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. , j OREGON OWES RECIPROCITY TO ST. LOUIS.
T J It Is as plain as an axiom that. If Oregon secure co-operation by other
states, Oregon must appropriate liberally for the Lewis and Clark Fair.
; - ' usUy saioniatlo in character Is the propoaitlon that Oregon must do
. something for 6t. Louis, IT St. Louis do something for Oregon, in support of
' he Exposition planned for this city In 105.
The Journal believes that discussion of the 1500,000 appropriation by our
legislature has proceeded to a point that Justifies expectation of acquies
. ence la the fair directors' request for half a miUion dollars from the state.
!The matter has been bruited from one' end of the state to the other. News
papers have presented the issue. Prominent men have expressed their opln
' Ions. Bodies of representative citliens. composed of tax-payers, have gone
b. "j. . Opon record in favor of the appropriation. And sentiment Is now so power-
fully favorable to the support of the enterprise that we may consider it as al
foSost finally settled. The Exposition will receive $000,000 from the state by
legislative appropriation at the coming session.
-' r. i - But, this is not all of the duty of the legislature in the premises. Our ex
position might be eliminated from the discussion, and there would remain
Abundant reason for the appropriation of a liberal sum for the representa-
" tlon of Oregon at the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition, next year.
" This state has been rather derelict in duty In the matter of advertising itself
. .at Eastern expositions, derelict in that it has not taken advantage of the
; possible benefits that would have accrued had a policy of liberality been pur
' sued. There has been much good result from the representation that we have
had. Enterprising citisens have gone to several expositions, and have
. . worked, with insufficient funds, but efficiently as to personal effort, to bring
this state before the notice of theworld.
' Much of the present forward movement Is due to the exposition advertis
ing.; Oregon is beginning; to become fixed In the minds of people of other
State as more than a mere geographical point upon the map. They are
' r" ."" learning of the wonderful'resources provided by naiurw, and as they learn
they experience a desire to come here and participate in the benefits inci
dent to the development of those resources.
, However, our duty is only begun. We owe 'to ourselves to go further.
: iWe -should take to St Louis next year ah exhibit such as will convince, the
. world that hers are possibilities unexcelled. And the world is going to be at
BL Louis, too, pessimists to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Xn other words, Oregon should appropriate money, appropriate liberally,
, for that exhibit. As a cool-blooded business proposition, we should take ad
; Vantage of the 6t Louis Exposition to call the world's attention to the state
sve are striving to build up.
" Furthermore, even if there were not these considerations In themselves
sufficient to argue an appropriation for a St. Louis exhibit the claims of
; i . reciprocity would suffice. Wo expect the managers 6f the Bt Louis Exposi
tion to advance the Interests of the Lewis and Clark Fair. They have al-
- . ready done It ' They have manifested a liberal disposition towards our en
terprise, doing nothing to place obstacles, and all that they could do to fur
( ther Us good fortunes. Oregon has already received substantial aid from
4 the St. Louis people who, are responsible for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.".-
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Therefore, both from the claims of equity and from the desire for a
continuance of those favors, Oregon must do something for the St. Louis
' Exposition.
' Parsimony pays no dividends. False economy Is not economy. We may
"save at the spigot, and waste at the bung-hole" of opportunity. And,
.with Oregon at the most critical point in its history, when the goal towards
which she bas pressed is within sight, this commonwealth cannot afford to
overlook so fine opportunity as that offered by the St. Louis Exposition.
t , f ? ?h9 Journal Counsels the Oregon Legislature to view this question as any
One of its members would view' It were 1t his private business. He would
spend money to advertise at St. Louis the great State of Oregon.
. "Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives you will have
wrought well if you appropriate liberally for theJLewls and Clark Exposition,
and also for the representation of Oregon at the St. Louis Exposition. x
, ' A VIGOROUS MINORITY.
A number of Democrats are to meet tonight to get better acquainted and
to honor to Andrew Jackson. It will be appropriate If they talk over mat
ters of Interest just now to the people of the state and express views one to
another regarding what would be wise action for the Democratic minority in
the coming Legislative Assembly.
? . ' i A vigorous minority, united and actuated by proper motives, may always
accomplish much In a law-making body. The minority may not be able to
force action positively upon many measures, but it may always influence
Strongly and compel alteration In the trend of matters.
It is therefore wise to counsel our minority to get together and deter
mine that they will be the mouthpiece of the Interests of the people of Ore-
gon. Despised as ordinary political talkers may be, they have a function to
perform in the Legislature, a function that is important They may point
out undue extravagances, indicate dangers in proposed laws, protect others
,from improper repeal, and. In the present instance, they may utUIxe their
Combined power to uphold the administration of the incoming governor,
George E. Chamberlain.
To the hints of machinations agamst his legitimate prerogatives, as de
fined in the Constitution and Interpreted by the courts, let the minority an
swer bravely and courageously that they are there to see Justice done to the
governor and to the people who elected him. There may be no occasion for
such action. But. If there be, let the minority realize that they have a
power to wield that is not to be despised. Only about a score of the members
of the Legislature are Democrats. But, that many men. united and cout-
j ageous, may be a powerful element In the proceedings.
, . ., Coins" over the list of Democratic members. It appears that excellent
men have been elected. They are representatives of their communities, and
' are able to conduct themselves In a manner to compliment their constituents
and their party.
, : . LOBBIES AND LOBBIES.
The Spokesman-Review and the
Walla Walla Union have engaged in a
, discussion of Legislative lobbies, with
y the former spuukinit for the McBride
interests, the latter for Mr. Ankeny.
Really, the isu of the lobby was
" What precipitated the McBride and
railroad fight In the State of Wash
ington. Governor McBride came out
In an interview a year or two ag;o, in
.. vhich ho declared war upon ttie Jobby
and announced that what power he pos
sessed would go against the continued
existence of the third house.
Apropos, there are lobbies and lob
bies, There have been lobbies that ac
complished good. Of course, there
have been other sorts of lobbies, and It
V must foe -confessed that most lobbies
are not desirable, not even respectable.
' "Usually, a lobby is composed of strlk
.' rrs hired to go to the state or national
capital and employ any means neces
' sary to the passage or killing of some
' measure, as some, mon led concern may
deslre.v. 8uch lobbies are reprehensible.
They, hare no excuse for existence, ex
cepting this; '
In every Legislature are men who
re purchasable, ; ,who secure election
for the sole purpose of holding up
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pelling them to pay for support to
measures, often to measures that are
excellent and In the public Interest but
that may be opposed because they are
proposed by a corporation and there
fore may be made to appear as not
desirable.
These mercenary Legislators are ob
structions that 'must often be removed
by the representative- of the corpora
tion who would prefer to accomplish
his ends in some other manner. So
that the evil of the lobby of that sort
comes from- the primary evil of pur
chasable Legislators, who have no con
science and who trade upon the auth
ority vested, in them by their constit
uents. There is no doubt that most
representatives of corporations would
prefer to indulge in no bribery, and
that, were It not for men who get
themselves elected to Legislatures or
Congresses for the purpose of securing
bribes, the evil would be reduced to a
minimum. And this la not to excuse
the corporation bribers. It Is merely
to analyze the situation and discover
the primary causes that lead up to the,,
existence of lobbies. . , t .
Not all of the sins of lobbies are
committed by the corporation agents.
First must there be: susceptible Legis
lators In Common Council or Legisla
ture. Else the corporation briber would !
have no subject upon which to work.
. Profits of the steel trust during 1902
were 2132,662,000. This is at the rate
of 10 per bent on a capitalisation of
$1,326,620,000, or five per cent on a total
capitalization Of $2,65240,000. And it
is enough to constitute a fair profit for
large investments on as much as It,
000,000,000. It Is claimed by financial
experts that much of the capitalization
of the steel trust Is watered stock.
Some place the water at at least one
third. Presume It to be one fourth,
and the profits announced by the steel
trust Is then upon no more than $800,
000,000 or the professed capital stock
of the trust, and the profit then at four
per cent good return for so Immense
Investments is something like 12 or
15 per cent per annum.
The Salem Statesman hits Charlie
Kulton on the caput with the remark
that the latter has some atoning to do,
us well as Mr. Geer. The Statesman
ites the fact that Clatsop County, Mr.
Fulton's home, gave the Republican
state ticket 600 majority last June, ex
cepting to Furnish, who got only 100.
Mr. Fulton received 160 popular votes
in June for United States Senator,
while Mr. Geer received 45,000. Ergo,
according to the logic of the States
man, Mr. Geer"s claims upon the office
are exactly 300 times more forceful
than the claims of Mr. Fulton; quod
erat demonstrandum.
Senator Vest burnt into the brains of
the upper House members some pertl-
enent words anent the continuation of
the Dlngley tariff upon coal with the
country freezing in the midst of a se
vere winter. Senator Vest represents
the old school regulars in the national
legislative machine Bhopj while Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa
chusetts trains with the government
homeopathlsts who would administer a
three-months release from the Dlngley
coal tariff to cure the disease.
Perhaps after all our Uncle Samuel
should be allowed more spending
money than he used to have when he
was kept at home and never went out
much to visit the neighbors. And
therefore, perhaps the country should
reconcile Itself to permanent billion
dollar Congresses. At any rate, bil
lion-dollar Congresses have apparently
come to stay and may no longer be
used as campaign thunder by the party
that Is out of power.
Something has operated to eliminate
Jack Matthews from the talk of polit
ical combinations, excepting as an echo
of former machinations. Who says
thaFthe demand made by The Journal
in his case has had no effect? For all
that the public know of him during the
days, he might as well be in the'laby-
rlnthan depths of an Egyptian pyra
mid, or immersed in the gloom of a
Roman catacomb1: 2?
The government is going to buy 225,
000,000 worth of new warships. A few
purchases like that and the Monroe
Doctrine will not smell so musty to
European powers that occasionally
have to witness the uncovering of the
venerable old document of President
Monroe In his message to the 1823 Con
gress. The suggestion of those battle
ships will be in need of no interpreter.
Senator Hoar some time ago depre
cated anti-trust legislation, and . now
offers an anti-trust bill. Can it be
that it is a case of the selge of Troy
and the wooden horse and the famed
saying of the Trojans that they feared
the Greeks bringing gifts?
Imagine Blnger Hermann being
elected Senator, and then going back
to Washington with, a sharp stick for
Secretary Hitchcock. Wouldn't be do
things to the head of the Interior De
partment who kicked him out from the
Land Commlssionerohtp!
Let the Republican party in . Con
gress do the right thing to permit a
substitution of "the full coal scuttle"
for "the full dinner pall." If they don't
their political dinner pall will not be
overfull In 1904.
Major Glenn says that General Chaf
fee ordered the water cure In the Phil
ippines, but he does not say whether 1t
was the Kneipp water cure or some
other sort.
The Senatorial candidates are keep
ing very.good natured In this fight. In
fact, it doesn't took much like an Ore
gon fight when one remembers the
strenuosity of former contests.
We will wager 30 cents that Charlie
Fulton wishes he had attended the
Legislative caucus the last time.
Jack Matthews was heard singing,
the other day "and the gobllnsTt get
me, If I don't look out" '
Shuns the Daylight.
Among the many human curios to be
seen at Monte Carlo this season none
attracts more attention than M. Ytur-
blde an eccentric millionaire, who
shuns daylight as he would a plague.
In his splendjd -villa he has placed an
enormous elevator, into which his cur
tained and shuttered carriage Is driven
and raised to his heavily-draped apart
ment when he wishes to take a drive.
His rooms are always kept at a Turkish
bath temperature, and as conditions in
the gambling rooms of the Casino are
about the same, he sometimes ventures
there in the evening.
la Tenement Bow--
"Miss Mahcole got so Pfud thot that
she bought a gasoline shtove rather i
then go after coal." . .
"Phwat's th' difference? Don't she
have to carry th' canav gasoline?"
"Yls. but she ses people saoight thick
she owns an automoDUav
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' One of the nut extraordinary deliverances of the period upon the subject
1 trusts and their treatment b Federal
cup, ox me United States Circuit courr oi ine o.venm juaiciai circuit, compris
ing XUiaeia, Indiana end Wisconsin. It was delivered at the University of Nebraska
recently, Judge Orosscup declares that
and impartially, would prevent the unlqni of two grocery houses by two individuals
for the purpose of reducing expenses. The Sherman Law bas been operative for
more than It years, says Judge Qrosscup, and adds:
"As Internretari hv the Suereme Court that act embodied a public purpose,
unwisely formed, I think, to deal with the so-called trusts on no basis other than
that of extermination to cut them Out root and branch to sweep the land with
a decree like Herod's, that no child of consolidation should be found to have
escaped.,, . .. -
"We are how wrll into the 13th
In its means of enforcement, as well as In its purpose, the act was as compre
hensive as language could make It It-withheld no power, civil or criminal, that
the lawmakers thought would contribute o the Complete eradication of the sup
posed eviL It hf n n receded, in Texas. Kansas. Michigan, and Maine, by state
laws directed to the same end, and was quickly followed by like laws In one half
the other states, including New York, Ohio, lad tana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa,
and the West, generally'. Thus, so far as enactments make law, the law, both
national and state, has, for a period three times longer than It took to put down
the Rebellion, been in nattle line against the so-called trusts. '
"Have these organizations been extinguished? . Has the trust idea abated?
Let me answer by calling but a partial roll of those organised since the Sherman
Law went Into effect. There Is the American Window Glass Company, created
In 18t(, five years after the Sherman Act There, too. is the Continental Tobacco
Company, lftgj the Tin Plate Company, 189; the Amalgamated Copper Company,
189; the American Radiator. 1899; the National Salt 1899; the International Plate
Glass, 1100! the International Salt
united states Steel. 1901; the Corn Products, 1901, and many otners mat come
readily to mind. An Inspection made for me of a list of lit of the leading so-
callea trusts la (he United States show
the passage of the Sherman Act"
So much for the situation. Judge
remedy: '
"The first thlnr to do Is to abandon
mination. That policy has failed. It has
removed br law. Umlace the old oollcy
ations, subjected to restraint against artmclal prices, will be made, in organizaiion
and management to invite, and worthily invite, the confidence and copartnership
of all the ueonle f the country.
"To suggest concrete legislation is
the repeal of the Sherman Act Logically and impartially enforced, that act ror
btds two grocers, on opposite corners of the street from forming a copartnership
to save expenses; partially enforced, it
not or the law. but of the officer, or the
"The legislation that replaces It should
about either bv & eornerina of the suDnlv.
crimtnatlon in prices us to either buyers
transportation rates. There should be a
aminations by some department of the
to the public, as in the case of national
"The new legislation should forbid
cash paid in, or the real value of property contributed, to make up the company's
assets': Some denartment of the government should be charged as between the
company and the public witb tne auty
"Provision should, or course, be
Dar value 'of the DroDcrty increases;
auentlv acauired croixrtv. but upon Increased Value due to management and oper
ation, should be secondary, always, to
Judgment by the appropriate department
and standing of the company.
"To the extent that such subsequent
manarement and oDeratlon. I would encourage, by every feasible method, its dlvis
inn in flr tunnnHinn, hotwpen those
who have done the work. I would embody the basis of such aiVlslo'n-lTn the' eon
tract of Incorporation, so that it would
mere bonus, fcxnerlence has- shown that
rate the strucala between capital and
of the harvest after both the reapers
reasonable hire."
JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES."
BY K. K. K.
THE DRAMATIC CLUB.
A dramatlo club of nine members was
organized last fall -for study and so
ciability. While th'y have never fixed
on a definite name for the organization,
they rather favor The Esmeralda Dra
matlo Club," because of the play of that
name being rehearsed. It-is, of course.
a dramatized version of Frances Hodgson
Burnett's charming little story, Esraer-
elda,. They expeeH to be ready to stage
it In about four weeks. The holidays
put back the work, but now- they are
devoting two nights a week. Miss Vesta
Townsend is directress and coach. She
takes the leading part of Esmeralda, and
Miss Lola McCoy has the second remi-
nine role. Ray Steel and Henry Coffee
take the principal male parts. The en
tire personnel is:1, Misses vesta 'iown-
send, Lois McCoy,; Ruby Kellogg, Ada
Doernbecker; Messrs.-Ray Bteel, Henry
Coffee. Norrle ParksWlU Bennett and
George Leaberg.' - " '
COUNCIL ' jklBrBTrNG.
The Council of Jewish Women opened
their meeting Wednesday afternoon in
the Selllng-Hlrsch Building with verbal
reports from the superintendents of the
different schools carried on by the
Council in South Portland. Mrs. Ben
Selling's account of the Sewing School
was especially interesting, for she told
of the first graduating exercises ever
held by th school. ;
in taKing up tne regular prusrarci ui
the day, Miss Carrie May sang "The
Sweetest Flower that Ever JBlows," with
The Serenade" for ah encore. Mrs.'M.
Turnbull then read, the paper of the
afternoon. With "Our New Duty," as
a 'subject, she told 61 the different bills
coming before the legislature this ses
sion that should have the hearty sup
port of the women of Oregon. She
dwelt with special emphasis upon the
child labor bill, reading extracts from
Eastern and Southern papers showing
the tersjble conditions, existing where
there are no such laws, or where, tney
are not enforced. She had with her a
collection of needle work and basket
weaving made by ' the feeble-minded
children In Iowa, showing how much can
be done for them if they are placed in
an institution of their own with trained
teachers about them. A bill urging
such a school in Oregon is to be intro
duced. Dr. Stephen 8. Wise was called on ror
a few words at the close of the paper,
and he also urged the combined effort
of the women to pass the bills. He re
minded his hearers of the herculean
task the South has found It to correct
Child labor there, and foretells the same
condition of affairs in Oregon, unless tne
matter is settled before the factories are
established that exist on child labor.
Portland is not free from it as it is.
Dr. Eliot read portions- of the pro
posed bill, explaining and enlarging upon
it In his work as president of the
State Conference of Charities and Cor
rection he has exceptional opportunities
to know of conditions in Oregon along
the lines discussed. Before Dr. Eliot's
mmiu-ks. Miss Boll ins- of Boise read Mrs.
Browning's "The Cry of the Children."
It came home to everyone present wiin
new meaning. The children were no
lonerer the little factory hands in Eng
lish cities, but America's little ones who
need her care.
MRS. COLE-BETHEL.
Mrs. Cole-Bethel slipped quietly into
Portland for the holiday season. She
has been working so strenuously since
leaving Portland that the brief rest was
very refreshing. Last .Monday- - alter-;
noon she opened a private class at the
home of Mrs. Charles E. Sltton. Meet
ings are being held every afternoon this
week for the ladles feel it will be their
last opportunity to have Mrs Bethel
with them for a long time. Wednesday
afternoon the class was omitted because
so many of the members are interested
in the Council of Jewish Women. Mrs.
Bethel ws a guest of the Council and
made -a few interesting remarks about
woman's work In general.
The class Is taking an advanced prac
tice course. This is really the third ser
ies they have enjoyed. They were or
ganized by Mrs. Rose Hoy t and Mrs.
Sltton 'when Mrs. Bethel first came, to
Portland last summer, ' and have been
her most faithful students ever since.'
Jim "Hill, the great railroad man, says
there is another panic Impending. Well,
the old man's merger scheme is not ex
ercising any appreciable influence ' to
ward averting such a calamity. Boise
News. v'.;. :
enactment is by Judge Peter 8. Gross-
the Sherman Law. if enforced logically
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year since the passage of the Sherman Act.
ltOl: the Consolidated Tobacco, 1901; the
that all but 13 have Deen created since
Qrosscup thus gives his views as to tne
the present policy of outlawry and exter
failed through conditions that can not be
bv a new. under which industrial corpor
perhaps more difficult it anouiu -inciuae
puts the industries of the land at the mercy
law.
provide against artificial prices, orougni
or by coneDlracy; and also ugainsi ais-
or places, except os affected by actual
provision for open booxs; ror nuuea ex
government and for periodical statements
baiuea, ana many or tne railway companies
the issue of primary stock in excess of the
to see mat tnis limitation was eniureou.
made ror winner issues oi sioca as mo
but such issues as Is based not on subse-
the first and Bhould be put out only after
tnat It was justinea by tne earnings
issues represent increased vaiue, aue to
who have furnished the caoitul and those
operate as a contract right, and not, as a
there is no way to so satisfactorily miji
labor, and none so Just as a fair division'
capital and labor have each had their
NECKLACE
OF A CHIEF
Splendid Indian Curio in the Hands
of Col. F. J. Parker.
One of tho finest Indian relics ever
exhibited In Portland Is being shown
about-the itotrt lobbies by Coh Frank J,
Parker, head of the Lewis and Clark
Commission f oFnhe State "KJf Waiflring-;
ton, who has been in this city for some
time. It Is a necklace made from boars'
claws, seals' teeth, elks' teeth, the finest
of beads and pretty colored pebbles.
The necklace- is valued at $50 by Mr.
Parker, but he would not part with it
for many times that amount. . He found
It In an open Indian grave which he dis
covered during a recent trip into the
Idaho country.
"In a short time," said Colonel Parker
today to a reporter for The Journal,
Intend making a trip down Into Lincoln
County where a friend of mine has Just
written me he has found a fine bunch
of graves. We will search them for
relics.
A FINE COLLECTION.
"At my home In Walla Walla I have
a cabinet that I consider to be one of
the finest. bnexiatence. It la. strictly a
pioneer exhibit, and contains Indian
trophies and relics as, well as mineral
specimens. I iniena 10 nave it on uib
play at the Lewis and Clark Fair."
Speaking of the splendid necklace
which he now has with him, the Colonel
said :
"I did not find It all together. Of
course it was all In one grave, but the
string on which it had been originally
was rotten with age and the fine col
lection 6f beads and other pretty things
was rather scattered. I got it together
and have It caj a-wlre now, so there' is
no -Ganger or any or -it- being lost-. . ,
The necklace is about five feet In
length and the different ornaments of
which It Is composed alternate. Some
of the teeth are carved in rude fash
ion to resemble 'sea Hons, and age shows
on every article that goes to make up
the whole.
Those who saw Colonel Parker's neck
lace say It is fit to be entered in the
famous collection of Dr. R. E. Stewart,
the Goldendale, Wash., curio collector.
Dead Sea Evaporation.
Scientific observation Justifies the es
tlmate that a dally average of (.600,000
tons of water Is received Into the Dead
Sea from the Jordan and other sources
during the year. During the rainy sea
son the amount is very much greater;
during the dry season it is, of course,
very much' less; but this average will
be maintained year after year. There
is no outlet and the level Is kept down
by evaporation' only, which is very rap
Id because of the intense heat the dry
atmosphere and the dry winds which are
constantly blowing, down the gorges be
tween the mountains. This evaporation
causes a haze or mist to hang over tho
lake at all times, and, when It Is more
rapid than usual, heavy clouds form
and thunder storms sometimes rage
with great violence in the pocket be
tween the. cliffs, even In the dry. season.
A flood of rain often falls upon the
surface of the sea when the sun is shin
ing, and the atmosphere is as dry as a
bone half a mile from the shore. . The
mountains - around - the - Dead . Eea are
rarely seen with distinctness - because.
X this haze., j
Could Fat It Off.
A" golf paper tells the following:
An old man and a youth had spent the
whole day on a golf links in Scotland
and, as is otton the case with particu
larly enthuslastlo players, had had
some remarkably close and exciting
games. As they left for home, the old
man remarked: "Hey. mon, but it's
been a gran' day I" "It has," the youth
assented. "Think . ye ye could come .
again on the morrow, laddie?" "Well,"
the young man' answered, reflectively,
"I was to be married, but I can put' it
off." , . . '
- German wspapers.
The hdmber of dally newspapers pub
lished . in Germany has .reached 1.420
during the. present year. Prussia' leads
with 7(0. Bavaria, with 218. Is the
only one of the other kingdoms or prin
cipalities In the empire which exceeds
100..' v:-
WHAT.TI1I3 WIL,C Dp POROREOON
e
(Lewis and
Is the first place the Lewis and Clark Fair will put Oregon on the map to '
about five sixths of the people. The publicity which .should have been ours by
constant advertising In the Eatst during the past 20 years, win be attained.; Twenty '
years ago Seattle was better known to the people east of Chicago than Portland
Is today... They mispronounced the name, but they knew there was such a places
Strike the familiar oouplet of Bryant's out of literature and Oregon would '
literally be an unknown quantity, either in name or fact, to fully five sixths of the
people of the country. , We may say that if this Is true. It marks the people who
are thus ignorant of their own country as very provincial. . Very well, It condemns "
us as much by letting them remain Ignorant if by enlightening them we had
everything to make. To my mjnd ,the one thing necessary to develop Oregon's
resources is to iet the people generally know what those resources are, and the
Lewis and Clark Exposition will do that most effectively. The greatest advertise
ment Oregon ever had, and that which got us before the people of the East was
the famous election contest in 1876, when Cronln, a Democratic presidential eleo
tor, was either counted In or elected to vote for Tllden.
In the second place the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition .would do more '
than perhaps anything else to make the Oregonlana, native and adopted, acquainted'"
with the posslblittes of Oregon In agriculture, mining and lumbering. We,, in
large measure, either belittle or despise our own birthright We are provincial -to
a degree and have looked with contempt on every part of the state except the
small area about our own dooryard.
If we catch a man in the Valley who thinks of going info the Wallowa country
we ask him by our actions if a commission in lunacy ought not to sit on his case;
If a man has determined to try his hand at prospecting for mineral in Baker or
Grant Counties, unless driven by force of circumstances out of former occupations,
his friends and acquaintances say or think that a fool and his money are Soon
The Willamette Valley has been Oregon too long, and the Fair will do more to
enlighten cur own people to the value of all parts of our territory than will any- '
thing else. It goes without saying that the possibilities of our commerce will more
readily be seen and realized by strangers visiting us than they seem to be by a
majority of out own people. There is only one Columbia River on the Pacific
Coast and there is nothing to equal It on any other coast The trivialities that
seemingly occupy' our own energies as the realistic importance of Portland or
Astoria as the chief shipping center will not distort the view of the open-eyed
stranger who sees for the first time the mighty possibilities of the Columbia
as a commercial base of operations. , ,
It seems to me, therefore, that one of the chief values of the exposition will
be the broadening of knowledge as to the country, not only of Eastern people, but
f-oureelvee. - " ,
TOmOHT'S ATTSAOTIOSS. V
The, Marquam Grand "Princess Chic,"
comic opera.
The Baker "Alabama."
Cordray s "Sandy Bottom."
Fredericksburg Vaudeville.
coxnro atthaotioits.
The Marquam Grand "Princess Ohio,"
tomorrow night; ,'The Wrong Mr.
Wright,'! Sstunlny, ' . .
The Baker 'Alabama" for the week.
Cordrays "Bandy Bottom" for the
week.
I-'rederlcksburs Vaudeville
every
night.
MAzTAOEBS' AUrMtOUNCEMXHTS.
"Down by the Sea."
The successful playwright Is one who
can properly blend the element of path
os , and comedy. The author of "Down
by the Sea" has dona his work success
fully and a more pleasing dramatic en
tertainment has not been seen on the
stage for a long time. It is a play full
of human Interest tender sentiment.
manly spirit and wholesome comedy.
Those who fancy "Down by the 8oa" a
sort of "blood and thunder" melodrama
will find themselves agreeably deceived
by a series of stage pictures as unique
and delightful as : thoe-inr -Way Down
East" and, "Shore Acres." The acting
company ;' comprises the best - talent - T
the theatrical profession, most of whom
have been previously seen liere in lead
ing roles with the most prominent stars
and companies. The' attraction will be
seen here next week at Cordray's, com
mencing Sunday matinee, January 11,
with no advance In prides, Special scen
ery is carried for every act and new and
up-to-date specialties will add to the
completeness of the production. . Usual
ladies' and children's matinee Saturday.'
A The Baker.
The announcement that The Neill
Stock Company would all next week.
starting with the usual Sunday matinee,
at The Baker present that great play
by J. M Barrle, "The Little Minister,"
meets with the hearty approval of the
amusement-loving publio of ' Portland
"The Little Minister" Is a play that Is
conceded to. be..in the f ront rants of
dramatic gems. It abounds in sentiment
of the highest order and never fails to
elicit the hearty commendation of the
spectator. In the part of Babble, In
which Maude Adams made one of her
most distinct hits; Miss Countlss will be
seen to splendid advantage. She will no
doubt give an entirely new rendition
of the character, and win hew laurels
for herself. "The Little Minister" will
no doubt be one of the most brilliant
successes produced at Tne Baker Theatre
this season, , and one can only predict
that packed house's will be the rule for
the entire" weak." ::The; demand for-seats
is exceptionally large.
"The Tyranny of .Tears."
One of the most enjoyable and success
ful plays ever staged will be seen at
the Marquam Grand Theatre next Mon
day night, when Mr. Paul Gllraore and
an excellent supporting company will
present Haddon Chambers' delightful
comedy, "The Tyranny of Tears." Mr.
Paul Gilmore has long been known as a
worthy successor to Alexander Salvlnt In
the romantic drama, and his supporting
company has been chosen by Jules Murry
with due regard to their physical and
mental equipment. - As a consequence,
few companies on the road can boast of
fairer women or handsomer men. Fur
thermore, the play Is a splendid vehicle
on which they have ridden Into popsiar
favor, and furnishes Mr. Paul Gilmore a
stellar part with unlimited opportuni
ties to gain the good graces of the audi
onno The comedy is void Of horse clav
and thepe areV several ,tnae r dramatic-
scenes. The advance sale of seats will
le placed ton sale tomorrow (Friday)
morning. ,
"Princess Ohio," Tonight.
Tonleht at the Marquam Grand' Thea
tre the most charming of comic operas,
Princess Chic," will begin a two-nights'
engagement It will be an easy task
for the music-loving people of this city
to recall last season's triumph of .the
beautiful opera.- -....!.:....
Among those who nave big following
and are" well" -known and - popular wtth
the theatre-going public may be men
tioned Messrs. waiter a. XAwrence,
George Williams, Lyman Wheeler, For
rest Huff., Albert juanar, -rea jjauey.
R. Bartlett ana the Misses Edna
Floyd. Adele Stoneman, Beatrice Mtchel-
ena and Vera Mlchelena. . In producing
this opera the management has spared
neither . money nor managerial skill in
equipping It with everything that could
possibly add to its success. This year
new costumes and scenery have been
given the piece,, and It. is claimed that
the production today Is more .elaborate
and pretentious than it was when origin
ally produced In New York.
In writing tnis tioretto ii is staiea
that Mr. La SheUe endeavored to put
forth a book that would be st once amus
ing and laughable, and still free from
the tomfoolery that seems to be almost
the sole Ingredient or most of our com
ic operas. ". With "this idea in view he
has mustered Into- nis uoretio a piot
that has Borne excuse for being. The I
Princess CWc" tells a pretty and roman-1
Clark Interviews.)
tic story that Is at once coherent and
fascinating. ' ,
In addition to this the atmosphere of
the romantic days of the medieval period
in which the story was written has been
excellently preserved. Mr. Edwards, the
composer, has, It is said, succeeded ad
mirably in the task of writing music
that carries out the romantic Ideas arui
atmosphere of the story. Mr. Edwards
Is well known to the opera-going publio
as the composer of many of the most
popular operas of recent years, notably
"Madeleine," 'The Jolly Musketeer,"
"The Wedding Day," "and Dolly Var
den." "The Princess Chic," however, Is
conceded to be his most successful ef
fort. Some critics have gone so far as to
assert that its quality as a, dignified
work has not been surpassed- this side
of the Atlantic, and one thing beyond
question is, that its engagement in this
city will be one of the biggest events
of the current theatrical, season.
Wrono- Mr. Wright.""
IIenry Reresford, in a merry-farce, with
happy turns of never-ceasing flow of
fun, will be the attraction at the Mar
quam Grand Theatre next Saturday night,
January 10. This odd follow, with good
spirits, will give to us a second edition
of George H. Broadhurst's best effort,
"The Wrong Mr. Wright" In whlcb. he
this year serves his second apprentice
ship as a star In the theatrical firma
ment. As all who have ever seen this
play know, the plot Is Ingenuous, com
prehensible and as full of fun as a beef
Is, full of meat. Its story, briefly sum
marized, relates how one Beymore Sites,
the victim of a scoundrelly employe,
starts in pursuit of the latter under the
pseudonym of Adolphus Wright, which
t name, was also adopted by the real thief.
A leniiiH ueieciive, overcome uy me ut--sire
to obtain ,Jhe liberal reward offered
for' the capture,' (earns oY this" fact' and!,"
mistaking Sites for' the robber, causes
him no end of complications, which leads
to a bewildering gome of cross purposes
that are not - unfolded until the final
act There is a merry counterplot' la
whlcH love and Intrigue form an Impor
tant part. These put together make
one of the most Interesting, ludicrous
and enjoyable evening's performances
that will be seen here this year. Seats
are now selling.
WANT OREGON
TO APPROPRIATE
St. Loois Fair Committee Requests
Influence of Prominent Citizens.
Charles M, Reeves, secretary of the
committee on legislation of the St Louis
Fair, has written to various leading
citizens in this city asking them to uso
influence towards paving the way to an
appropriation by the Legislature of this
Btate, to enable Oregon to be represent
ed at .the Louisiana Purchase Bsposl-
gtioa, 4 be-held in St X)Ulvnoxt .year .
Jn part the communication reads:
"The enterprising State of Oregon has
always played a prominent part In the
development qf the Northwest, and in
every line leading to the advancement of
humanity. Her sons and daughters are
among the best of every state and ter
ritory In the Union, and her social, com
mercial and civil influence extends
throughout the whole.
"We ask you to do everything in your
power to pave the way to a liberal ap
propriation by the Legislature to en
able Oregon to be no well represented
that it will not be second to any other
Btate.
"We are especially anxious to have
Oregon do her full duty in this matter
on account of the moral effect It will
have on the Pacific Coast States.
-"The estimated cost of the, St Louis
World's Fair will be tSO.OOO.OOO. This,
as a man of practical affairs, you know
will mean $40,000,000 by the time the
work is completed."
Twelve Times Married.
Zerad Pomeroy of Mansfield, Conn.,
has Just t the age 6f s. married his
twelfth wife. He began tils matlmonlal
career In 1838, when he was 20 years
old. In the early part of his career
he not only married frequently, but
rapidly. He had only been a husband a
year when No. 1 died, anu in a few
months he married again, and when
that wife died at sea his eye was speed
ily attracted to another, and a . third
marriage oon followed. Ia New .Tork..
where--he- settled for- a -time, he hud six -spouses,7Tour
of whonrraied: one , dis
appeared and one he divorced. His last
wife is the granddaughter of Mr. Pom
eroy's first wife.
i-
Hot water Will. .
' A good supply -of naturally-heated
water has been obtained from a deep
boring at Budapest The hale is J, 13
feet deep, and from it Issues a constant
supply of water of the temperature of
166 degrees Fah. Itt Is estimated that
the spring yields at least 300,000 gal
lons In H hours. There is an ample
supply for a public bath In " the city
park, and Jets are provided at the cor
ners of the main thoroughfares leading
to it. - ' ' ' - ,. f
If rncle George Dewey would only cut
the cable again and get mixed up well. ,
not with little Venex'telan natboats, the
Am.Hc.ft iMnlt wnuld farcet all about
his giving, that old house away. Boise
News. ,-
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