THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 1.3, 1912.
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ruRTLANU. TlllKM'AY. JINK . "'
. A PEC CERATE CASE.
By voting with tha Taft mrmbara of tha
committee with reaped to tha eeatlng ot
tha Taft delegatea at large from Indiana,
tha Rooeevalt men belleva they ha ere ad
praoedent which will Maura a recogn It Inn
of the finality of primary action and thus
force decleloa in favor of th ,K""lv.t '
delegatea from tha Fifth Mlaaouri and tha
antlra State of Washington.
This Is the explanation given by the
Chicago Tribune, a Roosevelt news
paper, of the unexpected action of the
Rooeevelt faction of the National Re
publican committee. In Joining with
the Taft majority for the -eating of
Taft delegate In many contested
cases. Doubtless It la correct. The
Roosevelt committeemen are doing the
right thing in order to entrench them
selves in an Impregnable ultimate po
sition where they may demand that
the Taft committeemen alo do the
right thing.
But they premise their profound
strategy on a curiously unwise mis
understanding of the Taft policy In
manipulating the steam roller. For,
according to the Tribune:
By thla dectitoo tha Booievalt men aeoured
recognition of 24 of the S California delc
gatea, 10 Onion delegatae and 10 South
Dakota delegatea; Senator La, Toilette re
ceived recognition of 10 d-legatee from
North Dakota, and tha Preaieent recogni
tion of 12 dalegatea from Colorado.
Here la an assumption, plainly cred
ited to the Taft men. that they had
planned, or contemplated, throwing
out the direct primary delegates from
California. Oregon. South Dakota and
North Dakota. Tet In none of these
states was there a contest. In none,
except one district from California,
waa there any appeal from the defeat
ed delegatea to the committee or the
convention. In none wa there any
outcry that the victory had not been
fairly won.
Colonel Roosevelt's managers are
going far out of their way to convince
themselves of the reality of their own
suocesses in various atatea and to as
sure, themselvea and the world that
they have delegatea no othera have
claimed to have. The fighting Colonel
ought to hurry to Chicago if the day
la to be saved.
LOYALTY IJI BI HISES. .
A great many young men who start
life well equipped mentally to make a
lucres In the business world never
regch the pinnacle which they think
they ought to achieve, and to which
their brains and habits entitle them.
The majority of them are kept back
by. one of three causes lack of loyal
ty to their employers, lack , of confi
Sftjice in themselvea or the thought
that they are doing too much for the
money they get.
The employe who thinks he is being
mistreated by his employer In the way
of'too small pay, who la always worry
ing because he thlnka he Is earning
more than some of his fellow em
ployes who are getting a higher wage
than he, and who thlnka he will in a
measure "get even" by doln aa little
work as he can do and holJ his Job,
wOl never achieve a pronounced suc
cess in the business world. Such peo.
pie are obsessed by the Idea that for
nine reason the employer Ij not play,
trig square, that other employes with
less ability are being advanced ahead
of 'them, that their worth is not ap
preciated. They worry over this, talk
gttnut It, think and dream about it
meantime going to work at the very
Inst moment in the morning with re
luctance and lack of spirit and stop
ping at the very tick of the clock at
closing; time more worn from their
worrying than from their labors.
urh employes are not loyal to
themselvea or their employers, and
this soon becomes well known to those
over them. Hence when there Is an
opening "higher up" Is It any wonder
that it should be filled by one who
takes an interest In the business, one
who feared he waa doing too little for
tlto wage he got. one who was ever
striving to make his services of more
value, thereby endeavoring to advance
thn business?
There is another class of employes,
and a large class, who have no confi
dence in themselves or their abilities.
These men go on day after day labor
ing In a sort of mechanical way, little
caring, seemingly, whether they are
kept on the payroll or not. As a rule
thiese chaps pass from place to place,
perhaps from business to business,
wtth the pay envelope always about
the same. They are not qualified to
take better positions because they
hve not the ambition to learn any
thing aside from the groove their du
ties run In. They begin and end as
underlings. They are as a rule men
off good habits, economical, fairly ln
r dustrlous, but they perform their du
ties like a machine. They are mere
automatons and never get anywhere
wbrth while.
SNot many days ago one of the larg
est employers of clerks In Portland
was detained in his office for over
half an hour after quitting time In the
evening, and as he waa passing out of
the building he noticed a clerk, one
who had but lately taken the position
and who, it might be said, stands at
the foot of the class in the establish
ment, his wsge being very small thla
clerk waa noticed at work behind his
counter going over and examining and
comparing tha goods under his charge.
It apeaklng to the Janitor It was
found that for nearly an liour every
evening this was the custom of the
young man.
.This young chap is trying to master
thje business he la engaged In. He
more than likely has confidence in
himself, confidence In his business and
has mapped out a career for. himself;
he feela that the sooner he masters
the business the sooner he will be ad
vanced; he Is not worrying because
his wage Is lower than somebody
else's; ,he takes no time to consider
that he is earning more than ha is
getting. An hour or o a day over the
regular hours put in at the store will
do him good and not harm.
On tha day following the event the
employer mentioned went to the head
of the department In which the young
man works and asked about him,
about his habits, his treatment of
customers, his services generally.
"That young man." replied the man
ager, "la one of the brightest .young
fellows we have in the atore and I
have already got a place mapped out
for .him in another department where
he will have more responsibilities and
better wages I like that young
fellow."
In speaking about the incident tha
proprietor remarked, "Keep your eye
on that chap; you will one day
him In charge of this store, or occupy
ing some other equally responsibla
position."
Is it not strange that It ahould be
a rare exception for a young clerk to
make himself conspicuous by attempt
ing to master the business ha ia in?
What percentage of employe in thla
city are doing it? ,
OREGON'S PRISON AND SAX Ql'EX-
Tiva.
Governor West's prison policy haa
widely advertised Oregon in every
penitentiary, reformatory, house of
correction and common Jail of the
United States. , All the malefactors
and lawbreakers, behind the bars and
before other bars, know about It. All
of them believe that here in Oregon
the state prison Is an asylum of gen
tle restrain and ultimate condonation
and forgiveness. All of them think
that their lot, outside of the
happy haven of Oregon, is made in
tolerable by savage discipline and
merciless punishment. Hearing of
the easy life at Salem, the convicts
at San Quentln rebel, one or more are
killed, and the whole Institution la In
a fever of ferment and Insurrection.
We have no doubt that Governor
West's prison methods are misunder
stood by dissatisfied convict else
where. What the Governor Intends to
do. doubtless, is to reform weak men
an to reclaim other men hot wholly
bad. - But what the Governor ought
to do Is to Insist sternly that bad men
must be punished and restrained, and
weak men likewise made to know that
crime is odious and terrible, and Its
consequence are Inescapable, If civil
ization Is to aurvlve. The Governor
lays too much stress on saving the
convict and too little on saving and
protecting society. The Governor
ought first to stand for exact Justice
and the enforcement of necessary
penalties for all grave misdeeds, and,
second, for redeeming the criminal
and excusing his crimes. Parole him,
certainly, when a record of model
conduct and a proven attitude of re
pentance Justify It. Parole him only
when he shows his fitness for consid
eration by his works.
But why assume at the start that
he ought to be out of Jail and not in
JallT
mi ERvrnoNs is Alaska.
The volcanic eruptions in Alaska
appear to have been more violent and
extensive than any in recent years, tor
dispatches from Fairbanks lead to the
conclusion that they were not con
fined to Kadlak Island, but that some
of the volcanoes on the mainland of
Western Alaska broke out. The safe
ty of those villages. on Kadlak Island
from which reporta have been re
ceived Justifies the hope that lo&s of
hitman life la slight, but the destruc
tion of animal and vegetable life must
have reduced the Island and large
parts of the mainland to A wilderness.
The eruptions have been accom
panied by such disturbances in the
sea that great change must have taken
place in the formation of it bed.
Kadlak Island, lying off the mouth
of Cook Inlet, Mount Katmal being on
the mainland on the opposite shore of
Shellkoff Strait and the other main
land volcanoes being from 100 to 100
miles north of Cook Inlet and Prince
William Sound, the channel of both
those inlets may have undergone seri
ous change through submarine con
vulsions. It la urgently necessary
that a pew survey of the coast and
adjoining water be made lest shipping
be endangered, and Congress ahould
be asked to make proper provision at
thla session. . The proportion of ship
wrecks on the Alaskan coast ha been
abnormally high, because every old
hulk which was rejected for every
other rout waa pressed Into the
Alaskan service and because the coast
is insufficiently lighted and buoyed.
If ships should have to feel their way
along totally changed channels in
such atorms aa rag In the north,
the dangers would be enormously
Increased.-
In one respect the eruptions may
prove a blessing. The volcanic ash,
which has for the time being de
stroyed vegetation, contains elements
of great fertility, for much of the soil
of Eastern Oregon and Washington
and Southern Idaho la of the same
character. Volcanic ash ' ha also
made the region around Naples im
mensely fertile. We may therefore
expect to see vegetation again spring
up In greater profusion than ever in
the devastated region.
rxspreiNo . words.
To excite interest In the study of
"inspiring words," Mr. Grenville Kiel,
ser, of New York, has ofTered a prixe
of $100 which may be won by the per
son who first present a list more In
spiring than the one that Mr. Klelaer
himself ha made out. Inspiring
words are not quite o plentiful as
blackberries in the English or any
other, language. The man who has
the first gleaning of the dictionary en.
Joys a substantial advantage over his
successors, and we therefore doubt
whether anybody can formulate a sec.
ond list which will be quite as stimu
lating to the upward impulses as Mr.
Kleiner's.
Beginning with the A's, he picked
out almighty, ambition and aspiration,
which are exalting to the soul, it must
be admitted, but we know of one or
two which can beat them. "Anna
be!," for example, is such a one. Ed.
gar Poe was Inspired by "Annabel" to
compose one of hi loveliest poem,
while we do not recall that he wrote
anything at all about "aspiration. As
for "ambition," it has a sinister sound.
"How like a mounting devil in the
heart rules the unrelgned ambition,"
sang one of our native poets. . It is
well known that Caesar was stain for
his ambition.
Mr. Kleiser must grant that ''Inspir
ation" Is a word of uncertain' signifi
cance. There is an inspiration to bat.
tie, another to burglary and yet an
other to Christian piety, none ef
which is quite the same aa the others.
Were we going into battle, we ahould
find inspiration in the , word "flag,"
which Mr. Kleiser omlta from his list.
For burglary "brandy" would be moat
helpful, but that la also left out of
Mr. Klelser'a list, which, the reader
will perceive. Is extremely defective, at
least in certain direction. Tor Chris.
tlan piety no doubt the most inspiring
word are "resignation, submission,
aacrifloe, renunciation, martyrdom."
none of which occurred to Mr. Kleiser.
We are therefore of the opinion that
he trusts more in the pagan virtues,
with their vain pomp, than he does
in those of the gospel. To show Just
how worldly he Is in hia views, we
need only mention that he Include
"kingly, princely, queenly, majeetlc,"
all of which savor atrongly of earthly
glory, while he omit "humble, pa
tient, long-suffering, meek." which
shine with heavenly luster.
Evidently Mr. Kleiaer want to puff
ua all up with conceit and vanity.
BAXAJCCX OF POWER IX THUS MXDJ
, TEBJLAEAJ.
Italy aeiaur of Turkish Island In
the Eastern Mediterranean 8es la seen
to have a weighty bearing on the bal
ance of power in that body of water,
especially when viewed in relation to
the building of warships by her ally.
Austria, In that aea, and to the naval
expansion of her other ally, Germany.
This la taken to be the true explana
tion of the recent conference at Malta
between Premier Asqullh. Winston
Churchill, the British First Lord of
the Admiralty, Lord Kitchener, the
British ruler of Egypt, and tilr Ian
Hamilton, the British naval com
mander in the Mediterranean, though
the announced purpose waa "to make
full use ot the facilities of thla im
portant and complete naval base."' '
, Italy posseaalon of Tripoli and the
Islands of the Aegean will greatly In
crease her naval power In tl Medi
terranean, which 1 th gateway to In.
dla. Austria countenance this ag
grandisement of Italy, while strength
ening her own navy. The triple alli
ance ha been renewed and. though
Italy ia a good friend of Britain, the
latter cannot safely ignore the
changed situation. Britain holda Gi
braltar, Malta. Cyprus and Egypt, to
guard the route to India and her other
Eastern possessions. The growth of
the German peril ha disposed her to
keep her fleet near home and to leave
the larger share of the work of guard,
log the Mediterranean to her ally,
France. But the French navy ha
been chiefly remarkable for blunder
ing mutual destruction. When the
allle of her enemy are gaining power.
It ia a poor time to lean on such a
broken reed. Britain aeea that en
must rely on her own strength and
must Increase it, if she would hold bur
own. That la the probable meaning
ot the Malta conference.
TITE JASON LEE MEMORIAL.
An announcement of the dedicatory
exercise of the Jason Lee Memorial
Church In Salem haa been aent out.
The services will occupy two days and
evenings Saturday and Sunday. June
16 and 1. An exhaustive programme
ha been prepared, covering a wide
range, all, however, converging toward
one point, vis., early Methodism in
Oregon and Its Influence in shaping
the character of the people and the
policy of the state. The subject will be
treated under the several heads, as
follows: "The Pioneer Preacher,"
"Jason Lee," "The Provisional . Gov
ernment" and "Jason Lee as the
Founder of Willamette University."
Following these subject will be rem
iniscence In which Rev. John Flynn,
the only man In Oregon who can prop,
erly be said to deal in reminiscence
ot the historic era treated, will lead.
There will, however, be recitals of
storied incidents by Cyrua H. Walker.
George H. Hlmea and othera that can
not fail to add Interest and variety to
the memorial occasion. The exercise
will be Interspersed with - praise, and
properly'eoncluded by a sermon Sun
day morning by Dr. Homan, of Wil
lamette University and the dedication
of the Memorial Church In the even
Ing of the same day. ,
Imagination is wont to revel In th
events of those early missionary times,
and to turn to history for a verifica
tion of the facta presented. Such veri
fication, it Is not difficult to find, since
the early historian were busy wtth
the facts. Consulting the records In
regard to Jason Lee, we find that he
offered himself to the Methodist board
of mission for work among the In
dians of the Pacific Northwest In 1SSS.
Being about 10 years old, of good Ca
nadian Methodist stock, tall and pow
erfully built, rather alow and awkward
In his movements, strong in th tenets
of his church and not devoid of world,
iy ambition, he waa the man for tho
time and place. "We ahall find him."
says Bancroft, "delighting In his
manhood; and while he would not so
darkly sin as to quibble over his creed,
forest freedom proved a relief from
the prison walls of prescribed form."
The work of Jason Lee during the
next ten or twelve years wa that of
a man with a purpose. Of his labors
during thla period, on the farthest
verge of the Nation' frontier histor
ian have generously spoken. It was
finally decided, and not unnaturally,
that so efficient a laborer should have
a wife, though since he left her so soon
after their marriage for the long jour,
ney to the Atlantic seaboard and never
saw her again. It would seem that
marriage in hi case was somewhat
premature. However thla may have
been. Miss Anna Maria Pitman, of New
Torr, was sent out "to marry Jason
Lee If when they met they should
suit each other." After a brief, and we
may well surmise, a romantic court
ship without rivals, the two were mar
ried Sunday, June 16. 1S27. In the
beautiful grove adjoining the mission
house near Salem. After a few happy
month together, Lee left on a secu
lar mission to the Atlantic Coast In
March. Early In June following a son
was born to Mrs. Lee. She survived
the birth of the Infant but three weeks
and died June 26, 1SS8. Hef aon
also died and the two, - recited
on the simple slab in Lee Mission Cem
etery, were burled In one grave "be
neath the first sod ever broken In Ore.
gon for the reception of a white
mother and her child."
The Incident of Mrs. Lee's death
waa aa pathetic as that of her mar
riage waa romantic. Her fate a
viewed from this distance of time waa
at once a needless and cruel sacrifice.
Her husband did not learn of her
death for many weeks afterward. He
returned the next year, accompanied
by another wife, who In due time bore
him a daughter whose name and en
deavor have been widely known In
educational circles In the state. '
All of thla and much more is of his.
tory. Reading between the lines, there
is much to admire 1n the story of
Jason' Lee, as It Is interwoven with
the earliest Methodist missions In Ore.
gon; much to admire and not a little
to criticise In hie connection with pub.
Ho matter. The summing up, how.
ever, present him as a young man
of wonderful perspicuity, boundlesa
energy and great persistence of pur
pose. He waa not noted for lasting
piety, but he waa a man who possessed
the courage of his conviction whether
in a religious or political sense, and
allowed neither social nor domestic
considerations, nor yet bodily fatigue,
to halt him In his purpose. While
striving to work out the interests, re
ligious and secular. In which he had
become Involved, he endeavored, says
Bancroft's historian, "to make the
most of himself, to do the best for hi
country, whether laboring In the field
of piety or patriotism; In all thing he
sought to do th best and he certainly
did better work work more benefi
cial to mankind and withal more
praiseworthy aa a colonlxer than he
had formerly achieved as a mis
sionary." v-
This estimate, considering the time,
element and place in which and with
which he wrought, write large the
name of Jason Lee In the list of em
pire builders. And when It is added
of Lee that "he grw wiser and better,
if anything, as the years added experi
ence to hla life," It muet be conceded
that the summary of an ecclesiastical
biographer could hardly be more flat,
taring to his character and work than
la that of this secular writer of history.
Jason Lee died March 2. IMS. while
yet In the prime of a vigorous. Intelli
gent, forceful manhood, having In hi
ten year in Oregon made for him.
self a name that I exnlttd In
missionary and educational werk.
Hia ecclesiaatlcal brethren of a later
era could do no less than honor his
name with a memorial church near
the scene of hla early missionary la
bora; educators who have succeeded
him In building up the university that
he founded would lack In loyalty to hla
Inciting force did they fall to pay
tribute to hla memory, and the state
can afford to Indulge In no mean
quibbles concerning the method of
one who wa loyal to it In it dim
and uncertain beginnings. And while
men honor the memory and extol
the patriotism or religions fervor of
Jason Lee In the early days of which
history I written the tender, gentle
heart of loyal woman, wherever and
whenever the story of her lonely wife
hood and brief motherhood la told,
will throb with sympathy or brood
with compassion over the disappointed
hopes and cruel bodily sufferings of
Anna Maria Pitman, hla devoted wife.
It la a fact atteated by experience
that coddling la a poor substitute for
discipline In dealing with indurated
criminals. Men who have lived a life
devoid of self-restraint, who are, liter,
ally speaking, a law onto themselves.
readily mistake leniency for weakness
and magnanimity for cowardice and
are ever alert, when under restraint to
act upon this belief or it suggestion.
Hence the palpable unwisdom of treat.
Ing criminal, confined in prison for
desperate crimes, like naughty, or at
worst bad little boys, who are only
waiting encouragement to be good and
worthy men.
People should make up their minds
now to postpone other engagement
and attend the Rose Musical Concert
next Monday night. Admission will
be free, but of course there will be a
collection and the audience should
contribute liberally. There la a heavy
deficit. To pay It will seriously em
barraea worthy Individuals who have
labored faithfully for the public. Mon.
day night's audience at the auditorium
ahould be large and liberal. ,
According to a contemporary, the
"beauty ot the auto parade made the
crowds gasp." This is terrible. Peo
ple gasp with horror, they gasp with
pain, for want of breath, for all sort
of disagreeable causes, but they never
gasp wtth pleasure. What was the
matter with the auto parade? Some
body should rise and explain.
The aystematio energy and skill with
which Huerta is suppressing Oroaco's
rebellion in Mexico contrast with th
bungling manner In which Diaz gen
erals fought Madero. But the em
barge on exportation of arms from the
United States to the rebels haa boon
a great aid to Madero. - '
Arrival of a baby aon haa caused
Lady Grevllle to give up her ambition
to pursue aviation as a relief from en.
nui. Such an event affords surer
proof against ennui than aviation
The wisdom of choosing a strong
man to head a labor organisation Is
again shown by the action of President
Freel. of the atereotypera, in "Uck
Ing" the delegatea Into shape.
Bones of mloeene creature 1,000,.
000 years old have been unearthed In
Nevada. What sort of superior creat
ure will be unearthlnr our bones
1. 000, QUO year from now?
.Mgy Tohe, the actress, has reap
peared after having been strangely
missing for a few days. Her press
agent doubtless couldn't keep her in
seclusion any longer. 1
Remember with bouquets of the
choicest blooms the sick and bedrid
den, who must mis all these displays.
Put a touch of th festival spirit into
their confined lives.
According to the testimony In re
gard to the Kentucky contests at Chi
cago, Kentucklans have about as much
idea of fair play In politics a a Mexi
can or a Cuban.
Lillian Russell's perseverance in
matrimony is worthy of admiration.
So 1 Mr. Moore' courage In under
taking to please where so many oth
ers have failed.
The man who put him there aeems
to be the only one who can keep Gen
eral Wood at the head of the Army,
and he haa hla own troublea Just now.
Despite popular opinion. Nevada
wa not made in vain. Recent discov
eries show it to have been the homo of
the nightmare of prehistoric time.
The language In which Governor
Hadley denied being a candidate for
Vice-President betrays the baseball
fan.
Portland ha much of which it ia
proud, but It distinctive bit of ego
tism centers at the Armory today.
Hiram Johnson, so to speak,
"walked right in and turned around
and walked right out again."
Whenever we think of family affee.
tlon, association of Ideas suggests the
name of Epreckela.
The automobile display wa Art. but
the horse parade today la Nature's
own.
It look like a powerful waste of
bloom, but that la why the rose grow.
It I a dull day whan th Colonel
doesn't find something to denounce.
Blnger 1 next.
Stars and Star-Makers
f tLaaea Cauas Baas.
At th Alcasar In 8an Francisco "The
Deep Purple" is being played this
week, with three of the members of the
original New York cant enacting the
roles they created. Richard Bennett
appears aa William Lake, tb rola In
which Portland have eaea Harry
HUllard once at the Helllg and more
recently at the Baker in atock. Mr.
Bennett's wife who Is known to the
ataK aa Mabel ilorrleon and who Is
a daughter of the lata Louis Morrison,
haa th rola of Ior1e- Moore. Ada
Dwycr, a special Importation, and one
of the beat-known character actresaea
of the Eastern stage world, ha Joined
the Alcasar cast to play the role of
'Frleoo Kate rallon.
a e e
Margaret Illlngton I going to take a
week's vacation at Ehaata. following
the close of her engagement In Fan
Franclaco aaxt Saturday night. "It a
to be a regular reat In the mountain,,
with no social engagements to worry
me." says Mrs. Iliington-Iiowes In an
Interview. "It's th Hrat In a long,
long time, and I'm going to climb
mountains and breathe go.l air. I've
been either too busy or too poor for
such luxurlca as this until now I can
afford it." Mlas Illlngton ana her hue-band-manager,
Edward J. Bowes, will
take along with them on their trip
Charles Kenyon, th Pan Kranclaco
newapaper man who wrote "Kindling"
th actreas' present play, and which Is
coming to the Helllg in a fortnight.
a e e
John T. Burke, who has the role of
the heartless capitalist la "Man ta
Man" at th Orphaum under Frank
Keenan, Is an old-time Portland actor,
having appeared her with Kate Clax
ton In 1S la th old Cordray Theater
In "Th Two Orphans" and "Th Gov
ernor." Later Mr. Burke vtaltad Port
land with Salvlnl playing "Th Three
Guardsmen" and "Don Caesar." Under
Walsh and McDowell he appeared here
In "Ulsmonda" and -Fedora" and he
played a leading part In "Arlsona In
Portland with Duatln Farnum. Frank
Campo and John Cake as members of
the cast. Coincidental with Mr. Burke's
present vlalt to Portland with Frank
Keenan It is recalled that the two
actors were her together IT years ago
when Mr. Keenan waa starring In "The
War of Wealth, Jacob Lltt'a produc
tion of which Mr. Burk wa ataga
manager for. Mor than 100 parsons
wer In th cast when "Th War ef
Wealth" wa presented at th Old
Marquam Grand with Koanan in tha
leading part and Burk directing off
stag When Mr. Burk first Joined
Keenan for his vaudeville tour In "Man
to Man" he took the part of the
doctor In the sketch. Warren Con 1 an.
who had . th role of the rapltallat,
dropped dead on the stage at Winnipeg
Just as he was forced into the alcove
by Keenan as Jim Drab. Hilda keenan
pulled aaid the stage curtains as th
eu for Conlan'a entrance and discov
ered his llfelaaa body. After that
fatality Burk took th part of th
capltallat and Henley Edward waa
engaged to take tb role of toe chart
table doctor in the sketch.
a
A New Tork paper. reviewing
"Sapho" at th Academy of (stock
gives us news of Priscilla Knowlea,
a very plump leading woman ef the
Robert Athon stock here two years ago.
"With "Sapho" aa th atock com
pany's bill there was a great deal of
conjecture aa to whether Theodora
Frtebus would be able to carry Prls
cilia Knowles up the stairs. The sus
pense was keen. Theodore thereon
lived up to his name, lifted Miss
Knowlea from her feet and strode up
th stairs. Th applause was tremen
dous." Miss Knowlea hueband. Jack
Bennett, is ef th company also.
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T. ranlel Framiey, ' on of th old
defenders of things theatrical on the
Pacific Coaat and oe-tlm manager ef
a stock hone in Portland, haa joat re
turned from trip around th world
with Henry W. Kavaga. For Mr. (lav
age, Mr. Frawlcy haa announced that
no productions will b mad until De
cember or January, after th campaign
excitement has aubalded. Th other
8araga attractions will be aent out.
however. In th Fall, slightly reduced
In number. Thar will b only two
"Exeus Me" eompanlea. and th pick
of the thr caata from laat
will probably be rhoean. Mr. Frawley
said that. In th majority of caaae, the
casts would be made up from th
former eompanlea. Mr. Havaga will
make mar complete announcements at
the plans for new attractlona when ha
returns next weak. lie sailed on
June I.
a e
Philip Bartholomae. who wrote
Blanch Bates' plsy "NoSody s Idow.
has ssllad for Kuropa to stay until
lata July. He haa tag along a big
touring ear and expects te cover much
of Frsno and Oarmany.
e a a
Holhrook Bltnn. who has been eul
her often s Mrs. Flakc'a leading man.
and. who la beat remembered for hla
work In 'falvaUon Neil." Is at present
playing the principal rola In "A Ko
majtca of tha Underworld." In Chleaaa.
At a special matinee to be give naxl
waek th company will try out a new
play yt unnamed, wrtltea by Paul
Armstrong.
a a a
Cloalng her vaudaviile tour at Lou
Angeles on May 2. Blanch Walsh waa
baslagod by stock managers who
wanted te star her in Lhelr companies.
"No stock for' me." she satd decletveiy
when Interviewed by a Los Anaelas re
porter. "I could aot do Juatica I
new part la a weak, and th parts
with which I hav bean identified have
been plaed too often for manager,
to want them. My tour ended, 1 lake
th first train for the East. At tha
station In New York my car will be
waiting, and I mean to drive straight
out to my farm at Coa Cob. Conn, i
am longing to know if tb (spring
onions are up and 1 th cow is doing
her duty in the way ot milk. No at
tractlona In th world could prevent
ma from hiking home."
a a e
Katherlne Grey, a Faclflc Coast
actress, returned to New Tork laat
weak from Los Angeles, where ehe
cloaed, her vaudeville tour In "Above
tha Law." After couple of weeka'
recuperation In New Tork, Miss Grey
Is to consider sn extenalv "gneat"
starring tour In "The Beckoning." ap
pearing In -her original role which
she played at th Berkeley Lyceum
several years ago. On this tour Mlsa
Grey la to be supported by local atock
companies In tha cities where she ap
pears. Mlas Grey appeared lately at
the Orpbeum hare.
e e
Ida CDay is playing with the
Shu hart Stock Company at Minne
apolis, aea
Fay Blnter Is In Keith's stock st
Toledo, O, and this week Is scoring
tremendously in "The Fpendthrtft."
a a e
Maud Leone anda her speclsl en
gagement at Omaha, Neb. this week,
after which she goes to Join her hus
band. Wlllard Mack, at Salt Lake City,
where he la In atock.
a
Jess! ghirlay, who cm from po
kan laat weak to appear In "Way
Down Fast" at th Baker Theater, is
remaining la Portland for th Rose
Faatlval and Is the guest of Msrla
Baker, character woman of th Batter
company. Mlsa Baker received her
"rat stsgs training wtth Mias Shirley's
Coast oompantea.
Th Haaalder f a Qaatatlea.
Buffalo (N. T.) Times.
Dear Snapahots Can you tail rr
what la th remainder of the quota
tion beginning. "Man proposal T"
Certainly. Man proposes; woman opposes.
PROFIT IX ITALIAN PRINK CROFS
Or war Telia What la Rag aired la Boll,
Cllaaat aa . nltlTatlaa.
PORTLAND. Or, June 11. ITo th
Editor.) X not la th lasue of Tha
Oragonlaa of June 1. a communica
tion from Vancouver, Wash., stating
that Professors Eparka and Morris of
th Washington State College, Pullman,
ar to make an Investigation to deter
mine, if poasibl. the cauaa ot th
failure of th Clark County prune crop
thla aeaaon. Profeasor (Sparks believes,
It sppeara. that th damage la due to
oald, rainy weather during th bloom
ing parla-1, and that later-blooming
traea will prove more profitable and
more likely than the Italian prune to
eacape damage from Inclement wea
ther. This article asks lor reports
from thoee who have good cropa of
prunes for the saslstance of tha pro
feaeors In their Investigation.
Ia this connection 1 bag to report
that I hav on ray farm eight mllaa
north of Sheridan In the foothllla of
tha Coaat Range of mountalna a Ik
acre orchard ot Italian prunaa which
has produced a crop every yaar elnre
It ram Into bearing, which wa 10 or
II years ago. Th crop thla yaar la
a very good ona perhaps what might
be called two-thirds of a full crop.
Thinking, along tha line, suggested
by I'rofeaaor KimrWe. that tha regular
Ity of tha crop of my orchard haa been
dua to tha lata blooming of th trees
therein as compared with those In soma
other locallflea, I had a careful record
kept of the blooming time of my or
chard and ef prune orchards In tha
main part of the Willamette Valley
this season. Tha Italia prune or
chards at McMlnnvllle and through
out th Willamette Valley generally
ware In full bloom April 10. At my or
chard the period of full bloom waa not
reached until April 26 a little mora
than two weeks difference In the tlie
of blooming. The prune crop in th
vicinity of McMlnnvllle and on low
levels generally la the Willamette
Valley thla year will prove a prao
tlcal failure. This would indicate th
wisdom of planting prunes under such
conditions aa will cause the trees to
bloom 1st la th Spring. To my mind
the foothills ot tha Const Rang of
mountain at an altitud of from sno
to 1209 feat above aea level, where the
aoll 1 atrong and deep, aupply comlt
tlona which ar Ideal for th prod no
tlon ef the Italian prune. My orchard
has produced a crop each year for more
than tan years thst netted a profit over
and above alt expenaas of from $60 to
1100 per acre per year.
There la no reason for abandoning
the production of the Italian prune In
th Northweat because of th Injury to
crops whan trees are planted under
conditions that mske the business pre
carious. The foothill lands mentioned
ar th cheapest landa now to b se
cured In th whole Northweat. and tha
man who planta an Italian prune or
chard In th right locality with suffi
cient depth of soil will hav sa safe
and profitable returna aa can ba had
In th production of any crop of any
character.
Th Investigations which th profes
sors of Pullman ar making In reia
tlon to th growing of prunes might
well be extended beyond th field of
examination as to those failures of
crop which ar due to ellmatlo con
ditlona ao as to Include problems in
volvad In soil conditions alao. Ona ot
tha graataat economic sins bring com
mitted throughout th great rruit oeit
of th Northweat is Hi carclessneaa
and laak of forethought with which
tree are planted. I think It a safe
eatlmata to place the number of traea
wblch will coma Into prontabi rear
Ing at not to exceed 10 par rent of tha
whole number planted. In other word.
nlne-tentha of tha labor and energy
emended In the planting and growing
of orchards la an absolute waste. Tha
greateat mlataka of all those common
ly committed is planting on shallow
aoll.
The conditions here for th growing
of Iraea and fruit differ a materially
from thoee of other sections In which
there Is an sbundanea of Hummer
rains thst deen soil Is hare a primary
eaaantlal to the production of a good
orchard. In most of the tartern atatea
tha Bummer rains com so frequently
that they provide sufficient moisture
for rrovlm traea and maturing fruit
on comparatively shallow aolla. ,pe.
ctally If tha subsoil la largely com
posed of lime, tone. In thla -country,
however, there are lacking tha necae-
aary lima and the fumrnur ralna. Tha
growth ef tha tre and in oevemp
ment of th fruit r her principally
dependant upon conserving th mole.
ture which falle In Winter and Spring
Far that reaann It la Imperative har
that orchards ba thoroughly cultivated
during th Summer seaeon to retain
tha milature etorad In th aoll. It
la equally necessary that tha orchard
aoll ba of eufficlrnt depth to hold tha
amount of mnlatur whloh la needed
for th growth of tha tree and th
nerfection of tha fruit- For perma
nent orchards th 4th of soil ahould
ba not leaa than eight feet.
There are theusanda of seres ot
fruit trraa planted her In places where
th aoll la not mora than two to four
feet deep. This does not provide a
sufficient reservoir of molstur to
maintain th traea In a vigorous con
dltlon throughout tbe eeaann-and to
perfect th fruit. The Italian prune
matures 1st in th season and ther
for requires plenty of moisture In th
Utter part of tha aeaaon. Th pro
duction of email prunea ta mainly du
to shallow aoll and careleaa cultiva
tion. It Is easy to avoid tha mlatake
of planting on shallow soil and In
placee where th climatic conditions
cause early blooming. Many of the
old prune oreharde were planted on
land which wa too wet or where there
waa a heavy, undralned clay aut.aoll.
All auch oreharde hav proved failures.
With all tha experience wa have had
In the Northweat In growing Italian
prunea and th aucceseaa and failures
which hav been mad In th past. It
la no longer necessary t make serious
mistakes In th planting or tnia rrun
The Induatry la euaccptlble of grant
enlaraement and of aaeured parmanant
success If ordinsry csr and proper
observation of conditions are mnoe in
tutur plantinga. H. B MlUL.r.it.
t0 East Twenty-first (Street North
Variation mt Old Problem.
.MOLALLA. Or.. Juns 10. (To The
Editor.) I would like your opinion on
tha following: argument: Conelder a
train moving on a atralght track at the
rata of a mile a minute; a cannon
mounted on the trsln and pointing at
right angles with the trsck; th can
non being capable of shooting only a
mil nd th ball traveling thl dl-
tanca In ona minute.
A and B contend that on firing the
cannon the ball will travel only a mile
and that It will travel at a right angle
to the track and land exactly oppoaite
tha point where the cannon waa urea,
C claims that tha ball will travel ona
mils and f lva-t welf ths (not allowing
for th air resistance) ana land on
mil from th track at a point in th
oppoaite corner of a aquare mil from
the plc wher it waa urea.
BIRTLET BALL.
At th Instant th ball leave th
cannon It will have a velocity which
la tha raaultant of two oomponenta.
Th first component I a mil a mlnut
n th direction of tb train. Th other
I mil a mlnut at right anglea to
th train. Tha resultant of these Is a
velocity equal to tha aquar root of
two miles par mlnut. and In th direc
tion of the diagonal of the aquar each
of who sides Is on mil. C Is there
for correct in hi view of th caa.
Danger Early Marriage.
Louisville Courlar.Journal.
"t bellev early marriages ar risky."
"I know It. I've often noticed In
pnvel tht when a coup gt mar
ried before page to they hav all kinds
of complication bfar you get to th
04 of th booa."
In the Jungle of Roses
By !) Colli.
Oh, th rlty I a Jupgl full of roses
every day;
Blushing rosea deck the buildings and
are strewn aiong ins war.
And about the roay Jungle wlier th
merrymakara throng.
Wond'rous beaatlea go a-prowllng and
a-rambllng along;
Oh, visitors, 'tis certain, as you wander
all about.
That they're pretty apt to gat yqu It
you don't watch out.
There's th grinning giant tot in, sym
bol of Seattle's band.
And It show th Hugs ar roaming all
round our Jungle land.
Bussing 'bout tha Uolden 1'utlatch and
th wealth that it discloses,
Buxslng 'mopg the throngs pf ptopl
In the City of the Koaes;
And you who lova a Festival, there's
vary llttl doubt.
But the Potlatch Hum will get you If
you don't watch out.
Thr'a a striped form of llow, glows
among the petals fair;
'Tls the Montamara Tiger; prowling
her and prowling there.
From th mountalna of Tacoma that th
aea leaps up to greet.
Come the smiling striped tiger and
he's her with all four feet;
II a abroad on every highway 'mid th
merrymakers' rout.
And th Tiger's goln' to get you If
you don't watch out.
Through th rosea and th banner with
th other basata and birds.
There's a flash of purple streamer
wher tli Flks ar out In herds;
And they tell of th convention; 'twill
b stir your money's worth,
Just to sa th mlghtv runclav of Bt
People on th Kartli;
If you're In th mood for plaasur, than
ther isn't any doubt.
Thst Convention, to, will get 'u If
you don't watcb out.
Oh, the Jungle of th rose Is a plac
i that's free from car,
Ther 'la fun and ther la froltQ nd
enjoyment everywhere;
All weak long 'tis ours to play In and
w then will drift away ,
In th kingdom ot th Northwest, for
another place to play;
And tho Btiga and striped Tiger point
th way to It, you her you,
tio roam freely through th Jungl and
just let the beaatlea get you.
Portland. June 13.
Half a Century Ago
From Tha Oregonlaa of Jusa It. IMS. -W
notice that etrewparrl and
cherries are beginning to make their
appearance In th market, but w
can't tell whether they hv a batter
flavor than usual or not, not having
had an opportunity to teat' their
quality aa yeu W wait with patience.
Waahlngton, June 4. Congressmen
)uat returned from White lluua. Vs.,
say that before they left two train
brought In ovar 10U0 wounded from
th Chlckahomlny. Thoa in charg
aaid that many mor wer to com In.
Washington, June 4. The rout for
tha 1'aclllc HallroaU. as provldod for
by tha bill that haa paaaed th llousa,
runs gradually directly north from ft.
Joseph to th rluuthwcat I'asa. near th
4 Id parallel, and thence deflects smith
weat to Ureal Halt Lake, from which
point It deacrlbas a circular course In
a northerly direction and enters Cali
fornia abov Sacramento.
Cairo, Jun 6. A parly of guerrilla
came down from Hickman, Ky., and
gave themselves up and aaid they wer
tired of serving Jeff Pnvls and anxloue
to return to their alleglanc to th
Federal Government
Chloago, Jun 5. A meeting nf th
rltlsens of MempMe waa held t th
Mayor' office on Haturday night. They
raeolved that th city should never be
surrendered.
Ths Archduk Maximilian Is about
te vlalt Franc.
Th river la still rising, tha water
continues to run and so do wa, bealde
aeveral other street runnr. among
whom ar not a few ladle, th plank
ing In th atraata and sidewalks la
all afloat. W had tha privilege of a
boat rl1 ytr1y over several street
In th lower psrt of th city and
found many families allll occupying
their dwelling, though aoma had bee
compelled to move their furniture, bed
ding, rooking and waahlng to th so
ond story.
W notice a poster recently printed
and circulated, calling for tha organisa
tion of a company ef volunteers for
ths First Waahlngton Infantry. Colonel
Utelnberger commanding, for duty la
th military district of Oregon. Tay
frum 111 to 121 pr month, with plenty
of good eiolhea, excellent grub, com
fortable quartere and madloal attend
ance when neadfd. Knllntmante will
ba tor thre years or during th war
nd every volunteer will b entitled t
1100 bounty at cloa f sarvlc. pro
vided ha geta an honorable dlecharge.
Tha rommleeloried offlcera ere: W. V.
Hpncr. t'plaln; . e'lf .Fox, Flrat
Lieutenant, and James Jlalloran, sec
ond Lieutenant.
Tha gas works hav at last been
forced to suspend operation and th
uppiy on hand at th commencement
ot th rise In tli river has baen ex
hausted. Wa find it now a great enure
of annoyanc to fall back to flrat prin
ciples th use of tallow candid nd
lgdn candlesticks.
A "Ed" Howe See. Life
Olv nearly any man a wlf who
really love him, and believes In bint,
and she'll "mak" him.
Parents ar alwaye afraid something
will happen at achool to lake th mind
of th children off their studlas they
were never on.
A really dangarou man ueually trie
to avoid trouble; he hag baen in before,
and know tht troubl la disagree
able. I never could get up much enthusiasm
for the mllltla.
Soma people take delight In pouring
c water on enthusiasm.
As a rule, th possession ef money
means induatry, saving and old age.
The minute I hear a woman's voice,
I can tell whether she wants to vote
or not,
t'sually, when a married man le
young, good-looking and mart, he
makes his wife a great deal of trouble.
For avery nlc old gentleman thr
ar two or tlir nlc old ladle.
Th little mean trlrks causa mor
troubl In th world than the big on,
tkr r so many mors of them.
Pnla Coasting mt ISO.
N. Y. Satlr.
Teung Doctor Your pill Is HO,
Fair Patient Impossible, doctor.
Young Doctor of. course.. How
stupid of ma. I tag .counting both
hands together.
A Rival After Barhaak,
Judge.
Knlcker What I Jones trying te
Invent?
Bocker A banana pl that won't
skid.