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BOTH SING AND TALK.
Combined Talking and Exhibiting
Machines.

In view of the success which IS op-
tanned by the moving-picture apparatus
the idea naturally occurred to use the
phonoSraph in connection with 1t. so as
to hear the voice at the same time tEat
we see the picture. Among such devices
is a combined talking and picture-eXhiblt-
ing machine recently devised and patent
ed bv a New York man. At the top IS
nm onening for viewing the pictures. and
adjacent thereto. where they will come IN
contact with the ears of the user. are
sound tubes The latter are ad1ustabe
to accommodate the many sizes OF heads
naturally encountered. In making the pic
lures for these moYing pictures that sing
and talk the actor takes his position De-
fore the camera and his movements
photographed. Coupled with the moving
n;ct,,re machine is phonograph. While
the latter is repeating the actors words
he goes through the necessary motions
TO accompany the words. The moving
nicture machine thus secures the photo
graphic record of the series of gestures
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These are some of the questions which
are staring the statesmen of this country
in the face.
Japan has. all told. good farm lands OF
about half the size of Kentucky. 1t has
some coal and little iron. 1t is discover
Ing petroleum. but this is of poor quality,
and Ii has a considerable amount of copper
and plenty of fish. All these resources.
however are not enough to warrant the
support of the increasing population, and
the country must have outside lands o:
develop itself along the lines of industry
and commerce. Suppose you should crowd
more than half OF all the people of the
United States into the southern half of
Virginia. could we live we'll we do
now Would we have meat three times a
day, carpets on our floors, and pianos in
our parlors and. over and above all, money
to burn. As to cultivable territory, that
is the state of Japan. She has now fifty
million Inhabitants and she Is adding fve
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seldom has more than three little rooms,
and it may have only one or two. There
are outside wallis OF wood. which can be
slid back during the daytime, and inner
walls of SASH with paper panes, which
slide back and forth The roof is OF
thatch or of tiles. There are no chimncys
and no stoves. The only means of heating
such house is by firebox- flled with
or by a square zinc or copper
lined fireplace sunk in the middle of The
floor. in which wood is hurned.-taat smoke
making its way out through rhe ron r.
Wood Is sold IN infinitesimaIaR1antt ntttiesa
A small Japanese city will rot .burn as
much as an American village and tse
average American family consumes more
fuel in one week than half dozen Jap
anese houses do in a month.
1t costs the Japanese mechanic COM
para lively little for clothing. He dresses
dom has underwear. His shoes are or
wood or straw. and his wife's head al
ways goes bare. The clothes o. the work
ing woman cost less than the ribbons or
Uncle Sans hired girls. A few dollars
will buy a whole years outfit for a m.n
or a woman and j venture that one could
go to housekeeping on $.J and nave
money to spare.
ksk
Some OF these features are those OF the
old japan. They represent the conditions
which still prevail among the masses OF
the empire, and under which japan Is
now paying it's big taxes and carrying on
its mighty public improvements. At the
same time the new civilization Is bring
ing in new wants and new customs. Tho
big army which went to Manchuria con-
tained hundreds o. thousands OF me-
chanies.. While abroad they were fed to
some extent on foreign food.T theysshad
foreign shoes and clothes Of foreign ctit.
They, acquired certain habits.snwAchss In
contrast with their simple lives. were ex-s
travagant: and they have brought back
to all parts of Japan. They
want more than they have ever. wantea
before; and il Is probable that they VIII
demand higher wages. If such changes
continue, they will gradually ask TOR All
that the American laborer now gets.
and il is a Question whether tnelr coun-.
try Will stand the strain. -.,s.. ),
At present prices are higher than they
have ever been. and the taxes are heav-
ier Everything pays duty; ana tne ne
cessities of life cost more than ever pc
fore. Rice is now selling at over u 40
bushel. barley st more than N,'
and wheat at about $3.50 per bushei.
Chickens are sold by, the kwan. which Is
little more than eight pounds. as are
also fish and meat. Chickens bring M-22
per 'kwah. in Kyoto. or over 10 cents q
hound. Ducks sell for more. and ssfed
trout for about the same Sugar Is over
& cents a. poEnd ard salt. wnlch is
government monopoly costs more than !.
cent per pound Other things are pro-
nortionately high. so that. to say the
least the Japanese working man on iuil
time has all he can do TO make Doth
ends meet FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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States are getting 40 cents for nine hours
work here and this is 10 per cent more
than they got in 1905. Brick masons get
81 cents day. stone cutters AZ ana
plumbers 30 and that without helpers.
Indeed even an ordinary man can afford
II plumber in Japan.
Our printers will be interested in what
the compositors receive. There are now
Lailies in all the towns of any size, and
Osaka has several journals each OF which
has several hundred thousand circulation.
The days work begins at am, and ends
at pm. The wage scale is from 80 to
60 cents. the average being about f5 cents.
Coal miners get from % to II cents.
blackSmithS, 2S cents; iron mOlders, ~
cents, and machinists almost a dollar. In
the shoe factories, from 40 to 50 cents is
paid all the work being done by hand,
there being no factories, such as we have,
in Japan.
Ordinary laborers receive from 25 to
35 cents day when employed by the
municipality, and farm hands get from
10 to 70 cents for ten hours work. ac-
cording as they are women or men. Think
of wading through the mud of rice
knees. planting the rice sprouts with your
bare hands in the filth at 1 cent per
hour, and you have an idea of one fea-
ture of Womens work In Japan. Among
the poorest paid are the cart men. who
drag loads over the country for few
cents per day.
-
Our government pays big wages to all
its mechanics, and as rule the eight
hour law holds everywhere. The japanese
government has more factories than Uncle
Sam and it's hours are much longer. There
are altogether 6ne thousand government
factories, covering great variety of in
dustries. In the government printing
office, the wages are 121a cents a day for
women, and from 15 to % cents for men:
In the mint men receive 25 cents and in
the paper factory about 20 cents.
In the tobacco factories which the gov
ernment runs as monopoly, there are
to IS cents a day! The lower wages are
received by the women.
The government has wooden mills, can
non factories and military clothing es-
Establishments where proportionately low
wages are paid. In the woolen factory at
Senju. for instance, girls are paid II cents
and men on the average about IS.
In the government shipbuildng yards, the
pay is from II. to ~ cents and In the
arsenals of Toxic and Osaka, which al
together have about 10000 hands. the
wages are from l to 3 cents an hour
In the steel works at kure and in the
naval arsenal at Sasebo there are tens
of thousands of men employed who get
on the average less than 30 cents day,
and this is for high-class labor. In those
yards all kinds of fine steel work Is done,
including the making of armor plate for
gunboats and the building of big ships.
Similar wages are paid in the govern
ment railway works scattered here and
there over Japan. In the whole thousand
factories there is only one where the
average wages of the men are over IS
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hundred thousand new stomachs to her
consumers every year. She has added ten
millions within the past two decades, and
the avalanche of new babies rolls on.
Where are they to go, and how are they
to be fed?
As to outside lands Formosa. which
came as result of the Chinese war, is the
only property absolutely in hand. 1t is
just about twice as big as New Jersey and
it is already supporting twice as many
people. 1t has three or four millions. most
ly Chinese. who have gobbled up the good
land and cannot be moved. In addition
there is Korea. which is controlled by
Japan and which many think is to be
exploited for the good of the home popu-
lation. Korea is twice as large as Kansas,
but it also is mountainous and its popula-
tion is. about fourteen millions. There
may be some chance for expansion IN
southern ManchuRa. but altogether the
chances for emigration are few.
This being the case as to the territory.
the only thing left is expansion along the
lines of industry and commerce. Japan
is pushing both of these possibilities with
all her might and it may be that the
natural skill and indefatigable work OF
her people will make her win out. IL
she does so. it will be by retrenchment
and economy. rather than personal ex-
travagance and increased government ex-
penditures Today the country is thou
sand million dollars in debt. 1t owes on
the average 500 per head or thousand
dollars per family. 1t is taxed enormous
ly, and there would seem to be but little
room for either the people or the govern
ment to increase their expenses Inc
officials realize this and have cut down
their estimates for this year. The people
are already so burdened that they dare
not branch out, and the outlook is that
the simple life Of the old Japan will nave
to continue with the masses for some time
to come This letter is to be devoted TO
the Japanese laboring classes. l want to
tell YOU how they work and the wages
they get. and also the prices they pay for
their daily necessities. You can tnen
Judge of their ability to support civlilza-
tion like ours.
Only a short time ago everything In
Japan was made by band in the houses.
There were no large establishments and
practically no factories. Today there Is
still an enormous house industry, but there
are. all told, over 10000 factories and
they employ altogether about 6OO.OOO
workmen There are thousands of men
who labor in the mines. and millions In
little industries of every kind which go
on in the homes of the people.
AS to the factories. have a'ready writ
ten OF the shipyards and cotton mills:
In the spinning factories the women are
now receiving about o2 cents day ana
children as low as 6 cents, while men
get, on the average. about "a cents. Cot
ton weavers receive about the same ana
silk weavers cent or two more.
The seat of the silk industry Is here in
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into a saucepan tablespoonful oliNe OH
and let il get very hot. Break one egg care
fully into a saucer. then slip into the
smoking oil AS socn as the white Is set,
tin the pan slightly and baste the egg
with the hot fat until the yolk is covered
with a thin white veil. Take up carefully
with cake turner and place on the toast.
Dust with salt and pepper. \ Dish OF
these carefully fred eggs. arranged on
The bread as foundation resemble flow
ems. especially with little garnishing of
water cress, and are better relshed than
when careIessly fried. two or three at
time. when they are apt TO break and look
"raggedy."
French Cmelette.
The American omelette is puffed and
light but most people prefer the taste OF
the creamy French omelettc. Four egss
AZ a time make an easy omeiette to nan
a,o and two or three well-made small
ore,etfes arranged on a platter look BET
,or than. a larger one. Put a tablespoon
- Of butter In the iron spider or ONE.
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AVE- the Japanese
bitten off more
t h a n t h e y can
chew?
Can they sup
port the western
civilization with
its luXuries and it's
extrava agances?
Have they the
natural resources
to hold their own
as a great world
mower?
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invented by Chicago man. In too many
houses the gas brackets are placed so
close to the ceiling that 7sufnclent lght
does not reach a person who may be read
ing at the table. Imagine how Immensely
this extensible bracket would
be in such cases. When the light Is de-
sired only as general illuminant for the
room it can be pushed upWard close TO
the ceiling. so that the rays of light will
extend over the entire room But when
il is desirable to bring the light close to
Evening star., 1909-04-17

&tN LITTLE green things growing, hear
~ the first faint stirring.
OF roots beneath the dark mold. that hides the
plants from sight.
They know that spring s coming. they hear the
bird wings whirring.
And every yearns upward toward the sweet
warm light
Gods plans like lilies pure and white unfold
We must not tear the closeshut leaves apart;
Time will reveal the calyxes Of gold.
May Riley Smith.
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ried in a pocket or bag without being
noticed. If sudden storm springs up
the protector can be spread over the top
of the hat and drawn together under
meath the brim with the drawing strings,
thus incasing the hat in manner that
protects it completely. Women need no
longer fear to wear their siddiest MILL
merry because there is cloud n the sky.
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y 5 i a s m a n v
pieces of bread.
cut in triangles as
YOU have persons
To serve. Dip al
instant into boil
ing saited watec,
butter lightly and
arrange on a hot
platter where they
will keep warm
while the eggs are
being cooked. Put
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FOR MILADY'S HAT.
Waterproof Cover Will Protect
Feathers From Rain.

Fabulous sums have been saved the
husbands of this country by the genius
of a Pennsylvania. This man has de-
yised a cover for ladies' hats that VIII
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during the whole time that the phono-
graph is working. Duplicates of the PIC
lures are then made from the original for
use in the penny-in- -the-slot machine, the
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ExTENs1BLE GAS BRACKET.
Can Be Readily Raised or Lowered
as Desired.

Every household in which gas or elec-
tricity is used as an illuminant would
welcome the addition of the extensibie
fixture shown in the illustration below.
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IAN the Country Support
~ Our Civilization = Strik-
ing Facts AS to Its Labor
and Prices Children Who
Work Ten Hours for Six
Cents = Women at Twelve
Cents and Men at Twenty
five = Among the Mechanics
What Masons, Bricklayers
and Plumbers Receive = One
Thousand Factories Run by
the Government, Where the
Wages Average Twenty-eight
Cents-Low Salaries of High
class Officials - How the
Masses Live and What They
Pay for Necessities.
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table for instance. for reading or sewing,
the light can be instantly pulled down 70
the exact position which is most conven-
lent. This bracket is simply constructed
of pivoted tubes. which readily collapse or
expand as the light is raised or lowered.
4 live turtle, caught off the Natal
coast sweighed over 400 pounds. and
was nearly six feet lcng.
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RAPID HEDGE-TRIMMER.
Gearing Operates Shears With the
Speed of a Machine.

Among the numerous time and labor
saving devices for gardeners use the
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KYOTO, 1909.

Copyright. 1909. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19
PROGRAM FOR ELKS'
GRAND REUNION

IRE Grand Lodge session and an
nual reunion OF the Benevolent and
Protective or6er of Elks, Is to take
place in Los Angeles, California.
during the week OF July 11-17, 1909.
No. 90, Lavy the Elks shrdlu shrdlu
The Elks OF all Elkdom, and par
ticularly the Elks of Los Angeles
Lodge No. 90. have made up their
minds that this event shall be the
greatest and most memorable dem
onstratlon In the history OF the or
der, and to that end every energy Is
being directed. Tho probable num-
Der OF visitors is estimated at 1907
600.
As TO the part that the home
lodge OF Los Angeles will take IL Is
only necessary to call attention to
the program, printed elsewhere in
this leaflet, which Il must be ad-
mltted is amazingly eloquent OF n
tremendous plan OF entertainment.
That Il will be carried out TO the
letter need not be doubted. The true
Los Angeles spirit Is It's inspiration,
and that means success. Now, then,
Il g. up to the rest of the fraternity
10 do their part, which briefly spells
a message to all Elks whitherso-
ever dispersed. "Be present In Los
Angeles from July IL 10 July II,
1909" In other words, Los Ange-
les No. 80 says to Elkdom, You
come here at tho appointed time and
touch the button; Wen do the
rest"
The selection OF tue "City OF the
Angels" for tlls important event
NAV be counted an inspiration, for II
ig one OF the moGt interesting cities
In the lanc-East, West or any
where A half century ago II was a
sleepy Spanish-Moxlcan pueblo OF
5000 Inhabitants who enjoyed life
In semi-tropical luxurlance and had
no thought of the morrow. Today
Il is a splendid type OF the vigorous
progressive American city, with a
population OF $4,000, and growing
at an amazing pace. It's immense
wealth, magnificent architecture, ma
tural beauty and remarkable variety
of attractions might be proudly
claimed by a city many times larger
in the older parts OF the world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19
THE LITTLE WOMAN
WHO BRAVELY WORKS

There is a little woman, whose
name Is unknown TO us. who daily
pa-ses the office on her way to
work. Judging from the direction
which she t.kes che 10 probably en-
ployed at a nearby laundry.
Sometimes she can be seen max
ing her way over the hill from South
Salem, aes early as $50 in the morn
ing. long before the average girl,
employed I'm a clerical position, has
yet arisen from her bed; and the
little woman does mt, as a rule, start
her homeward journey before 6 In
the evening.
Her expression Is not that OF exul-
tation, but, on the other hand, there
is no gloom or pessimism portrayed
on the kindly old face, which bears
lines end creases that must have
taken at least sixty summers and as
many winters to stamp their present
depth.
The little woman has been passing
the office for several monthe. and
her regularity In passing. and her
quiet and humble demeanor have at
tracted our attention and won our
admiration.
II seems rather unfortunate that
one who has, no doubt, passed the
three-ScoTe mile-pOst. Ghould still be
compelled TO labor daily at the iron
ing board, alongcidc OF those TWEEN
~ and forty years her junior.
However, whatever may be the
cause that compels this toll In the
evening OF life, when most people OF
that age are privileged 10 remain at
home and rest, higa praise is due
one who still Is courageous and in-
dependent enough to earn her own
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19
BOOSTS FOR SEATTLE
AND THE BIG A.Y.P.--
SAYS 1T WAS SPLENDID
Salem Man Returns From Visit to Fair Highly PeaSed-He
Says Oregon Building Is Fine and State
Well Represented.

Mr.. ID. f. Wagner has just return
ed from a flying trip to the great
exposition at Seattle and having seen
the sights told a Capital Journal re-
porter that in every sense of the
word It is a great and immense af-
fair
"A visit to the Oregon state build
ing was much enjoyed. This Is one
of the finest buildings on the ground
and oregon has cause to be proud of
1t. II and the grand government
building are the only two with large
domes, the Oregon dome represents
large grain farm In natural grain,
very unique. Mr., Taylor is doing
good work for Oregon, especially for
Marion county, and I'm my opinion is
the right man for the right place.
He has sent many toward our city
and county. AS TO prunes and ap-
pies, we have the world beat, our
only competition being California,
and they remarked and acknowledged
20 Mr.. Taylor that we had them
skinned on the prune question.
Miss Maggie Cosper is also doing
good work in her department. Mr..
Taylor says we are and will be bene-
fitted more than by the Lewis and
clark lair, as thousands of western
farmers are coming west and more
will, and they are not hunting the
fine arts building.
THE California building is grand
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19

In its display. The government build
ing is also grand and would take
week TO see all I'm IL alone. The
crowds expected have not as yet ma
teralized but they will. This much
for Seattle people, they are all kind,
obliging and gladly give all informa-
ton asked for and prices are no high
er than before the Fair and In fact
cheaper than in Portland. A good
meal anywhere for % cents. New
brick hotel two blocks from Fair
Grounds, clean neat, bath and all
modern convenlences; all outer rooms
for $1.00 per night, any Salem citi-
zen going there would gladly give
directions. All car lines circulate at
the New Depot and go I'm every direc-
ton.
Those wishing to invest can get
lots quite aways out on 4th Avenue
for the modest sum of $2,500.00 and
S3,000.00 per front foot, so II you
have any surplus fund you can pos
sibly use them to advantage A 36-
story building will be built quite a
way out, hard surface pavement and
cement curbing extend in all direc-
tions for fully eight miles. At the
fair grounds every street. path or
walk of any kind Is of hard surface
bitultlnic pavement. cement curbs
and kept scrupulously clean. All
should see the sights of their life.
rare from Portland to Seattle $3.50
round trip, good for ! 8 days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19
NEWPORT SODA WORKS.
Newport. Oregon

We manufacture and carry
a complete line of soda water
fountain syrups and other 81
phon liquids, Have the best
ana latest improved machinery
and our goods are known and
used for their purity. which
makes them a prime fayorite.
We are In a position to supply
these goods In any quantities
TO the trade and guarantee sat
isfaction.
HARDING a CRAAIER. Props.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19
Bsds for Furnishing supplies for
the state Institution for Feeble
Minded.

Sealed proposals will be received.
and are hereby invited, for furnish
ing the State Institution for Feeble
Minded with supplies for the slx
(6) months ending December 81,
1909. Lists OF the required goods
will be furnished mpon application to
the superintendent Of the Institution.
All bids ehould be sealed and marked
on the outside OF the envelope Bids
for Supplies for the State Institution
for Feeble Minded" and addressed to
the undersigned. The bids win be
opened In the executive chambers,
Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday, July o.
1909, at 10 a. m, and the Board OF
Trustees reserves the right TO reject
any and all bids. All goods must be
In strict accordance with the samples
and In original packages when pos
sible. Goods must be delivered ~
the State Institution for Feeble
Minded.
Dated Salem, Oregon, this 18th
day OF June, 1909.
II. u. BICKERs.
6-1s-to 7-bd Superintendent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19
Notice of Intention 60 Improve n
Portion of Market Street.

Notice H. horeby given that the
Common Council OF the City OF Sa-
lem, oregoL, deems II expedient TO
improve. and proposes to improve, at
the expense OF the abutting and ad-
Jacent property. Market street, in
said city from the east line of LIB
erty street u the west line OF Broad
way street and from the east line OF
Broadway street TO the west line OF
9Th street, by grading the roadway OF
said portion OF said street and by
placing thereon gravel and crushed
rock and rolling the same with a
steam roller, all to be done In accord
anco with the plans and specifica-
tions adopted by the Common Coun-
ell on the Sth day of June, 1909. and
now on file In the office OF the city
ecorder and by doing all things re-
quired In said plans and speciflca-
tions, which show an estimate OF the
cost OF said Improvement, and are
hereby referred to and made a part
OF this notice
IIemonstrances may be filed In the
manner and within the time provided
by law.
Date OF first pblication OF this
notice June 8, 1909.
BY order OF the Common Council.
w. A. MOORES,
6-ll-ll- Recorder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-19

living and wear kindly look the
while che does it.
Heroism and great deeds ars not
confined alone TO the battlefield nor
to the 24-foot roped arena; Il is the
fight for Independence honor and
daily bread such as this little woman
10, no doubt, hourly and daily maxi
ing. that is deserving OF the plaud-
It's OF the nation, and the respect
and admiration OF her neighbors and
fellow citizens.