THK CITIZEN, FRIDAY, .H'NH :J, 1010.
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Owen Urges New Method
of Choosing Senators.
GIVES HISTORY OF MOVEMENT.
Long List of States That Have Ap.
proved the Proposed Constitutional
Amendment House Ready For
Change, but Not the Senate.
Washington, May 31. In nn Address
In the senate today Senntor Robert L.
Owen of Oklahoma urged the election
of United States senators by the direct
vote of the people.
Senator Owen reviewed the history ol
the direct election movement and pave
much InterosthiK Information concern
ing what has been accomplished by
those who favor the change.
The following states wore named as
having passed resolutions urging con
press to call n constitutional conven
tlon to take steps toward changing the
method of electing senators:
Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois.
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kcntu-ky.
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota. Mis
sourl, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklaho
ma, Oregon, Pennsylvania. South Da
kota, Tenuessee, Texas, Utah, Wash
Ington and Wisconsin.
Tltreo states have passed resolutions
asking congress to afford them the op
portunity to ratify an amendment to
the constitution which shall provide
for the direct election of senators.
They are Alabama, California and
Wyoming.
Florida nominates her senators by
direct primary.
Georgia Instructs her legislature by
the primary method as to the popular
choice for senator.
Maryland directly nominates senato
rial candidates by party regulations
protected by the state primary law.
Mississippi nominates her senatorial
candidates by n primary adequately
protected by the state law.
North Dakota has direct primaries.
South Carolina has no protection but
the parts regulation which has hereto
fore been accepted as mandatory by
the legislators.
Virginia has direct nomination, pro
tected through party regulation.
The definite nctiou by the various
state legislatures on the election of
United States senators has not made o
marked impression on congress. Three
times the house of representntlves.has
possed the necessary amendment to
the national constitution, but nt no
time has the senate put it up to the
country at large.
Speeches In Twenty-four States.
Washington, May 31. Theodore
Roosevelt will make a series of politi
cal speeches during bis triangular
Hiving through the west, northwest and
south. lie will confine himself to one
thorough and comprehensive review of
pending questions to be made at a
mass meeting in each state through
which he passes.
The cx-presldent's Junket will take
1dm through twenty-four states New
York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wiscon
sin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Ne
braska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama,
Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylva
nia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jer
sey. BAPTIZED IN PASSAIC.
A Class of Forty-two Immersed In the
Rivtr Above the Falls.
Paterson, N. J., May 31. Haptlsm by
Immersion In the Passaic river, half a
mile above Passaic falls, was yes
terday ndminlstcred to forty-two per
sons ranging In ages from twelve to
sixty years, three-fourths of the candi
dates being women. They curno from
New York, Hrooklyn, Yonkers, Jersey
City. Arlington nnd Paterson. Fully
3.000 people gathered on the banks of
the river to see the ceremony, nnd
hundreds watched it at close rango
from canoes and other river craft. The
ceremony was conducted by tho Hov.
Jnmes P. Wackledge of the gospel inls-t-lon
of Paterson and Uobert II. Brown
.f New York, superintendent of the
I'Vrly-ocond Street Pentecostal mis
sion. MTAELAND-WELSH DRAW.
Pugilists Fight Twenty Rounds In Lon
don Without Decision.
Londou, May 31. I'ackey McFurland
of Chicago and Freddie Welsh, light
weight champion of Knglaud, fought
twenty rounds to a draw nt the Na
tional Sporting club. The battle was
for a purse of $7,500 and a side bet of
$LO00. Hy the terms of the agreemeut
$0,600 was to go lo the winner, togeth
er with the gold belt which is tho sym
bol of the championship.
Among those at tho ringside there
was a general opinion that tho Amer
ican lighter had tho better of his op
ponent, but had been robbed of a mer
ited decision by tho Uugllsh refuree.
Getting Down to Business.
Mistress (to new servant) Thero arts
two things, Mary, about which 1 am
very particular. They nro truthfulness
and obedleuce. Mary Yes'm, and
when you tell mo to say you're not in
when a person calls that you don't
wish to see which Is it to be, mum
truthfulness or obedience?
DK
ELECT OH
Party's Fete en uro vote.
Instances are coiim.nii eiuuy'.i in
elections when a Hliisle vote turns Him
scale, but f.if that witc ttftieiido not
only the fa:e ot a candidate. I .i i .4
parly as well, Is rare, Yet a Mr.Jtii
ty of one In parliament, which tnty
loglcnlly depend on a majority of one
in the country, has worked some of the
most momentous results possible. Tho
classical example Is thu act of union
of 170!), certainly among the laiw-t.
most important and most remarkable
changes ever accomplished by a legis
lative body. One hundred nnd sis
voted for it nnd 103 against. Then a
majority of one carried the great re
form bill in 183'J.
Majorities only n little bigger have
again and again been responsible for
fnrreachlng consequences. A majori
ty of live threw out tho Melbourne
government in 1839. lly tho name fig
ure Lord John Itussell's government
was defeated in 1SGU Gladstone went
out of otllcc in 1S73 berauso he lacked
three votes, and the public education
act, one of the most luiportnnt ever
passed, was placed on the statute
book by a majority of two. London
Chronicle.
Wild Dogs of Asia.
Tho whole tribe of wild dogs, which
In closely nKW-d forms are to be found
In the wilde-ii jungles and woods of
Asia, from the Himalayas to Ceylon
and from China to the Taurus unless
the "golden wolves" of the Roman em
pire are now extinct In the forests of
Asia Minor-show an individual and
corporate courage which entitles them
( a high place among tho most dar
ing of wild creatures. The "red dogs."
to give them their most characteristl'
name, are neither largo in size nor do
they assemble in large packs. Those
which have been from time to time
measured and described seem to aver
age some three feet in length from the
nose to the root of the tail. The pack
seldom numbers more than nine or
ten, yet there is sulllcient evidence that
they are willing and able to destroy
any creature that inhabits the Jungle,
except the adult elephant and perhaps
the rhinoceros, creatures whoso great
size and leathery hide make them al
most invulnerable to such enemies as
dogs. London Spectator.
London's Big Ben.
Why is the large bell in the tower
of the house of parliament in London
called Big Hen? The average London
er himself 8eems to have no idea how
it got its name. When the building
was designed Sir Benjamin Ilali bad a
great deal to do with carrying out the
plans of the architects, being high
commissioner of public works, and his
coworkers appreciated the fact that to
him the city of Loudon was lurgely in
debted. So when the question came
up in parliament as to the name of the
enormous bell that was to be hung iu
the tower a member shouted, "Why
not call it Big Ben?'' This suggestion
was received with much applause as
well as with roars Of laughter, for Sir
Benjamin was an enormous man, both
in height and girth, and had often been
called Big Ben. From that day on
the bell whose peal every Londoner
knows has been known only as Big
Ben. Harper's Weekly.
Mighty In Titles.
The ruler of Turkey, in addition to
the titles sultan an kha-khan (high j
prince nnd lord of lords), also claims
sovereignty over most districts, towns,
cities and states In the orient, specify
ing each by name and setting out in
each of his various titles "all the forts,
citadels, purlieus nnd neighborhood
thereof" iu regular legal form. His of
licial designation ends, "Sovereign also
of diverse nations, states, peoples and
races on the iace of the earth." All
this Is in addition to his high position
ns "head of tho faithful" and "su
preme lord of all the followers the.
prophet," "direct and only lleiiU-ZKnt
on earth of Mohammed."
The Great Eastern.
Tlie dimensions of the one time world
famous Great Eastern were as fol
lows: Length, C92 feet; width, 83 feet;
depth, 00 feet; tonnage, ".1,000 tons;
draft when unloaded, 20 feet; when
loaded, UO feet. She had paddle
wheels fifty-six feet iu diameter and
was also provided with a four bladed
screw propeller of twenty-four feet
diameter. She had accommodations
for 800 first class, 2,000 second class
and 1,'JOO third class passengers, 4,000
in all. Her speed was about eighteen
miles an hour. The Great Eastern was
Dually broken up for old iron iu tho
year 1SS0 after u checkered career of
some thirty-oue years.
Fair, but Stormy.
A gentleman boarded the Karori car
at Kelburue avenue. Recognizing 11
friend on one of the scats, he nodded
pleasantly and then said, "Well, what
do you think of the weather?"
"Oh, horrible!" was tho reply.
"And how is your wife today?"
"She'H just about tho same, thank
you!" Now Eeuland Free Lauce.
No Ear For Music.
"How do you like tho music, Mr.
Judklns?" said Miss Parsons.
"I'm sorry, but I havo no ear for
music," he answered.
"No," put In Mr. Jnsper. "He uses
his for 11 pen rack."
An Even Score.
"What is your objection to him,
papa?"
"Vy, tho follow can't make enough
money to Bupport you."
"But neither can you."
No Ute For Theory.
Wigwag It Is n pet theory of ralno
that two can live ns cheaply as one,
Youngpop Huh! It's plain to bo seen
you were never tho father o twins.
Philadelphia Record.
The College o1
Commencements i
Bee the Mvcct Klrl Krurtuute
Urace hermit to tncklo fate.
Sco her In her dimity,
rinln whlto lawn or oritondlc,
Wnltlntf, trcmbllnR, sweet and fair,
With a rosebud In her hnlr
And nn ensay In her hand.
SlmkliiK us she tnkea tho stiiml.
NCK again the days
of ncadcmlc proces
sions have come,
nnd In the schools
and colleges all
over the land com
mencement day fea
tures are the sole
topic of conversa
tion. For tills oc
casion tho erudite
maids and youths
Iny out their o.st bib and tucker,
practice to adjust their .nortnrboards
nt the most becoming angle and in nu
merous other ways aim to look their
j prettiest, for It is the great event ef
j the year to I hem and always draws a
large crowd or visitors. While It is a
! welcome relief to the graduates to
think of h :i ln dull bocks nnd rigid
discipline far behind, smiles frequent
ly give way to lo-irs and regrets when
come the purling from kind teachers
and dear chums. Mio last look at fa
vorite nooks and the llnal visits to the
rooms wherein such good times have
been spent. As a rule. leaving college
Is not such a Joyful proceeding as the
student had pictured, and, although
great events may come in after life,
the scenes nnd incidents iu the last
days at school are never effaced from
the student's memory and are dis
cussed and talked of long afterward.
A procession of dignified appearing
men and women, eacli one wearing
cap, gown and. when entitled to It, a
hood, Is an Imposing scene. Tho flow
ing robes seemingly express some
thing of the dignity of learning and
tho honor of academic life, no one de
nying that they add greatly to the In
terest and general effect of the college
anniversaries and special functions.
Some colleges make the wearing of the
gown obligatory on certain occasions,
though It is optional and desirable a
all times.
In tho matter of dress Oxford claims
to have a system that goes back far
thor than that of any of its contem
poraries. The graduating class of this
year iu the famous English universi
ty will wear Just exactly the same
kind of ecclesiastical and civil robes
l'AKABi: Ol' YALE'S FACULTY
that were proper in tho days of the
early Georges, a couple of centuries
ago. Cambridge goes a long distance
back, not quite as far perhaps. Ox
ford makes very marked difference in
the garb of a graduating minister and
lawyer, for Instance. Cambridge still
further differentiates between students
of Its various colleges.
Tho ordinary academic dress of to
day consists of cap, gown and hood,
and in the United States the system
has been so unified that a very deiinite
code lias been established. In 1S94 an
intercollegiate commission met in Co
lumbia college with Seth Low as chair
man and Colonel McCook of Princeton,
Dr. Palmer of Yale and Chancellor
MacCrncken of New York university us
members of tho commission. The
made a careful study of academic cos
tume in tho vnrlous universities of Eu
rope, nnd out of tho chaos they evolved
an orderly system, which is the one
followed now by all tho greater uulver
sities nnd colleges in the land.
There are three types of gowns,
which are marked by varying cuts of
hoods to represent doctor, master and
bachelor degrees. Tho doctor's gown
lins full, open, round sleeves faced
with velvet and hns three bars of vel
vet on the sleeves. Tho master'B gown
has 11 closed sleeve, square at tho bot
tom, falling below tho knees. The arm
enters through n slit near tho elbow.
Tho bachelor's gown has long pointed
sleeves. Tho doctor's nnd master'
gowns should be silk, tho bachelor's of
worsted stuff. Tho doctor's cap lias a
gilt tassel, while the others havo sill;
tassels.
Thero is hardly u college in tho coun
try In commencement week that does
not havo some distinctive day or fea
ture that is full of interest to tho iuo3t
experienced commencement visitor and
well worth truvellng miles to see.
Several of tho larger colleges are not
satisfied with one day or feature, but
carry their novel celeliratlons over sov
ernl days. Of courso when It comes
to tho final ceremony, tho day of grad
uation, thero Is no attempt nt original
ity, no getting away from tho conven
tional exercises, backed as they uro by
tho dignity of scores of years. Usually
tho seniors finish their "exams" n week
or two before the commencement exer
cises. That tlmo Is given them to pre
pare for these events.
Ivy day had Its origin nt Smith col
lego, treo day nt Wellesley, But al-
Wk wmP
Closing Sc-
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And rei
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most every woman's , o!'-;:o -. n.ie
thing similar tiiedi !,. (t in
nar, for Install t vh li ..i :i.
pests the ivy h.iin curried da.v
The students mi that occasion, ionUin
their sweetest iu their simple white
dresses, march two by two around the
buildings nnd tho campus, cerrying
the long Ivy chain. While the girls nro
passing through the alley formed by
the rows of admiring spectators you
will hear the occasional click of n cam
era ns some especially prominent and
popular girl goes by some vnntnso
point.
Flo.it day attracts much attention ui
Wellesley. and as many ns 7.000 vis
itors have gathered on the shores ot
Lake Waban during graduation week
and ;atclH'd the si talents drift down
the lake on barges, while the crews
sang tho college rowing song. The
vast fleet of small boats of every de
scrlption nro lighted up with gnyh
THE flWEET aiRi, GRADUATE.
colored lanterns until the whole lake
seems afloat with fairy craft. Tree
day is another feature at Wellesley
which has been observed since the
founding of the college. For the sen
iors It is a day of sorrow, for they take
mournful leave of tho tree that they
planted ns freshmen.
Tho daisy chain at Vassar Is one of
tlie most beautiful practices that mark
the close of the school year. Thou
sands of daisies are picked the da.v be
fore the inarch and are strung togeth
er in long festoons. The prettiest girls
of the class are selected to carry the
chain, and the march around the beau
tiful avenues of the superb institution,
the yellow of the flowers, tlie fair
skins nnd white dresses of the bearers,
the green of tho lawn and the blond
nnd brunette heads exposed to the sun
light make ns pretty n picture as any
artist ever painted.
Barnard lias a floral parade which is
somewhat similar and of which it Is
very proud. A line of graduates pa
rade tho campus carrying the choicest
blossoms of springtime in trays, and
after the procession the flowers are
distributed to those who are present to
see tho exercises. Bryn Mawr college
for its commencement day usually
makes a specialty of producing some
classical play, this year presenting "A
Midsummer Night's Dream." At Mount
Holyoke college the seniors begin th?
commencement round the week before
with a pilgrimage to the summit of
Mount Holyoke, where they carry out
mysterious farewell ceremonies. Later
como the grove exercises, tho students
gathorlug at the monument of the
founder, Mary Lyon, aud singing the
"grove song."
At ninny of the woiueu's colleges
this year decided changes in the mat
ter of dress for the academic proces
sions wore made. At Itadcllffe an or
Tilt. UAlSi CHAIN AT VABSAlt.
der called for n costume consisting ot
long sleeves, plain white shirt waists,
linen collars with uniform ties, plain
whlto skirts, entirely without trim
mings, three inches from the ground.
Black hatpius fasten the mortarboard,
nnd no bows on the hair, no Jewelry
or fancy combs nud burrettes disturb
tho simple consistency of tho whole.
Oxford tics of black aud plain black
stockings complete the detail. Over
all Is worn the scholastic gown, clear
ing tho ground by threo Inches. Itad
cllffe students agreed to weur no hats
ou baccalaureate Sunday, hitherto the
great day of tho year for millinery dis
play by tho girls, whilo Vnssar barred
expensivo commencement day bou
quets. In most of the men's colleges com
mencement day features included base
ball games, boat races, etc. Harvard's
exercises this year wero arranged by
tho class of '85, which will hold Us
twenty-fifth anniversary exercises on
Juno 20.
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