Tlin OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17. 1312 ( I II IN A A3 DK8CRIBED BT GREAT WRITERS." collected and edited by Esther Single ton.' The editor. Is quite , true whf.n she savs In her preface: The eyes of the world are upon China, .awakening more and. more every day. China is,, perhaps, the wont fascinating of all countries lo. the etudont of men, . manners and events." Anib one 'haav'to buTJook over the table of contents of this book 40" realize that Miss Singleton naa presenisa jn subject, not only in a fascinating but In aa intensely Interesting manner. , Bhe 'haa-dlTlded her work Into fouf parte and classified it under aa many headings, namely: "The Country and Ita People," "Descriptions," "Manners and nuatoifia." and "Art? - Undar .each-aba "has given 'the eplnlon or description ofl from alt to 16 writers, all W.eu Known, and who write with authority. The finished work glvea a moat de lightful and inatructlve composite of a4 moat every phaae of China and her people. There aeema nothing left to be desired even by the moat inquiring mind, and it haa the advantage of being pre sented from many polnta of view. The works on China; the pant 10 yeara. are leplon, epma excellent, but many writ ten for tbe trade; but thia work stands out uninue and alone," beeauae every name attached to en article stamps it' with autiiorny. J. Jims paraer, ior m tance, contributes a chapter on that picturesque figure, Dr. 8un Yat Sen, and the Chinese revolution. Of the peraonal characteristics of thla wonderful man Mr. Barker says: "He la verjT quiet and reserved in manner, and extremely moderate, cautious and thoughtful in speech. He gives one the Impression of being rather a sound and thorough than a brilliant man, rather a thinker than a man of action. Ha does not care to use the dramatic eloquence which appeals to the Imagination and the pa esions of tbe masses, and which la usually found in political and rellglnua reformers , of the ordinary kind. But then the Chinese a'r perhaps not ao emotional as are most eastern and west ern nations. The majority of the Chinese In America are revolution ary, and they worship "their leader. Chi namen are commonly supposed to be sordid materialists, devoid of patriotism and Interested only In money making, who are always ready to sell their country to the enemy." The incorrectness of that widely held belief,, and the Influence of Dr. Sun Yat Ben, will be seen from the fact that the Chinese outside of China have given enormous sums to the revolutionary movement. According to the doctor's statements, many have given him their entire fortune, even the poorest shop keepers and laundrymen. There is much more ho tells about this Chinese leader that Is well worth knowing if we would thoroughly understand the revolution. Another chapter of peculiar Interest Is "The Civilization of China," by Wu Ting-Fang. It is the Address delivered by him before the Universal Races con gress ! London in. 1811. ;,- ; - But iWjwould be difficult to name any chapter that '4not illuminating and full of Interest; and when one closes the book ho feels aa , though he had a broad and comprehensive view of, the Flowery Kingdom, , and i had learned about all of the country ifnd people it was necessary to know, unless he ex piated to enter diplomatic service." . iThls Is the' twelfth of a series of countries described by great writers and ctir.jnled by Mips Singleton,-and In a library, they wquJ.4 make an encyclopedia of rare value and attractive form. They ar elaborately Illustrated and sub stantially bound. lodd, Mead & Co. rrlce,fl.6). "The Piebald King of the Bronchos," by Clarence . Hawkes. That writer of beautiful stories, the discoverer of the lilmberloat country, Gene Stratum Portet.' says of this, series of Mr. Hawkos' books: "In my opinion his books are unique. They stand in a class of their own and are the most Interesting of their kind." This ia high praise for one who does such fine and unique work herself, but It Is saying none too much. The writer makes heroes and heroines among his animals, but he Is far from a "nature faker," for he neither makes them talk or dance, but he does bring out their animal in telligence, and creates sympathy and admiration for them. This is the sixth of these animal bi ographies, and, as the title plainly Indi cates, It is the story or a horse. Tn an Introductory chapter the author elves a verv interest! no- nti. .b.i.i, bt- the horse and Its relation to man, saying: "liver since the dawn of writ. in history the annals of man have been imcKiy sprinKiea with glowing tributes to the usefulness and beauty of tho horse, showing his close relationship to his master." This book tells the story of a "cali co" pony out on the Nevada desert. In which figure Indians, army officers, Mexicans and plainsmen, "but of them all. "Cal" was the hero. It i a thrilling and dramatic story, and while it Is a splendid tale for youth It can be read with equal interest by the grown ups of either sex. It is beautifully Illustrated and well if'J"'1" GPr W. Jacobs company. Price 11.60. "Helping School Children,", by KIsa For Full Information Regarding Any Book Old or New Write, Call or Phone Meier & Frank's Basement Book Store Marshall 4600 - A-6101 Any, Boot Advertised or reviewed on this page may ba ob tained at i Book Store, ' ard and Alflei rjors. G ILL C6. Denlson, , A new class of research liter ature is coming Into prominence and so cial and civic workers are finding help and inspiration from It". The bureau of municipal research in New York has been for a long time gathering facta, Statistics, information and all manner of valuable material in connection, with octal and civic work all over the United eta tea. ' They have been in touch with the different organizations of men and women and have. gathered together the facts and causes and results. -This valu able material is If) a way useless unless put together in such form aa to render it . available to those Workjng along thesa lines. That Is exactly wlmt Mlss Denlson has done In this work, "Helping School Children.',', and those Interested cannot afford to be without the book, The material Is tabulated In such a way as to fnuke It accessible to those desir ing Information along any line of school work, .There are suggestions based on positive knowledge) examples of what has been done, where' mistakes were made, methods which might be ' im proved upon, and the final result of cer tain .endeavors Karnes' and places are given so that one seeking farther infor mation -will find the book an encyclope dia, of knowledge wherein there Is no limit or end for research. While it Ih a work of facts and figures much orig inality has been Interwoven and the broad vlew. the sane Judgment, the big ness of the" mind back of the printed word Is felt on every page of the book. Outside criticism and the ignorance of well meaning enthusiasts are lustlv bal anced, god the situations in school and out ars accurately drawn. There are chapters devoted to private gifts, com munity prooiems. organizations and pe clal opportunities for women, a compre hensive outline of how women organise for efficient . work, th doctor's and dentist's place In school problems, where churcn and school meet, the business mens responsibility and contributions. the cooperation of superintendents, the opportunities that have been negleoted and many, many more subjects, all In teresting, all bearing upon the, Import ant subject of public Jschool and its re; lation 10 tne noma. Throughout the, 151 pages there are countless" sugges tions and well marked plans fox under taking any of these branches of Mvin and social activities and the one who reaas mis work could scarcely fall to become enthusiastic In so interpstin.- subject. Harpers Publishing company. "The Contralto," by Roger M. Carew --Tho "Professor" Is the only character in the book in whom the reader is at all interested until the girl, Marlon. Is met, then the interest Is divided between the two. Tho sprained ankle forms the Plan whereby the hero meets the heroine and the romance Is begun! A country newspaper comes into play, also a village ball team and a dramatic society the "Professor" being the di rector of all, and every one. He Is a fine specimen of, manhood and when be.and ,tbe editos .'meet- In -then nrfvf oince ana conress to each other that the cause for each staying in that "wa ter tank" is that tach may overcome the 'habit"; the readir feels Mike": being a third party at the hand shaking. These two men, knowing through, per sonal experience' the temptation and harm of "the habit," resolve to clean up the town, and tha bpok tells how they do It. Ffcr from being a religious work. It swings to the other side and the fight is made on the smug Conceit Of the religious profession who Winks at hidden crime and frowns on the Sunday ball game. It is a book for tha open air, social ploasuros and Inter ests for the young people of the town and a clearing house for conventional ltlea which are outgrown. It is Inter esting and both serious' and humorous as the story unfolds. Richard C. Badger. Price II. 35. ."Aunt Jane's Nieces on a Vacation, by Edith Van Dyne These nieces, with each new Story, grow a little plder, but they are quite as popular at one age as another, and Indeed the Inter est grows stronger with every volume. These nieces are Patsy, Doyle, Beth De Graf and Louise Merrlck-Weldon. Uncle John and Arthur Weldon, the young husband, of one of the nieces come Into this story prominently. The running of a newspaper Is the big event around which all the Interest centers and the difficulties are both humorous and sometimes dramatic. 'Thursday Smith" Is a new character, and added Interest is given him, for he Is a man of lost identity, but capable and dependable, and absolutely necessary to the running of 'The Mlllvllle Dally Tribune." Au thors of girls' books seem to forget sometimes that the small reader does not, and cannot, grow up quite so rap Idly as the fascinating heroines In the tory, and the feature of romance creeps In in spite of good Judgment and thus spoils the book's chances for being classed with desirable literature for young people. Rellly & Brltton Pub lishing company, price 9 1.25. "The Mermaid's Gift," by Julia Brown and Illustrated by Maglnel Wright En rlght Among the beautifully Illustrat ed children's books lately published, this collection of six fairy tales holds a leading place. Aside from being handsomely bound and charmingly il lustrated, .giving children a taste for the artistic, the stories are such that will elevate and develop the Imagina tion. They tell of Joyful days, Ideal friendship, love of nature, companion ship with, the winds and waves and teach a symbolism not above a child's understanding. Truth, loyalty, loving service and all the sweet pure fancies of fairyland are to be found In these stories, so that as a grift book It can not be surpassed. Rand-McNally Pub lishing comjfany.- Price f 1.25. ' . "The Court of St. Simon," by Anthony Partridge This is quite the most en grossing story yet written by the au thor of "Passers-By," the "Golden Web," etc. "The ' Court of St. Simon," la a complicated plot replete with mystery and surprises, which keeps the reader continually on the qui vlve. ' The hero , is a man of rank Who by way of amusing himself, has been an occasional onlooker In the criminal underworld of Paris, and In an unfor tunate houf glvea a glimpse of this phase of the city to a young English man of weak character and little cour age, who has wearied of the usual gaie ties of Parisian life. ming n'Argmlnac.becomes enamored oi the lite, is soon an associate ui me worst criminals, and rinally he plays once too often with' the fire and to save himself turns -informer. r This ia the situation when the Duke t Eouspennler leama that his chance acquaintance, who Is In difficulties and won't be kept yt.$ jLhenvls none c-th er than the brother of the .woman he means to marry.', This Is, a Wilfully drawn story of present day romance and conditions, and it Is done in Mr. Par tridge's artlettc and inimitable:, style. Which places the author -vmone; the most popular and sought after -writers of romance today. , . .' Thd book Is "handsomely bound and well JlJJjustrated: by , S Vaux ,Wllson, Little, Brown & Co. Price JHM- , "Mr. Ferryman's Christmas .five." .by" Frances U .Porcher-i-Thisl Is one : of those touching, little -episodes, (Chroni cled -for the holiday swoty for the dual purpose of supplying thVdalnty little gift book demand., and touching, per ohance. the cold and ,tmy. heart of some one who has alt' and' gives noth ing. - . , The author has been happy , in pre senting her little- tale without unduly distressing the reader, but making it one tbat must llnget In the .heart and mind or' those who see It. It la sug gestively Illustrated and has a fine Col ored frontispiece and comes boxed. The Rellly Brltton Co'. , Price 60 cents. BRIEF REVIEW OF (Continued From otcr, was in Jail on a charge of prom forgery. .- ', ..'..' At Butte. Mont. Ben James, a butcher, was robbed of $1000 and locked in his own ice box for' five hours. WhenTe leased his hand and feet were badly frozen . . '. ' '. .-' The Rosebiirg Brewing & Ice com pany entered pleas Of guilty to violat ing the local option laws .In that city. The brewery was fined $500 and Oscar Kllnke. Its manager, and five directors $260 each. The federal grand Jury at Chicago has returned four, additional Indict ments against Jack 'Johnson the negro pugilist, .charged ;wlth ylolatlng the white slave law.- Johnson will take his case to -the supreme court In -an at tempt te "prove the white slave act un constitutional; His ball has been raised to $TO,000. v i John Bohranck, whd Shot Colonel Theodore Roosevelt three weeks ago at Milwaukee, wls.,pieaded guilty Wednes day to assault with' Intent to 'murder. He says he shot Roosevelt as a warning to all third termers. William Shapiro, the' chauffeur who drove the automobile carrying the raur derera of Herman Rosenthal In New York, turned state's evidence at the trial of the gunmen, Tuesday. He testified that his passengers were "Lefty Louie,'' "Gyp the Blood" and "Dago" Frank Clroficl. He saw them get out of the machine, he said, heard the shots fired and declared that when they came back to the machine they had smoking re YfltvarsVla their hands. At'Ochel&ta, Okla., Tueaday night, five robbers dynamited the bank of Ochelata, secured $2600 and escaped. , . Mrs. Ella Crawford, a wealthy widow of Chicago, murdered her nine-year-old daughter by drowning her in a bathtub and then made two unsuccessful at temps to .commit suicide. It is thought ttyj mother became Insane over grief at me aeatn or ner nusoana. Because tho word "transport" ap peared in the( Indictments when it should have read tranaishlp," the In. dlctments against Armour & Co., the meat packers, charged with "transport ing" meat in violation of the meat In spection act, were quashed by . Federal Judge Carpenter at Chicago. In a breach of promise suit at Cleve land, Ohio., Mlss'Alma Broderlck, a for mer Chicago school teacher, was award ed $40,000 damages against Jerome Probst, a Detroit lawyer. Ruling that V city has no right to grant a Xranchlio which forbids sale by the grantee, Judge Ellison has thrown out of court San Francisco's suit for dissolution of the merger of the Bell and the Home telephone systems. After ransacking the Texas Midland railroad station at Cooper, Texas, rob bers set fire to the building, destroy ing buildings, merchandise and cotton valued at $75,000. To escape harm by a mob, James Cain, a wealthy young farmer of Champaign, 111., stepped in front of a fast train and was killed. Cain had. seriously wounded his 18-year-old sweetheart be cause she would not marry him. The Wells-Fargo Express company's office at Lake Charles, La., was robbed Thursday of a package of currency con Ulnlng $25,000. Foreign N possession of proof that wealthy landowners In the 8tate of Morelaa and other regions have been furnish ing the rebels with money, the Mexican government has ordered the arrest of Pablo Escandon, formerly governor of Morelaa;-.ljfcnacio de la Terre, son-in-law of General Diaz; Louis Garcia Pig mental and other prominent public men. According to reports from Vera Cruz, Felix piaz, leader of the lutest resolu tion in Mexico, has escaped from prison by bribing the sentries. It is said Diaz -is new in New Orleans. A great political sensation was caused in London last Monday by the defeat of the government on an amendment to the home rule bill. When an opposi tion majority of 22 was announced In parliament loud cries were made for the cabinet to resign. Serious disorder marked the '.meetings of the following days. On Wednesday, a riot broke out, missiles were thrown, and Winston Churchill -was struck In tbe face with a book hurled by an excited Unionist Jose Canalejas y Mondes, the prime minister, whom Spain regarded as one of Its greatest statesmen, was shot and killed at Madrid Tuesday by a young anarchist, Manuel Pardlnas, who then attempted suicided Canalejas was shot In the back three times as he was walking to the ministry' of the interior. He lived only a few minutes. . Late advices from Constantinople are to the effect that the porta has applied directly to Bulgaria, seeking to arrange an armistice. Seventeen soldiers and one officer who fled before the enemy at Klrk-Klllsser were executed Wednes day morning In the outskirts! of Con stantinople. The death sentence spread panic" tramjphtivorvietf otfpr"Somi! Idea of the bloody nature of the war may be formed from the fact that since the beginning of hostilities more than 160,000 men have been killed or wounded, .i Tha French government has decided to expend f 4.000,000 .ie-etbltprihg a ser ies of wireless station connecting Paris VORE COLLAR, AND .. ; SP.1ILE, INTO COURT if ; ; , -,r , ' i '. ,,' St Paul. Nov. It D, JUcCarthy. Mart kato," appeared In police court this morn inr -minus his trousers, to plead guilty to a charge of drunkenness; He wore a coat and a collar and a sun or wooieu underwear terminating at the- ankles in a pair of- running shoes, . j t. v.. ,"I don't know where I lost my pants," said McCarthy, .came to St Paul from Mankato and took- a room some where, on TOghtb, street' ';Tbe bext thing I remember "la : that I ; woke tip In the cells without ' my . trousers , 1 .had -421 with m.M. ::. v , ; t 'Are you a track racerf asked. Judge Flnehout, referring to the running shoes "No, but I've had a tun' for my money." said McCarthy. - , - He was senttover to the county-Jail to be fitted out with a second' band'gar ment,' pending his return to Mankato, ; : .. ; !' : For1 the twentloth cohsecutlve, year, Dr." Francis Curtis has refused to, ac cept the salary .of $1000' offered him by the city of Newton, Mass., for his work ss superintendent of the board of health. Dr. Curtis maintains the salary should be $1600 or nothing, and. conse quently takes nothing. : Mistaking her mother for "a burg lar, Miss Gladys Myers shot and killed Mrr J. Rappe Myers of Greenaburg, Pa, In a sleeping car on a Pennsylvania railroad train, near Corydon. The cou ple were on their way to New York to buy a trousseau for the girl, who was soon to be married. , THE WORLD'S NEWS Preceding Page) with the various French colonies and with North and South America. A fire In the city of Canton haa de stroyed the general postofflce, several government -buildings, several wharves and more than 1000 houses. LabotNotes THE -Pittock & Leadbetter Lumber company of Vancouver, Wash., Is , preparing to start its mill In that city at an early day, and will give em-' ployment to 200 men, besides furnishing work for an equal number of men In the logging camps. Directors of the Eastern Railway & Lumber company at Chehalls, Wash., announce the addition of a night shift of men equal in numbers . toVtae day shift, which will Increase the monthly payroll of the mill company by $21,000. A fight of 22 years' standing between tbe International Association of Steam and Hot Water Fitters and the United Association of Plumbers and Gas" Fit ters, was settled this week by the Amer ican Federation of Labor, in session at Rochester, N. Y. The convention decided that no such organl?ation as the Inter national Association existed in the eyes of the federation. . William R, Hearst's printing trades employes have been enjoined from or ganizing a so-called "rump" printing trades council In opposition to the Chi cago Printing Trades council. The Lebanon Lumber company on Thursday posted a notice in the mill that there would be a reduction in wages of 20 per cent, and a walkout re sulted. At the time of the national strike the members of the South Wales Miners' federation numbered 162,000, since which time it has dwindled to less than 100,000. From Nanaimo it Is reported that the situation in the coal strike is unchanged. The company cannot procure strike breakers to work In the mines and the Chinese who ara endeavoring to work are not corning up to expectations. A strike of farm workers has taken place at Bast Lothian, B. C All the potato lifters in the county, numbering over 1000, Joined in the demand for an advance of BO cents a week, making the wages $5. Labor is very scarce and it is thought the strike will succeed. I Miscellaneous SHAM battle between 16 warships A off the Virginia coast a few days ago so badly shook up the cities and towns of Virginia and North Caro line that the tremors were attributed to an earthquake, and news ct an earth quake was telegraphed over the country. Fourteen persons were killed and 90 hurt in a wreck on the Yazoo & Mis sissippi Valley railroad near New Or leans, Railway officials say tha wreck was caused by the negligence of a flag man, who disappeared soon after the crash, Dr. Thomas S. Henry, the last surviv ing grandson of Patrick Henry, died thla week at Rechlll, Va the famous ancestral home of the Henry family. He was $0 years old. The entire plant of the California Paper and Board mills, at Antloch, Cal., the largest of Its kind west of the Mississippi 'river, was destroyed by fire Tuesday, causing a loss of $400, 000. The buildings covered 16 acres. While Mrs. Arthur Spencer, at Oppor tunity, Wash., was giving her 18-tuonths-old daughter an alcohol rub, the alcohol was Ignited from a nearby lamp and the child was burned to death. A new typewriting record was mado in New Tork this week, when Miss Florence F- Wilson wrote at the rata of 117 words a minute for one hour. The best previous record was 112 words a minute. v Henry Wheeling, a 12-ycar-old boy of Orawfofdsvllle. Ind., reached Los An geles tttls week, having ridden the entire distance on the rear of automobiles. He was two months on the road and never spent a cent on the trip. Edwin Williams, a student aviator at the Ciirtiss aviation school In San Diego, fell 160 feet from a biplane Wednes day and was terribly mangled. Roy, the 16-year old son gf C. F. Fowler, of Castle Rock, Wash., met In stant death by electrocution Wednes day, while in the performance of his du ties as operator at the telephone ex change. Fifteen persons lost their lives and 17 others were seriously injured in a wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railway at Indianapolis. Carl Gross, a brakeman, who suffered a broken Ug, failed to close a switch and has as sumed blame for the disaster. J. A, Way land, founder and owner of the Appeal to Reason, a Socialist week ly newspaper published at Girardt Kan., shot and killed himself at his home In Girard last Monday. For several years Wayland had been prosecuted' by the federal government and waa to have appeared In court on the day he shot hlmseifr-He rcfrfr-otrTra y m g: '-' Ther siruggie wnuer ine competitive system Isn't worth the effort; let it pass." While returning from Sioux Falls to Beresford, 8. D., Postmaster C A. Rams dell was burned to death under his automobile when .the machine turned, turtle, 'a WOMEN'S CLUBS Edited by Mrs. Sarah A. Evans Where Club Women '. , 'Meet Portland. Woman's Clns. Meetings, secOnd and fourth Fridays. Women of Woodcraft hall. Tenth and Taylor streets. 2 p. m., business meet ing j 3 p. m., program. Mrs. Frederick KggerVrWe- Fourteen th strset,-presi dent.- ,; "' .CottnbU of Jewish' ifomea. ' . " Meetings first 'Wednesday of the month, BelUng-Hlrsch hall, Tenth and Washington streets, Mrs. Rose Sailing, 60 Ella street, president. ' ' Tuesday Afternoon Club. : Meetings every Tuesday at homes of member, 2 p. in. Mrs.'- E. L. Sanborn, 686 East Tenth street, north, president Tortstry Association. Meetings first Monday of the month, at homes of the members, 2:30 p. m. Mrs. A. if. lire) man, 682 Myrtle street, president Monday Mornlntr aXnsloaL Meetings every Monday at homes of members, 2 p. m. Mrs. Allen Todd, 691 East Twentieth street, north. Shakespeare Btndy Club. Meetings every Monday at homes of members, 2 p. m. Mrs. Allen Todd, 691 East Twentieth street, north. ..Portland Psychology Club, Meetings second and third Wednes days, Eilers hall, 11 a. m. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, 722 Wasco street, president Coterie Club. Meetings second and third Wednes days, Eilers hall. 11 a. m. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, 722 Wasco street, president. Brooklyn Mothers and Teachers. Meetings fourth Fridays of the month, Brooklyn school, 3:30 p. m. Mrs. Frances J. Wells, 07 East Ninth street.' Woman's Press Club. Meetings first Wednesday of every month, committee room city hall, S p. m. Miss Helen Sayre Gray, "The Bow ers," president. Oregon Graduate Worses' Assoolatlon. Meetings first Wednesday of month, Medical building, 2:30 p. m. Miss Don aldson, 874 Third street, president. Auxiliary Railway1 BfkU Association. Meeting monthly at homes of mem bers. Mrs. J. G. Van Groos, 329' Green wood avenue. N her annual address last Wednesday I at the convention or the Oregon fen eration of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Sarah Evans, state president, said: "In point of time the 12 months that have elapsed since our last meet ing Is only a little span, but for the women of Oregon It has cast a bridge Into eternity; It has laid the foundation for our better weal or woe, and it has brought into the lives of the women of Oregon the responsibilities of state, made glorious through the liberty of unrestricted citizenship. "The abstract question of woman suf frage was not germane to the work of the Oregon Federation and the presi dent of the General Federation, in our opinion, was right in her much criti cised ruling preventing it being made an issue at the convention In San Fran cisco. "The individual club, unless Its con stitution forbade, can endorse any measure tt sees fit, but a federation mupt ever respect the minority. Hence your president never deemed It wise to introduce suffrage as an Issue, into this organization. But as an Issue, suf frage In Oregon has passed. It Is no longer a matter of whether we approve of it or not, It la a condition to be ac cepted, and the question now is, how are we going to use it now that It is germane to every line of club activity "It means a new tool to work with a precious opportunity whose possibili ties are as fathomless" as the sea. Bat we must also realize that it is a two edged sword which may cleave both ways tn the hands of the careless, In different or ignorant" "Today the responsibility of clan ship is upon you, and henceforth ix will be the silent force to be used and reckoned with In all our future delib erations. The day of Influence' has set; tho dawn of action has begun. The men of Oregon no longer hold the helm alone; our hands are fpon the wheel with theirs, and it remains for us to prove the wisdom of being removed from the undesirable classes. How can we do this? Only through education, wisdom and due appreciation of our obligations. . "No more opportune time could have come for the women of the Pacific coast to share the responsibilities of government than the present Porten tous as the past year has been, it is but the gateway to the most momen tous event In the history of the world the opening of the Panama canal next year. "There is not a question of govern ment economics, society or industry that It will not effect the world over. It will take Oregon to the doors of the old world and .oftener to Its back than to Its front door; it will bring into our stato an immigration never dreamed of before, and give us problems of edu cation, food, housing, disease and crime that have never before touched our borders. These six factors make up the problem of our changing conditions. "By education alone can we hope to hold the supremacy even tn our own America, and that must be the educa tion of the hand as well as of the head, for the boy or girl that leaves school unequipped for the bread and butter battle of life will be a failure, and with out value to his. community. "This brings us to the second factor In our problem the labor questions that are looming larger and larger on our horizon. As the hordes of unskilled labor begin to crowd our Industries, as these industries Increase and begin to demand the cheaper labor of women and children; with fhe oriental . trade in front of us. and the exhausted east back of us, the labor question will intrude itself Into the home of rich, and poor alike, ahd Oregon will be no exception, and these are questions well worth the consideration of our Women. ' "Housing does not seem of much Im portance in this big, broad state of mag nificent distances; neither was it in the limitless east of a century ago, but today It Is one of stupendous magnitude to them, and our concern should be to profit by their experiences. "Food and ..raiment may well be grouped together, for he high cost of living In both, baa become a national question. It Is not the result of one, but of many conditions; some are local and avoidable, while others are beyond Individual, but not national control. , "Short weight is one of the most insidious causes tyt the Increase In the prices pf food, of which you will hear more from : our chairman of the food sanitation committee. 'Disease and crime are the twin sla ters of civilisation, and so near'y re semble each other as to be almost In distinguishable. - Indeed, many of our sociologists and criminologists make no distinction. It Is certainly criminal te tolerate bad food impure milk-and' vater, poor' plumbing and - unsanitary housing, as It Is to neglect all the laws of hygiene and . the common decencies of living which .create degeneracy of body and' mind eventually - filling bur state institutions. But disease and crime are In our, midst and how to cure the one and prevent the other 4s one of our complicated problems;. Thla to a great extent 1 requires .an Individual - publlo conscience, and every club 'woman should set the example Af doing", her part to check preventable disease. L ... 'VllUaia- JJard -In. WalyaluablajJ&ook, rne ; women of Tomorrow,'. says; - this cannot study sanitation, fresh air, pure food, adequate housing,, the care of children, the protection of the family from disease, the maintenance of ; a proper environment and tha regimen for' health and efficiency without In stantly perceiving tbe closeness of the relationship between the life of the In dividual and the life of the community. The growing wealth of differ ent communities, the application of mod ern inventions to home Industries, the passing of many of the former lines of women's work lntft the factory, have brought to many women leisure time which should be spent In social service, Civic cleanliness, the humane treatment of children, the city beautiful, educa tion, fclvlo morality, the protection of children from Immoral Influences, child labor, the organizations to protect neg lected children and to reform delinquent children all are legitimately within the province of motherhood and the attempt to Improve conditions is a part of the duty of the modern woman. Jm thinking now,' continues Mr, Hard, 'of the millions of women who, after all their home duties are done. still have some time they could vlve for a more liveable world life. Will, they? 1 cannot say. But 1 will say this: " 'Either their publte spirit will grow or their private character will decline. One of two., liecause they carry along wan tnat leisure of theirs, not only its messing, dui its curse. They must sane tiry it or perish by it. " 'Leisure! Culture! Emancipations All nothing unless there Is something more. Culture without action is an In growing disease which first debilitates and then dissolves the will to live. Emancipation without duty is a mirage of pleasure which raises thirst but nev er quenches it' 'Incidentally, I would advise every woman present who has not already aone so to read Mr. Hard's book. "I have now set before you what I, as your president consider the most Important matters to engage your at tention the coming year. Realizing that we are no longer militant citizens with the rank of noncombatants, and believ ing that the Oregon club women stand ready to fulfill to the uttermost their duty we offer the following recommen dations for your consideration That the bpening of the Panama canal be made the basis of the study and work or all the clubs of the federa tlon next year; "Further, that as a part of the law making body which must legislate these and other conditions, that some time be given in every club to the study of civil government and that prior to elections special consideration be given to initiative and referendum measures. A close study of the almost two score on our last ballot would have revealed the fact that there was not one but affected, more or less, the home, directly or Indirectly, Through the secretary of the state library commission, the federation Is having prepared a study outline on civil government It will extend to every branch of municipal, state and national government and Is designed to cover several years' work If it Is so desired. It will give special attention to what Is known as the "Oregon system.' "We recommend that this be made the basis of your study. We earnestly rec A PLAT ABRIDQ f '" Wf In preparing the mouth for a plate we usually have tb extract a few old stumps or decayed teeth. This we do with out causing you the slightest pain. 4 ' " Our plates cannot be improved upon, no rhatter what you pay. They reflet the intelligence and skill of the finished operator. " '. "P- We supply missing teeth with a bridge that will perform all the work of natural teeth perfectly and never -cause the slightest annoyance. -" r " " " ' All other work treated with the same care and skill. - -. ' We have an enviable reputation for gentleness. OUR PRICES ARE 5-E 0R.B and Associates PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH 342 Va Wa3hmgtonSt Cor, Seventh , , 5; PHONES ; MAIN 2119, A-211? OFFICE HOURS 8 A. M. TO.6 P. M. SUNDAY, 10 ' ' SEVENTEEN YEARS PRACTICE IN PORTT ' ommend a k.-.ntr lntoi-rt i t . r.ot only In tlm tity l.-mitu i i clean and sanitary cltv. Imt 1.. . purity and integrity of the city. That tha clubs endeavor u 1:, about closer relation between t teachers and the mothers: "That they give every asHlstunn I s their power to the school garrinn m - inent and encourage the estahlUlnnrtU of playgrounds in the. small as u m - tn the large towns. ' That , the dub women make the es tablishment of -vocational training in their schools a part of their cducaUunul work. '.. (, -..' '. That they assist In the effort t onns; - eoou oress rerorm oy - inrir daughters setting the example of morn simple dressing in school, and decency In street dressing by, exercising- more modesty in . their own costumes. " i'Tnat we 'aupport every ; reasonable " measure for the reduction In the price of living, and that we cooperate with other' states in securing a standard of weights and measures, and a net weights olause to the; Oregon pure food law. I would specially recommend that we pursue more diilgently the -work of ctvll service reform. This can be done no more effeoUvely than by mak ing personal visits and investigation of our state Institutions. The heart strings of almost every home lead,! directly or Indirectly, into one or ' the other . of these Institutions; and their proper ad ministration Is J our solemn obligation. "Having In mind the many axioms regarding good intentions and procras tination we would strongly; urge upon tho "chairmen of committee's that thla Us the time to begin their. work. .Well laid plans are useless unless they ara . put into exicutlon, and should be the , results of experience, else they are too ' often visionary rather than practical- and we should make this the era of work and not talk. "Our accomplishments, the past year,, along some lines, have been excellent' and the harmony and good fellowship among our members has been most gratifying. "Our organisation' is growing slowly each year, and it is pleasing - to note , that, while we have lost one or two members, It haa been through .their dis banding and not through resignations. "The calendars this year ahpw a de cided trend toward the study and work: in those things that mean service, there-., by abating tho criticism of former yeara that our federation lacked earnestness, and seriousness. t . ' "This does not mean to even intimate the hope that we will neglect the social side of our club life, for It like humor. Is the saving grace when Judiciously mingled with the real purpose of club work. " '-rA - "Universal peace was emphasised at the last biennial by the presence of Baroness Von Suttner, whose book. 'Lay Down Your Arms,' won for her the No bel prise, and I would make this subject, one of our recommendations If we flld not believe that this "peace on earth would Inevitably follow when, -from within, we have attained that p(ftnaele of right living which shouldbe the vision and goal of every club woman.", CZAR'S SAILORS ARE:' UNWELCOME GUESTS Copenhagen, Nov. It.-pCopenhagen waa greatly relieved when the Russian fleet left the roadstead. ' T3he Russian' blue Jacket, unlike' the American, la scourge. The American spends his money freely when ashore., and la friendly, and, generally, sober. On the visit of the American squadron to Bal tic ports last year there was not a sin gle complaint The Russian sailor quickly gets In toxicated, and Is difficult to manage. In the evening the streets were terror ized, and many innocent citizens were assaulted. The sailors seized bicycles standing in streets, and, having , used them, either threw them away- or took them on board. ' ' Journal Want Ads bring results. V THAT FITS PERFECTLY 7 SCIENTIFICALLY -"CONSTRUCTED EITHER ONE IS WORTH ten Times WHAT IT COSTS VERY REASONABLE M MMf