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PORTLAND. 8ATXRDAY, AUG. 15. 1908.
TUB BRVAX PARTY AND BANK DE
POSITS. We have It from the Albany (Ore
gon) Democrat that Mr. Bryan Is a
most sagacious adviser and counselor.
Yes. Sagacious and safe alike In
finance and politics. He Is "a man of
rare ability and of unsurpassed Judg
ment." He has proven It by his ad
vocacy of free coinage of sliver, on a
false ratio with gold, and by the shock
which that proposition gave to busi
ness and Industry, from which it took
years to recover. But Mr. Bryan
wishes the country to forget It now.
He has a new scheme in finance. He
would have the Government of the
United States guarantee bank deposits.
"We have Just passed through a finan
cial crisis," says the Albany Demo
crat, "that did not need to happen,
and never would bccur with the policy
of Mr. Bryan, favoring Government
guaranty of the payment of bank de
posits, something that will absolutely
insure the stability of the money ques
tion operated. And there are others."
This Is dazzling rhetoric. . But we
know what it means. Never mind the
form. Let us come Ao the Inquiry
whether government Is to guarantee
the payment of bank doposits.
If It is to do this, it must take care
of the Interests of all heedless and
foolish depositors who put their
money, on promise of high profits,
into banks operated by speculators
and wildcat plungers; such as those
banks were that brought on the crisis
at New York last November. Even
under Mr. Bryan's administration the
Government probably wl not under
take Indiscriminate and general guar
anty of bank deposits.
But what the Democratic platform
calls for Is a tax on banks. In the na
ture of an enforced guaranty fundJ
to nay the depositors of any bank that
fails. This, as Taft said In his nom
ination speech. Is a proposition to tax
the honest and prudent banks to make
up for the dishonesty and imprudence
of others. The benefit would accrue
mostly to the plunger and the spec
ulator, at the expense of sound bank
ing business and of the whole people.
Besides, state banks could not be
brought Into such a scheme, without
first converting, them into National
banks, over which the Government
could assert full power.
If Government Is to go Into the
banking business, to the extent of
guaranty of deposits, it must take en
tire control of the banking business
and control loans as well as assume
responsibility for deposits. Is the
Government of the United States to
bt the only banker In- the United
States? How would that suit our peo
ple who are so afraid of concentration
and consolidation of power?"
But. of course, the Albany paper,
when it was making its demand for
"Government guaranty of the payment
of bank deposits," hadn't the slightest
Idea or knowledge of what It was talk
ing about. But that's all right. If it
had such knowledge it could not be a
Bryan organ, true to the faith.
The truth Is, Mr. Bryan's platform,
like Mr. Bryan himself, is humbug.
The Business men of his party know
that the platform is buncombe, and
tbat Bryan Is buncombe, too, not less
than when he was advocate and cham
pion of free coinage of silver, and was
making his heroic stand againsfcrucl
fixion of mankind on a cross of gold.
One thing the Government may do.
It may establish postal savings banks.
The Republican platform recommends
the adoption of a postal savings sys
tem, in which, of course, the Govern
ment would become responsible to the
depositors for the payment of princi
pal and interest. But the whole busi
ness of the postal savings banks would
be in the hands of the Government;
and the Government would not be
committed, either directly or Indirect
ly, to payment of depositors in spec
ulative and rotten banks, like those
which made the crisis of last Novem
ber. If there is to be continuation of
'business in these United States, all the
financial nostrums of Bryanlsm must
still be rejected, as they have been
heretofore.
LIBERTY IX TURKEY.
The spirit of the modern world has
al last penetrated the darkness of
European Turkey, with effects which
are startling. This benighted terri
tory was called Thrace by the an
cients. In those days its inhabitants
dwelt In the direst barbarism. They
were said to be without religion ex
cept certain ceremonies connected
with the worship of a fabulous sword
descended from hearen. Most at
tempts made by ancient Generals to
conquer Thrace were failures, because
r.o matter how badly the inhabitants
were defeated they could flee Into the
wilds, where It was impossible to pur
sue them. The country was finally
added to the Roman Empire and Con
stantine, looking for a new capital,
chose the ancient Greek City of By
zantium. In Thrace, at the gates of
the Euxlne, or Black, Sea, which he
renamed after himself. Here Chris
tianity began its dominance over the
world. The Roman Empire broke Into
eastern and western sections before
many years, with two capitals, the
western one being Rome. ' Long after
Italy had been submerged by the bar
barians from tb.e north, Constantino
ple continued to be called the capital
of the Roman Empire, retaining its
independence under a series of phan
tom rulers, some vestiges of power
and a territory continually diminish
ing. Ultimately the connection of Con
stantinople with Rome was almost
forgotten. Its language and literature
were Greek, and the feeble realm
round about it was called the Greek
Empire. Under this name the city
was captured by the Turks in 1450
and has been ruled by them ever
since. At that time the Turks were
a conquering people who more than
once threatened to overrun the whole
Western world. Gibbon, In the "De
cline and Fall," made a famous specu
lation as to whether we should not all
have been better off had they suc
ceeded. Now there will be a chance
to compare the results of Christianity
and Mohammedanism under free in
stitutions, for despotism has at last
met Its doom in Turkey and the new
watchword is liberty. Whether there
can be such a thing as real political
and intellectual liberty under the faith
of the Koran only time can tell.
A SHINING MARK.
H. D. Wagnon's effort to depreciate
the work of the Charter Commission
before a meeting has been held is
characteristic of a certain class of
men who call themselves "reformers."
They assume that nobody can possi
bly act from disinterested motives
except themselves. Of course Mr.
Wagnon and those who are said to be
ir. concert with him have a perfect
right to draw up as many charters as
they please and submit them to the
people, but would it not have been
better manners first to present their
views to the Commission and see
whether they would not be accepted?
To assume offhand that measures so
wise as those which Mr. Wagnon will
undoubtedly father would be rejected
by the Commission is a gratuitous dis
courtesy. Why should Mr. Wagnon doubt that
the Commission will prepare "a pretty
good charter"? What reason is there
to suppose that they wish to prepare
a bad one? Very likely most of the
members lack that superabundant
ability which is so conspicuous in all
that Mr. Wagnon says or does; still
they will doubtless do their best, and,
If he had only vouchsafed them his
advice and counsel instead of bestow
ing It elsewhere, they might have pro
duced a charter that would have satis
fied even his critical taste. He thinks
there are too many "corporation men
and lawyers" on the Commission to
make the Interests of the people safe.
But he ought to remember that cor
porations, though conceived in ini
nuitv nnil hnrn In sin. still have their
rights and may Justly ask to be repre
sented. It is also to e rememDereo.
tVint It la difficult to make a charter
which can meet the Intricate require
ments of the law without the aid or
lawyers. The people, even the un
wnrtfd Are falrlv reDresented on the
Commission, and there are two or
three lawyers among the members
M-h art known not to be cornoration
tools. It would seem that even such
a notable friend of freedom and pur-iti-
oa Mr Wairnon need not be rjain-
fully suspicious of the Commission, at
least until it has shown some signs 01
a cloven hoof. .
. ACCESSIBLE STATISTICS.
The Seattle Times Is still worrying
over the great business depression
which does not exist in Portland. The
fact that returns compiled from offi
cial sources by Government and city
officials show Portland's July business
far in the lead of last year's on build
ing permits, postoffice receipts, cus
toms receipts, real estate transfers.
foreign grain and lumber shipments,
etc., of course seems incredible in a
city where the situation Is exactly the
reverse. It Is so surprising to the
Times that the editor doubtingly states
that "we have no means of ascertain
ing where The Oregonian got its fig
ures, as they are very Inaccessible to
the public."
In this statement the Times is as
far wrong as It was when It made the
ridiculous blunder of stating that
"Portland Is suffering the greatest'de
pression experienced by any city In
the Pacific Northwest." If the Times
has really discovered that the figures
printed by The Oregonian are "very
inaccessible," we herewith take pleas
ure in informing the Times that Cus
tom-House receipts are always ac
cessible to any one who will ask for
them at the Custom-House. Postoffice
receipts are "accessible" at the post
office, building permits at the office
of the Building .Inspector, real estate
transfers at the County Clerk's office,
and export clearances at the Custom
Honse. .Now that it is pointed out to
the. Times how "accessible" these fig
ures are, we shall expect to see them
printed with becoming prominence
each month.
There are very few, if any, public
or semi-public statistics that are "in
accessible" if the proper effort is
made to secure them. For example,
it was recently reported that a $200,-
000 check percolated through the Se
attle clearing-house, eleven times, thus
swelling the clearings exactly J2.000,-
000 In excess of the legitimate de
mands of the transaction before It was
finally retired. The details of the trans
action were very "inaccessible" for a
while, but a Portland banker who is
also interested in a Seattle bank
traced the transaction through to the
end, and verified the report. Incident
ally learning In his researches that the
Alaska gold receipts figure three times
in the Seattle bank clearings. The
Seattle method, applied to Portland
bank clearings, would double them
Immediately, but Portland does not do
business that way.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STRIKE.
Compulsory arbitration, whether it
is tried in New Zealand, Canada or
any other part of the world, will
hardly prove an unqualified success in
the settlement of labor disputes. The
Lemleux act, generally known as' the
Canadian Industrial disputes investiga
tion law, has been pronounced the
best piece of labor legislation ever in
augurated, and now, in the first seri
ous labor conflict since Its enactment,
it has apparently reached its limita
tions without accomplishing anything.
When New Zealand adopted compul
sory arbitration, the demands made
by the labor unions on the arbitration
boards were not unreasonable, and for
a time all was well, but eventually the
arbitration boards were unable to de
cide at all times in favor of labor.
Then reappeared LJpe strikes and lock
outs, and, in spite of the penalties pro
vided under the arbitration law, labor
conditions in the Antipodes have been
much worse under the new law than
they were before Its enactment.
The Canadian law, like the New
Zealand law,- after which It was pat
terned to a considerable extent, sought
La avert strikes by submission of
grievances to an arbitration board
whose decision was supposed to be
final. The Canadian Pacific laborers,
like the New Zealanders, however,
have refused to abide by the decisions
of the arbitration board. Among
other contentions at issue In this strike
was the question of apprentices In the
shops. The union refused to permit
more than one apprentice to five Jour-nr-ymen,
and the railroad company de
sired one apprentice to every three
Journeymen. The board made an ap
parently very fair 'compromise by per
mitting one apprentice to four Jour
neymen, the decision calling for an
equal amount of recession from, the
demands of both employes and em
ployers. The company reluctantly assented
to the board's decision, but the men
struck and the Lemleux law In this im
portant case thus 'became as worthless
as though it had never been placed on
the statute hooks. If any good is ap
parent In this first serious test of the
law, it must come from the moral ef
fect of the struggle. It is possible
that when the people notice the will
ingness of the railroad company to
abide by the board's decisions and the
refusal of the employes to respect
them a public sentiment will be fos
tered that will make it much easier
for the places of the strikers to be
filled by men more reasonable In their
demands.
The widespread disarrangement of
business and hampering of all kinds
of industries by this strike suggest the
necessity for some kind of a law hav
ing special application to railroad la
bor. Dependence of the public on
railroads is at all times so great that
there is need of special legislation
which will prevent the general paraly
sis of so many lines of industry while
these periodical conflicts are on be
tween employes and employers.
OTHER STATES WRESTLE WITH. IT.
There Is a lot more of trouble about
the primary law. It breaks out, all
over the North and South. The main
trouble arises from the impossibility
of preventing one party or another
from nominating the candidates of
the opposing party.
They will do it, or try to do it, when
they have a chance. There are two
motives. A Republican faction, or a
Democratic faction, as the case may
be, solicits help from the opposite
party, for nomination of Its own can
didates. Besides this, one party pur
posely intrudes In the affairs of an
other, for the purpose of creating con
fusion and dissatisfaction among its
opponents, and thereby of helping it
self. Yates'had been Governor of Illinois.
He was beaten by Deneen. Trying
again, Yates has made on Deeen a
most fierce and unscrupulous attack;
and he has solicited Democratic help,
which has been granted under the
supposition that it would be easy to
beat Yates In the election. Of course
the vote for the Democratic candidate
was extremely small. All the news
papers comment on the effort of the
Democrats to nominate Yates. It
came near to success.
In Missouri, California and Louisi
ana there is similar agreement that
the primary election is no expression
of the will or wishes of the people. It
Is merely a superficial appearance.
Motives of very opposite kinds defeat
the real Intent. Ways are opened to
every sort of combination. The New
Orleans TIme3-Democrat denounces
"these 'doped' laws which pretend to
put election reforms in operation, but
do nothing of the kind," and only
"continue ring methods under a new
name."
Conditions or circumstances vary in
all states; but this is what has hap
pened in California, in Illinois, in Mis
souri, In Louisiana, in Oregon; under
variant features, indeed, yet with re
sults substantially the same. In Cali
fornia the combined machines, "cross
lifting," or "swapping Jobs," have
nominated the tickets of both parties.
We believe that every effort to get
rid of representative government and
of the party system under It will
prove Increasingly unsatisfactory and
abortive. Our system is not that of a
pure or "straight" democracy, but a
representative democracy; In other
words, the republican system. At the
very beginning "of our 'own primary
law there is an elaborate argument, in
the form of a preamble, for the party
system of government, which, never
theless, this law has been Interpreted
so as to destroy. The whole business
has been converted into a Juggle
which defeats all honest ends.
THE MAN. NOT THE MACHINE.
The loss of life In motoring is reach
ing great proportions. Not a day
passes without news of some particu
larly tragic automobile accident.
Neither the prominence of the victims
nor the fearful manner of their death
has served to prevent others from ex
hibiting the same kind of recklessness
In courting death. Yet the automo
bile, when properly handled, is no
more dangerous than the ordinary ve
hicle drawn by a horse. It is even
safer than the horse-drawn vehicle,
for with the automobile the responsi
bility, absolute and complete, rests
on the man, and not on the machine,
while with the horse a. fluttering pa
per in the roadway may cause fright
which the driver is powerless to pre
vent. The horse In rounding a sharp
curve at top speed may take fright at
a strange object and Jump far enough
to one sld to throw the vehicle over
an embankment, the driver thus be
ing momentarily unable to control the
animal.
The automobile,-being an Inanimate
machine, will go exactly where it is
driven.. A stout pull on the reins and
a hard application of the brakes will
not quiet the frightened animal, but
when the power Is off and the brakes
are applted to the automobile It soon
stops and does not become uncontrol
able through fear, as is the case with
the horse. There have been a few
automobile accidents due to defective
machinery, bursting tires, weak
bridges, etc., in which careful han
dling has proved Insufficient to pre
vent loss of life. Just as is frequently
the case with horse-propelled vehicles.
But an overwhelming proportion of
the tragedies of the auto have been
caused by recklessness.
The mania for high speed seems to
eliminate caution and common sense
from the mind of many of the speed
maniacs. The exhilaration of racing
with death seems to be too tempting
to forego, and they continue to cast
discredit and bring down maledictions
on a sport which, if properly Indulged
In, is not dangerous. Considering the
number of automobiles owned In Port
land, this city has been remarkably
free from accidents. This Is due to
the character of most of the owners
and drivers of the machines. The lo
cal automobile club is prompt to take
up arms against any violators of the
speed rules, and hy Its announced in
tention of relieving all-reckless drivers
of the right to use a machine in this
city there is not much liability of such
fatalities as are of dally occurrence
elsewhere.
The Portland public will be pleased
of course if it shall be decided by the
Pacific Coast Baseball League to take
In Seattle and Tacoma; and it hopes
that the present visit to Puget Sound
of President Ewing and Manager Mc
Credle will accomplish that result, or
some other result more satisfactory
to the Portland business and sporting
community than the present arrange
ment. Portland belongs with Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane, In a baseball
sense, and even with Aberdeen and
Vancouver, B. C.", rather than with the
California cities. It has very- little in
common with California. It cares lit
tie or nothing about baseball or other
continuous athletic contests with Cali
fornia cities, or for supremacy over
them. To be sure, first-class baseball
Is wanted, but we had good baseball
In the old days when Portland had a
team that won, more than once, the
championship of the Northwest
League. Did any one complain then
of "rotten" baseball? Why cannot
Portland have Just as strong a team
in the Northwest League as in the
Pacific Coast League? Let Portland
piay ball with the Northwest cities,
in a Northwest league, or in a Pacific
Coast League represented by other
Northwest cities, and nbt be more or
less of a "rank outsider" In a Califor.
r.ia league.
"The building of the new line," says
Mr. Vollmer, of Lewlston, In discuss
ing the Snake River route between
Riparia and Lewiston, "has termin
ated for all time the regular navlga
tion of the Snake between Riparia and
Lewlston." A statement of this kind
made by The Oregonian, a few days
ago seems to have caused considerable
discussion among certain persons who
continue to assert that Upper Colum
bia and Snake River steamboat trans'
portation is more economical than rail
transportation. Mr. Vollmer appar
ently gives the railroad men, who are
incidentally the owners of the steam
boats that are now abandoned, credit
for average business sense. Such be
ing the case, it is a self-evident fact
that they would not abandon an eco
nomlcal method of transportation for
one that was more expensive.
Portland exporters continue to char
ter big tramp steamers for wheat load
ing at rates far below the arbitrary
minimum rate established by the In
ternational Salling-Shlp Owners' Asso
ciation. As a result, the association
ships are swinging at anchor in idle
ness In nearly eevry port of the Pa
cific, while the tramps are churning
their way round the world. The lat
ter may not be piling up any very big
profits, but they at least are earning
something, and are incidentally mov
ing the world's traffic at rates which
Increase the profits of the producers.
The tramp steamer had the ancient
sailing vessels retty well crowded off
the sea before the owners established
their unreasonable minimum rates,
and since that time the ascendency of
the steam carriers has been more
rapid than ever before.
The death of Philip Selling leaves
another vacancy in the rapidly thin
ning ranks of the Oregon pioneers. In
his long and useful career in this city
Mr. Selling had witnessed Portland
grow from a straggling village to a
great city. Through his position In
business he was always prominently
Identified with any movement for the
betterment of the city, and his work,
together with that of other pioneers
of his class, meant much more In the
early days of Portland than similar
efforts would mean at this time. As
a pioneer of the citjy and an honora
ble, upright business man, he and his
work will long be remembered.
There Is no such thing as a really
novel excuse for deviltry. The South
ern Pacific's plea that rebating is all
right unless it is done "with evil In
tent" Is only a different way of say
ing that the end Justifies the means.
Captain Kldd's motto, "No matter
what you do If your heart be true," is
of wide application In modern trans
portation practices.
All land values, our single-taxers
may take notice, are not congested at
Portland; for'the regents of the Agri
cultural College have had to pay from
$1200 to 3000 an acre for land ad
Joining Corvallls, necessary or desira
ble for the purposes of the school.
Plenty of land adjoining Portland and
"close In" can be bought for less
money.
It may be doubted whether the duty
of a Coroner requires him to regulate
the religious practices of people. The
Philadelphia Coroner who reprehend
ed some women because they prayed
for the revival of a corpse could
hardly Justify himself. The law per
mits people to pray for anything they
wish.
Every fanner boy who learned to
build hay stacks that would shed
water was taught that the first rule Is
to "keep the middle high." The road
builder who desires a highway that
will shed ,water should follow the
same rule.
Judge Parker really should have an
enthusiastic reception Tuesday, for he
has many admirers and stanch Demo
cratic supporters In Portland. Didn't
Multnomah County give him 2800
votes out of a possible 25,000 In 1904?
And yet it is the opinion of many
that Oregon's fame, and profit also,
will depend more on her output of
grain, grasses, lumber, cattle and wool
than on her crop of athletes.
The declaration of the Baltimore
Sun for Taft Is notice to the man
agers of the Bryan campaign that
they would do well to look out for
"My Maryland."
The farmers who gave Bryan that
Big Stick were careful to explain that
it was not a real Big Stick. Well,
this year's Bryan isn't the real Bryan.
That rain was a good thing for gar
dens, but don't stop the cultivator on
account of it.
DANGER ALL FROM WITHIN
Senator Nelson Says Churches and
. Schools Excel Navy.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. The churches and
the schools of the United States were
held up as "the only army and navy that
can protect us in the future" by Sena
tor Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, last
night. He delivered an address at the
rally 'that marked the close of the
eighth convention of the Luther League
of America at the Auditorium. Fully 3000
persons were present.
"Severed by two vast oceans from the
other great powers of the world," he said,
"with our hundred millions of people
and our almost limitless resources, we
have no occasion to fear any attack or
Invasion from abroad.
"The enemy that will attack us and
the danger that will threaten us against
which we must constantly be on our
guard will come from within; will come
when we are untrue and unfaithful to
our great trust and duty; will come when
we cease to pass good laws and when we
cease to enforce the laws without fear or
favor against the rich and the poor, the
high and the low; will come when we
grant immunity to transgressors and law
violators; will come' when we allow the
mammon of pelf and unrighteousness to
rule and dominate; will come when we
stifle or permit to be stifled the con
science of the masses of the Nation.
"Against this enemy and this danger
the only standing army and the only
navy that can protect us and guide us
in the future as in the past, are our
schools and our churches. These, rather
than brute force, will be our solace, our
hope and our salvation."
FRANCE DENIES WAR STORY
Says Trouble in Indo-China Was
Greatly Exaggerated.
PARIS, Aug. 14. A semi-official state
ment Issued here today declares that the
situation in Indo-China, as described in
letters received here a few days ago, is'
greatly exaggerated. In these communi
cations it was said, among other things,
that a revolutionary outbreak was feared
and that during the last few months 100
native soldiers had been massacred and
four native officers and six French offi
cers killed. As a matter of fact, the
entire strife with the Chinese revolution
ists Is practically at an end, and the in
terior situation is not serious. Only In
Annam are there -any evidences of agita
tion. The Matin today expressed the opinion
that the recent outbreaks in this territory
are in reality a result of the military
successes of the Japanese, whose victo
ries over the Russians aroused the mili
tant spirit of the Asiatic world. The pa
per says that adequate reforms will sat
isfy the natives and bring about control
of the situation.
Must Wed to Change Same.
NEW YORK. Aug. 14. Judge Goff In
the Supreme Court has denied the ap
plication of Miss Lichtensteln to change
her name to Blanche de Lumen. Miss
Llchtenstein set foth that her two
brothers had changed their name some
time agoto that of De Lumen, and that
for some reason she wished to adopt
the same name, as she found it very
embarrassing to be known as Miss Llch
tenstein while her brothers were known
by the name of De Lumen. "Matrimony,"
said Judge Goff, "would be a much sim
pler way to effect a change of name than
the present proceedings, the reasons for
which are wholly unsatisfactory. Appli
cation denied."
. Obtains Cuban Registry.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. The Ward liner
Bayamo will sail today for Cuba, tow
ing the former Norwegian steamer Laun
berga, but now flying the Cuban flag.
Getting the vessel a flag has been a
hard task for the Cuban Consul, and It
was only after she had been sold for SI
to a Cuban captain that she was able to
obtain Cuban registry. The Launberga
was wrecked some time ago in the Wil
mington harbor. She was fixed up and
sold by the underwriters at a public sale.
By her abandonment by her owners and
reselling, she lost her Norwegian iden
tity, so when the American 'company
bought her and towed her here she was
without a flag. '
Four Years for Malpractice.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14. The Ap
pellate Court has denied the applica
tion of Dr. Ralph A. Huntington, of
Frultvale, Alameda County, for a new
trial on the manslaughter chars on
which he was convicted in 1900, as the
result of the death of Jennie McKown,
after a criminal operation performed by
Huntington. The physician was found
guilty at the first hearing of the case;
granted a new trial by the Supreme
Court and again convicted. He has
been at liberty on ball, but will be
compelled to serve a four-year sentence
at San Quentin as a result of the action
of the Appellate Court.
Race-Track Swindler Caught.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 The local
police department was advised today of
the arrest in Grand Rapids, Mich., of
Charles F. Rust, wanted in San Francisco
on a charge of embezzlement for the al
leged swindling of two women out of
JtOOO, According to the police. Rust, in
conjunction with Ida and Henry Ebel, on
April 11 last got Alice and Catherine
Libby, of 257 Guerrero street, to put up
$4000 on a horse at the Emberyville race
track. The horse won and the trio dis
appeared with the money. Detective
Lambert went to Sacramento today to
procure extradition papers before going
to Grand Rapids for Rust. .
Rescues Child From Well.
FULTON, Mo., Aug. 14. With a
mother's disregard of danger when her
offspring were in peril, and at the
risk of her own life, Mrs. J. B. Steph
enson, a frail, little woman, who lives
ten miles southwest of Fulion, yester
day lowered herself into a 100-foot
well, saved lier two-year-old child from
drowning and climbed to the top, hold
ing the infant In her teeth by its dress.
The babe was playing near the top
of the well and stepped off, backward,
falling into four feet of water at the
bottom.
Double Tragedy on Train.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14. Policeman
John J. Carroll was cut to death today by
a negro cook who was afterward killed
by the police on a Louisville & Nashville
Railroad train in the station here. The
negro was quarreling with another negro
and when the officer entered the dining
car the cook disemboweled him. The
murderer fled Into the drawing-room car,
where he was surrounded and killed. Car
roll fired at the negro as he ran and
badly wounded him.
Disgraced Preacher Is Free.
TRENTON, N. J.. Aug. 14. J. Frank
Cordova, the former South River, N. J.,
clergyman, who eloped with Julia
Browne, a choir singers, and who after
wards was sentenced to the state
prison, was released from that Institu
tion today, after an Imprisonment .of
nearly four years. Cordova left the
city in an automobile. It is thought
Cordova will remain in Philadelphia
until he receives funds from his
brother, to take him to Mexico, where
he was born.
DEATH COXTTXCES SCEPTIC
Man Bitten by Dog Dies of Rabies,
Despite Unbelief.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. Although Conrad
Steingrueber laughed at the Christ Hospi
tal physicians in Jersey City, who said
that he would die in 24 hours from the
effects of the bite of a dog, the prophecy
was fulfilled 'today. Steingrueber said he
was a disbeliever in hydrophobia and that
he would be around again In a few days.
He rapidly grew worse, however. He re
mained conscious until the end and almost
the last words he spoke were that he
would get well.
Steingrueber was bitten by a dog a
little over three weeks ago, but paid no
attention to the bite and when warned by
his wife that he might develop rabies, he
merely laughed at her, saying hydropho
bia had no terros for him. On Monday last
he began to show signs of rabies and con
sulted a physician. On Wednesday he
called at the hospital and, when offered a
glass of water, he was taken with a
spasm. From that time until he died his
Bufferings were Intense.
IS THREATENED BY CHOLERA
St.
Petersburg Department
of
Health Issues Warning.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 14. During
the past fortnight an immense number of
cases of an Intestinal disease have been
recorded In the city and today the de
partment of health published figures
showing that for the first five days of the
current week there had been 210 deaths
from this cause. Last week there were
175 deaths from the same malady.
The department declares officially that
the city of St. Petersburg is threatened
with cholera. The police have been asked
to furnish prompt information concerning
arrivals from the provinces in order to
facilitate the establishment of quarantine
over sick persons and the authorities are
making special efforts to Inspect food
stuffs and provide for the boiling of
drinking water in the factory districts.
RIDES UPON FREIGHT TRAIN
Funston Arrives at Leavenworth to
Command Army School.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Aug. 14. Brigadier-General
Frederick Funston arrived
here today from San Francisco to assume
the position of commandant of the Army
Service School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
As General Funston and his aides entered
the reservation, a salute of 11 guns was
fired. Later he was given a reception.
The new commandant and his aides ar
rived on a freight train. They had reached
Lawrence, Kan., 40 miles distant, on the
Overland Limited on the Union Pacific
and disembarked there to make a brief
visit. The only train available to get him
to Leavenworth in time was a mixed
freight and General Funston and his
party boarded it.
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Murders Ills Ex-Landlady.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14. Thos. Dewitt,
64 vears old. In an alleged confession.
Pmade to the police today, told how he
killed his former landlady, Mrs. Ade
line Muller, aged 49 years, at her home,
Wednesday.
"I did not mean to kill her," Dewitt
Is alleged to have told the police. "I
stuffed a stocking In her mouth be
cause she was trying to scream. I was
afraid that I would be arrested for
disturbing the peace if she made a
noise."
The cause of the struggle resulting
In Mrs. Muller's death, was her refusal
to loan Dewitt $2.
New British Envoy to Berlin.
BERLIN, Aug. 14. Professor Edward
Goshen, Ambassador of Great Britain at
Vienna, is to succeed Sir Frederick S.
Lascelles, the British Ambassador at Ber
lin, who retires October 24 on account of
age. When King Edward saw Emperor
William at Cronberg, a few days ago,
he asked the Emperor if Sir Edward
would be agreeable and the Emperor re
plied afflrmattvely. Formal Inquiry was
made yesterday at the German Foreign
Office by the British Embassy and today
the Foreign Office replied approvingly.
Dorr Hearing Is Postponed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. On ac
count of the absence of Judge Caba
nlss, the arraignment of Fred Dorr,
the suspended Los Angeles and San
Francisco stock broker, charged by H.
H. Norwood with embezzlement for the
alleged hypothecation of $14,000 worth
of stocks, which was set in the Police
Court for this morning, was continued
until next Thursday. At that time
Dorr will be arraigned and the date of
his preliminary examination fixed.
Tells About Central America.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 14. Congressman
Barchfeld, of Pittsburg, and John W.
Donovan were the only official visitors
to be received by President Roosevelt to
day. Mr. Barchfeld returned this week
from an extended tour through Central
America and told the President about his
observations In those countries and es
pecially about the workings of the Central
American courts of arbitration, which
was meeting at Cartago, Costa Rica, while
he was there.
Mauser Invents New Rifle.
OBERNDORF. Wurtemburg. Aug. 14.
Paul Mauser, the aged Inventor of the
rifle bearing his name, has Invented a
new military rifle, the principal feature
of which is a 25 automatic cartridge
feeder. The rifle may also be used as a
single-shot piece, the bearer loading after
each shot, while the magazine of 25 cart
ridges remains ready for emergency. The
new arm weighs but a few ounces more
than the rifle now used In the German
service.
Verdict Not Yet Given.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. The trial
of Private Ryan, Coast Artillery, on a
manslaughter charge for the shooting
of Private Willia.ni D. English, an
escaping prisoner, at the Presidio sev
eral weeks ago, took place before a
courtmaitial yesterday, but the find
ings of the court will be withheld for
some days. Evidence at the trial tend
ed to show that Ryan was within his
orders in shooting.
Two Killed by Explosion.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. Two men
were killed and two seriously Injured
In a manhole explosion at Forty-fifth
street and Eighth avenue today. The
dead men are Michael Muldoon and
Peter Collins. Thomas Fitzsimmons
and James Hollhan were the injured.
Pastor Is Resting Easily.
NEW YORX, Aug. 14. Tony Pastor,
the well-known theatrical manager,
who was yesterday reported as near
death, at his home at Elmhurst, L. I.,
was today resting easier and believed
to be out of any immediate danger.
Postpones New Bill of Lading.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. An order was
Issued by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today extending from September
1 to November L the date when the new
bill of lading shall go Into effect.
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW.
Evldenc of the Inefficiency of Sumptu
ary Leeislarlon.
New York World.
As It stands, the Maine law Is a,
product of 1858. It had a predecessor
of 1846, repealed In 1856. Of this
statute Holman Day. himself a Maine
man, writes in the current Appleton's
that "it has never been actively, hon
estly, consistently and strongly en
forced." The reason for this is chiefly,
as Judges told Mr. Day, that the re
formers in their zeal "have overreached
themselves by making the law too sav
age. Such laws, obnoxious to publio
sentiment, cannot be enforced."
This Maine law has been constantly
a tool of the politicians. Both great
parties In the state ha,ve played with
it for years. This year the Democratio
platform frankly demands the resub
mission to vote of the prohibition
clause in. the Constitution, and the
"dry" party is not sure of the result
in case this demand Is granted.
The failure to enforce the law in
Maine adds to the evidence of ages
on the inefficiency of intolerant sump
tuary legislation. But there Is also a
health side to the matter. Good liquor
cannot be sold commonly In Maine
naturally, as It may be seized or spilled
at any moment. Mr. Day describes a
drink made up of alcohol, tobacco
steeplngs and stupefying drugs. "Many
victims of this stuff have died after
being arrested for intoxication, and
men apparently crazed by the com
pound have hung themselves in thel
cells."
"Does Prohibition PayT" is the title
of Mr. Day's paper. Has Maine proved
that it does?
WHAT BIG MEN DO WITH POWEI
They I'ae It Like Bisr Men and Not
Like Little Men.
New York Mail.
"Only the little man thinks about
power," says E. H. Harrlman, the rail
road magnate, who certainly has pow
er in plenty. Here are his offhand but
very interesting words on that topic:
Don't talk to me about power. I don't
like to think about that part of It. I am
not interested In mere power or mere
money. Only the little man thinks about
power.
We think Mr. Harriman has It right,
though he speaks In terms ot paradox.
To rejoice in power In Itself Is a form
of vanity. Its symbol is the profes
sional "strong man" of advanced
vaudeville, standing complacent and
smug in the limelight, exhibiting tense
biceps and watermelon thighs for a
multitude's admiration. His is an in
significant figure compared to the
sinewy fireman who, without thought
of his strength, carries an unconscious
man or woman by a difficult and peril,
ous way from a burning building.
There have been big men who have
seemed to think overmuch of the power
they exercised and to rejoice in it; but
they have been little big men and
whenever they took thought of their
power they have diminished their stat
ure, not added to it. To do things
merely to show one can has its root in
the same weak instinct that makes a
ccquette of a woman.
The big man thinks of problems to
be mastered, services to be done. His
thinking, and that of the little man's,
begin at opposite poles.
Mr. Toft'a UellRlon.
Washington Post.
In clause 3 of article 6 of the Constitu
tion of the United States It is provided
that all executive and Judicial otneers of
the Federal establishment and of the
states shall be bound by oath or affirma
tion to support the Constitution, but it is
with this proviso: "But no religious test
shall ever be required as a qualification
to any office or public trust under the
United States."
If it is to be held that Mr. Taft is not
fit for public office because he is a mem
ber of the Unitarian Church, is not the
passage we have cited from the Constitu
tion a dead letter?
Again, the first amendment, proposed
by that Democrat even greater than Jef
fersonGeorge Mason says: "Congress
shall make no law respecting an estab
lishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof."
What Is It but an established religion
If a member of the Unitarian Church Is
to be politically ostracised for the faith
to which he holds? The Unitarian Church
exalts Jesus Christ above all the mortals,
and teaches the moral truths of the Ser
mon on the Mount. And only a fanatlo
that would marry church and state will
find fault with a public man for his mem
bership In that church.
The Democratic party destroyed know
nothlngism. Bishop Morrison's assault on
Taft's religion is nothing in the worldi
but pure know-nothinglsm.
It would be prudent for Mr. Bryan ta
call the bishop off.
Mr. Gompen' Reticence.
New York Evening Post.
In each succeeding Interview of Mt
Gompers, he takes increasing pains to
modify his originally reported utterances,
by insisting that he has no desire to "de
liver the labor vote to anybody." This
tendency of his utterances is full of
meaning. He Is an astute leader of Ions
experience, who has acquired rather re
markable skill irr getting out from under
trees Just before the lightning strikes.
He has usually sought to avoid passing
upon points of Internal controversy,
where the result threatened to be incon
clusive or likely to build up a hostile fac
tion. The present campaign is sure to
prove a severe test of his skill in this
direction. The probabilities are that the
friction in the labor ranks over his at
titude will not reach the point of disrupt
ing the federation, if. Indeed, It goes
much farther. He feels that he has said
too much, and so Is likely to say less as
the campaign proceeds.
Aa Much Chance as Ever.
New York Herald.
There Is Just as much chance fnr tha
rising generation as there hue been for any
generation. Give them healthy bodies, well
Blocked mlnde and a determination to uc
ceed. and they will make their placee in tha
world. Detroit Free prem.
Our esteemed contemporary Is right.
There Is too much "loose talk" these
days about lack of openings for young
men. The bigger schemes of today
fairly clamor for strong youth and
the supply is always short. Get ambi
tious, young man: Work hard, think
large, and you'll win.
'o Change of Policy.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Bryan is not editing the esteemed
Commoner now, but our understanding is
that the paper, as heretofore, will say a
good word for him as a Presidential can
didate now and then.
Sure Sinn of Dull Seaaon.
Baltimore News.
We always know the dull season has
arrived when the re'port Is printed that
Mr. Bonaparte will retire from th
Cabinet.
Another Round.
New York Sun
"Walt roe around again, Willie.
Arouna, arouna, biuuiiu.
Don't be hesitating, don't keep me waiting
It's true I vu fickle some four years ago.
But now I've come back to my Willie, yoa
know,
60 waltz me around again, Willie,
Around, around, around.
Four years ago when 7 had for my beau
Mr. Parker from dear old New York
Who was, I remember, along in November,
Afraid to go home in the dark.
He said he'd ne'er shake me and told me
he'd take me
To live in the White House so grand
Pardon my sigh, al the church there stood X,
But, believe me. he wasn't on band."