THE 3IORXIXG OREGONTAX, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1913.
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It)KTi..ASI. THUKSDAT. SEPT. 11. ISIS.
S&PABATE HIGH SCHOOLS.
'. Apart from considerations of con
venience nd expense we can think of
no weights objections to placing the
boys and & Tla ,n separate high schools.
If tbe project should be carried out
some will have to travel farther than
usual and this will naturally cause
complaint. Occasionally the expense of
carfare will add a serious burden to
the family budget. But we may rea
sonably assume that such cases -will
be raxe. New h-ablts will quickly be
formed. The rnconvenience. when it
exists, will preseu.tly be forgotten and
such objections as may have arisen
on these grounds will disappear. After
the new plan is adopted, if it ever Is.
high schools mu.-lt always be built in
pairs, one for the boys and one for
the girls. This w 111 naturally increase
the expense of construction, but we
suppose the city will not grumble
over a matter of CUat kind if the pre
dicted benefits accrue. It is Important
to notice that the jtchool directors fa
vor the change, some decidedly. Mr.
Sabin with reserva tions. These gen
tlemen have had a bundant opportun
ity to study the operation of the high
Bchools where the seaes are taught to.
gether. They are more familiar with
the faults of the present system than
ordinary citizens can hope to be and
their Judgment in the matter should
carry weight.
There has been a growing disposi
tion throughout the country of late
to revise tbe high schools In this par
ticular. Originally it was assumed by
our school authorities that both sexes
required precisely the same studies
and discipline at all times. It was
even thought undemocratic to make
any distinction between them. To
speak of segregating them was a spe
cies of blasphemy against American
ideals. But popular opinions on this
subject have been changing with the
passage of time and the accumulation
of experience, although nothing has
come to light which tells against the
co-education of young children. In
the lower grades they are undoubtedly
better off in the same classes. The
special feelings have not devel
oped at that age. The knowledge
m-hich children are then taught ts as
general as possible, equally suitable for
boys ami girls and the same discipline
serves for all. But as the high school
age apt-roaches new considerations
must be taken Into account.
When adolescence begins it is folly
to shun the fact that the sexes be
come radically different in funda
mental particulars. Boys now re
quire a different and far sterner dis
cipline than girls. Their heads are
filled with dreams of wild adventure.
Nature ha made them lawless and
defiant of authority. They commit
outrageous offenses against order, and
even against decency, without a
thought of the real quality of their
conduct. Their inner natures are in
tumult with the budding of new ca
pacities. Tne sexual feelings make
themselves manifest, sometimes with
reckless energy, while the Judgment
and moral inhibitions are still in abey
ance. The eonsequence Is that they
prey unscrupulously upon the girls
who are their diily companions and
whose less rugged natures often make
them easy victims.
Nor should we forget that girls are
also moved by strange and uncontrol
lable emotions as adolescence becomes
. . - . . rm a 1 a at thla
incipient. rcj
time of life Is more or less hysterical.
Her temperament is unbalanced. Her
Judgment is overcome by a whirl of
romantic visions. Inchoate longings
and faintly echoing calls from the
depths of ancestral nature disturb her
soul. For the time she is like a trav
eler who wanders through a wilder
ness filled with perils of which she
has bo knowledge. To subject girls
during these perilous years to associa
tion with youths whose passions na
ture has made at once violent and un
scrupulous seems little short of cruel.
At any rate, it can hardly be called
wise.
- The point Is made, too. by those who
favor segregation that it will facilitate
instruction, in many delicate subjects.
Every teacher of mixed classes has
come upon little matters now and then
which caused regret that the class was
not composed of either boys or girls
alone. Such points occur in the study
of physiology. They are met In litera
ture and history. There Is a line in
the prologue to "Faust" which every
instructor of mixed classes reads in an
inaudible murmur. Shakespeare's
plays contain many such. Even the
Bible Is not free from them. The
true reason for the "Rape of the Sa
bine Women" could hardly be ex
plained to a mixed class In the high
school. Certainly instruction would
go on with far less embarrassment to
all concerned if the boys and girls
were taught in separate schools. If
we are to fulfill our manifest duty In
the matter of sex hygiene the sexes
roust be segregated at least while this
Important subject is under discussion.
It Is impossible to treat it adequately
before mixed classes. Any attempt to
touch upon it In such circumstances
would probably do irreparable mis
chief. Another consideration should not be
overlooked. It Is now conceded by
students of education that boys and
girls cannot profitably pursue the same
branches during their high school
years. Many studies, of course, are
suitable for both sexes, but some
highly Important ones are not It will
not be denied, we think, that every
girl should Include domestic science In
her high school course with some
teaching upon the duties and responsi
bilities of motherhood. These sub
jects have been evaded In the past,
but long neglect of a duty does not
excuse continued neglect as enlighten
ment increases. The peculiar relations
of women to the family, to the state
and to the welfare of the race are too
vitally important to be left to chance
information and ignorant prejudice.
They must assume an increasingly
dominant position in the schools, and
evidently they cannot be treated
properly before mixed classes. The
balance of argument thus appears to
wing markedly toward the separation
of the sexes during the high school
years, but nothing that we have said
has any application whatever to the
later and more mature period of col
lege life.
nrs ix re.
The Oregonian has seen no authen
tic account of the real character of the
plays "The Lure" and "The Fight."
which have so mightily stirred New
York because of their alleged immor
ality or indecency. They must be
dreadful indeed If they have shocked
New, Tork. All New Tork asks in a
Broadway production Is that vice shall
be made attractive, virtue amusing
and Indecency spectacular In order
that the sensibilities of the public shall
not be disturbed.
"The Lure." it Is said, presents the
white slave traffic In all Its hideous
ness. Therefore it is Immoral and dis
gusting. We guess so. The naked
truth Is not offensive to New Tork
when it takes the form of bare backs,
bare fronts and bare legs; but when it
removes the mask from the traffic in
women and shows a girl's progress
step by step down from the glare of
the lobster palace to the squalor of the
redligbt den, New Tork rises in pro
test. If "The Lure" gives the terrible facts
of the white slave business, it is not
immoral, though we will not say that
it is not indecent. But If the story
ends where In real life it always ends
In degradation, disgrace and death
and does not end, as it too often does,
on the stage in happy marriages and
the bestowal of ample fortunes on all
concerned, no matter what they have
done "The Lure" should be permit
ted to run Indefinitely.
SHEADING RED BLOOD.
The people of Oregon will be deep
ly moved by the enthusiasm of Dr.
Hornaday, director of the New Tork
Zoological Museum, who writes today
In praise of the brave stand of Sena
tor Chamberlain and Senator Lane for
the birds. But for them the noble
bird-protecting clause placed in the
tariff bill by the House would have
been cut out by the wicked Senate.
The Oregon Senators would not draw
a party line against the birds. Not
they. No, sir. "They refused," tes
tifies Dr. Hornaday, "to stand as the
friends and protectors of the savages
who butcher the unprotected birds of
the world for gain and vanity." It Is
to weep.
So they bolted. Tea, sir; they
bolted. "It takes," declares Dr.
Hornaday, "a lot of courage to an
nounce a bolt from the decision of a
caucus. Only red-blooded men can
stand that sort of blood test." But
when It comes to bolting and shed
ding blood for a real red cause. Lane
and Chamberlain stand the gaff.
It wasn't worth while to sub
mit to any blood test for the men and
women of Oregon, of course. It is
perfectly easy to sacrifice them. They
are ued to It. For example, who can
fail to remember the ready sacrifice
of the people of Oregon for the larger
benefit of the citizens of other states
made by Senator Chamberlain when
he failed, or refused, to protest
against the repeal of section 9 In the
original reclamation act, thus divert
ing to other states millions of dol
lars that rightfully belong to Oregon?
It was hard on Oregon, but It was a
great thing for the other states that
thus got Oregon's money.
So it is with the birds. The birds
have shown what Chamberlain and
Lane might have done for the bene
fit of the industries of Oregon In the
tariff bill- But they did nothing of
the kind. The caucus Instructed them
and they submitted. Only the birds
could stir the red blood in them.
THE MW WOMAN'S WATS.
We do not wonder that the old man,
known in the Scriptures as The Old
Adam, is a little nonplussed now and
then by the new woman. She is a
creature so entirely different from the
lovely image he had fashioned for
himself through the ages that she
must disconcert him. Even her lit
erature is revolutionary in the sense
that it is novel and different.
The edifying, though waspish, mag
azine of the Housewives' League is a
good sample of the new woman's pre
ferred reading matter. This periodi
cal contains no slush whatever. It is
free from heart-to-heart talks and has
nothing to say about the fashions.
There are no recommendations to
June brides and no Instructions to
blushing debutantes. Its fiber is vastly
tougher than such material supplies.
The copy that lies before us opens
with a militant article on the general
concerns of the Housewives' League.
It speaks of the benefits of concerted
action among the women of the coun
try for the sake of pure food, the elim
ination of flies from grocery stores and
the reasonable regulation of prices.
This is followed by a Utopian article
on markets, "The Market of the Near
Future."
If the Housewives' League has its
way, this will be a public market do
ing both a wholesale and a retail busi
ness. The article abounds with shrewd,
practical suggestions. Mrs. Poyser
herself might have written it Jn a
mood of more than usual exasperation
with her husband and his shiftless
ways. Only in this case the kindly but
dull municipal government takes the
husband's place.
Here Is an example of the writer's
tone and common sense: "In New
Tork City a recent Investigation has
shown that there are only half a dozen
markets which have made a scientific
study of the problem of handling
goods for the minimum cost and with
the minimum loss of time." which may
explain why so many public markets
have either failed outright or led a
starving existence. "The housewife
wants to know Just where to find eggs
or strawberries or chickens without
having to wander all over the store,
and she wants always to find the same
thing in the same place."
Could common sense go farther?
"Furthermore, she likes to shop In a
clean, airy place where the goods are
attractively displayed." and such
places under public supervision the
Housewives' League is determined to
secure.
Kansas is advised by the New Tork
Evening Post to profit by adversity and
Imitate the example of Illinois coun
ties in employing a county adviser on
agriculture. With the assistance of
Chicago firms, five Illinois counties
have hired graduates in agriculture at
$3000 a year to analyze the soil and
advise farmers as to planting, reaping.
feeding and maintaining fertility. If
Kansas does likewise, the next drouth
may see farmers flocking to the ad
viser to learn how to prevent the sun
from Burning up their crops, and, If
that be impossible, to learn the best
use for the parched ears. We may
thus attain in agriculture to the point
reached In meat-packing, where noth
ing is lost.
BACK TO tAWTERS' PARADISE.
Just at the point when promise that
the Thaw case would drag along for
three years had inspired us to make
some cutting remarks about Canada's
boast of swift and accurate Justice,
somebody cut a few reams of red tape
and trod on a beautiful collection of
technicalities.
The law's machinery in Canada is
not so slow when subject to the de
risive attention of the American multi
tude and the earnest effort of New
Tork lawyers, but we are still in doubt
as to what might not be accomplished
toward delay by a wealthy but deter
mined criminal who was a ctitzen of
the Dominion.
But, now that Thaw is In New
Hampshire, we may safely settle back
In an easy chair to watch the unre
strained moves and counter moves of
the best qulbblers on earth.
THE ARMY FOB HEALTH I
The statements of Dr. Puissan,
chief of the French army medical
service, imply that Frenchmen Join
the army to prolong life, not to get
killed. The average death rate of
France is 20 per 1000 of population
and the rate for the civil population
between the ages of 20 and 22 the
years during which military service Is
performed Is eight per thousand,
but in the army it has averaged S.75
for the last decade.
This is not because the army takes
only healthy young men, for it does
not exempt the merely weakly. The
cause Is scientific regulation and care
of the soldier's food, clothing, dwell
ing ATprcise and personal cleanliness
and prompt extinction of epidemics.
If the whole population couia De in.
duced to live as soldiers live, where
would the death rate be?
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE'8 IX TURK.
Senator La Follette's vote for the
Democratic tariff bill will naturally
cause speculation as to his motives
and as to the effect on his political
future. Those familiar with the Sen
omr's xhnrartrr and career will hard
ly doubt that he was actuated mainly
by honest conviction, but he may have
been unconsciously influenced by oth
er considerations.
Early in the Wilson Administration
Mr. La Follette had several confer
ences with President Wilson, which
showed their relations to be decidedly
friendly and gave rise to much specu
lation as to whether a deal had not
been made between them. Those who
made this guess found confirmation in
the fact that the Senator was consult
ed and his advice was taken as to ap
pointment of Democrats In Wisconsin.
Possibly there may have been no
sounder basis for this guess than that
the President was "feeling out" the
Senator with a view of having the
tariff bill so drawn aB to enable the
Senator consistently to vote for it. If
that be the case, then the President
succeeded in removing Mr. La Fol
lette's scruples about voting for a
Democratic tariff.
Many progressive Republicans have
looked upon Mr. La Follette as a fu
ture leader of the party, reorganized
under their control, and as still in the
running for the nomination for Presi
dent. His vote on the tariff puts him
out of consideration. It gives good
i-mtu tn rienv that he Is a Republican,
for the tariff is the leading issue on
which parties are divided. Wisconsin
Is still a Republican and a protection
ist state and his action may endanger
his hold on the Senatorshlp, though
he has such firm control of the party
nmnhgtinn and he has so devoted a
personal following that he may be able
to survive his flop to tne uemocracy.
Nationally, however, his career as a
Republican leader is probably ended.
His remark that what he did was "a
political sacrifice" suggests that he
ruiWM this fact. His opinion that the
Underwood bill is a protective meas
ure will not reconcile Repuoucans i"
his course and it will not commend
,,. kiii tn radical Democratic revi
sionists, who would not be satisfied
unless every vestige of "protection was
rent from the tariff.
Possibly Mr. La Follette is looking
ahead to a time when the tariff will
be taken out of politics and when a
jivtctnn nf nartiea takes Dlace on
liberal and conservative lines, as in
Europe. If such a division were to
take place, he would naturally find
himself on the same side as Mr. Wil
son and Mr. Bryan. He and Mr.
Bryan have never concealed their mu
admiration and the pursuit of
common ends. Can It be that, after
this new alignment takes place ne
hopes to become the candidate of the
newly-formed liberal party for Presi
dent, aided by the prestige gained by
his struggles for progress in Wiscon
sin and by the large following he
tfould carry Into the new party?
If that be his hope, it is very apt
to be disappointed. There is no ma
terial for the organization of a frank
ly conservative party in this country
which would have any prospect of
success. The mass of the people will
not follow any party whose cardinal
principle Is the sanctity of vested in
terests and of things as they are. The
conservative element can succeed only
by acting as a drag on the progress of
a party which professes opposition to
vested interests. Its success hitherto
has been due to the measure in which
it held control of both parties and
permitted concessions to the progres
sives only as a means of warding of
defeat. Its power to do this has been
Impaired, if not destroyed, by the
"smoking out" it has been given and
by its loss of control over party ma
chinery. A frank avowal of conserva
tism would entirely destroy that pow
TVio nnaarvatives. reactionaries.
interests by whichever name they be
called know tnis ana mereiore are
not likely to flock by themselves.
There are Issues, clearly defined and
fundamental enough, between the Re
publican and Democratic parties to
fr.rm basis of future controversy
and to prevent the progressives of one
party going bodily over to the other.
The principles of each party can be
put In practice Dy progrivo ksi-
tlon and administration, xua pwni;i
nf neither ar inherently conserv.
ative or Inherently liberal, in the sense
In which Europe uses those words. The
Democracy Is now under radical ieaa
ershlp and the' Republicans doubtless
will be so when the impending reor
ganization has been effected. The
drift of the seceders back to the
ranks strengthens that assurance.
Hence there promises to De no op
nnrtunlrw fnr Mr. La Follette to suc
ceed Mr. Wilson as leader of a lib-,
eral party composed of progressive
Republicans and progressive Demo
crats. By his vote on the tariff he
has cut himself off from Republican
leadership, for no party will follow
a man of doubtful allegiance. Should
he continue to vote with the Demo
crats on issues whereon party lines are
clearly drawn, he will forfeit all
claim to be considered a Republican.
Japanese Justice In Corea is as far
ahari nf Amerinan lustlce as the un
written law is behind civilization. An
American who killed the Chinese as
sailant of his daughter was sentenced
to prison at Seoul; in America he
would almost surely have been acquit
ted and heroized. But Japanese Jus
tice was not very far ahead, for It gave
him only eighteen months, probably on
account of "mitigating circumstances."
Applauding this sentence, the Louis
ville Courier-Journal says:
Of all of the criminals who are arraigned
none has such short shrift before a Jury as
the assailant of a woman. For that reason
a resort to the unwritten law la mere mur
der and should be punished as murder.
But votaries of the unwritten law
cannot wait even for the short shrift
nf Vi written. Thev believe the as
sailant of a woman should be shot
down like a dog, and they shoot. Juries
often acquit them, evidently holding
the same belief.
ThA retirement of J. P. Morgan &
Co. as fiscal agents of the New Haven
Road and Mr. Morgan's announcement
that President Elliott will be given a
fro hand in the management of the
road may be taken as the beginning of
the end of bankers control or rail
roads. Exposure of the tight grip
which the money trust has on the
railroads and trusts doubtless had
miirh to rlo with this event. The late
.1. P. Moron lustified such control
on the ground that the bank Is trustee
for those whom it has induced to in
vest their money in the property. The
new view is that the management is
Joint trustee for the investors and the
people. This new view Is taken by
an Increasing number of the people
and will soon prevail generally.
Annointment of Francis Burton
Harrison as Governor of the Philip-
nlnea haa s-reatlv "peeved tne JNew
Tork American. That Journal' says
Tammanv sent him Xo Congress as an
obedient dummy and because he Is
wrv rlnh. and calls him "a lawyer
without manv clients but of excellent
cotillion qualities." It insinuates that
hia snnolntment was a sod thrown
Tammany or that some trust inspired
It, or that he is sent to the Philippines
tn a-Bt him out or uonsrress tor politi
cal reasons, or out of Washington for
social reasons. Mr. Hearst seems
deeply moved by Mr. Harrisons pro
motion.
The discovery of more varied uses
for potatoes would be a great Doon to
Oregon and Washington. In years of
inw nHrpa a. lftrcrn nart of the croo is
left to rot in the ground, to the great
loss of the farmers, xney migoi ue
fed to swine, but that is not an eco
use to make of them. It is
nnnr catri that ariucose may be manu
factured from potatoes profitably. The
report Is entirely credible. The tubers
contain a heavy proportion or starcn,
nrhifh ansliv transforms to elucose un
der chemical treatment. The sugges
tion may open up a new source or m
come for the farmers.
But for the caucus pledge, the Dem
ocratic Senators would have split on
ii ta-r nn mtton futures. It was sup
ported by those who thought they were
"taking a whack" at Wall street, but
was opposed by Senators from the cot
ton states. The latter saw in the tax
nothing but a burden on the process
by which prices of cotton are made.
The champions of the tax may prove
to resemble the hunter who shoots his
chum in mistake for a deer. They
shot at Wall street, but may miss it
and hit the cotton-grower and spinner.
There has been a marked enhance
ment of comfort in life since the dog
m77llnr nrrllnnnce went into effect. It
is fairly well observed throughout the
city. Occasionally one notices a dog
snooping around without a muzzle, but
there are not many sucn. a wajiarer
can now traverse the streets of Port
land in peace and safety. The raging
curs which formerly rushed out at in
tervals to bite his legs have been sub
jected to discipline. The owners still
fume and fret a little, but the public
welfare Is superior to their feelings.
In our opinion It is quite likely that
Georgia Cameron's disappearance is
due to sorority slights. The malicious
snobbery of her San Francisco schooi
tnotaa banded tosrether in a spiteful
clique has harassed the poor girl so
bitterly that she has.pernaps sougm
refuge in suicide. The tragedy ought
to cause the San Francisco school au
thorities to outlaw the pernicious so
rorities at once. Such a lesson needs
no repetition.
Edelweiss, the delicate flower which
grows on the highest Alps, has been
transplanted to a sheltered vale near
Basel and has prospered so that it will
soon be within reach of all. When
that time comes it will have lost al
most all its attraction, which sprang
from the perilous climb necessary to
reach it
These are the days of confidential
agents and unofficial envoys. The Am
bassador has nothing to do except
draw the salary and spend it. If he is
fortunate enough to have anything left
after paying the rent of the embassy.
What is everybody's business is no
body's business, and for that reason
Fireman Manning may not get a Car
negie medal. His thrilling rescue of
a drowning man at the Broadway
bridge yesterday entitles him to one.
In allowing 1485 convicts outside
the walls the other day to see a ball
game, the San Quentin authorities put
the honor system on a high plane, for
none was missing when the line
checked up after the game.
rn. hardiv would exDect brutality
from a man who buys flowers, yet .a
Hood River florist had his nose almost
kicked off the other day when he tried
to collect payment for the posies.
The death of Matthew Gevurtz em
phasizes an important matter in city
Ufa Th man who crosses an oppo
site' track after alighting is bound to
observe caution.
A misprint yesterday made the date
of the driving of the last spike on the
Northern Pacific Railroad September
3, 1883. The correct date is September
S, 1883.
w.irrv Thaw is the srreatest Ameri
can to keep on the first page dally, but
that Is not saying much lor tne race.
Stars and Starmakers
BT LEONE CASS BAB.
A new portrait of Anne Swinburne
decorates the inside cover of this
week's Dramatic Mirror.
sea.
"The Matinee Girl" in the Mirror,
who never has been west of Hoboken,
N. J., takes this fling, and thinks she's
funny:
"I heard this in a manicure parlor
.'rom a distinguished citizen of a town
on the Western circuit:
"No, my dear. Don't let 'em fool
you. Yes, cut 'em square across. That's
right. Nat Goodwin ain't married to
Maxlne Elliott. I know him. He's
showed in our town and he wan't
married to Maxlne NothinV "
e e e
Here's a bit of news:
Frank J. McGettlgan. publicity man
I at the Empress, has sold his comedy
playlet "Gossip" to Bertha Walker
and Charles 111, vaudevillists who have
been touring the Sullivan & Considine
circuit for the past five years. The
comedy was written originally for
three women but was changed by Mr.
McGettlgan, at the suggestion of the
buyers, a deacon taking the place of
one of the women that Mr. Ill could
appear in the sketch. Walker and 111
plan to rehearse "Gossip" in New York
after they complete their present
vaudeville tour and the Portland man's
sketch most probably will be en tour
along the Empress chain of theaters
before the close of this year. And he
got paid in actual money. I saw the
cheque.
Natalie Alt, who starred in the Pa
cific Coast production of "The Quaker
Girl" last season is singing the title
role in "Adele," the newest musical
comedy to open In New York. The
critics quite rave over the young
artiste. Of the production they speak
most favorably. Here's a bit from one
of the reviews.
A favorlta managerial maxim has again
been smashed by the latest offering at the
Longacre Theater, where a quiet, dainty,
olean.cut. If not altogether unexceptionable
performance went successfully orer tbe
boards Thursday night without an army of
showgirls, without an exhibition of nudity,
and without the antics of the haw-haw com
edian. The things which insured the success of
Adele are summed up in good acting, fairly
good singing, a consistent farce, excellent
scenery and costumes, with last, but not
least, a good deal of melody.
Miss Alt, whose real name is Altman,
is a member of a well-known New
York family of that name, and is a
cousin of Max Michel, of Portland, by
whom she was entertained when in this
city last year.
Sully McCook Guard, who appears in
blackface in "Babies a la Carte" at
the Empress, !s a grandson of General
Alfred Sully, who was commandant of
the Vancouver Barracks SO years ago.
Guard, when a lad, lived at the garri
son with his grandfather and his pres
ent visit to Portland afforded him the
opportunity to go over his old stamping-grounds
at Vancouver. In Guard's
visit to Vancouver early in the week
he ran, across, T. Shaw, a retired
soldier, who was a -striker" for Major
Aleck McCook Guard, the actor's
father. Guard is a descendant of "The
Fighting McCooks" of Civil War fame
who contributed 22 Army officers to the
service In the time of the war. Guard
was admitted to West Point, but
failed owing to poor sight. Later he
enlisted for three years and served in
tbe Nineteenth United States Infantry
under his father. Guard has been with
Dorothy Rogers in "Babies a la Carte"
for three years, appearing with her In
the same sketch when it was presented
at the Orpheum two years ago. He is
the author of several vaudeville play
lets. e
This piece of news could run equally
nroii under "books." Bensations of the
day or In the comic supplement. It
has a sort or theatrical imacs too.
ThT Tjna. the London ' publisher, an
nounces that he has In preparation a biog
raphy entitled "Tne story oi my ino. w
c.vsivn Thaw. In which she declares her
self to the world and now for the first time
gives the public her full story, her career
on the stage, her association with Stanford
White, her Impressions in the sensational
trial, when she faced the shrewdest law
yers In America.
f
rhurlaa Kfmvon. who wrote "Kin
dling" for Margaret Illington. Is suing
KVivarvl Bowes. Miss liungtons nus
band-manager, for an accounting of
ihd rnvaltiea for the Dlay.
Anton Davies. a New York dramatic
writer, who claims, so far as the plot
of "Kindling" is concerned, that ne
.w it flrat Is anxiously awaiting the
outcome of Mr. Kenyon's suit, as he
thinks he would like a little slice oi
tha cnvaltv himself.
titu Tlllneton at present is playing
Jn Cowl's part in "Within the Law
in fhixocrn she will visit the Facinc
Coast in the Viellers play before the
no1 nf the theatrical year.
' "Kindling" has lately been released
fn- stock and the Baker Players are
putting it on this week, with Dorothy
Shoemaker in Miss iuington s roie.
rv-anvw thin la b. nress story with a
otrnnt in it only it is true. Jiion-
when the Oriiheum publi
city dispenser. Miss Avis LKJoaen, was
making the usual round of meeting the
people on the new bill. Carrie trranam
Burress, woman magazine writer in
Th. Now Sons: Birds." was of course
included. In "making conversation" a
stray remark hit on Kansas and it
ffanentrnd that both hailed from the
same state within a few miles of one
nnnhf TLanid comDarison of notes
disclosed the fact that Miss Lobdell, in
early youth, used to make frequent
trips up and down the Great Bend
branch of the Santa Fe on which, Miss
father. John O'Brien, was a
conductor of one of the two trains for
years. Before he turned to ranroauing
Mr. O'Brien was Captain O'Brien a
seafaring man who touched at Astoria
oni ak at Portland in the early
days when he was on long cruises from
Chinese ports. The mystery or it an
ts how two people from the plains of
Kansas ever coma in wormng toucn
with the stage and then one day met
in Portland.
Interest in the exhibition of
th. nintiin Scott Antarctio motion pic
tures at the Helllg Theater might be
accelerated by knowledge of the fact
ih.t th. lata CaDtain Robert falcon
Scott, the hero of the memorable ex
ploration party, was the brother of a
.ari resident. Bruce Scott who owns
and operates a large ranch at Husum,
Klickitat County, Washington, is a
younger brother of the interpid ex
plorer. Bruce Scott has resided in this
vicinity for a number of years. He
has been something of a. globe-trotter
himself,
TWO SENATORS? WHO SAVED BIRDS
New York Man Raines Voice In Praiae
of Chamberlain and Lane.
NEW TORK, Sept. 4. (To the Edi
tor.) I am sure that the following
rrom the Washington (D. C.) Post of
September 3 will be of keen interest
to the people of Oregon provided it
haa not already been set forth in your
telegraph news:
For fire hours last night Democratic Sen
ators fought out the question of whether or
not the plumage of wild birds should be
permitted to be Imported Into the tiiltea
States. The Senate committee had agreed
to a modification of the drastic prohibition
of the House. This modification was de
nounced bv the Audubon Society and other
lovers of birds, anxious to stop their slaugh
ter, as tending to make the House provision
absolutely lnelfective. , ,
The fight for the House provisions was led
by Senators Lane and Chamberlain, of Ore
con. The caucus finally decided to stand
by the committee. The two Oregon Senators
bolted, and others supported them. Party
managers then found the spirit of insur
gency too strong, and the House paragraph
was adopted. This absolutely prohibits the
Importation of the plumage of wild birds
except for scientific and educational pur
poses. From the beginning of the fierce con
test over importing of bird plumage
millinery that has raged in the United
States Senate ever since May 20 we
have been aware of the fact that Sena
tors Chamberlain and Lane, of Oregon,
wished to be counted on the side of the
birds.
For weeks the fate of our bird-protecting
clause hung in the balance.
For a time the Senate finance commit
tee used it as a football and finally
wiped it out of existence with an
amendment. All effort to convert Sen
ators Hoke Smith. Hughes and John
son were unavailing. On last Sunday
night they held a meeting and voted to
stand by their precious "amendment."
On Monday ths finance committeo rati
fied that decision and passed it in the
caucus of Tuesday night.
At first the enemies of the birds
dominated the situation, and secured a
vote against the birds. Had it not re
mained unchanged we would now be
counting our Chances to save something
out of the wreck in tbe conference
committee later on.
But right there was where Oregon's
Senators came in. They refused to
stand for drawing a Democratic party
line against the birds, and for breaking
the hitherto unbroken conservative rec
ord of the Senate. They refused to
stand as the friends of . the champions
of the savages who butcher the unpro
tected birds of the world for gain and
for vanity. They bolted!
It takes a lot of courage to announce
a bolt from the decision of a caucus.
Only red-blooded men can stand that
sort of a blood test. But your Senators
were equal to it Their bold stand
encouraged the other friends of the
birds to Join them; and being on the
wrong Bide the leaders had to give
way. The fight for the birds of the
world was won under the leadership
of the two Senators from Oregon!
It was a victory that will thrill the
friends of the birds all over the world.
It Is the first real victory ever won
for the birds of the world that rises
clear above and beyond all local Issues.
It will place our country in a class by
Itself, on a plane clear above all other
nations. It places us In a position to
demand of all Europe, "Go thou and do
likewise!" And Senators Chamberlain
and Lane, of Oregon, led tbe forces
that did it!
With the passage of the tariff bill
all importations of wild birds' plu
mage for millinery purposes will cease
forever. The Btock now on hand soon
will be worn out and sent, to the ash
can, and then the badges of cruelty
and bird-murder will disappear. The
women of America have redeemed
themselves. This contest was their one
great chance to square themselves on
the subject of bird millinery, and they
rushed to improve it. It was the
women of our land who made this vic
tory possible.
The people of Oregon have good rea
son to be proud of their Senators, and
the splendid part they played in the
pitched battle of Tuesday, September 2,
never should be forgotten by any man,
woman, boy or girl who ts a friend of
the most beautiful and most interesting
birds of the world.
WILLIAM T. HORNADAY.
New York Zoological Park.
LESSOX OF CHINESE PANTALOON
Illustration Given to Prove Custom De
cides Sartorial Modesty.
PORTLAND, Sept 8. (To the Edi
tor.) The refusal of Sergeant Harms
last Saturday evening to arrest a Chi
nese belle in her g-ally bedecked Na
tional pantaloon suit by the way, a
most sensible decision by the police
officer illustrates the whole psycho!
ogy of clothes.
The Chinese women have been wear
ing their pantaloons for centuries.
Practical forality in China sanctions
the style. It is plain that the police
officer knew this. So, when he saw
a Chinese woman last Saturday dressed
In the customary native style he felt
Instinctively, and without needing to
reason it out, that she was doing noth
ing wrong or Indecent or immodest, or
any of the other terrible things that
have beon said about white women this
Summer in Portland. The officer had
often seen Chinese women dressed as
this one was, therefore he didn't molest
her or even think of doing so.
Now, to carry the demonstration fur
ther, suppose a white woman thus
garbed walked the streets. She might
be the soul of modesty and wear the
strange garb because of a conviction
that the Chinese fashion is more eco
nomical, sensible, sanitary or pictur
esque. Yet she probably would be ac
costed by a policeman, acting under the
Mayor s recent orders, and virtuously
tola to go noma and dress properly.
Here, then, would be a different sort
of a mental reaction exhibited by the
officer, notwithstanding that the clothes
were the same on the two women and
their physical configuration practically
identical, uut custom prescribes dif
ferent styles of dressing for Chinese
and white women. Hence, the o flic in 1
interpretation is that the dress of the
nrst is quite proper and of the second
quite shocking. The voteless foreign
woman would be let go her way in
peace, while the enfranchised white
woman would receive a police repri
mand. This proves that clothes or styles
of themselves can never rightly be
called improper or Indecent. Custom
decides the point, but the decision Is
purely arbitrary, not based necessarily
on good sense, reason or logical
analysis.
Let the standpatters in styles stop
and think a little. Perhaps they will
then cease making themselves ridicu
lous. MISS M. M.
Studying Law at 37.
PORTLAND, Sept. 3. (To the Edi
tor.) Do you think the age of 37 too
late tn take un IhA nttiriv nf lan. i.
a three years' course is required? What
would his chances be of meeting with
ultimate success In comparison with
one having such knowledge earlier In
life? A CONSTANT READER.
A man of 37 who has aptitude for the
law and Is equipped with health and
perseverance is not seriously handi
capped by age.
TJse of Words.
PORTLAND, Sept. 3. (To the Ed
itor.) Which Is correct: "Twenty dol
lars ana n cents are aue Jones. or
$20 and 12 cents Is due Jones?". Yours
truly. O. KARLE.
It is customary to use "Is" in this
connection, though either "Is" or "are"
would be correct.
Artery Street Proposed.
PORTLAND. Sept 10. (To the Edi
tor.) Why not call the street Artery
street? It Is the main artery for the
Bast Side, hence the name that tells
what it is, J. C M'GREW.
Half a Century Ago
vmn The Oresonlan of Sent. 11. lSfi.1.
Chicago, Sept. 4. At the Vermont
election on Tuesday, John B. Smith,
Republican, was elected Governor by
from 6000 to 8000 majority.
Bridgeport, Ala., Sept. 4. Burnslde
telegraphs that he took Kingston on
the second. Part of Minetes' brigade
went up simultaneously with Burn
slde's army. Burnslde says he met with
but little opposition. All East Tenn
essee except the Chattanooga region
Is being evacuated by the rebels and
Is now free.
Louisville, Sept. 7. Governor Andrew
Johnson, In a speech at Nashville a
few days since, avowed himself un
equivocally in favor of the abolition of
slavery.
Julia Dean Hayne This celebrated
actress arrived on the steamer last
evening from San Francisco and will
appear at the Willametto on Monday
evening.
Portland Guards is the name of the
new military company organized last
night at the council room.
From Mr. J. Clark, of Scio. Linn
County, who arrived last evening, we
learn that a party of prospectors struck
rich gold diggings in the Cascade
Mountains about 35 miles east of Scio
in the vicinity of the north fork of tlie
South Fork of the Santiam River. Mr.
Clark brought in six ounces of gold
dust from these mines, which he sold
to Humiston, Wilson & Company, for
$16 per ounce. Dr. Smith, of Snlem,
and Messrs. J. Driggs and William May.
of Albany, have also struck a quartz
lo.de in the same vicinity, which is said
to be very rich.
Twenty-fi ve Years Ago
From The oregonian of September U, 1888.
Portland. Me.. Sept. 10 -The state
eleotion was held today, when a Gov
ernor and members of the Legislature
were elected. One hundred and ninety
towns give the Republicans 48,833;
Democrats, 36,261; Prohibitionists. 1564.
William O'Donnell, who has been
night watchman at New Market block
for the past 16 years, retires this week,
much to the regret ' of the owners,
Thompson, Burrell & Co.
The public of Portland have the op
portunity tonight of listening to Mr.
George W. Cable, one of the foremost
literary men of his time.
The funeral of the late Dr. John G.
Glenn took place Sunday at the First
Congregational Church, Kev. P. K.
Clapp officiating. Hon. Cyrus A. Dolph
acted as master of ceremonies. lhe
pallbearers were: James A. Steele, F.
M. Warren, A. S. Frank, C. L. Day and
James A Strowbrldge. The inter
ment took place in Lone Fir Ceme
tery. The 18th year of the Bishop Scott
Academy will open this morning.
Clerk John R. Duff, of the State Cir
cuit Court, is now established in tbe
new addition to the Courthouse,
John D. Wilcox, proprietor of the
Daily News, and C. H. Mclsaac have
been Indicted by the grand Jury for
attempting to blackmail Mrs. Dr. F. M.
Murray out of $1500.
Today the T. J. Potter makes her last
trip down to Astoria and llwaco. a
soon as she can be put in proper condi
tion she will be taken around to the
Sound to relieve the Alaskan on its
route between Tacoma and Victoria.
"SEFTE.MBElt MORN."
I looked. I saw a lovely form
As fair and rosy as the dawn
Or Nature when the world was
young
A winsome maid her loveliness re
vealing, A song of life In harmony appeal
ing A work divine, a dream of tender
youth
The rising sun but glorified the
truth.
Ye gods! a vision spoke to mo
Of other days, the days of poesy;
The ago of Pericles was come again.
And voices of the papt In soft refrain
Sang sweetly of a bygone day
When gods as wooers loved to stray
Where flowers bloomed and malden3
sans
Of youth and love the groves among.
I looked again, again the vision
spoke.
Within my breast these feelings
woke:
Who are they who criticise forsooth
And sniff the air with faces to the
north?
Who would condemn a thing so fair
As this sweet being pictured here?
Only those who have outworn
The freshness of the dewy morn;
Like owls are they who blinking at
the sun
Forever miss the meaning of a song.
Ah. me. I felt a presence near.
'Twas Hebe's self soft whispering in
my ear.
Behold on life's luxuriant tree,
The flower of love is smiling now
for thee.
Oh! man when thou art old and
worn
And flight of years thy youth has
overborne
Grudge not the young; their fleeting
charm
But let thy heart beat generously
and warm
So may thy dreams be like "Sep
tember Morn."
GEORGE H. SANDS, Portland, Or.
Help for Those Who Stammer.
PORTLAND, Sept 9. (To the Ed
itor.) Is there a school in Portland
that helps boys who stutter and stam
mer, say a boy 9 years old? G. H. W.
Children who stutter and stammer
are takon care of by the Portland
schools in the department for the re
tarded and backward children, which
will be opened Monday In the Lowns
dale School building at Thirteenth and
Morrison. This school Is in charge of
Miss Ida May Manly and Miss Grace
Towsley, both experts in their line ot
teaching.
There's No Place
Like Home If
Most of us have a speaking ac
quaintance with what Is commonly
known as a "family Jar. Vy hen
a "family Jar" Is In process, home
is a good place to be away from.
One of the most frequent causes
of family discord is the money
question the constant de nd upon
the head of the house for -lie thou
sand and one things needed by the
different members of the family.
The best way to eliminate family
differences is to systematize the
constant expenditure, to cut oiit the
foolish and reckless spending and
by so doing give the head of the
family, the producer, some practical
and grateful support
A little co-operation In any fam
ily together with the aid of The
Oregonian's daily advertising sug
gestions and a friendly home dis
cussion of what and when to buy
goes a long way toward eliminat
ing family friction.
There's no place like home If
It's an ad-reading home. Adv.