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KHED AXI ITS CATHEDRALS.
Korhe second time in the last half
century war's destruction has over
taken the City of Rheims. In 1870 it
was captured by the invading Ger
tnansind subjected to ruinous requi
sitions. They present bombardment
threatens to destroy its ancieht monu
ments and blot out from the world
forever the most beautiful creation
of Gothic architecture in all France.
Rheims was the capital of the ancient
Remi, a tribe friendly to the Romans,
for whom Agrippa, the intimate of
Augustus, built a system of roads that
exist to this day. They were converted
to Christianity in the middle of the
third century, but the great ecclesias
tic of the city was St. Remigius, who
anointed Clovis soon after his conver
tion, in 496. The oil for this occasion
was provided directly from heaven,
being sent down in a sacred flask,
which was religiously preserved to
later ages. Succeeding French Kings
naturally wished to share in the bless,
ings which had been vouchsafed to
Clovis, and therefore the custom grew
up of anointing them all in the
Rheims cathedral. It was to this great
ecclesiastical structure that Joan of
Arc conducted the feeble and vicious
Charles VII after she had Won his
crown for him from the English, and
her she supervised his coronation
with the sacred oil of Clovis and St.
"Remigius.
The scene is described by Schiller
in his "Maid of Orleans." Joan, was
but poorly rewarded for her services
to Charles VII and France. She was
ultimately abandoned to the cruel
British nobles, who burned her at the
stake under a pretense that she was
a witch. But the real reason for put
ting her out of the world was politics.
Most of the later French Kings were
crowned at Rheims, which, for that
reason, became a sort of subsidiary
capital of the nation. There was &
magnificent suite of royal apartments
f i 1 1 ,j .3 iin In t V i r) il a yn Vi ni h rn rial.
ace, where may still be seen some of
the most beautiful old tapestries in the
world. They Were woven by the fa
mous Flemish weaver, Perpersack.
But the principal monument of
Rheims is its great cathedral.
This marvel of Gothic architecture
was begun in the year 1211 and fin
ished about the year 1300. It stands
on the site of an older building, de
stroyed by fire, from the ravages of
which the cathedral itself has not been
exempt. In 1481 some plumbers, who
were at work in the upper portions,
left fire in a brazier among the tlm
hers. During the following night it
spread to the roof and epirea, which
were ruined. The molten lead from
the conflagration flowed in streams
through the gutters of the city. Partial
repairs were made from time to time,
but perhaps no complete restoration
of the building has ever been made.
Time's ravages brought it to such a
ftate of decrepitude in 1875 that the
French National Assembly voted the
large sum of 2,000,000 francs for re
pairs. The money was spent prin
cipally on the west facade, the most
beautiful part of the cathedral and
one of the most perfect pieces of arch
itecture in the world.
The name of the man who built
this wonderful "structure is unknown.
Of course, it passed under many a
master builder in the course of the
century during which it rose to com
pletion, but there must have been
tome architect who conceived the gen
eral plan and Inspired the work of
all his successors. Like so many of
the architects .who wrought out the
wonder and beauty of tha Gothic ca
thedrals in Europe, he has been for
gotten. It seems almost as if these
great buildings, so numerous, so
widely distributed over Europe and so
various to their design, had arisen
from the inborn genius of the people
themselves. Historians give much
credit to the monks for the creation
of Gothic architecture, particularly to
the Cistercians, who were famous
builders, but monks alone could not
have done the work, or even inspired
it. '
The eleventh century saw the be
ginning of one of those Intellectual
and spiritual revivals which blossomed
more than once in medieval times.
Christianity had by that time acquired
complete dominion over the human
mind. Modern science, with, its ques
tionings and doubts, ha"a as yet made
no inroads upon perfect faith. Min
gled with the spirit of the new and
dominant religion were numerous rel
ics of the heathendom it had con
quered, but never expelled. The mu
tual reaction of these two psycholog
ical influences produced a religious
feeling which we moderns can neither
reproduce in ourselves nor understand
in others. It was simple, confiding,
irreverent and the same time sub
limely devout. Modern men feel that
they must address the deity in the
most polite terms lest they 6e . sus
pected of doubting his existence. The
medieval workmen who built the
Gothic cathedrals were so confident
of God's existence and intimate power
over their lives that they made jokes
about him and with him. On the" pil
lars of solemn cathedrals dedicated
to the . Most High and his Virgin
Mother are carved humorous gar
goyles which express the quenchless
joy of the workman in his work and
his satirical insight into the absurdi
ties of life and faith. "I believe be
cause it Is absurd," said the holy ,Ter
tullian. "I love my faith so well that
I can. even laugh at it." said the me
dieval workman. But in the pointed
arches and the heaven-seeking spires
he expressed the upward longings of
his soul.
"Time," said Victor Hugo, "was the
architect and the whole people was
the mason that built the Gothic ca
thedrals." It was not so much the
monks as the artisans themselves, the
journeymen and master architects.
m I ' : ' 11 11 1 1
who spread the Gothic mode from
Ireland to the heart of Germany with
in a few years. We read of Villard de
Honnecourt, one of the later achl
tects of the Rheims cathedral, that he
traveled as far as Hungary to execute
a. commission. All the masters and
journeymen were constantly on the
move. European society never was so
fluid as in the twelfth arid thirteenth
centuries. It was the age of Wander
ing students. More than 30,000 of
them went to Paris to hear Abelard
lecture. All the highways were alive
with - artisans, traveling in search of
work perhaps, perhaps to visit for
eign lands and see the world. They
took their knowledge, their handicraft
and their inspiration with them into
all the towns of Europe, and before
the age was done they had built a
Gothic cathedral at almost every cen
ter Of Christian Worship.
WHY
Colonel "Wood ought to know, as all
others who know Mr. Chamberlain
know, that like charity he "belleVeth
all things, hopeth all things, end u ret h
all things."- He .'believes whatever It
is safe to believe, hopes always for the
Indulgent regard of a complacent Dub-
lie, and endure? with great fortitude
the uniform disappointments of those
Democratic candidates who chance to
be running with him. Colonel Wood
wasv one of them. He knows What it
means to be sacrificed to the Cham
berlain Idol. Df. C. J. Smith will soon
be in the mourners' bench with Col
onel Wood
But We do not at all mean to imply
tnat colonel Woods motive In oppos
ing Mr. Chamberlain Is revenge. Not
at all. We are quite prepared to be
lieve that he was and Is indifferent
to public office. But he has had per
sonal experience with - the Chamber
lain game. He is qualified to testify.
He performs a needed public duty
when he gives the Chamberlain rec
ord.
The Democratic party is the person
al asset of Mr. Chamberlain. He has
used it in his own way for his own
purposes for many years. The chief
function of the party is to keep out of
sight when Chamberlain runs. He is
ashamed ofc- it. He ought to be. It
ought to be ashamed of itself for be
ing used as Chamberlain uses it.
Reynolds had a cartoon yesterday
indicating that Chamberlain had
abandoned the non-partisan hoboy
and was about to land on the back
or the Democratic mule. .When he
does, it is to be hoped that Reynolds
will traw a picture of an event so
unique and memorable." Of course
Chamberlain always rides the Democ
racy, but in disguise disguise for
himself and for the animal.
The Chamberlain formula is to be a
Democrat between elections and not
during campaigns. For proof, we in
vite attention to his campaign litera
ture and his window pictures. The
fact that he is the Democratic "candi
date nowhere appears. Why?
THE CASE OF C. M. I1CRI.BI7RT.
An almost unknown citizen of un
known antecedents, C. M. Hurlburt, by
some political mischance was nomi
nated at the Republican primary in
May to be joint Representative in- the
State Legislature for Multnomah and
Clackamas Counties. The Republican
County Central Committee has investi
gated his record, and aa a result re
fuses to recommend Hurlburt or
election. Other reports as . to Hurl
burt's record make 4t clear that the
committee was wholly justified in its
action. -
Besides certain questionable busi
ness transactions it appears that Hurl
burt regarded his approaching service
in the State Legislature as an incen
tive and an opportunity for graft. He
admits that he had arranged to press
a certain appropriation bill, for the
relief of some- person who had a 13000
claim against the state, and he was to
get a portion of the swag. It is clear
in face of this corrupt .bargain that
Hurlburt could not lawfully be seated
in the Legislature; but whether or
not he could be, it is also plain that
he ought not to be elected or seated.
The Oregonian has no hesitation in
supporting the committee in its rei-
pudlation of C, M. Hurlburt. The
committee has no power to name
another candidate. But The Oregonian
nnas it proper and easy to suggest
to tne public What it ought to do- .in
November. It should defeat Hurl
burt by the election of Mr. Roscoe
Hurst, the Democratic candidate. He
s an active man, with a good name.
He has knowledge of public affairs,
and he can render efficient service at
Salem.
It is well fo emphasize the- fact that
C. M. Hurlburt is not the same as
Thomas M. Hurlburt, Republican can
didate for Sheriff. Thomas Hurlburt
Is in no way related to C. M. Hurlburt.
He Is well qualified to be Sheriff and
doubtless he will be elected.
THE SAME OL.I STAGE.
The New Tork Sun's dramatic critic
Is grieved to hear how "our best peo
ple are made to talk on the Bias's.
Not that the playwrights commit the i
society leaders and eminent clubmen
to actual blasphemies or Indecencies.
Perhaps it would be less distressing
for the victims if they did. The trou
ble seems to be that these elegant men
and women are made to stalk grandi
osely about the stage on linguistic
stilts. They converse pompously in
polysyllables, never mention any ac
quaintances less imposing than dukes,
and If they speak of money at all it
is in terms of millions,
The Van Norden family, which has
lately'tjeen displayed on the New York
stage, Is a case In point. .These peo
ple had a family row in the coarse of
the play which they honored with
their figures, but nobody would have
dreamed they were quarreling. Quite
the contrary. - Each member spoke his
mind as if he were Daniel Webster
replying to Hayne or eulogizing Bun
ker Hill monument. Of course society
people must live up to their station
whether on the stage or in their autos,
but it does seem as if they might now
and then be permitted to express
themselves like human beings.
But we fear they never will.- The
conventions of the stage are uncom
fortably rigorous. Once established,
they seldom change. Time has little
effect upon them and they pay no at
tention to tide. The mother-in-law of
today is exactly like her prototype in
the days of Noah. The stage German
dates from the pre-Adamites and his
brother of Hibernian lineage comes
down . from the cave dwellers. No
body can say how ancient the stage
negro Is. He must have been of a
hoary antiquity when the first poly
wog began to wiggle in the primeval
seas.
These types bear little or no rele-
vancy to human nature, but they have
gained possession of the stage and it
appears more than probable that they
will always keep it. A million ages
from now the Irishman of the theater
will make the same bulls, crack the
same jokes and dance the same jigs
that he does today. And no doubt the
society people of that epoch will con
verse in the same elegant polysyllables
tnat tney use in current plays.
LIVES JNEEDLESSLY IXST?
- In connection with the loss of the
steamer Leggett the Morning Astorian
discusses a phase which will bear in
vestigation. "According to that news
paper notification of the peril of the
ljeggett was forwarded" by the Japan
ese cruiser Idzuma, from a point 100
mues to the northward, to the Marcon
wireless station at Vancouver, B. C,
about 2 P. M. Although the Marconi
Company has a station at Astoria and
there were two Port of Portland bar
tugs and two swift lighthouse tenders
in port that might have gone to the
scene of the disaster, the Astoria sta
tion was silent orrcernihg the wreck
until 8:09 that evening. Prior there
to representatives of the company re
rused Information to the Astorian
either for pay or as a gratuity,
"If the local Marconi station did not
have the news earlier, why did It
not?" asks the Astorian. "It Was
abroad in the air for over six hours
before any sign was given that these
people , had it, and it was registered,
presumably, at other stations on the
coast belonging to that service."
It is hardly conceivable that the
Marconi station at Astoria had the?
news of the fate of the vessel in time
to . notify, .vessels in that port, and
thereby salvage life, yet did not do
so. But as- the Astoria newspaper
-inquires, if it did not have the news
why did it not? It would seem to
be the duty of a wireless company to
forward to every Btatlon within
reasonable distance, of shipwreck
whatever information it possessed or
could acquire. Had rescue vessels
gone out promptly from Astoria, num
erous lives might have been saved,
for many clung to wreckage for
several hours.
AGED GENERALS
The French Generals, Joffre and
pau. Who have distinguished them
selves In the present war, are veter
ans of 1870. General French, who
commands the British troops In the
field, was a seasoned soldier before
the Boer war broke out. General von
Hausen, the German, is 88. He has
been retired, but for other reasons
apparently than his age. The Em
peror William I, who shone so bril
liantly both in Cabinet and-field in
the war of 1870, was 73 years Old at
that time. His great strategist,
Moltke, was past 70.
Our American experience with ven
erable commanders has not been quite
so fortunate as that of Europe, but
tne reason may lie In the fact that we
have fought no big warssince modern
conditions began realfy'to govern mili
tary affairs We won no advantages
whatever in the War Of 1812 until the
decrepit Revolutionary veterans had
been shuffled away and younger men
put In charge, The victories on Lakes
Erie and Champlain were gained by
young men. Jackson was in the prime
of life when he fought the British at
New Orleans.
Our experience in the Civil War
was of the same color. In the begin
ning the direction of affairs was en
trusted to General Scott, who won his
fame, such as It was, in the War of
1812. He made a sad mess of it and
so did the early union field comman
ders. The North began to . forge
ahead when it put new and young
men into the field and not before.
Perhaps there is something In the
American- climate which enfeebles tile
intelligence of aged soldiers. Perhaps
our military men are somewhat lack
ing in genius to begin with In Com
parison with their European. brethren.
In any case soldiers certainly last a
good deal longer r over there. We
mean, or course, soldiers who are
lucky enough to do their fighting at
second hand. There is no- reason to
believe that the men in the ranks sur
vive any better than they do on this
side of the- ocean.
TIME FOR BUSINESS.
Now Is the time for the campaign
of education on South American- trade,
which has been conducted by our con
suls and by the Bureau of American
Republics, to bring results. Ameri
can manufacturers have, been thor
oughly informed, so far as Is possible
by any means short of actual ex
perience, on what they must do in
order to get the trade, and they need
but to brush up this knowledge.
Foreign branches of American banks
are being opened in South American
cities to finance this trade. The war
has for the time removed from the
field, partially or entirely, our most
active competitors. The way has been
opened for our exports to be carried
in our own ships, thus ending our de
pendence oh Europe for vessels. South
America is as eager to buy as we are
to sell, and asks only that we pro
vide a market for its own products,
which are now shut out of Europe.
Conferences are to be held between
representatives of South America and
this country with a view of developing
a. plan of reciprocal trade, and an ex
hibit of products of twenty Latin
American countries is to be opened.
Pamphlets in English are to be pub
lished explaining the merits of these
products. An Eastern railroad is send
ing over Its line, among cities and
towns which produce three-fourths of
the varieties of goods needed in South
America, a special train loaded with
instructors in the needs of that con-
tinent. Thus the movement is taking
hold in the East. It should as readily
take hold in the West, which manu
factures many commodities for -which
there is a market south of the Isthmus.
Not only South America, but Eng
land, the workshop of the world, is
calling for our manufactures. An
English hardware syndicate has sent
to New Tork a representative to buy
a great quantity of builders' hardware
which would have been bought In
Germany but for the war. This Eng
lishman, in addressing the Hardware
Club, advised that Americans abandon
that dogmatic attitude of the Anglo
Saxon, which they share with the
English, and which hinders business.
As an example, he advised that Ameri
cans do not insist On shipping goods
In hundredweights of 100 pounds to
an Englishman who wants them
shipped in hundredweights of 112
pounds. He laid down a sound but
oft-forgotten principle of business
when he said:
Tha lesson to be drawn from this is that
you must do business according to tha cus
tom of the buyer If you want to go in for
the foreign trade. The German does that.
That Is how In forty years he has built up
the second largest trade In the -world. He
asks you what you want and goes home and
tries to make it for you. He does -not care
so long as there la a. profit la It.
Russia, too, has Invited us to take
possession of .Germany's trade with
that country, i Naturally the motive of
the invitation Is to enlist our material
Interest and with -it our sympathy on
the side of Russia against Germany,
but regardless of -sentiment, there la
no reason why we should not accept
the opportunity which the fortune of
war has thrown out. The hyper
sensitive New York Evening- Post
styles this invitation "a clumsy . at
tempt to Win favor by a clumsy bribe
That may be, but our acceptance
would impose no obligation on us. It
is a simple case of. having goods to
sell and of having found a buyer. In
short, we afe ready to supply the
wants of anybody whose ordinary
sources of supply have been cut off
by the war. If any of the belligerents
suffer in consequence, that will be
simply an incident of the business; It
will not be the result of any deliberate
purpose on our part to injure them
through partiality to either group of
fighting nations.
GOOD RESULTS" OF FIUBCBTER.
The filibuster against the river and
harbor bill bids fair to result in great
ejpod for river and harbor improve
ments. It has fastened public atten
tion on the Inherent vices of the pres
ent unsystematic political,- pork-grab
bing methods. It has dragged into
prominence obscure creeks upon which
Congress proposed to squander money
Without any prospect of aevelonlng ad
flltlonal traffic. It has brought clearly
before "the people the truth that leg
islation which will Insure) traffic on our
waterways la a necessary preliminary
or accompaniment to improvement.
Without such legislation, vigorously
enforced, water-borne tonnage will
continue to decrease, though we im
prove our waterways to the highest
point of scientific perfection
The rout of the pork-barrel brigade
must be practically complete before
the legislation described can be passed,
but that brigade, holds on with bull
dog tenacity. When It first gave
ground before Senator Burton's as-
sault, it pretended to . cut out the
pork, but the committee returned the
bill to the Senate with the appropria'
tion for a 40-foot channel to Boston
Harbor omitted, but with those for
what Senator Galllnger calls ."every
miserable little river in the South"
retained. " Yet Boston, in the fiscal
year 1914, did a foreign trade amount
ing to 1210,686,494, whlla a stream of
even such magnitude as the Red River
of the South did so little traffic that
the cost of Improvement has been
$2000 a ton of traffic. According to
Mr. Burton, there is not enough traf
fic in a year to load -half a train of
ears on the Tennessee River, for which.
1980,000 was to have been appropri
ated and for which a total of til. 220
000 Is estimated. Senator Simmons, of
North Carolina, is the chief defender
of the bill in the Senate and when
the first concessions to 'Mr. Burton
Were made he clung tenaciously to
his own pork, of which Representa
tive Frear said:
North Carolina has twenty-etrht Drolects
running- up to several minions with a total
commerce less than ana-tenth that ot
Eruluth.
The pork-barrel statesmen Bought to
appease their hunger with the follow
ing Juicy morsels for their own states
Mattawan Creek. Now Jersey S T2.O0O
bnoal Harbor and Compton Creek,
I. c w tj ernvy ,............,,
Mtspillon Creek, elaware
MurderklU River, Delaware ...... .
Kockhole Creek. Maryland .
66,800
S5.2O0
w.onu
ai.HOO
3.000
lu.wuo
4,100
16.434
Breton Hay, Maryland
Tred Avon River, Maryland .....
Locklers Creek, Virginia
Tangier Channel, Virginia
Oyster Channel. vlreinia
11.250-
Scuppernong River, North Carolina.
33,000
Lumber Creek, North Carolina ....
.000
5.400
Ss.avs
0,000
t.ouo
300,000
600.000
7,0O0
ueep creek, Isortn Carolina,
Northeast Cape Fear River
Newbegun Creek, North Carolina . . '
Bennett Creek, North Carolina ....
Harbor of Refuse, Cape Lookout,
N. C
Beaufort waterway. North Carolina
nifteimee creek. lorida
. . U . I U K. ......... I . , M,
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.. 2,250,000
Coosa River, Georgia 63,000
Bayou Teche, Louisiana - 180,000
Brazos River, Texas 2r,000
Trinity River, Texas 240,000
Arkansas River 100, 0O0
Oklawaha River, Florida
rteu itiver, Arkansas 100,000
Mr. Burton and his associates did
wen to refuse a compromise which
left most of the worst items in the
bill, and the final settlement by which
70,000,000 is placed at the disposal
of the Army engineers to continue
uncompleted projects gives assurance
that all meritorious improvements will
be carried on through the present fis
cal year. The disposition of the en
gineer board is to favor Improvements
the cost of which is partly borne by
local communities. As that is the
case with all the Oregon harbors on
which work Is in progress and with
the Columbia River bar and ship
channel, and aa provision will doubt
less be made for the Celilo Canal.
Oregon and the Columbia basin have
lost nothing by the success of the fili
buster. Vigilance will be necessary;
however, for there Is evidence that
political pressure has already made
itself felt among Army engineers. An
example is the fact that the harbor Of
refuge in. North Carolina was con
demned by General Kingman before
he became chief of engineers, but was
recently approved by him under pres
sure, apparently from Senator Sim
mons, whose appetite for pork is in
satiable. -
The defect in Mr. Burton's argu
ment haa been his assumption that,
because under our present mode of
operation water' traffic decreases In
face of improvements, such expendi
tures should cease. He assumes that
the American people have definitely
abandoned river transportation and
that improvement of rivers Is there
fore useless. That is not the opinion
of Mr. Burton's chief supporter. Sen
ator Kenyon. He pointed out the real
cause of the decline of Inland water
traffic, quoting the .following passage
from the report of Herbert Knox
Smith, exCommissloner of Corpora
tions:
There are thus five salient facts: First.
that terminals are as Important as chan
nels;, second, that our harbors have not
fully developed their terminal frontage, nor
are tney properly organized or controlled:
third, that railroads largely control water
terminals, often to the disadvantage of
general water traffic: fourth, that there is
almost no linking up of the rail and general
water systems at the water's edge, but,
raUier, the opposite tendency: fifth, that
there is little co-operation by localities
with the Federal Government, -which im
proves their channels.
Mr. Kenyon cited theTevival of wa
ter traffic in Germany- and France
since 1870 as proof that it is not out
of date. He would revive it byiipro-
vidlng for terminals, for connection
of water and railroad lines and for
pro-rratlng between these lines. He
would give the Interstate Commerce
Commission jurisdiction, over water
lines, with authority to establish min
imum rates on railroads . competing
with them. Railroads could not then
cut rates until water lines were ruined
and then raise them. France has min
imum rail rates 20 per cent higher
than competing water rates.
This policy would put water trans
portation on a' sound footing as a safe
investment for capital and would en
able it to be conducted with the great
est economy. . As It revived under this
policy, money could be expended on
river Improvement without fear that
it would be wasted, provided the ap
portionment of funds were entrusted
w - :
by ConeTeSi tn An O-r r, trt nnn.liartlaan
commission. A good safeguard against
worthless projects would be a require
ment that the community directly
Denentea contribute a share of the
cost. Portland has voluntarily spent
millions in this manner and other Ore
gon ports are following its example.
Boston has spent .large sums on har
bor improvement. Anmn atnUea sec
retary of Yale College, proposes that
eucn locality seeking public improve
ments be required to contribute ten
per cent of the cost. Oregon ports are
coniriouung a much higher percent
age, which mieht well hi dpmnnrlprt
That Wmilrt UTIua man., a U,t..n
ww.UUU JUL. ......
creek ahd would establish the salutary
rule that the Government help those
communities which help themselves
ARNOLD BKNNKTT'9 KKRK8Y.
Not only Is Arnold Bennett an
artistic reprobate, but he glories in his
depravity. He writes sensational
stories without a blush and defends
his -practice, with an Ingenuous lack
of remorse Which causes the critics
to hiss at Jiim. We all know what
his deplorable practice Is. First he
writes a book which Is "great litera
ture." Then, to keep the family pot
uuiuiik. ne wntea ona that -o-iii c.i
This might be excused If he groaned
and webt over It m an mnvnMat.i.
necessity, but when he prides himself
upuu it now snau we forgive him?
iere is "ms unholy creed: "An au
thor is justified In r!u:lilri9 lmn-la.
popularity instead of . being content
. . . . .
wmi iiurerty ana tne unheard-of
plaudits of posterity." Did anybody
ever read such scandaloua hrav be
fore? No wonder the moctt aunt era
critics are aghast. Still thorn in snmo
thing to be said for Ai n.n.ia
view. An advocatus diaboll
in a good word for him without much
trouble. For On thing it is orettv
certain that the erpal unnnnniur
geniuses would have written best
sellers if they could. But they could
not.
Nor was their innhllitv tn nloiio. tha
public solely on account of their
genius, nomer a Iliad was composed
to deliirht convivial rmx-A tn haMnui
halls. Thev wnt tvlM u-ith nniii.
ment as the cantos "were harped to
mem, ana yet tne Iliad Is as great
poetry as there 1h. riant n..
very popular, neither was Milton. No
doubt this indicates some defect In
tneir inspiration. Perhaps a little
theology and mora lava anA fiirntin
wpuld have solved the mystery. The
greatest art ought to appeal to our
common numanity and no doubt It
would If that hlimxriltlr wer-a nnf
cased In so many shells.
Civilization Deals nff a. ahall no wn
every thousand years and thus brings
the ahcelic ffirp a llttla nA a v. -
light. What a glorious day it will be
iur me onaKespeares and Rembrandts
when it stands fully exposed to the
radiant peams of truth and beauty
BUtX, MOOSE ON DOWJT GRADE.
The vote for Senator at the Call
fofn1- primaries shows that the Pro
gressive vote has slumped from 283,'
610, Roosevelt's vote? in 1912. to 5..
681, the combined vote for Progres
sive candidates for Senator in 1814.
The Democratic vote has slumped
irom zod,436, the vote for Wilson In
112, to 99,102, the combined Demo
cratic vote for Senator.' The Repub
lican vote has grown from practically
nothing in 1912, when the Progressives
crowded the old party orf the ticket
and stole its name, to 212,857. the
comoined Republican vote for Senator
The Republican vote is greater by 18,-'
u man the Democratic and Pro
gressive votes combined.
Standpat Progressives talk of com
bining with Democrats to bring about
JttepuDiican defeat in November, but
mere is no Dasis of agreement. An
appeal will be made to Democrats to
stand by the President. How can they
stana Dy nim if they vote for the Pro
gresslve party whose leader has de
nounced Wilson's principal work the
tariff, the Canal tolls law and the
Colombian treaty? How can Proirres.
slves stand by Colohel Roosevelt if thev
vote ror men who are dead against
him on these measures? A vote for
a Democrat is an endorsement of the
Underwood tariff, which has struck
severe blow at California's great fruit
industry. It. Is a vote of censure on
Colonel Roosevelt for recognizing Pan
ama and for making the Canal treaty.
it is approval of the Canal tolls laws
which hits hard at Pacific Coast com
merce. If Democratic and Progressive lead
ers should combine, their followers
would not follow, for the reason that
they have nothing in common politi
cally, while Republican and Progres
sive principles ' are Identical 'on the
tariff and the Colombian treaty. Any
attempt at fusion would send at least
half the Progressives into the Re
publican camp. Many will go there
n any case. -. . .
CSSELKS3 OFFICE REVIVED. .
. An office In the Federal Govern
ment, once created, is carefully nur
tured into an old age wherein the
very cause for its creation la often
forgotten. Far be It from Congress to
close an outlet by which , money may
ne drawn irom the Treasury. An ex
ample f how offices are created and
perpetuated was recently cited by
Representative Olllett in a speech in
the House. While denouncing the
Democrats without stint, he did not
spare censure of his own party for Its
share in the deal. -
The Republicans created the office
of "special resident commissioner for
the Lincoln Memorial Association" as
a sinecure for a venerable Republican,
who on retiring from the Senate)
broken awlth age, was supposed to be
penniless and on - the verge of the
grave. The law made the office ter
minate on his death, which occurred
within a year, but the office did. not
die with him. Mr. Gillett said:
This party of economy revived the law
and perpetuated the sinecure, only substi
tuting the name of a popular Democrat who
ht.d once -been a Senator, and since held a
very lucrative office.
This Wag the act of the party which
in its ' platform demanded a "reduc
tion In the number of useless offices."
It was the act of the party which its
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee, Mr. Fitzgerald, said, "seem to
take it to be- a huge Joke not to obey
their platform and to make ridiculous
the efforts of - the members of our
party who do try to live up to the
promises they made to the people."
It was the act of the party of which
Mr. Fitzgerald said : -
Thev have unnecessarily oiled im th
public expenditures until the Democratic
party is becoming the laughing stock of the
country.
The Republican who was originally
appointed to the sinecure created for
hisj)enefit proved not to be in need
of public charity. The Springfield
Republican says that on his death he
was found . to possess property
amounting to a fortune in the eyes of
people who are in humble circum
stances." Both parties have offended" in this
respect. Their offense may probably
be traced back to the people's easy
tolerance of waste. The Democratic
party is the latest and greatest offen
der, for it has made the loudest pro
fessions of virtue but has sunk deep
est into this vice of waste and graft.
' The brutal assault of Governor
West upon Robert A. Caples, in his
telegram to Secretary Bryan accusing
him (Caples) of having been twice an
Inmate of the insane asylum, is quite
on a par with the tactics of his jour
nalistic partner, the Journal, which a
while ago made a wanton attack on a
Pendleton newspaper man who had
furnished certain 'political correspond
ence to The Oregonian. Mr. Caples
had informed Mr. Bryan by telegraph
that Senator Chamberlain had refused
in 1908 to preside at or participate in
a Bryan mass meeting. It would have
been more to the point if the state
ment had been refuted, or the inci
dent explained. Caples explains that
he was at the state asylum on his own
Initiative, to take treatment for an un
fortunate habit, of which he has been
cured. How long since over-indulgence
In liquor by any of his friends
or associates has led "the Governor to
impose the penalty of exposure and
attack?
Governor West's statement at
Sandy last Friday, that The Oregonian
is supporting the amendment to
create the office of Lieutenant-Governor
in expectation that a particular
individual will get the Job. is charac
teristic of the Governor's reckless
ness In campaign speeches. Twenty
days ago The Oregonian called atten
tion specifically to this amendment
and characterized tts re-submission
at this election as an inexcusable ad
dition to election costs. The Ore
gonian clearly indicated its opposition
to the amendment. The Governor
discovers without trouble everything
The Oregonian says about Mr. West.
Are we to Infer that his egotism per
mits him to read nothingelse?
The Oregonian nrinted tha William
RnnlnV nlittfrtrm In full in fto nA.o
columns on July 81, 1914. Undoubt
edly colonel Wood overlooked it, else
he would not have complained that
the Portland nanpnt nitllhAf yi r-1 n f o ,1
it nor commented on it. Mr. Hanley
has since had the platform several
times renrlnted aa am. silvcrtl.iotnprl
Evidently he thinks it a good platform.
It had not occured to the Oregonian
to say anything about it. But, since
comment is solicited, it might be- well
to say that it is quite the most re
markable Progressive platform any
one has yet seen. It has not a word
to say about Colonel Roosevelt.
Would there Were genuine, hope
that the progress- of feminism means
the end of war. But is it not true
that women are as eager for war as
men? Who were the most determined
rebels" In the South? Any veteran
will answer, "The women." German
and French women today are as belli
cose as their sons and husbands. As
women advance in politics they adopt
men's customs and habits of thought.
They bring in little that is new.
For all time the question of the
relative merits of the plum and apple
has been settled. A few days ago
news dispatches related how Russian
troops, sustaining .themselves - the
while entirely on apples, met, con
quered and pursued . the , Austrians in
six days' battle. Yesterday a num
ber of Austrian wounded arriving at
Trieste admitted that during this con
flict they lived on nothing but plums
A. C. Gardiner has written an amus
ing "pen sketch" of Bernard Shaw,
containing stories of the eccentric
genius and flashes of characterization
"Shaw-," says Gardiner, "has an unri
valed gift of being unpleasant." Is'o
doubt. But he has also an unrivaled
gift of telling the truth. , It is possi
ble that there Is some relation between
the two faculties. Truth is seldom
pleasant. .
The first mention of the telegraph
in literature is probably in the booK
pf Jeremiah, but it is also described
by Aeschylus. Xot the electric tele
graph, of course, but fire signals. Scott
describes another method in "The
Lady of the Lake" which served every
purpose among the Highlanders. Most
things are very old. . We have altered
the manner of them, not the essence.
Hereafter when a British cruiser is
blown up, other cruisers must not
venture near to the rescue. Human
life Is tremendously cheip, while
cruisers are valuable, at this 6tage of
the game.
Germany is reported to be buying
bacon and fish, which are good for
the body and the brain: It is an
axiom that the fighters who feed on
pork are the winners.
Another American consulate stoned
in Mexico. Think they'd be more
grateful to the Administration for
straightening out" their troubles.
One side or the other on the Aisne
will have to give eventually. The
two armies in France cannot bear up
under such pounding indefinitely.
Evidently the French soldiers pre
fer greater chances of death to giving
ifp their dress-parade uniforms, which
make them an inviting mark.
The French are said to have a gun
which smothers the enemy painlessly.
But what will the ethicals think of
painless warfare?
Russian artists have formulated a
protest against the destruction nf
famous buildings by the armies. Now
it win stop.
Both allies and Germans seem to h
acting up to the saying: "Brag is a
good dog, but Holdfast is better."
Carranza's army routed by "Villa's.
Same old story, the only difference
being that of names.
Thaw is to have another lirin-
The vacation season is ended and his
lawyers must live.
It is reported' from St. Louis that
Roosevelt's voice is weak. And-grow
ing weaker.
Modern battles are almost as long-rawn-out
as filibustering Sonom..-
speeches.
As, Fall draws on, the soldiers to
suffer will be those that escape being
nit.
Gleams Through the Mist
Br Dean Colllaa.
' Bovmlngr.
When Joseph's brethren trekked across
From Palestine to Egypt's clime.
It caused them not a shekel's loss
To settle nicely for a time.
For Pharaoh told the errant band
To go and squat on Goshen's land.
And did not of his chance avail
By saying: "Welcome lots for salel"
When ffreAt rnlnmhn laA K-t. f.t
. VJ
Sailed to this country o'er the seas.
He found no knack for raal estate .
Among tha aborigines.
They let him settle on the land
And grab the acreage for his band.
And let their chance entirely fail
Of saying: "Welcome lots for sale!"
When Captain Cook, in southern seas.
Sailed to the Sandwich Islands, great.
The natives ate him, if you please.
But did not boom their neal ertat.
When Stanley through the Congo
sought
No savage tried to sell him aught.
Plagued him with the booster's
tale:
"Oh welcome comer lots for sale!"
But, oh, those good old days are passed,
And now wherever man may go
They follow hard and follow fast
The guys with rea.1 t n v.in
The traveler is plagued and cursed
With lots from Dan to Beershebhurst,
And each new city does not fail
To- greet him: "win,
.. .uv..,v mia tui
sale!"
Strong as the tone of battle's roar.
In every hamlet small and great.
One hears it o'er and o'er and o'er
1 ne steady boom nf rani .Gtst.
In earth there ia nn rt rn.
And timorous I sometimes be.
Lst good St. Peter thus shall hail
To heaven: "Welcome lota for ..i.i"
e
'Sir," said thn r-niirl i r.9fn V ..
"the blonde girl has resigned from the
icsiaurant wnere we eat. '
Why so, my son?" I asked.
'She Said thev maria hor ...
Sundae; yesterday she was obliged to
serve a cracked crab, and she's all the
time having to earn nut .i
prunes. Besides "
But b V thin tltna T ho l. -
" -1 " - " inru 1 1 win
my chair and begun an advance in full
imc, ana tne fj. o. it. remembered
that he must go down after a jug ot
paste.
Solemn Tkousht.
Howe'er it be. It seems to me
TlS OnlV nnblK tr ha r,nA
Yet. oh, how dull this world would be
T , )
i v j uuuy reaiiy snouia.
vVith these nfU'-fntipl. . ...Y. , i .
- ..a.wu .in. tiic.i niai
won't . strike except on the box It's
harder than ever to see why a man
should spend money for pants.
Things That Will Come IT.
The report that either side is using
dum-dum bullets.
The wise guy who Insists on correct
ing our pronunciation of the European
battlefields.
The Information that: "This war will
change the map of Europe." (Note: We
bring this over from last week, because
it Is one of those little things that will
come up oftener than usual.)
The minister who suggests the
efficacy of prayer to stop the war. -
The statistician who takes up the
delghtful diversion of figuring out how
many times from Chicago to Tla Juana
the funeral procession for the recent
battles would reach.
The Japanese war scare.
The man who can give you Inside In
formation on the plans either of Gen
eral Joffre or the Kaiser.
The Old Som,
1 cannot sing the old songs
I sang long years ago.
For no-one likes Sweet Afton
Without a ragtime flow.
I cannot sing the old songs
That once made heart beats quicken;
In my lay today
I'm obliged to say:
"Oh don't you remember sweet Alice.
Hon Rftlt
Sweet Alice, who was some chicken''
I cannot sing the old songs
Kxpecting folks to brag.
Unless 1 agitate and syncopate
In a raggety-rag-rag-rag.
"Oh for bonnie Annie Laurie.
It's no joke hope to choke I would
croak.'1
I cannot sing the old songs 1
Without a ragtime punch.
Without a ragtime hunch.
Without a raggety-ragtime poke.
Ke-vordai In ( onurrsn.
OAKLAND, Or., Sept. 22. (To the
Editor.) (1) Please name Oregon's
Senators and Representatives and tell.
to which political party eauh belongs.
(2) Has either been absent from
this session of Congress; If so, give
name, cause and how long absent.
What Senator during his first term se
cured the most appropriations for (Ore
gon? Give total sum of them.
(3) Name Congressional Committees .
on which Senator Chamberlain is
chairman. '
(4) Name Congressional Committees
on which Senator Chamberlain Is a
member.
(5) Who introduced Alaska Rail
road Bill? , C. E. GOODMAN.
1. Senators George E. Chamberlain, .
Democrat; Harry Lane, Democrat;
Representatives, W. C. Hawley, Re
publican, First District; N. J. Sinnott,
Republican, - Second District; A. W.
Lafferty, no definite party affiliations,
Third District.
A. W. Lafferty was absent on a
personal political mission 130 days.
The others have remained at work,
barring, possibly, casual absences ot
brief duration.
2. It is impossible to assign specific
total appropriations to the credit of
individual members of Congress. Some
may be more diligent than others but
their activities cannot be accurately
measured in dollars and cents.
3. Military affairs.
4. Military affairs, agriculture and
forestry, appropriations, commerce,
public lands, territories.
5. Senator Chamberlain. '
Invention of Borro-wer.
Sydney Bulletin.
"I say, old chap, I'm In shockim;
luck. I want money badly, and haven't
the least idea where I can get it."
"Well, I'm glad to hear that. I thought
perhaps you ha.l an Idea you could
borrow from me!"
Entertalnlncr nn Admirer.
Liverpool Mercvry. .
"Man", were you entertaining a man
in the kitchen last night?" "Thatis for
him to say, mum. I was doing my bwt
with the materials I could find."
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