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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1909
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CITY RESPONSIBLE
FOR WEAK BRAINS
Health in Schools and Sins of
Colleges Occupy Minds
of Educators.
BROADSIDE AT COLLEGES
Wllllston Fires It, Saying They
Have Failed and Demoralized
High Schools, "Which
Should Be Independent.
DENVER. July 6. "No teacher with
round shoulders and a hacking cough
should be permitted In the schoolroom.
"The city Is responsible for lower men
tality and & weakened body In an In
creasing number of school children."
"Feed the physical body Its education
s you feed the brain Its words anj
figures."
These were (oma of the. points urged
upon a huge gathering of teachers In
terested In the department of education
of the National Educational Association
this afternoon.
Healthy Mind In Healthy Body.
William W. Hastings, of Springfield.
Mass., urged most of the above rigid
pronouncement. upon the teachers, and.
though they seemed to come straight
from the shoulder, none of his auditors
took offense. On the contrary, they
heartily applp-udod the sentiment for a
hygienic schoolroom, from the stand
point of both the scholar and the teacher.
A discussion of the health In the school
room led by J. E. Pears of Pueblo, Colo.,
brought out the fact that most of the
teachers were in favor of large play
grounds and more work for the body,
and, while not less work for the brain,
that it be administered more moderately.
Hot Attack on Colleges.
The question whether the American
college had failed In its mission devel
oped a merry debate in the departmenf
of higher education, and Samuel Wen
dall Wllllston. of the University of Chi
cago, delivered an address which placed
a new thought upon the subject. Mr.
Williston said In the course of his ad
dress: The American College of Liberal Arts
has lamentably failed as a nomilar institu
tion of higher education In that It trains less
man i per cent of our young men and
women, but one-tenth of 1 per cent of the
population. It has permitted various insti
tutions, notably correspondence schools, pri
vate business schools. Industrial and agri
cultural schools to usurp Its function, be
cause of llllberallty. It has lost discipline,
froth mental and moral till the charge Is
Treeiy made, ana In a great measure truth-
iuh. mat a very large proportion of
students are seeking merely the diploma
rather than an education which will fit them
lor higher pursuits In life; who work, upon
. vsrg, out inree or lour hours dally,
and who acquire habits neither of Industry
nor application; that there has been a de
cided lowering of the moral standard among
college students; that, upon the whole, the
bachelor degree Is losing Its significance as
n Indication of fitness for most of the pur
suits of life.
Have Demoralized High Schools.
Undeniably the college has lost discipline
by the general adoption of the system of
elective, which leaves so much to the
caprice and unintelligent choice of the lnex
prienced student. There . h.an -
demoralization both of discipline 'and re
quirements as a result of the rivalry among
Institutions, especially the state Institutions,
for numbers. The elective system has
lowered the discipline by the rivalry among
teachers for large classics, with the develop
ment of soft coursea
Perhaps the greatest charge against the
college is that It has hindered or retarded
the best development of the high school;
" na perverted It from the highest uses
to the people. Most high schools stlli ar
range their course of study chiefly for the
nreds of the 3 or 4 per cent of Its pupils who
are preparing for college to the detriment
or at least discouragement, of the 9 per
cent who have neither the desire nor the
opportunity to continue their education.
Cut Loose From High School.
The speaker said he believed that the
only hope for the regeneration, not only
of the high school, but the college also,
lies In the complete severance of thta
control. He also believed that the dis
cipline of the high school has largely suf
fered by its aping the methods of the col
lege, and that thlo discipline must be re
frained at all cost, first by a return to
the most essential disciplinary and .useful
studies which should be made compulsory
for all: and by the abandonment of rv.nr.v-
educational experiments and especially by
the elevation of the standard of the high
school teacher and the employment of a
larger proportion of men as teacher.
tfachera who are trained as teachers. He
said that, when this regeneration of the
high school has been effected, secondary
education, so-called, will not only broaden
out greatly, but that it will reach upward
to Include all the disciplinary and cultural
work of the college. In other words, the
democratization of secondary
will drive out the so-called college of lib
eral arts, which occupies no indispensa
ble place in American education.
Whenever every pupil who leaves the
disciplinary high school Is compelled to
choose some definite course of study lead
ing to some definite end and not per
mitted to spend four years more in aim.
less work, the problem of the A merlon n
college will have been solved, and not
until tnen." said Professor Williston In
conclusion.
Care of Defective Children.
In the department of special education
Barron ... pearse. of Milwaukee, urged
special care of the child "born short" and
Pybrant Wesselius. of Grand Ranla
Mich., spoke of the duty of the state to
ward tne "exceptional" child. Both Mr.
I earse, who is a superintendent of
schools, and Mr. Wesselius. who is an
cx-State Senator, were of the opinion that
tne ciuia ai rue tea in mind or body should
he made the subject of especial care. Mr.
Wesselius said in part:
Intelligent and systematic action along well
oVrtned lines covering the whole country
through the common school Is necesjwry to
prevent a degenerate class, the Individual of
which has been aptly described as too heavy
Tor light work and too light for heavy work
It Is time that the child wa treated as a
unit by other than standard methods and sub
jected to a scientific inquiry, both from the
physiologist's and the pathologist's point of
. view. These experts should be employed by
the state. Delinquent mental or physical de
fectives should be separated from the normal
children for a sufficient length of time to
Ibis them back to a normal condition if pos
Cltles Cripple Children.
"The city does more to cripple the
child mentally than any other agency,"
declared Professor G. W. A. Lucky, of
the University of Nebraska. He as
serted that the ratio of persons living
In cities was so great as to leave no
argument against the charge that the
cities and city lite were responsible
for lowered physical standards among
Bchool children, and he believed it the
duty of schools to provide a means of
escape from the threatened National
scourge of a weakened people.
8. A. Knapp contended that the rea
son why college-bred men left the farm
was that their elders did not farm in
telligently. S. B. Hoover appealed for special
training for business as other pursuits,
saying:
As soon as the bov showed his in
clination toward a commercial career
he was sidetracked with scant courtesy
and only a rudimentary training In the
mere natchet-and-saw course.
He said further:
To Drovtda en Institution of imWenrltv
grade for the training of leaders of trade and
captains of Industry, with expert teachers of
business culture, ethics, hifrtorv. annlicAtfona
of the sciences, world market, etc.. Is a
larger opportunity for some philanthropist,
than the endowment of libraries or the estab
lishment of chairs in dead languages or the
search for mummies and ecarabs that are still
more dead.
Charles Bartlett Dyke, of Boulder,
Colo., gave an Interesting discussion of
the effect of education on the child
races, saying that today Americans are
attempting to educate every race un
der the sun, with extremely limited
knowledge of race differences and race
possibilities.
Four new men appeared prominent In
the race for the presidency today, re
gardless of the fact that a movement
has been placed on foot to offer the
presidency to Elmer Brown. The candi
dates thus far are J. H. Phillips, of
Birmingham, Ala.; J. W. Joiner. Super
intendent of Public Instruction of North
Carolina; Ben Blewett, Superintendent
of Schools of St. Louis, and A. S. Down
ing, first Assistant Commissioner of
Education of New York.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia University, laid down a rule
for good citizenship tonight when he
told the convention that "liberty un
der law" is the ideal state of existence.
CANAL INQUIRY HALTS
UNITED STATES LEGAL OFFI
CERS BLOCKED IN PARIS.
Must Await Arrival of Counsel for
Defense, and Then May Learn
but Very Little.
PARIS. July 6. Henry A. Wise, United
States District Attorney at New Tork and
Stuart McNamara, Assistant United
States Attorney for the District of Co
lumbia, who were sent here as a special
committee to obtain testimony in the
Panama Canal libel case, have reached
Paris but can do nothing until the arrival
of Delancey Nicoll and John D. Lindsay,
counsel for the Press Publishing Com
pany, publishers of the New York World.
The prospects of the commission's obtain
ing much Information are anything but
bright, as the path is blocked by numer
ous obstacles.
The consent of the French government,
which Is not based upon treaty stipula
tions but Is merely an act of courtesy, has
not yet been obtained.
The old Panama Canal scandal, which
wrecked so many fortunes and reputa
tions, and brought the country almost to
the verge of a revolution, is now legally
closed, and no matter how willing the
government might be to accede to the
request of the Americans, it would prob
ably hesitate if such action involved the
slightest risk of reopening the old ques
tion. REVOLT MENACES TEHERAN
Russian Troops Hurry Forward to
Prevent Outbreak.
IDNDON, July 6. According to a spe
cial dispatch received here from Tehe
ran, that city Is Invested by the Persian
revolutionist forces, who are expected to
attack at any moment.
The first of the Russian expedition that
is to go to Teheran, the capital of Persia,
consisting of a battalion of Infantry,
sailed yesterday from Baku for Bnzell,
and further detachments will sail today.
According to official advices the rout of
the revolutionary forces at Shahanad has
had a depressing effect and the leaders
will scarcely be able to reassemble a re
spectable fighting force. Their followers
have been scattered In many directions.
The Bakhtlari tribesmen, however, are
2000 strong and stiff fighting is certain to
ensue with General Ltakoff's Cossack
brigade in case the advance continues.
The Russian force will not enter the en
gagement until foreign lives and property
are endangered.
In response to strong representations
from Russia that theTurklsh Consul-Gen
eral at Tabriz is siding openly with the
revolutionists, the Turkish government
has decided to recall this official.
BATTLE LASTS SEVEN HOURS
Cossacks , Meet Revolutionists and
Force Them Back Eventually.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 6. Press dis
patches received here from Teheran give
further details of the recent defeat at
Shahabad of the Persian revolutionists
at the hands of the Cossacks of the Shah
The detachment of Cossacks was com
manded by Captain Perebynossoff and
took up its station in one of the Summer
residences of the Shah. The attack was
made at night. The great force of the
revolutionists advanced and the fighting
lasted ror seven hours. The revolution
lsts showed great courage but they were
finally scattered. The revolutionists lost
a cannon and four flags, while the Cos
sacks had three men killed and three
others wounded.
MORSE TO GO TO EUROPE
Ruined Financier to Seek New For
tunes Abroad Before Trial.
NEW TORK, July 6. Charles W. Morse
the financier who was recently released
irom me Momos on .125,000 ball, contem
plates a trip to Europe before hln an
peal for a new trial is heard in h Fnii
Mr. Morse, who had Just returned to New
York from Bath. Me., has inform
friends that parties in Europe are holding
a quantity or tne securities, through
which he hopes to financially rehabilitate
himself, and by calling on them
ally, he can effect a quick arrangement
in nis own tavor.
When Morse was released on ball
was expressly stipulated that he should
not leave the United States, as the
charges against him do not constitute an
extraditable offense. Mr. Morse's friends
say that all the bondsmen are willing that
he should go to Europe, and are said to
De willing to so intorm the court.
RUSSIA SEES JAP PERIL
Objects to Open River Regulations
on Sungarl, and Obstructs Laws.
PEKIN. July 6. It Is reported today
mat tne uninese maritime customs regu
lations are now In operation on the Sun
garl River.
Russian anxiety at the prospects of
Japanese navigation of the river is un
aisguisea.
Several Russian boats plying on the
Sungarl River have lodged protests
against the Chinese cuBtoms regulations.
Reports received here from Harbin set
forth that the Russian authorities, sup
ported by the legation, are obstructing the
carrying out. oi tne river" regulations on
the ground that they have not been
mutually agreed upon.
COMMITS DEATH'.
MOURNED BY ALL
Sad News Is Shock to Friends
in Congress Cannon Pays
Fine Tribute.
JONES TELLS OF CAREER
Body of Dead Congressman Will Be
Sent West Attended by Repre
sentative of Sergeant-at-Arms
Instead of Guard.
(Continued From First page.)
the seriousness of his condition, but fully
expected to recover.
Cannon Mourns Loss.
At the capitol expressions of regret wee
heard on every hand. Speaker Cannon
WASHINGTON'S CONGRESSMAN
WHO DIED EARLY TUESDAY.
The Late Francis W. Cushman.
who has known Cushman long and intl
mately, said of him:
'Mr. Cushman was one of the most
Industrious and efficient members In the
House of Representatives. He outran his
physical strength. He was always at work
and yet was always as cheerful as one at
play.
'He early acquired a reputation In the
House as a humorist, which was in
measure an embarrassment, as it de
tracted from the popular estimation of
his career, which was really devoted to
serious work.
He had for several years been recog
nlzed as one of the most forceful debat
ers and effective legislators on the floor.
His humor was like that of Lincoln, not
for the mere sake of humor, but to make
plain point in his argument with a
homely Illustration.. His decease Is re
gretted by all his colleagues, not only
because of his worth in .Congress, but
also because of his personal attractions
and character. His loss is a serious one
to his constituents, and that loss Is not
alone to his state, but to all of the peo
ple of the Republic"
Jones Pays Tribute.
Senator" Jones, who was Representative
Cushman's most Intimate friend in
Washington, was more affected than any
of his old. associates. In paying tribute
to his late friend. Senator Jones said:
"I cannot grasp the fact that Frank Is
gone. Only a few days ago I saw him.
and he seemed to be as well as usual.
He and I entered Congress together 10
years ago, and I do not believe that two
men ever served together that long more
harmoniously.
"During the whole time there has
never been the slightest difference be
tween us. We have worked In entire
harmony, and in his death I feel the loss
of a brother rather than a friend. " He
was 'as true as steel, untiring in his In
dustry, Intense In his convictions and
absolutely honest.
"He impressed all with his ability and
forcefulness of expression, and the people
of his state have suffered In his death a
great loss. He had attained a position in
the House of Representatives where he
could be of great service to his state and
Nation, and It is one of those inscrutable
decrees of Providence which we cannot
attempt to explain that he should be
taken away at the very threshold of his
great usefulness."
Payne Feels Loss, Too.
Representative Payne, Republican floor
leader of the House, and chairman of the
ways and means committee, of which
Cushman was a member, paid this trib
ute: "Mr. Cushman was a warm friend of
mine and of Speaker Cannon. He was
a man of great ability, a hard and
earnest worker, and one well Informed
on public Institutions, though he served
only a short time on the ways and
means committee. He was always
prompt In the discharge of his duties,
both there and In the House."
Representative Humphrey said: "I
consider Mr. Cushman's death a great
loss, not only to his constituents and
the State of Washington, but to the
entire country. He was one of the most
brilliant men in Congress, and his
speeches were among the very best de
livered In that fcody. In almost every
speech he carried some brilliant sen
tences or some striking illustration that
attracted attention throughout the
country.
"He was one of the most popular men
of that body. He was absolutely de
voted to his duties. No man could have
given better attention to the demands
from his country. We know now that
his devotion to his work was so great
that It undermined his strength and
hastened his death.
"To his friends he was one of the
most devoted, generous and unselfish
of men. His record is absolutely clean,
without a blot or blemish."
CUSHMAN'S JOKES AIDED WORK
Told Stories Only to Add Force to
His Arguments In House.
WASHINGTON, July 6. While Rep
resentative Cushman possessed unchal
lenged the title of "House humorist,"
he was uulversally regarded as far
more than that. His high ability was
recognized by Speaker Cannon In com
mittee appointments, particularly in his
selection to fill a vacancy on the ways
and means committee at a time when a
great tariff bill was to .be reported to
the House for consideration.
Tn describing the impoverished con
dition to which his constituents were
reduced during the panic of 1S93.
said thev were forced to
live on clams, washed ashore by the
incoming tide. "Their stomachs," he
concluded, "rose and fell with the ris
ing and falling of the tide."
He probably will be long remem
bered by reason of the effectiveness of
his humor in the debates on the Payne
tanrf. bill in the House. His speech
In defense of retaining the duty on
lumber secured several additional votes
on the schedule.
Cushman's acquiescing to a rule for
a vote on the Payne bill, with reduced
rates on lumber, assured its passage.
In describing to the House his feel
ings, he likened them to those of a
cowpuncher in Wyoming whose ability
to raise 1000 cattle In one Summer with
one cow as a starter, caused a rope
to be placed around his neck by a
vigilance committee.
"They asked Bill what he had to say."
explained Mr. Cushman. "Old Bill rolled
his quid into the other cheek, ana
said: 'Well, gentlemen, I suppose I got
more Interest in this performance than
any other gent present, but I am the
least enthusiastic over the pro
gramme.
Sergeant-at-Arms Casson, of the House,
and the Washington delegation in Con
gress have telegraphed Mrs. Cushman for
an expression of her wishes as to sending
the body either to Mr. Cushman s home in
Tacoma or to his birthplace at Brighton,
la., and as to arranging for a Congres
sional escort to the burial place. The
House will not be in session until Thurs
day, when final action will be taken.
CUSHMAN'S DROLL SPEECHES
Specimen Stories That He Intro
duced for Purpose of Illustration.
It has been said of Francis W. Cushman.
the brilliant Congressman from the state of
Washington, who died yesterday, that as
a stump speaker he had one gift In common
with Lincoln, namely, a memory for
homely anecdotes, which he used to enliven
serious argument. He was a member of the
ways and means committee and a strong
protectionist. Late In May he made a
speech In Congress that attracted wide at
tention. In this speech w3re a number of
stories which The Oregonian published
May 30. They are here reproduced as fair
speclments of Mr. Cushman's droll styka in
addressing the public:
Now I want to speak for a few mo
ments on the subject of lumber and in
relation to the tariff. The present tariff
on common lumber is $2 per 1000 feet.
If this Payne bill In its present form
shall become a law It will reduce the
tariff on common lumber from $2 to
1 per 1000 feet.
The other day when I objected to
this reduction the gentleman from !
New York (Payne) said with evident
feeling that I would better accept that
reduction or lumber might go on the
free list entirely. That reminds me of
an Incident that happened In the good
old state of Iowa a good many years
ago. On a very hot Summer day there
was a small boy hoeing potatoes in a
farm lot near the roadside. A very fine,
magnificent-looking gentleman rode
by in a covered buggy with soft cush
ions. He looked over the fence at the
boy, who was perspiring freely, and
said: "Bub. what do you get for hoe
ing these potatoes?
And the boy said: "I get nothin' If
I do and hell If I don't." (Laughter.)
Well. Mr. Chairman, it seems to me
that that incident presents a very
graphic picture of the mental attitude
of my friend from New York in ref
erence to the lumber if I submit and
something worse if I don't.
Some man asks: "Well how high
ought protection to be?" My friends,
you cannot figure out in degrees or
percentages how high a tariff ought to
be. In my Judgment, an American pro
tective tariff ought to be high enough
to protect the industries that It was
built to defend.
I was reared on a farm. We had a
"breachy" old mare In those days that
was In the habit of Jumping Into the
corn field. We started in to raise the
height of that rail fence. We raised It
from five rails to six rails, but that did
not stop her; we raised it from six
rails to seven rails, but that did not
stop her; we raised it from seven rails
to eight rails, but that did not stop her;
but when we added the ninth rail we
reached the limit of her vaulting ca
pacity. For the purposes of protec
tion, had that fence been one rail less.
It might as well have been "a painted
ship upon a painted ocean." (Applause
on the Republican side.)
The way 'to build a tariff wall is to
build it high enough to protect. I
knew a man once who fell Into a cis
tern. He was a very tall man. He .was
six feet tall. Now. the water in that
cistern was only six feet and two in
ches deep, only two short Inches over
his head; but he drowned as effectively
as if he had been dropped into the
depths of the unfathomable ocean.
(Laughter.)
Now then, my friend from ' Missouri
(Clark) has spoken very feelingly
about his desire to have the price of
commodities and living expenses and
lumber come down, but the gentleman
never, raised his voice to congratulate
the laborers of this country on the fact
that wages were high. If anybody
ever hears of a leading Democrat in
this Nation congratulating somebody
because wages are high, industry uni
versal and employment plenty, please
wire " me at once at my expense.
(Laughter and applause on the Repub
lican side.)
Now. then, it Is not very often that
I have occasion to hire a man to do
some work, but once in a while I
hire a man to do something that I am
too lazy to do or cannot do myself.
In the city of Tacoma, my home, I
purchased a little cottage, which I
have decorated with a mortgage
and other permanent Improvements.
(Laughter.) I have had occasion once
or twice to have a few repairs and
changes made on that dwelling. Let
me quote a few prices.
That cottage is not very much bigger
than a railroad boxcar, but a short
time ago when I wanted the outside
of it painted it cost me $98, all right.
But I am not complaining about that,
because I like to see people get paid
for what they do.
I concluded that I wanted the two
front rooms repapered. What we call
the "large" room in our house is about
nine by eleven feet. (Laughter.) It
cost me $54 to get those two front
rooms papered Just the same. Am I
complaining about it? Not at all. I
like to see people get paid for what
they do.
A little later I concluded that I want
ed our dining-room retinted. The dining-room
in my palatial mansion is
about eight by nine feet. (Laughter.)
But It cost me $40.20 to get It retinted.
But I am not complaining. I like
to see people get paid for what they
do. (Laughter.)
One day there was a piece of plaster
came loose on the celling of my dining-room,
and, as God Is my witness,
that piece of plaster was not much
bigger than the rim of my old slouch
hat, but It cost me $5.50 to get new
plaster put. over that hole. I could have
taken five $1 bills and almost covered
the hole. (Laughter.) But I am not
complaining. I am one of those in
dividuals who like to see people get
paid for what they do. (Laughter.)
I wanted an extra doorway cut
through the wall from the kitchen Into
the pantry. It was to be an open door
way Just a hole. It cost me $7.95 to
have that hole made. But it was a
good-looking hole. (Laughter.) I
Shown
never saw a better looking - hole.
(Laughter.) And I do not regret the
money. And if I want another car
penter in the future, I will send for
the same man. I am not complaining,
because I am one of those peculiar
individuals who like to see people get
well paid for what they do. (Laughter.)
I wanted a hot water boiler moved
from one room to another, and I sub
sidized a plumber friend of mine to the
tune of $16 for moving It. But I am
not complaining, because one of my
personal peculiarities is that I like to
see people get paid for what they do.
I had a wire fence built along one
side of my lot; perhap3 the fence was
90 or 100 feet In length. I paid a
workman $53 for putting up that fence.
(Laughter.) Well. I am not complain
ing. It's a good-looking fence, and I
look at It every day. (Laughter.) I
was glad to have it built, and glad to
see the man who built it get paid for
his work.
You can't hire a drayman with one
horse and a dinky wagon in my town
short of about $6 a day, or $4 for
half a day. I have paid that much,
and I know. I do not regret the
money, because I like to see people get
paid for what they do.
Last Summer I walked out into the
alley to the rear of my house one morn
ing where I had had a wagonload of
wood unloaded. A man came along and
told me that he had just got into town
and asked me if he could split some of
that wood and pile it in the woodshed.
It was nearly 10 o'clock in the morning.
I told him to go to work. He worked
until noon, a trifle more than two
hours, and I paid him for that $2 and
gave him his dinner and offered him a
pair of my old shoes. He took the $2.
he ate the dinner, but he declined the
shoes because he said they were not
as good as the pair he already had.
(Laughter.) I never regretted the $2;
I am glad I gave him his dinner, but
I confess It did grind my pride to have
that fellow refuse the shoes of a genu
ine "statesman" because they were not
as good as he was In the habit of wear
ing. (Great applause and laughter.)
Mr. Speaker, a quarter of a century
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LEADING CLOTHIER
ago I lived In the then Territory of
Wyoming. Those were "the days of
which Eugene Field sang:
When money flowed like llkker, 'nd the
folks wux brave 'nd true.
The enterprising citizens of those
days and that region had a way of
expediting justice that was mighty
swift; they frequently hanged a man
first and made up the court records
afterwards. (Laughter.)
There was a certain old settler in
that region whose front name in his
lifetime was "Bill." although I do not
now recall that there is any name on
his tombstone.
Bill was engaged in the business of
raising cattle, and he prospered marvel
ously. The only cow brute ho had on
earth at the beginning was one old
brindle steer. But he turned that old
steer out on the range in the Fall, and
the next Spring he branded a thousand
head of calves as the natural Increase.
(Great laughter and applause.)
Yes, Bill was prospering, and all
went merry as a marriage bell until
one night one dark night a vigilance
committee called on Bill without the
formality of an engraved invitation.
They called old Bill out of the cabin
and put a noose around his neck with
a facility made perfect by long practice
(laughter), and the leader then said to
him:
"Bill, we are going to hang you;
what have you got to say about It?"
Old Bill rolled his quid into the other
cheek and said:
"Well gentlemen. I s'pose I've got
more interest in this performance than
any other gent present, but I am the
least enthusiastic over the programme.
(Great laughter.)
Now, Mr. Speaker, that describes ex
actly my feeling in this present situa
tion. (Renewed laughter.)
When I look around over this polite
political vigilance committee gathered
together in this hall I think I realize
that you are about to confiscate my
lumber industry and at the same time
lead me to the political scaffold. Per
mit me. as my farewell message, to say
to you that:
"I have more Interest in this per
formance that any other gent present.
We Have a New Piano House
Did you know we
have a New Piano
Store in Portland
under the manage
ment of Mr. R. P.
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but I am the least enthusiastic over
the programme."
(Great laughter.)
WRAP BODY IN NATIONAL FLAG
Remains of Congressman Cushman
to Be Taken Direct to Tacoma.
NEW YORK, July 6. Mr. Cushman's
body, wrapped In an American flag,
win be put aboard the Chicago Limited
of the Pennsylvania road tomorrow
morning and will be taken direct to
Tacoma. Wash., in charge of Frederick
M. Weber, deputy sergeant-at-arms of
the House of Representatives.
The Congressional delegation of six
members, which will escort the body
to its destination, will board the train
at Pittsburg.
ARTILLERYMEN ON JUNKET
Colonel Dyer and Troops Spend
Night at McMinuville.
MeMINNVTLLE. Or., July 6. (Spe
cial.) The Fourth United States Field
Artillery, mounted, under command of
Colonel Dyer, arrived from Vancouver
Barracks at noon today and is in camp
in the City Park until tomorrow. The
men left Vancouver Sunday morning,
and are en route' to the Grand Ronde
Agency for a 10 days' outing and tar
get practice. There are 12 officers with
the command, and in the neighborhood
of 250 enlisted men. and about an
equal number of animals.
The troop was the object of much In
terest as it passed through the streets
to the camp, the artillery and all equip
ment being carried on pack mules. Ow
ing to the storm the city authorities
invited the men to make their bunks
on the floor of the big park auditorium
for the night.
About 20.000 tons of salt herrings have
been shipped by Japanese firms to the Orient
this season from Nanalmo. British Colum
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