THE : OREGON SUNDAY- jdURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY ; MORNING, MARCH 23, 1913. I
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United states adopts l r. alderman's .home credit plan. for. use in porta ;rican schools
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NEW LINE GIVES CORVALLIS
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Oregon Executive President
of Organization, Is Arrang
William Hawley Smith Writes
v Oregon Educator Praising
' -New System Highly. ,
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(Salem Bureto of The Journal.)
V Salem, Or March. 22. Porto Rico is
the latest to take- up State School Super
intendent L. B. Alderman's method of
school work for more closely uniting
the school and the homes. William
Hawley Smith, noted author on school
topics, has written Superintendent Al
derman from San Juan, relative to the
matter. In. his letter lie also says Uncle
Sam has undertaken an impossible task
in trying to force the children of Porto
Rico to apeak English. " , ' ;
"I was especially pleased to have the
pamphlet which gave the details of your
method of wedding the schools and the
, homes of your state," says Mr. Smith.
T rujy this is a union of a twain which
God hath Joined together; , and, once
hitched up. I don't believe the man lives
' who can put them assuhder. I congratu
late you most heartily, on what you have
accomplished. Let thegood work go on,
, I have turned the pamphlet over to the
commissioner of education of Porto
Rico, and, be say a it ia exactly what tie
wants' for use on this Island, and that
he will go to work .at once to 'do Uke
w tse,'; And that's what there is In t
good example!
"And X am glad to add that I believe
it will be a great thing If your plan
: 'can be put into operation in Porto Rico.
I have looked into the working of the
schools here pretty carefully, and X am
sorry . to say that it seems to me Uncle
Bam ia not doing the best for the child
ren in this part of his domain,, by a
large majority.', lie ia trying to force
these children to speak English, and to
become educated in that language, and
, he can't do it in a thousand years, mod
erately speaking. Aa a matter of fact,
the only place one hears English spoken
by a native child is in the class room.
And what one hears there is a caution!
I heard a native teacher who had taught
five years, who ia a graduate of the
' normal, school here, say to her class.
'Wote ees wone " halluf ofe twelluf
'eencha? Make your own translation! I
can but wonder if the game'ls worth
the candle." . ,". ,-
STUDENTS, LABORERS
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"Coffee Club," Eugene's Sub
stitute for Saloon, Scene
'i. of Mutual Helpfulness,
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University of Oregon, Eugene, Or.,
March 2 J. Why haa the saloon such a
strong hold on the communities where
it exists? - Does it represent nothing
but a perverted taste? Has the saloon
some function Which are left unper
formed in a dry town, and whieh ought
to be provided for In some other way
Jf the saloon is abolished?
Eugene answers that when the saloon
Is abolished It Is well to provide a
substitute ; for its socially valuable
functions. Men should have a place to
meet and satisfy the needs of a social
being. A "coffee club" has been opened,
and much of the work Involved will be
done by students in the sociology de
partment of the university. '
" The club has already become a popu
lar place. Loggers from the camps on
the Sluslaw and McKenzle rivers, rest
dents of Eugene, and laboring men from
all parts .of the world are to be found
. there, and among them are the students,
anxious not only to help along the good
work, but to learn at first hand .the
world which they are Studying in theory
in the classroom.
The University T. M. C. A. is back
ing the "Coffee club" because of the
good the students can do there; the
department of sociology favors it be
cause of the real education the boya
can absorb from contact with the toll-
' worn men who are the real builders of
; the west. -f -
; Many students, attracted by the cheap
ness of the good food offered, are tak
ing their meals at the "Coffee club."
ARBOR DAY OBSERVANCE
ON APRIL 11 IS URGED
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galem. Or.. March 22. Handsomely
illustrated pamplilets are being sent out
from the office of the state superinten
dent of public instruction, calling atten
tion to Arbor day, which falls this year
on April 11. The schools are being urged
to observe the day.
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CATERPILLARS PLOW BY FLASHLIGHT ON OREGON RANCH
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One oljifo big caterpillars, pulling 12 14-inch plows oo the
ISDtctil to T. losrasU
i ; i Condon, Or., MarcY S2.That Gilliam
rounty ranches ai f at present the
scent Of great actiritx. Is being demon-
-ftratPd 'Bally 1 Betghtly ww liHfeteewa-r-Hwr-P!te(t.
ere Kllbourne raflch. five miles from
Olet, n ;iuttleriFIat, where plowing
and lowing .of faring grain is being
don on an xte.rive scales
Eighteen .huti.ed - seres . ar being
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New First' Presbyterian church atilbany, ' costing, $40,000, , which is
being dedicated today.
(Sneclal t The JlonreW.V
-Albany, Or., March 22. The hand
some new First Presbyterian church,
covering the entire quarter block at
the souhtwest corner of Fifth and
Broadalbln streets, which was recently
completed at a cost of 140.000, will be
formally dedicated here tomorrow with
special Easter services, music ana dec
orations. . , '
The dedicatory sermon will be deliv
ered at 8 o'clock by Dr. William Hiram
Foulkes, formerly pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Portland, now
general secreary Of the ministerial
board of relief of the Presbyterian
church of America, with headquarters
at Philadelphia, An appropriate pro
gram has been arranged for the dedica
tory exercises, including the singing
of several selected Easter anthems by
a chorus of many . voices, and solos by
8. N. Steele of Portland, a former resi
dent of this city. -
Rev. Dr. Foulkes, who delivers tha
dedicatory sermon, will alto deliver the
sermon at the morning service at the
First-. Presbyterian church tomorirow
morning at 10:30 o'clock. The musical
features of the morning service will in
clude a vocal solo by Mr. Claire Lee of
Junction City, and several selections
by a quartet , composed of Mrs. Hans
Fib, soprano; Mrs. E..D. Cuslck. alto;
J. LeRoy "Wood, tenor, and" F. E. Van
Tassel, basso.
The evening sermon tomorrow Will be
delivered by the Rev. H. I Reed, n
former- pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of this city, and now connected
with the Auburn Theological seminary
at Auburn, N. T. Among the . other
prominent religious men who are in
cluded in the list for the dedicatory ex
Porter Brothers to Open Camp
North of Umpqua River
April 1.
(Kpeclil to The Journal.)
Marshfield, Or., March 22. It is an
nounced that Porter Brothers on April
1 will start another railroad camp north
of the Uippqua river preparatory to
working from . the north end of the
Copenhagen contract toward the Slus
law. This Is the first work that has been
started between the Bluslaw and
Umpqua river, which Is taken to indicate
positively that the Willamette Pacific
work Is to be hastened between Bluslaw
river and Coos bay.
There has also been an added force
of meiv put to work on the tunnel south
of the Umpqua river.
The barge Nehalem, which went on
the spit at Bluslaw river, haa been
pulled off. and saved, but most of the
cargo of coal was lost. Another barge
owned by Johnson and Anderson, the
contractors building the Jetty at the
Sluslaw. was beached and will probably
be a total loss, aa well as the cargo of
S00 tons of coal. In both cases the
barges and tugs towing struck the bar
in crossing.
IT. of O. Freshmen Debaters Selected
University of Oregon, Eugene, Or;
March 22. The freshman debating team,
selected this afternoon In competitive
try-out, consists of Prentiss Brown, of
Eugene; Allan O'Connell, of Portland;
Lemar Tooze, of Salem. The second
team Is Mart el Mickey, Junction City;
Everett Saunders, Baker; W. T.- Holt,
of Holland, Texas. The question de
bated was that of the abolishment of
capital punishment.
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Isown to srrinir arraln. both wheat and
barley. In the plowing and seeding op
erations on the Kllbourne -ranch,, two
large caterpillar engines and six mule
The caterpillars each pull twelve four
teen-iuch plowa and turn under thirty
avres each day. The work day there
comprises 14 bourse, for a night crew
Is maintained, and plowing goes on Just
NEW LINE WILL PUSH
AHEAD TO COOS BAY
ercises are: Rev. John It Boyd, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church. of
Portland, and Mr. M. A. Matthews, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church of
Seattle.
Tomorrow evening the members of
Temple Commandery,' No. S, Knights
Templar, of this city, will attend the
services at : the ' First Presbyterian
church in a body' for worship, and a
section of seats has been reserved for
them. They will be attired in the uni
form of the order. Special services and
musto have been arranged for thejeven
ing. , .;
The interior decorations af the
church for Easter Sunday are beauti
ful, and include Easter lilies, Japanese
cherry blossoms, and Oregon grape. .
The dedicatory services were4 begun
last Wednesday evening, when the huge
Austin pipe organ was dedicated with
a concert by Prof. Luelen Seeker, or
ganist of Trinity Episcopal church,
Portland. Others who participated in
the concert were John Claire Montelth,
baritone soloist of Portland, and Mrs,
Hans Flo, soprano; Edwin Ludwlg
Wilson, violinist; Miss Wilma Wag
gener, pianist, and J. Clement Irvine,
flutist, all of this city.
Monday has been designated as
"Home-Comers Day," and in the even
ing a program will be rendered with
an address by Rev. Wallace Howe Lee
of Whltworth college. Tacoma, as the
principal feature. Rew. Lee resided in
his city for many, years, and waB for
merly president of Albany college.
Rev. II. L. Reed will also make an ad
dress on that evening. Rev. Franklin
H. Oeselbracht is the pastor of the
Firat Presbyterian church, which, will
be dedicated tomorrow, .
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Duponts Spend ; $50,000 In
Equipping Mills at Mar-
tin's Bluff,
(Special to The Journal)
Kalama, Wash., March 22. One of the
big enterprises of the lower Columbia
Is the huge powder plant belonging to
the Dupont Powder company.
This immense plant Is located at
Martin's Bluff, some four miles south
of 'Kalama, and was erected recently at
a cost of S0, 000, and will be the source
of supply for all of the company's
business on the Columbia,, from The
Dalles to Astoria, and supply a great
portion of the sound cities' demands.
The Dupont company has a commod
ious dock on the river bank, and a narrow-gauge
tramway, S400 feet long, on
which Is operated by means of horses
four tram cars. This tramway leads
back to the Immense magazines, whlcli,
for the purpose of safety, are located
about half a -mile In the canyon. By
means of a 65-foot reinforced concrete
tunnel near the wharf the tramy
passes beneath ihe double-track railway
between Kalama and Vancouver. ' '
Both river boat's and ocean steamers
can land at the dock for carso. and
most of the supplies of black powder
have been shipped from Hercules, Cal.
The nitroglycerin products come by rail
from the company's factory at Dupont,
Wash, - . u
The buildings consist at present'ofr
two' large warehouses or maKazluesi 'an
office building and a cap magazine. Th
two large magazines, one for black pbw
der and the other for dynamiteare lo
cated about 400 feet apart, and each
Is protected from expionlon by the other
d.v a log Daricade as high and wide as
the buildings themselves and filled with
dirt,' These buildings have concrete
foundations from two to four feet thick,
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Kllbourne ranch, near Olex, also harrowing the plowed ground.
the same, with searchlights as In the
daytime. J
Altogether there are IR or 20 men
enployed on the ranch. Thts ranch Is
mode.rpJllLvSrjCtwaxa,wcJiaJjeg
extensive. The house and barns are
lighted by electricity. A blacksmith
shop, la located on the ranch and the
owners employ tholr own smith and
horseshoer.
J.,. While wheat Is the mala product, the
White Salmon, Wash., March 12.
"Jake no ge'ttunr chinkamln. . Jake no
manarmox (otto) to get irt kewkap under
water for chinkamln. Water f rise one
night, : no , got chinkamJn.'V Such jwas
the Jargon of Jake Hunt, 110 years old,
Who, rode into town on his pinto yester
day.' ',. . ;'-;.r ,., :.
He meant that the closing' of the gates
In the division channel had turned the
White Salmon river against the big dam
of the Northwestern . Electric Co. and
backed the water up with more or less
raise for nearly two miles, as a conse
quence of which' some of the gold which
the old Indian had hidden in a hole
In the river bank was under- water,
like the money of the bank of England
in case of burglar emergency.
For years Old Jake, aa his children
call him, has, hidden about his prem
lses on a quarter section homestead itlie
gold he has received as his stipend from
the Agency. No one has been able to
locate Jake's deposit vaults for he al
ways doea the caching of his money
When ho knows no one will see him.
"Me put where no one gettum," . he
says. Then he. comes to the store in
White Salmon and foxliy tells how poor
he is in order to get things cheap or
for nothing. All the money he has hid
den is not in the submerged1 hole, how
aver, "gettum some more other kew
hap." Just how much the old man has
hidden is not certain. HIS relatives do
not knowtUough they have often tried
to get t6"his "private bank."
The backing upxpf the water has
formed a lake about"t0feet across
and 100 feet deep, diminishing In depth
as the rise follows, back for a couple
of miles upstream. A fish ladder Is to
be built to enable salmon to get above
the dam; and the lake is to be stocked
with fish. ,
MRS.; M.- A. WATTS0N
OF SCAPP0.0SE DIES
Mrs. Mary A. Wattson.
(Speclit to The Journl.
Scappoo.se, Or.. March 22. Mrs. Mary
A. Wattson died here today as the result
of an injury received a week ago. While
rising from a chair she fell, breaking a
leg. This happened just- seven years
ago to the day after the death of her
husband, Granville L. Wattson, who
died here. Mrs. Wattson was born in
Philadelphia. April IS, 1821, and lived
in Balem, Ohio, a number of years, com
ing to.Scappoose In 1900. Mrs. Watt
son was the mother of five children,
two of whom are still alive. They are
Mrs. Rebecca Scott and John A. Watt
son, both of Scappoose. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock at
the home.
with air chambers in the floors and
along the sides. The doors are made of
steel and are airtight
On the west of the plant, and connect
Ing with the double-track lines of the
Northern Pacific, Great Nortnern ana o.
W. R. & N., 8600 feet of standard-gauge
railroad is being constructed, the grad
ing being done by the Dupont company
and the railroads laying tne eteei.
At present the grade contractors are
working about 30 men, and Engineer
Bell employs nearly 20 more as track
layers, carpenters, etc.
The Dupont company has also nearly
completed 150 feet of Pacific highway,
which has been presented to the state
of Washington.
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owners do not devote their-entire at
tention to raising- grain for hogs are
raised for home consumption, the meat
Is homo cured and all of their vegetables
are raised aw the ranch.,. Several., mm
buildings In the way of machine sheds,
bunkhouses, etc are now being erected,
The. prospects in the Olex neighborhood
for a good crop are excellent, there be
ing 18 inches of moisture .now in the
ground. -
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Corvallis, Or.: March 23. With the
Inauguration of passenger and freight
train service to and from Corvallis by
the Oregon Electric Tuesday Cor
vallis will have 82 ! passenger " trains
daily. ,
The Oregon Electric ' branch ' from
Gray, on the main llne has been com'
pleted to, the east end of the new drawbridge-across,
the Willamette river here,
and a temporary depot has been erected
by the Oregon Electric company to ac
commodate Corvallis bUB!nesntll such
a time when the new railway bridge
use STiLL
SEATTLE 1WAYS
BILL FOR APPROVAL
Washington Executive' ls"Rap
idiy Disposing of Measures
Adopted at Last Session, '
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(Special to Tha JourmH
Olympla, Wash., .March 22. -Among
the bills unsigned 1" the goyerpor's
hands are:
S. B. S10, changing the name of Little
Falls, in Lewis county, to Vader..
B. 381, providing that fixtures shall
be included in the Bale of stock under
the bulk sales law, unless specifically
provided to the contrary. v.-' . '
H. B. 695, providing for the vacation
of waterways applying at this time only
to the old South canal at Seattle. This
bill is particularly desired by Seattle
as the Vacation of this canal is declared
to be the key to the entire system of
Improvements to be made by the port
commission.
Sub. H. B. 8, confirming the title of
the land to be uncovered by the lower.
Ing of Lake Washington to the owners
of abutting property but reserving; sites
for wharves, streets and improvements
to be made by the port commission.
H. B. 284. providing for the dissolu
tion of Union high school district.
S. B. 466, the supplemental budget in
which Is included the appropriation of
$600,000 for the woman's building at
the university.
The governor vetoed H. B. 890, which
would have required the employment
of a registered trained nurse at every
Jail or public institution that has women
or children inmates.
Qtfher bills that were approved fol
low: S. B. 881, providing for a separate
training school for girls In Lewis coun
ty. H. B. 397, authorising creating of wa
ter districts for Irrigation.
II. B. 48, appropriating 126,000 foe
state bureau of statistics and immi
gration. 5. B. 898, amending the juvenile court
law.
6. B. 822, providing that attendance
at private schools shall be credited for
atate school apportionment.
S. B. 249, prohibiting trespass of sheep
on fenced or unfenced lands.
H. B. 244, amending Irrigation code.
Hi B. 427. appropriating $200,000 for
operation of atate rock quarries. "
H. B. 281, requiring registration of all
births and deaths.
H. B, 458, permitting lease of county
property.
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
CHARGED AS MURDERER
(BptcUl'to Th Journil.)
Grants Pass, Or., March 22. The cor
oner's Jury, empanelled by Deputy Coro
ner. Hall, to Inquire into the killing of
James Barry, a young man found dead
In a cabin at Wolf Creek Thursday, re
turned a verdict, finding that Barry
had been killed by James Chapman, a
boy 17 years of age, who had been em
ployed on the section at Wolf Creek.
A warrant has been Issued for the ar
rest of Chapman, and the sheriff's of
fice Is making an effort to apprehend
him.
ONE HUNDRED PRISONERS
ASK FOR THEIR LIBERTY
(Special to The Jonreal.)
Olympla, Wash., March 22. For the
first time Governor Lister will attend
a meeting of the state prison board at
Walla Walla .at the session to begin
April 10. i
At that time the board, consisting of
the three members of the state board of
control and superintendent of the peni
tentiary, will consider and act on more
than 100' applications for pardons, pa
roles and discharges.
Elgin Recorder Is Sold. ;
ISpodiil to Th lonrwiCi f"
.Elgin, Or., March 22. The Elgin Re
corder has been sold to Mrs. Sarah Tut
tie of this city and will be edited by
her son, L. B. Tuttle, who operated the
paper, for several years prior Aa two
years ago. E. H. Flagg, who has edited
the paper for the last two years; will
move to Camas, Wash., where he has
purchased the Camas Scout, '
Mrs. McCully Dies at,Klgin.
- (Sperlnl to The. Journal '
Blgtni Or., March 22. Mrs. Sarah Me
Cully died at her home In this city
March 18. 1 She was born In Davis
county, Iowa, November 20, ,1858, and
In 1864 she .crossed the plains with her
parents and settled near" Walla Walla,
later moving to this section, where she
has resided ever since. .
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Centralla,. March .22. As a result of
the strike of J50puplla of the high
school, this week, Dr. Banks yesterday
tendered his resignation as a member
I of the Centralis school board, .
HOLDING
. -.w:-x Nfr 1 :
Electric depot at Curvallls.-'
across the river shall have been built
The new service makes ' Corvallis 30
minutes closer to Portland, a three hour
tfJ&.bvig been installed. v '
; The .Portland, Eugene & Eastern will
have completed 4ts Una from Portland
through CorvaUls to Eugene at about
the tlmeJbe pregon Eloctiic line Into
Ettpene Woper. wijl bo completed, and
ic,.1s tjo plan of the citizens of Cor
vaUls to hold at.'thflt time a joint "Elec.
trlo-ltailwjtyycelebratlon in honor of
the completion of two electric lines into
Corvallis.
William Wade Modestly De
. clares He Cannot Remem
. ber Act Winning Distinction
J (SpeetM to n Journal.) ' .
Corvallis, Or., March 22. William
Wade,' a Civil waf veteran, who resides
n this city, is in receipt of a con
gressional medal given for valorous
service durlnz thn Pivil war. - Th mort
al la copper, bears in bas-relief a like
ness of the Monitor and Merrlmac, and
hangs from a ribbon that is blue and
gray combined. On the reverse sldo
are the words: "United States Navy
For Service." A. document that ac
companied the medal gives Mr.j Wade
the right to- have his name engraved
thereon., '
During ' the Civil war, Mr. Wade
served in the United States navy, and
served on the Powhattan, New Iron
sides, Admiral Farragut's flagship, the
Hartford, and Admiral DslmWa fair.
ship, the Densmore. In a most mod
est manner jar. wane ieciares lie can
not recollect having done anything wor.
thy of note, or exceedingly brave whllo
In thS service.'.
However, from a circular Issued by
the historian of the Medal of Honor
League o( the United States, General J.
CORVALLfS VETERAN IS
AWARDED MEOAL OF
HONOR Ft BRAVERY
House Cleaning Hint
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I WAS FIRST MADE IN A SMALL SHOP THAT EMPLOT- '
ED BUT FEW MEN. NOW I AM MADE IN THE LARGEST
VACUUM CLE.ANER FACTORT IN THE WORLD AND GIVE
EMPLOYMENT TO NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED SKILLED
MECHANICS. , v
I HAVE BEEN ADOPTED I OVER 100,000 HOMES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
I AM USED THE SAME AS THE CARPET SWEEPER, BUT
UNLIKE SWEEPER OR BROOM. I TAKE UPr ALL THE
DUST AND 1 DO NOT STIR IT UP TO SETTLE ALL OVER
THE ROOM. ; -;.
I MAKE IT UNNECESSARY TO TAKE UP TOUR CAR
PETS TO CLEAN THEM. .
I BANISH FOREVER THAT FRIGHTFUL TASK OF CAR-'
PET BEATING. " I i . .
I AX THE OKVt VACTJTM CLSAITEB WITH TVUt BAU
sxAjuora. like every other great success, i
HAVE MAN? IMITATORS. SiO HIGHER COMPLIMENT
COULD 'BE PAID ME. , ' .
I AM EASY TO OPERATE.,
I WEIGH ABOUT , TEN
POUNDS AND STAND LESS
THAN 7 INCHES HIGH. I
EAT NO ELBCTRICITT, BUT
EAT UP THE DIRT. I AM
ALWAYS READT FOR AC
TION AND I WILL REMOVE
DIRT FROM TOUR CARPETS
EQUAL TO ANT ELECTRIC
VACUUM CLEANER ON THE
MARKET. SEEING IS BE
LIEVING. ..' CALL AND BED
ME . DEMONSTRATED ALL
NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE
VERY BUST SHOWING HOW
GOOD I CAN DO MT WORK.
I AM ON DISPLAY IN ONE
OF' THE SHOW WINDOWS.
MOSES. O. PBJCX $9.75. MODII. B, FXICX $18.60.
BBTTSB FOB MODEL 8, f&XCX $2.60. ,
DBAYEBT ATTACHMXWT rOB MODEL B, PBICB f4UK
Honcyman
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(&ilem Bnreta of The JourstL)
Salem, Or., March 2!. rubllo lands .
and the development of the resources
ot the west, rfre to be th big features '
of the meeting (:thi Conference of ,,
Ye8tern Governors, which will "be held -In
Salt Lake in Junj. Governor West ;
Is president of, the organization, and
he stated yesterday that thednatter of f
arranging the - program for fills year's
meeting wilt be taken up at an early "
date. . r -' -;v':Y v-.r- y;;A.':
"It is my belief that the publlo land
question the matter of developing thj
resources and r.ubllo lands of the west
should be the feature ot the meeting
With a view of suggesting measures foe
the ecnslderation . of congress, which,:'
In our opinion, would give the west the
relief so much demanded," said Gov,
crnor West. -
. This conference Includes the govern
ors of all the west and northwestern
states, and grew out of the trip of
the "Governor's Special," which toured
the east about two years ago, and was
considered one of the greatest adver ,
tisometits for the west evet undertaken.
Last year the confereno was held i.a
Boise, Idaho, and Governor West at
tracted considerable atentlon to ft by
riding across the state on horseback ,
to attend. He was met at the border-;,
line by Governor Hawley of Idaho, aU
on horseback. .
Madison Drake, the following is ob-i,
talned: . '
"In 1897 President McKlnley directed, j
in order that the congressional medal
of honor shall be deserved, service must
have been performed In action of. such
a conspicuous .character as to clearly
distinguish the man for gallantry and
Intrepidity above his comrades service '
that involved extreme jeopardy of life
or the performance of extraordinarily ,
hazardous duty. , -;
"Soldiers of the union have ever dls-
played bravery In battle, else victory,
could not have been attained: but as
courage and self-sacrifice are the char
acteristics of every 'true soldier, such '
a badge of distinction as the congres
sional medal of honor is not to be ex
pected as the reward of conduct that
does not clearly distinguish the soldier
above other men whose bravery and
gallantry have been proved In battle."
The recognition "is one that has beort
given to less than 1700 men in the .
United States during the nation's his
tory, an honor "that has probably come
to no other Corvalllslte, and few, if
any, Oregonlans.
Woodburu Horse Fair, April 5.
(Bperlil to The Journtl.l k
Woodburn, Or., March 23.The Wood
turn Commercial club last. night made
final arrangements for the. horse fair
to be held Saturday, April 6. -Horsemen
throughout the county, have signified
their intention of showing on that date,
and much high class horseflesh" Is ex
pected to be on exhibition. '
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