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PORTLAND." OREGON.
NOVEMBER v 2V
THE OREGON DAILY
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Published every evening ; ( except Sunday ) ;, and every Sunday morning; at
. . , etrecta. Portland. Orerem.
f -TAYbUNG kAN'S TRUE
HE APPOINTMENT by the
1 p. Hailey to a position on the atate supreme
court bench , will be ' generally .approved, for
while there are lawyers of the same political complexion
who have tad longer experience, it . is admitted on all
" hands thar Mr. Hailey,' though yet jT comparatively
young man, is worthy of the honor, professionally, ana
in an even greater degree personally. ..." "
S Mr. Hailey hat been unusually successful as a lawyer,
for a young man, bat he has been successful in a higher
arid better sense He has from boyhood 'followed a
straight, clean path maintained not
but as a man and citizen an uprignx, conKicmwu. yv
iit;r.n mil . has" established an admirable character,
There has never been any crookedness or uncleanness
about him. .His motives jn. whatever he did were al
ways pure,-and his conduct such as an enlightened judg
ment and healthy conscience could approve. : ;.. .
Mr. Hailey is a fine type of successful professional
men" who make themselves useful in their communities
by helping Jto ' develop and improve them industrially,
agriculturally and commercially. He has always taken
a very lively interest and an active part in the reclama
tion of arid lands- by irrigation, and he has been one of
those who have- demonstrated that dry-land farming,
where irrigation-was impracticable, could be, made a
success. He next branched out into the dairying busi
ness, procuring for" that -purpose' herd, of fine Jersey
cows. And in all these farming enterprises he has
been, among others, a leader, an exemplar, an educator.
And-while the successful lawyer. has a perfect right to
use - the money he makes in: any legitimate way he
pleases, we think the one who thus helps to develop his
neighborhood, county ... and state agriculturally, even
though with an eye to future profits for himself is es
pecially commendable. j- : . . '
- And it is because of this useful activity Outside of his
profession, and of his unspotted and inflexible moral
character,? rather thm c.il account of his triumphs at the
bar or in politics, that we mention Mr, -Hailey, soon to
be . supreme court judge - truly, successful man,
.worthy of emulation by young men; True success is not
always what it seems to be in the. eyes of many.; It
means more than the making of money, or a large law
practice, or 'political honors. It means a life true to
itself and .helpful to others, 1 ; 4 .
; The a'emand lor larger expenditures is always to be
met and considered, and how to cut expense garments
rnt nf re venue rtnth, how to get a good deal of service
and improvement from moderate tax levy, is an ever
recurring problem, one that never has- been and prob
ably never will be quite satisfactorily solved.
DIVIDING UP LARGE LAND TRACTS. .
F ROM SEVERAL PARTS of the atate the Wil
. lamette valley, ; southern Oregon and eastern
. A Oregon--have. recently come occasional reports
' of the placing upon the market at reasonable prices of
I large farms in .tracts .of from 20 to 40 acres. These
tracts, fully utilized, are each quite sufficient to support
fa family -that when sold, in a number of neighbor
"'hoods, from four to- twenty families -will live and produce
jand pay taxes and help to develop Oregon where only
one family. did so before. i - ; .
As The journal has on several ocasions stated, this s
"notjiiily a good sign but a positive assurance Of sutR
stantiat, practical development in whatever localities it
is done. It surely needs no argument nor even re-statement,
to show that tbiav is one of the surest and most
sensible ways jn which to develop a precinct, a county, a
state. , The owner of a large tract of land gains rather
than loses, for if he held, on to it its value as a whole
would increase slowly if at all, but by selling it piece
meal he receives a better price per acre, and immediately
and increasingly renders such portion as he may retain
far more valuable. . . ' : ' ,
Good lands, or lands of only .apparently moderate
merit, are not made the most of, in many cases not much
of," in Oregon. The right kind of a farmer can make
more off of $0," acres, used to the
Auatira 'luniiiiu, maw- many a man
quarter of . even a half section.. '-..' ;
The apparently, growing impulse among large ' land
owners to divide p their holdings and sell in compar
atively small tracts is a good one, and if yielded to quite
generally will be exceedingly beneficial to Oregon. In
two or three years this state ought to produce twice as
rrmca in the aggregate 'from its soiUas it does now, and
ad increasing amount for many years thereafter.
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f It may produce no immediately beneficial effect to rdar
about the- shortage of cars in Portland and throughout
Oregon, but roar nevertheless, if loud enough, and
continued long enough, possibly some attention may be
paid to it, or at least it may be remembered next year
. ; r A SATURNALIA OF GRAFTV
EVIpENCE. of the investigation into the methods
and" expenditures of the four big life insurance
, , v companies of , New York continue to disclose a
perfect saturnalia of graft; of reckless and unconscion
able squandering of the policy-holders' funds, of sinecure
positions f high salaries and gifts bestowed 'upon
member of the president's families and their friends, ,of
profits made by officers Snd directors by underhand and
improper speculations, of reckless investments at .the be-i
hest or for the accommodation of speculating favorites,
and of. large sums scattered about almpst promiscuously
to politicians and lobbyist to corrupt elections and bribe
legislators,
. They were all tarred with the same stick Hyde, Alex
ander, McCurdy, McCall, Hegeman and the Vest. They
voted themselves ten times the-salaries they earned;
fhey took, their "families, and friends off on long rail
road and steamship Junkets at the policy-holders' ex-
- Belgian Prize for Mia Gould. '
from a Liege, Bela-tum. Cable Dispatch.
The Jury at the International exposi
tion Just elrtsed has awarded a grand
prise to Mis Helen M. Gould for publla
philanthropic work.. . A grand prise rer
the same line of endeavor was aise
awarded to the American Institute for
.Hoclal Service.
Diplomas of honor were adjudged to
the Young Women's Christian associa
tion and to the People's Institute. The
Household Research society got a silver
medal. Diplomas and gold medals were
Won by the Kew York Nurses' Settle
ment society, the New Tork Music Set
tlement society, the Five Points House
f Industry snd the; Boys' Vegetable
gardens in New York. Honorable men
tioit went to the New York Salvation
Army. Several New York churches
rer gives awards. - -
- John S. Sargent, the American painter,
waS awarded a gold medal of honor, an I
trn medal for paintings went to W.
yarEwen, Carl JUarr and Eugene Vail.
INDEPENDENT NBW3PAPEK
PUBLISHED BY JOURNALPUBLISHINO'COT
SUCCESS. .TV;
earned a dollar for
governor of Thomas
army of rascals
yet all the time
the highest type
Verily it was
for a thorough
realms ot high finance. - r - !
"Murphy , must
neglecting to specify where.
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only . as a lawyer
A
FRIEND
ernment
uated be
show. On of the very greatest features of the Lewis
and Clark fair, a drawing card second to none, was the
stock show. Thousands -whose interest could be no more
than theoretical flocked there day by day and manifestly
found keenest enjoyment ; in . what they there saw.
Among the greatest
marvelously high
in Oregon and Washington. That proved a very pleas
ing revelation, while
foundation for any
the future. . , ::
Amovement has
the great success which marked this. It will doubtless
achieve success for this is atfideal stockraising section
and a very great amount of money is already invested in
the business. Chicago has tried the. plan and found it
enormously successful. ; It is now completing a very ex
pensive building devoted to this purpose for its annual
show has become
If Portland seizes
itself at the very head of this great industry in the whole
country west of the Rocky mountains. Not only this
but it can draw from all parts of the country and Can
ada as it did this year. Most of the foreign exhibitors
were dubious of the wisdom of forwarding their stock
so far west Buf the result TaS so surprisingly good
that they and others
making of the next
than that which was
The government
nothing, ' It is said to be so constructed that it will last
for years to come. Such "other material as will be re
quired tor other purposes can be secured practically for
the asking. At first blush this seems like a feasible plan.
It is certainly worth
prsrticahlev-ahrmlH
of the coming stock
Witte is apparently
dous strain of his position, and if he collapses, who can
take his place? l The task on hand in Russia to give
the people a due amount of liberty and yet establish and
maintain a stable, governments-seems . beyond mortal
power,., - . .-
TROUBLE
form bill can pass either house. The, trouble, or one
phase of it, , will come from foreign countries, Germany
in particular, and the American press and people will
tause standpatters , hoping for re-ele"qtioq troubTed
dreams. - - 1 ' .
The case with which Germany is ready to confront the
standpatters will be considerable of a chokepear for
them'. -Germany will not threaten, menace or dictate, of
course, but will make a diplomatic suggestion about a
proposed, desirable commercial treaty and take it for
granted that ourvaliant standpatters are fully informed
upon the matter 'of Germany's new. tariff law, which
provides for a reduction of duties upon the products of
countries that reciprocate that favor, and for a very
heavy increase upon the products, of a Dingley-tariff,
standpat country.' Germany has now concluded 'com
mercial treaties with seven countries; is willing to -make
best advantage in
PJDLeith the United.
makes irom a
patters' and trusts
duties.. If we insist on standing pat, ' Germany will
freeze out our agricultural and manufactured products.
Doubtless we can stand even this, but it would be legis
lative folly of the first and most odorous rank, for Ger
many is, next to the United Kingdom, our best customer
on earth. - We sold
amounting' to $215,000,000 in value, and under a reason
able reciprocal treaty could double and perhaps quad
ruple that amount; but the standpatters will do what
ever their masters, the trusts, tell them to do. " 1
' Canada also, very properly and quite Justifiably, has a
rod in pickle for us on account of our trust-dictated
standpattisni. . It, too, is going to put a new tariff into
operation, ainee all efforts at reasonable reciprocity with
that near neighbor
hired politicians intended them to fail." We ought to
haye approximately free trade with Canada, at leatt'as
ta Canadian products; this would be advantageous to
both countries, but
no better reason for
between Minnesota
as a commercial
year $130,000,000 worth, while we exported to all South
America only $50,000,000 worth, to all Asia only $60,
000,000 worth, to Oceahica $33,000,000 worth, to all
Africa $24,000,000; and yet to suit a coterie of stand
patters we stand to lose most of the Canadian trade,
while the mass of American citizens will lose heavily,
rather than gain otherwise because of the-decrease of
Canadian imports.
Bnt Uncle Joe Cannon and Steel-trust Dalzell and
Crosvenor and Payne and Aldrich and the rest of them
have1 decided to stand pat " .
r Some year, in the not far distant future. the stand'
patters will not be approached with moral suasion; they
will be kicked swiftly
The first medal, for sculptor went to
another American, P. W. Bartlett
Tber wr S.009,000 -paid admissions
to the exposition. Many American ex
hibitors are shipping to th Milan ex
position. ; ' :
A Rothschild Who Works.
From a Pari Letter.
Unlike th other members of his fam
ily. Baron Henry d .Rothschild baa not
ehosea banking as a 'prof esslon, but has
taken up medicine. With part f his
enormous fortune he has founded In this
elty a hospital of hi own. to which he
devotes all of hi time, snd where every
poor man. woman or child who applies Is
given free treatment' During the recent
International Tuberculosis rongress the
baron Invited all the members, nearly
1,000, to be his guests at his magnifi
cent residence outside the city.
- Dr.' Rothschild meets his patient at
regular office hours and attends, hie
surglcsl clinic dally. He also attends to
many private chanty patients, . .
JOURNAL
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Th Journal Building, Fifth and Yamhill
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pense; they pensioned relatives and friends who never
the companies: they employe! a smal
to d6 dirty work of various kinds and
they posed and advertised themselves as
of successful business men.
high time for a searching investigation,
exposure, for a radical reform in these
go." aysthe New York. World,
A BUILDING FOR THE ANNUAL STOCK SHOW.
suggests to The Journal that the' gov
building and island upon which it is sit
purchased to use for an annual stock
surprises to most people was the
quality of the stock owned by breeder
at the aame time assuring a solid
exposition which we might get up. in
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been set on foot to'fepeat next year
an event of international significance.
the opportunity presented it can set
will come next time without urging,
annual event a much bigger success
scored this year. :
building can be bought for. little or
while investigating and if found
immediately he adopted and the fact
show widely advertised ,'
breaking down under the tremen
FOR THE STANDPATTERS.
HE TARIFF STANDPATTERS are pretty sure
' to. encounter considerable trouble this. winter in
congress, even if they are sure that no tariff re
States: but will not stand the stand
absurd and iniquitous schedules oTt
ta the Germans last year products
have failed, as the trusts and their
more to us than to Canada; there is
a high tariff wall between them than
and Illinois; yet Canada is treated
enemy. , We exported to Canada last
clear out of sight-
Portland Papera. "
From th Tillamook Herald.
Th Lewi. and Clark exposition owes
a great deal of Its success to. th way
th . Portland press pulled together on
this on point" Whllol thvs bitterest
rivalry and enmity exist, between th
Portland dallies, when It cam to boost
ing th fair, they war a on and
seemingly each trying to outdo th
other la their praises footh big show
snd the northwest, without exaggerat
ing. This I the only way anything can
ever b aecompllehedy,-pulling to
gether, and w admire th - Portland
paper for th way they managed It. -;
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Its Meaning Known. , '
From th St. Louis Post-Dispatch.1
None of the dictionaries I 1st enough
to define "graft, but the people Of the
United States know what It Is." -
Lincoln county farmers ar aolna to
irais mora'sppiea.- . '
CHANGE
. There la scarcely anybody la the
country-whom we would see or, hear
"roasted" with less regret or pity than
Henry M. Whitney, but that, does not
Justify the president In flylfig Into
passion. ' .-."--.
Severs winter weather helps Witt a
nine, as it neipea to crush Napoleon,
When la a move colna to b mad to
ecu re some ox that Alaska, trader ;
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A new federal Juda- at last, ' On wss
long overdue.
Still, th Russian people have some
thing to be thankful for: they ar not
policy-holders in a Mew York life In
surance company.
Th east side was entitled to a police
station as it, is to omer things It Is
pulling ror. . . '.
Now It la announced that Secretary
Shaw. Is not going to resign for a long
time to come, perhaps because nobody
is can so well manage that deficit.
.'-v.', e .
In remarrying as boob as possible. -It
la not supposed that Jack London was
responding, to jl "Call of th Wild.
When some Oregon paper can think
of nothing els to kick about they still
prtcn into iteney,
Senator Dick of Ohio, after careful
calculation, predicted Governor ' der
rick's reelection by SI, 800 majority. - He
was only about 150,000 votsa off, which
Is perhaps as good a guesa aa eould be
expected from a purblind partisan and
standpatter. .
StllUt would, be a wast of time to
peculate on what w would do with
that Rockefeller Income of 140.000.000
a year ir w had It.
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Don't forget to buy Oregon-made
goods.
New Tork woman haa formulated
It rules for choosing a husband. The
first on Is that he must have plenty of
money, ana so th other eleven don t
Interest us. .... i . - ..
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A hen In Switzerland I said to have
laid i.ooo eggs. But Switzerland I a
long way from Oregon.
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People of th Isl of Pine pin to
hold a few federal ofllcaa. .
t 1 3,
How much better a man generally haa
been, after he la dead, than while he was
allv. . .. ' ' r
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Only mi rsndldsts ran or will hnld
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' Hetty Green' is 70 years old and I
green In nothing but -nam.. T v.
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, But If convicted. Burton can appeal
again, and so continue to draw his sal
ary, which he must need to pay all those
lawyers, s
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Prlnc Lout refused to pay a New
Tork dentist 11,000 for fixing up four
of the princely teeth, and, now th den
tist probably expects th president' to
send a fleet of battleship jto. German
waters with an ultimatum. Next tm
the admiral-prince wilt patronise a den
tist who advertises his prlaa
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Thoss lawyers comprising th Bar as
sociation are on the whole a rather fin
tor-oTTenrartsr altr
Th president ought to have mad a
good selection; . h was long enough
about It. ;
J ' e . e t
Th business men of Alaska 'won't
com down here In a body begging to
be permitted to trad here, i
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OREGON SIDELIGHTS
One band of hogs drlvsn from Wallowa
county to Lewlston for shipment nun
bareil 710 hejd.
Echo will soon have Its waterworks
completed, and then will get electric
lights. .
".'.
. Carlton baa a mtlldam, and soon will
have a mill.
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At' the- clos of the "services In the
Astoria Congregational church, Sunday
evening,; the pastor, who had instituted
a .eutt for divorce against hla wife, an
nounced that It had been withdrawn;
that there had been a mistake which had
been discovered, and a reconciliation had
been effected.
Additional teacher required at North
Yamhill.
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Lake county lands ar attracting th
attention of outsiders and several par
ties hav been here In th past few
weks to investigate. Th time will
soon com when Lake county lands will
b available, says th Lakevlew Herald.
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McMlnnvJllla may hav a corn cannery,
If enough farmers around there will
agree to raise corn. , . . . ,
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' Msny trees and shrubs being set out
In Bend. , .
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- Msny Deschutes cabbages measure 40
Inches In .circumference and weigh 20
pounds or mor.-. -... ,.
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Echo ha an Income of $1,400 a year
from four saloons.
Some very fine apples were raised at
Irrlgoa. f -
Farm lands around Adams are
val-
SMALL
ued at 110,000 a quarter section.
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At th present time th population of
Morrow eounty la about MOO people. In
a few years, at th present rate of In
crease, wa shall have 10,000. Th mnn
who buys a bom with us at th present
time for from $10 to $2 per aors ha
allio gain and nothing to lose, says th
Ion Troclalmer. , . '
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Tber la opportunity for more busi
ness men of vsrious kinds in Echo, say
th Newa . . .
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Bandon : ts , 'growing steadily ' and
healthily. . Th Recorder ssys: "Manu
facturing enterprises find her Ideal con
ditions. They have good facilities for
shipping by water, and the railroad will
be here In another year or two. Ws can
offer cheap cosl and wood, or both, foi
fuel. W hav the best cllmat on th
coast. Homsseekars will find msny op
portunities here not offered elsewhere.
Lend csn be bought at reasonable figures
and homes can be built at a minimum of
co,tV-;.v t v ,: 5. . ,
' New rug factory la McMlnovUl,., ,
j:- 1 ' " ''
JAMES HAZEN HYDE
ASA WITNESS
James CrelmaB. In New Tprk World.
It wa only In th lt hour ystsrday
of his all-day examination that th hot
. i,m Hasen 1 Hyde came
really to bla cheek and biased In his
rVl .a Kmii a' smooth, smiling wit-
nsss. aatonlshlngly unfsralllsr with ths
great financial transactions m
had played a part aa vice-presldsnt of
th Equttabi Life Assurance soclsty,
but courteous- and Impersonal and ob
viously eager to help Mr. Hughes and
the Investigating committee to get at
tk. nttm '" ''''
when ha accused Mr. Frlek. Mr.
Harriman and other fellow-director of
plotting to send him aoroaa as an sm
haundnr. of conspiring to wreck the
..i,.. n hi. stock and the seise control
of the Equitable and its hundreds or
miiiinna- when he conressea mat me
f.rantlla Trust company paid $71,000
in settlement of x-Oovernor Odelt'a
shipbuilding claims. In th fac of a
threat that Its speolal charter might be
revoked bv legislation then the, fir
that wa In th young man came out
his youth, his sens or injury, nis as
termination to punish his enemies.
in thst hour of startling revelation
ha was no longer th weak, adolescent,
curled and perfumed dandy of th pub
lic Imagination, Dui a man 01 coaracier,
vlrlla and fiery. - . "
It would be hard to imagine a more
fastidious or agreesble personality tnan
Mr. Hyde when he Jock th stand In th
morning. H la tall. vry tau. slim In
th waist, broad In th shoulders, well
proportioned throughout and erect like
a trained athlete.
-His head and face ar ions ana nar
row, but th- long DincK nair Drusneo
strslsht back from th high forehead
snd ths well-trlmmed. pointed heard and
long, -slender . mustach added to th
breadth sufficiently to maka th propor
tion pleasant. ' '
Th brow is nign, straigni ana run.
th - nos long, straight and fine, th
Jaws firm and strong. The short Hp,
shaded by the soft muatsche, haa a
distinct oupld tow ; me lower up is
round and full evidence of a luxury
loving nature. - The upper; teeth - ar
broad, whit and straight', th lower
teeth .pointed. .And Irregular. - a
Mr. Hyde's eyea are dartF gray. vary
large and exceedingly - handsom. It
would b bard to find a mors expressly
pair of eyes in a man's head. The
lashes ar long and black. - The eye
brows are black and wall marked. Th
brow overhangs k the eye-sockets and
casts shadows beneath. . ,- . . , .
In profile Mr. . Hyde' head and fac
ar of th classlo Greek typex- Looked
at from the front, th countenance sug
gests southern Europe. The skin Is fine.
pale, but slightly tanned. .Th hair and
Deard"ar-'soft-and--fln. '
His. hands ar long, slender and white.
Th fingers taper. : Th nails were ob
viously manicured, th little half moon
showing whltely against th pink. -
Mr. , Hyd was dressed in some soft
black material, exceedingly-welt cut,
and' wore a black silk waistcoat.
speckled .with little broksn lines. He
wore a ruffled shirt of th finest linen.
fastened with- small gold studs, a high
turned-down collar and a well-tied black
tin bow. -Ilia feet were shod with
pointed low shoes, revealing- black
stocking, j ' - ' .
Altogether Mr. Hyd waa about a
handsom and graeeful a figure aa one
could find, quick, polished, suave the
highly- breav- taucb-.u-aveled university
graduate manly In stature and In hear
ing, but with sscurlously boyish air, not
withstanding. The only sign of orna
mehtrabout hint-Was a "largeTnUgT10
green aest set In a gold ring on th Utile
finger of hla light hand. - - , ,
He sat In the leather-back chair on a
little unpalnted wooden platform. Mr.
Hughes, ths Inquisitor, stood about II
feet, sway. The contrast between the
two men was striking on smiling,
graceful, sxqulslte, th other angular,
stiff, stern and at time harsh.
A small, ilrtnlr knit man, with a dark-
skinned, expressionless face, bright,
sharp syes looking alertly through Isrgs
spectacles; a dry mannar, sometimes ap
proaching anapplness and faintly, sug
gesting a hot temper held in coptrol
that waa Edward Hsnry Harriman as
he appeared before th legislative In
snmnca1 invest itmor yesterday.' -
Ths little millionaire seemed to be th
coolest man In the place, and all through
lb examination he spoke In an even
and monotoonoua tons, sav for a mo
ment when Mr. Hughes, his Inquisitor,
turned to speak to a lawyer; and then
Mr. Harriman' eye flashed and hi
manner was peremptory as he snapped ;
Mr. Hsghea, I should Ilk to hav your
attention." . -
Mr. Harriman has a round and some
what wide heed, slightly bald In th
crown and well developed behind. Th
forehead la round and full and high. Th
neck la thin but muscular, encircled by
a low turned-down collar, under which
was tucked a smsll blaclf, bow.
his ayes sr oars, gray and aeep set.
Th powerful glasses he wears give them
a grotesque largeness. They ar ateady.
cold, keen eyes. The nos Is straight,
thin and pointed th no of a sharply
Inquisitive and eggreeetve man. ' . Th
Jaws ar wide, short snd very muscular.
The lower part of Mr. Haniman'a faoe
is narrow, giving a slightly wedge
shaped effect to the countenance. - Th
mouth Is shaded by a black mustache.
curling Inward the mustach of a man
who cares llttl for personsl appearance.
Th thin under Up bear a small black
goatee. The chin la round and receding.
But for the lines of muscular eon-
traction on either side of th chin, run
ning alntoat from th . corners of th
month to th neck, and th. significant
display of muscles at the angles of th
short Jaws. It would hs bard to recon
cllo ths weakness of ths lower fsce -with
Mr. Harriman' aggressive character and
th power h haa shown In open -battle
aa well aa Intrigue.
The tipper face la at war with th
lower face, th full strong brow .with th
weak ehlu. Th remarkable develop
ment of muscle oa tb Jaw line and th
signs of frequent and flerc contraction
about th mouth ar plainly th result
of a conflict between, large and petty
characteristics. ' " '
The general affsct of Mr. Harrlman'a
headrand face and physlqus is that of a
sommonplac mercantile plodder. There
la no not of distinction either In hi
person, attlr or bearing. II would not
be noticed In a crowd. At times, though,
he suggests a French type, a schoolmas
ter of a provincial city or a musle
teacher. .
Mr. Hrrlman spoke dryly, " almost
curtly,' He watched Mr. Hughe closely,
and seemed to be Indifferent t th on
looking crowd. ' Hi faoe wa mirthless.
At first h sat upright and grasped th
rm of hi chair, answering briefly and
coldly, with little Jerks of th head.
Presently his fingers played with his
gostee, (a aped the mother-of-peerl cres
cent hsnglng on his smsll'. gold watch
chain or- fumbled the leather ess for
his eyeglar.se. . ' , .
Evea whn h was pressed to' tell
whether ex-Governor Odell had foroed
the Mercantile Truat 'company to settle
his claim by threats of retaliatory legis
lation there .waa n trace of emotion In
his fsce or manner. Ha would eye Mr.
Hughes Intently, listen In a rigid attl
tuds of Interest,, then lower his head.
draw in his chin till -th muedes on th
Jawa stood atit, stare at th table before
him and then anawer In dry, concise
term and without gestures.
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BELATED CONFERENCE
,",.- By Rev. Thomas B Gregory.--
Th New Tork oiat Conference of
Religion was engaged rat Rochester in
attempting to eettle a question that
was settled most admirably mora 'than
1,000 ysars ago. .
Th Rochester conference Is trying to
find an answer to th oUestton: "What
Is religion" But why should these
estimable gentlemen' put themselves to
so much trouble about a matter, that
waa attended to, and attended to with
perfect thoroughness, over zq centuries
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. "What la religion T" I that th ques
tion? Then let us turn to th . ancient
answer, as found in James 1:17: "Pure
religion and undented before uoa and
the Father is this. To visit th father
less and widows, in their affllotlon, and
to keep himself unspotted from the
world."
Lt us look at that old definition for
.. In the first-plsce, 'religion, according
to James. Is love, kindness, sympathy,
the disposition of mind and hsart that
causes on to- be interested in those who
ar In want or trouble, and that move
him to do what be can, to relieve their
sorrow.
That ta what la meant by visiting
th fatherless and widow In their af
fliction that and nothing else.
In th second place, religion, accord
ing to th definition with which w are
dealing, la a' clean, sweet, wholesome
dally life, the high principle, the nne
sense of honor and - th ' right which
causes one to lov th good and score
tha hail, and which InSDlreS OnS tO
choose rather the aalferer than to de
grade himself or become tb instrument
of degrading ethers,?. .
These two things, then, a loving neert
snd a clean life, constitute religion-
according to th New Testament Itself
and I am free to confess that, while
I am ha no sense a bibliomaniac, I hav
never . been abl to find a truer or
grander er more rational definition of
ths "ons thin needful.
Show m the human being whoa lov
ing heart heats In real aympathy with
all who ar in distress, ana wnosa sou
cannot rest until all has been don for
them that can be done; and. In addition
to this, whose dally life a upright an
honorable, loving th .manly and . th
rla-ht. scornful ol tns'mean and w
wrong show mm th human being who
combine these two things, and ta that
human belns I will show you tha "pur
religion and undefiled Deior uoa ana
th rather." r - v. '
Of course. thr ar lota of thing
that are mixed -up with religion and
that. In tha mind of a great many peo
ple pass for religion thst sre quit
foreign to th main issue. '
Mixed no with religion ar xorms ana
ceremonies, speculations and dogmae
over which men -have argued and quar
reled, f oua-ht and . butchered on -an
other for centuries; but tnee tninga ar
no more religion than th nuas; la tn
wheat or th dress th man,
Whan th Redeemer or th world wa
asksd. ths .question, "Mastsr. which la
th great commandment in th lawr' n
said' nothing "abourtreed and dogmas;
but, confining himself strictly to tn
hidden forces of th character, an
swered: ' ' " '
"Thou shalt love th LoroWtny GOd
with all thy heart, and with airthy soul,
and with all thy mind. Thls la the first
and areat commandment. ' And the sec
ond Is Ilk unto It, "Thou shalt lov thy
nelahbor aa thyself, on the two com
mandmeht hang all th law and th
propht."-'-:-. -.L-.:-:..-Nothing
more Is to be said not even
by th worthy gentlemen of tb Roch
ester conference. .
jUSYAT5-miR,aU I
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XT. Tie Someertio aTovsI -. AatUJlo-
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. Edited by Wex Jonea.
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" Caroline Flapjacks was a fat, dumpy
girl with carroty hair, Tom Leasee In
thought h was in lov with her. Tom
ws tall, thin and freckled. . .
' II. ' " -
Tom ssksd Carolina ' to be hi . wife.
He waa happily surprised when she con
sented. Carolina had previously shut th
gas off at th meter, with th Idea of
encouraging Tom. ' .' " '
-. -. ' III. ' - '
Th - wedding presents . mad--a- -fin
show on th morning -of th wedding.
In th afternoon they Were returned to
th ' pawnbroker, from whom Caroline
had hlrd thara, ' ' -
, ' ' -'.-T IV. -f i -
' When th minister opened ths bulky
snvelope that Tom pressed into his hand.
Hs-found It contained a confederate bill
wrapped around a wad of brown paper.
V. . ' : .-)
Caroline and Tom were In-thelr first
fist a month. Then they moved, It was
cheaper. - , .
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- By and by a little child came toilless
the Lesscoln' horns. .:...
It didn't do what It came for. V
VII. , - '
" Caroline tried to take In washing, and
Tom tried to take In suckers. , Neither
succeeded. When they wer hungry they
cussed each other, but found that biting
sarcasm was no substitute for biting
stesk. - I .
- --vtil ;
Caroline obtained a divorce from Tom
on th ground of non-desertion. -
IX -
.' Modem life from incubation to Incin
eration; born single, married double, di
vorced single.
Not Sufficient Temptation.!.,,
From the Gold Beach Globe. -Mr.
(well, wa will not tell hi
nam yet) dropped In -yesterday with
half dosen tomatoes and a couol of
apples. In return for these h no vloubt
expects us to publish a hslf oolumii pun
of himself a candidate for a .Curry
eounty office. There wa ,a tlm in our
editorial life when w wer chump
enough to . furnish- $1 worth of adver
tising for a nickel's worth of such fruit,
but w hav got over that some .tiro
Sto? If h want to advertise hi can
didacy In th Glob he rnuet Tut up th
eost just like any other man that may
want sa fflca W might . want th
same of flee. - .-
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. - t":. Even Ytt. .V T
. ' From the Ne Tork Malt .
. TRvan ftnw. aftae all fkla I, 1m lu.
Ilered that men could be found who
woiua accept, orioes, ,i . ... , ,. - ,
I . LETTERS FROM' THE
people:
. . BIsrda fot iMrtlaad. ' ,
Portland. Nov. it To the Kdltof of.
The Journal Permit me to offer a few , .
words -In commendation of the Plan for
a boulevard for Portland outlined and
uf etd by Mr. McKenna. as pub.
"shed In Th journal. Observation '
covering many of th finest citle of
this country during th past H years
has convinced me that nothing is more .
effeotive tn building up cities and draw
ing permanent residents" thsn grest ave
Bues, boulevards end parkways. Granted
that such cities hav of coura favorable .
faollitlM for bulldinr up manufacture
and traffic, Portland ha unsurpassed "
opportunity and prospect In the latter
field, therefore, now Is th time when
th city father should taks a look ahead
and lay out the-city In a way, .which
will be worthy of a great cosmopolitan
metropolis, which seems destined here to "
be, ' Boston is expending large sums In
continuing a work in this lin . which
hss been going on many years. With
each extension of her boulevard In
creased prices of adjacent real estst
results. : .New...Yorkv Philadelphia. Chi- .
cago and several othsr cities ar in
creasing their boulevards. Washington
has been mad beautiful within a gen
eration. Very few cltie can comDar
with Portland In It natural surround- -
ing attractions. Th city la geograph
ic! ly situated to become th permanent :
residence city of large number' of suc
cessful men andVth wealthy class of '
ths Paclfio northwest who- will look for
homes In oltlea where surroundings sre
wen ordered and beautiful. Great boule
vards become th object of the'clvlo
pride of all th people. . They not' only
allow th family of moderate means to
ltve ' facing open spaces, out - attract
schools of learning and art to locate
upon, them and bring refining Influences '
and culture into city - life. So Im-
portent sr thee' boulevard and park
way Improvements that It ta considered
wise to give the city's obligation for -
their future payment. Why should thla
city hesitate T It Is fair to amy that th
city, government would make no mis
take In -sending a committee to leant .
what otbee cities are doing tn this ltn "
and then apply th best to be learned
to Portland' situation and possibilities
In connection with th McKenna plan. I -trust
you - will keep this subject con
tinually before th people through your '
columns until effective action-Is taken. - -;
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A WorUauraaaa'a View. ":
Portland, Nov. !. To th Editor of
Tht Journal I hava noticed quit a llt
tl In your paper -of lata about .'tb
proper' way to take members Into th
church. , Now I think If thos preachers
would read th Blbl a llttl and not talk
so much they would find th proper way
to take In members. - If they would look
atAcli n:n-$rher-rOTld-ftnd-
the people asked Peter what they must
do that he did not ask them to vote any
ticket at sll but hs told them to repent snd
b baptised every -on of thm. ln.the,.
nam of Jeaua Christ for th remission, ;
of sins, and they would receive the gift
of the holy ghost. ' , ' '
Now, If thos preachers hav found
any other .way It cannot be th right
way. If this Mr. Shaffer Is going to
keep every on oat of tk kingdom ot
God that 'haa ever' made) any wine- or
ot he drinks it would pay him to read
ths second ehapter of Job a. In regard
ta teoiDerancs I have heard so much
about It now I -would Ilk tM gentleman
to tell us. what this word means. .Web
ster tell a us that it means moderation -
In.' eating and drinking,'' in other -
all ot the writings and sayings of most
of the preachers of this city sine I hsva -been
In It there has been but' very little
of th gospel of Christ In them. Thsy '
ar alwaya telling ns what tly thlplc
is pest xor vr to ao, . i n peopi can
get along without thos thlnk-aes. What
they need and pay for la tha gespel ef
Christ In Its simplicity, for that Is th '
only power under heaven where hy man "
can be aaved. If they would tut uae -so
many big words and would uee th
common words that ar used by the
common people they would soon se th
good they were doing;, but aglt Js at the
present tlm there ar a greet ' many -
common men who go In ta hear what tha
church no better off than- when they
entered, for the simple reason thsy csa-
not understand a great many of th big
word 'that ar said. -
. A WORKWOMAN.
In th neighborhood of Chinook...
November . 31 The rain continued
through the night, but the. morning wa
calm and cloudy. The huntera were aent
out and killed 'three" deer, four brant
and three ducka. Toward evening Seven
Clatsop cam over In a canoe, with
two akin of th sea otter. . To this
article they attach an extravagant value,
and their demand for It wer so high
thst w were toe fearful of reducing
our: small stock of merchandise,' on
which ws must depend for subsistence
sa we return, -to venture on purchasing.
To Ascertain, however, their idea as to
tha valu of different objects, we of
fered for one of the skins a watch, a
handkerchief, an Amsrlcsn dollar and a
bunch of red beads; but neither, tha
eurloua mechanism of the watch,- nor
even tha red beads, eould tempt the In
dian; he refused the offer,, but asked
for tlaeomoshack. or chief beads th
most common son of coars blue-colored
beada th article beyond all . price tn -
their estimation. Of thess blu beads
we hav but few. and therefor reserve
them for . more necessitous clrcum-
stsnces. , , ,,: -., ;,. .
Era of New Thing. -' ;
From thPrlnevlIle Journal. -Railroad
transportation was never a a
certain er the preliminaries ever started
on a solid a foundation In Crook county
a at present Irrigation projects, wer
never ss numerous or accomplishing aa -'
much real good as they ar today. Min
ing, timber and stock interests, outstd '
of th magnificent agricultural possibili
ties, wer never before a prosperous er
aa capable of attaining the standard set -for
them aa thsy show themselves to be '
it thla time.- Prosperity, capital, energy .
snd nature herself have all helped to
bring about a transformation . seldom
equaled under similar conditions. Towns
sre springing up In remote sections
where a few years ago there wyis scant
picking for th rang animals. Th area
f th countyfiguratively speaking, is
Incressing largely and th scop of' her.- '
development and fsr-rsehlng pnssihlll- ,
tie ar fait climbing tn a point wher ,
a guess ss to ths future limit of thing? '
Is sltogether unsessonsble. - . ; ,
' - A Belated Discovery.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Fersker sey th result In Ohio- wsv ;
a revolt against hneslsm; hut George B.
Cox seema ta Mrs aotlcsd it first, , "
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