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THE OREGON SUNDAY ; JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ' SUNDAY MORNING ' NOVEMBER 3 1907.-
COUNTY CLERK'S SIDE
MONEY STARTS COMMENT
i
What Big: English Newspa
Ier Thinks of Japanese
Question and Declaration
of Independence Quote
President's Message.
Extra Emoluments and Interest Fees Open Discussion
as to Who Is Entitled to the Funds Overplus of
Office Amounts to A bout $1,000 Yearly.
The subjoined editorial from the Lon
don Hail expresses a certain phase of
English sentiment on the North Amerl-
can-Japunese situation.
But the despatch of this force (re
ferrlng to Evans' battleship fleet) does 1 ,8 Bharp difference of opinion. Recently
not remove me question
County Clerk Fields' compensation, as
fixed by law. is 13.000 per year. It is
not generally known that he has an in
come of over 11,000 per year rrom
other sources. One of these sources
Is the interest on money deposited with
him to cover fees in civil and probate
natters or by litigant In court cases,
and the other is money received from
fees for services rerformed in natural
isation caseH.
Should County Clerk Fields put Into
his own pocket the funds collected us
Interest on money deposited in his of
fice by litigants or by attorneys in
civil ahd nobate cascsT
This is a question upon wnicn men
at issue be
'tween the United States and Japan; it
may indeed, unless great self-restraint
, and tact are displayed on either aide,
aggravate the difficulty. The position
, of Japan is this: she claims for her
cltiions the same rights and the same
treatment that are accorded by the
United States to cltiiena of other clvl-
. Used communities, president Roosevelt,
In his message to congress of last De-
camber, emphasised the fact that sucn
treatment had not been accorded to the
Japanese in California. He declared
that the hostility to the Japanese dis
played by the mob of San Francisco
)waa "most discreditable to us as a p-o-,pl
, and mar be fraught with the
. gravest consequences to the nation.
'Rut the hostility persists, ajid is a fact
. Toe people of the Pacific states are de-
xerminea not to admit trie Japanese.
They complain that the Japanese stand
ard of life la lower than theirs, that the
immigrants of that race undersell white
labor, and, that. If freely admitted, .
population-which is not capable of as
: slmilatlon In the American nation would
grow up, and California and Oregon
would cease to be "white- men's coun
tries." Similar signs of hostility to
Japanese immigration have shown them
selves inuriusn Columbia, where mobs.
Instigated bv labor leaders, have at
tacked lha Japanese. Yet in Canada and
the United States the, Japanese have
treaty -rights to which their country
can appeal.
The Ul-treatment of her rltisens is an
Issue which must wound Japan ,to the
' quick. -Tu accept exclusion In defiance
of treaties would be for her to admit
that the Japanese are an inferior race.
But the difficulties of the United
States are equally, clear. l How is it pos
sible for a democratic government to
force Immigrants against whose pres
ence Its subjects rebel, and. whose as
similation is impossible, 'upon its sub
jects? As the slly of Jspan and thsfhoere
friend of the United States. It shoulif.be
the aim of Britain to exert very pos
sible effort to reconcile the differences
and to. secure a compromise bv whici
further, friction mlgnt be prevented, it
ha - Un4U4 -States mj.de-- 'fair -concession
to the Japanese sense of honor It
Is at least conceivable that the Japanese
government might waive its existing
XJZL rJ?h.t8:v If' for mPle. it were
agreed that the treatment of American
eitlsens in Japan was to be identical and
reciprocal with the treatment of Jap
anese sub ects In America, there would
be no humiliation for ouf allies It
would not be a case of "one law for
.1.for m" Hnd no in iustlce
would be inflicted. Hueh nnllrv m,H
moreover, be in accord with the famous
declaration of Independence, which
enounced, the doctrine, never unreeerv-
mijr rcrpi'vi in cngianfl. but regarded
f. 1,1" .". J"-cei or me i re of the
United Ptates that, -all men are created
equa and hava- the same rights."
PROGRESS CLUB III
SIM SIMESPFM
there has been some criticism by at
torn eye of the action of the county
clerk in this regard, based on the the
ory that tho clerk has no right to
divert to his own uae money that la
paid in, in the course of public busi
ness, and of which the county clerk
la a temporary custodian.
County Clerk Fields takes the posi
tion that as he is responsible for tho
safekeeping of the money and haa 10
care for it while It is in his posses
sion, he Is entitled to all the Interest
that may accrue from It. At the sume
time he says he would welcome a latv
that would relieve him of the respons
ibility and tell how it should be de
posed of.
Zs xssponslble for Funds
The law says that the salary of all
orflcers of the county shall be In full
compensation for services rendered in
connection with the duties of their of
ficcs, "Yes, that is what tho law says,"
Mr. Fields admitted when his attention
was directed to the matter this morn
ing. "Hut I earn all that I receive.
The law says nothing about the Interest
on- the deposits, merely making me re
sponsible for the funds."
The legislature in mui increased me
salary of the county cierg rrom i.iuu
to IS. 000. lie also receives one half
the fees in all naturalization cases, work
performed for the United States. The
applicant for American citlxenshlp pays
1 on maKing aeciarauon oi inienuon,
2 for application for citlxenshlp and 12
more on final hearing and granting of
his naturalisation certificate. Since
his rule as to fees went Into effect, on
September 27. 1906. 9t applications for
citlxenshlp have been entered,' and there
have been 130 declarations of Intention.
Eight or 10 certificates on final hearing
are usually issued each month.
In a little more than one year, there
fore, the clerk has received $511 from
declarations of intention and applica
tions, exclusive of the $1 received by
him on the final hearings. The section
governing the fees in this matter Is
found on page 10 of a pamphlet on
naturalisation laws and regulations of
October, 1906, and reads as follows:
Interest Drawing; rand Varies.
"The clerk of each court collecting
such fees Is hereby authorized to retain
one half of the fees collected by him in
such naturalisation proceedings." The
other half goes to the bureau of immi
gration and naturalisation.
The sum from which the county clerk
secures Interest is derived from several
sources and is constantly shifting In
slse. Sometimes, according to Mr.
Fields, it runs as low as Jo. 000, and nt
other times It reaches as high as $40.-
000. At certain periods, as when large
sums are tendered in court In payment
of disputed claims, or the court orders
large amounts deposited in custody of
the clerk, the latter figure may be ex
ceeded. In one matter last summer, for
Instance, $20,000 was put into the
clerk s hands. . These large amounts.
however, generally do not remain on
deposit ior many weeics or months.
At two per cent interest, which Is tho
average Interest suld to be received on,
money deposited by the county clerk,
and taking $26,000 as a fair average for
the year, the income of the county clerk
from the sources referred to would be
$60u per year. It may be more or less. .
Mr. Fields says that the uveroge now I
is from $600 to 1800 per year, and It is
growing as the years go on. Whatever
the sum. Mr, FleldH holds that he ,a
fairly entitled to it In return for the
cure imposed 'upon lilra and the losses
that might overtake him at any time.
rreouentlv cases In court involve con
siderable sums, one side disputing mo i
amount claimed to be due by the otner,
bat offering to pay a smaller sum. To
show that it la not "bluffing." a legal
tender of the smaller amount Is paid to I
the clerk of the court. In probate mat
ters the court sometimes orders certain
amounts paid in until further orders are
made. Then In beglnninr suits In cir
cuit court and In making application for
probating estates the attorneys nave to
deposit money in amounts of $10 or less
to ne drawn against as other papers are
filed and the case progresses. These
ragged and ever-decreasing amounts,
smalt in themselves, mnke a consider
able pile in the aggregate.
Btakts Good oa tosses.
Sometimes the clerk is caught "short"
In drawing against these deposits, as
the attorneys run up more filing fees
than they have monev on deposit In
such cases the fees are charged against
the dork, who pays as a matter of con
venience, looking to the attorney to re
imburse him. Uusually the attorney
does, but It Is said that the records of
the courthouse will show many cases
where he has forgotten, failed, neglected
or refused, leaving the clerk to "hold
the sack." This Is given as another
reason why the county clerk may have
a little better right than anyone else,
even better than the county treasurer, to
the interest that comes In as "side
money."
County Clerk Fields says that he sup
poses that those who complain will have
to keep on complaining, ns he does not
believe he Is under any obligation to re
linquish the money he receives In this
manner. He says he would like to sea
the system chnnged. but so long as he Is
responsible for the monev, he believes
he should continue to collect and keep
the Interest.
Regarding the Increase In salary since
1901, and the additional Income received
from naturalisation cases and deposits
on funds of which he is custodian. Mr.
Fields points to the Increased duties im
posed by the combination of the work
of the county, circuit and recording de
partments, formerly divided between
three offices, as well as the great
growth of business within the last six
years.
Increase la wore.
He has lust completed a tabulation of
the business done during the month of
October, compared with the correspond
ing month last year and the same month
in 1901, when the three departments
were separate, the head of each depart
ment drawing a salary of $3,500 per
year. Following Is the showing made:
RECEIPTS.
Department. 1901. 190
County-...! 611.25 $1,001.10
Circuit ... 893.05 1.174.50
Recording.. 921.97 2.540.80
Totals ..$2,$26.27 $4,816.40
EXPENSES.
Department. 1901. 1908.
Salaries ..$3.385 01 $2,196.00
Supplies .. 19.05 168. 1
190T: -$1,073,611
2.383.35
2,012.30
$6,069.30
1907.
$2,331.60
213.97
Totals ..$3,604.06 $2,354.91 $2,545.57
Expense to county. 1901 .. . $1,277.79
Profit to countv. 1906 t ifil 4
rrorit to county, 1307 3.523.73
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B
enjamm s
Correct Clothies
' large Number of Students
Plan to Bead Old
1 1 Works.
: The Progress club, composed of teach-
era of Multnomah county, met yesterday
... morning- to arrange for a correspondence
course in Shakespeare under the Jn
atructlon of Professor Howe of the Uni
versity of Oregon. About 70 were pres-
ent and much interest, was expressed in
the plan of study outlined. Independ
i ent study will be supplemented - by
group study of those In the same neigh
- borhood, and by the monthly meetings
.ue uuu, rimngur xiowe is to meet
r with, the club at intervals and addresses
. may be made by others. Hamlet will
be the first subject studied
- Professor Howe's address to the club
this morning dealt with the alms of llt
r erary study, and he placed himself on
the side of - the culture seeker rather
. than one who Is concerned with the
mlnutae of scholarship. Meetings will
o ?heedcE?nnail lD the comml room
NOTED AUTHOR FORCED TO KEEP TAB
ON HiS ABBREVIATED MEMORY
' Tha Home Is giving best telephone
Charles N. Crewdson, poet, philoso
pher, traveling man and author of
"Tales of the R6ad," who is staying at
the Hotel 1 Portland, Is absent minded.
Owing to this fact when he registers at
a hotel, which Is sometimes seven or
eight times each week, he identifies
himself by placing a large double cross
Just after his name on the register.
In this way Mr. Crewdson pays he
leaves himself several hours' tinV every
month. As he is usually at a different
hotel nearly every day and occupying a
strange room, he forgets the number
yery easily. g0 when he wants his key
from the clerk, and of course he hus al
ready forgotten the number he simply
refers to the register and glances at
the pages.
Voluntarily, almost, his eyes are di
rected to a big double cross. Then he
looks to the left and the puzzle is solved
his name, his home city Chicago
and his room number are all there and
found Instantly by means of the Crewd
son ingenious double cross mark.
MOYWOUNG LEAVES WITH HIS SACK
OF GOLD TO DIE IN LAND OF POPPY
Old Moy Woung has gone home to
die. Moy is a Chinaman. He came
tn thin rnilntrv vnnrx aarn P1vHialJv
he located In Portland. Then he began
to save his money. Several years ago
moy accumulated enougn to laKe him
to the land of his birth China, his old
Moy set his Ingenious brain to work
ing and this. It seems, saved the Chi
naman considerable manual labor for
a.'r' MtJd!d11 8eem to work at
u ln'r T ' I "Ve1 WeU- W3S POP"
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Knox Silk Hat
Knox Opera Hat
Knox Tuxedo Hat
Famous for Fit and Workmanship
Suits. . .
Overcoats
Raincoats
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
to
to
to
$40.00
$50.00
$35.00
"WE GENTILITY
SHOP"
311 MORRISON SrM OPP. P. O.
Sole Agents
Knox Renowned Hats
CHIEF CAMPBELL
WANTS A BUBBLE
Auto to Race to Tires-
Cheaper and of Much
3Iore Advantage.
M
home, to which every Chinaman is tru&tE,XTnes..nnd nothing but expensive Thl-
goda and the poppy, but he soon reH". i been reported that Moy
turned to the states. was Interested In some sort of a scheme
' Grand MWm.
Monday ( VM
Special Wy
One
Day
Only
VV Shall Place on Sale for
MONDAY OINLY
Different Styles of Dress Shanes
Xach shape comes la all th. -n, r
SavrTnl aarn"' Bt0TO. ther, Whits,
6
6
ere are renoh rslt 8hapes.
Thsra are Bilk P.on Shapes.
Thsra are TaffeU Bilk stwes.
Taers ara Bili vai.M
Tha are chsallia Braid Bv U aTcolor..
$1.49
..Bui riux irom iao to Ea. MONDAY ONLY
$1.49 Each
WONDER MILLINERY COl SlS
vm mor. Bats tha. any nr. .to,,, ta TortluiA oomy,m.
m . . 1
' v ' 1 1 . Bumeinin? nut h . n. ..
never convicted in the municipal court
But onyway, old Moy Woung, espe
cially in his younger days, was a sport
and a dead game one at that
Moy has aped rapidly during the last
few years. It is bbM th.t m,.
templated return to China has had
something to do with this. So as
Moy s bones began to stiffen and his
hair showed ulcns nf .ro..n. j u
dldnt feel as young as he used to, ho
recently decided to go home where he
could die In peace and be buried In
tho volloiv anil wh.r. miiii,.. t., "
brothers have been laid before htm
Just the other dav Moy got his he-longlngs-and
his cash -together and '
started on his Inst lono- ... .u- i
Pacific. Moy will never come hack this
time, say his friends in Chinatown. He
will be fortunate, they believe if he
eyer stands the long Journey by sea to
the shoreion the other side.
But old Moy's one fond hope in life
iVTr v i " now ne is out on
the briny dfep being carried as fast as
It Is possible to the land he loves so
well and loves as only a Chinaman can
love his own country. Moy has gone
home to die. B
The Kilties Are Coming!
A musical organization of imnnrt.
ance and renown of the "Kilties" must
necespsrlly have for Its lender man
of highest sblllfy. In the person of Mr
Albert Cook, the director, this leader
IS found. Mr. Cook In I strlklno- or-am.
pie of a man who not onlr known Tnuoip
but can Impart to those under him his
Ideas of how comnosltlonn should h
niayeo. in tne "Kilties." Canada's re
markable band, which has vtnlted
different countries, and is now on Its
fifteenth tour. Mr. Cook has most svm.
nathetlc material. anf with H he
achieves results that take his b
bv storm. NotMnc hut praise Is ever
heard for the hand, hecouse everv man
in it is sn srtlst Individually working
for the Success Of the Whnla an nrAr
such s leir they couM not hetn
achlevlns- that success. The "Kilties"
rmve Deen soeeiauv engaged to r've
thre oo"cert n th Armorr on No
J?,B!irj,:1Jt fJ1 18- nlT th auspices f
the Third Infantry and battery A. Ore
oa National Quard. ' ure
Persons who saw Chief Campbell
make the run to the fire at Third and
Ankeny streets Thursday night were
Impressed with the advantages of an
automobile for the chief of the fire de
partment.
Chief Campbell was at the home of
Robert Cook, Eleventh and Burnside
streets, when the alarm was turned In.
He rushed out of the house with Mr.
Cook, saw the sky lighted up with
flames and both went back to get their
hats and coats. As they came out of
the house they saw Chief Young driv
ing by in his bueev at full sneed. Chief
Campbell and Mr. Cook rushed to the
rear of the hotise, jumped into Mr.
Cook's automobile and- arrived at the
fire just as Chief Young was 'getting
out of his buggy.
The speed with which a chief ought
to get to a fire was clearly demon
strated Dy tne run and Chief Campbell
said this morning that while he was
east inspecting fire department sys
tems he found that every city of any
size iurnisnea me cnier of the depart
ment with an automobile. There are
many advantages in usini? an mtrann.
bile, chief of which is the Bpeed to be
anainea in arriving at rires. In speak
ing about an automobile for hia uso
Chief Campbell said toduy:
"Eastern cities have almost universal
ly adopted tM plan of furnishing tho
head of the department with an auto
mobile. The expense is greater only in
the cost of the machine. Once paid for
tho operating expense is less than that
of caring for a horse, while the speed
and endurance to be derived is much
gremer.
"We are building a fire station op
Portland Height In case nf a ire I
would have to make the run up the
hills and the drive would kill a horse.
The chances are that the fire, unless a
Dig one, wouia De out by the time I got
i" ii in a, uusny. - j. ne automooiie would
make the journey in a shftYt time and
give me time to study the fire so that I
could better direct the men by the time
iney arrived on ine scene.
has appeared in the Pacific monthly.
Overland and Sunset, but she has not
previously attempted a volume. This
Is of characteristically western flavor.
wun smooth riowing verse and with
bits of description which will rive it
much value to those who are familiar
with the beauties of the famous Hood
river vaney. - ' i
Miss Cook has provided an attractive
nonuay gut ana countless many vol
umes win pe sent east mis winter.
PIONEER MARTIN
BURIED AT BENTON
(Special Plepatch to The Journal.)
Corvallls, Or., Nov. 2. The funeral
of the late James Martin, an old and
respected pioneer of Benton county,
was held today at 11 o'clock from his
residence at Irish Bend. The services
were conducted by Rev. Ellison and
Rev. M. M. Waltz. Interment was in
monroe cemetery. .
James Martin was a native of Ire
land and was 85 years of age. He
came to tne unuea states in 1847,
first settling at Philadelphia. From
there he went to Ohio, and In 1852 came
10 uregon. ne iook up a homestead,
which h held at the time nf hi. rinth
having also acquired much addition!
ianu. n isiu ne returned to Ohio,
where lie married Mary Wilson, who
with one son, John Martin, of Benton
county, aril a daughter. Mrs. charioa
viiriKensmiin oi I'oruand, survive.
WELCH'S
FOR
Better Correct
Clothes
If Not Right Welch
Makes It Right
YOUNG WOMAN AUTHOR
ISSUING NEAT WORK
. Miss i Marion Cook of this city is
bringing out for the holiday season a
charming little book of verse Illustrat
ed with views and pen and ink draw
ing of tha -Hood River valley.
Miss Cook has been a contributor
to magazines and much of her work
TEETH
Special Bates
To advertise our work we will
make these special prices posi
tively for this week only. And
all work will be guaranteed:
(22-K) GOLD CROWN3..K3 00
(22-K) BRfDGB WORK.. 83 OO
SILVER FILLS 6
GOLD FILLS 75 S
PLATES 848
Lady always in attendance.
Hours, 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.; Sun
days 9 a. m. to 12 m.
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