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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3r, , 1908. -
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Air the Land '.Is Stirred
With- the Intent to Com
memorate His Greatness
- in His Centennial Year
Some of the Plans.
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, Bj FREDERIC . RASKIN.
"(Copyright, 108. by Frederic 3. Haskln.)
Washington, Dec. 31. -The year which
dawns tomorrow will mark the , cenr
tenary of the birth of many rioted men.
Among these there Is none no notable
a Lincoln, and the plana for memorials
to him are bigger th,an have ever been
made In any one year -for any one man.
Besides- the usual programs of oratory
that will make the birthday memorable
In scores of cities, towns and villages,
the general sentiment la toward more
Justing memorials. - The - Ideas, range
from bronse tablets . and 'memorial
arches, to national highways . and en
dowed educational institutions. A man
. typical of his time, a proof of what an
American man can achieve for himself,
and an inspiration for all men of all
ages yet r to come, Lincoln's character
stands as a shaft of granite, rough
jiewn, invincible-- -'
v In Springfield, IU.. ft demonstration
of peculiar patriotic' significance will be
- held at Lincoln's grave, Already In
several oltles btonse and marble stat
ues have arisen to mark a people's ap
preciation of the national hero. The
most notable among these; from a sen
timental point -of-view, la that - erected
In Washington by the'ex-slaves of"the
United States, .representing Lincoln, the
emancipator, striking-- the shackles from
the hands of a kneeling negro, slave,
tlncola Memorial Commission.
'An Abraham Lincoln memorial com
mission of some years' ' 'existence,- Is
that appointed by congress. - It Includes
tha aecretnrv.nf state and the -secretary
of war In its membership.' Three years!
ago this commission sent James T. Mo
deary' former c member of : congress 1
from Minnesota - and former third as
sistant postmaster general, abroad toi
jnUi&y the great national- memorials in
ot'.&r couatrles. The facts that he gath ;
ered about statues, memorial images,
arches, buildings and shafts, would fill
-a good sized volume. ? His recommenda
tion to congress, as a result of this
journey of investigation, was that a
magnificent highway be built in mem
ory of Lincoln. This highway, accord-,
-in to his plan, would go from Wash
ington to the battlefield of Gettysburg,
H miles away. The route, as the years
passed, would be marked , with monu
ments to other great men, or be lined
with notable buildings, happy to be so
located. A bill providing for thla high
Vay has been Introduced in congress.
This highway and the university are
the most popular ideas for memorials.
;V One fcinooln Might Save Chosen.
V One of the biggest memorials, one al
ready In., existence, and one that would
doubtless come closest to the heart of
lJnqou,--r , the .Uivcoln Memorial--onl
j-ersity of Clairborne. county, Tennes
see. Founded by General X O. Howard,
.admirer -.of .Lincoln and a believer, In
Ms works, this institution exists for
the purpose of benefiting the people
from whom Lincoln sprang, the moun
taineer folk of the Cumberland Gap
region. Of the purest Anglo-Saxon
-type that America affords, these moun
taineer folk were "firm believers in the
rights the Magna Charta gave and wore
; great factors in the Revolution, turning
.the tide at King's Mountain with their
old muskets and squirrel rifle. Iso
lated by the geographical conditions of
their East Tennessee country and too
poor to be slaveholders, they held to
the political faith of their fathers, and
in the days of secession went with tlfe
Vnlon and fought for Its preservation.
.It Is partly In memory of this work that
the university was founded,- but; its
.purpose Is as wide and its charity to
ward all the world a great as the char
acter of the man for whom it is named.
It Is not a partisan, institution.'
f Lincoln Memorial university meets
the needs of a people who are ambitious,
but who have not the means to gratify
'these ambitions. They are the same
"people for whom Tennessee and Massa
chusetts federation of, women's clubs
'are conducting schools under the most
'adverse conditions. The grounds Of the
'University contain 600 acres and there
are several building on them. ' It needs
an endowment, and toward that nd
JS'ew York and Brooklyn men have or
'ganlzed to raise the necessary $500,000.
'J'.nthuBiastio believers in industrial education-are
arguing; for even J. larger
funds, in order that every boy and girl
of that section mayrome to the Institu
tion and receive notbnly a literary, but
a good technical training as- a founda
tion for practical work. They believe
that because of his. own early struggles
'for education, because of bla own hard
working boyhood days, because of his
own handicap of poverty and Ignorance,
Lincoln would prefer above all things
to bv memorialised in an institution thsjr
would be a perpetual help and Inspira
tion to struggling and ambitious youth:
Chartered by the state of Tennessee?
on Lincoln's birthday lnl87, th uni
versity has already done a telling work,
and become a potent influence la that
section. It possesses in Its 60)0 acres
and buildings a property valued at
(150,000 and has an endowment fund
of nearly $100,000. This la not enough
for the ever growing needs of the insti
tution, for the boys and girls it hopes
to .aid are of a people that are not al
ways able to pay thetr way, and must
have help of some kind or be allowed to
work their way through, so bring no fi
nancial Income to the university. ; ' -
Over BOO students are enrolled in the
university. Many of these are making
th?lr way through by their own efforts.
They work at farming, various mechani
cal trades, and domestic duties when
. .riot at study, and the amount earned la
Creaud to ineir account, many siayea
there all summer working on the uni
versity farms to have more money for
this term's expenses. The.' boy a have
built some of the buildings on the place,
and the girls receive instruction in do
mestic sciencethe most needed bf all
branches where-the average mountain
woman is concerned. A medical col
lege "with a training: school for nurses
conducted in connection wltn It, it is one
of the leading features of the univer
sity, and from - this training , school
girls well equipped for' a life work are
sent out. '- The material from which
many of these successful graduates are
made is that sturdy, untutored moun
tain stock from which Lincoln himself
came. , Standing at Cumberland Oap,
the one-time gateway Into the then far
west, the university la a door of edu
cational hope opened to the people who
followed Daniel Boone down the great
wilderness road , a century J ago, and
who gathered to hear the speeches of
Henry Clay a half oentury later.-
r-L. T t-.-.i c ..... . t.i t
movement earlyln the field, started out
Kedlclne That la Medicine.
"lAave Suffered a good deat with ma
laria and . stomach complaints, but, I
have now found remedy that keeps
me well, and that remedy is Electric
Hitters; a medicine that Is medicine for
stomach and liver trouble, and for run
down mndit.lons,". pays W. C Kiestler,
of Halllday, Ark. ' Elertrib Bitters puri
fy and enrich the blood, tone up the
nerves, and Impart -,-igtt and energy to
the weak. Your moneyvwill be refund
ed If it f!ls to help yoi 60c at Wood
ard. Clarke & Co.'s drug store. ,
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fiCOLII
three or four "years ago' to raise money
with which to buy the birthplace of t
Lincoln at Hodgensvllle, Keniumy. anu
restore rand beautify the poor, rock
strewn' place where IJncoln's earliest
days were spent. The. plan includes a
system of landscape gardening that will
bring out evef y beauty of the old fields,
and that will provide driveways connect
ing with big country pikes. - The little
cabin will be preserved in a museum to
be erected on a knoll overlooking" the
farm, and the great spring where the
farmer lad drank, will be restored.
"The ehrt and sjmple annals of the
poor," the phrase In which he said all
his earlier llfo could be summed up, is
to be expanded, under this farm memo
rial, into a visible psalm of life that
will ring; with victory and achievement
inv every line. Already the association
having this movement In charge has
secured nearly , 1200,000 for Its work,.
100,000 people subscribing the amount.
: At -Caw York and Washington.
f Joseph H. Choate, are discussing
Elans lor some permanent, nwraurw m
.incoln in that city. Whether an arch
in one of the city's plasas, a monument
or a statue, the men most Interested
mean to have some lasting memorial
that will jflttlngly typify the Ufa and
the work of Lincoln. - - ; . v v
Other admirers of Lincoln are Urging
some great memorial In Washington,
some stately styjft. statue or monolith
thatVwlll stand in the capita city near
that of President Washington, and be
an object of- Interest, Instruction and
inspiration to every visitor; ,A bill re
cently introduced in congress provides
for the purchase of what is known as.
theOldroyd collection of Lincoln relics,
and the preservation of these In some
suitable fashion. This bill provides for
the purchase of the property in Wash
ington adjoining the house .in ; which
Lincoln, died, and which Is imw the
property of the government, tha obi
Joct being: to make a park about the
place, and the better preserve it, as a
roecca fr the admirers of Lincoln. The
plan calls for the addition of - wings
to the old house, and the further pro
tectfon of the collection, If bought. This
collection 'of Lincoln relics, some 8000
or more pieces, Is said to be the most
complete of its kind in the world, and
la very rare and valuable. - '. ::,
-'; r," Xinools .Tablets. V; Vtl'j
A beautiful and more, general way in
which Lincoln is being' remembered by
lasting memorials, is , the . placing' of
bronse tablets in public, buildings, posts
and schools. The Idea-first, originated
with Union veterans several" years ago.
It takes, the form of tablets, and they
are now being erected .under the au
thored direction of the quartermaster
general, of the Grand Army of the: Re
public. On a polished marble slab, these
patriotic men have mounted a bronse
tablet 24 by 29 inches, on. which
appears, the complete, text of IJncoln's
famous Gettysburg address. The. dec
oration -.at the top of the tablet la com
posed of the corps badges of the seven
divisions of the Union army engaged In
the bat tit--, and woven In with these are
the wild- flowers and the grasses from
the field at ' Gettysburg. ; The- slab is
fastened on the -wall by -Your screws.
wnose neads are enlarged u. A. tu , but
tons. ' ..-V. - " "'.'''''
, . . Zdaools Characterised. -
The Q. A, JR, members throughout the
country, are pushing the Idea of in
stalling 'these bronse tablets, and have
enlisted the cooperation of a large num
ber of educators throughout the north.
The organization stands for patriotic
instruction and believes tha Gettysburg
address best suited to this work, espe
cially when set forth In the small space
of a twronie tablet- The words ring
with the - love of country, and though
spoken on a battlefield, have no-bitterness
or rancour and they are appropri
ate to every battlefield of the Civil war.
-Whatever forms the memorlais of this
year will take, they will, 'bring into
greater prominence the memory of that
great man of whom a gifted writer has
said: - "First rude vigor, then tempered
strength,, then a great human spirit,
touched with the pathos of infinite pa
tience? and sorrow; an . Ideal American
who. had 'climbed from the bottom to
the top,, who had educated himself by
the way, and in becoming supremely
great had remained supremely human.
BACK TO NAUVOO
Fidelity Funding ' Affair
)Iakes an Opening for
' Saints' Eeturn. "
. (VaUtit Press Lrwi Wirt.) V
i Nauvoo. 111., .Dec.-SI.-The members
of the Mormon -church are" planning to
reoccupy Nauvoo, from" which they were
driven many years ago, and to rebuil4
their temple, which waa destroyed .In
1842. - ' r l.----'-:
The, proposed action hinges on - the
failure of the Fidelity Founding; com
pany, which financially embarrassed tha
Catholic academy here. Should the
pendlns; court cases go against the
academy the property will be aold to
the highest bidder. The Mormons will
take thlei opportunity to secure - the
property If It Is offered at auction.
I When the Mormons were, - expelled
from Nauvoo it was the largest town
in Illinois.
KAISER'S SOX NOW
CIVIL SERVICE CLERK
For First Time ' in History Hohen.
y. Eollern Prince Ignores a Military ,
7 f t.Carccr Under. Strict Rules.
.'Berlfn. Dec. SI. After a honeymoon
lastine- nix weeks. - Prince August Wll
lielm of l"rustila, the fourth son of the J
aaiser nas returnea io feisaam wmi
his bride. Princess Alexandra, and has
devoted himaelf to his chosen career as
the first civilian of the - Hohensollern
family. His royal highness has entered
the' offices of the Potsdam' provincial
presidency as a full-fledged civil serv
ant, and will be as much subject to the
rules and . regulations as the humblest
clerk of the staff.-' . . .r :
' For- a few weeks he will work under
the personal ("superintendence of the
president. - Herr 'von der Schulenburg,
but as Booh as the prince has finished
this courw of Instruction he will ad
vance by- his own efforts.' He Intends',
focal government, with a view, it Is
reliably stated, of becoming f viceroy
of Alaace-Lorfalne. - s
The prince, who la a well-built and
rood looking young man of J 2. has, un
like his- brothers, never shown a pre
dilection for a-military or naval career.
His parents refused their , consent to
his marriage with the Princess Alex
andra, of Scbleswig-Holsteln 8npderburg
Gluecksburg until he finished hla uni
versity courses - ,! . -
NEW- TEAR'S DAY.v
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Washington, Dec. SI. The social aids!
at the White House have completed final 1
arrangements ior tne presiaenra . wew
Year's reception tomorrow, which will
be the last of the Roosevelt administra
tion. The general arrangements for the
function are practically Identical with
those of previous years. - . -i -
The doors will be thrown open at II
o clock in the mornicg. but It Is safe to
ay that it will be well along- in the
afternoon before the "plain people" have
an opportunity to pay their respects to
the chief executive of the nation. First
to beecvlved will be the vice president,
the members of the cabinet and the dlp
Irenatlc t-orps. .Then In the order named
will rem the ludirlarv. members of.
congress, commissioners and judicial of
flrers of the District of, Columbia, of
ficers of the army, navy and marine
corps, minor offlrlala-of the federal and
dlstrlet governments, and the members
of the local historical. ttitr!"ic and
other societies. .. . . ' .
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London, Dec $1. The armies of the
unemployed - throughout England, Scot
land, Ireland and Wales, the growth of
a malign an4 .vicious - political power
bnoked Toy the liquor, interests, nd the
obstructive methods the house - or
lords are causes that- todav threaten
Great Britain with the greatest political
crisis In the last 76 years, ' ; ,V
The" house , of commons, "irhven naa
been,-riven by factions tor many years.
la becoming sonaiiioo ior action, on
these three vital matters of polity and
the existence' of .the house of lords is
at stake. . . ':
The pofnt; of attack' Upon the 'upper
house will be the weakest spot In the
cadent - aristocratic; body Hereditary
legislation-.' The 1 Ltnerais, gaining an
Increaslna - ascendency; have vowed to
change the form i'of succession to va
cancies in the house of lords, from her
editary to elective,. I ?,
..- The Liberals claim that If the open
ing of the great game preserves owned
by the nobility could be accomplished
there would be vast ' acreage for the
thousands of unemployed to make tneir
homes -upon. ; ". - j" -
Another metnoa orjtrtacK on tne loros
la thrnurh finance. . . Next . ADrll's bud
get the Dill providing governmental ap
propriatlons and tax levies to meet
them will be purposely designed to heir
heavily -on the class the peers represent
The British constitution allows thft lords
to do one of two things with a finance
bill. . They may reject it entirely, or
dubs it without alteration. No changes
are permitted in its provisions. , Refusal
to pass me. Din means me stopping-oi
appropriations for the army, the . navy
and tlie, civil service. Should the lords'
dare to do this it would mean the cab
inat's resignation, the . dissolution of
parliament and a call for a genera elec
tion. ".f !' ':-,-.-.
, The peera 1 own the game preserves
and the ' great breweries and therefore
refuse to curb the growing liquor power.
They own the government, practically,
through 'obstructionist tactics, and their
elimination will be the great fight dur
ing the coming session. ,
W Bifthop KeUey's Jubilee. r
Savannah.. Ga., Dec. , $1. -Today was
the silver-Jubilee, or twenty-fifth anni
versary of the ordination of Rt Bev,
Bnjamin-R. Kelley, bishop of 'the Ko
man Catholic diocese of Savannah. Dur
ing the day . Bishop Kelley received
marfi felicitous greetings from both the
clergy and laity of the diocese.
, , - in nr j- i j 1 1 i '
Sargent, at Louvre, ' '
Will serve-one of Ms famous dinners
New Tear's day for i,oo, from $ to
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Santa Cruz, I'al, Dec. 31- Thomas
Ritchie, 'a student of the, University of
California, was shot through the heart
and instantly killed .by W. Cockroft of
uaaiana, a renow student, in a moc-K
duel at Benlomond Tuesday night, according-to
word received here today..
; 'Ritchie and Cockrof t were gueats ef
Diuney t arieton at tne uaxs, a sum
mer home of Dr. H. P. Carleton of Oak
land. Before retiring; ; the young men
were handling pistols ' and pointing
.them at, each other. Ritchie , first aimed
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his revolver at. Cockrof t and pulled tha
trigger. Cockroft hesitated and then
pulled the trigger? of his pistol. Which
he supposed was not loaded.
As he pulled tha trigger a report fol
lowed and Ritchie dropped to the floor.
Cockroft ran to his friend's aid but
death bad - been Instantaneous. The
shooting occurred Just before the time
set for the departure of the wife of Dr.
Knowles, her daughter Phoebe, and Miss
Dorothy Bridges, who had been guests.
Ritchie was 20 years of agand Jeeves
a mother and three sisters."
A coroner's Jury brought in". ver
dict of accidental ; death and exonerated-Cockrof
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HUGE ROUNDHOUSE :
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Sacramento, Cat., Dec. 31.-A huge
roundhouse and turntable are to be
erected at Summit, the highest point
In the Sierras. on the, Central Pacific
route, by the Southern Pacific, Flans
have been completed. Orders for sev
eral big "double ender" auxiliary loco
motives for use on the mountain, di
vision have made the Improvement nec
essary in order to provide the new en
gines with an adjacent roundhouse.
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of the late Chief of Police Blggy, mads
public today, the widow receives but $1.
A like sum is bequeathed to the 10-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Biggy and the re
mainder Of the estate, valued at approx
imately $6000. goes share and share
alike to the four children of the de
ceased by his first wife.
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Walla Walla. Wash., Deo. 81. A re
ceiver has been appointed for tha Wall
Walla Fire Insurance company, with,
headquartara hre and doing business lit
87 states and territories. The receiver
ship was effected by the priwlo t ,
stockholders to prevent similar action
by creditors. It la alleged that tli
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