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Ed I fori a ! ag e: , f .15$ : J, mil a! PORTLAND, OREGON V-L- 1 -TUESDAY,. DECEMBER 15.' 1903 TH E ORE QQN DA ILY J OUR N AL, ' r AN INDEPENDENT 1 NEWSPAPER " 3 - 7 C 8.JACKSO!"! Published every ' evening (except Sunday) at The Journal Building, Fifth and OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE CITY OP THE JOURNAL'S PLATFORM , ATrinity ot Events Which Would Make of Portland the Mightiest' City of the Pacific Coast. FirstDeepen the Columbia river bar. Second Open the Columbia river to unirn . peded navigation at and above The Dalles. ; Third Dig an Isthmian canal AN EXAMPLE TO AVOID. ATAHB PRESENT chaotic condition of affairs la-Colo- I . rado Is arresting the thoughtful attention of the whole country. Business Is paralyzed, the state Is divided Into two warring camps, deadly enmity 4s being engendered between neighbor and neighbor, there is mu der, assassination! outlawry, highhanded military aggres sions, prostitutions of the courts and invasions of private 'rights that must Inevitably lead In the direction of utter contempt of the law. ' politics is largely to blame. The state Is cursed with a species of politics based In demagogy which debauches the, suffrage, perverts the elections and which uses the- machinery,of Jhe Ja.W lotf-thfi .basest-flhd. jnosL .selfish. pur poses. In the great labor struggles which have eo fre quently marked the history of the state there, .has been wrong on both sides. - Each side : has , endeavored to maintain its ascendancy by force and cunning. Thelle mental question of right or wrong of the . controversies was quickly lost to view In the hysterical struggle for supremacy. 1 Nearly everybody who could reach the ear of the public had a private axe, to grind and was much more concerned in accomplishing his purpose than in allaying trouble. One element for political reasons played for the good will of the labor' organizations; another for the good will of the employers, and between the two justice was entirely lost' sight of and those who wanted peace were tod pften driven elsewhere to find it In natural resources Colorado is one of the most marvel ous states in the whole union. Despite the blighting han dicaps under which it has suffered it has made phenom enal advances 'in material affairs.'- But in one respect it has made no advance, Indeed it has retrograded alarm iuglyj That I In the matter of conducting its public and corporate affairs. ; The principle there seemB to be to fight upon the slightest provocation andt never by any pos sible chance to do anything except, in the hardest and most dangerous way. ..The outlook for the state, I not alone because of the serious labor troubles now In pro gress there, but because of the spirit which has been, en gendered in the, passing years, is vitally serious. It . is a time which demands the most "patriotic action by those people who have the best interests of the state at heart. Unless there shall be a coming together of the warring element upon the basis of their 'mutual . interests, each determined to settlei their differences hot by the strong , arm of force, but by a due recognition of the Just claims ' of the other, all of thlsTbacked and sustained by a power ful public sentiment, Colorado alone of all the states' in the West Is. destined to meet alarming setbacks In its material .progress as well as in its population. ' . . AN ADMIRABLE REPORT. ONE OK. the most practical and common sense re ports ever filed in Portland Is that JUBt presented "" ,', by Dr. Cardwell, Mrs. Blumauer and Dr. Hutch inson. In a sense it is revolutionary but the line of cleavage brings It into close accprd tional experience of the country. . The physical side of the training of the children in the public schools is not receiving the attention it deserves. As the years have, gone by we have drifted farther and farther away from the principles which are considered so essential elsewhere until now the thing which above all others that the school authorities seem to reseat is the least' shadow of liberty to the growing - With rare Intelligence and at the same time with com mendable repression .'the committee presents its report which is the result of personal investigation , made irl & spirit of, judicial fairness. . We desire particularly to direct public attention to the feature pt the report which treats of the school grounds. The whole tendency of the inves THE XABTYXES MH.I.IOI7AXJIZS. From the- New Tork World. - Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., fears that "the modern tendency is to forget tha duty we owe to the Lord in the struggle "tp advance ourselves in a worldly sense; to accumulate riches or acquire a position of power.",. . ,, A'.-i-.v . ' This admirable young man is surely worthy of our deepest pity. He pre sents a truly tragic figure; a noble soul yearning for practices which it can but preaehi- -Ief ty- spirit proclaiming-pre cepts for "happier young men to profit by; a generous heart . bestowing the priceless gift of righteous counsel with out a thought of self. . And all with the sickening certainty that the bright path he points out to men more fortunate Can. never," never ba pursued by. him. He can paint in glowing words the beatitude of . poverty; but while his eager hearers can buy .Steel he can but groan in spirit and draw dividends. He can alluringly depict the blessedness of humility', but "while his zealous auditors ctin remain a Bible class, he must, with sobs of desperation. Join in manipulat ing markets to bring the heads of rivals to the dust. : ' This most pltable young man sees hovering Just beyond his grasp the very objects of his soul's desire. He who might have hoped to drink deep of the subtle joys t destitution must try to totter uncomplainingly through life bearing with Christian ' fortitude his heavy millions. He who might have spired to the glories of being a modern martyr or a - twentieth century saint must some day , writhe under the black Stigma of being a great financier. 'And all this chastisement falls upon him for the single venial fault of reck iuasnews in the choice of a father. . . 3USAI ESTATE IK JTEW TOBX. v From -the Evening Wisconsin. New "York seims ,tu be the only city In the world where real estate Is. rising shove its topmost figures. William K. lloaiht, the proprietor of the New York Journal and a candidate for the presl " dency, liaa bought a block of land . on the corner of Eighth svenue snd Broadt way. fronting od Central Park, for' ll ', ino.000, ( It covers 10 New York lota which are only, 25 feet front "bfc.UW, feet ' deep.. The block is tOiJeel-airaare. The pr4e is 7&. a lot." Tjieargt in ' tends to erect a lofty office building on r that 'block, frotrt .16 to.,-S0 stories in heltihC Tfa building will cost blm nenrly t?,QOO.O00.v Hearst's new build- inS vj'tl be Ave miles from. Wall street, PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL,' PUBLJSHINQ CO. tigation made cfearly manifest" to the' committee that a grave. Injustice was being done the growing children-In keeping them housed up and under restraint during the periods of' so-called recreation. In gloomy basements which under the very best of ' condition never reached a very high state" of sanitation. The committee pronounces strongly in favor of open-air recreation grounds whereon the children may romp to their hearts' content and under circumstances where the benefits to them will be self evi dent The absolute need of such ground is made appar ent, with longer recesses and a freedom fronv rigorous restraint under which the children can receive to the full the physical benefits which they should enjoy. . This -was an investigation undertaken . purely . in tire interests of the well-being of the children. It Is manifest on the face of It that' there was no intention to exploit fads; that what 'Was desired was to ascertain facts and from these to draw conclusions which might result in practical benefits to the school system. As we have said the work Js admirably done and should not only arouse the serious interest pf the school authorities, but of every citizen who is Interested in the well-being of the children of Portland. v , .. i X a time when the party in power is about to face another presidential election and for reasons that are obvious is fully determined to keep the sum total of appropriations down to the lowest possible notch. " Oregon desires ap propriations not only for the maintenance and extension of the great river work? now in progress, but also an un usual and extraordinary appropriation foj: the Lewis and Clark fair. It Is a time,- therefore, to - cultivate friends and to avoid Unnecessary antagonisms. ; . If one has no favors to ask he need not go out of his way to oblige anybody and he may even step on pro truding toes that line his pathway. But when certain favors '.. essential to hi well-being he is apt to use a little policy and' to carefully avoid arousing antagonisms which may hamper or even Hamstring - him f in the ac complishment of 'his deigns.V.i;rVKfe"':.kfc X-'V-Y'.-. The .Journal is moved i to offer this little hint to our congressional delegation going no farther and saying no more, but the purpose of it,' we think, will be perfectly apparent-to everybody who has remarked recent outcrop- pings of feelings flclals. i ' r Even in this stage more flies than vinegar. TN A topheavy organization like the steel trust there were necessarily many high priced officials ftho were mrfiim mnra purpose seemed to be to provide for these at any cost and as so-called money was being made by the cord through the simple process of re-lncorporatlon with bigger Infla tions tha situation presented no great difficulties. - J shrink ' it became ; everything else and quid pro quo was naturally expected to walk the plank, Put the new owners' of the steel trust, that Is Rocke have held the sack the control' at perhaps less than its actual value. Not sat with the best educa isfled with that big stance while the other fellows perforce took the shadow, not satisfied with eliminating all high -piiced rrien but their ow.n, they enlarge their scheme so as to exploit every one of the employes that they can reach. ' Cuts to include 16Q.00Q employes and ranging from 5 to 80 per cent, will go Into effect on .January 1 and Mr. Rockefeller may again be credited with another triumph in financiering in which he catches things corning and going and wreaks tribute from disaster, on one hand, and weakness on the little ones. other. ' - some purpose. and the price which he has paid would seem fabujpus in . any other city in the world than New York., ' Hearst was an only son of a wealthy Callfornlan who was supposed to have bequeathed blm 18,000,000. It is" cal culated that he sank $2,000,000 in found ing the New York Journal, which Is now understood to be a paying investment He also owns one newspaper in Chicago snd one in San Francisco, and is start ing another In Los Angeles. - He is a gentleman of clever abilities and extra ordinary a mbmottTEy Governor- George W. Peck la his confidential agent in this state in booming Hearst for the presi dency, Hearst could not have chosen a more genial end better man for the purpose in view. - itfsessos'8 vmatem. (An Old Favorite.) Guld Lo'd, ye'll hoar our prayer, I ken, And send us fair, dry weather While my alne brlther Noil and me v Are making hay together. And Lord, when a' our hay Is hame (Thanks be we haa a power), To start the aftergrass alang. Send down a. guld warm shower. ' ,- i. . '" i Ye'll hae a Jot o' prayers, na doot, & sin kind and the Ither, ' . Frae those lang-legged Matthisons, And Ross, o' Murray river. , , Gie them na attention. Lord. They be carnal minded shavers. Arid make ye muSkle trouble, sye, ' Be asklfT" many favors. Sma' trifles be na for. ylr ear, r . Ylr work is-o'er great ' ' vr- ' 1 To listen to the Matthisons And a' such bletherers prate. But me and brlther Neil, ye ken, Hae reverence and fear, v . And come na to ylr coorts, O Lord, Bcarce more than aince a year. And' while ylr lookln' doon on us, ; Twa sons o' toil and evil, ' " Scourge well the city boarders. Lord, The potato bugs1 and weevil.' . , i . .. But save us frae those, maladies Thou sendest on the'rjehj ' t ' Sic heathen. tUs. as grip and aout- ' . ' dinna mlnf the itch. . ; - -srsture 'antt-TTtcessity. ' t From the Chicago News. -. Nature often lets a genius In on the ground' floor, but necessity compels him to dwell in the attic. JNO. F. CARROLL TamniU streets, Portland. Ore. PORTLAND "KISSING GOES BY FAVOR. HERE was never a," time, when Oregon stood more in need of friends at court than during the present 8essIoTr"brcbngresY.ins afteFTip"proprIatlohs""at and attacks on .high government of- v. - - ' '-' :v' ) ' .-;. of our national life molasses catches REAL FINANCIERING. nrna merit at than uuoflil. fh nricrtnnl But when the water was squeezed out of the stock-and when the demand for. the manufactured product began to a simple business proposition like the individual who failed to render his feller and his associates, has suffered not at all In the frightful shrinkage. The other fellows, ' big and little, while that thrifty coterie has gobbled in bargain, not satisfied with the sub , '" .. It took Attorney-General Knox a long time to wake up in the merger suits, but he seems to have awakened to y . - - . :.. - - MX. STSASXB WOtJUITT. SOW. From the Washington Post. When' the secretary of the senate ap pears at the head : of the center alale of the house with art official message. Speaker .Cannon's . backbone becomes as rigid as a . ramrod. , ;; ; . arly in the extra session, when- Mr. Cannon was etlll .new to his Job, and was taking lessons in the etiquette of the chair from bis elbow man, as all new speakers must do, the senate's sec retary puBhed through the double doors at the' main entrance, . One of the door keepers' assistants -announced him formally, as usual: 1 "Mr. Speaker! A message from the senate," at the same time making the customary profound bow. "It Is proper at this point for: the speaker to bow, ; whispered Mr. Cannon's elbow roan. ' - ,.... ,.r , "Bow?" returned the speaker In a re bellious semi-tone, and adding one of his famous expletives of ; four letters.- wouldn't bow - to the d d senate, and I won't bow to its secretary."" - Therefore, Instead of bending grace fully, Mr. Cannon stood perfectly up right, ana he stands that way when ever the. senate deigns, in -the fashion prescrlbod , ,by hoary precedents, to in form blm and the house officially what From a Washington Special. Representative Russell of Texas took a crack or two at Colonel "Fete' Hep burn in debate the other day. He told this story about Colonel Hepburn's claim that the Increase of the national wealth from 16 billions in 1860 to 80 billions at the present time was due to Renubllcan nollcies: . ' . :.. j, a The law students lAtr Chicago were discussing the proposition as to who is the greatest . lawyer in-'- Illinois. ' They went to. a member of the bar and1 put the proposition to him. ' "Colonel," they asked, "who is the. greatest lawyer in Illinois 7"' "I am," Bald the colonel,, tapping his chest. ; ; "Well, Colonel," they, said, "how will you prove lit" . "Prove it!" shouted the colonel. "You don't have .to prove It; I admit it" 1 The Helpless .PabUo. .' .From the Philadelphia Inquirer. . , No use scolding. Oil will become soarca apdTilgh whenever Mr. Rockefel ler says it shall, and' what are you go ing I- do about itt ' . v . NEWS, GOSSIP AND SPECULATION FROM THE " V ' j NATION'S CAPITAL ; - Washington . Bureau of The, Journal. ' Washington, D. C; Dec, 10. Sometime about the , first of February, It is ex pected, Governor Taft will srrlye in Washington to take up the work of the war department which will at that time be la8 . down by Secretary Root., Quite the reverse of types is exhibited in the governor from that exemplified by the present secretary of the war department. The latter Is a man of ice. the former a very human man of flesh'and blood. His WOl'k in tha PHIInnlnei tentlftaH to bis methods.' It might be said that he nas stamped on every square inch of ground in the archipelago. , Not the re motest or least important of the prov- lnces -has escaped him. Ha has gone through them all without ceremony, ex tending a "glad. hand" to the 8pariiard and the native, and leaving behind him, even among." the proud old Spanish fam ilies a touch of his own easy, hearty democracy. Down , in the nrovince of Uulacan he found a stiff old ex-captain or volunteers, starched with Spanish dig nity, a don, from the books of old ro mance. ,As( the most important person age of the provlnee he came out to meet the governor in all his bravery, and doubtless. expected the Hon. William H. Taft to be dazzling, in ;old lace and sil ver braid. , The . governor ; appeared In white duck, and greeted the stately presidents of Malolos with a Jolly hand shake. After a sharp Inspection he passed on his way, but shortly afterward sent to Don Jose Serapio a commission as .governor of Bulacan. On the day of ma. induction Into office. Don : Jose ap peared in simple white duck, and a roar for the ancient splendor immediately as sailed him. "It is no longer customary." he sald-end he shook hands aftedhe fashion of Governor Taft V Gen. ' Rafael Reyes, the representative of the Colombian arovernment. Who has recently arrived in Washington, has fcne Of the most delicate and difficult diplo matic missions before him. He is a tall, distinguished man, a descendant- of the Clcaques who reigned in "El Dorado" before the Spanish conquest. He is about SO years old, a man of wide edu cation and magnetic personality.' In crises, Colombia looks upon him as her strong man. He has been minister to Paris, London and Mexico, and In his own country he has been mentioned sev eral times for the presidency. He won his title In 1885, when, with a small army of Indians, raised mostly on his own estates, he put down a rebellion on the Isthmus of Panama. Neither by Inclina tion nor education Is he a soldier, but he possesses marked eblllty tocommand, and greater personal courage. Dr. Thomas Herran, .'the Colomhian charge d'affaires to this country,, was born a diplomat. HIS father who "was minister- to this countny from 184 to 1863, brought htm to this country when he was three years old,' and it -may be said that Dr. Herran has lived his life among the diplomats. I'pon bis gradua tion from Georgetown college he went to London as private secretary to the -Co lombian minister, and in 1800 be. came back to Washington as secretary of the Colombian legation. With his . fascina ting wife he was one of the most inter esting people in the diplomatic circle. At his home in Medellan, Colombia, Dr. Herran haa extensive tanneries. -and takes an active Interest in that Indus try. Not long ago- he sent his son into Pennsylvania to make a practical study of American tanning processes. ;f; The clash between the senate and house which has been, one of the fea tures of the special session, serves to give the Republican leaders much cause for uneasiness. It is agreed on all sides that both the house and senate acted in a childish manner, but ' this does not straighten' out the complications which grew out of the failure to act in har mony. Nor are there . any prospects that the strife is over. , Speaker Can. non ls still smarting from the defeat he suffered at the close of the Fifty-seventh congresa when the senate, at the com mand of Senator Tillman,- forced him to accept what he considered an unjust appropriation for the payment of a South Carolina claim, under penalty of having several of the big appropriation bills talked to death under the rule, of unlimited debate to which . the senate clings. Many Republican senators pro fess to believe that the house will not 'engage in any serious attempt to force the senate to bring to an end its' rule Whloh permits unlimited debate. It la a question which- has been discussed at great length at various times in the senate by Its ablest constitutional law yers,. Hoar, Bpooner, Morgan, Vest, Aid rich and Bailey,' and the conclusion in variably reached has -been that the prac tice of permitting unlimited debate must be retained. . It is shown that the house deliberately puts on . the senate the burden of final (legislation. The honse time and time again has in view of pop ular clamor passed bills known to be bad with the expectancy of having them killed in . the. senate through the agency Of unlimited debate, and thus, the senate maintains, it safeguards the country .against immature and unwise legislation, The assumption by the sen ate of superior' powers Is galling to Speaker Cannon and the other house leaders and it is freely predicted that they will endeavor during the regular session -of congress to curb this power and that the conflict which has marked the special session will be trifling com pared with that which will develop dur ing the regular session. , , The Gridiron club dinner the other DOXXJrAITT TWESTT-rOVX, A Small Party of Ken Who Control Vast Interests. Sereno 8. Pratt In the World's Work. One twelfth of the estimated wealth of the United States is represented at the meeting of the board of directors of the United States Steel - corporation when they are all present. ;r The 24 di rectors are:, " ' . -' 1 - John D. Rockefeller, Marshall Field, E. H. Gary, W. H. Moore, Henry C Frlck. W. E. Corey, F. H. ' Peabody, Charles Steehv P. A. B. Widener, James H. Reld, William Edenborn, E. C. Con verse, J. Pierpont Morgan, H. H. Rogers, George W, Perkins, Norman B. Ream, Charles M. Schwab, C. A. Griscom, Dan iel G. Reld, J. V. Rockefeller, Jr., Al ford Clifford, Robert Bacon, Nathaniel Thayer, James Gayley.;, ' , They represent, aa influential - direc tors 1 more than - ZOO . other companies. These companies operate nearly one half of the railroad mileage of the United States. They are the great miners and carriers of eoaL Amoil these com panies are such Industrial trusts as the Standard Oil, the Amalgamated Copper, the International Harvester, the Pull man, the General Electric, the Interna tional Mercantile Marine, the United States Realty & Construction and the American Linseed. . The leading tele graph system, the traction lines of New York, tf Philadelphia, of Pittsburg, of Buffatoi ef Chieago - and -of fvillwaukee, and pno of the principal fexptess com panies are represented in the board. This group includes also directors of five In surance companies, two of-whicri have assets t 700,900,00.0. 7 In the Steel . '' ' ' ' ' : : .u evening afforded sa-opportunlty for the new British embassador, Sir Henry Mor timer Durand, to. make his debut as a speaker before an American audience The ambassador is a pronounced type of the tall British blonde. He is quite distinguished : looking and withal very modest and democratic. He disclaimed ability as a speaker having, he said, made less than half a dozen speeches in the 6 yeari&ot his life. His effort, however, at the . .Gridiron ..dinner . placed him in the. list of -clever after-dinner talkers. He told, of 7 being Introduced to a clever American shortly after his arrival. -from. England . who gave htm three pointers on the art of becoming a successful oratorin America. First, he said, never make long speeches.- Sec ond, don't make many speeches.; Third always ' -make humorous speeches... "I could take advantage of the first two points." said Sir Mortimer, r'but, being an Englishman, It would be hard for me to comply with the third." . ' On the Pacific coast the - fruit trade year ending with November 1 shows that 22,376 cars of oranges and lemons wera shipped from Southern California,, com pared with 16,342 ears In 1902 and 24,648 cars In 1901. From the, seaports, of Port land, Tacoma and Seattle, 528,863 barrels of flour were shipped to Oriental destina tions for the four months ending October 1903, compared with 447,237 barrels for the corfesponding period in 1902. -. It is of interest to know the reasons which '' were given to Senator Mitchell by the guests he Invited to his recent dinner and .who were -obliged to send regrets. They aro as follows: Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, absent from the city. Benater'-Hoar of Massachusetts, who said.: j , . . 'Dear Senator Mitchell- I expect to go homo to Thanksgiving, so I am com pelled reluctantly to decline your very attractive Invitation. The company and the- salmori are very tempting, but on the other hand there are two small grandchildren. I am, with high regard, faithfully, GEORGE F. HOAR." Senator Bcverldge of Indiana, accept ance ot prior invitation to dinner. Senator Heyburn of Idaho, not yet re turned to city from Alaska. ' - - Senator Foraker says: "Sincerely re gret, on account of engagement to ad dress chamber of. commerce of Pitts burg, I am unable to accept the kind invitation." Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, unable to accept . because of prior acceptance of invitation to dine with Secretary of State same evening. ' - . . Senator W: A. Clark of Montana: "Sin cerely regret, but had accepted prior In vitation to dine with secretary of state tame evening." - - Senator Hanna of Ohio says: "Mr. Hanna very much ' appreciates Senator Mitchell's kind invttation to meet Sena tor Fulton at dinner, Tuesday evening, November 2, and regrets his Inability to accept, for reason that he bad previously accepted invitation for the same even ing to dine with secretary of. state. - " Senator C. ,D. Clark of Wyoming de clines by reason! of prior aceptance. of invitation- to dinner given by the secre tary of state to the foreign relations committee of the sehate. - y - Sepaker Cannon' of Illinois iends re grets' by reason of prior acoeptance of invitation to dinner same evening. Ex-Senator John B Henderson ot Missouri senda regrets,- stating, .-"Compelled to be absent in St Louis on that day.".. " .- .' t. :.. Senator Cockrell of Missouri sends re grets; says he Is compelled to be before court as a witness in St. Louis on that day.' .,. . -' ,.. J Senator Frye of Maine,' president pro tempore of the senate, sends regrets on account of acceptance of prior invitation to dine with secretary of state same evening. - : Senator Gibson of Montana sends re grets by reason of ill-health; unable to be out . ' - "'. ".''': Senator Warren of Wyoming sends re grets; reason, compelled to be in Chey enne on that day. - . Senator Kittrldgei of North Dakota sends regrets on account of prior en gagement to spend Thanksgiving, with his parents in New England, hence Will be absent from the city. Senator Cullom of Illinois declines by reason of acceptance of prior invitation to dine with seoretary of state same evening.-' ; s y -.- Senator DietrtcH of Nebraska declines by reason of absence from, the city. Senator Millard of NeDraska declines by reason of illness. r i: Senator Allison of Iowa declines by reason of acceptance of previous invita tion to dine with secretary of state. Major-General Chaffee assumed his du ties on the general staff In the war de partment the other day. The general started In to do some housecleaning when he took charge. When he In spected the various offices thrre was commotion. - "What's this?" ' "Why this trash f "Away with It!" . These were, In substance, some of the general's brusque queries and peremp tory orders as he examined desks, opened drawers and overhauled things general ly. He was bent upon an orderly ar rangement of things. Espying a pair of asy-slippers in Trclerka deskrhe di rected their removal instantly. , It was whirlwind Inspection , that fairly took away the breath ot some of the clerks. The experience was-new, novel and not altogether pleasing. Where chaos reigned, orderly arrangement was sub stituted. It wa a,vislt the clerks will long remember.' J- -r "',;: board are men who speak for five tanks and 10 trust companies in New York City, including the First National, the National City and the Bank of Com merce, the three greatest banks in the country, and the .head of important claims of financial institutions; for two banks and three trust companies in Philadelphia: for two banks and two trust companies in Chicago; for one bank and two trust companies' in Bos ton, and for one bank and one trust company in Pittsburg, besides banking institutions in smaller' cities. - Tele phone, electric, real estate, cable and publishing .companies are represented there, and our greatest merchant sits at the board table. XXTCXZU AND HITCHCOCK. ' 1 From the New York Times." - There Is a feud ; between Senator Mitchell and Secretary Hitchcock. . Sat urday the president said to some friends; "You must excuse. me now. forrSena- tor Mitchell is waiting in the other of fice to tell me what he thinks of the myioraoie trie secretary or the Interior. Later I expect that Secretary Hitchcock will tell me what he thinks of the hon orable the senator from Oregon." V "Why don't you get them up here to getherT" somebody asked.. - "My dear sir," the president answered, "I hate peace as much as any man, .but I cannot go as far as that.',' . .J - HJllis-- ewara." ;:;."";"'": tr: From the Omaha World-Herald. If Dr.j mills keeps on he will' prob ably .get tne re want of honorary mem bership In all the women's organizatles in tbo country, . .- j , ; Educators , Stirred Up With a : 4 Live Wire , The "smelling committee" made report 011 the condition of the publlo schools to the board of education last evening knd in-general described the " Bahitsry conditions as bad. ' Ifl brief tho commit tee shows that. many buildings lack proper 'sewage and ventilation systems; eome are not provided with enough play grounds tor out-or-cioor exercise; short recesses are condemned as well as the basement lunch rooms; cement floor basements tor recesses are described as being Inimical to the health of the pupils and all in all tha statement describes tike situation as an offense and a menace to both comfort and health, The com mittee consists of - Dr: Mae Cardwell. from the city health board; Vr. Woods Hutchinson, secretary of the state health board and -Mrs. Blanche R. Blumauer of the Portland Federation of Women's clubs. .The report says In part: . "The fan system of ventilation Is unquestionably, from a purely sanitary point of .view, tha best that has yet been devised, but even the best is capa ble always of Improvement "Brially summing up the situation, as it appears to the. committee, tha older and middle-aged class of school build ings in the .city will have to depend upon doors and windows as a means of ventilation.- If the number of children In eaoh room could be reduced from 40 (or 60 snd even more as is now the case) to 30 or less, that system could probably be carried out . , quite . effectively . and without causing discomfort or danger to any of tho individual children, In the present overcrowded state of the rooms this natural method: of ventilation, cau hardly b- maiAs thoroughly adequate. - Though It must be frankly stated, that in the experience of the committee, the air In the . rooms ventilated by this method was really fresher and better than in some of the rooms ventilated by artificial means solely. : In the newer buildings a little more careful study of the local problems , in each ' individual room and building and the addition of such improvements to the present sys tems as the combined ingenuity of engi neers end sanitarians can work out would probably solve the problem' satis factorily, i Every system, of course, like Turner's, colors, - must be mixed with brains in order to work satisfactorily. - "The committee would .. respectfully advise that inasmuch as the cjosets of the oldest class are .utterly unfit 'to. be situated In any part of the main build ing, least of all in a basement rrom wtrttiW all odors will rise through the .re mainder of the building,' and which IS used itself as a "playroom; that even the best Misting type of closets are un satisfactory and from their situation in the basements very inadequately lighted and ventilated) that in all new buildings to be constructed the closets should be ituated in. en "L" or other abutment from the main buildings, so a to have lighting and veltllation entirely inde pendent of it, and that wherever possi ble this should also,: be carried out in the older buildings, thus leaving the basements clear. ':'.; - -'The only difficulty which was found In the lighting of the Portland schools i that which rlsea from the overcrowd ed condition of tha rooms, thus necessi tating the placing of one or more rows of desks In a position fn which tha light comes too much from the front. ".' ; ? 1 'While, owing to the rapid and con stant growth of the city, many of the older school buildings of Portland, though originally built upon fairly ade quate grounds, have had to be added to from time to time until they now oc HUNT FOR HAPPINESS : LEADS TO OREGON Wanted, a stock of happiness The Oregon information bureau has been furnishing everything from fruit farms to fine weather but at last Dr. La Roy has struck a request for an ar ticle that helther he, nor the bureau, nor the state can furnish and guarantee re sults. ,-: . - -h'i . r- & '-.' . A letter came to the bureau yesterday from a merchant In central Washington. The writer said that he had been in the mercantile and newspaper business for 10 yeara He desired a home. If the bureau could guarantee that the weather would suit him, that he could enter into a business that -would bring him a good return and could discover happiness he would probably come. WASHINGTON HAVE WOMAN FORGER Mrs. May Walters,' for whom the po lice of the Pacific Northwest, have been seeking for some time, was arrested in Seattle last Tuesday and has been taken back to Ellensburg. ; Wash., where slio will"be trled.77T". ' ' ' ' -Aboijt three, weeks ago the Portland police received word from the authorities at Ellensburg asking tham to watch for the woman. Detective Joe Day recog nised from the description that she wss the woman who bad .victimized a number of Albtna merchant by means of forged checks last spring. r? ':.',- : The wqman was accompanied by a lit tle girl and when about to pas a bad check would enter a store to make a PLEADED" NOT PLEAD; THE LAW ON ENGLISH Judge Charted B. Bellinger of the United State district court of Oregon, endeavors to rule from his bench not only , "according to ' the law and evi dence," but from a grammatical stand point as well. ' A man an Indian was being tried for murder.' HI Jealous attorney wax ing eloquent In an address to the court, said: ' . . PEOPLE WILL STEAL'l . SAYS CHIEF HUNT " The police are entirely at sea regard ing the idantlty of the thief who- robbed Miss Alice Banfield. a school tedcher. of heir purse containing checks and money at the public . library Friday night There is aald to be nt clue upon which the detectives .can work. ' It Is reported that a .number of thefts have occurred lately. but the officers have been unsuccessful in. laying the blame upon sny. person. - , ; .... .' : Chief Himt wa not eager to discuss the matter this morning. ; cupy nearly two-thirds of their ground ;,.. space, yet in many- of - tho outlying,", schools there are grounds, belonging to the ..school, .. or vacant " property lu the- nalshboiiiuoa.'jWUlch supply falfly ade-- . quate play space ana exercise ground -, for the children. The committee would respectfully recommend that-wheri nat ural playgrounds of this sore already . exist they should be Immediately secured "" ss permanent grounds while the price of land is not excessive, and that, all new buildings constructed should be provid ed with adequate grounds, which should ; be protected from encroachment by ex- . tension of the building or the erection , of new ones in the future. "In the opinion of the committee, upon purely sanitary grounds the play space " or breathing space ought to be regard ed as a necessary and important part Of ft, the school, and recognized and utilised -as such. While the older schools In " the more central parts of the city have ; encroached upon their play space as de- ' ." Scribed, yet the committee believes that much might be done by the skillful utili sation of such space of school ground or i " upon space which still exist in the neighborhood,' either by lease or . pur- ' . ' chase.: .-. - . . While fully recognising the attractive ness and educative value of lawns, and ; flower- beds and other decorations of School grounds, the committee is most firmly- of the opinion that such, con-' ; sideratlonk as these should, not be al lowed to conflict for a moment with their proper, vocation, : namely to grow ' ohlldren not flowers. "If sheds could be provided In which '" play could be carried on durlng-wet weather it "would be a great advantage, but with the remarkable porousness of . our Oregon soil, and the exceedingly small amount of precipitation per hour in our rainiest season, with a properly graded and graveled surface could be -utilised for recess or other play pur- -poses four days out of five. . And,' al- . though the committee finds itself at IS- ' sue with both. tbA-teaohlng force and the board In this respect and fully -,' realises that much is to be said on both sides, it' feels that it must -courteously s but -Thost firmly protest .against., the present method of recesses limited merely to the six to nine minutes neces sary to relieve the .wants of nature-and -compelling that recess" to be 'Spent un der the supervision Of the teacher in dark and 111-ventllated basements. Still more against the tise of these huso- -menta containing water closets for lunch -rooms and for the noon Interval, , "It ; also cannot approve the present educational policy of the city schools in discouraging play upon the school grounds and about the buildings,, or as, in some cases, even upon the way to and from achoof' "A to the difficulty suggested of ac- . commodating large numbers of pupils in' certain of our schools, 800 and over,- . upon the limited amount of Dlay SDace available, ' it would suggest that if the number of children in attendance", at J- any one school could be cut down to about 400 it would solve that problem and also .the problem f overcrowded rooms. -,.',..' ."The committee Is informed that both certain members of tha school board and a most conservative and influential prl- .. vate organization, the Taxpayers league," ;, have under consideration a fl'iaricial ' proposition by which the expenses of these improvements and of others look ing toward the future growth ot our ; beautiful City, may be met and it Is hopeful that the problem will not prove unsolvable." -... i . .A ,. ,'.. .-..,.-. . After a somewhat exhaustive search among the properties of the bureau and -when the exhibits of tha various counties had been ransacked Dr.. Le Roy came to' the conclusion that there 'was no happi ness in stock and he sent a missive to the seeker after Joy stating that while Oregon oould furnish almost any brand of weather desired, and though brawn and brain, with a little capital,. generally were exchanged at their par value In Oregon still concerning happiness the bureau regretted that, it had 'none on hand. It : .was also suggested to the Washington Inquirer that if he should be a mite more specific and define what constituted happiness and what form of activity and quality of weather would most nearly match his' desires. ' small purchase. The checks were al most invariably for 112 and in a corner of each check was written "wages in full." '- The officers also have in custody the woman' -husband,- John- Walters,-whom -Mrs. Walters in her confession blames for her misdeeds. After being arrested In the Colonnade hotel, Seattle, where they registered, the couple -were taken back to Ellensburg by officers of that city.; After a long cross-examination she said that her husband made out the checks and compelled her to cash them. -Merchants at Missoula, Spokane, Yak ima, Ellensburg, Victoria, B. C, as welt as business men in. Portland have suf fered by the operations, of the pair, "When my client was arraigned and plead not guilty-"-" ' , ". "I believe," interrupted the court, leaning forward so as not to embarrass the attorney, "that my ' predecessors have ruled that pleaded 1 the word to be used." .. , r r . The attorney blushed and stammered and remarked that he "guosned the court's predecessors were correct." ."It la a peculiar fact," ho said with a tlngo pf . sarcasm, "that people In th's country, will Steal," . - He paused.' "Yts, it ts a funny thing, but some of them will Bteal," he added. . . From the Atchison .Globe,' . . tAbout tho only excitement tho aver. . age-maa- has is. to shave off his mnn . Who, after having worn It for' years, or let one grow .after "' having never . ' 1 worn one. ' '.' -. '- - - y