THE OREOOK DAILY JOtTRKAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVE KINO, OCTOBER M, 1901
THE ORE G
AM
THE RAILROAD
PROBLEM
ASPECT.
W , VTOT UOVM oa the gnat trsnseootlnentnl railway
f" chessboard, ewory plsa of etosolldatloB and eoo
. 7 ceotratlon of Mob totoraeta, id na a long step
' mm to. tho naticekellaatlon of mok Projects. T1m wort
the oontrot of Umm vast hvIim
bends of a tow tadrvJduale la tha metropolis of tho country
the more do partly local or Beottoaal otaotru beeome
Incidental and tht mora UMr am they to bo eecrtfloed In
tho vast seneral aehanM than presented to tboot wbo dl-
, not tho destinies -of these bugs onttrprter. The I
MftftoMi mattM ui nf.no lata
people of tbo toealltlaa sad sections
, produce bow condltSom snd thoat
wya. Tlma woo whoa wo railroad
of thta ototo woro ownod horn., la that
, ownara wtro face to taoa with tho loool problems. They
woro hi tetlnpato touch with eoodittona oat tho otap whloh
MMiitwtM bars called for woro viewed wKh a oartate
turn of ympothotlo Interest altogether ualiiflneaeed ay
Hif nllj of Interests" whloh la roooat pears boa
- -im aeVa. mxa tonal
But that atllk ta spilled. Today not a man la Orogoa
to tho roal owaor of a aharo of otoek to tbo a R. A N. or
h. mt mmt real In the StstO. It hi OTOB doubtful If
thoy are owatd la tho United tatea.
mm ta hater days have mado no
la Choir atosatle plana. With them wo
la a largo flack; avfatto wtth at It ta
' no nsrtlenlar offaot of imtao oa of
oaaaldorod aot from tbo etandpolnt of
- ttoa to a ayatom of whloh wa art bat aa
Tho owaonbip being Tootod aad tho
" controlled from Mow Tort wtth a pradoat and wary 7 on
" ' Berlin aad London, It followo that ao mattor how nooot.
aary tram a local point of ?taw a oortala tmprovsinent aaay
bo tho vary boat tho loool rapraooatatlvoa af tbo road oan
aa la to lounmmond. Than that rscornmondstloa la on-
... . - .a S uula MM
- aiaeraa bov irwn vm Nwrayvuib
ovoa from tho ataadpomt of tto poalttvo damoaotrablo valoo
' to tho road Immadlatoly eoaooraod, bat from tho atand
pomt of tbo ommaatty of latoroaaV moorvod. WmX
would bo' good for tho a IL M. mlcht bo Tatooaby tba
b.h. K WMhM mwA Ante MlA
woald aoooawrlly ooatrol tho attaaUoa. U la aatlroy
' - - - w tk .mil thA TrtlanA nA aT tna Una
. has tar yaam 'racoauMndad tho bulldlnc of tho lUparta
Lowlatoa eat-off aa wtU aa' ethor araaohaa. From tha
atandpomt of thla oootloa aa wall oa from tho atandpotnt ot
tho O. R. aV M. all of thla work aboald hart boon dona.
But tbo "ooaunuBlty of tataraoto' of
totorvoBod and to hofp thorn akma la
IntoroiM hava booa aaorlfleod la thla.
V All af thai araat aoeaaaarlly load to
tf otar boot Intoraata art thaa to bo oaorlflood to tha axl-
aaaolaa of tha railroad oomblnartona tharo romama nothing
far aa to da bat to Drotoot aaratlToa aa boot wa oaa. Wa
havo mado a mova la thla dlroottoa In
boildlna; of tbo Portaca railroad; that
tho right dlrootloa aad aa ana with tha
at haart ahonld root until that aroiaet
Ing found tho way, havma; dosnonotratod that oomothlag
oaa ao aooampllahod ky oalf rollaaea, wo aro ta a way to
aolva tho now aad aomallaatod probiam whloh an tho
aAHil( tha iwtiM UtlMM
- by thorn. ' V ' ' J ' '
EITHER FAULT OR BLUNDER. ' '
A Tom WVWM TBS APPalaRANCa af arO. Thla Old
adtoratloB ahonld bo romamborod aad praotlood by
It ta aald that ftoaldoat Raoaovatt la amartlng aador
tha erttlctatna of Damoerato ot ala appointment of hla oae
rotary of labor and oommoroo aa campaign awaagor aad
" - ahliJ ffk. a tnalnnatlMM
. that Cortolroa woo aalactad booauao of
had gatnod of tho truata and eorporatlona affalra. In hla
poaltloa of aaerotary of oommareo and labor.
Tho orltldam of Jadga Parkor by tha lffaw Tork World,
and othora, of Cortolyon'a aoltetloa aro rtaoonablo and
toot. If tho Inalnaattona aro haaalaaa, tho ptaaldant kaa
bo ngnt to oompiain ot tbam, tor no aaouia nara xoreaaan
lb am, aad avoided ovaatho appaaranov of avttT'
Rla appofatmant of Cortolyoa for tbo praaldant la tha
. wholo thlag, tha aammlttoa aothlna-waa a MoadOt, aalaaa
tbo naana woo what tha Damoerato aaggaat. No aaaoant
af roaring protaatatloa will chango this foot. .
t iwur invwi mat vow mun uuom, praoiwaur
; tho oola aoolnaaa, of a chairman of a national eommlttoa,
totofryfattogotaUtbo aMnay poaolblo out of ovorybody
- poor! bio, tort oapaotally oat of truata and ooporatlona that
In rocompanaa aro oltowtd to dicta ta lawa aad largaly run
tho gorarmnant. . Tht praaldent may wrlta a lattar to hla
-r' daar frlaod And-aetproclty' Lodgo aad to otbera protntlng
that ho didn't axpact or daalra Corttlyou to taka a dollar
omovpt aomabody put It la hla pockat ourraptlUoualy, and
without hla lata labor aaoratarya aoUoUatlon or knowl
odgo; but orarybody knowa btttar. v . . ,
Cortotyoo may not hava boon appotntodfor tha reoaona
aaggoatad by tho Tlla and wlckad Damoerato; It oant ba
. provoni but It locks rary much that way, and thay had
aorfaat right to mako tha auggeatloa, without balng
' abuood for It.
.. Tho Republican party lant axactly fit for canonisation aa
a political aalat y at and Rooaarolt la tha wholo RapubU-
caa party.
From "ooosea
Admiral Tags, aamnMsdor-avohlef of
the Japanese navy, whose pre west as
a fiawting ssaa has woa world-wide
praise of late, comas fro is aa eld school
of Nippea warriors. His naval educa
tion Is of the best, and be has been
tmined Is every way to ho a fearless,
caiss. and Unless fighter.
Is his youth, he and bis fellow eta
dents at the Japanese aaval academy
were soouetewed to attend an annual
esqoet. They sat st a circular table
emu Ml s ato w lr rvfvlnt oannoo loaded
with a hen and trained to the level of
taetr bw4s. The 4rlgr wee so or
reaped tost H teuld be toughed from a
O N D A I LY
IMDIPIIVDINT NIWIPAPIK - v
PUBlJSHSD BY JOURNAL PUBLISHINO Oa
l
Orsgon.
OWCIAlL PAPM Or TNI OITV Of fOWTLANO
IN ITS, LOCAL
THhX
nrBB BALTIO
I In tbo war
draad until Ruaala'a
pacta of aucoaaa
li eentrallaed to the
aro tow In aumbor
tha torpedo flotUla,
pubUe. woald ba
tamplato off or lng
Davy Jonor altar,
oonaaaTiannt to tba
Uon,. nor to It
cold, deliberate1
bat tho bow methods
moat bo mot ta
tUlttea. After
aaa otaaniDw
two or . throo of
happy day tht tooaT
at Cherbourg and
for tho fleet to oatl
avowth and dorolOB-
Tho sant eombtno-
but a omall factor
aro bat ono ahotp
dee, and per ha pa
oar only wwa lama.1
10,00 stov ooad.
railroad building art
aearty 14.0H man.
field ptooea, and
Oregon bat la rala-
Una and absolute
awlcnlfloaat part.
policy absolutely
vongeaneev while
.oao-aUlo nno
la able to run ato
six psaaengtra and
handling too man
aa hour, lesa than
nothing but soldi era
that walks like a
orlala.
which to
gain. Tha system
tho othor raada boa
othor dlroetlona oar
tho aoaelaaloa that
foared that tho rata
portion, as tt should.
should bsrout la
anrnntini- for f tba
waa a lone atop la
good of tha atato
to oomslotad. Har
But under existing
tho kaawtodgo ht
CABINET
I
T BHOTTLD NOT
mora, making a poach
dent. Thorp la no
oaald aot do otherwise; hut they would appear bettor ta do so
wtth quiet dignity, and not la oontravantton of tbo prosl
dent's own prof eased policy that federal officials should
and must restrain
party politics. That
cabinet to become active and Insistent cam palmers sub
jects him to the e barge of glaring la consistency, ot aot
piaottobig what ha
dent, aor bio privato aeoretarlea or personal servants.
They aro public aervanta, notwithstanding tha praaldent la
allowed to choose them. Thoy ara paid by tba publlo, not
by tho president Their business to ta aerve tho publlo
rather than tho praaldent or hla party. Hence If tho
theory that federal offloers should aot bo active polltloiana
la not a false pretense, theet men aro out of place on
tho a turn p.
hidden eouree outside of the banquet
hall. That at eon time during the
banquet the oaaneo would be fired ev
ery ooc st the labia knew; but just whsn,
or la what direction It would as point
ing was a mystery. Of course,, there
waa a peeeibiiit that the ban might
crash hermleeelr betwee the heads of
two benquetere, but It was squallr prob
ably that It mla-ht carry off the head
of some student Trt no one flinched.
The shanote wars equal to all.
The pfeturesque object of destruction
revolving urine, the Jnrlal hours of ths
banquet, polntlns; frosj studeat to Stu
dent, end ready at a given moment ts
Mew say one of them to pieces, was
oonaldored Is Japes admlrahl training
to steady tha serves of a fighting saea.
V" , -
JO U R N A L
P. C ftUAl U
Tho
QUEER BALTIC FLEET.
FLSKT. Uko Spaln'a Cadis squadron
with Amarloa, baa aarrad tha sola pur-
A poot of making a tromandoua fuss. It ltngerod In
orlontoi float waa nunod. It proo-
now oa tha Pacific, oonfrontad by tha
Ytetorioua Japan aaa navy, ara boyond ooneaptloa, for tha
flvo or ala battloahlpa aro not all modern, tho erulaara
and hava but throo good flghtora, wbtlo
tho oxaot aumbor of which to not mado
h el pi oaa. Kuaala clearly doaa not oon-
thla poof remnant of aoa ambitlona upon
Firing on fishing trawlers for to mtautea while tho tar
gets were under tho glaro of aearehllghts. baa no pallla-
fully explained oa any other thaa
purpooe of provoking eoavonleat boa-
maatha of vroDoratloa for tbo orutoe
tho Boara mlanlkln armada oak
Vigo for permlealon to r
rertotuei and repair. It woald have bean an aoay matter
with ooal and auppUaa sufflolant for
Tangier or guts. Xnatanco tbo brilliant run of tho Oro
goa around Booth America whoa hontlllUes woro declared
betwoen tho United Btateo and Bpala.
Rueola to playing a aarloaa farco. Late dlapatohaa la
dloato Britain's willingness to asaume tbo luminary stew
ardship of pesos by effacing tho Baltic squadron from tho
the map. Then could tho groat lumbering giant of tha
aorth quit war with vindicated honor, and screech at tho
hoottlo Anglo-Saxon for taking undue adyantago.
Tharo aro othor than North oaa algns pointing to Rus
sia's longing for peace, and tf Bhakhe ta reaumed again
eoon. tho situation may become a oriels. Official returns
place Russia's oaeueJtleo In tho Shakho fight at above PV
materially ao, aa Oyama says ho buried
Oyama reports to Toklo that ha lost
killed and wounded. Ruaala toot 40
Japan 14. Japan, with a 100-mUe rail
oommand of tho see, la reinforcing with a
Russia oompttoa In tho same work "over
and aa aoa footing. Suppose tho Utter
trains daily op tha tnberlaa lino,- with
two baggago ooaches to tho train, and
on each, with a running speed ot tt miles
t,0M men oan be transported dally, It
and light bsjrgagv aro takta.- Thaa
bow about Ha buddUm and munitions of wart Tho bear
man taenia to bo faco to taoa with a real
. . . .
ASSESSMENT AND VALUATION!
TRI ASaKSSKBHT of Multnomah- oounty shows a
valuation of nearly ti.000,000 mora than last year's.
aot very much la sxessa ot the actual
ot saaeeament haa not boon materially
changed. Wo aro thereforo credited In the oyea ot tho
world wtth property amounting to BO,ooo,ooo, when aa a
mattor of tact It could aot bo bought for throe or four times
that sum. It could bo vary fairly valued under tho law
at tl00,90,0oe, at least, and thoro IP but ono good reason
for not doing this. - - -
Tho etty com prises moat of tbo oounty. In reepoot of tax
able property, If the property of the city woro valued and
assessed at ll00,0O0,0Oe, It la reasonably and logically
of -taxation would aot doerasso la pro
If tho valuation Is doubled, tho rats
half, or nearly so, but tho assessor and
othora tear that under tho present dty administration to
bo specific, with tbo prat ant oounctl In office- the doubling
of tho valuation would result la doubling tho expenditures,
rather than In tha halving of tht rate. Tharo la no public
oonfldenoe In tho council, as a whole. .
It it woro possible to have able, careful,' economical
though progrtaatva. and conscientious city officials, par
ticularly councilman, wo could reasonably and rightly show
up a valuation ot $lM,OtO,000 or even more, tn thla city,
and a tax rata of M or not over II nulla, instead of 40 mills.
conditions tha asssaaor ta probably wise
to follow tho old aad abstractly silly custom ot assessing
property at about li or 40 per sent of Its value
- Boma of tho tnoroaso. It should ba remembered, to duo
ta tho repeal of tho 9100 exemption law,. Tho poorest
householder, tha man working for $10 or til a week, must
now pay taxes on kla little stock of household goods. Thla
olasa of property was valued lost year at IIIT.ftK, while
this year, nothing being exempt. Its value amounts to $!,
111,10a. Tho assessor was kind, no doubt, and valued poor
peoples bods end chairs and dishes at rather low figures,
and yet ho picked up about a million and a half dollars
from tho poor, those of small means. The repeal of the
exemption law waa aa acknowledged blunder, yet there
be those who aro not taxed on ono tenth tho value ot their
property -who would object to tho re-enactment of the ex
emption law.
It will bo a happy day for Oregon whoa property aaa bo
aaaeassd at lta full value, aa tho law requires, when tho
rich aro as fully aaasassd on their holdings ag tho poor, and
when tho taxpayers saa trust the men they elect to office.
. , ; 111 , I. '!' I " 'W .-' '
MEMBERS CAMPAIGNING.
ba oonsldered oonsortoun to criticise
the administration for the political activity of members
of tho cabinet. All of them are out more or lest, mostly
aa and pulling ail they oan for the presi
objection to their support of hlmt thoy
themselves from active participation In
ho permits and probably requests hla
preaches.
Members ot a cabinet aro not mora hired men of a praal
TATS TOW OXr
From the aaa Francisco Bulletin.
' Zo you feel anxious and preoooupied
when the gasman goes by t
, Do you sleep badly f
Do rot go to bed hungry - - -
Doss your heart palpitate when you
sea a steasT
Is there an all-gone fooling ta your
poohetT .
Do you have BlchtmaresT
Do you do mental art Unset to every
time you contemplate tho pidrohsee af
"sef fee-sod" t . .
Have you a hunted leekf
Do you warn dnwn dark alleys whan
you so dews townf
Be we re 1 Those
aro tha eymptemt.
Tou are ousted,"
Small CLange
ii - " " i
liirt i pMl Ilttssiaa victory It wu
Fab-banks
SMuleas,
oouidnt aboW tbo hfJa
Oh, wen, It
bsii la dust
la posaiblo to play foot
The Russian aaval
to be Jap-crasy.
Why era aome pouuetoao uko floating
oawlogs la a streaoiT
No aatlea wants that
flMt la any of Ita ports.
fool Rusalaa
Too much fog, perhaps to
with high tariff protentloaa.
eyatpathy
Teong
paVOaal lasted
mm eoaohoe of baohetbaa
a aanaaroua paetttoa. .
Oresvaaor eouM flguro tho sam onset Of
bnperiauaai dowa to thirty oonts.
Tho wonder la that Uaole Chsrloy
Orosvonor anas two itiw aonocmi.
BxkMtvnskyl Boms allowanoc to to
be snade for a auta with such a aaasa.
Assuraaoa of tho Inetde ba is a re
lief, sad a big point gslned. It will be
needed.
to aome
otostlea to ho-
coming of
totereat aa
football.
Most lawyero
atoa 'farmera-U.
bany Democrat
rs gre lawrora.
aearty al
Wtniam ADea Whits and Alfrod Ronry
Lewis are- among tho kepubllosna
birod asea wrttara. -
With a big oeeretary
oarrjrlng a
btg
the
(oft) stick to thslr
will
Panamaniana bo goodf
neip
tho " Republican rally, golem
la tho Rapublloan. party la
help" to Orogoar
Journal.
Ot
Fairbanks Is epaakmg 'to MlssBurt,
Of eeuroo U ho had a vote- thoro ho
would east It against Folk. .
From the way they abuse Turner over
tn Washington, becausa h haa been bis
own man, tbey must bo afraid of hla
Only some hnoohsr or uninformed
person started tho story that the Lewi
and Clark fair would bo postpone. 4
will oocur In 190s. . ' -s
After long Incubation Undo Arith
metician Oroorenor has It alt figured
out that Roosrrelt will bare 114 and
probably UI. electoral votes.
Dent toppose you oan escape death or
maiming by walking or driving, instead
of riding on a railroad train; ths auto
mobiles srs loose . and lively oa the
roads.-,
If sleeted, Mr. Parker, wtll yea revoke
tho Panama canal? Chicago Tribune.
He mujht at least make some mlahty
Inquiries about ths .queer manipulations
of ths affair.- .
It :W ssid the gas wens of Indiana
hredu'eed their flow by one half during
the week of Bryan's whirlwind cam
palsn. aahna Btateeman. Republican
trust-heated weUeT
Policemen aot only should aot ho i
lowed to get drunk; they should aot be
allowed under any- olraumatanoes to
drink anything mtoxlentlng. We have
had entirely too many drinking polios-
The eempltmsnt paid to T. B." Wnoox
In leottag him preoldeat of the trans
MlmlMlppt congress wss ono well mer
ited. Mr. Wlleo has probably done
mors thaa any other one man to build
up trans-Mleslselppl. or rather da-
MUslHlppl. oommeroe with the orient
aad he win offeottvely old, aa few other
men oouleV tho good work of tha oon-
Oregon Sidelights
OOtrslOaa
ta to bavo a Development
league.
Farm era
seeding.
doing mush plowing and
Myrtle
growing,
Creeks Development alub ta
Prairie City Is to
eleetrle Ughta
hava a bank, also
Nearly a Corvallls people talk foot
ball, baseball and basketball.
Isht Blading ere we ara at
the new Arlington-Condon branoh.
Dehorned cattle bring It oente more
per let sounds to Umatilla souaty thaa
horned cattle.
Ths Coqullls City pack1nshooss has
an order which It will fill for it tons st
fish for the German market.
Polk county claims to lssd ta hope,
timber, fruit snd blooded stock. But
some other Or son counties might dis
pute some of these claims.
Tom Waugfca, who died at Bumpier toot
week, was the laet of ths old western
tared rivers, having followed that occu
pation for over II years and sneountsrsd
many strenuous experienced, . 1
A Polk oounty mea says he has M
bushels of spples that hs will let rot
on the ground, unless people want to
take them sway. It Is safe to say that
he is sot a model fruitgrower.
The Calapooola dam 1a about complet
ed, when work will commence on the
big ditch, and eoon, eaye the Oakland
Owl, the waters of tho Ca la pool a. Idle
for oenturies, win be harnessed snd
pressed into servico f or tno use of both
man and beast.
Tht North Powder paper tails Its etty
marshal a poltroon for not arresting a
lot of dloorderly people who terrorised
the tows, woundlna one eltlsea with a
rlfle-ehot and frlahtenlng many. But
the marshal may have oonsldered dtserO'
tion tho better part of walor.
Tillamook Independent i The question
of I ooal option in this oounty doeen't
seem ts bo worrying anybody much.
Thoss who want to set It. prevail from
principle era very few, those who don't
oars a snap either way are quite auA
mereue, and those who don't want It at
all srs tho aoat tersest aumbor. t
A Douglas oounty young man has
herded over ISO turkeys for ever three
Lmenths, taklna them from one to three
sines, sno nas aot lost a turkey, is so
dltloa to thle he Is studying slrebra snd
has made excellent prosreaa. eonaiderina
that he Is his own teacher. He haa late
ly received another slchth-grsde diploma
vera sins It per cent. A young man
who thus combined turkey-herd In a and
mathematics ta pretty aura to aiweeed.
Editor Racier and
' The Oregonian
Prom tho Padfle Christlaa Advoosta
One of the first thlnss seld to this
editor after he took up his duties to the
ornoa, In speaking of some severe orlti
olems of the Oresonian to the Methodist
preach err meeting was, "Tou will have
to be careful never to write anything
that will be objectionable- to ths Oro
gonlan. It Is the most powerful Influ
ence In tho state, and Is thorouahly in
tolerant. These preachers did not
realise what tbey were doing." This was
uttered bp ono who was supposed to
know what he was saying. But this
editor did not know enough to be terri
fied, nor does he know enough yet. JHe
has aot been accustomed to reserving
orders from dally or any other papers.
He bos bees taking bis orders front bis
own convictions of his duty, aad
lloves la the principles of the standards
of his church, ss they Interpret the
word of God. and be bee ao thought of
changing because of the roar of this
lion, thouah hs roar never so loudly
Tho secret of this stuck Is that ths
editor of tho Paelflo Christlaa Advo
eate has had the hardihood to oppose the
position of this autocrat on local option
and other moral issues. Ea pec tally was
this done la tho Issue of this paper for
August 11.
This waa not done by accident, nor
without careful deliberates ss to ths
consequences, But after the most thor
ough attention to the matter, ho con
cluded that while this Oregonlea la a
great aews-gathsrer, aad a purveyor to
the publlo demands, and Is oonsldered
fair to all who some to write for Its
columns In presenting every side of
every ease that may be sf current is-
eusslou, still It Is la every essential
lta editorial Influence agnostic, and
hones an wholesome and deadly. It
servos ths pubils well la some thlnss,
but Injects Its bilshtlag poison Into
evsrrthlna. It Is like an IsvlUng dish
set before a hunary man, but dlled with
ths deadly hemiook. It receives ths
support of tho good and noble people,
the tnduaarleua ths honest, ths f rural.
snd then espouses ths cause of the Sabbath-breaker,
ths saloon, and all its
horde of evils It fosults sad tries to
dissraca these who do not Osree with
It, as in the oass of the Xtev. Dr. Edgar
P. Hill, D. D., one of tho most saintly
snd ablt ministers of the west This it
did last aprlng simply because this In
fluential pastor of the First rresoy
tsrlan church of Portland bad ths man
hood. In a gentlemanly way. to oppose
lta altitude on the local option lasua
Mr. B. Let Paget had ths hardihood to
write soma letters, in respectful terms
oa ths prohibition question, and was
treated ae though he were a stench and
an offenea when ha la one of the moat
deaervtns men In Portland, and waa si
the Uma of this eutraseous treatment
the efficient superintendent of the Bun
day school of ths First Methodist Epis-
oopsl church la this oity. .
Thee sous Iterations, with many
others, have foroed thla editor to the
ooneluaiea that if he does not oppose the
Influence of this paper, as -mould as
well close up his office and go at some-
thins elsa For tbo Oreeonian stanoa
for ererrthtnc that the Methodist
church opposes hi ths way of moral
Issues, and oppoeee all that for which
Methodism stands, so that there Is no
use for this lournal If the policy of its
conduct Is to be gotten from the offloe
of tho Oregonlea. The management of
this paper expects nothing xrom tne
saloons, aabhath-breakert and opponents
of godliness, but earnest and constant
opposition, why should any or tne .-
00 Methodists tn the bounds of ths ter
ritory In which this paper circulates
patronise such a paper as the OregonlanT
Why not allow it to get its support rrom
those whom It serves f Teal Why
should any of ths Christian law-sbldtng
neonls in this rood fair land ao run oz
possibilities support this papert There
srs other dallies tn the racine aorta
west which In my estimation are 1m
meesnraUr Bunertor to It In all the
dualities which make for righteousness
and decency. The people wbo intend to
make this world better must glvs more
attention to the daily papers which
come Into their homes, snd ths Ore
ennlan as It is BOW conducted it not
ethically helpful to any home.
Tho idea of thla ebeet, which does not
stand for a single one of the great prln
olples for which the Woman's Christian
Union stands, trying, and succeeding in
a small measure, to oast suspicion on
ono who has been an ardent friend ana
supporter of that organisation from the
time It waa started. The Intention of
the editor of thle paper was to warn
these members of this splendid State
orsunlsstlOB asatnet putting too much
stress on the suffrage department of
their work, but give more attention to
some of the lose popular departments of
thetr activities. Of course, tf all the
women who are allowed to vote oould
be brought Into such type of characters
as are members of the Woman's Chris
tian Tempera nee Union, there could be
na doubt but the best thing that oouia
be done would bring about eqssl suf-
fraao at once. But as they are not nil,
nor a majority of them, ready to exer
cise the franchise to the hlghsst se
vantase snd some swod true women are
being driven away from membership m
ths anion because of this feature or its
work It seemed that tho good women
should bo exhorted to give a little more
attention to lifting up their sisters and
maklna them nearer worthy sf their
privileges of ths ballot when It eomes,
for it surely will coma But this Ore-
sontsn Is a ' poor sponsor for tha
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
or for anything that oould with tha most
distant propriety be called Christlaa.
I - - y. at
THE PORTLAND DAILIES
t Prom the Astoria Astorlan.
The saloon box fell before tha
- onslaught of ths Portland Daily
Journal, and that newspaper has
jut ths quietus on gambling. Ths
Journal, sotlng Independently,
while still struggling for prestige.
has accomplished mors for true
reform than the Oregonlsn has
accomplished la the half century
of Its existence. The Journal has
not been Influenced, snd Its suc
cess only serves to demonstrate
, ths unwavering utility of an In
dependent publication. After the
death struggle and the triumph
of decency the Oregonlsn steps
ts tho front to damn tbo van
quished. The ehowmg'ls aot a flatter
ing ono for the morning paper,
but it la gratifying to know the
Oreaxmlan has at last acknowl
edged the evil of gambling To
the merciless it haa been merci
ful In the past, whoa It alone re
flected public sentiment, but now
tt orles "No quarter! The ory
la pitifully late, for the period
during which quarter might have
been Implored has passed. It Is
a bitter parting of old friends.
Had it been anticipated, perhape
the iwagger Indicating ownership
of the town would never hava
been taken on.
Hut Portland Is ts be enfi
gra tela ted. it has taken a long
step rorwsrd sad will bo belter
and mart prosperous for R.
At ttc Theatre
i I -i - a'owH
iJBABoraa mxnm rowmwrn.
"Glittering Gloria" will bo ottered at
ths Maxauam Oread theatre tonlsht and
tomorrow afternoon, - wbea a splendid
oast will be aean la thla newest Of Eng
lish eomedlen It eomes here with Us
approval af ths audiences that wit
nesses' it mt Wvndham's theatre, J-os-
don, where It was first presented, and
Daly's theatre. Mew York, where it was
played later. The linos of ths plooe are
ail clever and the treatment of the theme
la hlsnlv oria-lnaL
The production will he Ptagsd la a
sumptuous manner. Messrs. nsasr ens
Hvlev will no doubt sustain the high
reputation they have already gslned In
this city In giving us such well known
pleoea as "Florouors." "The gUvtr gllp
ner" and "Baa Tor." Miss ISSdorS
Rush is ths star. Bhs Is well rem em
bored for her olevor work la former at
tractions, ,
wow worn "warn OVTIOI srOT."
The arrival of the popular oemle
opera comedian. Frank uemsis. a
naw amm la ae. event always WOlxh
reoordlns. This favorite entertainer
will appear at the Marquam Grand the
atre nest Monday and Tuesday nights.
October tl and Movemoor l. in nm
AAntrlhuttnn. a, aaualoal OOmsay ll
two, acts, edtlUed "The Offloe Boy," which
comes here with a record of suoosss i
rh. Th. ntene la by ths well know
writer. Barry B. gmlth, with a musical
mm k the nooular somDOSSr. lua-
l BnvlanSaa Boma sf ths best know
people in oomlo opera and musical faros
are in tho oast of "The umos oy,: a
the sosnlo production la described as
very elaborate oaa. Beets ara bow
selling., , ' - v ,
immi Asaa ooamT.
Amtiiat odeil af New York eaw
George Ade'e great comedy drama, "The
County Chairman,' whlcb ts to so of
fered by Henry W. Bavsgo at ths Mar
nun arajut theatre next Wedneeday.
Thuraday and Friday nights, Novsmber
I, snd , Wltn tne last psriornwuv
Ba.tnrda.v matinee. November. S, . United
Ht.taa Senator Piatt saw It tout timet.
United Btates Senator Chauneey M. De-
pew, twice; former United Btates sen
ator David B. Hill, three, aad forsser
BVaatriant (Iravar Cleveland, oaoe. It
waa Mr. Cleveland who aald that The
County Chairmen" was one ox tne nest
and most wholesome plays be had aver
seen and added, that in hie opinion
Oeorse Ada was One or too w reauy
great A mortoo s dramatists.
"Raihm eiut Juiist" ts near ins the end
of its auooessful run at ths Columbia
thutn. The niece la beautifully staged
and has attracted large ana cultures, au-
dienoes sit week. The tragedy wiu os
presented tonight, and tomorrow after
noon aiwl Bight. Tho matinee la ontlrely
sold out. -
Beginning with the Sunday matinee
tKa iiaiumbu. theatre stock company
will present tho favorite wdrk of Au
gustus Thomas, "in Missouri. - w wumn
the weu known eharactsrs or Jim ttaa
hun. and 'I. la' hath will bs Impsraonated.
.mwiiwW h Bdnr Baumo and Cath-
eina r.ountlaa. rrod Bsmeiton wut suh
his debut with tbo company In "In Mia-t
ourl, playing vemoa, um wwwmui.
nwwjLra BmATXaV towioj
The llehtalno will flash, tho stem
parent will drive the helpless girl out In
to the storm, tne eraexsmen wui maw
muh tttm vault, the Mtadlns snow Wilt
fall upon ths unprotectea nena os w
nnrr m the streets ax tne iimm
city, ths cattle will come lowing home
ward in WO I army era even, ana hhfj
Metila na Couraev will Bins and dsn OS
her way Into the hearts of tho audience
at Cordrsy a tonignt wnsn -an vrpnan s
praver" will asmln be sreoehted. There
tii ha but three more performsnoos. to
night and tomorrow matinee and night.
eVT
Danolna a oakewelk on a alack wire
Is one of ths difficult aad graceful feats
nerf armed by the two girls of the Al
sine trio this week at the star, ana
thslr sot almost takes one's areata.
away. It la ao daring, Tbo trio Is oom
posed of one man and two girls, ail
splendid specimens of muscular develop
ment. Ono girl performer turns somer
saults on ths wire, and lsaps aver a
ohalr and fiaeTS. but aianages to retain
her Balance. The aot la one of tha best
seen hero thla season.
Tor tht oomlog week at Cord ray's ths
attraction - will be Theodore Kramer's
erAnderfullv successful melodrama. "Ths
Patsi Wedding,' produced with every
cars as to detail which waa observed on
tha aneasion'of Its creet metrosolltan
run. The play has scored a tremendous
hit throughout the country snd le well
known to local theater goers. The en
gagement will open with a matinee Pua-
day.
raXDAT IB tOU fJXwprw AV &TKEO.
There are three t gold pieces wait
ing st the-Lyrie for the holders of luoky
ooupone that will so issued, tonignt.
Gold night" baa become a popular ono
for the Lyric In sddltlon to running
a good ohaaos of getting ft, one sees a
oracksr-laek bill. Ths L.yrle has ons
this week that eon compete with the
best. .
The grestsst ever." This Is tht ver
dict that eomes from the Up of those
who havs attended the Baker this week.
A bill equaling that shown at ths Baker
this week has never gotten this far
west It represents ths cream of vaude
villa offerings and Is undeniably head
and shoulders above any bill aver of
fered la Portland. . . , -. ,
AT
Tonight Is amateur night at tht Ar
cade theatre, and a number of talented
amateurs will be permitted by ths man
agement to appear on the stage and
demonstrate to the pubne what they can
do In tho way of eoterteinlngb These
amateur nights always prove amusing,
and ths show tonight will bo aa txeep-
Uoa to tba rule.
XIJDD SMkaTIttWW. ...
Thla MMiir at S e'jllAnk a amid infnk
Will be aiven away at the Btloa. A
watch coupon baa gone with every
matinee ticket. The watoh goes to ths
nwtit ta the Sntiaa hAlalna, )k. vtK
coupon, or the number nearest to It Tht
great odd hour amusement.
oar tmiAB ros
Oeorge Marshall was arraigned thta
saorniog to the municipal court on a
charve of larceny, J. B. Pordyca being
tho oompiain Ing witness Ths esse wss
continued nntll tomorrow. Mereaelt Is
accused of entering the apartments of
the Fordyoes st the Norton while they
were at lunch yesterday snd of stealing
Jewelry valued st about $300. '
Prom Town and Country,
"Brldgot, you must be more careful
wtth your dusting. X declare I oould
write my noma upon the ptsne."
"'Deed, ma'am, it's yereUf hag ths
gtseY addyoarshMBi"-
QLKSSED
AGENTS TO JAPAN
PAT
wmn stow.
Beeent privato advtosa ts the mtUlng
Interacts of the North Padfle oosst from
Japan tall of the probability of a heavy
demand for Aour from the Japanese
govsrnment as welt as from private
arms of that empire.
It la known to a oertalnty that the
stock of hour la Japan and China is
running very low, and had It not been
for tbo fact that ths flour dealers of
thoss countries bavo all along be
lieved that the markets here would go
lower they would have been buy lug
heavy supplies before this Uma
As matters now stand ths stock to'
China and Japan has become so low
that It must be replenished at once,
Newa of thla foot baa stirred up the
northwest millers as thoy have sever
been stirred before. .
gome of those who had advenes no
tice of tha abortags'Of flour aent their
representatives on ths last steamer to
sail for the orient but on the next out
going vessel from tho sound the rest
of tht mills will have a man epieoe oa
board.
During tha tost week or so Jspaness
merchants havs been nibbling at flour,
and several salea hare .been Snado in
from !. to l,MI sefck lota
During the past month prioes havs
been a great factor tn securing Japanese
orders, but now It la not ao much a
question of price aa It la of actual do
ltvery of atoeks on the Islands,
Ths supply of flour In this city,. ao
cording to the millers, la aot vary
large, and similar reports art received
from the entire north ooaet Borne of
the millers' representatives In the orient
have been Instructed to cell no dour to
tho government on tbo present market
prios without cabling ths horns oAcc
This Is looked upon as Indicating that
tha Japanese govsrnment will be forced
to pay dear for its procrastination ui
buying.
If the published figures of tho pri
vate crop reporters and that of the
United Btatee government oount for
anything, there Is going to be a short
ags In tho stock of flour oil over tho
United Btatee before the season it over.
Bxport brands of flour srs quoted la
this markst at present from 9t.M to
II.7S a barrel, hut no offers st ths for
mer flgurs ars now accepted by tha
mills on oooount of the higher cost of
n the millers ars talklns sf
boosting their export quotations before
long up to M a barrel, aad tho local
prioaa up proportions my.
HUNTER SHOOTS AND
KILLS HIS FRIEND
Mistaken for a deer by a fellow
hunter, Stanley Outon ghlpman, well
known In this city, wss shot ta tho hack .
last Wednesday evening and died yes
terday. He was deer hunting with A.
ur mt frianili In the AdlrondacB '
mountains New York, and hearing a
rustle ta tne ousnso went iwvmmi a
oompsnlOB hearing tho same noise, but .
nut uIim shlnnan. Bred, ths rifle ball
striking the young men In the bask '
squarely between the snouioero. -Bushing
forward to bag what hs sup-
posed was his gams, the hunter waa
horrified to see the body of hla com
panion. Bverything that waa possible .
wss done for the wounded man, but bs
died without regaining consciousness.
His remalne will ho burled to New Tork
City. , ,
Bhlpmas was a graduate of the Har
vard law school, class of list. During
his Harvard days he spent his vacations .
with relatives to this city gnd Is well
knowa among locali dub and society
folk. Last summer, la company with -
Judd duplet on of this city, he made a
tour ox Booueoo,
THEY HAVE LICENSE
BUT CANNOT MARRY
"hiv ernreil th lleefiss October la.
but Chsrlss Lyons and Mabel Brown .
have not ye been able to gather euHl
olent money to engags a minister or
purchase necessary household articles
to enter upon the matrimonial state. '
Both landed in the central police station
laat nta-ht. and were before Municipal
Judge Hogve thla morning on charges .
of a serious nature, one waa aent to
tho Boys' and Olrls Aid society, aad
ho to tho city mil ror so oaya ,
JNuIm HnaiM and Denntv City AttOT- '
ney Pltsgerald thought It unwise, under
th avlatine- eondttlons. ts oermit the
oouple to marry, ao he ehooe the method
named of separating them, Tfia-giri,
who Is only IT years old, to of weak
mind. The man pleaded guilty to ao-
oeotin money from her. She to from
Eugene, aha says.
ITALIAN GARBAGE
COLLECTOR CAUGHT
A wall of Indignation la arising from
the people residing along Marquam
gulch, In tht- vioinlty of Fifth etreet,
because the gulch Is mads a dumping
ground by several of ths elty garbage
men. For aome timt past two or three
garbage collectors have been dumping
their loads In tbo gulch In direct viola
tion of the elty regulations.
Nnthlne a said about It fOT BOmt
tlma as it waa thought the health au
thorities would discover it. xne stones
from the dump became obnoxious aad
unbearable. Be vera! days ago the dump
caught fire and the smoke arising from
the burning filth permeated every home
in the oommunity.
Protest wss made at once to the health .
office with the result that investigation
was made and the fire extinguished. II
was found that the chief breaker of the
lawa waa an Italian, John Bpady. Ba
erne fnueul by DeDUtv Health Officer W.
Beutelspeoaer and under threat Of er
rest was made to take away all ths gar
bage he had dumped la tho gulch.
fMir&VMWBm xa MxrnnnrryjL ;
A bunch of eaullflower aent James J.
Armstrong to the oounty Jell for ala
months. It was worth hut 71 oente. It
belonged to John Dick, a rancher, and
stolea from hla wagon by Arm
strong last alght, Tha thief was seen
to take It and Policeman Hlrsnh waa
called. He took Armstrong to JalL Thta
morning Judge Hogue passed esBtenoe
, if -
bt kin grog -
Oa eheraes of burglary, Harvey Ollen
heck, William atlllngs, Charles A,
Beach and Charles Peterson were held
to tht grand jury thla morning by Mo
ntolpal Judge Hoguo, Charles Boggesa
and William Nelson, also ebarsed with
4Burgtorpv went soleased,