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Newspaper Page Text8 - THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. 3IARCII 13, 1908. SlBeCRXPTIOX KATES. XNVAJtlABLT IN ADVANCE. (By Mail.) Xa!lT. Sunday Included, on year. 8.W Xally. Hunday Included, six month.... 45 Xally. Sunday Included, tare month.. 1'llly. Sunday Included, one month... Daily, without 6unday. one year....... I'elly. without Sunday, alx months Dally, without Sunday, three months., without 8unday. one month..... Eunday, one year Weekly, on year (Issued Thursday)... Sunday and weekly, eno year. ......... BY CAKKTEB. sly. Sunday Included, one year...... Xa!!v. Rtmil.v inniniwl nnm month.... 3. So .78 e oo 8 25 1.75 0 2 50 ISO ISO 9.00 .73 siuw 1U KCM1I' Send posiomcw wrder, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency re at the sender's risk. Give postoBlce ad dress Is full, including; county and stats. POSTAGE KATE. Entered at Portland. Oregon, Postofflca as Second-Class Atatlsr. JO to 14 Pages. ... cent IS to 28 Pares cents to to 44 Pages centa 46 to 0 Pages Foreign postage, double rales. IMPORTANT The postal laws are strict. Newspapers on which postage Is not fully prepaid are not forwarded to destination. EASTERN BISINES8 OFFICE. Tha 8. c. sVeckwIlh Special Agency New Tork. rooms 4S-30 Tribune building. Cnl easo. rooms 610-512 Tribune building. KKPT ON SALE. Chicago Auditorium Annex; Postofflce Kews Co.. ITS Dearborn street; Empire News 8tand. St. Paul, Minn N. 8t. Marie. Commercial Cratlon. Colorado Sprint;. Colo. Bel). II. H: Weaver. Hamilton and Kendrlrk. VHJS-S'Z Fventeenth street; Pratt Book Store. 1214 Fifteenth street; H. P. Hansen. S. Rice. George Carson. Kansas City, Ma. Rlcksecker Clear Co Ninth and Walnut; Yoma News Co. Minneapolis M. J. Cavanaugb. SO South Third. Cincinnati, O. Tom a News Co. Cleveland. O. James Pushaw. SOT Su perior street. Washington. D. C. Ebbltt House. Penn sylvania avenue; Columbia iNews Co. Pittsburg. Pa. 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Tlmmon A Pope. Nib Francisco. Forster A Orear: Ferry News Stand; Hotel St. Francis News Stand; L. Tarent; N. Wheatley; Falrmount Hotel News Stand; Amos News Co.: United News Agency, 14 Kddy street; B. E. Amos, man ager three wagons; Worlds N. 2625 A. Cutter street. Oakland. Cal. W. H. Johnson. Fourteenth and Fi Kmnklln streets: N. Wheatley: Oakland News Stand; B. E. Amos, manager five wagons; Welllngham. E. G. (.oldAeld. Nev. I-oule Follln. Eureka, Cal. CaU-Chronlcl Agency; Eu reka Newa Co. PORTLAND. FRIDAY, MARCH 13. 190S. THE CASE AS IT STANDS. There are several groups of Repub lican politicians, each desiring to elect the Senator. Neither of these groups or factions is willing that any oppos ing faction shall elect the Senator, and neither of them will help any oppos ing faction to elect. With or with out any "statement" about "the peo ple's choice" or "the party's choice," or "the Republican voters' choice," there will be no present co-operation. The primary law Invites a fight for the mynlnation, which becomes so fierce that there can be no unity afterwards. Moreover. It Is known on all sides that the Legislature has the sole constitu tional power of election, and all fac tions are acting, and mean to act, on that knowledge. .No one group or faction Is better or worse than an other. The remocratic party is not racked by this contention, because It Is a minority, with nothing In sight to differ about. Were it the majority party, however, it would be in the same fix, under the present system, that the Republican party now is. But what's the use of getting ex cited about such a matter? The con tention will work its way out, after Its own fashion. The chances may be that it will give the Senator to the Democrats, but that will scarcely sicken those so-called Republicans who have been voting for Democrats. The other sort, however, do object to putting the representatives whom they elect to the Legislature into a position which would be likely to com pel them to elect a Democrat to the Senate.lt may be stated more strong ly. Republicans do not intend to send Republicans to the Legislature who, in any circumstances, will, vote for a Democrat. The differences between groups or factions of Republicans are grave, no doubt, but on this point they do not differ. Between the opposing groups in Multnomah County one of them pledging to "the Republican vot ers' choice," and the other to the can didate who may get the popular ma jority or plurality in June, "if a Re publican" there is no difference on this one chief matter. Neither of them will send members to the Leg islature under any pledge that will -ven possibly compel those members to vote for a Democrat for the Senate. Differ as they may as to candidates and the sort of "pledges" that should be taken, this will be refused and avoided. That is. The Oregonian though not in the confidence of any group or fac tion or party takes this to be a fact, from the utterances it hears and from the "statements" given out all round. In Multnomah, and In most of the other counties, the indications are that the candidates nominated for the Leg islature as Republicans will commit themselves either to "the Republican voters' choice" or to the candidate who may get the majority vote in June, "if a Republican." Possibly there may be quarrel enough even on this issue, and-on the general contentions aris ing out of the primary law to give the Legislature to the Democratic party. Possibly not. R. R. Thompson, active, sagacious sind well remembered as a prime factor in the development of steamboat traffic on the Columbia River half a century ago, died at his home In San Francisco March 10, having attained to the great age of SS years. His energy and en terprise in business In the early devel opment of the Pacific Northwest, ex tending to and through the Oro Fino mining excitement of the early '60s, brought him large wealth and such opportunities for its enjoyment as wait upon leisure and luxury. Once a familiar figure in Portland, he had been practically unknown here for two decades. The announcement of his death, owing to his great age and known infirmities of health, did not come as a surprise to his friends in this city. NOW Jl'ST CONSIDER. Of course The Oregonian expects nobody who makes it a business to carp at it to quote it correctly; or when writing or speaking of it to do other than misrepresent it. Therefore It is not surprised now to find one saying, "I speak not only for myself, but for thousands of other vot ers in this state, who take exception to being called cranks, ill-arranged in tellects, etc., merely because we, be lieving in a principle, are courageous enough to voice our convictions." Nor is it surprised to find another saying that "people who propose new laws or try to legislate for themselves under the new system are said by The Oregonian to be from the cave of Adullam, or persons of ill-arranged intellects." The Oregonian is glad that what it says arrests attention even though its statements are perverted. It doesn't find that anything said by those whose chief occupation In life is to carp at it is considered by the public worth quo tation or remembrance. But what did The Oregonian say? Now you .who may take an interest in the matter may see again. Here is that passage from The Oregonian of Tuesday last: It was not intended that representative government should be abolished by the new system; but It baa been abolished by It. Any group of persons, from the cave of Adullam. or other group of persons of ill-arranged ln tellecta, can propose Initiative measures or call the referendum: and there la danger always that the crudest measures may pass Into law, through the inattention of the voters; or that proper legislative measures may be turned down through the referendum. The situation is the crank's paradise. Is there anybody in Oregon whose Judgment would be taken by his neighbor as worth anything in busi ness, finance or affairs; in history, lit erature, poetry, philosophy, political or social science, in legislation, indus try, art, or any branch of rational hu man endeavor, who doesn't know that this statement Is absolutely true? What facility this system offers for proposal of initiative and referendum measures, that common sense has al ways rejected, but whose devotees now find their opportunity, needs no par ticular mention. There have been many such in the past, though this system has been In vogue but a short time. Several such are now pending for the election in June. Legislation for a commonwealth is a serious matter. It ought always to be kept out of the hands of persons who. for any reason, sentimental or other, wish to "legislate for themselves." It is extraordinary effrontery to com mend "the new system" and hold it meritorious because it gives individu als opportunity to "legislate for them selves" that Is, to put their crude, narrow notions into law. Take note, for example, of the proposition to revolutionize our system of taxation, by Initiative amendment, and of the call for the referendum against the leading educational institution of the state. There are many more. Is this the way of rational legislation? Sl'TERFWOVS FAVORS. In Wall street there are three banks, the National Bank of Commerce, the First National Bank and the National City Bank, whose combined capital stock falls barely short of $118,000. 000. In the whole country there are 3325 National banks, and were their entire capital stock added together it would foot up Just about double that of these three Wall-street Institutions. In other words, fully one-half of all the financial power of the National banks is centered not only in Wall street, but in three banks of Wall street. When we hear of new legisla tion for the benefit of the National banks, it will be interesting to remem ber that one-half of all the good or evil it will do must accrue in the first instance to this powerful trio. Since most financial legislation confers ben efits upon the banks at the expense of the rest of the country, it is doubly in teresting to reflect where these benefits go In large part and who gets them. The little group of big Wall-street banks belongs to Rockefeller, Morgan and Ryan. Hence they are the men who will take at least half the profit of whatever privileges the Aldrich bill confers upon the National banks of the country. Is it credible that Mr. Aldrich forgot this comfortable cir cumstance when he introduced his bill in the Senate? The bill creates half a billion dollars of credit currency for emergency purposes, and It is so con trived that the Rockefeller-Morgan-Ryan banking combination would get at least $100,000,000. For one-half of It they would pay the Government 6 per cent annually, for the other half they would pay one-half of 1 per cent. Since in emergencies the loan rates of banks are very high, it is readily seen what a tidy little present Mr. Aldrich Is trying to cajole Congress into be stowing upon his friends and relations. His bill is intended to strengthen the Wall-street financial ring. It would Increase the power of the money trust by throwing the control of the cur rency into their hands at those critical moments when they can use it to the best advantage. These facts are gathered from a speech which Mr. Alfred O. Crozier made the other day before the Boston City Club. He goes on to show that the Wall-street banks stand In very little need of charity from the Government. Their proflts'are large enough as it is, without making them a present of an other Tiundred millions to loan out at extortionate rates. Since 1S69 the av erage annual dividend of the National banks of the country has been just short of 9 per cent, but New York banks pay as high as 50 per cent in some cases, while the three Wall-street banks belonging to the Morgan-Standard Oil-Metropolitan combination pay dividends which are so large that the truth about them is studiously con cealed. Tet this is the combination upon which Congress is asked to con fer still greater favors at the expense of the Nation. If public money is to be printed by the Government and be stowed upon the banks, one cannot help thinking that it ought to be be stowed impartially. Massachusetts has 189 savings banks with almost two million depositors. They are managed upon the whole better than the National banks, and are made so secure by civilized laws that they are never known to fail. Through these banks a large sum of Mr. Aldrich's emergency money might be distributed among the people, but his bill would not give them a single cent of it. Nor would any other state or private bank share in the golden harvest. Mr. Aldrich's purpose is not to distribute - the emergency money among the people, but to pour it into Wall street, where it would aggravate speculation and double the rake-oft of the master gamblers. Jt would seem as if the time had almost come when Congress might begin to think of providing the country with a sensible circulating medium and lay aside for good and all such half-witted, half predatory devices as the Aldrich bill. 5HTST BE IN GOOD FAITH. The South End Improvement Club, which seems to include in Its member ship quite a number of men of suffi cient intelligence and Integrity to en title their opinions to weight, has en thusiastically indorsed the packing plant project of Schwartzschtld & Sulz berger. The company seeking the franchise, in its application, agrees that the plant shall be operated in such a manner that it will not be in any manner offensive to the public. As to the need in Portland for every enterprise of this nature that jean be brought to the city there is no ques tion. These features of the matter duly considered, it presents a clear cut appearance on which there should not be much difficulty or delay in se curing action from the Council. From the showing made by the representa tives of the packers and by the resi dents of the district in which the plant will be located, the Council ought to be able to frame up an ordinance that can protect the property-owners and the city and at the same time extend proper consideration for Schwartz schtld & Sulzberger. The ordinance should require in un mistakable terms that the packers are to construct a plant that will not be offensive, and they should also be re quired to give satisfactory guarantees that they will within a given time pro ceed to carry out their plans. This will silence any unfavorable criticism which might arise if it should be thought that the franchise was being secured for the purpose of holding over the heads of other packing-house site-owners. Any legitimate enterprise should not be obliged to fight its way into Portland, and, as we desire no other kind here, the "S. & S." people are, from present appearances, entitled to public support in their efforts to se cure a business location. , Summed up in a few words, Port land needs this enterprise, and as many more of V similar nature as we can get. All that may be required of the Council is to require the appli cants to show that It is a bona fids proposition and that there will be no objectionable features in connection with it. CONDITION OF THE FLEET. The American battleship fleet of sixteen vessels arrived in Maigtfalena Bay yesterday, three days ahead of time, after covering 13,000 miles of the stormiest ocean voyage in the world. The fleet arrived in perfect condition, "ready for action," after one of the most severe tests ever made by the ships of any nation. This perform ance will not surprise the people who have remembered the 16,000-mile run of the Oregon, twice subjected to the burning heat of the tropics an the piercing cold of the far south as she raced through two oceans in record time, and arrived "ready for action." The achievement may be surprising, however, to those who have placed too much confidence in the criticism made of the fleet by the muckrakers who have been exploiting its alleged weaknesses and frightening the timid people into believing that the Navy was no safer than a fleet of old tramp steamers. The trip of the Oregon, and the con dition in which she arrived on the fir ing line were without parallel in naval history; but there were other Amer ican warships in the same engagement in which she participated, so that the final chapters of the Spanish war offer some interesting testimony as to the ability of our ships to "deliver the goods." If there is anything radically wrong with our fleet it was not dis covered when It was sweeping the Spanish from the seas, and it is a cer tainty that it has not deteriorated Since that time. If the present in vestigation discloses any serious short comings in construction or operation of our fleet, it will be pleasing to know that It Is still able to make a show ing somewhat better than that of any other nation on earth. WOES OF THE POOR MILLIONAIRES. There is a great deal of talk nowa days about distress among the laboring classes, but very little is said about, the greater distress that prevails among the rich who do not labor. The latest sign of their sad condition to become public is the announcement that fifty of them in New Tork have offered their yachts for sale. This looks ominous. We may expect to read in the papers almost any day that they have ceased to drink cham pagne at dinner. ' It would not be sur prising should it come out that their wives had ceased to play bridge whist. The poor think their woes are terrible, but what have they to suffer that can compare with these horrors? If you want to learn what real misery is, go to the New York millionaire, consider his ways and be wise. This growling of the, wolf at the plutocrats' doors is due to the panic. Their normal means of existence is to grab the bigger share of what the workingraen in their vicinity produce. But since the panic the workingmen have not produced anything, hence there is nothing to grab and grim han ger stalks through the palaces of Fifth avenue, while pale famine marches down Wall street. This pathetic scene has a lesson for us if we would but read it. Living on the labor of other men appears to be a delightful kind of life, and for the most part it is de lightful, but it has drawbacks. When the other men are out of a job the hoops fall off from it, so to speak, and the whole symmetrical economic barrel tumbles apart. The millionaires must learn if they want to keep up their game of grab'they must see to it that there is always somebody to grab from: otherwise they will experience the hollow pang of reaching out into the empty air and getting nothing. If the Goulds and Vanderbllts had had enough sense to keep the laboring men of the country employed, they might have continued to skim the cream of our National Industry, and would not have had to sell their yachts. But they had not enough forethought for that. The one con spicuous trait of the millionaire class; besides its greed, is lack of fore thought. This trait it has always dis played and very likely always will. Hence periodically It will be forced to sell its yachts and even to undergo greater hardships. But the distress is only temporary. Times are bound to improve. The laboring men will go to work again, those of them who sur vive; the millionaires can resume the game of grab, and they will soon, by the favor of Providence, accumulate enough to buy new yachts more sump tuous than those they have sacrificed. THE BRAVE DAYS OF OLD." A vivid contrast between the North west country fifty-two years ago this month and the present time was pre sented by George H. Himes hvhis brief address upon the occasion of driving the last spike on the North Bank Railroad. At Sheridan's Point, three miles west of Stevenson, in Skamania County, Washington, the golden spike was driven. The address of Mr. Himes upon the occasion "was histori cal and reminiscent, as became the event and date. He referred briefly to the scenes enacted there in March. 1856, when some forty men, women and children, comprising the infant settlement at the Cascades, huddled together in Bradford's store, near that place, against an attacking band of between 200 and 300 Indians for near ly three days, when they, were relieved by Lieutenant Phil Sheridan, who. had arrived from Fort Vancouver with a small command, reinforced the next day by a detachment of regulars from Fort Dalles. .The then and now of the Pacific Northwest . were strikingly shown In the contrast drawn by Mr. Himes be tween a-March day in, 1856, when a handfull of settlers-'were fighting for their lives, and the March day in 1908, when the . completion of the North Bank Railroad was celebrated at that point. The "brave days of old" find ever a loyal historian in Mr. Himes, and one faithful to i fact and detail. Few Indeed remain of the Intrepid ac tors in that frontier drama. They were in truth few. in the beginning, but, living or dead, they are sacred to memory as standard-bearers of civili zation in the beautiful and long-isolated region "where flows the Oregon." Of course the members of the City Council are not such simpletons as to believe that the transfer of the Conrad license is genuine. They know, as everybody else knows, that the whole transaction is a piece of transparent hypocrisy. Why they lend themselves to it is one of the many mysteries that envelop Councils, but we can as sure them that such performances are rapidly developing a sentiment in Portland that may sweep away all li censes and outlaw the. liquor business. If the Councilmen desire prohibition, well and good. They have chosen ex actly the right way to get it. But if they do not desire it, they must And some better way to deal with indecent, law-defying saloons. There is a simple, easy and certain way by which fathers of unruly boys may escape the discomfiture that has befallen, and avoid the expense in curred by an irate father in this city recently in causing the arrest and prosecution of the principal who pun ished a boy for truancy. Let them sus tain and encourage the schoolmaster in his earnest attempts to maintain needful discipline in school and all will be well. This method will doubtless be scouted as old-fashioned; but it will prove efficacious nevertheless. With her fortune dissipated, prida humbled and name tarnished, Anna Gould comes sneaking back to the land of her birth under an assumed name. It is explained that the ruse was necessary in order to escape any possible complications, should her ex husband attempt to prevent the chil dren leaving the country. If the Gould brothers have the same fine regard for decency that Mrs. William Thaw has displayed, they will have their erring sister placed in a private retreat for feeble-minded. Breathitt County, Kentucky, the home of feuds and unpunished mur der, was one of the first to go "dry" when the temperance wave struck the Bluegrass State two years ago. This fact is easily explained. The native moonshiners of the mountains a class with a grievance of long standing took the opportunity offered by the county unit law, whereby the right of local option was secured, to get even on competitive manufacturers and re tailers. " The death of Mrs. E. D. Kelly, of Oregon City, marks the close of a long and useful life, of which a full half century was spent in the old pioneer city by the falls. She will be missed by the remaining few who knew and were associated with her in domestic, social and charitable work in the prime of her years, and only In a lesser degree by the younger genera tion that has known and revered her in her cheerful age. The Yaqui Indians held one of their regular killings a few days ago, the victims being a couple of Mexicans, who, as usual, were "horribly mutil ated." In the absence of any other means of ridding the world of these murderous pests, the government might send down a few Chinese high binders who are said to be willing to kill a man for - $1 00. The punishment would be drastic, but the crime is Evelyn Thaw declares dramatically that "the public will never know" the cause of estrangement between herself and Harry Thaw. If she finds grace and strength to sustain her in this determination, "the public" can afford to forgive her much that it has suf fered at her hands. "Fighting Bob" Evans and his fleet have arrived at Magdalena Bay "ready for any emergency at an hour's no tice." That's the reason there will be no emergency. "The fleet is here; but we shudder to think what might happen if Presi dent Castro should suddenly decide to move up the Atlantic seaboard. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw wants a di vorce. No co-respondent named. A syndicate, probably. To all statements that "Nebraska is for Taft" Mr. Brian begs leave to file a minority report. UTten retires amid another copious shower of sulphuretted hydrogen. Mr. J. D. Stevens needn't have hired his hall. A CHECK TO GOLD PRODl'CTIO Due Rather to Xatural Causes Tbaa to Shrinkage of Amerlraa Credit. Springfield (Maes.) Republican. According to statistics gathered by the New York' Financial Chronicle, the gold production of the world has met with some check. There was some lit tle increase In output during 1S07 over 1906. but it was the smallest year's increase since the resumption of opera tions in the Transvaal mines following the Boer War. and the smallest for sev eral years prior to the outbreak of that war. The gold production of all coun tries in ounces and value, at $20,67 per ounce, is compared in the following by years back to 1900 and for separated Intervals theretofore: Ounces. Value. 1907 19.584.844 1404,853.978 1906 .19.370.658 400,426.369 1905 18.290.667 378.098.942 1904 16.739.448 346.034,521 1903 ' 15,778.016 326,159.991 1902 14.437.669 298.462,606 1901 12.894.866 166.559.884 1900 12,684.958 262.220.915 1895 9.652.003 199.624.276 1890 5.711.451 118,065.973 1585 6.002.584 103.412,416 This- present slowing down in the output Is evidently due to natural causes rather than to the collapse of credit which affected chiefly the United States, and which would less affect an industry devoted to the production of a commodity in universal and unlimited demand than any other industry. We are thus to conclude that recent pre dictions of such a continued rapidly in creasing output of the metal as would wreck the monetary systems of the gold-standard nations are not In the way of meeting early fulfillment. It Is further to be noticed that the South African production alone con tinues noticeably to Increase. It amounted to 7,536.836 ounces in 1907, against 6,601.685 in 1906. The United States, on the other hand, shows a de crease from 4.565,333 ounces In 1906 to 4.335.183 In 1907 all the principal dis tricts excepting Colorado and Nevada sharing In the decrease. Australia, which stands third In gold production, has been losing ground for several yeans last year's production being giv en as .3,619.104 ounces, against 4,317,923 in 1903., Russia and Canada further help in staying the advance in the world's output, while Mexico reports some little increase, which has been continuous for a period of 20 years. That the great increase In the world's gold output during the past dozen years i at the bottom of the general and noteworthy advance in commodity prices, would admit of no question. It follows that a marked diminution of this yearly increase, or its disappear ance altogether, must have a tendency to check the general advance of prices As the situation now stands In the mat ter of gold production, the probabilities are that while prices will largely re cover any depression forced by the present contraction of credit, they will not thereafter resume the general ad vance which has been so striking a feature of the world's commercial and industrial experience of . the past decade. The times, in other words, are likely to prove more tolerable for the people as consumers than they have been of late. Male Debutante Is "Brought Oat." New York Times. The first presentation of the male deb utante in Brooklyn, N. Y.. took place when Voung Herbert Dickinson Lewis set the new fashion for the growlng-up lads of Brooklyn's "smart set." Mr. Lewis, who has Just turned 20, made his debut at his home, 20 Remsen street. The coming-out party was given in his honor by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis. It was a regular out-and-out debut, with flowers, a tea table, a host of "the fel lows" on hand and a sure-enough re ceiving party of three girls and two young men. The receiving girls were bewitchingly gowned and the boys most correctly garbed. The debutante was "presented-' by his father. Many flow ers were sent to him, but he carried no bouquet. He was attired in a black frock coat and gray trousers, it being afternoon, and also wore a white tie Almost everybody in Brooklyn society is voting young1 Mr. Lewis' debut a charming idea, and It is expected that it will be generally followed-for the young men who have reached an age to be for mally introduced. A few of the girls are pouting over this sharing of one of their privileges, but they, too. will probably come to accept the Innovation as a jolly sort of fancy. Mr. Lewis", the elder, said "We have no daughter, and as it is leap year wej thought under the circumstances we ought to 'bring Herbert out.' " Traitor 1st a Woman's Club. Hartford, Conn., Dispatch in Washington (D. C.) Post. Members of the women's clubs, which, under the reign of the blue laws. Invoked by Mayor James Lucas, were prohibited from playing cards for prizes, have just made the discovery that there is a trai tor in their ranks. All soeietv is under fear of arrest for violating the laws. When the Mavor Issuer! hi M , . card-playing for prizes, under pain of pi uw-vunuii. me practice was never stopped, but the women were more stealthy in their operations'. Notices of the meetings of the clubs were printed without giving the names of the prize winners, but now the Mayor has created confusiom by announcing that he has on file in Mis office a list of practically every woman card-player in the city, along with lists of those who have won prizes in the games played since the "lid" was put on.- These lists, he says were furnished him by one of the women attending the meetings, and will be held for evidence when the grand jury meets. Preacher Rides Home In Hearse. Pittsfield, Mass., Dispatch in New York Heraid. After officiating at the funeral of Elihu Ingrahsm, in New Ashford, the other day, Rev. Charles James Palmer, of Lanesboro, rode from the Ingraham house six miles to his own home Inside the -hearse. "You see. it was cold out side." said Mr. Palmer aftonv,. I enjoyed the novel experience. I never expect to nae in a nearse but once more." Rev. Mr. Palmer is a graduate of Harvard and is now Berkshire county missionary. Wattrrson See Democratic Victory. Henry Watterson, in Louisville Courier Journal. I am so profoundly convinced of the need of a change of parties in the Gov ernment that, even if my objections were greater than they are. I would vote for Mr. Bryan against any Republican; but I also believe that the general con ditions bode Republican defeat, no mat ter whom the Republicans put up. Gov ernor Hughes being their strongest man, Judge Taft their weakest. Two Old Friend. Die at Table. Ansonia, Conn., Dispatch in New York World. Before they had finished their supper Frederick H. Wetmore and David H. Roberts, two well-known residents of this city, fell from their chairs and ex pired. The men had been together dur ing the afternoon and seemed to be In the best of health. They lived on the West Side and had made an engagement to take recreation today. They were each more than 70 years old. Qulnialtla la the Next w Disease. Baltimore News. A 9t. Louis policeman, arraigned on a charge of having been drunk, was cleared by the statement of a physician that he was suffering: from qitininitis, having 'taken 75 capsules, each contain ing five grains of quinine. EXPOSITION HABIT BEGAN IN 1R7S. What They Rave Coat the Ooremment la Aaaroarlatlona. New York Sun. The United States acquired the exposi tion habit about 35 years ago, when an appropriation of 8163,842.61 was made for a display In Vienna. The next affair was the Centennial in Philadelphia In 1876. which cost the Federal Treasury nearly JSOO,00O. Since that time appropriations have been made for 28 others. 14 of them domestic and 14 foreign. The total ap propriation, including Vienna and Phila delphia and all other shows, down to and including the Jamestown Fair, has been J27.1S7.773.7S. Deducting the 6.227,04.43 which has been repaid, there is left a National expenditure of nearly 821.000.000 for the entertainment and education of American citizens and foreigners by means of fairs and expositions. The 15 foreign displays have cost us 82.309.675, and the remainder is charged to the domestic account. Having acquired the habit, it is diffi cult to break it, and exposition funds are now virtually Included in our "fixed charges." Jamestown appears to have cost us about 82.500.000: yet. undismayed by that experience. Congress is now dis posed to give Seattle for her Alaska-Yukon-Pacinc Exposition next year the sum of SI, 175,000. Ecuador has Invited us to make a display at Quito next year; Argentina will probably ask us to take part in her centennial in 1910, and Japan Mt to have an important exposition in 1912. We believe a few others, domestic and foreign, are being planned. The foreign exhibits are not usually expen sive, and from an advertising standpoint are doubtless profitable. They are. more over, a courtesy which we cannot well decline. The Paris affair of 1900 cost us a trifle less than $1,500,000, and the show in that city in 1889 cost us 8250,000. The range of other foreign expenditures Is ,'rom 85000 in three instances to $187,460 in Paris in 1878. The doniestic account shows such items as Buffalo, $1,000,000; New Orleans, $1,650,000; Chicago, $4,800,000. and St. Louis $6,444,000. ".-54-40 OR FIGHT" SLOGAN. Writer -ftivra Mr. Dye's Theory of Caaadlan Boundary Line. OREGON CITY. Or., March 10. (To the Editor.) The London dispatch in this morning's Oregonian concern ing the investigation and discover ies of ' Professor Schafer, of tne University of Oregon, more than ever confirms the handling of that theme by Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, in her popular story, "McLoughlin and Old Oregon." Professor Schafer believes that the let ters of Lord Aberdeen will disclose that private advices from the country point ing out the difficulty of governing the country and the influx of Americans, who outnumbered the English, influenced the Foreign Minister in conceding the Ameri can claim in opposition to the Hudson Bay Company. Mrs. Dye has set this fully forth in her story, describing the tour of Parke and Peel up the Willamette and their meet ing the incoming emigration of 1845 with "54-40 or fight" blazoned on their wagon covers. Young Peel, son of Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister of England, looked on amazed as 3O0O- dust-begrimed pilgrims came toiling in to stake out their claims on the Indian lands. No wonder he "murmured "Hopelessly Ameri canized! Hopelessly Americanized!" as he realized that ploughs were better than beaver traps to hold a country and farms were better than forts. Over in Puget Sound the brother of the Earl of Aberdeen rode his fleet at an chor, fretting because he could not see beyond the forests and mountains whence rumor said armies of American emigrants were marching. Lieutenant Peel took the shortest cut to London. What he poured into the ears of his father. Sir Robert, has never -been known perhaps these dispatches will clear it up. A. B. C. Booms Portland for Both Colleges. WALLOWA. Or.. March 10. (To the Editor.) In an editorial, "An Original Blunder." in last week Wednesday's Oregonian, the latter hit the nail right on the head when it said: "The genuine remedy for the duplication of courses at Eugene and Corvallis is. of course, to re pair the original blunder which sep arated the Institutions." This is without doubt the correct remedy, with the ex ception that it doesn't go quite far enough. Doubtless The Oregonian would not care to say so. but if it would come out in an editorial advocating the uniting of the University and the Agricultural College and locating both institutions at Portland it would voice the sentiment of two-thirds of the voters of Oregon. It is quite evident that we shall never have a really great educational insti tution until our colleges are united and located at the most convenient point as regards railroad lines and transportation; and without roubt. Portland is the place. Here is the opportunity to initiate a measure that would carry by an over whelming vote. C. T. McPANIHL. Justice Moody Smooth-Shaven. Washington Dispatch in New York Sun. Justice William Henry Moody, of the United States Supreme Court, has fol lowed precedent and practice by remov ing the mustache which has adorned his upper lip for the greater part of his life. Up to a few years ago there ex isted a strong undercurrent of feeling in Supreme Court circles that a smooth face comported more with judicial dig nity than a mustache or beard. Justice Moody's appearance has not been changed for the worse. When Justice Brewer became a member of the Su preme Court he wore a beard, but no mustache. He had not been on the bench long, however, before' he dispensed with the beard. Of the court, four now wear mustaches but no beards; four members have smooth faces, and the remaining member. Justice McKenna. wears no mustache and has his beard so closely cropped that it is hardly noticeable. Eight Union Veterans la Senate. Boston Transcript. The death of Senator Proctor reduces the number of Union veterans in the Sen ate to eight, unless we consider Mr. Alli son's service on the staff of the Gov ernor of Iowa in the early days of the Civil War entitles him to a place in that categorv. The eight Senators who saw actual service in the field for t..e Union are Bulkelev. Dupont. Burrows. Nelson, Warner. Foraker. Scott and Warren. There are ten ex-Confederates in the Sen ate, Messrs. Bankhead, Johnston, Talia ferro. Bacon. McCreary. McEnery. Money, McLaurln. Daniel and Martin. Senator Briggs. of New Jersey, was an officer of the Regular Army, graduating from West Point in 1872. He and Mr. Dupont con stitute the West Point contingent in the Senate. Senator Dick was an otticer in the volunteers in the Spanish War. The Gladdest Time. Chicago Record-Herald. I like It In the morning when The sun shines In across my bed And seems to kind of whisper then "Get up', you little sleepy head." And Just outside my window, where A limb sticks upward from a tree The sparrows often sit and stare And nod their heads and chirp at me. I like it in the evening when The sounds all seem so far-away. And ail the men go home again Who had to work so hard all day. For then my muvver always sings And dresses In her nicest gown. And soon we'll bear the train that bring My papa back to us from town, I like it best on Sunday, when We don't get up till very late. Because the maid's so weary then And has to sleep till nearly eight. And after we've had breakfast, why. My papa doesn't start away. But stays at home and he and I Keep all the house upset all day. BT LILIAN TINQIE. So far as 1 can gather, there has been no mention In the sporting news of the Important fact that the jumping rope season has just opened, and that hop scotch is already being played in some sections of the city, although I am in formed that this is decidedly early for the appearance of its mystic chalk marks. This seems like another case of injustloe to woman, for these are both classed as "girls' games"; and there seems no doubt that if even half a dozen of our leading business or professional men were to adopt the game of hop scotch as a regular means of relaxation during the lunch hour: or, for the Im provement of their health and outline, should take to jumping the rope on their way down town, with only half the skill and agility displayed by any group of little girls on any school corner, then no dqubt we should find suitable men tion of the fact in the sporting or other columns. So, though the household col umn seems Jiardly the place for even the minor athletic records, I feel that, where so many young persons of my own sex are being Ignored In this way, some thing really ought to be done. . From inquiries recently made I learn that the "pepper and mustard' style of jumping is quite popular this season; and that double ropes are likely to be greatly In vogue later on, when single rope has become too easy. In my own day of rope jumping, the Introductory exercise was a plain to and fro motion of the rope, during which the performer chant ed, with a jump for each syllable: Cups -and sau-eers Plates and dlsh-es . Please to turn it O'er my head. If you ever chanted that, why did you do so and what did It mean? I only know that it was very important I am in formed that a similar exercise is now practiced, but is called "skimming the milk," and is unaccompanied by song or chant, Balls on a rubber string are the lead ing Spring style in several of the city schools or were last week. It is hard for an outsider to keep thoroughly up to date in these matters unless you have boys and girls of your own and possess their confidence and an intelligent cu riosity. But last week I know for cer tain that balls on strings were very "cor rect,", and many teachers' desks became gradually filled with them. I don't know what the teachers do with them play with them after school, I suppose, for of course no teacher ever has any real work to do after 3:30. This talk that you hear about exam, papers and record cards, teachers' meetings and sewing classes is simply a disguise for the good times that they doubtless have when the children have gone home and the teach ers are free to enjoy all those Interesting things from half-eaten apples to me chanical mice that they greedily take away from their pupils. But those bails are really the mjst fascinating things. Walking behind one group of girls, attached each to her jig gling ball, I heard: "Yes. I had 5 cents this morning and I wanted to. get some candy, but I Just had to get this ball when I saw it.". "Where'd'you get it?" "Mine's no good." "Do yo-iik 'em covered or not? I, too, wanted to know which was the best kind: but I was too shy to ask, and the group passed, and so you miss a valuable piece of In formation. Tou played "tit-tat-toe," of course? I am told that it is less in style than it once was, but is still particularly popular in Sunday school. Personally, I used to find it most enjoyable during a Latin lesson. We had the misfortune to be in troduced to Latin at a rather early age; but my chum and I used to mitigate its horrors by practicing for the "tit-tat-toe'' school-championship, which one or other of us generally held. You can do "nrst Latin" exercises very easily if one is quick at the vocabulary and the other knows how to look up the proper end ings in the grammar. If "Balbus is build ing a wall." for instance (as he sued to do in the first Latin book), A attends to Balbus and finds him "unchanged in the nominative," 'while B looks up "to build"; then A attaches the. proper ter mination for "aedlfic" while B secures a word for "wall." Division of labor 1s a great thing, and two heads are better than one. You get good marks and lots of time for "tit-tat-toe." The only diffi culty is that a day of judgment always overtakes you and you discover with some surprise that co-operation is frowned upon by narrow-minded Latin teachers with no soul for sport. . "Black Man" is played at present by boys who have no baseball things handy. If you don't know bow to play it, I am sorry; but you must get someone else to teach you. for It is not In my repertoire. "Catch," w'ith local differences in ar rangement and scoring, is correct for girls at present. Marbles are much less played than they have been, and I un derstand the top season is quite over. I was glad to learn from a very reliable Informant that no girl of spirit will use a girl's top. Regular boys' tops were the proper thing. The color of the string is Immaterial. "Rlng-around-a-rosy." always popular with "the younger set," has been played In more mature circles during the past season, some performers having reached the astonishing age of 15. Private theat ricals have greatly occupied members of the primary rooms. "School" and "Keep ing House," being among the most pop ular dramas. The spelling match, the bad girl, and the teacher with the pad dle, are leading features of the first. The spankings seem Immensely popular. Educators 'tell us to "live with our chil dren," "to follow nature," and "to. supply the child with that which it nat urally craves." Is this an argument In favor of corporal punishment? In "Housekeeping." too, the main fea ture seems to be the "running away'' of the young members and subsequent whip ping. This seems harmless and tradi tional, as also was a gang of pfrates which I recently descried in the offing. But a painful impression is produced when you hear little 5-year-old girls de claiming "Unhand me. villain, and give me back me ch-ild." I prefer the spank ings, and believe they should be admin istered to some parents, including those who take small children to theaters and vaudevilles. War Itself to Go Next. Chicago Post. Young Maxim has Invented a "silent fire-arm." First they took away the smoke of battle, then the gay uniforms and now the. noise. War itself will have to so next.