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THE OREGON DAILY AN C. a, JACKSON Published every evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth THE OPEN FAIR ON SUNDAYS. JUDGING from the responses we have received It Is quite . apparent there are many good men and women In Portland who believe there are two fides to the Ques tion of closing the Lewis and Clark fair on Sundays. They are not of the class who believe in or contribute to the maintenance of the Midway on Sundays or week days and they are irrevocably opposed to the Idea that that feature of the coming: fair be opened to visitors on the 'Sabbath. They would infinitely prefer that it was not opened 0n any day. . But they are deeply interested In the question of throw ing open the fair on Sundays for the benefit which will come to so many people who otherwise will be unable to fully enjoy them. No single event in our whole history will be so filled with educational potentialities as the com-' '.Ing Lewis and Clark fair. It will provide means at nom inal cost at our very doors to acquire knowledge, to pursue ' Investigations and to broaden our points of view. It will bring the means within the reach of everybody who seeks to profit by them and who otherwise .might forever, lack the opportunity. . ' ' ', In the judgment of The Journal a solemn obligation Is placed upon us through the holding of the fain We should not alone be concerned In making it a financial success, though that has Its Importance, but we should set to It that the chances to benefit' by its holding are as widely diffused as It is .possible to make them. We should par ticularly consider the fact that the ratio of those who 'could Just as well afford to attend an exposition atJParls as one held within a few blocks of their homes. Is very small compared with those who would be debarred from Its, 'enjoyment were it farther away than a. streetcar would .carry them. It Is people such as these who hope to get much out of the fair.much In pleasure, much in instruction and very much in new Ideals and inspiration. While most people may be able to spend a work day or two in the enjoyment of the fair and its attractions, nearly ' everybody, however circumstanced, could afford to spend there every Sunday afternoon while t lasts and get from these visits experiences which would make of them better i citizens, which would raise their standards and make them more ambitious and hopeful for the future of their children. It is for this reason and It is for people such as these that The Journal has spoken in Its suggestion that there might be two sides to the question of closing the fair on Sundays, a course urged with such unanimity by the Min isterial alliance. There are manifestly two sides to the question and we are firmly of the opinion that the amount . of benefit that would come through opening the fair on Sundays would be infinitely greater than any evil that could possibly result, Jt is not at all likely that another ' fair of this character will be held here during the present generation. Why not then get out of It the utmost pos sible amount of good to the greatest possible number of people?? Why close oh the 20 Sundays during the term which It will be held when those are the very days when -many people who could, not otherwise afford to lose the , time might see it at nominal cost and perhaps to the very best advantage? - This Is a question which ultimately concerns, many people and an answer to which may deeply influence the' 3 welfare and development of the' community. It Is a ques tion which should not be hastily decided and which de serves to be fully discussed on its merits and carefully con sidered from the standpoint of those who would be most largely benefited by it WTY THE WOES OF THE POOR GAMBLER THE GAMBLER has given In. He has, as it is tech I nlcally expressed, "coughed up" the 1165. With an aggrieved air he has again thrown open his doors in the expectation and hope of recouping himself for the losses sustained through the action of one officer of the law while the other officers of the law, to whom he had paid his good money' for protection, stood idly by and al lowed him to be skinned. ,.' The boss gambler, it seems to us, has good reason to rise In his heat and inquire whether a respectable gent la hereafter to be permitted to conduct his business in peace and comfort or whether, every time a soft-hearted district attorney comes down the pike or a woman raises a roar .because her husband loses her hard earned dough at the gambling table, he is to be harried, his doors closed in his very face, and his eager customers driven elsewhere to reek the solace he very unwillingly denies them. He has good reason to inquire what would have been done or who would have raised a finger had the husband won $165 of the gambler's good stuff and exultantly taken the same borne to his grateful and overjoyed wife. He cannot fall to view the case with undisguised alarm as establishing a dangerous precedent. Where is the thing to stop? Sup pose other wives whose husbands have lost money should follow the example thus set them, suppose the thing should degenerate into a stampede, what is to become of a profit able business and the franchises and appurtenances there unto appertaining? He has done everything that could be He contributed his good money to aid the mayor and the present city administration. His own ftnd every other vote he could influence or coerce was thrown in the same direction and he triumphantly accom plished his purpose. Not only this, but he has paid twice A LITTXB UTS TSAGESY. Yet it Was Another Case of All's Well That Ends WelL From the Chicago Tribune. They met In the bank, evidently by ' appointment, bowed stiffly to each other and walked over together to, the window vf the paying teller. "We wl?h to withdraw the Joint. ac , count of John U Hawkins and Elizabeth It. Hawkins," said tht man. '.. The woman, who was standing at the man's elbow, bowed hr heart as th pay , ing teller looked at her questioning. Nothing more was said. The proper pa peri were made out and signed, the man . writing his name with a certain un necessary flourish, the woman bending low over the paper and apparently work ing hard on each character. "Sorry we are going to loae your ac fount" said the paying teller, politely. "J guess it won't cut down your bal- - nre much,"' said the man, with a pitiful attempt at a Jest. : The woman looked Siown at we uoor, , inn paying tener counted out the balance due on the ac count, a matter, of $1,800. The man took it up without a word and walked over to the deposltora' counter at the side of the main banking-room. He laid the roll of bills down on the counter and turned to talk to. the woman. At the start they stood some distance . start The man apparently started to count the bills out into two piles. He laid down two twenties on one pile and two on another. The second he pushed , over to the woman. Then he went on with his counting and dividing. Just . t'ten another customer called away the . attention of the paying teller. , U was 14 minutes later when he INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER . 1 1 m PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THB CITY OP each month a stipulated sum of money, satisfactory to the city administration. Into the public treasury.; For this he was supposed to secure the privilege, in conjunction with others who voted right, of openly maintaining gambling games. Not only this but It was understood that, he and his fellows who were in on the original deal were to have a virtual monopoly of the business. When the wily Chinese began to cut in on the profits of some of the cheaper games, their licenses were to be raised d high as to lift them out then the police were to raid them. ' Gamblers from abroad were not to be permitted to open establishments here, be sides the public contributions he has contributed to other pools said to be Intended for other officials, politicians and newspapers; In addition to All this be was looked to for contributions to campaign funds as they were demanded. ' Having legitimatized his business by placing It under the protection of the law, that is the law of the mayor, which overrides the; law of the statute books, believing himself to be working under the fostering care of the city administration end the police department, having squared his accounts with newspapers and officials that otherwise might give him annoyance, he; was certainly justified in be lieving that he1 would be allowed peaceably to pursue bis calling and to enjoy undisturbed such of the profits of his business as the demands of the city administration and the influential grafters left to him. But his experience in the case of the district attorney proved a rude awakening. Will the city, to which he paid for and which guaranteed him . protection, make good the amount out of which he has been mulcted when he goes to pay his next fine in the police court, or will the officials greet him with merry laughter and advise him to swallow it whole and look pleasant? Will none of the other gamblers share pro rata his losses or will nothing be left to him except the negative consolation of his prompt consignment of the district attorney to the nethermost depths when the de mand for the return of the money was originally made? It Is now sadly apparent to the profession that while the mayor can override the laws and maintain open gambling In spite of them, he can only afford protection through the police and the police court, but he cannot close every avenue of possible danger. There Is the sheriff's office and there, too, Is the district attorney's office. The district attorney's office is now awake. Will it remain o? Per haps not, but an avenue has been found to It. It is through the sympathetic heart of the district attorney. Once that is touched the, gambler is sure to hear from it, by telephone or otherwise, and then something Is! sure to pop. There are other wives In the city who have hereto fore suffered in silence. Doubtless some of them will be encouraged by this example. The district attorney Is com mitted beyond recall to the policy of succoring suffering women and he cannot avoid that responsibility, however shortlived may be his determination to maintain a general crusade against all But in any case the Via Via a Kaon aViaKVtllv .:vJiT r .TvV ' which he paid his protection was witnneia irom mm in a critical moment I when he was forced dollars, part of , which in any event must have gone to the city In the shape of "fines." , HANNA AT THERE WILL BE no quarrel with Senator Henna's theory of applying the Civic Federation's motto, the Golden Rule, to the relations which exist be tween capital and labor. Neither will fault be found with the statement that there is no irrepressible conflict be tween the two. Anything that contributes to a better un derstanding of the mutuality of the Interest of the employer and employed Is worthy of encouragement and the state ment that the senator proposes to devote the remaining years of his life to this great work will be received with pleasure and satisfaction. But we are inclined to make quite a different applica tion of the principle which he applies to Socialism alone. "Fairness," he says, "will never agree to the confiscation of the products of one man's toll In order to Insure com fort to the Idle and worthless." Fairness should never agree to the confiscation of the products of one man's toll to insure the comfort of any class, whether worthless "or otherwise. It Is this very spectacle In this country which has turned many worthy men to the study of socialism .as the only way to escape the increasing burdens. For ourselves we cannot reconcile Senator Hanna in his two attitudes, first as a "stand patter" in the tariff class and second, as an altruist in discussing the relations which should exist between capital and labors The tariff confessedly takes away from one class for the benefit of another. It means that the same goods are sold cheaper In foreign countries than here where they are produced. It means the encouragement of combinations which we call trusts through whose operations the prices of products are arbitrarily raised at the expense of the consumer, without advantage to the producer and solely for the benefit of the tariff protected expected of him. . We admire the spirit of altruism which leads Senator Hanna to devote time and energy In bringing about saner relations between capital and labor, but we cannot recon cile his enlightenment and breadth in one direction with in the election of the indefensible narrowness of his attitude toward the tariff which exploits thought of looking over again at the counter. The man and the woman were still standing there) They were closer together now. The two big piles lay untouched before thetri on the counter and neither of them seemed to be pay ing any ttttentlon to the money. It struck the paying teller that they were extremely careless. , He feared that some casual thief might snatch the bills away from them. Then he saw some thing that caused him to stop. The man had been looking down hard at the counter. There was a stack of deposit slips lying before him, and on the topmost slip he was making Idle marks with a pencil which he held In his hand. Suddenly the woman, who was standing close beside him, reached up and laid her hand on the man s shoulder. The man looked up and the paying teller could see something that glistened in the man's eyes. Then the paying teller looked away. He was a wise man, -and he decided on the In stant not to Interrupt the progress of events. Presently the man reached over and picked up both the piles of bills. He turned and nodded to the woman, who was smiling through her tears. He walked to the window of the receiving teller. With a delicacy which did him credit the paying teller stared hard In then other direction.. But he could not help hearing what the man saldu. "My wife and 1 Just drew out our Joint account," the man said, "Just a minute hbx. Now we want to put It back again. Here's the money." "Arid they lived happily ever sfter wards," said the paying teller under hU breath. JOURNAL, JNO. P. CARROLL and Yamhill streets, Portland, Oregon. PORTLAND of the business. If this didn't work, gambling houses. . .. v. . gambler Is Justified In feeling that iAa 4 Kr a jtlf aXmlnlarvatlAM good money for protection and which t6 give up 165 legitimately earned THE HALF WAY HOUSE. trusts. the many for the benefit of the few, A OBZ AS KXrjUBSS BTtsTQ. The Marquise da Merlnvllle. who-was Miss Mary Owendolln Caldwell, a Ken tucky beauty and heiress, and who gave iguo,uDO to round the Catholic , univer sity at Washington, is critically ill at the . Buckingham hotel in New York. The marquise, who' arrived from Europe a rew aays ago, is suffering iron a com plication of diseases, has 'lost her hear ing, and Is almost totally blind. The marquise's mother was a slater of John C. Breckinridge, one time vice-president of tho United States. She inherited $5,000,000 from her father, William Shakespeare Caldwell, and IG00.000 from her mother. She was once engaged to marry Prince Murat, son of the king of Naples, but broke the engagement because of the prince's demands that he be given absolute control of her fortune. She was married to the Mar quis de Merlnvllle. in 1892, Bishop Bpai ding performing the ceremony. Five years ago she .was given the La eta re medal by the University of Notre Dame for her services to the Catbollo church. .') Baker City's Tea levy. 't:T:K . .From the Pendleton East Oregontan, The total tax levy In Baker City this year amounts to SB 4 ' mills, or $2 mills more than in the cityof Pendle ton. where the total levy is but 14 mills. ;, :-. ' ,: The Baker City levy Is divided as tol lows:' County expenses, 20 ; mills county schools, 8 mills; state taxes,' J mills; county roads, 4 mins, ana in Baker City school district. 17.5 mills. Ths total valuation of - property in Baker county was fixed st $4,038,866 and in Baker City at il(230(9to, ... A Plain Statement of What YV. R. Hearst Stands for , : . . in America. Politics- From the Chicago tribune. ; Washington, Jan. 18. W. R. Hearst, owner of the New York American, the Chicago American, the; San Francisco Examiner and the Ls Angeies .Exam Jner. and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, today talked for two hours with a correspondent or tne Chicago Tribune. .He talked on general political questions, and especially on matters concerning himself ancV the im pending Democratic nomination for the presidency. .v ' v. - . The following interview can be re garded as the platform on which he will make his fight for the nomination, and, if nominated, his fight for the chief magistracy of the nation, and the Tri bune herewith presents it as the views of a prominent contestant in the ensu ing national political battle: '' . Mr, Hearst, what do you conceive to be the attitude of the more conserva tive class toward you? How would the average conservative cltlseii look upon your nomination for the presidency?'' 'That depends upon, what you mean by conservative," replied Mr. Hearst. For myself.,, I should define conserva tism as the preservation of those quali ties, rights ' and v principles of proved value to the American people. ; "I think that the fundamental Amer ican ideas which have developed this country, making the national wealth and greatness while fostering the individual happiness and prosperity of Its citisens should be conserved. , ;. ;;-V ';-v "I am conservative in the sense that I believe in the spirit and In the letter of the United States constitution, the declaration of independence and in the characters and purposes of such men as Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and Lin coln. . ' . "Too "Often, unfortunately, those that call themselves the conservative element are endeavoring to introduce radical de partures from these old conservative principles. I do not think my views are in conflict with those of any eltlsen, however conservative, if his conserva tism takes the form of an earnest de sire to preserve and perpetuate the or iginal American form of government and the liberty, equality, independence and opportunity guaranteed under It. ''But I am in conflict with those so- called conservatives that are reverting to the Ideas of former centuries and of other nations, seeking to exploit the mass of the people for their own profit Such men are reactionary; they are not conservative. - -- - "I do not consider the steel trust con servative, for Instance . "The effort of a certain limited, law- defying class in America today Is to es tablish an industrial feudalism on the lines of the old military feudalism, and for the same purpose the exploitation and control of the many by the few. This effort to destroy the liberty and In dividual independence of the people through criminal Industrial combina tions Is not conservative along Ameri can lines. "I do not consider conservative tho modern establishment of a system of unsound, piratical finance, on the lines of the shipyard trust or a hundred other trusts that have collapsed after taking the people's savings. 7 I do not call con servative that system which diverts the people's savings from such really con servative investments as the savings bank and the legitimate business enter- pnges of the country into the pockets of speculators ana swinaiers, I think that.: those friendly to the shipyard trust or planning such trusts In the future, would look upon me as a dangerous person. 1 hops so, at least know I have not consciously sought their approval. "I am not opposed to legitimate or ganisation and combination; for the great work of the nation must be con ducted along the lines of extensive com bination enterprises. Our nation Is it self a governmental combination, gain ing strength and efficiency by uniting many states In one grand union tor the benefit and protection of ail tnot xor are benefit of a few) and safeguarding with especial care the Interests of tbs weak. "Today I talked to an old gentleman recently arrived from Atlanta.. He said that when he first made that Journey from Atlanta to New York. 80 years ago, he changed cars 14 times, rechecked his baggage that number of times, and onfy reached New xora aner a ween oi irov elina-.' -A' t "Obviously a comnination ox rauroaa ing enabling a eltlsen to travel that dis tance in one day without changing cars and at half the cost is an Improvement It Is a benefit to the entire population as well as a source or great ana legiti mate profit to the few whose executive ability and foresight bring about the combination. ,--r- "In other words, I am In favor of organisation and combination whenever the people are anowea 10 parwcipaw fully In the economies and advantages which result from the combination. I am opposed to the combinations that establish virtual monopolies, and instead of making the people partners In the Im proved industrial conditions. Inflate their stock. Increase the cost of the product reduce-wages through a mo nopoly of the employing power, interfere 1th the creation ana aiimouuuu wealth." On what Issues. Mr. Hearst, do you think the next Democratio campaign will be fought outr - ;' "The main issue of a party of the people is to attend to the main busi ness before me peupw. r . , ."The universal tendency today Is toward Industrial combination and or ganisation. - The great issue o. n . -fore, Is the regulation and control of that tendency to organisation; In other words, the trust issue. In a mining region me tni jbu the mining laws. In a cattie country the Chief Issue is the taws enecun wn- tle and pasture. . "In this country of sudden trust fle- i ha one dominating Issue made so by ths trusts themselves -is ths trust Issue. ' , . . , , "The growth of the new industrial system on lines of wide combination cannot and should not be checked. But it can be kept within lines that will benefit the whole community and en tiri auoDressed along lines dangerous to the public welfare. The trusts must be kept witnm me law, u i.m trnna- enough to control them, th.M aiiph laws must be made. The people are determined to dominate and th trusts, and not to be domi nated by them. They will And a way to bring that about." Whet is your attitude in regard to the tariff?" "The tariff is more importaht today than ever, because of its vital Influence upon the trust question. Mr. Have meyfrr of the Sugar trust enlightened the people usefully when he said, 'The tariff la the motner oi m uw, The tariff is certainly the foster mother of the trusts, and if can be Used to curb and rule tnem. "The moral principle " underlying a tariff on Importations consists ; in the willingness of the people to sacrifice their own Interest for the time In order to promote sn industry of which jthe full development will benefit all. "An Industry fully developed means labor well paid. Increased c national wealth. " The tariff represents the peo ple's willingness to make a sacrifice to give a start to Industry not their will ingness to put themselves at the mercy of any monopoly. "Today we see Industries that have developed under a tariff system abso lutely indifferent to the public welfare. These monopolistic industries, - utterly devoid of any patriotic Interest in the nation's -welfare,' use the tariff to put the : home consumer at a disadvantage compared with foreigners. The steel trust, for Instance, sells for $22 per ton in Canada the steel for which it charges $28 at home. - V -. '.; "When it becomes obvious that an en terprise fostered by the tariff Is a men ace Instead of a benefit to the country, it should be deprived of all tariff pro tection or benefit For some years the idea that I have '-sought to spread through my newspapers has been: No protection for oppressive trusts.' "What about Panama and Mr. Roose velt's recognition of the new republic?" "For twenty years, in the San Fran cisco Examiner and my other newspa pers as I got them, I have been advo cating 'an isthmian canal. It makes it difficult for me to take a harsh view of any effort to supply the great national necessity.-'": .v-v-:.frf. :,.., " "I have always been in favor of the Nlcaraguan route. I still think It best for the people of this country and the most feasible. It should' have . been built under the Spooner ect Neverthe less, if the party In power has positively determined -to build no canal but Ahe Panama canal, then it would not be come the Democratio party to . block what may be for the present, the only obtainable solution of the canal prob lem." ! In regard to the labor unions, with whose Interests his name has been Often linked. Mr. Hearst said: "The distribution of wealth is Just as important as Its creation. Prosperity does not mean excessive wealth for a few, combined with poverty of the masses. That Is the sort of prosperity that exists in China and in India, where rich mandarins and rajahs lord It oven Starving populations. ; "The labor union. In enforcing a high scale of wages, brings about tne dlstri button of wealth throughout the entire community. '-... ;.;S:.!, ;;;::. &: "The prosperity of the merchant de pends upon the purchasing power of the mass of the people. Upon the purchas ing . power depend also the manufae- turer the farmer, the book publisher, the theatre-owner ; and actor all of those that have products or effects to sell. -'-'-:' v...--- . --' "Poverty-stricken people do not eati beef or mutton; they do not buy woolen clothes in profusion. They have not enough for life's real necessities; noth ing at all for the books, the travel, the pleasures that should accompany genu ine national prosperity. ' - . 'Wide and equitable distribution of wealth Is essential to a nation's pros perous growth and Intellectual develop ment, and that, distribution is brought about by the labor union more than by any other agency of our civilisation. The labor union, with Us good prices for u good ,work.-enables the father to keep, his children In. school instead of sending them to the factory. Thus U adds to the intelligence and health of the future generations,: besides Increas ing prosperity in the present ; v "And the dignity that comes from the union : man's independence is In har mony with our American Ideas of life and government The industrial unrest of recent times has not been due to. the extortionate demands by labor, although the labor union has been made ths scape goat of many an Incompetent and many a get-rich-quick schemer. The. work man's Increased, pay has come aoout necessarily to meet, the added cost of living. Government statistics show that the cost of life's necessities has in creased, from 1$ to SO per cent The price of labor has not increased In pro portion to that- -. The trusts are chiefly responsible for this Increase in the cost of living. An important and able business man in New England said to ms the other day that It is becoming almost Impossible for le gitimate business te succeed, owing to the demands of the trusts on the one hand and labor on the other. "I replied, what I believe to be obvi ously true, that be was paying tribute to the trusts in both cases. One trib ute he ' pays - directly to the trusts through the Increased cost of trust products. The other he pays to those same trusts Indirectly through the Inter mediary of the worklngman, who simply hands over s bis - increased pay to the trusts In payment of the Increased cost of food and other necessaries. "It Is, of course, true that the demands of trade unions are not always Just or wise. The unions are made up ef hu man beings with human weaknesses. But the unions at least ask pay for labor which they actually perform, for serv ices actually rendered. They do not de mand extortionate prices for the prod ucts of others. And yet the unions are subjected to more harsh criticisms than the trusts. For Instance, in my busi ness, the producing of newspapers, there came simultaneously two demands. 'The trust , demanded an increased price fbr paper, and one of the unions demanded an increased price for labor. "A number of my brother newspaper owners gathered In my office and sug gested a union Of newspapers to pre vent an Increase in the wages of the workers. I . asked them why it would not be better to combine to prevent the trust from getting its arbitrary Increase in the price of paper.; But I could not interest them in that ' They seemed to think it all right for a great trust to ask for moro money arbitrarily, but all wrong for : men that work to ask for more money to ' meet the constantly in creasing cost of llvlng.t 7 :.. ;' "What about the money question, Mr. Hearst?" , i ... .:, - "Here again the trust issue comes to the front. By increasing the cost of life s necessities the trusts have de creased the purchasing power of every dollar that the workman earns. ' Ths Gold Democrats, therefore, if they are sincere, should be In hearty opposition to the trust. Their chief objection to free sliver, you will remember, was their dread that it would diminish the value of the dollar and decrease constantly the'purchaslng power of wages. What has become' of that ' tender solicitude concerning the -workers' dollar? . "The decrease in the purchasing power of wages can be brought about Just as effectively through Increased cost of liv ing as through the diminished value of the dollar. :.vi "Personally, I have supported the Democratio party because I am a Demo crat, and for other reasons than the free coinage Of silver. But those gen tlemen who bolted the party and Who were so particularly concerned about the welfare of the laborer when It was pro posed to. make money more plentiful should be equally concerned noW that they see as am accepted fact an Increase In the price of life's necessities and a decrease in tho buying strength of the workers' dollar. They should unite again with the Democratic party in Its warfare against criminal trusts. "I should like to resume ss follows my replies to your questions: "I believe in the conservatism which I Letters From - Bums and OoldsMUtb T-fci"" Portland, Or Jan. 12. To the Editor of The Journal: Referring to an edi torial in this morning's Oregonlan under the heading of "Burns," I would point out that I consider it misleading In sev eral points. I am well acquainted with the writings and' memoirs of Burns. Burns was not in a financial position to be a drunkard, or libertine. He was of a genial temperament and when he met with congenial companions there is no doubt he occasionally gave way to excess. At the same time there. Is no doubt many who condemn Burns as a drunkard drink more in one month than Burns did in 11. As to Burns' amours due allowance should be made for poetic license, and also for the fact that the poet behove all men- is keenly alive to the beautiful. : The assertion that there was no love between Burns and his wife, Jean Armour, is not at all in accordance with recorded facts. I think " Burns' "Cotter'a Saturday Night" , quite equal to the poems recited by the Oregonlan; and It gives one a much better insight Into the real nature of the man. as his own father was his model from which ha drew the 'Cotter." i I respectfully protest at the Indigni ties whloh the Oregonlan heaps on the name of the immortal Oliver Goldsmith.. How unjust and unnecessary! Any one who has read Goldsmith's life knows how contrary it is to facts. Goldsmith was the son of an Irish cleravman. and his father was his model for the "Vicar of Wakefield." His worst fault was that he was poor, and had no idea of economy. . His writings are by no means at variance with the man himself, but ratner pertinent illustrations of the man. Goldsmith was short and stout and badly marked with smallpox. A, gath ering of society ladles was one day dls eusstng "Who Is the homeliest man ws knowT" One lady remarked; "If you had asked me that six months ago I should bave replied without hesitation i Oliver Goldsmith, but slnee I have heard him converse X never think how plain he is." put of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. OBSERVER. ' The Xagdalenes. Portland, Jan. JO. To the Editor of The Journal: Spokane ministers that are driving Immoral women from their city should drive out their male asso ciates, too; those that live "from their Ill-gotten earnings. They are as great a menace to the city's safety, morals, and good as the women, and should be dealt with pust as harshly as the mis guided, shunned, abandoned Magdalenes. "Abandon ye ail hope tnat enter here." may well be written above their doors. Who from the world of respectability ever puts forth a kindly hand, or says. "come oacK, my sister, rrom the depth to which thou art fallen? I will be your friend, and help to make it pos sible for you to return to the paths of right" The Booths Invade our prisons to pray for, encourage, and console our convicts and criminals, to make them feel that some one has their Interest and wellbelng' at heart and are striving to better their condition. Much has been done, is being done to reform our drinking men, but nothing for erring women. They are the un clean, the despised, the leprous of ths earth. Man's curse, at least If not God's, Is upon them, , They are worse than the treacherous black man. or the heathen' for whom the missionary erosses the seas? to save his, soul to God. They are the soulless lost to earth, unfit for heaven? Ah, that Is not for you or me to say. VOICE OF Ji. WOMAN. Object to the Midway. Portland, Jan. 21. To the Editor of The Journal: While I do not. entirely disagree with your, article on keeping open the Lewis and Clark fair Sundays, Famous Sermon St. Matthew 15:1-J, v ; Christ reproveth the scribes and Phar- . tsees for transgressing God's com mandments through their own tradi tions: Teaoheth how that which goeth Into the mouth doth not defile a man. He healeth the daughter of the woman of Canaan, and other great multitudes: and with seven loaves and a few little fishes feedeth four thous ': and men, beside women and children. Then came to Jesus scribes and Phar-, isees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do. thy disciples . transgress. the tradition of the elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the com mandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying. Honour thy father and mother: and, he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. . ; rJ'-s But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother. It Is a giftrby whatsoever thou mlghteet be profited by me; .-.'- ,r : 1 - And honour not his father or bis mother, he shall be free. ' , : Thus have ys made the commandment of God ef none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias proph esy of you, saying, ' , -1 . . This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. " But In vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines ths command ments of men. And he celled the multitude, end said unto them, Hear, and understand: - , Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man J But that which cometh out of the mouth, this deflleth a man.. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Phar isees were offended, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plantt which my heavenly Father, bath not planted, Shall be rooted up. ; , . Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind- And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall Into the ditch. Then answered Peter and said unto him. Declare unto us this parable. , And Jesus said, Are ye also yet with, out understanding?' . ... -Do not ye yet understand, that what soever entereth in at the mouth goeth Into the belly, and is cast out Into ths draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. . For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornica maintains the fundamental purposes of our republic, of which the most Impor tant, as Jefferson phrased it, is to bring about the greatest good to the greatest number. ..' ..... . . . " ' " . . ; 1 "I believe in preserving and protecting that system . of government and Of In dustry which will do the most to pro mote the prosperity and welfare of the great body of producers laborers, me chanics, farmers, business men, manu facturersall of those whose intelli gence snd industry contribute to the growth and power of . the country. Would Washington, Jefferson, Jackson the People there are features of It with, which I cannot agree. Among the attractions, so called, of the fair, there will be a Midway Plalsance of somewhat the same character as that which the Chi-" cago exposition made notorious. If this sort of thing is deemed desir able and necessary, surely you would not favor its opening on Sundays to add to the desecration of a day little enough regarded in Portland, with its yawning saloons and flaring theatres doing so much to lessen publib respect for God's day? r :v, - -i : i': There are some things which seem to be beyond our control the moment we delegate Our authority to our publlo servants, but If opening the fair on Sun- -days meant the opening of the Midway I am sure the people would rise en masse and enter such a protest that none would dare to fly in the face of it. ' A T. G. B. , Opes It Sundays. Portland, Jan. 21. To the Editor of Ths Journal: As President Roosttelt would say, I was de-llghted to read your article In favor of keeping open the Lewis and Clark fair on Sundays, - I am myself a church supporter and church member, and as 4 resident of the city have been looking-forward' with much pleasure to the time I could spend at the fair In extending my knowledge, not only irt my own trade, but branches that I would tike to know something about. This privilege I , would like to extend to my children. It the fair Is kept closed on Sundays I ' am afraid I will not be able to see much of the fair not nearly so much as I had hoped to. - I hope, for the sake of the working publlo, and in this class I include every one who works for wages, no matter In what branch of Industry he msy be employed, that the fair will be thrown open on Sundays, particularly In -the afternoons, so that everybody will get the fullest possible benefit out cf what I cannot help but regard as. the oppor tunity of a lifetime for those who live here. . . H. X F. favors Opening the Talr Sundays. Portland Jan. 21. To the Editor of The Journal: As a worklngman of this city I wish to return you my hearty thanks for your editorial on keeping open the Lewis and Clark fair on Sun days. I believe there are hundreds. If hot thousands. In this city who feel the same way. Nearly every man, no mat ter how humble his occupation, has a certain amount of ambition for his child ren. What he failed to do he hopes his children may be able to accomplish. Most of them have fevered the fair for selfish reasons, because It would add to the amount of work and put money in circulation. But there are many, too, who look forward to it for the great ad vantages it would' bring to the very doors of their children. Here, for a small admission fee, could be seen the very finest things In all the world, things they read about but never hoped to see. Sundays would be their big day. The children would be home from school, the father would be home from work, and the mother would have acne of her very few care-free moments. Then, without loss of time or money, outside the admission price, they could all see, enjoy and profit v It Is all right enough for those who can afford to travel to ravor Sunday closing, but in doing so they are doing a positive crime to their poorer' fellow citisens who' must take things as they come, and take advantage of opportuni ties when they arise, otherwise they may lose them forever. - For the benefit of such as these, and the list Includes nearly every one who works for wages, the fair should be kept open on Sundays, and you can believe me that the good which will come from It will offset a thousand fold all the evils which may be predicted for It .JAMES H. SMITH. From the Bible tions, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: : These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands deflleth not a man. Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. '. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O. Lord, thou son of David; my daughter Is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she cried after us.' " But he answered and said. I am not sent but Into the lost sheep of the house of Israel. . - , Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. ' But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. . And she said. Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. ....... , , ' Then Jesus answered and said unto ner, O woman,' great is thy faith: be It into thee even as thou wilt And her daughter was mado whole from that very hour. ' , And Jesus departed from thence, and came high unto the. sea of Galilee; and went up Into a mountain, and sat down there. ..:.. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, snd cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed tbem. Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to. walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. ' , , Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the mul titude.' because they continue with me now three days, snd have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away faatina lest they faint in the way. "' And his disciples say unto him, Whence should ws have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fin .-.. . ,., . hide?. , i i - ' . And Jesus salth unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said. Seven and a few little flshee. ' And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. ' - r And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them end gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thou sand men, beside women and children. -And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala. , . or Lincoln sgree with the man who says that the Interests of the Criminal trusts are the Interests of the nation?" i ( , . ShowB Harked Ability. ' V From tho Baker City Democrat ' Al Roberts, the newly-appointed re ceiver of the La Grande land office, should make a competent official. lie "has long been connected with the United 8tates marshal's office at Port land and has shown marked eolllty. He is popular and one who Is smply compe tent to discharge the duties of lai4 office receives-. - : . 4