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J'OltTI.ANI, THI RS1IAV, MARCH 14, 1907.
DKLAY.3 AT PANAMA.
At the expiration of nearly three
years from the time when the prelimi
nary canal work at Panama was begun
less has b"cn accomplished by the
United States than T.as executed in
corresponding period by the De Lcsscps
company. This circumstance is partic
ulaiiy iinnortant, in view of the vast
Improvements that have been made in
machinery used in excavation and
transportation and the means of com
munieatlon. To those who were orig
inally dubious about the success of the
undertaking, or who have a poor opin
ion of President Roosevelt, the situa
tion seems In a measure to point
toward ultimate failure. Kven advo
cates of construction of the Panama
Canal and admirers of the Roosevelt
Ad-ministralion arc a little uneasy con
cerning the succession of events which
have caused delay. The resignations
of two chief engineers, Wallace and
Stevens, and of one chairman of the
commission, Shouts, has given rise to
belief that perhaps competent men
have lost fi.ith in the enterprise, after
having opportunity to study its prob
lems at close range. There has aluays
been a feeling that the retirement of
there- .men was due to some reason not
made public. No reason whatever has
been given for the resignation of Ste
vens. What docs it all mean? is a
- question people it re asking and which
they have a right to ask.
. Backing and filling, under the weight
of a heavy load, is a common experi
ence, especially with teams not well
niRUi'.cd. We are crossing on isthmus,
not a. stream, and there is no inhibition
against changing horses while the
crossing is in progress. It we have a
teuin that does not pull together, -however
strong or -willing lis individuals
may be, there is something to be
gained rather than lost, in the end. by
stopping long enoush to put a new
horse into the harness. Digging the
Panama Canal is too huge an under-
- taking to be accomplished without a
Jong, hard pull all together. Perhaps it
was fortunate, rather than otherwise,
that Wallace and Stevens and Shonts
retired. The work is now In the hands
of Army engineers who have had ex
perience in canal ajid clam construc
tion who cannot resign and who may
fairly be considered as competent as
any who have had charge of. the work
heretofore.
There is just a possibility that the
difficulties thus far encountered have
been due to interference from interests
scitlshly opposed to canal construction
tn any terms. Transportation compa
nies could well afford to hold out
tempting salaries, that would lure de
sirable employes away from the service
of the Government at Panama. If any
of the supervisory officials could not be
drawn from their duty by offers of
more profitable employment. they
might be driven away by vexatious
c:"'Ticism or inveigled by cunningly
manufactured jealousy. There is noth
ing in the history of the railroads that
places them above suspicion of resort
ing to such means. On the contrary,
observing people would expect them to
exhaust every resource in an effort to
prevent "or delay the final success of
the Panama Canal project.
Hut however that may be. the people
IV. not gi-e up the enterprise nor lose
confidence in the ability of President
' Koosevelt to curry it through. Uneasi
ness, growing out of temporary diffi
culties, will best strciisrthen the deter-
; initiation to succeed. Panama Canal
construction is the work of no party or
section. It is a task self-imposed by
the American poople. and It will not be
given up though it prove more arduous
than was nntieipated. The good name
of the Nation is Involved in the enter
prise, and the t orld shall not say that
the United States undertook the task
mid failed. In view of the large
amount of work of varied character
planned and executed by President
Roosevelt or under his directions, it is
not surprising if the time he has to
give to the largest task of all. should
h insufficient for overcoming at once
all difficulties and obstacles.
It was Roosevelt who secured the
Congressional acton for construction of 1
the canal, after years of demand from
the peorle. He chose the Panama
route, seized upon an opportunity to
recognize the independence of -the Pan
ama Republic, and negotiated , the
treaty and the purchase which placed
jhe United States in position to begin
work. Though others nave been ap
pointed to positions of authority in the
canal work, the people have looked to
him as the real and active head of the
enterprise and they will continue to
rely upon him to see it through to com
pletion. If he will consent, the people
may again place him in his present po
sition of authority. If he will not, they
will doubtless be pleased to have him
drop all other responsibilities and take
personal charge of the greatest Na
tional enterprise in American history.
The situation seems now to be better
than ever before. Much time was lost
in calling for bids on contract work
and then rejecting all bids, but the ac
tion taken has met universal approval.
It was apparent that. -if the bids had
been accepted, the contractors who
furnished the brains and took the re
sponsibility would receive but a small
share of the profits, while the bankers
who furnished the ca.pital would get the
lion's share of the profits: President
Roosevelt refused to give his sanction
to an arrangement which so clearly
deprived the laborer of his hire. With
the whole project in the hands of Army
engineers, such contracts may be
awarded for portions of the work as
conditions from time to time may war
rant. There will be small opportunity
for railroad influences to interfere with
the progress of construction. The Pres
ident will have under him officials
whose ability is recognized and whose
loyalty cannot be questioned. The
team is one that can settle down Into
the harness and pull.
DIESTABUSjHMENT IN ENGLAND.
A resolution to disestablish and dis
endow the national church has passed
the English House of Commons by a
vote of two to one. Thirty years, ago
a similar resolution was lost by a vote
of live to one. This indicates that in
the meantime there has been some
change of opinion in the mother coun
try. Still the change has not been suf
ficient to warrant the belief that dises
tablishment is at hand. Some time the
Church of Kngland will be relieved- of
its injurious connection with the gdv-
ernment. but it will not be just yet.
The English church, in the last resort
is ruled by laymen. This may not be
wholly to its disadvantage, but it is
anomalous. Even questions of disci
pline and theology must be determined
by the government finally, and the
government often includes men whose
piety is not notable. To this strange
fact may perhaps be due the extraor
dinary sanity which has generally char
acterized the Episcopalian Church. It
has persecuted other denominations
when it had the opportunity; it has
been exasporatingly exclusive of rights
and privileges; but it has not often
been mean nor has it, as a general rule,
favored ignorance and superstition. In
doctrine, the Church of England has
been liberal in the long run; though it
has shown disinclination to almost
every advance at the outset. The fair
ly early hospitality which it has gen
erally exhibited toward progressive
thought may be ascribed to the influ
ence of laymen in its councils.
The established church includes I
bare hnlf of the population of Eng
land. In Wales most of the people he-
long to other denominations. If the es
tablishment is an injustice in England
in Wales it is a gross wrong. In fact,
the separation between church and
state is likely to begin with relief to
the people of Wales. The growing sen
timent for disestablishment is part of a
world-wide movement which has made
itself most manifest in France, 'but is
clearly to-be discerned both in Spain
and Italy, as well as in England. For
the present the liberal tendencv has
been checked in Spain, but it will re
cuperate. The inevitable trend of the
times is toward the complete separa
tion of ecclesiastical and- secular affairs,
NEW FAl'LTS OF LEGISLATURE.
Nominated and elected by the peopl
and responsible only to the people, th
members of the latest Oregon Legisla
ture passed appropriations far in ex
cess of any Legislature heretofore and
defeated more meritorious measures
than a Legislature ever did, controlled
by a "boss." No Legislature in this
state has received such universal cen
sure as that which closed its sessions
last month. A great majority of the
people find fault with the Legislature
upon a large number of its acts and
omissions. Upon two important points
there is unanimous agreement that the
lawmaking body was inexcusably dere
lict in its duty it passed extravagant
appropriations without providing new
sources of revenue. which would
lighten the burden of taxation upon
real property. That the Legislature in
this was unfaithful is an assertion
from which there is no dissent. In ad
dition to this it protected special privi
leges of various kinds, -thereby continu
ing unjust burdens upon the people.
Complaint is vain unless accompanied
by some effort to discover why the un
satisfactory record was made and what
remedy may be devised to prevent
repetition of the legislative farce in the
future. The people had expected that
members of, the Legislature, being di
retly responsible to the people, would
take particular care to represent their
wishes. That they did not may be ac
counted for in two ways: Many of the
members were young and inexperi
enced and were easily deceived, misled
and cajoled by crafty lobbyists: again,
there was no responsible organization,
but each individual acted upon his own
counsel, and, feeling that his vote was
but one out of ninety, did not govern
his actions as carefully as he would if
he felt responsibility for the general
and final results.
Probably there is not one man in the
entire membership who. if it were left
entirely to him to decide, would appro
priate $.1,500,000 and provide for no new
sources of revenue. Yet ninety individ
ual?, acting together, did that very
thing.
Herein may be seen the influence of a
"boss." That much-condemned factor
in politics had no general desire to look
after the interests of the people. He
was not in politics for that purpose.
He was looking out'for himself. Hence
he was condemned. But the boss re
alized that, in order to succeed for any
length of time, he must make a fairly
good record. Therefore he held down
appropriations to g reasonable sum.
and, while withholding from the people
much legislation they needed and de--s'red.
granted some of their demands
in order to perpetuate himself in power.
He acted through no love for the peo
ple, but desired to secure re-election
of his candidates to office. .The boss
wm, In measttts. a responaible Indl-
idual, upon whom the wrath of the
people could be visited and his organ
ization in the Legislature endeavored
to dispel any threatening storm. A
legislative ''machine" controlled by a
boss would have pared down that
3,500.000 and would not have defeated
so many remedial measures demanded
by the people.
What the people are going to do
about it Is an imfiortant question.
Certainly we shall not think of repeal
ing the direct primary law and going
back to the convention system. That
would toe retrogression. The .adoption
of the direct primary was an advance
step in popular government. We want
no more of the boss. What we need is
to learn to, work better under the di
rect primary and devise means of se
curing from public servants faithful
performance of duty. One method of
securing more careful work from Legis
latures would be to place responsibil
ity for general results upon that body
of men who effect the organization.
The members who win out in an or
ganization fight have a majority and
are also in a position to name all com
mittees. While they cannot act to
gether upon every measure, they can
direct the general policy of legislation
and secure results that will be gener
ally satisfactory.
Ill addition to this and in addition
to every other plan that may be de
vised, the people must hold each indi
vidual member responsible for his ac
tion upon each measure that was pre
sented for his consideration and vote.
Most men who go to the Legislature
desire to participate further in public
re. .Many of them, after getting back
home and hearing what the people say
a'bout them, give up all political ambi
tion and retire to eternal obscurity.
Some of them stand for re-election to
the Legislature or aspire to other offi
cial preferment. When another elec
tion conies round it is time to expose
their records and -make them realize
their responsibility. Look into each
man's official record. If he voted with
the tim-ber barons, the franchise barons
and other special protected interests.
hit him. and hit him hard. That's
one way to cure legislative evils.
On the other hand, if a member of
the Legislature has made good If his
record as a representative of the people
has been satisfactorj-, don't forget that
fact. Rewarding faithful servants is
as important as punishing the unfaith
ful. If a, member has given the people
a square deal in the House, insist upon
his accepting another term. If he
makes good again, promote him to the
Senate and give him as many terms
there as he wants, or promote him to
something higher. When a public serv
ant has rendered good service, don't
set him aside just because somebody
else, who might not do as well, wants
his place. Get your . knife out and
keep it sharp -for -the man who won't
perform the duty for which he was
elected. That Is the most promising
means of securing satisfactory service.
KACE 8CIC1DK.
There is more than one way to com
mit race suicide. It may be questioned
whether the excessive multiplication of
human beings does not lead more di
rectly to that end than the artificial
restriction of births. Professor Edward
Ross, of the University of Wisconsin,
argues in the current number of the
American Journal of Sociology that it
does. Of course, in order to take his
point of view we must enlarge the
usual meaning of "suicide" a little. We
must understand, by the word, all those
influences which tend to degrade hu
man life and make it not worth living.
as well as actual sterility. Which is
better an innumerable population with
a small class living in luxury by the ex
ploitation of the vast multitude, or a
limited population where poverty, dis
ease and misery have been eliminated
and comfort is evenly distributed? Is
there anything worthy of fetich wor
ship in the mere existence of countless
human beings, most of whom are in
evitably wretched?
As long as there are two men bid
ding for the same job, the employer
can fix the scale of pay. Were there
but one man for each job, he could sell
his labor at his own price. This, in a
nutshell, is the race suicide question
from the point of view of the laboring
man. Theoretically, therefore, it is to
the direct advantage of wofkingmen as
a class to restrict their families. It is
also to the advantage of the families.
With given resources, one or two chil
dren can be better nurtured than half
a dozen. Their food will be more abun
dant and nutritious; they will receive
more of the mother's care; they can be
more comfortably clad and more ade
quately educatd. Many working-men
can pay the way of one child through
high school or college -when to do as
much for five or six is out of the ques
tion. A na.tion of well-bred, comfort
able, educated men and women is pref
erable from every point of viewito a
starving proletariat.
The snial! family can live a life -more
civilized and human than the large one,
upon the same income. Books, periodi
cals, musi?, come within a man's
means who has only a few to provide
for; while wif.h a flock of children on
his hands he is kept , forever busy to
fill their stomachs. The precious boon
of leisure is not beyond- the family man
whose brood is within bounds; but for
him who multiplies the race heedlessly
life "becomes an unceasing round of toil.
The primal curse of labor strikes hard
est oil him who obeys most faithfully
the command to increase and multiply.
Prudence in reproduction makes a
man master of his time and permits
him to enjoy the opportunities of a hu
man being, instead of a machine. The
only telling argument that has ever
been made for unlimited multiplication
of life is that the people which can fur-
nlsh most men will succeed best in
war. At first glance this argument
seems sound, but, upon examination,
it turns out to -be futile. It is, indeed,
marvelous that anybody should ever
have advanced it deliberately with the
spectacle of China before us. That de
bilitated empire can furnish men in
numberless myriads, but its efficiency
in war is the ridicule of the world.
The Boers have demonstrated that
mere numbers are among the least Im
portant factors in modern war.
A select nation, animated with a de
termined spirit, can hardly be over
come in our day. particularly when on
the defensive. Intelligence and resolu
tion count for more than mere numbers.
The. fear that a nation which does not
keep Itself burdened with a surplus of
starving population is in danger of be
ing submerged by more fecund racea
becomes more and more absurd with
accumulating experience. We' are
learning that it is not necessary to
breed men to provide food for powder.
To remain unborn is not the worst
fate that can 'befall one. In civilized
conditions a high birth rate implies a
high death rate, because most of the
new'born children cajinot be taken car.
of. It cannot be believed that it is of
any advantage to a child to come into
the world, struggle through a few-
months of hunger, sickness and misery
and then perish. What good would it
have misled by never being born at
all? And how many evils it would
have escaped! A high birth rate not
only multiplies misery aVid death
among children, but it also degrades
women. A woman who is continually
occupied with childbearing and the
care of children has neither time nor ,
strength to develop her faculties or par
ticipate in civilized life. It Is some
times said that in attending to children
she completely fulfills her destiny, and
with that she ought to be satisfied;
but the modern -mind Is not willing to
accept a sacrifice so hopeless and mis
erable, especially when nothing is
gained by it.
A woman owes something to herself
as well as to her children. It is an
evil sort of suicide tor her to destroy
herself for the mere sake of multiply
ing lives. The new lives are not likely
to be w-orth more than' her own; most
of them will be worth less. Some sac
rifice on this score is essential and.
not deadly;, too raueh'is among the
worst of sins.
In new countries large families are
well enough, since there is room for
all; hut they drag women down to early
graves. Pioneer life is "paradise for
men and horses, but it is hell for
women," according to those who have
lived it. From the large families of
pioneering days sometimes come men
of great ability, like Benjamin Frank
lin, who was-the youngest of seventeen
children; but' such cases are excep
tional. The argument that large fam
ilies provide more chances of produc
ing exceptional men is fallacious. There
is a better chance, of producing a man
of great ability from a small group
where the average is high than from a
large one where It is low. The more
candidly one examines the matter the
more he is convinced that "race sui
cide" Is simply another name for pru
dence and the advancement of human
well-being.
The cry of the railroads, that jus
tice be done them, will remind every
man of certain incidents of his boy
hood days. In every community there
is at least one big boy who bullies all
the small boys of the neighborhood.
We all knew him when we were boys.
He robbed our lunch baskets and we
hardly dared complain. If we did re
port to the teacher the chances were
she would smooth the matter over for
fear of causing trouhle, and the depre
dations continued. He took our sleds
without permission, ducked us in the
swimming hole, tripped us on the ice
and stole our ball. When we plaved
marbles for keeps he -didn't play fair.
but took the marbles just the same. A
few of the smaller boys stood in with
him because they admired him or were
afraid to stand out. We all got our
heads thumped. He put mud on our
faces and rubbed it in. Day after day
and year after year we talked him over
among ourselves, agreeing that he was
a tyrant, a robber, heartless, soulless,
and ought to be controlled. But no one
would undertake the job. Finally, we
banded together under one leader, took
him down and "oegan to .pummel him.
whereupon he set up a howl that it was
unfair for a dozen boys to set upon one.
He demanded justice. And we gave
him justice. Then we let him up. He
was -better afterward. We all remem
ber him and his career, but there is
none of the recollection that carries
pleasant sensations except the single
incident of giving ham justice.
President Stickney, of the Chicago
Great Western Railroad Company, says
that agitation and legislation upon the
subject of rates will bankrupt some of
the roads. Out here in Oregon w could
name a few Instances In which absence
of legislation has bankrupted sawmills.
Bankruptcy is no worse for a railroad
magnate than for a hardworking lum
berman. Bankruptcy won't . stop the
trains or tear up the track. It did stop
the mills till the logs rotted in the
ponds.
District Attorney Jerome, of New
Tork, has started a .war upon "run
ners" a class of lawyers who make a
business of soliciting employment from
persons who have 'Become Involved in
litigation or who have suffered injuries
that may form the basis of -lawsuits.
In view of the remark by a Judge that
he was aware of the system that ex
isted, it is apparent that there is need
of vigorous action against this evil.
It is easy to credit the report that a
car-building piant will be established in
Portland. Oregon lumber is now being
shipped east of the Mississippi River
to build cars. Why not build the cars
here, load them with hops and thus
make the lumber earn freight instead
of paying freight the first time it goes
lover the road
Albany people, who complained that
the local-option law was being violated
and who asked that a grand jury be
convened, were called before the jury
to tell what they knew. They should
not be slow about responding. People
who want a law enforced should, be
ready to tell about violations.
State Senator McLean, of the North
Carolina Legislature, -threatens to cow
hide some of the newspaper reporters.
There are legislators whose future in
politics would be brighter If the news
paper reporters were all hanged.
Dispatches from New Tork announce
that rival cigar stores will be started
in Portland. This does not necessarily
mean two-bit cigars at' two for 5.
When it comes to telling of local
graft. Lincoln Steftens could make his
magazine, unpopular with Portland's
first families
Increase of 3000 in attendance at the
public schools since last March is un
impeachable evidence of Portland's
rapid growth.
In honor of St. Patrick the forests
and fields of Oregon and Washington
will be decked -in Erin's colors next
Sunday.
As In Oregon, so in California, Mr
Heney has made himself very unpopu
lar with certain types of political lead
ers. Let us hope Lincoln Steffens will not
neglect to record that Oregon's big land
steal has come to an end.
Hill says his road could not be re
produced for $60,000 a mile. Assessors
will please not take notice.
Good morning! Have you paid youl
taxes this year?
PHIUPPIXE ELECTIONS IX JULY
Taft Will Attend Opening of First
Assembly in September:
WASHINGTON March 13. Secretary
Taft's proposed visit to the Philippines :n
September to attend the opening of th
first Philippine Assembly has directed at
tention toward the new legislative body to
be created for the islanders. The Assem
bly will consist of 61 members apportioned
upon the basis of one delegate for each
Kwl person8i and provlSion fs made to in-
crease the number to a total of 100. It
will In a general way correspond to tbe
American House of Representatives, while
the Philippine Commission will correspond
to the United States Senate, and the acts
of the Assembly must secure the approval
of the Commission before they become
laws.
Elections are to be held on July 30.
Secretary Taft will start for the islands
in August, and the first Assembly will
convene in September. Subsequent elec
tions for the Assembly are to be held
upon the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day of November in odd-numbered years.
the delegates to hold office for two years.
The election law of the Philippine isl
ands requires that voters must be males
23 years old. citizens of the Philippines.
The Australian ballot system is to be
used, and heavy penalties are prescribed
for corrupt practices.
HX1SH CAXAL IX EIGHT YEARS
Commercial Club Committees Report
Favorably on Work.
CHARLESTON. S. C March 13. Condi
tions generally in the Panama. Canal zone
are said to be favorable for completion
of the canal within the eight years, end
ing January 1. 1915. as estimated by the
engineers in charge of the work, in the
opinion of the committees from commer
cial clubs in Chicago, Boston. Cincinnati
and St. Louis, which have arrived here af
ter a visit to the Isthmus. This opinion
is embodied in a series of reports, all of
which were approved by all members of
the .party. From them a general report
will be prepared by the chairman of the
several groups under whose direction they
were made and the general report will do
submitted to the clubs represented by the
committees.
The force of laborers is declared to be
adequate and efficient, and the commit
tee expresses a belief that no difficulty
will be experienced in recruiting the force
from time to time, as conditions may de
mand. In this connection the opinion is
expressed that the la-borers will be drawn
from the white and trlack races, "because
Chinese labor is not wanted."
It is recognized by the officials of the
canal, the report says, that while the
Chinese coolie would meet all the require
ments of intelligence. stren,th and vi
tality, his Introduction would lead to dif
ficulties of administration and segrega
tion which it Knis desirable to avoid,
unless the confronting of the subject be
comes necessary.
MAY PROMOTE IMMIGRATION
Government Will Not Interfere with
Movement of Southern States.
WASHINGTON. March 13. Information
received today renders it clear that the
Immigration authorities, as one result of
the several conferences recently held, in
which the President. Secretary Straus,
Attorney-General Bonaparte, commis
sioner of Immigration Sargent and prom
inent men of the South have participated,
will interpret the existing Immigration
law as It was intrepreted in the South
Carolina case. The Attorney-General has
held that the immigrants landed at
Charleston, S. C last November are
legally In tne country. They were induced
to come to America by authorized agents
of South Carolina and the passage money
for some, at least, of them was paid by
the state and others by contributions of
citizens.
Several other Southern states have de
cided to seek immigration along the same
lines as were followed by South Carolina
and it is understood they will not be in
terfered with.
ADVANCE IN POSTAL SALARIES
Number of .Clerks and Lettercarriers
Who Will Benefit.
WASHINGTON, March 13. First Assist
ant Postmaster Hitchcock has made a
compilation showing how many clerks in
postofnees and lettercarriers will be af
fected by the Increased pay recently pro
vided for them by Congress. The addi
tional pay will begin -on July 1 next, the
beginning of the new fiscal year.
The total number of clerks promoted
at that time or as soon afterwards as
they shall have completed a year's service
in the grades in which they are now serv
ing will be 19.900. Of these 358 will be
advanced from a salary of to J600, S33
from $500 to J60O, 3S34 from JOOO to SSP0,
4026 from $600 to $SO0, 4055 from $S00 to
$900. 3473 from $900 to $idOO and 2381 from
$1000 to $1100.
The lettercarriers. many of whom are
now receiving nearly the maximum salary
provided by law, will be graded in the
same way. The increase will affect 42.433
carriers throughout the country. Of this
number 130 will be promoted from $tiOO to
$SO0. SS26 from JSoO to $900, 1013 to $1000 from
$9"0.
The increase in the aggregate will
amount to nearly $4,500,000.
RESCINDS PATENT HOLD-TP
Roosevelt Will Allow Settlers to Get
Title Without Delay.
WASHINGTON. March 13. President
Roosevelt, finding the order holding up
titles to land is working a. hardship on
settlers, has sent the Secretary of the In
terior a letter cancelling his order of Feb
ruary 12, relative to the issuance of evi
dence of title under the public land laws.
The reason for the cancellation is that
Congress dip not appropriate a sufficient
amount tor tne carrying out ot tne pur
poses of the 'order. In lieu of this order
it Is proposed to have the Commissioner
of the General Land Office detail all of
his available force in such a manner ai
to handle the work most rapidly and pre
vent fraud.
WILL ENFORCE 8-HOVR LAW
Taft's . Instructions Will Reduce
Work on Rivers and Harbors.
WASHINGTON, March 13. Secretary
Taft has given orders to the engineer
officers of the War Department to en
force to the letter the eight-hour law
as applied to public works under their
direction. Tills order, wbich was is
sued with the permission of the Presl
dent, will be far-reaching and, It 1:
predicted, will greatly reduce the
amount of river and harbor work that
can be accomplished under the appro
priations made by the last Congress.
Lahm to Teach Army Ballooning.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 13.
Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, Sixth Cav
alry, U. S. A., has been detailed as in
structor of ballooning at Fort Leaven
worth. Lieutenant Lahm in 1906 won
the Gordon-Bennett cup in the Inter
national balloon race from Paris to
England.
Will Not- Yet Abolish Barmaids.
LONDON. March 13. The barmaids of
Great Britain have received a respite,
According to an announcement made the
bill to do away with the employment as
barmaids will not be introduced at tbla
acsfion of Parliament.
ENRAGED WITH LOBBYISTS.
Governor of Nebraska Induces Sen
ate to Revive Bill Against Them.
LINCOLN. Neb., March 13. Governor
Sheldon tonight sent a special message
to the Senate requesting that body to re
vive the House anti-lobby bill, which the
Senate last week Indefinitely postponed.
The Senate indicated its intention to re
call the bill:
The action of the Governor followed an
exciting incident in the Senate this after
noon when four Omaha business men
were requested by Senators to leave the
floor of tbe chamber and did so. It was
during the consideration of amendments
to the pure food bill and the four men
were charged with lobbying in the Inter
est of patent medicine manufacturers.
CANNOT MAKE ROOSEVEL-T RUN
Butler Proposes Root for President,
Taft for Chief Justice.
IXS ANGELES. March 13. In an inter
view here. Dr. Nicholas Murray ButlerT
president of Columbia University, said:
"President Roosevelt will not run for
President again, no matter what pressure
Is brought to bear upon him. .The prin
ciples which Roosevelt stands for are
greater than the man. The Republican
party must support these principles, no
matter who itR standard bearer may be
at the next election, with Mr. Root Presi
dent and Mr. Taft Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, conditions would be pret
ty near ideal. But I hardly look for such
a combination to succeed."
Referring to the Japanese question on
the Pacific Coast, President Butler said:
"I like the way in which the Mayor and
School Board of San Francisco went to
Washington and acted with the President
in bringing about a happy solution of the
Japanese question. It was diplomatic. It
appears to me that the conference result
ed in finding a good way out of the diffi
culty. Of course, San Francisco people
object to having adult Japanese in the
schools with their children. It should
not be allowed. Make other arrangements
for adults as you would in the case of
the adult French, Germans or people of
any other nation."
President Butler is at the Hotel Went
' worth, Pasadena, with his bride on their
honeymoon. Mrs. Butler was formerly
Miss Kate La Montagne. of New Tork.
Women to Vote at School Elections.
GUTHRIE, Okla., March 13. The right
of women to vote in the new state was
restricted further last night by the Con
stitutional Convention when the privi
lege to vote on all matters relating to
schools-was changed to read that wom
en should vote only on school district
elections. x
HOPE TO RECOVER THE MONEY
Treasury Theft Has Not Yret Been
Returned, However.
CHICAGO. March 13. If the man who
got the $173,000 from the sub-treasury will
send it back through the mail or by ex
press, the chances are that he never will
be detected."
This observation was made yesterday
by a high Federal official working on the
disappearance of the money, and it rep
resents the hope of the Government au
thorities, so far as can be learned from
anyone engaged in the investigation. The
hope that the money would be returned
In some mysterious fashion failed to ma
terialize. Deputy Treasurer Bantz admitted for
the first time that there is a remote pos
sibility that the cash in the sub-treasury
is not $173,000 short. He made it with a
reservation.
I have not made my official report to
the Government that there is a shortage
of $173,000," he said. "I cannot do so
until I have counted all the money $60,-
000,000 in the sub-treasury. ' My four as
sistants, up to the present time, have
counted $12,000,000. The work proceeds
slowly now, for we are weighing a large
quantity of gold piece by piece, to detect
any shortage in weight."
FLAYS TEACHER WITH RtLER
Boy Quarrels With Instructor Over
Solution of Problem.
BHLLINGHAM, Wash., March 13. (Spe
cial.) Rendered savage by his teacher's
persistence in maintaining that an arith
metic problem he submitted was incorrect,
Jacob Smithers, a boy 10 years old. beat
his Instructress, Mrs. J. H. Dunne, with
ruler until she cried.
In school hours Smithers contended that
his answer to the problem was correct
and his remarks resulted in his being or
dered to remain after dismissal and re
ceive punishment. After school closed the
lad showed Mrs. Dunne that he was right
iii his contention and suggested that the
whipping "should- be the other waj-,"
which he emphasized by Saying her hands
with a ruler.
Cubans Oppose Foreign Voters.
HAVANA, March 13. The idea that
foreigners shall be allowed to vote at
municipal elections has greatly incensed
the Liberals. They are sure that such
a course would revive the bitterness be
tween the Cubans and the Spaniards. The
matter has been temporarily set aside by
the Electoral Commission, which has rec
ommended that a general census be
taken so that proper electoral lists may
be prepared. A plan for this proposed
census has been laid before Governor
Magoon, so that the census may be be
gun without delay, since the work will
take a long time.
Indicted Men Missing.
COLUMBUS, O., March 13. The sensa
tional disappearance of Charles E. Burr,
one of the members of the Board of Pub
lic Service, indicted lor bribery, has led
to fears that he has committed suicide.
Judge Evans today Bet the time for the
trial of the indicted man for tomorrow.
Edward Moriarity. ex-Secretary of the
City Hoard or rieaitn, indicted for em
bezzlement, is also missing.
ARE THERE TO BE
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LORDLY THIEF AGAIN STEALS
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Exchanges Box of Coal for $20 00
Worth of Diamonds.
LONDON, March 13. Lord William
Beauchamp Neville, who was sentenced
to five years' penal servitude February
15. 1898, for fraud in connection with- a.
promissory note, the prosecutor being
Captain Spencer-Clay. son-in-law of
William W. Astor, was today remanded
at the Police Court charged with steal
ing a box containing tasoo worth of pearls
and diamonds by exchanging it for a
similar box which when opened was
found to contain bits of coal.
SELL TO INSURANCE COMPANY
Italians Let Village Burn and 2000
Are Homeless.
MILAN, March 13. In the town of
Borsano. near this city. 2000 persons
were today made homeless by a fire
which destroyed the greater part of the
village. The people were indifferent to
.the spread of the flames, -because their
property was insured, and the author
ities were obliged to force peasants to
work to check the fire.
English Strike-Breakers at Hamburg
HAMBURG, March 13. About 1500 of
the English longshoremen imported to
take the places of the locked-out canal
longshoremen who have refused to work
upon the shipowners' terms, are at work
today, and more are on their way here
from London. In addition, gangs of long
shoremen have been brought here from
Antwerp.
Lauisdorff Seriously III.
GENOA, March . Count Vladimir
LamsdorfT. formerly Russian minister of
foreign affairs, is "seriously 111 at San
Renio with a complication of diseases.
M. Vlangali, once Russian ambassador to
the Quirinal. is reported seriously 111 at
San Remo and not expected to live.
Duel In Prospect for Paris.
PARTS, March 13. Henri Rochefort.
the well-known editor of the Intran
slgeant, and M. Pelletier, a lawyer, will
probably flgh a duel tomorrow In con
sequence of an exchange of recrimina
tions in the law- courts this afternoon.
Only Wall-Street Rumors.
BERLIN. March 13. Reports were cir
culated today from New York jthat some
Berlin or Hamburg bankers were in criti
cal positions. Nothing is known here of
such rumors, which are regarded as
American inventions, designed to in
fluence Wall Street.
Fatal Trainvtret'k In Transvaal.
JOHANNESBURG. March 13. Dr. A.
Adam Jamieson, ex-commissioner of
bonds, was killed with 12 other persons
last midnight in- the wreck of a train
at Alkamar, due to a washout. Eleven
others were injured.
WORSE THAN SWEATBOX.
Forced Confession Held as Worthies
in Murder Car-to
DENVER, Colo., March 13. Unless new
and important evidence shall be found
against Benjamin C. Wright, he will prob
acy never be tried on the charge of mur
dering his wife and child. District Attor
ney George A. Stidger admits that evi
dence to convict the man is lacking, but
has not yet dropped the investigation. The
alleged confession made by Wright to
Chief of Police Delaney is said to be
worthless as evidence, having been ob
tained by use of physical force.
Three physicians who examined Wright
in jail after he made the confession de
clared that he had recently been-cruelly
beaten, as he claimed.
No poison was found in the bodies ot
Mrs. Wright -and her child, and it is
claimed by the defense that their deaths
were probably caused by carbon--dioxide
from a defective gas heater in which fire
had been burning all night when the bod
ies were found.
As a test of this theory, the defense
placed- a dog In the house with the gas
heater burning, :id after two hours. It is
asserted, the arpVial was taken out as
phyxiated.
The Denver Women s Club has appoint
ed a committee of three to investigate
the sweating system used by the police,
especially with reference to its applica
tion in the case of Wright. It will en
deavor to enlist the aid of Mayor Speer.
Chief of Police Delaney says he will wel
come a visit oy the committee.
Wright received a letter from his
father today, in which he was assured
that the family will stand by him.
Train Crew Arrested.
' NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. March 13.
(Special.-) Charged with violating a city
ordinance and also the franchise of the
Northern Pacific Railroad here. T. F.
Banks, engineer, and James B. Aidrich.
conductor, of an extra freight train, were
today arrested and lodged in the City
Jail. The train remained for more than
20 minutes on Quince street, blocking the
highway completely. After the road had
been blocked for two hours and all trains
in both directions held, the Northern Pa
cafic attorny, Ira P. Englehart, made ar
rangements to have the men released.
Peabody's License Suspended.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. United
States Supervising Inspector Birming
ham has sustained the judgment of In
spectors Bolles ant Bulger in suspend
ing for six months the license of Cap-,
tain Thomas Peabody. Peabody was
charged with negligence In allowing
the transport Sheridan to run ashore at
Barber's Point, Oahu Island, last Au
gust. President's Son Recovering.
WASHINGTON. March 13. It was
stated at the White House this morning
that Archie Roosevelt had a good night
and that he is making steady progress
toward recovery.
OTHER RESIGNATIONS?
Prom the Chicago Tribune.
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