TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1909.
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JWRTXAXD, ITUPAY. OCTOBER 8, 10.
CERMAX DAT.
It Is 226 years since- the first Ger
nan Immigrants landed on American
soil and settled In Pennsylvania. They
aurrived more than sixty years after the
Pllfrrims set foot on New England s
stern and rockbound coast and chose
Ithelr homes in a much more delecta-
I tie part of the country. The wisdom,
'which marked the conduct of these
jErst Immigrants has distinguished their
isruccessors In many ways. In the
(Middle West, where they have largely
'settled, they have been a liberalizing
! factor in religion, a powerful support
to education and a bulwark of honest
politics. Theological bigotry leads a
wan and feeble life in Wisconsin and
Illinois, where the German element is
almost predominant. By the same
token education In those states sets an
; example for the rest of the country to
.Xollow.
"We have no better citizens than the
Germans. They supply an element of
j Idealism, which the American of Tan
'kee stock often lacks, iwhlle their
; genial and healthy good-fellowship
j lighten the gloom of our Puritanism.
' If it were not for our German fellow
! citizens we might possibly fall under
jthe dire dictation of the Sabbatarians
and other fanatics. Though they are
loyal to the memory of the Father
land and commemorate German day
Iwlth Joyous festivity, still they are as
devoted as the best of us to American
'ideals. In the Civil War there were
j no better Union soldiers than the Ger
man regiments from the West. Since
the war there have been no better
fighters for commercial integrity and
honest government than the German
citizens, wherever they happen to
dwell. In the spirit of German day all
good Americans can heartily partici
pate. Perhaps some of us can learn
: from its wholesome and sensible
merrymaking how to spend a holiday
without being Puritans, hoodlums or
60t8.
fl.VRVARTTS MW ITEAD.
The accession of Abbott Lawrence
,Xwell to the presidency of Harvard
:my possibly mark the beginning, of
. the ebb of German Influence In our
colleges. In seeking examples of
: places where "students learn some one
: thing well," President Lowell thought
.only of Oxford and Cambridge, It
seems. "That a student of ability can
: learn one subject well Is shown by the
'experience of the honor schools of Ox
ford and Cambridge," he said. Per
. haps Harvard, after its forty years of
I vigorous progress under Dr. Eliot. Is
' now to relapse for a time Into a bar
ren classicism of the British type. Such
: things happen. Indeed, they seem to
ibe the rule of university life. First a
'few steps forward and then a period
of marking time or even slipping back
' ward.
As a rule nothing Is learned half so
;-well at Oxford and Cambridge as In
jthe German universities. Their math
iennatlcs, of which they make such a
I parade. Is singularly arid. Nothing
) has ever come of It that begins .to
compare with what the French and
; Germans have done. The British uni
versities are sometimes called the
'chosen houses of classic learning, but
when an Englishman wishes really to
.master Latin or Greek he goes to Ger
icnany. The only scholarly English
grammars we possess were written by
Jthe Germans. The most valuable
! English scholarship has usually flour
ished outside of Oxford and Cam
bridge. The work of Newton, Huxley,
i Spencer and Darwin Illustrates what
: we mean. The one really great
achievement of English mathematics
elnce Newton, the Invention of quater-
nlons by Sir William Rowan Hamilton,
happened In Ireland. The mention by
'. President Lowell of Oxford and Cam
bridge as the places above all others
in the world where a student "can
learn one thing well" seems to presage
. a limited outlook. One may hope it
" Is not embittered by classical partisan
chip as well.
HEARST AGAIN A CANDIDATE.
William Randolph Hearst has de
scended from the pedestal, upon which
he erstwhile posed for presidential
honors and again seeks the next best
thing in point of political power the
mayoralty of New York City. De
feated in his aspirations for the presi
dency, once defeated for the gover
norship of New York and once again,
defeated In the race against the pres
ent Incumbent, for the mayoralty of
New York City, he again enters the
race for the latter position, though as
. he declares, the nomination was un
' sought and undeserved.
The platform upon which he will be
' asked to stand embodies "declarations
In favor of municipal ownership of
subways, economic administration and
adequate; school facilities. All of these
things sound easy to the Impractical
followers of a man noted for his
ability to make a noise in the political
world. They do not stop to con
: slder that with all of his protestations
1 of ability and promises of fulfillment,
William Randolph Hearst has never
' been able to write his name above
those of his competitors in the great
: race for official honor, and power. A
' man of large inherited wealth; pro
' moter and financial supporter of sen
; saxlonal Journalism: wordy to a degree,
without being eloquent or convinc
I Ing; full of promises but short on
performance, he has made an effort
to secure political leadership In which
he has only been outdone by William
Jennings Bryan. The public can al
most believe his assertion that he
does not wish to enter the race for
Mayor of New York, since he must
be tired of defeat at th hustings and
! naturally approaches this point again j
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1 with some reluctance. Still,
sr- sjssv:
rnlt Whlln th nrnhahllities
no one
rhen the
goes to the
polls. While the probabilities at pres
ent do not point that way, William
Randolph Hearst may yet find him
self Mayor of New York City. who.
at this Juncture can tell?
MOVE TO ADVANCE FREIGHT RATES.
From Seattle comes the discouraging
news that the Government, which in
its coal-carrying contracts has been
displaying'cold, hard business sense, is
about to depart from Its new methods
end return to Its old system, by wnicn
ship-subsidy seekers are supplied with
"horrible examples" for preaching ship
subsidy. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Winthrop was in Seattle a few
days ago, and, according to a aispaxcn
sent out from that city, he has prom
ised some of the Seattle shipping men
that In the future all contracts made
with foreign vessels for carrying coal
to Pacific Coast ports will contain the
provision that the ship must return to
the Atlantic seaboard in ballast. The
means by which this will be accom
plished will be time charters which
call for delivery and redelivery of the
vessel at Atlantic ports. As a result,
the vessels which come out with coal
and are available for wheat and lum
ber loading on the Pacific Coast must
return in ballast for the reason that
the Government has no return cargo
for the Atlantic ports, and private citl
eena are not permitted to ship coast
wise In foreign vessels.
This, of course, can have but one ef
fect. The supply of cheap tonnage to
which the Pacific Coast producers are
legitimately entitled will be curtailed,
with a corresponding advance in rates.
Naturally, the cost of carrying cargo
only one way on a vessel chartered for
a round-trip voyage will be double that
which would be shown with cargo both
ways. On this end of the transaction
the Government Is mulcted. On the
return voyage the Pacific Coast pro
ducer, deprived of this competitive
tonnage, Is the sufferer. In most
cases where natural economic laws are
thus set aside some powerful reason is
given for the change. In this case the
only reason that can be ascribed Is that
a few Pacific Coast shipowners expect
to have .their profits increased by the
elimination of this healthy competi
tion. Most of the steamers which have
been carrying coal to the Pacific Coast
have a carrying capacity of more than
225,000 bushels of grain. It would
thus require about 100 farms to pro
duce sufficient cargo for one of these
steamers. Any advance in freight
which follows from natural or artifi
cial conditions thus affects at least 100
producers where only one shipowner is
affected. .
As an example of taxing the many
for the benefit of the few, nothing
could be clearer. The plan proposed
by Assistant Secretary Winthrop Is
new and startling in Its (boldness, and
In view of the political strength of the
ship-subsidy grafters, may be carried
.out. In the end, however, the people
will certainly discover the true reason
for the bunco game, and the most
plaintive appeal "for the old flag and
an appropriation" will not serve to
stay their Indignation.
What the entire Pacific Coast needs
Is not a restricted supply of tonnage,
but free and unlimited competition
from the ships of all nations. This
continued effort of a few millionaire
shipowners to "Jimmy" out of the
Treasury funds for their private gain
not only disgusts American citizens
who are really desirous of a real mer
chant marine, but it prevents repeal of
our ancient navigation laws and denies'
American citizens the right to buy
ships at as low a cost as the people of
other nations buy them.
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Commissioner-General Keefe Is pre
paring, for submission to the next Con
gress, the draft of a law that will re
strict Immigration to aliens Intending
to become naturalized citizens. So
many varying conditions surround the
immigration problem that it is hardly
probable that the plan of the Commis
sioner will meet with unqualified ap
proval. It was prompted, no doubt,
by a desire to Improve the standard of
the foreign Immigration that now
seeks refuge on our shores, and per
haps to stop the back-flow of money
which is created by the foreigners who
remain in this country Just long
enough to secure a "stake" that will
carry them back to their old homes,
where living is much cheaper than it Is
here. Opportunities for making money
are so much better In this country than
in Europe that a certain element has
always been drawn to the United
States with no Intention of remaining
here any longer than is necessary to
accumulate what in Its own countries
is regarded as a fortune.
The money thus taken out of the
country each year runs into millions,
and, naturally, has a certain effect on
the general prosperity of the country.
This, however, can hardly be urged as
a valid reason for restricting immigra
tion to those who intend to become
American citizens, for It is doubtful If
the drain from this source Is as great
as that which follows In the wake of
the thousands of Americans who' an
nually rush to Europe and spend their
money with a prodigal hand. The
American citizen has exploited his own
country so successfully that he feels
he has the right to spend it where he
pleases. The foreigner, as a rule, does
nr-t receive anything that he doesjiot
earn, and, having rendered value for
the money that is paid him, he is also
entitled to a choice as to where he
shall spend It.
A first and seemingly an Insur
mountable difficulty that will be en
countered by Mr. Keefe In his new
plan for restricting Immigration will
be the Impossibility of accurately de
termining whether or not the Immi
grant Intends to become a citizen. To
the class of foreigners who are com
ing here with no real Intention of be
coming anything more than transients,
and to that other undesirable class
who come here to escape the Old
World police, the matter of making
oath that -they intend to become citi
zens would not be regarded as a seri
ous obstacle, even though they had no
Intentions of abiding by the declara
tion. It Is even probable that some of
our best foreignborn citizens may
have entered the country without any
intention of remaining here, but, find
ing It advantageous to do so, have
taken out citizenship papers long after
their arrival.
A law as rigid as that proposed by
Commissioner Keefe might have the
effect of barring out some very desira
ble foreigners who, after a short resi
dence here, might be very glad to be
come citizens, even though they were
not ready when tney first entered the
country.
So long as the great and
growing West is as short on labor as It
Is at the present time, it is not clear
that any very rigid restriction should
be placed on clean,' healthy Immi
grants who come to this country to
better their condition. There would
be a distinct advantage in shutting out
some of the foreign Jawsmiths and an
archists who devote the time they
spend out of Jail in this country to
stirring up strife among those who
really work for a lving. The greatest
avenue open for reform in the immi
gration problem is that which will pro
vide for a more equitable distribution
of newcomers throughout the country.
Too many are located In the congested
labor centers of the East, and an in
sufficient number in the West.
THE TALE OF CHARITY.
The tale of charity as worked out
by various charitable organizations of
this city, has its basis for-the-most
part in a single cause. This is found
in irresponsible parentage, especial
ly Irresponsible fatherhood and in
competent, subjugated motherhood.
Almost three 'times out of four
the tale that charity boards hear
from the life of the destitute
mothers of destitute children Is
that of the desertion or his family by
the husband and father. Sometimes,
by way of dreary variation, the tale
runs in this wise: "We found upon
Investigating the case that the mother
(of from five to ten, perhaps) was
feeble minded; that the father was a
man of brutal instincts and, withal,
lazy, and that the children were piti
fully neglected." Or again: "The
mother was sickly, the father addicted
to drink and their home unfit for a
human habitation." Generally, how
ever, the story is of the father's deser
tion, the mother's struggles over the
washtub to secure bare subsistence
for her brood and the final appeal to
public charity. Occasionally a woman
disregards the natural instincts of
motherhood and deserts her children,
but this is of relatively seldom oc
currence. ,
There is no remedy for this condi
tion of unfit paternity that the public,
or the average legislator Is as, yet
inclined to Indorse. There' will be in
time, a demand for this subject that
will be heard. Until this time comes,
thrift will be taxed to support the
spawn of unthrift; responsible per
sons will be called upon to make up
the deficiencies of the irresponsible,
and withal the multiplication of the
unfit will continue and increase. The
story told- by the records of charitable
institutions Is one of pity, with an ele
ment of righteous Indignation running
through every detail. Thrift, in con
Junction with, and governed by hu
manity, bears the burden and must
continue to bear it, until the only logi
cal remedy is duly declared . by law
and rigorously applied. This, it is
needless to say, is the sterilization of
the unfit. ,
HONEST PREACHERS.
Whether the Rev. D. H. Carrick can
earn a more honest living as a street
car conductor than he did while pastor
of his little church In Lawrence, Kan.,
Is a subject for curious speculation. He
says In effect that he "did not dare to
preach the truth" from the pulpit he
has abandoned, since If he did he
would have to condemn the conduct of
most of his church members and thus
make enemies of them. "No, sir," ex
claims Mr. Carrick, in explaining his
lapse from the pulpit to the streetcar,
"I don't believe a preacher can live
an honest life. He lives a lie every day
in order not to offend the influential
members of his congregation. Thank
God, I am earning an honest living
now and nobody can criticise me."
Thus blithely doth Mr. Carrick put off
the uniform of salvation to put on the
cap and coat of a predatory corpora
tion. Gaily as the bridegroom goeth
to his bride he renounces allegiance
to the bloodstained banner of the cross
and enrolls himself under the black
flag of commercial piracy. At least
that Is one way of putting the matter.
Doubtless he Is perfectly sincere In
believing that his present occupation Is
more honest than his preaching was,
and why should we take the trouble to
dispute it? He ought to know better
than anybody else, whether he was a
hypocrite or not, when he was sup-
Dosed to be proclaiming the Joyful tid
ings of salvation to a dying race and
was in reality worrying over his patent
leather shoes. He tells us his patent
leather shoes were one burden upon
his soul, while stylish dinners were
another. As a preacher he- could not
enjoy either of these Indispensable lux
uries without evoking criticism. The
heart knoweth Its own bitterness and
Mr. Carrick is the best witness to his
woes, but he goes rather too far when
he maintains that all preachers are as
silly and pusillanimous as himself.
There are plenty of ministers who
would go through life singing like
larks from morn till dewy eve every
day of their lives and praising the Lord
with loud thanksgivings, if they never
saw a patent leather shoe or dined In
the shadow of a finger bowl. The feel
ing that they are rescuing souls from
perdition Is sufficient to make their
lives a perpetual hallelujah. One fears
that Mr. Carrick's thoughts were too
Intently fixed on his shoes to leave
much room for lost sinners in his
mind. If he had prayed more, and
worried less about such things as ele
gant clothes his fall from grace would
not have been so- abysmal. " He may
not know it, but the world Is full of
preachers who tell their rich church
members the truth straight from the
shoulder. When a minister cares more
for the coming of the kingdom than
he does for luxurious living, he Is not
afraid to slash down sinners with his
tmgue.
Evidently poor Mr. Carrick is a
weakling as well as a simpleton. He
never ought to have entered the pulpit,
which is a place for the sons of thun
der. In the streetcar he will be vastly
more at home, but we doubt If he will
be more honest. With his sensitive
conscience, how can he bring himself
to wring a nickel from a poor widow
for whom he provides no seat? This
is what he will do dozens of times a
day if he holds his job. Is that per
formance any more, honorable than It
Is to butter over the sins of a rich pew
owner? The truth- is that there is a chance
for a coward' to be base In every call
ing on earth. It takes- more courage
to- be strictly .upright in some very
humble careers than it does in the pul
pit. All of us can be slavishly com
pliant if we are so inclined. Few of
us have the adamantine courage to
face the devil down always. There are
days when he gets the better of the
stanchest and bravest. The trouble
with Mr. Carrick is that he has given
up the struggle and fled from his post.
When a man does that his case is be-
Lyond salvation. He has committed .
the-unpardonable sin. He has not he-
come more honest; he has only proved
that he was an unfaithful steward.
A drunken bridge-lender for the
second time within six weeks neglected
to close the gate on the Burnslde
bridge Wednesday night and an auto
mobile party narrowly escaped plung
ing into the river. It may excite some
curiosity as to why a drunken bridge
tencfer, whose carelessness had imper
iled the lives of one party six weeks
ago was retained in a position where he
could repeat the serious offense. It
should be remembered, however, that
bridge-tenders are under control of the
County Court, and that the work of
computing the cost of prisoners' meals
occupies so much of the time of the
court that' the matter of efficiency or
sobriety cannot well be considered.
So much statistical work has been
compiled by experts hired by -the
County Court to show how cheaply
meals could be served, if certain con
ditions were different and other con
ditions were the same, that for diver
sion the expert might be turned loose
to figure out the amount of damage
the county will be obliged to pay when
some drunken bridge-tender leaves
the gate open once too often.
The Italian residents of New York
have just unveiled a statue erected in
honor of Giovanni de Verrazano, who
is said to have beaten Henry Hudson
and the Half Moon into New York
harbor by eighty-five years. This
seems like a considerable margin in
Giovanni's favor, when we consider
that the world utters violent exclama
tions whenever a twentieth-century
explorer gets in a few days late with
his announcement of discovery of the
"big nail." Nearly 400 years have
elapsed since the distinguished Italian
anchored off the future hunting
grounds of the Tammany braves, and
Perhaps 400 years hence some one will
be unveiling monuments to both Cook
and , Peary, without . any danger of
harsh language on either side. Time
is a great leveler of discoverers of New
York, as well as of North Pole hunt
ers. Michael Conboy, Captain of Police in
San Francisco, with a good record ex
tending over more than twenty-five
years of service, is In custody with a
charge of murder against him. He
celebrated the birth of a grandchild by
getting drunk, and while In that condi
tion shot a young man who was en
deavoring to help him from the gutter
into which he had fallen. The victim
lingered four months, but died
Wednesday. There Is a strong tem
perance lesson In the tragedy, but, un
fortunately .for the peace and happi
ness of mankind, not enough attention
Is paid these lessons until it is too late.
Judge Ben. Llndsley's story, of the
way "the Interests" dominate the
courts and legislature of Colorado and
rule the politics of Denver, as told in
"Everybody's Magazine," is interesting
chiefly because it Is true. It deals
directly with men, giving their names
and ' events, giving particulars and
dates in a plain, straightforward way,
that can hardly fail to make the peo
ple of the Centennial State sit up and
take notice. .
A London cable announces that King
Edward Is openly Intervening in gov
ernment affairs in an -effort to prevent
the crisis threatened by the Ministry's
financial plans. It is not stated how
far the royal intervention extends, but
If the King will hand over the million
pounds lie is reported to have won on
Morgan's tip to buy steel, it will help
the Ministry's financial plans a little.
One distinguished German-American
will not be forgotten toy Oregon
In the present generation. We should
have waited long after 1883 for our
first transcontinental railroad except
for the enterprise of Henry "Vlllard.
Portland detectives seem to be doing
nothing to solve 'the mystery of the
poisoned tea sent from Seattle. Judg
ing from their masterly inactivity in
the Real case, the Portland detectives
may be wiser than they seem.
J. M. Barrie, the talented Scotch au
thor and playwright, is the latest to
app'v for a divorce. From his grasp
of the problem, as shown in his works,
he should ie the last to appear in this
role.
A man is caught occasionally In San
Francisco. A bookkeeper who altered
city records was awarded a five-year
sentence Wednesday. Minnows get
caught before the statute of limitations
runs out.
Whatever views any one may hold
as to the merits of the North Pole
controversy, It must he admitted that
Cook has tola the most fascinating
story of the year.
When an auto stops on the brink of
death which Is the classic name for
the open draw it may mean that the
chauffeur was a little less vigilant than
the bridge-tender.
Bar-Tie's first success in the world
of letters was "When a Man's Single."
He may now write a sequel, changing
the last word In the title to "married."
"What are things coming to, anyhow?
Here is a San Fransisco policeman
held for murder, and a local officer
pays a fine for assault on a citizen.
Hearst can't prevent a lot of citizens
from voting for him, but his enforced
candidacy puts his newspapers Into
an embarrassing situation.
If' Porter t Bros, do their work
promptly, Portland may be depended
on to send a big delegation to the next
county fair at Prlneville.
Speaking of fairs, one can now see
more for the money In the little town
of Gresham next week than in all the
expositions in the land.
Beauties of creation would be In
complete unless supplemented once a
year with fine horses, handsome women
and stylish garb.
You'll have to hurry if you have not
yet seen the Seattle Fair, for it closes
next week. ' '
Lost, strayed or stolen: A bunch of
"charges" by R. E. Peary against F.
A. Cook.
Novelist Barrie's friends may take
the liberty of calling him Sentimental
Jhnmie.
For today, at least, Pittsburg will
be the news center of the United
States. j
POLE FINDERS SHOULD BE MANLY
Jealousy and Spite Will Spoil Even
Ilrave Men's Triumphs.
New York Independent.
It Is of no great importance to the world
which of two men was the first to reach
the Pole, nor is it of vital Importance to
either of the claimants that his claim be
accepted. But it is of vital Importance
that they should show themselves gener
ous and manly. We have been reticent
on the subject of the charges of falsehood
o n .I imnrtsturA mad bv Commander
! Peary against Dr. Cook, but we do not
feel Inclined to be longer silent. The aet
word from Mr. Whitney confirms the im
pression received from Commander
Peary's utterances, that he is consumed
by an unworthy jealousy which warps his
judgment of what Is either true or right.
We learn from Mr. Whitney's telegram to
Dr. Cook, and from the correspondent of
the Herald with Mr. Whitney, that when
Peary allowed Mr. Whitney to sail with
him on the Roosevelt he refused to permit
him to take with him the instruments and
any other tilings committed to his care by
Dr. Cook, and he was obliged to leave
them cached In Btah. He was not al
lowed even to take the sled Dr. Cook had
given him. This: Is nothing other than
petty spite against the man who claims
to have anticipated him, and must have
been meant to do an injury. This is a
matter of morals, and morals is more
than discovery. Mr. Whitney has no doubt
that Dr. Cook reached the Pole. We feel
compelled to say that throughout this un
fortunate business Dr. Cook, assuming,. as
we do, his claim to be true, has spoken
and acted like a gentleman, while Com
mander Peary has acted quite otherwise.
An -old rhyme tells us:
Were I eo tall to reach the Pole,
Or grasp the ocean by my span,
I muot be measured by my' soul:
The mind's the standard of the man.
MAKE A SHRINE OF JIEM.U-OOSB.
A Historical Society Asked to Care for
Indian Barylne Ground.
THE, DALLES, Or., Oct. 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Memaloose Island, situated in the
Columbia River a few miles below The
Dalles, was once a burying ground of the
Indians. Weapons deposited with some ot
the badies and trinkets of various kinds,
including often small coins, were to be
seen there prior to the high water of 1S94.
Relic hunters and thoughtless persons
carried away most of these trinkets, and
the great flood of '94 almost swept the
island clear of everything.
People used to visit there In canoes, and
scores of Vpeople were discharged from
steamers- I understand that steamers are.
now forbidden to land there, but not ca
noes. I do not believe that people should
be prevented from landing on Memaloose
Island at any time, after proper steps
have been taken for the safety of what
remains there.
One plan of which I think well of is,
that some authority, state or National, or
some society of a historical nature, should
take this matter in hand, gather up all
Indian remains on the Island, place them
on the highest suitable spot, enclose the
burylng-ground with an iron paling, fence
high and strong enough to resist any ordi
nary attempt to enter. The cost would
be practically email. I believe it to be the
duty of some historical society to press
this matter to tho front and proceed to
the work at once before another flood
has swept away the last vestige of evi
dence. . O. B. CON NELLY.
Lenaon In Tolerance.
New York Medical Journal.
We know gentleTnen who for 70 years
and more have partaken of meat three
times a day and of fried potatoes, hot
bread, strong coffee, sausage, scrapple,
hash, pate de foies gras, tea, highballs,
claret, champagne and all kinds of abom
inations unto the dietitian without appar
ent Impairment of their health. One
conspicuous sign of their sanity is their
non-insistence upon this diet as suited
to everybody, babies, for Instance, anJ
convalescents. They watch unperturbed
neighbors who think a steak and "French
fried" the acme of an evening meal, or
who devour poached eggs at that sacred
function, who cut lettuce and put sugar
on It, who take cold meats and marma
lade for breakfast, who love pie bo that
they would take it hypodermlcally if they
could. Unmoved they regard their bltt-sr
enemies, armed some of them with scales,
attacking their Salisbury steaks or their
wheat hurled from a torpedo tube. . Why
will not the shadow of a shade feeder be
equally tolerant? This particular form of
interference with personal liberty is con
tagious and demands prompt stamping
out. At luncheon recently an old friend
attacked the writer violently for min
gling a second cup of coffee with cream,
emphasizing warmly the action of caf
feine on the heart. He paused only to
gulp his fourth litre of German beer.
" i
Rather Rude Questions.
New York Sun.
Many invitations have been received
by New York Democrats to attend the
silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Bryan, and upon the cards are engraved
the words, "No presents." Not so fond
of silver as he was. Might almost lead
one to think that years had brought him
wisdom. By the way, how many anni
versaries can he count of Presidential
candidacies? '
Talking Poatal-Card to Greet Us.
Washington, D. C, dispatch.
"The talking postal-card Is the in
vention of a French, engineer," said
George S. Williams, patent attorney, of
'Chicago, at the Rlggs, "and has be
come so popular in that country that
the American rights have been se
cured, and the device will be placed in
the cities of this country.
"The person wiBhlng to send a talk
ing postal-card to a friend," continued
Mr. Williams, "enters the booth and
talks into a machine that records the
words on a specially prepared postal
card. When the recipient receives the
card 100 or 1000 miles away, he, or
perhaps she, takes the card to the
nearest booth and inserts it in a ma
chine which talks the message it con
tains. The record on the postal-card
Is indestructible, and the exact voice
of the sender. Is heard."
No Need of Direct Primaries.
Rochester (N. Y.) Post-Express.'
What Is needed is not so much a radi
cally different method of nominating can
didates as the- more general participa
tion of the people In the present method.
Our nominating machinery is pretty good
as it is, but the people do not make suf
ficient use of it.
Warming;.
New York Herald.
Man milliners are said to be secretly
backing the suffragette movement on the
supposition that when woman can vote
she will control the purse strings and
spend more money-for hats.
The Taxeater.
J. W. Foley in Philadelphia Ledger.
Village taxea la too high."
HI Griggs says, an' sets' up nigh
Ezry'a cider on a bench.
An' he takes a glass -t' squencn
Of his thirst, an' never says
Pap er by-yer-leave to Ez.
An then Ezry tells us dry.
'Tax on cider's special high. '
Jlst when HI Grlgga sets up nigh.
Hi GrigEfl says that one tax leads
To another, an' says greed's
Gittln' holt of th'- trustees.
An' he hunts around and sees
IV'here th' spilt salt herrin' la,
Jist as ef th' store was his.
An' then Ezry speaks up dry:
"Tax on herrin- foliers nigh
Onto cider don't It, Hi?"
HI GrlRRS says ther's no excuse
. For them folks as don't perduce.
But thet list consumes, an' he's
Ixjokln' all th" time fer cheese.
Am' he's dry -enough by then
Br'm to take a drink again.
Bzry says It beats th deuoe
How much them consumers use
iAa' how seldom they perdue.
i
Opens Way to Fraud aad Wild Finance
Without Protecting Depositors.
' New York Times.
When the sundry proposals to guar
antee bank deposits were pending,
those preferring other methods of at
taining the same results agreed that
the existence of such a law would pro
duce conditions which it was the ob
ject of sound banking to avert. The
prophecy seems to have come true, for
an Oklahoma bank, organized within
a year, has failed, and the guarantee
fund Is being drawn upon to pay off
the depositors. They are receiving
their money on demand, and it might
seem that the law Is vindicated. But
this is" the beginning of the incident,
not the end. The guarantee fund is not
like the widow's cruse. It requires to
be filled, and the banks which have to
fill it are already objecting to making
good the deficiencies produced by the
bad banking of others. It seems, there
fore, that depositors must depend, not
upon something permanent, like hon
esty and -efficiency of administration,
and possession of assets, but upon a
fund liable to , be exhausted, and not
certain of replenishment.. While this
feeling would be natural among de
positors, a similar feeling would be
natural for managers of banks like
that one now in difficulties. Those
banks which failed first would secure
the largest portion of other people's
money for remedying their errors' of
Judgment. In these aspects the guar
antee of deposits appears In its true
light as a premium upon bad banking.
This bank may not have been or
ganized precisely to avail itself of the
assistance now extended, but It shows
the way for others bo to organize.
And the evil is not limited to this bank.
It was .a reserve agent, and the re
serves deposited with it are either lost
or dependent upon the guarantee fund
for replacement. Instead of the flurry
being limited to Oklahoma City, as
sistance is needed from banks in sev
eral neighboring cities, 'and In other
states, where there Is no guarantee
law. Help would be forthcoming as
promptly without a guarantee fund as
with-it Just north of Oklahoma lies
Kansas, where there are J9.000.000 of
deposits under a guarantee at a recent
date of cash $4500. and a "good faith"
fund of J50.000. How long would this
last under a test like that In Okla
homa? The friends of the guarantee
Idea ought to be the first to rejoice at
the incident. If there is any way of
getting other people to make good your
losses without cost to you, knowledge
of it and action accordingly should be
prompt and general. There are many
who have no objection to Insuring any
thing, upon proper principles, applica
ble to bank deposits as well as to other
property, but wno do object to obliga
tory insurance. Imposed by law because
depositors have more votes than bank
managers. Being near-to the scene.
The Kansas City Journal recently ex
pressed In a breezy Western way views
worth reproducing upon the occurrence
of events then merely expected:
"The Kansas bank guarantee law Is
not only a scheme to get deposits on
false pretenses it is a lottery pure and
simple; the first bank that breaks
takes the pot. The scheme would be
bad even if it were generally under
stood by depositors. Being generally
misunderstood it is a crime."
Mr. Taft'a Subsidy Frank neae.
New York Post.
There was little new in what the Pres
ident had to say in Seattle about ship
subsidies, and he took merely a position
which he has held before. All recent
Republican Presidents have argued as he
did yesterday, and the party platforms
have vaguely promised legislation to "re
store the merchant marine"; yet the long
story has been of subsidies deferred and
the hearts of those who would person
ally profit by them made sick. Mr. Taft,
Indeed, went one step further In honesty
than any of his Republican predecessors.
Referring to the' charge that to grant
ship subsidies jvould be to take money
out of the treasury and put It in private
pockets, he said that this was only what
we were already doing, since we were
similarly "contributing to private com
panies in effect, by our protective tariff
law." "Protectionists will not thank him
for this appalling frankness, whatever
the subsidy-hunters may do.
Danger of Too Many Courts.
Chicago Journal.
The legal machinery of the United
States and its various states is already
overburdened with complications. Emi
nent lawyers regard the customs court
as unnecessary. Apy railroad dispute
that cannot In some form be brought
within the scope of existing courts is dif
ficult to conceive.
New special courts simply add possi
bilities for prolonging lawsuits. There
is grave danger to the average citizen in
the multiplication of costly legal ma
chinery. Better simplify existing court
systems and bring court of final resort
within reach- of the poor man than add
to the rich corporation's opportunities of
cheating the poor man of justice by re
course to new courts and greater ex
penses. High Coat of Living.
-New York Sun.
A young lady who teaches school near
Pittsburg has brought suit for breach
of promise against the principal of the
town schools, asking $25,000 damages. In
court her attorney stated that his client
had lost 25 pounds In weight as a result
of her disappointment, and urged that
$1000 per pound was not an excessive
claim, under the circumstances. High
prices rule, nowadays. The cost of living
is going up very fast indeed. The deal
ers In food products cannot be called ex
tortionate at this rate.
. Why the President Sped Om,
Eugene Register.
Nearly 2000 people gathered at ' the
depot Sunday night to see President
Taffs special train go sailing by and
it did. The President was so Im
pressed with his stay in Oregon that
one more stop especially In Eugene
would doubtless have put him In a
mood to remain a permanent resident
of the state with . headquarters in the
educational center.
NFWSPAFER WAIFS.
"Why do you call him effemlnateT" "He
never knows when he's said enough."
Detroit Free Press.
"Pa, what's an affinity?" "A woman with
whom a man would have been miserable If
he had happened to get her for his wife."
Chicago Kecord-Herald.
"You speak of Grindletgh as a man of
much literary nnlsh." What do you mean
by that?" "Well, he once wrote a book of
more than 700 pages. It fell dead, aad he
ilult writing." Chicago Tribune.
"Did the presidential train atop at Plunk
vllle?" "It did not," admitted the Mayor of
that thriving village, "But one of the party
threw out a burnt match as they parsed
through." Louisville Courier-Journal.
American -Tourist Say, Mr. Constable.
I'm a stranger In these parts. MeSbe you kin
tell me where I be? Bobby You are In
Lunnon, sir. American Tourist I know that;
but what part of London ? Bobby 'Bout
the very worst part, sir. Judge.
The teacher (reading) Then the girl
warrior faced the mocking foe and un
sheathed her deadly weapon. What does
that mean, children? "Well, Elvira? Elvira
Please, ma'am, I think It means she stuck:
out her tongue. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. X (away from home) John, did
you leave . out anything for the cat before
you started?
Mr. X (who dislikes the beast) Yes; I
left a can of condensed milk on the table,
with the can-opener beside it. Human Life.
Little Clarence Pa. I honestly don't be
lieve it does me a bit of good when you
thrash me.
Mr. Callipers I besln to suspect as much,
my son, but you hae no Idea how much
good It sometimes does me to thrash you.
Exchange. ,
TORTURE HELL FOR DRUNKARDS.
Mrs. Besant Unfolds Scheme of Reform
and Reincarnation.
New York Times.
The more or less orthodox hell, as
pictured In the pulpits of the more rural
pastors of Christendom, is declared to
be utterly without rhyme or reason by
Mrs. Annie Besant, the president of
the Theosoohical Society. In her lec
ture on "Life Here and After Death."
But the theosophical hell which she
pictured left the small audience with
out effervescent enthusiasm.
The drunkard would not cease to
know the terrible craving ' for liquor,
Mrs. Besant said. He would experience
it intensified a hundredfold, she de
clared, because his substance would be
more subtle and more subject to vi
brations of pleasure and pain. And he
would be compelled to drift In and
around tha places he had drunk In
while on earth. He wdnld know that
the barkeeper sat a foaming schooner
on the walnut board before him. He
would know that a glass filled with
Ice and seltzer and Scotch whisky sat .
on the bar. Nay, he would be conscious
even If a highball sat untasted. for
some reason, on the bar, but he could
not connect with It.
And thus he would go on for years
and years, suffering untold and un
tenable agonies, until finally the
coarseness of his fiber would be re
fined to that point where ho would
receive another chance on earth, where
upon he would be reincarnated into
another physical body, and begin gath
ering experiences again. -
So, too, the criminal who had known
remorse for his deeds, when on this
plane, would in the next plane after
death go over his evil actions and
thoughts again and again, suffering
over and over the same intensified
pangs of earth.
GRANT URGES CANTEEN FOR ARMY.
Does Tola Bar Him From Prohibition
Nominutlon for Prealdntf
(New York Sun.)
It seems that the parade in Chicasco '
was as much a good government ami
law and order parade as a temperance
affair, although, as Is usually the case
on such occasions, the temperance peo
ple claimed the lion's share of the
glory. They regard General Grant as
one of them, and since the parade he
has been "mentioned" exuberantly as
a desirable Prohibition candidate for
the Presidency. But ho will hardly be
nominated, although a total abstainer,
for he is an outspoken advocate of the
restoration of the Army Canteen, the
very mention of which gives a Prohi
bitionist a conniption fit. In a report
made by General Grant when he com
manded the Department of Texas In
1903 he said:
Aside from other recreation features of
g-arrlson life, the cantoen, which is the en
listed man's clubroom, la a protected circle
into which no vice or depredation can enter.
This Is true, because the Army can
teen as conducted under the direction
of regimental officers was a place of
refreshment and harmless recreation
and not of Indulgence and license. But
of course the temperance societies will
never admit it. and they have had In
fluence enough with Congress to Inter
dict the canteen. We think that when
a total abstainer like General Grant
urges Its restoration he deserves much
more credit than an Army officer who
takes the same view of the question
but consumes such alcoholic beverages
as he fancies. Nevertheless, General
Grant would be Just as much anathema
to the temperance societies seeking a
candidate for the Presidency, since his
advocacy of the canteen would put
them on the defensive during the cam
paign. '
Bank Guarantee In Oklahoma.
Chicago Tribune.
There is a wide gap between the de
posit guaranty fund which Oklahoma has
accumulated and the amount due the de
positors of the state bank whose doors
have Just been closed. One is $000,000
and the other Is $3,000,000. If the depos
itors were to demand their money im
mediately the banks which are working
under the guaranty law would have to
stand a special assessment of Jl.OOO.OOOi.
That would bear hard upon many of
them. So there Is already a protest
against the levying of ' the assessment.
The bank failed because It had loaned
far too great a proportion of its funds
and some of its loans were on insuffi
cient security. The Oklahoma guaranty
deposit scheme has encouraged reckless
banking and the organization of an un
necessary number of banks, bidding
against each other for business. Now
one reckless bank has gone to tKe wall.
The advocates of tho deposit guaranty
plan should hope that more may not fol
low. If they were to do so the state
would be hard put to it to redeem its
pledge to depositors.
Bosses ' Like Direct Primaries.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
In Cook County the direct primary has
visibly strengthened the boss and macli
It harder to break down an odious ma
chine. And so all over Illinois soher
mlnded men are reaching the conclusion
that the direct primary is not worth Us
price. Why experiment with this failure
any more?
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SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
JOHN BROWN'S FAMOUS
RAID, 1859-1909
Great Abolitionist's mad 'act at
Harper's Ferry recalled; glimpses
into his character; part played by
a Portland man in suppressing the
riot.
HOMESEEKING IN
CENTRAL OREGON
Taking up 320-acre dry farms
which Uncle Sam is now giving
away to actual settlers.
UP ROGUE RIVER
TO CRATER LAKE
Real't)regon fishing story by a
real fisherman, who angled not
for trout, but for glory alone.
WORKED THEIR WAY
THROUGH COLLEGE
Men of National repute in -various
vocations who worked for
money that paid for their educa
tion. INTERVIEW WITH
JOHN D. "ROCKFELLOW"
The Japanese Schoolboy ex
tracts opinions from the oil king
in his artless fashion.
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