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THE? OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAI PORTLAND.'' SUKDAY MORNINO;'-; AUGUST 'C .1007." to '" V i' ; I anging IMMyM 1 TE3H2?v at Luwcn ok oialia M ,j 1.- JT.cJBFF'ER,cSON FRon OLALLA SHOWING CKAIG. xl Pack t-aa t m Axm ootn lf ..r ppM-p- I I JA '.r-r'"1-?-.- 5 ' , --tv i. f' - r 1 s Vi.Vk-: ...T aitS3 tt&OX AND TTANS1N6 VALLBY PJJOT B1DGB JOltTH ssst B2E17EN3USH CANVOT THE FOLLOWING graphic descrip tion of Hanging valley, near Mount Jefferson, was written by C. ' It Bholes, president of the MaEamas. who recently made the ascent of Mount Jefferson: All Cm Enter Fr of (Hiars. "History tells us that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was one of the even wonders of the world. Con structed by a prodigal king for the pleasure of a queen; art. Ingenuity and royal munificence were exhausted In the effort to create a marvel. "A thousand Babylonian gardens could repose In the hanging valley of Mount Jefferson,, and be dwarfed to Insignifi cance amid the magnitude and the grandeur of nature's handiwork; and the nature-loving people of a continent are free to enter upon its broad domains and worship at the shrine of Its Creator. "When the Masamns stood upon the north wall of the valley (or garden it might almOHt be called), and looked down for 2.000 feet upon Its terraced and lake-starred acres, with streams hurry ing hither and thither, with dazzling snow-banks glittering In the sun; and then beyond to the mountain rising 6,000 feet above the valley floor, seemingly less than a mile away, they paused In utter amazement, and marvelled that such things were In Oregon and prac tically unknown. The fore-shortened distances of the mountain made It ap- Sear to rise on the valley-side a perpen lcular wall of granite Ind white mar ble, topped by vast cathedral spires whose rich coloring added the flower of beauty to the massive dome. East ward and westward it flowed away In stately lines which mingled with the horizon, unmistakably showing the enormous proportions of the mountain before volcanic upheavals tore away the upper third of Its original height. Aoonmnla-tlng Waters. This wall extends In a Beml-clrcle as though to unite with the higher ridges of the mountain, but on the east a nar row gateway opens through which the accumulating waters flow to the Des chutes river, plunging Into a, deep and narrow canyc 100-foot falls narrow canyon through a sudcessfon of ous cascades and falls of extremo On the northwest numer- beauty. water clear as crystal, lure the observer to the depths of a canyon 1,000 reel dciow tne level or tne valley, wnose flow Is carried to the Breltenbush; while at the southwest corner another gateway. whose passage Is almost barred by precipitous falls, has been carved by mountain torrents which find their way down a mighty canyon to the Santlam. "Picture to yourself an oval valley a mile and a half by two miles In extent, yet which from where we gaze seems but a king's garden, with lakes, cascades and groups of trees and shrubs placed with Infinite art, hemmed in on two sides bv walls which rise from '2,000 to 6.000 feet, and on the ends by walls which drop 1,000 feet, where huge abut ments rise fashioned Into fantastic forms by the slow but Irresistible art of nature, and you have only the crud est outline of a scene which neither brush nor pen can portray. Only tho eye, that Invincible conuueror of beauty can revel In Its details and blend them Into that marvelous harmony which usurps the power of the imagination. Clear-Oat Shadows. "We arrived at the approach of even ing. The aun rested on the ridge and sent clear-cut shadows over green sward, lake and flashing cascade. We descended Into the Valley of Enchant ment, looked upward to the brilliant stars, at the fading glory of Jefferson's Ice-mailed pinnacle, and grew silent with awe and admiration. Twilight, full of tender hues and strange ghostly outlines of gigantic figures, enfolds our camp. Inviting slumber. Suddenly a halo, momently In creasing In brightness, sharpens the southeast shoulder of the mountain. The skyline glows like fire, then shines forth the full moon and majestically rolls up the gentle slope until it passes behind a granite shaft. Its glory wanes, augments, then blooms again In magical beauty between tall spires that seem to float atJfcve an impalpable foundation In an etherlal sea. A gleaming world play ing hide and seek with earth giants. Glowing Dawn poured Zn. "Through the eastern gateway dally poured the glowing dawn, not a breath of wind stirring to let loose the whis pers of the pine needles, atmosphere un tarnished by the slightest hint of smoke or haze, lakes of turquoise hue calm as Infant's sliep, mirroring Infinite depth of sky. of snowy banks, while sloping awav Into the under world Is the great peak's counterpart, long ridges of tufted green, limitless fields of snow, crev assed glaciers, bergshrunda and the I ever-luring sky-piercing and sometime cloud-burled spires. Scenes for poet, artist, sculptor, nature lorer, which thrill the Imagination and make the) heart beat faster. "At none of the mountains visited by the Mazamas has anything been found, . like the Hanging valley of Mount Jef ferson. Absolutely unique, Incompar able, It Impresses the beholder more aa the work of an artist than the caprice of nature that In it primeval strength, and heat, raised the mountain from live sea. If it were approachable by modern methods of transportation, and not too far from Portland or other centers of equal population, a hundred thousand people would every summer Journey to gaze upon its wondrous beauty, sad breathe the spice-laden sir of t balmy heights. v WOMEN'S CLUBS AND WORK Edited by Mrs. Sarah A. Evans Jamestown Address t Calls Forth Criticism. The address on "Viewing Oregon from Jamestown," which was published In this department a week or two ago, has called fprth, considerable criticism, friendly and otherwise, which we re- iSHCfl in, for a situation that cannot be vlflNfcfrom more than one standpoint would not be worth writing about. And while the article was not writ ten to provoke controversy, some of the statements have been so miscon strued that some notice of It must be taken. One good sister writes, "that the article gets in the usual fling rnlnst the colored people," and ob- 4.. tn the stntement "that th country was Infested with seml-bar-barlana who were once slaves but nrn raised above these des olated women to full citizenship and the whirlwind of lust and sensuality which their masters sowed was to be reaped upon the heads of these desolated women " First, may we preface our answer by saying tnat tne editor or mis -department has an unusually warm spot in her heart for the colored race and to this day upon her occasional visits to her southern home the old mammies and men who are linked with her ar- llest childhood, and some of whom are still alive will hobble miles to greet and see her once more, and certainly no unkind "fling" could be meant, for a people who are associated with her ear liest memory and holiest love. But people who were in tho south in nost-bellum days know that the rest of the statement Is absolutely true. A human being, no matter what his color mlKht be. who was born In slavery and lived under the conditions of slavery as thev then existed, and was then lib erated by war, could not help but be a eml-barbarlan. They would not have been human beings if the wild exalta tion of unrestrained liberty, after being reared as they were, had not run mad riot in their blood. The shame is to the government at Washington that it did not, at this time, step in and exercise parental1 control of these poor nuiiioii j were vastly less capable of caring for themselves than the average boy of eight years old today, instead of making them the victims of their own greed and contentions and raising them to the full suture of citizenship for political pur noses. By this act of congress, no one 1 hv wri nratlcailv made th4udges and arbiters of the law un-V-whlch the desolated women of the juth nao to live. iu mmw mag yuui helpless slaves upon their own re sources and burden tem ith citizen ship in their utter Itnorai..; of what It meaet, was to put a premium upon bribery, and poMlcai crime of every nature and start thefnegro on his path of liberty with fays conceptions of what liberty meant and a craven idea of citizenship. In short. It was the crime of the cen tury. Opinions may differ as to the mental equality or the negro under equal conditions with the whites, but there can be but one opinion today upon the race question In tire south. And that is that It Is appalling. Our critic asks, r'Who took care of these southern women when the men were in the war?" and answers, "the colored men." This is true to a great extent, and Is so generously and loving ly acknowledged, that there Is a well developed movement among the Daugh ters of the Confederacy In the south to erect a monument in memory of the slaves who remained with and cared for the women of the south during the war. (This was written up some time ago in this department of The Journal. But there is one thing that must be borne in mind. The negro of the pres ent south. Is not the negro of ante bellum days. The negro of today Is largely the product and result of this criminal conduct of the government Im mediately following the war and during the reconstruction period. This may be Illustrated in our family life: Lets, th-j parents of a family get Into bitter 'dis sension over the proper management of their children, and each one starts out to exceed tne other in indulgence and In giving the untrained minds free leash, and with a premium for follow ing one or the other, regardless of the riant or wrong m tne controversy. Would not the children raised under such condition grow up lawless, de praved and in two or three generations Become aegeneratesr At the close of the war the govern' ment ' at Washington stood as re sponsible for the moral and physical welfare of the 4,000,000 of liberated slaves as the parents who had brought a ramlly or children into tne world. Read the records of Johnson, Thaddnus Stevens. Charles Sumner and others who held the destiny of the south and tne negro in tneir nanas at this time, and the resemblance to the house di vided against Itself must immediately be perceived. The child In neither case is the one to blame but this does not change the fact that it is spoiled, nor does It prevent either parent or child from suffering the' consequences. our same friend taxes umbrage at our having referred to the "lust and sen suality of the negroes," and Intimates that it was inherited from their white masters and vehemently insists that we shall "clean up the white man's doorstep before we do the same for our colored brother and sister." If she will read the article a second time she will see clearly stated: "The whirlwind of lust and sensuality which their masters sowed," eta Our indignant protester writes: "I am white myself, but I am nshwued to see people who could do better bend their talents to dragging down a peottla who" don't deserve ,it." We have f'e--quently heard of people reading thlrigs Into a letter or book, that was never there, and up to this time we have treated the lady's criticism with se riousness and respect, but In this last and withering rebuke there Is evidence or ner Denning backward In her effort to De uprightly lust. Criticism and dls cusslon we Invite and enjoy, but please aenr iaay, Derore you come at us again wltb hammer and tongs be sure you ara rignt, tnen go ahead. tun Aigrettes Must Go, Say Many Club Women. The outlook committee of the Gen eral Federation reported at the council meeting upon the progress made In se curing pledges of clubwomen to refrain from wearing aigrettes or the plumage of any wild bird. The Delaware Federa tion, at Its recent meeting, adopted reso lutions pledging its members not to wear such ornaments. The Iowa State Federation has adopted the pledge; tho New York State Federation recom mends assistance to the Audubon socie ties in their efforts to protect wild birds. The Massachusetts State Feder ation condemned the use of aigrettes and plumage of wild birds, and was largely Instrumental Mti having a law passed prohibiting the sale of such or naments. Mrs. T. J. Fletcher of Mar shalltown, Iowa, Is chairman-of the out look committee and Is furnishing data and Information to be used by thOBe Interested in bringing the matter to the attention of clubwomen. t t at Rachael Poster Avery Entertained by Club Women. The publicity committee of the Woman's club, which consists of the past presidents, with Mrs. Eggett, the present presiding officer of the club entertained Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery at an elaborate dinner at the Portland last Saturday evening. The color scheme was pink, and the flowers used were sweet peas which, with delicate maiden hair fern, were massed In a great central pyramid which trailed orr to the very edge or tne round table. Place cards were of pea pod design. with dainty blossom decorations mak ing dedicate little souvenirs of the everting. After dinner the guests repaired to tne large parlors, where Mrs. Avery most delightfully entertained those present with an account of the womn of other lands. Mrs. Avery was fully able to do this In an Intelligent and In teresting manner, for there are few women who have had such oppoi tunltles to enjoy personal contact and acquaint ance with women of so many lands. Mrs. Avery was Tor many years the cor responding secretary of the National Equal Suffrage association, and until the time of Miss Antho.iy's death was her closest and nearest friend. As her representative she attended several In ternational eonventlors in varlou alia of the old worlrff; and itt several bUxelo conventions acted as secretary, bet-mle naving spent; many years abroad. wiw vance of w4men in forel.i countries, aha deploresftthe fact tnat It was Nor way and not the United Statos that first gave her women absolute political equality. Mrs. Avery gave a mosr touching ac count of the memorial services In honor of Miss Anthony that were Imld at tho International Suffrage convention at Copenhagen last year. Wluta manv of these foreign women have far outdis tanced American women in their ad vancement, and while Miss Anthony had to pass on before reaping the harvest of her own sowing, the women of tho many nations there assembled bowed in reverence to the name of Susan B. An thony and acknowledged that she it wo who had opened the gates and showel them the way. Pleasant, little speeches wjr made by Mrs. ijuniway, Mrs. Kggert and Mrs, Comstock. Those present wure Mr. Avery ana daughter. Miss Mirlan Av ery, Mesdames Eggert, Comst ick, Duni way, Breyman, Maroaum, Tunis, Pohl, jnann, nrvans ana miss Helen Spalding. K It K A Woman's College Not Most Desirable. From the Boston Journal. There Is a movement on foot to ee tabllsh a college exclusively for wo men on the Paclflo elope. The effort has already taken definite form. A charter has been obtained, a board of trustees organised, and a desirable site procured In the delightful town of Pas adena, adjacent to Ixs Angeles. In climate, In the character of Its citizens, in its public and private achievements, southern California is peculiarly fitted for the location of a women's college, which shall maintain the hlehest stan dards now maintained anywhere In woman's education, and shall add some new reatures. But how much better It would be to enlarge and improve the facilities for woman's study In the admirable co educational colleges already existing. No "woman's college" will ever supply the advantages of an Institution for both sexes. X Catholic Women Holding Great Convention. Springfield, Massachusetts, will greet this week a thousand women, who come from all parts of the country as dele gates, of the Ladles' Catholic Benevo lent association to attend a triennial convention which, beginning Tuesday, will last through 10 days. That city has long been a popular convention place, and the more attractive it be comes the mora meetings will be held there and the better it will be for the city. But there is -nothing really mer cenary in the welcome held out to the visitors of this week. The "L. C. B. A.," as it is usually called for short. Is a remarkable organisation. It was the first exclusively. .tobiwi fraternal hmurartt'rt anBOclimtoVi to . formedjLln the world, and rlaa gr wn to liln rroportions.- It hd on January 1 It t, ,023 btsnrhea, (th a membership of about .'00.000. It has paid to bene ficiaries In the 17 years of ita exlstenoe, nearly $6,000,000, the death payments last year being $703,61,7. It has more than 180,000,000 of insurance In force. And all this business Is conducted by women. K K K Biennial Committee Early at Its Work. The general federation local commit tee for the biennial of June. 1908, has set an example for preparedness In the circular of Information and special map which it has, sent to clubs this week. The circular gives specific Information of the seating accommodation of the convention hall, and gives a hint of the size of attendance expected, In stating that the hall will seat 2,500 delegates with another large hall reserved for overflow meetings. The map shows the location of 20 hotels in convenient distance of the convention hall, and the circular gives full details as to price and terms of reservation for rooms. A list of halls and rooms avail able for state headquarters Is given, and attention is called to the fact that the convention will meet during the week of commencement at Harvard and other New England colleges, neces sitating an early securing of accommo dations. This early definite announce ment of plans, dates, prices, and avail able hotels reflects great credit upon the local committee, for which the ever growing convention habit has come a long series of failures, disappointments and reproaches. There are few places In this country where 3,000 delegates to a convention can be conveniently and adequately taken care of. Where so many conventions of men have been a failure the clubwomen have resolved to leave nothing undone to insure success. The local committee In this Instance has done Its part well, and It now re mains for state committees and indi vidual clubwomen to realize that upon their early and prompt responses sat isfactory arrangements aepena. t t H Playgrounjl Work Done in Los Angeles. The annual report of the Los Angeles playground commission, just Issued, should be en incentive to any city to go forward in the good work. Created only a little over two years ago. the depart ment of playgrounds makes a report to the city council that is truly wonderful In the progress it shows in that time. There are five regular grounds and tnree vacation playgrounds. The origi nal cost of No. 1 in 1904. was $11,260. Its present value Is $$0,000. and its equipment is worth about $8,000. Its Size is 293x300 feet and was opened June. 1906. It is estimated that since December of last year ",000 children have enjoyed Its privileges. The report says in part: "Outdoor gynaslum work, baseball, handball and field sports have led In attractiveness to the boys, while the glrlf ihsve frand pleasure -In tbe S'ttngs.Vtiant-strittay. eesaVa Al cn. qlt. babies, ever, keeptsjie big sand boxes populated. Many hundreds of adults have alsi- found pleas .re in the grounds, sitting under tbe tre s and watching the chUdrtn play. About tev- enty-flve little boys and girls have con ducted little Hardens of their own. rais Ing both flowers and vegetables. About 737 boys have availed themselves of the privilege of the hot and cold shower Datns. "Superintendent Raitt has organized among the boys two gymnasium classes and a DasaetDall league, ana nas con ducted a series of handball tournaments and football matches. The 'Play grounds,' as they are called, have met with many outside teams. Among the older boys, too, has been formed the Young Stanford club, which meets with Superintendent Raitt two evenings in a month. At its own expense and with Its own handicraft this club of boys has mltted out the two attic rooms of the bungalow for a meeting place. "The grounds are open all day during vacation, and on Sundays and holidays, and from 2 o'clock until dark on school days. "Sunday afternoons although there are no match games, the place becomes a park for the families of the neighbor hood. Recently the playgrounds have been open during the noon hour on school days to accommodate the 836 children of the near-by Seventh street scnooi, wnere tne yards are very smau. The kindergarten of the school, too, frequently employ a morning at the grounds. The 300 girls of the Boyle Heights orphanage. Just across the river, at Intervals spend a whole day on the playground, bringing lunch with them." The report goes on to tell of the var ious contests, flas: raisings, fireworks and many other things which upon oc casions were Instituted for the amuse ment And entertainment of the children. The playground library work was also taken up with the most satisfactory re sults. The whole playground movement of Los Angeles has been so satisfactory that other grounds are being secured to extend the work, and In doing It many. citizens are coming forward with hand some subscriptions to make the work possible. in conciuaing tne report ine secre tary says: "It Is notable that in the vi cinity of these playgrounds the Juvenile court and the police reported a great falling off In Juvenile delinquency, the number of arrests diminishing almost to vanishing point. The school de partment, pleased with the service the flaygrounds could render, asked that he apparatus might remain on their grounds during the school year. This being acceded to, the three grounds are now continued under the management of the school department, which employs teachers to conduct the work six after noons a week. During summer vacation the playground commission will again take charge. Thus these grounds, de signed for temporary use, have beoomo permanent." The whole report Is intenselv interest. Ing and instructive, and it Is a signi ficant fact that the president and the secretary of the commission are women, Mrs. W. Rodman and Miss Basal n Stoddart, respectively. , f J . ;TT versatlon Aver wires aa compared witli those that are capable of being used la telegraphing either with Or without wires. , Telephonic conversation has never yet been successfully carried to a dlstanc of 100 miles of submarine cable under the ocean. The limiting telephonic range over such cables has been about -60 miles. Consequently wireless tele phony does not have to be carried te -many times its present range In order to beat wire telephony on submarine ca bles. The conditions are, however, vary dif ferent over land. Wire telephony Is commercially practised up to distance of 1,600 miles, and Is capable of bains extended by sufficient expenditure of money on the wires to 2,600 miles, Or even more. Wireless telephony has therefor te be vastly extended in rang In order to beat the record of wire telephony over land. - Wireless Ttleffouay? k'f? Wireless telephoning has been ' tnak though .behind Ing steady progress bf lata, ' although . lar Its achlsVeraents ara still those oflVirlrts tnlerrarjbv. The raff.'e of practicable wireless tola phony iss yet only 10 miles or so.-, i One reon for this, says tho Review dt Revle rs. Is the feebleness of the slootrlo currents s4 la talephonio con Prodigals. E. Riser, in Chicago Record-Herald. I. k How strangely prodigal w are Who have so short a while to Stayl We fear to die. but Journey far For help to pass our time away; , Because the moments drag wo fret, Tet dread the end to which wo hasto; We view the past with keen regret. And still the precious present waste. II. We sigh at night for day to dawn, ' Though we may never, all our lives. Bring back a moment that Is gone, . , Or keep an hour when it arrives; Impatiently we watch and wait For pleasures that shall briefly last. And, having won them, add tho groat . Day of their coming to tho past. We sigh for manhood when tho ways " Are strange and long that stretch ahead, And sit regretting wasted days ' When youth and youth's . fond hopoa are fled; 1 - , - w - Tet, oven as wo voice regret For those glad seasons, hurried through, -.-i -...f-v.,. ;:-'! (,.v(i.-.:. Wo nurse impatience and wo. fret For next year, and for something bow.kj How strangely prodigal we are 4 Of that which wo should dearly ftrlsof We schema and plan and Journey far , To pass- tho time that Quickly flies; We dread tho silent and wo know . -That each of us must find somewhera; But, greal and small Mid high and low. Though all our days wo hurry there. : i ; Journal Readers. Tha Journal's friends, .when patron Islng Journal advertisers, wilt eonrer a favor by mentioning "that ti)y the ad in The Journal. ! Within tho past two months bet wi 1.000 and $.600 immigrants hv t taken to Pittsburg by tho Unfi i oteel corporation. VThey Yr ll! 11 pally jWywrs,, Slavs ad """ ' r VSSSVS'4aOIMPH K. - J. Fltzhehr bean reelected of the United BoUerai GUvbuudenr unJua. rV of Cttf, Blierair irt"' s' " . Y'J t ;rf' -.s Wk'. 4 ( ; ,1.1. W,ir,iW - t 1 t 5 1- -vW''5K'":3V? "i-.V- :
