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TTTF. MOTIXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 23, 1913. wit B&$ Mum rOBTlAXn, 0BI005. Entered at Portland. Onto, P oat office a . eecond-elaea matter. Subscription stales Invariably In Advance. (BT MAIL) PnJlx. Sunday laelaaea, one er .;. Vailr, Sunday Included, six months - J dally. Sunday Included, tares months ... ; Ie:ir. Sunday Included, ona month - . - - - -Ar Uatlr, without Sunday, one sear Zi l-fally. wlthoat Sunday, aix months ...... a-; ally, without Sunday, tare mooul i Uaily, without Sunday, oaa mootA Weekly, on year 7 fwdij. one year rM (BT CARR1IR) XaHy, Boxcar Incloded. one year Ially, Sunday Included, one month . . u ci M.tfM money Itr. express order or personal cb- on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency r- at sender's risk. GIts postotflca address la full. Including eoonty ana staia. n . 1 i. it MtH. 1 cent; 18 to 11 pases. 2 cents: 14 to 48 paaes, S cents; U to eg pages. 4 cents; 62 to rents: 7 to 2 paces, s cents. ace. double rates. Eastern Bostaeea Offices Vsrree Cook lis, New York. Brunswick baildlnc Ufa 8!nr fauUdtna. Saa Francisco Ollice R. J. Bldwell Co, T42 Mykei street. FOBTLAXD. TTE8DAT, PEC. S3. 191S. WOIL8 OF THE MPIXTMATIC MTU VICE. The one member who has made the Administration a subject of criticism by its own supporters Is Secretary of State Bryan. The great Democratic nawananera have had nothing; but d raise for the Government's tariff, currency, anti-trust, postal and other Internal policies. They have criucisea only those parts of the currency bill In which the hand of Mr. Bryan and the effect of his teachings can be seen They have condemned unsparingly his turning over of the diplomatic ap' polntmedts to the spoilsmen and his excursions on the Chautauqua circuit. He is the one weak point in the Cabi net. the maker of most blunders, the vulnerable spot in Its armor. He has Inspired a foreign policy which sub jects him to the derision ot the world. since bold words have been accom panted by refusal to do the bold deeds necessary to make good the words. No newspaper has been more loyal In areneral to Mr. Wilson than the New Tork Evening Post, but none Is more outspoken in condemnation of Mr. Bryan's handling; of the diplo matic service. It says of Mr. Bryan f philosophy of the matter: It ! a remarkable Mend: Benerolent pro fessions side by side with spoils notions; the results of human experience Jauntily set aside In faror of a taappy-so-lucky trust that any friend of Ir. Bryan's Is fit for any office; training and skill held of less Talus than a heart In the rlcht political place: and a sort of sublime faith that nobodies - or Inveterate place-buntera can be made ao. reptable dlplomata by the chrism of the Secretary ot state, The Post has made a statistical showing of the workings of the Bryan method, which it pronounces "abso- lutelv damning.- It finds "case after case where special knowledge and long experience have been cavalierly thrust aside to make room for men nearly every one of whom is abso lutely without any diplomatic train Ing, most of whom can have demon strated their fitness only on me rius- sian theory of having displayed such extraordinary skill in concealing their unfitness." As a "horrible example It contrasts the career of the man who has Just been appointed Minister to Ecuador -ith that of nis predecessor. This is the condensed biography ft the new appointee: Hartman, Charl-a 8. Born In Montlcello. Irtd.. March 1. IROl; nome, Koimin. jauni., educated In the publlo school- of Mtmtleelloi practiced law In rloseman, Mont., leH-lt1s; pmhat liutn Gallatin County. HM-1KM1; member Constitutional Convention of Mon tana. 11R8; member the Flfty-tniM lo rmy fifth Conxresses. 18S3-1SSW. Against the above is set this outline Of the former Minister s career: Chnvlee Jr MafittomclrrJors In gtsm ford. Conn.. September 2. 1ST: graduate of Colombia University: A. B. USIW), A. M. IllHHIi; university scholar In Indo-Irantan languages, l"-loo; university isiiow, Itruu-lv".': author of books and many artl- sles on Oriental and literary subjects: ap pointed second secretary of the Embassy at St. Petersburg May 14. ion-; secretary of the Legation and Constil-Oeneral at Bang kok October 10; 1W4; secretary oi tne rinn and Consul-lleneral ' Koumanla and Servla Juris as. t;M; secretary of the Km- hassy at St. Petersburg Jsnuary ID. IRO, : secretary of the Embassy at Toklo Decem ber 21, Ilk'O; secretary of the embassy at Mexico City. February 1, 112: Knvoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Esuador March 1. Hi Here we see a scholar and linguist, who has worked his way up by sheer merit from a subordinate post to the headship of a legation, supplanted by a man of limited education, a provin cial lawyer and a politician of local note, who rode Into Congress on the free sliver wave. He appears to know nothing of languages, nothing of foreign lands "or customs save what ha mav have read in books. He has had no diplomatic experience, for he has served no apprenticeship In sub ordinate posts. But- he is suddenly pitchforked Into a position of respon sibility over the heads of trained men in a country with which our relations will grow in importance aa our Latin American commerce expands. A like contrast may be made be tween the former and present Ambas sadors to Turkey. Here is the record if the man whom Mr. Bryan dis placed: w. w Rockhlil Born at Philadelphia, ,!ril, 1V.I: educate,! In Tsrls; grsdusted from special mtlltsry collegs of St. Cyr. l7o: second secretary and secretary of I.e. gallon, Pekln. l-v4-s: rharse d'affaires. Seoul. 1SM-7; scientific missions to China and Tibet, for Snuthsonlsn institution. ls-i-2; chief clerk, Plate Department. l!M-4; Third Assistant Secretary of State. 14-J: First Assistant. lwt; Minister to tlreece. Koumanla and Servts, ll'T-; di rector. Bureau of American Republics. 18 ll)J; Minister to China, 1P04-9: Ambassa dor to Russls. 1IMH.-11: Ambassador to Tur ker. 11)11-13; negotiated Boxer settlement. JVMl. Compare the above with this record of the new Ambassador to Turkey: H.nrt Mnreenthnu. lawrer-fc-Born at Mann. helm. Oermaoy. April, is:: came to I nlteif States, l.-t3; edueated at pss.iic schools and l l'r College, New York: L.U B.. Columbia. 1-77. memlicr law firm Lachman. Mor genthau A Goldsmith, ISTS-HK; president. Central Realty Bond Trust Lomnsnj. 1MW-1HC5; president. Henry Morgenthau company. 14o-13; member, executive com mittee. Ureenhut. Slegel Cooper Co. T.aw vers' Title Insurance A Trust Company, lawyers Mortgage Company. Columbia Bank; director, V-'nderwood Tpewrlter Com pany; president. Hants Point Reslty Com rsn'e. Herald Square Realty Company Washington Weights STindicate, Free Syna gogue, Bronx House (settlement). Mt. Htnal Hospital: chairman, Commlttea of Safety. The Post bemoans the undoing of the work done in the past ten years to remove the reproach from the dip lomatic service, saying: If our Ministers go on being a butt In foreign countries: If they are the ridicule ff the dtplosaatlste of other nattnna and the shame of Americana traveling abroad; if they are not able to spesk any Isnguage ex cepl English, and that often ungrammatlral. ly; If they are uncouth and Incompetent ail this doe not troubla Mr. Brvan In the least, provided thst their "polltlrsl affilia tions" are what he would have tbera. The Springfield Republican, which has long been an admirer of the Presi dent, comments on the strictures which have been made by Dr. EUot. president of the National Civil Service Reform League, on the manage ment of the diplomatic service and In sists that Mr. Wilson must bear the responsibility. It holds Dr. Eliot to be unjust in applauding the President and singling out Mr. Bryan as a spoils- monger, for, it says, "no Cabinet of ficer can be thrust forward to play the cart of a scapegoat" It attributes to Mr. Wilson's desire to reward a conspicuous supporter and to honor the Jews the appointment of Henry Morgenthau as Ambassador to Turkey It says Mr. Sullivan was evidently ap pointed by the President to Santo Do mingo on the recommendation of New Tork or New Jersey Senators and quotes a Washington correspondent as saying that Mr. Bryan's Inability to recall ever having met Mr. Sullivan "tends to confirm an impression al ready forming that the White House was directly responsible for Mr. sui livan's appointment." It says the Pin dell nomination is "obviously quite as much a Wilson as a Bryan selection.' The President is declared supremely responsible for appointments and to have taken over "the liabilities as well as the assets of the old Bryan con cern" when he appointed the Ne braskan. So the best apology that can be made for Mr. Bryan's spollsmongering is that much of it Is done by his chief or at his chief's dictation. When Mr. Bryan Is blamed for bad recommenda tions, which the President adopts, it is considered sufficient defense to say: "Wilson does the same kind of thing of his own motion." He has defended not only the Selections made by him self, but those attributed to Mr. Wil son, and thus assumed responsibility for them. Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, con ducted the trying and doubtful cam paign for the Owen-Glass currency bill in the Senate, and the result Is, In part at least, a triumph for him and a tribute to his generalship. The mea sure carried in the end by a safe ma jority, but the division in the Senate was throughout the contest quite close. for the Administration forces could at no time count on more than four ma jority. If, for example. Senator Lane and Senator Chamberlain had faltered, or had Joined the opposition, there would have been a tie between the two sides. But they loyally supported the caucus measure and it was at no time In great peril. Doubtless Senator Owen feels grate ful to all the Democrats who abided by the rule of caucus and aided to put the bill through because It was a party measure. There are special reasons also why he should be kindly disposed toward the two Washington Senators, Jones and Polndexter, one a Republi can and the other a Progressive, who rose above partisanship and Voted for the bill. It Is interesting' to note also that Senator Owen has an appreciative opinion as to the availability of Seattle aa the location of a regional reserve bank. The Senator Is quoted by the Seattle Bun as follows: There will ba at least eight reserve banks. 1 had Seattle In mind when I op posed tha plan to limit the number to four. In my opinion Seattle, aa a great and growing city, la entitled to one of these banks. Ah! We really wonder If Senator Lane and Senator Chamberlain were Informed of the Oklahoma Senator's leaning toward Seattle when they voted for the Owen-Glass bill. WHO CITS STTXCt An accurate conception of the CRen 11500 tax exemption offering is held by the Newberg Graphic. It says: Now all of ns in Washington are common people, and most of us are farmers, so let us figure out Just how tha exemption works. Wee will say that tna county machinery re quire a certain aum each year, which is raised by taxing all tha property, real and psrsonal. The same sum must be raised each year, no matter from what source. Sup pose you exempt 91500 of Improvements on too or all the farms, that amount ot assessed valuation must be made up somewhere, and that somewhere in this county Is the farms. Therefore. It follows under the proposed law that you relieve the farmer of taxation of 91500 of Improvements snd slap the $lof0 on his farm, wmca la the same oia single tsx Idea wltn an exoeeningiy inin veneer, we, take it that the Washington County farmer will know irhat to do with this cute little scheme. Let us pursue the illustration fur ther. In Washington County about two-thirds of the assessed Valuation Is placed on lands exclusive of town lota. Approximately xi.000,000 in Improvements on town and city lots was noted In the 1911 tax rolls for that county. There was also more than half a million assessed value In merchandise stocks; another $500,000 innotes and accounts. $300,000 in shares of stock, 1163.000 In manufac turing, machinery, - engines, etc The advocates of the amendment admit that much more than half of the val ues on personal property and improve ments, in which the foregoing are classed, would be wiped out by an ex emption of $1500 granted each tax payer. The farmers would get their exemptions on livestock, implements. houses, barns, and other improve ments in, on and under the land, but not only their exemptions but those of the owners of town-lot Improve ments, merchandise, machinery and the like would have to be offset in some way. As the Graphic pointedly says, a certain sum is needed to run the coun ty machinery. If valuation falls a higher levy is necessary. When two- thirds of the tax revenues are already raised on rural land and It Is easy to nderstand who would bear the brunt of the higher levy In a farming com munity. SCHOOL LC1SCBI8, The Christian Science Monitor has iven enviable publicity to the cheap lunch experiment which Portland has been making in the Arleta School. The figures quoted editorially by the Monitor show that soup, bread with butter and gingerbread are served at the Arleta School afor S cents and a profit realised upon the transaction. The teachers pay only 15 cents for a luncheon which Includes meat, salad nd other edibles. The experiment at Arleta has been so encouraging, con tinues our contemporary, that there is talk of extending it to all the public t hools in Portland. How does it happen that these re markable results can be attained when the cost of living Is so high? Private families cannot show any such ac counts. The expenses for meals In the rdlnary household seldom fall as low as B cents a person. And yet. it. is said on good authority that the Arleta School children are not stinted in their luncheons. They have enough to eat and the food is good. If an acceptable meal can be obtained for S cents it seems foolish to pay 25 cents for It Somewhere in the usual family budget there must be waste. A study of the ways and means by hich the Arleta results are obtained ould be widely profitable outside school circles. No doubt the whole story depends upon systematic man agement and wholesale purchasing. Family budgets are not dispensed sys tematically because women are not trained to perform such duties. A great deal of our spending not only for Christmas presents but for daily bread is extravagant and Ill-planned to the last degree. As for wholesale pur chasing that will be forever unattain able, as far as most families are con cerned, until they learn to co-operate. The spectacle of children co-operat ing in the schools under the leadership of the teachers and procuring results so excellent ought to be a stimulus the parents to do something of the same sort. But we are not certain that It will. Americans seem capable of learning almost everything but the art of acting together for their own advantage, A little pamphlet Jately published at the Cheney Normal School on children's lunches contains many a valuable hint for households. We wlsh It might be read and heeded everywhere. AS OBJECT LESSON. An illustration of the kind of men who might come to the front were American control withdrawn from the Philippines is furnished by the Out look. A man named Pajarillo mur dered the husband of his paramour, and through the connivance of a na tive prosecuting attorney was not brought to trial until after he was elected to the Assembly in 1909. Then political enemies called the attention of an American prosecuting attorney to the case and Pajarillo was tried be. fore Judge Abreu, convicted and sen tenced to life imprisonment. In. writing of the trial for the Out look, O, Garfield Jones says: The Filipinos ware not at all surprised at tha arrest, but they were fairly paralysed at the conviction. ... It la probable that not even the school system has done si much to Increase the moral courage of th common man, the "Tao" of Capla province. aa did th la Incident. The Filipinos do not scruple to elect a murderer to make their laws; a Fill pjno official connives at his immunity from punishment; not until an Amerl can Interferes Is he brought to Justice, and the Filipinos are amaaed at his conviction. But that event Inspires the people with moral courage. Here is an object lesson in the kind of gov ernment the Philippines would be given by the small educated class, if freed from American restraint, and in the beneficent effects of American control. If we retain control of the Islands sntil the mass of the people have been educated and have become habituated to equal Justice, against the rich and influential as well as against the poor atid weak, we may inspire them with moral courage to establish and maintain a real democracy. If we leave the Islands to maintain them selves before we have brought about these conditions, the government only too likely to fall into the hands of such fellows as Pajarillo. THE RKTOLCTIOX Ef LITERATURE. An animated discussion has arisen m the literary world over the ques tion why no good plays or novels have been built out of the scenes of the American Revolution. Whatever the true reason may be, we must put In sufficient lapse of time out of court. The brevity of the years since our fathers fought King George and wrested their liberties from him can not account for the general mediocrity of the literature which celebrates their deeds. It is now almost ISO years since the Declaration of Inde pendence was signed, which is about the same as the interval between the close of the Wars of the Roses and Shakespeare. We all know how suc cessfully he used the material of that disturbed period, lie even came near. er to his own day and made a drama UDon Henry VIII. With events of the right quality and a genius ade quate to use them not a great deal of ripening is necessary to make them available in literature of the first rank. We may choose between two theories to account for the paucity of good -books about the Revolution. The first is that this country has produced no geniuses capable of handling the material. The other Is that the ma terial itself is defective. . Compared with the foremost Euro pean nations the United States has not been prolific in literary geniuses of the highest order, but wo have had a few.' Hawthorne stands among the first and his treatment of pre-Retro lutionary material is admitted to have been incomparably good. Had he de cided to turn his hand to the scenes of the Revolution would he have suc ceeded as well? We cannot think so, The trouble then lies with the Revo lutionary material itself. It is not suited for literary manipulation. Why not? The reason seems to us to be much the same as that which makes it so difficult to write an Interesting book on a Biblical theme. The old Hebrew tales would ho doubt be per enniallv charmlnir in themselves if they could be isolated from the sacred halo which envelops them. But the halo is there and It is of such a na ture that it acts as an effectual tres pass notice to the intelligence. "This ground." It says. "Is holy. Tou must not think or act here as you would In ordinary places. If you smile it must be cerem'onially. If you weep you must shed ritualistic tears." No tices of this kind are fatal to what Is called literary Interest. Of course, higher interest may supervene and gloriously compensate for tha loss, but it cannot be denied that novels, plays and poems constructed upon Biblical themes are as a rula a little vacuous. Even Ben Hur gets Its lively attrac tiveness from material wholly outside the Scriptures. It has been suggested that the dry ness of our revolutionary scenes as literary building material comes from similar cause. They have an been conformed to a sort of sacred scheme. Washington appears in the popular mind as a super-saint with no human fallings. Indeed, his grand and di aphanous figure has very few human qualities of any kind. It is as a huge and luminous specter that he mani fests himself historically to the Ameri can people, too great, to do ruaeiy handled in a book and too vague to be entertaining Americans are not very tolerant ol literature which runs counter to their preconceived notions. This is Just si true of the old Yankee stock as of later Importations. The Revolutionary heroes have been cut to a sacred model and each mounted on a pedestal and the publlo will tolerate few lib erties with them. Much the same may be said of the revolutionary events. We seldom learn in school what really happened on any occasion during that struggle. The Boston Tea Party has another side, which no good Ameri can would permit himself to hear about. The formation of the Consti tution was not so completely under divine guidance as many suppose. But we have our preconceived notions of those happenings and no author who wants to sell his books likes to run counter to them. On the other hand, as long as he clings to the orthodox outlines he must unavoidably write stodgily- The accepted images were empty to begin with and they grow hollower every year. If the time ever comes when we produce a genius great and bold enough to show us the Revolutionary figures in their human aspect and tell us the real living stores of what ac tually happened, there is no reason why his books should not be as sue cessful as Shakespeare's historical Dlavs. . We suDoose our meaning is fairly clear by this time. We have had plenty of writers who might have produced good plays and novels about the Revolution had public feeling per mitted them to do so. The events of that period were as brimming with life and passion as any that ever oc curred. But we have reduced them to a sort of ritualistic parody upon Iruth and have elevated the fathers themselves upon sacred pinnacles. Authors may deal with these men and events if they choose, but it must be in a strictly ritualistio or ceremonial form and therefore their work can not help being dull. Fortunately for Hawthorne, when he wrote "The Scar let Letter" old New England had not yet been hallowed by reverent- tradi tion and he was free to say what tie pleased about it. Our revolutionary literature Is stupid for the same rea son that ancient Egyptian novels were unreadable. The lines upon Which those venerable works must be com posed were laid down Inflexibly by a priesthood. The same thing happened to Egyptian science. It became sacred and that was the death of it. We do not mean to say that any priesthood has prescribed what must be written about the Revolution. None Is needed Without any such help the lines are rigid enough to make plays and novels stupid. Robert Krohn, head of the physical training department In the publlo schools, is one of Portland's most widely known citizens. All who know him know also that his life Is of the cleanest, his ideals of the highest and his work of the utmost value and ef ficiency in its class. The thousands of children who know and respect him, as well as their elders who for years past have watched his course, will be slow to believe that he does or would teach anything harmful. American Initiative sometimes does Its best work when freed from home traditions. Few of our cities are ready to co-operate With private means to birlld model theaters, but Manila's municipal government, which is con trolled by Americans, has done so with perfect equanimity. No doubt the example will be followed at home by and by and we may see something better than a commercialized stage, at least in a few cities. Attorney-General McReynolds is again after the goat of the butter trust, probably trying to make it the goat because the lower tariff has not cheapened butter. New Zealand but ter no sooner comes in than the trust grabs it and puts it in cold storage. The only beneficiaries of the reduced tariff so far seem to be the trusts. They buy cheaper abroad and sell at home at the same old prices. Long Island cauliflower growers Will realize about 1300,000 from this year's crop by marketing it themselves on the co-operative plan. By distributing the crop among fourteen cities they have avoided glutting any one market and have obtained a fair price. .The middlemen have been left out. Others can do likewise. The salvation of the farmer is in his own hands. If the Carabaos were "childish," the Administration certainly Is absurd, Naval men who have seen service in the Philippines need not answer the President's query as to their" idea Of duty. Official dignity is a matter of noblesse oblige, a free running trans lation of which is that the man at the top sets the example. The Chicago Tribune bewails whole sale corruption and Incompetence of Chicago and Illinois officials, and calls upon Republicans and Progres sives to unite against the Democratic spoilsmen. Here is another evidence of returning sanity among those who turned over the Government to the Democracy. The hard hand of poverty falls alike on the good and the bad. It requires finesse to distinguish the elements with the helping hand. Better a few undeserving be succored than one worthy turned down. Lincoln Beachey bad another close call while looplng-the loop in his aero, plane. Bet that chap isn't bothered by life insurance agents. To save Mexican banks Huerta has ordered a protracted holiday. If he'd prescribe one for himself it might be more to the point A Pennsylvania man was saved from the bullet of a bootlegger by the Bible in his pocket. Suppose it had been merely a flask. The" Carabaos have the comfort of knowing the President is a school master who never played ball with the boys at recess. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth." Do it quickly, today and tomorrow. The High Court In England has de cided that a woman is not "a person." That is why she there becomes a suf fragette. A British peer would Join an antarc- tio expedition as assistant to ' the cook. The question Is, can he cookf Buying liberally for family and friends does not remove you from the pale of abject selfishness. President Wilson refers to Carabao Club satire as "childish wit" How about professorial Ire? If soup kitchens must be estab lished, call them by some other name and change the menu. All previous records broken in Christmas shopping. And the end Is not yet. When the gods of the Columbia get cold feet Portland gets a silver thaw. The tango is an immense hit In the Arctlo Circle. Anything to keep warm. Venezuela seems ambitious to steal some of Mexico's thunder The Colonel appears to be warming things up a bit in Chile. Woodrow will spend Christmas with his new currency toy. Root has uprooted his Presidential ! boqm. - THE HCSTER'S CHRISTMAS. Alone he sits, locked in his cabin room. Where haunting shadows mock his misery. Cncanny things that hover thro' the gloom Weird, and persistently. Around his camp talL caked trees arise, Like skeletons above the Wintry drift. And reeling to and fro against the skies. Their haggard arms uplift.' Anon he lifts the latch, and opes the door. But seeks in vain for some relief to find. The sifting snow Is drifting more and more. And stronger blows the wind. As If in supplication ere it die, The cruel cold no longer to endure, He hears, far off, the bittern's plaintive cry - - Out. on the lonely moor. He hears his restless dog in kennel growl, Some wounded thing is limping threugh tha grass. An Owl is hooting 'neath his feathered cowt But he, too, lets it pass. A blood-red moon illumes the distant heights. And floods the frenzied clouds with livid flame. And kindles ail the Icy stalactites That crust his window frame. No longer tomes the fish-hawk's hun gry scream, The herring ponds are frosen stiff and sere. Naught but the gurgle of a sluggish stream Disturbs the stagnant mere. No longer comes the bull-frog's gut teral rum. Resounding from the reedy pools and bogs. His strident plunge no longer stirs the slum That clusters round the bogs. Spellbound, he shivers with a lonesome dread. The while he gazes on the scens with awe. And watches honking geese high ever- head Their long triangles draw. Then turning, shuts the door, and pulls the blind. And trims the sickly light that flickers low. To dream of that deaf borne he left behind In days of long ago. ,- To dream of musio in the dancing hall, To see the trinkets on the Christmas tree,- The painted soldier, and the waxen doll. While children Jump with glee; Around the room the Tule log's ruddy glow. The radiance of the crystal chandelier. The berries glistening on the mistletoe. And hearts all full of cneer. G. O. FREEMAN. Portland. December. 1913. TWO THOUSAND YEARS HE.VCE. What have we here among; the ruins of tha rjastf Are these the records, of the time when Rtateamen. Warriors, noblemen and such once lived It must be so. See, here we find The name of Washington upon thl atona. And . that, of Franklin, Jefferson and Morse, Below and at a later date behold. The names of Lincoln, Grant and Sher man here Inscribed. Such men as these did give the world And all the countless generations since A heritage of peace, companionship and aocial ffood That must continue ill! the end of time. The human mind has- reverence for those Who brought a .Nation to the highest (rood Unselfishly, and without a thought Of money, merchandise or self. But what is this we find in this dark corner in the dust Aa thoueh It had been cast aside Unworthy of a place among the great The lineaments of some great states man. fairly carved. Perhaps of Alexander, Caesar Napol eon, perchance? It has a noble brow, but yet no name sDDsara. Why Is It not among the strong and callable or eartnr Stay, here's a piece from off the pedes tfil. which reaas: Bryan, lecturer, who died of overdose of unfermenteo grape juice, mna. J. S. KNAUSS, 203 Piatt Building. A Bachelor's Christmas Gifts. Ash trays of metal and lacquer and paste. Belts that would circle an elephant's waist dollar box. lilac silk, hand-painted one. Desk, clock, that's warranted never to run. Eyeglass case, heavy and over ornate, fnnntnln nen. one of the earliest date. Gloves, of unwearable sizes and shades. Handkerchiefs, dubious patterns and grades. Tnkatnnd. of hideous, freakish design. Jaoic knife, not meant to be used, I ooine. Knitted ties, setting on edge all your teeth. T.flirsrv shears, in a clumsy brass sheath. Match safe, for pocket use, roaae oi bright zinc 11 file, with celluloid handle, pale ninlc. Cinarn. classes of mother of pearl. Paper weight, glass coverea picture ot s-lrL Quilted house Jacket of flamboyant hues. Razor, the sort that nobody could use. Smoking set by a crarts maniac doul Tobacco bag, made of burnt leather and gilt Umbrella, nigh silk, with handle be decked. Vest buttons, art nouveau. flashy effect Watch fob. an antique, as ugly as sin. Xpenslve boxes to keep rubbish In. Year book, and dairy and calendar pad. Zephyr knit muffler, or something as bad I Carolyn wens in i,ne. Nomenclature. . For centuries fair woman reigned. And o'er her subject man maintained A firm and gentle sway. Enthroned securely in his heart Crowned with his love, she had the art To rule and to obey! Obevf Tes. in its primal sense; Just turn and search the Latin, whence Our Enelish words contrived. You find the root means but "to bear" The prefix opposition there! You see where we've arrived. Yet everybody was content For lovely woman had her bent; So, he believed, did man. Alas I that age of gold Is past! It doubtless was too good to last Fate had another plan. Shakespeare was very much to blame For asking us. "What a in a nimer A name! That's Just the rub! Man yielded woman her demands While she'd "a scepter" in her hands But how about "a club?" New York Tribune. Familiar Wit the Mexican War. Detroit Free Press. "Are yott familiar with the Mexican situation?" "Only up to 8 o'clock this morning." Twenty-five- Years Ago , From Tha Oregonlan of Deo. 23. 1S88. Seattle. Dec. 12. A mass meeting of citizens tonight decided to send IS delegates to the statehood convention to be held in Ellensburg, January S The following were chosen: H. L. Yes- ler. Robert Moran, Bailey Gatzert, J. P. Judson. W. C. Squire, C. H. HaDford, G. M. Haller, R. S. Green, J. C. Haines, D. E. Durle, J. P. Hoyt W. A Andrews, O. Jacobs and W. A. Taylor. Salem, Dee. 23. A child of Amadi La Chapelle. near St Louis, died wltn smallpox yesterday. Albany. Dec 22. Miss Ella Holman was savagely bitten yesterday by dog at her home near Wells Station. Washington. Dec 22. Moses Durk- helmer, postmaster at Malheur, Or., has resigned and Benjamin F. Sargent nas been appointed. Colonel Berryman Jennings passed quietly away at his residence near Oregon City yesterday morning. He emigrated to Oregon in 1847 and had reached the age of 81 years. The regular monthly meeting of the Oregon Camera Club was held on Fri day evening at Third and Morrison" streets. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, after which a magic lan tern exhibition was given. Messrs. Switzenberger, Goldsmith and Ganten beln conducted the entertainment Mrs. O. S. Phelps is lying very low at her residence in South Portland. Thursday night the house occupied by Mr. Finger at Fifth and Asylum streets. East Portland, was entered and robbed. At the last meeting of the East Port land City Council the Street Commis sioner was instructed to have L and N streets cleared of mud. He secured the services of some colored people and they have been at work on the Job. Multnomah Camp. NO. 3, Indian War Veterans, met yesterday and received the report of a committee composed of J. H. McMlllen, 3. G. Chapman and P. F. Castleman on Pacific Coast Indian wars. Half a Century Ago Wltblft the last two years a change which can scarcely be estimated has been made In the business. In the re markable development of a mineral region and a large augmentation of population in the territory of Idaho and Eastern Oregon. A little more than two - years' ago hardly a white man could have been found in Eastern Ore a on and in Idaho Territory, where now are at least some 30,000 people, vvitni the next 12 months there will be population of at least 100,000. For Con gress to withhold a mint from this sec tion would be to strike at the pros uerlty of the mining region. The time has come when there should be a dally mail line from Salt Lake City to Boise and thence to some point on the Co lumbia River. At tha rocenf ritv election lii Salem J. H. Moores was eleotetl Mayor: P. 8. Knisht. Recorder; W. S. Barker, Mar shal; Charles Usafovage, Treasurer. The Board of Aldermen consists oi Messrs. Anderson, Matheny, Cartwrignt Starkey, Perkins and Hamilton. Steamer Surprise This new boat which came down from Mllwaukle i tow of the steamer Rival yesterday, is very substantial and handsome con eern. She Is built of native material, has a length over all of 132 feet 24 feet, 6 Inches beam and 5 feet depth or noia She was constructed by John Thomas, of Mllwaukle, for himself and Joseph Kellogg. About midnlcrht a man named Hull near the corner of Second and Yamhill streets, was knocked down and bru tally beaten by two of the gang of murderous ruffians who this Winter In fest the city. George Townsend, pri vate watchman, endeavored to' arrest the perpetrators, but they eluded his pursuit There are but two officers, the Marshal and one deputy, paid by the city as a police force, while three men are employed by private subscrip tion to guard property. EVER.FRESENT FORCE IN NATURE. This Fact Stands Out a Certainty . Anions; AH Not Yet Understood. SANTA CLARA, Or., Dec. 22. (To the Editor.) The question asked In an editorial regarding forms of energy or action manifested by "the primal sub stance" is certainly a rather deep or metaphysical one, and yet it does not wr should not seem impossible of answer. There are speculations con cerning the forces or substance of be ing or the "vast expanse," Which seem to come up continually, and some minds are formulating new theories, but the common mind or individual of ordi nary scholastic! attainments: or, say, common school education, will readily find certain postulates or bases on which he can rest a solution. One of the first postulates would be the fact (or necessity) of a difference or variety . of forms, not only in Na ture, but aa far as can be ascertained in the mental Or spiritual realm. Life, which all would concede to be a reality, presupposes action. And there can be no action or motion without more than one object It requires not less than two, since the very essence of motion is the removal of one thing, subject or object from another (in distance). This much may be said to be baBlo or evl dent And since we must acknowledge this much, the rule or law would re quire pari passu a further extension of the fact Nature moves in uniform ways or lines. Nothing Is more cer tain or well established. As to the forms of "the primal sub stance" or why it unites in Itself both psychic and mechanical energy would retard this as matter oennea or. in cluded In the foregoing statement. Yet the difference between these two forms of action (or substance) great as it is is not relatively any more than that in some of the subordinate forms of na ture, for example the difference be tween a cubio foot of hydrogen gas and cubic foot of platinum. Can we not conceive as great difference In their relative circles or spheres of action as In the first instance? Diversity and uniformity seem to be facta. At least they are manifestations which are im possible of dispute or refutation. They would seem to involve or require In finity on. the same principle, since co existence of . vacuity and substance would conflict with uniformity. There are, as to be expected, things in Na ture which are obscure or not yet un derstood, but the thing certain is an ever-present force acting as far as known on uniform lines. M. C. G. . Japa mm Immlsranta. - FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec. (To the Editor.) (1) Please explain the meaning of the Japanese word "Mam," which always follows the names . of Japanese ships. , . (2) Are Japanese laborers or sailors ellsMbla to immigration in the United States? . STUDENT. (1) Portland Japanese interested in shipping say the word "Maru" simply means vessel. (3) Japanese laborers and seamen are not admitted unless they come with passports from their own govern ment in addition to which they must be able to pass the Immigration De partment inspection. OREGONIAN ANNUAL New Tear's Edition Complete Resume of Twelvemonth in State and City. - With its poctoria) features sur passing previous numbers, and its text comprising a thorough re- . view of development during 1913, The Oregonian Annual will be is- . sued on January 1, 1914. The An nual will be interesting and in structive to citizens of this state, and it will be particularly valuable - in conveying to residents of other states information about Oregon. Its wide circulation will aid greatly in calling attention of home-seekers to the opportunities open here. All features of the year-'s de velopment in Oregon will be in cluded in The Oregonian AnnuaL The number will be complete in every particular. No phase of ad vancement in Portland or in the state will be neglected. For many years the Annual has been pre eminent in its field, and the forth coming issue is fully up to the high mark established. Its test is con cise, reliable and authoritative and its pictoral pages have not been surpassed. Some of the many in teresting features are here out lined: - Preparing for the World's Ships hever before has the great Co lumbia River Basin, with its area of 250,000 square miles, been so aroused to the necessity of prepar ing for a greater ocean commerce. Just what has been done toward deepening the river, not only to Portland, but to give direct ship ping to Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho, is related. Men of the different sections write of the particular interest their lo calities have in the Northwest's wonderful waterway. Uncle Sam's millions are making of the Colum bia one of the world's finest har bors; but there is much to accom plish and Oregon will do her share. Effect of the Panama Canal This is a problem in which the Pacific Northwest is vitally inter ested. What advantages will Ore gon and Washington gain in mar keting their lumber, grain, fruit and other products t What is the out- . look for immigration and what will be the character of the people we must assimilate T These questions will be answered by men who have made a careful study of the situ- - ation. American Consuls Will Contribute So far as the Pacific Coast is concerned, no more interesting articles ' have been written than those prepared especially for the Annual by' American Consuls abroad. They deal with commerce and emigration to the Pacific Coast which will follow the completion of the canal, and are written at first hand by men who know conditions in the leading foreign ports. . The writers will include Consuls-General at Liverpool, Hamburg, Bordeaux, Havre, Vienna, Copenhagen and Christiania. Portland's Harbor Needs Portland is fully alive to the necessity of preparing for greater ocean commerce, exemplified by the coming in 1913 of two new Oriental steamship lines and the present or ganization of an Alaskan service, as well as the promise of many ad ditional carriers when the canal is open. The Annual will have a full page drawing of Portland's present harbor, as well as diagrams of im portant development on the lower harbor, with explanatory articles. Pictorial Portland Section One entire section of 16 pages will be devoted to Portland pictures. It will contain full-page photo graphs of the seven largest build ings erected in 1913, and other pages in which the city's principal business blocks will be grouped in new and striking style. There will be a remarkable two-page drawing of the central business section, which . required two months' work by an Oregonian artist. This sec tion will show some of the results St Portland's building expenditure of more than $80,000,000 during the past five years. Oregon Industries Progressing The agricultural and other indus tries of the state at large will not be overlooked. Text and pictures will call attention to gains made along many lines. Such subjects as good roads, including the Pacifia Highway and the .Columbia Eiver Highway, and important new leg islation will be covered. Progress of Oregon Counties Summarized There will be a brief, definite summary of development from each Oregon county. These reviews will give the output of various com modities, price of land, new indus tries established, railroads built and similar information. Pictures of buildings erected in Oregon cities in 1913 will accompany this synopsis. Results of New City Charter Mayor Albee and the Commis sioners will tell of results of Port land's new commission charter. All phases of the city's material and social advancement will be reported. Special Staff of Writers More than ou prominent men or Oregon and Washington will write articles for the Annual. Every sub ject will be handled by a con- tributor who is particularly well qualified to write on that topic. The Annual will also contain the usual reliable and complete statistical re view of the year. CLIP OTJT THE ORDER BLANK. Aa order blank for the Annua! will be fonnd elsewhere tn The Ore ajonlan today. Fill In tao addreaaea of persona to whom yon wfcsh to end copies and mil It to The Ore aronlaa circulation department. The price la S cent. Domestic nostna-a, S cental forelsn nvatnse, 10 cants. 1