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TAINTED NEWS FROM THE
RAILROADS.
THE railroads., having failed, to
either fool or scare the people,
; have taken a , new- tack. They
are trying to break down the
power and influence of the Interstate
commerce commission. They fought
the strengthening of Its hands for
years, and through their representa
tives in congress still prevent or re
tard the adoption of needed amend
ments. We may now expect to see
Items in the papers ' from time to
time emanating from the publicity
bureaus of the railroads and reflect
ing on the ability and character of
the commission and ; its members.
Tainted - news of one sort and an
other will be. put in circulation.
Malicious , and unfounded rumors
will be set afloat to destroy the con
fidence, of the public In the com
mission's personality and work. The
railroads would rather abolish It. If
they cannot do that they will try to
own it or rain Its influence. It
t should be recognized by this time
that the railroads propoBe to submit
to no control if they can prevent It.
They "propose" to be benovolent
despots. ,t They will take care of
"their' people, and "their" territory,
but la their own way. The conflict
Is irrepressible and inevitable, and
unless all signs fall the end; wilt
come eboner than many expect.
What with extortionate rate ad
vances, contemptuous disregard of
the rights of the states, Insolent de
fiance of congress, disregard of
everyone's interests but their own
they are but hastening the day of
settlement, The interests of the
producers of this country will not al
ways - be subservient to the whims
and caprices of Wall street stock
jugglers, nor will these necessities
of modern civilization the rail
roadsbe allowed to remain In pri
vate hands and their use perverted
to the advancement only of private
Interests, and the powers exerted
through them, used to control not
only the business of the country but
Its government as well.
A FRAXK, BLUXT OPIXIOX.
AFTER briefly summarizing the
senatorial campaign In Ore
gon, the Oregonian says:
'"Thus it appears that the po
sition of -Mr. Cake, since the pri
. maries, 1b the same as that of Mr.
Fulton before the primaries. And
: stilt 'wa don't know where we are
ati ; We should know, had every
bodywthat is, had all Republicans
repudiated the whole cheap and
Billy humbug, as the Oregonian "did."
Here the voters get it straight and
plain at last their attempt to choose
'United States senators, and the whole
primary law, and the efforts to get
rid of bosses and boodlers and rings
and; slates, and to- take a hand In
choosing their public servants and
running their own affairs all this is
"cheap and silly humbug."
,;Mr. Cake indicates by his actions
now that he agrees with this, though
before the primaries he professed
to be very much in favor of the pri
mary law and Statement No. 1. But
everything undertaken by the peo
s pie f or a betterment of political con
ditions Is "cheap and silly humbug."
So says the Oregonian. so say the
machine organs; so think and feel, if
they do not say, all the old machine
politicians, - every would-be boss,
every one who desires to see sena
torshlpa auctioned off" as formerly,
every political bandit and boodler in
the state; and every one pf them Is
against Chamberlain and 'Stalement
Ko. 1 candidates for the legislature.
' So, people, the fight has but fair
ly begun. The issue Is in the voters'
hands. -They can establish and make
permanent and effective the reforms
that they have undertaken, or they
can conclude, . with the Oregonian,
that it is all ''cheap and silly hum
bug," and let matters revert to their
old conditions, or worse. It is up to
you, voters. What are you going to
GOT-'. .: - - ..: , . .
EXXIGIITEXaiEXT FROM COR.
:- -, VALLIS.-; ,.
THE Corvallis Republican claims
to be in favor of the election of
, senators by direct vote of the
C people, and admits that the
people of Oregon, deBlre this change,
jet it says "Statement No.' 1 ; doe's
not present the proper method.' The
people of . Oregon are practically
unanimous? in favor of the people
lcHir.s, their own senators, admits
THE ONLY
v F OREGON people were selecting
greesional committee at ' Wash
ington in the interest of ' the
Willamette locks, would 'they
choose Mr. Chamberlain, or
Mr. Cake? , It the commer
cial organizations ' were send
ing a man to appear for them in the
rivers and harbors congress, which
of the two would they select?. Which
did they 'select? 'If the state had
important interests at stake before
the departments at Washington, say
with reference to public lands, and
was required to send a level-headed
and strong man to present the
claims of the state, would Mr. Cham
berlain or Mr. Cake be selected? If
some great Issue, involving directly
the welfare of Oregon were.at stake,
and its determination depended
upon the manner of its presenta
tion, and upon the force, power and
influence of the advocate, which of
the two would the people name? If
the grange, the federated trades, or
the commercial bodies, or if any in
dividual or body of citizens were re-,
the Corvallis paper, yet it says that
"the principle involved In the state
ment is not in issue at all." This Is
curious twisting, and since this, ed
itorial of the Republican's was pub
lished aboufc-the time Mr. Cake was
in Corvallis, possibly he Inspired theyprobable that he will do so fairly to
article. He, too, Is for the election
of senators by the people, yet de
clines to advocate the very means
provided in the primary law for ac
complishing that purpose.
But the Corvallis paper ventures
a suggestion which may also express
Mr. Cake's idea on the subject. It
says: "There is some difference as
to the better way of accomplishing
this end. Many Democrats as well
as many Republicans believe that
the best, surest and safest way is to
amend the federal constitution. Oth
ers seek to reach the desired result,
by a different method a method in
violation of the constitution and one
which involves the probability .of ul
timate failure."
This Is "plain enough. The peo
ple are to .have a chance to eli
their senators only when the const
tutiori of the United States can be
amended, which may be 60 years
hence, and which in all probability
will not happen within 20 years. So
this is the plan, Is it? To fool the
people by agreeing to election of
senators by the people, and then in
stead of going ahead and doing so as
provided in our primary law and by
Statement No. 1, claiming later that
this would be unconstitutional? Does
Mr. Cake also believe that the best
way Is to amend the constitution?
And does he hold that the method
that the people of Oregon have
adopted by a great majority is "in
violation of the constitution, and in
volves the probability of ultimata
failure?"
BUSINESS PICKIXG IT.
W
HILE everybody admits that
there has been a period of
business depression, es
pecially in the eastern part
of the country, since last fall, evi
dences are plentiful that it is pass
ing and that there is no danger of a
prolongation of hard times. A re
cent issue of Bradstreet's printed a
summary of reports from the rail
roads of the country from which It
finds the following fact: That the
net revenue of the railroads of the
country, per mile, for the month of
March, was $266, as against only
$183 for February, and $181 for
January."
The railroads handled $100 a telle
more business in Marcn man in
January or February, and 368 rail
roads making reports showed a net
revenue for March of $30,256,000,
as against $19,877,000 for 397 rail
roads in February. The net earn
ings per mile for March. were $266,
in February $183, and" in January
$181. Reports for April are not yet
at hand, but everything indicates
that they will show a substantial
gain over the record for March. So
that it would seem that the rail
roads have no reason to be discour
aged at the present outlook, nor any
Justification for the . proposed In
crease in freight rates. -.
The building trade, shows decided
Improvement throughout the coun
try as the spring advances. There is
a falling off as compared with a year
ago, but a large increase as com
pared with preceding months. Re
ports of building operations for
April from )6 cities .show , the ex
penditure of $44,731,000, as com
pared with $32,381,000 for March.
Nobody-expects the high tide of last
spring or the. immediately preceding
years to be reached' during this
presidential election' year, but the
hard t!meofthe fall, winter and
early spring are passing gradually In
the eastern and fcentral parts of the
country. In Oregon they were less
noticeable than elsewhere, and this
state and region confidently face
continued and Increasing prosperity.
' .- . r " . - . -.
The strike at Cleveland is likely to
be shortlived and with a mayor like
Tom Johnson it can have but one
ending, the defeat of the lawbreak
lng strikers. ...They. may have suf
ficient ground for the demands they
have made, and when order is re
stored these demands may be grant
ed, but the authorities of course can
not yield to or'" even negotiate with
men. who are blowing up cars with
dynamite v and' resorting to other
forms of lawless violence, v It should
TRUE TEST
quired to name one or the other o
these- ineu to "stand' for "ihelfTnTer
ests before any tribunal : or body,
which would they choose? By the
record of each, as it has been made
and Is perfectly ; known In Oregon
which - would 1 be the most resolute
and purposeful representative tfd
the most powerful and uncomprom
ising advocate of the interests of tpe
people or Oregon? . . ;;
The whole Question of .this sen
atorial election is Involved in the
answer. If Mr. Chamberlain Is wa
vering, " vacillating and Irresolute,
and Mr. Cake is the opposite, Mr.
Cake should be elected. If on the
other hand, Mr. Cake is vacillating,
uncertain and changeable, and Mr.
Chamberlain . is always forceful,
courageous and dependable, then
Mr. Ohamherlafn should be elected
A choice on any other test Is unrea
sonable, ana a violation or every
principle of business. - It is because
party test has been eo long applied
that the senate has gone mad, and
Is today resisting every , effort of
President Roosevelt in the line of
reform legislation,
have been learned before this1 that
this is not the way for worklngmen
to gain their ends. Mayor Johnson
is in a position to settle the differ
ences between the strikers and the
corporation, or the city, and It Is
all concerned, but the first thing is
to restore order and suppress law
lessness, and this, unless we are
much mistaken in the man, Tom
Johnson will do.
THE GRANGE OX TAXATION.
T
HE STATE GRANGE manifests
a creditable and gratifying in
terest in various public ques
tions, such as taxation, educa
tion and transportation, as well as
in purely agricultural affairs, and
as a rule the grange will be found
on the safe, right side of propositions
which it considers. The farmers
have far more advantages than they
had a few years ago, are much
better and more broadly educated,
and take a livelier and more intelli
gent Interest in all public affairs.
All people will not. entirely agree
with all that the grange declares for
and the grangers are themselves not
a unit on some of these questions,
but when the state grange goes on
record for or against a measrore,
the chances are several to one-that
It is not far wrong.
On the question of the so-called
single tax amendment to the consti
tution, the grange has declared its
opposition to that measure, and its
objections will be found worthy of
careful consideration. The amend
ment, if adopted now, whatever its
Intrinsic and abstract merits, would
certainly cause great disturbance and
confusion, and much litigation, and
its results are not sufficiently clear
to Justify Its adoption. But, as the
grange perceives, there should be re
adjustment and reform in the man
ner of assessing property, so that
the tax burden under the existing
law, will be more equitably distrib
uted: and some species of new taxes
should be devised, or recently adopt
ed means of raising revenVie should
be elaborated. Corporations, espe
cially those holding public utility
franchises, should be fully though
fairly taxed; the Inheritance tax
law should be remodeled, so that It
will produce larger revenue; timber
lands should be carefully cruised
and taxed at their full value the
same as other property, and water
power rights, when shown to be
valuable as revenue producers,
should be taxed. And the single tax
principle can be carried out to some
extent by taxing unimproved lands
higher than improvements on adja
cent lands. The system of assess
ment and taxation can thus be im
proved a good deal without adopt
ing so radical and untried a measure
as Is proposed.
President Van Cleave of the Man
ufacturers' association, also proposes
to go into politics. In opposition to
Mr. Gompers and the worklngmen.
Mr. Van Cleave Intimates that in go
ing into politics his organization will
be opposed to the Roosevelt policies,
but It remains to be seen whether it
will not' be quite well satisfied with
Mr. Taft, as against Mr. Bryan. Nor,
if the association believes that Taft
would carry out the Roosevelt pol
icies, does Mr. Van Cleave Intimate
how it is going to get into politics,
so far as the national election is con
cerned. But it may help Out a few
standpat, congressmen," .
There was perhaps never a very
good reason for ' establishing the
two thirds rule In Democratic na
tional' conventions, and any conven
tion .can abrogate it;, but. since it has
been in "vogue for many years. It Is
well enough to maintain It, except
in the event of a minority obstinate
ly prolonging a deadlocks Probably
Bryan will haye little difficulty in
getting a two thirds vote, j , h .
For Senator From Whitman. ;
. (Special Dlpatcb,to The Joaroal.) :,,
Eden Valley,- Wash..' May -ID. Whit
man county has three candidates, for the
Republican nomination for state senator.
Dr. J. A. Dlx of Garfield. C B. BYederlck
of Palouse and -Joseph -Arrasmlth, a
brother of State Gram Inspector' Arra
smith,, of this place. Mr. Arrasinlth la
a pioneer farmer of tie Palouae -ahd has
.llva here on hie wheat farm 34 years.
He wye he will abide by the provision
of -the-eleetion laws retjulringr legisla
tors to vote c for .the : candidate for
United States senator -' who ha the
Kivitest number of . votes . In tho pri
mary election,
Letters From the People
Giving the Women Chalce. '
1 Arleta. .f)r -Ta h Fitr t
Journal As an exponent of air play,
will you permit the use of your paper t-
call attention to some remark made by
Rev. Dr. Clarence True Wilson of Port
land, Or., during an address before the
young men of the T. M. C A. recently,
and published In last Sunday's Journal.
In hla remarks the doctor opposes the
women ,of our State In- their endeavor
to aMre the responsibility of the vote
with thBlr husbands and brothers. "Iu
tne rirst place it appears that Dr. Wil
on haa sone quite. -out of his way.-to
quarrel with hi bread and butter, when
he attempted to belittle the women, for
what would become ; of als church were
it not for the women of. his cong-rega-tlon?
In the second, place, by belittling
the women, does he not engender in
th tnlnda of the young men whom ho
addressed a contempt for their mothers,
sisters and sweethearts when la reality
Jt lav his off ice and' duty ' ; to awaken
In. them resoect arid . manlv r-hlvaJrv
toward the fair sexT
If. as his Bible teaohea, "God ta no
respticior or persona. - and if, as the law
of the land contemplate. ''All tteraons
?" "H" uoiore ug jaw" or man, men
oy wnat right Or authority does, the
reverend gentleman constitute himself
dictator over one-halt the population of
Bwii us- ueiinM. rna nnnnnn n, iimira
of the women of this country T
"Taxation without representation is
tyrrany" now as much as it waa in the
days - of George Waahlngton, and no
amount of clerglcal prerogative can
make It appear that such tyrrany ex
tended to the male population only; the
women- suffered alona- with thai men.
each to the full capacity. Tes. "The
men of every colony voted," they ex
pressed their dealres at tha ballot box.
oui ana mat was tne reason . they
fought -their Dravera a a ainnunl
through the ballot were not rMnarttil
by that parental potentate. King George.
King George, however, thought himself
backed up by divine unction, that he
ruled by divine right, but that divine
unction or right was succesftfullv dis
puted by force of arms. Has Dr. Wilson
a greater or better right to dictate to
his mother? The women of this coun
try, like the el Briers of tha Declaration
of Independence, evidently do not con
sider themselves properly represented
by their husbands, brothers or fathers;
or thesr would not demanrf tha nrivi-
lege to make their wishes known and to
protect tnemseives through the ballot.
"We pay our taxes in return for the
protection to life and property," de
clares Dr. Wilson. Quite true: hut la It
possible that the women of this country
do not possess life and property in
common with the male population?
ut. u sun is a mere juggler or words
phrases. This becomes annarent
from the following: "Some men who
have no DroDertv vota anil lrmnv who
have no vote pay large taxes. Numerous
young men and women, heirs to large
estates, pay Immense sums to the gov
ernment but have no vote."
Strange. The young men have no
vote because experience has taught that
iney nave not yet arrived at tne ag9
where discretion and Judgment are suf
ficiently ripe to enable them to cast
their vote Intelligently, while the wo
men, no matter how Intelligent, or what
meir age, wen tney nave no vote.
The hobo who owns no property, pro?
uulch no weaiin oy nis laoor, is given
the privilege denied the mother of tha
nation's president. The riff-raff of other
nations, those foreigners who have no
conceptibn of Our institutions, but have
:ome nere ror asylum from an outraged
ustlce In their native country, are soon
riven the privilege that la ahsohitelv
denied our talented and educated sisters.
morners ana wives. The negro, removed
oniy n generation or two from can
iballnm. Is considered fit In exerclsn
the power that we men deny to those
who have training of our children ami
the making of the future nation in
hand our mothers and the teachers of
tne pudiic schools.
That statement regarding corporations
paying faxes without representation Is
too driveling to merit serious attention.
Everyone knows tnat corporation stock
is owned by individuals, and the Indi
vidual pays the taxes and does the vot
ing, provided he is a male, and for that
reason the corporation is amply repre
sented. "I deny that any one has the natural
right to vote; man In the natural state
Is purely an Individual until lie settles
and fomrs a family." From the context
of the paragraph In which the above
quotation appears, It is evident that
Dr. Wilson meant the family consisting
of husband, wife and children. Accord
ingly, then a man has no right to vote
until he has become a husband and
father. That blear-eye soak, with his
shivering rag, and filth-covered wife
and starving children; that semblance of
a human being that would sell into
everlasting" bondage the wife that he
has promised to cherish and protect,
has a better right to vote than the cul
tured Rev. Dr. Wilson.
To vote Is a duty incumbent unon
every citizen, but that does not Imply
that any citizen or voter can be com
pelled to fill any office. Dr. Wilson
would hardly permit himself to be
elected to the position of cltv doa
catcher, neither Is there any danger
of the .writer being elected to represent
me people in tne senate. But tnat does
not need to deter either of us from In
forming ourselves regarding the ques
tions of the day and casting our vots
In accord with our best judgment, and
there is no reason why the women of
our country are not Just as capable Of
Informing themselves or of determining
a proper course as the men are.
"God has made man strong and com
bative woman is differently
constituted it is hers to refine,
to elevate" something sorely needed
In politics "She is as much, out of
niace in me cornneia as a man Is patch
ing crazy quilts." Just so, but how
many times do we not find her in the
cornfield bravely fighting the grim bat
tle for bread with no less a courage
than ther man displays In fighting the
nation's foe?
"Have we a right to compel aS the
women to vote at the dictation of a
very small minority?" Is asked next.
Why, no. No more than any male is
compelled to vote; that would be a sort
of tyrrany, jusfbs much so as to forbid
the women to have any say at all. Tes,
yes; the lot of woman In this country
Is gradually improving. Her lord and
master has thrown her a sop now and
then to make her lot better, because her
condition reflected more or less upon
him. But though she is good, "refining
and elevating.'r she is not good enough
to elevate and refine the ballot or the
government. Indeed. Dr. Wilson offers
to give names and dates of incidents
where women In "woman suffrage
states" had to go to the political boss,
and "offer their, all at the shrine of a
man, .who, but for politics, would
not be allowed to enter her home."
Did the women of that state put up
and elect such a man? Come now,
Dr. Wilson, that is a Jonah story , and
requires a whale to swallow It.
To be sure there are some bad women,
but fortunately they are in the helpless
minority. - Were It not "for the good
women that we have In this country,
the nation would go to the bow-wows
in double quick time. Give the woman
a chance. - '
Law without executive power Is bad,
but executive power -without law is in
finitely worse; - the law operates the
same upon both; why, then, not let them
both have a say In the i making of the
law? But when it comes to fighting
for the home and for the members ox
her family, even Dr. Wilson must con
cede that the -women will show more
self abandon, more . real .bravery than
men. -.. - - -' - t t v- - v - - - -
Are women our Inferiors that theyj
must vm acrmtsu LTiviiea; oi minK
ing and judging for themselves, or does
man fear that he will be cut short of
some petty vices if be has the oppor
tunity to express her opinion in a man
ner that will count? . r -
Give us good laws, laws that - are
sanctioned by both the- men and womon
of ,thls state, and we will have good
homes. " To attain this end' the writer
will mark his ballot so as to honor
his mother and his wife because they
are. women. ,
DR. .JACOB . E WERT BARTKU
y "CHEAP CHARLIE" IN SEATTLE
Y FREDERIC J. 1IASKIN'."
; t f t"' ' ' (Copyright, 1 SOSby
- Seattle, May 6. There are more
city on the mainland of the United
ence felt in the commercial life of tho
pushing into every line of business.
sixty eating houses and restaurants,
newspapers. They also have numerous
torles, bakeries, meat markets, groceries and .general stores. . They own and
operate employment agencies, express
and laundries. b v . 1
Inasmuch as the Japanese are to
found . in such. . great numbers in this
community, it will be Important . ' to
know what sort of impression they
have made upon 'the' people among
whom they have come to - live. For
weeks past these letters have been deal
ing with the situation from a foreign
viewpoint, telling what Americans have
to say who live among the Japanese
in their own country. Now the opinion
of Americans who have had experience)
with tne, Japanese in the united States
will be given. One notable feature of
the race Question on the Faclflu coast
is the way the people here at once be
gin to compare, tne uninese witn tne
Japanese, always to the detriment of
the latter. At one time John Chinaman.
was a much abused person . out this
way. but since he has been excluded
and the Japanese allowed to come into
the country in a warms, the good repu
tation of the Chinaman, haa increased a
thousandfold.
I called at a leading real estate and
renting office in Seattle to Inquire what
kind of tenants the Japanese made. The
neaa 01 tne xirm receivea me ana mere
was no mincing" of matters in his re
Dlv. "They are no good." ha said em
phatically. "Thew are So unreliable
and tricky that they almost worry the
lire out or us. it taxes twice as many
men to handle their business as It
ought to. We used to get along so well
with the Chinese that we went after the
business of the Japanese when thev be
gan to come in. but we soon found to
our sorrow tnat aitnougn tney are ootn
orientals, mere is a vast aurerence De-
ween doing business with a Japanese
ana a uninaman.
What is the difference between
them?" I ventured to Interrupt. Be
fore he could answer, a Chinaman came
in tne noor and lined up before tne
counter where a young lady clerk was
writing receipts for rent. The head of
tne firm touched a button and told the
Doy wno answered it to show the Chin
aman into the private office, where this
conversation took place between them.
"John, your lease Is up on your house.
Do you want to stay there . another
year?" "Yes, I take him one more year
If you bring new roof and make the
rent no more big," said John. "How
much Is lt you pay?" asked the agent.
"I bring $50 a month plenty quick If
you bring new proof. Can do?" The
anxious tenant was told that the roof
would be "brought" right away and
that settled the matter.
Chinese Pay Promptly.
This particular Chinaman had been a
tenant nine years and had never been
late with his rent. The firm did not
even have a written agreement with
him, a plain understanding of the terms
being all that was needed. When asked
If this might not be an exceptional
case, and If some Japanese might not
have been Just aa prompt, the agent re
plied: "We have had years of experi
ence with both of them and we have
found that once a Chinaman enters Into
an agreement he will generally keep
It, and that as a rule a Japanese will
not keep any contract that he can
break. If it Is to his advantage to get
out of It." ,
One. of the principal lines of work
that attract the Japanese Is domestic
service,? but In this they fall far short
of being as satisfactory as the Chi
nese. One great objection to them is
that they are unreliable and will sel
dom hesitate to leave their employer
In the lurch if some more lucrative
position offers itself elsewhere. Impu
dence is another charge made against
them, many Instances having been re
ported where housewives have had to
telephone for their husbands to come
home at once . because the Japanese
servant had became insolent. However,
it would doubtless be unfair to claim
that this was a general fault of ' the
Japanese in domestic service.
The universal complaint about them
seems to be their lack of interest in
their work. They Invariably have a
book around somewhere and are study
ing and working with their lessons at
every spare moment. Of course their
ambtion to gain knowledge and Improve
their station in lfe is commendable,
but there can be no doubt that it de
tracts from their value as servants.
When they- accept employment as
menials they ought to obey orders and
do the work assigned them with a
proper spirit. Instead of this, the aver
age Japanese domestic taltes his situa
tion merely as a maxesnirt, ana on tne
while he t performing a servant's tasks,
he does ttb with the full belief that he j
Is the equal or superior of every mem-!
ber of the household In which he Is
employed. The least little friction
never rails to . oring tnis point to me
surface. One lady expressed the ex
perience of many housewives on the!
Small CLangc .
Currency reform by this congress has
become a stale Joke. :
Even if Opportunity kocks at the door,
he may wear a mask.
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The results of the election will have
no effect on the Rose Carnival.
Now would Senator Bourne bet that
Roosevelt will be nominated?
Rut hv the time coal gives out, what
Ill Hn .1..,.I.I,M tiA ilnlnvt 1
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Democrats of Spokane also had a big
row, but that is a matter or course.
' A Connecticut rooster chews tobacco,
but not a hen will follow his bad ex
ample. .. a a 1 -x
The Ice cream and soda 6r people
are biding their time; they know It
will come.
All the people who are prosperous
at others' expense simply want to be
let alone.
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"Trade follows the flag," is another
commonly accepted saying that isn't al
ways so, by a long shot. . .
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It isn't quite so nice to be a delegate
to a national convention this year; he
haa to pay his railroad fare.
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' There Is a man so gallant that' be al
ways takes off bis hat "when talking
to a woman over the telephone. .
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Let us hope that the career of Mrs.
Ounness will not suggest the same
business to other merry widows.
- Some laborers were buried by oranges
in Los Angeles and were, thankful that
It was not an avalanche of lemons. .
' How is it that the Gunness . farm
tragedies have not yet been dramatised
and the stage ornamented with Mrs.
Gunneases? .
Fairbanks, 'Cannon, Hughes,-' Knox
and La Follette can console themselves
by thinking What a 'lot of money and
mental and moral strain they will cava
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Louisville Post (Rep.): Uncle Joe
Cannon has at last decided to allow
congress to pass a few bills, but they
must not do any harm or any special
d' . a 'a ;
It is not strange that the officers of
the law never caught on to Mrs aun
riess' performances, but why none of
Indiana's , many novelists did not dis
cover her and so t get local color is re
markable, . i
Frederic J. Haskln.)
Japanese in Seattle than , la .-any other
States, and they are making their pres
northwestern metropolis' by rapidly
They have fifty tailoring establishments.
forty barber shops,' two' banks and two
rooming-nouses and hotels,, shoe fac
and transportation lines, printing offices
. .:
bejPaclflo coast when ' she said: "The
Japanese are too proud and sensitive to
one of them to . sprinkle the lawn for
fear I would' Insult' some of hla ances
tors, or step on the . toes of the
mikado." "
v Oood Service as Porter. .
A saloonkeeper who wanted a porter
was heard bewailing the fact that he
had to depend -upon ' the 'Japanese for
this kind of work. He formerly had a
Chinese who stayed with him through
a long term of years, and and only gave
un, his' Job after be became too Old to
work The old Chinaman- pattered
around the place in his sandals, doing
hla work quietly and painstakingly. He
naa no ambition, but ne was a line
porter. Since the old man went away,
there has been a succession of Japanese
bovs in his stead. As vat none of them
have remained over six months, They
invariably go to night school, stuay
English around the place during -the
day, adopt American lothes, and soon
quit their Jobs. V
While the ambition of the Japanese
to rise above the level of menial labor
is undoubtedly to their credit, the fact
remains that this same ambition unfits
them lor the class or work for wnien
they are most needed. . The argument
advanced for allowing them to come
to this country la that their labor is
necessary to develop the resources, but
u they are going to worn oniy a lew
weeks, on the jobs where they are
wanted, and then s-raduate into bankers
and merchant princes, they are probably
too smarr ior mis cumate. ine main
thing the Paclfo coast needs is muscle.
While Japanese officials are busy
telling -us how the Japanese love tho
United States and admire all Americans
from Commodore Perry on down, the
rank and file of their countrymen who
are living here do not bear out their
statements. The Japanese orators tell
us of the gratitude of their nation for
tne lessons we nave taugni mem.- ana
the rrfendahin we nave Known mem.
This looks well in print, but how much
appreciation do we actually find among
the Japanese wno live in tne unue.i
States? Instead of trying to cultivate
the good win of the people wno only a
few years ago welcomed them here, the
Japanese have seemed utterly indiffer
ent to the fact mat many or tnnir sc.
tlons were irritating to tneir "traoj
tional friends, and benefactors."
Boisterous Japanese.
In the White River Valley, between
Seattle and Tacoma, the inhabitants are
very much Incensed at the Japanese be
cause thev Insist on violating tne law
prohibiting the killing of robins, mead
ow larks, thrushes and other kinds of
song birds. It is said that tjie presence
nt tho tmlaterona Jananeae men and
hoys In large numbers in the parks of
Seattle tn Sundays and holidays has be
come bo objectionaoie mat many iaaie
and children have ceased to frequent
these pleasure playgrounds. Still an
other cause for complaint 4s the Impor
tation of Japanese girls for Immoral
purposes. The law Is evaded by means
of bogus marriages, and the Immigra
tion officials have been put to trouble
In trvlna- to stamp out the evil.
One nolnt in favor of tne Japanese
as against the Chinese is that they are
better customers for American-made
cnruli. Thev immediately adopt Amerl
can wearing apparel, while the average
Chinaman Is content to dress In the sim
ple gsrb hla fathers have worn for
ages. The Japanese also buys more
American-made food supplies and neo-
eaaariea than the frugal cninaman.
When It comes to a show of public
anirlt. the Japanese again outranks tne
Chinaman. At the time the cruiser
Washington visited Seattle the Japanese
colony subscribed liberally to the funds
for entertaining the sailors, and made
handsome presents to the officers. They
take a prominent part in Fourth of July
celebrations and other American holi
days, providing speakers, fireworks
and other regulation features of such
omaalona.
As a matter or ract tne Japanese are
right up to date In official representa
tion wherever thev may be found, at
home or abroad. Tne- troiiDie wun mem
seems to be their maoiiity. to come up
1a aneelflcatlanH. Their diplomacy Is
always Just a few laps ahead of their
Ability to deliver the goods. As this
falling becomes more generally recog
nized their speechmnkers are going to
experience much difficulty in keeping
oil on the troubled waters. The indi
vidual Japanese has fallen so far short
of expectations m regara to nonesty,
reliability and compatibility, that he
entirely discredits the fine utterances
of his oiriciai orators. in anon, no
Is such a disappointment that his future
contact with Americans will cause
diplomacy to have its hands full to keep
the peace.
Oregon SideKtlita
-.- Irrigon can.-and ; does, : produce the
Mt-lleat strawberrlea-iif . any place on
the coast, north of California, 'asserts
the Irrigator. ; ' i ?
rtna naaaengar train yesterday bad
seven carloads of strawberries, going
through by express for Oregon points,
says the Albany Democrat.
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The Irrigon market is well supplied
with strawberries, lettuce, radishes,
onions, asparagus and other young veg-
etaDies, au grown in its own garaens.
Snow Is reported to have fallen in
the foothills around Sweet Home. Soda
vllle, and other towns in Linn county.
The weather for May is about the cold
est known in Oregon for years.
A man living six miles west of Eu
gene says he has 100 prune trees and
they will be loaded as full as the trees
will bear. He says the frosts of two
weeks ago did not hurt any of his fruit
Pendleton Tribune! The , big wheat
farmers are splendid men, doing just
what any other men would do under the
same circumstances, but they cannot
afford to keep their method up Indef
initely; neither can the country.
Athena correspondence; ; Mountain
potatoes are. now being delivered at the
Northern Pacific depot at the rate of
from three to four carloads per day.
About 19 carloads have already been
shipped out. About 80 carloads have
been contracted for to Seattle and coast
points. , 'm m
'Albany Democrat: Atf eastern house
offers to send the Democrat man $4.30
worth of - old Trojan bottled In bond
whiskey, with no marks to .. Indicate
contents, express charges paid, and we
can try It, every, bottle if we wish, and
not pay for It unless Just as claimed.
Isn't that enough to make a man walk
crooked?- . -;-J. i;':''--'
" Salem Statesman:- . Salem is getting
new people every day. They are mostly
the substantial kind, who buy farms
and small tracts and proceed to make
two blades of grass grow where only
one or none grew before. This is sub
stantial growth.- Slow, perhaps, com
paratively, but sure. And much faster
here than ever before. - .
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Canyon City Eagle: The expenditures
of Grant county last - year was $20,
188.68, while that Of Malheur was $58,
444.85, and Harney $28,778.61. This is
a most excellent showing for Grant
nnnntv and nrovea that the county af
fairs is being most economically man
aged.. At the rate Grant county 1 get
ting out or aeDt, not more man in
months should pass until the county is
nn a imah bauds and then the tax levy
can be greatly reduced.
7heREAUU
-f FEMININE
- What Kind of Woman? i
HAT '.kind- Of ev woman is Mrs.
Taft? la one of the questions
that is interesting people not
only In the United States but
' a also on the continent, for aa
the time draws near for '. presidential
election the personality' of the wife of
so prominent a presidential possibility
as William Howard Taft is a matter
of considerable Importance. ; , .
Mrs Taft is described by a personal
Interviewer as attractive and almost
girlish in appearance, . tall and slender
with deep, grey eyes and soft brown
hair. She has a frank, pleasant man
ner In conversation and talks straight
to the point. She holds decided opin
ions on all important subjects and ex
presses them freely.- Both she and Mr.
Taft are extremely proud of their chil
dren. These are Robert, now at Yala,
Helen who Is 17 and who has decided
to spend four years at Bryn Mawr, and
CJiartesnamed for his uncle, the editor
Mrs. Taft is particularly Interested
In the arts and orafts movement, writes
Margaret Downing in, the Detroit News
Tribune. - -, '
- Mrs. Taft Is quoted as saying, "I am
heartily la favor of the government
taking the tax off works of art aa a.
preliminary step to aiding the arts and
orafts industries. . I sympathise most
oordlally with those societies composed
of cultured, broad-minded people, who
love simple, sincere things, and who
can find a wide field in spreading the
doctrines of esthetiolsm- in the remote
parts Of the? country. Busy people who
live In cities surrounded bv beautiful
objects, and these generally of foreign
manuiacture, can scarcely realise what
it means to teach a rural community
what true beauty is: to prevail on those
who live In humble homes to discard
useless and deleterious brlc-a-brao and
nlght-marlah furniture. To foster bet
ter taste In the American home Is ex
cellent missionary work,-and to lure
those who worship bizarre gods into the
true tempie or oeauty is aecona oniy
to religious and charitable endeavor.
But small organisations must perform
their work first and then the cult will
spread lato the channels which will
make the votaries of arts and. crafts
self-supporting. I should be loth to see
our government attempt such an Inno
vation as to offer aid to those who
have chosen to worship at the shrine
of the muses. And the useful crafts
will soon gain a footing when the sarno
amount of thought and intelligent la
bor .Is expended as by the older nations
against whom the American worker
must compete."
Concerning both music and art, how
ever, Mrs. Taft Is opposed to govern
ment aid, as she thinks that govern
ments should be conservative- and th tt
such measures should come only as the
result of public demand. No such de
mand, she thinks, now exists, as th
musically Inclined people support theh
choral ' societies and symphony orches
tras, and scholarships in some of the
Conservatories are easily obtained.
it is interesting to know tnat mtk
Taft says that she cannot quite see
what value the four years at Bryn
Mawr will be to Miss Helen.
It nuts her life out of balance.
said Mrs. Taft "For instance all of
my daughter's friends will complete
their education this June or next and
will make their bow to society in the
winter of 108.( If my daughter taken
the full college course her natural com
panions will probably be married or
dispersed when the time comes for her
to come out. Of course, having a good
time and going In for the social whirl
is not everything, but few mothers like
to see their girls give up suoh a leiight-
ful time as the first years after fin
ishing school means. A girl' must
choose between wisdom and pleasuro.
She cannot have both, and after all, for
tha natural vocation of woman, the
academic training is sufficient Unless
one desires to adopt literature or teach
ing aa a profession, the grind of the
college education looks unnecessary.
Not that I do not think that every kind
of knowledge is valuable, though why
a girl must give so much study to
Greek and Latin to the neglect of the
modern languages which are so much
more necessary, is something I do not
comprehend. A woman Who has stud
led earnestly makes a more useful
member of society than one whose .ac
complishments are superficial, but the
middle ground or a gooa acaaemia
course and special studies afterwards.
meets all the requirements for the vast
majority of tne ruture wives ana
mothers.'
Aa a first ladv In the land. Mrs. Taft
would be most successful socially. For
one thing she converses easily In
French and Spanish, and should prove
most acceptable to the diplomatic corps.
Although she does not care supremely
for social festivities, she Is most nun-
tlllous in fulfilling every obligation and
entertains easily ana pieasmgiy.
It Is evident that in personality,
charm and social grace, Mrs. Taft, If
her husband shall be elected president,
will grace his position and make many
friends. She is not only a capable host
ess but Is exceedingly well informed
on events of -the-day and has well-.
formed opinions on all matters of nub-
lib policy. It is probable that no bet
ter eaulnoed mistress of the While
House has ever graced its portals.
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The Dally Mend. t ' j
BREAKFAST.
Cream Toast
, Boiled Eggs, Codfish Balls. '
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Kidney Saute. French Potatoes.
steamea itnuoarn, uingeroreao.
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DINNER.
Cream of Barley 8oup. '
Roast of Lamb.
Green Peas. New Potatoes.
Asparagus. French Dressing.
Rice Pudding. Coffee.
VIRTUES OF .WOODCUTS.
Superiority of a Dying Art to Its
Cheaper Successor.
From the New York Medical Journal.
We are glad to learn that the Asso
ciation of Women ' Principals of the
Publlo Schools of New York has taken
up certain important, questions ' con
nected with the care of school chll-
ren.8 eyes. Physicians have for years
been convinced of the deleterious ef
fects of the maddenlnr glare given out
by .the glazed paper which Is used In
nooKS wnen it is tnougnt aesiraoie to
illustrate them with half tone engrav
ings. In some foreign publications we
find half tones handsomely printed on
paper which la almost if not quite un
objectionable so far as glare is con
cerned. Our French and German -ex
changes, for example, afford ample evt-
aence or mis..
Many of the half tone engravings are .
in a high degree artistic, and they have
tne advantage or presenting unaeniaoie
reproductions of photographic pictures,
with all their good points and all their
bad ones. For ail tnat. nowever, wo
prefer -woodcuts for most .purpose
where are the half tones that present
such- lucid- depictions as 'are to b
found, for Instance, in the old woodcuts
of Banoey's Anatomy? But the wood- .
cuts must be of a high order of excel
lence, and to whom shall we turn now -for
such work in wood cutting as wn
were accustomed to a few decades ago?
Doubtless a few accomplished wood en
gravers still survive, but their .numbers
must be steadily diminishing. Wood
engraving, alas. Is- almost a lost art
As a rule an engraving on wood Is more
expensive than a half tone block, and . '
doubtless that fact will stand In the
way of a general -retnrn to the wood,
but It ought not to prevent our taking -all
practicable steps to safeguard the
children's eyes.
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