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FORTLAND, THURSDAY, JOE s, 1M6.
WILL THE SENATE GO REPUBLICAN?
Closely connected with the effect of
Republican and Progressive union on
a Presidential ticket is its effect on
the control of the next Congress.
There was about enough left of the
Progressive party in 1914 to prevent
the Republicans from capturing the
House and to increase the Democratic
majority in the Senate. There is a
good prospect that a Republican vic
tory on President as the result of har
mony would also mean a Republican
majority in the House, but the Senate
is a more uncertain quantity.
The Senate now consists of fifty-six
Democrats and forty Republicans. The
terms of eighteen Democrats and fif
teen Republicans expire, next March
and their successors are to -be elected
in November. All of the Republicans
are from safe Republican states, but
only five of the Democrats are from
states in the solid South Florida,
Mississippi, Tennessee. Texas and Vir
ginia. In order to have a majority
of one without the casting vote of the
Vice-President, the Republicans must
capture nine of the other thirteen
Democratic seats.
Among these thirteen is Missouri,
which has become a doubtful state in
recent Presidential elections, having
gone Republican in 1904 and 1908.
The Republican majority was con
tributed chiefly by St. Louis and Kan
sas City, a fact which gave the Demo
crats an advantage under the old sys
tem of electing Senators by the Legis
lature. The new system of direct elec-
tion by the people of the state at large America, transported to an East Prus
deprives them of this advantage and .;, DOrt nd shinned by Germany to
gives the Presidential ticket a chance
of carrying the Senatorship with it.
Maryland also has wavered in recent
elections, having gone Republican in
189 6 and 1900 and split its electoral
vote In 1904 and 1908. With a. united
Republican party and a decided trend
of public opinion toward that party,
Maryland might elect a Republican
Senator if it chose Republican electors.
There tas almost a tie between Wil
son and the combined Taft and Roose
velt vote in Arizona in 1912, "Wilson's
v " "i.. , , ",
rr" ,i j. 17T ri;
tr!r ? thU bi L.. wuh
lin l, ML t I v
watchful waiting in Mexico may easily
swing the majority the other way on
' Senator as well as President. The Re-
publicans may therefore nourish hope
of carrying these three states though
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aiorsmp.
Indiana is the most internsting of
the other states in question, for it has
to elect two Senators, and the probable
renomination of Vice-President Mar-
shall will make a strong appeal to
state pride in behalf of the Democrats.
The Republicans and Progressives may
i seek to neutralize the effect of this ap
" peal by nominating Fairbanks or some
other Indianian for second place, with
I the choice betweeni two Indianians for
Vice-President and with two Senator-
, ships at stake, the Hoosier state
i would be the scene of the fiercest po-
V. litlcal battle of the campaign.
X V nrl.' 1 c ir hnnea o .Tir.. co r V
to Senator O'Gorman, and sentiment
for nronDTAdnossi is so strode- tViAr
that odds are good in favor of a Re- ened inundation of Europe by Teuton tico and good business sense, inas
" nnhiin vHt-u- oil oin. tv, martial snirit an f fir-i-nov i.iiuro much as Congress was averse to yield-
Since 1892 New York went Republican
In every Presidential year until 1912,
7 n 11 H in tVio. latter 1'oar- th. Mmt.ln.H
i; vote for Taft and Roosevelt was 845,-
449 to 655.475 for Wilson. Thos fie--
ures do not hold out much hope to the
Democrats against a united Republl-
can party.
Democrats will count much on the
. fact that Wilson is New Jersey's f a-
. vorite son both to elect him and to
enable him to pull through their Sen-
rtiuiia.1 ca.uuiua.te. jesut sentiment in
.. favor of a vigorous foreign policy and
vl ireiareuiiess is pro-oaoiy as strong
in New Jersey as in New York, and
that state went Republican in four
successive Presidential years until the
; pplit of 1912 gave it to the Democrats,
in me latter year tne comDinea xte-
puoiican ana -rogressive vote was
234,425 to 178,289 for the Democrats,
leaving a wide margin for the latter
io overcome on oocn. jrresiaent ana
oenaior.
Plains is normally itepuDiicaa ana
sent a Democrat to the Senate only as
a result of party schism. Montana
went Republican 1n 1904 and 1908
after its recovery from the free silver
u i cizq auo went uemocrauc in iuu
only in consequence of the split, rv e-
braska went Democratic in 1908 only
j a. mojuiii-j I. i (luiuc iu
Bryan's appeal to state pride, for it
was Republican in the two preceding
elections. Nevada is a close state and
may si ciiuc. iio-vms wuuuieu.
siin-o isso. umo nas always sone ne-
i-i-umnii v a, , in -, nucu nun
uemocrattc elector scraped through,
and in 1912, The recent special elec-
iion. ot iiepreseuiaiivo anuweu vv est
Virginia to jean aeciaeaiy toward tne
nciniuuv.iai ijoaujr.
in an, uujnpieio namiuiiy in tne
Republican ranks would Justify con-
ildence In a Republican feenate if the
voie ui ijii, ua to-iven as a. giiiuc. j. no i territory oe exenangea ior uerman was quoted recently as saying that 1
chief elements of doubt are the extent colonies now in the hands of the al- the entire army on the Riga-Cz'er-.
to which the "kept-us-out-of -war" and lies. The allies, if their power of re- nowitz line were to h -oHnori
pacifist sentiment has strengthened
. .io tmuvioio i,u .ua.u3 nil uo-vjo uu
wo uuiuriu ivriiuuin rtu vuio, fnxuvu.
lany in tne iviiuuio v eat, i.uu tne ejt-
tent to which disgust with the Mexican
- m-uddle and the note-writing campaign
. ..ii.il uciiimnj nu-vc aucimicu icin
crats, on the Atlantic seaboard par
: uuuiaiu. oiiuuiu tnese twt miiuciiLcfl
onset eatu oiner, we may expect mat
a ..Iff A-1m,, T7an,,KiA n-w
. i,vii,UuD vauumaio iu.
President would carry with him a. ma-
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Jorlty in the Senate as well as the
House- '
Belgians are invading German East
Africa from the Congo on the
west, while the British have advanced
far into the colony from the north
and the Portuguese are probably ad-
vancing from Mozambique on the
south. It Is not probable that the
Germans will long be able to hold out
and when they surrender the allies
will have conquered the last German
colony. The allies will then be able to
send considerable reinforcements to
Turkey or Europe.' The London Times
has proposed that they recruit armies
of blacks in Africa for ""service in Eu
rope, but they are now short of mate
rial rather than men.
WELCOME TO THE OREGON.
The battleship Oregon is always
welcome in Portland, for she is an
especial object of pride to the state
whose name she bears. She has as-
sociated -the state with one of the
greatest teats in tne naval nisiory 01
tne united crates tne voyage arouna
me norn 10 canuago ana "witn one 01 1
tne most signal victories in our his
tory the battle of Santiago. It Is
an object of pride to the entire Pacific
Coast, for it Ib a product of this Coast
and is an evidence that we can excel
in the shipbuilding industry, which has I
taken new life on the Columbia and
Willamette rivers a3 well as in other I
Pacific ports.
Having become obsolete for fighting
purposes, the Oregon is still doing I
service as a' training, ship for the cltl-
zen-saiiors, the naval militia of San I
Francisco. When she becomes useless
for that purpose, it would be most
fitting that she should find a last ref-
uge at Portland, that the memory of I
tne gallant deeds of Captain Clark and
his crew may inspire patriotism in the
people of Oregon, as does the Constl-
tution in those of the- Atlantic Coast I
and as does Nelson's Victory in those I
of England. The Oregon is more than j
a mass of steel, Iron and wood; she I
is a monument to one' of the glorious
events in American history, which will
Inspire this and future generations to
emulate the achievements of those who
manned her.
WHEN D1PXOSIAT9 DISAGREE.
Humanity must go begging "whenL.. it K, ...
Wo.. V.l II v. . I
i,.u nnmi. cCn "
innocent people suffer and . relief Is
almost within grasp. Efforts to send
food to the starving millions of Poland
suffice to- bring grief to angels. Peo
ple starve while diplomats wrangle.
Word that Germany may not accept
British, suggestions Is about the last
straw after weary months of negotia
tions. Just why a prompt settlement
of all differences in Poland's case can
not be effected is beyond the grasp
of minds that retain any comprehen.
sion of what humanity means.
Germany it will be recalled, agreed
to pay some 15,000,000 marks a month
for foodstuffs to be distributed in Po-
land. The food was to he secured in
Poland for distribution among -the
civilian populace under supervision of
an American commission. Great Brit
ain made counter proposals. Germany
must transport the foodstuffs under a
neutral flag, agree that the food be
distributed In those sections of Po
land held by the Austrians and bind
itself to feed the civilian! populace of
starving Serbia. These are the condl
tions, it is intimated, Berlin may spurn.
Possibly the problem of taxing Ger-
man stores to feed Serbia makes Ger- I
m,any 'unwilling to accede. But wnat-
ever the cause both sides should recon-
cil theIr di"erences speedily. Condi-
tions iu Poland described as the
niti,Wa 1ri T,irnr. Twenty thn.i.
sand vma&ea hava Deerl wrecked, the
L.,,., - ,.. ,a,A arlH miiHnn,
left ln poverty. It is not a time nor
a. case for protracted haggling by
well-fed, comfortably quartered diplo
I IHcltS
THE trend of history.
It is difficult to gain a true per.
spective of the titanic war in Europe.
It is th function nt war nffir-oa not.
only to disseminate brief official rec-
ords of battles but to spread that spirit
I of optimism and hope in the minds of
a nation that give fresh courage to
fight on. So official claims are only
incidentally valuable as furnishing any
true index to the changing fortunes of
I war.
I An impression is gaining that the
Prussian power is waning; that the
I fitlihhrtrn RTlint nf t V, ft n T i n 13 a n rl IhA
readjustment of strength in land forces
la turnina- th tid mrainst th throat.
to take Verdun has added to that im-
pression among neutral peoples. But
what of thu hol1 Rumiiui arttnn
that the present map of Europe must
remain the, nsrmawnt mar. if nsaci. is
I to be- hoped for? That map gives Bel-
gium, a broad section, of Eastern
France, half of Poland, all of Serbia
and other territorial ' advantages to
I Germany and her allies.
What of the naval fight in the
Skager Rak? What does it portend ?
i juonuon, ai iirst appamea oy tne loss
of dreadnoughts and battle cruisers in
i vne greatest oi naval Dailies, now
seeks solace in the contention that the
main British fleet was not impaired
I and in counter claims of victory. But
(the record of ships lost and the story
i oi tne engagement as iirst given out
in orncial aispatcnes reveal tne Dattie
as at least a distinct setback to British
hopes. Reverses on land, raids by
i Zeppelins, taiiure to drive tne lier -
mans out ot JJelglum in tne Iirst llgnt-
ing mignt nave servea to stuien tne
British fighting spirit and civilian
stubbornness. But a reverse to the
great British fleet, added to other dis-
I asters, can hardly fall to shake the
(national pint. now aeep tne dismay
i cannot be estimated. So far. Britain
has met its few reverses manfully. But
wxiBiuci i L23 yuicia ui i caio icLue tou
endure, whether the nation can face
the bloody disasters that must attend
a redrawing of the European war map
wno can say i
jNaturany tne war cannot end until
i tno Epirit ot one Biuc ui mo otiier is
broken. A race of people must be
brought to a realization that further
resistance cannot De enaurea oeiore
peace can come. It may be true that
uerraanjr wants peace now, nut tne
conclusion cannot De escaped tnat
peace today spells German victory,
even though some of the conquered
sistance is equal to the task, must
uveruumo euuuuuuj uiiutuiuw ui.vib
peace aavaniageouu to tnein. van dq
i procured. x ney must meet, witn
j newly established efficiency, the ad-
I vantages gained by Germany's initial
supreiuaty. tinviug tne vrermaiia
- from conquered territory must mean
repetitioni or djooqj- uatties. remaps
it means even more lunous onsiaugnts
I J 1 . . I , .. i -
i auu mule "isuui uci-
I man nowor of rpsistanrn in a riafaniTa
, .
I campaign must be reckoned as su
perior to that of the allied forces in
those early days of the war when the
great gains were made.
In the meantime the world outside
of Europe must base its observations
as to the course of the war upon the
outcome of decisive battles. The Brit-
ish fleet wounded by a sudden. German
thrust, the successful French resist-
lance at Verdun those are the gTeat
events of the past six months. The
I British say the loss to their navy Is
I not serious. The Germans say they
I are not yet done with Verdun. The
outstanding fact is that German power
has not yet weakened In offensive op-
eratlons. The third . great phase of
the war; the forcing back of the Ger
mans from conquered territory, has
not yet materialized. "What subter
ranean influences are at work among
the peoples of Europe, what weaken
ing of national, will and spirit, what
gradual realization that the burden of
war cannot be carried much farther?
xhose are vtaX aspects of the great
struggle which are not revealed. The
IfJestinles of nations are wrought slow-
jy an1 may not .viewed from hour
r hour.
NOT JUSTICE NOR GOOD BUSINESS.
The Indianapolis news predicts that
one of the old-time land rushes will
be an lncident'of the opening of the
Oregon and California . land grant' to
sale and settlement. ,This prediction
seems to be founded on the idea that
the Government is about to engage in
a great land lottery or gift enterprise.
Yet those who understand the char-
acter of the land grant and the re
strictions imposed by the new law will
find it hard to call up a vision of a
great rush of homeseekers.
The grant originally consisted, of al-
ternate sections in a Btrip twenty miles
wide extending from "the north to the
south line of Oregon. Sales and lieu
selections have spread it out and made
gaps in places so that the grant
on the map has now "the appearance
of a series of.' checkerboards dropped
here and there, throughout the length
of Western Oregon.
This land will first be classified into
power site, timber and agricultural
lands. This work will be done in the
field, and necessarily it is not a small
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character of Certain portions of it is
determined. .
The timber will be sold on the pub
lic market for the best price it will
bring under competitive methods. The
buyer of' the timber will exercise his
own option as to time of removal.
After the timber has been removed
the stump land will be- open to entry
under the provisions of the homestead
law.
The- g-reater portion of the grant
will 'tall under the timber classifica
tion. That classification is to be made
by tracts of the smallest legal sub
division and Include lands bearing a
growth of timber not less than 300,000
feet on each forty-acre subdivision.
That is to say, a tract of land equiva
lent in size to about forty Portland city
blocks may be classified as timber land
ir it bears a. small number of moderately
sized trees. The definition of timber
land, however, is elastic and the acre
age of agricultural land thrown open
to entry will depend on how close the
classification is held to the timber
minimum.
It has been estimated that from two-
thirds to three-fourths of the grant
is timber land under a reasonable clas-
slfication and that a considerable nart
of the remainder is valuabln neither
for timber nor agriculture. The agrl
cultural land will be sold at J2.50 per
acre 50 cents an acre at the time en-
try is made and $2 per acre when final
,m.. .,
proof is made. This payment will not
be required on cut-over land
Doubtless numerous valuable tracts
of land will be offered at this low price
and on these easy terms. But it is
not likely that all of them will be
opened to entry at once. Furthermore,
some of the good agricultural land will
probably lose its attractions because
of isolation ln the timber belt, remote
from neighbors, settlements, schools,
highways and transportation
Th Problem of settling this great
"""fed area will not be solved by a
rush of homeseekers. The greater
portion will as time progresses be
added to Oregon's present area of un
used logged-off lands lands that need
some sort of Government or state at
tention as much as do semi-arid lands
before they can be settled. Yet the
Government Reclamation Service,
which devotes it3 energies to lands less
Promising, must have its share of the
uipiua iroiii tne sales or iimDer. JUS
ing mre of the surplus direct to Ore-
T." "' ' ya tel ""u"
willl.il will go IQ tne reclamation
?" u ior. u?e ln reclaiming xne lanas
L"'lL Lu uc ueiiuueu ui tneir uraoer
-left in a condition which offers
little or no lure to the homesteader,
ALLIES POOL THEIR RESOURCES.
Announcement that Lord Kitchener
was on his way to Russia to consult
with the Russian government when, he
met his death In th Atlantic Oaar,
arouses speculation as to the bearing
of his trip on the allies plan of cam
I palgn. An allied offensive is consid
ered to be lonir overdue and It no5t.
ponement in the west ii ranaraiiv h
I lieved to have been caused by the pro.
longed German onslaught on Verdun.
In the east active operations ha hon
prevented by the Spring thaw which
had made the roads impassable, but
1 this obstacle may by this time have
bpn removed
The statement' from T.onrlon that
Kitchener's mission "had chipflv to do
I with the sunolv of munitions to T?n-
sia" suggests a more serious nhstania
to a simultaneous offensive on both
i east and west. This is the inability o
I Russia to nroducn arms th omTmini-
tion in large enough volume to supply
iae empire s nuge armies and the dif.
ficulty of importins- them -Motwitvi.
I standing the fact that every possible
I Russian industry has been diverted to
i munition making and that national
control has increased the output to
i tne maximum, the total does not suf-
fice. Archanecl on tii. wwt Qi
Vladivostok on the Pacific 'Ocean are
the only Russian ports which the allies
can reach. Both are closed by ice for
i several months each year and their
i facilities aro not sufficient for the han
dling of all that the empire needs to
import. The Russian War Minister
other equally strong one was ready to
taite its piace and that an equal num
oer or trained men would remain i
a i reserve
The deficiency of material and the
abundance of men furnish a plausible
I explanation OI the dispatch Of Rus-
sian troops to France, but the presen
onsiaugnt on the entire Austrian
I line suggests that tho r1.fir-ion-w
I . . UClH.ietjr
nss oeen to a large extent made good.
I t-v. in .1
j. Hci o a. iui tner reason. Since a
- continuous stream of war (o,i,i
must be poured into Russia, there must
be a shortage of return cargoes for
the transports. Economy suggests
that they carry troops to France, there
to be equipped. In this manner
supply of material Russia can produce
may be made more -closely to equal
the needs of the troops remaining at
home and the costly importations can
be limited. If the Russians should not
be needed in France, they could be
sent to Salonikl, where they could take
part in a prospective campaign against
Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey.
The present movements of the allies.
of which Kitchener's Ill-starred trip
was an incident, point to a complete
pooling of their resources in men and
material.
RESULTS OF TUAN'S DEATH.
In the death of Yuan Shi Kai, China
loses the one man who towered above
the crowd in the revolutionary period
which began with the downfall of the
Manchu empire. His cunning enabled
him to step from the leading place in
the imperial government to the Presi
dency of the republic, but he was at
heart a reactionary, and his attempt
to become the founder of a new im
perial dynasty proved by its failure
that,, like other reactionaries, he mis
Judged the strength of the opposing
forces. The spread of the new revo
lution and the demand for hia removal
indicate that his. death came Just in
time to save him from deposition.
So many conflicting influences are I
at work in China that it is not easy I
to forecast the results of Yuan's de-
mise. The revolution against him was I
strong in. the southern provinces, Mrs. Nolker who often visited her
which have always been restive under apartments when in New York. Cic
the control of the Manchus and the colini visited Portland last season on
north. Hi3 successor as President, Lai
Yuen-Lung, being a republican by con
viction and. having been chosen by the
revolutionists to succeed him, Yuan's
death seems to knock the props from
under the rebellion. But there have
been many rumors of German Intrigue
as inspiring the revolt and as prompt
ing Japan to cut loose from the Brit
ish alliance and to Join Germany in
cutting off slices of China. A small
but growing and -noisy party in Japan
oddoss tne .tsnrisn stmancA nq n nn n?
that country to sacrifice its own inter-
ests in China without gaining any ade
quate equivalent. This party does not
like to see Japanese influence excluded
from the Yang-tse Valley by the fact
that it is a British sphere and "would
have Japan take-advantage of British
preoccupation with the war to adopt
a vigorous policy of expansion with
out regard to British Interests.
Should turmoil continue in China, it I
v. . . . , , . i
Japanese Jingoes, for it would furnish
them with a good argument for Inter
vention. Should Lai be able to pacify
the revolutionists .and to establish a
strong government, the Jingoes would
lose their opportunity. Hitherto the
Japanese government has expressed Its
purpose to stand faithfully by the Brit-
ish alliance, which course would not I
permit any Interference in China of
which Britain and Its European allies
did not approve. Whether and to
what extent Japan rwill yield to the
importunities or the Jingoes is a ques-
tion or deep interest to the united
btates, ror our commerce and. oppor- I
fanities for foreign investment would
ue seriously aneciea Dy extension or
Japanese power.
It speaks volumes for the depth of
French gratitude to Americans for aid
in caring for ths wounded, destitute.
starving and orphaned victims of the
war that the) French people have
turned aside from the thoughts and
labors of the conflict long enough to
give that sentiment expression. The
greatest artists have made paintings
and the greatest writers have written
tributes to the United States which
were bound in albums and presented
to Ambassador Sharp at the Sorbonne
bv the leaders of French art Anil lit.
erature In the presence of President
Poincairs, and other officials of the
allied Ambassadors. These albums
were sent to Washington, to be pre
served as a memorial of the bond of
friendship which unites the two re
publics. Neutrality does not forbid
the aid which Americans have given
to those who are afflicted by tho war
nor does it forbid admiration for the
valor with which the French people
maintain the fight and endure the pri
vations it imposes on them.
Even Commissioner Daly is coming
to recognize the evils of an unre
strained, irresponsible Jitney service.
Although he is paid to discover evils
first and to find and apply a remedy,
he is about the last to discover this
evil and he has not yet found a rem
edy.
If they accomplish nothing else, the
preparedness parades will cause a
popular revival of pedestrianism.
There is great need, for somo persons
arA linf rtTri t n C inran.lhlfl of a n V 1 o f"
motion except that of getting Into and
out of automobiles.
Gaston is a progressive little town
with its new mountain water system.
even though It compels motorists to
"slow down to four miles an hour."
Tt-t,n. v, rf,..t. ih
motorist must use more than ordinary
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caution. A little less speed means
much more safety.
Chinese ee-e law unconstitutional. Ore.
gon will prepare to eat any old thing
in a shell.
The unit rule seems to have gone to
smash in tho Republican convention,
The Hughes sentiment was too strong.
As Shakespeare might say, she is
some queen; while as ior tne King,
gadzooks, he's to the manner born!
Dr. Lyman was round guiuy at ew
York, but they will need to nail him
down to hold him.
When something unique passes this
afternoon, applaud. "Hand it to em.
This isn't Boston.
Continued endeavor will bring equal
suffrage in Iowa. A minority of 5000
Is only a trifle.
Portland must be pardoned if it
swells with pride over the children's
parade.
- The waterfront strike should have
been arbitrated and settled before it
began.
Postponing a few meals
festal days will do us all good.
during
Tomorrow will be a real holiday,
with the grocery stores closed.
Speaking of holidays, where do po
licemen and firemen get off?
The Oregon delegation would better
pin Webster to the wall.
Why not spare a few roses for the
sick and bedfast?
Hand your rose to the stranger and
get another one.
tars and Starmaker
By Leone Cass Baer.
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LOTTA CRABTREE has sold out her
I hotel interests in Boston the Ho
tel Brewster, to be exact. For many
years the famous Lotta, - one time idol
of California, and for whom Lotta's
fountain in San Francisco was named,
has conducted the Brewster Hotel. Now
she has sold her interests, but is re
taining ownership in the property.
Lotta is reputed to be the richest
actress in America.
The stork is building a nest In the
chimney of the country place of Billie
Burke and her husband, Florence
Ziegfeld. Jr.
The fascinating tenor. Ciccolint, is
suing Robert E. Nolker for $25,000.
The charge Is slander. Mr. Nollter is
president of the St. Louis Aero Club
and also a member of a wealthy St.
Louis family. I4e In turn has a suit
on his hands. He is asking for a di-
vorce from Mrs. .Nolker, who was
Pearl Hyman. an operatic star. Mr.
Nolker has named the tenor. Ciccolint.
as one of the gentlemen friends of
the Orpheum circuit.
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William Roclc and little Frances
White have been signed as features
of the Ziegfeld "Follies of 1916." Their
Orpheum appearance In New York, was
a distinct success and led to the pres
ent engagement.
Julia Dean's vaudeville engagement
nas closed and now she Is vacationing
rrencn uck cpnuKs. i,..i
she's going with a Shubert production.
Raymond Wells, two seasons ago
with the Baker Players, is receiving
congratulations for the excellent di-
rectlng of the all-star production of
Julius Caesar" as a benefit for the
actors fund. The play was given In
the Hollywood Ampitheater and is
said to be the largest and most lm
, . . . , ,
uresuve vui.ut i vmw-i-ivi "
$10,000, and- all went to tho actors'
fund. Raymond Wells directed a com
pany of 6000, aside from the prin
cipals. His wife, known professionally
as Grace Lord, and who often appeared
with the Baker Players during Tier
husband's engagement, had a Dig roie
In the Shakespearean production. The
other principals included De woir
Hopper. William Farnum. Tyrone
Power, Sarah Truax, Frank Keenan,
Douglass Fairbanks. Mae Murray and
Theodore Roberts.
Oliver Morosco has accepted for pro
ductlon a circUs play called "Spangles."
K xim t?u th onlr ladv circus
agent ln captivity. The fair Nellie' has
been engaged ln the preparation of the
play for several years, and It repre
sents the sum of her experiences while
nress agentlng for circuses. Miss
Revell Is now trying to keep the Or
pheum circuit and Martin Beck in the
limelight.
Evelv-n ' Thaw's marriage to Jack
Clifford, her dancing partner, is
good, long step upward from her posi
tion as the wife of Harry Thaw.
I don't know what you think about
it, but I can't catch any angia irom
which Evelyn Nesbitt's conduct hasn't
given her enemies all tne nest 01 it.
To save the wretched life of her nus
band she willingly put herself outside
the pale, so far as society is con
cerned, gladly sacrificing her ruture
for the sake of her husband. That she
was well stung for her pains is open
history. For several years she has
xteadilv addressed herself to serious
work, and If any girl ever won a de
cent and happy career. It is certainly
the present Mrs. Clifford, and here
hoping that she finds It.
.
Under a big heading. "Tom Dobson'
Own Song." the New xorK iteview ot
latest edition says:
One of the songs that Tom Dobson
has made especially popular Is 'When
I Was One and Twenty.' for which h
himself wrote the musical setting. Mr.
-rinhonn who makes a. specialty of
singing unique songs, and. Incidentally,
playing his own accompaniments, in
eluded the 'One and Twenty" In three
of his five New York recital pro
grammes last season, ma
casion it was demanded as an encore.
The sincer will go to his home ln
Portland, Or., for the Summer, uany
recitals starting in Chicago ln th
riv Fall and including tho larger
cities of the East are already oookw.
Eva Tanguay has at last named he
.
Price as a movie star 1 no cycionic
comedienne wants iu,uuu a. ween.
a three-year guaranteed contract.
I Whether any rum company win meet
this demand remains to be seen. Sev-
eral concerns nave maae -? t""""
offers up to
$3000 a
week for film
work.
David Belasco will make a produc
tion of "The Merchant or Venice ior
David Warfield next season and the
actor will have his long-wished oppor
tunity to enact the role of Shylock.
The play will lorm , tne most im
portant part of a repertory, which
will include Mr.. Warfleld's other suc-
I - 'T-Vi M 11 c t r xrslir" and The
-
Auctioneer." He may also be seen
for several special performances in
"Van Der Decken." Mr. Belasco's
play of the Flying Dutchman, in which
he has appeared this season through
out the Middle West. .
Mr. Warrield's New York season will
begin upon the conclusion of the en
gagement of "'The Boomerang" at the
Belasco Theater. The comedy will oc
cupy the Belasco throughout the Sum
mer and will be sent on a tour of the
principal cities In the Fall.
There never are any young comedi
ennes. oplneB Marie Tempest and points
a reason. ,
Before you can see the comedy of
life or act it you must suffer a great
deal and know the tragedy and bit-
terness of disappointed nopes ano
shatterea laeais. oust as uikui uumro
before day, so grief comes before Joy
in the scheme of things.
We have very few comediennes be
cause those who might become great
comedy actresses do not survive the
trials and suffering which are the por
tion of every one who seeks histrionic
glory. It is only the strong who can
come through the ordeal safely with
power to continue the fight. The weak
go undsr and are never heard of again.
Comedy is technically the most dif
ficult acting, and it takes years and
years of hard work to master the me
chanical side of the art of comedy.
One's faith must be strong, one's cour
age must be great, to survive.
BLOW STKl'CK AT PREPAREDNESS
Anti-Kfflclenry RIAer to Navy Appro
priation Constitute Real Menace.
- PORTLAND. June . (To the Edi
tor.) I inclose herewith copy of let
ter from Representative McArthur re
garding the Tavenner . bill. The bill
in question, as you observe, makes it
a misdemeanor to offer premiums or
reward of any kind for efficiency In
the Navy-yard or any Government
plant. The bill in question passed the
House by a vote of 100 to 79. the Dem
ocrats lining up for the bill solidly,
while the Republicans, with some few
exceptions, were opposed to it. m
view of the fact that the President is
making a campaign based on prepareu-
s. it seems rather strange that a
Democratic House would put on a naval
appropriation bill an anti-efficiency
tder like the enclosed, as in tne event
f war we would be in a similar posi
tion as that which prevailed in Eng
land a few months ago, when Lloyd
George practically had to get down on
is knees in favor of the government
order to secure munitions to defend
themselves when the life of the na
tion was at stake.
If this bill should, pass the Senate
nd should be signed by the Preval
ent, then his campaign for prepared-
ess is a farce and is merely for po
litical effect. THOS. MCUSKER.
The letter from McArthur to which
Mr. McCusker makes reference says:
Replying to your telegram of May
29 I beg to say that I did everything
could to prevent the adoption of the
anti-efficiency rider to the Naval ap
propriation bill, but the committee of
the whole house adopted it by a vote
f 100 to 79. The Democrats lined up
lmost solidly for the rider and the
Republicans, with few exceptions, were
against it. I concur in your views as
to the lnadvlsability of legislation of
this kind and therefore opposed It and
will oppose similar legislation when-
ver it comes up for consideration. The
present Administration, however, seems
determined to pass obnoxious legisla
tlon of this character."
CU1XA IS SUGGESTED AS REFIJGE
Mr. Morley Told of Place Where He Can
Avoid Evolutionary Ideas.
PORTLAND. June 4. (To the Edi
tor.) Will you allow us space in your
columns to offer consolation and hope
to Mr. T. M. Morley T If he wtehes to
live ln a land where there is no change
no evolution, and no Mr. Kerchen, we
have a suggestion to offer. When we
studied geography in school we learned
of far-away districts in China, the land
of ancestor worship, where evolution
is unheard of, and so far as the natives
are concerned, the earth 'remains flat
and the sun moves around It every 24
hours; where children adhere dogmati
cally to the faltn of their fathers, have
no modern opinions falsely called
science, and the populace is too hard
worKed and lacking in curiosity to
make guessea. The land Is also free
from anarchists. Socialists, infidels and
evolutionists. The school boards ard
all pledged to perpetuate superstition
ana worsnip 01 ignorance.
Mr. Morley can rest assured that he
will meet only hoary ideas which have
remained unchanged since 2000 B. C.
He can be absolutely free from mod
ern 'science and its achievements the
telegraph, railroads, sanitary engineer
ing, and so iortn. There Mr. Morley
may live in holy tilth and. unenllght
enment.
There Is aleo a ray of hone for Mr.
iverchen. There are places ln the
United fa tat e 3 where progressive teach
ers are welcomed. Into Toledo Unl
versity, Scott Nearing, who has writ
ten some rational and advanced book
on social topics, is admitted. He has
gone so far as to talk about social evo
lutlon and woman suffrage. Mr. Iver
chen can find cities that are not as be
nighted as Portland, and where men
of courage. Intelligence and desire for
social service are counted as an asset.
Where any of the more liberal are
victimized, as in Mr. . Kerchen. I feel
with Thoreau: "In my short experience
with human life, the outward obstacles.
If there have been any euch, have not
been living men, but the institutions
of the doad. I love mankind, but I hate
the institutions of the dead unkind."
FRANK V. ANDERSON.
Automobile Trailer on the Farm.
American Farming.
The automobile trailer Is tho newest
big adjunct to farm efficiency. It pro
tects the automobile from the abuse of
over-loading, scratching, soiling and
similar injury, and makes the automo
bile more efficient by permitting it
to do doubl duty. The trailer has been
tried out and found to be practical and
necessary for the highest efficiency,
and has, therefore, comrto stay. There
are 60 makes already on the market
and hundreds of farmers are Investi
gating and buying.
Seventeen Soldier Pmldenta.
The Milwaukee Sentinel.
It is Interesting at this time, when
the whole world is talking about the
greatest of all wars, and our President
goes out to talk about preparedness,
to mention the fact that IT of the 26
Presidents were soldiers Washington,
Jefferson. Madison. Monroe, Jackson.
Harrison. Taylor, Pierce, Lincoln, John
son. Grant, Hayes, . Garfeld. Arthur,
Harrison, McKinley and Roosevelt.
The Old Gardener
By Ben Ilnr Lamp man.
I have made friends' with flowers. When
other men
I'lucKed them, and smiled, and wore
them on their coats;
When women clasped their beauty, now
and then.
To breathe an hour against the
whitest throats
I knew my flowers for folic. I loved
them all
, With such affection that it brought
mo grief
To see -a single aster droop and fall.
Or mark a blight on any tiny leaf.
O.well! They are do fairer this year
than the last.
Their hues no deeper, nor more deli
cate; And yet. it seems that every season
past
Gave something to them that I can't
forget.
Theirs is a friendship that la always
new-
Just lis you think you've learned its
every guise.
You wake, some morning, and you walk
the dew
To see the flowers with strange and
fonder eyes.
I have made friends with flowers. You
would not guess
(Unless, perhaps, you have been mad
as I)
With how much yearning, and what
tenderness.
One works the spell of earth and rain
and sky.
They are my folk and yet. It shames
me quite.
As fathers are ashamed who hold one
child
Beyond the rest, and see a lovelier
light
In her clear eyes as though some
ray beguiled
O. well! One flower Is dearer than
them all.
Often I've blamed myself; but, good
ness knows.
Felt pleasure that I should be held ln
thrall
I love the rone.
She Is the dream we weave of Arcady,
Before tho magic passes, and the
hand
Holds Just a rose) and O, so wistfully
We smile at her and .cannot understand!
In Other Days.
Twenty-five liri Act.
Prom The Oregonlan, June 8, 1801.
The Republican primary will beheld
this evening between 6 and 8 o'clock.
As a result of the consolidation a
number of judqres will not act. fearing
charges of insincerity.
New York More disclosures have
been made regarding the fight of Dr.
DeCosta on Dr. Phillips Brooks to keep
the latter out of the blshosric of Mas
sachusetts.
Tualatin. Or. Rev. W. H. Tubbs last
night closed tho series of revival meet
ings at the Congregational Church.
'The Rapparee," or "The Irish Ex
ile," was produced at French's Tark
Theater last night.
Superintendent Mitchell, of the Ex
position, has obtained through his old
friend. Dan Frohman. of New York,
some figures from the Eden Musee.
'Parson" Davies, the well-known
sporting patron, arrived yesterday from
the Sound with Jim Hall, the Austra-
ian middletrright. Who is to meet Bob
Fitzsitnmons in Minneapolis July '22 for
512.000. ..
Much Interest is manifest in Mr.
Coursen's concert at Arion Hall next
Friday. Mrs. Keed is in splendid voice
and will undoubtedly do credit to her
self and her teachers. J. M. Shawhan,
formerly solo tenor in Christ Church.
New York, will make his first appear
ance locally then.
Halt a Century Ajeo.
From The Oresonlan, June 8, JS66.
From our New York letter we take
the following: "It is really deplora
ble that none of your Oregon citizens
who have the welfare and prosperity of
the state at heart have as yet devised,
some way by which It can be made
known what the facilities are for ob
taining public and private lands, their
location, resources and distance, from
the market."
Toronto The . Thirteenth Regiment.
The Queen's Own." under Colonel
Booker, has encountered the Fenians
encamped at Ridireway station and a
battle ensued. Tho "Queen's Own"
were driven back at first, with 15
killed and 20 wounded, but made a new
attack and held the Fenians to their
positions. Later reports say the bat
tle has resumed.
There will be a general city election
June 18. Judges in the First Ward
ill bo J. Failing, William Molthrop
and Senator T. A. Savier; In the Sec
ond -Va.rd. S. S- Snow, J. M. Breck and
Joseph Jeffers. and ln the Third Ward
William Gray. W. F. W ilcox and r .
Harbaugh.
A lady Temarktd yesterday in our
presence that the new story about to
be produced In Harper's entitled "Tha
Three Little Spades." by Miss Warner,
author of "Wide, Wide West." would
not take very well, as the publishers
have announced It was based on a novel
Idea, and the public generally of late
is becoming more averse to the read
ing of novels.
James Vance, of Newark, N. J.. and
Miss Reba Augusta Foster, daughter
of Daniel B. Foster, were married yes
terday. MOUSE TRAP PREFERRED TO CAT
Writer Says Fellnea Are Treacherous
and of No Economic Value.
PORTLAND. June 5. (To tho Edi
tor.) After reading the numerous and
widely divergent opinions which have
appeared in The Oregonian from day
to day regarding the distinctive merits
of the cat and the bird, I had actually
desired to refrain from adding any fur
ther comment on a subject already so
ably dicussed. I had thought all
sources ot information had by this time
been exhausted, but in this morning s
paper there appeared three or four
more articles all in defense of the cat
which, it seems to me, is getting an
undeserved amount of praise and
adoration.
When a child I used to think nearly
as much of tho cat as I would a brother
or sister. This misguided affection is
natural with all children. We used to
have seven or eight of the felines about
the house at ono time and when per
chance our mother disposed of one of
tho mar. pry things we would grieve as
for the loss of one highly beloved.
I remember I had one pet in particu
lar that one day disappeared, much to
my surprise and sorrow. In the course
of a few days he returned.. Again he
disappeared, came hack, and disap
peared once more. The third time he
never returned and for years I won
dered what had become of him. It was
another instance of good Judgment on
the part of a boy's mother in finally
ridding the household of a nuisance
and disease-carrying pest.
I have lived in the ctty, on the farm,
and in the mountains, but nowhere
have I yet found a place whero a cat
may be called an afd or protection to
man's existence. To me the cat has
proved the most worthless, lazy, wicked
and treacherous animal living.
Some say the cat is a good mouse
exterminator. I have perceived the
well-fed house cat too lazy to move
from ll tracks fondly watch a monra
a few feet away, run along the floor,
or. perhaps, hear one feasting in the
cupboard, but too placidly content to
stir from its warm corner by the
stove. Only intense hunger will prompt
a cat to do hia duty, and oven then he
is more apt to prry on the insect-destroying
bird or the songster than on,
the offending mouse. I have found
that two little mouse traps kept set
in the runways will get better results
than a dozen felines.
I knew a farmer who kept 17 cat
one Summer as an experiment in an at
tempt to rid his ranch of mice. By tho
following Spring there were more cats,
plenty of mice and a rapid disappear
ance of newly-hatched chickens.
Again, take the cat as compared with
the dog as a pet and playmate for tho
small child. On the slightest provoca
tion the cat will scratch its maeter and
run whenever danger appears. On the
other hand, the dog will protect Its
mnster in all trouble and as a rule ex
ercise gentleness with the child.
Much might be added to the already
Immense rile of evidence that has been
gathered denouncing the house cat, but
perhaps sufficient has been said con
cerning the felines to make their con
demnation complete. W. "VERNON.
Literary Workers Abhor Plagarlsm.
PORTLAND. June 6. (To the Ed
itor.) The writer wishes to thank
you In all earnestness for so ably prov
ing up the "stealing" of original ideas
from an author by a misnamed short
story writer.
It should be considered the personal
work of every literary worker to make
It a point to protect from editors such
thefts. This would be for their own
protection, because the receipt of
stories containing stolen ideas by ed
itors can do nothing but cause thoso
editors to be the more distrustful of
writers in general.
For the sake of many unknown
strugglers in the realm of literature,
your editorial is being sent East today
to the editor of one of the best literary
magazines published and the writer
hopes sincerely to see it mentioned
very strongly in a near future issue,
HENRY C. EDWARDS.
Cost of Naturalization Papers.
TROUTDALB, Or.. June 5. (To tho
Editor.) Please inform me what la
the cost of taking out naturalization
papers. SUBSCRIBER.
Tho fee ln the case of final papers
is H.