Morning Oregonian., April 16, 1908, Page 5, Image 5

rnTTjroimNo oregoxiax. tiiursuat, ArniL ig. i!os.
5
HEW TARIFF WILL
REOPEN GATEWAY
Made by Union Pacific With
Permission of Interstate
Commission.
RESTORES OLD SYSTEM
TnnrNt Wnjrtw Ticket In ThW CHy
111 Ciivrn rw ThAot to
minrt rotnM if .lrnoy
I Continued.
M A f T A , NK. April -(ShMhI.
rrmlwlon of tho lniomtnic 'vn:vtiwnSn.
t I"nlin ra.-frtr Ti. prciwr.l a tariff
which t! vpr-Mod trt ovivmo tin result
of a prvtu. tiv iMnn n hi-b .aA lh
fTvt of closing t'io TVrtiurM Airway.
V ir N.ihwn rinMflo ami (tnnt Northern
not ronotirivil in previous tariff and
imdor thr rAfr in- jMlohstl'M nrrr illegal.
Tho I inon rrirto H now permit tiM 10
ii urn rnriland as n tWtirmtion. hnt If
th traveler mtV-! in ton t ion of jri
to SeatHo, or further n-nh. tho oomluctor
11 ft In hi.' tlckot ll irivo him nnothor
r'a1in from Fori la mi to tho point to in
rraclnsV
In 01 he r ovi, th n'o. ho1 is ro
mimed of dm;nc exohan of dors on
I 'or 1 1 ft n d to pot n i in W a h 1 n t on . Th
oSHtlonul ohrjn l tvorlw.-i by tho Unr
rlman linen n1 they Rtn enjoy tho
ivnflt of th Kmc haul
U Is nnitl t.bftt the whole question of
uifhoriwvrt rmitc to th V.in ( V.i!t Is
not ny mor fnt'faetory now to tho
Northern Paiif than it. is to the Harri
mwn y.tem, uno" that it Is eonnliy nnx
oim to juv; tV.c entire :iboot of Urtteway
reeonpildorel.
ABANDONED WIFE APPEARS
rfvfaiS r.sT v rK(MiF-xr
RARKK CITY MAN.
C C. Cox Ad miff m Xmo Wm
M. Ratoltrf in Oklahoma 11a
No Yr of Suit.
BAKTO CITY, Or., April IS ASpoHsl )
- A doeidrsl erwtion waa aprimjc in this
oity t.vlay when it became known that
t O. tT, A well-known bia;ne.a man of
th eUv, had loft wife tn Oklahoma,
when he eame to this ooimfy. where he
hanet hta name ami it now living with
a-io:her woman.
Mrs. .1. M. Katliff arrived here a few
V v ao from her home at Norman.
ikl.. with lerter of tntrourtlon from
the eaahier of the First National Hank of
t!i at tMtv and from hnalneaa men. She
orwitte1 a lwye.r here and a aron as
ill neeaaary Information oan he oh
r .lined amt will he oroujtM arainat Oot
ron11ne to the atory of Mrs. Ratliff,
alia marrted J. V. Katllff at Medicine
liodra in when he a railroad con
tra i-1 or . He w a a in ve r y por fl n a n M a I
.lr.Mirnatanoea and borrowed money of her
father on which to pet married. The .
1 ved next to tlie t'hicaaaw Nation and
leased land from tlie Indiana, doUvif very
we'll in thta way. They went to Okla
homa and took v.p a claim and later
moved to Norman, where they beujrhc
property fl Mr. Rati iff waa outte ill at
Norman 1n 11 and they decided to move,
Mr. Rat! iff ld the propert y anvl put
tie money in the bank at Puivell.
Thne wivka late, it ia alleged by Mr.
t?at! iff. he secretly drew tae money from
the bank and left the country in company
w-th A lie Pronely, a aeamatreaa in Nor-n-.av.,
wit h whom h had been bavin
tande:irie meet in k. He left hla sick
wifa with only $hv and two children on
Kehrnarv . Wl, and went to Reno. Nev..
where he lit a saloon. A abort time
later he came to Bake iity. where he la
now encased m the aa'otn bnatneaa. alao
owivrc acme variable minin property.
Two years ajto Mra. RrHltff seen red a
& ' orce on the it rou n .a of desert' on and
waa c i en the cnatody of t .ie two eh.il
drcn The oldest one. a boy of l years,
l-e. ame unrvly that ahe could not man-e-
him and friends Hvirsr in this city
,4ke1 her to send him out here. The boy
i now here ard riaidirjc with hi fatheT.
M ra . R a 1 1 1 ff was pe r m i 1 1 e d to se e him
onoa and since that time Cox baa refused
to let her ace the lad
Mra. Ratliff says she cot trace of her
former husband through a merchant of
Norman, who aaw Cox m Seattle.
' , i Cox. w h osr name i neither Co x
n-r Katliff. as he was merely come under
te name of hs step-father when he mar
rd. does not deny the story to'd by Mra.
Kathff, but doea not think she learned his
whereabouts as she said she did. S;nee
commc to Oregon "ox hajs, acquired con
a' durable pn-periy and aSvit a year aj?o
ao',1 a copper mine rear hero ro Baatren
o p!ta ;;sta for a iarse sum. The mine
was extensive adve-tised in the Rast
ard it is tvs op'.n.on that s)ie learned his
name and whereaVuts throuch th ad
ev;:aemerts m acme way.
The discovery of his past is rot worry
in; him in the leat. for he thinks she has
ro legal cro inris for securing money from
him.
Or POSE rRKSIDFNT'ii
ynjrross ot T.ikely to Provide for
Four Battleship.
WASHINGTON, April 15. In spire of
the Pre dent urcent recommendtition
contained in h;s special messace to Or
rress yesterday t-at four hatt'eaipa he
provldsvi fv in The naval American bill.
tt body :a rM 1 kely ro ai::horire more
than two at th s sfssiors.
"Th naval comm.tte wKI make pro
v:icn tn the naval bill for only two
battleships.' sa:d Senator Hale, chair
man of the committee on naval affaira.
?n an interxew late yesterday. That
number a sufficient and there a a pos
ab;?ity that only one may be provided
for before th bill is nnaily passed. There
! a srror-.c sernment a; both ends of the
Opitol in favor of only one ship. Vitho-jp.
as I said before, appropriation will prob
ably be made for two. b;:t no more."
Representative William said that mora
than tm-o-thlnls of the Pernor a ts wou:d
vote acain four battleships, and the
Rcpubllram loaders appear confident that
at least half of th Republicans would do
likewise.
Points Strongly to Murder.
PPOKAXH. April KV The body of an
unknown lumberjack was found this
afternoon in a shack on Front avenue
uncr conditions that point strondy to
murder The rvrnt aide of rtie head and
face had been battered, and th pockets
turned insd out. lea vine only a steam
boat ticket, Bhwuig t&at ho had come
here from 5t. Joseph on Tuesday. The
dead man waa about .ts year of are,
of sandv complexion, and had unusually
prominent front teeth. Ho waa seen
last nia-hi at a local brewery drink in v
wtth three other men
LONG RECORD OF CRIME
Kin of 'onfldonoj Men Opfmtf
In Seattle.
5F.ATT1.F Wash., April tR.r8peefal.V--Geovce
1 .It (ell, whd i under arrest at
San Francisco, at the Insttcatton of the
local Federal authorities, i the ktnc of
confidence men, aoeordina; to the Secret
Service official. His methcl are many
and various and he has left behind Mm
a lor trail. The nffepsw that resulted In
ha arrest was swindling Mrs. Josephine
Pnbney of JrtNV
He boarded at Mrs., rabnya house,
representing himself as a Secret Service
ofl.-fal. He proposed marrlaee lo her
and n.ia accepted. At ?i suRceatlon she
old her home and prepared for a honey
moon n the eve of the weddlnn he
asked her to cash a draf on his father
w ho lived at petrott. Mich. She did
so. r.ittell made sonie exewa to leae
the house and did not return. The draft
waa returned unpaid. The I1) the
woman lost represented practically all
her property.
The man swindled a hotelkeeper here
our of small sum and hired a clerk In
the :ne hotel to work for htm at HO
a day. ljier he raised his salary to
!V 1 1 wa s never pa id . To ot hera lit
Seattle he explained tiiat he waa a Tnited
St a to Cavalry of deer sent out here to
superintend work on the Federal butld
iff He also posed a a hih official of
the Treasury and a a Naval officer.
His victims are said hv the Secret Serv
ice men to number sv-res.
LIKES RISKING DEATH
A Stoop1o-.?aok Who Prcfora to Work
at llay Height..
Chicago Record-HeraM,
If. In the pursuit of your life's voca
tion, you had seen five men drop from
your side at a dlzxy hetarht to a terri
ble death below, would you continue in
that vocation? If you did not persist
In It. would you have sufficient confi
dence in yourself to retain your "nerve"
under all clenms-ancea for .Vs year?
This ha been a brief part of the
many excltina- experience In the Ufa
of H. F. "Riky" Fvans, "Steepl
Jack."
" Risky" Fvana Is a type of tbe dare
devils that are g-r vwing scarcer each
year. The Inventions of modern times
have eliminated much of the necessity
for risk which was run In necessary
climbing- of steeples and htch buildings
In the earlier day. He himself has
been one of the foremost In making
the business of those who must work
a: hich altitudes as safe and aa easy
aa If they had solid ground beneath
their feet. Rut st:il. every once In a
while "Risky" finds It necessary to g;o
to a great heig-ht to carry up a rope on
which to awing; a scaffold, or to attach
block and pulley that hla men. less
versed In the art of climbing, may per
form their duties with safety.
There are plenty of men who work at
great height a as nonchalantly aa doea
t he a vera ge person on the ground.
Fraetiealty any painter In Chicago must
ha cool-headed enough to go htindreda
of feet in tbo air without a tremor.
Carpenter, masons and other builders
must have the same contempt for th
dizalnesa that affects the average per
son who looks down from a great
height. Rut even the work of such
men as these pale before the accom
plishments of the few left In the coun
try of the caliber of ' Risky" Fvana.
On a wag-er he once climbed at nig-ht;
without ropes, ladders or any ottv T
paraphernalia, the steeple of Sr. Jo
soph's Church, In Cincinnati, stood erect
on the topmost part of the cross snr
piountlng; the steeple, set fire to two
newspapers he had carried with him in
his pocket, and dropped them, blaainar.
on either aide of the steeple, to prove
to the man with whom he had made
The wa ger that he waa at the top of
the steeple. The wager was for $..
and the time allotted him to accom
plish the font was half an hour.
He is the same man who, a few
yeas ago, slid twice dally from the
roof g-arden of the Masonic Temple
down a rope the entire 20 stories to
the ground, attracting at each per
formance crowds that congested the
streets, making them tmpasaahle.
He is one of the men who are often
seen painting flagpoles many feet
above the tops of tie highest of down
town skyscrapers. He has climbed
practically every steeple of any promi
nence In Chieag-o, but he considers Chi-cag-o
steeples nothing:, for in New York
he has g-one with only the aid of hia
hands, shoulders and toe, to the top
of oM Trinity, a height of S2. feet.
"Risky' Kvans first real experience
at any great height from the earth
was in the early "T(Vs. He was a boy
who loved all sorts of adventures. A
bailoonlst of then National reputation
came to the city which was "Risky a
home. He needed some one to go with
the balloon. In which he waa taking up
several passengers, to go down the
rope on which was fastened the An
chor, to make it- fast when a landing
was made. This was to "Klsky's' lik
ing. He took the job. When the "pro
fessor ' wanted to land. "Risky" was
hoisted over the side of the car. Pown
the swlncmg rope he lid. legs gripped
tight around it. hand over hand.
"When T got to the end of the rope
and snt down a-stradd)e of the anchor
T fHt pretty good." Kvans said In tell
ing; the story. "Then I began to watch
for a tree top to grab the anchor In.
We went through one or two. and T
had my clothes torn Into shreds and
got all scratched up. Put I hung on,
and finally got the anchor around a
limb, signalled to the 'professor' and
the landiog was made.
ftnrie-d AIIt for Two Tay.
"Wichita (Kan.)- dispatch in the Boston
Herald.
John Clark, an Inmate of the Soldier'a
Home, In Podge City, is said to have been
burled alive for two days. He had been
ill with typhoid fever. The doctor In at
tendance pronounced him dead, and he
was buried in the soldier's- cemetery with
military honors.
Some of his comrades declared that
they did not believe Clark was dead. One
so'dier. named Haten. persisted that
Clark had been buried alive, and de
manded that his body be taken from the
grave. The doctor wa recalled and
aked what he thought about the case.
After consultation it was decided to
open the grave. When the coffin was
opened It was seen that Clark's hands
were not In thetr former position and
there was moisture upon the glass above
hw mouth. Stimulants and careful nurs
ing turned the tide for Clark and death
was robbed of its victim.
When Clark was finally restored to
consciousness he said that he had been
half eon solo is of all that had happened
and knew thtat he had been buried alive.
He was buried on Wednesday and taken
cut on Friday.
An India Beggar? Lack.
Allahabad Pioneer.
A hggnr appealed to a MarwarL Arun
do Mui. for aims and received nine piece
wrapped in a piece of paper. The Mar
war! subseqtjently discovered that th
P "ce of paper was a currency note for Re
&& The bertzar has diaaaDeared.
MEN OF THE NOT
MARCH
PARADE
Once More Tread Soil of God's
Own Country as San
Diego Cheers.
CITY GIVES GOLDEN KEY
- t
Thomaa Fprerv .loy at Rot urn
and Sorrow for KvaoV IHnea-.
Key Sent to AtwiH C'oirnan
dor Hall Flnlohea (he lay.
SAM PTKGO. April 1R. A parade of
bluejacket? and marines landed from the
American battldshrp fleet Oift fltfhting
men fresh from a erulee of more than
1:1.000 miles marked today the cere
monies of official welcome to the State
of California, Slty-four companies of
sailormen. in their togs of the sea. with
wide flaring trousers reefed down in
canvas leggings, and 16 companies of
marines, soldierly and straight, formed
this most notable of the navy's land dls
pla.vw. The anding party, equipped as
infantry, armed with Krag. In Ug..v
marching order, and w(Vh canteens filled,
equalled an army oorpv
The procession the men of the navy
formed was more than two mile long.
They marched from the waterfront to the
City Park, over three miles of streets,
canopied with decorations, which com
bined the red, white and blue of the
Nation and the gold and white of the
state. Pan Plegw took a holiday to see
the martial paant. and the sidewalks
paralleling the asphalted roadways were
crowded with a typical holiday throng.
The enthusiasm was explosive, the ap
pearance of the bluejacket and marines
calling forth long-sustained cheering.
Children Sin and Ware Flag.
At the City Park the sailor passed In
review before Rear-Admirals Thomas.
S perry and Emory, and (iovcrnnr Ollleft
and his staff. A crowd of many thousands
of people surrounded the grandstand.
Three thousand school children waving
flags and banners were massed direct iv In
front of the reviewing stand and their
songa and cheers were one of the prettiest
features of the day's celebration.
The (Governor, In a brief speech, supple
men ted his words of welcome, spoken yes
terday on the quarterdeck of the flacahlp
Connecticut, and Rear-Admiral Charles M.
Thomas made formal response In behalf
of the fleet . He declared the celebra
tion without the presence of Rear-Admiral
Robley P. Kvans was very much
like Hamlet with Hamlet out of the
picture. Ho regretted the absence of tae
commander-in-chief of the fleet and gra
ciously accepted In hia behalf a golden
key. swmholical of the freedom of the
city. He anld:
Thorn a a S pea k for Sailor.
Jt l wl t h T t rem e p es ue that t , en
behalf of the comtnander-ln-ehief, who
most unfortunately ! not able to be with
tis en this Interestlnr oeesslen. and on
beha'f of my brother officer of the fleet,
return to yen. lr. a the chief me gist rate
of fht Imperial State ef CaHofrnta. tha
OoMen State, and one of the brightest gems
tn the brilliant crown ef the t'nion. our
m e st ir e f e n A thanks fo r the r e rd i a 1 end
loving we)oTne that yon have iven le the
ma.mlfieent fUei that w Ksv th great
hetirtr and pride to represent,
Tn the mid -t of thee wetr-emlng cere
monies, there Is one 1neere source of re
regrt to us otf the flee, and. I am sure
that l may add. to all within the riaeh
of my voice; and that is, the enforced ab
sence of our able nnd reepeeteil comman
der -In-chief, together with the reweon
therefor. Wherever this fleet appear with
out It chief. It ! very much liwe present
ing the play of "Hamlet" with the charac
ter of Hamlet omitted.
tn opening my remark en thin occasion,
after addressing r 1 excellency, the over
ner. I added "and fellow citizens." You
little know what Joy that one expression
"fellow eltirens" given to the hearts of u
all. especially an. after a long- Journey of
nearly 14 OOO mile., and It means a great
desl It mni hrtme-eomtnr nd the
return to what we of the Navy Invariably
denominate "God's Own Country."
Sn Piece our first home port after
leaving Hampton Road en recember 1
last, and your royal welcome has indeed
touched, our hearts deeply, yea. very deeply,
and we retnm to you our most grateful
thank and ar preciatfon.
ldett Key Sent fo Fvana.
The golden key will be forwarded by
Admiral Thomas to Admiral Fvana at
Paso Robles Hot Springs. T.iere will go
with it a gold-mounted and .ie we I ed naval
sword, presented today to Admiral Kvans.
through Admiral Thomas, by the patri
otic fraternities of the city, including tho
Grand Army of the Republic, the Confed
erate Veterans and Spanish War Veter
ans. To Admirals Thomas. Sparry and
Kmory gold medals commemorative of
their visit were presented and there also
waa a medal for Captain R. R. Ingrersoll.
who served as chief of staff to Admiral
Kvans from Hampton Roads to Magda
lena Bay. The medal will be sent to
Captain Inwersoll at Norfolk.
Tonig-ht a ball waa tendered to the Ad
mirals and officers of the flee at Hotel
del Coronado.
The marines and bluejackets from the
fleet were randed in small boats, which
were towed In from the a nchora ge
grounds by a number of little steam
launches. The boats were divided Into
flotillas, divisions and fleets and their
maneuvers were watched from tn
beaches and wharves with wondering ia
terest by throngs of sightseers. The
handling of the large force entailed much
detail and intricate seamanship. Quite
a choppy sea had been kicked up by a
at iff breeze from the west, and the gtjrs,
cutters and launches were handled with'
extreme care.
Grand Martial Parade.
An escort of honor, composed of looal
cltuwns. headed the column and next
In line came a battalion of coast artil
lery from Fort Rosecrans. the army post.
The marines and blue.iackets followed the
soldiers. The marine band of 72 pieces,
almost equal to the famous Marine Band
at Washington, accompanied the marines,
whose appearance in splendid alignment
called forth enthusiastic cheers. A lare
band accompanied each division and the
sailors received an ovation all along the
Una of march. Fraternal, patriotic and
veteran organizations, detachments of the
National Guard and naval reserves, uni
formed civic societies, a newsbova' bri
gade and tho city fire department also
participated in the parade.
Move to Keep Fleet In Pacific.
SAM FRANCISCO. Aprjl 15-Believinff
that a proper presentation to the Ad
ministration at Washington of the ne
cessity of naval protection in the Pa
cific will result in the maintenance of a
formidable fleet of warships in Pacific
waters, the California Promotion Com
mittee has taken up the matter through
!ts various agencies and connections, not
only of this state, but through the com
mercial bodies of all the Western States
and Aiaska. Hawaii and the Philippines,
advising that they co-operate in the mat
ter by addressing; a communication to the
Secretary of the Navy requesting the
maintenance jrmajentjln yaa Pacifl
McKIBBIN HATS
ARE THE "TOP
NOTCHERS OF
HATDOM." THIS
NAME WAS IN
VENTED BY SA
TISFIED WEARE
RS. THE McKI
BBIN SPECIAL" S
ELLS ATE IT I
S "THE HAT OF
HATS." THE OLD
RELIABLE "STA
NDARD McKIBDI
N CAN BE HAD
FOR
$3
KVIMYWMCMC
of 12 first-class battleships and elpht
armored cruisers.
"WRITIN"' FCW THE PAPER
The King' Fitrftlish" Sot Pact for
Hard-Worked Ivdilora.
New York Kvenlng; Post.
"The K In' KtiHh." recently 1a
sued from (he Clarendon Proas, has
excited more comment In Kngland
than any work of the kind alnee ivn
Henry Alford's "The Queen's Kng
Ush" ( is3l and Cieorge Washington
Moons tart rejoinder, "The Mean's
Kngllsh." The nook has attracted this
a ttent Ion pn rtly beca use many of Its
horrible examples are culled from the
respectable columns of the Time.
Spectator, and Westminster t"3y.otte,
and partly because it I. for a trea
tise or rhetoric, uncommonly sane.
The Spectator takes the drubbing; with
good humor, g-enerously pra lea tha
book as "delightful read in, if only
for if wit and nrbnntty of style';;
with sorrow It confesses Its sins, but
asks whether, after all, "the tests are
not too hard."
From one point of view they are too
hard. Writing? for dally or weekly
publication can seldom strike a high
level. Modern Jon rn a lists follow
Shakespeare's at vie In nover blot t In
a single line' not that they regard
their product as impeccable, but that
they ha ve no time for revision. The
event, of the duy presses for notice;
the clock ticks, "Now or never.' All
things considered, the wonder ts not
tha t Journalistic writ in Is en orally
bad, but that It is ever good. To con
sure It fugitive sheets as less ca re
fuliy finished than Olhbon's "leel1na
and Fall," ia like condemnln a shelt
er tent because It is not St. Peter s at
Rome. And yet if editors were con
tent with the average output from
their shops, the Kn11sh of all dHllles
and periodicals would melt and swim
In a delirium of inanity. The ambi
tious Journalist must keep his eyes
on the class tea. As a critic of books
he la f;ir Inferior to Snlnte-Reu ve: as a
polit leni philosopher, ha Is not to be
thought of with Burke; but unless he
is familiar with his Sslnto-Houve and
his Burke, unless he sfma to come as
near them aa his powers and his sub
ject permits, he falls. However In-dulg-ent
his readera. he must always
be Intolerant of his own slipshod per
formanoea hitch his wnon to a star.
Ho may well fake to heart, then, tho
warnings of "The Kings Kngllsh." Ha
may not assent to nil the rules and
sugrgestlons. but he cannot deny that
he should prefer the fn mil Inr word to
tne far-fetched, the -oncrete to the
abstract, and the single word to the
circumlocution. He knows, when he
stops to think, that "bad as the weath
er has been" ts far more effective
thar "despite tho unfavorable, climatic
conditions' and that to press "propo
sition" into service at every emer
gency and to confuse "sewage" and
"sewerage." "transpire' and "happen."
"visualise" and "sre," "shall" and
"w'.ll." tend to destroy tho useful
ness of all those words.
Yet "The Kin' Kngish," excellent
as it is. ha the defecta of bonks of
the kind: it is concerned chiefly with
detnlis of phrnstn; it inculcates the
negative virtue of gross errors, but
offers little on the constructive side:
It does not show perhaps no book
can now t shape and proportion tho
whole, and impart Interest and life.
Of course, no man enn bo Interestin
unless he has somothin to say; but
he must also be able to disentangle
the significant from the insignificant,
and to distribute his emphasis justly.
Tho complete master of the precepts
in "Tne Kins Knpllsh." might pro
duce articles Inflexible, precise and at
the same time so slow in movement as
to he unreadable. The fault of most
manuscript submitted to this news
paper, for example, is not erratic
punctuation, rammat!c! blunders, or
improprieties. These are superficial
vices. The articles are clogged with
words, ali of them correct, half of
them superfluous. In preparln manu
script for press, more editorial labor
is spent on trimming; out the under
rowth of words than on any other
one tnlng. Learned gentlemen im
aine that we are eager for papers
which boln thus:
"Among- the many interestin ques
tions axid they are various and im
portant which are being- discussed at
the beginning- of the twentieth cen
tury by educators in all parts of this
country, none demands more, if as
much. serious consideration from
parents, teachers and pupils, from
collee trustees and achool superin
tendents tn a word, from all those
who are devoted to the development
of humane studies than the Instruc
tion of our boys and girls In the fine
and. w may even say indispensable,
art of writing- English. To fit one's
self to be able to use one's mother
tongue with skill and precision, to
ain the power to explain one's ideas
and to persuade others to one's view,
is to make a (pood start on the road to
success in business as well as the
professions. And yet our spoken and
written En11sh, strive as we may to
hold up the finest Ideals to the ris
in eneration, is. let us at once con
fess It, steadily and In spite of all our
effort, manifestly deteriorating;."
Alt this recalls a passag-e in Bos
well's "Life of Johnson." "I took
down Thomson." said Johnson, "and
read aloud a lare portion of him. and
then asked. 'Is not this fine?' Shicls
having; expressed the highest admira
tion. Wll. sir said I. 'I have omitted
every other line.' ' Every other line
is not enough in the passage printed
above, pply the blue pencil unspar
lnly, and we get something almost
readable:
"Teaching English composition is
one of the most important questions
now before educators. Though skill
ful use of the mother tongue carries
one far toward success In any calling,
yet spoken and written English . is
steadily deteriorating."
Pruning is not everything, but It
ox tan ma ite an ajpaxe&Uy. doli axucielpaaae
EPUBIICAN
WHO ARll PLEDGED TO STATEMENT NO 1.
PRINCIPLE, NOT A SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE.
ANTI.MACIIINE POLITICS.
For
For
For
a 1 most vivacious. The only sa fo rule,
for a mat on r a and prof ess Ion a Is a liko
Is to elm I lone every sentence and
paragraph, and to presume thn t each
ad jective. ad verb nnd tjunl If ylng
clause, unless If offer over whelming
proof of Innocence, deserves capital
punishment.
WATER WAGON FOR B. & 0.
Tctnporance Wave Hits Big TSnilrond
Corporation.
Manufacturers Record.
"For the protection of llfo and property
and good service the enforcement Is im
perative.'' is the opening paragraph of a
circular Issued by tho Hall tmore A Ohio
Rallrond management directing that here
after no one connected with the running
of trains, such a a dispatchers, trainmas
ters, engineers, firemen, brnkemen. con
ductors and yardmen, will be permitted
to use Intoxicants at any time, cither on
or off duty, and no person using such bev
erages will be employed hereafter by the
Hnltlmoro AV Ohio Railroad.
It Is to bo presumed, of course, that
the officers of the Baltimore A- Ohio Rail
road would not Issue to their men an or
der of this kind -to entirely abstain from
Intoxicants unless they are themselves
prepared to set the example. If absolute
sobriety to the extent of entirely ab
staining from the use of Intoxicants Is re
quired of the men who haw to do with,
the running of trains land vhis will proba
bly not bo questioned by anyone). It would
seem that the same conditions would pre
vail In regard to the men who have In
hand the running of the railroad itself.
Rome years ago the writer was travel
ing in the private car of an official of
a leading Southern railroad. There were
quite a number of guests on board, and at
the dinner hour some one made a sug
gestion about the absence of winos. Tha
officer of the road explained that the
management exported the men connected
with the running of trains- to avoid the
use of intoxicants, and that they did not
believe in issuing an order to the men
and then setting them a bad example
by furnishing wines or other intoxicants
even to the guests of the road when trav
eling on the private cars of the officers.
It is difficult to see how men of right
thinking could have taken any other
stand, and we suppose, of course, that
henceforth the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, from the highest official to the fire
men and brakemen, is pledged, whether
on or off duty, to the avoidance of all
intoxicants.
Who Makes th Laws ITere?
New Tork Times.
Wenai Moeth and Michael Iaden. of
Newark. N. J., did not become citizens
of the United States because they knew
so much about the country that was not
so.
"Who makes the laws of this country?"
Moeth was asked.
"Roosefelty and Fairybanks." was the
answer.
Pressed further, he said that the Senate
helped when called upon to do so.
Laden declared Trenton, -X. J., was the
capital of the Vnited States, and that the
country was directed by Roosevelt and
Governor "Stogie. ' evidently meaning
Stokes. Asked if he belonged to any
societies opposed to the L'nited States
Government. Laden replied:
"Not yet."
Streetcars In Germany.
World's Work.
What most humiliates my American
soul in the fatherland Is the streetcar,
for there is no German village large
enough to own an electric line whose
cars are not more comfortable and more
smoothly and efficiently run than the
cars of any American city that I know.
There the train does not stop at every
crors street, but only at the designated
stopping pi aces, w h Ich are 21 9 y ard s
apart. These places are marked by osts.
often bearing enameled shields giving
the number and route of every car that
ha.t oiau Jiia ostein -of. slojui
These arc the Candidates for
nomination by the
Joint Representative
37 Belt, W. G.
Senator
39 Albcc, IT. R.
47 Kellahcr, Dan
50 Nottingham, G. W.
51 Selling, Ben
54 Willctt, A. II.
Representative
55 Abbott, James D.
57 Altman, B. C.
62 Brady, Fred J.
64 Bryant, J. C.
66 Cassidy, J. F.
68 Clemens, W. J.
69 Couch, K. C.
71 Davis, L. M.
79 Jaeger, E. J.
83 Mahone, L. D.
84 McDonald, Ghas. J.
87 Orton, A. W.
annoys an American at first, hut he soon
realizes that it enables hiin to travel wllh
far more speed a nd comfort and with
less n.rvntis waste than in the trolleys
of New York, where he hangs from a
atrap In a strunnllng crowd. Is jolted
twh'O at every othr rross street, and Is
exhorted ronttlily hv a grimy mnduetor
who la often in rugs.
1 n Germany no one is allowed to
stand In the aisles, and only a dcilnite
number are accommodated on the plnt
fo( nis. The cars are gradually stopped
nnd started without jerks, and tho ap
paratus enables the mntnrmnn to run
very slowly and smoothly without the
alternation of stop and jolt and lurch
which marks tho wake of tho obstinate
American Ice wagon.
Irovessi of Rmlthers, Boxer.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
James Carroll, the nmnlrnr light
weight boxing champion of Ran Fran
cisco, sa Id at the end of a recent
women's boxing and fencing exhibition:
" Physics 1 cu It lire o moni? women.
California John
"John," called the fat super
visor in a half-choked voice.
' "Yes, Sir," replied the old
man.
"When you get through
that, saddle up and go down
and work, on that Clay Banks'
Trail."
The clay banks were down
at the thousand-foot level. At
this time of year the thermom
eter stood, every day, well
above a hundred.
"And sizzle there, you
meddling old fool!" muttered
Supervisor Plant under his
breath.
It would appear to us that
Supervisor Plant was giving
the United States Government
the "double cross." There
are others.
"California John" is the
first of a series of stories, by
Stewart Edward White, deal
ing with the Federal Forest
Reserve.
The Saturday Even
ing POST for this week is now
on sale.
At the News-stands, 5 cents.
I1J0 the rear by mail.
The Curtis Publishing Compant
philadelphia
Our Boys Are Everrwker
Copies will be delivered to any
address by
JAMES C. HAVELY, JE.
715 East Eleventh St. Portland.
PARTY
woman's ffrowlna; utrwnnth hikI pluck,
Ifnrt Intrrnst to marrtiiRi. clmnrs mar
rlftif'n complexion.
'How Is poor RtnlthTS iriMtln' on'."
nnll otia Riftn to another.
" 'Well.- hI. thn nthm-. 'Smlthorp l
now nlmowt rccovord from thn hnntln'
hi trloO to Rlvo hln wlfn lnt Knturdny
nlrht -
-I
don't
look
well
enough
You have heard many a
man make a remark like that
when invited to luncheon,
dinner or other social occa
sion. It is seldom that you
overhear such a remark from
the man who wears tailor
made clothes. It is undeni
ably true that clothes have
made a man welcome or un
welcome, either socially,
commercially or otherwise,
investment
A man may buy engraved
cards, have fine office furni
ture and all the latest labor
saving devices ; he may have
every convenience in his
home for the proper enter
tainment of company; he
may have all these, but, un
less his clothes fit him well,
people will make remarks
about him. It pays well to
wear well-tailored clothes.
; especially
Columbia
Tailored
No excuse for any man
being without tailored
clothes. Suits $20 to $50;
Trousers $4 to $12. Dres3
Suits $50 up.
ha; Q9
Grant Phegley, Mgr.
Seventh and Stark Streets
clothes
a
good