Editorial
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1905.
PORTLAND. OREGON.
T HE O REG
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Published tnr; aveninf except Sunday) and every Sunday morning, at
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i; A LESSON FROM ASTORIA. V; ' . '
Tp HAT. THE TENDENCY in Oregon it tharply to
.T-.--I r rai th cUndard ot publicjerviee andthat the
only thing required to accomplish it is the dis
position on tht part of those with authority 'to do' it, is
welt demonstrated in the case of Mayor Surprenant of
Astoria .whose untimely death was recorded yesterday.
In many . respects Astoria seemed to present a very
unpromising field Tor reform agitation and work." "It is
a seaport with the looseness characteristic of such towns
and has a large foreign population to whom such ideals
do not strongly appeal. But, when the now dead mayor
made his second campaign, it was discovered as it was
found in Portland that the majority of the voting pop
ulation desired cleanliness in the administration of pubUc
affairs and were determined that no combination of gam
blers or hurdygurdy- men should be regarded as setting
. the moral standards by which the whole population was
judged. . Therefore, much to the surprise of those who
for political reasons had always cultivated the support
of the gambling and allied elements .and who imagined
that no political victoryxiould be won without their aid,
.Mr. Surprenant not only won but' set in motion a
series of reforms that fairly took away the breath of
thoae, who. imagined they, were wise in such matters.
This surprise was further deepened by the fact that a
majority of the people seemed to be back of the mayos.
The official test, however, came last Wednesday when
the issue .was once again squarely presented and the
line severely drawn; between the .two elements. ;Mr.
Surprenant won a very decisive victory. It is exceed
ingly nnfortunate that the- moment of his triumph
marked his death.- It is td be hoped, however, that the
forces which were back of him will los neither heart
nor courage but that they will set to work to gather,
the fruit of the victory to which they contributed and
which they knew he would gather.
Indeed, there is in the whole affair, food for thought
as well as gratification for all sections of the state.
The people of Oregon do not want to be judged by the
standards of the gamblers and their natural allies. They
are keeping step with the march of progress throughout
the country and they Wish to maintain clean govern
ments. That they can do so, that they are determined
to do so. ; they have, demonstrated in many important
cases. There are those who do not or will not recognize
the changed conditions, like the majority in Portland's
city council which has hocuspocused the saloon box
ordinance out of existence. They have shown precisely
where they stand and the ideas which they are de
termined to uphold. This was perhaps to be expected
when the "red ticket" was elected in the last election.
These men went into the council pledged to do the bid
ding of the saloon men and they are faithfully carrying
out that contract But they are simply inviting their
own destruction. . Time was when men could look to
such alliances with the certainty that they would be re
elected, but that time has gone never to return.. New
conditions have raised new standards and those who
seek to destroy them will pay the penalty the moment
the people can get at them. It is for this reason,' w say,
the court cit combine is playing with fire and , that burnt
fingers will be a natural consequence. : ' ',
TURNINQ BACK THE DIAJL
T HE PERSPIRING PATRIOTS who' constitute
I ' the committee of forty will find a difficult task
ahead of them." It is their purpose to' rekindle
fire. r,( partisanship, that linrr anahf,. mnA l.;t-
'bound partisanship which exercises no reason and fol
low blindly the . dictates of some party boss who is
usurping the people's. rights and using them for his own
selfish ends! With the new regime that is coming to
the front the purpose is to swing things back into the
old groove, to elect men who serve not the public but
the special interests and who above all are amenable .to
the machine. ' ' . ' ' . ' 4
"" Several recent new laws curtail the almost tyrannical
powers which the bosses hav , heretofore exercised.
Through the initiative and referendum it it possible for
a majority to pass whatever laws they see fit without
reference to the legislature, just as they have the power
to; defeat laws that have been passed by the legislature.
But most significant of all they now have it in their
power to "elect" United States senators. Thc men, if
.the law -is followed, must run the gauntlet of their par
ties to secure a nomination and the' gauntlet of the people-
to secure an election which the legislature will sub
sequently ratify. Part of the partisanship plan is to de
feat this. law at the. very. outset by ignoring it, but the
temper of the people of (he state is such, that once they
Holiday Maxims.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
, ' Systematise yonr holiday madness.
A mercenary spirit Is but sacrilege to
the occasion It commemorates.
It la not fair to suppose the men of
the family "possess Rockefeller fortunes.
The early ' shopper finds the biggest
bargain. . ..... '
In encountering -holiday crowds re
member that yon. are not built like an
airship. ,
l Don't travel the town over and wear
your, temper to the slssling point for
the sake of a few cents.
Ba satisfied when you accomplish In
a dsy just about one half of your origi
nal Intention.'
It la th-unlooked-for" souvenir that
reaches the farthest' corner of the heart
Keep aa eye on -your belongings: and
' don't for pity's sake, carry money where
; It may be easily seised. The moat unsuspicious-looking
person may prove a
Veritable "Raffles."
" Remember that your mad center rush
,. to the and of your shopping goal may
lead to maay unprofitable complications,
nervous haBKion for example.
Don't take the holiday spirit too seri
ously andt bankrupt yourself for fear of
displeasing your friends . who are
abundantly able to buy expensive gifts
tfor themselves. '
, An occasional' Interval of rest if for
only five or ten minutes, hna a soothing
effect on your, temper and . refreshes
' your nerves.
t la more cheritable to extend holiday
cheer to those .who are likely to spend
gray and lonely days than thus blessee"
with friends and wealth. ...
American '. Ginseng ' In China.
From American Medicine."
The American product has a- certain
. demand, but brings much less than that
from foreign countries, enpeclslly Man
churia., There It la obtained wild, the
roota possessing a grotesquenese of con
tour not seen In the quKlvated American
plant and this is largely responsible
for the discrimination between the two,
the Chinese ascribing to tha shape ot
the root certain superior and ' highly
desirable qualities. . .
TK. llanr-tiiirlnn clnspnS? also OOmSS
from tha emperor's mother country, out
rT Trur-mrniw aow iront .. which u txn s
(Hon "of Heaven, sprsng. and hence la re
garded as a more potent life-giving
remedy. In some cities, however, the
Ametioaa aaildar and cheaper product la
O N D AIL Y
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER J
PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING -CO.
strecta, peruana, uragon ,
of any careful observer that they will be.
PORTLAND
- OF PROGRESS.
preferred, the demand varying markedly
tn different communities. In many
provinces flve grades . of ginseng are
recognised and the merchant mast sup
ply each community with - Ita choice.
which la dependent almost entirely upon
the whims of tht people, Inatead of upon
the real quality of the roota.
Thla peculiarity will remain true Just
aa long as tha Chinese retain their firm
belief In the mysterious powers. of the
plant ,
: Some , Definitions.
Harry A. Thompson In Saturday Even-
ing Post i
Pessimism Mental indigestion. . "'
Fame Post-mortem appreciation.
Tainted Money A new variety of
sour grapca
Ability Tha explanation of your suc
cess. ., :
Lu-k Tha explanation of the other
fellow's.
Worry Interest paid On trouble be
fore it falls due. '
Golf A frame that begins with a golf
ball and ends with a high-ball. ,
Amateur Farming A .form of ex-
travaganca practiced by men who, like
Carnegie, do not wish to die rich.
A Skeptic A man wha cfcn't believe
in the tntrscla at Jonah and .the whale
and yet thinks he can beat Wall street -
f- - The Smart- Bet A ' group of people
who. In trying to. amuse themselves
merely succeed In amusing everybody
else. . , , . .
Confidence In the. Pilot
From the Chicago Evening Post.
- The president's message contains gen
eral sailing orders drawn up by Master
Pilot Roosevelt, to enable the ship of
state to navigate through the waters of
honor to the haven of prosperity. There
may be rocks In the channel not down
on the president's chart, and the ahlp
may come to some mishaps .by reason
of these, dangers that he does not know.
But there ran be no doubt about the
pilot's purposes, and the great majority
of the crew are confident of safety
while ho stands by the helm.
. Fashionable Now. ' .
Front the Philadelphia Press.
Sowing to ..the will of the people is
the most fashionable thing In - politics
this year.
JOURNAL
no. . camou
The Journal Building, Fifth and YsmhlU
realize what is afoot the conspirators will find it a very
difficult task to accomplish. All laws of this character
which have recently .been placed, upon the statute books
have for their purpose the getting back into the hands
Of the voter much of 4bs-powr, which heretofore, they
have delegated to their , official trustees who have
proven so recreant to the trust reposed in them. ' Once
the people have tasted and exercised this power, once
they realize what a mighty instrument it is in furthering
the cause of good government, it is not likely that any
backward movement will be made or that they will al
low to sink into desuetude an instrument which gives
them such complete control of their public servants. .
Everywhere throughout the country tlfe tendency Is
to destroy boss and machine rule. It has been found
to be the most vicious and indefensible barnacle that
has ever been engrafted on the body politic. . With the
president of the United States, "himself elected , a Repub
lican, setting the pace in this respect, it is not likely that
the good sense .of the voters of Oregon will permit .any
retrogression in the grand forward movement in the
best kind of politics that is now going on in all parts
of, the United States and that is so conspicuously ap
parent in Oregon... .. r- ;
PORTLAND AND OREGON'S NEW SPIRIT.
F AR AND AWAY the most significant and grati
fying feature of the new conditions which now
- surround Portland and Oregon is the new tone
of the people themselves. There was a time when the
people of Oregon were inclined to accept as a matter
of ' course the many blessings which nature showered
upon them. If their soil was more prolific than most,
if the climatic conditions were exceedingly favorable, if
the variety of their resources was unprecedented, they
were simply so, had always been so, therefore why make
any particular fuss about them? If other places were
less fortunate then that was their misfortune, and there
was no good reason why any fuss should be made about
it Furthermore conditions were easy here, everybody
was satisfied, therefore why disturb the conditions in
stead of enjoying them. '. . . . i i .
But this' is no longer true. Portland and Oregon peo
ple now realize the . great destiny of both. They are
proud of what nature has done for them and they fully
realize the obligation thus imposed to make the most
of it. Hence it is that we have a newer Oregon and
newer Portland and that everybody is united in the de
termination to make a Greater Oregon and a Greater
Portland, '; ;.. ,......'., i. , ..;....:,.
This is the sentiment which achieves things. , It is a
sentiment . which reached fruition almost in a night
Hereafter the city and. state are something to be . reck
oned with. The advantages of both are patent to the
most casual observers. If Portland and, Oregon are true
to themselves there is no doubt about the future of
either and there is just as little doubt now in the mind
SHOULD DO ITS DUTY.
THE WHOLESALE DEALERS and jobbers of
this city have received official communications
'from the business men of Prineville calling at
tention to the manner In which they have been misrep
resented by the Qregonianv Many of these letters have
been written by men whose standing, financial or other
wise, cannot be brought into question. , They have lived
in the 'State for years, and are perfectly familiar with all
tht tpfiil'1'""? i .mrrruinte their hrmc town and
county. In aelf defense they have gone to the very bot
tom of the charge, recently made against the town mar
shal in behalf of Crain who Avas one of the witnesses
against Congressman Williamson in his recent. trial and
the assault upon whom while on a fighting drunk wa's
construed into a deep-laid plot to Visit summary pun
ishment, upon all those who in any way aided the gov
ernment in its prosecution of the land iraud cases. .
The case which they make out in their own favor is
apparently clear as crystal. They denounce the assaults
which have been made upon all the people of that section
of the' state and call attention1 to the fact that it 'has
so embittered the people that they have organized a prac
tical boycott against the merchants of this city. The
charges were, so flagrant that public feeling is running
high and they can no longer escape the official atten
tion Of the merchants' organization. In self defense' it
must be aifted to the very bottom and whatever repara
tion is called for must be made promptly. The mer
chants of Portland owe this much to themselves, the
people with whom they have. done business and to the
cause of truth and decency.
Sorry.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
(Coprrlcbt. JSOS, by W. B, Hearst.)
There Is much that makes me sorry as
I Journey down life's way,
And I seem to see mora patboa in poor
human lives each day.
I'm sorry for tha strong, brave men who
shield the weak from harm.
But who. In their own troubled hours,
find no protecting arm.
I'm sorry for . the victors, who have
reached aucceaa, to atand
Aa targets for the arrows shot by envloua
failure's hand.
I'm aorry for the generous hearts who
freely shared their wine, .
But drink alone the gall of tears In
fortune'a drear decline.
I'm sorry for the souls who build their
own fame's funeral pyre, . r,
Lperlded by the scornful throng like Ice
deriding nre.
I'm sorry for the conquering ones, who
know not sin's defeat
But dally tread fierce desire 'neath
scorched and bleeding feet
I'm sorry for tha anguished hearta that
break with passion's strain.
But I'm sorrier for the poor, starved
souls that never knew love's pain.
Who hunger on through barren years,
not tasting Joys they crave.
For sadder far is such a lot than weeping
o'er a grave.
rm morry tor the soulshai eome'un-
welcomed Into birth, '
I'm sorry for the unloved old Who cumber
p up tha earth,
rm sorry for the suffering poor in life's
great maelstrom hurled;
In truth I'm sorry for them all who make
thla aching world.
But underneath what'er seems aad, 'and
la not understood, ' . jr ' '.
I know there llesy-hitl from our sight, a
mighty germ of good.
And this belief stands firm by me, my
sermon, motto, text
The sorriest things In this life will seem
grandest in the next ,
Following the ; Flaa,
" From the Philadelphia Record.
' la Russia what little there la of a
constitution appeara to follow the black
flag. . .... v .
SMALL- CHANGE,
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We hop Salem wilt tn five years dou
ble in population. It can and should.
It Is hirpplly situated.
Amoni life's' ills .-'"'
', ' , Is paying bill ( -
T Especially Chrlstmaa shopping bill
.i.J:;. y .
Bought 'era yet? " '
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'. And now behold the" Joyous kids -
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' Who fore 'way up tha money lids.
"Winter wetness make summer (lory
and autumn gold.
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Pointer to the weather forecaster
probably mora rain.
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Awe Chrlstmaa may ba a marry one
XM ua be thankful that we are not
Russia. . , . .,
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The great trouble la that there are
not offices enough for Marlon county
candidates. ' ' ..
Only half a month "of the rood year
1908 left but that la time enough to
do' much good in. .
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Hanf-'on to your umbrella. t
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-'"Bring on the sunshine!" exclaims thr
Albany Democrat. Vat! in da vintar
dlmeT Go and gat a cord of wood and
a atove. -.
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, Hellol Jlello! Where's PuterT Don't
know, do youT No, don't youT No, we
don't i . , f '
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From the grave there comes the some
times eloquent, soundless voloe - of
Silence.
Sport la healthy; games aa run are a
disease. - . -
Won't soma lucky man pleaae strike
oil In Oregon? ' . v : : .
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A timber locator up In Klamath county
la named Straw. L-et us hope that he
will not catch afire. , -
' Get a 40-acre farm In Oregon.
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Brownsville Times: It requires very
little brains to criticise. One of the
easiest things in the world is to say
what you would do If you were In so-and-so's
place. But If you were, you
probably wouldn't do half aa well as ha
Is doing. " - ' '. "' -j
. Oregon enjoyable all the year. ,
. ; - - . e e , ,,
' Fulton and Oearln- ought to make a
strong team for Oregon, U they do dif
fer somewhat politically.
The Lake view Examiner mentions
several sales of horses In that county,
and says: 'There have been several
hundred head of horses- driven from
Lake county this year, and there are yet
several hundred head, .of good horses
to be had If buyers are willing to pay
a reasonable price for them. : , .
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Fine onion land in eastern Multnomah
county. ,- ; f
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westun t-Kuilfi. 'Jim WW rotaliir
property of tha city of Weston, aa Re
turned by the county clerk, amounts to
$99,000. It makes one rather sad to
think that John I. Rockefeller could buy
about 6, flOO cities such aa ours and attll
have enough 'tainted" money left to
send a few bushels of tracts and hymn
books to the heathen. . ,
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Madraa has had an educational meet
ing. -
No town In Oregon la showing moru
signs- of substantial prosperity than
Prineville. ....... -.
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Tha Dalles Chronicle: For three small
daya the county Jail waa enipty, during
which time the whitewaah was used in
abundance and a general renovating took
place.-' Then It waa ao clean that board
ers couldn't stay away from there, and
two prisoners are now confined therein.
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Dances and revival meetings both well
attended throughout Oregon.
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Grange to ba established at . - Pine
Grove, Wasco county.
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Condon la growing steadily. -
Condon Globe: L. E. Alltngham, whs
la working on a logging contract which
he holds with the U. 8. Cowlea Sawmill
company, waa in ths city during tho
week. He said he had about' 800,000
feet of logs and would finish the con
tract which calls for 2.000.000 feet In
the spring. Mr. Cowlea is at present
figuring with tha Great Southern Rail
road company on a contract to furnish
the latter with 4.000,000 feet of ties.
Twenty-seven people Joined a Phil
omath church last Sunday.
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Lakevlew Examiner: The big ice
pond, built thia fall above town. Is tak
ing on a nice coat of ice. The boys cut
the first lot aa it was not first-clean,
before It was very thick, in order to
give It a start for better ice., They
will get about 60 tone the first cutting.
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Athena Is on of the. most prosperous
and progressiva towns of - tha Inland
empire.
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Umatilla county Is happy over Irriga
tion. . . i .
At Fort Clatsop.
December ,16. The five- men"Who
Joined ua thla morning had been more
unlucky, for, In addition o the. rait
whioh had poured down upon them all
night they had no fire; and drenched
and cold as they were when they reachej
us, exhibited a most distressing sight
They hsd left their loads where they
slept and some men were sent after
them, while othcra were dispatched af
ter two more elk in another bend of th
creek, who, after taking these last on
board, proceeded to our camp. It rained
and hailed .during the day, and a high
wind from tha aoutheast not only threw
Mown trees as they passed along, but
OREGON SIDELIGHTS ;
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LEWIS AND CLARK
made the river sarougauiaLJJieyprit;
ca4ed with great risk.
We now had the meat house eoverel,
Snd all our gams carefully hung up In
small pieces.
f . .': ' :.
leads in (Quantity!
tnot quality -
James Creelman In New York World.
It waa of the titanic Struggle between
Germany and the United States in steel
making the banio Industry of the world
that Chartea M. Sohwab waa speaking.
, The president of the Bethlehem Steel
corporations-acknowledged master steel
maker of tha age had touched upon his
recent vlnlt to the great steel plants
of Germany, and the subject seemed to
tlr him profoundly. " '.
With characteristic frankness and
simplicity, Mr. - Schwab' went directly
to the heart of the subject, comparing
the American love of brute bulk with
tha German pride of selentlflo perfec
tion, and tUrowlug a new and startling
light upon the so-called primacy of
America in tha Industrial world.-.
- "After going through tha great Oar
man steel J works this summer I cams
back convinced that. In manufactures,
the Ideal of Germany is quality, while
the American ideal la quantity," said
Mr. 8chwab. ' , - :.
"In thia country we have solved the
question of vast economical output and
havo thus' rendered a great service to
civilization, "but, meanwhile, the tech
nlca.1 schools of our rival, Oermany,
have helped her to take the lead in the
higher grades of manufactures.
"Our next great Industrial problem Is
not slinply to match Germany but to
beat her In the quality of our products.
, '"Tbia is a matter which deserves the
serious attention of the nation. It will
have an Important bearing on our future
leadership in the Industrial world."
"Nothing better illustrates these dif
fering ideala of quality and quantity
than the rival steel Industries of Ger
many and the United States," he con
tinued. "Take ttve automobile business,
for instance. It la one of the largest
and most active phases of modern de
velopment It affects the convenience
and the pleasure of all civilised coun
tries. " It involves vast capltul and
armies of workmen. Yet it is notorious
that American automobllea have not
ranked aa high aa European automo
biles. . ....
"Considering our matchless supply of
raw material and ths energy. Intelli
gence and practical Ingenuity of -our
people, it haa pussled some people to
account for our failure to keen- abreast
of Europe In this distinctly modern In
dustry, an industry well adapted to our
resources both ot men and material. -
- "The truth la that we have hitherto
made no genuine effort to produce forged
steel working parte of automobiles of
tha highest quality. That is -one of
ths reasons why pur automobiles havs
not ranked with those of foreign make.
"Why, In Germany this summer I saw
them making automobile farts of the
same fine steel used in guns. Now, how
can our producta compete with that sort
of thing?
"It la a common saying that there Is
no demand for high quality In this
country; that there Is no market suffi
cient to Justify flrst-class standards In
manufacture. .
"Let ua see. . When I returned from
Germany, not. so many weeks ago, I
had a large shop for the making of high-
grade forged automobile . parts set up
beside the Bethlehem steel works. What
I had seen In Germany was ths decisive
Influence In a long-considered project
I could see no reason why ths United
States should not attempt to take the
lead In the manufacture of automobllea
What is the Jesuit?" Ws slready have
orders for the full capacity of that ahop
for a year ahead, and my manager in
forms me that the plant must be quad-
nisi If we bis
ak esse sf
the business in sight
"That seems to me to be a practical
and, complete answer to the claim "that
it does not pay to turn out the highest
type of finished products In this country,
i "We have long since outstripped ths
rest of the world in manufacturing on a
large acale, in producing cheaply and in
supplying quickly. I suppose that In
concentrating ourselves upon this task
we have largely forgotten the higher
standards of production. ' While hero and
there one finds high-grade manufactur
ers in America, the higheat world stand
ard la not characteristic of our indus
tries. , "The Influence of science upon Ger
many Is unmistakable. Ths supreme aim
of tha Germane seems to be to produce
tha very finest thing in the world, and
then to produce something finer than
that and so on. You have a sense of
an ambition to lead the world in quality
wherever you go in Germany today. It
Impressed ms as a wonderful national
characteristic. Tha same spirit which
has kept Germany ahead of all - other
countriea In industrial chemistry, and In
all Industries allied to It la observable,
too, in her ateel Industries.
"But having mastered the problem of
Immense and economical production, we
are now face to face with the question
raised by Germany, with her scientific
spirit and technical schools. We have
the best supply of raw materials In thx
"world. Ws have the most energetic
and intelligent population in tha worl.l
There Is no reason why we should no,
now address ourselves to the question
of the highest world standards In ev
erything. "We are apt to forget that the world
is constantly seeking for. the best, that
we cannot make anything too good for
the market We can overcome compe
tition In. two "Ways: one s by selling
cheaper and ths other ia by making bet
ter. There la no reason why we should
not lead ths world In both.
"Some years ago an American engineer
Invented a rolled steel . column - that
could be made In one piece. - It was t
great Improvement on the ordinary ateel
column made In this country, which
consists of two or more pieces and tn
riveted , together. . This column Is a
highly scientific and simple devlco
which effects a ' saving ,nt
ft per cent in material for the same
strength. He tried in vain to have tha
achame taken up by American steel
men. Then he went to Germany, where
ths Idea was at once adopted and a large
steel mill built to carry it out On my
visit to Germany this year I went
through this plant ' The advantage of
the new steel column was obvious. The
Bethlehem Steel corporation la ahnur tn
build the largest Works in the world
for ths construction or these steel col
umns. (i
"The reason why the rails of our great
railways wear out so rapidly Is not
that the quality of ths stsel has deterio
rated, but traffic has Increased and ths
weight of "the cars has grown and we
have not raised -Aha atandard ef our
steel rails sufficiently to keep pace with
the Increasing demands' made upon
them; One of ths most Important rail
way presidents In the country said to
me not long ago lhat ha didn't aeem to
be able to find ateel rails that would
stand the test of modern traffic. . They
wore out too soon, lie said that he
would-be willing to pay almost any price
for tha right 4Un4of- rails. It was not
alone the coat of repair and replace
ment that he had in mind, but also the
costliness of an Interruption of traffic.
"The other day I waa talking to Ad
miral" ilcl villa, tha "chief engineer of
our navy, about the materiala for naval
boilers. My 'Idea Js a nickel steel that
costs about a dollar a pound. The ateel
In our naval boilers at present costs
something like or 10 cants a pound.
Jhe only thing that stands In the
way of non-corroding nickel ateel la the
coat, of the material. "No price,-however
great should stand between us and
the highest obtainable standard of ef
ficiency,' . said the 'admiral. Ha was
right. -
"My own' experlenos in tho American
steel industry convinces ma that no
atandard can ba too. high, in manufac
ture. There la a ready market await,
ing all who havs eourago enough to aim
at tha beat in material and in workman
ship. Thore la no reason whyGermanjr
should lead us In anything. Four years
ago the Bethlehem steel works employed
only MOO men. We have devoted our.
selves entirely to steel making of ths
highest grade. Today we employ 11,000
men.. What haa proved to be true In
the steel Industry will, i believe, be true
In any other branch of manufacture." '
. - A "(
The Mirchloness of Ormond poa
sessea a gold plate eervloe 880 yea ra old.
which la the most valuable of ita kind
In Great Britain. '
Former Vice-President, Levi P. Morton
haa given to Rhlnecliff, New York, near
Rilerslle. Is situated, an
Industrial hojne and reading room to cost
160,000. The new nuuaing . win na a
evmnaaium. baths, reading rooms, li
brary snd asaembly ball. ,
Edward Tuck of Exeter, wewnamp
hira i u nt (he least known among
philanthropic Americana. . Ho haa al
ready given 8S00.0t)O to Dartmouth col
lege, Phillips Exeter academy and Hamp
ton academy. He has also given liber
ally to many charities in this country as
well as Paris,' wnere n nas maua ni
home, for a number of yeara. ;
I i Inn.H. T.vln. rtf ftrAenCABtln.
Indiana, for years professor of romance
languagea . in w riww hmit.kj,
speaks fluently II different tongues, iia
hi. n mmnru falrlv . well in nlns
others, and can read four more.
Mrs. Caroline Elisabeth Merrick, tne
author and philanthropist, recently cele
v... a h finth Mrthrinv. and waa ten
dered a reception at the Era club. New
irrusans, j a wmcn - i.i wjhmiu... -every
woman's club in that city wars
present" '"' ;'"'-"
' VlcVPresldent Fairbanks and hia fam
ily will make their Washington home In
v. . .14 Dt.n,nMl hnnu whlph has hnn
entirely remodeled. They will entertain
lavieniy auring me winter, mm nuuo
was secured from Colonel ml uev. aior.
-i i m Tkllnplnhlo. pniiffriimsn and a
member of the famoua Drexel family.
' ,
... A Prophetic Poet . -...
From the Chicago Tribune.
II 1I1BUIMI1VW MB..v. " -
leisure time on his handa these daya,
kill I n . - wavrant tiAllr Af ( M.
terday by looking through hia scrsp
book. While hia eye waa roaming care
lessly over tho pages filled with re
miniscences ' of yeara ago he atruek
something mat mane mm i op nu
take notice. The "something" was s
n.n, When ha read It
through tha first time ha frowned, for
the "pome" nit a sore spoi. men n
t-klii tt anln. and a srim smile
crawled across his face.
"What do you think or tnatr" ns saia.
aa ha passed the book to his chum.
wt... nn-m " nntntlnv tn the
A UU U 1 iwu. . ........
Jingle that had arrested his roving gase.
life insurance men in New York 10 years
IW- ' IS
-- - -
rare
Joke by us when It waa read. But I
shudder to tnina or tne ciansiucauun im
average policy-holder would give it to
day." Tk. .hum atljtntlv absorbed the ilnale
and turning to tha owner of ths scrap
dook remaraea:
"Prophetic cuss, wasn't he?" !: ' L-
Hers ia the product of the prophet:
IF I BUOULD DIE TONIGHT.
If I ahould die tonight. .
The New York l-.it e wouia iook up
, my account ,
And find by closest scrutiny ths least
amount
It could be held for, when demand
waa made
For some return for all my premiums
paid;
'Twould think five thousand dollars
far too much
To draw from out Ita treasury for
inrh
As I If I should die tonight
If I should die tonight
The New York Life would never think
of ell the years
through which I helped support ths
now departed Beers;
' Nor count it more than a piece of
rare good luck
That my amall premiums, helped, as
well the living Tuck;
Nor think of ths long llns of agents
who've grown rich
Out of commissions some small part
of which
Would eease If I should die tonight
If I .should die tonight t ' ' r
I cannot bring myself to think of
'Archie Welch,
Completely overcome by grief he could
not squelch; 1 . ..;
Nor at the sudden shock tha news
would give his nibs . .'
Who superintends the flnancea the
gifted Edward OibbS -
But I should rest assured that John
McCall,
Drawing his salary,' would rise above
all.
And never care a d v -tf I ahould
dia tonight .
If I shonld die tonight, V
Tha New York Life would doubtless
wish I were alive;
For then It would not have to pay
those 'thousands five.
If it could choose, lit would not have
me dead, . j . - , .,.
But keep me living that I might be
bled; ';'
For I am more than certain that the
"New York Life .
Would rather have ma pay than pay
bit wife'
And that'a the war. I feel tonight.
If I should dls tonight "''
'Twquld not disturb ma ivew xor
Life, although for0 yeara
I have been paying premiums It
would shed no tears;
Ita business would go on Its sharp
trustees '
Continue managing Its assets as they
please.
They will not.be, disturbed to know
that I am gone.
For every moment there's a sucker
Knm
Some one would take my place if J
. i , a . i . . I ...
snouia oie iuhiriiu
Also Demand a Recount, 'e
hs--Neaf-Yr-WoHd. "i-
There Is a disquieting.. rumor that
New -York's ' 400 have shrunk to 79.
Those who havs been 'Counted out will
probably demand a recount .
" PERSONAL FANCIES
LETTERS ' FROM THE
V PEOPLE '
Mental Chaos. .
Portland. Des. 1J. To ths Editor .(, .
The Journal? Perhaps it Is preposterous '
to Imagine that a person In the common i
walk ot life would dare to criticise an
estimable and learned person like Pro
fessor Edgar L. iarkln. Yet the aaser( '
tion of that gentleman's opinions In the V
Interesting columns of The Sunday Jour- .
nal are ao unsatisfactory to the aver
age thinking person that it 1 hard to
keep- from attacking It. - It my crltii
clsm shall, however, prove too faulty, '
then I am at once absolved by the pro
fessor's, own . statement . that mental
chaoa ia coming on, .. ' ''
One of tha- greatest evidences v of
chaos, he says, la the tendency to state .
observations and theories in an abstract
manner, and then take It for grant"' .
that the public haa been taught a hew
lesson;-r-at. leaat relnstructed In an t
old one. This Is the fault I think' I find
with the subject above mentioned.. ,"
- The professor haa aaid that mental .
chaoa la coming.
What la mental chaos?
Is it that state of development where
in the mind sees so much that it be
comes confused with the futility of end
less argument? Or la it the state of Ik
noranoe In which one la inoapable of
thinking on any Una of argument? I
fall t see any chaos in a mind that .
haa become capable of looking at an im
posalble argument, and becoming tem
porarily bewildered thereby?
Professor Larkln of course means that...
the time la coming when sa many views
shall havs been- given -on--all theories
that no one argument ahall, prove any.
more authoritative than any other, how.
ever adverse. .......
But there is no necessity of sounding
sA alarm at - thla late date, Herbert ,
Spencer aaid long ago that man's in
telligence la capable of being developed,
to a point at which he perceives his ltm
itatlon, or where he perceives that he is
only finite. As I see It, we are capable
of learning ao much that we discover we
do not realty know .anything. Ia that
chaoa? .. Ws place a light In the center
of boundless darkness, and beyond the ' '
circle or scope of Ita . illumination we
perceive there la atill darkness, llav
ing still a desire to penetrate beyond, .
we inorease the power of the light to the
utmost of human Ingenuity, and the re
suit Is that we still perceive darkness .
beyond Its scope. Having assured our
selves that we are not capable of de
veloping any atronger light we And our . '.
selves at the point which Spenser dea-'
Ignatea aa the, line between the finite,
and the infinite. Ia that chaoa to either
the mind which developed the light or
the one that has taken a passing ob
servation of the futility of the effort to . :
probe the impossible? ,
I think wa ahould rather aay that chaoa
reigns now. In ths sen ss that too many .
notions are published for the eak ot
filling the pages of magaslnes. Ons ar
gument la about as good aa another, so
long aa it la purely theoretical and has ,
enough style about It to conatltuta In
teresting matter for an Idle hour. . .
But there are a few Xacta wblch should
always be remembered when tuklng a
pessimistic view of humaii mind. It '
should be remembered that there hss
slwaya been some people who have been
able to see at least their own limits-'
tlona It should also be considered that
there have- alwaya been, are now and
doubtless alwaya will be. people who
either do not care to give much thought
to anything, or who give opinions with
out much -consideration, or. for the pur. ;
pose of making a temporary Impression.
Above all thlnga, it should not ba for
gotten that any .kind of an opinion can
be had for little money. As for
mental chaoa, I think the condition will
be found only In trashy literature, and
sTlingeranX'wheh tHIH '
It la only trash, will hardly become
confused to, a chaotic degree by Its pe
rusal; while a shallow mind, -if It hss
any ambition to Improve,, might find
enough Incitement In It to be driven to
higher authority. The. dangeroua mind
la that which cannot sea Its own chaoa.
J. A. CLEMENSON.
Passes ioi Pnblio Offiolaia.
Portland. Or, Dec, IS. To the Editor, .
of "The Journal Tha free pass question
is up again all over the country and
the" writer would like to have The Jour
nal explain the lawa on thia subject
to Its read era
It Is generally understood that all '
publlo officials travel on a pass, which
railroads hasten to offer them as soon
as elected, and yet at the same time
some old law allows msny of our of
ficials to collect mileage of the stats
at a much higher rate than tha regular
rate of 8 centa per mile.
Ths people know that It is a maxim
In railroad clrclea to "charge all the
traffic will bear," and know they must
exact all they can from offlclala for
parses given them. .
Will The Journal please throw some
light on this subject; state what of
ficlals can draw mileage and thp.trate
the state pays them. -- - -
Why can t the state pay transporta
tion companies direct (and regular
rates) for carrying officials while on .
official business, so that 'offlclala will .
not be under obligations to corpora
tions? i . ,
- If this would be too hard on our
legislators, who wish . to go to their
homes to spend Sunday while the lefts- ,
laturo la In session, or run down to
Portland, allow them ao much ' mileage .. .
per year, for' which they must apply to
thff atate, ao aa to abaolutely divorce all '
relations between them and transporta
Won companies.- Yours for a '"
SQUARE. DEAL. .
: Members of the Oregon legislature
are allowed by tha constitution of ths
state tl for every SO miles traveled hi
going to and returning from the capital,
measuring tha distance by "the most
usual route." Under thla provision each
member Is allowed mileage to Salem at
the opening of a legislative session and
back to hia home 'again at the close of
the session. But the custom haa grown
up of -charging mileage for the numer
ous "Junketing trips" which have be.
come a feature of every legislature,
and the members vote to themselves
the same allowance of II cents per mile
traveled on these trips. The ostensible i
object of these tripa Is usually to visit
the. various state institutions, but In
some Instancea at least they t are little
more than an excuse for charging ml le
af",
Officers of the law are permitted to
charge mileage when aervlng process 7
of making arrests, the rate . being t
eenta per mile In Multnomah county
and 10 centa in Other parte of tha atate.
Mileage is slso allowed to witnesses 1
and jurors, v
Members of congress are allowed
mileage In going to Washington' and 're
turning to their homes, for. each aes-'
alon. at the rate of 0 centa la mile. A '
member from Oregon receives approxi
mately 11,200 mileage for each session
that hs attends,
It Is of course a enmmon practice for
members of ths legislature and mem- '
bers of congress to travel on passes
and at tha same time to collect mileage.
The jonly ;way in.- which thia practica l
can be stopped Is to enact laws wliictf ;
Shall render It unlawful and punishable
by suitable penalties and back tham
with a powerful publle sentiment. , -