T1IE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 13, 190T.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS WILL HAVE $1,000,000 HOME
RiEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Aug. 31. The Govern
ment Is going to build a new offl-
t al home for John Barrett; not a resl-
pnoe, but an office. The Bureau of
I merman Republics, a sort of advertis
es ctearing-house for the United' States
nd tlie republics of Central and South.
America, is to have an appropriate build
ing In Washington, and John Barrett
will be the first Director to occupy the
new quarters.
Altihough established in 1890, the Bureau
of American Republics never amounted
much In times past. It operated to
proylde good salaries for a few favorites
of past Administrations, but It accom
plished little of value. Secretary Root
made a tour of South America last year,
disoovered enormous trade possibilities
which might be turned to advantage by
the merchants and exporters of the
United States, and on his return to
Washington recommended to the Presi
dent that the Bureau be reorganized.
This was done, Mr. Barrett was made
Director because he had demonstrated
bis proficiency as a diplomat, and now,
through the efforts of Secretary Root
and Mr. Barrett, a fine building is to be
erected here to accommodate the new
hive of Industry; the reorganized Adver
tising Bureau of All America.
The new building of the International
Bureau of American Republics will b
unique, not only In Washington, but tn
all the world. It will serve as the' Inter
national headquarters or offices in one
national capital of 21 different American
nations. The nearest approach to it will
be the- new Temple of Peace now being
erected at The Hague. The cost of this
Pan-American structure, when It Is fully
completed and ready for occupancy, will
be nearly $1,W;000. of which Mr. An
drew Carnegie generously contributed
$750,000, and the different American na
tions approximately $250,000.
The revised drawings of the architects
here shown have Just been approved by
the United States Secretary of State,
Elihu Root, Chfilrman of the Governing
Board of the Bnreau. and John Barrett,
the Director an-fl chief administrative of
ficer, after ha.ving been originally se
lected from the largest architectural
competition In the history of Washing
ton, in which .130 leading North Ameri
can architects entered. The winners In
this contest werte Albert Kelsey and Paul
P. Cret, Associate Architects, of Phila
delphia, Pennsylvania.
' This Imposing International building
will stand on oeie of the most attractive
and commanding sites of ground in the
National capttfl. commonly known as
the Van Ness .Tract, which covers five
acres, or about) two hectares, facing the
Presidential grounds, or White Lot, on
the east, and Potomac Park on the
south, at the corner of Seventeenth and
B streets. This site Is only two blocks
below the Corcoran Art Gallery, next to
the new buildlmg of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and within a
short distance of the Washington Monu
ment. The dlmenslcins of the building will be
approximately 160 by 160 feet, or 52 by
62 meters. Tlws maih portion will stand
two stories above a high studded base
ment, and will, in turn, be surmounted
.by dignified liajustrades. The rear por
tion. In order to cover the capacious As
sembly Hall, wtll rise still higher. It will
be constructed throughout of steel and
Obadiah Oldway and
Public Schools
Unqualified Approval of Heeent Crit
icisms on Portland's Educational
Troat vrtth Application Toward
Country !ctaool.
HOAXV1LLB, Or., Sept. 2. Mr.
Editor: It pained me to the inner
moat recesses of my heart to see In
.'one of last week's Oregonians that Mr.
'Prominent Educator What'sname ain't
a-goln to write no more about the school
doln's in Portland. I ain't missed a word
f what he has writ, and I've been great
!ly edified thereby. Hanner and Becky
lAnn has been a-cavin' around here about
It. They think that Mr. P. E. Whafs
name Is a calamity howler a-goln' around
with blue goggles on. but I know he ain't,
f I can tell by his wrltin' that he's a good,
: noble, brave man as ain't afraid to say
l what he thinks about the way things Is
: a-goln".
That's Just where I stand, too. and
though r ain't personally acquainted with
: him, 1 stretch out my hand to him, across
j the gulf of persecution and says I, "Let's
J hold out for the right, Mr. P. E. What's
I name, I'll stand by until the mornln' as
: Shakespeare says. 'Down with the school
J trust! Down with high taxes! and dern
! the City Superintendent of Portland!"
shall be our watchword and we'll win or
: die a-klckin'."
. I asked that derned walkin' normal
school that's a-keepln' school here, If
he knowed the City Superintendent, and
he said as how he did and had got a
good many good points from him, too.
'Now. see there! Ain't that Just what
Mr. P. E. What'sname has been a-tellln'
' on us? That uneducated man has not
only ruined the school system of Port
land, but he's also got his hlfalutln' no-
tions a-goin' out here to Hoaxvllle a-cor-ruptln"
our youth, and I ain't a-doutin'
In the least that he and Hi Abrams Is
good friends. Abrams Is the czar of this
district, and as yet I ain't been able to
get him ousted. He's to blame for all
. the extra taxes we have to pay and I
ain't ashamed to say that I have tried
to get Into his shoes so's to make things
easier for the taxpayers. I didn't know
that I had such a foe to fight as the boss
of the Portland schools, but It's all plain
to me now. The whole state looks to
Portland for example, but there's a end
a-comln'; the ball has got to rollln at
last.
Mr. P. B. What'sname has already
saved the city several thousands of dol
lars. There won't have to be any extra
rooms put onto any of the school-butld-!
in's this Winter on account of the crowd
ed condition of affairs. As Shakespeare
says, he's let the cat out of the bag and
told the world that the Portland schools
ain't no good, and people will be a-fiee-in'
hence instead of crowdin' in. He's
solved the Japanese question, too, for the
Yellow Peril will stay away from Port
land where It can't get educated. The
Russians will stay to home and not
"Jump out of the fryin' pan Into the Are"
. when they hear that there's a czar over
.here as well as there.
There'll be houses to rent cheap, and
the grocers will have to sell at a discount
to get rid of their stuff, and all Portland
will have to do Is to set back on Its
hsunches and "watch Tacoma grow."
Hanner says that if Mr. P. E. What's
name ain't satisfied with things here he'd
better go back East where he come from.
"Now. Hanner," says I, "that's a very
unchrlstlan-like remark. He ain't from
the East, he's from Missouri, and out
here a-lookin for a Job and a-doln the
missionary act for the taxpayers."
"Obadiah," says sne, "he's got a bad
case of swell head which is catchin" so
you'd better look out."
Now. ain't that Just like a woman But
' me and my comrade, we- ain't a-oia'
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concrete with the effect of a Spanish
stucco finish and with white marble
steps, foundations and trimmings. The
roofs will be of colored Spanish tile and
the Interior exposed portions will be
decorated with polychrome terra cotta.
The, general architecture will suggest
Latfn-Amerlcan treatment out of respect
to the fact that M of the 21 American
republics are of Latin origin, but it will
possess such monumental characteristics
as will make It harmonize with the gen
eral scheme for the Improvement of
Washington. Its most notable features
of construction, aside from numerous
Well-lighted rooms for the regular work
and staff of the Bureau, will bo a capa
cious, typical, Spanish patio, over 50
feet square, in the front section, covered
by a glass roof that can be opened in
Summer and closed In Winter, thus pro
viding protection against the weather
for constantly running fountains and
continually growing tropical plants; a
large reading-room, 100 by 60 feet, where
can. be seen all the Eom.i as well as
Ntrth American publications, and where
books can be consulted from the Colum
bus Memorial Library, which lias the
best collection In the United states of
works on the American Republics; and a
beautiful, dignified, assembly chamber,
100 by 70 feet, that, for present purposes,
may be called the "Hall of American Am
bassadors," which will provide the only
room of Its kind In the United States
specially designed for international con
to care. We are a-goln' to press onward
and upward till we get where we can
run things to suit ourselves. I can't make
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will meet a long-felt want, but he can;
he's made, lots of 'em, and they run
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along as slick as grease when you get
the proper kind of teachers to run 'em.
There's another thing he's done up.
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and that's the normal school question.
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ventlons, receptions to distinguished for
eigners, and for diplomatic and social J
events of kindred nature.
Other Important divisions .of space will
Include: A handsome room for the Gov
erning Board of the Bureau; four committee-rooms
suited for diplomatic con
ferences; a stack room for the library,
that will hoM 250,000' volumes; large of
fices for the DIrsctor and the Secretary
of the Bureau, with their assistants, in- j
eluding editors, statisticians, translators,
librarians, accountants, clerks and sten
ographers. Much of the decorative fin
ishings of the Interior will be In rare
woods from the South American forests,
contributed by the different countries
that support the Bureau, while the walls
of the "Hall of American Ambassadors"
and other principal rooms will be dec
orated with mural paintings, pictures,
statuary, etc., suggestive of Pan-American
history, development and progress.
At the main entrance of the structure
will be two heroic marble figures sym
bolizing, respectively, North and South
America.
The Institution which will occupy this
building was founded 17 years ago at the
First Pan-American Conference, held In
Washington in the Winter of 1SS9-1890.
and presided over by James G. Blaine.
The original, object, as announced, was
that of making the American republics
better acquainted with each other and
of exchanging information about their
respective resources and trade. It never,
however, had the complete support and
Interest of the United States, or of her
sister nations, until Hon. Ellhu Root,
Secretary of State of the United States,
made his memorable visit in 1906 to South
America. The Third Pan-American Con
ference. assembled at Rio Janeiro, Bra
sll. in 1906, which he attended, passed
strong resolutions in favor of the reor
ganization of the Bureau and outlined
a plan to make It a world-recognized in-
burned outfit and save the money. It
stands to reason that since people will
come to Oregon to get shed of the East-
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stitution for the promotion of both com
merce and comity.
The Bureau is strictly an international
and Independent organization, subordi
nate to no Department of tne United
States Government, and maintained by
the Joint contributions, based on popu
lation, of the 21 American governments.
Its affairs are under the administration
of a chief officer, called Director, who is
elected by the Governing Board of the
Bureau, consisting of the Diplomatic
Representatives in Washington of the
Latin-Amerloan governments, presided
over by the Secretary of State of the
United States. The present Director IB
John Barrett, former United States Min
ister to Colombia, Panama. Argentina
and Slam. The Secretary of the. Bureau
Is Doctor Francisco J. Yames, an emK
nent Latin-American scholar. Since the
new administration took charge of Us
affairs, the correspondence of the Bureau
has quadrupled, wnue the demand for
Us printed publications has tripled. Its
practical use is demonstrated by the fact
that during the last six months it has
developed business that has added at
least $15,000,000 to the value of Pan-American
foreign commerce. Its present ob
ject. In short. Is not only to advance
commerce and trade, but to strengthen
comity and friendship among all the re
publics of the Western Hemisphere.
Mr. Blackbird's Bed Epaulets.
In the fust times de whole tribe was
all over black, dat what get 'em dey
name: Black bird.
Dey stayed round de house den, not
in de swamp-roosts and travelln' round
like dey doses now.
Mister Black Bird one day waa peckin'
round de house do' when all of a sud
den Miss Cat Jumped on him.
He think It de last' ac' wid him when"
he look up Inter Miss Cat's face as she
helt him In her mouf and dat Cat's
face was dirty.
A cat's a mighty clean conditioned
critter ef it don't- love water.
Mister Black Bird he holler.
O, Ml' Cat, I grant your grace.
Don't eat me wld a airty face!
Mis' Cat she was sho stonish and she
.was sho mad, she say:
What's dat word
You say. Black Bird?
Black Bird skeered, but he cheep out
bes" he could ag'ln:
I beg your pardon, grant me grace
Don't eat me wid a dirty face!
Cat wae too clean a critter not to
grant datf ques'. She lay Mister Black
Bird down, and he put one paw stretched
to ever' claw stickin' out , right 'crost
tor'er his wings. Den she go to washln"
her face. She lick dat y'o'her paw. wash
and lick, and rub. D'rectly dat paw go
over behind her ear. Dat's a sho' rain
sign for a cat to waah behind her- ear
and Mister Black Bird knowed it. Soon
as he see dat paw go' hind her ear he
holler keen:
. Hit gwlne rain
Soon again!
He holler so sudden and sharp he
makes Mis' Cat Jump and lose her hold.
Up Jump de black bird. Mis' Cat give
a quick lick at him as be go and scratch
de feathers clean offer de tops or boff
shoulders. Scratch his shoulder-blades
rale red raw. Dey is been red ever sence.
He and all his folks wears 'em dat way
twel ylt fer a warnin'. Dey keep away
from quarters where cats stays now, dey
do.
Chillen, It's mighty well ter keep up
de 'memb'ance of yo misfortunes, so's
you can keep out dey way nex time.
ern climate, they've got to have some
way. to make .a livln. or they'll lay
around and let their relatives feed 'em.
I've had some experience and I say to
set 'em to keepin' school. Most any of
'em can do that, and we don't need to
pay money out of our own pockets to
learn 'em how.
But Instead of eneuoragln" of such
teachers what does the school trust do?
Why they goes to work and makes the
examinations so cferned hard that them
fellers from Missouri and the East can't
pass 'em and we have 'em on our hands.
Hanner's cousin was a college graduate
In Missouri and kept school there for
years, then he come out here and took
the examination. What was the conse
quences? He failed and he's been a-chor-ln'
for me for his keep ever since. Some
thin' has got to be Vdone with the edu
cated men from back yonder when they
has outlived their usefulness In their
own state, and it's to the interest of the
taxpayer that they should be allowed to
keep school out here. What if tftey don't
do Just what the rules require of "em? '
They're at least payin' for their feed,
which ain't no small thing.
If any of our people gets so stuck up
that they want a college learnln' let 'em
go back where .they can learn somethin'.
We ain't got no use for colleges and
high-toned schools out here. My pard
ner allows that them as we have got
ain't no good. A person don't know noth
in' when he does get through 'em, so let's
save, our money for the rainy day that's
sure to come.
I knowed some of the Hoaxvllle people
was easily wooled around, but I didn't
know that you people In Portland was
such derned fools as Mr. P. E. What's
name says you be. Ain't It kind in him
to show you fellers what ijlots you be
to not know how to pick a school com
mittee? "Arise, shine, for thy light has come,"
as the Scrlpter says. Oust the bosses
and march forward to victory. Put my
comrade in your superintendent's chair,
and I'll send Hanner's cousin down for
his assistant. I'll do what I can to get
some more good teachers for you. You
won't need more'n eleven or twelve pro
vldln' they know their business, will
you? Yours truly,
OBADIAH EVERAT OLDWAY.
' P. S. I'm comln' down myself as soon
as my cider apples is picked and if Mr.
P. E. What'sname has got elected Su
perintendent I'll stay In the office a few
weeks and help him out a little. Our
telephone number will be 23. We'd be
glad to have you call us up any time.
O. E. O.
Two Facts 'About Numbers.
Some very curious facts have been dis
covered about numbers, which maybe to
a professor of mathematics might seem
simple, enough, but to the average per
son certainly appear remarkable.
Nine is perhaps one of the most mys
terious numbers. If we multiply nine
by any number .under 20 except 11. the
sum of the digits In the products will
always be nine. Thus:
9x2 equals IS and 8 plus 1 equals t.
9x3 equals 27 and 7 plus 2 equals 1.
9x4 equals 36 and 8 plus 3 equals 9, and
so on.
Another queer number is 37. If 37 be
multiplied by 3 or any number of threes
up to 27, the three digits In each prod
uct will be alike. For Instance:
3x37 equals 111.,
6x37 equals 222. ,
9x37 equals 333.
12x37 equals 444.
15x37 equals 555, and so on up to 27.
Any one who choses to try some of
these mathematical experiments, no
doubt, will find out other Interesting ones
for himself.
Unci Sam's Precious Stones.
Baltimore News.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, th
Importation of precious stones In New
York amounted to $41,000,000. and the
United States Is now buying 60 per cent
of the output in South Africa.