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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-
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: 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. - .
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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.
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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
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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. -