The Oregon daily journal., December 27, 1908, Page 40, Image 40

VHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1908.
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Service Between Bright on
and London Made Up of
, Seven Cars That Cost
$150,000 -Pullmans As
' tonish English?
Hearit Newt by Lont tjemti Wire.)
London. Dec. 26. England ha - Just
paid America' the compliment of Imi
tation .by adopting a full gervlca- f
' Pullman can on the line from Brighton
to London. -.Americana who have taker.
a run on these trains , pay ; tbeyy. are
.just like the "flyers,' and "limited es
.. presses'' which run between New York
and fhlladelnnia. Chicago. Buffalo and
other Amerktm cities where the-luxury
of travel has oeen reduced to a fine
art. ,. - -
JTsw. to EntflaiuL -
The new train is a very AweU af
fair" for England. The train la- de
scribed in' the English 1 papers as a
"veritsble palace on wheels,-' and. much
Is made of the fact that each car Is
heated and lighted separately by means
of steam . registers end electrothermic
piles. In England, first -elans tars are
usually neated Dy great oblong 'Toot
warmers," filled with hot water which
chill down to freezing point - before
half an hour s "run. Huge stacks f
these "heaters" are carted about the
platforms, .and 'have .& chance to' -cool
off even -before they get Into tho cars.
, Train B &nx.
The service is described the -"train
de luxe" and even the royal train pale
rtesiae n. ine cars seven in number
are beautiful specimens of the decor
ator's -.and wood worker's art, "each
car," to quote from an enthusiast's de
scription, "has .its own special scheme
of decoration beautiful, rich upholster
ing, oak, mahogany, and satin wood
paneilng, level white' ceilings, ingeni
ously fitted with electric lights, wall
. brackets and table lamps, thick luxuri
ous carpets, and, of course easy chairs
and writing tables. Such a train should
be chartered to carry people to Utopia,"
' , 014 AppUano. ew, .
Furtherpraiae is lavished on the
fact that - vestibules connect the plat
forms," arid flowing tribute is paid to
the presence of an electric . push but
ton at every seat. Details are highly
- commended which Americans have been
accustomed to for years, and the pres
ence of easy chairs Instead of seats is
looked upon as almost a marvel.
The train cost $160,000 to build, or
more than $21,000 per coach. - Even the
outsldes of the coaches have he-ai
. beautifully enameled and are likened
to . the lines of a "racing yacht" all
the corners having been- rounded of f.
The bodies of the cars rest on special
springs placed In the six wheeledjxgle
trucks wnioh support them. In fact,
as the Advertisement says, .everything
Is to be found In this trairi which-can
"add to the- pleasures, subtract from
the cares, or multiply the 'comfdrts of
life" a mathematical piece of .lauda
tloo almost as elaborate- as the sumptu
ous fittings-of" the, cars themselves. .
First Class Passenger. ' -The
cars are designed,: of course; for
the use of first class passengers only.
They are said to have come into ex
istence to fill the demand for special
luxury on behalf of "upper class" trav-
, elers In England. In recent years,
there has been a species of Invasion
bv second and even third class pas
sengers Into first class -compartments,
whenevr trains have been overcrowd
ed, and ItHs thought that the adoption
of the American system Of vestibuled
trains fitted up so luxuriously will tit
least give first class passengers the
wort.i of their money and the "ex
clusiveness" they require. Pullman
cars, as such, have been used In Eng
land for years, but no train here has
ever before been fitted up with any
thing like the expenses, verging on ex
travagance, which distinguishes this
particular train. . The run between
Brighton and London Is made in 57
minutes, which Is at the rate of about
a-mil a minute. The fare la S3 for
the return trip. 7
Warning; Can. -.vv
.-Even the American Idea of naming
the cars has been adopted, each ear
having Its own designation, while tl.e
entire train has been christened "The
Southern Belle." ,
here has-been some talk of introduc-
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government employe, can there be found
any roster of the secret service men or
information, as to . the' salaries paid
them. i , .
However, it may be stated that the
pay is not high, considering the hard
ship and danger involved, and the se
cret service is likely to attract only
men whose love of life of adventure
and excitement outweighs their desire
for monetary reward. A new recruit
in the secret service starts out as an
assistant operative at $3 per day and
if he ' proves worthy is promoted In
due course to the rank of operative at
is ner day. As ah operative hl tav
may Increase ; to -17 per day... but the
secret service operative whose salary
reaches the point just, short of $50 per
week must have proven his worth by
long service and have the experience
which can be gained in no other manner
than by practical secret service work.
For all that the monetary rewards of
a secret service career are by no means
excessive there i never any dearth of
applicants for the limited number of
positions in mis connaenciai corps, f ol
lowing any occasion such a the pres
ent when the secret service Is brought
conspicuously , to the attention of the
public. Chief Wilkle receives applica
tions by the score from young; men in
all parts of the country, who are am
bitious to shine as sleuths. A large
majority of aspirant naively confess
that they have had no experience what
ever which would fit them for thi high
ly specialised field. Many of the inex
perienced applicant are .obviously Im
possible, but even among those who are
ufnclently iSromtslng to receive more
than passing consideration the propor
tion of inexperienced ia overwhelming.
Indeed, of the 700 men whose name
are now on the "waiting list" of eligi
ble at the secret service that' Is, men
who hfcve complied with the civil serv
ice regulations governing application
for place In the service more than 600
admit that they are totally devoid of
practical experience In thi line, ' ,
'X:- Many CaBlnf. ;
With a profession which above all
others need devotee who can bring to
it wide knowledge and thorough train
ing, yet with most applicant sorely
deficient In these ; quail flea tions, the
auest!on naturally suggest Itself:
Where does the 'secret service secure
it agents? In, reply It may be aald
that upward of a doxen-dirrerent can
ing have demonstrated their value as
fields of apprenticeship.' Some of the
most capable secret service operative
now on Uncle 8am' payroll have come
from the claim department of the
great railroads, w Other have gained
their training : with the mercantile
agencies and still other have come
from law .office where certain classe
of detective work are frequently neces
sary. Two of the - best men on the
force were formerly heads of ' munici
pal police departments. Other served
for year In legitimate private deteo
tive organisations or independent police
department maintained by the great
railway systems. A certain proportion
haajtad the benefit of preliminary serv.
Ice as United States deputy marshals.
and not a few have come to the secrot
service from the departments of puhlto
safety in foreign countries. These lat
ter, by reaon of their knowledge of
foreign tongues and mannerisms, have
been Invaluable to the service.'.
A .may be surmised secret service
duty is preeminently work for young
men. The average age of the field oper
ative is under 85 years. Chief Wilkie -himself,
who.' by the way,, was one of"'
the bright young men who Lyman Gage
brought from Chicago when he was
secretary of the treasury, is but , 44
year of age and was only 88 years .old
when he. stepped into his present: re
sponsible position. i , ;
Kent a Piano Now. ;
We rent pianos for a day, week or
month. No charge for cartage If you
keep the piano six' months.
-'Rates: $3, $4, $5, $6, etc., a month,
according to value of piano desired. 'All ,:
rental paid, less reasonable interest for
money Invested, allowed In case of
eventual purchase. In town or our,
write, phone or call Ellers Piano house,
853 Washington streei; Exchange 2$ .
or A-2350. . . .
The Difference.'
From the Washington Post.
Charles M. Schwab want the duty '
kept on steel and Andrew Carnegie
want It taken off. You see. Mr.
Schwab Is in the steel business and
Mr. carnegie is out oi it.
By Waldon Fawcctt" .
The United State , secret service.
which i the bone . of ? contention be
tween the president and: congress in a
controversy that -promises to become
historic, ia freouentlv denominated the
"least known branch ofrour government."
Whether the present agitation wjll dis-
pel -the mvstery that has long exiated
is very doubtful. If a debate is. pre
cipitated there will doubtless be an air
ing of certain phases of secret service
work, but it is not to be expected that
there will be any lifting of the veil
as regards the means and methods of
Uncle Sam's "black-cabinet."
Owl nil to the stloulatlon made by
congress In providing the last annual
appropriation for ... the maintenance of
the secret service the self-same lrm
ItHtlons under which President Roose
velt I now chafing the operations of
the secret service are at present re
stricted to what might be termed Its
original functions namely, the appre
hending; of counterfeiters and the pro
tection of the person of the chief mag
istrate. Until congress called a halt,
however, there was a gradual, but con
tinuous expansion or tne activities or
the-nation's secret police until they, bads
fair to outdo their European brethren
in the scope of their surveillance.
,;;.' ? Important' Service. 4
i orr Instance,' secret sorvlcej . opera
tives were "loaned" to the secretary of
the 'Interlftr and rendered" the most im
portant service In securing evidence in
connection' with the land fraud cases
in the west. Other secret service men
had a hand In exposing the sensational
"cotton report leak'' In the department
of agriculture and so the list might be
prolonged to include practically all tire
executive departments of the govern
ment, nor forgetting the part played
by these clevereHt plain clothe men
in investigating charges 'against naval
officer.
Because of the' fact that its primary
pur pone and principal function, at the
outset ' wa the trailing of counterfeit
ers and secret service was made a
branch-of the treasury department. In
connection with their shadowing of sus
ttected counterfeiters the secret service
men have been enabled to gather much
Information of the greatest value re-
fardlng Black Hand organizations and
he operations of anarchists. Yet other
Investigations alOno these lines have
resulted from the responsibility of the
Chief John E. 1 Wilkie of the United States secret service, looking
over the rogues' gallery files, at upper left. Mr. Wilkie at his desk in
the treasury department, upper right. Chief Wilkie and his first assist
ant studying the map in his office.
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SINCE TE YEAR 1867 More than forty years ago! the name GILL'S hat been
synonymous of Commercial Stationery. By carefully studying the requirements
and needs of the people of this bijrity, we have justly earned the title "PORTLAND'S
LEADING OFFICE OUTFITTERS," and by carrying out our idea of doing all
things just a little better than they were ever done before, thus insuring our valued
patrons absolute satisfaction in al) dealings, we have established an enviable reputa
" tion throughout Portland. '' , : . 'V; , ,. -'-' -,. ,"
In our Commercial Stationery Department, the largest and best in the Northwest,
everything that may be expected in a strictly down-to-the-minute Commercial Sta
tionery Store may be found from the every day pen and pencil to the modern, me
chanical (and even electrical, if you please) duplicating machines; and from the
smallest vest pocket Memorandum Book to the very latest productions in Loose
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Scan the list bejow; better still, come and inspect our showing and this with
the assurance that no obligation will be inferred from any inquiry you wish to make.
It may give you a light on some of the newest and best time and money saving office
devices and necessities manufactured today. a
Ing the 'American system of. cars
throughout England, but the project
seems to have been abandoned. At
present most trains especially those
handling large suburban traffic have
innumerable doors, that open on both
sides. It is said that large crowds ran
be handled more quickly by this meth
od, as passengers act as their own con
ductors, and can get in and out more
yuicHiy.
secret service for the safety of - the
president and thus, without overstepping
the bounds of the law of authorization,
the secret aervlc has been enabled to
accomplish much in the field that -Is
the chief concern of foreign secret police
namely, eternal vigilance as. to the
plans and ambitions of the plotters
against the world's rulers. Until con
gress shut down upon it last year the
treasury department also used the sec
ret service , to detect smuggling enter
prises and other frauds upon the cus
toms service and to Investigate robber
ies and irregularities of all kinds and
there "have ' recently been some notable
ones In branch mints, subtreaaurles, as
say offices, etc. One of President Roose
velt's most bitter complaint has been
against the hampering of operations n
these directions.
, The HBadqnartsr.
'. The'v headquarters of the secret ser
vice are in the treasury building at
Washington. Here are the private of
fices of the chief of the service, John
E. Wilkie, who receives a salarv of
$4000 per year, and the assistant chief.
William Herman Moran, who is paid
$3000 per year. There is a clerical di
vision, employing some half a dosen
men; and a large storeroom where con
fiscated Counterfeiting outfits, spuri
ous coin and other contraband seised
by secret service men are deposited and
allowed to accumulate until, at inter-
appointed to. superintend the destruc
tion of these unlawful articles. The
equipment of the secret service head
quarters embraces some Interesting fea
tures, including delicate scales for
weighing coins, whose aenuineness is
questioned and a "rogue's gallery" con
sisting or a monster rue or photos or
counterfeiters and . other offender
against the law. -
However, the secret service, bureau at
Washington is essentially a nerve cen
ter from which are directed the opera
tions of the 25 districts Into which the
country is divided on the secret service
map. In each of these districts a se
cret service operative is stationed Just
as a patrolman Is on duty on his beat,
but In addition to the men thus de
tailed to indicated geographical di
visions, there operate from the central
office at Washington or number of
trained detectives who niay literally be
sent to any place at any time. To this
class belong the extra secret service
men, who reinforce the regular body
guard of the president whenever the
chief - executive maketr- a tour of the
country or participates in any great
public function. ..
So Fixed Habitation.
It Is this field service which makes
it. necessary for every secret service
man to abandon all thought of fixed
habitation with social and family ties.
He may be ordered from NeW York to
Texas-or from the mountain of Ten
nessee to-Han Francisco at an hour's
notice, and it Is impossible to predlot
in advance how long he will remain
at any given place. True to its name
and policy the secret service aims to
let the public know Just as little as
possible regarding its personnel. Jvo e
vals of about a year, a committee 1 liret service operative allows hi photo-
graph to be made, much less published.
if he can help it and he seldom acknowl
edges his vocation. At the headquarters
of the secret service there Is a rule
against disclosing the name" or address
of any of the sleuths and in no govern-
mentjpublicatlon, not even In the "Blue
Book.rf which Is supposed to list every
Here's Just a Miniature
Commercial Directory of Suggestions
Blank Books
Bankers' Cases '
Board Clip
Bond Boxes
Bill Head Boxes
Bill Files
Book Racks
Bankers' Shears ,
Bank Pins
Blotting Paper
Calendars
Carbon Paper
Call Bell
Cash Boxes
Check Canceler
Copying Presses '
Peaks and Chairs
Diaries
Date Books
Daily Journals
Desk Stationery Rack
Desk Baskets
Duplicating Machines
Eraser
Envelope '
Envelope Sealers
Eyelet Punches
Envelope Distributor
Envelope Openers
Eye Shade '
File
Finger Molstener
Fountain Pens
Glue "-" -'
Gummed Isabels
Ink '
Ink Eradlcators
Ink Stand
Ioos Leaf Device
letter Baskets
Letter Scales
Lawyer' Seal
Merchandise Tags
Memorandum Book
Neostyle
Numbering Machine
Office Tickler ,
Office Cuspidors
- Office, Pin
Paat ' .(..
Price Book
Paper Fasteners
Paper Clip . .
. Pen Rack
Package Scale ; .
Pin Tray
Pen Tray
Pin Ticket
Pen '
Pen Holder
Pencil . ,
Pencil Sharpeners '
Poaal Scale
Rotary Neoatyl ,
Ruler
Rubber 8tamp Pad
Rubber Type Printing Out
fit Rubber Band
Stationery
Safe -
Sheet Holder
Statement .Distributor
Stamp Boxe
Scrap Book -Shear
Rpong Cup
' Sponge
Sealing Wax .
Seal .. -
Shipping Tags
Tape i .
Tape Basket
Telephone Indexes
Telephone Tablet
Telephone Holders
Typewriter Paper
Typewriter Supplies
Waste paper Basket
Writing; Paper
Window Hook
Etc Ete.
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CLEAN-UP SALE OF
EXTRA SPECIAL I
24-Inch Switch, Natural Cut Hair
; .52.45
Mornings given to special work and demonstration in
beauty culture. Special prices on all work. Aza
Holmes Ribbecke.
Tine Store Wltli ttie Liberal Money Back Policy
Corner Filth and Alder Sts. Sam E. Wertlielmer. Pres. and Gen'l
Mgrj
C All nf Onr
MILOMEE5Y .
At One Half Price
This Includes Every Trimmed Hat in the
House. No Reserve. Clean-up Price Just
Pl ' fl? A M IT TO
SALE
Ttetalance.tf;om,glgantlc stock of Suits, Coats, Raincoats, Furs, Waists, Etc., at cleanup prices. You will take in consideration that our entire stock is all new. No past season goods to befound
vmHlf..na?5S.eania merckfdlse be sJd a' Fs regardless of cost and value. To make room for the early spring stock now en route.- Remember that the prices of this establish
.vmcnt have always been 25 to 33 13 oer cent lower than am other house because We Buv for Cash and Sell fnr Cah rvio - - . v- , , . . r ...
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Fine Tailored
The entire balance of our Tailored Suits we have divided into 5
lots. - - - ,'
Suits
Lot 1. 15 Suits, actual $25.00 values. . T. ... . . V. '.',".'$0.05
Lot 2.-88 Suits, actual $35t00 values.
...$14,95
Lot 3.-65 Suits, actual $40.00 values . ................ $1&95
Lot 4.-69 Suits, actual $50.00 values. ;...: Vv. ; $21.95
' T t. r s r . ' ' m " '' m aW --a
" actual values to 33,uu. , ,v , . ... . . . . y . ;Z7ww
Goats. G&ats 'Coats
Our entire stock of Coats, both short and full length mddelshave
been grouped into 4 lots. '
Lot 1.-41 Coats, values to $13.50. . : . . ...$5.95
Lot 2. 125 Coats, values to $25.00. . . ....$9.95
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Lot 3. 51 Coats, values to $30.00... . . : . .... . : $12.95
Lot 4.f-42 Coats, values to $40.00 . .
$17.95
Raincoats for $8.95
, Your unrestricted choice of any Cravenette .Raincoat in the
house. .Values to $25.00, all sizes from '32 to 46. Clean-up
price ..... ............ ...... ::$8.95
What remains of our entire 'jineif 'fine Furs consisting of all the
popular Furs of the season tb clean ub we will allow a discbunt of
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