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; DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL
The following representative women
have been elected as officers of the
; Portland School of Domestic Science
'' President, Mrs. E. P. Mossman;
' first Vice-president, Mrs. Julia Mar
. Quaral second vice-president, Mrs.
Rosa Hoytj third vice-president, Mrs.
. A. E. Rockey; secretary, Mrs. AUen
Gilbert; correspondent secretary, Mrs
Fletcher Linn; treasurer, Mrs. Q. W.
Dewey.
Y' hese" and "other" excellent wontfi
have built up the Institution to a posi
tion f recognition by the strongest
" forces that govern the social and in
dustrtal life of the city. It Is beyond
""tl) 'experimental stage. It Is a dem
nstrated utility. It has made for It
, self a place that is filled by no other,
can be filled by no other, unless, per
..chance, In time It be conceded that the
work that now is done by this school
should find room as part of the reg
. ular curriculum of the public educa
tional system.
. , , The women who have labored In the
Portland School of Domestic Selene
' have reason to view their efforts with
somewhat of complacency. The ob
vious needs of Instruction along those
lines will appeal to all thoughtful peo
pie, Toung men are presumed to be
taught .Correctly In the work to which
they are to devote their lives. There
Is either a technical school for that
. Instruction, or a. period during which
titer must be looked upon as proba
tioners.
-j Women who are to have the direc-
Hon of the household are expected to
. step from the schoolroom into the dls
, .., charge of duty In all completeness,
without preparation. Marriage Is the
, graduation ffm childhood and the e,n
; - trance into the realm of full reaponai-
-Mlity.- - -
. Methods of cooking, principles of
.. sanitation, skill In buying, command of
'. servants, in fact, alt matters pertain
ing to the details of management of
' the house, the home, are not taught to
the girl who Is to become so important
J s factor In the domestic science of the
. country, the science that is more Im
portant than materia medlca, more vi
tal than government economics, the
most important element in our national
' life. " -'
, Ignorant of the delicate and slgnlfl
eant relations of motherhood, the girl
enters upon such relations without
knowledge, without suggestions that
- fcnay be given from experience.
. Consideration of these things will
convince lheieasJLluiUlitj!l..oX.lhg
1- value of the school of domestic science.
' There Is no other institution in this
. city 'SO deserving of hearty support as
- this school. Its further progress will
,;. please all who understand the vital
Deeds of society and who appreciate
t what the school is doing to supply
those needs.
' " DR.; AMES, fUGITIVE.
y Dr. A. A. Ames, mayor of Minneap
olis, Is a fugitive from justice. He es
' caped from Frankfort, Ky., pursued by
Officers holding requisition from the
' governor of that state, asked for by
. the governor of Minnesota.
- Sick, shorn of the power of office,
despised by all good people, he Is a
pitiable objeetwithal subject tot tirc
ful comment upon the ends of the cor
: ruptlonlst. He made public office a
j. private' graft. He was unfaithful to
. the. trusts reposed by the people of his
eNyHeWjasaIlrtohe
tates that must have come even to him
at times In the midst ot all his viie
nesa and perfidy.
L . Endowed;- byTxature with Intellect,
possessed of elements of personal
power among his fellows, knowing the
possibilities that He before the man
who ia elevated to high position, he
chose to betray all-hls people excepting
the few who revel In municipal filth,
chose to associate with the men and
women who live upon a level with the
human beasts and who make up that
under worldwTitch we all scorn.
It matters littlewhether or not"he be
&ppreneided and' visited with tha legal
punishments that he deserves. He has
his punishment In he universal abhor
rence of all good people, and the os
tracizatlon from the further company
of those who believe that life brings
duties to keep faith with virtue and
eschew Immorality.
What worse punishment? To be
despised of all men, to be a fugitive
from justice, to seek seclusion, to dare
not make known his whereabouts, to
scurry from place to place, hunted by
representatives of the government who
would drag him before the courts to
receive the condemnation of the law.
He is already punished. He is already
an example to the youth that warns
them to avoid such degredatlon as
that which has lowered a brilliant man
to the level of the criminal and made
him an outcast from the company of
all decent people.
NEED OF HONEST -MEN.
The needs of Alaifca, ore belna; et
ploited in the publio p-nts and are be
fore Congress and the admlnU.ratlon
for present consideration. These needi;
are numerous and pressing, and they
ahould be supplied.
Apropos, there Is one need that vlh
appeal to all experienced In the con
ditions of the far. northern territory
the need of honest men in the conduct
of govefnn-ient business there. Some
who have gone thither have honored
thelp country and given a good ac
count of their stewardship. There
have been others who have disgraced
the high positions they have held and
whose tenure -of office has been one
round of corruption.
Virtually the same conditions have
obtained across the line In British ter
ritory." The" Klondike has been one
succession of frauds, and one grand
opportunity to secure from official po
sition the illegitimate fruits of con
niving and scheming.
The people who have wrought to de
velop the boundless resources of that
territory have been compelled to curry
the load of official rottenness. The
progress has been marvelous In spite
of the deplorable conditions that have
obtained. And the future promises to
see further progress. That progress
will be in proportion as the govern
ment ferrets out the abuaes that have
existed and applies remedial meas
ures. .
Honest men In office, to supplement
the efforts of those honest men who
have held some positions and who
have strlveir to uphold the dignity of
their- .government and the-stantlftrd- of
decency in official Ism, Is one of the
pressing needs Just now In the terri
tory of Alaska.
Spain will spend $20,000,000 annually
during ten years, to build a modern
navy. Spain had on January 1, 1901,
estimated, 17,650,214 people, or about
two-ninths of the population of the
United States, In the same propor
tion, this country would expend (90,
000,000 annually, or a total during the
ten years of $800,000,000, against 1200,
000,000 for Bpaln. No wars threaten
Spain. No wars threaten any of the
civilized powers. Every year lessens
probability of conflict with soldiery
and battleships. Strife nowadays Is
along Industrial lines, differences be
tween manufacturers and sellers of
commodities, between the institutions
that distribute to the people of the
earth the products of Industry. It Is
also true thuf, as armaments Increase
In efficiency, probability of warfare
lessens. Every modern navy 1b a
guarantee of peace.' Potential bat
tles are better as preventives than ac
tual fights as cures for disputes. SDain
Is In line with current thought on this
subject. If she proceed to build such a
navy as her statesmen propose.
The Oregon Camera Club has been
exhibiting pictures showing the beau
ties of scenery in , this state, and
thereby has done good service for the
commonwealth. Scenery of matchless
beauty is one of the chief assets of this
state. It attracts tourists, entrances
the person who la looking for a homo.
addB esthetic pleasure to the other ad
vantages of living in this region. This
is no inconsiderable element in the up
building of the state. It is something
not to be lightly passed over. And the
Camera Club does this work well. It
Is entitled" to commendation for the re
sults tt hers secure -tflTcailtHtf atten
tion to the scenic beauties of the re
gion that has more scenic beauties
than any other upon the globe.
Keep on noting the cold of the
Eastern states, the inclemencies of
weather that annually transform those
regions Into places wherein- the poor
suffer from Insufficiencies of fuel and
clothing and food, and everyone lives
only to look forward to the coming of
spring. 'Whether It be In winter or
summer, Oregon may congratulate It
self upon the kindness of nature in the
giving of a superb climate.
WOMEN NOW AND THEN.
(New York Tribune.
Prof. Hilprecht, the Babylonian ex
plorer, lecturing upon his discoveries at
Nippur, tells of one which shows that
the women of that famous town and
those of the present day are "sisters
under their skin." He says: "Beside the
coffins. In tombs that we found, were ars
Containing Jewels, tflnfcersr and belong
ings of the dead. There were paints In
these Jars. too. for the dead women. For
these ancients believed that the departed
one would ned toilet articles to enab
her to keep up appearances on her spir
itual Journey."
THE TABASCO COLUMN,
When the long hand points- to 12 o'clock
And tha short hand points to 11
We turn our thoughts from earthly things'
And think oi those in heaven.
Of those who've crossed the silent iream
And climbed tha fartherhlH
Who loved us ere they went awar,
God knows, we love them stllL
Kent ska girls got up w danclag party
recently and cut the man out entirely.
This Is all right as an experiment, but,
if it becomes a habit, there will be
trouble.
President Roosevelt deserves the thanks
of the entire country for calling attention
to the amount of good white ocoer that
la spoiled in government printing.
Virginia's Legislators are wrestling with
a bill making kissing a misdemeanor.
Still people will kiss, even If they hnve
to kiss Miss Demeanor herself.
The Tacoma Ledger calls Portland an
Inland town. Doesn't It know that The
Dalles, 110 miles above us, exports cod
fish? With 14,000,000 subjects. Congress should
see that the President's message was
printed In Tagalog and "pldjun" English.
Tariff W bad enough, but now some
fyiKs want to take the money out of the
treasury In the shape of subsidies.
Chicago has a problem. It wants to
know which ,1s the cheaper, to lower the
tunnels under It or raise, the river.
An exchange suggests that the Agricul
tural department graft a Christmas tree
so that wo can raise our presents.
A silver dollar Is as big how as It ever
was, und yet. since Uia recent decline
in silver, it looks like 30 cents.
President Roosevelt says this nation
"Is seated on u continent flanked by two
oceans. And there you are.
The rain falteth on the Just man more
plentifully than on the unjust, because the
latter swipes an umbrella.
Since Smoot announced his desire to
go to the I'nlted Btatws Benate Utah, has
an earthquake every day.
Tle President's message must be all
right, as Watterson and Uryan both let
It go without comment.
The Congressional Record again sheds
Its soul-cheering rays, upon the Just and
unjust Just alike.
A man need not necessarily be classed
as an artist because lie paints the town
d.
A mnn being the head of a family pen.
erally finds that fie has to foot the bills
Congress will know there Is sueh place
as AlusKa, ir Jvey uoesn t lose nis neuiui
People who Jump, at conclusions some
times need to niukelt In two Jumps.
, .
AJdkks of Delaware may be bid, but he.
l-tKt- st TiteiMt-e-rcHiu'm,--
All men are free and equal, hut some
much more so than others.
Carrie Nation, by the nld of her hatchet
has finally broken Into jail.
If the clouds have silver linings they
must ionk like 30 cents.
It'r, geuitally lifter the accident that
the aim Isn't loaded-
Mr. Dooley Is to be married, and duly
married, at that.
FIVE ELATED
NINE DOWNCAST
Result of Examination Before State
Board of Pharmacy.
Five of the U aspirants for the privilege
of practicing as driiggis's in this state
withstand the examination of the Btate
board- of Pharmacy- yestrrday. - The suc
cessful five are: Seniors Lewis Johnson,
8ilverton;B. 8. Corswell. Portland; Dr.
". C. Pelt. Seaside. Juniors Grover C.
Bellinger, Salem, and Charles Collins of
indepemh nee.
There were 13 men and one woman who
took thu examination yesterday before
the State Kard of Pharmacy, which is
composed of the following members:
W. Moody, Portland president; John M.
A. I.aue, Portland, .secretary; A. Yerrlng
ton, . Eugene, treasurer; C. G. Huntley,
Oregon City; Z. S. RlKgs of Salem.
The examination was not considered
very ..rigorous. It requires a grade of at
least 70 per cent, to pass. The questions
for the seniors are divided Into four
classes: Toxlcoloey, materia medlca.
chemistry nnd pharmacy. Ten questions
are given In each class.
CALIFORNIA TOWNS.
SAN JOSE, Cel.: Dec 10. Executlvs
officers of the leading cities of the state
gathered In San Jose today for the fifth
annual convention of the League of
California Municipalities. An address
of welcome by Mayor Worswtck nnd a
response by President M. P. Snyder of
Los Angeles, followed by officers' reports
and the appointment of committees, is
the program for the opening day. To
morrow and Friday the league will en-Kag-e
in tha discussion of legislative and
other questions concerning the manage
ment and welfare of cities.
ALABAMA CONFERENCE.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Deo. 10. Seve
ral hundred delegates and visitors are
here for the annual session of the Ala
bama conference of tne M. E. Church.
South, which will be in Session here dur
ing the next few days. Bishop A. Coke
3mlth is thepresidlng officer and -daring
the week the routine proceedings will be
enlivened by addresses to be delivered
by some speakers of note.
NO SUBSIDY.
NEW- YORK, Dec. 10.Cabled accounts
of the report of the special committee
appointed by the British House of Com
mons to Investigate , the ship subsidy
question, are that the movement is not
generally favored, i
1
JUST BETWEEN JOURSELVES.
. BY. K. K. K.
The poultry show mens today and as
xar as I can Uajm there are only twe
women In all the -vicinity of Portland
who are raising chickens in an up-to-
aate, practical way, mat they aren't ex
hibiting. Their yard Is Just a side issue,
too. i
Miss toung end Miss Christopher are
stenographers- la the same office, and
while always interested in chickens, they
had never planned yard of their own
until Miss Youngs health failed two
years ago. Then the v bought a little
place thsy fancied st Oak Grove and Miss
Young began her chicken raising as an
amusement, to Bass awsv the time. It
grew so interesting she began broadening
out first one Incubator and then two
were running st full blast. She was
careful to oegln with onlv the finest
fowls. Her suocess encouraged her to
go on, for 75 per cent of her first aggs
hatched, iand she lost few In raising. In
fact she says in the two years they have
been at work they have lust only one hen
from a cause they could not trace to some
mistake or neglect. In their ambition to
Improve their breed, they send as far
l'.ast as Massachusetts for ckk".
The little place at Oak (Jnve was too
small for them this year, so tn October
tney oougnt a nve-aore tract three miles
from Greshsm. The rains began before
any building could be ' done, but in the
spring the old buildings come down and
the best modern Ideas go into new ones.
Miss Young and Miss Christopher have
been working in a Portland office the en
tire two years and have only been able to
give stray minutes to this fancy of theirs.
Their success has been so great, though,
they feel sure that a woman not any
woman, but a woman r-wlth patience to
stick at the work, could not fail to be
most successful. In chicken - raising In
Oregon. X
SIX EXHIBITS.
Out of tha SI exhibitors at the Camera
Club this year, six are women. Most of
then work Is done In carbon in fact two
thirds of the pictures this year are car
bon prints.
Miss Maud Alnsworth has put up nine
good pictures. In "His First Sitting,"
she has caught as natural a pose as there
Is on the wall. The dog perched on the
chair "with his nose turned up for further
orders." as some one expressed it. Is not
one bit more unstudied than the little
hoy taking his photo. "Babuetl ' U an
other pose of the same dog. "in Its Own
Conipletness" Is a family scene,, father,
mother and baby With- rural suggestions
in their make up. "Castle Rock" and
"Table Mountain,.- St;- ivter's Dome"
and "Al Vista," as bits of scenery that
have appealed to Miss Alnsworth.
Miss Hertha Breymam shows three pic
tures. Two scenes, "Reflection,'' and her
prize-winner, "Peaceful Twilight." Some
think "A Dash of Spray" the finer pic
ture, but the Ladd cup goes to a land
scene with a touch of clouds and water.
Miss Breyman has held the cup two years
now. another suocess makes It hers.
Miss Elizabeth Hutsby and Mrs. A. H.
Tanner exhibit this year for the first
time. Miss Hutsby's work Is really flue.
Of her three, perhaps 'The Home Sen
tinel" appeals to one most. Her "Purl
tan Maiden" tn its quaint gold frame, and
"Nature's Beauty," a study in trees, are
both good. Mrs. Tanner's exhibit, with
the exception of "A Snow Scene" are all
marine views or show a glimpse of water.
Some of them are very, clever and give
promise of some good work In the fu
ture. The gem of Mrs. Charles I.add's collec
tion is "A Glimpse Of the Rea." It is full
of poetry.- One longs to slip down on the
soTHt ondLgo on wlh"4heunnr dreacaa
TT "U rrron KCtf ra si y tntngsr -backr - tter- fiwwer
plcturcs are always daintily satisfying;
"A Decorated Panel," "In' Pride of
Birth." "Autumn." and "A California
Wilderness" are not disappointing. Her
"Outdoor Portrait" is being greatly ad
mired. Its only possible fault Is perhaps
too clear an outline.
Miss Lily White has kindly sent in four
of her pictures. "Old Cancel." Miss
White considers the best of the four. In
fact she snys it Is the only one that really
satisfies her. She means to work this
and "The Monterey Sphinx" Into large
pictures for "a Imdon exhibit. Miss
White Is far too critical of her own work.
No one else has found a flaw in her
"Storm on ine folumbla," and In "Castle
Kock" she showed th" scene from a point
of view never exhibited in the club be
fore. THE ST. LAWRENCE BAZAAR.
"Dainty" is the word best describing the
bazaar opened yesterday afternoon by the
ladies of St. Lawrence Church In their
hall on Third and Sherman streets.
The decollations are especially so. In
the center of the room hangs a ball of
Oregon gape tied with a huge pink bow
and radiating from It are strands of
grape with a pink carnation nodding at
regular Intervals to ihe furthermost cor
ner. The booths are in white
and green; at the eandt table, green with
a suggestion of white, and at fancy work
tables one and two. white with trimmings
of gree-n, 'llie lang sLiud piled high With
wifa pH,WM -naturally followed- its own
sweet will In colors.
The pink tea promised for yesterday
afternoon was another dainty feature.
The tete-a-tete tables arranged In a circle
about a huge Japanese umbrella fringed
with twinkling Chinese lanterns were as
"dainty" as their Mexican tea clothes,
pink bows, sprays of smllax and freight
of handsome china, silver and cut glass
could make them. Mrs. H. E. Edwards
and Mrs. William Jes'sop were the
thoughtful hostesses of the affair. Miss
Edwards and Miss Jessop presided over
the tea run with the Misses Alice Barnes,
Kitty Cain. Lula I iiiterwood, Louise
Kretland. Mary Llllas as Willing assist
ants. Mrs. K. D. Smith looked after the
supply of cake.
Other ladles Interested In the success
of the bazaar are: .Mrs. Fretland. Mrs.
Cox. Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs. M.
Jones. Mrs. Rideii. Mr. Schmales. and
the Misses Oetavia Murphy, Mosher,
Anna Snider, Lillas. Julia Murphy, Emma
and Mary McMann and JCa. LJHas.. .The
sale closes Thursday evening. "
YESTERDAY'S DEMONSTRATION.
The demonstration at the cooking
school yesterday was on breads of many
kinds. Whole wheat loaves from kneaded
and unkneadud dough, sticks and snarls,
I'arkerhouse rolls in crescent, twin, braid
and crusty styles !. ame as A, B, C's in
Miss Voorhees' hinuls. Pans of the dif
ferent breads were ready for the oven
at the opening of,t.he class that baking
might be demoiistnUPd. . Next Thurs
day's lesson Is to be sally lunn, potatoes
au gratln and the other two sink into
insignificance before the mystery of this
last baked Ice cream. -
after Nine days work.
The Lone Fir Monument basaar closed
last night. While the affair has not been
quite as successful as the workers had
hoped, they feel that in view of the
stormy weather, and the endless church
sales, on at the same time, they could
hardly expect anything better. Through
misunderstanding the poultry show
reached the cyclery one day too .soon.
The chickens made a point -of letting the
bazaar know lust what thev thoueht of
being kept out of their quarters, In tones
almost deafening at times.
WILLIAM G. ELIOT FRATERNITY.
The William G. Eliot Fraternity en-
Joyed an Interesting study hour last
night over the general topic 'Fur Trade
in tne Oregon Territory." Next Week air.
Gillette delivers the lecture.
tar.
The Laws of Spain or of
America, Which?
Sentenced on' Island of Guam, a
Marine Carries the Matter
to Washington.
8 AN FRANCISCO. Dec lO.-One of the
strangest cases that evsr came before
tho United States courts -will shortly be
submitted to the Supreme Court by
George A- McGowan, a Ban Francisco
attorney. The case is in the Interests of
Edward Johnson, and it will be habeas
corpus proceedings to compel a showing
why Johnson should be deprived of his
liberty. It will bring- out technical points
of both Spanish and 'American law and
the courts must determine which of the
two is paramount or how well they will
mix.
In May of last year Johnson, together
with two companions, all enlisted men in
the united .States Navy, committed
climes on the Island ot Guam. There Is
no disputing this fact. They admit they
committed the offenses, which were very
severe. Such, crimes, have been punished
by deato in certain instances. However,
In the case of Johnson and his compan
Inns, Spanish law was Invoked and the
charge was made robbery, which was not
the real offense. Although citizens of the
United States and on American soil, these
men were tried under the Spanish laws
and were not allowed to be present in
the court room during their hearing. This
is the main point of contention.
The court sentenced them to six years.
four years and two months and four
years, Johnson receiving the long term
THE PETITION.
The petition to be presented to the
court reads as follows:
'On Information and belief said John
son Is Imprisoned. jajjd re.B,tralned.of hta
liberty In a ' lair at ' or hear the town at
Aguno, in the Island of Guam, situated In
the Marianas or the Ladrones, which Isl
and, by the late treaty of Paris, pro
claimed by the President of the United
States on the 11th day of April, A. D.
189, had been ceded to the United States
and has thereby ceased to be foreign
thereto. Said Johnson is so imprisoned
and restrained by the agents and sub
ordinates of William H. Moody, Secre
tary of the Navy, and is within the con
trol of said Secretary, .of the Navy, and
within the custody of some one, un
known to your petitioner, exercising au
thority under and under the direction and
orders Of said Secretary of the Navy.
"On information and belief, said John
son has not been committed and is not
detained by virtue of any Judgment, de
cree, order or process Issued by any court
or judge of the I'nited States or by any
court or tudge of any state of territory
of the United States or by any court
martial ou any case.
HAD NO POWER. ,
'Your petitioner yrers that said alleged
coirrrafm"trTer'sam prteT)dt!d-'tTlHt-wrre
as to said Johnson entirely and utterly
without any Jurisdiction whatever, and
said alleged tribunal was totally Incom
petent to try or to sentence said Johnson
or to render or Impose any Judgment or
sentence whatever against him. I
The articles for the government of the
navy of the United States provide thr
all offeiiaqs committed by persons be
longing to Hie navy of the United States
while on shore shall be punished In the
samel manner as if they had been com
mitted at sea. and that the offense de
scribed in said article as theft, meaning
thereby larceny, may be punished as -a
cov.rt-martial may adjudge. The Navy
Department, however, in a general order
Issued on the 23th day of My. A. D.
lsW, published a limitation to the pun
ishment of said offense In time of peace
to be for enlisted men confinement for
two years and dishonorable discharge,
said limitation having been approved by
the President of the United States in ac
cordance with an act of Congress of the
United States, approved on the 27th day
of February, A. D. 1895. The Judges
have Jurisdiction under any of the laws
or treaties of the United States or the
laws of any state or territory, or have
acquired Jurisdiction by the commence
ment of legal proceedings In such court
or before such Judge; nor Is the said
Johnson committed or detained by virtue
of the final Judgment or decree or sen
tence of any competent tribunal, of a
ovU -or-. criminal .iariniliction .or by. that
of any court-martial, or by virtue of any
execution or other process Issued upon
such Judgment, decree, order or sen
tence." The petition continues by stating that
Johnson was arrested by military author
ity on a charge of larceny or theft, al
leged to have been committed at the
barracks, of a box of clothing and about
$.100 In Mexican money from one Clar
ence J. Hoskins, also an enlisted man In
the Marine Corps of the United States,
and kept In confinement at the quarters
until on or about the 17th day of May,
A. D. 1901, when, pursuant to an Alleged
order, entitled General Order- No. 30,
marked A and B, respectively, Issued. by
the military governor of the Island, Sea
ton Schroeder, a commander In the navy
of the United States, he was turned over
by said military authority to the alleged
civil authorities of the Island, these lat
ter being officers of the navy or Marine
Corps of the United States, or appointees
jeX.-th gQ,vejrnor.or his prpdecejrialsA.
an officer In the navy of ,the UTnted
States, and on or about the third day
of October, A. D. 1901, in the meantime
not having had a hearing. Johnson was
brought before an alleged court, consist
ing of .an ensign in the navy of the
United States, one Alfred W. Pressy, and
after a pretended trial, which was con
ducted in the Spanish language, which
was not understood by Johnson, the au
thorities refusing to furnish Johnson with
an Interpreter, although requested so to
do, the interrogatories .put to Johnson,
however, being in the English language,
the court assumed to sentence Johnson to
six years' Imprisonment, to begin on the
21st day of November, A. D. 1901, which
sentence he is still serving out During
the pretended trial Johnson was not per
mitted by the authorities to be present,
except for the purpose of answering
interrogatories propounded to him. not
to hear the testimony adtluced against
him, nor -to "ba confronted- by. -the-witnesses
against him. At the pretended
trial Johnson entered & plea to the Juris
diction of the alleged court, claiming that
he should be tried by a court-martial -of
the navy of the United States, but the
plea, was overruled and the alleged sen-
As the times of the alleged committal
of the charged offense and the alleged
or pretended trial and sentence were in
time- of peace, and the articles aboye re
ferred' to, and the limitations aforesaid
wars la full force and virtue at the times.
STRANG
KAVAQXBg' AVVOTOOZiaurTS.
At the Sake art Week,
"We-ups of Tennessee" will be the of
fering at The Baker all next week! start
lng with Sunday -.matinee, 'and that the
is em stock company will give a magnlf
lcent production the play, there la no
doubt. The cast Is an exceptionally large
one and every, member of the company
wm nave a part of speolal worth. "We
uns of Tennessee" is a military play that
ranks with the foremost productions of
recent years and tells of Incidents of the
late war of the United States with
Spain. In addition to a splendid military
story, there is a story of love which
beautifully woven into the plot, making
the entire play a most interesting one not
only to those who have witnessed the hor
rors of war. but to those who have always
lived in peace and plenty. The dramatic
situations of the play are intense and at
the same time there Is sufficient comedy
to provide a splendid foil for the deep
emotion of the drama: Pasted to its
fullest will be the rule at the Baker all
next week, at well as it. has been all the
season.
Primrose and Dockstader
Call the attention of all lovera of
good minstrelsy to the fact that the
Big American Minstrels, under the tier
soual management of James H. Decker,
wnose name is so favorably associated
wnn up-io-aaie minstrelsy, is to ap
pear at the Marquara Grand Theater
next Monday and Tuesday night. This
entertainment , Is said to surpass even
is last season s excellence, everything
oeing aone upon a more colossal scale.
The company comprises 60 people. In
eludes a superb orchestra, a score of
famous vocalists, dozens of specialty
artists and at least half a dozen come
dians who have been Induced by large
salaries to enter the minstrel field.
Primrose and Dockstader's motto is:
' fresent minstrelsy as it should be." and
as the right to the title of "minstrel"
in the United States would seem to most
fittingly typify the dusky race of the
Southern plantations, then are these
gentlemen right In having their , com
puny appear in blackface, that is, don
burnt cork. Primrose and Dockstader
will always be inseparably , connected
with all that ia best In the history of
American minstrelsy, and, from the
puttin t-a-ey hove-won throughout the
entire country, and the reception they
are receiving wherever they play, sea
son after season. It would seem as if- 'they
had the key to unlock the proverbial
chest of gold. It is an amusement from
which no one looking for dlvertisement
can turn away from and say they have
not naa a gooa lime. ,
The advance sale of seats opens Fri
day morning at 10 oclock.
A story of Jsfferson.
At the Marquam Grand Theater to
night and tomorrow night Thomas Jef
ferson will present his famous play.
Rip Van Winkle."
Mr. Jefferson, who appeared here last
season and scored a most decided lilt be
fore a large audience, made up of our
best people, will return once more in
this grand old play.
In these days when the name of Jeffer
son is mentioned in. coffnection frith the
stage, the public anticipate a treat. And
he lovers of pure, clean and wholesome
plays turn out in force to greet them.
Such Is. said . to. be, the experience. of Mr,
Thomas .Jefferatuu.3tlQ..ja..thft soa-ofl
Joseph Jefferson. The following amus-
ng Incident If told of Thomas: While
Thomas Jeffprson, the amor, was walk-
ng home from a duck hunt one evening
qfKh his father, the famous Joseph Jef
ferson, one or the colored bovs in at-
endance asked Tom what his father did
n the show. Tom sad. "Go up. John,
and ask him, he will' tell you." The
olored boy approached Mr. . Jefferson
and said: "Mr. Joe. would you be mad
f I axed you something?" "No, John,
what Is It?" "What do you do In the
how?" Mr. Jefferson told him It would
be rather difficult to explain to him
what his particular line of business was.
'Well, ' said John, "dus you swallow
knives?" The old gentleman Informed
him that he had no talent whatever in
that way. "Well, your son, Massa Tom.
old me you swallowed knives and forks,
an' fire nn' de Lor' knows what all, and
believed he was Just foolln me. Mr.
Jefferson agreed .with him, saying that
his son was quite capable of It.
"Well, dere's one thing certain," said
John, "you don't act In de circus." Mr.
Jefferson asked him how he could be so
ure of that. John burst into an Im
moderate fit of laughter. "Oh, no, no.
ir; you can't fool me on dat. I've seed
ou get on a horse you ain't no circus
actor."
WAS WELL KNOWN
IN PORTLAND
ales H. Spadone, Who Committed
Suicide, Lived in This City.
From San Francisco comes tha story
of the sad death of Jules H. Spadone,
salesman in the employ of the Gutta
Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Com
pany of that city. To end his existence
he inhaled Illuminating gas turned on
from one of ihe mains In the firm's store
t 32 Fremont atreet. His body was
found on the morning of December 8 by
reilow employe.
Young Spadone was well known In
Portland. Several years ago he was In
business In this city , and made-quite a
sooil rtoini -for.IUmseLf among1 business
men. He was honest and straightforward
nd gained the good will of those with
whom he was brought in-daily contact.
fe disposed of his interests here and
went to San Francisco, where he had
een residing up to the time of his death.
Friends of the young man say that he
was worried over financial difficulties
when he took his own life. He was
somewhat inclined to extravagance and
Incurred debts that cava him a. irrcat
deal ot mental bother. ..'".' Zt". '.
Spadone left a note which read: "Please
have me cremated." ' This was all the
evidence furnished of his determination
die by his pwn hand. Deceased was
years of age and lived lb Berkeley.
Cal. .
FINE . PACIFIC SHIP.
NEW YORK, Dec, 10. The magnifi
cent new BTeaTtishlp Siberia of the Pacific
Mall Steamship Company sailed from
New York today for flan Francisco. The
Siberia was recently completed at New
port News, and Is pne of the largest ships
ever built in this country, the is a sis
ter ship to the Korct. tfhich recently
established a new rword for a fast tTuh
across the Pacific. Captain J. T. Smith
expectsthe 81berta to make the trip to
San Francisco by way of the Horn in 36
days. She will then go into service be
tween San Francisco. Honolulu, Japan,
China and the Philippine. .
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Delegation Is Now t on
the Ground
Give Oat Statements of What They
Intend to Accomplish by
Their Efforts.
(Journal Special Service.)
WASHINGTON. Deo. 10. A commit
tee to promote the welfare of Alaska 1J
at present n this city. It is composed
of City Attorney Hoggett of ' Nome,
Capt. J. J. Healy of Eagle City. Yukon;
Rooert Blel of Cppper River Valley, and
A. J. McNear and a. M. Ksterly of Val
des. "The president's message to Con
gress," said Mr. Hoggett, In a dlscuH-
eion of AlaBkan affairs,, "Is the first evi
dence of the awaking Interest in legisla
tion tor Alaska, 'which embraces an
area equal to all of the United States
east of hte Mississippi River. It Is a
great country. Her great river, the
Yukon, discharges Into the Paclflo
Ocean one third more water than the
Mississippi River dischargee into the
Gulf of Mexico. Alaska has a popula
tion of 65,000 souls, yet since her pur
chase from Russia in 1867 has not risen
to the dignity of a territory. The popu
lation is equal to the combined popula
tion of the States of Nevada and Idaho,
represented In Congress by four United
States Senators and two Representa
tives. There is a prevalent belief that
Alaska is a land of snow and Ice. When
the purchase was under discussion one
member proposed to call the new posses
sions 'Zero.' while another named it
'Seward's lee-Box.' I have lived in the
most northern part of Alaska, on' the
shore of the Bering Sea, and there Is no
more suffering from the cold there than
there Is In any of the cltlee on the great
lakes of the. United, States. The Govern
ment reports show that at Sitka it does
not get cold enough to freeze ice enough
for summer use.
ALASKAN NEEDS.
"We are anxious to secure immigration
to Alaska, that the fertile lands may ba
occupied and cultivated. We do not
want any railroad subsidies, but we do
want land laws which will encourage
agriculture, laws such as were glvea
Oregon when that rlch country was de
veiopeu.
The Canadian Government offers ln
ducemonts to tho American farmers, and
thousands of them are going to ths
British Northwest to get tne section of
land,-640 acres. The United States has
not given Alaska one law calculated ta
promote immigration to that country.
though the land is every bit as desirable
for agricultural purposes as the British,
Northwest. The settler In Alaska under
the present homestead la'ws is allowed .
only-80 acres of land, whereas he can .
get 160 in the States,' near, a railroad.
and 640 acres in Canada. No one will ga
to Alaska under these conditions.
With ..lft W.s.us;h ..as Oregon had I .
predict that 60.4)00 persons will settle
in Alaska In the rich valleys of the
Yukon, Tunana and Cooper Rivers within
year.
LAND IS GOOD.
"Regarding the crops of these valleys.
gTass grows as high as a man's head, and
there are millions of acres of it. All tha
hay wanted for winter use can be oured.
Hcgs can be raised and fattened at lit
tle cost. It Is ene of the best stock coun
tries I ever saw. There are .15,000 square
miles of fine agricultural land In the
Copper River Valley alone, an erea equal
to one half of the great State of Iowa.
Capt. Wiesen of the United States Army
said of this valley: 'The climate Is good
enough and the seasons long enough to
grow almost anything, and the soil la
so rich that It would be sold by the pound
for fertiliser If ft were in New York.'
Our trade with the United States has
averaged eighteen millions a year in tho
last two years, continued Mr. Hoggett.
'Statistics show that every person in
Alaska buys from the United States $1.-
0y) worth of goods and merchandise each
year. A miner will purchase more goods
In one year than a thousand Chinamen
r Japanese, and therefore tha trade Is
more to be encouraged than the trade In
the Orient. We have n representatnn,
yet we are taxed on everything and the
money Is carried away to the United
States Treasury. There Is a license tax i
en all kinds of business. We have alto
trether, counting the Is'nnris, .',000 miles
r seacoast, yet we nave oniy onejigni-
house, it is proposal to erect 40,000
lighthouses if any. We do not need them,
but' we do need small (1,400 lighthouses,
well distributed.
WEALTH NOT KNOWN.
"The American people are wonderfully)
ignorant of Alaska and the actual char
acter of that territory. The country has
been neglected and misunderstood. The
time has coma when the facts should
be known and Justice done. All we ask
Is proper homestead laws and we will
tartle the world with the sudden and
great development We will ask Congress
for a law such aa Oregon had in the
matter of donations to settlers, and thera
can be no objection to such a measure.
If such a law does not develop the coun
try no harm can possibly result from it,
while if the country is developed, as we
know it will be, it will add untold wealth
to the United States."
SURVEY IN OREGON.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Deo. 10. Ac
cording- to the report of the Secretary of
Agriculture, the department proposes to
assign a "party to Oregon for six months,
during the next field session, to survey
the soils in an area around saiem in tne
Willamette Valley,
BUY REW CLOTHES.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 10. Uncle Sam
Is preparing to buy new clothes for his
boys in blue. In order to provide the
soldiers with outfits from head to to
he is obliged to go down Into his pocket
to the extent of about J2,500,000. Bids
for furnishing this large amount ol
goods to the army will be opened today
by the quartermasters In New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. Some
the items for which proposals are
Invited are 850,000 yardB of olive gray
-covert -cloth. 1S5,X)00- yards of drab.
serge. 1.200,000 dull brrmzo coat buttons.
30,000 pairs of buckskin gloves. 20.B09
pair of calfskin shoes, and 60,000 can
ton flannel drawers.
TAFT'SPLUM.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10. It is an
nounced here as extremely likely that
Governor Taft, of the Philippine Islands,
wfiT ftimr.AAri JnaftoA flhfpaa aft a member '
I ot the. United States Supreme Court,
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