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FOfTXAK -eLBCTIO OF SENATOR.
While tha question of dispensing
with the United States Senate cannot
ba said to be really before the country
at present, it has been discussed In
me of the leading organs of opinion.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch, which
.peaks for the more Intelligent por
tion of the rJouxh, comes out flatly in
favor of It. The Springfield Republi
can discusses the subject more tem
perately, but It reminds us that as
democracy progresses it seems to find
hut litrl villus In wrnnrl. or tinner.
.Homh..r n. r&na.lian Senate is i
hardly more than a chimera, to bor
roar an excellent political word from
I'arlyl. while the commission plan,
of city government which gains
ground so fast finds a single chamber
sufficient. Indeed the "commission
hich has been adopted in Des Moines
and elsewhere cannot be called a
legislative chamber In the oldt r sense
of the word. It Is rather a continuous
council of experts meeting to do the
city's business in the most expeditious
and cheapest way. At least it is thus
described by its admirers.
In England the tendency of democ
racy is distinctly toward limiting the
powers of the House of Lords with
fair prospect of abolishing It before
a great while. Unless the current of
history should take a decided turn,
therefore, one could not predict a very
bri.Iiunt future for second chambers
In the years to come. In the United
States It was a favorite doctrine of the
radical populists that the upper House
was superfluous.. If not evil, while the
still more radical socialists have d
clared against the Senate In their
platforms for years.
People In general, however, have
not thought much upon the subject
of dispensing with the Senate. While
there is a consensus that It might be
greatly Improved, hardly anybody be
lieves that It Is unnecessary. The
common mind seeks for curative rem
edies rather than a surgical operation.
One may safely predict that, If the
United States Senate Is ever abol
ished, it will only be after a long time
and pretty thorough discussion of the
comparative advantage and dlsad
vantages of the operation. In spite
of many lessons upon the lnconvenl
ences of "checks and balances" in
some respects, still the American peo
ple cling to them, from the force of
habit partly, and partly because they
see Incontestable benefits In the tra
ditional system.
Among our checks and balances the
Senate Is undoubtedly the most con
spicuous and effective. It Is so ef
fective that Its critics often accuse It
of being a barrier to advancement
rather than a check, while no doubt
the great body of the voters are dis
satisfied with Its workings. The be
lief that it serves the Interest of cer
tain aggregations of capital rather
than that of the country Is deeply
rated In the popular mind and Is
lustlfled by many facts. One need
inly recall how the express companies
have managed to thwart the wish of
the people for a parcels post, how the
ugar trust manipulated the tariff
while at the same time It was swind
ling the Government at the ports of
ntry. and how the reciprocity trea-
les so much desired by McKlnley
arere killed as soon as the Senate
ould come at them, to understand the
popular bllef that our National upper
hamber is often loyal to interests
vhlch are hostile to the general
re far.
The public demand for a reform of
he Senate has been Intensified by
- he Lorimer exposure. It has long
een current talk that many Senators
ibtalned their seats by purchase, and
iow comes an Instance where the fact
almost notorious. To Increase tho
1 candal an investigating committee
p pointed to Inquire into the Lorimer
-ase brings in a verdict so outrageous
r contradictory to the facts that the
ountry at once accuses the whole
Senate of complicity. "They all live
In glass bouses, hence none of them
lares to throw stones. Such is the
-om merit of the street, in spite of such
xceptlona as Beverldge and other
Senators It sems as if the eonstant-'y-growing
popular demand for re
form of the Senate has now reached
he point where it cannot be resisted
nuca longer.
The blame for moat of tike tjnde
Jrable conditions) has been laid upon
he method of, election. Senators
at been chosen by the state legls
aturee. and those bodies have shown
hemeelves weak and sometimes cor
upt. Often they have chosen the
-st available candidate, bat not as a
i tile. Depew is a more typical Sen
ator than Root.
Facte like these, which are very
numerous, have naturally strength
ned the Democratic movement
oward popular election of Senators,
tills to propose a constitutional
meodmeo for t hie -purpose have often
assed the House, but they never
-.are emerged from the Senate com
mittee on elections. Our tapper Cham
T has clang to the legislative method
hf ejection wUa something almost like
t death, grip- But conditions have
Jtered a good deal now. Among the
kew members of the Senate there are
-everal who have declared for pop u
ar election. The people are so over
rbelmlngly la favor of it that advo
cacy of the new method hns become
tood politics. The prospects of the
,meridment are brighter than they
ver were before. We may reason
.bly expect to see it submitted to the
-tates, If not by the present Congress
ertalnly by the next one, and If It is
Libmitted it will be adopted.
With pop a lax election of Senators
Lie upper ohamber Is not likely to act
on gar as a very effectual check npon
ajjslatfon. It max even become more
radical than the House o(. Represent
atlves. since It will represent the peo
pie In larger masses and its members
will be able to appeal to a wider pub
lic opinion. If this should happen
then the demand for the abolition o
the Senate, such as it is. will die out
entirely.
THK "MODEL" LICENSE.
Portland now has or will have
it shall be approved by Mayor Simon
a "model" liquor license ordinance-
It Is the fruit of the ante-election
promises of the Home Rule Assocla
tion. . The association, it would ap
pear, was acting in good faith
throughout the campaign, and after,
Our prohibition friends may be ur
prised, "but we hope they are no
disappointed.
Tet It is not to be taken for granted
now that we have a "model" license,
that there is nothing more to do for
control, regulation and renovation of
the saloona No law Is self-executing
not all saloons are law-abiding with
out duress; some saloons never were
and never will be willing to obey the
law. The saloon problem is not solved,
therefore, with the adoption o the
model ordinance. The next thing Is to
have a model Council to - enforce the
model law. A model law. not ob
served, is Just as bad as no law at all
The Council, having reserved to
itself In the model law full authority
over saloons and control of saloon
licenses, will be jointly responsible
with the police for their orderly con
duct. Let that fact not be forgotten
during the next municipal campaign
1.ENLK.VL MAIS' ADVICE.
A lot of "peace" patriots in this
country think people of other nations
share their ideas of anti-aggression
and anti-war and would not denlre to
Invade the United States to seize its
rich cities or to enslave Its Inhabitants,
Therefore these patriots think we
should "disarm" and leave our coasts
undefended and the treasures of this
country unfortified.
Kit criticism of this "peace" attitude
was contained In the remarks of Brlg-
adler-Oeneral Mau. of the Depart
mont of the Columbia, at the Cham
ber of Commerce banquet Wednesday
night. "This country has great nat
ural wealth," said he, "and you want
to keep It. You don't want to allow
the cupidity of a foreign nation to get
the better of you. To keep your
wealth you should take those precau
tiona which are sensible."
The world Is just as full of cupidity
as In ancient days on the part both of
individuals and of nations; also just
as full of the spirit of aggression on
the part of both. A defenseless nation
is an object of pity: but first It Is an
object of attack. China Is an exam
ple. China at last Is learning that it
must have battleships, soldiers and
forts If it would keep its lands and
Its treasures.
Are these notions of non-resistance
symptoms of decay In America. They
would be If they were allowed to rule.
But they are rejected. This country
is resolved to fortify its coasts, to
keep on building a powerful navy and
to maintain fan efficient army.
SKI.F-KELr ATTKOVF-D.
Portland's preaching the doctrine
of self-help and practicing it for more
than twenty years with reference to
a deeper channel to the sea. have
borne fruit.' Based on the, report of
the Engineering Board approving a
permanent thirty-foot channel from
Portland to the entrance of the Co
lumbia, we may now look for the
Government speedily to take up the
work, finish It and then maintain It.
lA the expense the Port of Portland
must participate: still the heavier
share of the burden has been trans
ferred from Its shoulders to those of
the Nation.
This is as it should be. Unprece,
dented growth of ocean and coastwise
carrying trade, and Portlands own
efforts to accommodate vessels of
deep draught Justify the board's ac
tion. Early completion of the Pan
ama Canal, which win give ocean
commerce In and out of Portland a
tremendous Impetus, emphasizes the
necessity of a channel deep enough
for passage of the largest carriers. We
shall get it. The Governments atti
tude toward this project is National
recognition of the Columbia River as
one of . the world's great arteries of
commerce. The benefits to the people
of the Pacific Northwest whose prod
ucts take the down-hill haul to Port
land cannot be overestimated.
ntiinrxo o longer nec essary.
The recently organized citizens'
committee of Seattle in its desire to
secure efficient men for public oflco,
states that the competition of Port
land makes It necessary. In a letter
to James S. Qoldsmith. of the execu
tive committee, who Is ab-o an ex-
Portlander, a prominent Seattle lawyer
states that "Portland has awakened
from her lethargy, and Is prepar
ing to fight us all along the line, aided
by strong and new allies." This may
prove a very efficient rallying cry for
Seattle, but it is not strictly in accord
ance with the facts. Portland has no
Intention of "fighting" any commun
ity. There is such an avalanche of
new business sweeping down on this
city that all that Is necessary Is for
our people to continue to enlarge their
facilities and take care of it as It
cornea
The only "strong and new allies"
Portland has received are the Hill
and Harrlman Interests, who are in
feverish competition with each other
to pro-vide Portland's great trade ter
ritory with the necessary facilities for
reaching the world's markets. These
Interests have Incidentally become
allies of Portland because the Impor
tance of the trade field Involved was
becoming so great that it was at
tracting the attention of other big
railroads. Portland has not awakened
from any "lethargy" because she
has not been asleep. There has, how
ever, been a great awakening In a vast
region that has lain dormant since the
earth began cooling off. This region
is tributary to Portland and is not
now and never will be tributary to
Seattle: consequently there Is no ne
cessity for any fight. We shall continue
to plug along In peace, unmindful of
the existence of Seattle, so far as com
petition la concerned.
There has also been a recent return
to Portland of a large amount of traf
fic from Eastern Washington. This
traffic had been temporarily diverted
to Seattle and Tacoma by way of the
fearful grades over the Cascade
Mountains. It Is now coming back to
Portland, w here It originally belonged
before the railroads came. The return
is in response to natural ' economic
laws. Portland Is not "fighting" for
tfc return of this traffic. We are sit
ting comfortably . at the foot of the
down-hill haul and taking care of It
bs It Is delivered over a gravity route.
The Seattle lawyer wandered far from
the true cause of Seattle's trouble
when he attributed it to Portland s ac
tivity in the fighting line, but he hit
close to it when he stated: "An emer
cenev Is UDon us: Alaska has been
bottled nn: we must open It. All the
instrumentalities of Seattle's power
and Influence must be used to restore
this best and most productive pro
vince of Seattle's trade."
It was the Alaska trade that caused
Seattle's phenomenal growth and it
Is on that field and in the highest
development of the agricultural, fi-sh
and timber resources lying wfst of the
Cascade Mountains thiyt Seattle must
depend for her future prosperity, ft
is a mistaken Idea that Portland re
gards Seattle as a trade competitor.
Had the development of Alaska con
tinued on broad, generous lines, Seat
tle would have made a much better
showing during the year Just closed
and Portland's gain would also have
been much greater. Both Seattle and
Tacoma are too close to Portland and
have too many Interests In common to
admit of protracted depression on
Puget Sound not having some effect
on this city. Alaska will be reopened,
Seattle will revive, and Portland will
forge ahead, but there will be no
"fighting." Portland no longer has to
"fight" for her existence.
WHY MYIXG I" KXPENSUVK.
Mrs. Ellen H. Richards is the pres
ident of the American Home Econom
ics Association." We take this op
portunity to magnify her- renown be
cause she has published some in
structive remarks upoa" the cost of
living in the Ladies' Home Journal.
In her opinion we owe our present
difficulties in making both ends meet
not nearly so much to the tariff or
the trusts as to our own folly and
wastefulness. Out of every dollar of
the family budget, she says, from 10
to 40 cents, upon the average, goes to
the garbage heap. It is lost because
the average wife is too dignified to
look after trifling items of expense.
We have a National feeling that It Is
belittling to count the cost. Spending
is in itself a glorious act, even when
wo cannot "afford It. The poor give
themselves a comfortable feeling of
being as good as the rich by wasting
the little means they have.
Besides our wasteful habits, which
have been enlarged upon before In
these columns, Mrs. Richards points
out two other causes of the high cost
of living in these days. The first Is
the "combine of social opinion" which
drives multitudes of women to buy
what they do not want because their
neighbors have bought it. She de
clares that American women are not
educated nearly so well as their moth
ers were to know the true values of
articles and therefore they are swin
dled not only In prices, but also, and
much worse. In the senseless demand
which Is Inspired in them for useless
and silly things.
Next to this false economic demand
which Is created by social opinion.
Mrs. Richards ranks "fastidiousness'
as a cause of high prices. The plain
and simple article fails to please, even
if intrinsically It is better than the or
nate and complicated one. We have
strayed far from the solid realities
and every step in the Journey has cost
money. Since these unpleasant con
ditions arise from ignorance, the plain
remedy for them la better education.
The cost of living will decrease In pro.
portion as our housewives learn to
understand common things and per
form common duties.
BATItTT"B8 TX THE ftCHOOLA'.
If the views of State Senator Chase,
of Coos, find expression , in law
through the enactment of the bill
which he has in process of Incubation
bathtubs will be installed In the public
schoolhouses of the state or specifi
cally in the cities In rooms fur
nished with soap, towels and ant I
septic lotions, fine-tooth combs, etc..
and use 'of these appliances' will be
made compulsory upon the unkempt,
uncombed and unwashed, as a pass
port to the educational privileges of
the schools. This will necessarily
mean the employment of bath attend
ants, wlelders of the halrbursh and
fine-tooth comb, caretakers of towels
and additional police duty on the part
of teachers, much of whose time and
energy are already employed In de
tective service. Incidentally It will
add a mill or so to the annual levy for
school purposes, "since, though these
baths will be nominally "free," the
fact remains that they must be paid
for by the all-enduring taxpayer.
Now, really, has not this thing of
relieving parents from all responsibil
ity for the common welfare of their
children gone quite far enough? While
filthy, vermin-Infested, germ-laden
children should not be admitted into
classes In the public schools, their
parents let us say tholr mothers
should be made cognizant of the fact
that precedent to such admission her
children must be cleaned up and as
requisite for remaining In school
must be kept clean. An Intelligent,
comprehensive, compulsory education
law will do the rest.
The public schools are primarily for
the children of the proletariat. It
does not follow, however, that these
children should be dumped pell-mell
upon the schools In utter disregard of
that first principle of civilisation
personal cleanliness. There Is often,
though not always, a valid excuse for
poverty. For filth in a city like Port
land, where there Is no congestion of
opulatton and where there Is an abun
dance of water, there is none what
ever. A wise and stringent compul
sory education law, supplemented by
regulations stipulating that children
hall be sent to school with clean bod
ies clad In reasonably clean clothes.
clean faces and hands and clean, decently-combed
hair, will settle this
matter. This is the parents' part in
the education of their children the
part delegated to them by Nature
when children were born to them.
MATKTUALASM ANT POLYGAMY.
The letter from Mr. I. A. Walt,
which was printed yesterday, con
tained two bad blunders. The first
that The Oregonian advocates
the materialistic philosophy." The
second blunder is that If the paper
were of a materialistic turn It could
not consistently defend monogamic
marriage. Mr. Walt has not the faint
est reason for assuming that any
writer for The Oregonian is a mate
rialist. This paper does not approve
of superstitious practices, nor can it
look with favor upon the wild excesses
of some irrational sects, but this does
ot constitute materialism. The ma
terialist denies that there is such a
thing as spirit. He holds that thought
la a product of matter. The Oregonian
has occasionally maintained the thesis
that matter is a product of thought
With what Justice then' can we be
called materialists? A Juster charge
would be that the paper Is Idealistic,
though we hope it Is not too much so.
As for the notion that a materialist
must necessarily believe In a plurality
of wjves, we wonder where Mr. Walt
came across it. The great majority
of polygamlsts have been anything but
mnrorlaiiat. Th. nrlmevnl natrlarrhs.
who all had several wives, were be-
Hovers in spirits and were in intimate
relations with Jehovah. The Turks,
who have wives by the dozen, belong
to the. Mohammedan faith, which Is
one of the. most spiritual In the world.
Mormonlsm again makes the belief in
spirits and the future life its funda
mental tenet. The only materialists
we ever heard of have all been re
markably loyal td monogamy. They
have each been satisfied with one wife
and have loved their families with de
voted affection.
Mr. Wait errs in thinking that the
only warrant for monogamio marriage
Is to be found in the creeds of the
churches. It is a good deal more like
a law of nature. As we ascend the
scale of animal Jlfef polygamic prac
tices become rarer and monogamy
tends to be the rule. The practice of
taking one wife and living with her
until death makes a severance of the
union hag been adopted by the human
race because it has been found upon
the whole to promote its health and
general welfare. No doubt church
creeds have helped In the process of
abating polygamy, but Mr. Walt must
remember that if plural marriage had
been for the best Interest of mankind
the churches would have been In
spired to -favor it and not to oppose
It. We cannot believe that the Al
mighty would have revealed to them
a doctrine that was not useful and
hygienic. It will be found here a
elsewhere that the genuine basis of
morality Is the constitution of the
universe.
Those unreasonable Canadians! The
Central Farmers' Institute, attended
by delegates from all sections of Brit
ish Columbia,' la now in session at
Victoria and has adopted a resolution
condemning the proposal for reciproc
ity in natural products and asking
that the duty on fruit enterlng Canada
be raised to equal the tariff imposed
by the United States. Is it possible that
our northern neighbors have been
reading the American Economist and
have thus become convinced that the
basis of all prosperity Is a tariff that
makes political enemies of those who
should be our best friends and cus
tomers? Eventually, If the staxidpat
protectionists hang on long enough,
the United States wit? reach a point
where we can dwell in grand and
gloomy Isolation from all tho rest of
the world and be obliged to consume
the commodities which other nations
will no longer buy from us.
Do state statutes prohibiting prize
fights make prizefights illegal? This
inquiry anent a knockout, heavy
weights at that, in Olkahoma Wednes
day. Hardly a day passes that press
telegrams do not spread news of fights
to a finish. Curiously, you never hear
of pugilists or their abettors being
punished. Is there genuine public
sentiment against these contests which
are forbidden by law? Isn't there a
lot of buncombe in the horror and in
dignation that a great many good folk
seem to foel over public brutalities?
Can no one be found in Boston, Kan-
sas City, Philadelphia, Milwaukee or
San Francisco who has enough inter
est In tha. law to make an effort
ae or
towards Its enforcement? Evidently
not.
If the women of Washington really
wish to attain to the dignified stature
of citizenship, let each one, when she
registers for the purpose of voting,
give without hesitation or quibble her
correct age. In so doing she will not
only arise to the desired status, but
also take a stale and musty chestnut
from the ba.sk et of the hard-pressed
village newsgatherer.
Senator Miller's proposal to reform
our divorce laws by allowing property
Interests to revert to those who owned
the property before the marriage will
cure no existing evils. Wonder what
the division would be where the orlg
Inal combined property was furniture
for t hree rooms bought on the Install
ment plan.
Certain males In Washington ap
pear to be unnecessarily agitated over
the neglect of women voters to regis
ter. This Is a case where men may
wisely attend to the beam in their own
eyes and not worry over the mote In
the women's. How much exhortation
does It usually require to get the men
of a given precinct to register before
election?
If Tammany electa the next Senator
from New York ant the "machine'
sends Its man from New Jersey and
the same rule is applied elsewhere.
what will ' the country have gained
from the glorious overturn? "But
what good came of it? quoth he. Nay,
'twas a famous victory."
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Bailey made no mistake .In the ap
pointment of Albert S. Wells as chem
ist. The young man Is a scion of a
family noted for Integrity and probity
and possesses the family traits and
characteristics.
Nobody will get mad over the lesson
W. W. Cotton read to the Chamber
of Commerce at the annual banquet.
If Brother Cotton's railroads tote fair
with Oregon, Oregon will tote fair
with them.
Sixty days on the rock-pile is not
much for the man who forced his
young wife Into a life of shame, but
it may cure him of this particular
kind of delinquency.
Let us hope Oregon's two Senators
won't go to sleep at the switch when
the bill for creating a thirty-foot chan
nel from Portland to the sea comes up.
Of course the Oregon hen cannot
lay while the snow is on the ground.
so the huge importation of California
eggs yesterday will not feaze her.
Eugene should not feel disgruntled
over the Census Bjjreau figures. She
has the spirit and the "go" and Is In.
good company, too.
This movementttto admit only clean
children to the Oregon public schools
will boom trade in soap and fine-tooth
combs.
In the present oontest between Oay-
nor and Murphy, It looks at this dis
tance Uko-oddaen the Tammany boss.
C WELCOME GrETS AT tOXB TREE
Pioneer Freighter Telia of Entertaining
Indian War Party,
WA8HOUGAL. Wash.. Jan. 10. (To
the Editor.) An article in The Orego
nlan In regard to erecting a slab on the
spot where once stood the lone cotton
wood tree on the Platte River reminds
me of something thit happened which
may be Interesting to others,
I at the age of 18 drove a .team of six
I mules, it being one of a train of ten 6-
J J"mJ d .t".1! Af.T Jr?
We left Atchison on April 26, 1S64, and
arrived in Virginia City on July 16.
About June 1 we came to the Lone Tree
Crossing. The river was high and our
wagons were heavy laden. I do not
know how wide the stream was, but It
seemed fully a mile across. The wagon
master had us put ten mules to a wagon
and take two and three wagons at
time. We crossed In safety, but I well
remember that several of the drivers
had narrow escapes from being drowned,
I for one. My saddle mule fell down
and I sure thought I was, a goner.
It was about the middle of the after
noon when we got over and all- being
wet and tired we struck camp until the
following morning. While we were en
gaged in eating our late dinner and
early supper ail in one, four Sioux In
dians rode up. One of them had a baby
deer under one arm. They made signs
that they were hungry and wished to
swod the little deer for something to eat,
Now remember, under no condition
could we get them to speak a word that
we could understand. They insisted on
making the trade. Mr. Ervln, the wagon
master, told them in signs that the deer
would be a burden to us, but to get down
and he would give them something to
eat. And say, I think I never saw nu
mnn rilrt thev. They sure did de
vour some bacon, bread, molasses and
hlapk rnffee. While the Indians ate,
our boys Indulged in expressing their
opinions as to what ought to be done
with the Red Skins. Some thought they
oiieht to be killed on the spot. Others
thought that the whites were to blame
And ftn nn
No remark made any impression on the
four Indians at their dinner In the least.
They paid strict attention to business.
After thev were, done they tnannea air.
Ervin in their own way for what they
had eaten, got on their ponies, rode
away about 100 yards, stopped and held
a consultation. une oi mem p-na,-nri
to ho th leader as he was bet'
ter emiinned than the others. He roda
back to camp and asked Mr. Ervin in as
nlatn Eur lsh as I C0U1O. speaK u u
would sell him a sack of flour. Now
maybe you think there were not some
astonished muleanvers in camy.
all opened their eyes for the Indians
were on the war-path and had com
menced depredations before and behind
tis, murdered the emigrants and burned
their outfits. Those four had been In
our camp for over an hour, had heard
every word we naa to say
tnnrt It all and said nothing.
Mr. Ervin explained that- there was
plenty of flour on the wagons but it did
not belong to mm. anu no uu
share of his own. They must have been
satisfied for wa bad no further trouble
with any Indians but delivered our
freight safely to its owners in Virginia
City. I am glad to hear that the old
Lone Cottonwood Tree is to be fittingly
remembered. .
Plea for the Doctors.
wiBTUVD. Jan. 10. To the
Erti-
tor.) I was very
tt-oa verv mucn liiltsitrovcv ...
, A4 n
your editorial, "When a Doctor Charges
Tnn Wllf h ' 1 fit II II U I BOO " " " ' "
see
how
doctor's charges can ever be too much
hn tho .i-natlent after a serious
in..., nriton his own check in settle
ment of the doctor's bill. Any kind of
a bill might be considered too mucn
when paid by the executor.
Another thing to be considered as
regards doctor's fees is the manner in
which they are paldT My opinion is
that doctors are' the most illy paid of
! onv nrofessional men,
-in every uiiici
(profession except that of medicine the
the
fee Is paid when the case is nnisnea,
K,it
fnr noma reason a pnysiuimi
n.Mnrtil off" if ha presents his bill
before the end of the year, and even
then he is frequently obliged to wait
still longer for his pay. I see no good
reason why a physician should not be
paid at least once a month, even If he
is still attending the case. We do this
with the grocer and tradesmen In gen
eral. Doctors spend their skill and
frequently stay up nights witn pauenis.
Similar service is not required from
anv other occuDatlon.
The sentiment of the people as to
physicians should change materially.
Mn mt rula can bo laid down as to
whnt a doctor should charge. It isn't
a question as to how long it takes to
treat a case, but rather how much skill
the doctor brings Into the case, which
ennhtes him to terminate It success-
fully'in the shortest possible period of
time. This same case in lue nanus m
one less skillful might not terminate
successfully, or be drawn out over a
inr nnrlod of time. In any event It
should ba made a custom to settle with
the doctor the same as wltn otner peo
pie wa have dealings with.
L. SAMUEL,
Result of Arsenical Polsonlac.
San Francisco Bulletin.
"Vou no doubt have observed the lily
white complexion of soma women.
These women are sacrificing years of
their lives for that beautiful skin by
tha use of arsenic." said D. V. Duval, a
chemist of Manchester, England.- .
"It Is a well-known, fact that thou
sands of women in all oountries of the
world use the poison in small quan
tities to bleach their skin. It is cn
effective means of whitening and clear
ing the complexion, but the complexion
given by its use has no permanency un
less the absorption of the drug be con
tinued. "Arsenic, as science has long told us,
is an accumulative poison. When one
takes it either by prescription for tha
upbuilding of an appetite or for the
bleaching of the skin he does not feel
any ill effects for several years. The
effect of the drug is bracing and makes
a person feel like eating. It also aids
the digestion. The average user of the
poison takes it in such small quanti
ties that he does not realize how much
of It will accumulate in his system in
the course of four or live years.
"Being an accumulative poison it
often takes that length of time to see
the results of the drug. Then the user
may complain of not being able to con
trol his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control of his hands and arms.
Arsenical poisoning Is the result.
Eaopns Spltzenburgh.
PORTLAND, Jan. 12. To the Edi
tor.) I- noticed In The Oregonian of
January 10 that -some gentleman was
troubled about the name "Spitzen
burgh." Horticultural authorities spell
it "burgh." The apple was originated
at EsuLus, New York, hence the name
Ksopus Spitzenburgh."
I cannot see how the apple is con
nected with Heidelburg, Hamburg, Ol
denburg, or any other "berg" or "burg."
One thing we are sure of. It grows
to perfection here In Oregon and I
hope the flavor will remain the same
even though we call it "mud." What's
in a name anyway? . H. D. E.
In Addreaalnjr the Chair.
CONDON, Or.. Jan. JO. (To tho Edi
tor.) In a formal masting, what is the
usual way of addressing the chair, if
the chairman is a woman?
H. C. CLARKE,
' W. E. WILK1NS.
Local usage governs largely in forms
of addressing the chair. In the Port
land Women's Club the custom is to ad
dress the presiding officer as "Madame
President." When the presiding officer
does not bear the title of president,
probably the best form of address is
Madame (Jnairman.
CAFBTERIA SERVERS' TROUBLES.
One Who Knows Aaks Clerks to Recall
Their Own Annoyancea.
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. (To the Ed
itor.) Did the patron of the cafeteria
ever stop to consider that the men and
women behind the counter were creat
ed by the same Divine Being as they
were? Yes, they are human.
When you pass alon? the counter
don't drag nor visit; ask for what you
want and move on.
Speak and do not wait to be asked.
Say I want veal and gravy: mashed
potatoes plain or mashed potatoes with
gravy.
Help yourself to whatever is served
and when you want bread,' say I want
white bread or brown bread or whatever
kind you do want
Here is a typical conversation:
"Will you have bread?"
"Yes."
"What kind of bread will you have?"
"I want bread."
"Will you hav white, graham, rye,
raisin, cornbread or hot rolls?"
"I want white bread, of course.".
Similar foolish questions are asked and
answered at the coffee station.
It requires several minutes to ask all
these questions and when the line be
comes -blockaded the manager will say
to the girl: "You do' not pay close at
tention to your station. I see the crowd
stop there. You will have to do better
than that or I will have to get another
girl. I want you to keep the line mov
ing." Here are other suave questions that
everyday customers ask:
"Is that fish? My; that fish is raw,
see how .red it is; no, I like my fish
well done." They don't know salmon
when they see it.
"Are those eggs fresh or canned?"
"Is that cornbread?" Now what else
could cornbread be?
"Is that milk in those bottles?" Many
the time hava I been tempted to say:
"No, It's gasoline."
Don't handle the bread, cake and pie.
You don't want to eat food that every
one handles. Have a little mercy on
the servers and don't exasperate them
with your foolish questions.
At one of the cafeterias a few even
ings ago, after he had been given his
check, I heard a young man ask: "What
do I do now?
The fat manager said, in his gruff
voice, "Sit down to the table and eat It.".
Another thing, don't complain to the
cashier and don't turn your check
blank side up. Nine out of every ten
women turn their checks blank side up.
Order what you want and specify what
kind you want and you will save the
girls many a hard word from tho man
ager, possibly their position.
Use a little sense. Possibly you are a
clerk or are serving the public; try do
ing to the other fellow as you would bo
done by. It will help make life happier
for all. A SERVER.
SUBSIDY AND SHIPPING COMBINE
Americans Are Moving Spirits in For
mation of Marine Trust.
Philadelphia Record. '
We trust that Congressman Humph
rey will read carefully the charges of
the Department of Justice against the
shipping combine, and will particularly
noto the parties thereto.
Mr. Humphrey is one of the most
vociferous subsidy shouters. Nothing
causes him more acute anguish than
the contemplation of the combinations
of foreign shipping companies, which
he tells us extort dreadful rates from
American shippers and discriminate
against Americans in the interest of
foreign trade. As to the former, we
have information from two special
agents of the Department of Commerce
on T.W Hint Amprinnn Rhlnripra to
South America get as good terms as
European shippers do, and In many cases
get better terms. As to the latter, the
rapid growth of our export trade is
sufficient to refute him.
But we wish Mr. Humphrey to ob-bai-va
that thA International Mercantile
Marine Company and ail its subsidiaries
are included among the conspirators
against free and unfettered commerce.
Two of tha subsidiary companies are
wholly American. The combination It
self was formed In New York by Ameri
can bankers and vessel owners, who got
possession of some foreign lines and or
ganized the International Mercantile
Marine Company as a holding conoern,
to suppress competition and make an ad
vance in freight rates possible. What is
1 ,, A 111 , T1 T.lnA 17 f f M 54
ttlionu ' . . -
per outward mile, under the law of. -"0
years ago, for each or its steamers wmuu
has an American register, ana it proven
i Qt,nrinn m th American flae: by or
dering two steamers built abroad as Boon
as It secured the old flag and an appro
priation for two of Its steamers that U
purchased in Mgiana.
As our capitalists have led the world
i nrcanintinti of trusts and com
bines and the suppression of competi
tion, the notion of Mr. Humphrey that
. . ,rt mnrltlmA combines was
l . J w. -
more American steamers "was sufficient
ly absurd. If sucn general iacis uu
ic,i. him. nerhans the spe-
IIU llllli - -- . . - -
t that thn International Mer
cantile Marine Company is the head-
center of this Atlantic BnippinB uui
might make some. But we presume it
will not. He sheds facts as a duck's
back sheds water.
A Story of Harrtman.
New York Sun.
In a little speech he made recently
-ii t.- .,,., n i , t vioe-nreRident of
the Southern Pacitlo Railroad, told this
story of the late E. H. Harriman:
..- nr when Mr. Harriman went
out over tha Una I naturally went with
i. ; iin h.H a wav when he CO t into
headquarters of going out alone and
getting lost, Just going around looking
at things for himself. He might not
..uthinir nt what he observed for
one, two or three days, but he gen
erally said sometninB. no wem mm
an office at one of our general head-
nnoA And when we were out
on the road again he began to talk
about the particular vice-president
whose office ne naa vistea ana biu.
-t -ot intn hia office the other day
and found him with a pile of papers
nls desK, looKme miuugu incut,
didn't like that.
" 'What fault do you Arid with that?"
i wmiiH Ilka tn sea him without any
papers leaning back in his chair with
his feet on his desk thinking think
ing,' Mr. Harriman answered."
Fragments of Wladoni.
. January Smart Set.
When a woman holds a man In the
hollow of her hand she can palm off any
kind of talk on him.
All vou've got to do is to stir some
people up to have them boil over.
Flattery is a sort oi un muuejr w
which our vanity gives currency.
Social fame lasts as long as the pos
sessor is present.
He who surrenders wnen ne is wrong
Is wise. He who surrenders when he is
right is married. But ne, too, is wise.
The hobble skirt is making quite a
stir, considering the entire absence of
bustle.
Many present problems are past lollies
getting ripe.
Homely gins rusn in unaer tne mistle
toe where peaches fear to tread.
The woman who marries to better her
self generally becomes worse than ever.
The prettier a woman is tne less sue
believes love Is blind.
Poor Family.
Two microbes sat on the pantry shelf,
And watched, with expressions pained,
The milkman s stunts;
And both said at once:
Our relations are getting strained!"
Exchange.
Life's Sunny Side
1 Some weeks ago two little glrfs of six
and seven years old heard a party of
older people discussing skeletons. The
6-year-old lass listened intently to the
conversation, when the elder girl, with
an air of superior knowledge, said ab
! ruptly:
"You don t know what a skeleton is,
and I do."
"So do I!" sharply replied the younger.
"I do know! I know for certain I do!"
"Well, now, what is it?"- the elder
wanted to know.
"Why, it's bones with the people off.
that's what Is it!" Metropolitan Jlaga
zine. ,
A local ironworker who has been mar
ried a couple of years always declared
that his first son should be named Mat.
after one of his best friends.
Learning that the ironworker and his
wife had recently been blessed with a
charming baby, the friend smiled all
' over his face when he greeted the fath
i er on the street.
"Well," he beamed, "how is little
Mat?"
"Mat nothing." answered the father;
it's Mattress." Youngstown Telegram.
Soon after the arrival of his first baby
his; wife went upstairs oneVvening and
found him standing by the side of tho
cradle and gazing earnestly at the child.
She was touched by the sight, and tears
filled her eyes. Her arms stole softly
around his neck as she rubbed her check
caressingly against his shoulder. lie
started slightly at the touch. "Darling. '
he murmured, dreamily, "it is absolutely
incomprehensible to mo how they can
sell such a cradle as that at $10." Sport
ing Times.
Little Dorothy
naughty, and her
had been very
mother's patience
was exhausted
"Dorothy," she admonished severely,
"the next time you are a bad girl I
shall put you in a dark closet until you
learn to ba better."
Dorothy heard, but did not heed, and
before long her mother was obliged to.
administer the promised punishment.
She was placed in her mother's clothes
closet and the door was tljrhtly shut
on her.
For fifteen minutes Dorothy remained
In durance vile. Then her mother, hear
ing no sounds and thinking the little
girl had had time to become penitent,
opened the door. A very red and de
fiant little face was turned toward her.
"What are you doing. Dorothy?"
asked her mother suspiciously.
"I 'pit on your "ktrt," said the child
deliberately, "and then I 'pit on your
'hoes. An now I'm waiting for mora
pit." January Llppincott's.
Pensions and Peace.
Harper's Weekly.
Mr. Carnegie's ten millions will
doubtless set in circulation a good
many convincing arguments against
war, but it will hardly lead to the dis
covery of any fresh argument quite so
effective with practical people as the
size of our pension roll and the history
of our pension legislation. It is now
almost precisely half a century since
the Civil War began. Tha vast major
ity of those who fought it are dead.
Yet our annual payment for pensions
on account of it Is but a few millions
less than it was when it reached its
highest point some years ago, and it is
seriously proposed to pass a new law
which would promptly carry it consid
erably above that highest point. No
body opposes a generous provision for"
every man now living who really helped
to save the Union. But does anyone
believe that the enormous sums we
paid out in pensions have all been
honestly devoted to that purpose? Does
anybody doubt that a great part of
those sums has gone to people who de
served nothing from the Government
or tho Nation? And Is there any good
prospect that If we have another war It
will not bring a similar burden in its
train? A good excuse for some of the
people to be employed on the new
Carnegie foundation would be to esti
mate the probable final cost per sol
dier, pensions for 50 to 75 years lnj
eluded, of any future war-making wo
may undertake.
A Departure In Messages.
Washington Herald.
All over the country we are hearing
of new Ideas In government, municipal
as well as state and Federal, and the
trend of all of them,-- we are happy to
noto. Is toward real service. A most
sensible departure from established cus
tom is tha. Instituted by Governor Ha:l
ley, of Missouri, who lias decided that
Instead of delivering the traditional
message to the Legislature, he will pro
vide for a series of lectures by experts
In economics and politics and agricul
ture, who will make known, after care
ful Investigation, to the general assem
bly the needs of the various parts of
the state.
This is real service, and there can be
no doubt tnat Missouri win oencin
largely from It. It would cause most
Governors of state a pang of regret to
give up the opportunity of exploiting
themselves In a message to tho legisla
ture, and It is plain that In his new de
parture Governor Hadley is actuated by
high principles that are sound in con
ception and promise well in execution.
The average Governor's message is
not usually a helpful document. It is
too often compact of mere words that
are aimed, primarily, to convince the
people what a grand and good political
party it is that the Governor has the
honor to represent. The plan proposed
by Governor Hadley is based, of course,
on the new ideal that is growlns
throughout' the country, the Ideal of
government as a business.
FEATURES
IN THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
REBUILT SAN FRANCISCO
FIVE YEARS AFTER
. Preparing now for the great
$50,000,000 Panama Canal Fair in
1915; fine illustrations showing
t he principal streets.
WHERE YOUNG MEN
LEARN TO FLY
New National .Academy near
Washington for the instruction of
military and civilian aeronauts.
RAILROADS BUILT TO
PROVIDE NEW THRILLS
Rocky Mountain peaks utilized
to make excitement for tourists;
zigzag railroad 14,000 feet above
sea level.
AN OREGON GIRL
IN MUSICAL BERLIN
Miss Frances B. Clapp writes
of student life in the German cap
ital. ORDER EARLY FROM YOUR
NEWSDEALER