EIGHT PAGES.
DAILY EAST OIIEGONIAX, PEXDLETON, OREGON, Tl'ESPAY, OCTOBER 10, 1906.
PAGE THREB,
QREGQNIANS PAY TOO MUCH FOR SCHOOL
BOOKS
Tho Albany correspondent o the
Portland Oregonian has secured from
Senator M. A. Miller, of Linn county,
an entertaining and valuable Interview
on the subject of free text-books,
which 1h an follows:
State Senator M. A. Miller, of Linn
county, today dlxcurged at some length
the proposed leKlslatlon on tho lined
of the educational system of the state,
and particularly on the subject of free
text-books, a bill for which hus been
proposed for the coming session of
the legislature.
"I bellovo we have In this country
the greatest educational system In
the world," said Senator Miller. "Our
system of public schools, offering a
good education to all free, and requir
ing 'all of the advantages offered, Is
unsurpassed.
"Any proposed change In the sys
tem I a question of great Importance,
and sliould be handled only after
careful Investigation. It Is a fact that
!I3 per cent of tho people In the
United Stales secure all the cducutlon
they ever get, or rather all the school
ing. In the public schools. That per
centage of the population do not at
t(nd the higher Institutions of learn
ing. In view of these figures, any
jirooosel change causes people to
think and Investigate, and action
sl:oi-ld be taken only after a careful
study of the question.
"The proposed change, that of fur
niching text-books In the public
schools oi Oregon, at the expense of
the taxpayers, has received considera
ble attention, and there Is much to be
said tor and against the question. It
mlglu result In a saving in the total
amount i,f money spent for school
books In the suite, and distribute the
expense among the people who- foot
the bills of the state government.
Oregon Honk IIIl.Ii PrU-cfl.
"In this connection, I want to sny
that the people of Oregon are paying
more for their school books than the
people of any other stnte In the
Tnion. I have invest Igrntea .this sub
Jeit and have figures t support my
statements. For years I have dcvoteO
considerable time to the educational
questions In Onegon. and have been
an .idvocHlc of using the pruning
knlfo on the sche lulc of studies In
ir.e puunc scnowis. There are too
many stadie Muught, and too Utile
.attention given to each branch of
work. The boaks com ton much, aiwl
because of the great number of
branches taught, often become a bur
densome expense.
Cmrauirolrvr Vtktr.
"An a result it my investinatlon I
.have the cost trf hooks In a number Of
stater, and a 'Comparison of the -pon-e
there w Mi the prices charged In
Oregon t laitcresting. In !Tcxns, u First
Header costs 18 cents. In Oregon, 25
rnnts. an Incii-Kse of 40 per cent; Bec
ond Itai-T, 24 cents, in 'Oregon, 30
cents, an increase of ITS per cent:
Third ltesJer. 30 cents, In 'Oregon, -0
cent.i, an Increase of 33 1-3 per com;
SpePer, 15 cents. In Oregon 22 cents,
an increase of 47 per cent: First Qeo
er.iphy. 42 cents. In Oregon 60 centa.
an Increuw of 43 ;per cent.
"Nrth Carolina offers even a mora
glaring example. There the First
Ilea ler covts 13 .cents; In 'Oregon 3E
ten's, an li.crease of 92 per cent;
Scond Header 18 cents. In Oregon
It' cents, an Increase of 8 2-3 per
cent; Citography; 40 cents, In Oregon
fio cMiits. an Increase of 50 per cent;
TOM WATSON QIITS.
SAVED
m
LYON'S LIFE
First History, 10 cents, in Oregon 60
cents, an increase of 50 per cent.
"In Missouri the First Header and
Primer combined sells for 12 cents,
In Oregon tho First Header sells for
25 cents, an Increase of 108 ptr cent:
Second Header 17 cents, In Oregon 30
cents, an Increase of 77 per cent;
Geography, 4 2 cents, In Oregon 60
cents, an Increase of 43 per cent;
History, 51 cents. In Oregon 60 cents,
an Increase of 1 1b per cent.
'The comparison with Indiana Is
striking. There the First eHader costs
10 cents, In Oregon 25 cents, an In
crease of 150 per cent; Second Reader
la cents, In Oregon 30 cents, an in
crease of 100 per cent; Speller, 10
cents. In Oregon 22 cents, an Increase
of 120 per cent; First Geography 30
cents, Iij Oregon SO cents, an Increase
of 100 per cent,
In North Dakota First Readers cost
16 cents, in Oregon 25 cents, an In-'
crease of 56 cr cent; Second Read
ers 28 cents, In Oregon 30 cents, an '
Increase of 7 per cent; Histories, 80
cents, in Oregon $1. an Increase of 25
per cent; Mental Arithmetic, 24 cents
in Oregon 30 cents, an Increase of 25
per cent.
'Kansas is another good illustration
of the excessive charges for text-books
In Oregon. There the Fourth Reader
costs SO cents, In Oregon 40 cents, an
IncreiuSe of 33 1-3 per cent; Speller, 10
cents, In Oregon 22 cents, an Increase
of 12 per cent; Geography, 30 cents.
n Oregon 60 cents, an Increase of 100
per cent.
Oregon Needs Relief.
All of these comparisons so to
Imiw tbnt some steps should be taken
to reduce the cbst of text-books in
Oregon that people of other states
re treated better by the boolt com
panies than are the people -of Ore
gon. Just what measures should be
taken is a serious question. In 1893
I introduced In the Oregon legislature
a bill providing for the state to pub-
mn its own text-books for use In the
public schools and sell them to the
people for cost. This bill was defeat
ed. I believe that would Jinve. In a
large measure, solved the xiroblem of
excessive charges for tet-books for
our public school children."
Kcsolulhih In
studies In our public schools was dem
Snnator Miller's advocacy of fewer
onstratcd in 193. when he was a
member of the tte senate. At that
session he Introduced innate concur
rent resolution X. 21, mhich read at
fellows:
"Whereas, The public school Is tht
only Institution actually employed in
the education ot the masses, and
"Whereas. A very large per cent of
the children receive all the educatlnn
they ever accptire In said public
schools, and
"Whereas, The course of study now-
employed In the public schools of ,fMs
s.ate requires o much woik on tho
part of the cpa, .that the evtenrial
branches are ant, ant! cannot be -well
learned, and
"Whereas, The number T books
now In use In said course of Instruc
tion in said public schools is excessive
mm a iinanciai ouroYn upon the -jco-ple
of the Ur;
"Therefore, be ft resolved by the
sennte, the house concurring, that the
state board of education be, ar.a is
hereby oa.-npsth requested to so re
vise the course il itastructlon now' In
use In the public schools of Utisrt&te.
as to reduce the amount of work and
B've special attention to the branches
that will bo of most value to the chll
('"'" '" "ursnlng the different voca
tions of life.
' . 's the reuse of IhvSeg-
Matiuv that Ir.e public school -nl the
slate should be encouraged and fos
tered by every means In our power."
I'linioiiM (ieorglu Politician No Longer
EdltM WntMiu'N Magazine.
A special from New York says:
A quarrel among stockholders of
Watson's magazine has led to the res
ignation of Thomas E. Watson, who
founded the publication about 18
months ago, and who has been editor
in chief from the first. Mr. Watson
has severed all connection with the
magazine, and will devote, himself to
his literary work at his home In Geor
gia. Colonel W, D. Mann of unsavory
Town Topics fame, Is the chief stock
holder In the Watson's Magazine cor
poration, and It was through him that
the publicist quit the editorial chair.
Mr. Watson had a dispute about
money due him from his magazine.
He tried hard to collect. When he
aked for his money Colonel Mann
criticised the magazine.
Mr. Watson Is a fiery little man,
who loves a fight. He found himself
helpless In a fight with Colonel Mann
however, for the colonel had the ad
vantage of the majority of stock,
while Major Watson owned only about
one-fifth. The determination of Mr.
Wntson to write no more for the mag
azine will put It In a different position
for a time. It may be that Mr. Wat
son will decline to permit the maga
zine to furnish the serial publication
of his new book, "The Life and Times
of Andrew Jackson," which has been
running several months. Mr. Wat
son's personality and his trenchant
pen have made the magazine what it
is.
CHALTArQI A HAS DEFICIT.
tVIHuim (to Valley Awlatlon If 2250
Ilclilnd.
The board of directors of the Wil
lamette Valley Chautauqua associa
tion, at the meeting held in this city
unanimously recommended that the
present corporation be dissolved, and
that the present assets of the associa
tion be sold to an organization to be
formed for the purpose of carrying
out the alms and work of the present
association, says the Oregon City Star.
Thrs recommendation Is, In the
opinion of the men who have the best
Interest of the Chautauqua at heart,
the only solution of the problem of
paying the deficit of J2250, and con-
ttmiing tho assembly.
The causes of the big deftwt accu
mulated during the last two Tears, has
heretofore been given in the Star.
Las' year's deficit was covered by the
directors advancing $150 ach from
flhelr own pockets. This of course they
could not be expected to do Indefi
nitely. The plan 'for placing file assembly
on a sound financial basis Includes
the formation ef a new company ol
(5000 capital Stock divldedjinto $26
shares. The asrx-ts of the oJpassocia
Hon are to be taken over by the new
company for the ainoimt of the pres
ent Indebtedness.
Untold Suffering and Constant'
' Misery Awful Sight From that
Dreadful Complaint, Infantile Ec
zemaCommenced at Top of -tiis
Head and Covered Enlire Body.
MOTHER PRAISES
CUT1CURA REMEDIES
"Ounbaby had tWit dreadful com
plaint, Infantile Ecioma, which afflicted
him for several DKintis, commencing at
the top of his head, and at last eovering
.his whole body. llis sufferinfs were
untold and constant liscry, jn fact,
there was nothing we would not have
done to have given hint relief. The
family doctor seemed lo be wholly
incapable, of coping with the case, and
after various experiments of his, vhich
resulted in no fwnefit to the child, we
sent to Mazon, 111., to a druggist and got
a full set of the Cuticura Hemedics and
applied as per directions, and he began
to improve immediately, and in about
three or four days began to show a
brifjhtcr spirit and really laughed, for
the first time in a year. In about ninety
days lie was fully recovered, with tha
exception of a rough skin, which w
gradually disappearing, and eventually
will be replaced by a healthy one.
"Praise for the Cuticura Remedies
has always been our greatest pleasure,
and there is nothing too good that we
could soy in their favor, for they cer
tainly saved our baby's life, for he was
the most awful sight that I ever beheld,
prior to the treatment of the Cuticura
Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle I.yon, 1826
Apploton Ave., Parsons, Kan., July 18,
1905." '
COMPLETE TREATMENT $t
Complete external and internal treaU
mont for every humor, consisting of
CutictiraSonp,Olntmcnt,nnd Pills, may
now be had for ono dollar. A single
get ifl often mifflciont to cure the moBt
torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning,
and scaly humors, eczemas, rashes, and
irritations, from infancy to ago, when
all else fails.
Cullrun Snt, Olntmmt, n4 rtllt ii ioWI Ihroulhout
tr w4 fl H Ih OnM 8Mb Boo-
A Special Purchase of Women's Suits Worth
$20, 25 and 30, At $16.75
If a diamond of fmiftlcwt worth were offered to you at a lessoned price
you Mould buy it If you could, ami yon would not regret tho bargain.
That's the story that best fits these bargains In women's Suits, smart,
t'llliii'-inndci Stilts for women, Runnents that combine smartness ot style,
cleverness of design anil small expense. That's a rare combination, but
you'll find plenty of evidence of It here. Come see them and Judge, any.
wuy. '
A Special Shipment of Women's Coats
Here Worth $12.50, 15 and 17.50
At $9.75
Here's where money can bo saved, not by nickels and dimes, but by
Dollars. Five Dollars an- even more. Tills assortment Is ( altogether a
new lot iKiuglit for this occasion. Don't buy a garment before you see these
we are offering. No obligation to buy because you look.
Womens Dress and Semidress Skirts
Worth $9.50, 10, 1 1.50 & 12
At $6.85
It's a fact, that the faster the selling, the more
quickly the accumulation of odds, and that's the
"why so" of this lot of women's SKIRTS only one
of a kind In most cases, and they afford the most
remarkable opportunity- of a life-time. See them
sure.
Buy it of "CRANK" and
its Alright
Timber Supply Doomed.
The Natural Hardwood Lumber as
sociation, at Us recant meeting In
Memphis, adopted a report in .which
was presented the dire possibilities of
the destruction of !the forest In the
short period of 35 ypars.
It was estimates that there now
stand In the United States nearly 1.
475.0O0.0ttO, 000 feet of lumber, but
that 45,000,1(00,000 'eet of lumber are
cut every pear.
The report declared that something
must Immediately '(e done, com
mendations were made" In It for pro
hibiting log exports and for exemp
tion from taxes of tiee plantations.
Attention tob caltad to the desirabil
ity of state legal enactments along the
best lines, and of some similar 'consti
tutional provision by the general gov
ernment, aientlon ws also Tnnde of
th? custom prevailing In Franc of re
quiring a tree to be planted for every
tree cut down.
flight of stairs from the outside of the
building, and whose floor was usually
covered wUh three Inches of sawdust.
The xild building, stood on the cor
ner of Third and Alder streets, where
the brewery now stands, and here the
Firs Presbyterian church of Walla
Walla was organized by Mr. Boyd on
Sunday, November 11, 18:7, with 19
members and with Peter - Zahne as
ruling elder. Nearly all of the char
ier mrmbers, five of whom were men
and 14 women, have joined the church
trlumnhant. Four are still living in
this city, Mesdames Walter Robinson.
Alexander Cameron, Je.mes Dewar and
Mark Williams, the three latter being
sisters.
First Church la Oregon.
On the following Sabbath, Novem
btr 18, 1S77, Mr. Boyd organized the
first Presbyterian church ever organ
ized in eastern Oregon at Weston,
with seven member, and later Thom
as Eoyd organized In Waltsburg and
I.ewiston, and both labored In this re
gion for several years.
WANTS MIME CONVICT-BUILT HIIIYS
The business men of Salem are
deeply Interested not only In the x
tenslon of electric lines Into the Si;n
tlam country, but they are vitally
conoerned that the first-class high
way row built to the state reform
school shall be extended to Turner
and on to the towns south and east,
says the Salem Journal.
There Is no reason why the convlct
bullt road shall not be extended on
to Marlon, Jefferson, Albany and
Eugene, and east to Anmsvllle, Sub
limity, Stnyton and Slehama. That
kind of road can be constructed
cheaper than any other, and the con-vlct-bullt
roads are the best In the
state, so far constructed.
The cost to the county need not be
over $4 200 per mile, and the cost to
the state need not be over that
amount That Is the cheapest way In
the world to construct public high
ways, tho convicts doing the heavy
work and tho stnto and counties
sharing In the other necessary ex
penses. When ronds can be obtnlned
so cheaply, they should be built In all
directions.
Governor Chamberlain's offer to
extend tho convict-built highways on
to Turner, nnd then still further on,
as fast as means can be had to do
the work. If the county will take
charge and keep up the convlct-bullt
road already constructed. Is a fair
proposition.
If he said the opposite, that he
would not build another inch until
the county did keep In repnlr what
has already been built, nobody could
blame him. Ho has built five miles
ot as fine road as there Is In the
county, nnd It Bhould be put In repair
for the winter nnd covered with a
coating of crushed rock as soon as
possible. To all this the county
court expressed themselves favorably.
An order will be made at this
term of court that will wilt In that
fine highway being kept In perfect
order, and at small expense, and as
soon as poraible putting on a fine
coating of crushed rock on the Tond.
If that Is provided for, the governor
says he win extend the model high
way built by the state, nnd 'In Tact It
should be extended to Albany and
Mehnma as fast as possible. The sub
scription plan Is too slow. Convict
work, with county arid, Is tho quick
est way to secure good roads.
The editor of the Capital Journal
went before the Marlon county com
missioners' court nnd explained the
condition of the convlct-bullt road
from this city to the stnte reform
school, and the offer of Governor
Chamberlain to extend thnt road to
Turner If the county would assume
the care of the road already "built,
and of any road the state may con
struct with convict labor. The court
seemed very favorable to the propo
sition, and members of the court
stated some action would be taken.
STOI,
IJY OF
PIONFF.lt ClintCHKS.
First lVesliyterlnn Church In Knstern
Oregon Organized at Weston.
A pioneer Presbyterian gives the
following Matlsttcs relative to the or
ganization of PreFbyterlan churches In
eastern Oregon and Washington:
In June. 1877, Hev. K. N. Condlt.
Thomas M. Boyd and Robert Boyd,
graduates of Princeton college, nnd
Princeton theological seminary, ar
rived In this city. It was decided that
Mr. Condlt should remain here with
the view of establishing a Presbyter
ian church In this town, If possible
but nfter preaching a few times In
the Cumberland Preshyterlnn church
and without taking any steps to or
ganize, he went to Astoria, Ore., and
beenmc pastor of the church In that
plac.
Rev. T. M. Boyd went as far south
as Boise, Idaho, and Rev. Robert
Boyd went to Colfax, but on learning
of the departure of Mr. Condlt, re
turned to Walla Walla. He secured
the use of the upper room of the old
court hous, which was reached by a
Keep the bowels open when you
have a cold and ose a good remedy
to allay the Inflammation of the mu
cous membranes. The best Is Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It
contains no opiates, moves the bowels
drives out the cold. Is reliable and
tastes good. Sold by Tallman & Co.
;
GROWTH OF WASHINGTON.
Great Increase In Area of Cultivated
Lands "is Shown.
Probably In no way Is the marvelous
growth and development of Washing
ton better shown than In a compari
son of the assessment rolls of this
year and those f 1896, 10 years ago
says a dispatch from Olympla.
For Instance, 10 years ago the acre
age of Improved lands In the state
was 2,m.l62.
The 11106 roll shows that lands un
der fence have Increased to the ag
gregate area of 470, 650. In making
the comparisons In this article the
figures of the counties have been
taken as a rule. Lincoln county 10
years ago had hut 281,225 acres of
Improved lands. This year's assess
ment shows 1,118,298 acres under
fence. Adams county 10 years ago
was considered to be poor land, and
had In all but 86,138 acres of Im
proved farms. Today her acreage un
der fence Is nearly 10 times as great
820,466 acres. Yakima Increased
from 43,513 to 193,964 acres, and
Kittitas from 44.414 acres to 157,468
acres In the 10 years.
In 1896 the Palouse residents had
an Idea that most of their arable
lands were In cultivation, but land
then thought valueless, when broken
up and cultivated, was found to pro
duce fine wheat crops, and In the 10
years her farm acreage Increased
from 645,895 acres to 1,162,616, the
leading agricultural county In Wash
ington in fenced farm acreage. Spo
kane county had 150,317 acreB of Im
proved lands In 1896, and has 265,
713 acres now under fence. King
county shows an increase. from 31,634
"Improved lands" in 1896 to 40,000
acres "fenced lands" this year.
A cold is much more easily cured
when the bowels are open. Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar opens the
bowels and drives the cold out of the
syrtem In young or old. Sold by Tall
man & Co.
Snn ! rancl-xo's Population. .
July 1 the authorities for statistical
purposes estimated it at 325,000. The
most conservative admit that It wdll
rtieh 400,000 by January 1, 1907. This
goes far to explain the large trade the
city is showing with Its own and Its
suburban population. Isador Jacobs,
president cf the California Canneries,
savs that the city has spread to such
an extent that to rebuild the burnt
district will require a population of
perhaps 40 per cent Increase over the
population which existed at the time
of the fire in April. This would mean
a total of 650,000 people, and will
cally be reached within the next three
years.
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Store
E. J. MURPHY
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THE STATE
V. P. ALLEN, Prop j
oo ig ossnu -a ot JosdDDng
Although I have purchased the
stock of the C..C. Sharp paint shop,
my prices will remain the same. E.
J. Murphy.
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