The Athena press., August 11, 1905, Image 2

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ATHENA, AUGUST .... 11, 1905
flNK MEN IN STATES PJtlSON.
"He was a flue man, V said Cassie
C!lif1wink. whfln hIir heard that
Spear, cashier of the wrecked Oberlin
bauk, hud got seven years iu the peni
tentiary, for his part in the "frenzied
finance."
Yes, Cassie, these baDk wreckers
are usuully fine men. They live in
fine houses. They give fine banquets.
They ride in fine automobiles. They
uliino 4i Alio anninfv Thp.v rirAtia
their famitlios in fine raiments. They,
being financiers, are supposed to be a
little finer breed than the common
: herd. Some day it develops that they
have tukeu advantage of fine oppor
tunities to gamble, with trust funds
i belonging to other people, and down
comes all thoir finery.
It is wonderful how many flue men
are going to the penitentiary these
days, while the gross ones go right on
wearing negligee shirts and the sweat
of roul labor.
It is even announced that the Ohio
penitentiary is so full of fine men,
from baukiug and other flu uncial cir
cles, that it is impossible to find cler
ical work for Spear iu that popular
institution. Spear may have to carry
a bod aud Cassie do washing. Some
times justice, in hor game of blind-
: man's buff, grabs the eterual fitness
and fineness of things, in spite of the
atmosphere of morbid sympathy, and
a man morally equipped for hod car
rying really has to flually carry a hod.
Dos Moines News.
A FOOLISH CUSTOM AHOM9UKD. '
Anwimr flio stlintirrna Iti flia rinlnila nf
warfare whioh have been wrought by
thp loug-ruuge rifle there is one which
has boon brought into especial notice
by the casualty stutistios of the
Kuso-Japtiuese wur. Officers no longer
expose themselves to the enemy's fire
for the purpose of "enoouragiug the
men."
This foolish practice, which,
through years of custom, had the force
of prescription, has evidently been
ubaudoued. Thus far in the Mun
ch uriu.ii campaign only one general
o fllcer has been killed outright and
hardly more than a score have been
wounded.
When we compare these figures
with the statistics of our own civil
ttn wa nun unn Y rtr dtitnAniiii Kna
nui m v viu oi7u mutt onwiifj uaa
boon the change.' A recent study of
the confederate archives shows that
of 415 confederate general officers
seventy-four were killed in aotion or
mortally wounded, whilo iu the Union
army fiO general officers, 23 brevet
brigadier generals aud 84 colonels
commanding brigades were killed or
mortally wounded. , i '
, In the nival war, that is.to say,
general oflleors were still under the
stress of a tradition which held that
a commander should r.ri nnnud down
his lines on a white horse if pos
sible so that the enemy might have
a good cluuice to pick him off. Iu
tbo Maiiehuriau canipaigu the general
officers have remained iu the rear out
Meet Me at
You can always safely say this when you conio to town,
ami wish to miike shopping nppoiutmouts with a friend.
We've got a sort of comfort rooom for your convenience,
tind you have a standing invitation to use it whenever you
like. It's a good lace to clean up, if you have lmd a long
ride. It's a good place to rest, if you feel like resting. It's
n k1 place to wait, if you are waiting. There is general
ly something to lead, if you feel like readiug. Good place
to leave you bundles, too, if you don't feel like carrying
them around with you. Our store has beeu enlarged and
our slocks are larger and better than ever before and we
want you to come and look around whether buying or not
Skirt of make tho store your headquarters, for you are
surely welcome when you come. - ""
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of rifle range and directed the oper
ations of their men by telephone or by
messenger. The casualty statistics
show the advantage of this latter sys
tem. "' 1 - """.'
It is no reflection on the bravery of
a general officer that he does not ex
pose himself to the Are of the enemy.
He isnot a fighting man but a director
of fighting men. His services are too
valuable to be risked in a foolish and
spectacular display of personal cour
age which may be impressive but
which is absolutely valueless to the
cause which he serves.
In this respect the long-range rifle,
which has rendered such exhibitions
too dangerous to be attempted, has
accomplished a distinct reform in an
old and senseless custom. Chicago
Chronicle.
TELEPHONES AT THE FRONT.
( Spokesman-Review. )
The commander of a great army
can no longer be pictured at the head
of his troops, with drawn sword flash
ing the way to victory. '' Instead, let
the artist of today paint ' him seated
in a tent, miles away from the actual
fighting, with a telephone receiver
strapped to his head, and directing the
movements of his forces through a
transmitte". ,
The part electricity is now playing
in war is one of the fairy tales which
modern science has made realities.
Headers of American civil war his
tory will recall the work of the tele
graph corps in Grant's army and the
vicissitudes of that moderately useful
but often delinquent service. When
contested with such attempts to
harness electricity to the uses of war
fare, its contributions to Japanese
successes on laud and sea furnish a
telling gage of modern progress. . .
The work of the wireless telegraph
in prepraing for Togo's triumph in
the soa of Japan has already been re
ferred to iu these columns. Now
comes the Electrical Review with au
account of how the telephone is enabl
ing Oyama to maintain perfect com
munication of all parts of the largest
army ever sasembled under one
general iu modern times.
The Review's uarative has especial
reference to the operations around
Mukden, where the Japanese forces
were in five divisions, forming a
great crescent, with a 90 mile chord.
At no moment was the field marshal
ignorant of any movemcut at any part
of the line. Every sign of weakness
in the Russian front was quickly re
ported at headquarters, whence im
mediate orders directed the strength
ening of the opposing Japanese troops.
Flanking movements were executed
with promptness. Every part of each
division was also in ' communication
with its own headquarters. Iu fact,
the Hold telephone system was like
that of a great city, the oentral sta
tion being at the general head
quarters. The Review tells how this
was cacomplished and what it meant:
"Lines were laid well in advance of
the main body of troops, even when
the army was advanciug by forced
marches. Whenever conditions per
mited, the reels of wire and the in
struments were carried in wagons.
The line was laid on the ground as
rapidly as a horse drawn vehicle
could advance. These lines 1 were
taken up, moved or abandoned, as oc
casion demanded. Where the nature
of the country or other Conditions ren
dered the advance of the wagons ini
possible or inexpedient, the line was
advanced by mon carrying coils of
wire.
'The handling by Oyama of 400,
000 men over a front of 100 miles
for more than 19 days, every day
witnessing a murderous engagement,
would have been impossible with the
old means of communioaiton, couriers,
etc. ; but with telephone lines laid and
handled by skillful electricians and
operators, the problem became easy of
solution. Oyama was able to act
quickly and to direct the movements
of each individual unit with the same
precaution as would hvae been possi
ble if he were with alljtho commnads
at the sumo instant." -
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Centennial Votes. ''
Thursday, August 1(5 fa the date of
the great military spectacle, a repro
duction of the Custer massacre, at the
Lewis and Clark exposition. It is ex
pected that this event, will draw one
of tbo largest crowds of the seasou.V
Cuyt' Speedy, the noted high diver,
is no ? giving two daily performances
on the Trail at the. Fair. Capt Speedy
dives from a tower 110 feet high into
a tank of water only . two feet deep.
His tower is merely a fragile ladder
affair built in the cneter of the Trail
and bis diving acts are free to all.
" A Japanese tea house' and garden,
built on the' edge of Guild's Lake,
constitutes a new feature at the ex
position. The house is built iu the
dainty Japanese - styleVand tea and
rice cakes are served on the. cosy ve
randa by cute little maids from Jap-
au. , The new establishment is located
on Gray's boulevard, at the very out
er edge of the Trail
The Trail is now being covered with
a canvas roof for its entire length
along that part of itwfelch extends
over the lakes. Tbis is the main sec
tion of the traiL The roof will afford
protection from the sunud make the
Trail more popular than ever. This
is said to be the biggest canvas roof
ing job ever undertaken.
If all the free shows inside the Lewis
and Clark exposition grounds such as
moving picture exhibits stereopticon
entertainments and the like, were
charged for at the rate of 25 cents a
show, the average price for such per
formances when given outside, it
would cost the visitor $2.25 to see
them all. . There are nine of these
shows, and all are absolutely free to
exposition visitors. Eachjhow gives
several performances daily,.- ,
The skill with which the Portland
street car lines handle the crowds of
visitors to the exposition is a matter
of favorable comment from all quar
ters. Though, from 15,09f- to 30,000
people ride to the fair every day,
there is practically no crowding, aud
the conductors are winning praise for
their uniform courtesy and attention
to the passengers. The exposition is
only 15 minutes' ride from the busi
ness center of Portland. '..".
WOMEN WORKERS Iff JAPAff.
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Ht Bee, Aecvstoned o fevers
aaal Labor at Terr;
Small Far.
; -; .. g j $ 11 .1
In Japan there is no bar ,; erected
against-the employment of women in
any industry whatever, provided they
show their capacity for the work re
quired. . The usual wages the girl of
that country, receives is -iree pence
a day about six cents: , JjEor that
misernb.-e Stipend girls not jpnly labor
hard d;u;n;; working hours, but per-'
mit themselves to be wholly, isolated
from the outer world, Jubt as it they
were in prison, a hospital or a nun
nery. Thus they are entirely in the
power of their ' employers, the least
scrupulous of whom take an unfair ad
vantage of their helplessness. Thanks
to the initiative of the press and to
the high spirit of a few wealthy firms,
a strong and lurid light has been
thrown upon those - dark '- places of
Japan, and redress is already in sight
The Manchester of the mikado's realm
is Osaka, and it was the terrible state
of things in vogue In the mills and
works of that city that first attracted
attention. The slaves of the southern
states of North America had a better
time than some of the wretched girls
of Osaka, the product of whose labor
was thrown upon European markets
at nominal prices. Happily, the guild
of weavers have now set to. work to
better the lot of these helots, and ita
efforts are being reenforced! by gov
ernment employes. ;
Curiously enough, in the higher call
ings and professions that require skill
or scientific training instead of mere
manual labor, there was hardly any
field for woman's activity. Thus, in
none of the ministries of government
offices was a woman to be found as a
civil servant i The respectable firms
of merchants likewise rapidly exclud
ed members of the fair sex, refusing
to employ: them as saleswomen; only
in a few cheap bazars where the work
was very fatiguing and the pay utter
ly Inadequate were women to be seen
behind the counter. But here, too,
a beneficent change Is now being
made. The firm of Mitsui, the weav
ers, for example one of the Wealthiest
in Japan has Just decided to take on
girls.
For a considerable time past, women
have ben engaged at railway stations,
espcclnlly In dealing with passenger
traffic. -nd now the SannI line, which
hnd hitherto eliminated the female
elpr f n. has completely bro-en with
its traditions, and in future the pas
sengers by that company's line will
be looked after by women conductors,
and, perhaps, women controllers as
well. The crown prtnr of Japan takes
a keen Interest in this movement
which alms at making life miserable
(to the future female subjects, and he
ha? bgtin by setting an excellent ex
ample. He has married but one wife
and has allowed it to be generally
understood that he is and intends to
remain a monogamist to the end of
nia days. - .
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