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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1S08. PAY ililS; CilU'UOTE - .... V Strange Situation in Dis trict of Columbia,-Big City in Which People Have r Nothing. to Say About Its Governing. ' : v By Henry K. Lamble. : "Washington, June 6 -Forseveral years . more and. more attention ha been at : traoted to the fact that at the seat of ' the i federal government there' reside . something over 300,000 people, who pay taxes, directly or indirectly, but are ahr olutely without representation in the i tax-levying body.- They hae nothing ' to say as to who shall make 4heir laws nor any voice in , the selection of the - executive officers of their municipality. Aa taxation without representation was one of v the main grievances leading to the revolt of the American colonies, thousands of people "have expressed the conviction that the situation in the Dis- . trict of Columbia was repugnant to Am erican institutions, even though the peo- Jile of the District have not themselves oudly complained. ;- ; . ' ' ? It is true there always has been a "strong minority sentiment here in favor ' of the election of municipal officers and representation In congress, but there . stands one reat obstacle in toe way of .. their making any ; progress. Nearly , one third f the population of Wash- - lngton are negroes, many of them among. ' the most Ignorant and depraved of their, race. " As there never nas - been any chance that congress would confer the franchise of the white Inhabitants of the District and den v It to the negroes. sentiment against suffrage has always prevailed. - Although the population or me national capital is cosmopoucap. in : sentiment It is & southern city and it Is a fact often commented upon that north era people coming here soon acquire the southern viewpoint on the race question. People who have' resented being de nied the right to vote but who have been unwilling to share the - franchise with the negroes have consoled themselves In the belief that the present system gave them the best government of any municipality in America. Th purity and excellence of the District government has been a boast for years, and the ? resent president of the board of Dls rlct commissioners has made It .the theme or numerous jnautauo.ua lectures. But now there are open charges-of graft In the municipal government, ft public hearing having disclosed that the charges were cot without foundation. It was a sad shock to those who have de claimed so loudly about the purity of Another hoast has been that nolitlcs never entered into the municipal affairs of the national capital. But now it is disclosed that the Republican commis sioner and the Democratic commissioner have quarreled though' possibly not over party politics and that the minor employes are divided into two hostile camps. - ' . . When the advocates of District suf frage make their annual fight In con gress next winter they may nave a bet ter finance ox success. There was Just one flag In Washing ton which did not fly at half mast. That was the flag on the White House. On all the other government buildings, nn business houses and orlvate resi dences the usual tribute was paid the tiation s soldier dead, out tne wpite House flag flew proudly at the mast Thousands of people noticed the In cident, and late In the afternoon Inquir ies as to the whys and wherefores be gan to reach the White House. The only explanation - given was that the messenger whose duty It was to raise the flag each morning must nave for gotten mat ,i was ueco ration uey. If anyone has doubted that this was a presidential campaign year he need doubt no longer. - The Timothy I Wood ruff vtce-nresidentlai boom has made Its nnnearance. Letters have been sent out from New York soliciting support for Woodrurr ror second place on tne ticket. Fop manv -years Woodruff has asnlred to the vice-presidency, but Republican national conventions always, have re fused to take htm seriously. - It never will he forgotten tnat once upon ft time Woodruff wore ft vest - of' loud, flam boyant colors. He wears waistcoats now of modest black, but tne story of how - when nomination for another office was . In question. Senator "Tom"; Piatt In- auirea sarcastically ir u mux - simmerea own to Tim." - Bo, while 'Woodruffs bjoom helps us . realize it is ft presidential year, the pre diction Is not made that the convention vuj be stampeded oy it. i ' "; Several days ago the statement was made In this correspondence that were It not for the fear of accentuating fac tional amerences in unio, representa tive Theodore B. Burton would make- the speech at Chicago placing Taft in nom ination for the presidency. - Information Is-- not-vouchsafed -that- the-Taf t - man agement has about determined to take tnis nag ftna tnat in an prooatiuity Bur ton will be the Taft orator. y - EIGHTEEN MEMBERS OF CLUB WED IN YEAR --sr. - -. . ' V- . W .. SA I' r m 1 ' ' Summer Seasoiiat Hand The Summer Season is at hand, but its long delay has caused an overstocks and, we've cut the prices to get rid of it. . When you consider the remark ably low prices always to be had at oucstore you can readily see that an-: other cut and a mighty one too, bri ngs them down to the Nbottom notch and affords money saving opportunities .which no prudent housekeeper" can afford to miss. Come Monday and let us show you. Has Gome Young folks who are to be married in June should call on us to prepare a cozy little home for them. Begin married life rteht , w11 hfln tmn Don't start out in a boarding-house, because to be real happy you want a(W a iwiiic w yuw uwh, nm wcu lurmsn it. -well maKe tne terms so easy that no matter how small your income, you can afford to have for your 'own every necessary article of furniture that goes to make up a comfort- aoxo nome. , v'4 I Cupid Plays Important Part In This ' . ' Amateur Dramatic Organ ization. Philadelphia, June With two prides and 18 bridegrooms from their ' members during the last 11 months, a unique distinction has been gained, by th Enterprise Dramatic club of the St. Vincent de Paul's , parish, , East Price . and Evans streets. -, . " -v - Never before In the 17 years of the organisation's history have so many of Its members wedded; neither Is it likely that the record can be equaled by any the city. -.- -. . .--. .. , All the Enterprise members are resi dents of Germantown, -and their roll ln i eludes names of sons an4 daughters of some of th old families In that vicinity. , By producing at least one play a month these amateurs have won the favor of : many persons, not only- for their act ing, but also for the large amount of money they raised for charitable pur poses. .. - Most recent of these numerous mar riages was that of. Miss Jane H. Fos tr to Thomas-1 Cummlnss. Mrs. Cumtnlngs and Miss Sadie Mynch, who was married to Vincent Kelly, are the ' two girl member of the dramatic club to choose husbands from this organisa tion. '.,'"'" ' Unusual among these . weddings was when sisters. Miss Florence Whllty and Miss Mary Whitty, married Daniefj-os-ter and Robert Foster, brothers.. . Hla Appreciation. , " 'When Patrick McGlnnagan became a memoer 01 tne vamsu pun week, a delegation of his friends burst in upon-hlm - while he was. at dinner and presented him - with ft handsome " night stick in honor of his popularity and their esteem. Completely bewildered by , this unex pected token, the new policeman never theless struggled to his feet and stara- me red his appreciation. "Frlnds.: ye have upset me wid y"r trlrMnanii." he said, flourishing the nlaha stick. "Ol'll'try an' do me duty widJ this little shlllaly, an' I hope an-' thrust thot ivry mon here'll Uvs V feel its In- 1 - Morris Chairs We have the largest and best assortment in the V city, .fine quartersawed oak, highly polished, spring seat and the famous push-button reclin ing back, which is warranted not to get out of ; order. Special prices : $15.00 CHAIRS, assorted cushions : 10.00 $18.00 CHAIRS, assorted cushions. .$12.50 ; $21.00 CHAIRS, assorted cuhion9.$15.00 $25.00 CHAIRS, assorted cushions. -918.50 $28.50 CHAIRS, assorted cushions. . 920.00 $30.00 CHAIRS, assorted cushions'.! $22.00 If- T V. -, " j' ''V ,, ., V: . (r"r ' ii i "" in ii " . -l2ss The "White Frost" Sanitary Refrigeratprs Are cylindrical in form and made entirely of cold rolled steel and galvanized sheets ; white enameled inside and out, except the ice chamber, which is gal vanized. It is constructed on scientiifc principles and cannot wear out. Come in and let us show you. We have them in four sizes. 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'. - --ZTTZZSTSSSlEXmZTZr. , , - --" 1 "" ' "' ' ' 7" -- DO 1IIIG HOT FAVORED POLICY . I y m' . - . . . Washington Takes Congress to Task for Haying Talked; Much and Doing little. " (Wohlnrton Bnrsas of Tbs Joorotl.) Washington, Juna . Th dissatisfac tion over, the . "do . nothing1 policy: of congress Is findlnsxf xpresslon in many strona- eastern" papers. Ths Wasbinar- ton Timea. an. uncompro&iisina;' Roose velt paper of this city." today said, edi torially:'. ' ' "The effort to 'present 'a history of the congress session which Is about' to end, and to catalogue Its accomplish ments and failures, will be utterly use lens, unless the substance as well aa the tltlps of new laws Is considered. 'The session will lay claim to vastly more than has been done: and the claim will be-based -onr-ss-sounding itst of titles.- representing legislation passed. The Republicans will make claim to the distinction of having passed an Im mense amount of progressive legislation and - will refute with the record the charge, that they- have permitted - this to be a do-nothing session. !But the truth is that most of the progressive legislation passed is cheap, tawdry makeshift Instead; of being sterling ware It is plated, and mighty thlnlv plated at that It represents the very-minimum (bat could bet granted in order to go through the forms of legis lation, and to make -up a list of im- firesslva titles for campaign uses. Not n many years. If aver, has the busi ness of Take legislation' .been carried so far as this session. "There., are two reasons ' why this Take legislation': system ought to be rebuked by the country, and discouraged for: the future. On Is that a sound re buke right now-would show that the fieople are too intelligent to be -fooled n such fashion. It would discourage efforts In future sessions to bunco tne community. v-:-' "Another reason why nickel-plated legislation, palmed -off on the country as solid silver, ought to be exposed. Is that-as soon a a a meaningless and In effective law Is placed on the statute books on a given subject. It adds great ly. to the difficulty of getting a better one. That Is why "the labor organisa tions wisely took the ground that they would rather have no antl-lnjunctlon legislation this year than to take what was offered them. They . would rather wait a session or two, in the hope of f ettlng real relief, than to take some hing now which would do tnem little good, but would always be pleaded here after as the evidence that nothing more was needed."-: -. .,- -: -j "Somebody competent to do the work ought, without ' Inspiration from any campaign treasury, ; to make an honest, straightforward analysis of the legis lative output: of this session; to give credit where credit Is due; to expose frauds and fakes and shams; to snow the rottenness behind the varnish; to strip- eff thin - veneers, That work should be done disinterestedly, and In the publlo ' Interest alone. It : would prove the Insincerity of a large part of the so-called accomplishment , of the session, and would reveal, if the records be worked out in detail, that no party Is entitled to all the blame or all the credit of the session." -. 1 . " The most expensive "publication, with the least Income, In New York City Is the city record, which will cost Kew i'ork City IU7M00 this year. ,i , SOCIETY (Continued from Page Two.) ' ThV oomedy , v drama "Esmerlda," which -' was given Wednesday evening by the solemn , sophomores of tha Van couver ' High school at the Vancouver auditorium was a success. .The students were drlUed by Miss Robeson, a gradu ate of the Western Academy of Muslo and Elocution. The musical numbers were furnished by Mr. Logan's Mando lin club. After the play the -company was banqueted at the Wafflett . The cast: - - -,. .'i-v. i - Elbert Rogers. a North Carolina farmer. Cory Oalbralth; Mrs. Roger, his wife, Gertrude Rawson; Esmerlda Rogers, their daughter, Bertie ' Neil; nave Hardy, a young North Carolinian (Esmehlda's lover), Ned Burnham; Mr. Est&brook,- a man of. leisure. Otto Ball horn; Jack Desmond, an American art ist in Paris, Roger Moise; Nora and Kate Desmond, his sisters Mabel Hil strom and Zlllah.: Crawford; Grew Drew,, a speculator, Ivan Bishop. COMING EYENT An , entertainment will be given by the Deaf society of Portland at - the Immanuel ' Baptist church, - Second .' and Mead ' streets, Friday evening, under the auspices Of the Phllathea class. Fol lowing la .the. program: v ; . i "filgn son "Nearer My God to' Thee," Mrs. Retclpio,' Mrs. -Johnson and Mtss Iverson: natural signs, "The Emotions." Mrs. Johnson; 23d Psalm, Mrs. Reichie; rainbow m6r!on song.' Mrs. Jorg; dia logue, "Courtship's Difficulties?' Mr. Redman and Mr. and Mrs. Young; sign story, , "A. Monkey's Churning, ,r Miss Hansen and Mrs. J org; sign song, -xan-kee-Doodle," Mr. Van Emon; story In pantomine, "Courtship," Mr. Johnson; story In-pantomlne, ''Preacher and the Wasps," Mr. Redman; recitation. "Tho Broken Pitcher," Mrs. Jorg and Mr. Van Emon; algn recitation, "Star Spangled Banner, Mrs. Relchle; scrip ture reading, "Jesus Stills the Temp est," Mr.-Van Emon; the child's praper, Mabel Stegner. ';."..:,,;-: ' . v The ; people at Rainier, Oregon, are looking forward to a great treat this coming :r; Thursday, when Mra Frank Swanton will give a dramatic recital In the town hall. Before her marriage she used her talent and training In connec tion" with, the university extension movement of Minneapolis, besides giv ing recitals in most of the large Euro pean cities. She will be assisted by Mra Reno Hutchinson, the well-known contralto soloist. The B. I. S. club of enterprising girls, under Mrs. E. P. Mossman s able leadership, have the credit of .making all the arrangements, and theywlll use the proceeds to send 10 delegates to the northwest T. W. C A. conference at Seattle. . ; ; r ? r The Daughters of the Confederacy will hold an evening meeting, next Fri day at the home ot.Mrs. it H.puff, Twenty-second and Hoyt streets. ' v ''' :-. .'; , The art department. of the Woman's club- announces that next Tuesday; the last meeting for- the year .-will.; take place at 2 o'clock In the ' art room of the Public Library. Mrs. - Abendroth will read a paper on "Rubens in Spain," Mrs. Wlster will sum up . the year's work and speak of ."Stories of Art and ArtlRtS." '- ,i ' . The psychology department, will also meet for . the laat time directly - after the art.' Mrs.Jr Welster wlU " speak on some of the general laws and on "How to" Live In Heaven "or" -HeU, Here and Now." - - , ' ' All club members are especially- In vited to theae closing meetings. ENGAGEMENTS I Mr. and Mra. J. Q. Nash announce the engagement of their daughter Dawn, to John Clifford Bird of Se attle. The marriage will take place next Wednesday. - : - - . i : . , W " - ." '4,' -'. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Delury announce the engagement ;of. their daughter, Blanche Elizabeth, to G. F. Ha no ley of this city. The data of the wedding baa not been set. '. - - , L PEES0NAL -. Mm I. W. McLean and her son. Clay inn nf Puvalluo. Washington, are In the elty the guests of Mrs. McLean's sister, ma u a. wmu ! " Mrs. D. R. Parker of Condon la visit ing t tne nome or ner parents; nr. ana Mrs. ii. J. Jrarmsn oi munuiruia . mih Laura Hsrrts of ' Los Angeles, formerly of Portland, la visiting Miss Mildred Bromberger at 774 Marshall street-...' .: j- s v Mrs. James N. Gllmervand daughter, Mrs.--Joseph Shlppen or Seattle, are visiting Mr.-and Mrs. Ernest E. Gil mer. -. . - Mrs. C- N. Elliot of Beattla i a visitor. In Portland this week. Mrs. C, A.' Berry and her daughter of S07 Benton street. have gone to Tacom to attend a banauet riven bv the (n-,ir of Railway Trainmen. ' They expect to return some time this week. To Ball for ZTnzope. - Tha manv friends and natrnn. nf thm well known : establishment of Olds. Wortman King will be delighted to hear that Miss Bernard has air a in mart. en on a European buying trip. miss tsernara nas iong Deen connected With this firm an hnvr annt 1 munuo-cp of -the suit section, and her freouent eastern trips and yearly journey to Paris and European fashioo. centers ar Incidents of the sreatest Interest to' the discriminating shoppers of Portland. ins preceaence already gained by thla store as the headquarters for the high est class of women's apparel is con tinually augmented by a careful stmiv of fashion's latest whims and Miss Her ns ra s present trip Is only one of the endeavors put forth to maintain H prestige. . . - After spending two "weeks In New York city buylns; goods, she will by the North German Llovd line In the palatial steamer Kron Prints preJerh; Wllhejm. ., - . . , How a Cat Caught Two Hns. j- rrom th Scotsman. I once had cat who dfd a r remarkable ratting feat. He two voung rats on the eare or a flat 'stable roof, and cauM one the usual way. " The other J'im.c to en eldereerry tree Just t"";.. one. grasped It flrmlv in his r-nu'i then Jumped hesdl-.n for t,-e Either he was very r"' narily agile, for he f- 1 f ' wWons rat still In h.s r..... other In Ms rw' rro!",',!y ' them botlv The reason some rr'n rey.r - - , la rcaie thev ! ' trying to pre. t.-t I" le them. , ter (.--.) !
