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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 3, 1804.
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Annual Educational
By Mia Margaret . Inn, Chalrmaa.)
Ths inclusive trm. education, tin
embraced during the biennial term mu)
tlform activities, only to be hinted ut i
-thla report to -the-gawra4 fadcniQun ot
women a cluba.
A veteran reformat of the last mid
century had from long" habit always iip
on hla lira, to hi a death, the war cry.
Agitata; sgttate,M.The. general and BUite
. xeuerations nave. louowea. me slogan,
. and by agitation of educational subjects.
i through clroalara, dlscuaslons and con
ventions. havs created sentiment and
. molded puljllc opinion. The circular of
: ' the committee on education of the gen-
era! federation hua- been widely used,
. ' reprinted and given additional clrcula
lion by atate federation In connection
, . with pefaonal letters and state circulars.
The Oeorgia - federation,- toy Ua
' broadly scattered woman , edition of
. Southern Muetlon, - the Massachusetts
by It Federation Bulletin. The Minna
- sot by Its Courant, and the year book
of the federation have aroused whole'
'- aome agitation concerning educational
. problem,
. The Indirect Influence of the federa
tions baa thus been mors potent upon
. the achwlAha!V'dlMctnflueee-aince
oniy Hi status of Mlnesota ana i-enn-
aylvania report a gain In the number of
women on school boards.
-T7 Co-ooeratio.
' XX the four atagea of club develop-
mwnt the stage of lndlvtduai xolture.
that of organisation, of altruism and of
- co-operation toe , latter, co-operation,
has become the meat - powerful. - Co-
. . .. operation with the home in mother'
meetings and parent' association -Is
... close; as. is evidenced by the t mothers'
'" clubs In Texaa and the numerous aiml
,v- lar ones In. Maine, California, Mlnne-
sots, Vermont, Florida, New York and
'.. other states. ,
. The Louisiana, 'Maine and Ohio fed.
era t Ion keep in touch with all atate
Official Interested In education. 11
' '"' " llnols co-operates with the atate board
of ed uca tlon in. aeeking informs tlon of
achool condition; Nebraska aenda dele-
, galea and a speaker ty the ta to teach-1
j , rs' association, In whUth-olub members
lire urged to buy membership.
t Ohio, Massachusetts and Illinois have
vailed themselvea of the co-operation
:'. of the college alumnae, by using " tta
. valuable questions and by .conference;
the. Connecticut federation baa cs-opsr-
ted also with the W, C. T. 'tr.rih Cori-
- gress of - Mothers, and similar organ!-!
; gationa, ,f
Improvement la lobool Surronndlags.
' , He who adds beauty to the world adds
I ' -.: Joy and health. The club have been ac
tive In improving the building, ground
and -sanitary condition of the achool.
. . and- in. decorating school room. ' Iowa,
' 'Texas, Massachusetts, .North Carolina,
where fairy-like tale 'of improvement
are told, the club officer drove tit
. . mile In visiting !! acboola; Oregon,
"'- where In one term the cluba apent I27
for 'achool decoration; and aeven other
states have don much. to. make the
school wilderness blossom. .
Xladsrgartsas. -The
federations and cluba have given
fostering care to free kindergartens! the
Texaa federation aupporta 68, South
Carolina, Missouri,- North Carolina and
Massachusetts each a lesser number.
' School legislation.
The. federation hav" not arrived (di
rectly at political power, but the bund
that rock the cradle ha been enforced.
In order to educate the cradled child, to
rock also the political maohlne.
. Ohio rejoices over her new school
' code, on the Cleveland or federal plan,
now la use also In Chicago and St. Loula
By this plan provision ia made In Ohio's
71 Citiaa for a small school board by the
flection of members at large Instead of
by wards, for the Independence of the
school boards from all municipal au
thorlty; and for the separation of the
business functions ot this elected chool4
functions, the latter being vested In a
director, who appoints the superintend
ent, while the superintendent in turn
secures the teachera. Ttwcttfe promises
much improvement. .Pennsylvania has
secured legislation to raise the minimum
selary of teachera A notable advance
in compulsory attendance laws has been
: secured In Iowa, Maryland and Illinois,
the latter removing ail inconsistencies
between the .law governing child labor
. and .those regulating compulsory attend
ance. The new law is one of the best,
and the federation, baa adopted model
v methods for enforcing" tt. The Con
neotfcut federation has secured two good
laws offering state aid for better teach
ers and' better supervision.
' The Washington and Oregon federa
tions have secured from ths legislatures
commissions to Investigate child labor
and school conditions, two members In
the latter being club xomen,The. Ten
nessee and Georgia federations battled
bravely, but without legislative result,
for compulsory school sttendance and
much needed child labor law. Should
the federations suffer shipwreck In
" thelr.f uture stroggTesTorlWs good
cause, let Stevenson's - suggested ept
- taph, "He clung to his' paddle," be the
grateful euolgy of this general federa
tion. ,
Arisona had bills pending' for better
School attendance laws, for payment of
interest on-4eachers warranta, and for
- -territorial aid for-TnanuaT training-Tn
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. schools. Ths Minnesota .federation is I
renewing Its efforts to secure legislation
for separating the blrl' training school
' from tbs boys'.
Xdbrarles. '
- "No one has yet written,' says George
Macdonald, "the poetry nf hunger; has
built up In verseajt stairs of grand as
cent, from hunger for penny loaf , up
. tne white maroie scale to hunger ror
" righteousness, whnfee very longings are
bliss." When thls-petry is written,
.;. the- story of mind-hunger snd of club
. efforts to relieve Jt will iot p left un-
recorded. ,
In ths west and south, where the need
Is greatest tha-trvUg rhBTIermaIn-TwholP",
' tamed by the clubs, from the six libra
ries of South Carolina to the 67 of Texas,
. . .." have greatly aided the achool. Kleven
- federation have aided In establihlng or
. maintaining permanent school' for neigh
borhood libraries ' or -reading room.
. Massachusetts has sent It permanent
libraries to Island and mountain folk..
Several rtntt ffilrrMTI"nt. Illir-mi
- Minnesota, rejoice In the adoption by the
stats of traveling libraries started or
"' ewurtd through legislation by the chjb1!cja.bl-i
u ma iiuianc am trrrectry m scnooi
.Organisation
Several state federations have per
ected --organisation for ' education'
work. The Connecticut Woman's
1'ouncfl of Kdiicstlnn, organised to se
-.-'M ih UTilUd Alloa at all- xlMeerHmat
organisations, seeks to ralss the sland-
ri for a4mtslnn; -trr the- teseher'a -pmsi
fos.lonj snd meets at ths asms time snd
.... plar as the Stat -Teacher's aasociatloh.
Tilt-rjConn ec t Icut fedemtlnn I mn.
tribuling Influence toward the unifica
tion of national education, and toward
federal action whereby education may
Ink its rightful pines In the civil ser
vW x( the "Wotted Buteg gorsrnmect
Report
. of the -General Federation
rThe Mnntchutta federation ha an
educational conference -committee -of
federated club, which unites all club
committees of education.
-t-. Kaaaal Training. - -r
A large gain has been made in the In
troduction of Industrial training In the
achool a. . '- -
- Armma, Washington, Masnachuaetta,
Michigan, Jowu, Colorado, ' Utah and
Maine show progress in this 'direction.
Georgia has three model . rural schools,
giving prominence to Industrial train
ing, and will expend tot year 12,600 for
their support. South Carolina, Ken
tucky, New Hampshire. Illinois and
Colorado are going to secure and main
tain manual training In state Institu
tions. The Wisconsin federation ha
pan tally endowed a .chair ft domeatlo
science in Uowner college -
Vlaygroaads aad Tacation Boaools. .'.
Playgrounds ' and ' vscatloa schools
Have offered another field for federa
tion actlvltlea. . .
t'ennsylvsnla's work-during laat year
In on county alona In' maintaining 10
such schools and playgrounds as a coat
of 17000, nearly one-half of It given
outright, by it-cluba, and thereby bleaa
lng I.eorehUdreu with a happy - and
profitable summer and Chicago's en
rollment ot tUl pupUa, wKh ts.000 ex
pended may" serve as "tj'pes of what
many are doing on a Smaller scale. All
ttt federations are try ing to-mak -real.
Mayor . Lowe Ideal; ."Open more
achool, more of the time, for mors pur
poses, for more-people; keep them open
after school, on (Saturday, on Bundaya,
and in auramer'for.play place, for con
certs, fotvocitlzena meeting. would
thut every mayor might say, too: ''You
tell us bow to do this up at the school
board, and WU give the money down
at the city hall."
' " okolarshlps. - . , - .
Ths privilege of helping by gifts or
loans young women who would other
wise be unable to obtain a higher edu
cation has been shared by msny federa-
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mountain Uachrs; Michigan several
annual one and Its Stone Memorial
permanent scholarship of I5.00Q; Lou-
Ulana has four; Texas has . six and a
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large loan fund; California a thousand-
dollar pledge; Kansas 1 and South Caro
line 1 scholarships. These scholar-
SuAps are; for state universities and other
wlteffctvfor normal schools and for In
dustrial school. .
Illinois has several cholarhlpa to
mimhuru. anmrrilna- to her nnhle tilan
wlrinwert mnthora for the lia- r
of their children now required to attend
school.
. Ths Massachusetts federation has
been the malnatnv of two model rural
School In Oeoraia of far-reaching
fluenue.
. pecial 'Work.
Many unique form of effort must be
left unrecorded or be only mentioned;
such are tne suooe of the Alabama
federation in .aiding to secure a state
industrial school for boys; the practi
cal wisdom of Colorado clubs in recom-
mending simpler dress for hlghsohool
graduates; the sucesa of the Minnesota
stats art commission, secured by the
federation, "in its lectures on are given
before, the normal school and the Stat
Teachers' association, sn-its first an
nual exhlbfion glvsn in a normal school
town.
For ths reports of all this noble work
and for printed matter, the chairman of
uiw niunuua cwniitiiin .avchu. Uvs
boarty thank to all. -.. .
for the first time to testify to the in-1
creasing sens ot the value, of such , ef-
education. The marble women of Its
pediment look down In their beauty irp-
on ths greater- beauty of the noble work
accomplished by . those who "whafer
their nsme or sign," lovs God snd Jlttl I
children.
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The Servant Girl Problem
Facts Worth - Remembering.
In discussing the ever'present servant
girl problem "The Courant." published
la 8L Paul and which Is the official club
organ of Wisconsin, Minnesota and the
Dakota, gives "some facta" which
might be considered wtth-proflt by some
employers of "help" farther west. It
says: , , . ' .. '
Here are a collection Of facts con
cerning the statua of domestic service
which - with a little consideration will
discover to be factors .In the problem.
1. Domeatlo service Is decreasing,
both In quantity snd quality.
2. The number of girls engaged In
factories .and general business estab
lishments Is Increasing. -
S. Domestic service commands a bet
ter-average wage (counting, tn-th llv--
lng) than factory service.
4. ' The hours of domestic service are
not continuous, but are uncertain.
i. The hours of factory and store
service are-continuous exacting,, but
definite with evening always free.
. Domestic work Is largely In soil
tude. Next to the objection to the un-
certain hours, "loneliness" is ths most
frequent .plaint "of ths house -worker.
Sixty, per cent of the recruits to the
ranks of fallen women Is drawn f torn I
domestlo employes. It
relevant fact here. - ; - ... .
7. In the factories the girls are
working In groups. .- Their noon hour
they spend together.
8. Some of the large business houses
have recognised the Importance of this
social craving. They have provided rest
rooms and club rooens-j-1
their employe during rscreatlon hours, I
thereby creating a feeling of good will I
toward ths establishment and of solid-
srlty among the employes. Other firm laid, decked with cedar boughs and but
hav.e comblned4 the recognitlonofthJslteccups.And. the menu! .Well, It lin
soclrtl iandenVwHn-eBlrB to look Iters yet In Ihe memory of the partlcl
out for the health of 'the employe. In
the new building which the St Paul
groceryJrmofFolejf- Broth
ers A Kelly nave erected, a lunch and
rest .room. Is provided en each floor
where the girls, are at work. Kach girl
haa an Individual locker for her. clonk
and hat and change of garment' : The
firm not only provides tables and chairs,
dishes, gas snd gas Stove for the girls'
lunches, bus also tea and coffee, -sll free
gej. These- room arr-f course;
hut aiy-cpm the work rooms, and at)
ioru an nuuri complete rcii ana so
tfdfl lot the' i
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those
the average household. ' She "rises -be
tween andLJ, gt breakfast alone:
waits ffn-ths table; goes back Into the
iflT1 :i.?fiF-m2'
wlr keeps her busy untll i"rv After
thefamlly have gathered about the table
and-she has smnred trttr-4urchv -aha eats
hers alone. . 'She may have two hoars of
snd - she has smnred thr-4um?hv -aha rate
rest lit thafWrnjjoasAlojie At night' J
alter earmg a third. BolltaryTmt and
Dinner aisne. sn goes to
her room alone; sr. in obedience to the
social craving, goes out on the street or
Into the public bsll. There Is a general
feeling or Ul-wlU and contempt lot
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Auditor National Suffrage. Association.
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fo' lris h worlt for a living are
normal human beings.. Altogether
has triad' bad business for the house
w" I":", 7? - ,h T, . "
JL.L1 .hit T...hJ ' VI! . IS.
I hard to realise that, aside from 'the
sense of ctvio obligations, which the
head of such a Arm as Foley Bros.
Kelly possesses, the ene - of far-
sighted business gives hearty consent
to the outlay which such accommoda
tions Incur. The .girls msy not, make
Od a living In dollars and cents, but
they llvs better, and. after all, money is
only s000 Ior lno r anoras. uin
that, as. household workers, would move
from house, to houss and neighborhood
to neighborhood in quest of change, will
ln-visiay in mis eataoimnment. ana in otner
I of like regime, pickling, eannlng, label'
Ing, year after year, till the current of
life carries them In other directions.
Women who would study this que
tlon from both sides at close range can
learn much of value In' the solution of
the present household difficulty by go
ing into an establishment like thia and
I eelng for themselves how well these
girls do and how quickly the things
that women fret their nerves with try
Ing to do In the home with "poor help,
! They mlghtllndsomsof .1hat-1oor
help" right therei But Improved ma
chinery, economic arrangement, and en,
vlronmentS that meet the demands of
human nature have made readyr-raDld
land accurate fingers of one-time clumsy,
oiungering, atsn-oreaatng inumo.
. '.iw .-'.. t .St R
rorestrjr VIUD VISITS
Jroutdale On-Tield . To.Uf.
With the club season closing, the real
Pleasure and work of the Forestry club
begina. for It finds Its entertainment
nl Instruction In the woods and green
tree where the subject can be studies
the club determined to continue Its
meetings during the summer and If the
"vacation microbe," as Russell Sage is
pleased to call it, becomes rampant, to
Indulge Its propensities In the winter
months, when the study of forestry
would have to be "conducted through.
books of somebody s else observation.
Wlth this idea of making tits most of
me summer monin many picnic nave
been arrarfged snd several have already
passed into' history. In response to
most cordial invitation from Mrs. 'Fred
Harlow, a large number of the members
took the train last Saturday morning
for Troutdale. Upon arriving, they
were met by the hostess and conducted
to her lovely country bom on the
banks Of the "Bandy."
The great, broad porch, with .Its 'rock
ing chairs, hammocks and cushions,
shaded by beautiful trees, was a sight
to delight the vision of the picnic crowd,
snd the view, aa they sat and -refreshed
themselves with cool spring water and
luscious cherries was one never to be
forgotten. The cliffs along the river
at this point rise -high end straight,
castellated and beautiful, a sight worthy
the brush of an srtlst or all the sd
miration bestowed upon them by the-fle
lighted clcnlo party,
After resting, a stroll was taken over
ths farm snd the beautiful cattle".
horses and feathered creatures were ad
mired and petted, when the party, each
ysterlous bssket. nan or I
bundlo, hnpned them from yio depths
of Mrs. Harlow's kitchen, started for
thfc picnic grounds on a bank above the
river. Soon a great fire was roaring up
a hollow- stump and the perfume 'of fra
grant ooffee permeated the air." The
mysteries began to explain themselves
iitd In sliprt onhr the must nt'lti'tnus
repast which the hostess had provided
for her guests was spread upon a mossy
bank over which a creamy cloth was
pants, and -w regret " the power of
poetry Is not ours that ws might put
Into enduring-form the roamory-ef ihe
stuffed eggs,, salad and brown bread,
ham- sandwiches and home-made, cake;
but, alas, we can only remember hhw
great they were and how ' merry the
party and horn hospitable the hostesa
After time had been allowed to pay due
attention to the viands and a good hour
for digestion -and prandial small talk.
By unanimous vote Mrs, Harlow" was
made an honorary member of the club.
The program for the year was Infor-
e"li of to take up a systematic
rfr-4dyr-tah-Bitr--wss-r-
srrynarscTisscd and it stt m
farrkii t the- een4ar. unmlltM en Snr.
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mtKilng of ths club on ths bank of the
WlHamettinHir-Jhe-Oswego-Undlng.
The meeting will be JUuV (V and all
wli, tak the Oregon City boat at lt:0
g. -g; , , -
Aft.r'tha hiisine.a h. Mfi. a
to thS home of Mrs. Harlow, when -the
bathrooTrl was put eOn Bervtnrs of the
picnickers who made themselves pre
aentabl fo return to town on the ( p. m.
trsln. J-"" '
. All felt It w A memorable occasion
In ths history of the club and' ths happy,
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carefree day; the congenial company
and the kindness snd generosity of the
hostess will- always be a pleasure, to
contemplate. , , ,, , "' '
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Women Advertising . '
Writers in Large Cities. . -
It would be very .difficult td convince
some ot the .members-of the Woman's
Ciuo 'oi Portland that thete was "money
in advertising," even after' contemplating
ia aanuaome pang account created re
cently by ' their efforts along that llhe.
It would be BtlU harder to convince them
that It la an easy and profitable way
of earning a llvlngr but In spite of their
incredulity, there arahjwtdreds of women
throughout the country pursuing It as a
means of livelihood with the above: re-
Soliciting, however, 1 acknowledged
to be as a et a "man's business." proba-
Wy.he.cis - womeaJtaya. jKtJiBcome
Inured to refusals or learned the art of
gracefully accepting failure and retain
ing courage to "try again, 'i- " ' - -'
" But tn the matter of preparing ad
vertisements women have made a great
Success. The catchy verses and appro
priate or striking designs of many of
our foods and patent medicines ara thai
work . oz women, several employment I
agem-ie empiuy women sexciusiveiy 10 I
write their paragraph. A Boston woman
edit a magaxlne entirely . devoted to I
ad vertlslng. .-yne.Ne w York woman has
ken laved WTnarirad success aa an ad-1
vert,1sr, and Is saloVto draw one of the
largest . salaries iCn.X&e 'United States, in 1
thia field of work. Having had soms I
literary taste and an easy way of sketch-
Ing in her Ideas, she began by writing,
up costumes that wera displayed, and
Illustrating them. Boms verses she
wrote with a clever bit of costume draw-1 the country she led the way to con
ing, meeting the eye of the proprietor of I verting it beyond redemption to the
on of thaJarga storea, he made inquiry 1
aa to who she was and seeking her out,
found her unusually gifted In this line.
and at once gave her employment Her
advice began to be sought by the heads
or nrms.in leanets and other matter sent
from the store. Thess had hot been sat
isfactorily dons .for some time, and the
whole matter was' put inter her haffds. I
The results were so remarkable that the
position, of advertising writer waa of-
fered her; slowly, but suriy, the. whole
advertisement denartment of thla atore
which Is one of the largeat department!
stores in the united states, feu under
her control and management
When this laat advancs was made.
about six years ago,' she was still a
girl hat'dly out of ber teens. While not
definitely known, her salary Is supposed
to-be close on to 15.000 a year.
Her remarkable ability to advertise
the right thing at the right time is
one of 'this young woman's gifts. To
take lntO-COnsMeTatten-tha-weatbefrtht
holidays, conventions or anything of a
local nature is one uf ths successful
requisites; snother , is to unload ths
shelves of unsold or undesirable goods;
and the closest scrutiny and proof read
ing Is sn absolute essential to success.
It Is told sa an evidence of the con
fidence the firm has in the judgment
of this young woman,, that at one time
sale of sealskin sacques was to be
advertised at $125 apiece. The advsr-
tlsement sppeafed I12.J0. This was such
glaring misprint that It was sup-
posed -no Tjner-wouiatake "advantage-of
It,- but one -woman came tn, who was
one of their large customers and In
sisted upon having one at that price.'
it waa given nor ana me loss cnsrgeu
up to the store, and no word of the
transaction sent to the young woman,
but a note -was sent
to v no customer i
asking her to pleaae withdraw her trade
from thS Store. I
A few hours after ths sacqus was re-
turned with profuse apologies snd later
the typographical error was traced to
the printer,
While there are few girls that could
acquire such pronounced success, the
neldjf -advertising Is a tempting one
for a girl skilled with the pen or pencil.
Any large store or establishment will
but a clever or original vers or sketch
that would fit' or coiild be used ss an
advertisement. . Trade marks for differ
ent brands of goods are slwsys In de
mand;' labels for canned goods; wrap
pers for packages. In fact, every branch
of -commerce- Is demanding fresh and
original matter In their" advertising de 1
partment. This seems preeminently fitted
for woman's work snd when the leisure
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AiMethodist Divine
Speaks of Woman Suffrage.
Rev. Herbert E. Joss, psstor of Arch
StreetriE.htireh, Philadelphia, Pa.,
when asked his. views of woman suf-
ftssge, replied:
know trf-inr gnod reason why
women should not have the full right
of suffrage.- JSf o'man's - claim 1 -lren
erati7C7i needed to be a Just one,, but it
Is said that she does not know -enough
about publlo affairs to ' make her it
safe voter; but If her success In other
and moat , varied neid of the world s I
activity havs any meaning, H would not
b long before she would become amply
equipped ' for intelligent oltlsenshlo.
"With the' otos( - insinuating tiatteryr'
Mf mala prosectors tell her that her
aerrfnnd is entirely Just, snd that h
intelligence and purity would doubtless
mi in ten ei puone arcairs, ituoai
her womanly qualities must not be
menaced; and- her pure Instincts Jnust
not be violated by the atmosphere with
wliicb-they have surrounded the ballot
box. - .
"The ridiculousness ttt : this axcuss
may be seen, when we rememlier that
the very politicians. who ra so careful
of the womanly qualities and pure In'
stlnets -of - woman . are- often -and r In
hand with the men and the Institutions
that seek for money or Influence td de
bauch young men and pollute ths very
springs of womanhood.
"It Is a . moat -significant fact that
where women have had the suffrage for
a considerable" period of time; It is
difficult to find -respectable opposition
to Its continuance.".
National Conference of
Charities and Correction.
Through" ths courtesy of Mrs. Nellie
R. TrdmbuU.. who represented the' Ore
gon conference of charities and correc
tlon, at the natlonal conventlon held In
Portland, Maine, ahe past week, thla de
partment has been furnished with re
ports and papers containing many of the
notable speeches and a detailed sccount
of ths work of ths convention, we wish
it were possible to give space to some
of 'the excellent talk uponr so many
subjects of vital Interest to Portland.
Oregon, and It. la with no llttl satisfac
tion we contemplate the prospect of next
year greeting In Portland. Oregon, this
great bodyof workers In ths caua of
humanity. . . ..-. . . ... .
' If our representatives there did naught
else than secure for ua this convention
it would be their excuse for going, and
the 'benefits that wilt result from hav
ing, and hearing, theae men in our midst.
will have a. benefit upon the whole stare
we can hardly comprehend from this
distance. .- . "
vJn reading over the proceedings 'of ths
past assembly ona hots seems to ring
clearer, snd mors often than all the
ethers combined the child, save the
child' . ' - . . '
Judge Llndaey of Denver, whom every
one in this, city remembers with pleas
ure, was the ruling spirit lit all the
discissions on the welfare of the child,
particularly of the offending child.- and
was the great champion of the Juveirtl"1 subduing of which will In time
court, urging Its necessity. and .reform
atory benefit-- ' '
After reading all that was -said snd
dons In other states, with their defi
ciencies and accompliahmsnts. It is safs
to predict that whert these things' are
again told In Portland by ths sunset sea,
Oregon will noi again refuse-', to give
I legislative recognition to Its board Of
cnaritieg sna correction. ; . . . ..
. ... H . H H ,
Statue for " . " ' ' .-'
Robert Dale -OweiU.lv '.'ZUZ T.Z..1
Everyone who visits ths Educational
building and sees. the efforts of the club
women put forth there to raise l!,00
for a status to -Robert Dal Owen, are
Impressed with the earnestness with
which ths Indiana women-go about.it
'Why should we not r ' asks a bright
little woman. - "Every, women- In the
state Is affected and are receiving the
benefit of laws mads by , his untiring
efforts' laws giving, them rights to own
ana. control property; laws gfvuig 10 me
woman who work for her living the
right to collect and ua her own wages.
and many others." .
We wonder If the Oregon women have
been so enthuslastlo In-- pushing the
claims of Sacajawea. or, for that mat
ter, ths men, too, who were no less ben
efited by her serylces than the wo
men. She helped to give us ths country
she mad that first exploration possible
of succsss, and In ths last conquest of
United Btatew, She- wa an IndianrHrat
a woman and a heroine, and yet the
man who comes sfter ami makes ths
laws in any stats can receive mors
support and excite' more enthusiasm
than the woman who first makes his
deeds possible. - .et tos again wonder
low,- many Oregon women visiting at
St. Louis raise their voles for Sacaja-
wea.
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TvaT;-n rvvjKi, '.
rieraUOn
At -the St. Louig- Fair.
, Tn. ciub exhibit at the St Louis x
osillon made "bjrthe Indiana state fed
eration makes sn interesting corner In
the Educational building. . It consists of
a series of large cards, showing ths
progress made by the federstlon In four
years and an outlins of ths work done
by different organisation - One card
contains a list of bills Introduced Into
the legislature, wnicn wers enaorspa,ana
supported by the federation. With on
exception all thess bills became laws.
- They relate to the creation of forest
reserves, a forestry . commission, man
ual training tn the public schools, the
creation of a Juvenile eourt- creating- a
state library board, providing ror public
and traveling libraries, etc..
Another card announces 'the public
enterprise begun by the federation.
which -is to place in the stats house at
Indianapolis a oust . or Kooeri uai
0wen, ths advocats of equal Justice to
all ln early Indiana legislation. to
this is attached a , booklet entitled:
"Robert Dale Owen:" What He Did for
the Women of Indiana." Tear books of
tho i9 clubs in the federation -sr ap
pended to' other cards, aa ara also other
photographs of- tho founders snd of ths
nf thm federation Mlu Mtn.
-Tsylos of qrsenoaatle, whs sr-,
th. ,xhlblt.
. vriht It nnt ha ttmelv work and make
.,hiv,k if th. i-ir..r,n a.
erftt)(m WOUld ask each sute to send an
- xhlblt of their year books to the Lewis
and Clark fair?
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Miss Gould Is ' .
Interested in Club Work.
It Is said that Miss Helen Gould 1
contemplating. the erection of a national
-club building, to be devoted to the In
terests of club women of America, rep
relented In the national organisation
She proposes to sxpend several mil
lions of dollars en ths building before
ltJg ejnpicted.Jasu
run on ths plan or. great Institute of
orjiiswsKjw - in literature, art ana
tfmntrTsclencs, '. and the much neglected
parliamentary science . 'will be given
especial attention. XL...J.. ' .
The building , Will b '.located some
where in ftp middle,, west,, and th de
velopment 'of ths' movement will be
waUhed with Interest -; ; , t ".
ft , ' .
Business Gives Up ' .
Place "to JThrngs-SocIaL ' , ,
The -ehs1 n g da y s - of t hs Wmnsn's
club have been marked by unusual so
cio! activity. Almost svery department
has made Its last meeting a social one.
and aom very delightful affairs; have
been held. Among the notables ones wss
las ones
the afternoon with Mrs, W. Wynn John
Te Five Malarjies
An Interesting Japanese i document,
"Ths Oreat Learning for Women," says;
."The five worst maladies that affect the
female mind. ars lndoclllty, discontent,
slander, Jealousy and silliness. .- With
out. doubt., thesa-.tlvs - ldie- af fsot
stven or sight out of every ten .women."
This was written before the educational
conquest, ot Japan, of which Mr. Robert
E. Lewis so charmingly writes, and yet
it Is not so far afield even at the pres
ent, aay, i numajt nature remalna very
much the sams, -though ' it may bs
trained almost out of the semblance of
Itself, by years, of patient education and
dlBulpIIno; or in other words, what wa
call'. refinement la but simply bringing
unaer control the passions and, dispos
itions, which, in our prlmitivs stats,
nature endowed wlth.
In .each .one of the attributes with
which the Japanese writer endows wo
men, might be found a fruitful text
from which . a whole sermon could be
p Beached, but together they make
composite subject, which seeds but
little analysis to determine them all
one and ths same Ingredient selfish
ness. k ' , . . i ' . ' T--V
They are. mora pronoun&ed in women
only because her sphere of action has
been mors circumscribed, .and sh .has
noi'oeea given rnat education and
training which, aloha could subdue
them. Men have been broadening and
reaching " forward from fthe time - -of
creation, while this education fog wo
men ia almoat the thought of the nine
teenth century. This la her exouse for
being made the target for such shafts.
Shall sh remain sot - This'. Is her
question.- It .matters 1 LI tie- what
scholsstlo education a woman possesses,
it is- ths every day. training she gives
herself that counts. . These "llvs worst
maladies'' seldom attack ths woman of
ths broadest highest characteristics,
nor do they go hand in' hand with the
woman or good breeding and -refine'
ment. - Neither Is It a matter of a col
lege or claaslo education. It Is simply
the matter or ths seir education of self,
the learning of the bettcT part' of one's
own nature and bringing one's life Into
conformity with the harmonica of law.
Thla la the refining process, the edu
cation which, lifts women ahpve such
attacks as that of the JapaiSeae writer.
paWrion a level with ths men In ths
struggles of life. , - .
In the present-day tendency for-or
ganlsed womanhood, w see the microbes
of these Tnaladles mors active than
ever before, but fortunately. . Ilk th
aeptlo tank, they are " their own des
troyers. They cannot Us dormant aa
In days of old, but having ths ground
to feed upon th contact of other wo
men, - acr wishes and ser right . to
respect-rthey become-' aggressive, arfd
in being discovered ths victim must
either be vaccinated, with the VlrusJof
her own dlseaaa and . mmt over lr orT bis
-sen( to th pest-house of oblivion. "
While this Is probably not ths exact
construcUon-zths" Japanese would, or did
mean to put upon thess "maladies" of
women, It nevertheless applies to ths
situation In msny organisations of wo
men. From the Red Cross society with
so nobis a woman as Clara Barton at
Its head, and ths organisations, of the
descendants of ths soldiers of. th revo
lution, to ths smallest club In the state
of Oregon, ths prasenc of v these
"maladies" havs been themselves felt,
to the great detriment of ths organisa
tion and Its work. '
, Taken separately, let as tty to dls
coves what eacjj of these maladies mean
son, ths popular leader of th parliamen
tary class.
This' class has been doing ' excellent
work, steadily growing In Interest and
attractlveneas apdDromlses larg results
for another year. Ths afternoon with
Mra.-JotMiosj was -on-long "tebe-r-1
membersd Soma - beautiful musical
number wr given after the business
was concluded, and delicious fruit punch,
macaroon Icea and cake was a charming
accompaniment to ths social hour that
followed. '
On Tuesday, following the last club
meeting, being the Joint session of ths
new. and retiring board, Mrs. Mann, ths
new president. Invited the members to
meet with her and remain for lunch.
The. closing up of ths business of th
board, paying soms current bills and
Settling Up some unfinished-business.
was soon dispatched and lha rsal ouU-l
ness of ths msetlng wss discussing ths
sumptous course lunch provided by the
hostess. ; ' ' '
- The table, which had been laid for If,
was beautifully decorated with crimson
CRIES FOR . WATER
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sxirp Tiaoiovi norasT to
WATZB BOAJBO AOAUTBT TXXIB
BVTTX.T Or CUT WATXsV OsTX
SMAi.1, lIAIX TO OZSTBlOt.-7
l Residents ' of ' University ' Park have
discovered a grievance against th city
water board and ar-making vigorous
protest. against -the watea-servieei Ths
discovery followed close" on the com
plaint that wss made by sant side clti
sens and published In The Journal.
It Is claimed by those who live in ths
park that petitions and protests,, hsvs
up to this time been completely Ignored.
Complaints have been fretjuent. It Is
said, but no relief nan vn been prom
ised. .
The chief cauae Of their trouble Is the
fact that the water supply of University
park is inadequate' ror the need's of that
growing suburb. The place has a popu
latlon of between J. 000 and 1. 000 and has
a 1-lach"wster main. The waleT ia ob
tained from the artesian walls in Al
blna.. . It Is said that It leaves a brown
bt'ffil left'
In ths hope of ending their 'trouble
petition has been circulated by clttsens,
of the suburb, which Is addressed to the
water board of ths city. It explains ,the
trouble In- detail - and "ls-signd - by - a
large majority of ths residents of .that
place,. It follows: - .
Ws, ths uhdenslgned, resident of Uni
versity" Park, most earnestly represent
to -you ths great necessity of sn -tm-
tmnrtHts inrreirss In our water supiily.
Already water Is scarce or wholly want
ing for tnany hours of ths day In every
department f family use, - An Inoi-eaaed
supply Is simply Imperative; Moreover,
firs protection Is absolutely wanting. It
is needless to tell .you thatwhers re
lief can be had at any coat wltliln rea
son It Is- little short of criminal to
havs property and human belDgsln thia
p!WomenV ' - ' 7 ;
According to tHe Japanese
to a chib -that is organised with -pur- -puss
In life. lndoclllty. In this sense, -is
synonomous with rebellion against a
majority rule, and Is the, breeder of a
mere advanced state - of the dlseaa
which takes th form of discontent
"When discontent "takes hold" "of the har- ""
row mind, and Is not ths product of a
desire for better and higher things, but
the discontent --born by circumscribed
natures, t invariably finds its outlet in
lander. This is alwaya ths weapon of
the wpman of weak and contemptible
characteristics. Ths wpmaa who by her
own womanliness cannot maintain her
position ta always the onef- who en
deavors to climb upon the nam of those
whom shs has degraded; to make a
stepping stons for her own ambitions.
Here Is where women too often need
the education of experience" to teach
them that It Is ths moat uncertain, of.
all foundation. ...
Deeds speak louder khan words, and
If th woman herself Is not fit for ths
place shs occsples, ths fitness of all
things" will soon reducer hear - to -her.
proper level, and will bring- her there
much quicker than a slanderous . tongue
can do; but the woman who ue th
act of another woman's husband, .
brothet; or father to degrade and hurall- -late
the Innocent woman, thereby hoping- '
to emphasise her own -superiority,
stands on very slippery ground, Sh
may think she T knows whereof ' shs
speaks, but th beam is usually so larg
In her own eye she can only sea ths .
mots In her neighbor's. One th!nrls
patsnt - When ws hear one woman cant
bo learnedly of 'th naughty things
somebody else .or somebody's els hus
band does, she Is not so far away from
them herself and probably only laoka
Uis. opportunity. -It la oftener.ths pot
calling ths kettle black. . -
If In circulating unhealthy' slander. '
woman would first ask, "Who told your' ,
and then go to th source from whleh
It emanated, they would find It didn't -
start aecond-handed. and they might be
aurprlaed to learn, .that every word of
alander they spoke about somebody
slse's relation was an Imputation upon
their own. The open sin of owning ;
property where saloons and other unholy ,
business is conducted is 'ft small one
compared with the secret one of visiting
them, and even this Is a mere bagatelle '
with putting what they have seen there ,
Into the mouths of thslr women folks
to gossip about Men need educating,
too, and sre not entirely free from' ths '
maladies. .. i -
Another form of slander Is ths woman.
who, wrapped in her-self-constructed
cloak of righteousness, brings humllla- .
tlon upon her sister for soms act of a---
male relation over whom sh hano
control. Thl Is not always don Inten
tionally, but la a far reaching form, for
It not only does injustice to Innocent
women, but puts the poisoned word -Into
unprincipled Up and creates a
scandal through their mistaken light
sousness. ' Again, my sisters,., pull ths
beam from thins own eye,-that you may
see more clearly. Y
These ar all serious thing while they
laat; they ar th caua of. heartachea,
Borrow and tears; they take th sweet-
ness and beauty -out of life and curtail
th usefulness of fhany a woman, but
by the process of nature there Is the
rise and decline of everything. . - When . -the
"maladlea" reach a certain atage'
the convalescence comes in Jealousies
and llllnes--ths one In th over
reaching process kills Itself and th last '
ooslpg out Into laughable attempts st
petty annoyance. And ths "survival of
ths fittest continues to obtain.
roses, and resplendent with - Venetian
crystal, and the lunch superb. -:
As guests, other than ths members of
tbs board, ware Miss Capwell of Boise
and Mrs. Levi Toung, ,on of the club'
early presidents, but now a resident of
Idaho-andraTnembeT-ofhacuIiy-bf"
ths stats university.
The affair was so altogether delight
ful that t was with much regret a lin
gering "good bye" was spoken for the
summer.
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La Grande's Woman's "Club
Elects Officers for Ensuing Year.
Th election of officers of La Orand
Woman's Clubresulted as follows:
President, Mrs. J. D. Slater; vlce-preal- .
dent, Mrs. H. O. ThOmasonl recording
ssoretaryr Mrv-Ciara-T. Lyle: treasurer.
Mra R. E. Worstell; corresponding
secretary, Mra J. L. Cavana; directors.
Mrs. s. cart ryy Mrs. H. A. Bodmsr, Miss
Ollvs Slater. - . . , -
The club will resums October 4, 1J04.
unprotected condition. It not only In
sures widespread dissatisfaction and dls-
agreeable complainings, but really In
vites calamity... And this wa trust to
see averted bjkthe prudence, f orethought
and executive ability ..of thoss In au
thority. ' ' - i - , .
We have repeatedly represented to you -that
our supply is lnadequats; that our
suburb is growing rapidly; that new and.
important industries will materially add -to
our popalatlon in the near fyJiir;
that an extension of the Portland rail
way will cause settlement along Its line
down the peninsula; that ths water ws
now receive Is doled out through un
sightly."' dilapidated and unsanitary -old
tubs, all of which' facta are certainly,
patent to the reflecting minds of ths
members of ths board. - " .
AMOUNT OF TAXABLE-.
PROPERTY"
, (SpecUl Dispstrh to The Jonrnsl.) '.
Pflndloton,-Juiy I. While ths exten- "
slon of ths .tax rolls for thla year baa
hardly .beguBi-helndlcatlonS point to ,.
an Increase of the county assessment '
over last year by about $300,000. It Is
estimated by County . Assessor Strain -.
that , the nef assessment thlsyear ,wlll .
total about $,600,000. . La ft yeaT It was 7 .
tt.str.iroo; r 4
"Th board Of equalisation meets ths
last week ta August," said Mr. Strain, ,
"and ths work of assessment mnat h.
trompleter Dy tBen. 5rf some lines prop-""1"
erty is cheaper than it . was last iT
us iinnnu valuation will Deuces.
This is trus of cattle. -On other live
stock the sssessment will be sboutMhsrv'---sama,
Real estate, valuations are left --
practically" the-'samo, but in aom psrts- --
e-tn city, where values havs rlssn
rapidly, soms changes will be made.
There will be few changes tn ths assess
Hnents -of country districts." -.
For Snnday and the Fourth of July.
.,-ThatoV- vv.. tn-' will mak round trip
rate bf IS cents to Oregon City and.
Canemah Park- 21 cents to Gresham;. 50
cents to sny point east of Qrssham up
to and Including stacada. Similar
rates will apply from local Stations to
Portland, - s .
I