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Newspaper Page Text8 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. JULY 8, 1913. r.- mmn PORTLAND. OREGON. . Entered at Portland, Oregon. Poatofflce as ucona-ciasa matter. 8ubcrlptlon Rates Invariably In Advance (BY MAIL) Dally, Sunday Included, one year $S.O0 iJaily. Sunday Included, alx months .... -5 Laily, Sunday included, three month . . i Sunday Included, one month .to UMiiy, without Sunday, one year ....... 6.01) Dally, without Sunday, six months ..... 3.25 lJaily, without Sunday, three months , . 1. 5 Daily, without Sunilkv. Am month ..... .60 Weekly, one year I-60 Sunday, one Year Sl.ou Sunday and Weekly, one year Bt) CBY CARRIER) Dally, Sunday Included, one year 9.00 UMiy. bunuay Included, one month ' liotr to RnnlU-Sflnil nnstnfflca money or dtr, express order or personal check on your local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at sender's risk. Give postotdca address n tuil. including county and state. rostajr Rates 12 to 16 pases, 1 cent; 18 ro 42 pages. '1 cents: 84 to 48 pages, 3 cents; Bo to 80 Danes. 4 cents: 62 to 76 pages, 5 cents; 78 to 92 pares, 6 cents, foreign post age, aouoie rates. Eastern Runlness Offlf-M Verree A Conk' Iln, Ken York, Brunswick building. Chl- cago, eteger building. !an Francisco Office R. J. Bldwell Co.. !- Market street. European OfficeNo. 2 Regent street S. vv ., Loudon. PORTLAND, ' TUESDAY, JTXY 8, 1913. THE NEW AND OLD BRYAN. The country is now offered an op portunlty to study Mr. Bryan "before and after taking." We are all famil iar with Mr. Bryan as he was before he took office, for we have seen and heard him on a thousand platforms, read him in a million newspapers. His were always the clear, clarion tones ringing out in denunciation of special privilege, upholding equality of all before the law, declaring fidel ity to the people the sole test of a man's fitness for public office, the will of the people the supreme law. But now we see a new Bryan. He has gone to President "Wilson with his hands held out to be tied, with his mouth willing to wear a gag, lest he let slip from that glib tongue, some of the popular appeals which would not quite square with the acts of the Administration and lest his arms wave in gestures appropriate to hia words. "When there are jobs to give out, ; those splendid philippics are forgot ' ten and Mr. Bryan flits from one de partment to another ensuring that his friends are tucked away In snug bertha The diplomatic service is to s be purged and re-manned with offici als in sympathy with the Administra tion, in other words with good Demo crats. When a Republican District At torney "bawls out" the Attorney-General for giving two despicable prof ligates an opportunity to evade jus tice, he rallies to the defense of Mr. IMcReynolds in Interviews and in his Commoner. He solemnly asseverates that Mr. McReynolds Is an honorable . man and would do nothing to defeat S Justice. Who dares question the hon esty or veracity of Secretary Wilson? Mr. Caminetti is an honorable, up I right man and above all a progressive Democrat why should he suffer for I the sins of his son? The damning J tale of political pull and repeated 5 warnings against it is swept aside as unworthy of attention and all three culprits are given a certificate of good f character. ' Occasionally in legislation we can see) Mr. Bryan's influence on his chief, "but that is exercised in private, when t the gag Is temporarily removed. Mr. f . Wilson did not need much persuasion to insist on free wool and Mr. Bryan was ready with the. persuasion. But what must have been the Secretary of State's sensation when called upon to accept the body and legs of the'Ald- rich currency scheme, though the s arms and head were his own fiat I money, and Government banking? The President knew that the main features I of the Aldrich scheme were essential J and secured Mr. Bryan's approval by tacking on the fads which the people had rejected In three Presidential elec. 5 tions. What la the people's will when a chance offers to. swat the money power? Mr. Bryan promptly pro claims the. virtues of this queer com ; posite, dwelling much on its Bryanic features, but saying little of that I "which has been cribbed from Aldrich. Ilf Mr. Bryan continues throughout the four years of the Wilson Adminis tration as he has begun, what sort of a reputation will he have with which -jj to go before the people In 1916 for ! that long-sought but oft-deferred vote J of the Nation's confidence? I INVOKING TECHNICALITY. J One of the cited constitutional ob , jections to the Day bill calling a spe- ;i cial election In November is that it is in conflict with article 4, section 1, ! which. It Is asserted, gives the Legis- J : lature "power only to call special elec- 'J tions to allow people to pass on meas- j ures passed by the Legislature." We j ! presume that it is Intended to contend ; that the Legislature may call a spe ll i cial election to obtain a vote on .( measures on which the Legislature ' invokes a referendum, but may not 1 call- a special .election to obtain a vote ; on measures the people referend. ; The contention, in itself. Implies a i restriction on the people's power, al- though those who offer it also object 5 that the bill Impairs the spirit of the j constitution in the same respect. Why -- should the Legislature's referendums be privileged to go to quicker decision than the people's? The sole object of the referendum power is to ascertain lie win or the people. If It could be successfully argued that direct legis lation also is intended to . provide means of enforcing mere delay in the operation of laws, the case would be different. But its spirit and Its object are to obtain a plebiscite as to-whether a law shall go into operation at all r not. A speedy decision In no sense contravenes the spirit of the initiative and referendum amendment. The special election act is also at tacked because the election is made to rest on a contingency, the contin gency being the fllins- of , rrr. ' dum petition on any law passed by I the 1913 Legislature. The constitu T tional inhibition with which this con flict is alleged provides that no law ,, "shall be passed the taking effect of which shall be made to depend upon any authority except as provided In this constitution." But the authority ?i, of the people to petition for a referen ce dum 13 recemized by the constitution. . ., It is an authority conferred upon them by the constitution. Moreover, the referending of one or more laws e following a session of the Legislature -. has ceased to be a contingency. It is as certain as that bills will be submit ted to and laws enacted by the Leg - lslature. The direct legislative power . "' given to the people to use, it la j used, and it always will be used. ' One can find a similar contingency in many laws. Chapter 100 of the si"? laws of 1913 provides that iho i ; corder of conveyance shall record in ., , suimoie dooks an deeds or mortgages of real property. Suppose no land is deeded ot mortgaged in a county it follows" that the recorder " will not need suitable books In which, to keep a record of them. Probably if such a novel situation should arise the books would not be provided. . The special election law does not declare that no election shall be held if Jio laws are referended. But if the improbable had happened and no referendum pe titions had - been filed, very likely no election order would be Issued or election boards gather at the polling places. One law would be defeated by as unlikely a contingency as the other. The attack on the special elec tion act is based on sheer technicality. PROGRESS REAL AND NOISY. The great Rooseveltianly Progres sive state of Illinois is not so progres sive after all, if the proceedings of its Legislature are an index. This is how the twenty-three weeks' session was fooled away: Three weeks Electing; a Speaker. . One week Idleness. Five weeks Electing two United States Senators. Two weeks .Attending ta Wilson inaupu ration. Two weeks Org-anlsing and "getting- down to business." - Four weeks Committee hearings and read. Ing- of bills. Four weeks Passing- 25 per cent of Its D1I1S. Two weeks Passing T5 per cent of its D11IS. Contrast that with the businesslike way in which the Oregon Legislature got through its work and we can see how far Illpiois is behind Oregon in the -march of progress. COERCING A RESISTING PEOPLE. The Oregonian Is - moved to two or three reflections by information in the news reports that the prohibition ists are preparing for a great cam paign by organizing 'their forces in every precinct in Oregon, thus prepar ing -everywhere to carry the state in 1916. The local option unit In Ore gon is the precinct where formerly it was the county. The ill-starred state prohibition. eampaignin 1910 resulted only in home rule for incorporated towns and cities, and the return of several counties from the "wet" to the "dry" column. Prohibition has made, no real recovery since that time in county or in state; and several towns in "dry" counties now have the licensed saloon. It seems to The Oregonian that there Is an elemental difficulty about every scheme of state-wide prohibi tion that is wholly ignored or over looked by- the prohibitionists, yet is certain to make a failure of their plan of destroying the liquor traffic. They would give the state prohibition, but they offer no inteligent or comprehen sive scheme of enforcement of the prohibition law. It cannot be ar ranged, indeed, unless our entire scheme of electing county and munic ipal officers shall be revolutionized, and the enforcement of prohibition, constitutional or statutory, and of other criminal laws, as well, put in the hands of a state constabulary. Is the state ready for that? How is pro hibition to be made effective other wise? What would happen In Port land, for example? Yet our mistaken friends, who are unable to carry county prohibition in Multnomah, and other counties, would Impose an ineffective and impossible law on the protesting people here. It will do no good. It will, on the con trary, do Immense harm. INTERFERENCE WIT if WORKERS. A woman who subscribes herself 'A Contented Berry Picker" had Ji letter in The Oregonianr yesterday that gava an Inside view of the extraordi nary 'strike" being conducted by I, W. W; meddlers and trouble-makers in the streets at the Oregon Packing Company's establishment on the East Side. Here are three paragraphs il lustrating the spirit of the article, and worthy the emphasis of repetition: I have earned an average of $1.50 a day on strawberries and oherriea. One day I made- 92 on berries. Another day X made laoo on berries that I did not have to grade. T am working here for my own Kood and am trying at the same time to give value received lor my wage. My employer's In terests are mine so long as I remain with him, and when I am not suited 1 will go my way. We receive gentlemantly treat ment at the hands of the manager and all who are In authority at the cannery. As a matter of business we have to work. So do all who wish to succeed in this world. To my mind we are fairly treated and are earn ing an honest living, although the banners borne by the leaders or their hirelings state that no honest woman can do this and be employed by this company. Now that a majority of us here emoloved are satisfied to stand by our employers, who, we think, are doing fairly by us, we are compelled to listen to the insults of these street howlers, submit to their jeera, be called scabs, and in particular to put up with the strident and nerve-racking howls of the female orators who besmirch mo very air witn their frothy vaporlngs. These women are the climax, brawling, ges ticulating, howling and otherwise endeav oring to create disturbances. The cannery Is not being stopped, but has gained work ers so that It has been necessary to install uew cttDies. The Oregonian thinks the men and women who are striving honestly and quietly to earn a living at the pack ing company s plant are . "entitled to protection from Insult and Interfer ence. The Oregonian also thinks tnat nine-tenths of the people of Portland agree with that opinion. THE CENTENNIAL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. The unbroken succession of cen tennials which the world is celebrat ing reminds us what a wonderful penoa was the beginning of the nine teenth century. It not only produced far more than the usual proportion of boys who grew up into famous men, but it perfected a number of inventions, which, acting together, have transformed the thought and life of the human race. Among these no oouot the most momentous - was the locomotive. Arrangements are making to cele brate the centennial of the "Puffins Billy." the first locomotive ever built. it was made by W illiam Hedley and Timothy Hackworth and was used to haul coal in the Wylam colliery in 1813. Of course this was In Ens-lanfl Twelve years later Stevenson con structed a locomotive which took the place of the horses on the Stocking ton & Darlington Railway, . a line thirty-seven miles long. The and tenders of this . contrivance, as we learn from the Christian Science Monitor, weighed twelve tons. It had some defects which rendered -its ac tion imperfect and the invention of the first really practicable locomotive came four years afterward. . Stevensod constructed it to win a prize offered by the Liverpool & Man chester Railway Company. They de sired "a locomotive engine that would haul three times its own weight on a level road at the rate of ten miles an hour." To meet these require ments Stevenson invented the "Ror-W- et," which weighed seven and a half tons and hauled forty-four tons fourteen miles an hour. It will be seen therefor that he greatly 8ur- passed the terms laid down by the company. , Like all important inventions the locomotive was' the work of many brains co-operating. Some of the men without whose contributions Steven son could not have achieved his task were James Watt and Richard Tre vithick, as well as Hedley and Hack worth, mentioned above. Each helped solve the problem, but the minor geniuses have been forgotten and the fame has been accorded almost whol ly to Stevenson. "The men who wipe the grease off the ' pole seldom get the pig," says Henry Van Dyke with too much truth to be pleasant. He was writing of a rural sport, but his remark applies to all life. . GRAFT EVERYWHERE. The New York Times consolingly remarks that graft Is universal and Is not the unique possession of any country. In Germany, where there was recently hot indignation because an innocent American agricultural commissioner had asked how they prevented graft, the reply was that there was no. graft, and. therefore no necessity of prevention; yet the arm ament scandals are not forgotten. In Italy a Deputy convicted of em bezzlement has just been re-elected, and there were noisome scandals in connection with the Palace of Justice and the Victor Emmanuel monu ments.' The Hungarian Cabinet has just resigned because the officers of the administration of the Bank of Hungary were charged with grave de relictions, the charge being that the Prerhier had sold private property to the nation for excessive profits and had obtained J700.000 from the Bank of Hungary for - political purposes in exchange for concessions. In Austria secret3 of the national defense have been sold by high officials, who com mitted suicide in the dramatic man ner readers of the current news will remember, ,. The Tiifies does ndt make the point, of course, that everybody is doing it, and therefore graft ought to be con doned in America; but the obvious re flection upon these disclosures is that no nation has a monopoly of honesty. It is true that in most European countries governments govern. In Germany municipal administration is reduced to an exact business science. In England there is. a permanency of tenure, at least in the smaller offices, that speaks well for the distinctly es stablished governing class. In America are discernible two clear movements one to impose more and more duties on government, and the) other to get better men In public office without regard to politics. The first ought to be a consequence of the second; but the reverse is more nearly the truth. THE RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE. From all one can learn about the activities of Field Secretary McGaw and Publicity Director Congdon in connection with the World's Christian Citizenship Conference, they seem to have concerned themselves rather too much with, pur promotion and ex ploitation, to put it mildly. The peo ple of Portland subscribed $15,000 for the conference, and for that sum some return was actually received. A vast gathering of delegates from all parts of the world was promised. The Pacific Coast actually sent 506, for whom small thanks are due to Mr. McGaw. They were brought- here through local effort. The rest of the world sent 156 and we suppose the diligent and enterprising field secre tary and publicity director al lured them by their own methods. They were men of a certain eminence in their various fields and their dis courses proved both entertaining and instructive to the great audiences of Portland , people who attended the conference meetings. But the innu merable throng of the world's great est and most eloquent who were to flock hither from every land under the sun did not put in an appearance. If it had not been for the devoted In terest of people who live in Portland the conference would have been but a meager affair as far as attendance was concerned. Interesting as the addresses were both for content and for the men who made them, we do not see how they can exercise much influence upon the thought of remote countries. What was said is about the same as one hears from almost every medita tive and scholarly man who is up with the times in his reading and thinking. The pulpit and the press fairly buzz witb the notion of applying the gen uine teaching of the Savior to the practical affairs of mankind and nothing was said at the conference which has not been put fully as well by such men as Rauschenbusch and the invigorating author of "The Call of the Carpenter." Jacob Riis, Jane Addams and a host of their practical colleagues are doing in fact what the speakers at the conference so engag ingly advocated in theory. But for all their lack of originality the ad dresses might have been potent for world-wide good had the attendance from distant sections been greater. Scholars always derive inspiration from personal conference with one another. The weakest address can hardly fail to contain some thought which is capable of firing susceptible brains, and it goes without saying that the papers read at the confer ence were not by any means weak. Most of them were full of suggestion and some were models of Judicious and scholarly investigation. The ideas reiterated by the speakers are grow ing in the world. They give tone to the time we live in and since they contain the germs of the future they cannot be reiterated too often nor in too' many keys. It wasNan excellent thing for the thoughtful people of Portland to hear one speaker after another avow his faith that the precepts of the Savior were not intended merely for appli cation to the world beyond the grave, but that they ought to be woven into every-day business, politics and so ciety. There has been too much dis position to emphasize the abstract and metaphysical side of his sayings. Al though they are perfectly simple, as direct as possible and plainly refer to everyday affairs, the heart has been eaten out of them by theological wrangling until for many people they retain only a . ceremonial meaning. The conference speakers did a good work by insisting that the Savior meant what he said. His teachings about wealth, poverty, the duty of man' to man, were not ecclesiastical mysteries but clear and unmistakable directions for daily aiving. The best thought of mankind has taken up the task of rescuing these divine precepts from their ecclesiastical Incrustation and enforcing . them everywhere. The conference will forward this great work and if Its main effect is purely local that ought not to discourage us. Portland will be a better city morally and politically to the end of time be cause of the conference. Of course there is more or less peril in too much insistence upon the "supernatural" view of affairs. All good things will run to extremes if they are not carefully guarded and they are -only too apt to vex their best friends by turning to evil. Take, for example, the doctrine so vigorous ly preached at the conference that "the state is of divine origin." One speaker went so far as to say that since the state derived its authority "from God," we ought to recognize the Almighty explicitly in all public documents, acts and especially In leg islation. Were his theory to be car ried out in practice w-e. should estab lish a theocracy In the United States. Leaving . aside the difficulties which would surely arise among the sects if any such plan were seriously un dertaken, the reflective citizen cannot forget that the Declaration of Inde pendence teaches a very different doc trine. According to that document governments "derive their Just pow ers from the consent of the .gov erned," not from any Inspired source. The theory of the divine origin of government and the divine authority of rulers has done so much mischief in the world that it ; is depressing to hear modern speakers recur to it with apparent favor. Is it not possible to apply the precepts of the Savior to practical life without reverting to dangerous superstitions long since discarded? But these matters were aside from the main trend of the conference. Upon the whole it spoke valiantly for civic and personal right eousness and Its lessons will be per manently uplifting to the city. A German woman who came to this country twenty-seven years ago has lived as a servant In one family In Baltimore ever since and is returning to Germany with nearly $10,000, saved out of her wages. The old lady probably had very little of what girls call fun, but she can enjoy a modest independence the rest of her life. How many "salesladies," earn ing $400 a year, would save even half that amount? They consider it nec essary to spend three-eighth of their earnings on clothes. The soothing and delicious wild blackberrv is In ita nrlme. Tt clpm.o in the 'bright sunshine along the j.ences ana nia&s Dewitcningiy among the blishfis. "Wni-A t Vi pro n r mnni)ilnaa and no briers, gathering wild black berries would be undiluted joy, but they are worth all they cost. Their flavor Is the essence of outdoors: sun and, wind and fragrant dews co-oper- a roly-poly the wild blackberry is de lectable, - but ' It Is better yet just stewed. There will be some difference of opinion as to just what kind of a veg. etable John D. Rockefeller is in the Lord's garden. His Cleveland pastor calls him a rose, but perhaps the good man's botany is a litle awry. A more scientific diagnosis might class him among the burdocks. But what a queer notion it Is that a.. pastor's duty is to flatter the rich members of his congregation by calling them lovely names. It is agreeable to learn that Secre tary Wilson intends "'to curb Immi gration," but one can hardly help wondering how much curbing is real ly necessary. In the last five years almost as many foreigners have left the United States as have arrived, while a grievous multitude of our farmers has flitted away to Canada. The United States is not the goal of as many dreams as once it was. Why not set aDart for a fow Vinura of the day a few streets for the juven ile .coasters and put traffic officers in charge? These are vacation days and the youngsters cannot be confined to play in the parks. The healthy lad wants action in his diversion. Having new territory to populate in Epirus and Macedonia, Greece will forbid emigration of men under 40. This will have some effect on Greek immigration to the United States, of which a considerable proportion has come to the Pacific Coast. . A Portland woman saw her hus band on the street with two attractive misses and went home and took poi son. Foolish woman! She should have bought brass knuckles and used them properly. Ball cartridges stonnnrl tYia eft.ii riots at Johannesburg. Then peace negotiations were successful. The British have a way of their own of handling things. , - It is recorded that n. Naw -Wm-ij. man walked , four blocks In her nitrhterown wltrtnu- 1 1 -a rtino. a.Ln(." tion. Couldn't be done in a fashion- aoie street gown. A Chinese doctor who disr.overi or. elixir of life is dead of old age. It would now be just like Fate to bag Doc Friedmann with an attack of tuberculosis. i Now the Drune crorj ' is nfftx-t. There is always something amiss dur. my mo growing season, yet at harvest cmho nceti iy everyDoay nas enough and to spare. It is charged that Republican post masters are being nut out under falsa accusations. Still, there's no falsity in me cnarge that Democrats need the jobs. ' The Pittsburg bank failure seems to have been the result of taking a gambling chance at too much promo tion with the $30,000,000 deposits. It took a Vancouver woman six years to recover a washing -machine lost by the railroad. Which estab lishes a new speed record. Professor Taft lost 40 pounds in the hot spelt. We know of no one who could better afford to lose that much. Judges in the Kansas City balloon race are unable to decide on the win ners. All up in the air over It. Here's cruel news for hoarding house keepers: The prune crop is damaged. Una Cavallerl's betrothal an nouncement for 1913 Is out. Omaha had roast beef rare and well done yesterday. Satan is rooting on the sidelines in the Balkans. On to Tillamook! How Three Girls Live By Addison Bennett. Going into the - cafeteria on the Fourth, I found the little blonde very busy over a certain table at which sat three very nice-looking young ladies, or perhaps girls would be a better ex pression, although one of them looked nearly old enough to take advantage of the suffrage act They were all very neat - and very cheerful looking "wholesomely normal" would perhaps express their appearance correctly. I ask&d the little blonde how It came that there, were flowers on their table and that she was paying such marked attention to the trio. "Oh," she ex claimed in her most cheerful voice, "that Is a little birthday party I am giving those three dear friends of mine." "Your birthday?" I asked. "No, not mine, the nineteenth birthday of the one at the end of the table. Pa tience. They are three splendid girls, and I would like to have you sit down with them as my guest, and theirs, and talk to them. They can. If they will, tell you a very interesting story." I ac cepted the invitation of the little blonde and was quickly seated at the guest taoie. No matter what their surnames are. Indeed, they were introduced by their given names. Prudence, Constance and Patience, and I quickly noticed they were Prue, Conny and Pat among them, selves and intimates. A cafeteria is not a place where many birthday celebra tions take place. - The rich would not think of 'celebrating" at such a cara vansary, neither the poor who were possessed of the price. But these young ladies, as the guests of the little blonde, certainly enjoyed their dinner as much as though they were partaking of a re past at a high-priced cafe. I noticed that the check for the four of us, for I became a guest also, was less than $3. I also noted that the boss came and gathered the checks up from the table, and after taking the numbers and amounts, tore them up and threw them in the waste basket behind the cashier's desk. ' At the table, and subsequently at their room, where the little blonde and I called upon them later, I learned this story, a story which ought to be of great interest to working girls just now, to girls who think it Impossible, or at least very difficult, to live op the small wages beginners get at the. de partment stores. I mean to live hon estly and cleanly. From the first I thought much- of those old-fashioned names. They gave me an insight into the good sense of three families, three fathers and three mothers who are more than likely well grounded in com mon sense and uprightness. Two years ago Prudence came to the great city to earn a living. Her parents are poor; she was the oldest of five children; she had received a fairly good education. It became necessary for her to support herself, and having a cousin living Jn Portland, she com municated with her and came here to get work. Her cousin is married, but she, too, is poor, her husband being a working man,' and they have four chil dren. But it was agreed that Pru dence might board with them tor a time at $3 a week, and within a few days Prudence secured a situation in one of the department stores at $20 a month, which was sufficient to pay her board and clothe her. At least she made it sufficient. In the same neigh borhood where Prue was born and reared there were two other old-fash-toned families where lived Conny and Pat, and the circumstances of these were about the same as Prua's. . A year ago Conny came here, and Prue secured for her a situation In the same store, and the two of them took & room and began "light housekeep ing." A few weeks later Pat came, and the three obtained the room they at present have, and soon Pat went to work at the same place. Their room is about 12 minutes' walk from the storo where they work. It is quite a large room, a "parlor" of an old-fashioned dwelling now turned into a rooming house. There are two alcoves, In one of which stands a bed, and a large lounge or davenport Is apparently the sleeping place of one of them. The other alcove Is used as a kitchen, a small gas stove standing in one cor ner near a sink. There is plenty of hot and cold water, and a bathroom on the floor above. They pay for this room $14 a month. Their income is $100 a month, Prue getting $40 and the others $30 each, and here is an account of their outlays for the last month, which I was assured represents Just about their regular monthly expenses: Rent and gas $15.00 Laundry, shirtwaists s.uo Tsa and coffee 1,(J0 Milk, condensed and fresh 1.50 Bread, cakes and flour S.30 Sugar, syrun. salt, pepper, etc 1.50 Hutter and lard 1.7s Meat .oo Vegetables and fruits 8.00 Errs 1Bo Outings and amusements. .......... . 4.00 Dally and other papers 2 00 Milk for lunches. 3.7S Payment on sewing machine , 1.00 Wearing apparel and dry goods...... 20.01) Shoes, stockings, notions............. 7.50 Stamps, and stationery., 150 Incidentals t 59 Deposited in savlnss bank 10.00 $100.00 The money placed in the savings bank they call the sick fund, and in the last several months they have had to call upon this occasionally, for whenever one of them loses a day it may have to be taken from this fund. But in spite of that they now have a balance of nearly $100 in the bank. It also should be added that these girls usually spend their evenings at home reading, studying and sewing. They are persistent patrons of the public library, one of them going there to exchange books nearly every day. They are also good patrons of the postoffice, for they each write two letters a week to their parents. They make practically all of their own clothes, and trim their own hats. One of them is in the alteration de partment and one in the millinery de partment of the department store where they work, the other in the no tion department. They are enabled therefore to keep track of bargains and take advantage of them, in the evenings at home one of them reads and the other two sew. They keep good track of current events, and read most historical books from the library. It will.be noted I give the figures for their expenditures In multiples cf five, but they keep an expense book to the penny. They have set down every cent they have received and expended since Prue first came here two years ago. These girls live well, they dress well, they enjoy life as but few work ing girls do, they are on the .road to good positions you cannot hold such girls back, they are bound to advance Working girls leading! the home life these girls do are dependable where they work; you can rest assured of that. They get their regular rest, do no "joy riding," are never late to their work, never rush away at quitting time as if their lives depended on an in stant departure. I suppose there are many others in town just as worthy of notice. 1 hope so, and hope their num bers may increase. And they will, for the most frivolous girl could not help acknowledging that the Prue-Conny-Pat way Is a way worth following. "Whrn People Are Amused. Washington (D. C.) Star. "When people laTjgh aloud it Is a Pr,!.ttysure 8lgn they re amused, isn't it?" "Not always." replied the sad-eyed comedian. "Sometimes they are merely making an effort to convince them selves that they haven't wasted, their money. TOPICAL VERSE The Cost of Living. "I do not see why folks complain," Said Jorkins, of the price of meat; For 50 cents a pound you get A sirloin steak that can't be beat. For the same money you can buy A luscious English mutton chop. Why should you ask for more than that?" Yes, Jorkins keeps a butcher shop. "The cost of living ain't so high," Said Jobkins. "Why should folk find fault? For half a dollar you can buy A full three months supply of salt. Just think what people had to pay Right after our great civil war, I tell you, flour cost money then!" Tes, Jobkins keeps a grocery store. But Jobkins went to buy some meat. And said that Jorkins was a skin; And Jorkins, paying Jobkins' bill. Declared he had been taken in; And when the coal man asked for pay They both set up a mighty shout; And just as they were feeling worst The plumber came and cleaned them out! The Merry Round. Round and round and round we go. We governments In Mexico. The dizzy movement here doth suit, So do we always revolute And never stop to take a breath. For quietude would be our death; From it we joyously rebound. And keep on with the merry round. Although the programme is the same. Exciting is our little game. We start with a dictator, say. Who for soma years has his own way. Then tired out with his peaceful graft, We tunnel with consummate craft The ground beneath his very feet And drive him headlong from his seat. Rebellion's then the government And seats Its choice as President, When, lo! another rebel comes With discontent and roll of drums, And drives that government away, While other rebels show next day. So round and round we go, We governments in Mexico. Baltimore American. Love Your Fellow Man. Always do the best you can To try and love your fellow man! If you live on country heights. Where the gay mosquito bites. And you cannot sleep o'nights. Still your neighbor has his rights. Should he mow at 5 A. M. You'll endure the noise pro tern While he whistles ragtime tunes. Emulating vaudeville coons. Yes, yoif 11 do the best you can To try and love your fellow man! If he tells you of a play. What they do and what they say. Destroying thus your interest. He only does it for the best. And in a car should it betide There's only room for five a side. And he insists on making six Don't use threatening words and "kicks," But always do the best you can To try and love your fellow man. And you will find that he will do " The very same (sometimes) for you! La Touche Hancock. Sweetest Things on Earth. What ar the sweetest things on earth? wps tnat can praise a rival's worth; A fragrant rose that hides no thorn; Riches of gold untoched by scorn; A happy little child asleep: Eyes that can smile, though they may weep; A brother's cheer, a father's praise; The minstrelsy of Summer days; A heart where anger never burns; A. gift that looks for no returns; Wrong's overthrow; Pain's sweet re lease; Dark footsteps guiding Into peace. The light of love in lover's eyes; Age that is young- as well as wise; A mother's kiss, a baby mirth These are the sweetest things on earth. Boston Times. Good Points of Cherubs. True Cherubs never run in Debt Because of Clothes and Things, For. like some Chickens I have met. They're built of Heads and Wings. And Scientifio Pens and Tongues Have tried to make it clear That Cherubs, since they can't have iiungs, Are forced to Sing by Ear. But none of them, 'tis understood. Will play a Naughty Prank; And this is good, because they would Be Difficult to Spank. Arthur Gulterman in Life. ' Encouragement. Why so glum, little Cupid? You Shouldn't be blue! Eugenics has never a thing upon you! No doctor's grim charts can protect from thy darts What the scientist cannot eliminate hearts; And where once you have wounded, In angry denance. They follow your lead, and repudiate science. Maud McCormick. Kxtravaasance. There was a young lady, and wasn't it quaint? She laid out a dollar on powder and paint. With a pencil of bismuth her eye brows to trace. And all for the purpose of making & faco! Judge. Remarks) on the Comet. 'Tis said that in the present year A comet will be seen Aflame across the heavens blue. Like a saber bright and keen; And I will bet that when it comes You'll here the girls declare That they would like to understand How comet there. Dumb Then. .Money talks, so they claim, But gets shy When they try to make the same Testify. Kansas City Journal. Britain's New Poet Laureate. London correspondent Toronto Mail. Premier Asquith has offered the poet murosiesnip to itoDert Mrtdges, who was a physician at London hospitals for many years, and after retiring from the practice of medicine in 1882 de voted himself to poery and playwrit ing. It is understood that Dr. Bridges has accepted the post. Dr. Bridges was born October 23. 1844. in the Isle of Thanet. at the mouth of the Thames. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. He studied medi cine at St. Bartholomew's, London, and became casualty physician there. Later he was assistant physician at the Chil dren's Hospital and physician at the Great Northern Hospital. He has pub lished several poems and plays. His works include an essay on Mil ton's prosody; critical essay on Keats; shorter poems: "The Growth of Love," "Prometheus the Fire-giver," "Eros and Psyche"; eight plays: "Nero," parts I. and II.; "Palicio," "Ulysses," "Chris tian Captives," "Achilles In Scyros," "Humors of the Court," "Feast of Bac chus," also "Demeter," a masque. The Zone of Safety. Kansas City Journal. "You say you made a fortune as a merchant In the City of Mexico?" "Yes; I had a little idea that brought thousands to me- I established bomb proof rest rooms." Half a Century Ago From The Oreeonljin. July 8. 1S63. Placerville, Idaho, June 21. The rush this Spring to the Boise mines was frantic, and the contagion of the gold fever spared neither age nor sex. But it was but a small matter compared to the rush from Boise to Owyhee. Twenty-five hundre.d men have dis tractedly rushed off to the last-named place. ,?,ne ?r, the Van Norman children, a liwlf f,!rl I2 rears oW- has ben found Z lth the Bannck I ndians. The chief was killed who had her and she is now being taken care of by the whites. Letter from Captain. Crawford, of the mvfranfn eSCCJrt: irs' camP P1" r.V. r J miles frorn Omaha. June 9. 1863 On my way frori Washington to t, iouis I called on Senator Nesmlth at Cincinnati, and was sorry to find him quite unwell. StiLl he was prepar ing for a trip overland to Oregon. The benator Joined me in St. Louis and we traviari . V. c. t . .- .wBcui.o, to ou, juepn. un ar rival there he was so unwell as to be -mu to neep ms Deo and to aban don the journey. After resting a few days he started back to Join his fam ily. Thousands of emigrant families n? for vari4Us destinations on the Pacific Coast. LPtLan3' Me" June 27. The schoon r,ArneJ" cam In last night and at $ CUh?k,b0ar.de4 the "nue cutier Cushing, put a small portion of tha oTvJnv,lr0v.nS and mad'9 he- way out Citt I ar- The "amers Forest -ity and Chesapeake went in pursuit and overtook the Gushing. The crew abandoned her in two boats, putting the regular crew in a third bbat. The boats were picked up. ld Columbian Hotel, once ths !t Jn8 telJln the CIty- but now a5 ly dllap dated is to be pulled down. In its place Mr. Thomas Carter is go. block0 bulld a rine three-story brick The friends of Dr. Blftck will be In- ieZfdJ- arn of ms anticipated visit to San Francisco. Twenty-five Years Ag From The Orosonlan of JXily 7, 1888. Walla Walla. July 7. Today the re mains of Dr. Dorsey S. Baker were consigned to the grave. The funeral procession was one of the largest ever seen here. From Paris to Rome An interesting fetter from Mr. William Honeyman: Three cheers for. Oregon on top of the leaning tower of Pisa. Mr. David Lewis and Bob Lewis have returned from the East, where one has been attending Yale and the other a grammar school. Hon. J. T. Caples and daughter left yesterday for the beach, s-ccompanied by Dr. Caples and his two sons and Mrs. Dr. Saylor and daughter. Judge P. A. Marquam intends to build a. theater on the block opposite the naw hotel. It will front on Morrison street and run back 120 feet. An interesting double-oared race, two miles with a turn, was rowed from Morrison street southward last even ing. Louis B. Quackenbush and W. F. Muir occupied one boat and A. B. Mc Alpln and Sanderson Reed the other. Quackenbush and Mulr won by three lengths. Both crews claimed a foul David Loring, the Judge, decided that the foul was on the part of McAlptn ana Reed. ' The O. R. & N. Co.'s new steamer T. J. Potter will commence running in the -seaside trade next Thursday. Mr. John Grover. son of ex-Governor Grover, has returned from Paris, where he is studying art. Yesterday the board of directors of the Portland Linseed Oil Mill Company met and adopted plans for the building. Validity of Personal Tax. PORTLAND. July 7. (To the Editor.) I paid one-half of my real property taxes on March 20, 19X5, .and refused at that time to pay the assessed per sonal property tax of $3.30 because of the statement made in the press that they oould not be taxed. On July 1 I received a demand from the Sheriff for payment of the personal tax. slthmirh nil ... 1 . - c . ...j vciauii property Is exempt from taxation. iu you please say if there are any new developments in the situation and please advise me whether to pay ths tax or not, j, A. R The Oregonian will not advise tax payers in this matter. It will only say that the Attorney-General and a num ber of other able lawyers believe the tax on household effects ia not col lectible, but courts do not always agree with lawyers' opinions, and the courts have not passed on the ques tion. There are no new developments. British Advice to Crimana. London Punch. Berlin is to have a fine new golf course. This is good news, for it is hoped that, in course of time, the Ger mans will follow our example by pay ing more attention to golf than to Na tional defense, and then we shall not be so unfairly handicapped. Why Bother About It? Why bother about going: away? Why worry and get wrinkle over the getting ready, the buy ins? Why start on your vacation mentally and physically "done upf" Let The Oregonian help you! It's easy very easy. Just run your eager eyes up and- down the advertising col umns of The Oregonian. and you will find a world of suggestions about going-away vacation needfuls. July vacation time advertise ments -nowadays are not simply cut and dry statements. They brim over with helpful suggestions. They toll you of the old and new things that you ought to have'; of the things that you must have to get the best out of j-our outing, For example, the other dav a woman read for the. first time about a rubber-lined cretonne toilet case for traveling. The price was insignificant. She immediately bought two. Never knew about them be fore; wouldn't do without one now ! No, don't worry. Follow the adverhsements in The Oregonian.