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TEACHER SCORES PUBLIC SCHOOLS Says Nine-Tcnlhs of Immorality Done in School. ''God Jllcss Girl Who Tie fuses to .St mlu Algebra" Cries Out Western ICducator. St. Paul, Minn. A Bornowlmt Hut Iohh uchhIoii of tho National Education iiHiioclatlon wiih suddenly enlivened Saturday whon Dr. J. II. Francis, Stipurlntundont of schools at Lon An geles, vlgorounly attacked Uio present school HyHtorn, denounced tlio Inofli cleney of tlio average teacher, and characterized an Houl-wrcckora "cor tnlti powerful Interest!! that are block ing nil forma of educational progress." Unfavorable criticism of IiIh "hch HatlonallHm" wan uttered by many leading educators, but Htorrns of tip jilaiiHO which inlerru)tcd him at every Bontenco were indicative of the gun oral attitude of the delegates. Tho annual convention closed Satur day after a brief Hcssion devoted to a dincunnion of the needn of tho public Hchool. The now board of directors met and approved the Bolectlon of Oakland, Cal., an the meeting place next year. Tho convention will be held August 10 to 23. "Our public bcIiooIh of today," Dr. Francis Haid, "are nnmby pamby places to which we go becauue it iu the custom, and Home of uo become good cltlr.oriH in nplto of them." Tho hall rnng with applauito when Dr. KranclB shouted : "God bluHH tho girl who refuses to study algebra a study that has caused many girls to lose their souls. Give our girls courses in costume designing, instead of mathematics, and life and art and morality and godliness will mean something to them. There is more art in one well-selected and well made garment than in all the art gal leries of Europe" Ho added that nine-tenths of im morality wan caused by damage done to boyB and girls by teachers. II. F. Cope, of Chicago, secretary of tho Religious Education society, op posed religious instruction in the pub lic schools. He said present agitation was based on three misapprehunaioiw, as follows: "First, that tho stato may properly tench religion; second, that religion can be taught as mathematics, and third, that teaching religion would solvo all tho problems of youthful de linquency and cure tho general public apathy to ecclesiastical affairs. "In recent times tho attempt to meet that instruction In religion has taken on a largo degreo of educational seriousness. Tho churches are facing in that direction. It Is tho duty of tho stato to recognize every BorlouB endeavor to meet educational needs. Whenever tho work of tho Sunday bcIiooIb or similar agencies rlaes to the level of tho work of the public schools, that common lovol of educntional effi ciency ought to hnvo public recogni tion." Cloudburst Kills Six and Does Immense Damage Philadelphia Six persons killed nnd property damngo of hundreds of thous ands of dollara was tho toll Saturday of cloudbursts and electrical Btorma In tho Lebanon valley and anthrnclto ro gions of Pennsylvania. Three persons wore drowned In Scranton and vicinity In a flood that followed tho cloudburst; ono mnn wns killed by lightning at Wllkesbarro and two mot death at Lebanon, ono whon ho stopped on a live wlro broken in tho atorm. and another by lightning, uv orflowlng of n crook In tho Lebanon district flooded thousands of acres of corn and wheat, whilo hall that accom panied tho storm destroyed much of tho fruit crop. Twonty-flvo men were caught in n mino 200 foot bolow tho surface at Archbnld, near Scranton, whon n dam burst and flooded tho mlno workings. Thov mannged to escape. Ilallrond and trolley trnfllc waB tied un. bridges woro awopt nwny and hun drcds of persons who hnd gono to tho outlying sections on picnics woro ma rooned for tho night. Lightning started numorous firoa in tho country districts and many barns containing harvested crops and llvo Btock woro destroyed. Rich Chinese Accused. Chlcngo Six Chlnoso'iwero Indicted imrn mi oliurr'ou of manufacturing onlum for smoking. Their Indictment Is tho beginning of tho government's prosecution of an alleged opium com lilnn. Involving woulthv Orientals. which is believed tojhavo its head quarters In UiIh city. "Tho minimum penalty for tho offonao charged Is a fine of $iu,uuu, live yours' imprisonment, or both. Dr. Jordan to lie President Educational Association St. Paul -Tho unanimous election of Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Lolnnd Stanford University, to tho presidency of the National Education association, ono of the most coveted positions In tho educational world, was assured whon Dr. David B. Johnson, of Hockhlll, S. C, suddenly withdrew from tho contest, thereby terminating ono of the most activo political cam paigns In tho history of tho associa tion. Dr. Johnson's action followed a long conference with a largo number of his supporters, who claimed a majority of tho voles of the nominating committee for their candidate. Several of the leading educators ex press rollef and satisfaction over the withdrawal of Dr. Johnson and de- I)r. David Starr Jordan, Who Was Elected President of the National Education Association at St. Paul, Minn. clared that tho action precluded any possible dissension in the ranks of the association. It wnB also announced that there would bo no opposition to tho election of Oakland, Cal., as tho meeting place next year. Sufrragists won a mcasuro of suc cess when tho resolutions committee agreed to report to the association n resolution approving woman sufTrngo and equal pay for teachers, regardless of sex. Women delegates were highly elated over tlio nctionB . oi tue resolutions committee and pointed out that as women delegates ore In tho majority at the convention there is little doubt as,j the pasaago of tho suffrage reso lution which will bo presented as the beginning of a "peace movement" within tho convention. Colombian 1 reaty Unlikely of Passage Through Senate Washington, D. C. Already there are indications, in tho Benoto commit tee on foreign relations and in the sen ate itself, that the administration is abandoning tho idoa of securing the ratification of tho Colombian treaty of ajwlogy. After several days of effort, in tho course of which Btrong opposi tion to tho treaty developed, tho ad mlnlatrntion turned from tho Colom bian treaty to tho treaty with Nicara gua, and now the entire effort is being made to get action on that agreement, it being ovident that a majority of tho foreign relations committee will vote favorably when tho time comes to make a report. Were It not for the constitutional requirement that troatiea must bo rat ified by a two-thirds vote or tho sen nto, pressure would even now bo brought to bear to ratify tho Colom bian treaty, but tho two-thirds provls- bn cannot bo waived, and preliminary noils indicate that more than a third of tho Bonato la against tho apology and against tho paymont of $25,000, 000. Moreover, some of tho Colombian lobbyists havo muddled tho situation by boasting to opposition Bonntors that Colombia will never accept tho $25, 000,000 unless tho cash consideration is coupled with an apology and that in tho not very distant future Colombia will got both, with tho consent of tho senate. Tho activity of tho lobbyist has turned several doubtful senators agalnat tho treaty, and thoso who aro nt odda with tho administration on this Ibbuo are Booing to it that other senators aro advised as to tho moves and tacticB of tho lobby. Tho Benato resents an effort on tho outaido to drlvo it into taking n specified action, and now that tho senate finds Itself hold up by a group of lobbyists, pro Biimably working for a largo slico of tho $25,000,000, and individual sen ators find lobbyists boasting that tho treaty will bo ratified. "Drua" Will Start Dailu. Atlantic City, N. J. Announcement that a daily newspaper in tho interest of national prohibition would uo Binrt ml In Washington was made at a dis trlct conference of tho Anti-Saloon leairuo of Aniorlca. Tho papor will beirln mibllcstlon In Decembor. Tho sum of $200,000 la Bald to bo available and h circulation of 100,000 has been guarateod, 353 Hindus Give Up Fight to De Landed in Canada Vancouver, 13. C.Hrltlsh Columbia finished with Its voxlng Hindu problem Wednesday, but It Is possible that an other ono was Bet up for tho Indian empire, when 353 Hindus, on board the steamer Komagnta Maru, aban doned their fight for admission to Canada and agreed to go buck home. They havo been hero over a month, and the KoHjfgata Maru was specially chartered W bring them from India by way of ' apan. Their stay has been marked,. by plots to assassinate tho local li migration officers, not traceable to anyone on tho boat, and by all possible legal proceedings. They were refused permission to land, because they did not come direct ly from India, becauso they did not have $200 apicco required by the im migration laws and becuuso they were held to bo common laborers, liable to becomo public charges und hence not entitled to admission. Whether tho men on tho boat ex pected to bo allowed to land or not cunnot bo learned definitely. Their coming is said to have been financed by weolthy Hindus unfavorable to English rule on tho theory that If they got in it would open tho door for others, and if they vcro excluded, what they would have to say on reach ing home would not make the path of tho government any smoother. One report was that the men on tho boat were picked purposely from districts known for their loyalty to the British in order to dlsafTect them. Gurdit Singh, the wealthy leader, instructed his counsel unconditionally to arrange for the return of the Koma gata Maru. Tho ship's owners ordered her back a week ago, but the captain dared not sail, fearing his passengers would be unruly. Danking Laws In Western States Severely Criticised Atlantic City, N. J. Montana, Utah, Washington and other Western states must make radical changes in their banking laws before tho new cur rency system can become generally effective, according to speakers who addressed the Nutional association of Supervisors of State banks at their annual convention here. It was pointed out thnt tho banking laws of several Western common wealths forbid tho Investment of the funds of stato chartered banks In stocks of any description. In his there is a conflict between federal and state banking laws. A feature of tho session was. an at tack on private bankers and the laws which permit their existence by ld ward II. Doyle, banking commissioner for Michigan, in which he was support ed by several others. Mr. Doyle pleaded for direct co-operation be tween the comptroller of the currency and the state banking departments to protect the public from worthless in vestments and banks of dubious credit. "No one will deny that the days of tho private banker are numbered," said Mr. Doyle. "Their number is steadily decreasing and in some states they havo been abolished, whilo in oth ers they are supervised to a greater or less extent. "I am in favor of tho supervision of the private banks only when it is as far-reaching as that required of Btato or national banks. Such supervision would bo tantamount to abolishing tho business, which I strongly favor." Anarchists and I. W. TPs Plan Big Demonstration Now York Tho ashes of three of the victims of last week's dynamite explosion will bo tho object of public mourning by anarchists, Industrial Workers of the World, and other sym pathizers in Union Square Saturday, according to an announcement by Alex ander Berkman, anarchist. Tho plan to hold public services .for tho three-men who aro dead, Arthur Caron, Charles Berg and Carl Hansen, was blocked by tho refusal of the health authorities to allow tho bodies to remain undisposed of until th t day. Apparently tho city authorities have found no way to prevent a demonstra tion being hold. Thoy can forbid the holdlmr of a parade, but cannot, it was pointed out, prevent tho agitators from taking tho ashes into Union Sauaro. Thoro tho frienda of the men, according to Berkman, purpose to set up urns containing tho ashes and pro- nounco tlio men martyrs whilo tho po llco aro boing denounced. Wilson Pleads for Maid. . Trenton, W. J. Through tho per sonal efforts of Presldont Wilson a woman who was employed in his Prini-ntnn linillQ RS a domestic ten yours will bo rolcascd from tho Morcer county Jail, to wmcn sno whb com mitted on a ehariro of habitual drunk enness. Her predicament was discov ered by a former Prlnctoton school teacher. MIbb Katherln Welsh, who wroto to tho Presldont, Governor Fielder, of Now Jersey, who Baked by tho President to investigate mo case, FARM ORCHARD Notes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations of Oregon and Washington, Specially Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions Insect Damage to Building Timber Oregon Agricultural College, Corne lls. "Perhaps tho most commonly no ticed form of insect Injury to timbers is caused by borers," says Professor V. I. Safro, assistant entomologist at tho Oregon Agricultural College "These whlto grubs are of various sizes and In the adult stage aro known as long-horned, wood-boring beetles. If the grubs aro flat headed thoy ma ture Into wood-boring metallic beetles. Tho Injuries Inflicted by them aro quite noticeable, round or somewhat flattened worm holes varying consid erably In size In tho same piece of timber. Loga and rough timbers of all kinds may becomo Infested and materially weakened by tho attack of these borers. "When tho damaged timbers appear as though well sprinkled with 'pin holes,' they havo been attacked by timber beetles. These aro small cyl indrical, brown to black Insects from one-tenth to one-fifth of an inch long, and about one-sixteenth of an inch or less In diameter. Tho holes are a lit tlo larger than diameter of the Insect that bores them. "The adult of these beetles bores n gallery for Itself and Its young In tho sapwood of unseasoned lumber, frequently extending the gallery Into tho hard wood. Tho beetles reed lor tho most part on a fungus that grows In tho gallery walls. Tho original at tack is frequently made in tho woods shortly after tho tree was felled or girdled. As tho young transform from small white worms to tho adult beet les they- emerge and begin a new at tack by starting other galleries in the same or nearby pieces of wood. "Slight variation of pinhole damaged timber is that In which tho holes vary considerable in size in the same piece of wood. The insects that cause them are long and slender timber worms. The adult beetles of these worms fly during the summer and lay their eggs inside the bark or logs just beneath tho surface of barked or square timber. "Among tho moBt interesting de stroyers of timber are the while ants moro properly known as termites. Theso insects are not true ants nor aro thoy exactly white. . They are small, long, whitish brown, soft bodied insects occuring more abundantly nearer tho tropics. They llvo in col onies somewhat as ants do and on this account they are called ants. "Tho borers found in tho tropics are to n great extent mound builders, some of tho African mounds reaching a height of 20 feet Tho destruction of wooden buildings and furniture is nothing short of sensational. They work entirely within the wood, leaving no indication whatever on the outer surface until the structure collapses. Wooden parts of buildings and furni ture, apparently perfectly sound, have been found to consist of nothing but tho outer shell as tho result of the work of theso Insects. "Tho species found as far north as Oregon is by no means so destructive as thoso found further south. Com mon American borers attack the wood en parts of old buildings and under mine tho supports and other parts of tho structure. Thoy prefer to work in damp wood and carry on other ex cavation usually with tho grain so that when a collapse does take place it is usually sudden and violent "Timbors well creosoted aro practi cally immune from attacks of whlto ants or of any wood infesting insects. Partly eaten timbers havo also been protected by a treatment of arsenic in somo mineral oil. Parafino, kerosene, benzine, carbolic acid, corrosive sub limate, and zinc chloride, havo also been recommended for tho preserva tion of wood against white ants. The injury from tho wood beetles and their larvae usually takes placo during the summer. This is especially true if the trees had been felled the preced ing fall or winter and tho bark re moved. "When logs are placed in water a sufficient length of time before float ing to tho mill tho insects that began tho attack in tho woods aro killed and 08 long as tho .oated logs remain thoroughly wot lurther Infestation is not likely to occur. If logs aro trans ported by rail or any method other than floating, tho attack will probably continue. "Tho control of tho insect Injuries of this kind begins in the forest at tho felling of tho tree. Whero it is practical felled trees should bo work ed into lumber as soon as possiblo, making special efforts to avoid leav ing tho logs on tho ground during the summer. It tho logs aro not to bo used within a reasonably short time thoy should bo arranged in looso piles In tho sun and kept either In water or off tho ground entirely. In other words tho timber should bo kept either wot or dry, not moist. Whore practi cal and not conducive to oxcesslve checking, tho bark should bo romoved immediately upon felling tho troo or as soon as possiblo thereafter. "SonBoned woodB of all kinds are subject to nttack by powder post bor ers. Tholr prcBenco in tho wood is ofton announced by plies of sawdiiBt llko borings at tho bnso of or under neath tho parts affected. Those bor ers aro named from tholr habit of re ducing tho woodoa pnr,te of buildings and furnlturo to a powder. The gal leries aro plentiful In the name piece of wood and most frequently aro pack ed with borings. "Since theso beetles prefer to start their galleries in sapwood, timbers used in building construction should bo freo from sapwood In order to offer most resistance to powder post beet les. If this Is not expedient tho sap wood should be treated with kerosene, coal tar, or creosote. To prevent tho spread from infested to non-infested wood, tho Infested portion should bo removed and burned. If this cannot ho dono tho infested part should bo treated with a heavy application of kerosene. When wood previously In fested Is used painting will not stop tho progress of attack though it will prevent attacks unless the cracking of tho wood or paint exposes somo un painted part" Advantages of Silage Feeding. liy Frofeasor K. It. (Jraves, Oregon Agricultural College. Silage Is pre-eminently a feed for tho dairy cow. While its use as a feed for beef cattle, for sheep, and to a limited extent, for horses, is rapidly increasing, it has always been more widely used as a feed for dairy cattle than for any other class of stock. The dairy farm of today is not complete without a silo. Silage, because of its palatability, succulence, low cost as compared with other feeds, and its availability to supplement any feed or crop at any period of the year, or in any kind of season, is well adapted as a feed for the dairy cow. Some of the reasons why you should have silage are as follows : Every ration needs some succulent feed. Corn silage is probably the cheapest succulent feed that can be had. A ton of corn silage contains more food nutrients than a ton of roots or kale. An acre of corn ban be placed in the silo at less cost than an acre of roots or kale can be harvested. The crop is never too wet to put into the silo. Silage can' be made in weather that could not be utilized in making or curing hay. Many crops, especially, in Western Oregon, will be saved and utilized for feed, that would otherwise be a total loss on account of unfavorable weather for curing. More feed can be stored in a given space than in the form of hay or fodder. A well-filled silo Is a guarantee against shrinkage of milk when the pastures dry up. Silage can be used for supplement ing pastures more economically than can soiling crops; because silage is not only more palatable, but requires less labor. When silage is the basis of the ra tion, more stock can be kept on a giv en area of land. Silage is very palatable and has a beneficial effect on the digestive or gans. With the silo full, a good palatable feed is always at hand, no matter what the weather is, nor -how busy the teams and men are in the field. The relative value of roots, kale, and silage, the usual sources of succu lence for winter feeding, depends upon their composition, comparative feed ing values, cost of production and yield, keeping qualities and conven ience in feeding. It is known that the corn and clover silage contain the greatest percentage of dry matter, while the kale, man gels and turnips contain more than 90 per cent water. The corn silage and artichokes contain the greatest amount of carbohydrates, and with the apple pomace have the widest nutritive ra tios. The kale contains the greatest amount of protein, and on account of its very low carbohydrate value, has a very narrow nutritive ratio. Corn silage contains the greatest amount of digestible nutrients per ton. All of theso succulent feeds contain large amounts of water, and conse quently are very bulky, for this rea son they should always be fed with feeds that are richer in dry matter. By comparing the total digestible nutrients contained in one ton of the various feeds we find that 1 ton of corn silage is equal to 1 ton of arti chokes, to 1.4 tons of parsnips, to 1.5 tons of sugar beets, to 1.8 tons of ru tabagas, to 1.8 tons of carrots, to 2.2 tons of turnips, to 2.4 tons of man gels, and to 2.3 tons of kale. All of these feeds aro succulent, and all are relished by cattle. The com putations comparing them are based only on the composition of tho various feeds, and do not take into considera tion the palatableness or the stimula tion on milk secretion that any of these feeds might exert. The Pennsylvania Industrial comls slon is advocating the passage of a bill regulating the hours and working conditions of cooks, nurses, maids and other domestic servants, It Is iwo nosed that they shall only work eight hours a day, if