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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-02

modern eligion-education by the
state. The true compulsory educa-
tion age was IL to IS, when our
children were at the highest stage
of self-conscious morality. Nature
study, reading, music, he placed as
the three most important studies.
Manual training was more valuable
and important than arithmetic. a
great industrial nation required a
great deal of manual training and
physical culture. Handwriting was
splendid training and had great ed
ucational value In tho drill In correct
English. Grammar, writing and
spelling came next. History and BIZ
ology should not be taught In the
grammar school grades.
Typically-boys and girls, differ
ed in their speed and thought. The
speed ranged from ono to six times
as fast as the glowest The second
type-differenee was In carrying their
ideas along in the mind at the same
Itime-from two TO three ideas to
forty or even a hundred. Some
could retain ideas four or five times
as much as othors. This was the
third difference in the power of re-
tention. The fourth power was the
ability to retain opinions and conelu-
sions formed after gaining the in
formation they were based upon.
The soul is TO only star men have.
Genetic pschycology turned the spec
,troscope upon this star.
Educators were making this an
alysis 10 ascertain what TO teach,
how 10 teach, and lived in hope that
they would find out what this star
really was. His remarks were heart
lily applauded.
What the Sections Did.
The department OF superintend-
Ience, city and county, held a well
attended session at tho high school
building, and there were meetings
in other rooms as we'll. City Super
intendent Powers was kept busy
meeting the demands that We're
made on his time for general In
formation, for more seating capae-
ity, and both he and the msgnif-
cent building came in for many COM
pliments. The afternoon was taken
discussing the work of county super
intendents and the making of that
work more effective.
Secondary and higher education
was the working theme OF another
section. The new Union high school
law and efforts TO put 1t into opera
tion were discussed. Prof. ]. b.
Horner defened the much-maligned
eighth grade examination and the
diplomas that ere considered by
many educators as the greatest OF
all Oregon educational denominations
responsible for the low grade schools
and the low-priced teachers Horner
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-02
Comes Home 70 Eat.

He-Is your dog n thoroughbred 2
She-He must be-he never comes
home except when he's hungry
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-02

'In London did you go to court?"
She asked. Ho was quick-witted
And answered-'twas n comic
thought
"I did-but was acquittedl"
-Lipplncott's.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-02
At the Dance.

Helm going to clear out soon,
| don't know anybody here.
She-So am | know them all
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-02
STILL AT 1T

But you that will be
If you wanting yourself
1t.
havea a large made low
er We get goods,
.ew weeks notb long n
acty
Hence is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-07-02

Tho following deeds have been
placed on record in tre Office of the
city recorder:
F. w. Buells ct ux to G. J.
Boir 4-100 an acre south
of silvcrton, w.d. .,$ 500
M. o. ROLAND to Martha ia
cobson, aero S5, 6, s,
RI, W, W. d. ........... 1900
w. F. Schuller ct ux to Rose
Stout, 12 acres, t, 10 s, 3,
W, W. d. 900
j. A. Wied ct ux to w. F.
Schuller, 2 acres {, 10 s.,
3, W, W. d. ........,. so
Frank Parrish to Max Barth
ct ux TAGS acres {, 9 ST.
2 and 3, W, W. d. ..... 1000
Murray ]. Murray to J. f.
Potter, ct al, lots /. 2 and
| u lot 3, block 1 Mill
City, W. d. ......... 1900
Il. and G. Bordiheimer to w.
l.. FreereH, acres {, 8 s, r
/, W, W. d. ......... SOC
lS S. Martin to II. Il. Martin
ct ux, land in lot block 8
In Geo. II. Jones addition
Salem, W. d. ........ 60C
Samuel Crocker ct ux Jas. G.
Young, lands in city of
wdodburn, W. d. ........ 2,OoC
+. McClaine to l.. E. Ransh
ct uX, acre t, 6s, 1, W,
in Silverton, W. d. ... 40C
The Washington times., 1907-02-12

tate 10 come forward in its behalf.
Well, there IS nothing to prevent
men from selling their American
birthright if they choose. Nor is
there any way to make men refuse
to pay twice for the same thing by
moral suasion. But there can be no
question that neither such waiter
with his otal lack of self-esteem)
nor such a patron with his petty,
stuck-up sufficiency in his pocket
book ought not be allowed to cor
rupt others.
That, from a casual reading, is the
foundation of Mr. Murphy's bill to
prevent tipping in the District of
Columbia. Similar legislation has
been enacted for other jurisdictions,
including this Representatives. home
State, and so far found to be not
any more ridiculous than the rail
way rate bill or any other reform
This bill, or another or the same
purpose, ought to pass, and that
speedily.
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
ZOE HORTIZ MAKES GOO0
IN "OUR FRIEND FRITZ

Joe Hortiz made his first boT to a
Washington audience in legitimate at
the Majestic yesterday. and made good.
His pIay. Our Friend Fritz IS des-
cribed as a comedy melodrama- II is
evidently designed 10 be Of the type
which has carried Wilson. Mack, Olcott.
and the late ]. X. Emmett 10 popular
favor. but it is scarcely up 10 the mark
of their OLD plays HO-tiZ is sight.
boyish looking fellow. V no makes a de-
Cide,ilv good impression and uses sweet
high Tenor voice effectively.
His play has 10 do with a robbery OF
Tho United States mail and also de-
eIops a story Of a search for hidden
wealth. Scentcallv the production Is all
that could be desired. The eXteriOrs of
81. Mary's Church and the Blackwells
mill are excellent The company is
rather better than usual. Eleanor
Gaines. John Ravold. Ernie Neronee,
Milton Gardner, Ada BosheN. Ed j. la
Saint. and several others affurding the
star unusually capable support. The
real feature Of the production, however,
is Hortiz's singing, and fortunately there
is plenty Of that
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
GIANT SPIDERS TO
REPLACE HEMP INDUSTRY

Assessor r. u. Bruce. in travelling
through the county. establishing the
financial condition Of the inhabitants.
was impressed with the great cost of
producing hemp with all the difficulties
experienced in securing efficient labor
ers.
Being fully acquainted with the his
tory and commercial industries of every
continent. he has hit upon a plan which
bears evidences of great wealth in case
II pans out properly. In Africa there is
a certain kind of spider, which at ma
turity is the size of a Maltese cat. and
weaves a web as large as broom Irvine
and as strong. These spiders are easily
domesticated and are fairly intelligent
For years the natives. according to Mr.
Bruce have utilized the spider webs
for s1ines. and Herewith land their sup
ply OF fish from the inhabited streams
Now. Mr.. Bruce took up the idea that
the webs could be made TO take the
place OF hemp in practically every par
ticular. He addressed letter to one Of
the high African moguls some months
ago and received a reply Saturday stat
ing that the spiders could be prolifcaily
produced in incubators and that they are
liberal weaverS.
Mr.. Bruce is now in the South COM
pleting arrangements for a spider
hatchery in the warmer climate. and in
case the scheme is entirely perfected. he
VIII offer a batch of stock In Danville-
The Washington times., 1907-02-12

Honorable Hawarden- KelIle. military at
tache Of the British embassy in Wash
inst0n. He is as English as ever. and
his "haw-haw" brings the laughs as il
did when he played in The Earl Of
Pawtuckct."
D'Orsay happens 20 have manner, an
accent and a stride that make him par
lie. a public which can be easily amused
by a burIesque on our English cousins
This was the part he took in the Earl
Of Pawtucket,' and IL is the part he
has IN the performance here this week
lie and the piece, which has been clrv-
erly built around him by Augustus
Thomas, provided an evening full of
laughter and good. honest fun The plot
deals with the thick-headcd English
man signing a marriage license with a
girl when he thought and the Eirl
thought IL was q bicycle license Out
complications
A capable cast supports Mr. D'Orsay-
Josephine Drake, as Mddgc Bender
does fine work, making her part stand
out for all 10 is worth. Rose Hubbard.
as Emily Jarrett, is clever from start 20
finish and does much 20 make DOrsay' 3
work more effective. IL is TO be re-
GREETED that Harold HeaJon who plays
the part Of Eugene Lewis has not more
70 do. His stage presence. a fine voice
and evident appreciation Of his OppOrtu-
mites indicate that he could be used to
better advantage in a bigger part
Others who help ~ make the play q
success are particularly Harry HarWUOd.
Forrest Robinson and Ida Darling.
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
Beveridge in Protest
Against Intolerance
ROundLy Raps France
Senator at Carroll Institute Dinner Declares
Civilization Is Threatened by Atheism and
Warns Christians to Be on Guard.

Albert J. Beveridge, Senator from In
diana. protested in no mild terms last
night at the thirty-fourth annual din
ner Of Carroll Institute against the pol
icy Of the French government against
the Catholic Church. He did not refer
directly to France, but all who heard
his brilliant impassioned invective
against those who war on religion knew
that his words were against the gov
eminent Of France.
He declared that civilization cannot
90 on in atheism. Christianity, he said.
must be the dominant force Then,
with his tones tense by the depth Of his
feeling, the Senator declared:
Public Mans Portentous Words.
When powerful public man In any
land uses such language as this. An
Of us together, first by our fOrefathers.
then by our fathers, now by ourselves
have been attached 10 the work Of .
irrelision. We have snatched the
human conscience from belief III a future
life Do you think the work is
at an end? NO, II is but beginning
when d conspicuous political leader
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY L, 1907.
Old World MiStruSt.

Alderman Childs, of the effete
town of Holyo5e, Mass, wants an
order passed requiring all girls I'M
der the age of eighteen to have an
escort of either an older woman or
a man when appearing on the street
after dark.
At first glance one is apt to be
amused at this, and see possibilities
of having fun with the order such
as declaring il an effort TO make
Holyoke a popular place of resi-
dence for young men, or of drawing
an imaginative picture of one girl
donning male attire to chaperOne
another girl TO theater or dance.
But when one studies this proposed
municipal order seriously he sees
in il a direct insult TO American in
stitutions and liberties, and par
ticularly an insult to the girls of
Holyoke, or any other city where
such an order might be offered.
This country has long been a mar
vel to the people of Europe as a
place where girls and young women
Gid not have to be kept Gagged lest
they fall prey TO some social wolf.
The custom of American girls going
about unchaperoned and with prac-
tically the same liberties as their
brothers has always been the great
est compliment society could pay
them, and they have been regarded
with greater favor and esteem by
foreigners because of this. 1t has
proven best for the American girls.
This desire to lessen the liberties
of girls and keep them under body
guard as in France, Spain, and else
where, reflects directly upon our sis
tiers and daughters, and so it is good
to know the proposed order is in
Holyoke looked upon as more of a
joke than anything else.
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
Blue Moon" Good,
But POWerS Better

James r. Powers tripped upon the
stage of the BolasCO Theater last night
gave his funny laugh, and his friends
were glad. II Nr. Powers had failed TO
laugh in mis- inimitabIe way. and T., in
are play, be had not been in love with
somebody's maid, the audience would
have been disappointed.
THE Blue Moon" is an English mus
teal comedy and may or may not have
been q snappy concOcti0n in its original
form. However, Powers puts ginger
enough into il while he is on the stage.
although when he Is of the tone Of the
piece drops appallingly.
Powers never faIters in his fun. His
feet are ever ready 10 catch the rhythm
Of the music and In his dances he j. as
snappy as in his reading of the lines.
In group Of limitations in the second
act. in which he is assisted by Cla "a
Palmer. Powers gives a representation
OF amateur night at a variety house
which is exceedingly funny. His song,
on. BE Careful Of the Crocodile was
an instantaneous hit
The English pony ballet proved the
sensation Of the performance. Wash
ingtun has seen many Of these pony
hailets." but il has never yet Witnessed
anything quite so clever and intricate
as the skipping rope number by this
group 81 SIX dancers
Particularly striking in The Blue
Moon" is the introduction of new stage
business" for the chorus.
Clara Palmer plays opposite Mr.. Pow
ers and has several good songs Ethel
Jackson sings the prima donna role and
La Petite Adelaide does some clever toe
dancing. The chorus works well and is
particularly attractive
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
Pass the Anti-Tipping Bill!

Representative Murphy of Mis-
souri, has had the courage to put
into legislation the convictions most
of us hold secretly. His anti-tip-
ping bill is no joke. It is only an
honest and wholly praiseworthy eff
fort to directly correct an abuse
a character-destroyiug, debasing,
fraudulent abuse-which has devel-
oped indirectly and saddled itself
on the country as a curse.
The tip strikes both at him that
gives and him that takes.
We all know either the sense of
smothered protest or the cheap
pride with which it is given. In the
one case we are paying twice for
being served. In the other we are
indulging the ittlest, most fatuous,
most contemplate pride in making
show of our ability to give a
fellOw-man, one like us, freo-born
American citizen, a dime or 4 quar-
AN4. III NlAAiCl tNtllL VIC al lOSCI DN
the operation.
But the tip is more an evil when
viewed from the standpoint of him
that takes il. He is performing a
known service. He is ostensibly an
employe Of the hotel or cafe where
he works. His pay is included
generously-in the prices on the
menu card. 1t is an honest service.
and is paid for honestly. But where
the tip fiourishes this man Will bow
and scrape, wipe off invisible crumbs
from the cloth, fill your glass when
you don't care to drink, make a
mental and lickspittle of himself,
and then with mock humility hold
out his hand like a beggar at the
corner. The whole transaction is
hypocritical, un-American, and UNI
manly.
OF course, there will be a defense
of it. and SOMA v-aita~s viii not hest
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
Stuck in a Slough.

Information concerning the slough
which separates Washington from
AnacOstia has been laid before Con-
gress in the following form:
Reports from the Board of Trade,
the Business Mems Association, and
many citizens associations.
Reports from the District Medical
Society.
Reports from the District Com
missioners.
Reports from the Navy Depart
ment, whose men are stationed at
the Navy Yard.
Reports from the War Depart
ment presenting alternative plans
and specifications for the reclama-
tion of the fats.
They are all TO the same effect
that the health of the Capital Urg-
emily demands the reclamation of
this ground.
With all this, however, il was
found that NO one knew 10 whom
the fats belonged. So they exhaled
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
WILDCATS GROW BOLD.

Wildcats, attracted by the deer, have
appeared in large numbers in the out
skirts of Vermont towns near Rutland,
and have caused considerable alarm
among the inhabitants of the rural dls
tricts. Several fine specimens have been
brought IN by local sportsmen. who re-
port them in greater number than usual.
The big cats ha e shown great bold
ness in stalking their game. and often
follow the deer to the borders of the
towns. Many Of them have been shot
within the boundary lines of the large
villages. Active steps are being taken
to drive out the savage pests as not
only do they slaughter game. but they
roads
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
A Tariff Memorial.

y majority of the Republican
members of the Massachusetts, State
Legislature have signed Governor
Guilds tariff revision memorial and
arranged that the document be sent
along TO the President. 1t is claim
ed that high official will not be at
all vexed at receiving It. some time
next week. 1t will come to Wash
ington, therefore, not as an unac-
knowledged founding, but with a
pretty good pedigree and some very
decent gOdfathers.
But, well-attended though it is,
the Boston papers reveal that the
memorial arouses the violent disap-
probation of some good and earnest
citizens, Industrial magnates for the
most part. Only Wednesday even
ing the president of a national as
ISOLATION of manufacturers called
upon all business men in the State
70 rise up in their wrath against
the governor and TO repudiate his
assumed authority" also declaring
that Governor Guild "has under
taken to hasten tariff action by Gre
ating a conviction that this is the
wish Of the business men and the
voice of Massachusetts" and that
'all efforts of political leaders to
force changes into our tariff in adj
vance of a true demand on the part
of the people should be condemned"
With entire respect for the gentle
man who said that, the Boston Jour
nal does not agree that political
leaders" are making this particular
demonstration for tariff revision.
AS a matter of fact, the Journal
says the most of them and the, as
yOt, strongest of them in the Re
publican party of Massachusetts are
against the movement.
Politics as an institution through
out the country still points to
"stand-pat." It is those to whom
the country is more than party who
ask change.
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
THE UNMEPCENARIES.

Jolly good fellows who die tor the death
Fight for the fun of it. live for the
breath OF IL.
Catch at the instant and drink of the
minute.
Thinking not, caring not, what may be
In II.
Foolish good fellows (and all of US know
~,
Wasting their midnights in being a poet.
Giving their lives 20 the life OF hu-
manity,
Dreaming of fame-that extreme Of in
sanity.
silly good fellows who labor for science.
Lighting the way OF their races reliance.
Bearing. their burdens with mien of a
stole,
Dreaming Of gratitude-myth unheroic.
All the good fellows who think not of
Foreign, in part to the thing that our
age Is,
Giving no heed to the weight Of the
Golfer.
Taking what Fate, and not men, have
TO offer.
They and the like Of them. here's a
health to them!
faint Of our lower aims never undo
them
They will survive us all, passed through
the portal;
Life often jests at what death makes
immortal,
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Washington times., 1907-02-12

their miasma through another sum-
mer while the Department of JUS
tice reported that it had neither
men nor money to determine where
the title vested.
\ request then went TO Congress
from the Commissioners that they
be allowed $4,000 to employ special
counsel and clear the ground for
actual work. This was not granted
1t was recommended again with the
estimates for the bill about to be
reported. The House refused it
again. The only hope of the Dis
trict now is, therefore, that the
Senate subcommittee viii insert the
item in the measure as they report
il to the Senate.
Unless this is done the District is
stuck in slough. Another year will
pass without even preliminary work.
Another summer will be poisoned
with this swamp's mOrbific exhala-
tons The figures for the years
1o0O-19O4 rank Washington as third
among the cities in the number of
deaths from malarial fever. If this
putrescent area is not reclaimed it
may be expected to continue the
third in spite of all the safeguards
citizens and local government can
employ.
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
Talk on England
By Mr.. EImendOrf

The charm of the EImendOrf lectures
j. proteau- At one moment IL is mat
ter OF pictures, endless films of life
cOursing in and out a strange highway
of beautifully colored views OF great
buildings. quaint gardens, homely peo-
pie. At another. Il is matter of wide
reading and "a retentive memory. giving
the listener in moment the Henent
OF all the legend. folk lore, and history
OF a quaint old settlement. At another.
il is matter Of human sympathy-and
this is the moment which recurs oftenest
when Mr.. Elmendorfs hearers are let
deep into the humdrun cares and happy
relaXations of a people afar off on the
map. but as he sees them. closely bound
10 us By common humanity
No other one of,Nlis talks has ever
embodied so much OF this changing and
ever delightful character as that Of
yesterday afternoon on England" APP
parenJIy in anticipation OF IL, the New
National was crowded And an audi
ence which filed the building as though
for grand opera rippled with laughter,
or gaSped IN wonder or muFmurvd m
protest as il accompanied the lecturer
10 the training Of little puppies, or viewed
the marvellous pageant OF Narwlck
Castle or followed the hounds 70 the
death of a noble stag.
There was "a great deal Of Shakes
peare I'm the lecture, and great deal
Of cottage life which appealed so strong
~ to our own Irving. and the English
JeGeries But probably the afternoon
viii be remembered longest for the PAN
Drama of the spectacle at Warwick
Castle After beautiful views of kenil-
worth. the audience went for stroll
along the banks of the Avon and then
walked back and forth watching the
pageant until the story Of Warwick
shire had all been told. IL was a won
derful portrayal of the most picturesque
period of our history. Yet the pageant
itself was hardly more remarkable than
Mr. Elmendorf's achievement in con-
densing its five hours into forty minutes
and reproducing on his little screen q
series Of professions and tableauN which
covered a dozen acres Of rolling sward-
The Washington times., 1907-02-12
The New Sea Fighters.

The somewhat remarkable analy-
sis of the naval programs of the inn
portant sea powers, which was sub
mitted to the Senate yesterday by
the chairman of the Naval Commit
tee, should prove an effective argu-
ment for The proposal to go into
the business of building Dread
noughts for Uncle Sans navy.
Senator Hale's liquidation set
forth the striking fact that the
English Dreadnought, which a year
ago was the worlds wonder, the
last word, the supposed ne plus
ultra in naval construction, is today
overshadOwed by the monsters that
are on the stocks or on the blue
prints of every admiralty board of
Europe. Instead Of setting a limit
none might surpass. the English
terror has served only to inspire
emulation. The limit is farther
away than ever.
Russia is planning the largest bat
tIeships, having provided for four
of $1,000 tons each. Japan comes
next. with one of 1880 and another
of 1920 tons Both France and
England are building fleets Of bigger
ships than the Dreadnought; France
six of 1880 tons each and of nine
teen-knot speed, and England hav-
ing on the ways three of the Dread
nought type. but of 400 tons each
against the 1890 tons Of the Dread
tnought. Germany's plans involve a
feet of four monsters of $4,000 tons
each.
The EngIishmen continue to lead
the world in horsepower and speed,
their new models all calling for
twenty-One knots, which is a full
two knots in excess of the require
ments imposed by any of the other
powers. The English, too, are stick
ing to the plan Of arming these
fighters with only the very biggest
D
viii use ten 12-ineh guns as main
battery on each vessel, while the
japanese and French are both adj
herring TO the older plan of using
only four of the 12-inch guns, and
supplementing them with twelve
10-inch ones.
The latest American battleships
are much smaller, slower and less
powerful than the monsters which
the other naval nations are develop
ing. The Japanese and Russians,
who ought to know, are going in for
the biggest ships, plainly because
the test of war has proved them
hest