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The newspaper., 1909-01-08
A WESTERN VIEW OF THE JAPS.
The Ways Of the Silent and Successful Oriental who Under
bids and Outworks the American,
BY WILLIAM THORNTON PRossER.


Columbia. Many thousands land
first on Canadian soil and make
their way southwark. The Japan
ese consul a. Seattle has about
one hundred thousand in his juris-
diction. which embraces Washing
ton. Idaho and Montana Ore
gon has about forty thousand and
California perhaps ten thousand
more. many entering that state
from across the Mexican line.
The distribution OF a quarter of
million Japanese in the Eastern
states would scarcely be noticed.
because of the much greater
density OF population upon the
Atlantic seaboard; but upon the
Western slope. where cities are
fewer and the country is not
thickly settled. the coming OF so
many aliens has been sufficient TO
make great changes in some in
dustries.
Apt. quick. alert and business
like. the new arrivals may turn TO
any activity they choose. after
they have acquired a working us
age of the new tongue. And
they have a surprising intuition
that enables them TO seize favored
positions and points OF vantage.
To acquire English. the japanese
will resort to any methods or fol-
low any pursuit that brings him
into closest touch with Ameri-
cans. He will run an elevator.
do menial work about stores or
bar rooms. ccome servant. a
chsffeui liter; and usually he
manages So that he can 60 to
school bes des.
Sons OF wealthy residents of
Tokyo and Nagasaki come to
this country in numbers merely
TO gain knowledge of the western
world; the household that en-
ploys a Japanese never knows
but that il may have a noblcman
in disguise. He does not come
to talk. but to listen.
More than in any other indus
! try in the West, laborcrs and
coolies have been employed in
railroad construction work. Usu-
ally they are placed through an
agent who receives a commission
from their wages, following the
method employed by the Chinese
For passage to America, Japan
ese in unlimited numbers will
agree to work for a period oil
years for a bare living, so great is
their desire to cross the Pacific
Thus the shrewd Oriental who
knows how to take advantage oil
American conditions can bring
immense numbers of workmer
here from Japan, and if he wishes
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the nearing of the influx of his
countfymen to the Pacific Coast
OF the United States, he will bow.
take off his hat. smile, assure you
usually in the best OF English
that his are a much misunderstood
people. and. with an ingenious
ness that is most captivating. will
deprecatc anything but the best
OF intentions on the part of him
self. all his friends. and his EN-
perof. the dcscendent OF the sun
II he be a member OF The coolie
sclass. he will listen to your speech
to the end. look serious. then
smile. and. after absorbing your
meaning most thoroughly. will
answer. mo sabe."
But now and then an unusually
candid japanese speaks words
that amaze his hearers. as did JIhi
Hashiguchi. student at the Uni
vcrsi,v of Washington and the
editor OF the japan Current. pub
lished in Seattle He declared at
banquet recently that ten mil
lions OF his countrymen are com
ing 10 the United States. and that
nothing which we can do will
stop them.
The West comes in contact
with class OF the Japanese that
is comparatively little known in
the East. Parties OF diplomats
and their suites pass through New
York and stop a, the leading ho-
tells. where they spend more
money and are more welcome as
guests than any other foreign
people. When these parties
reach New York and San Fran
cisco they are accorded every
courtesy that the people can give.
After this reception in America.
the big men of Japan do not un-
dcrstand why any of their coun-
trymen are mistreatcd. or how
San Francisco-for instancc-can
seek to bar their people out of
the public schools.
The concrete problem in the
states that border the Pacific has
TO do with coolic laborers and
students. The latter classification
covers almost anything. for all
the immigrants are students of
American ways; and, when the
laws tighten to keep out coolies
and laborers, all the Japanese are
knocking at the doors for en-
trance suddenly become students.
Then Japan argues that the
United States would certainly not
think of prohibiting the entrance
OF harmless schoolboys.
1t is estimated that there are
not less than two hundred and
fifty thousand Japanese in the
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forbid the killing of song-birds,
hunting without a license. and
shooting game birds out OF sea-
son. but. except in AIN isolated in
stance or two, the stealthiness of
the Japanese has been too much
for the wardens who should pro-
tect these creatures, and the peo-
pie living near are terrorized by
the attitude of the japanese, who
constantly 60 armed. and hold
mysterious night meetings. Nearly
a thousand Japanese have gone
into the White River district.
Where the Japanese have come
in closer contact and keenest
competition with the American
working classes. there have de
veloped the sorest spots. The
shrewdest OF the japanese have
recognized this fact, and a little
while ago Shiuichiro Saito. for
meily the Mikado's secretary of
com f, cree. came from Japan on a
quiet mission for the purpose of
showing TO the labor unions o.;
this country the desirability OF
admitting his countrymen as MEM
bers. thus union'zing the japanese
immigrants on the American
basis and doing away with the
Cheap labor" feature. Ii is not
likely, however. that this move
ment will meet with favor. tor the
Americans will not be willing to
work beside the japanese at the
same wage scale.
The strongest argument ad-
vanced in favor OF unlimited
japanese immigration IS that in
the development Of the West the
great need is, and for many years
will continue to be. the cheap la
Dor that the labor unions protest
against so loudly. 1t is argued
that with hordes of the Japanese
to do the lowest kind OF toll. the
more responsible tasks will be
left for the white people and
there will be more work of a
higher class for native Americans.
Progress, it is urged, will be much
more rapid. Railroad building
will proceed faster. and great
works of all kinds may be under
taken on a lower basis of cost.
To a limited extent this is true
Japanese labor is good for rail
road building-this was demon
strated by Mr.. James J. Hill ir
building the Great Northern
but we are not in a position tc
take Just the number of foreigner:
we want and send them bach
when we get through with them
And the Japanese are not, like
the Chinese, content with the
lower forms of toll. There was :
time in 1897 when laborers in the
Northwest were scarce, a condi
ton that the entire country faced
But it was estimated last March
throughout the United States one
Eillion men were out OF employ
ment; demonstrations of the un
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may. take into his own hands al
most any established industry.

may take into his own hands al
most any established industry.
An example of this is in the
laundry business of Seattle. With
modern machinery the Japanese
owned laundries turn out work in
every way the equal of their ri
walls, and do it at lower price.
The employees live on a small
fraction of the amount required
by the workers in other establish
ments, for rice is their chief arti
Gle OF diet. and they can sleep
under their ironing-boards.
But this is only an instance.
The Japanese are going into
every form OF activity They are
good fishermen and are en-
ployed during the salmon season
from the Sacramento River to
Bering Sea They are capable
merchants. artizans, restaurant
keepers-they have a complete
monopoly of restaurants IN North
Yakima. Wash, town of 1900
people-they are good sailors,
mechanics. but they are suited to
gardening best OF all. They vir-
tually control the truck farming
in the Sacramento valley, which
feeds San Francisco, and the
White River valley. tributary to
Seattle They also have strong
hold in the Willamette valley.
near Portland.
In gaining control OF the White
River valley farms and those
about Portland. they have fol
lowed much the same methods
that enabled them to come into
possession of the Sacramento
district. They secured employ
ment at wages below the scale
prevailing among white gard ners.
and, little by little, drove the
white men out After the field
was G T. they demanded the
ale d before their arrival,
ard wed this with other de-
uanC hic' q last the land
oV ners ouia no, meet. Where
they could not buy. they rented
and leased lands until they had
control of large district. A pc
culiar feature of the occupancy
of the White River valley is that
the Japanese have killed off al
most every living wild thing in
the locality. The game-birds
have fallen before their guns, and
they have slaughtered the song
birds until scarcely chirp is to
be heard from one end of the
valley to the other. Even the
chipmunks have not been over
looked. Recently one Japanese
was fined the maximum penalty
of 500 for killing song-birds, but
the enforcement of the law i:
rare.
Just why the small birds anc
the squirrels should have faller
is mystery. The white resi-
dents of the valley declare thai
the japanese are merely practis
ing craftsmanship. State law'
large centres, and, in the state o
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DR.. Harry A. Smith.

OF Delta. Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat specialist, will be at the
Paonia hotel the Second Tuesday
OF every month. Glasses Fitted
The newspaper., 1909-01-08
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

Voluntary Observers Meteorological Record
For the week ending Jan. q. 1903.
and corresponding week of 1908.
The newspaper., 1909-01-08

Both temperature and rainfall
quite above the normal.
J. NJ. USDERwOoD.
Cooperative Observer.
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CONTINUED on page two.l
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-10-14
MORE RETURNS FROM THE $4,000

Mrs c. A. Souhwe has returned fonghts the fair
Seattle She that Governor Brady made wonderful hit with the
feminine the fair Idaho day his address, all being loud his
praises-Statesman
You who kicking because that $50 900 the state for
bion Seattle take the above Here another
Now with the gold lace parade this enough for money! With
slim decorated like dinner table and the feminine visitors the fair
casting gan him hand Of gold and glitter
the other that ought to be worth thirty thousand
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-10-14
THE SUPREME SATISFACTION

Edwin Ievre talking E. Hartman: DO you
ed lefevre 1.-THE responsibilities of such you puc
Certainly realize them replied Hartman "The public
does this embe your That replied
tapping the typewriter records his accomplishments SIS
sfactn persisted the qustor
faced him: Don't think it's satisfaction that stopped
How OF the Colorado when the couldn't
and Of hundreds of mes he
satisfaction Don't think
Francisco disaster able
city without accident? Isn't
Isn't it?"
There only questioning
satisfaction satisfaction Nothing much satisfies when
to shutdown the knowledge of accomplishment that
public most and has benefited the individual least and incidental
~ 1t thing life property great territory
against encroachin f accomplishment
handle the begaed and frantic crowds fleeing from Frisco with
death upon Them In this Mr. Hartman has had his So had
engineer who pulled open throttle every
conductor who commanded walker did his
part When Mr. Hartman supmest and for the
highest justification his closing life quoted
to the benefit of all than to the benefit Of Hartman
There number of Idaho
TO die at last death about claim his
ing for but themselves They have rich growing
hen they to the finish and ask question
Hartman what shall they maker They shall
and millions will be shared eagerly e shall
except as someone notes the
curry OF curiosity and the reply will lack supreme
Mr. Hartman sought and found abstracts off
real estate their will endure That will be no
record OF public service simply the recognition that money build
the shaft and had money buy real estate
There in almost are
to reach the satisfaction Of life They
haven much time left in which to acquire it.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-10-14
FIGHTING OVER THE SPOlLS

The Pend DOrele Review, republican paper has the following
say:
1t related on pretty good authority that Secretary of State Bob
ansdon and School Superintendent Belle Chamberlain financially
ed the job plant the Sims York company the Boise firm which do
ing the most Of the printing.
andon and Belle Chamberlain have evidently eahd their
pretty we'll while in office and nobod-un is tmsewl be
them Of Office they only do Two
as and dked took the oath of office Boise
that they feeding the printing the Of Idaho indirectly
into their Golfers will be generally credited by and pnbc
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-10-14
L. A. WISENER, EDITOR
IDAHO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1909

expected
of five
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Improve Columbia River

A bill appropriating 100000 for
the improvement of the Columbia
river, from Bridgeport to Kettle
Falls, was introduced in the house
by Hall and Bollinger and in the
senate by Meyers and Anderson. It
provides for the expenditure of the
money by a commission of five
members appointed by the governor
and removable for cause. The COM
mission shall serve without paw
but may employ an executive COM
missioner at $4,000 per year, 1t
shall cooperate with the United
States authorities in the work of
opening the river,
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
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! CORRESPONDENTS {
D~~N~~~N~
lone Gossip

Doc McAbee was down from
Sullivan lake Tuesday.
A. R. Kroll returned to Spokane
Thursday.
James Tobin went to Locke Tues
day. While east he bought car
load of extra fine mules, to be used
in the grading work at lone and
the Calispel valley.
Miss Pearl West is reported on
the sick list.
Mrs. Williams went to Blueslide
Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
!. S. Anderson.
MIR. Redhead, right-of way agent
for the i. Il w. N, was a caller
here Tuesday Ell route to Metaline.
John Shepherd returned Tuesday
from Spokane, where he has spent
the last few months.
Isaac Maitlen was an lone visi-
tor one day last week.
J. l.. Bayley was in town Friday.
Mrs. Elmer Thaxton went to
Spokane Saturday.
l.. ?. Larson returned to Spokane
Tuesday.
Joseph Tobin went to Locke
Saturday.
j. c. H. Reynolds, of the I. & w.
n, was here lsst week.
Jesse Shepherd was at Tiger one
day last week.
Chas. Spaulding and C. w. Hess
visited at R. w. Ingard's Sunday.
Lloyd Matthews was called home
on account of the illness of his
brother and family.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

iting the Lucas family for the past
two weeks, returned to his home at
Morrison, Wash, last Friday.
Lincoln's birthday was observed
at the Hawthorne school Friday.
Six men are at work saving and
piling ties on the Uriah Wooding
place
Uriah Wooding has leased the
Ioder cottage and will continue to
run it as hotel. Mr.. Wooding
will build as soon as he can clear
the property after the snow goes off.
Harry Brown is in Spokane this
week.
Mr.. Durkee, the [. q W. n. con-
tractor at Tiger, is in Spokane this
week.
Three men are occupying the
Underwood house while working
for the |. & w. n, taking meals
at the G. Lucas home.
We were glad to see the lone
items last week. Hope they con-
tinue these items.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Creditors Hound Yakima Man.

North Yakima-P. Sanger, who
came here about a year ago and
financed some big fruitland deals
and also began the operation of
modern fruit ranch, has been miss
ing since late in November, because
of alleged populations in New Or
leans and other places in that sec
ton, where he operated under his
true name, Nathan Wohl. A. I. Kline,
of Denver, his brother-in-law, is here
settling his affairs. He says that it
was stock market and cotton deal
ings that got Wohl into trouble, but
that he was making up the shortages
here and intended to pay back ali he
owed.
The amount he is alleged to have
acquired by fraud was placed at
$125,000, and large reward was
offered for his arrest He was recog-
nized here by travelling man and
at once left and is now believed to
be in Honduras.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

Can't Locate WalIa WaIIa Farmer.

IAN Locate Nalla Walla Farmer.
Walla Walla-H. H. Harmon. a
rancher living in the vicinity of the
state line, has been absent from his
home since February 5, and no rea-
sons can be advanced for his disap-
pearance. He was last seen when
he left the Standard Dairy at 4
O'Clock on the afternoon of the 9Th.
From there he was supposed to call
on Walla Walla attorney and
straighten out some business tangles,
but after several days had elapsed
and Harmon was still missing, the
lawyer began to investigate. Moth
ing was discovered, and, although
the police have been working on the
case, their efforts have been fruit
less.
Harmon was 43 years of age.
Nearly all his relatives live in Michi-
gan. He was a person of sober hab-
it's and had many friends. A re-
ward of 500 has been posted for
information as to his wnereabou
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

A number of the regular panel OF
the jury who have been sitting in
the trial Of cases during the month
of February took advantage Thurs
day of the opportunity offered by
Sheriff Graham to visit and inspect
the new jail building, which is con-
sidered one of the most modern
county prisons in the state. While
they were passing through the cor
ridors of the prison quarters they
met with an unexpected but furious
reception at the hands of Dan
Elgie, the Onion Greek dairyman,
against whom number of them
participated in the finding of a
verdict of guilty of criminal assault
on Tuesday. Elgie, who is an ar
fist in invective, singled out each
juryman who sat in the case and
roundly cursed him as he passed
the door, with no reserve of lam
guage or energy in yoicing his
opinion of the gentlemen who
passed judgment in his ase.-Col-
vile Examiner.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Henry Succeeds Ballinger.

Seattle-At the annual meeting of
the board of trustees of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific Exposition an election
OF officers for the ensuing year was
held, at which all of the present Of
ficers were reelected with the ex-
ception of Judge Richard A. Balm
ger, president, whose resigna-
ton to accept an appointment in the
Presidents cabinet was accepted. H.
G. Henry was elected to succeed Mr..
Ballinger and S. H. Hedges fills the
vacancy occasioned by the election
OF Mr.. Henry.
The annual report of the treasurer
showed a total expenditure of funds
to date amounting to $S79,O4674.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Disappearance a Mystery.

Chehalis-Mystery attaches to the
disappearance from Chehalis on JAN
uary 8 of Oscar Sprague, a we'll
known blacksmith of this city. Mrs.
Sprague thinks possibly her husband
became demented and went away
during spell of melancholy He
started from home in the best Of
humor and there is no known rea-
son for his strange conduct. The
last seen of Mr.. Sprague in this city
was at Kitchells blacksmith shop on
the morning of January 8.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Cause of Car Sickness.

w C. Wood attributes car sickness
to the nystagmus produced by looking
out of the car windows. Look out OF
car window and observe how
rapidly the telegraph poles fit by.
Each one is seen and involuntarily fol-
lowed by the eye untileit is opposite
when the eye shifts to the one follow
ing. This is true of near buildings.
Objects farther away seem to move
slower, and those very far off seem to
be almost stationary until the whole
landscape appears to be revolving
round a common center. The un-
conscious effort to take in everything
produces u rapid lateral oscillation OF
the eyeballs. as any one can observe
by watching the eyes of his fellow
passengers The eye strain is enOr-
nous and is the chief factor in pro-
ducing car sickness. This can be
proved by asking a patient who ls
subject to car sickness to look steadily
at mirror which is moved rapidly
to and fro or tilted backward and
forward He will Immediately com
plain of nausea and vertigo. The
treatment consists Of advising the
patient to avoid looking out of the car
windows and in giving him Il grain Of
citrated caffeine shortly before he
takes the cars and repeating it every
hour as long as there is any tendency
to be sick. The author has been en-
abled by this procedure to relieve
many sufferers from car Sickness
New York Medical Journal.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Lid on at COenr d'AIene

The anti-gambling law and the
Sunday rest law are being enforced
at Occur d'Alene with vengeance.
All nickel in the slot machines
nave been ordered out of the cigar
and drug stores and saloons, Sheriff
Bailey informing dealers that there
must be none Of them in sight bv
March l. Photographers in the
habit of taking the pictures of the
sunday tourist have been ordered
to keep closed on the first day Of
the week and to take no more pic
lures.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Thugs Maltreat Injured Man.

Seattle-While he lay In room
above the Great Northern saloon,
suffering and weak from a sprained
ankle, w. S. Sanford, a Northern Pa
cific switchman, was attacked and
beaten numerically by thugs who
paid no attention to his pitiful con-
dition and who finished up their
deed by throwing him head first out
of window 20 feet above the
ground. Prior to this they ri1ed
his pockets of all the money he had.
Frank Stack and Fred Ferguson
were arrested and identified by San
ford as two of his assailants.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Tiger Talk.
Tiger, Wash, Feb. Is.

Tiger, Wash, Feb. Is, 1909.
In spite of the heavy snow work
on the |. 4 W. N. right-of-way is
progressing rapidly.
People are receiving splendid
boat service since the river opened,
all boats running on time.
J. W. Wooding and son Tom
Newport visitors last week.
Jas. Lucas was Blueslide vis-
itor on Tuesday of last week
George Foster, who has been Wis
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Will Walk to New York.

Seattle-Five hundred men, wo-
men and children witnessed the de-
parture OF Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Hildebrant, of this city, and Mrs
Hildebrant's brother, Frederick
Lange, of Olympia, on their $500
mile walk to New York City by way
of the southwest
No blankets nor knapsacks were
carried. All were dressed in natty
khaki suits with flannel shirts, leg
gings and the regulation army SER
vice hats. The route will be through
Portland to San Francisco, through
Northern Texas, etc. 1t will take at
least year to reach New York.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
Pullman Has Large Flag.

Pullman-Mrs. H. E. Mitchell,
wife of the military instructor at
Washington State College, is making
what is claimed to be the largest
flag in the United States. When COM
pleted it will be 80 by 100 feet, with
each of the stripes one yard wide.
Mrs. Mitchell is to present the flag
to the State College regiment for use
at the military ball on Washington
birthday. 1t will cover one entire
side of the building
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18
jury Will Probe Bribery CHARGES

Spokane-To investigate the ru-
mors of alleged bribery of a mem
Der of the supreme court by the
Great Northern Railroad Company,
growing out of the Root-Gordon
scandal, an order calling a grand
jury was made Saturday morning by
Judge Hinkle The grand jurors will
be summoned to appear March s
and organise for inquiry.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-18

Start savings account at the Security
State Bank. 90 starts it and we will
furnish nice savings bank to keep your
money In until you are ready to de-
posit it.