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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-06-17
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

DR.. Heritage. voice. and Prof.
Arthur Won lessen, piano. OF the
College OF Music. presepted n num-
Der OF their pupils at the Grand
opera house Monday night. The
house was packed with music-lov-
Ing audience. and the selections
which they heard were beyond ex-
pCctation.
Professor Heritage and Mr.. Won
lessen have only been in the Col
lege OF Music two years. bmt the
standard to which they have raised
music In this city was shown by the
interpretations given by the pupils
Last night. and by the enthusiasm Of
the audience.
DR.. Heritage presented as his pu-
pills. Miss Nina Pearl Johnson, Ruth
Field and Helen Isabel Goodenough.
who received diplomas; and Mar
guerite Mers. and Edna Earle
Browning. who were given certifi-
Gates. May Louise Hart and Ruth
Field, pupils OF Prof. Won lessen,
were given diplomas, and Anna
Frances, Jackson, also one OF Won
Jessens' students, received certi
fcate.
AS the opening number, Margue-
rite Mers gave the Rccitative and
Aria from the opera. lombard. "
by Verdi She has remarkably
clear. sweet voice. which gives prom
ise of greater things In the future.
One of the most brilliant namberS
Of. the evening was the playing OF
Rlgoletto. Verdl-Llszt. by Mrs. II. T..
Ross. Although this is one OF the
most difficult OF piano selections
Mrs. Ross played II entirely from
memory. and gave a splendid inter
probation.
Mrs. Mernie A. Hug. who has won
n high position I'm musical circles
here. gave the Recltative. Aria and
Cabaletto from the opera, "Trayla
ta." by Verdi, I'm her wonderful
voice. and was given an encore.
Helen Isabel Goodenough gave n
scene and Aria from "Ernani." by
Verdi. Her splendid work In this
Selection was evidence OF her great
talent. and the number was greatly
appreciated by the audience.
Edna Earle Browning is a tai
ented young singer who has not ap-
peared before the public very many
| times, hut when she has has always
met with the greatest enthusiasm,
and Monday night was no exception
she gave the Scene and Prayer" by
Weber from Der Freysehutz, In a
very sweet, clear. voice, the audience
being able to hear every word of the
song.
Others who appeared on the
program were Anna Frances Jackson
In n Romance In II. fiat, by. Ruben
stein; Bertha Jennings In a selee-
tlon from Chopin; MAY l.. Hart, and
Ruih Field in the Concerto In q
Minor from Mendelessohn. and Nina
Pearl Johnson In a vocal number,
who is too well-knOwn singer to
need any mention.
Prof. Heritage presented the class
to Dr. Homan, the new president
of Willamette. Dr. Homan spoke
on the meaning OF Commence
ment," and said the Students should
look upon II In the whole meaning
OF the word that II was but the
commencement OF greater things,
| that there was a vast field 10 work
| I'm, a1d that each person could al
WAYS improve In any line OF study.
This IS the Forty-flrst class TO be
graduated from the College OF Mus
sic. and the first to receive diplomas
from DR.. Homan as the new presi-
dent Of Willamette.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-06-17
MIDWAY

Mcdonald House---R. A. Mcdonald,
proprietor. Private board ana
lodging. moderate rates. home
cooking. Located ut Nye Beach,
Newport. Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-06-17

simond Iendten - the boatman.
Launches and r' kinds OF boats
for rent. Excursonists taken TO
any part of the bay. VIII meet
trains at anv time at Yaqnlna on
request. Rates reasonable. Now
port, Ore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-06-17
DR.. Stones
Drug Store

The only cash drug store In Orc
gon. owes no one. ana no one owes
Il; carrios large stock: It's shelyes,
counters and show cases are loaded
with drngs, medicines. notions, toilet
articles, wines and liquors OF all
kinds for modiolnal purposes. DR..
Stone Is a regular graduate in med
icine, aud has had many years OF ex-
perience in the practice. ConsuIta-
tlons are free. Prescriptions arc
free. and only regular prices for
medicine. Dr. stone can be found
at his drug store. Salem. Or. from
q In the morning until . at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
Lone-Distance Smoke.

The phenomenon of smoke from the
Michigan forest fires enveloping Wash
ington is not exceptional. A northwest
erly wind would bring the smoke to this
city over only 600 miles of territory.
which is by no means great distance
for atmospheric discolorations to be car
ried. Smoke is not soluble" in the air
and will persist until it has been depos-
tied on the foliage Of trees or precipitated
to the earth by moisture. Until rains
come to clear the air the fine particles Of
carbon will continue to float about the
country. becoming gradually diffused II
the wind prevailed steadily for a week
from the same direction as that from
which it blew yesterday afternoon. this
city would continue for that length Of
time to experience the discomfort of a
smoke-laden atmosphere.
Volcanoes have in eruption forcibly il
Illustrated the tendency of fine insoluble
substances to travel great distances In
1S45 Hecla. in Iceland. gave vent TO great
volumes OF smoke and dust and in ten
hours the Shetland and Orkney Islands
were covered thick with the powderv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
A Disgraceful Pulpit Deliverance.
This is from Boston:

'".he Rev. DR.. Roland e. Grant. who has
practically been named pastor of fremont
Temple, to succeed the Rev. DIR. X. Z.
Henson. made an attack on both the re-
publican and democratic parties In an ad-
dress here tonight, and declared that as
for me. l will vote for the presidential
candidate who is now, SO l am credibly
informed in a Nevada prison He Will
be the safest
DIR. Grant said: One political party to-
day can't be distinguished from another.
Neither means anything. and the candi-
dates platforms mean less. The only
question is. Which will be the safest?'
Politicians and perfervid orators are
often lectuEed for campaign extrava-
gances. and charged with adding by
such means to existing troubles. Has
even the cheapest and most reckless ward
stumper descended In this campaign to
the level of this pulpiteer? Has practi-
cally been named pastor of fremont
Temple VIII this man be actually
named after this outlying? If SO what
sort of town has Boston become?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

particles. These islands lie approximately
Washington lies from the fires in the
northern part OF Michigan's southern Pc
ninsula. In 1888 the volcano of krakatoa'
In the south seas, exploded with sucn
force that the noise was heard more than
1000 miles away and the volcanic dust
was sent it was estimated. seventeen
miles into the air. From that height this
vast quantity of dust was dispersed pv
the winds literally all over the world.
For two or three years later the atmoS-
phere was tinged with the smoke
from Erakatoa. and the remarkable sun
sets noted i'll England and some parts Oh
America were by scientists ascribed TO
this cause. Palpable powder fell on the
decks of ships even far distant as
the Atlantic coast of Africa.
The smoke which impregnated the local
atmosphere Yesterday bore unmistakable
evidence OF its origin. as it had the dis
tinct OdOr of burnt pine wood. Had the
the people of Washington would have
been by this time unpleasantly affected by
the unwonted visitation. For several
weeks the dwellers in southern Michi-
gan and upper Ohio. Indiana. Illinois.
Pennsylvania and New York have had so
they have suffered from throat troubles.
AT this distance the least change in the
winds direction relieves the atmosphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

city. and. indeed, there are particular
political reasons this year for heavy
vote in the metropolitan district. The
conclusion is inevitable that there are not
as many people in the Manhattan area as
there were four years ago.
Several reasons are advanced TO account
for this apparent falling Off in the popu-
lation. One is that rents are SO high that
people are going into the suburbs. Many
flats and tenements. it is reported. are
now standing vacant. Large numbers OF
recent immigrants have returned to their
mother countries, as result of the
slackening of business here. Numbers of
building trades workmen. it is known. have
left the city. Furthermore. recently the
drift in the population, has been to the
east and west from the business centers
rather than to the north. This has car
ried thousands to the Brooklyn side on
the one hand and into New Jersey on the
other. The increases in the other Dor
ouGhs than Manhattan bear evidence To
this fact. while probably New Jersey will
at the next census show material adj
vanceS.
Apart from the question of economy, 1t
is not surprising that large numbers OF
home seekers should move out Of the
denseiy populated districts into the sub
urbs. The establishment of rapid transit
lines. bridges and tunnels has cncoor-
aged migration. until the morning and
evening pulsation in and out OF Manhat-
tan is one OF the most striking phenomena
of metropolitan life. AS the means of
getting across or under the rivers multi
ply, this lateral movement. as it might he
"a
marked. until. i is freely predicted,
New York will become merely a business
center. with only a small resident popula-
tioH. just the old city OF London. once
the heart of the residence district of the
British capital. is today little more than
place of stores, warehouses and offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

Statisticians are anxiously studying the
registration figures of Greater New York.
which show falling off from the record
of 1904 by 5.430. There was every reason
to expect registration of fully 100000
instead of which the citizens enrolling
themselves to vote for President totaled
only 6s2.96l. There are two ways to ex-
plain this shrinkage. One is that the
people are not interested in the election
and the other Is that there are not as
many people in the metropolitan district
as formerly. The latter is probably the
fact. There were increases. slight, but
none the less marked. in Brooklyn, in
Queens county and in Richmond county
totaling in the three subdivisions OF
Greater New York 1900. while Manhat-
tan fell off 1850. in round numbers
There is just much reason for apathy
>~.@ outlying boroughs as in the original
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
Mr.. Bryans Goosedesh.

Mr. Bryan has adopted the famous cry
If the late Col. Ike Hill: We've got en-.
boys-it they don't buy us. Such is the
English of Yesterdays addresses in Hi
loiS.
The Denver nominee says in substance:
we have laid case. in detail and IN
total up TO the 18th instant. before the
~ountry. and are experimenting the story
from day TO day. We need only hun
bred thousand dollars additional to COM
pIete our work. The republicans are ask
ing for million. and we have no means
of knowing how much they have already
collected They refuse to open their books
before the election. But We know the
company they keep. and have right 10
assume that they are abundantly sup
piled Their purpose is to buy the cleo
ton. otherwise they are without hope.
When Mr.. Bryan says that his party
needs only hundred thousand dollars
more to complete the campaign he refers
to the printed report of the collection of
a quarter of a million up to the 18th in
slant. But who has accepted that report
as really showing all the money sub
scribed TO the democratic national cam
paign? 1t may show what has formally
passed across the counter to the national
committee. but who believes that it rep
resents as much as a tenth part of what
so far has entered in one form or another
into the equation for the benefit of Bryan
and Kern? The whole state of New York
credited with less than thirty thousand
dollars. New Jersey looking on the list
like thirty cents. A corporation lawyer
of Colorado the largest individual sub
scriber. A pure election the cry, and
Tammany Hall heading the hunt with ten
thousand dollars,
There may be more amusing things than
this. but for the moment they are quite
obscured by this. In country where
broad humor is greatly relished. and
screaming farces fill the theaters the peo-
PIE were yet not prepared for such an
outcome of the deafening demand about
publicity. Great solemnity, and even
some pomp. had accompanied the prom
ise of prediction showdown, but no
body imagined that the public credulity
would be or could be so extremely tested
Can the country be bought? Mr. Bryan
and some of his friends think SO, for
they have charged that the thing has
been done. If We may believe them
money turned the scale in 1895. and 1900
and Judge Parker has said that whole
sale corruption sent him to grass in 1904
1t is not difficult, therefore for them to be-
lieve that 1t can be done again. But
who else believes it? To say that such
majorities as William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt received were the
fruits of corruption is to charge cam
paign funds on the republicans. not of
a few million dollars. but of hundreds of
millions If voters are purchasable in such
those for horned cattle.
The country has never been bought at
the polls and is not now for sale. But,
granting AN auction, why should Mr.
Bryan be uneasy about the result, with
Tammany Hall in charge of his campaign
in the pivotal state of New York?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
Typhoid a National Scourge.

The discovery that typhoid fever may be
communicated from a person who has
entirely recovered from the disease en-
phasizes the fact that this is essentially a
preventable affliction. Paradoxical as 1t
may seem, the very difficulty Of prevent
ing such a means Of contamination argues
that the disease should by systematic,
scientific methods be eliminated For
every case of typhoid, whatever the cause
or the manner of infection, means that
there has been gross carelessness some
where in the handling of food or drink
and that somebody has been culpable In
the violation of the sanitary laws The
means to cure the evil are at hand in
more effective sanitary supervision and
more drastic punishment for those who
knowingly violate the regulations.
The contamination of the food and
water supplies by the typhoid bacillus is
the result of inexcusable neglect of GER
tain principles. 1t matters not whether
the germ comes from so-called we'll
person d sick person, its introduction
into the food or drink is the consequence
of carelessness. 1t may be impossible to
cover with an inspection service all the
potential sources of contamination but
the percentage of danger can certainly be
reduced very materially II every state
and municipality will work vigorously and
inteliigently 10 this end.
Typhoid is today as great a scourse as
tuberculosis. Every city suffers from it.
Washington, with highly sanitary sur
roundngs and local conditions that make
for the preservation OF health annually
pays heavy tribute to it, Whether the
local cases are of domestic or foreign ORR
gin, the monthly statements issued by the
health officer are Indicative of gross negli-
Scnce somewhere in the matter OF the
purveying OF food and drink This has be-
come an interstate, national question
Congress can profitably consider the mat
ter this coming session with view to an
investigation that will lead to definite re-
suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
The Districts Needs.

1t is urged by those who defend the
policy of requiring the District to pay as
ii goes for the large public works that
thereby the capital community will be
enabled to provide itself with the neces-
sary permanent equipment without going
into debt. This is not quite true. The
District is in debt and will continue to
go in debt as long as there is work to
be done of this character 1t Is absurd
to suppose that the District can pay OH
a cash basis for such improvements as
the abolition of grade crossings. the con-
struction of a municipal building and a
tuberculosis hospital. etc, while MAIN
tanning itself adequately in terms of po-
lice, fire and school equipment and other
branches of the municipal organization.
1t is not even true that on this basis
the District is being properly equipped
with the large items. 1t needs at this
moment a high-pressure fire service, more
bridges. more sewers many more school
buildings. These needs aggregate sum
sufficient to absorb for several years all
the surplus revenues left after an ade-
quate provision for current maintenance
If all the permanent works now in prog
ress were finished and all the advances
from the treasury " tIc OIStIICt NcIS
paid.
The misfortune of the present plan Of
financing the Districts requirements is
that there is no proper separation Of the
current needs and the requirements for
permanent works. Such a separation is
necessary to prevent the curtailment Of
the yearly requisites for maintaining the
District municipality on a proper scale
1t is far from satisfactory to the average
taxpayer to find the Districts revenues
utilized first for the permanent improve
ments and next for current maintenance.
when all the rules of business and proper
municipal administration demand q re-
versal of the order. In short. the Dis
trict is being treated financially by Con-
gress wrong end foremost, with the con-
sequence that in practically every branch
of the municipal government there are
deficiencies due to the lack Of current
maintenance funds.
What the District chiefly needs in this
connection today is q specific definition Of
the term in which 1t is to repay the
United States the moneys advanced by 1t
to carry on the large works undertaken
during the past decade. There can be
distribution Of the revenues as long as
the obligation to the government remains
upon the present short-term basis, with
a vague understanding as to repayment
which may be changed from session to
session at the within of the appropriation
committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
Premonition.

I feels it in de air, chile;
feels 1t comm sure.
Oars sumpin' g'ineter drop, chile.
Dat amt de temperature.
Dem candidates is flynn high
An somewhat dey mus stop.
tells you all dat by an by
Oars sumpin' g'ineter drop.
Dey's runnin' mighty fas', chile;
It's gittin' on my nerves
To see 'em lettin' out, chile,
An cuttin' short de curves.
/ won be dar to see de fun
When booms go down kerfiop.
I'll simply cas- my vote an run
Cause sumpin' g'ineter drop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
The Washington Bishopric.

From the Newark Evening news.
The declinatiOn of the bishopric of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese Of Wash
ington. first by Bishop Brent of the Phil
ippines. and next by Rev. DR.. Alexander
Mann. rector of Trinity Church. Boston,
and formerly rector of Grace Church.
Orange, carries a lesson worth while not
ing in a day marked by rapid changes
in position for the sake of individual adj
vancement. Both Bishop Brent and DR.
Mann believe that their work in thei,
present fields is not completed. 1t is a
simple reason for their action, but one
not often heard. The two destinations
are the most striking because of the OBJ
vious opportunities presented by the
Washington bishopric.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
The Progress in Aviation.
Francisco Chronicle.

A Partisan paper dilates on the recent
accomplishments in aviation and declares
that if the same degree of progress is
made in the coming two years AS during
the two that have passed the flights of
twenty minutes will be heightened into
flights of as many days. 1t is a sanguine
view to take. but it is not likely to COM
mand ready acceptance from any except
the most Jealous believers In the posi-
bility of man navigating the air with the
same facility that he does terra firna or
the ocean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
Prince Helie's Collars.
he Srracusa Post .EXpress

From the SYRACUSE Post Express.
1t is said in defense of the great Amer
lea industry that centers in Troy, y. y,
that Prince Helie de Sagan. whose French
collars wear out after twenty-five trips
to the laundry, has found that an Ameri-
can collar can make siXty-one trips with
out being ruined. The prince ought to
publish the address of his laundry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
MI. Roosevelt as Lecturer.

From The FrovIdcnre JOtlrhAI.
If Mr. Roosevelt delivers the Romanes
lecture at Oxford in 1910 he will follow
some distinguished men. including Mr.
Gladstone and the late Bishop of London.
And IL he only takes sufficient pains. and
does not assume to speak eX cathedra
on subjects of which he has but a lay
mans knowledge, he may be u worthy
successor to these.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
TIE STAR has q regular and perma-
aent Family Circulation much moro
than the combined circulation OF the
other Washington daiIies. A. News
and Advertising Medium 1t has NO
competitor.

L. In order to avoid delays on account
Ct personal absence letters 20 1AA
STAR should not be addressed TO any
individual connected with the ONCE but
simply to THE STAR, or to the Edisor'al
or Business Department, according TO
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

It appears that the Duke of the AbruZzl
will be permitted to arrange his domestic
future without any Montague and tapu-
let complications. 1t would be unfortu-
nate to have first family of Europe and
Il first family of America arrayed in en-
nifty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
A Shifted Burden.

so you sold that miserable old mule
Of yours
"Yassir." replied Mr.. Erastus P1nkiey;
''foh real money
Doesn't it weigh on your conscience!
"Well, boss, Is done had dat mule on
my mind 50 long it's kind of a relief
to change Off an git i'm on my con-
science"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
EY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Striving to Please.

Yes" said the housewife; yours is
sad story. But it isn't the same story
you told last year
We'll. lady answered Flooding fete'
you surely wouldn't expect man 10
go all dat time an not show any improve
ment."'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

Reports that Tolstoi favors the demo-
cratic ticket call attention to the fact that
the Tolstoi vote has never cut much of a
figure in this country's affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
A Bid for Popularity.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t is again charged that one CT the can
didates for governor of Minnesota eats
pie with . knife. And his friends claim
that he gains votes every time the charge
is repeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

While Mr.. Roosevelt does not indorse
Gov Haskell. as a man who likes to see
the public interested he very possibly ap-
proves OF his libel suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
STRENGTH in Obscurity.

Strength In Obscurlty.
so Won think of going into politics."
Yes
"But YOU have no record of public
service. The people are not talking about
you
'.That's Just it. There seems to be
growing demand for somebody who can
be talked about"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
UnreWarded.

Some of the most interesting lltera-
ture ever produced was scantily re-
munerated," remarked the member oil
Congress who affects letters.
YES" answered Miss Cayenne; Il I'M
derstand several senators did not get
a cent for the truly remarkable letters
they wrote to the Standard Oil Com
pany''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

These forest fires will compel Mr..
Pinchot TO get out new estimates of the
length of time the cOuntry's supply of
wood is likely to endure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

No candidate can be sure of the sentl-
ment of the community by merely OBJ
serving the geniality of the reception
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20

The time in which corporations can
break in with campaign contributions
grows very short indeed