“ Earth unto earth, and dust unto dust,
Buried from sight for aye, love, hope and trust,
Yet wafted backward, ere the day closes,
Sweetest of incense, ashes of roses!
Ashes of roses! o'er an infinite sea
Islands of gladness look we to thee!
Something immortal our clear faith discloses,
Sweeter, far sweeter, than ashes of roses. ”

“ The principles advocated by this pioneer are just, they are right. She is asking that the same kind of brains. Independence, honor and industry should share equally under a just and considerate government. I desire to congratulate her on the success of this undertaking, and her example today for young women who are supporting or assisting themselves by their own means is the right principle of success for every good American citizen, believing as I do that no person has a right to anything in this world unless they exercise some industry, independence and power to procure it. ”

“ While I do not wish to be understood as entirely favoring any organization composed of men alone, or of women alone, whether It be a prayer meeting or a National Government, a rummage sale or an International exposition, I do wish to emphasize the fact that women's organizations today are equal in numbers, if not per capita (they certainly are not In financial power) , to the organizations of men. ”

“ The Oregon building, at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, has never been the scene of a greater assemblage of women than that which gathered there yesterday afternoon to pay their respects to Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, the one woman to be honored with a special day at the Fair. Many of those who attended the exercises and consequent reception were friends of the guest of honor; others knew her by her work of good in the cause of her sex. The Oregon building, upstairs and down, was crowded to overflow, and tho occasion proved a delightful one throughout. ”

“ The more enlightened women of the Hawaiian Isles and the Philippines and Japan are also watching and waiting for the glad tidings of citizenship that await the women of Oregon, when the present electors shall have arisen in their might and declared through the still small voice of the ballot that their wives and mothers are, and of right ought to be, free and equal with themselves before the law. ”

“ To say in cold words that I feel deeply moved in making this response to the first invitation to accept the honors of a special day ever yet accorded by the official management of any International exposition to-any living woman, not a potentate, but feebly expresses my emotion and gratitude. ”

“ Here, it seems to me, is the great struggle in the history of this pioneer, and something that should be considered and respected by every woman in our country. She is determined in this effort to place her sex on an equality with the other, blazing a pathway and then preparing a road by which they may earn for themselves an independent way and asking that they be granted every consideration that any other citizen has. ”

“ Puter is a bad character. He is a hard nut and a quick man with a gun. He has a reputation as a dead shot; he is nervy, brave and reckless. When Mr. Burns went to Boston for him I started to warn him to be careful, for I believed Puter would fight if cornered. But I forgot to warn Mr. Burns. Puter once told me in Oregon, when he was first convicted, that he would never go to jail. ”

“ And, although most of these associations of women—all, indeed, except the Equal Suffrage Association, the original Alma Mater of them all, have combined to further different lines of effort In which the enfranchisement of their sex was expected to have no part, you can all judge that it Is exceedingly gratifying to me to emphasize the fact that today they are all combined, as with the voice of one. ”

“ Never again can any man truthfully say to us that he withholds the right of citizenship from us because we do not ask for it. The women of the state in their different organizations and auxiliaries have already appealed to you by many thousands, representing a greater majority than any set of men who have yet voted us down, to swing open the doors, to span the chasm that now separates us In the bridge of liberty ”

“ Puter was the ringleader of that crowd of crooked timber thieves that operated so successfully in Oregon. After his conviction along with McKinley and others, these two men confessed to Mr. Burns and myself, on the understanding and agreement that they would not be prosecuted in the remaining cases, provided they told all they knew about the land frauds in Oregon and acted in good faith in aiding the Government to secure convictions. ”

“ After she reached the Coast she almost immediately began to be prominent, and we find that she was among the early teachers, trying to do good in educating the young of the pioneer community. Married at an early age, we hear of her cares and struggles in rearing her family. This family is before the people of this country and the success of each of the members of it is a crowning glory in the life of this good woman. ”

“ In a womanly and honorable demand that the men by a large majority shall be moved to hearken to their plea that the locked doors of state constitutions shall be opened wide, permitting them to enter or not. as they- themselves shall from time to time elect; to share equally with the aforesaid fathers, husbands, brothers and sons, the duties, responsibilities and emoluments or a free, untrammeled citizenship. ”

“ Several Senators openly declared that the letter was inspired by ex-Governor West, who desired to make it appear the Senate was directing its political warfare upon a woman. When it was found the House would not recede from its position the Senate passed the bill, but not until the House had passed one giving the power of recall of appointive officers to the appointive heads.
Miss Hobbs tendered her resignation to Governor Withycombe after the Legislature adjourned, the act being regarded as another attempt of ex-Governor West to embarrass the new administration. ”

“ While a member of the lower House of the Legislature in 1911 he was instrumental in having legislation enacted of benefit to the farming and dairying interests. He was author of a bill empowering the Corporation Department to tax foreign corporations, which has increased the state's revenue thousands of dollars annually. ”

“ She came here from Portland to become stenographer in the Governor's office and when Ralph Watson, his private secretary, was made corporation commissioner Miss Hobbs became the private secretary, the salary having been increased to $3000 a year. She was appointed Industrial Accident Commissioner to succeed C. D. Babcock early this year. The salary is $3600 a year.
Miss Hobbs said she had not determined what she would do when her resignation became effective May 21, but thought she would locate in Portland. ”

“ The confessions of the gang led subsequently to the indictment of United States Senator John H. Mitchell, Congressman Binger Hermann and J. N. Williamson besides a host of other more or less prominent politically and comercially. ”