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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 3. 1969.
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tongue, but a wise man's
tongue is in his heart.
Quarles.
A FALLEN RULER.
EX-PRESIDENT PALMA, if
meriting reproaches, is also in
his downfall a proper object of
sympathy. At the age of 73, and it
is said almost penniless, his career
ends in shadow, though not in ig
nominy. He has made mistakes, no
doabt, but a stronger man might have
done even worse. ' Had he been a
Solomon and a Napoleon combined
lie could not have satisfied all or a
great majority of the Cuban people.
Palma is said to be the most hated
man in Cuba, because of his alleged
favoritism to old Spanish sympathiz
ers and because the natives believed
he was thrust upon them by the gov
ernment at Washington. But after
awhile, at least after he has passed
away, he will be more kindly regarded-
He served Cuba conspic
uously during the ten-years' war in
the 70s, was captured in 76 and im
prisoned in Moro castle, and later all
bis property was confiscated and he
was banished for life; and when he re
turned after a quarter of a century a
new generation had arisen who re
garded him as a foreigner rather than
an exiled patriot.
Palma as president has been an
ultra conservative. He aeemed to
surround himself with the old pro
Spanish element. And on the oc
casion of his second election he is be
lieved to have been responsible for
the operation of an "administration
machine" that gave his opponents no
chance to win at the polls. The
president has the power to remove
elected mayors, and his doing so in
some cases has been the cause of
great dissatisfaction. He removed
the elected mayor of Havana, and
when his appointee disagreed with
Palma, he, too, was removed and an
other appointment was made, a con
spicuous "tory." This and similar
acts were gall and wormwood to the
non-recognized natives. His private
secretary, without whose permission
no "patriot" could gain access to the
president, was up to 1896 judge-advocate
of the Spanish army, the of
ficial prosecutor of the Cubans,
which was another large torch for
the rising flame. And from Secre
tary Taft's action it seems that he
considers that the last election was.
as claimed by the insurgents, not a
fair one.
If Palma had pursued the opposite
course, and given free rein to the
army of patriots out of jobs, he
would have soon found himself in
other and perhaps worse trouble. He
seems to have been lacking in judg
ment, but it was a difficult position.
His political career has ended in fail
ure but not in deep disgrace, and if
all were known it may be that Palma
would be entitled to a considerable
degree of credit and honor. He is
old, poor, disappointed, soured; but
history will probably accord him an
honorable if not a high or conspic
uous niche among those of men who
have been leaders and rulers in their
several lands.
JOLLY "UNCLE" JOE.
THE Pendleton Tribune says
that except for his age
Speaker Cannon might be
nominated for president, remarking
that "few men in either branch of
congress have a more enviable rec
ord" and that his public career has
been one of "marked fidelity to the
people's interests."
Of course if uncompromising ad
herence to the policy of high protec
tion, and unswerving devotion to the
interests of the beneficiaries of such
protection, constitute an "enviable
record," and "fidelity," etc., then the
Pendleton paper is correct. But a
great number ofRepublicans, as well
as voters of other partias, are ready
to dispute, and we think succssfully,
this assumption.
Speaker Csnnon may have been sin
cerely patriotic, according to his
light, but if so we think he hat a very
narrow and mistaken view of patriot
ism and public service. He has al
ways obstinately stood for the fa
vored few and against the forgotten
many. He has never wavered in his
aggressive support of the trusts, mon
opolies, and oppressive and law
Oragoa.
i dodging corporations, and in his op
position to the demands of the non
protected people. He sneered and
scoffed at railway rate regulation, as
he has at all reformatory measures,
and would have defeated it if he could
and had dared. Great pressure hasj
induced him to allow to rivers and har
bors a small fraction of the appropria
tions they deserve, but at heart he is
opposed to them. He is essentially a
Bourbon, hostile to any progressive
movement, and impatient of any at
tempt to better existing conditions.
He is a champion of the things thst
are, and scouts the idea of any
progress, believing that anything of a
reformatory character is a sham and
a proper object of an unusual outflow
of profanity.
Still "Uncle Joe" Is well liked per
sonally. He is rough and ready, non
conventional, brusque yet jolly, com
panionable and shrewd, and bf no
means an unlikable character. Yet
what he ever did, unless negatively
or on a sort of compulsion, to benefit
the common people it would be dif
ficult to discover.
THE 8CHOOLHOUSE PROBLEM
TO GET enough schoothouses,
on time, and of the right kind,
built of first-class materials,
seems an impossibility in Portland.
Censure of the board of school direct
ors in all cases is undeserved; at
least they can plead palliating cir
cumstances; they depend upon con
tractor who won't fulfill their obliga
tions, but .this the directors can't
know beforehand. In this respect
contractors for this kind of work
seem all about alike. Either they
won't get the buildings, or additions,
done on time, or they use inferior ma
terial, such as they would not dare
put into an expensive house for an
individual, or both." A school district
is a segment of the great helpless
public, and the public is something
always to be swindled, grafted on, or
"worked" by everybody it employs.
But why doesn't the board require
a strict forfeiture bond, one penalis
ing non-performance or malperform
ance, and enforce it to the letter, and
so give notice that would be observed
and heeded that' there must be no
grafting or trifling in this work, in
stead of allowing a delinquent con
tractor to dally and dicker and slide
around and out on a succession of
flimsy excuses? It is time, past time,
that this were done, . There has been
entirely too much trifling with school
building contractors.
There is constantly urgent need of
more school room, and it is very im-
portant that it be provided in ample j
time. Every year the same trouble ;
arises, in one form or another: Not
enough school room; buildings not
done in time; long delays in making
necessary repairs, and defects in the
quality of material used. There
ought to be a radical change in all
this. The school children must be
provided for.
The officials of the Portland &
Seattle road have no objections- -to-
adopting the suggestions, looking to
the conserving of the people's rights
to the streets, made by Mayor Lane
in his veto of the railway franchise.
This proves both of two things: That
the officials have taken Dr. Lane's
suggestions in the proper spirit, and
that he did not go too far in outlin
ing his plan for the protection of the
city.
If Los Angeles can raise nearly a
million for Y. M. C A. building, if
other cities speedily subscribe all that
is necessary for such a purpose, and
if Seattle can raise half a million in
a day for. a future exposition, would it
not be rather discreditable to Port
land to fail to raise the necessary
$350,000, for the joint home for the
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C A.?
Mr. Magoon, the retiring minister
to Panama, says the work on the
canal is going on very well, but of
course is yet only in the preparatory
stage. It would perhaps be out of
order for anyone humbly to inquire
how many years and millions it will
take to work out of the preparatory
stage and get to digging.
All the Oregon colleges the state
University, the O. A. C, Willamette,
Pacific, Albany, McMinnville, Dallas
and others report a far larger at
tendance this fall than in any former
year. This is a good sign. Build up
the home schools and colleges.
The notable difference in the cam
paign text books issued by the two
great parties is thst the Republicans
astert that the country's prosperity
is due to Mr. Roosevelt, and the
Democrats declare it is owing to the
kindness of Providence.
Those who purpose giving to the
fund for building a home for the Y.
W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. should
subscribe at once. The cause is a
worthy one, the time for taking sub
scriptions is short, and "he gives
twice who gives "quickly."
Portland felicitates Seattle on the
auspicious beginning of the expo-
1X1 "RIRDSEYE VIEWS
HI -L S TIMELY TOPICS
SMALL CHANGE.
Forecast for October: soma wetneaa.
What Is wasted would keep alt the
poor In comfort.
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The length of a atatement doesn't
make It any the mtye so.
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Oyster Bay ean now retire from pub
lic view till next summer.
Ex-President Palma had
full to preserve his dignity..
his hand
And Still thera are soma yellow-legged
ehlckena left around the suburbs.
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Now w suppose the ex-detectives
will sue for back salary, and (at It.
One young man presents conclusive
evidence that the football season is at
This la the week for all friends of the
Y. M. C. A. and T. W. C. A. to come to
the front.
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In trying to defeat soma members of
congress Mr. Oompers la throwing
away money.
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This seems a particularly appropriate
time for If ethodlst brethren to dwell to
gether In unity.
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A lot of people enjoy reading of auto
mobile collisions more than anything
else In the papers.
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Uncle Sam doesn't want to wear the
Gem of the Antilles, but he will keep
It In soak for a while.
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It seams like the more work there la
to do the more some people, and lota of
them, object to work.
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The close season for game birds
seems to be honored In the breach,
rather than In the observance.
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It seems difficult for certain ooun
cllmen and a prominent railroad attor
ney to understand one another.
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Whether a railroad pass Is to be used
by an official or not depends on his
view upon the question of spelling re
form. a
It Is reported that Grandpa Rocke
feller Is missing again. Maybe he has
gone down underground to hunt for
more oil.
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Next winter we shall have a succes
sion of long-winded arguments by the
constitutional lawyers in congress over
the Piatt amendment.
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The next congress must do something
to protect the amount of the pension
budget. Surely the deoease of veterans
must not cause Jt-to dwindle.
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According to the T acorn a papers, a
strike of Portland grglnhandlers has
opened up a gap through -the Cascade
mountains and caused the Columbia
river to dry up.
sition, hopes for its success, and
promises to do all possible to make
the fair even greater than is planned
by the aound city. The Portland
mint contemplates a SDlendid devel-
opment of all the Oregon country.
This has been a year of strange,
unnatural and awe-compelling occur
rences. Among the phenomena that
stirred our wonder were the earth
quakes, the life destroying floods,' and
the resignation of the president of
Cuba "without a dollar."
Awhile ago the "New-York Sun
said: "The next governor of New
York will be a Democrat and he will
be the next president of the United
States." But the' Sun doesn't be
lieve half it says itself.
With swarms of marines, infantry
and cavalry on the field, warships in
the offing and about 500 members of
the hospital corps hovering in the
resr, the peaceful intervention in
Cuba may proceed. -
"Must take us for a lot of suckers,"
says the Pendleton Tribune, referring
to the rumor that Herrin would boss
Oregon politics. Well, why not?
Didn't we-all elect Hermann et al?
Although torn by dissension, and
drenched in fratricidal blood, a worse
fate awaits unhappy Cuba. It will be
an "issue" in the coming presidential
campaign.
Lett
ers
By Bible UgM.
Portland, Oct. -x. To tha Editor of
The Journal In The Journal of Sep
tember 26 a pertinent question Is raised
by A. Walker, which calls for an answer
from one of three - science churchman, or
social reformers." Brother Walker
stands for a vast number of people In
these perplexing days, and evidently
Is not satisfied with the stsr gasers.
astrologers or soothsayers. The ques
tion won't down any more than did the
dream that troubled Nebuchadneszar.
Should there be a Daniel found to inter
pret, we' may hope for a solution of the
question.
Hitherto the Bible has not been sub
jected to tha searchlight of science but
It may be well to so consmer it as wen
as the ethical or t.oelal bearing on the
-... I i, , V- s BAila fan nit in v. Ih.
qUeetion', let some Archimedes find a
plsce to work his lever from von m-
tanglble elements to visible manifesta
tions. .
The Invisible elements of creation are
clearly Seen, being understood by the
things that do appear. '"And the spirit
moved upon the face of the waters (ele
ments), and God said 'Let there b light,'
and thef was light." As no light Is
manifest without substance, we must
I find the origin of substance in order to
determine what was tha chemical com
binations. Water properly considered
has very many facea. By elemental
Union, or marriage of elements, we have
the objective manifestation . of Ufa, the
proper union of hydrogen and oxygen
manifest. The soul Is the most ethereal
Of all substance, as manifest by the
growth of corn or wheat; the substance
that collects on the tassel of corn la
soul substance, aa Jesus said, "I am
OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
A creamery at Nyssa la now assured.
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A HlUsboro man recently received a
carload of bees.
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Forest fires during the summer were
greatly exaggerated.
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Good work Is being done In graveling
Foreat Grove atreets.
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A visitor to SI 1 vert on says It la the
prettleat little city In Oregon.
EMx 1 H''.'" c-. e'v ' ' fet
A nursery near HlUsboro recently re
ceived 10 tons of peach pita.
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Fuel famine imminent In eastern Ore
gon towns: no cars to haul coal.
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A Greenville man killed a bear that
weighed 600 pounds, minus much blood,
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A Washington county man raised 4,678
sacks of onions off 17 Vs acres. One
acre yielded stt sacks.
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Wagonloada of the flneat aalmon are
being taken from the waters of John
Day river below Cooper's mill.
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A Nehalem cow returned to ber home
after an absence of It months, and not
In tha shape of canned beef, either,
a
Moro Observer: Cell I o is now the at
traction on the Columbia. Salmon fish
ing thsre is one of the grand sights.
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An Ontario radish measures 2 inches
la length, 13 V Inches In circumference
and weighs four pounds and nine
ounces.
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A Forest Grove builder forfeited a
contract because he could get no brick
there. A brickyard Is badly needed In
or near the college town.
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Douglas oounty prune dryers are all
running to their fullest capacity, but
thoussnds of bushels that the rain did
not epoll will gd t wwsta. i
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The Malheur county court and city
of Vale are digging for water at the
courthouse grounds. It Is ezpected that
It will be necessary to bore down 1,000
feet.
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The Forest Grove Condensed Milk
company purposes to Import a large
number of the finest and beat herds of
milch cows cows that will give the
best results.
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A Sherman county wedding was to
take place at 7 p. m., but the preacher
got lost and did not arrive until 11
o'clock. 'Twas not so bad as a loat
bride or bridegroom.
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The following from the Aatorla Her
ald la nq proof that the editor has tried
both: "It is stated that there are hun
dreds of people in Portland who live
from the garbage heapa and they con
sider themselves lucky to escape some
of the Portland restaurants."
that bread that cornea down
heaven" (soul substance). All have
been eating and drinking the oody and
blood of Chrlat. but not discerning the
Lord's body (soul substance), therefore
eating; and drinking unworthily for lack
of knowledge. "O Israel, thou hast de
stroyed thyself for lack of knowledge."
A WATCHMAN.
Hr. Varnum Spells.
Portland, Oct. :. Tu dhe Editor If
yu wil permit, I ahud Ilka tu sho yur
readers dhat, while I may be a differ
ent sort of "crane" from yur dlstlng
wisht aelf, my slstem of spellng Is not
inconsistent at least yu hav failed tu
sho It. Tu assert dhat "dhe" la not
dhe fonetlc rendering of dhe word com
monly rltn "the." In dhis yu contra
dict dhe latest and greatest1 of dhe
Ingilsh dictionaries dhe standard, tu
say nothing of practlcalll everl etymol
ogist of not In dhe Ingllsh-speaklng
world. Bel's vlsbl speech dhe onlT
universal alfabet I no of has a char
acter tu represent dhe eea aound of
dhe digraph "dh." Agen, If my slstem
Is tu be consistent, I must spel "wld
herd" wldh a dh, because dhe sound is
dhar. Once mor, yu wll discover dhat
I yus "c" tu represent dhe sound of "k"
Invariably if I make enl change In dhe
acsepted spellng. Tu du otherwise wul
be "Inconsistent," hwlch my slstem is
not.
Aa tu dhe words "gleaming," "au
tumn," "might" and "night," yu wll
notls in luclng over my "long commu
nications" dhat rover once hav I made
enl alteration from dhe ordinary spel
lng of a word containing dhe sound of
"long" e or I or "short" o or u. I am.
dherfor. absolutll consistent as far as i
dhe record shoa!
Yur crltlstsms of dhe yusej of dhe
East Oregonian ars wel taken. It mere
ly Introdluses a bran nlu set of ldlo
slncrasls lntu Ingllsh speling and sim
plifies onll about one Word in Ave of
dhos It changes. Dhis Is, however, dhe
usual method of "simplifying" our or
thography for some hundreds of yeara.
Yurs for a fonetlc revolution,
W. S. VARNUM.
The Seventh Day.
Salem. Or., Oct. 2. To the Editor of
The Journal: R. Peterson's criticism
In the Journal of September SI of my
statement of the natural right of all
men to use the seven days of the week
as to them aeems right and good, so
long aa they do not Invade the natural
rights of others, Ignores ths main con
tention, and is wholly misleading.
Wise leaders of men long ago discov
ered that the physical man needed one
seventh of the time for rest from phy
sical toll, and so It came about that the
seventh day waa dedicated to man for
physical and mental rest snd culture.
But kingcraft and priestcraft, which
have ever gone hand In hand, by a de
cree, wholly human and selfish, seized
upon the day expressly declared to be
man's day. and rn the dark ages made
It's perversion do valiant servlos In the
cause of bigotry and Intolerance. Tha
claim of divine authority for the mani
fest usurpation Is a pretense that has
been set up by every monopolist and
tyrant from Nero to the Caar Nicholas,
Elijah Howie and the coal aaraph, Baer.
J. BIODON.
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSE
OF LINN COUNTY
(Special Dlapatcb ta The Journal )
Albany, Or., Oct. t. Superintendent of
Schools W. L. jkekeon haa made his
school apportionment for the year and
for all purposes there will be expended
about 119,103 37 for education In Linn
county. This la In excess of" the amount
apportioned to the various districts laat
year and shows a healthy condttlon of
ths school finances of the county.
There seems to be a great demand for
teachers in the county. Superintendent
Jackson saying that he receives request
and notice of places to,bs filled with no
applicants.
lHE--
Tha Helpless Woman.
Have you ever noticed that tha help
less women la the world are generally
taken' cars of In aome way I do not
mean the really helpless, who are of
course to be pitied, but the sort of
women who go through life saying that
they eannot do tbla and that when they
are just as able to do so as anyone else
more able sometimes than the one
who goes ahead uncomplainingly and
does the things that come as her share
In the world's work.
The nervaa of the "helpless" woman la
the moat wonderful thing about her
she confidently expects to be taken care
of and aaved email annoyances and
troublesand 1 she usually Is, while
more worthy men and women carry her
burdens. The helpless woman Is gener
ally a pretty woman. If she were not
shs couldn't be helpless with such suc
cess. Sometimes the unexpected happens
and the woman who has always depend
ed on others Is left to depend at last on
her own ef forte. When thla time comas
perhaps she will display such admirable
qualities that aha will loae the name of
doll and cease to be regarded as helpless
she Is true blue after all and though
ahe begins late In life, she will win her
spurs and come out triumphant In the
struggle.
But how much more worthy If she had
been strong enough to make the effo.-t
on her own accord Instead of waiting
until circumstances forced her to be
come a woman and to do her share of
the world' work.
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A Dog to Match the Gown.
Paris women say that a fluffy toy
Pomeranian dog carried by a woman, who
ia wearing a severely tailored gown la
in the worst of taate and no self-respecting
woman of fashion would be
guilty of committing sucM a breach of
fashionable etiquette. You should have
a dog to match each gown If the world
has to be searched to find It. With a
much furbelowed gown a toy Pomeranian
may be carried with suceess and the
tailor-made costume calls for a Boston
bull pup the uglier the better; while If
you are to attend a lawn fete you must
order a Russian wolf-hound among your
other accessories.
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Sand Table.
Every mother who has little children
that cannot go to a kindergarten will
find a sand table one of the best Invest
ments that ahe can make for their con
tinual entertainment. The aand table
la a deep, strong box on atout legs and
should be water tight. Thla la filled
with sand to within a few Inches of the
top and provides a place to dig to make
garden roads, to create hills, mountains
and rivers and valleys and with the aid
of blocks and the miniature trees to be
had at the toy atorea to construct cities,
filled with architectural beauties and
lovely parka.
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Household Hints.
Here are some things tha housewife
will surely be glad to know:
It takes 10 pounds of Atlcken to serve
26 people, and each four pounds of tha
fowl will make a quart of salad. When
shad roe Is In season, allow one pair to
half a doaen or eight persons.
In serving Iced bouillon a quart will
serve eight; if Jellied It will serve half
a dosen.
Allow a pound of salted hots for a
dosen people.
If olives are aerved allow three to
each guest or person.
In preparing croquettes, allow a pint
and a half for each dosen people to be
served.
A gallon of lemonade should be
enough for 10. :
A quart of Ice cream or parfalt should
be enough for half a dosen persons.
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When You Have a Cold.
According to popular opinion, says Dr.
Frederick Treves, the eminent English
surgeon. In an article In the Orand Mag
aslne, the phenomena of dlsaaae are pur
poseless, profitless, and wantonly dis
tressful, ao that the victim demands
from the physician a means for stamp
ing the trouble out. These symptoms,
however, are In the main tfie manifesta
tion of a process of cure, and are so far
benevolent that without them a common
oold might be a fatal malady. The co
pious catarrh, the persistent sneeslng,
are practical means of dislodging the
bacteria from the nasal pasaages, while
tha cough removes them from the wind
pipe. He who grumbles about his cold
finding fault with a meaaure of relief
to which he owea his life. What ha
may Justly grumble at Is tha undoubted
misfortune that he la the subject of bac
terial Infection. It la hard to blame na
ture, as the patient proceeds to do, for
successfully defending him against the
effects of this casualty. Methods of
treatment, whether carried by nature or
art, are seldom pleasant, but they are
not blameworthy.
Three Good Cakes.
, Uss I eggs, 1 cup of sugar. 1 cup po
tato flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and
flavor to tksta. Beat the eggs, yolks
snd whites, together very light. Add
the sugar and beat. Mix the baking
powder with tha flour and atlr well.
Have a buttered pan ready and pour In,
leaving plenty of room to rise.
Two cupa not quite full of flour, the
yolks of 4 eggs, 1 cup of sugar. Vi cup
of butter, Vt cup of sweet milk, H tea
spoon soda, 1 teaspoon cream of tartar.
Flavor.
Two cupa flour, the whites of 4 eggs,
1 cup of sugar. H cup of aweet milk, 1
teaspoon cream of tartar, H teaspoon
soda. Flavor.
MAGAZINE STARTED
BY ARN0 D0SCH
Arno Doach, a well-known young man
of Portland, has lsunched his new
weekly msgaslne at San Francisco, and
from the appearance of Its first issue
It bids fair to be one of the successful
publications on the coast. The maga
zine la after the style of Collier's and
starts with several breezy short storlee
and the first chapters of a serial, the
latter written by John Fleming Wilson.
In addition to the Portland writers on
the magazine. Mr. Doach hss on ths art
staff Rea Irvln and Marshall Douglas,
who Illustrated the entire first edition.
A novelty of the magazine la that It
makes the Initial bow to tha public
without a name. T offset this appar
ent omission, the enterprising publisher
has offered a prise of 1110 for the best
one submitted.
DECLARES SEERS ARE FAKES
Patrolman Burke, After Thrilling Investiga
tion, Reports That Mystics Fail to Deliver
Proper Goods for Money Given Them
"Stsrllght, star bright, very first star
I awe tonight; tell me, tell me all I wish
to know," runs the refrain of a popular
song In that tuneful comlo opera, 'The
Idol's Eye," but whether Patrolman
Burke, a shining light of the "morel
squad." hummed this as ha wended his
way on a tour of Investigation of seers,
mystles, clairvoyants and kindred dalv
era In the realm of the unknown is not
known.
An anonyymous communication re
ceived eeveral daya ago oalled the at
tention of Inspector Bruin to the large
number of fortune tellers who are oper
ating In the city. Tha writer of the com
munication, after complimenting the
captain of detectives on the excellent
showing msde by the bureau of criminal
investigation over which he presides, de
clared that fortune tellers constituted
an evil "worse then saloons and like re
sorts." Said the writer: "These fakers
should be Investigated and I will watch
for tha result of your investigation
through the dally press." It was also
stated In the communication that a po
liceman In uniform would be unable to
accomplish anything and suggested that
a plain clothea man be detailed.
Initiative On Hundred Will Con
sider Question et Its
Next Meeting.
TERMINAL f ACUITIES
WILL ALSO BE THEME
High Bridges, Boulevard Park Sys
tem and Scarcity oft Bull Run
Water Also to Ba Included in Sub
jects Considered.
Questions that havetbeen discussed
I more or less by ths people of this city
i for weeks will be taken up In the next
', meeting of the Initiative One Hundred
: regarding terminal facilities, publl"
docks, high bridges, boulevards and Bull
Run water. A circular has been laaued
: by President Francis I. McKenna, put
ting six propositions thst are to receive
affirmative or negative action by the
Initiative body.
The meeting will be held Friday, Oc
tober It. and the queatlona up for dis
cussion are as follows:
First Shall the city refuse to permit
the use of any more streets by any rail:
road company for trackage purposes
, until a system of terminal facilities, sat-
; tsfactory to ths city, has been adopted?
Second Pending the unsettled and
: unsatisfactory condition of the terminal
i facilities now in use In Portland by the
! railroad corporations, shall the city lay
tracka and operate switching machinery
for the growth and accommodation of
I the bualnesa Interests?
Third Shall the Initiative One Hun
' dred' prepare a bill to be submitted to a
vote of the citizens of Portland at June
election. 1107, authorising the city to
Issue bonds to the amount of 1 1.000, 000.
if necessary, to build an extensive sys
tem of boulevards, parkwaya, speed
ways, and to purchase more park area.?
Fourth Shall the Initiative One Hun
dred prepare a bill to be aubmltted to a
vote of the cltisens of Portland at the
June election, lt07. authorising the city
to lsaue bonds to the amount of tl.OOOy
000 to be used In buying docks for pub
lic use?
Fifth Shall the Initiative One Hun
dred prepare a bill to be submitted to a
vote of the cltisens of Portland June,
lttT. authorising the city to Issue bonds
to the amount of 11,000,000 to be seed
in building toll brtdgee over the Will
amette river above all ahlp masts, con
necting the west aide boulevards with
the east aide speed way at
Sixth Shall the Initiative One Hun
dred prepare a bill to be aubmltted to a
vote of the' cltisens of Portland at the
June election of 1907, authorising the
city to iaeue bonds to the amount of
t;.50o,ooo to ds used In bringing to ths
city the minimum flow of wstsr from
Bull RunT
Question of Publlo Docks.
Public docks, with charges Just suffi
cient to cover cost of maintenance and
operation, have for aome time been re
garded as of pressing Importance to the
development of shipping in this port.
The city at present Is suffering wtth'n
shortage of dockage facilities. TJnttl
recently there waa no city dock at whlcn
the one Independent steamship line be
tween Portland and San FranciacO could
land, and the boats had to discharge and
take on paasengers far down tha river,
back of the railroad switch yards and
away from street care, a location both
Inconvenient and perilous t patrona of
the line. The river frontage down town
la occupied by the river steamboat lines
and the only docks available for deep
aea shipping are controlled by the ratl
raod lines, excepting one private dock,
which chargea II centa per ton for all
freight In or out over It.
San Francisco has free city docks
and to theee Is attributed much of the
popularity of the Golden Oete harbor.
The Portland harbor Is conceded In
every way to be superior to the San
Francisco harbor, the former having
both fresh water and good anchorage,
while the latter haa neither. After
ahtps pay bar and river pilotage to come
to Portland they feel that they should
be charged little or nothing for dock
age. nallroad Terminal Situation.
Officers of the Initiative One Hun
dred say It la up to the dty of Port
land to do one of two thtnga with ref
erence to the railroad terminal equa
tion: Either grant to the railroad
companies necessary rlghta and privi
leges to enable them to create their
own terminal facilities, or build and
furnish municipal tsrmlnals for com
mon use of all railroads. They aay that
to etand In the way and do nothing la
but to blook all progress and develop
ment that eheuld accrue to the city
from tha entrance of railroad lines
here.
The proposed syatem of boulevards,
speedway and high bridges could be
made to pay a revenue to the city In
addition to forming one of the moat at
tractive features for tourist travel. It
la said. The source of revenue would
be the toll bridges that would connect
sp these boulevards on both sides of
the liver. It Is suggseted that the city
PUBLIC DOCKS TO
BE DISCUSSED
Bruin detailed Burke to make an In
vestigation. Burke welcomed the detail,
aa aver since the assertion of his old
associate, Thomss Kay, that he was to
be made chief of police. Burke has been
wondering If the toga of Inspector, now
held by Bruin, would fall on his
shoulders.
Although In his report Burke fails to
mention anything about the matter. It la
rumored that he particularly aaked the
seeresa upon whom he oalled to ascer
tain either from the spiritual world or
through the sodlac whether Kay had
the right hunch about tha ehlefship and
if Burke would ever wear tha atar of
captain 9f detectives.
Apparently the information he re
ceived waa not comforting, for In his
report to Bruin he gives it ss his opin
ion that although "theee people are
fakes pure and simple" the law does not
apply to their vocation. "They pay a
license of til a month," aays Burke,
"and the only way they can be caught
Is if they bilk aome sucker. I only vis
ited one and paid a fee of to cents. Not
hsvlng the money to spare I did not
visit any of the others."
HUGE SUCCESS OF
FOWL DRAMA
Fruit Dealer Made the Suffering
Hero by Barnyard Rooster
and Minorca Hen.
TOMATOES DEVOURED BY
TRAITOROUS CHICKENS
They Gained Their Freedom and Had
Great Times, but It All Ended With
Dramatic Suddenness When tha
Boss Appeared.
Theodore Kremer, the bath-house
dramatist, would have entitled It "A
Fowl Flirtation; or Reed's Tomato Car
nival." an idyl of the market in two
acta , of abaoroing heart interact. The
dramatic persons are Barnyard Roos
ter, a gay old bird, by himself; Minorca
Hen, cute but ancient, by herself; J. C.
Reed, an excitable fruit dealer, also by
himself, and a number of hens and pul
lets, large, email and otherwise. The
scenes are laid in the establishment of
J. C. Reed A Co., commission mer
chants, located In the new city murket
on Third, near Market. Time the ares- .
ent.
The riss of the curtsln on the drama
finds Barnyard Rooster, Minorca Hen
and their companions. Imprisoned In a
chicken coop L. V. All are cackling
Indignantly over the action of an un
scrupulous poultryman In confining
them In their cramped quarters. A
council Is held snd plana formulated
for escape. Collectively they decide
to burl themselves against the side of
the cage in an endeavor to break the
bars. At first their efforts srs futile,
but finally with a crash ths latha ars
broken and they are free.
Rooster 1 sent forth to reconnolter
snd after tiptoeing quietly about tha
room return with the Information that
the coast is clear. They file forth
from the coop and take up a position
I C. At this juncture specialties are
Introduced by the various members of
tbe company. Rooster crosses to R. U.
and make the discovery that eeveral
eases containing tomatoes are atacked
near the door. This Is the vegetable,
whloh according to the ehronlclee of the
learned Professor Duck, haa a tendency
to rejuvenate all membera of the feath
ery tribe.
Rooster aaalsted by Minorca Hen pull
the nails from the box and all partake
of the luscious fruit. The scene close
with great hilarity and a selection by
the Barnyard quartette.
Six hours are aupposed to elapse be
tween act 1 and 11. The aecond scans
show the feathered folk, with the ex
ception of Rooster and Minorca Hen,
atlll partaking of tomato. The lead
ing man and woman are found perched
on the typewriter desk. R. C. in a pa
thetic love scene. Minorca Hen eaoapes
from th embrace of Rooater and takes
up a position on th typewriter. Ner
vously pacing the floor he dictates the
following letter: "My deer Mr. Reed
We wish to testify to th excellent
quality of "
A glass crash Is heard off stag and
Reed rushes In L. He loaas no time In
again imprisoning the entire company
In the coop, and the curtain falls on a
heart-rending allegorical tableau enti
tled "It Waa Ever Thud?" .
might today easily acquire a beautiful
system of drives and parkwaya that ten
years hence would cost three tlmee what
it will coat now.
At the rate the city of Portland Is
growing the Increasing need for water
I engaging the attention of thoughtful
men. Portland'a population la Increas
ing at the rate of nearly 10.000 an
nually. The demands that are made on
tha city water work have almost
reached the limit of oapactty and the
Increasing need la becoming a ghoat
that haunta the municipal dreams The
alarming rat at which ths city Is ap
proaching ths extreme limit of capacity
of the present pipe line Is shown by the
record of earnlnga at the water office
from year to year. The growth since
ltOO haa been In the following ratio:
101 j t20,2t0.1B
103 tt5.812.0S
101 ' 4M.7tl.70
104 497.40. IS
105 . SH.S20.70
It is not believed the increase of
volume ef water used can he du to
mor frequent hatha than formerly by
the cltisens. There Is every Indication
that the Increase is caused by growth
of population. Although the local or
gan of the Knockers' club haa triad to
show that the population has Increased
at th rat of but 5,000 a year, or.
about 4 par cent, the cold figures at
the water office show that the Increase
hat been about 20 per cent annually.
With the figures staring the city
authorities in the face It le believed
that now la the time to begin making
preparation to take cere of the city
future need for water, aa well aa uther
publtc utilities.