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THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN. PORTLAND, JANUARY 12, 1 DOS.
OREGON VDTERSTO
ACT. AS LAWGIVERS
Perform All Functions of Leg
islature and Governor
Next June.
PASS ON -MANY MEASURES
I"mvcr Conferred on People by In
itiative and Referendum to Be .
Exercised Reformers' Oppor-
' tunity to Reach Electors.
Oregon's 100.000 voter's in the gen
eral election next June will assume the
functions of their 80 lawmakers at
Salem and legislate on a dozen bills
under the initiative. TheV will also as
sume the function of the Governor, in
passing on four bills presented under
the referendum, for their vote or ap
proval. The initiative bills will be offered
by petition of not less than 7456 genu
ine signatures of legal voters that
number being the required 8 per cent
of the total 93,202 voles cast for Su
preme Judge in June, 190S. The ref
erendum bills were passed by the
Legislature at its last session, and
were 'ordered submitted to the people
at the next general election, on petition
of the required number of legal voters,
within 90 days after the close of the
Legislative session last February.
Initiative petitions must be tiled with
the Secretary of State not later than
midnight January 31 that is, not less
than four months before the election
on June 1. Time is running short for
'some of the petitions and not all of
them may be filed within the time limit,
containing the required number of
signatures. The boosters of each pe
tition aim to get 8000 signatures.
The most important bills are -the
following:
Initiative Constitutional Amendment
To extend KunVaBe to women.
To enable voters in a special election to
discharge a public officer, who is ahle;
dilatory. corrupt or unpopular (recall
amendment proposed by W. S. U'Ren and
I'eople's rower League!.
To Klve parties and political organiza
tions representation In lawmaking bodies in
proportion to their fottnR strength (propor
tional representation, proposed by Vv.;S.
vrton and People's power League). . .
To prevent Legislature from amending
or repealing any statute enacted by the peo
ple. (Proposed by State Orange.)
To take away from the District Attorney
the power to Indict, and to confine -that
power to the grand jurv. V .
To enact the single tax in modified form,
so as to exempt from taxation farmhouses,
machinery and improvements, dwelllng
liouses and manufacturing plants. (Proposed
by Oregon Tax Reform Association.)
To give towns exclusive power to regulate
betting on horse races, bowling alleys and
Sunday saloons and theaters.
Initiative Statutory Bills.
To instruct members or Legislature to vote
for "people's choice" for United States Sena
tor. (Proposed by W. S. U'Ren and People's
Power League.)
To prevent corrupt practices and limit
campaign expenses of candidates in elec
tions. To create Port of Columbia district, of
Multnomah. Columbia and Clatsop Counties.
To abolish fishwheels and other salmon
gear in Columbia River. above Sandy River..
(Proposed by Astoria Interests.)
To limit salmon fishing in Lower Columbia'
River and on bar. (Proposed .by - Wasco
County Interests.)
Referendum Bills,
To appropriate "1125.000 a year- for State
University.
To appropriate $100,000 for National Guard
armories.
To give Multnomah Sheriff custody of
county prisoners at Kelly's Butte.
To compel railroad companies to Issue free
passes to state and county officers.
The method of enacting constitutional
amendments and statutory aots is 'the
same in each case only a majority of
the votes cast on each bill being neces
sary to make ft a law. A 'constitutional
amendment curbs and limits the statute
making power of the state possessed
by the Legislature and by the people
when the people vote on statutory acts.
But the people, voting- on constitu
tional amendments or additions, ' are
limited only by the National constitu
tion. Circulators of petitions are very busy
feathering signatures in order that' the
needed number between 7B00 and 8000
shall . be obtained before the time
limit shall expire, January 31, for pro
posing bills under the initiative. Not
all the petitions will secure the re
quired number of signatures. Those
that fail will not be presented to the
Secretary of State.
' Who May Sign Petitions. ;
Any legal voter may sign an initi
ative or a. referendum- petition, "hut
only voters registered as to their party
membership may sign nominating pe
titions, under the direct primary law.
.The two U'Ren amendments to the con
. stltution complete the list of reform
changes to the organic law of the state.
Should they be adopted, Mr. U'Ren says
his "lawgiving" avill cease, so far as the
constitution is concerned. And shouui his
two statutory measures be adopted, also,
his lawmaking objects will have been at
tained, for a time at least.
By the recall amendment, a petition
signed toy 25 per cent of the voters who
voted for Supreme Judge at the next pre
ceding election, demanding that a particu
lar public officer submit himself to special
election, will require him to run for the
people's favor and" should a rival defeat
him, the rival will take the office for the
remainder of the term.
The expense- of the election is to be paid
for out of the public funds. The day ot
the special election shall be set by the
Secretary of State, the County Clerk or
the City Auditor, according as to whether
the election is for a state, a county or
a city office. - -
Restricts District Attorneys.
One of the newly proposed constitu
tional amendments Is that taking away
the indictment power from the District
Attorney. This amendment (to section IS,
Article VII of the constitution) will cause
the section to read as follows, one clause
stricken out being Inclosed In brackets
and the addition beins: in bold face type:
"Section IS. The legislative Assembly
shall so provide that the most .competent
of the most permanent citizens of the
' county shall be chosen for jnrors; and out
of the whole number in attendance at the
court, seven shall be chosen by lot as
grand Jurors, five of whom must concur
to find an indictment (expunged But the
legislative Assembly may modify or abol
ish grand Juries). o pmot halt b
charged In any Circuit Court with the
rontntlsslon of any crime or misde
meanor denned or made punishable' by
.any of the laws of this atatr, exeept
upon Indictment found "by a arrand jury.
Provided, however, that any District
Attorney may flle an amended indict
ment, whenever an Indictment has, by
a ruling; of the conrt, been held, to be
detective la form."
A bill whose petitions have been in cir
culation some time, but have been so
quietly circulated as - to escape general
notice, is one for a constitutional amenu
ment giving towns home rule o-er betting
on horse races, commonly called " pool
selling, and Sunday observance. 'a...s
amendment, would put inthe control of
towns the Sunday elosirig of theaters,
which are now allowed open by the gen
eral law, and would allow towns to
authorize Sunday saloons. The origin of
this bill has not been disclosed, but is
obviously the sporting element that de
sides to resume pool-selling and horse
racing apd the liquor element.
Originated In Coos County.
The bill is said not to exempt ..ie liquor
traffic from the local option law, nor
lawnlessess from the general laws against
crime. The bill is reported to have
started from Coquille, Coos County.
To create the Port of Columbia dis
trict, it seems necessary to-pass a bill
under the initiative, by- a vote of the
entire state. -The Legislature at its
last session passed a bilL creating the
district, but Supreme Court declared
the bill void, because the constitution
was amended in June, 1906, so as to
take away from the Legislature the
power to create a municipal corpor
ation. The court held the Port district,
if created, such a corporation.
Although but three counties will be
directly affected by the creation of the
district Multnomah, Columbia and
Clatsop It seems necessary to-initiate
the bill for a vote of the entire state.
Were the district created, the peoplS
of the three counties could enact laws
for its government, but since it is not
created, probably . the people of the
whole state must enact the laws until
the district shall be organized. There
is no enabling act under which the
district can be created by Its own
voters.
Time Is Growing Short.
A bill establishing the district can
be initiated by petition or can be pro
posed by the Legislature. Less than
three weeks remain to obtain the 7500
signatures needed on an lniative pe
tition and should they not be obtained
the district cannot be created until
after ' the next session of the Legis
lature a year hence.
A big fight will be waged between
warring salmon fisheries of the Co
lumbia River. The. down-river Inter
ests have initiated a bill to abolish
fishwheels and other fish gear above
the mouth of Sandy River at Trout
dale. The up-river interests have re
taliated with a bill to curtail Ashing
in the lower river. Both bills profess
to aim at protection of salmon, but
each would gain its end at the expense
of the other.
The two bills are the result of a
long fight in the Legislature. The
down-river fisheries, centered at As-
torla, have endeavored many years to
abolish fishwheels of Wasco County
and the up-river interests have labored
vainly to shorten the fishing season of
the lower river, establish the closed
season and sto'j fishing on the bar.
SER BUT FOR OFFICE
ENTERS FIGHT TO BECOME DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY.
Outlines Policy and Declares He
Has Assurances That Manning
Will Not Run Again.
Gus C. Moser, ex-Deputy District At
torney, last night formally announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomination
for the office of District Attorney of the
Fourth Judicial District. During the past
three years Mr. Moser has been a deputy
In the office of District- Attorney
Manning, and resigned a few weeks ago
in order to devote his time to conducting
his own campaign.
It has been known for some time that
Mr. Moser- -contemplated entering the"
primaries. . "When he relinquished his re
cent position it was believed that the ac
tion was taken in order to begin his cam
paign, and after receiving great encour
agement from his friends, he decided to
announce his candidacy. Mr. Moser last
night declared that he did not believe Mr.
Manning would be a candidate and said
he had assurance to this effect from the
District Attorney- Mr. Moscr's announce
ment is as follows:
' "I desire to make definite and positive
announcement to ,my friends and to the
public generally, of my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for District Attor
ney at the coming primary election.
"Having been chief deputy District At
torney for the past three and one-half
years, and having conducted on behalf
of the state, the . trial of many of the
most important cases during that time,
X am glad to 'be able to rest -my quali
fication from the standpoint of legal and
professional attainments, upon the record
that stands at the Courthouse, and also
upon the opinions of those of our citizens
with whom I have come in personal con
tact in the performance of my duties.
. "As to the policy I shall pursue if
elected, I wish to say that I shall give
unto every one 'a square deal,' shall play
no favorites, will enforce all laws with
out fear or favor, and refuse to no one a
warrant of arrest hi any legitimate case
"And if elected. T, and ' no one else,
will be District Attorney, and responsible
for the conduct of that office. There have
been published in the 'press quite re
cently, statements to the effect that I
have formed combinations -with different
individuals, that I am going to divide the
office with some 'one else, and other
ridiculous things. All these statements
are entirely unfounded, and incorrect. I
will not. under any circumstances, divide,
either the responsibility for the conduct
of. nor the compensation for, the office
I seek.
"Inferential!-, I have been criticised in
some of these articles for being a candi
date when It was said to be likely u.at
Mr. Manning will be a Democratic candi
date for re-election. In answer tj this
I simply wish to say, that I have been
an avowed candidate for this office for
over two years, as many . of my friends
well know, and all of this time with the
full knowledge and consent of Mr.
Manning, and resting on his. positive as
surance that he would not only not be a
candidate for re-election, but that ho
would do all he could for me among his
Republican friends, to help me get the
nomination and election.
There are rumors that Mr. Manning
is now going to run for the office him
self. I do not believe that he will do 'so.
I have his solemn promise that he will
not. Until he himself says so publicly,
I shall have nothing further to say upon
that subject."
ASKS FOR NEW FRANCHISE
United ' Railways Would Build to
Clackamas County.
A. C. Emmons, counsel for the United
Railroads Company, filed with the County
Commissioners yesterday morning an ap
plication for a franchise from the city
limits south on the Macadam road to the
Clackamas County line. The corporation
promises a 5-cent tare from the city to
the White House: agrees to haul stone for
the county for actual cost and to -ballast
Its own roadbed for 10 feet on each side
of Its tracks and to keep the same in re
pair during the 25-year term of the grant.
The United Railroads' main line is
projected to Hillsboro. and will be ex
tended to Forest Grove. H. Wittenberg,
one of Its directors, recently said that a
delegation of citizens from that city had
asked that the road be built there at once.
The city franchise of the company Is now
under consideration by the Council com
mittee on streets.
NEED MORE-MONEY
Rose Festival People Hope to
Raise $50,000.
ASK ARMADA TO COME HERE
Campaign Will Be Inaugurated to
Securer Permanent Street Light
ing in the Retail Business Dis
trict on Broader' - Scale.
"With present subscriptions aggre
gating more than $40,000, the ways
and means committee of the Rose Fes
tival Association will, during the com
ing week, continue a campaign, the
object of which Is to raise the total
of pledges above the $50,000 matk. Im
mediately following the financial strin
gency there was but little effort made
to secure pledges until a special com-'
mlttee had been selected -to Interview
President B. S. Josselyn, of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power Company.
With the promise of a $5000. subscrlp-.
tion from this corporation, bringing
the total to something above $40,000,
the committeemen of the association
felt sure that they would be able to
raise the necessary $10,000 to place ,the
final aggregate at the $50,000 mark.
Arrangements have reached a point
how where the executtve committee
feels that it is high time that it should
appeal to the United States Govern
ment, not only through President
Roosevelt but through the Navy De
partment as well to bring the great
American fleet now on its way to the
Pacific Coast to Portland during the
festival. According tq the present
Itinerary, the great Armada will reach
San Francisco some time early in April
and will be in the Bay City at the
time that city intends to celebrate
the second anniversary of the destruc
tive earthquake and conflagration.
Up to the present time invitations
have not been forwarded to the Presi
dent and Admiral Evans, commander
of the fleet, but it is understood that
steps to that end will be taken by
the executive committee within the
next week or so.- . ,
Wants Streets Lighted. .
One of the most important under
takings of the Festival Association
will be the campaign soon' to be in
stituted to provide better lighting for
all the streets in the downtown busi
ness section. It is planned to have
the merchants in 'the various retail
blocks co-pperate in having electricity
ADMEN TO DINE ON EVE OF DEPARTU R E
"Josh" Announcements Issued to Members of Local Club Who Will Leave
for Oakland Convention 'January 18.
THE & MANS VISION TH .
"PROMISE 'OP 1Q0Q. AND TI5 "NO DlZfeAM .
1HE ADMAN'S SYMPHONY '
For Saturday Evt.. Jan. IS. '08
To rest content with small smokes : to seek sandwiches
rather than ambrosias, and claret punch rather than
absinthe; to.be hungry, not ravenous; some wealthy,
not brokef to brace up. come early, talk occasionally.
pplaud freely, to listen to quips and jokes, to stories and
chestnuts with open heart : To glad hand cheerfully : to
hurrah bravely, welcome luncheon ' smile ever
In a word to let comradeship -. unbidden and unconscious
whoop up through the evenins This to be our Symphony.
CHINNING
DRAWING THAT ACCOMPANIES AD MEN'S INVITATION-
The Southern Pacific "Company made
Portland advertising men happy yester
day by announcing that strenuous efforts
were being made to get them an observa
tion car for their trip .to Oakland on
the night of January 18. Already enough
reservations have been made to permit
the running of a special Pullman car for
the boosters from the Northwest.
Invitations were Issued yesterday for
the ' "Reunion and Jubilee Banquet,"
which is to be given the night before de
parture at Hotel Lenox. The affair will
be a lunchen, smoker and entertainment,
all that is required for admission being
the singing of the following card:
I confess that I have left undone
many things, and many men, that I
ought to have done: that a boost to
make our Ad Club a bigger hit in 1903,
is for me to attend not sometimes
part of the time; or part of the time
sometimes; but all of the times most of
the time. 1 have reformed! ,1 have
pasted date of January meeting in my
hat and hymn-book and have asked my
Wife Sister :
Sweetheart O. F.'s Sister...
Mother-in-Law '.
to remind me on that date where 1 am
to go in the evening.
The notice to the admen and their
friends reads:
It is proposed to make this meeting
a test of individual loyalty and there
fore a record-breaker for attendance.'
Pools are selling that it will exceed 90
per cent of the membership. It will go
to 100 per cent if YOU are there. First
thirty men arriving get prizes..
To the first 10 Lock of Rinaldo's
hair.
To the second 10 Formula for the
Heilig smile,
To tne tnira 1 1 Honman Deauiy
secrets.
Short business meeting at 8 P. M.
sharp and it will be full of meat. Ini
tiative will be taken on annual ban
quet. Can we beat last year 'J
Then the membership committee
want an opinion on a scheme and, by
the way. if you have live ad nfan as
an applicant that evening, bring him
with you.
What about only one monthly meet
ing and alternate with a monthly club
luncheon at noon?
The officers of the Cast Side Busi
ness Men's Club will be our guests,
or gas lights installed along their
store fronts. The idea is to have per
manent street illuminating facilities
provided for and to have it done In
time to have the business streets pre
sent a gay and brilliant aspect when
the festival visitors shall begin to ar
rive. -
Hope is expressed that the support
of the City Council can be had in the
matter of providing better street light
ing not only for the festival but for
all time -in' the future. This matter
will.be laid before the City Council
in due time and a sufficient' appropria
tion asked so that the main thorough
fares In the retail business section
may become "bright as day" during
the first week of June.
The Chamber of Commerce of As
toria has written to the publicity com
mittee that it will send a representa
tive here some time next week to have
a' conference with the Eastern float
Kuilder who is coming here to take
charge of that feature of the work,
and the cannery-town will probably
have the honor of being the first city
outside of Portland to begin prepara
tion for its entry in the big all-Oregon
pageant, for which the largest
cash prize and trophies of the week
have been hung up. . . ..
Californians Are Coming.
Affiliated associations of the Cali
fornia State Board of Trade which will
be here by special excursion are writ
ing and telegraphing for further infor
mation as to the details of the fete,
and Chairman McMurray, 'of the public
ity committee, is supplying these com
mercial bodies with all the literature
so far put out. He said yesterday that
California from Its northern boundary
to its' southern- confines could be de
pended upon to send to Portland the
most - appreciative as well as the most
critical delegation of representative
business men that could be rallied from
any part of .the country. The fact .that
Portland is endeavoring to wrest from
California cities some of their prestige
as the centers of National floral dem
onstrations has been heralded ' all
through the- south and the business or
ganizations .of California are display
ing great interest Just to see whether
Portland can. make good the claim that
It Is the g-reatest rose producing city
in the world, '. .
A recent letter from the secretary
of -the - Merchants' & Manufacturers'
Association of Lps Angeles contains a
significant challenge of Portland's
claims to greatest honors in rose-culture
and- none but the most super
critical visitors can be expected In the
delegation which will be here from
the metropolis. of Southern California.
. A special . committee, composed of
eight of the most prominent business
men of the city, will attempt to soften
the hardened hearts of the members of
the Board of Park Commissioners at
their next meeting. . No support of any
kind has been received" from the Park
Board. and the Festival Association will
endeavor to find out whether the Park
Commissioners have any specific
grudge against this great advertising
scheme for the city or whether their
somnolence is due to the same causes
which makes the board so' drowsy in
considering .all other matters of public
improvement and progress.
likewise Ad Men delegates from Spo
kane, Seattle, North Yakima, Lewiston,
Astoria, Eugene (and our own bunch)
en route that night to the Ad Men's
convention at Oakland, Cal.
Have you ever heard the popular
parlor entertainer, Ben F. Allen? He will
tell some stories. 'Nuf sed. Harry Wil
liams will elaborate some of them with
a piano. Moreover, Caruso will sing
for us. That's going some!
Incidentally, something soothing in a
big bowl; something solid under nap
kins; something fragrant from Sig
Slchel in a box.
. Essential to know how many some
things to prepare; therefore, fill out
attached post card and mail p. d. q.;
and to add to the gayety of nations,
ahy scintilatina- 'eome hanks" on hlanlr
lines will be read at the meeting. Now
summon your determination to be
there and make this New Year meet
ing ar. inspiration for the year.
Viva la Ad Ciuh.Jf
OLfcRGE ESTES,
SCOTT BOZORTH. President,
. Secretary.
. Among those who will attend the Oak
land convention are the following:
W. 2.4 Hofmann, advertising manager
The Oregonian: C. A.- Warren, manager
Warren Publicity Company; C. N. Black,
of the Head-Black Advertising Agency;
John F. Daly, of-the Abstract Company;
j Felix. Bloch, advertising, manager of
viarx s uiocn: j-ifroert Little, advertising
manager Of Olds. W7orrman & King: A.
E. Kern, manager, of the Kern Publish
ing Company: R. M. Hall, manager of the
Hall Advertising ' Agency ; ' B. I. - Dasent,
advertising manager of the Portland Rail
way, . Light. & Power. Company; C. J.
Owen, formerly editor and manager of
the Telegram: J." H. Why te, manager of
the Astoria Chamber of Commerce: John
"Hartog. manager of the Eugene Chamber
of Commerce: R. A. Rohrafecher. man
ager of the Lewiston promotion commit
tee; C. W. Davis, of the Spanton Com
pany: R- S- Bigelow, advertising manager
of the Wentworth Clothing Company,
Spokane: P. T. Keane. advertising man
ager of the Wonder Store, Spokane:
Grant Hinkle, advertising manager of the
Chronicle. Spokane. - .
Hood River, Yakima. Marshfield and a
few other places will send delegates. In
addition to the names above several other
advertising men and a half dozen outside
people will -go. .
T REALLY IS
YELLOW PERIL?
Portland Men Discuss Subject
From the Japanese
Viewpoint.-
AGITATORS' ARE SCORED
Criticism for .Mr. Gearin's' Speech
and a Fling at Rev. C. T. Wil
son "ho Are -Trying to
Effect Exclusion?
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 11. (To the Bdi-
tor.) We were present at the meeting of
the Anti-Asiatic Exclusion League last
Friday evening and we tieard Mr. Gearin
and other speakers. We heard the name
of God invoked several times and more
than once we thought of the sardonical
expression of Moliere who, seeing the
wrongs and injustices perpetrated by
men and knowing that men called them
selves children of God,' lifted his eyes
toward the skies and exclaimed Oh
God. I pity Thee."
What had the. speakers to say In favor
of the exclusion of the Japanese? Was
there any danger of a Japanese invasion?
Is the danger imminent? Why all this
agitation against the Japanese? All this
we desire to know and . we expected to
hear that at the meeting of the ex
cluslonists but we didn't. Once more we
remembered the old story of the man
riding the elephant." The man promised
the elephant that if he would allow him
to ride on his back they would both
enter Paradise- quicker, the elephant
doing his trotting with his mighty feet
and the man guiding the reins with his
cunning intellect. When at the door of
Paradise, the man entered but the ele
phant, was left out. On the back of this
enormous elephant, the "people, agita
tors have been and are still riding. The
elephant was and still is trying to throw
the riders over. Once' more the riders
find occasion to straddle the ignorant
elephant. Somebody wants to go to the
Senate or somebody wants to go to Con
gress. A drunken sot quarreling and
fighting with a Japanese- who stood up
like a man furnishes the occasion. Ani
mosity and hatred are stirred up and peo
ple go crazy and mad on the subject.
Bossuet has rigTitly said long ago "A
fool always finds a bigger fool than him
self to admire him." -
What had Mr. Gearin to say against the
Japanese?. We listened attentively and
we heard valueless affirmations, worth
less denunciations and words, words and
words. The working men felt tired listen
ing and they ebmmenced to leave before
he was through. Why should they listen
to sweet words of praise, to the descrip
tion of our beautiful city, to the pros
perity they enjoy and to the dangers that
the imagination of the speaker depicted
to them? The number of Japanese is
small, now and still they and their other
white brothers are out of work, homeless
and perhaps starving in their beautiful
cities. The Japanese have nothing to do
with it. Mr. Gearin declared that he was
ready to fight the cause of the people and
some of them desired him ' perhaps to
affirm that he is ready and willing to put
himself at the head of a movement that
w6uld try to eradicate the "yellow
perils" In our own country and there are
many of them, poverty, starvation, degra
dation, injustice, abuse, tyranny and op
pression. "The Japanese cannot and never will
understand our civilization" is one of Mr.
Gearin's gratuitous affirmations. Upon
what does he base his remarks? Remarks
that apply to a people in general and
particularly of this nature and in this
case are Indications of ignorance on the
subject. "By their fruits ye shall know
them." Japanese stand up for' the high
est Ideals and they sliow it whenever op
portunity is. afforded to them, and our
civilization has no higher aims than
reaching these high ideals. One hundred
and forty millions of Russians owe their
liberty to the Japanese and the future
Russia will still more owe their greater
liberty to them. Were it not for the
government and "aristocracy of Russia
being crushed by the little brown men,
the autocracy of Russia would not have
given to the people of Russia a constitu
tion and it would have taken years be
fore the people of that country would
have had a Douma.
"They are in competition with the white
laboring man Individually," said Mr.
Gearin. . Are the white men not in com
petition with their own white brethern
and are they not fighting each other for
their bread and butter? Have fighting,
strife and competition already died out
amongst ourselves? Wherever opportunity
presents itself, the Japanese are unioniz
ing themselves and claim wages as high
as the white laborers. The economic so
cial and political conditions will solve the
problem of low wages and not the ex
clusion of the Japanese. It Is sheer ignor
ance of political' economy to affirm that
the Japanese decrease the standard of
wages of the white laborers. The standard
of wages Is decreasing because the country
is in" the hands of frenzied financiers!
frenzied politicians and frenzied grafters
and also because the liberty loving
Americans have lost their individuali
ties and have subjected themselves to the
rulings of the above named. The Jap
anese question is a mere pretext for poli
ticians, preachers and other grafters.
They wish the people to gaze at the pic
ture of war and Its horrors so that they
should ' forget the miseries and pains in
times of peace. "There are 6,000.000 noble
men. 2.000.000 Samurai and about 4O.0OO.8O
of the lower class in Japan," said Mr.
Gearin. and he added that "he did not
know what kind of noblemen they . were
and that they probably didn't work."
What about the privileged classes in our
land? Do they work? Do they produce
something useful in the way of utilities?
There is no Japanese question and there
never will be one, no more than there
will be a - French or English question.
Although a small part of them emigrate
to this country, the bulk of the Japanese
like the bulk of the French and the
English have no reason for immigrating.
By reason of their Ideas, .habits and cus
toms being different from ours; by rea
son of their love of borne and country,
they will stay in their dreamy-land of
cherry blossoms and chrysanthemums.
Mr. Gearin also showed what the Japa
nese get for labor in their own country
in American money and not in Japanese
money. He ' said that carpenters, me
chanics and other skilled laborers get
from 25 cents to 35 cents a day. What
of that if they can live comfortably on
that amount? Two dollars and fifty cents
for a laboring man in this country Is
a poor wage because he cannot buy with
this amount utilities sufficient to provide
for himself and family, if he were work
ing all the time during the year, sick
ness, strikes and prosperity panics ex
cepted. The facts. speak for themselves.
The Japanese are a nation without
paupers. They are industrious, clean,
energetic, thrifty and sober. Their minds
and bodies are always busy. There are
no tramps, no beggars and no drunkards
among them and we had better learn
1
EIGHTIETH HALF-YEARLY REPORTOF
The German Savings
and Loan Society
. '526 CALIFORNIA STREET, San Francisco, California : ' '
' SWORN STATEMENT.
Of the condition and value of the Assets and Liabilities of the GERMAN 8AV-'
INGS AND LOAN SOCIETY, a corporation doing business at No. 528 California
St., In the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, and where
said Assets are situated on December 31. 1907..
ASSETS. .
1 $3,000,000 United States 4 per '
cent roistered bonds
of 1925. the value of
" which Is f 3,830,000.00
1,350,000 United States 2 per -
cent registered bonds "
of 1930. the value of
.-. .... . whjch is ... 1.417.B00.00
Of these bonds $3.-3o'-i.000
are .kept in a
' " : safe in the vault of
and rented from the
' New York Stock Ex- . .
change building com
. - . pany in. jjew York
city.
5.372,100 Miscellaneous Rail
road. Cable and
. Street Railway.Liffht.
and other Corpora-
- tlrj bonds and shares
of stock, the' value
of which Is . fi.62S.330.00
$8,722,100
10.675. 860.00
Btandinfr on the books ot the
Corporation at $ 9.823,422.70
2 Promissory notes secured by
first lien on Real Estate, within -this
state, the statee of Ore- ,
. gon, Washington. Utah, Nevada
and Idaho, and territory of Ha
waii; the value of aald prom
issory notes is 26,080,206.53
3 Miscellaneous1 Railroad, Street
Railway and other Corporation
Bonds and Stock Certificates
pledged to the Society for the.
amount of 819,T7S.OO
4 Bank Building and Lot, stand
ing on the books or the Corpo
ration at 1,000.00
0 Other Real Estate, situated 1n
the states of California, Ore
gon and Washington, and- ter-
ritory of Hawaii, the value of
which is 225,766.93
6 Furniture in bank office of said
Corporation '. 1,000.00
T Cash In' United
States Gold and Sll- . '
- ver Coin kept .by
said Corporation In
Its own vaults. ...$2,7R, 842.31
In banks 289,421.40 3,079.263.71
Total 3S.520,434.87
N. OHLANDT, President of The German Savings and Loan Society.
GEORGE TOURNY. Secretary of The German Savings and Loan Society,
State of California, City and County of San Francisco ss.
N OHLANDT and GEORGE TOURNY, bein each separately, duly sworn,
each for himself, says: That said N. Ohlandt is President, and that said George
Tourny is Secretary of The German Savings and Loan Society, the Corporation
above mentioned, and that the foregoing statement is true.
... N. OHLANDT.
' GEO. TOTTRNY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of December, 1907.
(Seal) EGBERT R. RUSS, Notary Public.
something from them and let them learn
something from us. '
You have brought to this world Christ,
a religion of brotherhood, peace and
tolerance and one of thy pretended dis
ciples Rev. C. True Wilson took .part in
a meeting, breathing exclusion and con
tempt. Thou hast said, "thaitruth shall
set thee free," and this disciple of yours
has said "the Japanese are living on rice
and rats." That's all he had to say in
favor of the exclusion of the Japanese.
The food of the Japanese is wholesome.
We are the nation that live on carcasses
mostly. We are the nation that is called
a nation of dyspeptics and not the Japa
nese. "I have seen Japanese children living
under a large umbrella . In California,"
said Mr. Hayble; delegate- from San Fran
cisco. What of that? The air Is pure,
fresh and healthy . in sunny California
and the children enjoy themselves in
such a home. Even the white people In
the same regions live in tents. What
about the children in our factories, mines.
In our sweatshops and other places filled
with vermin? These poor degenerated
specimens of humanity who know not of
a childhood, youth, love and home and
who know not of the Joys of life and the
beauties of nature? What about them
Messrs. Wilson, Gearin and Hayble?
What about the 5,000,000 of women work
ing in the' factories of our own country?.
There is a noble field for you, gentle
men. Spend your lives for trie improve
ment of their conditions if you are will
ing to spend it for the good and the wel
fare of the people. 'Tis noble to strive
for your countrymen but let your patrio
tism and love for your fellowman be in
spired and guided by love and wisdom.
Think of the 2,750,000 poor and ignorant
white women in the South, a part and
particle of. our own country, rearing
Ignorant children, children that will be
the foundation of our country in the near
future. The wrongs that we have enum
erated are ' "yellow perils" which every
man and woman of conscience ought to
fight and exterminate. "
As worms destroy the luscious fruit of
the field, so do agitators destroy the
peace and harmony that ought to exist
between nations. In other nations the
most prominent- men of literature, art,
philosophy and politics direct the people
but not in ours. The grafters and schemers
are the recognized bosses' of our cities
and states,' while the intellectuals- are
living in tlie shadows without having the
moral courage to stand for what they
think is right. Perils are' plentiful in
this country and they are yellow, dark
and red. We need Dlogeneses. . not with
lanterns, but with radium lights, to look
fr men.; men who will stand for prin
ciples: men. who will point their fingers
and indicate to the. people, the real perils,
yellow, dark and red, in our midst and
who will exterminate them.
Vociferation Is sometimes the measure
of weakness nad to clamor against the
Japanese is to admit our inferiority. The
issues that are of Interest to the work
ingmen of the country and food for the
Intellectuals of the country are the bring
ing about of measures that- will install
happiness in their homes and firesides.
HARRY YANCKWICH,
' A. W. PARSHLEY.
POSSIBILITIES IN TANANA
Alaska's Greutr GoH Center Con
tinues to Be Land of Wonder.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.)
Casey Moran, editor of the Fairbanks
(Alaska) News.- says:
From the time that Feljx Pedro
discovered gold in tlie Fairbahks dis
trict, in July. 1902. to date. 25.000.0O0
has been produced from that region.
It is an amount equal to the total
production of the United States up to
the discovery of gold in California. The
producing district of tlie Tanana is not
as large as King County, and the en
tire state of Washington could be
dropped into ; the great Tanana Val
ley, and one could put a border of
Rhode Islands around it. The total
product of this district in five years
equals the total armual product of the
European continent, with Siberia
thrown in. Tanana has an annual out
put of gold equal to the yearly pro
duction of the entire world from 1800
to 1840. South America, of boasted
riches in gold, produces no more of that
precious metal annually than does the
Tanana Valley.
The . Tanana. '-which includes the
Birch and Charley River districts, has
a far greater placer area than did Cal
ifornia before Its exploitation. Cali
fornia has produced 1, 200, 000.000 since
gold was discovered there. That state
has since changed from a mining cen
ter to the greatest at agricultural
wonders, and placer gold was the first
LIABILITIES.'
1 To' Depositors: Said, Corporation
owes Deposits amounting to.
and the value of which is 136,907,687.59
2 To Stockholders: The amount
of Capital Stock actually paid
up. the value of which is 1,000,000,00
. The condition of said liability
to stockholders is, that so part
of the anount can be paid to
them, or in any way be with
drawn, except in payment of
losses during the existence of
the Corporation, nor until all.
Depositors shall have been paid
In full the amount of their de
posits and declared -.dividends.
3 To Depositors and Stockholders:
a) The Reserve Fund, the value
. of which Is 1,350,000.00
including the amount of ma-
tured but uncollected inter
est on loans.
b) The Contingent Fund, the
value of which is T9.8R0.9C
The condition of said
funds is, that tho same
have been created for the
purpose of add-itlonaJ secur
ity to Depositors against
losses.
4 State, city and County Taxes
assessed by the Government,
but aot yet payable 182,881.4
Total
.t39.529.44. 8T
attraction which resulted in California
riches and hastened the . deevlopment
of the entire West. ,
When it is remembered that the pop
ulation of the Tanana Valley is not
over 13,000, it will be seen that, with
an output. of $25,000,000, it gives more
than $1900 per capita population,
wJiich has no equal in the world.
Aside from Its fabulous value as a
placer ' country, and there can be no
question that in five years more the
Tanana alone will be produding mora
than $25,000,000 annually, the" agricul
tural possibilities of'the valley afford
great inducements, for if bleak Fin
land, with its 3,000,000 people, can ex
port $2,000,000 worth of agricultural
products annually, Tanana. now pro
ducing .-nearly all the vegetables re
quired . for consumption in ' the north,
has demonstrated - that cereals will
ripen, . and all other products ;of the
soil, necessary for-the life of man and
beast can be raised In profusion.
These statements may astonish thos
who are unfamiliar with the country
and its inestimable resources, but the
United States experimental station at
Rampart, and the one at Fairbanks,
the latter to bie one of the largest yet
established, authoritatively demon
strate that Alaska soil is capable of
producing large and varied. crops.
Doctor Sews Up His Throat.
CANYONVILLE, Or.. Jan. 11. Adam
Weaver, an old and wealthy resident of '
this place, attempted suicide by' cutting
his throat-this morning. He was de
spondent . and in poor health and was
worrying over his property. Doctor De
Vore was hastily called and succeeded in
stopping the flow of blood.
'Clarence Green Bankrupt.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Clarence . E.
Green, well known in sporting circles,
having owned - and managed several
billiard rooms in Chicago during the
last 15 years, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy yesterday, scheduling $52,261
liabilities and . $1682 assets.
NO DISCOUNT SALE
NO CLEARING SALE
NO CUT PRICE SALE
NO FAKE SALE
NO OVERSTOCKED SALE
But positively selling Watches,' Dia
monds and jewelry at lower prices
than other houses do at the above
sale. We only have one SALE and
that is
Lowest Prices at All Times
-Get our prices and see for yoor-j
self, before buying elsewhere. We
send goods C. O. D.' with approval,
with privilege of examination before
paying for same. Engraving free
on all -Watches.
Don't forset the No.. 140 3d at.
ppeclnl ale here lniply carrying;
oot onr bnslaras method of "Lowest
Watch Price at All Times.
Here Are Some Watch Bargains
That are worth looking into. Prices
can't be beat:
Gents' 17-jewel Elgin Wal-.
tham or Hampden move
ment. 20-year case $11.95
Ladies' Elgin or'Waltham
nfovement. 20-year case... $8.75
Boys' Elgin or Waltham
movement, 20-year case... S8.75
Gents' Elgin or Waltham
movement, silverine or'
nickel case, for S4.65
Ladies' Engin or WTaltham . . .
movement, 14-karat solid
gold case, for . 816.80
Boys' American - made .
movement, gold-filled case $5.40
Gents' 15-jwel American
made, movement, 20-year
case I.- $8.65
Holsman Co.
140 Third S- Near Morrison.
The HnalcHt Watch House In Port
land. Send for Onr Catalog-lie,
Mailed Free.
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