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Th Celebration Gives Promise el
Being the Moet Elaborate Chicago
flu Ever Held Governor Hug'&ei
Will Deliver Three Address.
CIUCACO. Feb. 22. - Chicago'
celebration of the 176th anniversary
of the birth of George Washington
give promise of being more elabo
rate this year than ever before. "
Governor Hughe, of New York,
will deliver three addressee under the
auiics of the Union League Club
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of
the University of California, will also
speak at two of the meeting.
Public office generally will be
closed all day. i
The text of Governor Hughe' frio
dual address was at fqllow:
"We venerate Washington because
in supreme test he vindicated man
hood. The standard of liberty were
unu!litd in hi hands. We must all
take to heart that lesson of hi life if
we are to reaiixe American ideals. It
is the lesson - 'of the supremacy of
duty, it i the lesson of honor of
fidelity to trust. It must be enforc
ed in executive legisative chambers, in
court of justice, in newspaper office,
in bank, in trust and insurance com
panies, in professional and commer
cial life, in the mart of trade, in the
counting room and in the shop, by
employer and employed.
"There is no legislative road to
character. H the spirit of Washing
ton could permeate our public and
private life we should neither seek
nor need governmental panacea, and
it is only insofar at in fact that spirit
imbue administration that the gov
ernment of a free people can perform
h function. 7 V
"The country i morally sound. Its
standard of business were higher.
The business men of the country are
for the most part, honest men, repre
senting fairly the moral standards ot
the people and never more than to
Jay have they, taken as a whole, earn
Ntiy desired that abuses shall be
manned, that an end shall be put to
corrupt dealing and unfair practices,
that gambling shall not parade in
business livery and tnat every encour
Btri-ment be civen commerce and in
dustry for development and extension
along the lines ot honorawe rivalry
and with justice to stockholders, to
employes and to the people at large.
"Pessimists and cynic cannot de
velop this country. We must have
confidence In the stability of our in
stitutions ,in the sanity of the people
and in their realisation of . what un
derlies bur prosperity.
"We have only begun to develop
the commerce of this country.
"This is no time for discourage
ment or halting, but for appreciation
of American opportunity and for that
intelligent and united effort by which
alone we can avail ourselves of it
ami deserve the blessings of posterity.
"To support this confidence and to
gain those ends we must have a set?
tied governmental policy. And it
must be'a.right policy. It must be a
policy 'consistent, with the genius of
our institution.'' The people of this
country do not desire Socialism even
as an experiment. They do not pro
pose to pass through a dreaded 'quar
ter of an hour' of revolutionary
changes to satisfy themselves of
those imperfections of human nature
of which they' are already well ap
prised, and which make . impossible
the constitution of .society? in? accord
ance with the socials thoory. We
must make progress, and it must he
steady and consistent conscninK
what is good and."' safeguarding the
tippurtunitics for honest effort. Oth
erwise trains will be offset by unneces
sary losses and expert accountants may
'.earch in vain for a verdict balance.
We may accomplish needed re
forms by making our institutions
work as they weri intended to work,
(Continued on page 3fi)
THE ENDEAVOR
Ths Ccr.v:r.'J;n cf tz Cr:;:n
III I ! fcf iwtil fl iMMVlle ,-.
CSEK.HED CILECATE3
Eugene Merchant! Have Decorated
Their Store in Fine Shape and the
Endeavorers of the City Have Deco
rated With Bunting and Light.
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 22.-(Special)
-The eighteenth convention of the
Oregon Christian Endeavor Union
began its session here Thursday night
withfe meeting filled with good ed
dre. Nearly. 100 delegate regis
tered the first day of the convention,
and many more ire expected to-night
The Eugene merchant have dec
orated the More and how window
in fine shape, and the Endeavorert of
the city have decorated with bunting
and electric light.
At the meeting last evening the
address of welcome wa delivered by
President P. L Campbell of the Uni
versity of Oregon, who wa respond
ed to by Rev. A, A. Winter of Port
land. The address of the evening wa
delivered by Rev. Luther R. Dyott,
pastor of the First Congregational
Church of Portland, who spoke on
the convention theme, "Alway
Aboundinu." It wa a splendid ad
dre, ringing with the call to higher
service. :
Yesterday afternoon wa spent in
a visit to the campus of the Univer
sity of Oregon, where the visitor
were piloted through the buildings by
students. Following this was a re-
cention.
Rev. W. H. Foulkes, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Port
land preached a strong sermon at the
evening service, taking a hi theme
"The Heart of Christian fcndcavor.
Me pointed out tome of the places
where the work of the Christian l.n
deavor society could be improved, and
offered the suggestion of means.
This morning President P. L Cam
pbell of the University of Oregon de
Icivercd an address of a patriotic na
ture, in keeping with the day, and
the rest of the morning session was
devoted to group conference. Thi
afternoon a business session i being
held, at which time reports are being
received from the state officers. Fol
lowing is the report of the state pre
sident; '' '
"My dear fellow Endeavorert:
"My report to you must in the
necessity of the case be brief. At the
convention held In Corvalhs two
years ago, ReV. D, A. Thompson was
elected to the office of president, but
in a few weeks had to resign on ac
count of ill health. The executive
committee then selected Rev. L M.
Boozer, 'my worthy predecessor, who
served the Endcavorcrs of the state
in that capacity until last July when,
on account of his removal to our
neighbor state of Idaho, he, too, re
signed. The interim between that
time and the present has been filled
by the present incumbent."
"During the seven months that have
now elapsed, our efforts have been di
rected principally to three things, (1)
To get into touch with the various
district officers and their work, (2),
To secure a correct and official reg
ister of all the societies in the state,
and (3), To make arrangements for
this convention."
"After urging a reorganization of
the district unions, he makes the
following recommendations;" :
"Our state ought to. share in the
joys and privileges that will come to
Endcavorcrs when the headquarters
building for the United Society is
erected in Boston. To bring this to
completion the 'Builders' Union' was
organized during the International
convention at Seattle last summer
and a superintendent has been ap
pointed for it, Oregon- has been ask
ed to raise one thousand shares of
$!i,00 each for its share, and I would
be wind to sec this convention appoint
Mimo -.one 'to be our superintendent
for this weuk."' .
"Then, t", nurNtate ought to swing
into linu in the 'increase and Better
ment' cimpa1 ' "fha. fields are
white to liiii vi. it' niw societies ought
to be organized, old ones ought to be
rejuvenated, and e-acft and every dis
trict line of Chaii ti.in Endeavor act
ivity ought t'i "ic re-cnfnrced and
imn folictd
QEFLY TO HEiT
H3 ACTUATED CY CZVECE
Fulton' Statement ia a Denial of All
the Charge and Eaya That Men
Associated With Heney.Are "A
Desperate Gang of Conspirators."
PORTLAND, Feb. 22. -United
State Senator C. W. Fulton of thi
State ha issued lengthy reply to
the charge made against him in re
cent speech by Francis J. Heney. The
animus of Heney' attack according
to Fulton is the part played by the
latter in hi fight against the ap
pointment of Heney, at prosecutor in
the land fraud case. Fulton say
that Heney attack on him wa ac
tuated by .revenge and politic. Ful
ton' tatement it a denial of all of
Heney' charge and ay that men
associated with Heney are "A des
perate gang of conspirator." Fulton
boldly defies Heney to produce evi
dence against him and concludes!
"Every expedient that malice could
prompt or .malevolence suggest has
been resorted tcXf'.u-rJive, been
sounded and eweh drained in order
that tome vile charge however stale,
gross and . improbable, might be
brought forth to aerve the cravings
of insatiable malice. But I have con
fidence in the people, and in their
sense of justice and fairnes I shall
appeal to them and I shall go before
them, and ask that they place their
stamp of disapproval on the infamous
methods of thi band of conscience
less conspirator."
. SALE STILL ON.
, NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The sale
of the Chinese art collection of Mr.
E. H. Coner. widow of the late
United State Minister to China,'
was continued yesterday, the day
receipts being $9094, a total of $26,533
Ifor the three day. The high price of
T . . . r
tnc aay was pam ior a muKimi
cent blue brocade robe lined through
out with Russian sable.
IHIPOEPADEDIIEB
Ths K:y tlzM cf Ttf's C;:::h
fixa:3 Fcrc:::i:i a:y
He Mentioned Washington's Injunc
tion to Keep Divided the E ranches
of Federal Government as th Con
stitution Had Divided Them.
BUFFALO, Feb. 22. - Secretary
Taft was the guest of honor at the
Ellicott Club' dinner in the celebra
tion of Washington' birthday today.
Regarding the United State' unpre
paredness for war the secretary stat
ed that Washington deemed prepared
ness of high importance. He alluded
to our unpreparcdness in 1812 and
immense losses we suffered in the
Civil War because of unpreparcdness.
He said we were making our navy
more respectable each year and he
hoped that Congress would take
steV to make our army of the
proper necleus for the rapid enlarge
ment of our national defense. , He
alluded also to Washington' depre
cation of the sectional party, to the
fact that 'in one part of the country
one of the great parties finds its
great strength here to exclusion there,
and hoped that within the next de
cade, a peaceful political battle might
be spread to the south as today exists
in the north. He mentioned Washing
ton's injunction to keep .divided, t1'
branches of the federal government
us the constitution had divided them
KETCHEL WINS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21
Young Ketchel made short work of
Twin Sullivan at Coffroth's arena this
afternoon. Sullivan was knocked out
in one minute and IS seconds of
fighting. Sullivan never had a chance
in the contest.
. ANEtira
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The Provisional National Committee
of Which Hwrst is Chairman Was
Authorized to Call a Rational Con
vention to Nominate Candidates.
CHICAGO. Feb. 22.-Steps for the
formation of a new national political
nartv were taken at the conference of
the Independence League here to
day. The action followed a snort
speech by Hearst in which he an
nounced the orinciole of the league
and the adoption and declaration of
it principles.
The provisional national committee
of which Hearst is chairman was au
thorized by a resolution to call a na
tional convention to nominate a can
didate for the Presidency and vice:
presidency after the Republican and
Democratic parties ! have met at
Chicago and Denver, respectively.
They reported 35 states represented
by delegation.
DRANK A QUART A DAY.
dead
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WHALING FLEET.
Arctic. Whaling. Vessels. Getting
Ready to Sail for Bering Sea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-The
Arctic whaling fleet, consisting of
seven steam vessels, is fitting out for
a cruise in Bering Sea and beyond
Point Barrow, and the first of them
will get away this afternoon. This
will be the Belvedere, Capt. Cottle.
The Jeanctte, Capt Hoffman, is
also to sail within' a day or two, and
at short intervals thereafter will fol
low the William Baylies, Capt Bod
fish, the Thrasher, Capt Foley, the
Bowhead", Capt. Tilton, the Beluga,
Capt. Porter, and the Narwhal Capt
Leavitt the latter getting away about
March 10.
pushed to a larger and better service
for 'our Lord and Master.' In the
words of another, 'We can do it if we
will'
"We believe that the department of
Junior Christian Endeavor in our
state organization ought to be en
larged to include the Intermediate
socities also."
"The Executive committee believes
it to be a good plan that in the choice
of vice presidents, one should "; be
chosen from each of the denomina
tions affiliating in the state union."
"Many lines of activity are press
ing in on every hand crying to be
given their share of attention. How
we long to answer, and, perhaps, ere
long we can. 'The future is as bright
as the promise of God.' Its ways are
bright with promise, its possibilities
are grea,t. ' Souls are hungry for the
fellowship of Christian men and
women. Tlie-"world is calling for you
and me, 'Let us then.be up and do
ing' going forth during the next
bienuiuin to the grandest era Christ
ian Endeavor has ever seen in our
state." "
Rcspcctiiully submitted,
C, T, HURD.
Today the delegates have been in
conference all the forenoon, and have
heard from the work in China through
Rev. Mr, Walker, a returned mission
ary. This afternoon the delegates are
visiting the campus of the University
of Oregon, and from four to six will
meet in an informal reception.
EDUCATORS TO LECTURE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-Prof.
J. Guy ; Hall .Roberts of the depart
ment of political science at the Uni
versity of California will sail for Man
ila on March 3, to lecture there before
the Philippines . teachers convention
during the month of April. He has
just received from the insular bureau
of the U. S, Government an appoint
ment to this effect.
All the teachers in the island will
convene in Manila during six weeks
begining the first of April. Several
educators are being sent by the U. S.
to address the convention, among
being the following:
Jesse B. Burke of the Teachers
School, Albany, Prof. Frederick Starr
of the Univerity of Chicago and Prof.
Win, D. MacClintock, professor of
English literature and Dean of the
University College, University of
Chicago.
COLUMBIA. Mo.. Feb. 22.-Jas
W. Turner, a hermit farmer living
six miles from here, who had fre
quently declared he wanted a monu
ment built of whisky jugs, died last
night, according to information reach
ing here to-day. On his farm is an
abandoned corn crib which ia almost
filled with empty whisky jugs which
Turner is said to have emptied him
self during 20 years and whicii tie
saved for his monument. It is aver
red he drank not less than a quart ot
BfhisW a daw for 20 vears. He was
45 years of age and owned a well-
stocked, farm of 480 acres on whicn
he livfd the life of a hermit, his only
companion being his dogs and stock.
FAMILY DEAD A WEEK.
DENVER, Feb. 21-Late this af
ternoon the bodies of Mrs. Mary
Nixon'," aged 60, her daughter, Mrs.
E: N. Canter, aged 35 and 12-year-old
son of the latter were found lying
in their home in this city. A sponge
tied in each mouth showedthat death
was caused by chloroform or ether.
Mrs. Canter who has been known to
have been ' mentally deranged and
the police believe she was the prime
author of the death, either inducing
the mother to commit suicide with
her or in chloroforming both son and
mother before administering the drug
herself. They had been dead for a
week.
WASHINGTON POLITICS.
SPOKANE, WASH., Feb. 22.-A
Washington State has a direct pri
mary law, no conventions for the
nomination of state and congressional
candidates, will be held. The dem
ocratic state convention to select del
egates to the national convention will
be held in Spokane May 1& No call
has yet been issued for the republi
can convention to name presidential
delegates. This state, up to this year,
had always elected its three congress
men at large "but the legislature at the
list session districted the state. It is
not yet known whether the delegates
to the republican national convention
will be nominated at a state conven
tion or by district conventions.
1 win .mi .ii ..mi
REPUBLIC POSSIBLE.
PARIS, Feb., 22.-Senor Sebasto
Magalhies Lima, a prominent member
of the Republican party, recently baa
ished from Portugal in an interview
today made a statement to the effect
that a republic in Portugal is now
certain and may possibly be proclaim
ed by the new chamber after the elec
tions.
RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Resolu-tions
of regret and sympathy on the
death of Crosby Stuart -'..Noyes, the
veteran editor of the Washington
Evening Star, who died in Pasadena.
Cal, last night, were adopted by the
various organizations of the District
of Columbia today.
CARNEGIE'S GIFT'
BERLIN, Feb. 22. Andrew Car
negie has contributed $125,000 to the
Robert Koch Institute for the investi
gation of tuberculosis.
ORDERS FOR STEEL.
PITTSBURG, Feb, 22.-Ordcrs for
4500 tons of structural steel were
placed here by , the Chicago and
Northwestern ' and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads 'and:. (he city of Cleve
land yesterday.
THE SULTAN YIELDS.
VIENNA, Feb. 22. It i turned
that the Sultan of Turkey has 'yielded
to the demands of the power for the
renewal of the mandates of F.uiopean
civil and financial agents. Macedonia
has agreed to prolong the tenure of
control another period of seven ye.rs.
The Vorkmj Out of TV T
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PROVIDENCE, R. U Feb. 22.
There is being tried here, at Erowa
University, an . experiment ia tl'.ir
tion that is attracting the icteres'.el
attention of co;.eze and tecor. ry
school t:achers everywhere, Jj .t
what it is t to prove nobody can
quite t 1 a yet But there i every
indica: tlat it witf olve one of t" t
diflku! s aiiast ! which the oti
fashior 1 i-n of a "well cu".'.:vl i
mind" I i had to struck in rec t
years. It i an attempt to give a
student who knows neither Greek or
Latin that acquaintance with c'a? j
which is still by very many edjeato. j
considered necessary to a well rot 1
ed education. It w an v-iJcrt-!. ! - j
that concerns every A" -.an com
munity where a r I board, a sup
erintendent a-1 I i school prisici
pal have constai.;!y to considsr C e
question of just how much cl s ' I
instruction may properly te t'-' l i I
out of the public funds
After allthis is the point of view
at Brown. wVrh h's 1""" b"n c""t of
the stroi-.Iiolds of cuavl tv...v.i..t
in this countrywhether a nun is go
ing into literary scientific or commer
cial profession "for practically every
pursuit has now become a profession
in the true sense a groundirg in
what used to be known as the I " can
ities is still pretty nearly ncci ..-ry.
A short time ago the hesd mas'tr of
Harrow, the great English prepara
tory school that has aiway been re
garded as peculiarly devoted to the
classics, came out with the declara
tion to the effect that the Greek lan
guage as a subject for study is out of
date in these times.
Yet, such is the belief of many dis-
tinguished American educators, no
one has discovered anything that will
exactly take the place of Greek or
Latin as a foundation on waicn nearsy
everything else can be tirmly set.
Teachers of the classics in this coun
try have long been disturbed by the
apparent loss of interest in their stud
ies, and there certainly has been a
tendency in some high schools to dis
card Greek in order that the time for
merly devoted to it might be employ
ed to more utilitarian subjects more
utuitarian from the twentieth-century
point or view.
The experiment that is under way
at Brown University consists in teach
ing the classics tn English, so that a
youngman who had no chance to
study them before he came to college
and who feels after he gets to college
as if he could not spare the time to
begin the long process of learning to
read them in the original may get as
much benefit as possible from them
at second-hand, so to speak.
The first question raised when' this
attempt was started was, "What good
are Greek and s Latin to a modern
American anyway?" And if Greek
and Latin are considered merely as
languages the answer is, "To those
who will write for a living, preach,
argue in the courts or otherwise
employ languages as an implement of
their calling, very useful; to other
Americans, of very little use."
llucklcberrj Finn took a huge in
terest in "Moses and the bullnishes"
until he discovered that they were
dd. After that he had uo use for
them, for as he said,' he didn't take
any stock in dead folks. T''"' is a
(food deal the attitude of mind toward
tiie classics which classical teachers
have 'to meet "everywhere. 'Truv do
it generally by pointing out th.it' in -law,
jn business ill politics i !i
literature, tha' twemict'n-c nary
American has derived his id ;. ;uii
customs from the Athenians aiu: Rom
ans of twenty centuries ago;-- A realty
intelligent and correct "Understanding,
in other words, of modern institutions
and government, of modern science,
and commercialism a thorough-going,-
always-workable, nrver can-be
muddled comprehension of them 1e
mands a knowledge of tie sources
from whichMhey-sprung.-'. ..