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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. I PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1910. IID LOT Of JAPANESE WM .1 CLERKSSHOWN Receive $2.15 a. Day; Garbage St. Petersburg Papers Persist Man Gets $4 Pay Own Ex- in Calling Attention jo Fact penses; Army Officers AM That- Japan Js Arming for lowed Thousands of Dollars. War. ; C 8 T . w , . i i ! .imim. . . ... .... . fAVAflA MtALAiS HI lIHIL mm By John E. Lathrop. J By aaorg. rnnr. ' H.Khinrton. t. CL Febw 12. It 111 fPubllbri' TrM Wlr.) furcl to lndur efficient roan to ntr St. Petersburg-. .Feb. 13.The apanrsa tha railway mall clerk aervlce, beausa war arr continues to worry th. St., cf tho poor pay. tint dans;rs Incident Petersburg- papers, and fovrrnmant aa- to service and this la especially trua eurances that ther. la no cause for In the thirteenth dlvlalon of tha clerks alarm hava little effect In quieting- ap assoclatlon, which includes the Pacific prenenmon inai me situation is serious, northwest . It la stared on high . authority that I Tet when member, of tha congress ha g-oyernmcnt ha been Informed that are Interviewed tbey admit that tne .w,....,, u clerks , deserve more liberal treatment "Urr and auTglcal euppllea. and that at .the hand, of tha g-ov.rnment. I Japanese naval and military officer-. ion j have seen all the member, of the Ore- av. have been ordered to rejoin the r gon delegation, and each ona unreaerv- - , , ,. . edlr commlta himself to support of the Bearing- In mind th. Quletneea of Mil, which It la hoped by th. clerka Japan'e preparation previous to the to pan at thla session th. Lafean bill late war, Russian newspaperdqm not providing- that rrom ana alter Juiy i u....i.urujr auspicious win me yksiai 1. 1810. railway ostal clerka ahall be lc are getting- ready for more trouble. paid their actual and necessary travel- Klther Russia or tha United' State In expenses, not to exceed tl per day, I must be. In. their Opinion, the object of while away from tha terminal wnen notun nranawni ra mi ptn mi their runa or series of rune begin ana iipineiw. ai me situation , in Man end, when actually on duty, auch e- churla haa given rise to much friction, perinea to be paid under the direction It la believed here that In casa tho Japa cf the postmaster general.? are looking for trouble. Ruaila will be , Poatmasta Oeneral "Bnrreeta." again railed upon to bear tha white I . - . ,.v man's burden In Asia. noma aoaiuuiu n. nui. muv-u. however- cornea from tha potmaater I The Novoe Vromya says: . . -, XTA . . . w - ...III. - 1 I I rmm it nf hla annual I .jipr.BcwBui ui iu. puui.c .iirm i F T 5. .1 V7. AZ2 haa resulted from ; tha governmental rePr wf7 Kl.nH.iw tl lCn communication, for It can no longer be mend, that uJnl5 n fe doubted that Japan la arming. It la her ...... ,rv -- ""."'"'Z. right, and even her duty., Russia haa adoption of certain P'mn" l th Japan assures her conqueat. by military provision for the employee; tha post- ..,. .... . hm.m1 waariiaaa 4a ffaUArtlfr1inr1 I v" 1 Mas 1 ,nDlr. e. ' ,Kr.. f Mt forget the prlnclpalbaaui of peace, and merely ausgest. In the case of tw cpMt0 cf power Nobody U ex- xrsyei pay " th, cited or provoked or threatened by tha However, some of the friends or tne ,, 4 .,...,ki. ... clerk, begin to hope for action thla rf lt Tin? AUn' bU.-.m Brov.h.:n.ad:.t 51 "2? SltttrrSK? In tft? f utur'e of the Lafean V"?-.? aa we have demanded It In the past.' amendment to the appropriation MIL Blr8hov,ya yiedomostl aya: !Of vn. 4 course the official communication can- The clerka labor under tha handicap not set upon 'one side the fact that of what appeals to most peraons as a japan la making feverish military prep very unjust command by, the executive arationa. and aa there can be po quea- firpartment. mown as eecuv tlon of the proximity, of a new Rueso- No. 2781, which says: Japanese war, Japan's enormous outlay All offloere and employes of tha on neP army an(J fiPet it evidently dl- Vnl ted State, of every description, reeled at another object According to serving In or under any of the execu- prt(Ci,e information and newa arriving live oepanmenis. ana wnemer no wry ffom Berlin,. Japan Is preparing to an- ing in or out or wasningron. euner ai- .Korea shortly, and It 1. evident rectly or Indirectly, Individually or the8e muitary preparations are the beat tnrougn aBsociauona, io 1 guarantee of the forced conaent of Rua- crease of pay or to Influence or at- ... ta tha ..,.,. . , , tempt to Influence In their own Interest , Th. Rech v,. ,.w. . ,.. to I nny lcglalatlon whatever.' either before believe M. Izvolskya declaration, but In rongrpss ur .i. t:o,.,n..llc.. . ... ordep to be reRny sura of the morrow It way save through heads of the depart- in1gpen,abie that not only our dlplo ments. In or under which they serve, -houM h. i order. but also that on penalty of. dismissal from tha gov ernment service.".- - . Some of the clerka remark, aa one did to me: our means of defense should attain tha desired standard." Surveys have been Started for a new railroad from Laow to Riga, a distance "Russia might learn "from our gov-1 A. . . m. v.. . . . wa- WW tf AlHUllvnil will VW ernmem 'D ' iikej to bid for tha equipment when mraouic w v.w v " building begins. inat . pen.gnioa counvry wu.. u A Btory cf hOW the car, Ilka Ha thla order In oppressive character." ' - roun.l.Rachld, took a two hours' waJk It la gei rank high class sober, mennely useful to the nation The average marks received by them In 'their examinations and the exara- 4h.. clftU'r "Ported from Llvadla by-: tha fZoZxxmJ Court Bulletin. 'His majesty wora tha KtiS .iSIVm uniform of private pt thi Sixteenth r. Industrious, active and 1m- nlf1. ments; a rifle, , 110 cartridges and a flaslr filled with water. . ... , lnatlona are torching In ' aeverlty h 17 ,71 ' ,u. c. ITS are 98.65 per cent. This applle. to, the J0,?" h country over. Almost parfeet gervlo. The record shows. that for every 12,- an opportunity of seeing the soldier's life aa It really Is, and not aa It appears at imperial parades. A second anecdote also comes from 000 pieces of mail matter handled cor- Llvadla. though unofficially. The cser. rectly by thorn on tha trains only one accompanied by an adjutanf, waa stroll- Js handled Incorrectly. In other words, ing m the gardens when ha suddenly ao perfect U Uhelr service that they noticed a aentry attacked by hemor- attaln this 'remarkable percenUge of rhage. The man vainly tried to salute accuracyU,000-12,0001ths; or. stated the emperor Jhf, ,"jS'elj- wy'i' tJf; , 0ln,, His majesty- at once sent" hit alde-de- 000th Of error in their dally labor. campfl to ordBr the ,old,er t0 ,eave nl, Tha average reader of a daily news- p0ft and t0 rcport hlm8eIf t0 a .joctoY. japer knows some railway mall clerk, But thB eentry refUSed. declaring that knows him as a citizen, and aa a work- ne WM uni by oath rather to die than ir. It might enlighten that average , vf- ,.,,, ..n t io it'R u iimi in one case orougnt I r-.. . ...i .i j i ..v v. v, i . 1 1 1 ni. it .licit n.i v i the soldier and observed to him that j oy in same oain no was Douna nrst to obey his emperor, and that by the mili tary code tie. the- cxar, had, together with the officer of the guard, alone tha right to relieve a sentry. The czar ordered the soldier to paaa him his rifle and to be off at once. -The emperor then stood on duty till the guard hurried to relieve the im perial sentry. , .,;;'' : ,t. : reader to lea-n that In one case brought to my attention a railway mail clerk received $2.15 a day from the govern ment, while the man who came dally to collect the garbage from, that clerk's noiiHe received it a day. f The conditions entailed on-tha rail- v.ay mall clerks by the high cost of ' , living are simply oppressive. ' in view of the fact thnt they are allowed no ''expenses for meals and beds while away on their runs. It Is a fact that Uncle : Pam lias allowed numberless items of ,tips,' by army and other officers; that officers receiving Into the thou sands of annual salary, receive : allow ance for travel pay. . ,-. Army Officers afors Tarored. v I have in mind an officer who trav eled to the Orient Via England, France and the Mediterranean route, stopped at palatial hotels, lounged along the way as : ha chose, and turned in and ' was allowed a bill of several thousand dol lars for travel expenses. - Tet m railway mall clerk, expected to perform important work at a modi cum per day of salary, gets no allow ance for absolutely necessary expenses. although he ; asks the government for j not more than $1 a day for such ex penses, ".'$ ' The efficiency of men entering the service today is low as compared with that of men who in past years entered. Expenses of living are at least 60 per cent higher. 'This statement Is merely a reproduction of what former Super intendent Thrall said. The average annual expenses on the runs of the men in the service are for! the nation 132.70; in the thirteenth) division the- Pacific northwest the expenses are 16Q.79. "T1 not In mortals to command suc cess; ', -But we'll do better, Sempronlus, we'll , ; deserve it" The fevling in Washington is that . the clrks. have deserved suee.esa- if i dfx'idedly that they have not attained. it in getting what common decency on the government's part calls for. Barnard College Celebrates. New York. Feb, 12. Joseph H. Choate. former ambassador to Great Britain, and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, were the chief speakers at a celebration held at Barn ard college today to mark the comple tion of the college's twenty-first year and the -one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Frederick Augustus Barn ard, the founder of the college which bears his name. " Quaker Maid Ry "The WhMey with a tesslstloa ' Town 100 Years Old. Washington, Pa., Feu. 12. Flags were displayed in profusion her today - in iiOi'bretion of tha one hundredth annl. versa ry of the erection of Washington borough. Although the first settlement here was made in 177 it was not until J'Vbruary II, 1810, that the town was in corporated. A week's celebration of the centennial is being planned for next fall, Death of Lewis Hasslebrlnk. (itpeeta! Disputed to Tbe JoarnnD i Wllsonville. Or.. Feb. 12. Lewis H, ITattalebrlnk, Jr., died at his farm home, fim mile north of here, on the Oregon Kl.ruio , line, sf ter an illness of .: a voiijiie. of da vs.,.. He was80 -'years - of an. lavea a briJ of four months. Awarded Three Gold Hedak To msks a perfect "J.iKh.baO." : put in enougli : Quaker Maid Rye If fowr Daala Cannot Svppljr . torn. Writs Us For Frio S. Hirsch Distillini Co. KANSAS CITY, MO. r "njs - VJ .f;;.;.aEiaMas ; hi y i hi .ai i - i i i . . "i I i 1 1 i 1 r 1 1 i i r i j in i i i i n i i i i i i i i ii ii i.i n -.i ..... ii . Rift W wish I 7,-:;vv;.-..;;nrr,ffl.-;';:V'-;vV:-v'-'-v::': ' ' r:;-. . . - rW A(V 1 1 I i ' . I . ,v , l' lilllktllliriltfl . I I I I 1 I yi I ' V . I S '. II I III I II I I I ' 1 VII a x -v wi .m mr w II 'SfifJiVrlS'J '. '. ri C Our Annual Savings in Interest and Taxes Because We Built on the East 'Side - " HAD . ill . v , T7r ' yc i " 1 1 u : I 111 A J I Jts I , . .. fVi 4 v. III ' AMW A. A quarter-block in the. Central AVest Side; busin , four times as much as both' the land and building which.we nQvv' own and occupy. on the East Side. Furniture requires too muclspace. to pay .either the- rent or interest and taxes on the investment on. the .West I Side. : Only - big . depal-tment. X stores, hotel and office buildings can afford so jmuch' expensive space. We would , , have to sell the same quantity and quality of Furniture at such increased prices ' ' ,as would give us an annual profit.of $25,000.00 in excess of what we now get if , we had the same store on the West side; in order to-make the same profit we now r ' niake. There is no possible way out of it--customers must - pay the merchant's. entire expenses of dging business and then ome. We have experienced the x most wonderful growth ever known in Portland simply because we could afford . to, and have, sold furniture very much lower than any, other store.' , !. " EKE THE GREAT WINDOW DISPLAY OF STOVES AND RANGES ON THE STARK STREET SIDE OF OUR STORE NOTHING LIKE IT EVER SEEN, IN PORTLAND. ATTEND OUR GREAT RANGE SALE THIS WEEK. HIGH-CLASS, BEAUTIFUL RANGES AT THE PRICE OF , . ; UGLY, INFERIOR GOODS ON THE WEST SIDE. - i.. foZr Lighting the Acorn THE IMPROVED ACORN SAFETY OVEN LIGHTER, with independent valve, can be used either through the open oven door or will light at side of oven. Tit is the simplest, safest and best lighter ever produced. A. . i V,'" '' " " ''' ' THE OPEN DOOR LIGHTER of . the Acorn is a feature of greatest importance, , as it insures absolute, safety from accidental ignition of -gas in the oven; at the time of lighting- The 'lighting is simple, positive, '.quick, safe, reliable and never, fails.' ,' ' '2 . .... u t, t .. : .7 , ! .-. ; t '"Most all ' our ranges" have, smooth 'nickel, trimmings, easily: kept clean, and- are , also ' provided ; with, large''' fireboxes, especially adapted to the? fuel used in the, Northwest; Our Gas" Ranges are absolutely the' best ranges in - America the . ' famous Acornt made by, "the "oldest stove-makers in America.., . -Jam. aw. m i a vt . uirx ...'-vudW3 I 1 - ' ' $7.50 2 -Burner Alcohol Gas Stoves at 85.G5 Two burners, free from odor, much more safe than gasoline and clean er than ordinary gas. 12.75 3-Burner Alcohol "Gas Stoves at $9.60 3-burner, black Japan finish; stands on four legs; takes the place of a. gas plate. Ordinary, family cook ing can be done on this stove. $5 Alcohol Gas Stoves Now S53.7S :J One burner, nickel-plated, vst the thing, for sickroom or living-room, where ;very light .cooking is being" done or hof water is often required. $9.50 Air-Tight ; Heaters Now Q7.00 Cast? top,' nickel feett and bottom,' . rim and footrest, as well as screw'. draft Will take wood two feet long. ,. W have nine of these, to be closed out without profit at $7.00...- , , $3.75 Laundry 'Stoves Now; ,':;,v;02.86:-' & Tliese' Laundry Stoves are just the thin for. the- basement; for light cooking they can also be used, hav ing small base but large tops. We : have five . to close out at $2.80, Harpen Leather Sofa Cushions Each $1.50 Karpen Leather Sofa Cushions, 22x22 inches. These are filled with pure silk floss and are real bargains. Iron Cribs $5.50 Plain design, deep sides.' 7 spindles on either side; woven-wir spring. AH guaranteed for 25 years. Iron Cribs $10.50 Neat and attractive, 14 spindles on each side, which is built high and slides up and down. - Cream color. :1 Iron Cribs $12.75 Chill-less design, sides high and slides up or down; 14 spindles in each. 1 ' You can hammer these cribs with an ax for 25 years, and if you succeed in breaking, one the factory will replace it free of charge. - W.ZbXorraa, rraa. . Oao; T. AtoUay, Saa. .K.Xorgaa.Tles-irraa. f OUR OWN. (NEW) BUILDING Cor.E. Stark Grand & Aye. 4 '-i333lt;fe .... ymmvn Si. m I I 1 MM. FURNITURE Yearns & Foster Colt onFelt r.lat ; tresses Prices from $9.75 to $16.75 s Pure white cotton, with ends open to show the exact ? material 'used.' If. not - satisfactory "after: 60 nights' trial, money will be refunded, - " ,-... Scrim CnMalns $2.75 ' Plain design, good quality,, ecru color, neat border " and just the thing for bungalow. ' - . . ; Nottingham Laces, from 60c to- $40 per pair, in both ,, ecru ana wnue. . . . , . . . Cable Net Laces Up to $10 a Pair Portieres and Couch Covers, in large varieties and assortments, just received.' Very latest patterns and large ranges of colorings, from $1.50 to $25.00. '. -:r Spring shipments of Carpets arriving daily, and early purchasers will have'a very choice lot to select from. -- v