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THE OREGON DAILY- JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING.- .. -LU4U JJU. DECEMBER 14. 1909. 11 OF j lug of the I2S.O0O tMuat left by Ooorn , a n in ton fur lite fonn1ln of tli national unlveralty at Washington.' It not a flft rroiiv hla tut at all, lut Indirectly from that stats of Vlr gin In, anil wm tn tna-shap. of storks mat anttrward proved to b worthies it happened In this way: Virginia un- aertuoK to aid private enterprises In ronatruotin Inland waterways. In tha uauanro of atock for lit I purpose tlio atata aaked Washing-ton to accept aa a Oft a c.rtaln amount of auxka of the Jama lilver company, and another block of atock from in. Potomao com pany. Ha replldS that whlla ha ap preciated tha g-raat honor, yet he could accept no clfta for hlmaelf; but that Jf they wlahed him to accept them M a truste., to convey them to aome tdu catlonal Institution at hla death ha' would do ao. Tha Jnmea River atock went to what la now Washington A Plans" in rrojrress for Ercc- Ktt tZ'J?J&X22r& WZ tlon of IlaUof.Mence'at M Wnsnlnffton In Keeping: With Last Will of George Washington.' , Ur Frederic J.' Ilaatlni . Washington, Doc.. I4.-Ono hundred and ten yaura ago today death .claimed 'a man whose heart 'a .desire waa in foundation In the pity of Waahlngton of a great national university, a broad, liberal Institution. Which ahould.be a ; fitting capstone of tha American educa ; tional syetem. and when mat man a win waa read It waa found that he had left a legacy, which ha hoped would form the nucl.ua of a fund for tha establish ment of auch an Institution. That man 'waa George Waahlngton, and yet, after 'tha lapse of more-than a century hla s desire la not fulfilled, . : . Kay Touad Substitute. "' But If plana now In the .process of ; execution do not miscarry, oerore an ; other Washington' bfrthday la eel ' bratcd provisions will have been made tor tne erection or a great raejnormj hall, which. If It doea not prove aa en ; tire substitute for tha university,, will - at least accomplish many of the enda that Washington believed would De ac comolished bv a national university. It will take the shape of a great IJ.000,000 hall, to be devoted to the uses. or an scientific, patriotic, educational, literary and art organisations throughout the country. They all will be invited ,to make headquarters In the hall, ana an endownment fund of $500,000 will be added to support it Thua will Wash ington's hope that a great foundation be laid foj the promotion of acience and literature and the diffusion or Know ledge be realized. . Brisks 10 Casta Saeh. The flnancea of the enterprise will be managed in a fashion that will claim tha Interest of the child with the dime as well aa the man of wealth with the thousand dollar bill. Every contributor of a dime will be given a button, which declares his ownership to one of the bricks in the proposed building. It is expected that chlldmn everywhere will wish to express their patriotio devo tion to tha father of his country by possessing themselves of a deed to one brick tn a great memorial to his mem ory. If the movement succeeds, and the names of those connected with It give earnest that it will. Washington will become the scientific capital of the nation, even as it - Is now the national seat of government It , is expected that the learned societies of the coun try will be the largest contributors, jsince the hall will be an inestimable boon to them in their work. Thought Is Old. This question of a great national In rstluiilon to lead and give direction to the thoukht of , the country, is as old as the constitution Itself. In fact, some advocate making euro of the establish ment of a university of the United States by inserting a clause in the con stitution creating Such an Institution. By 1795 It had reached that degree of fixedness In tlio rnlnds of the people that they were willing to give freely, toward Its' establishment.' In 1796, Samuel Blodgett, author of the 'first American work on political economy, reported to congress that he had 18,000 BubscrlberB to a futid for the- establish ment of the University of the United Ktnten, and that 130,000 had already What became of the $30,000 no ono neenn to know. It may have been turned into the federal treasury, or it may have ' been' used up in administering the fund ; this often happens. But 'the fact re mains that if that $30,000 had been managed an a trust fund, at 6 per cent ,compound interest,, without cost of ad ; ministration. It Would: "today amount to Dased on the prospective navigability of the Shenandoah and Potomao rlvera. above Georgetown, which waa never realised, although a few attempts were made to aond flat-bottomed boata up these rivers.- Tha circumstances relat ing to tha bequeata, and the real facta as to the value of the atock bequeathed, have ben overlooked in everv rannrt made to. congress rtvtno- th. histnrv Yr tha legislative course of bills and recom mendations for the' establishment, of me national univesity. r Ideal Meeting Ground. Tboae who are presenting the Inter. esta of tha George Washington Memori al hajl sea In the national capital the ucki raeeung ground for' tha , men of acience, of lettera. and of art. in th activities of the various bureaus they mure resuus. wan could come from the researchea of an Institution with a hundred million dollar endowment fund. Aa stated by one of them, "Albeit wunout nam or proDer domicile with oui cnarter-or definite organisation, there Is today In the national nanitai a federal Institution of knowledge mora efficient and more useful, occupying a higher and broader plane, than any of mo ouucuuonai institutions In exist ence. Its patrons are the founders and builders of tha nation: its ohnneiior past and present are such masters' aa Henry, Batrd, Maury, Powell. Newcomb and Eangler. whose faum la aa lipom as civilization; Its regency Is the fed eral executive, legislative and judica tive combined; ita faculty Include nearly all American creators of knowl edge; its fellows are a thousand nicked post graduates; and Ita preparatory schoqls comprise the organized univer sltiea and colleges of half a hundred commonwealths." - That is even more true todav than when It was written a few veara mm Since then the sclentlflo activities of the government have doubled, and oerore naa it spent so much time and money In discovering imnortant srlon- tlflc truths and applying them to hu man needs. With the government repre senting the greatest organised effort to further the Interests 'of science, to be found in the whole world, and with Washington as the home of. the Smith. sonlan institution, the National Geo graphic society, the Carnegie Institu tion, the library of conaresa. th no.nl. tai is already the center of science in the new World. Carnegie Will Help. The senate of the United States has a standing committee on the Univer sity of the United States, with a mem bership of, nearly a dozen. Sonatnr uuggeniieim of Colorado, is Its chair man. There waa a day when It seemed mat ima committee would realize the purpose for which it was founded. But - fn late year It has served no other purpose than to give a committee ' chairmanship .to some senator, carrying with it the usual ner- qulsities of a committee chairman. It has made several reports favorable to the establishing of a university, but none of them has heen within halllna- distance of enactment Into law. In 1902 Andrew Carnegie gave $10, 000,000 to the creation of the Carnegie institution of Washington. In discuss ing the gift Mr. Carnegie said that it was his first thought to fulfill the expressed wish of Washington by es tablishing a great university. He said man u cost him some effort to mish aside the tempting idea of a Washing ton university, founded by Andrew Car negie. He waa also careful to atst. that His action in establishing the Car- i iit-siti iiisiiiuuun was not to be con future foundation of a national uni versity. "It is expected that all of the great philanthropists of. the country will be ready to give liberally toward the pro posed Washington Memorial Hall of Sci ence. Already many of them have In dicated their deep interest in tho project by allowing their names to be used in connection with It. Everybody realizes PEOPLE KICK Oil CAR SERVICE fa-aa-saaaj-aa-BBaajaaMaaas-Baaaa ? East Sitlers to Hold Convch ., ' tUmto 3Iakc Tro- " ' ; ...test. -' Plana for a convention to be "held on the east aide- In tha near, future to protest against Inadequate streetcar aervlca are rapidly nearlng completion, unaer the guidance of tha commlttsa in charge of tha work final details . are being worked out and before thla week la ever the data and nlaca will In all probability be announced.-. We are uslna no extreme haste In the matter," aaid Ben Rlesland. chair man of tha committee of the combined push cluba of tha east side. "We ex- pect-to haye our work ao thoroughly mapped out by the tlma tha" mreting la called that there, will be no doubt aa .to what wa wish to do." We are now watting tor communications from prominent corporation attorneys of New York aa to the feasibility of the street railway commission plan In operation there, ana also from Jacksonville, !., where -. they are using the municipal ownership plan. Wa will, know what to do when tha meeting ta railed." ilflf n . .. v . . . ai til . - w IIS M( V Teddy ii HONEST NEWSBOY ; : KICHLY'REWARDED CnlM Pis Usard Wtrt,, San Franelaco, leo. 14. Through the honesty of William Donnelly, a news boy, Mrs. Mackey, wife of a detective aergeant of thla city, la rejoicing over the recovery of a puraa containing five diamond rlnga valued at $800. which she lost recently. Young Donnelly found tha purae and watched 'for the advertlaement of Ita owner. Ha was handsomely rewarded. Journal want ada bring result. STE17ART CLAIMS HE'S A FII MAN Senator Chamberlain Among Those Supporting a Relief Bill, (I'ultrd Press ImsH Wlra.1 flan Francisco, IHic. H Friend of Colonel William Stewart, 17. S. A., who waa placed forcibly on the retired list without being accorded an opportunity to undergo tha usual riding and en durance testa Imposed by army regula tions, are making every effort to ecure for him the rank of brigadier general, retired. . . Previous to Ma examination by the army retiring board. Stewart was or dered to take a to mile horaehark riding test at Kort Grant Aria Tha eiam Ining physician refused to permit In id to piuka tha tat, declaring hla physi cal condition wa auch that it might endanger hla- Ufa, A bill to advance tha rank of Colonel Stewart to brigadier general baa been Introduced ' In the house by Congress man Kahn of California and In tha aeri als by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. Colonel cUewart now resldea In Wash. Ington, where he haa ridden mora than fi)00 mllea and walked 1I0O during tha last year to Justify his recent conten tion that lie waa physically fit to con tinue hla army duties. Medal for Commander reary. Waahlngton, IVc 14. President Wil li I Moore announce the completion of all arrangements for the annual dinner of the National Geographic so ciety tomorrow night, upon which oc casion Commander itobert N. Peary will be presented with a medal as a decora tion from the society. The medal. Which haa been specially designed and Inscribed by the society, will be an of ficial recognition of Commander Peary's success In reaching the North Pole. new cuTMiorsi: is ; TO BE OiT.MH) sno 'with but' three more weeks ef w. be, ore ,-thalr new home Is comiit. i, tha membnr of the rMlwood clal club are beginning t.i lovk firwn t with much plesaant aiitlt tUtlii to tl . opening festivities, WML no dcfli.it data haa beon aetl as yet. It i pr ti -tlcally settled that the opening will be about tho 10th of Janunry. Tha CommurcUl clu? la being erct 1 on Umatilla iavemie, nnnr Kaat Thir teenth atreet.' A two atory bungHlow. elegantly furnished Ihsl.le and out. t to be the home of the club. The down stairs rooms have been arranged so tli tt they can be thrown Into one big r.iom for meeting places for different Ken wood organisations, while amusement rooms, reading rooms, .card rooms ami the Ilka aro also provided for. It I planned to open tho club with a hoiin.t warming and a banquet to the member. Invitations to the house warmlUHT will be sent out soon after the first of iht year. ' iys B iffoMiriiias Sflimp pimjf Mere T WILL PAY to buy most of your gifts here in safety and comfort, in saving of strength, and 'nerves, in the assurance of quality and value. Christmas novelties never cost more here, and frequently less than else where. All goods are priced by the same rule, in holiday times as at other times- no matter how rare or novel or much desired the article 'may be. Everything is new and fresh many things here are HERE only. Shop in the morning if possible. ' 9-inch Brown Teddy bear, jointed, with voice; regular 50c kind, OK on sale, each. ... ;. 0 75c Teddy Bears for 50c 9-Tnch White Teddy' Beaf, jointed, with voice; regular 75c kind, fTAa on sale, each. Jf $1.00 Teddv Bear . .T5a $1.90 Teddy Bear fl.SO I TOQE (BEE DUD VEl LABO WITCH BROS. 169-171-173 THIRD ST. &SS? Child's A. B. C. Blocks We have an excellent showing of Children's Alphabet and Picture Blocks. , set of these blocks will be found educating as well as amusine for children. These blocks show pictures of birds, ani mals and letters of the alphabet. 25c, 35c, 50c 15c Xmas Candl's7cBx Starlight Chrls: mas Candles 1000 boxes of the best grade Christ mas Candles. Come in fancy lith ographed boxes. Special hoh day sale price 7c A Sale on Doll Heads I' ' Made of A Bin Sale on All Doll Go-Carts S2.50 Co-Carls for Only $1.25 rattan, with iron wheels. Regular $2.00 kinds, on OC sale at tPXaa-itl $5 Collapsible Go-Carls at $3.50 Unbreakable Doll Go-Cart3, made entirely of iron, with hood: ; will last for years. Regular $5.00 value, on sale at. $3.50 A large assortment of Bisque Doll Heads witn parted wigs, movable eyes, etc., dark or light hair, in every size, all on sale 'aF0:'50and" 75 lh.Z" -,2 i bes,d;.' an Ideal of the Indications that there -was dta- satisfaction with the work at that time is the fast that in the succeeding year .congress refused but by a majority of 'only one, to authorise tha association to receive and hold funda. . ' There has been a w,ide misunderstand- FREE P I LE CURE Sent to Demonstrate the Merits of Pyramid Pile Cure. What It Saa Boa. for Other. It Can So for'Tou.' " '. Wa 'have testimonials by tha hundreds showing all stages, kinds and degrees of pilea which have .been Cured by Pyr amid Pile Cure. If you could road these' unsolicited letters you would no doubt go to the nearest drug store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Cur at once, price fifty cents. Lrm Vint ..tr VAi A A lt r- J us your name and address and 'we will I send you a trial package by mall f ree. I have prevented the establishment of tha We know what the trial package will? university. aui tn. rrienda of the la many cases It JiAs cured piles rconvenrion city from the standpoint of mo scientist, is also strong In ita p peat to the patriot Given a great hall where the largest organizations could meet In comfort, hundreds of such bodies which now meet elsewhere would go -there, and besides furnishing a clear ing house and acience capltol, the Me morial hall would fill a long-felt want as a general convention hall. Unirerelty Would Pall. The proposal to build a great science hall will not be open to the obJectlona urged against; the national university. The need of such a hall Is admitted by everybody. Not so with the national university. Wny believe that every educational need ta met by existing facilities of established universities. and that to estabUsh a national uni versity would ba to Injure thoaa now In the field. It la also asserted that such a university cannot ba estab lished except by an amendment to tha constitution, and that this fact was recognhted by Jefferson himself: al. though Chief Juatlce Fuller has dis sented from this view bv heading tha board which haa led the fight for tha establishment of the unlversitr. It la said that religion would interfere with the establishment of the university; that if one religious theory waa taught tha adherents of other creeds would ba angered, and It no theology waa taught there would be equal criticism, and that the nam. would be true of political ' economy.. Whether or not these objec tions and kindred nea are well taken, the fact remalna that they have had potent Bearing on tha subject, and Sale of Kid my, ' - ... - . - Body Dolls 17-inch Kid Body Dolls, jointed, movable eyes, light or dark hair, $1.00 values CZTl CZ7 7E alv. ,JT. A Mark Down of sill Immense Losses on Every Suit Model in Our Entire Stock EVERY GARMENT MUST GO, IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR A SPECIAL SHOWING. OF NEW HOLIDAY GOODS FIVE HUNDRED SUITS MARKED DOWN regardless, of cosU.You can buy from two to three suits for the price of one. The materials alone cost more than the selling price of the garment complete. ' : $25.00 Sailtts Marked flo $12.50 $30.00 Sniffs Marked! to $15.00 $37.50 Saiifls Marked! to $18.75 We guarantee you can't buy these suits anywhere else at double our price. . BcilCEomc.Early,: Rcf orcJSizes.jreBroIccii Sweaters Are Appropriate And, whatever style or weave you want, we've so many different ones that you prob ably won't need to shop anywhere else. Shaker cardigan gnd several fancy stitches are here: Short and long coat lengths. All new and especially appropriate for winter wear . . $2.95 up 50c Scarl Mufflers at 25c SCARF MUFFLERS, the most popular make, of heavy silk lustre mercer ized yarn. Come in white, black, navy, brown, light blue, Alice blue. srav. smoke and cardinal. Don't confuse these with the cheap goods being sold at near this price. lhis quality has never sold before under 50c. Choice 25c Women's Christ mas Neckwear Hundreds oi new and pretty Christmas ideas. Many new laces, patterns and shapes, reproduction of Paris i styles collars, jabots, stocks, pendants, cas cades, ruffles, bows etc., on sale at without further treatment. If It proves Ita value to you order more from your druggist, at 60c a box. Thla la tt'r. is It not? Simply fill out fr. coupon be low and mall today. rxsa FACXAoa couro. Fill out th blank l!nea-blow tth your nm ni addrrsa. cut t roi rn and mall tn . the FTRAMII) iRlTU aiHFAM, lt Prrmmid Pl-lg- Marshall, M! h. A trlnf fnrk ag of the arest Pyramid Ml Cur. Ill hn hm M-nt you at one. cay mail, t Hjuts in p)B wrapper. Nam Street . City and tt Waahlnrton . UamoriaJ Hall or Selene prect say that no objection of any kind can b ur-ed against it. Tomorrow "King Crops.- - ot tha Grain TOLEDO . BLFSTIES '-I 'AT BRADY'S BOOK Toledo, onio. Dec. 14 Beotus. tb. ki notary Board decreed th. book ! -panders to much to tha sens. tional." th. Rev. Cyma Towns' nd Rrmdy'a That Island of RereBeraUoa'' 1U not ba ad- i mltted ta th. aheivea f th. public j library her, according ta th. library! trasteea. Th. novel deala with th. aea ' problem ajtd the conrenUams of a. mm. taolcaJ world. ' Tha wool of a tr a-rowlrar a tha coast of Lake T.d. in Afrioa, taa '''a If e r; t-' .rit gratify tvi cot t Of the various un- dermuslins, Corset come favor- for Christmas trifts. a Ana, even it you are not considering them for that pur pose, .you'll be in terested in this. Corset fnvfr marf of fine white, lawn, trimmed witn laces, beading and embroid ery. Regular $1.00 values in all sizes on sale at I. . .mV H fnr.I hrnfmac 1 50cDress'd Dolls Pretty. . Dressed Doll ,'. 11. inches high, jointed arms, head and limbs, bisque head, dark or liht hair, pink, blue or red dresses and hats; each a box. . ;35c Ladies' 85c Union Suits Now Only 50c Ladies' fine Union Suits, white or pray, made of pood pra;de yarn in all sizes. Sell regularly at 85c. A limited quantity for FA this sale at. . . . . .OlC 85c Fleeced Vests and Pants 50c Each 25c, 50c, 75c Stylish Hair Goods. Sale lasting four days this weekthe absolute reliability of our Hair Goods is well known and your only mistake will be in not taking advantage of this sale and supplying your needs in puffs, switches or curls that will surely add attractiveness to your coiffure. 50c Hair Rolls Now at 35c Women's white Vests and Pants, fleece-hncd. Winter wights, all sizes ; regular 85c values. C A Sale price t OUC Women's Fine Xmas Hosiery useful and anv e are selling Hosiery is as givable as pretty thing you can find. thousands of pain just for that purpose xouil find splendid assortments here of all- grades and prices. Women! Imported SiIk LUle Hose, bril liant, lustrous grade; look and feel like silk; all colors. Regular value $1.00 pair, 4or UUL oi : u o t., tt.- n.ii -t-ini.il v-diiiiary - .tiauc iiair rvoiis. They're light and can be washed. Mil shades, 5rtc kinds. Sale price Of only JOC $X50-$4 Real Hair Put Is $1.95 Real Hair Tuffs, your choice of five dif ferent styles. They are Mnitary made and in all shades. Regular $3.50 and $1.00 ptffs. Special sale Cl OC pnee ..........oi.y) $6-$60 Hair Switches. $3.95 Real Hair Switches, natural wavy hair, 24 inches long. They are' sanitary mad? and in all shades. They are value tn $6.50. Special sale price 0 Af only. . OaJ.lO 50c Hair DarrcIIcs Now (