:.T!IE ! OREGON DAILY ' ioURNAE,' PORTLAND. . FRIDAY EVENINO. JUNE , 80, Mail., -
THE JOURNAL
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Trll trit iihiIii wkal 4prtiMBt you want.
Oo year.
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hrptla Trws by rntfl or to ny siMnaw
la I!m t'DlkH Slates or Mtilra,
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" DAILT AND STWUT.
On rr rt.m i o I
and occupied ta the employment
f which hta natare la capable,
and die with the consciousness
' that ha has dona Ma beat Syd
ney Smith.
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GUGGKMIEIMED
tbe coast to tha ew dock and to tho
lumber trade of that district.
' Having 'that helped- themselves to
tbelr best ability the Port of Toledo
now -petitions tb United. 8tatea en
gineers to take op and complete tbla
work, honestly begun . and tarried pn
and with value to abow for erery
dollar apent. .
On what does their plea reat?
Eight or nine mllea from Toledo the
Sllefi river rnna through the timber
region ao named described from
the life In John Fleming Wllson'g
recent novel. Not loss than IS. 000,
OOjI.OOO . ft of. timber stand there,
waiting for the logger, and for the
exit to be made for ft to the world
market waiting.
The Iok trine road to connect the
Slleti and Yaqulna valleys at Toledo
la said to be provldod for as soon
as the United States government pro
ceeds to complete the river and har
bor Improvement that the Port of
Toledo baa begun.
This story Is typical of bo many In
Oregon today. The old spirit was
to sit back with folded bands In the
hope that the "government" will do
the work. The new spirit Is to or
ganize, to call the best men In the
yti AN INTERVIEW in the Ore- community together, and back tbelr
Igonlan. H. li. Bcnwaru oerenas pan. with all the money that not
Balllager, attacks eonserratlon- fc peopla can put together. And
lata and conveya the strong lm- when, and not until, they bare done
pressioo that the Fisher decision their part, to ask thto government,
does Injustice to the Cunningham seated 3000 miles away, to under
coat c 11 masts. The Oregonian ap take completion of the work,
plaods hla Tiew, and insists edttorl- The development of an unopened
alfy that Mr. Schwarta' utterance la district, and the welfare of hundreds
proof that the decision by the bead 0f hard working settlers la at staka.
Ot Cb Interior department 1a wrong
channel. The , docks commission
tnuut make the terminals. !
i '! .
government la to '.'help" make ,thV. fallen under tha Influence of tha
drug la a au indent reason..
And who knowa that t la aot
"dope" fiends that ar assaulting
womon and committing other crimes
In and about Portland? Who knows
that It waa not auch a flood that de
stroyed the Hlllat y
NET HUNDItfcD thoaaaiid people
iu . iiinui';io i urusuu a
falloa . fire chief yesterday.
The funeral la declared to hare!
been the most Impressive ever held
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v COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
In September, 1908. Mr. Schwarti,
then, la the field division of the In
terior department, stated In a re
port that the Cnnnlngbam claims
were fraudulent. Which time did
Mr. Schwayx apeak accurately In
bis official report In 1908. or In his
Oregon lan Interview In 1911? Does
be confess, now that he waa an un
truthful official In 190$, and If ao.
what special credence should be
given ' to h!a personal
TIIE APPORTIONMENT BILL
T
HE FEDERAL senate ought to
paaa the apportionment bill at
the special session. It ought
to do something to prove that
It can do at least a little business
while the house'ls doing much.
The sIea of the house la properly
a matter for the house and not for
the senate to determine. The ap-
etatement I portlonment' of the body among the
about the Cunningham claims lnlatatea w largely mathematics, and
JJUJ I also property a house function.
. ' In a letter to Commissioner Bal-I The honse baa passed, along with
Ilncer. September 23. 1908. Mr. many other excellent, measures, an
Bchwartx said: (See page 189 list apportionment bill. If the senate Is
of orders. letters, telegrams, etc.. In not actually engaged In obstruction
f the charges made by U R. Clavla to rather than- legislation. It ought to
; the president) "I am still of the agree to the bouse bill and end the
pinion that thee claims (Cunning- matter. It onght to be the easiest
ham "claims) were fraudulent" In I proposition of all offered for the son
' the same official publication, Mr. ate to agree on. and In Justice to It
Bchwarti distinctly indicates his be- self the upper chamber ought to pass
lief that Gnsrienhelm. money was re- It In order to make at least some
eeived. and paid out for operations bow of doing business.
by those la charge of the Cunning-1 Moreover, the Oregon primaries
bam claims. The facta further ap-lfor nominating congressmen occur
pear in a news article on another I in April.
page. j In several states in which there
However, Mr. Schwarta' and what fare Increases, no legislative proyls-
he says now as contrasted with what ion haa been made for reconstruction
be said as an official in 1908, are a of the congressional districts; In all
mere episode. The big facta ot the states, there is desire to nave ample
: controversy are that there art other opportunity for making nominations
claimants beside those In the Cun-lln time for the 1911 November elec-
aingbam group. There are other tions.
men who have filed on coal lands In Serious confusion could arise from
Alaska, expecting to sell their hold- postponement of action on the bill
lngs to the Guggeuhelma, because The regular session will do nothing
by the bottling process the Guggen- before the holidays. Regular ap-
helms through ownership of trans- proprlation bills will consume large
portation Hnea and other enterprises, attention Immediately thereafter.
will be the only buyers. Other weighty legislation could eas-
' The chief owner of the Oregonian 1 ily postpone action on the apportion
bas such a holding, and his inter
ests are identical with the claimants
In the Cunningham group.
SEAMSTRESSES IN PARIS
THE PARIS seamstress is called
a "midlnette," from mldl, or
noonday, when she Is often seen
on the streets of the capital,
? where she strolls along, smiling,
chatting, as she munches her mld
day meal, which has cost but a few
cents, and usually consists of a sau
sage and a piece of bread.
She works long hours, often under
deplorable conditions, though some
of the biggest shops have been busy
lately in bettering her lot. Each
midlnette is a specialist in her line,
as she does only one thing, and can
not hope to' learn how to make a
complete drees. All work is pre
pared for the seamstresses by expert
hands in the big dressmaking estab
lishments, who assemble and com
plete the dress when its various
parts are finished.
The embroidery, which is such a
ment bill until midsummer.
If Oregon nominates but two con
gressmen in April and the apportion
ent bill, providing for three, is
ssed in May, June, or later, there
will be confusion worse confounded.
Similar conditions of confusion can
easily arise In other states. These
are aufficient reasons for the senate
to pass the apportionment measure
before the special session adjourns,
and It is probable that Oregon and
other Pacific coast senators will do
what they can to further such action.
ALMOST IN SIGHT
"0"
NLY A FEW years hence
steamers approaching the
Olympic will becoming from
Europe . and the Atlantic
coast through the. Panama canal to
Portland and other Pacific ports
The builders of the canal foresaw
this and wisely changed their plans
to provide greater width and depth
It would become Portland to follow
the example of the older ports and
In this city. It was attended by
larger number of people than .eve
gathered here on a similar occasion.
It waa marked by a 'greater pro
fusion ot floral offerings than ever
appeared at a funeral In this city
of flowers
The bowed heads of those who
watched the solemn cortege pass waa
silent but eloquent tribute to the
services and memory of the brave
fire fighter. It was an humble token
of the appreciation of hla life and
work by all Portland. It was a
touching reminder that though we
appear to be heart-hardened by
every day affairs, we are, after all,
In a moment of emergency deeply
sensible to the virtues and merits of
devoted men.
And, while the event Is yet fresh
In mind, It Is pertinent to ask our
selves why it Is that we wait until
men are dead to offer some token ot
our "esteem? Why do we not make
some acknowledgments to the liv
ing that we are not oblivious to their
virtues and not unmindful of their
services?
And it Is further pertinent to re
member that the conditions that cut
this man down in his prime were in
stalled In this city over the protest
of prudent men and In violation of
every rule of public safety. It la
likewise pertinent In this hour of
mourning, to also recall that all over
this city there are tenements and
apartments of indifferent construc
tion In which the dwellers dally fac
a thousand deaths.
In his death, the fallen, ffre chief
continued the line ot duty that had
been the theme of his devotion In
life. We cannot contemplate his sac
rifice without being reminded that
as a city we owe a stern duty In so
regulating the construction of build
ings and the environments ot the
living that fire and death shall not
continue to stalk.
Cunniogriam Decision,
From the Taooma Tribune.
The eommlealoner of the general
land office ot the department of the
Interior lias cancelled the Cunningham
eoal elalma In Alaaka, thirty-three en
tries valued at many millions of dol
lar The deelaton of the etfmmlMloner la
a repudiation or the Baiunrer regime
and a defeat ot the Morsan-Ousi en
helm plan to grab the richest coal
fields In the world.
Thus Is settled the oaae which haa
ao long aaitated the minds ot Alaskans,
as It Is not likely that an appeal to
the United States supreme court will
alter the deolaion of Seoretary Fisher's
department. In which he concurs.
The reason for the sovernment's ac
tion, aa stated in the dlsDatehea. Is
laudable enough. It seeks to prevent
a monopoly of the northern coalfields
by any combination, and alao guards
agalnat fraudulent entry of elalma.
But tne governments action means
a more vital fact yet; It oonaervea for.
great Alaskan coal lands. It opens,
or should open Immediately, the coal
flelda to a broad development which
tha north has long deelred and cer
talnly needed. It will Increase Alaaka's
population, find employment for thou
sands of men and furnish the ftneat
kind of coal to Alaska for use In
Alaskan mines.
No more high freight rates from the
sound should be necessary. No more
should the United States have to buy
coal from British Columbia to develop
Its own resources. The elimination ot
British Columbia will leave open as
a market for the Alaaka fwel tha en
tire Paclflo coast Steamship trade
will not suffer, but rather benefit, as
the amount of trafflo between Alaska
and Puget sound or the lower ooaat
will far exceed the present output of
Brltlah Columbia alone when the north
ern coal lands are once put under tha
process of development
; SMALL CIIANGB '
Thua far. and no farther, Mr. Sun,
If eonareas will psse'the reciprocity
put ana isae a recess UU fill, Ui couu
M7 ' w noi compiain. , .
OREGON. SIDELIGHTS
The Cost!of FcJcral
-'' Junketing
Klamath Falls haa ordered a street
sweeping maoulne. , ' -
rare another ll
Ms lite. lie was evl
A New Tork mil
cents for Savin hla
dently an excellent Judge of values.
e
Accordlna; to all accounts, Chicago Is
rather literally a hell-roarfng" city.
Yet missionaries are sent from there to
Washington Dispatch to Boston Horald.
The process of peeping Into, the gov.
eminent books 1s maktna a lot of Miit,
term.. I "m ci"aurea are or uie peanut va-
e . v "uk inat u not auogetner o
Union Republican: Wood haulers are
making contracts for the fall snpply,
the Drlca aaked beln generally It er
cora . - . . y
tract from their -value aa metiers of
human Interest In tbe operation of a
great governmental machine. They "cer
tainly are keeping some 10,000 govern
-- e e- x . ...j . - v-yiuB Hum v,uuu govern
Horns talent cleared 110 at' wkll-wa mn '" n ? rtn.i" ." pf
last week with "lliuk'r
convert comparatively well behaved poo-1 proceeds will augment t
THE SEAMEN'S STRIKE
T
lose no time In providing for a deep-
feature In the Paris dresses, is usu- er, straighter channel and for am
ally done in separate rooms given pie wharf and 'dock .facilities. If
over to embroidery workers exclu
sively, and under contract by out
Bide employers.
The Paris seamstress earns from
this Is not done, 'there will be grave
danger that this port will sink to the
rank of Philadelphia, which once
rivaled New Tork, and of Charleston
SO cents to $1 a day, tbe latter sum and Savannah." Oregonian.
only when she has to work over Exactly so. And it Is the most
hours. The girlst for these wages, powerful of all arguments for public
liave to find food and lodging, clothe docks. The first fundamental for
.themselves, and pay car fare from any transportation Is the terminal,
long distances, aa rents in the heart It is so declared by all experts, all
of Paris are altogether too high for authorities, alL experience and all
them. history. It is -so recognized hy all
, Recent laws have forbidden all railroads, and tney gran the ter
nlKht work. Each establishment can mlnals as a means of killing water
work overtime only a limited num
, ber of nights In the year, and then
when workers volunteer.
SrPPLEMEXTIXG SELF HELP
transportation
If Portland rises to the occasion,
the Panama canal will bring big
steamers to this city from Atlantic
and European ports, Just as the Ore
gonian says. The big steamer is to
be the means of reducing freight
from the Atlantic to the Pacific to an
HE SUDDEN outbreak and gen
eral spread of the seamen's
strike, centering in British
ports but felt wherever the big
ships ply, is evidence, first, of the
close interweaving and interdepend
ence of tbe world's business. The
great machine is ao delicately bal
anced In Its' working that It has to
operate as a complete whole no one
part being small or insignificant.
What use is It to buy foodstuffs.
depending on their arrival, when
there are no ships to carry them?
How can factories operate when raw
material cannot be delivered? Vain
is It to count on arrival of ocean-
borne passengers for . family, busi
ness, or a hundred other reasons,
when the ships Jif 'helpless in the
harbors. The life, of the world is
suspended while the men that own
and operate the ships, and the sail
ors who navigate them are fighting
out their differences.
And, as usual in all such ques
tions the public Is the real sufferer.
No possibility exists for excluding
the dara'age to the community.
When the railroad men in France
went on strike Premier Briand called
the military laws into play before
the food supply of Paris was cut off.
The outcry of the-labor unions was
loud. The natural right 'to strike
was, It was alleged, infringed. But
the men were not the losers in the
end, because the rights and wrongs
of the workers were fairly considered
when the strike had been quelled
and ended, and the evil passions
that were mounting higher each day
the strike lasted were stilled. The
sympathy of the public- with the
worker was never so consistently ex
pressed as Is the case today.
But when, as In the present case,
the property, convenience, the for
tune, even the life itself, of inno
cent bystanders Is suddenly assailed,
sympathy, and a reasonable public
opinion have no fair play. The
worst damage falls on the wrong
shoulders, and essential justice Is
endangered when prejudice is
roused.
Conquest of Meningitis.
From Harper's Weekly.
Now that the pitiful story of menln-
gltle la ended for the curative effi
ciency of the Flexner serum ta scientifi
cally established, and It has taken Its
place alongside vaccine and diphtheria
ann-toxm it is pleasant to recall that
the scourge barely outlived a century.
The first epldemlo that we know of
broke out In Switzerland In ltOt. and
exactly 100 years later Or. Simon Flex
ner waa officially Investigating an epi
demic In New Tork city, and laying out
a campaign for the methodical and sci
entific conquest of "spotted fever."
There are no disheartening pages tn
tho closing chapter of the story of men
ingitis. In September, 1908, Dr. Flex
ner was able to announce that iSt
cases of meningitis had been treated
with the serum in various parts of the
wortd. Of this number it cases, were
properly eliminated from analysis, for
one reason or another. Of the remain
ing 391 'cases (in all of which bacter
iological examination of fluid drawn
from the spinal canal had demonstrated
the presence of the dlplococcua) 295
had recovered and 98 had died. The
percentage of recoveries was, therefore,
75 and the mortality was 25 per cent
Perhapa the most strikng result was
shown In the case of babies. Epidemic
meningitis has been uniformly fatal to
infants under the age of 1 year. The
author of a famous text book on the
diseases of children (Dr. Holt) reports
that, of the 20 cases under 1 year
treated In his hospital wards, not one
recovered. But In the series of 393
cases treated with the Flexner serum,
82 were Infants under 1 year of 'age,
and half of them recovered.
The investigations coat a very large
amount of money and the loss of some
animal life about 26 monkeys and 100
Die.
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Man writes a long letler to a news-
papw (o snow i no neea or more uni-
veraitiea. a far greater need is more
agricultural and other Industrial lm
piements la use. . ,
If tho automoblllats had to Aav for the
. . . . . .
gooo roaaa iney rioe on, perhaps some
or tnem who are arructea witn speed-
mania might be content wits a some
what slower pace.
e
Tho law that Mrs. Dr. Owena-Adalr
worked for so long, if put In operation
awhile back on a certain degenerate,
would have prevented that horrible
quadruple murder of tho Uiu family.
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Iceland haa granted woman suffrage,
unlikely
Farm.' Tho
feign gehoei
but it Is
that many women
Piano fund.
Fort Orford la 'lively with teams
haullnw in lumber railroad ties and
dead cedar bolea for Dlllna and telo-
Fhone poles, according to, the. Port Or
ord Tribune. ' "
Sheridan Sunt The new cement build
ing for the electric light plant Is near
ly com Dieted and will be a model flre-
Droof structure. Tha new encina . la
yet to b placed la postlon. .
The Carton tribune remarka'af Dev.
ton and vicinity that It "seams strange sea, Harry Bacharach nt itimiu r
that tn a country town no country prod- and Oeorge W. Bean of . Tamna. and
ucta are available, and that supplies I iv.nffio. t... r-i."
are more numerous than a joke book.
flfaVaala frllSMeanJl lea aa Will 4.
i aac m uii VI 4 Uf Deal"
noes py uie rotoroao entertained at
the expense of officials and former of.
neiais. - rosainiy petty 'wastefulness
may bo shown on such a general acaia
as to make a Deroocratls Issue of cam
ymimn uiiiur, ,-
There Is. something funny,' for exam
ple, tn almost every peg of 'tho tea
tlmony taken by tho bouse committed
on expenditures Jn the postoffice de
parwneni, me capers or that commls
sion, appointed more . than two yearn
it investigate tnoronani tha auk.
Ject of time recorders" and consisting
Of Postmasters D. (V Owes, of Mtlwaux
must be Imported from other towns."
9 m -
Leo Hofstettor of Prairie. City Is
a farm name,
the first Orant county man to register J Mrvloea Bacharach, who
will there f mm this country en that I arm sane, tie cans nia rarm w wrinaiea in ma aigeativc an-
W"J... "'JlIT.n .rf!aT oy JPale. lUy Glasscock ' is second paratus when he denarted from AtL-iU
wv.w , -' ---- with Illahaa, A nll-v mnA fitnnk farm. nil. v. TV
vu nn omciai journey, Began pli-
iOC up accounts of 13.01 luncheons and
Prairie. City
Mas ft f r ay 1 1
He calls his farm Jer- haps had wrinkles In his dlgeatlvc an?
mVi piSlue. a wari Tollmiu i l7 Iwl ' Apiary and Stock farm.
umon acout: WhV prVprV5 o? ,0r dinners In eompiril
Itr Chamber? ThTeol f.&r&t?; 7 V tho official figure was
rnrfnad twirik Haa awmmiam tha nrih vuiisuiniiii m nav rov an nsii attaMtai
iv m i.m riiaMv. or friemf I ,0?f whloh eom- ou of th Iffln- n4 kept It UP' for 41 days. Becb
Fly. HI IS no relative Or rrieno, I .T tn in..j ahn tha inlnt- araah at. . l. ..
,Wara,nmayr,?a h U '? & ' ' ' STT W,th " "'.S
i-fly crusade. arMi-.4n- ...4.. -v. I ' hoar' whl1' Bsao worked his suh-
"miVch played by the JuVll. ban'3 "" 1'WP'
a eomDoeed bv OUa Neal and ar- average for II days. One day
ransed by Bill Toney. It shews what wnen Bacharach was living-high at
kind of material our McMinavllle mua- the moat fashionable hotel In Waahlng
Iclana are made of. The niece will be ton he hail a hrk. ...a ,
published In band form soon. luncheon that eoat 11 IL an
Paisley Press: The. editor had his 'A":"' was gorging him,
first view of the Ana River Irriaatlon wittr break
plant and the artesian well on U P.
KllDDel'e ranch, laat kfondav. He can
only exclaim, Wonder fig I and let It
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A Texaa man reoovored damages for
tho death of his daughter caused by
flies from an adjacent establishment.
the Judsa who tried tha case bain
named Fly. Ho Is no relative or frlen
however, of
This case sets
the good anti-fly
at ' e
Payne. Dalsell and other standpatters
say the Uvnoorata. in bins to reduce
the tariff, don't know What they are
about. Perhaps not and It most be
conceded tnat Aldrioh, Payne and the
other standpat leaders always knew juat
what they war snout: tnev sitnpiy
turned the schedules over to the trusts
and protected interests, ana toid tnem
to nx tn: ouues to suit tnoroeeivea.
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"To vet Into heaven there's lust one
way. And mat a my way," so some roixs
say. "It's very doubtful if you get
tnrourn unless you oeiieve just as we
do. We know exactly what all teste
mean. Through all Ood'a plans we've
clearly seen. The hama and crowna
we'll aurely receive, because Juat thus
and so we believe. And those who dif
fer from us, we fear Batnt Peter's wel
oome will never hear. On us clean
waahed aheeo he fairly dote. But
there's little hone for you doubting
goats." But many thoughtful, mind free
men. know only that dust la within
their ken. And venture not with im-
fudent eeae to aoive God a mighty mya
erles. No wonder "tie not all a joke-
that often 'tie said of these know-tt-all
folk, that if they go to heaven most
of the rare would llkwlo be sent to some
other place.
go at that, for he Is stumped for lan-
rast at 11.75. luncheon at 11.10 an4
dinner at- I J. 10.
They wore running up other expenses
on a similar scale and -when the audi-
guas to express his amassment and de- tor turned tho accounts back to Post-
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Lakevlew Kxamlner: With potatoes
new selling at t and ( cents per pound
It Is a matter of wonder to us why
more eastern people do not take ad
vantage of the many - ODPortunltlea
whloh thla section offers and take up
the growing ot garden produce. There's
money In 11
New equipment for the C. R. of O.
line haa been ordered In accordance with
the recent order of the atate railway
commission. New rails will bo laid from
tha Junction to Union, a new motor car
and a new combination car for pas
sengers and baggage will be installed
at-once. The engine now In use will
oe ueed ror freight purposes only
SEVEN GREAT NAVIGATORS
William Dampler.
One of the moat adventurous of the
circumnavigators of England n the lat
ter part of the seventeenth century
was William Dampler who, aa bgoca
neer, pirate, captain of the navy, and
hydrographer, had one of the most
eventful careers 'Of any one who ever
sailed the seas. Hla parents, who were
very poor, died when Dampler waa quite
Xung, and he being compelled to shift
for himself, went first to sea In charge
of a Weymouth trader. The hardships
of a voyage to Newfoundland disgusted
htm, and he returned home. Sea life
holding a strong fascination for him,
and the Dutch .war of 1(73 having brok
en out. he at once engaged In tbe royal
navy and waa present In a number of
bard fought engagements.
Tbe first Important voyage of Dam
pler waa when be engaged to ship on
board a ketch bound for the Bay of
Campeohy, with a cargo of rum and
sugar to exchange for logwood. He
paid particular attention to hydrography
and pilotage, and In his account of this
voyage he has described iho coast of
Tucatan from that landfall near Cape
Catochs to the anchorage at One-Bush-
a-ulnea Plirs. The eventual savin of i Key with minuteness and accuracy.
human life is Incalculable. ' Incidentally. While homeward bound Dampler notes
the outcome will probably act as a that the ketch blundered onto almost
check upon mischievous legislation every shoal, reef, or Island on tha way,
growing out of the unintelligent sent!-; as well, as on to some that were not In
mentalities of those who would prevent
animal experimentation of all kinds.
There are still legislators who see the
wisdom of preliminary ..experiments be
ing made upon guinea pigs and monkeys
instead of human beings.
COCAINE
B
mHB PEOPLE living in and near
Toledo, the county seat of Lln-
- coin county, bonded themselves average of J$6 or $8 per ton instead
, ander the recent law for 50 of $26. It Is to he a means of add
fOOO to aeepen ana bulknead the In g new and hugft depots to the
channel of the Yaqnlna river be- transportation map of the world,
tween their town and the Pacific, and it Is possible for Portland to so
1 Under competent advice they went appear in brilliant colors,
to work, had built a dredge, con- The light broke in, on Portland
traded for Its operation, for building several years ago when the people
a wharf and dock, and for straight- voted heavily for public docks: May-
.ening tne over names. Thus., of or Simon beat the program, but by
their 150,000, about 130,000 is ab
sorbed, Tbe removal of two larger
and threo smallersand bars between
Toledo and tbe ocean and to com
plete the improvement is estimated
to cost not over $100,000 in all.
Then a channel of 15 feet will give
access- or tha steam schooners ot
. . t ,
another popular vote, the electorate
restored It. A docks commission 1b
now In authority, and upon it rests
tho responsibility of whether or not
Portland will be in readiness for the
canal opening.
OYS IN PORTLAND are not
the only sufferers from tho
spread of ' the cocaine evil.
Pennsylvania is engaged in an
active campaign. Detectives for the
board of health In Philadelphia have
found that the sale did not cease
when the druggists were pursued
and punished who retailed the drug
over the counter. They ascertained
that in one drug store alone twenty
prescriptions were made out by one
so-called physician, calling for
amounts of cocaine varying between
160 and 200 grains. They caught a
negro peddling the drug in the ten
derloin district who confessed that
he had paid a doctor 50 cents for a
prescription. The district attorney
declares that the case of this Doctor
Kiley is by no means the only one
that will be very promptly taken Into
court.
All this appears In Philadelphia,
where there has been for two or
three years a vigorous agitation
against the cocaine evil. The spread
of. the habit Is so insidious that, In
spite of the vigilance of the author
ities, the conditions above described
have existed and are only now re
vealed. f f
It Is highly Important that a
strong resistance to spread of the
Broad Utility of Banana.
From the Washington Herald.
To the average northerner, the banana
Is but a fruit seldom eaten In any other
manner than raw, but In the tropics It is
often baked or fried, forming a most
palatable food.
Banana flour makes very acceptable
cake and bread. The flour Is prepared
by cutting the banana in pieces, frying,
and then grinding. It is difficult to
make the flour where the climate la
both warm and moist, but there are
many elevated and comparatively dry
places near rich lowlands, where the
fruit may be dried and ground, and
thua preserved for long distance ship
ment. Extensive banana flour factories
will ultimately be established in the
principal banana growing sections,
where the undersized fruit will be con
verted into flour, or perhaps Into, some
new and delicious breakfast food.
"Banana flakes" may sooty bo with us.
wuen uii DBJianuB are piacea in an in
closed barrel and , allowed to ferment,
they will produce an excellent vinegar.
From the ripe fruit a delicious cordial
is made. Banana sugar is made In
Jamaica and banana coffee In British
Oulana. Dried ripe bananas are superior
to figs, for when split Into four slices
and thickly covered with powdered
sugar and exposed to the sun. they turn
to a Jelly-like cdnfection. Dried bananas
weigh approximately only one-ninth as
much as the bunches, and nave a same
percentage of reduction as to cpace.
This fact 'alone would save a large
amount of the cost la transportation
and the cold storage of fresh ,frult.
Heavily compressed in a small space,
they would make an Ideal ration for
soldiers and travelers on long inland
tours. -
Banana oil, which Is used for apply
ing bronzes and aluminum paints, Is a
misnomer, for while it has the odor of
banana, the fruit does not In any way
enter Into 'its manufacture. j
the way, "and so," he says, "In these
rambles we got ss much experience as
If we had been sent out on a design."
After this trip he shipped In expedl
Hons which, although he falls to credit
them as being such, were little more
than piratical adventures. Upon one of
these trips Dampler found that the ves
sel In which he was sailing was too
small for his purposes, and without any
ceremony he found a Danish ship at
Slerre Leone which mounted 86 guns,
which was promptly appropriated. This
was In the latter part of 1683. For the
next eight years the pirates added to
their number from time to time, until
eventually they had 10 sail and nearly
1000 men. It was then they started on
their eventful voyage around Capo Horn,
landing first at Guam, and from thence
to the Philippines. From here they
cruised to China, and Sumatra and it
it was not until the 16th of September,
1691. that they again anohored In the
Downs.
In 1697 Dampler published his famous
"Voyage Around the World," which met
with so much success that a second vol
ume waa later Issued, the "Voyages"
running through several editions.
Dampler began his second navigation
of tha globe on January 14, 1699, and
succeeded In sighting; the eoast of Aus
tralia n the following July 26. During
this voyage' he made the discovery 'that
the eastern part of New Guinea did not
join with the mainland Of that Island,
and that 8t Oeorge's bay was really St
George's channel, dividing the .Island
Into two. On this voyage his vessel
sprung a dangerous leak when within
sight of Ascenalonand went down, and
the shipwrecked party were compelled
to remain there several months before
they were relieved by a homeward bound
squadron of ships of war and Eaat In
dlamen. Dampler, although an admirable ob
server and excellent hydrographer, was
Ignorant of discipline and quite unused
to command. For that reason he had
many altercations with those under him,
and upon one occasion he was found
"guilty of very hard and cruel usage."
and "not a fit person to be employed
as commander of any of hla majesty's
ships." This did not prevent Dampler
In preparing to depart on another voy
age to the West Indies, from "kissing
her majesty's hand, being Introduced by
his royal highness, the lord high admiral."
It was upon this voyage that Alexan
der Selkirk the "Robinson Crusoe" of
fiction was marooned at Juan Fernando.
This voyage was no damaging to the
reputation of Dampler, from his piratical
metnous, that the ship owners of the
day declined to entrust him with the
command of another expedition. But he
engaged himself on the Duke privateer,
passea arouna tape worn into the Pa
th latter held them us a rear or an.'
and then the money waa allowed and
paid. Otherwise, It was asserted, tha
threo hungry postmaster eould have
gone to the court ef claims and forced
the government to pay tho laat peony,
although this Is disputed.
BtorhNi about such wastefulness as
this of tho three postmasters arc naar.
ly always whispered around Washing
iuit. out uie investigating committees
of tho house, such as are now operate
Ing, bring the facta out Into tho open.
u aiav ihm uieni a natter or record.
For tho testimony Is printed. . where
It may bs seen by all men, and natur
ally makes a lot of officials squirm un
comfortably. Fomi ens Is generally to
blame, but only an Investigating com
mittee or come stern superior official I
ca Mien mane n puun just where the
blame belongs. .
Always in Good Humor
NO PLACE FOR IT. ;.'(
From tho Chicago Record-Herald. 'T
"We've got to move our seismograph" I
away rrom nero. This is a had location,
far it." ,
wny so r . . 'i
"Old man Armstrong who lives across
tho street keeps continually disturb-"
Ing the. Instrument by hie treatment of
the young fellows who come t see hie
daughters," 's.'fl
AN IDEAL ATTAINED. .
From the Washington Btar. -"Were
any of your boyish ambitions
ever realised r aaked tho sentimentalist.,
-zee. repueo tho practical person.,
-wnon my motner uaea to cut my hair
I often wished I might be haJdheaded.
TROUBLE.
From tho Washington Herald. ,!
'1 suppose you hato to see your daugh
ter rnarryT" said the young man. "
"Too. I do." admitted the father.
"Her mother has made It a point to be
mighty sweet tempered while tho court
ship was going on." j k
HIS REWARD.
From tho 8t Loula Republic,
tHe caved my life." declared the.'mlt
llonaira. "Hand ma a hnaiaiii ...
niftn rMli Balklrb ,n- V. ..II..,.. I l . m
imprisonment, crossed the Paolflo and
coming home by the Cape of Good Hope,
arrived In the Thames on October 1,
1711. bringing with him species and mer
chandise to the value of nearly 11,000.-
000.
Dampler's share of this would have
been a competence In his old age, but
tho prise money waa not paid until 1T18.
He died early In March of 1716, and al
most unknown and in penury, which Is
rather remarkable considering the large J captain
scope of his exploits, and the vast for
tunes that he carried from the seas
back with him at various times to Eng.
land. -
Dampler's "Discourse on tha Winds"
may be even now Justly regarded, so
rar as it goes, as a textbook of that
"Going to make out a ehockr
"No; going to indorse him for a Car.
ncglo medal."
WON'T NEED HELP. . '
From tho Mariners Advocate.
My husband is particularly liable to"
seasickness, captain," . remarked a wo
man passenger. . "uouid you toll him
what A At Irt MAM. . .H
Tain t necessary, mum," rspliod Aba,
e u oo it."
Mining Magnate's Wife: "Of course,
my dear, like all mining camp heroes,
my husband occasionally uses rather
venemeni languega.'
Rcctor s Wife; "Tea. hut I suppose
you goi usea xo it, just OB
a nlarrv.
branch of physical geography) and his man'a wife gets used to doing without
, .... . .w. ..i w.-.- I
tivnunoiii, w mn many omcri auojeoia
mat ieu witnin ms experience, is per
haps equally good. In thoir clear, easy,
homey style, hla writings arc almost
classical; his surveys and charts, mak
ing allowance for the imperfections of
the ago. are most highly eommendabe.
and hla dogged determination to keen
and preserve his : journal through all
hardships, dangers and adverse circum
stances, is oeyond ail praise.
Tomorrow Ferdinand de goto.
The Rich at Bummer Resorts.
Brand -Whltlock, .mayor of Toledo,
Ohio, writes tha following poem In tha
July American Magazine. He calls It
"At the Summer Resort":
Yes, it Is 'beautiful: this peaceful scene
Of .shimmering lake, deep In the pine
' woods greep,
with happy, brown kneed children.
outn ana maid,
er folk in aummer white arrayed,
an at piay,
these golden
vouth and maid
And eider roiK in aummer wane array.
At tennis, goir. ana boating an at play.
wnerewitn iney wniie
hours away.
it is a mere question of channel I habit be orrered In Portland. The
and. terminals. The United States j knowledge that young . oya have
And yet and yet I wish I could not
see,
Back in the city's heat and misery.
Those patient men who toil In shop and
mill.
Their work worn wives,, their children
wan ana sun,
Wasting their lives In cruel sacrifice .
To give these Idle ones this paradise I ,
Great Seal, of the Confederacy.
The News and Courier of Charleston
has started an Interesting discussion as
to the present whereabouts of the great
seal of. tho Confederacy. There ' are
plenty of Confederate flags, plenty of
Confederate money, but those are per
ishable relics and will soon. In tho na
ture of things, pass away. But the seal
of tho Confederacy Is a thing made to
last.
As a result of the discussion, the sea
has been traced through several hands,
and the conclusion of the whole matter
is thus summed up by A. S. Salley Jr.,
secretary of the Historical association,
who says: "I am assured by two men
of high standing In the literary world
that it is now in New York, and that
for some reason the owner does not
wish his name made public for the pres
ent."
Making Use of It.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"There Is no use giving you a check,
my dear. My bank account Is over
drawn." "Well, give It to me anyway. George.
And, say, make it for 600. I want to
pull It out of my shopping- bag with my
handkerchief at tho bridge game this
afternoon." "
A Wise Precaution
From ,the jLonlsvllle Courier-Journal.
'Ill'call tip my wife and tell her I'm
detained at the office."
"Be cure to churtho door of the tele
phone booth, j Last time I called up my
wife from this c,afo she heard tb, or
chestra playing." V-"-' - - ;
Double Meaning. ,,
From the Harvard Lampoon. i
Lord llount Auburn-Ore millionaires
common In tho states T" k .
Dr. Beacon HW -Ts most of thorn.
i - j i , . . , ,
. Meeker Than Moaea, v '
IPrAflri ttlsft A fntsM rtl aVa x'1
Our notion of tho meekest man Is an
wno is errata to attempt borrowing a
part' of his salary from his wife.
Other Women's Husbands.
Other women's husbands
Are so modest and shy,
They never flirt no never.
They would not wink an eye.
When they 'are out upon the street
With oyes cast on the ground;
They never jee tho girla who pass.
They never'look around,
Other women's husbands '
Arc so homesick when away)
They send homo picture postals.
Mwfit Ifumor
' (Contributed ta Th Jaii.n.I t,- u. .
flie nmottii Kansti pwt, His pnwe-poeaif sr
journal.)
bis column la Th luiiy
There are divers times and
when for aundry human reasons aaoi I
wmiM ... hi. ... . i . .
(!" eorrow uaif...
listen to .a Jest; when emotlona aantifc
And dreary of wlfey all day.
If business keeps them out of town.
i-ir a lew uaya or a weeK,
They never think of having fun
, No pleasure do they seek,
Now, my husband is so different.
That I'm Jealous when left alone.
And I fancy his every movement
Has a meaning all It's own. t
I know he's no saint he angel.
i Know ne- is no Deaiit:
mental and reflections incidental claim
possession of his headpiece end . his
broad and manly breast. There? are
moments when he'a weary of this world
that's passing dreary, and he wants to
sit In silence thinking thoughts Uhat"
smell of smoke; and at such ablttei
ri'iiiiuiro in njr spous ana ires
son nearly always comes to Jar him'
with a punk and pallid. joko. ; j -have
sat, too, sad to frolic, with my itonii
ach full of colic, drinking yarb tea fronn
a dlDDer. while I
tW ZyiL?I .22 'ft"!!, f "J em nd found n4.;;
-- i.- . ' "(-"uiivi.n in id ioio a siring or yarns around m. tin;
I smote him with a fig trco that was
growing by my door, i haV sat, of I
k The Rose Festival nopo oenuaed, sat alone and mourned i
From the McMlnnvlllc News-Register. Jeffries Just little year, ago, and
The Portland , Rom Festival has I an aleck then narrated wlttlciama.antt. i'
proved as great a success this year" as Quated, heedless, of my tears of ane-m.h
ever, perhaps an 4Rroater one. Port- bllnd t0 M m? earkin wool Follow be.,."
land andYlso OregKas a whole could SJaKV-W
not afford to fall to carry this feature 1X&53&
out In the most attractive way. It Id a gaga! If yo find 'your vlntim. riI
great -advertisement to tbe world, : and I bitter grief and sadly rurslng. It Wore ?
eves open our own eyes ioin groat
boot.
Ii Roe ay. Baker, Or.
possibilities this region , la , eapabl of I
well to can your- legends or you'll tear
tht souU to rnga! - - V?V Jr
eoerrlabK-. J04O,t h, .f
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