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THE 3IOHXIXG OREGOXIAN, TITT7RSDAT, OCTOBER 12, 1910. "
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PORTLAND. THURSDAY. . OCT. 12. 1916.
HOW WOMEN WELL, JUDGE.
President Wilson is now trying his
utmost to convince woman suffragists
that he is with them in their fight, but
he cannot remove the effect of the
early rebuffs he gave them and of his
systematic discouragement of every
effort in their behalf.
When a delegation of suffragists
called upon Mr. Wilsoh at the White
House and asked his support for the
suffrage amendment to the Federal
Constitution, he gave as a reason for
his refusal the absence of any suf
frage plank from the Baltimore plat
form. He disclaimed authority, as
leader of the Democratic party, to
commit it to a policy which it had not
indorsed. His extreme scrupulousness
on that occasion contrasts strongly
with his conduct in committing it to
repudiation of the Canal tolls plank,
the single-term plank and the plank
promising protection to American citi
zens abroad. He had no hesitation in
committing the Democracy to the new
principle that any American in a for
eign country whom he chose to class
as an exploiter should be denied pro
tection by the United States. A leader
who was so cautious about promoting
one principle which his party had not
indorsed should, if he was sincere, be
equally careful not to do so with re
spect to any other new theory, and he
should be most conscientious in bat
tling for every principle which it has
adopted.
But when the women's delegation
undertook to reason with him, he
found it beneath his official dignity
to argue with them,, turned his back
on them and abruptly left them.
Later delegations were treated by him
with as scant courtesy. He continued
to insist that woman suffrage was a
question for the individual states to
decide and that it had no place in
Congress or the Federal Constitution.
He tried to convince them that he was
personally friendly to their cause oy
voting for suffrage at the New Jersey
election in April, but that act dfd not
indicate any change of front as a party
leader on the Federal amendment.
The St. Louis platform, of which he
was the chief architect and in which
nothing was included without his con
sent, contained a pretended indorse
ment of the principle,-but by indorsing
action by the states only it marks no
real advance on his former position.
Not until Mr. Hughes had taken a
more advanced stand did Mr. Wilson
begin to court the women in earnest.
In his speech of acceptance Mr.
Hughes confined his declaration to an
indorsement of his platform declara.
tlon, but on the following day he ex
pressed his personal advocacy of the
Federal amendment and promised his
support of it as President, if elected
This was a bomb thrown into the Wil
son camp, and the President began to
warm up to the suffragists most per
ceptibly. Addressing the National
Woman Suffrage convention at At-
lantic City, on September 8, he
promised to fight "with them" for the
rising to the.flood, but he was careful
to say: "We shall not quarrel about
methods." He hinted at patience and
he suggested that the leaders wait for
. cue iicvpiu lu i.-dnjii up witxi mini, ne
gave no promise to support any defi
nite action or of aid in winning the
people. He tickled the ears of his
hearers with honeyed words, but when
they came to analyze his fine language,
they discovered that he had given
them nothing definite or tangible.
Mr. Wilson's attitude on the suf
frage question has been so disingenu
ous as to leave room for no other
conclusion than that he is at heart
opposed to votes for women and that
he conceals his real sentiments in the
hope of catching women's votes. That
Conclusion is entirely consistent with
the attitude of the dominant element
in his- party. Of the eleven suffrage
states, seven are safely Republican
and the other four are at least doubt
ful and are in the insurgent West, as
distinguished from the Bourbon
South. The seven are Wyoming, Cali
fornia, Utah, Idaho, Washington,
Kansas and Oregon. The four are
Colorado.. Arizona. Nevada nnrl ATon
tana. Not a single one of the tradi
;tional, habitual Democratic states of
the solid South has .moved to adopt
woman suffrage. All are opposed to
the movement, and their representa
tives in Congress, who head all the
chief committees, use their power to
light against it, not with it. Even
were Mr. Wilson really friendly to the
fcause, he dare not act counter to the
South, lest he provoke a revolution in
Ills party.
The women voters of the West are
keen observers. They know the facts
and, in Judging of the real position of
me two parties towards their cause.
they will compare words and promises
with deeds. From Mr. Wilson they
receive nattering but vague words.
wnne his and his party's record is
marked by absence of deeds. From
Mr. Hughes they have a frank dec,
laration in their favor, while the en
tire trend of his party's action is to
wards the full concession of their
;elalms. When they come to judge of
xne sincerity of words, they will look
for evidence of general fidelity to
promises. They will not find It in Mr.
Svllson s record.
Sugar growers in Cuba have certain
Advantages over the raisers of beets
tor sugar in the United States, in the
respect that the cane keeps right on
prowing. while beet farmers not only
tnust plant every year, but go to a
treat deal of trouble in procuring de
lirable seed. If a cane planter is too
busy, or too lazy, to harvest his crop
Une year, or thinks he has money
tnough without it, he does not need
io let it worry him. It will make al
most as much sugar next year as two
trops would if harvested in the usual
Way, although it is said to be better
or the cane to .observe gome; gem
blance of regularity In this matter.
This is one of the advantages of the
tropics, which some scientists have
predicted will in the Joyful, days to
come produce all the food and most
of the clothing- for the world, leaving
the temperate zone to be devoted to
the pleasures of the people . between
seasons. Scientific farming has hardly
made a start in the tropics, the incen
tive of extreme necessity having thus
far been lacking.
FAKER EXPOSED.
The International News Service, a
Hearst organization, has been exclud
ed from all telegraph and mail facili
ties in Great Britain because it is a
chronic and notorious faker. That
fact was well known in America, at
least among newspapers, but its re
sounding and pretentious name evi
dently caused the unsuspecting news
authorities of England to suppose that
it had a legitimate standing at home.
Its methods are daring and unscrupu
lous, for if it cannot get the news it
manufactures happenings: and they
lose nothing ' in color -or sensational
ism in the-, process.
The idea is to get "hot stuff." so as
to make "opportunity for big head
lines and consequent street sales.
What matter if the truth is the oppo
site and develops next day? There is
then another chance . for blood-red
type display, if the matter is not to
be conveniently forgotten and ig
nored. '
The International News Service was
n repeated difficulties with the Brit
ish censors, not for cabling fraudu
lent . stories, - but for- sending to
America meager outlines of , events
and -for substituting details -.on this
side of the ocean.- The latest exploit
of the News Service had London in
flames. It was false.
Now the News Service is thrown
wholly upon its own resources, so far
as Great Britain is concerned. But
that will matter little. The machine
of fraud and fake will be geared up a
ttle more, the output will be in
creased and it will continue in busi
ness at the old stand.
The only patron of the International
News Service in Portland is the Even
ing Journal.
BOOK SHOWING OF ECONOMY.
Commissioner Daly gives the public
the pleasing assurance that the cost
of operation for the street-cleaning
department and the water -bureau is
steadily decreasing. "The appropria
tion for the coming year will be $S45
075 less than m 1914, or a decrease of
more than 48 per cent." So the Com
missioner says as to the water de
partment.
Let us gratefully remember that 4 8
per cent is nearly one-half, and pass
on to the street-cleaning department
without any attempt at analysis
"The appropriation requested for
the ensuing year (street cleaning) is
S113.4S4.39 less than allowed in 1914,"
continues Commissioner Daly, "or a
decrease of more than 31 per cent on
the tax levy."
Great news! Astounding news! In
credible news! A decrease in the tax
levy! A 31-per cent decrease!
Yet there is talk at the City Hall
that the tax levy for the current year
must be higher than ever. But Com
missioner Daly says not. He runs
two. of the most expensive depart
ments in the municipality, and he
ought to know.
But does he Know? Will the tax
levy show a decrease?
Let the taxpayer examine his tax
receipt for the past three years, since
commission government was inaugu
rated.' ' There has been no decrease.
but an outright increase a steady,
habitual, and . considerable increase.
There was assurance that commission
government would cost $1,000,000
per year less than councilmanic form.
It was not true. It has cost more. It
continues to cost more.
Yet Mr. Daly tells us he has saved
us money. It is the same commis
sioner Daly that proposed the waste
ful and foolish $500,000 expenditure
for water meters.
The public would like to have less
economy that merely shows in the
books and more that counts in taxes.
WHY CHILDREN" GO WRONG.
It is impossible to read the annual
report of Judge Cleeton, of the Juve
nile Court, without being impressed
with the great variety of causes which
bring children and mothers under its
care. Poverty, intemperance and dis
rupted homes rank highest among
these causes. Neglect and immorality
by parents are frequently behind the
disruption of the family, which ends
in divorce or desertion. Lack of in
nocent recreation at home or in the
community drives children for pleas
ure or occupation to moving-picture
theaters, dancehalls, motorcycling or
to gang depredations. Industrial ac
cidents and preventable diseases throw
many human wrecks on the care of
the community, and. their children
with them.
The wide range of these causes of
juvenile delinquency and dependence
shows the close relation of these so
cial evils to every other subject of
legislation and administration. We
strike at these causes when we suc
cessfully combat alcoholic excess, the
drug habit, free-and-easy divorce, pa
rental Immorality, neglect and irre
sponsibility, when we provide parks,
playgrounds and - community centers
of recreation, when we improve and
safeguard the public health, when we
place safety devices in factories or
around machinery, and when we pro
vide compensation for injured work
men.
.The work of the Juvenile Court is
of the highest importance from the
broad viewpoint of community good
It aims to preserve the good quality
of citizenship in the rising generation.
Upon its success depends the charac
ter of the voters ten and twenty years
hence. It can succeed best by aiming
at proper training of the young by
and through the parents. Judge Clee
ton, therefore, acted wisely when he
declared, on assuming office, his pur
pose to require parents to "keep, pro
vide for and govern their own chil
dren," - to require parents to report
on the conduct of delinquents.- He
goes too far in assuming that "there
are no Incorrigible children," but that
Is simply an exaggerated way of stat
ing his belief, which is well founded
that if children are not good, "it Is
usually the fault or mistake of some
one else." He enlists the co-operation
of teachers and parent-teacher asso
ciations, as well as individual parents,
and thus concentrates the efforts of
the community on combating the evils,
of which the cases coming before his
court are concrete examples.
How great a figure poverty cuts in
the cases with which he has to deal
appears in the judge's report. Of the
dependent children, nine per cent are
due to sickness of father or mother,
which leaves no one at home to care
for them, as "the wages have been in
sufficient to create a reserve fund to
provide for such emergencies'- Elev-.
en per cent were due to the death of
one or both parents. Where one par
ent only was dead, this usually was
the mother and "the father could not
in most cases afford a housekeeper."
In twenty-six per cent "the wages
earned were too low or employment
too irregular to keep the family to
gether." Here we find .poverty re
sponsible In some degree for forty
six per cent of the dependents.
Immorality of parents in various
forms and degrees is behind another
large class of delinquent children.
Nine per cent are ascribed to the im
morality of the mother, and another
nine per cent to the intemperance of
either father or mother, but it is a
most significant tribute to prohibi
tion that "none of these last cases
came up after January 1, 1916. ".Dis
ruption of the homo is certainly due
in a large majority of cases to moral
defects in one or both parents, "and
seventy per cent of the dependent
children come from disrupted homes,
mostly through separation of parents,
others through divorce.
Delinquency also is traceable chiefly
to parental neglect, for it occurs most
frequently at the critical age between
15 and 17, when children most need
careful guidance. Among boys the
spirit of adventure finds a vent in
destructive gangs and in petty theft.
The police share responsibility for the
latter evil, for they neglect to enforce
the law forbidding purchase of Junk
from minors.
In short, every fact brought out by
Judge Cleeton adds force to the state
ment that the proper upbringing of
children is intimately connected with
almost every other problem of do
mestic legislation and administration.
Every law and practice that work
counter to material well-being, to
health, to morals, to protection of life
and. limb, to the marital relation, to
rational amusement, reacts against the
children and makes work for the
Juvenile Court. Every law that pro
motes those ends is a law to promote
also the welfare of children and to
produce a higher standard of citi
zenship in the next generation.
WILL HE QUIT?
PORTLAXD, Or., Oct. 11. (To the Edi
tor.) The Orei;onian ought to puncture
more emphatically the single tax fraud,
known as the "land and loan measure."
so that the voter may be under no kind
of misapprehension that It is something for
his benefit. It ts not. It Is a cheat and
a. swindle, and you cannot say so too often.
EXCITED CITIZEN.
The Oregonlan will do its best. It
has fought the single tax the fruit
and flower of U'Renism through
many elections, and it will keep at
the job so long as there is need. But
it is tiresome work.
Thfre.is an idea that if the spurious
Land and Loan bill officially "Full
Rental Value Land Tax and Home
makers' Loan Amendment," is this
year overwhelmed with a tremendous
vote, U'Ren will quit.
We hope so. But we do not think
he will quit, so long as there is a dol
lar left in the Feis fund and the open
door to single-tax and similar hurtful
agitations is left through the initiative.
QUEER COMBINATIONS. '
The Portland News has' magnanim
ously forgiven Mr. Lafferty for rising
from his seat in Congress and de
nouncing that hectic paper for varl
ous crimes and misdemeanors, chief of
which was we rely on our memory
for the details of that interesting. in
cident that it is owned by a million
aire named Scripps, living at San
Diego, who was never in Portland and
who spends his time In luxurious ease
in his Southern California palace.
cutting his coupons and inspecting the
balance sheets of his various news
papers. The News makes a wry
grimace, but it swallows Lafferty.
Quite a stunt!
The News is not alone in its Adul-
lamlte fellowship with Lafferty. There
is the Reverend Clarence True Wilson
running around with him, speaking
from the same platform, and soliciting
votes ror him on the ground that he
is for prohibition. We like to think
well of Clarence True, or any Preacher
of the Word, but he makes it hard.
Lafferty . is for prohibition to
get the prohibition vote, for an em
bargo on arms to get the German
vote, for anti-Catholicism to get the
A. P. A. vote, for peace at any price
to get the W uson vote, for the Adam-
son act to get the union labor vote and
for any old thing to get any other
votes that may be available.
If they get Lafferty in Congress.
what have they accomplished for Ore
gon, or for any Oregon interest? Laf
ferty is a political Bedlamite. That any
important group of citizens should
join with any other group to procure
his election, knowing him and his rec
ord, is the outstanding marvel of the
local campaign.
WILSON'S ATTACSS ARB YAIX.
President Wilson follows the cue
given by some of his supporters in
trying to tie the stand pat tag on Mr.
Hughes. It matters not to him that
his statements run counter to Mr.
Hughes' entire record as Governor, to
the facta of Mr. Hughes' nomination
and to all of the Republican candi
date's utterances since that event.
As investigator of the insurance
companies Mr. Hughes dragged into
the limelight the political leaders who
had been guilty of shady practices.
They included Democrats as well as
Republicans. As Governor, he fought
the old guard and beat it on the
Public Service Commission bill, on
the Insurance bill, on the racetrack
bill and on the direct primary bill. He
fought the special interests for which,
Mr. Wilson says, the old guard "really
have the organization and control of
the Republican party in their own
possession."
When the Republican convention
met In June, the old guard and the
Interests which it serves remembered
this. They regarded the possibility of
Mr. Hughes' nomination as a danger
and they did their utmost to prevent
it. They found the delegates divided
among a collection of favorite sons
and Mr. Hughes. They strove to com
bine the delegates on any -other can
didate ' than Hughes. They found
Hughes to be the second choice of
almost, every delegate and to be so
strong with the people that any dele
gate who might have inclined to fall
in with their plans dared not do so
for fear of "the folks back home."
They were powerless to prevent his
nomination, and it came about in spite
of them. He owes them nothing.
Mr. Wilson and his campaign man
agers are so loaded with talk about
reaction, bosses and the old guard,
with appeals to class prejudice and
false sentiment, that they do not know
how to use ammunition of any other
kind. They fire off what they have
for lack of better. It might have some
effect against a politician of their
own kind, but it makes no impres
sion on Mr. Hughes. None know
better than the old guard that the in
terests need hope for nothing from
him, The Republican, pandldnte'sj
record of solid work well done in the f
cause of labor foils all. attempts to
turn workingmen against him. His
plain statement of facts, his logical
deductions from them end his clear
enunciation of principles sweep away
MrVWilson's sentimental gush.
iur"MMi'G t p recruits.
Tho War Department is confronted
with the serious task of providing in
fact the Army for which the new
Federal law provides on paper. To
this end, as Is now well known, post
masters have been made recruiting
agents, but even that measure has
failed to obtain applicants in suffi
cient numbers to meet requirements.
It is estimated that 100,000 recruits
will be needed at once. This is ap-4
proximately one soldier to every 1000
of the population. In other words,
with the census of 1910 as the basis.
Oregon would have 672 men in the
permanent military establishment of
the United States and Washington
1141 if these states contributed their
proportion. It must be kept in mind
that it is not for the National Guard,
but for the regular Army, for which
these enlistments are being sought.
The cost of making enlistments is
large, as was illustrated recently in
New York when efforts were made
to fill up the Guard regiments for
service on the border. "The Army and
Navy Journal points out that in
one week forty-six recruits were
obtained in the entire state for or
ganizations on the border, while dur
ing the previous week sixty-five re
cruits were secured. The complete
record for one month's recruiting is
372 recruits. The Journal gives the
cost to the United States Government
for the officers and men on recruiting
service in New York State alone at
$25,000. This cost has reference to
the National Guard, but it will not be
less in the case of the regulars, and
in other states it may be greater. It
will bo noted that the cost estimate
includes only the pay and expenses of
recruiting officers and men. It does
not take into account the transporta
tion of the recruit after he has been
accepted, nor the cost of making him
into an efficient soldier.
It appears, that the whole country
is to be covered as with a fine-tooth
comb ii the search for men. It is
proposed to make what amounts to
a house-to-house canvass. In those
districts in which postmasters are not
making returns, even under the in
spiration of the reward held out to
them, special inquiry will be made
with a view of determining the rea
son.
It is clear that mere enactment of
a law increasing the numerical
strength of the Army does not supply
the men. Some other method must
be devised.
The statement that Mr. Robert S.
Lovett, president of the Union Pacific
Railroad, is out for Wilson is signifi
cant only Insofar as It explodes the
campaign falsehood that the "inter
ests" are all for Hughes. Mr. Lovett
represents a very large "interest" and
is a typical Wall Street railroad mag
nate. He Is a Tfeas lawyer, and a
Democrat, which explains satisfac
torily perhaps why he Is for Wilson
Or do oir Democratic friends prefer
to think the "interests" are abandon
ing Hughes for Wilson? Or Is a rail
road president who is for Hughes a
plutocrat and a creature of Wall Street,
while the railroad president who is for
Wilson is a patriot?
If Roumania is not to rue its entry
Into the war, the allied army in Mace
donia will need to get extremely busy.
The big allies have a bad habit of
backing the little allies with nothing
more effective than applause, which
wins no battles.
The International News Service will
now have complete freedom in faking
dispatches, for it will be relieved of
the embarrassment of knowing the
facts. Its writers can make news right
out of their heads.
When dwellers along the North At
lantic Coast have taken a highball or
those along tho South Atlantic Coast
have taken a mint julep, they look out
to sea and see submarines.
As usual in October, the Democrats
are claiming all the doubtful states
are surely for Wilson. They win every
Presidential election a month before
the ballots are cast.
The ambition of an' illiterate rioter
is to kill a "po-liceman," and that ac
counts for the casualties in Standard
Oil labor trouble In New Jersey.
Perjury in violation of ' the liquor
law is more disease than crime. A man
with a consuming desire for liquor la
not altogether himself mentally.
If we could all sell our property on
the Lombard basis of valuation, we
should become so rich as to make war
millionaires look like pikers.
Atlantic liners may choose the ice
berg belt as less dangerous to them
and more dangerous to submarines
than their customary route.
The Adamson law has a tev friends
and the prospect is that, when the
election Is over, its'parents will kick
it downstairs.
The man who thinks it a mistake
to give suffrage to women should
watch their activities and listen to
their talks.
There is little chance of peace when
talk of it is scorned by those who
have lost territory but are regaining it.
The U-53 may be calling on Davy
Jones. She will get scant welcome, for
Davy is a loyal Welshman.
Did you ever stop to think that if
Columbus had not balanced the gg
we might all be Indians?
Some Valley people this year find
plenty of pep in the peppermint oil
industry.
Coos Bay is Oregon's long-lost son
and is now the pride of the family.
For a fragile article, the Tenth Com
mandment is being somewhat bent.
Any big fish on the Atlantic shore
is good for a submarine scare.
The U-53 has gone without leaving
her wireless phone number.
Recruiting stops Just in time,
body wants to enlist.
No-
In an alienation affair, it's easier to
sue than to shoot.
Chris, you did a good Job in 1492.
TheJTprest fires, are rain, breeders,
Stars and Starmakers
By Leone Cau Baer.
THERE'S a picture of Fay Balnter.
Western girl, in this week's Dra
matlo Mirror. She has the leading role
in "Arms and the Girl." playing oppo
site Cyril Scott at the Fulton Theater
in New York City, fay is well known
in Portland through her seasons with
the Baker Stock Company. Miss Baln
ter left here for New York some five
years ago and made & big success in
"The Rose of Panama" and then she
went Into stock at Dcs Moines la., for
two seasons. Now she's on Broadway
again and la receiving splendid notices
for her work. Fay is talented, young
and attractive. In a late interview she
declares that she is one of the three
girls born in Los Angeles some 20 years
ago who have not gone Into motion
pictures. Instead she was graduated
directly from the high school dramatic
society In Los Angeles to a stock com
pany playing in that city and rapidly
became a Coast favorite. William liar
ris, ,Jr who recognized the charm.
personality and genuine ability of the j
young actress. Is responsible for her
appearance on Broadway this time.
One critic. In mentioning Fay Pain
ter's work in "Arms and the Girl."
oplnea that "Fay Balnter. as an inge
nue, attracted considerable notice main
ly because she has created a new type
of ingenue, entirely foreign to the one
so well known to the stage. Others
in the cast did nothing on the first
night to invite criticism, and thus they
are considered above par."
Isadora Duncan Is always disappoint
ed about something or other. Last year
when she set sail for England it was
the United States that made her tired.
Now she has arrived in New York from
South America and ifa the Argentlnans
who give her a pain. Well, Isadora
gives a lot of us a pain, too so it's
fifty-fifty.
U. " '
The funniest stage name in the world
is revealed in the programme of the
Washington Square Players. Her name
is Gwladys and I don't know how
you pronounce It. It's not a misprint,
either, for I read all through the ac
counting, and Gwladys is Gwladys all
through it. Her last name is Wynne.
Margaret Anglln is appearing in
"Caroline," by William Somerset,
at the Empire in New York. It is a
coincidence that Miss Anglln was once
a pupil in the Empire Dramatic School,
which was run in connection with the
Empire Theater. She made the stride
from a pupil to star some years ago,
and it is fitting that she should star in
the place where she put her foot on the
first round of the ladder to fame. She
early attracted the notice of Charles
Frohman. Her first venture was in
"Shenandoah." Since then she has
starred in many nodern and Shake
spearean productions.
iSiss Anglln's last appearance In Port
land was In an ill-starred tour in
Shakespearean repertoire, the venture
ending on the rocks in Canada,
Alfred Sutro. the English dramatist,
has recently had a play published In
London under the -title of "Freedom."
The drama, wkioh concerned woman
suffrage, was finished Just before the
war broke out and was to have been
produced by Granville Barker. A stag,
presentation of the play is now consid
ered impossible by Mr. Sutro. as the
war has shown the position and charac
ter of women in new and greater lights. -
A little document at the City Hall
a regular one, not a press agency af
fair draws attention to Laura Nelson
Hall, she of "Every woman" fame, who
will be with us next week as one of
the joint hcadliners of. the Orpheum
show. The document Is nothing but a
request from the Orpheum manage
ment to borrow a white kitten from the
city pound. Presumably it Is to be used
In Miss Hall's act. "The Cat and the
Kitten." her new vehicle, which wai
written for her by Frances Nordstrom.
Miss Hall in her visit here last season
appeared In "Demi Taose."
Miss Hall always has playlets of the
straight-from-the-shoulder type. In
real life she talks that way. Here is
a sample of a little speech she made
about marriage:
"There really ought to be religious
or civic supervision of marriage. An
engagement that is founded on physical
infatuation will never stand the test of
time and a life's tragedy may be avert
ed. An engagement founded on emo
tlon generally will stand and if It does
a good marriage will result. It is too
much, of course, to expect that each
human can find a psychological affin
ity. This happens once in about every
100,000 cases. It is purposely made that
way. Most folks couldn't stand so
much happiness. It would get on their
nerves.
"There is a lot of talk about player
folk never marrying. That is all torn-
myrot. Some of the happiest couples
In the land are theatrical people. Men
and women, actors and actresses in
eluded, are all built on the same pat
tern, and if there is any trouble it Is
because one or the other has gone out
with a spyglass looking for it. Wedded
couples should be so wrapped up in
each other that they haven't time for
anybody else; then there would be no
such thing as divorce."
William Faversham has entered Into
a contract with Charley Cherry to en
act the role of Hotchkiss in George
Bernard Shaw's comedy, "Getting Mar.
Tied." Mr. Faversham had originally
planned to play the part himself, but
will now portray the character of the
Bishop, which Henry Ainley played in
London.
Sarah Bernhardt is now In New York
and plans to, begin her tour next week
In Montreal. She will be under, dlrec
tlon of William F. Connor, who man
aged her Orpheum tour. Her business
manager is George H, Murray.
Irene Osher has closed with the Prin
cess Stock in Dea Moines and returned
to New York.
Elise Schuyler, of San Francisco, who
says she Is a vaudeville actress of abil
ity, filed -suit against Alexander Pan
tages to recover $1410 for alleged
breach of contract and $25,000 damages
because he told her she was not a star.
Miss Schuyler says she was engaged to
lng by Pontages on November 17, last.
for 14 weeks at $115 a week. Sho was
dismissed after one week. This, the
Binger says, caused great damage to
her reputation.
Clifford Lancaster, former Baker
player, is filling a five-week engage
ment with the Robert Athon Stock
Comply in San Francisco. The Athon
company once was a season's feature
at the old Lyrle here,
LETTERS MIST BE SHORT.
Because the number of letters
for publication received by The
Gregonian during an election
campaign Is large, brevity la es
sential to acceptance.
In the absence of explicit In
structions to the contrary. The
Oregonlan will hereafter exercise
its editorial prerogative of re
ducing the length cf communica
tions when they exceed more than
300 words.
When specific request accom
panies a communication that it be
not edited in the interest of
brevity. The Oregonlan -w ill pub
lish the letter only if its interest
and Importance is considered
worth the space it would occupy.
TABLL7T INSCRIPTION MISLEADING
Aa Memorial to Pioneers It Would Be
fitting: and Historically True.
PORTLAND. Oct. 11. (To the Edi
tor.) For the sake of historical truth
the writer la impelled again to protest
against the "Oregon Trail" tablet at
Multnomah Fails beside the Columbia
River Highway, placed there recently
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution. And in so doing tlie writer
bespeaks the sentiment of persons of
pioneer knowledge.
In your issue of October 3. Mrs.
Bertha B. Ash. speaking for the
Daughters, writes that "the tablet is
erected to the first who came as set-
tiers"; that is. to the early Oregon,
pioneers.
Then the tablet should be inscribed
to the Oregon pioneers. As such a me
morial it would bo sentimentally fitting
and historically true. And the daugh
ters would be doing a worthy act for
the pioneers and posterity. But this
tablet. "The Oregon Trail. 1843." makes
no mention of the pioneers; moreover,
it conveys an idea wholly wrons. for it
does not mark the Oregon Trail.- as it
purports to do; besides, many American
pioneers traveled the Ore-son Trail
prior to 1843, on the Columbia River
and on an old Indian, trail near Mount
Hood. The imlgration of 1S43, of about
875 persons and 1300 cattle, was the
largest up to that time, but their
predecessors were pioneers in the high
est sense of the word.
In the eyes of passers-by the tablet
appears and naturally aa a monu
ment to the old pioneer road. The
questionings of visitors at Multnomah
Falls, as they view the tablet, reveal
the untruthful suggestion: "So this
tho route of the old pioneer road
"Well, the old fellows knew how to
get there, didn't they?" "Wonder if
they stopped to look at the falls in
those daya?" "My, but wasn't it slow
traveling this road with ox-teams?
When the writer has heard these or
similar questions, he has explained the
"mistake" by recital of Oregon trail
facts, but he has been unable to
answer the further question: "Then
why is the tablet there?"
It may be in point to suggest that it
ts the duty of our people to guard
against mistakes in their history. There
are many errors and myths In Oregon
annals and they are due to persona who
have "monkeyed" with facta or dis
torted them with personal bias into
the half-truths that are tho night
mare of historians.
The Old Oregon Trail first followed
the current of Columbia River. That
was the route of Lewis and Clark in
1805-6, the Astors in 1811-12, Wyeth
in 1832-34. Jason Lee In 1834. Samuel
Parker in 1835. Whitman, In 1836. The
river was the route of the fur traders
of the Northwest and the Hudson's Hay
Companies; also, of the American mi
gration parties of 1839. '40. '41 and '42,
which led up to the large migrations
of 1843, "44. '45 and afterward. These
parties went down the Columbia ltivcr.
in canoes and batteaux or on rafts and
made a portage at Cascades, mostly on
the north bank. Their route did not
pass at or close to the site of the
tablet at Multnomah Falls, nor did it
follow the-line of the present highway.
except, perhaps, at Cascade Locks.
The portagCat Cascades In 1S43 was
very difficult; two weeks were con
sumed in cutting open the trail. There
was every reason for the pioneers to
avoid Multnomah Falls, owing to the
great difficulties of travel timber.
brush and rough country.
Another route of the Old Oregon
Trail (dctouring the river difficulties)
followed an Indian trail across Cascade
Mountains north of Mount Hood and
led to the falls of the .Willamette. The
migrations of 1842, 43, '44 and '45 have
left record of their use of this Indian
trail for their livestock. A third route,
the Barlow wagon road, was opened in
1845-46, south of Mount Hood and
joined the Indian trail, already men
tioned, on Sandy River at the mouth of
the Zig Zag. For the need of brevity,
the writer Is merely outlining these
several routes of the Old Oregon Trail
a road 2000 miles long, leading from
the site of Kansas City. Mo.
Senator J. W. Nesiuith says the
wagons of the 1843 migration were
transported down the river in 18 44 and
the cattle were driven over the Indian
trail near Mount Hood. His journal
describes his trip down the Columbia
River, in October. 1843. from The Dalles
to Cascades In a canoe and thence to
Fort Vancouver along the north bank.
Medorem Crawford says the party of
1843 used boats and the Indian trail
over the mountains. John Minto says
the party of 1844 used the river and
tried the mountain trail unsuccessfully
and. In 1845. followed a land route on
the Washington side of the river, from
opposite Hood River to Washougal
Stephen Staats says the party of 1845
used rafts for floating the families and
wagons and the mountain trail for the
livestock.
The point of these remarks Is that
neither of these three old routes ap
proached Multnomah Falls and that the
year 1843, Inscribed on the tablet, be
longs properly to neither route.
A tablet, as a memorial to the
pioneers, would be fitting enough, but.
as this one reads. It is no such me
morial. It designates the Oregon Trail
does not name the pioneers.
The writer makes this proposition
That the Oregon Trail tablet be re
placed with a Pioneer tablet, bearing
the names of the Oregon Historical So
ciety and the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. And. If It be any in
ducement, the writer will offer to pay
the expense of the change. And. If the
present tablet must be used, the writer
will pay for its removal to the road
side at Cascade Locks.
The writer has deferred" this letter
because he shrinks from controversy,
especially with members of the other
sex, bait If true facts (not half-true)
are sought, there will be no contro
versy. After all. the ladies. God bless
em, desire accuracy as much as any
body. LESLIE SCOTT.
Xfw Benson Polytechnic.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct, 11. (To
the Editor.) Kindly tell me: (1) Where
the new Benson Polytechnic School is
being built. (2) When it will open.
(3) Where information about the course
of study can be procured.
ARTHUR ENDERLIN.
(1) East Twelfth to East Irving and
East GlUan to East Irving. (2) Opening
probably will be early next Spring. (3)
Write to Charles Cleveland, principal,
at the present location. Eleventh and
Davis streets.
China and Trading- Stamp.
PORTLAND. Oct. il. (To the Edi
tor.) I would like a ask if it is a
fair deal to allow the men, playing
cards to cash their chips for soft
drinks, but yet make it against the
law to exchange trading stamps for
furniture, etc I do not object to the
men playing cards, but I think what's
fair for the goose should be fair for
the gander. A SUBSCRIBER,
In Other Days.
THfatr-flve Yeoro ASft.
From The Oresonlan. October 12, 1M1.
Dublin, Oct, 11. The remains of
Charles Stewart I'arnoll arrived at
Kingston this morniiu anil was pubse
jquently laid to rest utter the body was.
viewed by 40.001) at Dublin's City Halt.
There was un iinnit-uso crowd at the
cemetery.
New York The Sun carries a dis
patch from Washinplon announcing
that a convention between Germany and
the United States has born concluded
by which all American crops would i
admitted to Germany free of lut- in
consideration of free admission into Ilia
United Slates of German beet sutar
after January 1.
Mi.--s Jennie M. I.onrr. the elocution
ist, of Portland, entertained at the res
idence of Colonel T. M. Anderson, coni
ninnuant of Vancouver garrison. last
Friday evening a comixiny of Army ol
flcers and their families. The readings
were interspersed with sinfrinjr. M
O'Neil anl Colonel Anderson himself
contributing selections. Only Colonel
Anderson's modesty has kept him from
becoming a famous tinker.
Tho family of Mrs. Caroline Wilson
created quite a sensation in Nob Hill
circles yesterday by hlntinjr darkly
while at church about the visit of a
burglar to their house the night be
fore. The ladies refrained from giv
ing any general alarm at the time be
cause they were afraid they could not
cope with tho intruder.
Joe Relslng was out driving yester
day with his horse and cart, which he
won at the West Side rulllo Saturday
night. Ihe outllt cost Mr. Keisicir
$12 and Is valued at $U25.
II. L. Gill, late of the Olympia Trib
une, has taken up residence at Oswego
and soon will issue the first number of
the Oswego Iron Worker.
Cforpe Benson, of Sunnyside. has ac
cepted the position of general bas&ago
agent of the Union I'acinc.
Half Century Aco.
From The Orcgonlan. October 12. 1S8S.
Election returns coming in from the
East show that the Union party canTTT
dates have won by.15.oo0 In lndian.-C
20.000 in Pennsylvania, 35.000 In Iowa
and 50.000 In Ohio. "My I'ollcies" of the
President havo been defeated.
The President is reported to have
asked the Attorney-General If a Con
gress such as the present one, com
posed of members from Northern states
only, is constitutional and legal and if
he would be right in addresslug hid
message to such a Congress.
The fast-sailing, light-draught bark
Whistler will be despatched from New
York to Portland about November 10.
Messrs. Ferry and Foster are col
lectors for the Portland Library Asso
ciation and all interested are invited
to give them a turn.
A lady who arrived from Lafayette
two weeks ao with three children and
registered at tho Patton House has
disappeared, leaving the children ut
the hotel. the is registered us Mrs.
A. Fleming and when she left the ho
tel several days ago said she was going
out to hunt a house. Fears for her
safety are entertained.
POOR WIDOW TO SHARE LOSS
Mr. fit en Kxplalne Ponltlon lie Toole
nt llralty McctinK.
PORTLAND. Oct. 11. (To the Edi
tor.) Mr. Gordon's letter In The Ore
gonlan differs from my memory of the
questions and answers. At the realty
meeting Mr. Elrod asked me what the
land-rent tax would be on Eastern Ore
gon wheat land, on which there "were
no improvements. I answered that I
understood such lands were bringing
from $3 to $10 an acre for land rent
and in that case the land-rent tax
would be substantially the same
amount.
Aa to Mr. Gordon's "poor widow"
who had $5000 lent on the same kind
of land, I told him she would probably
share the loss with the land specula
tor, or tho landlord who is gettlnff
from $3 to $10 an acre for allowing
otheV men to grow wheat on lua land,
and to the growing of which the land
lord does not contribute anything,
either iu seed, labor or land Improve
ments. The California Antl-Sinlo Tax As
sociation, which is an organization of
real estate dealers. Fives s one reason
for Its opposition that "it proposes to
take all increase of land value for
state use. thereby destroying the epecr
ulativc value of land."
Why Is not Mr. Cordon and his or
ganization eqaully frank, instead of
hiding behind the petticoats of aa
imaginary "poor widow"T
I want to ask some questions which
anyone may answer. Lid God make
tho land for all the people, as tho
Bible says? Is land speculation a pro
ductive industry?
Take the case of the landlord col
lecting $18,000 a year for tho use of
a bare lot in Portland. 50x100 feet,
and tell us what valuable thing ho
creates and gives to his tenants for
the land rent they pay him for per
mission to use that naked land? Who
makes the use of that bare lot worth
$ll.000 a year? The people now take
about $4000 of that land rent from tho
landlord for taxes: would it be mor
ally wrong for them to take it all
for taxes, and If so, why?
Who compensates the farmer for
hauling- his crop past miles of vacant
land to market? What is the com
pensation and when is It paid?
Who compensates a man for the loss
of his time when he cannot find aa
employer and cannot pay the specula
tor's price for vacant land on which
to employ himself? When Is it paid
and what la the compensation?
WILLIAM S. U'REN.
Not Asleep When Anto Skidded.
rORTLA.NU, Oct. 11. (To the Edi
tor.) Someone without knowledge of
the facts has dono me (treat injustice
by giving to the press Information that
I was asleep while driving last Sunday.
I had successfully driven over all the
difficult highway to a straiRhtaway
level strip on Sandy boulevard in tho
city and was about to turn toward
home, when one of those unaccountable
skids and too short turn simply tipped
us over on one side at low speed. This
ts ail there was to It. I was not asleep,
and whoever put that out does me great
Injustice. My friends all know 1 am
a careful, law-abiding driver, and It
U rather hard to sui.'er such unjust
criticism when I have sufficient suf
fering through a misfortune not at
tributable to mv carelessness.
ROBERT C. WRIGHT.
Grasa ana l'neren finrten!
Ontario Democrat.
A few days ago Max Mueller received
a little package which had threaded its
way In the mails from his old home
near Vienna, across the battle ground
of Europe, through the censors' hands
of at least two belligerent powers and
across the ocean and the American con
tinent. When he opened it he found a
wilted pink rose, with this simple mes
sage pinned to the stem: "Gruss aus
unseren garten. 21 VI 1S16!" It was a
rose grown from a slip he had taken
with him en a visit back there three
years ago. before the war; a rose
plucked In June of tiiia year to send
to a friend In far-off peaceful America,
with "greetings from our carden