THE 3IOKXISG OREGOXIAN. . SATUKDAT, JANUARY 12, 1907.
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not In general an orator, "but his power
over men le of the same kind, and Mr.
tiadley Is entirely right In saying that
It cannot be taughU
1 i turther opines that no man ought
to try to make ills living out- of poli
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self to the suspicion of unworthy com
pliance to keep his place. It often be-
comes a doubtful question with a man
In public office whether or not he shall
agree Tv-ith, his party when It is -In the
wrong for the sake of a greater good to
come hereafter through harmonious
party action. If he is dependent upon
his office for livelihood and sides -with
his party contrary to his private views
he cannot avoid the Innuendo of low
motives.
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FREE WATER.
Of course, the title of the Fre Water
-A-swociatlor. Is a. mtenomer. Somebody
must pay for "'free" water. The water
cannot be conveyed from Bull Run and
distributed through Portland mains
without an expense In the aKeTreate
very large. Divided up atmons 25,000
families, .more or less, the amount eah
individual householder muet pay will, of
course, not be great; but he must pay
it, or somebody must pay it, either in
the. form of a water rate or direct tax.
The Question is. therefore, not only how
the water burden may be borne as con-
venlently and equitably as possible,
but to determine if there le any duty
or obligation on the part of the public
to give the individual In this way some
thing for nothing:.
The Free Water Association purposes
to submit under the initiative nzt June
a bill to reform "entirely the Portland
water system. The householder is to
Ket the water for nothing-, but there is
be an Income (from water sold for
commercial purposes, livery stables,
laundries, steam boilers and the like.
itlmated n t $40,000 -per Annum. "The
only cost to the taxpayers will be the
interest on the bonds and the sinking
fund, -which, now amounts to $160,000
Der annum." aai-a 1 h. D.HArtnt(nn
Only J160,000; that's all. The water
mains shall be laid1 by a direct tax
upon property. . The expense for in
Bait I.kr Moon Book Stationery Co,
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any expense- to Import new seed. Be
yond question this movement could be
promoted by the employment of a state
inspector of seed potatoes, whose duty
it would be to see that farmers renew
their seed, at proper intervale. It re-
quires no argument to satisfy any one
that the good such an inspector would
do would more than, equal the amount
of his ealary.
Then here In the columns of a poul
try journal -we (have a long- article on
the subject of eradication of vermin,
and it is urged that every one keeping;
poultry should spray his chicken roosts
at frequent intervals for the purpose
of keeping: these poultry pests under
control. The same Journal Insists that
hens cannot be expected to lay eggs In
the Winter if "they are kept in a houee
with wide cracks through which the
cold wind 'whistle Now, In view of
the well-known fact that the egg: prod
uct of the United! States has a greater
value than the gold output, and that
the output could be Increased 50 per
cent in Quantity and 75 per cent in
value by observance of these essentials.
It to plain to he seerl that It would pay
the state from a financial standpoint to
employ a state inspector of henhouses
and henroosts. There is no doubt about
It. The great problem of the poultry
industry is to make hens lay in the
Winter, when e&g-s are up -to 35 and 40
cents a dozen. If we Just had an in
spector to go around and), compel the
farmers to stop the cracks in the -wall
and spray the roosts, there would be no
more Importation ol Eastern eggs, it
we are going: Into the Inspector busi
ness, let u not be halfhearted, about it.
THE RAILROAD CRISIS.
be worth considering. Is there any ex
cuse for t ill erecting- the four, eight,
welve and eixteen-etory school build
ings, except the trouble of getting out
pff a, rut?"
" The reasons advanced in favor of the
cottage schoolhouse are pertinent,- an-d
Boards of Education throughout the
"West will observe the workings of the
new system with interest.
Judge Molr, of the Philippines, save
that the Americans are losing some
extraordinary opportunities for busi
ness in the Islands. He speaks In
glowing terms of the wonderful re
sources of our new possessions, but
says that the business men of the
United States are paying no attention
to them. What the judge says 1b un
doubtedly true, but it to equally true
that refusal of the United States to
pass lawsv-whieh will open up business
in the Philippines ie responsible for the
lack of development. With a tariff pol-
Icy that stifles Irade and an Impending
threat to place the Philippines In the
coastwise .shipping; zone, and thus ruin
her transportation facilities, capital
can hardly be blamed for holding aloof
until we come to our senses regarding
this rich land across the Pacific.
' IX THE OREGOX COUNTRY,
rouble Is Jndse McFsddes'a Hcsserr
Philomath Review.
One of the largest owls ever seen In
Benton County was shot- one night last
ween by Judge McFadden. The bird
measures about four feet from tip to
tip of wings. The honorable Judg
hearing- a clatter among his fowls about !
o clock In the morning, sallied out
in his robe-de-nult with his shotgun,
and observed the cause of the disturb
ances perched in the top of a tree
among the chickens.
The proceedings at the Albany Ship
pers" Convention, like the proceedings
at the Eugene shippers meeting a
month earlier, revealed a sentiment
that bodes no good for the particular
kind of railroad policy- -which has
proven 60 detrimental to the growth of Ceeded by the "Oregon mist" so dearly
Oregon. The demand for relief has beloved by the true Oreeonlan.
According to present Indications, Ice
running in the Columbia 'River will not
delay traffic long-. While the "down-
stream wind," so dreaded by navlgat
ora of the Middle Columbia from the
voyiageuri of the 'Hudson's Bay Com
pany in their old hatteaux down to the
captains of the sternwheel river craff
of today, is probably, howling- around
Cape Horn,' driving sand hair-way
across the river and whipping the
water Into whltecaps between that
point and: the Cascades, mild weather
is predicted. The wind, has shifted
from the East to more balmy winter
quarters on .the lower river. Upon.
these a-ood grounds it is hoped that
the January cold e?pell will soon toe suc-1
stalling- mains of eight inches or less
Sacramento, Cal. 6acramento Newt Co, ghall be met by the owners of abutting
property. The cost of larger water
pipes shall be met y direct assessment,
presumably on all property benefited.
There is much In the proposal of the-
Free Water Association The Oregonian
cannot commend- It thinks the princl
pie of requiring property benented to
pay for extension of water mains is
correfl, but it does not think that the
policy of requiring every water-user to
pay a water rate, however small,
should be abandoned. If the $40,000 in
come from water sold (for commercial
purposes should) be s-eallzed. there is
ron.Ti.Axn. PATI'UDAY, JAX. U, Wl yet $160,000 per annum to be provided
out of the general taxation tor pay-
rHKi-ARATmx roB pounrs.
President' Hadley, of Tale college,
gives his views upon "Intelligent Prep
aration for the J uf ll- service-- in tne
laet number of the Independent. Mr.
been voiced in no uncertain tones, and
it will imperil the future political ca
reer of a great many Oregon states
men if it Is unheeded. The Question is
one that is not confined to any particu
lar, part of the state, tout Is fraught
with great significance for every lo
cality in this great commonwealth. The
Willamette Valley has been especially
In the opinion of Dr. Driver, .mar
riage should be restricted to the phys
ioally and mentally fit. That is to say.
no man or woman of unsound body or
mind should be allowed to marry. In
this view Dr. Driver is in accord with
the advanced physiological thinkers of
the a.are. -Thft uroblem in this -on nf-
hard hit by the car shortage, and in- tiorli however, is not alone the
sumcient tracKage. and ruin ana aisas- .friction of marriaire. since the end
ment of interest on bonds, "we think
that this amount, too, ehould be paid
from the water revenues. It will not
be under the association plan.
Reduction off rates to the householder
in .Portland has recently been made.
Ji5Srt.f rU h I. abM that
called a practical politician
has naased through a campaign which
did not lack political features and
which rather Important issues depended
on. The election of a president of Yale
College, one may aseume. partakes
rather intimately of the nature of our
political contests, though It is carried
on more decorously and with less thrill
ing appeals .to the public. Ir. Madley
may therefore bo looked upon as an
authority even upon the practical elde
of political life; so far a theory goes,
his wisdom Is admittedly incompara
ble. The general trend of his doctrine
in this article is, however, that theor.
etit-al knowledge Is of little value
public life. "Knowledge of facts about
government Is St as much use in teach
ing a man how to govern as know!
edge of facts about poetry i in teach-
ing a mafl how to write poetry-ana no
more." Thus tsalth President Hadley.
.-' . It is well known that nobody can
learn how to write poetry. Poeta
yet low enough. Very likely. The Ore
gonian Is willing and anxious that they
shall be just as low .as they can be
made consistent with the proper and
economical operation of the water
plant; but it Je quite easy to foresee
that if we axe to have free water, with
no pecuniary obligation therefor on tha
part of the individual, we shall next be
met with the demand for free lights
not free street Hgbts, but free lights In
the household fop private use. If free
water, why not free lights? If frea
lights, Why not free fuel? If free fuel,
why not free meat, free milk, free eggp,
free butter, free groceries and free sta
ples of all kinds necessary for use In
the household?
ritKSinKXTlAL PROSPECTS.
The recent unkindly stroke of fate
has eliminated Mr. Hearst from the
Presidential race and left Mr. Bryan as
rtne oln available canrl irist rj unnn thA
citur. ho la born, ho is not made Democratic 6idx At least this is the
teaching, or by practice, or by any- present aspect of the matter. Time
xniiig 'i-. . '.'- msuy bring .change, but it Is not lilte-
lllier inai mo inniuviiui i uu..i..c .., ly. xhoee who hoped, that Mr. Bailey,
ter have overtaken . great many pros
perous enterprises which were depend
ent on railroad transportation.
That Eastern Oregon is not so badly
onT in this respect is because the roads
have neglected the country and retard
ed its growth more than in the Wil
lamette Valley. And yet the unant-
inous and overwhelming desire for
drastic legislation which will overturn
all existing conditions and relieve h
people from the commercial bondage
in which they ere now held carries
with It a danger which muet be guard-
ed against. The car shortage and at-
tendanf evils have made a. fine vehicle
on which a good many political pa,tri-
ots would like to ride, into power.
Throughout the length and breadth of
the state there is such a. etrons: anti-
rallroadj sentiment that the rush for the
anti-railroad bandwagon is in a .fair
way to carry aloni: with it many men
who are now in the anti-railroad ranke
for the same reason that they have in
the past stood with the railroads.
This element, while lacking- in sin-'
certty of purpose, will endeavor to rre-
ate a situation that will result in leg
islation which will utterly fail in bring
ing- abem t the m u ch-n eed ed reforms.
Representative Jones, of Polk County,
sounded a warning at the Albany con
vention when he objected to indorse
ment of any particular railroad, bill
until the Legislature had' the fullest
opportunity do examine Into its merits.
It is not at all certain that a railroad
commission ie the only vehicle through
which the antl-railroad sentiment can
And efficient expression. Least of
alt Is 4t essential that a com
mission shall be appointed by the
Governor. Why by the Governor? To
build up and reinforce the Democratic
'political maohlne at the expense of the
proposed restriction of the offspring:
of th unfit would! not by this means
be solved. However, the step advo-
cated "by Dr. Driver is one in the right
direction. The rest will follow in due
time.
MRS.
eddy axd.her cradle. OFFICE FOR WALLA WALLIANj
Ministers and Member.
Salem Journal.
Some of the members may now be
ellgious men, but they need reviving
and a re-awakening when they come to
Salem. Many of them seem to forget
heir early training when they asemble
here, and do things they were never
taught In Sunday school.
Folic Coantr Peta.
Dallas Itemlzer.
Mr. Snyder and Babe Steele, of Buena
Vista, deodorized five skunks last week.
Their operations were perfectly suc
cessful. When these little animals are
robbed of their odoriferous glands they
make the most sag-aclous pets imagin
able. One deodorized skunk will rid
house or barn of more rats and mice
than a dozen cats.
Docsmt Remember Ab7Mbk About
the McClure Story.
PORTLAND. Jan. ll.-(To the Editor.)
Under heading-. "Rocking: Mrs. Eddy's
Cradle," there la published In The Ore-
gonlan of this morning an extract from
an article in the current number of Me-
Clure'a Magazine, and as Mr. Eddy, over
her own signature, has made correction
of this article since the issue of the
magazine, it is believed you will be glad-
erive space to the follow ins: brief ex
tract, pertinent to the item in question,
from her published letter:
'The various stories told by McClure. s
Magazine ebout my father spreading- the
road in front of his house with tanbark
and straw, and about persons being hired
to rock me, I am ignorant of. Nor do
I remember any such stuff as Ir. Patter
son drlvtnir Into Franklin. N. with
couch or cradle for me in his wagon. I
only know that my father and mother did
everything- they could think of to help
me when I was ill.
Who or what is the McClure 'history"
80-called presenting? Is it myself, the
veritable Mrs. Eddy, whom the New York
vv or Id declared dylngr of cancer, or is It
her alleged double or dummy hereto
fore described?
If Indeed It be I. allow me to thank
the enterprising; historians for the testi
mony they nave thereby given to the
divine power of Christian Science, which
they admit has snfl-tched me from the
cradle and the srrave, and made me the
beloved leader of millions of the good men
and women In our own and other coun
tries, and all this because, the truth I
have promulgated has epara3ed the
tares from the wheat, uniting
Statter to lie Assistant Secretary or
Treasury.
WASHIXaTCN. Jan. 11. Arthur F
Statter. of Walla Walla, Wash.. at
present private secretary to Secretary
of the Treasury Shaw, will be ap
pointed Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury to succeed Charles H. Keep
when the later retires on February 1
to become Bank. Commissioner of th
State or New York. In asking th
President to make this appointment
Soretary Shaw did so with the under
standing that Postmaster-General Cor
telyou, who takes the Treasury port
folio March 4, should AH the oftlc
whenever he desired to do so, am
First Assistant Postmaster-Genera
Hitchcock will later on be made A.
flBtant Secretary. Mr. Hitchcock wil
not leave tne Postofflce Department,
with Mr. Cortelyou. but will do
about July X or perhaps later.
Stay on t be Para
- Arlington Record.
Young men who leave the farm to
seek a fortune In the city usually
awake to a state of affairs that they
had no thousrht of while every necessity
was supplied without a word being I iorJy those who love truth; because truth
said. In the city they will have to divides between sect and science and re
pay ror everything they sret. and
young; man who has been brought up
In a comfortable home generally de
mands more than his earnings can pay
for. While the waees in the city are
often greater than the farmer's sched
ule, the added and unthought-of ex-
news the heavenward impulae: because
till hear the harvest sons of the He-
deemer. awakening the nations, causing
Will Authorize Big; Battleship.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Chair mar
Foss. of the House committee on nava I
affairs, expects to have the naval ap
proprlation bill ready to report to th
iiouse on February i .
It Is practically assured that the bill
will not carry an appropriation for ai
additional battleship, but it will re
authorize the building- of tne propose
Dreadnauzht. which Is -to he h onus I
or any vessel afloat. There is sonvj
doubt as to whether that ship waH
properly authorized at the last session I
in the opinion of the members
Congress, the bill was so Juggled be
tween the two bodies of Congress tha
merely tha drawing of plans was pro-
viuea ror.
to'iovhi. enemies: because 'blessed Bourne Working lor Oregon.
Tf alt the agitation and; discussion
ca.ujed by the car shortage ehould.
finally result in the enactment of a law
which the (transportation companies
deem unjust, they will have no. one to
blame but themselves. For many yeans
the people have been obeying the Bible
Injunction to turn the other cheek
when smitten on one side. They have
learned however, that turningr the
other check submissively Is followed by
another slap, and now they will try an
other plan of action. The railroads, will
receive more mercy than they have
themselves given.
pensea cut below the farmer's wages.
Senator Drpew. Raklah Attt.
Washington (D. C.) Herald.
Nothing like Senator Depew's auto-
mobile has ever been seen in Wash
ington. The Senator and ftlrs. Depew
dashed up Pennsylvania avenue In it
on a recent afternoon about 3:30, and
the crowds upon that thoroughfare
Stopped and stared in admiration. It
is of the latest French model, and Its
movement indicates tremendous horse
power. The chauffeur is a thing of
beauty. He seems to be the typical
French driver, and his whiskers are
patterned somewhat after the famous
"aiders" of the New York statesman.
By the side of the chauffeur sat proud
ly the Depew footman, and he, too, has
his solemn physiognomy highly deco
rated with a hirsute growth sugges
tive of the Senator's- Senator Depew
was wrapped in a huge fur coat that
was closely buttoned, and 'upon his
head he wore a rakish looking felt
hat -whose brim waved gracefully in
the Wind. The Senator looked better
than he has appeared in more than a
year. His cheeks were rosy, and the
old smile that won't wear off
turned to his face. The only other
automobile in Washington at all com
parable to the Depews was brought
here from Paris two or three years
ago by Senator Clark, of Montana, who
bns not been seen in it this season, the
presumption being that he has shipped
it to New York for his convenience
when he is In that city. Senator Elklns
has one that seems to be almost as
The Oregon State Federation of
"Women's Clubs has undertaken to es
tablish a permanent fund to aid de
serving young women to complete a
college course. The first efforts will be
made to assist girls attending the State
University. Later the -work will be ex
tended. Each club in the state will
contribute to the enterprise. The as
sistance will take the form of a loan to
toe repaid without interest when the
recipient & able. The benefit -y-hioh the
Portland Woman's Club will give at
Elks' Hall next Friday afternoon ie to
raise money for this worthy -purpose.
The New York horeecars, which have
always had such picturesque interest
for the Western -people, who are famil
iar only with modern transportation
methods, are to be supplanted by elec-
trie cans. This will help somewhat in
j$lvln$r Gotham the real thing: in metro-
s,me Innate elf t. or faculty divine, of Tens, mleht renlaee Mr. Rrvan as lesltlraate nn an T1" polltan color, out 8o long a she con
.. . I ' " I II r.Ar4 ItnAn rv hA frOt7 I .
tinues to be the beet market on eartn
for f?old bricks of a.11 descriptions and
degrees, O'lffnry's d'eelgrna.tton as
"Yapville on tiro Hudson" win sun he
the most appropriate appellation that
can be given her-.
which to ordinary men is
sa fed. Indeed Dr. Hadley
Intimates that, in one
and
vouch-
farthe
respect at I
the idol of the Democracy now admit
that their hope Is vain. -Mr. Bailey's
neaa must be strewn with repentant
& a dlalinot huldrMOft asheS f0P marlv veara Mora i ha TwrnnU
will learn to disassociate his name
from Standard Oil.
The caee is different with the Repub-
leamt, education
t the practical -politician: for ha says
that whatever facts about our Oo v
eminent arc learned m college wm
"probably have to be unlearned in after
life.
Still the colleare helps a pollticla.n, he
loration sentiment of the state?
rhe present crlels in the trouble be
tween the -railroads- and the people hats
been brought about inability of the
roads to supply cam It Is in the power
of (the LiOKlslature- to enact a. reciprocal -
demurrage law which will penalize the
men
are ye when men shall revile you. and
persecute you. and miall say all manne
Of evil axatnst you falsely, for my sake."
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLICATION'.
Plans for 4-Story Skyscraper.
New York Despatch.
A tower is to be built on the north
west corners of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company building, which will
mount 657 feet 5 Inches from the curb.
It will be ie stories high and part of
the big marble building that occupies
the entire block bounded by Madison
and Fourth avenues and Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth streets.
Up to a height of 492 feet the tower
ill be 74 feet square, with nine win-
dows on a side in each story. Above
the main section a peaked dome will
rise to the heiarht of 94 feet, and the
dome will be surmounted by an octagon-
al CUpola 70 feet high. An observatory
686 feet above the curb will afford a
agnlflcent view of the city, and, with
center 335 feet above the Kround.
an ornamental clock with a dial 25 reet
across, will reach from the twenty
fourth to the twenty-sixth story. The
tower will be built of steel skeleton
Construction filled out with ornamental
brick and marble. It will cost t-,
The drawings Just filed by the archi
tects. Napoleon Le Brun & Son, are the
fourth set. There are 61 separate draw
Inprs showlnjr the wind braclnff for the
tower and other achitectural Teatures.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. .Tonatr
tourne is continuinr- the eood worV
for Oregon. He in keeping constant!)
in touch with the river and harbol
committee, and is preparing" to al
Senator Fulton in securing Increased
appropriations in the Senate, if th'
House falls to provide as liberally a
desired.
Yesterday Mr. Bourne called on th-
President and had a long-, confidential
talk about Oregon affairs. He expect!
to remain here until the end of thl
session.
Delay Hirers and Harbors Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The rivers and
harbors bill, it is now announced, nrob I
ably win not be reported to the House o I
Januflry lfi. Subcommittees are engage-
in discuPRlnjc projects aliened to then:
ind delegntlons representing various' sec
tions of the country are heard daily b;
the various subcommittees.
Mr. Burton and his associates hold firm I
ly to their decision not to have any heai I
In gs before the entire committee becauel
of the shortness or the session.
"Uncle JoeV Mvatp Office,
Baltimore News.
"So this is the Mouse of Representa
tives," an elderly man said with awe as
Hoyt Not to Bo Alaska Judge.
WASHINGTON', Jan. lL-PresIdenl
Roosevelt has appointed Henry M. Hoytj
OJlstnet Attorney at X om e. AlH.ka. 1
represent the Government as spe-lal prop
ecutor in the land fraud cases In India
Territory and Oklahoma.' The appoint!
ment of Hoyt as prosecutor m the lanH
fraud cases sets at rest all stories to tbj
effect that he was a candidate to succeed
Judge W'ickersham.
strong and durable as either that of he walked up to the main roor of the
House. "This is tne place we arc repre-
Senatof Depew or Senator Clark, but
unlike either of the others - bis car
not as perfectly protected by a glass
case.
Law.
New Tork
llcans. If a diversity of candidates la
desira.ble, they ma.y be deemed more
rortunate than the Democrate. for Jn-
roadfl for their failuro to supply tne The w of men ycarg m mr
cars needed. Whether a commission Is
necessary to do other things to the
railroads lev a question to be considered
thinks, though not by what It teaches 8lcad ot one m nave;many, Omit- r'' r.XrnSS"
him. The benefit comes through asso- tin(r Mr. Roo 1h rtalnlv SerlOUSly and CaTOIUlly D7 MC LeglSia
ciation and acquaintance with other
men. This he believes to bo essential
ting Mr. Roosevelt, who 1s certainly
entitled to belief when he affirms bis
desire to withdraw from Presidential
to success In public life. and. the first Tolitlc0. Mr. Taft seems to head the list T1IE COTTAGE SCH00LH0USE FLAN.
-aentlal. "No
and habits of i
pertson. with the taste
t recluse, according-
Dr. tiadley, need expect to obtain the
onfldinco of the people. He must
have t ho "terrible gift of familiarity."
"UnlebB you care for the people you
CaiillOt Know ttirm. Unless you Know
them you cannot influpnee them. Un-
Ich you Influence them you cannot lead
them." A.11 thbs is genuine truth. It Is
if we rank the candidates according to I
a.vatla.bility. He has the enmity of j
Borne of the labor organizations on ac
count of injunctions which he -issued
long ego; but. on the other hand, he
Deueved by the people to represent
more closely the ideal? of Mr. Roose
velt than any other man. There can
be llttlo doubt that Mr. Taft has en
lieted. for the wa,r in the rea t contest
With the time for the annual fllstrl-
button of the income of the irreducible
school fund more than six months
away, there is now on hand $113,000. it
might not b ft bacf plan do retire two
distributions a year, thus placing the
(1ulte lilcely that the most deM pot- to m thft predatory lntPrests undor frhS nlieoTeTrt.lnor
ZlZrt " "-"J," f,.dtw- e . .TS ? .b Sr. ,hw5 It lyms idlo In the state treasury,
rarv and more -practical appreciation of in ,ua thQt tV wni-ch, pcrhap..
the American spirit than any dozen
'A new suggefitlon -with regard "to
tne echoolhouse," .- yn th Outlook.
"COITieS to U3 Irom Colorado. It 1s the
application of the grroup system to edu
cational facilities." This, plan l not
Itogether new in thto -ity, a nugRcs-
tion aa to its utility, healthfuiness and
offic 1 oncy ha v i n g been ma. d e some
months ago by Mayor Lan. accomoa
nled by the further suggestion that the
Mood R.lv err. who pushed his sister of
five years, with, her clothing on fire.
OUt Of IOOn3 anJ rolled her over in the
. . 1 a 1h1!m
; enow until tns names were exun-
I cruienhed, is a hero. All honor to the lit
tle fellow, arid speedy recovery from
the severe burna that he suffered m the
brave thougrh futile effort to save his
baby eititer from bolnfc fatally- burned.
Vrmltr'. Id. of tha
Washington Dispatch to the
Tribune.
"I see." observed a Republican member
of Congress today, "that the President
tias sent Assistant Attorney General
Purdy to Texas' to get some evidence
against the men of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry, whom he recently found guilty
and discharged from the Army. It re
minds me of an incident that happened
when Senator Foraker was Governor of
Ohio.
"The Charleston earthquake happened
then. Governor Foraker read of it in thd
papers and instantly wired to tho mayor
of Charleston. 'Do you need tents? The
Mayor replied emphatically that he did.
Thereupon Foraker called up the adjll-
tan t general of the Ohio ICational Guard
and ordered him to ship to CTharleston
the tenta he could lay his hands on.
1 1 1 1 .L
"'But. Governor.' .aid tne aajuiam
general, 'hadn't we better look up the
law first and find out If It In legal to
send the National Guard tents out of the
suit! :
Sure,' replied Foraker. 'Look up the
v by all meann, but don't do It until
after you have sent the tents.
"The view vhich tne msm-m urnes
of the evidence seems to be a good deal
Ilk -a the view which Foraker then took of
the law."
Lecturer of Senate Innovation.
"Washington rx C) TMsoateh.
Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine, is a
Stickler for tradition and custom m the
Senate and objects to anything new
sent.d."
"This ain't any rlouse of Representa
tive." a naee boy said. "This is Xncie
Joe' Cannon's office. There ain't no
iouse of Representatives no more."
A Fair Hit.
Eugene Register.
The attention of The Oresronlan ,
called to the fact that there is less
daneer to human life In Eugene "the
university town" from Its water sup
ply than to the citizens of Iortland from
tnugs and murderers.
Seattle. 'Wash., and YVashtncton, D.
Washington (D. C Herald.
The Portland Oresronlan has an e
torial headed "Getting Out of Seattle.
The wisest- thins: to do Is to avoid get
tins into Seattle, in the first place.
Hearing on Seed Pistribwtlon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-Represental
tlves of Feed and nursery stock eoneerrl
'r (tran tfi a hearinsr today by the Ser-I
a committee on axrlculture. They irf
dorsed the proposition of the department
to confine thefree distribution of seeda II
rare varieties.
rold. unKyirnpathetlc, sneering critics
wlto Bit by th wayside and narl at aJl
the rule of law. There eeems to be !
something -like a consensu? of opinion !
in he press that, next to Mr. Rooee- ;
velr, Mr. Taft has the popular confl-
oonce. speaking of RepubllcainB onlv.
no wouio. oraw no such following from
that the district
already owns and liaa under construe
tion many Jarge and expensive
Inga in conformity with the lc
cepted. (plan of building and equipping
One cannot decide offhand which was
miws. K owpw".. lte Democracy as Mr, Roosevelt M in .1 " mT,; oTnf
k l.-J. .i.t BCUUUlilUUSfB, I1U1D I1UUIU HOD KWU.ll VI
the last election, especially If Mr. 1 . . , . ... .
lryan -w ri In opponent.
All our history teaches us that the kcleve ttat Mr, Forakcr ha8 mi
huiin. the mora theatrical, the collision be
tween' Congressmen uflineR mi Manon
or tne fteauiitui reconciliation J
the Curtain dropped,
politician is born, and not Jnade. The
power to influence men is something
inherent. It shows Itself In the boy at
by s
not
it
kind of inborn
wholly esc pi lea
magnetism. The
school. The captains on tne senooi
ground, are such
potency which i
pie. Some call
natural leader does not need to per-
uad. or argue, or compel. Men fol
low him becanee they like to follow.
.and becauee they recognize m mm the
Rift of leadership. We do not Quite
.agree with Tr. Hadley that this gift
depends primarily upon eynnpathy, or
rathor liking, lor one's Telkwmcn,
Many great leaders In all lines of life
have been of a cynical, evil disposition,
Without warmth of heart or KindAy feel-
Ine. Great lexers to fiODlvtlmM
been cold and cruel they have been
crafty and selflsh. Leadership ' de-
pends, one may hint, -upoa what p&y-
choioffiAu are coming to name the
"power of vuggestlon. The Quality
which we have vaguely termed "mag-
nctlsm" for eo many years is really
the power to Impose hypnotic sugges
tion upon crowds of people.
The genuine orator has e. subtle
'power -which the ordinary coldly, log-
leal speaker cannot even remotely Jmi
tatte. He swayn his audience, not by
voice or gesture or reason, though
thede. of course, all help In proportion
to their perfection, but by his hold
upon, -the sub conscious world by virtue
0t which he COmntla eubmlsslun to hia
0a6sUnaU appeal Tha. politician i8
prospect of receivinflr tlie nomination.
Grave doubts are 0ureTe.teM u-hether
He could defeat a popular Democrat,
while It la freaufntly conceded that
agamt Mr-. (Bryan he would have
scarcely any chance at all. Mt. Fair-
bankfl haa thus far manifested a- cer
tain skill In capturing: !eWates, but
this -does not measure his popularity by
any means. o -oecome genuinely pop-
ular Mr. FalrhanKs must turn his sym'
pathiee in another direction from that
they ateem, so far o harve pre-
which.
Cerred.
the suggestion. That the plan he
niertt is apparent, but that it will su I
persede the present eytem of echool-
hou&6 construction very slowly, If at
all. i reasonably certain.
The City or Puoblo, Colo., however.
has taKen decided etepe toward- inaug
urating tha new plan. Briefly stated,
rt Is the application of theroup aystem
to the edoica-tl on a 1 - fvc 1 1 1 1 i e- of the city.
Beginning with a central halt or audi-
torlu-m, the needs of the , community,
as they -develop, are met by ft he addi
tion of new buildings on either eld of
this hall, all being upon the ground
floor. An entire block its utilized and
the additions are made to .meet the re
quirements so that there are no waste
Qlvlnff full credence to the publio
statement of the Sullivan Trust Com-
pany-debts half a minion ana usem
much Larry seems to
wind.
four times as
I bave sailed too
crlose to -the
Ellen Terry Is scheduled' for a rare-
well tour of the Tint ted State?. The
ertterprteing press accent neglects, to
specify whether U is to be the first or
I the lafit '
Possibly It shall yet come to pass that
fhn naccKsnirpr hraKeman. the envy of
LUC yUiA-'Uiov
the amall boy of the land, will be he
only man to ride free.
-A WORD POB THE POTATO AXD THE
roum The many-room building la Arid SOUtftCm California CUt Off from
usually ahead.
of the district;
of or behind, the needs
there are vacant rooms
Demand Is made lor the enactment in.tw.ea jior- future 8 or crowaea
of a. law for creation of the office of
State Sheep Inspector-, -with a view to
the control of the diseases to which the
sheen Is suWect While it IS Quite There is less chance or Are, ana m ca
otnwr parte, of the state, by flood dl:
closes one or the metorologtoal vaar-
ies or the New Tear.
protMLbly true that some roooV oould b.
accompllnlied by employment of a. state
Sheep inspector, there would be mo end
ot state offices if an inspector should
be appointed whenever it could, be
shown that some good could thereby
be accomplished. Just now Tre have at
hand an artrclo upon the subject of the
deterioration of the potato and. sug
gesting that there is great need: of the
Introduction of new seed so that the po-
tato crop may be larger in Quantity
and better in quality. There Is little
probability, however, that any consid
erable &umk ot farmers .will go io
of Are there la lesa chance for loss of prop-
erty or damatce by- water, and th dancer to
pupils is reduced to a. minimum. T-Ik tit- and
Ventilation may be obtained from any direc
tion. There art 5 large hallways to iccu-
mulatto dtrt. There Is less work for the jani
tor, and there is no wetpltjii of dust and
Other refuse from one floor down" upon an-
other. A recess may be taken out-of-doors
at any time without disturbing- other classes.
There Is a greater flld tor indtvi duality on
th part Of both teachers' ana - pupils. The
View Irom the ground floor is more attractive
to children, being nearer to nature.
Those who advocate the Pueblo plan
of sinjrJe-story detached, school build-
lngs ask; "If jjfa health ana pnroff
No -doubt the IofT lul a.t u re will take
cosnizance of the $100,000,000 Increase in
Oregon taxable property -hen It comes
i to appropriations. 1
It is RTa-tifyiing- to note that ethics of
professional fightws ere honored m
Congress. Meesre. Gaines and; Mahon
shook hands.
Even In the fourth person, a North'
ern Congressman Is not safe In calling1
member from the South a liar-, even
when he ie.
Mr. Corey says he will not marry
uring; bis present trip. jWbat' the
use?
eeplns in. He
place occupied by
succeeded to th
the late Senator
urer
IlO&r, Of Massachusetts, as the lect
of those who start innovations.
Senator McC umber had Brlven notice
that on a certain day be would call up
a blU. Instantly Senator Hale was on
h!s feet.
"t should like to say rljrht here."
Senator Hale said. "that bc&-us a
Senator gives notice he cannot always
bring up a bill. There is nothing In
the history of the Senate, there is
not h InK in the precedents, to sustain
Jt, The clerks have fallen Into a fash
ion, if ft Senator gives notice of his In-
tentlon of making; a speech on a cer
tain day. either to fret all his friends
hero or Keep them away I Know- not
which-of journalizing It, It should
not be.
."Ijet the Senator say be will try to
get up his bill and I will help him.
Senator Hale concluded, aa he eat down
pleased with a duty done.-
Washington (D. C.) Fost.
Secretary Cortelyou Is a master In
the art of 11m ten I n k. An admirer says
that "he could e7vo the sphinx six easy
lessons by mall that would make that
silent creation think", herself
somewhat
hitherto a
V
Flo II !
Tin !
"SVben
Boll
I hear it.
phonoRraph."
The Drum,
Clinton Scollard,
thrills shr to h
it u not to fear It,
But rather to cheer it!
Now piansent. row pleading-;
Or BwelHnf
gonorouf, ana mm
With ominous rattlft
Of battle.
IJo. squadrons are forming
For Rlormingl
Roll! roll! ' ' .
Not the shrill of -the nfe.
limlntent with glorious lire.
7an ttutch at the cplrl t . control.
Ijlke that dominant tnroDDins.
They have plunged to the tray
With the llgtlt 01 emywio
In thelrleyM.
Boll! roll!
What leads over vaiipy and iop
Through the roar and the numi
Tls th. voicing- of Hope
Tl tha drum!
Huh! plcretnfc throngb dtrfaM. na dole.
Inspiring to valor
uMt 11(11111?.
It carries th. cr.st to ths sate.
IVh.'i r .1
Confirms Oregon rostmaster".
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. The Senatl
conflrmi the followinaj Orwiron Poafinae
tcrs: Thomas J. Amber, Mount Angel
Henry Procter, Elgin; Finley E. Robert
Springfield.
GIVE WEALTH TO TOOR.
Carnegie Says Great Fortune Should
Revert to Tublic After Death.
LONDON. Jan. 11. An article, toy Anl
drew Carnegla In the Review, of Rel
vipu-s. rpcardlnir Kreat to.tunes, Is ail
tractlng attention here.
In Mr. Camvgle'fl article lie expreseel
the belief that a millionaire ought tl
rr,..r,tr life's hnnk overi Page ty golden Kharn his wealth with the -poor, bul
.Ullllil - I
Ith the limitation tnat i;ib iortuni
should not be divided before the mill
llonalro H death. Then the commurlt I
should exact a larjce share. Furthcl
Drfflms of Childhood.
Kansas City Journal,
Planant r-otl-ctlon. happy
Songt of Bummer warblers In
trees.
pnr.
At the fireside dreamlnc
Of a (olden ase I
Coma, y uttis
SIMM
figures; come, ys visions
Faces tanned and frecKlea,
or left :
th book
pa-K'
brown and bars
Turn th book of llvlns. pai by -
pane
t the fireside dreamins
Of a golden a!
or an .fr. rvflPlfndFnt with th. hoi
freO 811(1 bright anU careless of the human
Down the rifted chimney Winter winds may
Naught can mar the dreaming
Ot & golden age.
When
Of the
heart
was wholesome
raptur
with tha
fr eed om ' m recom -
'discussing the Question, alarming ui
th a l distribution of wealth ftrtsln
-nm the hw industrial conditions -
ur day. he said:
"We shall ultimately have to cons!
the adoption of some such scheme as
proRreanive tax on all fortunes betyon I
a certain amount either in lite or jf
qucathed at death so tnat u would
impossible for the owners of enormoi:
fortunes to hand more than a certai I
amount to any .individual.
In the coming day, Mr. Qarnegle sa
brains will stand above dollars anl
conduct . hovB both.
Turn the dook or fortune, but tn weete
paffe
Tells in hours of dreaming
Of the Rolden aite'.
Held for Ahductln? Boy.
JCll Of Childhood pleasure, telle the won
nAf Inv
the happy spirit of a happy hoy.
Winda Brunei
Maklns; tweet
Of a golden age!
chlmn
the dreaming
and rasje
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.
Hums and Kdw t-rt Thomas
charged with
Dav I
were a.H
ahductlv."!
ralKnfd today
Harry Brkowlt2, a lfl-J-Mf-Old r bo
from Faltlmnr. and were held, to awa. I
requisition papers from that city, Thi
men claim they found .the boy.
EATS 'EM AX.1VEI'
From the Nsw Tork Press.