Editorial.
PORTLAND, OREGON
FRIDAY JANUARY 22, 1904
THE OREGON DAILY
. ' AN
C S. JACKSON
Published every evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth
HAD THE GAMBLER NO JUSTIFICATION?
Trnn HiuHncmishnd vonnr district
1 order to close a. gambling bouse and wlta it Is
sued an ultimatum. The order was obeyed and
the ultimatum was ignored. This was the first day. The
second day both the order and the ultimatum were Ignored
and the bouse was opened for business as usual. The
v.i- Jin it via Anfo b ca in closed nnd aa near as can be
Miaiv yj J 7W . -. . ---, --- .
wade out still remain so. " , '."?'. -3
The ultimatum Involved a principle which the gambling
fraternity could not have failed to consider dangerous
as establishing a precedent. A man loses money in one
of the shops in the regular course of play. He makes no
claim that the' money was not as fairly, lost as any other
money which passed during the same performance from
the pockets Of the players Into the till of the dealer. That
money really belonged to his wife.' When he confessed
the loss she tearfully laid the matter before the district
attorney. The gallant heart of that official was touched.
He asked by telephone that the money be returned. In
response was a declination in language whose force and
directness were unmistakable, coupled With 'it, suggestion
that the district attorney, in the words of Lew Dock
stadter's song, might "go to Helen ; Hunt for.. It." The
language, it must be confessed, was totally unparlia
mentary; it was coarse, ribald, vile, however direct and
forcible and however fully It relieved the overcharged
feelings of the head gambler and covered the exigency of the
case as presented to him. That It did not set well on-the
haughty stomach of the district attorney Is not surprising:
That bis gorge should have risen, that he should straight
way have called the myrmidons of the sheriff's-office to
his assistance, that he should have given Ironclad Instruc
tions that the doors of the offending joint should be closed
until such time as due reparation had been made, is not
surprising. Had he dons less he would have grieved his
friends and sank In their esteem. , ; , - . ,
And yet the head gambler Is not entirely without excuse
and Justification, not, be it understood, for the resonant
quality of his language, but for his determination to hold
within the law, not as it exists on the statute books but
as in such cases made and provided by the still higher au-i
thority of Mayor Williams' dictum. He had compiled with
alt the terms. He paid Into the city treasury in cash the
lull amount of his assessment He had squared the city
and In consideration thereof he was authorised to ply his
trade, to skin and even disembowel whatever suckers came
his way and the police department would see that he was
protected. There was no written agreement to protect
him, but what Is the constitution between friends? The
thing was entirely' understood; It had been in working
order for months and the head gambler had not only paid
the so-called fines to the city, but he had squared the
rest of,"the push". newspapers and otherwise.; To say,
therefore,: that there , was not some degree of equity on
the side of the chief gambler and that he was not justified
within temperate limits to resent Interference with the
legitimate pursuits of his business is to deny what must be
manifest to every unprejudiced mind.
While Tlw Journal must commend the generous in
stinct which led the district attorney to attempt this act
of kindness for the poor woman from whom her wealth
had been vicariously ravished, It cannot help at the same
time. In the Interest of fairness, to suggest that the mayor
in this emergency should be called in to act as arbitrator
and to explain why any interference is permitted with a
gambler in the 'legitimate pursuit of a trade which the
municipality has licensed and which the police have hither
to protected with such assiduous and fostering care.
ROOSEVELT GETTING NERVOUS.
r I HE ACTION of the Democratic ' national commlt
I tee In selecting St Louis over Chicago as the
- meeting place of the national convention was fol
lowed by two radical diverse consequences. In the first
place it gave a seriousness to. the presidential candidacy
of W, R. Hearst that It had hitherto lacked and in the
second place It crystallized and made openly aggressive
the Republican opposition to President Roo-jevelt. ' In ap
parently throwing to the front a radical candidacy on
Jhepemqcratlcjide Jt g are Ihe. opportunity and strength
ened the force of the campaign against Roosevelt on the
ground of his lack of conservatism and balance In the, ad
ministration of public affairs. It gave color and sig
nificance to some of his administrative acts to which little
popular heed has hitherto been paid and it has provided
a way to get under the Roosevelt hide that must make
that gifted statesman fairly writhe. , , 4
It is apparent that a large and very Important element
of the; Republican party is pursuing the president with
sleepless energy; that it cannot be placated and that It
will never cease Its efforts to bring about his humiliation
and downfall. The very fact that he enjoys a degree of
popularity In the West Is being seized upon as ah element
to weaken hlB standing with the conservative elements
which succeeded in slaughtering Bryan. This propa
ganda has been organised in the face of almost absolute
harmony in the Republican ranks. It was started at a
time -when everybody was ready to accept Roosevelt's
unanimous nomination as a matter of course. It, first pur
sued devious underground ways. There was only occa
sional utcropplngs of the opposition sentiment, but It
reached the surface in such plain and unmistakable lan
guage that no one was left In doubt that the feeling back
of it was Implacable.
In the past two months the agitation has been cleverly
maintained. Its storm center,- has been Senator Hanna.
His relations with the powers back of the movement were
well known. They formed a striking part of the instru
mentalities which he UBed in the election of McKlnley.
There was no secret made of the fact that he had been In
"KOTO SAjrjCT."
A Vote oa Mr, Oitkl, a Modem Jap
anas novelist.
' Ernest W. Clement In the Dial.
Japan has recently lost one of its fore
most literati in the person of Mr. Osakl,
better known by his -tiom de plume of
"Koyo Banjln." He shares with Pro
fessor Tsubouchi the honor of having
Introduced the modern style of novel
writing In Japan. The older novels were
written in ornate classical style, and
were very difficult to understand. But
the modern school of fiction writers,
following European models, make their
rharscters speak in common colloquial.
"Koyo" died of cancer of the stomach
et the early age of (7 years. He had
spent three years In youth in the Impe
rial university, but could not graduate,
because . "his mind even them being
filled with romantic ideas." he could not
pans ex ml nation In science. But. It is
stated that ".'"the .unscientific answers
that he did write astonished the faculty
by their literary skill." .
, In addition to his proflctency as a
novelist he was also an adept in the
composition of the 17-sy liable ode known
as "halkwat. On his deathbed he, com
posed the following lines, to which we
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attorney gave an
refused the kingly crown. The story was circumstantial
yet, strangely enough, not altogether satisfying. Other
people might commit the guileful Mark to Roosevelt, but
the agile Ohloan never could be brought definitely to doing
it for himself. The uncertainty which has existed still
exists in an aggravated form, and the public; and ap
parently the president himself, are no nearer- now to
knowing precisely where Hanna stands than they ever
were.-' , .',.", ',.
Meantime the opposition to Roosevelt has grown apace.
Each day it has . become more definitely defined, more
definitely expressed. The interviews published in the
New York Herald leave no doubts not only of strong Op
position in New York to Roosevelt, but the specific trans
fer of that influence to Hanna and to him alone. It leaves
little doubt that every influence will be brought to bear to
send unlnstructed delegations from New York and Penn
sylvania. Piatt says he is for Roosevelt and there Is noth
ing to It but Roosevelt; so does Quay. Yet nobody doubts
that both of these supple politicians have always stood in
close relations with the very powers which are nov seek
ing to encompass Roosevelt's downfall. Piatt himself has
little reason to feel kindly toward Roosevelt. His method
Of managing things in New York was oftentimes peculiar.
He came within an ace of slaughtering Odell for gover
nor. Through presidential pressure Odell is now the New
York Republican leader, so whatever Piatt may say of his
fealty to the Roosevelt cause may reasonably be accepted
with grains of allowance. j
' More and mors the opposition to Roosevelt Is coming
into the open and daily is that' opposition growing more
virulent. That significant little Republican epigram,
"Everybody is for Roosevelt and nobody wants him," Is
beginning to take on a new flavor. While it is not liter
ally true. It has in it enough elements of truth to add
bottom to the fight now in progress and which dally
grows more Interesting as it grows hotter and more
effective.
No wonder the
to attend meetings
and no wonder his
cast of thought" as
and it becomes easier to flush false friends than to
placade opposition or tq make assurance of success
doubly sure. . ' -
campaign. Incidentally It officially sticks the gaff into
the quivering person of ex-Senator Simon and twists the
bllt , Two and two being four it should be apparent that
the committee favors Mitchell without strings and opposes
Simon without equivocation. Furthermore that It throws
down the gauntlet to the latter and cheerfully invites a
scrimmage.,' :.;" l ' f
Simon, on the other hand, announces that he is not a
candidate to succeed Mitchell. At the same time he pours
hot shot into the followers of that statesman and expresses
cynical doubts of the fine official record ; which the
Mitchell wing of the Republican party were alleged in the
committee's address to have locally made.' He makes' a
lone exception in the case of Mayor Williams. His whole
reply is neither diplomatic nor conciliatory. If anybody
Is looking for war and the incidental slaughter, he stands
good and ready. Two and two still being four it is mani
fest that though Simon himself will not be a candidate, he
Is opposed to Mitchell to tht last ditch." Incidentally and
logically be must stand ready to push the fortunes of some
other good and aspiring citizen ' who unites ambition to
the wherewithal to make the game interesting.
People who thirst
lomats would whittle the matters in controversy between
Japan and Russia down to such a fine point that nothing
but Ink would be split in the ultimate show-down. Thus
without prospect of world-wide war they saw nothing but
to stagnate in the
It no thrill. Such
ning to notice things. , They see signs of something doing
since the issuance of the political manifestoes by the two
wings of the Republican party. There Is blood on the face
of the moon and raucous sounds startle the ambient air
as the factions sharpen their snlckarsnees and get ready
to slit the weasanda of those who stand in their way, It
is pleasant thus to see brethren dwell together' In peace
and harmony and not without interest and instruction to
see them trot out their snorting warhorses, furbish up
their armor and prepare for the deadly, onslaught which
is now Inevitable.
Perfectly Independent and tied to neither faction Tht
Journal will be in the most admirable position ever oc
cupied by an Oregon newspaper to tell the people all about
It and to tell It straight. It may be relied upon to do
Its level best to carry out that attractive contract to
the very letter. ,
The University of Oregon Is becoming more and more a
state university In fact a well as In name. At tht recent
meeting of the board of regents all academic work In the
university was abolished, so that in future no student will
be admitted who has not already passed the twelfth grade
In high school work, thus removing the charge that the
university was conducted as a high school for a large
body of specially favored students who were so situated
that they could enjoy these advantages at the expense of
all the people of the state. It was high time that this in
stitution donned university .garments and laid aside Its
high school raiment. V
append comments by the editor of the
Japan. Mail:
Shlnaba akl
' Tsuyu no hlnu ma so
Omoshiroki. .
'This Verseiet is an admirable ex
ample of Japanese impressionist poetry.
rreejy rendered, it reads.. 'Let me die in
autumn before the dew dries' words
which recall, though they do not ex
press, the familiar idea of the dewdrop
evanescence of life In Buddhist, eyes,
and of the shining" of night pearls on
the petals of the autumn flower, the
morning glory, the dewdrop slips into
the silent sea.' "
Just before Osakl's death he urged a
group "of his disciples "to co-operate
loyally and strfve to rise still higher (a
their profession." He also said: "Had
I seven lives to live, I would devote all
to literature." ...
A 98,000.000 Contribution.
Walter Wellman, In Philadelphia Press.
Mr. Hearst s' trump card, one whleh
more than anything else indicates the
Napoleonic' character et his campaign,
and the one upon which he relies to wlo
him ' the game in the Democratic wa
tlonal convention. Is the 12,000,000 con
tribution which he Is ready to make to
the Democratic national campaign fund.
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4NO. P. CARROLL
and Yamhill streets, Portland, Oregon,
PORTLAND
conference .with them In New York or that he had been
offered their hearty support, backed by- their money in
the event he decided to enter the presidential race. ' At the
same time It was said of Hanna as of Caesar, thrice he
president cannot find time these days
of the Holland society in New York
face is "sicklied o'er with the pale
time verges toward the convention
TWO DECLARATIONS OF WAR.
HE REPUBLICAN state central committee is unani
mously In favor of Senator Mitchell and has
, .adopted bis name as the slogan of the coming
for hews have had fears that the dip
dull routine of news that carries with
people are again looking up and begin
to his hand, and he wielded it with a
sense ef duty which misfit have been
religious If it had not been something
else. Then you would see Spencer's
faca grow dark; the vertical wrinkles
in the center Of the forehead stood out
a look of steel came Into his eyes, the
mouth took on a perverse curve, and
he plunged into the strife regardless of
everything but the incredible fact thac
somebody was holding and maintaining
views which were not his.
BY WAY OP ZXJjtTBTBATZOV.
v ' From, the Washington Post
"If we ratify that canal treaty, what
are you going to do for Something to
talk about?" asked Senator Spooner of
Senator Gorman.
"Oh!" said Gorman,, "Providence will
provide." - "; - - .. -
"That" said Spooner, : "reminds me
of the man out ln( Wisconsin who went
to a revival and was pressed to repent
He wavered for a time and finally arose
and said: . -'..(.... . ,
:. "'Friends, I. want to repent and ell
how bad I have been, -but I dasn't do
it when the grand Jury la In session.' .
".The Lord will forgive,' the revival'
1st shouted. , i. -,
" 'Probably He will,' answered the sin
ner, 'but He sln't on that grand jury.'"
Perkins, the "Outside Man"
James Creelman in New York World.
When John Fierpont Morgan picked
out George W. Perkins to be his partner
two years ago America had Just begun
to. dominate the markets of the world,
and the fulcrum of finance, industry and
commerce was supposed to be in the of
fice of J. P. Morgan ft Co. The sov
ereigns of Europe, prime ministers, cap
tains of business in all countries courted
Mr. Morgan and with deference, some
times with humility, sought his 'opin
ions. , Under his leadership the separate
and . competing elements of American
industry and commerce drew together in
vast systems. - competition dwindled or
died,1 a fresh doctrine of political econ
omy emerged from the delirium of tlje
new "prosperity", and parliaments were
stirred to passionate debates by threat
ened or actual invasions by the "Mor-
ganised" forces of the Western hemis
phere. . t'.. ; -.. - -..;', v;.-V
In this supreme hour, when he
seemed to be attaining an almost unchal
lenged mastery-over the wealth pro
ducers and distributors and the money
dealers of civilization, Mr. Morgan chose
from all the world of brails and expe
rience Mr. Perkins 89 years old, Chi
cago-born and Chicago-bred to- be his
partner, counsellor and most active
agent ' '" ' -i'", ',.'
And now that Wall street has become,
temporarily at least, "a pool of stagnant
water;" now that the official investiga
tion of the shipbuilding trust has called
attention to the important part played
by Mr. Perkins in the stupendous enter
prises organised under the guardianship
of J. P. Morgan ft Co., business men are
once more discussing the qualities which
led Mr. Morgan to intrust such respon
sibilities to so young a man. ij
in that light Mr. Perkins may be re
garded as the most interesting person in
the American business world Just now
a profitable subject for investigation and
thoughtful contemplation. : ' For - he
started his career practically without in
fluence and wholly without wealth. Be
ginning as an off Ice boy, with nothing
but a common school education, and oro-
greasing through painful stages of dry,
clerkly drudgery, he finds himself to
day, at the age of 41 years, with an
imperial income and in a. position so
great that he is seriously considered as
the probable successor of the most pow
erful financier In the world, i .- ,
The secret of Mr. Perkins" swift rise
from helpless obscurity to his present
commanding position was uttered S00
years before Christ by that cruel but
shrewd tyrant of Corinth, Perlander,
when he said, "Nothing is impossible to
Industry." Bishop Home said the same
thing in- another dialect 2,800 years
later, "It is better to wear out than to
rust OUt" ;w,v- "...-V.V.
It is commonly reported that Mr. Per
kins has an inoome of at least $800,000
a year.' That of course, is the mere es
timate of Wall street Just what he
receives as a partner of Mr. Morgan
no outsider can say. The system which
prevailed in the fljrm when Anthony J.
Drexel was alive gave a fixed percen
tage of the profits to each partner; but
only Mr. Drexel knew what the percen
tage of hjs partners was. It is assumed
that the same system still obtains with
J. P. Morgan ft Co., and that Mr. Per
kins receives a Set percentage of the
profits for his services.
Those who ought to know most about
that firm say that its ordinary annual
pronts amount to something like M.000,
000, and that its annual earnings dur
ing the recent "boom" years have reached
$10,000,000 or $20,000,000., A basis for
estimating such profits can be found
in the business of such a firm as Kuhn,
Loeb ft Co. When the late Abraham
Wolff died it was found that his one
fourth share of he profits of that firm
amounted to $800,000. On that basis,
Kuhn, Loeb ft Co. must have made
nearly $5,000,000 in that year. Weir
Informed Wall street men say that J. P.
Morgan ft Co. have earned . in the last
few years at least twice as much as
Kuhn, Loeb ft Co. If Mr. Perkins re
ceives ft per cent of $1Q,000,000 his In
come would be $600,000. If he received
only 1 per cent Jt would amount to
$100,000. Those who pretend to know
declare, that . when he entered J. P.
Morgan ft Co. as a partner Mr. Morgan
guaranteed him. a minimum yearly In
come of $75,000, In addition to this he
has a great salary as second vice-presi
dent of. the New York Life Insurance
company, not to speak of the earnings
derived from his other large business
interests.
Only last year Mr. Perkins, In bis 1
0th year, expressed" his" idea of "the
secret of worldly success when he said:
'Too many young men In this coun
try don't want to work hard. They pre-1
fer to take things easy, stay up late at
night and lie abed too long in the morn
ing. They never can get ahead that
way. - Time and conditions may change.
but the old rule remains the same, that
there is no success without keeping ever
lastingly at it".,.;' -,:.V ' "'
There is nowhere to be found a more
perfect illustration of in Is practical
philosophy than Mr. Perkins himself,
His capacity for hard, grinding work,
his attention to details and his tireless
application are wonders in; Wall street,
where the ordinary man la accustomed
to work at white heat. ,
"Mr. Morgan has worn out a good
many strong men, but at last he has
found a man who will outwear him,"
said a banker who had a conference
with Mr. Perkins last week.
Mr. Perkins looks the part. He is
tall, compact and symmetrical, with a
deep chest square shoulders and thick
sinewy 'neck. He has a "square" head.
broad, full forehead; short strong nose,
open-nos trilled; wide, curving Jaws,
round, firm cheeks; large, shapely ears,
that stand out from the head; a strong
but somewhat coarse mouth and a fight
ing chin. He has-big brown eyes, open,
candid and observing; a short thick
brown mustache and well-trlmnfed, wavy
hair.
: He has the strong .limbs, firm car
riage and quick step of a trained ath
lete. His every movement reveals en
ergy and strength. He stts upright and
the look of his eye is singularly direct
There is no better listener in Wall
street In spite of a certain brusque
ness he can hear patiently all that a
man has to say, Urging him now and
then to get to the rear point Then,
with a surprising quickness, he : will
strip the matter of non-essentials, sum
up the essentials in good, terse English
and make an instant decision, if a de
cision lies with htm. , No detail is too
small for his consideration Indeed, at
tention to details is one of , his most
telling qualities and no scheme Is too
great or complicated for. his swift com
prehension. yv;i'.:-i"' ,;,
Ask a Wall street man what Mr. Peri
kins does In the business of J. P. Mor
gan ft Co., and he will say, "Perkins is
the outside man of the firm; Morgan and
Steele are the Inside men." ,
' The genesis and environments of Mr.
Perkins' development reveal the qualities
which induced Mr. Morgan to place him
so high In his ministry..
He was bom In Chicago January ti;
1862, nine years before the great fire re
duced that elty to ashes, (, His father was
the Chicago agent of the New York Life
Insurance company, a man of industry
and integrity, but not conspicuous In nny
way.' The boy received his education in
the public schools. Iq 1877 he entered
his father's office ss an office boy. That
of the J. P. Morgan Firm
was a time of stress and fierce endeavor.
The community -was in the thick of the
struggle to rebuild Chicago, an achieve'
ment so rapid and so vast as to aston
lsh the world. 1
The boy's surroundings' were eleatrlo
with energy. He saw a multitude of
men ruined in a day rise again to wealth
and power by sheer puick andwork.
He became a bookkeeper of the office and
by 1881 he was cashier. Mr. Perkins
was then It years old. He was known
by his associates as a furious but sys
tematic worker. . He used neither tobacco
nor intoxicating drinks. He wasted no
time in frivolous amusements. His one
thought wss work, work, work. ' The
restless energy and ambition to renas
cent Chicago entered his soul. On all
sides he saw evidence that ' Industry;
courage and perseverance ' were, bound
to win in the end. And In spite of his
work he exercised his body snd kept it
strong and healthy. -Then
came a change in Mr. Perkins
Id u ties. ; He became a solicitor for the
raew York Life Insurance company. All
through the West he went studying men
and persuading them. Even then he be
gan to show the tact and plausibility
which have distinguished him in his
present position. Not only could he in
duce men to take insurance policies, but
he Had the rare faculty of instructing
other agents how to do it That was
no easy task in a time when the Insur
ance solicitor, was the butt Of ridicule
from one end Of the country to the other.
In 1886, when 28 years old, he was in
spector of the western agencies, of his
company. . Business ; grew so rapidly
under his stimulating influence that 10
1888 n was promoted to be superintend
ent of the entire Western department
The veteran officers of the company
were amased by the way In which the
company's interests : were " enlarged
wherever ; Mr. r Perkins energetic snd
minute methods were applied.' In 1892,
at the age of SO years, he was elected
third vice-president In that year he
came to the home office in New York
and took entire charge "of the agency
department President Beers had been
forced out of the company and Presi
dent McCall was in control.
"We have a wonderful man in Per
kins," he said. ' "None of the other com
panies has - such a man, and none of
them can get such a man." J-
The agency department was the life of
the company, and Mr. Perkins was the
life of the agency department As the
tens of millions rolled in he began to
deal with the tens of millions going, out
with loans and investments. He be
came second vice-president and chair
man of the finance committee. In all
the company's service there was no such
worker. His knowledge of accounts, his
power of concentration, his tact in deal
ing with men trained by his experience
as an Insurance solicitor his enormous
capacity, for work and natural resource
fulness developed in drilling agents and
Inventing devices to Increase the com
pany's businessall this enabled him to
turn from one task to an entirely differ
ent one with an ease that surprised his
seniors. . . ,
And there is this important thing to
be remembered about Mr. Perkins he
never left to others what he could pos
sibly do himself. '..
Now came a new test of his abilities.
The man trained in the strenuous, rough
and ready school of Chicago life, was to
be pitted against the trained diplomacy
of the chancelleries of Europe. - Germany
had practically shut out the New York
lif insurance, companies. Every imagin
able device was employed to Induce the
Germans to remove the official ban. Law
yers and diplomats failed lgnominlously.
An American schoolmate of the emperor
was sent He was simply laughed out
of Berlin, ' Every emissary to the Ger
man government was snubbed. In this
crisis Mr. Perkins, then 85 years old. was
sent abroad. His mission resulted in the
appointment of a distinguished German
commission, which visited the United
States and recommended that the New
York . Insurance company be permitted
to re-enter and do business in Germany.
He also settled similar troubles with
Austria and Switzerland.' This feat of
diplomacy attracted widespread atten
tion. Vi -: v ',.''
. In that same year Mr. Perkins negoti
ated a Russian Joan of $10,000,000, the
first foreign loan ever negotiated in
this country. He also negotiated the
$20,000,000 German loan.
The great financiers of Europe and
America began to study Mr. Perkins.
President McKlnley sought him. and
frequently expressed his admiration of
the youngmans many-sided ability.""
Two years ago Mr. Morgan Invited Mr.
Perkins to become his partner. ' The
Steel trust, the Northern Securities
trust Shipbuilding . trust these were
some of the financial immensities that
had to be dealt with., Mr. Perkins hesi
tated. The New York Lire insurance
company ; begged him not to desert its
Interests.' . Finally Mr. Perkins - ended
the ' matter by dividing his days the
mornings to the life insurance company
and the afternoons to J, P. Morgan and
oompany. Under that arrangement he
became Mr. Morgan's partner. Today be
is chairman of the finance committee of
the New York Life Insurance company;
chairman of the finance committee of
the United States Steel corporation, a
director of the Northern Securities com
pany, and o many other giant corpora
tions. .
There is no cheerier, brisker or more
approachable man in financial circles
than "Perkins." as Mr. Morgan calls
him. He IS not what Is ordinarily known
as a "Wall street man.", He deals with
money problems from the banking rather
than the speculative standpoint and does
not mix with the brokers. . ' "' 7
In spite of his surroundings, which
have seared and dried up so many men,
Mr. Perkins has managed to preserve
his humanities. -He dresses well and
modestly, owns and drives fast horses,
helps his Old friends, finds time to serve
his city as When he headed the com
mittee appointed fy Governor Roose
velt to save the Hudson river palisades
from destruction has his residence at
Riverside, at, the northern extremity of
New York City, spends his eveninge
usually with his wife and children in a
comfortable house; always adorned pro
fusely with flowers, and remains, not
withstanding his responsibilities, a
young man in body and mind. i
4 His skill as a. diplomat pussies the
older men of Wall street. It is not so
long since Russell Sage's lawyers applied
tn open court for the right to Intervene
as a co-sultor In the suit of Mrs. Hodge
against the United States Steel corpora
tion. - Mr. Sage was supposed to have
been angered by llltreatment In. some
underwriting schema. ; His intervention
In the Hodge suit ' was regarded s an
set of revenge. It ' was one thing to
face Mr. Hodge In court, but it was an
other thing to face Mr. Sage. There
was a moment of tremendous excitement
In "the street", when Mr. Sage's action
was announced. Within a few minutes
Mr. Perkins was seen, to dart from the
office f J. P. Morgan ft Co., hurry
through the street and enter the office
of Mr. Sage. After sn hour and a half
he' emerged. . Within 10. minutes Mr.
Sage told the newspaper, men that his
lawyers had misunderstood his instruc
tions, arid the application made in open
court was withdrawn. ' : f
' So.' too. when John W. Gates cornered
Louisville ft Nashville stock. ; The cry
of the victims was heard on all sides.
Japan's People, Eager for .VVaj With Russia, Show
Patience in Waiting on Diplomacy .
Ellsa R. Skidmore's Toklo Letter In Chi
cago Tribune. , , . '
The real greatness of the Japanese
people, - their patience, their self-control,
their intelligent confidence in and respect
for their rulers, has never been so mani
fest! to: those who- have- known them
longest as during this year of broken
faith and aggression on, the part of Rus
sia. Nothing has been done by Jingoes
or light-headed partisans to impair the
dignity of Japan's attitude or courteous
patlence-i-a patience tnat is wearing to a
last fine Shred, however :.
The contemptuous . discourtesy with
which Russia has treated the protests and
communications of the Japanese gov
ernment, the acts' of aggression in Corea,
and reoccupatlon In Manchuria In the
midst of the negotiations, the weeks that
go by without any reply being made to
the ministerial notes, '. have but added,,
however, to the deep-seated hostility, the
innate hatred of Russia. v , ,, , ' .
. Beyond all acts in Manchuria and Co
res, the Japanese people feel that their
sacred emperor has been treated dis
courteously by the Russian, ruler, who
bas turned such questions of International
policy over to a subordinate, transferring
negotiations from the foreign office at St
Petersburg by Admiral Alexleff at Port
AfthWi'i;':-;::'':
The Inspired editorials In. the "Novo
Krai, Admiral Alexleff's organ at Port
Arthur, have been at times bo remarkable
that they might be Justly taken as casus
belli alone. Their translation In Japan
ese newspapers has Inflamed the, younger
men of the progressive party f to , hold
meetings and pass resolutions and send a,
committee to the premier's residence to
acquaint htm with their attitude.
The whole nation, from nobles and col-,
lege professors to th least coolie, , is
alive to the situation, and believes that
all courteous and peaceful modes having
failed, its only recourse Is an appeal to
arms to check the omnivorous power
and assert the binding force of treaties.
The czarina's Itlnees and the absence of
the czar from St Petersburg, have been
given as reasons for neglecting to answer
the notes of the Japanese government
but notes from other governments have
received prompt attention, and negotia
tions over Balkan : affairs progressed
while the affairs of Japan were put aside.
While delaying the answer, Russia In
creased her garrisons and defenses - In
Manchuria. Thirteen regiments, came
down from Siberia during the six weeks
since Japan's protest was made, and she
has Increased her fleet in Aslatlo waters
by two more battleships.
'We are not confronted by an honorable
enemy, why wait? Why continue to treat
treachery with courtesy r asks one
Japanese.-
'Better risk all now, and quick, than to
swallow more Insults."
A pessimist cries: "What csn Japan
doT England ties our hands, and Mr.
Balfour babbles of peace, peace, peace,
snd the United States says nothing.
What can Japan do alone against so great
and unscrupulous a power, with two more
unscrupulous allies ready to help nerr
A panic was Imminent. Mr. Perkins
went to see Mr. Gates. What he said to
the rough gambler who swaggered and
bragged of his power to smash those
who had always treated him with scorn.
no outsider knows. But the next morn
ing it was announced : that' Mr. Gates
had turned the whole matter .over to
J, P. Morgan ft Co. for settlement
"What Is your rule of life, Mr. Per
kins 7" said one of his friends.
"Hard work snd strict sttentlon to
business." he replied.- "It Is the only
safe road to success."
Yet to see this man in the street one
would take him for a good-looking, ath
letic clerk, without a care in the world.
He is a living proof that hard work
does not kill, a man that is, If the man
has found the right work, - -r- -
UU5S Of XEAIiTK.
(From Poor Richard's Almanack, 1741
The author, Benjamin 'Franklin, was
born January 17. 1706. "Franklin day"
will be-celebrated , by the Ladles aux
iliary of the Baltimore Typographical
union on Monday.) -.- f,
Eat and drink such an exact quantity
as the constitution of any body allows
of, in reference to the services of the
mind. -A- . -i,'"-:v: " v ,;,'. '.'-" . '. i'-i- '".;,m
They that study much ought not to
eat as much as those that work hard,
their digestion being not so good, i .
The exact quantity and quality being
found out is to be kept to constantly. -
Excess In all other things whatever,
as well ss In meat and drink, is also to
be avoided.,;. ';-,;.'. v"; ' ,
Youth, age and sick require a differ
ent quantity. ' ' ; ,
And so do those of contrary com
plexions; for tnat which Is too much for
a phlegmatic man, is not sufficient for
a choleric. , ,
The measure of food ought to be (as
much, as possibly may be; exactly pro
portionable to the quality and condition
of the stomach, because the stomach di
gests it . f v-, '
The quantity is sufficient the stomach
Can perfectly concoct and digest, and It
rufflceth the due nourishment of . the
body,- -
A greater quantity of some things
may be eaten than of others, some being
of lighter digestion than, others.
The difficulty, lies in finding out an
exact measure; but eat for necessity, not
pleasure; for lust knows not where
necessity ends.
, Wouldst thou enjoy a long life, a
healthy body, and a vigorous mind, and
be acquainted also with the wonderful
works of God, labor in the first place to
bring thy appetite to- reason.
BJeVTAJTS OFimOV 01 BOXAA WZUUI
Washington Cor. Brooklyn Eagle.
There was an Interesting little inci
dent in the banquet room of the Shore
ham on Tuesday, . in which two well
known Democrats figured. .The Hearst
people saw that the drift of sentiment
was setting in against them strongly,
and a hurried call was sent for William
J: Bryan to come to the hotel and throw
his Influence in favor of the selection of
Chicago as the meeting place for the na
tional convention. When Bryan arrived
he crowded Into the room and was sodh
Jammed in a crowd of Missourians, chief
among them being Mayor Rolla Wells of,
St Louis and. National Committeeman
Stone. " -
Several month ago Bryan devoted two
Issues of the Commoner to a bitter roast
of Wells,-flaying him in the most merci
less fashion and accusing, him of cor
rupt methods in the election which made
him mayor. Tho .two men had never
met Senator Stone took advantage of
the blockade in the banquet hall to In
troduce Mr. Bryan to Mr. Wells. The
former flushed a little at hearing Wells'
name mentioned, 'and was unable to
completely . control his dislike for , the
man. He said., rather, sarcastically:
"Wells. Wells7 Seems to me ' I have
heard that, name before.". "You have
taken In it vain enough to know it by
this time, replied the St. l.ouls mayor,
who was plainly nettled. Shafting Wells
by the hand, he said: 'Well. I hope you
are not as bad as 1 have painted you,"
Chins talks bravely, but the whole court
would run to.Shansl again If a single
Russian regiment crossed the border.
What can Japan do7" ' ,
With business at a standstill, capital
lying idle in the banks, and all activities
paralyzed by the political uncertainties,
the merchants cry out that this state of
indecision Is as disastrous to them as
war Itself. Bonds are depressed In for .
eign markets, marine Insurance has ,
risen, and every contract has a war
clause. The coal mine owners In Kin
shin, the southern island, who have had
a large,' trade with Port Arthur and
Dalny, being now forbidden to sell to
Russians, are suddenly confronted with
bankruptcy as their stock on hand In-, ,
creases. But it la said that their pat
riotism Is magnificent in the face of
such a-test and they are a shining ex- :
ample to the American firms in the East ;.
who have been selling and smuggling
arms into the Philippines; and to the
English firms found sending arms to the '
revolting tribesmen of the India fron
tier via the Persian gulf, and to the
tribes in Somaliland now at war " with
the British expedition. v
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The Japanese people are roused to the
situation.. The priests In the temples
discuss a the question,, professors, '
teachers, and students from the highest
university to the least primary school
are alive to the burning question.' The
"seven professors" who memorallsed the r
government and argued the necessity of
this war with Russia are immortalized
In the yes of the Studenta . ;t
i The young men have anti-Russian so
cieties and are more vehement than the .
progressives and the opposition parties
in parliament who clamor for war and
the impeachment of the slowly negotiat
ing ministers. ' .;..., . :: ,
The tlng-a-ling of the newsboy's hand
bell as he runs rapidly through the
streets with extra editions is frequent
and the coolie who pulls the Jinrlklsha
will turn and explain to his psssenger;
"Russia make more bobbery." :,-''
Crowds flock to the theatre, where a
dramatisation , of- Tolstoi's "Resurrec
tion" is being played and note carefuKy
that presentation of Russian morals and
society as painted by Russia's greatest
snd most mercilessly - truthful artist
Those who have seen "Resurrection".
discuss Russian Justice and legal pro
cedure and the prison system with great
fervor. . ; . . : . ;i I : .
At the School for Foreign Languages
the students of Russian outnumber ell
other classes, and the text books in the
city were almost exhausted by the sud
den demand when the school opened
this fall. The Japanese schoolboy, al
ways eager for the military drill which
is a part of the dally exercises. Is now "
keener, than ever, and from the railway
track between Toklo and Yokohama one
sees several country schoolhouset in
whose playgrounds the youngsters are
smartly marching and countermarching.
'They will go to Manchuria some time,"
says a Japanese passenger, noting the
foreigner's interests the boy's volu- -tlons.
- - ,
vrBMxxa top inn scobs.
ow jntoh KaakM . Amply Betomed
VV..':'sj Svil tO ViLr; ;"',-,,-, .''.;'
-From the San Francisco. Bulletin.
VDutch Hank"- had. fallen Into the
bands of the crimps at San Fraitelsca
and been shanghaied. He woke- up to
find himself on board the ship Lawrence,
bound for Sydney. The officers were the
hardest drivers" on the Paolflo coast
and Hank's life was that of a dog until
he reached Sydney and promptly - deserted.,-
Night snd - dsy he swore ven
geance on the crimps and when he re
turned to 8aa Francisco he- found a
chance to get even with Drumm, , the
man - who had shanghaied him. Hs
learned .that Drumm and three of his
assistants had drugged a couple of sall-
rs and were going to put them aboard
steamer that night He got his chum
Jack to lend a hand and they waited
for the crimps In the shadow of some
freight cars. "Hank" tells the reet of
the story in this way:
"Along about midnight the bunch bove
in sight the four of 'era towing along a
brace of overloaded tars with the liquor
Slopping from their gunwales. ,
"We waited till the bunch of 'em were
deep in the shadow, then we pulled our
guns and says quiet and sarcastto like:
M Csi vta tn iTAii i a wkA Inkk.H Akia
--" " - jvtts scan luuuoil, 'Wlltt lIMfJ i
tm haveIn towT Are you a-fobbingTt
iuvbo wir tailors r t ,
."They stood stll), trying to make out
what we was up to and the helpless sail
ors fell to the ground. -
" Bill, says Jack to me. keeping his
pistols pointed at Drumm's hangers-on,
'if I don't think these fellers are the
crimpers we're reading so much about in
the newspapers snd these two poor sail
or men are being crimped. , Here's an-,
other, rompln'. outrageous scandal.'
" 'Jim, you're right," says I. 'Let's
search 'em for evidence and then ship
'em on to congress to see what con
gress'U do with 'em.' v
"So Jack held em covered at hands up
and I went through their Jeans. Eight
dollars, two pistols and four sheath
knives was all I could dig up. Then we
lined 'em up and made 'em shoulder the
two doped tare and trundle 'em down to
the wharf, where we'd had a boat in.
waiting all the while. . .
"Cuss! I guess they're cursing yet
Butwe shoved 'em along at the pistol
points with Jabs in the ribs, and, you
&et we kept 'em moving. We made 'em
climb into the boat with their brace of
doped, crimped men and pull off to where
that captain was waiting for me in the
stream for the six able-bodied seamen
I'd promised him to make up his crew.
. "After, we got 'era alongside the ship
it was useless for 'em to kick any longer.
For the captain was waiting for us.
mighty anxious to get his complement
and slip away.
" 'Heave 'em up, Hank,' he shouted. '
' " 'Some of them seem to be demurring
a bit about taking passage for congress, 1
cap'n,' I said. ., '
"Demurring ber blamed. I'll give 'em
afl the demurrage they want in good
time. Here, Jack,' he shouted to his
first mate. Help get those silly lub
bers aboard, and don't -waste any time
doln' it D'ye hear?, And you bet Jack
didn't It would have done your heart
good to -See the way he handled 'em. I
knew those' four crimpers were up
against the real .thing as soon' as Jack
started to do business, with 'em. They
tried to explain they were being crimped,
but he shut off their wind with whack- .
Ing biffs, and when they came to they
were en deck and the ship was under (
way. .-'-'.. -'.v. ,-4'yv-'' 'ti- ''
"I got my money from the cap'n snd '
squared accounts with those crimpers st
the same time, so I've no kick coming."
Boa Bora oa January 18 Saofc Yes.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal. '
A 'fifth son wss bor yesterday to
Mr. and Mrs.- William Leroy. - Their
other children were born . .
January 15, 1900, George M. Leroy.
January II, 1901, P. Ashfon Leroy.
January IS, 1902. peter Leroy.
January 16, , 1903, Alexander Golds
borough Leroy. V ' ' -.
The Leroys live In Owen county. Mrs.
Leroy was a Blue Grass belle, being a
member of the noted Hardin famljy.
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