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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-09
THE NORMAL SCHOOL ISSUE.

The normal school question before the legislature is mar
r0Wed down TO the bill of Senator Smith of Marion county
for one school, or the MCCue bill for threei
The large central school beautiful theory but has
no educational value,
One central normal school means to abandon the three
schools the state already has, with property buildings and
equipment WORTH A QUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS.
II means TO spend as much more-hree times as much
II takes 10 run the three schools at present. a state debit
of a half Million
The best authorities agree that small normal schools with
not 800 students produce THE BEST RESULTS FROM
A PEDAG0GIC STANDPOINT.
In such normal schools all students come 10 personal con-
tact with the faculty and get experience in the training de-
partment impossible In larger schools,
THERE is NOT A SINGLE SOUND ARGUMENT Nj FAVOR
OF ONE LARGE CENTRAL STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
It is system that other states trying to get away
from.
The three schools in Oregon are now $50 miles apart and
geographically located TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGEST
NUMBER OF PUPILS.
The expense is reduced to minimum with three schools
under board with uniform Of study and every
thing cut out OF their OF study but PREPARATION OF
TEACHERS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
limited number OF normal schools economically conduct
cd and given reasonable support is the right policy for the
stale to pursue,
All talk about great overShadOwing institutions IS HlFA-
LUTlN EDUCATIONAL IMPERIALISM
he time has come to quit tearing down and destroying
anything we have in Oregon that is Of value that is pOduc
ing good results and BUILD UP AFFlRMATIVELY THE IN
STlTUTl0NS WE HAVE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-09
EARTHQUAKE AGAIN
SHAKES UP SICILY

Noto, Sicily, Feb. S,-An earth,
QUAKE was felt al Noto today II was
more severe than any since the tem-
hlor in December The people aed
from their houses IN panic. and spen,
the remainder OF the night In the
open.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-09
MINISTER'S HAD HEARING FOR SUNDAY LAW.

The ministers of Salem and several other places had a
hearing in the judiciary committee for StriCter Sunday
law
One poor deuded representative of the Lowy Nazarene
BALL.
Lawyer Logan of Portland made a brilliant argument
against Sunday Legislation in general and was we'll received
The ministers talked until nearly midnight and one by one
the senators slid out UNTIL FINALLY ALL WERE GONE.
hen the takeS quit for lack OF something to talk about
and to talk to and everybody was heartily tired,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-09

ay-grabbng ch get the virus in their Blood and the leg
Sature is SWamped with bills,
One distinguished senator has been so BESEGED HE HAS
INTRODUCED ALMOST NO OTHER BILLS.
But we DO not believe the Buchanan bill would accomplish
L reform OF this abuse as is intended
u BASES SALARIES ON POPULATION ALONE WHICH Is
NOT RIGHT.
A county with 10000 people may have only one-fourh
Ithe area OF another county of the same population,
We believe the bill would be better if il fixed the salary
lot each county judge and the per diem of the commission
eS and allowed the county commissioners court Of each
county to FIX THE SALARIES OF ALL THE OTHER COUNTY
OFFICIALS AND THEIR DEPUTIES, SUBJECT TO A COUNTY
REFERENDUM.
That has been the general practice of nearly all the best
governed states in the Union
he great differences in population area climate geog-
rapy and topography of the different countless makes Il al
most IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BY A
BLANKET BILL.
Hence the more we can leave to the people of the several
counties the adjustment of these differences the more salts
factory would be the result
L0NG-R GUNNERY is ALWAYS UNCERTAIN BUSl-
NESS
Long distance government is most unsatisfactory of aI
axe local Set-goVenmen home to the people and let them
settle il,
Under the Buchanan bill the counties where there we're -
IeguarteS in salary and there would be many, would all be
coming back to the legislature for adjustment
WHAT IS NEEDED IS A PLAN THAT WILL TAKE THESE
LOCAL SALARY BILLS ALL OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Bills Passed by House.

The following bills were read third
time and finally passed by the House
February 25th:
H. b. 81, Skinner-Relating to vaca-
tion of streets and alleys.
H. B. 382, Garman-To pay legisla-
tive employees.
H. b. 1873, Lubers-Providing for
state engineer to make hydraulic sur
veys.
Approved on second reading:
H. B. 298, Dunn-To amend game
laws.
H. b. 166, Henahen-To amend law
concerning duties of state labor COM
missioner
8. B. 81, Burger-Appropriat for
Colorado industrial workshop for the
blind.
H. B. 81, Mrs. Lafferty-Relating to
appointment of masters of discipline.
H. B. 1O1, Strickland-To amend Law
relating to disconnection of outlying
territory from cities and towns.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Oilis Passed BY senate.

The following bills were passed on
third reading in the Senate February
25th:
H. B. Is, Hicks-To amend the char
ter Of the city Of Black Hawk.
H. B. 10, Hicks-To amend the char
ter of Central City.
H. B. IS. Durfee-For additional
good time for trusty prisoners.
8. b. 3S. Drake and Jones-For the
organization Of drainage districts Al
irrigation districts are now formed.
8. B. Exchanging Adams County
from the Eighth to First judicial dis.
trict.
8. B. 175, De Long-To fix the terms
of court in the Seventh judicial dis
trict.
8. B. 41e. scott-Changing Teller
County from the Fourth to the Elev,
enth judicial district.
8. B. 157, Tobin-For the establish
ment Of county high schools.
BY unanimous vote the Senate
passed the resolution by Senator De
Long calling upon Congress to submit
an amendment to the constitution OF
the United States for the election Of
senator's by direct vote.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Illustrations by J.J. SherAsa
svMopsIs.
VvvvVVOV"
. p. Putna ms SonS.D

The story opens in New York. Roy Car
1enhue. the story-teller. inspecting "A
queer reptile owned by George Godfrey Of
ft6any's. Roy and Barris and Pierpont
two friends. depart on n hunting trip to
Cardinal Woods. \ rather obscure local
Joined the secret service for the purpose
Of running down Il gang OF gold makers
Prof. LaGranGe. on discovering the
gangs formula. had been mysteriously
Killed Barrie received a telegram of In
structions. He and Pierpont set out to
ported seeing queer Chinaman In the
supposedly untenanted woods Roy went
hunting. He fell asleep In a dell on
awakepinR he beheld beautiful girl at a
small lake. A birthmark. resembling a
Dragons claw. on ROy's forehead had a
her name was Ysonde. suddenly she dis
appeared. Fleeing in terror Roy beheld
. horrible Chinese vinaEe peering at him
from the woods. Barris and Pierpont re-
turned. Barris exhibited a reptile. like
that owned by Godfrey. A ball of sup
posed gold he held. suddenly became
alive. He told of the kuen-Yuin. Il Chi
nese nation of sorcerers. numbering l0.-
eo0,000, and explained that the Moon Ma
ker. their ruler whose crescent symbol
was a dragon claw, WAS supposed to have
recently returned to earth. Barris Pier
pont and Roy failed to find Ysonde's dell
Later. Roy. hunting. came to the beauti-
told him how her stepfather. evidently a
Chinaman. made gold and OF his mysteri-
Gus actions. Suddenly all turned black
and Roy awoke to find himself stunned
and bleeding on his own doorstep. Roy
recovered quickly. Barris. under a mys-
Chinese sorcerers. his love there and its
false ending
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05

SunDs q ssft yellow sid. Daria
AroeesA this -0aaasAiae sold" - -
haA osos 70 call II, iato tAs pockets
q his sAootinGeesf. and withArew to
Susstisa the prisnasr. He cane back
aeain h fsv minutes aAA ootiOsed
his mounted nea to take the ''1hiaer'
In charge. We watched them. riee On
thigh, Walking their horses slowly
away into the darkness. the Sinner,
tightly bound, shuaing sullealy -.
tween them.
Who 10 the Sinner" asked Pier.
pout, slipping the revolver into bis
pocket again.
"A noonshiner. counterfeiter. forEer.
and highwayman." said Barris. and
probably Q murderer Drummond vill
be glad to see him. and I think II like
ly be will b persuaded to coofess to
him what he refuses to confess to me" ;"
.'Woaldnt he talk" asked.
Not Q syllable. Pierpont. there 70
nothing more for yoa to d."
For me to do, Are you not coming
back with US. Barris?
No" said Barris.
We walked along the dark road In
silence for a while, wondering what
Barris intended to do. but he said
nothing more until We reached our
own veranda. Here he held out his
hand, Arst to Pierpont, then to me.
saying good-by. rs though he were 60
ing on q hong journey.
How soon will you be back" l
called out to him As he turned away
toward the gate. He came across the
lawn again and again took our hands
with q quiet affection that ! had never
imagined him capable of.
Il am going" he said, ito put an
end to his gold-making tonight. !
know that you fellows never suspected
what was about on my little solitary
evening strolls after dinner. will
tell you. Already l have nnobtrusive-
ly killed four OF these goldmakers-
my men put them under ground just
below the new wash-out at the four
mile stone. There are three left alive
the Sinner whom We have. another
criminal named Yellow or 'Yeller,
in the vernacular. and the third
THE third" repeated PierpOnt, ex-
citedly.
The third l have never yet seen.
But l know who and what he isl
know; and II he is Of human flesh and
blood. his blood will flow tonight"
AS he spoke a slight noise across the
turf attracted my attention. A mounted
man was advancing silently in the
starlight over the spOngy meadowland.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
neuss Aperexe, Gam. iii.

After fighting for the better part Of
three days over the Dunn bill to amend
the fish and game laws, the House
finally adopted the report of the com.
mittee Of the whole and approved the
bill ON second reading with but few
changes from the present statute.
The bill increases the number Of
special game wardens in the open sea
son on deer from ten to twenty, and
makes the open season October LIST to
October 10th. 1t establishes fishing
license Of - per year for non-resi.
dents and makes the open season on
trout May 25th to November 30th,
opening five days earlier than at pres
ent.
Practically all day was spent by the
house in fighting over the question
whether 4 license should be charged
for fishing. The bill as drawn pro.
viaed 4 81 license for residents of
Colorado and ~ for non-residents.
Nearly every member Grated one way
or the other and in committee Of the
whole both licenses were accepted.
When the committee rose, the fight
was waged all over again. Long moved
to strike out the enacting clause. His
motion was lost, however, and finally
through the efforts OF Goodfriend oi
Leadville, the resident fishing license
was killed,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
HIS TERRIFIC WASTE OF TIME.
Awful Shock to Man Who for Ysan
Had Written Extra Letter.

Perhaps as severe a small shock
as I ever got" said man who ia
careful Of his time. STRUCK me thu
other day when discovered tina.
for many years l had been mis-
spelling certain word by the in
PRODUCTION of an additional letter.
1t wasn't the misspelling Of the
word that disturbed me, it was the
fact that misspelling it as I had done
l had wasted SO much time in writing
it. But now have begun to get back
the time lost.
II have selected word that find
frequently use, word from which
one letter can be eliminated without
impairing its Significance or its appeal
to the eye. and from that word in writ.
ing am now omitting that one let.
ter.
"As figure 1t, in about II years. by
leaving out q letter from this word.
shall gain about as much time as
have lost by adding a letter to that
other word. I shall square the &C
count, and then shall feel easier.
Time is the most valuable thing
We have. and l hate to waste It,"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
lHoo0 of nE Seventeenth
@l0oAO0 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Lssasisas.s q Ters es,iIas.

Ls0isisasss q Fen cs,iIas.
8tudeats e ths Agricultural Col
legs o. Saturday ths 9Th uh. eater
tained nenbsrs Of the 0sassal Assem-
bly, Of COLORADO.
Al tAe stAtioa o. the o0lleGs
grouads tAs Iegislators were Det By
4 committee of the students. Fred
Barnes baing the chairman. Not a
oAcer oe the college nor . professor
was In sight. The studests. In their
military uniforms. aad the white
dresses q the domestic scieacs stu
dents. took charge OF those On the
train. At Arst they we're led through
some OF the buildings ssA shown What
had beea doae by students. Then
they were taken over the nearer parts
of the grounds. while the boys ex-
planned what vas required for differ,
ent Department..
Soon after II O'Clock the cadet COM
panies gave . drill upon the campus.
from which the Snow had besn cleared.
And thea the legislators became for .
time ths special guests Of the class
OF domestic economy. This part Of
the days program was carried out by
the young women themselves. The
instructor Of the department was On
hand. having been permitted to be In
the building II she would promise not
to interfere or to take any Of the
credit. Ths attendance Of legislators
and their guests was 30 large that the
rooms In the domestic science build
ing were not quite large enough to &C
commodate all at once, ~ there were
two tables. but those at the second
suffered nothing because they had not
been At the first
were put in automobiles and taken to
the farther parts of the grounds, and
over to the governments experimao1al
station. where = breed Of all-service
horses is being established. Later
they were given rides about the city
Of Fort Collins.
Shortly before the hour for depar.
ture. the students and their guests
gathered in the auditorium Of the
main college building. where Senator
Drake was voted into the chair. In Z
few happy remarks, giving what he
knew of each. he introduced = mum
ber of the members of the assembly.
Short addresses were made by Lieu
tenant Governor Fitzgerald, Speaker
Lubers. Senators Crowley, Stephen
and Barela. Representatives Laferty
Hayden and others.
All united in expressing their ap
probation Of the good work done by
the college.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Dill Psss second Rsad,ns.

The following bills were favorably
recommended by the Senate in com.
mittee Of the whole February gath:
H. B. IS. Durfee-To increase the
good time allowance for TRUSTEES at the
penitentiary and reformatory.
8. B. 100, Carpenter-To provide for
the issue Of school bonds and elections
therefor.
s. B. 80, Croke-To transfer Adams
county from the Eighth judicial dis
trict to the First district.
S. B. IFS, De Long-To fix the terms
of court in the Seventh judicial dis
trict.
S. B. 416, Scott-To transfer Teller
county from the Fourth to the Elev
enth judicial district.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05

When he came nearer Barris struck .
match, and We saw that he bore .
corpse across his saddle bow.
"'Yaller.' Col. Barris," said the man.
touching his slouched hat in salute.
This grim introduction to the corpse
made me shudder, and, after = mo-
ment's examination Of the sti1, wide
eyed dead man, l drew back.
Identified" said Barris. take him
to the four-mile post and carry his
effects to Washinst0a-under seal,
mind. Johnstone."
Away cantered the rider with his
CHASTITY burden. and Barris took our
hands once more for the last time.
Then he went away, gayly. with 4
Jest on his lips. and Pierpont and l
turned back into the house.
For an hour We sat moodily smoking
in the hall before the fire, saying little
until Pierpont burst out with: Il
him tonight"
The same thought had been run
ming in my mind, but l said: "Barris
knows what he's about"
This observation neither comforted
us nor opened the lane to further con-
versation. and after q few minutes
Pierpont said goodnight and called for
Hewlett and hot water When he had
been warmly tucked away by Hewlett
turned out all but one lamp. sent the
dogs away with David and dismissed
Hewlett for the night.
was not inclined to retire. for
knew l could not sleep. There was a
book lying open on the table beside
the fire and l opened it and read 8
page or two, but my mind was fixed or
other things.
The window shades were raised and
| I looked out at the star-set armament
There was no moon that night, but the
sky was busted all over with spar
king stars and a pale radiance. bright
er even than moonlight, fell ovel
meadow and wood. Far away In thu
forest heard the voice of the wind, {
soft warm wind that whispered
name, Ysonde.
Listen" sighed the voice of tn,
wind. and listen" echoed the swayini
trees with every little leaf a-quiver.
listened.
Where the long grasses tremble,
with the cricket's cadence I heard he
name, Ysonde: l heard 1t in the rus
tling woodbine where gray moth
lowered; heard it in the drip. drip o
the dew from the porch. The silen
meadow brook whispered her name
the ripping woodland streams re
peated it. Ysonde. Ysonde. until al
earth and sky were filled with tn
soft thrill. Ysonde, Ysonde. Ysonde.
A night-thrush sang in a thicket b,
the porch and stole to the verand
to li,ten. After a while 1t bega!
again, little further on. / venture,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Trout Spawn Bill Defeated,

In committee Of the whole Of the
House. Mr.. Lehrritter made strong
plea for his bill to prevent taking rain
bow trout spawn from the Gunnison
river for four years. An amendment
by Mr.. Wheeler practically killing
Lehrritter's object, was adopted and
when the committee arose Mr.. Lehrrit.
ter moved to strike out the enacting
clause. for the bill was Of no use in his
opinion as amended. The bill was
killed In this way.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Eisht-tiour Bill Discussed.

A joint meeting Of the labor commit
tees of House and Senate was held
Wednesday night to hear arguments
on the eight hour bill, introduced in the
House by Mr.. Hurd and now before the
Senate. Labor men presented their ar
guments in favor Of the bill. They
were followed by officers Of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Company and the
Victor Fuel Company against the meas
ure. The company owners declared its
effect would be almost ruinous on
their business. as they are compelled
to compete with states that have no
eight-hour laws.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
CHAPTER VIII.

At nine o'clock that night We caught
one Of the goldmakers. do not know
how Barris had laid his trap: all I
saw Of the affair can be told in a
minute or two.
We were posted on the Cardinal
road about a mile below the house,
Pierpont and l with drawn revolvers
on one side. under a butternut tree,
Barris on the other. Winchester
across his knees.
bad just asked Pierpont the hour,
and he was feeling for his watch
when far up the road we heard the
sound Of galloping horse, nearer,
nearer, Gathering. laundering past
Then Barris' rife spat fame and the
dark mass. horse and rider, crashed
into the dust. Pierpont had the half
stunned hoBseman by the collar in Z
second-the horse was stone dead
and. as We lighted a pine knot to ex
anime the fellow. Barris' two riders
galloped up and drew bride beside US
HIM" said Barris. with a scowl
'it's the Sinner or I'm 4 moon
sinner
We crowded curiously around to see
the "Shiner." He was red.headed, fat
and filthy, and his little red eyes
burned in his head like the eyes o.
IN angry pig.
Barris went through his pockets
methodically while Pierpont held hin
and held the torch. The Sinner
was . gold mine; pockets. shirt. boot
Iegs, hat, even his dirty fists, clutchet
tight and bleeding, were bursting will
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
esse - oesas lasaisstisns.

eeae - oGsee lNoaitUtioAa.
In point a PER capita expease ths
state iastiAueioos a Colorado are near
ly al operated for less money than
many q ths other state institutions
OF tho co0stFy.
Ths bienaial report Of tie State
Board of Charities and Correctioa.
which will shortly be issued, contains
interesting comparisons which bring
out this fact and many others favor
able to the home Institutions.
The statistics upon which the DC.
ures are based were collected by Mrs.
Aaaa q. Williams. assistant secretary
Of tie board. and include reports froa,
nearly . scoee Of states.
During the last bieanial period the
6Sl 'innates of the penitentiary at
Ca.aa City cost the state el53.sO each.
At ths two California prisons the per
caDtta cost was el1s.sS. At the Idaho
penitentiaTy tAe cost Of maintsnaace
for each inmate was e703.sS.
TIE inmates OF tie Connecticut
prisoa cost that state Sl%s.6s each.
he Pueblo asylum averaged q daily
population Of SIS during the last Pc
riod, and the per capita cost was
e144.14. The per capita cost for Cal.
if0rnia for the same class of depead.
ents was S172.5s: District Of Columbia.
S175.s2: Idaho, S192.s1; Kansas.
1lbl.3s for the Osawatomte asylum
and 1l47.20 for the Topeka asylum. II.
linois has seven insane asylums. In
GLIDING ono for the criminal insane.
The per capita cost for the latter vas
4172.O3. while the tohers ranged from
4l5053 down to Sis.
At the Industrial School for Boys at
Golden the per capita cost was Sls1.50
for 325 boys. For similar institution
In the District OF Columbia the cost
was 32OOSS. The Colorado industrial
School sor Girls averaged 3o62.79 for
sixty-two inmates, while in the Dis
trict Of Columbia the cost was S277.75
The per capita cost for other Colo
RADIO institutions, including the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
Children. is $l5s.50 for 1879 children
3261.19 for 1853 inmates OF the Soldiers
and Sailors Home; School for Deaf
and Blind, $462.27 for 165 inmates;
reformatory, $279.52 for 1863 boys.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Employees Bill in Doubt.

In committee Of the whole of that
body, House Bill No. 1872, by Garman.
to fix the compensation of certain leg.
islative employees and appropriating
$3.50 for their payment. was opposed
by several senator's because it made
a permanent increase in the number of
employees, and Senator Burger raised
the point against 1t that there was no
record of the amendments inserted In
the bill by the house. By vote Of
fifteen to twelve the committee refused
to pass the bill on second reading
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-03-05
Local Option In Danger.

Friends Of anti-liquor legislation
were much alarmed by the local op.
ton amendment which passed the
House practically as a rider to the
Hicks-Helbig primary bill will permit
each ward in a city and almost every
district in the state to establish sa.
looms. under the precinct system. II
is predicted that the passage of the
amendment will start a contest going
that may involve the whole state.