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i.ll.l'IM. .MINERVA.
Eleven years ago the Carnegie Insti
tute was conveyed to the people of
Pittsburg. Equipped with a complete
array of technical apparatus, housed in
a magnificent structure and endowed
with the revenues of a principality, this
great school was then the wonder of
the world. But since that time other
benefactors of education and lovers of
mankind, like Cecil Rhodes, now with
God; Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Armour and
Mr. Arehhold, to say nothing of Mr.
Carnegie himself have made gifts which
cast the Pittsburg foundation into the
shade. Mr. Carnegie has doited the
country with libraries and established
his hero fund. Mr. Rockefeller hiLS do
nated to our schools and colleges an
enormous capital for pensions to teach
ers, which he augments lately by more
than thirty millions for general pur
poses, and to make sure that it shall
be wisely expended ho condescends to
keep it undor his direct control. By
these radiant exhibitions of generosity
the splendor of the original Carnegie
Institute at Pittsburg has been some
what outshone, and the solicitude of the
founder for the. glory of the city- where
he began that career, which is among
the wonders of the modern world, has
led him to enlarge his original dona
tion. Now the amended institute has been
dedicated with imposing ceremonies.
To whom or what the accounts do not
specify, but we shall make no serious
error In assuming that it was to the
fame of Mr. Carnegie. A splendid
throng of the great, the learned and
the beautiful of the earth shed luster
upon the day. The Emperor of Ger
many sent his Ambassador; the Repub
lic of France was present in the persons
gf representative." who brought con
gratulations to Mr. Carnegie. Seats of
learning everywhere dispatched dele
gates whose academic decorations lent
g'Tgeousness to the spectacle, while the
opulent and highly moral society of
Pittsburg contributed its distinction
and beauty. Mr. Carnegie was the cen
tral luminary in a shining throng. He
lowered, he glowed, he overflowed with
benevolence and wisdom. It was the
crowning day of a great career. And
let no envic us ierson reproach the Iron
magnate for taking credit to himself
and singing his own praises while he
addreswd his golden words to the ad
miring throng. He Justly felt that It
was not a time for "Te Deum lauda
mus." but rather for "Te Carnegie
laudo." and h lauded. The warnings
In the New Te-stamont against self
praise and the injunction not to let the
left band know what the right hand
doeth he very properly disregarded.
What Incentive is there to acquire a
fortune of half a billion dollars if one
may not enjoy the adulation which
humbler mortals. naturally accord to it?
Heliogabalus and Caligula enrolled
themselves among the g.wle and enjoved
the worship of the faithful before they J
mea; wny may not .Mr. t'arnegie do the
Mine?
He has a much better title to his own
worship and that of others than Mr.
Rockefeller, for example. It cannot be
aid of Mr. Carnegie that he has robbed
r murdered anybody, nor that he has
Incited his agents to commit arson.
Neither has he systematically under
taken to break down the laws of the
country. "What he has done Is to take
advantage of the inequality and Injus
tice of the law to gather Into his own
hands the fruits of the labors of his
fellow-men. He has done nothing Ille
gal, but. of course, he has availed him
self vf all the opportunities which the
statutes offered. Had the law permit
ted him to harry people from their
homes and possessions and take their
property for himself, perhaps he would
have done It. Since it restricted him
to methods less viotent and more subtle,
he choso those methods. It was a de
cided slight to a sacred memory that
at the head of the splendid procession
of the great and learned which marched
to the Carnegie Institute for the dedi
cation ceremonies there was borne no i
statue m air. tnngtey. Aot only snould
an aureate Image of that statesman
have headed the procession, but next
to ftim should have come) a symbolical
figure of the prohibitive tariff which is
I the fountain from which all Mr. Car
negie s Denencent wealth has flowed.
He has enjoyed for many years the
rower to tax the American people. He
still enjoya it. How can we thank him
adequately for endowing libraries and
schools for us with a portion of his
spoil? He might have spent the whole of
it on yachts and actresses. Fortunate
ly, his taste, like Mr. Rockefeller's, in
cline toward Minerva Instead of Terp
sichore. Hence these Pierian bounties.
TVe would not be thankless. "We lift
up our voices in the general chorus of
adulation. But we cannot forget that,
after all. knowledge is a thing that is
very little helped by marble palaces
and gilded domes. Franklin gathering
the wisdom of the ages at his type case;
Cobden mastering the power of potent
speech In his uncle's warehouse; L,ih
coln pondering his Euclid before a glim
mering pine knot after his day at rail
splitting, must still remain the inspira
tion and the exemplars for ingenuous
youth who would scale the heights of
fame. He who would achieve greatly
must still "spurn delight and live la
borious days" as ever heretofore In the
history of the world. Luxury kills ef
fort, and the sumptuous ornamentation
of the new institute at Pittsburg will
be more likely to All the students with
vain repinings than to stimulate them
to toil. It will teach them to long for
help from the law rather than to trust
in their own energy. The lesson which
they will be only too apt to learn from
all this grandeur will be to sit down
and wait for the tariff to pour fortune
into their laps, as it did for their great
founder, rather than to acquire it by
honest industry.
THE THAW MISTRIAL.
Failure of the Thaw jury to agree
upon a verdict shows that "unwritten
law " has not so strong a position In the
minds of the people in the East as it
has In the West and South. Had
Thaw's crime been committed in this
section of the country he would quite
likely have been acquitted, not because
of any admiration for the defendant,
hut because of the feeling that White
deserved to be killed and that Thaw
had performed a public service. Seven
men voting for a verdict of murder in
the first degree, while five voted for ac
quittal, shows that the majority opinion
was adverse to any recognition of the
right of private vengeance. In the trial
of the case Mr. Jerome placed special
emphasis upon the absurdity of the ex
istence of an unwritten law. The evi
dence in the case and the Instructions
given by the court left little room for a
verdict other than murder in the first
degree or acquittal.
After listening to the story of Evelyn
Thaw, which would almost have moved
a heart of stone, seven men on the jury
stood firmly for a verdict In strict ac
cordance with the letter of the law. The
new trial will be held under conditions
rarely if ever known in this country.
How a jury can be found composed of
men who have not read or heard the
evidence" and formed and expressed an
opinion is difficult to understand. A
stronger case for the defense is impossi
ble, while there is the possibility that
new evidence may be discovered by the
prosecution or something may occur
that will deprive Thaw of some of the
sympathy be has received. That the
country should' be afflicted with a repe
tition of the story Is deplorable, but un
der the present plans the evidence must
be rehearsed before another jury.
ONE REASON TOR CAR SHORTAGE.
In these days, when economy is the
chief aim of all our large departments
of industry, it is amazing to learn of
some of the enormous wastes in rail
road transportation. We are told. . for
example, that in the effort to get busi
ness one railroad will carry freight
many hundreds of miles farther than a
competing road would carry it. and for
the same price. Thus the Canadian
Pacific will take freight from as far
south as Tennessee, carry it north
across half the United States to Winni
peg, thence west tp the Coast, and then
south to San Francisco, when, that same
freight could as well have gone due
west by direct routes to the Bay City.
The Illinois Central carries freight from
Chicago to New Orleans when its des
tination is San Francisco, rather than
see a direct competing line get the
business. Thus freight was carried 1000
miles farther than necessary.
In this practice may be found some
measure of explanation for the car
shortage. Freight traffic Is slow enough
In any circumstances, but the delays
are greatly Increased when cars are
sent a thousand miles out of their
course and perhaps sidetracked and for
gotten some place along the line be
cause the trainmen thought there could
be no hurry about freight whose owner
would send it toy such a circuitous
route. While these cars are going the
extra 1000 miles some other shipper is
told that '"there are no cars." Then,
too. somehow or other, the shippers
must pay for this extra haul. If the
company carries that car 1000 miles
free, it charges other traffic enough
moro to make up for ft. If one com
pany can make money on an extra haul
of 1000 miles, another road 1000 miles
shorter should be able to carry the
freight for a smaller sum. Such would
be the view of a man not trained In
the intricacies of railroad management,
but doubtless the railroad attorneys
would find some way of proving by
subtle argument that there is no waste
in the circuitous route practice.
FR EE WATER.
What seems to be a redeeming feat
ure in the Wagnon free-water bill is its
provision to raise a revenue by charg
ing for irrigation and the commercial
use of water. It is estimated that
enough can be raised from these sources
to pay for current service. Mains for
local service are to be paid for by a
levy on the adjacent property, and
larger mains by a levy on the entire
territory served. The bill expects to
effect economies by turning the water
engineering over to the City. Engineer
and collections to the Auditor. Were
the bill adopted and Its promises real
ized, nothing would remain to be met
by a tax levy except interest and pay
ments on the bonds.
The bill contains some provisions
which are good and some that are bad
It is unfortunate that they cannot be
voted upon separately, the bad reject
ed and the good accepted. As it is,
thoughtful voters must reject the
whole. New maius should be paid for
by the property benefited. This is
sound economics and. sound sense. The
mains add to the value of the land
which they serve more than enough to
pay for them. This value accrues to
the owners, and nothing could be more
unjust than to compel the general user
to contribute to it. Furthermore, if it
Is more economical and just as con
venient to have the Auditor coleect
water bills, there is no valid argument
against that article; and the same may
be said of turning the water engineer
ing over to the City Engineer. These
are matters where the experience of
practical men is of more value than
any amount of theory.
Everybody will agree also that water
for commercial use and for irrigation
should be paid for. But every reason
that exists for this applies also to
water for domestic use. It is utterly
impossible to draw any rational distinc
tion between the cases. The present
charge for domestic water Is doubtless
excessive. Other cities which have not
our cheap supply serve water for much
less. Portland could do the same; it
could serve households for a fraction
of the present charge. But there ought
to be some charge, enough to pay for
the actual expense of the service and
to provide a guarantee against reckless
waste. Just as the property benefited
should pay for the mains, so the per
son benefited ought to pay for the
water drawn from the mains. His rate
should be reasonable; he should not be
forced to contribute to new mains for
suburban landowners; but he should
pay something.
The free-water proposition is the
heart and soul of Mr. Wagnon's bill,
and it Is something that reason con
demns. Therefore the bill as a whole,
in spite of some excellent provisions,
must be rejected. The supporters of
the bill argue that water is like a
bridge or a school, which are free to all
users. If they think so, why do they
wish to charge for irrigation and for
laundries? Shall we make the bridges
free to some and charge others toll?
We ought if we are to make water free
to some and not to others. The fact is,
of course, that water in no way resem
bles a bridge or school. It Is some
thing that everybody ought to pay for
in proportion to what he consumes.
THE LATEST CASE OF "rERSECl'TTON."
With varied feelings the people of
Oregon have viewed the efforts of the
Government to convict ex-Congressman,
ex-Land Commissioner Blnger
Hermann. That we should take an un
usual interest In the successive steps In
the proceedings was to be expected, for
the defendant has been our fellow-citizen,
our National Representative, and,
above all, our Blnger. That our feel
ings should be varied results from no
changing attitude toward Mr. Hermann
bimself, but rather from the ever
changing aspect of the case the Gov
ernment is making against the great
handshaker. Why cannot the Govern
ment prosecutors be consistent, aim at
one single end and turn all their at
tention to the achievement of that pur
pose? When charges were first made
against Mr. Hermann at Washington,
we were assured that his offense was
that of burning certain letter-books
which the Government asserted were
public records .and1 which Mr. Hermann
said were copies of private correspond
ence. The Government responded that
if the letters copied in that book were
private in their nature, then Mr. Her
mann had been guilty of using the
franking privilege contrary to law and
would be guilty upon his. own admis
sions. In this situation our sympathies
were entirely with Binger. What right
has the Government to go nosing
around in a man's private correspond
ence, especially when that correspond-
ence is doubly private, in that it deals
with private information regarding
prospective land proceedings, or per
haps assures an employe of the depart
ment that he violates no rule of the
service when he shows his esteem and
affection by sending his superior some
boxes of grapes, etc.? Besides, don't
they all do it? With indignation we
learned that our Blnger had been sin
gled out from among the host of abus
ers of the franking privilege. As we
viewed the matter at that time, Mr.
Hermann had merely given an exhibi
tion .of thrift, an element of character
essential to success.
But our feelings changed when the
developments disclosed a.n intention on
the part of the Government to prove
that those letters were official, and,
moreover, that the ex-Land Commis
sioner had been party to the machina
tions of the landgrabhers. The people
of Oregon have deep reverence for offi
cial correspondence and a horror of
landgrnbbers. It is through official cor
respondence that the dying embers of
hope are revived when one has waited
for years and years for administrative
departments at Washington to adjust
some claim or concede some right which
a citizen Is entitled to enjoy as a grant
from his government. It Is official cor
respondence that quickens the heart
beat of the lingering veteran anxiously
awaiting news that his application for
a pension has been received or referred
to some department or held for inves
tigation or delayed for further proofs,
or finally granted. It is official corre
spondence that brightens the home of
the settler in the foothills as he pa
tiently looks for the day when his home
will be his and he can sell it and move
his family to town. So we have respect
for those elongated envelopes bearing
the legend "Official Correspondence,"
and if Mr. Hermann had been guilty of
destroying any communications of that
nature our sympathies were with the
prosecution.
And so it was with regard to the alle
gation of aid and comfort to the land
grabbers. As everybody knows, the
landgrabber is a species of individual
who lives in Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Michigan, or some other Eastern State,
and comes out here and conspires to
plunder the people's heritage. Natives
of Oregon never take public lands for
the purpose of transferring fhem to
syndicates. When a man born and
reared in this state takes a homestead
or a timber claim, he does it in the ut
most good faith and with no ulterior
purpose. Hence it arises that we look
upon landgrabbers as social outcasts,
and if. perchance, our Blnger had allied
himself with this class of public ene
mies, he had lost our sympathies.
But again the scene has shifted and
the Government has created in our
breasts other feelings toward the in
vestigation at Washington. With that
heartless persistency which has been
characteristic of Government proceed
ings of late, the Prosecuting Attorney
has cross-questioned Mr. Hermann until
he has admitted that he compelled his
stenographer to give up all but $80 of
his salary of J1S5. He has further ad
mitted that when he came to Oregon on
vacation trips he drew $3 a day and ex
penses from the Government. He also
admitted that while Commissioner of
the General Land Office he appointed his
uncle, his brother, his brother-in-law,
his nephew and his cousin to public po
sitions in the service under him. One
of these relatives was employed as a
means of discharging a debt to Her
mann, another performed no service
and a third yielded up part of his sal
ary. The Land Commissioner em
ployed a Government clerk a half day
on personal business In order to save 7
cents postage for himself. He appoint
ed to office in Oregon a man who would
rent one of his houses. He expedited a
claim in order that the claimant might
pay the money to a firm whose mem
bers were related to Mr. Hermann.
Now what is to be gained by all the
efforts of press and pulpit and school
room to encourage habits of thrift, if
the Government is going to rebuke It In
this manner? Didn't Mr. Hermann's
relatives render as good service, as a
rule, as anybody else? And If they
rendered good service. Is it any of the
Government's business what they did
with their money after they received
it? To pay off a mortgage or a debt
to a grocery firm is no more than com
mon honesty, and if Mr. Hermann could
in his official acts make it convenient
for a debtor to discharge his obliga
tions, he was doing what he could to
improve public morals. And undoubt
edly that was all he was doing it for.
And if he could send to Oregon some
appointee who would rent his house, he
deserved credit for relieving the bar
renness of uncurtained windows. And
was it not right that the Government
should pay per diem and expenses
while he was on a vacation made nec
essary by nine or ten months of servi
tude in an office at Washington? In
any way the developments are viewed.
Mr. Hermann must be credited w ith an
exhibition of thrift, and the people of
Oregon cannot be censured if their sym
pathy for the , prosecution is mingled
with some kindly feeling toward the defendant.
The proposition to revive the rose
show In Portland this Summer will
doubtless be favorably received by our
citizens. Our rose shows of past years
have been marvels of beauty, fragrance
and color which it were worth going
far to see. The quaint forestry build
ing and its beautiful surroundings
would furnish a fine and appropriate
setting for Portland roses at the height
of the season. An opportunity that late
June or early July will furnish to show
these roses at their best to tourists, col
onists and strangers within our gates
generally should not be neglected, while
even to our own citizens, accustomed
as they are to the beauty and abun
dance of Oregon roses, the display will
be something of a revelation.
Mrs. Nancy Coon, who died on her
SOth birthday at her home near Halsey,
Linn County, on April 8. had lived on
the farm where she died for a period of
sixty, years. There fourteen children
were born to her and there her husband
died seventeen years ago. Her record
In the community where three-fourths
of her long life was spent was that of
a helpful, sympathetic neighbor, an af
fectionate wife and mother and a capa
ble, energetic woman. The name of
such a woman is not heralded far and
wide, hut Mrs. Coon was none the less
a state-builder In that the public be
yond the circle of her home environ
ment knew her not. Nature's paean is
well rounded out In the course and
completion of such a life.
The Commandant of Cadots at West
Point has very strict Ideas of the uses
to which cadet uniforms should be put.
At the Easter parade many beautiful,
and perhaps scantily clad, ladies were
present. Many of the cadets carefully
wrapped their overcoats around their
lady friends to protect them from the
icy wind. The commandant ordered) an
officer to do down the line of spectators'
benches and order all cadet uniforms
removed from shoulders of visitors. The
order was obeyed, much to the displeas
ure of the cadets, who are, now Inquir
ing whether the commandant has for
gotten his cadet days. Perhaps he has;
age brings many changes.
The sophomores of Harvard Univer
sity, or those who will attain to that
privileged state at the opening of the
September semester, are looking for
ward to great fun. They will have for
a target a real live Prince of the im
perial house of Hohenzollern, Prince
Oscar, fifth son of the German Em
peror. The Prince will be accompanied
by a military adjutant, but he will,
nevertheless, no doubt be put through
his paces in true college style. 'He is,
however, an under-graduate in the
great Bonn University, and no doubt
knows how to take care of himself.
An artist's model who won a $10,000
prize at Madison-Square Garden for her
beauty has sued a college professor's
son for damages for breach of promise.
What a Madison-Square Garden beauty
could find in a poor college professor's
son to admire is a question that is like
ly to be up for the jury's consideration.
Somehow or other we have of late ac
quired strange notions of the Ideals of
artists' models and Madison-Square
beauties.
Eastern agricultural papers are advis
ing farmers to prevent scab on pota
toes by dipping the seed potatoes, in a
solution of one pound of formalin in
thirty gallons of watar. The potatoes
are to be left in the solution two hours.
Quite likely a treatment of seed pota
toes with Bordeaux mixture would be
beneficial also.
President Roosevelt has ruled that
In construing the pure-food law it must
be kept in mind that the purpose of the
law was to protect the consumer, and
not the manufacturer. The President
Is knocking 'Industry' again.
Citizens of Topeka will take a day off
next Tuesday and employ themselves In
digging dandelions out of their lawns.
The idea is a good one. The people of
Portland could devote a day very profit
ably to the same object.
Those free grandfather stories our
Binger used to tell didn't cost him any
thing. There are no flies on Binger. or
there used to be none.
Things would be different if Mr. Her
mann, instead of going on the witness
stand, could have shaken hands with
the jury.
George Gould has sold his stable of
polo ponies. Having no time to play
the game, he wishes to save the money.
Is Mr. Thomas going to try to elect
all the other candidates as he would
that they should do unto him?
The candidates now run after the peo
ple, but the people will run after them
when the election shall be over.
Hermann's "I don't remember" indi
cates that he missed his calling by not
being a trust magnate.
Public officials who write letters they
want burned would better burn them
themselves.
The candidate can cite Scripture for
his purpose.
DEDICATES THE MONUMENT
Roosevelt Speaks at Unveiling of the
Memorial to Roughriders.
WASHINGTON. April 12. President
Roosevelt made a speech on patriotism
and good citizenship at the dedication
today of the monument erected in the
National Cemetery at Arlington to the
memory of the "Rough Riders" of the
Spanish-American War. Mrs. Allyn K.
Capron, widow of Captain Capron, of
the Rough Riders regiment, who fell
at Las Guasaumas, pulled the cord hold
ing the American flag that covered
the monument. Dr. D. J. Stafford,
of St. Patrick's Church, this city, made
the dedication address. Regular troops
and part of the National Guard of the
First District of Columbia regiment
participated in the exercises. The
President was escorted to the monu
ment by Captain Preston's troop of
the Thirteenth Cavalry.
Those present at the exercises in
cluded Ambassador .Tusserand. of
France; Baron Rosen, Russian Ambas
sador; the naval and military attaches
of the Japanese and German Embas
sies; Assistant Secretary Oliver, of the
War Department; Assistant Secretary
-Newberry, of the Navy Department. A
number of former members of the
Rough Riders' regiment occupied seats
on the platform from which the Pres
ident spoke.
The monument Is the design of Mrs.
Capron. It Is a monolith, and stands
14 feet high on a base six by six feet.
The memorial bears the names of more
than 100 members of the regiment who
died either in Cuba or after the return
of the regiment to the United States.
The main decoration is a bronze tab
let, bearing the regimental device and
the inscription;
"First United States Volunteer Cav
alry. In memory of the deceased mem
bers of the First United States Volun
teer Cavalry, Spanish-American War.
Erected by members of the regiment,
1906."
President Roosevelt, who was Col
onel of the regiment, referred to the
peculiar gratification of himself and
his comrades In this memorial, and
enunciated his well-known views on
the duties of citizenship.
Army and Navy to Co-operate.
WASHINGTON. April 12. The Joint
board of th9 Army and Navy has de
termined upon a policy to establish
closer relations and a more thorough
co-operation in time of war between
the personnel of the seacoast fortifi
cations of the Army and the forces of
the Navy. The plan is to have a num
ber of officers and enlisted men of
each service exchange visits when
ever naval vessels come within waters
in proximity to sea coast fortifications.
In order to become acquainted witii
the modes of offense and defense em
ployed by each.
It was further decided that the Adjutant-General
of the Army should give
to the Chief of the Bureau of Naviga
tion of the Navy information In re
gard to the time artillery practice will
be held. In order that the Navy may
detail men to be present as witnesses.
Likewise the Chief of the Bureau of
Navigation is instructed to notify the
Adjutant-General of Navy target prac
tice, so that the Army may send de
tails of witnesses.
Half Holidays for Workmen.
WASHINGTON, April 12. President
Roosevelt has promulgated an order
giving Saturday half holidays during
July. August and September to all me
chanics, laborers and other employes
at the manufacturing and supply
arsenals and depots under the War De
partment and in the office of the di
vision and department headquarters of
the Army and in the engineering de
partment at large.
The order provides that on Saturdays
in the months named four hours, ex
clusive of the time for luncheon, shall
constitute a day's work.
Paymaster Found Guilty.
WASHINGTON. April 12 Paymaster
John Irving, of the Navy, tried at Mare
Island on charges of neglect of duty,
making false returns and embezzlement,
has been acquitted of the charge of em
bezzlement, but found guilty on the other
charges. The court sentenced him to dis
missal. The plea for clemency was made,
but the President commuted the sentence
to a reduction of 16 points.
Wagner for District Attorney.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Senator
Gamble, of South Dakota has recom
mended to the President the appoint
ment of Edward E. Wagner, of Alexan
dria, S. D., to be United States District
Attorney of that state In place of
James D. Elliott, whose nomination
failed of confirmation at the last ses
sion of the Senate.
Must Obey Pure Food Law.
WASHINGTON. April 12, The Depart
ment of Agriculture is preparing to put
Into execution the recent decision of Sec
retary Bonaparte regarding whiskies.
"That decision is the law." said Secre
tary Wilson today, "but a reasonable time
will be given the distillers to get into line
with it."
Hagorman to See President.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Governor
Herbert J. Hagerman, of New Mex
ico, arrived in Washington tonight and
will call on the President tomorrow.
Will Get Together on Fish Prices.
ASTORIA. Or., April 12. (Special.)
A special meeting of the Columbia River
Fishermen's Protective Union has been
railed for Saturday evening to consider
the prices offered by the eanners and
cold storage men for salmon during the
coming- season, those prices being M of
a cent per pound less than the figures
fixed by the union at its meeting some
weeks ago. It is not thought there
will be any difficulty over the prices to
he paid, as in fact, while the prices have
been formally agreed upon each season
during the past few years, it is doubtful
if "any two packers pay the same rates.
Some of the packers offer bonuses of
$100 to men securing ten tons or. more
during the season, others furnish free
boats or free use of net racks to those
turning in a specified amount of fish.
Again, as high as 8 cents is sometims
paid early In the season for large fish,
when the packers are especially anxious
to secure one or two carloads to dis
tribute among their patrons.
Diphtheria Case at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. April 12. (Special.)
As the result of the death from dipth
eria of a 4-year-old child of Sherman
Young, several days ago. many families
here have been so alarmed as to keep
their children away from school. Rumors
have been persistent for several days that
there are a number of cases In the city,
but Health Officer Edglngton states that
they are without foundation. The
health authorities have fumigated the
schoolhouse and say there is no danger
from infection.
Fire Destroys Country Residence.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. April 12.-(Special.)
The house on the fruit ranch of A. P.
Brunner near here was destroyed by
fire yesterday while the inmates were
away from home. It Is supposed that
the fire caught from defective flue. The
house and its contents are a total loss.
! FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Purpose of Amendment Fathered by
Councilman Ku?hlight.
(The Orejrontan purposes to print from
day to day a series of articles summarizing
and explaining the several charter amend
ments and ordinances to be voted on by the
people of Portland at the election June 3.)
If the voters' in June adopt the charter
amendment providing for establishment
of a free employment bureau, Portland
will follow the successful examples set
by both Seattle and Tacoma. Council
man Rushlight, who is responsible for
the amendment, declares that the free
employment bureaus conducted by the
two Sound cities have proved to be a
source 'of much good and convenience,
and that he has planned a similar agency
for Portland.
The amendment Itself Is very simple,
and merely Invests the city with the
authority to establish and operate an em
ployment bureau. Where it will be lo
cated and how 1t shall be operated will
be determined by the Council If the meas
ure Is enacted by the people.
It is proposed by Councilman Rushlight
to locate the bureau In the City Hal!,
where he believes it could be managed
and operated by two or three persons
with but comparatively little expense to
the city. Registration books would be
kept for both persons desiring to em
ploy and for those in search of employ
ment. iNo charge would be made for
services rendered by the agency, laborers
of all kinds would be assisted in obtain
ing work. Contractors needing men could
write to the agency and the names of the
men upon the registration books in need
of employment of that character would
he notified. In fact the free employment
bureau would perform all the functions
of the average private agency without
charge either to the employe or the em
ployer. PLACE FOR MERRY DEL VAL
Pope Names Him Secretary of Apos
tolic Briefs.
ROME April 12. It is declared the Pope
has appointed Cardinal Merry del Vat. the
papal secretary of state, to fill the position
temporarily of Secretary of Apostolio
Briefs, made vacant by the recent death
of Cardinal Luigl Machl. It is hinted that
this is a way to relieve Cardinal Merry
del Val of the secretaryship.
It is reported in Vatican circles, how
ever, that the position of Cardinal Merry
del Val is stronger than ever.
Demand Closing Universities.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12. The mar
shals of nobility, with representatives
from 32 provinces, are holding a session
here. They decided to request both the
Cabinet and the Emperor to close the
universities.
It is expected during the sitting of April
34 the Congress of Marshals will petition
the Emperor to dissolve the lower house
of Parliament.
Fatalities in Mexican Mine.
MEXICO CITY. April 12. News
reached here today that 14 miners were
smothered to death in a fits which
broke out yesterday in the mine of the.
Des Estrelles Mining Company of Klore.
about 175 miles southwest of this city.
It Is thought the number of casualties
may he increased.
The mine is still burning, and res
cue work Is being carried on with diffi
culty. Brussels Cabinet to Resign.
BRUSSBI,S, April 13. The Chamber
of Deputies today adopted a measure
fixing the hours of labor In mines by 94
votes to 32. after which M. dc Smet do
Nayer. the Premier, announced that the
cabinet, being unable to command a
majority in the House, had decided to
resign.
Kaiser Decorates Prince of Monaco.
BERLIN, April 12. Among Emperor
William's guests at luncheon today
were Edward Grieg, the Scandinavian
compeser; Mme. Saint-Saens and Mas
senet, the French composers, and the
Prince of Monaco. His Majesty con
ferred the order of the Black Eagle
upon the Prince.
Edward May Meet Italian King.
ROME, April 12. It Is reported here that
King Edward and King Victor Emman
uel, who have, respectively, left the Ba
learic Islands and Greece, will meet at
Valetta, Island of Malta. In official cir
cles no confirmation or denial of the
rumor can be obtained.
Russian Hague Delegates.
ST. PETRSBURG. April 12. Russia to
day officially named her delegates to the
Peace Conference at The Hague: M. Nell
doff. Ambassador to France; Professor
Demarthus, Imperial Councillor of State,
and M. IVharykoff. Russian Minister at
The Hague.
Kaiser's Auto Will Slacken Its Pace.
BERLIN. April 12. The frequent motor
car accidents have. It is stated, caused
the kaiser tO O-lve an nrAn tl... . l .
of his automobile shall be reduced here- I
aiter. xne announcement has brought re
lief as the reckless speed at which the
kaiser's car has hitherto been driven
caused grave anxiety.
WHERE IS A DISTRACTED DEMOCRAT TO DINE?
Frim tb Chicago Inter-Oceaai.
MR. PARKER, MR. BUT AN AND MR. HEARST tVIIJ. EACH HOI.D SEP
ARATE CELEBRATIONS THIS TEAR ON JEFFERSON'S BIRTHDAY NEW
YORK DISPATCH.
IN THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
TOMORROW
jfl ill
S00URGE OF THE BATTLE
FIELD Newly-invented gnu that can
kill 700 men a minute.
MOST-TALKED-ABOUT MEN
IN THE LAND
Dexter Marshall writes of the
big railroad presidents.
SEEING THINGS WITH THE
GOOGAN GIRLS
How they kidnaped a social
leader and brought
happiness.
DEPOSED QUEEN OF MADA
GASCAR Frank G. Carpenter tells of a
"granddaughter of God."
STEAMSHIPS WITHOUT
STEAM
Auto-liners burning gasoline to
cross the Atlantic in four
days.
MAKING KNOWN AMERI
CA'S MUSIC
Composers who have attracted
the Old World's attention.
TAKING
CARE OF
EASTER
PLANTS
How to preserve (lie health and
beauty of potted flowers.
SOURCE OF PORTLAND'S
WATER SUPPLY
Full-page picture in colors of
Bull Run River.
ROOSEVELT BEARS IN GER
MANY They show small respect for the
great Emperor of the
Fatherland.
ELIPH ' HEWLETT, MODERN
PIRATE
Tale of how he tamed an out
law crew with his book.
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Denies That Pope Interfered.
MADRID, April 12. The Epoca pub
lishes an official note today formally
contradicting statements made in the
Montagninl documents, according to
which the Vatican Interfered with the
Spanish government in order to prevent
the visit of King Alfonso to France.
Balloon Prom Germany to England.
LONDON, April 11. The German aero
nauts, Dr. Wegener and Adolph Koch,
descended in a balloon today at Enderby,
near Ieicester. The balloon had covered
812 miles from Berlin in 19 hours.
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