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THIS ISSUE OF HIE SUNDAY- JOURNAL CONTAINS RICHARD PEARSON IIOBSON'S ARTICLE 0?l EDUCATION OF.T1IE PEOPLE IN THE NECESSITY FOIi A LAHGO ;:.7,7
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VOL. V. NO. 11.
PORTLAND, . OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, . MAY 84, 1908.
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COLLAPSE OF AIRSHIP
FATAL TO
Morrell's Experiment Proves Unfortunate
; to Those: Who Took i Chance With It
Company Was in Trouble With
Portland Stockholders
(Hearst News by Longest Leased "Wirs.) '
- Ban Francisco,! May' J3. -Sixteen men
wars., spattered,, maimed.. anil bleeding
under; the wreckage of the big airship
of C' A. Worrell when It collapsed In
midair and was whirled 280 feet to the
ground in a heap : of ripped cloth and"
twisted metal at Berkeley today.
- Paulo overcame' a gathering of mora
than 5,000 watching the airship when
It split open and shot downward, and In
the confusion that followed nearly a
score of persons in the crowd were in
jured, i .:'..' . '
Of the 1 persons who wera on the
airship two are believed to havs been
fatally Injured. - . - . ,
The Injured are: C. A. Morrell. inven
tor, caught "in rigging and crushed by
ropeller. both legs broken and Injured
lternally, may die. - v ' rT"1
J. V. Rogers. Berkeley, assistant engi
neer, crushed under? machinery and in
jured Intornallyt may die. ' - ' 'r l"
C.-Tripple, San Francisco, engineer,
crushed under maohlnery. .
Justin' Barber, commercial photogra
pher. Berkeley. f three rlbe broken.
W. Tyson," valve tender. Ban Francisco,
lacerated about face and body and in
ternally injured
C. CWaUen, San Franetsco, news-
Faper photographer, bruised and suf
erlng from shock. - '
P. TI. Goodfriend. engineer braised
about arms and body.-.- . J,
H. Miller.-, valve tender, cut and
. bruised about body. - . -'7,
John Burn who rods on top J tw
- gas bag. laoerated about head and badly
-" 'cap a'in Penfeld. both legs broken snd
possible spinal injuries. , .
Charles P. Hall, commarclai photogra
pher. Berkeley,, overcome by escaping
fumes from gas bag and probably inter
nal Injuries. " . C 1 - TT.H
John Peterson, asalsUnt . to . Hall,
bruised and lacerated. -
W. J. Fullno, engineer, cut and, badly
br"ohn1"Ahern engineer, cut and slightly
bruised.-' ' v - -' ' ' .
W. Mowrey. engtneer,' cut and bruisea.
C. A. Nelsow. passenger, .Ban Fran
cisco, out about head. ' . .. , ;
Miss Lillian Lewis; ' Sha.tJu
avenue, Berkeley, became tysterlcal on
seeing the accident and Is In a critical
condition.
Edna- Hoffman, 6 years old. of Ban
croft Way. Berkeley, was run over 'by
a Grove street car during the panlo
and badly cut and lacerated.
John rfayes. lis 14th street. Oakland,
knocked down in crowd and right wrist
fractured.' '-' '";:.. : .
, ,.. 4 Warned of Banger. t
" Morrell ' made the' ascension in the
face of the technical warning that his
airship, which was a . combination of
gas balloon and aeroplane, was unsafe
und. would endanger life. Fira jChlef
Bhaughnessy and Firs Marshall Towla
of San Francisco called Chief of PoUce
Vollmer and Fire: Chief Kenny of
Berkeley on Friday and told - him that
they had, refused . Morrell . privilege to
make an ascension in San Francisco.
The gas bag waa mada of the lightest
kind of cotton canvas and appeared to
the average person to-- be unbleached
' muslin prepared with Bitumen varnish.
Morrell waived aside all contentions.
He- declared that the gas bag was
treated by a process which was a secret
,lto everyone out himself and that the
very lightness of the materials used in
the construction of the airship waa
among the essentials which Jie counted
' upon in achieving successful aerial
navigation, t - v v
Morrell is wall known for his experi
ments with' aerial craft ' Not all of
these experiments have been successful
and Morrell has frequently figured in
the newspapers here . because of -this
fact. About at year ago Morrell lost a
balloon he was building here and last
January he invited investigation " , on
the part of federal officers because of
his 'aonneotions with -the National Air
ship company. Stockholders - of this
company, which was formed to raise
f 1.000,000 to exploit a craft of his in-
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PASSENGER
vantlon called the "Aerlel," complained
to. the ( .federal authorities that they
could get no satisfactory accounting for
their Investments. - The- company had
offices here and when the federal offi
cers searched them they found nothing
out wagonioaas or literature describing
an airship that was designed to travel
between New York and London in some
thing leas than 48 hours with mall and
passnngera. - Morrell was finally found
by the federal officers and served with
a subpoena to appear in-Portland, Ore
gon, and give an accounting of the 'com
pany. So far as the federal investiga
tion went, Morrell appeared to con
stitute most -of the company himself.
. . XsXorran's Airship.
The airship which he went to Oak
land to bulla, consisted of' a 'gas bag
460 feet long, which supported five
60-horse power engines, operating com
pound fans beneath it These engines
rested on a keel of oanvaa and hemp
rope swung from a mesh, that was
suspended rrpra the gas bag. . The com
pound . fans. , or -aeroplanes, as . Morrell
called each- of the five sections of the
airship operated by: the engines, were
made -of light wood,' the blades being
of oiled silk.' There wera two blades
opreted on each side by each -of the
engines. The cylinder or gas bag-had
a capacity, of. 85,i00 cubic feet of gas.
- Less than four tons, Including mn
and machinery, were carried by the air
ship when the ascent was- undertaken
today. Morrell and, his crew iad . been
on the ground since t -o'clock in the
morning preparing for the undertaking.
Gas pipes had been let into the ground
from the street mains to facilitate the
work of filling the big canvas envelop
supporting the -.machinery.,. It. was 11
o'clock -before this work was -finished
and the bta; bag-distended. a Oiiy ropes
held - the bag in check which -swfeyed
airily and had the appearance of a . big
white, torpedo boat By this time a
great crowd had -collected, the ascent
being planned to enlist further sub
scriptions for tho mystic "Aeriel" .which
Morrell, had been describing in -'vivid
literature - and ' bad been . extensively
advertised. . . v, 'sv.--.-'-.' 'v , i - -i.
; ' Osts 'thi BlgnaV. -'
'Finally the long, cigar-shaped 'stretch
of canvas straightened out even and ap
peared to swim into equilibrium. This
was what Morrell bad been -waiting for.
He dropped his hat as a signal to let
go. and the men below began to loosen
ropes. There waa some Irregularity
noticeable In doing this and the front
end of the airship shot upward con
siderably in advance of the rear end.
The airship continued to rise with- its
nose pointing skyward and - its stern
towards the ground. The crowd began
to think that i something . was wrong,
but the airship continued to rid easily
and steadily upward. - When - It had
reached a height of about 160 feet it
waa defined clearly in the sun as
a strange looking engine of flight with
its crew clinging to the canvas keel
swinging" from the mesh of the ' bag.
The airship' ascended about another SO
feet when it swung dually to the west
In an Instant It had sagged directly in
tho middle, -the re.ar end trailing limply
downward like a wet rag. , Th crowd
watching below immediately . became
strung in tension.. - ','."'-:""
. It Cross Wrong. : .
. 'Tt's sons wrong,", someone shouted.
Almost before the shout was taken
up and answered the whola fabrlo of
airship was seen to collapse completely
and turn downward. The crowd began
to scatter. - Women fainted. Tho tu
mult of panlo rang through the streets.
Peering . over their shoulders as they
ran the terrified watchers saw J;a air
ship plunging to earth like a gull with
a broken wing. It took probably less
than five minutes for the airship to go
up. It shot. downward in less than a
minute from the time It waa seen' to
collapse. ,
' Shrinks from members of tha ship
mingled in the medley of sound made
by the scattering crowd. It was a
union of confusion in air and on ground.
What waa left of tha frightened crowd
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. There Arc Fourtcci
; ,. DEFENDANT VERY: WEAK
WED BEFORE
KUEW GGVERI1QR
, , foH to .Make Capital of -Ilis
State Position.
W. H. Thomas, who for 17 years has
been attorney for the state .land board
In Multnomah county; laughs at tbs at
tempts of the. Oregonian's. evening ed
ition to discolor the work of loaning
state funds In this county to the detri
ment of Governor Chamberlain.
"I was appointed in 18S1 to my pres
ent position as attorney foe the state
land board in Multnomah county, by
the board composed of State Treasurer
Metsohan. the late Senator McBridet
who was then secretary of state, and
Governor Pennover." he said, "and as
rar as i snow i nave merely coniinuea
In the position ever since without any
subsequent aoDolntment "-.
"The statutes themselves cover every
feature of the work I have performed
in nearly a acore of years. There has
never been a complaint received in my
jurisdiction, - as xar as I -Know, irom a
single person to wnom state money
has been loaned through me. fur
thermore, there is absolutely : nothing
culpable or unprofessional either, in my
work or the connection Governor Cham
berlain has -had with loaning state
money, if there is one honest man on
the face of the earth it Is George R.
Chamberlain. Tou couldn't force him to
accept a dishonest penny. - .
Jbosa Only on land. ;
"Hera are tho facts. They are open
to anyone who cares to investigate.
In 'loaning money from the irreducible
school fund through the county attor
neys the law provides that it shall be
loaned only on land, exclusive of Im
provements, to the amount of net more
man one intra in aciuai vaiuu. -
'The law further provides that the
board's attcrnsy, - which myself - in
Multnomx'i. ounty-fthere being a dif
ferent attorner In ach county In the
state upon application, being mada to
him for a loan, shall' xamln-the ab
stract of title,' 'pass upon the valua
tion of the property, make out the nec
essary papers and do other - work nec
essary In securing safety to the state,
"tinder the law I am permitted to
charge for my services the same as any
other attorney in passing upon tne
title for bis client In the matter of a
mortgage loan. The state does not pay
this charge, but- the person borrowing.
For 1 17 yars I ' have dona this work
and during the past four years have
loaned, according to xne , uregoman a
evenlna- edition. '1100,000. an average
of 125,000 yearly. - At present, I -am not
able- to verify this amount but do not
think It has been- that much. During
my entire service there has- not been
a complaint so far I know, that my
Charges were excessive or exoroitanu
"Stata Vsrec Lost Cent.
"I am personally responsible for ev
ery dollar. Of state money , loaned
thrnuirh mv arencv if the title to the
oroperty mortgaged shall prove defect
ive. -During the time I have been at
torney for the board in Multnomah the
state has never lost a cent or been com
pelled to take In a single piece of prop
erty In this eounty-a period of 17
years which may account to a certain
extent for tny being Tetained during all
these years. . . .. . -
"When i was appointed in isi. i aid
not know Mr. Chamberlain. In fact I
held my position 11 years before be be
eame arovemor. The record of these
loans both before and since his election
is as open as a book. The attempt to
force the pubiio Into believins; Governor
Chamberlain is now or ever has accept
ed any dishonest money through his po-
Sltion ss a memoer oi mo siate iana
oard is puerile." , ,
SOX OF MBS. EDDY
3 GOES TO CITY JAIL
(United Press Ltated Wire.)
Daadwood, S. I., May 28---Oeorga W.,
Glover, aon of Mra Mary Baker G.
Eddy, is mad clear through because he
was compelled to spend laat night in
Jail here. He came to town and tied
up hla horse while he visited friends.
Tha animal . became unmanageable and
a policeman ordered Glover to remove it
to a livery stable. When Glover refused
tha officer threw him Into a cell, where
ha spent tha night - ; - -
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Here Just 'Like These,' The Battleships Kansas and Missouri.
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PROSE 0
Wi8 MYSTERY
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Someone Seemed to Be Play
ing Both Sides of Case ;
' Verdict Popular.
Patrolman Nathan H. Sultter is once
mora a free man..
The accusation that he was guilty of
tha murder of Henry Schaffer at the
latter s home at MaUory ' avenue and
Falling street on the night of March
I, was lifted from his name by the
verdict of the Jury in Judge Cleland'k
department of th circuit court at
o'ciock last night .'itie verdict came
arter more than three hours had been
SDent by the lurora in dellbaratlon. .
Shortly after 8 o'clock the jurors came
in for further instructions regarding
self defense and manslaughter, and it
became evident that a few of the jurors
were holding out for a manslaughter
veraici, mere were warm arguments
in the Jury room, and for a time it
seemed that a ' verdict would not be
reached, soon before o'clock a round
ef applause In the Juryroom told the
wearuy waiting crowd In tho courtroom
uiai a vercuct naa oeen agreed upon.
Wlfa and widow Waiting.
The. courtroom - was man than half
ruied wnen the jurors solemnly filed
In, Foreman H. C Hartman gripping
cue document mat nor mar vermat in
his hand. , The greater part of the
crowd was to sympathy with the : ac
cused officer. But there was one. other
figure there. In a widow's veil, waiting
and hoping that the verdict would send
Burner to a reion s ceil, i-nis was Mrs.
Henry Schaffer, Who has . relentlessly
xoiiowea tne path or tne man who slew
her husband. With her wera a few
friends, bnt they were outnumbered by
the friends at another vainsux dresse.d
In black wbo kept cloae to tfiw !J of
Nathan ii. Quitter and struggled to hold
buck tho.tearH that kept coming as she
tdoiiirht of tne hard nathwov thmt
would be hers if tha Jurors pronounced
til. mm,-f Mfi.,,f1, f
When tho jurors had taken their
places r their' names wera' called and
Foreman Hardman. resnondlns: to a
Question by Judge Cleland. said they had
agreed upon a verdict Tha verdict was
passed to -tne court, wno read it and
passed it over, to Clerk Wells, who then
read It aloud. Instantly there came a
ripple of applause from tha rear of the
room. . .
- '- - Btrnggls Among Jurors. '
"Be stilL" said Judge Cleland sternly.
and tha demonstration was euickly
stilled. In another moment tha jury had
Deen oiscnargea and Burner, witn i a
great burden lifted from his mind, hast
ened forward to shake bands with the
men who had freed him. Close by was
his-wife and a clrole of women friends.
The little woman was smiling now, and
her friends pressed around to' express
their congratulations. ;
The iurors screed in the Jury room
that they would not tell how many bal
lots they had taken or who had stood
out for a verdict of manslaughter. They
admitted that there had been a hard
struggle in the Jury room to convince
a few of them that Sultter should be
acquitted. But in the end all were sat
isfied and nodded - their assent whan
asked if each and all agreed. -
What Manning's Question Did.
A verdict of acauittal had been fore
shadowed and expected from the time
David Sprecher, called as a witness for
the state yesterday morning, gave evi
dence as an eye witness for the defense
in corroboration of the story of Sultter
that he shot in self defense.
Indeed, before that Umo tha manage
ment of the prosecution by District At
torney Manning had mystified the spec
tators, visinci Attorney Manning nim
self, in cross-examining witnesses- who
were called to prove the reputation' of
Henry Schaffer as a dangerous man,
had brought out some of the most dam
aging testimony against bis own case.
His effort to rebut this evidence waa
almost farcical, for the' witnesses he
produced were broken down on cross-examination
by Dan J. Malar key. ...
" The climax of Manning's management
came when he placed Sprecher on the
stand. He was handling dynamite, and
the questions he asked on direct exam
ination indicated that he knew It. It
he thought he could go only a little
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FLEET AUCIIORS
OFF SEATTLE
Warships Greeted by Cheers
of Americans and Fire
works of Japanese.
(Special Dispatch to The JoaraaL)
Seattle. Wash.. May 2 J. On an Ideal
summer's day. while more than, SOO.000
people thronged tha high hillsides,
made black the tops of tall structures
and were massed on boats In the har
bor, the Atlantic battleship fleet en
tered Elliott bay and. dipping its flags
in ealute. dropped anchor . before the
city of Seattle. -., ' ., .. .
Unlike the reception accorded It In
other cities, the fleet was greeted by
no noisy whistles, and only the distant
cheers of the vast multitude, after the
awe of the sight had passed away, wel
comed the fighting ships. -
The fleet waa treated to a display of
daylight fireworks set off from a
barge by the Japanese of this - city,
who had taken upon themselves to pro
vide all the fireworks used during the
fleet's stay. .
. The scenic picture that graced the day
waa unique, and to the delight ef the
men ou the warships and the strangers
visiting the city. Mount Rainier. . the
Cascades' and Olympics showed clear - to
the eye and their snowcapped 1 peaks
glistened in unusual splendor. -
The entire bay was dotted with hun
dreds of boats that went out to meet the
fleet, and though not permitted by the
marine Inspector to blow their Whis
tles, the occupants of the boats in the
mosquito fleet,- together with large ex
cursion steamers, took with them lusty
bands and Other noise-making; devices.
At exactly t o'clock Admiral-Sperry'a
flagship, the Connecticut, dropped . Its
anchor- .Holding themselves Just -400
J'ards apart cams the other ahtps, the
Cansas, Vermont, , Minnesota, Goorpla,
1-v'f.w Jersey, liiiode Island, , Louisiana.
Ohio. Missouri. Illinois and Keararc
mul the hospital ship Relief. - When off
our June rocK a string; or -code nags
flew to the maintop -of the Connecticut
and orders were, given to the -second
squadron to leave the column. and pro
ceed to anchorage.
Headed bv the Louisiana, the f las-shin
of Rear Admiral W. H. Emory, the socj
ond ' squadron turned to starboard . and
dropped further down the bay. Only II
ships reached Seattle, for the Kearsarge,
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Missouri re
mained at the navy-yard in Puget sound,
to undergo necessary repairs. , -
When the official reception boat, the
ship- Umatilla, returned 'to it dock.
Rear Admiral W. T. Burwell's launch
came alongside and Mayor John F,i Mil
ler ana tne reception committee went
aboard and atarted for the flagship to
nresent to Admiral C. S. Soerrv the
golden ' key to the city. Mayor Miller
first went up the gangway and he and
the committee were received by Cap
tain A. W. Grant chief of staff. Cap
tain ' H. Oaterhaus, commanding the
Connecticut, Lieutenant Commander S.
P. Fullinwlder, flag secretary: Lieu
tenant Commander . Ridley McLean,
fleet ordnance officer. Lieutenant D.
W. Wurtsbaugh. flag lieutenant, and
fleet signal officer, and Lieutenant V.
u weaver, rieet auuetio officer.
. Off Seen Assemble.
' Asssmbled In the commander-in-
chiefs quarters were Rear Admiral W.
H. Kmory, commanding . the second
squadron. 'Captain Richard Walnwrlght
commanding the second division. ' Cap
tain Sohroeder, commanding the fourth
division and the captains of the battle
ships; captain C- R Vreeland, Captain
W. P. Potter, Captain K. Nllea, Captain
II. McCrea, Captain W. H. H. Souther-
land. Captain J. H, Murdock,- Captain J.
Hubbard. , cacttaln J. -M. Bowver and
Captain Sharp, - , ' ,
A- reception' 'was held In ths commander-in-chiefs
cabin and the mayor
and the committeemen were presented
In -turn - to the officers or the fleet
With the committee which consisted of
the mayor, Joslah Collins, Jacob Furth,
Edgar Ames, - C. F. White, James D.
Hoge Jr, ; H. C Henry. A. S. Kerry.
James A. Moore, J. C. Marmaduke. J.
W. Cliss, Lester Turner. II. W. Treat
WllllanvH. Lewis, I. A. Nadeau, C B,
Tandell and J. H. McGraw, was C. F.
Swigert, . president . of the Portland
chamber of commerce.
When the handshaking and greetings
mr Avr.- .ths mavnr nroduoed
tnen
golden key, a magnificent jewel which
(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
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Photograph Taken or tho Oregon
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G0IEU
Cg OF
State Eeports . Indicate De
dsiye Vote for: Chamber
lain Cake Daily losing
Ground by Unstable Po
sition on Statement No. 1.
Friends of Eepnblican . Can
didate Concede Defeat
. His Present Audiences
Not Overly Enthusiastic
Makes Difficult Fight
Reports from all parts , of -the x stats
foreshadow a decisive ' victory for
George C Chamberlain In the aenatorlal
struggle. With only one wselc more
before , election, the tide Is setting so
strongly in bis favor that -speculation
Is now confined chiefly to the slse of
his' majority,: . Many, of ths supporters
of IL, M. Cake concede that the chances
or; their candidate pave Deen ' growing
less and some ot them are already a4-
mittlns-'--defeat.A'V?:H ., -A' ,, i.:,,
Cake's friends are pinning-their-last
hopes upon the campaign which he is
now making in eastern Oreeon, ? Reports
from that Ruction of the stte. however.
(five them little f-nconi ..n.ent. Cake if
speakiniT '.,- indifirt -indiones, tJ4
much difficulty has been encountered in
getting -people out to hear him. . He Is
nftvinr tn samfti exoereinca -ill :.eum
Oregon that he had in the western and
southern part of the - state. 1 ; -
Everywhere tne - voters are insisient
unon some positive declaration i -ox nis
attitude toward Statement No.- 1, and
this the candidate Is not ' willing to
make. He refuses to advise the elec
tion of indenendent or Democratic-State
ment 1 candidates for the legislature in
preference to Republioan candidates who
are, opposed to ma iiaieinaii, too inn
has aroused general distrust of Cake's
professions of loyalty to : the principle
01 popular election or ui sens-ior. .
Tlotory Kore Than Oertain. -
It la confidently claimed In -many
quarters that Chamberlain will carry
Multnomah county, southern uregon
is certain to go in his favor, and many
of the valley counties will be found in
the Chamberlain column. Even such a
Republican stronghold as Marlon coun
ty seems likely to roll up a majority
fos the governor. Reports from Wash
ington, Linn, Yamhill, Clackamas and
many other western counties are - ex
ceedingly encouraging. - Cake's - adher
ents are making a hard struggle in
Lane, and aay they will carry the coun
ty, but this claim is vigorously dis
puted. ' ' 1
Cake has counted upon carrying Clat
sop county but his reception when he
went to Astoria was rar irom coraiai.
i'he crowd which gathered to hear him
speak waa small and ,unenthusiaatlo.
Columbia county may be debatable
ground. Wasco seems certain to give
Chamberlain a good majority and his
majority in Baker will not be far from
that In 1906, when be carried the coun
ty by 700 votes.
The results in Umatilla Is perhaps
uncertain, for extraordinary efforts are
being made to carry the county for
Cake. In central Oregon, however,- the
sentiment In favor of Governor Cham
berlain Is very strong and it has lost
nothing since Cake began his1 campaign
In that part of the state. The people
are thoroughly aroused to the import
ance of Statement No. 1 and - Cake's
wavering attitude toward this principle
has cost him many votes. .
Statement 1 Men zreeded. '
i' Shrewd observers who have studied
conditions ail over the state nrrtlc
Chamberlain's election by a decisive ma-
joriiy. out not an oi mem wui aamil
that tne next legislature will se pledged
(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
A J
Sunday JournaL
POOR
BEST HOPE
Disciplines the -t Good Braifl
of the Child ITVhose Lot Is
Lowly, and Abases the Un
!due Pride of the. .Self
Exalted, Labor; Commissioner Hoft
Argues for More Moneyi
for' All; Schools Statd
Pride and Self-Interest In
vbked for -Appropriation, i
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I
t
!
e Class; distinction can best be
' eliminated by placing the high
e eat education within reach ef the
e poorest . boy.
, There are two things that too
-much money can not be expend-.
e red for-7-good roads and efficient
e;'! jtMA-r'S'Ak-'
e A look at the names of those
who ' control 'university affairs
e ahould be enough to satisfy any
person that none but proper ex-
penditure would be allowed by
e-thatbodr ' of men.
' The appropriation 'should be
placed on a permanent basts,
; taking, It out of political bargain
and trade In the legislature.
V Defeat " the "university appro-'
prlatlon and you advertise - our
' people's ' refusal to stand by our
own.
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'(Salem' Bureau of The Journal.)
Balem, Or-.-May 23. Labor Commis
sioner' Hoff has taken an unequivocal
stand In favor of the university appro
priation. In an Interview given . out
this morning the labor commissioner
says that ' the defeat: of " this ', measure
will advertise the people's refusal to
stand by their, own. Aristocracy con
sists. In this western country, of brains
and,-knowledge, says the commissioner,
and by denying the state university the
publlo are denying - themselves great
things that those -who are opposing the
measure should look far enough ahead
to- see.
Brau sTe Clasa Seritage.
"In this eart of the country. In this
state, there is no real aristocracy ex
cept that of brain- smd education. Class;
distinction, which ought not to exist'
under our form of government, can beat
be eliminated by placing the highest ed
ucation within reach of the poorest boy.
There is no patent right on brain qual-,
ity or quantity la a. child. ..The poor
man's baby - possesses . Just as good at
brain aa the rich, and from those who1
live the simplest lives generally comes
the best quality. '
- "The difference In after life Is most
ly such as comes from educational de
velopment ana nroaaemng, as tne op
portunities are 'given for the cultlva-'
tlon of the mental possibilities that;
eacn cmia possesses. ree common,' ;
schools ot the best the highest educa-;
tUni tnatltntlnn .in , th. .t.t. m.H.I
equal In all its equipment to any In any
state, the tuition free, places within
reach of the poorest boy and girl pos
sibilities of attaining ths highest emi
nence. :
" " Take Schools On of Polities.
"From personal contact - and exner' .
ence I know that often there Is as gno i,
a . brain directing the action ot many 1
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