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10 imn MORN'INC OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. APRIi; 23, 1916. M$ &w$omntt PORTLAND, OREGON". Entfnd at Portland (Orefon) Postoftlce second-ciass tx:all matter. Subscription Kates Invariably in advance: (By Mall.) rftl'y. Sunday Included, one year 0O I.-tily, Sunday l.icludert, aix months..... 4.5 I'ally, Sunday Included, three months... 2.5 I'aily. Sunday Included, one month..... .75 Lai:, without Sunday, one year....... 6.00 Iai!y. wlthoi.t Sunday, six months 3.25 l'ailv, without Sunuay, three months... 1.75 I'ail-., without Sunday, one month...... .i0 V.' .... r, , y one tnr. ..................... l.r0 Sunday, one yetr. ...................... 2.50 Sunday and Weekly, one year 3.50 (By Carrier.) Dail. Sunday Im-luded. one year 9.00 lai:y, Sunday included, one month...... .75 M-w to Remit Send postofflce money crd-r. express orJr or personal check on your !ora 1 hank. stamps, coin or currency are fit sender's risk. Cilve poatofflce ad cress, In full, including; county and state. I't.fttac lite- 12 to Id pages, 1 cent; 18 t- iij p.iKi-s. -J cents; y4 to 4S pages, 3 cents; ,V to 6' i;ai-s. 4 cents; 6- to 7d pases, 5 fit"; "is to paes, 6 cents. Foreign postage, double rates. tahtrrn IiUMineft office? Verree gt Conk lin. Jif-iinswick building. New York; Verree a- C-:,klin. stener building, Chicago. San i-ran, co representative, K. J. Bidwell. 742 larket street. POKTL1XD, TlESDAy, AFKJX 15. 1818. HOW TO GET XEW IXDUSTRIES. Every thoughtful citizen of Port land who is alive to the city's Inter ests cannot fail to agree with Mr. Knapp that the one great requisite to its permanent prosperity is more manufacturing industry- e have been saying that for years and the truth has been driven home by the last few years of depression. Merely saying that we need manufactures will not bring them. That requires study of our opportunities, that we may learn which industries can be successfully established. Then we must ascertain what means are re quired to establish those industries and mu.t provide at least a part of the means ourselves. We have a location for economical production and distribution which is not excelled by any other on the Pa cific Coast. For several branches of industry we have an abundant home supply of raw material. That is true of lumber and all its byproducts, wool, grain, fruit, livestock, fish and all the metals except iron. From the Orient, Central and South America and our island possessions we can import the raw material for other industries and for the extension of those we already have. We have a decided advantage over the Atlantic Coast in distance, which will enable us to import some raw materials from across the Pa cific, manufacture them here and dis tribute the finished article in the Mid dle West in competition with the Atlantic Coast. That we may decide wisely which lines of manufacture to take up, we must keep clearly before us our dis advantages as well as our advantages. As to any industry for which the East provides its own raw material or im ports material from near-by coun tries we are under the disadvantage of having a restricted home market in the Pacific Northwest and of hav ing to cross a broad stretch, of very sparsely settled country in order to reach the more densely peopled Mid dle West. , That condition Imposes upon us a heavy freight charge which is prohibi tive of many products, having low val ue, yielding small profit and being . the subject of keen competition. For such products we are thrown back upon our. immediate territory and upon certain foreign markets. The Canal will not enable us to compete on the Atlantic Coast of the United State-- in selling these products, but it puts us on equal terms with that coast in reachyig the Caribbean Sea and the west coast of South America. We have the advantage, however, in reaching the Pacific islands, the Orient and Australia. We lack coal, but abundant water power and fuel oil compensate for that drawback. It devolves upon Portland, then, to concentrate upon those industries which can be conducted with assur ance of successful competition in the general American and foreign market and upon those wherein we, along with other Pacific Coast cities, have the advantage in our immediate home and foreign field. We can extend the lumber industry in many directions until the city becomes the center of a general woodworking industry, from the sawing of logs through the furni ture down to the woodenware and even the toy lines. We have scarcely made a beginning with paving blocks. We can make many byproducts out of what we now waste. Vessels which carry our lumber to foreign ports can bring back hardwood as part of their return cargo for the extension of our furniture industry. An open wool market would bring to Portland much wool from the interior wh'oh now goes to Boston and would attract imports from -Australia and Siberia. This would strengthen and diversify our woolen industry, for which we have unequaled advantage in water, climate and powers. There are numerous raw products of trans-Pac if ic countries which now go to Europe for manufacture, the finished product then being shipped to this country and even to the country of origin. We could import some of these raw materials, manufacture them here and ship the finished prod uct both far into the interior and to foreign ports. The city is also well located for smelting, being a good assembling point for various ores from Alaska and the interior, mixture of which lowers cost of reduction. Be ing already established as a livestock and packing center, Portland should attract all the industries which are subsidiary to packing. Our water power should make Oregon a center for manufacture of cereal foods when ever the Federal grip upon it is re laxed. Our great production and variety of fruits and vegetables pro vide scope for canning on a large scale. Development of these industries Is closely related to settlement of the in terior and to provision of steamship lines. They will enlarge the market for products of farms, mines and for ests, and will thus stimulate settle ment of the back country. That in turn will broaden the home market for our manufactures. Import of raw materials from abroad, of ore and other commodities from Alaska, will provide return cargoes for ships which will carry lumber and other products abroad. The more we import, the more we shall be able to export, and we shall realize in our own experience that commerce is exchange of com modities and that imports are as es sential to prosperity as exports, pro vided they are of a kind which we can profitably use. We have an opportunity to establish shipbuilding permanently as a Colum bia basin industry. The present ab normal ocean freights and demand for ships have prompted the building of both wooden and steel vessels In these waters. We can thus demonstrate the fitness of this section as a shipbuilding- center. By success, we shall pro vide a market for lumber and at the same time employment for steel works, machine shops, foundries, engine- builders, sail and cordage makers. cabinet-makers and finishing carpen ters, painters and all the many trades employed in building and equipping a ship. For the establishment of the great variety of industries which are pos sible we must rely mainly on outside capital and skill, but we shall secure them more readily if we are willing to back our faith -with our money. Although it is impossible for Portland to provide all the necessary capital, we should subscribe a large enough percentage in each new factory to prove our confidence and to give us a direct interest in its success. It is impracticable to conduct a separate canvass for capital for each proposed factory, so much time would be con sumed in preliminary inquiry and In explanation to each person approached that our alert rivals would snatch the industry away from us before the slow process was completed. We need or ganization for prompt and thorough investigation of each project and of its sponsors and, when this shows merit, for prompt provision of the agreed percentage of local capital. This work can best be done by an industrial development company in co-operation with the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber could re ceive proposals and make a prelimi- 1 nary investigation into their feasibility and the qualifications of their mak ers. When this showed merit on the face of things, the Chamber could rec ommend the scheme to the develop ment company, which would make thorough inquiry into all its phases. If the Tesult .were favorable, the de velopment company would subscribe a proportion of the stock and set th industry going. When It was so well established as to be a proved success the company could sell its stock and apply the proceeds to starting other industries, This plan could be applied not only to establish new factories but to pro viding additional capital for those al ready existing which, are pinched for money or need means for expanding their business. It would avoid the de lay incident to a separate canvass fo subscribers for each scheme a delay which has enabled rival cities to take away several good projects. It would distribute the investor's risk among a number of enterprises, so that loss on one would be compensated by profit on others. It would provide a re volving fund, which would always be available to seize an opportunity. It would give all subscribers to the de velopment company's stock a direct interest in the success of many of the city's industries. Whether this or any alternative plan be adopted, it is obvious that a system of co-operative aid is needed to enlarge the city's industries. Former endeavors have been marked by so much loss of time and lost motion as often to have defeated themselves. HELPING TO KE-ELECT WILSON. The bljr question to be decided In tho Kal election is. Shall the reign of Woodrow the first be perpetuated? The reference is to President Wil son. It is only a mild specimen of the frequent offensive and contemptuous characterization of tne President of the United States by a local organ of un-American opinion. The hyphenated press of America is afflicted with a curious obliquity of vision and expression. It has a bitter hostility to President Wilson for what it chooses to describe as his un-American policies, and it desires above all things to accomplish his defeat .for re-election. But we deem it proper to say that the propaganda carried on by the subsidized Zeltungs and Fatherlands and Abend Posts and the like in Portland and everywhere in America has contributed more to the present great political strength of President Wilson than any other fac tor more, probably, than all other factors. It is of no concern at all" to The Oregonian that certain citizens have sought through a newspaper printed chiefly in a foreign language to make their appeal to the American publie or that part of the American public which they are mainly striving to reach. But it is of concern that legi timate grounds for criticism of the President are so completely ignored by them and that they are taking the exact course which will make impossi ble of accomplishment the election of a Republican successor to President Wilson. For purely domestic reasons, The Oregonian would prefer to see a Re publican President to a Democratic President. But when any voice is raised in America, or anywhere, with the charge that the President, what ever may have been his course, is moved by undue sympathy for one belligerent or the other, and is not an American President, The Oregonian does not hesitate to brand it as a lie. CALMNESS AND CRISES. Suppose America had faced a diplo matic crisis with Germany three years ago. At what a high pitch of tension and excitement public sentiment would have been! Even the present status of the Mexican situation would then have held the undivided interest of all America, Yet with what com placency is the present trend of events accepted! All Americans are intense ly interested, to be sure. But not so they lose interest in local affairs or baseball scores. It is doubtful if an actual break with Germany would create the furore in America today that a diplomatic squabble would have exacted three years ago. A serious clash with Carranza would not arouse the interest that the occupation of Vera Cruz was given. Another world power enters the war, a million soldiers engage in the greatest battle of modern history, transports bearing thousands, of men are torpedoed, and the concern can be described as little more than passive. There are those who read the ball scores with a keener interest than they give the latest scores from the great game at Verdun. With diplomatic squabbles surrounding us. with preparedness as the great Na tional issue, one may read the plat forms of several score of candidates for legislative preference without find ing more than a single reference to these problems. The world has been surfeited with war until these disasters fall to caaise sharp reactions. Tales of battles and of threatened war no longer stimulate the mind- The psychology of the hour among observers may be compared to that of soldiers who face the deadliest of scenes without a tremor, even with out interest. There comes a time when the brain refuses to respond to such stimuli, when it becomes ad justed to these calamities. Even as the nations t,war have come to look with complacency on tho tragedies they are parties to, so we become in- ured to the eternal specter of preclpl- tation into the conflict. In some respects the present week bids fair to become one of the most important in American history. It may determine our future relations with Germany as well as with Mexico, But while there is concern and in- terest, who has noted symptoms 0 of excitement?. STRAXNING JOB A PARALLEL. The interesting and more or less profitable practice continues of delv lng into history for the purpose of showing that President Wilson in his foreign policies has but, followed the paths of peace marked out by his il lustrious predecessors. The halo sought to be placed on Abraharn Lin- coin as a peace-at-any-price Presi dent is a somewhat surprising fabrica tion, but hardly more astonishing than the parallel now sought to be drawn between President Grant and Presi dent Wilson on account of the Vir ginius affair in 1873. At that time there was a formidable Cuban insurrection against Spain. The vessel Virginius, outfitted at New York and, flying without warrant the Amer lean flag, was captured near Jamaica by a Spanish cruiser, and taken to Havana, where captain and crew, with twelve passengers nearly fifty in all were stood up against a wall and shot There was great excitement in America, and loud and general call for war. But the trouble was com- posed by the President and Spain, and me snip surrenaerea to me American authorities, an indemnity paid, the survivors released, and a salute ar ranged to be fired to the American flag. The salute was dispensed with, however, in view of the fact that ac cording to American official adimls sion, the' Virginius was not entitled to fly the American flag. Why is the essential and determin ing fact about the Virginius and the subsequent settlement without war omitted from present-day ex parte versions of the Incident? Why, in deed? Because it -would destroy wholly the forced comparison between the Mexico of 1916 and -the Cuba xf 1873. The Virginius expedition was a fili buster outfit, recruited on American soil contrary to our laws and in plain violation of our neutrality. .It was aimed at the sovereignty of Spain over Ciba. It was frankly and notoriously hostile, and It paid a heavy penalty for its failure. Doubtless Spain was hasty in taking action so summary and terrible; but the judgment of his tory Justified President Grant for re fusing to visit Spain with chastisement because she had executed men who had been guilty of a plain act of in ternational outlawry. Nowadays It is the fashion to refuse the protection of the American flag to Americans who are in Mexico or elsewhere on foreign soil on lawful and -peaceable business. DISSIPATING ART TREASURES. Great art treasures are the pawns of fate and seldom find a permanent re posing place. In the castle of a King loaay, iney may ornament trie man- sion of a pauper's great-grandchildren tomorrow, the royal progeny being jshment for the treacherous attack by compelled to sell through operation of Carranza's troops at Parral. Concen the same whims of fortune that per- tration at a few points is apparently ....c . .u. , utCuu,u cu uu,. When the elder J. Pierpont Morgan, .i . ., . i i -i .-,..0.. cc i-aupco in me uiuuer sense of that term, sacked Europe of its most priceless art treasures, he had in mind the establishment of great, permanent family collections the greatest, the world had ever known. And after spending $75,000,000 on the hobby he left so many millions to his heirs, that the necessity of disturbing that kingly collection could hardly have been foreseen.. But even as the descendants of Kings and Princes sold to Morgan, so the younger Morgan is now selling out the world-famous Morgan collection. During the few years since his father's death the vnunecr Mnrean naq narfprl with 10, 000,000 worth of art treas- ures, and it must be his intention to let the balance go as the need for money or the lust of eold dictates, Whether he is investing the proceeds samDiing is tne rage, mat is a pleas in raeinsr cars, mansions var-hts r ant relief from war, but it will surely stock gambling is not recorded, but 1 the intermittent sales are noted in the dispatches, the latest being the sale of the Morgan tapestries, which have gone from the Metropolitan Museum of Art into the hands of private col- lectors. Morgan's tapestries are known by I that name only when the whole col lection is under consideration. The I name will pass quickly and each mas- terpiece will resume its artistic and traditional designation, since Morgan's I only contribution to art was that of a ruthless raider of the world's galler- I ies. Such acclaim as he has received as a patron of art will be dissipated I by his lack of foresight in failing to fortify them against the encroach- ments of a mercenary or unapprecla- tive eon. There are few cases when I the breaking up of a great collection I has been undertaken by the first gen- I ration. Two million dollars, the price of transfer of these priceless tapes tries, could not have meant much to a son who- inherited several hundred millions of dollars only a few years ago. But the scattering of the col lection will mean a great deal to a public which has learned to appre ciate and understand tapestries through the exhibits at the Metropol itan Museum, to which they were lent by the elder Morgan. Inasmuch as the present Morgan is said to have sold all his father's col lection of tapestries, it must be as- umed that the great Mazarin tapestry went under the hammer. It is one of the world's masterpieces, being of ex- uisite weave, perfect texture and of rich pictorial and historical Interest. Wrought In gold and silver as well as silks and wool, it portrays the Triumph of Christ and the New Dispensation. A product of the golden age of tapes try weaving of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, it was once the property of Cardinal Mazarin, dic tator of the destinies of France before Louis XIV became of legal age. Another set of famous tapestries to meet the art auctioneer was the King of Spain set of five Gobelins. All have been the property of rulers, one f them having- belonged to the great Napoleon, who presented it to a. Ger man Prince. Louis XVI gave the four others to the Archbishop of Rheims nd, of course, it must be set down as fortunate circumstance that they did not repose at Rheims to meet the fate of many other treasures under Ger man bombardments last year. The entire set was obtained by the Spanish court and eventually came Into the hands of the present spend thrift monarch, Alphonso, who was un- ble to resist the lure of gold which the American croesus held before him. Naturally, the sale of such treasures caused a furore in Spain as ell as in America. The other tapes- j tries, rich in historical value, were secured by the elder Morgan at fabu- lous prices from various fallen Princes. The final disposition of the collection is yet a matter of doubt. A' private firm of art speculators bought, them in and will sell them to the best ad- vantage. No doubt some of them will go to members of the new crop of war-munition millionaires, remaining in new mansions until eventual ad versity brings about another shift. Morgan's celebrated collection of porcelains has already passed on to a multitude of private owners. Black hawthornes worth hundreds of thou sands have gone to the highest bidder along with the million-dollar collec tion of Fragonard paintings, acquired by Henry C. Frick, who intends to preserve them intact in his own cele- brated collection The great collec tion of eighteenth-century furniture has likewise been disposed of. How ever, . Morgan junior did spare one great work of art, Raphael's Colonna Madonna, the most important paint ing ever brought to America. He gave this historic masterpiece to the Metropolitan' Museum, whereas he might have realized a princely sum for it. The man who unintentionally . did more than any other man to bring about land reform in Ireland is dead at the age of 85. He is the Marquis of Clanricarde and owned 57,000 acres in Galway which yielded $100,000 a year in rents. He was ruthless in evicting those who did not pay their rent, his eHtatn WAS liWa nn t-mrt namrt Vila agent was assassinated and battles Wflr, foue-ht hf-twoon tenants nnrl ovir. tion officers. He was the most hated - man in Ireland and, as a horrible ex ample of an absentee landlord, he was the most telling argument for the legislation which has restored peace and prosperity to Ireland. The demand for labor in Eastern factories is so great that a shortage of farmhands is, predicted. Around New York unskilled labor, which was formerly paid $1.75 a day, now gets J2.50 and is scarce at that rate. One munition manufacturer is paying skilled workmen 6 to J8 a day merely to stand around awaiting the arrival of machines, fearing to let them go lest he break up his organization Many foreign laborers having gone abroad to fight and immigration hav ing almost stopped, the workingman is having things his own way. American rule in Porto Rico has been abundantly justified. The island has practical self-government and has peace, contentment and wonderful prosperity. Imports from the United States have more than quadrupled while those from others countries have only slightly decreased. Exports to the tmted States have multiplied 124 times and those to other countries have more than doubled. Like bene fits were being derived from Ameri can rule in the Philippines until the blight of Bryanism fell upon the islands. Withdrawal of American forces closer to the Mexican boundary sug that nrcnumtin ri y for another rti-rmnt thot - Vera Ortiz without t. o.artin a precaution against the cutting off Lf Kmaii rletnr-hmnt ithr,.,ah Mai., v Tompkins' force must have inspired a wholesome resnect for American a wholesome respect marksmanship. The French do not trouble to guard German soldiers. On capturing a man they take away his belt or cut" his suspenders, then cut his trousers part way down one side and cut his shoe laces. The prisoner must then use his hands to hold up his trousers and must shuffle to keep his shoes on. He has no chance to escape and one or two Frenchmen suffice to guard hun dreds. That is French efficiency. Mexico City has got its mind off the revolution and is indulging in an 011 boom. Wildcat companies are launched by -the hundred, and stock reaction The man Senator Dan Kellaher had in mind when he fought the elongated bedsheet bill through the Legislature died yesterday. He was 8 feet 4 inches lin latitude, with longitude In propor- tion, for he weighed 536 pounds Yesterday was payday in East Pitts- burg and 13,000 employes of a West- inghouse concern were on strike. About J700.000 was disbursed, less i than $50 apiece, a bit of money to go quickly with a striker, The Germans take great delight in saying the Czar was much frightened by his narrow escape from an Austrian aviator's bomb. The Russian version of the event will doubtless picture him as a dauntless hero No doubt the Czar used bad .lan guage when the Austrian bomb fell near him, but it was exceedingly im polite. The ability to swear should have shown him he was not killed. The Joy is not given to every clergy man as it was to Dr. Dyott Sunday to christen at one time so many children of young people he had united in the few years before. The naval programme for 1917 as outlined by the House sub-committee is merely fair, but a good start for the next Administration and Congress to continue. The grand jury is right. An auto mobile in the hands of a drunken man is a dangerous weapon; but let us see what a sympathetic jury may do. Premier Skouloudis Is a true Grecian patriot, though he may have been bluffing the King in dropping a mil lion into the empty treasury. Villa is dead or alive and the re sult of the expeditionary campaign can be indexed with Wilson's other ex ploits in statesmanship. The one pre-eminent habit of the Portland rosegrower is to furnish the firemen plenty of blooms for deco rating the apparatus. Lots of people have "trench foot" and do not know it, if Inability to get around quickly is a symptom. Registration of 225,000 voters indi cates a population of a million in Ore gon. Is here! good baseball weather really On to Yakima! Gleams Through the Mist By Dean Collins. BALLADE OF" THE BACOXIANS. (Circuit Judge R. S Tuthill, of Chi I cago, has handed down a' decision find ing that William snaKespeare was no. the author of the alleged writings o Shakespeare, but that they were writ ten by Francis Bacon. News Item.) A Daniel come to Judgment, yea, in deed! t He finds the Swan of Avon but goose. Hiding the awkward ear marks of his breed In borrowed feathers that wer shaken loose From quite another swan. Ah, Badly ' sluice The tides of Styx, where the shorn shade must roam Baconians upon the earth cry truce For, lo. Judge Tuthill's brought the Bacon home. Oh, all the world's a stage, on which all men , May strut as players and. like heroe look Before the gaping audience, and then Someone is sure to holler for th hook. Sweet Bard of Avon, from their hid den nook They swilch the spotlight from thine august dome; Baconian cheers the gallery hath shook For lo. Judge Tuthill's brought the Bacon home. "Good friends, for Jesus' sake forbear, forbear To twinge the heartstrings of the ' outlawed shade! Justice hath crossed the sluggish Styx to tear Away the chaplet on his brow dls played. Our court procedure, in a whiff, hath made Shakespeare a mythos, puffed away like foam. And the Baconians lay aside the spade For lo. Judge Tuthill's brought the Bacon home. L'ENVOI. Shakespeare, sweet outlawed bard, you must depart From the high Hall of Fame which was your home. And seejc asylum in the people's heart For lo. Judge Tuthill's brought the Bacon home. "Sir," said the Courteous Office Boy, emerging from the labyrinth of a bi lateral cryptogram. "What is it, my son?" I queried pausing in my tasK or straining my signature through a Chinese jigsaw puzzle into the works of Edgar Allen Poe. "Since Judge Tuthill has handed down a decision which forever settles the authorship of Shakespeare's works upon Francis Bacon," said the C. O. B. earnestly. "I wish to suggest that we take steps to get another im portant decision from him." "Yes, yes! And what would you like to have him decide?" I asked fever ishly. 'Don't you suppose we could arrange to have him hand down an opinion on the reliability of the George-Washing ton-cherry-tree story, or on the Bibli cal account of the loaves and fishes?" And he turned again to his desk and bent to his task of proving that Brutus was the author of Caesar's Commen taries. Another correspondent wishes to add the mole to the collection of beaets symbolical of the Pacifists. "A mole," he asserts, "Is blind, and f it is put face to face with a scrap in the open it can neither fight nor run away, and his only chance is to hunt a hole as quick as possible." THE SHORTEST POM E. We are almost inclined to hand the palm to C. E. Cochran as the contribu tor of the shortest pome in the Eng- ish language. 'It's author is Stricklin Gillilan, au thor of 'Finnegln.' " he says, "and un der the title of "The Antiquity of Mi crobes,' he offers the following pleas- ng pome: Adam Had 'em. 'P S. Don't sent the prize to Gilli lan; he might keep it." This Is getting mighty close. But there are etill, shorter pomes In the English language, as we shall see. f we but possess ourselves ln patience for a little longer. XAMES IS NAMES. Leslie Moore, he stood his ground And let the hungry lion roar; But when his friends arrived they found That he was neither Les nor Moore. Hartridge sang a serenade Unto his love, with all hi3 art; And all in vain, she then essayed To check her father's beating Hart. THE SNOWS OP YESTERYEAR. What has become of the youngsters who used to hang May baskets on your door the night of April 30, and then ring your bell and run like the dick ens? An irrepressible student in Cornell (If our memory serves us rightly) pro duced recently the germs of an im mortal production in the following heart-throb: Tobacco Is a filthy, weed; I like it; It fills no normal human need; I like it; , It makes you thin; it makes you lean; It takes the hair off of your bean; It's the vilept weed I've ever seen; I like it. Which opens the avenue for expres sion for countless souls that struggle with apologies for their pet vices. For instance: Procrastination is a crime; 7 I like it; 'Tis said to be the thief of time; I like it; It puts ambition on the blink; It checks the thought you think you'll think; It wrecks your chances worse'n drink- I like it. Judge Gatens remarked, at the Civic League some time back, that it would be a good thing if the films of one of our most popular "vampire" actresses were all barred from the screens. Which suggests to us that the judge might easily paraphrase the para phrase the F. P. Adams once made on a well-known classic," thus: I like little Theda; Those films, are so warm; And if I don't see them. They'll do me no harm. . MRS. LAROWE TAKES BACON' VIEW I Shakespearean Teacher Thinks Bard's Learning Acquired Too Quickly. PORTLAND, April 24. (To the Edi tor.) In this Shakespeare-Bacon con troversy I want to stand in the class with Judge Richard S. Tuthill, of Chi cago, and I want to "buckle on the whole armor" in aid of Dr. W. H. Gal vani in his championship of the big Baconian theory. I am willing to fee called, in com pany with Judge Tuthill and Dr. Gal vani, a "consummate ass" (I quote Mr. F. V. Holman). although I abhor the term and its lack of refinement. I am willing to be called a "ghojul," for I in my humble way have "laid hands" (at times) upon the plumage o the Bard of Avon. I do not think Miss Jo sephine Hammond, with all her col lege learning and general knowledge and accomplishments, can dismiss the question "with a magnificent finality." Like Banquo's ghost, it will not down. I have been a lover of Shakespearean1 literature and a teacher of Shakespe rean classes four years, and also acted In Shakespearean plays. I have had occasion to go deeply into the subject and have long been convinced that Bacon wrote the plays and. not daring (being of so high degree) to attach his name to them, turned them over to the manager of the lowly theater (at that time the actor's vocation was way below par) fbr stage adjustment. When asked by my classes as to Bacon or Shakespeare authorship I have always said I incline to Bacon, but the name makes very little difference. We wor ship the great genius, the powerful mind, the wondrous brain that so far in human history has found no coun terpart. Remember, In that day travel was difficult; knowledge, which is acquired from travel and books, was not readily gained. Libraries for reference were not ' plentiful; only the purse of the nobleman could easily procure travel and books. Under these primitive con ditions let us transport a youth from a small town to a large city. The lad was almost without education, who had be haved so badly and been so wild as to be compelled to leave town to avoid arrest. He scarcely ever left the neigh borhood of the theater with his duties and his nightly carousals had little time for writing. Suddenly this ignorant youth be comes possessed of a wonderful, most wonderful knowledge of music, poetry. law, philosophy, medicine, languages. history (see his historical plays, the Henrys and Richards), painting, sculp ture, etc. All tills he learned? While at first a very humble attendant on the theater and then an indifferent actor, old Adam in "As You Like It" was his best part. In order to have all the literary culture here spoken of it was necessary to have been born well (peo ple could not then rise from the lowly; walks of life as today); to spend years to acquire great general education knowledge of German, French, Italian law, the sciences and music, all which take long years to attain, be sides all the advantages of travel which could then be procured. Our country boy lives in a narrow district (the theater wa3 outside th city), waters horses, associates with the most ignorant, spends his even ings in carousing, yet rises to a top most pinnacle of literary greatness Then, after comparatively few years goep back to his native place, drops all interest in literature and allows hi only daughter to grow up withou knowing how to read and write, an then ends by writing that fearful mot to for his tombstone: Good friend, for Jesus sake forbear To diir the dust enclosed here; Blessed be the man that spares these stones Ana curseu be he that moves my bones. Oh, how great a drop from the majes ty of Hamlet, the dignity of Othello, th wicked grandeur of Macbeth, the sweet ly poetic Ophelia, the majestic Kather ine of Arragon, the sublime lving Lear Could the language of these great play and cheap doggerel exist in the same mind at once? I trow not! MRS. NINA LAROWE. DEMOCRATS ARE ASKIXO TOO MCCII Mr. Olvott Already Well Paid for Cam- puin Efforts. PORTLAND, April 23. (To the Edi tor.) My attention has been called to an editorial of Mr. C. C. Chapman the last issue of The Oregonian commending the candidacy of Mr. Ol cott for Secretary of State. His kind ly mention of Mr. Moores is on a par with his candor in stating his reasons for supporting his opponent. He says Mr. Olcott is a Democrat and that the state needs one Democrat on the state boards. That argument might be sub mitted to the general electorate, but i singular one to submit for the approval of Republicans voting in Republican primary. He practically tells us that he regards Mr. Olcott as superman. I would not withhold any credit from Mr. Olcott, but his friends should not withhold the credit that is due to his emarkably efficient chief assistant, Mr. Ivozer, who has been connected with the state department nearly 15 ears and who was not eligible for appointment by a Democratic Governor ix years ago because he was a Repub lican. Mr. Olcott fairly earned his appoint ment for the zeal and the splendid political talent he displayed in man- ging his Democratic campaign six ears ago, but no one supposed at ye that time that it meant a ten years' ease of office and an aggregate salary f $45,000, and that Republicans were to be twice called upon to ratify the ppointment and to insure him a ten ears' lease of office, when no other Secretary had ever before been per mitted under the law to hold for more than eight years. Our Democratic friends are asking too much. They ought to be satisfied with two Senators and a Governor every othef term, irr' a state that has normal Republican majority of about 50,000. If this is to continue, we may as well disband our Republican clubs and organizations. Party organization and party, loyalty is all that has made ossible the success of the economic doctrines of Republicanism which have made this the greatest of nations. "Clean politics, efficient service and party loyalty." has been our battle cry. It Is only fair that those who hold party loyalty in coptempt should cease to use the party name merely as a convenience and a political asset and go out openly before the people on an independent basis. It isonly the truth to say that the spirit of the direct primary is violated when men who are not Republicans in spirit and in truth invade the Repub lican primaries and invoke the party name to secure the honors and emolu ments of Republican preferment. A. B. S. Bryan Loses Friend. SILVERTOX, Or.. April 24. (To the Editor.) I notice W. J. Bryan has come out flat-footed for prohibition. I have always been a great admirer of Mr. Bryan and have voted for and support ed him in all of his campaigns. Should he come up for office again I could not conscientiously cast my vote for a prohibitionist. , I respect a drunkard more than I re spect the doctrine that makes hypo crites of men. ' EDWIN A. LIXSCOTT. Population Estimate. RICHLAND, Or., April 23. (To the Editor.) Please state whether Port land has taken Oregon City under its incorporation or not. What is the pop ulation of Portland at the present time? A SUBSCRIBER. Portland has never attempted to an nex Oregon City. It is in another county. Portland's estimated popula tion is 275,000. In Other Days. Twenty-five Yean Ago. From The Oregonian of April JS. IStll. Walla Walla. April 24. This was an exciting nisht for Walla Walla. A mob of soldiers took the town and lynched a prisoner in the county jail. Gambler A. J. Hunt was the victim, whose death avenged the recent shoot ing by him of Private E. Miller, of Troop D. Mayor DeLashmutt. as chairman of the Presidential reception committee, and Secretary Paxton have published a general invitation, in the name of the citizens of Portland, to the peopla of the Northwest to visit this city on May 5 and participate in the reception to ireswent Harrison. The Cable. Railway Company has leased a tract on the heights near tho end of their line, of 16 acres, and will at once proceed to lay' it out and beau tify it for a park. Governor Pennoyer is having heaps of trouble. At his sawmill yesterday the circular saw tried to cut through a large spike that had been driven into a log but gave up the job after losing a few teeth. A little later a shaft broke, stopping the mill. Berlin, April 24. General Von Moltke, the eminent commander, is dead. His death was very sudden and is said to have been caused by heart failure. Berlin, April '24. The Kaiser has taken occasion to give his views on the use of the navy in time of war. He says the navy must not maintain the defensive only, but must also act on the offensive, and that the adage, "Attack is the beat defense," must bo realized in future by the navy as well as by the army. Half a Century Abo. From Tho Oret-onlan of April as, IS6'!. The country has ceased to hope for dignity, moderation or sobriety of con duct in President Johnson; therefore, his ill-tempered harangues now attract but very little attention and certainly are no longer the occasion of any deep feeling or considerable excitement among the people. Cincinnati, April 24. There have been three deaths by the Asiatic cholera, thus far, in this city. Responsible phy sicians have declared these cases to bo of this fearful epidemic. New York, April 23. The Paris correspondent of the London Post says that the French government has com municated its reason for evacuating Mexico to Mr. Bigelow and Mr. Sew ard has addressed the imperial' gov ernment a long dispatch setting forth the view of the Washington cabinet toward the Mexican Empire. The submarine cable has been suc cessfully laid from Victoria to tho mainland and messages of congratula tion have been exchanged between tho Governor of Vancouver Island and tho Mayor of Portland. The reward for the capture of Jef ferson Davis has been divided amonj? the Fourth Michigan Cavalry on the same basis as the naval prizes. Washington, April 19. The Treasury Department has seized the steamer Co quette, lying at Baltimore, upon infor mation that she was built at Glasgow for blockade running. Evolution Reversed. WASHOUGAL. Wash.. April 24. (To the Editor.) Our chief evolution oppo nent seems to die hard on the subject; he drops into rhyme to emphasize his contempt for the theory. He pictures pollywogs taking to themselves legs. springing forth from their natural ele ment, anon becoming veritable human beings. One of his cult should be fair minded. He would have us understand the evolutionist's claim is that man was an immediate descendant of these lowest of creature kind, which is as far from the truth as light from dark ness. Now, without resorting to ridicule in return, let it be asked, what would the genus homo be if reared in such en vironment as should preclude the possi bility of his ever acquiring language; take away from him every acquired trait: all the benefit h derives from association with the intelligent of his kind? Would he be very much supe rior to any of the intelligent brutes? Would he be so much a an intelligent brute? Would he be able to discover a single characteristic that should remind us of the human of today? E. PLACKETT. Change of Xante. PORTLAND, April 24. (To the Edi tor.) The mother of a 7-year-old boy marries a second time and without legal procedure the boy takes the name of the stepfather. Is it necessary now at the age of 29, to take the name legally, and if he marries would the marriage be illegal on that account? To whom is application for such a change made? A DAILY READER. The marriage would be legal if he gave either his original name, his adopted name or an assumed name. Change of name is made a matter of legal record upon application to the County Court. It is not necessary in this caso for any purpose. Navy Recruiting Station. PORTLAND, April 2 4. (To the Edi tor.) Where and how can I enlist in the United States Navy? Is there a recruiting station in Portland? What are the necessary qualifications, and do they include an examination? JAKE ROMOSES. Apply to U. S. Navy Recruiting Sta tion,, Morgan building. Every applicant must pass the re quired physical examination, be able to read and write English and take the oath af allegiance. Only American citizens of good character who may reasonably be expected to remain in the service are enlisted. Lands Cannot Be Sold. CENTRAL POINT, Or., April 22. (To the Editor.) Would like to know if one should tindrich mineral deposits on railroad lands, would the railroad be compelled to sell? Have been unable learn how the suit between the Government and the railroads termin ated. Am very seriously interested. A SUBSCRIBER. The railroad company Is enjoined from making any disposition of grant lands pending action by Congress. Congress is now considering a bill to pen the lands to sale. The Market Place The modern successor to the old Town Market are the advertising columns of the daily newspaper. They are as much an improve ment on the old system as the news columns are an advance over the Town Crier. Wise people nowadays consult the advertising in their newspaper before they purchase. It saves time and money. It Is economy and convenience in the best sense of the word. Advertising has become a fixed factor In the science of domestic economy.