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HIE . OKEGONIAN, POBTLAND, JANUARY: 13, 1907.
Melba and Her Jewels in Grand Opera
PRIMA DONNA IS GIVEN AN OVATION WHEN SHE APPEARS
'.' V WEARING PAST OF HER $500,000 DISPLAY OF DIAMONDS.
EW YORK.' Jan. 4. (Special Cor-
respondence). Probably the most
Important event of the week was
N
the reappearance of Mme. Mclba on the
grand opera itage In Manhattan. It
need hardly ho told til at there was a.
lare and brilliant audience at the
Manhattan on Wednesday night to wlt-
nrss the return of this great opera.
singer, who has been absent from the
stago for almost six years. Her -sine-
J njr on Wednesday evening proved her
Mtlll In full possession of her voice at
its very best luscious In quality, ana
pure In intonation. She Is rather
Iieavler than ehe was. and. Indeed,
murh heavier tljan she should be to
portray Vloletta In Travlata, which Is
none other than the pallid and con
sumptive Canaille Herself. However, it
is rrom the sido ot the singer that
Mlha captivates her audiences, and In
consefunoe -vcr3thJnc else Is forgot
ten. Sh li i a masnlffcont foil In
iKnaiii, m played tne pu ot
Giorgio Germant, the father of Alfredo,
whlcli role was played by Bussl, who
certainly did not contribute very much.
to a part which at best is suDerfloial.
( J i 1 1 bert was also a welcome mem her
of that cast, although tliere - is not
much Importance In the part of Dr,
Crcnvlllo. Melba also Insisted upon
drcaslnff the characters in the parb of
1848. tlie time In which the novol was
written, and It was very effective. In
addition to being noted for hor voice.
2VI plba la known to own jewels to tho
ox tent of -over (500.000, a 1 n re part
of which she wore on Wednesday even-
ins. which fart has called attention to
the remarkable display of diamonds
sven n i c li t ly In tlie opera houses, esp ? -e-lsllj-
in . tho Metropi))ltan,.wJiere .the
ma box Holders include sucii people as
the. ftclmonts. the Bradley-Martins, the
JoulcJs. Atitora, Vanderbilta, Sloancs.
OC these, it is said t hat the Kern col-
lection of Mrs, John AY. and Mrs. Clar
rncR Mackay rival anything In the
world and are valued at $1,000,000.
Tills, however. Includes Mrs. Clareni;
Maekay 's saphire, valued at $150,000,
which Is said to be tho finest In the
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4
J Walter Ianroar-b-. - Who lAfnraiU tne
a lM!t That Musical Kductlon of
American Men Is Neglected.
world. Tcrhaps an article upon th
musical topics Is hardly the place
wherein to describe tlie Jewels of New
York's society women, but in truth,
one glance at the boxes in the Metro-
politan Opera House would prove that
a detailed story of tho operatic season
could hardly he told without a refer-
rnce to them, imagine Mrs. Bradley-
Martin in her diamond breast plate.
which covers the front of a low-cut
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The National Guard as a National FterYG
PRESENT STRENGTH OF 115,000 MEN IS NOT SUFFICIENT
PGR MPENSE 6P CMJNT&V, SAVS C6L6NEL james jackson.
T
MAT the National Guard is not sut-
flolcnl for tVtft Mtm ot tta coun-
try Is the opinion of Colonel James
Jackson. U. tJ. A., who read the fol-
lowing paper on "The National Guard
as a National Reserve," at the recent
meeting of the National Guard Associa
tion: -. ;
It woulu lera ftab -every -tnftughituA
J mcrlcan who Im at all f am i liar with hln
i o ry iinil Ch pnlitloul condition of tlie -w orld
luuiit t 1 mi roiiHed wlttx the dutiRe ro i m
weaKnw 01 country snouifl any un
toward circumstance precipitate it into a
o nil lot with one of the world's great m 111
that wo many of our good and influential
propig drcry an)- preparation lor w, ana,
In fpite of the 'lessons from nlstory, assert
that we have only- to behave ourselves and
t rmt other J'j I with J uvtlce ni cour
teny. and there will be, no xvara.. They tor-
K, tiiiit we leiiavtfl ourselves" witti mod.
esty and even treated other nations with
i-rlnslne forbrara rj -. previous to tlie war of
1 SI . whlrh was forced upon ua l" the- K
Kreanloua of a nation seeking to cripple our
mH commerce ana prevent our snips
from competln- with their merchant ma
rine, upon the hlsh seas. They foritct, that
3"iad wi prepared for w-x- In the six yeara
precedlsfr 1S1 w might now own this con-
tincnt Horn tin North Foli.to Mexico, solv.
Ins; for us many ' difficult ' problems past.
Xr-Men t And tix t ure. They forget, . that we
"tli.i'd ourmlvoi" ajid treated the Spanish
government with exemplary courtesy pre-
vIouj lo the SDinlSu'XmtrlcM w, but that
lit spite of thin an American warship, with
all Its ornW. ai blown 'up In' the harbor of
m. then friendly power. They rorget, tbat tho
prejudices of race, the ambitions of rulers
tvA wH thd c&miwtltloM ot commerce
and trade, the utruarirle for existence, all
Yiold within thamoplven portentloua poxslhiri-ti-s
of lntrtniatlonal conn lot. which neither
Rood behavior, couitooun treatment nor The
llftguf) tribunal can peaceably dispose of.
othlnjr In human condurt could, have avert-
war cot ween li uenla. and .Japan.
had entered upon
ambltloua
reer or absorption ana domination in Asia,
uhieh threatened the ielf-respectlni? exist
ence of Japan. The Japanese, had either to
rrinsinf ly submit to national extinction or
nvht tor life and national existence. They
liaa "tctiavea iiKmwlvts," jticy M treat
ed Rusnta with distlnruished courtesy and
toessed end pleaded with its government for
Justice, hut it did not operate In he least
to modify their fate, and they -were forced
to the un rcwrt, m arbitrament ot the
word, although the Czar of Russia headed
the peace propagandlaU of the world. The
fact is that the cauues ot ware lie deeper
than- (rood behavior and international cour-
lew. "Man proposes but God disposes," ud
many conflicts which may have seemed to
human mlndH avoidable wore but the work
ins out of great evolutionary processes be-
yond human ken or control. These pro
cesses aw constantly In operation and will
he so as Ions as the earth revolves around
lie sun. Humanity cannot escape from their
itorklngi and will to all eternity be more or
less their victims, The lesson that comes
Hrtwn to MB from all the Arcs Is the survival
of tho stronaceMt. the bent fitted to answer
Nature's purposes- Physical strensrtb and
rtat number are only mom 9 of the ele-
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EMMA. EAUE8. WHO A MfK AKF.D
AT
iXOKIA
K-own, literally clothing1 . her In dia
monds, to say nothing of ropes and
tiaras. Mrs.-George Vanderbilt's neck-
lace, seen nlfrhtly in her box at the
opera. Is said to be the fVnest In
America. It is a loop of 171 diamonds,
many of which are very large.' It is
valued at $100,000. Mrs. William Astor
Is. distinguished for seven superb
atones which she wears on a black vel-
vet band around her throat. Tliese
seven stones are valued at $75,000.
The most noted jewels in Now York,
nowevex. are Arlrs. Mackay'e emora.lds.
Which are held to be the finest in the
world. She has also a set of corals
serious rivals that lier own diamonds
acknowledge. .' ' .
. .On the same nlht that Melba attracted
an enormous audience to the Manhattan
Opera House, Mme. Eamcs appeared for
the first time this season at the Metro
politan. -Again she brought to beari her
extreme -beauty and her exquisite voice
in tiw role of Fiona Tosca in Puccini's
masterpiece. Dramatically Barnes has Im
proved very much and she seems to have
warmed up remarkably. Whether it was
the influence ot Caruso's consummate art
In the part of Mario and Scottl as Scarpla.
or that she has warmed naturally to the
part It would not be possible to say, but
as Eavnes sang on Wednesday night at
the Metropolitan, she has never ' been
heard before. In "Tosca" - Puccini is
still at his highest degree of musical art,
and while a greater familiarity with
"Mine. Butterfly" would no doubt reveal
many hidden beauties, the power and) the
haunting melodies of ' Tosca - have not
yet teen equaled. We will also hear the
same composors "Manon Lescaut' as also
"Mme. Butterfly" at the Metropolitan.
Great disappointment is experienced .by
those who expected. to. hoar the great
Belclan violinist, Cesar Thomson. News
Is received in New York that owIiir to a
li
Cotooei James jncfcon, w ho Be
, hH the National GuatiI Should
Be Strenartkaened.
riltnti tl t,md tiv&'A prtparallon to
meet wir'i r-mergenclfs and devotion to na
tional exiitenca hy a" nation's people are
Incalculable elements of strcnuth. The Ics-
eon ot preparation tor the war with Kuu-
slft. taught ill 1j'y Japan.' slio'uU not tie lost
upon UK. The world smiled when tills little
iRland-oatlon prepared to attack thn "Giant
of the Nort h," whose empire stretched
across two continents, but the little nation
had actiulred elements of Btrnslh that the
world wot not of.- Ten years of quiet, per
latent, devo ted work by ROH'mnipnt and
people, alt sources or information exhausted,
no occupation too lowly to be assumed, no
sacrifices too (treat to be endured by her
sons, so Nippon mlgrlit be stc-enfrthened to
come out victorious in the impending con -met.
History tells us of no people who
realizes ana utilized, the power there Is In
thorough preparation for war, aa did the
Japanese. It Is a record that we Americans
would do well to itudy carefully and to im
press its lessons upon- our law-givers. If we
tould me ourselves In the futur from flt
feat and mortification.
Great JLucIk an Forrlun Wan.
( TFe Have had great luck lieretotore In all
eur foreign W&rfl but the taw of the "ma
turity of chances" is now against us and we
can't afford lonKOr to aamble with our
destiny. It is wise statesmanship and Intel-
ligent patriotism to get the chances. as
much aa possible on our side, and the only
way to do it is to have a lars and effective
Navy and an Army sufficient to adequately
defend our enormous coast line and. sue-
ccssfully meet an Invading army In the
field, should war with some jrreat military
power be suddenly th rust upon us, and that
1st th way In which the wars- or the futura
wiii come, "We Haw-not -only to defend th
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TME METROrOUTAX OPERA HOUSE
TOSCA."
broken ' arm his . tour for the present Is
Indennitely postponed. Thomson was to
hive made his debut with Walter
Damrosch and the New York Symphony
Orchestra upon the return of that organi
zation from its out of town tour. x The
New York Symphony Orchestra Is now
visi tins- the largre Eastern cities, and it
need not be Indicated that to carry an
organization of -this importance as far
as Chicago is no small matter. Mr.
Damrosch has accomplished Immeasurable
things with this orchestra and he has
every right to the great enthusiasm and
appreciation with which he meets every
where. This l.oted conductor consented to
talk to the writer upon music in tills
country and how the conditions . could be
improved. Said Mr. Damrosch; ,
"I shall not deal with music among
the masses nor yet among those who
can -buy a rauslcale for which they must
pay $2u0O or $3000. The music must come
from the people between the very poor
and the very rich. It is from there that
it- comes in all countries. The reason
it has less chance in America than, else-
where is because there is no provision
made either in the home or In the
schools for musical education of the
boys. This would sot only mean a
utrengthening or the musical situation,
but also of the home, -because as the
matter now stands - the entertainments
are absolutely ' divided. The . husbands
and sons taking no Interest whatever in
the entertainments of the mothers and
daughters, if these entertainments hap
pen to be musical. The home Question
is very serious,' especially in the larger
cities, where nobody has to plan for
entertainment. People have only to de
cide to which concert or to which the-
ater they care to go, by which they enjoy,
only passively. As a matter of fact the
enjoyment of music and the culture 'and
benefit to be accrued therefrom come
about from active enjoyment of the art,
and In this particular we Will find that
the women of this country are entirely
responsible for all that is good in music.
United States but our trans-oceanic pos
sessions, and If W are too pettUrloUS io 0
the latter, we had better surrender "the
white man's burden" to some Otter people,
get rid of these possessions and retire with-
In our sMl. like a snail does fltieii danger
threatens. Owing to the peace sentiment and
the sympathetic action of American Con
irreBaea It Is highly improbable that we will
ewr nave as much or a regular Army aa la
nfrcwsar for the ordinary work of ftn Mltty
in this country and our distant possessions.
The ntandlng army should not. In the future
b- Jean than 100,000 men. We haye con-
etani ana imperious ma ror every man ot
this number right now, leaving out the
question ot National safety. That a arreat
countrv like ours. rollltiK in wealth and with
a "boundless future before 1 1 can't support
an army ana navy ot eumcient strength
to 'reasonably Insure Its existence Is un
thinkable. The total numerical atrength of
the rpRUlar Army, - at present. wo-u Id not
man the coast fortifications - built and . pro-
cctcd lor tne flelense ot our extended coast
line, and yet there is hesitation, and 1
threatened refusal, to pnyrlde ufflclent mer
for- thin purpose. Poaalbly these sea-ooasi
fortifications can be made autofnatlc, sc
ttieir armament will operate ot Its own ac1
line, and yet there is hesitation, and a
threatened refusal, to pnyrlde ufflclent men
fortifications can be made autofnatlc, so
cord when an enemy approaches. It will
taae uo.oov znen- to property man our coasc
fort locations any time In the x jrt ten
years. The President can Increase the regu-
lar Army, If deemed necessary, to 100,
men. that will elve 40.000 men for a mobile
army, half of whom would be across the
sea, leaving 20,000 men, cayalry. Infantry.
field artillery, sisnal. hospital and sts-ft
corps to detend the Interests, the property
and National existence of ftO.OOO.OOO of
people. You can flgure out Just how much
defense the Nation would sret If pitted
against a military power with, half a mil-
Hon of trained soldiers to draw upon 'and
judge how much chance of success it would
have in such a conflict. "What Is the remedy
for this state or affairs T The only- possible
remedy in my opinion, la to create a large
mlilltary reserve, trained,- armed' and
equipped, am on est the people. Mow are we
to grt it ? A number of ways have been
auggcated by mlilltary writers, none of
which eeern to one to be practicable, be
cause, without absolutely creating an army
and payinK i
set her or lepi
gency arises
-Tho National Guard ot tne United States,
In my opinion, offers the only possible so
lution to the - -problem. It Is orcanlxed.
med. equipped and meaatiralbly Instructed
and disciplined. Its organisation, admin is-
nation and armament are practically, tne
same as that of the regular establishment
and it Is constantly becomlnc better aaslm
llated to the regular force. Under exlatlns
law, it can- be called into service by the
President for nlns months, which will per-
haps afford time to ortranlxe. equip and
tra In a volunteer army upon which. In the
end the Nation must, rely for its salvation.
Time will be needed .to, create and Instruct
this voluntere array, and it it would U th
height of folly to pit green soldiers under
Breen officers asalnst aclantlflcaJIy trained
armies of this age of the world, that would
inevitably spell defeat and dlsanter. Wo
must hav time to lick a volunteer army
Into shape to flg-ht. In Justice to the men
who compose it and. the safety of - the Gov
ernment for which they rislc -their lives.
ana, li war came, It would tak (IbOUt all I
Through their effort it -m stimulated ; '
through them our. organizations are sup-
ported and our artists are encouraged,
but where they might do the greatest
and the most needed work they stop :
short. This is In educating the -boys in
music as well as the girls. Many mothers
freely express objections to the study ot
music for their sons In the fear that
music would become their life work. Now,
It Is not for me or Tor anyone to say
whether they are right or wrong, but It
Is certain that if a manly man find him-
self so in love 'with music as an art or
as you say, a profession, that he feels
himself called to It, he ought to follow
it because it is only in this way that we
get the real thing. You will never be
lieve that we get it from the effeminate.
puny person who follows music, for a
living , because he is fitted for nothing
else.' .
"When men appreciate music as men
should, it is because they brinjr into
It an Intellectual element, and they do
not hold it as purely emotional, and
it is for . this reason that the country
needs t ie influence of its men in music
to give it the solidity instead ot the
emotional quality only, which comes
from the weaker men who are ca rriea
i n e.o 1 is vori? dcch ukb in h p pea i 1.0
their senses, but not to their intellect.
We will find that in the schools and
colleges more attention is being paid
to music than formerly. but this is
only in the women's schools, not indeed
In the" preparatory schools for 'boys.
This is a great pity because the study
or music brings 8I011K such . dcarrpe
of " refinement and Indeed such counter-
action against the commercial end the
worldly tendencies of the day that the
necessity of it is more keen here and
now than In any other routitry toda y.
and the boys should have the same
chance for culture and for enjoyment
which music offers as the girls have.
The interests of men and women will
then be closer and the home will' be-
come more what tlie word itself slg-
nines'
Not only was Willie Collier "Caught
in the Rain," but everyone who attend-
ed the performance met with the same
ex peri nee. It may be for this reason
that his audience was so thoroughly in
sympathy with the play, but Mr. collier
succeeds in winning the sympathy of
bis audiences, at least he has so far,
and this is not the exception. To go
further in the success of the play, it
must also.be understood that he has
written this in collaboration with
Grant Stewart. yrom beginning 'to end
the play Is funny, and while the plot
is more than simple, it is easy to see
that it offers every inducement for
elaboration. The farce is in four acts,
and the plot deals with the story of" a
young man naturally shy and retiring
by nature, who gets over It before the
end of the play. It is hardly surpris
ing that when he Is caught in a terrific
rain storm and sheltered under an awn-
ing with the same Muriel Mason rrom
whom hehas run away, that he should
sret her confused with a certain Nellie
Gardiner whom he has also known
slightly. As U Is an accepted lact that
love's darts come quickly and at least
opportune and expected moments. It is
not strange that Just as he hands her
into a passing: cab he finds himself des-
perately interested, if not deeply In love.
After he has fallen in love he has, of
course no use for any other woman, and
although urged strongly to marry in
order to save Mr. Mason, an old friend,
from ruin, no matter how the thins is
presented he cannot forget the episode
o f- the ral n
storm, and he
refuses
marry the daughter wfto( in turn, naa
bestowed considerable thought . upon
him after the same episode and now
furiously resents, not only the slight,
but also the fact that there is a "be-
loved one." The scene is laid .in Den-
ver. and perhaps Mr. Collier and his
collaborator have not sufficiently realiz
ed that even that fact will not make
cvcrytning in the play plausible as to
drawing-room occurrences and Indeed
social customs. Ru t to oraw a good
all-round laugh, the material Is well
put to&etfter. The company la naturally
efficient, including, as it does, Mr. Col-
liex- mill ?Ca.nette ComBtock. The cast
Is as follows;
Dick Crawford .., "William Collier
James Maxwell George Nash
Mr. Mason .
. John Paville
..........WallKe Eddtns-!-
Grant Stewart
Bob uvinson . .
JSrye Forrester . .
George Thompson
David Bertram ...
Adam Longwalte .
.Joseph Kaufman
.Alan Allen
. Thomas Bcaurcrard
, Thomas Martin
"White ....... Chai leo Poors
Mr. Sprigga.
.Duncan Harris
Footman
John Adam
Policeman .........
Muriel Manon ......
Violet Ms.aon ......
. . . . Thomas Lennon
...Nanette Ooixistoele
-Tnru Tjiurel
"SAra. Merrlden
.Helen C. Garrlck
Jiellle Gardiner , Louise Prew
The play Is on- at the Garrlok.
EMIL1E FRANCES BAUER.
thr wouH 1e left of th mobile regular
Army to do this much-needed work.
Katlonai Oosnl Insdsqasts.
' THe national Guard m the united states,
numbers at the pceeent time, about 115,000
men. possibly 80.000 to lOO.OOO men would
answer a call to arms. Thin is not suffi
cient for the defense of the country where
flic regular force ! practically a cipnw m
the calculation so far aa Its numbers are
concerned, but If Conreaa will afford the
necessary assistance. the Natfonal Guard,
can be doubled in numbers and possibly in-
creased to WO men, wftlcn is me least
'figure of safety" that should be considered
for a reserve army in a country so largo
and populous as the United States of Amer
ica. This reserve army should, of course.
consist or .lnftntry, cavalry, lignt catteries
and sea-coast artillery with the proper staff
and- supply corps. The coast artillery com
panies to predominate In the coast states
and especially m the vicinity of coast fortl-
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eelv some training In handling the sea coast
rmmpn t "When prganlEed. the troopi xE
this National reserve, located in each mili
tary department, should be under supervi
sion of the department commander for Instruction-
and inspection, "his reports keep
ing the War r-jrtment Informed as' to Its
strength and efficiency. My experience with
state troops convinces me that it would not
be at all a difficult matter to increase the
strength Of the National Guard to 2.TO.OOO
men if Comrreu would ssist "with the
necessary legislation- and a moderate appro-
priatlon. I know that in this state an al
lotment to each new company, for current
expends, of the amount allowed by the state
to companies already in existence, would
double the number of companies in six
months and I believe this to be thu case in
every Western State and it probably is the
raiin In vry state In- the Union. If about
$0OO annually, for current expenses, could
be allotted to each company, organized
under the statute of JOOM known as the
"nick bill in each state, the military
forces in the states could be more than
doubled, the state providing for all other
expenses. The details necessary for the
successful organization nf this National
Guard Reserve, -could readily be worked up
by tha Natlonnl Guard asiioclatlon In con
ference -with the Secretary of "War and the
committees of Congress. The men would
icrve without pay. a they do now. if their
expenses were paid. There in yet patflntlsin
rnnuich amongst the people to help the eov-
ernnicnt make their country fecure against
attack and humiliation If they are not
called upon to do It and pay for It be
xidps. an was the case under the ststute of
1702, which was but recently repealed..
See d Reserve force,
"We need a trained and equipped reserve
ffrce and we . need It badly. but' It can
come only through the increase of voluntary
crpnijaticns Having aircitty a "iwi w-
It at Ion and a name to build upon. The
NaUonal Ciuard of the TTnltert States, affords
which to construct an adjunct and reliable
National reserve army at as email a cst
as so important an adjunct to the Na
tional safety can be obtained. Let us not
deceive ourselves, wars may toe lessened in
frequency and mitigated in severity, but
will never entirely cease In this world ot
ours. The struggle for existence becomes
mo re crucial in each decade, and will, in
time. force upon us the necessity of defending-
our trade and commerce from the
encroachments of other people.- Trad? Is to
a people what the circulation of blood Is to
the individual ; if It ceases, death ensues.
To fltrht for your trade therefore Is simply
to fight for your National life. The so-
called "yellow peril" 1 not an immediate
danger, 'but In ten years it may be a very
Imminent one. . If China develops Into a
great military power as now seems prob
able In the not distant future, I believe
She will notify all Europeans who camped
upon her territory In her years of military
weakness, to vacate the soil, and she will
undoubtedly resent the exclusion of her
people from other lands. A study of the
political world ought to convince every un-
biased -student that there is much greater
prospect in the future for sanguinary wars
than for continued peace. The prospect is
tolerably peaceful just now, but it may
be the calm which precedes the storm.
"The sleek sea, gorged and sated, basking
lies.
The cruel -creature fawns and - blinks and
purrs.
And almost w forget what pangs ar hers.
And trust for once, her emerald-golden eyes.
Tho' haply on the morrow she shall rise.
And summon her Infernal ministers.
And charge her overlastine barriers.
With wild, white fingers snatching at the
Ro between Peace and' "War-, man's life Is
cast,
Tet hath he dreamed of perfect peace at
last,
Shepherding all the nations e'en as sheep.
The inconstant moody ocean shall (is soon
At the cold dictates of the bloodless Moon,
swear aa eternity of halcyon sleep."
In Tim of Peace.
It Is particularly tne. purpose or the Na
tlonal Guard Association to keep up with
the advanced thought of the aee in mill-
tary matters and to stimulate the pa
triotism of the people to require such ipR.
Illation as will ilv no or lon-t n .-..n
show with other people in the race for Na-
tlonal existence and prosperity. Our peopJe
absorbed in trade and commerce, and Its
daily routine. seldom take time to weljch
carerully the tendencies of the a&e or the
poesibiuties-or the future, and forget, while
the sun . of prosperity shines, that thero
win inevitably come davs of rlonrl and
darkness. The United States has gone Into
every one of Its wars heretofore totally un
prepared for the conflict ana the waste ol
me ana treasure, due to this lank- of nr.
paration. was appalling. It is about time
the patriotic people of the country took this
matter up and demanded of their lawgivers
oencr security against tne futur and that
Intelligent' pnd efficient preparation for
war which Is the surest Kua.ra.ntee of peace.
Every great military power In the world
bas a complete ana detailed record of our
military strength and weakness. They know
an me a-tauaoie points or attack: and nav
formulated Plana for the invasion t .
country, which are stored away awaiting-
the favorable moment, or combination ot
circumstances, to carrv tfiem im .hIm
They may never use them, but if necessity
". i "- are -.- y to j ump upon us wit!
all their available strength and with tn
least possible delay. They are not de
eeivea aDOUt us, they know just what it will
be safe to do and w-hat to avoid and every
year adds to their accumulation of such In
formation. They have sized up the reit-
uiar Army ana itg commanders, the Na-
tlonal Guard and its officers, the volunteer
system of obtaining troops and its "delays.
party. the value ftf our patriotism, the
iieterogenousness ot our population and the
pecuiiarine-r or our lawgivers. What the best
human Intellect can do with the use of this
material has heen done to secure the com
plete success of their plans, and It behooves
us to prepare some lnrormatlon lor m
that will render- all hostile plans nugatory
to put the Nation in such achape for de
fense as will make any one or any combina
tion or these nations think twice before
pceedine to attack us.
ir Baftj is cuttinsr Tectli
Be sore and use that old and well-tried rem
edy. Atfra. Wlnilow'l Boothlng Syrup, for
children taathlng. It soothes th child.
softens the fuma, allays mil pain, cur wlDtJ
telle ni ularrWt
ery bottom of tne trouble and by cleansing
the hlood of every particle of the virus and
adding1 rich, healthful qualities to this vital
fluid, forever cures this powerful disorder,
So thoroughly does S. S. S. cleanse the
circulation that no signs of the disease are
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FKKDER1C J. HASKIX. 1
r" "" F "Frederic J- Hasikin, who has been engaged to write a serie of
J daily letters on "The Magic of America" it may be nUI that
from the humblest environment anil through years o strup5rle as an
orphan he forced his way to the foremost rank, of American news-
paper correspondents,
He has uncommon enerjry,
writes clearly, works hard, incessantly, enjoys the fullest confidence i
of the big men of the country, and is endowed with the rare instinct (
of knowing just what the Treat big" reading public wants- J
In the last eight cr nine years
He has taken all the eliancos that 'soldiers of fortune must take. Ha
has tramped with the miners of the Klondike, has been through revo-
lutions in Central America, has crossed tlie Andes on nwlcbark, has
been in riots in Russia, has seen the horrors q all sorts of epidemics, I
and has been exposed to all kinds of danger, He has been in all
of the European countries, as well as India, China, Japan, the Phil- j
ippines, Cuba, Canada, in fact, anywhere and everywhere where
things have been, happening that people wanted to beat'-about. t
A prominent diplomatist in Washington tells an interesting j
story of the indomitable will and perseverance of M r. Hakiiv Dur-
ing- a sensational currency stress
young1 Jlissourlan was sent down
.tors to get at the inside facts of
mined to see President Diaz and talk the matter over with him, and
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accordingly "went to the American Ambassador and presented his
credentials, with the request that the Ambassador make the ar-
rangements for the interview, "Kotliinj doing:" said that dp- j
tary, although the language he used was more diplomatic than that. T
It is absolutely impossible for you to secure an audience with the J
President, and I advise you to give it up and seek some other way j
of getting- your information.' Haskin said he would not give it up; j
that he was going1 there; or know the reason why. a
This was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and that evening a J
magnificent ball was given under the auspices of some of the leading J
members of the American colony, President Diaz was to be the t
truest of honor. Approaching his host, the Ambassador from tho j
United States, President Diaz said, apologetically: "I beg you to
excuse me, Mr. Ambassador, for my dilatorinoss, but I was so ab- !
sorbed in an interview w i tH . most interesting young newspaper man
from your country, a Mr. Haskin, that I did not realize it was so J
late." Needless to say the Ambassador had an improved opinion of J
Haskin after that.
His viewpoint is always broad and sane, lie believes in the
American Republic and its people. "While he does not hesitate to
expose or conoemn a ouses wnerever mey are inuuu in -jut iiie. no a
is not one of those who, having found something wrong, infers that
expose or condemn abuses wherever they are found in. our life, he
there is nothing right and that
the .demnition bow-wows- K very American will find genuine pleas
ure ancl profit in reading Lis letters, winch will he a feature in The
Daily Oregon ian as well as the Sunday issue.
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Qusaiftos mm r ay ponltlvely that such trou
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Clan, Most of these are original with me
tnd wr dvt.ed for just such niH u tha
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o reator functional Vliror can have but one flna.1 result: Th condi
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(lamination la but airirravated by atlmulatinjr remedies that excite tra
norary activity. Z employ tne only eel en tine and fully frcttv treat
ment for "weakness," whlcli effects a permanent cure by restoring tn
prostate gland td a sound and healthy fit&tft. I obtain complete resulti
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