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4 r.tTOP OREGON DAILT JO umTAIij POttTLAyp,; WEflSPAT 3GYElfEN'G N OYBMPgR7 5? 19021 Tee Oregon OUMAL . C,' i. JaCKSON, '( OtKXAl47BU8HUra COMPACT I :;". Address f He? OREGON DAICY JOURNAL. PU Yamhill St., Between rurth and Finn L ... . j1,?' rflo"" Independent Democrat) Paper ef Oreeo"- ' Entered at the poetofflce of Portlftni Oregon, (or tranmllon through tn inalla aa eond-claa matter. Postage for slngl copifce For an 8. 10 aw 18-page paper. 1 cent; 16 to 28 page. Z awiti; ever j pares. 3 cents, s Anonymous communications will not be noticed. Rejected communications will , ftot b returned. : Telephone: Business Office: Oregon Main. 00; jColumbia, T06. X, Editorial Rooms: Oregon Main. 600. , City Editor: Oregon Main. 360. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Tha Dallv. hv Carrier. The Journal, one year "...fl.OJ The Journal aiv mMiiha Leo Th Journal, three months 1.80 .10 a a Jeurnai, by the week The Dally, by Mall. The Journal, by malL one year ... , The Journal, by mall, six months . The Journal, by mall, three months. .$4.00 , Z OO . 1.00 1 - s weekly and Semi-Weekly. B"h "Serai-Weekly Journal. 104 copies, ; yoar .777. 3110 ff Weekly Journal H copies, one iV.IA ., IM li Proportionate ratea for ahorter period. T Where aubacrlbara are aerved with a tally mall Tha Daily Journal at $4 a year -by mail Is the bast paper to take; where they are senred twice a week. The Twice- ' e-Week Journal' la an excellent newa I purveyor; or, where enee a week. Uka She Weekly Journal. V ' Alt three issues carry all the newa. lo cal, atata and general, epeeial features, articles by diatlnguiihed writers and full taarke reoorta. Address, THE JOURNAL, So til. Portland, Or. . Tbt Eastern representative of thlspaper is Albert E. Hassbrook. tl Times Building, Mew York, and Hartford Building. Chicago. Whea yea leave the slty or change your ereae. oven, for one week, don't fall te f- el st suilnaee sines and laavs yr .rdsr ff The Oregon Dally Journal. - -" t -'"-"r i ' " " ;; IXECUTIVE PREROGATIVES. Thf scops of power to be exer . ClMd by s chief executive, whether in , eltr af 'atata or nation, is one of the Important questions pertaining to , American fovernmeat. There are cer tain well defined princlplea that find common acceptance, while there are ' ethers that have been by no means ' agreed upon. Tet It roes without ths . aytu& that the principles that apply to municipal affairs, will and logical ap plication la tha case of the chief ex ecutive of a state. Ths City of Portland ha recently .,jQlrte4 a obaster. that introduces a found principle into the city's orgaalc law the veetlnr in the Mayor of v ' , power to dlsposs of all administrative ;2kffaJrs where he is expected to perform, or see that performance Is accomplished. . It Is concentrated authority, vested ,Jn una man who baa been slacted to ' . dispose n certain provinces, as op jxtsed to divided authority distributed among numbers of persons, with the result that when crises arise, responsi bility may be tvaded. Under, ths Rev. charter of the City of Portland, there will be full recogni tion of ths principle herein set forth that of authority plainly vested in tho mayor, who will then be responsl ,. tl for th course of municipal affairs so that ha may be held accountable. Th charter provisions involving : this principle have been endorsed by , tha people of the city in a ten to one 1 ote, having been previously aub - scribed to by practically every member f tbS' charter commission, and vouchad for as sound by the immense , majority of people of all classes. ) Is Is of record that newspaper and dtuaa agreed to the principle as con . tiibUliOry to wise municipal adminis- ' tratlon, as the application of states bnanhplo city affairs,.. JExaoUy aa it applies to city matters it applies to state matters. The chief executive of a commonwealth should , be Invested with powers commensur ate with hi position and consistent with this principle of the settling of responsibility definitely upon one man v .Who may be held to account. The po sition of The Journal is that the Gov .. ernor of a state should be vested with powers exactly as the Mayor of Port land will be Invested when the latest xnraaslon of the popular will ahall have been made effective through the - anactment into law of the new char ' ' ter. In support of this, read the ut t - tsrance of the well known Jurist, Wil liam Lord, who was on the supreme ;pench of the state, an utterance given ting forth the contention herein made. ,f Ex-Governor Lord's expression on the subject appears elsewhere on this , vpage., It will be accepted as strong endorsement of The Journal's position, -"Jkdt by the way, was commended un .1 reservedly at the time by prominent Oregon Republican newspapers. . OREGON AT 8T. LOUIS. i Mrs. J. B. Montgomery pertinently urges that Oregon must be represented -at St. Louis when the great exposition opens, als there will be dlsastrous.-re- - suit for the enterprise of like ch'ar- ' acter that ha been undertaken by tbe people of -this state. 12?verT6TOrTn5ast state na" pro-a-ided for adequate representation at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, yet, when the concessions were given : put, there was not present' one person ejrho wasautaortsed to speak for Ore -(on. Mrs. Montgomery was present, ' put she has authority only as a meni ber of the Woman' Board of the Ex position appointed from Washington. she had no authority to commit Ore gon to any repreeentatloiv -' Mr. Montgomery rightly urgea that something ba dona to save tha atata from remaining lb tbt absurd posi- tion of asking the country to come here, placo exhibits And patronise It expc-alttoo, white at tha me time do Ing absolutely bothlnf to see that this state la represented at fit. Louis. Her counsel la the premises 1 ttmely and eaerro attention by the people, tbe Lewis and Clark manager and th citizens of Portland. It will te well If her advice ba heeded. AN ELEMENT OF UNCERTAINTY The mora the Initiative and refer- endum amendment to tha Constitution which was adopted last June, is stud led, the more, uncertain Ua effective ness appears. In relation to the refer endum, the amendment reads as fol lows: "The second power is the referen dum, and it may b ordered (except aa to laWa necessary for th immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety) either by the petition signed by five per cent of the legal voters, or by the Legislative Assembly as other bills are enacted." The exception of laws concerning "public peace, health or safety" is much broader than the authors of the amendment probably Intended. It la In effect making an exception of what are termed "policy powers." These powers are so broad and extensive that no court in the United States, including that of the Supreme Court of the United States, has ever attempted to define them. Indeed, the courts In passing on this subject have expressly stated they would not by definition limit their scope. It look to The Journal as though a very broad gap had been left in the law through which nearly anything can pass. Somewhat analogous to this excep tion Is that in the Constitution, which provides. Sec. It, Art. IV, as follows: "No act shall take effect until 90 days from the end of the session at which, the same shall have been passed, except in ease of emergency, which emergency shal be declared In the preamble or In the body of the law." It is probably true that when this section of the Constitution was adopted, it was the Intent of the auth ors that the word "emergency" would be construed to mean in fact what It purports to mean, s sudden or unex pected occasion for action; something in the nature of a pressing necessity or an unforseen occurrence or condition. However, the Judicial construction of this section is to the effect that when an emergency is specified in the act, the same is conclusive upon the courts and Is not reviewable. As a consequence, it is well known to all who. are familiar, with tha acta, of the Legislature, that Quite a- large per centage of the laws are passed with an emergency clause. This being the construction given this clause in the Constitution, it Is the opinion of The Journal that the same construction will necessarily have to be given the emergency ex cepted in the Initiative and referen dum amendment. In other words, If tha Legislature declares that a law Is necessary for the Immediate preserva tion of the public peace, health or safety, It is very doubtful if Its action will be reviewable by the courts. It certainly would not be unless It was s very gross abuae of ita powers. , If the above views are correct. It necessarily follows that the use of the referendum will be very much limited by reason of the possible declarations of the Legislature aa applicable to the laws passed by it. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEM BERS. Mr. Alexander Kunz has undertaken to secure additional members of the Chamber of Commerce. He will de vote considerable time to the work and it is to be expected that his pre vious record in this line will be dupli cated during tha ensuing weeks. Mr. Kunz Is entitled to praise for his pub lic spirit in engaging in this endeavor, Inasmuch as he is performing a task that makes for ths good of the city. The Chamber of Commerce is an or ganization that has only one object the upbuilding of Oregon and Port land. Its efforts are constantly ex pended in forwarding all movements that promise to stimulate development. It has already accomplished very much and Is destined to add to the list of its achievements. The work attempted by the Chamber is exactly what is needed by the city and state. There are frequently en terprises that may be assisted looking towards the general good of tha com munity, and th Chamber and Its kin dred organizations are able to perform this function. It Is merely a means whereby busi ness that is not quite any one man's or irm's shall have attention by those who utilize tbe organised effort of the Chamber of Commerce. This state and city have many times received from the work of the Chamber benefits vast and far-reaching In their results. It should be encouraged in every man ner possible, and tbe first step that should be taken I to Join the body and not only lend financial td but th strength of personal Interest and at tendance upon the meetings. It will be well If Mr. Kunz secure a large number of new members in the coming weeks, WHICH? We sometimes think that a man's rep utation suffers almost as much to be known as smau. meaa and stingy as te be rated as dishonest. 1 j THE TABASCO COLUMN. Jx Utah man. subject to omnambU listlo maandarings. walked off the rear end' of an Oregon Short Line train last week, while asleep. If this don't cur him of the habit, it will be useless fdr him to snswer any more advertise ments ob the subject. This Is a little more realistic than any treatment ad vertised. Antl-toxlne may be a sure cure for rattlesnake bite, but there is an old Oregon remedy that is good enough for us. The advantage of the Oregon remedy Is that you can take It with good effect before, as well as after the bite. The only drawback is Its use In creases the "snakes" in the land. This Is what Booth Tarkington really said In his first political speech: "Ladles and gentlemen. In the lan guage of the immortal poet 1 nave for-for-gotten his name," and then af ter a three-rninute pause, "and blamed if I haven't forgot what he said, too." Autoi8tJ-Well, why don't you get out of the road? Pedestrian Good coming back? heavens, are you Our evening contemporary pictures Governor Geer as the only avowed candidate for the U. S. Senate. How about Fulton? What's the matter .with Bourne? And what means it own softly hummed ditty, "My Bonnie lies over the Ocean?" Baker City la Inconsistent. She lias been telling Sumpter to send her busi ness at all times of day or night. Sumpter did as requested and now be cause there was a case of smallpox mixed up In a shipment. Baker kicks. Mis. Etta Reeves was married at Morganfiold, Ky, recently to an Indian doctor of Wichita Mountain. O. T. It took two ceremonies, one Indian, the other civilized. One divorce proceed ing will cut both ties as easily as one It Is not a fact that money and not brains receives the homage of the American people. The fact is that unless you have the money no one auapects you of having the brains. Wheat Is higher than It ha been since 1898. Light crops and the failure in Australia are the causes, but not causes but effects Is what pleases the wheat growers. We didn't think there was so much real estate In Portland, as there Is, un til we saw It all dug up and laid out to dry, while we lay new tracks and build new sidewalks. Sam Jones Is down In Georgia, and giving the "Rum flend" a harder wres tle than he did in Vermont. It downed him two-bast-ln-three catch-aa-catch- 'can; up there.' Fifty thousand homeseekers beaded West, looks as if the whole family might have a "tip" on the forest re serve frauds that are suspected in Oregon. Now the astronomers claim there are mountains on the planet Venus 25 miles high. No wonder the course of true love doesn't run smooth. A Utlca, N. T., man has stolen a wagon load of llmburger cheese. Even a Walla Walla bloodhound should be able to follow that scent. Coal Scuttle Well, no one (hie) seems to object (hlc) full. (hlc) to me getting Hanna is on the stump In Indiana, but Is liable to be up it, if he ever gets within talking distance of Tom Johnson. " Let us T Tiope trieHaaMumth''w't!l be good, before another epidemic of "I regret to report" letters is started. Charles Schwab Is so broken down by business worries that his. nephew Is compelled to take- a pedestrian tour. If Cleveland doesn't keep quiet Henry Watterson will Jab pen- Into him. lit" If BOTHER 0T CHASTER BILLS Mayor T. a Hafiey. f Ifandlaten. be lieves that Oregon should enact a law providing a general form of inoorporay tloa (or tew and SiOea, tho remor lag from legisUuv teeston ah bother and confusion Incident te paaaag O charter bllla. Mr. Hatley believe that aueh a law would aJiinlnete many a la vent deleterious to the bostnesa of ths atate. "Such a law would be conaietawt with tbe psjnriDle of local self-government," said Mr. Hailay, "and, of course, we all bold that local self-government i tight. "Everyone knows that sessions of the Legislature are often affected materially by the introduction of bills for charters, and that It sometimes occurs that mem bers use such bills for log-rolling pur poses. Portland now has a charter that was drafted by a board of responsible commissioners, who spent " months of faithful labor in preparing an instrument ttiat approximate perfection. I have porsonally examined the Portland char ter and believe that It Is as nearly cor rect as It could be made. "It Is the will of the ppople of Port land that they shall be governed under ' this charter. They have said so In their election, and desire Just that form of municipal government. Yft they must await the action of the Legislature be fore they will be permitted to pass under the regime which they have already with practical unanimity declared to be their will. "It Is absurd that there should be any necessity for the people of the great City of Portland to go to the Legislature to secure enactment of Ita charter into stat ute. They should be able legally to In corporate themselves under any form of government not Inconsistent with aome general statute that covered the- main ground and protected tho people from possible abuses. "The same right should be, and Is to an extent given to the smaller town of the statet, for they have exactly the same rights as the larger cities have. They have the right to be governed as they see fit, so long as they attempt nothing; contrary to the general laws. "I believe that It would be well were the I egislature to adopt a measure as law that provided for the application of the local self-government principle to alt municipalities of whatever else. "There Is a law now In existence of that character, but It la not applicable to every town, and therefore defective." After talking of the charter matter, Mr. Ilalley went into an enthusiastic dis course upon the tide of prosperity that has swept over the Eastern part of the state. ... 'We are so busy," saW he, "that we have no time to talk politics up there. Pendleton Is growing rapidly, as fast as available men and materials can forge It ahead. There la progress Everywhere east of the mountains, and prosperity is widespread. "The United States Senator? I have not heard much about It. Only general Interest Is taken In the subject. I hear more of the senatorial fight In Portland In a day or two than I hear In our part of the state In a week. "We are Interested in the Lewis and Clark Fair, however. ' People are gen erally desirous pf seeing the fair suc cessful. I believe that while there is some debate over the sum that should he appropriated for the fair, there is no disagreement as to the correctness of the rtemanJ for an appropriation. I am quite sure that the aum asked for by the di rectors will be granted, so far' ar the members of the Legislature outside o this county are concerned. I believe th- when the Legislature ewembies it will iw fH)Ht- tht the fair .. wilt receive .wbat - to - l asked for without much difficulty." Mr. Halley looked upon the apeolal ses sion favorably, and skid: "I believe - that the- special .session should be called, but for' a reason differ, ent from that usually urged. I believe that It should be called to make effective the flat salary that all parties promised the people last sprtng would be done. That is sufficient reason for the special session. Of course, there are other rea sons, and valid, too." THE RUBBER BUSINESS. J The enormous posslbilttiee of the rub ber business have led investor to buy large tracts of rubber- la mi In Mail Senator Clark of Montana owns one of me largest plantations, snd near his property and below Vera Cms I- tha Obispo plantation, represented by Mitch, ell. Schiller & Barnes, of Naw York, and called by the natives "L Suerte de los Grlngos"-ln English, "the luck of the Yankees." This plantation contains 9000 acres. On it there are 120.000 trees per manently set out, and besides a nursery containing 00,000 trees which are over a year old. On this plantation MOO acres will be planted entirely.: in rubber traea. showing to what an extent the industry win oe aeveiopeo. This will be 1,00,000 trees. These trees are ' to be tapped within six years and will then produce tUJO.OOO worth of rubber. In seven more years the product will be worth J4.S0O.0O0 a year, and rubber tree live to be More than 60 years old. Figures like theae show the possibilities for enormous for tunes in the yet undeveloped rubber re aourcea of Mexico. Those whohave bousrht rubber lands In Mexico have paid small prices. The land was formerly owned by native planta tion owners who did not cultivate It. being too Indolent or too Ignorant to develop its resources. Many of these native, owners would become burdened with the large amount of property which they owned. They would borrow money to pay expenses, and then, when they were pressed by their creditors, would be glad to sell in order to be free from debt. In this way many American in vestor were able to buir wonderfully fertile land at a small price. On the Obispo ranch were found many rubber trees in a tract supposed to have been depleted of its rubber, and this land was purchased without ita owner realis ing its value. American Ingenuity ha devised several new methods for getting rubber ready for the market. The milk Is drawn from th bark by suction, so that th pure sap la obtained free from the grit, bark ana foreign subitancee which were al ways present In such large quantities in the rubber sold by natlvaa - After the rubber milk is obtained, the pure rub ber is separated from the ether ingredi ents of the sap, in much th same way that cream Is separated from milk, by a patent process. In the new method In troduced and practiced by the Ameri cans there Is no waste of sap. By the natives hair of It was waafedr WBeirTttj rubber Is coagulated, it Is tlod UP In bales and shipped to New York, where It sells at from 75 cents to SI a pound, and the total expense of extracting it, separating and coagulating it. and shipping It to the Eastern market, la jiat .more than jl cents a pound. Thia shows tne enor mous profit. The value of rubber has Increased re cently because of the decrease in the quantity imported into th United States. In 1900, this was t8.506.56 pounds; in ISO in amount received was SO.UI.z pounds. The destrucUve, methods of the natives are responsible for thia. and maka de mand for new rubber greater, it is in. teresUng te knew 'that xubbee aon- , staauy: Becoming mere valuable a It , aaadred braae of snaaafao- tar laer. The general use of run ner tire on Venial at all aorta-ear- nagea, automobile, fclcrclea-and - the. aepieuan of th uoaultrvated rubber trees ay the destructive aatjveo wherever rub bay la found, ooanbui te make ft price us -wuf corona, but aavaaoa. Andrew Carnegie reoeatly wae asked by a reporter in Pittsburg whether, if be ware ft young man, be would go into tha wvre m jrvuug man, am wouia go ibio me manufacture of ateel. He aaid "No." and added: "The beat opening for a young man today ia in rubber. Rubber will, in a few years, make a greater fortune unaer present conditions than steel, or. In fact, any other branch of manufac ture. The great value and manifold uses of rubber are Just beginning to be prop erly appreciated, and the profits In Iti production are greater than almost any thing about which I am informed.' LETTERS FROM THF PEOPLE. .....,..., . . . explaining the Church's Attitude. To the Editor: My attention has been called to the kindly Item headed "Is Christian Science Church a 'Corporation tor Front r . which appears in The Jour nal of October 27, and as there are one or two points therein which might con vey a wrong impression. I trust you will accord me apace in your columns for a statement on the subject. Aa tha article state, a Philadelphia Judge has recently refused to grant a charter to the "First Church of Christ, Scientist," of that city,- on the ground that the organisation is a "corporation lor profit and this opinion 1 based upon quotations alleged to be taken from "Mrs. Rddy's text-book" instructing Christian scientist "to sell and circulate her publi cations, failure to do the same being re garded as sufficient cause for expulsion rrom membership In the church.1 I am thoroughly familiar with this text book, "Science and Health, with Key to tne scriptures, by Mrs. Eddy, and can atate positively that It contains no such instruction. The statement probably referred to is one made aome five years ago, by Mrs. bddy, and published as a notice in one of the denominational publications, which requested Christian Scientists to suspend persona teaching for one year, Jn order that this period might be devoted to the mora earnest Individual study of tha Bi ble and the text-book "8clenc swd Health," together with her other writings. rhis period or study was deemed advlsa ble for the welfare of the church and Its members, and . it was In tbis connection tnat ChriaUan Scientists were asked to put these book in circulation. The notice closed with the statement uion which so much stress has been placed. 1. e., "If a member of The First Church of Christ. Scientist, shall fall to obey this injunction, it will render him liable to lose his membership in thi.s church." Christian Scientists thoroughly under stood thia admonition at the time as re ferring to the question of teaching during the year 187 and In no way making It compulsory to sell books, and acted ac cordingly. The Philadelphia Judge has placed an original construction upon the notice and found therein a technicality upon .which to base a denial of the desired charter under the laws of Pennsylvania, and while undoubtedly conscientious In hi: opinion, such action would seam to Indl - eate - 'at. least v lamentable, lack of Infor- matton as to the purpose and motive of a Christian Science Church. While It is naturally deemed advisabli for the Investigator of Christian Science to Decome laminar wun its teaching, as given in the text-book, "Science and Health, there is no more effort made bv Christian Scientists to force the sale of this book for financial gain than there Is by- members or other denominations to sell their necessary church hymnals, prayer-books, etc. "Science and Health" Is adhered to and Indorsed by a Christian Scientist because of the physical, mental and moral benefits derived from Ita study, but no applicant for church membership, or anyone alse, I compelled to purchaae the volume. Most Christian Science churches maintain publlo reading room and circulating libraries for the express purpose of mak ing the church literature available with out price te those who desire it. and these reading rooms are willingly maintained at an expense to the church rather than as meana of profit. I know of no church organization wherein th consideration of money mat ters is given leas prominence than in the Christian Science Church. It Is supported wholly by the voluntary offerings of Its members and because of the spontaneous gratitude shown In these offerings, the usual commercial method of church sup port through fairs, sales, -mortgages, etc., l never resorted to. The opinion of tbl worthy Judge that "Mrs. Eddy'a statements on sickness and death" ar "palpable fallacies" is not shared by many who have felt In their lives the touch of this healing and saving gospel. That Christian Science heals th sick, comforts the distressed, reforms the slave of passion and appetite, and brings peace and happiness te the home Is no Idle boast, but is wall attested by living witnesses throughout the land, and If this Is ita mission and practice. It is about the "Father's business" the religion of works which tha Master taught and prac ticedend which surely no court would knowingly attempt to restrain. DAVID B. OGDEN. Portland. Ootober 10, 1902. A VILLAIN BAFFLED. "So!" hissed the villain. The heroine faced him grandly. The oalolum light sputtered delightedly over the scene, causing her Jewels to glitter Ilka the eye of a press agent. "So!" growled the vlilaln. Here the heroine kicked her train around In front. of her, and tbe hand' painted flowers on the back breadth came Into full view. Bravely she clutched the will In her lily-white fingers "So!" hoarsely muttered the villain. With the air of a queen tne heroine turned upon him. "Why do you say 'So' so often V she asked. W you think you can cow mtV Realising that he was baffled for the last time in that act, the villain rolled another cigarette and left the stage with a tragic striae. Judge. WHERE WOMEN RULE. In several villages of Finland the woman has authority, for a religious sect exists there whose disciples are forced to marry and to take vows to submit to the wife In all things. The women ebooae pna of their number for governing had, whnee duty it is to see that the men behave themselves, and to punish them If they transgress. Similar are the "Purlflcants" of Liberia, who also recognise the su premacy of women. St. Paul Globe. IT DEPENDS. A political uprising la a revolution if It succeed and a rebellion If it falls.- it la a good deal so wi... a strike. If It wins it Is a grand blow for liberty; If" it falls it i a crime. TONIGHT ATTRACTION aw I 1 SIIBIrn nrT annluiM ,nm w eenea, - , -. . xaa ua ken "Maid ho t la m Cordraye "On the Stroke of Twelve." " COMtNQ. ATTRACTION. ine Jaarouajn Herrmann th. I avMav Bnj o. - . L . - - mVfine. Saturday Bight and Saturday V. ....... . 4 w L4ivuiy ur voraay s-"F1nneran'a Rail " Thn.. Friday and Saturday nlsrhta ana 8ntimv uiaiuin, ' Last Nloht'a Attraction. ' One house dark and two AMn fnr t K first daya of thia week makaa tha tha tor business rather quiet, excepting; that those loai navo attractions are having good houses, the Baker bavins: broken th recora I or ail pieces excepting "The Carl turn. The Neill Stock Comnanv in "HLrl h. tne t-nemy" is Just now at the best with the play, having had several performance in Which to Darfed tha narta. anil m.tmn lor tne reason that it is early In the waea ana the company has not yat lost the keen edge of Interest in the produc tion. Thev are trivtntr an r.llut nr. lurinaacie. un the Stroke of Twelve" had fair nigm, ana id audience ap- frHtareu 10 oe niaBIv plea part with tha tu-in duction. There was an imoarativa tain call at the end of tha third act. And hisses for the villains and amilea uul applause for th people who reoreaont goodness and excnl.e.ice of character., tha hisses and smite being given a the mem- oer oi tne comptuiy marched In duo across the ate, bowing gracefully a vw.vviiu wmuiiu " scene. "Finnegsn's MM" This Weak. "Flnnegan's Ball" Will ba at OnlraVa for three nights, Thursday. Friday and oaturaay ana Saturday matinee, Novem ber to 8. Giving the public what thev want fa always the surest road to success. That Is why "Flnnegan's Ball" has proven such a whirlwind success both financially and artistically since Its arst production. U is full of dry, quaint humor, quick action and runs throughout the entire scale of comedy to a climax of hilarious merriment. There Is not a dull moment In It. In addition to the regular char acters there will ba introduced thia sea son apecialtlea by Gallagher and Barrett, rannie iTumDull, English Whirlwind dancer, -Kate Dahl, the Tossinx Austin and The Bancroft Slatera. A chorus of handsome girl with all th latest song successes will not be the least pleasing feature. Politician of Prominence. Portland will be filled with many ooli- ticians and diplomat of grU promi nence aU next week. It ha beon given out tnat it la the Intention of several men high In national politic a well aa a few well known diplomats of foreign coun tries, to pay an extended visit to thia city next week. Portland, which la ao well known throughout the country aa helng a city tnat always extends a most cordial wel come to those who may have occasion to visit here, will no doubt extend a greet ing to the dlgnitariea that will never be forgotten by them arid cause them to feel that there are place where hosol- tallty is unbounded other than In the metropolitan cities of the East, and that Portland people ar deserving of the well earned reputation for congeniality. or course, th visit of theae distin guished visitors Is not being heralded with a blare of trumpet or the crash of brass nor will th town be bedecked with glaring color to receive the great men, aa they are not coming on any of ficial business nor exactly In their of ficial capacity. However, no pains will be spared to make their stay in the city a pleasant and enjoyable one, as It Is tha avowed Intenttnn of The Senator" and nis party to give the rortlana public a week s entei-tainmt th .t will rival any thing which has occurred here for aome time. The Kelll Stock Company has shown so much capability in the past that it Is only necessary to announce that It will produce a certain play, no matter how great are its requirement or how dif ficult are- the various parts, and Its suc cess Is assured. The many character in the splendid comedy, "The Senator." will give every member of the company ex cellent opportunities which will be taken advantage of with celerity. The princi pal characters as far aa the male mem bers of the cast are concerned are Sen ators, Congressmen, foreign diplomats and their secretaries, and the ' methods they will use In conducting affairs which concern nations as well a affairs of the heart will create all kind of unheard of predicament for all parties Interested and the means they WlU use to extricate themselves will be most amusing. Not withstanding the fact that "The Senator" hf classed sis "an exclusive comedy, It has a vein or sentiment tnat is Deautuui to a degree. Commencing with Sunday matinee. The Senator" will run all of next week at The Baker. Is He of Chinese Descent? "That story .about my being of Chinese descent was all. etarted by my press agent about 10 year ago," said George Wilson, the noted minstrel, to a Pendle ton East Oregonlan representative on his recent visit to that place. But still Mr. Wilson did not dispute It, probably be cause he did not think it required con tradiction. The story was published broadcast all over the country at the time the noted minstrel's father was an Englishman and his mother a Chinese woman. It went to the effect that tbe Englishman drifted Into China and became immensely wealthy; that he fell In love- with the J. C. Alnsworth, Frost . a. Aver, vice-rre. United States National Bank Of Portland, Or., at close of business November 1, 1902: RESOURCES. Loans and discount..... 11.049.720.27 United Statea bonds to secure circulation 60.000.00 United State and other bond 18&.Q50.0O Real estate 37.23.14 Office furnitur and fixtures T.ooo.oo Bank building 12S.000.00 Cash and due from bank ; 761,0(0.43 LIABILITIES. Capital- Surnlu and undivided Droflta. Circulation Individual deposits Due to banks The above statement Is correct. Attest: J. C. AIWSWOBTH. Prsidnt. DIRECTORS I. W. Hellman, Percy T. Morgan, W. B. Ayer, Rufu Mallory. George E. Chamberlain, D. W. Wakefield, Roderick Maoleay, J. C. Aln worth, F. C. Miller. . . , ' , Chinese woman,, married her and that George was Jhe only lu f the mar riage. Then there wa a romantic story about the separation of tbe kwakaeid frera the wife and the fight over the child. It war told how Wilson waar kidnaped front hi tnether tyjhi ftbr and of th flight-to- America Sow hi father died later in poverty and hew tha tor battled for existence and arterwarda drifted into the ehow buakieae. His subsequent carear ha been a ancceeeral one. Wilson is getting old now and will probably not re main in tha business muob lonfar. i ' Whether or not the are) agent whi ttartea tbe atory really had any found, tloa for t l ppt known, yet when one look at Wilson while th burnt cork is removed from hi face he sees evi dence that bears out the story. His eyes are Inclined to the almond shape and his mouth and high cheek bones furnish further evidence. His volee also la or dinary conversation and avwig earria ft nd famlHnr rt that heard la those seo tlona in our cltle known aa Chlnatowr It all may be a rank fake and slander on th noted blackcork artist, but th tijai ne lakes It good naturedly and doe not deny it, lends greater reason to those to believe the atory for doing ao. Herrmann the Great. Next Friday and Saturday nights, with a popular matinee Saturday, tbe Mar quam Grand Theater will be taxed to Ita utmost capacity when the wonderful prea tidigitateur, Herrmann the Great, givea his truly, marvelous entertainment. Tha art of the prestidigitateur te always new. Of the program offered by Herrmann tha present season every trick and illusion is novel and mystifying, and Is presented to local theater-goers for th first time. It is positively a bran new. ne-te-data anaai. eel entertainment more mysterleu. more puzzling and more entertaining than any Other magical performance ever riven in thia city. It will create more wonderment. more talk and puzzle more people than any of .Herrmann's previous efforts, and local theater-goers have a positive treat In store for them. . Of the' new Illusions or big showy tricks may be mentioned. "Princess Mahomeda," an aerial mystery: "Tha Enchanted Cabinet," and the sensa tion of Pekln entitled "Voyage instan taneous," which have ereated a furore wherever presented. Herrmann win he accompanied by tbe "Musical Gootmans," highly artistie musical due. The ad vance sale of seats opened this morning. "Over the Fence." A mirthful and pleasant offertna- in ev ery way will be the appearance of the latest bid for public favor, tha three-act musical farce-comedy called "Over the Fence," the work of C. Herbert Kerr. This piece wlU be seen her at the Mai -quam Grand Theater next Monday night, November 10. for the first time. It ha a been proclaimed by th press everywhere It has appeared a being a bright spot in the faree-eomedy realm worthy of the best patronage, for th clean cut methods employed to give two and one half hours of fun-making without vulgarity or eug geetiveneas. Bright comedian, pretty girte. original muaical numbers, eoeelallv arranged daneing features and specialties are among the many essentials theater goers will find for their amusement In this rollicking up-to-date farce. The advance eale of seat will open next Friday morn ing at is o ciock. SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Through the early days, when the world was against ua. we stood together. Mr. Stanton was always a perfectly cour ageoua woman. A leader of thought and new movements. I always called her the philosopher and statesman of our movement. Sbe was a most finished writer, and every state paper presented to Congres or State Legislature In tbe early daya wa written by Mr. Stanton, When we ware digging together, she forged tbe thunderbolt and I fired them. When aba was abls to attend our con vention, w always had an opening ad dress. I called her a word-artist, while I was tbe worker. But If I wanted any thing done, any appeals to Congress or Legislature written, I put my bonnet on and went te see Mrs. Stanton. Then she would compos the peeehes while I rocked the cradle. It spoiled me for writ ing myself, for I always had ber to lean on. She talked about the other aide, but had no faith that there was any other world. Sbs always said this was a beautiful world, and she wanted to stay here as long as possible. Sb believed In the im mutable law In everything, and did not believe In any special Providence for her. elf or any one el. New York Journal. BREEDING AftMV HORSES. The British authorities have decided to have Immense stud farms here, beginnim; with horses and afterward extending Uk breeding establishment to cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and mules. The first or der for brood mares will be given in this country to the military authorities, who will sell them to th civil authorities. It la ascertained that 4,000 jnare ar thus to be aoquired, with, of ojar, stallions. After a tlra theae will b Imported from good stock, but there Is, plenty of blood in the country to make a beginning. The mares to be handed over by the military authorities are mostly accil--matlaed now. Many of them, win be of the Boer mare breed, a hardy light little animal, which breads well and Is very useful in th long grass and stony veldt and kopje Juat the animal, in fact, to carry a man around hi farm and bring his produce to market In quick time over long distances. One of the largest breeding establish ments will be at Standerton. British and Australian men versed In horses are to be appointed to take charge of these breed ing depots, and several well-known men who have made tbe horse a study have already been appointed to select the mare and stallion grounds for the commence ment. Psll Mall Gazette. AND WINTER COMING ON. One of John O. Rockefeller houses has been burned, causing a loss of $50,000. This and the price of coal may make It neceasary for Mr. Rockefeller to let the girl go and run tha furnace, himself dur ing the coming winter. St. Paul Globe. , , R. W. Schmeer, Asst. Cashier. F. C. Miller, Cashier. A. jl Wright, Asst. Cashier. STATEMENT OF THE - - $2,208,063.34 t 25O.000M 0,11.T 60.000.00 11,684.147.64 ' 271,004.41 1. 357,152.06 f2.208.0C3.S4 F. C. MILLER, Cashier. - .p