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struggle with Japan there can be no
denial. In this war for the frst time In
human history scientific medicine was
put In its proper place, and in the pro-
lection Of the fighting units Of an army
1t received triumph In crucial test.
The microscope and the chemical reagent
moved with tho advance guard and the
slKirmish line Of the army Of Japan, and
the medical officer was clothed with such
dignity and authority that he was en-
abled to enforce obedience to the regu-
iations which prevented infection. Every
source Of the water supply which SOL
der might use was tested on the spot
and its condition indicated by flag
when 1t was found at for consumption
and by sentry when Il wae contanin-
ated. The ration issued was carefully
inspected and tho army 20 disciplined
and 30 intelligently watched that un-
cooked and germ laden food was not
permitted to be eaten. Tho result was
that although the armies OF Japan were
numerically considerably inferior to the
armies Of Russia the Japanese by reason
Of the protection afforded to them by
scientific medicine were always equal, II
not superior, In numbers actually en-
gagged on the firing line.
Medical pEogress has had no more
brilliant demonstration than that wit
messed in the sanitation Of the Panama
Canal Zone. It has been said that in the
construction Of the railroad from Colon
to Panama every croestie was the tomb
stone Of an employee. While this state
nent Is no doubt gross exaggeration
the death rate in digging tho canal under
the French regime almost justified its
repetition. The unsanitary condition
which prevailed at that time was a more
important factor than peculation In the
disasters which ensued. Despite all this,
to-day as result Of the application Of
scientific methods, all of which are based
upon the development Of the germ
theory Of disease, the chief health officer
Of the Canal Zone has reduced the death
rate in the thousands Of men from differ
ent parts Of the earth engaged In digging
this great interooeanic canal through
the swamp regions Of the most unhealthy
portion Of the globe to less than that
which prevails in the city Of New York.
The last report from this officer shows
that for the month Of March, 1908, with
more than $1,000 employees under obser-
walton, only forty-five died, and that the
conditions are continually improving is
evidenced by comparison with this same
month in 1907, when out Of $4,000 em-
ployees 122 died.
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Medical Progress.

The demonstration Of the germ theory
of disease was in all probability the most
important step ever made in medical
progress. Before the cause was known
prevention was impossible, and the
efforts to cure were empirical and rarely
successful. Without this knowledge yell
low fever could never have been ban
ished from Cuba, and the frequently re-
curing commercial disasters which were
a part of the history Of thae epidemics
would still be matters 81 record. It
made possible upon tho Pacific Coast the
arrest Of the bubonio plague, which in It's
march through India and the Orient has
counted and still counts It's victims by
hundreds of thousands. II has 80 far
controlled diphtheria that the frightiul
epidemics which once prevailed are no
longer possible, and the death rate is now
so low that IL ranks 90 one OF the rarely
fatal diseases. It has taught us how to
control typhoid infection, and although
the methods Of treatment are still lament
ably insufficient It has already lowered
tho ratio Of mortality from consumption
~ par cant. When the human family at
ia:ge snail fully appreciate the possibili-
ties In tho prevention and cure Of con-
sumption which this discovery has made
Gear It will rank no longer as the Great
H..ite Plague, a scourge which carries
70 untimeiy graves more beings than all
wars, famines or pestilences, and they
viii adopt the means now known to
scientists which will ultimately eradicate
this disease from the list OF human
naladies.
The progress Of scientific medicine
deals not only with the health Of the
home and the affairs Of commerce but
has now become one Of the most Inn
portant factors In times Of wsr. That it
decided the fate }of Russia 10 the late
y
The sun., 1908-05-17
What Foraker Has Won.

Senator FORAKER has fought a great
fight for justice to those to whom justice
has been denied. In his consent to q sus-
pension OF the Brownsville campaign
there il not the faintest color Of defeat,
bargain or surrender. His course shows
sound Judgment. He faces the fact of a
situation involving the probability Of a
serious reverse to the interests he cham
pions IL he presses the case to an imme-
diate issue He bows to the insuperable
obstacles presented by the political con-
ditions OF the moment and by the polit-
ical timidity Of many who should be his
most steadfast supporters.
Thus the distinguished Senator from
Ohio has displayed moral courage OF q
high quality.
The verdict of the Congress next winter
may be in his favor or it may be against
him, but Mr.. FORAKER has already won
victory. He has established to the
satisfaction even Of some Of Mr.. RoosR-
vELT's eager apologists the fact that
many Of the soldiers at least are innocent
OF the crimo with which the President
charged them and for which he punished
them by the exercise Of questionable
power. Mr.. FORAKER has written on the
pages OF the history of his country q
vigorous protest against an unprece-
dented act OF despotism. Whatever the
result may be that is his triumph.
BY the ruling Of Judge HoUaH on Fri
day the technical question Of the author
ity of the President to discharge soldiers
without trial and without honor is put
In line for q decision by the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
The sun., 1908-05-17
UNrrARTANrsSr ArrAcKrD.
Declared 10 he Q "ClumsIly" Executed
,e Counterfeit.

Counterfeit.
To THE EprroR or THs sux--Sir. can
not agree with Mr.. E. @, Moore In his reasons
for the failure Of Unitafianism. Unitarisn.
Ism occupies the same place In the religious
world that the counterfeit bill does In the
financial world. A counterfeit bill 10 often
30 oleverly executed that none but an expert
can tell II from the genuine. but Unltarienism
Is not a cleverly executed counterfeit but
clumsy. bunsilng one, and no one who does
not neglect his Bible necd be deceived BY u.
The teachings Of the Bible are directly con-
trary to all the teachings Of Unitarianism. =.
Unitaranism teaches that morality 10 oil
sufficient TO savo mankind The Psalmiet
says: Enter not into Judgment with thy
servant for In thy sight shall no man Living
be justified, while the Prophet Isaiah lkens
mans Righteousness In the sight OF God 70
filthy rags. What Jesus thought OF IL can be
seen In Luke xvi. IS; Luke xviii. TO Is;
Luke xviii. 10, and Revelations ILL.,. II. 10;
Paul speaks Of II In Romans Ill.,. 10 and 90.
writes Of It In /. John l.. and 10. and l. John
The Bible teaches that the whole void Y
only as men accept Christ's fhished work fcr
sss How sSa we &c essses nssc
SeiIsvsth on Him 1sI Is not c oondsmssd But Ss
That ia the reason why Jesus told such
moral cultured. religious teacher % Mop
Spirit he could not see the. kingdom Of heaven:
why Peter was sent 70 tell the nes4AgS Of the
atonement to Cornelius, and yhy Philip rss ts
will, 1850 to preach Christ 70 him, Paul
says In Philippians u! O. that bis whole pur..
having his own righteousness which oamS
through the law, but that which 10 through
is Of God by faith.
TO become Unitarian and reject Christ
Is to become q spiritual suicide; Upitsf,s&9s &
Father, but Jesus says. No man .knoweth the
Father but the Son and he to whom the Son
says, No man cometh unto the Father but
6y Me- Everything that is sPirsaasi GSmes
forgiveness, spiritual life, righteousness Of
God, sanctification love Of God, Christ As our
Intercessor, adoption into Gods family. VIC
NEWTON, N j., May rs. d. r. EAsToN.
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Professor AItoheI,'s studies In socialism.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuY-Sir. In a
number OF newspaper and magazine notices
regarding the conferences at the Church OF
the Ascension my name has been coupled
with those Of prominent Socialists in such
manner as Co lead to general misconception
Of my views and attitude This l desire to
correct, II you will permit me the courtesy OF
your columns / have attended the confer
ences not because am In favor of socialism
but because am strongly opposed to IL, and
in order to support the ideals OF the Church
as against the purposes of socialism.
HENRY BRDISoER MITCHELL.
new YORK. May is.
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To TEE EnrroR op TnA Sux--,str. Taousa do
not hold brief for Puneh cert ainiy think il Mold
its own with our comic papers. m proof OF ~
being appreciated ocunaontiy Point 10 shS nc,
that iteuas taken fron ~ columns arc quoted far
Your own evsnine edition b prolific In oxtraets
from the Ensish chartvan. % are some sunday
papers wet o.
The editor Of ono ef our humorous sheets rusds
the omphasic acknowledgment come time sincs
that he was forced 70 accept sefous contributions
80 he could not set enough funny stua 70 Al his
columns. Anyway. IN humorous ysrse the much
maiigAcd PpnrA beats W 10 sraithcfeous.
Maybe your oorEesp0naent- --Als name, NcDon.
aid. sussests it--is Scsschman.
NEW yonE. May 10. PuxuHrnxfa.o.
The sun., 1908-05-17

Herr Professor Of English in the Univer-
sity Of Berlin leaves us in some doubt re-
garding his Judgment as to how Americans
speak English. He finds that out Of a Sc
leoted American team Of thirty-five An
DREW CARNEGIE qualified for thirty-fifth
place. To challenge Mr. CARNEGIE on the
ground that lovely as is his language 1t is
not American English would be churlish in
view Of the professors general finding that
Americans speak English as well as pupils
in British national schools who render
Shakespeare with oookney accent.
The sun., 1908-05-17
Ths Jshnasn Bssm IN New jersey.
Fvsn he Nspark Star.

President Woodrow wiison Of Princeton
University. who has himself been pron,inently
NAMED for the Democratic PrSsidsntiai can.
dldaoy. makes Q strong rScammendatio for
the nomination Of 0ovsrner johnson Of
Minnesota. which he ssys deserves the
same idss Of tbs Mlnneeota Governor In per-
meatins through the New Jsrssy Democracy
end taking atrons hold Of the Densocratio
state deleGation to DENVER.
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slow.

Knicker-Arer man Invented the bench 10 took
him three hundred years 70 think OF putting 4
back on II.
Bockcr--And Il was a hundred years befors a
President thought Of sitting On the ConststeslsA
instead of standing by jt. ri
The sun., 1908-05-17

TIE SUN observes with pleasure that tho Em-
peror OF Japan has been graoIousiy pieased 70 con-
fer the NTH class Of the Imperial Order of che sin
Sun upon Mr.. Waiter =. ballard. known 10 osr
resders ~ an industrious and accurate conpilsr
Of fBA2H Skasistics. a. ~ ~ jsi ~ M,
The sun., 1908-05-17
Row mo asksei lssssv u Dsv,ass.

SansaS d. Dennslt b no yepesv ef no School.
ssasfsss Assoaehea.
Yth true that ws have sstAbslshed manual train
Ing schoeis. out tsse schosis arc practically Orc.
LArasory echooas sos tAs tSohAlcai colleges. We
are exnsndug shout etoo year per capita oa ss,ouo
ahiiS7sa whsss Fazszss % ssssszssss - ssszS =
support them while ettending high S~hoci, Aas psr
capita % those who attend sismsstasS ssAs.,, snt
ne per capita upen shese VINO stsena shs nirat
eohcolB rns snnniissa cum b spsns o. thoss wissse
bss = Ms haEdsa END who asp ssAiias ne sgest.
The sun., 1908-05-17

" our friends pho rapor Us nth manuscripts for
publication pss 10 haze rejected articles returned sv
must IN all casss send stamps for Draf purpose.
The sun., 1908-05-17

Knlcksr-- Docs he think 10 knows sverythings
bocksr-worss he thlnks he knows more than
Isoosssslt shinhs he knowA .lzs 81 & 81 X y Z I
The sun., 1908-05-17

Paris once, 81 Rue louis lc Grand. The daily and
Sunday editions are sale at Klosquc IL. near the
Grand Hotel klosquc II. Boulevard dos Cn pucincs,
corner Place de fOpcra, and Kiosque 10, Boulevard
des ltalIcns corner Rue Louis le Grana
The sun., 1908-05-17
Total 1908 outlay

The Japanese Government ls making cash ad.
vauces to Corea for an indefinite period without
interest.
At the close OF 1907 the total Indebtedness of the
Japanese municipalities was tso. .e2e, 49, Osaka has
the largest debt about sio.oooooo. followed BY
Toxic with 81 ,30dOoo.
On December 81, 1907, Japan's public debt
amounted to 81 l21, ,e47,osS
Japans foreign commerce In 1907 calendar year
was Of the value of s4eS. $50 7ss, an increase Of
Sl2li72s Exports OF coal and timber increased,
but silk. embroidery yarns, cotton cloths copper.
habutaye and the rest decreased The imports Of
cloth, serges, muslin and foreign paper consider
ably decreased, hut In most articles there was an
Increase chiefly In raw cotton glnned cotton, Oil
cakes steel rails, steamships and machinery. I'm.
ports decreased In luxurics and increased In raw
materials for manufacturing
BY world grand divisions Japan's 1907 exports
The sun., 1908-05-17

The daily ana Sunday Sun 10 on sale in London
o. Murray's gxchznge Trafalgar Buildings, North
un,berland avenue: Pan Mail American and Co
jona Exchange. Cssison strcct, Regent street, and
D,ws steamship Agsn0y. ~ Green street. Leicester
euusre.
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s.sscr,p,,ons by Mail. Postpaid.

Published by tho Sun Printing ana publishing
Association at ITO Nassau street, .n the borough OF
Manhattan New York, President and Treasurer
o, the Association. william NJ Lafian. ITO Nassau
street; Secretary Of the Association. Franklin
Bartlett, 8 Nassau street.
The sun., 1908-05-17

Receipts from the salt monopoly will appear In
the special account OF the Monopoly Bureau for this
year There were also Increases In stamp receipts,
postal and telegraph receipts, forestry receipts and
miscellaneous" aggregatng ABOUT s1.00o.0o0
Japan's 1908 budget expenditures arc:
I, hff.Isa
The sun., 1908-05-17

The United States Ia Japan's best customer,
followed by China, France, Corea. Hongkong and
England.
Japan buys chiefly from England. United States,
British India. Germany, Dutch East Indies, Bel
gium and French East Indies.
In 1907 Coreas imports amounted to 80, ,7se ,be7
and her exports to ss.i74t4a an increase In mpors
over exports OF si1,6l2.l45.
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Tho Finances of japan.

To rHR EnIIoR or THR SUs-Sh The Japanese
budget for 1eos shows ordinary annual rcvenue OF
a total revenue OF ssOa a520. 900. while tho expendl-
.r-e will be S. $50, ,o0o That is the sum which
mai to he raised by additional taxation on sake,
bee. sugar and oil. says the Japan Financial and
Economic Monthly OF Toxic. edited by the Hon. X.
Mochizukl member OF the Japanese Parliament.
Comparison OF the zoos budget with that Of the
previous year reveals the following principal in
creases In Government revenues.
Receipts from Government worts....... s,TS0.o0o
Fronts OF monopolles. es................... eo35 900
Railway PROFITS. ....................... eoS0000
Total ss7 .es5. 900
Receipts from the salt monopoly will appear In
The sun., 1908-05-17

The rice harvest Of Japan In 1907 amounted 10
tso4s io2 koku. an Increase Of fve per cent. over
1905 and OF about twelve per cent. over tho aver
age year. II was the richest harvest slnce that
OF the war year. 1904
Japans mining output In 1907 was OF the value
OF ss472soo4. an increase OF s2.soo.ooo over that
OF 1905. Coal accounted for nearly ssoWo00o.
The nvc other chief items were petroleum, silver,
copper gold and iron ore.
Japanese bank clearings In 1907, the cities rank.
Ing In order as named! Toxic, Osaka. RSss, Yoke.
hama, Kioto and Nseoys. totailed sasiAaao, 90.
Japans nnsncial problems arc undoubtedly
heavy, but the rrYourees Of the country ana tia
frugalty and ingenuity of its people win solve
them. WALrKR J. BAiaaAnp.
Los AAuRLBs May TO-
The sun., 1908-05-17

tea Girl aaked, should one take, IL one
wished to % to New York. In order to secure
. place - cashier In restaurant?
My facts were not equal to this demand
upon them. nor are they equal to anything
like exact knowledge Of the intellectual
pursuits Of tho many studious foreign youth
OF all ages and sexes whom one meets In
Rome. Az I say, our acquaintance with
Italian II far less useful however orna-
mental. than Il used to be. The Romans
are 90 quick that they understand you
when they speak no English, and take your
meaning before you can formulate II in
their own tongue. A classically lam
guaged friend OF mine, who was hard bested
In bargaining for rooms. tried his potential
landlord In Latin, and was promptly an
swered In Latin. II was q charming proof
that in the home of the Church her mother
speech had never ceased TO be spoken by
some Of her children, but still j never heard
Of any Americans. except my friend, re-
curing to their college courses In order
to meet tho modern Latins In their ancient
parlance. In spite OF this instance. and
that Of the Swedish votary Of Italian. de-
cided that the studies OF most strangers
were archaeological rather than pathological.
historical rather than literary, Topographic
cal rather than critical. do not say that
I had due confirmation of my theory from
tho talk Of my fellow sojourners whom one
IL always meeting at teas and lunches and
dinners In Rome. Generally the talk did
not 60 beyond an exchange OF enthusiasmv
foT Che pp....es and Of experiences Of the
morning in tho respective researches Of the
takers.
Such OF M as were staying the winter
Of course held aloof from the hurried pass
ers through. or looked with kindly toler-
ance on their struggles to get more out OF
Rome In . given moment than she perhaps
yielded with perfect aoquiesoenoe. We
fsnoied that shs kept something beck; she
b rsssy s.btle. and has her reserves even
with pesple who pass whole winter within
her gatss. Tho fact IN. there are great
naany II her. though We knsw her afar
- oue mighty personality. There b the
antique Roma. The msdinval Rome. tho
lnodsrn Honas; bus that 10 only the beginnins.
There h the Roma of ths State and the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
BABY'S EYES|GHT
WAS THREATENED
BY Terrible Eczema-Head Became
a Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
Would Scratch Till Blood Came
Much Money WastedinFruitIess
Treatments Disease Was Soon
CURED AT SLIGHT COST
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"0ur little girl was two months old
when she got rash on her face and
within five days her face and head were
all one sore. We used different RENE
dies but it got worse instead Of better
and We thought she would turn blind
and that her ears would fall of. She
suffered terribly, and would scratch
until the blood came. At night we
had TO pin her hands down. This
went on until she was five months old,
then l had her under our family doc
tors care, but she continued to grow
worse. He said it was eczema. When
she was seven months old l started to
use Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment,
and Cuticura Resolvent, and in three
weeks - what a changel / kept using
the Cuticura Remedies for two months
and cur baby was different girl. You
could not see a sign Of sore and she
was as fair as a newborn baby, and all
for thetmall cost Of dollar and seventy
five cents where we had spent ten
times the money for doctoring. She
is now two years old and has not had
sign Of the eczema since. Mrs. II. y.
Budke, r. F. d. 4, LeSueur, MINI
Apr. Is and May 2. 1907"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
A PRAYER IN DEFEAT.

Still hurl me back God, If Thor
must
Thy wrath, see, I shall bear
have been taught to know the dust
OF battle and despair.
Bend not to me this hour, o God,
Where / defeated stand
I have been schooled to bear Thy
rod,
And still wait, not unnamed!
But should some white hour OF sue
cess
Sweep me where vine-llke, lead
The widen roads the clamoring
Then / Thy lash shall need
Then, in that hour Of triumph keen,
For then I ask Thine aid;
God of the weak, on whom 1 lean,
Keep me then unafraid!
Arthur Stringer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
Wanted, at Once.

Good clean rags: market price paid
East Oregsnian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
Medford Library Opened.

The Medford free library, which
has been established through the
splendid efforts and untiring work
Of the ladies Of the Greater Medford
club, will be opened to the public for
the first time Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, says the Medford Mall.
From that on 1t will be open every
Wednesday and Saturday from 2:3O
till $50 p. m, and every Saturday
evening from 1880 until 8 o'clock.
The library is situated in the city hall
and will be in charge of Mrs. H. c.
Stoddard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07

Alba, Aug. 6.-Weather warm and
dry, water in the creeks is about as
low as they generally get.
Haying is now on and all are busy
gathering the crop, although the hay
f. light. It is turning out better than
was first thought and there will prob.
ably be enough to supply all reason
able demands for hard winter.
While raking hay yesterday, Ellis
Connell. II years old, met with an
accident. The ring came off one end
OF the neckyoke, letting the tongue
drop, soaring the horses, which ran
away, breaking the rake all to pieces
The boy falling little to one side Of
the rake teeth. one wheel passing over
him. Although he was knocked sense
less and badly scratched up, it is
thought he is not seriously hurt.
James Mcleod and wife, OF the
Dixie ranch. accompanied by their
son, John, and daughter, Miss Lottie.
drove to Lehman springs yesterday to
take two weeks outing.
The road is now lined with families
riding in all kinds OF vehicles. climb,
ing the hills TO where the air is pure
and water cold. and retiring away
from the dust and hot weather.
Although there are a great many
people in the mountains, there is room
for all that may come and enjoy the
bracing air OF the mountain tops,
where head the streams and tribu-
taries OF the John Day river. Fishing
and hunting is good and although
there are some huckleberries, they
are not very plentiful this year.
But when the warm weather is over
all will return to the lowlands laden
with health. If not berries, and feel
ing SO slick and fine that they will
not know themselves.
James Pepper and wife, OF La
Grande, are visiting relatives here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
Northwest Fair Dates.

Following is the list of northwes
fair dates:
Belllngham, Wash, Aug. 25-2s.
Big Timber, Mont, Aug. 26-29.
Bozeman, Mont, Aug. 31-Sept 4
Everett, Wash, Sept. 1-5.
Scio, Ore, Sept. "a.
Roseburg, Ore, Sept. 2-5.
Pocatello, Idaho, Sept. TO.
Eugene, Ore, Sept 7-12.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 7-12.
Miles City. Mont. Sept. $40.
Dillon, Mont, Sept. ell.
Salem, Ore. Sept. 14-19.
Centralia, Wash, Sept. 1919.
Glendive, Mont, Sept. 1917.
Missoula, Mont. Sept. 21-25.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 21-26.
Victoria, B. c., Sept. 1920.
Anaconda, Mont, Sept. 1926.
Marshfield Ore, Aug. 26-29.
Pendleton, Ore, Sept ascot. 8.
North Yakima, Wash, Sept. 28-
Oct. 8.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 2S-Oct. 8.
New Westminster, b. c., Sept. 90
Oct. 3.
Spokane, Wash, Oct. $40.
Caldwell, Idaho, Oct. 6-10.
Davenport, Wash, Oct. 8-11.
Lewiston, Idaho, Oct. 1911.
Walla Walla, Wash, Oct. 1917.
Baker City, Ore, Oct. 1917.
Boise, Idaho, Oct. 1924.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07

Ellis Baker, a man of Columbia
Falls, Mont, who was shot by Alice
Burnett couple Of days ago, is said
to be likely to recover. He is in a
hospital at Kalispell. The woman
shot him in fit of Jealous rage be-
cause he had wronged her. Baker is
married man. The girl is out on
$1,000 bonds furnished by her towns
people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-07
WHEN YOUR FEET DRAG.

When your feet feel heavy a. lead
box or two Of Sexine Pills will dis
pei that tired feeling. Sexine Pills
are guaranteed to overcome all forms
Of weakness that can be cured. Price
81 box, six boxes IS. with money
back guarantee. Address or call the
Pendleton Drug company. This is
the store that sells all the principal
remedies and does not substitute.