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THE OREGON JDAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1SC3. FAC3IEIE FEAR HAfJGS EVER oie iuoia Never Any Reserve of Crop or Coin in Hands of Til lers; One Lean Year Means Death Greed ana super stition to Blame, .' Bombay marnlncenes wJH t 4 described by Mr. Haskln torn or- . row. ' Beginning rwlth tha lucky ; 4 ' accident that brought Bombay Into ths possession of England. ' Mr. , Haskln i will procesd to 4k sketch the panorama of natlttns ' 4 that streams through tha streets e of a city notable Jot ne gran- w 4 deur of Its architecture. Curious "" types '"of jriaiiklna are uoted ln-- . pausing, whlla of costumes one e that Is most shocking Is particu- e Urly noted. . The Parsee as a high financier -la considered. J ' By Frederic i. Haskln. Washlngtn. July. 1 If tha Indians of India were s Indolent as the un MvllUed Indians of Norta America the British empire would have upon Its hands today an almshouse tenanted by nearly a fifth of the population of th world, or. a cemetery half as Urgs in area as the United States. Famine Is not only written large across the pages of India's history, but also looms -dark- ly In tha future as the greatest of her problems. Its specter Is present every j ear. despite elaborate systems of relief, dospite donations made by rich Indian princes, and despite ns lioeralltx with which the world opens !ts purse strings when the Indian peasant is starving. Native politicians contend itJaat the great obstacle between their country and prosperity is an unjust system of taxation, which places too large a bur den upon the people who get their Hv tn from the soil, but famine Is much older than British dominance. It must also be admitted that the presence f a European power, with such concom itants of European progress as rail- way transportation, postal and tele graph service, has. greatly Improved in situation. On the other iband, the na tives are to be' credited With "habits of industry that have prevented them from -becoming demoralized ''ty relief measures, j--:'! :n .' 'V --' t. r ranis xms br Millions. The ancient Indian adage, "the flesh of a son Is worth more than his love," comes down from . times when famine meant cannibalism. lter, during tne existence of the mogul empire relief measures were not systematic. . Bullock carts or camel trains could not pene trate sections offering no forage or water, and famlns meant depopulation where It struck." In 1770 the famine In Bengal carried off j 10,000.000. In i S38. anoordinff to estimates believed to be conservative. J.000,000 of a pop ulation or less than ie.08u.uw starved In one province. - : i It was only after India passed to the crown that : the organisation of van extensive relief system was undertaken. Slnpe then work to improve conditions has been steady, and although famine has by no means been eliminated, the . dimensions of disaster resulting from i crop failure have been reduced. HDuriwr me ramine or isu. covering an area of 60.000 square miles with a population- of 20,000,000. there, were, iaauod S3.OOQ.000 rations.-. or.jaS' It Is exDressed In India, that many .units" wers re lieved. Five years iater ramine ,vjs ited the sreater nart of. India north - of Madras, -affecting1 h - population- f approximately 60,000,000. This tlms relief work was botched. 'The gravity of the situation - was not appreciated tin too late and 1,000,000 people per- - ished. . . Horrors of 1868-70. " - Close nnon the heels of this aoDall Ing 'Sacrifice of human- lives came the - - famine -of 18670 in West India. , Raj- pu tana's parched . hills could not be traversed by animal-drawn vehicles and thousands died on the road with their facpu toward mil nf camns. Then cams cholera, in tha-.waka.jif tha famine., and when -the surviving villagers made , a heroic rally upon tne land In the hope of early rains . the next spring, there was no rain . and again they died by thousands. . ocusts destroyed the fall crop raised by the remaining peasantry. torrential rains came in the later autumn and .fever: followed the flood. It was not. until 1870 that the sttua - tlon was relieved. While the Krirn tragedy of Orlssa and Rajputana was fresh In memory, Bihar, Bengal .and the . United. Provinces - suffered a par tial failuieof rasTi. and in the"' titanic strugRle that ensued bet ween ''-famine and relief. 300,000.000 dally rations tot an inaiviauat were aisiriDuiea. --.'. Bed Taps Added to ramine. Three years later southern India was In the clutch f amine. The govern- ;. ment, which aif been reckless of ex iense In .the previous attempt . to . save lives, now Insisted upon Investigations to determine where relief should be tendered. The result was a strike of ; relief workers and while, red tape was gone-through with-In an honest effort to befriend the starving -without de frauding the .taxpayers fit the whole country, starvation and resultant fe- , vers killed more than $.000,000 persons In British territory, not including the , unnumbered deaths in native states -With the world fstandinr a shoot at the recurrent decimation of . India byl ; nu, me iirsi great iamine com mission met In 1878 to formulate, upon a working basts a policy., offering re lief to the real sufferers? without at-t tempting, to give general relief to per sens merely poor and not In need of actual sustenance. The result was the rrovislonal famine code, published in $83. laying down the principle, that the government in endeavoring to save life is not obliged to maintain the rural population at a normal level of comfort, and that to do so would' be unjust to taxpayers and would encourage 4ndo lenre. v .v.-.-'.-.'.'.- '.jt- ...i -. , Systematic Relief Effected, t A insufficient monnoon ; In 1 18S caused famine -In ireas containing about 70,000,000 population; and ia British ter- . rltory alone more - than 800,000 090 "units' were relieved. System in this .famine resulted in great good being ao complishd at Tea sonable cost. The next famine, in lty-1900. showed the svstem to be in still better wortfing or der. Altogether l.lie.OOO.OOO rations for an Individual for a day. were is Notwithstanding this, about 1, (uin.i'OO persons died of starvation or -cln.;. ri due to the pollution of water, an. I f malarial fever resulting from the vtiumiai numoer or mosquitoes urea upon tin- necrnant water holes. Survivors !ue money was sunk In cattle before t!te Jamkne found tjemxelves lmpover-lsiit-j. Herently the relief scheme has Writ nlarse1 io' deal with the fodder famine as w-!l as the scarcity of food for hwnnn beings., - V ' Caste Yieias just a Xitus.: , -Wliiu great etiiJes have been made, n ri-ld work has ten given sinews i.f wr from many sources aside from I iiiffi KiHRdmn Htul the Indian gov e;ivr,..t, the famin iiroblera has not l . uminated. Jrs i in iv, but very rent relief work from reaching; many- iilnaus, are being broken down. - ine bill country weavers, who - formerly starved rather than eat at a relief camp lest partaking of wunclean" food should uesiruy iiieir craiismansnip. - nave umi won over: mhy wild tribesmen are learn ing that It la better to live on orthodox Native states Ire -eonductlng-'valuabla rener measures as a result or tne exam ple of Europeans, but not until irrigation extends its benefits to a greater portion of sun-baked, deforested and - densely populated agricultural country,- or the irrowth of other native Industries draws a fair proportion of the people- from the land, will famine, with Incidental pesti lence of a dosen varieties, ceaae to make. lartre periodical reductions or population With mora physical-stamina-tha Indian would less ouic kly succumb . to hunger or disease, "but' th racer' cannot acquire greater stamina without sufficient nour ishment. if.,,1 ... What Can Be Bona tow Xt, The freauenov of famine in' India Is due to the immensttv of a copulation subsisting- almost entirely by agriculture in a country where tna. tillers or me soil are too Door to save against a rainy day"; or If a paradoxical expression may be used, wcere saving against a rainless day is the imperative neea. in ques tion is. hnw msv the Indian masses be come better off financially? It ia a- large question, readily enough answered by trie politician, wno says, reauca use iana revenue collected by the British Govern ment to maintain her armies for polio- ing not only India, but tne Asian out rnstn t the Rrltlsh em Dire. It is diffi cult for the dispassionate student of In dian affairs to answer finaHy, f The Indian politicians say that for merly war, rapine and the misrule of unbridled despots caused famine, and that In these Dining times of nac there should be no hunger in the land. , The reply or the gentlemen responsiDie-tor the government of India ls that peace has .multiiilleil tha neODle. India Is the foremost anti-race suicide country ia the worm. Kellgions custom not oniy sanctions, but enforces, early marriage. The poorest agricultural laborers rear ths largest families. There is practically no immlsrratlon to foreign countries. when the vastness of the country Is con sidered, and caste,- Janjruaga nd local attachment deter Inhabitants of con gested districts from removing; ts sec tions where there is untenanted land. Holdings of land continue to bo subdi vided A rrlcnl tural laborers without land are as numerous as the locusts and unlike the locusts cannot take wing wnen they hv -consumed the visible supply of food. ; , - v j Btrarslfj ths Xndastetosv . , Ths ereat heed of India tho one hopa of the elimination of the "ever present specter of famine that stalks grimly be hind the naked neaaaht in tha field la a diversification of Industries. How Is It to ha broueht about? The 80.000 mues of railway in the country, the Irrigation works, In cp-keep and construction, com mercial undertakings ana manuxaciories backed by European capital, th demand for laborers to .handle freight at Sea ports, makes a v considerable draught upon labor, but how little this ia, pro portionately, is plain from the fact that 88 rer cent or tne uoo.ouu.uou people 01 India Still live in the country. f . Manufactures emDlovlns native labor are makinr what seems a fair record of steady growth, but the Indian birth rate is from 45 to (6 for each 1000 persons, or 13.500.000 a year. That tho diversi fied "industries are not keeping pace with the growth 0r tna population is unde niable. , ' 'A Xaad Where Changt 3ts Bin. ' t must be further borne In mind that most orientals are conservatives, that Indians are esneclallv so.- and that Htn- dus are taught by their religion that ths Violation of precedent is an Indignity and a sacrilege put upon dead ancestors. For this reason the iriasses of laborers are not by nature seekers and seisers or opportunity, line .Europeans, wno readily cross oceans to find, better wages In a new country. ,v ,It is easy for theBabti who has been to an English university to arraign the British for responsibility for famine, pestilence and poverty in India, but, his arguments, aside9 from that in whteil ha charges ureal uriia-in wun srupporwng Indian armies not used to police India, are not entirely convincing. Not all pf tho industrial ills of the country can rightly be charged to a "loaded" land taxv . - y .. .. V " i . 1 m ' f !' i . Working for . New County. ; '" ' (Special Plspatrh to The Journal.) Cottage Grove, Or., July It. At ths regular meeting of the promotion de paftment of the Cottage Grove Com mercial club,- President H.- O,- Thomp son was chosen. as delegate to represent this section at the National irrigation congress which convenes lit Spokane August to 14 Inclusive. -. The ; procuring-, of signatures: t6 the petitions for Nenmtth county in 1910 is going rapldlv. forward.' -The movement, is meeting with success throughout all sections.:' The citizens of Cottage drove have raised a Jar rs fund to-tarrjr -on the county campaign-' v Lewis Conntr Wants narmoB. (Special DIptcb to Tbt Journal. I v Chehalls, Wash., - July ' 16. Lewis county Republicans will probably seek to s-nre the' nomination of Honorable Vlyses , T.i. Harmon, of Chehalls. as a candidate for congress from the Sec ond congressional district 'to -suer-eed the late F.-W. Cushman. Letters have been sent to the members of the county central, committee and to leading .H4 pumicans in tne county 'inviting .tnem- to re in attendance at a meetina to be Tieldt Thursday; .July-16 in Chehalls. Mr, Harmon is a prominent attorney of Chehalls. He Is a capable speaker,, a man of high character- and of - recog nised ability. . .-' . ,..'. ' v j, Blbltf Studrata mt Oakland. ! ' rrrnite Preen teased -Wrs. t' '" ; Oakland. Cal.. July 16. Dele rates from every section of the country a,re arriving in-thia city for-the convention of the biblical students of tjio United -States' that will' meet, here Saturday. The- principal address or the convention will be delivered by - the .Rev. Charles T. Russell, pastor of tha Brooklyn taber nacle, of Brooklyn.- ' 1 in njimi. 11 1 11 m . 1 1 11 11 'f Tortlanti Men CoUoge Grove, v JKperfnl rlpati-8 t Tt Jnornt.' . . , Cottaae Grove. Or-July 16. RalnhW.l Hovt. cashier of the Merchants Kit Inn. al bank; Walter M. Cook, assistant cash ier of tha Ladd A Tilton bank, and other Portland men made a stop . la Cottars Grove yesterday on their way . to Cali fornia points. , . - -, - LAND OWNERS AND OFFICIALS MEET H :v-;:; .r l;,'. V ; :,: ' " i (gpeelal Shpateh to The Journal.) '. ' Klamath rails, Or., July 16. Confer ences held between the officials of ths reclamation service and tha committee appointed by: tha Water Users' associa tion at the Ust regular meeting have had a tendency to bring ths. landowners in closer touch with th service. It was the wish of tha service that the mat ter of increasing the capital stock of the association be taken up. No action has yet been taken, bat it Is likely that something will be done soon. The stock of the association is to be Increased so that' it will represent somewhere near the actual cost of construction. : DRUGGISTS BANQUET T0DAYUT WARRENT0N Warrenton. Or.. Jul v 18. One' liUn dred druggists of the State Pharmaceu tlCal asHctciatlon. ' which closed its an nual convention at Beaside yesterday, will banquet here today and visit the jetty ana ort elevens. - - 5 ASTHMA AND HAF, FEVER WIIX VANISH ' ' Everyboty "knows "that Hromel cures cata'rfh. But there are many sufferers rrom asinma ana nay lever who don t know, that Hyomei will give them in stant relief and if used regularly per manent cure. . , But Woodard, Clarke A Co. Vnows so well what- Hyomei-will do that they guarantee it , to cure catarrh, hay fever and asthma. . Surely it's worth ft trial on that basis and why people continue to choke and wheeze and splt'snd 'hawk and snuffle when. certain cure la at hand .la be yond , the 5 com prehension of human In telligence. . -- When you breathe Hyomei deep-into your lungs you breathe exactly the same pleanant antiseptic balmy air that you would . breathe In the forests of pine and eucalyptus of Inland Australia. "Doctoring and remedies never helped my hay fever, till I used Hyomei. It rave me great relief, and has my in dorsement." Louis A. - Groba. flint, ' aiirn. t ' ' ' 1 Complete Hyomei outfit lr onlv 111 and extra bottles 56 cents. A Hyomei I outfit consists of a bottle of-Hyomei, a I hard rubber; inhaler, medicine dropper and .full trffftinilnn- frVK 1, b a T ' I breathe it in and, get Immediate relief. a. J u : Cures indestfon! It relierea stomach niaerr, eotur stom ach., belching, and cure all stomach dis ease or money " back. Larsre bo of tab- gtw: '.,y. the ast i njudicts that pre-," lt W.oenta,. Prnggist ia ail tovn pecMJ. Men's and Boys ' Clotnirig i"' GENUINE BARGAINS IN MEN'S AND BOYS SPRING SUITS, ,i3 ' r "' '? '4.''.' Men's Suits REGULAR $40.00 SUITS $30.00 REGULAR $35.00 SUITS ?20.50 REGULAR $30.00 SUITS $22.50 REGULAR $25.00 SUITS-$10.50 REQULAR $20.00 SUITS " $14.85 College Suits : - REGULAR $35.00 SUITS ,$20.50 -REGULAR ' $30.00 SUITS $22.50-REGULAR- $25.00 SUITS $19.50 ' REGULAR $20.00 ' SUITS $14.85 -REGULAR $15.00 SUITS v $11.85 , Boys' Knickerbocker Suits ; REGULAR $20.00 SUITS $15.00 REGULAR $15.00 1SUITS $12.50 t -REGULAR-$10.00 SUITS -$ 7.50. -REGULAR $ 6.50 -SUITS $ 5.00 You all know what a SALE at this store means. -Last season I sold v practicallyeveiygafmenf Iliad in three" wceks."":l,t: will probably not take longer than 10 days to close out every suit in the entire stock this season, so an early call will be to your advantage ' - BEN SEL LINO tj n SERVICE OF TUB O. R. 8c N.'S FINE EXQURSION' STEAMER .m:e!j0 ; !?TTISE r t 4 ? torr BETWEEN " 1 " PORTLAND AND MEGLER From PorHssaAsh Slrcct DockDallj Excepl Salnrdaj ; sad San2is 8:30 A. U, Salarday Caly 1 P. El. Keafs ca ihc Poller Ttls Year Will Der k in Carle M Bagjags should .be. at dock at least JO minutes befors dpsrtura -! - j ! Bsason TlokstS, f rom Portland ..,'.,,'.,, ... , .. .t4.00 " " Batnrdsy - to-lionday Tloksts ..$3.00 T . !iTS - Trip Ooaunutatloa Tloksts , , , . . ..... 4 910.00 . " - v . - Rsduced rates . will prevail from all'parta of tha atats, s V Purchase tickets at ths City Ticket Office. XX R. A N Third and Wash inston Streets.. .. ... T. -: WM. McMURJrVAY, Cenaral Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon LEADING CLOTHIER Store Opens at Tull S Glbbs. IOC. 'Women's, Misses' 8:30 a. m... t . ' : and Children's, ' Closes" 5:30 p. m." ,f - Complete Housefurnishers Wearing Apparel TKe d"y? Sale of Waists Ends Tomorrow The newest and smartest Waist styles and in excellent variety in fine lawn and prettily trimmed with Insertions' laces and embroidery; also in tailored effects. ' Long sleeves, plain or tucked. The Waist Section Main Floor. 1 t , r . $1.25 AND $1.35 WAISTS FOR'$irift--Made of fine sheer mateflarsanf trTmmeJ1nna1censertIon"and"r '.embroidery. ln-this assortment are many styles. . , . - . : ' - . $1J0 AND $1.75 WAISTS FOR' f 1.39 Made of Batistes and lawns,' daintily trimmed 'in yoke effects ..and also straight lines.. Pleasing variety in this assortment for selection. - .- . - . $25 AND $20 WAISTS FOR fl.t5 Wide variety of styles in this lot every one strictly new trimming of .both lace and-insertion combined ' ' . y - ram -SEE THE o rro , ''AT "i -. -x -: ' AND ENJOY A DELIGHTFUL RIDE r. . .T. , , , ALONG THE ' . Solid Vestibuled Train's All N$w Equipment --.'. -,.:.via , Astoiriia ColawnniMa LEAVE GRAND CENTRAL STATION . , PORTLAND Dtklly 8 A. ML 6 F. IVI. ' .. . . - SATURDAY SPECIAL . :.:Xk-Mjhxte Parlor Cara'and First-Class Coaches . 2:36jP. IVI. ! ' v . . J- TICKET OFFICES ' GRAND CENTRAL STATION 122 Third Street, arid" CoVner "Third and Morrison Streets Library Table It TOMORROW 34.2S This Table is of solid oak -and in, the weathered finish. It has drawer and magazine shelf-below and the top is j incncs iong ana incnes wiae, mission design. An 'unusually at tractive bargain at the special price s for" which, it: is coffered .tomorrow.' 'Telephone; mail or C. O,' t)J orders 'will' not be accepted for Saturday spe ' rials. -r .- ; vi-- -Saturday . Sale ' of Ruffs Closing out some of the smaller sixes' in Mohair and Wilton Rugs to make room for new arrivals. ' These are high-grade fabrics and they are interestingly priced in tomorrow's sale. .See the window display- ' . -' , f , r, " 18-inch "Mohair Rugs, tegular $3.00 values, at, . .... . . .hf 1.50 24x48-Jnch Mohair Rugs, regular $5.50 values, at, v.i.f 2.50 30x30-inch Mohair Rugs, regular $5.50 values, at...... f 2.60 36x3d-inch Mohair Rugs), regular $6.50 values, at..",. .f 3.00 30x 60-inch Mohair Rugs, regular $9.00 values, at f 4.50 ; 18x36-inch Wilton Rugs, regular $2.75 values, at...... f 1.50 22x36-inch Wilton Rugs, regular $5.00 valuer," at.1... i.f 2.50 27x54-inch Wilton Rugs, regular $5i0 Talues, atri.w.f 3.00 . 27x54-inch W'ilton Rugs,-regular $7.50; values, ati , ... .f 4.O0 36x63-inch Wilton Rugs, regular $10.00 valuer, at.;.,;f 5.00 CHAUTAUQUA ' M- GLMST0BJ1S v Train every 30 minu from East Water and Morrison streets.' , , Fare 25 Cls. Round Trip , PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT &' . : .-, power co. ; , , . i -. . : V , ' ' '- , - i ..." r Bedding! Spc'l $2.35 values in Summer Comforters, m light color coverings, each.. $1.50 r .00 values in Feather-Pillows, weigh ; lbs. to the pair a desirabresize, 20 inches by 28 inches, at, iairv..f 2.45 Saturda Bargains, Two siies in blue earthenware ' -Covered Bakers. Cover can be" used as a milk crock cr pudding dish. , The 40c-size, special, at... 30 The 55c siie, special 'at: ;.40 Four aixes in blue and -white Earthenware Mixing Bowls 54 -gallon Bowls, special, at.,. .".... ,.U . ' J5-gallon Bowls, special, at..,......,. .14 1-gallon Bowls, special, at ........ . ; . . , ; . . . ; . , ; .... 16f li-Callon BowlsA special, at. . . . . . ...;. ; . ..IS I 1 I II 60. $3.25 COUCH COVERS AT f2.00 EACH "Negus" Couch Covers in stripe effects and fringed; inches wide and 3 vards fonir - . ... . . ' , " ' ; COUCH COVER MATERIALS AT 50 YARD -Regular 75c yard and 90c yard values; 60 ins.- wide. $5 00 AND $7-50 PORTIERES AT f 3.T5 PAIR;--Fine rnerccrized Portieres in plain c6lors-red, green, blue and pink.,, f -J " a-. ... . ; ,. ;' ' ,;v;, ., .-,.'. r .:...' . ' These specials for Saturday's selling : ia the Drapery Department Sixth Floor.' " ; iSperid the Day bri lhc Qaclcamas ' SUNDAY, JULY 18,. 1803 -p FARE 75 CENTS, Round Trip Meals Estacada Hotel GO Cents . A train to Estacada every hour from 7 a. m. " to 6:50 p m TRAINS for ESTACADA, CAZADERO, BORING, GRESHAM.' . PAIRVIEW TRQUTDAI-P and intermediate stations will ; ,, . .. V Leave East Water and Morrison Streets ' as follows: . ' :..'' 'V'.. . 70.m. 8:50a.m. 10:50a.m. 12:50pjn. -- 3:50p.m. ' 5:50p.m. 7:50 a jti. 9:50a.m. .. 11:50a.m. 1:50p.m. 4:50p.m. 6:50pjn. :': . . . - - .'-.' .,'.'--: '. ; 20 p.m. . - - - -.-, .-. .V Additional trains for Gresham leave at 7:50 p. m. and 11:35 p m ' - RETURNING; TRAINS LEAVE ESTACADA FOR PORT-' LAND, as follows. ' ".- ;' 6:55 ajn. 10 :00 a jn. . . 1 2 :00 noon . 3 rf)0 p.m. ; 6 :0b p.m. 8 :00 p.m. fi.-OOajn;-:,--Hi 00 a-m. , 1:00 p.m. 4 .-00 p.m. 70 p.m. 9:00p.ra; ' " '!:' 2:00p.m. 5:00 p.m. - - . CARS FROM TROUTDALE AND FAIRVIEW will connect ' with these trains at Lioneman up, to 8:30 p. m. ADDITIONAL TRAINS LEAVE GRESHAM at 6:30 a. m.: ' Poiiland Railway, Llglit & Power Co t.