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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11

land of hope and opportunity for no
better reason than he forgot to get
a permit, ur some other piece of
red tape, when he went back to
China.
Wah Seung was born in this
country and, so far as the evidence
goes to show, he is no worse than
the general run of his countrymen
and much better than some. He
may even be regarded as better
than lots of other Americans-for
so far as nativity is concerned he is
an American and, at any rate, he
has never committed a real offense
against the peace laws of the
country. All that he wants is to be
let alone in the practice of his
humble calling of laundryman. He
is not an agitator or strikebreaker or
smuggler or dealer in opium. Pos
sibly lie plays game of fan tan
when opportunity offers and possibly
he smokes quiet pipe--like lots of
other Americans. Possibly, too,
he bows his pig tailed head before
some joss of his strange creed and
crooks the pregnant hinges of his
NJ ngolian knee at an alien shrine.
But his slanted eyes see only the
great American of the lowly mans
chance which is for all but those
vino forget some little paper OF
other.
He must be deported from the
land where he was born, while over
ON the other side of the continent a
million immigrants are pouring
through the gates Of Ellis Island
every year-a large proportion oI
them very likely to make far more
t-ouble and to become far les:
desirable citizens than this almond
eyed celestial whom the cruel ex
clusion laws are sending out througt
the Golden Gate back to the LAND
of the great sleeping dragon. What
lot of fuss would be kicked up i
this victim of the exclusion laws had
happened to be a German or ar
Englishman.-Kansas City Journal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
Trains in Collision.

In a collision between a Rock
Island passenger train and an
A CT ison, Topeka & Santa Fe work
rain. three miles south of Guthrie,
\ Wilson, of Kingfsher, the Rock
Island engineer, was killed and Il
tralnmen and passengers were in
jured.
Among the lnju ed were the
following:
K. Williamson, Rock Island fire.
man, probably fatally injured.
J. L. Jones, baggageman.
K. A. Martin, Santa Fe fireman,
internally Injured.
II. Martin, Rock Island con-
ductor, ribs broken.
A. Scott, Pauls Valley, slight.
J, L. Lively, Okaraiche, slight.
M. Gray, Guthrie, slight.
J. T. Davis, Cahslon, slight.
w. H. Reese, Amarillo, Texas,
slight.
]. W. Dyer, o. O. Snyder and J.
B. Tallenburg, Santa Fe trainman,
slight.
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Engineer Warehime Hurt.

While pulling out of the Kansas
City yards On passenger train no 203
Monday morning, NJ. V. Warehime,
who lives at COS South Lincoln Ave
10 The city. met with serious
accident. He was nearing Argentine
when he was confronted by freight
train with two engines coming from
an opposite direction on the same
track. Throwing On the air NJ.
Warehlme brought the train to a
standstil, but so sudden YVES the
traiu stopped that 1t threw the engine
on ahead freeing it from the coaches
causinR t TO rush OD, to collide with
the approaching freight tram.
The force of the collision was so
great that it threw Mr.. Warehme
from the engine and when he was
found he was graspiDg the steps OF
the baggage coach trying to draw
himself upon them. His toes were
cut off OF one foot, his instep was
crushed, the leg was broken several
inches above the ankle, there was q
cut across his mead and hole 10 his
side des ntLer bruises about his
face a btdy. He is new In the
Santa Re hospital at Topeka and
from reports j. is believed that be
will in time recover. Jesse Harbert,
Mr.. WaTehime's fireman was also
hurt but not seriously.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
Permanence and independence
of Shool Administration.

There is a crying need for inde-
pendence and permanence of action
of school administrators. The
work of the teacher and school
administrator is too important in
the economy of our civilization to
allow anything to interfere with its
fullest efficiency. To secure this
permanence and independence two
things are necessary. First, security
in tenure of office. 1t is unreason-
able and contrary to public policy
that the tenure of Office of teachers
or administrators should be unstable
or In the hands of men whose
character and training would a.
once, if it were not for their ottlclaI
position put them on a plane faI
below that of the teachers them
selves. School administrators
should not be subject to the
exigencles of politics or to danger
from personal anlmoslties. 1t is
highly desirable that teaching
should be made a true profession Of
teaching without permanent tenure
of office.
Second, to secure the desired
permanence and independence,
teachers and school administrators
must have adequate salaries. 1t Is
impossible to expect the best type
of work or influence from men ard
women whose minds are distracted
by the elemental question of suDsls
tenee. Notwithstanding favorable
changes in the scale of salaries In
the last two years, the amazing in
crease in the cost of living has made
present salaries entirely inadequate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
A Hard Luck Victim.

Of course he's only a "Chink, 3"
as tie slang mongers have it, but
then even a Chinaman has made
some stir in the world and every
Chinaman is a human being, en-.
titled TO the common rights of un-
discriminating justice. Wah Seung
is a Chinaman whom the harsh
American exclusion laws are ex-
pelling from this great, beautiful
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and Carriage Paints Phone $685. Street No. III W. Main

A best IF al, Un the tatm when
you slip out In your own yard TO hask
in your haven Of rest. The crltica eyes
of your neighbor. are not D erirg at
you.
Why not prepare a haven of res
down on the old farm, and remain
there to enjoy IT, and az the same
time induce the children 10 love H.?
There should he generous supply
of shade trees and evergreens in both
back ard front yard. And as a rule
the trees won d look better sell IN
single >p' c mems aLd in irregular
groups lu>lead of III stlff rows. The
trees Should MT be seL sU as 10 hide
he dwelling; but so there should be
"A good view of the residence from the
road aud good view Ul the sun from
the kitchen.
AT a very small outlay OF pcckct
change nice variety OF trees might
be purchased and with good care the
rees will soOL reward you with a
rich mass Of magnificent beauty.
Tue lawn should also be
planted to nice variety of flowers;
flowers are essential to "a we'll planned
home.
The care of flowers is pleasant and
Instructive work, and it is WORK that
pIeases most every woman and girl.
| Begin with few flowers and learn
their culture, and yearly add more
uuti your bare, unsgntly yard is an
eaI THY paradise.
ln many localities, flowers are to
be had for the asking; but If you have
no good neighbOr from whom you cas-
| get flowers and shrubs, for real
quality aud beauty expend small
,um each year for illwers until you
nave sufficient flowers to beautifl
Jour home. La getting and putting
out fl Iwers and shrubs do not ma kt
the mistake of getting too many.
Just few look much better than
/ too many. And much or few, they
must look we'll.
Put up swings or hammocks in The
yard. Most any farmer can afford 8
good strong rope for swing. TIL
swing can be put up on one or two
strong pr jectiDg limbs or on a stoul
| pole resting in two trees; the highe
the better If the children are large
There should be few yard seats
These can be made at home by som
one hanoy with touls.
Good walks should be put in where
needed, Of gravel, boards, brick 0l
cemen'. And last, but not least, put
mp nice yard fence and 'front.' gate
A yard fence Is a necessity Lne farm.
er cannot well dispense with, il ht
wishes TO keep a neat yard.-F. Lin
coin Fields, Kansas Farmer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
A LANDSLIDE FOR DEMOCRACY

The election this year was
regular landslide for Democracy.
The Democrats seem to have
carried about everything in the
East and pretty nearly everywhere
else.
The Democrats will have the
lower house of Congress by good
majority. 1t is about the same
kind of deal that followed the
adoption of the Nc cKinley tariff law.
Stubs seems to have been
-lected, but by a greatly reduced
majority.
The railroad boys lined up pretty
solid against stubbs all over the
state.
The boys were led to believe that
1t was matter of bread and butter
. them. That if Stubbs succeeded
In his fight against freight rates that
salaries would be cut. Right or
wrong the boys felt that way and
voted for what they conceived 20 be
their personal interest.
In this county the Republican
loket lost heavily from disaffiction
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
An Attractive Musical
Comedy.

The Harry Scott Co. presented to
a Chahule audience last Tuesday the
Wizard Of Wiselanu. 1t was u won.
derfulIy well entertained audience
that filed cut OF the theatre about
III O'clock.
The singing, dancing and marching
were great and the scenic Effects
enJrabciGgly bewildering.
The witlicIsms were bright and
sparkling with nOtbl 6 OF a stale
urdOr.
Twelve or fifteen pretty girls 10
faucy costumes fitting about the
stage ~ vari-colOred lights with a
gorgeous background make a charm
ing sL,c,acle. Should this troupe
ere Pass this way again they will
meet with a hearty reception.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
Three Men Shot in a Charivari.


lanes and Frank Wright and
Walter Leland, near Cummings,
were shot an Two of them seriously
injured at chairvari at the home
of VIM. Martin last night. The
shooting was accidental and was
done by one of the members of the
party whose identity has not been
disclosed. James Wright received
the full charge from a shot gun in
his leg, badly splintering the bone.
His condition is serious. Leland
was severely wounded in the knee
and Frank virgins injuries con.
sisted of a wound in the foot while
painful, is not regarded as serious.
A number Of the men in the patty
were shooting guns and it is believed
the shots which. hit the men were
meant to be fred into the ground,
but that in the excitement the men
aimed high.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11

in the railroad camp. The boys
were after Stubbs and frequently
let the county ticket 60 by default.
The Republican county ticket
was elected with the exception Of
Dunsmore and Reid. We give the
approximate majorities as we have
them now:
Hodges for governor, democratic,
3o4.
Campbell for congress, republi-
can, IoI.
Turner for representative, repub
lican, aga.
Hurt for register of deeds, repub.
lican, I72.
Smith, county attorney, demo-
Graz, 234.
Cain, probate judge, democrat,
228.
Reynolds, sheriff, republican, 862.
Brickler, district clerk, republi-
can, 1872.
McAdams, county assessor, re-
publican, 234.
Cooper, treasurer, republican, $40
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
Immense Wave ofImmigration.

y
If business in the United States
continues good during the next six
months, as every prospectindlcstes
there will be the greatest food of
immigrants from Europe to this
eountry that has ever been recorded.
The primary reason, of course, will
be the attractive power of steady
employment at wages that seem
very great to the workers OF the
older countries.
Prices of provisions in Europe
have been advanced to marked
degree, and, while there has been
advances In wages also to some ex-
tent, they have not covered the
extra cost IF living. This will
cause, nay, it may be said in some
cases 1t actually force, a change In
habltation and compels the classes
affected to seek other conditions in
other lands.
The food of immigrants next
springs and SUM mer will be swollen
by another reason that has not
applied in the years just passed
except in the case of Russia. We
allude to the disturbed political
conditions in Europe, especially
upon the continent We cannot
expect many immigrants from de
pleted Ireland, busy Scotland with
its sparse population, or for Eng
land whose immigrants prefer
Canada, New Zealand, Australia or
South Africa, but from Italy, Ger
many, Turkey, Russia and Greece
the numbers which will arrive will
be unprecedented. Italy has been
swept with floods and winds, and
her most populous provinces broken
up by great seismic convulsions, so
that the business OF the entire king
dom Las been adversely affected.
The people of the devastated regions
are eager to embark for our shores,
and with the op, ming of spring will
crowd the vessels destined for our
ports.
The masses Of the population of
Turkey, both in Europe and Asia
have but of late years acquired
Knowledge of the opportunities for
trade and agriculture in the United
States. but the thousands of their
countrymen now here have infiamed
those remaining in Turkey with the
desire to better themselves by com :
ing to America, and they will come
by the steamer loads next spring.
Russia and other Slavic countries
will continue the exodus Of their
people that has been running for
years in our direction.
1t is very probable that the
European immigration in 1911 will
be high water mark for the century,
as it can scarcely be expected that
the immense wave will be again re-
peated as the drain will tell heavily
even upon the densely populated
Iuntries of that continent Gu
2 cinnat; Inquirer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
Uncle Sans "By-Product."

The extent to which Collector
l. )eb has developed the proceeds of
What the New York World fe;icitous-
y calls ga by-product of the tariff"
meaning the duties collected from
returning TOURISTS forcibly
shown in the publication of statistics
disclosing that during the first ten
months of the current year Mr..
Leob has collected from z48,352
passengers more than 81, 90, 600,
including fines and forfeitures.
During the whole of last year
$I,o4I,37S were collected from
295,846 passengers, while during
1907 only S4S7,92I were collected
from a53,293 passengers. In other
words, the number of passengers
was practically the same during all
three periods, but Mr.. Leob has
already collected this year more
than twice as much duties, exclud-
ing the fines and forfeitures.
A prominent judge who heard
several cases of more than usual
interest and important in view of
the amounts involved and the
peculiarly fragrant character of the
frauds practlceG has gone on record
as saying that the fines imposed
upon swindling tourists are not
sufficien punishment and that i'm
prisonment is The only effective
means of preventing tourists from
''running the blockade" where sue
cess is so profitable as to justify
the risk of detection.
Collector Loeb, however, admits
that even this doubling of the re-
ceipts of the governments rIghtful
dues has only touched the surface
of conditions as they exist. There
nave Deen recently arrests of very
sensational character, revealing a
deplorable extent to which these
Swindling practices have gone,
rivaling indeed the sugar frauds.
Those W cheat the government
are the very ones who are amply
able to pay the duties on the goods
which they buy on the other side of
the water. Persons who feel that
they must crafty desire which is
In most instances unpatriotic should
be compelled to pay for indulsing
in there fad of buying abroad what
would better be bought at home.
Collector Loeb is rendering an
immensely valuable service in COM
pelling tourists to give the govern
ment its rightful dues. s.-Kansas City
Journal.
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Missouri has gone wet, as was
predicted. There is such a thing
as crowding a good thing before
conditions are right.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11
Lost.

A wagon endgate between Chauute
and the gas pumping station. Finder
please leave at the Times Offics 10
G anute or notify mel. C. Carlson },
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11

A good many people In the U. S.
do not seem to know good thing
when they see it.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11

Mr.. w G. Pearson Of Wichita is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs +.
NJ. Groome.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-11-11

Oklahoma went Democratic but
beat the local option amendment.
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How soon we forget.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-31
BURBANK AND CARNEGIE.

The Carnegie Institute has With
| drawn the $4,000 annual grant To
Luther Burbank. voted to him con-
Of ten years. So Burbank is once
more free man. In regard to him
self, his work and the action of the
Carnegie Institute. Burbank says:
The grant brought with 1t cares,
responsibilities, correspondence and
visitors and a fun crop of envy and
jealousy. But for the advice OF friends
should have Dissolved my connec-
ton with the institution last year.
u am exploited whether am will
ling or not. and very much against my
own wishes.
81 am now past 60 years of age.
have done good work and no one is
dependent upon my efforts.
Personally I have no desire for
wealth or fame. A thirst for these is
the root of many evils. My ambition
has been to leave the world the better
for having passed this way. To be
misjudged is passing trifle; to have
lost a life of honest labor is trage-
dy."
In being exploited whether willing
or unwilling, and much against his
will. Burbank has plenty of company.
He is a worker: like all other workers,
he is exploited. Nevertheless. his
ambition "to leave the world the bet
ter for having passed this way viii
be realized--has been realized. And
how true it is that, ITO to misjudged
is passing trifle; to have lost life
of honest toll is a tragedy" Ger
tainly when Burbank passes away no
one can say that he has lost a life of
honest, useful work, nor can it be
said that he has exploited his fellow
men and taken from them auglit that
he has not earned,
Rurbank's life and work are an in
spira tion to other men to the youth al
our land. He will be remembered as
! a man who worked for men. while
Carnegie will he remembered as man
who worked for other men.-San
: Francisco Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-31
THE sWIFY SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA. GA

mainly on its placers foS its rank IN
gold production, having many large
and productive hydraulic mines in OPP
Grafton. The number of placer mines
I'm the state is increasing. but the
number oS quartz nglnes remains
about the same. There are less than
$50 productive mines OF all classes in
Oregon The main decrease in gold
sutput has recently been in deep-min-
ing operations. though 1t is also shown
III hydraulic mining. The lessened
yield has not been due to cessation of
work on any important mines, but to
general reduction In the yield or
many large and small mines The av-
erage OUTPUT OF metal per ton OF the
ore mined has increased in recent
years, though the quantity milled mas
been much less. Some of the opera
tors ran their reduction plans for only
a portion of 1908, but were Develop
ing ana preparing for steady l1ihs in
1909
The counties of northeastern Ore
gon, including Baker. are more pro-
ductive than the group included In
southwestern oregon. The largest
producer of silver is GrarTr county but
the yield of Baker county is Only
slightly less. Fhe low price of cop
per has csused n material reduction
in output of this metal in Josephine
county. which is usually the largest
producer There are now Is counties
in Oregon which are making an anna
al mineral output
The estimates of the mint indicate
q gold output in Oregon in 1903 OF
SI12.900. against s905,900 in 1908,
and silver production Of 7f,1O0 fine
ounces in 1909, against 56,teO fine
ounces in 19OS.-Geologica Survey
Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-31
THE FIGHT ONLY STARTED.

Don't get the idea that the fight
for the traction system has been aban-. ]
doned. It has not. Far from 1t.
Thus far only a little preliminary
skirmishing has been done. The big
fight is vet to come and it can be
won. It can be won if the progress
sive. active people of this city join
hands and say they want a traction
system and are going to get it.
The work that has been done thus
far was carried on largely to ascer-
tain the sentiment of people towards
the movement. In many ways the
result has been highly gratifying. It
has been made clear that the rank
and file of the people of Pendleton
want the traction movement to sue
coed. Merchants and property own
ers Of moderate or small holdings
have been found anxious and eager
for the Improvement. They are
ready to back the movement with
their money and their influence.
with but little effort on the part of
the solicitors $4,000 has already
been raised.
It Is now the intention of the local
committee to make a report to the
Commercial association Tuesday eve
ming and to ask for the appointment
OF additional men upon the soliciting
committee. Then if an extension OF
time can be secured from the Wash
ington- Oregon company the work OF
solicitation will be taken up earnestly
and systematically.
When this campaign is started every
loyal and progressive resident Of Pen
dleton should get behind it and giv'
the movement every bit Of supper
possible. If you want to see a trac
ton system established and Pendle
ton thereby placed in a position t
grow and prosper then get out an
work for the movement There ar
plenty of knockers and scoffers. Of
set their baneful influence by som
good wholesome boosting.
But remember the fight is not owe
yet. It has hardly started. The Ea'
oregonian still believes the fight ca
be won and that it will be won. TT
virile and progressive people Of tn
little city are not going TO "lay dowr
on a proposition like the one now b.
fore them. The outcome Of Il
present fight means too much
Pendieton. We must win. We ca
not afford TO lose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-31

divide the business. but the amount
of land does not increase by an inch.
city may multiply its population
many times within the same area,
and while this increases business
proportionately 1t also increases in
like proportion the number of bust
ness men, but the landowners are
subjected to no such competition.
Their holdings multiply in value,
while the business and profits of any
one man or firm may have increased
but little.
In the case of an electric road. or
a factory, or any large enterprise.
for which bonus, or a site, is asked
it is the landowners who get the
resultant benefit, rather than the
business men who own Little or no
land and it is the landowners who
should contribute most of the money
needed. But in too many cases large
landholders not in active business
will contribute but little in such
case, or if in business will give only
as business men"
In the case of the movement now
underway in this city the property
owners, or at least the heavy owners,
have not yet subscribed a dollar to
the fund. In this fact there is hope
for the simple reason that this sup
port constitutes a reserve force that
is yet to be drawn upon. The task
now before the traction. workers is
to show the property owners, both
those who live here and those who
live elsewhere, that they have the
most at stake in the present move
ment. They must be shown that it
will be good business policy for them
to subscribe to the traction fund, that
their support must be had or the
movement will fail and that if they,
the property owners, allow the move
10 fail they will be working a heavi-
er loss upon themselves than upon
anyone else. This is only the plain
truth about the matter.