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ECONOMICS COUTROI, IUSTOBY.
The Democratic policy with refer
ence to tariff revision Is to be out
lined in a bill now In course of prep
aration by the Democratic minority.
This unusual course) on the part of
a minority on bo important a sub
ject Is unique In the history of
similar legislation. Whether the
bill will ever see the light of day
Is believed to depend wholly upon
whether the measure now being
prepared by the Republican ma
jority shall provide for as many
sweeping cuts In the schedules of the
tariff as the Democrats desire to have
made. Such Is the statement present
ed in a report from Washington to
the Brooklyn Eagle. Further, it Is
said that Representatives Underwood,
of Alabama, and Clark, of Missouri,
are the principals engaged for the
Democratic minority in this work, and
that there Is fixed determination on
the part of the Democratic minority
to offer their bill as a substitute for
the Republican measure. Such effort
may unmask several members of
either House, who are trying to play
a "non-partisan" game.
Republican protectionists, however,
have deep curiosity to learn how
Messrs. Underwood and Clark will get
on with the business. Underwood rep
resents the Birmingham. Ala., district,
which has as deep an Interest in the
Iron and steel schedule as Pittsburg
has even more, perhaps, because Bir
mingham's Industry is only partially
developed. Then, too, the Republi
cans are expected to reduce the lum
ber duties sharply, and nearly the
entire Southern Democratic body In
CongTess is confronted by demands
from that section for retention of the
lumber duties. Again, if Mr. Clark,
the Democratic leader, goes as far a3
his constituents are expected to de
mand in providing protective rates for
lead and zinc, as well as for lumber,
It will keep him busy to be both a
consistent free trader, on principle,
and a protectionist for local Interests,
in practice.
The fact is that no advance has
been made on General Hancock's dis
covery that the tariff Is a local ques
tion. Underlying all politics indeed
are local economics. The climate, the
soil, the products of a country, and the
adaptation of labor thereto, usually
determine Its political policy. Adap
tation of our Southern States to
growth of cotton, tobacco and sugar,
and Introduction and exploitation of
slave labor, made them supporters of
the dogmas of state sovereignty and
secession and produced the Civil War.
The Northern states, relying on indus
tries which they wished to secure
against foreign competition. Insisted
on protection and made it a National
idea; while the South, caring not for
protection of slave labor and its
products which would indeed have
been an absurdity stood for free
trade, and to an extent stands for It
yet; for the larger part of the labor
ing class of the South Is of the negro
race, w-hlch Is not deemed to have
any right or need of protection, and
has no voice in assertion of political
policy. Tet now Industries are grow
ing up in the South .which are be
coming clamorous for protection and
intend to have it, regardless of any
political inconsistency. The situation,
therefore, triumphs over all. In the
presence of it, political doctrines or
party platforms may become mean
ingless, and In progress of time, as the
economic conditions require, certainly
will. Here is the ruling factor In
politics, though the largeness of the
stage on which the drama Is often
played. In one country or another, may
obscure for a time the controlling
meaning. The economic factor, there
fore, is the ruling factor in human
history, and all human beliefs and
institutions are ultimately the out
come of economic conditions; or, as
a modern thinker expresses it, "As
formerly we were told that all eco
nomics were relative to history, we
now discover, or believe we know, that
all history Is relative to economics,
men having been made what they are
by economic causes."
This observation goes more deeply
into the origin of apparent inconsis
tencies of men and parties cn such
subjects as protective tariff than most
who discuss such subject1: on the
platform, or, in Congress, will go;
and yet the Inconsistencies may be
only the superficial appearances or
temporary accidents that occur in the
evolution of a higher general principle
that dominates the wholo subject.
Seldom will you find any politician,
even of high place or pretension, de
taching himself from the local ego
isms of his section or state. It may
not be reasonable to expect that he
will. So, If some of our Democratic
statesmen should reveal themselves
presently as protectionists, changing
places perhaps with Republicans who
have become free traders, there will be
no need to be puzzled by the phenom
enon. It may work either way, cr al
ternately. The free trader became a
protectionist when he bought timber
land and started sawmills; the pro
tectionist became a free trader as
soon as he had sold his sheep. But
in a community where, on one side or .
the other, a general economic inter
est predominates, you will find it In
the long run controlling political ac
tion. On economic questions our
Southern states would have broken
into party divisions long ago, but for
negro suffrage forced on them by the
reconstruction acts; and even now
there Is a strong protection clement in
the South, which Is prepared to assert
Its power la Can tree a. .Already U in
a reliance of the. great Northern "In
terests," which "stand pat," and
mean to fight for the stand.
WHY GIVE MORE TO 6EATTLE?
The State of Oregon, through Its
Legislature, two years ago appropri
ated $100,000 for the Oregon build
ing and-Oregon exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific.
Exposition. Now the
state is called' on for $50,000 more.
Before appropriating so large an addi
tional sum, the Legislature ought to
undorstand Just what it is doing and
whether it is really worth while to do
1t. The State of Washington was
creditably represented at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition through a total
appropriation of $100,000. The State
of Oregon should be well represented
at Seattle; but it Is Indeed question
able if there Is necessity, on any
ground of good will towards Seattle
or of the state's benefit, to give more.
The Legislature, before it takes final
action, should take some note of the
action of the directors of the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc
Exposition towards the
Portland gateway. It cannot have es
caped Its attention'' that the Seattle
Fair by definite action supports the
attitude of the northern railroads In
their discriminatory and unfair meth
ods towards Portland. If the embargo
maintained by the Northern Pacific
Railroad against the Harrlman lines
shall not be raised and quite obvi
ously it will not bo voluntarily raised
Portland will get precious little of
the traffic going to and from the Se
attle Exposition. It was different dur
ing the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
There was no trouble about inter
change of transcontinental railroad
tickets through Portland or through
Puget Sound. Now the northern rail
roads refuse to permit any passengers
or baggage to be routed for Puget
Sound over the Union Pacific or the
Southern Pacific Railroad for any of
the great territory east of Denver.
How much of the Eastern Seattle Fair
traffic, then, is Portland to get?
The report of the Oregon commis
sion shows that from the $100,000 ap
propriation $57,000 has been spent,
leaving in round numbers $43,000 on
hand. It would seem that much could'
be done for Oregon and Seattle with
$43,000. Why make an outright gift
of more, with only the smallest pros
pect of any return and the certainty
of no adequate return?
6HCTTINO OFF THE REFERENDUM.
Why is the emergency clause added
to the bill to increase the Supreme
Court Judges? Does an emergency
exist? Is there any acute crisis in our
Judicial affairs that Justifies all this
haste? There Is not, of course. The
"crisis" and the "emergency" are the
people of Oregon, who voted down this
same scheme last June, and will do
it again if they get the opportunity
voted it down by the overwhelming
totals of 60,591 to 30,243. But they
are not to have the opportunity.
The bill is being rushed through to
the Governor on pretense that there
is an imperative necessity for relief.
Bosh! . The scheme Is to cut off the
right of the people to kill ff this fine
job through, the referendum. Do the
people rule? Some legislators say the
voice of the people demands the elec
tion of a Democratic Senator by a Re
publican Legislature, which some oth
ers doubt; but those same lawmakers
deny that the people knew what they
were doing last June on the Supreme
Court matter, though nobody else has
any question whatever what the peo
ple meant and wanted.
AWFX'I. COST OF PEACE.
Not even the growing deficit due to
the extraordinary expenditures for old
age pensions or for the Irish land act
will prevent Great Britain going ahead
with the most extravagant naval pro
gramme that has yet been arranged.
Cables In yesterday's Oregonlan an
nounce that the cabinet has agreed on
a programme which will include six
more Dreadnoughts, the most formida
ble and expensive type of warships
afloat today. As this Is exactly three
times the number of Dreadnoughts
that were proposed in the original pro
gramme, it Is quite clear that any hope
which the peace party in England
might have had for retrenchment in
naval expenditure has now gone glim
mering. The elaborate nature of the
German naval programme was proba
bly responsible for this change in the
plans of Great Britain.
For a good many centuries England
has been rwaggering up and down the
world with a confidence perhaps war
ranted by the possession of more
money and more ships than were avail
able for the defense of any other two
nations on earth. Jealous of that
prestige and vexed somewhat at the
occasional acts of aggression which it
made possible, Germany has been
viewing with a growing feeling of re
sentment the efforts of Great Britain
to perpetuate her naval greatness.
With a view to forcing the limit of the
much-vaunted "two-power standard"
of England, the latest German naval
programme called for such elaborate
additions to the naval fighting strength
of that country that it is small wonder
great uneasiness was caused in Eng
land. Now that the latter country has
decided again to "raise the limit," it
is, of course, natural that Germany
and some of her neighbors will follow
suit. This means that the heavy defi
cit which nearly all of the European
countries are facing will be still fur
ther increased.
The situation is alarming. If the
present mad race for supremacy in
naval strength is not soon checked, the
whole world will be bankrupt through
the enormous expenditure alleged to be
necessary In order to maintain peace.
Germany, Great Britain, Russia,
France, Belgium and Holland were all
facing heavy deficits when their latest
budgets were made up, Spain and Italy
alone of the prominent European pow
ers showing a surplus. With all of
this Increasing expenditure nearly all
of these countries, notably Germany
and Great Britain, show a heavy loss
In trade, and the deficit must naturally
be made up by additional taxation.
There must be an end to this extrava
gance somewhere. The people may
not seriously object to living in an
armed camp such as nearly all of Eu
rope bus become, so long as there is
enough money remaining from the
enormous naval appropriations to en
able them to carry on legitimate busi
ness. The time is approaching quite
rapidly, however, when there will not
be enough money available for the
purchase of both bread and warships.
When that crisis Is reached there
will be retrenchment in the naval ex
penditures and the whole world will
fervently hope that the cause of peace
will not be seriouwly damaged if a
"closed season" of several years is de
clared In battleship building. The
.United Slate? taa interest 1ft. tjxe
that la rtvnrtH lookine after,
We have Just expended $5,000,000 on a
pleasure jaunt for some of our war
ships, and It will require half as much
more to get them" back into th- Pacific,
which is thi nnlv Dossible place where
j they will ever be needed. This amount
of money would have heipea somewnai
In reducing the $125,000,000 deficit
which we are now facing.
THE CANAL PROBLEM.
The Government has expended ap
nrnvlmitslv 1 SO 000.000 on the'Pan-
ama Canal, and it is now estimated
that the total cost will reach $400,
000,000. The amount already expend
ed and the progress made have dem
onstrated that the lock canal cannot
' be built for less than double the orig
inal amount estimated by the engi
neers. This fact, together with the
trouble at Gatun dam and the possi
bility of damage by earthquake, has
materially altered conditions which
were responsible for the selection of
the lock type of canal in preference
to the sea-level. It is due to these
changed conditions that the present
effort is being made to change the
plans from the lock system to a sea
level canal. The board of interna
tional consulting engineers, appointed
to report on the matter before the
work was undertaken, submitted two
reports, the majority favoring the sea
level and the minority the lock sys
tem. The latter was adopted almost
solely for the reason that it seemed
to offer a vast saving in time of con
struction and also a saving in original
cost.
The minority report was approved
by Congress after considerable debate,
which was caused by the inability of
the experts to agree among themselves
as to the best type to adopt. There
is no reason for believing that the In
crease in cost over early estimates
could have been avoided. In a work
of such mammoth proportions, perfec
tion In estimates is impossible, and
there is no intimation, even from the
men who are hostile to any kind of a
canal, that the work has not been con
ducted as economically as was possible
in the circumstances. Neither is
there much doubt about the overcom
ing of all difficulties that have arisen
over the lock system. The question is
simply regarding the advisal .lity of
changing from the lock type to the
oaoJavAi mntil hpfnro the work has
progressed beyond the point where
the change can be economically made.
Tmnmvpfl methods of excavating
have materially decreased the cost of
moving dirt, and the jrogress that has
been made has revealed much in re-cnr-rl
tn the character of the route that
was unknown when work was begun.
Sn fir as the averae-a reader can de
termine by the printed reports on
work done, there Is still ample time
to about-face and take up tne sea
IovaI pandl without loss on the project
as a whole. Whether or root this Is
advisable has not been determined,
but Mr. Taft Li sufficiently gifted with
hard business sense to adapt his views
to any change for the better that may
be suggested by . progress of the work.
All excavating for the lock type of
canal would have had to be done for
the sea-level type, and if th3 demand
for the latter comes in sufficient vol
ume from others than thore who do
not want any kind of a canal, the
change might easily and economically
be made.
- PORTLAND AS A GRAIN MARKET.
If the farmers' union, organized'
throughout the wheat belt for the
purpose of marketing the wheat with
out the aid of the middleman, is
guided in the selection of a port at
which it will handle the business by
strictly business reasons, Portland will
be .chosen. The union will find at this
port ample warehouse facilities on
both sides of the river. It will find no
less than twenty-five firms competing
with one anothi- for grain business.
Competition thus created enables the
grain to be narketed at a higher av
erage price than can be secured at
any other port on the Pacific Coast.
It will find an easy down-hill haul
where three great railroads land
grain at tidewater at Portland by a
shorter haul than is available to any
other port. It will also find a com
munity that is raising by taxation of
this city alone $500,000 per year for
the exclusive purpose of keeping the
expenses of ships down to the mini
mum in order that the grain of the
Inland Empire may pass through to
the high seas on cheaper ocean ton
nage than can be secured at any other
port.
It will find In Portland a port which
for the, first seven months of the cur
rent cereal year has shipped more
than 60 per cent of all the wheat ex
ported from the entire Pacific Coast.
It will find here a port which for the
calendar year 1908 shipped more
wheat than was shipped from any
other port in the United States except
New York, one-seventh of all the
wheat exported during that twelve
months passing over the Portland
docks. It will find here the only fresh
water seaport of any consequence in
the Pacific Northwest, this advantage
being so pronounced that ships desir
ing to lie -up for lack of business pay
for the tow from Astoria to Portland
in order to get into this hull-cleaning
fresh water.
In charter rates, insurance rates and
In the prices paid for wheat no other
port can excel Portland and very few
can equal it. For these and other rea
sons it will be decidedly to the advan
tage of the farmers' union to investi
gate closely the facilities of Portland
before perfecting their plans. At this
port it will be unnecessary for the
union to form any binding alliances
with any organization or dock com
pany. It will find here competition in
docks, competition in ships and com
petition in buyers, all of It in volume
sufficient to enable the grower to get
the last farthing of profit out of his
grain.
OLD IRONSIDES AGAIN.
The intermittent demand to pre
serve from destruction or protect
from the slow Invasion of decay the
old frigate Constitution again is heard
in Boston. It seems at last that this
time-honored relic of the old fight
ing Navy is to be given permanent
quarters in the Charles River basin,
where every facility will be furnished
to those who, inspired by patriotism,
wish to visit the quaint old craft.
She is at present moored at the
Charleston Navy-yard, in what the
Boston Advertiser regards as a pre
carious location. The Boston Cham
ber of Commerce, with an eye toward
securing the vessel as an attraction to
tourists, is in favor of mooring her in
the Charles River basin; the Gov
ernment Is inclined to grant the
ivMift and U is -booed, thai-, when.
Spring opens the transfer will be
accomplished.
Patriotic sentiment and public econ
omy alike are Interested in giving the
time-worn frigate a berth where she
can remain indefinitely and go the
way of all things earthly when her
time comes, peacefully.. Though she
has been patched and pieced, and
practically rebuilt, until nothing now
remains of the fighting craft, of his
tory, her lines and her name have
been preserved and she now stands,
the sole representative of the naval
arm of the Government of her time.
But for the Impassioned challenge of
Oliver Wendell Holmes, "Old Iron
sides" would long ago have disap
peared, except as her achievement in
a war of long ago was given to
history.
There Is a certain pathos in the
lingering before the eye of the curi
ous of any person or thing that has
outlived his or its day of usefulness.
In this view it might have been well
had the old frigate been dismantled
and consigned to the scrap-pile and
the bonfire when her day was done,
and thus escaped the neglect which
has been her portion for many years.
But since sentiment has interposed to
save her as often- as she has been
menaced by destruction. It is gratify
ing to note that there is now a pros
pect that she will be given a perma
nent berth in quiet waters.
All hall the gallant Dlxey, he of the
Henry and the suggestive
nickname Adonis. This, matinee idol
of many seasons announces that he
will publish several hundred love
letters which he has received from
the fair sex during the past twenty
five years. Had this been an unpro
voked humiliation of the tender senti
ments of the lovelorn maidens and
matrons who were smitten with the
Dixey charms, it would have been an
Inexcusable breach of gallantry. But
Dixey is doing it in-self-defense, or
rather in defense of his sex. 'Twas the
"airy fairy" Lillian Russell that started
the trouble, by announcing that she
would publish a book of love letters'
which had been sent her by the men
to whom her everlasting charms were
irresistible. Now Dlxey, to the rescue
of his maligned sex, proposes to show
by documentary evidence, that the
foolkiller while en tour makes no dis
tinction in sex. Bravo, Dlxey. But
why not collaborate with Lillian and
alternate these burning missives?
Steady progress toward normal
conditions which existed prior to the
rich man's panic at the close of 1907
is shown in the statistics on failures
for the month of January, as com
pared with the first month of 1908.
The commercial failures in the United
States for last month were 1344 in
number, with liabilities of $13,409,562,
compared with 1949 suspensions, with
$27,099,514 liabilities. In January,
1908. Naturally there would be a
striking difference in the totals for
the two Januarys, for a year ago the
worst effect of the panic had hardly
passed away and affairs were in bad
shape. It Is interesting to note, how
ever, that the January showing this
year is not only much better than that
of a year ago, but, with the single ex
ception of the month of November,
the liabilities are smaller than for any
of the preceding six months.
Telephone lines are creeping out
over the farming districts of the state,
keeping pace with and occasionally
outstripping the rural free mall deliv
ery. Together these appliances of pri
vate enterprise and public beneficence
are bringing farmhouses in touch with
each other and with urban and sub
urban life and making farm isolation
a thing of the past. Monotony falls
away from country life through these
agencies. VGood roads" alone are
wanting to complete a condition of
neighborly interest among farmers and
profitable investment In small farms
by thousands of men and women who
are not able to "get ahead" as wage
and salary-earners in the city.
Now we have the Joint report of
President Roosevelt and the Country
Life Commission. All hands will- agree
on the fundamental needs of the
farmer; still, we venture the predic
tion that if, for the next ten years,
wheat can be boosted over the dollar
mark, eggs held at 60 cents, butter at
80 and chickens at 18 cents, the agri
culturists of the United States "will
work out their own salvation with
out adventitious Governmental aid.
Peru, with a population exceeding
5,000,000, and with a territory much
larger than that of Oregon, is offering
a little measly bond issue of $3,000,
000. It shows how far a country may
lag in the high art of running into
debt. Even the little city of Portland,
Or., thinks an addition of $3,000,000
to its debt, at any time, merely a
bagatelle.
The bill for "an act to regulate the
practice of medicine and surgery"
(Senate bill No. 201), introduced by
Nottingham, is a bill not for protec
tion of the public, but for protection
of a class of practitioners. It ought
to bear a true and honest title.
The state is officered for two million
people and the City of Portland for
half a million; yet the clamor Is in
cessant for creation of "more officials
and for more pay for the multitude
we have.
"It is high time," exclaims Coun
cilman Concannon, "to put those four
(discharged) detectives to work and
have them earn their pay." It Is high
time they reimburse the city, for draw
ing pay they never earned.
From the bleachers it looks as if
Billy Sunday had contrived to get
about two strikes and three balU
called on the as-Jesus-would-do-move-ment.
As a last resort. President Roose
velt might call out the troops and dis
perse the California Legislature.
Then we should have peace. '
The moral, spiritual and religious
tone of the-town was vastly elevated
by Evangelist Billy Sunday's visit
we think not.
Heney suffering from nervous pros
tration? Caught It from some of the
gang he has been after for so long,
undoubtedly.
Mr. -Holman, dissenter, probably
finds comfort In the celebrated maxim
that "me and everybody else" make a
majority.
Dees football pay? For answer see
the annual report of the Alultnomah
Amateur. Athletic Club
PORTER BILL AND THE APPLE BOX
Why Prescribe the Shape Let It Be
Bis; Enoncb for One-Third of Barrel.
COVE. Or., Feb. 9. (To the Editor.)
In the numerous discussions In re
gard to several- points of the Porter
bill and the sire of the apple box in
particular, that have appeared In the
press of late, it is remarkable to note
the general lack of information on the
subject or the willful 'efforts to mis
lead the public.
I would like to ask such gentlemen
as Mr. N. G. Gibson and others, how
much they allow for the bulge of the
packed apple box. If they don't think
It should be considered as well as the
bulge of the barrel? It should Inter
est the trade in general to know that
the Northwest special or California
box. flatsided, should contain 2200 cu
bic inches, but as generally made it is
2255 cubic inches and with the average
pack of this section it gets a full inch
top for bulge in all the square pack
and 1-inch in all the diagonal pack,
or an average of Hi-inch top, making
an additional 275 cubic Inches; total
2530, or a great deal more than any
rational man would ever require for a
bushel It should also be remembered
that these boxes are solid layer pacKeu.
an th.it It actually requires over
n-nt ...kl. t n a InnHn finnleS tO fill S
packed box. " The shape of the Pot
ter" box Is also impossible for a good
. i . in Via iic.laM tO Attempt
any of the square pack, such as the
. -t V. tnn and
straight 4-tler, Decause mo -h -bottom
would not hold them raij.
subjecting them to bruising In hand
ling. The scientlflo box must and will
be wider than It is high, enough so
. k. burked with a fair
limi AW "
amount of heap for bulge, so as
hold the fruit firmly.
is
wnuo x nave u.,
considerably too large for a
- .. t 1.lala rA1 earn CI T I I
we refuse to nave n .
as in grading for sfzes (w th e tabi shed
trrades) it cannot, veu v. u - . -fpon.
Our 4-tier grade In the "special
will average 2-inches in diameter an;
makes a fine "A" grade; our 3
. o i.nhAd nna trie o
tiers are aouui o ...v..- - .v,rr,
tiers about 3 2-3 inches, and therefore
should grade one and two letters ahead
of "A," for which we look to our fa
mous Porter doctors to prescribe the
proper terms.
Thompson and Downing, also our ex
perts atVashlngton. in their worko.
apples, wouia "66" 7 .-ih
that a 2-inch apple of one variety would
com as near being an T.
a 4-lnch of some other variety It
therefore seems to be the heigh : o In
justice to require the Snow apple to
trrow as large as the Wolf River.
" won" It not be wise to discriminate
.t in n loose Das-
agamst tne cumu ---, mvor
ketful, a "jumble" packed, ft layer
packed or a bulging layer P"
And would it not also be advisable to
reconllder the grading, and in some , de
gree conform to the inherent tendency
of certain varieties?
In addition to the attempt in describ
ing the size of the apple box, by the
people of one section of the country
not using the box to pack in them
selves, for those who have Introduced
and developed the box and how to pack
It, why should It be Incumbent on
them also to seek to prescribe the
snane as well? Would It not be ample
to require a box that would hold one-
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Chicago Dispatch.
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After considering mui "- ---- ' - -4?
from all parts of :h.
offend by Mrt LT B. Bishop, of Chicago.
?or the y6est verses
suffrage awarded the prize to Louis , J.
Block, Principal 01 a ""fhe Marching
The verses are ent"eunnto the tune
gong," and are to be sung : 1
Vttrvo wUdom in th. ear
atrinrcline mall, .... . tjm
Woman roi.and-.troa.bW. .
the dangers of the van.
Kindling hope that led him on.
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This is lui on . w.
Forth the, step and m.h together, forth
To thepl?. of vast achievement, where
unfettered rivers flow aUed and
And their workshall stand exaUea
their eyes snun n....." - -With
the hope that led them on.
I The Price of Proficiency.
Success Magazine.
Doctor," growled the patient, "it seems
to me that $300 is a big charge for that
operation of mine. It didn't take you
over half a minute."
'lly dear sir," replied the famous spe
cialist, "in learning to perform that op
eration in half a minute I have spoiled
over eleven pecks of such eyes as yours.
A FEW SQCIBS.
Oi.stomer Please, mister. I can't remem
Bent me tor. but you can glv
me 2 cents' worth of peppermint candy,
"cause she said 1 could keep the change.
Century. And did you enjoy your African trip.
,,.,.,,.7 Mow do you like the savages.
"Oh t'herre extremely kind hearted! They
wanted to keep me there for dlnner."-Lon-don
Opinion.
Says the Manager "Vice is a monster ot
such hideous mien " That it only needs to
be reproduced and the success of. your play
Is assured. Cleveland Leader.
"They tell me this hall caa be cleared In
five minutes." said the lecturer, examining
The place "Yes," replied tne janitor;
"wouUl you like to try it soma time .'"
Yonkers Statesman.
I sometimes think." remarked the regu
lar patron, "that the 'snare drummer
should loathe best musician in the theater
orchestra." -Ho usually Is," said the drum
mer. Chicago Tribune.
weary (lying under apple tree) Say,
mlrtctTkln I have one of dem apples?
Farmer Why. them apples won t be ripe
for four months, yit. Weary Oh. dat's all
right. I ain't In no hurry. I'll wait! Life.
"You say you put a great deal of work
into that article of yours? " "Tee." answered
the author, "months of work. It required
only a few hours to write it, but It took
months of effort to get It published."
Washington Star.
"I hope," said a patient courteously, "1
have not brought you too far from your
regular round." "Oh, not at all!" replied
the doctor. "I have another patient In the
neighborhod. so I can kill two birds with
one stone." Philadelphia Inquirer.
Borneo at Church.
Chicago Post.
(Rev S B. Baxter, of Aurora, ays that
he sees no harm In "a little mingling of
glances" In church.)
"On Jordan's atormy banks I stand
And cast a wistful eye"
Upon that countenance so bland
Which I perceive near by;
Her eyes downcast, her face demure,
Her look of gentle calm
A combination to allure
And hint of tender balm.
From Greenland' Icy mountains down
To India's coral strand
I doubt If there's in any town
OO Willie K'U,"V .
No doubt, though I'm a worshipper.
I uon t aci u.t a
When thus I boldly look at her
The preacher said I could.
Jerusalem, my happy home"
Alan! I am a bach;
In solitude I eadiy roam
. tn m.b a. match.
Her lashes tremble as she looks,
Her brows refuse to irown
I notice both of our hymn books
Are held Quite ujiame uowu.
One sweetly solemn thought comes to
Me o'er and o'er," I sing
Her eyes, I notice, are of blue
As any bluebird's wing;
Her lips are red as cherries are.
Her' cheeks are like the rose;
No bump or angle seems to mar
The contour of her nose.
I
Had I a thousand tongues to sing
I'd still ignore me ooon.
I'd wlfh for, more than anything,
A thousand eyes to look.
You'll say that as a worshipper
T don't act as I should
When I thus boldly stare at her
The preacner saia a gvuiu.
Local Option Bill Passes Idaho Sen
ate, 17 to 6.
BOISB, Idaho, Feb. 10. (Special.) Amid
turmoil and strife, invective and threat,
the local option bill passed the Senate to
day by a vote of 17 to 6, the minority
vote being strictly Democratic.
In discussing the local option bill Mac
beth, Democrat, said: .
"This is the first time I have ever
seen, a bill attacked, the authors of which
did not dare to enter a word in its de
fense. This bill is a trick, breathing po
litical dishonesty and unconstitutionality
at every pore, a make-believe, a botch,
a makeshift, a subterfuge, conceived in a
spirit of intolerance born when the star
of hypocrisy was at its zenith, and
foisted upon a credulous public as a po
litical sop with the fact well known by
its authors that it will not stand the test
of the courts. And I now make the charge
against the majority that it is not enact
ing an honest local option law."
' Hart. Republican, replied that the bill
would stand before the Supreme Court.
"No one is worrying about the constitu
tionality of the bill," he said. "We are
willing to rest our cause with the Su
preme Court and do not expect the bill
will go before Senator Macbeth to deter
mine Its constitutionality."
Bowen asked if the law would go be
fore the Supreme Court, and Hart replied:
"If it does It will go at the instigation of
the liquor interests." '
Sweeney, Republican, replied to the mi
nority criticisms of the bill and the ma
jority as follows:
"This bill shows that the Republican
Senators have stood to their party pledge
as a man. I want it to go to every sec
tion of the state that the Republican
party can be trusted; that it has stood
by Its pledge, even though Its representa
tives did not, some of them, like the
principle of local option, as shown by
my experience in the committee. In
fluence has been brought to bear to de
feat the will of the people; threats have
been made, but every threat has been
hurled back by the majority."
The result of the vote follows:
Teas Bowen, Democrat; Davis, Demo
crat; Freehafer, Democrat; Goodnight,
Haight, Hart, Hasorouh, Hunt, Jordan,
Preston, Pugmire, Democrat; Rowton,
Shawhan, Slioupt, Spauldlng, Sweeney,
Whitaker. Totai 17.
Noes Benham, Day, Kerns, Macbeth,
Von Harten. Total, 6, all Democrats.
LEARX HOW FROM JOIIX li.
Idaho 5Ian Modestly Asserts He Can
Whip Johnson.
SPOKANE! Wash., Feb. 10. (Special.)
Mark J. O'Donnell, of Wallace, Idaho,
former sparring partner of Jack Johnson,
the present heavyweight champion. Is
chosen out of nearly 200 applicants to
travel with John I Sullivan and learn
the fight game from the old champion
with a view to challenging Johnson for
the title. In part O'Donnell's letter of
application follows:
"I have been boxing ever since I was
H years old. I haven't ever had what
you would call a real fight in the ring,
but I have had on the gloves with some
pretty good men. I never yet met a man
whom I thought had anything on me. I
was sparring partner with Johnson for
four weeks. You may think I am talking
foolishness when I say that I never had
much trouble getting to this man John
son, but I did not. I could hit him almost
any place I (wanted to, and more than
once held my own at rough and tumble
fighting with him. I am a little over
six feet tall, strip about 200 pounds in
condition and have a reach of 76 Inches.
I am a steamfltter by trade."
FIXD OL.D MASTER IX RUBBISH
Fainting of Madonna Found in
Queer Place In California.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) Rev. Mgr. Capeland and Rev. C.
F.' Oehler have interested themselves In
the task of determining the origin of the
mysterious Madonna painting found by
Mrs. C. Schneider among rubbish In a
shed at Guthrie Station recently, while
she was cleaning up the premises, having
Just taken possession. It was closely ex
amined and, when the grime was re
moved, it was seen to be a flne piece
of work.
Artists from here examined It and
brought experts. There Is no autograph
upon the canvas, but experts say it looks
like a Raphael or Titian. It is believed
to be the work of one of the old masters.
Copies of all known masterpieces of this
subject have been compared with this
picture and it is like none of them, there
fore not a copy.
After being exhibited at the German Lu
theran Church tomorrow evening, the
picture will be sent East and to Europe
to be Identified and its value determined.
IIXCOIX'S VAMSE IS FOUNT)
Box Carried on Debating Tour Is
Found in Taconia.
TACOMA. Feb. 10. Among the Lincoln
relics in Tacoma is a valise carried by
Lincoln on his debating tour with
Stephen Douglas. It is a plain box, split
In two and covered with black cowhide
leather, with thin iron bands thickly
studded with large headed tacks like
buttons.
The valise, filled with a few articles,
was given to the Reman family, living
across the street from the Lincolns in
Springfield, by Mrs. Lincoln, when Lin
coln left for Washington with his family
to assume the Presidency. It was lately
sent from Springfield to Fred Reman.
who is a resident of Tacoma, and who
has loaned it to the Washington State
Historical Society.
CANNOT SUPPRESS SALOME
Reyburn'8 Answer Brings Dismay to
Shocked Philadelphlans.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 10. Committees
representing the Christian League of
Philadelphia and the state and county
federations of Catholic societies, called on
Mayor Reyburn today and protested
against permitting the opera "Salome" to
be produced In Oacar Hammerstein's
Philadelphia Opera-House tomorrow
night. The Mayor told the committee
that he doubted his power to stop the
performance.
GA& FLOW STRUCK AT ONTARIO
At Depth of C155 Feet Enough Is
Found to Light 250 Homes.
ONTARIO, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) Gas
was struck in the oil well today at a
depth of 2155 feet, or 12 feet below sea
level. The drillers have piped it to the
top of the derrick and have ignited it,
making a huge torch. The-head driller
estimates there is enough gas to light
250 homes.
Instructor Wins Match.
EUGENE, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) In
the wrestling match held in the Armory
tonight between William Scholtes. of The
Dalles, and Joe Lasalle, wrestling In
structor of the University, the latter was
victorious. The terms of the match were
that Lasalle. who outweighed Scholtes 15
pounds, should throw him three times
in an hour. The falls were secured in 31,
16 and 52 seconds, respectively.
Court Holds Two Organizations May
Not Have Same Name.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) The Supreme Court today re
fused the Baker River & Shulskan
Railroad Company, of Oregon, a writ
of mandate requiring State Secretary
Sam Nichols to permit the company
to file articles of incorporation.
Nichols refused to file the articles
some months ago, because there is a
Washington corporation of the sanio
name, and the state law prohibits du
plication of names of corporations.
The Oregon company contended this
law did not apply to foreign corpora
tions, but the Supreme Court says It
does and that the state constitution
prohibits extending to any foreign
corporation any right not possessed by
those organized under the laws of
Washington.
FOREST GROVE MAY COME IN"
Tri-City League Extends Invitation
to Nine to Join.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) At the annual meeting of the
Forest Grove Athletic Association pre
liminary steps were taken to have the
nine maintained by the association in
the Tri-City League. Mr. Partlow. rep
resentative of the league, was present
and put the proposition of giving Forest
Grove a franchise in the league before
the members of the association. The
matter of grounds was also discussed at
some length because the owners of the
park where the games are now held
have refused to aocept any rental from
the association for the grounds, a mis
understanding having arisen between
the parties regarding the terms of the
lease.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President.
Charles O. Roe; vice-president. John
Thornburgh; secretary. W. N. !off:
treasurer, Jt. H. Laughlin: l.oanl of trus
tees. J. J. Wirtz. J. II. Goft and Charles
O. Roe.
KIDNAPER
IS
IDENTIFIED
E. G. English Fastens Crime on Man
Who Chained Him to Tree.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 10. (Special.)
Leo Bozemer was positively Identified by
E. G- English, the millionaire lumberman,
this morning, as the man who held him
up at the point of a revolver, chained
him to a tree and forced him to sign a
note addressed to his wife In which she
was told to give Bezemer ror a nan
som. English was on the stand today and
told the story of the holdup in detail be
fore a courtroom full of spectators. When
English was asked if he had any chil
dren, he told of the death of. his son and
broke down and cried. The spectators
were much moved by bis emotion and a
short delay In the proceedings was
caused. He soon nerved himself, how
ever, and proceeded with his story.
ENGINE EXPLODES, TWO DEAD
Engineer Hurled 50 Feet Away,
Dropping Into River.
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 10. The en
gine of the southbound Great Northern
Owl train blew up this morning a half
mile south of Mukllteo. and both Engi
neer John Lenahan, of Ballard, and Fire
man Carl Bloom, of Interbay, are dead.
The body of the latter lias not bei-u
found. The train was going about 10 miles
an hour when the accident occurred.
None of the passengers was hurt. The
engine was completely demolished, mid
the baggagecar partly wrecked. The en
gineer was hurled 50 feet out into the
river, but struggled Into shallow water
and from there was rescued by the con
ductor and a passenger. He died soon
after.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Ezra Stratton to B Bnricd From
Vancouver Residence.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Ezra Stratton,
aged 75 years, will take place in Vancou
ver Thursday morning, conducted by tho
G. A. R., and the burial will be In the
military cemetery.
Ezra Stratton was a pioneer of Wash
ington. He crossed the plains in a prai
rie schooner in 1866. and settled in Cow
litz Countv, where he lived till six years
ago. Since then he had resided in Van
couver. He was born in Pennsylvania. During
the Civil War he served In the First in
dependent Battery of Iowa Volunteers.
Light Battery. He was in the battle of
Atlanta, battle of Lookout Mountain and
several skirmishes.
Lincoln Day at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 10. (Spe
cial ) Lincoln centennial exercises will
be held in the Presbyterian Church.
Thursday night. The district superin
tendent of the Vancouver district, Rev.
S. S. Sulliger. will muko the invocation,
and S. B. Huston, of Portland, will de
liver the address on Lincoln. Mrs. John
Marsh, president of the Athenaeum Clu'j.
will read part of Lincoln's second Inaug
ural address, and Miss Alice Tooley will
read several of Lincoln's favorite poemB.
The church will be specially decorated.
Friday night Ellsworth Post, G. A. R.,
,1, o-vfir.MKes In eommemo-
Wlll lium oy-" - -
ration of the Lincoln centennial in
Sohns' Hall. The Army and Navy Union,
the Women's Relief Corps, the Sons ot
Veterans and the Spanish-American War
Veterans will also participate.
Elma Opposes Bill.
ELM A, Wash., Feb. 10. (Special.) Much
opposition is felt in Eastern Chehalis
County to the proposed bill introduced in
the Legislature for two Judicial districts
in one county. It was introduced with
the intention of having It applied to this
county, and the eastern end thinks it is
too cumbersome 'and complicated. Its
operation requires two sets of certain
county officers, a duplication of many of
the records and added expense for the
taxpayers to bear.
Repair Work Near Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.)
J. W. Poe, a railroad contractor, has ar
rived in Pendleton with his outfit and
will be stationed here for three months
on repair work on the O. R. & N. be
tween this city and La Crosse, Wash.
Poe has been spending the Winter at
Moscow, Idaho. Immediately following
the recent floods tho roadbed was -hurriedly
placed in temporary repair, and it
is in making this work permanent that
Poe and his crews will be engaged.
Seattle Thugs Bent Singer.
SEATTLE, Feb. 10. Eddie Roeseh, a
singer of illustrated songs at a vaude
ville house, was beaten by two thugs on
Harrison street, between Summit and
Eellevue avenues, last night, but his
shouts frightened the highwaymen
away before they could obtain anything.
Recovering consciousness, Roeseh
crawled a block to the home of a friend.
Remains Shipped to La Grande.
BAKER CITT, Or.. Feb. 10. (Spe
cial.) The remains of Grant Turner,
who was killed in an accident at a
logging camp between this city and
Sumpter Sunday evening, were shipped
to La Grande tonight, where Interment
will be made tomorrow.
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