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;-rrra oitEGoy DAjinr potitOvd, -TrHpyzs pat -sr r"r Tim Oregon PjolyJowral I jocaNAti rnBU8HiNa company j't . , . Proprietor. - .. t ' .. .. Address - THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. ! Yamhill St, Bmb Fourth and Fifth Portland, Oregon. Independent Democratic Paper of Oregon. Entered" at th poatofflce of Portland. OMioa, for transmission through th mall as second-class matter. Poster tor single copies For an 8. 10 er JJ-y paper, 1 east; 1 to 2t paces, S ems; over zt pages, cents. . . Anonymous communications will P"" ' noticed. . Rejected communications will mot be returned. , - Telephone: Business Office: Oregon Slain. 600; Columbia, ?06. Editorial Room: Or iron Main. 500. ; City Editor: Oregon Main, 20. " SUBSCRIPTION RATES. - The Daily, ay Carrier. . 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Haasbrook, l Times Building, New York, and Hartford Building; Chicago. - When you leave the city or change your addr, avail for en week, dont fall to call at business office and leave your order for Th Oregon Daily Journal. About tha most serious reflection that can be made upon a representative of th people Is that he will deliberately vlo- lat a, solemn pledge made to tha people. Th Journal cannot, win not, believe that an Indictment of such a serious na tur should b mad against the mem ber of the Legislature from this county. - Th most The Journal has-feared In con section with the charter has been the possibility of changes being mad un known to th members, and who in tha hurry1 and stress of legislation might (overtook them. ' Th names of tbe members of th board ' wer selected at Salem by th delegation from this county and Inserted in the bill creating- it It was Introduced In the " fienato by Senator Mays.- passed- both house, unjoualy, was. ajjproed by, he Governor and became a law. -, The law provided for Its submission to the voters bf the city, and then that It t "shall thereafter be submitted to the Legislature of the State of Oregon at Its next session for. Its approval or rejection as a whole, without power of alteration or amendment, etc. Th " charter board was composed of members of all political parties and rep resentatives of th. various Interests in th city. There were capitalists and lab- ,j. orlng men, editors, doctors and lawyers, railroad men and bankers and business men of varied Interests on the board. ,r Th board did Its duty as required by the law. Information was sought and ob tamed from every possible source. The : franchise . sections were adopted after weeks of labor and discussion with prac tical - Unanimity, . Committees repre v aentlnf different Interests appeared before tha board and their suggestions given : consideration. For the first time pro vlsiona, were incorporated into the char- i tr In harmony, with advanced thought on ' tha labor question, so far as a city Is an . employer of labor. An eight-hour day JJuxe4jr JaJtMjr wag of 2, and no one can be employed a such who Is not a citlsen of the United States or who has not declared his Intention to become such. Wage due them from contractors are protected, and - tbe representatives of the various trades '-' supported the charter to a man. ' Th daily paper published complete re- V ports of the meetings and discussions and th Oregonlan even published it in full, an4 printed copies of the charter were " distributed gratuitously. Respecting this charter the Republican and Citizens' con--convention both unanimously adopted a , platform containing the following pledges: WHtREAS, Said charter board has prepared aald charter, as provided by said ' act new therefor, be It - RESOLVED, By this convention, that ' If said ehartar be approved by the vet e)r of the City of Portland as aforesaid, - w do hereby pledge the candidates for Senators and Representatives nominated by this convention, if elected, to vote for and. u their best effort to cause aald ' 'charter to be enacted as the charter of - Portland) without alteration or amend ment; and. we do hereby request the - Senator now representing this county In the Stat Legislature to vote for and ".tra their best effort to cause sild char - ter to b enacted aa aforesaid, hereby de claring It part of the platform of the Republican party ef Multnomah County, Oregon,' that If said charter Is approved ' by th voters of the City of Portland, as . provided for In said sot, th representa tive) Of the Republican party In the-eg- Islatfve Assembly of th Stat of Oregon for this soMnty stand pledged to us every honorabl tnean t cause K to be en ctdasS whole, "Wttw6uTTflirs6n or - imndmnt. ' '' Tbe Cltlen' convention adopted the same resolution: 4 This resolution was Introduced in the Republican conventioa by Mr. Mills and aeconded by Air. Paa J. Malarkcy. a member of the bo&rd and now a member of th Legislature. ,' To that conventioa the following memberi of th Xgislatur were delegates and voted for th platform! F. P. May. Dan J." Malarkey, W. W. Banks, Dr. Andrew C. Smith,' Senators 8mlth, Mays and Bweek are bold-over Senators and were Instrumental "in passing; the law, and Representatives Orton and Nottingham, elect, were also In the last Legislature. Mr. "Sanderson Reed was secretary of , the board. The charter was submitted to tbe people, was adopted by a rota of10,807 to 1253, and yet In the face of these undisputed facts there are those wh say some of the member win not stand by the charter. The Journal doesn't believe it There was much of this kind of talk that is now floating around indulged in when San Francisco mad and adopted Its charter under similar circumstances. There, as here, the street car companies, the franchise-seeking corporations, the boesea, fere not to let it pass. But it did pass.' and that unanimously, without tBo change of a punctuation mark. There are'tfm'es wn'ranoC ereff theW-seekffl? politician, let alone honorable men. dare violate their solemn pledge and outrage their constituents. A SPECIAL SESSION. Waiving all objections to the calling of a special session on the grounds of po litical expediency, or as to the effect It may or may not have on the chances or plana of rival Senatorial aspirants, it li the opinion of Th Journal, on broad grounds of publl policy, that it would prove of great benefit to the state at large. This question should not be solved by the Governor by the count of names on a petition, but as a conclusion result ing from a study at th situation. Poo pie are generally busy and look to those on whom devolves; .the duty of studying and understanding th situation for adv vice and action, Tbe people generally are in favor of a liberal appropriation tor th Lewi and Clark Fair, but they are not In favor of having this appropriation used as a spool around which will b wound all sorts of unnecessary and extravagant appropria tions. A log-rolling contest with costly prises Is not wanted. Neither do they therlng1 the aspirations of some: Sena torial candidate.' If It goes oyer to the regular seslson these consequences win follow Just as surely as Aie night fol lows the day. Moreover, it should be known Just as soon as possible what amount will be ap propriated for the Fair, so that the di rectors can lay out their work, and act intelligently. It is also of the utmost Importance that the new charter go Into effect as soon as possible. Our bridges, elevated road ways and streets are going to pieces and under the present charter simply nothing can be done except to close thetn. It la expecting too much of human nature, to even hop owners of gulohe are going to make nemxtanant fUi .ocbulld. brldgefl to. The fiscal year and calendar year should be the same, and this will be im possible unless a special session be held. Scores of other good reasons are appar ent why it la Important for the city to get to work under the new charter. If "flat" salaries are to be made ef fectlve, the law should be passed before the officers-elect are Inducted Into office. If the initiative and referendum are to be made a part of our System, legislation is necessary. The regular session lasts 40 days. A Senator la to be elected, the multlferous affairs of th state must re celve attention, and doing tbe best, they can, the Legislators will have their hands full attending to these duties. A special session will not cost to exceed $15,000, and will save hundreds Of thousands. We have never heard a sound argu ment against it We have heard certain ex cathedra announcements that It la un necessary and useless, but when analy lsed these opinion are all found to be based on the fear that some political scheme may be Interfered with. It is The Journal's conviction that a special ses sion should be called and these, unusual ' ffaSuf es " gotleh "out of InV'way "-anti" clean field left for the Senatorial as pirants and the regular legislation. A WORD ON BRIDGE8. Much unmerited criticism is visited on tho Council, Board of Publlo Works and other publlo officers respecting the con dition of tbe bridges and elevated road ways In various parts of the city. No censure is so undeserved, and the fault finding but add Jnsult to injury, for their hands are not only tied by the charter, but In addition they are made personally liable in damages for accidents. By one section they are required to keep the elevated roadways In order, by another. they are practically prohibited from rais ing funds with which to do the work; by a third they are made liable If 'they spend money; and finally are liable in damages for accidents if they don't How many people appreciate the condi tions the Council have to face under the present, charter? Within the city limits there are over 200 miles of streets besides miles of roadways and bridges. To main tain them the charter, makes the munifi cent provision of one-fourth of a mill on $W,000,OOQ. This produces $10,000. By a two-third vote money can be transferred from one fund to another, but with every fund on the ragged edge of starvation. It Is hard to make very heavy transfers. On this amount the street, bridges and roadways have to be maintained. This on Its face Is impossible. If the mem bers of th Council exceed the appropria tion authorised by' the charter, they are made personally liable, and if an acci dent, happens then they are in for It With such provisions In the organic act It is a wonder any bridge 1 open. It might as wall be recognised as a fact first as last, that we are all parts of one city, and that In th nature of things there cannot b a segregation into the original units.. What hurt one end" of town hurts th whole town, nd wbat help on helps all. It cannot be expected that a few block adjacent to a deep gulch wlil pay for a fUl or permanent bridge. That would be con fiscation and worse. Everybody Is bene fited mor or lee and las district should pay for It It is Just as Impor tant to ths merchants and property hold ers Hi the business part of the city that a resident pf South or East Portland should be able to teach them in safety as It is for the person residing there. Under the new charter provision is made for meeting this condition, but un til it goes into effect nothing much can be done, for the wherewithal is lscklng. It is simply amasing that year in and year out the matters have been allowed to run, until today there are literally miles of roadways worn out and rotten. One of the most crying needs of the hour is one or more permanent roadways croiwlng the gulches to South Portland and reaching the highlands back of th rlvejc ; in, JEaaL orUand.-ARi .tbeuTOHMUG! North Portland. These must be built and the sooner th better. There are many worthy citizens of ths "old city" who have not the slight est conception of its growth, and whose vision is still bounded by the river on the eaat, the gulch In South Portland on th south, and Couch's Lake on the north; whert as a matter of fact there are mor people living beyond than within these limits, and people, too, who know what they want and are going to have it By all means, If It Is possible, let the City Engineer's force be Increased so that proper plans and estimates can be pre pared for street work of the most Im portant kind, which is now being delayed. Doing the best they can these plans can not be ready before the new charter takes effect. -if THE TABASCO COLUMN. An exchange says the President's offer to Mitchell to appoint a committee to look Into the coal mining business opens a way to a .patrlotlo sacrifice on the part of the miners. That is true, but patrlotlo obmpflanc with th law by Baer and his gang of highwaymen would settle the whole business. The Porto Rlcan can now say, with Tom Ochiltree of Texas, "Where are we atf The United States Circuit Court has de cided him to be an alien, living In United States territory, and has left him with out flag or country. Still he is yet per mltted to contribute toward the Govern ment's support If the residents of South Portland really want to get their bridges and road ways built. Instead of criticising the Council, which Is powerless, petition the Governor to call an extra session and get the new charter through, under which something can be done. , -i, , , , - ""Tiger Spe1i8er8nlp":"con down, as far as Republican candidates are concerned, to Cannon of Illinois and Dalzell of Pennsylvania. It would not be at all surprising after the election, la over to see a Democratic dark horse come in . a winner. General Bragg, whose letters from Cuba to. his wife caused him to be "persona non grata" to Cubans, has been assigned to diplomatic duty in China. He will either take his wife along or leave his typewriter behind. They are organising an Anti-Trust Democracy In Montana. That's what the trouble has been with the party hereto fore, and where the people made their mistake was their anti-trust of th Democracy. Pneumonia, bronchitis and all that kind of thing should know better than to tackle uncle Russell Sage. He's bound to get the best of them before he lets them go. Elder Dowie praotlces what he preaches. He warned others against dy ing rich, until he accumulated 115,000, 000, and now he Is declared a bankrupt. . Mr,. Hanna on second thought has ar rived at the conclusion that he did not intend to challenge Tom Johnson to de bate political questions with him. There are strong reasons to believe that the tariff revision "plank" in the Iowa Republican platform was stolen from the Demoaatlo lumber yard. Poor people are tearing up the wooden sidewalks In Chicago and using them for fuel. ' They are simply taking a walk to keep warm. ... Russell Sage's temperature ha gone up to lot. but It is not probable th old manipulator will close out under 110. - Russell Sage declares price are too high. Some one must hav don him op when he bought that last sandwich. A highwayman , not only has a dang erous occupation, but he always runs against hands that are "put up." It is senseless to deny that this Is an enlightened age. A burglar has Just been arrested in a St Paul library. IHMIIMHI , it,, , .. i.., .,. u Decoy Ducks. In the window of a -down-town gun store sit a doxtn beautiful, motionless de coy ducks. An . old' jjunfer looking at them, moralized that they were "gool for nothing." They can't be eaten; they don't multiply; they hav no down upon them for man's useafend as a whole they are nonentltea. They' 'do nothing but sit and star. -; ' Citizenship ha its decoy ducks Every celling has its dummies, fillkig a piece 'r the duck ponds of tbe. world. They float about, aimless bloodies, benumbed de coy, staring at th Jostling flocks wbtcn fly by on th wing of progress. They attract no notice. They fill a place-occupy a given amount of useful upace that Is their mission la Its entirety. They are more to be pitied than blamed, in heritance, environment circumstance. are prison wall from which tin- individual seldom ever escape. The little mental ,8BrtDjrhieb. .bVOUtonu . WWV J be .char acter and mind of men is a tenacious thing. It ha it measurements mapped opt for mankind. It allows to arise to that standard of moral and mental height which the Inner forces of our own llve will Justify. W must follow iu move ment, live by Its measurements and stand In that BDhere which it allots to us. We are at lta playful mercy. ' Experience and education are not the whole story of success in life. There Is a mental fitness, a relaxation of this men tal spring which underlies most of It. We find our level at that mark upon the scale of life to which the unerring finger of this spring of destiny, fatality, chance. or whatever else it may be called, points. Decoys are creatures of the earth. They stare at us from every cluster of reeds, They may be necessary, as they are un avoidable. In the catalogue of human characteristics are many unspeakable terms. We are all Hated there. Rightlv understood, much of the world s pagean try ia a delusion and a decoy. Its mis sion is as barren of fruits as the decoy'l back is of feathers. Blaspheming the Mcst High. The more one thinks of that utterance of President Baer, In which he claimed a "divine right" to own the coal fields of Pennsylvania, the more revolting It ap pears, i . ' ' f haiaspnTou "stupidity "of "a"huma i being. In this enlightened age, arising in the presence of a thinking, Christian na tlon, and claiming a co-partnership with Providence, in the ownership of a few mismanaged acres of coal lands! How can thinking men endure the association of such an ape? How can the Intelligent gentlemen, whe certainly predominate in the councils of the coal roads, look the people of the United States In the face, after such disgusting claim to Supernatural author ity? If It were not that this claim eraa nated from one high in the affairs ot these vast combines "of capital, It Would be beneath the notice of Christian men and women. If it Came from a coal miner, he would be put in the asylum forthwith, to prevent further nuisance. But its source Is the wonder of It all. Its utterance , is. to the eternal, shame ol tha-Authci. Thisla-tne tsK4ntletli.,feBU-t tury of the Oiristlaityera. The marvel. ous triumphs of civilisation are all about us. Free thought, free speech, free press, free worship the great, jeve.ngels of liber ty, have lifted the cjoud from the human mind a"nd conscience. The-' love of our fellowman and the feaY of Ood have worked out the wondrous: destinies of na tlons, until, upon the eminence of this en lightened age, the great problems of life setmed all but solved. The fearless march of minU and right has gone down the checkered pathways, welding mankind into one supreme brotherhood. The sa cred tenets of religion the intelligent pi- etv of thinklns men. have built up a statfdard of worship which cannot con tain the creed of this groveling bigot, it ia disgusting to associate this cry of i tyrant with the mental and moral stand ards of today. Yet, this man Is the representative of a vast combine of men. He I one of a great coterie of magnates who control the vital industries of this country. Do his utterances represent the sentiments of that class of men? Is he a representative of them. Indeed? If so, there is no. need for divisions among the masses of think ing citizens. . If this blasphemous : creed prevails pfrndng irroSe- fiepfseTitrHfe" WHf Ue only two elements in American society the one for and the other against this relic of barbarism. The one standing for an Intelligent gov ernment, administered fn Justice and righteousness to all; the other, that spirit of Ignorance and anarchy which culti vates dissension among men and feeds the brutal instincts which gnaw at the heart of Christian civilization. The Romance of Martinique. Under the shadow of ML Pelee was be gun the most Interesting historical . ro rrnr.ee of modern times. In 1763, Bt Troia-llets, a village of the Island of Martinique, was born a Hebrew girl babe Josephine la Pagerie. Her de scendants, 800 Jews, had been banished from Brazil In ltov In those chaotic times creeds ruled the.wofld.'TheJesser sett fled from tSe wrath of the greater and this handful of Hebrews, banish 1 first from Russia, sought shelter In South America, only to be exited' to th desolate island of Martinique, where there was a smalt colony of French. In th event of this girl's birth there was no portentlous omen. She was placed In a convent near her native town, as all other French chil dren were Her father was a lieutenant of artillery and away from home at hi post of duty. Josephine left th convent at 15, knowing how to dance, sing and mbrolder. - ' Her father sought a union for her ,n tbe army. Much against her will she' first wedded Captain Beauharnals of th French cavalry. After a stormy career, full of bitterness, jealousy, unhappinees and privation, the unfortunate marriage was annulled, by the execution of Beau harnals by order of ' tha Constitutional Conventldn of France. Upon request of tho widow, the captain's sword was "re stored to her. She went personally to thank Napoleon for the favor and the first silken 'thread of that web of ro mance of the house of Bonaparte wa spun. She was In the full bloom of wo manhood. 'He was a lover of fair wo men. From that meeting u course, ot empire was changed. ' " . " ' '' -fir. V ' ' i' 'S' li t: v . j- - .-, -t; The tripping- girl who bad emerged from the Bt Pierre Convent a few years before accomplished in singing and dancing, only. stepped onto a pedestal beside th. auto crat of Europe. cTh Hebrew kxiteg wer vindicated in their ambitions: - From that green isle of the Spanish mala, th play, ful maiden, thoughtles of oestint or fate, wept into th council chambers of the wcrld, an empress and a favorite. She was married to JS'apoiaon soon after the death of her first husband, and went with him on sow of hi most historic cam paigns. At' lat, in th entanglements which beset his wondrous career, he grew weary of her. She was a favorite at camp and court. Never in history had such an humble personage attained to her prestige and popularity. She was ami able, affectionate, loyal to her husband. bur ambitious and easily flattered. His morose mind suggested all sorts of Jeal ouslea to him. His heart and head were full of the dregs of life unsatisfied ambi tions, blasted and unfruitful hopes.' Ha announced to her that he would seek dl- TPt cp an4 iTOm jht d sie begn recd4 log from her eminence. It was a Splendid dream for her, that changeful, panoramic life of hers. From the cottage to the throne a short time in Its radiance and lustre then from the throne back again to that last home, nar rower and lonelier than the loneliest cot tagethe tomb. BUch Is the romance ol that little devastated Isle. . Such is tl color it has woven Into the. beauteous warp of history. Entombed now, it fits, like the broken-hearted woman It nour ished, the memory and the spectre of a grandeur that la no more! A SON'S FLORAL TRIBUTE. The dedication of the new Belasco the ater, In Forty-second street, with the re sumption of Mrs. Leslie Carter's perform ances in "Du Barry" last night, was us much a formal ceremony as a dramatic event, and in it the audience, quite as much as the actors, took part. Tho audience was exceptionally fine, with wealth, fashion and the professions liberally represented. But all those who filled the auditorium and whose names have significance In current affairs were as nothing to Mrs. Carter compared with the occupant of one box at the right of the stage, to whom Mrs. Carter turned constancy., for symrtb,,,, train , whom, she' seemed to draw her inspiration, and for whom her entire program of Jeanette Vaubernier In David Belasco s play seem ed to be unfolded. He was Dudley Carter, the only son of the actress, from whom she has been separated for many years. Youthful, dig nified, full of the glow of prldeand love, he watchfd Intently every movement of his gifted mother. His features resem bled hers; the tawny wealth of her won derful hair had a counterpart In color with hU own. Beside him sat an elderly woman In a rich dark gown. She was the actresB' mother, Mrs. Dudley, of Chicago, who had brought her grandson to see his mother in perhaps, the triumphal moment of her career. After Mrs. Carter's furious scene In the palace of Versailles, where Mme. Du Barry beats her lover. Into insensibility fpL,kla. Otfn; safety - and. JbMJMm. upd.tr. the coverlet of hei- bed to save hiin from the King's wrath, Dudley Carter leaned far over the rail of the box and threw his mother a spray of lllies-of-the-valley. Flowers were showered upon her from the other boxes, but she seemed not to see them. She kneeled and picked up the tribute of the son and pressed It again and again to her Hps. while tears stream ed from her eyes. Up and down went the curtain and loud rang the applause, but she saw nothing but the boy In the box beside her. New York World. LADY CURZON'S ELEPHANT. The speech made recently by Lord Cur-- son shown that his training In the Eng lish House of Commons was not lost. He Is still master of apt phrases which win him distinction. I.ady Curzon, too. has one distinction that Is unique. She Is tho possessor of more elephants than any other Anglo-Saxon or European In tho world, for more than one of her dusky admirers has sent Her Ladyship an ele phant, sometimes two. One of these Is an Immense creature with the kind of wonderful sagacity about which we all read in school readers In the days of our youth. Its unwieldy form, with Lady Curzon, in a white-and-gold howdah, on ita.feackr ia-ctin, . -t&wbe. sessiiA- tho na-4 live bazars, and when the beast sees anything for which It has a fancy that article is promptly handed up to Its mis tress. One day last year he made her a very queer present nothing less than a small brown baby of two or three years old. It was the son of the great beast's keeper, and no sooner did the elephant see It trotting along with its mother than he seized It gently and lifted it in the afar. The next moment Lady Curzon was gazing in astonishment upon a small, brown baby clothed In a string of beads. Needless to say. It descended a richer and happier baby. Household Words. HIGH MONEY-RATE STORY. Secretary of Treasury Shaw was speak ing the other day of the high rate of money, and, as Is frequently his custom, Illustrated it with a story. A man" In 1h6" harff-wood' business met banker. "By George!" said he, "did you ever see anytning nice tnese gooa times? I'm afraid I'm going to get rich in a year. There s twice as many build ing! wanted as can be put up and twice as much hardwood wanted as I can sup ply." A few weeks later th' hardwood deal er cam in to see the banker again. Sav." said he. "things are booming. Beats anything I ever saw. I want to borrow 1500,000." "All right." said the banker, "you can have It I'll only charge you per cent" Oh! that's robbery," replied th man. "Not a bjt of it" replied the banker. "the trouble is that times are booming. and money Is Just as scarce aa hard wood, and I don't want to get rich any quicker than you, but only Just a quick." New Tork Herald, APOOiL HTt- Mrs. Blsiy I am 'so sorry to hear that your wife ha been throwing the crockery at you again, Casey. Where did she hit yout . - I Casey Faith, ma' a rt! That's what Ol do b after complalhtn' av. . 'Twas a whole set of. dishes broke to pieces an' she nlver hit me wanat. Brooklyn Lite. I r If President Roosevelt find Dr. Mor rison and a few more strwiuous people, who advocate turning the searchlight ot publicity on all vexed or, disputed ques-' tlons, and shady transactions, persist, there will soon Come about such a condi tlon of; affairs that many ah .earnest boodler and lucky speculator In human obliquity will be driven out of business and reduced to, th undignified necessity of soiling his hand with work..' A piece- of strenuosity To easy folks of Idle turn, A wonderful monstrosity . That blabs and blathers all day long And calls our peccadillos wrong, That giv us pause, and make us think, And sometimes halts us on th brink. Oh, these reformers make us yearn For good old day of graft and grab, 'And oops who were too kind to nab. He Is one of those fortunate individ uals to whom things happen. His ex-, perlence are not always of unalloyea bftwi-it-ia- :truerbur iffs betfWJto Have' interesting' troubles than to live In gray monotony 'on the head level of human existence. In th beginning of his career when he wa Justice of the peace at Washougal, he was called upon to marry a eouple. and it was his first official wedding, and he was young and inclined' to sentiment, he put on a whit tie, a Prince Albert coat and a bran new pafr of I'ght gry trousers, and. drove four teen mile out Into th country to the scere of festivity. Arrived there be re tired to the woodshed (o brash off th dust and put the final touches t6 an at ready Immaculate toilet, not' neglecting an extra polish on shoes that shone as the pettings sun. ..' Relatives and friends from far and near had gathered to witness the rites that were to unite two" loving heart for life or leas. The young Justice was nat urally nervous when he entered and stood before that roomful of critical wedding wuests, and when the solemnity of th ceremony began to- be Interrupted by meaning glances and smiles that deep ened to hilarity the moment the knot was tied, his nervousness grew. It trns Indeed, a joyous occasion, and It sur prised and embarrassed him to find him self, and not the happy couple, the centir of attructlon. At the banquet board he dropped his fork. Leaning down to re- .v.er.J,U he discovered. tbL his lent new trousers were rolled up halfway to the knee, exposing an. expense of red merino stocking that filled his soul with spoechlc3r horror. He had forgotten to turn then down again after blacking bis shoes in the woodshed. Ex-Secretary Olney Is apparently not disposed to shirk the obvious duty of polntlns out to all the world the origin of the strain between the Barons and ,the Knighis. Smith of Klamath has achieved great- neBS. The Oregon young man who gos t-ast to continue his education usually lots something worth while before he re turns 1o .his native heath. When a man's name if. Bmlth he is wise to add distinc tion to a title shared by half the popuK ticn of the civilized world. The Smiths have long been famous for doing things. m4 -iMcb SmKhf- Kfemathr has con- terred in honor upon his Alma Mater, and Incidentally upon Oregon. It Is bet ter to "oe a champion halfback and win tho iaurel wreath "of fame on the grid iron than to write books or be preaident when oiie Is young and handsome. Co lumbia University may congratulate It self that now and then a U. of O. man strays that way. COMPOSITR A PRIVILEGED AMERICAN. Mrs. Craigle ("John Oliver Hobbes") Is to be the guest of Lord and Lady Cur zon in the Indlun coronation ceremonies No American occupies so unique a place In London society as Mrs. Craigle mis tress oi caustic wit. American by birth, Knglish by marriage, Roman Catholic by conviction, her position In the literary world Is no less than her social power. As n pinywright, she la making rapid strides with every chance of obtaining a permanent place In England' dramatic literature. "I have been much surprised," said an American recently returned from an ex tended sojourn In India, "to be frequently questioned In Washington as to the popu larity of I.ady Curzon In India. Impres sion seems to prevail among many of Miss Lelters old associates that the Iady cTurzbiwine "reads 'about l' not'Tlked in India. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Her beauty, grace and tact are much admired In the most' exclusive courts of the Indian Princess. She has den everything to win the natives, even riding the elephant In which position she has more than one been photographed., "Between Queen Alexandra and Lady Curzon is-- more than official . courtesy. The queen admires th beautiful Amer ican Immensely, and" relied wholly upon her taste in selecting the royal robe worn for the Indian reception in coronation week. As to Lady Curzon's desire to re turn to England, It Is most natural, be cause people say that if Lady Curzon would preserve her complexion she must seek the moisture of the English heath er." New York Press. . THE.DEPTH OF GLACIERS. For many years efforts have been made to ascertain the exact depth of glaciers by' boring, but mechanical and other dif ficulties have hitherto frustrated the car rying out of this method of inquiry. A few days ago, however, Profs.- Blunike and Hess, from Bavaria, who are well known for their studies of glaciers, suc ceeded in boring . through 'th Jllnterles glacier in the Otzthal Alp at a point where th Ice was found to be 153 meters deep. The machine used for boring was driven by hand, and is somewhat similar to that usually employed for experiment al boring in mine, but was fitted with special arrangements for washing out fragments of Ice from th borehole to prevent their freezing together again. The expenses of the undertaking, which araounfed to many thousands of marks, I were borne by the German and Austrian Alpine Club.-yUondon Telegrajh LIKE SOME OF HIS SENIORS, i "When I come home, mamma." wrote Willie, who was spending tbe summer in the country. "I want to be confirmed,, and then I want to go to dancing achool.".- "Golng to drive his religion and his w'orldllr.et s tandem. Is he? . commented the boy's father. Chicago Tribune, TONIGHT'S ATTRACTIONS. . ; Th Maquam "Liberty Bellas." -Th Baker "Th Christian." " Cordray -"Nvada.-"- '- ; COMING ATTRACTIONS. Marquam "King Dodo, comedy opera . Thursday and Friday nights, Saturday matinee. . . ' - Th Baker Th Christian" for tin week; . - ' Cordray" s "Nevada" for th wek. jrsBBJSBJJ "Llbrty Belles." Mis Millington sang herself Into tht heart of about 1500 peopl at th Mai quam Grand last night She sans; a sweet simple melody, "In th Good Old Buramei Time." and was recalled nine times, and was wanted again by the audience. 11 was an ideal Jixof siaga work, and worth. ; th Urn and money spent, by th person who saw th bright, catchy entertainment furnished by th "Liberty Belles" com pany. There wer other good things on the program, for th affair is what might be called a musical farce, with some excel lent vaudeville stunt. Nevada Heftron as Margery Lee, Mis Millington a Dor. othy Grey, Harry Btwart as Jack Bvr letgh and Percy Leach as Phil Fullerton, were a quartet that, could have bald the house for th evening without any fur ther assitance. Harry Lyons, as the Irate old unci and , Inventor, who had even dreams of in- venting substitutes for babies, and Cap tain Ketcham, played by Joseph Mar lowe, were features and good ones. The first act was th piece da resist ance Of th feast given to those who Ilk an evening of nonsense and clean vaudeville. It was a pretty setting and novel. Indeed. A dozen girls In tbe dor mitory room at school make merry fun for the audience.. . "Liberty Belles" should pack the house tonight. Other Attractions. "The Christian" packed the Bakef again last night, and the performance improved over the previous excellent pro ductlons of this great play. A featun Of Ihm nlnv l th, alnirlnc, e9 "MavA,h by Mr. Slddle, who possesses a rich barl tone voice finely trained. It would per haps be well were bis musical talentl brought Into greater prominence by th management of the theater. "Nevada did good business again at Cordray's, Miss Ryan and other members of the company winning plaudits for some good work. An Interesting coincidence might be not ed, in fhat Miss Ryan was orglnally a member of the "King Dodo" company, that la to be at the Marquam inls week, and was a strong feature of the per formance. MANAGERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS. ' "King Dodo," Comedy' Opera. The new comedy opera "King Dodo" will be given at .the Marquam Grand Theater tomorrow night, Friday night and Saturday matinee.. The... piece, was first presented m Chicago in May of last year and had a run of 20 weeks since which It was seen at Daly's Theater, New York, for two months, and also In some of the other principal cities of the East. "King Dodo." of which Frank Plxley is the author and Gustav Luders the composer, revives genuine comic opera. The company which Henry W. Savage di rects Is a large one and contains tho names of several well known exponents of lyric work. Raymond Hitchcock will be seen In the title role; Miss Cherldah Simpson has the prima donna role; Miss 'Flora Zabelle Is seen to advantage as the sprightly Annette; Miss Creta RIs ley. a capable contralto, is the Queen Llll and Mlas Margaret McKlnney sings the Ingenue part of Angela. The proml? nent male parts are allotted to Arthtir Wooley, William Corliss. Arthur 'Deagon and Albert Joro.- There la a chorus of SOAlnsome anil sprightly show girls who can sing, dance and march In a delightful manner, while an augmented orchestra of soloists en hances tbe symphonic value of the pro duction. The work is full of new and captivating music of which the principal features are "Look in the Book and See." "I ll Do or Die." "The Eminent Dr. Flxz." JoHy plJ.PvAV---1 " Cats." "Liana," "I'll Shut. My Eye,'' "The Lad Who Leads." "The Tale of a Bumble Bee," and "They Gave Me a Medal for That." The sale of seats opened yesterday morning. In this age of dramatized novels it was almost a foregone conclusion that some body would transfer to the stage that charming group of stories, "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush," by the Rev. John Watson (Ian MacLaren). However, it Is fortunate for the lovers of the literary and artistic that the dramatization found ed upon these sketches is from the clever pen of James MacArthur. Mr. MacAr thur, a Scot by birth, has tenderly pre served the atmosphere which is deemed one of the chief charms of the kale-yard stories. When the play was first written few persons believed that MacLaren's drolleries could be staged. However, the result of MacArthur's dramatization seems to" "68 a. hign'olas comedy "which" also contains the heart element which has endeared Ian MacLaren to the read ing public. "The Transformation of Lach lan Campbell" Is the central theme of the play, as of the book, and In comment ing upon Mr. Stoddard's portrayal of the part Dorothy Dlx. in the New,. 'York Journal, said: "J. H. Stoddard's acting is art so fine that It transcends all art and seems nature." "The Bonnie Brier Bush," with Mr. Stoddart and the original supporting com pany ia announced as "the ' attraction at the Marquam Grand Theater next Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Oc tober 20, 21, 22. The sale of seat open next Friday morning at 10 o'clock. "Convict's Daughter", Coming. ' , One -of the1 Stella? ttracUons"6f the season w$U be "Th CoMlcfa' Daughter, a new, original, sensational melodrama bj J. A. . Frasser, Jr. It 1 -described as play 'of Intense heart interest and con taining uncommon scenic realism as wel? as life-like characters. The escape of an Innocent convict on a freight train 1 a thrilling scene. The company Is a large and capable one. This play is book at Cordray's for th week beginning Sunday matinee, October U, V