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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18
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The oregonian is always delight
fully chivalrous 10 anyone who can
not strike back and II supposed II
could roast lot of university stu
dents at long range and escape all
accountability. SO II represented
he Stanford students, 1000 miles
away. who were suspended, as as
choice lot of drunken and riotous
'ebels, defylng the authorities, and
making themselves a band OF out
avs who were entitled 10 no re-
spectful treatment whatever. IL over
looked the fact that hundreds OF
,hese young men are Just as good
morally as the faculty that under
took to discipline them for a parade
that had nothing TO do with drunk
enness. Many OF these members OF
The faculty are themselves no more
manly or honorable men than the
Students themselves, but the Ore
sonian saw a chance TO pose its SUI
perior morality at the expense OF
4 lot OF boys away from home and
who had no chance to defend them
selves. But young men like James
Mott, and the writer OF the above
letter are not the kind 20 take the
ding OF drunkaTd and anarchist with
good grace. The Oregonian's ad-
vice 10 retrieve their bad reputa-
tlons, which It has helped TO make
as gas as possible, Is cheap advice,
when 4 Is considered that the worst
land fraud thief and the most cor
rupt public Official Is treated with
great deal more kindness and con-
sideration than these young men
from the best families in the Pacific
Every Stanford student
who took part In that parade stands
branded as a dmnkard and an an
arehlst, and II he don't like II he
can lump II. and so far as The Or
sgonlan ever taking back or undolng
an injury II does an individual or
of individuals II has not
hat grace OF civilization 10 It's cred
i.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18
(oregonlan Comment.)

The writer OF this letter and his
companions are probably ashamed
OF themselves by this time. and de-
sire TO set the facts OF their rebel
ion against the university author
titles In the best light they will bear.
For this they will not be blamed
mach. but some more skillful adyo-
cate should have been selected than
young Bennett. His defense" only
makes the objectionable guilt OF the
affair more glaring than II was be-
fore. Does this callow youth be-
love for moment that his foolish
Dtatement OF the case will be ac-
cepted against the word OF President
Jordan and the faculty OF the uni
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18

versity? Does he imagine that any.
body will credit his silly protest that
the action of the student affairs
committee was "dictatorial, obscure
and uncallel for; that the parade
had no object; that no offense was
committed; that IL students were
suspended for no adequate reason
Is the young man merely silly or
merely temporarily blinded by con-
ceit?
When he is older, we hope he will
be wiser. At this stages of his ex-
perience 1t is probably useless to
remind him that the notoriety his
beloved alma mater IS receiving is
not the fault Of the newspapers, but
of himself and his fellow rioters. II
they had behaved themselves prop
erly, nobody would have dreamed
that there was a question OF drunk
eness to be settled at Stanford; but
since the students, by their rebellion
brought the matter prominently be-
for the public. II had to be dealt
with by the press, and we trust that
The Oregonian, at least, performed
It's duty in the premises adequate
y. Does young Bennett realize how
fatuous It is to deny that there is a
drink question" at Stanford when
President Jordan has admitted that
drink was at the bottom of all the
trouble? Does he realize how absurd
II sounds to say that he and his COM
rades were expelled for making an
orderly protest? They were expelled
or breaking the rules OF their col
lege and defying the faculty and
every high thinking person in the
country believes that they got pre-
cisely what they deserve.
Stanford university stands a great
deal higher today than Il would
have stood had the faculty compro-
missed this affair in any particular.
The students who were expelled
have nobody TO blame but them
selves, and to whine over their pun
lshment and rail at the newspapers
Will not help them an atom. The
only rational thing for them TO do |
now is to set resolutely at work, re-
trleve their past and, IL possible,
make men OF themselves. Before
they can do so, their ideals, judg-
Ing from this letter. much change
a good deal. but even this is possible
II they try hard enough. With their
efforts to reform. II they are genuine
all worthy persons will sympathize,
but attempts like young Bennett's
to palliate, excuse. deny and throw
the blame mpon the faculty, can only
make matters worse. The begin
ming OF reform is confession and
Denitence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18
TOM BENNETT R.,
DEFENDS STANFORD
Is Roasted BY the Oregonian Which Re.
CARDS the Whole Student Body AS
Drunkards and Riotous Persons

purely in a spirit of levity. TIL,
parade of March IL arose spontan
eously. without being pre-arranget
or organized, in the evening severa
hours after the student affairs com.
mlttee had sent out its "edict" or
students behavior. To this no one
would. probably take serious offense
except that 1t was dictatorial, rather
obscure, but most OF all, uncalled
for. This parade at first seemed
to be bound for nowhere in partlcu-
lar, the paraders merely singing col
lege songs and giving college yells.
Some one suggested that Mr.. Clarke,
the head of the student affairs COM
mittee, be visited and requested to
make a speech. He not being at
home, the paraders marched
through the library and shortly af-
terwards dispersed.
This. withont going into the de-
tails. was the now famous parade"
not one bit of property was dam
aged, nothing happened at which
anyone could be deeply offended,
and I'm fact IL amounted to nothing.
The college daily apper considered Il
of so little Importance that the pa
rade was not mentioned until It be-
came notorious later.
For this Insignificant, trivial Of
fense, II II may rlghtfully be called
an ofense, 12 men were suspended
from the university. Not the leaders
bM IL who were noticed by al
"spotter." This Mas certainly un-
fair. for the 12 suspended for the
of the semester were not
the leaders nor was II claimed that
they were--they were picked at
random from the 259 and, again,
the punishment was far too severe.
We protested in an orderly and gen.
.lemanly manner to what we consld- |
sred as unfalrness. injustice and
iarshness, and were rewarded for
'ur gentlemanly protest by some 80
'r more being added to the number
expelled for this unimportant pa
ade."
I relterate that we are not pro-
esting for the fright TO get. drunk
nd smash college furniture" The
resent trouble between the stu
ent sand faculty has. nothing what
oever to do with the drinking ques-
lon, II one can rightly say there Is
uch a question at Stanford. We are
Imply protesting against harshness
nd injustice.
Some there are, suppose, who
onsider such a suspension as more
r less OF a disgrace. and while
m not one OF them, TO me, and | say
most emphatically. / do not con-
der 1t such, nor does any one who
nows the facts. on the contrary,
hose IL men were the best at Stan
lrd. and admire every one of
lem for doing the fair thing and
'r saying and standing up for what
hey thought right. l.
TOM BENNETT,
of Coos Bay. Or.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18
HUE Wing Sang Co.
BIG STOCK OF GOODS

We make up all kinds OF wrappers
and white underwear. waists, kimOn-
as and skirts; all kinds OF gentle
mems and ladies' furnishing goods;
all kinds OF silks and dress goods,
hose, shoes, suits. pants. Oyeralls.
blankets, neckweaT. mating, china
ware, trunks. embroidery and lace
now selling al cost.
326 n. Commercial So. Salem. Or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-18

DeWih's CarbOlized Witch HazA
Salye. IL Is esDeeially good for
piles. Sold by all druggists.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14
Not Gaining Any,

Long division, writer in the New
York Sun declares, is the Waterloo of
most of the middle-aged women who
apply for city positions. One woman
took some time off from work to learn
how to do long division. The teacher
told her a million times, more or less,
that when the divisor would not 90 into
the dividend she must put a cipher In
the answer.
One day the teacher came along and
looked over her shoulder and saw four.
teen or fifteen ciphers in the result,
while the correct answer could not have
had more than three figures In 1t. The
teacher was patient with her. and asked
her where she got all those ciphers.
why" she said, looking slightly wor-
ried, you told me that when the di-
vision wouldn't go to put down cipher,
and it wouldn't go all these times, and
1 haven't got to the end yet, and don't
see as I'm gaining on 1t Bit,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14
Tennyson,s Cynicism.

Sir We're de We're was the eldest son
Of Sir Aubrey de We're, the sonneteer
and friend Of Wordsworth. His broth
er, Aubrey de We're, was more than
well known, famous poet, and to him
in his youth Walter Savage Lander
addressed the exhOrtation:
Make thy proud name still prouder for
thy sons.
He had no sons, however, never hav-
ing married. Neither had his brothers
We're and Stephen. Thus the name, as
family name, disappears.
The De Veres were early friends of
Tennyson's, and 1t was from them that
the poet took the name which he made
proverbial and symbollcal of a class
1.-The caste Of We're de We're" Lady de
We're, the only Lady de We're Of fact
then living, was inclined to complain
that her name should be bestowed upon
the black hearted Lady Clara Of fiction.
Tennyson wrote dainty verses, but
was not master Of dainty manners. He
Erowled: why should you care? But
Of course you don't. l didn't make
your namesake ugly, and l didn't make
her stupid. l only made her wicked
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14

What is commonly meant by reading
the riot act Is better known than the
origin of the phrase. The historical
riot act was passed by the British Par
lament in the reign of George /. in
1714. 1t enacts that felony is commit
ted when twelve or more persons I'M
lawfully, riotously and unanimously
assemble together to the disturbance
of the public peace, so to continue to-
gether for an hour after being COM
manded to dispense by the sheriff or
undersheriff or justice or the mayor
OF the borough.
In the reading" of the British riol
act, which Is a Necessary preliminary
to its being put into operation, 1t is not
customary to recite the whole of the
statute, which is rather long one, but
only the following proclamation, which
it contains: "Our sovereign lord the
king chargeth and commandeth all per.
sons being assembled Immediately tc
dispense themselves and peaceably to
depart to their hnbitatiOns or to thelI
lawful business upon the pains con
tanned in the act made in the first year
of King George for preventing tumulti
and riotous assemblies. God save the
king !'-Chicago News.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14
HrMALAYAN HOSPITALITY.
~N~~~~N~~

In spite of 8 poverty which limits
their good intentions, the Inhabitants
Of Central and South Central Asia dis
play q charming hospitality. Such, at
least, is the impression gained from
Ellsworth Huntington's recent book,
THE Pulse of Asia"
At Matayan, a village in the province
Of Ladakh, the habitable portion Of the
upper Indus valley, friendly villager
invited Mr.. Huntington to dive down
from the crust which covered eight or
ten feet of snow into a one-story house.
This was at an elevation Of ten thou
sand Eve hundred feet.
Although it was April IL, the snow,
even on a level, was higher than the
tops of the houses. Where 1t had been
Shoveled off the nat roofs, 1t formed
high banks, protecting them from the
wind, and making them the favorite sit
ting room at that season, and even in
winter, for the sunshine is always
warm in that dry, cloudless climate.
When the little black cows had been
driven and pulled out Of the way, Mr..
Huntington descended to an almost
closed shed used for the two or three
hardy sheep and goats, and was ush'
cred, STOPPING, into dark stable con-
tanning little pony, shaggy, like all
the animals. Bending low once more,
he climbed over a high sill, and was in
the warm, close family living room.
Light and air came In through hole
in the roof foot square, surmounted
by a chimney pot a foot high, made
of three stones set up to keep out the
snow. A few bits of ragged cloth on the
mud floor for sleeping purposes, half
dozen metal utensils, and an Iron pot
full Of Hlmalayan tea, kept warm over
some embers, comprised all the visible
equipment for housekeeping.
After the host had persuaded Mr..
Huntington to take seat on the floor,
a half-palsied old woman insisted upon
ladling out for him bowl of tea. 1t
was surprisingly good in view of the
fact that poor grade of tea leaves
had been stepped half an hour or more
with milk, butter, salt and soda. In
richer houses Mr.. Huntington was
often served with tea which had been
improved by being churned violently in
slender, greasy black churn, twenty
inches long by four in diameter, In or
der to mix the rancid butter well Into
the compound before it was turned into
the drinking bowls.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14
BOULEVARD ron c1EvEIAnD

Land for This ParkwaS IL Gift OF
Property owners to the City.
Cleveland is about to receive the
most important addition to her park
system since the acquisition Of Rookie
Teller boulevard. Embracing a tract
Of 125 acres in the valley Of Dugway
Brook, the new gift will eventually De-
come a boulevard Of exceptional beau
ty, two and one-half miles long, con-
Meeting Gordon Park with Forest Hill
BY way Of the Lake Shore boulevard
A frst-class speedway, three quarters
Of a mile In length, the dream OF CleVe-
land horsemen for many years, VIII be
the most striking feature Of the citys
newest park.
Following closely the course OF Dug
way Brook, the new boulevard VIII
have a setting unsurpassed by any OF
the parks in Cleveland. The topog-
raphy Of the country will lend itself
readily to the landscape gardener.
Best Of all, the necessary property,
valued at about $T50,0O0, will cost the
city nothing, having been nearly all
donated by generous landholders. Nv-
cry landholder has been asked to do
nate what is needed Of his estate, and
not a single refusal has been regis
tered.
Those behind the new parkway ara
counting on the donation Of Forest Hill
to the city some day. Only then can
the Dugway Brook boulevard realize Its
greatest measure of usefulness as two
and a half mile link In the chain OF
parks extending from Edgewater Park
around the city to Forest Hill. No
definite word on this subject from Mr..
Rockefeller has ever been received, but
| the men close to him believe that he
will make this disposition Of his mag
nificent estate. 1t would seem the nat
ural and logical course.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14

pie was bending over her work with
worn and anxious look upon her sweet
face. Little Laure started up with
terrified expression in her eyes, as though
she expected to see Lynn Yeames with
rope In his hand to haul her off to board
ing school, as l opened the sitting room
door. Both of their poor faces lit up
with pleasure when l said:
Its only Tho old lawyer-come to
bother you for some papers"
Laurie ran up, threw her arms around
my neck, and kissed me; and, still mug
ging me, she whispered
"You don't forget what you promisedT
mo-" l whispered back. mo one shall
take you away from Nurse Gertrude"
"You are a nice old dear !" she said,
giving me another kiss and then she ran
away laughing, to whisper to Miss Dal-
rymple all about her secret-at once
woman and a child.
l gossiped for the best part of an hour,
raking up all the news Of the village, for
there's nothing like trifing chat for peo-
pie in trouble; and then, when Laurie
went out of the room, l said:
"Well, my dear, have you had many
visitors since l saw you lastT
"A few acquaintance and DR.. Audrey
that is all.
Have you seen him or heard anything
about Mr.. Yeames2" asked.
mo; he has not come back from Lon
don. am anxious about Tim. fear
he is ILL.,"
1t seemed to me that II he were Ill, the
first thing he would do, being a selfish
brute, would be to write and tell his
sweetheart of his suffering. The moment
man of this kind feels not up TO the
bullying point, he whines for sympathy.
considered it much more probable that
Lynn had gone to London to spend some
of his fortune In advance, and escape from
the lugubrious condition Of things at home
whilst his uncle lay dead at Flexmort
House. OF course, kept this belief to
myself; and, promising to drop In agafr
during the day, left the house, and went
directly to Mrs. Yeames' villa.
Ito be continued.)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14

There are some"men who have SO little
Helf-respect that they do not keep up
decent pretence Of virtue when the object
Is achieved for which it was first assumed,
and Lynn Yeames was one of these. He
already took upon himself the airs of mas
ter in that house, and with a grand pat
ronage babe me come down and have
some refreshment. l complied, for after
the shaking l had received was in no
mood to refuse.
We went into the sitting room. Laure
was lying on the couch holding the hand
of Miss Dalrymple, who sat on stool
by her side.
"Oh, haven't you got all that over
YETI" Lynn asked petulantly, glaneing at
them. "Sit down. Keene." He touched
the bell. Its absurd nonsense to en-
courage morbid feeling AMI uiawkish SEN
timent about a thing that's been fore
seen for weeks--en iuevi!abis ching
A little refreHhmeas for ST.. Eegne.' The
latter addressed to the servant who came
to the door. 81 say it's nonsense"
Lynn p said Miss Dalrymple, in a
tone of mingled surprise, regret and re-
monstrance.
harshly, "and you ought to know It, Ger
trude, with your experience the child has
been petted and pampered till she's I'M
healthy. It's exactly what my mother
has maintained all along. However,
shall alter all that-the girl will be pack.
ed of to a good, wholesome boarding
school as soon as the funeral is over"
| Miss Dalrymple looked perfectly amaz
ed by this extraordinary outburst; she
could not understand the meaning of it
l could well enough. Mr.. Yeames hat
already thought better of his proposal t.
make the pennlless Miss Dalrymple 6
partaker in his fortune, and did not car,
how soon there should be a breach be
tween them. 1t was this rather than am
sudden fit of dislike to Laurie which haS
led him to make this savage onslaught.
Laure chung closer than ever to he
only friend, and looked in terror at Lynn
Miss Dalrymple held her hand firmly. TIL,
servant brought in the tray and helpet
myself. Lynn waited till the servan
was gone, and then, going to the win
dow, said:
II shall go over and fetch AwdFey
The certificate must be seen about a
once. Go and get-my hat from the Il
brary, Laurs. The child sprang up an
sped from the room to fetch the bully
hat; Miss Dalrymple stood with heavin
aud close-pressed lips, and not a particl
of color in her face. She could not speal
before me.
lynn met her calm case with ben
brows, and turned again to the window
Ticking his handkerchief from his sid
pocket in a manner which By itself wa
insolent and offensive.
But in doing this he clicked a littl
pellet of paper out. 1t fell against m
toe, and | quickly covered it with IA
foot. The next moment he thrust hi
hand sharply in the pocket from whic
he had ficked out this pellet, then shoe
his handkerchief and looked about tn
floor at his feet.
"What dreadful weather, Miss Dalrym
pie" said I. setting down my glass
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-08-14
GIFTS ARE NOT WELCOME.

Is the Custom of Giving Wedding
Presents Likely to BE Abolished
1T is the especial wish Of both
parties that no wedding presents should
be sent" is the startling edict appended
to the announcement of Forthcoming
society wedding in yesterdays Times,
according to the London Mirror.
The little sentence has cast a gloom
over the faces of many west end
tradesmen, for 1t foreshadows the
doom of expensive wedding gifts.
The explanation, according to the
manager of one large house which does
a great business in wedding presents,
is that people are tired Of the tyranny
Of giving wedding presents.
at is all very well for intimate
friends and relatives to make presents
to prospective bride and bridegroom, f"
he said, but the whole thing has be-
come farce nowadays"
MRS. BIS daughter becomes engaged,
and Immediately every one who has
ever been introduced to Miss B Is
forced by etiquette to rush off and buy
an expensive present.
ut Is, of course, an imposition Of the
worst kind, and the revolt against II
started during the last season.
at would hurt some Of the traI
men rather badly If it became n gel
eral fashion, although 1 don't think
1t will. A great many mothers in mar
rying their daughters rely on the pres
ents to compensate for slender dowrleI
and few Jewels 1t is no uncommon
thing for, say, Lady Cadger, whose
daughter Is to be married, to write
round to all her friends to this effect
at am sure you will be delightel
to hear that dear Muriel is marrying
Capt. So-and-So. I know you won't
be offended, and 1 thought 1t would
save you the horrible worry of choos
ing something If just mentioned tina
dear Muriel has no diamond TIARA"
But this Is not the worst. AS sooI
as the marriage between Lady Cad
gers daughter and the lucky suitol
has been arranged by thu
designing mother-that lady institutes
a thorough search for the names O
everybody whom she has ever met O
frlgidly bowed to in any societ.
Crush"
Then, after the manner Of tailor
or a dressmaker, or a coal merchan
soliciting esteemed orders" Lady Cad
ger will Issue invitations to every per
son on the list, it being we'll under
stood that those who fail to respon,
adequately to the "kind invitation" ar
Immediately blacklisted in Lady Cad
gers catalogue, and marked down a
desirable acquaintances-to drop.
The position of those who hover O
the fringe Of society Is even worse
The Invitation is a yelled threat, 70
they know full we'll that the invitatio
to meet the duchess Of Z, for whic
they have worked so assiduousl
throughout the season, depends entlrel
on the market value of the gift to Lad
Cadger's daughter.