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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1915)
r : : TTte MORNIXG OEEGOMAX. THURSDAY. JAXUABY 14, 1915. FORT1-ANO. OKBCOX. Entered at Portlmid, Orefon. Foatofflee as SufcecipUoa Kates tnartably In advance (Br Mall.) Til Snedav Included, one year r.-,i. &.,n4.v Im-litriil lit month! ruiiy, nun'iay It.eludeo. three montha Tany. frun'ijy Include, one oiontn . Tily. wtnoul Sunday, one year .... lsl:v. without Burnley, six months Tjaiiy. mliiojt Sunday, three mnnlha liailr. without eunday. one month . Weekly, one yr Sunday one ear kanday and Weekly one year i)y Carrier.) Dellr. Sunday Included, one year ... n. i' r i,n ' a v lniti:ilil. Mt month 6.00 ISO . SO ..MM .. .is Mow te Remit Send Pot..fflee money or tier, eirrru ord-r or personal cheek on your bank, tetamys. coin or currency are at eenj ntk. :e postoftice aldJa In lull, lauains county and atate. reelaee Ralee 12 to Irt rases. 1 cent: " to J: pae. -J oente; 4 to 4- par". 3 cents. M to 6o pase.. 4 cent.: '" centa: TSo puu. U ceaia. Korean post age, double ratt-a. Bantera Bmlnrf Office Verree " !n. .N -w York. BrftnJwics. bullulms; Chicago, silencer bulletins. a FranriM-e Office R. J. Bidwetl Com pany. 74 WJtrKel Ptret. fOkTLlNU. Till BIAV. JA'. 19,S- OBSTINATELY GOTSO WRONG. There is an admitted purpose on the part of President Wilson and the Dem ocratic U-aders in the Senate to "jam through" the ship-purchase" bill. Hav ing passed the House after very lim ited hearings, this bill was reported to the Senate without any hearings at all and was given priority over other bus iness without awaitins a minority, re port. Senator Stone said: "We have the votes to put it through," and Sen ator Gallinger said: "I have heard it whispered that, assuming they have the votes, they are going to resort to tactics which will be opposed as stren uously as possible." Tne Administration is confronted with an emergency which its oppo nents agree is serious and which calls for prompt action. In the brief time remaining of the present session it proposes to force through Congress a remedy revolutionary in character end as to which there is violent difference of opinion. The occasion calls for the closest co-operation by the wisest statesmen of all parties, for the emer gency is second In importance only to one created by war itself. In contrast with the disposition of governments In belligerent countries to invite the co-operation of opposition parties a co-operation which has been readily given our Government in bullheaded obstinacy decides on a measure which the vast majority of Republicans feel tmund to oppose as vicious in princi ple. Without proper inquiry, without consulting the opposition leaders, who mould gladlv aid in adopting measures which would meet the situation, the Government pins Us faith on this bill, which bristles with controversial points, and by declaring its purpose to ride roughshod over all oppitlon it embitters those whose aid it should reek. This is not statesmanship, it is not patriotism; it U bigoted partisan ship at a crisis when party should be forgotten and when the preservation and development of the Nation's com merce should be the sole consideration in every man's mind. There is no difference of opinion as to the facts with which Congress has to deal, as they were detailed by Sen ator Fletcher in hi opening speech on the bill. We know that many ships have been destroyed or interned and that many more have been diverted from commerce to military use. We know that ocean freights have gone up with a bound and that large quan tities of freight Ho in our ports which cannot get vessel space and for -which there atv eager buyers abroad. We know that foreign shipping combina tions control ocean commerce and that In times of peace they would conspire to drive American competition from the sea. There la no dispute as to these conditions: the question Is sim ply how shall we proceed to meet and to overcome them. Republicans are as anxious as Democrats to find the right solution to this question, but when they question the efficacy of Secretary McAdoo'a nostrum they are slanderously accused of defending the Interests of a shipping trust. The Democrats were on the right track when they admitted foreign bullt ships to American register for foreign trade and suspended the re strictions on employment of officers and the survey requirement. Many ships were transferred to American register under the law of last August, and the high freights and the tempt ing opportunity for South American traffic were already tempting capital into the shipping business. The Brook lyn Eagle says: Capital was plenaed. plana were prepared and a etart was Impending when ttte mer chant marina Mil upset all the preliminary valrulallons. Competition with the Govern . ,jn-nt of the t nlted dates being out of the "Vueetlon. private enterprise beat an Imme diate, not to say precipitate, retrea The Administration needed only to continue Its course along the road on which it had started by passing the seamen's bill, by removing the re maining obstacles to economical oper ation of ships under the American flag and by admitting foreign-built ships under our flag to the coastwise trade. Capital then would have been attract ed by prospective profits into the shipping business. Prevailing low prices of steel offer an inducement to shipbuilding in the United States and may nearly equaliie cost. American ship-owners could fesl assured of lu crative business throughout the war : and for some time afterward., for it will be. several years before the ves sels destroyed in hostilities are re placed, and the commerce growing out cf reconstruction in tho war-wasted countries will keep all available ton nage busy. The measures outlined would have racelvod the hearty support of the great body of Republicans and would have been opposed only by the small remnant of ihip subsidy advocates. Instead, the Administration proposes a. bill which grants a subsidy as undis guised as does any bill Senator Gal linger ever championed. The differ ence is that the Fletcher Mil gives the Fubsidy to the shipper, while the Gal llnger bill gave it to the ship-owner. If this bill be passed, private ship owners will surely fly from the field before Governme nt competition, which started In the expectation of losing " money. International complications will arise when Government ships en gaged in trade claim privileges in for eign ports which were designed only for naval vessels end when belligerent ' vrulsers search and seize any of these American Government ships for con traband of war. Other nations have operated railroads, telegraphs and tel ephones, but never before has a na tion operated ships on the open sea and flying to foreign ports. Xever before was so radical a new departure proposed after so little de liberation end insisted upon with such blind obstinacy. Republican Senators will be Justified In opposing it by every means In their power, even though by so doing tney force me wuui i extra session to pass appropriation bills. REAL POLITICS. The stubborn Senatorial denial of the infallibility of the President has somehow penetrated even the august mind of the White House occupant, temporarily leading the people, as he himself aptly expresses it, the people being the Democratic party. In the Presidential lexicon leading is a mere polite euphemism for driving. The Senate is at last tired of being driven. It revolts. However much one may deride "Senatorial courtesy," which binds all Senators together in one happy society of mutual admiration and placid self content, a certain sympathy is to be felt for the Senator who is ignored in the Federal appointments for his state. Why should he be ignored? The Constitution provides that the President "shall appoint with the ad vice and consent of the Senate" most of the Important public officers. Shall the Senate be dragooned end bludgeoned into consent, without pre vious advice or consultation, to cer tain objectionable selections objec tionable to any particular Senator? The President who cannot get along with a Senator about Federal patron age for the Senator's state is most unfortunate. The President who tries to override the Senate usually falls, as Mr. Wilson will fail. It would seem to be a correct position for the President to place the responsibility for local Federal jobs directly with the Senator. It lifts a great burden from his shoul ders, and it makes the Senator ac countable to- his own constituency. President Wilson appears to be in clined to solve an unhappy situation by backing out. It is not a graceful thing to do; but it is sound prac tical politics. The f resident is a i politician. ONE MATTER OF KKAL COSCERX. Tho T-ciHsl.-itiira is solemnly warned by one newspaper commentator that it "cannot go on as it has been going on for the past thirty years, and sur vive." At the recent election, it is also nnintori nut. 62. 376 sovereign citizens of Oregon voted to abolish the State Senate. The illustration would have been somewhat more complete If the fact had been added that 123.429 vot ers recorded themselves as supporting representative government through re tention of the State Senate. It would appear to have been a rather substan tial majority. But The Oregonian agrees tnai 62.376 citizens are a considerable h.uiv and that their opinions and pur poses are entitled to consideration. It is frank to say also that tne over whelming public verdict for the legis lative form of government is not to be interpreted as condonation of the faults and follies of past legislatures. Th 2-to-l vote in November was a protest against ITRenism, against ceaseless agitation, against tne up uetters and theorists, and for sanity and rest The people have discovered that it is disastrous merely to tear down the house because it is not Dleased with the character and actions of its occupants. The Legislature need not oe paruc ..ia.ii. 4tcti,rh,f4 hv the. menace, or threat, or imminence of commission government. But it should be greatly concerned about its clear duty to re deem its pledges of economy and real service. IXS1XITY AND OTHER TROUBLES, in cniio rt well-meant efforts to disguise or suppress the unpleasant truth, there appears to be but little rimiht ihnt imtnnltv is nn the lnorease 111 the United States. The number of inmux ut the various asylums is rminir nut of all oroDortion to the growth of population. According to a current Government report on insan ity there was a ZS per cent increase in tho mimher nf mental defectives between 1904 and 1910, while the gen eral population increased but 12 per cent. Insanity thus seems to have de veloped twice as fast as the normal nnmikiinn of the United Staes. To a certain extent these figures are mis leading. Dr. Joseph A. Hill, who is responsible for the report we have mentioned, explains that insane per sons are sent to asylums more freely than in former years. The old and well-grounded feeling against tnose institutions! J Kas been softened and nnia ro more willing than they once were to entrust their relations to their care. It Is also to be remem thai riiaimniiia is more accurate than it used to be and that many pa tients are now treatea ior menial ma ease who were formerly tolerated at hnrna Thnv were "a little off their balance," or "out of their heads," and did not really need medical treatment. unni.. Irian in this direction have greatly changed for the better in re cent years. Tint rahen all this has been said it fin rsinnins to be confessed that in sanity increases very rapidly. In the same connection one can hardly help recalling that the spread of the drug habit is even more rapid and that the National birth rate is railing porten tously. Do these omyious phenomena bear any relation to one another? Is there some factor in our life that works to unbalance our minds, betray .... intrt tho ,io nt hiLhit-formine drugs and prevent childbearing? What can the factor be if it exists? The sociol ogist who solves this problem for us will deserve better of his countrymen than most of our statesmen ao. tiARIBAX-DLlSS HE1J IX U5A9H. The death of two grandsons of Gari baldi, while fighting for France, has Intensified the war fever in Italy, which the government holds down with difficulty. The name Garibaldi sets every patriotic Italian on fire. It recalls memories of the glorious war for Italian unity, and thoughts of that war remind Italians that Austria still holds some territory inhabited by their compatriots, called "Unredeemed Italy." Hence those who regard con quest of this territory as necessary to complete the work which Garibaldi began are straining at the leash which holds them back. Garibaldians have ever been ready to fight lor France since the war for unity. The great patriot led the French Irregulars in the war of 1870, and his grandsons thus followed his example when they led the Italian volunteers against Germany in the present war. Probably a mixture ot motives nas caused Italy to remain neutral so far in the present war. Her statesmen may have had some compunction about turning against her former al lies at the very Juncture when the lat ter expected her aid. Her army had suffered end her treasury Jiad been depleted by the war in Tripoli. Mili tary reorganization and replenishment f of supplies, of artillery, small arms and munitions were necessary to put the army in condition ior tne item. These supplies could be more easily procured by a neutral than by a. bel ligerent. If Italy were to, Join In the war at a later stage with an army fresh and newly equipped, while the other armies were mauled by much fighting, she might prove the decisive factor and gain a proportionately larger share of the spoils. Further, Italy, by preserving peace, while prepared for war, might take much of what she desired without be ing compelled to fight for it. -She has already 'occupied Avlona in the debatable land of Albania and is" not likely to give it up. Hard-pressed Austria may surrender, voluntarily, part of Unredeemed Italy as the price of peace, and Turkey may cede a few of the islands which Italy occupied during the Tripolitan war. Ti,,,. Tvhiio tho Garibaldian Hot spurs are spoiling for a fight. Italian statesmen may be working more shrewdly, but no less effectively, to gratify Italy a ambition at jar ia cost or may await the psychological moment to Join in the war with cer tainty of success. MIXING DIVIDENDS INCREASE. Mining enterprises in the Inland Empire did not share tho general de pression of 1914, for their dividends show an increase over those of the preceding year. The total for the -. K'nntpnnl and Republic districts was $7,493,171, compared with 16,508,154 in 113. xms m- i nn;,-oi,r iin in two mines LTCitac la cnuimj " - ' . the Hercules and the Stewart which paid enough not only to account ior tha ontirA increase, but to offset de creases from several other mines and total stoppage of dividends at otners. tl. viol-onion doubled its profits. showing an increase from 11,500,000 to J3, 000, 000 and the Stewart paid 1773,976, compared with $402,435 in 1913. The Bunker Hill & Sullivan showed an increase from isiT.buu i" 1981.000. Spokane derives the largest benefit from the stream of mineral wealth which pours out of the Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai and neighboring mining dis tricts. That city is the headquarters and supply point of the mining com Mniu ami ia th market where new discoveries find capital for develop ment. Its enterprising citizens k riwv rewarded for the courage with which they went into the moun tains and dug new fortunes irom inn ,v, w-hon the nanic of 1893 swept away nearly all their possessions. TUB WORKMAN AND HIS HTRE. Tho lop-ond on one of the "unem ployed" banners which numerously enliven the streets of aew xorK into Winter has set the brain of the es ,t -Phiinrtoinhia Record at work. The legend runs, "We want all we produce." "How much does any par ticular workman proauue: '"i"'"" uo.M-fi nnd it eoes on to observe that a man set to work with only hiB bare hands on a farm or in a inuio himself alive. He must use what other men have pro duced in order to maae nis own , . ..n.rsticK This comes to admitting that his work is of little avail without capital to reiniurco There is a famous book which ex hibits the shifts of a workman left entirely to his own resources and i , h, ir hA 1a fairlv ingenious and industrious, he may manage to keep himself alive ana even muuu prosperity. The name of the book is "Robinson Crusoe," one of the best sociological studies in existence. But hi. iniu island was favofed wubui: i - by the tropical sun. In a land of snowy Winters and scorching Sum mers he would not nave iareu t.i- t j i.-nnrvpa nnon this in- j.iie - viting theme with eminently sane phi losophy until it begins to touch upon socialism, a subject that sets many an other sage astray. Socialism, declares the Record, teaches that, a workman "is robbed if his wages are oniy ph . v. - ..!,..!, ho woflves." or the coal he mines, or the automobile he tilds. This is great nonsense. Socialism . thinw nf the kind. The dis- clples of Marx know as well as any body that no individual iirouu ...t.i r,,- nr-ndiict. But they also W UUIO Wl .'-.' 1 ' . know perfectly well that each one does produce an accurately ascertain- it This nart. be it great or little, they assert that the work man ought to have. rernau no it already as Industry is currently managed. Perhaps some fraction of his equitable share eludes him. The truth in this particular could only be disclosed by scientific investigation, but some recent occurrences at the Ford automobile works seem to hint broadly that the workman's share i.- n,nriorT n little now and then without inflicting serious hard ship on his employers. NEED OF REED COI-LEOE. 1.. lllctrateH hnnklct haS A pieasiiiiLiy miwu'. been spublisht" by Reed College to sum up "the dominant characteris tics" of the institution ana -poini i" way to future development." The out lines of the college as they will ap- hundred vears from now, . ,n an aniirinflr Dicture at the beginning of the pamphlet. To some discouraged people tne may seem ambitious, but nobody ever gets anvwhere unless he is willing and able to look ahead a imie. .n t mnn'a reach must ex ceed his grasp." The best way to bring about the speedy reaiusmiuii i w Reed College dreams is for our mil ii s , v,i-m tho habit of mention- ing it in their wills. The college has a good deal of property, dui it ,i ,io inMt vet and. even if it were.-we dare say a few more millions could bo put to excellent use. in project immediately ahead, as we learn from the booklet, Is to build a women's hall. The college has no dwelling or dining-hall, for women, no gymnasium for fhem and no center for their social life. The library and study rooms designed for their use are also inadequate. Naturally the college wishes to sup ply these needs, which are constantly growing more pressing. In its first year Reed College registered twelve women students. It now has 131, and of course more will come as room is provided for them. This new build ing will cost money. Everything about a college seems, most strangely, to cost money. The booklet remarks that "additional equipment is needed for botany, psychology, physics, chem istry and zoology." In these depart ments research is stopped "for want of bare necessaries." Portland should not permit this want to continue. A college with the great promise of Reed deserves abundant support. Some immediate needs may be quoted from the booklet, such as a thousand dollars to "convert Crystal Springs Lake Into a fish hatchery," money to develop a botanical garden on the campus, to buy a telescope, to found a department or commerce ana juuun tries, to publish the social service bul letins, and so on. Who'll be the first to give the college a thousand dollars, or a million? The patronage quarrel with the Senate is not the result of any new departure by the Administration; it Is only the latest result of a practice which began with the inauguration. In almost every department the spoils system has been followed. That great reformer, William J. Bryan, has brought the diplomatic service to a lower point in the esteem of nations than at any time in twenty years. He has made Santo Domingo the scene of scandal. Secretary McAdoo and Post master-General Burleson have un blushingly filled offices with men whose chief qualification was political service. Mr. McAdoo, Secretary Hous ton and Comptroller Williams have played politics in districting the coun try for regional banks. Congress has excepted large classes of employes from the merit system, and Demo cratic leaders have tried to withdraw other large classes. Wellesley College has added 12,000, 000 to her endowment. Of this sum .1,750,000 has been pledged by the generous public, while $250,000 comes from the general education board. Besides the endowment, it is under stood that Wellesley has raised money to rebuild the hall that was burned some months ago. It is pleasant to learn that a large part of these gifts must be credited to women. Massachusetts at last feels the state university fever. She has plenty of old-fashioned colleges, but they do not quite satisfy the educational hunger of the people. They want an institu tion that will "democratize" the higher education and of course they will get it before a gTeat while. The notion that education is for the upper classes exclusively is breathing its last in the Bay State. Six hours are but a meager appor tionment of time for suffrage debate in the House. We know of women who could use it all without taking breath. But then it is men, not wom en, who are going to discuss the sub ject and perhaps six hours will afford time enough for some to show how little they know about It. One defeat in Congress is nothing. The suffragists should have expected It. They will probably be dfeated over and over again, but in the end their cause will win. Looking back fifrv vrari and counting their vic tories they will find plenty of consola tion for a temporary reverse. irfimKcra nf -tho imomnloved union object to conditions in city woodyard and camp. Tney nave a grievance, iu be sure; so has anybody who cannot hold a job that is all a "snap." Even the man who strikes for a dime and trots it eTouches because he did not strike for a quarter. J British coast gunners report sinking two uerman suumaii"eo mo lish coast. But we suspect that sink ing a submarine is much similar to shooting a "helldiver." After being "exterminated" they come up hale and hearty at another point. Garibaldi Is still a name to conjure with in Italy. The great free lance did a man's work for liberty and his de scendants live well up to the mark he set. There is hope for the world as long as men gladly die for their Ideals. No doubt the superstitious Italians will interDret the earthauake as a warning to keep out of the war. Ger mans and Austrians, to be sure, will put on the calamity an altogether dif ferent interpretation. A woman facing breach of promise suit, reluctantly consented to marry the persistent swain. Possibly figuring it easier to settle the matter later through the process of legal separa tion. Perhaps it were better to let ves sels of tha international fleet sneak into Canal waters than assemble at Hampton Roads. Accidents might happen on the way down. Now the Germajis have put the ban on booze in the Army. Old John Bar leycorn Is not only a poor officer, but a poor man in- the ranks. It is wise to muster him out Copenhagen reports that the United States, Switzerland and Holland are arranging for peace. We fear, Wat son, that we shall have to call on you again for the needle. Japan is vexed at China again. China will have a hard time of it pleasing Japan -while the rest of the militant world is otherwise engaged. Servla is demanding an Austrian province and a seaport from the van quished Austrians. It is a trifle early for the Serbs to get chesty. Shortly, we assume, the siesmo graphs will be recording a tremor or two in the vicinity of the Democratic job strongholds in Salem. New York bankers will lend mil lions to Petrograd. At a late hour the loan seemed quite as safe as one made to Berlin. By the weather "table" there is quite a deficiency of rainfall, although the woman caught out cannot be con vinced. Servia is again to be invaded, this time by German troops. Which makes it certain that the Serbs have trouble ahead. The member whose wife can take dictation the word is used in profes sional sense is a fortunate man. A loan of $12,000,000 to Russia by the Morgans shows the financiers are not worrying about the result. " Oregon-made goods talk for them selves. However, supplemental boost ing is always profitable. Wait until the women do get to vote. They'll attend to some of those hostile Congressmen. There has been worse weather and Oregonians can extract comfort in the comparison. And still no Winter to speak of. Aren't we going to have even a flurry of snow? ' ' The "doings" at Salem will absorb Interest until time to play ball. . Stars and Starmakers B EEONE CASS BAEK. MISTER BAT NELSON, sometime a pugilist, and locally known to at tention as the occasional husljand of Fay King, a Portland girl, will dash into vaudeville for a week or so at Hammerstein's, in New York. His en gagement begins next Monday. He will offer a cute little monologue about Mis ter Bat Nelson. It U billed as "Bat Nelson and His Dress Suit." Probably it means that Bat owns one. Or, what is more important, that he can wear it and get away with the effect.' see Something should be done to stop newspaper accounts of magnificent fu nerals of dogs belonging to rich actors. It creates a socialistic instinct among dogs of poor actors. e e Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne are the parents of a baby girl, their second daughter, born in Owensboro, Ky., De cember. 19. Mr. Wayne is this season with "Joseph and His Brethren." Two seasons ago he was a member of the Baker Stock Company. Mrs. Wayne is not a professional. e e Ethel Clifton, known in Portland and once leading woman for the Seattle Baker Stock Company, has replaoed Ottola Nesmith as leading woman with the Edward Forsbers Players in New ark. N. J. e e e Upon his arrival in London last week Harry Lauder, who has a son at the front, gave up $5000 to the war fund, e e e Charles McNaughton has a new sketch. Charles is Tom's brother. Tom is Alice Lloyd's husband. The new sketch is for vaudeville, naturally, or it would be a play. Tommy Gray, a clever author, who writes parodies and puns and runs a column in Variety, wrote the sketch. Its title is "For the Lord's Sake" and has for its plot the incidents happening to an English lord who is termed an impostor because he doesn't wear a monocle. e a Bert Lytell and his wife. Evelyn Vaughn, are members of the Marie Dressier company. They are former Alcazar (San Francisco) stock favor ites. e e A. Burt Wesner, also once of the Al cazar, has been booked for a tour on Pantages' circuit in a sketch. e a e Willard Mack has made much money and his business affairs are be ginning to weigh heavily, so he has placed all of his vaudeville business, which means taking orders for plays and selling what's on hand, in the keep ing of Chamberlain Brown, a broker, a e e Madame Olga Petrove, the Russian actress from Milwaukee, Wis., has a new play called "Salvation." The Shu berts are backing it. In about two weeks it will be reedy for rehearsal. e Johnny Ford, who was Mr. Eva Tan guay for a meteoric spell, has gone into vaudeville with Mike Bernard. Be fore his elopement and wedding with the I-don't-carish Eva, Mr. Ford was one of the "Four Dancing Fords." e e e Minette Barrett, a Portland girl, is preparing a new act for vaudevillo, which will soon be ready for rehearsal, e e e When en emotional actress makes us saddest when she acts, she generally attributes It to her great power of tug ging at our heartstrings. see Robert Gleckler was smearing grease paint onto his countenance while he perused a mash note. "Well," he ob served, flippantly, "paint pot ever won fair ladies." e e e Marie Doro, at present in "Diplo macy," will see how she looks on the screen for the first time next Tuesday, when the five-part film version of "The Morals of Marcus" is released. Miss Doro, it will be recalled, ap peared in the original stage version of the William J. Locke novel, and, be cause of her personal success, she was chosen to pose the role for the movies. In the supporting cast with her are Eugene rmonde and Julian L'Es trange. a a e Madame Nazimova is inclining her aristocratic ear to the call of vaude ville. Her new playlet, rich in prom ise of sensation, called "The War Brides," is founded on a story which will appear in the Cosmopolitan later in the month, and is said to be in tensely dramatic and filled with "heart interest." The production will be an unusually elaborate one. There are eight speak ing parts, in addition to 20 supernu meraries. Charles Bryant, Mme. Nazl mova's husband, will act the leading role with her. Madame Nazimova's vaudeville en gagement is for four weeks only, and she will not leave New York. EARTHLY HELLS" ARE LOCATED Dr. Bularin'a Sermon Calla Vp Reference to Europe's Flight. PORTLAND, Jan. 13. (To the Edi tor.) The Rev. Dr. E. J. Bulgin re cently gave a very interesting ser man on hell. Doubtless it caused many to think a little more seriously about choosing their after abode. Accord ing to Dr. Bulgin, hell is surely a place to shun and no life for a person with weak muscles, shaky nerves, blurred vision or adverse to excitement. - Hell is defined as a place of extreme misery. We do not know the exact geographical location of hell. The only .way to find out the latter is to consult some "yeggman's route sheet but on second thought we need not do this. If we 'cast a glance over our own little wicked sphere we shall see two hells, Europe and Palestine places of ex treme misery, dying innocents and blighted lives. Hell has been going on in Europe glene last August and we are now in formed that Kitchener's Gordian knot will not deal out the worst of hell until next May very chereful news. From Belgium's terrible plight we can see hell raised to the nth power, but that's all the good it does us or them. Palestine sends ua, the startling news that her people are starving to death. This comes pretty hard when a country of such divine memories and the Bi ble's own stage has to send its people to potter's field with their lives cast out by hunger. The institution of Christianity in America alone owns over five thousand millions of dollars worth of property and many times that amount is Christianity's weelth in Europe, but it just owns it that's all. Most of this vast amount is used to fight the Biblical hell but very little the earthly hells. Probably the only difference between the Biblical and earthlv hells is that only the guilty suffer in the Biblical hell end both the guilty and Innocent suffer In the earthlv helL That leaves us the lone consolation that the guilty get hell twice, and that helps somewhat. HOWARD S. McKAT. Proposal Before Cons; re a Held "Maat ltldlcnleaa Proposition." PORTLAND. Jan. 1J (To the Edi tor.) Differences of opinion on ques tions of public moment are desirable and necessary, as general discussions resulting therefrom will finally, if the participants' action is untrammeled. produce the best and most beneficial results. Contrary to thia Is the wish, born of an idea furnished by alien in terests, of one man. the President of the United States, who arrogantly is sues his usurped fiat to the legislative department of thia Government and demands the passage of a law that he has had framed. For the foregoing reasons the writer offered a suggestion, seeking the es tablishment of a merchant marine end for the further purpose of developing foreign .trade of the United States, which was made in the form of a bill, and the Junior Senator from Oregon was entrusted with tho duty of pre senting it for the consideration of Con gress, which he consented to do. Now should the same have been presented and found by a committee not to bo feasible, no more could have been said or esked, but this has not been done. A. copy of the bill has been sent to Mr. Alexander, chairmen of the mer chant marine committee of tho Houae of Representatives, e copy also to Sec retary of Commerce, because he has daily announced the ardent desire of the Administration to establish end foster the foreign trade of the coun try, provided (although not stated) that it was done in the manner the President wished. The replies and the acknowledgment of the receipt of each were simply perfunctory. The statement made by the Secretary of the Treasury before the Commercial Club of Chicago, on the 9th instant, that "guarantee of principal end interest of bonds issued by private corporations engaged in shipping was not worthy of serious consideration," serves to con firm the belief that the suggestion end the bill were suppressed by the Ad ministration; as its passage would ob viate the necessity of the President's bill or its introduction and considera tion by Congress would imperil its passage. Is the judgment of the President of the United States so omnipotent, or la he governed by nearer and greater con sequences, as he was in a former in stance that affected the welfare of the Nation,' that the suggestion of e citi zen shall be prevented from having the consideration of Congress? The proposal now before Congress that the Government shall hold major ity control of a curporatlon to be formed for the purpose of purchasing a fleet of ships to engage in the mer chant service, wherein the general pub lic is to be permitted to subscribe to e 49 per cent interest, is the most ridicu lous proposition ever submitted to the people. Imagine any man in his right mind handing his money to e set of politicians to operate a mercantile company with. The man that would expect or could induce such e thing isoa. menace to the community end the man that could be induced to do ao needs a guardian and should be pieced under restraint: otherwise there la a nigger in the woodpile. The operation of the ships of the Panama Railroad Company affords en example of what Governmentel edmln istration of shipping is. Here la a line of ships on a specific route, free of competition, with all the cargo the ves sels can carry, obtained without the cost of solicitation and assembled without the slightest delay; running continuously at a loss. Can we antici pate any different results from tha op eration of the President's proposed line for the development of new tredo to be sought end created? It is the duty of eny government to aid and foster industries that for any cause are neglected by its people; but there are matters of more importance than the purchase of ships by the Gov ernment to which public money can be diverted at this time. In the face of the existing treasury deficit, which cannot be effaced under present tariff con ditions, even if there were no war in Europe, the appropriation of money In this direction would be unwise, impo litic end uneconomic. If. however, the Government can assist with its credit, properly and adequately safeguerdod, and accomplish a like purpose, why should it not do so? Why should not this 'alternative be presented to the lawmaking department of the Govern ment, the Congress of the United States? B. CHILCOTT. IX DEFENSE) OF tNIVEHSALISM Recent Criticism Unwarranted by Facia, Saya Mr. Corby. PORTLAND. Jan. 13. (To the Edi tor.) Sinca Mr. Bulgin, an evangelist now in our city, has gone out of Ills way to malign Christian Universallsm by saying what is not true I beg the privilege of a reply. ' If Mr. Bulgin worshiped in our Universalist churches or if he would read and digest our Unlversaiit litera ture until he became saturated with the spirit of Christian love which ani mates our believers, he would not make the untrue statements attributed to him. Tlio gentleman Is undoubtedly sound in his brand of orthodoxy, but when he assumes to give the latest word about Universallsm he geta way beyond his depth. Universallsm. I am happy to report, is more prosperous, has more mission ary and evangelistic zeal. Is doing more for human uplift, more te save human ity from -sin, disease, ignorance and everything that keeps man from be coming perfect as the father in heaven is perfect, than In any of tha 80 years I have been privileged to proclaim its good tidings. If Mr. Bulgin attended our Univer salis! Sunday schools l;e would hear the question asked: Do Universalis believe in punishment? And the pu pils answer: We believe In punish ment for every sin, punishment which will continue till we oeaae doing evil and learn to do well. InBtead of our church teaching there is "no hell," we teach there are many hells, so we labor to keep hell out of men end women. No church teaches such certain end ewful consequences of wrong doing as our Universalist faith. While Mr. Bulgin and his confreres teach, and 1 suppose believe that someone else ran pey the penalty, we teech that whatsoever e man soweth, that shall he reap. He, not someone else. Who break, paya. God is not mocked or cheated. There is restraint in such an idea. The endless torment Mr. Bulgin arlvea forth sa "good news" means unending sin end misery in God's, universe end therefore endless anarchy. That is eimply a ronfesslon of divine failure. It is eg though God said: "l cannot cure you, but I can torment you forever." Does our critic realize that the great Empire Ptate has just se lected Mr. Thomas M. Osborne, e Uni versalist layman of large wealth end culture, e man who because he is e Universalist loves all men. even the weakest and the worst? They urged this men to put eslde his personal business and become the warden of Sing Sing prison, that he may help tha weak and the wicked to overcome evil with good. It is extremely doubtful if among tha 4000 prisoners under his care there Is one who Is an avowed Universalist Such attacks always open peoples eye and bring new and useful converts to our fold. We thank Mr. Bulgin for bis boost J. P. CORBY, x in i a 1 Talk Pram a Bright Frieed. Judge. "I never knew until last night whet a bright fellow Mr. Fiddlewit is." "H'm? How did you find it out then? "He told me." , Father Is In the Uhrarr. Puck. Porothee Newrox Where la papah? Mrs. Newrox In the library, deerie but don'i weke him up now. Twenty-Fiv Year Ago. I-Yom The Or.'sonlan. January U, ln WashlnKton Senator Mitchell today introduced a bill protilbltina the com ing of Chinese into the United Mates, whether subjects of the Cliluaao Em pire or oiherwisa San Franclscfi Ike Weir, the "Bel fast Spider." was knocked out here last nUht by BUly Murpny in a tontiat fur the featherweight cliemplonalilp. Walls Walla The old tlrm of hVhwa backer Bros, chantied yesterday to the Schwabucker Company, Incorporated. Tho Incorporators are S. end A. rVhwe-backer,- of San Francisco; A. McDon ald, Levi Ankeny. J. H. Marshal. G, A. Winkler, 11. A. Gardner, W. McGlOlt, Epli Jacobs end A. it. Burford. The annual meeting of the Unitarian Church will be held this eveninn at 7:30 o'clock. Special Officer A. B. Brannan was notified yesterday of the danaeroua ill ness of his son, Charles Brannan, at Tacoma. Young Brannan is Buffering, from a severe attack of pneumonia. Officer Brannan. accompanied by hi dnughter, Mrs. Frelinann, left last night for Tacoma. Lloyd, the owner of the Ixindon Chronicle end Lloyd's Newspaper, not only makes li Is own paper, but grows the grass from which tho paper la made. Judge L. L. McArthur, who has been quite 111 with bronchliln for some time, has returned from Dixie, much re covered. Ex-State Senator J. H. Ilaaley, of Bethel. Polk County, Is in Portland for a few days. T. F. Osborne, secretary of the Hoard of Trade, has returned from a visit to San Francisco. No Teport has been rerelvad from Joseph . Teal as yet on his work at Ellensburg for lh Portland creditor of Lloyd & Co. C. M. Idlemen has e men In the East selecting flne atock for hi 00-acr farm near lnd ipendence. Half a Century Ago, From The Oregonian. January It. 1S. Chicago, Jan. 12. The only thing of Importance during thl session of Con gies has been the dlscuexlon of the amendment to the Constitution abolish ing siavery. The discussion will con tinue today and e vote will not likely be taken thia week. The remains of Morris Wolfe, late e member of Protection Engine No. 4., was burled yesterday afternoon. Marshal lloyt and Deputy Donahue had occasion yesterday to visit e domi cile on Second atreet with a search warrant for the procuring of unit ar ticles lately bestowed upon e fickle but fulr inmate by e young man who bad misplaced his confidence end who had virtually been Jilted since the presents had been made. During the Inst few days our worthy Street Commissioner has effected quite an improvement on Front atreet by having the surface mud scraped oft end hauled eway. Portland. Me., Jan. It. General Dlx s order to puraiie the reliel raiders Into Canada attracts much attention. The London Journals bopo it will not be acted on, as It might causa trouble, the Times says: "If the United Elates Government is so 111 advised as to send its troopa across the Canadian border, a very aerioua misunderstanding lie tween the two countries may be In consequence." Governor Addison C. Glbba haa issued e proclamation culling upon the clllaena of the state to organise Into compa nies to aid In the enforcement of the law, to suppress Insurrection and In vasion end to r haul lee hostile Indian In this military division. There is a considerable addition ex pected to be made aoon to our ocean bound licet much to the furtherance of Oregon trade. A line of first-class propellers Is contemplated to run be tween San Franclaco end thia port 'n be extended if need be to Victoria, to the north, and ultimately Lie connected with other lines to ports oil tha Mexi can coast and thence down to Panama and onward to the southward. This evening J. W. Potter takes a grand benefit at tlio Willamette Thea ter, tendered him by the company ana on which occaaion Mr. Hayna will ap pear. This will close the season. MEXICO IXDEMSITV HOPED FOR Action by Wilson nad Hren la Cne adlan ('ear Saarp Contrast. PORTLAND, Jtn. 11. iTo the Edi tor.) It Is to be hoped that Wilson i ij ...... n will nlitnlll from Mexico irt- Bllll 1 .... 1 1 ..... .......... - demnlllcs for the hundreds of Ameri can men and wotnen Kiuea mere vw acting aa energlcally with Mexico as they have with Canada In regard to en American poacher. It cannot be that their lirmnesa with Canada comes from tha fact that they know that England cannot refuse any peremptory demand of America at thia time. They have too much of the spirit of fairness to make such e distinction between the two nations. KKADER. Maklnc It Easy fnr tioldssslth. Christian Advocet. 'A letter was sent a few days o to Oliver Goldsmith In rare cf certain New York publisher who recently le aned e gift edition of "The Vicar of Wakrfleld." The epistle was from e clipping bureau end contained several printed notices. It suggested that the author would probably dcslra to lesrn everything the newspapers said about him and hia work. The bureau would on its account be glad to furnish the writer with Information concerning tnn progress his new book wsa making In puhllo favor and the proepaotlva re ception that any further productions of his would receive. Write the Wer Pennrlsaent. BORING. Or., Jim. 11. (To the 1M- tor ) Kindly Inform me where 1 could find out the following question: A frlond of mine that is now dead enlist ed In the United States Army In soma itete back East. 1 would like very much to find out tho exact date and also 71. ...le A MTlwrtlHEH. "Just at Good" Means "Better for Him" When e dealer orfera something "Just ns good'' In place of the ad vertised article you aefced for he mesne "better for him." The substituted ertlcla will prob ably rive the dealer a lareer profit but will give you less satisfaction. Reputable dealers- never aubstl. tute, they know their success cornea from pleasing tbtlr customer. Menufacturar advertise their products In this newspaper In good faith. - They believe their good merit your patronage. They ere in buaineae for the years to come. You ere protecting these manu facturer end protecting yourself when you Insist on getting what you esk for.