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THE MORNTXG ORECOXIAX. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1913.
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thick they ar beaten. bt ther c?o
rift krow it. They In f
both Germany and Austria fcsrfully
reduced with bo trw accession of
s'rargth exrept from Ilutgarta nl
from new Turkish levies which the
Teuton mtut tram and mrta. They
that France and Britain hold th
Trolort In th writ. wh!l Runli
hoU them In th east. They point to
th nw Frltlah army, which cn!r b-
frhl In th late Summer.
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Maw to fteaM sa4 -CTK m"f'
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lwaii.AS aa4 '
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M . e'e
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-eta. ? i . -. re..e -
;-r-Tl"l',,;..V "U.VJ cV-Va.. Ur. ,rh ether out. Each party tn-
-a..t' i
to
th MOO. Frttlsh which consrrlp-
tjon woofl aupplr. to S. .) or
mora RuvUca cow in tralnlrv and to
th tu '-"" rtip of Frltuh a
powar oa Oarmany. To aasctlnM
cf thr rpty that Ctrmany h
hot hr blt whila thay aro )al
proachloc thtr maximum powar. and
rrlrnty aay they ha Joal baroQ to
f!-ht.
la thla Ituatliq taik of paaea do
tint nrourara hT f aarly and to
t war. yat it la vocoarartnc- It
howa that tha b!'.lxrant ar wart
ooty thlrklri of pra anl ara faal
ta'tifert rrTrt. Parhapa tha mart'
acrra ara mora to blama than the
puMlcv for tha apparent axis te oca of a
perrartad taafa.
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T tl T 1
air.nxn to tut rf t
lTum bwth Teuton and alU4 ai laa
we hr anra definite tl about
r-wie. .Neither party t tha war euea
tt pea. but on e ich al le we br
amtfeatna. en demanda. that terma
t der.eaJ. Molaa ara rnliej. but
within a few waka the London Morn
Ir.g Tost, tha true-blue Tory organ, to
which urrcJr la unthinkable, and
tha ;errnn 5.Ullat te P a
dia'OMtun.
In Germany there baa artaen a o
manJ fr f the mea that the o
eroment atAle I'a terma. It baa ba
come Inatatent that a'ippraaion of
eewiraper n t "f t" l r1" h 'lt,,
to alienee tt. and the t hnce.ir n-
final T 't - T tr ai u"!"" la the
l:a. fcatJ It emanatea chtefly from
the oel.li.t and It aupportad by peo
pla feellr h unset a pinch and mourn,
in - !' n crtprle relatlree by tha
mi:Uoa. Tha mt'itartt bae defined
tkalr terma. whu-h IncIuJa anneat!on
r.f NoTthetrm I rin i. Helcium and
I'otaad. carea.l out tf ftuwi. reator.
tla of th r.ermiiB colontea. an n
A. fined freerf..m of the aaaa. TurkeT
null a German colony, an 1 a great
tm'emel!T.
The Itoelatlata erabarraaa the m!tl
tariata br remtndmc them .that tha
ar m dertare.l n be ror aeit-ae-f-r.
ar 1 tftat. ca tht nn J'm'if d'.ns.
tha So.-'.ll..i a their euBP'Tt. The
y.Hr.U'..t lay Jown aa a flrat piinrt
pla that B' at! n anoet ary territory
ef any otref nation. They probably
re'a that. Germany enamle bay
ing been "rten far from her border
an I tha Grmn armiea belrg on all
al.fea en tha enemle' arr'.t"ry. the
war h raine.t It purr a4 aho'Jld
ba en-l-l by withdrawal cf the armlea
tifon aurren.l'r of il-rmin coloclea
o.rot..1 br tha alMea.
Tha Ir. Ion r"t' aggatto th'
aljie ileflne their terma ta ron
afrnad by Ne Tor Tribune,
rrobably Cflrre.-t!y. aa -.learned t
ana t tha world, tha neutral world
In particular, but the allied p-opte
a wall, a rlir nti.n of tha Imu.
The Tribine thua atate what wontd
pr.jhabty be the elite' terma:
t T" e--'" af p.l'a an t !.
... r. ,rm--t aa n.l-mf
a r.-ni:i at r:iaa Mttniwa
ar fctt-itft.a .
Tie ...a'W.n ef ri -mi aa4
ei eMoa 1 1 AJe-l"""
.a t. !.( r"a:a af 0e
aa oi..n.- la arrwa 44 Carmaa ""
...na at i- r a i ii" aa'eeaa
la a.a- a . '".
Tha ..i. wa b4 F-aa
In II4
J, t e- f T-ttfe. ma TreaJfa
ti. t"a r'i.tu ' t'.e r
,.i.m .1 I t .ar"'"-' !.
a. T ..a-i.n w ea4 '
... k a -r'i. ant Mfna- ef i'ania
l.r.vin 11 t' -al a l.rrlt..t
a... a r rnta
I H.-..4mti.a fce Ae" Gaaiif
ae tv fiii -f fK a '- ' v a . !a la r
'ikt P 'l T'-- a 'a
taav n.t:-4 w--m.na aam) iBriiit
Aa rnaiimara demand, the Tribune
be:taae the alUsa would add aur
rander of tha German fleet, cealoa f
f-.usnta' Ma territory t retorJ
Tolanl. and pamrt of gret Indeti
ritieav Ilni--h talk about abolition, of
German trlliurlam 1 t!irn!ad by
t urnat aa "quite a futtte aa Ger
man d:aru-e;on cf freedom of the
a-aa." but In aa mlrg the New Torli
paper undereettmate the deep lm
praaatoa m Je on b-Jth the lirttlah
and r?ena mind by the lnaion cf
C l'um. by atlea-ation of airoitiea
there and la Trance, by the ubm rin
ant Zeppelin raid, ard recently b
t:ia eerutl"n of tldlfn CaU. t.n
aittlon etrorg In both I'Tance an !
tintaia that the pear of rurope wit!
rut be af et merely uotis Oertnary
baa aea d' feat. J. but until the mili
tary party l.a drlen from power and
ilffflncTJlU: rula U atabl-hd.
Aa daflnej by Albert Tboma. tb
Treeca term do not coer ad the
p.xata note.t. but they Include re
covery of Aiaaee-Lorralna. InJepen
dear of ptium and Serbia and e
iinctioa of iMrui leaperlaUam aad
ruaaiaa mil tariam.
Itum.'r of a aerarat peace be
tween Grminy and Au-rla en the
ere si ta and XawU ca tha other ap
pear ! be f .unle I ea the deatra and
intrUuea cf tha Kuaaian arttorrf
and euraaurrata rather than oa the
wialtae of the Kuaaian peorte. Thoae
i-t nana ee In unioa with Germany a
bulwark of the aotoerary. but tha lib
er it a-.ttlla tUi and ail the radical
an J raut!or.itt ea tn Oernn U
t.ry tn trtumpa of monarchy oer
d-morcy la f;u.ia aa wtt a In Ger
ruat. ala. the le of liueiii beat
ftao..e ! win Cwnatactlnorle. a wy
I le warm aaa and rortioiarrlal e
panloo. They bP that wtry wtn
be the farervnr.er of more liberal rale
In RaeaU.
AuatrU fc reported to ta Buffering
r-or rrtxa a of foo. and from lewe ;
f eaea than 0rmr. and to Be
Mora aavtoua far paaca. but U tied eo
rl.HMly t her ally a t eam Ineap'
bl cf Irvlapandant movement, rrob-
aftry Aoa'Tla would make liberal ran
reaaloaa for a aa pa rate treaty with
I'aiy. but that country oo:d be re
'rin4 by fer cf future yengaanre
f-on AaatxtA or tbe trtpt entaate.
whichever cama eut elrtor. a well a
l y bpa) f gaining more la a war to
f.e fa Ufa,
Halloaing leetf the elet'r. and
kfiuwiBg ta rtaft that by eat:nuiag
t war ba nay turn the Ubtaa o
h ,,..( and uffer alttaiate defeat, tha
Kj r weull doubtleaa be g'ad to
n. pa.-e en terme whKa be coo
ai :r aaadarate. One report purport
1 i oiC.ne thee terma show them
t arroca morw cloaaiy to the !
. i at than to the mlUtartat Ideal
I !.i iii aa i FeUnd ta ramaia inde-p-n
-" alao SarbLa ea.iee Auarrtaa
ea. but Aetwerp to be reaaread
av a aub'aet ef further aegotiauoa
w.n frfam. Put Germany, aa the
t.-or. rst e'far thaao terma aaUl
ta ai:.-a ak The al'iee will t a
b.ka kmU. tables. Gttsitzt
tatiTety. unoffli UI'y and ta a round
about manner, make known the moat
It w!! aak In the espartatloa of get
ting e. and the l'aat it will gfve la
the expectation of having to rl
more. Kfom thia atag they will grad
ually approach more rloaely to aaklng
an I iltlrr the same thing, their de
mand and ror.reaaiona going up and
down with the fortune of war. until
they are rloae enough toJustfy a
mediator In bringing about a con
ference. The inn of peace baa not
yet peeped above the horljon. bat the
r.aetern eke hn brnn to pJa with
the flrt faint promlaa of dawn.
Xrw UCIfT ?f FAT.
PtHbi WlLsen ha plainly Intl
mated that be will veto any pork
barret meaure log-ro:iei throur
fonrre by the grabbera and grafter
of Trdrral loot. He la evident:
aahamed of hi party record. H
oucht t- be.
lAtt year the lor-roller tried t
Mm throurh Conrrea a pork-barrel
teat, which failed through a well
engineered fUlbuatrr. and the year be
fore the Irreconcilable mlnorlt
achieved a tmilar Yictory. The Preat
!crt did pot help them, but r.ow I:
come to tha reacne of the Intrepl
men who wt'.l not yield to the (polls
men.
It will ba Intereetlrg to hear from
the Democratic rurkoo rhorua In Ore
gon what they hare to aay about th
IrrKlent preaent atand. I'ormerl
they i!i l not he!tat to denounce Sen
ator Iiurton an! hla coadjutor f"
their filtbuater: and they aousht t
blame Th Orrconlan for It open ad
vxacy of honct and bulne-Uk
lectalatlnn fr fiver :id -harbr.
U hat ther were wtrilng to have don
tu for tha fat-fryer to have their
way If Oregoo could have a ehare
th dlv-ry. tt wa practical politic on
a taer and more venal plan than
anrthmt practiced by the olJ-tlmo
politician In tha hale) on day before
th puriflr Orecn matem.
Now It peerr. a that Oregon I t- get
fair treatment from Congreaa u pon the
baai of lh engineers report, which
ar made on the merit of the
p ro feet.
Ila anyone la Oregon th hard!
hood to sav now that Oregon oucht
tand by th pork-barrel o long a
It get aom of th fat?
OMJton- BJCAL roitCMV.
rrobabty It will bo we! to rraerve
rommer.t on Senator Chamberlaln'a
bill to iSUpoao of the Oregon anJ
California land grant until It ba
been fully formulated and preernted
to Concre. bu.1 It I Oar that any
measure framed and urged by a Sen
ator from Oregon perhap by both
Senator w Cl get more attentive
consideration from Conrrea than any
of th mauy haphatard chme pro
posed fmm a thousand tl.T'rrcrt
ourraa.
Th euttndlng fact about the Im
portant land grant matter I that It
i tied up In a taegl of lltiga'ton not
rreatty relieved by the fuprem
Court dacla'.on. No two peraor.a agree
en what th court sai l or deelre !.
If 8rriinr Chmber!ln understands
It. he I to ba concratulatel.
Th ssenator want th lard taken
over asaio by th Government, th
railroad paid t tt per acre a th
land ar o!d. preaumaMy at their
face value, and a part given to th
school fund, part to road In land
grant ro j r tic and the remainder
II per cent) to the Federal traur
Senator evidently doea not think
well of the propoaal of aorr of his
friend that lh state buy the lands.
or cf other that th railroad be re
ouired to sell at I J 50 per acre. Nor
do we. '
Th grat cioertloa about th lard
grant ta to open It for actual aettlo
riT.t or Industrial ue. If th BchooJ
fund, or certain road fund, may be
benefited, so much the better. Cut
the large Inter! of th stale 1 to
ha th landa developed In private
hand by real developer and real
home-builder.
imOUaOKK X rMIMOtWflMX
PLAT.
There l more or lea of truth tn
th muttrred charge of William A.
Itrady that p: having a risque fla
vor ar th one that flourish the
daya Tut when he add that decent
play have not a chance any more and
that the public la to blame for the
condition, then he la letting hi pe
imlm or h'. Ur carry him beyenj
the limit of fact. There la a chance
for th dwent play and the public I
not to blame Inr the unwholeaome
sort.
Mr. trady must have lot sight of
the auceeaa which attended the Itarrte
play and of th welcome that w as
gtvea hi owa wife, Grce George. In
a repertoire of whoeom produc
tion. Whoteaome drama. melo
drama and comedy ha met wltfi m-
maaao acclaim. Take the recrd runs
of two uch rla aa "i'cx o My
Heart" aed "The Iir. the rrst a
wheteeom bttlo tal of real tif and
th eond a ) allow elorv of unreal
life. Th wholaaome play outlived
th ether and the same I true cf a
boat cf popular favurrte.
Th rub cam wba th manager
tot out to prent decency In a frock
of dellree. The dull play can never
hop to attain popular favor. Stu
pidity t cartala of short receipt at
th boa cfTlca. whra soma of the
manager found that stupidity and In
decency woti'd tnlt very well and at
tract enough p-eop'a t make end
meet, they began to mine the pay
treak f'r all It wa worth. Lea ef
fort I required to aaaembt a con
glomeration of hape-y leg and vul-
tr )nxea or to provide a r.aat!onl
ir 'duct--n having to do with eel
prnblerr than t needed f produc
a wholeaom dram. Tha managT
always know right wber to go for
the BBWfeefeeome material, while the
taak selecting a medium worth
W&Ue require dlscTlaslcaUoa aJ l&-
Ktnr atlGMATlOXS Or TKOTtXtk.
Th retreat of the Russian army
has been accompanied by a migration
which may equal la magnitude those
which marked the Invasion of the
Itoman Empire by the barbarian. In
th wake of the army there fled
eastward a civil population estimated
at 11. 009.000. abandoning home and
all possession except urh as they
could carry with them. Th govern
ment ha spent 110.000.000 on thrir
food, clothing and shelter and la dis
tributing them through European
iluaeia. Centra! Asia and flbcrta,
where It allot land to them. It is
expected that, once settled tn new
homes, few of th refugee will re
turn, except those who own land.
Thla prospect la not pleasing to the
I'oles, who attachment to their
country ha been atrengthened by re
vived hope of recovering their liberty.
The flight of million of Pelnans
into Holland. France and England
aeemed portentous, but I Insignifi
cant by comparison with this --ottering
of I'oles and Lithuanians. A
migration of Serb befor the In
vader haa probably taken place, sim
ilar to th filgbt of Turk before the
Serb. Bulgarian and Greek armlea a
few year ago.
The war I effecting a acatterlng
of nations which will profoundly af
fect th society of countries which
give them refuge. The abandoned
ro tix. trie will loa by the departure
of many of their most Independent,
liberty-loving and Industrious pcopl
and th countries where they find
refur will gain In equal ratio. That
is tho story of th Huguenot exile
from France, of th Moorish and
Jewish exile from Spain and of th
Acadian exile from Nova Scotia. It
I always true of a people which goes
Into exll rather than accept a for
eign yoke.
who read English are able to peruse
la English newspapers told at French
new stands th very Item which have
been withheld from .their own papers
by the arbitrary French censors.
Political rows have been particu
larly plentiful during the war period.
M. Clemenceau, whose tongue Is pecu
liarly vitriolic, and who has upset
more Cabinets than any other Indi
vidual extant, araa a source of joy to
Parisian Journalists until the censor
ship closed down. Clemenceau con
tinues his activities nnrestraJned; but
hard Is the lot of the newspaper
which prints anything he may have
to say In criticism of the government.
Several publications have hit upon the
forks of censorship in attempting to
quote his volcanic assertions.
Here Is where the newspapers lay
their claim to Injustice. Here la where
they see danger In censorship. Ad
mitting that military secrets must be
kept out of the newspapers, they point
to the value of Intelligent criticism of
public officials. Kelleved of the fear
of reproral by the prcw. ther Is
nothing some officials will not do, sc-
cording to th French editors. The
some thin; may be echoed by editors
the world over. The IokIc of such a
charge Is inevitable. However, the
French editors are unable to reach the
public ear with their grievances. The
muzzle Is effective and complete. But
when peace I restored and the mux-
zle is removed, we suspect that the
French proas will make up for lost
time. Holding public office In France
will be no sinecure when those ro
bust days arrive.
imri.r'1 moot editor.
These must be glorious days for
French politicians even as they are
ds of acute agony for French ed
itors and reporters. Th censorship
idea has been broadened to give full
immunity from criticism to all gov
ermrr.t official. Th censorship Is
not only military, it la political and
for the time being the censors have
th newspaper under their thumb.
It has come about through a pro
vision of the censorship Co.! which
makes tt lllrsal to publish any
thing that might disturb th tran
quillity of the public mind." Seem
ingly. If we may credit the plaints of
French publishers, the. censors have
Interpreted this In their own peculiar
way anJ they apply the rule to any
thing under the aun. from police news
to political gossip.
Th military censorship began with
the good will of all concerned. Iid
not the French peopte. learn a bitter
leason tn 1JT0 when an obscure para
graph In a Paris publication led to the
reverses at fc"Un : ith that terrl
fjlrg object lesson before them and
with the Teuton menace again clutch
Irg at their throats censorship was
accepted as necessary to the good of
lh country. Now that this cenaor
ship has grown into a huge devilfish
which B'lureJe th newspaper In its
eviry function, the editor are grow
ing desperate, even glvlug out vague
threat of an uprising which Is cer
tain not to occur.
Inasmuch as the censors have tt
power of suspending a publication,
and sine tho censor'a word is law. the
larger newspaper find It Inexpedient
utter remonstrance. If they com
plain th censor merely run a blue
tin through th complaint. Tho blue
pencil thus Is mightier than the pen
f th editor slips th complaint It. to
hi forma th act I certain to be fol
lowed by a auopetislon order. No I.ire
paper ran afford to have an edition
of several hundred thousand copies
destroyed nicrrty to gratify a grudge
against censorship.
Strategy his been tried with small
results. Editorials havo been omitted
and blank space left In their place In
order to convey to the public mind the
hsrjh rigors of censorship, llut that
waa too subtle to make much impres
sion on the public, lilttcr complaints
have been entered with high govern
ment official but without avail. No
doubt these same officials were only
oo glad to feci secure from the
rrusta of rebuke and th darts of
ritlclsm which have been tho lot of
he public man from time Immemo
rial. No matter which way they
mifcht turn the editors found them
selves enveloped. The odds were
acalnat them and they hav simply
settled down to chafe in enforced
silence.
Not so v. ith the smaller publlr.i-
lons. They havo mado life wretched
for the censors. Fear of suspension
had fewer terrors for thetn. What
did It matter If th censors destroyed
a few thousani copies. One fiery lit
tle paper. "The Freo Man." assailed
h ubiquitous and relentless censor.
When th censor suspended the Issue
he editor got hi edition out surrep
titiously so that the police had a
merry time halting street sale and
mail shipments. "The Free Man"
tried to fight It out with the censor.
nly to find that the paper's title was
a misnomer, for the publication was
suppressed.
A French correspondent points out
umerou trifling charge w hich have
erred, to bring out suspension of an
Issue or two. The case Is recounted
f a patriot h warned the auth Tl-
le es-int cholera In the trenches.
le thought he was performing a noble
act. but th censor thought differ
ntly and suspension followed. An
other paper aroused tho interest of
a reader with th line. "The Liberie
uote from a Swl paper this very
iiislng Incident." There followed
blank space some two In.-he In
enh where th censor got In bis da.
structlva work. Several papers sought
publish rtcrlln comment fol-
owing tha French successes In the
battle of Champagne. Paris was wild
with excited interest and Just what
the Germans had to say was eag-rly
sought, rtut not a word g by the
enoe, whe-h la not surprising, under
ha ru acali-st publishing anythlig
hleh might disturb the tranquillity
f the public mind. Tb Cirm.in. in
Imttting certain reversea. dismissed
hm wfh a lofty contempt which
would not have been at all reassuring
to tha French public.
Such war news as passe Is stereo
typed aa well as tlmlje I. Ther I no
opportunity for that Individuality In
hlch th French Journalist so truly
ellght. A great battle of many
pec-taculsr and Important phase may
a boi.rd down to a few prosaic para
graph. In this respect th censor
ship differ from that In Frgland.
where victories ara heralded freely
ant th reatrVt! m on th rres are
tX Uaa taacUcg. Very of'.ca 1'omi.uu,
The military unreadiness of democ
racies is due. among other causes. .to
their lack of desire to annex terri
tory. They think of the inhabitants
and the idea of forcing their govern
ment on unwilling people is repug
nant to them; autocrats regard th
people as mere attachments to th
territory. But, when once embarked
on war, democracies show a capacity
to apply all their resources to Its sue.
cewful outcome which explains their
firm establishment. Their wars are
made long and very costly by unread!
ness and they would do well to take
to heart tho lesson 'of France's splen
did readiness for the present struggle.
The merit of the Roy Scout organ!
ration Is' that It develops faculties
which are usually neglected and
makes boys more useful, all-around
seir-rellant citizens. A necessary
part of their teaching Is to serve their
country in war, and the times have
brought that necessity to the front
Instead of objecting to the military
training which th boys receive. Mr.
Thompson Scton should rather wlsn
that all boys recelvo the same train'
ing. Tliey would then be equipped
to do their purt when their country
called Instead of standing Impotent
witnesses of its defeat.
Attention .of those who extol the
seamen's law as a protection to the
Amerlcnn seaman is respectfully di
rected to the statement from San
trancisco that 'fewer than IS per
cent of able seamen to whom certifi
cates have been Issued nro American
citizens and that a comparatively
small percentage of aliens had evn
declared their Intention of becoming
cltlsens." The Amerlcian merchant
marine on the Pacific Is being sncrl
fired to a body of aliens who show no
Intention of becoming Americans.
Now London's ale houses will be
permitted to sell liquor only five
hours on Sundays and five and
half hours on w-eek days. In Ameri
can eyes this would seem to be no
great restriction. The American tip
pier would ba able to get his fill in
that period. Hut perhaps the English
variety of drinking man has a more
highly cultivated capacity so th
such liquor as he may consume In five
and a half hour does not seriously
disturb Ms mental, moral or physical
equilibrium.
rKW CHAXCE9 I HALF CEJJTCRY
Floaeer Vila Saw Caayoavtlle In M
PUsi Late Pletare Familiar.
SALEM. Or.. Dee. 6. (To the Editor.)
I today read the reminiscence of
Canyonvtlle. Douglas County. and
looked upon tha picture as published
In Th Oregonlan with great Interest.
There ar but small changes for 9
years. I saw th vlllag first in the
year of 185C I think, however, your
chronicler failed to remember some,
at least, of the prominent eitlsena.
Ther waa Dr. Colvlg. whose sons are
prominent cltlsens of the state; James
G. Clarac postmaster, merchant and
hotel man; Mr. Perry, the merchant;
Stinger, who built and operated the
distillery; William Preston, a prom
inent citizen; Kent, th landlord of the
Canyonvtlle Hotel, who was drowned:
Mr. McClellan. who afterward started
tha McClellan House in Roseburg. and
Spicer, who followed after, and whose
wife. Christine, made the Canyonvtlle
House one of the best on the road.
Colonel Hooker had charge of an
appropriation secured by General
Lane, while a delegate In Congress, for
the road from Scottsburs to Camp
Stewart. A previous appropriation had
been made and a wagon road was built
from Scottsburg to Itoseburg. This
road Hooker changed in places and Im
proved. He changed Its location over
"Roberts' Hill" and took it out of the
creek bed ud In the blr canyon.
Jesse Roberts' donation land claim
wa near Roseburg on the north side
of the "Roberts' Bill." and I am confi
dent that the Canyonvllle claim be
longed to his brothers. Joseph Knott
located claims at both ends of the bis
canyon.. He sold tbe one at the south
to Hardy Ellis and the one at the north
end to Roberts, and afterwards located
a claim near Oakland. This he after
ward traded to Mr. Itice for the Port
land ferry. . W.U.BYAKS.
When the Government "haa the
goods" on a man he might as well
give up. Better yet. heal late before
committing; the crime. One of the
Station A robbers gets twenty-five
years in the Feder.-U penitentiary. To
the young man inclined to go wrong,
this la a signboard.
Before .condemning Germans in
high places in this country for acts
thnt would benefit, their nation, one
must remember that patriotism is the
all-absorbing Idea of the German just
now and he would be a very poor
specimen who did not take a chance,
liertlllon tcvt and finger 'prints
may be required of all men who go
aboard, ships hereafter, that perpe
tration of such destruction as that on
the Minnesota may he prevented.
As soon ns we have finl-shed with
Christmas shopping the "rtglstcr now"
sign will go up. Really, life is just
one particular thing after another.
Admission I th solo thing that Is
cheap at the livestock show, for It is
free. The lords and ladies of pasture
and pen are worth several visits.
The caged squirrel doubtless has an
opinion of the peace delegate who
mprlsoned It and was expressing that
opinion In Its Incessant chatter.
Th man who experienced on ex
plosion of a streetcar controller is
content with a scat Inside the rest of
his life.
Much gas Is being discharged at
Washington, though of less poisonous
properties than that which Is used In
Europe.
It may be Ernest Thompson Seton
will find time to write more good
coyote and mountain goat stories.
no ME, NOT TRIBE. IS SIGNIFIED
Indian Name Chosen by Salem D. A. R.
Chapter la Explained.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 6. (To the Edl
tor.) The notice of the Daughters of
the American Revolution organization
at Salem In The Oregonian December 3
refers to our name. Cheir.cketa, as
the name of an Indian tribe: it sounds
Just as well and, may make no material
difference, for In course or time mucn
tradition becomes "history." We often
see or hear It In the process of making.
However, be I rip honored by the office of
historian in our young chapter or the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
I should like at least to be correct so
far as our name Is concerned.
I have tt from a good authority, I
think upon Indian names and tribes of
Oregon at any rate an authority con
sulted by historian and ethnologists
Captain O. C. Applegate. my uncle
that "Chemeketa" was the name of the
place or village where Salcra now Is
located and was not the name of a tribe
or band. It Is a Calapooia word per
haps signifying homo or council ground.
The CaUpooias Inhabited the lllam-
etto Valley and they were divided into
bands or sub-tribes. The Columbia
tribes. Including the Wakoulsse, who
were located along the Columbia River
about the mouth of the Willamette and
Vancouver and the Clackamas tribe,
were more Chinookan than Calapooia.
Th home tribe of the Chinook waa at
the mouth of the Columbia and the
related tiibes (Chinookan) extended on
up th Columbia to The Dalles and
Included th Wasco band.
There were no Willamette either, as
some have it, but various tribes or
bands of th Calapooia which I shall
not taka space to mention now.
LILLIAN APPLBGATE.
EXPOSITION BI T TRANSIENT GLOHY
Correspondent Is Able to Find Comfort
In Its Passing.
PORTLAND. Dec . (To - the Ed
itor.) There are many who deplore
the passing of the Panama-Pacific Ex
position, but Is It a loss? Or .will it
prova to be as have so many other
losses of great buildings, cities or In
stitutions, but a clearing that larger
and better planned edifices or corpora
tions may arise to take the places.
The great expositions held in Paris,
Chicago, Buffalo and Cincinnati were
better down than everlasting. The
buildings and expositions are hurriedly
planned and executed. Were they of
Imperishable material and their imper
fections ever before us, a constant tor
ment, the world -would have cause to
censure American cities for one more
proof of lack of nice distinction in
planning and of hurry In production.
Aa It Is, the effect as a wonderful
fairyland impresses us, and adverse
criticism has no place at such an en
tertainment. The Centennial at Cincinnati marked
the birth of American painting and
sculpture. The fair at Chicago seemed
at the time a most marvelous under
taking, stupendous in size, but there
were many faults. The smaller one in
Buffalo achieved through later inven
tions renown In its brilliant elec
trical display, and the Panama-Pacific
eclipsed both in its soft mantle- of li?ht
upon tinted surfaces and unified color
scheme.
America is willing- to build transient
cities to last but a year, putting all
the earnestness and art possible Into
the production knowing not a vestige
will remain, but having the faith that
larger and more beautiful results will
obtain with the coming years. We are
a growing and changing Nation; all
activity and keenly alert to the best
and not satisfied with its several ef
forts, but hoping all things for the big,
glorious future to come '
It were kind not to mention the
conglomeration of architecture at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition, but when
one thinks of that in permanent ma
terial it becomes a flagrant denial of
National good taste. It has been sug
gested that America absorb the several
distinct kinds of architecture of the
many nations, forming a composite
style to be adopted as American. Such
a suggestion is made without due re
gard to the comprehensive study of
-one of the fine arts architecture.
A composite is never satisfactory,
for it is without character, personality.
and production without those abstract
qualities is not art.
The time will come when America
will have her distinct form of orchi
tecture when the world will rise up
and call It good. Just as the world has
been obliged to recognize the fineness
and breadth of her painting and
sculpture, and in broader fields of her
enormous output from gigantic manu
facturing and packing plants.
bo let lis be content with the pass
ing of great thlncs and of the Panama
I'acific Fair with its charm of fairy
land and holiday effect, achieved
largely by a wealth of flowers and
softly-tinted flags, of jewels on tiptoe,
of fireworks and delightful music.
These could not be permanent.
CHERIE M. DUPEE.
In Other Days
KfW Law Dlaplraalna.
SALEM. Or, Deo. 4. (To tho Editor.)
I do not believe that there I even
one member of either House of the last
Legislature who will say that Section
of the dairy and food law Is right.
just, fair and square between man and
man.
Thla section requires each and every
dealer in condition powders, poultry
powders or stock food to take out a
license at 110 a year before they dare
to sell such articles.
While they were at It why did they
not mako another law requiring all
farmers who sell milk, cream, butter
or hogs to take out a license at tl a
year, or any dealer who sells spool
thread Or lead pencils or matches to
take out a similar licenser
It Is trobabl that this law was
enacted to Increase the revenue to brace
un the salaries of a dairy and food
commissi; ner and his several clerks.
Can hardly think It was passed to
benefit veterinarians. This law hits
druggists harder than any other class.
and as they already pay a license to
the board of pharmacy It Is wrong.
If such laws will pass muster why
not one requlrlnr all dealers who sell
Caatorla or Ayer's pills to take out a
$19 licenso every yearT
It would make revenue for some
ofllce. DRUGGIST.
Aathar'a True Name Glvea.
HOLCOMB, Wash.. Dec. 5. (To the
Editor.) A few davs ago you pub-
Ished a note from W. K. Phlpps. or
Medford. Or.v requesting the republi
cation of a poem by "Jack Smith" en
titled "The Cabin on the River of the
Firs" and suggesting that he would
like to kiow the trua nam of tha au-
hor; he thought he should not obscure
himself ntider a nom de plume. Fully
agreeing with Mr. Phlpps in this and
having been for many years a warm
rlend and admirer of the author. I
Klve his name and address. It is John
H. Smith. Astoria, Or. I
As Eugene F. Ware (Ironqull) was
the poet-.awyer of Kansas and our
own Will Thompson, of beattie. tne
poet-lawyer of Washington, so Is John
1L Smith the poet-lawyer of Oregon
and also the autnor of many short
poems w-Mch I think worthy of the
great Northwest. I would HKe to see
them In print and given th circulation
which I think they are entitled to.
Oregon may well feel proud of John
It. Smith. I think he should not let
his modesty bide his merit longer.
SOL SMITH.
SINGERS IN CONFLICT OF 1S60.
XV bo Inspired Men In the Trenches Dur
ing American Conflict.
W. R. Hodges In tho St. Louis Globe
Democrat. Who of the old Army of the Tennessee
does not recall those divine singers,
Frank and Julus Lombard? My recollec
tion is that they sang in the memora
ble campaign of 1860 and contributed
to the election of Abraham Lincoln.
They inspired the men in the trenches
about Vicksburg. There they sang "Old
Shady," which was always a favorite
of Grant; "We are coming. Father
Abraham. 300.000 more." and "Tramp,
tramp, tramp, the boys are marching
and later Julia Ward Howe's "Battle
Hymn of the Republic" and "Tentin
Tonight on the Old Campground." the
saddest of all the songH of the war,
written by Walter Kittridge, a New
Hampshire soldier, on a lonesome night
In tse swamps of the Chickahominy.
How many In war-torn Europe will in
their hearts echo the chorus of the last
verse:
Many are the hearts tht sre weary tonight.
Wishing- for the war to cease:
alany are tha hearts looking for the right
To aa tha tiiwn or peace;
Dying tonight, uying tonight.
Dying on tho old 'campground.
In October. 1894. the Army of the
Tennessee held Its 26th annual meeting
at Council Bluffs, la., the home of Gen
eral G. M. Dooge. the old commander
of the Sixteenth Corps. At the evening
session one of the numbers on the pro
gramme was "America," by J. C. Lom
bard. This announcement conveyed
nothing to the minds of the veterans
until an old man, with white hair, but
erect and vigorous, came upon the stage
and In a rich baritone, full and clear,
sang "America" as he used to sing it in
front of Vicksburg. Jt was Jules Lom
bard of 50 years a?o. As one man the
Army of the Ter.ncsseo arose to its feet
and cheered. They demanded "Old
6h.idy." but he said, "There was never
but one man who could sing 'Old
Shady,' and that was my brother
Frank." Mrs. General Logan was seat
ed on the platform. Turning to her, he
said: "I will sing a Scotch ballad that
I once sang tinder this gracious lady's
window more than 60 years ago," and
with what seemed to be the voice of
youth he sang "Annie Laurie." Mrs.
Logan smiled, nodded her head In as
sent and joined in the thunderous ap
plause.
Twenty-live Years Ago.
From Th Oregonlan of December 7, 1S90.
The County Judge of Baker County
has been arrested for selling liquor
without a license in Baker City.
Mrs. G. M. Rlchy, daughter of ex
TJnlted States Senator J. H. Slater, died
Thursday.
Charles Goodnough, of La Grande,
took his departure to New York Mon
day. His mission is a sad one, he be
ing called to the bedside of a daugh
ter, Bessie.
Nathan Russell, an old pioneer and
one of the first settlers of Sweet Home,
died in misery and want at Lebanon
Thursday or Friday night. He was
found in his tent Saturday by Samuel
Hoany.
W. D. Jackson, of Pendleton, has be
come temporarily insane from the ef
fects of injuries received In a recent
runaway accident.
A band of a dozen redskins from
Umatilla Reservation are playing
havoc in the Long Creek and John Day
country.
Henry Overhold, David Blanton and
M. Jackson, of Bear Valley, Grant
County, captured Coulson and Castaino.
the two prisoners who escaped from
the Canyon City jail last week.
Senorita Romero will prove a rev
elation to those amusement seekers
who are weary of the skirt dance and
sated with the now prevalent fandango
and bolero. Such a small matter as
twisting her left foot around the back
of her neck wh'le spinning at full
speed upon the toe of her right Bhe
takes as a matter of course, while her
high kicking would rouse the envy of
a Paris or Bonfanti. She will appear
tonight at the Marquam Grand.
Messrs. Carr and Goldsmith, the
prominent real estate brokers, yester
day sold to Charles II. Pralt, manager
for Miss Emma Abbott, the lot situat
ed northea&t of Ninth and Washington
streets for the sum of ?30,000.
- Half a Century Ago.
From The Oregonlan of December 7, 1R65.
News from the Arctic Is to the effect
that Captain Crozier and his two men
are still alive. This is gleaned from
the journal of C. F. Hall, containing
testimony obtained from Eskimos, lie
has ascertained where Franklin's ship
was wrecked and lost.
The American people have much
cause for giving thanks at this time,
as the angry storm of war has been
staid and peace has spread her wings
again over the Tand. A new spirit of
enterprise has been stimulated in Ore
gon by the many discoveries of invalu
able mines in the regions of Nevada,
and the coming year promises to sur
pass any yet known in the country.
A gunsmith named X. Auer has been
held to appear at the next term of the
Circuit Court In bonds of $300. follow
ing examination before Justice Hoff
man for retaining in his possession an
English revolver valued at ?35, which
was stolen from a fireman at the house,
of Company No. 1.
The Dalles Mountaineer mentions the
departure of Hoosier Dan and Frank
Williams for Umatilla, and very cor
rectly adds that the arrest of the
thieves was mainly attributable to Of
ficer Saunders, of the Portland police.
A. Myers called upon us last evening
after paying a visit of five weeks to
the upper country. He has introduced
the turbine wheel in Idaho.
Rev. Dr. Atkinson has handed us a
letter from Kev. George Mlnglns. ac
companied by a circular issued by tl
American Union Commission, which
makes an appeal to the people in be
half of sufferers in the South.
Captain William Cason. an old-time
resident of this county, was found
about half a mile from his house on
Sunday morning last dead in the road.
The dramatic reporter of The Cali
fornian was refused admission to Ma
guire's Opera-llou.e in consequence of
his notice of Bandmann's Hamlet not
being sufficiently laudatory to please
the Anglo-German tragedian.
Proposed Single Tax Law.
WELIJ). Or.. Jec. 4. (To the Ed
Itor.) Please state the principles of
the proposed "single tax law." Is the
land the only thing that Is taxed? Do
large business firms have to pay any
tax on their goods? If possible please
publish tha provisions and principles
Of this law. A READER.
Another Je for Ford.
PORTLAND. Dec. C. (To the Ed
itor.) Your editorial this morning In
regard to Ford and his mission was
ery appropriate and Instructive. Pur
ine mv rrndinir of the sama some dim
nd Indefinite recollection of Don men! or the land ty tne btate iana
The people's land and loan measure.
grafted by the Central Labor Council,
of Portland, Is the only single tax
measure so far proposed. It provides
for- the levy of a "land rent" tax on
11 land, whether 1ft use or not. The
proposed law provides for the assess
There are plenty of talkers, but
only two speaker in this generstlon
Champ and Uncle Joe.
China felt lonesome with war In
almost every other cour.tr)". o she
got In fashion.
Continuation of the San Diego
show ought to continue the excursion
rates.
Portland's school fads and fancies
are not the worst. Look at Atlanta.
F.lghteen day to Christmas, but
Wilson can discount that a week.
More of them might pee vegeta
bles aa does the atowawar Finn.
Vernon Castle purpose to learn a
few step In th air.
-i .
Spectacle my make even a mon
key look !.
J. Lull to IL Fori:
"Scat:"
Quixote, Sancho Panza. etc.. would
float through my mind, and then the
ar-fetchei thought of whether or not
we could get him Interested in set
tling the gigantic dispute regarding
Taylor-Street Church.
JOHtf DITCHBURN.
White Slave Law.
PORTLAND. Dec, (To the Ed
itor.) If a man la Oregon sends trans
portation to another state for a woman
to come and work ror mm ana men in
slsts nn living with her and taking her
to his hotel, can he be accused of white
slavery. K- L C.
He might be accused of violating
either the Mann law or a state law.
Conviction would probably depend on
establishment of Intent when he sent
transportation.
Iltlaaalahe' Aareatora.
Washington (D. C.) Star.
"I'm sorry you don't admire Mr. Cum
pins," said the tactful woman. "His
ancestors were very distinguished end
estimable people. "Yea," replied Miss
Cayenne. "What a misfortune for his
family that so many of them died.
I'laelaa (be Blame.
Houston (Tex.) Post.
"Do you believe It I true that one-
half the world doe not know bow the
other half lives?" "It may be true.
dear, but I ahould not worry, for no
on can Justly blame you."
Board, through Ccunty Assessors and
the Tax Commission, and the collec
tion of that tax by the same body. The
valuation is made upon the land Itself
and not upon the Improvements that
may be made. Improvements and per
sonal propeaty may tinder Its provi
sions be taxed for local purposes when
proposed by Initiative proceedings and
adopted by a majority of those voting.
By "land" is meant "earth, including
soil, water, water power, minerals,
stone, natural oils, gases, timber of
natural growth and all other natural
resources before being Bevered. re
moved or withdrawn from their nat
ural position."
Vancouver's Antl-Treattnsj Law.
PORTLAND. Dec 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Pleaso Inform me If Vancouver.
Wash., ever bad an antl-treating law.
SUBSCRIBER.
Law Aa to Lost Articles.
PORTLAND, Dec. 5. (To the Edi
tor.) A few days ago I found a small
article of Jewelry in the mud on the
street. I have watched the 'lost"
column; but no one has advertised lor
it. If no one advertises for it. am I
at liberty to dispose of it? FINDER.
If the article is worth $5 or more
notice of the finding should be given
in writing to the County Clerk and a
notice also posted in two public places.
It of the value of 515 or- more notice
should also be published in some news
paper in tne county. xi ine owner
does not claim it within two months
an appraisal by a Justice of the Peace
is necessary, which appraisal must be
filed ia the County Clerk's office. The
owner is entitled to restitution of tho
property at any time within one year
upon payment of costs and a reasonable
compensation to the finder. If no owner
appears within one year the finder upon
paying into tbe County Treasury one
half the appraised value, after deduct
ing all legal charges, may keep tho
property. The foreging is an outline
of the law, but it is rarely observed.
Deficiency Judgments.
PORTLAND. Dec. 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Can you give me the law in this
state on "detlciency judgments" in
foreclosures of purchase price mort
gages? My information is that while
one cannot get r. deficiency Judgment
direct, one can accomplish exactly tha
same thing by disregarding the mort
gage and suing on the note and thereby
secure judgment and levy on anything
a man has.
If the note on its face shows that it
was given in the purchase of real es
tate, a deficiency judgment cannot be
obtained.
Tes,
trial.
but it was repealed after a
How to Find Club.
PORTLAND, Dec 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Please tell me If there Is a
Pennslyvanla Society In Portland,
where they meet or how to find It,
The Pennsylvania Cluh Is listed In the
telephone and city directories.
It Does.
WALLA WALLA, Wash- Dec. 4. (To
the Editor.) In states where capital
punishment is in effect, please advise
If It appiiss to women as well as men.
WALLA WALLA.
Let Us Help on the
Christmas List
Picking Just the right thing for
Mary and John, for father and
mother, for all the dear ones on the
list is no small problem.
Everyone has not the time for ex
tensive shopping round, and often In
the very multiplicity of things in
the stores is confusion.
Kigh here and now the advertis
ing columns of The Oregonlan can
be of great service to you.
They summarize the Christmas
stocks.
They are full of suggestions.
They quote prices. They give facts.
A few minutes with paper and
pencil and the advertising columns
of The Oregonlan will route you to
ward easy shopping.
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