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To , bear much rand . long
from a principle of humanity,'
from reverence for the law of
; love, U noble; and " nothing .
but moral blindness and deg-?
radatlon induce ' men to Bee t
higher glory in Impatience of s
Injury and quickness to re- ,
sent W. B. Channlng. .
. PROHIBITION GAIMXG.
'S
EVER AL more Oregon counties
have been added to the pro
hibition column, while all of
those that were. "dry' before
voted to remain so. The vote ' In
the latter counties would 1 seem ' to
indicate that their inhabitants con
elder prohibition a' success, and on
the whole profitable, for' It is not
principally moral sentiment that de
cides such a question. Opinion Is
divided,; of course, in such towns
as . Albany, Eugene, and . Medford,
but the majority in several such
towns appear convinced that they
can afford to Jose the revenue the
Ealoons produce In order to gei rid
of them. Other cities, most of them
as yet,- are not favorable to pro
hibition, but in some cases ? are
forced to become "dry through a
county-wide vote on the - question.
It Is a debatable ; question whether
this is a quite fair t specimen of
-localption," but the people of the
whole state enacted the law and the
Eupreme court has upheld It, and It
Is not likely to be changed. So
some towns that would : prefer to
be wet must be legally dry because
prohibition is forced on them by the
rural vote, and Jn such cases there
is a strong temptation to engage in
unlawful liquor selling '
Probably, in-most cases, compara
tlvely. small cities would be as well
or better off, from a merely material
business ; point; of view, . without
ealoons, and with" a strictly enforced
prohibition law, ; ; There Is no way
of making an accurate' estimate, for
no one can find out how much money
, is saved, - and otherwise spent In
business. channels that' with saloons
running would be spent In them, nor
can the cost of drinking be reduced
to figures, f Milton and Corvallis are
examples of towns that have pros
pered without saloons, and the, may
ors and other prominent citizens. of
. Eugene and Albany are positive that
prohibition ' has . benefitted i those
cities. The honest' opinion of many
. people Is different, that .prohibition
spells , business bright, and of course
if many business men so believe, and
act on that -belief, their prediction
is likely to come . to pass, at least
partially, ana for a while. v".
It is a large and complicated ques
tion, viewed purely from ItsbusineBS
aspect, and will be much discussed
throughout Bot'only ; this state but
the country-for years to come, - but
the present trend,, here as well as
elsewhere, seems to be in- favor of
prohibition, an increasing number of
people believing that the saloon 4s
an intolerable eviL ' ' ;
fiBut whatever officers of the-law
may believe,' whatever theories they
may hold, their duty is clear, and
that is to enforce the law. This
'should be done strictly and vigilant
ly. They have ho discretion in the
matter. They are, only the hired
t servants of the people who passed
the. law. ' '' ' ,
.A BUSINESS MAX'S SEK3IOX.
IT WAS only' a plain business man's,
. a manufacturer's, talk to men of
his kind, and as he called It only
"A Plain Business Talk," but it
was worth noticing. He Is Mr. D.
X. Swartwouti president of the Ohio
Blower company, and e was dik
ing to the National Supply. & Ma
' drinery Dealers association at Rich
mond. Virginian He said that while
so-called "gentlamen's aKKreementa'
for the maintenance of reasonable
. p rices ana ior tne correction of
abuses aref efforts in the rlKht di
rection, they are commendable and
of value only when supported by
'right-minded men. " i . ,
"Purlng the last few years.' he
. . said, "the light has been turned upon
large undertakings,; disclosing con
ditions so dishonorable as to seem
Almost beyond belief. Much good
lias doubtless been accomplished, but
fince lying and trickery and under
handed methods are not exclusive
ly confined to Interstate commerce,
much still . remains for business
i men's association Jo, do. , ';
! Mr. Bwartwout urged tlfet more
persistent? efforts be made to create
a demand for goods of quality by
talking quality truthfully Instead-of
- dwelling altogether on price.'1 The
manufacturers most truly successful
are thoo who have established and
' latitntHln&J a Tepntaflon fyr c iallty.
Lulling rric a secondary considera-
STATEMENT NO. 1 SUSTAINED
HE OREGONIAN makes the in
explicable statement that "Mr.
Cake owes his failure' to the
championship of Statement' No.
l,v as he had owed his nomination
to the tse of the statement." This
is absurd, for as The Journal con
nnuedhroughWflffilTcampalgnl point out, Mr. Cake did not stand
for Statement No. 1 In the election
campaign as he did in the primary
campaign. - When seeking the nom
ination, be was a thorough-going
Statement No." I advocate; after, the
nomination he encouraged the elec
tion of anti-Statement No. 1 candi
dates for the legislature. The peo
ple saw this change, and many voted
for"- Chamberlain on this ..account
alone. ';. .'Ur-r--5 i ' :
- The Oregon Ian is characteristically
and ' constitutionally opposed t9
Statement No." I, and imagines that
many of the opponents of the state
ment and of the change it Involves
Toted for Chamberlain so as to-discredit
It, believing that Republican
members of the legislature who took
the statement will not, vote for him;
or if they do that Ihis will end the
effort for direct election of senators
by the people. "' "L"-
1 - But ;The Journal cannot thus in
terpret the returns. However viewed,
they indicate that the people are in
favor of this principle, this ' move
ment, this policy election of sena
tors v by the people. ; Their rotes
were not -cast with some secret, sin
ister motive and design, for the pur
pose of : discrediting sand hereafter
preventing direct senatorial elections
by voting for Chamberlain. This is
a theory not supported, by any of the
facts. : , , 'U
" In the first place,- Chamberlain
has. hitherto proved himself a very
strong and popular man with the
people, of Oregon.,, He s was elected
governor two years ago over a strong
and worthy candidate by nearly J,
BOO : plurality; There is . nothing
-very strange In the fact ' that - a
plurality of the voters should pre
fer him to Cake, an unknown, un
tried man. But Chamberlain's firm
adherence to and stannch advocacy
of Statement No. 1 no doubt gained
him many votes, not of those who
are opposed to the statement but of
those who believe in' It. v
The Oregonlan is entirely ' mis
taken when ' It reasons upon- the
tlon.' The important problem of to
day, -he -declared, Is the tralnin&ot
men for better things and how true
this is In all fields of activity. "Tou
must." said this busIneBS man, "sac
rifice something for the Improvement
of society by giving time and j in
fluence to making men betters 1
know of nothing s6; well suited to
serve this nurpose - as t for an em
ployer to live an honest, clean -lif e
himself. ' We devote 21. years to de
veloping a. son, tind are well satis
fied if, when he approacnes man
hood, he has a minimum of vices,
Yet we, are. unwilling to , gve :one
minute a week to making 'a good
man of the other man's boy. who
happens to be in our office or shop;
Employment in an honest atraos-
nhere. among -'dean men, promotes
honesty and cleanliness. ; If these
associations would "strike hard at
dishonesty, their power for good
could 'not. be estimatedv' ' ,
The country needs more business
men. large employers rof labor of
all kinds, like this, men who set for
themselves 'high .standards, who are
satisfied to prosper moderately and
are willing to "sacrifice something
though they really .gain , when all
Is counted upr "for the improvement
of society" and- ".'to make men oet-
ter." It is not only m- pudiic te
hut in business life as well that
there Is roomfor and need of moral
advancement. . . v
WHAT. CONGRKSS Dn, AND Dm
, . NOT. , .
; " , .c .v, i ..
T
HE Sioux City Journal, which
may be quoted as a type of the
standpat ',. organs that are' de
termined to approve the record
of the last congress, because a ,.m
orltr of it was Republican, does the
best It can to make out a, favorable
case, in substance 'as follows:
It must be remembered that tne
number of measures for considera
tion was larger i than usual,' hence
all could not be attended to. More,
In fact, was accomplished than, was
expected. Congress deserves much
credit . for passing . a currency bill.
even though It is not a perfect
measnre.". An employers- iiaouuy
law applying to common carriers en
gaged la interstate commerce was
passed being -f 'the only- measure af
fecting labor 1 interests that came
through the mill." ' A step was ta
ken ; "toward tariff - revision by
authorizing the senate finance com
mittee and the ; house .ways and
means committee to sit during re
cess and go over the tariff schedules
with the view of recommending cer
tain schedules" for revision." - The
pay . of soldiers and sailors was . In
creased. . Two battleships were pro-
vided for, with the tacit understand
ing that two .. annually, would be
authorized hereafter. - .
"In kd "We Trusts was restored.
An Appalachian forest reserve com
mission was appointed:' The senate
ratified "a number ; of arbitration
treaties. About $1,020,000,000 was
appropriated, including $33,000,000
for public buildings. Pensions were
increased oy - aoout 115,000,000 a
year. And the Iowa paper concludes:
"Congress-was careful to let corpora
tion and labor legislation " alone
theory that . the: people of Oregon
Hke(itself, are opposed to Statement
No. I, la several legislative dis
trlcts Democrats' gr independent
statement ? candidates tiave : been
elected to the legislature over Re
publican, anti-statement candidates
BBdTOielj'ontthls ground. . an. other
districts, statement Republican can
didates ran far ahead of anti-state
ment candidates, even If the latter
were elected. Moreover the in
itiative bill which seeks to make It
obligatory upon all members of the
legislature- nereafter to elect the peo
ple's choice for senator has apparent
ly carried by a large majority. While
the constitutionality of this law may
be questioned, its enactment clearly
shows the sentiment of the people
on this subject, and they ; will see
to it hereafter that, this sentiment Is
made entirely effective.
, That the Republican party seems
to suffer at a point or two, and all
the reasons why It does, are of no
particular consequence, r The people
elect Ellis and Hawley by a total
majority of more than 80,000, and
yet choose Chamberlain for senator,
because; as to the former they are
content as yef to vote aa they have
been doing for years past, but as to
the senatorsbip they are determined
to take the election into their own
hands and out of the hands of the
legislatures and politicians; and, .in
this instance' Tihey chose, the. man
who 'stood "squarely and firmly for
this principle, and who moreover
had. served them exceptionally well
and was peculiarly fitted for1 the
office. , , v.::.; j -
The -morniag paper entirely , mis
construes -the situation. It thinks
the "Holy Statement" is a" mere
temporary, passing fad, that few
really believe in. On the contrary,
it Is a practical, valuable and vital
principle, that the people are going
to stand by, sticV to, and enforce.
It simply means that the people shall
elect their, senators. That is all there
is to It, and there Is nothing vision
ary, impracticable of vicious about
it. If the people happen to choose
a Democrat in a Republican state,
they have as much right to diTthaf
as to elect a Democrat for sheriff In
a Republican county. The whole
point is: Let the people decide; let
their servants obey. ' Results as to
party are of trifling Importance.
waiting for a time when the air
would not be surcharged with poll-
Giving whatever credit may be
deserved . for this ; record, it seems
to ' be . a very' slim one for a six
months' session, especially In view
of the numerous important measures
of importance to the people recom
mended by .President Roosevelt The
lack of time is an insufficient plea.
for two-thirds" of ' the session was
wholly .wastedi The currency bill
will doubtless 4 turn oat to be no
credit . to : congress.t The. employers
liability;, law.,Roofievelt criticised as
only partially satisfactory.' The tar
iff investigation is a cheap campaign
device. The investigators are
Vfrlends of the tariff." that. Is, of
the protected lnterestsVrand nothing
beneficial can be expected of their
work If they do any. And this Is
all worth mentioning, unless excuses
be made for spending so much
money.: .. t . ;' l ;.
But what congress failed to do
makes a larger record. The small
bop to employes was all the recog
nition labor got. The child labor
bill for the-Distrlct of Columbia was
absurdly loose. No parcels post. No
postal savings banks. No considera
tion of (.waterways. No river and
harbor-bill. No increased power to
the Interstate commerce commission.
No further attempt to regulate or
control railroads. No income tax or
inheritance tax law. No law pro-,
vldlng iot.. the public ownership of
coal lands. No reform of the land
laws. No law providing for em
ployes of the government injured In
its service, ; No repeal of the duty
on wood pulp or print paper or .the
duty on works of art. No measure
Interfering in . the- least with the
sugar trusty the. ateel. trust, the, to
bacco trust, or any; other trust.
These are in substance j the -, af
firmative and negative records, and
It will be for the" voters of the coun
try next fall to say what they think
of them. : 't'yljx-':
Governor Cummins of Iowa is an
other i prominent' Republican v who
thinks, and says, that it is doubtful
if Taft can beat Bryan next Novem
ber.- ' The contest,' In his opinion,
will be "very close." But Cummins
is somewhat of a kicker and bolter;
he not only is not a standpatter, hut
is anxious to succeed - Allison, the
venerable egg-walker, as senator. .
The vote given to Mr. D'Ren's
new reform measures In Multnomah
county will certainly be pleasing to
that statesman.
Eastern people heard the Oregon
first gun but seem to be in doubt as
to the tenor of its sound. ;
Now the University of Oregon can
reciprocate to Oregon "by doing bet
ter work than ever. - ,
A, whole lot of people, also voted
to protect the fish, both Up and down
the river.
' Evidently a good , many Republi
cans Btlll have, , the Chamberlain
habit.
Small CLange -
It's up t the nrat legislature. ;
ibe ProhlbltlonlHts and Socialists ran
jum.auuui as usual. -
The number of "yes" votes jon somo
vi. in uienBures is surprising.
,"e7" to hv been larRely a per-
a
k fto'r town doesn't seem
Dad; at teaat it might be worse.
a a .
Oregon ! a ReDUbllcan atata with a
rsBorvnuon . aa -.to unamberlaln.
A tO district ttm-imv tli ' li n
iuu io g-ei noarse hurrahing,
a a
At lai.t l v . it, ' lt
lht It laat fa5Shi-rri"fiWat,i
a hor ' favorable to the end-
' . . "
er
teat hog. ;
Well, is -Dan XfcAn ..i.. i,..,-
a Fourth of Julv p.i.hr.ti5n J
.hi.. .. - -r - ,. . ... ... . ..uu
" .
Having "shot his -wad." Senator'
',a. ' . ,
aker
will "fall in line" and taka what
he can get.
In the case of the vice-presidency, the
tfioe does really- seem sometimes . to
set the man.
office
seek 1
' a a
IT IN DeODla nlfln't ma Ira ,li.rUn nf
KVJ?',. "ur. "
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Of course manv Kestti. nanni. m.
2n -nt0.ftthh-R-86vI'et,val' And well
tear A" V' p wosltlon next
:.:,:;;,.. , v ,
And yet again the men voters of Ore-
on reiuse
efuse to give women the ballot,
'hS&Hm? th WOmaB -""raglst.
he a
seems hopeless.
a a
L"Dronoalttrln ahniiM .-'
for moving the atafe iapitil awaV'from
Salem, wouldn't h&no countv to for it
good i and itronaT - - ' 1
8v u t r , ...
Bvelm1 Thaw.' Carrie ' 'Nation.' VTa
Catty Wood and Emma Goldman ail
seem to be . behaving pretty well, for
who, mess aay s, . ,
A New Tor- preacher ears1 American
men are Ideal husbands. But hundreds
pr wives in tne divorce courts dally tell
a uit-i-crcuv viury,- '
The curious thine- la that mora TTnnnh.
llcans who voted for Chamberlain did 'Jcllars spent hi private entertainments
not vote for Statement No. 1 candidates sregate a prinoeljr fortune. Bur lol
for the legislature. iars and cents cannot measure the' real
. a . a
Juria-ln fntm tha nrf.4
Hetty Green, It seema probable that she
is uiinaing or going on the stage or I
marrying a foreign nobleman.
Oregon SideKglits
Dufur sprinkles its streets with oil.
' a a
Marshfleld will soon have free nnatnl
.,'''. V -
Medford aranlte la helne- ahlnneil tnlctoio.
t-ortiaqa. . - ,
r,i. n. i, i.
Myrtle Creek, aava tha Mall, naeila a
first class Jeweler, --
Ah ice manufaotorv ha. he.n a.tah.
llshed In Condon.
. , .K K..,JHen of the cruise of the fleet wiH be
an acre around lone.
A Uayton man has some anolea that I
are nearly as sound as when picked,
a a , . '
A few yeara aao Lakeviaw'a bonded
Indebtedness was about 133,000. It has
UTO "uu lu auoui ilv.VVU.
, I
For the nast two weeks. SavS the I3av-
tnn f-ntlmlat wa hair. Kaa. ...Hnlnattn.
" "i"' J"uy aimwrarnri, uui
as yet they have not materialized. I
a a - . -'
Fop. a new establishment the' Fossil
creamery is doing a large business. Be- tary of state saved, China by diplomacy,
sides filling all the orders for the local Now China fears the insidious encroach
market in Gilliam and Wheeler coun- ments of Japan. The Chinese believe
ties, a ton- of its famous butter was that the demonstration of force made by
shipped to tha Portland market during the presence of the American fleet will
tha past month. . . operate to deter Japan from carrying
1 .. ' - 1 " . -
Of orchards bn Griffin creek tha Med-1
ford Mall says: The trees of every
variety of. fruit are heavily -loaded, but
everybody sits up and pays attention
when the Cornice pears are shown. A
branch from one of the trees not more
than 18 inchea long had 36 healthy pears
growing tnereon.
, . -'-'' " V
Lalceview Herald: A few years from
nOW some Of US will- be saylnir. "Onlr
5hor time ago this piece of ground
emu f ui siuuiiu, wurro iiiuae
large buildings are, and that fin farm
Is, were covered with -sagebrush, and
I could have boua-ht it at 110 cer acre."
It will be the same old story, it Is part
of the history of every , country.
Stand for Something.
Orison, Swett Marden In $ucess Maga
' " . sine.
The greatest thing that can be said of
a man, no matter how much he bas
achieved, is ' that he kept his 'record
clean.
. Wl-y Is it that. In plte of the -rav
ages of time, the reputation of Lincoln
grows larger and his character means
more to the world every year? It is
because he t kept; his record clean, and The Journal When our ' great friend
never prostituted his ability nor gam- ,,, .w., "there la noth
bled with his reputation. King Solomon said that there is notn
Where, In all history. Is there an ex- tng new Under the sun!' he made a re
ample of a man who was merely rich, mark that will be remembered when all
no matter how great -his wealth, who t. ., t
exerted such a power for good.' who
has been such a living- force In clvlll- is a rar cry rrom; me uuy w wiv.u,
satlon, as '- thia poo backwoods boyT about the 'year A. D. 1, to, Portland,
What a powerful illustration of the fact Oregon, year 1908,, but from tha cxperl
that "character, Is the greatest force In VV L .n.mntimr tn vnta
the World!- .: - . , ...... .: ance I had today In attempting to vote
,A' man assumes importance and be-II
comes a power In the world Just as soon
win not tease mi mannood ror salary, I tnan im siwuon iuu m "
or for anv amount of monev-' nr fnrltAav - ;.- '
any Influence or position; that he will -To commence at the beginning I re g
not lend' his name to anything which I Istered at the court house and after con-
ne cannot indorse. ;
The trouble Tvlth so rnany men today
Is that thev do not atafld for anything
outside ' the'lr : vocation. They may be
wen eaucaieo, wen up in tneir special- I
tlaa mav hava a nt rt ana I I
edge, but they cannot be depended upon.
There is some flaw In them which takes
me eage orr tneir virtue, Tney may
be fairly honest, but you cannot bank
on them. -:,--"- .:-.- -. - .- ,-.
t It. 1b not difficult ' to find a lawyer
or a pnyaicmn wno anows a good deal,
who Is eminent in his profession: but
It is not so easy to find one who Is a
man Derore ne is a lawyer or a nhval-
clan, whose name is a synonym for all
lnf;L " f lffii. ,',a"1";. "0"a' u?tant,l-
. . .. .. -- . - . . --
" 'I lu-nna b gooa preacn -
er: but it Is not so easy to find a real
man. sterling manhood, back of the ser-
mon. It Is easy to find successful mer-
chant, but not so easy to find men
who out character above merchant I aa
What the world wants Is men who. havel
principle underlying their expertness, !
nrlncl Die v underlying their1 law. their
medicine, their business; men who Stand I
for something- outside of their of f ices I
and stores; who stand for something in I
their community, whoaa . very nresenca
carries weight. .
Seeking' the ' Light,
From Llpplncott'a. V"i
At a dinner during the recent Episco
pal convention at Richmond a young
lady sitting pear the bishop of London
said to him: ' ' '. -..
"Blahop,-1 wish you would set my'
mind at rest a to the similarity or dis
similarity' between ,your. country and
ours on One point. Doea the butterfly
because the tomato canT" - ,
' The -bishop-4au?lied heartily at this
vivacious sally. -Not so a young Eng
lishman of his party, who, after dinner,
bought his host. - .
"1 want to know, you know," said he,
"about that Joke of Miss B 'a - She
ahnked if butter flew because tomahtoes
could. Fray. teU ma what Jths point is."
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t . . , . BY FREDERIC J. IIASKLN,
, (CooyrlRht 1908. by
Xo Angeles, May 'j9.- Without having met an enemy,' without' having
fired a shot in anger, without having encountered anything more dangerous
xnan aaiuiea and dinner parttea, the
Evana; came to the ports of the Pacific coast states to receive a welcome
mort enthusiastic. in spirit and more catholic in extent , than ever flat -re-
ao!elved before.'. If .it had returned unscathed from a victorious' sea battle, the
, million throats' could not ha va swelled" the volume of rhr. that arr.,i it.
xne cities rrora San Diego to Seattle could not have Increased the show of
bunting, the myriads of flowers, the multiplicity of entertainments for offi
cers and men. Why did this peaceful
. It was because the people of the Pa
cific slope had feared the coming of
1 niwirriHYI ujing ins nag or me ms-
ln Sun- -The tact that th great fleet
had come from the waters of the At-
lantlc to the Pacific seaboard and had
Lar.rived. n bett fighting condition than
wnen.w set out, seemed to these people
iIAH ". nri.k .-.f... .
. ,0 M euarantea, or hmkh anH Tmi.
i nwn. . iiiui iiy, valvar iure was 1
??.,?.retn . ' rell.f ;. If-th PP
r.V.."v" li lne ea8t P1 tn ua.so' vet
fall to understand whv the Pacific coaat
xeareg mm aggression op an Asiatic pow-
f! h People who live to the west of
thJ Kr? divide are. eaually unable to
understand why the Paoifio ocean should
I De iooKea upon aa !forelgn waters."
I hflnniu f Inlu
But the influence of the cruise of
I the great fleet ; doej not end with Its
X-Zt bl a.
a sense of sharing In the destinies of
the future of this great nation which
I Infv i ilia TlOc rVfiH Hfa Z 1 1 Yt O m haAn wa .
cmed a " the first act of the long.
I rrUicted . campaign for the supremacy
of itjTOtitii' la hVftSifle
Lc. 'ook ujon M e
I tno .iuiure mat tne l'acino fleet
ot.;.1,? 1 Art"a ' M be treated
UMl-tithVmli?'m
'anl1-' ne.t,ii8i the JPaclire coast, will
ondered a much a part of the
United titates an the Atlantio seaboard.
1 he -Influence of .the fleet, think these
western patclots, w,ll more than over
come the influence of eastern states.
men and editors wbo seem to look upon
San Francisco bay aa a foreign port.
I th Taclfto cities In entertaining the
uo avu,vuv spni Dy me people or
officers and men of the fleet, the $2,
OOv.000 spnt by people of tha Interior
Who can-. to-- the rort cltleai tn Inln In
I the Welcome, the manv thouaanda nf
(extent or good accomplished by the
cruise of the fleet in allavinar the an.
Prehensions of tha people of. the golden
Weloome Extended.
A little more than a month from now
the great fleet will sail from Ban Fran.
Cisco to visit the ports on tha other side
of the Pacific It will be welcomed with
even great-ir enthusiasm by the people
of Hawaii and the Philippines, whose
Honolulu
imieiy ana protection it guarantees.
I coming aa the greatest event- since aa-
nexation or t&e Islands to the United
It Is construed bv the Hawaiian as
evidence that at last the I'nited States
lh.. nmA v . ..nii.t . , , .
ance of the Pacific, and that Hawaii is
I"? "ey xo lne ""Premacy of that great
But the fnll meaciiira nf rh intlv. In.
srreat shlna will naif Thar Inflnana
reaienafl rnoaa nnrta Innr.nrn , mnnth. In
advance of the, cominir nf the ahlnn. it
-jwlll remain potent to American welfare
liong alter the, echoes ,ot' the- saluting
"s navo aiea-irom ine ears m man,
' Fleet la China. -
In Thlna Ihlnf 1,.T.. nf tha will
ha whnllT rtlfFnrent. Alrosrlv tha rhl-
Inaaa Innlc 'lmnn tha mmlnr- flAAl aa a
. .u-
integrity wmcn jonn Hay- preserved
eight years ago. Then China feared
i European nations Whose mutual Jeal-
lousy prevented war. McKlnlev's secre-
rout its designs. The Chinese newspaper
Dress, which has coma Into eviatanna
nlnce the Boxer trouble of 1900. haa tnld
tha people all over the empire that the
American emperor has. sent hi prcat
fleet to protect China from the mikado,
Americana at home may smile at this
child-like faith in the Chinese-America.
alliance, but the Chinese take comfort in
t- - Furthermore, they will cite some
UnrrnlinriitlvA toattmnnv In tha-fnrm r.t
knat Tfl'a Hhanahal anaaeh - That
speech had a much wider circulation In
Asia tnan it naa in-America,
rn,ata ti,
IgTiore China s Bights.
The Chinese fear the Japanese. Japan
lis threatening Chinese territory on the
Korean border, Japan Is Ignoring the
Chinese rights in southern Manchuria.
Japan Is putting obstacles In the way
of Chinese railroad construction. Japa
nese ships are bringing Japanese army
rifles Into China to arm Chinese revolu-
tlonlsti
xne genuine rerorm party in
Letters From tke People
Red Tape at the Polls.
Portland. June 1. To the Editor of
lne ""V01 "" Z,.l " 1 .V
feel confident that the metnoa or taa-
jng the census In the early date above
siderable Inquiry waa lniormea max i
lived In precinct 20. Between the time
of registration and election It was tny
misfortune to move Into precinct 28, but
sun in ignorance ui mo .
hlnil. tha alnrtlnn avstem Of thla town.
Today when f went to precinct 20 to
c about voting. I was chump enough
r. Inform them that I had moved and
asked them the proper procedure to
exerclae th riaht of ballots I was in
formed to go. to the county clerk s of
fice and they would fix me up. Arriv
ing at that dignitary's department and
repeating my trouble I waa Informed
where Dreclhct 28 was, and told thst
they would swear in my vote.- . -
thing for me except at the order of the
M I Afl
At precinct ia tney cuuiu nui uu n,
icoun - ty , clerk, under seal.- I departed
1 - Ii iM .. .ui , ai.-wa fl. waa
informed thsrt the men at precinct 28
nad the law in printed form and should
swear in my vote. I went back to pre-
a .nMnnM nrv the law and
found that I would have to bring six
freeholders along with m' to certify
thai I had hanaad mv residence to the
place I claimed to live. After living In
precinct 28 for about six weeks I -found
that most of the men, were women, and
I seriously auestlon If there are . six
freeholders in the entire precinct .
. Tn an innocent bystander It would
seem that the precinct where the move 4
registered should glva him a certificate I
to tne ciera 01 ine coun inai inn inovw
has declared under oath that he is the
party who did register from the former
address, and 'as a further evidence of
good- faith has signed -bis nam In their
presence and that same is the signature
wnicn appears upon uie registry dook.
The clerk of the county court could then
Issue an order on the precinct where the
f arty Is entitled to vote, requiring them
o receive his vote upon his writing his
name in their presence and same agree
ing -with the signature shown on the
order.-'-.-' - - . -
I have voted In several states under
all kinds of conditions, but this Is the
first time in my life-that I ever lost my
vote on account of red tape, and. there
Frederic J. Ilaakln 1
.fleet under the command of Rear Admiral
cruise create auch wonderful IntereatT
China looks to the United State as It
best friend. It is the nation that re
turns unearned indemnities, the only
great -powor that has not tried to grab
rich Cninese territory, the great power
wmcn preve.Hea other Irom grabbing.
The United States battleship tleet will
have th -effect in China of bringing the
Chinese to a realization of the great
power or me American nation. All Chi
neso are from "Missouri." They want to
take a "look see" before they accept any
tale.. The fleet will give them concrete
material upon wnicn to base a contlnu
ance of. their faith tn American good In
tentiona. . . .. . .
In the-philippines the fleet will have
the influence of assuring the Filipinos
of a . determination on the part of the
United States to protect its Insular
possession! from torela-n airrresslon.
and of the ability of the United States
to cope with all domestic . Insular
Questions., The .Filipinos probably need
no additional testimony on the latter
Buujeci, ouv nevertneiess, n-is agreod
that the coming of the powerful fleet
to Manila will mean m,ucta for th future
of American prestige. The collection of
ships, which lewey commanded In thoae
waters. 10 years ago, will be a strlk-
wu vujtfKt iraaon in progress.
In . Australia there's still another
story. Australia is a long way off
irom tnese united states. There Isn't
any direct communication, and the peo
ple of the two countries are not well
acquainted. The Australians are Brit
lsh colonials, and like their brothers
jn every ciime, tney are. undoubtedly
imbued , with' a, deepset prejudice
against America and things American.
On tha other . hand, they are of the
same Diood. Jiave the aame traditions.
the same hand lanruar and th. um.
rt.' mu a maunr oi laoi,
Australia copied Amerloan civic forms
in organising its commonwealth , gov
ernment. '. ' Australia has gone much
farther afield from, old British treco
ucnis in economio government tnan
America. ' The only real difference is
that Australia still sticks to cricket
and tea. while ' America has deserted
in tavor of. base ball and Ice water.
v AostnOla's Position.
Australia Is fearful' of Japaneseen
croachment. Is determined not to re.
ceivei Japroese - immigration, has set
up tha standard of v "a white man's
country." All this in snlts at the fact
that Australia depends for protection
upon the English navy, and England
and Japan are tied fast -in an offen
sive and defensive alliance. Therefore
it waa or great significance when Pr-
rn4ertieakln-apke of the Influence
ine - coming rieet would have In ce
mentlna; the ties of friendship existing
between the American and Australian
"nations," with sever a word about
King, Kdward and his dominions be-
yonu mo seas. 'Australian cities will
welcome the fleet with heartiness, anl
the Influence its visit ' will have will
be written large on the pages of the
future. " . .; .
Tha British merchant In the east,
the corner stone of English prosperity
ana cngusn empire, nas never Deen
an enthusiastic friend of the . United
States, ..The English in England may
talk about "Hands across the sea," but
when John Bull ships himself "some
where aast of Sues," he Is apt to for
get about the blood that is thicker than
water. The American traveler who
has been bullied In the "English clubs
along the shores of the China sea
and tha ' Indian ocean - can vouch - for
that.
But Just .now this same British merchant-Is
metaphorically up on a chair,
waving; the stars and stripes and yel
ling for 'Teddy." Why? It is be
cause he Is every day coming into con
tact with the unscrupulous competition
of the Japanese tn business, and he
Is disgusted .with the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. He sees the, cocky Japanesa
cooly relvlnir on the nrotection or Hrlt-
lsh guns while he Is filching British
guineas, it makes nis English blood
boll and he Is "mad clean through." In
the ft-reat show of strena-th tha ITnlte.l
States la maklnsr bv the cruise of thla
fleet, these Briton think they see the
power that will clip Hi wings of the
ambitious little brown man. ;
Comine- home bv wav of Sues? That's
ine program, in o hotly in the orient be
ll eves it yet,' and If one ventures to
suggest- that the trip back to the At
lantic will be made, he forfeits tha
respect of his x- fellows. - The Chinese,
the Australians, the American and Brit
ish merchants of the east, the Ameri
cans of the Philippines; Hawaii and
the Facffic coaat state are all pray
ing tn&i me rieet win remain on tnr
Pacific station "for keeps." Of all
ins mierearn in inn Harirm rnara . la
out one wnicn nope to see the fleet
go back to Hampton Roads on schedule
time and mat one Is jafpan. v
are a great many' mors in my shoes to,
day.
If I cannot 4vote I am not going to
pay a cent of taxes even If I have to
move out tf the state to avoid the
snerui... tours -very truly,
; II. G. BROWN. -
S12 Columbia s-eet.
Bolid Comfort. '
There's some what likes the slender
kind what's graceful as the wilier,
But I prefers a woman with a form
. mat s like a piiier. . ' ,
The comfertubble bunchy ones f with
china that's sorter double
A woman with ' chin Uk that ain't
s never nuntin' trouble. . t.
You find, too, when they're good and
plump they're tender and forglvln',
am - inrn . wrigiii IB VfuruQlll.1
. r tney re fonder of good llvln'.
I : never did go much on bones, al-
- though I never tried 'em,
Onless they've got 200 pounds or so of
iiesn xo nina em. " i , . ,v .
I don't believe so much In looks; these
Mais mm a -so gooa . looKin .
Ain't never wuth a hill o' beans when
It comes; down to cookln'.
Some like epi young, but rne. i '-don't.
, I always did consider
They re better middle-aged.: . . I'va
no
oDjecuon- to - a wicaer. , ;:.
Not
too derned smart Tha amartnaaa
In a -. I .. T
Jest smart enough to cook good meals
an' keep the house up tidy. .
This marryln' Is scary' work, but still
If I should risk It -
I'd know that I was sartin' of good pie
sn'y decent; dtscult.-- ...y'v y.-
Of pork an' beans an1 beef an greens,
v cooked SO' a man could eat 'em.
Them two s great conrbernstlons, an'
,, it's pretty hard to beat 'em. ,
You fill -me up with beef .an greena
cooked right without no messln'-
An' I'd hug my wust enermy an' give
ain't romant!c7 -That may be. 1 don't
make no pretensions.
But when it comes- to woman, I will
- iaae ma large oimensions.
Chicago News.
j Looking Backward, ' , . -
' -' ' From Puck. -
t Foreman (excavationa in the ruins of
Washington) What do you make of it,
professor? , 7 . .
Profeasor of Standpatology ' (exam
ining newly discovered manuscript)
Why, at first glance,t It seems to be
a fragment of a speech''on tariff re
vision. ThevDlngley tariff of th
ancient Americana was revise by ltn
friends, If you remember. In the year
REALM m
FEMININE
LXJL
The Prime Minister's Wife.
OT " the least of the' Interesting
personages brought ., Into tlio
limelight yby the acoession f
H, H. Asqulth to the exalted
post of prime minister' of 1 Eim
1s his wife, Mrs. Asqulth. ' ' , .
land.
It is a notable fact that the residence
of the prime minister of England has,
of late been lacking In. a mistress who
could take any part In the-social events
Of the season. ... ,
Mrs. Gladstone was not fond of so
ciety, and In her old flue did little to,
make the position of the tlrst states
man -of the land popular) Lady tialm
bury cared little for such duties; Air.
Balfour was a bachelor; Lord Kosebury
was a widower; Mrs. Campbell-En nnni- '
man, was in poor health and died hist
year. Mrs.- Asqulth therefore succeeds
to a-iposition in which she will revive
the. glories of a house which has fal
len Into. sombre ways. And It is" un
hesitatingly stated that she is . quite
the person to do- it. It will ha a.
renaissance of that interesting anil hril.
llant union of politics and society which
win man rs. Asquitn a salon unique
nd do werful doublv. nowerful alnce
she is said to be intensely Interested la
pontics, as English women of position :,
traditionally are. ; '
Mrs. Asqulth's 'drawing-rooms will
undoubtedly Jnsplre many writers of
fiction, and we shall have lit the next
few years, many glimpses Into ' that
world of -brilliant men and women, 'of
social glories and political, intrigue in
which English writers delight
It 'will' not be Mrs. , Asouith's ft rift
entrance into the world of fiction, how
ever,, since If rumor speaks truth, she
has already insolred two .of tha novels :
of the period. It was her daring, sar
castic, brilliant , personality . which Is
represented In "Dodo." the novel in
which E, F. Benson satirised English
society. Mrs. Humphrey Ward's -Marriage
of William Ashe," la said also
to have been largely suggested by Mrs.
Asouith's darlnar . and eria-lnai . anlrlt.
In this latter novel, Lady kitty, whom
me astute statesman, jord Asne mar-
riea. la r, Arf ra v.H aa a K1v,..nlt.tta,l
daring, .untamed little, creature, who
carries things with a high hand and
who satirises keenly all .the high per
sona res toward -whom she should show
reverence. - .... .
Very much such a nerson was Mar
garet Tennant. now Mrs. ASoulth. and
an Interesting rumor says that it was
Mr. Gladstone's prophecy that Asqulth
was tha coming man, which drew the
attention of the young woman- to him.
Asqulth was then a member of Glad
stone's cabinet,, occupying! the post of
home secretary. Margot Tennant waa
protege 01 tne prime minister ana
to her he confided his oolnlon that
Asqulth's talenta would one day IhihI
him In the highest seat of the politics!
government Gladstone's acumen nn1
Miss Tennant's faith in It-have been
lnntheisstfewweeks, 7 vindicated.
m ' - ' "
Mrs. Asauith is a woman who ha
the courage-of her convictions, at ail
events.: She is said to dislike costly
Jewels, and never wears them. . Instead
sne nas a ronanesa ror quaint settings
and unusual ornaments, many of , which
she has picked up on tne continent
or In obscure corners in London. , In
dress she U guided solely by her own
fancies.,...'.-,- -,,'' :.' .
At one time she had a penchant ror
rad. and wore It exclusively. It W;t
about this time that she and a friend
of hers escaned from the tnralldom
of routine duties, and amusements "-'
finding their way, to' a - vUlag whore
a merry-go-round had ' been , set , up.
Jumped upon the wooden horses and
rode with the village boys and glrin,
greatly to (he dell eh t of air beholders.
Mr. Asqulth, it seems, disapproved of.
this, and since then . she has not so
distinguished herself.
When sne piays goir, ana sne is a
rood olaver. she aoes about the links
bareheaded. Peonle were astftniahed at
this at first, but as it is her unvarying
custom, they had to get used to it.
It Is told of her that on one occa-
lon at a house party.' the prince cf
Wales, now King Edward, said to her,
reallzlnr her fondness for satire "I
hone. Miss Tennant. you ' will let me
down easy.
Mrs. Asauith Is the prime mi n li
ter's second wife, and has two chil
dren, a daughter and a son. Another
son died In Infancy. . . ... , . "
Since her marriage, shenas grown
more sedate, and while recognized as"
a brilliant woman, is not likely to At
tempt those glaring idosyncracles which
made her so much talked about as a
girl. . -
It is a foregone concbislnn. however, .
that at her salons wlllbe gathered ull
the notables or the, kingdom,- and that
there will be sen a revival of the
old-time salon of France, whoae passing
people are never tired of regretting.
, K K R
. r .
' ruttinff Atvay Furs, ,
WITH expensive furs It , is unq'ues
,. tlonably ' worth while to . send
. them to some cold-storage nous?,
where a guarantee of '.their safety can
be secured or'th money refunded to
whatever amount the coat, muff or boa
has-been stated at. The smaller , and
lees costly furs can, however, with per
fect safety, be locked up In a . box or
trunk in the storeroom, orovlded a few
simple rules are complied with. Either
turpentine or enmphor balls must be
rlentlfully sprinkled in the box In which
he furs are laid away, and the paper
wrannlnar should be well saturated with.
one of these oreventives against 'moths,
camphor being generally preferred, hav
ing a less obnoxious odor. The furs
should, however, be first wrapped in
tissue paper, aa the acid of the camphor
may injure the delicate skin. Neither
sable nor chinchilla, however, ran ever
be laid away nrotected by camphor balls,
for the camphor will turn to a hideous
rellow the rich brown of the sable and
ake away the soft gray tons from the
lighter shades in chinchilla. . Imoartlna
also a yellowish tinge that Is distress
ingly ugiy. aoovs an tnings, it must oe
remembered In, putting away , ermine.
white lrnx or white fox. or any kind of
white fur. that they-must be wrapped
always In blue paper." never white or
yellow, the acid in which causes the
wmts fur to take on a yeuowisn tinge.
It Is a mistake to put white furs away
soiled. If only sllerhtly s-ray.' nowdered
chalk or alabaster or cornmeal shaken
well into the fur and allowed to remain
there over night and then dusted will
often restore th fur to its pristine
whiteness, but If any of these prove Jn- .
effectual the fur had best be sent to
a furrier and thoroughly cleaned. It Is
a very; gfeat mistake with whits furs
to ever- aiiowinem 10 menme Tery
soiled, for then In order to get them to .
look' anything like -new such strong
measures must be -used as will in all.
likelihood Injure the skin and cause the
hairs to rub off. ' v- ,. . 5 : s
fit raw berry Shortcake Improved.
ROLI layers of dough for shortcakes
thinner than ordinarily. . Bake tWo
in one pan, one above the ether, ;
with a layer, of butter spread between,
This does away with the necessity of
splitting the cake, an operation often
Homna-lnAr tn hnth ahane and llahtneaa. -
The inner surfaces of the two layers '
will be found tn good condition to ab- -sorb
the Juice of the fruit. . .
-. -'. .. : h.. it i'-:-;:v;,
. - The Daily Siena. '.?.. "
v V. ' . BREAKFAST, f ' ''
Btewed gooseberries. Ham and eggs. -Graham
muffins. 4 - . Coffee.
, , .- . , LUNCHEON. -Boston
baked beans. Brown bread.
. Milk toast. Stewed figs. Tea.
DINNER. ' " -
Cracked crab. Puree of pea. .- Broiled ,
Beefsteak. :
'Creamed carrots. -Lettuce French
- dressing. -
Strawberries and cream. '
Sponge cake. Coffee. .
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