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QTY The InttrprlM It the only Clackamas County Nttoapaptr that print all or the news of thla growing County, fTT. T D i i " VT rr rrK rrtv n rr wtrtM m 0 hwwsc&k! Wr4-t-t h-4--- FORTY FIFTH YEAR No. 12. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1911. ESTABLISHED 18 OREGON Mm LLA RAILWAY REAL NECESSITY NO OTHER ENTERPRISE PROMI SCS SO MUCH FUTURE BENE FITS FOR QITY LOCAL PEOPLE MEAN APRIL 22 BOOSTER DAY "Uvs Wirt" Committee Hat- Mad Cartful Investigation and Hat tha Matter Wall In Hand. For iikii e IIiiiii twenty your past, tli people of ClackamiiM rou lily have felt lli necessity of a railway Into (ho Molullu rountry fur llin purposu of marketing tho largo niiiiimit of timber HiiindliiK In tlm fiMit IiIIIn hikI moun tains, nml also fur tlm purpose of ren dering It possible for tho farmers liv ing In Hint large territory to Unit a niiirkt-t for llnlr produce t tin t la raised In ti at fi'itilii section of the county, ami In ailillllon thereto, to olituln an 'iinli'r and morn commodious way of traveling to ami from Hi at rich section of the county to th market places. An a muter of fact, thu people of On (ton City, and In fact ull of Hiomo who live In thla part of the county art more or Iokh directly Interested In seeing n railroad built Into the Molullii country from Oregon City, hm they nicOKtilire the fact that a mud linlll from Kulem Into the Molalla rountry would practically destroy Oregon Clty'a iiroNHi'ta of ever accomplishing auythlnx. for the reason that (he en Urn surrounding country that la natur ally tributary to OreKon City, would ' bo drained away In anotlior direction About a mouth ago anrveyora from flubm were InvcstlKatlng the vnliio of the Molalla rountry for railroad pur poses, and figuring upon an extension of the line built from Falls City to Kalem on to Kllverton and down Into the Molalla rountry for tho purpose of handlltiK that huge bolt of tlmbor which la natually tributary to the pro poned road, and In furtherance of their plana, they have obtained from the leKlKlaturo a right to build a bridge across the Willamette River at Salom, and have obtained from the City Conn ell of Halem a franchlso allowing itie road to be built (hr.nigh the city to Ha eastern llmlia ao that their plans may be carried out itcconlltiK to their Intended program. The Uve Wlrea (.r tho Coiuinerrlal Club of Oregon City Immediately aaw that If the plan alxn-e mentioned ni carried out. It would mean ruination of one of Oregon Clty'a ntoat valuable assets, and npiHilnted a committee' to liiii Ktlgate the mater and rexrt aome feasible plan to be pursued by our own people In order tnul we mlglit liro'ect ourselves agaliiHt tho proposed Invasion. The committer carefully In vi-Htlgated tho malter unit madu a de tail report, mid tin substance of thai report wan an follows: That n lino f railway be built from I he Willamette Hlver below tho falln at Oregon City to the Molalla valley, and that It b built by our own people That the grading on the road bed be done by subscriptions to tho rapllal stock of tho company, and that the entire funds raided by subscriptions be iiHcd exclusively for work on the road, and that no salary be paid to III" officers during the coiiKtructlon perl. (Ml. That the reort made to tho Live Wires of tho Oregon City Commercial Club by (he committee baa been rare fullv coiiHldered by some of our moat conaervatlvo business men during tho last month, and they havo comn to the rnncluHlnn that the recommendations made Iti that report are feasible, and If carried out, the road can be built. If any other company wants to build this rond from Oregon City to Molalla. let them como forwurd and show good faith and deposit a good nml Htifflcletit bond Insuring tlio people of Oregon City and thoHo who live along the pro IMmed line, that they will build the road within a certain definite period, and that the road will bo built from Oregon City In through Heaver Creek, Miillno, Liberal to Molalla, and not tap that country from aotue point up the valley ny orancn inn- nom un- Konlhera Purine, Halem Fans i-ity ti UnKtern or by branch line from the Oi-eton Electric, for I ho reason that the neople who llvo In thla socMon of the county havo valuable Intereata at y I II U which Hhould bo protected. The vaat nmount of anw timber tributary to tho lino from Heaver Creek to Mullno, together with lumber and cord wood would monn enougn iu the ownera of that property alone to equal the coHt of tho construction of the road, besldea tno onniuiceu fni tm of real property which should Ro to the ownera of the land. ThO'O la no aec! Ion In Oregon ao Inviting than la the Molalla country and that country tributary to a line of .railway built from Oregon uny to un beautiful valley, and If a road wore built along the llnea laid down by the committee appointed oy mo Wires of the Commercial Club of Ore gon Cltv, the Interests of all -of the Blockholdera would bo cnreiuny gimru cd and the road could be built. HORSE 8H0W, STREET CARNIVAL, BALLOON ASCENSION, STREET PARADE, SEVERAL BANDS. Tho Publicity Commltten of tho Commorclal Club hold a meeting In the club rooniH on Wudneadny owning und rteclileil (o havo a Booster Day and Mot ho Hliow In Combination, with a street rnrntviii in conjunction, and tho date (-lumen waa Saturday, April needed out CREEK WAY The Franklin Miller Carnival Com patiy hua been engaged to tuke part III the festivities of tho occasion. Thoy will provldu audi etitertalnmeut aa a balloon naconalon, alldo for life, high ring act, out-door trapeze, and alack wire performance, all of which will bo free. Thla will bo In addition to tho hoiHit aliow, with It h different classes of aulmula and teams. There will bo a atreot parade, sov. erul band, prize for classes In the horse show, prlea for turnout demon, atratlous. etc. In fuel Ihu whole day I to bu given over to the festivities of the occasion and an effort put forth lo provide amusement and recreation for all classes of people, A lloostcr Day may be made to do much for tho town and tho community, and much of tho success depends on every one Retting Into the harness and boosting for the occasion. A liooater I my will do much to advertise the city and tho county; It will get people to the citythose who are In the habit of coming hero whom we want to como often, and those who seldom come here whom wo want to get start ed to como and whom we must Inter est In coming In so mo way like thla. What can you do to make thla Ilooster Day a auccoaa? Think It over and then have a talk with the com mittee. The rommltleo la Interested In doing all possible to get the crowds here on that occasion, and If you have any Ideas thnt havo not been thought of the committee will bo glad to con sider them. Talk to tho com mlile and boost with tho rommltleo and In cuso tho boya don't see fit to use your suggestions It has cost you nothing to tnako them and you must not feel hard that they are not used, lloost, but be game along with your other virtues mid rejoice If you ran con tribute to the success of the day but don't net tore If your suggesitons do not appeal to others. ENTHUSIASTIC BU8INE8S MEET INO HELD MONDAY AND SUB SCRIPTIONS ARE MADE. Business men especially Interested In the project to build an electric rail way to Molalla, through Beaver Creek, met Monday and canvassed tho situa tion. Aa a roault It la announced that the prospects are rosy If those busi ness men and capitalists not seen do aa well aa those who have been aeon and subscribed. " N The plan la to grade and get ready for the rail the roadway out to Hea ver Creek and aa far on from there towards Molalla aa tho money ralaed will do ao. Then some reliable road will be given an opportunity to take over the project, on proper allowing, and If such showing la not made the company will go ahead find flnlHh and operate on Its own hook. Money has been anbscrlbed for he first "leg'' of tho road, and the can vass la not yet completed. Kvery one la to be asked to lift and It la the one thin that will save the city and Its business Interests from other towns that are what can he accom pllshed In making a bid for tho busl miss In the county. Thla aeema to bo Oregon Clty'a last call for success und no one should allow the appanl of tho men In tho project who are de voting their time without pay, to ask twlco for the subscription needed to make tho projitft a aucceaa. HENRY GEORGE, JR. TALKS ME TAX HERE FOR A MONTH'S WORK BUT MUST RETURN EA8T NEXT WEEK. SPECIAL SESSION Of CONGRESS CALLS Talks of the Part Advanced Methods of Taxation Will Play In Sav ing Thla Nation and F RENCH ADM IRAL SEEING" THINGS NO AMERICANS THERE. Seven Thousand Rebtla Bear Arms In Three Mexican States. EI. PA80. Tex., March tl The Cor. ral-Tonlchl brnnch of tho Southern Pacific Itallioad In Sonora haa been repaired, and trains are again running mt tho line east of Cuaymaa to Man- zatilllo Is still impaired. A newspaper correspondent Just back from a tour of Tuple, Sonora, and Hlnaloa. declares that there aro nt least 7000 rebels Ifi the field In the three stales. There aro no Amerlcnns, the men comprising tho poorest and wealthiest classes. A telegram from Monterey says that Kvarlsto Mudero, brother of Francisco Madero, leader of tho Mexican Insur rection, Is seriously III of typhoid fever. DOPES IT OUT THAT JAPAN MUST IGHT OR LOSE CHINA'8 TRADE. AS WE WILL GET IT WITH THE CANAL He Naturally Figures It Out That Japan Mutt Fight Ua to Get Even For Her Lost. MESSAGE WILL BE BRIEF. WASHINGTON. March IS (Spl.) -Tho President's message to Con- grea will bo brief, It la promised, and the President will return to Washing ton next Week to do the work neces sary In preparing for tho special ses sion that ho has railed for April 4. RECRUIT NG ORDERS RECEIVED ER ROOSEVELT ARPIVES. Visit Lo Angelet and la Given a Hearty Reception. LOS ANCKLES, March 21 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and party arrived in. Los Angelea from Phoenix, Art., by special train at 10:30 a. m. today. They wore met at the station by a. re ception committee named by Governor Johnson and headed by Myer Llasner, of Iioa Angelea. Colonel Roosevelt will remain In Southern California two days, proceeding thence to San Francisco. He will make a number of speeches and deliver a lecture while A committee of citizens met Colonel Roosevelfa train at San Bernardino and escorted him to Un Angelea. THE SEVERAL REGIMENTS IN OREGON ORDERED PLACED ON A FIELD FOOTING. NUMBER OF PEnY OFFICERS REDUCED Machine Gun Company Ordered Re cruited for Each Regiment All States and Territor ies Affected. PARIS. March 17 "Japan must at tack America before 1915.'' In the opinion of Admiral Kournier of the French tjavy, commenting on an ex pression of belief by Count Ernest von Reventlow, a leading German expert, that war with the mikado wua a cer tainty for the United S'ates. In u statement on the situation giv en to the United Press Admiral Kour nier supplemented his prediction thus: "This war with Japan is Inevitable, and It Is JiiHt aa certuln that It will cause n general cotillagrntlon. Japan cannot afford to wait until tho Panama canal Is opened and fortified. Her trade with China is already menaced and when the canal Is completed America will have China for a cus tomer of the first order. "Everyone knows the kaiser's friend ship for America. If Germany assist ed Hie United States In tho war, Eng land could nut refuse to help Japan. I And ihcre you are. Russia, France land other nations must Inevitably be drawn Into the con II lei. "America Is not a war loving nation, yler people are coramorclul by nature, having for their Ideal such business conquests as are nocessary to their continued prosperity. But Japan can not tolerate the commercial rivalry of America In China. She will virtually be compelled to fight. Japan more than any other nation, realizes that America is cutting the Panama canal to get Chinese trade. She knows that this was the chief reason for The American purchase of the canal, a pur chase against every tradition and ev ery principle of American politics." Admiral Fournler concurred gener ally In the arguments of Count Von Reventlow. but refused to take them up In detail. . - Congressman Henry George, of New York, arrived In Oregon Saturday. He came from a short stay In Helling- hum, Wash., wbore he talked to large audiences of the matter uppermost In hla mind Single Tax. He arrived In Portland Saturday afternoon and after completing arrangement a for two ad dressee In the Rose City on Sunday came to thla city for a talk on Single Tax Saturday evening. The meeting was held In Wlllam ette hall, knd the house was filled to receivo him. There was a sprinkling of the warhorses of both old parties in greet Mr. GeorgX and It was easy to be aeen that they were Interested In what he had to say. ,Mr. George came to Oregon to tul.e part In the two years' campaign that was recently begun In thla Stale. He Is a member of Congress from New York city and as a representative -if the liberal wing of the taxatioi. re formation propaganda he la a man carrying great weight In the counsel! of his party. It waa the Intention til Mr. George to spend a mom a or six weeks In this State when his campaign waa first mapped out, but the extra session of Congress makes It Impera tive to cut hla visit ahort. He will return East In a few days. Mr. George'i talk Saturday evening waa along the advanced Idea line." of hla part a desire to put Into prac tice a system of taxation that shall equalize the burdens of taxation taxa tion being made a burden for the one reason that it Is not equalized, and some men generally the poorer class es and those who can 111 afford it being made under the old system to carry a greater load than is In propor tion to the benefits conferred. In addition to Single Tax there are two other questlona that are of peclal Interest to Mr ' vorge at this time. He Is deeply liiTOrested In the success of reciprocity, as advocated by President Taft, and In securing a material modification of the present tariff. Mr. George expressed himself as pleased to think It is possible to fol low President Taft. who Is a Republi can President, Into fields of desires that have heretofore belonged to the Democrats tho giving to the mosses of reforms that are reeded while yet the people may benefit from then', Aa a Democrat, with Democratic sym pathles on matters of general concern, he was glad to see the day when a Republican president could put asuia Dartv for the time being and assi9t in putting Democratic measures on the statute books of the Nation. And Ur this ho wished to commend Taft :nn I those other Republicans who .wcie rising above party and taking hold on measures patriotic. The audience to greet air. Georgo proved to be seeking for light and 'je came interested in what he had to say early In the evening. JHf PEOPLE SLEEP NICE HOMES GOING UP AND NEW PEOPLE MOVING IN CONTINUALLY. . PLEASANT. BOOMS TWO LECTURES BEFORE During the past few months Mount Pleasant, the thriving suburb of Ore gon City, has been enjoying a building boom, and hundreds of acres of land have changed hands In that locality recently. One of the features most noticeable In these purchases Is that the tracts are bought for good sub stantial homes. The cost of the prop erty insures good homes. Mr. Heinz will soon put the Balmer place on the market, this to be divide Into small tracts. Among the attractive homes of Moant pleasant Is the home of George cxley, which Is erected on the eight- acre tract recently purchased of Miss M. U Holmes. Mr. Yexley has one of the most modern homes In Clackamas county. L Is of two stories, having aeven rocms, with a seven foot con crete basement; fine bath, large Colo nial porch and cost upwards of $3500. This home commands a magnlflcen: view of Mount Hood. A. Bloom has fust completed a seven room, two story residence with com modious porches, and It is built on Colonial lines. This Is one of the fin est homes In this district. R OOSEVELFS VISIT MADE STRENUOUS OREGON CITY GRANGE ONE WILL BE FREE TO THE PUB LIC GIVEN SATURDAY, MARCH 25H IN HE IS SLATED TO ARRIVE PORTLAND AT 2:30 P. M, ON APRIL 3. AN EARLY START AND LATE Dinners, Talkt, Tours About the City, Visit to Schools and Addrettet to the School Children PORTLAND, Or., March IS. (Spl.) -rThe War Department has sent or ders to Adjutant Goneral Flnzer that ho at once bring the Oregon National Guard to a footing for field service. Steps were at once taken to carry out these orders. Tile orders bear the signature of Major General Wood, chief of staff of the army. The Important change or dered Is recruiting to a field footing. The Guard Is at present on a peace rooting. At the same time the num ber of petty officers will be reduced. Nothing la said about field service. and no hint is given that such a thing Is contemplated. The order is formal and on tho surface contains nothing to cause suspicion. Similar orders have been Bent to the other States and territories and It is a general move ment to increase the efficiency of the army. In Oregon It will mean the In creasing of the militia something like 40 per cent One Important addition to the force of a regiment Is found in the fact that a machine Run company la to be pro vided for each regiment. ELKS TEMPLE AT EUGENE. EUGENE, Or., March 21. (Sul.) The Elks here began the excavation yesterday for a $50,000 bofldlng which Is to be pushed to an early completion. , WILL BEAT OUT BOURNE. Oregon Senator 8idetracked for Mak ing a Fight on Taft. WASHINGTON. March 21. It la now expected that Senator Murray Crane, of Massachusetts, will take the chntrmanshlp of the Senate postofflce committee when the Senate reorgan izes Its committees, and Senator Pen rose, the present chairman, becomes chairman of the finance committee, succeeding former Senator Aldrlch. Through the assignment of Penrose to finance, and the retlrement of Sena tors Burrows, Scott, Carter and Dick, the chairmanship of the Important poHtofflce committee came within reach of Senator Bourne, with no one ranking him but Crane, and it was re ported that Crane would retain the chairmanship of the rules committee, hut It Is now said he will accept the place of chairman of postofflces, thus estopping Bourne from the chairman ship of the most influential commit tee, politically. In the Senate. ARMY IN TEXAS NOT NEEDED LONG MOVEMENT AGAINST WAS NOT MADE MEXICO, AND NO PROTEST EVER MADE. MORALE OF MEXICAN ARMY BETTER Troopt May Be Withdrawn Shortly X Movement Did Our Own Soldier Much , Good. SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL. Sum of $62.50 Was Raised for a School Library Baskets Sell High. The basket social at Alberta school, out the Highland pike, was a great success Saturday night. There was a large attendance and much enthus iasm. In addition to the aale of the baskets, and the picnic supper to fol low, there was an excellent literary and musical program given; proceeds netting 1G2.50. The social was under the auspices WASHINGTON. March 21. (Spl.) President Taft la out In an an nouncement that shows the friendli ness of thla administration towards Mexlro, and with renewed assurances to the neighbor on the south that the Nation feels only friendliness towards Mexico and her people. Everything possible is to be done, President Taft reiterates, to maintain peace between the two nations and the two peoples. The American troops were sent to Texas prepared for any emergency, but with a hope that no emergency might arise. At the time the army was aent things looked to be fast approaching a crisis; today things look different and the outlook for the prosperity of the Mexican nation is greatly Improved. Conditions were such, however, at the time of the first move that it was not wl.-.e to long delay: that the move ment in itself may have aided in the clarifying Influence there can be little doubt. The Mexican government has made no objection to the movement of our trxpa. The movement Itself Las done much for the troops and the general morale of the American army. That there Is not likely to arise conditions calling for a continuance of te troops PORTLAND. Or., Mar. 17. Portland proposes to give Col. Theodore Roos evelt a strenuous day of it when he arrives In the Rose City on April 5. From the minute he arrives in the Lnion Depot until he leaves by the same gate, he will be driven about dined, welcomed, grasped by the hand and made to talk. There Is no let up in the program as now mapped out. Even such a strenuous charac ter may be expected to heave a genu ine sigh of relief when he leaves the city. I'pon arriving at 2:30 p. m. Col. Roosevelt will be wbisked away lu a waiting automobile for a ride about town, giving him a chance to note the changes that have taken place since he was last here. At 3:30 he will lay the comer stone of the new Multnomah Club home and he will make a dedicatory talk. He will then be taken to the East Side where he will greet school children of the city who will parade. The Colonel will then be brought back to the East Side at 5:30, when he lias' an invitation to attend a reception to be given by the New York Society. He may, however, de cide to give this hour to resting, In case he is suficiently fagged to re quire relaxation. Col. Roosevelt will attend a dinner in his honor at the Commercial Club at 6:30. which will last until 8 o' clock, when he will be taken to the armory for a public address. This talk Is expected to last for two hours, with the preliminaries, so he will be free again at 10 o'clock, when the Portland Press Club has spoken tor the famous Ex-president during the remainder of his time In the city. He will go to the Press Club rooms and meet the newspaper men until time to take the train at midnight on his way north. President Harvey Beckwith of the Commercial Club Is the head of the special committee of welcome, made up of representatives of the various organizations of the cliy. The ar rangements for the -welcome have been outlined to Col. Roosevelt by wire, and It Is expected that, strenu ous as they are, he will accept them and carry them out without balking Mortimer Whitehead, past lecturer of the National Grange, will deliver two lectures In Oregon City on Satur day, March 25 at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. One lecture will be open to the public and the other will be closed. Meeting win te neid in Willamette hall. Mr. Whitehead will speak for the Grange In Forest Grove on Wednes day, March 22, at Gresham Grange on the 24th, Oregon City the 25th, Auma- vllle the 27th, Gervala the 28th. Eu gene the 29th and Roseborg th 30th urother Whitehead was a charter member of Pioneer Grange, No. 1, in New Jersey. As a grange editor and worker for the order for 35 years, he has been In every state in the union and In Canada on grange duty. He first Introduced the subject of rural free delivery In the national grange In 1891, a ad urged the grange to take it up. He made the first argu ment by a farmer and Patron before a committee of congress In the winter of 1891-2 as a member of legislative committee. He waa successful in getting an appropriation of $10,000 for the work. He designed the certifi cates for the sixth and seventh de grees for subordinate granges and other degree work. Ha translated the ritual and other work for the first French grange deputy In 1876. He designed the official badge adopted by the national grange, and is still at work with editorial pen and on the lecture platform to advance the In terests of the grange and Improved agriculture. He Is one of the fore-, most builders of the order. No mem ber of the order haa traveled more miles, delivered more addresses and written more papers In the Interests of the order than haa he. NO SPECIAL SESSION. Senate Clerks Find "Misting Links" to Proceedings of That Body. SALEM. Or., March 17. First As sistant Chief Clerk John Hunt of the Senate completed the latest and final revision of the Journal of proceedings of the Senate of the twenty-sixth leg islative session this morning and turned It over to the Secretary of State to be prepared for the printer. Clerk Hunt cleared up many slight dis crepancies and various "missing links" were supplied by Mr. Hunt and hla assistants during the course of this last revision by a diligent search in Chief Clerk E. H. Flagg s Junk pile. There are still "missing links" that never will be-found but which are of no sufficient Importance such as will require a special session to clear up, COUNTY TEACH ER ENJOY INSTITUTE MEET AT GLADSTONE SATURDAY PROVES A VERY PROFITABLE AND INTERESTING SESSION GLADSTONE FEASTS THE PEDACOCUES Next Institute to bt Held at Oswego, with Superintendent Alderman and Mist 8ingleton Present As Lecturers. WEST WILL VISIT DAM. SALEM, Or.. March 18. (Spl.) Gov. West has been appealed to by the fishermen of the Rogue River, the claim being made that there Is not enough water in the fish ladder at the Ament dam near Medford to allow the fish to go on up stream. The Gover nor and Master Fish Warden will make personal Inspection. SOLDIERS FOR HAWAII. SAN FRANCISCO. MJrch 21. (Spl.) Transports left this port today with C30 men for Hawaii, with lumber and other supplies for the repairing of the fort there. Colonel F. Wr. Mansfield was in command and the transport Cook was used. A third detachment will sail June 5, for the same port. of Miss Gregory, the teacher at the school, and the purpose was to raise in Texas Is the general belief, ao that money for a school library perhaps they mar be withdrawn In a few weeks a general public library. or months. POWER COMPANIES COMBINE. Pioneer Irrigation Company Absorbs Other Corporations. CANBY. Or.. March 16. The final tiaDers were signed in the Bank of Canby yesterday, whereby the Canby Canal Company, of Canby, the pioneer Irrigatlonists of the Willamette Valley, absorbed the Aurora Electric Com pany, and the Molalla River Power Company. By acquiring the combined Interests of the-two latter companies the Canby Canal Company now owns lOO.OOt) Inches of water. At present the two minor companies are engaged In supplying electric en ergy to the towns of Canby, Barlow, Aurora, Hubbard and Donald. By the consummation of this deal, which has been under way for some time, the Canbv Canal Company becomes one cf the strongest water and power con cerns In the Willamette Valley. OFFICIALS MUST ANSWER UP. SALEM. Or., March 20. (Spl.) The Railway Commissioners are to be required to bring their books to Salem if they don't answer op when Inquiries . .ent to them. The Commission haa no desire to sit by and be made to wait at the pleasure or railway oi- fic!sl3, and it docs not Intend to do so. REBELS MUS T ASK FOR FULL PARDON FINANCE MINISTER SAYS HE CAN NOT BEAR" MESSAGES FROM THOSE IN REBELLION. PRESIDENT DIAZ MEXICOS SAYIOUR Until Insurrectos Lay Down Arms There Can Be No Pardon Granted or Even Offered. MEXICO CITY. March 20. (Spl.) Finance Minister Llmantour, who re cently went home to Mexico from New York to plead with his countrymen to returi. Jo allegiance to president Diaz, today issued a statement containing the announcement that the govern ment cannot treat with rebeis and that the only way to hope for forgive ness it to lay down their arms and b good. His special car, in which he trav eled from New York, reached here this morning at 10 o'clock. He was greeted with a throng, all eager to do him honor. President Diaz sent his greetings through one-f the official family. He denied that he had any mes sages from Maderos, or any rebel, and said that such messages could not be communicated to President Diaz until the party sending them had at least laid down his arms. He had only words of praise for Diaz and his past methods and urged all Mexicans to come forward ana trust and support the hands of their President Prohibition Amendment Defeated. DES MOINES, Iowa, March 17. Prohibition by constitutional amend ment has been killed by the Iowa legislature. Clackamas Count? Teachers' Insrt. tute was held at Gladstone, Saturday, March. 78, from 10 to 4 o'clock. The school house was used for the meet ing, and the school house waa well adapted to the purpose, being well lighted, well ventilated and beautiful ly finished. The attendance was large and the Interest good. Principal A. M. Winn, of Harmon v. discussed "What the Country Schools Can do to Keep the Boys on the Farm." The country boy should have equal advantages with the city bov. and those advantages should be brought Into the country. The central high school plan of Indiana is a great step In the right direction. These central high schools are established In the country, not In villages; the conntry spirit Is mingled with the cultural Influences. "Back to The Soil" will come principally through suggestive lines. Prof. r. C. Buchanan, of the Canby schools, opened the consider Hon given to "What Practical Arithmetic Means." Practical arithmetic gives the pupil the best Intellectual devel opment and the best preparation for the. demands of business life. Our text book Is an Improvement over previous tones usea. Skillful ques tioning Is a very Important element In the successful presentation of practical arithmetic. Vary the form of the question, and avoid such ques tion as may be answered by "yes" or no. ' The question should call for effort of memory, imagination and Judgement. The pupil, not the teacher should do the reciting. Rea son and method are the important things in arithmetic. In the general discussion which fol lowed, much stress waa placed upon the need of thorough mastery of the forty five combinations. Tills drill should be complete In the primary grades. One good recommendation was. "Let us be students with our students." At 12 o'clock the ladies X L Club, of Gladstone, served a splendid dinner to the Institute, placing service for one hundred and twenty guests. The institute noted Its appreciation with a vote of thanks. At 1:30 the Institute reassembled In the central hall to hear a fine and well executed program by the pupils of Gladstone school. The drill was remarkably pretty. In session again, the Institute lis tened to Prof. J. C. Jolley, of Park place, who presented a' thoughtful address upon "Better Health Condi tions in Our Schools." 200.000 men. women and children are annually des troyed by the liquor traffic. Hance the Justice of clean instruction upon the nature and effects of alchollc drinks. Neglect of some health conditions may result In failure of pupil. The Smith system of heating Is best, clean liness is an imperative need. School houses should be cleaner than homes, I for the number using them Is great er. Sewage, rciuse. mm snouia De burned or buried Many teachers were in favor of Individual drinking cups, towels, soap, combs, etc. Representative Carter spoke briefly upon this topic, pointing out the dan ger of being extreme, and Supt. Tooze upheld the democratic phase of our public schools. Prin. A. O. Freel, of the Barclay school, Oregon City, read a paper up on "The Child's Side of Things." The teacher is no longer a boss; he is a leader. Self respect Is native to all boys and girls, and when properly de veloped is a subsantlal aid to the teacher. The pupil Is not to be squeezed Into a certain mold, but rath er allowed to grow in the direction of his right tastes, and encouraged there in. Teachers should consider the child's rights, the child's feelings, the child's problems and troubles. They are as real to the child as the troubles of maturity are real to grown-ups. Principal Carl F. Anderson, of West Oregon City said that the teacher is the chief champion of the child; that play should not be suppressed but properly directed and supervised; that the Boy Scout Idea is one that may be made a substantial aid to the pub lic school, and that the playgrounds should be large, organized and useful. Professor Morey, In inviting the In stitute to Oswego, announced that Mrs. Singleton, of the Couch echool, Portland, and Superintendent Alder man would be the principal speakers. In view of Superintendent Alderman's Intention to attend the Oswego meet ing, it is expected that thla will be the most Important ana successiui meeting of the year. The date is April 22. MEMORIAL DAY Should Be Rescued Is the Opinion of Mr. Alderman. SAI.F.M. Or.. March 16. (Spl.) Superintendent of Public Schools Al derman today said: "Memorial day should be rescued from the purposes to which it has been put by many." s Mr. Alderman promises to ao ail ne can to see that the day la observed in all the schools of the State, He is considering the mailing of circular let ters to all school principals suggesting programs appropriate to the day. He wishes all would wear evergreen on Memorial Day.