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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
Signal Is Given.

Signal Is Given.
When all was in readiness for Presi-
dent Roosevelt to give the long awaited
signal from the White House, Presi-
dent Goode Of the exposition forwarded
him the following telegram:
President Goode Of the Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition extends
greetings to the president of the United
States and has the honor to announce
that the exposition management awaits
President Roosevelt's pleasure in trans.
hitting the electric energy to ring the
chimes in the United States govern.
ment building and start the machinery
of this exposition
Almost instantly, through the thou
sands of miles # wire, flashed the SIN.
gle "click" which formally opened the
exposition, releasing hundreds of flags
to the breeze and setting the ponderous
machinery in motion. Almost by in.
tuition the great throng knew that the
exposition was opened and one wild
cheer after another echoed among the
immense buildings surrounding the
sunken gardens, at the head of which
the speakers platform had been
erected.
Message to President.
Following the receipt of the presi-
dents signal, Mr.. Goode forwarded the
following telegram to President Roose.
welt:
Gin response to your telegraphic sig
nal, the Lewis and CLARK Centennial
Exposition has been declared opened in
the presence of vast assemblage of
distinguished and enthusiastic specta-
tors from all parts of the globe. The
exposition management desires me to
express our heartiest appreciation Of
the honnorc onferred by the chief ex-
ecutive of the whole nation in formally
inaugurating this centennial celebra-
ton of the important historic achieve.
ment which resulted in our great coun-
try's remarkable continental develop
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21
NURSE SAYS dead TRAIN" RE.
ALLY RUNS TO CEMETERY
ONCE A DAY.

There is no doubt that the yellow
fever situation on the isthmus of Pan
anna Is grave and growing rapidly
more acute" said Miss \. y. Robin
son of New York, one of the nurses
who returned TO New York recently
from Colon by the steamship Advance,
says the New York Tribune. Miss
Robinson has been Il year on the 18TH
mus, first as nurse at the Ancon hos
pitaI and later as matron at the hos
pital in Colon.
Governor MagOOn is very anxious,
and so are the physicians, for yellow
fever strikes down the white man.
while the negro is immune. Some of
the finest young 6nen who have gone
to the isthmus since l have been there
have died of It, and they were well set
up, clean boys, with good principles.
Deaths occur right along. 1t doesn't
seem to be the fault of the govern
ment or Of any one In particular, but It
is agreed on all hands that what should
have been done before IA spadeful OF
earth was dug out of the canal was to
provide good sanitary quarters for the
engineers and others who were to work
there. Why, these poor fellows have
been drinking unfiltered rain water,
and a number of them came down
without mosquito bars. which are n
necessity Of life in a region where the
mosquito carries the yellow fever infec-
ton"
Asked as To the dead train" which.
1t has been stated. runs from Colon To
Monkey Hin, cemetery, mile and a
half south. always once and sometimes
as many as fourteen times day, Miss
Robinson replied: The train certainly
runs to the cemetery once a day. some
times Oftener, but 1 never knew IL TO
run fourteen times. The truth is that.
while there has been just as much yel-
| low fever in the isthmus since the
American occupation as before. the
deaths are fewer by far. There are now
about nifty American trained nurses
down there Before we came there the
] two hospitals were In charge Of the
| Sisters Of st. Vincent de Paul In
those days there was a steady process
| sion Of the dead on their way TO the
| cemetery. The sisters used TO lock up
| the wards at night and % home. In
| the morning they would come and un-
| lock them and find some OF their pa
| TENTS dead. They were lovely women,
| but quite innocent Of all the elements
OF modern nursing. as we found when
those who remained for awhile after
we came helped with the diets. They
| thought Il so cruel ia Us 20 have a
nurse or orderly sit up all night in each
ward and held NJ their hands in
| Amusement at the mention Of ice bags,
| typhoid baths and antiseptic surgery
) Miss Robinson is a Boston girl and a
graduate. Of the Hartford Hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21

small trim ard wiry. He Is never
demonStyative, and his face often IS
SO serious ii is almost sad. He wears
his hair like no other man on earth.
but then he is not just exactly like
any other man on earth. His eyes are
keen and dark. his nose straight. his
mouth firm, but concealed under an
iron gray muStache, his chin round. but
strong. One of the most notable things
about his face is Il wen on one cheek.
and doubtless. like Cromwell, he wants
to be painted as he IS. warts and all.
At the time he was made secretary
of war Elihu Root was receiving from
his practice sum many times as great
a. his salary in the cabinet. 1t has
been said that his yearly income then
WAS nearly 100000. 1t is also assert
ed that since returning to his practice
he was In the way OF making twice
that amount. Among other retainers
he might have had was that offered by
Thomas +. Ryan 10 act as attorney for
the Equitable. The fact that he was
willing to give up all this for a govern
ment salary Of 5000 per year Is
fact that should not be overlooked In
this dollar grabbing age.
The secretary of state does not care
much for society. He spends most OF
his time. night and day. in hard work.
He has two sons and one daughter and
lives unostentatiously.
FREDERICK SIEGEL-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21
RANCH AUTOMOBILES.
Great Changes Wrought by Motor
Cars In Western Texas.

Great Changes Wrought by Motor
Cars In Western Texas.
II have just returned from a tour of
the great ranching regions of western
Texas" said the salespan TO a repre-
sentative Of the Houston Post, and as
IL Is my custom to make that belt at
least twice every year 1t comes easy
for me to note the progress.
mo man who has not visited It In
recent months can even sUrmise the
great change worked by the automo-
bile Why, the latter has now brought
points more than a hundred miles dis
tant from the railways into the closest
touch with civilization. What used to
be days of travel between distant
ranches and railway stations is now
merely a matter of a very few hours.
Nearly all the ranchmen own their
automobiles, and you can see them
skimming the broad prairie in every
direction. at times frightening the jack
yabbits and the coyotes and striking
CONSERVATION TO the hearts of boot
owls and rattlesnakes.
with the passing OF the cowboy has
almost come the passing of the COW
pony, too. for on several big ranches
actually saw men rounding up the
herds In automobiles"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21

ippineS. At first the secretary paid lit
tie attention, but finally issued a gen
eral denial. The representative of an
important and friendly paper went TO
him TO get more specific statement OF
the case.
Why should 1 pay further attention
to these reportsf" asked the secretary.
They are not true. l have said so:
that is enough"
But" said the reporter. they aftecr
public opinion. You ought 10 have tho
support OF the newspapers"
What forE" replied the imperturb-
able Root. Does that make any diff
ferenceY'
Not very complimentary to the press
that, but a rather luminous sidelight
on the character of Elihu Root.
Witty and Keen at Parrying Questions.
Perhaps the reputation which the
secretary gained for GOODNESS came
somewhat from his treatment of news
paper men. Always polite. but never
betrayed into saying one word he did
not wish TO say, he PARTED questions
ike the keen lawyer that he is. Ere
Quently Il witticism would serve his
point. When one young reporter want
ell to know whether the president
would dismiss Minister Conger. and, II
SO. how, Root quickly responded.
81 suppose he will send him u poi
soned letter"
Again when AGuinaldo was captured,
the same reporter wanted TO know how
Funston brought the Filipino chieftain
in.
''He probably brought him in IN his
mouth" flashed the secretary.
ANY one who remembers how Roosc-
welt had to reprimand Funston for
talking too much may see more than
one point TO that joke.
Some Greek Indians were hunting for
Secretary OF the Interior Hitchcock
and by mistake strayed into the war
department. When steered into the
presence of the secretary. Root told
them they had come to the wrong man.
Il have jurisdiction over navigable
rivers" he said, but not over Creeks"
Mr. Root is not much of a story
teller, but here is one that he is said
to have told:
A western judge about to pronounce
sentence asked the prisoner:
Have you ever been sentenced be
fore?"
mo, your honor" said the criminal,
bursting into tears.
We'll" said the judge. don't cry.
You're going to be now"
In personal appearance Mr.. Root Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21
KISSES TO HARVESTERS SAVE CROP

Che crop were his own, but as II ii be
longed TO Mabel and her college career
depended on IT. a. II really did The
hands TO n man refused most gallantly
to stop work even for dinner. and for
hours the contest seemed SO even that
any one of a dozen husky fellows
might have been the winner. Toward
evening II was noticed that three men
were leading all the rest, and when
Miss Mabel brought the buttermilk
again and noticed their progress she
grew pinker and pinkcr and prettier
and prettier. Finally the contest was
seen TO be almost Il tie between Fred
Norton, the brawny son OF neiGhbor,
and two young college men who bad
left their universities earlier than usu-
al for the health giving work in the
fields.
Besides the test of Drawn 1t began to
be felt that there was another reason
for the determined rivalry of the two
pale eastern students. who had over
done athletics a little, and the boy
from the Norton farm, who had desert
ed his fathers work to join the lists
for MabCTs caresscs.
The way those college youths hus
tied that wheat was a caution. No one
would have believed 1t had he not seen
one breast the tape in the record break
ing relay race and the other lift his
shell out OF the water on the long four
miles. Finally one fell back n little.
and II was between the other and
young Norton. who plainly was work
| ing himself 10 death for love OF the
pretty Mabel 1t was nearing the quit
ting hour. and the college man was
ahead and looking as pale and undis-
| turbed as when the race was begun.
while Mabel sympatheticaIly watched
only the heroic struggles of Norton.
Maybe there was a tear In her eye.
and maybe there wasn't. Anyway the
| former varsity sculler toppled over In
faint. and while they were pouring
water over him young Norton strug-
gled in a winner by two stacks.
There were tears in Mabel's eyes as
| she paid the winners and told them
/ they had saved her father and her too.
With Mr.. Huston as judge she be-
slowed the kisses and hugs. the college
| man miraculOusly revivInG TO get his
| share before the cheering hands. II he
| got an extra kiss Mabel didn't care nor
did he. Nor was Norton angry, for be
wrung the college mans hand, but
nsry wink was there in the eastern
| mans eye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21

TO the front In national politics Platt
only considered a move from the stand
point OF its effect on his control OF New
York politics. Whether it was due TO
this fact or simply a graceful bowling
TO the inevitable, at any rate Plat
raised no public objection when Root
was made secretary of war in 1899.
As at present in the state department.
strong man was needed in the war
portfolio at that time, and President
Mckinley, the excellent judge of men,
after looking the country over. select
ed the then comparatively unknown
lawyer. Elihu Root of New York. His
keen Insight into human nature was
probably never shown more clearly
than in that choice
Few cabinet officers have had graver
problems confronting them than those
which faced Root in the assumption OF
that office. The newspapers had tenn
ed with ordinations and recrimira-
lions of his predecessor, Secretary AL
ger, there were charges of grating in
the war department, the Miles feud
was Oh, the new colonial policy had 10
be formulated. the Cuban situation had
TO be dealt with. and reforms were de-
manded in the army itself. The new
head OF the war portfolio turned to
these various problems as he would to
knotty points in u law case. First he
found u man on whom he could rely, a
subordinate In the department who
knew things and was honest Then he
began posting himself, until he knew
the situation. Next he worked out the
questions as his father had worked out
mathematical problems.
The Philippine situation. of course.
was the first thing that had to be met
by Secretary Root. The decision had
already been made to keep the islands.
He frankly said in an interview that il
he had been consulted at the time the
treaty of Paris was being signed and
had foreseen the complications he
probably would not have advised the
taking over of the archipelago, but
since the policy was settled he had to
make the best of II, put down the in
surrection, establish civil government
and prepare the natives so that ulti-
mately they could govern themselves.
Resolutely and thoroughly he under
took the task. and he did not leave the
cabinet until he considered that he had
1t practically accomplished.
At one trying time in this work he
was criticised from one end of the
country to the other over certain al
legged acts -of>arnlY officers in the Phil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21
KANSAS GIRL DEVISES UNIQUE
SCHEME TO GET HER FAITH
ER's WORK DONE.

Although Saline county. in Kansas,
has been drenched with rain and many
farmers are mourning for their ruined
wheat crops. the yield belonging to ).
Ii. Huston * safely stacked, all be
cause his pretty daughter Mabel Of
fered kisses and hugs to the first three
men to do the heaviest work just be
fore the heavy rains set in, says 10
peka (kanD dispatch.
At no time for years have men been
80 hard TO get TO work in the wheat
fields OF central Kansas as this year.
College boys have tried ii. and most
OF them have stuck to the task, but
there are few OF them TO be had, and
the farmers have been Obliged TO get
along with what hands they could pick
up.
The greater part of the Huston wheat
was unstacked. and the farmer saw
the loss OF crop worth $4,000 staring
him In the face when the government
reports came that continuous ana
heavy rain was expected. The loss or
his crops meant financial ruin to Illus
ton and both he and his daughter, who
IS eighteen years old, took 10 horse
back and rode far and near. gathering
up men and offering double wages for
any that would go TO their farm. But
hands were scarce, and others were
Offering high prices. Things looked as
gloomy as the sky above when the
hands started for the fields the other
morning.
Unknown to her father Mabel, who
is as pretty Kansas girl as ever rode
a mustang, told the servant she would
carry buttermilk TO the fields that
morning and keep on filling the men
up with the grateful drink until every
head OF wheat was shocked. So she al-
pearcd In the fields with gallons upon
gallons OF the cool drink. and after
every man had his Ill the girl called
them around her.
Boys" she said. blushing To the tips
OF her pretty ears. "daddy's wheat
must be saved before the rain comes
or l won't be able TO 60 back To schoo
this fall, and you all know how badI!
! want TO have just one season more ol
preparation for college so l won't b'
behind those bright eastern girls.
Well. / am going TO Offer prize FOL
the best workers. and it's a prize tina
no man has won yet. kisses and mug
for the best men here. To the MAI
who stacks the most wheat today
will give three kisses and a hug-rea
old fashioned Kansas girls hug. Il
the man who is second viii give TIVE
kisses, and the third man shall have {
real hard hug So please save daddy
wheat"
Never was there such q harvestin.
in all Kansas as that OF the Hustog
wheat Every man worked. not as /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21
WAR ON YELLOW fever AT PANAMA

Training School For nurses. sac went
out with a party OF eight other nurses
on July L., 1904
NO more isthmus of Panama for
me-" she said. The physical dlscOm-
forts are great. but they are nOtlRlg
to the mental starvation. There is abb
solutely no recrcation-no music. no
churches. no bathing. no books or mag
aZincs, no driving except round and
round inside the towns. Nobody ever
walks, and athletic sports are impOssi-
bic in climate that has six months of
rainy season and is all the time like Il
warm vapor bath. The bare monotOny
of the nurses existence is appalling.
'"The food is good. although Ameri-
can food was at first very hard to OBJ
tain, and fresh vegetables are scarce
and fish rare on account of tax that
Is placed Oh it, The hospital buildings
are good, the nurses quarters are COM
Portable the hours are no longer than
here in New York, but the absolute
stagnation OF the mental and emotional
life wears one out. Many of the nurses
are coming home. though there IS no or
Gauizcd strike or revolt. Fifty dollars
Il month is what they get to begin ON.
If they give satisfaction II Is later
raised to SEQ or course board, lodg-
Ing and laundry are found.
Finder Governor Davis the hospitals
were sorely handicapped for supplies.
owing, I suppose. to the desire OF tho
governor 10 keep expenses down to
their minimum.
TO illustrate. 1t used to be my duty
as matron to make out the acquisitions
for each days supplies Fifty pounds
Of ice was Just sufficient 10 give us
what we needed for the twenty four
hours. Day after day Governor Davis
would cut this down to twenty i've
pounds. with the result that our AmeFi-'
can boys would toss about for eight
or ten hours burning up for lack Of a
cooling drink Under Governor Ma
COON all this has been changed"
Why should the trained nurse who
can earn her so a week straight along,
in New York city elect To nurse In a.
government hospital IN Panama for
500 month. with no end of privationl
thrown in? Miss Robinson secuted
the notion that patriotism had any
thing to do with it.
They are mostly either army nursesi
or nurses who are tired TO death of
private nursing and want a CHANGE
she said. THAT was why I went-ri
wanted change"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21

question, brushes aside all minor con-
s!derations and goes directly TO the
point at issue. Perhaps he owes this
quality OF mind to his father, who was
a professor OF mathematics. At any
rate, he possesses the mathematical
turn, which will not permit him to
take a superficial view Of things, but
makes him solve his problem and take
the meat out of whatever Is brought
TO his attention. Then, too, he is an
organizer and has the executive tenn
permanent To cap ii all. he is rigidly
loyal TO his client, whether that client
be a corporation or the government of
the United States.
Not a Novice In Statecraft.
The new premier of the cabinet Is
not a novice in the duties of his posi-
ton. In the trying days of 1900. when
the foreign legations were shut up at
Picking. President Mckinley was at his
home In Canton and Secretary Hay
was III IN New Hampshire. Root, be-
ing next In command, had to bear the
burden. The famous dispatches to Ii
Hung Chang were written by Root,
10 march forward to the relief of the
American minister, which had so much
10 do with forcing the rest of the pow
ers to take a similar action, was given
by Root The policy of tb Mckinley
administration TO maintain the integ
rity Of China had been formulated by
Hay, it is true, but the carrying out OF
the policy was left to the secretary of
war. Perhaps the thorough way in
which the second member of the cabi-
net played his part at that trying time
had much to do with placing him at the
head OF the cabinet now. However
that may be, he revealed himself a
master Of the game OF statecraft, and
no fear need be entertained that he
will not be able to take a hand along
with the chancelleries of the old
world. The commanding position which
the United States has taken In the di-
plomacy Of the nations will not suffer
under Elihu Root. His enemies-and
he has many-will be as ready to ad-
NIT that as his friends. Whatever
faults he may have. he does not fail In
a crisis. In plain language, he Is not
slipshod: he does not fall down; he de
livers the goods.
The newly appointed secretary OF
state was born on a college campus in
the month OF February, sixty years
ago. His father was member of the
faculty OF Hamilton college, Clinton,
n. Y, from which institution the son
graduated as valedictOrtan Of his class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW SECRETARY OF STATE


at Tie age of nineteen. He then taught
in the Rome academy for a year and
graduated from the University Law
school of New York city when twenty
two. He Immediately entered the
practice in New York and began to Sc
cure corpora ton cases almost from the
start He took little part in politics,
but so strong position had he secured
at the bar that at the age of thirty
eight he was appointed by President
Arthur United States district attorney
for the southern district OF New York.
He only held this place for a trifle over
two years, but so efficient was he and
so many reforms did he inaugurate
that his work attracted outside atten-
ton. The only political office he ever
held was that of secretary of the Re
publican county committee of New
York. In 1894 he was elected dele
gate at large to the state constitutional
convention, in which body he held the
important position of chairman of the
judiciary committee. He was never Il
candidate for an elective office, in fact
is not much of the type that makes q
popular candidate before the people.
He is not exactly contemptuous Of
what NAV be thought of him, but SIM
ply does not considersit as Il factor en-
tering into the equation.
His Methods as Orator.
AS a speaker he is mastery and ex-
haustive. making clear and cogent ar
guments, but is not much versed In
methods of appealing to the popular
fancy. Perhaps it never occurred to
him to cultivate that style of oratory.
He is the typical lawyer. who strives
TO satisfy his clients and justify their
faith In him. After that is done his
duty. at least so far as he sees ii, IS
performed. His attitude is not exactly
the famous Vanderbilt motto OF the
public be -" but as for currying
popular favor II seemingly never enters
his mind.
Friendship of Long Standing.
The little part he did take in politics
during these years was for the most
part against the Plat machine and
with the so called silk stocking re
form element in the Republican party.
Theodore Roosevelt took considerable
part in reform politics in those days,
which makes the friendship between
himself and Root of long standing.
The policy of the easy boss" to get his
enemies out of his way by having them
appointed or elected to office doubtless
accounted for his complacency in see
ing. these two vigorous young men go
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-21

ton Of technique and at this early date
Is pronounced a finished virtuoso."
Henry MApleson Of operate fame
(son of Colonel Mapleson. who brought
out PATH in a letter to young Spald-
ing's parents says: Let me again ex-
press TO You my positive conviction
that your son Albert is destined to oc-
cupy a very prominent position in the
musical world. 49," was delighted
with his playing last night and saw at
once the brilliant career open TO him"
The European press comments fol
lowing Albert Spaldings appearance
are very hattering and bespeak for
him a bright and successful future
The following are extracts:
The violinist Albert SpaIding has Just
conquered the Partisan public His name
VIII heuceforth be classed among those
artists whom our music lovers cherish
most A born violiuiSt Of strong and
healthy temperament. among the Vfrtu-
osos Of the first school. the morning OF
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