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I THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND v SUNDAY HORNING, JUNE V; W07; ) if V -" -'I rSI.ri"rfl i-TriE ".: VrriHEiUnlf woman' 'judge- m 'AmerUal f I i right! But she is making such '?--ra creditable record on the bench that . r ) she may have a number Of smcr juaw 1 fore long. ' . v I : Justice is usually pictured as astateiy male with bandaged eyes. ' But Mrs: Cather ' ine Waugh' McCullochow'Mrsl Justice McCullochof Evanston, III.; keeps her eyes r land het 'tars wide opcnIturarelyrJoo;Jha . lawyers attempt to confuse her, for, shells r 'lawyer, and a good one, herself. ' . X VI - 5Ae ii o 4 creature of fortunate cirtum- I stances, a favorite of opportunity, elevated to .t;. J ' 'judicial dignity and power by appoinfoiau;p . :thority upon which She brought tnpucner u :r Jr o jwfc the prize she now possesses. '3 ; I . No'; indeed. : The sovereign vote of man; lP cast in sufficient number at a regular election, r secured for this plucky little woman jhe office Jn which ''was coveted by ' male ' pqlitkianJ, who , ; contested with her' in the battle of the ballots. ; Woman suffragists in Illinois and every'.:. , fwhere else are jubilant over the success of their ' sister in the Sucker State, and while h&elec--C-: tion is not a victory for the cause of woman '. suffrage, it is a signal triumph for one of most ardent champions and persistent work' 0-?. ers. .I A Tnlel eome to fadgment! Tea a Van!. F OR yeara.Mra. MoCulloch haa boon a leader among tha woman utTraglatt or tno miauie " haa rendered Invaluable work on tha platform , and In women'a cluba and political convention. ; In furthering the rnovamont j ' :i": 'r;'.l. :'x" - f 1 Mra. Juatlco MteCulloch takeo bar naw poaltlon and ' tho bonora that go with It with ber naual charming aorl- ouanaaa. "While her fellowtownamen of tho large. feen lonablo and progreaalvo auburb of Chicago. 1 theIr tlon. having choaen her above aeveral anxloua aeplranto v-of tho other aex for tho office of Juatlco of the peace, aro priding themaelvea aa -being aomethlng of lnnovatore. " "her honor" haraelf U auletly dlapelUn that feeling by ! declaring that there are. precedent, Madame Juatlce'o aaaortlon la true; there la a long Hat of precodenta, but thero la no precedent In the Vnltad " 8tIt"lo true that women JuaUcoa can claim a flourlohlng family tree, but hitherto lt root, trunk- and branch havo boon In the old world. - According to old Kngllah cue torn, there never waa any discrimination aa to tb aex of tho holder of tha offlce of Juatlco, of the peace, nor la ihero In tho later lawa of England. For, that matter, there la nothing in tho constitution of Illinois aa to.tho ex of tho holder of tho office. ' Aa to tha preeedonts-that Is, tho Bngllah onoa-thoy 1 date back to tho tlmo Of Edward I. when women were . entered aa holding court of frank-pledge, aa Johanna do Huntlngfeud In the Hundred of Poppeworth. Lady Mar- xaret, Countese of Richmond, under Henry VII, waa justice of tho peace, aa waa the Lady of Berkley under r Queen Mary. Hlatory mentlona other women aa filling J' the position of magistrate. - ' - For modern America Mr MoCulloch will bo tha prec edent for tha ountry-a future generation, aa, so far M I known, aha la the, first woman to bo elected by the votea of male ouffragleta at a popular and regular cloc- i ? tho romtn ftngMM ot IlUnola and tho country , - aeneraUy are rejoiced over the eucoess of Mra. McCulloch, , they aro not more elated than aro tho women lawyera of Chicago, of which fraternity she la a leading, honored and , nloneer member. '. . . u The now fomlnlno dlspenaer of tow and Juatlce haa been for yaara an active practitioner In tho IlUnola courta. and regarded aa an able and auccessful lawyer. She poe ...... v.Bim ludirment. resourcefulness and a manner ot finality m argument-dualities which stamp her aa poa- ( seising to an admirable' degree tho Judicial temperament. , The atory of bow Mra. ; McCulloch. , wlfa,moUor. 'lawyer, woman suffrago advocate, clvlo reformer and up- lifter, became a candidate for JusUc of the peace In v Evanaton and waa triumphantly elected la a wlquo and . interesting atory of politico and town pr Idfc -A abort time before tho town election last April ono of the wven Justloea of the peace In tho university of Chlcago-lt la the aeat of the Northwestern Unlveralty -realgnad The vacancy had to bo filled. ' now. there la no lack of Judicial timber In Evaneton. f ' for many of the moat prominent membera of the Chicago bar make their homea In tJhe pretty WDr town. It waa supposed that some one of them, especially one oi ine younger attorneys, would consent to make the raoe for , Che office. h hlteh cam n. The l,gaBlUneagUn.drd iSot relish the Idea of .giving up their - JT5..nt. f remunerative practice in the big city for a t 'country lustlce'a officer y'.' f wuniry ju-ubb - y...M. --.tin about William 8. an acoeDLaDie ana' wium. Moore, bettor known as "Bum, far "good fellow," announoed hi ' there was oonsternatlon in cert a plumber and a popu- canuiaacy, vji ouumo, certain seta, including tn university faculty. "BlUie" Moor a a pi nlvei ght Moor a a plumber wa u JBUt justice u w. uui w w ENDED A DISTRESSING DILEMMA 1. ti. Miinu wa. th- nnltr na.ndlds.te In th field,' and the loading cltlsen were prey to more or less v olent , nlKhtmres, in which th chief vision wa the plumber -; ' toinite-inf Justlc according to hi Pe"" noU ona ... A number of men lawyers wer requeated to accept th "T'h?". IndlvlduaVwho suggested, Mrs. MoCulloch. ; Happy , VhouKhtt It found ready and general Indorsement by the - men and women of Evawton. , All knew her to b a good lawyer, a ready and resourceful woman, and of high - tandin at the bar as a member of the law firm oi , vcuaoob- McCulloch, th senior partner being her hushand, Frank H. MoCulloch. - : : r- There wa a conference, in which th lawyers, huslnes men and other leading citlsens of th town took part A . a result Lawyer Oeorge N. Woodley waa named a com- mlttee of one, to call on Mr. McCulloch and inform her that it Waa too Wish of tbo best oitisena of her town that ; ihe should make the race for the vacant Justiceship. ..j certainly waa aurprised." said Mra. McCulloch' afterward. "It waa tho first I knew of any desire on, : the part of my neighbor that I should be a candidat. for '1 had riven the matter not th slightest thought with 'retard to myaelfT' Why, I never vn cared to hold 7 ifflca In th woman' olubs, as It would take too much time from my home and my law practice." - - - But Mr: MoCulloch consulted with her husband and -i decided to accept - A soon as her decision became known a lively campaign was started. - . - j - All the lawyers living in Kvahston, and many leading business and working men, got busy campaigning for th D .1' fWlt : t - ; .; , ; v: Vv. . y : f I Opponent r ttie- woman "candidate. Tho women? too, took a hand In tho - canvass, for nearly all of them were warm frlenda of the lady lawyer. , . . - . '' ',' There were meetlnga at night In ovary ward, feaa and . luncheona in the afternooha, and tho battle waxed hot The leading newspaper of the town cam out with a atlrrlng appeal to tha voters to rally to th aupport of Mra. MCulloch. -:, : v ' ' Her supporter oon dlscwered that the woman -canf dldate, t although aelt-poasessed enough In court on tho riutrfage platform 'and. before the cluba. waa much averse to taking, up the cudgela of tha politician. O Sbe refused to aay a word In criticism or comment of her rlvtl, and declined to parade herself or Indulge In any kind of campaign pyrotechnic. Her modeat and quietly conducted canvasa attracted attention enough to gain "additional aupport to her candidacy, and Increased her strength dally aa election day drew nearer. Wives Influenced their husbands, mothers their ona, alstera their brothers and tha girl their beaux to pledge themselves to vote for th woman justice candidate. In .tho.mantlm"BlUl" Moor did eoma Very lively lee tioneerlng with braaa bands and all tha other old-tlm ao. cessoriea of a regular political campaign. "POPULAR PLUMBER" BADLY BEATEN r i On election day there waa a big turnout : Tho popular plumber and hla frlenda were aa active aa they could bo In a spectacular way, and "BlUte" Moor offered to bet all kinds of money that he would beat "that little woman lawyer" two to, on. ' Th McCulloch adherent ald nothing, iut amlled quietly. They had good reasons to amlle, for when th voting who all over and the returna announced It waa found that "that little woman lawyer" bad defeated tho "popular" plumber by 1300 majority. V "' - Mra. MoCulloch accepted ber triumph at the polls and promoUon to the ranka of the Judtdary calmly, but with undisguised satisfaction, a frlenda of both aexea. old and young, crowded Into her posy home to congratu late her. ' '' 'S"-:'-"' The plumber waa ao wrought up at hla defeat that ho ' employed an attorney to contest Mr. MfeCulloch'' elec tion on the ground' that she was Ineligible on account of her x. H met disappointment at every turn, however, for the election board forwarded tha result to th aecr-. tary of state nd certified that Catherine Waugh McCul- Soch had been duly elected. ' . v ; . . Moor entered a formal protest before Governor D- "neen against the latter Issuing a commission to the wom an Justice-elect and tb executive referred the mattar to th attorney general of th Btato for hla opinion, Tho- 1 1 - -' J5 ' " . fX Vr v mm MuatME Quarantine the Lips 7iilercu'!osjJ OIENOE has, pro nounced another an athema, . After Jt- tacking many ancient " institution and customs ; after discovering the sources , and curea of mysterioua dis eases; after revealing to ns . tha ravages of the armies of germs that infest the places we live in, it has made the most sweeping attack of alL " . Science has directed its shaft against ' lpve. It has uttered its judgment on the . kiss. . That kissine is product- . ' ive of more diseases than the ' flesh would ordinarily be heir, to iV the statement of worid-renowned scientists, such as Paatinr- R mi. "Natter and others.' At the conven tion of the American Medical Society in Atlantio, r: Thvi5an advifted the tlac-; o.uw. . - "' -.,!,. ing ot a sign on avery craaio vx uio uiu, wvur, Jiias tho Uaby.- ,? s .. .. j x frjCtlforina "CuUoct, mansion's iff 0 ; attorney general promptly ruled that It waa the govarnofa" duty to Uu' a commission to Mrs. McCulloch on the face of tb return, that ther was nothing Ip th Btate on- atitutlon preventing Mrs. McCulloch from assuming tha office to which she had bean elected, and that th gov ernor bad no discretion in th matter but to comply with the law. . y'..i;v .'".' ' V.'.J Three week after election Mra, McCulloch received : her commission and was sworn in. After procuring eon v of th form of marrlar licenses, tho new Justlc returned to hr horn, where she opened br office In her - library. She decided that ah would not open a court-, room In a publlo building until the Increase of business mad It neoeaaary to hav larger quarters. ' i Her flrt official act waa th acknowledgment of a chattel mortgage given by an Evanston woman, whloh brought her flrt fe aa Justlc-M cent. Two days later ah performed th first really Im portant official act of her new position by marrying a ooupl from Indiana, for which sh reoeived a fee of 12, th sum allowed by law. . v She officiated with a perfect sangfroid as aa expert squire, deviating only In her method by living up to hr ; announcement that h would omit th word "obey" from , the marriage ceremony. Buainesa with Mra. Juatlco McCulloch Improved aa time progressed. Two weeks after her Induction Into ! office ahe held a regular -session of court There wer four case on th docket, and for th convenience of th parties Interested, her bom offlc being too small, ah held court in the chambers of a "brother" magistrate, Justice McCallum. .... .':''-:..'" .. Naturally, new that tho woman Juatlce was going to Jhold public trials apread rapidly, and friend of Mra. McCulloch and curiosity seekers orowdd th courtroom until It was Jammed and standing room waa at a pre mium. " . ' ' Th personal frlenda of th fair magistrate present wer numerous. The women vlaltora had seats about the bench, and among them wer aeveral prominent of- ; flciala of different equal-suffrage leagues, school teachers, sociologists, social ettlement leader and woman attor neya.. , By a curious coincidence, the first case on tha docket ' waa that of a surety company against William" E. Moore, the plumber opponent of Mrs. McCuUoch. Judgment by default was entered against th defendant who did not put In an appearanc. Justlc McCulloch wa quit aelf-possessed when she asked th urety company' attorney, Lawyer D. R. Mc " Masters, to bo sworn. . Attorney McMastera approached 'the Justice's bench timidly and waa sworn. Mrs. McCul loch repeating the oath without a mistake. Sh after- CRMS and mtcroDe iur ia mr ". - . - a- . j ab am Jt clared Dr. T. irransum imoru, 01 w wr rsey, before a convention of th dentists of "I would advise," declared th phyalclan, "that very kiss be sterilised; and that If this were found to b lra'ogsible. to Uke a sanitary gargl after every . kiss." xSlToalf on Mary or Julia thia. venlng. All week you have dreamed ov.tb soft, lovly fac. and th P5w she"'enchants you as sha appear In th parlor. How kittenish she is aa you try to embrace her., and how delightfully she realsts as you try to kiss her. Then suddenly ahe. throws a handkerchief over her mouth. Bbe blushes and motions you away. . : "'JohnJohn.;; sbo ask, "hav you brought th per- 0X1 nk o? taking a gargl of germicide after every ' k,S Or perhaps Mary would ruah from your arma when you tried to kiss her. She would go to a recess In the narlor and place a mysterious looking instrument over her mouth. You e It is made of very thin rubber. , U .men. -drus-sv."- Then Mary telle yo it la a eanltary Up protector to prevent tb tranaf erenc of germ In ' - But what can we doT Selene tells us in no uncertain tones that kissing 1 dangeroue. That llpa aa red and fresh as Jun rosebuds may teem with virulent and deadly bacilli. That cheek soft and rosy may shelter . "Ilie kissing habit, is terrlhle enough when fonflned an arm v of noxious terms. to lovers." declared fDr. O. W. Draae, nome pnysicisn the uoUina ; InsUtut. Virginia, at tb Atlantio City pwrnventlon, "but whoa the tad cats started among; oo W. !1 0 I m Rjiirs.x xvV rrx rT:.vir: ?v ERM3 and musrooe lur m .w . w f j r VTclared Dr. T. Franklin llfford. of Kr J.r- f ( f ) ll'wy, before convnUon of th dentist of W iA. V y JW(f 75 3T 1 ',' r V, ward admitted that aha bad committed It to memory. Tho other case, wer on not, and It required only seven minutes to hear th vldenc In all Moor, th defeated candidate, who waa not present "when th cas aalnat him wa called, afterward ex plained hi absonc by saying that h had not n away from th hearing on account of any 1U feeling to ward Mr. McCulloch, whom h esteemed a. an able lawyer and woman of the higheet character, but h dldn t Uke the Idea of being tried bef or ft woman. ; , He declared, alo, "that It U hard to convlnc a woman when h ha an opinion on any subject Tou can't reason with her." aald Moore, In conclusion, "and I don't car to hav ft woman Judgr In a hearing In which I am a party.":- -v.;.. ; Whatever may be th opinion of Plumber Moor as to th propriety of a woman sitting a Judg in a case, his views ar far from being shared by the male mem ber of the Chicago bar. :.; -; The good opinion they entertain and th friendliness they feet toward tho woman justice was demonstrated in a notable manner when Mrs. McCullooh waa invited to bo one of the guests of honor at the banquet of the Law Club at th Auditorium Hotel. v against Love? Ptphth&rtA Typkot'cC leg glrla you hav a sourc of danger and diseaa con tagion that is Mal!lMn 'Kiss? Collea-e Klrls kiss when tney greet eacn wnw In the morning. ki when they aay good night, ana all day between. Pretty student have kissed the mosj i alarming grippe epidemics through many of our . lfSt 1 femalu seminaries and universities. It la high tint th r itmm ahnuM anealr out to save tb eaU- Catdalr sex from kissing their lives away by . trans mitting tuoercuiosi tnanm nwiMj. - - What are thes terrlbl nd. deadly germs that pger ,bThw ire" pneumonia tubereuloais, dlphtherl. whoop- ' ln-couKh. typhoid, grippe, scarlatina, glanders, lnfiuensa and gvnns ot skin Infections of innumerable varleti.( """when you berid over to kls the lip of a charming girl.1 declared a physftlan, "yous are, poesioiy S'V"". Kr death Warrant' -UnconsclofcielT you ..Jtjg murder tan Or ah maj; tajpart to you disease which Her 1 . c?a V AT. In . mm- Ul Ml Hit r ' , w s- vii m - there are v,-' u i AVvw ' Xvnr n f th bl ttornr prnt, vhn r . v . Bjxmdlnf to tb tort Mlf0e4 to bint, paid hlih uH-hi' i to th womn Jutlc-4qulr MoCulloch, of Ev.nntou, 'l WttB MVfc MoCullock MwMl,wltli a pech ih" aj 7 ffroted wit round ftar round of pplu.. ,J 1 '1 m lctd without imlreh on my ohrotr oc i" th promlo of ft ooUtary Job," ih aid. "I P n' 1 M womra la wlom pubUo poltlon. I Iwpo to on ft corporation councel or ft mmbr of tho drlnf bor ''; or ft tntrtor In cbaaoory. 4 that tho itart wado wta mcf loctlon wra"iproad to th women of Chlcato." i " " Tho moot unfcjuo and oloiunt roontrtloa In honoi 1: of tho only woa Judgo In Amrlc wao tho repttot to Mrn, McCulloeh la honor of hor victory tll i woman momboro of tho Chicago bar. Thwo waa a eor onatlon oorwaony, la which Mro. MoCulloch woo glvoa ! . Oroek laurol wroath. Thlo camo tho flnalo to aa, . afUrnooo of opoochmaklng and good ehtor. Only women ' Uwyora woro proacnt " 1 ' ' ' Somo tlmo after tho llttU affair la her honor by th wonea member of tho Cook county bar. Jfra, Juatlco MoCulloch onterUlnod tho lady lawyera at ber homa. I C ! waa a taaat for tha woman oufrraalaU. and all too paaohea amacked of confldenoo for mora treat AorU r'V fortha oauao to go down Into hUtory with tha olectlon ''r.of.Mra. JuaUca MoCulloch. , : ';'.'' '';"" ; ENTERTAINED BROTHER JUSTICES . j ' Later lira. McCulloch cnterUlned ber brother it,c of Kvanaton at an Informal dinner at bar homo. All tna) Mulraa but throe, who aent lettero of regret, were proaent ; with their wlraa. It waa a very enjoyable oocaelon. ana ho mala Juatlcea manlfeated tho groateat paraor an official friendship for their fair colleague. - ' Tha quallflcauon. of Mra. McCuUoch for tho effleft to whUh aha haa bn alected aro of tha hlghoat g i. prima of Ufa a. ratl In y.ara. MTft McCulloch 1; ber In inenuUty and genwal 'r. J In her girlhood aha graduated from Rockford CoUe , in Illlnola. where aha received her inaatar'rdegroo. STah. waa graduated fron, tb. Uwcolleja of No J we.t.rn Unlveral. Tha ana yaar "JZ practice beforrtha Supreme Court of V8 For a little over alxteen yeara aha ha. bean ft memf r o the Illlnola Bar AaaoclaUonv f " nock- Up to 1S aha pracUced law In 'VulSS ford. IU.; but on bar marrUg.to Frank j ana removeo i-ukm". "- . , .k. " . . . . . - .v.. of h under the nna removed to Cbicago. ana over - - h fl "v Mr. McCulloch auch ."c. M ah. could to J time eho waa abio to apara irem w - iral law eollego acboolmat of tho l-J-Jg J , beanjuatlc. of tha poaco. two aro now fil"nh'" IXcW poVlUon. in Chicago, four hav. boon ' '' tor. andTnoth to tho yrownt govornor of UJlnol " Charlaa 8. Panaon. , 4 ' . ' Humans With Animal Eyes - r-N. O TOU know that aoma pooplo havo JJ"' P HVy, you .ver aeen a man with amall ayaa. acrow U S 11, Z tha round aya. of a dogT H.va jouavat tZi a woman with tha atrangal aP t 'a SSioCft cat. or one with tho Urgand aombor W of the owlT i will tell you in re nwu 'model, who po.7for plcturo. of doga. to th. -th oaUent resigned look painters wl to put into th eye. of th favorlU pot of man. . i In th north of England thr 1 said to be a solloitotf who became quit wealthy. He ascribed hi auccesa to bis ye-thy wr larg and dark. Ilk tho of aa owl. so that h appeared very wis. Peopt. h J6V looked into hi. ye and truted him.. . ia Pari ar two Englishmen who poa for ploture Both are dweller Of th Latin Quartet and ar well known. On 1 said to hav th y of a dog, tho other of a eat In ' Florence a model, Boutemp, posed fof Mataraxxo, th great animal painter. At Opor. In Italy a man posed for Senor Joaquin da Coata. who palntod animal. Th man claimed to hav been a Catholl priest Hlg eye. were said to strikingly reaembl those of a dog. . . , may blast your tlw ' "It is natural that germe of all klnda ahould llnge In the mouth and on the lips. Germs teem ia decayln particles of food in the teeth, t Especially if th tee u are decayed there are sure to bo vicious and deadly germs. Variou kind of food you eat carry th germ. 10 "m?Umia the germ find ther nvironmentsult them, and they colonize tn your mouth. Again, they fln4 conditions inauspicious for their growth and they perish. The mouth i the most unclean part .of the body, and ae the same time the channel most admissible to th armies of disease microbes. : ' - , - "Before you kiss th sweet little one who Uve"in th sunlight of your smile, pause. Think of th danger top which you are heedlessly rushing. ; Tuberculosi. pneu monia, 'diphtheria the possibilities ; of dlseas ar ap Pal"pe'rhaps you are not infecteCyoirslf. Tou do nog have tuberoulosl,' pneumonia, grippe or any other dlseaso. Certainly, you eay. It s safe for you to his. ; "Persons having absolutely no disease themselves ar most liable to give disease to others. In , your moutbj thero may he million of tuberculosis bacilli. ?'No. you do -not nave tuberculosis; yoi r In n danger Of getting it There is no place In your lung where the germs could start their destructive work ; yo v tissues are healthy, ajd able to withstand their attach "BuVwhileyou- are in no danger yourself you ' carrying these deadly little agents about in your mouth. Tou kiss a frlend- sweetheart. Perhaps her lungs wo weak, there is a predisposition to lung trouble. - , "to, the germ go from your mouth to that of yot ; frlendTand within two or three year she may dia f consumption. You may not know It. but you are ti causo of. her death. - - ;,. Tou go to the barber and get hayed. Tou sen tit; 1 germs of a skin dlseas. You do not becom. infecte i -Bo, because your blood can ucce-sfuHy flght the . . "But you kiss another, one whose blood is not i iUea a healthy condiUon. And your friend breaks ou with sore, a victim to your kiss. "No. It Is not necessary for you to be HI with rH- diphtheria, typhoid or any disease In ' order to iuu-aa disease to others Mrein th danger lies. Knowing "that aftlend is 1U with a contagious easrou would refrain from kissing. But whan a !.. ' inved healthy friend meets you and tnbraos yt.u-. you refrain T: i No! . Tet thai friend, perfectly he 1.1. may send you to your grave. t t J'How often you ki a person, wnthlnklndv. ou hav sore gums, swollon tonsils or soma iu ,,t thr infection. Do you know that you may bo sumy of 1 daughter In kUsinT That the germ you giyu j WeghY.w? note'Wth' ft.nary kl- w'tn Jo'clngl A prominent physician has 6vi. tl.e of the mouth after every meal and every k : 1 into which a few drops of the followln tnitur t dropped: Tincture of eucalyptus. 15 graiiiw, ,,. grama, and perpermlnt 10 ctuipram ( what will It be-touchlng of r - cheek, cs rut ber protectant! U