jHE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1916
NORMAL HELD IN FAVOR
BUSINESS TERM OF INSTITUTE
PASSES RESOLUTIONS.
Continuation of Industrial Club Work
Urged Favor Consideration of
Teachers' Pensions.
The eastern Oregon normal school,
proposed for Pendleton, was endorsed
at the business session of the Polk
county teachers' institute Wjednesday
afternoon. The teachers also urged
the continuation of the industrial club
movement as outlined by the Oregon
.Agricultural college. They recom
mended to the teachers consideration:
of the 'teachers' pension bill, Reso
lutions of thanks to the faculty menu-;
bers of the institute, to ttiose who
took piart on the program, and to the
school board for the use of the Hugh
school building, were all unanimous
ly passed. Superintendent Reynolds
was congratulated upon the success
of the institute. County Superinten
dent Reynolds and City Superinten
dent Ford were elected as delegates
to the council of delegates of the
fjtate teachers' association to be held
in Salem. Misses Fuller and My-
ers were named as alternates. H. H.
' l)unkelberger was elected president
of the Principals' club; B. A. Teats
of Independence, vicejprcsident ; and
' Miss Alice Quint of Black Rock, sec-
' retary. The next meeting of the club
will be held November 4 in Dallas.
President J. H. Ackerman of tflie
Oregon Normal school spoke to the
teachers yesterday afternoon, and
: had bis speech preceded the ' busi-
, . Hess meeting, some of the things he
presented td the teachers las planks
' for their code of ethics would prob
ably have been endorsed. . President
Ackerman 's speech made a profound
.impression. Two of the things hejj
urged the teachers to bear in mind'
always were: 1. Do not apply foi
mother. teacher's position unless you
know positively that the teacher's po;
sition will be vacant. 2. WUien you
make a contract, stick to it. .
. oupenntenuent neynolds lias re-:
ccived the following letter from Earl
Kilpatrick of the University of Ore
s'"! :. .
Mr. W. I. Reynolds, Dnllas. Ore
gonDear Mr. Reynolds: The
glimpse that I had of your institute
yesterday makes me regret that oth
er engagements 'prevented my stay
ing through the1 regaining two days
and enjoying the many good things
that crowd the program. I lrnve sel
dom seen an institute program so
thoroughly crammed with high class
and pertinent subjects. Your teach
ers ought to be grateful to you for
providing such an unusual opportuni
ty for personal and profesmonal im
provement. I am sure that those of as at the
University who know you personally
and who know what you have done in
the cause of education in the past
thirty or forty years regret t see
yon leaving the eonnty superinten
dency and wiph you all success in
whatever work you may timlei'tnke af
ter the first of the year. Sincerely
yours, EARL KILPATRICK. 1
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS FROM
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
OF CHARLE3 E. HUGHES.
It is apparent that
shockingly unprsparsd.
ws are
Whsn ws eontsmplats indus
trial and commsreial conditions,
ws that ws srs living in a
fool's paradits.
Not only hava ws a host of
rssourcas short of war by whieh
to snforcs our just dsmsnds,
but ws shall nsvsr promots our
poses by bsing strongsr in
woras tnsn in aosas. a
Ws ars nsithsr dsosivsd nor
bonumbod by abnormal eondi
ditions. Ws know that wa ars in
a critical psriod, psrhapa mors
critical than any psriod ainos
ths oivil war,
Ths administration utterly
failed to perform its obvious
duty to sscurs protection for ths
liyss and property of our citi
zens. It is most unworthy to
slur those who hava investments
fri-Msxico in ordor to oscsps a
condemnation for the nonper
formance of this duty.
It is only through internation
al so-onsratton. giving a roason
abls sssursnce of pases that wa
may hops for ths limitation sf
armaments. :
I'Ws'vhavs dstsrminsd to out
out, root and branch, monopolis
tic practical, but wa esn do
thjs without hobbling sntsrprisa
or narrowing the scops of le
gitimate achievement.
' Ws demsnd s eimpis, business-'
fikis' budget.
f believe it is ' through
responsible budgst, proposed by
ths executive, that we shall
avoid financial wasts. -
Ws hava had brave words k
s series of notes, bur, deiprW
our protests, ths lives of Amerr-
oans havs been destroyed1.
;
ASSESSMENTROLL DONE
PROPERTY VALUATION IS $929,
665 LESS THAN 1915.
Stocks Increase But Values Decrease.
Loss of Land Values Is
$835,565.
WILSON FLEXIBILITY.
L. D. BROWN HOUSE COMPLETED
Family Expects to Mots Into It Next
Week.
The new bouse of L. IX. Brown, oc
cupying a picturesque -site north of
town on the Salem toad, has been
completed by Frieseni & Co., contrac
tors, and the family expects to occu
py it next week. The house has been
under construction for the past four
months. It is of Colonial style, two
and a half stories and is one of the
largest and finest country homes in
Polk county. The nine rooms are all
equipped with modern nd approved
built-in features, including a complete
Dutch kitchen.
The borne is 40x60 in sir.e, and oc
cupies a large plot of ground, for
merly part of the homestead of his
grandparents. The landscape effects
have been preserved by leaving the
large Douglas firs standing in the
front yard and the beauty of the
place is already commented on by
travelers over the road.
THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN
CITIZENS DO NOT STOP
AT THE COAST LINE.
"Wben I say that I am aa
American citizen I ouirht to say
tbe proudest thine that any man
can say In this world. But jou
can't bar that pride of Ameri
cas citizenry la a cheap thing. If
It la not worthy of protection
this wide world over. There Is
no man who could successfully
present to an American comma
nlty toe platform that aa Atner
n citizen's rtirbti stop at the
roast tins and that beyond that
American life is to be ths prey
of any marauder wbo chooses
to take it." From a Rpeech of
Mr. Hag-net In tbe West
? We do not see irby there sliould ha ve
been any stir In the seriate ovcr tliL
discovery that President Wilson. Las
completely reversed himself In the mat
ter of the proposed chili) labor law.
Senator Borah was stile to show ttiae
Mr. ' WHSott described this legisla
tion in ' hl "Caoetltuttonai Govern,
ment" as unconstitutional, an "obvi
ously absurd: extlaivagance," carryiaK
the eongressioual newer to regulate
commerce beyond the "almost boun
daries of reasonable- and honest Inter
ence" and making it' possible-, if sus
taluedt for congress to- legislate oven
every particular of the Industrial or?
ganlzatton. and action of the country.
That, we must confess,, sas also been
tbe Evening Post's- view. But t he
Evening Past audi Senator Borah . are
old (ogles, dating back to tbe time
"when It was the custom to bare fixed.
beliefs and. principles and stick, to
them. The senator has evidently not
read Mr. Wilson's, tetter tat explaining?
his change ot from on the tariff com.
mlssion-that b) Is enly a narrow man.
whose mind: la- stwDidtr esssed to. newt
ideas, who does- ost alter his opinion.
By this- test Mr. WUaes I obrloualx
ae of the- bronikst minded mea. tbto
country has ever produced, for be haa.
changed' bis. mind t atote on the Initia
tive, ieferendum rem 11, woman: snf
fragev the tariff void mission, tarlS for
reveane oaly. a, permanent diplomatic
service beyond politics, the merit sys-.
tern In, the ctvll service, the proper
place of Tammany Hall In the- scheme
of the noiverse. child labor legistotloB,
pteparedBess, Bryan, a costtaeotsl
army but why contlnuer It la a long
eaongh Uat to prove that Mr. Wilson's
political views are sot fossilized by
any fear of Inconsistency. New York
BvenloitPosL
The totals of the assessment rolls
of Polk county for 191tl show a val
ulation loss of $929,665 as compared
with the 1915 rolls. The greatest
loss is that on 37,399 acres of the
0. and C. grant lands and a reduction
of values on logged and burnt-off
lands. This loss amounts to $835,-SG5.
As opposed to a loss in valuation of
$929,665 there is a gain, in three
items, of $11,705.
Tnere was a gam in the number ot
cattle and swine but mi loss of $9,305
in valuation, "due to bad condition
at the time of assessment," says the
assessor. But though there was a
loss of 1,656 head of sheep the val
ue of the sheep herds increased $1,
020. "This gain in value of sheep
is due to a raise in price of wool.
Au item of lost valuation which
will interest is that of the lessened
appraisal of merchandise stocks. Polk
merchants claimed they had reduced
their stoeks during the year, even
sufficient to. offset the higher Jevcl of
prices, in the amount of $19,970.
The valuation losses as listed were:
land ' Values, -1835.565 ; deed liunji
$3,720; deterioration of biildings,
,635 ; lessened merchandise,! stocks.
$19,970 ;. loss, on moneys, notes and
accounts, $11 ,9.10; . loss, on. hotel and
office furniture, $3,2-10; horses, (nam
ber decreased by -269)v . $36,000; eat
tic (number inereased, 1,053),-$4,300;
swine, (nnniber increased; 346), $5,
335.
The valuation gains Vere" deed
liiml (due to passing of title from im
provements on land not deededtor pa
tented in 1915 to deed lands in 1916)
5,200;! farming implements, $5,480;
heep and gvmts (nnniber loss, l-,65(i)
?1.020.'i' "' '' ,"''" -
WE 8HOULO CONSIDER
WHAT 19 RIGHT,
THEN DO IT,
"Our government Is bassd on
ths idss that ws havs Lsglsla
tures to Invsstlgats, to eonsidsr
what is right snd to do whst is
right. It Is bassd on ths Idea that
publlo opinion Is formed from
discussion of qusstlons, snd thst
ws csn n possibly to right
solutions. It Is not bsssd on ths
m.. th.i tha Qovsrnment must
set without knowing ths justics
and msrit. of ths csuss in whloh
it sets." Mr. Hughss in His
An..h . Portland, Mains.
(THE WOKLD'S ALL BIGHT.
The world's all right; serene I sit,
And cease to puzzle over it.
There's much that's mighty straug--',
no doubt,
But nature knows what she's about;
And in a million years or so
We'll know more than today we Unov
Old evolution's under way
What hoi the world's all right, I say.
Could things be other than they are'
All 's in its ulaee, from mote to star.
The thistledown that flits and flies
Could drift no hair's breadt'h other
wise.
What is, must be; with rhythmic
laws
All nature chimes, effect and cause.
The sand-irrain and the snn'obey
What ho! the world's all right, I s:iy.
Just act your best your little part
And be as happy as you can,
And serve your kind, and die a mun.
Just live tiie good that in you lies,
And seek no guerdon of the skies;
Aud make your hoavon iierc, today
What ho! the world's nil right, I .m.v.
Reinuinljcr. in creation's swing
The race and not the train's the thing.
There's battle, murder, Midden death,
And pestilence with poisoned breath.
Yet fjuick forgotten are sucn woes;
On, one the time of being flows.
Truth, beauty, love uphold their sway
What ho! the world's all right, I any.
The world's all right; serene I sit,
And joy I am a part of it I
And put my trust in nature's plan,
.And try to aid her all I eim,
Content to pass, if in my place
I've served the uplife of the race.
Truth! Beauty! Ive! O radiant day
Wihnt ho! the world's oil right, 1 say.
Robert Service.
Comin(,
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NORMAL REGENTS
FAVOR MEASURE
BOARD MEMBERS ASSERT ONE
SCHOOL AT MONMOUTH ' CAN
NOT SUPM.Y NEEDS OF ENTIRE
STATE.
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ADEQUATE NATIONAL
- DEFENSE DEMANDED
We demand adequate national
defense; adequate protection oa
both out western and eastera
coasts. We demand thorough
ness and efficiency in both arms
of the service. It seems to be
plain that oar regular army la
too small. . We are too great a
country to require of oar citizens
woe are engaged la peaceful vo-
cations the sort of military serv-
Ice to which they are now called.
As well Insist that our citizens
In this metropolis be summoned
to pot out fires and police tbe
streets. We do not count It In-
consistent with our liberties, or
with onr democratic Ideals, to
have an adequate police force.
4 With a population of nearly 100,-
000,000 we need to be sorer of
ourselves than to become alarm-
ed at the prospect of having
regular army which can reeon-
ably protect our border, and per-
form such other military service
as may be required, la the ab-
sence of a grave emergency I
believe, farther, thst there should
be not only a reasonable Increase
In tbe regular army, bat that the
first citizen rtiwrvt subject to
call should be enlisted as a fed;
eral army and trained nnder
federal authority. From Mr.
Boghea Speech of Acceptance
Salem, Ore.;. Sep. 22. The Board of
Regents of the Oregon Normal. School
filed its final draft of a survey made
of the Normal School condition to the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction on. Thursday. That the State
of Oregon Is sadly la need- of an addi
tional Normal School aa is provided
by the Initiative measure creating such
a school it Pendleton If recognized by
the Board of ftegaote la their final re
port made after an exhaustive survey
of the condition of the one present
school at Koomouth. They recognize
too, in their report, that sny naw Nor
mal Schoot should be located in a
town having public schools large
enough to provide ample teacher train
ing practice for the (teacber) students
of the Normal.
"It la apparent to anyone wbo ha
studied the situation that there Is need
of additional Normal School facilities
in Oregon; the Monmouth School alone
cannot care for the number of students
who desire to be or should be enrolled
In Normal School, within the next two
or three years, and It win be necessary
to seed Oregon students to Wasbing
toa aad California for their training."
IN PREPAREDNESS THE AD
MINISTRATION HAS FOL
LOWED, NOT LEO.
In the demand for reasonable
preparedness the administration
baa followed, not led. Those
who demanded more adequate
forces were first described a
"net-vows and excited." Only
about a year and a half ago we
, were told that tbe question of
preparedness was not a pressing
one: that the country had been
misinformed. Later, nnder the
pressure of other leadership, this
. attitude was changed. The ad
ministration, it was said, had
"learned something." and it made
a belated demand for an In
creased army. Even then the
demand was not prosecuted con
sistently and the pressure ex
erted on congress with respect
, to other administrative measuree
was notably absent.
We are told that the defects re
vealed by tbe present mohlHza
tton are dne to the -nTntem " nut
It was precisely such plain de
fects that nnder the mrmtmt
warnings of reent ,ve:irn. wiib
the whole world intent on mili
tary concerns, should have heea
studied and rectified The ad
mlnlstrarloB baa fared to die
charge Its responsibilities. Ap
parently It la now seeking to
meet political exizemie by Its
naval program. But It has lm
posed nnoo the country aa la
competent naval administratioa
-From Mr. Bodies' Speak of
Acceptance
Just try to get the cosmic touch:
Tbe sense that. "you'r don't matter
mueh.
A million stars arc in the ky;
A million planets plunge and die;
A million' million men are sped j
A million million wait ahead.
Each plays his part' and has his day
Wliat ho ! the world's all right, I say.
.
Jnst try to get the cheniic.' view: ,
4 million million lives made "you."
In lives a million yen 'will be
Immortal down eternity;
Immortal on this earth to rarare.
With never death, but always ehange.
You alwavs were, and' will be; aye
What ho! the world's all right, I say.
Be glad! and do not blindly gwipo
I'or truth that lies beyond our scope.
A sober plot informctli' nil
Of life's uproariou carnival.
Your day is such a, little- one,
A gnat that lives from sun to sun;
Yet -gu8 and you have parts to play r
What ho! the world's all' right, I say.
And' though
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