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One obstacle to enforcement of the
anti-trust Uw Is no sooner overcome
Ihui another Li encountered. The
ftr-t ohtle was public Indlf ference
which begot official Indifference.
Then we h.i.i trouble In getting evi
dence in criminal prwrfilmfJ except
from the guilty men themselves, who
Immediately clatm.d lmmunltv.
Though the defendant could Interpol
endless delays and appenLa to prevent
execution of sentence, the Govern
ment had no appeal until Roosevelt
secured changes In the law. both al
lowing the C.ovcrnnient to appeal and
expediting the hearing of .uch ap
peal. When svMematlc enforcement
-f the la began, the cry w. raised
that It wa. In conflict with modern
economic condition.", and would. If
trictly enforced, revive outdated con.
1:tton.. When the oil and tobacco
derision proved that the Uw had
power to dissolve trusts, complaint was
T.ade that It left men In doubt
whether they were dolnit business law
fully, until a decL-lon haJ been ren
dered In the case of each Interstate
:orporatlon.
We now find that the patent law.
which wav destined to protect the
poor Inventor In the enjoyment of the
profits of his ircnlus. has become a
bulwark of monopoly. The trufU buy
up by wholesale patents relating to
their product and as a condition of
litems to use and sell the patented
article, require that It be sold at a
fixed price In conjunction only with
rertaln of Its own products which are
not i-atentahle or on which the patent
has expired, but the price of which I
ho rigldlv fixed by the trust. A
patent Is thus used to create a mo
nopoly not only In the article made
ander It. but In numerous other arti
rles; In fact, all the articles of the same
class made by the owner. It becomes
t blanket covering both a legally es
tablished monopoly and an Illegal
monopolj".
The fact that the Supreme Court de-rL-lon
rocoirniilnic the validity of such
contracts was rendered by a majority
of four to three, with two Judge ab
sent, srtvee irround for hone that It mav
be reversed on rehearlr.it before a full
court. ITesldont Taft onJ Attorney
tleneral Wlekcrsham have again dis
played their xeal In war on monopoly
by moving for a reheartnit. Hut the
risk Is too rival that the two JudK'S
aho did not participate In the decision
would take opposite sides, and thus
:ho court would reaffirm a pernicious
decision by a majority of five to four.
The only safe course Is for Congress
.a amend the law.
The rlshts of patent-owners should
be limited to fixing the price at which
'hey will sell the patented article, and
the practice of simply leasing and re
u.lng to sell machines, by which the
hoe machinery trust has been built
up. should be declared unlawful. All
conditions In contract for the sale of
patented articles by which the buyer
.s required to u.ie them only in con
Junction with other articles made by
the seller and to be bought only from
the seller should be d.-i lared unlawful.
When a patent has expired, owners of
patents on Improvements on such artl-
le should be required to sell thoe Im
provements on the same t.rnis to
ompeting manufacturer of the origi
nal Invention a the make to their
n customers, otherwise an ex
pired patent Is artificially kept alive
ml b the continual addition of new
patented lin prov enients on the origi
nal Invention a monopoly in the whole
device mav be prolonged linlefinitel .
ItkllM rtK tllttVTtKK.
The depressing crv that the discov
ery of the South Pole leaves no room
for further ceoitraphlc.il adventure
receives but little i otinteii.im-e from
Sir Krnest Sbacklcton. Wrtrlnjt in the
North American Review for .March, he
iltes a number of different region of
the earth which are as yet only par
tially explored. There is the ureal
Island of New CSulnef. for example,
concerning which scarcely anvthlng is
known as on a one goes a few miles
from the coast. The interior I for the
most part shut off by Impenetrable
Jungle and the hostility of the native
tribes mak travel extremely perilous
even where the natural conditions are
favorable.
A recent bok on New i.umea tells
lis that the only roadwavs are narrow
paths throuch the Junsle which are
bordered on both sides by venetstlon
so dense that the he.tdimnter and the
professional murd. rer find It highly
convenient f'"r their purposes. New
Oulnea I as larr as the states of
Loul-Ura ar.d Texas combined and !"-
oil. wherever It h is been in vestiKated.
Is extravasantly fertile. No doubt the
Island will some time support million
of rlviIUrd human belnc. but before
that can happen It must be explored
and communication rau-t be pened
ur between the coa-t and the Interior.
Lieutenant Shacklcton believes that
there Is also a wide field for useful
exploration In the Antarctic continent.
The South role, which Ilea near its
center, has been reached, but concern
ing the outlines of the continent and
Us ph)cal features but little is
known. It is In this dismal region of
snow and lit that the deeiructive
louthem storms which sweep over
Australia orlslnate. I'erh.ips It Is also
the birthplace of the Monsoons of the
Indian Ocean. Were weather elation
etablished at suitable points these
vkeltation could be foreseen and warn
ing sent out to sailors and farmers.
From this point of Tiew even the Ant
arctic K cfiel.ls mil i ome t- he of
servUe to mankind.
iiut we do net need- ( o iar
away to find country of which knowl
edge Is limited. What farmer knows
all the Important fact about the land
he ha tilled from his boyhood, the
constituents of the soil, the drainage
requirements, the proper situation for
windbreaks? Though the world has
been Inhabited for many centuries It
Is still but little known.
rAKOOM FOB MORKI4.
So no man Is to suffer punishment
for the wrecking of the Oregon Trust
St Savings Bank because all except one
of the rascals have slipped through the
fingers of the law. That It seems U
to be the net result of the deal by
which Morris' testimony against Wilde
was secured.
Morris has suffered a short term of
Imprisonment, a considerable part of
w hlch u spent In luxury at a Port
land hotel: Moore has escaped with a
small fine, and Wilde. to whose
scheming the wreck of the bank was
due. goes scot free. Therefore, argues
Cameron, we ought to release the one
rascal we succeeded In holding.
This Is a beautiful commentary on
the impotence of the law when Its ad
ministration 1 In Incompetent hands
and when It ha to deal with cunning
manipulators of other people's money
able to employ the best legal talent.
To turn Morris loose will be great en
couragement to honest banking!
MtlVT.UMMi A HOr.Kl C (OKI'S.
Secretary of War Stimson's sugges
tion to Congress that the money pro
mised for putting the militia on pay
might be used to better advantage In
the establishment of 50.000 reserves la
a good one. It becomes doubly con-
vincli.it In the light of Attorney-uen-eml
Wl.kersham's finding that the
organlxed militia can be called on by
the President only In event of an
Invasion.
Inuenunh as our National military
policy provides the smallest possible
regular force, the need of an effective
and efficient reserve corps to serve
as a direct auxiliary to the regular
Army Is manifest. These reserves can
be recruited from the ranks of dls
charsed soldiers and those of civil pur
suits who have a dash of the military
spirit in their veins. Being orgnnlzed
and maintained strictly by the United
States Government, this auxiliary arm
would be ready to strengthen the first
line of defense In any possible emer
gency, whether at home or abroad.
As a training school the organized
militia has been of great service. It
supplied most of the officers for vol
unteers In the last war. Hut if the
National Guard I not available for
any and every service, why then Its
scope Is not sufficiently wide. Its
ranks may go Into the field or not. ac
cording to choice. In event of a troop
movement beyond the boundary limits.
It Is probable that a majority would
elect to go. but It Is a matter In which
no element of uncertainty should be
permitted to remain.
If. as Mr. Stimson suggests, reme
dies can be applied to the National
tjuard so a to broaden It effective
ness, that may solve the problem of
an efficient supporting force for the
first line. Much has been done al
ready by the War Department toward
raising the standards of the citizen
soldiery. Organization of uniU. ulong
regular Army lines I now required
and the equipment and drills are iden.
ileal with those of the Cnlted States
service. But the administratlonof the
mllltU Is still left with state authori
ties, and this. In many cases. I the
drawback that keeps National Guard
troops from Becoming wholly effective.
Petty politics very often play a men
acing role under the present militia
svstem and will continue to do so until
direct supervision Is undertaken by
the I'nitud States Government. A
higher standard, h.vically and pro
fessionally, for officers and men alike
can be had In the organized militia as
a whole only when the War Depart
ment takes it over. If It Is necessary
to orsmnize our auxiliary arm Into
the form of National reserves, as ug
g sted hy Mr. Stimson, In order to gain
the desired efficlence. then let this be
done. If the country pays for an ef
fectlvve reserve service It should have
one.
KOUKTIIINU NKVV IM1KK TIIK M S.
Captain Amundsen has broken all
precedents set by explorers and dis
coverers. In that he gives full measure
of commendation to the men by w hose
assistance he was enabled tu reach
his goal. We recall a picture In an
old school history wherein Vasco de
ll.tlhoa was shown upon hi knee, his
Spanish cloak blown backward, his
long hair streaming In the wind, his
haiul uplifted and his eyes raised In
ecstasv at having discovered the Pa
cific ocean.
The text of the old history was vnlu.
ble In the details of the sufferings and
double and privations, not alone of
Balboa, but of hi companions, in their
heroic quest of the great western
ocean, and. according to the recital,
when it became evident that, from the
top of the next knoll, the long-sought
ocean would be v is I hie. Balboa ordered
hi men to remain w here they were, so
that to him alone the glory of the dis
covery of the western ocean miicht be
given.
An amusing sequel (at this dis
tance) Is told in the story that the dis.
coverer. to make discovery and assur
ance doubly sure, arose from his knees
after hi selfish transports had sub
sided, and waded Into the surf, draw
ing his sword after the pompous Span
tah fashion, and took possession of the
ncen tn the name of the King of
Spain.
This precedent, modified to suit the
occasion, has been generally followed
since; doubtless It wa then'a prece
dent, as old as the history of humnn
enterprise and the selfishness of hu
man ambition. All of this being true
In abstract and in detail, the attitude
of Captain Amundsen toward the com
panions of his travel when the su
preme moment came. In aenerously
sharing with them a far as possible
the honors of hi achievement. Is
something new under the sun. "I
could not." he says, after calling his
four companion by name, "have had
a finer, more loyal or more determined
party." Captain Amundsen's fame Is
certainly not dimmed by this generous
acknow ledcment. v
Heads of railroads and steel com
panies have been In conference on the
subject of defects In rail and the
means of reducing them. They were
moved to do this by the alarming in
crease in the number of wrecks due
to breakage of rails. In reply to the
contention of the railroad men that
the quality of rail has deteriorated,
the rullmakrrs say that the demand
for longer wear under heavier train
loads has caused them to Increase the
rvporuoa of carbon, which Increases
hardne at the expense of elasticity.
The remedy they suggest Is to increase
the weight of the rail, which means
added cost of construction and better
ment In other words, more money.
The plea Is again made that rates must
be raised In order to supply this mon
ey. The reply may be made that the
greater volume of traffic which ren
ders heavier rails necessary will in
crease the percentage of net earnings
In proportion to operating expenses
and will supply the needed money
without an advance In rates.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The project of greeting the New
Tear with an open-air concert de
serves encouragement. Portland has
a Winter climate which permits festiv
ities of this kind to be carried out
with pleasure to all concerned. The
performers will not ruin their voices
by singing In arctic w hirlwinds and
the spectators need not freeze while
they gratify their artistic proclivities.
The affair might be made a delight
to the city and an attraction to visit
ors. It Is original performances of
this nature, smacking decidedly of lo
cal character, which make cities cele
brated and win pleasant comment
from visitors.
There are many European cities
which are much sought by tourists
simply because they have developed
some festival or show- which Is unlike
anything to be seen elsewhere. The
whole world goes to Oberammergau
to witness the Passion Play and to
liaireuth to hear Wagner's operas.
There is no reason why Portland
should not make its New Tear cele
bration an event of world-wide signifi
cance In the course of time. All that
1 required to accomplish it I some
little ability and a good deal of deter
mined perseverance.
Kven If the Immediate purpose is
only to provide an agreeable entertain
ment without much thought of future
development, still It Is worthy of en
couragement. Any rational means of
amusement Is preferable to the cus
tomary New Year's orgies and fool
eries. Anvbody can walk up and
down the street tooting on a tin horn.
Anybody who wishes to sacrifice .his
personal character can Join the army
of debauchery and do as the rest of
the 'Wild mob do. There Is no particu
lar enjoyment In that sort of thing
and nothing pleasant to remember
after It Is over. But a pretty pro
gramme of songs and Instrumental
music would add grace and beauty to
the Joy of the season. The decorations
of holly Illuminated by electric lamps
would impart an air of fairyland to
the scene. In time the festive event
night assume something of a histori
cal tone. The various part of the
programme might be grouped around
some significant Incident of the state
or the Nation. The charm of costume
and dramatic action might he addd
to the music and before many years
had elapsed the Portland New Year
festivities would become famous.
(XMAMNTS WHO AKK WORTH WH1I.K.
A type of colonist of which Oregon
cannot have too many Is reported from
Hood River. The Installment thus far
consist of ten families. In one of
these are ten children, while others
are well equipped In this respect. A
particularly encouraging feature In
regard to these colonist Is that they
tio not tarry In the town. They seem
to have had definite plans before
leaving their Kastern homes and are
anxious to settle down and begin work.
Colonists or settler or this type will
help themselves by this change and
he an honor and a credit to the com
monwealth. We shall be glad to
chronicle the arrival of such settlers
In any aectlon of the state. They are
the kind of people that Oregon needs
and the kind that need Oregon, since
here they will find a wide and varied
field for their endeavor.
The family man who knows w hat he
wants and I equipped with a general
knowledge of the different sections
and resources of the state: who ha
chMen his location and loses no time
In reaching It after he starts, will be
very likely to have his highest expec
tations of Oregon realized and be glad
that he came. It Is the aimless wan
derer who expects something for noth
ing, shift about taking Jobs in the
city, or quarters hi family upon the
edge of a village for a few months
waiting for something to turn up. w ho
whines In homesick tones of "Iovvay"
nr "MlRsury," and lonirs to return to
their snowy area.
Let a man come to Oregon with his
family, naving a definite location and
purpose In view and with means
enough to settle himself, even In a
small way. In his chosen vocation, and
he will be from the first a satisfied and
useful citizen.
IIK.tr lHIK.
The whisky war which is raging In
Spokane ought to make that city
mightily attractive to a certain class
of people. A drink can be obtained
for the small sum of 6 cents or a
nickel, while for 40 cents, only 40
cents, one can buy a whole enormous
pint. Judiciously administered, a pint
of whisky will keep a man teaed up
for we don't know how many days, but
It 1 a good many. We should think
there would be an Immediate exodus
of Industrial Workers of the World,
direct action propagandist and Demo,
cratlc politicians Spokaneward from
nil parts of the country while this
merry war continue. When can they
ever expect again to procure so much
blls of the kind they like best for so
little money?
In the good old times, belore the
liquor business was subjected to the
tyrannical burden of a license. It was
possible to obtain a drink at almost
any grocery store In town or country
for very little money. Whisky flowed
like milk and honey In the land of
Canaan, and it was not thought partlc-I
ularly disgraceful to become a little
mellow at a barn-raising or a church
sociable. In those happy times If
the minister called It was customarv
to speed his departing steps with a nip
irom tne lamny jug. eer nail not
then gained the dominion which It now
exercises In this country. The distil
leries were the financial mammoths of
the beverae industry and King Alco
hol enjoyed that supremacy of power
which has since flitted to the dynasty
of King Lager.
Just what has brought about the
preference for beer over stronger bev
erages It would be somewhat compli
cated to specify in detail, but we may
attribute part of the wholesome
chance to the general development of
Intelligence. People understand bet
ter than they formerly did what It Is
well for them to eat and drink, and
practice has Improved with theory.
Hvgienic science Is the worst foe the
demon of drink ever has had to fight,
la iho long run it will be the death of
him. but not In this generation or the
next one. As long as there are simple
tons with troney to spend we Fhall
probably see sots going up and down
the earth, but the hope of the Eugenic
propaganda Is that by and by there
will be no more simpletons. No doubt
the temperance cause has more to
hope from the growth of Intelligence
than from the enactment of prohibi
tory laws.
ITtr.E KHIPa MEAN" UIWI.R PRK ES.
"Every dollar to the American ship
adds so much to the cost of the prod
ucts transported through it (the Pan
ama Canal) and Its primary object
was to reduce such expense," says
Thomas Wilkinson, of Burlington, la..
In arguing for the passage of ail Amer
ican ships toll-free through the canal.
Then why not allow Americans to buy
ships In the cheapest market and op
erate them under American register,
thus reducing the freight one-third to
one-half? We can do that without
laying ourselves open to the charge of
violating a treaty.
There is no parallel between inland
river Improvement, on which no tolls
are charged, and the Panama Canal.
The use of river Improvements is
mainly confined to American ships,
while the bulk of the shipping which
will use the canal will be foreign, even
If we should so change our shipping
laws a to foster Instead of throttling
the owning of ships by Americans. We
have recognized the folly of throttling
commerce on those rivers which are
navigable by seagoing ships, for we
impose no tolls, though no treaty pre
vents us from discriminating in this
respect against foreign ships. Then
why should we throttle canal com
merce by such discrimination, espe
cially when by so doing we should ex
pose ourselves to the charge of treaty
breaking. The best means of secur
ing cheap transit through the canal
and thus of reducing prices is to throw
down the bars to commerce, not raise
thera higher.
Surgery backed by sufficient funds
can almost work miracle. No doubt
the plan of replacing Millionaire
Stokes" Injured kidney with a new one
borrowed from an ox will' work out
well. Perhaps the substitution will
effect an Improvement upon his orig
inal structure. It Is certain that some
millionaires' wits would be brightened
by exchanging brains with an ox. Anti
septic surgery has not tried this ex
periment yet. and perhaps humane so
cieties will forbid it out of considera
tion for the poor ox.
The woolen trust showed bad strat
egy In provoking the Lawrence strike
on the eve of a Presidential campaign
in which the tariff will be the leading
Issue. The, grant of higher wages by
the trust and other New England tex
tile manufacturers comes too late to
counteract the damaging effect of the
strike on the tariff graft. The mill
owners have once more demonstrated
that greed ha blinded them to the
risk of antagonizing public opinion
and their eyes have been opened too
late.
Garrison, tho Coos Bay murderer's,
reasons for taking the risk of a death
sentence are an example of the effect
of Governor West's opposition to the
death penalty on the mind of the mur
derer. His argument is so logical and
so obvious that it no doubt has entered
the minds of other. men, not only after
they had committed murder, but when
then were . contemplating the crime.
West's policy is an Incentive to mur
der even as the death penalty is a
deterrent.
The despondent A. Maurice Low,
who writes melancholy letters to the
London Post about America, says our
press Is "at the level of its lowest read
er." On the same principle. Congress
Is at the level of Lorimer. the bar does
not rise above Its worst shyster and the
church Is no better than the vilest
scamp whom it shelters. The British
mind works In a mysterious way to
perform its wonders of fault-finding
with the United States.
Taft thrives on opposition. The
Cummins boom in Iowa has so stimu
lated Taft supporters and swelled their
numbers from among those who have
been hitherto Indifferent that they
match the election of two Cummins
delegates with that of two Taft dele
gates on the same day. Roosevelt'
candidacy ' may serve only to clinch
the certainty of Taft's nomination and
to banish that apathy which was Taft's
worst enemy.
The Reverend Anna Shaw and her
colleagues who have Invaded Congress
to plead for woman suffrage, misdirect
their zeal, apparently. The right of
suffrage is tixed by state laws. Persons
who can vote at state elections can
vote at National elections. It is hard
enough to obtain needed amendments
to the Federal Constitution. Why
waste energy fighting for any which
are useless?
Local Chinese may as well under
stand that fulfilment of threats against
the life of Chief Slover will have but
a single result for them. This city
would be In the humor for something
drastic.
New Mexico no sooner enters upon
her career as a state than it Is pro
posed to amend the constitution. In
these restless days constitutions are In
a chronic state of fusion.
Senator Bourne sets Mr. U'Ren to
watch for violations of the corrupt
practices act. In the absence of a
"funny" column, the statement finds
room here.
Portlander appreciate the glorious
panorama Mount Hood gives them In
emerging from the morning mists and
departing tn the radiant sunset.
Another forty-two-story building at
Seattle will give that city such cause
for pride the people can afford to give
Tacoma the mountain to keep.
Carter Harrison Is right. Let the
women buy flank steak, but have the
knives resharpened or they will be
come grass widows.
Mr. Perkins bought an Interest in a
New York daily paper within ten days
of Tils call at Oyster Bay.
Ths sleeping volcano that menaces
the Canal must be tapped for a safety
valve.
The Colonel even could not sit on
the jury.
The air yesterday had the batwball
leel."
Stars and Star-Makers
Br Leone Casa Baer.
With the "Balkan Princess," which
comes to the Heillg the latter part of
next week, will arrive several familiars.
One Is Mark Smith. He supported Marie
Cahill when she playe-d "Marry'ns
Mary" at the old Columbia five years
aso, and had the Jltle role in "The
Traveling Salesman" on its first local
visit.
Teddy Webb and his wife. Aimee
Leicester, are also with the show.
Webb came here In 1891 with "The
Spider and Fly," and next with the
Calhoun Opera Company. Webb and
Miss I.eicester have since been here
together with Dorothy Morton, with
the T'voll Opera Company and "The
Alaskan."
Two other "Balkan Princess" players
are Geraldine Malone, who was at the
Hellig last season with James T.
Powers In "Havana." and Ethel In
tropodi, here in 1904 with "The Bil
lionaires" Charles K. Murray, who was the
brains and real business end of the
Murray and Mack team of comedians. Is
head funmaker with "Alma, Where Do
You Live?" which opens at the Hellig
tonight. For many years Murray and j
.viacK were ldentiriea witn i-acitic
Coast theatrical enterprises, dissolving
partnership about four years ago. OUie
Mack was here last as business man
alter with "Bizzy Izzy." at the Baker i
few months ago.
Henry W. Savage will, a few weeks
hence, send Excuse Me to the Heillg.
It Is a farce by Rupert Hughes, with
all of Its scenes laid in a Pullman car.
Some of the New York originals are
coming here. Including Willie P. Sweat
man, Isabel Richards and Ann Murdock.
Charles Meakfns, recalled from his
"Merry Widow" engagements here, will
also come with this piece.
Marjorie Romheau, who is leading
woman at Ye Liberty Theater In Oak
land, and scoring individual triumphs
each week, will be remembered as
Marjorie Mack, who was leading woman
with one of the early-day Lyric stock
companies.
Lillian Branscombe, who was for
several seasons Ingenue with the Athon
stock, playing one season at the old
Lyric Theater. Is now playing principal
roles with the Essanay Film Company
of Chicago.
A postal from Nell Franzeoi. the
Portland girl who is ingenue with the
Harry Carson Clark stock company,
says they are playing in Hilo this
week, and will later tour other
Hawaiian Islands before going again
into Honolulu for the remainder of the
season.
Elsie Janfs, the youngest of the im
portant feminine stars of the theatrical
firmament, comes to the Heillg Thea
ter the latter part of this month. Miss
.lanls wil Introduce to us "The Slim
Princess." a musical comedy which
combines the best efforts of George
Ade. Henry Blossom and Leslie Stuart.
Supporting Miss Janis is Joseph Caw
thorn and an unusually large company.
Frank M. Norcross. who, in his
capacity as praise-agent for the "Girl
From Rector's." was in Portland recent
ly, ahead of the show which played
last week at the Baker, tells of an
amusing incident at the old Newmarket
Theater In 1S82, when J. P. Howe was
manager, and when the present sites
of Portland's theaters were, for the
greater part, farms. Says Mr. Norcross:
"I suppose we pulled of fthe most
daring stunt ever perpetrated to get
the Portland people's money while we
were playing at ( the old Newmarket
Theater, the season of "82-'83. The
company was a New York one. that
had played ten or more weeks at the
Baldwin- Theater, San Francisco, in
repertoire stock. Louise Pomeroy, an
American actress who had Just returned
from an Australian tour, was the star.
Among the members were Arthur
Elliott. Henry Ayellng, George Os
hourne, Harry Allen. Fred Corbett.
Miss Kdna Cary. Lottie Church and
Holly Brooks. The tour had been a
disappointing one on account of a
storm on the Pacific Ocean for five
days, making us arrive in Port Town
send, Victoria, New Westminster
two days late, so Seattle and Port
land were where we caught up. Thurs
day evening we opened with 'Claire
and the Forge Master": Friday evening.
'Romeo and Juliet." At the finale of
the balcony scene, Juliet slipped on
the stepladder. coming down from her
balcony, and sprained her ankle so
badly that we dismissed the house and
returned the money. There being a
very large advance sale for Saturday
matinee, we commenced to think how
we could get It. Some members were
for playing another play without the
star.
"At last I proposed to put Miss
Pomeroy in a wheeling Invalid chair
and push her. In that way there would
be no strain on her ankle. She eagerly
agreed to It. but Mr. Elliott, her hus
band, threatened to leave her If she
did. However, we overcame his
scruples when we said, "It's stay here
for all of us If we don't get the money
for fares hack to 'Frisco.' I was dele
gated as "pushee," and I wheeled her
nicely through the first act. We had
apologized and craved the Indulgence
of the audience, and no one left the
house.
"Act two. Claire finding Bhe has been
tricked Into marrying the 'Forge Mas
ter.' leaves his house at midnight. I
wheeled her off Into the bleak world,
homeless and alone.
"Act four, rievelopes that her cousin,
who had played the villain, had been
challenged by the husband. Horrors!
Claire finds she loves him and must
save him, so off to the dueling grounds
we go in the wheeling chair.
"The situation of the play was that
Claire comes between the contestants
and receives the contents of her hus
band's pistol in her rigt arm. I in
structed Miss Pomeroy to keep her
hands off the wheels and I'd push her
on with force enough to land her In
the center of the stage.
"The cue came, and I gave her an
extra hard push. and. in her excitement
she grabbed the left wheel, which
caused her to revolve around and
around and end with her back towards
the audience, with her right hand ex
tending, crying 'Philip, husband, I
love you."'
"'The slant of the stage caused the
chair to run down towards the foot
lights, and Philip stopped her just in
time, and prevented her going into the
orchestra.
"It is needless to say we did not play
that night, and harried aboard of the
'Frisco boat early and hied eastward."
The De Fa ye Sisters, appearing at
the Orpheum this week, rattle banjos
without protecting thimbles on their
fingers, and as a result their digits are
almost as calloused as those of black
smiths. They say they cannot even
wash a handkerchief in their room for
fear that their fingers would soften
and "crab" their act. Evelyn De Faye
was born in Lincoln, Neb., and the
native city of Leone is Cleveland, O.
Evelyn says she is the fiancee of
Count Von Hausen Schrewer, of Aus
tria. Photographs of the Count's eyes
peep from the buttons of her shirt
waist. The third De Faye sister, who
was on the Orpheum circuit when the
act was composed of a trio, married
the general advertising agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad when ouly 15 I
years old. Leone De Faye says she I
will open a millinery store In New
York if her sister becomes a. Countess.
WOILD CLEAR VP RESKRVATIOX
Ilwaro Man GK'ea Arguments for Cut
ting: of Trees.
ILWACO. Wash.. March 11. (To the
Editor.) In The Oregnnian March 4,
an article by a subscriber was written
from Vancouver on the removal of the
timber from the Government reserva
tion, at Cape Disappointment, more
generally known as Fort Canby.
Now, In regard to the timber, there
Is an immense amount of the largest
trees dying and others decaying. It
Is this timber the bill before Congress
has reference to, and not. the small
trees or unripe timber. Judging from
the article the subscriber does not
know whereof he or she speaks, and
cannot know the conditions down here.
It is not a matter of mere gain of
dollars and cents, the timber is to
be disposed of and the money to go to
ward building, constructing and main
taining a military road from Fort
Canby to the county road. This road
at the present time Is useless and it
Is Impossible to drive a single rig with
safety to the fort.
The reservation is a beautiful place,
but If there isn't a good road to and
from It then It is useless.
The people coming down here during
the Summer enjoy to be out in the
woods and take their lunch, where
they can enjoy a few hours with
nature, bat how are they to get there?
Swim I guess (at least that Is the way
the subscriber at Vancouver would
have them do).
I think, the people of Oregon and
Washington should make it their duty
to get busy and have their respective
Senators and Representatives do all
In their power to see that this bill
passes and goes into effect at once.
As to a park that subscriber speaks
of I don't know what he or she was
dreaming of, for It is impossible for
a person to walk, crawl or fly through
the heavy underbrush, logs, dead tim
ber and limbs.
If these large old trees, that have
passed their stage of usefulness were
taken from the ground, the underbrush
cut and cleaned up. leaving all the
small timber and the heavy foliage
evergreens, it would. Indeed, be a
beautiful place, and much more at
tractive to our Summer visitors and
friends.
With a nice road winding In and
around these old ravines and chasms,
among the trees -with their heavy
foliage, one could not find a more beau
tiful spot. All It lacks is a nice road
to develop it
It Is not the lumber interest that
promoted this bill before Congress, but
the people on the peninsula, who have
the interest of the community at heart,
and all we ask is a fair chance to take
care of ourselves and not to have some
one on the outside, not knowing the
actual conditions, oppose and discour
age us.
One can stand near Ilwaco and see
these old monuments, which a few
years back were beautiful trees with
their monstrous limbs reaching far out
over the canyons. But they have lived
their lives and are now dead and limb
less reaching far up into the sky
making the place look desolate and
lonesome.
Wouldn't it be better to take what
nature intended for us than to let
them rot and fall useless to waste?
It is through the sale of these ripe
trees that we want to build a good
road through the reservation, so that
we can drive or walk at leisure and
enjoy what grand old nature intended
for us.
Written upon request from the peo
ple of the surrounding peninsula.
Bur Scouta nnd Oar Schools.
PORTLAND, March 11. (To the Edi
tor.) Reading your editorial this
morning on the Boy Scout episode the
question suggests itself, why does not
our public schools make our boys "use
ful, self-supporting and self-reliant?"
The public school is instituted to edu
cate the youth, to make them efficient.
The Boy Scout movement is an indict
ment of our school system, which fails
in its purpose when a movement under
the auspices of the churches and phi
lanthropic sponsership is necessary to
supplement it.
There is too much academic and too
little practical training given to fit the
children for life In this world. Our sys.
tern lacks purpose and design. Let us
correct this condition and have an ed
ucational system which will educate
our children so they will be profitable
to themselves and to society. The Boy
Scout movement is unnecessary if we
use the means already at hand, unless
it be a military movement. If it be this
it is a wicked movement, one which
every Christian should denounce; a
destructive movement which has no
place In this enlightened age when the
tendency of society Is to upbuild,
when peace and not war is the wish
of humanity. AN OREGONIAN.
Periodicals Must Be Ordered.
PORTLAND, Or.. March 13. (To the
Editor.) Kindly let me know if I must
pay for a paper an agent sent "on
trial. The understanding was I would
take it "if I liked it," but as it did i ot
suit me I never sent any pay. Lately
an Eastern collection agency has been
trying to collect the subscription for
same. LOUIS M. MEYERS.
Chap 20, Vol. -3, Lord's Oregon Laws,
says: "Whenever any person, com
pany or corporation owning or con
trolling any newspaper or periodical of
any kind, or whenever any editor or
proprietor of any such newspaper or
periodical shall mail or send any such
newspaper or periodical to any person
or persons in this Btate without first
receiving an order for said newspaper
or periodical . . . shall be deemed
to be a gift and no debt or obligation
shall accrue against such person or
persons, whether said newspaper or
periodical is received by the person or
persons to whom it is sent or not."
PARTING IS SO SAD.
BY H. E. WESTOATE.
By gosh, it's tough, to have to say
good-bye to Theodore, but now,
by jing. we've had enough, and
can't stand any more. Of course
we stood by Ted for years, and
swore he was the best, and sang
his praise, in countless ways,
while he could stand the test.
In former years, when he was known,
among the Western dwellers, and
liked to Jump a bucking bronc
and ride with all the fellers, we
fairly worshiped at his shrine,
and called him brave and true,
and told our friends to watch
his smoke and see what he
would do.
And even after he had gained tho
White House and the chair, we
liked to read what he would say.
and watch his doings there, and
when he finally left the Job, and
went to hunt and kill, we said,
by gosh, he's just our kind, and
we are with him still.
But somehow things have changed
since then, for Teddy went
astray, and those who liked him
long ago, denounce his acts to
day; for who can tell what Ted
will do. or just where he is at,
s week ago he stood for this,
but now he stands for that. -
Yes sir, it's tough, to have to say
good-bye to Theodore, but now
that we have had enough, we
can't stand any more; he flops
so gol darn sudden, while his
friends hold down the sack, that
his former chums are certain
Theodore cannot come back.
Chromatic Financiering
By Dean Collins.
I found a long-haired artist chap.
Who. with his paint box in his hand.
Strolled down Seattle's shining streets.
And eagerly the prospect scanned.
As I approached the roaming chap
Peeked underneath a sewer trap.
"Forsooth," thought I. "the man hath
bats!
What seek you?" And he answered,
"Rats!"
"I seek red rats, and likewise blue.
The green and eke the lemon yellow.'7
"Great Scott," methought, "D. T. hath
got
" A strangle hold upon the fellow.
Red rats ne'er shone to mortal eye.
Save through the agency of rye."
He rubbed with pensive mood his slats
And rambled onward, sighing "Rats!"
"I seek the mauve and crimson rat
Within the haunts where rodents play
In bright, kaleidoscopic maze
But specially, I seek the gray.
The common, unadorned rat.
For, with a hundred beasts like that.
Soon would I wax full rich, I trow."
I rubbed my head and queried, "How?"
"When the chromatic tribe of rats
Fell as bright blossoms from the
sack.
The city said. 'Two bones apiece
To those who bring the rodents back.
Therefore I seek the red and green;
But should I cop the gray, I ween
Almost the same the plot would lie."
1 didn't fall, but asked him, "Why?"
He waved his paint box 'neath my nose,
"I shall accomplish it with ease.
E'en Solomon ne'er had the class
That I'll Impart to each of these:
When 'their gray coats my brush hath
pressed.
They'll mock the hue of sunset west.
And each become, right off the bat.
A rare, hand-painted two-plunk rat."
"Then I'll be rich, and have the price
Of toasted quail and porterhouse,
I can loaf round the fancy grills
And buy a thirty-dollar souse.
Have I not got the proper dope.
On the gray rat to pin my hope?"
He nudged me neatly in the slats.
I rambled on and murmured, "Rats!"
Portland, March 13.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonlan of March 14, 1S63L
. Mr. Richards, of the Woodard party,
which left some time since for mining
operations on John Day's River, ar
rived at the Cascades and reports that
the party had been attacked by a
large body of Snake Indians, and. while
trying to get into the settlements in
small parties, 13 of their men were
killed, among whom we only learned
the names of Buell Woodard, of this
city, and John Stevens, son of Thomas
Stevens, residing three miles south
of this city. Eighteen of the party
are known to have escaped and are
safe in the settlements.
Captain James Strang, who went up
on the Julia, informs us that he saw Ice
aground In the Columbia River where
the water was five fathoms deep.
Mr. Samuel Shaffer, of this cityr
and formerly in the employ of Mr.
David Monastes, at the foundry, is
among the missing in the Ill-fated John
Day Elver party.
The prisoners confined at Newport
Barracks, Ky., recently captured at
Piketon, have made a proposition to
enlist as soldiers In the United States
Army.
We enlarge the daily this morning,
materially increasing the length of its
columns and adding four to their num
ber. This we promised to do as soon
as the business of the paper required
it. That time has arrived.
Captain M. Crawforo, of Yamhill
County, leaves -on the steamer this
morning for New York for the pur
pose of taking charge of the escort
of the overland emigration the present
season.
Tonight will be presented at the
Willamette Theater Kotzebue's great
play "The Stranger," Mrs. Forbes ap
pearing as Mrs. Haller and Air. Beatty
as the Stranger. Miss Lawrence will
sing one of her delightful songs during
the evening.
The officers of the Sierra Nevada
were compelled to anchor that steamer
out in the river yesterday and . take
freight from lighters. They had to do
this to prevent their men from desert
ing to go to the mines. The whole
crew had a touch of the gold fever.
A wagon load of marketing from
across the river was observed in our
streets yesterday. Price of small
dressed hogs 15 cents per pound and
potatoes 3 per basket.
Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe
How often do you do things when
you know better? Be careful; it's a
dangerous habit.
Get rid of the notion that advertis
ing is undignified unless it is free.
Every setting sun sees a greater rec
ognition of the dignity, importance
and value of paid advertising.
A free horse is rarely . ridden to
death; he usually begins protesting at
the first sign of weariness.
When a young man without a job
gets married, and goes to live .with
the bride's parents, it's a wonder he
can't hear the sneers of the neighbors
when all the doors are closed.
Some meanness is so mean that many
people deny that there is any inert
ness of that kind, and the papers
smooth it over with legal phrases that
few understand.
Here are the big trouble makers, in
the order named: Money, love, too
much to eat. polities, kin. gossip, hard
times, bad weather, and taxes.
Say what you please, there is some
thing lovable about a Tom boy.
A writer for print goes Over it
carefully several times, and then an
editor goes over it again. Wouldn't
it be a good idea to give some of the
! same sort or attention w ms ichkis
you writer mera ip . wuuie tut. in
careful "editing."
Going In "Society" Is idleness; that's
the reason there Is a disposition to
fine men for it.
When there is a wedding, the neigh
bor women can go over the details, and
tell whether the bride or groom will
be boss.
IVW York World's Almanac.
WALTON, Or., March 9. (To the
Editor.) in answer to Inquiries you
mention the New York World's Al
manac. Can you furnish the book by
mall, on receipt of price, or must one
also' subscribe for the New York
World? An early reply in The Ore
gonian will oblige me and others.
MRS. GERALD HANWELL.
The mail price of publication named
is 35 cents. It is to be had of the pub
lisher or at bookstands.