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v Weakness on both sides is, ',
we know, the motto of all .
bur quarrels. Voltaire. '...-
THE ENEMY'S FIRST MOVE.
I HQ -Oregon ian may- jjsuaiiy e
depended .upon, In any emerg
ency, or on a "show down,
when a matter comes to a real
test, to take sides with the protected
or privileged Interests and classes, or
with oppressive, and y monopolistic
corporations, as against the, masses
of the people. .' This ha" been Us
1 habit for 6 -years, and Its character
has not rhaned .' ' " - "" Ci ' "
... . This fact is illustrated Bow by its
attempt 16 defeat of render abortive
,, the people's efforts to enact a law
that will regulate the railroads with'
- In this, state and redress their long-
borne . and manifest; grievances
against the. Harriman regime. Any
newspaper or person,, that seeks-at
. such a time to aronse the spirit of
partyism in connection with the pro
posed law, that. Incites members of
. the legislature because' they are Ro
publicans o antagonize the governor
because he is a Democrat, that urges
or ,v even ' suggests , party politics
' as a reason or excuse for doing the
wrong thing" or not the best thng
. -such a paper or person is anen
emy of the people of the state, and it
may reasonably be Inferred is one of
the agencies secretly employed by
Harriman to defeat their demands
and thwart their efforts. ......
The only Question for the leglsla
lure to , consider -with reference to
the manner of selecting; the proposed
commissioners . is, which way, poll -
tics entirely aside. Is the best way?
It It be acknowledged that appoint
ment by the. governor . I a better
way than election by the legislature
the poll I
tics of the governor ought to have no
.'.more influence In deciding this Ques
tion than the color of his hair or the
.' size of hla shoesJ .. ;V:, T'.C;
What the people want And demand
Is not politics, but railroad regula-
tion- i-'t . : ' y'::. - ' 'J-' ": :':
It a Republican' were governor,
- would Republican .; members ac
knowledge that appointment by him,
after due examination and delibera
tion, the appointees to be directly
and solely responsible to him, is the
best way of choosing commissioners T
It so, then they will be recreant to a
high duty it they refuse to give the
governor the appointing power be
cause he" is Democrat especially
since he is at present a man who has
twice been elected by the people in a
"heavll Republican state. -
.The people are already pretty well
1 tired of party politics, - that makes
catspaws of tbelr interests, and will
be Justly indignant if this exceeding
ly Important matter is to be made
a stake in the game of politics.
TheTTeasonwby- appointment of
commissioners by the governor with
power of removal, is better than leg
islative election, or selection by a
board, or even popular election, have
been repeatedly stated, nd are con
curred In by great majority of peo
ple best able to' Judge of such a mat
ter, of All parttea. If a member of
the legislature honestly believes on
examination of these reasons that
they are not good, then we have no
quarrel with blra for acting other
wise; but any member who decides
the matter on partisan grounds is In
fact, whether In Intention or not, A
' foe of the; people and an . ally of
their oppressor. And It is- Jurt this
' sort of men that . the Harriman
agents and attorneys are looking for.
It is precisely such Insinuations and
. suggestions as these made by the
Qresonlan tha$ they would employ
and probably did thus employ, yes
terday, when many of the members
' were in town. -' Vy ,;.S. i.
The. Harriman interests want to
; se - the r legislature -plajrpollttcs.
Forgot the ruined and freezing peo
ple, the thousands ot the railroad's
victims, and think first of party.
Before considering anything to, bene
fit the people, remember that the
governor is Democrat. Don't do
what you ought to 'do and what the
people demand, you' should' do If
I hereby you have to give (he Demo
cratic governor 7 an "opportunity to
make pome appointments. ; Let the
mills remain idle, let the fuel famine
continue, let the extortionate freight
rate remain , unchanged,, let the
rivors be unopened, rather than give
a Democratic governor any part or
lot In carrying out measures of re
lief. Remember, first, last and all
the time, not that you are citizens of
Oregon, not that you are representa
tives of the whole people, not that
the quostion is- relief, and the ,best
means of obtaining It, hut that. you
are Republicans and the governor
is it Democrat. - : - Y v
This Is the Insidious, in , aucn
crisis we might1 almost say, the In
ternal auggestlon that comes , from
a proper source or through a suitable
channel. - it is the first movement
of the enemy. It Is the first plaus
ible suggestion of the devil.. "
The-people want relief, not pol
itics. . -
WHY NOT?
HAT A .WELCOME thing it
sjHwowld-b it the presentleg.-
Islsture would give Oregon
t a really model session, or
at least one that would shine by con
trast with ; previous . ones, all of
which' have aroused, in one way or
another, more or less public crit
icism. A really virtuous and thor
oughly patriotic- session .would de
light the people, and tend to estab
lish, their confidence" in the - Institu
tion of the legislature. j
The 'importance pT the legislature
has been greatly lessened by the
adoption of the inltiative.'ln which
the people have an instrument that
renders themrmea8uflibt3r independ
ent' of the legislature. With It they
have a sure means of effecting . re
forms, It. these cannot be obtained at
the hands of the legislature. There
fore the-people, will watch the legis
lature , more closely, knowing that
legislation does not necessarily end
with the close of the biennial session
at Salem, f -, V "-y.-'
Hence may It not be hoped that
the present legislature. Instead of in
creasing public disrespect for legis
lative sessions, will make a record
meriting public 'confidence jmd re
spect? This can the mora easily be
done because .the usual senatorial
struggle has- been -eliminated, and
politics need cut.no figure'. in tth$
session.' , The clerkship abuse should
The remedledTI6Fa:starter.-and the
1 people thns given encouragement to
hope for dean, economical, clvlcally
virtuous' work all through.
Why cannot this legislature make
a better record . In this respect than
'"T ff f p''a"ianr
people's cordial approval t . Why not
have for once- an honorable, dig
nified, Tirtuoua and emphatically
patriotic and unselfish session, , one
that would benefit the state, please
the people, and be a true honor to
the members? ; I
A MOB'S EXCUSE,
HE LYNCHING ot a man who
' had killed his wife and young
, stepson, in Iowa, was unjus-
tiflable, of couse, but the mob
gave an excuse tor it that will find
an approving echo In the minds ot
millions of Americans that the sure
and speedy legal punishment of the
undisputed murderer could not be
depended upon. It appears that his
guiU was clear, at least in the minds
of thpopulace, but. he was worth
$50,000, and they foresaw a long,
wearisome series of technical move
ments In the courts to defeat the
law's penalty; they saw an intermin
able succession of motions, and ap
peals, and arguments, and Judicial
farcicality ; they had lately witnessed
all this .in a similar case; ; and so,
since they could not depend on the
machinery, of, the law to carry out
the provisions ot the law, they said
they would do it themselves and
make a short, sure Job of It. So the
man Kot what the law Intended , he
should get, and his heirs Instead of
the lawyers perhaps will get bis
money. It was a bad act, but It
must be admitted that the' provoca
tion in any such case is i great.
Courts and criminal lawyers are In
many cases responsible for the ac
tivity ot Judge Lynch.' , ; , i'. i ; '
AMERICANS IN JAPAN.
A'
X AMERICAN dolntr- himlna
In Japan writes to the New
York Herald that Americans
in that Country are discrim
inated against "id many ; ways, a He
says, among other things, that Amer
ican! are not allowed to own real
property In Japan;- they are only
privileged tar bny . a certaliclass of
securities; they cannot hold Japanese
oh certain sorts of mortgages; they
are not allowed to attend 'Japanese
schools, old or young; they are only
permitted to reside In certain sec
tions set aside tor them; they are hot
permitted to sail In a private pleas
ure boat; they cannot leave a treaty
port without a permit, and It Is next
to - Impossible to obtain . one? they
cannot, anter Any port of Japan (ek-lh
Tl T
cept the regular open ports) from
the water front; at the theatres tbey
are charged more than double what
Japanese pay for the same accommo
dations, and hotel charges are on a
similar basis; they - cannot obtain
Justice -In. the lower courts; -every
case In which a foreigner Is Involved
must be carried up before Justice Is
given; they pay double the. rate ot
taxes paid by Japanese. J v . V
Most ot this will be news to Amer
icana generally!, and . .if ,' 'true It Is
strange that more baa not been said
about It though not many ? Amer
icans go to Japan to live, and those
making only . . brief visita may be
treated better. The Ban Francisco
Chronicled Quoting the above, says
that It knows that most of these as
sertions are true and that, they are
probably all true; and suggests that
If. the; Japanese In, this country are
not satisfied with their treatment It
would be well to ascertain and de
clare officially how Japan treats
Americans. . ", h: .A. " -
rJ3ttt-pb,bly-tb-lesa the-eubject
Is stirred up the better.' Both coun
tries, It may bp assumed, will ob
serve treaty regulations,' Insofar as
Is practical under our dual system of
government, and aside , from that
Americans in Japan,. It' they, don't
like, their treatment there, can leave,
as Japanese in America can if they
are not satisfied with American laws
and customs. Tho vorld Is -wide,
and the oceans are free highways.
;The people will be very mild, rear
sonable ' and liberal with " Mr. ; Har
riman. 1 Notwithstanding the many
millions that he has made above rea
sonable profits out of Oregon, they
do not ask him to pay the millions
of damage his Inadequate service has
directly caused only for a new deal
from now on.-,-' j
The council probably cares noth
Ing for Jbe mayor's strictures on giv
ing away pubile property, but the
people general quite - agree .with
him, and will keep the names of the
cquncllmen who were so free with
public property lnmlnd' when elec
tion times come around., ', "
Few men who have been retired
on a pension were better1 deserving
atJU than-. Professor Gatch, who.
after halt a century ot educational
woTk,-reslgna the presidency of Ihft
Agricultural college.
The legislature' has considerable
really Important work to do, reQulr
lng care and deliberation; but as la
talne-
tenths of the bills will be of little
conseQuenee. --y--- --r-
. -Senator Tillman, after Quite a pe
riod of study, managed to make the
Brownsville affair an ; occasion to
roast the president and the negroes
both at the same time. , ,; - -
The member of the legislature
who plays politics in connection with
the proposed railroad . commission
law is no friend of the people.
What the Willamette valley peo
ple are paying for the use.pt the locks
at Oregon City would In about six
years build new, free locks.
The state can afford to build new
locks at Oregon City, and probably
ought to do so. '. ;. ;''-.'.''
' All the state appears to be for
Bourne for senator, "except Rabblt-
ville. ' S'-.'
The Play
For a brief ttma after the curtain
went up at the Hetllg laat night there
was something like front in the atmos
phere, real frost and the metaphorical
article, the latter . undoubtedly born of
the thermometer. ! '.. " ' ' .
But H was brief. Indeed; for ; "The
LittlS Ducheaa" waa hardly well under
way before whatever frigidity existed,
either real or otherwise, had vanlahed
under the stirring Influence of a good
loklng chorus and the merriment of
two capital comedians. As If to atone
for Ita dilatory discovery of the merits
of a corking good show, the audlenoe
grew even extravagant In itepplaura.
. Olga Von HaUfeldt t In "The Little
Ducheen,, part with the company that
began an engagement at the Helilg laat
night. It la Anna Held'a part, or at
least Anna Held did for It what a cer
tain famous liquid did for a oertatn
famous town. . Mlaa Von Hatifeldt has
retained many of her predeceasors pe
culiar point. The um of her luatroue-ly-lllated
eyes, for instance, is strik
ingly affective. Many of the old songs
are sung wjth the real Anna Held ex
prevaion. '
MIS ITatzfeldt" Ij chic, petite,- and
pretty, Beaidea, she la clever and Im
mensely pleaaing. She haa been seen
In Portland In "The Storks" and in the
"Wlltte" part In "The Burgomaster. "
Countess Olga'a Imitation of Anna Held
aa she alnaa "Molly Shannon," and of
Dolls Fox in tho "Summer Song," from
"Wang." rouged a storm of applause. '
' In addition to unusually gpod sap.
port from the .chorus and Individuals,
Countess Olga .is extremely fortunate
In the poaasalon of her two comedians.
Robert Lett aa Ouatav the bathing
master, gets a laugh at all times, and
Irving Brooks,, as Hetdelnurg Wurta
burgnr, a German fenalng master, 4a an
exreeelve mirth provoker. Mr. Lett hns
vleltei Portfand in "The Btrollera" and
in. "King Dodo." Mr. Brooks Is well re
membered aa the polite lunatic in .."The
Belle of New York." Lett i not only
heavyweight oomedUtn, but lias a good
Some Americans
I Abroad'
From ths Bt. Paul Dlapatch.
iA commlaaioa composed of' officials
of the stats department has been. In
vestigating the subject of American
dt Irene resident In foreign countries,
out of which have come many compli
cations with foreign governments. The
earliest of which waa the case of Mar
tld Kossta. an Austrian, who took part
In the revolution of 18, fled to thie
country, declared hla Intention to be
come a acitiien.-went-to Smyrna, waa
arrested and taken on board an Austrian
man-of-war. Captain Ingraharo de
manded le release, which tha Auatrtan
captain refuaed. Ingraham cleared his
decks for action but the- matter, waa
compromised and, after negotiations by
the aUile department, Kossta waa re
leased and returned to this country. .
' Since then we have had frequent
instances of foreigners coming here,
becoming, naturalised and then return
ing to their native lands to reside, but
always claiming there the protection of
our government- aa Its subjects. Ths
ue of Perdlcaris, in Morocco, IS the
lateat of these trouble-breeding cases.
Secretary Hay continued the policy, of
this country - In. bis demand upon the
ultan of Morocco that ha deliver "Per
dlcarla -alive or 'HasauTI dead." Joe
commission propoae remedies for this
fruitful cause of international friction).
It proposes that congress enactthat
an American cltiien shall be assumed to
have expatriated himself kf he become
naturalised abroad, which hardly needs
legal provision unless our government
Insists' that "once an American always
an ' American," a position It can hardly-
take in view of Its paat insistence upon
the ' right of ' expatriation. A ' second
cause la ths residence abroad , for five
years without some act indicating In
tention to retain citizenship here. The
third cause would ba taking aervioe un
der a foreign government. The chief
of these provisions is the second, and
that gives a loophole to those who take
citlxenahlp here with no intention of
permanent residence here but to secure
protection while residing permanently
In their former homes. Unless that
provialon , la -vary, Tigldly guarded the,
purpose of the taw would be evaded.
The act which would Indicate purpose
te retain citlxenshlp here Should be of a
vary positive character, such as a re
turn here and residence for a specified
time. Else we will continue to have
these complications caused by foreign
ers' naturalised here for the purpose ot
going back and making trouble under
the shelter of American eltlsenehlp.
voice, a rare combination. ' He made a
decided hit.'- Brooks Is about as comical
a Teutoa as one will bee.
Qaorg-s F. Moor, as Jose Zarambava
Portuguese, has good claims to a share
of the honors by his part of the jealous
husband. Harry Carter, as Abel Bkln
ner, ruardlan of "The Little Duchess,"
makes the most of his part. He sins
the "Sadie" song with the "Sadie" girls
in the last act. ,.(
. Madeline Cook, as Juliette Zaramba,
wife of Jose,, does a good bit of acting
as character woman, while Kittle Due
bel as Nannettev maid to "The Little
Puchea," creates a very .-favorable tra-
iprgsfon. Jhg ' fl'fil PI8!!?.
ass wuuicBs vAca. ea umiu suwiia
"Tha Little Ducheas" 'is certainly
amusing. It has plenty of good music,
plenty of funny Jokes, some of which
are not old, several pretty girls, and
there will never be a question about Its
being worth the money.. ."The Fencing
Qlrls." the "Sadie" girls and the other
rogula featupee of Jff ae-mtte-Dueheee"
make the usual hit
Last night's performance was wit
nessed by a fairly good audience, despite
the Intense cold. The theatre was thor
oughly comfortable, sad the show will
undoubtedly draw big houses. ' There
are three more performances,, tonight.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights,' There
will be no matinee..-'. , . - .
"Ranson'a Folly" at Baker.
"Ranaon's, Folly" Is one' of Richard
Harding Davis best stories. It made
a great hit because It deals with a pop
ular subject, army life, and because of
the author's wonderful ability to tell
an Intensely interesting story with an
Ingeniously clever plot ' - 1
The story was told by the' ' Baker
Stock company last night and at a mati
nee yesterday afternoon, and made al
most as great a hit as the original
story. ' There were large audiences at
both performances, despite weather con
ditions that were probably unparalleled
In Portland. . r
It is the story of ths folly of a yaung
lieutenant who, with his rexirrjent, is
stationed at a remote fort In New Mext-:
co. As a volunteer ha has seen service
In Cuba, the Philippines and in China.
The fact that his father Is a million
aire senator haa aided him In enjoying
varioua experiences throughout the
world, but does not aid him in easting
off ths monotonous ennui of life at a
frontier post. Finally It overcomes him
and on a wager he sets out to hold up
the stage with a pslt of scissors.
It so happened that the stags had
frequently beeu held tip and the -fort
thrown Into a commotion by tbe deeds
of "The Red Rider," an unknown whose
daring waa equalled only by the mys
terious success that attended his every
effort.- There la reason to believe, as
the story goes, that "Jeff" Cahlll, the
posttrader, knowa more about ths "Red
Rider" than any one suspects, and by a
strsnga coincidence 'is goes out on the
same night on presumably the same er
rand as Lieutenant Ranson, determined
on robbery from an altogether different
motive.--'- ;i : '.
Ths stags is held up that night by a
masked man armed with a pair of sols
sors. Only a short distance away, the
army paymaster Is also held up and
he anj his companions are wounded.
Suspicion points te Ranson, whtf Is ar
rests! on his return While attending a
bell which he himself Is giving in honor
of Mary Cahlll. the post trader's daugh
ter,. Things look black for the reckless
lieutenant until the real culsrlt is de
tected through tha efforts ofN the girt
In the story there Is dash and vigor
of a western army post, and a charming
love story. John Salnpolls takes the
part of Lieutenant Ranson and does the
part ss exquisitely aa he does every part
he undertakes. He is an Ideal Ranson,
reckless, daring and good-natured.
Lillian Lawrence, aa Mary, tha post
trader's daughter, creates a charming
character out of the part. Mrs. Nina
Qleason was ss snobbish aa . tha moat
pronounced type of the "army woman."
The Baker- company makes excellent
soldiers and the show will likely be one
of the company's greatst successes.
Arthur- Mackly made a decided hit as
"Jeff Cahlll. V , .
' The house was comfortable and a
large audience attended both perform
ances.! "Ranson's Folly" will be ths
bill at the Baker for the week. ' ' '
"At Cripple Creek." :.
"At Cripple Creek roused thrills of
enthusiasm in ths big crowd which went
to the Empire yesterday . to see EL. J.
Carpenter's lateat and beat sum-ess.
There wars big bouses at both perform-
' Letters From tkc
A People
- BIesaed Hope Mission Work.
Portland, Jan, 11. To the Editor ef
Ths Journal On Decenfbar II appeared
la the Evening Telegram an attack an
the Bleased Hope mission. Including re
marks by a W. L. Dlel, to which the
writer took exception and wrots the fol
lowing to ths Telegram for "publication.
ine eaitor reruaed to putnisti it:
-Editor. of the Evening Telegram: In
the Telegram appears a severe arraign
ment of the gospel meetings held St the
Bleaaed Hope mission, on Burhalde
street. Though I am not an attendant
at these meetings, I have every reason
to believe that the slanderous attacks
on these good people are unjust and un
called for, especially when we consider
the source from which tbey come.
What weight should we attach to the
criticism ef a man who within the laat
few months nas been arrested, tried and
found guilty . of running a house of
questionable character, and from whose
house a number of women were taken
to the court and fined as well as W.
U PlelT And yet this man Diet ia
quoted In ths Telegram as saying, "They
have coat me several hundred dollars In
the paat year in -patronage." Every
elf-respecting cltisen In Portland
ougwrw tKeTikrurW-tftrB7eSSed
Hops mission haa been a moral force In
that part of tha city where it la located.
t Thts- Injured Mi rel further,. says:
'For the moat part, these people axe Ig
norant and feeble-minded, and have
gone Insane on tha subject.: Tha place
la worse than a madhouse when they
get to going head-on." '
- I ask you to look at the records of
ths courts and sea what kind of people
he kept In his house when the police
raided the samel Were they people who
were noted for their good behavior and
for thelr-lntelllgenco and -sanity.- Evi
dently tbe police thought there was
enough going on to Justify them In
putting a stop to it. i
The Blessed olope mission has done a
good .work in our city, and Is now
doing good work, and what has been
written about It Is not correct. Poor
drunkards have been converted at these
meetings. The mission is helping the
poor of our city and is" doing - JuaC as
good work as the Salvation Army.
JOHN ANDERSON.
Plea ; for f State; formal Schools.
Drain. Or., Jan. 11. To the Editor of
The Journal I have read your editor
ial In the Issue or January . and, wnlle
I agree-with you In tha single board of
control, no excessive appropriation, the
settlement of the school policy of the
state and removing the schools from
politics. I honestly believe there Is not
only a need for four schools, but a de
mand, aa the growth, of this school
clearly- shows. During tha last 18
months this school has gained 111 per
cent In Us normal department. The
class te graduate In June Is 400 per
cent of the Class of 10. and 1,000 per
cent of the claas of 1004, and the course
of study has, been Increased from a
three years course - to a rour yearr
course, and 40 ,ireki practice In hs
training school.' There were 1. teach
ers sent out during 1908, Every- one
pasaed the regular teacher's examina
tion, snowing that they can, stand the
normal-trained teachers than, . all ths
normal schools can supply..
This school is now the largest nor
mal school In tha state, snd what has
been dona here can be dons at the
other schools.- This growth has been
accomplished within our ewa territory
""rt In nn wan-drawa t rom-Othar srhonlit.
Experience has shown in Michigan and
other states that creating other normal
schools does not draw away from the
old achool. but stimulates all and actu
ally Increases the attendance st the old
schools. .-' s .'
The people of Drain maintained the
school during the period ef tho referen
dum and then turned their subscrip
tions Into tbe regular funds of the
school, thus enabling tha school to
make the many needed Improvements.
Drain pays the normal for teaching the
public achool. -.which Is used ss the
training school for tha normal, thus re
lieving ths state of the expense of four
teachera and gives ths student the ad
vantage of a large school for practice
work. ."' .
Eighty-two per cent of the students
ara from outalde of Drain. - Ten coun
ties snd four states are represented In
the school. Tho present enrollment Is
1(7 In tha normal proper, and 174 in the
training school. . Oregon Is growing rap
Idly, and I believe she should give her
children aa good training as sny of her
sifter states. I do not mean that we
should be extravagant or run to ex
tremes, but I do believe that ws should
give our cL-ldren equal chances with
those with whom they must compete.
Trusting that we may all work together
for a greater Oregon, ". am, yours truly,
. ' . ' A. L. BRIOGS.
Pres. Central Oregon Normal School.
ances. and at this particular time It
may be of Interest to know that . tbe
Empire has the reputation of being the
most comfortable theatre in the city,
especially In col weather. -
. "At Cripple Creek', Is one of the ban
ner bills of tbe season for the Empire,
and If the rousing reception that was
given It yesterday la an indication It
will be one, of the biggest drawing at
tractions thst has yet been offered.
Ths play is a story of western life),
with a series of sensational scenes snd
incidents heightened by picturesque snd
appropriate scenery. Particularly sen
sational among the scenes Is ths interior
of the "Last Dollar' mine, In which are
discovered vast pockets ef gold when
ths property was thought io be worth
less. The play ' has all the familiar
types, elements snd characters thst give
life snd color to the piece.
Empire patrons were particularly
pleased with the show, and were even
unumtafly demonstrative. "At Cripple
Creek" will be ths bill at the Empire
during ths week. .-
The Army's Tall Maru
Ernest D. Peck, first lieutenant' In
ths engineer corps. Is tha tallest man in
the army. He is six- feet four and one
half. Inches In height Lleutensnt Peck
Is a native of Wisconsin and was gradu
ated from tha Oshkosh high school. He
entered West Point In ISSi, and on his
graduation In 1S01 was a "star," thus
entitling him to assignment to the se
lect arm of the service, the corps- of
engineers.' ' Lieutenant Peck Is en duty
st YellowstonePark. Wyoming and has
supervised the tmlldlnr of a military
caled Pike's Peak by hla eomraajes in
rosd known ss Peek's Pike. He is
the service. - . . r- .,, '. -..
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V Could Afford It If LegaL
' From ths Albany Herald. I
The eight- Willamette valley counties
could afford to issue bonds and buy or
build locks at Oner on City and save
money over the present extortion. Bonds
for 1500,000 at t per cent would draw
Interest of 125,000 a year. "-The same
counties" are., paying four .times that
amount to the Portland General Eleotrle
company. ,j , ,
BIRDSEYE VIEWS
TIMELY TOPICS
, . SMALL CHANGE. ;
: Will bouse bUl no 104 be repealed!
e -a-'-- it ;' ;' ;
The tongues of firs seem te run short
of fuel also, , ,
. ' ' . a a
Poor Eve: she never had a chance to
organise a woman's club. . .. t;.
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- Strlngtown correspondence of Qervala
Star: Three young clttaens of Salem
were In our- neighborhood laat week
buying a hound.
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If ' Harry Thaw should really "be
brought to trial on January 11, we won't
have te watt long to sea piotuces of the
angello Evelyn every day, ... ;t- ,
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A Pennsylvania Judge fined a man for
calling a woman an "old maid," and
then, inconsistently, paid a high compli
ment . to elderly spinsters, .. v
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Gertrude Atherton requested the edi
tor of the London Times to go to the
devtL Which he might have been glad
lto do If she had not gone out. .
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A Union county man refused to ao-
eept a eounty-warrantfor services, as
he had not "earned the money... He is
not likely to have any Imitators, v
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. Albany Herald': Just open Oregon's
rivers and harbors and give her ade
quate transportation facilities And ths
country will wonder at pur progress.
The Estacada News has this Interest
ing, Important and gratifying news;
"Owners of poultry are reporting an in
crease in tho egg supply, hens are be-
minninm in law mnvm ' ' .. .
A New Hampshire paper, evidently
edited by a young man In love, aays:
"Give the woman an equal chance',
brother; she's a rose and you are a sun
flower leering over a backyard fence."
In a voting contest "In Franca for
the greatest Frenchman Pasteur ranks
first, Victor Hugo second and Napoleon
only fourth. But If the little corporal
had been there tha returns would have
been different . -,
Thirteen Persons were arrested in Til.
lamook for selling liquor and gambling,
and the raids were saocesaful. . the
Herald says, largely because a deputy
-is a onnxing man and had been on
several toots himself." .
A fellow who professed to teach ari'v.
body-how to paint photographs fleeced
over 100 Newberg people out t SI each.
-a second crop of suckers will be ready
for the harvest when the next aruv
strikes town," says the Graphic
8k a loo, an Indian - Who died on tha
Umatilla reservation recently - at - the
age of 02, was tbe son of a chief of the
Cayuaea who died half a century ago,
but tha heir did not claim the chieftain.
ship until 'years after, when too late.
. iiie sirst person Dapusea oy
Catholic mlsslonariee in eastern Ore
gon. . t -.. ..i,,-
By Ella Wheeler- Wlloox.
Unless you were bom In Germany,
and In the environs of Heidelberg, you
will not know tha name of Perkeo. -'
But every one In that old, old town
Smiles when ths name Is sppken.
Many uneducated people would doubt
lens be unable to -tell you when Charles
Philippe reigned 1 In Germany. They
might not know much about him, in
deed, just as In America there are hun
dreds of people who know nothing sbout
Buchanan - or Adams who were onoe
presidents of the United States.
But even the most untutored In Heid
elberg know about this Per,ko. "THls
name has come down through two cen
turies) and left a smile back of it .. ...
Perkeo waa born In the Tyrol, and he
waa a little dwarf who mads buttons
to sell. ' ' "i
Ons day Count Palatln, the elector
(who was really the king of Germany
In 1717). chancing to pass through the
town where Perkeo lived, made his ac
quaintance, and so charmed waa he with
tha wit and repartee of the little man
that he took him Into his court and
mads him court Jester. :
And so, through his blight way ot
looking on life and his happy way of
giving expression to hla thoughts. Per
keo's name has come down the centuries
along with the notable personages -of
history. -. - ..
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Not only his name, but hla personal
ity survives. In ths old castle bf Heid
elberg there stsnds a statue of the little
man. ...A diminutive creature and - a
Jester, called often In those 'days tho
"court fool." yet this little button
maker of the Tyrol shares all tbe glory
of glsnt men of noble family.
And while many of these men Slaugh
tered their fellows. snd robbed snd pil
laged whole towns, snd left sorrow snd
desolation behind them In order to earn
the name or victorious warriors anI
mighty sovereigns. Perkeo wonae en
during a name by being good-natured
and witty and taking a merry view of
life.- . ...
- Somehow his status there at Heidel
berg seemed to be still making sport,
not for but of ths great rulers of olden
times, -
ry 14 In His
V ! January 14 in History,
- 1604 Conference - at Hampton Court
palace, leading to new translation of
the Bible.- .-. . . '
, 176J George -' Berkeley, celebrated
Irish prelate, , ' died. Born March 12.
114.
lilt Dr. John ' Walcot. - known, as
"Peter Pindar," the poet, died. -
1150 Jean- de Kesske, ths . famous
opera singer,' born. . ' ' - ' , -
183 Attempted assassination Of No.
polenn III by OralnL
H7t E. M. Ward, member of the
Royal academy, committed suicide st
Windsor." - i -
1882 Duke of Clarence,' alder son of
King Edward.VIJUaied.Bom lt4 .
. 1893 Monrlgnor, Sntolll appointed
apostolic delegate to the United States.
1801 Alfred Vanderbllt and Ellen
French married at Newport.
. 1808 Congress suspended coal duties
for one year. .
Marquis of Lansdowne's Birthday.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, foreign
secretary under the late Unionist gov
ernment In Great Britain, waa born in
1845. educated at Eton .and at Balllol
college, Oxford, and succeeded his
father. "In the marqulsata and other
titles In 1880. He entered publlo life
as a lord of the treasury In ltl and
Tl
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' OREGON SIDELIGHTS.
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Sclo thinks It now has a good prospect
te get a railroad.
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- Besides, eggs are smaller than they
used to be at least they seem so,
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Jackrabblt shooting Is a popular sport .
around Irrtgon, several hundred . being
killed weekly. .
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' The O. A. C horticulturist says the -Willamette
valley can grow as good ap- .
pies as any place in the world.
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Salem Statesman: We were knocked
out by . ths Hood River sppta producers, ' ,
but our Angoras can butt any 'kind of a
prise off the shelf.
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Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish says that If a
woman 1 very careful she can-dress on
$5,000 a year. . But so many woman . .
can't bs csrefut. ' i v.
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(Some of the colored people think of
Foraker aa the old darkey did of his
favorite whits preacher: "He have a
hlte skin, but- he share haver a black:
heart" . , .V ...... .....
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Speaking of Dr. Brougher's sharaete----ixatlon
of tha Portland councllmen aa '
"jackasaes," tha Pendleton Tribune re
marks that Dr.. B rougher la somewhat
of a kicker himself.
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Several Condon .young men "were kick
ing about not being able to get employ
ment when a farmer who overheard them
offered to employ one ot them, but none
of them wanted the Job. .. . " .
Tha finest walnuts in the world' can
be and are grown In the Willamette val
ley and in a few years we should be sup
plying tha United States, says tha Mo
Minnvllle News reporter."--- 1 ' " -
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Woodburn-Independent: John N. Mo-
Kay swam over from St Paul laat Fri
day.- He carried his rubber boots In his
mouth, having an Idea that they .might
be needed in woodburn, ' They
The Woodburn Independent, which la a
good deal of a kicker, says that Food and
Dairy - Commissioner Bailey - "has , not
earned hla salary, is not worth his salt. -and
the office should be abolished." v
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- Roseburg News: The hotel-keepers of
the city report business rushing In their
line and they ara having all they can do -to
handle tha big trade coming then way.
Tha city ia full of newcomers, many com .
lng with a view ot locating permanently
in this section and others en routs to
coast cities. .... ..--.., .. -.
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. Anybody who Is disposed to criticise
or belittle President Roosevelt should
read ths Sultan of Morocco's opinion,
f blm: "Ths beloved,- the most cher
tshed. the exalted, the most gracious -
friend, - most honored snd excellent
prosldent ot the United States of Amer
ica, who is the pillar of ita great lnflu-
Jjpneeandtha
portant affairs, the most celebrated pre ,
server of the ties of true friendship,
the faithful friend. . ; i . : 'i : i . ,
Thsrs were hundreds of ststuas la tbe
old caatls of rulers and warriors fam
ous in their day, but well-nigh forgot
ten now, and I seemej to hear Perkeo
saying sarcastically to each ons: "You
were the f ool, not ' I, Tou endured
frightful hardships, and fought bloody
battles, and were torn with rage ana
Jealousy and all tbe other evil pas
sions, to reach your poor position of
epnemerai power; but I only laughed
and Jested and looked 6n ths sunny side
of life, and here-. I am, as famous and
as remembered 'as any of you."
Jolly little Perkeo! "He laughs best
whor laughs 1sst and that privilege IS
surely given to you.
Perkeo dined at the roysl table,- for -so.
engrossed were the nobles of thst
era In sanguinary wars and In intrigues
that I fancy they were not a very en
tertaining circle, and in order to find
anything in life to make them laugh
they were obliged to bring In outsiders..
So they had Perkeo sitting with them
at their feasts.
He was a man of good education with-.
al, and made an agreeable companion.
But the example of the host and con
vives was not one wblch mads Psrkeo
shine ss a model of sobriety.
History tells us that he drank from'
II to II bottles of wine dally)
It does not tell us whether he suf- -fered
with gout or other maladies at
tendant upon even the moderate Indulg
ences of ths Jules of the vine In those
days. It would end th little story with
a good moral could I state that ha died
I In the flower of bis youth or that he
was crippieo wun rneumatiam and re
morse, . ,i ,- - ..... ...j.
All t know of Perkeo, asids from his -wit
and thirst, is that ha was given the
title of "chamberlain of tbe wine
vaulta." and that hla atatua stsnds elos
beside the famous cask which helit '
41.000 gallons,. an which was emptied
three times Irt II yesrs under ths reign
of Charles Philippe. (And this fsct
makes one feel-very -optimistic regard
ing the increased sobriety of the world.) i
Now the cask Is always empty, and
hundreds of-those famous old warrior"
are forsrotten, but Perkeo- smiles snd
lives still in the memory of his world ' '
It is better to laugh than to fight
occupied tjiat position until H72, when
be became under-secretary for war.
After leaving the war offlca In 1874 he
filled In succession ths posts of under
secretary for Indin, governor-general of
Canada, governor-general of India and
secretary for wsr. In 1900 he became
foreign secretary and continued in thst
offlca until the Liberal party earns Into
power lata In 1905. - --
Motion of the Waeoft-Wheeir
Ths part of the rim of a wagon wheel
which ia In contact with the ground
Is at rest whlls ths rest of the wheel
moves along in ths direction in which
the wajon is travellng,iwd thauwhola
wheel moves sround a Hns drawn
through ths center of the axle. Both .
Statements are facta. We might add .
to this curiosity of motion thst the lop .
of the rim of the wheel moves forward
In the direction In which the wagon Is
going twice as fast as. the hub of the
wheel moves. . t ' '
' ' ' .Heels on Shoes. .
Ws wear heels on our shoe 4 because
the sandal-like footcear of olden times '
was not adapted to rldlnx and when '
tha Jilch . boots . were . Introduced heel -were
put on for a good .hold on ths
stirrup. . " ;
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