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r ', Sditopial-'-Pie" :f IS Joeraal PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1903 THE OREGON DAILY ' AN C S. JACKSON Published every evening (except Sunday) at Tha Journal Building, Fifth and OFFICIAL,' PAPEtft' OP THB CITY OR THE JOURNAL'S PLATRORM r ATrinity of Event "Which Would "Male' of Portland the Mightiest fit of the Pacific Coast FirstDeepen the Columbia river bar. ' . . - - Second Open the Columbia river to unim-. peded navigation at and above The Dalles. Third Dig an Isthmian canal AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. IT IS the sentiment of the- people of Oregon that the special., session": of the legislature ... haa, met for the simple purpose of . repealing the present tax law, substituting the old, and fof ho" other purpose whatever. To this policy The Journal has thoroughly committed it? 'self., Yet there Is one matter of supreme importance L 1 , 1 j & . . ii' -.LJ.L ' iL ' . J .111 wmcn nas just vioppeu up iu wiuiii n inuuw J'iu win not turn a deaf ear. That matter relates to a right of way for the government canal between The Dalles and Celllo' falls.' Upon that project the government Is ready to spend $4,000,000. . It will require every dollar of that sum to complete the projected work, leaving nothing for the right of way. The best Information that can. be pro cured is to this effect that this la the utmost limit to which the government will go, ami' the very limit to which- It is Justified in- going In the present condition of theriver trade.. There Is only one thing that stands In the way of beginning the work and that is the cost of & right of way. It has already been officially communicated to the state that the federal government will not stand that and what' ever It costs must be forthcoming from the public treaa- ury or jthrough private contributions of tha people.' .' There, then, is the proposition in a nutshell. The build ing ot the canal opens' up the Columbia to navigation for 400' miles which means an ultimate and, as such things go, a speedy extnslon as far as Lewlston. Work at the 1 mouth of the river has been in progress for the past sea son. Tfiat means ultimately1 the required depth la the channel there. This would mean a solution of one of the two great drawbacks to trade In the great inland empire ' ot which Portland is . the natural metropolis. , But the , other problem, that of opening np the river to unimpeded navigation, would still remain precisely where it was and , the benefit would only be partial. ( Now the government Is ready to spend 14,000,000 in that upper river' work but before It begins it demands that the state relieve it of all expense in securing a right of way. The , action of the government in this very desirable direction seems, there- -j. . . ... . v . : ' ..'. - ' , ........ ' . . I : fnrtt anHtaalir..rnnHn-Ant iirwtn what 4h mt t nrnviM flfr do, , ' " ' . ' . Herein Is apparently one of those questions which rises far and away above ordinary questions and considerations, placing it in a class by itself. From that standpoint It should be considered, for, it Is one of those questions which reaches the domain of real statesmanship and therefore sweeps aside objections w,mcn orainaruy snouia oe Dina lng. , The results to be" attained are so far-reaching Jn their character and so stimulating in their probable effects thafthey cannot be lightly fvlewed or rashly, brushed aside.4 It Is for this reason that The Journal, in the face of its own reiterated statements of the purposes of the ses slonstlU feels that because of the great benefits that will bo entailed, they should receive the . consideration they deserve even at the present session of the legislature. But Whatever Is done, the appropriation for the portage road should not be disturbed. ' That should be accepted as a fixed fact and allowed to-remain precisely as It is. " The state then would have one and perhaps, two strings to Its bow. i . :-. - . . .. -" ' ' ENACT THE OLD TAX LAW. O NE TEAR AGO there- was some talk of amending the law for the collection of taxes. At that time The Journal pointed out and showed by actual re sults that the law was working satisfactorily and strongly rsorxoB job. sbta xst. Xlstlnguisnea Kebrasliaa Tells of Xspe- , , rle&oe la Crolng Ooeaa. W. J..B. in The Commoner. fnrnUhPst an excel- l?nt opportunity for extending one s ac- j Qiialntancs. At the table Charles Mlch aelsnn of the New York Journal was my ; neighbor on the left, end next to him . - a tt r fn,m,itv thA American HI. Bi-J'- I" consul at Zanzibar, now on his way back, to that country to purchase Ivory tor a New Tork firm. To my right sat Mr. Barrett, a London musio writer of dis tinction, and his wife. They1 are re turning from their first visit to the states. Mr. Balcombe of London and 1J U'.rrin f Louisville. Ky., both' X- " tensive travelers, occupied seats at the lather end of the table. My son's seat was not often occupied, owing to a dis- ' inclination on his part to rink the effect ' of the boat's motion on his appetite. At an adjoining table eat three of the moat Interesting men whom I have thua far met on the trip Edgar Wallace of the London Mall,; A. W. Black, until recently mayor of Nottingham, and A. J. Shep heard, a member of the county council of London. ' Among the other passengers - are the Karl of Denbigh and wife; 3. A. I'pae, a Liberal member of parliament; 'fi. B. Boulton and -family of London; Rev. Mr. O'Grady of the Argentine Re public; Mr. Wetmore, 'a Chicago grain merchant,: and son. and a -number of others, each posseased of information in his particular line of work Mr. MW-haoleon and Mr. Wallace are companions 1n Journallam; Mr. and Mr, Barrett entertained us with music, while Mri.Black and Mr. Bhepheard have - Klven me many valuable suggestions in the line of municipal ownership ug- , geatlons that were gathered from their c oiinpctlon wltb the government of their rf-spwctlve cities. Lord Denbigh Is col-om-1 of the Honourable Artillery regl. which wh rchtly o handsomely 4-ntertalned by Boston and other Eastern 1 cities.' in banquet speecn ai ine aa I Mctmaetta capital showed, htm to be a Imppy sfier-dlnner orator,, his reference tit the ta Incident being especially fcllc ....... - ii. M ihmt tha Rnafiah and the ' Amrrriana once bad a little difference about tea in Boston harbor. The for .UrUrtd. wanted the tta . "In INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER . PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL. PUBLISHING Ca autnor or the j'neips suggester bjr him.herTsultTi knwni-It came-Trery neario precIplUt&f "that tx- perienee Vnd the proved, value of thef old, law, The Journal again urges the legislature to get back at once to the old law which UVerybody now recognizes , never 1 should have been repealed." ?. : -. -: y,'.' 'y'.' ":'':- V It has been suggested that In getting back to the old law the rebate should be reduced from S to Z per cent. We trust thif proposal will not be considered. If adopted it will defeat the purpose ot the rebate. So long as our county warrants draw per cent Interest and the ordinary commercial rates for money are from 7 to 8 per cent, any less rebate thatf 3 per cent will not produce ths desired results. Under the law, to Obtain the benefit-of this re bate . a taxpayer must pay all his taxes before March 15 and the county gets the Immediate benefit of the money. Jt not only saves Interest but,' what Is more; effects a con siderable saving In the cost 'of collecting taxes for, through a large percentage of the taxes being paid In early, the employment of an extra off Ice force. Is avoided. On the other band, If a taxpayer pays one half his taxes in April he 'has until October to pay the other half, without Interest or penalty. Every one 'concedes that the rebate system Is a good one to Insure prompt payments. It has been proven under that : system the Uxes are promptly paid; it Is at best an open question what effect the reduction ot the re bate wlll have therefore why tinker again T, TheTS are some people so constituted that they must everlastingly "Improve" things but their "fixings' fcdon't always . work. In the matter of tax legislation the thing to do is appar ent to every practical mind and It is this: Get on safe ground, get there at once and stay there, .? . BRISK CHRISTMAS TRADE. fTHE .HOLIDAY TRADE of Portland this year has I , been phenomenally good. Apparently there is V nothing of which the merchants can legitimately complain except perhaps an occasional inability to meet all demands of their customers ' during rush hours. The weather has been all that could be desired. Except for a few days It has been perfectly seasonable-rthat Is sea sonable for Portland and it attracted the shoppers , in large numbers to the streets and -the stores. - Ths result has been that the trade has been even better distributed than usual, and; therefore better taken care of from the standpoint. of the merchant and the purchaser.' v Yet, notwithstanding It "all, the rusl for holiday goods will continue with, increasing vigor up to and Including Christmas eve and the high-water mark in trade reached last week" promises to, be far exceeded" by ihe new records of the present week. ' ';''..$ :-J f ..; Thei were unusual preparations made for the holiday trade this year, yet it is safe to say that the 'demand for this class of goods has exceeded expectations,,. All ot this is gratifying from the standpoint of the merchants,? who have reaped a rich harvesti but. quite as much from the proof It furnishes of the general prosperity, of the people Who were-able to meet, the heavy demands of the season better than vr before. : 4 ', w this 'side of their complete extinction. .. .' Judge Coolldge of the circuit bench at St. Joseph said;. "Complaint has .been made to me of the use ot slot tna chlnes among minors. It Is a practice without excuse.' The colice of the cities and the village officers are there fore ordered .to remove all slot machines within their Jurisdiction. If the machines are not removed by tne proprietors they must be confiscated. Playing of slot ma chines has become rampant. It leads youths to the temp tation of thieving and embezzlement, ending behind prison bars. If the police neglect their duty, I will see that the prosecuting attorney.takes. steps towards their prose cutlon for official negligence.. Playing slot machines in hope of gain is the first seed whereby is sown the seed of crime which ends the careers of promising; young men behind prison bars." . ; . .: ' When asked whether any distinction ould be made In the several kinds of machines he said no restrictions could be made; they were all operated for the same purpose and all must go. i. ,,'! -v .v ' Portland officials In comparison wlth this have under taken an easy task. ; Telephonograph. That's the newest New York, merger description of a recent invention.',, I.,, , '; : I fresh water, hot," while the latter seemed to prefer It 'in salt water, cold." He added that the English had learned during that experience "how not to gov ern colonies." The earl, being a Con servative member of the house ot Lords, has enlightened me In regard to cam paign issues and election metnoas. ana has also given me letters to a number of officials whom I desire to meet Through Mr. Pease and Mr. Black I have ar ranged to hear Mr. Asqulth, one or tne free-trade leaders In the parliamentary contest now In progress. Bev. Mr. u uraay eniigntenea nw -n many matters connected with his relig ious work In South America, while Mr. Wetmore supplied statistics on grain transportation. All in all, the week on the boat has proved most beneficial. Befleotloas of a Bachelor. From the New York Press. Next to being pretty herself, a woman would rather have her best friend not be. . If there Is nothing else to be Jealous of a woman can be It about an old pipe with a cracked stem. - About the only man who has a con tempt for marrying for money Is the man who has married without It. When a woman tries to get her hus band to say that her friend has a shapely walet he 1 a fool to make her mad. by doing It. -.r,-' ,..'.'. .'. .... ...... ,....y.w . , 4; Waiting. From the Washington Post. There was a suspicion that Speaker Cannon would deal even more harshly with? the senate If he could find some parliamentary authority for It ,i Good Prescription. From the Philadelphia North American. .Expert John B. Smith says that by draining off the water he can destroy th Jersey mosquito. The ssme method used upon other Jersey ; products , has been round eneciuai. - . V '': ' .-.-.i.i ' ' ' ' Costly Soeaery. ,J From the New Orleans Times-Democrat A young wife's rainbow Wile -the kind that comes after a snoweiwig beau-tlful.-but it is also the most expensive bit ot scenery produced on the humau face. ; . . . JOURNAL, . JNO. P. CARROLL Yamhill : streets,1 Portland. Oregon, PORTLAND advised against any change. Notwithstanding there was no demand fpr a change, . except that fathered by the law, tne legislature .aid amena it as SLOT MACHINES IN MICHIGAN. , , HE AGITATION over the slot machines is not con I fined to Portland. The Michigan courts are now .fi.v vim ai thev don't draw the line anywhere A toy or ADrauur oxxxaxdz. From the Annapolis Chronicle. Rear Admiral Qherardl was in Annap olis about 10 or 12 years ago for the commencement exercises at the naval academy. In the afternoon' of one day, he with a large crowd of men and wo men, was watching dress parade on tne old parade ground near the library. Now Lieutenant-Commander Fullam was in charge of the then cadets. It so hap pened that-when the flag was presented at, the climax of the parade the rear admiral was busily engaged in an ani mated conversation with a pretty young girl, and thought of neither flag nor anything else but the maiden In front of htm. All the other officers were stand ing with bared heads. Some of those who were among the spectators looked at the rear admiral, who kept his hat on his head, With some surprise and annoyance, but did not, of course, dare to speak to him, Finally, another lady said; ' i "Admiral, have you forgotten your flaar .v,--- The . rear, admiral looked around . In some consternation, and then, gather lng himself, together, bowed moat grace fully to the young girl to whom he had been talking, and, with his face beaming, said: "To my flag." The young lady blushed and smiled, and the others laughed in pleasure. Takes aololers' Fart.' Vancouver, Wash.. Dec. H.Te'-the Editor of The Journal In The Oregon Dally Journal a few days ago there ap peared an aeeount or the stoning ot the Fuller saloon of Vancouver, Wash., by i two soldiers, stating that the two sol diers, after obtaining drinks from the bartender on credit, deliberately threw stones through the window because the bartender would not treat This was an error, ss the soldiers, after spending con siderable money in the place, did ask the bartender to treat ' and In return were grossly Insulted by the bartender and a friend of his, with the result that the saloon was stoned.,1. ' r AN OBSERVER. - From the Blue Mountain Eagle. If you wanfthe news of Grant eounty read the Blue Mountain Eagle.' If you don't care for the news of this county take ems other papery . , - News, Gossip and Speculation' From the National Capital Washington Bureau of The Journal.. Washington, D.C Deo. 17. No part of the report of the secretary of , the interior, published this week, has been awaited with such eager Interest than nis remarks about frauds and irregu larities under the public land, laws and about the ' repeal , ot existing statutes. Members, of congress are reading with close attention the statements -of Sec retary Hitchcock concerning the Inves tigations ' into ' alleged ; conspiracies agalnat , the- public domain. The- an nouncement that Ms department , will pursue with seal all persons who - have acquired unlawfully public, lands is re ceived with satisfaction s The report shows that despite the sensational al legations, published of immense frauds, the total number of, acres involved in these . frauds ' Is comparatively small. The secretary also makes the statement that the Charges are absolutely untrue that . five United States senators and several representatives are Involved In land frauds. " - '- -' ": Tha sensationalists and those clamor ing for the repeal of all the land-laws on the statute books who have been re lying .upon the expected revelation as to these land frauds'1 for campaign ma terial will be disappointed and cha grined at Secretary Hitchcock's denial ot these reports. Of even more Impor tance Is . Secretary (Hitchcock's calm announcement that the Investigation is Pearly finished, and that In due time the public will be. made acquainted with all the facts. i!. .-. . T;- - Upon the' subject of repeal .the sec retary maintains the position he has taken during his entire term of office, and again recommends repeal of some of the land laws . . and : modification and amendment of others'. The timber and stone act the secretary denounces as one of the greatest menaces on the statute books against the avowed policy of the government to preserve the pub-. Ho lands for actual settlement, He re gards the commutation clause of the homestead law as tending to encourage speculation In the public lands, and he thinks the desert land act should , be amended by not permitting assignment of entries befoae final proof. The sec retary will find much opposition in con-e-ress and elsewhere to his recommen dations concerning land law , repeal Many of the members of . the pubito lands ". committees of - the senate and house are ot the opinion that the pres ent laws ' If rigidly enforced are suffi cient to guard the public lands against unwise or unlawful absorbtion. In the senate committee the sentiment for and against land law repeal is pretty evenly divided, and it Is noticeable that with one or two exceptions, those favoring repeal are not the western member. The house public land committee Is strongly opposed to land law repeal, and no radical measure looking to such ends will .receive its approval during the nronant aeasion of congress. Much will depend upon the recommendation which may be made by the new commission appointed by President Roosevelt to en lighten congress concerning tne ques tions of opinion and fact now In dls nute. The president says In hla mes sage that the commission ,1s to report Immediately upon tnese points u wb.u its -luriarment is clear, and on any point on which It has doubt it wilt take time for Investigation and flnai juagment. Land Commissioner Richards has been named as chairman of the commission, and he has announced that toe will call It together as soon as his duties will permit, and that" its work' -wm oogm promptly. All the members of the com mission are elearly familiar with the ituattnn and a recommendation may be expected from the commission Jn 1 a short time. Several repeal bills are now before the senate public land commlt tma hut no action will be taken upon them pending the receipt of a report from the new commission. , mmkiIHm nn rural engineering of the Association of American - Agricul tural Colleges and Experiment Stations K.a raA tt mnnrt ; ;to the secretary of agriculture relattngjto the promotion of education ana researcn aions am li ferent lines of agricultural engineering. i. ii. nnnrf ha. rnmmlttsi Call atten tion to the desirability of extending sci entific agricultural engineering to irri gation methods, and in this, connection says over 8,000,000. acres of sagebrush j V.,.- kun rarlalmoil hv tha un- VAcaui l , aided efforts or farmers without any as sistance from eitnee tne xeaerai govern .an m- th atatea. In such a manner as to produce " good crops. This , task has Involved an amount of experimenting and a waste of money in failures and partial failures whicn is uiconcervaDia t i.ou .nnt firaf-tlcallv familiar, with western conditions. , The Usk, however. has not yet been completed, eome oi the most difficult problems yet remain to be solved. Some of the things which remain to be done are to determine the amount of water which each farmer should receive, and to provide for an equitable distribution of the waters of streams. .The uncertainty, regarding rights of water is one of the grievous evils which oonrront western iarmen. It is believed that if these rights were w.ii . tiLhliahul and protected that each farmer could know that in times of scarcity-he "would reoeve -iii proper Shsre, tne vaiue oi wen u- c nan nna icru would be increased on an average at least 15. or an aggregate of 140,000,000 Jn all. it wouia pui id ran to litigation and the expenditure ef time and money which it involves. . At pres ent the Irrigation systems of the West are very defective, and 4t has been shown that we are losing at ieas , 000.000 each year on account of the f.niiv iVutrihutlon of aDnroorlated wa ters. -All -of- Which, the report , states, goes to show tne necessity jor a syo i..h, atniiv nf theae Questions by the department of agriculture, and to show also why, with the Increase of the cul tivated area which is eacn year going on, the necessity for Investigations and their Importance to the whole country is destined to increase. ,..-.;".v,-.v -:-:ti- .-: i- i'-o '' '"Vs J'i fl-nator Scott of West Virginia is going to support and vote for the bill providing for an appropriation oi i, ., 000 for a Lewis and Clark exposition. Thla la tha reason: In the early days Bcott was one of the forty-niners and drove a big ox team out Of Leavenworth across the Kansas prairies into uoioraao, across Wyoming and into Utah. . He fol : THB BAT XZT WASXXsTOTOV. From the New York World. ' Congressman Cushman of the state of Washington IS said to be doing his ut most to tame himself this session. . T. , V. a In.l iftnMKI ha hittarlv AS .. . . , i . . . i.n ' " n -- - - sailed the speaker because the rules were so rigid that very lew oi lusuman measures could get a hearing in the house. . He promised to deliver himself of another speech before the session ended, and to make it so hot that; It would have to be printed on asbestos and members Would be compelled to keep hand grenades handy while reading his remarks. 'v-.-.-y -t(-K .'.W' j '? But the speech wasn't made. How ever, the state of . Washington got through "Dave" Mercer's omnibus pub lic building bill the following amounts fot government structures: Seattle, 1900,000; Taooma, J600.000; Spokane, $(100,000, The Washington members are now trying to get a bill through to erect a building at Ulytnpla.Hhe state capital. They will Ik? modest this time, and ask tor only $800,000. r lowed part of what was tha old Lewis and Clark trail, and knew by experience the hardships the early explorers suf fered..;' "I camped ; for It months," he said, "in a canvas tent at what is now Central City, Col., where Senator Teller lives.,; I knew the West and western men before many of my present col leagues In the senate had crossed the Mississippi, and I am ready with yoice and vote to help '.in the plan oa com-, memoratlng the work which was done by theea -Intrepid "explorcrs.-r Lswhr - and Clark, to open up the great empire of . The resolution introduced In the sen ate j last Friday by Senator Tillman questions the power ot the president to make-a recess appointment where an ex piring special session : merges Into a regular session of congress. The attorney-general and the secretary ot war, it Is said, advised the president that he had such power, and, being so advised, he reappointed General Wood and com missioned him again as major-general. The 1 resolution suggests the further question as to what legal way Is there, If any, by which the power of the presi dent in the premises and the right of General Wood to exercise the authority and functions of a major-general pending nis connrmation or rejection by the sen ate, can be raised and determined. The question will necessarily be passed upon vy tne accounting officers of the treas ury when they allow or disallow Gen eral Wood th salary of a major-general aunng tne -period in question, or when they pass upon the pay accounts of the disbursing officer whp pays him his sal ary.; It will be a matter ot surprise-to the general publld to learn that the ac counting officers of the treasury depart ment - cannot be interfered with by the courts In matters of this character, and that consequently they are the arbiters at the present time of the Important problem whether or not General Wood is a legal major-general. Should they decide in hla favor by allowing the pay accounts or tne omcer who pays him his salary, there Is no way by which the matter eould be taken into the courts by those opposed to General Wood; and the actton of these officials will practically settle the whole question. ' $ Hon. W. I. Buchanan, selected by the president recently to be the first United States minister to Panama, has had much experience in diplomatio methods, especially pertaining to South American countries. He formerly was minister to Argentina, and it was through him that the reciprocity treaty between Argentina and the United States was negotiated. This treaty. It will be remembered, pro posed a reduction of SO per cent in the duty on wool Imported into the United States from Argentina In return for a reduction on duties upon agricultural Im plements Imported into Argentina from the United States. The treaty, like all of the othee reciprocity treaties nego tiated under the provisions of the Ding ley act met with violent opposition from the Interests affected. In this case,' the wool growing interests of the country. Tha treaty Is still pending and Is be fore the senate committee on foreign re lations for consideration. It is a stand ing bugbear to the sheep men and wool growers of the United States, although the chances of its ratification are ex tremely remote. Mr: Buchanan originally waa a Democrat and represented the United States during the Cleveland ad ministration ' as minister to Buenos Ayres. To his early, Democratlo train ing Is attributed his-euccess-1iniego-tlatlng the reciprocity treaties designed to reduce the tariff. Senator Fulton of Oregon, who is starting in on his first senatorial- ex perience, is not deeply impressed, as yet with the "dignity" of the great body to which he belongs. Asked-the other day what the senate had done, he saldt "Well, the morning hour lasted 10 minutes, then the ablest constitutional lawyers 'chew ed the rag tor nearly an hour to decidi whether or not the Cuban reciprocity bill had the right of way over other business. When It was decided that It had, an opportunity was given to speak On the bill. No one had any remarks to make for or against it and we ad journed. ; If an Oregon legislature would fool away time like that Its members would loss their Jobs." Applications for positions In the pro- Jiosed Panama canal service are coming n floods from all parts of the country. The applicants want all kinds of posi tions from places on the Panama com mission down to rodmen In the pro posed surveying corps. To these appli cants, the recent report or counsel Gud ger made to Surgeon-General Wyman conoernlng the mortality statistics of Panama will not be reassuring. From the report it appears that deaths from yellow fever," berl-berl and dysentery have been numerous, ; In 1901 the total deaths at Panama were 1.201, and in 1802 the number reached 1,87. A large proportion were from ; the diseases named.. Many smallpox deaths are Also reported. . ' Tha secretary of agriculture has ap proved -the-plans for thr new buildings for his department authorised by con gress and for which an appropriation of $1,500,000 has been granted. Elab orate plans contemplating the erection of a large - administrative structure, around which are to be grouped a num ber ot laboratory buildings to be used by the large bureaus of the department In their research work, have been made. The appropriation available Is by no meahs sufficient for the completion of all of these buildings, and In fact, will not provide for the general administration building, the erection of which will have to be deferred until further appropria tions are made. The plans accepted by the secretary provide for three of these supplementary buildings, and the three will have in them floor space of about 100,000 square feet, and will enable the department to bring within those struc tures those bureaus which are now In private buildings, and for which the government is paying rent The three laboratory buildings, it is' proposed to erect, will each be 200x60 feet, five stories, high.. They wilt be erected, on the east side of the agriculture department- grounds,- facing ,the pew national museum. , . v - . . j . . , President Really Said It Washington Cor: New York World. . " "I don't believe these stories that the president says he Is de-lfght-ed to See everybody," said a. New York., literary man who had never been at the White House, but who had an engagement He went to see the president, had a four-minute talk and came away. - "Well, said a friend, "did he say he was de-llght-edT" . i r "Yes, said the literary, man, "he said it four times." ; Doesn't Wast to Advertise. ... : From the Washington Btar. There has been no lack of liberality In obliging Mr. Dowle wlth publicity. If he haa1 anything that the. public really wants h should prosper. ." " . . Matrimonial. - From the New Orleans Times-Democrat There is no doubt that the woman who loves you forgives you too much, while the woman whom vou love forgives you too". little.': . . . .: .' i ; ; r'y--- The Taminsf of Terrible Teddy; or, that's the Matter " WithHanna? Washington Dispatch In 1 New York World. I. ' UNTAMED. Washington, Deo. 7.- "Walla Walla.'' shouted the conductor of the president's private train one day last May. Skilfully applying the jlu Jitsu to Sen ator Beveridge and John Barrett former minister to Slam, each of whom had been 'talking for four hours of his own urpasslng abilities and liberally, yes, magnanimously, advising on affairs -Of state,, the president, went to, the plat form to make a speech, .vft ,,.vs'. , He was In rare form that morning. Loeb stood by and listened estatlcally. - "isn't, it great?;- ae asked. The speech was masterly. The presi dent told the people of Walla Walla what the population of their town was by the latest census and declaimed to them how they had several banks, some stores, a few newspapers, to say noth ing of some churches "whoa spires point upward through, the gleaming sun." z 'y -y; yy -y.yy :''.. . u........ "Great ! whispered Loeb, tremulously, ''Great!" fK's, h ?-, ."vv: ::yr ''Pretty fair," assented Senator Bever idge. "But did you hear my speech on the folly of the financial policy of M. Ds Wttte in RussiaT" - v "Or mine," interrupted Barrett "when I gave the King of Slam a fur over coat in behalf of the TV ' But Loeb was not listening. A mes senger handed him two telegrams. He tore ' them open. HIS face clouded ominously and his hands clenched. No, wonder I He had read: - ' "Cincinnati, O. As you understand, am entirely unselfish in this matter, but think you ought to know that Hanna Is conspiring to keep the state convention from adopting my resolution Indorsing you. -, ' J. B, -FORAKER." The other was; 2"r-yy v?; .'Cleveland, O. It does not seem necessary Xor the state convention to lndorsr you this year. Why not wait until next year? M.' A. HANNA." The president finished his speech amid thunders of applause. . His eloquent peroration on the fact that Walla Walla is In the center of a farming and stock raising country brought . tears to . the eyes of many listeners. Loeb stood waitinr ' with the" tele grams. - The president read hastily. . His rage waa magnificent to see. Tne gnashing of his teeth . sounded like the rattle of a train with six flat wheels. "Ha!" he shouted. "Is this It? Hal So that's the game that old pirate is playing down at Cleveland. I'll show him! I have teeth 1 I have teeth, and I can use themt I'll bring him In, roped and branded. In less time than It takes to tell it. Ha!" V-T-. p FIvm minutes later It was officially an nounced that , the president did not see why any person who was for nomination In 1904 should not say so in 1903, which, position of the president might be ap plied to the situation in Ohio by all who cared to make the analogy. A seething telegram was sent to Hanna. n The '. president "pounded the table all the way to the next stop. Then came a telegram from Hanna, which said the convention would Indorse the president "Ha!" eald the president -mat's tne way to do things. Fight fire with fire. Br--r.r-r!" Hal, ' a "Isn't he greatf asked Loeb of the correspondents, who had come In to see the show. "Isn't he great T we eats WaUver." - IL HALF TAMED. Summer jogged along at Oyster Bay. The president frequently remarked with great satisfaction on the situation in "That sndoraement by the Ohio con vention puts Hanna out of it," he hald, rubbing his hands. "It reduces hlfn to a cipher. That's only one way to deal with people like Hanna, Loeb. You must go at them like a whirlwind and force them into line. The idea of the presi dent of the United States truckling to Hanna or anybody else! Ha!" ; Loeb wept tears of admiring Joy. Great!" he said; "Great!" ? 'i ' A letter came from a friend In New York. "What is Hanna ' dolng?1 the writer asked. "I hear stories about re markable actlvtty on his part" , The president was furious. He rushed to the woods and cut down six trees In rapid succession. ,, Next day two more letters came, each aaklng the same question; "What is Hanna dotngT" - The president was furious again. He rushed to the woods, but this time only four trees fell beneath his axe. ' More " letters came, each with that ominous question: "What Is Hanna do ing?" ' Scouts arrived from the West They told of rumors they had heard. The president chopped a little kindling wood. '-''-'' '''J '- ; There was a conference of gifted au thors at Sagamore H11U Two essayists, two critics, several periodical Journal ists and three novelists and a social re former or two gathered In the library. . "It Is our opinion." the spokesman an-nounced,-"that this- person- Hanna who never wrote an essay In his life, must be dealt with severely. As the represen tative of all that is fearless as well as peerless" for such was the neat phrase of tha essayist who was talklng-i-"you must bludgeon him Into submission. Nothing but a club will appeal to his coarse nature. This is no time for tem porising. Bit him and hit'hlm hard." "Will he do it r said Loeb. "Will he do it? Watch him." f - T T - Exactly." said the president;, "but, of course. I cannot take radical steps until I am fully informed. These ru mors of the opposition of Hanna come from well-meaning, but,' perhaps,, over- fcABOB A9TO CAPITAL. Advanced "ideas by the OommiSBloBsr of ' i; Kt''" p''v'' IjiVswItOVft ' ',1 t, -','-( jV ;.:f Carroll 0. Wright president 6t Clark university and United States commis sioner Of labor, delivered addresses be for the Philadelphia Ethical Culture so ciety and the Cooper union In New York, in-'which he expressed the belief that the wages system will soon pass away. Predictions which He made that the time Is rapidly approaching when the work man will receive a fairer share of the profits of his Industry aroused much en thuslasm. ' - " "The wage system will pass away," he said. "In Us stead, 1 believe, there will come a system which Will be com posed of the profit-sharing and the co operation ideas. The great labor ques tions mean the struggle of. humanity for a higher standard of life.; Tha employer must consider his employe, si well as the stockholder, as an Investor, for. the worklngman Invests all he has, and that Is his labor of today. . He has, there fore, a perfect right to know why he cannot market that labor to the beat possible advantage, i. W ' "Under the wage system, as outlined by the late Francis .Walker," said the speaker, "the iwageworker . receives In advance from capital the : measure ot his labor, thjs measure being-recouped by the returns for . the .product the wageworker. thus being paid for his services before the employer receives any-return, for his co-operation , with labor. ' .r ". "Under co-opcratlon, pure and simple, the wage-earner, who. is the co-operator, zealous friends; I shall look Into the matter carefully and at the proper time will apply herolo remedies. Trust me! j Ha!" "Ha!" echoed the gifted authors, as they led Into luncheon. The president was abstracted during :: the meal. "Of course," he said, as his guests were leaving, "you understand ' I shall take no back track, but so much -of good for the country depends on my T norolnation In 1901 that l cannot be pre cipitate. However, you can rely on i' V me," 1 .vA-; v,-,'t'. ,... 'Great!" said Loeb.; But there' Was -the shadow of a doubt In his heart, h;;; V :C-;y:y-in. tamed..'4' 'yy'rt-y The president had returned to Wash ington. Congress. was In extraordinary ? session. - - ;; y: J" "How about Hanna?" asked caller af ' ) ter caller. . . ; : - Oh," said the ; president, "Hanna is all right We ars the best of friends." .' . ', Still, the . president asked Hanna s to ! come over and sea hint Hanna went ; ? 'Senator,'! said the, president," "appre- ' 4 elating your valuable services to the par- ; tr, and knowing your wonderful execu-. tlve ability, I shall be pleased to have 1 you remain as chairman of the Repub- 4 Ucan national committee and manage ray ; campaign for me next year.'! : -u . "Umm-mr said Hanna, hot without emphasis.': ; , -j ,.'.v : , "Of course, ".said the president.."! am' In ho hurry for a decision. You under-: stand that I merely want to impress on i you my ardent desire for your aid." r That afternoon Secretary Loeb gave , , out a statement saying the president had -asked Senator Hanna to remain as chair ,;'' man and that Senator Hanna bad the matter under advisement And It was confidentially, hinted that the senator, -would probably accept "if his health permitted."'- As to the relations between the president apd Hanna, they were mot,! cordial.. . It seemed that everybody who came to , the White House had a Hanna story to tell There were tales of his activities , in New York and elsewhere. Circum- '" stantlal accounts of how he was mixing . up In Ohio and Indiana were retailed each day. .;...v-'.-: t-'v .irN-;;'1. y-'f.yy:'sr-:' V"'.::;.".J "Loeb," said the president, "what do ij you think about this Hanna business?" "I guess he's all right,". Loeb replied, ' nervously, hiding a batch of letters that said Hanna la surely a candidate. The president walked UP and down the ' room, "May be so,' he said, "but the ' way he is getting after General Wood, my friend, and the things he is saying -about my attack on Perry Heath, to- -gether with these mysterious - visits to . New York and elsewhere, make me fear ful he has ulterior motives." , ' "Why not send for him and get him to swear allegiance again?" said Loeb. ' "Good!" said the president "Please do so.": IS ' . :.. Loeb sent two telephone messages and one letter. That night It was announced at Senator Hanna's headquarters that ' the Senator was going to the While House "at the invitation of the president"'"-; . .- : ; v ; Hanna drove over.' ' y '" : "How about this Wood business? said the president. ' y:"' "Wood, ehf said Hanna. ''IshaU fight him to the last ditch. I shall beat him for confirmation if I can.'"He is not fit for the place."-- - ''; !: 'Of course," said the president "you ---r know that my heart Is set on getting Wood confirmed. He Is - my ' .'personal -i ' friend"- - ; i '- '''-' " -l : . "Can't help that,' broke in ' Hanna, : brusquely. , ' "But, as I Was about to say, I realise that your opposition to Wood has nothing. ' personal to me in it, and I must say It presents a noble phase of. your chart . acter to see you stand steadfast by your trlend Rathbone. It there is anything I glory In It Is to have a man stand by his trlends." "Um-m-m." said Hanna. "And as for Perry Heath. I must admit -I said some rather unpleasant things .. about Heath In my comment oa the Brts- , tow report of the postofflce Investigation and Intimated he Is no better than he should be,' and not the proper person to be Identified with the party organisation, .,. but" " : . ' "Heath will not resign as secretary of the Republican national committee," Mr. Hanna Interrupted In a cold, hard voice. "Certainly not. If you Wish him to re- : ; main," hastily continued the president. "Such a contingency . is furthest ' from : my thoughts, aa you must know. I defer : to your judgment in all such matters, end perhaps I may have beeri a little tso hasty about Heath, after all," . "Um-m!" said Hanna. ''And you will remain as chairman of , the national committee?' "I'll see about that." said Hanna, as he rose to go. ii.v.v 1 ' "Of course, i Of course!" : protested the Presidents "I would not for a "moment , think of hurrying your decision. I know you are heart and soul for me, and there ' : Is no occasion for Immediate decision." "No," said Harrra. "Good night" "Good night," said the president, press- ' lng Hanna's hand, J.'And.remember. you are always the object of my highest en teem and regard. . I look upon yeu as ' one ot our greatest .statesmen.' Coma over often." -.'.:''.. : Half an hour later , Secretary Loeb walked Into the executive offices and said to the waiting reporters: -: w "The president and Senator Hanna had' ' a most pleasant conference. : Any state-' ment that there la to be a break be tween them -is so preposterously absurt that the matter will never be referred to again." . . . ' ' . "Pre-pos-ter-ous!" eachoed the p rest; dent from the doorWay. . - , . SAMUEL O. BLYTHE. must wait until 'the product Is .secured, . marketed and paid for. This, perhaps, Is ' the real underlying reason why co-oper-.' ation, In Its simple form and when ap- 1 piled to production has not succeeded. "We see- in every progressiva com munity that the demand ot tha work Ingmen Is no longer for a wage sufficient to enable them to keep body and soul to gether. Labor, has been taught to feci that it h a social as well-as an eco nomlc power In the community, and this , educating process has gone on until the . demand of labor Is for a reasonable mar gin beyond that 'fixed by the iron law of wages."- :::': r--y., ";.v .;:";'. Of scarcely less interest than the pre- " dictions of a new labor system was the approval of a plan to Insure labor against Incapacity resulting from acci dent Illness or .advancing age. - The German Idea was f quoted, under which the employer pays one-fourth the cost ' of a sick and death , benefit .policy, the employs one-fourth and the government one-half, s- , - - , ".- "England," 'said ; Mr. Wright "has taken up the question) and we of the ' United ' States ars steadily approach!! v j it. uapitai cnarges to tne consumer the depreciation of property and machinery. Why, should not the depreciation of la bor's machinery, Us hands. Us .brains, Its body, be Included In the final cost? The tTps and Downs. - From the Washington Post. ", It will not do to call the- miners anarchists and rioters and hotheads so long as they are submitting to a re due-' tlon i of wages while the mliie-ownrrs continue to advance the price of coal. -