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THE JOURNAL,
So til. Portland, Or.
. Tbt Eastern representative of
thlspaper is Albert E. Hassbrook.
tl Times Building, Mew York, and
Hartford Building. Chicago.
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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.
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