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The lunacy commission which was appointed to determine upon the mental status of Thaw has reported that he Is sane. Since Mr. Jerome has virtually admitted that ho was Insane when he shot White, there seems to be nothing to do but set him free, and this will be the probablo result of the trial. The committee consists of two "experts" and one "layman." It Is saiii that the layman had no opinion of his own. or If he had he did not dare to express It; while the experts felt bound, to decide In opposition to the learned alienists who told Judge Fitzgerald that Thaw was Insane. In the great profession of alienism It Is not .thought becoming for one expert to agree with another if ho can possibly discover a ground for difference of opinion. The most common ground for differ ence of opinion is the current coin of the realm. Experience shows that it Is possible to obtain the most learned opinion on cither or both sides of any question whatever by paying for It. Mr. Balfour has argued cogently that we can believe whatever wo wish. The current history of murder trials proves that an expert alienist can believe whatever he is paid to assert. This makes things pleasant for the lawyers. It would be embarrassing if one side were able to line up a shirting array of scientific men while the other had none. Hut since both enn always hire as gnany as they wish to support any . opinion whatever. It is perfectly fair all round and neither side has any ad vantage. That is the usual state of things, but In Thaw's case the Prosecuting Attor ney is himself convinced that the pris oner -was insane when he shot White. To convict him, however. It must be proved that he was sane. It will be difficult, probably impossible, for Jer ome, who Is an honest man. to do this, or even try to do it. To the lay mind It Is clear enough that if Thaw Ifl sane now ho never was Insane; and if he is Insane now he never was sane; but the lay mind, with Its non-expert common sense, is entirely out of place at a murder trial among the learned alien ists. ONE MORE WORD TO CORRESPONDENTS Again it becomes necessary for The flllHllllll to call attention to the rule observed by most newspapers that com munications upon live public Issues must he signed for publication by the authors or they are not likely to be printed. Newspapers are always pleased to receive from their readers expres sions of opinion upon topics of general interest, but these expressions, in order to have weight, ought to bear the jinnies of lhe persons offering them for public consideration. It is not enough that the author of a communication send his name to show his good faith, accompanying It with the request that It be not published. However interest ing and instructive correspondence may be. it loses a great .part of Us value when tho name of the writer has been omitted. The Oregonian will not com ply with such requests unless for rea sons that in particular cases seem to It sufficient. Particularly essential is the signature when the communication contains criti cism of others and perhaps reflections upon their motives, or other form of personal attack. Manifestly a newspa per cannot undertake to father commu nications for which the authors are un willing to acknowledge: responsibility. The anonymous correspondent, unless he has some special and sufficient rea son for withholding his name, must be ashamed of his effort or afraid of the consequences of its publication. In one mall yesterday this paper re ceived a half-dozen communications, several of which it would have been pleased to print, had the writers not asked that their names be withheld from publication. Two of these are at tacks upon members of the Grange; one is an answer to a news article pub lished by another paper, and a fourth Is a criticism of the selection of a site for the new T. M. C. A. building. The subject last mentioned is perhaps not a live one. since the selection has boon made, but the other communications I would very likely have been available ' for publication if signatures had been appended. The Oregonlan invites its readers to send In communications upon subjects" they deem of public interest, but It must always Insist upon such correspondents signing their names to the articles they contribute. THE TREASON OF DR. LANE. Mayor Lane walks the streets of Portland the picture of woe. His cmoe smiling countenance Is beclouded. His ascetic frame Is clad in the bleak habll aments of sorrow. As he strides pen sively along his lips are seen to syllable unconscious words which an acute ob server may catch upon the wing. "Lost opportunities, lost opportunities." "Tis thus that the Mayor betrays the agony of his soul over the yawning rift between himself and the great and glorious party which erewhlle claimed him as an honored and honoring son. A son he is no longer. Cast out from the Jeffersonlan sanctuary. Dr. Lane roams the streets a lonely exile and waters the budding rose bushes along the pavements with his tears. Whence these tears? What has made the once light-hearted Mayor anathema, to his illustrious party associates? We will the tale unfold, and If it3 lightest word does not harrow up every soul then all we have to say Is that there is no pity in Portland. It Is a city with a heart of stone. Up to the twenty-fourth day of March all was well. Beauteous harmony blushed 'between the Mayor and his party, and prospective victory perched upon the gaudy standard, which Mr. George H. Thomas so gallantly bears through shot and shell on the gory arena of municipal politics. Then all of a sudden there fell a frost, a killing frost, and now nothing is heard In the camp of Democracy but howls of rage and shrieks of despair. The frost took the form of a letter from the Mayor to Mr. Thomas, a cruel, heartless letter bristling with heresy and overflowing with treason. Every word of It rasped a sort spot on the pachydermatous hide of the local Democracy; every punctua tion mark outraged the sacred, political traditions of the great party of Sweek and Killfeather. "I will run for Mayor again on tho Democratic ticket," wrote the insidious doctor, "provided ." Ay, there's the rub. Provided what? The mere Idea of a Democrat hesitat ing on any grounds whatever to run for office when he had the chance was in expressibly shocking to tho faithful members of tho central committee; but Mayor Lane's reasons for hesitation were so strange,, so outlandish, so un heard of in Democratic councils, that Mr. Thomas and his colleagues swooned with amazement when they read them. "Provided my hands are left free to secure, as far as In me lies, the best government for the people of this city as a whole, in preference to any or all Interests whatsoever." If this was granted; Dr. Lane would run for Mayor again on the Democratic ticket; if not, then he would not run. The unparal leled Impudence of the man held the committee in dumb amazement for half an hour after they had recovered from their preliminary swoon. Then the nat ural questions pertinent to the subject were asked and answered- "Did the Democratic party ever leave a candi date free to do his duty to the public? No. Did the Democratic party ever want an officer to do his duty to the public? No. What is the sole, single and exclusive duty of a Democratic Mayor? To fill the offices with his party friends, to turn out all 'Republi cans, and open the Denencent rouniains of graft to the party bosses." But Dr. Iine had more to say, and worse. I would expect to be allowed to go be fore the electorate on the broad Issue that the rights of the whole people are first to he considered in all matters pertaining to municipal affairs. If I enter the campaign I roust go before the people as a whole" with unfettered hands, pledging myself to them upon my honor as a man to do my full duty by them, unswayed by motives of pri- ite friendship or partisan advantage. He who Berves the people best serves his party best." Now it Is a well-known article of the Democratic, creed that he vho fools the people hest serves his party best. It was not difficult, therefore, for the committee to convict Dr. Lane of her esy on tho face of his letter. That he was guilty of party treason by offer ing his first allegiance to the people of the city instead of to the bosses was too clear to need discussion. By a formal vote he was excommunicated. General Killfeather. shaking the thunder from his tawny mane, called upon the shade of Andrew Jackson to blear and blight a pretended Democrat who would think of leaving a solitary Republican in of fice or who would hesitate to plunder the public for the behoof of his lean and hungry brethren. The veteran war riors of the committee, their faces seared, as it were, with Jersey light ning, solemnly cursed the memory of the recreant Mayor and consigned his letter to the flame of the tallow candle which illuminated the weird and un earthly scene. "He Is doomed," said George H. Thomas, in a deep, hollow voice. "He is doomed," responded each member of the committee. Then they departed In silence while the band played a dirge on cornstalk fiddles. This is the reason why Dr. Lane, If he runs for Mayor, will run Independent, with his own little banner instead of the gorgeous gonfalon of Democracy float ing over his head. RAILWAYS AND SAFETY APPLIANCES. The per cent of passengers and em ployes killed on railroads In this coun try is seven limes as great as in Eu ropean countries. In answer to this general Indictment, one of the railroad managers has shown that in 1906 there were two hundred and seventy-nine American roads that did not hare a single fatal accident. These roads in clude over half the mileage In the United States, and they carried half the passengers. These figures are given by the manager to support his p'.ea that condemnation of railroad manage ment should not be general, but should be directed against only those roads that participate in the slaughter. In reply it may, be said that rail roads have stood together in thetr op position to legislation intended to com pel them to introduce modern safety appliances. If half the railroads are earnestly desirous of having llfe-pro- ti ctlng appliances brought Into use. they should direct their lobbyists to use their Influence In that direction. So long as they employ lobbyists, they should direct them to work for such legislation as the managers know to be best for the public safety. Railroad managers are citizens, and presumably have an Interest in the common good . It should be to their Interest to raise railroad management in public esteem by decreasing the number of fatalities. They should not be satisfied with the installation of protective devices on their own roads, but should do what they can to enforce the adoption of similar appliances on other roads. To install a block system of signals will cost from $600 to JloOO a mile, which Is a small amount compared with the total value of a road and a small amount com pared with the value of human lives sacrificed because such devices are not In use wherever more than one train Is in operation. OREGON MAIDENS AS INDIAN. When It Is remembered that there are sixteen states in the Union with larger Indian population than Oregon has, and that no state surpasses this in attain ment of the manners and customs of modern civilization, it is difficult to per ceive what good reason there could be for representation of this state at the Jamestown Exposition by a drill team of Oregon girls dressed as Indian maid ens. Michigan. Minnesota, Wisconsin, the two Dakotas, and even New. York, have each more Indians In their borders than has Oregon. Washington has twice as many Indians as Oregon and California three times as many. Why, then, should Oregon be pictured to the world as peculiarly the home of the half-civilized, indolent, arobltionless red man? No sound argument can be of fered In defense of the scheme. That it will gratify a desire for enter tainment and thereby attract attention to the Oregon exhibit Is the most that can be said In support of the plan. In answer it need only be submitted that Oregon prefers to be famous for enter prise displayed In development of use ful Industries rather than to be notori ous as a promoter of freak amusements. There Is nothing that might be accom plished by a drill team of girls In In dian costume but might as well be achieved by young ladies dressed in clothing of the style approved and gen erally worn in 1907. Certainly the men who will have charge of the Oregon exhibit will not be at a loss to devise means of attracting attention without giving visitors to the fair an erroneous idea of conditions that prevail in this state. It may be admitted that a group of Oregon girls with the ruddy glow of health upon their cheeks would adver tise the superiority of Oregon's climate, but in order to accomplish this it is not necessary to cover the brow of cultured Intellect with cowboy hat or Indian shawl. In arriving at this conclusion it Is not necessary to assume that every one who witnessed a drill by a team of Indian maidens would believe that Ore gon Is the home of barbarians. That is not the objection that has been made in various quarters. It is urged, how ever, and with good reason, that a rep resentation of this state such as that proposed would leave upon the minds of people of the East a lasting impression that Oregon is a "wild and woolly" re gion. The memory of the Indian cos tumes would long outlast the recollec tion of statistics of industrial wealth or excellence of exhibits of products. By all means send the Oregon girls to the fair, 'but lot them be dressed in costumes fairly representing the condi tions existing In this state. If no bet ter way can be found for them to aid In attracting attention to the Oregon ex hibit, they might well be. engaged in serving to admiring crowds samples of Oregon fruits. WHY BUY EASTERN BUTTER? With Hundreds of carloads of East ern butter selling on the Coast every year, and with Oregon creameries re fusing orders because they cannot sup ply the demand, the outlook for dairy ing in this state could not be better. The only reason why Eastern butter comes to the Coast is that Oregon dairymen do not produce the quantity necessary to supply the market, in point of quality, the Oregon product takes second place to none. In cost of production and in prices received. Ore gon dairymen have an immense advan tage, and because of climatic condi tions and geographical location, will al ways have this handicap over Eastern competitors. There Is every reason why the dairy industry should Increase by rapid strides In the next few years, much to the profit of those engaged In it, and to the improvement of agri cultural conditions in general. So long as the North Pacific Coast Is importing Eastern butter at the rale, of more than a carload a day there is no need to entertain fears upon the question of overproduction. The only question is that of prices and condi tions of production, which determine whether Oregon dairymen can expect to compete with Eastern producers In the home market. Upon this subject let It first be cited that the average price of butter in tho Portland market for the year 1906 was 27.7 cents a pound, while in Elgin. 111., the leading butter mar ket .of the . Middle State?. It was 24.3 cents, an advantage of 3.4 cents a pound in favor of the Oregon market. In Oregon the creameries pay the farmers for their butter fat a price al ways 1H cents a pound below the price of butter. In Elgin the difference is 2 cents to 24 cents. In addition to these advantages, the Oregon producer has the lead of the Eastern dairyman to the extent of a freight charge of 2 cents a pound to the Coast, besides the compensation the middlemen must receive for handling the butter. The Oregon dairyman operates under superior conditions of climate, for he has no severe Winter weather during which cows must be given increased quantities of feed to counterbalance the effects or the excessive cold. ' His barns need not be built so warm nor his stores of housed feed be so large. While the Oregon dairyman must feed his herd part of the year, by resort to Summer soiling he can provide his cows with green feed when pastures are dry. In no other state in the Union do succu lent foods, such as clovers, vetches and alfalfa, produce so well as In Oregon. These are natural advantages in favor of the Oregon dairyman upon which he can depend in the future, for the East erner cannot overcome climatic condi tions. In one particular the Eastern producer has an advantage, and this the Oregon dairyman will in time over come. Farmers of the Middle States have been giving attention to dairy ing for many years and have been grading up their cowb. In this state dairying is comparatively a new indus try and the cows do not average as well as butter-fat producers as do the dairy herds of the East. This Is a dis- advantge that can be overcome and is being overcome by the Introduction of bettor stock and by care in breeding. With corresponding character of soil and proximity to market, Oregon land suitable for dairying can be had at prices about half of those prevailing in Eastern dairy states. The stump lands growing larger in area every year by the removal of timber afford excellent grazing lands and can be had at mod erate figures. New creameries are be ing established, old concerns are annu ally" Increasing their output, condensed milk factories are competing for the dairyman's product, and an almost un- limited market is offered. In the six years since interest was aroused In dairying in this state no community which once turned its attention to this industry has failed to Increase Its pro duction of milk. This fact sufficiently attests the confidence the fanners have in the future of dairying. Small com munities which a year or two ago sold no dairy products of consequence now receive $15,000 to $30,000 a year from this one industry, and without any diminution of other agricultural enter prise. The industry is still In its form ative stages, but is surrounded by con ditions that assure rapid development and permanent success. Kansas Is, as usual, in the lead In freak, legislation. What Is known as the "red can bill" is one of the latest achievements of the lawmakers of that state. This act provides that grocers can only sell gasoline in cans painted red and properly labeled, and that kerosene must not be put in red cans. This, says the Kansas City Star, may seem "ultra-categorical" to persons un familiar with Kansas. However, it commends itself as a thoroughly obvi ous precaution to the man who Is in formed either by observation or experi ence regarding the care and vigilance necessary In Kansas in classifying and dispensing liquids of different varieties. Even with all the pains which are con stantly taken to avoid Imposture and deception In dispensing liquids in this prohibition state, the Star asserts that there are many persons there who can not, by the sense of taste, dlstinjrulsh gasoline and kerosene from other alco holic substances. Hence the "red can bill" will fill a long-fe.lt want in Kansas. The old story of the inadequacy of steamer service between this city and Coos Bay is told again by Judge SehJ brede. of Marshfield. The two steamers on this line are wholly unable to han dle with promptness the traffic on the route. The steamer service from Son Francisco to the Bay Is, on the con trary, adequate to all demands. It is needless to add that as long as this state of affairs continues and railroad building is throttled. Coos County will be. in all but representation In the Leg islature and on the map, a part of Cali fornia. Our imports of automobiles last year aggregated nearly $5,000,000. Be fore raising a cry about all of this money sent out of the country, which should have been given to our own manufacturers, It may be well to look at the other side of the statement, which shows exports of American au tomobiles aggregating a value of$4.409, 1S6. Commerce that does not recognize the principle of give and take is not the commerce of prosperity. Senator Bourne's achievement in keeping up with President Roosevelt In a cross-country walk of several hours should serve as an argument in the hands of temperance workers. It will be remembered that last year's cam paign developed the fact that Mr. Bourne has not tasted Intoxicating liquors for sixteen years, and that his favorite drink is a mixture of butter milk and cream. The railroad manager who compiled statistics showing that during the year 1906 there were 279 railroads that did not kill a passenger was careful not to say that these same companies do not have a similar record every year. Per haps ho could find 279 companies every year that have had no accidents fatal .to passengers, but he wouldn't have the same list every year. Construction of the new Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. building will begin at once and pushed to completion as rapidly as is consistent with the magnitude of the work. Now that the money is in sight, the rest will be easy, though there Is still much to do before the work, con ceived In philanthropy and matured nv generosity and self -sacrifice. Is com pleted. Oklahoma's new constitution permits the state to engage in any business or occupation if It be for a "public pur pose." As this limitation is a very flexible one, it will not be surprising if the people of this country witness a great many experiments in the direc tion of paternalistic government in Oklahoma in the next few years. A sub-contractor on the new Penn sylvania Capitol put in some woodwork in an anteroom of the Senate Chamber and charged the contractor $1550. The contractor charged the state $17,388 for the job. This causes the usually bright Philadelphia Inquirer to wonder why Harrlman doesn't hire this man. Why, he's afraid to. you stupid. The Nebraska Legislature, over whelmingly Republican, has fulfilled all campaign pledges of the party platform. Won't Tom Richardson circulate some immigration literature among Nebraska legislators? We need 'em. When William Allen White asserted that "a majority of the women of Em poria are asleep half the time," It was downright mean of the Omaha Bee to ask him how he knew. New York having undertaken to change the names of a number of its streets, an exchange suggests that Wall be changed to Wall. Judge Landis has knocked out 200 counts in the Standard Oil indictments, leaving only 150. Only 150? But per haps they will do. Winter, a stubborn churl, still dogs the footsteps of Spring, refusing to be shaken off by the passing of the ver nal equinox. It is not too late for Walter Wellman and Commander Peary to form a trust and divide the spoils attaching to the North Pole. Men like Harrlman and- Ruef need a f mentor to instruct them in the ABC's of the power that resides In public opinion. Brander Matthews is Jubilant over spelling reform's progress. It doesn't take much to make some enthusiasts rejoice. Viewed in the light of past perform ances. Peary's water vessel is likely to beat any airship to the real farthest north. . . When Foraker gets to be President there will be no friction between Har riman and the White House. The laws of gravitation are reversed in the spiritual world. Light-weight 1 souls go down, not up. I Ordinances and Amendments to Be t ec! On In Portland. (The Oregonian purposes to print from day to dayJa series of articles aumcnarltlns and explaining; tho several charter amend ments and ordinances to be voted on by the people of Portland at the election June 3.) FIRST ARTICLE. A great, wide, sweeping boulevard nearly to encircle the city, an extension of tie park system, which will Include the acquisition of tracts of land on the summit of Council Crest and on Mount Tabor and the establishment of children's playgrounds In different parts of the city, Is the plan that will probably be carried out by the Park Board If the voters at the Jone election approve the 11.000,000 bond issue for parks and boule vards. The Council has ordered that the measure be submitted to the peo ple at the coming election. The charter amendment provides that the fund of $1,000,000 to be raised by a bond issue "shall be expended by the Council when first recommended by the Park Board." In other words the Park Board will have charge of the expendi ture of the money, subject to approval by the Council. The bonds will be known as "Park and Boulevard Bonds of the City at Port land." and the proceeds thereof "shall be applied to the purchase of parks and small parcels of ground for neighborhood parks and for the improvement thereof, also for the laying out, establishing and Improving of a system of boulevards and park ways with bridge over gulches In the City of Portland." Four per cent Interest will be paid on the bonds, payable every six months and the bonds will be sold to the highest bidders. No more than $500,000 worth of the bonds shall be Issued or sold during any one fiscal year. The Park Board has held several con ferences with the comimttee on parks and boulevards of the Initiative One Hun dred and a tentative plan for the expendi ture of the $1,000,000 has met the appro val of the Joint body. If the charter amendment is adopted by the peoplo In June there may be many changes In the present' plans. It is proposed to build and maintain In perfect condition a boulevard about 20 miles in length, half on each side of the Willamette River with a high bridge con necting the two driveways In South Port land or possibly as far south as Elk Rock. This bridge -would not cost to ex ceed $175,000. The location of the driveway as ten tatively agreed upon would run soutli of West Park street following the con tour of the hills in South Portland and drop into the old Riverside Drive at what Is known as the Red House, following the present Riverside Drive to and back of Charles E. Ladd's residence and crossing the bridge wherever located. The east line would touch at Mllwaukle and follow cast the border of the Golf Club grounds by Sellwood and continue In a northeasterly direction on dedicated rights of way to Mount Tabor, where the whole of what is known as Mount Tabor may be owned and beautified as a pcrma nent park for the city. From Mount Tabor it Is proposed to construct a broad, straightaway speedway on the level lands running In a north westerly direction through Irvtngton to the Portsmouth Boulevard, which could be broadened and improved on past the University and possibly to St. Johns On the West Side the present Linnton Drive would be Improved and In con nection with Multnomah and Columbia counties extended down to St. Helens. Tho ridge lino following the hills about Port land and leading to Council Crest, with the nurchase of a small park at this sightly point, is contemplated. It Is be lieved that all this right of way would be donated and ultimate completion could be reached a few years later. GRIND FLOUR IN MANCHURIA Russian Millers Succeed, But Amer lean Imports Increase. WASHINGTON, April 4. During i recent tour of Northern Manchuria, Consul-General Thomas Simmons, of Niuchwang, found that tho 20 flour mills In that part of China had an outnut of upward of 85,000 poods, or approximately 35.300 barrels a day. Mr. Sammons furnishes the fol lowing particulars of that flour trade: At Harbin, where thero were Fix large and six small flour mills, the output was estimated at 45,000 poods (36 pounds to the pood) a day. This Industry was established by Russian business men. and is srowing. It was found that the wheat crop surpasses that of the bean products in market able value, and that as a result Chi nose farmers were, in many instances, giving up tho raising of beans and go ing- into tne wlieat-nrotiucing business The millers complained of the high cost of wheat and the fall lug price offered for the flour and by-products. During the war "nigh prices prevailed and profits were re ported satisfactory, but witn rjecreas lng demands and a continuance of war-time prices for wheat, the flour manufacturing business was, it was stated, unsatisfactory. Still, new flour mills were contemplated, and those al ready established were being enlarged in some instances. Russian flour man ufacturers stated that they realized they must adjust their business meth ods so as to succeed on small profits by Increasing their sales. During the war Pacific Coast flour reached the Northern Mancfiurlan mar ket via Vladivostok. Large quantities of Pacific Coast flour, entering mostly through Niuchwang and later through Tairen (Dalny), has been shipped into the interior successfully. The demand is growing rapidly, and the Northern Manchurian flour manufacturers report that their output i consumed entirely by the local trade. Delegates to Peace Conference. WASHINGTON. April 4. At a meeting last night of the permanent executive committee of the International Arbitration Treaty Conference. delegates were ap pointed to the International Arbitration and Peace Congress, to be held In New York. April 14 to 17. as follows: Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus: General John W. Foster; Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale, Hannls Taylor, William L Penfleld, Samuel Gompers, Jus tice Thomas H. Anderson. Dr. M. E. Gates, Rev. Dr. T. 3. Hamlin. Rev. Dr. Roland G. Smith, Charles Henry Butler, John B. Henderson, Jr.: Simon Wotfg R. E Warner. Dr. W. P. Thierkield. J. H. Ralston. Rabbi Abram Simon. A. H. Snow. George T Porter. ESmlle Berliner, Herbert Wadsworth, Thomas Nelson Page and Col onel Archibald Hopkins. Secretary Root,- Secretary Straus and Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, have accepted invitations to address the congress. Pres ident Roosevelt will write a letter to be head at the conference. Tax Collector Short $40,000. NEW ORLEANS. April 4. As a result of an examination of the accounts of Ferdinand Hudenhclfer. State Tax Col lector. It was announced today that there was a shortage of over S4O.W0. The mat ter has been referred to the District At LAWS FOR PEOPLE TO ENACT. torney. ALtTE TO GREET ROYAL BABE Much Ceremony Will Mark Visit of Stork to Spain. MADRID. April 4. A royal decree just Issued deals with the details of the ceremony Incident to the presen tation of the heir to the Spanish throne. The decree requires that the court of ficials, the Ministers, the Presidents of the two Chambers, the Knights of the Golden Fleece, the Captain-General, the Commission of the Asturlas and repre sentatives of the civil and military cor porations shall attend the ceremony. Members of the diplomatic corps also will be invited. If the child is a boy, the Spanish flag will be hoisted on the palace and a salute of 21 guns will be fired. If It, is a girl, a white flag will be run up and a salute of 15 guns will be fired. If the event occurs at night an electric light in the national colors will be dis played for a boy and white lights for a girl. All customary decrees ordering a general amnesty, the release nf prison ers condemned for minor offenses and the bestowal of recompenses and dec orations upon various persons have been prepared. The decree directs attention to the emarkable publicity given. In accord ance with the etiquette or the spanuri court, to the intimate affairs of the royal family. As soon as notified, those nvlted to attend the ceremony must tasten to the palace, the men attired uniform and the women In court dress. They must wait In toe ante chamber until the child Is presented. With, the least possible delay the child is dressed and placed In a basket standing on a golden salver. The King takes the basket, holding the child In his hands, and followed by members of the royal family, enters he salon, wbere the presentation cere mony is held. Raising the veil over the Infant's face, the King says: I present to you my beloved son (or daughter), the heir to the throne of Spain, the Prince (or Princess) of the Asturlas, to whom my dear spouse has just given birth." Then the Minister or Justice as tne principal notary of the realm ap proaches and views the face of the child and all those invited file past. As soon as the presentation is ended, a solemn te deum is sung in the royal chapel. BITLIS SHAKEN TO PIECES. Terrible Consequence of Earthquake Described by Missionary. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 4. The following dispatch was received here today from the Rev. Royal M. Cole, head of the American mission at Bltll": 'At 10 o'clock in the forenoon of March 29 there burst upon us unan nounced the worst earthquake wit nessed In 40 years In these or the Erzerum volcanic roglons. Such was ts force that our city seemed to be in the jaws of some monster, who would shake us Into shreds, as a mas tiff does his game. Down came the plastering, the furniture was over turned, cracks were opened in strong walls, roofs were shattered and rain poured In. "During the first day there were 14 shocks, and they still continue. There have been altogether 28 shocks, or tne 4000 houses here, over 300 have fallen, and half the remainder have been seri ously damaged, about $50 to $500 being needed to repair each house. Tne of ficial report la that eight persons were killed by falling walls, but they are all unknown In Bltlls. Many persons were wounded and many churches. mosques and government buildings were damaged. The surrounding vil lages sustained heavy shocks, but it was in the daytime, so that there was no great loss of life. "The foreigners at Bltlls are the Russian Consul, Charlotte E. Ely, Mary A. Cecely, Royal M. Cole. Mrs. Lizzie Cole and Miss Nellie A. Cole. "Famine prices prevail and there Is great poverty and extreme suffering. Kaiser Will Play Mutual Friend. ROME. April 4. The German Emperor, according to a report. Is soon to visit the Emperor of Austria at Vienna The ob ject of his visit', it 1s said, is to influence Francis Joseph to go to ttome, and there by return the visit which the late King Humbert made to him. This visit has never been returned. Wall of Vatican Collapses. LONDON, April 4. A dispatch from Rome says that 50 yards of the exterior wall of the Vatican collapsed yesterday. The fall of the wall destroyed the court yard Delia Zllltta. It was planted with orange trees and was the favorite prome nade of Fopc Leo XIII. His Condition a Mystery- KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 4. T. C. "Webster. 60 years old, who was taken from a Union Pacific train here Monday afternoon in a semi-conscious condition and removed to the City Hospital, was still unconscious this morning. Nothing is known of Webster, except that he was traveling from Horse Shoe Bend, Idaho, to Gainesville, Ga. "He has never uttered a word since he was brought here," said the house sur geon this morning. "His body shows no marks or bruises, and the cause of his condition is a mystery to u." A SAMPLE CARTOON OF THE LATE CHICAGO CAMPAIGN ComlcSecUon Of the Chicago -lsrom rhe Cnrrar .-wr Board pi Education HBHr-Ve jm rneKaUenJamrnerK-tcb BfliflS 'S8a IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN SEEING THINGS WITH THE G00 GAN GIRLS. First of a New Series of Very Hu morous Articles, Showing: a Novel Vocation for Two Clever Young Women. WAYS MEN TAKE TO GET THEIR NAMES UP. Sudden Growth of Love for Art Among New Rich Americans How Harriman Took a Sweet Revenge. HOW TO LAY OUT A VEGETABLE GARDEN. Applicable Especially to Portland. Miss Tingle Shows Plans Takes, Not From Book, bat From Plots in the City. STEAM SHOVEL WORKING AT MOUNT TABOR. Full Page Illustration in Colors, Showing How Thousands of Cars Are Loaded With Gravel for Fills. MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN ALL ENGLAND. Six of Them, so Decided hy Popular Vote, Lady Beatrice Pole-Carew Banking at the Head of the List. REMINISCENCES OF JOAQUIN MILLER. The Venerable Poet Tells of Early Farming in the Willamette Valley and His Start for California. WHERE MEN WORK FOR TWEN TY CENTS A DAY. Frank G. Carpenter Writes of The Tell, Once the Granary of Rome. Now the Granary of France. EDUCATING THE HAND AND THE HEABX Annie Laura Miller Writes of a School for Aristocratic Japanese Girls Who Pattern After America. HONORED OLD MAIDS LUTING AND DEAD. Noble Women Who Have Removed the Stigma That Ones Attached to the Appellation. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS IN HOL LAND. They Take a- Ride at Breakneck Speed Through the Air on the Arms of a Dutch Windmill. IF YOU ARE NOT A SUBSCRIBER, Order From Your News dealer Today Sunday. March 1907 For Mayor Itaud Chicago Trlbnns 'After CallWs Wsrsly). W&iner 4