THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND. VPRIL 2G, 1914.
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SUFFRAGIST RALLY
RELIC OF WAR WITH MEXICO IN 1847
PRESERVED BY PORTLAND WOMAN
Letter From Winfield Scott, Commander-in-Chief of Army of Occupation, to Major-General William 0. Butler,
Preserved by Grand Niece of Latter and Shows Time Necessary to Move Troops. , ' - '
RURALSCHOOLTOPIC
Service and
TO BE BIG EVENT
Civic League Discusses Con
solidation of Districts.
Environment
Candidates for National Sen
ate and House Will Speak at
Meeting Saturday Night.
METROPOLITAN ACT DRAWN
ism i. "wi c . - t . s
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AUDIENCE TO SING ODE
At Similar Gatherings AH Over
Country Resolutions Demanding
That Congress Gmnt Kqual Suf
frage in Nation to Be Passed. ,
Portland woman suffrage leaders are
planning . to make the mass meeting
and rally to be held Saturday night
in rhe Lincoln High School auditorium
under the auspices of the National
American ' Woman Suffrage Associa
tion, a real red letter event in local suf
frage history.
May 2 Is "Suffrage day" throughout
the United States. Meetings will be
held In many other principal cities of
the country. -
One of the chief purposes of this
rally is to pass resolutions demanding
that Congress grant National woman
suffrage. It Is Intended to have the
same resolution passed at all the suf
frage meetings that day as a. demon
stration of .the widespread d-e i.and for
the- ballot for women from ce end of
the country to the other. Incidentally,
candidates for United States Senator
and for Representative in Congress
from the Third District will be put on
record at the Lincoln. High School
meeting as to their attitude toward
granting National woman suffrage.
Mrs. McConnlck Issues Call.
The meetings have been called by
Mrs. Medill McCormlck, head of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association. Mrs. McCormlck is the
wife of Medill McCormlck, fcrjie
publisher of the Chicago Tribune, and
National vice-chairman of the Pro
gressive party, who was in Portland
two weeks ago.
Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy will pre
side at the rally. In the preparations
for the event she has been assisted by
Mrs. A. E. Borthwlck, president of the
College Equal Suffrage League, and
by many other women prominent in
the equal suffrage movement in Ore
gon. Mrs. L. B. Therkelsen Is chair
man of the committee on publicity.
The speakers of the evening will in
clude It. A. Booth, Republican candi
date for United States Senator; William
Hanley, Progressive aspirant for the
same office, and B. ' F. Irvine, repre
senting United States Senator Cham
berlain, Democrat, candidate for re
election. These candidates for Representative
in Congress have also agreed to. ex
plain their position on the National
woman suffrage question: C. N. Mc
Arthur, George S. Shepherd andNelson
R. Jacobson, Republican; E. L. Van
Dresar A- F. Flegel and Elof T. Hed
lund. Democrat, and David Gross and
Arthur I. Moulton, Progressive.
Ode to Tune "Amfrlca" Will Be Snug.
The Republican candidates will be
introduced by Mrs. Laura Bartlett,
president of the State Woman's Re
publican Club; the Democrats by Miss
Emma Wold, ex-president of the Col
lege Equal Suffrage League, and -the
Progressives by Mrs. T. B. Neuhausen,
wife of the Progressive state chair
man. An ; unusual feature of the rally is
to be' the singing by the audience of
the National suffrage ode to the tune
of "America." Mrs. Fred Olson will lead
the singing. The words of the song
are as follows:
My country, 'tis for thee.
To make your, women free.
Thii
.is is our plea.
High have our hopes been raised,
7n these enlightened days
That for her Justice, praised
Our land might be.
My native country, thee.
Grant ua equality!
Then shall we see
In this fair land of light
. Justice and truth and right
Ruling, instead of might.
Trust liberty!
Our fathers' God, to Thee,
Author of liberty.
To Thee we sing;
Long mav our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might, ,
Great God. our King.
"In conectlon with our rally here,"
said Mrs. L. B. Therkelsen yesterday,
"we are urging all women through
out the state to act, each as a com
mittee of one, in making a collective
demonstration on the night of May 2,
so that every town and village may
respond to the call of freedom for
American womanhood."
Resolutions) Soy Issue Is Rational.
The programme i to start promptly
st 8 o'clock, it has been announced.
The resolutions to be presented for
adoption read as follows:
"We, the citizens of Portland, Or.,
have assembled today to voice our de
mands that women, as citizens of the
United States, be accorded the full
right of such citizenship. We congrat
ulate the four million women voters
who have won their right to the bal
lot in ten 6tates and confidently ex
, pect to see five, more states under the
franchise banner after the November
elections.
"We hereby declare that suffrage for
women has become a National, as well
as a local isue, and wo urge our Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
to enact Federal legislation which will
insure to women equal political rights
with men.
"We, therefore, ask the Congress of
the United States to proceed withoot
delay in the most feasible and prac
tical manner to remove the barriers
which prevent American -women from
the exercise of full franchise and to
make our country not a government in
which half the people are denied the
right of participation, but in truth and
reality a democracy."
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CIGARETTE WAR WARMS
Tobacco Dealers as Well as Minors to
Suffer Severely "When Caught.
Active war on minor cigarette smok
ers will be waged, the campaign com
mittee announced yesterday, after their
meeting at which letters were dictated
to Sheriff Word, Mayor Albee. Munici
pal Judge Stevenson, District Judges
Bell, Dayton and Jones and other city
and county officials requesting them to
prosecute severely all dealers charged
with selling tobacco to minors. If names
of the. dealers and, boys are furnished
to the Juvenile Court the prosecution
will bevpushed in that court wherever
possible. Chief Probation Officer Mc
intosh promised, and the parents ad
vised of the delinquency of the boys.
Mrs. I. M. Walker. Dr. J. H. Boyd
and H. C. Krum were appointed a com
mittee to reorganize the committee and
choose a president to succeed Superin
tendent Alderman, who has found that
he has too much other work on bis
' bands to serve on the committee.
FACSIMILE
AN Interesting relic of the war of
1847 between the United States
. and. Mexico is a letter now in the
possession of of Mrs. Esther H. Knapp.of
Portland, written during the war by
Commander-in-Chief Winfield Scott to
William O. Butler," . a Major-General.
General Butler was a greatuncle of
Mrs. Knapp and the letter was given
Mrs. Knapp by her mother several
years ago. :
In the letter General Scott asks
about a detachment of troops which
were requested and thought by him
to be on the way to the front. He
also asks about the assignment of an
assistant Adjutant-General. TBe let
ter reproduced herewith shows the
comparison of the speed of transport
ing troops and communications in the
trouble of 1847 and that of the present
The letter reads:
("Private.")
"Brassos, San lago, Jan. 14, 1847.
My Dear General: I have this mo
COLLEGE AWAITS ADMEN
PREPARATIONS MADE TO WEL
COME VISITORS AT EUGENE.
While Committee la Recruiting: Party
of 200 or More, Telegrams Arrive
From AgKie Educators. '
While the Ad Club committtee in
Portland is recruiting a party of more
than 200 persons for the' excursion to
Corvallis on May 1. the Oregon Agri
cultural College is making elaborate
preparations for the reception of the
Portland men and women.
The train in which the excursion
party will be carried will leave over
the Southern Pacific at 7:45 o'clock
the morning of May Day and will leave
PROMINENT WOMAN SUFFRAGE LEADERS WHO WILL INTRODUCE
SPEAKERS AT SUFFRAGE RALLY NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
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OP LETTER WRITTEX BY . WIN'KI
ment (4 o'clock P. M.) received from
Point Isabel general order No. 58 (Dec.
31) in which the Adjutant-General, or
somebody else, has presumed to assign
me (out of the officers previously un
der my command) an assistant Adjutant-General!
"Now, as I have before said to you,
and have for more than five years said to
everybody else, I have the highest re
gard for you, and confidence in Major
L. Thomas. No man is more amiable,
conscientious or capable, and but for
the reasons stated to you in my pri
vate note from Camargo. I should now
be very glad to have my friend, the
Major with me; but, I repeat what I
then said to you; it would be extreme
ly ungracious to you to take him from
you. I cannot do it without unkind
ness to you, to whom I owe kindness,
respect and gratitude. It was enough
that I asked you, I hope both respect
fully and delicately, for Lieutenant
Lay on two provisos (1) That you
could spare him and (2) that he might
be willing to come to me. Now I ln
alst and demand and if necessary I
Corvallis for the return trip late in the
evening.
Straw hat day wilt be observed by
the Admen and as many as desire
have been invited also to appear in
new Spring suits for the occasion.
The following telegrams- received
from Corvallis by the Ad Club com
mittee Indicate the care with which
preparations for the reception are be
ing made in the Agricultural Col
lege: "Arrangements have been perfected
for entertainment of the Ad Club visi
tors. Alighting from train at the en
trance to the campus, the visitors will
first witness a review by the College
cadet regiment. Luncneon will be
served at 12:30 by the College Folk
Club and the Women's Auxiliary of the
Corvallis Commercial Club. Inspec
tion of College grounds and buildings
will take place in the afternoon. An
open air concert by the College mili
tary band will be given from 5 to 6
o'clock. A banquet by the Domestic
Science department will take place at
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ELD SCOTT.
beg that you use this private note as
an ' official document that Major
Thomas be not sent to me, unless you
yourself had of your own accord, prior
to your seeing the general order No.
68 published at Washington, deter
mined to send him to me.
"I have not yet I suppose there has
not been time heard from you in re
ply to my official letter from Camar
go of the 3d instant; but cannot doubt
that I shall very soon hear from you
in reply and that the troopa I called
for from your immediate command are
In full and rapid march for the Rio
Grande and thence in movement down
the river for the month. Steamers will
be up to receive the troops, if not at
Camargo at least as high as they can
ascend say, Reynoka. It is of the
last importance not to me, but to the
war and the country that those troops
should be here without delay.
"With greatest esteem.
"Most truly yours.
"WINFIELD SCOTT.
"Major-General Butler. Received
January 29, 1847."
6 o'clock. Music for banquet will be
furnished by the student orchestra
and Glee Club. Ample provision has
been made for the accommodation or
all visitors. We are counting on at
least 200.
"W. J. KERR,
President Oregon Agricultural
' College."
"The domestlo science girls have
completed arrangements for a banquet
to the Ad Club visitors. We are count
ing on at least 200. Do not disappoint
us.
"MRS. HENRIETTA W. CALVIN.
Dean, School of Home Economics.
CITY FUNDS JUMP HIGHER
Total Balance, Aided by Tax Money,
Placed at $ 2, 1 S 0,2 8 1 .
With the receipt of tax money the
balances in the city's standing: funds
are growing larger, according to the
semi-monthly report of City Treasurer
Adams Issued yesterday.
Following is a statement of the bal
ances in the various funds:
General $1,010,779.84
I Ira Department 1,587 OS
Pollco Department ...... ....... 68.44
Street repair 20144
Bonded indebtedness Interest. .. . 97.413.23
Lighting 9.270.00
Public auditorium 24.354.13
Park 4,W2.81
street cleaning- and sprlnklinc. . 27.1S
Improvement bond, sinkins 342,643 84
Improvement bond. Interest 84,040.91
Water IS3.0U.81
Park and boulevard ' 85,937.22
Broadway bridge &.17S.SB
Garbage creamatory 2,278.10
Municipal Jail 600.00
Fire boat and fire main..... 108.03
Special bridge ..' 6.0.30. S9
Sinking 92.7l'8.88
Water bond sinking 2,342.53
Water fund bond account......
Police and fire dept. relief 25.31
Bonded Indebtedness, sinking... TwH.T4
Street Improvement 41,36l,7
Sewer 22.6711.51
Street extension 11,765. 6
Total $3,130,281. 93
"Walton-Grass" Signs Placed'.
CHICAGO, April 21. (Special.)
Finding ordinary efforts of no avail
in keeping the students from tramp
ling over the lawns and terraces at
the Midway, the University of Chicago
authorities have changed their "Keep
"If" signs to read "Walk on the Grass,
Please." -
Hi
District Attorney Evans, for Com
mittee, Says Suggestions Taken
I-argcly From Recent " Survey -of
Fortland Institutions.
"Consolidation of Rural School Dis
tricts" was the topic for discussion at
the meeting of the Oregon Civic League
in the Central . Library Friday night.
Superintendent Duncan, of Yamhill
County, and Superintendent Armstrong,
of Multnomah County, were among the
speakers. A. C Newill presided.
The committee .ort special laws for
metropolitan districts, with Walter
Evans as chairman, made the following
recommendations:
(1) Districts having more than 20.-
000 children shall be called metropoli
tan districts,
2) Boards of Education shall con
sist of five members, one being elected
each year for a term of five years.
(3) A president of the Board shall
be elected by his fellow members, and
he shall appoint all standing and spe
cial committees. - ' -
(4) The regular standing commit
tees of the Board shall be (a) financial
affairs, (b) buildings and sites, (c) edu
cational affairs, (d) legal affairs.
to) Boards shall elect the following
executive officers: (a) superintendent
of schools, (b) business manager, c)
superintendent of properties, (d) su
perintendent of school attendance.
(S) The duties of each officer and
the policies to be pursued are to be de
termined by the Board,- which le ad
vised to confer large powers and re
sponsibilities on the executive officers
and demand successful results.
(7) A budget shall be presented an
nually by the Board under (a) outlays
fund, (b) maintenance fund. ' '
(8) Full discussion of the present
tenure of office law for teachers.
(9) Boards shall have power to es
tablish and maintain any kind of school
that the needs of the district demand,
as well as to adopt suitable textbooks
and courses of study.
(10) Boards shall provide for a de
tailed census to establish records of
the educational needs and standing of
the district.
(11) Refusal of admission of pri
mary pupils after the first two weeks
of the semester.
(12) The appointment of a large
committee of teachers to recommend
books for school libraries.
(13) To make the age of compulsory
attendance-eight to 16, instead of nine
to 15.
(14) The free use of echoolhouses
as polling places and as social and
civic centers at the direction or dis
cretion of the Board.
These changes, the committee re
ported, are merely suggested, not pro
posed. Many, they said, were taken
from the survey of the Portland pub
llo schools.
A committee to improve the methods
of certification of teachers In Oregon
was appointed. with William T.
Fletcher, superintendent of the Couch
school, as chairman.
IMPORTANT WORK DONE
VISITING SIRSES CARE FOR 2S08
PATIENTS DURING YEAR.
Superintendent's Report Shorts Scope
of Work Done by Women in
Care of Stricken.
The report of Miss Emma E. Grit
tinger, superintendent of the Visfting
Nurses' Association's work which was
presented last Monday at the annual
meeting of the organization in the
Medical building contains much of in
terest to the general public The re
port is in two distinct parts. The first
deals with the general work and the
second with the tuberculosis work of
the association:
General Work Year Ending March. 81.
Number patients April 1, 1913..., 33
Number new patients admitted during
year 1147
Total number patients 1180
Number nursing visits made 6127
Number Instructive and friendly 1207
Total number visits 7334
Number patients discharged 1126
Disposition of Fatlenta
Improved or oured. ................... . 720
Hospitals 117
Dispensaries .......................... 5s
Other care 130
County farm 8
Transferred tuberculosis clinic 5
Board of Health - 6
Died Is jj
No nurslns D9
No Illness ............................. g
Untraced - 3
Number patients April 1, 1014 64
Obstetrical Work Ending March 31.
Number patients cared for "t6
Number nursing visits ....1077
No. Instructive visits 281
Total number visits 18S8
Tuberculosis Work Ending March 81.
Number patients April 1, 1013 -18
Number new patients admitted during .
year 181
.Total number patients 21
Number nursing and instructive visits. 1718
XJisposiuon ot i'auenis
Improved ,11
I nlmproved 5
State Sanitarium '2U
Troutaaie 2.1
Open Air U
st. vinceni-s .Hospital. ................ . 4
Other care 19
Not tuberculous -30
Died : . . xi
Utztt city , 19
1 n traced - g
Total number patients discharged. .... . 1US
Number patients April, 1914 .-48
Number patients receiving eggs ...... 2ti
Total number of dosen eggs 619
Number patient receiving milk. 84
Total number quarts milk 404:1
Rock Island Vice-President Resigns.
CHICAGO. April 25. Frank C. Dil
lard. vice-president and general coun
sel of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pa
cific Railroad, announced today that
be had resigned to take effect May 1.
The Viennese policemen must understand
rowing, telegraphy and swimmmg.
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European Plan $1.50 a day up
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New steel uk! brick structure. Third sj.
ditiosi csr bnuifsd rooms now building.
vry modern comreatestca. Moderate
rates. Center of theatre and retail dis
trict. On carlines transferrins all arm
City. Qectrkesnu1asaetseraiaatesasrs.
For its convenience to the residential, bhoppiu- and'
business districts aud lor its proximity to the lea-linff play
houses, the premier position is held by
The Portland Hotel
It extends to its guests a" welcome most hospitable, and it
renders a service refined and pleasin- Its cuisine is
lamed the world around.
Service in the Dining-Room :
Breakfast, 6:30 to 12 o'clock.
Weekday Luncheon, 11:30 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Sunday and Weekday Table d'Hote Dinner
to 8 P.M.
Service in the Grill:
12 o'clock noon until 1 A. M.
Afternoon Tea, 3:30 to 6.
Orchestral music afternoon and evening.
Concert in the Lobby on Sunday evening.
G. J. Kaufmann, Manager.
Hotel Multnomah
A
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Musical
Programme
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On Sunday evening, for the
guests of the hotel and resi
dents of the city, the mag
nificent voice of Mrs. Wein
stein, aocompanied by Hel
ler's Orchestra, supplies
music equal, if not superior
to, any provided by the large
metropolitan, hotels. In the
lobby, 8:30 until 10.
The Table d'Hote Dinner,
served from six until eight,
has become an institution
providing much enjoyment to
connoisseurs of cuisine.
After Concert, supper in the
Arcadian Garden is an essen
tial in the evening's enjoy
ment, which you will appre
ciate. 10 until 12.
L. P. REYNOLDS, Asst. Mgr.
EATON
WEST PARK AXU MORRISON STS.
Now offers attractive rates to per
manent guests. A quiet, refined
hotel, conveniently located in the
business and shopping district
Rooms single or en suite, with or
without private bath.
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Rooms with private baths, i25. SS-J,
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