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) THE OREGON SUNDAY 1 JOURNAU ' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1911.
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THE JOURNAL
C.JOOKSQ1I... i Psbllsbsr
, , aw Hands r nnltf St Tb Joarol Balld-
lac. riftk sad ImiilU streets.. Portlaeo, vw.
general descriptions of our adver
tisements stand the test of examina
tion on th pot ' s'
What Is the explanation T Large
ly this. The prudent buyer It he
who counts the cost, present and fn
ture, of his investment Unless he
Knt .t . itofflr .t rortun. on. can see nis way w me complete use
tnniio ttiofc tbt fV., of his purchase by Kenslve farming
nr rrnoNia hub mi Home,
under . modern methods be Is fore
Cnli4 State or Merles.
Ott INI....,...4 I OMBW
Aii VMrtnata wfcd br M"". aoomea to rauure, ana anow n.
1.11 ear.fr wfct t.prtt rem w.t. But JuBt her6 h lDforB,aUon ,tOpf
roREiow anTiHTisiwa hep be; JJ 7- "hort. How much will this equlp--rmltl&Tf&'j
ment cost? How long a time must
.' o ni)dtit. chtfi. - be provide for until full returns
- tatwcrtptiM itM hr r t iar aadreai eome In? " What chance Is there of
b At (MM itiw mhi. ,v , , -sioclatin with thera In nroduc-
...sojing and marketing the proceeds of
his purchase? If his means fall
short bow can they .be supplement
ed, and on what conditions? He
does not know hpw much he can
afford to pay for bis ten and twenty
acres, nor If the price asked Is fair,
baring regard to the expected re
turns. Therefore he hesltatet -and
fears to make the more. -
The system of land banks "Is
spread over various European coun
tries, notably France, Germany and
-. . . n ' , -;
American tcourt , .His doty Is to
sum up the case to the' Jury after
witnesses) are examined and argu
ments' ate finished. - So Ms trained
mind sweeps, away many attempts
Of counsel to obscure the real issues
on which the verdict must be given.
Thedignlty and permanency of
his office assure obedience to hla
directions. . 1 '
' Both judges and barristers weir
wig and gown In court, of make and
material familiar in old engravings
the Initiative and . with the ' saw that without "a well filled treas- strengthening of . the hydro-electf lo
9. ; . ; . Jnry;the miners' 'union dared : hot plant of the ity at Waltervllle. ;
with
people,
A normal school ought not to be fight Tor recognition, and proposed
Joined to any other educational In
stltutlon. A normal school ought to
be a normal shcooU,. Jt Is the Insti
tution at which the standards for
teachers are fixed. It , is funda
mental that the tralnlng.in the com-'
mon schools , will be determined ; by
what these standards are. ' It Is
In this enterprise the munlclpal-
a definite scheme of assessment to Ity will meet .the opposition of the
that end. But his plans mot pro-1 Oregon Water company, a private
test from his fellows. Miners are corporation, which; furnishes light
poor, they said, and well rilled and power to ' ail tne .wmamerte
treasury spells corruption. He won valley above Albany.' The private
mez an
anama
Com
)lete
" From the Minneapolis journal. 7 '
Competition ; bitwtta the .Panama
canal and the Suet canal is expected ,
iu iuo suu nuu bucccto ubiuiuiicu i corpuriuuu ,um a ai-tua twui I as soon as the former waterway- la
opn to commerce. The Pnlted States !
government mllsM this and ' Is nre-
pertn for It It is the intentlorf If'
congress sanctions the step, to begin
S0NDAY.
U.W I One eiea
SA.ILT AND SOUDAT.
.....T. Oae HHtfe.......! ,01
boos
? ludras and senates havo
i - bourht for goto',
EitMtn aad love woro novr to
, bo sold. -
Pop.
,OUR TREASURE . GASKET
'2 at, r.Mf Denmark, specially to meet the re-
t DEVELOPS that the Cordova qnlrwnenti of tt farmer.
In England 'the act called the
Small Holdings act was passed In
1907. and results, of Its operation
I coal party was a Morganhelm
publicity scheme. The - eoal
, thrown Into the bay in the name
or ireeaom w on.y . w to i08, '09 and '10 are now avail- 0r,y but ,t -ongi.t, of a srmDosl
fulls. It was a Guggenheim attempt b, b . . -rrlcilitur( h , y'. , 11 , j 5
- n-.t- n.tnn to. rtr. awe- Doard.or. aTUsaKure 0f opinions contributed by a num
.upww. , .w' ! 'a general control, out tne ; conntr
It was an exaggerated Case of the conncns are the local authorities.
These adornments are certainly not
far htant hnt riii tn Tnnrlr
thna hn v. than mm mftnrm nn to the Common SChOOl Idea. ."' i
a set stage, divided off for the time A normal chool ought not, to be
from the common people. Law lu n nnex to anything. It ought to
England Is a far more dignified andib sood, healthy, wholefcme aor
awful thing than In this newer andlm' school, or nothing- Its atmos
slmpler country. Neither country I Pner ought to be a common school
would .care to exchange with the! aimospnere wim me supreme, Quea-
other, If exchange were possible.
WHY PEOPLE DO NOT
e CHURCH
T
dollarmark' on the flag.
Power Is given them to acquire land
The Morganhelm theory of liberty . ;mm f., ,v. f ,f lf
u 1 UaWa t t nlaoA i tnrnniMia I ....
, - gmair holdings and assist the buyer
cogl deposits of the territory at the to purcha8e of tha UBd and t0
free disposal of the small group of baIM a bouse and otherwise 1m-
Amerlcan captains of coal who are pror tnd to equIp th tan4 for ln.
seeking control of th fields v It is tengfye fannnK SInc the act ctm,
ore of the biggest games of finance nto fjrc6 ,Mg6 tppIleat,ons for
ever played on this continent llin(, h htn ..... wlth
Nobody knows the extent of the of J4 10 for cooperative
are believed to constitute a greater
mSno? cirectlng
The estimates of the value of the de- " u' ."u. "". l"vi 'cf:
r mn !n7nmnr.VnfMa ter of rlcultural land Within ItS
posits mount to an Incomprehensible .wii.m. f- v.
Ing all Its particulars. Including
If
any, particulars of buildings, fence,
and permanent Improvements. To
sum. Some experts place tne ng-i
i, at twn tpltllnna t rfnllara Rlirh I
Is the aggregate named by a writer I "?JC'JlA. C,l?!:
in the National Monthly
The national wealth of the United
States la $125,000,000,000. Ore;
. Britain's Is f88.725.000.000. The
figures ' for Franoe are $81,500,000,
000. The total for 1 these three lead
ing nations is but one sixth o! the es
timated value of the coal . fields of
Alaska. It is this treasure house of
the icy north that . appeals to the
cupidity of the brigadiers' of wealth
and has aroused them . to a fierce
struggle for control by any means,1
. Including the framed-up Cordova
coal party." ,' . " ..; A . '
; - But' 1200 acres Of coal lands In
Alaska have been surveyed, The
estimates of experts Is ' that under
theseQ 1200 acres, is deposited 15,-
ooo.too.ooo tons 01 me rmeet coal
Its estimated value Is $a ton, or
$60,000,OQO,000,?a sum nearly one
half the, present national wealth of
the -United States.
' , The further estimate of experts
is that in Alaska there are 48,0041 to
60,000. acres of such coal deposits.
At the most, we have so far sur
veyed but one fortieth of the Alas
- kan treasure fields," and yet hat
fortieth iMmi trt aiisiirn us for our
selves and the generations to come
an Inheritance almost as great as
the national wealth of France.
We bought Alaska from Russia
and paid the price for It ln cash. It
, was one of the most splendid bar
gains In the history of man. The
. cost was $7,000,000, .and it has Men
, four times recouped in the profits
from fur seals. Though 40 years
' ago, the purchase was the object of
satire, ihe gold taken .from Alaskan
- fields- has -many - times .repaid aUie
cost price.
1 The purchase was made on behalf
of the people of the United States
ana wita mm mono. 01 ino people
of the United States. The treasure
casket that the territory has turned
out td- be belongs in whole to the
- people of the United States. The
Washington government should pro
vide "forlts; development on other
. than' a monopoly basis. It should see
that the Morganhelms shall not be
permitted to cheat the people of the
United States out of their treasure
'land on such hypocritical pretenses
as the Cordova coal party
influence land owners to enter their
lands for sale, certain exemptions
are given from taxation. The. treas
ury has power to remit stamp du
ties on the necessary deeds.
To provide funds for original pur
chases, then for the small holder de
siring to purchase and Improve, it
is proposed to constitute a national
land bank, with a capital of $24,-
HIS QUESTION, which -assumes
as a fact that which eome of
our crowded churches may dis
pute. Is dealt with ln a book
entitled "Non-Churchgolng, Its Rea
sons' and Remedies," Quite recently
published ln London.
The book Is edited by Forbes
um
opinions contributed by a number
0 well known clergymen and lay
men of various denominations. A
summary of the expressed opinions
may be attempted.
The first notable fact Is that there
Is a substantial agreement of opin
ion by the writers. There are vari
ous obvious reasons, Lased on ma
terial changes In modes of life.
Here are cited, the increased mobil
ity of all classes the larger pro
portion living ln large cities, where
the. detailed knowledge by the clergy
of individuals Is' weakened and their
corresponding influence loses force
when contrasted with that of the
clergy in country towns, -over the
members of their congregations.
The multiform distractions of life
today, both in town and. country,
have encroached on the Sunday ob
servance followed by past genera
tions.) Most of the writers agree that
"the people" find what goes on in
churches artificial and unreal.
There Is a definite rejection of ec
clesiastical authority among - the
more highly educated classes of to
day. But how about the working
elssses? The hold on them of the
churches has been largely lost. Not
the struggle.; With that well filled the ettyv r.f V sW-l-
treasury ths miners obtained recog-1 The1 city will have the great ad
fundamental that these standards nltlon from the operators, fair work-1 vantage', if it undertakes the experl
can only-be the best when the In-.lng agreements, .and higher wages, ment that the works' will have the businoas at Panama at one with a cut
Hfnttnn thit Ntm (im li rxw.ff. - ..Than cama tha daath' and dtiiIiS. I hnf1t nf tha Inhabitants as 'their I of eractlcallT. IBS. utr- ml ImIm. th
markilcally, directly aad Intensely devoted ment frtnds. He remembered : wall alm-wlth the . making both ends LbVJrM-t,Jr Bu.w I1-
- . . . . .. . . . .. . 1 . 1 ,'. inaii ina nnss ra nsa 1 wii m mh. k na
tne eariy struggles or nis own motn- me-t as the aoie reauirvent, ana rat BOt 7, Vwnoi H
er, ana oegan tne campaign tor se-itnere win ne no exceptional frontal by a prtvau corporation, and without
curity ror tne lamuies or . oineriror distant stocanoiaers w ot pro-1 wmpwiuon, u nas naon aarning- a roas
mnM a. n.M.t h. ..jt ri. I -4a-a i . i . - I rovonuo of upward of tt0.000.000 a roar.
trlcl tt stands to this day a flnan- 4 The books, give innumerable r; .t.H.r.r,: .T .TTX '
clal success among all districts of amples of the results of municipal Inoaa, coionl aoothais has aasund
the great Organisation. iVY enterprises ; of thIsN order. ..Some rotdont Taft'tMat the Sues eanat caa ,
vn. t.v- n rvi- IV... mam mAmA I owino oown w no propoaaa ranama
veloplng the 'cuallttes , needed for a There is no recognised rule yet ar- aonabio ai "
leader. Again and again he was de- rived at . determining tha probably- Tha idea of eorapotitloa botwoen oa
a.t4 ti,.a...v M.it. w. . I t ........ k KtAAn" nntttla I nale on ODDoslto sldoa of the Atlantis
stant, patient, effort ha reached his and private management ' Prece- ...TOoi&iS!
ena. ne came out a SKiirul ae-iaents can ne quotea on notn siaes. sutcs sovornmont oxplain It in a ra--
bater, a thorough organiser and a A strong temptation Is nroused, J tional way Thay amy the north At-
good financier. Refusing various wherever rlr..lry between public and J Jl.r..jL. i T.orlZ.Z i
chances of outside success he' stood private enterprises " runs , high. tojprlno,pa, business of tha world cantors
faithfully to his work as a miner force the private corporation to rui-i around tha, shores of that sea. Tha
and among and for the miners. jfll to the lash letter whatever con- PnP JJ e tha world runs ito
OO TO
tlon of how to secure the best devel
opment of the common schools ' as
the paramount Issue. Any plan of
hitching the normal echooUta some Seated
other Institution will make it a mere
sideshow and be harmful . to the
common schools.
The normal school -should be let
alone. The mere facjt" that It has
Just been created by direction of
the people should be enough to pro
.tatt It from furtbex tinkering,
For abundant - reasons, there
should be no tinkering with the
other educational Institutions of the
state.
JUSTICE
HUGHES
DATE
AS ' CANDI-
I
T IS REPORTED that Justice
Hughes of the United States su
preme court is to be on the tist
. . 1 . m . . !L . IJ out of tha north AtlanrJa1 That
" ojwiauj innrrooiea wr wmutw w i.v..m. Is where all tha rest of tha world
miners' Children.
world cornea
It Is the clearing ,
He fights always even to take advantage , of slight I for its roods, and
for more and better schools and bet- lapses which, if the private corpora-1 house throush which- it doea its bu
ter moral aurroundlnM." Uon, held the unchallenged field Mn?" "A finances itsvoporatlona.
. vi ,, i ereioTora mere naa neon out one
His. home Is in Oskaloosa, Iowa. lone, might be ailenly condoned. chM getaway out pt thf e.nteP ot
He has a model home. ' His four A municipality has oftentimes found trade that to the eastward throufh
hrMrn - era hAfna- Wan iinnM. It bard to be a fair Judge In its own tha Sues anal But now there U to
v. .1. .v .J .-.7::.' ; bo a sataway to the westward as well.
Those who . know him best de
scribe htm as a sober, peaceable.
law-abiding citizen They predict
of presidenUal aspirants. There : T;'", mVC1..
. . . v. 1 v..-t Sending in the world as high as
throuah tha Panama oanaL Hence the
competition between tha two sates muat
ronow on all trade between north At
lantic ports and tha other aide of tha
382,500 In shares of J4.86 each.Uhat leisure is less than of old. nor
Dividends are limited to 6 per cent
The treasury guarantees debentures
of the bank at 3 per cent Inter-
eat, wherewith the land tracts may
be paid for,
Whether this bill becomes law or
not the general purpose Is made
piam to ease tne purcnase 01 una
in small holdings and thereby In
crease the country population.
THE ENGLISH JUDGE
r
P
RESIDENT TAFT. , the other
day, attributed to English
Judges "eharacfer, experience
and learning." He credited
. "BACK TO THE LAM)" ONCE
1 MORE
T- IS NOT only in the United
I States that the flocking of coun
try people to the citiea is felt
to be an evil to be fought. The
difficulties in the way of getting the
land to live on, and the means to
earn a living and make a good home
on It are neither new nor local.
Each country has met these nrob
lems In Its own way. In Oregon we
Invite people to come and buy their
farms In 1 the open market, where
prices ' are set by the desire of the
owners to get as much as they have
the conscience to ask 4ut are tem
pered rby public opinion, voiced by
newspapers and development associa
tions. "What financial help the
buyer needs to establish himself on
his ten- or twenty acre farm, and
get-started on his road to comfort
and-eom'petence, is. likewise left to
the sense of self interest ln the or
dinary, private lender or commercial
banks. - .'; -
If ever figures told a tale those
quoted in The Journal of the 19tU
Inst, should be noted. Out of - an
increase of Oregon's population of
183.291 In ten years. 70.7 per reut
went to the towns and cities. 12.4
to suburbs .and Tillages, and but
18.9 per cent settled on the land.
And this, In the face of elaborate
and costly advertising of 'the real
call of Oregon lands to tenfold the
Bumbef of present' owners. Abun
dant proof Is not wanting that the
noted the respect and obedience
given to their Intimations from the
bench as to the proper behavior of
counsel ln the conduct of the case.
He credited to the English judges
the preponderance of crimes pun
ished ln; England over those which
go unpunished ln America.
Whence do English Judges come?
Jjputhe,. practice, of law in England
Iwq djstlnct. ranlfs otlaa t$jw.)
yers nave been maintained for many
centuries. Various efforts to merge
them ln one have been made, but
have invariably failed ln that land
of Inviolable precedent
Barristers are those who plead In
court, examining witnesses, arguing
on both facts and law. They have
nothing to do with the preparation
of the case, which is set out In de
tail ln the briefs prepared for them
by the attorneys. Frequently they
have never seen either their clients
or any of the witnesses until the
case is called in court. Theyi form
a close corporation or society, of
comparatively small numbers, en
Joying ancient privileges, and exclu
slve rights.
From among them Judges are se
lected by the government of the
day, and hold office for life, or dur
ing good behavior. They can only
be displaced by proceedings In 1m
peschment for gross, misdoing,
which are very rare In the history
of the English bench. Judges of
the high court are very few in. num
ber, probably not over 20 for the
whole of England and Wales.
These Judges are distributed
among the various branches of the
high court, and sit, with their col
leagues ln the court rooms of the
great law .courts building In the
heart of London to determine cases
requiring the services of more Xhan
an Individual Judge for decision. .
One, or at most two Judges, go
on one circuit, each holding court
in the cities of a particular circuit
for the trial of criminal cases.
Groups of barristers accompanying
the judges from place to place . to
try the cases for which they are
selected by the attorneys resident
along the circuit Pleading, as thoy
do, often for many years before the
same Judge, barristers are In close
relations with him," learning his
habits of mind and thought, study
ing his peculiarities and avoiding
any clash with his directions or' sug
gestions. , .-
The English Judge wields great
authority, nartlr from leelslation.
Jaore from tradition. His directions
0 the Jury go farther than in any
does the pressure of the working
hours of the week leave them more
exhausted than formerly was the
case. The call of the churches Is
disputed by clubs, trades unions,
friendly societies, Sunday excur
sions, social visiting, the Sunday
newspapers, and many other amuse
ments of modern origin. Not that
the common people are less intel
lectual, temperate, moral, humane.
orderly, and provident. The con
trary is the case, by common con
sent of all these writers. A deeper
cause exists.
First - in the constitution of the
churches. The workers look crlt-
them, with rtowar In tna Knnnw ntt.
iuv utw, ivi iuo on v lug ui lima mux
simplification of the Issues, ne
trolled by the well-to-do and em
ploying classes, where class dis
tinctions are more or less conserved.
And It Is a slow, half-conscious crit
icism In these respects which many
of these writers detect as a Blowly
creeping decline ln the vigor of the
was a time when he wonld have
been an extremely popular candi
date. It Is probable that his pres
tige with the masses has been weak
ened by his participation ln the
Standard Oil decision.
A wide section of the press and
people take the view that there was
judicial legislation. - as well as Ju
dicial Interpretation ln that decls-
on. The text of the Sherman law
does not contain the word "undue." ,
A plan to put the word Into tho
law by congressional processes met
with failure. Yet, the court ln an
nouncing Its decision Inserted the
word, and It was an act that will
be more and more widely - ques
tioned. v
Protests against the Insertion
have appeared In three measures in
troduced In congress, all of which
aim to make the language so spe
cific that the supreme court cannot
apply the .word "undue" in Its in
terpretation of what kind of re
straint of trade constitutes an of
fense against the Sherman law.
And, while these measures may
come to naught, they are a reflec
tion of .the light ln which the Stand
ard Oil decision Is viewed by some
men in high places.
Moreover, it is widely stated that
a further effect of the decision is
to ' offer possible escape to trust
magnates already under prosecution
through the Sherman law. In Chi
cago, demands have already been
made by' counsel for the meat pack
ers, for changes ln their cases, their
contentions being based on the more
favorable phases presented for" their
defense by the supreme courts de
cision. Augmentation of the present whis
pered protests against the decision
is very likely to appear, as Its terms
become more widely understood. It
will not be a character of protest to
Between Gentlemen. '
From the Kansas City Stair".
a. a.v h. m southerner walked I world. The question of which wUl St
Into a banker'e office. Tha southerner' share of it la ena solely of VV
waa a typical fentlemaa of tha old
dollars and oenta.
that of John Mitchell.-whom he re- hoowiva, oourteou. to the point of Uw'nTca wlS wpect. t.-throw it'
placed.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES
punctlltousneaa, and honorable to a de-
area of martyrdom.
"What can I do for roar" aaaaa tne
banker.
"WeIl,H replied tha eouthemer, "some
what more than SI year.airo I lent a
open to commerce in leaa than twe
years, hae-xplalned all this to Presi
dent Taft during his present Visit ta
Waahlnston. It will not be a matter of
sentiment but purely one of which oa
nai and which route will enable the
ahlps to deliver their cargoes at tha
leaner exponas. -
The Sues canal at present eharces a
toll of about $tT0 par net registered
ton. American, money aad .American
rrom the attitude of both
transact the business for-me." (the president and of Colonel Obethala.
-My good friend." replied the banker. J it IS Inferred that they will advocate
you have no claim on, that money. Ton I a charge at Panama of not' more than
can'thold that man to that loan. Toulfl per iret registered ton -and Dosslbly
aay i naa Deen yearn eince you ini I lea than that. What they would. Ilka
chcrches' life. The formalism of , ..w .
creed and ritual seems more and the maJorlty members of the court
more artificial, less In touch with presidentla! candidates.
.and - women in - this - twentieth cen-
Yet there is no admission of any
defined spread of positive lrrellg
ion. Writer after writer ln this vol
ume calls for practice by the church-
es of the fundamental doctri. of
human brotherhood that they pro
fess." Social service Is the testth .t
they Insist on applying. They" de
mand an intelligible higher life, ex
pressed primarily ln social conduct
on this earth. They require the ad
equate realisation of tho teachings
of the sermon on the mount in
dealings of man with man, class:
.1.1 .1.. . 4. V.
mm iuood, uauuu nuu unuuu. . I
General Booth says of current!
ctrisuanity as snown lu its pro
fessors that It is but a kind of
Worcester sauce to Impart a relig
ious flavor to life."
What then must the churches do
to maintain and strengthen their
bold upon the people? xhe answer
of the editor is endorsed by many of
tho contributors, "They must pro
claim the broad principles enunci
ated ln the sermon on the mount,
and" see that they are brought to
bear upon the working out of every
scheme for the improvement of the
material conditions of humanity."
TTE NEW HEAD )F THE tiXE
WORKERS a
HE WORK OF the State Agrl
cultural coltaem in relation to man down aouth some money not
tha farm la araarlnr daily In wy bl "um- 1 Mi h,m that whn
tne rarm is growing aa,IT n ever I should ntd it I would let him
breadth and' importance. Tne know, and ha could nay ma the money.
department of farmers' Institutes I r m some money how. ao I shall let
carries to the people far and near h,m know Lwou,4l ,,k bT 70 I
the spirit of the farmers' short
course in the winter, and of the
summer school in the college vaca
tlon time near at hand.
The college announces the dates
for no less than ten Institutes, com
menclng on Tuesday next, May 23,
and extending until June 7, Linn,
Lane and Douglas county ln west
ern Oregon, and Baker county ln
eastern Oregon, will be visited.
A constant feature tn these insti
tutes Is the department of household
science. Appliances and methods
used at the college are transported
to the Institutes and used for Illus
tration. f;
. While the professors and Instruct
ors are in charge, assistance is given
by competent teachers outside , of
th college faculty. V
'' One of tie most interesting feat
urea at these institutes are papers
read and discussions, raised "by resi
dents of the localities. . Often a per
fect bombardment of questions is
directed at the professors. So there
is a sense of reality about the ses
slons ' wtich are devoid of the for
mality necessary in classes at the
college. 9 --
It to hlmT Tha statute of limitations
has run against that loan years and
years ago." ' A:
'Blr, replied tha southerner, "tha
man to whom I lent that money ia a
gentleman. The, statute of limitations
never runs agalnat a gentleman."
So the banker aent for the money and
within a reasonable time thereafter the
money came. There was a courtly gen
tleman at the other end ,ot the trans
action also. ,- .
to have congreaa do la to give tha pres
ident authority to fix the rata at any
thing between . SO oenta and f 1.80 a
ton, ao that he may be able to decide
upon a figure finally that will permit
the- Panama canal fully to meet ita
operating expenses, there being no evi
dence of Intention to try to make money
out of It ,
Portland the Metropolis.
From the Woodburn Independent
Aa Portland prospere sro' will "prosper I
tha outlying towns. That Portland has
a big backing Is at last admitted by
Seattle, which win now . give up all
hope of gaining sny of tne trade from
News 'Forecast of the
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TINKERING WITH EDUCATION
B'
UT SIX MONTHS have elapsed
since the people of Oregon
voted to establish a normal
school at Monmouth. We are
now told that we are to be offered
a plan for voting at the next elec
tion to abolish the school at Mon
mouth and make It a department ln
a general educational Institution t hll'.tv that have come to him.
somewhere else. If that plan be
adopted 18 months hence, what
further change in the program shaU
we be called upon to vote for at the
election after that?
OHN MITCHELL gave place
John F. White as the head
the United Mine Workers of
America. John Mitchell we
know. Who and what Is John P.
White? The Mine Workers' Journal
of Indianapolis tells his story at full
length. . .
He was born in Lucas county,
Iowa, one of six children of a wid
owed mother. In poverty she strove
to keep her home, and her children
ln It.. But as soon as old enough
each boy in succession went to work
In the coal mine nearby. When he
was IS John P. White started as
"trapper boy." His mat asset was
his mother. On both sides of sturdy
Iribh stock, he inherited a strong
body and a sound constitution.
This mother of bis was a devout
Christian woman. Her boys and
girls were brought up la honesty,
decency, obedience, cleanliness ln
thought and speech. She saw to It
that they went to school and made
the most of all the teaching they re
ceived. She inspired them with am
bition to get, out and on. But this
boy, John P. White, was hard to
manage, he hated school, and the
woods and the old fishing hole
called to him that day In spring.
He defied his mother, and all day
the struggle between them lasted.
The mother triumphed then and thee!
turning point in his life was past
From that day on his' real educa
tion began. Books, papers, men that
knew and could teach, became his
companions so he fitted himself
for the posts of growing responsl-
And
HE CITY WATER board of Eu
gene is an enterprising . body.
It Is announced that it has pro
posed to the council to submit
at once to the voters the question
of Issuing $57,000 ln bonds to extend
the -present municipal electric plant
Th:instttiia6iS".6f mW7ii
trlbutlng system is contemplated for
furnishing commercial lights, and
tojpdwer, and for the renewing and
of
(Special DUpateh to Tee Joaraal. I
Washington. D. C, May 10. Events
of Interest and Importance on both aldea
of the Atlantlo promise to fill tha newa
southwestern and eastern "Wash Ins ton pages of tha ensuing seven daya. with
and' cater more. to Alaska. Portland la the Mexican situation continuing tn
bound to be ths metropolis of the Pa- r flrot place. .
dfio coast That city's territory In- The Imperial conference, oompoaea or
eludes all of Oregon, eastern Washing the leading atatesmen of Great Britain
ton, Idaho and southwestern Washing- and her self governing dominions, will
ton, Thera la no reason In the world aaeemble In London to dlsousa the eub-
why Portland ahould not prosper. It Jecta of a permanent Imperial council,
may have Ita little setbacks on account an Imperial court of appeal, the all red
of eastern financial pulse beate. but it route. Imperial defense, uniform designs
has the happy faculty of crawling over for stampe. and a wide variety, f other
a so-called slump and soon goes to ouestlone of common Interest and lm-
cllmbing again. -All tha people thera portance to all parts of tha British
need Is faith, and that doea not 'seam to empire.
be lacking in quarters whera for ths Canada and other parts of the empire
sake of progress it Is necessary to be w ceiooraie weune-az
felt Tho present growth of Portland Mr. In honor of the lata Queen Victoria.
Is truly remarkable.
Tnree daya later will occur tha of
fice! celebrations of th king's birth
day.
Further efforts to- advance tha cause
Of peace among English apeaklng people
will be made at the Pilgrim's dinner ia
London Tuesday night: The prime mlnl-
sters for the British overseas aomin-
A Change of Name.
From Harper's Monthly.
A spinster of uncertain age, . while
shopping - In the city, by chance ran
across a man whom she had known as a
boy. Greeting htm cordially, aha wae I Ions, many of the foremost Britons and
much chagrined to find that ha did not soores of Americana, It ia expected.
recognise her. , will attend the dinner. ,
whT."MT. Smith." aha -r-iiimwl I Ther Mfth International Fisheries oon-
donn Tyouu rimomber! -,aiie1 gr XwBl r.betf a 4t Ualons JAJ3w,
A. " I . . mtn . VTiJ .Qlataa ..laa--.SLatat BnSL
tn&t was coraje Brown.
Is that sot" responded Mr. Smith.
"And what is" your name now!"
"Cornelia," aha replied..
SEVEN FAMOUS FRENCH WOMEN
Madame de Stael,,
he studies still. He never has
stopped learning. After he had mar
ried and bad children of his own he
attended night school. . He became
a first class miner anT earned the
The School at Monmouth ought best of wages, coming at the time.
to be let alone. It was ordered Among his" fellows he was a leader,
there by the electorate, and when so and leadership brought out his sym
orderedlt ought not to be dls- Dathr. In 1899 his field expanded.
turned. To propose one thing at 'for he waa. chosen v secrotary-treas-
today's election, to attempt te-J nrer' of the Iowa branch of tha Mine
change it at the next election and Workers of America. District 13
to seek a further change at each I his home district . , i
succeeding election is to play horse) He entered on a hard f icht He
"v7he trusts himself to women, erT to
waves,- ...
Should never hazard what he, fears
to rbsei" Old Maxim. V;
la a. -little village In Swltersland
called Coppet stands; a chateau. This
was tha home of Mma. Da Stael and
was utilised as a place of safety for
many refugees. "Coppet is hell , in
motion," said Napoleon, "for. a woman
lives there who has a petticoat ' full
of arrows that ooUld hif a man werf
he seated on a rainbow, fine combines
In her aotlva head and, strong ; heart
Rousseau and Mlrabeau; ' and then
shields herself behind a shift ; and
aereams If you approach. To attract at
tention to herself she caila, . 'Help,
help! ," : ". -f - O.jy .
This was Napoleon's ' estimate , of
Madam De Stael, arid good reason had
he for his opinion, for aha was really
tha only woman that tha great Napoleon
ever feared. The conflict between the
great. Frenchman, and one of the most
remarkable women - of France, began
about -1804,, tha time at which it be
came pretty clear hat tha first man
In Franca and aha who wished to be
the first woman ln Franca had paased
beyond that period when - an amicable
settlement was possible. - The feud was
much aggravated when Napoleon found
that It was Impossible to have Madame
da Stael-enow herself recalcitrant to
his influence. But It probably pleased
Mma. da Steel to quite art equal de
gree that Napoleon should apparently
put forth his powers to crush her and
fall. ',- . "- .,;' :-- V'-' --'K--!-'
And what . Was Madame da Btael's
estimate of Napoleon T She gives them
herself In her "Riefleotion'5 VFar from
gaining assurance by meeting Bona
parte of toner, be intimidated me dally
mora and mora. I confusedly felt that
no emotion of the heart oould possibly
take effect upon him. He looks upon
a human being as.a fact or aa a thing,
but not as a fallow creature. He does
not hate any more than he lovea; there
la nothing for him but himself; all
otlner things are ao many ciphers. . The
f ores of his wltt lies ln the Imperturbable
calculation of. bis elflshneseV vv
"Fate," a writer aays, '"was aver kind
to Madame do ) Steal. Name another
woman, it you f can, who touched life
at s many pointa." Her ; father was
a banker, and a particularly success
ful one. Tha daughter was tall, finely
formed, and aa aa admirer saysi "Her
amlla would, llghta roonC and she
could pronounoe a man'a name so he
would be ready to throw himself at her
feet even' over a prectploe for her."
As an opposite view of her character,
a nettled competitor wrote:. "Any man
can be brilHant with her, but lf she
wishes, she can sink an women la a
Friday, The--Unlted -State -ie-eiMitag-
t-m. - u v viun nf ihM bureau of fish
eries to the congreaa The Canadian
government will be r spree en ted by Pro
fessor E. E. Prince.
President Taft has signified hie In
tention to make an address Monday at
tha unveiling of .the memorial erected
ln Arlington cemetery In honor of Ma
jor L Enf ant. the young French engi
neer who laid oat tha city of Washing
ton Notable eeremonlee - will attend the
unveiling of the Wisconsin aUte mon
nment in the Vloksburg National Mili
tary park .Monday. The monument Is
one of tho most elaborate battlefield
memorials ever ereoted In America.
The first class battleship Wyoming
will ba launched at Philadelphia Thurs
day. J "When completed; tha Wyoming
room Into oreeplng things."
Germatne Necker had ne conception wlu D 0ne of tne moat powerful vessels
of what, love Is, and this In spite of tn tha United Bute navy. Its dlsplaoa
har beauty and the great admiration mmat belnaf 26.000 tons.
bestowed upon her. However, she man
ried Baron de Btael, the Swedish am
bassador. He waa 87. she waa 10. It
wa a happy marriage. This marriage
gave her the dealred social position at
the French court. She bad, a taste for
Governor Dlx will preside and Wil
liam J. Bryan will be the principal
speaker at a meeting of the National.
Civ to league to be held In Albany Tues
day. Thm.v ta tha data fixed far tha
literature from bar , early i womanhod, apeeial election m tha Second Pennsyl-
Sha- knew polltica. too, and her bands
were on - all wires. If , she wished to
vania district to fill the unexpired term
of the late Congressman Joel Cook.
- . . oj im iw ,vuiMu ... v.
placate a minister, she. Invited him to William S. Beyburn, son of Mayor Rey
her ; house, and once there ha was as burn, of Philadelphia, Js tha Republican
putty in-ner. hands. -.; - candidate, t Tha Denfocratlo candidate
Mma. de Staal waa married in 1716. Ii. u,r. nanr. a vouna- lawvar.
and from a rather subordinate posiUon. . Among the large conventions and
in less than two years she was queen meetings of the week will be the Lake
of the people who ran the world, "at jjohong conference on international ar-
least, the French world. But unforu- bltratlon, the aaealonS of the American
nately for mer, tha period waa agalnat Unitarian , association. 111 Boston: the
her. A brilliant fearless woman in
that period, not only with her tongue,
but her pen, wae bound to get herself
Into trouble, and having, aa tho govern
ment thought, abused, her- ambassa
dorial right -of aayjum, she left Paris
annual convention of tha National
Good Boads congress, in Birmingham?
" . Favorite Fiction.
H Wlah They Wouldn't Put My Nam
for Swltserland before the massaore of Sooiety Column So Often."
September. 1792. Here she wrote, most To Esteemed Favor, Complaining
of Overcharge In Bill Just Received."
"I Assure You This Is tha First Time
Wa Haresgad Such Weather ln los An
geles for Twenty-five Tears."
"Fall and Completer Details of . the
September, 1792. Here aha wrote most
of hef beat literary productions, and
having returned to Paris in 1810 aha
published her famous "De 1'Allemagne,"
but Napoleon condemned the entire edi
tion and excelled her from tha eountrv.
Sh aarain mtlrnil In rnhn. mthmr 1 Scandal," s '' N
l-v'TStr of . Brotherly Love.1
having been divorced from de Stael, "Gentlemen, I Have' the Pleasure of
only ourvivlng her second marriage six Introducing My Successor, the New
years, dying July 14. HIT. r , Mayor, Who Will Now Address Ton."
inis remarkable woman la credited .-r .Byunrain twim uwaamai
with having dona much to free French th Home of Our Townsman, Mr. Ardup.
literature from the self Imposed fetters Last; Tuesday."--of
-the classical criticism. Studiously ,s - ' ' . , ' ' ' .
cosmopolitan, she . compelleed France Chinaman Wins Yale Prise,
to contrast. and compare her Kleala of New Haven .Dispatch In New " Tork
letters and art with thoaa of Germany ; World,
and EngUnd She made an effort and - Th Deforeat prise for speaking at
suoceeded In establishing in FrancS the Tale, which Is, toe-chlaxVene offered for
Idealistic over tha ratlonallstia and thus seniors in oratory, was won by Tuen
th French Tomantio movement- one Haianx Tsaio of Shanahal. Hla aubleet
of the greatest literary regenerations I waa "Yale Spirit." He referred to the
to history, la la large measure the work
of Madams Jim gtael, - - .
, TomonW-Mm. Da ' Malnt Eno&
lives of J. Fenlmore Cooper and Nathan
Hale as examples of what Vale man
have. done. No mention waa made ml
iPrealdent Taft .