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THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY, MORNING, FEBRUARY 'l4, 1909. . ; i - "iPOGIIAL DAY IS 10 CLOSE BROUGHT Xincoln Centennial and the State Semi-Centennial Fit- '? tingly Observed at U. of i. 0. Matters of Import to : Oregon Discussed. ';, (Special DUpatck to The JoarnaL) Eugene, Or., Feb. 13. Common "wealth . day was auspiciously cele brated at the University of Orepon today, and will hereafter become an annual event. Not only waa It a meeting; for the discussion of mat te ot state Interest, but it waa a gathering :ln ' honor of the Lincoln centennial and the semi-centennial - of the entrance of the state of Ore gon into the union, f The afternoon session was given iver to two addresses on education, and to discussions. Superintendent i Ackermaa of Salem told of the needs of common education. V The first .thing he advocated was better wages for teachers and the Arrangement of some sort of re rmuneration, pension or support, of the scheme for a school for teachers when they become too old to be of service In actual teaching. ; He said: - "The other great problem la this . state is that o'f rural schools. For a remedy I would compel experi enced teachers to go to country : schools at good salaries and Inex perienced teachers to be sent to the cities, where they can get good "training under adequate supervis ion." ;: ' After Mr. Acker man, Alfred C. Schmidt, an Albany, banker, told -how secondary and higher education should be coordinated., "la every state there is a direct link between the university and col leges and high schools, but com paratively few ot the students avail themselves ot , these advantages," said the speaker. He thought that Education should be made more prac tical, J. O. odd VMtnt Gavel. ,' ' . This morning- Captain J. C Dodd. ol Springfield presented preservation of the right of the public In and to the public wealth. ;' "We grant right belonging- to the people ae a whole In perpetuity Just a cheerfully as we make a lease of our own property for three years, and with much leas thought and care aa to the terms. With our limited knowledge we give to one man, and to his heir and assigns forever, the moat valuable rights and property without the slight est thought as to our .moral right to thus bind unborn generations. "The saving grace In it ail. however. Is the fact that none of us gives away property of our own, and the vast ma jority of others do not thus handle property in their hands as trustees. "As conservation does not mean non use any more than waste, it Is my be lief that In dealing with the public heri tage the moat careful consideration should be griven not only for present uses, but for future needs. GranOn of Water powers, " - "A live question today is the right or perhaps we should say the policy, of f ranting water powers In perpetuity, presume the courts would uphold the power of the legislature to grant such a title. Assuming then that the legis lature has this power, your delegates, your representatives can today grant tn one man every water nower OVr which the slate baa Jurisdiction, forever. It seems to me that from the standpoint of right and wrong, from the standpoint of rood morals, no such rlarht ouant to exist, and certainly no such right should be exercised by representatives of the people. "Our treatment of the salmon Indu trv is another excellent Illustration. Here we have a natural resource which even today, on a reasonable basis, repre Hents a capitalisation of at least $50, 000,000. This resource clearly belongs to the state. It is subject to state regu lation and control even to the extent of total prohibition of - flshinar. ProDerly oonserved it will not only be a never-; ending source or zona suddit ana reve nue, but an Increasing one. How have we treated this munificent endowment? We have made a pretense of an attemnt at protection and conservation. Everv one knows who has taken enourh Inter. est In the subject to keep In touch, that for years past our legislative halls have been a place where the down river fish ermen and the up river fishermen, wnere uia gmneiier, me seiner, tn wheel man. met in mortal combat 'to have laws framed In their respective interests. And mai interest was to devise ways and means so that the . mlmnn mm h. iaKen more reaouy ana lor lonrer nerl ods, snd to prevent the other fellow irum sailing- any 11 possible. Destruction of Salmon Industry. "The result waa what mlh ,av upeviea. a steadily Diminishing sup ply, a magnificent fish threatened with extinction, an lndustrr with iiuimn. tlon, a natural resource with exhaustion. Such a wicked policy carries with it us own conaemnauon. ut woo is re sponsible . for the situation T We. all a.re- ..A eovereign state submitting to the dlotatlon of a few, who, for Im mediate gain, would destroy a patri mony belonging to all. as well as those to follow, is not a noaltlnn to ha of. - - .- ' "What la true of our fisheries is true of our game. The extinction of th buffalo was not realiied until It was too late. There is no reason whv. In stead of game birds and fish becoming; oxnaustea. tn supply Should not bo maintained. "The wast of the forests has been appalling, and even now plans are be ing formulated to reforestlxe vast areas 01 lands. The great burns found through all our mountains, the gross carelessness and Indifference to tbe value of this great asset which has characterised our actTons In the peon need no comment. It is time all these acts of colossal folly were stopped. It Is time the people aroused themselves and asserted their rights. Supreme selfishness on the on hand and deadly lndifferenotj on the other Is at the root of It all. "We are told that Investments will not be made, the country will not be de veloped, capital will avoid us, commerce lanffuiahv unless we turn. 'ever, such ot our . resources as may be desired to the etual use or mmedlate h nviKitvl free, , unrestrained and perpet the university tho.e wantln thwn Tne fmr - the pear tree) suit tt ourselves is-piaoed 1 it th bal ni. .with a ravel made from which Lincoln nlanted on his HllnolsHanee as against th future, which others '.lion,. Captain Dodd as a hoy sat n vi w. , . w. J""1" " .." 1 possibilities or tut rntnre. at ni parents- noma wnui w -r . not mv numose to- sro Into d- accustomed to come to the BpM farm tails. The fact exists that we have to rest, and In that way Captain Dodd these resources. The question is shall 'as a child knew him personally. ' they conserved? BhaJl this conserva - Among the men who took part In th "on be for the benefit of the people as -program toaay were uaptain v-.. ijoaa ,v .7 c , r "" Rnrinrfleli J K. TeaL chairman of vldualT If the history of the past .the Orezon Conservation commission; teaches us anything. If experience Is to iDr. James Wlthyeombe, Oregon Agrl- Hsrnt our path, tnere can be i but one an 'cultural college; WllburK. Newell, pres. ewer to these questions. It would In Orient nr th atata board of horticulture: oeo tn imagination of a Professor L M. Glen. Eugene; Miss with the instincts of a seer, to foretell acthel Kvans. Eugenes Alfred C Schmidt, wnat tms Oregon or ours will be 100 Albany: 3. H. ., Ackerman, state school years hence under a . wise use and con- uu. T...I. servation of her limitless natural wealth. oJddarcV West Bide falgh school of The thouht itself is an Inspiration to and and President V. I Campbell wiur m sucn a suoume jPortland and President P. I Campbell "i'"" r ih. iin iMpiif nr I irmn. j v . -. Many topics of vital Import to the state were touched upon by the dif ferent speakers at th morning session. i ', Joseph . Teal's Ipeech. Joseph N. Teal of Portland delivered vigorous speech on "Oregon's Merit Even now conservation la bain at. tacked as though it meant nonuae. Tta friends are characterised as idealists, faddists and doctrinaires, as men who would prevent development, retard pro gress. Do not be alarmed bv these charges. Do not be ashamed to have -age. and the Conservation of It for the Ideals and to strive to attain them People as a Whole." Extracts follow: -J Every mistake Is seized upon as proof la aeaung- wim mi suujoui m imuu, i positive mat tne won various depart If I can awaken you to the fact that ments have In charge Is a failure. Con you have a real interest In it. that a sol- gress. to show Its contempt, either for emn duty and obligation rests upon you the work or those In charge, pays but to do your part in conserving our great slight attention to Its needs or the -natural wealth. I will feel amply repaid, recommendations of those who have unes vocaouiary is saaiy taxea to ae- studied its most. Those who have had scribe In fitting- terms our great moun- special privileges, enjoyed advantages tains, running streams and glorious without cost (often at the expense of valleys. I am here to tell facts, to others), and always at the expense of vnuiiuiBiai b tew yriiH.-iiia.ia, iu fiuiui uui i ine puDiic, are louaest in their out .thepath, if I can. where duty leads. cries. Eliminate Idealism and you ellm- ira mimvm mi rvau anu mar knew of your own knowledge o: ai: Sou have all read and many of you mat progress, and will at one revert or th vast to the grossest materialism. iuiv nrovi-1 tm -oence nas oiessea inis state, we nave waste. It does not mean nonuse. ' It resources with which a indly provi- We have our forests, unequalled In magnitude and means a wise -use. "Conservation is the antithesis of quality; waterpowers awaiting develop- ing it would pr ment in every Bectsan of the state; min- will result In Instead of destroy preserve. The movement in tn, rMflt.,1 ium. hi. rals of all kinds; rivers that can be benefits to the people as a whole. It easily made navigable and harbors that will make nosalble the use of on, - tne lor,ly CO'"" ural resources to th greatest number i uuc auu wiiu ui nr nannla. It la a tMLttla hamn w nuuioni or acres or virgin Hal 1ntreata who wo.iM li!L n-La.ror.."."tU.ep-. But thes resources In th Interests of the numerate? This state is singu why Jarly clessed in soil, climate and nat ural resources of all kinds, snd while in ens past tneir very abundance has made us profligate of our patrimony. ji is lonunate inai we are yet in a po sttion to conserve them to a very re sonabl extent. Oeaatry Awakens to Sanrar. "During the past year or two. owlns cent water powers to be monopolised few, and those who would have them controlled and used In the Interest of tne many, un wnicn siae or this con flict win Oregon talc her stand? Is it to the Interest of this state to hra ail her public resources absorbed by the few. or so handled that the people as a whole wui receive tne oenents? Bhall we sit Idly by snd allow . our marnlfi- xo iu self sacrificing work of a few 'na tneir ownerstup ana control pass men led by President RoniMv.u ih, from us forever? Shall our fisheries attention of the conntrv hu hn become extinct, our forests wasted, the riveted on the fact that many ot our springs of our river dried up and vast rest resources are diminishing and areas remain barren wastes? W are iu eestroyed so ranidiv that in tt ths oartina or tne wav. Ona Instances the time can be predicted al- leads to prosperity and the welfare " w cervainty, wnen, under pres-Oi tne puoiio a wnoio, me otner to nt conditions of use. mlsuaa ani u Inrlvate sain and In the end some of the things we look on as neces-1 llsatlon of necessaries of life with all aarles of life will be gone. that it implies." oomf tiz mesa nrpMHt ha, nirm i j . i7 c.u" Ji reproauceo. It Is un deniable that on every hand there has wanton waste In use and a steady i I """""vwiiaation in owner- ZL,r 1 . ency l.Ka apparent in u ui 'MT otner section. A amnion oentage nas been dissipated with a lavish hand a nrrt..., ri wHht alight courtesy, let alone at- Your ' Credit Is Good I i I I II I i niii i ill I I I ii nil hi ) I 11 m ' , . . Very Easy Terms Third week of, our Great 'Annual Clean-Up of Odds and Ends that have accumulated in the past few months, contributed from everyi section of the store. Sample pieces, discontinued patterns, broken suits, novelty pieces, draperiesr bedding, floor coverings, crockery, remnants ''of upholstery materialrand many other articles too numerous to mention, priced regardless of cost, with intention of quick disposal. Each day new pieces are added to take place of articles sold JKsVciwSwa $33.00 Leather Chairs $18.00 Massive carved oak frame, high back and Iprintr-edgs seat $2.00 Lace Curtains for One-third discount on all one and two pair lots. $7.00 Brass Chairs Only $3.00 Indestnietibla polished brass, with leatherette seats; a novelty. $2.00 Children's Morris Rockers $1.25 Mission finish on solid with reclininf .back. oak. $36.00 Leather Rockers $10.75 With mahogaay finish frame, spring seat and leather back. $12.50 Only Pedestals $7.00 Polished mahogany round; many of these in this sale. $3.75 Parlor Stands for $1.05 Large overstock makes us a number of these on sale, put $26.00 Mission Lady's Desk $17.00 High-grade Early English fin ish; rounded top, - book shelf below. , 1 : $6.50 Iron Beds for Only $4.50 First class in every way, but ar overstocked In this pattern. $15.00 Settee for Only $6.00 Of solid oak is antique finish; seats two." 25c Matting for Only 17 AH remnants and pieces tip 8 yards at this price. to $9.50 Oak Extension Ta bles $0.00 6-foot" length, golden- solid top; 42 inches square.' 90c All-Wool 55t? Carpets AH remnants up to 12 yards on sale at this price. $6.50 Costumers $4.50 Only For hats and coats; made iron, oxidized copper tinisn. of $15.00 Reclining Chairs. $8.00 Good for invalids and old people; made of oak, adjustable. $38.50 Chair and Rocker $21.00 Fancy mahogany bedroom pieces, done in green hair cloth. $46.00 Mission Parlor Suit $34.00 Four pieces; oak frame, leather upholstery. red $17.50 Parlor Stands for $11.00 Real mahogany, pedestal stvle. with shelf and rail. $10.00 Coil Bed Springs $5.00 Made of 100 spiral springs with woven wire top; slightly damaged. $6 Go-Carts $3.95 This Go-Cart, exactly like illustration, has adjustable dash and back, large rubber tire wheels and full reed body, can be folded to take on car; $6 value. .. .$3.95 Parasol for same, extra.. ...75 Plate Racks Reduced No. 846 Golden oak Plate Rack, 12 inches high, 34 inches wide, with hooks for 'cups; $1.25 value, sale price 75f No. 803 Golden oak Plate Rack, 18 inches high, 36 inches wide, with cup hooks; $3 value, sale price... $1.85 $8.00 Oak Hall Chairs $3.25 A very pretty piece of specially selected oak in this. $15 Large Arm Chairs $6.00 Made of the new grass fiber, finished in light green. $8.50 Kitchen Safes for $6.75 Made of eastern hardwood; has four doors and two drawers. $1.75 Inlaid. Linoleum $1.00 All small pieces and remnants up to 10 yards at above price. $4.00 Airtight Heaters $2.50 These are 26-inch size, for wood only, with low draft. . Bowl and Pitcher $1 White Semi Porcelain Half Price All , fancy decorated 6, 10 and 12-piece Toilet Sets are offered at one-half the marked price. Rockers and Chairs We make great price reductions on many fine mahogany pieces "during this sale." No. 90S $20 Rocker, embossed leather seat and back ' f 12.80 No. 6514 $22.50 Chair, same style.f 13.90 No. 1441 $25 mahogany Rocker, embossed velour seat fio.ou $130.00 Bedroom Suit $14.00 Fancy 'Chair for $70.00 ,$8.25 ; . -Bed and dresser, solid mahog- Highly polished, Early English any, of highest quality. finish and , style; very heavy,; $45.00 Set of Chairs for $8.00 Rush Seat 'Chairs . $20.00 ; $4.00 Six elegant mission Chairs, . -.' . ' . V ' leather seat and back, oak Fine high-grade, in polished frames'. , 'quartered oak, '. v $45.00 Buffet for Only $14.00 RornarfChairs for - $20.00 ! . $0.50 i i Very odd, stylish mission piece, i trimmed with leaded glass and Mission finish : in quartered hammered brass. . oak. . , k .-. , - $45.00 Parlor Cabinet $3.00 Box Dining Chairs $27.00 $1.00 1 Mahogany, with full plate glass J ,v . ' . back, bent glass Iront and glass Golden oak; odd chairs left orer shelves. ' from set. . . $20.00' Cellarette Only $8.00 Combination Ta . $10.75 bles$4.50 This is combination with maga- , . ' . xine rack, mission finish on O" ot imported mahogany; quartered oak. top may be raised, forming teat $30.00 Oak Bedstead for $33.00 Somersaultic Bed $15.00 Davenport $21.50 Vefy heavy polished quartered - , . . and hand carved, heavy roll fin- Denim covering, steel constrec ish head end. tfon, felt mattresses. ' ' $14.00 Hall Seat Only $23.50 Velour Daven $6.40 port $14.75 Light golden oak finish; this is Mottled green y color, spring an extra value. edge, 6-foot length. $57.00 Dresser for Only $5.00 Mission Card Ta- $40.00 ; ble'$3.50- Solid mahogany,'" with large This table can be folded flat; French beve mirror. top is 30 inches square. $61.50 Reception Room $10,00 Upholstered Pat Set $34.00 ent Rocker $6.75 Tuna mahogany, piano polish, three pieces, settee, arm chair Walnut frame, green tapestry and rocker. covering, spring seat and back. $32.00 Mahogany Settee $30.00 Dressing Table $18.00 and Chair $12.00 Highly polished real mahogany; In maple-with pyrographic de seats two. signs burnt in the wood. $8.50 Piano Seat Only $45.00 Mission Settee $5.00 ' $27.00 Polished golden oak, three feet Real leather seat and back, oak 'long. ,r frame. $39.00 Dining Table for $92.50 Parlor Suit Only $25.06 $50.00 French legs, round top, claw Four pieces, overstuffed, in ailk feet, eight ieet long. damask. Agents Monarch Malleable Ranges Agents Direct " Action Gas Stoves TT In council chamber an leglslativa hPii arant with moat reckless prof Hkm Jinooncern. lnvsJuabls righta and nrlvi 1 belonglns to ths hols Scf-I nu now wa diti arrivta at tha . I -. . -iw. . on ior ths - 9 !3I PH0I1E RELIEF im BE SECURED Nothing is so good ; ; sGood Health. POSTUM has brought back good health to thousands who suffered with coffee aches and ails. "There's a Rtason" Senate Eefuses to Kill Bill to Enforce Connections. a Balem". Or Feb. IS. Bv tha vots of 1 to 8 ths senate this afternoon io inaenniieiy postpone th bill t nator Norton of Josephine which jnakes lonr distance telephona linos ?hmo.B carriers ai4 would - compol m to connect with aa independent ??' wpany whenever the latter de mands the transmiselOD of a meinn it. V reul" rstes. The bill takes n-pi on,.tn lndar for third read Monday Cm UP r fl0ai acUon Those- voUnff for Indefinite postpone ment were r Abraham. . Barrett eBach. nooa. pystera, to connect with a rival and competing; system. In the Dill's favor Inefficiency of ex isting; systems was alleged, and the hopeieasness of the people unless they could at least build supplementary sys- taoi nectlons. terns and force the est Uhing- of con- the Tha debate turned, lerallv. noon "common carried' Question. PETER STROFFS PLEA IS GUILTY Twelve Years in Prison Is 0.E. & N.; Train Bob ber's Sentence. iach, and I .t..rtfr. A.l J V. W . Tl.. . .1 . . .. .... I " ' .IIU '.IWlilll iu.vuni.nuon iranBt iw m was i portiana this mom nr. He me allfged wnfalrneBS of compelling al taken to the penitentiary ronigtit. company, after it had , built its own ' Sheriff Steven talked tj the prli Peter Stroff was afrataned befora Pre siding- Juds Gantenbein yesterday aft ernoon and pleaded guilty to the charge of havlnir held up an O. R. A 1. ex press train near Portland on tha night of Uecember '17,. Stroff was cantured In Benta Clara county. California, by d of the Deck to be Deputies Leonard and Fltsgerald of the grit Deck He wlU soner this morning- and advlee2 him to plead guilty, as tha fact that bis accomplices had already "given Urn away" would al most surely convict him. but Stroff re fused to say anything one way r the other until arraigned In court ' ne men pteaoea guilty ana was J in to xa mediately sentenced years In the penitentiary. By tha state law of 1907 this term can be reduced to 7 years and I months for good behavior. The new law provides that for erood behavior of prisoners two months each shall be de ducted from tha first two years of con flnemen, four months each for th next two years, and five l onths for each succeeding year. 'v The conviction and sentence Strofi is the last move tn connection with the holdup of the O. R. f. train. The two other men implicated In tha crime. Jack Jlaves and William Burks, pleaded and war sentenced soma time guilty ago. $1000 GUT TO THE STUDENTS' LOAN FUND v, . -,v ' - : . ' CSpaeUl Dtsnatek to Tbe JeeraaL ' nnlverslty.of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. IS. A gift of $1000 to th stadents' loan fund of tha University or vregon was announced thla morning-. The gift was made by Mrs. May R. Thompson. Mrs. Bessla M. Teal and Kl Genevieve Thompson, the heirs of ths eatate -f f. p. Thompson, who was one a re 8nt . - ; ' ':-": "- " --; - -TJMder aveiraga forest condltlona It take more than 1J0 ears to grow a SO foot cedar pola COKED SEMITE ' WITH BUSINESS JPresident WiU tVbiiiEver ? thing: Out of Committee and Get Action. '(By Journal Leased Salem Wire.) Salem, Or Feb. IS. Tha senate this afternoon disappointed tha expectations of those who expected to see it grind out a ions; list or legislation. After being- in session little more than an hour a motion to adjourn until 11 o'clock Monday morning was unexpectedly car ried without a single bill having; been finally passed or rejected.1 President Bowerman had hoped that th senate would work all afternoon and thus mak matters easy for next, week, but his children would not heed his ad vice. He bad even thought a night session mlgrht be advisable. As it is, the senate has 14 bills ready for third reading with, two other that mar be called up at any time, having been temporarily passed over, ' There are also about 16 house bills ready for action, with the engrossing clerk work ing; 'full speed on other - . . . j ; Th statisticians of th senate hav pgurea out that Friday Is th last day for which the legislators can draw pay and there is a strong sentiment for ad journment on that day. But It seem likely this sentiment will be overtfbrn Dy reluctance to civ up pet measures that will fail unless passed and sent to th nous five days before the time or 'adjournment. This situation Is likeIy. o reBUlt In holding; the sessions Bowarmaa'a Baolaratioa. President Bowerman before adjourn ment this afternoon gave notice to th committees that he would call out every bill that had been reposing in commit tee seven days or longer without being reported. This Is bis right under th rules, and It tnans that every measure that has been held back will be brought under tha spotlight. "I do not want it said that th sen ate ha smothered bills at the last of th session," he said. . "I found about 20 bill In committees that had not been reported out. They were scat tered all through th list most of them held back, I understand, because a hearing; had been given and th bill then laid aside to permit further hear ings, but without a final hearing being reached. , - - .- v - - - r "1 wanr-alt of thes bills out and acted upon. I am ready to go on record on all of them and I do not believe in strangling any bill In commit tea I do not mean that this is being done inten tionally, but we would be exposed to that charge if we allowed these bill to remain whr ,they are." - - -. 11 1 : 1 1 t ' :' During-1 90S topographers of the geo logical survey mapped 24,994' square miles in 32 states and territories. , TWO SUSPECTS : ; UrfDER ARREST I . . . . .... ' . ' r ' May Possibly Know: Some thing About Gresham ; Robbery. " Charles Smith, a Dan . 40 year old. and Frank 'Cartpbell, aged SS, wer r rested yesterday afternoon on suspicion of being the men who beat and rob bed Affton Corbello, a' laborer on the Web farm Mar Oresham rtiday night. The men wer found by Officer Keith 1 walking- Into th city alon tha haaa Una road. All avenue into Portland were: guarded by the police yesterday, as It was reported th men who ob bed Corbello of 18.50 after crnelly beating him were htadd in this dlree tlon. - . . , , . . . Little evidence aeainst tha t,. cept that they were walking toward Portland has been found. They had no onr. and declare their entire lnnu- . cence. -The descriptions tally slia-htlv',. however.-with that given of th robbers.