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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL', PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 2, 1910. EiffiCllOF i'jfiiisansoii I fills WORLD 'lisonian Institution One of "?. " fib Most Valuable Assets of Uie United States Clearing ; vriouse for. Knowledge.' . advance. TT "Uy Frederic J. JIaskln. (SViinlilngton, Feb,'; 2.-When ' James ilUison wrote Ma wllU making a be fst of 1500,000 for tbe founding of institution for fthe Increase and dlf '-, alon of knowledge among men," he illded better than he knewv Ho had . come dlngsted wjth his titles, which , i " sfited him nothing, ani declared that '. . 'would make-his name remembered ' ' . . in all hl relatives were forgotten , v ' y liapa never in , hUtory baa $500,000 " -folded auch splendid returns as that J ii which .Smlthson endowed the In .' . f fc'tlon that hear a hli name. - From ' tfi, time that It waa established thl ' nlatlotV has led the .scientific ' - 7" tt of the new world. It haa bean "Jca's lookout upon the watcli-tow- Itf science. . ' . . 1 If oat Vaiuabje Institution. , v.V Vrrn American science waa In tta ' ", lllng clothea . the ,' Smithsonian ln- jt .Jn was tta wet nurae. In lha ',. ivdays of the country men were ao s upon forest conquering and em nVv nbulldlni? tbat they had little In ctf Uon and leaa opportunity for aclen- 1 -thought or original reaearch. But - f mlthsonlon too- tha neglected ln . ' jJnto Ua care- and nourished It sMa coday American aclence la -re . ..v'v throughout tha world. Tha In- v' troll voi also assisted materially In the v ot I affonent of tha arts. Ita first sec f tJ(tlJopph Henry, constructed the . v ' i lalectro-magnetlc telegraph and i-1ffHna"-l,ona F ln rt 01 lec t F ; insmlaalon through . which T " i ri, ' ;- 10 civilisation tha ' ' i I t - J ' 1 Bu ma leiepnone. , ', lance- of meteorology tele- had Ita 'rll at tha Inatltujlon. and the r . - . 1 . . 1 , I . Oi rv 'Ji eecona secretary. Bpencer F. 'TV-i '-'-11011 established tha aclenca culture and organised tha United rflsh commission. Ita third aeo Professor - Langley, gathered non which la based tha buddins- ti'i 'V of aeronautics. Theaa ara only unTt of tha many thlnga tha instl-JPfi- haa dona la carrying out Ita , ..' i i a founder's purpose "the lncri' and diffusion of knowledge among men." , The work of the Astrophysli-al Observ atory constltutea one of tha most Inter esting phases of the activities of tha Institution. While ita laborsarer highly technical, and the world may wonder how such a thing aa the atudy of "solar constants" can effect Ua every-day life, it lt likely that discoveries affecting the welfare of every human being may yet grow out of -Ha rcsearchea. While science lias been able to predict eclipses, moon changrte and other celestial phe nomena wlih minute accuracy,' It haa never been able to forecast the weather for more than a few days, and It can not tell Whether tha sky will be cloud less or overcast evena few hours In Study of' tba San. It waa' a favorite theory of the lata Professor , Langley. that the auia doee not throw out a uniform heat, and that the variations ln tta production ofjieat have an Intimate relation to changes In the weather. Ho believed that he could' prove hla theory that the aun aometlmea loafs on lie Job. 'Having proved hla inference , that there are fluctuations in the heat of tha aun, ha aet about to determine the lawa of thla V ariation, , believing that with theaa (Ausea discovered he could make a long rane forecast or tna weainer aa ao rurately aa the aatronomer forecaata the changes of the moon.. Professor, Ming- ley died In the midst of thla work, but It haa been taken up by his assistant, Director. Abbot. 1 Through hla bolo- metrrs and " pyrlwMometeS-s, measuring tha hundredth-millionth of a degree of temperature and doing other thlnga no leaa remarkable,. Mr. Abbot haa'bbtalned a fair understanding of tha hablt of Old Sol. and hopea to reach tha-point where he can establish tha laws of theaa changes, v , 7 v ,!;'; " . X Kay Predict Future Weather. - Think what benefits would result If Director Abbot should be able to es tablish the Langley theory! Tha' farm er could know in advance what tha seaaoa waa going to be. If a wet sea son were . assured na could plant a crop requiring plenty of moisture, and If a dry . aeaaon were Indicated ha could plant-a' crop unaffected, by dry weath er. Tha ocean voyager .could time hla comings and goings ao aa to escape tha storms of tha sea.- Tha big fairs and other open air meetings could plan their programs so aa to escape Inclem ent - weather. - A thousand 'advantages would coma to man through accurate long range weather forecasting;. . Of course Director Abbot is making no poeittve promlaa that ha will be able to accomplish theaa thlnga, but ha-la assured that there will be reaulta Im portant only ln a leaa degree. " Yaluable, Indian Data. ' Various other original Investigations ara being made under tha direct super vision of the Bmjthaonlan Institution. Tha reaearchea of tha bureau of ethno logy have dona a great work ln pre serving for the future tha aongs, cus toms and traditions of tha first true American tha Indian. Thla bureau haa collected data concerning 0 linguistic t storks and imwnrd of S00 tribes of In- lmsy become rii.n. i i. -.i,iiu,tnir handbook on 1 collection the Ihdiun, Treating tho aubjects dealt with only in broad outline. Other hand books, dealing with Ms mora ' import ant activities are In course of prepara- tin,. Th rirat la.tha handbook of languages,' In two volumes. The arta an tn)naFia are also being treated In aeriarata 'volume, and liandbooka concerning rellglan, folklore, govern mnt nathologv and mediclna ara, in prospect . ' Booaevelt Expedition. vlt exnedltlon to Africa beara a Veo'll"" relation to the Bmlth eonlan. While officially tha expedition Is under tha ausplcea of the Inatltutlon. nnt a rfnllnr nf Ita annensea la being Paid vs., that r.oni.itini. ' Tli financing of tha cintiiltliin la being done by "frlenda nt tha inatltutlon ' That It haa been aueeaaafiil In gatlrlng much neW IOO logical Information Is vouched for by Secretary tWalcott. and the force of tax idermists and other experts at the in stitution w.lll be kept busy for monuis to coma In mounting tha specimens that have been arriving from Mombassa. . It would make a long atory to relate tha ' details ..of all the Inveatlgajlone being made .directly or Indirectly through tha Bmlthaonlan Inatltutlon. They cover nearly every field of human knowledge, though in many cases the funda at Its'dlsDoeal limit .the range of tha work. Two yeara ago Jt offered a tirlxe of 11500 for the beat essay on the relation of atmosiiherlo air to tubtr- culosls. and Jl papera on tha subject were "! entered In the contest. These papera repreacnt tha beat thought of the day on tuberculosis, and form a valu able contribution to medical literature. Other Investigations and atudles are atlraulated by the offering of 'prUes, Carry on Explorations. . : faeful as the Smithsonian has been In the oast. Ita officials ara anxloua to Increase Ita Value in tha future.: gee- r '. . . i a rataryv waicott deciarea mat inn in stitution is necullarly well fitted to or ganize and supervise investigations and tinlnratinns on which the Income of $20,000,000 could ba expended wisely and effectively. He aaya that tha ac tivities of the institution ara not lim ited to Investigations In the fields 01 science and art, but that hlatoHcal and ethnological reaearchea, and a tatlstical Inquiries with . reference to physical. moral and nolltlcal .aubjects are also Amerlca'a foremost art Oostributaa to Knowledge. ; In the diffusion of knowledge the Inatltutlon haa been no leaa successful than in tha Increase thereof. It wa recognised - fey Bmlthaon that there. should ba a sort of international clear ing house of knowledge, where the prog ress of each Individual and of each na tion could be given to tha world. There fore his -bequest waa as-much for tha "diffusion of knowledge" aa It waa for Investigation. Through tha Bmlthson lan'a International exchange aervlce wonderful publicity haa been given to the reaearchea and Investigations that hava 'proved "of value to. tha race. Through this service tha United Statea exchangea aela of all government docu ments with the other principal countries of tha world, aiul partial aeta with other countries. This Includes all of . the scientific papera published. , In addi tion it serves aa a medium of exchange between all of the colleges, universities, learned societies and Institutions of tha United Statea and those of foreign coun tries. . ; The Smithsonian 1 Contrlbutlona to Knowledge ara monographs dealing with positive lessons learned from of- lglnal reaearch, and hundreds of theaa pamphleta go out ln every mall to peo ple lntereated in aclenttfic subjects. Mat year It handled nearly a quarter million packages, weighing approximately a half , million pounds. The aervlce has mora than 0,000 correapondenta. "-, - .v Tomorrow-rThe Leather Industry. ' S'0fer,"J,IU,' tJohn, O-" Md VMCover, Wash. N -cs THE STB AXGEB ; WITIJIN 0UB GATES Charles Gaultry1, Fort Colllna. Colo. Let,fall Fort Collins celebrated her flrat Lamb. day. It was a unique af fair, particularly when It la known that there are no aheep In tha country. ' But tba town had to havaa name for her celebration and tha balance , of . tba towna In the state had used up all tha appropriate namca. Colorado Is - the greatest state I ever aaw for celebra tion daya. It is . the booster spirit manireatlng uselfM. . , political .aubjecta within Ita province. , . . . To Solve Xaoa Problem. The secretary sees great need for fearless. thorough, scientlfto atudy 01 tba elements entering Into the -race problema of Jha Americas. ( Ha feela that until the 'fundamental tendencies of tha differing; races are-" Intelligently understood, not only by tha few but by tha many, a practical underatandlng of threatening aoclal conditions la Im possible. Ethnology, anthropology, psy chology, preventive medicine and edu cation ara aome of tha tools that must ba used In shaping the national, com munity and individual Ufa of the future. Tha National Gallery of Art. which la under the control of tha Smithsonian, Is expected to form the nucleus of what A.' V. Rtronach. Bingham Junction Utah.-I liva in a town that aupporta about 4000 people and not over one tenth of them can talk English, . I am a newspaper man and Z hava been of fered $160 a month to learn tha Greek language sufficient to publish a Greek newspaper, j. aecunea tna orrer ds cause I am already SO yeara old and I am afraid I couldn't master' tha lan guage for forty yeara. T. G. Frledlander, Toll Gate, Or. Tha beautiful ranges or tha Blue Moun tains ara almoat devaatated. A few years ago one . could cut many tone of hay around ln tha little valleys, but sheep hava practically ruined the ranges. Every , man, except a sheep grower, has a perfect right to -vhate aheep. h ''Oxett-i ..1 thia t, . Wllrti aVtylk at ' r gr i -jt " oasel; t Jip JT ' 1 -mi f ti spat . ike to r made an by th atata T . all i' it makes you think Better Health then make trial and see if tootri- '. tha ' lot: ; vnd J (LANDSCAPE ARTIST ' VIEWS 0. A. C. CAMPUS Iftnaelsl Dlaniteh to The JanrnaL) Oregon Agricultural College, Corval- 11s, Or., Feb. ' 2. Plans ara practically complete for improving tha O. A. C. campus. John C. Olmatead has Juat finished going oven the plana of ar ranging the buildings and grounds 'for , future development. Ha left this morn ing, after spending a day and a half I with President Kerr and Professor Peck, who has charge of tha landscape gar dening at tha college. ' Mr. Olmstead belongs to a noted fam ily of landscape architects, hla. father laid out tho famous Central Park ln New York and later tha world's fair grounds at Chicago In 1892. His brother planned the beautiful Prospect Park of Brooklyn, N. T. In collaboration with his ' brother Mr. Olmatead drew the : original plans for Mount Royal Park in Montreal and the much famed Met ropolitan Park system ln Boston. Bargains all over, the store. Reductions made from our low rent prices, which were already 20 to 25 per cent lower than the west side dealers. Attend this great sale. Benefit by its savings. - : , BRASS BED ( highest quality, ; massive pillars,; higfilv' polished, has several' coats of lacquer; an exquisite piece; Regular low rent price $45.00. BED fi99 TA TAG SALE PRICE. V.V.OU BRASS BED Another beauty of same quality as one above, with 2-Inch" round pillars and heavy r square top rods. Regular low rent price $35.00.. RED COA lift TAG SALE PRICE; .Vv.UV EMPIRE DRESSER Genuine quarter sawed oak, a row of three drawers-on each side and large serpentine shape, drawer at bot tom, very handsome, full length; French plate beveled mirror. Reg ular low rent price $40. RED TAG SALE 97 TA PRICE .... . . ....... .v I w v CHIFFONIER and WRITING DESK COMBI NED In beauti ful quarter sawed oak, 4 drawers ; an odd piece with fine desk with pigeon holes. Regular low rent price $32.50. RED 99 CA TAG SALE PRICE. . .V&adv ROCKER Quarter sawed oak, 1 wax finish, comfortable high back very ' handsome and strong; straight arms, saddle seat Reg ular low rent price $13.25. RED TAG SALE 00 9C PRICE. a JO.&d ROCKER Polished solid quar-. ter sawed oak, beautiful design, saddle, seat. Reg. low rent price $7.00. RED TAG OM 7C SALE PRICE.......3iM d BUFFET Quarter sawed oak; ' hand rubbed, wax finish, very unique design, with 4 leaded glass: cabinets, 5 drawers and handsome French plate beveled, mirror. ; Reg. low rent price $45. RED -TAG SALE QQ Aft PRICE . . . . ..4.. . v CHINA CLOSET In Earl y, English finish, leaded glass front, ; brush brass trimmings, made of ; quarter sawed oak, straight line design. Reg. low rent price $30. RED TAG SALE PRICE Hundreds of Just Such Bargains All Over the Store Come Early and Reap the Benefits. 4 ' (rf a 4i if Wome Greater Strength Keener Brain from ' Ti if ?ti hiTry the change, - r . .-" ' . . . " . "T .vnn will fppl "fit:, fl.fi n lorH" in a wpplr's tim hv hrpnkfastint on franp-Niits anrl i -- . T . - r- j - ; -----0 ..r-r.. t J j;m, a little fruit, a soft boiled, egg, some nice, -crisp toast and acup of well-made Ft-If you ever try this experiment, you -.will always bless the day you wbke up. . ill -. a-Ai - "-I" 1 ' 4 ' ) . . . 1 ' -a . My iiheres a reason wny urape-iNuts tooa urmsnes power to ooay ana Dram.- it is ' ! kde of selected parts of the.field grains that; furnish phosphate of potash in a natu state that canjie assimilated b the human bqdyj This joins with the albumen df -?: ilOl and forms the ptav .matter of trip, hrain an rl nerve, center?. - 1 , . New Corporations. (Salem Burean ot The JoarnaLl - Salem, Or., Feb. 2. Articles of Incor poration hava been filed in the office of the. secretary or state as follows: - Clatsop Beach Chautauqua, associa tion; principal office, -Portland; capital stock, IS000; Incorporators, w. Lovett, I. M. Walker and F. $1. Clark. Bevenoaxa Investment company; prin cipal office, Portland; capital stock, $160,000; Incorporators, H. N. Burpee, IE.. B. MacNaughton and D. Parke Bryon. Union Credit association; principal office. Vale; capital stock, $1000; in corporators. El wood L. Clark, Leo H Schmidt and J, E. Lawrence. George B. Weatherby company; prin cipal office, Fortiana; capital stock, ! $10,000; incorporators, Ralph R. Dunl- I way, George B. Weatherby and Hilton O. Weatherby. . , an forms the gray onatter of the brain and nerve centers, n'fir "eed-skilfully and you can ''do things." 1 ,r,SThe -greatest brain workers eat Grape-Nuts. ; i Ask one Or two, they'll tell you. - e.-. '"You-meat'eaters who are ailing in any' sort of way should take the hint. , ' ;J A prominent authority says:7 ' " ;"v 'I w-j. "There is nov doubt of the' fact that rteat eating Is not essential to human life, a,nd that men can be well nour-si ' 4Jd without resorting to t a flesh diet.. ,. r v ; '' ' ' - ," ' i ; E.p."r think the statement may be accented without question "tha't.v as a rule, wa eat "too much, not only of meat. , J ,of "ll formW of food. The question of limiting the diet la baaed primarily not on tha principal of economy, jj vn the requtrmenta of hygiene, . 'i - ', ' - ' " . ' -.'At the early breakfasts which Americans are wont -to Indulge In, that Is. a hearty meal before going to their dally -.k, the omiaalon of meat' Is to be earnestly advised. ' "It Is well-known that men :whd are nourished very extensively on certain cereals vare capable of the hardest, and 'tst enduring labor." ' 1K 1 Youc'an depend on the energy from Grape-Nuts longer than from any meal of at. "There's a Reason" for If- 11 r ) z at pure. food factories of the Postum Cereal Go.,. Ltd., Battle Creek MicK. ' "J.Jd'TlieRoadtoWellvilic'mpkgs. '. r . . -;- - . ImicldtatMee ting on 'Febrnary.10. (Special Dl-patoh to Ibe Journal.) ; Husum, Waah., Feb 2. A large num ber of dtliens from Husum and Trout Lake will, attend tba Klickitat county booster meeting to be held at Golden dale, the county seat, Thursday,, Feb ruary 10. The county has - become widely known through the work of the different commercial organizatlona for I the exploitation and development of the county. ' : ., , ... j Among the rromlnent seraons. who Will take an active jJart in the meeting vara: Mr. French, president a. P. & 8 IH. C. Nutt, vice president Northern Pa Icflc: &. D. Charlton, general passenger, agent Northern Pacific; Mr Jackson, general passenger agent Great , North ern; It. M. Adams, general paasenget agent 8. P. A S.: .Torn Richardson of Portland. ' - Oakland, Or., Man Attempts Suicide, (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) . Oakland. Dr.. Feb. 2. -William Arnold. who came to Oakland from Idaho last December, committed aulclde yesterday by" hanging himself with a leather line in r barn on his farm, one mile north of Oakland. No cause Is assigned. Arnold met with financial reverses before coming to Oakland, and this,, to gether with i 111 health, is . thought to havel mentally unbalanced him. ' Ar nold "Is survived by "his wife and six children, who reside at Oakland; hla I mother and brother living in Wash ington. ' " Cifi't. Pythlans at Engene. , A JS'lBpeclal Did-ten to The Jnornal. ' Eugene, Or., Feb. ,2.- A district con vention of Knights of Pythlaa.wlll' be held ; JnEugone Saturday nighty :The lodges Inr tho Fifth district , which will participate in this convention are those at -Eugene. Cotuge Grove,- Junction City and Roseburg, Knights from Al bany, CorvalllSjSalem, BroirnsvlIleT Le banon. OregoiT City and Portland will be in attendance.,, Passenger Hita Open Switch. (Special Dlapatcb to The Jnttrnal.) Chehalis, Wash., Feb. 2. -Through the carelessness of some one in. leaving the Northern v Pacific switch at Prlndle street open, train No. 13 collided with a string of boxcars at S o'clock last night. Aside frombadly " smashing a boncat' and putting a crlrpp - into the' pilot of the engine, no serious damage waa done. , . -v , - - - - - - - - - : I II s? KT rryf r-r iff if 1 1 ri ri -I . II : : r I II Iff Jl M Iff CS nc-i 'Mvif II !'t r-n; i 1 , ii 'Mil icy t IM ll i ii ti i II i MB Men 's and Boys 9 Clothing , . ' . . 7' 1 ' "": '" ' "" """ . ' '- "" " - ' . '' ",J" ", " - I . at Less Than Cost 4 Just think of being able to buy a swell Suit or Overcoat at less than costrgarments that regularly sell from $15 to $40, but now priced to sell at from $11.75 to $25. It's worth going blocks out of your way to see -the splendid array' of t stylish weaves and color effects. The completeness of our size assortment and the expert tailoring enable us to fjt men of all proportions. . , . , . Stylish Suits for Men $15.00 Suits.. ..811.78 I $25.00 Suits ...$18.75 $20.00 Suits.... S14.35 $35440 Suits... 825.00 Men's Swell Overcoats ' I, -. . . - $15 Overcoats. .$11.75 I $25 Overcoats. .$18.75 $20 Overcoats. .$14.35 $35-$40 O'coats, $25.00 : B.- MLL C..: 4ol4 OUy IVUUUy kJUli Years These extraordinary values come in plain Serges, fancy cas simeres, cheviots, thibets and tweeds, ; $5.00 Suits only. . $3.75 $6.50 Suits only. .$4.50 $7.50 Suits only.. $5.00 $8.00 Suits only. .$5.75 $10.00 Suits only . $7.00 Grant Phegley, Manager LjUSQEitiUS N at-r V V iJiU P J v.- Outfitters to Men and Boys Seventh zrd S rx A-Few "Gents InyeGted:.:in-a.-Joi:: Classified AdH?s vefejlic i