THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 191.
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rOBTLAND. FRIDAY, JANUARY. 1. 1913.
tW YEAR THOUGHTS.
- The world was never before so in
teresting as it is now. The Interest Is
not always joyful. Sometimes it is
alor-nlv me lancholy. but it never
wanes. Events move rapidly, they are
full of novelty and they profoundly
transform the psychic stale oi man
kind. In former centuries it was
measurably true that human nature
did not change. Of course it couia
not be completely static in any cir
..n.ctun. Unman nature. like
everything else under the skies, is
subject to the law of change and it
often happens that men wno imagine
themselves most firmly rooted in their
old tracks are slipping backward or
rorward more swiftly than anybody
else. But in the elder days of the
world human nature moved very
slowly, corresponding to the stagna
tion of its environment.
For a thousand years after Rome
fell scarcely an invention was per
fected in mechanics or industry. Peo
ple did their work as their fathers
had done it. Medicine made no ad
vances. The arts remained as they
were. With a static environment the
soul of man was almost static and
the race lost the sense that change
w as possible. As things were then so
they must forever continue- The dy
namic concept of life faded out of
human consciousness. Evils were
meekly accepted as expressions of
God's will. Earth was hated as a
scene of immitigable misery and man
kind transferred such wan and shad
owv hope as it had to the happier cir
cumstances of a world beyond the
grave.
With the dawn or the new age of
science and invention all that was
changed. After Copernicus had re
vealed the true theory of the stellar
universe and Columbus had discov
ered America the human intelligence
broke its bonds and in an environ
ment which fairly swirled with
change the soul of man leaped for
ward to new achievements. A novel
feeling of power urged mankind for
ward to wreak their energies upon
the earth and as triumph after
triumph was registered the primitive
Christian concept of art ideal kingdom
hero below gained fresh vigor. Men
found that by the exercise of their in
telligence, guided by conscience, they
could actually bring to pass the great
humanizing concepts fit the Man of
Galilee. Achievements in that direc
tion have thus far been but tentative
and partial and naturally so. His
concepts were designed to effect a
thoroughgoing transformation in hu
man nature, so profound indeed that
he spoke of it habitually as a "new
birth." It stands to reason that any
uch evolutionary process in the face
of inbred habits and age-long sub
servience to lust could only be slow,
with many disheartening failures.
The significant point in modern his
tory is that the soul of humanity has
actually been touched with Christian
principles.
'. First among them is the principle
Of liberty. Morlern history means
nothing elso than Mie forward urge
toward liberty. At first the fight was
for religious liberty, but. strange as it
often seems to superficial thought,
this involved also the conquest of civil
libcrtv. John Calvin's tremendous
doctrine of God's sovereignty dragged
in its glorious train political freedom.
i.iirA nthpr human beings, the King,
in spite of his crown and scepter, was
a. "worm of the dust." Before the
face of the Infinite we are all equal.
Earthly station and the glitter of gold
vanish In the blinding light of the
Great White throne. Calvinists have
been the pioneers of political freedom
in every land where they have found
ed congregations and the rest of us
have learned from them to wage the
war for man's ownership of his mind
and body. This has been a successful
war. Half the modern -world ac
knowledges unreservedly the princi
ples of democracy in politics and re
ligion and the other half is fighting
a battle of despair against them.
The outcome of such a contest can
not be doubtful. The democratic
trend of mankind, so manifest for 500
ears. will not be stayed now. Liber
ty is still the watchword of the race
as it was on the tongue of Benjamin
Franklin and George Washington and
on the tongues of their great teachers.
Voltaire and Rousseau. Only today it
Js not political and religious liberty
that the human race is seeking so
much as the profounder freedom of
an Ideal environment.
Thus far in our history the main
factor making for progress has been
science with mechanical invention
growing out of it like golden grain
from fertile land. The prime pur
pose of science and mechanical inven
tion Is to increase man's power over
nature. His victories in that field set
free his own energies by enslaving the
inanimate energies that work blindly
in the world around us. Such vic
tories, as their number grows, enable
us to answer the question how the
gross work of the world will be done
when mankind rises to the ideal
Christian state. It will be done by
the chained and harnessed natural
powers like electricity and radiant
energy. Human beings will then be
free to live a higher life than they
have ever known before, a life toward
which the doors are opening so that
already we see the primal gleam of
its perfect beauty.
Naturally the powers that have
lived by preying on the ignorance of
men resist the change. We must
expect them to figlit bitterly for that
domination which - has been theirs
slncehistory began. To them it mat
ters not how many corpses they strew
on the fields of gory Europe nor how
much agony they brew In human
hearts, lrl their sight the only thing
of any consequence in the world is
the maintenance of their own power
to rule and pillage. But they are
fighting a losing battle. The sick
throes of the dying demon shake the
foundations of the world, but he is
surely dying with all the tyranny and
wrong that lurk in the shadow of his
throne. As the long eclipse of the
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non thunder the Sun of Righteous
ness rises wun neaiing m m wmew
FROM THE STATEHOOE.
An extraordinary" article comes out
of Salem and is published in a Port
land paper on the subject of high
taxes, public economy, superfluous
commissions and unnecessary Jobs. It
professes to be a warning against any
ill-considered movement to consoli
date state departments; but it is in
reality the beginning of an organized
newspaper campaign by the great
horde of statehouse hangers-on and
"taxeaters to hold their Jobs.
The Salem press bureau does not
scruple to assail the Integrity of the
present movement for economy in
public administration. Here is a sam
ple sentence:
The present cry being raised against
tfeem a duplicated state departments)
had Its origin in the primary campaign and
its originators were, tor me most pari.
office-seeking politicians ana political wi'
tators.
Here is another choice morsel: t
Crying economy, corporation attorneys
and wildcat promoters are asking members
of the Legislature to pass legislation mai
will strike at the efficiency of this and that
department In order that their business
field may be free from governmental re
straint and legislation. Under the guise
of economy, political manipulators are sug
gesting, etc.
If the Salem press bureau fancies
that a genuine and proper demand
for reforms is to be headed off by in-
solent criticism and false and offen
sive characterization, and if the feed
ers and providers of such facile state
house correspondence think the leg
islators are to be bluffed out by
cheeky misrepresentation of their
knowledge and their purposes, they
are all later to discover their blunder.
HOW TO (XT COfT OF COURTS,
rt u enr-nni-H;. i to receive from a
nnm nr the Circuit Court a nractical
suggestion for reform in the Judicial
system. The public may Become
restive under the burden of the "high
cost of courts and through witnessing
the law's delays, but the layman hesi
tates to suggest a remedy. The best
niirl&nr-e la a conscientious Judge
awake to the deficiencies of the sys
tem and bold enough to speak out.
-TumVa Knowles. of La Uranae, in
hit, letter tnrinv KUCS-eStS that the
original jurisdiction of , the Circuit
Courts in civil cases De connnea to
those in which the amount In contro
versy is more than J500; that appeal
itted from decisions by the
Justice and county courts, but that in
such appeals the litigants pay me jury
costs.
a for rlnva ae-o The Oregonian re
ferred to a three-day jury trial of a
rnntroversv over a calf valued at
about $18. Judge Knowles recalls a
trial in Union County which lastea
three days and cost the county J250
nr. ore the rontroversv was over a
second-hand stove worth J2.50. Prob
ably every Circuit Judg.. in Oregon,
who has served longer than a very
brief period, has presided over just
as piffling cases. The total thrown
away in maintaining courts lor tne
benefit of those who quarrel for quar-
reling's sake is enormous.
Judge Knowles' suggestions are
round and practical and deserve the
onsideration of the Legislature.
FINISHING THE INDEPENDENT. ,
Defender of President Wilson's ac
tion in making appointments without
consulting Senators and in ignoring
Senators' recommendations assume
that the Senate is making a mere
sordid fight for spoils when it refuses
to confirm these appointments. These
onnindatq nf tire President overlook
several very material facts in the case.
Nearly every appointment maae
under the circumstances described
nri th confirmation of which was
refused was in the state of a Senator
who had opposed the President on
legislation of the .first importance.
Senator O'Gorman's, Senator Reed's
and Senator Martine's candidates for
certain offices were turned down by
the President in favor of men of his
own choice. Mr. O'Gorman led the
opposition to the President's Canal
tolls bill, Mr. Reed was tne severest.
.!in nf ihn anti-trust bills which the
President favored and Mr. Martlne has
opposed several of the President s pet
measures. The circumstances point
to the conclusion that Mr. Wilson is
trying to punish Democrats who
dared to be so independent as to
oppose him.
The Senate is simply standing up
for its Constitutional rights against
arbitrary exercise of power when it
refuses to confirm these nominations.
The Constitution provides that nomi
nations to office shall be made by the
President with the advice and consent
of the Senate. In these cases advice
was ignored, if it was ever sought,
and denial of consent was ' therefore
Justified.
XO IjrjirJN'ITT.
' The recent arrest under the white
slave law of a rich man who -was ac
cused of transporting a woman across
state lines for immoral purposes, and
the subsequent arrest of the woman
on a charge of blackmail, have re
vived complaint that in such, cases
the Mann act is being put to unrea
sonable and unwarranted use. We
are informed by the Oshkosh North
western that the law was "never in
tended to control the morals of single
individuals" and that it has been
"more usefut to the cause of black
mail than to the cause of improved
morality."
If these things be true, it is strange
that the Mann act by its terms speci
fically covers such cases as that of
the libertine In question and that It
has been so held by the Supreme
Court. If by inadvertence the words
making the law so apply were slipped
in, we doubt whether any Congress
man will have the temerity to -propose
that they be stricken out.
Though the intervention of Federal
authority may be compared with
"calling out the United States Army
to kill a skunk." Congress Is not like
ly" to take direct action toward grant
ing immunity to such varmints as the
old libertine mentioned. .
It is one thing to exclude from a
law any- provision applying it to a
man of this character: it is quite an
other thing, after putting in the pro
vision, to take it out. In the one case,
the action is purely negative, as neg
lecting to brand his conduct as, crim
inal: in the other It is affirmative, as
removing the brand after it has been
put on. The fact that the law Is per
verted to the uses of a blackmailer is
no reason for its amendmefj The
verdict of all except men of the same
character will be that it serves
the
lecherous old rascal right.'
WARFARE DRIVEN" UNDERGROIN
The great surprise of the present
war, the forty-two-centimeter own
r is discussed bv Lieutenant-Gen
eral Rohne in the Field Artillery
Journal. He contrasts the long sieges
of Metz, Belfort and Paris in 18. 0
with the T-anirl reduction of Liege and
Namur in the present war, and shows
that the difference was Detween
siis-ht rlaninee. done by a number
the
of
small projectiles fired from sma
rutiher criins nnrl that done bv a sins
11-
igle
powerful shell thrown into each fort
a shell sn nr.lv erfnl as to destroy all
the guns of the fort at one blow. The
new gun is enormous and unwieldy,
weighing with its transport and ap-
purtenances 300 tons, but General
Rohne reaches the conclusion that
it
has proved its value.
nf enual interest with the achieve
ments of the new gun are the steps
taken bv the allies to tnwart it. me
r.crmi.Tn; nattered Maubeuee to pieces,
but the French have not permitted
them to come witnm range on veiuui
The FVench "due themselves in" an
have used infantry and field artillery
tn nrotect Verdun from Domoaro
merit Thev- have succeeded, but
their success goes to prove two things
- one, that permanent cosily ionm
cations are now worthless; the other.
that temporary defenses, such as
trenches, barbed wire entanglements
and concealed artillery, are effective.
. ...... I .i .-t euch rlefenKPS Wf learn that
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concentrated artillery fire, once the
range has been found, is irresistiDie.
we eenH nf the fire of 600 French
guns being centered on one line of
trenches with the result that they
were totally destroyed, wun every man
in them.
Sinc nermanent fortresses can no
longer withstand attack, they have
hecrtma a rmrnen insteaa ui an tuu
tn a rlefendine- armv and no others
are' likely to be built. The great
weight and unwieldiness of the new
howitzers limit their range of useful
ness to railroads and well-built roads.
The progress of the Germans has
been stopped by an army which bur
rows and we have heard of no new
feats of their great guns since tney
took Maubeuge. The war seems like
lv to be fouuht out by human moles,
guided by blrdmen.
PROGRESS OF OREGON.
irvnm a vour crowded with events
of tremendous proportions it was ure-
o-nn'a o-nnrl fortune, to ttaSS ' into the
New Year almost entirely unscathed.
It is, therefore, with a feeling ot gra
titude and optimism that The Oregon
ian. in its Annual today, presents a
review of genuine progress in Oregon
during the last twelvemonth, and it
net hesitate to nredict still great
er achievements for the Immediate fu
ture. The pages of the Annual renect
the composite thought of the oitizen
.hir. e Hrcnn - thev reveal convinc
ing evidences that our growth is
based on the solid foundation oi greai.
T-esniircea- extending markets, new
and growing industries and increas
ing population; they snow mat, re
roaeirohie si has been our advance
ment, our greatest development is just
at hand.
tn river and harbor development, in
(t .vidnn nf overseas trade, in
the awakening to the opportunities
offered in new fields of commerce, in
the establishment of a direct steam
ship line with Alaska and in trebling
domestic shipping, Portland maue un
precedented strides as a seaport cen
lust hroueht to a close.
A thirty-foot charfnel between Port
land and the sea was an acnievemeni
of extraordinary significance. At the
rate progress has been made, it will
not be many months before the chan
nel over the Columbia River bar will
u -t.en thirtv-five and forty feet
in depth. Both Jetty construction and
dredging have demonstrated tne ieas
ibllity of the undertaking at the
mouth of the river. It is gratifying to
note that, with co-operation between
the Government Engineers directing
.i inrm..iit there and the Bu
reau of Lighthouses, the number and
efficiency of navigation aius nu-vo in
creased until now there is, no harbor
i.. v.A TTniteri states more nrominent-
ly marked for day and night shipping
than the entrance to tne oiummi
River.
a he o-rent factors that are
contributing to Portland s rapid rise
in maritime commerce is the Panama
Canal. The immediate benefits to the
city since the' opening of the canal are
of astounding proportions. From an
average of approximately 3000 tons a
month In 1913. shipments received at
Portland from New York have in
creased more than two and one-half
times. Cargo receipts in September
totaled 7863 tons, in October 6214
tons, in November 8676 tons and in
n.Inr 'onnroxlmatelv 6000 tons.
Such gains in domestic shipping, made
at a time of financial ana dusiiicbs
ter.cessinn and in face of heavy com
mercial obstacles caused by the Euro
pean war, are extremely encouraging
and are but a forerunner of the im-
once vninma nf trade that may be
expected to flow to this port in ordi
nary times.
i..,. ti nun finn waa exDended in
11 1 1...IIH1HC in flrPCnD in 1914.
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The record seems almost incredible in
face of so many tllsturmng laciors.
is doubtful that any otner state in
e Union witnessed so much activity
Hn;i.na construction and better-
in laiiiuo" v.-.-.
ments of existing lines. The most Im-
. j i ,. he extension of
portanu piujci-i " "- - .
,v. na.nn.Tfashlnrtnn Railroad &
VI 1 C VI Cfiu.i ' ' ,.
Navigation Company's trans-state line
through Malheur and Harney counties
for a distance of eignty miies. j.nu
line eventually will be pushed west-
j i canirni Orppnn and will
nara nw v i . . . - -
connect with the present Deschutes
branch south or jena. xne wum. i-
cnmnieterl on thLs extension in
volves an expenditure of approximate
ly ft, 300, 000. otner espeiiuiiuicu
,t thi enmnanv In betterments
indue uj . . a
brought the total outlay for the year
nearly $5,000,000.
a ..-;-., 4-r waa rnnt!nip(1 within the
.AVll v ' -
year on the Southern Pacific s exten
i A s-.o -Ran- fUstrict. There
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has been expended $8,000,000 on this
line, and It is estimated that $4,000,
000 additional will be required to
complete the extension. The North
Bank road and its affiliated lines also
contributed in large measure to rail
road construction activity. The most
notable project inaugurated by this
road was in the establishment of a
new steamship line between the Co
lumbia River and San Francisco.
More than tl,000,000 was expended
for that purpose. Regular steamship
service will be established early in
March. -
The year was a prosperous one for
the Oregon farmer. Bountiful crops
were harvested and. with one or two
exceptions, staple products brought
unusually high prices. In' no period
the stare's Mstorv were conditions
favorable for stockraising and dairy
ing. With the livestock center ox me
Pacific VnrthwBst located in Port
land, the Oregon stockman is enabled
to market his output at a distinct aa
vantage, as quotations are based oi
marketing conditions covering vir-
tiiuiiv the entire Pacific Coast terri
tory. Throughout the year high prices
for livestock were maintainea. -an
active market and ideal feeding and
climatic conditions are proving great
factors in the dairying and livestock
industries. Stockraismg has reacnea a
high standard and the record of prices
indicates that the industry is extreme-
lv rtrofitable.
As in stockraismg, tne uregon
farmer has heen adonting modern and
accredited methods in general farm
ing operations. In nearly every dis
trict farm-efficiency has become the
watchword. More intensive agricul
ture is heina- followed, with the result
that the average Oregon farm returns
s-reater nrofits today than ever Deiore
Another gratifying feature of the year
lust closed has been the passing of
the speculative period. Land prices
now are on a sound basis.
While reclamation work in Oregon
in 1914 was more or less hampered
because of stringent financial conar
tinns a creditable showing was mad
in the extension of private enterprises
and the creation of additional irriga
tion districts. The main private and
district projects comprise approxi
mated 2 7S. 000 acres of land, great
part of which now has been reclaimed
and is under cultivation. An acnieve
ment nf unusual Interest was the com
nletion of the Tumalo project in Cen
tral Oregon, which was financed and
hnilt hv the State of Oregon. It is
the first irrigation project ever un
Hertaben hv a state. An area of 23,000
acres will be reclaimed in this project.
In addition to general construction
nrnsociitert rliirinsr the vear. there were
several projects planned, work on
... ... i t a-, e
which will be started eany in o.
Substantial progress was made on the
t.wn TTerieral reclamation projects in
Oregon. The Umatilla project, includ
ing the -W est Umatilla extension, com
prises approximately 65,000 acres, and
the Klamath . project will reclaim
about 35,000 acres.
The storv of Portland's advance
ment during the last decade is an epic
of enterprise and opportunity. The
old spirit of the West, with its cnarau-
teristic wholesomeness and romance.
is nnt rloarl rather it has grown into
a practical, idealism that is making
the city great and distinctive oejuuu
measure. With its .strategic location
at the confluence of two great
streams, where it is the filtering point
of an immense wealth created eacn
year from 250,000 square miles of
productive territory, and with climatic
conditions ideal for industry of all
kinds, Portland is fortified with nat
ural advantages possessed by few
cities in the world.
Amnnsr the notable achievements of
1914 were increases in postal receipts,
livestock receipts, grain shipments
anA train In Industrial growth. De
spite general business depression, an
excellent showing was maae in Dans
clearances and building activity.
Events of the year Indicated clearly
that Portland Is the greatest banking.
industrial, livestock and wheat-marketing
center of the Pacific North
west. A retrnanect to a period covering
the past score of years reveals that we
have nrorrressed. for the most part,
along the lines of least resistance. We
have done those things wnicn seemeu
easiest to do; we have taken the
shortest cut across, whereas, had we
been more far-seeing and painstak
ing, we would have gained more prac
tical successes and maae greater
achievements.
Thus far in our development we
have confined our greatest efforts
largely to agriculture, stockraising
and lumbering. The tangible resources
have occupied our attention since the
pioneering period. The fertility of the
soil and the adaptability of staple
crops early were discovered; the im
mense stands of timber appealed to
the millman and the production of
lumber was an easy and natural re
sult; waterfalls, wherever accessible,
presented their potential features,
and it remained for the power oper
ator to harness their power for the
immediate, needs of a limited popu
lation; Our mineral deposits, such as
the precious ores, iron, asbestos, silica,
and limestone, exist in almost unlim
ited quantities, but as yet have been
scarcely developed. Oregon teems
n-ith a wealth of raw materials, wnicn
still remain in their virgin state.
These compelling facts now are
generally recognized. The opportuni
ties for great material and industrial
development never were more clearly
defined. The will and thought of our
people are directed along those lines,
x-n rtnnht remains that Oregon is just
entering upon its greatest era of con
structive progress.
The factors that justity sucn a aoc
trine of optimism are patent to the
most casual observer. What state
than Oregon Is more favored witn
h.mriance nf natural resources await
ing to be converted into uses of man-
ind? It . requires no one oraainea
,-ith divine vision to foresee the tre
mendous advancement Oregon will
lake in shipping, manutacturing.
farming and mining activities. The
state's tremendous advantages are
ra strnnirlv emDhasized by the
facts that one-third of the Nation's
atef-nnwer is confined in the Co
lumbia River basin, that one-fifth of
e lyrotinn's standing timber is -witnm
the boundaries of Oregon, that only
. small proportion of tne state s pro
ctiire soil is as vet under cultivation.
that shipping facilities, both rail and
water, are now adequate to place
Oregon to the fore in the world's
commerce.
OrB HOME BEAUTIES.
The nistnrherl condition of Europe
has nrevented many Americans from
taking their customary jaunt across
the Atlantic this winter, ine resora
along the Mediterranean will not have
their usual influx of sojourners and
our home attractions will be more fre
quented. This may lead, as many pa
trintic nennle hope, to a better appre
ciation of America's scenic advantages.
This country abounds with beauties
and wonders, but those among us who
could afford to travel have oiten pre
ferred to visit places in Europe rather
than thnsB nearer home. If the war
should change this practice few would
regret that particular one of its ef
fects, much as some omera ims"i- uc
deplored.
Some of the natural anracuons in
T-nitori States have always been
appreciated at their full value. No
!,... can env that Niagara Falls, for
example, has ever pined "under neg-
i tr.ver Kinr.n me Lirana Lanyon oi
the
Cjlorado was maae accessiDie uj
has heen l-iKiterl hv multitudes and SO
have the wonders of the Yellowstone
Park. Oregon has Crater Lake and
will soon have the magnificent Colum
bia boulevard. As it becomes easier
to reach our scenic treasures we dare
say the habit of visiting them will
grow upon us.
But it must hot be forgotten that
few intelligent people are quite satis
fied by gazing upon natural wonders
alone. The works of nature charm
them, to be sure, but they find a
greater charm in the works of art.
Thousands will make a long journey
to see a collection of Rembrandt's pic
tures, to hundreds who would cross the
continent to see the Yosemite Valley.
Our native beauties and. marvels still
laeir anmethinsr nf that human and his
toric aura which has gathered so po
tently around the shrines of Europe
century after century. A-spot where
men have fought and loved and suf
fered attracts us more powerfully than
any natural object and this will prob
ahlv always be so.
America's scenic beauties far sur
pass those of other lands and they w
heenme more and more the Meccas
thronging pilgrims as they accumulate
human interest. What we need in
addition to good roads and hotels
tn make our wonders fascinating
tn the nereerinatorv multitudes
the world is a few myths, legends and
martyrdoms.
The New Year presents a solemn
countenance to some cities, but not to
New York. The holiday jollity was
unusual in that hilarious metropolis.
All the restaurants made great cull-
nary preparations for New Year's eve
and all were thronged. Perhaps Dull
Care will revisit Wall street and its
surroundings before the year is out.
but at its beginning he was routea
most ingloriously.
While Americans generally approve
President Wilson's protest against un
rlue interference with American com
merce bv belligerents, they will not
spare condemnation for those unscru-
nulmis exDorters who have suppnea
Great Britain with a plausible excuse
by hiding contraband under non-contraband
goods. Such tricksters have
made trouble for honest men.
An imnnrtant but not a noisy,
movement of our time is that for the
,,nlnn nf.oT-t anrl craft Tts aim is tO
matnrt the n-nrlrmii ii'a interest in his
work by making common Mings
beautiful.! When work is sordidly
ugly life is dull and man degenerates.
The arts are once more wedding
with the crafts and their union will
brighten life for all of us.
Those Nebraska farmers will sleep
better for many a night because they
refused to sell their horses to the war
buyers. Five-year-old Billy puts his
muzzle against your breast and looks
at you with those trusting eyes and
you put on the halter and sell him td
be mangled by bullets, is it not Deau
tiful? The Nebraska farmers have
chosen the better part.
Tt- is nn news that England will
make a friendly answer to our note
of protest. There is no occasion for
any other kind. No sane person in
the United States wants trouble with
lne-ian nr nnv other country, but we
can hardly be expected to let our
plain rignts sup away whuuui mi -fort
to save them. But no tricks, gen
tlemen, if you please.
The current number of the Unpop
ular Tieview reiterates the stale old
arguments against woman suffrage in
the evident belief tnat tney are origi
nal novelties. That periodical is im
properly named. It were better en
titled "The Silurian Fossil." Some
writing is "unpopular" not because it
is courageously true, but because it is
moldy.
The water waeon wears somewhat
e V. at..c4- the Ptlnclr MaHft ill
UL li i n J..- ,J ..... J l - - - . - -
this year of grace. We do not ques
tion that many rides upon it are pure
ly voluntary, but think of those Rus
sians nhiia-eri to he virtuous in spite
of themselves and think of those Ore-
gonians who, alas, must soon Join
them. One short year more and
then
The three rinzen eerrrs found in the
ncirets nf a. stisnirinus character es
tablish his reputation as a discrimi
nating thief. The ordinary malefac
tor takes money and jewels, common
things nowadays, but- eggs are real
valuable.
Cole Blease has pardoned all but
14 nrisoners from the South Caro
lina prison. It will be interesting a
year hence to read the faoutn Caro
lina reports of increase in crime.
The German aeroplane corps hav
ing shattered a few buildings at Dun
kirk, it is now up to tne Britisn aeriai
fleet to shatter some of the chinaware
in Dresden.
Multnomah divorces exceeded mar
riages last year, but the relief station
across the Columbia helped to make
an opposite showing of real con
ditions.
The Germans have taken another
i, mnniik.s about 67.000. It. is
little wonder the tea market is rising,
the Kaiser properly feeds his guests.
Wril1ielm has cabled President Wil-
hi hirthrlav coneratulations. Re
fusing to be outdone by Cousin
George.
The Ttaiian Kine has decorated the
Premier for distinguished services.
In keeping out of the war, we take it
d,,. he ma.n who started the new
.nne- is not likelv to improve.
There's much in making a good start-
Solution of the Mexican trouble is
In sight. Three, hundred saloons win
move across from "dry" Arizona.
Anyway this new year is certain to
he written in large red letters on me
pages V5f history.
ro-nnder what ' the coming twelve
months hold in store for us?
Tt has heen a rjretty good year, de
spite Democratic drawbacks.
But the old year was a bountiful
jade to the farmers
We wish you a happy and prosper
ous New Year.
Are all your good resolves still
intact?
Arizona is now doubly dry.
Some Oregonian, eh?
BALLOOX FIR3T TO VISIT POLE
Big Sent I'p la Korta ( Russia I rat
ably One Seea Near Kaaae.
PORTLAND." Dec. 31. (To tba Ed
itor.) 1 noticed in The Orcgouian of
Tuesday a letter from James T. Bar
bee, asking information concerning the
Andree balloon expedition, stating that
on August 12, 1901. a friend of his had
seen a balloon some 200 miles north of
Nome, Alaska, drifting westward to
ward Bering Strait.
I may possibly be able to give some
light on the subject. In 1900 and 101
the writer was secretary of the Bald
win - Ziegler polar expedition, which
wintered in the Franz - Joseph Land
archipelago, in latitude 81 degrees
minutes north and longitude ? degrees
east from Greenwich. It was at this
point near a small ice-domed Island
uncharted, which was named Ziegler
Island, after William Ziegler, who
financed the expedition, that the S. S.
America was ice-anchored and frozen
In for a Winter night. We carried on
board 17 hydrogen balloons, costing the
expedition about $1000 each, and capa
ble of remaining in the air two or
three days under favorable condition
Attached to each balloon was a long
line similar to a kite's tail, of cork
buoys, each about 12 inches long and
six inches in diameter, contcally shaped.
From 12 to 20 of these buoys were
connected to each other by automatic
releases, and were attached to each
balloon, and within each cork buoy
was a record of the expedition work
to that date. The buoys, weighing 12
to IS pounds each, acting as ballast
would be carried by the balloon among
the higher currents or the air until tne
excess of gas became exhausted and
the balloon would gradually drop in
the sea, where upon contact one or
more buoys would be released; the bal
loon would then ascend lor several
more hours, and continue In this man
ner, ascending and descending until the
last buoy was released and It Iinauy
dropped to the earth or sea from loss
of gas.
From August- 1 to the middle of
September, every two or three days a
balloon was sent up with Its full com-
element of buoys. The air currents, De
ing favorable, were generally moving
toward the south or southeast, and it
was the desire of the leader of the
expedition to take admantage of these
air currents, and. If possible, to bal
loon these buoys to the open sea. where
they would be picked up by whalers
or seagoing vessels, and information of
the whereabouts of the expedition be
s-iven nubllcllv.
From August 1 to August 20 strong
prevailing winds were blowing coin
north and south at different altitudes,
and as some of the balloons were seen
to start off at tremendous speeds In a
northerly direction after reaching an
altitude of a half mile, it is not at all
improbable to my mind that the balloon
seen 200 miles north of Nome on
August 12, 1801, was one of the bal
loons sent ud by the Baldwln-Ziegler
Polar Expedition from the Franz
Joseph Land Archipelago In the Arctic
Ocean, north of Kussla, ana alter cross
ing the North Pole, or very near it, had
traveled south as far as Alaska, where
it was sighted by Mr. Barbee's friend
north of Nome.
This news is very acceptable, per
sonally having assisted In the launch
ing of the balloons, and will be wel
comed doubtless by the Arctic Club of
America, headquarters New York City,
as well as the National Geographical
Society, Washington, D. C.
There being no other way to account
for a balloon being sighted In the
Alaskan territory described. It indicates
that Andree's belief In being able to
float across the Pole In a balloon,
though at the time he made als flight
disastrous to himself and comrades,
wes nnt a "nine dream." and I might
add it also appears to offer evidence
that one of our Baldwin-Ziegler Ex
pedition balloon emissaries "flirted"
with the North Pole while passing
overhead, several years prior to the
date of Dr. Cook or Commodore Peary
personal discoveries.
HOW (Ol'BT COSTS CAST BK CX'T
Judge Knowles Suaicests Plaa to Curb
Public Expense In Trivial lases.
LA GRANDE. Or.. Dec. 20. (To the
Editor.) I have read with approval
an editorial appearing In The orego
nian entitled "Court Abuses." The
law's delay has been a frequent sub-
A a. a Jl....n I a Mnm 4ka da Va rf
Shakespeare to the present time. The
delay in umi huu u mpunai ui i.dd
I 1 1 1 .. 1 A-HffaotArl
Occasion eu migciy uy mc tnits ?cj i . v.
condition of the dockets of the courts.
The Judicial system should be so re
vised as to relieve this congested con-
anion ui ma ufvov to oiiu -"-
time protect the rights of litigants.
Courts should not be considered as a
luxury mr me i hjh, uui ma
with the righteous cause should have
the rignt io nave nis cause ncmu
rights protected.
As suggested in tne eauonai ro-
M Jt a asi-ETam ha f Itaa t tTI it M In
LCI I CU IV. J hi.
significant cases to be brought In our
Circuit court is ramcnuj unw
mentally wrong. "Under the present
system even If the amount In con-
, t D.aatl Itltrtr ntl
iroversy is ever w bimu, - ----bring
his case directly in the Circuit
. If ranAMni
uourt. tn some cuhch h -
any Judgment, In other cases a Judg
ment of at least $50, he recovers costs.
. ... . i ..i.i. nf V. a i small
ivot oniy uo uio w.-.- w. ..... --
cases take up the time of the Circuit
Court, but they are very eapcuai. v
. , 1. n erti i n 1 v Ft v nav
ing the trial fee of $2 the party that
has commenced a case has the right to
have his case tried, regardless of the
time it takes to try it. mo c
nT.t ineliiriln? the per
conaucimrs -
diem of Jurors in attendance and not
engaged in the trial of the case,
amounts to from $75 to $100 per day.
owing to tne numuer i ju.v. .
tendance. , .
Since A M uecu ----- . -
... -r . . rAnUvIn action be-
Seit A nftva v . . - i - -
tween two second-hand dealers Involv-
i t Aat a & a Avtslria nn
in the ownersnip ul
.....a - to en Tho case con-
stove vaiueu
sumed three days in the trial and cost
Union County approximately $--o.
I believe tnai me juu.w-.
. . VAUiBAri am to firlv the
h i nil Q ue du . u . . .. w
.' . . , . n -j r-nnntv Courts
JUSttCe OI III" 1 ,
Jurisdiction of all civil actions where
the amount in
exceed $500, and all misdemeanors
that is criminal cases, where the pun
uiai imprisonment in the
ishmeni is i"" -- - -
county Jail and not Imprisonment In
the penitentiary .-" ' ,
cases to be brought in the first In
stance in such court. This I. the law
in Oklahoma and many of the Middle
West states .
Many litigants ' - , ' .Z".
when they have had It. win or lose, they
"satisfied. .There are very few
bd Deals iron "-' - -
court, in proportion to the number of
cases tnea a "'.,--. " --
County court, to the Circuit Court, but
ta I cases tried in the Circuit Court
eceUt Criminal cases, litigant. . ou
be requireo. P-f -,,- " .
and which 'ants to ,3 per Juror .r
36 per dav. The taxpayer who trie.
to keen out of trouble and U '
to Keep " t th.
should not do comi"-" --- - . - .
snoum ul . -(,raon of
trial oi cases urvu&- " J
litigious disposition who enioy. law.
suit If a litigant, on account of pov
erty. Is unable to pay for the service,
of a Jury, he could be relieved from
8ueh payment by the -Jtp. ak
in a showing to that effect.
I submit. "?:;;-" AaaemblY
that the coming - -
wm so revise our Judicial system a. to
relieve the docket, of the courts from
fhif nresent congested condition, and
that present o r.e.nt Kreat
KhnXfexpen,Vof maintaining th.
burden of expense d ...,..,,
courts. '-,.- r,i,trlct
circuit ,uus,
TwentyFiTe Yer Ago
From The Orctonlao. Dcmbra1. lx
The Hyers slaters will present -Out
of Bondage," or "Before and After h
War." the great musical production,
at the Tabernacle. Tenth and Moirt
son streets, the nights of January I.
J and The piece was written by
Rev. Joseph Brauiord. of Boston.
Washington J. M. Ulaaa has been
appointed postmaKter at Cra wf ordsvllic.
Linn County and C. Jonca, of Ml.
Columbia County.
Salem Professor Melvilln I"
(or Blaine). . principal tes. her Ml
Chemawa Indian Training H hont an
brother of Secretary Jm Blaine.
dld last night- He managed th cam
paign of Jamea U. Blaine In 1S and
throush political Influence won his ap
pointment. Ho was a moPt able. ...I -
ucaior, man
and capable In oratory. H n re
sided in Oregon since nn
a son.' Melville A. lne.
It H. Barrett, who drive the r1.ii
from Umpqua to Florence. b br. n
a knight of the reins for J2 yrara.
He la well known throughout lousl-i
... . .k-- ni-i, of the state
Louniy ami ui"i - : . , .
where he ha- driven. He Is hale an.
hearty and looks lorwara to -
many years of work yet.
At a meeting of tho Portland Build
ing and Loan Association laat Satur
day the following officer were e ecle.l.
srantt n-. ii,i . , -
Taylor, vice-president: J. C. Mctaltrey.
- ii ....!.(.. I ..a .iirnr
secretary; I a . . .u
... c. ...n..tnr RHlrles tne
officers named the directors are 5eor
H Andrews. Thomas Uuinean. Thomas
Gray and Charles A. Burkhart.
Benjamin I. Cohen and wife- leave
xie vnrk. They will
take the Union Pacific fast mall.
Dr A. C. Panton returned yesterday
from a few days' trip to Billings, ilonl.
The Holladay property o'l l
auction yesterday by Deputy hherlff
Wltherell. The Weldler mill parcel was
bid in by Joseph Holladay s reprerfrnla
.i.. tnr 122S. 000. The residence. Fourth
between Washington and Sturk. brouirht
(25 700. John Klerman bucicea tn prn o
on the O. T. oil stock up to 9dO a
share, or $94.BO0, which Joseph Hd
laday's representative paid. Tho total
uras I-WK 200.
I D. P. Thompson made a bid or two
at the sale for parties wno auinorurn
him to bid not to exceed $20f..0O.
Opinions vary ts to the value of the
Weidler mill property, but James Steel
considers It worth $700,000. Some as
sert the claims on tho estate will be
paid in 100 per cent full. althouKh
others say that 0 or 70 per cent Is all
that will be paid.
Half a Century Ago
From Ths Ore.onlan. January S, IS63.
The underground railway system In
London i. threatened with failure, be
cause passenger, object to the ga In
the tunnels, which at time. i. almost
choking.
Communication, from London say
that Great Britain', fighting strength
la mimic. Not more than 60.000 troops
could be raised In event of foreign call
and of those but 20,000 would be troops
of the line.
W. M. Grlswold. M. D.. was married
on Sabbath evening, January 1, to .Miss
Jerusha Frazar at the Congregational
Church, Kev. G. 11. Atkinson officiat
ing. Mi.. Pepilla Veja, 23 years old, died
here of consumption. Miss Veja was
a native of Panama.
Oaneral' Marouls de Grouchy died In
Pari, but a few days alter ho had filud
a libel suit against M. Theirs, who re
cently made a statement that It was
th. fault of the Uenerai . latncr maw
the battle ot Waterloo wa. lost.
RKCKIPT FOR 1IAPPIF. (.11 KM.
Ma Cn(eted More In Proportion
H hat no i non
PORTLAND, Doc 31. (To tlio Lrt-
llon:
U, nippinriw, uui . . -
Good, iilt-aiure, eae, content; lists er l
name.
That s..nielhina; still wlilcll prompls ths
rlpmal aiKli,
For which bear to llvs ana dsre to als
We are icruniu'iien i' Tif-ii - -
other a happy New Year without laklne
lUCn inoilKni an in i"- ,tn,u,.i ...
Ines. or how it Is to he serurud. Mar
ines. Is not a gift to be bestowed ly
some KenerouH iiuiu.ii -
something that differs widely front all
ISO mat seems aewirauit? i u iiim. i'
ire .Is an accompaniment of growth
,nd orderly action, but Is not to be
ought a. an end. Tho samo Is true
. i . , , . , ..i ........ It u m.n
or intei icuiu.i jiic.ouii. " .......
study for growth and harmonious de
velopment he will find enjoyment In
rich literature, but If lie red for
ths
o purpose of stimulating nis ran
. . ... ... i, .. 1. 1 . k
atlon no win souu r-i.-. i,, ...... ..
flashy and sensational.
mere are iiiny tu.i.... .......
contribute, some absolutely nece.sary
to happiness, tho . rst of which Is
health. If wo live In a balmy atmos-
lore. lovely scenery, acconipameu in.
io choicest of nature's productions, It
ould avail us nothing It we .re In
lln and weakness. This, I believe. Is
,-,,. nf tho Intellect, heart
. x , . nt ii. rfn not need
conscience. -- -
better surroundings, but better health.
This land is tun ot ' , j
Ing eye and a man is both rleh and
happy more in proportion
is than to what ho has. Another con-
jui i. vhrletv a change wo need
uiuuu , . .
. i .. . . ...vlnir anrl be nil
work ana i' 1 B j , . - -
served: all give seat to life and make
happiness possible. We must also have
fome worthy interest to which wo are
enthusiastically - - ,
tion in which the h.art Is engaged
that furnishes opportunity for devel
opment. W. need friends, those who
sym
ipathUo witn our -.... -
u.
in our uiioernMiiii.
our failures, to whom wo c.n open
, I .nrAVM
in
our
heart, joya
F
inallV allOW me to snunm i" .
-tng recipe for tho year to come:
in , ,,. ri.n m sham.
low
ten." anf raud. bo kind.' generous,
pretense DU uh mt) or Un-
helptUl. '"r""' ,...,! hr.v..
.polled by mucn, , -- -
lv with loyally
iy win" ' . aco and a.
s-lth loyany iu -
Vathle. a broad a the r.c. and a.
paini" h.... the satlsfsc-
sym
high
aS tllO aiai", " '
of knowing that you havo aocom-
pM something for humanity .nd
piisnen nrovlried for
,tbath.bst of Vour "ability with th.
to the best. ' ' ,n rt
r'8ht "" ' .1. 15 will be filled
hero
with
lov prosperity ii.t -
joy, v i ' M w WATTK.
LOOKING
FORWARD
V!e are wiser today thsn we
werfl a year ago.
We have cncountorM new
problems and learned how to
meet them.
We believe the new year will
be a busy and prosperous one.
Wc are poinj to nihh for
every dollar's worth of buninrss
there is.
We are jroinc; to advertise as
we never did before.
At the end of lM l we arc go
ing to lay, "it's the best businegi
year re have ever known."