THE MORNDSG OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JA2TOAJRY 21, 19M.
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LICENSE UP AGAIN
New Ordinance to Allow Alf
Night Saloons.
SURPRISE SPRUNG ON COUNCIL
Report of Theater-Inspection Commit--tee
Adopted-Chief Hunt Wants
the City to Pay Lewis Ver
dict and Lawyer Fees.
WHAT COUNCIL DID YESTERDAY.
LIQUOR LICENSE Referred to com
mittee ordinance to allow saloon to
open All night on payment 'of ad
diUonal $400.
THEATER INSPECTION' Continued
the' Inspection committee and adopted
lto report.
CHIEF HUNT AND SLOT MA
CHINES No report -was presented
from the committee appointed for In
vestigation. Again has the liquor license committee
of the Council to decide upon all-night sa
loons in Portland. While the Council was
in session yesterday afternoon an ordi
nance was prepared by Mr. Merrill chang
ing the existing saloon laws so that the
doors may be kept open from 1 to 5
o'clock in the morning on condition of
the payment of JS00 a year license fee, an
addition of J400 to the present sum re
quired to do business.
The Council was taken by surprise when
the proposed ordinance was read. With
little discussion it was referred to the
liquor license committee, which has al
ready turned down one all-night proposal
within the past month.
The committee which has been In
specting the theaters is to continue its
work by Investigating the smaller houses
of amusement and other places where any
number of people may at any time be con
gregated. "Its report as printed elsewhere
was adopted.
The committee of five Councllmen ap
pointed at the last meeting to investigate
the actions of Chief of Police Hunt In his
alleged deal with the slot-machine pro
prietors was not heard from. Silence
reigns about the doings of this commit
tee, so that it is now generally believed
that nothing is to be done. Evidence,
definite and positive, has been lacking,
It seems.
But Chief Hunt was heard from on an
other subject. A verdict of $50 had been
rendered against him in the damage suit
brought by E. C. Lewis, the man arrest
ed for and acquitted of the murder of Max
Caiof. A petition was presented from
Chief Hunt asking that he be reimbursed
$323, the amount paid into the Circuit
Court.
From Mr. Merrill, however, came a reso
lution that ' the Chief of Police 'be paid
$250. This was read after the Chiefs pe
tition was referred to the Judiciary com
mlttee.
Says Hunt Was Cleared.
Mr. Zimmerman wanted the resolution
tJassed at" onceT;
"If -it is to be the policy to pay for all
breaches of duty on the part of city
officials, why should we not defend them
from the beginning? Ifcen let the City
Attorney defend them in court, so that
we will not have to pay "attorney fees?"
was Mr. Flegel's question.
"Though I have no love for Chief Hunt,
X can see that he was practically cleared
by the verdict. As I understand it, the.
Jury could not convitt the Chief by the
evidence, so It gave the verdict that Lewis
might have $10 to get back to The Dalles
with while the two attorneys got $20 each,"
was the contribution of. Mr. Bentley.
"There's no Justice in that," he added.
Both the petition and the resolution
went to the judiciary committee.
Report of Theater Committee. .
A rumor had been current that on or
two of the Councllmen. would attempt to
shut oft the work of Investigating the the
aters and all other buildings which the
fire inspection committee Intends to ex
amine. But when the report was read
nothing of this kind manifested itself.
Mr. Rumolln moved that the report be
adopted as read. Mr. Flegel wanted ordi
nances passed which would force the the
ater mon to iive up to the recommenda
tions contained in the report, and that the
committee be discharged.
"All the theaters are willing to make
the changes we have recommended," said
Chairman Bentley, of the Inspection com
mittee. "It is our intention to visit the
theaters a second time and make a sup
plementary report. If the recommenda
lions are not complied with we have a
plan for enforcing them."
While this was going on John F. Cord
ray, George L. Baker and W. T. Pangle
sat together anxiously listening, to the dls
cusslon. As the reading of the-report was
concluded the theater men looked mightily
relieved.
X petition from a number of persons llv
ing near the City Crematory, asking that
the establishment be removed, was re
ferred to the committee on health and
police.
The ways and means committee's report
containing the yearly appropriations as
revised by the committee of the whole
on Monday was adopted?1
Onthe reapportionment of the East Oak
street Improvement assessment, the ques
tion fought out in the street committee
Friday, Mr. Sharkey, Mr. Flegel and Mr.
Foollor voted no. The expense of the ele
vated roadways is therefore tobe appor
tioned to the district, according to the
now charter.
To Make Trains Run Slowly.
From the sawmills in the northern part
of the city had come a ordlnanco by re
quest asking that the speed of all trains
be not over 12 miles an hour in the city
limits. The street committee will pass
upon it.
Tho proposed franchise giving the City
Messenger & Deliver- Company the right
to erect poles and string wires in the city
that a messenger call-box system might
be maintained must be advertised for 60
days before further action.
'i no uregon Aater Power & Railway
Company wants cowcatchers to "be placed
upon its cars msieau or the fenders rec
ommonded by the Council. The street com
mlttee Is to try the cowcatchers.
tThe proposed franchise of. the Portland
Railway Company for Its extension to St.
jonns was aiso reierred to the street
committee.
jar. .enuoy introduced a proposal for
the City Engineer to prepare estimates for
tne cost or improving about the car tracks
on .tarst street, between Madison and
Burnslde. reported to be In a bad con
dition. vMayor Would Veto It.
Mayor Williams has on numerous occa
sions stated his objections to all-night sa
loons. His veto Is looked upon almost as
a certalntjvby some members of the Coun
cil. Councilman Fred T. Merrill, who Intro
duced the all-night ordinance yesterday, la
naturally optimistic.
"With an additional $400 a year for all
night saloons, I am sure that at least 100
saloons will take out the sew license
That -Kill mean $40,000 a year. Then I will
suggest that half of that be used tor a
new city JalL"
'The ordinance won't pass the commit
tee," said Councilman Flegel, referring to
the liquor license committee, of which he
Is a member.
Councilman Zimmerman has said a num
ber of times that he would favor any pro
posal that would charge the saloon men
$1000 a year, in addition to the regular
license, for the privilege of running their
places all night.
The liquor license committee was sup
posed to meet Tuesday, and two members
were present, but the others did not show
up and the meeting was postponed. Ac
cording to the schedule the next meeting
will be held one week from next Monday.
It Is probable, however, that a special
meeting will be called before that date, as
a fight Is threatened' on the all-night pro
posal. CARELESS ABOUT PLUMBING.
People Don't Take Proper Precaution
Against Disease, Says Inspector.
Seven miles of new sewers were .in
stalled In the city during the past year,
according to the report of Plumbing In
spector Thomas E. Hulme, filed yester
day. He speaks of the carelessness of
builders and property-owners, as weli as
of tenants. In regard to general sanita
tion, saying:
"There is a lamentable carelessness
and lack of knowledge among people who
allow tho plumbing fixtures and leaky
sewers and connections to become un
bearably foul and become a breeding place
for all forms of disease germs. Properly
arranged toilet rooms, with proper light
and ventilation and proper and simple
plumbing fixtures with proper concentra
tion are no longer a luxury, but a positive
and an urgent necessity."
During the year S73 new buildings were
equipped with plumbing systems , and 6SS
alterations and additions made.
The report Is summarized as follows:
"New buildings inspected, 961; old
buildings with new fixtures inspected,
737; cesspools connected, 448; sewers con
nected, 947; written notices served. 496;
special' permits issued, 6: total number
licensed plumbers, 49; reports of defective
plumbing. 220; plumbing remodeled on
notice, 99; total number of visits for
month. 5957; total number of fixtures
connected, 8499.
PRICE IS TOO LOW.
Medicine Manufacturer Says Chlttam
Bark Peerers Should Have More.
An Eastern manufacturer of patent med
icines, who has been lingering about
Portland for some time, called at The
Oregonlan office yesterday to learn more
about chlttam-wood bark. He said he was
pretty well Informed in regard to the
good qualities of the bark, and had used
considerable of It in his business, and
would like to use more, for it possesses
more good qualities than any other physic
he knew of, but the European demand
for it was so great that he found it
difficult to Becure what he required of It,
He Is here to look over the field and
get an Idea of the amount of bark col
lected In Oregon and whether the output
can be Increased or not. -
He says that It Is a shame that the
bark should bring the gatherers only
three or four cents a pound, which Is
not only much less than It .ought to
brine, but Is practically a starvation price
as it ought to bring 25 cents at least.
He Jiaa consulted with men who handle
the bark here, and learns that they hae
often tried to persuade the gatherers to
reduce their output or hold It back, as
they might just as well have double the
present price; that Is, get Just as much
for 100 pounds as they do for 200. But
these gatherers are all poor people, who
are in need of money, and want all they
can get, and want It at once. They, there
fore, strive to peel as much bark as
possible each Spring, hoping that others
may go slowly and raise the price of
the bark and thus they may be bene
fited.
He finds that there is no danger of the
tre becoming exterminated, If the peel
ing of the bark is confined to the proper
season. This Is In Spring; when the sap
Is ascending, as if the limbs are lopped
then new shoots will push out and the
tree be renewed. But many in their
haste to secure as much bark for sale
as possible continue lopping and peeling
later n the season and so kill some of
the trees.
It would seem that the peelers of this
bark and the men who handle it might
come together and arrange for some con
certed action which would benefit them
all. There Is no need to fear any falling
off In the demand, for it Is really a valua
ble medicine, the good qualities of which
are widely understood and appreciated.
It. Is particularly desirable that the price
should be raised to a rair ngure, as tne
poor people who gather It deserve to be
proper ly paid.
DIES ON HIS WAY HOME.
Pathetic End of Charles Fellows, of
Portland, in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Charles
Fellows, a young man whose home Is at
211 Harrison street. Portland. Or., died
on the operating table of the Harbor
Emergency Hospital at noon today under
affecting circumstances. He was In the
last stages of consumption and was re
turning home from Los Angeles, where
he had gone In a vain search for health.
He was wheeled Into the ferry depot to
day In an Invalid chair, only to find that
he had two days to wait for a steamer
for Portland. Ho told a policeman he had
little money, then fainted, and was taken
to the hospital, where he expired, after
saying he would not part with his dia
mond ring, as It was a gift from his
mother.
Charles Fellows has lived in Portland
since his childhood. He worked as
stenographer and was well'known In the
city. About three weeks ago ho left for
the South hoping to improve his health,
which had been falling. Coroner .Flnley
will start for San Francisco today
bring back the body. His family has
lived In the city for many years and his
father, A. J. Fellows, Is a well-known
marine Engineer.
G0BLE IS BOUND 0VEB.
Burglar Pleads Not Guilty and Then
7 Laughs at His Predicament.
Edward G. Goble, the burglar and
sneak thief arrested by Detectives
Kerrigan and Snow after he had robbed
a dozen residences, was arraigned be
fore Judge Hogue yesterday afternoon.
He entered a plea of not guilty, and
waived preliminary examination. Being-
unable to furnish $2500 bail, he
was sent to a cell in the county jail,
to await his appearance before the
grand Jury.
Goble takes his predicament philo
sophically and laughed and joked with
the- officers when they were escorting
him to his cell after the proceedings.
No chances wore taken of allowing
him to escape, his wrists beinp hand
cuffed, as he admits he is in hard
straits, and the police are confident he
would not overlook an opportunity to
escape.
G. IL Mumm & Co. Again Head the List
of Champagne Importations.
Custom House statistics just Issued-show
that 12L52S cases of G. H. Mumm's cham
pagne were Imported during the year 1903.
This represents about one-third of all tho
champagne brought into the United States;
and Is greater by nearly 20,000 cases (one
quarter ot a million bottles) than the im
portations of any other brand.
CAMP AT' BIG FAIR
Great Time Ahead of Hill
Military Boys.
OVER HALF LIKELY TO GO
St. Louis Fair Commission Invites All
Military. Schools to Camp at the
Grounds-Home Life at
the Acaciemy."
All military schools throughout 'the
country have been specially invited,
through the secretary of the committee
on ceremony, to attend the Louisiana
HUX MTUTAItY CADETS WHO WILL COMPETED DRILLS AT
Purchase Exposition In uniformed bodies
and there is a strong probability that
the invitation will be accepted by the
Hill Military Academy of this city. The
letters -of invitation which Dr. Hill has
received from this committee offec. every
inducement, and he has fully decided
to take his boys In case the railroads
will make reasonable rates. At the gen
eral meeting of passengers agents which
will occur the later part of this month
the matter will be taken up through Mr.
A. L, Craig, of the O. R. & N., and ,
Dr. Hill will at once be notified.
One hundred and seventy acres of land
Is to be reserved for visiting cadets near I
the Exposition grounds in St Louis, and
thoroughly equipped barracks furnished
for their accommodation. The committee
writes that purest water, bathing fa
cilities and perfect sanitary conditions
have been obtained, and It also sets forth
the educational feature of the proposed
visit West Point has accepted and its
cadets will so into camp at St Louts
about June J. Many other 'J prominent
military Institutions have also accepted,
and It is probable that there will be a
mighty body of America's future soldiers
encamped near picturesque-Forest Pane
Dr. Hill Is Btrongly in favor of the trip
in "case the railroads decide to put rates
where the -boys can all reach them, and
thinks that 1t will baswbrth a year's
schooling to them in an educational way.
The boys themselves are most enthus
iastic over the proposition and are al
ready writing home about it There are
now 125 pupils at .the Academy, but all
of these will not be able to go if the
scheme is carried out
Match for Any School
'If I can take even 60 boys, I will
feel that the trip will pay, but I am
confident that more than this number
will be able to go," Dr. Hill said yes
terday, when discussing the subject "1
would like to take those little chaps If
I could. Of course, I know there are
some fine schools in the East that have
unlimited means behind them and spend
much on drilling their pupils, but I have
company of boys here these younger
ones that I .will match with any com
pany of the same age In the country.
The members of Company C are all very
young: tne captain is only 13. But they
are finely disciplined and can drill with
the best trained boys In the country,
and I would like a chance to have them
compete with a like companyyfrom an
other school."
The members of Company C were hav
ing great sport in one of the drill halls
while the Doctor was talking of them,
and many of them looked as If they
ought to be at home with their mothers,
but they are all sturdy little fellows and
are said to be worthy of their fine reputation.-.
One chap who has lately en
tered the Academy and he could not
have been more than 8 or 9 years old
proudly exhibited his new uniform to the
reporter.
"Don't it fit nice?" he bashfully asked,
as he snuggled up close to Dr,. Hill and
peeped out from under his arm.
If the trip Is made as anticipated, the
PORTLAND BOY STARTS ON
RAYMOND HOLMAN.
be & great education for him, and are anxious that he 'should benefit by It
Mrs. Holman accompanied him when he started to San Francisco last night to
meet the uncle. Mr. Crellln and his nephew will sail on the Corea February 2.
They touch first at Honolulu, and from there .will go .to China and Japan,
TlslUng the most interesting points in those countries Ceylon, Bombay and
Aden will be visited, and then the travelers will cross the Red Sea. Cairo and
Jerusalem are In the Itinerary, and Naples, will be reached about May 10. There
they will join a party ot friends, and travel across the continent At London
they will vtslt a sister of Mrs. Holman, Mr. Crellln and Mrs. Cartwright, and
will return to America by 'way of New Tork.
boys, will camp "while there and two
weeks writ " be spent oh the grounds
studying the- exhibits from all over the
world. Arrangements have been made
by the committee for meals to be fur
nlSHed the .cadets at extremely reason ,
able priccsT and. before starring Dr. Hill
win De ame to estimate tne exact cost
per capita for; the entire Journey.
TO DRILL IN BATTALIONS.
Colonel Gantenbeln Issues Orders to
Third Infantry.
" An official order has been" Issued by
Colonel Gantenbeln.' ot the Third In
fantry, Oregon National Guard, divid
ing the six companies of the regiment
stationed in this county, into two pro
visional battalions of three companies
each, for the purposes of drills and
ceremonies conducted In this city. The
field, staff and noncommissioned staff
officers of the second battalion and
Companies C, H and E. are assigned
to the first orovislonal battalion, nnrl
the field, staff and noncommissioned
staff officers of the third battalion,- and
Companies B, F and K, are assigned
to the second provisional battalion.
Major C E. McDonell commands the
-- - - - - I
first ' provisional battalion, and Major
F. S. Baker the second provisional bat
talion. These appointments are .also b,n
nounced for the Third' Infantry: Regi
mental CommlssarySergeant Sergeant
Edward R. HustonP Company G; Ser
geant.MaJpr, First Battalion,- Sergeant
Tracy C. Poorman, Company .1;' Ser
geant Major, Second Battalion, Private
Adolf, Woelm, band; Bergeant Major,
Third Battalion, Private R J. KIrkley,
Company F- '
ENGLISH CHESS PLATERS
Why They Are Now Outclassed by
Foreigners.
London Chronicle.
How is it that Englishmen are out
classed by foreigners as chessplayers?
This question has been agitating .weekly"
contemporary, and the answer Is twofold;
The Englishmen's Interests In life, are of
too diversified a character, and he does
not possess an Oriental imagination. Be
that as it may, It is none the less true
that the number of chess clubs., and chess
resorts, and the number of chessplayers
In London are greater than In any other
city in the world. As to the "Oriental Im
agination," It does not go for much
nowadays. Gambit openings, like frontal
attacks in war, are a. thing of the past.
The strong chessplayer must have a
mathematical mind, and there Is no rea
son, to suppose that Englishmen are de
ficient hi this respect
The real reason why such Illustrious
English chessplayers as Howard Staun
ton, Shakespearean scholar; Buckle, phil
osopher of civilization; Boden, the artist,
and others have no successors Is to be
found In the fact that the present genera
tion of players unlike the lovers of chess
of former times, never have an oppor
tunity of playing with the strongest play
ers, most of whom are professionals who
dvote their lives to the game. A national
masters' tuornament has not been held
in England for years a meeting such as
that just concluded at Kleff, where
Tschlgorin has come out first after a
hard struggle, with the new master Bern
stein. England, by the by, is the only
country In the world where a distinction
fatal to -chess Is drawn between amateur
and professional. If a national organiza
tion were founded which would make it
its business to bring our beat amateurs
and professionals together and arrange
annual national tournaments; there Is
little doubt that great chessplayers of
English nationality , would spring up
again, as In. the good days of old.
Boxmakers Will Advance Wages.
CHICAGO. Jan. 20. An agreement was
reached today between boxmakers and
sawyers and .the box manufacturers under
which 2000 workmen In Chicago will re
ceive a 5 per cent Increase In wages.
TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
. Fortune's brlthtest emlles have
been bestowed upon young ay
mond Holman, the 17-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Holman,
of 787 Overton street He started
last night on a trip around tho
world, and during the nine monthsX
of bis absence wlU see points of
interest la every nook and corner
of the Orient and Europe. Mrs.
Holman's brother, Mr. Arthur Crel
Iin, of San Francisco, Is giving the
boy this trip, and' is playing the
part of a veritable fairy godfather.
Mr. Crellln's health Is poor, and
his - physicians have told him that
travel would benefit Mm. so be
decided io make this long Journey.
Not wishing "to go alone, he ex
tended an invitation to bis favorite
nephew to accompany him, which
was eagerly accepted. And so this
boy, who is now the most-envied
pupil in the Hill Military Academy,
will leave study and dull care, be
hind, and for nearly a year .will
travel In luxury with his rich uncle
and zee the sights which he has
heretofore only read about la his
booSca.
Mr. and Mrs. Holman are loth
to give the boy up for so long &
time, but yet they feel that it will
METHODISTS-AI BANQUET
MEN'S SOCIAL UNION ENTER
TAINS MINISTERS.
Bishop Earl Cranston Is Guest of
Honor -Prominent Members
Speak of Methodism.
The banquet given last night in Cen
tenary Church, East Side, to Bishop Earl
Cranston and the pastors of the Method
ist Churches of Portland and suburbs by
the Men's Methodist Social Union was a
most gratifying success to the officers
and members, and one ot the results was
the unifying of the Interests ot the
J" new members to the union. Between 6
gIven ln Ior atfL audltlum, d"ur.
r .i. ...Mr V.
ins waicu ine reccpuon committee sam-
uel Connell. Samuel E. Brune. J. E.
Haseltlne, E. S, Miller. J. P. Newell and
the other members welcomed the pastors
and the Invited guests.
At 7 o'clock Resident Osmon Royal,
ST. LOTUS EXPOSITION.
with Bishop Cranston, Dr. J. H. Coleman,
Dr. L. E. Rockwell, Hon. R. A. Booth
and the ministers, followed by the guests
of the evening, marched Into the Sunday
school room, where the tables had been
spread by the Ladles' Society of Centen
ary Church. Here nearly 200 spent three
.hours most enjoyably partaking of the
banquet and listening I to addresses.
Hon. J.. H. Lee was -first introduced and
gave an eloquent review of the work of
the bishops of the "Methodist churches,
and closed by saying that they had all
been men of high character and ability,
and declared that Bishop Cranston had
contributed to- the prosperity of the church
In the Northwest.
Hon. W. D. Fenton spoke on the topic
"Our Pastors." He expressed surprise
that the men who had sacrificed so much
were -willing to cpntlnue In that work on
so small rewards. He defined the suc
cessful pastor as a diplomat a statesman,
a soldier and a saint He said that he
believed In a virile -ministry, men. who
were full of vigor, mentally and physical
ly, ana Drave enougn to face and over
corne difficulties, and. If need be, meet
defeat manfully. He did not believe in a
weakling, but he considered that a min
ister should be a man of force and dig
nity. "Turn your faces forward, and not
backward," were the closing words of the.
eloquent address of Bishop Cranston, as
he .talked of "The Local Needs of Meth
odism.' He said that great thlnes had
been accomplished within the past seven
years, since he first came. He incidental
ly mentioned the losses that the Method
ist Church of Portland sustained during
tne depression, out tney were gone for
ever, and the future was before the
church. He commended the organization
of the Extension and Evangelical Society
and the Men's Methodist Union, and said
they would help solve the problem before
the Methodist churcues of Portland. In
cidentally he spoko of the Japanese and
Chinese churches, and said they needed
encouragement In conclusion, he said
that the Methodist pulpits of Portland
were never better filled than at present
and he looked forward to steady growth
of the church In Portland and the sur
roundings. He also mentioned Irvlngton
and other places where churches should
be planted in. the near future.
"The Flock" was the topic of the talk
by Rev. H. J. Talbott which was fol
lowed by Hon. R. A. Booth, of Eugene.
who .had. come to Portland to attend the
banquet Mr. Booth talked forcibly, clos
ing with an earnest appeal tor the Pacific
Christian Advocate and the Willamette
University.
Dr. J. EL Coleman, president of the Wil
lamette University, was the last speaker,
and he spoke with greatest earnestness
in behalf of that pioneer institution, and
closed by saying that it stood for Chris
tian education, and that the Methodist
Church of the Northwest could not live
without It
SOCIALISE IN MASSACHUSETTS
Small Vote Indicates the" Party Is
Disintegrating.
Chicago Tribune.
The slump In the Socialist vote at the
recent election in Massachusetts has dis
heartened the leaders of that party, who
had expected a material Increase over the
vote of last year, where the same candi
date, John C Chase, of Haverhill, ran for
Governor. Last year he received 33,629
votes; this year 25,222 a loss ot 8407. Last
year the Socialists elected three members
ot the Legislature; this year only one.
The principal slump was In the cities
audit was the most disastrous In the cities
where last year the Socialist vote was the
largest. Nearly 5000 votes were lost in
Boston alone- In his own home, Haver
hill, which has been one ot the Socialist
centers. Chase s vote was reduced nearly
one-half. The Socialists had companions
in misfortune, for the Socialist labor vote
fell off 30 per cent The Prohibitionists
fared a little better. Their vote fell off 3
per cent
various reasons are assigned for the
loss of votes. It is pointed out that the
conditions last year, when the' vote was
so heavy, were abnormal. It was the year
of the coal famine, and the remedy of
Government ownership and control of iuel
was attractive to many. The remedy was
given a boom -by David B. Hill s plans in
the Democratic state platform of New
York, and, by the proposition of Repre
sentative Jenkins, ot Wisconsin, for Gov
ernment ownership and management of
these properties. "With the abatement of
the coal famine, however, the Idea ot Gov
ernment ownership has disappeared, and
many of those who were carried away
with it last year have quietly drifted baak
to the old parties, probably much to the
satisfaction of the leaders of those par
ties, since It is now apparent the Social
lsts can no longer claim to hold a balance
of power-
It Is more likely that the Socialist party
Is disintegrating from natural causes. The
Socialists, as a whole, are far from being
bad or dangerous lot There are good
men, honest men, ana 'thinking men
among them, and this class probably has
begun to see that the adoption of the So
cialist system as a system of government
Is impossible in this country that it is
conspicuously unpopular with American
people as a whole, and with the great
majority of ' the working classes also.
Probably there are Socialists who always
will be Socialists, Just as there are Pro
hibitionists who always will be Prohibi
tionists, In spite of defeat after defeat
They are visionaries, sometimes fanatics,
to whom defeat means nothing. The
extraordinary falling off in the Socialist
vote in Massachusetts and the overwhelm
ing defeat in "Ohio of Tom Johnsonism,
which is only another name for Socialism,
show that the cause is hopeless. It is
hopeless because It Is un-American.
"You All" and "We All."
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
For some time there has been running
In a New York paper an amusing discus
sion of the expressions ."you ail and we
all," and In not a few Instances efforts
have been made to shoulder these oddities
off on the South. The expressions are fre
quently used In the South, and often by
persons of high culture. It is not at all
uncommon to hear an educated man ask
"How are you all?" by which he means
to inquire about all the. members ot
particular family. So educated men and
women frequently say "We all get along
nicely here," by which they mean that
"all members of the family," and so on.
It la a more direct way of saying the
thing. It conveys the Idea clearly enough,
and is not open to any objection on the
ground of "vagueness and uncertainty.'
Of course, these expressions are used
only in talking. Persons -who constantly
say "you all" and "we all" would never
think of writing it In this way. "You all
and "we all" are spoken and not written.
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just as a great many persons who axe
capable of writing, and do write., the moat
exquisite' English, butcher all 'the .rules of.
grammar and euphony In conversation.
But It is doubtful if "we all" and "you all'
can be charged up to the South exclusively.
They are rather American "provincialisms,
and ara to be classed with certain depart
ures of speech noted by the late Herbert
Spencer, departures looked upon as shock
ing and barbarous by the Englishman.
But why should breath and time be wast
ed In saying" things In a roundabout fash
Ion? Why ask "How are the members of
your family?' when "How are you all?"
will answer the same purpose? Suppose
one Is asked his present place of residence,
shall he wade through the painful detail
of the law. and- reply that he HvC3 oa a
certain lot "situated, lying and belns"
in a certain county and certain state, and
in the United States ot America, and givo
the metes and bounds and the meander
lngs of lines, xand certain biased black
jacks, which have marked Us proper
boundaries from the time of thq' first In
habitant? Not much. Time is too pre
cious. The quick answer, no less than the
quick action. Is one o the Impressive Idlo-
syn crudes of the age. "We all" and
"you all" may not conform to the rules of
grammar, but It "says what It means"
and "means what it says." Still It Is not
peculiar to the South." It would , be as
unjust to the South to say that all the
people use the expressions 'we uns" and
"you uns," expressions peculiar to Arkan
sas, or certain parts of the state, but by
no means general.
SOffGS EOR SALE.
1
uthor Shows How Easy They Ara
to Write.
Louisville Herald.
Sheppard Camp, the Southern son?
writer, who is at one of the-hotels, says
that It is no trouble at all to write popu
lar songs if pne gets into the swing. In
one year Mr. Camp has written 12 songs
that are now being sung on the stage.
None of the songs has set the musical
world afire, but they are all substantial
jingling pieces of music which go well
with, the "average theater crowd.
"I write a song just as a shoe sales
man sells a shoe or a singer warbles. It
Just comes natural. I was always musi
cal, and I have all sorts of fantastic Ideals
In music. A. few years ago songs were
written about sentimental themes, such
as home and mother and tho dear old
soldier boy. Now anything with a girl's
name attached to It goes.
"Suggest a name to me, and I'll jot
you down the words In a minute or tw.o
and show you' how easy it-. Isj"1
"Make a song about Susie," suggested
a reporter.
Mr. Camp screwed up bis brow for &
minute and then dashed oft -the -following
without effort:
Susie. O, O, O, Susie.
When you're away I'm awfully woosy;
My court I'll pay.
And if you say "nay,"
'Twill make me boozy, Susie, boozy.
"You see," said Mr. Camp, "the jingling
effect has to be there, and you must give
the impression that- men are madly in
love with the girl that you are singing;
about You must Jolly her up in the song
and pay her lots of attention. Nothing
but a popular .girl will do. The namo
picked out must be rhythmical. Of course,,
the lines will not bear too close inspection,
and the language Is not the most eloquent
but when the word3 are accompanied by1
a dashing air the effect is good."
"Make up one about Irene," said the re
porter to Mr. Camp.
"Irene? ' Well, how Is this?
My heart is beating for you, dear Irene,
You're the prettiest girl I've ever seen;
No girl is half so nice, but you're as cold as
ice. j
O, be my little sweetheart, dear Irene.
"That will be about enough. Mr. Camp."
Horn Young May Stay.
Horn Young, a Celestial who has been
In this 'country eight years, but who
could not produce a certificate was taken
into the Federal Court yesterday to
show cause why he should not be de
ported. In a hearing before Commission
er McKee he was ordered deported. Judge
Bellinger, however, decided that if he
had been here eight years be was en
titled to remain, regardless of the cer
tificate, and was accordingly released.
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