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CORVALLIS p mMFm Vol. XUCkX Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, March 20, 1906. NO. 23 : i SUSAN B. ANTHONY. .Great Woman's Suffrage Leader Is no More. 'Our leader jast passed on. Make Oregon's freedom for wo men the corner-stone on her monument." Anna H. Shaw. This was the purport of a tele gram received from Rochester, New York, at the Oregon Equal Suffrage Headquarters at mid night, March 12. Every true woman in the world will bow in sorrow at the passing of the noble life that has reached its close, but the record of its lofty aims, and the yood it accomplished will continue to live on and grow through the unencumbered cen turies yet to come. In Miss An thony the world recognizes the great soul, the high purposes, the inspired devotion which are the gifts of those chosen to mark crises in the world's history. "A great man has fallen in Israel" will be the unconscious expression of all who learn of the death of Miss Susan B. Anthony. Sublime in faith and matchless in courage for the principles to which she devoted her life, civil ized nations will bow in reverence at her bier. Womankind in this and every other enlightened coun try in the world, owes a debt to the heroic champion who endured persecution, privation and life time toil, tor the recognition and elevation of those of her sex. Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Mass., February 15,1829. Of Quaker ancestry she early manifested a strict conscientious ness and independence of thought characteristic of a sect which de fied kings for the faith that it ex pressed. Her rudimentary edu cation was received at a public school where her teacher could not understand why she, or any other girl, should desire to learn anything so advanced as long division and refused to teach her such mysteries wholly beyond the comprehension of feminine in tellect. At the age of fifteen, Miss Anthony became a teacher in a private school. Later, as a student, she entered a girls sem inary near Philadelphia. In 1837 business reverses over whelmed her father, and Miss Anthony again became a teacher. She continued in the profession until 1850, when, owing to the delicate health of her mother, she assumed the household cares and and the entire management of the farm near Rochester. Her first appearance in public was in 1849 as secretary of the Daughters of Temperance. For her indelicacy in presenting her self on the platform, she was bitterly assailed and criticised, for a half centuty ago any woman who dared to appear in such a public position invited scathing and severe denunciation. In 1853, at a convention of school teachers, in Rochester, Miss An thony again excited the indig nant protests of newspapers, men, and even women, by her unpre cedented demand for a right to speak in public. The tooic of discussion was, "Why is not the . profession f teacher as much re spected as that of lawyer, doctor orministei? Daring the debate Miss Anthony arose and address ed the chair. The chairman asked in .tones of dissaproval, "What will the lady have?" Miss Anthony replied: "I wish to speak on the question." The greatest consternation and sur prise became manifest among the delegates at this unwomanly and shameless breach ot custom. A motion was made that she be per mitted to speak. Afttr fully half-hour's debate, in which the impropriety of a woman speaking in public was freely and brutally discussed, the motion carried and Miss Anthony said: "it seems to me that you fail to comprehend the cause of the disrespect of which you complain. Do you not see that so Ion? as society i says that woman has not brains enough to be a lawyer, doctor or minister, but has plenty to be a teacher, every man of you who condescends to teach, tacitly ad mits before all Israel and the sun that he has no more brains than a woman?" Though vilified and maligned for ' her defiance of the circumscribed rules for woman's conduct, the result of Miss An thony's act was that before the convention closed two resolutions were introduced. One recom mendation that women be given voice in all deliberations of the teacher's association, and the other calling attention to the in equality of wages for men and women. The next few years of Miss Anthony's life were devoted to work in temperance, anti- slaverv and woman suffrage movements. In 1872, after securing the opinion 01 sued eminent jurists as Benjamin F. Butler. Tudge Riddle, and various supreme court decisions which coincided that . under the Fourteenth Amendment women were en franchised, Miss Anthony regis tered and cast her vote. For this she was arrested. The case of the United States ot America vs. Susan B. Anthony was unique and one of the hardest fought battles in supreme court records. The train of events which fol- owed Miss Anthony's voting were so unusual, dramatic and significant that the champion of woman's rights became the cen- ter of National attention. After sensational trial before a jury, Judge Hunt, without leaving the bench, delivered a written opinion to the ' enect tnat the Fourteenth Amendment under which Miss Anthony claimed the right to vote, "was a protection, not to all our rights, but to oiir rights as citizens only." He directed the iurv to bring in a verdict of guilty.. The verdict was brought accordingly. The Judge ordered Miss Anthonv to stand up while he delivered sen tence which was that she pay an fine of $100 and cost of prosecu tion. Miss Anthony in a firm voice replied: ; "May it please your Honor, I will never pay! a unjust penalty. All the stock in trade I possess is a debt of $10,000 incurred by publishing my paper, "The Revolution," the sole ob ject of which was to educate all women to do precisely as I have done rebel agaiust your man- made, unjust, unconstitutional forms of law which tax, fine im prison, hang women while deny ing them the right of representa tion in the government, and I will work with might and main to pay every dollar of that honest debt, but not a penny shall go to tms unjust claim. And I shall earnestly and persistently con tinue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim 'Resist ance to tyranny is obedience to God.'" Miss Anthonv kept her! word; she never paid the fine.. -4 In 1888 Miss Anthony an'd Mrs. Elizabeth Cadv StOon isj sued a call for an Jntferriational Council of Women "which should include all departments of wo men's work. The funds f equir ed were raised largely5; "through- Miss Anthony's personal .'effortsf and the scope of the Council was enlarged until today ,it reaches the civilized countries of Europe, America and Australia. In 1902 the International Woman Suffrage Association was effected with . representatives present from nine different coun tries and Miss Anthony was elect ed as its first President. It was Miss Anthony, with the assistance of a few friends, who secured the passage of the 14th Amendment to the World's Fair Bill providing for the appoint ment of women commissioners, afterwards known as the Board of I Lady Manegers. She presented to Congress a petition signed by the wives of Supreme Judges, Senators, Representatives, Army and Navy officers, which action resulted in the Congress of Re- WELLS MEETING. Many Excellent Papers Read Setting New Thought. The citizens of the northern part of the county enjoyed an interesting and enthusiastic edu cational rally Saturday. The parents' meeting embraced the Wells, Mountain View and Soap Creek schools. A good repre sentation came from each district. The Artisan Assembly of Wells, kindly allowed the use of .their commodious hall for the meeting. The literary program consisted of recitations by Beatrice Thurs ton and Bertha Allen, and two songs by the Wells school, di alogue and song by Mountain View school. The regular pro gram coHsisted of an able address on : 'Influence of Habit in Mold ing Citizenship" by Rev. E. T. Simpson, pastor of the Episcopal church ot our city. His address was filled with excellent thoughts. He emphasized the importance of parents giving parental attention to their children on habits of rev erence tor ' home and parents, habit of industry and of truth. T. T. Vincent in speaking on "The Oldest Primary Suhool in the World," or the "Home," said parents should teach- rightful obedience and authority to teacher and father and mother; should give heed to politeness and train the child to knew what life is. R. N. . Williamson, in discussing "Agriciltare in Public Schools," said the state could spend more money in com mon schools. He found that the state was spending over $125 for every student in ourstate institutions, and only $8 per capita in common schools. Tois being an agricultural country, why not teach elements of agriculture? He thought by eliminating such subject matter in preseHtative women, the largest and most influential gathering of womerfever held in any part ef the world. 1 Recently Miss Anthonv pre sented to the Congressional Li brary her valuable collection of books which' has been accorded a special alcove and designated as the "Susan B. Anthouy Collect ion" the only one presented by a woman. , To the present generation Miss Anthony has been a deliverer as well as a leader. ! . Through her insistent demand and those of her co-workers, women's educational opportunities have been increased; one by one the legal disabilities have been removed, industrial avenues have been opened, and women have been raised to a plane of higher respect and dig nity. Never has she faltered in her appointed task of recognition for the equality of her sex. Never has her voice ceased to de mand political emancipation for womankind. Triumphing over the obstacles of tradition, hewing out new highways of opportunity, breaking the chains of legal jpr'ongs, and establishing indus trial ireeaom ior won Sw' hg the humanity wc Id cetUXie? forwari trial treedom for women, she of the forward on ths patns tr, progress. s;jLne ignomy, IreyiliHgT the ridicule of early e penences mve - . passed into nutoivs merciful - "obli: and! on me scrou or rx ""o trved theif God vberj manity, will gleam " jn I I I t-m T W III TIUTflBWub .-l--w J tters the namfe of Sli Anthony. White the healw her friends and cb-workers . a 1 f uciuuiuus Willi sorrow,- ana though Ichabod be written o'er the banner of the Equal Sugrage Cause, yet even friends and op ponents will join in repeating, "She hath kept the faith, she has roueht a p-ood fiht. the j f- world is better in that she lived." The standard of equality she raised will be loyally upheld by those who in their turn will fol low her example of patriotism and justice, and a free woman will ever remember with .'loving gratitude her devotion , to human ity's uplift. The women of Ore gon who are strivimg to obtain political recognition will mourn the loss and inspiration of Miss Anthony. text books, it could be aucuessiulty done. "Co operation of Home and School" was presented in an interesting manner by representative V. A. Carter. He thought our common schools the highes pinasle of man's. efforts. It was stranne why thousands of dollars were annually raised by taxation by our citizens for kindrei objects, but whenever a few mills, on the dollar were to be voted for school privelegei a fight was made against it. Parents expect more of teachers than thev do themselves. H- thonght the mothers of each district should go iu a body and visit schools. E. P. Wing read a carefully prepare'! paper on "The Rural Schools from the Teacher's Standpoint." He said, "As long as a teacher can earn more money in other work, just so long will they leave the schoolroom. Parents should insist on more regular attendance and obedience to teachers." Supt. Denman gave a talk on "Tne Average Boy, and his Opportunity." An excellent dinner was served during tbe aoon hour. It was enjoyed by all. Supt. Denman will hold the next parents meeting at Bellfountain on April 7, and one at Philoinoth on April 14. Opportunity for Boys. We are in receipt of a letter from Henry McConnell, dated Salem, Oregon, March -17, 1906, which follows and is S'-lf ex planatory: Will you kindly give no" ice through your paper that for the purpose of selecting an appointee as Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, the Hon. Binger Hermann will give a com petitive medal and physical ex amination, open to all boy.s in'the first congressional district of Oregon, between the ages of 15 and 20 years, at the Stae House in Salem, on Thursday and Fri dby, March 22d and 23d, 1906, before a board consisting : of J. H. Ackerman, Superintendent of Public Instruction, chairman; Prof. C. 0. Boyer, Willamette University; Hon. A. M. Crawford, Attorney-General; Prof. W. D. Smith, M. D.; Hon. R. E. Lee Steiner, M. D.; and Henry Mc Connell, secretary. - The subjects of the examina will be: writing and spelling; arithmetic; algebra; plane ge ometry; English" grammar; com position ' and English literature; geoirgraphy and American his tory and civil government. ; For Representative. i '"hereby anncunc' myself a candi date for the .republican nomination for the office of representative from Benton suhjjet to the decision of the voters at the primaries April 20. ' J, II. Edwards. For County Recorder. 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