THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 13,
By STEPHEN S. WISE,
TUB Ottiwtr -' the -Republic
seem big and Imposing name
for the Immigration ttton on
Kill Island In New York harbor,
and yet 1t 1 lust that Through that
gateway more than tft.000.000 iwn. end
women and children have passed, and.
In all likelihood. mlMone more will eon-
tinue to pass. v . .
Net far away la another UtU laland.
merely broad enough to form the base
of Bartholdis Blatue ot Ubertr. The
significance of this unique memorial is
greatly enhanced by4ts nearnees to Wits
inland. The man whose birth has given
him Amtrlcan residence and dtlsensbip
ran never oult understand the. heart
h,,nw ni KunuKuin millions for the
t priceies -1 hlne which he take for
granted freedom of speech and worship
' and all the countless boons that together
make up the rights of en American
freeman. The biasing torch In the hand
of the Goddess of Liberty Is happily
reminiscent of that fleam of light which
first discovered the western" world to
the wearied, almost hopeless, rase of
Columbus. 1 sometimes wish that every
-European ship nearlnc New fork might
approach the harbor In the hours of the
night In order that the future ctUsens
of the United State, looking- upon the
' uplifted torch In the grasp of the Gnlua
of Liberty might be moved to under
stand what It is that America signifies
a light to the nations of the world. But
I find that I am wandering from Jbiiis
tht J have gotten away faster
- than the immigrant mar': so . 1 rifuf
to the. Island for a . time-. J I ; '
."' Tammany' Bad Influence. ; : '. . "
- Was It not Jacob Rita who deplored
, the circumstance that the first lesson In
, civic -government Is given to the Imml-
- grant In New York by Tammany hall?
lie attributed the occasional lawless
, ness of the Immigrant to the demoralut-
"' Ing Influence of Tammany ball methods
In the administration of the affairs- of
New York the stranger first expert-
- nce In so-called self-government. Thus,
' he rightly reasoned, Tammany doubly
nearVe tb city, first by -Its betrayal
' of the city' Interests and next by the
unspeakably hurtful Influence upon the
newcomer, who is led to feel that cltisen
' chip -spells an, opportunity to sell-one's
;' Crying Need of ..v:; ;
. This Age Ii Mothers. .' t. ' '
"; Society received something like "an
electric ahock -When It was -announced
. thia week that Mrs,: A- B. Sim of
JDes Moines, society leader and whist
nrlie-taker. . had publicly denounced
card playing aa Sinful and forever-re
---nounccd-tb - game - or -wnicn sna,suuu
th national championship. ,
Society got lta shock frren the fact
that one of lta own members dare turn
and attack one of the vitals of present
.day society almost the sole source of
' lie amusement. Had Mr. Sim's son
. if she haa one committed a crime, th
seeds of which were being sown whil
. his mother was winning championship
at cards, society would have received
no such shock, and ths mothsr would
' have been commiserated by a host of
admirers for the disgrace brongnt po
her undeserving bead. .'.
. The new year la not yet a fortnight
old and yet Into It has come, even ir
our own midst, tragedies that would
tain' the record of a year. "What la
f" the world coming to," is eo often re-
hMtat that the Door old world I ral-
It beginning to be held responsible for
the crlmee ef the age, and the people
Hi If whirl on-tn t hr-"-aHM y ea rest
without feeling the least personal re
sponsibility except in Isolated cases like
Mrs. . 81ms, who will soon be looked
upon as a fanatic .
If society not alone the 400, but
the . mothers who form society In all
its grades, eould pause la life's pleas
urea and take a stern, honest look into
-tlj face. of., conditions as they really
are they would realise that the crying
need of the age Is mothers motnera in
' tHd old-fashioned sense of ths word,
mother who do not .think their obllga-
, tlon ceases when they bring Into lire
m frtManan halns .nJ rlftt ha feed and
. educate tt and a little later supply it
with money to .seek Its own amuse
ments. Motherhood should mean much
more than this, it should mean above
everything else. jopmpanionshlp.
Where does the present day tendency
' to cut loose from the mother's apron
the child If It has been properly trained,
- and of course the card-playing mother
would never attribute It to the fact that
; aha - was away from home when the
' child came, tired, to the home neat
after school.. But every one who bar
had a' good mother waiting at home fo
'him after school knows that 15 min
utes of that mothers society waa ar
restful and tb bouse was so warmed
and brightened by her smile and
, thoughtf ulness that th desire to re
' turn t the street and th school com
panions never suggested itself.
There Is no period of the day chil
dren need mothering so much ss'thls
. time,' which the poet bse thus so beau
tifully described:
"Between the dark and the daylight
When the night Is beginning to lower.
.- Comes a ''pause in the day's occupation
.That U known as the children's hour."
Oh, that avery mother might be home
at that hour' to romp with her:
, "Grave Alice and laughing Allegra,
And Edith, with golden hair."
it wouig pe one way to accomplish
;,' tho boast of America's best loved bard:
; "1 have you fast la my fortress,
v And will not let yon depart, -
-But1 put you down ito the dungeon
. . - In the round-tower of my heart."
But Longfellow was from New Eng
land and there were no It-cent matl
' neesV with-- Sunday performance, and
scores of other thing that now-a-day
' can take the place of mothers.
- Cards may be a relaxation, and the
I stage elevating and Sunday a day of
. .recreation, and - all the other modern
methods ef shifting the self-sacrifice
;'. of motherhood onto the community mar
.- be sa improvement on -the old way, but
results do not prove It. It, jrould be
'a. sorry reflection on the Intelligence
of the women of today if .they did not
' tnske use of Improved conditions, sad
" of those things which science and study
'have brought forwsrd for the benefit
' for going out of the home -to study and
learn those things that . make for th
betterment of the home along" social,
scientific and Intellectual lines. " '
There Is no class of people that need
- and should lisv relaxation from their
duties more than mothers, and th do
. generacy of the age does not come,
r lamentable aa tt may be, at times and
under' certain conditionsfrom the ab
sence of the mothers from their home
nearly so much aa from th utter lack
ef mot ber qualification when at home
Th'rmatlo training of gtrla haa
become almost obsolete- If there are
servants th mother sees no necessity;
-1f there- are nawrvta prepared food,
fmm the delerateasen, or canned food
(rem the grocery Is Just ha cheap and
Womeh's CliA
vote, and that office-holding Is but. an-
other name for political corruption.
If this be ths teachlnr which reaches
the stranger when he seta foot on Man
hattan island, then there Is abundant
cause for rejoicing In the circumstance
that the first representative of the gov
srnment with whom the immigrant 1s
brought face to face upon our shores Is
a man. who In his life and personality
embodies much that la best in America
and Americanism- . America, wrote the
representative of the kaiser, after months
of painstaking investigation, w -me i.na
of unlimited possibilities." "We put the
same idea rather differently and wo say
that America spell boundless oppor
tunity. And this article of American
faith let not American "faith ' seem a
strangs juxtaposition of terms, for the
American democracy la aa truly a re
ligious as It Is a political Ideal this
article . of Americas faith is incarnate
In ths man who guard tho gateway mf
the American republic Robert Walchorn,
commissioner of Immigration at tho port
of New York. 2. ,.- , - ; ,
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PromlMof Nw World. .,-. ;..
Opportunity? 1 Commissioner Watchorn
himself passed through the gateway over
which he now keeps ward, into tho re
public of hope and opportunity, , !-
. "I stood ther 17 years ago. a poorj
young,' friendless Derbyshire collier, aa
those young men," he said pointing to
a group of them, "are standing- there
ntr- T r 1"' i re""" """1 ' "v
a-one up. but I am proud of tho country
that let ma go up. that will 1st any man.
however poor and lowly, go up.- If ho
but . will. I want every one of those
young fellows to be full of hope, for
this country Is ready to say .to every
one of them., as it said to me, Oo up
higher.- .".";".': " ': -: "
The one thing' more than any other
that this big, fine fellow before me, this
most American of Americans, this bet
tor than to the manner, born, seemed
bent on dolrrr. was to make the exiles
of other lands feel as they crossed the
threshold of our own, that whatever the
grief and fears and tear, of the old
world and tho old life, the new world
spelt promise and nplook and hope. The
drat lesson In Americanism was destined
to come to them through the message
so much easier. No question of ita
purity or nutritive properties I ever
suggested, and ffalf bodies are vlatta
tloas of provldVnce or would be If
providence hadn't departed with the
Christian sabbath.
Sis days shalt thou labor and the
seventh spend what you have made in
riotous living Is the modern version of
th fourth commandment. If th moth
er rioted with th children perhaps no
great harm would eome of it, but all
on has to do to find the real condition
of things Is to stand near the exit qf
one of our cheap (theatres Just a, th
"children's hour" of a Sunday afternoon
and see the streams of young girls
pouring out; singly snd in groups, 're
ceiving the stares and taunta and, alas!
attentions of boys often aged with vice,
and they will realise that the" crimson
robes are not far erf. and no mother in
slxht. -
These are the things that, are demand
ing of the world mothers mothers, lf
need be, of the old Puritanical stripe,
for with all their hard, unrelenting dis
cipline they gave to the world men and
women, not weaklings morally, mentally
or physically. But In the light of the
centuries no sucn. stern laws , are ae
maaded. but more. Is expected, and for
ths nea-lect. .tho unconoern, the indul
gence of the Thllfl and the selfishness
of the mothers the nation win nave xo
pay the price, . Indeed If the signs of
the times ars reflected In the news
papers, the day of reckoning Is already
npon u. The taint is touching those of
botk high, snd low degree and the weep.
Ing and lamentation will go on until
the motherhood of the land awakens to
Its own resjKinslblllty for conditions s
they exist . . ,
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Pure Food Legislation , "T- ;1 "; 7
All Along the Linet. , ;
' The following letter, which fass Just
been received will Indicate the general
Interest being taken and the organtaed
work being done for pure food:
. To the Stat President. Oregon Fed
eration of Woman's Clubs' Dear Mad
am: You are probably aware that - a
meat inspection bill and a pure, food
law were passed by congress In ISOf,
largely through the efforts ef the Con
sumers' len sue and th Federation, of
Women's Clubs..
It is very important that the , ad
ministration of those laws shall be
watched end a state law In harmony
with them passed and administered tn
each atato. For that work the pure
food Investigation committee of the Na
tional Consumers' league desires to
form a general commute containing In
each state one representative of the
members of consumers leagues In the
state and one representative ef the
Women's clubs in the state These rep
resentatives to be nominated by the
state chairmen of the respective organ
izations. ,
The work upon which the members
of this committee will be asked to con
centrate effort will Include:
,,a Securing the passage of a model
law similar to the law of which 1
thought by Dr. Wiley of the federal
agricultural department to be the best
A copy of thl law will be forwarded to
each member of the committee.
b) Tbe publication by the depart
ment of the state Intrusted .with the
enforcement of the law of a monthly
bulletin similar to that published in
Massachusetts, a copy of which Will
also be sent to each member, of the
committee. '
e) The voting by congress ef aa
appropriation of a million 'dollars per
annum for tbe enforcement of the pure
food law. '
Win you bo no rood-as to find the
person most suitable to represent your
organisation en this committee, and let
me know hr name and addreas? This
will be a great help In the securing of
pure food measures, and will be great'
ly appreciated by us.
JOHN NORTON, SecreUrYT .'
Mrs. Ellen R. Miller of Portland has
been appointed on this committee to act
for the Oregon' Federation of Women's
Clubs.
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Scholarship Loan Fund ' -
of the State Federation.
At the recent convention of Ibe state
federation,. Miss Helen 3paldlng, chair
man of ths scholarship loan fund com
mittee submitted the following report:
"Madam President and Members of ths
Federation:
"in accordance with the spirit of help
fulness on behalf of the education of de
serving young women, a spirit which pre
vails not only In our own mldnt but is
spresdlng broadcast throughout the land,
a committee baa been appointed to con
- k. . . u bHKB
and example of one with almost apostolia
fervor of Americanism, one who lllus
trates what this land eaa ' do for a
stranger and what a stranger may do for
the land of his choice. - ,
One peculiarly American trait shone
out. In the dealing of . Commissioner
Watchorn with the newcomers an In
stinctive sens tot falrheaa or justness.
what - President Roosevelt oalla the
"square deal." Justice, ao" far removed
from tho favor - and privilege which
these, denlsens of eastern Europe come
to regard aa the purchasable grace of
government. .-'..
Back to the Inferno. ".
I watched him for some time as he
passed on several case under appeal
men who for some reason had been de
tained by one of the boards of Inspec
tion ponding tho commissioner's de
cision. In tho cssea of two of tho men
deportation waa ordered with but little
delay; tho next two were .admitted.
There could be no eueatlon as to the
justice of deportation In either -of tho
earlier cases both men were Russians,
tho ono declared by. the physicians to
be slightly kinder the mental average
and the otheaphysically eaerveted. - It
waa horrible to think of these poor
creatures , being sent back to that In
ferno whence they had - escaped; noth
ing less than Inferno which had half
erased tho ono and virtually -starved
both! Aa tho men were led back to
their fate I would not If I could con
vey "Ibe unutlerablOalnok"6T"TMTTSepe"Hrj'to treated wt th
lessness written upon their- faoea as
their doom waa pronounced 4 govern
ment, official, lately - returned from a
tour of investigation in Russia, showed
mo a aeries of photographs of some
Russian villages and towns wherein
massacre, and - riot " had taken place
during the awful days of October, 1108,
and after.. 'It waa right, from tho law's
point of view, that these msn should
bo deported, but, thought X. eould any
thing bo less just In morals than to
welcome 'tho strong and to aend bsck
the weaklings to the hell from which
they . had come? Of the two men who
passed muster ono was a young Aus-
trlan locksmith, who was believed to 1
havo emigrated under a contract, which I
char re, lf true,. would havo shut him I
sider the advisability of organising a
"scholarship . loan - fund," as an ad
ditional branch ef neefnlness to the
present varied club aotivttlee. end to
make report upon the same at this meet
tag. , .. ... .. ... : .
"The committee la composed as fol
lows: Helen F. Spalding, . chairman;
Mr.' Grace Watt Ross and Mrs. Max
Hlrsch of Portland, Mrs. Frederick Dunn.
Eugene; ' Mrv H.' I " Otll, Woodburn;
Mrs. Clara French. Weston; Miss Mary
A. Farnham, Forest Q rover Mrs. Sarah
A, EVana. Portland, ex-offlcio. .
"Partly by correspondence and In part
by personal conference the following
recommendation bav been agreed upon:
"Flret That th Oregon tat federa
tion enter upon this field of usefulness.
"Second That each club belonging to
thia federation be Invited to make a con
tribution to the fund, or assist In any
way It shall deem best In the further
ance of this oblecr,
"Third That such Invitation shall not
Imply obligation or solicitation or any
other than a convenient and voluntary
help. - 7 . - - .
''Fourth That said fund when secured
shall become special part of ths
treasury of the federation, to be ap
propriated solely to th 'purposes herein
specified.- ' - .
j - -. j Ii,. Miffa easi I si a M .
-"HELEN F. SPALDINO, Chairman."
The recommendations of the committee
were enthusiastically adopted and a
further explanation from the committee
brought out the fact that this fund Is
to be loaned to young women without
Interest, and npon recommendations sat
isfactory to tbe committee.
It la not the purpose of the committee.
tt least notnntnthr fund bar-grown
sufficiently large to justify It. to make a
loan that would carry a young woman
entirely through a college course, but
It purpose will be to loan such sums
as will relieve young girl when tb
atreaa cornea, or to enable them to take
a special course which will fit them for
more efficient services In life. -
It Is for this fund that the large card
party has been arranged by the Portland
Woman'a club for Friday, January 11
Thi method of - raising - money - was
adopted for the reason that It offered at
tractions to many who would not other
wise be interested in an entertainment
of another character, and who had no
prejudloe agalnat cardplaylng, and for
tbe reason- that most of the member
r busy women and. eould not devote
th tlm to getting up an entertainment
of a different nature. ' Whether or not
the matter of cardplaylng. with or with
out a prise. Is right or wrong, or whether
or not cardplaylng fills the highest Ideals
of club work, la not a matter for discus
sion In this Instance and at this time.
The majority of the club voted to have
the sard party, and the object for which
It Is given Is worthy: so It Is the duty of
every member, unless she - has con
scientious principles against it. to give
It her financial support at least.
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The Dalles Sorosis
Doing Excellent Work.
Sorosis bold a very interesting ses
sion at the clubrooms yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Franklin Mencfee was the
hastes,, and "Australia" was the sub
ject discussed. ' The antipodes being to
most of those present eo little known,
much pleasure - snd Information ws
sained from the papers and letters read.
The musical numbers were enjoyed elsijy
At roll call each member reeponueu
with some Item regarding Australia.
During the bualness session "Good
Roads" was discussed, and the subject
referred to the civics committee, who
will take the matter up with our legia
latore. ,
The following program was given:
Instrumental duet.
- ...Misses Edith and Genevieve Dufur
"Geology and Physical Features or
Auatrnlla"N Mrs. Bennett
'Chsrscteristles of the Country, In
cluding Drouths. .Climate, Etc."..,
"Soil and Principal Productions". ...
..Mm. Brhanno
Music, Instruments! duet..-., ffl
......Mrs. Huntington Mrs. Mnefee I
"Political History of the Country, Man- i
nera and Customa of the People"
Mrs. Bradnhaw
"Letters from a Resident of Austra- ..:
. lis. Formerly a Portland Olrl"...;
.....V... .,......... .'..Mrs. Menefee
It will be remembered that by the
active cooperation of thla club with the
Oregon Historical society congress deed
ed to the state the-old barracks and
the, ground upon which It stsnds at
The Dalles.
Tbe following letter will show that
the club's sctlvltles along this line are
not ronfined to Its own vicinity, for
recently lhoro'aprenid to Ore
gon's representatives In' congress a reeo-
eut. A moment's keen questioning by
tho commissioner, followed by refer
enco to the testimony, brought to light
, that th nearest approach to any eon
tract expressed or implied was the be
lief of the young man. based upon, let
ten from New York, that ho could
earn from tie to 114 a week at. bis
trade In New York. 1
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Kindness Tempers Justice. ., ; . "
Even-handed justice ths commissioner
meted out. with the unsbakablo nrm-
ness of man and tho- unfailing kind
liness of a . gentleman. Ills . most
a-raclous word and mannea were for
the unfortunates whose deportation It
became his duty to decree. .Yee, there
was something; more than Justice, that
something more, which at tho risk of
. . . . , . . . , 1 . .n
oeing aUDoea niuTinui, 1 wwwn
Americanism. . Tho commissioner In hit
ruling and decisions obviously obeyed
tho law to tho latter, but be also proved
that obedience to the letter need not
annul th spirit. , He fulfilled tho let
ter of the law In Its manifest spirit
Firm to tho point of lnexorableness In
demanding' compliance with tho law
governing the exclusion of the unfit and
undesirable, he la humaneness itself in
dealing with th wards- temporarily
committed to his ear. Is ho right or
wrong in holding that these strangers
are our sruests and as guests to, be re
garded and treated? They ar neither
beggars nor criminals, and they ought
tho courtesy which tho law of tho hu
man race exacts from host , to guest.
That seems to be the attitude of th
commissioner to th guest of th na
tion which ho represents, v.
.lie has, I learned. Introduced a num
ber of change (some of them seem
ing less important than they are), lr.tr
the methods of tho vast institution over
which he presides,, and every one of
them makes for tho .comfort and se
curity of tho belnga in hla keeping.
Formerly husband and . wive, parent
and children, were sometimes separated
while passing to the inspection desks.
Th separation would not last for mora
than an hour, but tho poor creatures
did not know that, and such screaming
and walling ensued as would have
What Haines Is Doing to ILncdurage Immigration
. By Rose B. Vandecar.
WHAT la Halnea doing to en--.-
courage immigration? I
would sky Haines is doing
her part. -' ' ' '
Ths town Is situated on the Oregon
Railroad at Navigation company' Una,
with access to four ' passenger-trews
dally, and the best of shipping facili
ties, and is conceded to be one of the
best market towns In the state.
The fanner can grow diversified crops
with the certain knowledge that he can
lution urging them to da their utmost
toward scouring an - appropriation for
the erection of a monument to Lewis
and Clark .at old Fort Clatsop, and the
club la greatly pleased to hava received
the following kindly assurance from
Senator C W. Fulton, chairman of the
senate committee on claim:
"Washington, D. C, Dec. tJ, 10.
Mrs. Elisabeth. M. Wilson, Correspond
ing Secretary Sorosis, The Dalles. Ore
gon: My Dear Madam f have re
ceived your letter inclosing copy of
resolution of the Sorosis club of Th
Dalles urging an appropriation of $10,
000 for th erection of a monument to
Lewis and Clark. I am glad to have
th resolution and th support of' your
organisation. It is not necessary. I
assume, for me to say that I am thor
oughly and heartily in favor of the
project and shall do all In my power to
secure the appropriation. Sincerely
yours, . , , . C. W. FULTON."
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Tuesday Afternoon Club '
Continues Its Study of Milton.
The Tuesday Afternoon club met at
the home of Mrs. W. B. Hall. 75 East
Twenty-eighth street.. The program, a
continuation of the study-of Milton, was
in the hand of Mrs. Hayes and waa
rendered as follows; Review, of books
two and three, Mrs. O. M. Gllnes; out
line of book four, Mrs. A. Ar- Bnlley;
outline of book five, Mrs. A. J. Stiles;
outline of book six. Mrs. W. F. Annana;
description of the Garden of Eden, Mrs.
A. Crofton; "Hatan's Rebellion." Mrs,
Florence E. Stalling. General discussion
waa led by Mrs, Stiles. '
Refreshments were served during the
social hovr by the hostess, assisted by
her daughter, Mrs. Ball.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. J. C. Jones, 421 Seventh street,
anuftry 18. - - -: - -'- - -
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An Indignant Protett v . . '
From New York President
Mrs. Philip Csrpenter, in th Federa
tion Bulletin, 1 replies to Marlon Mar
is nd's recent article. '"Ar New York
Clubwomen Shallow f Mrs. Carpenter
say In part: '
"As president of th State Federa
tion, ' I" am highly but still 'good-naturedly'
Indignant at the remarks In
the letter quoted by Marlon Harland
as the text for her srtlcle. She asks
one questi. 1 which I wish there was
more time and space to answer: 'Can
you nam one great work achieved by
a New York clubT Indeed, we can
ninny and many.. Two or three months
ago I sent out return poatale to our
fit federated clubs in the state, ask
ing each to nnme the best three things
aeeomptlsnea by" It -ffortng-the past two
years. The answers were truly sur-
malted a heart" of atone. That is
changed now. k .
K Needed Reform. ;
" The families pass together to th in
spection desks aa a result of a simple
change In tho methods of booking ii
tho offices of tho steamship rompanlea
upon - which Commissioner Watchorn
haa Insisted., Up to this time th. steer
age passengers wer permitted to carry
ss much of their baggag In their hnndr
as they chose, with the result that th
poor being ofttlmes staggered under
loads of bedding) and other household
goods. That is 'to be prohibited now,
and th Immigrant ar to b forbid
den 'to carry more than a portable
amount of luggage per person. The
remainder la to be cared for, aa la the
baggage of the first and second cabin
passengers, by tho steamship com
panies. The sleeping socommodat tons for
those detained pending- exclusion -or
admission are ' shockingly Inadequate.
Within 60 day tho commissioner,
through tho oxsoutlon of an admirably
simple plan, hopes . In large part to
remedy this condition. Enough Is said
lf it bo Indicated that as many as 150
men sleep In one. large room the hanging-
iron beds arranged In three tiers
and that tho lavatories are " not ar
ranged for mora than ono sixth' of that
number. Ono of the results Is that
th immigrants ar compelled to arise
at 1:10 o'clock, in the morning; the new
arrangements, which will place no more
than 1 persona in a room, will permit
them to sleep an hour longer. Benches
havo been plaoed In the aisles of ex
amination in which men, women and
children formerly stood for sn hour or
longer wnna awaiting their turn. A
parcels .room Is to be provided for the
use of those who now drag their nu
merous and cumbersome packages about
with them all the day, sometimes for
daya. Tho wheels of th little freight
trucks have been - rubber tired that
sleep may - be enjoyed ' by th Immi
grants, who, especially, in tho sum
mer months., were kept awake by the
din. and rattling of tho vehicles over
tn pavements throughout the night. .
I -have tried to ssy something about
Ellis island and I find that,, Instead of
sell and receive the highest cash price
for tbe same. The beautiful outlying
valleys with their broad acrea of rich
alfalfa, and grain flelda, together with
the fruitful orchards, well-kept homes,
substantial buildings and good fences,
bear striking testimony- Of, the busy',
successful fanner.
The western section Is well watered
from -the numerous ereeks arid springe
Aa yet dry .land farming is in its in
fancy. One man stated that 100 acres
yielded him 1 MOO bushels of bsrlay
with no irrigation: but conditions wer
favorable and . the soil was properly
worked. '
Many homeseekers are taking up land
seat of the town and are making pay-
king Investments of what waa considered
worthless land, on account of tbe ex
pense of Irrigation. However, these
energetic men have brought the water
on their land by ditches, by" windmills
end -by-n-pumplng -plent -of 0-hoTse
power, which takes from a slough ef
Powder river. A large caaal running
from Powder river above Baker City 1
being built and will be completed th
coming year. . '
Stock doe wall here and the farmer
who has cattle, sheep or hogs will make
money If th stock Is rightly handled.
They can be raised or bought for feed
ers at good profit Hay generally sells
at from $S to it per ton. . - ..
The Rock Creek Flouring mills, situ
ated on Rock ereek, makes fine flour
and feed stuffs and haa a warehouse
in Haines. Th Rock Creek Creamery
association owns and operates a cream
ery In town and the patrona are well
satisfied. The sawmills furnish lumber
at reasonable rates at the mills, which
ere easily accessible, or atthe yards In
Haines, of which there are four. The
Northwestern Granite quarry, situated
on and a half mile east of tb town,
employ a large fore of men con
stantly. The granite Is of a superior
prising. . I . knew our .clubs . bad don
a great deal of earnest work, but these
record ar something to be proud of.
Hospital beds - have, been - endowed,
scholarships founded and maintained,
women probation officers supported
and paid, libraries started, child labor
laws upheld, sewing and . cooking
schools conducted, and Industrial union
work carried on. ''
"On small club reported: We bsve
raised the literary standard - of our
town." Is not that a work worth
while!
"Geniuses and the distinguished may
not need clubs, perhaps; but the woman
who haa not had a chance, If there le
aoma little hidden talent done np In
her napkin, neede the club to lead her
feet for an occaalonal hour out of the
bleaaed but confining home rut of dally
duty Into the open flelda of -outside
thought and work." ,7
t .. '-..y
Another Deserts Society ,
To Enroll as a Worker.
Comes the news from Paris that an
other charming bells has deserted from
the ranks Of social ambitions snd will
devote herself .hereafter to the pursuit
of the muses. Miss Enid Shaw, elder
daughter of the secretary of the treas
ury, who haa been abroad for the past
IS months, will continue her studies at
th feorbonne with a view of preparing
herself for the chair of literature-at
her alma mater, the Cornell college of
lows,.,. ....,.....
Miss Shsw took th degree ef A. M.
with the flrrt honors In a class of 40
about three years ago. She made her
debut In Washington the following win
ter, but the frivolities Interested her
but little. She Is a clever writer of
verse, and she is now taking an ad
vanced course on thj early romance
writings of the Latin tongue sad mod
ern English versifiers. ,
; Miss 8haW is an unusually attractive
girl, with the cordial, pleasant manner
which seems the birthright of the
western girl.- and la considered tbe fin
est conversationalist In the younger of
ficial set The Texas Woman,--,i r-
' L st t fj ' ,J
Some Conclusive Proof
That the World Is Round. 7 ; ' .
' "Proof That the World Is Round" Is
the title of the leading article In a re
cent las-' of th Pehin Womsn's Jour
nal, th new dally paper published for
the women of China. According to the
article, the world 'must be round, "be
cause. If tt were flat like a. plate, and
whirled around and around, aa surely it
does, the wind esused by the great
whirling would sweep all mankind off
the "earth.- .Ther"lB ;nowtnrt caused
when you whirl a ball in your handa;
describing the institution. I have been
telling of th man who la lta presiding
genius. But. aftr all. sn institution Is
Invariably "the lengthened shadow of a
man.;' Under tho reign of partisan poli
tics and the ceaseless 'shifting of office-holders
to which it gives rise, no
man may bo said to be inseparable from
the place by him filled. But lf there be
a man who seems a part, and th best
and biggest part, of an Institution, that
man la ho who began a lite of toll at
11 - In an English coal, mine, worked
underground In two ' continents for
nearly SO years, became leader of a
miners organisation, one of the found
ers of tho United Mine Workers' asso
ciation, tbevpresldenl of which today is
John Mitchell, went into the immigra
tion service a Inspector and was named
by President Roosevelt sa commis
sioner of Immigration more than two
years ago. If I were asked, to sum up
my Impression of . the man and the
quality of his service, I would say that.
If Theodore Roosevelt --' wer ' commis
sioner of Immigration -of New York, he
would do th work In th way in which
Robert Watchorn Is doing.' It today.
That' rare praise! He is a rare man
who calls it forth. , ,
.. If there ber pathos and "sorrow.- tn
etudlng chiefly the grief of those denied
admittance, at Ellis Inland there is alaa
Immeasurable . Joy, - I stood for aom
tlm In the hall In which ar gathered
the immigrants, .whose- admittance de
pends .on the receipt Of.' advloes and
money from relatives somewhere In the
land. In cam an official. - Every 'one
was expectation. Some foreign, nam
was called aloud. A telegram or m.oney
order waa handed to the man answering
thereto, Th bliss of th recipient was
contagious, - - oven though disappoint
ment camo to those waiting 'and- wait
ing for the "tiding of liberation. .
Where Familieg Afe Reunited. ..
But even this place la lesa interesting
than - tho ' so-called klsslng-block, th
name given to the place of reunion.
Here it is that husband and wife meet
again after years of agonising, heart
breaking separation, that father, and
child are after almost interminable
waiting reunited again In th. embrace
of love. If a man have any tears to
shed, let htm avoid .that apot, which
quality, as is testified by the many de
mands for It from other elates, for
monuments as well as for building pur
poses. ... '. . - -. .
Radium Snrinss sanitarium. - beauti
fully altuated one mile north of Haines,
and eper.ed to the publle six months
ago. is fust becoming a popular health
resort. Bath of all sorts are furnished
at reasonable rates . snd experienced
nurses are In charge. The waters, boil
ing up from the ground, contain those
peculiar health-giving . elements that
only Mother Nature controls.
Haines Is headquarters for ths rich
mining districts In the Blue mountains,
which bound the valley on the west.
Here are found.. the famoua Balsley
Elkhorn, Highland and ethers. ,
Coming to the business center of the
town Itself: Th buildings are- good
and the sidewalks on which one may
walk from one end of the town to the
other are kept- tn -repair. We have two
general stores, that make some or the
more pretentloua city onea alt up and
take notion. . Th . Halnea Mercantile
company laat year completed a two
it ory granite building, which i one of
the finest and most substantial struc
tures In the state. The Halnea Com
mercial company also built a handsome
brick store, which Is fully equipped
with elevator and n nwiini sppii
snoee; J. C Chrlstensen, a a - pioneer-
merchant and farmer, has thla year
built a row of brick business places
whloh were rented before completion.
Halnea has printing office, the home
of the Helnes Record, which Is doing
splendid work In the upbuilding of thla
section. Tho Bates Loan -fS Trust com
pany has a branch office here.
We have two churches and a foupr
roomed school building. Dr. C. H.
Francis Is the practicing physician.
Men are busy setting, poles for the
electric light company and the lights
will be turned on at once, .
but what If von ahould whirl a fan?
, "Our ancestors - - believed that- the
warld waa flat," contlnuee tbe article,
"and their belief ahould always be re
ceived respectfully, even though we
msy think differently today; but we
know now that the foreigners live on
the other elde of the -world, and if it
were flat the power to pull people off
the world would -work more strongly
tnan it, ooes on a round world. They
would walk like fllee on the ceiling.
The paper also moralised uoon the
"Evils of Obtaining Evidence by Tor
ture. - .
n u
A Pertinent Question ' .
for Portland Musicians.
' The Boston Journal says: "The Wo
man's Philharmonic society . of New
York City haa formed an orchestra
among lta members and Is holdtna
weekly rehearsals under th direction of
Mis Olive Mead. It has Issued a are
oral invitation to women prayers of
sinngea instruments to join tn society
and orchestra which Is to be made per
manent" The musicians of Portland
might Inquire lf, to make this great
orchestra possible. It was necessary for
me city 10 auow women to play in the
saloons, as was so eloquently . pleaded
before Portland's city council, aa - one
reason tor wanting " little ladles" re
tained In them. r
Forestry Club
Will Meet Tomorrow. ' .; r
The regular monthly meeting of th
Forestry olub .will be held at the home
of Mrs. C M. Cartwrlght, 111 Seventh
street. Monday, January 14. at. I p. m.
A general Invitation Is extended to any
on interested In forestry to attend,
whether they ar member or not. . Th
elub meeting thi year have been grow
ing in Interest, and It Is a subject every
on should feel It a duty to Inform
themselves upon, and no better opper
tnnlty could b offered . than these
pleasant semi-social gatherings.
Tht Carlton Club
Revives Its Activities. '
Owing to llihess in the famllyof several
of its members, the Carlton club discon
tinued Its sctlve work something ever a
year ago. Things now being more favor
able, a few day ago the club waa again
called, together and It waa decided to
renew Ita activities;
Th club haa not decided upon what
particular line of work to take up, but
will determine thi at the next meeting.
The officer for th coming year are:
President,- Mr. - Jesele -Findlay; - vie.
president, Mrs. .E, E. Ellsworth; aecre-
provea too much for most men. Wisely
cautious are the authorities tn gnardlng
against barm to young women by ques
tioning every man or woman who comes
t :iue island to take away a woman
immigrant and then questioning" her if
turn in order to ascertain ouw int
Stories tally- '
The officers of Ellis Island were par
ticularly pleased with" their - recent
Christmas celebration at which 1,I7(
gifts were distributed to aa many im
migrants and th Christmas greeting--spoken
In to different tongues, auo
sesslvely, not simultaneously, by min
isters of as many churches snd people,
I am sorely tempted r closing this
sketch of ths gateway of th republlo
to consider some aspects of the g-reat
problem of Immigration. ' Let mo rather
record th summing up of the question
by one who guards that' gateway..
"Of th army of immigrants which
annually aeeks admittance less than I
per cent la rejected," bo said. . "No
army In the world doea better, and
armies are recruited ef th youth only
of a land. I havo yet ti Hear a valid
reason for raising tho bare against Im
migrants. What are the evil fruits of
ths immigration policy?" ; "
rbe Flar"g New Meaning. 1
Thus spake one not only pecullarlfV
qualified iv pmmm un lira ud.iuii vj row-
son of bis position but also because he
was for many year a member of the
great army of American , worklngmen,
aye, a leader iq that army who would
not knowingly let any evil befall th
American worker through immigration
or any other governmental policy,
"i My laat glimpse of the gateway aa I
returned to New York, ahowed a huge
flag floating to the stout breexea of
the December day. That flag had com
within- some hours to mean a little
more thsn ever before. I had keen'
some Europeans ' In the - unmaking.
Bowed and cowed by officialism, they
trembled with fear when addressed
however quietly and courteously by
an official of the - United States, I
knew as the flag faded from tny. sight
that it would not bo vary long ber ore
the sens of possession of the starry
flag would fill the sky of the new
comers with the sunlight of hope, and
their hearts with th joy of self-reliant.
Invincible American manhood. . -
t-f si !n si la tm . I.. tk
following orders ar represented: Wood
men of tho World. A. X U. W- Odd FH-
lAtVB. A mar. , Aeelasi At' TJa..
e -" - V U"t t VT.VJH VOa. k7a.
Order of Waahtngton and -Women of
Ex-Merchant Davie Wilcox can rlghtj
Mnqi tiw miner vi xinines. JQrvr
and was continuously In business until
three .,r. - u. vriifl-- w
. , . . . . ... vm. n viia
first mayor and has served since then
with the exception of two terms, snd Is
again our mayor. . -- , . . .-
tary. and treasurer Miss Maud Stone;
librarian. Miss Effle Smith. Soon after
tbe elub organised It became member
of the state federation.
i. HE HAD TO PAY
Mayor Stoy of At lan tie City -era
talking about Christmas dinners.
.. "If one is gotnr to give a Christmas
dinner," he said, "it la beat to give a
good, even a lavish, one. Then one
doesn't get up from the table with re
morse gnawing at the heart, as was
the case with an Atlantlo City young
man. . .
"He took hla fiancee and her mother
to a Christmas dinner in a New York
restanrant. A rHvIn m i -
- n - -" in..UIIH
a little, before the ladles, he ordered the
dinner, and then said to the waiter:
T-on nere; I'll call for two quarts
of champagne after the fish, but you
lust bring that champagne elder In th
fancv bottle fmfMS t ......
- -. .IU1I,
and the ladles won't know the differ-
snoe. - 'v 0- - '
"Very well, sir,' said the waiter.
- "Then the 1ad1a -u. -i
.....-, .1 v, in. u 1 li
ner Broa-ressad inl.iiiMi Th.
r- - M V.11KIII
name waa ordered, th.
brought, and neither guest percelved
inn deception... un me contrary, they
both praised the champagne. They
Hrsnlr hurtll a a
nut wnen ins 0111 came at the f -'
ner's end. the young man's face dark
ened. He Reckoned to the waiter, and
With nods and winks nlnre imIbii t
the wine Item. , . 1 .
" 'Walter, there's some mistake about
this charge. Isn't therer - . -
M ni. tiA ale mmtit Ik. w I . -
boLtce of champagne, 1 8. That , was
wnm you oraeren, sir. ,
"Certainly. Two bottles of eham-
naene. W r.m.m ),.. ....- i,.
- ,. v u . viugiuia
them,' the ladles chorused. ' r.
- nut- aaia tne young man, wink
ing and noddlna- like a ateam at.
the waiter.
" Th bill Is quite correct, sir said
the waiter, firmly ..
"The ladles looked at him reproach
fully, and the rouns man cnuM An noth
ing but pay up." . .... r .... .
Unconscious Irony.
A New Enaiand mmm m. ...
night last winter. when the thermometer
fell below sero his wife exnresaed her '.
concern for the new Swedish maid who
ha1 an linhntl .
"T.llaa " aha mat l 'tk.
. -..... ... BJIll, ..III"'" -
berlng the good old custom of her yonth,
"aa It la bltterlv cold tnniDht n- hat.
ter take a flatlron to tied with you."
m ra, saia Kjlrn, In mild. and
exoresalnntese assent. f '
In the mflmlnr h. (-f . -k-J
how she passed the night With a algh,
sne rcpiicoi
- "Wall. Itl'm. I rat the Irmi .na .ml-. -
varm before morning.
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