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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1911)
rOKIT-AXD. OBXOOX. d si Portland. Orsson. portafS.ee a Class Matter. Uoa Kat Jnvarlafcly 1m ianic 1ST KAIU onnav fneludad. yanr......! rundtr inciu qiu. vis id .'--- - t-aada iDdu.ltJ. tars X.1J buadar Included, one mooth.... -J l:hta( HudiIit. one yaar...... S-VO tSS without Sunday, aix month. without Mundajr- OM mod in. ... - ly. one soar.. ...... sr. one ,ur -j " BT r ARRIF1H1 Ity. Senear tnelatfed. ooo ywr 22 ly. Bundmv Included, oco month. ... llw to Kstnit ovod Postoftlce money 'or. nprooo ordor or personal chock on r local bank. stamps, coin or currrr t too Midiri risk, am poetofaco (rro- la fall. Including emintr and ' soiaata tun li) to 14 pasee. 1 eeni; - mim. 1 cants; 10 to 0 pacaa. oaota; to J paaa. son La. TanlfS noelaso ituo rata. . iCaatera Boataena otl' Torroo Coo. Tork. Hraaawtck tioUuln. Chi ta, stover building. RTIAXD. WED'ESD.tr. JAN. It. 1S1L A CONRKKTATTTE MESSAGE. Thara la little, if anythln:. la the Imea I4 th l:ha .1 at nusin of Governor West to In- thnt the Democratic Governor Republican Legislature need errmm nirrnoeem. While Cor- ivaHv In hln recommendations, the Jv chief executive haa Incorporated ucn tmu in auunar 1 vv v. lorirjs. Indeed, one might expect severest criticism of till recom endatlons to corns from the .dlcal element that would cver rn established forma of represent- rlve government. The Uovrrnor nas given peruana r"at- si proiuliionr to taxation, ana ry p jlr.tedly calls attention to the .-t tLnt the elxctorate. when It re 'r.l two luniloa amendments on o around of their radicalism, adopt a third amendment not radical n t r--:ir t-nro and one which m-H Vj th peop;e all the privileges -it to b conveyed, to tne igisia and tha veople by th defeated L .:.. l.TteiXa. r.i- cMf c-hjertlon een by the i-nr.r in th roll tax" amend- :em, aa Le tarma It. la tho necessity r referring to the people every act 1 opted by the Legislature pertaining rr filiation of or exemptions In tax Wnn An anulvalent check on un- p? procedure by tho Leaialaturo In uch mattera, aaya mo uovernor, Ig-ht have bean given by providing i.at no tax meoauro passed tr the ogtslatara should carry an emer ncy clause. Such provision would ive enabled th people to Invoke tho -fereodum oa objectionable acta. It ay be well. In passing, to suggest at auch check would not have car--d out the purpose of tho single ixera who proposed tho amendment, he real feature of the measure was mbushed behind the poll tax tnhl- '.Mon. Naturally tho alngle-taxera ipected the ambush to be discovered time, and thev were determined to hear the Legislature of Its power to rrect an evil th people naa unwu tgly accepted and on which they id not desire- Imposed npon them. It La tram that the amendment opena he way for needed reforms la taxa on In Oregon, and th Governor's commendation that state and local nation b divorced haa th merit of tdovsnent by many or tn most rdmlneot tax students of th country. "he plaiv If adopted, however, would rove only a meager guard against the nerrfos of single-tax faddists in th TjdaaJ counties. But ti Oover- aiso racommenda that careful 4.4ailon be given th subject of tin and his suggestion that th 'nendment will permit th people to jopt th most progressive tax sys- 'tn to p found In any state ot tne nlon. Uada on to teliev that the ew OJof Executive believe that tn jje Vnited States may be found Just . Nrs-m.lv tax at-stems as exist In Zealand. Australia or Canada. rom whence th slngl taxera borrow heir "progrosslve" Ideas. Tia Lirisia.tnre la th olace for ln- Vlat dealing, at least, with th prob- Iem of taxation. A Icglaiauv act naa he advantage of being subject to open l-onslderatlon and amendment wun a k lew to making It conform to th best linnM nf atnrtenta of th subject rested.' Ther Is no reason why th .gislature should now avoid th sub set ofi taxation because lta views I hereon ttfust be subjoct to the ap proval of the voters. It is lis amy w -nartl tha oeocle against further am bushing by presenting a conservative tnri tnnrourhlir considered measure hat wl'l bring about progressive and l-sot visionary reformations. In discussing conservation, the oov- rnnr hnax adonted position that Is ot Ptnchotlsnv, or Xew Xatlortallsm. ILa appal Is for conservation tbat vill devote natural resources not only the. hfcneflt of thla bur future gen ratioh. This. In the abstract, is .ht I even Fine hot professes to ta re"! c.ut rh oovernors suggesuons me'Juods for oarrylng out th policy videhr from Plrtchot's. He U for a cv-ordinatlon of control by state and National Government. Water ..sr i vino- whoUr within a state he Iboileve should be oontrolled by that Ltat. but when developed try inter state river should be left to the Gov ernment or be turned over to the Joint control of the state through which the MtTtna pass, subject to uniform ws adopted by Congress. Apparent ly be approve th turning" over of all oadeveloped natural resources to th stsvte m which they may be located. but not until such urn a tne states vs admtMl aom aexitblo and effec tive policy regarding th conservation, nd development or sucn resources. U-is almost exactly th Idea, of eon .. Hnn methods as xtre9sed tn th resolution adopted by th Western conference of Governors last Bummer la somewhat mors emphauo language. Adaption of th European plan of Insuring; wot king-men engaged tn haz ardous employment against accident or death and imposing; the principal burden of the cost of th Insurance jpon th employers, probably repre sent. ,n lu basis, the final solution of he employers" liability problem. Th ;overnor baa recommeaoea conaiaer- Ion of this matter and pledge hit 1 to a just solution. i ne creation ox public service commission, also rec- inended. Is in, im wun moaern 'urchas of institution supplies by ract bv a state Boara is a oeparr L from the policy of th Governor's i i a Mtron. senator (.namoer- l but th Teoommenaaiion aim is .greselve character. i nmnnliii does not Indorse the Vnor's recommendation that eapl. nlshment be abolished in Ore- oufficlnt latltud 1 now given Jurie In murder trials In the matter of bringing in lesser verdicts to gratify. In ordinary cases, any prejudice In the minds of Jurors agalnsl capital pun ishment. A season of prompt and swift administration of th extreme penalty will do more to stay the hand of men contemplating murder or crime that may lead to murder, than will the abolishment of the death pen alty. Whatever the severity of life i-umni It la almOHt invariably welcomed by the convicted murderer If ofiered as a means oi mvjujb the gallows. Witness the many ap plications for commutation of the death penalty to life Imprisonment. Abolishment of capital punishment will be a lessening of the penalty, so far as prospective punishment enacts a retarding influence on premeditated murder. As a whole. Governor West has ex pressed his Ideas without greatly de tailed recommendations as io n v forms for carrying hi views Into ef on4 not atooDed to Involve class or political prejudice. Ability to write a comprehensive . anu in structive message, however, is noi the sol merit desirable In an rsentitrs A ibetter test of the new tain his appointive and advisory pow- ever, la not the sole merit oesiraoie ui an exeoutlve. A better test of the new nnrrnr' nullification will prob- .m k. found In his ability to main tain his appointive and advisory pow er free from the tracing- prm.uvimv of the modern legislator. So also will be measured the worth of the present session by It disposition to adopt pro- frresslv legislation regardless or po litical iivntn to any state officer or any Individual member of the As- mbly. ORBOOir OOOD FOBTTXE. President Tart and Secretary Bal- Hnger have actively interested them selves In the proposed distribution of the lS. 000,000 reclamation luna. Obviously they are moved by a pur pose to do Justice to Oregon. The Army Board Is the creation of Con- ara: but lta action Is not nnal. lis findings may tie reviewed ana modi fied by the President. Besides, the Secretary of the Interior is in cnarge of th regular reclamation work and funds and $35,000,000 of the $15,000.- nnn i at his dltmosal. Therefore the attitude of Secretary Balllnger is of great Importance to Oregon Just now. Secretary Balllnger is a iriena ot Oregon. He understands Its needs and sympathizes with them. He knows Umatilla and Klamath. He is not In accord with the autocratic method Of th Government machine that list heretofore controlled the Interior Department. The Army Board appear to have gone at its tasK ot iiosHiriHim and distribution with the same hlh and mighty air that marked th Plnchot-Garfleld administration. now happily supplanted Dy a w esieru man ss-ith tharouch understand ing and appreciation of the rational Western View. It Is well for Oregon that Secretary Balllnger Is where he Is. SOU HERS' PENSIONS AOAIN. The Oregon Ion would not have the Government forget the "old soldiers who stood by the nag in tne aara days of the rebellion." as a sensitive lament Intimates. It would be base ingratitude, for which republics may Indeed be proverbial: but no re proach of ungratefulness can justly be brought against the republic of the United States. The Oregonlan would have the Gov ernment provide liberally and regular ly for deserving old soldiers and sail ors. There Is no Question of the duty and patriotic obligation of a grateful people to care for the men whose present need or lncapuclty or disabil ity Is traceable to their service during the war: nor would The Oregonian make any arbitrary distinction against old soldiers now actually In need through causes or conditions entirely subsequent to the war. It protests only against the enormous pension burden piled up at least In part by a mistaken sentimentallsm on the on hand and an eager and unpatriotic purpose on the other hand to "lie down" on the Government. The pensions now aggregate $160. 000.000 a year. Plans under way. If successful, will raise the annual sum to $200,000,000. The aggregate dla- K.,r- in nensions since the Civil war la the staggering total of $4,000,000.- ono It would aDDear that the people of the United States had not forgotten the old soldier. Nor will tney re per mitted to forget him. But la It the . of the United Statca to pay pen sions to old soldiers who do not need them, or to other old soldiers who are airoadv well nrovlded. or to still oth ers who are strong, able and capable. or hive families able to care tor them T OIK tHMCTTOVB XXIGHMORa. In th same class with th fabled aoMtharn ladies who are said to be still knitting socks for the soldier In th belief that the Civil war is not yet ended, are few of Portland"! kind friends on Puget Sound. The Columbia bar Is again troubling a few of our neighbors on the north, ana tn nf the German steamship Serak. which wa delayed y the fear ful storm which swept over tn Ronn T.-m- this week. Is causing much un easiness on Commencement and Elli ott Bay. Commercial statistics snow-tna- that class of shipping that enters and departs from Portland ar suf ficient reply to any of the slurring re marks that are made aooui tne en trance of the Columbia River. The veracious and voracious pur veyor of waterfront news on Puget Sound ar attempting to convince their readers that the delay to the Serak Is due to the great size ot the vessel, th Inference being that vessels f that aim cannot reach Portland In safety. On thl point th record Is Interesting. Six steamships beside th Serak have loaded wheat at Port land this season, and five have loaded at Puget Sound ports. The average cargo carried by th Portland fleet was 349. $14 bushels and th average size was $85 tons net register. Not one of these vessels was detained either In the river or on th bar. The cargoes of the five steamship loading on Puget Sound this season averaged 1?(,88S bushels and tn net tonnage of th vessels averaged 3478, or more than 400 tons smaller than that of the Portland steamers. The largest wheat cargo taken out of Portland this season was that of the BJornstJen Bjornstjerne 30S.8S8 bushels. The largest taken out of Puget Sound was that of the Harfleur 343.333 bushels. The Serak was 8015 tons net register and carried l$.(f bushels of wheat. Three of niE jronxrxo the Portland steamers which preceded the Serak exceeded that vessel in ton nage by more than 200 tons net reg ister, and the BJornstjern carried out more than 120.000 bushels more wheat than was taken by the Serak. There will always b delays to ship ping so long as Winter gales rage, but they are no sorso on the Columbia than elsewhere. Ernnxxci as a cheapener. Quacklsh expedients like ship sub sidies for Increasing- our export trade seem to have lost something of their attractiveness of late. It is confessed In all quarters that If we wish to sell goods In foreign markets we must offer them at foreign prices. This we cannot do, as matters stand, for sev eral reasons. In the first place this Is a wasteful country, while our for eign competitors are thrifty and saving.- They make a dollar or a pound of meat go a great deal farther than Americans do. The consequence Is that they can produc more goods for less money than we can. This fact accounts for a part of the much deplored falling off In our export Again we have the tariff bur trade. den to contend with. The Import duties by their direct or Indirect ac tion add something to the cost of every article of food, clothing and production. They make tools and machinery more expensive. They in crease the cost of labor without enhancing- the laborer's real profit. The effect of this Is to make our goods expensive beyond all necessity and of course to exclude them from foreign markets. ' The tariff can be abated without Impairing the standard of living of the workingmanor diminishing the honest profit of .the capitalist. But how shall we cut down the cost of production to Its level In foreign coun tries without reducing .the laborer's standard of living In the same propor tion? The tariff will not solve the whole problem by any means. Still there Is a way to accomplish the pur pose desired without degrading- the American worklngman to th state of the Kuropean peasant.. It can be done by the aid of the new science of effi ciency. The secret of this science Is the Installment of a central nerve ganglion which controls the whole of a given establishment. In other wordsy the plans and the methods of execut ing them are all made In one central office. Thus co-ordination Is secured. It Is coordination which makes the million cells and nerve fibers of the human body work In unison. An en tire section of the brain is devoted to that function, and In consequence of It our nerves and muscles work with out unnecessary waste of effort. A similar arrangement in a manufactory produces similar results, and the ulti mate consequence is cheaper goods with more profit o the capitalist and higher wages to labor. PBOeHPEBTTY RTUX WITH VS. Profit taking in the New Tork stock market yesterday caused a loss of some of the heavy galna made Mon day, but the action of the market is, on the whole, much Improved when com pared with the sluggishness that was so pronounced during the closing days of 1910. Tne general iin&nciai uu commercial situation. In spite of the wall of the pessimist. Is rapidly Im proving-, and indications ior even more prosperous year than 1910 are plentiful. Money Is easier and foreign lenders are again inquiring for Ameri can securities, although the uncer tainty regarding legislation Is handi capping the sale of railroad onda and stocks. There Is, however, a large amount of idle money In this country. Numerous millions and billions of this money are represented In our im mense crops of agricultural products, and there are more millions that have hen stored awav through fear that the recovery from the panlo of 1907 had been too rapid. Wall street's regular disbursement of January dividends this year amounted to more than $200,000,000, and as the owners of -this money can noithar oat it nor drink It. they will promptly put It back Into the channels of trade where It win earn more in terest. The high prices commanded by our leading cereals for several years have had a tendency to re strict a free selling movement now that there has foeen a decline in prices, and the exports are not at all In keeping with the crop figures com plied by the Government. This would Indicate that the farmers were hold ing back pretty heavy stocks through out the country, a policy that could not be pursued unless the financial condition of the holders was of the best. For the past two years on the Pa cific Coast there has been a steady flow of new capital for use In rail road and other Industrial enterprises. New capital has been brought here also by the thousands of new settlers who are opening up long neglected lo calities In Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The presence of this money, which In the aggregate reaches an Immense total, has worked wonders In main taining the financial equilibrium of the Pacific Northwest. With new de velopment In all lines of -Industry pro ceeding on a greater scale than ever, nothing short of a world-wide finan cial cataclysm can check the prosper ity of this region. There are so many powerful Influences working for the continued prosperity of this city and state, and the adverse Influences are so Insignificant and few, that the op portunity for the pessimist In this field Is sadly lacking. TICK LOHIV CARROT. These piping time of high prices have brought the lowly carrot forward as an article of food which, cunningly disguised by th methods known to and exploited by th modern cooking school. Is said to be toothsome, appe tising, wholesome and nutritious. As ail housekeepers know. It has the crowning merit of exceeding cheap ness when It comes to price. The lat est achievement In the gastronomlcal field, by this lowly esculent. Is herald ed In th most timely announcement that It Is an excellent substitute for egg. This announcement Is scarcely less grateful to th ears of th per plexed housewife at this time than would be th duly certified statement that soap wrappers had been made legal tender at the banks. It Is asserted on the authority of a cooking school that puddings made with carrots in lieu of eggs are dainty, delicate and beautifully tinted; that In fact they are better, more finely flavored (th kind of flavoring used not stated) and more Inviting in ap pearance, than puddings made with egs: that one only, haa to know how to make them an acceptable substitute ohegoxiax. thesdat. for eggs In cake-making, while of course everyone knows and approves the virtue of the carrot in soups, not to mention the delights of creamed carrots, scalloped carrots and the like. We are also told that sliced and dried the carrot makes a fine-substitute for coffee, and coming down to more vulgar uses, we can all testify that, made Into a poultice. It has proved a sovereign remedy for various forms of Inflammation. Of course. Dr.. Woods Hutchinson and others of his cult will take ex ception to this last statement, cynical ly declaring that it is the heat held bv the noultice and not any virtue that the carrot possesses that relieves rheumatic twinges, ear-ache and the like snrl that the rubber bag filled with hot water will answer the pur pose of the carrot (or any otnerj poultice quite effectively, and will be much cleanep and hence far more san itary. But there are always carpers who cavil at and oppose the preten sinns nf tha lnwlv. and the carrot can not be made an exception to this rule. Besides, the carrot naa teen touna useful In many ways before It drew criticism by entering the lists as a substitute for eggs and In other lines above mentioned. Long ago even before the Audubon Society began Its labors for the protection of plumage birds it was tne xasnion in n"6iu to wear carrot leaves as a head-dress Instead of feathers. Even the beauti ful dainty fronds of the wild carrot blossom, so well known In this vicin ity, are called "Queen AnrVs Lace." Several of King Henry VlII's wives have been depicted by painters with carrot leaves as head-dresses, while many of the old prints show Marie Antoinette with carrots and their lacey foliage peeping here and there from her astounding coiffure. So It seems there is nothing new in this exaltation of the lowly carrot. Degraded Into cattle feed, scorned as the cheapest of cheap side dishes In a college "eating Joint," supplied for economy's sake by the ton as "filling" for hungry loggers and voracious mill men. It has done Its whole duty wher ever and whenever, subjected to the test of experiment, and now, as a sub stitute for the highest-priced of the common food commodities on the market. It is merely coming Into its own. Clatsop County reports an Increase of about $11,500 In her Indebtedness due to the construction of four- steel bridges. Money for bridges and roads will bring Clatsop County larger direct returns than can be secured from any other form of investment. Portland taxpayers view with no keen sense of pleasure a steady Increase In the in debtedness of Multnomah ' County, but much of the Increase Is caused by improvements much less worthy than bridges and roads. There is, for in stance, that little matter of $2,600,000 for public docks which will absorb about one-seventh of all of the bonded Indebtedness that this city will be al lowed to incur. TheBe docks will be a drain on Portland taxpayers for an indefinite period and will not bring to the city an additional ton of freight or in any manner reduce the charges on that which Is coming and will continue to come In increasing quantities, regardless or wnetner puo llo docks are built or not. While there Is nothing very snappy or cold In the present alleged cold snap, something a little less Spring like than some of the weather we have been experiencing would not be re ceived with displeasure. It is too early for any "Spring growth" of veg etation. Flowers and fruit alike will, make a better showing next Spring and Summer if the temperature re mains at a point where growth will be discouraged at this time. . East of the mountains a good snow storm in the wheat belt would be appreciated, es nofiniiv if it would fall before the ground freezes too hard. The crop of Winter wheat went into the ground ....tunt onndltlons. and if the plant Is protected for a few weeks by a good "blanket or snow, it win nave a long start on the Journey toward a bumper crop. It is difficult to understand why any csnntnr or representative at Salem should InsiBt on his "right" to smoke. whether his associates smoke or not, and whether or not they are offended and nauseated by the fumes of the weed emanating from his direction. Does tobacco so blunt the sensibilities r.r tno avamtn-A man that he loses all consideration or regard for others? Or Is the particular senator wno in sists on smoking wherever and when--sr h nleases so deeply steeped In the vice that he cannot wait until the session Is over? If so, they ought to riu him Intermittently ana give him. all outdoors to indulge himself. The plan to make Lone Fir Ceme tery a peaceful sacred spot In the heart of the "City Beautiful" is one that commends Itself to thoughtful. rAnt citizens, the dust of whose dead Is there entombed. The tract m now In a sad state of neglect and It is hoped that the plan to Improve and vn it In n-nnd condition will meet the approval of a sufficient number of lot-owners to insure its lmmeaiaie success. , Tho mMnirht rainbow seen at Van couver the other night Is not a novel phenomenon. Moonngnt is reneciea sunlight and composed of the same elements. Hence under proper con ditions It can be resolved Into the pri mary colors ana proauce a nuimnw. Tiihon tVAoltd an energetic man In his day. and throughout his long life a worthy citizen, was Dome io nis final rest in Rivervlew Cemetery last Mnnrinv. followed bv the gentle re grets end kindly remembrance of the friends of a lifetime. Recall the weather during Decem- hor and January last year, and feuci tate yourself ' on the present mild Winter. , Destruction of the Mount Tabor schoolhouse is an argument for fire proof buildings hard to overcome. It cannot be sal " of Governor West that he did not give the Legislature something to think anout. There Is small comfort In the re flection that all other states must watch their Legislatures. ' Those thirty-two measures voted on last November save the present Legis lature a lot of work. There Is only one way to get good roads: Build them and keep them In repair. - taxuary io. tail. STATE AID LAW FOB GOOD ROADS Another Reminder Tkat All Oregon Trade Avenues Lead to Portland. SALEM. Or., Jan. 10. (To the Edi tor.) In the very clear Interpretation of the state aid and county bonding laws In The Oregonian of a recent is sue, entitled "Optional Road Building Method." this conclusion is reached: "Herein, as The Oregonian sees it. lies the main Ibsub in the state aid road bill and this issue is expressed In the question: Will a general campaign ot road building so enhance the general prosperity of the state that the eight counties mentioned will receive a fair return on the investment they make in road building In other counties?" Under this state aid law, these coun ties, exclusive of Multnomah, would contribute next year less than $10,000 toward the building- of roads In ne weaker ' counties, the largest con tributor being Marion, and the least Clackamas. In addition to, their share tn the general prosperity of the. state resulting from universal road building, they would be further benefited by direct connection with the good roads in contiguous territory. Marion Coun ty, for instance, would receive like benefit from connecting roads in Clackamas, Yamhill. Linn and Polk as from those within her own boundaries. Other counties would be similarly bene fited. . As to Multnomah's contribution oi more than $120,000 toward building roads in the weaker counties, the fact that this good roads movement origi nated there, and that. Its prominent business men and large nupayen . .-i k onrt sen now contributing the means with which to carry on this good roadsa campaign, lnatcsien moj understand that all roads lead to Port . j . . v. v, o rl a tn tha nrlncioal market places on railroad, river 8id ocean are used maimy in unuims ducts of the state consigned to Port land. Portland's commerce, aggreg-atmg say $150,000,000 annually, is lot the product of Multnomah County, but ha for its basis the volume of tho pro ducts of Oregon brought the.- by boat loads and trainioaas irom eve. i- .v.. .,oto hovins- bten first lia'tled 111 lira on...-, - - - -1. UaA -u.o trrxn rnfldft at a COSt tl net less than 20 cents per ton pc-r wile fully one-nair oi tne cubi ji - hi, rati rnstlnc less than 2 cents per ton per mile. Will it pay to cut out tne mua in: J. II. AiJsr.ru. LIXCOLX'S DEATH IS RECALLED. Its Connection With the Political Ca reer of Aaireir joanaun. .H.iT.i.MnT T T.. rf Tan Q fTfl the Oregonian of last Saturday Is a political - 1,-1 .,.,..11,. -Rut education, n biuuku toicm...,. what attracted tne writers n""" v- .k. ..vi.sr nt tho Welles diary, recently published In the Atlan tic Monthly. , When Andrew Johnson was a tailor 1- null, tnwn nf Greenville. Tenn., he could neither read nor write. He promised the woman ne marnau, umi. . . i i taanh him to read and 11, sua v.uu.u write, he would place her In the White . . ---v j-t uUa AtA House at Washington, u. her part. From the time he was elected r .i r.r v. - TA-n nf Greenville, to the beginning of the Civil War, John son never met aeieat. gressman. Senatpr, Governor It was a well-known ract mat uu uuo.o.v-. allowed to block his way to political preferment. W hen the Civil War broke n..t hia attitude alienated him from the people of the South. When Air. xjincoin wn. uuunuon second time, Andrew Johnson was i iritA.TJrARlnent. as a CO II- UUIHI11UI.'. - " cession to the "Union Element" in the South, and to the -coppernenu eicmoui. In the North. Mr. Johnson had lost his ,n Qmith anil was under IIUIUCIILO 111 mo " suspicion In the North. There was no earthly possiDimiy i elected to the office he sought. The breath In the body of Abraham Lincoln was the only tning Detween mm suu the object of his highest ambition. Mrs. f. ... ATOKntAii. in BDite. of the appeals from all sections of the country. I was a tODieuemLa buwi ... Tennessee regiment, and when I heard . ... i, vii T lninln I recalled OI L 1 1 C ih;cl.i w. ... . the political history of Andrew Joonson, arrived at tne conclusion l . l.n.ra n on, I hail OCCasiOn tO linUi Sim - - change it. I send this communication because many peopio, oven " think mat tne Duuum.u - ..itii. fAi thn nsaasslnati in of Mr. Lincoln, while as a matter of fact, they deplore it as ins inmost of the "Civil War." W. Id. S. A Proponed Forester on State Pay. T5fnT -Kjr Ton irt fTn the Edl- ruiviuAiii'i " i , . i mi -.-Atrnnlan In a recent ISKUG tor. x uo vi cn""" - mentions a proposed bill in the Interest of "conservation, osiensimj i w down forest fires, etc., allowing tho em ployment of a "forester" at a salary of $4000, etc. Just now, I remember that the lumbering interests sirrauj ii,v "forester." formerly under Mr. Pinchoc and It would be an easy transition. should the said hill pass, ior sucn ior ester" to pass from private compensa .i . na v As thn forest rangers are charged with the responsibility of protecting tne reserves, is it oul ui mo way for private owners of timber to .. . v, i t-n nrnnertv? Most of carts ivi mi... w .. i i - i - them got the timber cheap enough the less said atiout it tn peiiar aim ii ia v. - i that thla nrnnnapd bill will lu ua 1 1 u i ' u i-i i 1 be looked Into and the fact given to voters. iJ- Bnnnnat Apple In Oregon. MON'TICELLO, Ark.. Jan. 1. (To .'he Editor.) Please tell me does the ba nana apple grow there at Portland? It sells at retail In Iowa at 20 to 60 cents apiece. This Is not a dream. WILLIAM BEGGS. The apple orchard, otherwise known as the Oregon gold mine, has not yet encroached materially on the reslderice or business district of Portland. Oregon, however, produces the Winter banana apple In perfect form, color and flavor. . One Blessing In Poatnl Banks. T? I y. m nn vl r irl nlan. n. i. nna nhasa of the new oostal savtags bank which should go far to ward helping what Is often a pitiable condition. It will be noticed that mar ried women's accounts and those of children ars to be received by the Gov ernment free from the interference and control of any person save the deposi-n- Th fiction of the married wom an's entire subservience to her husband Is thus given a final mow Dy tna na hok Tho mnra cruel fiction of the ab solute right of the parent to the con trol of his child s property la even uio. thnrouc-hlv wiped out. So far as the mA-iAon rtnvernment Is concerned there will be an ending of what might be called the paarone system in mo family. It remains to be seen whether the oppressed of many humble homes will have the intelligence and courage to assert their natural rights. Open-Alr ' Schools. Boston Transcript. . Tha coming generation, in our cities at least is likely to have a more lively appreciation of the value of fresh air than the one that has preceded. With in the past three years nearly fifty cities have established open-air schools for the benefit of tuberculosis school children. Providence began it and other municipalities have followed on. though not all have developed tha idea to the same exxent. Boston, for in stance, might profitably carry it farth er than she has. Pawtucket, R. I., not only has a fine open-air school, but proposes to have at least one open air room In every school building in the city, where delicate children can receive the tonic Influence which nature so bountifully provides. Land Withdrawn Apparently That Grazing Fee May Be Charged. The Dalles Optimist. The people of Oregon have almost as much Of a kick against "Plnchotserva tion" as have the Alaskans, although the forestry Bervice did not act' quite as arbitrary here as they did in that territory. But any man who under stands the situation in and around the forest reserves of the state knows that "Pinchotservation" has stood In the way of tho settlement of the Interior for sev eral years. If these gentlemen had obeyed the laws as passed by Congress, not so much harm would have been done. For Instance, Congress has always refused to allow a fee to be charged for graz i .tnv ni nnhllc lands. But Pin- chot got around that by having vast "forest" reserves created, many of them without a trea for miles and miles, save perhaps now 'and then a juniper. Then for grazing livestock on these reserves the owner bf the stock not only has to pay a fee of so much per head, but has to submit to a lot of petty officials whose sols duty in life seems to be to worry the stock owners. In that way about enough is collected to pay the salaries or tnese omciais. . There are places in the Interior of the state where these reserves almost surround farms that have been owned and tilled for many years. We know of Instances where the reserve comes down to the corrals of the settlers, and at least one Instance where the reserve line is the corporate limits of a pros perous town. And we know of instances where the reserve runs almost to a town that la 20 miles from a tree, em bracing land that never has and never will grow a tree. And, mind, this is called a "iorest" reserve! What the end is to be of these poli cies, or when it is to come, or who is to be the Moses to lead us out of the darkness Into light, no man can foresee. But the people of the West ought to rise up as one and make it known to Congress that we must have fair play, as fair as the early settlers had In other portions of the country. The West is strong enough. All that is needed is to get together and make a stand for our rights, and demand the utter anni hilation of "Pinchotservation." EXPLOITING THE STATE. The Capital Journal. The annual number of the Salem Journal has merit. It tells the story of the progress of tha state in an enter taining way, with illustrations that speak louder and better than the text. if that is possible, as an immigra tion document its work will count in the East. Colonel Hofer has done so well that one may be pardoned the use of a poor pun In saying the adjective in the heading of tho paper has a double meaning. An Oregon Year Book. The holiday number of the Pacific Homestead Is more than an ordinary publication for the season.' It might better be called the Oregon Tear Book, for Its comprehensive qualities em brace all seasons and the work of farm, garden, orchard, yard and pen pertaining .to them. Mr. Hendricks ana Mr. Abrams aimed high in its incep tion and they certainly have produced a worthy result. Tells of Rogue River Vnlley. A person searching for a text for a storv" on Rogue River Valley can find It In Gen. 1:12. Elaboration thereon will be found in the New Year's edltim of the Medford Mail Tribune. There Is no ground for disputing the state nents published in this annual number of the benefit of living and pronts or invest ment in this city and valley. Medferd la the center of a region of diversilled in dustry. Hitherto Its horticultural re sources have been most exploited. This annual tells of opportunities for reap ing millions in mineral and timber that will not be overlooked. i Lessons From Oregon. Columbia (3. C.) State. The Portland Oregonian gets off this fling at South Carolina's stagnant coast country: The county in which Charleston. S. C Is situated Is shown by the census to have (talnod six-tenths ot 1 per cent In the last ten years. We should think the question down that way would be: "Who's the stranirer?" Since the Increase in population In the whole State of Oregon in the same period was 62.7 per cent, the stand-still in Charleston appears to those people as manifestation of deadness, and the sort of publicity given it is the worst sort of urtverttKini? for South Carolina. What are we In South Carolina going to do about It? It doesn t help to make faces at Oregon. That Btate and all its neighbors are pulsing with the work of men civilization-makers and fortune builders. They have gone there from other quarters of the country some of them from South Carolina because that section held out inducements. It was advertised: the trans-continental rail roads have spent millions of dollars In advertising and have been the chief fac tor n building up the Far West. Intellectual, moral and Industrial de velopment in this state Is going to be dependent upon the Increase of the In telligent, energetic white population. More people the right kind of people are needed. Popped Corn In Milk. New York Sun. Because he knew his patient, the doc tor was not at all ruffled when she exclaimed: "But I can't, doctor, it is no use talk ing. I Just can't. I hate milk. I can't drink it. I will take any kind of medi cine you wish me to, but I cannot swal low sweet milk." ': "Very well." he said, soothingly. Then he opened the door and from the kitchen there drifted in the smell of popping corn. "Who is popping corn?" she asked. "Your nurse," said the doctor. Half an hour later he persuaded her to taste a spoonful of milk. - "Why, that's not so bad, after all," she said. "What did you do to it." "Soaked that popped corn In It," said he. "Gives it an entirely different taste, doesn't it? Sweet milk's bitter est enemy is bound to say it is drinka ble after it has soaked up the essence of popped corn for ten or fifteen min utes." Reflections of a Bachelor. New York Press. Reform might do better if it wear such queer clothes. A good man seems to know it than anybody else. A rirl knows better than to let didn't harder a man him. kiss her. and that's why she lets A woman also remembers how she was when she was young; foolish a man with a a lump never. Affection that you can't win ton of reason you can buy with of sugar. Getting at the Young Idcn. London Standard. A Servian teacher, M. Medakovitch, has Instituted tho most successful method of teaching yeir discovered. In his school each pupil Is provided with a chocolate alphabet, and as soon as he can put his name together correctly he is allowed to eat it. Word-making is taught on tho same plan. M. Me dakovitch's pupils, on an average, can read fluently In three days. Consumers Get "Results." Houston Post. Wh'le tha Government experts are trying to determine whether whisky Is whisky, the ultimate consumers go right along and get results. THE GRIT OF "BILL" DtUXEV. Klamath Merchant, Flat Broke, Starts Out With Tamale Wagon. Klamath Chronicle. From being the manager, one among the principal owners of the largest gen eral merchandise stores In the city to that of operating a hot tamale wagon is quite a jump downward in the appear ance of one's prosperity, yet this is just what has happened within the past three months to one of the citizens of Klamath Falls. Everybody knows "Bill" Dulaney. He is the man referred to above. Some three months. ago he was looking att.'t the destinies of the Monarch Mercantile Company store In the Jacobs block. To day he may be seen with a white apron and coat on tn a little hot tamale wagon down about the operahouse block dispens ing tamales like an old hand at the rbusiness. This reference of an apparent fall from a place of Importance to that of the lowly tamale peddler is not made with the intention of casting any undue re flection upon Mr. Dulaney. On the other hand, it is mentioned to show what some men are made of. The Monarch Mer cantile store became financially Involved and was closed out by creditors. Dulaney 'came out of the wreck without a dollar left on which he could again start into other business. Most men In the same fix would have given up and gone around with a long , race telling their troubles and seeking the sympathy of the com munity. They wOuid not have thought of starting up such a lowly business as Dulaney has tackled out ot wnicn ne hopes to regain at least enough means with which to establish himself in some other and better paying business. In fact, the selling of hot tamales would be looked down upon as something so far beenath them .that most fellows would turn up their noses at the sug gestion, but not so with the man of Dulaney's stamp. Although broke flat and without anything out of which he could raise any means he showed his grit and determination by putting on the apron and peddling tamales. That ha ought to succeed goes without saying and that he will succeed is a certainty. No man who has the determination to hurkla into anything regardless oi ma calling when, through financial reverses, ha has been reduced to a man without means will go long without getting back on top, and If Delaney does not get back it will certainly be a cruei iaie mat yui sues him. CONTINUANCE OF PENSIONS IBGED Writer Recommends Selfish Follcy In Mnttera oc pintiona. ueieiw. . T" TT T A-VITTT Wonh . Tan. 10. (To the V V 1 11L.1 ... " , ' " - Tr-i- Th, ri-Atrrninn nf a .recent 15- UlUtlUl. i . CI " sue, commenting upon pensions and Army cost, would have the United States Gov ernment do away with pensions, saying that such money spent is hji cc..- ,1. D.ihcikiii The Orecrnnian expenuiiui c. - . : would have this vast amount paid to old soldiers, given over to mo . v. -o ixT-rt.iiit it hnvA the Govern- yet w uc; ment forget the men who stood by the flag In the dark aays ot reumnu". boys who risked their lives in our new dependencies that American civilization might be expanded? The boys who won for us our newest uioumi i j . i. . n.nrti millions of dollars miius iii.i n v" , , to tha Government, can never be repaid In pensions for tneir worn. t it- mnro human to think ot tna Government caring for men who sac rificed their health tnat tne might stand, instead of spending 25,000. 000 a year for Dreadnoughts? Is It riot justice to help those who did see ervice and made good, rather than spend mil lions of dollars to support schools to teach hopefuls how to kill their fe low neighbors? The time seems near when war shall be a thing of the past Why such waste of money? Rather aid in ush ering war's abolition. A. . Ed Howe's Philosophy. Atchison Globe. . ' A holiday Is a day on which most men smoke too much. Too many men are looking for Temp tation instead of Opportunity. No one ever gives the fly or the Eng lish sparrow any credit for their habits of industry. Cheap thermometers, like cheap peo ple, are generally given to exaggera tion. , . You don't need a very complete list of funny stories to amuse a girl w no is gifted with pretty teeth. The number of people who swear oft continues to be somewhat sftiallcr than tho number who swear at. After a man gets along in years the pockets In which he formerly carried love letters are filled with spectacle cases. . , We believe In progress and Inven tion but the Massachusetts woman who' tried to make a vacuum cleaner do the work of a bathtub was carrying tne lueo. vuj The Government doesn't claim to he a humorist, but It plays a great Joke on the people who expect taxes to be reduced and on the man who joins the army to get out of work. Pointed Paragraph. Chicago News. Two may be able to live as cheaply as one if the one doesn't have to pay ali mony. . i . And the advice of a critic does about as much good as the giving of medicine to a dead man. The man who thoroughly understands anything doesn't make much noise ex plaining how much he knows about it. It's easier for a woman to run up h bill at a dry goods store than it is for her husband to run down the money to Passing fame is apt to leave a man smaller than ever. A man on pleasure bent may And him self on pleasure broke. Some men try to make an arc unt display with a can of kerosene. Sometimes the mortgage on a house is too heavy for the foundation. That Reconciliation. Philadelphia Ledger. At all events, after there came In formation of tho conference of the fnsurgents and the antl-Taft Republi cans at Washington, announcement was made of restored relations between President Taft and Col. Roosevelt, therefore, wa are told that the poli tics this Winter and of the Spring may so shape Itself under the counsel of Col. Roosevelt as to demonstrate to the antl-Taft Republicans that there Is no hope for them and their plans in the Republican National Convention. When a Grent Man Dies. From Hugo's Funeral Oration on Balzac. There can be but austere and serious i l. . a i on h.arts when a sublime tnuufiiua in o.. spirit makes its majestic entrance Into another life, when one of those beings who have long soared above the crowd on tho visible wings of genius, spread ing all at once other wings which we did not see, plunges swiftly into the unknown. . Hardly the Place for Nat. Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Nat Goodwin says ho has lived a de cent life and expects to go to heaven. In heaven there is neither marrying nor giving in marriage. Fortnne-Tellem Not Fools. Philadelphia Bulletin. It is a bit surprising that clairvoyants and fortune tellers can't foretell for themselves just when the police are likely to drop in and nab them. The Sl-a-Word Contributor. Atlanta Constitution. Wa hear nothing more of the dollar-sword contributor. Is it possible they have cut him to 30-cents
