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14 TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 4, 1917. IDAHO PLEDGES ALL OF ITS RESOURCES Legislature Offers Lives and Fortunes of People to the President in Crisis. DR. G. M. WELLS, VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR, IS ACTIVE AT 80 Father of Eight, One of Them a Missionary, Still Saws Up Family Wood as Means of Getting Daily Exercise. UN ERSITY HEAD CRITICISES REPORT ANTI-ALIEN BILL KILLED Proposal for Federal Amendment for Suffrage Also Lost, but Di vision of State Across Middle Seems Likely. BOI8E, Idaho. Feb. 3. (Special.) The Idaho Legislature today pledged to President Wilson the loyalty of the people of Idaho and "our lives and our fortunes and our sacred honor," in which was termed the most momentous period "of the Nation's history." This action was taken" after the Legislature had been informally noti fied of the fact that diplomatic rela tions between the United States and Germany had been broken. The Idaho Legislature Is probably the first legislative body in session to the United States to record itself as firmly behind the President in the strained relationship existing with Ger many. War Considered Near. The following Is the concurrent reso lution that was unanimously adopted by both branches of the Legislature at the morning session today: "Whereas, The Government of the United States of America is now con fronting the most momentous period of its history; and "Whereas, We are now on the verge of being drawn into the most appall ing of the world's wars; and "Whereas, The President of the United States of America has in wis dom deemed it best to sever diplomatic relations with the imperial German government in order that the sacred honor ana integrity of this great Na tion shall be preserved; now, there fore, be it "Resolved, By the Legislature of the state of Idaho, expressing the loyalty of the people of this commonwealth and with the firm reliance on the protec tion of Divine Providence, that we pledge to the President of the United states our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. Governor Asked to Send Message. ' "And be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be transmitted by the Governor of the state of Idaho to the President of the United btates. xne enate Kinea me nouse iiieniui mi to Congress urging passage of an amendment to the Federal Constitution givinc women the right of franchise. The Lake County division for North ern Idaho was killed, and the Valley County division bill for Central Idaho passed. The anti-alien bill, over which there threatened to be an international con troversy, was killed by being indefinite ly postponed and a resolution adopted to the effect the Senate will take no action that would tend to embarrass the President of the United States in the present crisis. Division Measnre Assured. There was introduced in the Legis lature Monday a memorial to Con press asking for the separation of Northern Idaho from the southern por tion. Petitions have been circulated in both the Senate and House and enough members signed to assure its passage. June 17 is set as a date in this measure for the holding of a constitutional convention at some point to be designated in the northern part of the state. A constitution for the proposed new state to be formed out of Northern Idaho was adopted and it was forwarded to Washington to ac company the memorial before the next session of Congress. Members from the northern and south ern portions of the state are active in the secession programme. They say that the north is for separation and that the panhandle is entitled! to cut itself off from the south. The name of Lincoln, or a typical Indian name, is to be selected for the proposed new state, No capital city has been picked. BY ADDISON BENNETT. T IS only occasionally that one meets a "young man" of 80. But such a man is Dr. G. M. Wells, who has resided in Portland since the Spring f 1881. To look at Dr., Wells without knowing his age, to see him move around, to converse with him. to hear his happy voice and listen to his cheery laugh, to "come into close personal touch with him, you would take him for a man of 50 or 55. Time has been so kind to him that the silver in his hair and beard are secondary to the brown of early life. Dr. Wells was born on a farm in Floyd County, Virginia, way down in the southwestern part of that state. lose to the North Carolina line, on February 5, 1837. After being gradu-1 ated from the local schools he entered Roanoke College two years before the outbreak of the Civil War. When the trouble began he was one of the first to shoulder a musket and get into the ranks. He served all through the war. from Bull Run to Appomattox," as he expresses it. and then as soon as the college doors were swung open after the war he returned to his studies at Roanoke, from which college he was graduated in 1866. Then he began his medical studies and was graduated from Bellevieu Medical College, of New York, in 1874. Brother's Health Canned Move. He returned to his old home ana hung out his shingle, but soon the West called him and he went to uaiiiorma. He was for a short time in Monterey and then settled in Sonoma, where he practiced with success until 1881. In the meantime a younger brother of his bad built up a lucrative practice in Portland in conjunction with the late Dr. Chapman. This brother was threat ened with tuberculosis. He sent to California for his brother George to come here, which he did. Finding his brother in bad condition, he. Dr. G. M., removed here and took over his bro ther's practice and the brother went to California, thence to the bandwlch Islands. He suffered a complete break down and died the following Spring. Going back to his young manhood. we find he married, January 5, lob, Miss Lucinda P. Goodwin, of Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia, and she was ever at his side as a companion and helpmeet for 47 years, until May, 1911, when she died in Portland. They were blessed with eight children, all of whom are alive and well today. Missionary Is Son. . Their names and addresses. In the order of their birth, are as follows: Dr. J. Hunter Wells, for 20 years a Presby terian missionary in Corea, but now physician to a large gold mining com pany of that country; 1 Jr. John Wells, a practicing- physician of Chel sea, Mass.; Florence, widow of the. late John West, of 360 East Twenty-eighth street; Frank M. Wells, an attorney, of 60 Wall street. New York; William Bit tie Wells, publisher, Concord building, Portland; Lmma, widow of the late E. L. Blandford, principal of Capitol Hill Schools' Portland, and Oscar and Mary. who are twins. Oscar Is connected with the firm of Lipman. Wolfe & Co.. of this city, and Mary is the wife of Fretl H. Strong, a real estate operator, with offices in the Oregon building. All of the doctor's children received JEWISH AID SET FORTH N. MOSESSOHN TO READ RELIEF SOCIETY'S REPORT TODAY. Total Number of Persons Assisted In Year T45 Meals Given 1584. Jobs Secured 178. v , v - i I ,-t - - is v ; t At ' . - - : ft , S I mit Uss-naYm rrrii n i nm - -J i Dr. ti. M. Well. Who at SO lm Active Worker , President Campbell Declares Legislative Committee Is Unfair in Findings. CAPEN SURVEY IS CITED PIERCE FAMILY HOLDS REUNION OF EIGHT SONS AND DAUGHTERS. Budget of Other State Schools Pointed to as Defense and Con stant Effort to Get Results Under Difficulties Detailed. ' m President Campbell", of Oregon' Uni versity, takes exception to the' report of the legislative investigating com mittee published recently and in refu tation of soma of the criticisms made cites the " survey of Dr. S. P. Capen, of the United States Bureau of Education, made In the Fall of 1915. In his survey Dr. Canen naid trlbuta to the research work done by members of the faculty requiring long hours of StUdv after dfURMt nnH ri IHa c.naT. tho best' of educational advantages. I lence of the demnomtio knirit nr.n. ui mem were in Lujicfio i ing. ne also commented on the general same time. Two of them took their soundness and vte-or nt th institution finishing courses" in Germany. It is and the part it was destined to play in doubtful if any person in the state, "the commercial progress of the state aside from Dr. Wells, can boast of President Campbell declares that if such a family of grown children with- the legislative committee had been able out a break or loss. John, the oldest, to lve more time to its investigation is mum man au years vl age. i some or tno impressions gained bv cur Plac on Medical Kaeoltv Held. sory examination might have been over- vw, oim..t ia ,SoD ii,. Hn.tn k., come and in certain instances reversed. been a prominent figure in Portland. tT4he te.x of Resident Campbell's Almost from the day of his arrival " ""liwu. . here he has been connected with the The contrast between ths reconvmnndattAna First Presbyterian Church, and a mem-J affecting- tho University made by the legis- - - ! 1 'I J REPUBUGMIS FAIL TO LEARN LESSON Effort to Get Together in Cau cus Not Marked by Con- ciliatory Spirit. MEETING PROVES FAILURE Top Row. From Left to Rljtht Harlaad O. l'ltrrt, Artknr C. Plrrer, H. ' I. Pierce and lister L. Pierce. Bottom How, Left to Rlncht Charles Hrron Pierce Mrs. Mabel Landing ham. Mrs. Gladys Single aod larl O. Pierce. The death of Charles Lester Pierce. Oregon pioneer and in late years a resident of Month Yakima, Wash., on January 23 at North Yakima was the occasion for the first reunion of the eight sons and daughters of that former well-known resident of Albany, Or. Mr. Pierce came to Oregon nearly 40 years ago and settled in Al bany, where he was beet known as a violin-maker and the organiser and instructor of the Albany Ladies' Band, the first organization of the kind on the Pacific Coast. He went to North Yakima in 1901 and made that city bis residence until his death Vt the age of 65 years. The sons and daughters are all residents of Oregon and Washing ton, Harland O-. Arthur C. Lester Mrs. Landinphatn and Mrs. Slagle living at North Yakima, while II- 1. and Earl O. live at Cherry Grove, Or., and Charles Myron at Fort Worden, Wash. ber of the vestry for many, many years. For more than 20 vears he was a pro fessor in the medical college of the University of Oregon. He has traveled extensively throughout this country. and at one time he and his wife made a tour around the world, -traveling lei surely and seeing all that it was pos sible for them to see. Dr. Wells never has been a politician. though always being identified vith the Democratic party. When the latlve committee on higher educational In stitutions In its report recently filed and the recommendations made -by the Univer sity Board of Resents im so marked as to call lor a statement of ths university's nolnt of view. . The committee recommends, that no n- proprlatlon In addition to the mlllage tax be made either for maintenance or building. The Board of Regents, on the other hand, recommends an appropriation of fno.OOO for additional maintenance and $50,000 for a women's dormitory. The committee of the legislature recognize the need of a worn- Pemocratic nomination for Mayor of an's dormitory at the university, but feels Portland came nis way witnout sonci- mat in tne interest or economy the means tation he obeyed the partv call. But ought to be found within the income from that was a bad year In Portland for th mlllage tax by eliminating some de- . t-, 1 j v, partments at the university and reducing t.e e...v,v.. ...u ... "'" ? the number of instructors In the depart- escape from a lot of trouble and worry His nature does not run in political channels with swift enough current to make him an office-seeker or tented office-holder. There are 15 grandchildren in the Wells families. Since the doctor's re tirement several years ago his chief pleasure has been in the companion ship of his children and these grand children. He makes his home with his daughter Florence, Mrs. John West, at 360 East Harrison street. I met him ments remaining. The policy of the regents is to maintain the present organization In tact, .tide over the present temporary re- con- I ductlon In the mlllage income by a spe cial appropriation, and keep pace In housing. lacuuy, ana equipment with the rapid growth of the institution. This difference of opinion raises the question fairly as to what the state expects and ' demands of its State University. Kapid Growth Admitted. The committee reports that it finds the institutions "in a healthy and growing con dition, and doing good work; the students there yesterday. He had Just come up I are hard-working and enthusiastic." . The from the basement, where he had done his little daily stunt of sawing some cordwood, which he does for health's I sake. GUARDS IN DOUBT Oregon Troops Wonder if Mus ter Out Order Will Stand. regents and administration at the uni ver ity, facing these facts of rapid growth and enthusiastic work, are constantly flghttnfr to maintain the standard and meet the rightful expectation of the students a to faculty and equipment. Shall the state do . t, v, iL(t t d-..,t, 1 les for lfai students than the other states house the exhibits no Land Products nino. i.e Show was held in Portland last year. and the $5000 donated by the Legisla be one of modern university standards, do ing; for the state the large and important ture for that purpose was turned in to work in many fields that is now universal- the road fund, but this year arrange ments have been made to hoi i the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show in the Portland auditorium dur ing the last week of October and the first three weeks of November. ly expected of a state university? To ask thfMe questions is to answer them. The regents of any state "university find It a tremendous problem to keep pace with the growth of the - Institution. In the neighboring states of California and Wash ington the budgets of the universities have NO CONCERN - IS CAUSED We cannot understand why any I been doubled and trebled within the last mamhai- nf tha Mnittinmsh fnnnfir 10 or a dozen years. The University of gation should try to divert money from !a?h,"n7 "'r"- fSlfti-fJZ 1 . T , , . , , , , i vvi.. I next blennlum, more than three times the . ,v ' " "-" ... : I suggested budget of the University of Ore- to Dring more people into Portland gon for the same period. The University from all parts of the state than any I of California is using fully - double that other meeting," said Colonel Dunne I amount, and a very considerable portion of The Jewish Relief Society gave a to tal of 1594 meals and assisted 745 per sons during the year ending January 31, according to the ninth annual re port of the organization, which will be read by David N. Mosessohn, associate secretary, at the annual meeting to be held this afternoon in the vestry rooms of the Hall-street Synagogue, Fifth and Hall streets. New officers of the or ganization will also be elected at that time. The report of Mr. Mosessohn declares that, of the persons assisted, 45 were Immigrants, all of whom are now self supporting. Other activities of the society, as out lined in the report, include: Number of families assisted, 162; number of jobs secured, 178; number of sick treated, 42; number of prescriptions furnished, 78; - lodgings given. 465. The society col lected during the. year a total of. f.tJ.oo, ana expenuea ?l52U.3v. it now has a balance in the treasury of $1890.62. D. Nemerovsky is now president of the organization. Ben Selling and Sig . tstcnei are vice-presidents, and Dr. N, Mosessohn, secretary. Action Would Bo Welcomed Men's Greatest Cause lor Worry Is the Question of Finding Work -If They Are Released. CALEXICO, Cal., Feb. 3. (Special.) The effect, if any, the diplomatic break with Germany will have upon the muster-out orders of National Guard troops now in the field is the principal topic of speculation in the camp here and the Oregon men are wondering 4f their orders home will be suddenly countermanded- However, the situation is causing no concern. It was the inactivity that wore down on the Oregon and Washington men. as well as the regular Army troops here. If any need for their services appears at all likely it may be said that the soldiers will go back to toil with a vigor. Troop A and Battery A resumed drill today after having prepared for de parture. It is now a matter of marking time, as there was little "heeded to clear for a return movement. Both organizations put in three hours in close-order drill at the trot and gallop under the burning sun. which is now, asserting itself once more here. Fifteen thousand dollars in gold and silver was disbursed to the Oregon men. It was the last pay they will receive until the hour of formal mus ter out, provided there is no change in their orders. - All are hoarding .their pay this month, as a majority of tbe men will be out of employment when they reach home, employers having filled their places. Scores of men lost their places January 1, that having been fixed by employers as the limit on which positions might be retained. Word has been received that a re ception is being planned for the men on their arrival in Portland, but the principal interest is what employers will do toward providing work for ths men. Irs appropriations come by direct vote of the people. Higher education Is being rapidly democratized, just as the public schools were a generation or two ago. Growth 60 Per Cent. ing in the Sandy River resulted in the Ui"' ilrJ,.rZ.SZZ arrest of three men by Deputy Game years. The growth on the campus has been Wardens E. H. Clark and H. C. Meads I 25 per cent the present year, and very much yesterdav charered with oneratiner set greater In the extension Held. The extension nets without a license. The three men principle, wnicn mattes every citizen of tne last night. Sandy Tislinetters. Arrested. Trouble growing out of salmon fish- are W. H. Northway, Fred Nelson and Grant Preston, all of Troutdale. The case has been set for trial before Dis trict Judge Dayton, Friday, February 9. CANDLESTICK CARVED FROM BOM; BY GERMAN PRIS ONER OV WAR. PE ELL DISCUSSES NEEDS Mayor and Others Speak at Mass Meeting' and Programme. PE ELI Wash, Feb. 3. (Special.) A citizens- meeting was held at the Town Ha.ll Wednesday night. Crla mans orchestra furnished some de lightful ' music and other persons of Pe Ell assisted in the programme with solos, recitations, etc. Addresses were made by Mayor Hendricks, M. B. Harty, Dr. MacLean, J. G. Dunlap, G. H. Dodge, H. Crisman and W. Gould. The addresses covered about every thing that Po Ell needs good roads, eidewalks. community fair, civic pride and street fair. Nothing definite re suited. IV o Joke, Either. From the Detroit Free Press. "Isn't it awful the way prices have gone up?" "It surely is. Jirst think, my hus band will have to work three weeks to get money enough to pay for this sim ple little gown I have on. MANN BILL IS OPPOSED DELEGATION TO GO TO SALEH IN BEHALF OF LAIVD SHOW. Measure Would Divert Funds to Other Displays in Spite of Bis Flans for Year. To make a fight for an appropriation for the Land Products Show, a delega tion led by Colonel David M. Dunne, of Portland, president of the Manufactur ers' and Land Products Association, will go to Salem Tuesday night to appear be fore the Multnomah county delegation. It will oppose a bill introduced by John M. Mann, Representative from Multnomah County. Mr. Mann's bill, if passed, would di vert the amount ordinarily given the Land Products Show to swell the sums appropriated to the Gresham Fair, the Livestock. Show and the Poultry and Pet Stock Show. The measure intro duced by Mr. Mann ignores the Land Products Show entirely. Because, no place could be had to it 3 V t .t ? ' : - s : I sV " t - f - f 1:; i ('ft r "'" "'J:; Is 1 - $ft' - ' 1 ! i t ) ' ' 1 5' I ' i : V- r ? 1:: r ! - n t r. rj - that the School of Commerce be discon tinued at the university Is a very serious one. Speaking: of this school. Dr. Capen says In his report on the university: "Ore son Is evidently a fruitful field . for com mercial development. Business Is becom ing; a learned profession. The directors and leaders of Industrial enterprises are more and more feeling: the need of prolonged specialized training.. "Universities throughout the country are responding- to this need and developing de partments of commerce and business ad ministration. In such .circumstances, there is clearly a well-defined field for a school of commerce of university rank In Oreg-on." The board of higher curricula In assigning this school to the university had In mind the future development of the great re sources of Oregon and the building up of a foreign trade-which would provide a mar ket for -our products. Young men must be trained to become the leaders In this great commerce. ' Business organizations, eco nomics, finance, history, languages, all the broad range of the university departments, must be called upon in building up the course of study In a school of commerce designed for such a purpose. The ele mentary work Is not -to be Included, the unlversltly grade rising higher" each year as the preparatory business courses become better organized In the high schools. Ulti mately, the - school would Include one or more years of graduate work. Entries Cited as Proof. The . demand for such- a .school of uni versity grade has-been shown by the num ber of students entering - It. "There are more students maJorlnar in commerce than in any other one professional, school In the university. On the side of Its commercial and Indus trial service, the school has done Invaluj able work for the state In developing sys tematic co-operation between the Federal Bureau of Commerce, the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and the university. A centra office Is maintained jointly, through which is collected and distributed Information of importance to the development of the busi ness Interests of Oregon. Commercial and Industrial surveys are also undertaken In co-operation, leading to results of very great business importance. A notable inllance is the study made this year of the flax mar kets of the world, and of the conditions of production and manufacture In Oregon. Al ready the manufacture of flax products Is being undertaken, and tht area of flax pro duction is being very considerably IncrefiaMwt, as a direct result of this investigation. This ts but one of a number of Important studies made in co-operation with the Federal Bureau end the Chamber of Commerce. The future development of this plan of co-operation is of vast consequence to the business interests or oreg-on. Work Declared Vital. The work of the School of Commerce Is vital to the university s well as to the state. Through It. the university la kept In the most lutimate contact with the active business life of the state, "sharing in its earnestness. Its enthusiasm, and Its finest aspirations. The university must be pro tected from any danger of isolation of In terest, and every department preserved and developed which brings It closer to the life of the whole people of the state. A word will suffice In regard to the busi ness relationship existing between the stu dents and the citizens of Eugene. If the committee could have had more time, at least double the three days which were given by the two members of the com mittee who visited the university, a clearer understanding of the situation would have been gained, which could not have failed to correct some surface Impressions which were misleading. In regard to rental of fraternity houses, for example, the t fact would have . come out that the five-year leases of these houses do not constitute a sufficiently certain and attractive bus! ness proposition, in spite of the apparently high rate, to induce many Investors to give It consideration. The fine spirit of cordial helpfulness "which has always characterized the attitude of the people of Eugene toward the students of the university would, on better acquaintance, have been certain to create a most favorable impression In the minds of the committee. In the same way aome Impressions In regard to a dangerous lack of democracy amongst the fraternities might have been changed with a more intimate knowledge of all the conditions. Democracy Declared Admirable. The students of the University treasure their democracy above all else, and the fraternities - conscientiously set themselves the taaK or coraoating wunm inir own or ganizations any tendencies In opposition to It. In the main they have succeeded ad mirably. In all the-fraternity houses, both of the men and of the women, are many members who are working their way through college. This fact alone makes a very substantial guarantee of. democracy. The fraternity organizations are, after all.prin cl pally a matter of housing. If there were mnre dormitories the number of new or ganizations would be less. -The Imperative demand for class-room buildings has up THEFT LAID TO REALTOR G. SECKENDORF IS ACCUSED OF APPROPRIATING (2323. Checks for Taxes on Panama Build- Ins; Are Declared to Have Been . . Cashed and Money Used. William G. Eeckendorf. a real estate dealer and lessee of the Panama build; lng at Third and Alder streets, was arrested yesterday on charges of grand larceny involving the alleged heft of .2323.27 intended for tax payments. His bond was fixed at $5500. E. S. Huckabay. chief deputy in the tax department under Sheriff Hurl burt, and Mrs. Anna Herrall. of 821 Hood street, signed the complaints against Mr. Seckendorf. The arrangement between Mr. Seck endorf and the lessors, Mrs. Anna Her rall. Mrs. Kate Strode, of 867 Kelly street, and Mrs. Rose Bridges, of 540 Montgomery street, has been for Mr. Seckindorf to pay the first installment of taxes on the Panama building prop erty and the owners to pay the second installment. This is part of the lease provision. It is asserted. Last Fall, according to Deputy Dis- rlct Attorney Hindman. who has in vestigated the case, Mr. Seckendorf presented a check to Sheriff Hurlburt for payment of the first half of the taxes and interest due. This check was returned from the bank marked "In sufficient funds." On October 4. Mesdames Strode and Bridges tendered a check fop $1849.12 as their share of the second installment of taxes. Mrs. Herrall gave Mr. Seck endorf a check for $474.15 and asked him to pay her share. The complaints allege that Mr. Seck endorf appropriated the checks. statd. irrespective of age or place of rest dence. a possible student of the university through correspondence courses and exten sion lectures, ts working a tremendous revo lution In popular education. The question facing the university Is how to keep up with the demands made on It. The regents and administration clearly un derstand the need of economy at the pres ent time, and are ready and wilting; to do whatever the state - requires of them. But the seriousness or the problem ought to be clearly understood. "With an actual de crease in revenue, resulting from a lowering of the state property valuation, the univers ity will in all probability be called on to care for an Increase of between 40 and CO per cent In Its student enrollment during the coming biennium. It will have need of an additional recitation building, but this has been waived In favor of a women's dormitory, a most urgent need. The com mittee s recommendation that the needs of the next two years, Including $50,000 for building, be met by eliminating departments at the university and reducing the number in the faculty, seems an extreme measure. In view of the fact that the state's finances do not absolutely demand it. The Governor, after a careful study or the etrects or the tax limitation law, -sees his way clear to recommend an appropriation of $100,000 for the university and a like amount for the Agricultural College. Dr. Ca pen's Purvey Cited. If the teaching force . were reduced It would be impossible to maintain university standards- of Instruction under the present conditions or rapid growth. A careful study of the amount of time given to Instruction by the members- of the university faculty to the present time rendered new dorml View Shows P .'Isoner Carved la Relief on One Side. A candlestick beautifully carved from a One by Herman Berg hold, former steward on the .Brit ish bark Lord Templeton, and now a prisoner of war on the Isle, of Man, has been received in Portland by Ben S. Backman, of 110 Third street, an old friend of Mr. Berghold. The candlestick bears on one side the figure of a man. carved in relief, his hands bound with fetters. If also bears the in scriptions, "Souvenir of the Isle of Man" and "To my friend, Ben." Mr. Berghold has been in Port land on a number of occasions. Shortly after the opening of the war he was arrested because of his German birth and has been held ever since. was made In the Fall of 1815, a little mors than a year a go, by . Dr. S. P. Capen, of the United States Bureau of Education, who undertook a survey of the Institution at the request of the regents and administration. Dr. Caoen's experience had Included surveys of some 20 or more of the universities of the country, amongst- them a number of state universities. Ha spent three weeks at the University of . Oregon, working under the direction of the Bureau of Education. In his report. Dr. Oapen, discussing the number of hours of classroom work to be reaulred of Instructors, eays: "The hours of classroom teacbing performed by each pro fessor and instructor during the week do not furnish a reliable index of the quality and quantity of his work. Some subjects may, by their nature, be taught with very little preparation. Others, like courses In international law, philosophy, economics, etc., demand a long period of preparation for each classroom exercise. . . . University teaching requires time -Tor sound prepara tion, for reflection and for arrangement of material." He concludes: "On the whole, tbe amount of actual teaching performed by the Oregon raculty is all that can be de manded with any reasonable expectation- of Its proving efficient and worthy of the at tention or serious students. . Amount of Research Surprise. " One of the factors which must be con sidered in the work of a professor In a modern university Is that of research. Speaking of research at the University of Oregon, Dr. Capen says: "The Investigator expected to. find that the university faculty had done practically no researcn. to nis In tense surprise, reports gathered from the faculty proved that Its members had boon U1IVUII1UIWU' W v- v. v.. Taking into account classroom Instruc tion, personal conferences with students, correction of papers, preparation of exten sion courses, extension lectures, editing of publications, - research, worlc in connection h state . institutions, ana worn on com mittee assignments, the members of the faculty at tbe University of Oregon are without question working fully up to the standard requirement of any good univer sity. If there, were, time to- spare in any department one year, the rapid growrn of the next year would immediately absorb it. With a continued gain proportionate to that of the present year, the real problem win be to keep the teaching force up to a num ber adequate to meet the demands which will be made upon It. 51 slot I put I wit Til. recommendation -of the committee award. tnrles ImDosstble. When the dormitories are nmvirlid It Is aulte possible that the fra ternities may postpone initiation until the second year of Unlverslty'reaidence, as has been done In. a number of tbe state uni versities. The attitude of the fraternities at the University of Oregon is wholly one of helpful co-operation with the faculty. In conclusion It may be said that the estimates placed by Dr. Capen on the Im portance of the work of the University is no doubt one with which the committee, together with the regents, will heartily After commenting on "the general soundness and vigor of the institution." he says: "The University of Oregon Is one of the state's most Important Instruments for the' production of more intelligent and effi cient democracy. . Oregon Is evidently on th. eve of a large development. Its vast vr-. have hardly been scratched With the filling up of the Northwest, its nnniilatinn and wealth are bound to In crease The future of a State University, -i .n ta.btlshed. with the founda tions firmly laid, is In such a state unusually full of promise." f 28 Caught in Raid on Game A quiet gam of fan tan was brought to a close yesteraay, .me ponce when Sergeant Sherwood, with Patrol .v,4n snaus-h and Burkhart. raided Japanese lodging-house at 290 Flan ders street. Twenty-eight Japanese woa arrested. H. Inayoki. the proprie tor. is charged witn concluding iuc ome while, 27 companions will answe of visiting a gaming-house, All furnished bail. The cases will be heard tomorrow in Municipal Court. Printing Given All" Dally Papers, All four Portland daily newspapers got the printing of the delinquent tax list this year irora me v-uuui v-uuiuuo-sioners yesterday as a protection against possible legal complications Tk. action was taken on the advice ol District Attorney Evans, supplemented by advice over long-distance teiepnonc r,vrvm Attorney-General Brown at Salem, Co-nrmtssioner Holman objected to the HREBUGTHOUGHTLW.W. ARSON' CHARGE MAY WAIT TILL. SANITY IS EIA.M1SED. Electricity, Not Spirits. Now Blamed For Prompting to Bun Mill Near Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 3. (Special.) Jeremiah Siivola, who set fire to the Clatsop Mill last night, was arraigned in the Justice Court today on a charge of arson and his preliminary examina Neither Progressives Xor Old Gnard . Manifest Desire lor Peace With out Victory Tariff Policy, However, Agreed On. ' OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 3. Republicans of the House of Representatives have not yet learned the lesson taught by the- elec tions of 1912 and 1916. They showed this clearly at their recent caucus, called with a view to launching a har mony movement that would get the party in shape for the work, not only Immediately ahead, but that is to come in the next Congress, possibly at an extra sessions As a harmony meeting the caucus was a failure. The Republican factions, if the House caucus is any guide, are not willing to have a "peace without victory." The to force the Progressives to come bock as supplicants; the Progressives are de termined to control the organization of the Republican party or to continue tho split. Neither is willing- to compromise. Mr. Humphrey Bitter.' Trouble at the retent Republican caucus was started by Representative Humphrey, of Washington, who does not believe in giving quarter to the Progressives. Since his defeat by Sen ator Polndexter Mr. Humphrey has been more bitter than ever against tho Progressive wing of his party. J-n late years, just before they lost control of the House, the Republicans held their caucuses in the open. These were called conferences but were In, effect caucuses, although the public was admitted. This was done out of de ference to the wishes of the Progres sive element, and was designed to counteract prejudice against the ar rangement of party programmes in se cret. When the recent caucus met Rep resentative Humphrey moved that it be held behind closed doors, and the Re publicans by a vote of 108 to 15 adopted the Humphrey motion. The motion. judged practically. amounted to nothing, for what went on In the caucus got Just as much pub licity in the papers as it if had taken place in the open. But the fact re mained that the Republicans had gone back to the old practice that had con tributed somewhat to the unpopularity of Aldrich and Cannon and the old leaders, and all to no purpose. Factional Split Developed. Then when the caucus got down to business the factional split developed, and the regular faction proceeded, aa it did in 1912 and subsequently, to ride rough shod over the progressive Re publicans present. The former were in the majority and ran the caucus aa they wished. It is true, on the other hand, that the caucus was called largely through, the activity of Representative Gardner, of Massachusetts, a man identified, largely with the Progressive wing, but one who always is the center of trouble. Having been primarily responsible for the caucus Gardner made the opening speech, and instead of urging concert of action on the immediate issues be fore Congress he advocated! a legislative programme that has no chance of being considered. Including unemployment in surance, old age insurance, minimum wage legislation and several other isms that are not the big issues before Con gress and cannot be made such. In ad dition he advocated a Republican stand for compulsory arbitration of transpor tation disputes, compulsory military training, immediate preparedness, the budget system and the elimination of "pork" from appropriation bills. ProicranTme Out of Place. The first part of Gardner's plan, and the part on which he laid the most stress, was out of place; the latter half tion was continued until next Tuesday r ot nls .programme presented questions thata caucus could not dispose ot at a single sitting. But Gardner wanted immediate indorsement of his pro gramme, and the Republicans were not ready to acknowledge the leadership of the Massachusetts member. The Repub licans of the House will never recog nize Gardner as their leader; not even the Progressives, if they were in the majority, would so recognize him, for Gardner is an insurrecto. The upshot of the first caucus was agreement by those present to vote against the new Democratic revenue bill, and to support instead a' bill pro posing to raise revenue ample to run the Government through a protective tariff. That was the sentiment of the majority and all the Gardner proposals were dumped overboard. The fact stands out that the caucus did not lay the foundation for a re union of the Republican party. It did nothing tending to bring the factions together: it did nothing to wipe out old differences. So far as results are con cerned, the caucus might better have not been called. morning that hie mental condition may be examined. There Its a growing suspicion that Siivola may be an L W. W. and while part unbalanced mentally is not so in sane as to be .irresponsible for his acts. He talks rationally and gives all the details of his act in a calm and lucid manner. Last night he contended that devils told him to burn the mill. This morning he- -said spirits from above prompted him. while this after noon he said it was electricity in his body. He said he broke the front -windows in the mill company's office early in the evening and then went back to his room, but could not rest, so he went to the sash and door factory, whittled some kindling and placing it against a door et it on fire. He said he had nothing against the mill company or any of its officers. When asked why he quit work at the mill, he said: The wages were too small, but what could I do alone to change that?" DANCE ENDS AUTO SHOW BIG EVENT AT ARMORY HAS SUC CESSFDL CONCLUSION. Even War News Falls to Detract From Interest on Last Day, and Merry Ball at Night. After an eight-day session marked by an aggregate attendance of from 12,000 to 15,000, Portland's eighth an nual automobile show came to an end last night with a merry dance staged in the ballroom on the second floor. Even the flashes of war news and the report that the Armory building was being guarded by officers to prevent unforeseen developments failed to cur tail the attendance or the interest at yesterday's sessions. Prominent men and matrons, lads and lassies, tried the brakes and worked the clutch on their favorite car and tested tbe com fort of the driver's seat quite as se renely as though the entire world was at peace and ready for play. 'According to the original announce ment of the management, the carpets on the ballroom floor on the second story of the building were torn up, the Dort exhibit in the center of the room was removed, and the spirit of the new dances took possession of the show during the closing hours. When the guests finally grew tired and re signed tbe building to the automobile dealers many of them commenced late last night to drive their display cars back to the respective automobile plants. The average number of persistent nuclei in a cubic inch of fog was esti mated at 16.000; numerous tests failed to reveal less than 6500 in that amount of BPaco, and on the other band the number Borne tiroes was as high as 800, COO. WALNUT GROWERS MEET Question of Profit From Young Or chards Is Discussed. Topics of Interest to nut growers) were discussed at the regular quarterly meeting of the Western Walnut Asso ciation at the Imperial Hotel yesterday. About 30 growers from Oregon and Washington were present. The ouestion of "Scions and Their Care" was taken up, after which that of the advisability of planting filberts between the young walnut trees was discussed. Professor C. I. Lewis, of the Oregon Agricultural College, discussed prun ing. ' Women of Woodcraft Install. JUNCTION CITY. Or, Feb. 3. (Spe cial.) The Women of Woodcraft re cently installed officers for the year, with Mrs. G. M. Jackson, of Eugene, as installing officer. Officers installed were: Mrs. Anna Pitney, past guar dian; Mrs. Joe Nichols, guardian neigh bor; Mrs. Jeannetta Moorhead. ad "ir: W. C. Washburne, banker: Airs. Nellie McFadden. clerk; Mrs. JJancy Rann, magician; Mrs. Georgia Nielsen, captain of the guard; Mrs. Mary Mil Horn, attendant; Mrs. Minnie "&ickey. inner sentinel; Mrs. S. Tracer, outer sentinel; F. W. Moorhead. J. M. Nich ols and Mrs. A. Kaiser, managers, and Mrs. Katherine Belknap, musician. Girls Confer at Chehalls. CHEHALIS. ' Wash.. Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) The Younger Girls' conference, which opened here last night for a three-day session, promises to be welt attended. Last night at the close of, the service about 160 had registered and more came this morning. A. ban quet was held tonight. Speakers of the conference will appear In the different ohurches tomorrow, rooming.
