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If Oregon shall bar three repre
sentatives In 'Congress under the re
ap port lor. mpr.t. It la clear that Mult
nomah County alone will be entitled
to one. and the two others will ba
given to districts created from the re
mainder of the etai. It la not going
to be an easy job. and no arrange
ment for the atate-at-large will sat
isfy eve rybody. The suggestion from
one quarter that Clatsop and Co
lumbia be attached to Multnomah
mar be dismissed without aerioua con
sideration. The smaller counties
would object, for obvious reasons;
and, besides. Multnomah has Its quota
of population without any additions.
A natural and logical division la
II Multnomah; (I) the Willamette
Valley and the coast counties; and
(1) Eastern Oregon and Southern
Oregon. There wlll be objection and
criticism, doubtless: and The Ore Io
nian does not present such an appor
tionment as a plan, but merely as
suggestion. Who van offer a better
solution?
rAJKXU rosT orziuxs.
Quite an agitation seems to have
been stirred up among the small
storekeepers by the news that the
parcels post may possibly receive fa
vorable attention In Congress this
Winter. The resolutions adopted by
the 6a! em merchants the other day
might be paralleled dozens of times
over In other towns, while the coun
try traders also speak on the subjeot
In no uncertain tones. They are
afraid that the parcels post, if it
should be established, would put them
out of business. This fear Is nat
ural In the minds of men who have
not taken much pains to study the
question broadly, ana may nave oreu
stimulated by the express companies.
In fact. It Is the express company
which the parcels post would really
endanger. The Intelligent and pro
gressive storekeeper In town or coun
try has nothing to fear from It. If
he keeps goods as desirable as Ills city
competitor he can sell them and hold
his trade. If he does not. It Is only
fair to say that he ought to lose hli
trade. The law ought not to be es
pecially tender to tha negligent and
Indifferent storekeeper. The Interest
f the general public Is superior to
Chat of any class.
The middlemen of the country per
form a useful function. In some cases
they are Indispensable, but when their
profits conflict with the welfare of
the entire community, it seems as If
there were no question who should
give way. Even If the parcels post
actually threatened the profits of the
middlemen, the unprejudiced cltlxen
must still hold that It ought to be
established because of Its profound
utility to the community In general.
From all parts of the Cnlted States
we read complaints of the decadence
of country life. In some sections the
population Is diminishing. In others
It Is Impossible to maintain schools,
churches and other civilizing agen
cies because of the lethargy of the
Inhabitants. Everywhere the cry
arises that the young and . vigorous
members of the community desert the
farm and seek the city. They do so
because of the comparative disadvan
tages of rural life. Its Isolation, the
difficulty In reaching markets, the
tribute which Is levied by the middle
man on the farmer's products, all
contribute to make country life un
attractive. The growth of the cities
at the expense of the rural districts
Is one of the evil phenomena of our
times. It Is responsible for the high
cost of food to a large extent. If the
decline of rural population and In
dustry continues there is seme danger
that the very existence of the Nation
may be Imperlled.
The Oregonian hue received a let
ter, printed In another column today,
which gives a faithful picture of
country life It appears to a work
man In the city. This man fully un
derstands the hardships of the city,
but he goes on to say that an Intelli
gent person would prefer to live from
hand to mouth in town "where he
can at least enjoy advantages which
k- nn, of hia reach In some
Isolated spot remote from neighbors
where he would be snui in ror momns
..-4na tfi rminV season On SCCOlint
of Impassable roads." This Is not a
mere city man s dream or conaiuons.
It Is actual fact. To a -person accus
tomed to the comforts of civilisation
,n.,nti-r Ufa U aimrlv Impossible with-
out a great deal of Improvement, and
-ii .nnns aha nave stuciea me sub
ject without bias agree that the one
supreme Improvement would come
from the Introduction of the parcels
post. Tha small storekeeper shrieks
at once. "But It would put me out
of business." Suppose It did. The
Nation does rot exist for the small
storekeeper. There are other people
worth considering. But It would not
put him out of business. It would
not Injure him In the least. Other
Nations have the parcels post In full
operation, have had It for years, and
It has not harmed their country mer
chants. Why should It rula ours?
Their fears are chimeras.
But what would the parcels post
do for the farmer? It would enable
him to do his trading without making
a trip to the Tillage over the muddy
roads. The Importance of thla can
only be appreciated by those who
know what country roads are. It
would enable the farmer to sell his
produce to the city cominur without
the aid of any middleman. What
this mean at both end of the trans
action may be gathered from fccre
tary WUson's last report. Taking tile
whole country Into consideration, Lr.
Wilson says, the farmer receive but
10 per cent of the selling price of his
goods. The rest goes to the carriers
and middlemen. The latter get it
per cent. In our opinion this Is too
much. However useful they may be,
they ar certainly overpaid. Of
course their receipts are not all profit,
but part is. and on the other hand
part la sheer waste. The competing
milk wagons and grocer's carts which
travel over the sam routes, a Secre
tary Wilson suggests, are examples of
senseless wast. With the parcels
post In operation, our farmers, like
those of Germany, could ship eggs,
apples, or poultry directly from the
land to the city Consumer. The seller
would receive mor than h doe now
and th purchaser would pay less.
Millions of people would be directly
and largely benefited. This Is not
Idle speculation. The process It In
daily operation Jn every European
nation except Russia and Turkey.
A letter from a man in Wlnlock,
which Tb Oregonian also print to
day, raises the difficulty that the
postofflc could not transport good
at th proposed parcel poet rat
without loss. This objection Is en
tirely visionary. Parcels would be
carried In the rural delivery carts
which now travel back and forth
empty. There would be no additional
expense whatever. The receipts from
the parcel fees would be pure gain to
the postortce. As a business propo
sition the estsbllshment of the par
cels post on rural routes has every
thing In Its favor and nothing what
ever against It. '
r"AXIC OI PREVENTABLE.
"Panics are . no longer necessary
and no longer respectable. It is for
the Government to say whether we
shall have panic In th futur or not.
It is a mere matter of choice." says
Secretary MacVeagh 1n his annual re
port. In his desire to emphasise the
shortcomings of our present banking
system th Secretary may hav been
tempted to exaggerate In his state
menu. Every paaic that hae visited
thla country has disclosed weak points
In our banking system, and 'the In
flexibility of our money system nat
urally aggravates the trouble when
It appears.- The bald statement, "It
la for the Oovernment to say whether
we shall have panic in th futur
or not" Is too sweeping. Panics are
the natural reault of extraraganca
,on the part of the individual, town,
city. tat or Nation. In good time
and' bad times alike there are certain
Individual who spend more than they
earn. As prosperity Increases the
number of "these wastrels Increases
and gradually their influenc extends
until the communities and the Nation
are living ahead of the Income.
Thl unhealthy condlUon continue
until a crop failure, or even a rumor
of something unfavorable about to
. .-h. .a.nltj acurrvlng to the
cyclone' cellars. Then the panic. Oc-
casionally these -siampeuca ui
... ... ... in iv-ma. and the panio
Is averted, but It la hardly possible for
the Government to evoive '
. .k-. win ntirlv crevent pan-
BJ atriu "... - -
les precipitated by the extravagance
. . ., i.i th. In-
and gamming proFct..v.f - -dividual.
It Is possible, and It Is very
necessary, that a plan be provided
by which legitimate business may suf
fer less, while the liquidation of the
spendthrift' commitments la m
itrusi-, " " - ' -
- i A nanlrs. tint 11 a few
-. Kilt f.rft Will DO UU irtt
nent euii""v v -
million American are ms;"i
oculated with the germs ot inr.ii. u
cauuuu. t .
The Democrats now coming im
power In Congress have been ioua m
nf rnrrenrv reform and
lour V1 w. -
at the next session of Congress will
hav an opportunity to p" a""--
n-.fa th.m tn sass laws that
Ltti . I. Ttanlra impossible, but
fa. - .mnu nnnortunlty for an
. r tha nresent lnflex-
ible regulations which cannot ease the
strain when money Is tight or take
up the alack when it is too P '
KKASOX TO BE ITtOlD.
It is pleasing indeed to have one's
virtues lauded, even iutu . -
in -AmnaHann with the char-
mtiuiuutj v
acterisUc of another, and therefore
Portland will undoubteaiy oe inieresti
mJI in the following comment received
br The Oregonian from a young
arntnnn nOW Visiting In Seattle!
R.c.Btly I cam. from visit
friands h.rs stopplns a short Urn. la ijw
rltT and then itndin my trip aorta.
5"':. . , . i ...n't a alnsla time
soma dlxputa ccncarnlng tlte sisa ana "
latloB at Saatlla ana ParUand. but sluca
. ...... v. . . k n a monotonous
llttla -ira" Tha jaaiouay niiii.;
1 l!Liisaiv awful! and I ao Ilka
,o know what eass-d i hla
hi!rsttieuae era BH4 wlin the sry
Portland. Won t jroo tall ma why?
The Oregonian feel that It may b
proper to xpres opinion 01
causes for Portland's admission of
Seattle's progress and advancement,
v... K.arrla'a attitude toward the
same things dlcoverable lrf Portland
. f-.r that extended discussion
i-a ... tntn a tran unlntentlon-
III lg !1 L lev ' -
ally set by the Inquiring visitor from
the south. Thus might w be doing
the very thing h commends Portland
xor DDI oi"l-
r...t.nrf ia now conscious of the
strength of Its location at tha head
of navigation In a great inii-.ir,
. mm whence water-level rail
routes diverge north, south and east
1-. - Vaat-rlAVaiODina vrapirv. 4
i . i. .AAn aaattrad bv Jame J
lain; n j
Hill that mor railroad construction
wlU be undertaken in Oregon in n
than In any other state in tne union
i.w . V. nnaalhla BVCentlon Of MOO'
tana. It has Just heard th predic
tion by R. B. Miller. Northwest trafflo
manager of the Harriman system, that
. i -i .Ammirrlil Industrial and
raiirvw,
agricultural progress, now certain in
Portland's territory, will make this a
city of 600,000 population by 120.
The development on which Mr. Mll
, .jiMinn 1a based I now un
der way and Portland Is busy con
structing sky-scrapers, lactone .
u ,n kn cac with this
growth too busy, in fact, to watch
other cities except to guard ror rort-
, v.., I. inatW Portland's. And
lsstly, the spirit of pull-together has
... - Ftn hold of Portland,
through th preaching of th Oregon
- kl.k mimtnAm
Development .League, wiuv.
....tinti riv all commercial
organizations of the Northwest for
the benefit or ail. mi
i.. i.. v.--, mtita to further ad-
vancement ia not alon th Un of
depreciation of other ommuutu.
Portland recognise the rivalry of
Seattle only in tne lerrnorj iv.--.-
tk.t raiai MlaHons must be com-
pettUve, In uch localities there may
aiwa t some coniuct, ou. were
Portland hones and expect to make
the better showing.
Will Th Oregonian leu ny "
overlooks a chance for bickerings
ari,h .QortiT Snrelv we wlIL Port
land la conceited and has reason to
be. The conceited do not worry aooux
the fine qualities of others.
OOJiSERVATlOX WITHOCT r.
PAnumllnn with USA." which th
President plainly adopts as a princi
ple, IS, or must oe, accepmuie w v
ntira Wast, which is beins: conserved
without use: but, as the Boise States
man bluntly says, "let us nave k.
The State of Idaho has been the chief
victim of a conservation that has iso
lated more than half Its area ror tne
hanafl, of tinhorn and. very likely, in-
appreciative generations; and Idaho
naturally feels that it ought to have
something to say.for people now alive
and trying to keep alive in that state.
President Taft apprehend the conser
vation problem, for he says.-
v .. t tha ftttl nowar of wltn-
nrawai wnn ma n"i .- -
Tonsraaa would follow promptly and pravant
. t tha country
la tba Waatarn and iparaalr aattlad por-
ilnii. anil In Alaaka Which IBUni BtBSOa-
tion and rotrosraslon.
T)lng up tne resources 01 mw wun
try means stagnation and retrogres
sion, to be sure. The President sees
It, says If, deplores It. Yet he goes
on "exercising the full- power 01 !
drawal." blame Copgres for th re
nitint atainntlon and retrogression,
and adds a demand that Congress "re
move the limitation now imposea on
the executive which forbids reserva
tion of more forests" in the North
western State.
Man ataarnation. and retrogression
must be Imposed, evidently, to permit
the states most concernea ana wm.i
conserved to enjoy the full beauties of
conservation In Its native haunts.
rxvi.sino nnt TABirr gkntly.
The New Tork Times has taken the
trouble to communicate with rirty
seven newly-elected members of the
At Hnuaa nf ConsTess all parties
for the purpose of ascertaining their
attitude toward revision or ine io.nn.
The fifty-seven varletlej of the fresh
ly chosen agree with practical una
nimity that the tariff ought to be re
vised downward. The Times, how
ever, seeks to soften the blow of this
altogether startling announcement by
assuring the business ana commercial
i.t.niiii or h country that "there
will be no destructive crusad In th
nsme of revision." though the srana
tha hitrhlv nrntected Interests.
the American manufacturers who all
these long years, through tartrr scnea
ules drawn in their Interest, have
practiced extortion on the American
people, may as wen mane up mc.r
minds now as later that th reign of
pelf and privilege Is to en.l." Just mo.
But let us see about It. The re
plies, the Times Is careful to explain
itill with a fine regara tor tne pro
tected interest and their .panic-
stricken Ideas about tariff revision
1-nu.t, hat "the reductions In
schedules will not go to the extent
of a sudden, and complete reversal ot
the long-established principle of
protection." Asked if they favored
- a-ee "tnr nvaniia only." nine
teen Republicans replied with an em
v..i ..hnmia nf "noes" and fifteen
and fifteenl
t
out of twenty-eight uemocrats s
the eame significant answer.
Th Democratic parry is mr a. .tui.i
for revenue only" In it platforms
only. If the protective tanrt Kepu oil
cans were to abandon to a Democratic
majority entirely the duty of revising
or making- a tariff, we snouia i
behold the same old game of log-roll-.
. .il.. t.o,rlnv and arllinr out
between local producing Interests and
great National inaustne uuu -ever
marked th business of practical
tariff-making. Your Democratic
statesman In theory wants a low tar
iff, or free trade, or tariff for revenue,
depending upon the particular Demo
cratic platform upon wmcn no
and the particular year in which it is
mads; but in practice he wants pro
tection all the time for his own con
stituents or clients, and Is moved by
. s-reai nurposa to take the duty off
th other fellow's product. But when
be can't, he doesn t.
in., n-nr PflnrreMmen whom the
Times Interviewed ere filled with the
enthusiasm of the novice wno is inn
ing to Washington a message irotu
hi people to do something wrrh and
to the tariff. He will have a year to
think it over. The people's voice may
diminish to a mere ecno, a iinv rw
membranc. in that time.
. .
' A KOaVB FOWZ.
witnn has endowed the rooster
wRh invincible nobility. Not only Is
his bearing artistocratlo and his vole
commanding, but ha possesses also
those traits of generosity which are
found only In human being of lofty
lineage. When ho has discovered a
sumptuous worm, for example, or a
j. ,ii... L.mn nf a-nld in the VSJIOOU-
ver diggings, does he gobble H up in
greedy solitude? ar irora 11- i
dulcet tones ne cans ins uumc.
. i ,k. r....r with t h am
mm ana, nw y ;
If the nugget happen to be the only
one In sight he gives it to me muy
of his harem whom he like best.
It Is pleasing to read that thes
noble traits of th rooster are, so to
speak, racial and not merely the re
sult of feudal exciusiveness ana
wealthy environment. They oeiong
alike to mllllonalr and peasant
among th rasores, whatever may b
th cas with men. To demonstrate
the assertion that democracy exists
by the gift of nature among our gal
llnaclous allies we need only recall
the handsome victory won by Mr. W.
B. Brown's "rooster at th poultry
show.
Thl stately fowl wa on of na-
. - anhioman if we may borrow
an expression from the poet. He was
emphatically sen-maao.
smiled not on his humble birth. Nur
tured in Mr. Brown's back yard and
fed on the scraps from his modest
kitchen, nevertheless such was the
I ... nulnaa of this DhOenlX
among roosters that from th first
moment of hi appearanc at th
netitor had th ghost of
a chance. It was Mr. Brown's rooster
first and th rest nowhere. The maj
esty of hi comb, th splendor of his
tall feathers, he grandeur of his
strut, mm are told, were simply incom
parable. To have gased upon this
atihiime fowl is said to have been
worth twice th admission fee. No
doubt every other rooster at the abow
hittprlv envious, but for once
merit triumphed aad Mr. Brown's
feint Aried off the first trii.
Can we not discern in these events
VILU ta n uub uia-si u - ...w.w - --
lesson for th young man who en-
. . . . . , tia. -i l- n .. .
ters upon the battle of life without
-iniia nr fortune? If a rooster can
tnaka fcl gray to renown without th
aid of birth or money, what ought
not human beings to do? Verily there
is no fortress which courage cannot
capture.
The new liquor license bill before
the Council will have a provision re
quiring all persons who 'have a Gov
ernment liquor license to comply with
the city ordinance and pay the usual
fee of $800 to the municipal treasury.
Here la a cure for an anomalous and
Inexcusable situation that will at once
commend itself to the public. These
licensees are the bootleggers and
other lawbreakers. Including keepers
of disorderly houses, who have not
feared or hesitated to violate the local
laws as to selling liquor, but who
would take no chances with Uncle
6am. Yet the possession of a Govern
ment license ought in Itself to be
prima facie evidence that the holder Is
selling liquor; and he ought to be
fined and prosecuted unless he com
plies with th city ordinance. Nor
should the Government preVent.
What business, besides, has the Gov
ernment to Issue a license to any one
who cannot or will not cotrfply with
the city regulations? It should not be
permitted by Federal law.
Old residents Interested In the per
petuation of the original names .be
stowed on Oregon rivers, creeks and
mountains will appreciate the action
of the Government in giving the name
Ecola to the new postotflce in the Can
non Beach district.' Just why the
people ever permitted this pleasant
sounding name to be supplanted by
Elk Creek is difficult to understand.
The fact that elk have always been
plentiful in that vicinity does not Jus
tify the change from the name given
the stream by Lewis and Clark, for elk
have been plentiful along a hundred
other creeks which still retain their
original melodious Indian names. Now
that the Government has officially
approved the name. Cannon Beach
visitors In- the future will hear less of
Elk Creek and more of Ecola.
Another of the periodical Japanese
n,.iHntintifl nf war aDDears In the
Toklo Nippon, a copy of which has-
Just been received in Victoria. This
latest prediction from an anonymous
Jspanese Vlce-Admlral says that,
"however regrettable the fact may be,
it la none the less Incontrovertible that
imh hAtwen Jarjan. and a West
ern power comes chiefly from Amer-
ica s attltuae. ine nmy -'Pi"J"
nturHitlr misinterpreted the attitude
of America. All thaw this country
h. riaalmrl or attempted on the
Pacific was to attend to our own af-
m i I 1 , ..Kara tn lilt fh ft BSmO.
I til I a ana vcim" ....
This attitude was never misinterpreted
until the comparatively easy vicionca
.v.. .,n.niiinrr1 Chinese and the
corrupt Russians gave the Japanese
an exalted opinion or tneir power.
i. -n. xnivtfd and as is fitting,
tv.. rhrictinn Rrlence Church, which
represents Mrs. Eddy's life work, gets
tnevbulk of the great fortune that she
accumulated through the thrifty pro-
..i. inn r hor Ideas ana tne woriu-
ly-wls management of the accruing
i. m annnnrtlna- her convictions
.. .i hAnunKt or DcruaB
12.000.000, Mr. Eddy did not leave
... . t. i. .in
ner natural heirs aesuiuto. it.
derstood that iegal and ample provl
.in waa mnrin for her son and grand
children some years ago by direct set
tlement. At all events, ir tney
j . aua has a right to com
plain if the very large residue of the
mulgatlon of the doctrines by means
of which It was gainereu.
It is certainly unpleasant to pay
fresh egg prices for eggs mat arc-
stale." says Mr. Collier, wno is "
Portland to act as one or me Js
at the poultry show. It la also very
unpleasant to be obliged to use eggs
that are stale or accept the alternative
of no egg. In view of the fact that
there is always an unsatisfied de
mand, at high prices for fresh eggs.
poultry shows or any oiue.
-a ..v.ni.,. nr nramotlon that will
increase the supply of eggs and chick
ens should be given xne mov
Tot.a i? of Imnortlna- eggs
support. - -
and poultry by the carload, this state
should begin to iigure
of these great staples.
Hunters up Spokane way show an
encouraging willingness to learn from
experience. They have resolved to
go to the root of the matter in pre
serving game and make war upon the
pests which are far more destructive
than hunters. Perhaps in time they
will advocate the repeal of the foolish
. i ntf.rinr a-ame for sale.
laws asuuin o ,
Those laws effect no good, while they
make it impossible ror peopiewuu w
not hunt ever to taste game.
"Shoestring-" districts are .not un
common in gerrymandering for Con
gress. If a district to created out of
Eastern Oregon, with Washington, Co
lumbia and Clackamas counties at
tached, it will have the unique dis
tinction of being a fishhook.
The expected has happened and a
window-washer has fallen to his
death. But this fatality was a second
story ' affair, which might hav oc
curred in village day.
Of course no one will suspect that
Governor Harmon's visit to the White
House was in contemplation of a pos
sible change of tenants two years from
now. '
Christmas as the date for the for
mal opening of Hawthorne bridge was
a much better guess than the first
promise, or the second, or th thiyl.
Before China decides on a constitu
tional cabinet she should seek advice
from Great Britain with special refer
ence to present complications.
Woodrow Wilson has served notlc
that h proposes to be not only the
Governor of New Jersey, but his own
man.
Query! If Portland ia cut up lnt
fifteen ward Instead often, will mu
nicipal troubles increase In Ilk ratio?
. Spokane the City of Safety?' Why
the definite article? Portland is still
la business at the old stand. . ,
And now th Milwaukee road in
vade Portland. Hoorayl
-Put aside a Tjlec of stiver for the
I orphans Christmas.
I
Tacoma is there iwlth some of the
goods, anyway.
EFFECT OP KIJTO JAMES VERSIOW.
Part ta Derelopanrat ot titberty Ques
tioned T Oorreapoaaent.
TimMA. Dec 4. (To the Editor.)
According to an editorial in The Ore
gonian of today, the King James ver
sion of the Bible proved a Franken
stein monster to him and to his des
cendants. It Is inferred from your
editorial that James Stuart's transla
tion possessed some quality peculiarly,
provocative of revolution and hostility
to tyrants. Saint Bede. a holy and
learned Englishman, published com
ments on the Old and New Testament
and a partial translation oi mo
At later periods, other versions were
published, but It appears that King
James' work Is what brought about
England s, political aiscomeni aim uv
. . i k. 1 7ih fi.nrnrr. James
nea.YB.iB i ..... --
himself escaped disaster, but he was
much vexed ey moss our nuum u
t i J Qnma nf thm Vflrt tOO ill -
UB1U Baj.
quisltlve as to the source whence he
derived his kingly prerogatives, xiib
son Charles endured greater Ills. The
version brought him to the block. Still
the version lived on, and In a grand
Whe Oregonian says. "Cromwell's
embattled yeomen sung the songs of
Zlon wniie tney snea men-
.ii ii in., w.ir.p nf thla admits
that there was considerable Inferior
singing at tnat perioo, dui no ..v
learned that Cromwell established lib
erty. History clearly shows that the
"protector" was a tyrant. He was a
usurper and ruled arbitrarily.
Notwithstanding the Bible version of
his grandfather. Pharles II succeeded
in sticking to the English throne until
removed by a natural death. Though
called the merry monarch, his stiff-
necked suojects pestered nun ui
tie. His brother was a victim of the
grandfather version. He fled to save
his head and lost, for himself and for
the Stuart line, the throne: He lived
. ..I. .tntiB-htAra inln his ene
mies and to aid in pulling the crown
from bis head ana in proscnoius o.u
.i hi. t.i.niii T.iira Kins:
pergDcuniiB . . ..... ... ,
Lear, he could cry out, "How sharper
than a serpents xootn ii ia iu imv
grateless child." Some may not be-
ii . , 1 .....i.n waa tha R&USS
nova ui, i" . . ....... -
of these events so fatal to th Stuart
dynasty. The oregonian lanes tno af
firmative and I shall not argue pro or
contra. , ....
The editorial goes on to say tnat ins
i i .. . I Am flA. With
COIUIIIBIB - itllw i.t.i .. . " ........
the king's version established civil lib
erty. tTeeoom oi religious wniimy
a natural right which man takes with
i i n . i ... it la an unalienable
right and one which civil society
seeks to secure witn contiiuuuiim
..-... T-..mi.h aa tha PlvmOUth.
, . ". a ...,-in Athar rnlnnles
lameBiu n u i. v. . .. .. . .. -
proscribed and persecuted meraoers oi
various Christian communions, can It
be said that the men of the King James
Bible established civil liberty? Ban
croft, Adams and other historians have
rocurucu in" - " ' '
social doings of the Jamestown and
Flymoutn people. ine civil bwicuub
. . . 1, Vl.irlnia anil MnMBr.hmtl9
appear to have been rather deformed
and repulsive. Bancroft further says
that only In the Roman Catholio colony
of Maryland and In the Quaker colony
of Pennsylvania could all Christians,
regardless of creed, worship according
to the dictates of conscience.
While I do not wish to wifptand a
Journal so famous and so ffiich re-
-,..t la. Tha flrairhnlari. It seems
to me that historic facts fail to show
that the King James version brougtit
civil liberty to America or has had any
tangible part In the development of
the advanced degree of lawful liberty
which now ootains in our cuuunj.
JAMES HOTB.
MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT FAILS.
Proteettoa From Quacks Not Provided,
Sara Physician,
PORTLAND. Dec. 9. (To the Editor.)
The article which appeared In Thf Ore-
a-nnian. December I. and signed, i-m in
un r cent Phvsiciari." was fine and right
to tha point. The only objection to It
la that the writer stopped too soon. The
medical practice act was passed for the
purpose of regulating the practice of
medicine and keeping It pure. It was
formed for the purpose of protecting the
physician and the people against quacks
and unqualified practitioners.
As a protection to the people and to
the qualified physician the law is an
utter failure. A number of years ago
the Association of Medical Colleges
was formed, its object being to raise
the standard of medical education. Any
college whose course of medical train
ing conformed to a certain nign siana
ard was aa.i Is eligible to membership.
Any graduate of one of these medical
colleges or of one maintaining as high
a standard of education aa tnat pro
scribed by this association should be al
lowed to practice the hea'lng art with
out being required to go through the
farce of an examination, and none
should be allowed to practice the heal
lng art unless he can show a diploma
certifying tfcat he has received proper
medical training and is qualified to
rllaanose and treat human aliments.
Thla would admit tn Dractlce the quali
fied physician and effectually bar oat
all cuaoks, charlatans ana otner con
fldence fakes sailing under various
professional-sounding names that the
present law allows to operate and
fleece tne people unmoiesiea.
As my friend. The Insurgent Physl
clan, says, "medical examining .beards
are a nuisance." It Js unjust and hu
miliating to any self-respecting physl
clan to be obliged to take the examina
tion. The examination Is no test of a
Dhvslcian's ability, education or prac
tlcal experience and does absolutely
nothing to purify the practice of medi
cine, nrotect the people or tne pnysi
clan or weed out the fakes. I have
Dractlced many years, have passed the
Oregon State Botrd and know whereof
I speak. J. D. SMITH, M. D.
BUFFALO HAS HOMH FOR CATS
Refined TTpbrlna; ef Fella fa Health
tal Surroundings Ia Spodalty.
Buffalo News. '
Buffalo has something that probably
no other city in the " country possesses
a cat total. All persons having fe
lines which they' desire to have a re
fined brlniring UD. send them to this
boarding-house on Hoyt street. The cat
Quarters are furnished excellently. ne
walls being papered, and the building
itself containing a sun parlor, a dining-
room and sleeping quarters. This cat
apartment-house Is constructed mostly of
glass, excepting tne rear wan ana me
roof which are tar-papered. At the
nraient time U beautiful, soft-coated
cats can be seen on the premises dozing
in the sunlight or frisking playfully with
each other.
Every day now as the air grows more
wintry, the fur of thes boardara grows
heavier and more glossy. The specialty
of this hotel is Angora. Bufeven the
thick fur of the Angoras eannot prevail
against th eveiylncreaslng chill of tha
atmosphere, and of late the tabbies and
tommies have preferred remaining In
their comfortable house.
At the present time the little pro
prietress of th hotel is caring for a
small Angora and her two kittens. Near
ly 150 has been spent on esauiy, ins
mother cat, for doctor hills. Goat's milk
la their main diet. It cost 30 cents a
tplnt, which for a cat is an exceedingly
high-priced meai.
Another beautiful cat Is Cinders, whose
aristocratic bearing would do credit to
a king. Cinders" soft, thick fur has many
colors. He is -eeauunu ana ne snows n.
Serf in a; "Sin a Fine Ex amnio.
RnrlnarfleM Union.
tit. wnniar whv soma of those noisy
Wall-streeters don't try to pattern
.-!-. . ,1 tit..
arter a quiet, reaervoa bquiibuimi
111. Sooseveit, of Oyster Bay.
1 BRILLIANT COLORS HIDE) BIRDS. CITT AJIU i.iiu;ju..
aw Theory Accounts for Vt-rtd Piamw
Ue an Indian War Paint. --
Washington Star.
That the brilliant colors worn on the
faoe of Indians In the old Wild West
days and the striking shades of the
feathered inhabitants of trees and
brush aid in making them invisible to
an enemy was demonstrated to the
ornithologists who are holding a con
vention at the National luseum. It
was an open-air demonstration of the
Invisibility of striking colors, given by
Abbott Thayer.
Mr. Thayer is primarily an artist ana
incidentally he has worked out a theory
of -the invisibility of color that ratner
upsets all the preconceived notions of
protective coloring held by naturalists.
He had an interested. If In part an un
believing, audience. The scene of the
demonstration was one of the un
finished courts of the new National Mu
seum building. In a small jungle of
weeds the artist ha disposed a lew
bright flowers and among these he
worked his color "hoax." .
For his demonstration with hum
ming birds he started the spectators at
within 10 feet of the hidden birds and
broua-ht them forward a yard at a
time, till some ot them, standing di
rectly over the birds, were unable to
locate them. With other bird speci
mens he started the party at 125 feet
and got them up to within 15 feet of a
varicolored duck before they could
make out what, if anything, was star-
lnsr them In the face.
It has been held by naturalists from
Darwin down that the bright colors of
certain birds and animals were Intend
ed merely for sex attractiveness, and it
was generally accepted tnat lor con
cealment a dull, neutral-hued body was
the best, and that bright colors natur
ally could be Dicked out easily enougn,
The demonstrations tend to upset this
theory considerably.
In the case of the humming oiras,
Mx. Thayer took some of the most
strident and obtrusive colors he could
find. The little stuffed specimens were
red and purple as to the throat and
head, and green of varying and change
able shades as to the back and wings.
In the copse of weeds there were ar
ranged a spray of scarlet sage, c
bunch of big double popples and a
cluster of yellow chrysanthemums. The
birds, some on -wires and some not,
were disposed among the flowers and
It was shown that the violently con
treating reds and green breaking up
with the reds and greens of the flowers
and leaves made it practically impos
sible to pick out the birds even when
one knew where they were within a
radius of a foot.
'It is an example of a very obvious
fact," said Mr. Thayer. "Colors that
you might think would betray the
owners are really their best protection
because they blend with the bade
ground as a solid neutral tint could not
do. There Is a psychology of sense
and memory that helps to throw one
off the track of this obvious fact. too.
Mr. Thayer said that on the same
principle the feather headdress and
nariequin war - pmni. vl tne .luiiiaua
helped to conceal them because It de
stroyed the human silhouette and the
particolored face was less visible
against a natural background than the
solid color would have been.
"I do not know," said he, "whether
the Indian has ever stopped to flgure
this out or if he knows why he wears
his war paint and feathers. Probably
the fact of their being worn is the
crystallization' of generations of habit
and experience without any very deh
nlte reasoning behind it- But the fact
remains that the conclusion Is correct
whether there is any reasoning to back
it or ot,"
CONVENTfOir OF THE BLANKET.
Indian Hay Denote Grief in Colors or
v Manner of Draping,
Washinirton Herald.
B. M. Kelly, of PeTidleton, Or., 'who is
at the Riggs, in speaking of Indians
blankets, said last night: "There are
two Important factors which. In the minds
of the braves, must be present to com
prise a genuine Indian blanket, and the
skill and Judgment he exercises in matt
ing his selections are worthy of mention.
Whether he is to possess one or ZO man
kets has nothing to do with the great
care used in selecting them. His first
demand is that the robe contain three
colors red. yellow and green, one of th
three being usually the prevailing shade.
Secondly, he demands that the blanket
have three bold stripes all of the same
pattern and carrying the same colors
two being 10 Inches from each edge of
the robe, while the third and center stripe
is a trifle wider and also runs the entire
lensrth of the blanket.
"When the blanket is worn by the In
dian," continued Mr. Kelly, "the center
strine falls In the middle of the back,
giving the tall and stately effect so much
desired. If the Indian is in mourning,
tha rjattern is not changed- but the blan.
ket contains only dark blue and black as
colors. The manner In which the Indian
wears hia blanket and wraps it about
him denotes very often the state or mina.
Grlef or sorrow, for instance, would be
marked by the blanket being drawn over
the lower portion of the face, leaving
exposed the nose and eyes only. There
is no article of wearing apparel so much
itaari hv the Indian as the blanket. As
a saddle while he to riding his pony,
shatter or bed while hunting or fishing.
carefully hung about the sides and bot
tom of his tepee during tne winter, ana
as an Indispensable covering the entire
year, the blanket Is ever In use.
One Thins; That Blayerr Did.
Vinn. rMtv Rt f
Had it not been for the Institution of
slavery the United btates it is prou
.ki. .Vic, than, would have been no
Mexican eovernment for Hon. Madero
, Ti 1 .i . n . m, tn ha flehtlna about.
rt is nuite evident from a review of
. i - 1.1.. n-v jupinv and lmme
Amenwui inn .... j i t.
diately following the Mexican War. that
the fear of the extension oi bihv..j
alone prevented tne unnea dihicb .,...
Pnlh railed "full
WM.111K numb .......- -
Indemnity" from 'Mexico. Full indem
nity meant taking all of Mexico.
The extension of slavery had become
a live political Issue as early .as 184a,
and In 1847, with the United States
troops occupying the City of
there was a general demand for this
country to hold what territory the war
had given it Buchanan and tne poli
ticians e that day spoke about annex
ing all of Mexico as "the obligation to
fulfill the destiny which the Almighty
Intended, for the two countries.
But the North recovered from Its seal
for annexation In time-to realise that
the annexation of Mexico meant I ex
tension of American slavery. The "Wil
mot proviso" was defeated because it
was Intended to prevent slavery from
"following th. flag." and the practical
rertalnty that slavery would have fol
lowed the flag into Mexico saved that
country for the Mexicans; for th Hon.
Madero and Pres'dent Plaa-.
nature's WW.
wtrbarforoa Jenkins, in Ldppfnootfa
-Tia Nature's plan
To furnUh wara
To tatlp por niaa n
Kadura hi days.
Whata'ar may be
His troubles hera,
Sha bains him sea
m His pathway olea.
Invents new modes
To help him o'ar
The rocky roads
That lis before.
Bene "in these dare
When living's hlh
She alr-ahtpa ralsa-
E to tha sky. ,
Whence we may hep
The price of soap
Obstacles Confront -Workmen Wh
Wonld Go "Bark: to the Land."
TwnTT.ATCr. T 7. fTo the Editor.)
Tn ra Im.a navananara nf tha country
and also In the editorial columns of The
Oregonian. great stress Is laid on tne
fact that there are not producers enough
of the products of the soil. One reason
for the high prices Is laid to that fact,
and that "hundreds of people are
huddling together and leading a hand to
mouth existence 1ft our towns ana cities.
This, no doubt, is true,, but how can
we expect these same "struggling hand
to mouth" people to start out with no
equipment, or the means to produce it,
on a Dieoe of raw lanrl and brine it into
a state of production? There would have
to be at least comfortable buildings pro-
vldpri. nlan a tfnm anil itpiiAiuirv farm
ing implements before they could even
begin to produce, and I am pretty confi
dent if they were able to purchase those
auawiuioij ucucaaai j Hi l i k 1 1 a l . i j v .
tainly would not be living a hand to
mouth' existence In this or any other
I am personally acquainted with
dozens of men with families who would
gladly go.Daca to tne iarm ana Decama
producers If they had the means to
make a start. Fanning, like all other
kinds of business, takes a certain amount
of capital to start with to make it a
. V. .. 1 .. t. ,,,,..1,3 ink. vnora
of deprivation and hardship to bring it
Up tO tlltll PUIXIL, KIIU VL lllO LWV orno
one might better live a hand to mouth
.. (.. . i -. 1. r ,1... vhAvo ha nan at
least be In-touch with and enjoy advan
tages nat IOUna in sputa remui; iiwm a.
town or even near neighbors. There he
1 k, ..I-,.., 11.. .t,,.t In fni mntlthl
IVUII1I1 - L. vinuaiij DUUL .1. . ...
during the rainy season on account of
Impassable roaas, tor, it is ,oniy in sura
places that land can be had for the
mere' taking of It as a homestead.
We are all pretty well aware of the
m . . v. . 1 .. tn two a a-nnri nlpna
of land, reasonably located near a market.
takes a pretty gooa sizea ds.ii& nwuuu..
If the Rockefellers and the Carnegies of
the country reany wantea iu puna aa
nv.7t.n,Virnnla .nil An tha real thinar In
helping the common people where it
WOUld do tne most gooa, tney wuuiu uuj
up a lot of 20-acre farms, with the
. i m n tra r-nnvenient to mar
ket, and a team and implements to work
It wltn. rney wouia men naj w
worthy man with a family who could fur
nish recommendations as to honesty and
Industry: "Now, here Is a farm all ready
for'you to begin producing. Take it and
farm it to the best of your ability. I
1 1 1 i ... nna wnr tn start OH be
fore requiring any payment. Thereafter
I shall expect you to pay mo ."
annually until you pay back tha amount
I expended for It, together with a nor
mal amount of Interest, say S per cent.
when the farm and all improvement .i -yours."
.
. i . w. .nV thara are thOU-
.1 U w , uuu i. jvu ........
sands of good, honest, conscientious men
(Including myseiu wno uiu
the chance to get oaca. iu "
there were only some means provided to
give them a chance to start some one
who could well afford to wait a few
t., . ho ant hir-k the full amount
expended, but would give them a chance
to start a business ana numo ..
the business at so much annuaiiyj mow..
- ,Uam. fnp W1TT1A Of OUr T6al
mere i . " -
philanthropists who wish to aid some of
r. . ,.. noma t ml
the deserving pour, b.iju ,i "
relieve, to a certain extent, the conges
tion of the city. And it is not charity
(though a charitable act), for he holds
possession or tne lano uni-i n - ---full,
and gets as much Interest as he
would by holding Government bonds.
And If there Is a happier land In the
hereafter, which we are taught to be
lieve, he would certainly deserve a rich
reward, for he has helped his fellow man
to help himself.
Now, I have araitea b. yinu w.
wealthy man or men whereby there may
be conferred a real benefit to a lot of us
hasibeens. who are not only willing but
anifious to do our share towards swelling
the products of the farm and leave a
small vacancy In the huddled ranks of
the city hand-to-mouths. Tours respect-
'oNB OF THE ABOVE C. H.-T.-M.'S.
Coat of Parcels Post.
WIN LOCK, Wash., Deo, 2. (To the
Editor.) In The Oregonian of Decem
ber 2 you say: "Among the modern
conveniences which the country asks
for, the most desired is the parcels
nost." The advocates of a parcels post
demand a reduction in the mail rate so
that an 11-pound Pckae f merchan
dise may be sent through the length
and breadth of the land for 25 cents,
or 12.27 per cwt
According to the Postmaster-Gener-
. . .1.. (InvamtnAIlt la
als report, it coi u-. -
cents per pound to handle merchandise
i., :, .v.- m.ii. unii 14- cents per
tnrousn wi" "
pound for third-class matter.
It costs at present S cents per pound
to ship flrst-olass merchandise by
freight from Chicago to Portland, and
the railroads threaten to raise that rate
to 8.6 cents. Will you please ex
plain to your readers how it can be
made possible to transport merchandise
by mall cheaper than by freight. How
would such a change affect the busi
ness interests on this Coast?
Respectfully, J. L. GRUBBK.
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ties of interest only to girls and
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Portland woman tells of her
strenuous efforts to secure a flat
in the capital of France ; compari
son of French ways and ours.
AT KENIL WORTH AND
WARWICK CASTLES
Annie Laura Miller writes of a
risit to theae monumental pins,
whose stories are told in history
and romance.
HOW UNCLE SAM
KEEPS CHOLERA OUT
Why the United States is free
from a scourge that devastates
European countries.
HUMOROUS STORT
BY O. HENRY
"Te Hypotheses of Failure,"
in which a lawyer and two clients,
a male and a female, figure.
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