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"TIIE OHIZGOM -SUNDAY- JOUIHIALi. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO,' JUNE 3, 1SC3. i -...( A Journal Writer Accompanies Governor Chamberlain on His yotc-Getting Campaign tttt.it . ' " . " ' "T" r ' ' 7"-." . . ' r--- ; - - - By Hugh ' Hum r ' T WOULD not surprise me a bit If tne veracious and impartial oiog' rapher said of Governor Chamber' lain that ha wii a statesman and this without reference to the fact that ' all successful politicians are epltaphical statesmen. if 'wa ever have tha pleas ' ure and profit of read in- the euto - biography of George E. Chamberlain 4t la Bohemia nuggeta to Hood River ap ples that we will find this set down: "Bellevina- that an officeholder should be as honest aa a private cltlsen. I have .'trltod'to' dlscharaa the duties to which I .' was' elected in tha Interests of the . whole people." r Whether or not the people agree with this statement of principle will be aa , elded tomorrow. 't - : Like'-. many prominent,, well-known, leading and common or Harden variety of citlsens. I had met Governor Cham . berlaln; but it was not until one soft, balmy day fast week that I had ever known George Chamberlain. There's a - difference In that distinction. The gov ernor Is an opinionated, big;,, clear-alghtij ed.' approachable., sagacloua politician, to whom every question has' two aides, .but Just "one solution. '"George" is "a gentle, .likable, upright man, whom his , friends love and agalnat whom his po- Jltlcal enemies can bring no charge Democrat. At I o'clock on Tuesday Candidate Chamberlain arose to take up tha bur den of convincing- the voters that the man who- was expected to be tha gov ernor of . all the people after .bis elec tion did not have to be each an ."all fired partisan "before the ballots were -eoHnted.? - And that : thougbt-awrth board and lodging in any man'a mind. Non-Partiun Governor. - , Those of ui who are fighting' Cham berlain with -all the weapons that ns ;,ture and party animus csn provide be ' cause he la a Democrat will expect, the ' moment ha Is' elected, that he will put ewavjiis partylam and treat us exactly "aihe does "the "bellows who are out . whooping It up for him. And I think he will. " ; tAMJ. o'clock his train reached Cot tage Grove; there waa a big crowd at the station, and In the gentle breese tha flag and bunting-, tbat made tha town look aa pretty as a girt on graduation day, shook out their partl-colored folds; the warm aun coaxed tha buds to buret .and the air waa roue .sweet. A -truthful rltlxen told ma that tha flood of sun light that cheered tha populace aa Gov ernor Chamberlain got off the, train was tha first that Cottage Grove had seen in some days. - -. Tha governor, bluahed with pleasure when he-saw tha greet gathering. "Big crowd; finer Isn't It?" he whis pered to Game Warden Baker, who was among tha flrat to shake bands with "him.- ! -. ' "Yep; fairish; tha clrcua baa Just " coma." - True: tha unrivaled, unequaled and unexcelled aggregation of equlnes, ca nines and felines of Bureh Reiss had -coma to dispute with tha candidate tha question of popularity. . The Smile Wore Off. The smile hid Itself In the corners of -tha- governor's mustache. - "That." he aald. "settles tha meeting." "Oh. I gueaa not." said "Bob" Veatch -you have seen htm mentioned aa tha Uon.R.M. -Veatch. but he's Bob to man, woman and child all over Lane county "the people of Cottage Grove would rather hear the tiger than sea tha ale- - pham any day." ; - But-when a man expeete to be the whole show, a circus discouraging. "It's Ilka a fellow going to call on his best girl and finding tha other follow I there a head . of you," said tha governor. 1 '- But the smile came back aa tha people of Cottage Grove cama up to ' shake hands. r-f : r : - - j Tha nice thlngg-Jfrcjeoplo, of .that : pretty town said to tha governor were I -jv Jay Gould Talks iTcnnis to at tt It . (Br a Itaff'w'rtW.r IT is a far day from the time mat Jay Gould eold rattrapa to tho farmera of the east and tha moment that this other Jay Gould faced tfiechampIon-tennls flayer of England on the courts of tha crack Queen'a club. The descendant of the flrat Jay Gould, whose childhood, early manhood ami sturdy old age were spent In a desperate battle to gather wealth, and who for the greater part of hla years never al lowed his mind to wander from his lifo urpos.hasnone of his ancestor's money-grubbing pecuTiarllIea.-True. Jay Gould Is a sport a golf player, a pololst of note, a swimmer but first and fore most a tennis player. That Is how I came to meet him and get hla views of English and American tennis, shortly after he suffered hla one defeat In this country at tha .hands of tha English champion, Eustace Miles. ; v - Young Oould lost no honor In , tha match; he made a splendid fight, but didn't have It In him to upset Eustace. Congratulates the Winner. The young millionaire sportsman' was tha first to congratulate hla clever -op- You're good," he sald- 'lgara the beat I bad. but tha better man woo. .I'll try you again, though." J Good for you, V said KlRs. .,"111 prac- tics up-" " " ' Youog Gould probably" had a shade the wnrat of 11 NtW FOtldlUUIIS Uf TUUI IB, weather, crowd and balls make a dif ference. - - i -asked him to tell me for. Tba flun- day Journal how tha Rngllah game com pared with tha American. "Tha games are Identical aa to plays, courts and everything but the balls. vl find that the English ball cannot com pare with oura. The American tennis ball Is filled with twine, whereea the . Kngllan one la stuffed with bits of rag. Thla makes It slow and misleading, r lt Is not ao well made nor aa quick as ours," . ' . "What are tha main differences be tween American and English tennla playersr I asked. , , (' English Playere Careless. ''English -players, as a rule, do not seem to conserve their energies aa well aa they might," replied Gould; "they knock the ball about the court more or iss promiscuously, whereas AnrevHjan pis vers try tomake every stroke ;sotint. "The Americans are ewlftor and more skillful in serving, and play a snappier worth a thousand party newapaper en comiuma. They were earnest and sin cere and-Came atralght from the heart of farmer and miner .and bualness man and artisan, x "You did what you promised. George, and you're all right," . That waa about the burden of li " J ' It sounded mightily like the applause Of a goodconactenre. - The walk from the station to the hotel waa alow; hand shaking, shoulder pat ting, story telling, and "harking back" took time. "George, you didn't have much to eat this morning," said J. D. Matlock, who used to teach the boys who are how the men of Cottage Grove,' "and you'd better coma along and .hare a bite." .. FrtendshipyThat Would ( Keep.rr"- "In a minute: I want to talk to. Gray. I knew him How lone ago waa - It, Gray?" "Nearly'ja yearg. George." " "Well, then, -that friendship will keep," cried Bob Veatch; "If you don't eat you can't speak. The crowd will, go to see the elephant" ' it t Governor Chamberlain-,, enjoyed V his walk through that town, and with rea son..' He shook hands with everybody. and everybody's "bowd'ye" was good to bear. 1 " .' . . i i "You don't remember me." said an old woman, aa tha governor shook hands with her. "Yea, I do. i-saw you when I was on my 'promising' tour here four years ago." . r . .. "That's right; and I'm glad to learn that your performance was as good as the- promlfcer -1 - got anothervota-for you since you were here. My new son-in-law. Wa had a dispute shout , thu. obey in the ,mairiage.jcrehony. .. and I aald no daughter of mine would prom ise to obey any man not unless. hed vote for George Chamberlaij.". The crowd laughed. "Did he promtae V. .. : . ; .-.r.:.V" ..''. ' . . OHe-VotrSurt f " t;" Ian. can count that vote now. . . That's something tike tha young fel low who spoke- to me st Prairie City." said tha governor. ' 'Pop's out at the mill, and could n't coma to hear you,' said he, "but he told ma to thank you for what you did for him and tell you wa were with you. whatr did I ao ror Mmr I 'asked. And then) ha told me his name; When X waa clerk of Linn county I Issued the marriage license to hla." father and mother.- 'i'v been brought up a Republican.' tha young fellow continued.. but a George E. Chamberlain Republican " At tha hotel there waa another- re ception, -congTatuUtlons, reminiscences and stories. - - - - - - .... "There's a io of oien-ln- frora-Bu-hemia to hear you. governor," said a bronsed giant, "and the boys who couldn't come want ua to tell them what you said." "Bohemia district Is about tS miles from here, ian't it? Well, that's com ing some. But when I spoke at Canyon City , some of tha boys rode over 75 miles to hear ma." . .' . "We'd have dona that. too. anvemae; all right, if there bad been any call ivr ii. "Thank you." If tha arbvernnr la beaten he will still have as many warm friends as the ordinary man makea In a long Ufa. v You aren't eating, aovernor." eried Veatch. who watches over Chamberlain with a nurse's solicitude. ', I've almost forgetten tha habit. It's a long time between meals,-sometimes. ana it s gooa to ue able to eat when you reach a i hotel, and have no desire for food when there Js none In sight. Political campaigning la a good deal nae war in that respect." -.. v 11 ' Would Know the Vote. .. Going toward tha hall where the gov ernor waa to apeak, another procession game altogether.' Soma of the English players, however, put up magnificent tennis, and 1 have had to work very hard to win aa many victories as I have. I Only began playing tennis four rearatago. I have 'a fine court at Lake wood, and learned under the coaching of Forester, who accompanied ma to England. "t am very enthusiastic on the subject of. tennis," continued Gould, "and have given up polo and -all other games for It. "I intend going to France, ' where 1 will meet the well-known French cham pion. M. da Lux. He Is a left-handed player, and V lUP'-ha a' decided eT vantage in thts respect. Ha rnets snd plays aealnst hundreds, of right-band formed,' and tha" prf grees was really- series of small receptions. ' "George," said a grlxsled man wearing a small bronae button, "we may' not all be with you, but a lot of us are for what you have done for the old Sol diers' home. - And I - want to tell you that If you get a majority of one vote you'll know where it came from." He held on to tho 'governor's hand while speaking. . "! afraid the clrctia will spoil tha meeting," said the governor after thank ing the veteran. ", . ' , ' a Journal Correspondent l , '!"' 9 1 ( 1'- - - ' JAY GOULD IDS.CCNQDEKC.STV:-?.MllVil3 , players; but I have never played a left handed man before. However, I feel pretty confident of keeping my end up." Young Hon Id did pot seem .worried about meeting Mile-tile : world's sma- tenr ehemplnn, Aa the eneounter dem-f onatrated, tha American has a brilliant "Nota bU: Democrats, Republicans, Populists and Withycombe men all "want to hear you. - We're Chamberlain non partlsana In Cottage Grove.". - "Well, at Prairie City I got a pleas ant surprise. On the platform sat a lot of Republicans, and they really led tha applause. But what do you think waa one of tha nicest things that happened on my entire trlpt You'd never guess. Well, sir, at John Day the Republican mayor introduced me and said some vary pleasant things, too, and then sat on the platform - beside - me. I shall 31 1 i li future. Ha beat Ml las In tha first part of tha game, tha acorn standing 4 to in favor of tha. younger man; - but Gould's extreme youth told agalnat him, and In tba end It la conceded that Mtlea won bjr'aheer hardness of ifluacle and laying PC f : . 3 y : 1 - - ' GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN never forget that courtesy to a political opponent." - : "Maybe he Isn't." suggested Matlock. ' Cottage Grove haa a lot of things of which sha baa occasion to be proud; one Is the band, a clever- lot of musicians; the other Is . a rrian who built a fine brick structure on the main street to accommodate a. handsome maple. :1Z1 Warm Friendly Audience. ' The band played a lot of airs, and then .the crowd trooped Into the hall. Don't believe tlio-storles that aay that Chamberlain's meetings are small, the people cold and unresponsive. Not withstanding tha counter attraction of the circus, tha hall was crowded; all aorta and condltlona of men and woman were there, and the applause was fre quent, spontaneous, and hearty. Tho speech ' the governor made waa plain, earnest, understandable; it was. aa he said, a report of hla stewardship.- He spoke of the promises h bad made four yeara ago. "Here la what I have dons." ha said. "You know If I have kept my prom ises." - 7Tou bet-you have," cried an old man. And "That'a right," shouted others. - - - It wsa slow freight to Eugene, where the governor wss to speak In the even ing. . While waiting for the train the people who had been to the clrcua cams oyer to shake handa - - One old chap was spblogetUs r "Georgs," ha said." "you wont mind my going to tha clrcua with the babies? The Best Ways to Escape J l'8T -nowr-when thousands of per ; sons are planning thelr first -voyage across .tha ocean aeems a - proper-time to present' the best attainable information about seasick ness, and how to limit, at'leaat, the force of attacks of that distressing malady, Even - ao-ealled "seasoned" ocean travelera;and sailors themselves do not escape theae eelxures. Lord Nel son, the areat British naval commander. ,cjuif.efsjd.thet we never, started ona voyage wunoul surierinar iimro Bolentlftcally. tho cause or seasick ness Is the disturbance of the pneumo gastrto nerve actuating the digestive trmat pauaerf hv the change from - the firm and stable footing furnished by solid lsnd to the yielding and Insecure surface of a ship' a deck. . Many persona experience the same symptoms while traveling In a rapidly-moving.' swsylng train. t The effort to maintain the body's equilibrium In these changed condlttona brings on nausea. la the first plsce, common sense should direct one, at tha outset of a voyage, to seek that part of ths ship that Is least affected by the motion of the sea. Thla la amidships, where, a gentle rlalng and falling motion Is near ly aiwaya apparent, even In the calmest weather, but where pitching and rolllnj motions sre the, least noticeable. But In .taking such a position, o deck or In a stateroom, one almuld he careful to keep away from greasy anl disagreeable odora from the engine- Hera, be called to a little girl, "coma and ahske hands with ths governor. She's one of my 'grandchildren-." Tha old man Waa proud of her. Bhe came forward ahyly and put out her hand.. . . "You'd vote for Governor Chamber lain t aald tha grandfather. . ' "Teth. thir.'-I'lr'vote for you some day. .'," "This was to have been my last cam paign," aald tha governor, "but I'll make another tour for your sake when you are ready to vote." Many Friends at Dayton. "One of tho nicej things that hap pened on my trip was at Dayton," con tinued tha governor. ."A half holiday was declared, and tha boys and girls set to work and decorated tha town; tha Republicans and Democrats united in the meeting' and after tba speeches we' had a banquet at which men and women of all parties sat. " . ' ' "Of Sheridan, too. I will always have kindly remembrance. There waa a big time, and everybody seemed pleased. And the mayor Introduced me, and said soma very kindly things about ma and my administration." - "Well, that wasn't so unusual, was itr , "No-no. Still, he's a Republican." i - When tha governor reached the pretty and hustling city of Eugene In tha ca boose, there wssn't a soul In' sight Ko one knew he would arrive until late. A merry-go-round wns malting-glad tho hearta of young- Eugene In a lot on tha way .to the hotel. room. When on deck, ths companion way la especially to be avoided. . Persons endowed with strong minds and great powers of concentration may often cheat this terror of ocean travel by walking tha deck ateadlly during the flrat boura of the voyage., peratatently yielding their whole body to the motion of the vessel, .thus cresting a sense of Pbelng a part of it. A great many trav elers find that thla practice is certain to render them immune during the whole voyage. i . sacrifice of dignity. Is to lie down at full length on the deck, preferably on tho back. Directly thla position , la taken- the pitching and .tossing seem suddenly lessened, and tha dreadful pre monitory symptoms generally pass off: To enable passengers to keep . the horizontal position on the roughest sea some successful experiments wsre ear ried out on two of tha Engllah channel steamers with a self-leveling sea bunk. By means of an automatlo electrical arrangement, the berth l kept perfect ly horlsontal, even tn the heaviest sea. While some passengers successfully ward off tha dreaded attack by tying full length, or by reclining with eyea closed In a deckohalr, others find It better to remain erect, to fix the eye on the horlson or a distant ship, to vi's v-nit, hum a tune, talk, breathe ',1 ' - r the Inhaling aiul exhat- : t ' with the rise and fall : i t, however, a bad thing i th water rushing . t ve-l. tlie s . ... j "Hi, there's the gor'nor!" yelled a boy the organ 'truck up a gay tuna and tha reception was on. Chamberlain la popu- . lar In the chief city of Lane, and tt took; him half an hour to travel the four .or Ave block to the hotel. i There another crowd had gathered and It was lata be fore tba candidate got a chance to snatch, a bite. -- ----- - 'Tired r asked ons of his friends. "Not a bit. Never get tired... Once in a while, when tho trip is long, like tha ' one I made from Canyon City to Baker City by mountain., wagonend. train, I get a bit aleepy, but I don't wear , out. , And Then to Office Business. And 'v. hen be arose to speak tit the theatre before one of the biggest crowd tbat - had - been gathered in Bugeaa ha certainly gave no signs of wear and tear, bout 10 o'clock ha left tha meetings then there were conferences with Chair,, man Travis and other committeemen un til a lata hour. About 11:30 one of tha men saldi - "Well, governor, you'd better get to bed) and enjoy a night'a rest. Your train leaves MX t o'clock." "My train leaves at 1:45," said the gov ernor. "I've got to get to Salem and do a lot of work tomorrow morning- And I've got to bo In Portland tomorrow to receive that beautiful monument that was raised to the memory Of our brave boys who fought and died In tha Philip pines." 1 , . That was one day la tha Ufa of a candi date. .. , ' ";- SeasicKness of motion thus aroused often upsetting persons who Would otherwise have un dertakea tho voyage in comfort. A remedy ' which has ' stood nearly half a century's trial is the spinal Ice bag Invented by Dr. Chapman. After carefully studying tha subject, ha came to the conclusion that tha vomiting was caused by an excess oi blood in tho nervous centers ofhe back, "especially In ' those segments of tha spinal cord relaVtd to the stomach and the musolee concerned "in vomiting. . . . . lessen the amount of blood locally, ho designed a long, narrow bag with threo pockats.' eo tbat the Ice should not fall to the bottom of tho bag. - The mouth la closed tightly by a clamp to pruvent the escape of water, and tha aplnsl Ice bag Is attached to the back by means of tapes. . . A more practicable remedy, and prob ably a more efficacious one. Is tho wearing of a tight abdominal belt. Medical men are agreed as to the -ceailty of compressing the abdominal regions, at least tn the early stage of the voyage, until the etm:i.-h h- -come accustomed to tlie pi'd vessel. An Ortlin.iry f n do eqtislly as well, pro' very tightly. Indiana a f"s o- tr'l It c '