of the churcl), but I muet dismiss that portion of it prior to my coming with a single sen tence. Had it not been for the Judicious and excellent work, of my predecessors, who loyally struggled with you - through tne problems ot your church life, the work i have done could not have been done; for they labored and I have entered Into their abora. Entered "Work. Hopefully. Whan 1' came' to you from Honolulu three years ao there was a bi(c -Interroga Ion point In nry mind, Tor i wonaerea w L you were like, as X had seen in the Foreign Society's report or 1903 that the Ftmt Church of Portland had Riven only $ 10.42 for foreign missions; but when we arrived st Portland and received such a royal wel come from a large delegation that met ua at the depot, we felt that our lot had fallen Into a very pleasant place, and your actions tiince have not belied that hearty reception. 1 did not know before coming that you had a $000 debt on your church building; how. ever, I did not allow that fact to appall me, because I believed in you and in our Savior, and so entered, hopefully Into the work. There has been & most splendid progress in every department of the church. The Endeavor Society has grea.Uy increased in missionary seal. These missionary meet ings that rormerly were the driest meeting of the society, have come to be its most interesting and profitable service. The Sunday school is the best it has ever been In the history of the church. Th scattered condition of our membership and the fact that the church Is located in the idst of 14 other churches in a radlua of nlpe or ten blocks, makes this department one of the hardest problems In our work. The success and progress of this work must be largely credited to our efficient superin tendent, 0. E. Stewart, and his corps of teachers. In all my ministry I have never worked with a man who has given -more time, thouaht and energy to the work of the Sunday school. The Ladies1 Aid Society Is one of the mon faithful bands I hava ever worked with. K ni because your financial progress has been so marked, you have taken away front these women the necessity of earning so much money, and from this time on It will resolve itself largely Into a visiting com mittee under the direction of your pastors. United Work of Board. Our auxiliary to the Christian Woman's Board of Missions la raising more money than ever before, and I want to say for your board of officers, who, because of their responsibility, are In a position 40 be criticised almost more than anybody else in the church, that I have never had a better company of men to work with. I have never before worked with a board three years in my life without discovering a "knocker," but In this board, the larg est X have ever had. there has not been found a single "kicker," and they have supported me In my plana to the man. I lay this, not bo much to compliment your board of officers, aa to compliment you on your choosing them. I come now to speak or tne work or tne .hnrnh r.rnnr. Tfinr rainrr1 at f Via hMvinnlnv of my ministry here showed 600 members, DUt artar atriaing on me names or tnoae wno bad moved away and could not be found, and cutting off all dead branches, and sub stractlng 75 to SO who went into the or ganisation of the Central Church. I found that you had a local membership of about 390 members.- During 10O4. 73 were added to the church : 10O5. 1 20 ; and th Is last year from all sources SOT were added, making a total memoersnip or aoout otv. .tsut tne most phenomenal growth you hav h&d hai been in your giving capacity, in ltH4 you gs.ve a little more than $ 4000 for all pur poses; in ItXkB over MKH. and In UHKJ. 10. 3490.49. This has been due to two things: First the financial lystem you adopted, which seeks to equitably apportion among the membership the financial burden of tha church, -and second, and most Important, because of the hearty response you have given to all appeals for missions, In 190S thi church rav S74.B2 for missions: In lAOa you k&v. SI 171.11 or 15 2-3 tim.a ss much a. In laOS. For all missions and b nevol.nce this y .r t li . church and It. . va rious departments havs given fl391.1fl II against $17R. itlven in 1M3. You ev 110.42 In f03 to foreign missions, and In lOOe you became a "riving link.: ratstnr SOOO to iud- jport youi- own foreign missionary. "X"nls haa been m must remarkable trowlli. JL rhnirh that irlvss so much abroad, ennet help out upport local work magnificently. Future. It Bright. In looking- Into the future it Is bright with promises. Ws have our problems to solve, but a church is made for the solving ot problems, and I am sore with united effort on our part we will solve them. Mr. Muckley closed with expressions of appreciation of the kindness shown him in the Increase or hla salary witnoui anjr solicitation on his part; stating- that never In his life had he asked for a raise in salary, although on two different occa sions It had come -voluntarily when hla churches were passing through financial straits. . SAYS IRELAND IS RIGHT French Papers Comment on Prelate'l . Itccent Sermon. PARIS. Jan. . The Temps, repro ducing; the full text of Archbiahop Ire land's recent sermon concerning French Catholics, considers that the American prelate placed hla finger upon the Na tional weakness when. "Sparine: neither representation, reactionary nor antl- clerical Catholics, he reproaches all alike with their traditional hereditary Inability to cope with the meaning: of true liberty. because the Idea of omnipotence of state has always been dominant in France, leading to the In evitable spirit of tolerance toward the vanquished. "Liberty will not he established in France," continues the Temps, "until the state and every citlien recognizes that the oiuesttwrt Vf-selng or not RoinK to mass concerns the conscience of the individual and not the government. This is what the French people, lnclud- city several years a no that little Edna Keeley. the child actress, who was for merly such a favorite In Manager Cord ray's stock company, would live to win success on the stage. That day has come. While not a star, she hag grown up to be a bandsome young lady a leading lady, and now play, h.r parts In long skirt.. Miss Keeley Is the captivating coleen and the leading female support of the Allen Doone Company. ' which will present -Kerry GoW mX tha HeUIc Theter, Jan uary 8 and - It 18 pretty ra for ft crltl t0 get alon without sayinc a whole lot of nice things about this little actm-esss. They bmva been doing that for a number or years aU over the country with the va rious attraction in which h has-ap- prared. and the result has brought her Into great prominence and popularity, so much "o that her present managers are contemplating featuring her In a play written especially for her next season. It will be remembered by the patrons of the Cord ray stock Company that her cleverness In child roles was unexcelled and her presence In the casta alwayi In sured crowded houses. Flays that called i Don her talents were numerous. No one Ingr all Catholics, must learn soon and would learn if we had- many prelates as liberal as ArfrhWahop Ireland" PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Dunning, well-known residents of the East Side, are on their way to Southern tjalifornia, having lert on the steamer Roanoke ThurBday. They will spend the Winter In Lower Cali fornia and New Mexico. CHICAGO, Jan. 6. (Special.) Port land people at Chicago hotels; At the Auditorium H. F. Caswell. Robert Ranninc. J. A- Yerex. 1 1 X Lesser, W . A. Felton. At the Majestic R. G. Golder. At the Morrison J. A. Miller, J. A. Miller. Jr. At the Gxeat Northern W. G. Miller. NEW YORK, Ja 6. -(Special.)- Northwestern people registered at New rork hotels today aa follows: From Portland A. JB. Stetnbach, at the Savoy. From Seattle J. H. Storck, at the Broadway Central; C. K. Marvin and wife, at the Seville; P. J. Gardner, at the Herald Square. ' Plan for Big Reservoir. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) The city water commission at its meeting held last evening directed the superintendent to prepare plana and specifications for the construction of a storage reservoir at the headworks of the water system. The pro posed reservoir will have a capacity of 302,000,000 gallons, sufficient to keep the main conduit running full for several months, and its estimated coat is $30,000. During the. dry season of last summer there was a shortage In the water supply, and the building of this reservoir is to g-uard against the possibility of a recur rence of the snortagre. Lloyd Steamer Is Damaged. NAPLES, Jan. a Lloyda reports that the North German Lloyd steamer Prina essiir Irene In leaving port Saturday nlgrht for New York' was caught In a strong wind storm and damaged. 9ha was obliged to re-enter the harbor and early this morning collided with the steamer Moltke. Both were damaged and will be compelled to remain here for repairs. The 960 passengers on hoard the Prlnzes sin Irene became panicstrlcken and sev eral of them were slightly- Injured. ' Give TahlH to Great Britain. W BUBOURNH. Jan. 6. A ccordl n g- to the Age, xniasionarlea In the Pacific Is- laticrB declare that France has ceded Tahiti to Great Britain In consideration of territorial concessions In Burma or further India (lndo-Chtna). Premier Xteakin says he is without information on the subject. One Killed and Six Injured.. - NEW YORK, Jan. 6. One of her crew was killed and six others fieri- oualy Injured when the Cunard liner Etrurla was flerhtlng her way through a severe storm on Krlcfay night. The body of the man killed was burled at sea. OlympU Calendar Is Knight. OLTMFIAi Wash., Jan. MSpecial.)- There are US cases on the Supreme Court calendar for the January term. This is the least number of any- term for several years. The term begins January M and ends February 14. Japanese Squadron J-lcd TOKIO, Jan, T.-It Is reported that tne departure of the training squadron of cruisers -for Honolulu ajici the Pacific Coast will today be officially postponed for a week or 10 days. Thousands whom It has cured rourh for the value or Hood's Sanaparilla aa a ouie for catarrh. PEOPLE-IN CONTROL Public Should Own Railways, Says Rev. Mr. Vrooman. MANY ABUSES WOULD STOP Spe-n leer at People's Forum Muds Only Solution for Transporta tion Problems In Govern- merit Ownership. Ttev. Hiram Vrooman aposre last nlarht at the People's Forum on the "Public Ownership of Railroads." He said the queRtlon Is only fully stated when It is said that we either have the government owning the railroads or the railroads owning the government. In regard to the car shortage, he satd that It Is impossible for the suffering lumbermen of Oregon to believe ' that there is any shortage of cars for Frederick Weyerhaeuser, or for the beef trust, or the coal oil trust Mr. Vrooman continued: 'The clever coup concocted In WaJl street is now being handled by Congress. While the public eye should be centered on the great fundamental question of re form, it has been diverted toward a few criminal negroes unfit to serve aa soldiers in the United States Army. "It fs habitual for the, railroads to lie because their lives depends on that craft. It was said in 1887. and again In 1898. by the railway officials that rebating had ceased, but their testimony has later been proven to be false. Such authorities as James J. Hill and Victor Morowetx have said that rebates and discrimination did not cease and never would cease. "Governor A. B. Cummings, of Iowa, once said before a Senate committee that the railroads had decreed that Iowa should not be a manufacturing- state. He reached this conclusion, he said, because the railroads discriminated against all manufacturers of that state who attempt, ed to ship beyond ita borders. This state ment of Governor Cummings is literally true or Oregon, until we liave public ownership of the railroads Oregon cannot become a manufacturing state commera surate with her natural resources. "Public ownership Is now in vogue in many countries, and In every country having public ownership these appal Una; powers of bribery have been thoroughly undermined and almost entirely obllterat- ed. Germany, Italy, Belgium and Swlti- erland own the railways of their re spective countries, and while public own ership under a monarchy is different from the same condition of affairs under a re- publican government, it has been demon- strated that public ownership is much better than ownership by moneyed mag nates. "Our railroads jive employment directly and Indirectly to about five times as many perso tih aa does the United States Government. Including A r m y and Navy. Their income is about three times that Of Uncle Sam. When we look upon a power of such colopsal stature, which Is supported bv the entirety of all the other trusts, and note the simple fact that self- preservation literally forces this brute colossus to undermine American politics with the pollution of bribery, to buy and intimidate Judges and lawmakers at any cost, even to the dividing of their King dom. jand to build party machines and nullify' democratic action when we look at this sight. I say. what is our Impres sion ? Does it not cause the conviction to settle upon us all that private owner- ship of the railways fs the real cause of nine-tenths of all political corruption in our country ? "Advocates of public ownership frankly acknowledge that the passenger service of the railways of this country is. on the whole, more satisfactory than that of Europe, although in many instances high- er In price. But this Is no argument apainflt public ownership, for there la a difference between the people of Burope and the people of this country. "I believe that the Government regu lation proposed by President Roosevelt must precede the Government ownership advocated by William Jennings Bryan. It is high time, however, for the American people to declare with Mr. Bryan that public ownership is the desirable and in evitable end. "The Oregon League for Public Owner- Ship of Railways has for Us object the turnings of the eyes of the people of Ore gon toward the movement for -ownership by the public. It will be the policy of the league to use its Influence with the people of the state and with both the State and National Legislatures to secure measures looking to the breaking of the railway trust." Mr. Vrooman then appealed to those present to join the league, stating- that $1 would pay all dues until after the presi dential election in 1908. The dues will be expended for literature and. lectures urging public ownership. WELCOMES HIGHER CRITICISM Father O'Hara Says Scientific Study of Gospel Is Desirable. "The Origin of the Gospels in the Light of Higher Criticism" was the subject of a. sermon delivered last night at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception by Rev. EJ. V. O'Hara. He said that the Catholic position In regard to critical re- search had nothing: to lose and everything: to gain from the so-called "hlarher criti cism." Catholics, he said, have founded their faith upon the church, which exist ed before' the Gospels were written. Con tinuing, he said: Christianity centers in the historical Christ. The chief records which relate the events of Christ's life are the gospels his- torlcal documents dating; from the first ages of Christianity. During the past cen tury there has been a remarkable sifting of historical documents. Scholars have de. voted their lives to the work of collating manuscripts and of passing- on the trust worthiness and historical value of the rec ord contained therein. Naturally the gos pel records have been subjected to the same critical process. The results of the exam ination are interesting', though many of the positions attained cannot be regarded as g.nai. There are, however, oertaln conclus ions which may safely be regarded as defi nitely settled. These conclusions have to 1 do with the origin of the gospels, with the transmission of the. text and with the re lation of the gospels to the age in which j they were composed. 1 Only after reviewing these conclusions. shall w be able to appreciate how much the position of historical Christianity has been strengthened. It Is only necessary here to : point out that Catholics need reel no un- I easiness about the application of sane, un biased, historical methods to the Seeip- turea. for Cfttbolle telth. though It be con- firmed by the Scriptures, Is founded on a , basis independent o them, Tor the Cath- oltc the gospels are authenticated by the church as Inspired writings; the sources from which! the avanrellita drew their infor mation constitute a legitimate field for his- torlcal investigation. The more ire can find out about the way In which the gospels same to be written the more clearly shall we be able to understand the message that God desires to convey by their means to our . souls. It is unfortunate that some of those who have (sheltered themielvM undr the name and authority of critical history have used their crlttolsm la a most unscientific man ner. Thus the critical school founded by Baur at Tubingen, half a century ago. started out with the assumption that all accounts in the gospel which involve mir acles are mythical and needed a consider able period of time in which to grow. Con. sequently they assigned the time of tho writing of the gospels to late In the seo nd century. This, of course, destroyed the trustworthiness of the gospels as historical records. The views of Baur were taken up In Ens-iand, and Matthew Arnold never wearied of repeating that it had now been definitely proven that the gonpels were a second century product. For the last half century, however, historical criticism has he-n engard in a steady and continuous refutation of Arnold's assertion. In the words of the rationalist scholar, Hantack, it has been a "return toward tradition." The first definite conclusion of higher criticism in regard to the origin of the gospels Is that Catholic tradition has been rlerht In referring- the synoptics to a date within bait a cntury after th d.ath of Christ. This puts them definitely within the range of substantially accurate and au thentic history. When we go to the gos pels tor the facta about Christ our feet are on solid around. The church always told us this, but now higher criticism has de clared It with an emphasis that will hold the attention of thove who may have had little respect for the authority of the rhurch. A seoond conclusion of modern criticism, which may safely be regarded as a fact proved beyond reasonable doubt, has refer ence to the method of the composition of the gospels. It is that the gospels as we have them were not written out originally in their entltrejy by the evangelists, but that In the course of their production une has been made of other earlier documents, which are not merely quoted or referred to, but are actually Incorporated, with -only verbal alterations. There csn be no doubt that, humanly speaking, the net result of this conclusion of higher criticism has been to vastb,- en hance the credibility of the gospel record. DOUBT JAMAICAN'S STORY Hlllsboro People Disbelieve "Lee- turer's" Kobbery Yarn. HTLISBORO, Or.. Jan. 6. (Special. I D. J. H. A. Z. Swaekhanner, the Jam aican who has been playing the role of itinerant lecturer at email churches anil schoolhouses in Washington County, and who reports that he was robhed near Portland by three of his auditors, after ha vine; received 11 for a lecture at t-aurei. seems to have a penchant for calling on peace officers. Swaekhanner "lectured" at Buxton and afterward call- ed on the Sheriff with the complaint that a small boy had disturbed his. meeting. Swaekhanner did not lmpreda anyone here as having any powers of eloquence. The people of Laurel who attended hit lecture aver that Swaekhanner is a Mun chausen, as he never reeetved $11. nor even 11 cents for his services. There were but 10 or li people at his meeting and Swaekhanner made no collection, nor mentioned one. Miiwaukie Country CIuTj, Eastern and California races. Take Sell wood or Oregon tt v ear. starting from F'lrwt and Airier strxt. The Reason. Why We endorse VfflOL. BECAUSE Vinol is not a patent raeaicinc but a real cod liver preparation with the useless oil eliminated and. tonic iron added. . BECAUSE Vinol replaces weakness with strength, THAT'S WHY we recom mend Vinol for pulmonary diseases and why it creates strength for old folks and weak, sickly persons, Try it on our guarantee. VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL BANK SAFE GLASS APRUDHOMWECO., ACTS. PORTLAND, OREGON TRAVElTJiS' GUIDE. (North PacificS.S.Co.'s STEAMSHIP GEO. W. ELDER (2000 Tons) Sails for Eureka, Son .Francisco and Los Angeles, Direct, JANUARY 11, AT 8 P. M. From Martin's Dock, Foot o Seventeenth Rt. Take S or Sixteenth St. cars. Ticket office 132 3d, near Alder. Phone Main 1314. H. YOUNG, Agent. gOCTUEASTERN aLAgaa B0VTE. From Beattla'at IP. M. for Ketchikan. J a n a u. Bkai.a,. Whits Moras. Dawson sad Fairbanks. S. 8. Cottane City (via Vancouver and Sitka), Jan- narv 17. 31. Feb. 14. 28. S. S. Ramona (Skaisay direct). Jsn. 12. fob' sax ruAMCisco dikect. From Seattle at 9 A.M.-Umatilla, Jan uary 115: City of Puebla. January 20. 6po- aane. January 10:23. y . ' f. office. a Washington at. aula SSW. C XX BDNAKIC O. P. A.. Ban Francl.cs. Columbia River Scenery KEGVLATOR IJNE 6TEAMER8. Tally eervlCv between Fortiand and The Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 jl. M-. arrivins; about 5 F. M., carrying freisht avrid paiaensera. Splendid atccommo. dntlon for outfit ana livestock. Dock foot of Alder t.( Portland; toot of Court it., Thi Dalits. Pboni Main 9U Portland. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For Salem and way landingir-SUamer OREflONA" leaves 6:45 JL. M.. Mondays. Wednesdays and Frlddya. ORKOON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO, Foot Taylor Street, TBAVCLEBS' GCTXaDBL- EAST via SOUTH t'XION DEPOT. Portland anrt Fan rranctaco Exprrss "tops only &t mnat Important stations between Portland nd San FrancU for all point Kat and South. OVERLAIN D EX. PRESS TRAINS for all ioos l points eouta. Sac r a m e n t o. San Francteco and points East tad South. Mornln-f train connects at tYoodburn daily except Eunclajr !th ML Angel and Sll vertoa lo cal. Cottss-e Grovs pasernger eoQ- flcts at Wood- burn and Albany dally except Sunday wifa trains to and Horn Albanj. Lebanon and Woodburn F P r i n f I id branch points. CorvallU paaita Sheridan passen ger. Korent Grove passenger. T: P. M. 1:25 k. y :30 A. It 3:30 P. at. -4:13 p. M T:S0 K. M. :10 P. M. tS :IO p. M. I' 1:00 A. M. 8:S0 p. a 10:20 A. aC 2:oO P. M. JS .00 A. U. Da f I v In-At.. . auy wwpi ountiav. rORIANU-OBWK KtltUKBlN SERVICE A.NO YAMK1UU DIVISION Depot. Foot ot jefterion Street. a w lv Portland dully for Oswego at T: .. J2:S0- 2:OT- 8:30. 6:20. 6 2S, 7 48. 10-10, a .S.P M- fatly eiecpt Sunday, 5:30. t:30. 8:40. 10:25 A. M. Sunday only. A. M. Keturnlnc from Ofwego, arrlvs Portland, dally. 8:S A. M . 1 :B5. 8.05. 0:10. :15. 7:33, j:o. 11:10 P. M. ; 12:25 A. M. Dally except Sunday. 8:28. 7:25. 8:35. 9:85. 11:45 A. M. 8ua day only. 10 A. M. Lavs from aams dnpot for Dallas and ia termedlat. points dally. 7 :30 A. M. and 41 P. M. Arrfvs Portland. 10:1 A. M. and) :23 P. M. The Indep'rtffTyg.Monmouth Motor Llna opera tea dallv to Monmouth and Alrlie. con necting with S. P. Co.'s trains at Uallaa aod lnd.pcndcnc,. nm-elafl, fsrs from Portlnnl to Sacra mento and Ban Francisco, $20; bert", ! Second-clasi fare, J13: tecond-clasi berth. 12. RO. Tlc-lcet to T3itm rjolnt- snfl Kuropaf lo Jpn. Oi Irn. TTnnolalu and A ti-strs.fi -v. CITY TICKET UFilCK. Corner Third auA lYaetilnrjton &t, rtione Main 711, C. W. (tflNCEK, Wit M MIRKAV. City Ticket Acent Gen. 1'ass. Act. OP,EG0M SMOT 1,1KB Union Piestic 5 TRAINS TO THE EAST PAILT Throuih Pullman i iiuinraa sna tour lac IrepiD ft carat dully to Omabaa. Chluazo, Spo kane; tourist Kleplcc car tlnlly to Ksnsas City. Reclining- chair cars (.seats XresJ ca I'll East dully. UNION D El-o r. Laavn. I HlCAUO-AJUKi'l-l. 8rECUL for th. East via Huntington. a:30 A. M. i 7:30 P.M. Daily. Daily. EPOKANE FLYER. j " Dully. " T) n 1 1 y irvrS Tr.naita.rn Was 111 lltz ton. V n 1 1 b Walla LfwIitoB. Coeur d'Alene and Great North. mm ATLANTIC EXPRESS 8:13 P. M.9:30 A.M. for toe Bast. via Dally. I Dally. Huntington. ; j PORTLAND BIGGS 8:15 A. M.!i,13 P. U. LOCAL for all local points between lss I ana f ortland j K1VKB SlliKDILE. " -T 1 i FOR AST0UIA and 8:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. way points, connecting Dally Dally with .(..liner toe 1 1 - ixc.pt nc.pt waco and N u r i h eunday. Suuday. Beacn steamer Saturday Hasealo, Ash at. dock. 10:110 P. M FOR DAYTON. Or.. T :0O A M. ;30 p la. J lty .nd Y.mnlll mil, Dally ftlver points. Aaa-at. exc-spt .leapt dock twat.r par.) Sunday. 6undar. For Lewlaton. Idaho, and way polnta from Ftlparla. Wtlh. I. rave Rlparla S:40 A. M.. or upon arrival train No. 4. dally exoepa Saturday. Arrlvs Rlparta 4 P. al. dally SX- r.pt Friday. Ticket OITlre, Third and Wa.hina-toa. Telephone Main tit. C. W. Ntiaarr. city TlcVtc Aat.t Win. McMorraar. Can. fas. Act. THE COMFORTABLE VWCr. TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY TUB ORIENTAL LIMITED Tlie Fast Mall VIA 8EATTLB OB SPOKANB I i Dally. I PORTLAND ) Dally. Leava Tims Schedule. Arrlvs. To snd from Spo 8:30 am ikans. St. Paul. Mln- 1:00 am neapolla, Dulutti and 11:45 pm All Polnta East Via 6:50 pa Seattle. To and from St Paul. Minneapolis, .:00pmpululu ,n,j ajj SlOOam Point, Eaat Via Spokane. Bailing- irom csu.i.i.i'i cor j span and China ports and Manila, carry- 1UK llOrriifjvi. t.,u liqimu, h. 6. Minnesota, January . &. fci. Dakottt, February 17. T IXl0i VL'Mi.N KAINITA. ij&pan Mai' Steam-hip Co. a "inn i MAHII Hill .fit -. Seattle about January 8 for Japan and China ports, carrytn passengers and freight. for tickets, rates. tertTi reserya tlon. etc., call on or address H. DICKhON, C. P. 4K T Am IU Third tit, Portland, Or. Phone Main flSO. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Co. : : . .3 Leave-. UNION DEPOT. Arrival. Dally For Maygeri, Rainier, Dally. Clntflkanie, Westport. Clifton. Astoria. War aiOO JL. ski. renton. Flavel, Ham- 11 :OS JL.sCa rut rid. Fort Stevens, Gear!, art Park, Sea- aide, Astoria and Sea. shore. 7:00 P. AC Bipr-M Dally. 9:00 P. IC. Aatorla Express. .Dally. C. A. STEWART, J. C. MA TO. Coxnm'l Act., 2-48 Ald?r mX. a. SF. A P. a Phon. Tidaln 0OS. SanFfanciscoiPflr(lan(lS.S.Co. Operating the only direct paaBrngnr its.nir. From. Alnnworth lor Itu FortlnnU at 8 I, isl. r H. S,"tUaLtMBi.." Jan. , 16. 26, etc From Epear-Bt. Wharf, San Francisco at 11 A. M.: B. S. "COl.rMBIA," Jan. 12. 3. Feh. 1. eta. JAMES li. DEWSON. Asfent, I'bone Main atiS. 24S 'VVasnliivton at.