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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-08
New Families Arrive.

The beginning of the homeseekers
rates on the Great Northern this
week has brought with it the begin
ming of an immigration which all
transportation men state will be one
of the biggest in the history of the
country.
Seven new families arrived on one
train and will take up their perma-
nent residence in Wenatchee
Among those who will make this
city their home are w. ]. Grow, L.
E. Sloan and L. A. Crow and fam
lilies, all from Cleo, Oklahoma, and
r. M. Poe of Findlay, Ohio, and ].
w. Bolen of Iowa.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-08
FRANK DALLAM COMING
To Assume Editorial Position on the
World and Advance.

Frank M. Dallam, Jr., will be in
Wenatchee next week to become an
attache of the WorldAdvance Pub
fishing company. A telephone mes
sage received from him this after
noon is to the effect that he will leave
Loomis as soon as he can get away
and will arrive in Wenatchee Monday
or Tuesday. Frank is well known in
Wenatchee having been in the city
for some time a year ago when he
welded the editorial quill in the Re-
public.
He will be connected with the edi-
torial department of the paper.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-08
SENATE PASSES
DIRECT PRIMARY
Bill Goes Through Without Amend
ment-Rands is Only One in
Opposition.

OLYMPIA, March THE senate
yesterday Afternoon passed the direct
primary bill, prepared by the senate
committee on elections and privileges,
with but a single amendment and
with only one vote against it's pas
sage. Senator Rands of Clark coun-
ty was the only one to stand out
against the bill. He died fghtipg 6
hard to the finish and for time had
the senate in wild confusion over
a point of order which he raised on
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed.
Recognizing that they were in the
hopeless minority and that the advo-
Gates of the direct primary were
bound to pass the bill with the least
possible delay the opposition grad
ually dwindled down from nine votes
to one and left Rands fighting all
alone.
The plans of the opponents of the
bill, as originally outlined were to Of
fer amendments to each section and
to consume all of the time discussing &
each amendment and in this mann er
take up several days or more in fighs
ing final consideration of the bill.
The friends of the direct primary.
however, went on the floor of the SEN
ate with charges that this was the
purpose of the action of the minority
and smoked" the opposition out.
When the question came to the
point where practically all of the op-
pOnents had deserted and left Rands
standing alone, he continued the fight
and raised a point of order which
placed the senate in wild uproar and
confusion for nearly half an hour.
Senators walked back and forth in
the aisles and crowded about the
presidents desk trying to secure rec
ognition, but the confusion was so
great it was impossible for anyone
to secure recognition until Senator
Ruth raised his voice above the up
roar loud enough to be heard out
in the corridors.
Arguments were made against the
provision in the bill which provides
that the primary election for judges
of the supreme and superior court
shall be held separate from the gen.
eral primary election, on the grounds
that it will mean a great deal of ad-
ditional expense to the taxpayers.
This section of the bill eliminates
politics from the selection of the
judiciary.
Objection was also made to the
blanket ballot and to the second
choice feature, both of which were
stricken from the bill in the lower
house and which it is declared will
be again killed in that body.
AS the bill passed by the senate
yesterday is a new bill, the senate
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-03-08
REBEKAHS ENTERTAIN
Presence of President of State As
sembly Occasion of Festivities

sembly Occasion of Festivities
The meeting of the local order Of
the Daughters of Rebekah at the We
natthee theater last evening was one
of the events to be long remembered
in the history of the order. The pres
ence of Mrs. Stella Walls, president
of the state assembly of the Rebekah
fraternity, was the occasion of the
meeting and subsequent entertain
ment. Mrs. Walls arrived on the af-
ternoon train yesterday from Seattle
and was the guest of honor at the
meeting last evening. Closed lodge
was held from 8 to 10, when the
doors of the theater were thrown
open and host of invited friends ad-
mitted. Dancing and cards formed
pleasant diversions of the evening
Crollard brothers furnished music
At 10:30 luncheon was announced at
the Chewawa Cafe, and at 1890
those who had remained at the thea
ter to dance, went to supper.
The tables at the Chewawa were
tastily arranged and a sumptuous
supper was served.
The ladies of the order are desir-
Gus of expressing their appreciation
of the excellent luncheon which was
arranged by Austin & Co., of the cafe
on very short notice.
Fully 100 members and friends of
the order were present last evening.
Mrs. Walls in an address to the or
der paid some very flattering COM
pliments to the members. She said
in her address that the work COM
pared favorably with that of orders
of the larger cities. The ladies of
the local lodge expended much hard
work and the entertainment was a
brilliant success.
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Dill uaVlnS Deou SuDmlILou IOT TIE
one passed by the house, it will have
to come before the house the same
as any other senate bill as new
measure and if any objection is
raised in the house it will have to
be done in the form of amendments.
If the house amends it will become
necessary for the senate either to
concur or name a conference COM
mittee.
When the question came to a final
vote yesterday Rands rose and an
nounced that he desired to explain
his vote and submitted a statement
which he demanded be placed in the
record. In this statement he out
lined his position and took occasion
to severely criticize promoters of the
direct primary league in no mild
terms.
Following is the statement:
Il Am Opposed to the Bill for the
TOllOWIuS nodSOuS.
"C) A direct primary election law
no matter how well guarded, favors
the rich man at the expense of his
poor neighbor. No poor man, no mat
ter how efficient and capable, can af-
ford the expense of a campaign for a
state office.
"(2) The ultimate result of a di-
rect primary law will be to give all
state Offices to the big cities and the
majority of county offices to the most
populous centers of the county. No
small county or sparsely settled rural
community in a county can hope to
secure an Office under the act.
"(3) The law tends to break up
and destroy party lines and in my
Judgment will ultimately wipe out
not only the Republican but every
other party in this state. l believe
in party organization. This govern
ment and its affairs have been domi-
mated by party politics since the or
ganization of our government. l be-
lieve that a responsible party will
give better government than any
chaotic conglomeration of individuals
where every candidate and office
holder represents only himself.
"(4 l am opposed to this bill be-
cause it is vouched for and has been
forced upon the state by political
hacks, who have been repudiated DER
and DER.
'The only commendable feature of
this bill to my mind, is that these
same political hacks will ultimately
find that they will be rejudiated un-
der a law, which they have advocated
in hopes only of personal exaltation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

ilean as soon as he opened his mouth: "rhou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto"
 But not withstanding all these disad- vantages-in spite of all these unpromis- ing circumstances, when regarded from 8 human point of view-there was one strong point in the dreary situation: They were all with one accord in one place." However inadequate their com prehenslon of the character of the work to be done, they are all on hand and they are going to work together.
 Do you see those four horses hitched to that heavily loaded wagon? Every one of them can do admirable pulling and if each were hitched separately to a cart, he would make it go. But they have not been trained to work together. The driver mounts that great saddle horse-a power full Percheron-cracks his whip. and you can see the splendid animal straining ev- cry nerve and muscle to move the wagon; but the load is too heavy for one horse; the other three do not pull in concert, and the wagon stands still. But watch that other driver who has got his horses trained to work together. How anxiously he keeps his eyes upon the trace-chains of the several horses, and by a word of encouragement here, and touch of the whip there, he manages to eQualize to the utmost the distribution of the work. And that wagon goes! Oh for such man.
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CTS and the other of capitalists; it is not due to the fact that an individual mem- Der of one body possesses more money than an individual member of the other body it is not the inequality which per mits thess capitalist to wear broadcloth while the laborer wears overalls, or which secures berth in a Pullman for the one while the other rides in a day coach. The unequal distribution of wealth which produces these differences always has been and ever will be; and against that inequality no protest is made ex- cept by few fanatics who would revolu- tionize society to gain the So which would be their pro rata share in an equal dis tribution of the worlds coinage. The conflict betEeen labor and capital is not a conflict between the inhabitants of brown stone houses and brick houses: 1t is be- tween the inhabitants of castles and novels; it is not between the peer and the peasant, it is between the plutocrat and the pauper.
 The relationship which should exist be- tween capital and labor has been com pared to that which should exist between q husband and wife, and the duties which these two clements owe to each other has been compared to that existing between the right hand and the left. These and several other comparisons, equally as ap- propriate, have been made to prove the
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foundation for that settlement is laid when a practical plan is proposed by which 1t may be possible to ascertain what constitutes a fair days wages.
 A fair days wages is such as enables a man to provide himself with the neces- sary food, clothing and shelter to sup port life. These are known as the actual neeessaries of life and should be sup plemented by such an additional amount as will allow the earner to obtain other things suitable to his condition in life. If wages were merely such an amount as would provide the actual necessarles there would be little prospect for a man to improve his circumstances by saving or to protect himself against times of illness or idleness Wages should be calculated upon basis of providing the earner with at least three times the actual amount of his daily wants. therefore the first thing to be done is to ascertain the actual daily necessaries, multiply the cost by three and let that form the basis for wages for men in that particular employ ment, time and place being also matters to be taken into consideration.
 Whether man works as a skilled or unskiled laborer, he is entitled to good food and warm clothes and prop CT shelter. The standard of daily food
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men come, in their working clothes to your meeting-men who seldom come to church. and have shown no interest in their salvation-and if the good Lord would help you to lead them to Christ, would it not be for you and your cause a greater triumph than the conversion of a justice of the supreme court? And my quiet modest, lay brother, do not imagine for a moment that you can give no effee- tive aid in this work. If you are hurry ing along the street, on your way to your business, and meet an acquaintance hur- rying along to his. suppose you stop him long enough to give him a warm grasp of the hand and say: My friend, I do wish YOU were a Christian. We have special meetings at our church this week. Do come And may God bless the preaching to your soul" Don't you know that to many people. word like that, and from such a source. would be more effective than a sermon from the best preacher in the land? To the careless soul the ser mon would be taken as matter of course. That is his business" says the Goddess worldling. But what does 1t mean when a plain man stops me on the street. and shows so much concern about me. when I am so careless about myself Should not pay some attention to what he has said?" Many 8 man has been brought to Christ under just such reason
 ing as this.
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disciples of his approaching humiliation and death, Peter at once recoiled, and had plainly said that he did not believe in any such Messiah as Jesus had described Himself to be.
 The truth is that not one of the band had any clear, correct, adequate concep- ton of the person, the character, the mission of their divine Master; nor had they any such conception of their own mission to the world But they had been ordered to tarry at Jerusalem until they should be endowed with power from on high, and they were obeying orders.
 Another very unpromising feature of the situation was the fact that the lead ing speaker in the meeting had a few weeks ago disgraced himself by & lying denial of his Master. On three several occasions, and in the course of an hour or two, he had fiatly denied that he knew who Jesus was, and he had called Heaven to witness that his cowardly lie was the truth. He was lying under oath. If I had wanted "revival,' am very sure that I should never have selected such a man to N"conduct'' it.
 And then the whole band of the disciples were known as "Cfalileans," and the Cali leans were despised by ''the society" peo- pie among the Jews. They were regarded as half-heathenish, ignorant and rough. They spoke Hebrew after so uncultured q fashion that you could distinguish Gal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

agement of our spiritual resources in our protracted meetings and in our general church work! 1 began to preach 49 years ago. and yet within the range of my ex- perience and observation l can remember not one church of several hundred mem bers, all working vigorously, working har moniously, and working together.
 Another point to be noted in this Apos- tolic revival Is that Peter does not seem to be at all concerned as to the nation ality. nor as to the social position of the people before him. They were a mixed and motley crew from the ends of the earth. But Peter does not ask himself: What can I do with that wild Arab of the desert? What is the use of convert ing him?" He looked upon all that mar velously mixed multitude as men and brethren and he wanted every man of them for the Masters service. A man is the most valuable thing in this world and the thing that makes him so valuable is his humanity.
 George E. Horr, now professor in the Newton Theological institution, was d Boston pastor when l lived in New Bed ford He Is man of fine abilities and nigh culture. He once said to me: Here in New England, if a man can give money, or if he can speak in meeting, our churches can use him; but if he be un- able to give money, and can't talk In pub lie, we don't know what in the world
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dependence of each upon the other where mutual advantage is the object to be gained, and this relationship would natur- ally exist if the seeds of envy were not industriously planted in the ranks of labor and the seeds of distrust in the ranks of capital. If these two unworthy causes could be removed the inequality so bitterly complained of would quickly dis appear.
 The first move towards a reconciliation of all differences between capital and labor must be made by capital, and that move must be a voluntary one and made with sincere purpose. It must be based upon the fair days wages for the fair days work. It must completely dispel the belief which is only too prevalent that the aim and object of capital is to get the greatest amount of work for the smallest amount of wages, and once that belief is removed from the mind of workmen they will cease to retaliate by pursuing the practice of giving the least possible amount of work for the biggest amount of wages. The side occupying the stronger or more secure position is the one to make the first advance. and if it fail to meet with a corresponding move the for mer position is easily and readily as sumed Therefore 1t is that capital is tho side from which overtures for perma- nent settlement should come. and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
BY F. I. MONKS.

This question of the cost of living is for capital to work out and, hav- ing done so base a rate of wages on 1t. The probabilities are that under such method of calculation the wages paid for some forms of employed would be increased, in others decreased, and dividends to stoclSh olders reduced It would lead to more equal distribution of wealth between labor and capital and would also lead to a more equal rate of wages among the laborers themselves. It Is well known that the reason why wages Is so high in some lines of employment and so low in others is because certain trades are able to limit the number of the mem bers while others can enforce no re- strictions on their membership. It is commonly said that the skilled laborer skins all the cream into his own can and leaves a very weak fluid for tho unskilled laborer. The first step in the direction of harmonizing the in terests of labor and capital must come in the form of a scientific investiga- ton into the requirements and condi tions of life of the unskilled laborer and he being once placed in a posi- ton where he can live and thrive, all the rest of the problem is easily solved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
BY JOHN WITHERSPOON DUBOSE.

Reagan have been published, volume of extraordinary historical importance. The masterful study of the subject of railroad regulation by statute by this noted statesman is well known. I give an extract from the work, page 249:
 "On the 18th of December. 1890. the constitution of the state of Texas was amended so as to enable the legislature to create 6 railroad commissions; and an act of the legislature of the Sd of April, 1891. created such a commission. with power to make. regulate and main tain freight rates and passenger fares. requiring all rates to be reasonable and just. In June of that year. resigning my seat in the Senate of the United States. l became chairman of the com mission and so remained for eleven and a half years, when 1 voluntarily retired to private life.
 By the act of the legislature of the Sth of April. 1893, the commission was authorized to limit and control the future issues of stocks and bonds of the rail- road companies Under that law the com- mission made the valuation of all tho railroads of Texas. Since the organization of the commission nearly 1000 miles of the railroads of the state have been taken out of the courts of bankruptcy and there has been a slow. but gradual reduction in freight rates and a steady increase in the net revenues of the rail roads. These changes are accounted for by the constant growth in the business of the roads and by the adoption and Enforcement of fixed rates of -teight. which prevent them from wasting their revenues by cutting rates, the allowance of rebates, etc. The stocks and bonds of railroads thereafter issued were made to represent dollars in money and not watered or depreciated securities"
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AN APOSTOLIC REVIVAL

to do with him. He cannot be made of any account in the church. And this state of things is by no means confined to New England. but is just as conspcu- ous here in Alabama. But ought 1t to be true among Christian churches any where? Are the long purse and the long tongue the only qualifications for useful ness in the kingdom of Jesus Christ? Many of our people, in all the Christian denominations, are unable to give much, and some of the best people we have are not prepared to talk publicly. Are they condemned to uselessness in the churchY Not at all. Let them talk privately very large proportion of all the people who have been converted under my min istry were people to whom 1 had talked privately, personally, one by one. Time and again, upon approaching people priv ately and urging the claims of Christ upon them, l have had them tell me: MT. Hidden. I have been expecting for some time that you would speak to me on this subject" or q have been wishing for long time that you would mention this matter to me: for I had not the courage to come to you and introduce the sub ject."
 And what a power there is in brief sentence spoken out of the earnestness of the heart, by one plain man to an- other My brother preacher, if you could see some plain, horny handed working
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should be such that any man in good health would eat. Common deceney requires that every man, regardless of the nature of his labor whether skilled or unskilled, should be properly cloth ed to suit the climate and conditions; and the preservation of health largely de- pends upon the nature of the house and district In which he lives. When all these conditions are grouped and the cost ascertained they will consti tute an unit for the requirements Of the unskilled laborer Once the unit is ascertaineds 1t is merely matter of calculation to arrive at the amount of wages which should be paid to ar tisans, mechanics, clerks, etc, every thing over and above the unit of cost of living being paid in consideration of the value of the employment, It's dan ger or difficulty, the time 1t take to become proficient in it. or the demands of society upon n person engaged in. a certain employment. For instance. a man who Is a machinist will natural ly receive more wages than the un- skilled laborer and while the actual daily cost of living of each may be the same, the machinist has demands made upon him which the unskilled laborer escapes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

patronage of the United States during the war.
 Col James w. Sloss had sent Fink to Montgomery at this critical juncture. Colonel Sloss was president of the Nash vile and Decatur railroad. He under stood well enough that if Stanton and the New York bankers stopped the South and North at the junction with Stantons road, his line from Decatur to Nash vile would perish.
 Fink communicated Sloss' views to Mill ner. The general proposition was that the Louisville should lease the Nashville and Decatur road for % years. Nashville heard of the movement and naturally grew excited. A vote of Davidson coun- ty, where a larges part of the stock was taken, was demanded. The polls favored the lease.
 Next F. M Gilmer. Jr.. Boiling Hall F.. K Mitchell and John T. Milner were appointed to go to Louisville to repre- sent the South and North's proposition. to-wit: Let the Louisville and Nash vile railroad. leasing the Nashville and Decatur, fill the gap of 67 miles between Decatur and Birmingham and take up the bonds held by the bankers.
 The committee from Montgomery met the directors of the Louisville and Nash vile in the blue parlor'' of the splendid hotel, the Gait house, at Louisville one night. The deliberation was extremely excited and long protracted. At one time, so threatening were the main takers, that Fink sent out for a waiter full of cocktails.
 The six directors were evenly divided No agreement seemed possible. Milner telegraphed in haste to Nashville for Colonel Sloss. The meeting could do nothing but adjourn until the next day,