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T3 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1903. CANNON- PREPARES TO GI REWARDS Sure of Re-election, He Planning Reorganization of Committees. Is MANN IS COMING LEADER Will Be Chairman of Rivers and Harbors or Interstate Fowler to Be Punished Other Jobs to Go by Seniority. OREGOXIAN' NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 6. When the 61st Con gress assembles In extra session about the middle of next month, Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, will be re-elected Speaker of the House virtually with out opposition. A few Republicans of the pledged type may vote against him, but their number will' be insig nificant. And yet during the heat of the campaign last Kail there, was all manner of talk of overthrowing "Uncle Joe" and electing some progressive" as Speaker of the House. His re-election to the Speakership means that Cannon will select all com mittee chairmen, and make all Re publican committee assignments. And already the wily Mr. Cannon has giv en this matter much thought. Mem bers of the present House who will bo members of the next have made many pilgrimages to Speaker's room, making plain their preference Some have re ceived assurances; others have been left In doubt, but to all his callers Mr. Cannon, with solemn countenance, has Bald that "not having been elected Speaker of the next House, he cannot promise, let alone consider committee matters at this early day." But If It shall be decided to organ ize fully the House at- the opening of the special session. Cannon will an nounce his list of committees in a re markably abort timo after the session opens. Mann May . Succeed Burton. An unusually large number of big committee chairmanships in the House will become vacant on March 4. due to the defeat of some of the most, promi nent Republicans, if the Speaker, in filling these vacancies, should adhere strictly to the rule of seniority, ho would be obliged to place Important committees in the bands of men of very limited ability. Because of this fact. It Is generally presumed that, in some Instances at least, the Speaker will select his chairmen on merit, rather than according to seniority. The most conspicuous case where the seniority rule would work havoc la In the committee on rivers and har bors. Representative Burton, of Ohio, present chairman of that committee, goes to the Senate. Under the senior ity rule. Representative Alexander, the next ranking Republican member, would become chairman. But Alexander Is not big enough, broad enough or suf ficiently capable to handle that com mittee aa it should be run; in fact, ' there Is no member on it who can fill the chairmanship as ably as Burton. Only one member Is really eligible for the chairmanship. Representative Dav ldson. of 'Wisconsin, but If he were promoted, he would have to jump over two senior members, and that would cause trouble. It is quite likely that a man not now on that committee may 'be chosen to succeed Burton, and in that event. Representative Mann, of 1111- : no Is, Is a very probable selection. He Is equal to the task. Mann la one of the very able mem bers of the House, and If he is not chosen chairman of the river and harbor com mittee, is likely to succet-d Hepburn as chairman of Interstate commerce. He ia not ranking member of that commute; Wanger of Pennsylvania is in line, with ! Mann next. But it is admitted that ' Interstate commerce legislation Is to as sume unusual importance during the next ' Congress, and for that reason the Speaker may make Mann chairman in view of his comprehensive knowledge of railroad ; affairs. There Is a remote possibility that this chairmanship might bo left open. In case Hepburn should -win the ; contest against the Democrat who de feated him, but this Is not probable. Cannon to Punish Fowler. It seems to be the belief around the House that the Speaker will punish Fowler, of New Jersey, by depriving ' him of the chairmanship of the banking and currency committee. Fowler Is the member who addressed a personal let ter to every Republican member of the j House, soliciting his support for the Speakership against Cannon, and Fow ler has been most offensive with his j fight on Cannon. If the Speaker de cides to punish Fowler, he will have to go outside the present committee for a chairman, for there Is not a member on the list equipped to preside over It. Considering Its Importance, It has as t poor membership as any committee in I the House due. no doubt, to tlsti fact that It was a dead committee until the . panic of 11W7 camo upon the country. i'lt ts now a live one, and promises to become important. Therefore, It may be completely reorganised; It ought to I be. Four Other Important Jobs. There are four other Important chair manships to be filled foreign affairs, Indian affairs, judiciary and Postoffices. In each of these eases the rule of seniority will probably govern, for good men are In line, and there is no apparent reason why the ranking mem bers should not be promoted. Cousins, of Iowa, will be succeeded by Perkins, of New York, as chairman of foreign affairs: Sherman, who becomes Vice President, will be succeeded by Knapp, of New York, as chairman of Indian affairs; Jenkins, of Wisconsin, will give way to Parser, of New Jersey, at the had of the Judiciary committee, and Gartner, of New Jersey, will succeed Overstreet as chairman of Postoffices. If the rule Is followed. Others would like to land these good chairmanships, and " they all have reasons to advance, but It look now fl. if the ml wmiM nortiy. "The Burgomaster" at the Hakcr. Ruth White. Harry Hermsen and the strongest company that has ever appeared here in the famous musical comedy ere at the Baker all this week In "The Burgomas ter." Everything has been done to make this the greatest revival of tne famous Plx ley I.udcrs musical sucri. An Instantaneous Success. The Jap," Howard Russell's new play, which first saw the light of day at the Bungalow Theater yesterday afternoon, car ried Its audience away like a whirlwind, and Its success Is assured. The subject It deals Wlth ta relations between the people of Amusements vFbat the Free agents Say. American and Jaran i J"t now upper most of the people's mind. AT THE YAUlKvn.UJ THEATERS. Another gtronir Bill at Orpheum. ' Frank Nelson' and company, in a charrn Ing sketch entitled "Thirty Dollars"; Jwan Schernoira unique circus, with Hans, the musical pony; May Boley. late of the Prin cess Theater Company: the Royal Italian quartet: Goldsmith and Hoppe, and other first-class acts are on the bill opening today at Orpheura. Lukrn's IJons at the Grand. The bin hit on the Grand bill this week Is I-uken'a seven performing Hons. This positively Is the greatest animal act that has ever played this circuit and la one of the best In the world. The lions are put through a number of very Interesting tricks and are under perfect control at all times. They perform In a steel cage 20 feet high. Piccolo Midgets at Pantagea. Pantages Theater has got the habit of ofTerlnst a distinctive novelty on every bill, and then keeping the whole bill up to tne mark. Last week the feature waa the greatest trained animal act ever seen hsre. This week, opening today. It will be the four Piccolo Midgets. Don't miss them. Bill of Hits at the Star. The new bill at the Star this week will be the strongest that has been ottered at this popular little playhouse since It has entered the ranks of vaudeville. The bill Is headed by the Fowlers, world's greatest equilibrists. These people were the feature of one of the larcest circuses. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Corlnne Next Thursday. The attraction at the Helllg Theater. Fourteenth and Washington streets, for three nights, beginning next Thursday. Febru ary 11. with a special matinee Saturday afternoon, will bo the charming singing comedienne. Corlnne. ard her sylendid sup porting company, in the brilliant musical play, "Lola From Berlin." PEOPLE DEMAHD PROOFS DR. RIDDELL, LECTURES OX "SCIENCE AND RELIGION." Says That Age Is One' or Investiga tion and New and Stronger Faith Results. Dr. Newton N. Rlddell held the atten tion of the audience yesterday after noon at the White Temple, delivering the first of his two-weeks' series of lectures. His subject was "Science and Religion." He said, in part:- "We are living Inan age of reason, an age of investigation, an age of transition. Men have enjoyed the lib erty of thinking a liberty which, when once enjoyed, can seldom be de nied. Those trained In the scientific method of study could not if they would, and would not if they could, be lieve what is unreasonable or out of harmony with known facts. This does not mean a decline in faith, or less in terest in spiritual matters; far from it. It means tather a new faith; the faith of the scientist wrought into re ligion; a faith based on a knowledge of law. demonstratable truth or. repeat able experience. "I once had a bachelor friend hale, hearty, well-to-do and 40. I said to him: "Why don't you get married?' "Because,' said he, I do not believe In love." ' Why notr " 'I do not believe in anything that cannot be scientifically demonstrated.' " 'But love can be scientifically dem onstrated. Its realities can be brought to the plane of consciousness, and con sciousness Is the test of knowledge.' " 'No, it can't be done. ' You can't prove to me that the explosion of the nerve-cells in the cortical structure, or gray matter of the inferior posterior lobe of one person's brain can establish a series of vibrations producing an emotion which can be transmitted to another's brain, resulting In a similar disturbance of the nerve fluid, termin ating in a corresponding emotion. I have the finest galvanometer ever con structed, and you can't love hard enough to deflect the pointer one one hundredth of an inch." " 'But your galvanometer won't regis ter love waves. Next Summer shut up your laboratory. Go down to old Chau tauqua. Na.w York, for your vacation. You will find there 1000 or more of the fairest lilies that ever bloomed In the sun-kissed Southland, and at least 2500 queens of the schoolroom. Some even ing, after the day's entertainment la over, and the sun Is gilding the West ern horizon, secure a rowboat and in vite one of these fair lilies to go for a row on the lake. Place her in the stern and pull away. When the sun has set, don't pull so hard. A little later, when the moon creeps up, don't pull at all. Just fold your, arms and listen to the sweet voice of a sweet souled woman, and the first thing you know, brother, brother, you'll have it.' " 'Have what?' " 'The consciousness that you are In love.' " 'Will I know ltr "'Know it, man? You won't know anything else. Love is natural to youth, but when postponed to the age of 40. It is serious. It's a little like measles seldom hurts children, but is dangerous to old folks.' " LAITY IN BIG CONFERENCE Important Meeting of Presbyterian Organizations in Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Feb. 7. The most impor tant conference of the Presbyterian Church laity ever held In this country will take place here February 26, when execu tive oificere of the men'e organisation, totaling nearly 1,000.000 members, will meet. National co-operation and the pos sibilities of a united federation will be discussed. The following organizations will be rep resented: Brotherhood of 3t. Andrew, Interdenominational Brotherhood of An drew and Philip. Buptist Brotherhood, United' Presbyterian Men's League Con gregational Brotherhood. Methodist Broth erhood, Men's Movement of United Brethren Church, Southern Presbyterian Brotherhood, Leasue of Universalist Lay men. Canadian Presbyterian Brotherhood, Members' Movement In the Christian Church. Presbyterian Brotherhood of America. A NEW IIEPAHTPRR The cost of Interments has been greatly reduced by the Holman Under taking Company. Heretofore it has been the custom of funeral directors to make charges for all incidentals connected with a funeral. The Edward Holman Under taking Company, the leading funeral oireclors of Portland, have departed: from that custom. When casket is fur- i niched by us we make no extra charges for emoaimir.g, nearse to cemetery, outside box or any services that may be required of us, except clothing, cemetery and carriages, thus effecting a saving of J25 to $75 on each funeral. THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK ING CO.. 23 Third sL, cor. Salmon. New Eastern Star Lodge. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) A new lodge of the Order of the East ern j?lar will be instituted at Browns ville next Wednesday evening. A num ber of the state officers of the order are expected to be present and the Initiatory work will be done by the officers of the Albany lodge. PASTOR TAKES UP WOK OF Dr. Morrison Expresses His Faith in Success of the Emmanuel Movement. RETURN TO OLD DOCTRINE Episcopal Rector Believes That Thousands of Ills May Be Cured by Mind, and "Will Test the .New System. Trinity Episcopal Church members listened last night to Dr. A. A. Morri son, D. D.. unfold the plan for the new Emmanuel movement. Dr. Morrison began by alluding to the "large per centage of cures brought about by the projectors of the movement In Boston, exceeding," as he said, "that of any other course of treatment, medical or otherwise." The movement is spread ing rapidly, has covered nearly all of the Eastern states, is entering the West and has found lodgment all through the Middle West, said the speaker. Continuing he said: The method of treatment Is comparatively new, and founded on the science of psy chology, now recognized by scientific men generally as deserving to be classed as a science. Psychology Is the science of the soul, and the new departure called the Emmanuel movement I a return to the Gospel of Christ In a healing mission. Without healing it Is almost Impossible to have any vital Influence In modern times. The suggestive method of treatment is being used in Boston, and the Influence of mind over mind and mind over the body are illustrative phases of suggestiveness In act ing on human ailments. It was apparent that according to the universal application of laws to govern everything. If Christ ever healed any one. he used a method In so doing. Now what was this method? The first requisite of Christ was that the sufferer should believe in him. Not that he must believe In his past nor necessarily in ex traneous matters, but he must have faith In the Savior to heal him. Some ailments are not within the sphere of suggestiveness. But that does not pre vent tens of thousands of Ills, being cured which do come within the suggestive scope. If the myriad mental and physical suffer ing which could be healed by a course of suggestive aid that could be given by the Emmanuel treatment were healed, the world would be so different that no one would know it in Its emancipation. We may not criticise the Emmanuel movement, where so much good has been done and so much good is being accomplished. Dr. Morrison denied the right of sectarian criticism against such a movement, so based on Christ's meth ods. "Should the Church undertake this movement in connection with its regular work?" The doctor's answer to this self-put question was "Yes." The speaker declared "It was the will of God." Ho added that he would be "in his chapel from 10 to 12 each day to aid all who would come to him, men or women, to gain relief from their woes." TELLS OF HIS GREATNESS H. DYOTT PAVS TRIBUTES TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN. , Say a Secret of His Fame Is Found In the Congrnity of His Character. Speaking at the First Congregational Church last night on "The Secret of Lin coln's Greatness," Dr. Luther R. Dyott, the pastor, said that it lies largely in the congrulty of his character. Before proceeding with the address Dr. Dyott read Isaiah xxxil:2 "And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, and as the shade of a great rock in a weary land." He spoke in part as follows: Men are not great tn segregated virtues and graces, but la the symmetry of charac ter. Men are not great through the absence of faults, but In spite of their faults, if they are great at all. Men are not great be cause they are elevated to conspicuous places, but because they can alike fill the small place and rise to the occasion, and meet external emergencies with inherent ex cellence. Occasions do not make men. They reveal what is in them, or, rather, compel men to show what Is In them, or what is not in them. In attempting to study the secret of Lincoln's greatness we shall flni that it is. primarily. In the congrulty of his character that we discover the first part of this secret. Whatever virtues and graces other great men possessed, and possessing, made them beacon lights of history, Lincoln had to a marked degree. In the formative periods of his life, a fine balance precluded mal formations. There were no exaggerated vir tues to make him eccentric, but there was a marked Individuality which made him, from the beginning. Independent of those exact ing conventionalities of which souls of smaller proportions are sometimes cramped Into diminutive stature, where they are al most fuultily faultless, but amaxingly null. Lincoln was not great because he had no faults. Great men are like m&JesUo moun tains. From the distance w-e see not the crevasses. We see the magnificent outlines, the whiteness, the grandeur, the height. Near them we might see some other things, but, till. If we are Just, even then and there, we are constrained to acknowledge their superiority. Lincoln was the greatest man that America has ever produced. To speak more accurately, we should say that he was the greatest man that God has pro duced In this country. Lincoln arose from the lowest level of the common people. The base of his moun tainous life was where the lowly multitudes walked In plain, every-day life. He was not great because he was a common man. There were thousands of other common people about him in his day, and they remained on the dead level while he rose to the living heights and suffered the loneliness of all truly great men. He had a great mind and soul in a rugged body. God gave him a homely body that, all the more conspicu ously, heaven and earth might see the beauty and strength of his mind, as the oak and the violet are all the mors Impres sive because of that Into which they fasten their roots. His soul was capacity for the Infinite, and the soul of his life was the life of his soul. He was born as a savior of men. He could not have been so great as king, be cause any man-made throne would have been too low for him to sit upon. He was greater than Alexander, who could subdue nations, because it is greater to save a nation than to subdue cations. He was greater than Hannibal, who filled three bushels with gold rings taken from the slaughtered knights, because greatness that Is immortal through life surpasses that which is terrible through death He was greater than Caesar, who conquered 800 cities and stained his garments In the blood of a million foes, because he who gives his life for friends and fos Is greater than he who takes the life of nU foes. He was greater than Napoleon, who became the scourge of Europe and the desolation of his country, because he who can create .in spite of destruction is greater than he who can destroy In spite of creation. Another secret of his greatness was born of the wedlock of sincerity and honesty. All truly great men are forever sincere. There are no chinks in their souls to be filled with wax. Johnson says, "The first step to greatness la to be honest." Lincoln was unvaryingly sincere and unfalteringly hon HEALING est, and If an. honest man Is the noblest work of God. then God never made a nobler man than Lincoln. Intensely humanitarian, he loved humanity with a fire taken from the altar of God. Tremendously sympa thetic, the pity and tenderness in his heart were deeper than the deepest ocean. Hon saw the waves In the clouds of human sor row, filtered with the light of God's love, but all the needs of men did not exhaust the depths of his unfathomable nature. Some precise and exacting churchmen may sav he was not a religious man, but we should say that he was religious lit the best sense of the word. He was great because of the service he rendered his God, his brother man. his country and the world, without thinking of blame, or praise, or cen sure, or pelf. Here a century away from his birth, we behold his greatness. The coming centuries will not dim his greatness, but there, amid the galaxv of the world's great men. will forever shine one star of ever-lncreaslns glory, and In this light, generations, yet unborn, will read with increasing apprecia tion the name of Abraham Lincoln, the greatest man in the greatest country on earth. 6TJNNYSIDE TO BUILD CHTJRCH Congregation Votes to Erect New Structure at Once. The Sunnyside Methodist Episcopal Church will erect a modern edifice. At the morning services yesterday. Rev. E. W. Euster, the pastor, delivered a vigorous address on "Ten Reasons Why Sunnyside Should Have a Stone Church." After he. had concluded his sermon he called for a vote of the congregation and it was unanimously voted that Immediate steps be taken for the erection of a modern building. At a former meeting of the official board it was voted, to erect a church, but the board wanted the support of the congregation, and hence the vote taken yesterday was In response to their request. The character of the building is yet to be decided. Dr. Euster, the pastor, has always Insisted on building for the future, as well as for the present, and he has always been able to carry his congregation with him. As the church owns ample ground it will only be necessary to raise the funds and have plans of a building drawn. OHTCOHEBY WILL HOT 60 I PORTLAND PASTOR DECLINES CALL TO CHICAGO. Announcement of Decision Greatly Pleases Congregation of, Third Presbyterian Church. Rev. AndTew J. Montgomery, pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church, East Thirteenth and East Pine streets, has declined to accept the call to the Sec ond Presbyterian Church, of Oak Park, Chicago, and will remain in Portland. Announcement of his decision was made by Rev. Mr. Montgomery at the serv ices yesterday morning, and was re ceived with great satisfaction by the large congregation. But for the fact that the announcement was made from the pulpit, there would have been hearty applause, so gratified was the congregation. Rev. Mr. Montgomery said: "There is a matter I want to speak of at this time. As you are all aware, a call came to me from the Second Presbyterian Church of Oak' Park, Chi cago. It came in such a,n unanimous manner that, of course, I was compelled to give it serious consideration. The church from which this call came is a new church, being four years old, and in a growing portion of Chicago. I am glad to say that I have been per mitted to consider this call without out side influence from the members, and I have decided that I will not accept the invitation." Rev. Mr. Montgomery did not set out his reasons for declining the call, but from the general expressions 'among members of his own church and from Presbyterians throughout the state, It was felt that his removal to another field would have been a distinct loss to Presbyterlanlsm in Oregon. At the conclusion of the services yesterday morning the pastor received the thanks of practically every memoer or tne con gregation for his decision to remain. ALL AID IN NEW MOVErENT "Live-Like-Jesus" Plan o Be JIade Interdenominational. ' The movement to "live like Jesus" is to be made Interdenominational in Portland, according to Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher, of the First- Baptist Church, who has Inaugurated It here. He spoke on the sublect at the White Temple last night. delivering the second in his series of ser mons on the subject. "Is Christ Our Ex ample?" was the question which he en deavored to answer In the morning ser mon. He took for his text Phil. 1:21, and said in part: Jesus taught distinctly that we were to "follow" him. On three different occasions God spoke from the heavens saying. "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him." If we study these texts in connection, we will discover that Jesus was God's ideal of life and character for all men. As our Ideal Christ gives us an example of real love. Jesus Is also' our Ideal of purity, of obedience, or pTayenuiness ana of greatness. Our pleasures should revolve around his life and character We would indulge m only such amusements as we believed Jesus would enjoy. Our business would be centered around his life and character. Every method and scheme for conducting our business suc cessfully would have to stand the test of his honesty and uprightness. He would be ex alted in the home. Jesus Christ would be there to share the joys as well as to help bear the burdens. Every home where Christ was the confer would be another uetnany, where love would reign supreme. To ask what Jesus Christ would do as a member of the church would make his wbole life mission the guiding principle of the church's aotlvltles. It would make his mind and spirit the mind and spirit of the church. I believe this question would help every Christian more nearly to realize his Ideal, and enable tne church more fully to accomplish its mission In the world. Mrs. Stevens Wants Jury Trial. Arguments were heard Saturday in the Circuit Court on the application for a jury trial in tlfe suit of Mrs. Georgia F. Stevens to break the will of her father, George T. Myers, who left her only $20,000 out of a $300,000 estate, the balance going to her brother, George T. Myers, Jr. The case was heard In the County Court where Judge Webster decided that the will was void and that Myers was not entirely sane when he made the will. Appeal was taken from that finding by young Myers. To Bring Goliah North. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) Captain Charles T. Bailey received or ders laBt evening from the Puget Sound Towboat Company to proceed to San Francisco and take the ocean-go-lnig tug Goliah, which the company hae purchased, to Seattle. Later Captain Bailey will return to Astoria and re sume command of the tug Tatoosh. Prison, for Russian Soldiers. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7. Sixteen soldiers charged with attempting to or ganize a revolt in St. Petersburg garri son. In 1907, have been sentenced to penal servitude for terms of from three to eight years. Double-sole shoes keep your feet dry. Special sale prices at Rosenthal's. PASTORATE AT END Rev. S. C. Lapham Retires After Six Years in Pulpit. CONDEMNS MODERN LIVING In Final Sermon at Second Baptist Chnrch, Pastor Declares Prop erty Is Placed Above Life in America. Rev. Stanton C. Lapham, D. D., con ducted tils last services yesterday at the Second Baptist Church, Bast Seventh and Ankeny streets, as he now retires from the pastorate of that church after having served for six years. He has been in Portland for nine years, and while he retires for the present he may re-enter the work. For some timo he will eng-asre in literary work on his far at White Salmon preparatory for a series of lectures. Dr. Lapham spoke last night on the topic, "Life and Property," his text being Matthew vi:25, "Is not the life mora than food and the body more than raiment?" The sermon was an arraignment of con ditions, and the intimation was that un less there be a Change for the better, Na tional collapse and disorganization of so ciety may result. He refered to the slight regard there is for human life in the industrial world by corporations. The development of a National taste for crime and Inhumanity, he said, is being brought about by the demand of the President for a great Xatlonal Army and Navy and the exploiting of crime in the press. The only remedy for these conditions, he said, is the return to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Dr. Lapham said: i Sermon of Dr. Lapham. , At every turn of the road we are Con fronted by this question, "Life or Property?" By what standard am I ordering my life, by the value of property, or by my appre ciation of the superior worth, well-being; and happiness of human life? What Is my standard of manhood in conduct, thought and conscience: property or humanity 7 Mr.nev or itien ?. Injected into every bargain, every deed to land, every political Issue, every law, occu nation and business, the services of the em oloye and wage paid by the employer, all transactions of men, literature, amusements and social relations, is this question, "iite or Pronerty?" Christ's appeal was always to the worth of human life as above all property and possessions. He discovered man as the priceless gem of time and eternity, fixing his value above all comparison witn prop erty, and ever demanding that the well being of our fellow-man must be the stand ard of Individual conduct and that the first and purest expression of his religion of love to God is In the love of our brother. Deny It 'as we may, property as against humanity is today the Ideal. Mammon, into whose flaming maw we cast men and women and little children, honor, virtue. love and country, a monstrous, merciless Moloch, whose devotees and slaves are to be numbered by the millions. Speaks of Modern Slavery. In horror we think of the. old traffic In slaves and then go right on In the trafrlo of human lives for gala and property alone; selling and enslaving our brothers for a price. In the year of our Lord 3 i)8. 3704 persons were Killed and M.woa injured on the railways of the United Status. A Kew York committee Investigating the condition of school children reports 12,000.000 school children In the United States suffering from physical defects, and 1.240.000 from mal nutrition. Behind these figures what a rec ord of life barter. By recent Investigations conducted by United States District Attor new Edward W. Sims, we are informed the syndicate in the white slave traffic did not make less than $200,000 for Its operations last year. Behind and beneath this un speakable traffic in bodies and souls Is the desperate struggle for existence, the story of the victims or poverty and tne inhuman lty of men who trado on human lives for gain alone. Greed devouring our children; 3.000,000 in the united states have displaced aauit workers and two-thirds of the workers In New England factories are women. We are exchanging life for property. The peace, prosperity and happiness of human life; the supreme value of life above ail property; the- saving of life the first consideration in all human conduct, is the mission of the one who will follow the ex ample and commands of the Christ who placed a divine premium upon all life when he Bald, "As ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me. COMPLETES HIS SECOXD TEAR Rev. James Corby Plans New Church Home on East Side. Testerday was the second anniver sary of the pastorate of Rev. James D. Corby, of the First Universalist Church of Good Tidings, East Side, and his ser mon in the morning was appropriate to that event. He sooke from the text, "The Glory of the Second Mile." With the opening of the third year. It has been decided to erect a modern church building in keeping with the progress this church has made. Provisions have been made for starting the work early this year. At the close of his sermon yesterday morning. Rev. Corby said: In February, 1907, I first came to this pariah as Its minister; working together we have sought to learn Christ's way and walk In it. Our reaching forth to serve and help humanity has put our church and faith, on the map. These two years have brought friends of Influence and business experience, such success as we have had has come un der God, through you and I working, not eight hours, not Sundays but tolling as much and as long as was necessary to se cure the victory. How often I have thanked God for those of you who have done more than was expected of you; who have sung, taught, played, called or been useful In unexpected ways. God has blessed us in that the Universalist General Convention has riven us $5000, and the business men have already given me over $1000 toward our new site, with as much more In sight. That la more than we expected two years ago; but God Is good and hard' questions settle themselves when we are on the road as the lantern we carry at night lengthens its light forward with each advancing step. In the stirring and inspiring year that opens before us we are to broaden and enlarge our work in every way. We are to have an every day church touching all the varied Interests of life. SPEAKS OX MODERN LIVING Dr. Heppe Says Men Cannot Live as Jesus Would. Speaking upon the question, "Can Men in Different Professions Live To day as Jesus Would?" Dr. William H. Heppe, of Grace Methodist Church, said in his sermon last night that the ques tion is not "How would Christ live were he in the world today?" but "How would he have me live?" His text was John xxi:21. He said, in part: The true glory and strength of a man lies in his individuality. Imitation is weak ness. Mimicry advertises the want of cre ative power. A man shculd be himself, live his own life. In his own way, upon his own plane. The tendency today Is that "the individual withers and the age Is more and more." The principle of organization is the live wire of the times Thousands are saying. "I cannot live my own life. I must live the other fellow's life" The creative power, the principle of Initiative and originality, are in danger of being crushed. This very tendency toward social organization and mass-movements cries loudly for the best outtiowlng of the Individual life. Jesus had no such problems to deal with as confront the laboring classes of America. There were no labor unions, no boycotts or strikes or lockouts; the open -and closed Ladd & Tilton Bank PORTLAND, OREGON Established 1859. Oldest Bank on Capital fully paid - Surplus and undivided OFFICERS W. M. Ladd, President. Edward Cookingham, Vice-Pres. V. H. Dunckley, Cashier. DIRECTORS. EDWARD COOKINGHAM J. WESLEY LAPD m-oYL CORBETT S. H. UXTHICUM WILLIAM M WDD FREDERIC IC B. PRATT CHARLES E. LADD TII130DORE B. WILCOX Lumbermens a.tiona.1 Capital $250,000.00 Corner Second and Stark HIGH-GRADE MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS We have several good issues on hand. Buy direct from contractor and save broker's commission. WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO. 317 BECK BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR. shop policy was unknown. How wcmld Jesus live if he were a twentieth century carpenter? Would he be a member of the labor unions, or would he be a scab . Would he be in sympathy with strikers for higher wages and shorter hours? Would he believe in the open or the closed shop? Would Jesus be a Socialist, or a um munlst? Would he favor profit-sharing? Would he declare himself in favor of arbi tration as the final solution of all Industrial differences? What would the Savior-Carpenter do In all these relations? Who can tail with any degree of certainty? Hut if the carpenter is to live as Jesus would ho must know lust how he would do and how he would deal and line up In relation to these modern conditions and problems of our industrial world. , . What gives me deep concern is not. how would Jesus live If he were a carpenter to day, but how would he have me live as a carpenter? ' There would be some lines or conduct that would be common to all men in that profession. These wc may be cer tain Jesus would have us strictly observe in our dealings with men and In the J-ur-suit of. our work. But there a;e others that grow out of our family relatione, out of our training, our ideals, our ambitions, out of the fact whether we are In business for ourselves, or In the employ of others. In these each one must Judge for himBelt as to what his duty is. Jesus might or might not do as we choose to do his Judg ment and light would be perfect under all circumstances. All Jesus expects of the carpenter Is that he live In harmony with his ideals, that he walk In the lltrht of his truth, be obedient to his will, and re veal his salvation by the character of his work. ., Can a clerk or a business man live as Jesus would? Diagnose the Industrial world today and what do we lind ? We have placed before 'us a great array of false weights and measures, false labels, ex aggerated advertisements, pure food In fringements, watered stocks, unjust con tracts, dishonest incomes, hot air invest ments, and unfair wages. The pure food law la a fearful Indictment against existing conditions In our country, bringing into the limelight the great army of cheats, liars, swindlers and thieves that prey upon the pockets of our citizens. How to be able to live as Jesus would and be one of the many thousands who are in the employ of the concerns who manufacture these adulterated products, or a clerk In one of the stores that sell these goods, and at the Same time hold your Job, is a question too complicated for me to answer. NEW CHARTER APPROVED Writer Also Says That Women Tax payers Should Have Votes. PORTLAND, Feb. 6. (To the FdJtor.) The unwillingness and Indifference of our leading- business men, both merchants and manufacturers, to take proper Interest In city affairs Is responsible for the weak and unbusinesslike methods In the conduct of the people's public affairs. Increased taxa tion and inefficient and Inadequate service rendered Is general cause for complaint. The 15 citizens who have qualified as our city charter revision committee have as sumed a grave responsibility, the city char ter being the index to our civic progress. The future success of our city affairs is greatly dependent upon the wisdom dis played by this committee. At a meeting of the same body, held in to Council cham ber January 29, the writer was Impressed by the dignified and considerate manner evidenced In the deliberations and discus elons of matters presented. The proposed plan to eliminate ward Councilman and politics and to elect a Mayor and five Counrilmen at larpe to con duct the affairs of the city should be ap proved. V ruler this plan, a Councilman will be elected on his merits and will be as signed to and have absolute charge of a particular department, will receive a com mensurate salary and will be hld strictly accountable for the proper conduct of the office. Civil service, as exercised, would be a barrier and impair the efficiency and conduct of this proposed plan. The head of a department should use his discretion in the selection or retention of ail employes. "What business firm or corporation could succeed under the farcical civil service governing our municipality? Tho operative features of this law are inconsistent and adverse to the practical and economic ad ministration of our civic affairs. The com petent and honest city employe should not fear the repeal of this objectionable fea ture, and reward for merit should control. "Wise and just laws for the protection of domestic, commercial and other interests are essential. Are the good people of Port land satisfied with the way tho city's busi ness Is blng managed? Are tho taxpayers netting value received for every dollar of their money expended? That there Is some thing wrong, .and radically wrong, is con ceded on every hand. Under the initiative experiment, the ex travagant and indiscriminate voting of the people's money is astounding. The Initia tive Is a venture aud should be v!ewd with doubt and alarm. Modification or complete nullification must necessarily be its ultimate Xate. Tn appeal of Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway the Pacific Coast. - - $1,000,000.00 profits $ 500,000.00 R. S. Howard, Jr., Asst. Cashier. J. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier. to the charter committee for equal rights for women, raises an Interesting and weighty question. The general enfranchise ment of women Is not approved, but the rights of surf rage for taxpaylng women in municipal affairs is just, and the necessary legislation should be enacted giving repre sentation to this class of our taxpaylng citizens. The inconsistencies of the ballot are ap parent. Taxpaylng women are debarred from participating In municipal affairs, while men. often non-restdents and Irre sponsible, are permitted to vote on meas ures carrying milliom of dollars, which be came virtual mortguges on every foot of property in the city. Compare any number of good, responsible, taxpaylng women with a similar number of vicious, irresponsible and shiftless men, and the latter must nec essarily lose. The former are permanent, resident, responsible cltlsens taxpayers, and bear thoir full share of the burdens Im posed on the community. Hence, they should "have equal rights with their brethren In voicing what disposition should be honestly made of the money paid out of their pockets into the city treasury. E. VKRjSTBEO. Bonds Stocks Securities For Sale by T. S. McGrath Lumber Exchange PORTLAND, OR, SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND S S. CO. Only direct steamer, and daylight sailing. From Ainsworth dock. Portland. P. M.i SS. Senalor, Feb. 5, 19, etc. b-j. Kose t ily, Feb. IS, 26. etc. From I,ombard-st., San Francisco, 11 A. M.I SH. How City, Feb. 6, 20, etc. SSS. Senalor, Feb. 13, 27, etc. J. V Ransom. Dock Ajrent. Main 26S Ainsworth Dock. M J. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 Sd St. Phone Main, 40i, A 1402. horthPaclflc 3.5. cri. Staainihlj koauoia and Ceo. W. Elder Sail lor Lureka, Saa Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phone, M, .n-l. H. Young, Agent COOS BAY LINE The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port land Wednesday, 8. P. M., February 10, from Ainsworth dock, tor North Bend, Marsh-lli-ld and Coos Bay point. Freight received till 4 P. M on day ot sailing. Passengsr tare, flrst-class. $lu; second-class. $7. in cluding be-th and meals. Inquire city tlck.t oftlco. Third and Washington streets, ot Ainsworth dock. Phone Main 268. CANADIAN PACIFIC Weekly sailing Montreal-Quebeo to IJverpool. Two days on the majestic Bt Lawrence and only tour slays at sea. Writ for Rummer palling lints and booklets. F. B. JOIEXSOX. P. A., 142 Third btreas. Portland, Or. !