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PORTT.ANT. THVRT)AT. APRIl , lo.
THE IMVCKR IN RF.FORM.
ThP rloctlons of April 7 show yiretty
t lrarly that the ttria of frrllneT aratn.et
tlif smloona ia still rising;. The liquor
Interest lot Bround both In TUInols
and MIcIiIhhii. In the former atate,
after bluer contest, twenty more
counties voted to abolish the saloons,
maklnc twenty-six In Illinois where no
liquor can now be sold lefriilly. In
Michigan, out of fourteen counties
which voted upon the license question
ten went dry. It requires very little
arc-mnent to prove that If this process
continues the time will come before a
(treat while when there will be no li
censed saloons except In the larirer cit
ies,; and even the assertion that the
lara-e cities will never adopt prohibi
tion has less force than formerly be
cause It Is now the poliry of the Antl
Saloon Leasrue to hem them In with a
wide cordon of dry territory and
Anally swamp the urban vote under
that of the rural districts. The tend
ency Is to destroy the liquor trade In
large cities by force vf general state
laws when It cannot be done under
home rule.
In recent campaigns against the sa-'
loon it has been noticed frequently
that economic arguments have almost
displaced the old moral and senti
mental appeals which were employed
by primitive temperance orators; Both
the liquor men and their opponents
talk of dollars Instead of souls. The
saloon Is altacked and defended from
the point of view of its Influence upon
the weaJth-prodncing and wealth-savins;
power -of the community. The
liquor men aver that prohibition
throws many men out or work and
annihilates large sums of capital
which have been Invested In breweries
and saloons. It thus directly strikes
at the prosperity of the country, while
Indirectly it beggars families and de
stroys homes. The prohibition orators
admit all this, but they reply that If it
throws some men out of work to close
the saloons, their energies are merely
diverted to more beneficial channels.
There Is sufficient useful work watting:
to be done, they insist, to employ every
Idle hand.
One phase of the subject is the rev
enue side. Suppression of the liquor
trade would cut off from the various
treasuries. National, state and munici
pal, revenues approximating, perhaps
exceeding. J500.000.000 a year. Sup
pression of the manufacture and sale
would cut off more than one-third of
the present available revenues of the
Tnlted States. What species of taxa
tion would make up the deficit? For
there is clamor also for tariff reform,
or reduction of dutica on imports.
Revenue from sale of liquors is a great
matter also in every considerable city.
The anti-saloon forces also contend
that if prohibition annihilates the cap
ital which Is invested in saloons and
breweries, it is quickly replaced in sav
ings banks and farms, so that the com
munity as a whole gains rather than
loses. It can hardly be maintained
that the manufacture and sale of li
quor do anything toward keeping the
human race alive, or making It essen
tially healthier or happier. It Is con
ceded everywhere that the use of
liquors 1s probably Injurious to the
majority of mankind and even in those
rare cases where it does no harm one
finds difficulty in showing that it does
any good. Moralists are agreed that
the world would be better off if no
liquor were manufactured, so far as
health and happiness go. One cannot
regret, therefore, that worklngmen
are being diverted from an industry
of dubious character to others which
are undeniably beneficial even if the
transfer involves temporary hardship.
The argument that prohibition dee
stroys capital deserves serious consid
eration, for capital is the basis of civ
ilisation and any process which de
creases the total amount that the
world possessesets baneful In the long
run, no matter how delightful Its Im
mediate results may appear. Hut does
prohibition 'decrease the total amount
of the world's capital? The economic
returns from districts where prohibi
tion has been in force for a long time
Indicate the contrary. The taxable
valuation of such districts Invariably
Increases. It Is said that the Incre
ment has In every case surpassed the
value of the property which prohibi
tion threw out of use. Moreover, the
Maine and Kansaa savings banks hold
deposits far out of proportion to their
relative population and far In excess
of what can be shown In similar terri
tory where the sale of liquor Is per
mitted" by law. To these facts we
must add one more, that offenses
against the law are enough fewer In
prohibition territory to cause an ap
preciable saving In the public expenses
and therefore diminish taxes.
The economic argument Is therefore
against the saloons, and we suppose
this Is the reason why they must pre
pare to meet their doom at some time
or other. Hut there Is a moral argu
ment against them, and likewise a (so
ciological argument In their favor.
Jane Addams, who is neither a senti
mentalist iter a . wine bibber, holds that
the aaloona fulfill a genuine need of
the working classes, and that it would
be a mistake to abolish thera until we
have contrived aomethlng better to
take their place. Hut apart from this,
men who are In the habit of looking
ahead a little are haunted by the fear
that the prohibition movement will be
pushed beyond the point of rational
reform and degenerate Into relentless
Puritanic tyranny. It has hitherto
been the fate of such movements to
Invade one field of human activity
after another, lopping off hero an In
nocent privilege, there a harmless In
dulgence", until at last a reaction was
provoked which swept away all that
had been gained. Such will undoubt
edly be the fate of the temperance re
form if It falls-under the control of
the Sabbatarians and other bigots who
are eager to use Its victories for their
own Intolerant purposes. So long aa
the temperance people stAnd on solid
economic ground success probably
awaits them: allied with Puritanical
ecoleslastlolwTi, they would march to
sure defeat.
TTfB ARMY AMP NAVY.
Senator Hale's objections to Increas
ing the standing Army have a great
deal of force. Upon our military es
tablishment, Including pensions, we al
ready, spend more money than any
other nation. Still the country would
be willing to spend more If It were
necessary. The truth Is. however, that
It Is not necessary. The character of
our people makes a large standing
army superfluous at home, while there
is no foreign nation which could at
tack us by land, except Great Britain.
The possibility of war between the
English-speaking countries Is so ex
tremely remote that it would be folly
to keep up a numerous force on the
strength of It. From every other en
emy an attacking army must come by
sea, and If we bad an adequate Navy
our" defense would be complete. The
true policy of the United States is to
maintain a progressive Novy which
can stand respectably among the great
nations; while upon the Army no
more money should be expended than
just enough to preserve a nucleus of
seasoned troops and an organlr-atlon
of trained officers. In the remote con
tingency of foreign invasion this would
provide a basis for forming nn ade
quate army within a reasonable time.
Foreign Invasion is not only unllkely
In Itself, but If we keep up an efficient
Navy It ls'virtually Impossible.
Army officers, like other human be
ings, are prone to magnify their call
ing and imagine reasons for creating a
huge military establishment. But for
the most part these reasons do not ex
ist. They Incessantly appeal for new
appropriations and numerous enlist
ments, and they are continually start
ing up bugbears to frighten the coun
try Into compliance with their wishes.
But of all nations In the world, our
danger from Invasion is the least, and
we have the least reason to tax our
selves to pay soldiers. Let the fleet be
properly cared for and one might al
most say that the Army will take caro
of Itself.
Tint PROFITS OF FORKSTRY.
The dissension that has recently de
veloped in regard to the care and con
servation of our forests has made the
forestry problem one of more than or
dinary Interest at this time. What
with the efforts, earnest and well-directed,
as It seems, of the Federal Ag
ricultural Department to conserve our
timber resources and the attitude of
Speaker Cannon against what he calls
"nourishing" the forests that still be
long to the National domain, the dis
cussion has waxed fast and furious,
with a preponderance of judgment on
the side of those who not only regard
our forests as worthy of "nourishing
but Insist that without intelligent ac
tion In this direction they will in a
relatively short space of time become
exhausted, to the serious detriment of
agriculture and the drying up of many
valuable water courses.
Figures regarding the profits of for
estry as conducted in some of the
countries of Europe have been con
tributed to this discussion by the Na
tional Bureau of Forestry, forming an
interesting feature of the subject.
They show that the German Empire
has nearly 10,000.000 acres of state
forests, divided between tho states of
Prussia. Bavaria. Wurtemburg, Sax
ony, Alsace-Lorraine and Baden. The
net profits from this great timber area
differ somewhat in the various states,
but the income is on the whole satis
factory, and in no state do the forestry
operations show a deficit. The profits
are lowest in Prussia, where the net
income Is $1.25 per acre annually, and
the highest in Saxony, where they are
$4.25 annually. The yearly average
for the whole empire is between $2
and $3 per acre annually, making a
total of some $20,000,000 annual in
come from the forest domain of the
empire).
The larger part of this great forest
area consists of mountainous lands too
rugged and sterile for agriculture.
The state has. during the past twenty
years, added 329.850 acres to its forest
area by outright purchase from own
ers, at a cost of $5,625,000, and the
net profits' have been 7 per cent a year
on the investment. The prime object
of the state in purchasing and "nour
ishing" these forests is not revenue,
but the preservation of the timber
supply for future generations.
The experience of Germany in deal
ing with its forests Is cited as worth
considering at, this time by the, states
men of the United States. It la urged
that at the present rate of destruction
this country will Jace a timber famine
In another generation. A forest policy
that will not only postpone this calam
ity, but by preserving the timber sys
tematically will prevent It altogethor,
Is well worthy of consideration. The
WHstefulness of the methods before
which enormous bodies of young tim
ber have fallen while logging for that
suitable for present use Is appalling,
and must be checked by some- process
of "nourishing" that will prove effec
tual. The profits of forestry lie In the
preservation of the forests for future
generations, while levying proper trib
ute upon their wealth for the legitl
mate needs of the present. This Is
tJermany's policy of forestry and It Is
being made to pay as It goes whlie
conserving forest wealth lor future
need,
BATTt.KhHTr FOR PORTI.ANI.
The American battleships, by their
long trip from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific Coast, have demonstrated that
they are fully as seaworthy and as
easily handled as the under-manned,
til-supplied . tramp steamers which
roam around the world without any
"w-et nurse" accompaniment In the
shape of supply ships, repair ships or
hospital 'ships. Having made the dem
onstration that they may with safety
be trusted to venture Into waters fre
quented by the poorly-constructed,
cheap trump steamers which carry the
commerce of the world. It would be
highly appropriate for the Govern
ment to send at least two of the bat
tleships to Portland. Such a propoal
tlon will, of course, be a signal for a
general unsheathing of the knives and
swinging of hammers In San Francisco
and Seattle, and the Columbia en
trance and river wlfl be painted In
blackest hues; but, despite this oppo
sition, there ought to be some method
by which the Government could be In
duced either to send the ships here or
else give some plausible reason for not
so doing.
All remember what a hue and cry
was raised by rival ports about a
doy.en yeara ago when the old Balti
more and Charleston were sent to
Portland. Dire predictions were made
for their safety, but the vessels came
and went without delay or danger, and
other war vessels of larger size have
since arrived and departed without en
countering the slightest difficulty. Re
cent soundings at the entrance of the
Columbia show a depth of nearly
twenty-six feet at lovV tide, and, on an
average tide of eight feet, there would
be thirty-four feet of water on the bar
at high water. Unless the largest of
tho battleships are loaded down to ex
treme draft with thousands of tons of
coal, they can be brought Into the
river In safety on half title, and, so
far as reaching Portland la concerned,
they can come up tho river regardless
of the stage of the tide.
Despite all of the fuss that has been
made over the fleot and the seeming
surprise that ia expressed because It
can mnko a voyage without sinking or
colliding with something, these vessels
are no more unwieldy than the ordi
nary tramp steamers which enter and
leave Portland -In great numbers
every week. During the past Winter,
when the river was low and the river
entrance was frequently far from
smooth, these big freighters, drawing
from one fool to two feet more than
the greatest depth which will be reg
istered by the battleships aa they
cruise along the coast, have made the
run from sea to Portland and return
without the slightest difficulty.
There is not a battleship in the fleet
that will he taking any chances In
making the trip to Portland, and. if
we are not favored with one or two
of the great sea fighters, it will be be
cause the same Influences which have
shut Portland out of the transport
business and the Government forage
business are still successfully at work.
"MARKS" A NO SHARKS.
The exposure of the methods hy
which the old Comstock lode is still
being exploited for the purpose of at
tracting attention to an endless
amount of worthless mining property
calls attention to the universal pro
pensity of the American people to
gamble in mining stocks. The Corn
stocks turned out more millions than
any other mines in America, and there
may yet be concealed In their depths
further stores of gold; b.t, even were
this known to be a fact, Tt would not
warrant the expectation that all of the
adjoining territory is a good mining
proposition. The State of Oregon
contains thousands of acres of the
richest and most productive land on
earth, but it also contains a few thou
sand acres of lava beds on which
nothing can grow. It would be fully
as reasonable a performance for a
speculator to buy these lava "beds, bo
cause they adjoin good lands, aa it Is
for foolish investors to pour their
good money into worthless mines sim
ply because they are adjacent to the
Comstock, which was once a good dis
trict. In no other calling have poor men
so often been lifted from poverty to
affluence as In mining. To this is due
much of the interest that centers
around the industry, and mining
sharks, playing on the weakness of th
people who hear of these suddenly ac
quired fortunes, find the game much
easier than any other known method
for wheedling money out of them. In
nearly every case the persons responsi
ble for such swindling as Is now
charged against the promoters of the
modern Comstock know little and care
less about the intrinsic value, or lack
of value, of the properties they repre
sent. A good salary for the promoters
of the fake, and ample commissions
for those who drum up the customers.
Will make up for any shortcomitigs in
the merits of the mine, and the victim,
after the usual period of waiting for
dividends, recalls the adage that
"there Is a sucker born every minute"
and adorns the walls of his abode with
handsomely engraved certificates of
his folly. v
The, worst feature of these mining
swindles is that the money which en
ables their promoters to exist is drawn
from the class of people who can ill
afford to lose It. The man with a
good bank account, or who earns a
good salary, is not usually attracted
by the enticing literature of the min
ing promoter; but the poor man strug
gling along on small wages finds it
more difficult to resist the chance to
make a fortune in short order without
the necessity of working. Some, of
the mines in the Goldfield and other
new districts in Nevada are of wonder
ful richness, and the output of gold
has been heavy. It is extremely
doubtful, however, if the amount of
the yellow metal taken out of the dis
tricts even approaches the amount lost
by unsophisticated stock buyers who
have been lured into the game by
stories of the lucky few who made
good strikes.
The prospective purchaser of mining
stock in any district, new or old,
should always bear In mtnd that the
largest salaries paid any men in the
world today are earned by mining ex
perts who follow up these new strikes
and keep track of the old onea In the
Interest of a clientele which has mil
lions to spend for mines where the av
erage speculator has dollars.
The suggestion Is frequently ma.de
that out-of-the-way place should be
till Hied by planting fruit trees, thereby
securing a return from lands now un
productive. This plan contemplates
that fence rows and fence corners
shall be planted to fruit trees, and
there where brush now holds posses
sion trees full of apples, cherries or
plums shall be seen. At first thought
the Idea seems a good one, for un
doubtedly there arc many small strips
and corners on Oregon farms where
fruit trees could be planted. Hut
modern conditions of fruitgrowing
make the plan Impracticable. A fruit
tree planted In a corner or close to a
fence must always be a neglected tree.
The farmer cannot plow around It or
cultivate It to maintain thrifty growth.
Brush grows up around It, and since
the tree does not present a thrifty ap
pearance, pruning Is neglected. Be
cause It Is close to a fence and In the
brush, he cannot get around it con
veniently to spray It. As a conse
quence it soon becomes a breeding-
place for fruit pests and a producer
of unmarketable fruit. Instead of
planting close to a fence, the first row
of trees In an orchard should be at
such a distance as to permit thorough
cultivation on all sides. An "out-of-the-way"
place may be mil I red by
planting trees that are not subject to
P"sts and that do not require cultiva
tion, but should' never bo filled with
fruit trees.
The periodical effort to have the
misnamed customs district of "Willam
ette" appear under the more appro
priate name "Portland" Is again with
us. There Is no more reason -for re
taining thr. name Willamette aa a des
ignation of this customs district than
there would be to change that of New
York to Hudson, or New Orleans to
Mississippi. Practically all of the busi
ness that la handled In this district
paxsr through the Portland Custom
House, and this port Is as much enti
tled to the credit for It as New York,
New Orleans, Boston, Philadelphia,
Galveston or any other prominent sea
ports are entitled to the prominence
given them In Government publica
tions. The effort of the Board of
Trade to accomplish this reform
should be backed up by the people In
such a way that . the Government
will pay some attention to the pro
test. Ex-President Cleveland; who should
be authority on the subject, regards
Spring shooting of migratory birds
and water fowl as "distinctly unsports
manlike, terribly destructive and tend
ing directly to the extermination of
our game birds." In his view, the
first of September, thus covering the
nesting period, should be the earliest
date permitted for killing such birds..
It would be well for tho continued ex
istence of our game birds IT this opin
ion were embodied in proper legisla
tion. Such action. In conjunction with
the discontinuance of the use of the
plumage, wings, heads and breasts of
wild birds on women's hats, would
give not only our game birds, but
song birds, gulls, heron and many
other birds that are pursued In sea
son and out of season for their plu
mage, a chance for their lives.
According to figures compiled by
the North German Lloyds, for every
twenty-five Immigrants landed in the
United States for the first two months
and three- weeks of this year seventy
one have taken passage outward
bound. The figures for the midweek
In March were 147 leaving for every
fifty arriving. Summarizing, the re
port says:
Po fnr thi year 142,151 have son awsy,
sa compared with 48.484 for the some period
dtirlna- 1ROT. The departures this year, as
compared wilh last year for the. name tlma.
ara IBS per cent sreftter. ImmlKTanta to the
number of flO.IVIS have arrived so far this year,
as compared with 1P1.1H2 for the same period
last year, or about 2vW per cent.
if these conditions, continue long
enough, tho question of providing
work for the unemployed will settle
Itself.
There is a vigorous rate war on be
tween New York and the Mediterran
ean ports, and as a result steerage
passage has declined to $12. Now if
Andrew Carnegie could be made to see
the matter in its best possible light, he
would "renig" on a few llbrarlfjs and
buy up space reservations on these
steamers and ship back to sunny Italy
all of the organ-grinders. Black Hand,
Mafia and any other un-American cult
which shows a disinclination to adopt
the customs of the country.
Decrease of the number of deaths
from tuberculosis In England la very
striking. The number has fallen from
64.918 In 1853 to 39,746 in 1907.
Meantime there haa been great in
crease in population. The rate of
deaths per 10.000 has fallen in that
period from 29.8 to 11.15. It is be
lieved to be a consequence chiefly of
improved, sanitation and hygiene.
Health statistics in England are kept
with great care. .
Democratic candidates for the Leg
islature would not pledge to State
ment No. 1 at all, if their party had a
popular majority in the state, and if
there was a strenuous fight In the
party for the Senatorshlp. But since
these conditions do not exist for their
party, but for the other, they will all
take Statement No. 1 and pretend to
like it.
A St. Paul barber fasted for thirty
one days in an effort to demonstrate
that the mind controls and sustains
the body. The undertaker took charge
on the thirty-first day, and the eternal
question of the extent of mind's tri
umph over matter Is still unsolved and
unsettled.
What would Europe say if Kath
erine Elkins were the daughter of
poor parents? Would the Vatican con
sent to Duke d'Abruzzl's marriage?
Mileage for witnesses in the bank
ers' trial transferred to Salem will
make no small hole In the appropria
tion for courtsT
imMOCRATIC WAR ON BRYAN.
Haw New York Heetnrda Ttlaa aa a
Preeldentlal emdlriBtr.
New York World lUem.)
It mlrbt have bean worth while for ths
Democratic Club to Invite Mr. Bryan to
speak at Its Jefferson Day dinner on con
rlltlon that he answer the World s ques
tions: What ettttea did you !nse In 1K which
you could carry In 1WW?
What electoral votes did ymi lose In lJO
which you could , win lit 190K?
What elements of dlssatlsfactlpn and
discontent did you fall to arouse then
which you could successfully appeal . to
now?
Mr. Hryan and Ills frlenfla have seen
fit to assail the motives of New York
Democrats who oppose his nomination.
The least he can do In the circumstances
Is to Justify his candidacy.
The leneral belter or the New York
Democrats Is that Mr. Bryan would be
a very weak candidate and that his
nomination would ba disastrous to tha
party. That la why the State Commit tea
has Htlvlsett an ufilnsl nutitl ilelegallttrt
from this state. Every Democratic news
paper of atandlng In New York Is opposed
to Mr. Bryan.
But Mr. Bryan mav have evidence that
the Democrats of New York are wo.
fully mistaken. If so let him present It.
Let him show wherein he would be a
stronger candidate than ha ws In 19
or In leflO; what states he could carry this
year which ha lost then, and how ha
could poll a larger percentage uf tli
popular vote than he polled then.
During the last twelve years Mr. Bryan
has mada many speeches In New York.
He ha explained his views on all public
questions, from free silver to govern
ment ownership, from 'packing the Su
preme Court to the Initiative and ref
erendum; but he has never explained
why, after two disastrous defeats, h
should aaaln be nominated for President
of the United States.
MAKftACIU'ftHTT. FOR T A FT.
Probable- He Will Have Majority of
Delraafloa at Chleaao.
New York Tribune.
The result of the Republican primary
elections In Massachusetts haa been
much beclouded because of a complica
tion of Interests and Issues.
Senator Crane and his friends are
claiming a victory on the trans
cendental Issue, while the supporters of
Mr. Taft maintain that they have car
ried enough Congressional districts to
give the Secretary of War a majority
of the Maaachusetta delegation. It ap
pears that many tlolegates whose elec
tion Is indicated are publicly committed
to Taft, but do not want to he In
structed for him. An Impartial au
thority. "The Boston Transcript," says
than 17 delegates will be nut and out
for Taft, nine will be unpledged ami
the attitude of six more will not he de
termined until the slate convention and
certain of the district convention
meet. It Is undisputed, however, that
the pro-Taft forces will control the
state convention. ' Of the leading candi
dates for delegates, at-largo only one
Henstor Lodge is credited to Taft In
the Transcript's estimate. There seems
to be no reason, however, why tho con
vention should not elect Ht least two
declaa-ed Taft men, even If It refralne
from Instructing Its spokesmen and
allows Senator Crane and ex-Governor
Bates to go to Chlcsgo unpledged.' Mr.
Taft seems, like to Jtave, therefore, a
minimum support of Id out of 32 dele
gates, with two uncommitted dele-ara.tes-a.t-large
owing their election
directly to the liberality of blB support
ers. Probably on the first ballot at
Chicago the Secretary of War will
have from 20 to 24 of the slate's 83
delegates.
rONTHOI.MNO SAMS OK FfRKAHM!
Chicago Makes F.fforl to Hold Owners
and Healrra Responsible.
Chicago Reoord-Herald.
The Chicago ordinance arovldlng for
1h licensing of owners of weapons pro
vides that his application for license shall
stale his name, residence, age. place and
nature of business, purpose for which he
desires the weapon, the style, ttiake, pat
tern, number and caliber of weapon lf
applicant knows auohl, contain a promise
that the applicant will not loan tho
weapon to a minor and will not sell to an
arlult without giving the police the namo
of the purchaser.
The license Costa the owner nothing, but
the purchase of a weapon without makes
the offender liable to a line not exceeding
J2TM.
Dealers In firearms s.re required to obtain
a license, for which a fee of $25 a year Is
required and a bond of JlfoD. Application
for license must be accompanied hy Infor
mation attesting the good charatrter of
tho dealer. The license requires him to
keep a register of all weapons sold, con
taining their number, style, kind, selling
price, name of purchaser, his age, resi
dence and the purpose for which he
bought the weapon. All of this Informa
tion must be reported to the Chief of
Police within 24 hours after each sale. The
ordinance refers to pistols, revolvers, der
ringers, bowie knives, dirks or other
deadly weapons.
Opens New Tunnel.
GOLD HILL, Or., April S.SpecM.) T.
T. Barnard, superintendent of the Tin
Pan mines on Galls Creek, has been au
thorized by the company to start a tun
nel, and purchase power drills and "any
other machinery necessary. A ten-stamp
mill, with Frue vanners, has been run
ning continuously with day and night
shifts since December lf. with a capa
city of 30 tons a day. The property Is
opened by a series of five tunnels on the
vein, aggregating over 1O00 feet in length.
The new tunnel will open the vein un
der the apex of the. mountain to a depth
of 725 feet.
Programme for Teachers.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 8. (Spe
cial.) County School Superintendent
Gary has arranged the following pro
gramme for the Clackamas County
Teachers Local Institute, at Macks
burg. Saturday, April 18: Forenoon
"Primary Numbers." Mrs. Beatrice Har
rison, Eastham School, Oregon City;
"What Is Good Discipline?" discussion.
Afternoon Exereises by the school;
"Reading Its Foundation and Expres-sion,"-Mrs.
Beatrice Harrison; "French
and Indian War Its Bearing Upon
American History," Howard Eccles,
Canby.
"ORTJTWEST BREVITIES.
Falem. Or. W. H. Steusloff, a prominent
Salem meat dealer and member of th
State Sheep Commission, suffered the frac
ture of one of his lea Wednesday evening
when his horse became frightened at a train
and fell on him.
Bslem. Or. The complaint of tho shippers
of Baker Cttv that present distributive
freight rates on the O- R. N. are discrim
inative In favor of Portland and atcainst
T3aker Cltv. wss filed In the office of the
Railroad Commission Wednesday.
Salem. Or. At Its annual meeting the
Salem Board of Trade elected the following
officers- President. J. H. Albert; vice-president.
C. I Mc-Nary. secretary, A. F. Hofer;
treasurer D. J. Frv; executive committee.
H. H. Olinger, H. W. Meyers. F. W. Power,
F. N. Derby, J. M. Lawrence.
Centralla. Wash. The contract for the
first steel bridge in Lewis County waa let
bv the County Commissioners today. It will
be so feet Ions; and will span the Newaukum
River on the old Olympla road six miles
from Chehalle. It will replace the oldest
covered wooden bridge in til county at a
Xcost of $22i0.
POLITICIAN GETS INTOLVED
IVank .laggar, of Clackamas. Mixed
Vp In Breach of Promise, Suit.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April I. Kne
els! In damaere anils aagregatlng
16.000. Frank Jnggnr, formerly a mem
ber of the Ktat- Lerglslatur from
Clackamas County, and Chrlstlah Von
derahe. a well-known cltlsen of this
section, were made defendants In an
action Instituted by Mrs. Krlkk Tnil
Unger, who has made a frequent ap
pearance In the Clackamas County and
Circuit Courts. Vonderahe la charged
with breach of promise to marry Mra.
Trulllnger. who says that b urgently
solicited her to act aa his housekeeper,
representing that he waa a widower of
means desirous of having the acquaint
ance of some lady upon whom to be.
stow his affections with the oh.lert ()f
marriage. Hhe says that relying upon
thesa represenlatlona. and not other
wise, aha accepted hla offer, and he
promlaed to marry her. but early In
March this promise was repudiated.
Mrs. Trulllnger sav her feelings ara
Injured to the extent of $10,000 and
costs.
Mrs. Trulllnger t-hargea Mr. .laggnr
with undermining her standing with
Vonderahe, telling the old gentleman
that she was a witch and had poisoned
her late husband. O. J. Trulllnger. He
Is said to have told Mr. Vonderahe that
she was an unsafe person to live with.
She believes that $500" would be the
correct amount to he swarded her by
the courts for this injurv.
ntmlck a Dlmlrk and C. D. and D. C
Latourette appear for Mrs. Trulllnger,
whose name haa becoma familiar to
loral courts. After her hur.hand's
death, his wilt wss contested, and sev
eral months ago Mr. Vonderahe' chil
dren, fearing that th woman waa mak
ing an effort to obtain bis property,
applied for and secured the appoint
ment of Mr, Jaggar aa the guardian of
his estate.
WEIcTOMK PHOM THE NATIONS
Washington fireeted hy Chinese and
.lnpnnee Willi Fireworks..
SBATTLB. Wash.. April '.-The arm
ored cruiser Washington, the namesake of
the Hlale or Washington, was given a
noisy welcome when she steamed Into
F.lllott Bay and dropped anchor. The
welcoming fleet, headed by the steamship
l-fty of Heatlle, upon which were Mayr.s
John F. Miller and a. committee from the
Seattle Commercial Club, met tWe cruiser
In the Hound, off West Point lighthouse,
Mr. W, W. Chapln, daughter of ex
ftenator John L. Wilson, who was Miss
Helen Lockwood Wilson, sponsor for the
cruiser at the christening, wss also with
the committee to welcome the vessel.
The Chinese residents of Henttle hsd
chnrtorad a tug, carrying their national
colors, a yellow banner upon which was
emblazoned the Chinese dragon, which
met the cruiser with a wonderful display
of fireworks. The Chinese flag attracted
the attention of the men aboard the war
ship and they cheered.
The Japanese had towed a large barge
Into the bay, from which were sent a re
markable sort of aarlal bombs. T,he fig
ure In the tableau ahot high into the
air, were designed to represent each state
In the Union. The climax was a huge
American Hsg, which floated ,7)0 feet
shove the cruiser. During the visit of the
Washington tho officers will be feted and
dined by the people of Bealtle, while ape.
rial entertainment has been prepared for
the enlisted men.
The Tonne-see and the California, which
arrived In Pueet Bnund a few days since,
went to Hrllingham today.
DIRTY LINEN IS WASHED
Steamship Men Air firlrvaiices Be
fore Inspection Board.
PKATTLP;. Wash.. April 8. (Mpeclsl.
The hearing before Ibe Marina Inspec
tors of the charges of drunkenness pre
ferred against. Chief Knglneer Albert Glb
lett. of the steamship Dora, hy Thomas
Bruggy, formerly first assistant on the
vessel, is resulting In the washing of a
great deal of dirty linen. Bruggy was
discharged by Gilbert, after a series of
quarrels. Both men enlivened the pro
ceedings hy the remarks and epithets
they hurled st each other. Kach as
serted that the other was not right men
tnlly. Glhlett. also accused Rruggv of
being a thief and a jailbird. Hruggy
contented himself with the accusation
that Glhlett was ornr.y and a drunkard.
Other witnesses backed up the assertions
on both sides.
The second assistant engineer declared
Bruggy bad told him that be was a
thief, a counterfeiter and had murdered
a woman In Portland.
Chicken Thieves Bound Over.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 8. (.Spe
cial.) Harry Clark and Jack Powell,
charged with stealing chickens, were
this afternoon bound over to appear he
fore the Circuit Court to answer a
charge of burglary. Clark, an .Indian
boy, who has been known as a chicken
thief nearly all his life, and Powell,
entered the chicken-house of A. Mathi
son. of Falls View, Monday night, and
four of his choicest fowls were missing
next morning.
EiiRC-ne Buys, Flag to Decorate.
KUGKNK, Or?) April 8. (Special.)
The Eugene Commercial Club has ar
ranged to purchase 60 American flags
and 60 pennants, to be used as decora
tion on Willamette street on special
day occasions. The merchants also
will add their quota of decorations.
The first use of these new flags and
pennants will be for the Spring Fes
tival of Music, to he held In Eugene,
April 14 and 15. The flags will belong
to tho city.
M i lea e Book Hearing April 25.
SALEM. Or., April 8. (Special.) In
accordance with a stipulation between
the parties to the contest, the Oregon
Railroad Commission has fixed April 25
as the date for the hearing upon the ap
plication of the Travelers' Protective As
sociation for establishment of a straight
2t-eent rate for mileage books on the
principal roads in Oregon. The hearing
will take place at the offlce-of the Com
mission In the State House at 11 A. M.
Walla Walla to Clean t'p.
WALLA WALLA. . Wash.. April 8.
(Special.) Tomorrow will be the third
annual clean-up day in Walla Walla.
The principal business houses of the city
have agreed to close during the day and
allow the clerks and employes to engage
in the work. The management of the
campaign is in the hands of joint com
mittees from the Commercial Club and
the Women's Park Club.
Chester Thompson Case Set.
TACOMA, Wash.. April 8. (Special.)
The Chester Thompson insanity
hearing has been tentatively set for
May 11 by Judge Snell. Kenneth
Mackintosh, Prosecuting Attorney of
King County, has not yet been ap
pointed by Prosecuting Attorney Row
land to take charge of the case.
Centralis Gnn Club Meet.
CENTRA LIA. Wash.. April $. (Spe
cial.) Sportsmen from all parts of
Washington and Oregon will gather in
Centralia May 1 for the annual meet of
the Southwestern Washington Gun Club.
In addition to the shoot, there will be
horseraclng and a ball game. The afTatr
will be turned into a May day holiday
celebration.
Advertising Talks
8
TUB TAILOR WHO PAID TOO
MICH
By Herbert Kaufman
I was. buyinjj a vgar last week wht-n
a man tlropiied into tlir. simp arwl fitter
ranking a purchase told the proprietor
that he had stnrtrd a clothes .sh,,p
around tli corner, nnd iiiuted him
prices, wilh the aMirnnce of he) unr
uiciils and term's.
After he left the ci;rr man tunie.l
tu me and said :
" KiiterpriKiiig fellow, that; he'll
pet alutif;. "
"Hut he won't," I rrplinl, "nn.l
furthermore, J 'II-waer you ihut ln
hasn't the sort of clothes shop tlj.it
will enable him to."
"What makes you think Hint?"
queried the man behind the minder.
"His ideas are wioinr," 1 ex
plained; "he's rrlyinsr !iKi!i wnul-ul'.
mouth publicity to build up his I,,,,.,.
ness, and he can 'I. intrrtimv enom;li
individuals to compete with a mer
chant who has st nse riioiiiih to say
the same thitiL"' lie told ymi to n hun
dred thmisnnd men while he is tilling
it to one. Mpsides, his met hod ( ml
vertisinfr is too expensive, uppo-t
ho sees a hundred persons every lit,v.
First of nil, he is robbing his busiuc
of its necessary diivcl ion, nnd In-,.ule&
he is sprndiiiK I'm much In reach every
man he solicils."
"Whnt mnkes ymi say tlml ?"
"Well, as tho proprietor of a
clothes shop his own lime is so val
uable thai 1 am very conserviilive in
my rslimnte when 1 put I he cost of
his soliciting nt .", cents n head.
."Now, if he were really able and
clever ho wiitld discover that he can
talk to hundreds of t linusaiiils of peo
ple at a lenth of a cent per individ
ual. There is not a newspaper any
whern the ntlverlisiii)' rate of which
is . 1.00 per thousand cireulal inn, lot
a space bip; dioue-h in which to dis
play wlnit he said In you."
"I never looked at it in that way,"
said the cipar man.
It's only "the man who hasp 'I
looked at it Hint way" who hesitates
for an instant over t he, advisabilit j '
and profitableness of newspaper pub
licity. Newspaper advprlisiiisr is the cheap
est, channel of enmmunicntion ever e
tahlislied by man. A thousand let
ters with one-cent, stamps, will easily
cost -fl-!, nnd not one envelope in ten
will bp, opened, because the very post
apo is an invitation to the waste.
basket.
If there were anythinp; cheaper, rest
assured that the. creates! merchants
in America would not spend individ
ual sums ranging up lo half a million
dollars a year and over ia this form
of attracting trade.
(Copyright. Inos )
, IN THE MAGAZINE
SECTION OF THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
WHEN BEAUREGARD
TIRED ON SUMTER
Next Sunday will bp, the tTtli
anniversary of thn first bailie of
the Civil War.
In this connection there will he
a graphic story of tho greal event,
full of warm blond, and supple
mented with pictures reproduced
from the files of Harper's Weekly
for I8fil.
It is of like interest to thn?e
who remember, and to the present
generation.
BUILD HOUSES AND RENT
THEM FOR A SONG
This is tho advice of William
Finley, the young naturalist, to
the boys and girls of Portland and
the Pacific, Northwest houses in
which birds may build their nnsts
this month and repay you with i
natural music.
He tells you how to build this
home it's very little trouble.
and offers pictures to aid you ia
the labor of love.
MAKING CANDY EGGS S
FOR EASTER SUNDA
How men and machinery have
turned out millions for next
week's American supply.
BREEDING PHEASANT3
IN CAPTIVITY
All about a big concern in Colo
rado where the barnyard hen is
utilized as a stepmother; also full
instruction on the rearing of Chi
nese game birds applicable to Ore
gon. THE HOTEL CLERK ON
POETS AND SPRING
Together with sundry reflec
tions and comment -on other ver
nal topics.
ORDER EARLY FROM YOUR
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