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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1907.
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F. A. Seufert, Fish -wheel
Operator, Ridicules Astoria
Man's Protection Plan.
GILL NETS WORST GEAR
l'ppr River Fisherman Says Only
Hope for Salmon Is Less Fish
ing In Tidewater, Where
the Slaughter Is Dohe.
Several days ago Samuel Elmore, of
Astoria, vice-president and general man
ager of the Columbia River Packers' A
soclatlon, otherwise known as the "com
bine," in an interview published in The
Oregonlan advised fish-wheel men be
tween Cascades and Celilo to move down
river, quit their wheels and catch salmon
with selns. traps and glllnets all this for
protection of the ealmon supply., This,
Mr. Elmore said, the wheelmen could af
ford to do, since they have made piles
of money uprlver.
But F. A. Seufert, of The Dalles, owner
of 22 fish-wheels and a big cannery, pio
neer fish man, ex-Mayor of his city, and
a. man of big affair In Wasco County,
has a view of his own, and, needless to
say, It Is unlike that of Mr. Elmore'.
Mr. Seufert points out that, of all the
ealmon caught In the Columbia River,
onjy 5 per cent are taken by the wheels.
He declares that the salmon supply Is
menaced, not by the little 6 per cental
caught by the wheels, but by tbe 9o per
cent taken by glllnets, traps and selns
of the lower river, where the nets are so
thick that scarcely a salmon reaches the
wheels, but bears the marks of struggle
with the meshes. This shows. In Mr. Seu
fert'. opinion, that practically all of the
ealmon In the Columbia Rlvei" are en
tangled at one time or another In the nets
of the lower river, and that they gfft
through only by breaking the meshes or
some fortunate chance. The only way, he
eays, to Insure a recurrent supply of sal
mon annually Is to check fishing In the
lower river. Said he yesterday:
-Mr. Seufert Gives Views.
"That tide-water play of Elmore's
ma-kes a fishman smile. He's got to
smile, even It the salmon have almost
quit running again, after their spurt
two "weeks ago. But how in the world
Mr. Elmore can presume to speak as a
wheelman after reciting, as he does, that
his company owns a number of wheels,
and to advocate their abolition, I can't
see. He does not speak from philan
thropy nor from disinterestedness. His
wheels are no good and have been a dead
loss. His company put them In in order
to do up old-established wheelmen, who
refused to go Into his combine. But they
ere all falling to pieces.
"Of course, he would like to sacrifice
the wheels under such circumstances.
"The reason for Mr. Elmore's desiring
to top Fall fishing In the Columbia River
Is simple. He has been working his com
bine method on all the coast streams and
has succeeded In getting possession of
nearly every sllverside cannery from the
mouth of the Columbia River south. Last
year he started to work north to Aber
deen, Wash. With the Columbia River
closed against Fall sllverside fishing, Mr.
Elmore would have a combine of his
own. It would not be like the Columbia
River Packers' Association, however, for
that pays no dividends. The sllverside
monopoly would be a rich dividend
payer for my friend Elmore, and he Is
quite an epicure for things that please his
taste that way. ,
Wheelmen Not Prosperous.
"So the wheelmen have made money,
have they? Well, I don't know of any
that have their names In the blue book,
as Mr. Elmore has. Instead, they are all
where those Astorlana like to have them
In the dumps. Warren has gone to As
toria, says Mr, Elmore. Warren came
from Astoria, or, at least, from Cathla
met, and Is going back to Astoria to Join
Elmore In the blue book, for he realizes
that he never could reach that elevation
by running wheels alone. Mr. Elmore Is
quite willing to go uoriver and check fih
lng there, Of course, he Is always willing
to check the fishing of the other fellow.
"If Elmore and his pack of Astorlans
would take the trouble to go up the river
to see where fish are really caught, they
would quit prying against Celilo. I have
had photographs taken of Celilo catches,
every Sunday this year. I am going to
use them to try to teach the down-river
shouters that they are barking up the
wrong tree. Celilo does not catch enough
fish to supply those fellows the year
round, with salmon for Friday dinner.
"Mr. Elmore thinks Seufert ought to
move to Astoria with Warren. Seufert
intends to move to Astoria when he is
dead. He will leave it In his will to be
burled there and will have a shaft placed
on some high hill with a waving hand to
point the salmon through 180 miles of
strings and nets, to the place where they
have some chance for their lives, where
no wheelman ever got Into the blue book
and where every one who has gone to his
grave has died broke."
' Wide Gap Between Them.
The break between, up-river and down
river fisheries Is fairly evidenced by this
gap getween Mr. Elmore and Mr. Seufe'rt.
The up-river men declare that the down
river men are using up the salmon sup
ply, but the down-river men lay the blame
on those above. The fish men of the
lower river think that salmon which have
escaped tidewater should be allowed to go
to the spawning beds and the hatcheries.
But the upper river men contend that
more salmon would escape tidewater If
there were less fishing In tidewater; that
the up-river gear catches only small per
centage of the salmon that get to the
upper reaches of the river between- Cas
cades and Celilo; and that salmon, al
lowed to escape lower river gear, by no
means would fall victim to the up-river
gear, because the latter gear covers but
. a narrow fraction of the river's width on
each bank, while the down-river gear
levee practically every cubic foot of
water.
The lower river gears are glllnets, w.hlch
take about 65 per cent of all the salmon
caught In the river; and seines and traps,
which take about 15 per cent each, or
very close to that proportion. The up
river fisheries use chiefly wheels and some
seines.
All Advocate Protection.
All the various fish men profess desire
to protect salmon by curtailing the num
ber of fish caught. But each is prone to
think his own gear the least destructive.
The consequence Is that each has a no
tion that the proper way to" protect sal
mon Is to abolish other kinds of gear.
A further consequence is that the gears
have gathered Into warring camps, which
have fought each other many years, car
ried their contests before the Legislatures
of Oregon and Washington and warred
ever appointment of a Fish Commissioner
In Washington and a Fish Warden in
Oregon the two officials being the ones
4a whom rests the authority to enforce
ELMQR
VIEWS
MA
HI
LAUGH
the laws. In these contests the lower
river men have been successful, most of
the time, owing probably to their larger
numher. They have had the laws en
acted agaitist protests of the up-river men
and likewise Fish Warden and Fish Cora
mlssoners appointed. The closed seasons
have been shortened to suit the lower
river Interests and have been Ignored by
fish officials when the lower-river In
terests did not want them enforced.
Meanwhile the salmon supply has been
growing smaller every year. This year
the pack Is the smallest on record at this
season. The need of taking Immediate
steps to save the Industry Is bringing
Itself to the attention of fish Interests and
of the whole country. It seems Impos
sible, however, to reconcile the warring
fish-men.
BRIDGE BONDS ARE LEGAL
City Attorney Will So Advise Auditor
Preliminary to Test Suit.
In a formal opinion City Attorney Kav
anaugh will this week advise City Auditor
Barbur that the Madison-street bridge
bond issue was legally authorized. At the
same time the City Auditor will be in
structed to advertise for bids for these
bonds. - In order that the validity of the
proposed issue may be determined in the
courts, a friendly suit will be Instituted
In a few days by some city officer, prob
ably a member of the Council committee
on ways and means, so that the legality
of the bonds may be finally determined..
With this question out of the way the city
authorities do not expect to have any
trouble in disposing of the entire issue,
amounting to $460,000.
At the last meeting of the City Coun
cil these bonds were declared to have
been regularly voted, but the question of
their legality was referred to City At
torney Kavanaugh for an opinion before
Auditor Barbur should ' offer them "Tor
sale. Mr. Kavanaugh was out of the city
yesterday, but his City Hall Deputy,
Frank S. Grant, in discussing the validity
of the proposed issue, said:
"There is not the slightest question but
that the bonds voted in the last city elec
tion are legal. All that remains for the
city to do is to advertise for bids and
the City Auditor will be advised to do so
and a suit can then be brought, and have
the courts -pass on the legality of the
bonds. As to the alleged insufficiency of
the printed notice authorizing an ejec
tion on this bond issue, I have looked
the matter up carefully and find that a
failure to post the notices does not In
validate the bond issue. This question
has been decided by the Washington Su
preme Court In a case that Is almost par
allel to that presented in this city."
Those opposing the bonds question their
validity for the further reason that the
petition asking for an election on the
different Issues originated in the Council
and not with the people. Ex-City At
torney MeNary and his successor, Mr.
Kavanaugh, have agreed that this GA'ec
tlon Is purely technical and- cannot af
fect either the legality of the election or
the validity of the bonds to be Issued.
Realllzing that so long as there exists
the slightest doubt as to the legality of
the election by which the bonds have 'en
ordered,, trouble will be experienced by
the city in disposing of the Issue, mem
bers of the ways and means committee,
says Councilman Vaughn, have decided to
bring a friendly suit and get an early de
cision. Since the Improvement for which
the bonds have been voted a ne Mad-son-street
bridge Is urgently needed, the
city officials will do all they can to ex
pedite the litigation and get the case
finally decided.
SALVATION OF THE INDIAN
Benevolent Assimilation the Solu
tion, Says Francis E. Leupp.
Francis E. Leupp, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, with headquarters in
Washington, is at the Portland Hotel.
Mr. Leupp travels over a large part
of the United States each year in
specting the conditions of the 5000
teachers, agents and others under the
direction, and of the 300,000 Indians
still more or less under the care of
he Government.
"There are three kinds of Indian
schools," said Mr. Leupp last night.
"There is the reservation day school,
the reservation boarding school and
the non-reservation school. Of the last
there are 25, among which is Carlisle,
Chlllooco, Haskell and Chemawa, here
in Oregon. I will say that it is the
policy of the department to gradually
drop these non-reservation schools and
to teach all Indians on the reserva
,tlon. The reason is that in one
these non-reservation schools an In
dian boy Is taken from his surround
ings into a new world, from campflre
to electric lights, from hard rustling
to free board, clothes, -laundry and all
that, kept there for some years and
then put back into his old life, for
which he is by that time unfit. The
change Is too sudden. He has no locul
public opinion among his own kind to
uphold him, and he sinks to his old
level. In the schools on the reserva
tions the change Is gradual and he fits
himself to both school and actual life
as it opens to. an Indian at the same
time. Hence we find that there sire
fewer failures among the pupils on the
reservation in after life than among
the pupils from the non-reservation
schools.
"The policy of the Government is
different toward ' the Indian than It
used to be. Today we seek to make
him, an American citizen and absorb
him Into our civilization. Just as we
do any other race, the Italian or Ger
man, for instance. To coddle the In
dian is to ruin him. It will ruin
any man or any race. Hence with a
fair start, such as is given each white
citizen, each Indian In time must live
or die, succeed or fall, on his own feet,
Juet as does the white man. or any
other man. The reservations are being
gradually broken up, the land given to
individual Indians, and in time, the In
dian question will disappear, because
the Indian, as a race, will have disap
peared. He will have been absorbed
into the white race, as they inter
marry freely, and with good results.
The' Indian of today Is being neither
wet-nunsed nor robbed he is being
treated as a man, Just like any other
man white, red, green or spotted
and he must abide with that and hold
his own among other men accordingly.
And the Indian is doing It. It is the
solution of the Indian problem neither
wards nor warriors, Just men and citi
zens.". CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING
American Railroad Men Arrested
and Pnt In Mexican Jails.
EL PASO. July 28. Implicated in the
wholesale smuggling operations re
cently uncovered by the Mexican Cus
toms authorities, an American engineer
and three switchmen employed on the
Mexican Central Railway were ar
rested today and are in Jail in Juarez
In incommunicado. It is said that it
has been discovered that large quanti
ties of goods were smuggled into Mex
ico in switch engines. Three promt;
nent business men in Juarez were ar
rested and Jailed yesterday, making
six of the most prominent merchants of
that town now in Jail charged with
smugg'ing.
PHOTO POST CARDS BCEXZRY.
K.Ur Co.1 I-obby Imperial Hotel,
LIFE BOATS MAY .
STILL BE AFLOAT
Captain E. W. Mason, of
the Steamer Costa Rica,
Voices Faint Hope.
FEW LIKELY TO SURVIVE
Thinks Rafts and Boats From Co
lumbia Eventually Will Come
Ashore, but Perhaps, With
No' Life on Board ol Them.
To those who are still mourning the loss
of relatives and friends who sailed on the
Ill-fated Columbia, Captain E. W. Mason,
master of the steamer Costa Rica which
reached the port yesterday, holds out the
faint ray of hope that the Columbia's
lifeboats, and rafts, so far unheard from,
may be cast ashore by the sea. It may be
that none of those who for seven long
days have been enshrouded in the silence
of the tomb is still among the living.
Captain1 Mason will not say that any of
them are still alive, but the boats bearing
their bodies are not beyond recovery;
that much, the Costa Rica's master la
confident of. At the same time, the Costa
Rica, which was In the same waters
beneath which the Columbia's wounded
hulk is lying, not many hours after the
catastrophe, sighted nothing of wreckage,
nothing of lifeboat, raft or buoy.
The Costa Rica arrived in port from San
Francisco, at 6 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, with full cargo and full passenger
list.. Her experiences on the last trip
down, when .she should have passed the
Columbia on the latter's last and disas
trous trip reveal some interesting side
lights on the catastrophe.
"I couldn't understand," said Captain
Mason, yesterday, "why we didn't meet
the Columbia, for, as is customary, we
had figured out to a nicety, the position
where we should pass her. When we
failed to sight her anywhere In the
vicinity where she should have, been, ac
cording to her sailing schedule, I did
hot worry much about it, for I decided
she must have had trouble with her en
gineroom crew and was unable to get
away from San Francisco on schedule
time. The boats of the San Francisco &
Portland line have had considerable
trouble ever since the Paelflo Mall line
granted the engine-room force nights and
Sundays on shore, and I attributed her
failure to show up as being due to trouble
with her crew.
Fog Covered the Scene.
"When we passed the spot where the
old ship went down we were wrapped
in an almost impenetrable fog and saw
neither wreckage nor lifeboats. Being
ignorant of the vessel's fate, no par
ticular lookout was maintained for
wreckage. But, some hours later. Just
after we had picked up the whistling
buoy off Duxbury Reef, we were hailed
by a steam schooner, whose name we
could not get, and from her we got the
first intimation of the fearful disaster.
She signaled: 'Columbia is lost'; this
laconic message and no more. Whether
the Columbia had been burned at sea,
had plied up on some treacherous rock
in a fog, or had gone down in a col
lision was unknown to us. The an
nouncement created widespread com
motion and excitement on board, and
we scanned the horizon eagerly for
signs of other boats which might bear
us tidings of the calamity.
"We saw no craft until we had
rounded Buoy No. 2, in the North
Channel, Just outside the Golden Gate,
when the Yosemlte was sighted. We
were on the tiptoe of expectancy, and
as she drew nearer to us, she signaled
by megaphone: 'Columbia sunk in col
lision with San Pedro off Shelter Cove;
1BI lives lost.' It was not till then the
full force of tne disaster of Saturday
night struck us.
"We continued to hope that' later
news would reduce the death roll, but
our worst fears were confirmed when
the Merchants' 'Exchange boat came
out to meet us at Meigs' Wharf, at San
Francisco. She gave us additional de
tails of the collision.
No Wreckage In Sight.
"On the trip up we passed Shelter
Cove at 2 o'clock in the morning, and
the fogs were still so heavy in the
neighborhood we could see but a very
short distance. There was no wreck
age in sight, and in fact, we could not
have seen any under the prevailing
conditions unless we had run into it.
"There Is a good chance for the life
boats and liferafts of the Columbia to
come ashore, if they have not done
so already a much better chance than
that they should have been carried out
to sea any distance beyond the scene
of the wreck. I say this because every
Coast navigator knows there is a
strong inset toward shore at that point
and I see no reason why the boats
should not be picked up closer Inshore
or be driven upon the beach, though
their occupants have all perished ere
this from hunger, thirst or exposure.
With the unusually heavy fogs that
have been, prevailing in. those waters,
it is not surprising that nothing has
been heard of the boats not picked up
by the San Pedro or the Elder.
"A glance at. the charts, together
with the testimony already given by
survivors, convinces me beyond a
doubt that both the San Pedro and the
Columbia were on the correct couree.
The San Pedro had left Humboldt Bay,
and had negotiated the Mendocino
lightship 27 miles away, and was on
the straightaway course of 97 miles
to Point Arena, the next point she
would pick VP. The Columbia had
passed Point Arena and was running
northward on the same straightaway
course to pick up Mendocino light.
Analysis of the Evidence.
"Had there been any heavy wind it
would have favored the San Pedro, so
ehe would nQt have been compelled to
hug shore, and on the other hand, had
there been a wind, the Columbia would
unquestionably have headed into Shel
ter Cove. The evidence, however, seems
to be clear that there was a heavy fog
which means a calm sea, and the ten
dency under such circumstances would
be to beac offshore.
"Some reports have stated the Co
lumbia went down in some 80 fathoms
of water, but that Is clearly erroneous.
She went down in a sea of unknown
depth into what ia known as a ma
rine valley.
"Another interesting bit of evidence
which may involve the steamship Elder
in the investigation of the causes of
the wreck of the Columbia was brought
to the notice of Captain Mason yester
day, during a conversation with ex
Flrst Assistant Engineer Elwood. of
the Elder.
"Blwood visited me on shipboard this
morning," continued Captain Mason, in
discussing the disaster, "and told me a
rather remarkable story. He said he had
had a conversation with Chief Mate Ran
kin, of the steamear Meteor, which ar
rived at Seattle from San Francisco a few
days ago, and, according to Rankin, the
steamer Elder is not equipped with sig
nals or the signal code.
Sights Much Wreckage.
"The Meteor left San Francisco three
hours after the Columbia had sailed and
reached the point where the collision took
place shortly before dawn Sunday morn
ing, or a few hours after the disaster.
Chief Mate Rankin, who was on watch,
notified Captain Wright that they were
passing through an immense amount of
wreckage, but that the night was too
dark to distinguish its character. As
dawn was breaking, Rankin sighted other
pieces of wreckage, among which were
several doors painted white. He again
called Captain Wright, and said the doors
looked like those of the steamer Colum
bia. Rankin had formerly been quarter
master and second mate of the ill-fated
steamer, and, recognizing what looked
like debris from her, caused him consid
erable alarm for the vessel's safety,
knowing she must have been in that
vicinity shortly before.
"A few hours after this incident, the
Meteor sighted the Elder creeping wear
ily toward Eureka with the waterlogged
San Pedro in tow, and the Meteor imme
diately signalled the Elder, 'What's the
matter? Shall We stand by?'
x'he Meteor waited for an answer, but
no reply was made to the signal, and the
Meteor passed on. From this the Meteor
Judged no assistance was needed and
that the wreckage seen was from the
crippled lumber drougher.
"I really don't know whether the Elder
has a code and set of signals, but If
Rankin's story Is true, It will no doubt
be taken cognizance of by - the court of
inquiry. Of course, I am taking this at
second-hand, but inasmuch as both El
wood and Rankin are old-time sailor
men, it looks at least strange to me. The
Meteor might have rendered Invaluable
aid. In case she had stood by."
Mason Takes No Chances.
Captain Mason agrees with many other
seafaring men that there would not have
been such a frightful loss of life had the
passengers known hefw to adjust the life
preservers. Captain Mason says he takes
no -chances on the supposition that pas
sengers obey the printed Instructions
posted on board all vessels cautioning
them to learn that simple process. Within
an hour after the Costa Rica leaves her
dock at either San Francisco or Port
land, her steward and a couple of boys
make the rounds of the cabins, 'show the
passengers where the life-saving appa
ratus is kept , and Instructs every one of
them on how to adjust the life-preservers
quickly and properly. ;
"After this has been done," said Cap
tain Mason, "our crew goes through the
boat and fire drills in the presence of the
passengers. The boats are properly
manned, the passengers can see how they
are unlashed and swung. We have our
own system, of course, and we make it a
point that every man, woman and child
knows what to do in times of fire, wreck
or collision."
The Costa Rica is the first vessel to
arrive here from San Francisco since the
disaster, and many Portland people had
been hoping she might bring some tidings
of thelost or missing, some word from
other survivors who have riot yet been
heard from, but her passage was utterly
barren of any message of cheer or hope
for the grief-stricken and the bereft.
That she arrived with every passenger
on board for whom she had accommoda
tions indicates the traveling public has
not allowed presentiment, premonition or
su'perstltution to Interfere with their
business or pleasure, as the case might
be. As for the men whose business it is
to go down In the sea In ships, it Is al
most as If the gallant old "Columbia was
still riding the waves. " They discuss the
wreck as they would sighting a school of
whales, though perhaps In a little more
serious vein.
At theTHeaters
What the Preas Agent Soy.
NANCE O'NEIL TO CREATE ROLE
"The Story of the Golden Fleece,"
at Marquam Tonight.
A theatrical event of National Importance
will occur tonight at the Marquam Grand
where Nance O'Neill and her splendid com
pany will produce for the first time on
any stage a new mythological drama, "The
Story of the Golden Fleece." The plffw
will be used by Mlaa O'Nell for her com
lng New York engagement and she and her
managers are confidant It will be one of
the great dramatic successes of the year.
More than a hundred people appear in the
aupport. including Frankly'n Underwood.
McKee Rankin, Frances t Slosson and the
other well known and popular favorite of
Mies O'Nell's regular company.
The production has been made regardless
of expense and will be one of the most
lavish ever seen here. '
"The Road to Frisco" Tonight.
Tonight the terrible San Francisco dis
aster will be reproduced In thrilling dra
matic form by the Allen Stock Company
at the Lyric. The Road to Frisco," which
will be' the medium, is one of the most
effective melodramas ever presented on any
stage. It has created a sensation wherever
It has been seen. Everybody in Portland
feels a. peculiar Interest In anything relat
ing to the disaster on account of the close
relations of this city and the California
metropolis. The production will be the
moat spectacular ever staged at the Lyric.
"A Royal Slave" Tonight.
Tonight and all week the attraction at
the Star will be "A Royal Slave," a beauti
ful Mexican romance. Agullla, the last of
the Montezumas, is the central character
which will be played by Frank DeOamp, a
role he has starred In for several years.
Eunice Murdock will appear as the countess
who is responsible for all 'the trouble, a
character she had In the road production
for several seasons. "A Royal Slave" Is the
most elaborate production the stock com
pany at the Star has given and there will
be a vast amount of special scenery. The
play Is thrilling and there Is an abundance
of comedy.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
"Taming a Husband."
Taming a Husband" Is the name of the
comedy th'at Is fhe head-line act at the
Grand this week. The new programme, which
starts this afternoon. Is replete with, fea
tures. Beatrice Moreland and Stanley Johns
have the principal act. The added attrac
tion Is Allan Shaw, the card and coin
manipulator. "What Happened to O'Hara,"
will be played by Burns, Morris & Company.
Gil more and Castle are blackfaced comedi
ans with new songs and Jokes. Grace Orma
Is a singing and talking comedienne and
Aavana Is engaged to present a novel wire
act. It Is a big bill In all respects.
Fantages New Bill.
Fantages' new bill la headed by a won
derful Indian Novelty act by the noted Beau
Vair trio. This number makes a decided hit
Wherever It Is produced. Other attractions
are Ella Hazlitt. charming singing and
dancing; Rome & Ferguson, up-to-date-rough
house comedians; Southern quartettes in a
pleasing repertoire of songs; Yates Trio,
rapid whllrwlnd dancers; Jean Wilson in a
new Illustrated song, and the bio graph In a
series of Interesting pictures.
Large Increased Value In 12 Tears.
GARFIELD. Wash., July 28. (Special.)
The Garfield Land Company has just
closed a deal whereby John Simpson
comes Into possession of the Wolheter
farm of 160" acres near Garfield , for a
consideration of $60 an acre or $00 for
the tract. Twelve years ago this land
could, have been purchased for $15 an
acre but In those days the farmers had
no money to buy land.
Have trouble getting" a shirt that fits
you? Try Roblnaon & Co.'s, 2S9 Wash
ington street.
PREACHE
SONWHEGK
Dr. Brougher Draws Lessons
From Recent Disaster.
LIFE. A TROUBLED VOYAGE
! Few Heed Warnings of Others and
Many Sailing Without Divine
Guidance Are Bound to End
in Ruin Sooner or Later.
Rev. J. Wlthcomb Brougher at the
White Temple last night told those
present of some lessons to be drawn
from such disasters as the wreck, of
the steamship Columbia off the Cali
fornia Coast, taking for his subject,
"Wrecked a Sea." He took fos his
text Acts 27:10, which is a part oi the
story - of Paul's shipwreck. Dr.
Brougher. said in part:
The wreck of the Columbia off Shelter
Cove, on the Pacific Coaet, brought or.ee
again to us, the dangers of the sea. The
disaster has not only brought sorrow to tho
hearts of those who have . been suddenly
bereaved of loved ones, but has cast a gloom
over the entire city. Our hearts have gone
out In sympathy for those who have been
thus suddenly separated from those who
were near and dear to them. It is not nec
essary for me to recour.t the stories told of
this disaster, nor of the attempt to place
the blame. It is simply my purpose tonight
to note some familiar truths that grow out
of sea voyages. "
I want also to extend my sympathy, and
the sympathy of the members of the White
Temple to all who' have been brought to
sudden- sorrow. While Christianity has Ha
message for the hour of Joy and happiness.
It especially has a message for those in
sorrow. If there Is anything that we can
do to minister unto the bereaved as pastor
and people we stand ready to minister, not
only in words of sympathy that may seem
cold, but In any practical way that could
possibly be suggested.
The sea has always been an object of
awe. We find the sea voyage, with Us
dangers, described by the scripture writers,
and Paul on several occasions waa In peril
of his life at sea. In the twenty-seventh
chapter of Acts he describes the wreck of
the vessel on which he was sailing, and the
miraculous escape of every soul on board.
Life Itself a Voyage.
Life is a voyage upon a vast mysterious
sea. As much as we may know about the
ocean. It still remains a vast and mysterious
sphere. There are sailors who love the
ocean, but there are few sailors even who
look upon the sea as their home. The sight
of land brings Joy to the mariner after a
long voyage. '
v John, in Revelation, speaks of looking for
ward with exultation to the time when
there should be no more sea. The fact
that wrecks occur frequently upon the
ocean calls for compass and chart and pilot.
But in spite of all the care that is taken,
wrecks will occur. This Is likewise true
of life.'
Every life Is launched out into a great
unknown sea Few young men and women
are willing to heed the experiences of oth
ers. They launch their boat upon the
trackless ocean. They are not willing to
listen to those wha have had experience.
Paul declared by divine Inspiration that tho
voyage they were starting on would be fi.
hard one. with much damage. But they did
not heed his suggestion.
It is only one here and there who will
take the suggestion of those -who claim to
be teaching from the Divine Word. Most
young people consider the Bible and the
preacher out-of-date. The first great dif
ficulty in the voyage of life for young peo
ple Is that of being high-minded and hot
headed. Bach Is ready to sail his own
ship, and ignore the suggestions of those
who have had more experience. Life is a
mysterious thing, and If anyone knows
about the future, it is God and God alone.
The man who Is sailing his vessel on the
vast and mysterious sea of life without
divine guidance, without the voice of con
science made clear by the spirit of God,
is bound sooner or later to end the voyage
in wreck in mid-ocean, or on the rocks
along the shore.
Life Is a voyage upon a restless, stormy
sea. We read that when the south winds
blow softly the sailors were Influenced to
set sail for Phoenix. There are times in
life when the voyage Is pleasant. When all
things are going smoothly young people
are Inclined to look upon life aa a pleasure
trip. Thank God for the south winds blow
ing softly, but remember the child of the
south wind may be the storm.
Storms Are Sure to Come.
You may be sure that your ship Is sure
to meet the storms upon the sea of life.
Life will not always be a yachting excur
sion. Life will not always be what It seems
in bright days. Life win not always be a
sailing under fair skies and across tran
quil seas. Life means a struggle with
temptation, with sin, with sorrow, with trial.
It means collision with other ships upon
the sea It may mean destruction and
ruin. Life means roughing it. Life means
storm, and fog. and mist. Therefore, life
means preparation to meet the heartache
and the sorrow, the struggle and failure,
that Out of it we may come with unblem
ished characters and honorable -success.
You will remember the Incident in the.
Ufa of Christ when he stilled the tempest
as he waa crossing the Sea of Galilee with
his disciples. So it is in the life of individ
uals when the soul is wrought by the storms
of sin and sorrow, when no human power
can bring peace and quiet. It Is In this
hour that Jesus Christ, the divine captain of
our salvation, can speak peace to the troub
led spirit and bring quiet and rest, which
the world cannot give.
Life is a voyage upon the sea, where
some are saved and some are lost. It Is
sad to see upon the shore a vessel which
haa failed to reach lta destination. It Is
sad to hear of a vessel going down out
In many fathoms of water. It Is sad be
cause of the ruin it carries with it, but
sadder than the vessel wrecked upon ' tho
sea is the wreck of a human soul.
No life can be lost alone. - We are bound
by ties of influence to every human being
that . comes In touch with us. I cannot
wreck my life without wrecking other lives.
When the steamship George W. Elder came
to the rescue of those who were struggling
In the deep, how the joy of hope came to
those who were looking for someone to
help. We may . enter into fellowship with
our fellowmen so as to help them in thetr
life struggle, or we may be the occasion
of their ruin.
In life's great voyage let us build charac
ters on principle that they may stand the
storms and collisions of life and finally
come under the 'direction of the divine pilot
safely to the harbor. Let' us build not
only for our own sakes, but for the sake
of humanity. Let us help others to be
what they should be. Then we shall receive
welcome more Joyful and enthusiastic than
awaited even the Elder as she brought the
rescued passengers into the Portland Har
bor last week.
DISCUSS RIGHTS OF LABOR
Speakers in First Christian Church
Forum Cannot Agree.
"The Workingman's Rights and How to
Meet Them" was the subject of the dis
cussion in the monthly open forum at the
First Christian Church last night.( Lafe
Pence and R. A. Harris opened the dis
cussion. One or two men in the audience
offered their views on the subject from
the standpoint of the employe. A num
ber of working men were present and
showed some impatience with the views
!.
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anywhere for instance, try
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Same rate by the hundred.
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cigar, best workmanship, and
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STORES
COMPANY
of those who believe that the labor ques
tion csui be solved by following the Gol
den Rule.
Mr. Pence said he believed the oiestion
of the laborer would be solved, or nearer
solution, when all the Industries are
owned locally, when no tribute of Interest
or of dividends has to be sent away from
the home town. Worse than the tyranny
of the employer over the employe, Mr.
Pence said, was the tyranny of the bond
Issue. It waa his belief that 99 out of
every 100 employers want to pay the best
wages.
One other means toward the solution of
the labor question would appear, he
thought, when the drink question had
been disposed of.
"Next to the rtgltf to work," said Mr.
Harris, "Is the right to the fruits of our
toll. In Luke and Timothy we are" told
the laborer Is worthy of hts hire and his
reward. A laborer's hire Is clearly what It
Is stipulated he shall receive. A madern
Idea of It would be: All he can get. His
reward is better set forth in the xvtii
chapter of Ecclesiastes which says: 'Be
hold that which is good and comely
for one to eat and to drink and to en
Joy the good of all his labor all the days
of his life, which God has given him, for
it is his portion.'
"This definition came then as It comes
today frdm a class of people whose ob
ject in life was the Improvement of the
race and the world; a constant progres
sion to better things, higher purposes,
greater knowledge of the mysteries of
life: a desire to perform services that
would be of abiding value."
Mr. Harris said that at no time in
human history has labor received the full
reward of its efforts, and that because
the same discussions and conclusions are
being voiced today as In ancient times
is proof that despite progress and en
lightenment the world has the same prob
lems to face.
ASK BETTER FACILITIES
Eugene Citizens Want New Depot,
Yards and Railroad Service.
Eugene's need of Improved depot and
transportation facilities will be presented
to the Harriman officials in this city to
day by a delegation of 26 citizens from
the University City which arrived in
Portland last night. The delegation is
headed by D. E. Yoran, president of the
Merchants' Protective Association of Eu
gene, and Includes many of the repre
sentative business men and citizens of
that place. They will have an interview
with General Manager O'Brien and other
Harriman officials In the Worcester block
at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon.
"Our people demand a new depot and
yards, together with a better train serv
ice between Eugene and outlying points,"
6ald Mr. Yoran. "Eugene has grown so
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Free from Alcohol
SinccxMay, 1906, Ayer's Sarsaparilla has
"been entirely free from alcohol. If you'
are in poor health, weak, pale, nervous,
ask your doctor about taking this non
alcoholic tonic and alterative.
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rapidly that fhese accommodations no
longer meet requirements. Our depot is
20 years behind the times and Is en
tirely inadequate for the service It has
long since outgrown.
"We are not disposed to ask anything
unreasonable, and for that reason con
cluded to come before the railroad offl-
I cials and present our cases as a business
proposition, feeling that any concessions
Mr. Harriman's representatives may make
will prove to the mutual advantage of
our city and the Southern Pacific Com
pany. We have decided on this course
rather than to carry our troubles before
the Railroad Commission."
The business men forming the party
from Eugene are: D. E. Yoran, J. W.
Kays, Al Hampton, F. E. Dunn, M.
Svarverud. J. A. Rodman. H. F. Hollen
beck. F. E. Chambers, Drew Griffin, E.
L. Campbell. W. S. Moon, C. H. Fisher.
W. G. Gllstrap, M. 8. Barker, Major J.
D. Matlock K. M. Murphy, J. M. Shelley,
O. J. Hull. T. H. Garrett, C. S. Frank.
Otto Kauffman, F. C. Potts. C. J. Bar
hltP F. A. Rankin, M. D. Mitchell and
S. Klovdahl.
MEXICO ARRESTS EDITOR
El Paso Publisher and Son Jailed
on Charge of Larceny.
EL PASO, Tex., July 28. C. G. Lele
vier, publisher of the Industrial, an al
leged revolutionary periodical, and his
son, Yeves Lelevier, were arrested at
Douglass, Ariz., yesterday, under a
charge of larceny preferred by the
Mexican Government, which has asked
for his extradition. Lelevier declares
that he is guilty of no wrong and that
the charge is trumped up by the Mex
ican Consul, Maza, who figured In the
abduction of Sarabla, and who was se
verely criticized by Lelevier. Lelevier
and his son were taken to Noco and
Jailed.
I Story of a Dog's Faithfulness.
1 -...-
The faithfulness of a dog has been
demonstrated in this town. Silas Cain,
who lives near Glenville, was In Co
lumbia, his shepherd dog being with
him. .In the afternoon Mr. Cain went
into T. E. Paull's drugstore, leaving
his dog on the outside. After trans
acting some business Mr. Cain left the
store, but his faithful canine did not
notice him. The dog waited patiently,
lying upon the door step, and when Mr.
Paull closed his store at bedtime he
had not moved. Sunday morning he
was still watching, and continued to
watch during the whole of the day Sun
day and all Sunday night and up to
10 o'clock Monday, when Mr. Cain re
turned. There is no way to express the
Joy manifested by the dog when he
saw his master.