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Newport daily independent., 1904-07-23
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!. ' that a great rat hunt has been organized there, and that the skins of many thousands of the victims are to be used in making gloves. If the rat hunters in the Danish capital cherish any such hopes, says the Pall Mall Gazette, they are doomed to disappoint- ment.
 Rat skins cannot be made into gloves fit for commerce. The be- lief that a valuable raw material is being neglected here survives only in the minds of the inexpert. The glove maker knows much better. A Norwegian merchant once came to England and in- formed a we'll known glove maker that he had collected over 100, ,OOO rat skins and was prepared to re- ceive offers for them. He was fully convinced that the skins were suitable for glove making. But the manufacturer found that the largest skin was only some six inches long, and he held up a kid skin for the smallest size of glove, a child's, which was eight inches long, and asked how he was to cut such a glove out of a rat skin.
 Then he took lip the smallest kid skin for lady's glove, II inch es long, and when he asked how that was to be cut out of rat skin the Norwegian merchant laughed at the idea and went away disap- pointed. The best offer he got for those skins, which he had col lected with so much care, was five sbillings a hundredweight from man who was willing to boil them down for glue.
 A famous glove making firm has q collection of curiosities relating to the trade, and one of them is the largest pair of gloves ever made out of a rat skin. The be. lief that such skins could be made into gloves was laid before the managers so confidently that they resolved to put it to the trial, and they ordered a number of skins of the largest rats which could be found in Grimsby. But the rat is fighting animal, and bears the marks of many battles on his body, and it was found that the skins were so scared and torn that it was with the utmost difi- culty that perfect pieces large enough for the purpose could be obtained. In the end, after ten skins had been used, pair of gloves was cut and made, and they are retained in the collection to this day. But they are so small that they would only fit the small est of small boys. Thus it was shown that, however cheaply rat skins might be obtained, they would offer no advantage to the glove maker. The rabbit skin is equally useless for the purpose, and humane people may also dis miss from their minds the fear that the skins of pet dogs are made into gloves. The dog skin glove of which we used to hear is made of nothing but the skin of the Cape goat.
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Newport daily independent., 1904-07-23
LIVERYMEN FARMERS DRAYMEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize a good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes and 8 pound tin buckets. For sale by all up-to-date merchants. Ask for it and take no substitute. It is guaranteed to have no equal for quality on the market.
 WATERS-PIERCE
 OIL COMPANY.
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-23
Average Man,

The average man either boasts about his good health or howls about his aches and pains.
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-23
Charity.
-n,ains so.

There is too much charity in this world-for worthless people, Chicago Daily News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
BRYAN TALKS ON
MORAL ISSUES"

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-William Jen-
nings Bryan spoke last night on moral
Issues at the Madison Square concert
hall. Every seat was filled. Among other
things he said:
81 have preferred to speak independent
ly of any organization because | do not
care to embarrass any friends or support
ers who may differ from me in opinion.
Both L and they, therefore, are left to
pursue in the future, as we have in the
past, the course that seems to us best.
81 do not speak with authority; | am
not candidate for any office; | am only
a private citizen, and | can prove by the
editorial pages of nearly all of our lead
ing papers that | have excellent prospects
of remaining a private citizen during the
remainder of my life.
"The trouble with our government to-
day is that it is too much influenced in
its operations by men whose only LOYALTY
is loyalty to the money bags.
BECOME AUCTION ROOMS.
"'Win it pay?' has become substituted
for is it right? and as consequence our
legislative assemblies, city, state and ma
tional, are becoming auction rooms in
which government privileges are knocked
down to the highest bidder.
Zone evidence that our party was hon
estly seeking to secure justice to the
masses in 1896 and 1900 is to be found in
the fact that our campaign funds were IN
significant in both campaigns. In 1892 the
Democratic party collected large cam
paign fund from the corporations. 1t spent
more than 100000 in two states, New
York and Indiana, alone, and what was
the result? The most plutocratic admin
istration this country has ever known.
"You ask why am opposed to the re-
organization of the Democratic party.
Because | want my party to define the
rights of the people; l want it to be
the fearless champion of their interests;
l want it to present the moral issue in
volved in public questions. and to appeal
to the public conscience.
PLATFORM AND CANDIDATES.
"When the next Democratic convention
undertakes to write new platform it will
find the last one a model of clearness and
conciseness and square dealing; and |
hope that the delegates to the convention
will be instructed by the various states
to indorse it.
"And how about candidates? 1t does
not matter much what the name of the
presidential candidate is, but it does mat
ter what he stands for, and in what di-
rection he is going to lead the party. Let
the Republican party be challenged to
meet the moral issue presented-this is
Democratic, this is patriotic. Let this be
done and unless reason and love of coun-
try have fed we shall fight without being
ashamed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27

HELSINGFORS: More prominent than
any other objects in Helsingfors is a great
white church with gilded towers and
domes, different from the Protestant
churches of the Firms and resembling tho
holy edihces OF Moscow and Constantine
pie 1t occupies the highest point OF
ground here and this with the novelty of
the architecture makes it doubly con-
spicuous.
There was practically no local demand
for the church. as outside of the Russian
garrison and a few Russian officials there
are no members of the Russian orthodox
church in Finland. 1t was built by the
Russian government with the idea OF max
ing religion an engine If classification. As
yet no pressure has been brought to prose
lytize the Firms from their Lutheranism
to Russian orthodoxy but it is noted that
smiles from official quarters can be won by
attendance at the Russian church.; but
those Firms who value their faith above
official favor are wondering if anything
further than mild suasion is in store for
them and whether Russia may not in time
add religious persecution to the other
means she is now using to subdue Finland
to her wishes.
Peter the Great abolished the orthodox
Patriarchite of Moscow and made himself
and his successors heads of the Russian
church. Today the cars religious posi-
ton is considered the strongest hold upon
the loyalty of his people, as the Russians,
the peasants especially, are among the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
JAPAN'S CHANCES IN THE
WAR ARE NOT HOPELESS

even a fair degree of success for Japan's
navy and army. however, those stores
might be rendered unavailable except for
the force actually occupying the Port Ar
thur Notifications.
lit has been said that Russia has ~ 80
troops in Manchuria. There is every rea-
son to believe that the number has been
grossly exaggerated. An example Of the
efforts made to give a false impression OF
Russia strength in that region was afford
ed some time ago, when Admiral AleXIeif
reviewed the Russian forces at Port Ar
thur A report was sent out TO the world
that there were 80 900 soldiers at the re-
view. The evidence of a man who was
there and made an accurate estimate is 70
the effect that there were 22,OOO. Reports
from an apparently reliable source are 10
the effect that the Russians have at Port
Arthur only sufficient coal to supply their
warships for month. That is hardly
enough to carry them through a war.
"Ihe japanese government has complete
information as to conditions in Manchuria
and of the Russian forces there. The pres
ent situation was foreshadowed years ago
and preparations were made to meet it..
Agents of the war department were scat
tered throughout Manchuria. Scores OF
them worked as laborers on the Port Ar
thur Notifications. If the reports of these
men gave any such hopeless statement OF
Russia's strength as that country IS be-
heved by many persons to possess you
would not find Japan 80 ready to go to
war.
Japan has more than an even chance
of victory at sea. An army Of 2O0.OUo
could be landed on the mainland without
reducing the home defense to the danger
point. The soldiers would live on rice
and fish In sustaining them Japan would.
therefore. has no such problem. as would
confront Russia. In China, during the
Boxer outbreak, the japanese soldiers com;
pared favorably. in conduct, discipline and
efficiency, in camp. on the march and un-
der fire, with the best of the soldiers
Of other countries participating in that
campaign. :,
whether the other great nations would
be involved in the war is. at this time
purely matter of guess-work. No man
can tell Just what conditions would be
brought about by the beginning Of hoStili
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27

most devout people in the world, and TO
oppose the czar Is TO them not only
VI, ason, but sacrilege.
In every direction the Russian aumln-
istratIon does All 1t can to strengthen
the-orthodox church and discourage otner
religions. Roman Catholicism is tolerated
in Poland, and Professionalism has hitherto
been given certaln rights and privileges in
Finland, but new sects which endeavor
to break away from the orthodox church
are bitterly prosecuted.
When a traveller enters Russia one OF
the first questions they ask him is what
is his religion, and the answer Is con-
sidered important. Ii he is jew lie Will
not be admitted at all, and if he is a
Christian he will not be regarded with
the orthodox faith.
BY way of encouraging religion the Rus
sian government always has plenty OF
money to contribute to the building OF
new churches, though it may be too poor
to pave streets or build school houses. The
church in Helsingfors has cost upwards Ct
5000, 900 roubles, and in Moscow a mag
nifcent new structure has just been erect
ed at cost of $4,000 00O roubles Sl4,,
100000, most of which was contributed
by the government.
The term Holy Russia has no special
meaning until you enter the country see
the churches, their official protection, and
the bayonets of the Russian troops po.nt-
ing the way to salvation.
BY JOHN VANDERCOOk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
THE KAISER's BIRTHDAY

BERLIN, Jan. q Emperor William,
who was born January n, 1859, celebrated
his forty-fifth birthday todayh Though it
is rumored that the emperor is still trou-
bled good deal with his throat, the GUS
tomary program OF festivities marking his
birthday anniversary was carried out with
out curtailment. During the course oil
the morning the emperor and the imperial
family attended services in the chapel Of
the castle Among the invited guests We're
the imperial and Prlssan cabinet minis
tiers. The capital was en- ftte in celebfa-
ton of the day and in other parts of the
empire there were festivities in honor of
the occasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. 27-John
j. Gardner of Atlantic City is chairman
of the house committee on labor He is
the only member of congress who lives at
summer resort, and is therefore able
to escape the drain upon common mortals
who have vacation expenses to pay. Gard
ner owns several New Jersey farms and
is interested in the insurance business.
He has been chairman of the house la
Dor committee during four terms OF con
gress. In each of these terms he has
secured the passage of the eight-hour bill
by the house. The bill provides that
the employees of all contractors and sub
contractors engaged in work for the gov
eminent, and the employees of all concerns
that furnish material to such contractors,
shall work only eight hours day. just
as regularly as these bills have been
passed by the house they have been killed
by the senate. There hasn't been any
outright slaughter, but always for some
plausible, indirect senatorial reason, the
bills have failed of passage. At three
sessions Gardner has secured passage, by
the house. Of bills preventing te Marine
band from entering into competition with
civilian musicians and requiring that CON
Wet made goods be sold only in the states
in which they are manufactured. These
bills. too have regularly been defeated
by the senate.
A prompt start is going to be made on
an eight-hour bill this session and a
special effort viii be made by its friends
in the house and the labor interests to
have it passed by the senate.
Gardner was born in New Jersey in
l845. He entered congress 10 years ago,
after varied career IN JERSEY poliucs.
He served term in 1867 as alderman in
Atlantic City, and then was elected mayor
for seven terms. He was coroner for a
year. city councilman for a year and
member Of the state senate for Is years
Tn congress he has won a high place AZ
trusted friend Of labor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
PROPERTY OWNERS MAY
GET PARTIAL REBATE

Councilman Hammond's ordinance call
ing for rebate OF $1,000 to property own
ers IN local Improvement district No. s.
ran the gauntlet of the finance committee
last evening, receiving many bruises, but
was not killed outright.
Councilman Jones moved to postpone
the ordinance indefinitely but on a vote
the committee stood 3 to 3. The votes were
as follows: Ayes-Jones, Olson, Donahue
Nays-Duevel, Roice and Salmson.
theoretically, the committee favored the
rebate, but the feasibility of it at the
present time placed another face on the
matter. Councilman Jones expressed the
sentiments of the committee when he
said, We are facing condition and
not theory"
Councilman Hammond, the father of the
rebate ordinance, addressed the commit
tee on the matter. He contended that
it was UNJUST to tax peoples property for
the use of the city when the whole pub
lie at large wears out these improvements
more than the property owners them
selves.
Mr.. Hammond contended that it was
fair for the abutting property owners to
pay a share of the cost Of the improve.
ments, but not all, as the public at large
receives a benefit and should gay its pro-
portion.
PRESIDENT Jesse Jones opposed the whole
proposition because, as he said, eff we
pass this ordinance the other sections of
the city will expect that the same policy
will be carried out with them when they
make improvements. This council is not
permanent body and other councils can
set our ordinances aside as we have set
aside former ordinances. Again. if we
pass an ordinance of this kind councilmen
would be elected for the supreme purpose
OF getting the most for their own wards,
establishing a system of graft"
Councilman Duevel said, eff the city at
large paid part for the improvements it
would be more interested in them and in
vestigate them more before ordering a lot
of expensive improvement to be made.
Therefore. / am in favor of the ordin-
ance.'
Judge Parker addressed the committee
at some length. He said there had been
only five local Improvement sidewalk dis
tricts in the history of Tacoma. They
were the 5lst Sind. 54th. seth and Gath,
and of these five, the 54th to which the
ordinance relates has the only cross
walks. All the improvements for 80
years even paving street intersections,
have been assessed to property owners.
The city council, he said, can establish
precedent tonight by paying for the cross
walks. which cost about $1,000. and be
consistent with the eity's previous policy,
because this is the first time that cross
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
ANOTHER BURGLAR
FOR WALLA WALLA

Clinton III. Campbell, who was arrested
at the home OF his parents in Puyallup
last Friday, charged with burglary. was
sentenced by Judge Smell late yesterday
afternoon to one year in the penitentiary
at Walla Walla. When Campbell was
arralgned he was quite willing to plead
guilty to the charge of grand larceny. If
the case had come to trial the grand
larceny charge might not have held, but
IN that case Campbell would have been
turned over to the King county authori-
ties, something he was very anxious to
avoid. lie is wanted in King county for
breaking Jail and several other offences.
When he was brought into the court
room he did not seem to care whether he
went to the penitentiary or not. Judge
Smell called the young man to the Jar,
and there he made full confession Not
until the judge questioned him about his
wife and the child and the consequences
OF his acts upon them and his parents
did the prisoner display any emotion, but
the reference to them caused the young
fellow to break down. During the con-
versation with the judge he asked that
the court take charge of the child and
appoint a guardian, for he felt, he said,
that neither of its parents were suitable
persons to have charge of it.
In view of the fact that Campbell had
served as a soldier in the Philippines,
where it seems he had been a good sol
der and sound in mind until after he
suffered sunstroke, and from the fact
that he has wife and little child depend
ent upon him. Judge Smell gave him
light sentence, hoping that one year would
give the man an opportunity to think
over his conduct and at the end of the
time he would be ready to turn over a
new leaf.
On the way back to the Jail he said to
the sheriff, referring to his crying in the
court room, "That seemed to work with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
DEATH OF Up. AMY

The death of John P. Amy, whose
critical condition was announced in The
Times yesterday, died shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr., Amy
had been in poor health since last Deem
Der. but until yesterday it was not
thought that his Illness would prove
fatal. r.
Mr.. Amy was a native of Ottawa, Can
ada. He was born in 1868 and lived IN
Canada until 1887, when he came to the
United States. and in January, 1888, ne
arrived in Tacoma. His capital Consisted
of liberal education and an inexhaustlble
energy and determination to succeed; lie
was employed first as clerk in whole
sale house. After being there a short
time he decided to go into business Tor
himself, and organized the Fidelity Rent
& Collection company. He commenced
in small way, but the business increased
until today the Fidelity Rent & Collection
company is one of the largest and most
substantial real estate concerns in Ia
coma. At the time of his death Mr.. Amy
was president, treasurer and manager OF
the company. During his illness the busl-
ness has been in charge of George W.
Russell, secretary of the company MIR.
Russell stated this morning that the com
pany was a corporate body and the bust
ness would be carried on as heretofore.
Mr.. Amy's parents reside on the Isle
of Jersey, England The Amy family has
lived there for many generations and the
deceased had an interest in the ancestral
estate there The other members of the
family, which is a large one. are scattered
all over the world. One brother is in
business in China and another is in Brit
ish Columbia.
Mr.. Amy was married, in Ottawa, Can
ada. to Miss Marion L. Allen, in 1891.
Four children were born to them, all of
whom are living.
Mr.. Amy had large property interests In
Tacoma and always took an active interest
in all public enterprises. He was a prom
inent member of the Chamber of Com
merce and alsu belonged to the Masons,
Knights of Pythias and Elks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27

TO LAUNCH THE DAKOTA

NEW LONDON, Conn. Jan. 27,-Ar-
rangements have been completed at the
yards of the Eastern Shipbuilding compr
ny for the launching next week of another
monster cargo carrier. 1t is a twin sister
of the Minnesota. launched last spring,
and will be christened the Dakota. The
ship is owned by James j. Hill and will
be used in the Great Northern railway S
Pacific carrying trade.
The Dakota will steam at the rate of
IA knots an hour. and owing to her great
size will be steady in any kind Of wea-
ther. She has length of $50 feet and a
width of 70 feet 9 inches. She will be
rugged as a four-masted schooner with pol
shafts and will have five continuous decks
and four short decks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27
RYAN AND O'BRIEN
WILL MEET TONIGHT

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-Sportine
men from many points are arriving to
see the battle for the middleweight puri-
ilstie championship between the present
holder of the title, Tomm Ryan. and
philadelphia Jack OBrien, and interest
IN the contest extends to all classes. From
the training quarters of the rivals the
announcement is made that both men are
in perfect physical condition and ready
for the struggle tonight. 1t will be a
six-round bout. and owing to the fact
that the local laws prohibit the giving
OF a decision, there will be little betting
on the result. The only chance for a sat
lstactory wager is on the possibility OF
either. contestant being knocked out. The
attendance promises to be the largest ever
gathered in the Quaker City, and 50 fast
have the. tickets been sold, notwithstand,
ing the big prices asked. that additional
seats have been placed in the pavilion
by the National Athletic club, under
whose auspices the contest is to be pulled
off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-27

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Japanese
in war, according to some of the military
authorities here, would be as startling
revelation as were the Beers. The lat
ter displayed the highest possible efficiency
as a fighting force under the conditions
that prevailed in South Africa. The Japs,
it is believed, would make the same sort
of a record in war on a large scale.
There is a general impression that in
fight to finish between Russia and Japan
alone the Japanese would in the end be
obliged to yield to superior force The
islanders, however, are not without friends
who believe they would have chance to
win. One of them said, in discussing the
outlook.
"Japan's army would be operating only
a few miles from its base of supplies. The
Russians would be 4,500 miles from home,
with a single track railroad as the only
means of communication. That line is
spoken of as the Great Siberian railroad,
just as though it were something like
four-track New York Central extending
from St. Petersburg to the Pacific. 1t
is, in fact, not only single-track line, but
the construction is of the most fimsy
description. The work was done hurriedly
and poor material was used that there
might be plenty of money left for corrupt
officials. The rails are lighter than those
used in modern railroad construction, and
the bridges are insecure. Trains may be
run only at the rate of thirteen miles an
hour The difficult problem in war is not
so much to get men to the front, but to
feed them.
can army officer here informs me that
the Siberian railway, operated under usual
conditions. will not be able to transport
to Manchuria supplies for more than IS ~
men. Many times that number would be
REQUIRED to subdue the japanese. Besides.
feel safe in saying that in the event OF
war the Russians would find conditions
for the operation of their railroad decided.
" unusual. The japanese could be de.
pended upon to blow up enough bridges
to make traffic uncertain.
at is probable that the Russians have
vast stores Of food at Port Arthur With