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THE MORXTXG OREGOXIAN, SATUEDAT, OCTOBER 23, 1915.
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PORTLAND, FKLDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1915.
WORK FOB THE PORT OF POKTLtND.
While little has been said, much has
been done by the trade and commerce
bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
to build up the ocean traffic of the
Port of Portland. That is . proved to
the satisfaction of all candid minds by U
the report which The Oregonlan pub
lished Friday. The bureau has gone
about its work thoroughly and ' has
not permitted one phase of the subject
to assume exaggerated importance, to
the neglect of other phases equally
important. It has frankly recognized
the obstacles to the growth of our com
merce and has undertaken their re
moval in a systematic manner, at
tacking first the basic obstacle the
Columbia River bar and enlisting the
co-operation of the Government and
the Port of Portland in the attack.
Having succeeded at this point, it has
made its success known to the United
States Government and to the shipping
world and has then approached other
problems. This is the only plan of
action by which full success is at
tainable. Acting for the Chamber of Com
merce of Portland, the bureau is work
ing to build up the commerce of the
Port of Portland and has excluded
from consideration all extraneous mat
ters not related to that purpose. The
Port of Portland has expended $6,000,
000 of its own funds in dredging a deep
ship channel to the mouth of the Co
lumbia and has co-operated with and
financially assisted the Government in
making a channel across the bar deep
enough to float the largest ships carry
ing full cargoes. The bureau has now
set about securing for Portland the
benefits of its expenditures and its
labors by enlisting in the wort of de
veloping the port's commerce all who
are interested in its prosperity.
The success gained by the bureau in
arranging for direct steamship service
between Portland and foreign ports at
a time when the world's commerce is
so profoundly disturbed, is a har
binger of good things for the port.
But the difficulties which the bureau
has encountered serve to impress upon
us certain truths, known to and acted
upon by ports which have grown to
pre-eminence. The work of building up
sea trade does not begin and end at
the port; it extends inland to the points
where exports are produced and where
imports are consumed. It requires
close co-ordination between ocean and
internal lines of transportation, also
between land and water lines in the
interior. It requires the co-operation
of all citizens in supplying ana devel
oping traffic for these lines. No man
is expected to use the Port of Portland
in preference to other ports when by
so doing he would sacrifice his own in
terests, but -it Is incumbent upon him
to help in making his interests as a
loyal citizen of Portland coincide with
his interests as a business man. He
can do so by helping to remove the
causes of his preference for rival ports.
In this work Portland is entitled to,
and has a right to demand, the active
co-operation of the railroads which
have the terminals here and draw
traffic from the territory naturally
tributary to this port. Loyalty to the
people who supply them with a large
volume of their traffic requires that
these railroads shall haul that traffic
to the port in which those people do
their water traffic, and to which it
would naturally flow. .
The port should insist upon such
traffic arrangements between all rail
roads having their terminals here and
all steamship lines plying here that
no barrier shall exist to divert traffic
artificially from this natural channel.
AVe ask no favors for ourselves, we
ask only for that traffic which the nat
ural routes make ours by right, but
we insist that no favors be shown to
other ports at our expense. If that
rule be followed by the railroads and
if. then our merchants and capitalists
use the opportunities, which natural
location and the port's own energies
have afforded them, there can be no
doubt of the rapid growth of our com
merce. The bureau has done the port a
service of inestimable value by calling
attention to the disparity in volume
between our exports and our imports,
which steamship meji have found to
be an obstacle to profitable traffic and
to its cause. We are reminded forcibly
once more of the obvious but oft
forgotten fact that commerce is ex
change of commodities between two
or more countries. The port which
exports much and imports little handi
caps itself by in effect compelling its
exports to pay the freight on its non
existent imports. The port which sells
but does not buy from its customers
will soon lose them to a rival which
buys as well as sells. That is as true
of a great port as it would -be of
country storekeeper who refused to
buy a farmer's eggs; the farmer would
transfer his trade to a more wide-'
awake competitor. Hence the surest
means of building up the port's export
trade is to build up its import trade in
approximately equal proportion.
This can best be done by develop
ing a home market for imported prod
ucts, as the bureau states. That mar-
ket can best be developed by establish
ing manufacturing industries which
will consume the raw products of the
Orient, Latin America, the Philippines
and the Pacific islands. Great ports
have been built up as much by the in
dustries established in them and in the
towns which cluster around them as by
the shipping of goods to and from
other ports. There are numerous In
dustries capable of development here
which would consume large quantities
of inbound freight from abroad. They
would attract return cargoes in ships
which carried our own products to
other countries. That is one impor
tant basis on which New Tork. Phila
delphia, Boston. Baltimore, London,
"Liverpool,- Glasgow, Hamburg, Ant
werp, Bremen have been built up. Let
Portland take a leaf out of their book,
and her commerce and manufactures
will advance hand in hand. '
Finally, the way to build a great
ocean port at Portland is not to build
up some other port, in the mistaken
view that .a half loaf is better than
nonet Why throw away the fair pros
pect of a full loaf in the dubious and
vague hope of a half loaf?
" THE SYSTEM.
Miss Cavell- was an English nurse
in Belgium, who helped English,
French and Belgian soldiers to es
cape across the frontier into Holland,'
whence they, pr some of them, found
their wa?r to Elngland, where the Eng
lish soldiers rejoined the army. For
this offense, wich she unqualifiedly
admitted, the woman was executed by
the German military authorities. Jfo
heed was given to a request for leni
ency by the American Minister to Bel
gium, Brand Whitlock. . The German
system of stern and inexorable mili
tary discipline must be vindicated. She
had broken the law the GermanJ
military law and the punishment was
death. Nothing more was to be said.
It was not a circumstance to justify
mercy that the victim was a woman.
The execution of Miss Cavell was a
tragic incident in the world's tragedy.
It i3 in accord with the announced
German policy of terribleness. Nothing
must stand in the way of German suc
cess; everything is to be explained by
- he law of German necessity.
The
summary death of a woman caught in
the act of defying German authority
was intended to impress the Belgian
population that German vengeance is
sure and awful. Doubtless it was de
signed, too, to notify other peoples
that the German law and German, rule
of military discipline and reprisal will
be enforced to the letter.
The Germans make war in deadly
and frightful earnest. Of that the
world has had abundant proof. That
is what the Germans want the world
to know and feel. If the world is
shocked, the German system has ac
complished its definite aim.
TERBOTES.
The present Oregon Sunday closing
law would seem to be fairly compre
hensive, though it presents some queer
inequalities, such as the definite ban
on groceries, and the express exemp
tion of butcher shops and baker shops.
Yet Rev. Dr. Tufts proposes now to
put forth a real blue law, which shall
not be subject to the complaint that
it plays favorites so far as stores which
open for business and amusements
which charge an admission fee are
concerned. Dr. Tufts wants a genuine
rest day for everybody. If they don't
want to take it, they will have to rest
anyway.
But it is not our purpose just now
to criticise the Tufts plan, which is
not yet fully matured and which in its
final form may be all right. We can
not forbear from remarking that he
has undertaken quite a large contract
when he essays to close all stores,
shops, groceries, theaters, amusement
parks and the like on Sunday. Take
the movies, for example. Their v pa
trons number thousands on week days
and tens" of thousands on Sundays.
It is no hazardous guess that the peo
ple who go to the movies on Sundays
will vote to have that privilege con
tinued. We rather think it will be the
same of other theater patrons, and of
the baseball fans and of the cigar-
store frequenters and of the news
stand buyers.
It seems that the Tufts plan is pro
posed not because these Sunday activi
ties are immoral or irreligious, but
because man needs a rest at least one
day in seven. He does indeed; and he
has curious ways sometimes of taking
it. But the Tufts idea of placing
verboten" everywhere, and requiring
him to dd nothing, and his own idea of
what is good for him may be widely at
variance.
It is our own notion that if Dr.
Tufts shall hope to succeed in his re
form, he would better propose a very
moderate measure. Or perhaps he
would better read the present law.
just upheld by the Supreme Court. It
would appear to cover a pretty wide
field.
HOW ABOUT THE MEN?
Defence plans grow apace and there
is assurance of new defensive measures
on the Pacific Caast. New harbor for
tifications are to be thrown in, cost
ing hundreds of thousands. New war
ships are to patrol the mighty Pacific.
Munitions are to be manufactured in
huge quantities and 'guns cast in im
mense numbers. Laboratories, .costing
millions, are to be established at an
early date; arsenals, costing hundreds
of thousands, are to be founded;
Army increases, costing millions, are
to be voted. It is truly a magnificent
awakening.
But. incidentally, there is a pertinent
inquiry as to just where the men are
coming from. The necessity of pro
viding elaborate additions to our ar
maments is obvious. But so is that of
providing men to operate them, tor it
is an unfortunate fact that these agen
cies of warfare are not automatic and
self-directing. So far we have not
heard of any practicable plan for gain
ing these necessary men.
True, the Administration has laid
before the country a vague dream of a
continental Army or something of the
sort. Employers are to co-operate by
letting their hands off for a couple of
months a year during the busy season
for drills and maneuvers. But will
employers do it? A few, perhaps, but
not many, if anything may be judged
from precedent and past performance.
One of the principal plaints in the
National Guard, it will be recalled, is
the stubbornness of employers in re
fusing to release employes for ten-day
camps. Some of the biggest and most
patriotic institutions are among the
offenders.
Where, it might also be asked, are
the men coming from to fill up the
increased regular Army and Navy? If
the reports of the Secretary of War
and Secretary of the Navy may be
depended upon, difficulty has been
found in recruiting to full strength the
few regiments and divisions now ex
tant. Where will the extra. 50,000 for
the Army and the additional 75.000 for
the Navy enlist from? In event of
war they could be obtained in a twin
kling, but these are peace measures.
not a war mobilization. Meanwhile,
the exponents and directors of prepa
rations for defence insist that training
of men in large bodies well in "advance
of war is necessary to the successful
conduct of that unpleasant visitation
No patriotic citizen, no Aiherican
whose eyes are open and who has in
herited or acquired the intelligence to
see Che facts of present-day existence
in their true light, will object to an
expenditure of $400,000,000 for defen
sive precautions by land, or of twice
that sum for protection by sea. But
are we buying defence? Will the out
lay give us an adequate measure of
peace insurance? Frankly, there will
be a firmer basis for optimism when
some tangible and practicable plan for
getting the men is put forth.
CCAUD SERVICE FOB BOYS.
Enrollment of high school boys of
serviceable age in the National Guard
is a commendable and constructive
move. In that service they will be
given effective training by those com
petent to give it. The " instruction
work, equipment and handling of the
yourjg men are facilitated by state and
Government. False notions and false
standards of training are not instilled.
No outlay of expense is visited upon
the parents, as would be the case in
cadet companies, and there is no cost
of high-salaried instructors to be met
by the taxpayers.
It is assured that the young men
who take advantage of this oppor
tunity to secure a fundamental mili
tary education will profit mentally,
morally and physically. The country
will profit in like measure whether in
peace or war. The very - law that
makes it possible to call every able
bodied male citizen to the colors in
event of strife leaves no escape to
those who would evade this basic duty
to the Nation in event of necessity.
Training of these citizens in the care
of themselves in the event of any such
calamity goes far to Justify such a law,
for even Washington contended that
the Nation in sending untrained men
against trained 'soldiers was guilty of
their 'murder.
But our aimsmd purposes as a Na
tion are pacific, and if we are per
mitted to follow the tranquil tenor of
our way the effort will not have Veen
in vain. Manly men, disciplined fend
self-reliant, are an asset of the first
magnitude to community and country.
Their manliness is an antidote to the
flimslness and flabbiness that are be
coming all too prevalent in the coun
try among our male specimens. Par
ents who have the welfare of their
sons at heart will enter no opposition.
They are engaging in no untried ex
periment, for the records show that
thousands of our biggest and most
useful citizens have served in the Na
tional Guard of the country during
the years they were attending high
school.
INSPECTORS WHO KEED DISCIPIXJfB.
About the time when Secretary Dan
iels was exulting over laying the keel
of the battleship California and was
completing plans to make our navy
invincible, so far as ships and guns
can make it so, the fact became known
that eleven warships were laid up be
cause of defects in their engines.
Among them - was the new dread
nought Nevada. We have already
learned that all the F submarines are
useless and have reason to suspect
that others of the earlier types are
no better.
A naval inspector who accepts de
fective engines and thus permits a
$15,000,000 dreadnought to become
helpless is a fit subject for a court
martiaL Little evidence should be
necessary beyond the facts that he
was the inspector and that the en
gine was defective. A just verdict is
more likely if the courtmartial be not
composed of naval officers, for the ac
cused are also naval officers, and a fel
low-feeling has been known to prompt
a court thus composed to undue len
iency. A few severe sentences on neg
ligent inspectors by an unbiased but
severe court would have a salutary ef
fect on the others. The Nation, having
recognized the necessity of enlarging
the Navy, should be assured that the
enlargement is actual and is not ren
dered illusory by engines which break
down when put in motion.
The active list of the Navy should
also be purged of submarines which
do not emerge, like the F-4, and of
gunboats, hospital ships, transports
and other craft which the General
Board has condemned as worn out or
obsolete. The American people desire
to feel confident, when they read
list of their war vessels, that every
one of them is up to date and in good
trim to hold its own with any like ves
sel of another navy. There should be
no hesitation about consigning useless
vessels to the boneyard.
SCBMARtNES IN THE BALTIC.
Devastation wrought' by British
submarines among German commerce
in the Baltic Sea turns the tables on
the Germans and seriously reduces the
latter's supply of war material. Many
of the vessels which Have been sunk
carried iron ore, much needed in mak
ing artillery and produced in great
quantity and' of high quality by Swe
den. The submarines may interfere
sadly with the supply of cotton and
food by Sweden and other Scandina
vian countries to Germany, the three
northern kingdoms having done
thriving business in contraband ex
ported from the United States. They
are evidently vessels of large size.
well armed and manned by skilled
and daring fighters, for they are re
ported to have sunk two German de
stroyers and to have put another
destroyer and a cruiser to flight. This
feat is the more remarkable because
the destroyer is reputed to be the ter
ror of the submarine.
It must have been no easy task for
the British undersea boats to escape
observation while threading the nar
row channels connecting the North
Sea with the Baltic. The Little Belt
skirts German territory on one side
through a great part of its length,
while its remaining part is Danish and
therefore neutral water. By submerg-
ing for a lon distance the boat might
slip through and might even attack
German ships In Kiel Bay, the south
ern outlet- The Great Belt is broader
and more safely traversed, though en
tirely Danish water, but it would give
an opportunity to catch ships passing
through Fehmarn Belt between Kiel
Bay and the Baltic. The sound be
tween Denmark and Sweden affords a"
direct entrance to the main Baltic, and
would be safer for a boat traveling on
the surface, though at one point it
narrows to three miles. Its greatest
depth being only fourteen, fathoms, a
submerged vessel could easily be seen
from a Zeppelin airship. From the
fact that the action with a German
destroyer was fought oft the island of
Saltholm in the sound, this appears to
have been the route chosen.
The Baltic Sea is a favorable field
of operation for submarines against
German commerce, for it is long and
comparatively narrow, and through
most of its length it is bounded by
Britain's ally. Russia, and by neutral
Sweden. Snips between Sweden and
Germany ply mostly from Malmo, in
the extreme south, Karlskrona and
Stockholm, the latter opposite the
Gulf of Riga. The southern part Is
shallow, in many places not over 120
feet deep, but the extreme depth of
1542 feet is found south of Stockholm.
The east coast being Russian and
therefore a refuge and the west coast
being neutral, submarines can easily
dash out of Russian ports or from
hiding among the islands in the Gulf
of Riga, reach the Swedish coast in
150 or 200 miles, torpedo ships enter
ing or leaving Swedish ports and dash
back to shelter on sighting hostile
warships. A vessel could lie hidden
on the bottom in moderately shallow
water, secure against attack by any
craft except airships, and could main
tain a . submerged supply station
among the islands.
The British submarine campaign in
the Baltic has a direct interest for
the United States. American protest
against the blockade, of German com
merce with Scandinavia has for its
strongest foundation' . the failure to
make the blockade effective against
German Baltic ports. If destruction
of German commerce in those waters
continues at the present pace, Britain
may contend that the blockade is ef
fective there and that ships which try
to evade it are entitled to no more
mercy than the American navy showed
the Southern blockade-runners in the
Civil War. The blockade can scarcely
have become strict enough as yet to
sustain this claim, but Germany is at
a disadvantage in, combating it, as
compared . with British operations
against German submarines in British
waters. In the latter case the British
had their own and their allies' coasts
on all sides, while the Germans have
only the extreme southern-and south
western coasts of the Baltic, all the
remaining coastline being either hos
tile or neutral.
ASTRAL EXPLORATION.
Recent feats in projecting the hu
man voice across continent and
ocean have set inventive imaginations
free 'again, and now the possibility of
discourse with our celestial neighbors
is being considered. Nikola Tesla is
sponsor for-the thought that impulses
sufficiently powerful to impress astral
observers are not at all impossible.
inasmuch as it has been demonstrated
that transmission of sound is not de
pendent upon the atmosphere any
more than upon wires in the new
method of telephony. As to creating
a disturbance sufficient to reach acute
ears in Mars .or Venus, Tesla believes
the task is comparatively simple, and
needs only a powerful1 machine de
signed to project Impressions through
the "empty void." -
But then It might be well to bear In
mind that the conditions of this planet
may be peculiar to earth alone. Per
haps all our adjustments, natural 'and
artificial, are fixed by the limitations
of this particular world and have
nothing in common or sympathy with
other spheres. Perhaps the necessity
for eyes and ears does not exist in the
other worlds of the universe. Possibly
such laborious expediencies as sound
communication have no place outside
the confines of our own little plot in the
heavens. It is inconceivable to us that
the universe exists without a begin
ning, that it extends without end in
its expanses. In short, we must at
tribute to all we see attributes peculiar
to our own circumscribed understand
ing. So while the construction of a pow
erful machine to hurtle the human
voice far into the heavens may be en
tirely practicable, what reason have
we to suspect that the disturbance
might reach such primitive instrumen
talists as human ears? Ears were
given' us in the beginning that we
might detect the presence of danger,
but mayhap no such necessity arose
on other planets. Nevertheless the
experiment waftas the imagination
and gives us innocent diversion. We
are fond of believing, too, that pos
sibly there is a human bond between
the planets and that one day commu
nication will be established with the
twinkling diamonds of the sky.'
Carranza will have a joyous time
reorganizing the Mexican character by
abolishing bull-fighting, racing and
gambling. Where these traits pre
dominate, the best Mexicans will be
the dead ones, and perhaps that is
what he means.
John Bull travels toward conscrip
tion by gradual stages. Posters and
advertisements have been succeeded
by personal appeals. It may not be
long before he sends out a peremptory
summons.
British losses average 2500 men a
day, and while that rate continues
Great Britain will never seek peace
terms. Each death is a stimulant to
ultimate victory. That is the John
Bull of it. ,
Only a few more years may pass
before everybody will be calling "Mer
ry Christmas" through the atmos
phere to friends and relatives all
around the world.
In the days of Diaz there was an
understanding by which raiders could
be pursued across the Rio Grande
from either direction. Why not re
vive it? ...
The war between Henry Ford and
James Couzens is the more diverting
because the ammunition does not con
sist of poisonous gas or asphyxiating
shells.
That Berkeley student who can hold
his breath for ten minutes will be the
model husband when the wife is
aroused to wrath.
Many other John Does would like
to be in tho shoes of John Doe No.
104, adopted- son of Mrs. Finley J.
Shepard.
With what glee Mr. Mellen tells
how he' made himself such a nuisance
in the Neva England railroad war.
As they view booming traffic, rail
road men will be among the most
thankful on Thanksgiving day.
Death by falling into a concrete
mixer Is awful, but merciful in being
Instantaneous.
At last Oregon gets some direct
trade through the war by selling paper
to Australia.
Von Hindenburg is trying desperate
ly to take Riga before the Russian
freeze-up.
Why not give the pennant to the
Seals and call it off until next Spring?
The United States, is putting the
screws to Villa in the latest embargo.
Pork and bacon are again coming
within reach of the average man.
The case of Edith Cavell is closed
everywhere but on high.
Only5 nine weeks to Christmas and
ten to a horrible thirst.
Go to Mount Angel this morning
and get acquainted. .
Good football weather.
European War Primer
By National Geographical Sex-iey.
Muelhausen. situated near the souths
era tip of Alsace, the city tn rough
whose streets the French and Germans
fought two battles, one when the
French line swept Impetuously north
ward and the other upon the French
retreat, was " a French-speaking Ger
man city and an important textile cen
ter before the outbreak of the war.
The people of the city were closely re
lated to their neighbors across the bor
der by blood, speech and Ideals. French
capital was interested in its many
mills, and the cotton goods turned out
here offered keen competition to those
produced in Saxony and other parts of
the Empire. According to reports, this
prosperous Industrial city has suffered
terribly from its experiences as a bat
tlefield. a
The city lies Just behind the present
German front. 56 miles south of Strass
burg and about 20 miles northwest of
Swiss Basle. The French frontier is
less than 20 miles away. Factories dot
the city, and a great part of the people-of
the. place were engaged In the
manufacture of the cotton and woolen
textiles, which Muelhausen sent to all
parts of the world. The fabric indus
tries of the town were concentrated in
the hands of a few very wealthy famil
ies, who worked together scrupulously
as against outside competition. The
heads of these factories lent money in
times of stress to one another, and co
operated in many other ways. . More
over, these leading industrials of Muel
hausen earned much international good
.fame by the assistance which they have
given toward promoting the welfare of
their working-people.
The city is an old one. It was men
tioned as early as 717, and had won
reputation as a trading town by the
10th century. Rudolph of Habsburg
became its patron in the 13th centurv.
and. by the Peace of Westphalia in
1648, it was recognized as an indepen
dent ally of the Swiss League. It passed
io uermany in 1871. Muelhausen has
Buffered more from the war than any
other southern city of Germany.
Its experiences have been more dis
astrous than those of any other Ger
man town, so far, with the exceptions
of Memel and a few small East Prus
sian cities, over which the armies of
the Tsar fought their way into the
Central Empire.
" THE PROMOTER,
Oh, his manners were sauve he had
graces galore,
- And his voice was the voice of a
linnet.
As he offered to take me in on the
ground floor; .
Bat over his shoulder I'peeped through
a door, '
And this sign on the wall of his sanc
tum I saw:
"There's a fresh sucker born every
minute."
"My dear sir. you are signally fa
vored." he said;
"There's a fortune for those who are
in it."
Oh. his words were well chosen, his
manner well bred;
But the door stood ajar that was back
of his head.
And my eyes to this motto were con
stantly led:
"There's a fresh sucker born every
minute."
"Not to close with this chance is to be
quite insane;
Here is wealth, with no trouble to
win it;
You'll be rich without question come
sunshine, come rain." ,
Oh, how apt all his words, how fertile
his brain
But that motto still uttered its quiet
refrain:
"There's a fresh sucker born every
minute."
i
"We give two shares of common with
each of preferred
To the buyers who first shall come
in it
So. dear sir, your acceptance should not
be deferred "
He bad but to turn to see why I de
murred. For I read while he argued, persuad
ed and purred;
"There's a fresh sucker born every
minute."
"I must leave you." I said, "for it al
most is night;
I've a journey and needs must be-
The man was dumfounded; his face was
a sight.
As I put on my greatcoat and buttoned
it tight.
"Why. I thought you were with us,"
he said. 1 aid quite.
"Oh. no." said I, "not this minute.
'You are foolish to spend time on such
men as I,
TT- . V. 1,atMrP la tn It "
As I went down the staircase he heaved
Then, over the bannister, shouted out:
"Why?" - "
I turned In the hallway and answered:
"Goodoye.
There's a fresh sucker born every
minute."
F. P. WILLIAMS.
MILK AND WATER JIM.
Sort o" easy goin' cuss
When he was a kid at school,
Sneakin' out o' every fuss.
Dumber than a long-eared mule.
Eyes half hidin' iff their lids
Like they was ashamed o' him
Acted so the other kids
Called him Milk and Water Jim.
Had a drawlin' in his speech.
Hadn't no git up an' git.
Slower than the - six-year eech.
Seemed to tire him when he'd spit.
Guess the Lord left somethin' out -
Of his head creatin' him
Way he lallygagged about
That same Milk and Water Jim.
Growed up like a weed, an" when
He got big enough to court
Wasn't one gal out o' ten
That'd let him hold the fort.
Said .'twas like a-setting up
With a corpse to spark with him;
Try him once, an' then they'd drop
Sleepy Milk and Water Jim.
Disappeared one day, an' folks
Said 'twas an abscondin' bluff, '
Others got-crackln" jokes
That some cat had packed him off;
Then a letter come that Jest
Changed the tune regardin him
Huntin' fortune "way out West
Was our Milk and Water Jim.
Then we got to lay In" lines
'Bout his golden future, sich -
As a-dlggln' gold from mines
An' a-qrittin' beastly rich.
Folks all said they knowed fur sure
There was somethin good In him.
An' we waited years fur more
News from Milk and Water Jim.
While out West not long ago
Who the dickens should I meet
But that same or kangaroo
Drlvin' on a Portland street.
Hailed him to disklver how
Fortune was a-usin' him
Drives a dairy wagon now
game cl" Milk and Water Jim.
JAMES BARTON ADAMS.
Criticism of Tncle Sam.
Buffalo (N. T.t Express.
"The United -States has seized the
Haitian customs." volunteered the man.
"How absurd!" scoffed the sweet
young thing. "Just as if we want to
adopt the customs of such unruly peo
ple." - .
JITNEY EMERGENCY LIVELIHOOD
Many Kept From Cnarltr by Ita fn
rerulated Operation. Says Writer.
PORTLAND. Oct. 22. (To the Edi
tor.) In regard to your editorial Octo
ber 21, about the jitneys. Do you think
It morally right to legislate a man out
of a legitimate business as the town of
Oregon City has done?
Of course. Oregon City depends to a
large extent upon its paper and cloth
mills and these mills depend a great
deal on the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, so naturally Oregon
City tries to gain favor of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company by
doing the bootlicking stunt in other
words, knocking the jitney and putting
it out of business.
I am not so fortunate as to be in
work or own a car either. So to sup
port a wife and two children I pay $3 a
day rental for a car. keep it in repair
and oil and gas, and am able to make
enough running it, as a jitney to keep
the wolf from the door. If an anti-
jitney law were passed what would be
come of me and mine?
In my spare time I have been look
ing for work since last April. I am not
physically competent to do very hard
work, so I am earnestly praying- that
something will happen. I put 14 hours
a day In on my jitney. The City of
Portland is to be commended for not
passing an anti-jitney ordinance to be
in effect now.
I don't like jitney work, the strain
Is too great and racking on the nerves,
but it's the Jitney or starve. I would
gladly grab at any work that came up.
The jitney is not morally wrong, does
no one harm and keeps many from
depending on charity.
I believe the majority will agree
with me when I say that a municipality
has no right to take away a man's
employment if it does not furnish
another position.
JITNEY DRIVER.
The Oregonian's position on the jitney
question has .been clearly stated. It
holds that jitneys should pay taxes
proportionate to the taxes of their com
petitors; that they should be required
to compete, fairly not piratically with
other transportation lines, and that
their patrons should be protected
against injury by reasonably adequate
bond. There is no consideration of in
cidental unemployment that Justifies
a grant of special privilege to en
danger public welfare and safety or to
prey upon established enterprises. If
the Jitney must fall without some un
usual and unwise legal laxity, then it
deserves to fail. On the other hand
The Oregonlan does not approve of
placing on the jitneys restrictions that
are purposely and unnecessarily bur
densome. Banker Hill Monument.
Magazine of American History.
This massive granite obelisk, mark
ing the site of one of the most im
portant engagements in the revolution,
was erected by popular subscription at
a cost of $100,000. The cornerstore was
laid by General Lafayette on the oc
casion of his visit to this country in
1825, and it was completed in July. 1S42.
The great Daniel Webster delivered
the speech of dedication, and it was
conceded to be one of the finest efforts
of his career.
The first time the valor of the Amer
ican troops was pitted against the
British in a pitched battle is certainly,
worthy of the elaborate commemora
tion it has received.
While in that contest. June 17, 1775.
the British, under Lord Howe, did suc
ceed in dislodging the Continentals,
under Colonel Frescott and General
Putnam, it was not until they hd lost
1051 men, as against 450 for the Amer
icans, that the world had been shown
that, the new National could fight.
Caution, to ' a Recruit.
Judge.
Cavalry Sergeant I told you never
to approach a horse from the rear with
out speaking to him. First thing you
know, they'll kick you in the head,
and we'll have a bunch of lame horses
on our hands.
How Federal Reserve System Helps Business
in
The Sunday Oregonian
The Federal reserve banking system now has been in effect a
little more than a year. Bankers have become accustomed to em
ploying it and have had time to form fixed opinions on its effects.
That it is regarded as one of the most beneficial pieces of legisla
tion ever enacted in the interest of the American business man and
money-user is the belief of many New York financiers, several of
whom have given expression to their views for The Sunday Ore
gonian. A brief explanation of the way the system works also is
contained in the story. . . - .
HOW TO PLAY GOLF With the increasing public interest in golf
throughout' the country it is timely to present a series of instructive
stories on how the game should be played. John J. Keenan, a well
known golf instructor, has been engaged to write these articles for.
The Sunday Oregonian. The first number will be printed tomorrow.
It will present some of the preliminary steps in learning the popular
game and will be illustrated to show the methods of handling the
clubs and the ball.
HORSEBACK RIDING FOR HEALTH Nothing can compare with
a good gallop through country lanes and open fields these Autumn
days if a person is seeking health and pleasure, says a well-known
beauty expert, who will explain the advantages of horseback riding
tomorrow. It will be illustrated.
SCENARIO WRITING A NEW ART Now that the moving pictures
are a fixed institution in American life many ambitious literary
and near-literary folks have taken to the task of writing scenarios
for the producers. In tomorrow's Oregonian will be presented some
timely advice on this subject. .
In this connection will be printed The Oregonian's regular Sunday
page of moving picture news. A picture of a well-known and popu
lar movie actress will adorn the sheet.
DONAHEY'S PAGE FOR CHILDREN All the little" folks are inter
ested and amused each Sunday by "Bill" Donahey's color page of
" modern fairy tales. The antics of the Teenie Weenie folks some
more of Donahey's creations, also are brimful of excitement and
amusement this Sunday. ,
CHILDREN IN FIRE DRILL The front cover page will contain a
picture of the students of Jefferson High School leaving the build
ing on a fire drill. This school recently won the highest award
among the high schools.
SOME HALLOWEEN PRANKS In earlier years Halloween had a
stranger significance than it does now. People imagined that this
was the annual occasion for a reunion of the imps of the lower
regions. The ancient superstitions in this connection, will be ex
plained in an illustrated story tomorrow.
INTRODUCING J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD Just as if that notable
character of fiction needed an introduction. He is familiar already
to all readers of the magazines where George Randolph Chester, his
creator, has paraded him for many years. He was introduced to the
readers of The Oregonian a few weeks ago. He is the same smooth,
suave, unctuous, debonair and portly J. Rufus that he always has
been. Yes, and Blackie Daw, Violet, Bonnie and all the others are
with him.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS The Oregonian this year, as. last year, is
featuring news of the public schools. A full page every Sunday, of
great interest to parents and pupils.
USUAL SUNDAY FEATURES -In addition to these special stories
the Sunday paper will contain its usual quota - of real estate,
sporting, society, automobile, dramatic and moving picture news, be-
sides various other items of special or general interest.
Twenty-five Years Ago
From The Oregonlan of October 23, 1S90.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 22. The condi
tion of the Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle
of the Czar, who was seized with sud
den mania during the recent army
maneuvers has become critical.
Paris, Oct. 22. During a recent
journey Baroness Alphonse 'Rothschild
was robbed of jewelry valued at 16.000
francs.
Rome. Oct. is. Cardinal Alimonda,
archbishop of Turin, is dying.
The Albany Herald wants the un
surveyed land in the. Santiam district
surveyed and opened. This suggestion
should be acted upon.
At the Grand Central Station over
2000 piles have been driven for the
sub-foundation and about half of them
are cut off down to the water level.
Mr. Howe, of Van Brunt & Howe, the
architects of the building, is expected
here in a few days. A portion of the
street in front of the station Is being
planked for greater convenience in
handling baggage on the new switch.
The work on the Madison-street
bridge is progressing rapidly. Six spans
east of the draw have all been swung,
the false workjon which they were
built removed, and the work of floor
ing them will be begun in a few days.
Mr. J. G. Warner recently received
advices from Ithaca, N. Y., that his
son, R. L. Warner, had been elected the
president of the junior class at Cornell
University.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oresonlan of October 23, 18s
Boston, Oct. 17. The Post of this city
says: Alexander Stephens was enter
tained at a private dinner at the Riviere
House yesterday evening by General
Fairchild, of Chelsea. Stephens said
that It was his policy to support tho
policy of President Johnson for the re
construction of the Union to the fullest
extent of his ability and influence.
New York. Oct. 18. The steamer
Morro Castle, from Havana, with dates
to the 14th, has arrived. During the first
week in October heavy rains and high
winds prevailed throughout the island.
Foreign people shut themselves up and
suspended business. Great floods oc
curred, covering telephone poles in
some places and damaging railroad
tracks.
David Lackey. a Wisconsin volun
teer, who went safely through a score
of battles, drowned as soon as he
reached home In a half barrel of water
in which he was trying to bathe.
Rev. Dr. Wyche officiated at the
Methodist Church yesterday, interest
ing a large audience morning and
evening.
Remember the singing " school this
eveninjf at 7:30 o'clock.
Th e beautiful town of Marietta, Ga
ls - still one mass of ruins, and the
greater part of those who dwelt there
in happiness are now homeless and al
most hopeless. So is the entire section
of the country from Atlanta to Chat
tanooga. For the six days ending last even
ing 31 arrests were made aa follows
Drunkenness. 16: fighting and dis
orderly, 6; misdemeanor, 4: resisting
an officer, 2; larceny. 2; assault and
battery. 1.
Councllmen in Washington.
PORTLAND. Oct. 22. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly give mc the qualifica
tions for a Councilman in an incor
porated town of 600 population in the
State of Washington. Must he be a.
freeholder? . A SUBSCRIBER.
A Councilman must be a qualified
elector in the precinct in which he is
elected, and must have resided there
for one year previous to the day of
election. He, or she, need not be a
I freeholder.
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