TIIE SUNDAY: OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 13, 1911.
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JUBILEE OF CHRISTIAN
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TJndertakinjri Economic Phaae of Education Most Be Considered.
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AITTBILEE l pre-eminently a Urn,
for reminiscences. The Sth or
5Hh annlvesaxy of any event forma,
a !t wrrr, decorated procenlum arch
behind which the drama of the past Urea
ami mores again. Old facta and old
far. Bim, grave and say. all rlM
out of the mysterlooa slumber of -the
years and stalk, ghost Ilka across the
tUmly-lIshted stK.
. The stiver Jubilee of t:io Christian
brothers In Orrgon appeal 'a many
ways. There la something akin to the
l!rlc If not partaking of the rery na
ture of the heroic In tlie conduct of men
who enter a new and almost hosOle com
munity, there to break, amid difficulty
and discouragement, the bread of edu
rat:oe. Such were the men who came
IS rears aco to Portland men who faced
1rU! and privations and faced them
rheerfuly; men who were Influenced by
a mlchty seal for the Christian educa
tion of youth; men who. though their
hands are now stilled In death, wrought
o well that their work remains.
Archbishop Makes Appeal.
The Christian Brothers came to Port
land at the requmt f the late Arch
bishop Arntut. Himself a former pupil
of the Christian Brothers, he was In a
position to know and to value the dis
tinctive features of their methods of
teaching. His first appeal was met
with a refual. The local superior of
fie Brothers on the Coast regretted that
the number of available teachera In the
ttrl.-t of San Krancineo would not per
mit of the opening of the proposed Port
land foundation.
But Archbishop Gross waa Insistent.
le made a M-ond appeal. "Surely." he
said la substance to the then Brother
Visitor, "you have a few Brothers who
on account of falling health are unable
to tak an active part In your larrrr ln
sutuuon. Ijet some of these come to
Portland. At all roeta. we must have
the Brothers; a beginning must be
made."
How could such an appeal go unheed
ed' Thr Brothers were aent to assume
charge of the institution which, formerly
under the direction of Father Glorieuz.
Bow bthor of Boise City, waa named
after St. Michael the Archangel. When
the school waa transjerred from fifth
and Mill streets to the cathedral alte. the
rme ass changed to St. Mary's Bchool.
Jn 1 a further change took place. The
Brothers removed to their old location
at Fifth and Mill atreeta and the Insti
tution was henceforth known as Blanchct
Institute.
Tha first years of the Portland founda
tion were trying years. Though eonstst
emtly befriended by the arrhMahop and
the e'erxr. t'lio Brothers found the work
c starring and maintaining the school
In Portland no eaiey task. fnllke San
JTan.-tac. Portland was not largely a
Catfiolle cltr. and parents were timid
about experimenting with the education
al svstem of the Brothers. But In course
of time that system proved Its own Tin
ttiraUon nd the Intelligent and hearty
seal of the Brothers won golden opinions
on all sides.
Field of Work Kxtended.
For some years the Brothers in Port
land had been confining themselves to
parochial school work. That work was
thornuch and SMtlsfsclnry as far as it
went. bt the fa. t now became evident
that the tlmo was Hl for the establish
ment of an Institution which aouid carry
en the work to a higher degree of effi
ciency and, prepare students. In even a
mor helpful and practical way. for the
exigencies of workaday life. Accordingly,
in l w. the Brothers crossed the river and
established in East Portland a more pre
tentious Institution, now known as the
-hrlstlan Brothers" Business College. The
building Is well equipped snd thoroughly
modern and the institution U one of
which the Cathotle population of Port
land may well be proud.
The opening of the business college ne
cessitated an Increase in the number of
teachera and the Installation of up-to-date
applln-e. The new departure
waa made possible through the kind and
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generous assistance of His Grace. Arch
bishop Christie, the co-operation of the
reverend clergy and the loyalty of the
Brothers' pupils, past and present. The
business college is no longer an educa
tional venture: It haa passed out of the
experimental stage and enjoys a Isrge
attendance and an enviable reputation.
This brief and sketchy account of the
Christian Brothers in Oregon suffices to
Indicate that the present Jubilee celebra
tion l In every respect Juatifled. A quar
ter century of service In the cause of
Catholic education In the Pacific North
west stands to the credit of the Christian
Brothers, and It is meet and Just that
they should pause In their work to recall
the past and .make provision for the fu
ture. Future to Be Considered.
Tea. to make provision for the future:
for 1 am convinced that tl- complete
significance of the Jubilee will not be
reached unless a glance Is cast forward
to the years yet to come. The good work
of Christian education must go on: and
It wU go on thrivingly If the causa but
receives the practical support it so ob
viously deserves.
It is a truism thst education coats
money. No body of men can run a
school successfully save at a tremendous
outlay. Our Catholic schools could not
exist at all were It not for the fact that
the teachers, members of religious con
gregations, receive no personal compen
sation for their services. As 'n the
golden age foreseen by Kipling, they
"work for the Joy of working."
Now work for the Joy of working is an
excellent thing, but It has at least one
notable disadvantage. It somehow leads
the outsider to believe that Catholic In
stitutions need no special rupoort. As a
consequence, while secular Institutions,
with lars-e rolls of well-paid instructors.
annually receive millions In donations,
our Catholic schoolsh are forced, as was
once tersely said, "to eko out a miser
able existence."
The economic phsse f the educational
problem la always an unpleasant phase,
and I do not Intend to discuss it farther.
However, a parting auggestlon on this
occasion of the Jubilee ought not to be
out of place. Despite the fact that Ore
son Is blessed with a proverbial health
ful climate. Oregorlans occaalonuly die.
And thev usually leave wills. Were
they, while still happily In the flesh, to
ponder a little over the peculiar finan
cial situation of the Catholic schools, they
might find It opportune to Insert clause
In their wills In favor of the struggling
Catholic Institutes. Money left to such
an Institution ss the Christian Brothers'
Business College ought to prove a splen
did investment not In the matter of dol
lars and cents, but In the consclousnew
of having done one's share to make the
world better and brighter.
Navy Officers and Men Piqued
at Snub by Citizens of Seattle
Wnen Skating Eink Bars Sailors From Warships Maryland and Virginia,
Shore Lease Denied Men, and Visitors Not Allowed on Board.
SKATTLE. March 11. Spec! at)
Hurry orders to the warships
Maryland and West Virginia cam
Just In time to relieve tension between
officers and jnen on board the cruisers
and people on shore. No shore-leave
for men on board, and no visitors from
shore, was the rule enforced for a
week prior to departure for Southern
California. The order came Just at
payday on the ahlps. and had the ef
fect of catting off about 1-5.000 from
circulation in this city. As an exense
for the restriction waa the fact that
three men in uniform had been denied
admission to a skating rink, and the
affront offered to the men waa as
sumed by the officers as a personal af
fair. In a letter to Mayor DIHIng. the caae
was ststed for the men by Perry Gar
rison. V. 8. S. Maryland, adjutant of
.the Army and Nvy Union. "We have
no desire." he said, "to reflect on your
city, but it is high time that some peo
ple were brought to a realisation that
the Navy is composed of men In every
sense of the word, and that they com
mand more respect than to be barred
from a public skating rink because ot
uniform." An officer of the Maryland
commented on the Incident by referring
to the experience of Portsmouth. N. H
whleh has paid the penalty of having
tried to exclude men who wore the uni
form. "The small amount of Government
money spent In that port since." eald
the officer. "Is evidence of the attitude
of the men in the ranks on that ques
tion. That all men wearing the uni
form should be excluded simply because
sn occasional one exceeds rational lim
its in his behavior is decidedly un
Juat." Since the order Isolating the cruisers
went into effect there haa been no
communication with the shore except
that which has been necessary. On
board the ships a reason for the order
was ascribed to the fact that the time
for target practice was at hand, and
It waa desirable to keep the men .n
perfect condition.
Ktka to Bay Property.
Seattle Lodge of Klks. No. :. Is be
stirring Its membership to raise HO.Ooe
to complete tne purchase price on the
lot at the southwest corner of Fourth
avenue and Spring street. The Elks
have an acUve list of about 110 la
this city, and they are Issuing stock In
' ft shares in order to lift the debt on
' their property. The original purchase
price was fTJ.OOO. As soon as the obli
gation la removed an Insurances com
pany will advance the funda for a
seven-story structure to cost between
l0)0 and $100,000. which the Seattle
lodge proposes to make one of the
. Xlncal bosuca for Elks on the Paclflo
Coast. Stock Issued to members bears
4 per cent Interest, payable annually,
and Is held under an option of the
lodge to buy It back on or before Js
years. Thursday evening a big dinner
was given by the stockholders and
subscribers in the dining-room of the
present quarters on the top floor of
the Alaska building, and assurances
were given that work on the new
building would begin within two
months. The present move marks the
completion of a plan which haa been
agitating No. 93 for nearly a decade.
Local interest haa again been di
rected to the famoua Sullivan will case
by a report from Dublin that Edward
Corcoran, who waa found after years
of litigation to be a cousin of Sullivan
and heir to the 11.000.000 estate, had
been discovered living In squalor and
declared Insane. Lawyers are credited
with having taken moat of the property
on contingent fees. When John Sulli
van years ago reached Seattle he had
been cook on a schooner which had
been caught In a fierce storm on the
Straits ot Fuca. His toes were froxen,
and aa a result he abandoned the sea
and started a peanut stand In the saw
mill town of Seattle. He acquired the
property where now stands the Sulli
van building, and at the time of his
death waa worth approximately half
a million.
Many Sullivans Appear.
It had always been understood that
he had no relatives, and when Marie
Carrau. who had cared for him on his
deathbed, attempted to establish a non
cupatlve will, she appeared to have
a flrst-rate chanee of obtaining the es
tate. But Sullivans and descendants of
the Sullivans bobbed up from every
quarter of the globe, with the result
that the noncupatire will waa over
thrown and the battle won by the at
torneys for Corcoran. It Is said that
when the heir was here In July. 1909.
he was paid $40,000 In caah and 1119.000
in stock of the Provident Investment
Company, and that the difference be
tween these sums and 1 1.000.000 repre
sented the fees absorbed by the law
yera.
Originally the attorneys for the Irish
heir were Piles. Donworth AV Howe.
Piles withdrew from the firm on being
elected United States Senator; Don
worth left before the litigation ended
and at length waa appointed to the
Federal bench. They are aald to have
received respectively I1&.000 and ll.
000. The rase was fought to a finish
by Jamva B. Howe, but before the final
decree the contingent Interest In the
estate had been acquired by a corpora
tion formed for that purpose.
With the dedication thia week of the
wireless station at Fauntleroy Park.
Seattle haa gained the distinction of
having the second hlgheat tswag Iwr
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and a walk of one block south, on concrete sidewalks, between rows
of beautiful new homes, and 3-ou reach the north end of the new
Syndicate Addition. This desirable property is in the very center
of the present building activity of the East Side. It possesses
manv advantages both to the homeseeker and the investor.
f pI for tho first, time Friday,
passes Syndicate Addition. Public School now occupies one block.
Country Club grounds near, excellent view of mountains, streets
graded, concrete walks and curbs, and Bull Run water to be piped
to front of each lot without expense to purchaser. Taxes paid by,
us and no interest to be charged on deferred payments.
THE FRED A. JACOBS CO.
The people of Portland are already familiar with the
wonderful ability of this company to pick out loca
tions in the path of progress. In spite of the fact
that we have made more money for more people than
any other firm in the Northwest, and have offered
more real investment opportunities than any other
concern, it is with pardonable pride that we announce
that we have never platted and opened for sale a more
desirable, more conveniently located piece of ground
than the one referred to in this announcement as
SYNDICATE ADDITION
This land has been in cultivation for years, and is,
therefore, especially fine for immediate use, being
all ready for building. The tract was secured by
Mr. Jacobs some time ago and at a price that enables
us to offer it today at but little more than you would
expect to pay for raw acreage. It must be seen to
be appreciated and the time to see it is tomorrow.
Take Rose City Park Car
Get Off at The Alameda and Walk
One Block South
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that purpose In the world. It Is on a
hill rlslna; 500 feet above the tidewater
at Its base and is Itself 320 feet high,
so that the top of the tower la 810 feet
above the sea. Gigantic antennae
stretched from the top of the tower to
elirht poles each 100 feet high, located
BOO feet from the tower proper, will
contain more than 40.000 feet of -wire
and will cover more than 30 acres.
It la expected that there will thus ba
established a working radius In the
daytime of more than 2500 miles, bring
Ing the West 8eattle wireless station
Into direct touch with Alaska, the Ha
waiian Islands and Southern California,
and possibly with points aa far East
as Chicago. At night a 20-kllowatt
generator Is expected to transmit sig
nals at least 3500 miles. At noon each
day a time signal will be flashed to
ships at aea. and at night an arc light
of great power will be operated from
the top of the tower and will be visible.
It is expected, from points 40 miles at
aea.
Numerous taxpayera have Indorsed
the plan wherebv the County Commis
sioners will acquire The Meadows race
track and grounds, for the purpose of
leasing the property to the Western
Washington Fair Association. The ques
tion has been approved by the Commis
sioners. One of the signers of the pe
tition that the county exchange other
property - for The Meadowa ia K. Y.
Sweeney, a heavy taxpayer.
"The Fair Association." he says,
"would obtain a location permitting a
greater development than la now pos
sible. At Madison Park the fair haa
been hampered by lack of transporta
tion facilities and a consequent battle
with exhibitors to persuade them to
bring their animals here; and inade
quate atreetcar service has cut down
attendance and profits. With the fair
at The Meadowa It will be possible to
carry out fully the primary purpose
of the project, the development of the
livestock and agricultural resources of
Western Washington." Since the West
ern Washington Association works in
harmony with other fair associations
in the Northwest. Including that of
Oregon, the new arrangement will be
a benefit to all concerned.
A Basket of Literary Warca.
-rv... -n.'. . n H t H National Capi
tal." by John E. Lathrop, and "The
Trail Blazers," an account or a rail
road through the Rocky Mountains,
and written by CM V. Stewart, are
notable articles - for excellence and
fund of Infonnetlon. in this month's
number of the Pacific Monthy maga
zine. The story department Is su
perior, and the entire number can
stand comparison for quality of liter
ary message and fine Illustration with
other and even larger magazines of
our day.
People Interested In Oregon.
Joseph O. Kelley. a grand-nephew of Hall
J. Kelley. who laid out tract of land on
the peninsula brtween the Willamette
and Columbd rlvera In 1820 and for the
last ten years a resident of Oregon, ha
returned from a trip to the Atlantic
states. He wss In New York City for
a time. From that point westward he
heard a great oVal about Oregon. All
tndlratlona point to a large Influx of peo
ple In this state during the present year,
ha said yesterday
TICKET SCHEME BARRED
WARXIXG IS ISSrED AGAINST
"ENDLESS CHAIN' CAIt IUDES..
Traction Company Says Operators,
I n less Stopped, W ill Make
Thousands of Dollars.
Warning Is given the public by officers
of the Portland Railway. Light & Power
Company against the operations of a
concern styling Itself the Allen Sales
Agency Company, which purports to dis
tribute streetcar tickets at a cheap figure
through a so-called "endless chain" sys
tem of sales.
Tickets have been distributed among
streetcar patrons, which. If taken to the
office of the company entitles the holder
to three other tickets at 50 cents each
S1.50 in all. These tickets then are to
be sold at 0 cents a piece thus giving
back to the purchaser the amount he
paid to the company and when these
three tickets are returned to the office
and three more tickets sold to each of
the three purchasers the holder of the
original ticket is given a book of street
car tickets valued at 2.25.
The traction company points out how
the operators can profit by this scheme
to the extent of thousands of dollars, as
with the I1.&0 paid by the original ticket
holder, together with the 1.60 collected
from each of the three persons to whom
he sells tickets, the sales agency collects
S6 before It gives up a 2.2S book .of
tickets.
While the man who handles the tickets
apparently geta a book of streetcar tick
ets for nothing, the sales people always
collect nearly three times thrflr worth
from other victims. In the end the affair
is bound to become so involved that
everyone will have trouble and the un
fortunate investors who hold tickets
when the agency ends Its career will
suffer.
Mrs. Houck Returns After Visit.
Mrs. J. A. Houck. a native daughter of
StUem. but who waa reared In Portland,
and who for several years haa been a
resident of Seattle, returned to Seattle
Thursdsy sfter a visit of a month to
relatives and friends in Portland, and in
Salem. At the election for Mayor of
Seattle a few weeks sgo he voted for
tle first time. She voted for Mr. DIHIng
and her husband voted for Mayor GI1L
Mrs. Houck Is a granddaughter of Elijah
Davidson, a pioneer of 1S50, and owner of
the original donation land claim of 840
acres, now largely within the city limits
of Portland on the East Side.
Mazamaa to Take "Hike" Today.
Led by L. E. Anderson, a party of
Mazamas and their friends will "hike"
today from Oswego to Oregon City, a
distance of miles. The outing seekers
plan to go to Oswego by trsln and
walk from there to Oregon City, re
turning by car from that point. The
road la good and the trip will be an
easv walk of perhaps two hours' du
ration. Dinner will ba takea In Ore
gon City. The Mazamas have planned
little preliminary "hikes" like this one
every Sunday during good weather, to
prepare the members for the longer
hike" and outing In the Cascades near
Lake Chelan, Wash.
STAR TO HAVE COMEDY
Programme of Tragedy and Vaude
ville to Follow. -
Following up the almost sensational
impression created by "A Taie of Two
Cities," the management of the Peo
ples' Amusement Company has conceiv
ed the idea of presenting another dif
ferentiated programme, and will on
next Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, present an 'entire programme
of comedy. .This means that the com
plete entertainment will be In three
reels each one thousand feet in length,
and the programme will contain a
clever and laughable blograph, a vita
graph full of mirth and humor, and a
satirical Lubln on a current topic The
idea of a change will be further ex
ploited, the management next present
ing on successive dates an entire pro
gramme of tragedy, vaudeville, travel
and history. In this connection the man
agement is endeavoring to obtain sub
jects which will take the beholder from
New Tork to the scene of the Mexican
revolution, and back again, and various
other subjects of current interest will
be presented In this way.
To show what progress Is being made
In film productions, the announcement
is made that on Sunday, March 19, and
continuing Monday and Tuesday,
Thomas A- Edison presents at the Star
Theater, "A Problem of the Slums,"
telling the story of contagion and how
it Is conducted to the public through
the medium of the sweat shops In the
tenements, and more particularly de
scribing how a large and grasping
landlord was brought to a realization of
his duty to the poor from the fact that
his daughter on the eve of marriage
contracts typhoid fever from one of his
tenants.
Police Detain Alleged Yeggman.
Accused of being a safe-blower with
a National record. Albert Sadler was
picked up by Detectives Coleman and
Snow j-esterday and Is held at the po
lice station on a vagrancy charge. The
officers say that his right name is
John Lee and that he Is known among
yeggmen aa "English Johnny." Lee
did five years at Sioux Falls, S. D-, on
a Federal aentence for blowing a post
office safe. The description of the
prisoner tallies with the criminal rec
ords in that case.
Food and Character to Be Topic.
"The Effect of Food Upon Character"
will be the theme for discussion at the
meeting of the Vegetarian Conversazione,
at 601 Yamhill street, next Tuesday night
at S o'clock. Dr. L. W. Myers will de
liver the opening address.
2500 Employes to Celebrate. -
Employes of the Portland Railway,
Light Power Company will gather
with their families at the Oaks rink
tomorrow, sight to enjoy the second .
annual reunion and entertainment pro
vided by the company. An elaborate
programme has been prepared. Speech
es will be delivered and several unique
features will be introduced. B. S.
Josselyn. president of the company, and
other officials will speak. Special cars
will convey the crowd from First and
Alder streets, beginning at 6:30 V. M.
It is expected that fully 2500 will be
there. A banquet will be provided and
there will be danclnj
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in a substantial way to handle that homebuilding scheme. The great
building movement has now started in Laurelhurst. Many beautiful
homes are now in course of construction; many homebuilders are pre
paring their plans.
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with your plans until first talking the matter over with us. Let us
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