1o 4ftnf THE OnEGON DAILY JOURNAL POItTLATH), TUESDAY EVENING, JULY v 28, 1903. xzxxixzsszssszzssrszzauimBxsszsxszsuzuiuuii A Sure Thing You are sure of getting the best that genuine optical ' skill can produce when you have your glasses fitted and ' made by us. We also make a specialty of filling Oculists' Prescriptions for Glasses We have our own factory, and grind all our complicated lenses HE IS OPPOSED TO POLITICAL ACTION Wm, J). Huber Addressed the THE PROGRESS OF EDUCATION THE OLD LION OF WHITEHALL PLACE Carpenters' Union at Meet- Annua Re rf Coun(y Schoo umvi niiviiuviu iui mutiny Manufacturing Opticians and Jewelers THIRD AND WASHINGTON ST3. PORTLAND, OREGON rrnzh xxtscbab, rm. a W. XBOWXXS, Mgr. The Imperial Hotel PORTLAND, OREOON. .European Plan Only... RatM frorn $ I to $2.30 per day. Seventh and Washington St. William D. Huber, central president of the United Brotherhood of Carpen ten and Joiners of America, left last night for Seattle after addressing special meeting of the Carpenters Union which waa held In the A. O. U. W. Hall. He waa accompanied to Seattle by W. H. Bailey, vice-president of the local organisation. Mr. Huber la enroute to his home at Indianapolis after a visit to San Fran cisco, where he spent aeveral weeka In quiring Into labor difficulties. He came by way of Portland and the Sound at the solicitation of officers of the union. and says that hla visit has no special significance. Asked If ha countenanced the move of the carpenters here to assttt the mah Shows Most Gratifying Condition, Work of Press Is Praised Manual Training Is Needed and Higher Learning Neces sity 4n Country, The annual report of County School Superintendent Robinson for the fiscal year ending June 16. 1903. has been com pleted and made public. In many waya It la the most aatlafactory statement of I Kentucky's claim to priority In the pro- i Am iN Lr.t loKnr tvtHv I wwmvw iuaijvii ever maufl in mil i auction vi nerve, imcnuicii kiiu biiiivi : ii m i T a - r,rA7riVn Thnr count'r- Tn "Port. In brief. outlln.es a to be affiliated with the American Labor progrt that described as excellent; Henry Watterson's . Paper on uassius M, Clay and on ' Kentuckyi Some one said the other day of Gen era! Canslua Marcellua Clay, "Of course, he's crasy, but It would not be safe for anybody to tell him ao." The worda sound smart enough for an epigram: but both their suggestions are open to ques tion. The old Lion of Whitehall lies low now; he Is a menace no longer to friend or foe; hardly a terror; but as the admir ing relict of the prlseflghter, undefeated save by death. Observed as she took a last fond fook upon the oold features of the defunct, "He waa a boss In his day!" Aye, and what a day had the wonderful nonagenarian, who tarries there In 'his castle outside the good 'city of Rich mond. In Madison County, which, wltn Mercer and Boyle, laid the foundation of Thi OREGON DAILY JOURNAL A NEWSPAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE Union, he said "I believa in keeping our forces cen trail ted, and have always discouraged the Idea of getting mixed up In politics Organised labor la going to lose its pres nt.hlsh standing the moment that it endorses the platform and theory of any political party. The Socialists are ma Ing a spasmodic attempt to get union lab! ntotne.r ro.a. du neyr. higher standard of work, and cood re l , . .h., .r,v .;; more than I ,ulu n "Parent, he declares further. XF-t7 il the intelligent discussion induced to Uk. up ?h. iWt of the Republican a'J.bJI tells of Improved conditions with both scholars and teachers and displays the fact that Multnemah county's publlo In stitutions of learning are In much better shape than they were last year. . In hia report Mr. Robinson pays a glowing tribute to the good work of the press in securing better salaries for the teachers, for higher salaries Insure Truth to say, except In the Infirmities of his declining years, General Clay la no crasler now than he 'ever waa. This la not to question the proceedings of his next kin and the ruling of the court which has adjudged him Incompetent. In competent, aa to worldly matters and In the worldly sense, he certainly Is, Though when. In these regards, waa he notT We often read of those living before their time. In advance of their generation and their day. Here was one living long af ter; one of BarbarosM's men left out In the final muster; one of the Clan-na-Oael of Richard Yea-and-Nav. strancelv report, omitted from the roster displayed In that or uemocranc pony. wmn iu wu toethr with Mn nAhin...'. .,,.' , '" " J " ' member of organised labor exercising fon.M Rob,non tat"nwit. queer and old cathedral of Meaux, his own judgment as to who he will sup port for a political office, regardless of all the fine-spun theories to the con trary. "Furthermore, I do not believe In the doctrine of accomplishing a purpose by force. The Socialists are endeavoring to force organised labor Into their party, but their efforts will fall. They may gain a few converts In this manner, but not any great number." Fref erred wtoe Canned Good. Allen A Lewie Best Brand. Increase of Buplle. . nalaaln of Charlemagne and the Middle 'The census returns show 28.169 DU-IAges. These last two centuries he could CARE FOR YOUR TEETH BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE; plls between four and 20 years 'of ace. ins is an increase of 1,284 over last year, or nearly 6 per cent Of these 13, 869 are males and 14,290 are females. During the year ending June 1902. we registered In school 18.596 pupils, this year we registered 17.692. an Increase of six and six tenths over last year. The average number of pupils attending each day during the' school year was 13.662. These were taught by 466 teachers whose salaries aggregated $299,984.20. as compared with last year, teachers' average monthly salaries show a notice able Increase those of the men advanc ing from $90.76 to $97 per month: and those of the women from 66.40 to $69 per month. The advance in salaries has been quite general in our suburban and rural schools. This favorable showlnr has resulted from several causes, nota bly among which has been the attitude of the press. The stand taken by the press upon me question and the intellt have existed no where else on the face of the globe than In Kentucky; for Ken tucky time out of mind has been- the home of all that Is nobly barbarlo--the last refuge of the battle-axe In human nature and destiny Justly earning, and that in many aspects the sobriquet of "the dark and bloody ground." The outbreaks of violence In other parts of the country are as frequent and as flagrant as they are with us. There Is as much outlawry on the other side of the Ohio River as on this. Yesterday Illinois furnished the horrid example; today It Is Indiana. Tomorrow, It may be which of the self-righteous states from Rhode Island to Delaware that are so handy In the matter of the casting of stones? At least In Kentucky we order these things differently, and Cassius Marcellus Clay led the procession three-score-and-ten years ago; at once frensled and fear less; conceiving himself an emissary of heaven; god-like, yet a walking arsenal; Commencing: Tomorrow WE WILL OFFER OUR ENTIRE LINE OF HIQH-ORADE STRAW HATS At Half Youll have plenty of opportunity to wear one yet The season ' has just opened, you might say. Tomorrow you can buy here " $5.00 STRAW HATS........ ... .....$2.5Q $4.00 STRAW HATS ..$2.00 $3.50 STRAW HATS,. ...$1.75 $3.00 STRAW HATS . .......... .:....$1.50 $2.50 STRAW HATS $1.25 $2.00 STRAW HATS ...$1.00 $1.50 STRAW HATS ..$ .75 $1.00 STRAW HATS......:... $ .50 And, remember, they are THE BEST of the kind. A Buffum Pendleton THIRD AND STARK BEST PULL RUBBER HEELS MBIS'S SEWED OAK SOLES 75c Goodyear Shoe Repair Co. &T.fii Put On You Wait K IS-An t aAiia.U. 4 1 SJ . S9 hrmio-h K.. I s-., MB"""v, uo"cl wwo, uhuici WJO th. LZ" .ZZ " ' rec,a"on M"-'n8l Ptl of the gospel of freedom txty Soaool Districts. ter of the lowly and the poor; his word "We now have 60 'school mutrintm on his tongue, his knife and his srun In These districts last year averasred elirht his belt; his life In his hand such was and four tenths months of school each. Casslus Marcellus Clay from 1836 to EVERY DAY COUNTS WHEN A Or is waiting to be filled. Don't wait Come here today arid have yojur teeth examined no pain at all You must not neglect YOUR TEETH Our Consultation is Free. Our Prices Are Far Lower Than Any One. Offices in many" cities, and immense buying of supplies gives us this advantage. Filling, $1.00 Set of Teeth, $4.00 Cold' Crowns, $3.00 AL ENTISTS DR. L L. WHITE, Chief of Staff. Telephone Main 2796. Park and Washington, over Eilers, Portland, Oregon. 1861. When Lincoln came in, the old lion stood at the front. He was a handsome, distinguished man In appearance. But even as a high dlplamatist, and subse quently as a soldier, he lacked modera tion and self-restraint. His character, spirit and method belonged to feudal times. He was by no means without ability and oulture. Man to man, he was away above the average. His failure to Improve the opportun ity which had come to him through such strenuous events, and had been so long coming, was ascrlbable to his Inability to In these 60 school districts wa school houses, seven of which were built during the year. Of the seven new build ings, three were built to replace the structures lost by the forest fires of last September. 'The total expenditures for school purposes during the year were 1467.- 167,79. and our districts now have on hand cash to the amount of 1183 491 si The estimated valu"e of our public school grounds, and Improvements amount to nearly i,o00,uoo. 'Through the system of monthly're ports from every school in session in th enuntv mir ..hnni. i v V coming, who anuriuauie iu hid iiiuumiy u ZTJ,JZh0l?.J? adjust himself to any fixed condition im mtB -rV oexxer- pos)nK any klnd of alvlpl,ne. part,cu- ' " larly any kind of subordination. Mr. Lin- JTODienia of IchooL coin reg-ar(ied him with alternate admira- "One of the problems confronting our tlon and amazement; but he soon dlscov- people In the rural section is how to ered that he could not trust him with secure instruction for our advanced pu- responsibility requiring either delicacy plls In grades above the eighth. Hav- of touch or self-effacement ing the advantage of long terms of school We live In canny times. In times of each year our pupils complete the com- opulence and peace; that Is to say, we mon school branches at an age too young think we do and the world, we fancy. Is to leave school and enter upon the ac- adjusting itself to the changed condi- tlvitles of industrial life and too young tlons. Certainly men of the kind who tO gO away from home tO attend axhnnl , .hnn. .r, nV,n ihnnl n trill wur people, are earnestly studying the distinguished from the criminal classes, yrouiem. admittedly inconvenient as neighbors ..uwit,r proDiem is now to restore and visiting acquaintances are, happily, B lno yuVn ?r onr city the educational becomln fewer and feVer. Their final POUUilY NETTING' mW9m ..Wholesale - letilL. Wire and Iron Fencing BanK and Office Railings BABBBO WXBB. WZBB , ABB JVAWB rXBCXVa Portland VHre t Iroa Vorks M ANCFaCTUHKRS IflirJ.TIIIED, COt FUNDED f i .'k.i i , DB. W. W181. THE MERIT OP OUR. Dental Work Is unquestioned. We please the most exacting. Remember we extract or All teeth without pain. Every operation fully warranted. Natural looking arti ficial teeth and a perfect fit guaranteed. 208-213 FAILING BLOC. WISE BROS., Dentists Opn evtnlafs tlH S. Snndsyi from to 11 DR. t. P. WISH. Cor. M and Wash. Su Or. Mala S020. nuniauiou uy mem in nninar r- moved from contact with the duties and responsibilities and deprived or the training and general Information for merly gained In chorine-, handling t'feoln etc. A system of manual training !. . . . - 1 1 r ni inougn not a complete solution oem : - t. ha k. v...i i - - confess a certain lrreaisiioie awe in ni - " " n p. - " jroi uiierea. i nis problem ttust and will be solved before many years In some way. Our youth will take the Initiative in some form of acuvuy. ii mese activities are not rll- golng will not be the occasion of very much regret. . Yet no one of us can withhold a cer tain admiration of the spirit which has burned within the bosom of this old lion of Whitehall, even aa we are bound to rected toward some useful end th tta will lose proportionally." Financial Statement. Cash on hand at time of making last annual re port . 11.1 C11 91 Received from County Treas urer rrom district tax... 197,158.77 ni.oivoa irom me county .Treasurer rrom county school fund 2S4.271 n Received from the County -.treasurer rrom stats school fund 41.fiER.9S Received from rate bills and tuition 1.48S.72 Received from sale of bonds and warrants K.ooo.nn Received for library from other sources"; 751?1 Received for Insurance on 1.500.00 8.079.S0 account of losses Received from all sources other Total . , Disbursements. Paid for teachers' wages... Paid for rent of rooms and site Paid for fuel and school supplies Paid for repairs and im proving grounds Paid for new schoolhouses and sites Paid on principal and Inter est or bonds and war- -rants Paid for insurance .- Paid for clerk's salary.... Paid for library books .... Paid for all other purposes. 1630,677.32 299.9S4.20 1,968.91 25,215.10 12,226.35 76,707.86 16.243.63 3.984.85 . 8,093.91 1,111.02 26.631.96 majestic presence. Who shall fathom the depths of that over-powering person ality. that bottomless abyss of trans cendent Quixotism? Wore Bis Bat in the Cxar'a Pwssnoe. (From the Lexington Democrat.) In the Metropolitan Museum of Art In New Xork city is hung a massive paint Ing of. the court of Russia at the time Casslus M. Clay was the representative of this republic thereat. The scene is one of unusual brilliancy, and portrays the Cxar In his imperial robes, with feathers flying from his headgear, while around him are stationed all foreign Ambassa dors attendant upon his court. In the picture. Clay and the Czar are the only two standing with their Heads covered, It is said tuat Clay waa requested to re' move his hat In deference to being in the presence of the Czar, but this Clay re "fused to do, saying: TonTylake off my hat to those who take off their hats to me." Had the Czar uncovered his head, It Is to be presumed, that Clay would have followed suit, but so long as the Russian monarch kept his head covered before Clay the- latter'would not uncover before-him. DANGEROUS DELUSION Total i $467,167.79 Cash on hand 163,509.53 General. Estimated value of school- houses and grounds $1,406,378.40 Estimated value of school furniture and apparatus.. 64,986.80 Amount of Insurance on schoolhouses and other property 452,168.00 Average monthly salary of male teachers 97.00 Average monthly salary of female teachers 69.00 Average number of mills district tax levied 6.7 COW AUOTTBT BATES. O. B. V. Again Gives Xonf-Tlms Xdmlt and Stopover. ..ugust 18, 19, 25 and 26 the O. R. 4 N. galn sells long-time tickets to fioints in the East, with stopover prlvi eges. Particulars at city, ticket office. Third and Washington streets. Journal friends and reaaera whan traveling, on trains to and from Port land should ask newa agents for The Journal and Insist upon being supplied with this paper, reporting all failures In obtaining It to the office of publication, addressing The Journal. Portland, Or, The most dangerous delusion placed before those who contemplate insuring their lives in fraternal societies is the so-called reserve fund, which Is only a name applied to a sum of money which, In nearly every case, Is wholly lnade quate for a reserve fund. A reserve fund which is not sufficiently large for the requirements Is misleading and dan gerous to those who are not posted In insurance statistics. It Is not an un common thing to hear the agents of societies boast of their reserve fund when the total assets of his society amount to less than $10 per member. Each Individual dead member of the United Artisans leaves in the reserve fund an average of $120 per $1,000 in surance drawn by his beneficiary. When Its plan shall be fully matured its re serve fund will contain $100 for each $1,000 insurance in force. Its plan will not be fully matured until it shall have as many dead members as living mem bers. If a person becomes a member of the United Artisans and remains only 15 minutes in the society he leaves at least 0 cents in the reserve fund for ever, on Interest, for the benefit of those who come later. This Illustration will give you a slight understanding of the solid foundation on which the United Artisans rests. Immense sums of money are being accumulated through lapses and Interest, ' no part of which comes from the pockets of Its existing mem bers. The most delightful trip across the continent ta via the Denver A Rio Grande, the scenic line of the world. Apply at 124 Third U Portland, tot rates. . . KEELEY INSTITUTE M FIRST and MONTGOMERY STS. PORTLAND OR. Cures liquor, Opium and Tobacco Habits rHa only authorized Keetejr laatttuto la Oregon, Elegant quarters and everj convenience. Corresoondeace strictly confidential. Phone Mala ao. ORIENTAL TRADE IS TO INCREASE John. Barrett Writes on "The Importance of Pacific Com merce" for Magazine. Hon. John Barrett of this city, for mer United States Minister to Slam, and recently appointed Minister to Argen tlna, has written an article entitled, The Importance of Our Pacific Com merce," for the coming issue or tne i;o lumbia River Journal. Mr. Barrett pre diets a mamm'oth trade with the Orient Wltnin tne next lew years. In speaking of the growth of the Pa clflc Ocean Commerce and the trade of Japan the writer says: "America's greatest opportunity in commercial expansion will bis In lands bordering upon -the Pacific The coun- thls fact The Spanish War, with our occupation in the Philippines, has awak ened Americans to an appreciation of the mightiness of the Far East. The re cent outbreak in China aroused the world to an understanding of the lat est possibilities of that great kingdom. The marvelous progress of Japan has proved that Asiatics have unlimited capabilities. The federation in Aus tralia has Inaugurated a new era of poli tics and bommeree in the South Pacific. The .nations of South and Central Amer. lea bordering on the Pacific are enter ing upon a period of increased material possibility. The Pacific Coast States of the United States are looking out upon the Pacific for the same great ben efits that have come to the Eastern Bfates from looking out upon the At lantic. As soon as the Trans-Isthmian Canal Is cut between the Atlantic and the Pacific the progress that will be made In the development of Pacific com merce will be almost beyond our pres ent anticipation, especially If we con struct a Pacific cable and Improve pur merchant marine. Conditions and rignrsa. "Lest I seem to be a dreamer predict ing Impossibilities, let us look a little Into the actual Indisputable conditions and consider the figures of the presen. A lesson can first be drawn from Ja Only about 30 years ago, or hardly than a generation, Japan's entireiVor elgn trade, exports and Imports, amounted to only $30,000,000, or prac tically $1 per head. At that time many of our Ministers and Consuls stated that they did not think Japan would ever de velon a. lars-e forelarn exchange of com modities, and spoke as disparagingly as some men do now of ChlnaJBoppffr S tunlties. What has happened during these 30 years? Today Japan's foreign trade reaches nearly $300,000,000, or 10 times what It was then in dollars, or nearly $7 per head. This statement can further be strengthened by an ap preciation of accepted opinion that this sum of $300,000,000 will go on in the near future to $500,000,000." The Astor family In New York has bought land in Mexico for the largest cattle ranch In the world. i'i J 0 7 sty? 27t4rr xru4- yczzi .- .4' .