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penniless be jpationt Chinese,
cheek your appetite
in .debt, and though
emonles of the coronation, has given
full weight to the ancient traditions,
revived for tbe occasion, yet has not
over-played the historical side of kin
ship. He has taken the various
Classes of the nation to share in
the many doings of the coronation
week. In this, too, he" has repre
sented his people, whose modern HTe
Is colored with the old.
Influence can be felt far bettor
than described. But In descanting
on the disappearance of the king's
rule the influence the powerful In
fluence of the reigning king of Eng
land cannot be overlooked.
AN ARMV OP BOY SCOUTS
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THE DOCTORS
T
HE DOCTORS are in conference
In 'Portland. One of the mar
vels of the time is medical set
enee. Medical men are abreast
' ef world progress. , .
-, They can point io a splendid
- - record of achievement. The results
, Tof their research made possible the
" building of the Panama canal. That
i i, undertaking was for 18 years, under
' ""the French, a literal chamel house.
i "tJnder American effort its construc
) -J. tion Is as safe for life as the moun-
tains of Oregon, and the doctors sup-
, plied the Information
I ,.. Medical science has corralled many
tT diseases that were formerly deadly,
' " and is In hot pursuit of all the rest
. r" It has almost eliminated smallpox.
; It has conquered diphtheria and has
- a f lrm hold on meningitis. It has
' made Havana as habitable as Boston
' jj w i , In" the application of autogenous
; vaccine, It seems on the border line
; , Jj of one of the greatest of all discov
1 rieg in bacterial diseases. Its ex
ploratlons in the unknown and un-
f trod fields of medical truth are a
ft ; phase of human endeavor, attracting
i i the devotion and research of brilliant
- f men, of which the busy multitude
;i ( has little realization.
; Z The doctors haye achieved far bet
fr'ter than, have the sociologists and
f, " statesmen. we have no boast to
make of our progress in curing moral
and social diseases.
We have crimes of graft and cun
ning; crimes of murder, theft and
arson, and crimes of poisoning com
munles with bad food. We have
IN
' ; - crimes of defiling the water, black-
enlng the air and ' stealing whole
forests, we have crimes of working
little children, of building unfit ten
ements that produce crime and dis
ease, and crimes "of" living on the
wages of fallen women. We have
crimes of white slavery, crimes of
overcapitalization, crimes of monop-
! oly of the natural resources of man,
J and crimes . named and nameless,
i..., catalogued and uncatalogued.
Unlike the doctors, the political
and moral scientists have not found
" cures and preventives for diseases.
: Our only remedy for social malady
'"rls personal punishment, and tested
by results personal ;,unishment Is a
' failure. The real remedy is in fol
5 ' lowing the example of the medical
scientists nd going deeper and ex
' 'ploring underlying causes. P-
A KING THAT BEIGNA
E
NGLI8H LOYALTY, the accept
ance or the crown as the out
ward embodiment of the unity
of the British nation. dat?s
from the, time when the political
" leadership of the king ceased, and
,Jie became, politically, little more
2 than, the registrar of the will of an
omnipotent parliament.
' ' It is strengthened also hv the ado'n
. tion of the crown as tho -sentimental
-. bond of union for dominion and
sister nations which lead their own
'v. autonomous life.
There is noticeable in the press
S, of Britain a tendency to exaggerate
, , the Importance of royalty. But this
""Is in no sense to hn taknn im hHshm
.of a surrender of any part of public
' rights. It is a result, rather, of
complete conviction on the part cf
- Great Britain and, her overseas do-'-Z.
minions that their rights .are secure
and their autonomy absolute. The
Irlnf. 1a Ul.n 1 1 . . I ,1 1 In. i
'6 'a vaivciH na a, Jiving lll'ft. 1718
it loyalty that greets blm, the world
. wide respect that he inherits, are,"
.V- as has been well said, "the tribute
i, - Which his sublerts nav in thlr nron
y Bssiired liberties and their unchal-
lenxeable inrtopendence."
c .All which, being true, Is yet ron
distent with the saying the king
reigns m England:
u ills position, of influence has
' ' grown as his direct power politically
a. lias declined. As King Edward
passed and King George took his
j.,- M'.y.v!, v.iuugu nuuim,
change pervaded the social life of
, England. The headship of the na-
tion took on a new character. Both
siting' and queen took themselves
- more seriously, and. there was an
Immediate response. "The king
"amuses himself," was a saying of the
old French conrt, which set the tune
tm for much of the social life of France
of that century. The new English
king Jives an ordered and hardwork
ing life,,, in ; which bis queen takes
""her full share.!:'''' - :';, ,
King George, is not such a cosmo
politan as was his father, but is
growing twyarda his grandmother's
,..l,Iftc wn0koew more of the foreign
., policies and practice of the nations
, "than any of her ministers.
; , : No part of the wide empire of Brit
ain is strange to this aiIorkbg, for
he has traveled far aad ; long. ;v He
hj frlenda In every colony. !
Kxg George,' through all the cer ,
HEN A NEW movement has
taken hold so strongly that
thirty-five thousand of its
members can be collected in
one place, and there 'reviewed en
masse. It has surely come to stay.
The boy scouts , make the kinder
garten class to the Y. M. C. A.
The underlying idea of absolute
good to the one, developed by asso
ciation with hb? fellows through vol
untarily accepted rule and discipline,
but enjoyed at every stage, is the
same. The sense of comradeship, of
enrollment in an army by companies
and battalions, of Just enough drill
to give cohesion without fatigue and
monotony, of life In the open air
with Just a touch of wlldness, even
of savagery, all this appeals td the
boys.s The imagining of It all, the
perception of Its possibilities, the
framing up of the organization,
shows the deep knowledge of human,
or rather boy, nature in Baden Pow
ell, Its inventor, which inspired him
In the original but very successful
defence of Mafeklng that made him
famous.
Real work made Into real play for
the thousands of these boys in the
scout life, and the service to human
ity that it inspires, will make it
easier for them to live clean and
healthy Jives. If every one of them
be helped on but a little the total of
added good to the nation is immense.
It Is a truly democratic army that
these boys make. Weak and strong,
rich and poor arerin their ranks.
with even chances of leadership' and
promotion, based on the estimate of
the company and the battalion for
the most worthy.
It was indeed fitting that the new
king should review the young army
recognizing the nation's approval
of the peaceful soldiers who have
made so early a start,
MINIMIZE OFFICIALDOM
him there, and in -the process, an
other woman's name was added.
Again, he resigned arid moved on.
Everywhere he was the victim of the
same story, each time grown larger.
Worn out in the hopeless maze of
the unequal struggle, he returned to
Harvey, and went to work as a com
mon -laborer. 'With mind and body
weakened from his bitter experi
ences, John Higgs was not able to
do his work. To dull the ache with
in, he took to drink. Down and
down he went, until he was- finally
arrested and sent to the Harvey cal
aboose. A few weeks ago his Jailer
entered tho name of John Higgs
upon his bobks as a suicide but he
failed to put opposite the names of
those who had driven - him to his
death.
It is not a pleasant story, but it
Is pregnant with meaning.
ARTISTS BURNT OUT
T
HE CABLES carry the news that
it is Just possible that Madame
Adelina Pattl may headline
American vaudeville bills the
coming season at a tremendous sal
ary. The only question In the matter
seems to be that the great diva tears
thebaleful effect of two perform
ances a day on her voice.
It Is doubtful if the American pub
He will look forward to the coming
or Pattl with great display of en
thuslasra. . The visits of Madame
Bernhardt and Ellen Terry are too
recent history.
It is dejightful to believe that
these wonder women of the stage
still retain their youthful powers;
But when one sits in t,he audiences
tho inexorable truth always stands
out that there is no royal recipe for
defying time. That which Is actually
beheld is the presentation of the
ruins of a great art. The result Is
something akin to pity for these
great women who .refuse to accept
gracefully the inevitable decay of
their powers and talent, and the ap
plause is more of reverence than en
thusiasm, compassion rather than
compensation.
We love our old women of the
stage. We glory In their achieve
ments, but we remember them most
tenderly when they abdicate their
thrones in the dignified elegance of
their shadowed years with all their
keen genius and talent intact.
It might be truthfully added that
we are a sentimental peojjle, and are
wont to resent the commercialization
of faded powers.
out flash or sound.' rwhy not Invent
.(kiwi. n i. ?.
BUiimiuijja , mail . yuj periUU WUO
killers to fire it revolver without
doing harm?
They ..threw flowers at Madero In
a Mexican city tha other day, but,
remembering Diaz,' let the berp of
the hour reflect! that later on It may
be brickbats. ' . - - ,
Still, it would be unkind to Joke
abput that South Dakotan who aban
doned his farm because lightning
struck , it every time there was a
storm, -r-i .v 1...
I
T WILL be no mistake to minimize
the number of officials under"
Portland's proposed new govern
ment. One of the troubles with
the present system is a multiplied
officialdom. It requires so many
men that they are too cheap. Gov
ernment has to go through so many
hands and be tinkered with by so
many functionaries that efficiency is
impossible.
Simplicity is the inexorable rule
of modern business. A twentieth
century trust has a directing head,
answerable to the board of directors,
and a few responsible heads of de
partments. A big university has a
directing head, answerable to tho
hoard of trustees,' and ar few respon
sible department chiefs.
When a flood destroyed Galveston,
It was determined that cfrdlnary city
government was not competent to
cope with J.he crisis and direct recon
struction of tbe city. The great plan
of - simple and compact administra
tion was applied, as a heroic measure,
and It brought results.
The city was rebuilt. The effec
tiveness of the plan wag transcen
dency demonstrated. The scheme
was ; so cuccessful that It attracted
general attention, and Is in operation
in more than .100 American .citlee,
and- everywhere with, complete effic
iency. .
Government . that is equal to a
crisis If "good for all occasions. Tho
need for proper discharge of public
responsibilities makes 'government
always a crisis. - .
The new Portland plan should be
simple and compact. Salaries should
be big enough to attract big men.
Department chiefs should be few
enough to make generous salaries
possible. Full provision should be
made for. cutting away all the dead
timber and removing all the official
rubbish In the offices at the city
hall.
THE NOISELESS TYPEWRITER
A
GOSSIP'S VICTIM
LEADING typewriter company
is now selling a new model vis
ible writing machine and meet
ing with such success that the
blind machines are a drug on its
hands. The company is offering the
old blind models for rent at a charge
of $5 for three months. It is diffi
cult, however, to- place tbe blind
model at any price in competition
with the visible machine.
Visible machines -are a great step
forward, but operators can do as
efficient work and turn out copy
with as much celerity on the blind
machine as on the visible. The im
provement is more la the Imagina
tion than in reality.
The groat demand in the type
writer using world today is for a
noiseless machine rone that can be
operated smoothly and quietly with
out extinguishing conversation in the
immediate vicinity; one that can be
used near a. telephone without spoil
ing the mensage; one that can be oper
ated in the hotel room without caus
ing eviction by the management; one
that can be upcI in the home without
throwing the members of the family
Into nervous prostration.
A noiseless typewriter Is a greater
necessity than a visible typewriter
The noiseless machine Is merely, a
problem In mechanics and the man
who is first to solve It will confer a
b6on on the commercial and the
writing world, and at the same time
reap groat riches.
piynipic's-Possibilitles.
from the New York Sun.
The supremacy of the Lusltanla and
Mnuretania as tbe largest and most lux
urious Atlantlo liners aXloat wax ephem
eral, and the triumph of the Olymplo
will give way after, a while before the
coming of the German 60,000 ton ship
mude In Ireland. " '
In speed the- Olymplo Is Inferior by
several knots to the big Cunarders, but
her accommodations are more ample and
various, and in 'luxurious and eplendid
appointments she Is the wonder of the
maritime world. It was planned to make
her a lloatlng summer hotel as well as
a means of transportation for Atlantlo
passengers. She 'will carry thousands
of them on. every trip, and there is no
reasonable desire that will not be sup
plied. The stability of the great ehlp
banishes fears of seasickness. Monot
ony flees before the arrangements for
recreation and sociability.. There are
libraries for both first andarecojid class .
passengers. There are suites of rooms
including parlors for those who can af
ford luxurious' seclusion. Of first class
staterooms with a single berth there
are no less than 100, In the first class
dining room there are many tables for
small parties of two or more. There
is an a la' carte restaurant. A daily
newspaper there will be. of course.
Nothing of Importance printed in the
metropolitan papers but will find its
way by wireless to this city afloat
speeding across the ocean at 21, knots
an hour.
So it may become the practice, If not
the fashion, for the fagged and the
Jaded to make a tour of the Atlantic
both ways Instead of a tour of the continent.
Comment ( and news in brief,
Whale. Meat as Food.
From National Geographical Magazine.
Few people realize tne great part
which whale meat plays In the life of
the ordfcary Japanese. Too poor to
buy beef, their diet would Include little
but rice, fish and vegetables, were It
not for the great supply of flesh and
blubber fuririHhed by these huge water
mammals. In winter the meat of the
humpback whale, which is most highly
esteemed, sometimes brings as much
as 30 sen (15 cents) per pound; but this
Is unusual. Ordinarily it can be bought
for 16 gen or leas. But the edible
rortlons are not only the flesh and
blubber. Certain parts of the viscera
are prepared for human consumption,
and what remains Is first tried out to
extract the oil, then chipped by girls us
ing hand knives and dried In the sun for
fertiliier. ,
Whale meat is very coarse grained
and tastes something like venison, but
nas a riavor peculiarly its own. I
have eaton it for many days in succes
sion and found It not only palatable.
but healthful. The Japanese Drenara
It In a variety of ways, but perhaps It
Is most frequently chopped fine, mixed
with vegetables and eaten raw, dressed
with a brown sauce.
SMAJJb CHANGE
Next things are harvest and vacation.
Too"rnany recalle will recall the re
Th east side has the Votes to set
a a . ., '
The pessimists needn't despair; they
u y.nuivv imuiy Harvest tuns.
Boy of it wna vmA !,....-
J'hing strange or unexpected about
- a . , ,
- Some me are bound to be insurgents
adisa"Ver 0CUr- would nsurge In Par-
a a . ,
SMI "bible" Minnmi i altli Tu
SEE i". to to -regular
An Everett man 108 years old married
a buxom" woman. The dispatch does
wi, ojr uuw ioucn ne is "worth.
a a -
A strancre thlno- i thmt
sands of Chicago people could get out
v. tin ivwiuie curuaie, dui don e.
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In a HttlA 6VAf a. rlftv MlMaA RlZ
mi'iiQB in rnoeniT. AnnrhAi ro n mow
.mm
TO kill notAtfV lillvV If m rAnMmw.n
or axpert authority to catch them
first In the hands. How then to dis
pose Of them t left to th rontnr'. nnrn
devices.
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TIs a word to t Ant am A At rl
chauffeuse, and it la no wonder Ifs
much In use. Let It never be subject
to BCOrn Or abUBA- and tnr nrlnlnr It
often make nd excuse. It's seductive In
sound as the very deuce" even though
It rhymes vary well with goose. More
alert and proud , la the very "Juice," to
miung, giowing cnaurreuse.
The car sings eagerly, "Turn me loose;
for you I would buck the biggest Maine
moose." For a ride mere man would
risk a noose, and would scj-uple at no
expense or ruse. Who doesn't admire
must be densely obtuse; Why one
might imagine that high-throned' Zeus
would wish he could scorch with a
lovely chauffeuse. ,
t, OREGON SIDEIJGHTS,
The Chinese lettuce nest Is becoming
a menace in me vicinuy or Baiem. .
a
The work of Installing the $15,000 wa
ter system at jostine is now m prog
ress. ...? . .'- -- .
Cane and knife and Tine; games were
put out or Diisiness ac taiem curing tne
cherry t alrr by y erder of , the authori
ties. ; V .. , -. V.-1 i-
-The T. M. a A. at Eugene baa ad
mitted 70 liew members 8inc June 1,
ana npenic.i eiiori ior . increase is io pa
conunuea. - s .
) Sheriff , Hancock ot Washington coiia
fv ham nnhiiln.! T f A t.i.laiti.t. nl.laf
deputy to succeqd James II, Jack, who
nas peen maae a scnooi supervisor.
Albany Herald: The Albany Commer
cial club received 662 communications
during the month of June through, the
jaojmana club ana coiiectea S4a. v
The Illilsboro Independent proposes
an excursion of Htllsboro neonle to
TiuamooKto celebrate the completion
of ths p. Si. & N. line to ths coast
The liwnllera nn thai pnnnt farm nf
Lane county have been moved te their
new nome on tne McKeniie rarm, four
ana a pan mues normeusi oi jaugene.
The Dalles Chronicle: The noatal
savings repository naa received over
12300 ip deposits In the two weeks
since It -Was, Installed In The Dalles.,
The police at The Dalles are In Walt
for a gang of bad little boys who throw
empty beer bottles, recks and sticks In
front of passing automobiles and team a
Pendleton claims the huge , sign on
the back of the grandstand at Hound-uD
park is .the largest painted sign la the
state. It Is 300 feet long and 20 feet
wide. . Tbe sign advertises the Bound-
up. - .
a - a
Milton Eagle: Milton now boasts of
a rejuvenated and wide awake commer
cial club, an organisation which has
for Its avowed purpose the upbuilding
of the city and community. All knock
ers are denied membership.
SEVEN AMERICAN FORTUNES
The Astor Fortune.
Playing With Fire
Philadelphia rforth American '
ASBESTOS
A.
s
ago,
EVERAL years ago tho little
Christian church of Harvey,
111., wns presided over by the
Rov. John Higgs. A few weeks
he ended his earthly career by
hanging himself In a cell of the Har
vey police station, the placo whoro
he had often gone In earlier years to
reclaim the fallen. Bo changod was
the Rev. John Higgs that tbe lock
up keeper, who in the old days knew
him well, failed to recognize f iftm,
and when he had cnt down the body,
made - tho following entry in his
book:
"John Higgs, laborer, committed
suicide today by hanging himself to
his cell door." ,
This man had brought salvation
to 400 persons in the little Illinois
town in one month. He had con
stantly administered to those In mis
ery and want. He had been content
with a pitiable salary that the church
might prosper. He had done all
these things for others, but he coufd
not save himself from the searing,
hissing tongues of his -congregations
,By sly Insinuations and, cowardly
lnuendo, the reputation of Pastor'
Higgs -was blackened. It was -all
through a bits of whisnered scanda l
linking ;;hls name with' that of "a
woman. He resigned and went to
Iowa, But, the cruel story followed 1
CCORDINO-to the last consular
report from Owen sound, On
tarlo, Canada, Immense exten
sion of the asbestos Industry
Js in active progress. From 380 tons
in the dominion in 1880, production
has grown to 63,300 tons, in 1909
In the Black Lake quarries, in Que
bec, it is said that 45,000,000 tons
of asbestos rock is In sight. Five
years ago manufacture of asbestos
shingles was begun, but now, large
factories are being established to
supply the demand for this now.roof
lng material.
Russians are the only real rivals
of Canadians In the extent of re
sources in asbestos. As the cost of
transportation to London of tbe ma
terial from Russian quarries is from
$35 to $40 per ton, serious competl
tion is not feared.
Fresh uses for this protective and
non-radiating material are constantly
found, and It Is but in the beginning
of its usefulness now that cheap and
abundant supplies aro In sight.
The glass trust, the paper trust,
the lumber, trust, the fuel trust, and
an in otner trusts are opposing
reciprocity, but they all disguise
themselves as farmers. There are
times when their deepfelt solicit mtv I
for farmers is inspiring.
tor." -'Wfley- says "heat is simply a
state of mind.". If the learned doctor
would make the comment face to
face with Chicago people Wlio suf
fered so last week, ha would doubt
less arouse their minds to a Btate of
neat- ;'' i-" i."
V Hiram ' Maxim says, ho has com
pleted an Invention by use of which
the largest cannou canape, fired with-
The Indian as a Patriot.
From the Klamath Chronicle.
The Chronicle was yesterday honored
by a visit from Captain Abraham Char
ity, head of the Klamath Indian police
force, and his wife. The captain re
sides near Chiloquin bridge, and came
down on the first passenger train run
on the extension of .the Southern Pacific
to thut place. Captain Charley says
he will remain over to see the celebra
tion here todajf and will return to the
agency to take part In the celebration
there tomorrow and on the sixth.
The Indian Is not slow to Imitate
his white brother, even in the matter
of a Fourth of July celebration, and the
K lam at he propose to give up three days
of their time to the expression of their
Joy over the freedom of American in
stitution. Today their program will
Include the ceremonies of such occa
sions, including the reading of the Dec.
laratlon of independence, an oration,
etc. Afterward they will have dances
In war and peace costume, horse and
foot races, ball games' and . other amuse
ments galore. A band of Warm Spring
Indians arrived yesterday to assist In
the festivities.
Minds of Animals.
From the Atlantic.
Cats, dogs, chickens and monkeys
do not reason out things, they do not
loam by being put through acts, nor
do theylearn to thei extent It Is gen-
erally supposed 'they do by Imitation,
While the later generations of the
Astor family have added very largely
to the vast wealth now possessed by
that family, th founder of this great
fortune was a German the first John
Jacob Astor who was born In Heidel
berg In 17S3, and emigrated to this coun
try, landing In Baltimore in 1784. Al
most Immediately upon his arrival In
America, he commenoed the gigantic
operations which were to have a far-
reaching effect upon the young republic.
Upon starting for America 'It Is said
that all Jie possessed was a suit of Sun
day clothes and about S75, $25 of which
went for a steerage passage.
From Baltimore he went direct to New
Tork where he secured a temporary
home in the house of an honest baker.
He earned his board and lodging by
working for the baker,. until he secured
a position with a "kind hearted old Qua
ker," his principal duty being beating
furs nay after day, summer and winter.
Ills wages were but tl a week and bis
board, but he worked hard. It was his
first introduction to the fur business
and the commencement of ths largest
fortune ever accumulated by a single In
dividual In America up to half a cen
tury ago.
In 1786, with a few dollars capital,
he set up for hlmnelf In the fur business
In a little house on Water street. New
York. He treated with the Indians and
accumulated money rapidly. He then
began trading with China, and his first
ship sailed for that country In 1800, and
his share of- the profits amounted to
$55,000. This was the beginning of his
splendid commercial transactions with
the orient. This business he carried on
for many years, and as1 his Chinese trade
developed, his enterprises increased.
In 1800 John Jacob Astor was worth
a quarter of a million dollars accumu
lated In the fur trade. His tastes were
plain and simple, end his chief luxuries
Wre a pipe and a mug of beer. He was
in active business In New York city for
46 years, but toward the ond of the year
1839, he began to withdraw from com
mercial life, and undertook no new en
terprlses. Upon his death nine years
afterwards four fifths of his estate
went to hla son William B.' Astor. 1
William B. Astor was given a liberal
education, and was a remarkable excep
tion to the rule that rich men's sons
squander In extravagance ' what tljelr
fathers have acquired by hard work. To
the large fortune left Him by his father
was added $600,000 left blm by an uncle,
and he managed the estate so well that
at his death in 1875 he left at least
$200,000,000 to his two sons, John Jacob,
and William Astor.
John Jacob Astor, by continual pur
chase, and Improvement of real estate
In the most desirable quarters of New
xorx city, ac ins time oi nis aeatn in
1890 was tbe largest holder of real es
tate In the metropolis. Instead of real
estate William Astor devoted most of
his business attention to railroad de
velopment In which he was eminently
successful.
William Waldorf Astor, a son of John
Jacob Astor, with, his vast fortune, de
serted America to make, his home In
England In 1890, adding considerable to
his wealth In American railroads, and
since going to England, in Journalism,
John 'Jacob Astor, a great grandson
of the founder of the Astor estate, la the
son of the late William Astor. Upon tne
death of his father he- Inherited an es
tate variously estimated at from $100,-
00O.000 to $200,000,000. He Is the only
member of tTie wealthy family whose
Interests are associated with the country
which gave the vast Astor wealth Its
birth. Mr. Astor has been notable, aside
from th accumulation of money, in lit
erary and mecnanicai wora. jue nas
made several valuable inventions and It
is the athor of "A Journey In Other
Worlds."
The corporations In which he Is in-
terestod have a total capitalization ot
more than $200,000,000. He Is a director
in mors than a .score of ths most sub
stantial companies In New York olty.
Like his - great-grandfather, a staunch
and loyal clttsen, the present John Jacob
Astor has aided In conveying the flag of
his 'country far beyond the site of As
toria, even beyond the Paetflo Itself,
carrying out, in fact, the dream of the
American founder ef the family the
building up of a great commercial em
pire. ,
- We believe that In the minds of the
publio there Is no .trace of doubt, that
Alaska mineral lands of priceless value
would now b the' Undisputed property
In 'perpetuity . of the Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate but for the wide, pub
licity that -was given to the proposed
theft. Thai final invalidation -'Of tna
rraudulent Cunningham claims. - whlls
nominally the act of Secretary yisher
was actually the execution of Preside
Tart's, wishes. , To understand how this
ean-pe-ira it must Be rememoereo mai -
Presldent . Tuft chtnMi hla mind On'
often ';. as .- some people change thajr
or -void and the way the wind Is blow-
In cr. ' . ' ' - , ' ,
The unpleasant truth is that ws cah-
not. recall a single Instance In which
President Taft has deserted the side of -special
privilege, when a raid against
""'"B wiwi yuuiiu pcnuiuciifc nam uq-
come crytalllxed as a result of wide
publicity and had mads an unmistakable
demand which, If : unheeded, - would
threaten Mr. Taft's ambitions. V ;'
It Is with this in mind that we view
with apprehension th course beina- nur-.
sued by Secretary Fisher in relation to
w . , , . .
There is much -to know, much . that ,
me Amencanv people must Know, asoui ,
Controller bay land grants. For by an
oraer secretly drawn and carefully kept ,
from publio knowledge, dated Ootober ?
18 of last year. President Taft himself
gave actual control of the same coal
fields to the same syndicate. That sur '
reptltlous order, so far as ths Morgan-"
Guggenheim syndicate Is concerned, was
as valuable to that combination ae would
nave been a title to tbe coal lands
themselves. There ar now many' Im
portant but as yet unpublished facts
either in the actual possession of Sec
retary Fisher or easily obtainable for
his use. But. no Information .for ths
public bas yet come voluntarily from the
ueparimenr or ine interior. .
we do not doubt ths Personal or "tif-
ricial integrity of Secretary Fisher
ii ih nr anv nrnav wiorrss un Baa
formation is that Secretary Fisher, who
nas been constituted, with Hitchcock.
joint political manager of the Taft cam-
paign forces, while In no way approv
ing this breach of faith on the part
of the president, has determined that it
shall not become a matter of any great
er publio notoriety than he can pre- a
vent. ,
We are confident that certain pub
lishers of newspapers and magaalnes
who have unbounded faith In Secretary
Fisher are deferring publication of im
portant faots In their possession out of
deference to his wishes. And In all
candor, to our mind this does not re
flect In the least upon the honesty or
courage of such publications, but solely
upon their Judgment
The stake in the Controller bay grat
is great enough to set at work all the
evil influences that hover constantly
about the president In conflicts fought
out in secret these forces always win.-
Futmcity is the only power which can
defeat tbelr designs'' and compel the
president to stand with, the public.
xnererore, we say that Secretary
Fisher is playing with fire. He is over
estimating his own power to cope with
masked privilege, and he Is underesti
mating the weakness of the man whom
he Is trying to renominate when that
man Is subjected to this hidden pres-.
sura by special privilege.' Patriotism
and. not politics should have first call
upon. Secretary Fisher,. 1
Tanglefoot
By Miles
Overholt
THE GIFT OF A CIGA&
(Tomorrow -John D. Rockefeller.)
Prices of Diamonds Increase.
From' Consular Reports.
The prices of polished diamonds are
controlled by prices of the rough stones
aid are really made in London, where
the products of diamond mines are as-,
sembled. The Increasing number of
workers, in recent years, independent of
the diamond trade societies and aisre-
Tney learn new acts ny accidentally hap- Rarding the societies rules regarding
penlng upon modes of behavior that bring irateB of wages, etc., has so far had no
mem pieuauraoie . experiences. ine
pleasure, of these accidental happenings
stamps In an association between a
sense impression and. the successful act,
anf thus' the act tcrfds to be repeated.
This explanation calls for no Ideas, no
memories, no Images even, apart from
immediate sense impressions. Tills ex
planation demands, of course, that the
animal be endowed with the tendency
to make movements of various sorts, the
most stereotyped ones of which may be
called instincts. Successive experimenta
tion has shown that this form of learn
ing Is widespread. White rats, rhesus
monkeys, crayfish, sparrows and rac
coons, all modify their Inherited tenden
cies to action in the -same . way.
' Shooting Relics.
Wrom the Youngstown Telegram.
-While In Chattanooga a few weeks ago
local man noticed an old colored man
who carried his right arm In a sling.
What is the matter, unnle7" he
asked. "In your arm Droken7"
"No, sah," grinned the old man, "Ifs
Jes' gun sore."
"Beon huntlngT"
"No, sah. Ah boon shootln trees.
"Oh, I see; target practice."
"No, sah."
"Then you'll have to elucidate."
"Well, sah, it's like die," the old man
explained. "We go out Into de woods
an' shoots bullets Into de trees. After a
while de trees grows around de bullets
little bit aen we cuts dem down to
Mil to people fum de Norf s relics ob
battle ob Lookout Mountain.'
effect tn reducing prices. In if act, deal
ers report increasing prices and state
that they are 10 to 12 per cent higher
than a year ago, excepting: those of
small stones, like melees, which are
practically the same. These Informants
believe that prices will continue to ad
vance, as nothing Is In sight which
might prove to be a check.
. Two explanations of the advancing
prloes are made to this consulate. Flrsf:
tho syndicate controlling the rough-diamond
market limits production in order
to Increase its profits. Second, the
yield of the diamond mines, as a whole,
Is decreasing; the Kimberly mine is vir
tually exhaustod of the best, stones.
These explanations are given according
to the respective viewpoints of the par
ties who offer them.
de
The Infallibility of the Finger Print
System. , ',
From the New York American.
An English scientist. Professor Blum.
has demonstrated that f1no-r nHnt.
never change. As a student of orlmlnol
bgy, he took an impression of the fin
ger tips of the daughter of a friend at
her birth, and every year since he has
received from her an Impression.
Tha girl la now IS, and the 'professor.
in writing- trom England to Colorado,
Where aha. lives, states that the marks
are identical' now with those, taken when
eh was a , baby. .'
Finger print records are the- world's
most valuable aids In the 'Identification
of wrongdoers, and their growing adop
tion means a sure method of , running
down Mui criminal. , , , , , i
IIow to Get KM of Mosquitoes.
From Munscys Magazine.
Go over every square yard of the ter
ritory within 200 yards of your house,
and wherever you find a hollow in
whidh water accumulates during rain.
pool or marsh spot, a' tub or ornamental
pool, either fill it up, drain It or cont
it with coal oil. You- will find, in nine
cases out of ten that you have practi
cally rid yourself of mosquitoes . and
gnats. "
It Is almost incredible that short
lived and trivial accumulations of water
will suffice for some of these pests to
breed In. Anything that will hold w
ter half an inch deep for ten days is
sufficient Even such" an Insignificant
looking .lake basin as a tomato can, a
sardine can, sn old boot or a broken
piece of crockery, If it happens to be
shaded so that ths sun cannot readily
evaporate the water which It catches
during a rainstorm, will serve to har
bor the noxious "wrigglers. . . r ;
i r '
Ballingcrism. '-.?;' : V f
From ".the ' Astorlai).1-'.' '?' ,';'?.'
It Is very easy to understand the tone
and text of Richard A. Ballinger's Aber
deen speech on Tuesday last, and espe
cially his animadversions upon the pol
icies of the Initiative, the referendum
and the recall, sine the people of this
country, after , patiently bearing and
closely analysing his- course as secre
tary of the interior, ef focted his tacit
recall from the place and power he was
abusing'. It -Is ,notbard to 'supply
predicate for hls"''tand pat" claims- and
First in Bflk Making.
From the St Paul Dispatch. .
A bulletin recently Issued by the cen
aus bureau 'shows that the United
States leads the world in manufacturing
silk, with the possible exception of
China, from which no figures are ob
tainable. We took first place from
France in 1905, and have maintained
our lead. We not only are the greatest
manufacturers of silk goods, but the
greatest consumers. Although we man.
ufactured In 1909 silk worth $196,425,
000, we exported less than 1 per cent
of the goods we made.'
Our silk industry In 1189 amounted
to $12,310,000. It was more than $41,
000,000 10 'years Jater. . It had more
than'' doubled again In 1889, When It was
$87,298,000. It was $107,266,000 In 190$
and irtore,than $188,000,000 five years
later. The per capita expenditure for
silks In this country In 1880 was $1.46,
and in 1909 It was $2.50. And all the
increase in consumption has been taken
care of by borne mills. Our imports of
manufactured silks have shown no In
crease in $0 years, the annual purchases
varying little from ' $33,000,000. Our
Imports of raw silk, admitted duty free,-
are valued at about $75,000,000, indlcat.
lng a margin of about $121,000,000 a
year in the stlk-buslness for the Amer
ican manufacturers and ,ths!r employes.
Frisoncrs In the Open. .
Front Boston Traveler.
-If you had gone wrong,, been sen
tenced to prison, put In stripes and shut
up la a .cell, and then If, the warden
came along with a suit of cltlaen's
clothes for -you. took you into the coun,
try,1 put you at work at your trade .or
on a rarm ana lert you without ty guard
what would you do? Run awaat"the
risk of being captured, put ifkck In
stripes, and locked up In' a cell? .Or
would you Just do the square thing, by
working raitnruiiy until your term ex
pired and you were regularly dis
charged T ''., ''-V,:'-'."-.. .r.--'V'.--.-.,-,-.
t At Guelph, Ont, ths public authorities
are making Just that experiment" Car
penters and, masons are put at work on
farm buildings and farmers set to plow
ing. . They wear no prison badge.. They
are not guarded. Thny are fed well and
sleep In large, clean dormitories. They
are ,doin g useful work. And they do not
run away. They Joyously serve out
their time. -'':; , ;'---,,;,
The press agent slipped In a tale for his
snow,
For be handed the boss a dran
The borrower borrowed a ten spot or se,
For he handed his friend a cigar;
The senator who was "put over" at cost.
Whom the newspapers scolded, and bul
lied and tossed.
Showed the world after all that bat
little was lost
For he handed ths voters cigars.
"Don't take me to prison," the poor
gink implored.
Air he banded the cop a Cigar;
He promised tbe landlord to pay for hla
board.
But he slipped him a two-bit eigar;
The "con" on his car ran ahead of tils
time, J
No. the passenger paid only half of a
dime.
But be proved that to miss ths last car
was a crime.
For he- handed ths "con a cigaa.
There Is magic somehow in ths gift of
a smoke
In the gift of a two-bit cigar:
11 ins juncr oga up a i-ignr. .
It is purity dope, for the-hate will de-
fart;
hes mental worries and achings
V xhat smart
Say, pal, have you got a cigar?
An Expensive Look.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"Did you over gaze on royalty V
"Just once. It cost me $3.75, and the
chap who held It drew two cards, too."
. Faithful 8ervr.ut.
From ths. Walla Walla Bulletin. ,
"It is not believed;", says an exchange
"that ths vindication of Olavls and
Plnchot Is Strong enough te- get their
Jobs back.' ;;- Incidentally Mr, Olavls and
Mr. Plnchot have been the kind of faith
ful public servants who do. not care, a
whoop whether they vejr . "get; their
tiBtfmW' 4t& 'V jobs: back"vr mot,' irwv,
L'Uirr'j'1r'i-':;': v'3'.-'Mf :!''-'ffi; '"i ? ''w'V v" 4' : ' ' v. ' - '1 ' , s ;''-v ' v--
' 1 !
Selriskness
(Contributed to Tha Journal tftj Walt Maaon,
tha fHiuoua Kansaa pwt. Hla proaa-poema ar
ragalar feature of tbia column to Tbe bully
Journal.) ,
Do not tell me doleful stories 'of the
clty's'poor, 1 say, for I'm thinking of
the glories of the car I bought today.
SHe'Sr a Beauty and a hummer? nothing
finer 'passes by ; and I'll have soma fun
this " summer "or I'll know the reason
why. There's a widow needs assist
ance? There i are children starving
near?' Friend,I wish you'd keepyouf'
distance, with your stories bleak and
drear. It is anything but pleasant, ad
It givss my nerves a jar, when I'm bus?
. a .a
an ? a, lucooiit, viauauua up my motor
car. Ther are workmen standing- Idle,
and they have no place to dine? Friend.
I'm, going to the bridal of a lady friend
ot mine. , l nave nougni ner gems and
lilies, and I cannot spare the cash . thtt '
would fix your Weary Willies .with a
bellyful of hash.; Do ndt urge arid do-
not press me- and I think it's mean and -low,
vthus to- worry and distress me,"
wlthyour dismal .tales of woe. There's -a-
poor ,.old woman weeping, that her
sons have strayed afar, and In want
her '-...watch she's keeping? : . Well.' Just
hand bor this cigar. Ah, this life Would
shine and glisten like a enow wreath ,
on ths'meor, It we dluh't have to listen
.to these spiels about ths poor!, y y .
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