THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU PORTLAND. SUNDAY . MORNING. MAY 81 ,
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CITIZENSHIP MATTERS
Eugene Session. Opes on Record lh:FaTor of ; Statement
; . No. 1, Parcels Post and Postal Savings Hanks, and
; : Takes. IJp Fight Against Billboards.
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Qboh. tr.; 'May "tS.Proha.Dty the ,
moat successful session of the state
grange ever held was ths bns Just con
cluded at Eugene, both In point of work,
pleasure tend interest ' At no ttma dur
ing . the history ;of the order .has th
grange made aucb, a splendid showing
aa it does today, and ite Influence for
education in all that- tenda toward bet
ter citizenship la growing stronger fv
ery day. - .
The secretary's report . shows ; 1!8
frangea with nearly 1,000 members of
ha grange in thla state, and 1 8,600 waa
voted lor extension work during the
coming year. .;..Jv-, j.-, -
Master A. l" TV Buxton will continue
another term of two yeara aa atata
master; Clara. H. Waldo la going abroad
Boon, ao declined to accept tha office of
lecturer again, and J. J. Johnson waa
elected to thla office. Mrs, Mary How
ard waa reeleoted aecretary. ,
. . Tha following ia a brief eummary of
tha nrarA11n n ot thm aesainn at Gu
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A resolution by Thoma Paulson
providing $500 to defend th.e Initiative
and referendum In ,. tha . courts, waa
adopted. '
- The adoption of a reaolutlon favoring
the praaervatlon Of tha local option law
and tha Reddy bill giving cities . tha
right to regulate their own chartara.
The paaaaga of a atrong resolution
ffom Ruaaeavflle grange indoralng . the
.recall amendmenta. . - .
The state grange went on record in
favor of Statement No. 1 through the
adoption of a reaolutlon from Yamhill
grangea indorsing ;. U'Ren'e propoaed
amendment It alio adopted a reaolu
tlon from the same grangea oppoaing
the alngle tax.
: A reaolutlon from , Blue ' ' Mountain
granga providing that-a 60 per cent
vote be necessary to change the con-etitution.wlth-tiie
Initiative waa tabled.
. Paaaad a reaolutlon favoring, the parr
cela poat and poetal aavtnga banks
Adopted resolution preaented by F.
M. Gill opposing proportional represen
tatlon and one favoring the alngle dis
trict plan for the election of state sen
atora and representatives.
Adopted a resolution asking the ea
arutiva committee to frame a bill pro
hibiting advertisements and blllboarda
on publio hlghwaye and have same In
troduced at the next session ox tne tegia
lature.
r Adopted reaolutlon by F. M. OIll for
a grange commission to study banking
laws of Oklahoma and New Zealand and
report at the next session or tne state
grange. - -i-- a- - -
The report of the committee on edu
cation waa adopted favoring distribu
tion of school funds according to the
number of teachers, instead ot the num
ber or pupils; toat tne county ireae
uref receive and pay all achool war
rants, favoring manual training and
requesting A- T. Buxton - and Clara
Walria -to act aa a committee with two
appointed by the atate teachers' Insti
tute to frame bill tor same for the leg
islature. - 1
Recommending each grange to t ap
point a reporter for local papera.. ' t .
Gave the fifth degree, to hi members
and the aUth degree to 71 members. ;
Opposed consolidation of Oregon and
Washington atata grange papera.
Carried a resolution favoring publio
accounting system, which would compel
all public officials to make public ac
counts of aU moneys passing through
their hands. .,-.fi..--w '. .-v
Tha committee on good roads reported
In favor of better control of county
roada so a a to compel private part lea
who,' through - exceaaive uae destroy
roads, to relmburae the county, and op
poaing a return to the diatriot road su
per vision system, , Tha . report waa
adopted. -.-r .
The? report of the special tax eom
mlaslon appointed at the . last seaelon
waa adopted. It contained the follow
ing recommendations: The enforcement
of the law so that all property shali be
aasesaed at its true cash value; favored
classified taxation so that each claaa
will be by itself and can be raiaed of
lowered without affecting the other
classes. The committee was oontinued
for another year.
Paaaad a resolution favoring the tru
ancy law. Also favoring the creation
In each county by the State Horticul
tural . aoolety a board of examiners to
examine county, fruit inspector.
A resolution declaring agalnet any
change in the initiative and referendum
lawa while they are being teated In the
courts. Would not declare In favor of
either flah bill, but favored the removal
of all flah wheels and traps and for
the protection of the Bah industry,
Speakers who addressed the state
grange were J H. Ackerman, auperln
tendent of publio instruction; John I
Lewis, state engineer; Superintendent
Alderman of Eugene; Edward Rosen
berg, seoretary of Lower Columbia River
Fiehermen'a asaoclation: Thomas Mill.
and President Kerr of the Oregon Ag
ricultural college. . '.
MOJAVE DESERT
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IIITDaIIDO
nHQUHii iiHirp
Type a Distinct One, Land of
Heat and Death Having
Fascination for Them.
.Los Angeles, Cal., May 2s.- Mojave
Desert, that land of myths and mlr
ages, a part of which. Death Valley, be
lieved by many ;to ba the- hottest ftlacs
nn earth, la not without Its trampa,
even In summer, when -the thermometer
reaches 137. .
Notwithstanding the burning waates,
er-arfltv of water.' and danaers from
animals, they are fodnd in all parts of
the desert. Mining camps and ranches
r far- distant from each other, and
the country produces little food, but
these tourists find no difficulty In get
tlnar a livlnir. either by begging or
ateallng. They will not work, yet man
age to live.
The Molave desert haa evolved a
curloua type of tramp aeen nowhere
else in the world. His clothea are ua
iinllv tffiNt-Aff varments that he has
found, begged or stolen faded, frayed
and full ot holes and his broken shoes
are usually wrapped in cloth ao as to
protect his feet rrom tne Burning sanas.
He carriee a bundle consisting ot pro
visions and a few emoty beer bottles.
On reaching a ranch he will make
for the spring, and, after drinking his
fill, lie down on the shady aide of
the house and sleep for hours, or until'
ne emeus tne ooora or a meai. men
he patiently waits for a "hand out' and
ia on to tne next rancn.
Keeps Vv His Bounds.
Thus hekeepa up Is rounds from one
end of the desert to the other, with no
object In View, no hope for the future
only that he may live from day to
day. At night he' will sleep in an al
falfa field, er In a shallow brook, with
his head resting upon a rock for a
pillow.
A rifling from his cool bed he fills hta
beer notties with water, eats his break
fast and again bealna his lone tramn.
which la never to end. He follows tha
trail, having no compass, and know
ing little or nothing of the country be-
W. J. BBYAN'S r DAUGH
This picture Is from a recent pho
tograph ot Mrs. William H. Ieavitt,
daughter of William J. Bryan, whose
husband waa recently attacked by an
artist model horn. he Had oilended
yond, except that it ta 30 miles to the
next SDrlna and twice that distance to
the next ranch. He may reach his des
tination and he may not.
Frequently he falls a victim to beat
thirst, for men have died of thirst,
though having Jars of water In their
f oaseseion. The heat has burned out
he spark of life or literally bursts the
head open. Skeletona are found In the
aands and among the rocka. soma vic
tims of thlrat, others of the thieving
tramps In quest of provisions. The des
ert tramp Is more desperate than his
brother of civilisation. The fieroe cli
mate has brought out his brutal na
ture and his hand la against any one
he meets In this desolate country, where
everything in nature is at war, even
the elements.
According to the experience of min
ing prospectors who have traversed the
worst part of Death Vallev. the desert
haa a peculiar Influence upon Its dwel
lers. It turns the brain of many, and
those who have once journeyed across
H become fascinated and return. It
seems to exert an influence that never
can be overcome.
. The prospector Is ' another desert
type half mining prospector and half
tramp. He shuns civilisation until his
"grub stake" la exhausted, when he re
turns for another supply. These grub
staka eatera are a curious study In hu
man nature; more ao than the ordinary
desert tramp, for they are shrewd, pos
sess some business capacity, and talk
Intelligently or persausivelv.
The prospector expects to unearth a
rich mine and Uvea In expectancy and
hope.
Unless he finds mine his only re
ward is bacon, flour, beans and coffee,
his grub stake. Hia home ia on the des
ertwhere night overtakes hlm When
he visits civilisation it is to get another
backerjr-a grub stake or provisions suf
ficient to last him two or three months,
nd PTfP another burro. This costs
about JEO.
SPEEDY HEX IX ARMY.
Published Records of Enlisted Men"
Put Amateurs in Shade.
By command of Major General Grant
the beat athletio records for the differ
ent army posts have been made known
and aent around for general informa
tion. The top notch marks in all the
leading i branchea of track and . flM
aport aa well aa military contests are
inciuaea to tne numDer or about (0. It
IS presumed that the records are Correct,
aa they are iaaued from headquarters,
department of the eaat. Governors la.
land, and the figures reveal the fact
that the army haa within its ranks some
men who would make the star athletes
look like selling platers were they to
For Instance, the record for the 100
yard run Is given aa seconds by
Sergeant Williams of Fort Greble In
1908. There ia no mention Of the con
ditions that prevailed when the "sarge"
etrode over the "century," . whether a
breese blew with him or against him,
and only the bare figures are left for
the guidance of the civilian. At any
rate, there la but one amateur splinter
In the outside, world today who on
form could give Sergeant Wllllama an
argument. He is Dan Kelly, who holds
the world's mark for the hundred, and
he would have to be in his best fettle at
that The best record last year waa 10
aeconds by Corporal J. P. Menard Of
Fort Warren and F. Winters of . Fort
Washington. The record for 220 yards
is 22 4-6 seoonds, and was made by Pri
vate R. E. Matthews of Fort Monroe in
l09. a . v- );;..
The 440 vard record eomnlatelv riwarfa
anything to the credit of the amateurs.
maner wnert. n is 4 z-s seconds,
and the soldier down for the honor at
having sped the quarter last year at this
remarkably fast clip is Private T. Holt
Of Fort N. a. Wrleht. On a sfralht.
wy track at the old Guttenburg race
track' on October 4, 1900, Maxey Long
of the New Tork A. C. ran 440 yarda in
ii necunas, ana inis ia now tne lastest
record, amateur or professional, in the
World. The fastest ouartxr nf nixai
yeavs ia 48 4-6 aeconds by J. B. Taylor
pf the University of Pennsylvania at
last year's intercollegiate meet -According
to calculation Holt could give
Taylor yards and a beating. . Once in
England the late I a Myers came In-
eiae T seoonas, out tner record waa
never accepted, aa it waa found some
thing went wrong with the -. timing
watches., . - ..- . -f --
But by far the most marvelous record
of the army list Is that for the 120 yard
hurdle race. It is 14 seconds, and the
man to whose credit tt stands la ser
geant F, B. Jonea of Fort Grab Is. It Is
not atated what height the hurdles were
nor how many hurdles were on the
course, but It is taken for granted that
there were 10 Of them and that they
were each feet t inches high. The
world's amateur record Is it 1-5 seconds
bv A. C Kraensleln, and to calculate the
difference of time Sergeant Jonea could
rive TCraensleln several yards and catch
him as he hit the finish line. The. best
record for the mile run la 4 minutes 20
seconds by Sergeant Merrill of Fort
Greble, and this is slashing good time
for the distance. - In all probability
there is not an amateur In America who
could beat thene figures, and perhaps
only a counie cuuia uo luuua wuu cumu
approach them. ...r... ' - ...
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