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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING, , MARCH 19, ' 19U.
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express opinions on issues that'mtst
determine the progress of the insti
tution for .very 'many years. V The
general education board of' New
York to whom the question of the
character of the future college was
submitted, sent their secretary, Dr.
Wallace Butterick. twice to Portland
to study the needs of Portland and
the: northwest. '. The Record states
that V0n motion of President Eliot
of Harvard university the board de
clared that the greatest educational
need of .Portland is a college of lib
eral arts and sciences. They further
concurred with, the" 'opinion of Dr.
also win be organised and much time and brightest, intellect hare I found urging her to become a supply point
and cost sated. VVln- careers, and successes in the tnven- for the empire of the fa north. :f
A group of small ' farm!, such as tlon of (new and more deadly
here suggested, will opeiv the way low, in new methods of attack and not the slightest doubt but it could
to success 'In industries impossible I defense. Ja the development rf ta.i.. . v tv
for ; the. solitary owner of ten or tics and; strategy, in the leadershin h.inM. r ,n.nn.hi. a
fifteen rsvJ: For-' Instance 7dalry- lot ' amies i.The trenhiaa nt wr.!..... .
, . - I . , i uiaiii, tun u UUt US IlIIUWH UUUDV
ing Becomes practicable.- From, the nave been triumphs. - The victories hn
a- , Buff ln(anf KtisifnAsisi jetiM ha
collective tract ; fields of ; alfalfa, of peace bare been passed by. want. Iar.nrw. M.in.t,. .
clover and other forage crops can be ing both historians and records. - service of aom. nrtn.!ftn7ThA
The progress ' in, the science and fact "that nnthi'n. nt tha nri i.
art of War has been nnceaslng to temnted , la not fiattuHn pr.
' 111. a. , . tt I. 1". ' - w. .
wiwuay. .. land's commerc al enirit. - - -
set apart and so will find feed for
a small herd of cows, separately
owned. . The v milking of the cows.
the separating of the milk, the de-
It is a strange Instance of ' the
livery to the town or the railroad J irony of, human life that this year
qepoi oecomes a common a a ty. Here i shows the high water mark In super-
kavAlM Am 1 V. , O -.11 A 11,. I t a . . . A ...
i uresanaugnia ana their armament.
In submarines and torpedoes. In the
organization and provision of fleets J
and navies, and, on land, the eon-
MAYOR SDIO.V IS RIGHT
again is labor saved. ' Small fruits
and ' vegetables, 'insignificant in
quantity ' when produced from the
I
Tliara affeoUUo V with a sickly
talon, .'',
Shows In hr ehaak the roses of
v eighteen;
Practli'd to Hop, and hang hor
head aaldo; :
rainli Into airs, and langulshe
with pride; . ,f
On tha rich qnlot sinks with be-'
oomlna; wot, ' v ;
Wrapt In a sown, for ' stckness
and. for show.
Top
J DIM
DCQGRANT PASTORS
i
pUST ONE aspect of Dr. Foulkes'
.call to an Important New , York
pastorate .Is a matter of satis
faction, and that Is that the
Eutgers church has not found It
Necessary to import a British pastor
for thai; American congregation.
? There are two sidej to this strange
fashion. J. Is incredible that -good
Americans are not available for the
positions of prominence that Eng
yehmen have recently been called
across the Atlantic to fill. Men Just
as capable as preachers, as lovable
as pastors, and as powerful all round
Influence for good are produced on
American soli: - The back 1 current
' from America . to England carries
(rom time' to time American pastors
for English pulpits who are highly
valued there.
. But the recent transfers to this
country of Dr. J. A. Jowett, late of
Birmingham, to the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York, of
Dr. Hugh Black, to Mohtclair, New
, Jersey, of Dr 8. Partes Cadmn to
the Central Congregational church,
' Brooklyn, and of Dr. Charles 1 P.
Aked, first to the Fifth Avenue Bap
tist church and now to San Trands
ci, California, demonstrate a' prefer
ence for which it Is hard to; find ra
tional grounds., These men T need
ijot be charged with mean and mer
cenary motives for their' ehango of
itse. Dr. Jowett has made this very
elear In his case by declining' the
dfferedjfll.OOO.ffarYialay ftnd
desiring only the New , York equiva
lent for the $48i6 e"wMvreceivlnf
i'n Birmingham, r In commenting on
this unusual action the New t York
world observes thatjvhen the trus
tees of the Fifth Avenue church have
determined what this 'equivalent Is
light will be thrown on the compar
ative costs of llving. as between the
British and the American cities, In
the judgment of very competent ob-
servers, ".v-'v ';-';;: -' ".. :
J But what -motives .can- have ae
jiated this group of successful pas
tors and preachers towards this vio
lent change of base? One would lm-
; s-flne that In the great English clt-
ts, like London, Liverpool and
irmlngham, there " were enough
souls to be saved and Christians to
se cared for as In any place on this
side of the ocean. And certainly
Nowhere could a higher type of ser
vice be more urgently needed. ; It
v ?iay be that .many years of ministry
In one pulpit lead to restlessness,
rpal if not-admitted, that demands
, ainjoepnere ana rresn sur
roundings. Or, these men may be
Heve that they can write more deep
ly and spread more widely their
messages in this newer world of
more recct founding. ;as for Dr.
Aked, he seems to have caught the
Western fever, and desertsiJewjrork
" for California ..before he has had
time to take root there, " '
Fashions must doubtless run their
course. The number, after all, is
not great though the examples are
, prominent of these arriving Englisb
then.. One religions Journal trusted
tjiat the ; immigration: .might " be'
tfhecked before 4 It "as necessary to
vuru Bome..ijacK, n Ejus Island ai
Butterick that there is no better an
occupied spotIri ' the United States one farm, become available for prof
tor 'founding a college of the pro- i table sale and regular supply, when
posed type.". , h-.'i.' brought into a. common stock.
Thm UnA mr,A thA .. I An orchard jjf size sufficient to
Ing been provided the trustees chose b commercial value can be. con
for nresident. Dr. W. T. Foater. wha stuutea r worn the small ; acreage
I - ' ' ' I ataa,llaklA a. ..V . -..t- 1 A Mm. A
arter receiving collegiate training r Vu ca ra"n num., inai
at Harvard and fioinmhu ntrri nn Intensive cultivation which is the
his life work of teaching at Batea f or moaern arming is aided by l wardfhospltlS and "eolleges-. of tained.
college, then at Bowdoln college, and "e ""muius ox comparson Decween health, the prevention , and cure of There should be no deviation from
in asus lectureaat . the Harvard r ..V w.wtv . the bulldln -ordl.
Summer school, and In 1910 at Co- 5 AU .OBS oeen-wnuen w no Holy war against poverty and dls- tumcs, . There should la no .nMni
Jumbla university. It would be hard more theorizing. out . u garnered tress. exemptions from the operation of its
to find another man of 3 1 who at ,m fnn" na rworas or sucn ,The .French economist, 'Edmond provisions. If -exceruons re made
that age had gathered as many hon- enterprises. It . Is especially appro- Thierry. Is authority for the calcu- for We class, they will be sought
ore. - The selection of six other in- Pnte nowaa a practicable solution IaUon that-in-the past twenty-five by others, and in the end there might
itructora of the highest standing has oitne question-how best-to;make yearrx maintenance of the, armed as' well be no building ordinance.
enaoiea , eea,couege to announce l" t peace oi jsurope nas cost the nttions
HENEVER IT COMES to
choice between' dollars and
safety; for human , life, the
v vote should be for safetv,
scnpimg or minions . of men and 1 1 no reto by Mayor Simon, of tha r
meir Training in iana warfare. And oicance making exemptions . for
an this in, the face, of the never nickelodeons from the operation of
equaled spread or missionary . ef- e building ordmance-was feminent
fort. the world over, of wider dif-j vr. proper,. It ought not to be bver-
rusion or eaucation, or the devotion I naaen by the council, as is nronosed
of unheard of sums of money to-1 but on the contrary, should ha aim.
that students who meet the require
ments, for admission. before Septem
ber of this year may carry on for the
ensuing, year the studies of the
freshman college year at the Port
land academy. This accomplished
"LITTLE "HELLH.
T
i thifSat M?l Ifvi olf Chicago and is known to the po
,2lS?i?J? fh " c. of that city a. "Little Hl. It
It the nlckelodnona arai ' wan tail
vmi -a . . ----
! . """oa ol som, aonars, special privileges now for eighteen
and the -withdrawal from productive I months, thev win tnt a f,,rthi
HERE IS A SPOT in the United bor. ;narlj 'ot millions'. of men tension at the end of the period.-AS
States' to make; civilization
stand aghast. It is in one of
the crowded tenement districts
college' in its own buildings. Such
la' tV. aanlnM mJt -a I
fnr i?7ZtZ resslve Black Hand organization;
ror occupancy m September, 1912. ,v . . . .
It Is lnteresUng to obserre that in lii'-of ,ltertl W of
in every year. - la net result.-every such niani. ha
Ths burden of , preparation for I knockinr
war that has thank heaven-never for exempUons, rwill have its ; dally
wu" "uvuB i ,re nauons nas ana nigntiy crowd of patrons with
mounted year by year, with no pros- but single avenue of escape In
pect of a common halt, tintll both case of fire. It la a nian tn irun-...
hmb u aisiesmen stana agnast i the hazard of life in Portland, and
lernoio ana msaDung cost, also for the sake of a few dollara.
CU.M la . . ill ... I .
u.uvw iuwu ia n ouaiM iii wiin-iic ia a nrnnnalflnn tn rilnv
ElS"r?, r-TMrty.for lives'-" have ' been IT:?!'? oiPe.lar against, the' man with, special
r.VJ:J":r' snuffed out br the murderous Mafia r.V"? 'r!.uf ''"f "r. "MPTuege m iavor or tne Collar.
tBM..,rr ground.
.7::;. Ient relgn "e public is back of Jiim. If the
svJrt. ! I Ivere sacrificed between last Tues- Thl-.iilZ- twtlemen , of 4he caundl
7wrl day .night . yesterday - morning ,TLru u r?e "?uncea purpose ;ot passing
7 Tr -7 " r by a mysterious Black Hand thn ..T.r' f. oramance over the executive
nav aiHWHii, u Mfa cuiu . . . . ; . . .- - wri uvi J. nq V aflall laOT D Mil a an ha IU i-.-t--
nif. . ai.. wnose, implement or abstraction is i .i.v...a a. : . . .... " j miaKo.
important words "or its equivalent'' 'if i0?3 wUA ,eaden "luK8- dependent and trusted tribunal there
are introduced. The Interpretation Is ZTST- must be, - empowered to hear and
thus given, "In general any substan- 'w.nc ,tn f dot la the center, left peacefuUy determine the causes of
JIT aiitlffc-f h rb f.nit vuo uiwiavou l. a VJUCagO OOOIO iaViau.. . t." m. 'IM.-lai.
,r.-.. .t .---.aia)aa.if.... .... ... . . a aa. '- I ,waBakjaat jyaaitara aUV W
and which , is well adapted to the ominous sign that hree oUercoarta ar8 a la8t re6ort after It Is
a y . I S Wav i, v al wwa aa aaav aiIa laa a .a. - ai.AlaiSaa AVa. 1
neeas oi the school will count to- -- ". " l" ""ai' found mpossible to solve difficulties Aa nnda tn. . ati- t,i
m,mmAm a aV I VenEOSnCO Or Hiafiat Maflrl.; V.1 -a..x-i. I.' . " " - ....v)la iuav
wmu auiuwwu. - mib me 7. . wciwwn men oy rniiraon. wny land wife allecea that her hnahanil
purpose of Reed college not to ham- ' JJ obJt of attackl are to be not then for nations? . made her sleep Tn the .Uble witha
per the work of . the high schools, officlalsof the White Hand, a sod- Arbitration has alreadv. vrtthin rS?
either, by attempting t04dicUte their IStSl'1 P"t lO 7". etUed over 250 with which to buy a rt of
!J"! "tlonal.dlsputes. and the awards cles. Any woman .who ha. Teen
umw iow wao may t- " "" nave oeen almost witnout exception made by her husband to sleep In the
college or by epttag for admls- Th L Jlih a Jj; ,n.
sion less man tne crealtable ana oito m tuum w ur.re iae juiacxi r. a.iii,,ii. v. , i ... n.n... ,v. a
.nw.ni.i. .M.m.ii.i.... ,v. ...I Hind flondi tn minlrimnt that I . 7- """ "w ' -.: ougnt
,wuV uuu., i .ub wur - "rr;r. r T Ter,u application among the na- to sentence him to sleep for aperiod
year niga scnooi course." l. tOT"UWCDB a tlons? men the olara nf Ti-lr1-T.t In tha atahla with an ni..aM.,
Ian 4 I. .4.I.J at., a ii a a I ' I IMarirman and mnrXu it Minaata. .. . . . r. .f. r . -1 - . - '-""""fu
ut, a id Biawu, vuoi. aut Biuwnw ; - v,,.w.-.. i to e -ftftlad In Amarirftn I blllT (ML
ila - ... . ... . Ma MMiana T K.. V.. It..' I I . '. ' . - .
wub aauaiy tuo couege oy cnaracter. " "u . " ' I bUtory- f or his term of office It will
interests, and ; purposes, that they amuon mat courageously racea be recorded to his nonor that ha wa Eifty per cent of the ludirea and
iNH OF THE finest 'passages In
I a great speech of John Bright
F In--tfee' British' parliament de
Scribed the rising tide of car-'
to the ten or fifteen a or n fin Tt.. -rliamentarv.rerorm' . -
tlnlT SSr PT 6ut 1,ttle f"wV knowledge . He stood on the low cliff watching
uu uoi mucn' money., it is every we low water mark. , The little
REED , COLLEGE- RECORD
HE REED COLLEGE RECORD
is the title of the first re
port -Of. the recentlv
I ed college of liberal arts and
sciences, proviaea by the will of Mr.
a G. Reed and Mrs. Reed, and to
be established on the 40 acre tract
given for that purpose by the W. S
tadd estate, which forms part of
he well named Crystal Springs es
tate In ..south Portland.
?S Other Issues of the Record are to
appear bi-monthly, carrying along
the history of the college in its for
mat!ve and ; most important stages.
JThe trustees, who are all well
nown citizens of Portland, have had
free hand both in the selection ot
the type of college, Its location, and
Its organization except that by the
torms ot their .trust the sum to be
pent on, buildings ' was' limited to
r 1 50,000. 1 Therefore the. college is
parted on its career with an endow
t tent consisting of property chiefly
i tuated in Portland, and amounting
t between two-and three million
dollars, yielding & yearly income of
shout f 100.000.. v ; k ' '
- AHlM-taken-brhe-tntstBcgTiai
? . n largely under the advice f the
who.' by training and experl
f r, of all in the United States,
' I -ft qualified to form and
Sre in" ait respects fit to "profit by tn MafI in vtr t extermination,
the offerings -of Reed college." fpR.CblcagaV'pplIesj eltherrirom
'"A "fee of 1100 a' veer will 'tneinde ' other. influence, hare availed
all -demands on the student ' A soe- ,lttl9 In be suppression of the
cial provision of scholarships enables Blsck Hand reign of terror. The
the admission of students of high at- White Hand has supplied witnesses
tainment and great promise who ars tn1 sdence Infthe courts, provided
unable to make the 1100 payment; mney for detecting, the murderers
With the publlo announcement, of mna renaejea au oti?r services pos-
whlch the purport has been here BlbI m npholding the law and rid
glven, Reed college" may be eonsid- d,E Cblcago of Its plague of mur-
ered to have started on a career .of derers. It has secured convictions
great moment to both the nraaant not otherwise possible, and It is a
and the future youth of Oregon and matter ot regret that, be-
the northwest It has the stood will cauM of. tne inaction of the police.
from its beginning of all who have the White Hand society is becoming
the progress in higher education of "Bcouragea, ana that "Little Hell"
this state at heart. ' . threatens to become more active
than ever in its career of murder
TILLAGE SETTLEMENTS snd death.
-I Hflffla rlaT thai ' ranttama ... alia
OR VERY MANY, perhaos a h AVft sylvan .. na "T.fftlA r UAt1s"rii
. . " I 0a. v - Ml WabWQ J.AS314 TVlAl
large majority, of the setUers reach the-end of. the tether. They
pounng into uregon at . this are playing .with , forces that are
time the way is clear. They mm-a tirnnt, v. j
a t m a m I SP v WWW UtaaY wUQ LV TV UCH ' BUU
nave sola their farms in the middle I dvnmit triv
a . AAA. a a I " - wh . waaayaw lit a-uavSa tU Ul
states andlntend to reinvest the pro- derous enterprises.' They are out
nr tT ""fu" ""pwdi.ki or joint with the United Btates anil
nroflt nr tnnr utiinn aTV... I. ..a I ... . . .. '
' w " eT I me spim- oi tne united States,
lfk aW VM aaa a ft Jm ait aaa A & -M 1 --.
. v w,aer cope some , day they . wiU pass j the limit
7. .. VZ W . u ia ncn,caBes of forbearance, - and thenr inzthe
1- . -!i - i? V"ruoJ1"' PoM;ttat-wBlbe aroused, there
"w , v a . 7 reaaaa wnet will be a reckoning In which "Llt-
..u u. ouoan.irri)n iBe una tie Hell" will be fumigated. It Is
i.L W And this decision a reckoning ' that ' scarcely brooks
"u 4 anowieage or postponement
mm uiviaiunB oi uregon wnere their
special Intended industry is followed.'
To this extent advertising has done
its work.
But others of the new arrivals are
in more aoubtinl e&sa. Man haM
been townspeople, who are attracted
F'
A RISING TIDE
0'
thing to them that' they should not waves followed each other upV but
go astray in the investment of the made no progress that the eye could
small capital they have. In the note. Meanwhile time passed and
first place they should be warned not the tide was rislnsr. far nut in h
to sink in buying land -so much capi- wide ocean, preparing for its rush
tal as not tO leaVA a full nrnvdlnif tOVUd tha ihnr anil nn aa.h
for the equipment and working of wave advanced to flll the pools and
the little farm. The next noint ia wash the " rocks that had hn Mt
that association of several friends o? bare. There was no retreat, each
acquaintances in a Joint purchase of recoil left more covered of the
a tract to be divided between them beach. And, as he looked, the irre
into the small farms intended, will slstlble force of the aew tide passed
lower to each the price per acre of all obstructions' and the bay was
the purchase and this hv a full .
Peo.C.!!lta?e; a - a. ' Thej historian of the flrstWde-
JWuV purcnase or tne land cades of this century will see a nar-
not ashamed ot the faith that was clerks for the coming city election
ivk)to&&Jvtem&h&4 the o ;swrf.,Jn theld
world. h'And that, faith vwaa, that oonventidndajrift? was otherwise,
however' serious the national dispute There was no dearth of judges and
might be, even touching the honor clerks then, for each side In the fao-
of a nation, it should be referred to tional controversies wanted, to eon-
arbitration, without reserve. trol the election-machinery. Judges
. Only in December of ,1910, did the and clerks were wanted -because ot
president: make the publlo declara- the,nsnfrucf ' , : -r . ,
tlon. --which since 'then has been iV " 1 " " '. '--
lightly construed as an Invitation to 7119 lectures of Henrj George in
other nations, and especially to Brlt- ronianasnouia be. of nnusual ln
sln, to adopt the developed creed. tere,t- H 18 trsveler who- has seen
In less than threa abort mnnMia tha ne most of the world, nad an ob-
leaders of both parties In the British MrvT wno 5 bas , penetrated deeply
in civilization and the safety of
children. - It Is an offer, that the
mothers of the country will appre
ciate., When little 5-year-old -girls
may nos longer stray beyond . . the
door ot the home except at the peril
of seizure and death. It is time for
action. " The offer of reward In this
Instance ought to serve the ends of
mercy .and safety. . . ZiK::';
According to a' news ; dispatch.
President Taft will urge before the
tenate at the coming extra' session,
a ' treaty ; embodying the proposed
Anglo-American peace arbitration.
What end more lofty could be aimed
at by the president of the world's
great republic? . ,
Ballingfcr axid , PincKot
From the Boton Herald L
Portland Is ever generous with the
orphans. The shamrock sale on St.
Patrick's dav natted Rt. Marv'a nr. toward
phanage $6600, It Is a. splendid JS
contribution In a noble cause.
It aeema to have been mad reasonably
clear that Mr. Balllna-er, in bis relatione
witn ma v government aa an attorney,
lacked tha highest aenae of propriety.
ia testimony waa characterised by
lack of frankness, amounting to evasive- -nesa.
" Had not Plnchot and Newell and
Garfield sounded so early an alarm, and
o brought Balllnger'a attitude Into pub
lic scrutiny. It la entirely possible that
he would have proved actually hostile- to '
the conservation ttuse; hq seamed to bo
tending In that direction.' Conversely; it
should be noted that Mr. Plnchot, when
called as a wltnesa,vreoitd .an Indict
ment of Balllnger which he utfcriy
failed to'-iustain; and that Mr. Graves,
tha chief forester, selected to succeed '
him, has fully maintained tha standard
of the office.; The subsequent attitude
conservation of the president
, , "Lobster Eating Bungalow.
(Harrowing aneedote recalled by see
ing a headline to tha above affect In
tha . Technical. World Matasine for
March.) , . '
Bald Paleg Prim, with visage grim
n on nana at
seae by storm ' an'
And tar uoon
!Tva aalled th'
,-'. braaaa :- '
An' ben to fun-in lands.
An' sights I'va saw, so awful psbawl
.f -SlaTaAlfi. th4si lAri' si Vf .'. .. .
A lobster. aUrved, bit alawed . an"
carved
An', ot a bungalow!
" Twaa lest at dawn I come ape
This lobster at Its feed: ..
It et th',Btoop like slppin" soup
It ruined-It whole, indeed. ,
Its claws reached out an' roundabout
An' pulled oowiy ail th' eaves
It crunched them, too, I'm tellln you.
itae grass is et oy beeves: ( .
"Z shivered there. 2 shook far fair ,
. Fer how waa I to know ,
might ba et right where I sat
jesi tiae in oungaiowr ,
Af cored to fly aa I stood near by
An' aeen it grab th' atll
An swaller that like 'twaa a gnat
vr only jeat a pUL . : ,,
"With hungry roars it at th doors,
Than smashed th wlndera In
An' sash an' glass in on mixed mass
- Want down behind its- chin. - '
With one big woof! It gulped th' roof,
- An- men attacxea m watia.
tt at a path through Soarda an lath
Mae iney waa coausn pane.
It at th' chairs an chewed th' stairs
An' e-ulved th kitchen stove.
Th' table, too, It had to chew
As if It wui a eloval - -
Oh, what a aound when with a bound
It aot where It could seize
The pianola's form, an', oh
tiow it et up mom Keyst -
"When all was at that lobster set
Right there an' woro a grin.
It grabbed a rug or I'm a pug
An' than wind off lta chin.
I turned away; I eouldn't stay ,
An' watrh that awful alaht
An' now I shrink whan lobstars wink
At mm by day or nlghtr
" Charity for One in Niae.
From the New York Evening Telegram.
pointmenta to - office, - hae been whole
some and sana. .The vther side, has.
however, displayed tha sentiment, and
so: seemingly acquired th copyright" on
the Issue. Only two days ago, for ex
ample, at Akron, Ohio, Mr. 'Plnchot para
phraaed aomewhet ' emotionally the
words of Lincoln, eayingThe Republi
can party cannot live half dead and half .
alive; It cannot continue half reaction
ary and half progressive." V
That the country sympathises with
tha Plnchot-Qarflold-Rooievelt aide of
VhU . controversy admits of no doubt.
Under the recall ayatem, to which .rl
sona Is now eagerly pointing the war
we ehould have long ago dismissed Bal.
linger xr an overwhelming maloritv and
put Plnchot ia his place, if not Indeed
m me presidency itself. Such waves of
sentiment have many times before this
passed - over, the , country, sometimes
righteously as when tha popular elec
torate called the author ot tha 'Ured
Scott decision out of the supreme court
chamber to administer the "residential
oath 'to Abraham Lincoln; Sometimes
unrighteously - as -when r Waahjn gton's
own popularity was imperilled . by his
unwillingness to let his country. become -entangled
in European controversies
History as a' rule, has vindicated tha
Judgment ef those leaders of .our at-
ralra who have held their own. in
times of - great Dooular emotion
when to bgva floated with the
tide, would have enhanced their
Immediate renown. Here has been art
Issue,, identified with Mr. Plnchot's win-
soma personality, backed by tha preatlg
of one of the most magical of American
presidents. -steered with Garfield's ax
traordinary cleverness, exploited by th
all-pervasive magaclnes, and Incident-.
ally argued by. our own Mr. Brandels.
For the Taft administration to stand
out against such a combination as this
indicates something as to the sincerity
of tB7mw& convictions, -and bespeaks -:
f6r them the considerate Judgment of
th judicious student of affairs, v
Newa Forecast of tlie
Coming Week
Washington, March Tt. Develop
ments in tha Mexican situation doubt-
Statistics compiled by a oemmlttee I less will continue to absorb publlo at-
and made publlo recently show that one
out of every nine parsons la New .York
city is receiving the aid of charity; that
th state, th city and ehantabi matt
tutions collectively spend about-'fie,
000,000 for the succor of th needy;
that ther are dally '140,000 parsons' 111
In th city: that th housing of the poor
in dark rooms, in tenementa, causes
10,000 naw ease of tuberouloslo a year
and 10.000 death, and that all this Is
attributable to th high rant caused by
th congestion of population and th
high oost er imng. r i '..'!
tentlon. Th president: will be back
in Washington to keep In closer touch
with th direction of affaire and to
devote as much time as ha can spare to
ma preparation or me message he will
send to th special session of congress
upon, it opening. .. -;-"'. ,:,v"'7 . - , : .
The interstate Commerce commlsaton
Will begin a hearing in Waahinaton
Monday on 1 J application ' filed by
transoontlnental railroads for .. relief
from the operation ef th Ions and
abort haul clause as amended by th
new commerce law. which waa Included
Th high rent In the aparttnntj In among th Mann-Elktns amendments.
into sociological and economic con
ditions. He has messages on vari
ous topics full of entertainment for
thoughtful people.
Eighteen hundred dollars In re
wards is now offered for the cap
ture of the "murderer of little' Bar
bara Holtzman. It is S1800 invested
whulmtn tn h narmnnanM at Annarl -1 Semlramls lived Is a matter of
", --a- I .uta h.. ia a... .AM.wk... .kA..l
PORTLAND AND Tim NORTH
will clear the way to associated ac
tion In bringing! it infn nmfit.vii
use and herein lies the secret of
the euccess.of the ten, fifteen or
twenty, acre farm, v ; s
80 settlements almost unt
consciously arise.': The close neigh
borhood of the families concerned
removes solitariness, and creates In
this new land the ties, attractions,
ana conveniences of family assocla
tlon.' ' 1 ''.,.:. " '
In starting on such' lines consldi
erable savings in necessary : pur
chases will be made possible. Farm
ing implements and tnriia
provided of the best. thir-a
iSZiJErTK ectlve owners.
ft tonuses, barns, fencing,
and .other Improvements will - be
bought on wholesale terms. Labor
sllel'to this image in the rising tide
of agreement among the nations to
the settlement of all disputes', the
righting of all national wrongs, by
arbitration through trusted referees,
and the abolition of the hoary and
baleful remedy by -War. v f
H The legacy of, Christ's" Peace to
this world, has been many centuries
in coming into Its own. t Often in the
world's history it has been buried so
deep by the jealousies and selfish
ness of nations and -.ambitions ot
their leaders' that it has seemed tm
possible (Of resurrection.'
The-.AxtflL-WarUias-liad.-so-many
students and professora;
N ALASKA MAN Is fa Port
. land asking for the stance for
his region to do business per
manently with, this citv. He
1' investing $50,000 ' with .local es
tablishments for machinery and sup
plies! ; He urges" Portland to provide
bi-weekly steamer service so the
great - tnmtng district of which he is
a part can make; purchases regularly
in Portland., .. ,
He Is M.iW. Dletrlck of Cordova,
and be says he can Obtain-far better
prices In Portland than elsewhere
He adds; "If Portland Jobbers-
could arrange for a steamer about
every two weeks to stop at Katalla,
Co rdova, Valdes, i Seward and other
points,, they wduld itot all the bust
ness they could handle." t .
This is an Instance of the business
seeKlng'the dealer, instead of the
dealer seeking the business. It is
a case of Alaska coming to Portland
Instead of Portland Invading Alaska.
It is a reversal of all the ordinary
rules' of ; business, . and naturally
awakens doubt as to the" alertness
of Portland's business community.
. Seattle , maintains a fleet of a
dozen or ft score of vessels "in Jthe
Alaskan trade. . It Is a business ag
gregating $20,000,000 a year, and
out of which Seattle profits heavily;
Strangely enough, pregon blanket
and clothing, Oregon food products,
Oregon machinery ; and other Ore
goi--pwduce'-suppnesform-tr,great
rastor in tnis commerce. i It is an
so many
rewards and profits from Its practice' anoirtalv that4 Portland ' f.
that epochs7arld anniversaries have-distributing point for this hnanM.
dated in the books from the decisive
battles et the world, 1 The strongest
parliament have declared their
nearty adoption: we learn ; that
Germany is trying and testing . the
new doctrine among her statesmen.
and this tn ft most receptire and
friendly, spirit?" France has' not yet
been heard from. But her house of
representatives has passed-a resolu
tion, by sn Immense majority .direct
ing the ministry; to open or. support
negotiations' for. the restraints of
armaments.' 7 . . .
While rumors' of war' fill the air,
or rather the excited colcmns ot the
uoouon, uuvo uupuneq vu ClOBO 1 m.. i. a..v ...-. .u.a -v....
the arbitration page and -postpone the iir of ' Semiraml. Queen of As.
consideration untu the ciouds Shall syna, tner has meen woven 'much fic
be overpdst, t But- If the first simllS H08. T? ,,n ,p"V .? Ull" ;w havt
be well annllfld And tha aAafc fl f p,'ni 01 ieaBon w MU8T Inai " was
u PP"eMfaoatne great Waa 1 . most wonderful womnn. and the flrat
ivr pcaco om rwijr on ina now, me I female sovereign who evr' held un
force behind it Is far too over I divided Smplre. i The' ' time 'e,t.v ' whieb
dls-
th4
eleventh oehtury before Christ She was
born at Ascalon, in Syria, and was th
wife of Menonac, one of . tha generals
of Nlnus, King of Assyria. It is noted
in mythology that she was th daugh
ter of Dercetov who was , a goddes
worshipped In Syria, and wfta abandoned
by her mother upon the doaolato-ahore
of a lake," where she waa dlacovered by
an attendant Of the flocka and herds of
th king, Slmmas by nam, who, being
without Children, of bla , own; adopted
her and made her his daughter and hi
heir. He gav her the nam of Semlra
mls. '' ;'- '.'.Jsi'Si.j't' i-:' !
This story, however, Is belUved to
have been ' Invented by Semlramls, her
self in later years, to conceal: the Ir
regularity of her birth. At any, rate she
was married at Nlnevah when she was
eighteen.- At the siega of Baotrla,
whither ah accompanied her husband,
she distinguished herself by her prud
ence and courage, : and s through k her
sagacity , the city was at length taken
after a protracted alegaf 8ha discovered
a weak spot in the fortifications, anil
led some soldiers up a by-path by night,
by which means the walla were scaled,
and the City entredtv--?v;'V V.v. ,;. H.
-k Ninu. struck with her wisdom anl
hor charms, entreated her ' husband to
resign Semlramls to him.v offered bla
daughter, the Princess Sosana, in ex
Change, and threatened to put out the
eyes of ihe husbtnd If he refused,
Menones, seeing the king .resolved on
his purpose, and the lady In all prob.
ability nothing loath, and unable to
determine betwien ... th altt-rnatlve
presented to him,' hung himself In n
fit of Jealousy, and Nlnus immediately
afterward married his widow. -
Semlramls became the mother of a
unn nitnM NfMLi. an tha'.rr trln
dyinTf soon afterward,'" bequeathed U
her the government of his empire
during tha minority of th son. She was
twenty years of age when sh assumed
welnsCf.xoi?exjjmeAt(lresalved
to Immortalise her name by magnificent
monuments and mlghtly - encerprlseH.
She 1a said to have founded the cltj of
Babylon, or at least to have adorned it
with auoh prodigious works that, they
ranked among . the wender , of the
world.
which the poor ltv make It lmparatlvl
for -them to economiie ia food, and th
high eoat of food make it difficult for
them to buy articles containing nutri
ment ' .-' ' V
Consequently they ar literally be
tween two fires. In aome InatanoeS so
much distress and poverty result that
th family is obliged - to appeal for
charity, aays the statement Issued.
Trltunph of Cohservatloii.
From . the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Whatever the general verdict on Bal
linger, th fact that . ba is to b uo-
ceeded by Walter I .Fisher, who has
been prominent la the eonaervatlon
movement, will be taken aa apromie
that the work of main gaining tha na- J celebration of tha event
At Atlanta , Tuesday Commissioner
Colquitt will 'hear th application of
Green and Oaynor, convicted of complic
ity tn th Savannah harbor frauds, for
permission to take the 'pauper's oath
and thereby relieve themselves of pay
ing tn line of IS7M00 imposed by tho
government In connection with prison
sentences. Tha government opposes
their release and will endeavor to show
that Greene and Oaynor have consider
able property under cover and are not
entitled to the privilege of th pauper's
Oath.';. .v- :
Attorney General Wlckersham has ac
cepted an Invitation, to go to Cleveland
Monday to attend th dedication of tha
new federal building In that city and
to apeak at a banquet to be bold In
tlon's natural resources
up;
is to be kept
SEVEN iHEROINES OF HISTORY
Semlramls.
and that Alaska should be actually
knocking at the door of Portland
When 8emlramls had completed the
adornment of her; capital she under
took a campaign of progress through
her vast empire, and everywher ; left
behind her glorious mamorlala ; or- her
power and benevolence, All writers of
antiquity agree that Assyria had never
been so great and so prosperous .as
Former President Roosevelt . is " to
spend th early part of th week In the
vicinity of Los Angelas, and then will
proceed to 8 an Francisco to deliver tia
Earl lecture before the University of
California.
Tne bpanisn government is to begin
its official Investigation early In tha
weeV Into th trial of Professor Fran
cisco. Ferrer, who waa executed at Bar
celona on October 13, 1909, on account ,
Of his revolutionary activity." Ferrer's
execution aroused a storm, of protest
from th Socialists throughout th
World -and charges- have becn-p freely -
mad that ths triar was unfair.
Th first Simple Life exhibition that
bar been held anywhere in the world
fa atttoAlflaif tn nnn Itt Xn-nAnn Tnlaia
under thedomaln of this extraordinary l and will run through a largo partf th
woman. ' ' :. ' . mmm-r. - . . -. .. .
Upon all the monuments she arectod Two events .ot th Week of interest
she pieced inscriptions usually eulogist
of her own ability. One of these reads
"Nature bestowed on mo th form of
a woman, my aotlona have r umaaa.!
and importance to the livestock Indue-
try will be the annual convention of tha,
Texas Cattle Raisers' association, which
Is to open in San Antonio Tuesday, and
those of th most valiant men. Before the first annual Pacific Northwest Live
me so Assyrian had seen the great sea,
I beheld with my own ayes four seas,
snd their ; shores acknowledged my
power. I constrained th mighty rivers
to ijow accoraing to my win, and I M
their waters to fertilise lands that ha
been before barren Snd without inhabit.
ants, -it raised Impregnable towers. I
constructed pavtd roads in ways hither
to untrodden but., by-, the beasts of the
atrnkar m rsn aatra lah aviii si ak. nai m aw n aw
tn first tnre days or m weex at me
stockyards In Portland, Or.
Key's Granddaughter m Need.
From tb Washington Correspondent of t
tha Baltlmor Sun. a
A7 McDonald McBlalr. who married a
granddaughter of Francis Scott Key,
forest; and in the midst of these mighty "na wh ,ftnld time ago was dropped
works I found time for pleasure and for from his position In' the department of
friendship " Justice, although no charges had been
We are told that Semlramls waa er-1 preferred against him, is making a
tremely actlvo-and vigilant In th ad- i fight for appointment as deputy mar
shal or clerk, to th new court of com
merce.
Since he lost bis position Mr. Me
ministration of her affair., One rnrn
ing, as ah was dreislog, information
was btouaht to her that a rhAiiir. ha.i
broken out In the. city. She Immediate! I Blair and his wife have been In strait
rushed forth, half -attired, her hair J ftned circumstance and many Maryland
floating' In disorder, appeased th I Pople ar anxious that th appointment
tumultuous populace by her preaen-albs made In order-that th granddaugh
and her eloquence,, and then returned ! ,er of the author of "The Star Spangled
to finish her toilet . . - . Banner" should not end her life In.want
Not satisfied with being the foundress It waa through Mr.' Roosevelt that
of mighty cities and sovereign over th Mr. McBlalr got tha position In th de
greatest empire of the earth, Semlramls partmeni or justice.
was ambitious for military renown. She
subdued the Medea, the Persians, tlu
Libyans, and the Ethiopians. She was
the first monarch who penetrate) be
yond the Indus. She Is said to have as
sembled three millions of foot-aoldfrrs
and flvo hundred thousand cavalry,
which appears almost incredible.
Among the various accounts of hit
death, th following Is th most
probable: . An oracle had Xiretold tdat
Sertlramls should reign until her son
conspired against her; and after her' re
turn from her ' Indian : expedition ' she
discovered that Klnjas had been plot
ting agaluaUa0aUh4iiaedlaUly,aile4
to mind th words of th oracle, and,
without attempt to resist his designs,
abdicated the throne at onqe, and. re
tired trom th world after a rolgn of
lorty-two yeara. - .
Tomorrow Zenobla, ' 1
JWpfd to Remember. -
A .colored preacher .was vehemently
denouncing the sine of his congregation.
'Bredern , an' alstern, Ab warns . ye'
against d heinous sin 0' shootln orapsl
Ah Charges (yo against de braok ras
cality 0' liften' pulletsl' But above all
else breddern and alstern. Ah demon-
Ishes yo'at diahyer aeason against d
crime o melon steolinT , "-" ' - . .
A brother In a back seat made an odd '
sound with hla Hps, rose'and snapped his
fingers. Then he sat down again' With
aa ahaaha1 lnnlr, ', L . M .- ..
(? Whuff o, mah friend," - said - th '
preacher .sternly, "does yo' rar. up ah -snap
y& t lngahs when Ah speak
melon steallhT- .
"To Jes' reminds ma, pahson," tb man
In th back seat-answered meekly, "wha
Ah let mah knife." -
1"