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XUL1S ilOKMAU OKKtjUMAiN, litltalJA.L. jyL-LijllU MERCY FOR ERRING MAN IS IN BALANCE Judge McGinn Distressed With Youth and ex-Convict Who Seeks Clemency. BEST COURSE IS PROBLEM Jurist Would Be Lenient In Cafe Wicre Circumstance Are Sllti catlnjr, but Public's Protection Is First Consideration. When Ifom'er Eaker.ex-convict. In dicted on a cha'ge of assisting In the robbery of the. residence .of Mrs. E. E, Hewett on the night of December 8. would have entered a plea of guilty Tuesday Circuit Judge McGinn ad vised hi to take further time to con sider his iilea. intimating strongly that tlie suspended sentence begged for by Baker's attorney because of his wife and minor children might not be forth coming. Baker's time to plead was ex tended to Friday. Ed. Franks, alias Frankiin, his companion in the robbery, has already pleaded guilty and has been sent to Salem to serve from one to even years In the penitentiary. "This thing of breaking into a house armed with pistols is a terrible thing. Jt means probably that murder would be committed in case of resistance," said Judge McGinn. "I know that some judges hold that they have the right lo suspend sentence In the case of ex convicts hut I always have seriously 3nubted that right. Even if I were disposed to be lenient in this case, and no one would be willing to help more than 1. I do not believe .1 have the right to thwart the operation of the law." Rx-t'onvlrt Free' Short Time. Baker's attorney told the Judge that his client had been released from the penitentiary at Walla Walla only a short time prior to the time Mr. Hew ett's house was broken Into and robbed and pleaded thatTJaker's action in threatening to shoot when Ieputy Sheriffs Leonard, French and Phillips and city detectives went to his home to nrrc.-t h!m was caused by his lack of Knowledge as to the identity of his early morning callers. A great deal of the loot taken from Mrs. Hewett's home was found at the lodgings of the Baker family and Bak- ..., nrnororl hV the officers. placed himself behind his wife and child and considerable arguing was necessary before he would relent from his expressed determination to shoot if his would-be captors advanced on hl:n. The judge also remained obdurate in the face of the pleading of friends that Albert Kroll. the youth who held up y. W. Isherwood one night a few weeks ago and who was induced by the latter xo desist and accompany him to nis home on promise of a job and a chance ti make good, be permitted to- plead guiity and take a suspended sentence. A business man of the city pleaded ardentlv for the boy. promising to keep him employed. The Judge winced when Deputy District Attorney Miche let told him that the minimum sentence for assault and rdbbery with a danger ous weapon, the charge on which Kroll is indicted is 10 years In the penitentiary. Situation Distresses Judge. "God knows that I do not want to send this boy to the penitentiary. Ex perience has taught me that probably he will come out ten times worse than he- went in." remarked the Judge, "but what to do with him is a problem. "What guarantee have I that he will not commit the same offense again? It Is an awful thing to threaten a man's life with u revolver. You say that his family will take measures to keep him in check but they have not succeeded so far ar.d I am afraid to trust' the boy." Judge McGinn finally decided to send both Baker and Kroll back to their ceils, declaring that he wished some time to investigate their cases and think over what might be done for them. His remarks made it clear that his aversion to sending tliem to Salem was battling with his fear that they might not make gooa ana ne jmi ly distressed by the situations put up to him for solution. SEAMEN ARE MADE GLAD Home on Everett Street In Readiness for Tars' Christmas. All day Tuesday Chaplain Roper and Mrs. Roper and W. Bridge, to say noth ing of Miss Roper, were busy decorat ing the Portland Seamen Friends Home at 32 Everett street, as only those who have long had an Intimate acquaintance with seamen know how. All the men will get a good dinner before they come off ship, and so beyond light re freshments and coffee and tea nothing lies to be provided in that line. What a sailor likes is ood fun and. above all. a piano and some songs and a. hornpipe or two. Then he Is happy, providing there, are plenty of pictures of ships and kings and queens and flags nnon the walls. "All along the walls holly hung fes tooned around pictures and nags, an great green letters "Welcome" served as a -frieze around the walls, a huge i-hriatmas tree was hung with glitter ing snow and knick-knacks, the billiard tables were being given an extra Iron- in a snare had been cleared tor danc lng and everything was in readiness. Friends have promised to come down in force and sing and play, and there will be regular breezy, briny atmos phere of happy-go-lucky freedom from i-ate. enhanced by tho true Christmas spirit. - POLICE SHAKEUP POSSIBLE Outride Influence Charged in San Fraiic.!co Inquiry Ordered. . . ... -or a TT-Af John . : P y.tatlrft tnlrt the .Uooney. ravmni police commission today that members of the nepanmrni w. ..... , .vioii- Hntv. because Of out- M influences. After making the t n MnnnAtf KJlili tlA In1 mars v i - tended to bring about a big shakeup in the detective bureau and aiaor Kolph demanded a general investiga tion of police conditions. .The Mayor said he was amazed at the assertion that outsiders were corrupt nz the San Francisco police. FLOORWALKER LOCKED UP Old-. Wort man & King Kniployc Is Vlinrgcd by Virtu With Forgery ' v u ii.nn floorwalker for Olds, Woi tman & King, was arrested Tuesday rl-ht on complaint ol nis empioe.. .barged with forgery. He Is being hrld In the County Jail pending fur ther investigation. His employers be lieve that between 700 and 1800 has been obtained through Wilson's ail eyed T UUldlllCVI ' ! " " ' j . 1 i. . - Wilar.n havi lurri is i""1 i .......... been with the store for about th up, lat time. As floorwalker Mr. Wilson had au thority to OK checks brought in and presented by customers. A. C. Gowdy, assistant manager of the store, exer cises this particular authority the most, however. By - imitating Mr.. Gowdy's signature and the peculiar protection punch, it is alleged Mr. Wilson success fully forged checks with spurious name and passed thera through the cashier and received the money. The checks were in small denominations at all times. Mr. Wilson is alleged to have counterfeited a' protection punch similar to that used by the store and when the 'checks came back through the bank the cashier 'had forgotten who presented the check and no def inite trace could be followed. It was when Mr. Gowdy changed the location of the protection punch Jhat Mr Wilson Is alleged to have "fallen down." One of the checks attributed to him was not properly punched and was traced back to Mr. Wilson before it went to the bank. Mr. Wilson de nies all knowledge of the checks and declares lie is innocent of the charge. Further Investigation is being made. The arrest was made by Detectives Mallet and Hammersly. AUTO PARTY NEAR DEATH M VC'II INK WITH 6 PASSENGERS HANGS IN AIR. 4 il lilt 1!L Ttlver Crossway Scene Miraculous Escape From Dis aster as Car Crashes. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 25. (Spe cial ) In attempting to pass a horse and wagon on the Harden Island tres tle over the Oregon Slough, between Vancouver and Portland, a heavily laden automobile carrying six passen gers skidded and crashed through the railing of the viaduct. - The fore part of the car started on Its downward plunge amid the shrieks of the four women passengers, but, as It was only half over the edge, miracu lously the body of the car caught on the floor of the trestle and remained swinging in the air. Afraid to move, the occupants awaited until the car settled firnllji on the edge of the tres tle and then they slowly were removed from the car. . Tho women were greatly shocked, but none was hurt. In the car were G. K. Mercer and wife and two small children. Mrs. Lena Erickson and Miss Lillian Erickson, all of Kenton. They were coming to Van couver to visit over the holidays with Dr. K. .1. Mercer and mother. The distance from the trestle to the island below Is about 25 feet. Had the car gone over the edge It would have meant almost certain death.' H. 1 Moody, Jr., was on the trestle in his car at the time, and when he arrived at the scene, helped to remove the oc cupants and convey them to the waiting-room on the island, where they telephoned to Dr. Mercer, who came In his own car. Latere the supposedly wrecked car was removed from the edge of the viaduct and was driven into Vancouver under Its own power. The trestle is more than a mile long and the accident occurred about half a mile from the approach at Columbia boulevard. The absence of a light on the rear of the buggy which made it almost undistinguishable until it was reached, caused Mr. Mercer to throw on the brakes hurriedly and occasion the skidding. GIRLS' WATCHMAN VICTIM Three Boys "Hold Up" Special Po liceman at St. Helen's Hall. Three youths, believed to be con tenders for favors from as many girl students at St. Helen's Hall, are blamed for the harmless attack on Thomas Gibbs, nightwatchman at the Institu tion, last night about midnight. The three youths accosted Mr. Gibbs as he was making his midnight rounds. They relieved him of his revolver, his police star and the commission from the Chief, which gives him the author ity as a special policeman to carry the gun and wear the star. Mr. Gibbs was carrying a goodly sum of money on his person, but this was not molested. The police believe that the "hold-up" was perpetrated by the three boys, who have been at one tlrfie or another, the "victims" of Mr. Gibbs' strict en forcement of "hours" around the in stitution. . Ten i no Dogs Ordered Muzzled. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 25. (Spe- nlal t Following evidences of numer ous cases of hydrophobia, an order has been Issued in Tenino that all dogs must be muzzled. Marshal oruiey is preparing to see that the oraer is en forced and will shoot an aogs mat are allowed at large unmuzziea. rlVE cooks ana a score oi wants were working like beavers on board I the steamer Harvest Queen at the Ash street dock yesterday getting every thing In readiness Tor the big Christ mass dinner to men of the city, which will be given there this afternodn by J. D. Farrell. president of the O.-W. R. & N. Company. The whole boat with the exception of the woman's cabin will be at" the disposal of the guests and arrangements have been made to seat 300 persons at a time. The- force of waiters and cooks probably will be still larger today. Beginning at II o'clock and continuing until 3 o'clock, the men who have received the ticket and Invitations to the dinner will be received and served. The tickets were given to the Salvation Army, the police station and several other Institutions with instructions to place them where they would do the most good and it Is probable that the list of guests that will enjoy Mr. F.arrell's hospitality to day on board the Harvest Queen will reach a total of nearly 1000. CHEHALIS. Wash., Dec. 24. (Spe cial.' The last chapter was writ ten in the Northern Pacific - Wlnlock case today when a map designating the agreement reached was received by Auditor H. H. Swofford for filing in his office. The- map shows what the railway company formerly claimed and what ground is contained In the new order of things. The old right-of-way included the ground on which many fine brick buildings now stand In Win lock which were built since the dis astrous fire there. The new right-of-way includes but ' about half of this ground and since the agreement was reached the people of Winlock are ready to wish the , Northern Pacific Railway Company' the merriest of Chrlstmases and the happiest of New Years. Everybody is satisfied, Includ ing the railway company. CALEM. Or.. Dec. 24. (Special.) As ij a Christmas present Governor West today signed a parole for James L Riley, sent to the State Penitentiary from Prlnevllle for from one to 16 years on conviction of manslaughter, hiiev shot and killed Ixwis Long, a prizefighter, after a whirlwind chase in an automobile. Long was fleeing with Riley's wife. It is ioubtful if iii.v will be able to enjoy Christmas LITTLE CHRISTMAS-TIME STORIES PC IIIUIIU UL OF EARLY TRIUMPH Gratitude to Irish, Resident Elsewhere, Is Expressed by Political Leader. : . . FINANCES DECLARED SOUND No Opjmsillbn Is Looked For From Ulster, but Party Cliief De clines to Predict Action by House of Lords.- LONDON. Dec. .21. (Special.) "The message 1 can give you for the Irlsl people abroad is one of deep qrratitude for their unswerving devo tion to the cause of Ireland and of confidence and hope for the Immediate triumph of the Irish cause." As John Redmond. M.- I., leader of the Irish party, sometimes called the Dictator of British policy, told me this his eyes flashed with the anticipation of victory. The present strenuous struggle In the House of Commons, the years of bitter fighting and weary waiting and the cares of leadership have only resulted In making this fa mous Irishman younger in spirit and better in looks. He is 61 years old, vet in appearance he would pass for 45. He is full of enthusiasm, full of almoft youthful spirits, and Just as unaffected and just as approachable as In the days when he was a comparatively unknown follower of the great l'arnell. In the, opinion of the average mem ber of the House of Commons, regard less of party politics. John Redmond has proved himself even more able in tactics, strategy and leadership than did Parnell. The tribute is one which Mr. Redmond himself would be. the first to decry, but nevertheless it represents the candid opinion of those "old hands" in Parliament who have fought both for and against Home Rule since the days that Gladstone, fy raising the vital - question, split old parties Into rival camps and churned Into seething violence the channels of public opinion. Redmond Expresses Satisfaction. "Are you satisfied," I aBked Mr. Redmond, "with the Home Rule Bill, so far as it has gone"?" "I am completely satisfied." he re plied, "with the progress of the Home Rule Bill up to the present. The re cent defeat of the government was a mere ludicrous incident. It had, of course, its inconveniences, by reason of the fact that it wasted six or seven days of valuable time; but it had not the remotest effect on -the fortunes of the bill, which will now go on, day by day. until It Is . completed, and the third reading of the bill in the House of Commons will be in the nature of a New Year's gift to Ireland. There is not a nartlcle of opposition to the bill among the masses of the English peo ple. The democratic lorces are eniuuor iastically at Its back, and the Union ists have utterly .failed to arouse any act of hostility o ii no inuuii , that they are lighting an meir uy elections on insurance and other ques tions." . "Do you think," I continued, "the financial provisions would provide a nucleus on which Ireland, before many years are over, can become independent of English money?" , Self-support Is Predicted. "Yes," said the Irish leader, "I feel quite certain that in a comparatively small number of years. Ireland will be quite Independent of English money. Under the bill, Ireland agrees that all Increases in the produce of existing taxes due to the natural. Increasing prosperity of the country are to go towards wiping out the present deficit which has been created by English mis government in the past." - ."How long do you think it will be, under favorable conditions, before the Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer has a surplus?" ' Mr. Redmond thought a moment Then he said: "If the natural revenue of the coun try continues to. increase at the same rate as it has increased for the past 10 years and it is only reasonable to ex pect that the Increase will be much greater the entire deficit will be wiped out in less than 10 years. "Do you think," I asked, "that the Home Rule bill will give Ireland a de gree of autonomy which will be con sidered equitable by the Irish who have so keenly supported the Home Rule cause in the United States. Canada, Australia and elsewhere?" Mr Redmond grew emphatic. 1 -mabi unquestionably, yes!" he re- with his wife, although the two have become reconciled and will live together aglin. Another Christmas parole was also signed lor uranK nasa, oc.ua -term for larceny by bailee. He was convicted in Southern Oregon in 1911. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 84. (Spe cial.) Though three prisoners. George Fisher, James Surgner and James Daley, are In the County Jail, they will be fed with a far more sumptuous feast Christmas day than the average American family. The menu to be served, through the kind ness of Mrs. Ira Cresap, the Sheriffs wife, wil include 30-cent roast tur key, cranberry sauce, celery, dressing, sweet and Irish potatoes, brown gravy, bread and butter, coffee, apple pie and cheese. Last year there were 17 in jail, but this year but three guests re main, and they are lor short terms. IN1 EW YORK. Dec. 24, Twelve hun dred immigrants from all Tarts of the world detained on the thresnoia of the new world were given a taste today of Uncle Sam's Christmas cheer. From two big Christmas trees In the dining-room on Ellis Island, gifts were distributed to every man, woman and child. Five clergymen made addresses In as many languages and the enter tainment ended with a dinner in which figured ice cream and other dainties strange to a large majority of the guests. - The men received briar pipes, collar buttons, or purses. The women re ceived small ornaments or toilet arti cles and the children toys. - CHICO. CaU, Dec. 24. San Francisco, December 12, 1912 Boss of Terry Lumber Company: "Dear Mr. Boss Have you a man by the name of Harry , working for you? He left here about two months ago to work for your company. I'm his wife and ve have been married only four months and I am tired of living alone. I want vou to hunt up Harry, pay him off and fire him and tell him to come right home as I am lonesome. I am tired of living down here in the city and Harry being way up there. Please see Harry so he can be here by Christ mas." The foregoing letter was received by Jack' Cussick, superintendent of the nrrmnin RTAUl plied. "The bill has been accepted as a reasonable and adequate measure of autonomy for Ireland by the' Irish peo ple In the United States, Canada, Aus tralia and elsewhere." Touching on more delicate ground I asked if he anticipated serious trouble in the North of Ireland? The reply came, emphatic and unhesitating: : "No; there may possibly be some street' rows In Belfast; but even these will not occur If the people are left t themselves and not Instigated to vio lence. I look forward to the near fu ture when Ulster will play a promi nent part in the government of Ire land, and when all asperities between Catholics and Protestants, when they are once brought side by side in the same Parliament, will disappear." "Do you think there is any proba bility of the House of Lords, from a tactical point of view, passing the Home Rule bill, instead of vetoing it'" Lords' Actios Doubtful. Mr. Redmond smiled the enigmati cal smile which has Irritated political opponents. Into dubbing him "The Dic tator." "No man alive," said he, "can form any opinion of any value as to what the House of Lords will do.. It has al ways done the Insane thing, especially with reference to Ireland. We do not, however, trouble our heads about what they will do. The Home Rule bill will pass in spite of them." "If the Housf of Lords, as is gen erally expected, - vetoes rhe bill, when do you expect that the first Irish Par liament of the 20th century will meet?" I asked. "If the House of Lords exercises to the full the powers of delay they still possess under the Parliament act, they can postpone the Home Rule bill com ing into law until May, 1914. ,That Is the limit of their powers." Determination Jm Shown. In this pronouncement there was a finality and determination which bode ill for any government of any kind that attompts to step in between John Redmond and his relentless purpose. I asked him for a word to the Irish in other parts of the British Empire and in the United States. He dictated the statement with which this dispatch begins. The Division bell rang we were sitting In the outer lobby of the House of Commons and Mr. Redmond hurried off to see that his party, which controls the situation In the Parlia ment of the British Empire, was mar shaled In full force to vote in support of a government which is pledged to give home rule to Ireland. logging operations for the Terry Lum ber Company, who nas arrivea nome for the holidays. Cussick declares that immediately upon the receipt of the missive he hunted out "Harry" and "fired" him forthwith. Harry's wife is believed to be happy, for her husband Immediately returned home Vncotjv: clal.) 1 Dec. 24. (Spe- To have given to blm a hat bought with a fund contributed by each of the 27 county officials, and threa prisoners of the County Court house, as a Christmas- present, is the pleasure of William Kruse, city mail carrier. Mr. Kruse, not that he needed a hat, was presented with one because he has brought to the officials on so many occasions, glad tidings, presents from loved ones, and he has carried away with him to mail thousands and thousands of letters during the last year, and mailed them all without leav ing one in his "big leather sack. DENVER. Dec. 24. Mayor Arnold will not distinguish the gathering about the County Jail's Christmas tree this year. Neither will the police and fire board be taken from their family circles to jail. The honeymoon of Com missioner George Creel and Blanche Bates will be undimmed for the shad ow of sentences for contempt of court hanging over their Christmas was re moved today when District Judge Whitford declared the Mayor had not been guilty of contempt of court when he compelled the civil commissioners to sign' the police and fire board pay rolls and thus pay long overdue payrolls. Under protest the Commissioners acted. and Saturday retaliated Dy cuing tne Mayor and the police and firo board for contempt. SPECIAL remembrance for two in valided members of the police de partment vrllVbe provided by their fellow-workers. The beneficiaries will be Patrolmen H. H. Harms and H. E. Taft. Harms Is confined to his home with a had case of smallpox contracted In the line of duty, and Taft, after suffering severe Injuries as the result ot a col lision between his motorcycle and a streetcar, Is making a most remarkable recovery In a hospital. Suitable ma terial gifts, accompanied by more than the ordinarv Christmas sentiment, jvill be received" by the two men today as the contribution of the entire force. OUR AN N U A L. CLEARANCE SALE Begins today and continues through the Month of January Every Piece of Furniture at a Noteworthy Reduction Carpets and Rugs (with the exception of a few Contract Goods) also at Conspicuous Reductions Drapery and Upholstery Fabrics, Decorative Materials, Lace Curtains and Curtain Materials, Etc., all Show ..... Substantial Reductions Watch for Announcement of Clearance Sale Prices "from Every Department J. G MACK & COMPANY Fifth and Stark GRADE WILL BE CUT Southern Pacific to Spend $10,000,000 at Tehachapi. SANTA FE TO BE SHUT OUT Recent Merger Decision Responsible for Move, Give Jlarrlman1 Line ' " trol of Routing. Declared and to Con- SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 25. The Chronicle will say tomorrow that the Southern Pacific Company, after three years of . effort, has finally acquired the last section of a right of way for a low-grade line over the Tehachapi Mountains between Mojave and Kern City. The project, which would be begun immediately, calls for an ex. penditure of 110,000,000. The United States Supreine Courts recent decision on the merger of the Southern and Union Pacific Railroads is indirectly responsible, according to the Chronicle, for the building of the new line. The Southern Pacific, because of the dissolution decree, it is said, espects to benefit by the decision, as It will be in a position to dictate the route that shall be favored In trans-continental freight shipments. The building of the low-grade track is expected to bring about a vigorous fight between the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe, for transcontinental business. At present these lines have joint use of the only track over the Tehachapi. The South ern Pacific owns this track, a high grade line, and for several years it has been planned to double it. That pur pose has now been abandoned in favor of the low-grade project., To have the right of ownership of the new line, it has been decided, ac cording to the Chronicle, to shut out the Santa Fe from participation in the cost of construction and the Southern Pacific will endeavor to force the Santa Fe to abide by Its terms as to the use of the tracks. THOMAS P. BALDWIN DIES Forest Grove Resident Succumbs to Heart Disease. vi-irkstV.rovE. Or. Dec 25. (Spe cial.) Thomas P. Baldwin, farmer and Civil War veteran, died of pneumonia t t home of his daughter, Mrs. xi N. Robinson, in this city. Sunday. The funeral was held today, under the aus pices of the Grand Army, with burial in Forest View Cemetery. Mn Baldwin, with his wife, came to rornt r.rove a little more than a year no-n frnm Marshall. Minn. Almost at once after the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary and upon the eve of the occupancy of their new home, Mrs. Baldwin died irom an av lark nf heart disease. Mr. Baldwin was born In Yates Coun ty, Illinois. 76 years ago, and moved to Minnesota In 1855. where he lived for 55 years, with the exception of bis period of service In the Union Army as a member of the Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Returning to his Minnesota home at the close of the war, he took an active part In politics, serv ir, in the Minnesota Legislature of 1873 and holding responsible county of fices for a number of years. Twr sons and one daughter, with their families, survive: T. J. Baldwin, a. raAltv ooeratlve. of Portland; R. D. caiHwin and Mrs. "N. H. Robinson, of this. city, and a. sister, Mrs. B. F. Whit ney, of Scappoose, Or. Xegro Club Is Raided. The "Birdleg Club," run by J. H. Reed, a negro prominent at the police station, was agatjt brought into the limelight Tuesday night, when Plain clothesmen Long and Wise, of the "mor al" squad, brought 15 members of the North End negro colony to the police station on a charge of vagrancy. The tables at the club were covered with gambling devlceB. The dealer was caught with the dice In one hand and the -other full of money. Those ar rested are: M. C. Harris. A. Overton. F Sims, Ed Weathersby, Joe Craig, James Wright, Will Johnson. Will Boon. John Hollis, John Landers, Joe Mayfleld, Eugene Powell, J. T. Tate, Sherman Welch and James Williams. A Turkish Bread I4ne. Christian Herald. A present center of Interest is the hniisn where Mohammed All was born the great, conqueror of Egypt. This house Is maintained by the government in the same condition as when Mo hammed was a baby and swung in a cradle hung from the hooks in the celling of the room where he was born. All loved his birthplace, and wnen ne became rich and powerful he founded here a great school attended by poor boys from all the region round about. Here once a week In the great dining room everybody who comes is fed, Turks, Jews, Christians. Greeks, Ar menians, Americans even !-no one is turned away. As I visited the estab lishment I saw great fires of logs in the basement of one of the school buildings, and over the fires pots of pilaff cooking. This delicious concoc tion, made of rice and meat and vari ous delicious sauces, gave forth a sav ory smell, and I do not wonder that many a hungry mortal who comes for a square meal once a week to this ancient foundation blesses the name of Mohammed All. PRONUNCIATIONS, IN LATIN A Discussion on the Knglish and the Roman Models. Pittsburg Dispatch. Conservative England is much worked up over the effort of reformers to secure general adoption of the so called Roman pronunciation of Latin in English schools and colleges. To the British mind the transgression upon their time-honored standards of ren dering Latin by the English sounds is a violation of the dearest suscepti bilities. The Briton may reconcile him self to having his church disestab lished or the Irish raised from the position of a subject nation, but to assert that the vowel sounds of his alma mater are all wrong is to. him close to sacrilege. The debate is likely to be the more acrimonious because there is no weil settled basis of fact on which to de termine what- the old pronunciation was. The advocates of the Roman pro nunciation claim that the descent of the language makes It the closest liv ing approximation of the ancient Roman tongue. 'But we knoy that there have been decided changes of English pronunciation in two cen turies, and can see the probability that the Englishman of 500 years ago could not be understood by the Englishman of today. Ancient and 'modern French present the same evidence of constant change. But In the case of Latin and Greek we are not dealing with the changes of five or six centuries, but of 20 or 25. There Is hardly much doubt but that the Latin of CorJolanus would have been nearly. If not quite, incom prehensible to the Roman of Constan tlne's time. How much more to the Roman of today? ... T,(Uin pronunciation of the whole world Thn imnnrTHTii. imiisr is i. - - A NEW TRAIN will be inaugurated Jan. 1, 1913 TM Shasta Limited TRAIN DE LUXE BETWEEN SEATTLE, TAOOMA, PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO Equipped With Every .Modern Luxury and Convenience. Stenographer, Barber Shop, Lady's Maid and Valet. No Extra Tare Between Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. HOWEVER $5.00 ADDITIONAL WILL BE CHARGED Between Portland and San Francisco. Same Schedule as Old SHASTA LIMITED. 'A PLEASURE How Little Your CITY TICKET OFFICE, I'henes, Marshall shall be uniform and that the educated man of England shall, if he attempts to talk with the scholar of Heidelberg or Stanford University, stand on a com mon ground of pronunciation. An il lustration of this came within our ex perience. A father sent his children to the college where ho graduated. In his day that college taught the Knglish pronunciation; now it teaches the Ro man. In a vacation with his offspring he made the discovery that two such common words as "alumni" and "alum, nae" had swapped pronunciations, that which formerly meant the masculine now implying the feminine, and vice versa. ' . . . , , On this point the weight is entirely with the Roman school. The vast ma jority of the colleges of the world, and th vast majority of educated people, use the Roman pronunciation, or the Continental, closely akin to it. This has long been the rule In Kurope. In this country the ancient scholar is still to bo distinguished from the younger generation by his Anglicizing of Itin. It will come harder for our British cousins to make the change, but they will have to do it. Chinese Diplomatic Institute. Pekin Daily News. Owing to the lack of men well versed in international politics, the ex-l're-mier, Mr. Lou, Is making plans for tho organization of a diplomatic institute in Pekin for the study and discussion of questions relating: to international intercourse. Noter Battle Painter Dead. PARIS. Dec. 25. The French battle painter. Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille, better known as Edouard Detaille, died here today at the age of 64. INSIST ON COLD REMEDY IT WILL CURE Munyon's Cold . Remedy Relieve the head, throat and lungs almost Im mediately. Checks Fevers, stops Dis charges of the nose, takes away all aches and' pains aused"by colds. It cures Grip and obstinate Coughs and ( Pneumonia. Price 25c, Jk.li I druggists. 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