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PORTLAND, THIBSDAI, SOV. 11, 1915,
JAPAN.
i Coronation of the Emperor of Japan
la an event of interest to Occidental
nations for reason far different from
those which cause it to absorb the
attention of the Japanese. To us it
may seem incomprehensible that a
nation which has assimilated so read
ily- all that is practically useful in
"Western civilization and science should
clisg so tenaciously to the belief that
its ruler is descended from the god of
its primitive religion and to the cere-
jnrtnies which cluster around that be
lief. To the Japanese that belief and
those ceremonies are inseparable from
conviction of the nation's greatness
arid from devotion of every Japanese
' subject to the nation's service. This
anlngling of religious belief with civic
loyalty and patriotism binds the Jap
Anewe to their country by a double
bond and constitutes one of its great
Sources of strength.
To a nation which attaches itself to
its past by the worship of ancestors
the ceremonies attendant upon accept
ance of the creed that the Emperor
Is the descendant of Ameterasu, god
dess of the sun, and is the one bun
dred and twenty-second in a direct
line of succession, reaching back for
nearly 2600 years, has deep signlfi-
egncc- The rulers of Japan, there
fore, probably show wise policy in
retaining this connecting link between
Ancient and modern Japan. They
thus teach those people who cling to
the ancient faith that western prog
ress has been incorporated into old
Japanese faith and tradition, and has
not supplanted them. They keep alive
that spirit which causes Japanese sol
diers and sailors to go unflinchingly
info battle, even though it means cer
tain death. They trust to the com'
lunation of that spirit with Western
implements of warfare and civiliza
tion to make Japan invincible in war
nd in commerce.
for Japan is the great Oriental ex
ample of practical idealism. All the
forces of body, brain and spirit are
invoked to promote the greatness of
the empire. By virtue of proved su
periority in arms, commerce and in
dustry, Japan claims supremacy in
Eastern Asia. She has established
her right to aspire to that supremacy.
It depends on tho means Japan uses
to obtain supremacy and on the uhb
to which she puts it,; whether other
nations will concede or dispute it. The
United States in a certain sense claims
supremacy in the American hem
Jsphere, but we use it to help other
American nations in maintaining their
independence and in making material
progress. We do not use it to dom
inate their governments or to monopo
lize their trade. If Japan will pursue
the same policy in the Orient as we
pursue in the Americas, she will en
counter no opposition from the United
States: we shall consider that the
great empire of Yhe Orient is working
out the destiny which its genius and
its achievements have marked out
for it.
Japan occupies a unique position
among nations. Having emerged from
medieval isolation only sixty years
ago. it has become in that short
Period one of the foremost in war.
commerce and industry, and has made
no mean record in modern scientific
discovery. It has been received as an
equal into the family of great nations
and has become the close ally of the
world's greatest empire. Alone among
the nations et Asia it had successfully
adopted the principle of limited mon
archy. It naturally views with impa
tience the backwardness of China, as
we view the backwardness of Mexico
and Haiti. Justly proud of its rank
among nations, and holding itself to
be the equal of any, it resents dis
crimination against its people.
Japan cannot Justly be denied the
leading part iu bringing China up to
date, provided that the integrity and
independence of China are not im
paired, and provided that the equal
opportunity for all nations to share
in the commerce and development of
hina is not restricted. Subject. to
these conditions, Japan would still
naturally have the largest share. Prox
imity, race affinity and similarity in
other respects would give it to her.
Recognised as chief among the na
tions of Asia, the Mikado's empire can
held a high, secure place in the esti
mation -of other nations by pursuing
a broad, liberal policy, such as has
raised its, ally. Great Britain, to pre
eminence. HO.irE TRCTH1 FOB AMKRICAXS.
N A speech by Judge Ronald, of Seat
tle, recently, bontaincd some home
truths which wound American vanitv,
bin the telling of them will have good
result if it sets people to thinking, and
to acting upon their thoughts. He
cooled our pride by telling us that our
achievements "are -but a drop in the
bucket compared to the problems of
the future," and warned us that "if
they are not properly eolved. the re
public will be a railure." The great
est or these problems are stated iu
these paragraphs:
We have inore schools, more newspapers
and other publications, more railroads more
wealthy men and more general Intelligence
than any ollu-r nation on earth, and yet
ii more rongdoing. mora Iraud
more pltratis and nioic crime thrni any other
ration The two cannot, pulling- In oppo
site directions. Ion continue In this coun
try. There are mora 8unday school children
aitendlng Sunday school every Suudnv in
the I nited t-tates than the combined armies
of all the liatioiia at war In Kuropr. and
yet there ta a lioinirlde in tht country
every So minute. tast year Chicago hail
121 murders while London, four times Its
ize. h;d only ;:s murders. We average
three IvnoMnK every two weeks.
Every 40 mlnut-e last year a human be
in? was t to an Insane asylum. lMvorc
i increasing- There l one divorce aranted
every two minuto am-iua- the hours that
the courts are in srrMon. Intemperance Is
the supreme rauso of insanity and want.
Kight hundred and seventy-five thousand
men died laet year as a result of strong
drink. Ninety p-r cent of the cost of our
P'-na! and reformatory institutions Is due
to the linuor traffic.
fcuavs.uic i auoilisi ai.luib; tIsa.
the times. Between IflOO- and mos the
averaa-e expenses of the people of the
Luted States Increased 121 per cent.
We need to see ourselves as others
see us in order to know what we really
are. We have received some rude
shocks from Germans, and even Turks,
when we have become too vociferous
in denouncing their misdeeds. It was
about time that somebody set us to
thinking of what is wrong with us in
Judge Ronald's graphic way.
Our greatest fault is our lack of re
spect for the laws of God or, if some
prefer it so, of nature and of our own
country. The teachings of the Sunday
school and of moral law wherever
taught are too commonly regarded as
something to be forgotten, on Monday
morning or (whenever they interfere
with our pleasures. The law of the
land is regarded as a thing to be
avoided, not to be obevod. Thie is as
true of the lawyer, who is sworn to
inspire respect for the law, as of citi
zena In general. Conseanentlv. when
the law gets its hand on a man, there
is. more interest in releasing him than
in helping the law to punish him. He
is regarded not with reprobation a3 an
enemy of the community; but as "un-
lortunate" in having- been found out
Contempt for duty to each r ther and
to the state has prevented develop
nientr to the full of the community
spirit and the community conscience,
which have been brought into won
drous activity in European nations by
the trials of war. That spirit and con
science are the product of a lively
sense of duty. They exist and they
snow themselves in. splendid action at
times of civic trial and disaster, such
as floods, fires, earthquakes, but they
oecome inactive as soon as-the occa
sion is past. They should be continu
ously active in order that we may
unitedly combat the evils to which
Judge Ronald directs our attention
WHAT HAPPENED. .
A Democratic friend who "looks at
tacts without partisan bias, as nearlv
as it is humanly possible for him so to
oo so he describes his own superior
vision writes a private note of dis
agreement with The Oregonian's re
cently expressed view that the late
elections were in their results encour.
aging to Republicans and discourag
ing to tho Democrats. "The Renub.
llcan states went Republican and the
Democratic states went Democratic,1
declares our wise correspondent.
ir mat is all. it is enough. Tf the
Republican states remained Repub
lican and did not frequently fall into
the practice of going Democratic.
there would never be another Demo
cratic President, or Democratic Con
gress. But Jet us summarize some of
the outstanding facts of November 2:
Massachusetts went Republican
after five successive Democratic years,
and the Republican party again pre
sented a united front.
A Republican Representative in
Congress was elected in a 'New York
City district which went 10,000 Demo
cratic on Aldermanic and Assembly
candidates.
The Democrats barely held their
own in Maryland, electing their Gov
ernor by a scant 3000; and Kentucky
is still in doubt, though it is appar
ently Democratic by a bare 300 for
Governor. These states are clearly
fighting ground for 1916.
Philadelphia, Cleveland and Cincin
nati elected Republican Mavors. and
the Republicans were more successful
in other, municipal elections than for
years.
Tho Progressive party finally disap
peared as a factor.
Who does not know, from theso and
other signs, that the Republican party
will enter the Presidential and Con
gressional race or 1916 on at least
equal terms with its great opponent?
Who a year ago could have safely
predicted a transformation and reha
bilitation so complete?
CHICAGO FABAOEBS.
There is talk in the air of another
parade of protest in Chicago against
Sunday closing of the gin mi lis. Ad
herents of John Barleycorn who mob
ilized .a larger force than tho mobile
Army of the United States last Sun
day, suggest that an even larger pro
cession may be formed in a second call
to arms. If the authorities have not
been intimidated by such a show of
potential election strength, then dou
ble the number will be marshalled.
In other words, since the charge of
the 80,000 has gotten the liquor disci
ples nowhere, the reserves are to be
called out and a fresh attack launched.
.Municipal rights is the slogan of
these marchers. But such a watch
word puts them in no better light
than were they to face the issue hon
estly aid paint on their standard the
legend, "We want our booze." It is
logical to 'believe that were the city
clamping on the Sunday lid without
the backing of a state law, these same
militants would be shouting for
greater state control. The right of
the state to regulate the morals, and
conduct of municipalities is indisput
able. Municipal rights is a snare and
a delusion w-hen carried to extremes.
b ollowing the idea to its logical con
clusion, we should find ourselves back
in the days of the barons or clans.
Chicagoans who insist that they are
not Illinoisans so far as operation of
the state liquor laws are concerned,
need go but. one step further to the
i-land that they are not Americans so
far as the Federal Government's
stnd on some great international
question is concerned. Nor is it a
far step from the idea that municipal
rights are superior to state laws to
conclusion that individual rights and
wishes are superior to the municipal
will. There would be something
ominous in that spectacle of 30,000
paraders except for the qualifying
clause in the description of the event,
which indicated that they were mainly
foreigners. In the meantime, we are
pleased to note that the authorities
show no indications of weakening un
der the demands of an undisciplined
rabble.
OBSTINATELY GOING THE TVRONG WAX
Without regard to party the Nation
is with the President on National de
fense and on increase -of the revenue
to meet tho cost of defense and to
extinguish the deficit. It has loyally
supported him in defending American
rights against German submarine vio
lations, in maintaining iieutralitv and
n calling to account foreign agents
who have transgressed it. He should
respond by taking into counsel with
him those who, equally with him.
realize the need of more ships to carry
our commerce under our own flag and
who disagree with him only as to the
means.
But the recent speech of Secictarv
McAdoo tit Indianapolis shows an ob
stinate adherence to tho plan of Gov
ernment ownership of merchant ships
as too ono sovereign remedy. The
ttvu-ontrov-ertcd arguments against this
scheme which were advanced at the
last; aveiioa ot Congress and wliKli
TTTR ITnTJVTVn ft1?rnnVH V rrTrrrnnn i it - . .
convinced many of the President's
own party, are Ignored and an appeal
is apparently to be' made to party
loyalty in behalf of Mr. McAdoo's
plans. The men who have heretofore
opposed this bill will feel in duty
oouna to continue their onoosition
On an occasion which demands can
did consideration and prompt appli
cation of an effective remedy for the
snip lainlne, an opinionated statesman
insists on a measure which will sure
ly lead to prolonged controversy. Such
action is not statesmanship; it ia par
tisanship blindly pursued without re
gard to the Nation's good.
The proposal that ships be bought
by the Government as naval auxiliar
ies and be operated in merchant serv
ice, either by the Government direct
ly or through lessees, when not needed
by the Navy, is a blind which will
deceive nobody. It ia designed mere
ly to cover the real purpose, which is
to engage the Government in the
shipping business. In itself it exposes
trie utter inadequacy of the Adminis
tration measure to meet the emer
gency. Obviously the number of ships
needed by the Navy as auxiliaries and
transports would be very small by
comparison with the number needed
to carry our foreign commerce. Even
the Immense requirements of Great
Britain for the present war have
taken only about one-sixth of that
country's ships. "There is no proba
bility that any foreign expedition In
which -the United States may engage-
vuuiu require more than one-tenth of
the troops Britain is putting in the
field, hence-it would not require more
than one-tenth as many ships.
By the absurd - restrictions which
Congress has put upon the shipoing
business, of which certain provisions
of the seamen's law are the latest
example, it has practically dammed
the channel through which capital
would naturally flow Jnto that busi
ness. Congress need only cut that
dam by enacting laws which will
equalize the cost of operating ships
under the American flag with that of
operation under foreign flags. Pri
vate enterprise will then.
ships, both for merchant service and
tor naval auxiliaries. Congress has
done well in permitting th nn.i;n
of foreign-built ships under the
American flag. Let it go further and
permit their operation at a cost which
will enable them to compete with for
eign ships. ,
A MODJCI, CITY Wf PROSPECT.
A grand scheme to raaka a mHi
city in Massachusetts has been pro
pounded as a, tercentenary memorial
to the Pilgrim Fathers. It is pro
posed to consolidate the towns of Co-
nas.set, ilraintree. Hingham. Hull.. Mil-
tor., Quincy and Weymouth, with a
population of 71,180 and an area of
49,946 acres, and to make them the
model city of the world. Tho city hun
fifteen miles of water-front and is to
dig a canal from Weymouth to Fall
iver, diverting much commerce from
New York and the Smith to ltuir
ine undeveloped quarters along the
nuier-iront are first to he rlwlnH
then the older settled portions are to
oe improved, but "no historical shrine
snau oe desecrated, no proud tradi
tions overturned, no noble landmarks
leveled."
When this work of regeneration and
reconstruction is completed we ore to
nave mo unique spectacle of "a citv- of
zones, a city of rationally Segregated
activities, a city dustnroof. germrirnof
ratproof, slumproof, fireproof, and
substantially noiseproof, a city in
which the art, industry, and achieve
ments of the nations of the world win
seek their place of exposition."
The enthusiasts who have preparod
this grand scheme predict a popula
tion of 500,000 for their model city in
the year 1930. How are they to find
so many man and women, to say
nothing of children, fit to inhabit so
penect a city? If they admit the
average American, he may grow wo
weary of the complete beautv. nrdpr
and neatness that he will "muss things
..ij ana Htart a rumpus Just for re
lief from the monotonous orderliness:
And the American "kid" will he not
insist on ripping things up on Hal
loween? To prevent the beauty of
the model tity from being
it will be necessary to find model citi
zens as inhabitants. That suggests
rigid investigation of every would-be
citizen. Rather than submit, many
would pass by the model city and take
"P ineir aooaa in some dirty, smoky,
slummy, noisy, ill-paved city that is
inhabited by ordinary human beings!
MVWO l-V THE METROPOLIS.
In undertaking to prove that it
really does not cost any more t,o live
in New York City than in Podunk or
St. Johns, the Central Mercantile As
sociation of the Metropolis has gath
ered data covering the financial hab
its of some 10,000 New York families.
The result is that New Yorkers are
found to spend only forty-five per cent
of their Incomes on food. Of the bal
ance it is noted that twenty per cent
goes for rent, fourteen per cent for
clothing, and twenty-one per cent for
miscellaneous expenses. such as
amusements, doctors, undertakers, etc.
This greatly encourages the Central
Mercantile Association, for it Is shown
that 'forty-five per cent is no more
than families in other cities pay. Rents
a're somewhat higher, it is admitted,
but this Is offset by the saving on
clothing, which is held to be much
cheaper than in any other city in the
country. In extolling New York's vir
tues as a center for cheap subsistence,
the association notes one restaurant
which puts forth a wholesome meal for
the trifling sum of fifteen cents, but
this proud claim loses much of its
charm when we Tead that the restau
rant is conducted by the "Association
for. Improving the Conditions of the
ruvr.
We are entirely willing to accept
what the Mercantile Association has
to say concerning the low cost of liv
ing In New York, but how about the
cost of high living?" What percentage
of the incomes of those 10,000 average
families goes into the savings bank
for the unavoidable day of stress?
AVhy that twenty-one per cent for in
cidentals such as amusements? . Why
isn't that cut Jn half and at least ten
per cent credited to savings? Right
there is where the rub comes with
those wio would seek to establish that
it does uot cost more to live in New
York than elsewhere. New Yorkers
are notoriously improvident. They
rail easy victim to the allurements of
the bright lights with their -multitudinous
amusements and diversions.
There is so much going on in New
York to torture the spare nickels and
dimes from the improvident that the
average mortal is too weak to resist.
It would bo interesting to know jut-t
how much of New York's wretched
ness and poverty is hidden under that
little entry of 21 per cent of the total
income of 10,000 average families
spent for amusements and incidentals.
The high rout of living may bo no
more or g piublcJU lu New. I'orli Ihun
f I " . - !
elsewhere, as the Mercantile Asso
ciation sets out to-prove. But the cost
of high living appears to be a part and
parcel of New York existence. It may
be possible to live as cheaply in New
York as in Podunk or St. Johns but
it isn't as practicable.
The negro women of Virginia in
tneir philanthropic- work have adopt
ed a course that more white workers
in similar causes might adopt. They
have established a school for girls, but
in naming it they purposely omitted
the term "wayward" from the title,
merely calling it an Industrial Home
facnool for Colored Girls.
A student of Indian lorehas Just
aisoovered that in the tribe of Crow
Indians a man and his wife's mother
never talked to each other. But with
the savages it was a different impulse
irom mat wmch marks similar con
duct with the civilized races. With
the Crows this silence was a token of
nigh respect.
As the holiday festivals aDDroach
and turkeys and other select fowl will
De consumed at the board of thanks
giving. It is well for the poultry farmer
to take the advice of the writer In
Farm and Home who says farmers
lose heavily by putting half-fat fowls
on the market.
.mere must be something in the
theory of fire from crossed mires.
since the Bethlehem mill people sus
tain a loss of millions, but in that
particular case many rather would be-
lieve the fire there a result of German
intrigue. The Kaiser's alibi is perfect,
however.
For "efficiency and thorough work
nrrbody can equal the Chinese as
sassin, De his victim a simple 'toug
man or dignitary. The murder of the
Governor of Shanghai -yesterday
snows tne fearlessness of the Celestial
In bloody work.
The owners of the Hocking, under
seizure at Halifax,, have asked the
btate Department to arrange for safe
passage of the Winnebago from Bue
nos Aires to New York, and that's
wliat it has come to in this stage of
the war.
There is something doing at Silver
ton this week. They call it a fruit,
educational and poultry show and
throw in a -corn exhibit for good
measure. The point that impresses is,
they have the goods to exhibit.
That girl who Is working through
Berkeley and living on 15 cents a day
will make an excellent wife for a. rich
man. She has postponed too many
meals for love in a cottage.
Is Great Britain, in an unofficial
way that can be disclaimed if we show
fight, trying to pick a quarrel with
us? The right of search was threshed
to a finish a century ago.
Likely enough some of the men at
the dinner-dance the other night had
to dance around before breakfast the
next morning, too, in order 'to get to
the office on time.
The lodge of Knights and Ladies of
Security at Centralis, put the Injun
sign on the male sex the other night
by filling all the chairs with members
of tho gentle eex.
Bryan, having lost his temporal
hold, seems to bo seeking spiritual
supremacy in "his voluntary argument
over President Wilson's Bible quota
tion. Judge Gantenbein holds the law
valid that ays Chinese eggs must bo
branded, but nothing under Divine
Providence will satisfy the importers.
There seems to bo no possible
chance of blaming the Germans for
the Bethlehem fire. They may hail
it as an act of God in their behalf.
Counties that think they can get
along without county agents can in
vest the price in iron road signs to
great benefit, as Lane has done.
A man in Kansas celebrated his
101st birthday Tuesday, and, being a
.rvcustui, una cannot guess nis favorite
beverage that induces longevity.
It appears there was a genuine sun
burst for the enthronement of the
Emperor of Japan," and not merely a
oejew eiect crown.
Next Summer, when the moEquito is
prospecting the bald pate, remember
that it is costing New York $385,000
to kill him. ,
Miss Berna Rudovic, the Berkeley
co-ed, is qualified to give pointers to
inhabitants -of the war zone who pay
war prices.
Mrs. May Arkwrlght Hutton valued
her husband so highly that she did
not wish any other woman to have
him. -
All Chinamen may look alike, but
the Chinese baby has a distinction ol
its own. See it at the Land Show to
day. '
The British idea of Bryan writing
a book that is infiammatorv 1s ab
surd. That is not Peaceful William's
w'ay. '. .. ,
Mr. Bathurst, member for Wilt
shire, thinks Britons should eat more
hash and other economic mysteries.
German submarines were carelesa
in the Strait of Gibraltar and a British
cruiser sank two of them.
The Women's Political Science Club
shows marked proficiency in political
science of the old school.
Russia is preparing to fight five
years more. . Adamzad is an optimis
tic brute.
The female burglar is again abroad
and wives would better not leave
home.
The Italian-Americans sunk on the
Ancona forgot to leave the hyphen at
home.
The husband of the late May Ark
wrlght Hutton is victim of a. serious
Joke. '
'The worKt is yet to come."
is at work on the message.
Wilson
.The Federal League' seems
pretty much of a rebel.
to be
The march on Berlin has begun at
Toronto:
. Ihc MjiinUo. 14 ulUv.itlly. oa tue job. I
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Stars and Starmakers
By Leave Caas Baer.
A N actress in Milwaukee gave up her
XA. husband to her younger sister, ac
cording to a news account of it. There
should be some law against taking
advantage of youth and lack of
experience by women who have- ornery
no-account husbands to unload.'
Poultry paper tells of a chicken that
lived twice its allotted span of years.
Huh. ye've bad a lot of chickens in
local caoareta and musical comedies
that would have been in the old biddy
ciass. years and years ago bad it not
been for the solicitous attentions and
loving care of the beauty specialists.
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There was an amateur extra woman.
would-be actress in the mob scene not
so long ago at the Baker and she
stood near Mary. Edgett Baker, both
ready to make an entrance. "I'm
nervoua tonight," said Miss Baker, "but
then I always am' on opening nights."
If you re - nervous now," said . the
budding extra-genius, "what will you
be when you're my age?"
Oh, about 42 I should Judge." said
SMss Baker.
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David Warfield's new play "Van der
Decken" is to be presented to the public
early in December. Rehearsals are now
going on, David Belasco wrote the play,
which Is a drama described as a legen
dary story of the sea. This Is the first
play from Belasco's pen in which Mr.
Warfield has appeared since the "Re
turn of Peter Grimm." In his company
Frit Lelber, the Shakespearean
artist who has visited us with Mantell.
Marie Bates, who has been with War-
field for years, is in the new piece, too.
Master Macomber, who played the child
role with Cathrlne Counties in her
vaudeville sketch, "Her Birthday Pres
ent," is to appear with Warfleld'a nlav.
Sonteone has suggested that Relnson
has found his inspiration for "Van der
Decken" in the old legend of "The
Flying Dutchman," which has already
served good purpose in the drama and
grand opera. Mr. Belasco, in announc
ing the piece, merely stated that it was
a legendery sea, story," which is ex
actly what the story of Van der Decken
and his phantom ship was.
As far back as 1878 Henry Irving
acted the role of Van. der Decken in
The Flying Dutchman" at the Lyceum
Theater, London, and Wagner's opera
of the same name is still occasionally
revived.
Alice LIndahl. a Portland girl. Is in
the cast with Emily Ann Wellman in
The Lnborn," rehearsals of which are
now under way in, New York. The piece
will be given a private hearing before
a specially invited audience of scien
tists, legalists and literary lights at
tho Maxtne Elliott Theater tomorrow
night, after which it- will move to
another house for a public run.
e e
The machinations of publicity -pencil-
pushers has become so generally known
to me public that a bona tide Jewel
robbery of an actress will invariablv
fetch a merry ha. Tia -while the fare
well tours receive not even a laugh any
more. Actually if a press agent dsitbei
in and tells me that the theater burned
down, or up, I'd wait until the paper
came out in the morning to see if it
had gotton into news stories. If I
saw it with pictures of flames I'd be
lieve it. maybe. Even- then T mishi
think someone was putting something
over. But in Canada, aooorriin-- in t
Lane, whose company. "When Dreams
Come True," which Just toured that
country, and which comes to the Heilig
tonignt, wnen Mr. Lane arrived in Van
couver he asked the manager of the
theater who did the press work for the
house.
"Press work?" repeated the manager
as he fiKhed into bis pocket for a much
thumbed bit of pastboard. "Right across
the street. The Sanitary Cleaning Com
pany does most of it."
Among the interesting arrivals in our
midst is T. A. Morris, playwright and
sometime newspaper man on the Chicago
Tribune and at present ahead of the j
Gcrtnun War pictures to be shown at
tne iieiiig next week. Mr. Morris'
i)iay is a tnree-aot drama and A. H.
Woods is going to produce it Boon. It
deals in subject with astrology and
tataiism. Pauline Frederick, George
rropert and Dorothy Dorr are in the
cast.
.
i wouiant reel right if I couldn't
record one polite nice fight among stars
and starmakers each week. Just as I
think that the week is going to slip
past wun no record of a row some
thing happens. The newest "e is Philip
Aiinau s suit against Louise Gunning,
prima donna and star. Mindll is a
theatrical manager and press agent ex
traordinary. He has Joined the ranks
of Supreme- Court litigants and is
seeking to enhance his coffers to the
tune of 12050 at Miss Gunning's ex
pense. In the filed complaint Mr.
Mindil recited out loud his grievances
with Miss Gunning, who Is sued under
tier right name of Louise Selling.
L.asi juiy, oeciares the manager, when
engagements were things to be desired,
he entered into a contract with Miss
Gunning whereby ho was to exploit her
in tne mew York papers and also lend
his best efforts to persuading man
agers to giving her a regular Job.
So well did he succeed, declares Min
dil, the prima donna was engaged at a1
salary or iiooo weekly. But 20 weeks
have rolled by, continutes he, and under
his agreement, 10 per cent of her gross
haul was to have been his. This would
amount to $2000.
Besides, alleges the press agent, he
wag to have 50 monthly for putting
Miss Gunning's picture in the papers,
but she neglected to pay the September
installment. ,
So, all in all, call it ?2050 and Mr.
Mindil states he will take this and for
get his troubles. Miss Gunning was
apprised of her troubles when a copy
of the complaint was served on 'her at
Rochester.
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This ,is home-coming week for the
Leightons at the Orpheum, their
mother, two, brothers and two sisters
being residents of Portland. J. l.
Leighton, a pioneer cafeteria man of
this city, is a brother of the comedian?.
In their Portland Orpheum engagement
the Leightons are guceln of their
brother at his home at 574 Knott street
and as their mother, another brother
and two sisters live close by they go
from one Leighton honne to the other
in the round of entertainment that
marks their visit here. This is the
fifth time the Leightons have traversed
the Orpheum circuit in a comedy black
face act that is reckoned as one of
the sure-fire hits of "big time" vaude
ville. The Leightons also are notable
as song composer. Their Hongs include
"Casey Jon." . "Steamboat Bill.'
" Frank ie and .lohnnie." "lie J ion Mt
Wrong" and "Dark Mau Coiuiu' Wid a
Bundle." ' - . :
ALL LAWS SHOULD BE EXFORCGD
Still Sunday Law Should- Xot Exist,
Says Correspondent.
' ST. PAUL. Or., Nov. 8. (To the Edi
tor.) There seems to be Just now a
spasm of so-called piety, that will allow
one man to say what another should
do or should not do, on Sunday.
I say, let everyone do as he thinks
fit, as long as he breaks no law. or
does, not interfere with the same rights
of his neighbor.
If Sunday closing is law. let' us en
force it at all times and not by spas
modic action. It should, however, not
be law. I can't see why I have the
right to say what my neighbor should
do, or should not do, on Sunday, so long
as he does not Interfere with, the rights
of others or shocks morality.
I. myself, believe in doing only neces
sary labor on Sunday, but would never
think it to be right to compel others
to follow my ideas. We have entirely
too many laws. If every man that
breaks one of the numerous laws were
punished, the Jails would be full and a
large percentage ot them would be
those that are now trying to enforce
this particular law.
Where can one find the so-called
"blue laws"? Were they ever in any
form of law. or were they only such
particular spasms as each neighbor
hood took? What are thev?
JOHN F, THEO. B. BRENT ANO.
"Blue laws" are certain laws of ex
treme rigor, alleged by Rev. Samuel A.
Peters in his "General History of Con
necticut," to have been enacted in the
early days of theNew England colony.
The term is now applied to any Puri
tanical statute. There is also a work
entitled "An Examination of Peters'
Blue Laws," by W. F. Prince.
SAMCEL JOn.VSOX'S REVOLT STAXD
Recent Reference Recalls Interesting
Memories for C. II. Green.
YONCALLA, Or., Nov. 9. (To the
Editor.) The remarks in The Orasro-
nian November 5 mentioning Boswell
and Johnson were well put and some
what philosophic. Among all the spec
ulations or comments on old Samuel,
wno was in tact & man of some parts,
none nave been more mysterious or
interesting than that concerning the
position taken by Johnson on the colo
nial question raised bv the revolt of
the Americans. He opposed it or stood
with the crown. As to his reasons or
rather the motives or causes lying
back of his action or position there
may De some room for doubt, but it has
always seemed to me that it was the
sense of gratitude to the British gov
ernment for favors received which in-
nuencea mm.
A mar. of so kindly and generous
disposition it would seem could hardly
nave oeen so moved in such a situation
though the Renae of nationality or em
pire was strong among the British
commonality as well as the upper
classes at mat time as later, and
Johnny Bull Is known for his obsti
nacy as well as many good qualities
tho world over. The saured memories
attaching to the local customs and in
stitutions of the country as well as to
its history in both peace and war are
strong, as they ehotild be. with the
Englishmen, and are in a sense the her
itage of all lhe English-speaking race.
C. H. GKEEM.
avxl Farts in the War.
PORTLAND. Nov. 5. (To the Ed
itor.) Please inform me whether the
Blucher was sunk by a torpedo or by
siieu nro Irom the Lion. I
In the engagement off Chile w hich
hd the iHrgest- gnna. tho Germans or
British, and how many boats were- en
gaged on each aide?
ROBERT WIFFEN.
The Blucher was sinking as a Tcsult
of shell fire when a torpedo hurried her
doom. ,
In the engagement oft Coronel,
Chile, the British had the larger guns.
but they were insufficient in number
apparently to cope with the greater
number of guns of superior range cm
ployed by the Germans. The Germans
used 16 8.2-lnch guns and 12 5.9-Inch
guns and the British used two 9.2-inch
guns and 32 6-inch guns. The Germans
were able to take advantage of their
superior range, however, according to
the report of the Gorman Admiral. The
battle was in a rough sea and the Brit
ish were caught facing the sun.
There were fivi German boats and
four at least and possibly five British
vessels. The German boats were the
Scharnhorst. Gnelsenau, Nurnberg,
Leipsie and Bremen. Those of the
British were the Monmouth, Good Hope,
Glasgow and transport Otranto, and ac
cording to some reports, the damaged
cruiser Bristol. The Monmouth was
sunk and the Good Hope and Glasgow
badly damaged.
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Paintings Held as Security.
PORTLAND, Nov. 9. (To the Editor.)
I have some paintings held as se
curity for work done. - How long must
I keep them before I can dispose of
them? It has been over nine months
since their deposit. Please tell me
what the law is in such a case. Part
of this bill was paid in cash.
SUBSCRIBER.
It depends entirely upon the under
standing between yourself and the man
who left the paintings. Better not sell
them without seeing him or consulting
an attorney.
Incorporator's Liability Limit.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Nov. 5. (To the
Editor.) 1. Will you kindly state
through The Oregonlan if a stockholder
in an incorporation is liable for more
than the ioss of the stock. If so, how
much?
2. In case of an incorporation's go
ing into bankruptcy can a stockholder's
private possesions be attached?
" P. & V.
.1. A stockholder in any. corporation
except a bank is liable only for the
amount of his stock subscription.
2.
No.
Snails in the Basement. v
PORTLAND. Nov. 9. (To the Edi
tor.) I am troubled with snails in my
basement. Please advise me how to
get rid of them- SUBSCRIBER.
The most effective way to rid a base
ment of snails, according to City Health
Officer Marcellus. is to make the base
ment dry. If it is not properly drained
and cemented, it should be. Chloride of
lime lightly sprinkled about the base
ment also would be effective in case
the basement cannot be made dry.
Cure for Eullepxy.
PORTLAND. Nov. 6. (To tho Ed
itor.) In the public discussion section
of The Sunday Oretonian November 6
I noticed a letter asking if there was
any cure for epilepsy. Jf the writer of
that letter will call Columbia 5 I will
give them my experience with it in my
family and show them a living witness
that there is a cure for it.
WHITNEY TlOSi:!,
717 Ijnn avenue, St. Johns.
THB HAPIMKBS KAIRV.
Tou have glimpsed her face in the dusk
And heard her voice on the breezi'.
Yoii have scented her breath of mnk
Lingering amongst the trees.
(Sprite, elusive, tauntingly fair,
Whose smile bewitchingly fleet
Mado you lose your burden of care
Following her wing'ed feet!
JO HAKTMAX.
. isjnta Moniua, CaJ,
Twenty-five Years Ago.
From The Oregonlan of November 11, 180.
New York. Nov. 10. Alarming cables
from London and Paris, predicting dis
asters in the markets there, this week
caused a panicky feeling: in the Stock
Exchange here. The stock market
showed demoralization in the morning.
Fortunes were made and lost and the
climax of jhe exciting day was when
James Struthers, & prominent member
of the exchange, dropped dead on the
floor of the exchange. A blood vessel
bursting in hU brain was the cause.
Chicago. John M. Thurston, of Oma
ha, president of the Republican League
Clubs of the United States, in an in
terview here Monday said the Republi
can party would be firmly united in
1892. He said there would be no back
ing down on the tariff issue.
Seattle. Nov. 10. Mayor Harrv
hite was held up by footpads last
night.
New- York. Nov. 10. The Metropoli
tan Opera-house was packed tonight,
the occasion being the reception given
the Irish delegates, O'Connor, O'Brien.
Dillon, Sullivan, Harrington and GUI.
North Dalles. Or. The Boston Shoe
& Leather Company will have its fac
tory here in operation next February.
It will employ 500.
Paris, Nov. 10. During a perform
ance of "Faust" at Dunkirk the audi
ence discovered the director was Ger
man and stopped the performance un
til he had been discharged.
Walter Emerson, the celebrated cor
netist, is coming to Portland with the
Hanlon, Volter-Martinettl troupe.
F. M. Howe, architect of the Grand
Central station, has returned from San
Francisco.
D. L. Harbaugh. a promiennt mer
chant of St. Paul, Minn., Is at the Port-
iana.
George McBreen, conductor on the
Mount Tabor motor line, was injured
last night when the car he was on and
one coming from the opposite direc
tion collided.
"Bunko" Kelly Is free. The Clatsop
authorities have no Jurisdiction in the
case and Sheriff Smith ia under arrest,
charged with kidnaping witnesses.
R. H. Blossom has written for The
Oregonian an account of his visit to
San Francisco.
Half Century Ago.
FYom The Orejronlan November 11. ISS.'i..
Washington Reports to the General
Land Office tell ot" important discover
ies in the gold region of Northern Min
nesota. Washington A delegation of Balti
more women has waited on the Presi
dent with a petition asking clemency
in the case of Jeff. Davis.
i
Georgia has. according to a dispatch
from Milledgeville, repudiated the rebel
debt.
New York The Times says General
Longstreet, while in tills city, declared
that the rebellion could and would have
succeeded if it had not' been for the
incapacity of Jeff. Davis, whose inter
meddling destroyed all their hopes and
that on several occasions tho rebels
wp.ro prevented by Davis from taking
Washington and making it a base ot
offensive opeiatiorfs.
Brevet Brigadier-General C. A. Whit
tier, acting inspector-general of the
Division of the Pacific, and Dr. C. C.
Keener, medical inspector, left for tho
fortifications at the mouth of the Co
lumbia josterday.
There in being clronlated a proposed
amendment to the Federal Constitu
tion, which contemplates the constant
succession of tho Vice-President to the
Presidency. It would provide for a
President and Vice-President being
elected as now, but at the end Of the
fourth year the Vice-President would
become President and only a Vice
President would be elected at the sub
sequent election. In this way the one
term rule would be adopted and fit men
chosen for Vice-President.
The annual report of the harbor
master of San Francisco shows that
there are now engaged in the hv
coasting trade at that place 627 vessels.
When Benjamin Franklin was Tost-Master-General
he kept his own 1Ipi-
and at this date it is still in existence.
It was recently lithographed.
"The Sign of the Hose."
PORTLAND, Nov. 6. (To the Edi
tor.) Please say where I can find a
poem entitled "The Sign of the Rose."
CONSTANT READER.
"The Sign of the Rose" is a poem
which was the nucleus for a vaudeville
sketch in which Georgo He-ban was
featured on the Orpheum circuit several
seasons ago. It later was enlarged into
a play and still later it was the founda
tion for an elaborate moving picture.
Write to George Beban. care of the
Dramatic Mirror, New York City, for
further information as to the author
of the poem and where you could get
a copy of it.
C's Claim Is Right.
PORTLAND. Nov. 9. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you kindly decide the fol
lowing and publish in The Oregonian
at your first convenience?
In a game of cribbage, the play starts
with "A." playing 3. "B" plays 6. "C"
plays 3. "r" plays 5. "A" plays 2. "B"
plays 7. "C" plays 4 and counts to 30
and claims a run of six and a go, mak
ing seven to peg. Tho undersigned is
"C" and claims that eliminating the
first card played by "A" the cards fall
6-S-5-2-7-4 and is a legitimate run of
Six. PETER B. SMITH.
Crop Bulletins.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Nov. T. (To
the Editor.) Please inform me through
The Daily Oregonian where I can get
crop bulletins on raising corn, aud to
bacco. GEORGE A. M'CORKEL.
Writo to the Department of Agricul
ture, Washington.
Garnishment.
CARLISLE. Wash.. Nov. 9 (To the
Editor.) "A" says in Oregon a single
man must have toO before he can be
garnisheed and a sir:le woman must
have $000. "B" says no. Who is right?
. READER.
pi" i"i riht
With Trap and Gun
Trap shooting is increasing in
nnmtlnrilv TlierA n rn Ifl ,i i,,v.u
today whero there was ono a few
And the kport has revived interest
in ammunition, in guns, shells n,t
powders and accessories.
The real trap shorter Is particular
to the point of fUMsiness.
Thing must be riirhr in h nice
ties of h hair..
And he finds that the advertising
'nlilmn 4 M.f m I--..-. H , n w ..-.... 1 ; ir
Tho Oi-vicuniuii rIvc liim jutt the
uuoriiiHuon jm mum tiebiiet.
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