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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 13. 1910. MIIMTiliV OF JEFFERSON IS . BEING CELEBRATED feraon wrote .thousands Qf letters with this unwieldy machine,' ' Writes Own Epitaph. When he-died It was found that he had written his. own epitaph, and It la now carved on the stone which marks bis tomb: "Here was burled JThomaa Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence,' of the statutes' ofVlr glnla for religious freedom, and father of the University of , Virginia," .There Is not a(W6rd to show that he was twice president of the United States, that he was vice president and secretary of Whfin LlVinn Jefffirsnni WnillH that he was governor ofYVJr- , . ;; Tvr.-. 1 gitam, or- that he had been honored In many ways by the people of his state and of the new nation-which he had Not Permit Public to Honor HimountrOwesLuch SSSlSTSSS: ' tn firoor lflin V''"'! v Vy" No - mention la made ,.on that bit t IU UlCdl ,.IVIaiU; y th ' v?-?:- atone of th fact that lt was Jeffersoi of atone of th fact that ilt was Jefferson wno obtain i the. abolition or the laws of prlrhoget)Uureand'ntail-ln land ten? ures, .tlius solving "more, than a century are .1 ( .' I: Br Frederic J. Ifnctrln . .Washington.' April l.r--Thomas Jef-j ago In .America the problems which h t ersort was born at ShadwelV Virginia, bringing ort - starvation and revolution j on April 48, 1743. ' Today Is the' cele- in England .today..- There Is not a word S bratlon Of th 167th anniversary jot that -'wLhaVVrW. ,th?rwa ' t event, " InV the state of Alabama . the h8:' 5h0: ' '? tn hed , of an infaptrre- day is a legal holldayf but'elsewhere it puDU0 e? world. ,, went across Ytfu nrtnte in nn hA "eas and broke the power of the Bar- of those who calf, themselves iOemo.P'f6'' hom uropf ' i omt. . Tr. in.. .v,. ,'CLh-.f tribute for centuries There is no word J about banouet boards to tol fhV vlr- to tel1 that " w" h ho opened up. f tues of . the founder and patron saint r. J. th rc2"? V7 , I of their party., the while lndullng in "pah nf th wl '-rosy dream, of victory, in the coming flM ,9rwn-KTh?r ' i n.mAM there "a he Who drafted a charter tor The praTt" SeShe birth- "f.flJKPffi 5SS!S!jKJ2? " ? JMT. i"..thJ -h'8torZ l::the Republic . tnrotlie ;, destroy free Instltuttons In Vt t. v. fvf "1 "UBl?m the very, .beginning of the History f : fakln.ff.ih." ,n,,b,rthdf.y th,,prln: V nation : Nor ta there word to tell , v., y.,UHj i W.WU.MW ftlt' It was Jeffersoh whd wrote the ' 'S J erson rhlmself particular. Kentucky .resolutions, which . put into . .,.,,,,mvw..wi.uw,i, words a doctrine that, years afterward. offensive to this extremely democratle Waa to drench the Und he loved with Tjjiuiiuii., snmvaiog tm ina imo mon- th, blo0(j of brethren... - mt T,: T iZS. i Jefferson's tarentioaa. . r " dent what Is tha date-of vonr birtt? That epitaph does ot record the fact We wish to celebfate It fittingly' -Tna "lat th njaii burled beneath it was the V author , of : th declaration ofv Indepen- Thomas Jefferson who Invented lhe dence replied: "For that . reason I ae-F" """ "T r :r ' FIRE DESTROYED Report ; of Forestry : Board Shows 200,000,000 ;. Feet ' Burned in Oregon in 1 909. : Printed proceedings of the . February meeting of , the state bpard of forestry are, now ready fot distribution. They give reports of ' damage done to the forests In the state by fire during: the summer of 190. ' .In this connection the report ofthe secretary-, shows, that there were 413 fires, .burning ofcer an. area of , 1,037 acres andthat a total of 191,218,600 . cline to enlighten you. nothing could ? s0Kf?tlii Wa". h' h2 lald ; be more distasteful to mo than hat you y16 lounoauons oi tne science, or me PPOM. nd. :when t !' haii ,'h hii 4.ni. iu i, eflt to .-nanktnd..!.Norv. there a wor . 'mister.'"- Nobody In America lis afraid bout the,doens of perfectly useless ! 4 08 monarchy Just Tiow'and na one- is mechanical .Inventions upon i which he enough of a Democrat to obiect to the !a,,iid.!n??ttI1 "me. .But that atone - ,n aristocratic title of "mister." therefore JVX.Vjlrf'tt-Ts Jefferson's wishes ar. disregarded and Lthf his birthday 4s celebrated regularly, ." ,1,7"" -A.tilT 'ivy . ' 4 as It has been vr since the great man Ljtf?-,. died, at the aae of 88. on Julv .. 1826. . blacksmith In ; .Virginia named,fCor. 7. aMaismberea. McConnlok, : perfected the mechanloal . Only six .Americans ara remembered reaper, .and, aa Jefferson predicted. It . i habituaUy-and anpualy by the celebra- revolutionised- agricultural j life in all ' V.?n fPeclal Jay, In their honor. J the .civillxed world, p ya ; :. I Washington's birthday Is a legal holiday ." - '" Was . Very . Versatile.. - i7-. J U Crated TZ ZS SSSSL ?n tr" whirnwr ir. .i tA.-,. ih!.: ter.quarrel which kept Ms life in tur erlcana gathered together. , Uncoln's .JUW hi?' birthday Is a legal holiday Irf 22 states. I0"' fflffMlSS f it comes more nearly than -any other 17. ' -kTTTI ,a a nnnn V. I r. v .V. n n I n 1 i 1 w,l,, Uir . IIIOUV JMKh V written and unwritten . law of ' the fed- to - approaching v the national ' character 4 of .Washington birthday celebration, rV vm7" 4.and It is observed even In those sutet t ff?. w.aMn -: h. it i. . ..Ma .. United States Is at Washington because a hMav . vnV manv aar. thi. oV7-. Jefferson drovea sharp- political bar ?. a nouaay. i1 or many years this day was m, - , n : panTiuirhW ttjnj&s&iS: it;, party, Dut in late years it has lost its , . .nmhB hIhh . iir.iv nniiHi j.har.,,-Tn-f tory are a legacy from another polltl- ome mow naTional" to vMP..fr feet, board measure, of mercantilo tlm ber was destroyed..- If this timber had been''i;ianufactufed , into ,'. lumber It would have represented an approximate Tlue of $2,485,776. ri...:vv-7.H. -The following facta were brought out in the report; - ' : . . - "We find that Wkshington had . Wi fires, 'but only lost about ,160,000,000 feet ot 'standing timber, while Oregon lost nearly (200,000,000 feet : with but ne-u.ira j.no , numper 01 iires. ,. t ' ' ' ry Season in Washington. "It la admitted-that "the hazard' In Washington . 'was- greatly Increased on account of a' very dry season; also, that a large proportion jor .Waehlngton fires were caused by sparks ' from . locomo tlves. In Oregon most of the. locomo tives are oil burners, considerably re ducing the fire hazard' on this score. , "Furthermore, considering the large numoer or urea ana yet me compara tively small amount - or timber de stroyed in Washington,- credit -must be given to the etfectlveness of the organ. lsed -effort ; of private timber owners through the Washington Forest Firo as soclatlon. as well aa to the. stato and government, which participated so fully In this work, i In Washington the state expended' . $15,706.24; Individuals and lumber companies expended $34,808.62; while the forest service, expended $11,. 710.80, making a total of ($61,724.SS. -, .t Oregon Spends "no Hioney. " '"In Oregon"' no nioney- was spent 1 by tha state 1n thlsdirecUort. Individuals and f lumber companies expended $36, 164.71, while the forest service expend ed $5220.8i, making a total r Ot $4L 385.68, S Froth the reports we aOso note that a ; feW big; fires remote districts- of ' - Oregon ; continued burn. lng - for : tweeks, J covering ' a ; larger area, whereaa4n- Washington the fires were subdued promptly through having fire fighting forces , available. The board has received a great many suggestions from various- sources dur lng the past season In regard, to the most common causes of the1 origin of forest fires ;,: Berry ; pickers are responsible for more ' fires than any other cause. The hunting season 11 responsible fori a great many fires. Stock raisers and homesteaders cause a great many fires east of the Cascade mountains. ? Seedlings Killed Oft. One of the greatest harms resulting from the fires in standing , timber - Is are B.IU1I.M tfc..nn.n ...... f the seceding donfederate"states, Florida, un Aa In funding, tlmbf 1 - - , . . t , i.n.i-.. . I linguist; fiddler, mathematician, he was , hut th, illni?a anrl nlnr - ll n celebrated ln; the schools in. nearly all! IVi: ZiilVtJlZti nuea p 1 l,re" 'uua "roun - of thA aouthern .t.. . . . ' " cratlc .statesman who believed sincerely I tn. fore,t,. older trees not being much v l aKaAlnnl ilta wiamwIa bbmj kA(a I . . Andrew 'Jackson has a , day sacred ..ht. ta themselves Yet he waa to hi. memory, although ; It Is the an- lKZJ? IZaZ ii rM1 j m tu uu oi flUW. Wn In hta mn.t vln1n 1mnrnttln uary; is known as Jackson day. 1 a .rM ,al ,utla. In hi- old the ptrty whlchv he- hai founded faised up J legal holiday In Xoulsiana, la the oc- caslon r of great . social ' festivities In Tennessee and Is a rallying day for the Democratic party , In the remainder i?f i he union. ,,- 'Y: v . ' The birthday of Jefferson "Davis is i a legal holiday' in- eight states,as' Is . that of Robert iE. Yfjee in seven states. Of course the celebration of these days le cbhfined wholly to the south. y Jef ' ferson Davis-day Is celebrated as con r federate memorial day and has the same t. significance at the south that Decora I tlon day has at the north...; . y u . Jefferson's birthday, then, Is one of the two red-letter days of the Demo cratic. party. - Jackson day banquets and - Jefferson day banquets are regular fea ? tures of thfe Democratic year. -On these , occasions the tarty leaders call atten- tlon to the pilnciples of he fathers and ' tirge harmony In the jiext election It v has been said, ' with some degree of truth, that the temooratic party always la.vnitea on, jerrerson day and Jack' -' son-.day and on' no other, days. ; .V.-',Wtwtt'.Ka$' XitteM. -, I f '.""v: Although tha; cjflebratlon of his blrth- ' day has been appropriated by. a political party, xnomaa jerieraon belongs to all Americans. Among all the leader of . th.6 revolution. Jefferson was the most i revolutionary,- .ror- he- advocated 'not , alone the overthrow, of British domin ion, but also the reform of British ln ; stitutions.- - His tastea were catholic l and' his industay was stupendous. : He. ;He lefl-behind-hlm, jnaas of trianu- I .i0uii(7i, w iuuu lemiB i viib most mmuce detail every act of his public life. He , made-a careful note of every action, 'he -kept copies of ' every, letter he wrote, . nd took- notes on the conversations of all his associates. The physical labor Involved In his letter writing, of Itself, was enough -to appall an ordinary man. He found 'that letters copied on wet . tissue paper were- liable to- fade. So he Invented What ' he . called a- Soly grapn," bow known , as the pantagraph. which draftsmen use to oopy drawings to scale. This huge copper frame was fitted with two qolll pens, one of which he held In his stiff right hand.' writing palhfully. The other made the . same marks on another sheet of paper. ; The penst had to. be trimmed, frequently and both of them must be kept Inked. s Jef- t - 4They Look: Delicious" f : Said a lady.oA openirvff rurr first pkg. of crisp, golden brown - t; Toasties Y "1- - . . Then, after , eating them with cream, she added, "they Ute even better than they looV, and " ' - - " 'The Memory Oncers" rtxtBrn Ceseal CVmpany, Ltd.' Battle Cwk, Wlch. leader s from, among- the people,' An drew Jackson, i and no. man was more afraid than th aged. Jef ferson, ; When he was $ years old, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of In- dependenee, ibeing selected as the chair man of the , committee-' because' .he was young and had taken nopai t'In tne'eon- gressional quarrpfs and Jealousies He wrote .with words of fire ; that great declaration of human rights and Indict ment of monarchic, government .Con gress struck out the antlalavery por tions of the document, but it was adopts ed practically as Jef ferson ' wrot it, and thus the United States of America came into existence as a free hatlon. Many men in his day did hot agree with Jefferson,"-nd many believed him to be-a 'demagogue.) Many men-, still hold - these views. Others, . then and new, half him as the great apostle of true political democracy. But all men must agree that ho was- one of the ablest; and ' greatest of the able and great j generation which ushered the great republic. Into the .council of the nAtlons... .T ' -y';V' .y.'H'AW';;' .v,f-. iY:.- ;. ii.miYi ,, f ,V . , Tomorrow The supreme court. , v ;.y SERIOUS TROUBLE IS V v: , I : .BREWING IN INDIA . i (Osltad Pim Leased ' Win.) . tondon, . April IS. 'Apropos of .gov ernment resignauons ana. appoint hienta," says . the London' Bystander, "Anglo-Indians are . anxiously awaiting the announcement that some 'strong man Is to be sent to succeed the present viceroy Lord Mlnto whose Indiscrimi nate and wholesale 'pardoning of sedi tious natives would appear to have had already the most disastrous results.' A letter from Madras Indicates that seri ous trouble Is brewing. -The natives openly Insult Europeans, -even spitting st them in the streets, English women, the terrors of the mutiny never absent from their minds, are doing pistol prac tice, sleep with loaded revolver under their pillow and carry one always upon them." ' y. , ,- .- . ' . . HOOD MAKES APPEAL ;V T0 STATE BOARD -' (ftpeHal Ilp trfc to The JnBal.) Hood Klver. Or April H. :AfW Ya protracted controversy relative to Hood River's position la the Columbia River District Debating league, IC, E, Decou. of Eugene, secretary, and W. W. Wiley, principal ef the Newberg High school, and director ofthe league, bare arbi trarily ruled that the Hoed River High school debating team most ' now ' meat the Tillamook High school team instead of th Newberg team. - Hood Rtvar-refneed to mt Tlllarflook and has applied to the state board to reverse the ruling. . " ' damaged, -but the loss ot the new growth is irreparable, v t u fTlwrn : Is onlvY one - nroner ,1nr . to i handle.thie thing, and that Is .to, have an absolutely ; blose season ' for three ."months, under whlch proposition rioi permits would he issued to any one to burn anything. Until this is done, youl wilt have the same condition that we are' having viow, namely, the people whoi have slashings- will, burn at the very driest and most dangerous season, of the year, without regrard for resulting loss to adjoining , timber owners,-for. whom the foothill ranchers have small re gard. , ; .-. ,' . Kore rlexible Taw. ' '"The need of amore flexible fire law i has been brought to our attention, and the1 suggestion has been made that Ore gon should be divided Into two sones, each covered by regulations in regard to 'fire, permits which, could be Issued with much leas hazard In the Willamette valley than la the, foothills; that by drawing a line north and south, passing through Coburg, Springfield. '. Orego n City, EUverton and Lebanon, on the east, I and a few miles from Roaeburg, Forest Grove, and Corvallls. on - th& west, be- tweeb which ' more' latitude could be given aa to permitting flrea than In. t,he, foothill, sones, .where a 'close restricted -season 1 could be established' with sys tematic patrol. - , ..Y. .., V,-'Y , 'The question of Insect depredation Of our forests Is a' matter of great Import- i ance, which.' is being Investigated by a committee . of . the Oregon Conservation association 'in communication with Dr. A.' D, Hopkins of the bureau! of nto- mology." : . vy - ,, :- -: Accompanying the report of the board Is the report of the annual meeting of the . Oregon Conservation association, held in this city March 11,-:;: PLANS -FRISCO TRIP: FALLS OVERBOARD; DIES . -Y. ,Y.- - Staggering aboard i the . steamer George W. Elder yesterday evening and reeling against , a guide rope, George Blaine fell ' into the water - and was drowned. ' He was In a drunken condl tlon. i The body has not been recovered. ' Blaine had been rooming at Tit Hoyt Street with H. J. Murphy. . The two men arranged to go to San Francisco on the - pommisalonrr Rom DW ewded. ' ' fraltd Ppms lm Wlrr.l Olympla, April ll.The report of the legislative commute dealing with the aute land office Is vicious and pre judiced, ss presented In the dally pa rera." said Frank C Mora, assistant commissioner of publle lands, today. "Commissioner E. W. Ross is now of) his way home from Washington, IX C added Merae. ajhere. aa a culmination cf years ef the hardest kind ef work, be bss finally Indarrd rhange tn de partmental, methods ay whlrj) the slate of Washington trill secure thooaajtdf of acres of lands, valued at millions ft dollars, title te wt-.Tcn baa been bold wp br 1 nsl -rsTW-matnwga. ' " j We:Tt!!"," tn pa.ga.-TT.lT,ri X Heaaoa.' "Mr. Rrs oa bis retern, will no d'VuM anawer In bis own way thorough! end to the satisfaction of every fair nlnded perron, snrh veiled eharr as thera nay be stalest him In U.ls report." . PASTY FOOD Too CoaaiVrnTy Used, ' The use ef pasty cereals is not ad visable. ' A phyalclan aaya: . "Pasty cereals are very indigestible, and a bad thing for tba JtomacheaqulngsY de- preaaea reeling ana quite a train or dls- erdera. . particularly of the intestines and nerves. - - - .. , Cereal a, such as wheat and oats, nan ba 'rooked long annagh and well enough to fit them for ha man use but the ordinary-way of eooktag leave them in a paaty rondltlon." . - - A gentleman ' from Evansvllle, Ind, says: , - -My phyalclan prohibited, the as ef oats and wheat for I was In bad con dition physically, with pronounced dys pepeU. . - -U aald th heavy paste was indi gestible bat that rape-Knta. being a tborougMy cooked food aad cooked In each a wanner aa to change the starch Int a peculiar sagar, could b eastly dlgeeted. " - .-,-. - "I hav become verv foaat IndeaA ef Grape-Nats and ail the uncomfortable j feelings have disappeared. I have galnd ariy twelve pounds In welsttt and have iwm ef. the distressed, full feel ing after my meals that I had formerly. Orapa-Ntits food has done the work." Read tne Uttle book. "The Rod l Klder. Blaine was refused admittance to, the boat by the mate until heprom ised to go to bod. 'After getting aboard. be staggered against a guide rope on the boat and fell overboard. ' lie fell headfirst, i His back struck a piling, and the body-sank Immediately. lie did not com to the surface. . Grapplers are trying to recover the body. '-. s , : . CITY COUNdlLMEN ! ? - FACE THEFT CHARGE ' (TJslted Press teaaag Wiw.1 f Seattle, Wash.. April lS-When the city of Georgetown became, a ' part of Seatle laat week Mayor Slocum and the councilman of the suburb appropriated the' furnishings of the ' city ,1 hall as souvenirs, v . . y"y ", v ' f : Unless, they return every desk chair and window shade to th city building by tonight former Mayor John. Mueller will swear out warrants for their ar rest on a charge of grand larceny, v As the closing business of th old Georgetown council, that body -voted to present the furniture to Itself, and the resolution was signed by the mayor. -Bright and early, yesterday. morning a wagon backed up to the door of th olty hall and the desks, chairs, bright brass cuspidors, etc., were loaded In and carted off, to the Indignation of various taxpayers." .v'';; ,t;'. , 'i, ,.'y vy t ,,,,: Ex-Mayor ' Mueller ; wag v not " long in acting.,; ry,YY... vVyv; ; . rW served the city without compensa tion,?, explained former Councilman C C.i Connor, ' today, .."and wa are en titled to some- mementoes of that ser vice." ': CoV:,'- .f-':. y- r NEW ROLLING STOCK MTM FOR THE SHORT LINE (OalUd RraM Uaatd Wlra. , ? , Bait take. City, -Utah. April IS. In addition to 40 paaseonor ht nr lng here for the Oregon Bliurt 1 .!, i the large number of ' ears aii.-. ', ordered, th road Is preparing to i . an order for $5,000,000 worth of r.il iu ; stock. . The Increased order la bollcv. ! te be due to the road's anticipation or a' season of prosperity. The predlvtlu,i that there will not be enough roliin. stock In the country to accommoitat -passenger and freight trafflo also niay have, had something to do with the ac tion of the road's officials. . ' - Ten town lota in Roxelle given away. See page. 3. . .:' --.-;' ,:- .y. ' , .i '-,: " ' . . , -'. " . i ) . " MM . It YUUiWAWT.TU KNUW WHAT ' 1 - SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR -.THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING. ! 4 - r", ' it . . Ever read the abov letter? A atvw oam .mfprwrm trmm ium ih iuoe. A nej , are gewalne, trwe, nd all of bunua tau-resL - . j ' BETTER LOOKING BETTER FITnNG . BETTER WEARING . . . - - . y ' ' . CLOTHES than you have ever ' . worn, made by the world's FORE MOST 'ARTISTS with infinite .care at our usual MODEST PRICES , ' MRN'S RTTTTR R9.n tn R4n k efclAssBP w W e jr yawV W f es W . Q YOUNG MEN'S SUITS $15 to $30 BOYS' SUITS $5 to $25 . ' ft' LADIES We invite you to call and inspect our new department for LITTLE WOMEN,1 MISSES and GIRLS. Tailored garments at modest prices. ; .I ' i JLJJLJ Leading Clothier, WG v., IlBSiMinnifi ...It is beyond the power of man ' to f ix arbitrarily the location for a great city a good 'many have tried and failed;- .XyATURE chooses the sites ior cities,1 and the wise and judicious "investor looks first for natural ! avaniages. uo ngi qe deceived oyme wnu siatements 01 irrcsponsiuic parties who see 10 maKe-( you ouy , ,tfieirrefuse land which they have bought for a soner and laid out amid the sagebrush. We hive the proofs of ; the promise of -Madras, and to convince you that, we believe in the merit of Madras, "the Gate to Central ' f Aaaai e A an n m I Vm e V V AWA4tiO 2 M M ieV )a- ' MM' aS - 1 e' f a aIs 4' fitel' ifAltwrail r aV 4- MM L MM M? AmaT. ' ji cuii, v wc yvu iu visit ut-ai.ui oiuua '-cue i jiiixiii wttMj' ott u jvuocn, lii v tLiaic i3 ciuaciy ' - .a . g -- .s -- . ' m t m ' . ' ' ' ,1 ' . If a n Yana tnorougniy as you can xou win come oacK entnusiasiic ana as cenain as we are mat Madras nas every XdCllllJ' 1U1 LUC UlctK.lIJg Ui cl glCdl 111. , ' Y . t 11', An Invesfment in Madras Will Pay You Bin Dividends MADRAS will soon have two great railway systems. MADRAS will be a county seat. : ; ' - MAlJRAS isi j the' base xf supplies for the "railways, MADRAS is the only outlet for the . products , of a vv.-:,dJsM , quarterof amillion acres.:; ; r!,v ' AnnAP , y . M1 . - . MADRAS has a bank, schools, churches, stores. MADRAS?hasAflour rmU, and a saw miU tributary. MADRAS wUl have, mree grain: elevators -before MADRAS has unsurpassed power sites. long. . '. :. , - '' V. I TouCaniMaIic-Mor-Money in -Madras in SIxjMonlhs TIian You : i ; - ,Can Anywhere Else in Six Years . v There are openings for every kind of business in Madras today. There are", splendid opportunities for starting: boarding houses, rooming houses, hotels; restaurants, livery stables, stores, etc We can place you in a paj-ing business there. Invest in a town that has a sure outlook and a certain growth. ' - . Madras Town site is now on the market. People have already doubled their money on town lots. Buy now, and profit by your own foresight. We refer ypu to the Bank of Madras, or any business house there. For particulars, call or write. . - . , . ' -. ; ' : -' - ,v .'-.. ' ' ' ' - ' :"".' '- J . ' . J ' - ' ; '-,'''' -Y- ' .'. Y . '"---'.'" - ' , Mo'EoWMomp Co o. ' ': Exclusive selling agents for madras v to wnsite. GROUND FLOOkENRYBOTGTTIORll We are also selling agents for "Lytle and Riverside Addition," in Bend, Or., another sp!rr.J! r.-;c