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rOETUtND. MTIRDAT, JAX. 18. 191-
WIlt'KK THE FAVLT tIES.
The triumphant progress of Thomas
McCusker toward a fine job as Post
master of Portland has stirred the
otherwise lethargic Bull Moosers Into
a more or less furious protest. They
abhor McCusker. They recall that he
refused to turn the other cheek when
Colonel Roosevelt, in his September
visit to Portland, smote McCusker
right heartily, but that he answered
In kind, with a few adjectives to
spare. They recall, too, that McCus
ker as a delegate to Chicago declined
to Join In the bold Roosevelt maneu
ver of capturing control of the con
vention by unparliamentary assault,
and that he added insult to injury by
voting for R. E. Williams for National
committeeman.
What McCusker did and what the
ardent enemies of McCusker say he
did may possibly be reconciled by
the following brief statement: Mc
Cusker ran for delegate to the Re
publican National Convention as a
"Roosevelt-LaFollette" candidate. He
was elected, under the instruction to
vote for Theodore Roosevelt at Chi
cago. He affiliated himself with the
Lai'ollette forces at Chicago, but de
clined to vote for McGovern (a
Roosevelt candidate) for temporary
chairman, voting for Root, the Taft
candidate. Root "was elected. Later
he voted for Roosevelt, In accordance
with the letter of his instructions. Taft
was nominated, and McCusker sup
ported Williams, a Taft man, as Na
tional committeeman for Oregon.
The Bull Moosers say that McCus
ker betrayed Roosevelt, for he failed
to support the Roosevelt programme,
but consorted with his opponents.
McCusker's position Is that he was
elected as a Roosevelt-LaFollette
delegate, that his first duty was to the
Republican party, and not to the
enemies of the party, that he was ob
ligated to play the Roosevelt game In
so far as it was reasonable and con
sistent and In accord with his prime
duty to the convention to which he
was a delegate, and that he voted for
Williams because the Presidential
candidate was fairly entitled to have
a National committee friendly to him.
two utterly ir
reconcilable views, each undoubtedly
tinged by partisansnip ana Dotn pre
sumably sincere. McCusker doubtless
interpreted his duty along the line of
his desires; and the Bull Moosers in
terpreted McCusker's duty along the
n. r thlr desires. The initial trou
ble lay in the fact that Oregon sent
to Chicago a delegation not unuea on
nmf nnrl certainly not as
a whole partisans of Colonel Roose
velt, though Instructed ior ttooseveu.
The members were elected as individ-
..n m A nut CI m m HelPfiration.
Every delegation elected from Ore
gon to any future convention will split
th. cum rock that divided the
Criicas-o delegation of 1912, unless the
narrow and mistaken, provision of the
present Presidential primary law, lim
iting each voter to a single candidate,
shall- be amended. Representative
Lofgren has Introduced at Salem a
measure authorizing every elector to
vote in his primary for a full delega
tion to a National convention. Some
such law ought to pass. The people
certainly desire that it should pass.
Sending to a convention an avowed
Taft man. or LaFolIette man and
cWtlnn- him because he is a Taft
nr a 1-aFollette man but in
structing him to vote for Roosevelt is
trvmtv mi arood utilities, and is
unfair to Roosevelt, LaFolIette and
Taft.
THE FARMERS HESS.
When one reads the statistics as to
farmers" hens he must be amazed at
th mrt biddv is Dialing in tne inov
try of the country. Compare the egg
production and value, for Instance,
with the wheat product of the coun
try. Take the five years, 1908-1912,
and we find the average yield of this
cereal was about 667,000,000 bushels
t. vr It was worth, on the farm
about 90 cents per bushel or $600,-
nnn nno
Now wheat is one of our principal
money-making agricultural proautw.
Thi. ivni is crown in commercial
nuantlties In every section of the
i.ftimrr- In several states it Is the
dominant crop. But while the far
mers of the country were producing
wheat of such a fabulous value, what
wr the farmers' hens doing;
The operations of the meek and
lowly hen for the period stated above
were almost beyond belief, and yet the
figures are from the same source and
it na i-el!nhl as the wheat statistics.
Dvring the five years 1908-1912 the
n. of th country produced 7,9ot,
556,855 dozen eggs, which had a value,
on the farm, of 11.533.444,500.
in other words, to place the figures
side by side, our wheat crop is worth
about t600.000.000 a year and our
... worth S306.6S8.900 per year,
'r- Httio over half as much as the
wheat. But let it be remembered that
biddy was not busying herself entirely
in egg production. Indeed, the egg
ni..A ! nniv about half of her wealth
production, for biddy, if left to her
-t, inclinations, usually raises a
io, family of chicks each year
No reliable statistics are at hand as
ihn viiinn of what may be called
the poultry meat production, but, as
.,i.t t ! iinriniibtedlv as great as the
value of the eggs, thus bringing the
poultry products up to the value of
our wheat.
or mention the esg and poultry
output as from the farmers hens.
That, of course, is not strictly accu
rate. There are a good many people
who have only a city lot or two and
.i ipAan Trttilrrv fifimpi 1 1T1P5 in
LUCl CUII " ' " rfi
considerable numbers. Then tbxe are
the "chicken cranks," or poult.?, y
ciers. These two classes fun lh a
niifnnt of noultrv Droducti but.
compared with the farmers' hens... they
- .i v. n It
do not cut mucn oi a. ngure --
.... rt iha totalis Tt Ir the farnters
hens that furnish us with eggs .i J
chicken meat. IT we naa to aept
upon the fanciers and the town-A't
dwellers for our poultry products only
the very rich could afford to eat egi?'
hy- rhfrlrAn
If a campaign could be made J
,., . I
to arouse the farmers to take l
advantage of their position and ln-
rmaa tliulf Tlnr-lffl it WOUIO not UJIIJ
be a great boon to city egg ana pour
be a great boon to cu egg t
try consumers it would be of great
.roinA rt Vi a farmnrs thpmaflveS. "W
havA in this country over t,uuu,uuw
ro-ma A ai sit 2 accordintr to the
So eer's .q
rfnfliit tables.
nroduce an average vi uuui.
dozen eggs per annum, ut cuu, ...
v.i I
leaves out the fanciers' ana tow, ,i
hens. If statistics could be had as to
their product it might bring tne egg
product wen uown to v p
farm, or sav four dozen a ween, vvnui i
pfr'dir ATdhow'many Tgg
- ... I
and how many fowls do the farmers
and their families eat? Perhaps fully
half the product. So the average far
mer markets about two cozen eers
per week, or less than four eggs per
day
' ... .
ir snr.wna r ni luninrnillHl l llll 1 1 1 iuuuvc l
. r - - ..i,
the farmers of the country to increase
"eir""ttl"' " " t . " Tno nt
to u.c " --- --
the same time teacn tnem now to tunc
a little better care of poultry, thus
.1 i.-1 r rr , h n I. IT Cr Tl Til1 1 1 1 I I I I J f 1 1 COUII I
oov ii' onK- twpntv dozen, or
total of 150,000,000 dozen per year,
nrowt, it nrosont ririces .30.000.000
well, such a philanthropist would con.
fer a greater Diessing upon am coun
trymen than the founder of many
libraries.
MAKING GOOD A THREAT.
Jnseoh Fels greatly disturbed his
devoted followers, at the recent single
tax conference, in Boston, when he
intimated broadly that he was tired of
playing the role of solitary angel for
the single tax movement. Fine
nhMeu Viiittr no riflrsnlos. and the
Philadelphia bubbleblower intended
no longer to be soft-soapea Dy easy
words, and no money, from his coad
jutors In the great cause. Now the
Fels Fund Commission roiiows mo
disconcerting announcement at Bos
ton with a circular wherein tne posi
tion of Rrnthpr Joseph Is restated
with great emphasis. Says the circular:
c- . I .k.Ti.pa In tn DOllCV OI the JO-
seph Fels fund commission were conceived
at the KOSton conierence.
Joseph Fels renewed his offer to double
all the money raised, but he limited the
amount.
"I will match you dollar Tor aonar.
said, "un to 2O0O a month. But." he
added, "I shall not again put a dollar
where no dollar has been raised." And he
gave his reason: "1 can see now that you
can pauperise a democratic movement as
easily as you can a people."
ie naa oeen uums . " " -
k i i. tht-u vA.r .vlKtenca of
the fund Mr. Fels has given $115,000, where-
As -an otner contriDuiions nu aivu...u
to only $60,000. And he didn't mind this.
What has hurt him and alarmed the com
mission is that "all other contributions'
are falling off.
There haa been a disposition to let Fels
do it." . .
This isn't fair, or fine. And It Isn't demo
cratic. But It Is true.
Inr nroreeda to declare
lt.n, n nlanaa vhprA thn S! Tl cl tdJt
battle was proceeding valiantly on
funds locally raisea, aii conir.uuuuna
ceased when the Fels soap galleons
appeared on the horizon. Hence the
fear that there will be "pauperization
by a rich man of the clearest, most
fundamental, most democratic move
ment in the history of the world."
Joseph Fels millions, tnen, nave
rinna bIticIa tnT more harm than good.
But they have done sundry single tax-
ers a lot of good. Borne or mem migm
have had to buckle down to real work
except for the Fels pot.
A XATIOXAI. CALAMITY.
So there may be no Inauguration
bail. Tea, verily. This Is democratic
simplicity with a vengeance. e shall
hear next that there Is to be no Inaug
uration oath. The President will
paddle up the Potomac In tils own ca
noe, walk to the White House with a
British shawl over his shoulders ana
?:o to work as ir no cataclysm naa oe
allen the country.
w ni-A nnnalled to think of the
gloom that will pervade the Nation as
soon as it realizes tnat tne maugura
(nn huti to antnnilv to hA sunoressed.
The young ladies of Higginsville al
ready have their costumes prepareu.
Jane has a new hat three yards in di
ameter with a crimson turkey at its
summit. The outfit cost her father
three dollars and a half so much good
.,,r ona to fflnrv. N'o wonder the
cost of living soars. Elsina has a new
en .Annv to wear, a veuow me
rino with green crocheted trimming
set bias on the skirt and a decollete
HroUt to innfnrm to the usages of high
society. What shall the poor girl do
I . V. .1,1. ..e. now Thnm let nO Use
for it In Higginsville society, which is
plain and simple, sucn attire is oniy
.nitohiA fo. tha avam of Eurortean dip
lomats and South American grandees.
The hard-earned cash invested in it
wasted. A groan of grief and wram
in ncoAnH from Higginsville. nay,
from all the land. The girls who have
ade it their habit for tne last iuiy
vears to attend inauguration oaiis "nil.
collapse with woe.
But think or tne society men wnurc
only duty it is to dance. To the poor
maidens of Higginsville the loss of the
ball is a sorrow, to be sure, but to tne
society men it means little short of
ruin. On the inaugural morn they will I
lace up their corsets and put on their
ihoulder braces with reminiscent sods.
wnat is tne use ot cumu uu .
prospects of IRISH hoik RCLK.
1 ne past3 o. uuiud " "
i 1. v,iii
through the British House of Com-
through the untisn nouse 01 Lura-
mons Closes oniv tne lirai campaitsu
in what promises to be the final war
for Irish self-government. The next
. ... . . , . . , t -
campaign will Degtn in wi xiuuie u.
Lords and mav be characterized by
, . . 1 .
another struggle deiu .5
houses. If such a struggle comes, it
will certainly be followea Dy a penoa
. .. 1 i..44n thran.hmii
or rierce pouumi e.s"..-"""
. - . mi.- T-l ... TT.I
the Birtisn isies. inn iic.
i.r. will onntinue their threats of re-
volt against an Irish Parliament and
sanguinary oratorv will fill the air.
The assumption that the Lords will
. .. .... - A,
reject me dui m .u,
. . . . .1 . wn,,t
a mi a ait me sounu ouu iui; " " u
principle and patrioUsm. British par-
ties are plaving politics. The Tories
are far more angry at seeing the era-
pire governed by Liberals instead of
by themselves than at the manner in
which the Liberals govern. If by
some clever political strategy they
could weaken the bond which unites
the three parties composing the Lib-
... . . ... , . ,
eral coalition tney migm conveniently
forget their principles, their devotion
TTIE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY,
to shut thev call the unity of
the I
empire, and allow the Lords to
pa-ss
the bill after making some
F.. V. i aaVa nf n Tl P;i T"J1 fl TPS.
protests
They
would hope thereby to dissolve
hnnA t9 mnhml IntprPSt Which U
the
unites
;es
to
Liberals and Nationalists and later
defeat Ascuith on some meas
which had put many of the Irish
easure
in
opposition to him. sucn imngs
happened In British politics and
have
they
may happen again.
Should the Tories determine
fight home rule to the bitter end.
ros win reject toe Um ... ...
elon and agajn next session and
Liberal
Lords will reject me diii at mm
the
.'nllowine session. If the Liberal c
oal-
! ion still, held together, it could
then
rra ike the bill law Wltnout tne
Lords'
co sent. But many things may hap
co Lm
D in tne next two eara. .e mv-
t mnv continue to lose bye-elec-
nnu and thus may become discredit-
- - - ",
-- ,. ,Wm
the HA tytti.ica
raiiea fl S QlSgOlU LIUII. X lie lauwi
jor pat Lj
- Asquith
" - nxr and leave
- fl d.
with a n ij".i j
MU shoud
- fl, the ,.,, of Tory strat
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life
Tahekd of it before it becomes opera.
. 4. i rwf THini ui auuuuus
tive.
Mria VREESBOROrGH.
Lincoln is-aed the Emanclpati
Proclamation .in Its final form
on
January 1. 18ft. The Union
victory
urf..k,a ma was won
two
" a in Nortn
anilouslv lookina- for some favorable
,..., , Providence.
. connection between
cerned a mys cal l f"
" U D'vuw,
victory helped the JB -resident to over
come the di scours, igemein. i
v, .. . . ,i ,i o-,,,. hia mi. d from the
most unbroken succesi of failures
which made the Fall ot "
j. , ij i ft 1 War. Rose
UlSJUoVl pCIlUU U. .lie i i ' fc
i j i ..i.ta 1 commander
in Kentucky to succeed f-he lethargic
and incompetent Buel aft -
CXk 1 CIIJIilic. - a -
Buel had assembled an ar 1V or ivv,-
, TJ. nril a 1 1 1 1 1 Tl IT ,1 vv, ... v-
000 men at Louisville, his . ""i-'
vi, thuv wnrn mostly raw re
cruits. His opponent. Brags, '. was
at
EVaniifnrt with a. veteraji tto.ee
of
busy
nollootlnir trnona at LouisviUO crags
Aan vnn.A OtrrOPfllllV Ofi CUPH
ied
... ; . i. 1... i.rtniimoiit of a fAhps ' gOV
VWLU 11V luoiaiiuiv.., v
ornmcnf at Fnitlltfnrt. He had 8V 1"161
control in Eastern Kentucky an
no reason why he shouia not se
on oilminictraHnn that Would SV4
up
ing
the state over to t"e Contedeil -
. '-cy
permanently.
On October 1, Just as Bragg w s
completing his political arrangements,
Buel sallied out from Louisville t
attack him. The advanced forces o
rnnfoiiBrfitM retired before him'
until they came to the vicinity of
Perryville, which lies at me soutnern
apex of an lsoceles triangle whose
other vertices are Louisvme auu
t?niffn u..ra trip Confederates
turned upon their pursuers and Buel
lay placidly inert some two miles away
while an entire division of his army
was annihilated. After this Drtiuani
rT n t, a tit:i ttpil three davs to
give the enemy a sporting start and
then set out in pursuit, as nis leisure
ly movements are politely called.
T?.aor's forfpa marie for Cumberland
Gap at the extreme southeast corner
of Kentucky, through wnicn mey
slipped into Tennessee and Betook
themselves down the valley of the
Tennessee River and thence by rail to
the neighborhood of -iNasnviiie. inej
knew that their chance to hold Ken-,.iT-
vino o-ono hut thev never
dreamed that the Federals would dis
tiiom in thAir iipw Dosition. see
ing that Winter was now well under
way. In a gay and ccnriaent mooa
they made their headquarters at Mur-f.AA.horoiiA-h
ftnri laid their plans for
a season of balls and soldierly flirta
tion. Murfreesborough lies aooui
f.fr,- miw onthA;t of Nashville.
That city was in the possession of the
Federals, but tne society laaies, n was
expected, would find ways to alleviate
the gloom of their friends' camp.
Bragg did not doubt that tne next
Spring Nashville would fall into his
hands like a ripe pear.
The flaw in these expectations was
Lincoln's action in dismissing the
wretched Buel and appointing Rose-
crans to succeed him. The latter Gen
eral has proved his capacity in .North
ern Mississippi by winning the only
battle the Union side could claim oe
tirnan antlAtnm and Murfreesborough.
He determined to attack Bragg as soon
as he reached Nashville. His forward
movement began on December 26,
1862. The Confederates lay near
Murfreesborough in three sections.
r neAS.a no. nlnnnAli to send McCOOk
against their left, Crittenden against
the right, and hold Thomas in re
serve to aid either of his wings as
circumstances might require, unuca
pronounce this plan of battle one of
tv,A wt pvpr rievised bv a General. It
failed to work only because Bragg
happened to have a pian oi nis own
which he put in operation wttnoui
delay. It was often the case, to the
chagrin of the Federal Generals, tnat
their opponents refused to He quiet
roVitiA thAv worked out their pro
gramme and thus many a promising
career was ongntea.
Rosecrans ultimately gainea tne
day at Murfreesborough, but not at
Liahe had assigned. The Confeder
ates crUmpled up McCook's dlvisioi
ulna onim nled tin McCook's division
on their left and would have destroyed
it had not the energetic ana intelli
gent Thomas gone to his aid at the
ent Thomas gone to his aid at the
r.rt.. mnnPn. Thev then struck
Sneridan Who stood with his men
ljke a waU o lroni so that Rosecrans
. . t ..4., Crittenden to his
oppolt ojjj the day ended with the
,,,'. f the Confederates.
N, Tear's day there was no f
fic-hting. but on January z tne uon-
tail(iiiitM onAnArl fire with their artil
lery in the forenoon. This gained
1 tVim n niivAntar& ior me ttuuu
, ' - - -
guns repnea wnn eiceueui i.
suns .t,icu n.t..
. , , ,v.m Tn tno nftArnoon
I suuu a.icni.c me... ....
Bragg advanced a division against vhe
Federal left. Rosecrans was on tne
1 . . 1 Julalva Inetunt n HFA OO-
1 spui a., mo - - --
incidence In the annals of the Civil
I TI' maA A IsnOcH tloniS AO PTTCPl-
.. H
lent that the attack was foiled with
terrtDie ios w mo viu5.,,
iuft tv,A fipid the next night under
1 - - -
I f anVnAGQ Tn O APisi VA Ail thlS
.u.c. . -
battle was, the North received the
account of it with unbounded Joy.
Their soldiers had met the Confeder-
ates in fair fight on the open field
nt omA off virtora Better still, a
- -
I nAncul Vioo flnnAnred who not on IV
... . . . .. - -
knew what to do in emergencies, but
had the energy to carry out his ar-
rangements. It was refreshingly novel
to the depressed and harassed North
to learn that Rosecrans had been
where he ought to be at the moment
of peril and not drowsing miles away
from the field; that Sheridan had not
been panic-stricken when superior
1. f1l ,,r,nm Mm 1lt that Ft A
uumuei .rii -
had tood hia ground and fought oa
until reinforcements came, tnat
Thomas had shown himself a master
of strategy as far as opportunity al
inn.. ah this was a great change
from the flood of inept excuses, fool-
ish blunders and pompous laiiures.
with which McClellan and his watery
image, Buel, had been deluging tne
country for weary montns.
While the stockmen are divided in
: -; v, laasinc of the range.
IUi-'lUklUU VMt W,C i . o - -
other interesu should be considered.
The range belongs to me nation.
which is entitled to fair compensauuu
for Its use. Since the states must
provide roads and pay the expenses
of government, they should be paid a
- 1,1. . .. u ,-.
sum equivalent to taxes, eimci j
Government or by the lessee. The
states are also Interested in the de
valnnmpnt of the country by applica
tion of land to the use for which it is
best fitted. Much land nitnerto re
garded as useless for any purpose but
grazing has proved valuable for agri
culture. The terms of leases should
be such that the homesteader will nol
be prevented from converting range
land into farms. The conflict of thee
interesu is responsible for the delay
of Congress in adopting any policy for
disposal of the range.
Work for the interstate bridge
across the Columbia moves ahead
smoothly notwithstanding the opposi
tion of a few parochially minded peo
ple whose vision is bounded by the
limits of their own county. It is a
scheme not to unite two cities, or even
two counties, but two great states, for
traffic across the bridge would come
from the remotest parts of both Ore
gon and Washington in these days of
automobiles and auto trucks. It "would
bind together not only Portland and
Vancouver, not only Multnomah and
Clark counties, but all Oregon and all
Washington.
The Christian Science Monitor says
that "we live in an era of clubs." One
of the New Tork clubs which it de
scribes to Justify its remark has 31,
000 members. People organize nowa
days for every conceivable purpose.
Many have cause to believe that no
worthy purpose can be carried out
without a club to back it. Perhaps the
most significant for the future of all
these new civic bodies are the clubs
for co-operative buying and selling.
One In Ohio has 2000 members. They
always succeed when they are well
managed.
The pending amendments to the
Federal Constitution are meeting with
propitious gubernatorial weather.
Governor Sulzer has besoughtthe New
Tork Legislature to ratify the one for
popular election of Senators and Gov
ernor Foss urges the Massachusetts
t ... not fnvornhlv On the
Iutt.sit..uic: its - .
inon,A ta-r amendment. The latter
I lacks but two more ratifying votes.
ind since ten Legislatures mm m
vinter no aouDt it win ga. men.
lire Spring.
-Tf Tqhn cVioniri fail th elect a sec-
on.V Senator, the effect would be to
a(jd' one to the Democratic vote,
case'' tne Democrats snouia iau iu
hoth Illinois Senatorships or to
mre -
win t 'e contests in the Wyoming Leg
islating i on wnlcn nang uieir tii
of ele3v'inK successor to Warren,
that on vote wouia give mc
' - . mKlnrltv in the Senate. This
hint shot '-Id suffice for the Idaho Re
publicans.
....A insr Mvlius. the libeler of
xn reiuei
r. . . admission to this coun-
try Secret Nagel holds in effect
that kings -V "Ie """". T:
other people.' That Is not Inconsistent
Inlaa for which the Rev-
olutionary W ' was fought tor the
contention the ' wa
no more rights man umtr
The strikes vl" YoLk
spreading to the humorous, report
ers of a daily p "P" walk ou de
manding less use ",Vv,'
and less space to ft Some of them
must be reading the '"v"" 7"V
, ....hi.. and monthlies.
lit cunciu i L 1. .
wherein the star and the cub get all
the room and glory.
1.- .11 well to let a
II may ue .n vij - .
of tjar el grow until
1 1 n;i Jii:itw Lunci - , .
it falls of its own tophe. viness, as Mr.
Schiff suggests, Dut no, -upon
whom it would fall.1.' Their fear
f i.t. ..tiKtrfitihn mav A xplain their
objections to the building- of it.
1M0 Aio.m need be felt ova r the emi
nent French statesmen wl o are ar
ranging a duel. French politi cal duels,
., .1 . nut tha 1 hot-air
even wnen l.icj evt
stage, expose the participants to dan-
, i, S. a t n tie
ger no more aiarmmg man - --
met in a game of ctiec iters.
tto. a m jin who had fought many
losing battles In wall street, a
, , j i, ii witt, tmnnn onn Mrs.
U1U 1.111 11 wen. ...... ,
Keene should be able to keep the . w
from the door. Some or us 00 1 "
less. '
wk. tiuinr romantic love, while 8
Southern Callfornian of 80 Is aboi t
o marry a woman of iuo.' iovei
oung dream is exposed to the hot
blast.
A St. Louis railroad clerk failed to
show up at a midday appointment
herein he was to receive a 6,&uu
legacy. Possibly he hated to ask off.
An Albany preacher who got no fee
after traveling eleven miles to marry
oonniA mav have received all tne
parties concerned felt it was worth.
Snow is always alien to the climate
of
Western Oregon, but better a aozen
snow
storms than one sliver tnaw.
Announcement that the Inaugural
ball
Is off will Dnng Diner sorrow iu
fancy-price dressmakers.
the
A Spokane man has lost his mem
ory. William Rockefeller would give
much for an attack of that.
Oregon is getting the tail end of the
mow storm which has smomerea me
Washington railroads.
It is a dull election in France that
not accompanied by a couple of
.
"
challenges to- fight. '
Possibly Castro wants in so as to get
line for that proposed pension for
:-Presidents.
Perhaps Wilson frowns on the in
augural ball because he cannot dance.
Poincare went into the Presidency
from the grandstand.
Comment on the weather is unprint
able.
The Elks, again, this year! Gee!
JANUARY 18, 1913.
WET unsG COST IS TOO HIGH
More Reausoasv Are Added to I,iat of
Explanations.
rn ti ivn Ton IK 1 Tn t h P Edl-
imiiuA.11
in, Th, nnmAroua eommttnlcations
to The Oregonian pertaining to the
high cost or living are mut inv
esting. One informs us that the ef
r . ... i,AAn in, thn nflne set bv wealth-
k A.&V
ier persons Increases the cost of liv
ing, another cautions us not iu um
fancy package goods, then again we
n.In-h4- ,hnt our forefathers obli
gations ia the form of bonds now due
in addition to tne oousauuus
contracting is the principal cause, and
i .1 Af waffA increases ana
wt am icuiiuucw V ... c5
the introduction of new machinery ana
many other causes.
t in iFim'ihiit thpre are many
causes that contribute directly or in
directly to the high cost 01 nvinB. .
might also mention the enormous cap
.. .1 nnmKA. of men engaged in
the liquor business, a business that does
not add one iota of weaitn to a """
nity. Its products are absolutely
.n.ttiia,a an tar a our real needs are
concerned. The millions of dollars in
vested in the tobacco ousmess reti.u
eents capital that could be directed
Into useful channels. Then, too, the
social evil receives its awful toll from
a great multitude of persons and im
pairs their earning capacity. These
three agencies, in my estimation, rep
resent much waste.
Whatever may be said regarding the
high cost of living, one fact is para
mount, and that is that our system of
distribution is very bad. The products
of the factory and farm must pass
through numerous hands, each Individ
ual demanding an exorbitant toll. We
cannot buy direct from mill or factory
or wholesale house, but must be con
tent to contribute to the support of a
vast army, which many persons are
pleased to call parasites. Looking
about us we see hundreds of stores,
large and small, having prices practi
cally the same, all competing for busi
ness. A dozen different delivery wag
ons and their attendants visit the
same neighborhood with the same
kinds of goods. We visit the depart
ment stores and investigate their meth
ods of business. We have watched
them during their infancy and have
seen them blossom into wealthy es
tablishments. The colossal structures
which they occupy were built, we are
convinced, with our cash, which was
extracted from us in the form of ex
cessive profits. Not satisfied with large
profits, they demand a subsidy. Our
sons and daughters in their employ
must live at home, because their wages
are not sufficient to support them. In
this way we contribute additional sup
port to 'their business. A prominent
Portland citizen writing to The Ore
gonian in support of the minimum
wage bill refers to these business men
as parasites. WM. HERBERTS.
JUDGE FUTURE BY THE PAST
Lesson Drawn From Tremendous
Growth of Coaat Country.
. 1'. t i. -iq To thA Kdi-
HAIL&n, v.w .".
tor.) In reading The Oregonian I
noticed the different opinions regard-i.-
ttiA Amount to he expended on the
Oregon exhibit building in San Fran-
Wlien I look back 62 years ago in
crossing tne latnraus, . urn n "
. . . ,1 ,, n nnArtnlrlnc as
OI SUCn BLUllcuuuuo o -
has been accomplished cutting a ditch,
separating two nemiiimira, auu u...v
ing two oceans.
., 1, ih, nrholA Pi-
-uresun, " ' '1 -- -
clfie slope, was then sparsely settled.
Look at It today, ana imagine mo ..
ture the benefit it will derive the
. . .1 ..
ne.t not ai.u.
We have advantages on this slope in
climate, weather conditions and vari
ous other things whlcn cannot, oa en
celled by any other spot on the face
of our- globe ior imraiBtiuou.
-r.-i . 1 .vimiio wa hesitate, in
,Y ' 1 t -. i-"
looking at the outcome, from taking
a liberal view, ana raisins bui.h-iii.
. . ... 4..iAiniiai v nno carefully
iunoH, v " no j "
expended, o erect a building and a
Statue repre&eiiinift j.ii...., .
stance, to stand as the peer of the ex
hibition, and let the world know that
Oregon is the spot where industry
flourishes. a. ntumion-
WHTNOT A TAX ON OLD MAIDS f
If Men Are Taxed Women Should Have
Equal Consideration.
JUNCTION CITT. Or., Jan. 15. (To
the Editor.) Oregon has recently
granted equal suffrage to women; in
other words full citizenship is theirs,
citizenship bears responsibilities as well
1 T .11 Irlnila ariA oon-
as conce&Kiuim. ah ---
ditions of life women have the rights
ana privileges 01 men.
vta Anhi .viinnmpnt has been ma
1 1 , . . .1 . ... .1 Vi.r thia .hanoA. WO-
tenaiiy uuvam-cu jj
men are notoriously fair-minded, un
biased Judges ana aoove an luiuii.
No sooner has the smoke of the suf-
r l. .... 1 .Lamil AWAv than a til O V e '
imgO UC41.I.1G V . j
ment is launched for taxing bachelor
t ..111 1 aU Hla "Amialitv of
men. . buh 11.'" ' .....
the sexes" talk in my head and don t
seem to be able to understana wny tne
bill shouldn't include bachelor girls as
well as bachelor men. While we are
about it let's make the bill complete so
it won't have to be done over again.
Remember this is a state where men
and women have equal privileges and
rights. Why not let the women have
a chance to contribute almo for this con
dition of matrimonial lmmuuiij t
W. D. YOUNG.
djhmiih. nf Annie Tree.
GRANTS PASS, Or Jan. 15. (To the
Editor.) Wltn rcierence to yum om
torial on apples in The Sunday Orego
nian of January 12, giving statistics
issued by the Department of Commerce
and Labor, It is stated that the aver-ao-a
dAid ner bearing tree in Oregon
1. oKnnt- ninA-tpntha of a busheL It
nroniri he interesting to know how
these statistics are gathered. The fol
1 1. ma n.OVA I O t Pf A R 1 1 n fit !
tUWIUg imm "-I I '-
From 156. 16 or 17-year-old Newtown
1. in a small orchard on the
. d , , . tmtta. t nark-Ad out in October
Till,, 111. ..,.-, I" .
j, ast, 1519 bushel boxes of fancy New-
.jwn apples, or an avoids" u. mno
ht.tumhq bushels oer tree (not in-
ling manv good culls), which sold
i-i ' . .. . .. c r 1 nn
p" bushel. 'With regard to the age to
, ,ii 1 1 iv a. an 11 v .-, . 1 1- . , 1 1 . 1 . . 1 .'
whi -n an " -,
incr - I have itea AHLtanimu ah" " '
J,aa fVputed to be about 60 years old,
anoao ently in the prime of life. A
PP - , oorA. the nast year about 60
bushed I cIean ape.
Property Rights.
...ir i-i. Ton 13 (Tn tho Edi
ALBAri -'3l .1
n. 1 A 'lit; UICO. 11.1. . . . , i, ....
. '.' . v, whirh hart been Daid for
in ner naa-. ..n hv
hArhuJban A (1) it there are children,
Soes the prSi Serty go to them or to the
?..e VV. 1 can the husband sell
. f there are no children, to
b a. i lie. w " .
whom does tha' Property s -
(1) The husba nd receives for life the
, . onAj half the property. With
1UCU1I1C um wu. ,1,
this exception the children receive all.
t2t The oroperU Koes lu l"c
- i-.n oa allfleationa.
WOODLAND, WiH'h., Jan. 16. (To
the Editor. Kindly ! 'nform me whether
a man and his wit, both under 20
year, of age, have a. Hsht to vot t at
school elections. "
.j -r. I can vote at
school elections in W.n hmgton.
Highest Army 1'ssink.
. .T t ic -(To the Edi
f UBl iJAiii-'. .11-1. . - -
. 1 - .., . 01 'jnent please
tor.l lO 1,, 1 1 11; mi . r-. -
state what is the high"8 rank to
which an officer in the l. "tea states
Army can attain. D. . -1
.General.
IIX-BRED FOLKS AT THEATERS
Tale of Annoyances la Ponred Ont by
Sufferer.
tx-iTiTT.AXD. Jan. 15. (To the Edi
tor.) Did your afternoon's work ever
en flrmn7 itself that you could slip
away at 2:15 and take in some vaude
ville show that you had been counting
on" seeing ever since the notice of it
had been published? If you ever did,
do you recall the feeling of satisfaction
that coursed through your entire sys-
. 1 . . V. ., . 1... knur VOI1 ftUP.
lent v 11 1: 11, si mai .Ave ...... .-
ceeded in buying a seat right in the
center or row .rj ; auq wnen .no
. . .1 11 1 .1 t.mi.ili thAir
cueairs 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 n a ,, ,tu .
cuboyhole and started in on "Waiting
for the Kooert ti. -L.ee. oia vu uu.
throw out your chest, close your eyes
m .1. ,- anA thuMvith nrAnare
lUr L II r IUUU1C1I1 ,1U .u. ........ , .
to give yourself up to complete sym
pathy and enjoyment of the bill?
But, did you count on the three old
ladies and the old gentleman with the
gold framed specs sitting a. yuur irn..
and the two young couple right in
nf von ? Vnii o-ot In on the tumb
ling act all correct, because it was all
sight-seeing, Dut now snout tne piajie..
the sweet singer, the comedians and
all the rest of the verbal encounters?
Didn t the rat 01a iaay sunns mki
. .A ' wn.1r nt-uMlmO tAllinOT the
nr 1 1 in j-" 1 -' " ..........
..1.1 , ., ii.t war coiner on. because
said old gent was slightly deaf and
couldn t mane neaa or uui i m i"
playlet? And aian z some 01 tne u.ncr
old ladies keep everlasting picking at
the leading lady of the playlet and keep
..lrim. ao - that half the house
1 j 1. . 1, , V-o aVia was an old hag
CUU1U 11DA1 . 1 11 " .... ,11,
and ought to be ashamed to paint HKe
that and then some:
T-n nf ,A in front of you
Join In all of the songs and drown out
everything excepting ner own nuj
voice? And wasn't the fellow that was
with the other girl continually telling
the rest of the bunch that the comedi
an's stuff was musty and ought to have
been burled long ago, ioBen"i m.
the comedian? Honest now, didn t it
. ti-t-,,ti ' t .mi so disgust
ed that you got up and saw the last
act from tne dsck 01 tne. uuuuc;
fierce. Isn't it?
L,. c. M LAUUriUin.
ARE WE AN IMPOIiITE PEOPLE f
Instance of Bad Breeding Quoted to
Show That We Are.
pOTfTTiAND. Jan. IS. (To the Edi
tor 1 Taklnir us as a people, by and
large, considering all things from all
ane-iAR are we not iust about the most
ill-mannered nation in the world? As
an illustration of unmitigated lnconsio-
eration I repeat a little piffle tnat ieu
upon my ears a short time ago.
A housewife of middle age was re
creating by digging in the garden with
a small spade, when she was accosted
Kt, onntttA. hmiBAWtfA WhO iS. I Should
say, soon to emerge from the twenties:
"Ah! wonting in tne garueu: . uu .
see how you can do such work! I could
..... ltd Anvthlnir HkA that!"
The husband of the younger house
wife being attenaant upon nis urauu
ful wife and observing an opportunity
n K.n.A H.Euiri from AnmA ironclad
knight of old. Intercepted the elder
woman s reply witn tnis on 01 cunuu-
lence:
i, 11 " .. 1 1 -OAn-na .l.lu T- VOIl TlPUPr had
to do such work, you were not brought
up to it.
tTnAwlni. ttlA VOlinCA. of tllA tWO
...aa Via liinnh AotintAr crlnd bv a
hazardous plunge into the matrimonial
sea on tne eve 01 ner asm anniversaij,
and that her present exalted position
is sustained by virtue of husband pi
loting a streetcar with great regular
ity, dexterity and precision, and know.
t .1 Iai, to hA nonVA.Annt With
111R UIO WUCl 1. ....... ......
Ave languages; tnat sue renaers wee.
music, paints pretty pictures, manes
Irish lace, mothers four elegantly man
nered children. designs beautiful
b-nwna oarns her husband s socks, pre
ah.ha nlKtnuta fit for tllA ends. and
... min.A.ni,,i nth.. llttlA fipfiomnlish
ments, 1 Detnougnt me 01 a aate x nuu
with myself away out toward Colum
bia. Klone-h. where the soughing winds
sine softly in the branches of the
l.l.lu ftM Tn nthsr wO.riA. I tOOK tf)
the tall timber. Do you blame me any?
rtUxirJrtl. tx. i-iuiAiii.
LET CH3I.DREN PLAXT WALSCTS
Result Will Be an Ample Supply In
. Course of Time.
' ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 12. (To the
Editor.) I read an article in The Ore
gonian relating to the people or Mc
Minnville. who were considering wal
nut growing, and I will relate a little
incident on the subject tnat came unaer
mv personal observation.
Twelve years ago. while visiting at
Mvrtle Creek. Or.. I handed my brother,
C. W. Rice, editor of the Myrtle Creek
Mail a handful of walTiuts wnicn, jok-
ingly, we planted in "one of his wife's
geranium boxes.
Imagine his pleasurable surprise
some time later on finding some tiny
walnut trees springing up. They grew
verv raDidlv and In the Fall were trans
planted In the owner's back yard. At
10 years or age tuey Dore- tneir urst
real crop, which was exceptionally fine.
This year at Christmas time I saw some
of the nuts, which were as perfect as
the ones planted. The trees are per
fectly free from scale.
Here is food for thought. Let every
boy and girl who reads this article and
those especially interested in growing
things, plant some walnuts. Time
passes rapidly. In 10 years from now
Oregon could be supplying its own
needs.
My New Year's gift to myself was to
plant a nut from the brightest tree that
had grown from one of the nuts my
brother planted.
MART M. WHIPPLE.
Income Tax.
err tr-co T A T." t-1 11' .1 1: i Tan 14 i T n
the Editor.) Would you define income
tax for me: 1 oo not Know it tne in-
i. ni.ntu o tnv on InnnmAV or
CU1UB l.li 10 . ...... j v.. - -
whether when in practice- it includes
the tax at present in use.
Could you give me tne aoaress oi vv.
U'Ren, the single tax advocate?
MARY RIORDAN.
ThA Wisconsin income tax law ex
empts all personalty except farm ani
mals and merchants' and manufac
turers' stocks; receipts for taxes on
personal property may be used to pay
taxes- on incomes. It seems to have
been Intended largely as a substitute
for the personal property tax.
British Columbia Imposes an Income
tar and also a tax on personal prop
erty, but when personal property Is
revenue producing the assessor col
lects only the tax which yields the
greater revenue. Where Income Is
derived from other sources than per
sonal property sucn income is taxaDie
in addition to the tax or personal prop
erty from which no income is derived.
Mr. U'Ren's address is Oregon
City. Or.
Patent Information.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Jan. 16. (To
the Editor.) Kindly inform me where
to find out the facts about having a
medicine patented.
LILLIE M. DE SPAIN.
Write to Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C.
In Chicago.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 17. (To
the Editor.) I have heard it stated
by a teacher that Leopold Godowsky,
the pianist, has taught in America. Is
this a fact? STUDENT.
Three Honrs Earlier.
BANKE, Or.. Jan. 16. (To the Edi-
; tor. ) ia ie v ,
(later than in New York City, and how
Imucat A SUBSCRIBER.
Posting People
By Dean Collins.
Oh, Mr. Hitchcock, I have heard
You're asked to give directions, may
be. To one who wishes to make use
Of parcel post to ship a baby.
And, apropos, I now suggest
That, after proper rumination.
You grant him leave to do the same.
And furnish proper explanation.
True, neither with the bugs nor bees
Might babies well be designated.
Yet there are merits to the plan
Which you will recognize when stateo.
When first the Infant parcel goes.
A precedent thereby is founded,
Which can be carried further yet
And with great value be surrounded.
In time, not only will the mail
With howling infants be encumbered.
But gradually older folk
May in the parcel post De numoerea.
And soon, when all one has to do
It lust to buy a stamp ana iick it.
No one will ever waste his cash
In purchasing a railroad ticket,
Sought I to go to Keokuk
To duck my weary ornce letters.
I'd merely stick a stamp on me
And hop right in among tne letters.
The Sheriffs, too. in time may wire.
Or send their messages In writing.
Mall by next parcel post, John Doe,
Who's wanted hereor dynamiting."
Or, from late banquet reeling home.
The bibulous we'd handle neatly.
Cops should Just stamp their shirt
fronts wnite
And mail them home, all sleeping
sweetly. 1
Friend Hitchcock, 'tis a precedent
Th.it has full many useful xeaiures,
So I beseech you, put It through
And help out all your ienow
creatures.
Portland, January 17.
Half a Century Ago
Prom The oregonian of January IS. 1803.
. ...-..i.ni wrlip. from Vera
Cruz. Mexico, on November 12, as fol
lows: "French troops are cunmiu.".'
i..nn. nno th number now exceeds
EO.000 outside the walls of the city."
QoA.omAntn .Ian. 8. The ceremonies
of Inaugurating the Central Pacific
Railroad, corner of Front and K streets,
were witnessed by a large crowd about
12 o'clock. Governor Stanford threw
the first shovel of dirt amid great
cheering. After prayer by. the Rev. J. A.
Benton, Senator Crane made a good
speech and was followea Dy warwica,
Banks, Van Dyke, Dr. Peck and Sears.
Chicago. Jan. 7. A division of
Grant's division is reported to have
reached Memphis, destined for Vlcks
burg. Some of the business men in Oregon
City have signed an agreement to take
the legal tender notes at the author
ized quotations, as published In the
papers of this city.
The roads from this point south are
In a horrible condition, but the mall
connection has been made ever since
the recent break.
Subscriptions to the sanitary fund
reached $20,000 and upwards in this
state.
The Congressional delegation from
Missouri stands six emancipationists
to three pro-Blavery members.
It is said that General Butler's con
fiscations in the Gulf Department will
not be confirmed by the President.
State Taxea.
PORTLAND, Jan. 16. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly state if there is a state
In the Union that does not levy taxes?
B asserts that the people of the State
of Minnesota pay no taxes, that the
revenue from the iron ore mines is
sufficient to liquidate all indebtedness
for public purposes. M. S. M'G.-
Mlnnesota levies a state tax at the
rate of 29.67 per J1000 of valuation,
but a 37 per cent valuation is used.
Delaware is the only state not levying
a direct ' state tax, but city and other
local taxes are levied.
GIBSON
PICTURES
The pictures that made Charles
Dana Gibson greatest of pen and
ink illustrators will be presented
in The Sunday Oregonian, a strik
ing full page being devoted each
week. The pictures which tell
"The Story of a Widow and Her
Friends" will appear this Sunday.
Under-World Revelations In
the third of his" series bf articles
Jack Rose, late gambling partner
of Lieutenant Becker, tells of po
lice graft and how it reaches the
tremendous total of $16,000,000 a
year.
Avalanches Just at this sea-,
son, when snowslitles are wreak
ing havoc in many quarters of the
Northwest, a page study of the
subject by an expert is of partic
ular interest. Illustrated by pho
tos. World's Biggest Boodle Pile
It belongs to the Czar of Russia,
who is the dean ofv all million
aires. An absorbing half page
from a St. Petersburg correspond
ent. Centenaries of 1913 There is
an amazing array of them, the
13th year of each century having
been of importance in world his
tory. The subject occupies more
than a page? and goes back many
hundreds of years.
ffo to Work! This is the ad
vice to women of Alda Gatti, em
inent prima donna. She disagrees
entirely with the view that mar
ried women shouldn't work.
War Correspondent Adventures
The fourth adventure of Ger
ald Brandon in his experiences
among the Orozco rebels in Mex
ico. Three Pages for Women Sub
jects of immediate interest to
women are covered by these three
pages.
Old Doc Yak He and the other
funny people of the new color
comic pages have fresh frolics for
your amusement.
MANY OTHER FEATURES
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