THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. XOTE3IBER 6, 1910.
MEASURES BEFORE
VOTERS REVIEWED
George A. Thatcher Discusses
Merits and Defects as
He Sees Them.
DIVISION BILLS OPPOSED
Rogue River Act Involves Cannery.
Two Tax Amendments Favored.
Proportional Plan Carrie Too
Slanjr Otlier Changes.
PORTLANT. Pr. (To the Editor.)
i"he Oregonlan has surpassed Itself this
rear in discussing and In giving space
Bagrudglngly for discussion by !t read
rs of ail proposed Un and amend
ments. I beg to ask tho courtesy and tol
rriora of sufficient space to summar
ise the problem of legislation at tha
polls next Tuesday, and to Indicate
aome sharply defined reasons for and
against various measures
for amendment of Hortlnns S and 7. Article
IV of tho t'onstl'atinn of ltl stats, to pro
a Mparalt 1ttrl-t for the election of
fiato 6nator and each Stats Represcnta
tl. "
This amendment was drawn to op
pose the proportional representation
plan offered by the People's Power
l-rague. It would divide Multnomah
'.n.nty Into some 13 districts. I have
heard r.o argument In lt favor except
that it Is a "contrary" measure.
For an amendment of Section 32. Article
I. of the lonstltutlon of Orason, by omlt
1ns the worua "and li taiatlon shall be
equal and untfonn." and Inserting In
thvreof the words: "taaae shall be levied
and collected for pnblle purposes only, and
tb power of taxation shall never be sur
rendered, suspended or evatracted away."
This tax amendment was one passed
by the Legislature In response to the
request of the Grasses. Oregon has
been struggling for a number of years
to rclbrm Its methods of taxation. An
amendment was proposed at the session
of 107 in response Jo the suggestion
of the Tax Commission, of which F.
TV. Mulkey wss chairman, but it was
not adopted. 6ome such amendment as
this is necessary in order to accomplish
anything. There is no legitimate argu
ment against It.
The proposed amendment of section
1. article IX. directing a uniform rule
of taxation except on property speci
fically taxed was also presented at the
request of the Grange, and should log
ically receive the same vote for or
against as the preceding amendment
BOOS.
ror emendmant of the Oreson V-nnstltn-don.
ArtJcle IX (XIX) nuthorlalns the cita
tion of railroad districts and the purchase
sad construction of railroada.
This amendment, authorising the
tate to build railroads, has a decidedly
socialistic appearance. There Is good
reason to believe, however, that It was
passed by the Legislature aa a club to
use If necessary In getting aome rail
roads Into the Interior of Oregon. For
many years Oregon has had a rail
road on two aides of the state the
north and woat and the whole system
was under practically one control.
There has been a change since the leg
islature took their action, and rail
roads are being built. Shall the amend
ment be adopted to make the club a
handy weupon In the future, or is that
unnecessary?
n act providing tnT the payment ef
ltnx annually to the Judso of the KlfMn
Judlnlal lustrtrt. by Pakar roonty. In ad
Jitlon to tho annual salary of SJOoO received
y him from the statr. '
The holding up of an act of the Leg
islature by a referendum petition on
a purely local question Is not only ab
surd, but it is sa abuse of the law.
the Judges of Multnomah County each
receive an extra 11000 from the county
In addition to the state salary of SJOOO.
The Circuit Judge of the Ninth Dis
trict receives an extra J1000 which Is
made up by the counties In his district,
ao there Is no violation of precedent In
allowing the Circuit Judge In Baker
County itooo. There's a smsll feud In
Kiker County, however, of which this
referendum petition Is the fruit.
I believe that It would be entirely
proper for cltlxens to vote "yes" on
this Baker County question, both on
general grounds and for the reason
that no man or set of men in Baker
County have any right to try to In
volve the state In a local quarrel.
There's another case of a similar
nature In Curry County, only this one
was Introduced by Initiative petition.
1 had a talk with U D. Mahone yester
day, a member of the Legislature from
Multnomah County. He told me in de
tail about the initiative petition which
proposes to take away the right to
catch salmon in the Rogue River ex
cept by hook and line. Mr. Mahone
was In Curry County recently and ex
amined the books of the liume can
nery and talked with the heirs. The
lata R. K. Hume built a cannery at
the mouth of the Rogue and put some
thing over 1100.000 into the plant. A
good many men are employed during
the season, and while the facilities for
slJppIng do not permit the paying of
as much a pound for nsu aa Is paid at
Astoria, there Is a good business done
and the profits of the cannery during
the past year amounted to $10,000. That
means something of a pay roll for
Curry County, as well as a business
for the owners. The late Mr. Hume
had plenty of enemies and while he
was generally reckoned as qualified to
take care of himself during his life
time, his estate la now in the Probate
Court. His nephew, as administrator
of the estate, petitioned the County
Court for the right to use 110.000 to
have printed and distributed to all the
voters in Oregon a circular letter t
tlng forth the tacts about this Initiative
petition filed by an association - in
Jackson and Josephine Counties, which
would, of course, convert this expensive
cannery into so much Junk. The court
denied the petition. Before the filing
of the petition negotiations were in
progress for the sale of the cannery,
but the prospective purchasers immedi
ately dropped the matter when that pe
tition was filed. The heirs of the es
tate are now waiting to see what the
verdict of the voters from Klamath to
1'nlon and thence to Clatsop and south
through the Willamette Valley Is upon
the right to catch fish In the Rogue
River.
Mr. Mahone is a lawyer, but he is not
employed by the Hume estate. He
takea pleasure in giving the facts to
the public not with any recommenda
tions as to the merits of allowing fish
ing or prohibit'ng Ashing In the Rogue
River, but he does say that the voters
or" the state generally are not In a po
sition to know the farts and so cannot
vo'e on the merits of the problem.
The Oregonlsn has1 said that the
arguments la the campaign book are
ae hopeleasly contradictory that no
opinion can be formed in the absence
of a cleerly denned issue, and conse
quently advised the voters to vote "no,"
which seems most sensible.
A r.111 for an act to create the County of
Nevmitb out of a portion of tha north-
part of Douilas County and the eoulhern
part of Lena Couniy.
This proposal to create a new county
Is by initiative petition as are all the
rest of the measures submitted.
County boundaries are purely local
questions and never ought to be sub
mitted to the voters of the state. I
heard Mr. U'Ren express his opinion
on the subject at the People's Forum
two weeks sgo. snd what he said was
so sensible that I will give the sub
stance of It-
-The people of Oregon can afford to
watt In the matter of changing the
boundaries of countiea until a measure
is adopted making it possible to set
tie the question by a vote of the In
terested parties. I don't know the
merits of various changes pro
posed this year and I don't consider it
my duty to find out, so I shall simply
vote 'no on these proposals."
That covers the ground very effect
ually as an argument and disposes of
eight pieces of legislation at least.
a Lin i- ....I A m nr the ner-
manent support and maintenance of Oresoa
formal ecnooi at jioumunui.
v thi.k th. will ttistlfv the
Statement that the miserable wrangle
about normal schools in Oregon is quo
to the bullheadedness of the Leglsla-
Th .nrmll 1 ..hnnl it Traln fUT-
nished the element of discord, for peo
ple 'generally aia noi approve ui
money beng appropriated for its aup-...-
r- isns th. 1 at 11 r In order
to bar the referendum on that appro
priation, uciuaea in ono v "
priatlons for the four normal schools,
the Insane asylum, penitentiary, deaf
mute school, blind school, state univer
sity and agricultural college. The eal-
i . i . i.i,iBin railed, how
ever, and a reterendum was actually
riled. At tne election in if", mo u'
appropriating money for all these in
stitutions was sporoved by a vote of
43,918 for, to 26,758 against.
At the session of 1909 the Legisla
ture, completely reversing its policy of
1905. did not appropriate money for
even one normal school. So now dif
ferent normal schools appeal to the
voters for support at the polls: Man
mouth, in Polk County: Ashland, in
Jackson County, r.nd Weston, in Uma
tilla County, ask. for permanent sup
port from the voters of Oregon. The
Drain school does not appear. '
For constitutional amendment providing
for the people of each county to regulate
taiatids and axexnDUone within the county.
regardless of constitutional restrictions or
state statutes, ana aooiismcg poii or mwi
tax.
This tax amendment Is supported by
the Oregon State Federation of Labor
and the Central Labor Council of Port
land and vicinity. It is proper to say
that its ulterior object is not men
tioned. It Is also accurate to say that
its object is the adoption of the single
tax In separate counties. A modified
form of the single-tax was defeated at
tha noils in 1908. The vote in Mult
nomah County, as shown by the rec
ords at the Courthouse, was 10.828 for,
to 11.311 against. If this amendment is
adopted a change of 242 votes on the
basts of the vote in 108 would give
Multnomah such form of the single-tax
as its advocates desire.
The explanation of the vote in 1908 Is
simple, lo cities ss a rule the im
provements on a lot in the shape of
buildings are worth more than the lot.
consequently a proposal to exempt Im
provements appeals to many voters. In
the country It Is the other way round.
The argument maintains that it
makes no difference to other counties
how any one county raises Its taxes. I
doubt- thst. for the men who pays a
tax usually passes it on. A tax is an
expense of business and a great change
means a great shifting and at least
temporary confusion. Oregon needs re
form in her system of taxation; she
may even find the single tax' desirable,
though I fancy there should be some
thing in the nature of an income tax
to supplement it In the case of persons
whose Income is not derived from land,
but this is no blace for a tax argu
ment, and I believe that Oregon wants
a uniform system throughout tne state
when a change la made.
A bill for a law reoulring protection for
persona encased in nasaroous mp. mom-,
defining and sstenfllns; the liability or em
ployers and provldlns that contributory
neallseace sball not be a defense.
The object of this bill Is unques
tlonably good, but no one who is not a
lawyer with large experience in per
sonal damage suits can criticise or
approve its spectrin provisions wim
n authority. Even lawyers would
doubtless disagree. Mr- Roosevelt and
Kimeon E Raldwln. candidate for Gov
ernor of Connecticut, are at present
enne-ed in a sharp discussion on tne
weneral subject. Mr. Roosevelt finds
certain discrepancies between Mr. Bald
win's record as a Judge and his pro
fesslons as a candidate.
An amendment of section SS of article I
of the constitution of Oregon, prohibiting
the manufacture and sal of Intoxicating
liquor and the traXOO therein within the
State of Oregon. .
A bill for a law to prohibit, prevent and
suppress the manufacture, sale, possession,
eithanse. or giving away of Intoxicating
liquors within the state of Oregon, except
lor specific purposes.
These two measures, an amendment
to prohibit the liquor traffic, and a law
to make that amendment effectual,
stand on the same ground. The state
has a good local option law which
bars out saloons in 19 counties, and
there are several counties In addition
that have a majority against saloons.
There seems to be no reason to change
that law unless the voters are con
vlnced that the sentiment In Crook
County, for Instance, against saloons
will enforce prohibition in Multnomah
County, where a good majority are
In favor of saloons. To vote "no" on
hnth amendment and the law to en
force It will leave the local option law
in force.
A bill for an act creating a board of
commissioners o nine members to examine
tho subject or employer inaesnuT ior in
juries sustained In tne course of their ant'
nin.ment and to nreoara a measure.
This measure touches upon the same
subject aa the employers liability act.
There la probably no reasonaoie oo
lectlon to It. In fact It might be an
advantage In clearing the subject of
foe-, even If the other measure ta aaopt
ed. There la plenty of work to be done
in reaching a definite aetuement.
A bill for an act providing for the cre
ation OX HOW (OWlie, L.iuilra " ... . .
districts (excepting dralnaxe and Irrlsjatton
districts oi ies uiii 1 j '
Ing the boundaries of existing counties by
a majority rote of the legal voters of the
territory within the boundaries of ths pro-
Thle meaeure provldea the meana of
creating new counties by the action of
the people directly Interested. This
year if It had been In effect It would
i t . . ik. nil m her of measures
on the ballot by eight and on questions
of which the voters generally know
nothing and want to know nothing.
A bill for a law to amend the direct pri
mary law by extending Its provisions to
presidential nominations, for direct nomina
tion of party candidates for Presidential
electors: for election br party voters of
doieaates to their party National nominating
conventions, each voter voting for one dele
gate, etc.
The Idea of this measure Is so new
that any argument for or against must
be baeed upon theoretic principles. Un
der this law the delegates to a Na
tional convention would Indicate to that
body the sentiment of the voters, of
Oregon. Their traveling expenses up to
the sum of 8200 would be paid by the
state. Under the present system poor
men are barred from being delegates,
pelegatea would be elected by the yot-
A FLAYER -PIAWf EXMSITOI '
A Closing -
and most
" The Emancipation Sale la of two
fold Importance to us and to you. It
meaaa, flrat off, the Introduction of
the latest and moat highly-Improved
types la the player-piano world, all
of which are being aold by na upon
the same little - profit - per - plane
baala that lis been the Kllere melt,
od as applied to all other Instru
ments since the first Kllera store
was established.
It means, secondly, the closing out
ef all types of player-planoa that In
aome way or other have not been
able to Keep atep with the rapid and
truly wonderful progress In modern
player-piano making.
We are determined to close ent at
oace all ef our Pianola pianos,
ers Instead of being- selected by a
convention.
A bill for a law creating a board of peo
ple'a Inspectors of government, providing
for publication of an official state magazine.
This measure has been criticised sav
agely as providing for a partisan press,
paid by the state. Its defenders believe
that the editors, whoso every act must
be in the open, will endeavor to dis
charge their duties fairly and furnish
information on all problems of govern
ment. Fair men, possessing the Judicial
temperament, would do what was re
quired of them. A man who goes off
at half cock would be a thorn in the
flesh of the people of Oregon. I fancy
that in so novel a proposition as this
about the only safe ground of decision
for the voter is for him to ask himself,
"Do I want for use and reference such
a publication as is here proposed?" The
average man can't keep the files of a
dally newspaper, and he could not find
what he wanted if he did. If the scheme
proposed is a good one. the cost Is not
a fatal objection. If it la a bad one. It
would bo a nuisance if it were free.
For an amendment of Article IV. Consti
tution of Oregon. Increasing Initiative refer
endum, and recall powers of the people,
reitrlctlnr use of emergency clsuse and veto
power on' state end municipal
requiring proportional election of members
ef Legislative A-..mbly from the state i at
large annual sessions, and increasing mem
bers" salaries and terms of office, etc-
I am afraid there are too many sub
jects included in this measure to make
it a desirable precedent In amending
the constitution of Oregon. I think
there Is at least material here for
four separate amendments to the con
stitution. If it were divided into four
amendments, then each one could re
ceive suitable attention and discussion
on its own account.
The most prominent feature, of
course. Is the plan for proportional
representation. The strong partisan
does not believe In it unless his party
happens to be In a minority. On the
other hand the Justice of proportional
representation has never been ques
tioned. In 180? in Massachusetts one of
the most remarkable men that the
United States has ever produced. John
Qulncy Adams, proposed proportional
representation in the Massachusetts
Council immediately upon his being
elected to the State Senate. Of course
It was defeated and Mr. Adams got the
credit for being Quixotic However, he
always made it a rule of his life to do
what he considered right, even to the
extent of neglecting the most ordinary
politic considerations.
In later years James A. Garfield,
from the close political State of Ohio,
made a strong appeal for proportional
representation In Congress, though of
course its practical effect was nil.
Some defective plana have been tried,
but none in the United States has been
successful so far. This proposed plan
In Oregon is simple and gives each
party its exact dues, but in making the
whole state one election district there
Is no certainty that each section will
be represented In' the Legislature. Only
a trial will settle that question. Then,
too; It makes the selection of the suc
cessor to a member who has died or
resigned a matter of a vote taken
maybe five years before. The man who
came nearest to being elected comes
next when his successful rival has
passed on. That Is Just in theory, but in
this practical, sordid world the man
may have gotten Into Jail, and a step
from the penitentiary to the Capitol
would raise complications.
Without any personal stake In the
election on Tuesday or without any fat
uous Idea that I have given the only
reasons or the best reasons for these
comments I believe that it would be
a piece of good fortune if the amend
ment proposing proportional represen
tation and other matters were defeated.
The discussion this year has been of
very great value to every Intelligent
voter In the state, and If these measures
could be recast and submitted separ
ately two years hence It would result
In a clearer understanding of the sit
uation. For amendment to the constitution of the
State of Oregon, providing for verdict by
throe-fourths of Jury In civil cases; provid
ing for affirmance of Judgment on appeal
notwithstanding error committed In lower
court: providing Judges of all courts be
elected for six years, and Increasing Juris
diction of Supreme Court, etc.
This amendment has the material
for at least two amendments. The pro
posal to abolish the granting of new
trial on mere tftchnlralltlns is -certain
IMi EmaMcipatioii ' Sale .rfeji
lifin'nr I 1..;,. 4 iff'
.Infill i. ' 1 In which all instruments are now offered at. tJyfl j 1 r
hUllL X tremendous and bona fide reductions. irffTt fl&llHj
I r-csa1? J--iT-pP 1 sS9sn',: Tr i 1
4 i'ir -i 'MT!lmesr:r' - Y. jf-- sr J jgaaisiV&r r-f lit X !J -
out Sale of Pianola Pianos and others, and an introduction of the latest
wonderfully improved types of Player-Pianos in what we term our
Apollo pianos, Knnbe Angelas,
Sohmer, Cerillan, etc., etc., many of
them the very lateat styles made by
these respective manufacturers, and
others more or lean used.
Pianola pianos, for which we were
heretofore compelled to aslt 000
and SIOOO and more, will now go for
SU37, 770, etc, etc. Will tate "sllent
planoa In part payment, too, at fair
valuations.
Pianola pianos and others for
ly desirable. The wording of the amend-
. 1 ..! aat1af ACtnrV
ment may pwi iu" "
as that prepared by the American Bar
Association lor prrocntouv... ..
gress within tha past year, but the ob
ject Is the same and It would doubt
less be as effective.
The proposal to grant .three-fourths
- 4.. i .ivll raiAi the right to
return a verdict will meet more oppo
sition than tne amenameni tu .!
.-1-1- nn -.hnlonlttiAS.
granunK no ucw ui -
Submission of the two Ideas In two
amendments might nave iaciuiaieu -
BUltS.
I would like to express my admir
ation for Mr. ITIten. I believe that he
has already accomplished results which
are comparable only with the work of
the Equal Rights party In New York
In 18S5. A part of their platform was:
No distinction between men save
merit." William Graham Sumner says
of them: "They represented a new up
heaval of democracy," and he expresses
the opinion that they sensibly affected
the destinies of the Nation.
I believe that the position of Oregon
In the Union is one of whch every
Oregonlan may well feel proud, but if
that preeminence Is to be maintained
tho greatest care and the most care
ful consideration of all reforms must
be exercised. There is, too, the even
more Important matter of the well be
ing of the citizens of the state.
GEORGE A. THAC-HER.
' 338 Tillamook. Portland.
INFANT -PARALYSIS FATAL
Three Cases Discovered at Gervair.
One Child Dies.
Dr. Calvin S. White, secretary of the
State Board of Health, returned Friday
night from Gervais. Marlon County,
where he was called t o attend three
cases of infantile paralysis which have
developed in that town. "One case,"
says Dr. White, "Is that of a little child
of E. Parker, who died after an illness
of three days, while the two other cases
are children of Peter Lallak. a girl of
7 and a boy of 18 months."
The two Lallak children were taken
111 last Monday, and when Dr. White
saw them Thursday their legs and arms
were paralyzed and they were having
difficulty In breathing, and he says he
sees no hope for the children's recovery.
With the report of these cases at Ger
vais, six cases of infantile paralysis
have occurred in Marlon County during
the last week, which number, says rr.
White, as alarmingly large.
"Since the Fall rains and the frost,"
said Dr. White, "this disease in and
around Portland has seemingly sub
sided, and I cannot account for these
cases In Marion County."
As near as the Health Board can as
certain, there have been between 90 and
100 cases of this disease In the state,
out of which there have been 12 deaths.
LARGEST BIRD, HIS TOPIC
President Ttnley, ot Andubon So
ciety, Lectures on Condor.
At an open meeting of the Oregon
State Audobon Society last night at
the City Hall, William L. Finley, presi
dent, gave a lecture on the life and
history of the California condor, the
largest bird that flies. This bird
measures 10 feet from tip to tip and
makes its home along the coast of
Southern California and Lower Cali
fornia. It belongs to the vulture fam
ily. The study was made of this bird in
the mountains of Southern California,
and also of one watched from the egg
until It was six months old. There
are only two or three of these birds in
captivity, said Mr. Finley. The one he
studied was sent to the Zoological So
ciety of New York'.
Mr. Finley explained that the condor
is very rare now and that the species
la almost extinct.
"It is very difficult to find a nest of
these birds." he said, "and it required
years of hunting before we found the
egg from which we raised the bird.
Their nests, made in the caves of the
mountains, never contain more than
one egg."
Mr. Fintey is preparing a hook on
th -condor to ba jmblisoed aX aa. earlx
which the prices were established at
$.S0, S0. and 7S0, nil of them we
are going' to close ont at cost, and
some of them at less than cost. See
them for 9325, 9375, 94S5, cash or lit
tle payments.
Thla la the greatest selling event
ever held In the history of the player-piano
trade.
We have also decided to discon
tinue the sale of the Weber Piano,
granda and uprights. Most of the
INCARNATION OF MAN AS TOLD IN BIBLE
: -
Uncontroversial Letter Intended to Make Readers Think for Themselves About What They Are as Human Beings.
THE Rev. A. A. Morrison has re
cently affirmed that he is a be
liever In Article VI of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the United
States. The gist of this article is that,
"Holy scripture containeth all things
necessary to salvation." There is not
in this article of Christian faith a single
phrase which affirms that every word
or text was Inspired of God himself in
the brain of the several writers. Tak
en as a whole, the Bible does contain
all that Incarnate man needs to know
about his spiritual and physical being
on earth. No other book in the world
of religion can equal It in teaching
man to know himself as a spirit and as
an animal by natural origin. The Gen
esis of Moses, the beautifully expressed
thoughts of the Psalmists, the lofty
ideas of the prophets, the recorded
teachings of Jesus concerning the fath
erhood of God and the brotherhood of
man, and the writings of St. Paul, af
ford the proof we need of the eternal
life of the Inward man, and of the tem
poral life of his earthly body. In con
nection with the important meaning of
inspiration and-Its medlumlstlc instru
ment the human brain we do well to
consider the origin of both. By inspira
tion we understand the infusion into
the mind or soul of some thought or
purpose by some specific external influ
ence. In no other sense than this can
we understand the true meaning of
mediumshlp, inspiration, hypnotism, tel
epathy and animal magnetism.
s
We can correctly only view the brain
as a physical Instrument, as is the eye,
the ear and the hand, whioh Incarnate
man has made out of his dally food
from vegetable substance, for the out
ward expression of his thoughts and
feelings. This instrument he uses per
sonally; it Is also used by others who
wish to control It. Thus the brain Is
the 'medium of all Internal and external
inter-communlcatlon between God,
angel, Bpirlt and incarnate man.
As the brain is a self-help-made in
strument by each Individual, no two can
be exactly alike in tone and quality of
sensitiveness. It Is, therefore, no won
der that we find certain Inconsistencies
existing in the writings and recorded
sayings of the many authors of the
Bible. Like the reflected light from
the sun, the colors, tinges and shades
emanate and change according to the
sensitiveness of the organic medium In
use.
We know well that many persons are
color-blind- and in like manner the hu
man mind te generally more or less
"color-blind" In both eiplrltual and physi
cal conceptions; from this we find so
many Christian churches and so many
forms of religion In the world today.
The brain of no living medium can pos
sibly personate the true mind or voice of
the late Professor James, of Gladstone
or of any other departed human spirit
This view of the universal nonconfor
mity in the sensitiveness and Immission
of the medlumlstlc brain to outside in
spiration or Influence Is increased by the
fact that with the vast majority of per
sons only one-half of this instrument is
trained and used from infancy; so that
most people are only half-headed and
half-sided from lack of ambidexterity;
since, the training of the right-hand in
childhood exercises only the left lobe of
the brain, and the left hand the right
lobe. If we have only one lobe trained
for personal and alien use, outside In
spiration and Influence are apt to be
blurred, or mixed up with the mind of
the owner, which Is not passive enough.
Nature Intended that we should use
both lobes of the brain and both hands
with equal facility, else we should not
have had the foresight and the Instinct
to frame both.
This apparent discord In the outcome
of the mentality of ancient and modern
Inspired writers and preachers, when
properly recognired, can form no Just
argument for the atheist, pessimist and
agnostic. The general summary of the
Bible as well as the almost universal
belief of humanity from Adamite date,
reveal, to us man in his dual nature
of pre-existing and continuing spirit-soul
and mind, and temporal incarnate ani
malism. .derived solely, tram, yegeijahia suhalftncc,
Weber Planoa In onr slock are the
lateat, but we have also five slight
ly naed ones that were made when
air. C. B. Lnwson was still In charge
of the WTeber factory,and under whom
n piano was produced which entitled
the Weber to a place foremost among
the great pianos In the United States.
Every catalogue style of the Weber
piano, grand or upright, will he
found on display, and alao some spe
cial styles are here for selection.
creates the inward soul's life and mind,
seems like "putting the cart before the
horse." The very meaning of incarna
tion ' bespeaks an original mind and
being. Soil or matter, per se-, wo know
to be lifeless, inert and mindless. St.
Paul wrote: "It Is the Spirit which
quickeneth, the flesh proflteth nothing."
With this more perfect knowledge of
incarnate man, Jesus Christ gave his
82 disciples only two commissions to
fulfill. The first was to teach the ex
istence of the kingdom of God In the
soul of every man; the second was to
heal the physical body. The question
may well be put to all ministers of
the churches "why don't you fulfill this
second commission of the Master of
Christianity? Why have the churches
relegated this duty to the laity? Ec
clesiastics claim to be the direct spir
itual descendants of these 82 disciples
of Jesus. Why are they not also the
same as physical healers T Especially as
their Master said, "Lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the
world." In this fulfillment of their
calling to suffering humanity only, can
they. In these days, hope to refill their
Churches.
The prayers of the Episcopal Church
embrace the amelioration of the physi
cal evils of humanity. From the pul
pits fssue warnings to the drunkard,
the harlot and the thief of society. Why
do not the pulpits preach more against
the neglect of sanitary law, the impo
sition of unfair taxation, and avarice
on the part of large owners of the food
lands, mineral and forest lands, and
large owners of rented dwellings in ths
cities?
Why are so many doctors and nurses,
who are ever doing so much In pre
serving the physical life of humanity
and in relieving Its physical suffer
ings, and who risk their lives daily in
so doing, too often viewed by the
churches as Godless and treated as
heretics because they axe not church
goers? Have the churches forgotten
Jesus' rebuke to John, "He that is not
against us. is for us."
Have not the churches in their xeal
for ceremonials forgotten that Jesus
mTrFTESS OF
DUMB BRUTE'S FRIEND
As President of League Which Looks to Welfare of AnimalsShe Has Done
Great Work Waifs Are Helped, Too. . X. -
LONDON Oct. 15. (Special). The
Duchess ofTortland is awaiting with
considerable interest the report of Sec
retary Arthur J. Coke, British repre
sentative of Our Dumb Friends' League
at the International Humane Confer
ence, which concludes its deliberations
at Washington today.
For 10 years the Duchess has been
the active president of Our Dumb
Friends' League. She and her ducal,
husband are always right there when
big business affecting the work is to
be discussed. It was principally through
her Influence that A. G. Vanderbilt this
year donated the cost of a new horse
ambulance -or London and the dollars
for three years' maintenance. A host
of British notables back up the Duchess
by supporting the league, which thrives
apace as the cult of the horse grows
in favor. .
Several pretty sto-ies are told about
the Duchess of Portland's devotion to
her dumb friends. At a horse and don
key show her attention was called to
a coster, who, although not a prize
winner was known to take special care
of his "moke." To his surprise and
delight, the coster received three dol
lars from the Duchess as a consolation
prize. She had to borrow the money
from a friend, however, as her well
lined purse had already been exhausted
In giving donations ior various pur
poses. During the Scottish season now clos
ing she was one of the Judges for the
"best kept" dog at the Sutherland and
Caithness sheep-dog trials, held alter-
TnffwAii T.nrtc-e. Berrledale.
jies ijlace la C&iU""1"' nd- at Dunrobln
All will be closed ont at 23 per
cent (for grands) and 27 per cent
(for uprights) less than usual price.
If you are not prepared to pay all
cash, then pay un one-tenth of the
amount In cash, and take two years'
time In which to finish paying the
balance.
Reduced prices, however, apply
only to the present stock; on hand.
It will therefore pay jon to call et
once nt the Always - Busy Corner,
Oregon's Home Piano Institution,
Kilera Music House, 353 Washington
Street, at the corner of Park
(Eighth) street.
said It was not the will of our Heaven!
Father that the soul of a child shoul
perish. Our natural feelings fully li
dorse this doctrine; baptism canm
alter It. Even the life of a sparroTl
Is not forgotten before God. How ofte
have the pulpits preached on that tex
about man 8 duty in the treatment
animals?
What do we understand by salvatic
in religion and physiology? Is it nr
in both the preservation of life? Is
not entirely a personal equation of llf
and righteousness In being a spir
eternally and an animal temporarily?
As man on earth is an incarnate b
ing, he must have known a previous ed
lstence In which both good ana ev
prevailed. The author of all spirit lif
created the perception of good and ev
that, through the discipline of hot
progression in spirituality and mora'J
ltv should be evolved. Man must na
come from somewhere In etheric span.
to become an emigrant, a. pilgrim an
a sojourner on earth. If salvation,'
its theological sense, is necessary f
him as an incarnate being, surely It w:
eaually necessary- for him in his pr
mary stage of existence. As Christian!
believe that man is tne onspring an
child of the Heavenly Father, salvd
tlon can only apply to his condition rl
mental being; for as the spirit of 11
in- the Father is eternal, so must tl
same in the offspring be eternal. -
Jesus Christ became incarnate tnald
ly, as his Sermon on the Mount show
to teach his lenow-man tu iruo ai
insniring knowledge of . the dlvli
fatherhood and its ceaseless love an
solicitude.
The creeds and ceremonials of t
Christian churches will surely cliand
and fade away with increasing splrl j
ual and phs'stcal light in edui;atioi(
but the light of Christianity
and will shine more u"-ifjfe "
li...,!.. iihIa that tiArfurt tlmeTt-
Incarnate humanity will know I
a doubt that the Heavenly Father
only Savior ana Keaeeraer.oi ni
spring, man. R. M. BRERETO
- Woodstock,
PORTLAND
hv the TJtike and Duche
of Sutherland. On that occasion hAH
drew Carnegie and his wife brought
party from Skibo Castl? to witness uti
trials. ':
The Duchess of Portland la expect'
to remain in Scotland with a fami
party until the end ot the presc,
month. More fortunate thac -Cor
rn,. o Rtm ffftrd.. .' who while i
Scotland recently los$r Jewels worti
$2000, the Ducness ; aas irai iiuuun
beyond her voluntary donations durir,
tne Bcoitian bcaouu., j
Round Worksop, th nearest town
Welbeck Abbey, they fall her "the go.
duchess." She has the art of makin
humbler folk at easej by bringing in;
play that touch of nature which mak
the whole world klri; As a daught,
of Thomas T. Dallas Yorke, she had e
opportunity as a ihoughtful girl
seeing the world from plain and ordu
ary viewpoints, butt the .fact that si
"has not lost her bead under the sun
social prosperity speaks well for hi
Judgment. - -
The plight of distressed humanity, j
well as the woe of her dumb friend
does not pass unheeded. '. Owing to h
initiative, a labor yard in connectio
with the Church Army, was started f.
the homeless waifa on, the Thame
Embankment. Like - the Duchess
Somerset, she Is not in favor wit
society butterflies, not only because
her seriouB views, but because of tl
very exclusive set she helps to mail
tain. ' - - '
An American company with t.540.nr
capital will manufacture agricultural m.
chtaexy at -Uoacw. Russia, .
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