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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1909. GOUHTRY LIFE SHOULD BE I UPLIFTED ! lsiient Dwells Upon the Necessity of Farmers Be ins Given Cliance Agri cultural Department Big Assistance, ultimstely will be one of the most dignified, desirable and sought after ways of earning- a living the farmer must take advantage not only of the agricultural knowledge which is at his disposal, but cf the methods which have raised and continue to raise the .. standards of living and of intelligence In other callings. Now whatever the state may do to- ward improving the practice of agri- culture it is not within the sphere of any government to reorganize the farm ers' business or reconstruct the social Ufa of farming communities. It is, however, quite within its power to use its influence and the machinery of pub licity which It can control for calling puhlio attention to the needs and the facta. For example. It is the obvious duty of the government to call the at tention of farmers to the growing mo nopolisation of water power. The farm ers above all should have that power, on ; reasonable terms, for cheap transporta tion, for lighting their homes, and for Innumerable uses In the daily tasks on the farm. It la true that country life has im proved greatly in attractiveness, health, ind comi'ort, and that the farmer's earnings are higher than they were. But city life in advancing even more rap " Idly, because of the greater attention which la being given by the" citizens Of the towns to their own betterment for Just-this -reason the introduction of effective agricultural cooperation throughout the United States Is of the first importance. Where farmers are organized cooperatively they not only avail themselves much more readily of business opportunities and Improved methods, but It la found that the or ganizations which bring them together in the work of their lives are used also for social and intellectual advance ment. . ' nan of Organisation. .'The cooperative plan is the best plan of organization wherever men have the right spirit to carry It out. Under this The Petticoats 1 $2 Values 79c This extraordinary value pre vails for Remnant Week only. It is occasioned by need for prompt disposal of all of a lot of odd lines in Women's Fine Petticoats slightly soiled. Made with deep flounce, trimmed with lace or embroid ery, $2.00 value, spe cial at . . .' 79c Remnant Week Replete With Bargains Extra' ordinary Cleanup Sate at Olds m onman an d King's 3Srm batter bargains than these ad TSrtlsed are to be found on odd lots of Children's Wear, not enough of them to advertise, lint enough for yon to BATS SOME MONET on WMEMTIHtS Valentines of all sorts; Postal Cards, comic and fancy effect, priced at 1 to $5.00 each.j 1 Men's Shirts $i Values 50c Broken lots ofvreg. $1.00 grade in nearly all sizes and a good range of choice as to style and pattern. A rare opportunity to save money on good shirts. Choice while they. PA last, each Ulw (Dotted Press I-mwi! Wire.) . Washington, Feb. . President Roose- j v. Velt prefaced by a special message to congress the report of the commission appointed to -promote the Interests of j -Country Life in America." The presi dent's message In part follows: ' y To the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives I. transmit herewith the re port of the commission on country life. At the outset I desire to point out that not a dollar of the nubile money has been paid to any commissioner for his I work on the commission. The report shows the-general condi tion of farming life In the open coun-! try, and points out its larger problems; It Indicates ways In which the govern ment, national and state, may show the! eop!e how to solve some of thes proc erus; and It suggests a continuance of j the work which the commission oegan. Judging by thirty public hearings, to which fRrmers and farmers' wives from forty states and territories came, and from 120,000 answers to printed ques tions aent out by the department of ag riculture, the commission finds that the general level of country life is high compared with any preceding time or ' with any other land. If it has in re cent years slipped down In some places. It has risen in more places. Its pro gress has been genera, if not uniform. . Yet farming does not yield either the profit or the satisfaction that it ought to yield and may be made to yield. . There Is discontent in the country, and hv places discouragement. Farmers as a class do not magnify their calling, and the movement to the towns, though ' l am happy to say, less than formerly, la still strong. Helpful to People, s Under our system. It Is helpful to promote discussion of ways In which the people can help themselves. There are three main directions in which the farmers can help themselves; namely, better farming, better business and bet ter living on the farm. The national department of agriculture, which has rendered services equaled by no other similar department in any other time or place; the state departments of agricul ture; the stater colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts, especially through their extension work; the state agricultural experiment - stations; the . Farmers' union; the grange; the agri cultural press, and other similar agen cies; have all combined to place within the reach of the American farmer an amount and quality of agricultural ln- formation which, If applied, would en able him, -over large areas, to double the production of the farm. The object of the commission on country life therefor is not to help the farmer raise better crops, but to call his attention to the opportunities for better business and better living on the farm. If countrv life is to. become what It should be, and what I believe it Levery where, and rightly, unanimous in Suits Now at Half Price They are made of chiffon broadcloth, " fancy suitings and fine serges. The trimmings are decidedly artistic and are applied with rare taste. Braids, laces, velvet and silk are used. $35.00 to $150.00 values at , ........ . . HALF, ' $50 Suits I9C at. :" !)eD $150 Suitsyij ?5Su!"$17.50 5Sr:u$37.50 Plain Tailored Suifs Are Reduced One -Fourth Latest models, strictly tailored styles, a lot of 72, made of fine chiffon broad cloth, best shades, at ,J4LES $30 val. $22.50 $42.50 val. $31.87 $40 val. $30.00 $68.50 val. $51.37- Infants' Slips$2.98 Children's Caps a 1 25 c Odds and ends and slightly soiled, but the regular values in this sale run up to $9.00. Made of fine material and trimmed with embroidery or laces. Slips or Mother Hubbard style dresses. Special $2.98 Odds and ends of Children's Caps, bear cloth and cloth, in polo or other styles, regular val. to $1.25 ea. Special. 23c Children's Coats and Jackets Odds and ends of Children's Coats and Jackets of moire, broadcloth and mixed goods, in light blue, pink, tan and brown. Sizes 2 to 6 years Regular value to $ 4.00, special $1.10 Regular value to $ 9.50, special $1.98 Regular value to $30,00, special $4.98 The Shoe Sale RZT Bargains almost beyond belief offered in a sale never before equaled. All sizes are included, in the entire lot, but the best bargains are on small sizes and narrow widths. - Below we quote three of the many special values offered: No shoes bought at this sale can be exchanged or returned WOMEN'S SHOES from such famous makers as Hal lahan & Son, Wright & Pe ters, Laird Schober & Co. and other well-known factories. All leathers and styles, most ly narrow widths. The larg er part of this lot are $3.50, $4 and $5 grades, though there are some shoes worth as high as $6. Your choice of the entire lot pf for Jl. OU WOMEN'S OXFORDS' and SLIPPERS, mostly narrow widths, odds and ends in $3, $3.50, $4 and $5 grades. Sale prices are, the pair, 7Df, 1.UU, $1.49 and $1.98 WOMEN'S FELT JULI ETS and Kid House Slippers, large or very small sizes only, regular values up to $3.50 the pair. Remnant Sale price only 50c Dress Goods and Silks Black Silks of Fancy Silks at very low prices, and a dress goods bargain beyond compare. I: FANCY DRESS GOODS Several hundred yards of fancy fabrics for shirtwaist suits, children's dresses and many otner uses. V alues to $2.50 the yard at DRESS GOODS Materials suitable for children's dresses, shirtwaist suits, separate skirts or spring tailored gowns ; values up to $2.50 the yard. On sale at 72c 72c FANCY SILKS Satin Striped or Printed Elyses, Crepe de Chine, Bordered Chiffons, etc., in fancy ef fects, regular values as high as $2.00 the yard. Remnant Week price, your q choice OtC BLACK SILKS Taffetas, Louisines, Directoire Satins; in tact, all weaves and all 'widths. Child's Underwear at 27c A remnant week opportunity to out fit the children with goqd quality underwear t. smaH expense. Cotton or cotton and wool garments, in vests, pants or union suits; nearly all sizes are included in the entire assortment, though not all sizes are in one style; also a lot of women's corset covers in this assortment; regular values in the lot up to 65c the garment, during the remainder of the week we offer 0"7 you choice at.. asIC ANOTHER LOT Children's Union Suits and Vests and Pants; a lot con ; taining nearly all sizes and regular values as high as $1.10 the garment; for the remainder of the week we price them at just ........... vC WOMEN'S UNION SUITS, gray mercerized wool, sizes 4, 5 d0 OQ and 6; $4 values, Wednesday yi0J WOMEN'S HOSE Fancy lisles, plain black lisle and black cashmere, in odd lots; all sizes included, but not all sizes in each kind; values 07 to $125, at OtC Lace Curtains $2.65 Pair Bargains of the unordinary variety this week in the Fourth Floor" Drapery and Carpet Department. Anticipate spring houseclean- ing needs and purchase now. J CLUNY LACE CURTAINS, white or Arabian, good full size, fine variety of designs, ex cellent values, underpriced like this : Reg. $3.50 values, pair $2.65 Reg. $5.00 values, pair $3.65 Reg. $7.50 values, pair $5.35 Reg. $12.50 values, pair $9.35 And intermediate values bar gainized in the same proportion. Medium andSmall Sized Rugs WOOL DOUBLE - FACED SMYRNA RUGS, size 30x60 inches, regular $2.25 QQ valrfe M00 A better grade of Smyrna Rug, 30x60 inches, $2.75 value . . . . Size 36x72 inches, $3.75 value BEST ROYAL SMYRNA RUGS, 30x60, reg. $3.75 value ....... $1.95 $2.85 VI YRNA $2.85 demanding. To these may well be added better sanitation; for easily preventable dis eases hold several million country peo- Sle in the slavery of continuous ill eaith. The commission points out, and I con cur in the conclusion, that the most Important help that the government, whether national or state, can give is to show the people how to go about these tasks of organization, education, and communication with the best and quickest results. This can be done by the collection and spread of informa tion. One community can thus be in formed of what other communities have done, and one country of Wtiat other countries have done. Such help by the people's government would lead to a comprehensive plan of organization, ed ucation, and communication, and make the farming country better to live In, for intellectual and social reasons as well as for purely agricultural reasons. Gives Useful Knowledge. The government through the depart ment or agriculture does not cultivate any man's farm for him. But It does put nt his service useful knowledge that he would not otherwise get. In the tame way the national and state gov ernments mlnht Tut into the. pple's lianas the new and right knowledge of school work. The task of maintaining and developing the schools would re main, as now, with the people them selves. Fund for Expense. The only recommendation I submit Is that an appropriation of $25,000 be pro vided, to enable the commission to di gest the material it has collected, and to collect and to digest much mo;e that is within its reach, and thus com plete its work. This would enable the commission to gather In the harvest of suggestion which is resulting from the discussion it has stirred up. The commissioners have served without compensation, and I do not recommend any appropriation for their services. but only for the expenses that will be plan any business undertaking is man-1 reauired to finish the task that they gea oy a committee; every man nas on vote and only one vote; and every m gets profits according: to what he aells or buys or supplies. It develops Individual responsibility and has a moral as well as financial value over anv other plan. The commission has tried to help the farmers to see clearly their own prob lem and to see it as a whole; to dis tinguish clearly between what ths gov ernment can. do and what the -farmers must do for themselves: and It wishes to bring not only the farmers but the nation as a wnoie to realize tnat tn growing of crops, thongh an essential part, is only a part or country lire. Three General ITteds. From all that has been done and learned three great general and immedi ate needs of country life stand out: first., effective cooperation among farmers, to put them on a level with the organized Interests with which they do business. 8eond, a new kind' of schools in the country, which shall teach the children s mum outdoors as indoors and per haps more. o that they will prepare . for country life, and not as at present, mslnly for life In town. Third, better means of communica tion, including good roads and a par eels pest, which tho country people are 15 AND 10 Be turt to boft POSTUM? : FOR IS MINUTES, and try it for ten day. - "There a Reason" h ve . bpffun. To Improve our system of agriculture seems to me tho most urgent of the tasks which Ues.before us. Tut it can not. in my Judgment, be effected ny measures which touch only the mater ial and technical side of the subject; the whole business and life of the farmer must also ho taken Into account. Such considerations led me to appoint the commission on country life. Our object should be to help develop In the country community the great ideals of community life as well as of per sonal character. One of the most im portant adjuncts to this enfl must be the country church, and I invite your attention to what the commission says of the church and of the need of nn extension of such work as that of the Young Men's Christian AssociaUon In country communities. Personality sreoessary. Tt m lav special emphasis npon rtrYtat the commission says at the very end of Us report on personal Ideals and irwal leadership. . Everything- resolves itself in the end Into the question of nersonality. Neither society nor gov- an n much for country lire unless there is voluntary response ia the personal Ideals of the men and wo men who live in the country. In the dovelnnment of - character, the home Bhnuirt be more Important than the school, or than society at large. When once the basic material needs have been met high Ideals may be quite Inde pendent of Income; but they can not be realized without sufficient income to -provide adequate foundation; and wherethe community at large is not flnanciallv prosperous it Is Impossible to develop a high average personal and community Ideal. In abort, the fundamental facts of human nature ap ply to men and women who live in the country Just as they apply to men and women who live in the towns. Given-a sufficient foundation of material well-1 being, the Influence of the farmers and i farmers' wives on their children be icomes the factor of first . Importance In determining the attitude of ths next generation toward farm life The farmer should realise that the person who most needs consideration on the farm is hrs wife. I do not In the least mean that she should purchase ease at the expense of duty. Neither man nor woman is really happy or reallv useful save on condition of do ing his or her duty. If the woman shirks her duty as housewife, as home keeper, as the mother whose prime function It Is to bear and rear a suf ficient number of healthy children, then she is not entitled to our regard. But if she does her dutv she is more entitled to our regard than the man who does his duty: and the man should sh6w special consideration for her needs. Best and Most Needed. I warn my countrymen that the great recent progress made in city life Is not a full measure of our civilization; for our civilization rests at bottom on the wholesomeness. the attractiveness. and the completeness, as well as the prosperity of life in the country. The men and women on the farms stand for what is fundamentally best and most needed in our Amberican life. Upon the development of country life rests ultimately our ability, by methods of farming requiring the highest intelli gence, to continue to feed and clothe the hungry nations; to supplv the city with fresh blood, clean bodies, and clear brains that can endure the ter rific strain of modern life; we need the development of men In the open country, who will he in the future, ns in the past, the stay and strength of the nation In time of war, and its guid ing and controlling spirit In time of peace. THKODORE ROOSEVELT. The White House. February 9, 1909. Mooting of Fine Art Council. Washington. Feb. 9. The meeting of President Rosevelt's council of fine aits assembled for their first meeting today at the headquarters of the Am erican Institute of architects in this city. The meeting Is primarily for or ganization, but it is expected that tins Lincoln memorial site question. with which congress has been wnestling for several weeks, will come up for some action. THIS SATCHEL ASLU' Tacoma Man Presents to Mu seum Prized Eelic of Abe's Lawyer Da.ys. (United Press Leased Wire.) Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 8. The satchel carried Abraham Lincoln during the Douglas debates and when "riding the circuit" In his law practice, was today turned over to the Ferry museum by Frederick G. Bemann of this city, who recently secured the relic from his fath er at Springfield, 111., who secured it directly from the martyred president. The satchel consists of a heavy wood en box covered with leather and rein forced with iron girders that are se curely fastened by heavy brass beaded tacks. To Pin Stars on Teachers. (Cnlted Prem Uiwd wire.i Washington. Feb. 9. At a hearing of the house committee on public lands plans were discussed te provide school tuachers In Ahiska with "power to ar rest," for the purpose of improving the morals of the nntives and better ing their sanitarv condition. iJ ! No More PILES No Matter How Bad Your Case Is or How Long You Have Had It, Pyra mid Pile Cure Can Cure It. XT Pack? Sent to Prove It. Half of the suffering- and torture of piles has never been told. Whether your particular case of piles Is almost too excruciating', for any, mortal to bear, or if you are fearfully tantalised by unreachable ltchinjc and bleeding or whether you have only a moderate case of piles, there Is positive relief, and quick too. in Pyramid Pile Cure. . You need not take for granted all we say about our . Pile Remedy. We want it to speak for Itself. That Is why we say -to every person suffering from piles or any form of reotal disease, send us your name and address and we will gladly send you a free trial package of- the marvelous Pyramid - Pile Cure. After using the trial you will hurryMo your nearest drugclst and gret a 69 cent bo Of Pyra mid Ptle Oure, no admitted by thou sands to be one of tbe most wonderful reliefs and cures for Plies ever known. Instant relief oan be gotten by usirsr the marvelous Pyramid Pile Cure. It immediately reduces all congestion and swelling, neais all sores, ulcers and irritated parts. It renders an opera tion absolutely unnecessary. Send your name and address today for free trial package to Pyramid Drug DMSCOLL MAY BLOCK GRAND AVENUE-WORK Property owners along Grand avenue are up in arms over a report which has gained circulation among them that Councilman Priscoll is going to turn In a minority report against the pav ing of Grand avenue from Belmont to Clay streets with Hassara pavement. A petition circulated a short time- ago was signed by every property owner along the street, with two exceptions. Both these men were out of town at the time, but it was understood they both favored the Improvement. The plank pavement on this street from Belmont to Clay is almost com pletely worn out and the new pavement Is very badly needed. With the prop erty owners unanimously in favor of the work, the question was taken up with the street committee of the coun cil. A report favoring the work is to be made today. SOUR STOMACH Is an Almost Certain Sign of Acute Indigestion. If you occasionally have a' taste of sour food in your mouth, it surelv shows that the food you are eating is not being digested, but Instead, Is fer menting and giving out poisonous gases. Belching of gas is a commas svmp- uMii ai wuun tunes, ana also mat lump of lead feeling, as If your stomach was carrying a much greater load than it tuuia Hiana. If you want prompt relief and perma nent cure, go to Woodard, Clarke & Co. and get a large tin box of Mi-o-na tab lets for 60 cents. Woodard, Clarke Co. know that Ml-o-na is a highly recommended scien tific remedy, and that is why Woodard. Clarke & Co. Is ready to return vour monev if it fails to cure acid stomach, belching of gas, dizziness, biliousness, sick headache, foul breath, and all stomach troubles. Co., 138 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mlcu. 9 n n7ri f? CURES CATARRH, ASTHMA, Bronchitis, Croup, Coughs and Colds, cf money back. Sold and guaranteed by CHINA TURNS ' SCH00LIV1ASTER Opens at San Francisco Sec ond of System America. in (United Tress Leased Wire.) San .Francisco, Feb. 9. The largest school for Chinese children operated by direction of the imperial government ever opened in any country except that of China began its sessions today in the Chinese quarter of the city. Two hun dred children of Chinese born In Amer ica became officially the wards of the emperor, whose counsellors are deter mined that although the children are living in an alien land they shall not forget the tongue of their fathers. A similar school has already been started at Sacramento, and plans are being made by the government for schools in all the large cities of the United States. In the schools no English Is taught, the curriculum being in Chinese along modern lines. The school was opened bv Special Commissioner Leong Hlng Kwal. who declared its purpose was to educate men for the future safekeeping of China, AMP" OFFICERS IRE THE POOR Captain of "American Salva tion Army" at . Seattle Accused of Graft. Doited Press leased Wlr. Seattle, Wash., Feb. . The police are Investigating the business methods of William Stacy, divisional officer of the "American Salvation Army' as the resuu or a complaint filed by Joseph Kennedy, a former member of the corps, who resigned, he states, because of al leged questionable methods pursued by Stacy, -who claims the title of captain. Kennedv told the nolle tht nmvia. Ions donated to the "army" bybuslnesa men, in me nener tnat tney were going to the relief of the poor, were eaten by the ten or twelve officers, who make their home at the headquarters. Cloth ing collected for the needy, was Bold, Kennedy said. Kennedy's charge against Stacv 1 o serious that the police have declined io give out rurtner information con cerning It until a complete investiga tion has been made. Stacy declared today that Kennedy's charges were untrue and were due to spite. j To Revise Criminal Code. , Richmond, Vs., Feb. 9. The Com monwealth's attorneys of Virginia met here today to adopt plans for the revis ion of the state's criminal code. The proposed revisions will be submitted for ratification to ths next annual meeting of-tbe State Bar association, and then will be laid before the legislature next winter. PI AN BUYING The buying of a piano is an important transaction. There are many different makes of pianos, and there are many dealers, Sherman, Clay & Co. are an old, well-known estab lished house and carry the finest line of high-grade, de pendable pianos to be found in any house on the coast. They sell new pianos as low as $265, $275, $290, $30O and up to the incomparable Steinway at $575 and up. The following list is remarkable, and you will' recognize the names '-names as famil iar as the names 'of old friends Steinway, A. B. Chase, Everett, Conover, Packard, Kingsbury, Ludwig, Estey, Emerson, Kurtz mann, Wellington, A. B. Chase Player Piano; Kingsbury, Carols and Euphona Inner Players. . Convenient monthly payments may be arranged. Sherman, Clay .& Co. Sixth and Morrison Opposite Postofflce -js . m . . ; . Building rermits.' . East Sixteenth-street between Almri. and Sandy Road. L. S. fltenhen. one story frame dwelling, fZOOOPage' 'Instate Pain! FISDER, THORSBN & CO. "The Big Point Store FROINT A IND MORRISON STREETS Klancfacinrers and Jobbers . - Everything In Fclnls street between Vancouver avenue and Williams avenue, erect one story frame barn, 1500; I.eo avenue between East Seventh and East Ninth, W. H. COpen- hafer, erect oiie story frame dwelling, 11600; -Madisan street, corner Forty- ffrst. RriArlra. ererrt. on stnrv framA dwelling, 2000; Drew street b Drew street twecn Fisk-and Haven, G. Marvin, erect two V3FK '""n dwelling- 2000; East Tnirt?:flrs.t ,Btreet between Hawthorne and E. Wain, James G. Kin, erect two story frame dwelling, lIStM); : East Salmon street between East Eightieth nd East Eighty-first, A. W. : Iofstedt, erect one storv frame dwelling. 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