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TIIE OltEGOff DAILY JOUItyAL. FORTLAyp, SATURDAY EVES ING, JANUAIt Y 30. 1904. 1!) $50,000 IS TO BE DIVIDED AMONG 75 CLATSOP INDIANS The Two Most Important Resi dents of Panama (By Frederla J. Baakln, Special Oorrpoodcnt of Th Journal) How John D. Rockefeller Jr. Teaches His Bible Class . W. P. GILLETTE. , Panama, Jan. 1. The first president of the new republlo of Panama will un doubtedly be Dr. Manuel Amador G, The final letter of his name Is his mother's inttfal. -Ho uses it In that way to distinguish him from other persons of the same name. Dtv Amador is an old man, being nearly 77 years of age. Although he is very devoted to his pro fession, he has taken an active part In politics since he was a youpg man, He has led' one revolution, and has acted : governor of the. province of Panama. His principal characteristics are cool ness in danger, and brevity- speech. Upon hi recent return from the states, a great ovation was given, him from the army. It was a good chance for a man .with speech-making ' proclivities to do .some soaring, but the doctor only said, "thank yqu, my friends, I would not change the lanoet for the sword." Dur ing the old canal days he Invested a large fortune in building houses for DR. MANUEL AMADOR G. rent. When the crash came he not only lost all he had, but more beside. He merely said, "I will pay you all," and he did. He bears a very honorable name. the only objection that is offered against him as a suitable man for president la the same that was used against Estrada Falma In Cuba that of old age. Mr., II. A. Gudger, the United States consul-general to Panama, practiced law. In Ashevllle, North Carolina, before he entered the consular service. He . tMn in politics all his life, and whert he went to Washington In 1897, . he. thought lie had the wires all set to get the consulate at Hong Kong, China. Everything was assuring up to the hour the appointment was announced, so much so that he had his trunk packed and all arrangements made for the start to Hong Kong. When the appointment was read In the senate another man got the place, and Gudger went back to Ashevllle as mad as a hornet. In a few days his senator wired him that he could have Panama, and he has been here ever since. Mr. Gudger says that some way or another things are always transpiring to shake his confidence In people. From a long residence among them he had come to believe in the honesty and thoughtfulness of the Panamalans, hut hla trust Buffered a. aavara ahorlc during the last revolution. It was a tlmt When food was very scarce here. One morning a respectable looking na tive walked into his office, called him general in a familiar way, and told him he knew where he could got sfx fine, fat ducks for 60 cents a piece. Now that would be dirt cheap for ducks any time, and on account of the scarcity of luxuries the offer was a downright bargain. . The consul hastened to give the fellow $3. at the same time sending word upstairs to Mrs. Gudger to get ready for the ducks. He Is still wait ing for sight , of them, and has topped bragging about the straight forwardness of the natives. landed With a Quarter. Panama's only millionaire is Mr. Henry Ehrman, - who had Just one American Quarter when he landed on the isthmus, .17 years ago. He has been a banker for many years, but made a good deal of money handling cigars in the early days. He added greatly to his largo fortune when the French company was exploiting the canal, t Considering that Mr. Ehrman has been so success ful here, it is natural that he should bo a great believer in Panama. He thinks It is a health resort. He says he goes to Paris for pleasure, but musttreturn to the isthmus for his health. He is a devoted family -man, and is very fond of his brother, Felix, who is the practical head of his banking house, and who is also the American vice-consul. The old gentleman spends much time sitting around the corridor of the hotel, Which belongs to him. One day he was in a very bad humor, and when asked for ah explanation, said: "I have been Insulted three times. First, a man in sulted Felix. That was bad. Then he Insulted me, That was bad, too. Then he insulted the hotel, and I had to put him out" Mr. Ehrman was born in France, but lived for some time ' in Louisiana. The other members of his family are American cltlsens, but his explanation of why he has remained a French subject Is, "I don't think it l lAaelklA A MelrA SS mfA Jk MSpIas n ! of a bad Frenchman." ' Made the Tlrst Flag. Senorlta Maria Emella Ossa, the pretty niece of Dr.. Amador, made the first flag of the new Republlo of Pan ama. She Is a very accomplished girl and as lively as a cricket Aside from making the first flag she was probably the first girl In Panama to get kissed by an American after the new republic came Into power. The story as It was told me reflects no discredit on the young woman. During the progress of a dance at the International club, a few nights after the secession, Miss Ossa walked out on the balcony with an American naval officer. This par tlcular officer had been In the Philip pines and tould understand Spanish, but the pretty flagmakei; did not know this. ' . .- . . - . A friend begen to tease iter about her new beau, speaking In Spanish, and she replied In a bantering way, little sus pecting that her escort knew what she was saying. The upshot of it was that the traditions of the American navy J K I 1 wvrtAVi? 1 f JVv, were upheld and the gay little flirt got kissed. Under ordinary circumstances his ears would have been soundly boxed for his Impudence, but Inasmuch as she had Innocently walked Into the trap. she held her temper, resolving not to Joke about kisses In the presence of American naval officers thereafter. -f'h, Baths right Thaa Eat. vj 'f- . General H O. Jeffries, the American commander of the one gunboat which constitutes the Panamanian navy, im a typical soldier of fortune. He follows war for the mere love of flahtlna. and. Incidentally, for the dollar he can make out , of it. For - twenty years he has been a central figure in the revolutions oi central and. jsouth . America. His experiences during that time have been a long series of adventures, which, if properly ; recorded, ; could make a book as stirring as one would care to' read He has been wounded half a dozen times during the scores of scrimmages in Which he has nartioloated. ;. Us had a close call in Honduras a rew years ago. his troops were a f eated and he was taken prisoner. He was confined in the .. quarters of. the general who had so successfully op posed him. His captor waa very oour teous and hospitable. . On the morning after the battle, victor and vanquished sat ' discussing the . situation. cigars were brought in. and the conversation gradually drifted around to the subject of importance what was to be done with Jeffries? ' "There are Just two things to be done, Jeffries," said hi host,' "to end you out of the country or , shoot you. After thinking the matter over very carefully, I think it will be safest to shoot you, because, if I let you go. you will probably come back again to make me more trouble." , Jeffries did not wince. He kept right on smoking. He heard the rattle of arms outside, and knew that the troops were preparing to execute him, The general said: "Do you not think that will be the safest way?" Jeffries look him straight In the eye, and replied: - "Tea, that will certainly be the safest way. We will go down when I finish my cigar." They talked of many other things as if there .had been no reference to such a topic as getting shot.' The general helped himself to another cigar, and Invited Jeffries to Join him. After a little while the troops waiting below in the hot sun were ordered back to their quarters. The soldier of fortune's splendid nerve had saved him, and he was permitted to go on his way In search of more trou ble. This, account comes from the gen eral and not from Jeffries. No good story is complete without its element of romance, so It Is well to add that Jeffries, daredevil and good fellow, spared time enough from his fighting and agitating to win the blue-eyed daughter of a Costa Rlcan planter. Sin thinks her dashing adventurer is the bravest of men, and while he is away making play of war, she Is teaching, her little daughter to believe that being a soldier is akin to being king. Slnoe He Was Bias.-- Gen. Esteban Huertas, commander-in-chief of the Panama forces, is a gallant little fighter, who entered the service as bugler boy when he was only 'nine years of age. He was such a good bug ler that there wap great rivalry among the officers , to , obtain his services. When he was 11 years old he was spir ited away, from the, ' command with which he was serving at the time ami brought to Panama. In order to pre vent his being-identified and returned to his former ' place, hla name was changed. , He has seen much service. He was in the trenches during the whoU of the great battle known as the "seven- V COU JAMES R. SHALER Superintendent of Panama Railroad. day fight," In Panama three years ago Under his leadership his troops fought desperately, and at the conclusion of the struggle there was a pile of 400 dead men In front of them. General Huertas has a great reputation as a strategist. Once he iwas given a detail of 60 men and ordered to capture a battery of five pieces, which was located near the sea shore, lit took five men and made a cautious detour to the rear of tha posi tion he wished to take. TheqJiis 45 men landed in a boat within sight of the defenders of the battery. As soon as the enemy got busy In , froni ho pounced upon them from the rear With his little squad, and got their guns with out the loss of a man. Shaler Defies Uncle Sam. Col. James R. Shaler, superintendent of the Panama railroad, is another man who knows some tricks about war and strategy. He was a colonel In the con federate army, and carries hihrjelf with the air of a man born to command. It is part of the agreement between the Panama railroad and the Colombia gov ernment that the railroad shall provide free transportation for her troops when ever Colombia demands It Three times lately the United States authorities have prevented the Colombian troops from using the road. On each occasion this seemed certain to put the colonel In a bad light with the Colombian authorities, but he carried It off In fine style. He would ssy to them, "now, look here. It la part of mf agreement with you that I shall carry -your men. and if you want to go over the line the United States government nor any one else can't, prevent me from keeping my con tract but" and here the colonel would look wise and speak In a fatherly, con fidential tone, "it I were you I wouldn't make the start because the other side is a little too stout for you." .In each In stance the generals reported - that Col onel Shaler had stood ready to do his part but that they considered It un wise to act Colonel Shaler la a source of constant worry to Dr. Randall, th company physician, because, he wdn't screen his bouse or sleep under a mos-QUlto- net ' 1 SPOT MARKED WHERE LEWIS The once powerful Clatsop Indian tribe has dwindled down until but three full-blooded native are alive. They have all reached extreme old age, and It Is but a matter of months when the last and lonely survivors will be called to the "Happy Hunting Grounds.'' Bob-sel-i-kee, who resides near Bay Center, is the only male left- He is very old and has accumulated some property in the way of cattle and ponies. Jennie Mitchell, whose maiden name was Tsin-ls-tum, resides at Seaside and is said to be over 100 years old. The third is a granddaughter of Twilch, the great elk hunter, who is mentioned by Lewis, and. Clark in their reports. She lives near Bay Center. This trio is all that remains of a tribe that at one time numbered over 800, and was the only one' that refused to make war on the whites when they invaded the lower Columbia. They were always Independent and industrious, and are among the few Indians that never lived from the toounty of the government. P. W., Gfillette, one of the pioneers of Oregon, whd for many years lived on the Lewis and Clark river in the Clat-pp-eountrr and -observed closely his surroundings, is the best Informed man In the state about the past and present of the Clatsop tribe. Through his courtesy The Journal Is enabled to sup ply its readers With information on this rubject that, it would be impossible to obtain elsewhere. Mr. Gillette In talk ing about the Indians told the following interesting story: ' Early Slstory of Tribe. "Tha first authentic history of tho appearance of white persons at the mouth of the Columbia Is by Lewis and Clark in 1806. Indian tradition has It. however, that a white man. with red hair, appeared among the Clatsops as far back as 1792. The only way that his presence can be accounted for Is that he must have been a deserter or in come manner became separated from the ship of Captain Gray, after whom Grays harbor is named, and a number of years prior to the arrival of Lewis and Clark had sailed Into the North Pacific waters. "In the report of Lewis and Clark Is found the statement that the Clatsop Indiana numbered about S00. They at that time dressed In skins of animals and clothing made from cedar bark and bear grass. They had no covering for their feet In either winter or summer. For food they depended upon fish, ber ries and game. They hunted with bow and arrows, traps, deadfalls and pits. Many of these old pits are still In evi dence on my old ranch on the Lewis and Clark river. , , Bound Heads Were Slaves. "At that time, and for many years afterward, the practice of slavery was Indulged In. The slaves were mostly women taken In war from other tribes. They were as a rule treated well. The Clatsops flattened the foreheads of their Infants by binding a board on the head. A high flit forehead was considered a mark of beauty, and a sign of distinc tion between them and the slaves, who had round heads and who represented the tribes that lived between the mouth of the Columbia and The Dalles. "The strongest and moat savage tribe at that time were the Kllckltats, who roamed from Northern California to Puget sound, making war on the weaker tribes and capturing slave Women. History of a Pioneer. "Chief Comowooh was a friend of Lewis and Clark, and through his Influ ence the tribe remained at peace with the whites while other tribes were con tinually at war. Solomon H. Smith, a member of the Lewis snd Clark expe dition, married a daughter of Chief Comowooh, and made his home on Clat sop plains and during the winter sea sons lived at Fort Clatsop. Silas B. Smith, a lawyer who recently died st Astoria, was the son of Solomon H. Smith, and a grandtvn of Chief Como wooh. Silas B. BmllV although a half breed, was a brilliant men, having graduated from Yale vlth honors. Dur ing his life he worked to secure recog nition from the government for the tribe to which he was related, He brought legal proceedings to force Uncle Sam to do something for these people, but was-defeated. He Is prac tically the father of the bill that now before congress to make the 150.000 ap propriation to support the Indiana that now remain. ' Last af.tha Trt. ' 4 ."Bob Sel-l-kee is the only full-blood male Clatsop left I knew him well and his father before him, who was called Wak-See. His grandfather was Wa-sel-sel, who was one of the hunters and couta employed . by Lewis and Clark. Bob's uncle Toae-tum was the last chief of the Clatsops. He lived near Flavel, many, years ago, and was very fond of dress, as a rule being attired in a high silk hat and a suit of black broadcloth, He waa polite and dignified hut as vain as a child. I had a talk with "Bob' on . as-MBSSMaW V AND CLARK MADE SALT. the subject of the government making an appropriation for those of the tribe that are now living. He stated that It was now too late it would not do them any good, as they were all about ready to dloiand the money would be squan dered by the white people. I have the only photograph of Sel-l-kee in exis tence. But for being an old friend of hlc. he would not have permitted me to have taken it. He has only one eye and is sensitive about the defect. I also have a picture of Jennie Mlchell, whl 1: was taken some 20 years ago. She is standing on the ruins of the place where Lewis and Clark made their salt. The exact age nf the woman. Is not known, but she claims to have been an eye wlt nens and accurately describes the bom barding of an Indian village at the mouth of the Columbia, which was the work of Dr. McLoughlln in 1829. Strugs System of Burial. "The other survivor is a granddaugh ter of Twilch, who was with Lewis and Clark, and for a time was also stationed at Vancouver with Dr. Wythe and Dr. McLoughlln. She claims that her mother remembered distinctly tha visit of Lewis and Clark. "The Clatsops In early days burled their dead in canoes and in trees. In '52, when I first arrived at the place where Seaside now, stands, there was a pot which covered an acre that was strewn with the bones of the dead. They had been placed in canoes of fancy workmanship, which had rotted away and left the bones exposed. While Sacajawea is mentioned In the report of Lewis and Clark, I gave' her the first publicity In recent history, bringing her to the fore, and now her name is known as broadly as that of Lewis and Clark." Come Across the Plains. Mr. Gillette is one of the substantial business men of Portland. He came over the Oregon trail in 1852.. Ha has accumulated wealth and has been prominently identified with the up building of the city and state. In 1867 and 186S he served In the state legis lature and Is the father of some pilot age laws which were of great benefit to the country and commerce. The prices charged were exorbitant for piloting vessels into the Columbia. The work was performed with a sailing schooner. The law 'he introduced regulated the fees and forced those in the business to secure steam tugs. " He went to Olympla about that time and secured the passsge of the same law in the ter ritory of Washington. Washington, D. C Jan. 2S. "I don't know Just how many Clatsop Indians . I have" as constituents, hut T am certain the number Is very small." said Senator Fulton today when asked concerning proposed legislation in behalf of the fast disappearing remnants of a once numer ous tribe. The proposed legislation is before con gress In the shape of bills introduced by Senator Mitchell and Representative Williamson, In the senate and house re spectively, providing that there shall he paid to the Clatsop Indians of Oregon the sum of 160,000 to he apportioned among those now living, and the heirs of those who may be dead, as their respect ive rights may appear; provided, that the Indians shall accept this sum In full satisfaction of. all claims against the United States for the lands described in an agreement made between then; and the United States in 1 SSI. Similar bills were introduced in the fifty-seventh congress by Representative Moody and Senator Mitchell, that of Mr. Moody's progressing no further than a reference to the house committee on Indian affairs, and that of Senator Mitchell being reported upon adversely by the senate committee on Indian af fairs and Indefinitely postponed. The bills Introduced. In the present congress have been referred to the Indian commit tees of the senate and house, and by these committees referred to the Indian bureau, which has reported favorably upon them. . A favorable report there fore, may be expected from the Indian committees, and there, is a slight possi bility of the proposed measure being en acted Into law before all of the Clatsop Indians are gathered to their fathers. Evidence was taken several years ago, and presented to the court of claims, rel ative to the claims of various bands of Chinook Indians of the states of Wash ington and Oregon, and this evidence IS now the basis of the bills for tha relief of the Kathlaniet band of Chtnooks or Clatsop. This evidence shows that in 1860, the president of the United States was authorised to appoint commissioners to negotiate treaties with the -several Indian tribes in the territory of Oregon for the extinguishment of their claims to lands lying west of the Cascade moun tains. ' The president appointed commis sioners and negotiated six treaties with the Calapooyaa and Molallas. Later the commission was dissolved and the duty of negotiating treaties was imposed tipon the Indian agents in . Oregon, These jL.jim? . BOB-SEL-I-KEE. The Last of the Clatsops, Picking Cran berries. ' if .t gents, Anson Dart. Henry H, Bpauldlng and Joslah L. Parrlsh negotiated a treaty at Tansey Point, near Clatsop Plains. August 9, 1861, with the chiefs and head men of the Kathlamet band, by which the Indians ceded to the United States a tract of land on Young's bay following the southern shore of the Columbia river and Including all the land owned or claimed by this band of Indians. The Indians reserved from the cession two islands In the Columbia river, one called Woody Island and ono called Sky-lie-la. In consideration of the session the United States agreed to pay the In dians an annuity of 8700 for the term of 10 years 8100 in money. 20 blankets, 10 woolen coats, 10 pairs of pants, 10 vests, 20 shirts, 20 pairs shoes. 60 yards llnsey plaid. 100 yards calico. 100 yards shirting, eight blanket shawls. 100 pounds soap, one barrel salt, 15 bags flour. 100 pounds tobacco. 10 hoes, 10 axes, 15 knives. 5 cotton handkerchiefs, one barrel molas ses, 100 pounds sugar, 10 pounds tea, three "lght-quart brass kettles, 10 10- quart tin palls; 12 pint cups; 10 six-quart pans. 10 boxes caps and one keg powder, all of the above articles to be of good quality, and delivered at Burnle's Land ing on the Columbia river. Similar treaties were made with 12 other bands of the Chlnooks in Oregon and Washington, in each instance the treaties being signed by nearly every member of the band. The treaties were not ratified by the United States, and the Indians received no pay for the land sur r.nflered by them. In 1897, congress au thorised the sum of 810.500 to be paid to the descendants Of the Nehalem band of Tillamook Indians of Oregon In full of their demands growing out of one of these unratified treaties of 1851. The claims of the Clatsops and other tribes are based uponuractlcftHyihe same Mate of facts as those of the Nehalem band, and In view of the valuable character of the lands surrendered by the Indians and for which they have received no com pensation, the Indian office now reports that the sum sought to be paid these In dians Is a reasonable one, and should be allowed. Senator Fulton states that he does not know the exact number of Clatsop In dians who would be beneficiaries under tiili measure should it become a law. but he Is inclined to believe that the 150,000 would be divided up among from 60 to 75 persons. It Is his impression that there are that number of the orig inal tribe and heirs of its members still living. INSPECTOR CALKINS ' ON ALASKAN CRUISE Commander Calkins. Inspector of this lighthouse district left for a northern cruise Thursday on the fender Manzan Ita. After making a short stop at Seat tle he will proceed up the coast and In spect all four lighthouses In South eastern Alaska. He will probably go as far Skagway. It Is learned that a number of the buoys and beacons have disappeared, particularly those In Wrangol Narrows. Many of them havo been swept out of position, It Is understood, by tugboats which have been engaged In towing log through, the narrows. The department always has experienced difficulty In maintaining lights and buoys in that lo cality. The tides also cause some an noyance. All the missing buoys and beacons will be replaced. . Inspector Calkins ex pects to be absent about three weeks. . 1 if ' TTJXTOK AJIBJtYXS. The steamer Fulton of "the California ft Oregon Coast Steamship company's fleet reached port Thursday from San Francisco. Sho came up light. On the outward trip she will . take a cargo of lumber, which Is now being loaded at the Kn stern mill. She will carry about 600,000 feet From the Chicago Tribune. "Is it a payings proposition, from a worldly standpoint, for a man to love his enemy?" -A This is a question recently asked by John D. Rockefeller, heir to at least $300,000,000, of the members of his Sundav-achool class. It was : a aues- tton that suggested the finance of Rocke feller, Sr., and the theology of Rockefel ler, Jr. v ;,-'.; . John D. Rockefeller, Jr., spends six days of the week in assisting his father in directing the workings of the Stand ard Oil company and "dabbles in leath er and steel, Juggles with transconti nental railways and ocean steamship lines, copper mines and banks, street railways and universities. On the sev enth day he teaches what is probably the world's largest Bible class. Every Sunday he meets, with this ciasa in the auditorium of the Kifth-Avenue Baptist Church in New York. No Sunday is too stormy for him to venture out, and he has not missed a half a doen sessions in as many years unless out. of the city. There are 8Q0 men In this Bible class, although all are not regular attendants. On the rolls are such names as Andrew Carnegie, Gen. Q. O. Howard, -"Mark Twain," John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Tlm othey L. Woodruff. Then there are men, young and old, whose names have never appeared In print except perhaps In the pages of the city directory. All are on an equal footing, all are treated alike. There was a time when meri were at tracted ' to young . Rockefeller's Bible class from sheer novelty It was novelty to listen to a teacher' whose $300,000,000 couldn't be forgotten for a minute. But now the class has grown so large that the merely curious 'receive but scant welcome. The chief characteristic of the olasj Is the attention which it gives the lead er. Every ear Is ostentatiously Inclined while he has the floor, and every eye follows him when he is silent. In any ordinary Bible class the Rocke feller student would at once become In vested with a halo. Halos call for no special remark, however, when worn in a room where they are .recognized as part of one's outfit. Sycophancy breeds fast amid euch sur roundings. "Sure, I attend the class because Mr. Rockefeller is the leader,' admitted one of the younger -members of the class. "Maybe some day I'll do or say some thing to call his attention to me, and then my fortune is made." "Do you know of any student whose fortune has been made by Mr. Rocke feller?" was asked. "No, I don't believe I do; but there's no telling when one will be, and you meet big people here anyway. It can't hurt a young fellow who has to depend upon himself. I think that being iden tified with the class has helped some of the scholars. If It helps others It might help me."' There is little talk of religion except during the progress of the lesson. It Is all "Rockefeller." Until the leader arrives there is something lacking. When he enters the door of the church everybody sits up straight. Young Rockefeller Is not a particular ly interesting personality. He la nei ther magnetic nor sympathetic. He Is not a "good mixer" even in Bible class society. His method of speech is all his own. It reminds one or a school boy reciting a lesson by rote. His words follow each other slowly, spaced by pauses so slight as to be almost im perceptible, but pauses none the less. His premises are laid mechanically and hla conclusions drawn with the diffidence of a student repeating the findings of others findings which are open to chal lenge. There is no trace of the sym pathetic in his bearing The ring of conviction is lacking In'hls proclama tion of the truths he would Inculcate. HI appeals are clothed In an atmos phere of aloofness. As he faces his class week after week in his self-appointed task he atands alwaya as one apart. " . '"' But for all his aloofness he la un questionably sincere. All his character istics prove this. The gospel of hard work, the notion that life Is a task full of duties to be performed -ungrudgingly "with all one's mind and strength," has taken a firm hold on him and -made him a serious, self-controlled man of busi ness. Sports, amusements, the harmless It inane frivolities of society, have no at traction for Rockefeller. . He has sown no wild oats. As a lad he was like the model boy one read about in the story-books. - In college he waa studious, abstemi ous, devoted to but one kind of sport, and that was football. He went to work as soon as he had -obtained his degree. He has kept at work ever since. ' All that. I characteristic of a Rocke feller of the popular conception of a R6ckefeller-1a-contantly creeping out in young Rockefeller's talks to his Bible class. Apparently he never forgets the word "buBlness." Here ara some of the sentences selected at random from re marks unon different occasions. They are almost epigrammatic: SAVED SPOKANE THE DEAD MtOMOTBB TI.OATED TBI STOCK Or BOBSIAHD 1SXHSS AZ-TEB TKB HASH TIKES A TZW TXABI AOO HCAHT FBOKZHXHT MX IT WSBB ZVTXBSBTZD. (Journal 8paclal Barvlee.) 8pokane, Wash., Jan. 10. Whltaker Wright, who committed suicide upon being sentenced to seven years In prison in London, is the man who supplied the fortunes to, put Spokane on its feet six years ago, after the hard times. Spo kane men had plunged heavily in Rosa land camp, and were loaded to the guards with stock. They controlled the district. When Gov. C. II. Mackintosh of Rossland conceived the idea of amalgamating the mines there he went to Wright, who waa then at his height of power in London. Wright took up Governor's Mackintosh's project snd formed the Brltlsh-Amerioan corpora tion with a capital stock of 17,600,000. It was the parent .company which bought right and left in Rossland mines, in order to form the famous north belt The great part of the money came to Spokane. Senator Oeorge Turner, Frank Graves, L. F. - Williams, Mayor J. M. Armstrong. William M. Ridpath, W. J. C. Wakefield, George Forster, Larson & Greenough. W. W. IX Turner, rey. tqn, . W, J. Harris. George Crane. Frank Oliver,-Frank Lorlng and others, got takes ranging up to nearly half a mil lion dollars Hiirh. Soma of tha finest buildings in Spukane were bought wtn WHITAKER WRIGHT "The most successful business men can be, should be and are the most suu- -cessful Christian men." , 1 a ' 'There are three chief requisites for a 'successful business man. Tha first Is honesty-absolute honesty; tha second is industry, and the third Is persever ance." ',--, t "Modern methods should be employed even at the expense of the few." "The chief thing in life is to do ome thing to work." . f ''The growth of a big business Is merely a survival of the fittest." '; "Do tha little every-day duties of life without a murmur. Do them well. That iS BUCCeSS." . ;'..,,'.!.'-, 'i'ir.''' "A war may cost many lives, but it Is for the good of tha country at large," "Thirty cents Is all I ever spend for luncheon. ' It's enough for any man on a salary.", 'Vv; 'v;',; "Success comes by doing the common, every-day things of .life uncommonly well."" -.' ; . """. , "Corporations are- a curse when they divert capital from the public good." "I consult tha Lord daily on all tho affair of my business' and reoelve Ills help, and I know He will give the same help to you." V, v "Philanthropy and love must go hand n hand.". '. . .;.-v; ' M"Many persons think that .men Wnor have an abundance of all-pood earthly things enjoy an unbroken life of ease and luxury That is a mistake. They have temptations strong temptation, hard to overcome. They have difficulties that you don't know of, and it la in u class like this that such men can find strength." - . . - "We are all here' to do good, not for ourselves, but for others as well." Riches do not bar one from salva tion. - Salvation depends upon whether the man possesses the gold or the gold possesses the man." "A man may possess great wealth on earth and at the same time build up treasures in heaven. Wealth is a gift of God and means happiness if used as Ood Intended it should be." . : ' "Success Is not measured by the money a man makes." Young Rockefeller has his own spe cial views on trusts and corporations. He Is not squeamish. One Sunday- last' November he astonished, the Bible class ' by assailing corporations which are ma nipulated to the detriment of the pub lic good. He said : "Let us not conclude that the entire business world has gone to the bad be cause we see and hear so much these modern days from the court records of fraudulent manipulation of corporate wealth. It Is quite true that disclosures are made almost daily which stagger all honest men. It la quite true the court records are continually showing us that a few men have 'Juggled' with corporate wealth so as to divert its righteous force from benefiting the public. We read in the newspapers nearly every day of our lives how aoma group of men have plied up wealth and directed it against the public good. These men succeed for a time, as the world Commonly regards success, but they 60 not last, and there fore their success is not real, "I have noticed tens thing in my care ful observation of business life. It is this: A contract that Is all one-sided, that does not give about equally to the party of the first part and the party of the second part' will soon or late be haled up in court and the court will in variably decide that the contract can not hold good. iL "Equity is the essential In all busi ness dealings. The man who sells pure food at a price that allows himself a moderate profit will fall behid the man who sells . the adulterated article to greater profit, but he will not stay be hind. The swindler will go to the wall in the end, and tha pure-food man will win." The young Rockefeller believes that religion and business are not insepar able. He preaches this on all occasions. He never lets his class members get away from it Here is a sample of business theology for the layman: "Many men of today," said ha, "think that business and Christianity ara dia metrically opposed to each other. We have come her for the purpose of ex pressing the belief that they may go hand In hand and that .tha moat suc cessful business men 'can be, ahould be and are the most successful Christian men. , ' . - . . - "There are three chief requisites for a successful business man. The first is honesty absolute honesty; the second Is industry, and the third la persever ance. "We mut not be qulttera A fourth point to be considered la Justice." Here is the way John D. Rockefeller, Jr., reconciles religion and the trusts: "Large concerna," said he, "often shut out amaller men who cannot compete. Oftentimes we cannot reconcile this fact. It seems to ua contrary to the golden rule. ... .',' "Let us go back and examine the true causaa The big bunlneeeea increase be cause they can by advanced methods and appliances place their goods on the mar ket cheaper than can the smaller con cerns. "Modern methods should be employed even at the expense of the few." money which came from Wright. Mr. Wright was known personally to Sen ator Turner and to Colonel Peyton, who met him in London when dealing for the sale of the La Rol. ' Senator Turner Knew Xlm. "I had entire confidence, in Wright then," said Senator Turner, in an in terview, "and ha impressed me as an in telligent business man, who would make a warm and genial friend. He was not dissolute, but lived in magnificent .fash ion at his country horn a lie only came to town on Monday, and left again for the country on Thursday. , He was tre mendously busy and we saw .him through appointment with bis lawyers. He had been exceedingly successful with Australian mines and there was a general impression that everything he took up would prove good. He operated through hip London Sc. Globe -finance corporation, and when it floated a subor dinate corporation the shares were likely to be oversubscribed many times. "Spokane got 5.000,000 from Wright in the sale of the Rossland mines. The Peyton Interests sold their stock for $ a share. I sold my shares for $7.tu and got an extra dividend on ores at tl smelter, which amounted to (ZVft cent more. The La Rol mines were rein corporated under him for $5,000,000. So eager was the publlo to get the stork that the $26 shares doubled In value, giving the property a stock value . of nearly $10,000,000. Since the crash I Rol shares have slumped to about 13 hillings each, or say $1,400,000 for the mine. The other companies fared much worse." -.-a - .. . : oatnera Vaclntt Ticket .Offloa Chaage '-'- at Xiocatioa. -The Southern Pacific ticket jifflee, lo cated at Fourth and Stark trei, will be removed to Fourth an Yamhill mi February 1. Tickets will be iV "'l all West Side Division tralnf"j l '; at that point. , (. - yrafcrxed Stock Cannnfl Oonds. Allen & Lewis' best i'.rarid.