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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
The OYSTERS Worries.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Do you worry? DO you suffer little
things to worry YOU? or course you do. ir
you are human. Therefore. dear readc-. wa
know You are human. and it is human to
worry
But learn a lesson OF the oyster. We
have never regarded the oyster as A ue,y-
Gus organism TO the contrary, the oyster
has always seemed TO as to be peculiarly
self-composed, amiable and placid II would
be hard for us even to imagine an oyster
with case Of fidgets. even when tie nm
lawful dredger is proving around Whether
resting at the bottom OF the bay, taking fts
meals in bed, or lying down behind the
counter ready TO be butchered the ovster
appears TO be entirely free from care and 10
take no thought for the morrow. II GER
tainly does not prowl around like crabs ana
sharks hunting for trouble
And yet scientists tell us that the OYSTER
has its worries. Any foreign subsistence.
even grain of sand. entering the Shell of
an oyster, VIII irritate and worry the oc-
cupant But what does an oyster do psith
its worries? Does it jump about and rear
and charge and make ado? Not BIT of ii.
In its own calm and philosophic way II
stops the irritation by covering the irfitant
with the substance out of which its shell is
made.
And the worry ceases, and a pearl is
formed.
Hurrah for the oyster and It's philosonbv.
What blessed thing 1t would be If ali Of
us fretters would adopt the oysters way
and turn our worries into tewelsi How
character would sparkle with these orna-
ments of Its own creation,
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and San Francisco will afford lucrative
markets. although at this time the near
est railroad station is Pokegama. from
which point visitors into the basin must
travel thirty-sX miles 10y stage. Two rail-
road systems, however, have large forces
OF men at work at this time constructing
branch lines into the basin, which 1t Is ex-
pected will be completed within year
or so
In order TO ohviate the possibility Of auy
future conflict over water rights the gov
eminent has purchased all the private
canals in the basin and will unite them un-
der one system. Here we have the govern
ment creating a monopoly Of water but it
fortunately is n monopoly which is con-
tro!led by all Of the people, and they will
enjoy all OF the benefits. The wiping out
of all private claims is a settled policy now
and the wisdom of this policy is emphasized
when 1t is remembered that litigation be-
tween irrigators over water rights In many
private irrigation districts is annually cost
Ing the settlers more than the maintenance
of all their canals.
The farmers In the klamath valley have
organized a water-users' association for the
purpose of complying with the requirements
of the national irrigation act and making
agreements with the Secretary of the In
terror, and the Secretary has formally ap-
proved their articles Of Incorporation
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Yankee Firms Mask
Their Nationality
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


LONDON, March o. 1876
a MEXICAN firms over here have been
~ waiting anx.ously for some govern
- ment blue books on the subject Of
London traffic, which have just been issued.
Tie books come high-about $50 each-but
the big American firms with English con-
nections have practically liked up outside
the publishers with the money all ready.
"TEe demand .or these costly books, The
report of the royal commission on London
traffic" said one Of the managers OF the
government printing firm, Especially FROM
American firms, has been really surprising.
You see, tie books have been published in
a seIies and 4 finn buying 40. has had
70 have all the rest"
Tie books Geal with the caive subject Of
LONDON traffic and the metropolitan trans
portation When it is recalled that Lon
don street car lines, omnibuses, motor buses
and railways carry each year seven times
the population OF the entire united king
dom, or approXima tely, 2Sn,tDl'on people.
the maSnituJe OF this traffic can be apprccl-
atcd. Within tive last five wears there mas
been a growing popularity Of electrical rail-
ways and motor buses, and number of
American houses which Manufacture these
have entered the field of British commerce,
competing direct with native Industrial IN
deTtakings. IN many parts of the country
large American factories have been built
ana several new Yankee enterprises are
now being established in the larger towns,
such as Manchester, Leeds ana Liverpool.
Most persons are under phe impression
that a large amount of goods Tor street
railways are imported into Enslunl. Tut
this is far from being tie case. Though
enormous quantities of Anne, icun material
is used, little, if any, Is imported '.'his is a
distinction with an immense difference.
ON this point information WAS obTaiuei
from an Official OF one OF the big electrical
firms that is doing a llourishlng business in
England just now.
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sidering the amount of land reclaimed and
the comparatively small amount of work
that will be required, nc project is the
cheapest in which the reclamation service
has yet been ngaged.
The land to he benefited is in the north
ern part of California and the southern
part of Oregon. The state line cuts the
two lakes. 1t has been found from the
surveys that both the TUE and the Lower
klamath lakes are higher than much Of
the surrounding country. They are great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18

- RAINING two great lakes Of an
area Of 15oc0o acres and convert
ing them into farms, besides
- bringing 10000 acres Of the I'd
joining land under ditch, is the
latest project in the reclamation of the west
that is being sanctioned by the Secretary
Of tho Interior
Il IS the most unique and the cheapest
OF all the irrigation projects up to cate.
It is not cheap in the aggregate, for the
whole work will cost 100000, But con
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Great Britain 10y Curtis Brown
long-lost Duchess of Devonshire by
GaiIsborough. which was stolen nearly
thirty years ago
The reproduction of the Correggio paint
ing was made al Zeenat which is Raisulis
OWL village at Sheedy's order by anna
teur photoEra pher and was forwarded to
most living authority on Morocco, has been
In Algeciras recently on business connected
with the international conference here. 1t
was In fact. by means Of telegram sent
10 London by Mr.. Meakin that the first ink
ling of Sheedy's strange ques, In northern
Africa and his eventual bargain with Raj
sui! reached the public; but beyond the
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.LOHSF OF o.

shallow bodies of water that for centu-
ries have been growing and rottIng i'm
mense crops of reeds and rushcs, so that
when they are drained and converted into
level farms they Will be among the richest
agricultural lands in the world TUE lake
alone will be cut up into 1000 farms OF
eighty acres each, and there has been a
Feritablc stampede OF settlers to the new
farming region. The town Of Klamath
Falls, destined to be the metropolis of the
new area, has doubled in population in the
last year, and as soon as the waters of the
two lakes recede there Will likely be such
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thief guarantees of safety, negotiations
We're opened up with Noreland AsneTs,
who made a special trip to America, and
as the result Of the meeting with PiakcrtOn
came pack to Europe with the picture in
his possession. BY means Of the rent in
the canvas he was able to tit the Gains
borough into its original frame. and The
painting again found its way before the
public. 1t was finally purchased ~ J.
Pierpont Morgan for $15l0JO. and is now
IT his art galleries 40. - Princes Gate,
London. CHARLES OGDENS.
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great deal of attention, and the biddins
10y several wealthy would-be purchaser 5
was keen Finally. amid great excitement,
Agnews-one of the largest picture dealers
in LonGon-acquired the work OF art at the
enormous figure Of S53. COZ
Naturally, the record price was adver'ls ii
all over the world. and this notoriety at
tracted the attention of gang of ClcVe"
crooks, led by Adam Worth, alias Henry
Raymond, then operating in London Worth
had come TO Europe from America for the
purpose of footing some of the art treas
ures Of the British Museum, but finding
them too closely guarded. he turned his at
tention to Agnews. His results were most
successful
One morning London was startled by the
news that the famous painting had been
cut bodily from its frame IN Agnews' gal
lery in Bond street. Certain building alter
atoms were being conducted at the gallery
and the thief-who evidently had studied
his plans carefuly-knew every inch of tie
ground in cutting the painting from the
frame. however, the knife broke off In the
heavy canvas, and a portion of the blade
dropped down behind the picture the can
vas being slightly torn in one place. II
was through this rent that Agnews was
afterward able to Identify the painting
when negotiations were being made for its
restoration.
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For more than twenty-five years the exact
manner in which the painting had %ieen
stolen remained profound mystery. baf-
fling the police of the civilized world 1t
was then that Adam Worth, through the in
fluence of Pat Sheedy, came in touch
with the Pinkertons; and on being given a
guarantee of safety. told his story.
Worths confession revealed one OF the
most remarkable stories ever told in crimf-
nal annals. He had begun life as a tramp
and sneak thief. and when about forty
years old had risen to the leadership OF
the greatest crooks In the world In those
palmy days he was occupying a splendid
house In London, 10 which some of the best
sporting men of the day resorted He was
known merely as wealthy American Nv
ing In England to spend his surplus. He
had a fine steam yacht which was wont to
cruise in the Mediterranean, and he min
gied in the richest society, which. from time
to time, was victimized by his accomplices
though Worth himself took little part in
these maneuvers.
Worth had become looked upon by his
confreres as the brainiest man in the busi-
ness. and all the efforts of the police forces
of England, France and America faxed to
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which is bidding for the English market To
come here and locate. they do so in every
possible instance
This is one way, of course Of surr,,n1,rt
ing the high tariff wall which surrounds
America Though goods could be purchased
suihclentIy cheap in the United States to
sell them at a profit here. the English buy
en- VIII no longer stand for it.
The fault lies, more or less with many
American firms themselves For many
years they have regarded England as the
dumping ground for inferior classes of
goods; but now the reaction seems To nave
set in, and England is demanding Il nigh
class of Eoods-and what is more tina. Ihey
Should he made in England"
*
What is the principal cause Of this ex-
elusive way of looking at things?"
STANDARDIZATION There is a tendency in
this country just now to municipalize cvery-
thing Our firm is principally interested in
the tramways, hut there are othcr move
msnts on foot. Wen, YOU see. when Iul,lic
hoaies-city councils and the Iike-,ase to
purchase street car lines and equipment,
they naturally DO not favor bids rrofa OUT
slders, even though they may be tEcia cous-
ms the Americans. Every effort is made
to do all their buying in the home harriet.
and IN the contracts. While II Is no. ex-
pfe&siy stipulated that no goods shall he
purchased abroad still. foreign firms; Ia,,a
TO conform to a clause covering trad, l.nion
regulations for wages and uJher ra,ulirs-
hlehts Naturally. If outside lirlns wish to
bet orders they have 70 prove thar they
are really home industrial plants buiIt out
OF British money, and run by British work.
men.
The putting up OF large factorir. Inv
American firms instead Of being 4 matter
Of surprise, as It is to most persons mo 10
Pile
Are the goods manufactured In F,pelanI
any cheaper than those made IN Ame-jca?''
was asked.
Not bit WAS the reply. I'm fact. in
some cases we could really deliver t--rain
hihds OF goods cheaper from the G nited
States than they would cost here b.s Inc
prejudice is so strong that vve ,oul not at
tempt TO fight il. We simply have 10 give
way TO British antipathy-which nv the
way, IS growinB-put our factories uD on
English soil and conform TO all Eaglish
methods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18

Every pound of our material, said the
official though seemingly Identical with
American goods, is manufactured in this
country When we first started business
over here six years ago we encountered the
strongest kind of prejudice against goods
brought from America. Finally we had to
knucltle down to realizing that If we wanted
to set into the British market we would
have to put up factories here and operate
just as If we We're an out-and-out British
firm. We have practically entirely lost our
identity with the home concern, and the
same may be said of most American firms
over here who are doing any volume or
business
at might be said that at present our
English firm, though turning out American
goods is thoroughly British. All our work
men have to conform to British trade union
regulations, and we are finding that the
more we Britishize our industrial plant the
larger orders we get. You could not-ln-
less you came In contact with IL daily
imagine the immense and growing preju-
dice which exists against foreign goods
coming into this country. While England
is practically free trade, at the same time
as little importation is done as possible;
and II the country can compel any industry
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Srceiaa Correspondence Of The Star.
ALGECIRAS, Spain. March $ 1906.
ez-FS HANKS to Budget Meakin, who
received Il direct from Zeenat in
Morocco. ] am able to send here
with the first reproduction that
has yet been made II the remark
able panel painting by CurreSEio which was
recently recovered from RaisUH, the Moor
i=h brigand by Patrick Sheedy. the noted
Irish-Americau sport who created a sensl-
ton few years ago by restoring to the
AgreWs another famous work OF art, the
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The concealment of this painting for a
quarter of Il century was almost as famous
an accomplishment as the original theft
Worth during this time was extremely
active rs q bank robber, forger, and gem
eral hghwayman, even successfully plan
ming the theft of a million dollars worth of
diamonds from the De Beers of South
Africa. He was in touch with gangs Of
crooks all over Europe; none of whom,
however ever succeeded in obtaining any
Information from him, though numerous
attempts to blackmail the painting out of
him were made Only once during his
career of crime did he find himself In
prison: and this was owing to piece of
clumsiness on the part of an aceomplice
Finally, after footing about 5000, TOO "a
conservative estiDlate-from the public In
the face of every police and other pre-
cautions, Worth fell upon evil days, and
was reduced to poverty. 1t was at this
time that he came in contact with Sheedy,
who brought his case to the attention OF
Robert A. Pinkerton. Pinkerton knew that
Worth was the man who had stolen the
Gainsborough, and finally. after giving the
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connect MIN with some Of tie most daring
rooberies known In history. He robbed
some OF the largest banks in American
cities. engineered many famous private
"hauIs" ii England, and his accornp!ices
ali over Europe LeWildeyed the police by
their gigantic successes.
The theft of the G2insborough painting
elected the Offer OF = reward OF $500 by
AgneWs. but the crooks demanded $4,000.
Which was refused. In the lining or a
metal trunk the canvas was secretel and
taken TO America, Worth even concca.iuey
The fact OF It's being In his possession f.oal
his most trusted pals One of these who
suspected him Of having il. arranged Oh
one occasion, a police trap; but the only
result was mat Worth learned of their
plans ard gave his would-be betraycr Il
thorough thrashing. After5vard Worth
visited Paris and South Africa and To-.
more than twenty-five years nothing was
heard of tic painting. Various negotiations
for its restoration failed through fear that
the giving UP OF the property would lead TO
the conviction OF the thief Sir George
Lewis. AgHews' lawyer. was approached on
one occasion, DUt as the reward oripicaIIy
offered would not be raised. and Agnaws
would rot undertake 10 guarantee the safe
ty of the thief, those plans fell through
The cost Of the painting has. practically
amounted TO Si19. 275-takiug into considera-
ton twenty-five years interest at per
cent on the original purchase Price,
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fact that masterpiece by Correggio had
been recovered by the American sport"
Curiously enough, it was the fame which
nc gained as the recoverer Of the missing
Gainsborough which detectives on both
slde: or the Atlantic had failed to locate
which led TO Sheedys being told about the
ancient panel painting by Correggio of
which he has just become possessed A
foreign resident in the interior sent word
- Sheedy that Rasuli held an ancient
European painting on wood which the
brigand chief believed to possess some in
credible value. So to Morocco from Nice
came the American dtscoyerer of the Gains
borough to ascertain the truth about the
new picture.
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klamath basin is over 600 feet above
sea level, with charming climate and
fertile soil. and produces all the good things
Of north temperate soil-grans alfalfa.
apples, peaches and most of the deciduous
fruits and all tie vegetables. Portland
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tates the carrying OF water across three
deep dep-essj7ns, and this will ice accom-
plished by means of inverted syphons. Two
OF these viii he over Lost river and one
over tributary. In other instances in
verted syphoua Of steel pipe laid in &C.
ment will he constructed. and their total
length viii be over u zoo feet. with capac-
ity of @2i,550 gallons per minute.
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an awakening as the region has never
known before.
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src.,al Correspondence Of The star,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-24
Florence Roberts PLAY.

LRE M
Unlike the several plays which last
season attained a certain vogue by
reason of their college atmosphere,
and especially the depletion Of the
boys side of things, THE Strength of
the Weak" the play in which Miss
Florence Roberts will make her To-
cal bow, discloses a decided innovation
in that the action Of the play begins
in the American University for Wom-
en-.
While it has not proven all salts
flying that ome playwrights have
been able to cope in their character
drawings so far as men are concerned,
it must needs be obvious that they
are fully capable to surround a girls
college with the proper atmosphere.
Alice M. Smith and Charlotte Thomp-
son, the authors of "The Strength of
the Weak" have been accused also of
plagiarising in the theme of a book
called Up which was written by
Emelie Crosby, a ward Of the late
Chas. T. Yerkes, and which is sup
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-24
APPEAL OF THE xMAS-TREE

1.-The Christmas-tree belongs not
merely to the home, out as we'll to the
church and Sunday school," says Mar
garet E.. Sangster in the Woman's
Home Companion for December.
Thousands of children who have very
little Christmas cheer in their tene-
ment homes, whose life is hard and
who early have to work beyond their
strength, look forward to Christmas
Eve and the Christmas tree with a
longing they could not put into words.
Some of the mothers who read this
page have dressed a half-dozen dolls
for their own darlings; have they
dressed one for a mission school or a
settlement, or a daughter of a poor
Italian laborer, or for the little COL
ored girl whose mother takes in wash
ing? These children should not be left
out when Christmas comes to waken
anew a spirit of love and h~elpfulness
that makes us realize that humanity
belongs to a common brotherhood.
Months ago., some Of us emem-
bered there would be Christmas trees
in the Philippines, in China, in Korea,
or in our own frontier lands on the
Pacific coast. If we remembered to
good purpose, we selected picture
books, toys, small garments, dolls,
whatever we could think of that child
hood regards as precious, and we
packed our boxes and sent them as
freight by railroad and steamship for
the little brown children, yellow chill
dren and red children who have the
child-heart as our own little ones
have. Childhood around the globe mas
the same delight in the Christmas
tree"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-24

Joseph kellough Says RaesdaIe Oh.
tanned $3.50 on False Rep
reservations.

Charged with obtaining $3.50 nv
false representations, A. Ragsdale.
proprietor of the Star Livery stable
Of Walla Walla was brought before
Justice ]. ]. Huffman yesterday after
noon by Joseph Kellough charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses.
On November 10 Ragsdale sold his
half interest in the Star Stable to
Joseph Kellough for $500. Kellough
says that R%agsdale represented that
this property was unencumbered save
for a mortgage of $4,000 and that upon
this statement he paid $4,000 in cold
cash to Ragsdale for mis- bill of sale.
Investigation showed that the prop
erty was really mortgaged for $3.50
which Kellough would be obliged to
pay before the property would be
clear. The hearing Of the case was
postponed until Monday afternoon and
it is probable that some sort of set
Element may be made between the
parties before that time and the GRIM
inal proceedings dropped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-24
ELLIOT SUBMITS HIS REPORT
Chairman of Pen Investigating Com.
mittee Sends in Preliminary Pa
pers to Mead.

Prof. E.. E. Elliot Of Pullman, who
was selected chairman of the special
committee appointed to investigate af-
fairs at the state p~enitentiary has
made a preliminary report to Cover
nor Mead which will be followed in
a few days with a complete report
of what the committee found during
the two days it spent in going over
the prison.
The investigation was carried on
through subcommittee and the find
ings of these special committees are
now being collected and will prob
ably be in the hands of Chairman Ell
liot by Monday. Chairman Elliot
will embody the special committee re-
ports in one report which will be sub
mitted to Governor Mead. DIR. Slut,
who acted a. secretary of the COM
mittee is aiding Prof. Elliot in making
up the general report.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-24
"sPEN9ERs" PARTY IS "H|T'
Dance Last Night at Odd Fellows
Temple Proves Most Pleasant
Affair to Crowd.

The dance given by 1.-THE Spenders"
in Odd Fellows Temple last night
ranks as n of the prettiest parties
OF the season if not in the entire SC
cial history of Walla Walla. Music.
floor and crowd were ideal. Seldom
does it occur hat such a c%ongenial as
semblage gets together.
The dancers were mostly young lco-
pie and the young men and young
women almost exactly Tailed as to
number. The patronesses were young
married couples and such a thing as
a wall flower did not exist in the
delightful little dance.
About 100 were present in all and tie
floor was comfortably filled from 8:%
u1s,l af,er midnight when the strains
of TIE "IT..r.C Sue et Home" brought
thoughts If the uuties of tomorrow to
the joyfuI 1e.ei;ers.
The affair was such a success In
every way that it is probable that
'"Ihe S%penders" will give another par
ty b"fOr. the season is over.