TTIE MORXINO OREGONTA. TUESDAY, MAY 2S, 1912.
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Th constitutional convention twa
in aesslon in Oaio probably believe It
ha performed a nupriidoin ta--k. It
no doubt think that the vot-r w.JI
have hi time well occufu-a In study
ing th various phj.. of th lsu,-
to be prwnlM. The convention, ha
actually consumed si-vrral raiinl!n In
helling out 41 imp! jiin.-r.iImTit
miuurri that tl.'Ur only j.nn !i1
or Tlx limitation. nn bnt the Lk:.'
latur may dJ. Only 4 - funi5.imt-nt.il
rhans and no -iS-exieuiliiic mi-oa-urn:
Tninl( of It: It wlil ein In
erdlb! to urrcorl.ina to r d of ut
lothfuinriw when t5i-y kn-" of -v-ral
tat5inn here who ootiM draft
off.hand a hundfd amn dnirnu that
th urrrm con?titu:lon o mr h t to
h. pxlu-hrd. r.plrid ar.d orna
mentrxd a It alre.idy l.
Th C'hlo iJatsntan mn t have
a fnolUh notion that he ousht to s
resat important amendment to t!-.at
the roter nuiy be able to nwrrum
readily what If I l to vo:- upon.
Thla ta ery nnfMlve. In reifn a
man w!Il mte in 1912 f r 1 or 50
radical char.es In the cr.ntltuii-n
with one im!e little omw. In 1910
on rn markej on the b.illot ln.ll
cated the voter'a approval or rrj.-otion
of 17 Important chur.pe In the tat
con.vtltutiin.
If the Joh the ron.t!t!i:ln.l conven
tion ha ImiKwJ upon hl.n l.irce
thU Kail to the Ohio voter he wl'l do
well to t.u klo It .-he. r'ullv. There
mill he more to follow. l!e Is expected
to aaid no dcuht will indorse the In
itiative and rer-rendum. Th Inter-r-tln
people- power B ive the Or-Bon
voter 11 pr-pved chir.ee In the c..n
itltutlon to ponder ov-r In the lat
rlertton. Ttere wev not 3) yepaj-uto
roruitlfutlonul men-!mentj. f.-r one
amendment alone emhnce.I IT rr'
poed ridli-al ch.inse in I another em.
brced a hRif dozen. In addition t! r
were I' :atute to ena. t or re-. t.
T year aiio our ron.tluirion t :ii--ree,
had harelv jtarte I mork. They
dl preeent prietiraliy a n-w furd.i
ment.il l.iv ihi :ir ..no tiiat. If
lopte.l. will aho'.l.h the i.ite Sernr
nd pra.-';. a'! al el.- tHi' state and
(-ountr otr.ee i-Mft t that rf i;.vernor.
aire memher of the Ueet-i.iture vi
Inc ('trenth c.iulv Vnt to the vote
p eiled for ea. h .n eie. ti -n diy. Ininj
iroponor..il r--preent.itlon. i!l-ar1
the cltreet primirv. an-1 In m uiy w.n
overturn the p.er.l form of .vern
ment. In addition t :l in will be p re
tented a einu e t ix amendment, vnri-oi
oth-r tax anifniim-'nt. a oi.lti if.
fre amen-tment. an anti-Ciirir.il pun.
Ihment amen iment and nitmrr ti
.ither con.t:tut:onal eharffe.
In ronneetion wltii what i iff "n
voter wlTI eon-lder un-ier the volun
teer eft.jrtu of Ita liuxti-er trie iro.
p. . to he submitted bv the I lii! i
ronrenflen are of lr.'eret. I!
elated thut the convention prohahly
wt;i not take n r any m're row pro
posal. Those adopted f.dlow :
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t the ii-tii of .H' o (.-r l'i-- ! u: !.'.
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n't re(eff-..liim me-i--.!
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In require .i i' .1 i ' . f-- .t.tle
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for tn rrtn.o! i.- .! !..:. In-
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It be noted th. u ore .imp e pro
posal t similar to our t ,i r e-i "urt lis
)urv artien-imert ilth ti-.t d tfereti. e
that in tinciin e t ke-t a li.i'f doy
en othr lr-portir.t eon-til itl.M-el
rharit.s to the Jury pr-'i - 'n. In
Ohio It roe to the i-i:ers a a ep.
irate and duft'.nct pro;..i!.
reru.ll of the I--t w il lib-. : th.t
Ohio. t' it aJ.'t t the full H-t.
h.ive Tth'.ttc more In s--i-aile 1 pro
cresie const u tit i -ra I iin-.ii:rts ih in
Oregon now h.ui If It ha -l m-i h. I i
the matter of the re. all. .-one trull
think the Ohio ronvt-ntt n n a.-tjonary
for the Ohio method of removing
public officiiLs must wive the man un
der fire a hrarirc. I'tners wi'l le tn
the convention re 'etioniry on the tax
ation questlor.. There L ho hreilh of
aing.e tax. liim amendment such
u vie turne.l doan ir. 1 I n.l are
to vote on again in I 1 - t-r rtjected
a propo!. These amer.tlnter.t per.
mit cl:f:t-aflon ef property and the
1 rn pos l r. g cf a loiair rate on some
clmej. than upon otherM. Ohio clinga
to the general property tax.
we haven't the Uirhtert doubt
that the work of the Ohio convention
ta.'. tl lie comnt etl ded In the Eiwt for Ita
' J Tucre.aiver.. . and that the Totera of
i that state will be cautioned that they
have an ardtio-.i and Important task
before them. .Meanwhile urtifon cneer
fa! y face a harder t.i.-k every two
yearn. look- forward to the day when
It voter will have time for nothing
but law makln-r and gazes with com-ml--era
ion upon a convention that
car. not ds.-ovt-r more than 41 reeded
chacca in an ancient and rock-ribbed
constitution.
the rxm c-o-i:rtatite.
If I;o sevelt ha:i be nominated and
Fran sha.il be nominated, coneijer tha
... row-t-.il f !:Rht of the conservatlvea
in bti p.vrtle. Where w;i they ga?
What ill they doT They will b with
out a home, lust in the wildernc. or
phaned, disowned, bereft, neglected.
If firyan ehail not continua to win
the nomination for which he Is pain
fully and ponderously not strivle- the
Iirmirrats are not likely to make tha
dreadful mistake of . lectlng a conser
vative; for to b a con. rv-aiive nowa.
da Is t-i lay oneself open to the ruin
ous itimt of being a reactionary. Har-
, mon Is Imposf tide. Vail treet Is too
' frlert liy. I'nderwood Is not to be con
1 sld. -red for the same reason. The pro
! r-:vi-j ar in the saddle. In both par
' tie, mid there 1 no room anywhere
for the dwindling; and unwelcome con.
servatlve.
Mr. Hooeve!t. who proudly declare
he 1 a progressive with the bark on.
tiinke Mr. Tift very angry when he
s-s Taft Is not a progressive, or only a
near-progressive. -Mr. T.i ft greatly ad
mire hi own sey!. of proirrf alvenes.
and clearly think the public tate Is
nt fault in It failure to commend It
more henltIK; but. whatever Roocvclt
Is. Taft freeiy ndmits that he Isn't.
''early there are all -kind of pro--r-e.-.ive.
and each think he Is the
only genuine. 100-per-cer.t-pure. thlr-iy-lx-lnrhes-t'-the-yard
kind. But
there 1 oniy one kind of conservative,
ar.d ho bcinncs tn no party, and has
no party, ar.d will have none this year,
unless he flock bv hlmel'.
THE f'HillT I OK rOSTROU
Mr. I;oosevelt's objection to Mr.
liotit Is vital, for Mr. Root Is not now
a Flooevelt man. If It Is desirable
that the National Republican fonven
t.on heicin it deliberation and com
plete rA organization In the sole Inter
est of ore candidate- or another. Tery
likely tin unyielding partisan, bound to
hi chief hr hook of aneel. should be.
chosen. The steam roller H a benefl-i-ent
Institution or a maleficent vehicle.
Just as yoij i-ho-ise to look at It; and
one's view is certain t be Influenced
by the ownership or control of the
aienm roller.
I'Monel Rnfwv.il I being harshly
criticised he the Taft pres for hi re
I i.al to accept Root. They ay that
lioo.evelt once enf hnslastleally de
scribed Root a the wise-t man In pub
lic life. t I known that the folonel
hesitated long or a long a he eyer
hesitate as to whether he should be
stow his Imperial favor on K"ot or
Taft for Pre' lent. Root was tirst his
Secretary of War and then his Secre
t iry of State. He is undoubtedly a
.rcat man now a then; but he I not a.
;,i.is..vett man now a. then.
lUtt ue ee r.o reison why Colonel
R oose velt fho-iM not have his own
tempor.in- r 1 J !r"i in. If he can get him.
It l!l be hi. lor.ventlon If he ha a
majority of the delegates: and if he
has not a majority, ho will thus find It
out. and he w '11 be free to go on and
hold a convention where he ha. all the
del, c ii.-. That i what he seemingly
lnt.-r.da- to do.
TH K A-K K IJIKMIKK.
In the Lorlmer cas the l,-nate is
called upon to choose between ita duty
to the people mid what il choose to
r gar,! a iu obligation to a fellow
. !ui member, l-'or. though the people
rrgird the Senate a a body created
for the purpose of making law, the
Senate regard itself a a club. No
member "f a club will do anything to
iourd the sensibilitle of another
luemher. Th-rt fore. Senators of the
,.l ! si le j-iinnk from following up
the evidence of larlmer' bribery to
It. logical conclii-lon expulsion.
li.it a new stile of Senator which
place duty a legislator above court
, sy to f, How clitlunen ha become In
cr, .tsli.tlv tiiimt roiu of late year.
Public opinion ha al, brought a pow
erful influence to bear on the old
etyle S-rator and caused some of
them to change, others to waver In
their allegiance- to the club theory.
It, -rice i-.une the r.ew Investigation of
l.oriaier aft, r th Ilurrow report had
u hueu ashed him.
Now that the Senate i called upon
to M te on the remit of thi new In
vestigation it member must choose
betneen Do- old and the new concep
tion of their function. Thoe of the
old ho.d 4 of them are prepared
to do the iluhl.ke thing and allow
Iirlmrr to r.'tatn hi seat on various
pretexts. Some, no doubt, honestly
bc!ite that I.orlincr. having been al
loii.d to ret iln hi seat after the far
cical Iturrows lttvesiication, ha been
once In Jcopariy and should hereafter
be Immune from molestation. But
Die gnat majority of the 40 are proh
:ih!v moved by Senatorial courtesy,
backed up by the unexpressed thought
t'-.n there Is no knowing when they
in'ght be i't the same boat a Lorlmer.
iiv.r acaii-.rU these 4t are 39. some
of whom reject the cltibllke concep-t-on
of the Senate and recard It a
purely .1 legislative body elected to do
the work of the people. Thee men.
convince,! of I.orimer' guilt, are pre
pared, to purge the Senate by hi ex
pulsion, others of the 39. still In
fect, . I with the club Idea, are disposed
to maintain a high ethical standard
for tr ntcmher.. SrtTl other, having
heard the storm which the Lorlmer
eacc raided, are prepared to vote as
the political wind blow, mindful of
the tut that, when they seek re-elec-t
in. thev must seek It at the hand of
the voter, not of the Legislature.
Thire remiln 1 doubtful Senators,
m-n whovaver between reluctance to
i,if- In violation of their conception of
Senatorial courtesy and conviction of
a rimer' guilt or fear of popular In-c.-gr.atiotj.
Most of them would above
all p-i fer net to vote at all. but the 39
nnM-L.onn-.cr n-en. having made up
the'r mind, will tolerate no dodging.
The majority ef the waverer. jrhen
forced ti chooee. will no doubt vote
agiln.t lorlmer. for they have more
regard f r their own political future
than for any other consideration and
iiih direct election Impending, they
know tn.it everv man who vote for
Iri:ner will be marked for life.
Iiev.ce the o ld are agint Lorlmer.
Thl situation has prompted Vice
president Sherman to make a hurried
trip to Chicago for the reported pur
pose of inducing Lorlmer to resign
and thua prevent, a vote. By to do
ing he would choose the leaser of two
evils, for he woold retire under the
cloud of charges on which no decision
had been rendered Instead of suffer
ing the Indelible stain of conviction.
He would also relieve the waverers
from a painful predicament, alnce they
do not wish to vote against him. but
dare not -rote for Mm.
Th Lorlmer case is significant of
the change from the old to the new,
from a Senate indifferent to. often
scorafnl of. public opinion, to Sen
ate truly representative of the people:
from a Senate elected by means closely
akin to those adopted by Lorlmer to
a Senate recelvrlng Its mandate -direct
from the people. The new method of
election about to be adopted will no
doubt develop faults, but It will pro
duce no Lorlmer.
TIIK VOCTH)Xll AStaVLVsT.
Alexander Pone said long ago that
the proper study of mankind l man,
and It Is still longer since the oracle
told Socrates to study himself If he
wanted to get wise. But advice of this
sort has always been taken In a Pick
wickian sense. It Is something- very
fine to Mten to, hot ft Is on no account
to be followed. Men had been study
ingrata and llaards for hundreds of
years before anybody thought of study
ing babies.
When "child study" flrst began to be
talked about everybody smiled. The
Idea of studying a child. As If every
mother was not endowed by nature
with all ponsible Information about her
beloved offspring. But Investigation
gave thla beautiful belief a terrible
Jolt. Perhaps the persons who really
know least about children are mothers.
But. not to stray from our text. -e are
rtsng now to remark that the advice
which the oracle gave to Socrates la
now going to be followed for the first
time In the'hUtory of the world. The
practical study of human beings for
the purpose of finding out what they
amount to and what they are fit for
la to be undertaken by a "vocational
analyst" under the auspices of the
New Tork T. it. C. A.
It Is drawing a little strong en the
facts to say that nothing of this sort
has ever been done before. The Port
land T. M. C. A. has been working at
the same task for a good while, al
though It has not yet secured a voca
tional analyst It ha tome experts In
human nature who serve the same pur
pose passably well. It is understood
alo that one of the professors at Reed
College will make vocational analysis
a part of his courses In psychology, so
that there will be at least one college
In the land next year where human be
ings are deemed worth Investigating
cler.tlflcally with practical ends In
view.
What will the vocational analyst do?
What does a. chemical analyst do? He
resolve a compound Into Its elements
and discovers the uses It can be ap
plied to. The vocational analyst will
dig Into the mental and physical
structure of his pupils and learn what
they are fit to do. This work promises
much In the case of "failures and good-for-nothings."
A failure ta usually a
person who cannot find what the world
wants of him. The vocational analyst
will tell him.
THK TWO MTHOOLH.
, If the Agricultural College and the
State University are to exiat as distinct
Institutions, the delimitation of their
repectlve spheres of educational ef
fort Is a fundamental necessity. It
wi'.l not do for the State of Oregon to
continue raising taxes to maintain two
Institutions of learniug which duplicate
each other's work In so many partic
ulars that the public believes the same
re uhs could be obtained by consolida
tion with leas expenditure. Unless
there Is a definite field for the Agri
cultural College to occupy and another
for the university, there 1 no sound
reason for keeping the two schools sep
arate. If there are distinct fields
which they might occupy without In
truding on each other's domain, then,
of course, a good plea can be made for
permitting both of them to continue.
As far as the Agricultural College la
concerned, a large part of Its work Is
defined by the Federal statute, under
which It exist. It was created as a
"college of agriculture and the me
chanic arts." The latter portion of Its
domain Is fully as legitimate as the
former, and It cannot be excluded from
either of them without Impairing Ita
standing under the Federal law.
The purpose of thla law was to make
the agricultural colleges of the country
powerful and adequate technical
schools. It was Intended that they
should take for their scope the appli
cations of modern science to the en
tire universe of Industry. This In
cludes all the various branches of en
gineering. Irrigation, the mining and
chemical arts and trades, the con
structive art such as building and
landscape gardening, forestry, medi
cine, and. of course, agriculture. Thus
there Is no great difficulty In laying
down a line of action for the Agricul
tural College under the law by which
It was created. The literary studies
a nch ought not to be pursued by Its
students, though It would be Inex
cusable to deprive them of such train
ing in literature and language as they
need In their practical duties. It la
Impossible to understand how a model
agricultural college could omit French
and German from It curriculum, since
these languages are Indispensable In
the faithful study of any "mechanic
art" whatever. Nor can the higher
mathematics be left out unless the sci
entific courses are to be made starve
ling and meager to the point of carica
ture. Rut on the other hand It Is ob
vious that the Agricultural College
ought not to meddle with Latin and
Oreek nor with metaphysics, abstract
logic and Hebrew.
To any mind which ha studied the
subject Intelligently the difference be
tween the proper work of the Agricul
tural College and the University will
naturally present Itself as one between
theory and practice. The University
will probably concern Itself with such
developments of mathematics as the
Abellan functions, the theory of sub
stitutions, celestial mechanics, leaving
to the Agricultural College the applica
tion of mathematical results to practi
cal work. The latter teaches lan
guages for thslr economic utility, the
former for their theoretical and schol
arly values. Turning to economics,
the Agricultural College la Interested
In the economics of farming, a wide
field, the economics of the various In
dustrie, and. of course, the reiattona
between the industries and the state.
The university makes of economics, as
It doe of every other branch, an ab
stract science. It cares for the science
Itself rather than Its applications. The
University pursues pure truth, the Ag
ricultural College seeks to apply truth
to current life. If each were content
to hold to Its own domain, there could
be no conflict.
Aa a teacher of law, the University
properly enters the field of lawmaking.
The University of Wisconsin has as
sumed the function of expert adviser
to the Legislature at Madison. It
maintains a department for the pur
pose of furnishing knowledge on the
subject of bills. A legislator who
wishes to have a given measure en
acted can learn accurately from the
university where It has been tried. If it
ever has; how it worked in practice,
how Wisconsin conditions compare
with those where the law was passed
and what modifications are needed to
make It workable.
If the legislator has not the time or
ability to draft his own bill, the uni
versity will do It for him and the task
will be so well and honestly performed
that the document need not be
"combed for Jokers." This fine insti
tution places at the service of the
state's lawmakers the bet skill and
the most accurate knowledge there Is
In the world, and such a branch of
work Is highly appropriate for any uni
versity. The successful state universi
ties have not neglected scholarship,
but they have managed to unite schol
arship to the civic needs of the com
munities which support them. Theory
is the unique field of a university as
such, but the theories to which it de
votes its energies ought to be such as
Issue in practical betterment for the
world In the form of new truth, higher
culture or more desirable social condi
tions. To a university all truths are
precious, but some have merely the
value of costly trinkets while others
lead to the uplift of mankind.
When the functions of the Agricul
tural College and the State University
are once accurately defined we shall
see the University advancing as a pio
neer through the realm of thought and
knowledge. Its mission is scientific re
search, philosophical speculation, civic
leadership. It should stand first and
foremost for such values. The noble
word "scholarship" Indicates the aim
of the University fairly well, while
the Agricultural College stands for
practice.
One of the peculiarities of the pres
ent political situation is the sudden
silence of the financial newspapers
which peculiarly voice the sentiment
of Wall street. Since Taft and Roose
velt have been fighting a political duel,
these organs have been struck dumb.
From the standpoint of the trusts, they
have nothing to hope from Taft if he
should win. and they have everything
to fear from Roosevelt if they should
Incur his displeasure and he should
win. They find their oniy safe course,
therefore. In silence. Even should they
have leanings either way. their in
dorsement of either candidate would
be a hindrance rather than a help. It
Is quite possible that whichever man
they favor has informed them, as Wil
son informed Harvey, that their open
Indorsement Is not desired. Wall
street Is In bad odor with the voters,
and Its open support of any man Is the
signal for wholesale desertion of him.
Whatever aid It givM a candidate Is
In the shape of cash, and great care
Is taken that such contributions shall
not be noised, abroad.
Poor old Wyoming with 40 years
of woman suffrage and no child labor
laws has supplied much ammunition
for the opponents of extension of the
voting privilege. But why not hold
Wyoming up to further scorn and
swat the suffragists another way? We
venture to say Wyoming hasn't a ves
tige of law for protecting the salmon
Industry. It probably needs one Just
about as much as It needs a child labor
law, too. Blame the women for It.
The green vulgarity of the New
Tork mob comes out In some new way
every day or two. First the women
fight at a church door to gawk at a
wedding to which they are not In
vited. Then the men grovel with
oucollc fawning before some foreign
magnate. The last performance of
thla provincial crowd was to mob Pres.
Ident Taft as he was taking a Sunday
stroll on Fifth avenue. God made the
country, but who made New York?
The fear of Intervention has had a
salutary effect on the Cuban govern
ment. To that fear may be attributed
the vigorous steps taken to suppress
the negro Insurrection. President
Gomes need not worry. The United
States will be only too glad to keep
our troops out of his island and will
not send them unless necessity com
pels. Wilbur Wright Is too young and too
useful to die. It is an added pity that
he is 111 of typhoid fever, a disease
which will never be heard of when the
world la truly civlliied. Flies, filth.
Indolence and Ignorance are respons
ible for typhoid fever, which smites
Innocent and guilty alike.
If that California banker who owns
a hen that lays double-yolk eggs can
develop the strain and fix It, he will
revolutionize the "ham and" industry,
for a skilled cook could make two fries
from one shell.
Chauncey Depew says he launched
Roosevelt on his career, and. come to
think of it. he did have the elephant
by the tail and feared to let go.
A few years ago the news columns
had much about the big Roosevelt
dam. In a few weeks there may be
another spell of it.
There Is comfort In knowing the
Presidential agony will tie ended be
fore Jack Johnson warms up to his
work.
Many Oregonians at Chicago will be
forced to carry water for the elephant
If they want to get In the convention.
Umatilla is doing her best to sustain
her record of producing 1 per cent of
the country's wheat yield.
Dry farming looks good in Crook
County this year, because the Spring
rains. have lingered.
How will Mr. Whitman like sharing
his wife's affections with her "dear
dogs?" ,
There will be few Valley peaches,
but we cannot have everything in one
year.
Abe Ruef would better dramatize his
experiences.
Do not grumble at fhe showers.
They will prolong the berry season.
Save the Towers for the veterans'
graves Thursday.
Now, you Beavers, begin to climb.
domestic SCIEXCE IX SCHOOLS
Motker riada Instruction of Worth la
Gives Her Two Daaiahtera.
PORTLAND, May 26. (To the Edi
tor.) It was with interest that I read
the article In The Oregonian Sunday
on 'Cooking as Taught in the Public
Schools," for I feel your criticisms to
be shared by many and I. myself, had
doubts of the practical value of the
work before testing It. After making
a test, however, I feel that some of
the criticisms are unjust and that
many do not appreciate the real value
of the work done in the cooking classes
of our public schools. I have been able
to observe what school training in
domestic science does for girls. not
by attending the exhibitions given, but
by watching the development in my
own home of two daughters, each at
tending a different school in this city.
Our family is a large one of very mod
erate means and my daughters had
an unusual share of experience before
entering the cooking schools, so I
feared beforehand that the lessons
taught them there might be inapplica
ble "to the everyday menu of the work
ing man's home." But 1 have Veen
surprised at the practical value of the
training that they received.
Setting aside for the moment the
chief aims of such a course which is
to give the pupils the underlying prin
ciples of food value and preparation,
they are taught the market value of
foods in season, the substitution of a
cheaper article, for one too expensive,
variety in serving the most usual arti
cles of diet, and in selecting and cook
ing inexpensive cuts of meat to make
them wholesome. We have put into
use in our own home most of the re
cipes and directions given to one
daughter in the first term work of our
High Schools. Utilizing left-overs and
rectifying mistakes without throwing
away good material were constantly
emphasized In this course and practical
training given in preparing meals and
keeping the cost within a prescribed
limit.
The value of a cooking course can
not be properly judged by a public ex
hibition. A loaf of bread, however,
well shaped and browned, is naturally
not as attractive to the general public
as a plate of cream puffs or a tempt
ing shortcake. The substantial have
but little display value, but the girl
who made the dainties for show has
been taught to make good bread;
smooth, rich cream soups, appetizing
salads of the simplest materials, a
tasty meat loaf or stew from the most
reasonable cuts of meat, and cakes
with few or no eggs when the hens
are on a strike.
But the highest value of domestic
science training Is not an immediate
practical result. It is in raising up a
generation of women who understand
food values, the care and management
of a well-equipped kitchen and pantry
and who look at the whole subject of
housekeeping and cooking from a scien
tific standpoint. If we are to rals
housekeeping to the dignity of a science
and profession, our daughters must be
well trained In the fundamental prin
ciples underlying management and
cookery.
A good workman In any trade or
profession scorns poor toois and de
mands to be provided with the best
if he is expected to do good work. He
recognizes the truth that substantial,
well-made tools adapted to his needs
are economy In the saving of time and
effort and In their lasting value. But
with proper spirit If he finds a piece
of work must be done with tools below
the standard, he goes ahead and does
his best, priding himself on doing a
good Job with indifferent equipment.
It is this spirit that 1 have observed
tn girls trained in our schools to know
what the proper tools are and how to
use them.
It is true that much education of
men, women and children is needed In
the art of eating. A great deal of the
present abuse of this art is due to the
lack of opportunity to learn the funda
mental principles of cooking on the
part of women of the old regime. The
time is coming when we will realize
the wisdom of taking well-balanced,
helpful and palatable meals adapted
to our several walks in life and phys
ical conditions. The careful diet study
now so important a part of hospital
and sickroom health building and ath
letic training will be applied with even
greater painstaking certainty to every
day right living. Inen we will be
blessed with our full span of exis
tence charged with physical and men
tal health and vigor.
In order that the next generation of
women may be equipped to plan and
cook a wholesome, appetizing meal
suited to the needs of a working man
or to combine the viands for a rich
man's table without producing cloy
ing or heaviness, let us continue to
give our daughters the best training
and equipment within reach. Then
they will make it possible for all to
live longer, more efficient and enjoy
able lives, and thank heaven if at
home these daughters have the bless
ing of cheerful, contented dispositions
which no scientific training can give
or take away.
MKS. K. P. ANDKKSO.V.
6024 Thirty-forth Ave., S. K.
Marketing of Dlgltall.
GARDINER, Or., May 26. (To the
Editor.) I read in The Oregonian an
article from Wahkiakum County, Wash
ington, stating that an experimental
farmer of an agricultural college mar
keted the equivalent of $4160 from one
acre of foxglove or digitalis.
As this herb is a pest in this locality
you will do myself and many other
farmers a favor If you will answer
these questions!
1. What is Its market value per
pound?
3. Where can It be marketed?
3. How prepare It for market?
4. At what season Is it gathered?
WILLIAM A. WROE.
1. The market value of digitalis
varies from 5 to 8 cents per pound.
There Is no demand for It on the Pacific
Coast.
2. Information as to the marketing
can be obtained from Parke, Davis &
Co.. Detroit-
3. The leaves should be thoroughly
dried.
4. The plant may be gathered as
soon as the leaves are matured. Leaves
from the second growth are used.
Suffrage Question.
PORTLAND. May 23. (To the Ed
itor.) Most of us have looked at suff
rage as a privilege and an opportunity,
but Lyman Abbott wisely calls our at
tention to the duty and serious respon
sibility Involved In It. Voting is not
merely going to the polls and easting a
ballot, as some would have us believe.
The man or woman who votes con
scientiously and wisely must study up
the entire political situation and
weigh the merits and demerits of each
party and candidate before he casts his
ballot. Shall we men- impose this bur
den of responsibility upon the women,
the great majority of whom do not
want it? R. G. HALL.
Book on Cola.
MEDFORD. Or.. May 26. (To the
Editor.) Where and how can I obtain
a list of rare coins and their value?
K. HUMPH RE y.
Leading booksellers of this city have
on sale Alexander & Co-'s "New Hub
Coin Book," price 25 cents. ISth edition,
and published by C. N. Casper & Co,
Milwaukee. Wis. Another authority is
John 8. Dye's "Coin Encyclopaedia,"
and published by Bradley & Co., 66
North Fourth street, Philadelphia.
WOMAN SVFFRAGE AXD CHILDREN
Opponent Tell of Lack of Legislation
la State Where Women Vote.
PORTLAND, May 26. (To the Edi
tor.) The advocates of woman suff
rage insist that women need the ballot
to protect thelnterests of women and
children, but a study of the record of
the non-suffrage states shows that
both women and children are belter
protected in those states than they are
where women vote. The American As
sociation for Labor Legislation prints
an annual review of the laws enacted
to protect child labor, and the Review
of Labor Legislation of 1911 shows that
the question of child labor is being well
cared for without the votes of women.
This Reriew Fays:
Antony the 41 states which held legislative
essiona In lull 30 enacted child labor laws,
and o'.l bills bearing on child labor (some of
them compulsory education bills) were
passed. The following ton states re-enacted
the entire child labor law, reaching In every
case a hiRher standard and in most cases
mnklnir marked progress: I'olorado. Mioht
pan. Missouri, ?Tew Hamrshire. Tennessee.
Texas, t'taa. Vermont. M est Ytrpima and
Wisconsin. Four ether states 1'alifornia.
Indiana. Oregon and South Carolina enact
ed laws considerably Increasing their pro
tection to children.
The laws of California were enact
ed before women voted in that state,
and although women have been votinrr
for 1? years in Colorado, the laws of
Oreeron are" better for the protection of
children than are those of Colorado.
No prohibition of nit-ht work for
children was enacted in Colorado until
the Winter of 1811, and Wyoming,
where women have voted for 40 years,
sets no time limit whatever for the
work of children of any age. Not un
til lill was an eiht-hour provision fof
child workers made a law in Colorado,
while such a law had been in effect for
years in 11 of the non-suf frag-e states.
Girls of ten years may encase in street
trades in Colorado and children of any
age may be employed in any concert or
theatrical exhibition, though Oresron
has banished children from the statue.
Much has been said of the report of
the Inter-Parliamentary Union that
Colorado has the sanest and most
progressive children's laws in the
world. This statement has reference
to the Juvenile Court law of Colorado
and referred specially to the provision
which makes a parent responsible for
the delinquency of a child. There are
19 states where women do not vote,
however, which makes the parent re
sponsible for the child, and the penalty
Is equal if not greater than in Colo
rado. Four states forbid the employment of
boys under 21 in the night messenger
service; Colorado is not one of them:
four more states established an 1S
year limit for such work, Oreiion one
of them, and none a suffrage state.
Oregon has a 15-year limit for gen
eral child labor, with some exceptions,
Colorado has a 14-year limit,
Mr. Owen Lovejoy, secretary of the
National child labor committee, in his
report of the proceedings at Birming
ham. Ala., in March, 1911. says: "The
states which do not require proof of
the child's aire or at least ary proof
worthy the name are Colorado. Utah,
Wyomine.-, Idaho," and 14 non-suffraKe
states which he names Oregon not
in the list.
The Review of Labor Legislation,
1911, pane 71. says: "Without adequate
enforcement the most perfect child
labor laws are almost useless. Oregon,
however, provides a paid secretary for
the Board of Inspection of Child Labor
which enforces the child labor laws."
Arizona is the first state to adopt a
uniform child labor law in its entirety,
the same Legislature having voted
against a woman suffrage amendment
and forthwith denounced by the suffa
gists. Oregon contains 14 of the pro
visions of this model law; Colorado
contains seven, Utah, eight, Wyoming
none.
Facts speak louder than hysteria!
MRS. KOBKRT W. LEWIS.
MRS. ALMA D. KATZ,
Press Committee Oregon State Asso
ciation Opposed to the Extension of
Suffrage to Women.
XEW HOP ACREAGE IS NOT LARGE
California Crovver Predicts Only 30,-OOO-Bale
Crop In United State.
CH1CO. Cal.. May 23. (To the Editor.)
In an article appearing in The Ore
gonian May 13, a Mr. Kndicott states
that California has set out from 5000 to
7000 acres of new hops and further adds
a tremendous new acreage for Oregon
and Washington. If you care to state
facts, we will give them to you, and
you may do as you like in using same.
We can check up and send you list of
names of every grower in California
and acreage that has been set out, the
whole of which does not exceed 25u0
acres.
We do not believe that Oregon has
over 30li0 acres of new hops and 2o0
acres in Wasiiineton, It is impossible
for either Oreeron or Washington to
produce anything like a crop on their
first year's planting. We have reports
from New York and they state that the
roots are very backward in making an
appearance. Our Mr. Frasrr has just
returned from a trip through the So
noma and Mendocino valleys, and also
the Sacramento valley, and all the
growers concede that five bales to the
acre will be the average crop raised in
California. Growers are refusing 27
cent contracts in Santa Rosa.
Reports from England state that the
growers have not been able to start
cultivating their yards on account of
the dry season that they have had and
the roots in Germany, having been darn
airpd so badly Inst year for the want of
rains, are today in poor shape for any
thing like a bumper crop. Putting- all
these facts together, how Is it possible
for Mr. Endlcott to look forward to a
3no, (inn-bale crop in the United States?
There certainly must be a mistake of
some kind on his part.
The explanation given for the grow
ers pooling their hops in California,
taking it as a sirn of weakening on
their part, is another mistake. The
only reason that the hops are going to
be pooled Is because the growers feel
that for the 4"no bales left In their
hands they should iret a great deal more
than what the dealers are now offer
ing. We know it to be so. that not a
pound of these same hops win be sold
under 40 cents, so your Oregron grow
ers tieed not fear that the market will
be weakened by the California growers.
HARRY FRASER.
PLACARD AT CEMETERY OFFE.VDS.
Apparent AdvrrtlMlnsr Jet nt Lone Kir
I Criticised by Writer.
PORTLAND. May 27. (To th Ed
itor.) Today the writer was a passen
ger on a Mount Tabor car. While pass
ing Lone Fir Cemetery many much
needed improvements were seen in
progress, and eventually it looks as if
we shall not always be ashamed of the
appearance of Lone Fir.
In this connection I would like to
say a word about advertising. At the
present time, there is on the fence sur
rounding the cemetery a placard,
placed perilously -near the main en
trance; an obtrusive ad, reading as fol
lows i
"The Bonville system solves the
problem of the high cost of living."
Can The Oregonian inform whether
the subtle humor of this strangely sit
uated advertisement is unconscious, or
is it placed there with malice afore
thought? If the latter, it looks like
exceeding bad taste. Death is too
grave a subject for jest- The acre of
our silent brethren should be held more
sacred. A. W. NEALE.
A Home Rnle-of-Three.
Chicago Tribune.
"Pa." asked little Johnny, "what is
the rule of three?"
"You, your sister Bella and your
mother," sighed Mr. Meekum.
War in Mexico
By Dean Collins.
j In Mexico, that land forlorn,
I Where Mars had sharpened up his
whittle,
I And loosed abroad the dogs of war.
To bark a lot and bite a little;
The two opposing forces stood
Drawn up in opposite positions.
! And either at the other aimed
its full array of war's munitions.
' High o'er the field, upon a hill.
Safely within his humble cottage,
A non-combatant herded hens.
Puffed at his pipe and stirred his
pottage,
Nor dreamed that o'er the quiet land
I il nere peppers g re vw nun onrci
banana,
1 Soon should there burst the horrid
i sound
j Of war served a la Mexlcana.
i Sudden the air was rent until
; The very heavens seemed a-drop-
j ping,
Loud rang the song of gatllng gun,
: of rifle or of cannon popping.
As the two armies 'gan to send
I Over the field in varied mixtures,
Enough to load a schooner full
i Of lead and other hardware fixtures
j Indeed it seemed, if one should Judge
From all the metal that was flying,
That in each army every man
Must soon be either dead or dying.
Fate's hand, however, mixed the game.
Deflecting nearly all the bullets
Toward the poor non-combatant's hut.
To consternation of his' pullets.
The non-combatant started in fear.
Heard tbe loud bullets shrilly call
ing. Observed the pullets squawk and run,
Saw leaves and twigs about him
falling;
"Dios," he gasped, "when war's alarm
Drives everybody helter-skelter,
Where shall the non-combatant flee
To get a proper chance for shelter?"
He looked about: he looked below.
On every side were bullets hooting.
Save where the rebel phalanx stood.
At which the Federals were shooting,,
Forth from his hut full speed he flew.
And. through the storm of bullets
flying.
Ducked down the hill and haven found
Where the brave rebel troops were
lying.
Thus runs the ballad, showing how
War is as Sherman has portrayed it.
And did coerce into the game
One who would rather not have
played it; .
But when the bullets round him sang.
Did what he never did expect to
Fled for the safest spot in sight.
And thus became an insurrecto.
Tortland. May 27.
Half a Century Ago
From The O regonlan of May 2S. 1S82.
Commodore Hollins, the great gun of
the rebel navy, has been captured by
our forces.
The public speaking at the Court
house on Monday evening was largely
attended and considerable enthusiasm
was manifested. Mr. Ladd first ad
dressed the meeting in a neat and well
timed introduction and was followed by
Mr. A. J. Dufur. At the close of his
speech Mr. John H. Mitchell was called
and addressed the assemblage in an
able speech of nearly an hour in length.
Mr. Mitchell retired from the stand
amid much applause. Judge Marquam
was then called upon.
The fdllowing named five states have
a double-headed state government:
Kentucky, Governors Beriah Magoffin
and George W. Johnson; Missouri,
Hamilton R. Gamble and Claiborne F.
Jackson: North Carolina, Marble Nash
Taylor, Menry T. Clark and Edward
Stanley; Tennessee, Andrew Johnson
and I. G. Harris; Virginia, Francis H.
Pierpont and John Letcher. It is proper
to state that of these "heads," some
have gone a-rovin' while others are
stationary.
The Stockton Independent is informed
that a netition is circulating and
i obtaining signatures in Calaveras ask
I ing the Governor to appoint W. S.
Brockway to the bench of the 16th
j judicial district, composed of the coun
I ties of Calaveras and Amador, made
t vacant by the impeachment of Judge
! J. H. Hardy.
I We learn from a gentleman who re
I cently came down from Walla Walla
that Colonel Cornelius, of the Oregon
cavalry, will shortly relieve Captain
i Rowell, of the command at Walla
I Walla and that the latter gentleman
will nrnbahlv be still further relieved
of his commission in consequence of
certain efforts to traduce the character
of Colonel Lee.
The Oregon Steam Navigation Com
pany have changed the place of land
ing for their steamers from Mr.
Vaughn's wharf to Mr. Couch's wharf.
We notice that the street commis
sioner is having the mud and filth on
Front street cleared away as rapidly
as possible, and if he continues to
clear up until all our principal
thoroughfares are renovated he will ac
complish a good work which has long
been needexl.
The Independent Union ticket has
plaved itself before getting halfway to
the polls, nearly all the nominees
having politely declined the honor, or
rather compliment, extended by the
little conclave that met at the theater.
Te- cale See advertisement of valu-
' able city property for sale in Couch's
and Caruthers' additions, jt win db soli
in single blocks or entire, four dwelling
houses Included.
As "Ed" Howe Sees Life
Many people will submit to a
nuisance for years without doing any
thing, except to whine to those who are
not to blame.
Most of us associate with people we
"talk about."
When a school teacher goes out ot
the room for a few minutes, she puts a
bie girl In chartro to "tell on" the chil
dren who misbehave.
Those who are actually In society are
not as ridiculous as those people trying
to get in.
The women believe it is a sin for a
man to be idle.
It Is easy for society to shock peopU
who are not in it.
You will blush to have it thrown up
to you, but all of you have kin you do
not like.
A woman has a superior way of say
ing: "I never gossip with my servants."
When a man begins by saying: "Of
course, it is none of my business, but "
It is a sign he is going to make it his
business, and become Impudent.
About th- only excitement on a farm
Is to'say at the breakfast table: "The
dog barked last night as though some
one was prowling around the house."
Estimate of a Cutlery Family.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"I call 'em the cutlery family."
"Why so?"
"Well, the daughter spoons, the father
forks out the money and the mother
knifes the other gue"" "