THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1919.
DEATH PENALTY RESTORATION PLAN CAUSES VARIED COMMENT
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Political Aspirations of General Wood Also Discussed in Pointed Communications Containing Public Viewpoints of Happenings, Both National and Local.
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GOLD HILL, FOR COMPETITION
Control of Quicksilver by Foreign
Concerns Opposed.
GOLD HILL. Or.. Dec. 4. (To the
Editor.) During the war the govern
ment made frantic efforts and ex
pended vast sums of money to force
productivity of quicksilver in the
United States, which but a few out
Bide the scientific bureaus at Wash
ington knew existed in this country.
It developed at the United States
tariff commission meeting held at
San Francisco last winter that Amer
ica in producing quicksilver could
not compete with the high-grade ores
and cheaper labor of Austria, Italy
and Spain, in normal times, and that
the average cost of producing the
metal in the United States was be
tween $70 and $75 per flask of 75
pounds. Quicksilver was the only
metal that the war boards agreed to
protect with a tariff after the war.
and that was done as an impetus lor
the mine operators to put this indus
try on a permanent basis in develop
ing their deposits.
The greatest menace to the Quick
silver industry in this country is the
Almaden mines in Spain, which yield
mercury from ore averaging 11 per
cent, at a cost of $16 per flask of 75
pounds. The ore-reserves at Alma
den are good for 40 years, on a basis
of an output of 1000 tons of metal per
annum. These deposits are owned by
the Spanish government, and operated
with convict labor. The entire out
put of the mine is contracted to the
Rothschilds in London at 7 pound
sterling per flask of 75 pounds, and
this concern has the privilege of
regulating the output of the mine.
Why then should foreign concerns
in this case, only one foreign con
cern, namely, the Rothschilds, who
control about 74 per cent of the
Quicksilver industry of the world and
manipulate the market as they wish,
cracking the whip at those who are
trying to develop the industry in this
country be allowed to directly con
trol our prosperity? They are able to j
produce as much or as little quick
silver as they like, and thus keep the
price to where it best suits their
needs. They unload their product in
this country when the value goes
high enough over here to give them
a profit over what they can obtain ip
Europe. It may be feeen. In this
wrecking process practiced by this
concern, that it is the producer in this
country that suffers the decline only
to have the same condition repeated
once the price rises again. How can
the American people feel that they
are benefited by the establishing of
free quicksilver? No one pays for it
except the American industries and
we as a people might as well keep
the money at home by placing a tariff
on the quicksilver, stabiliaing the
market, and developing our own re
sources. Up to the present time California
contributes more than half the quick
silver produced in the United States.
Oregon and Nevada have a few pro
ducing deposits, while Texas pro
. duces about a quarter of our quick
silver. The average grades in Cali
fornia and Texas are less than 0.01
per cent, or less than 20 pounds per
ton of ore. The Spanish carries 14
per cent, and subsidiary ore bodies
0.02 per cent; the Italian about 0.01
per cent; the Austrian 0.85 per cent.
The great cinnabar dikes extending
through southern Oregon average less
'.than 0.01 per cent, but these dikes are
rich In chimneys or pay shoot which
produces ore that reduces to as high
as 70 per cent. Three small furnaces
have been operating the past several
years in the Gold Hill district on ore
that averages 17 per cent, while over
tn Douglas county the operators find
conditions there about the same as In
Jackson county, but less rich In pay
hoots.
Everybody will not admit that a
tariff always has the errect or rais
ing nrices. If oroperly applied, it will
permit industries In this country that
cannot battle and compete with pow
erful industries of the same kind in
foreign countries, to develop; and it
Is reasonable to believe that a fair
percentage of them will reach a point
where they can compete. It seems
to be regarded as an economic es
sential that a country should develop
. and have at Its command all its re
' sources. Competition means reduced
prices. Let us have competition.
A. E. KELLOGG.
and this soldier stuff, there are about
one and a half whose memory is bet
ter.
As a civil administrator In Cuba
and the Philippines, General Wood
was unqualifiedly successful. In fact,
in every position in which he has
been placed he has been very sue
cessful without fuss or friction.'
As the originator and founder of
the Plattsburg training camp and his ,
consistent advocacy of preparedness,
he did a great deal to save us from j
the penalty of being constitutionally
tired of this soldier stuff. A suc
cessful doctor, he bacame a success
ful soldier and then a successful civil
administrator. The civic adminis
tration of the Philippine islands was
the stepping stone for President Taft
to the White House and it will also
be the same for Theodore Roosevelt,
friend, comrade, colleaguo and asso
ciate Leonard Wood.
For in spite of what the gentleman
says about the people not wanting
him, did you notice the congressional
poll? Have you heard about South
Dakota? A lot of us think that as
president he will be a - solid rock
against red radicalism, profiteering,
capitalism and foreign aggression.
We don't expect him to write many
notes to Mexico, either.
A SPANISH WAR VETERAN.
CAPITA! PUXISH3IEX T UPHELD
WOOD'S CANDIDACY IS URGED
Writer Takes Issue Wltli Criticisms
of W. D. Spencer.
PORTLAND. Or., Dec. 6. (To the
Editor.) The writer desires to take
issue with M. A. Spencer, who, in a
letter to The Oregonian of December
2, takes exception to General Wood
as a presidential candidate.
Mr. Spencer says "that most people
are tired of this war end soldier
stuff." Now I should like to ask him
how he has acquired such information,
and furthermore, what application has
it to General Wood? While it is a
fact that General Wood has an ex
cellent record as a soldier he is not
a "militarist" by any means, but a
statesman as well as a soldier one
who has fully demonstrated his high
qualifications as an executive officer
of rare ability in numerous positions
where statesmanship was put to a
real test.
Would Mr. Spencer have us under
stand that being a soldier should dis
qualify one from being a candidate
for or holding office? Amazing if
true, vet such is exactlv what his let
ter implies. Many of our presidents
were soldiers Washington, Grant,
Hayes, Garfield, McKinley, Roosevelt,
Harrison and others rather late with
your blacklist, Mr. Spencer. Have
the people suffered for lack of states
manship because of this array of sol
dier presidents?
Mr. Spencer says "the republican
party needs a candidate who is safe
and sane." Very well. General Wood
is safe and I think even a partisan
democrat will admit that he is sane.
"One who can and will enforce the
laws faithfully and Impartially.
Again I say, who will doubt for an
instant that General Wood will fully
measure up to law enforcement fair
ly and impartially? "He must be able
to extricate the country from the
chaotic condition into which the dem
ocratic administration has placed it.
Very well. General Wood has an un
disputed record for restoring order
out of chaos, for instance, I refer to
Cuba, the Philippines.
"He must be 100 per cent pro-Amer
lean." We have much evidence to
prove that General Wood is In the
front rank of 100 per cent Americans
and no sane person will doubt it.
Mr. Spencer says "General Wood
possesses some of these qualifications,
but lacks part of the most essential
ones," a mere allegation without any
support. I will ask Mr. Spencer to
specifically mention the essential
qualifications lacking in General
Wood.
And McAdoo, who is MeAdoo? Son-in-law
of Woodrow Wilson. McAdoo,
in a contest with General Wood, would
be the worst defeated candidate since
McClellan. D. HARDMAN.
IMPARTIALITY IS ADVOCATED
Wine Maker Held Target While
Criminals Are Unmolested.
PORTLAND. Dec. . (To the Edi
tor.) It was with a great deal of
pleasure and satisfaction that I read
the editorial in The Oregonian anent
the recent killing at Claremont
tavern. It was all well and good so
far as it went, but it did not go quite
far enough. It should have touched
on law enforcement as well as ap
prehending criminals. It would ap
pear that anyone so inclined can
malign, abuse and connive at the de
struction of our government without
harm to themselves. Also spread all
sorts of evil propaganda to create
unrest and dissention. We have
neither officers nor courts to stop
, this practice, yet our government can
find ample time and ample money to
employ officers of the law to seek
out and apprehend iose who desire
to enjoy the benefits and privileges
granted to them under the constitu
tion of the United States, that of
"life, libetry and the pursuit of hap
piness." My meaning Is plain the poor man
who wants to make for himself a
little wine and home-made beer Is
In all wrong, and is usually made the
; goat. The rich man usually escapes
he Imports his distiller from Ken
' tucky, puts up his still, makes enough
to last the balance of his lifetime.
stores it away and there is nothing
said. In that respect he occupies the
same position as the bolshevik and
the reds who want to destroy the
government, and your suggestion that
we get a citizen's committee for the
enforcement of the law is a good
- one. Get it together and I will help
" you enforce the law on our law en
torcer. HENRY HALL.
WOOD CANDIDACY UPHELD
General Would Make Good Presi
dent Declares Writer.
CAMAS. Wash., Dec 4. (To the
Editor.) The Oregonian in a recent
: issue had an article by a Mr. Spencer,
in which he attacked the candidacy
. of General Leonard Wood.
He said, "Most people are sick and
, tired of this war and soldier stuff.
A great many, no doubt, are sick
and tired of it, now that the war Is
ever. They would like to forget the
war and the soldier tuff.
Some, however, are built different-
" ly, it seems, and hold In grateful re
" soeet those who have stood between
us and our enemies. As for instance
how many of our presidents have
been soldiers? How many of them
I "men of peace?" After every war
i we have had soldier presidents, and
they have been good ones.
In fact, it stems that for every
voter wbo wants to forget the war
GARDEN CITY PLAIT IS URGED
Writer Says Now Is Time for Back-
to-Land Move.
PORTLAND. Dec. 5. (To the Ed
ltor.) Much has been said recently
of garden villages, residential parks.
rural community centers and in
dustrial towns provided by philan
thropio employers for the convenience
and well-being of their employes,
all of which is interesting, important
and indicative of progress."
Naturally misgivings arise and we
pause to inquire: Can city people
generally succeed In the new environ
ment? An editorial in the Sunday
Oregonian, "Indoor Men Outdoors,"
is very reassuring. Its object wa
to present data assembled for a new
back-to-the-land movement wnicn tn
department of the interior is pre
paring to launch next spring in the
large cities, by wnicn in time $iu,
000,000,000 will be added to our na
tional wealth, a consummation de
voutly to be wished. Being presented
from an unusual angle the tacts are
doubly convincing.
It appears from careful observation
that men previously engaged in "re
fined inside work made first-class
soldiers under fire and performed
most efficient service in perplexing
and unexpected situations on the
march and In the camp.
Agricultural colleges answering to
the call for data on "the clerk as a
farmer," have responded with highly
encouraging reports. Stimulating
mother earth to unusual fecundity
seems to demand that drill- in thor
oughness and promptness so neces
sary to commercial activity and success.
With such aggregation of assur
ance we can cast doubts to the wind
if provisions broad and ample are
made.
Oregon's ability to make a propor
tionately large contribution to such
an endeavor through her vast un
developed areas is admitted. We
should be to the front to grasp the
opportunity and become early bene
ficiaries. We can be of great bene
fit to the people of congested dis
tricts and cities east of the Rockies.
In no event, however, let us ignore
the other movements I first men
tioned. Discussion precedes action.
Own your own home of fertile acres"
would be a good slogan for rent pay
ers and buyers of farm products at
high prices and to all others who
desire the freedom and health of the
country with the conveniences of the
city.
A recent news item from London
says that millions of pounds will be
spent In creation of a system of in
dustrial garden cities which will ul
timately rim the metropolis.
The first garden city of Letchworth
started in 1803 has now more than
13.000 people. Its death rate is 4.8,
as against Liverpool's of 20.3. Within
four years after its foundation there
was a "book profit" of $850,000. It
would require a whole column to re
count all the excellencies of the en
terprise. Several progressive American cities
by various schemes are moving in the
same direction, j. D. t.ft,
Quotations From Bible Given in
Defense of Practice.
HOOD RIVER, Or, Deo. 4. (To the
Editor.) I read an article by Grace
E. Hall relative to capital punishment.
She attempts to lean on the Bible for
support for her opposition. Truly
"the Bible is like an old fiddle; you
can play any tune on It." But, as
one has said, "it depends on how yen
manipulate the strings."
The Old Testament code from God
to Israel declared for 22 capital
crimes. And a principle of the Bible
is "He who sheds man's blood, by man
shall his blood be shed." (Gen. Ix:6.)
The reason is given.
The New Testament fecognizes the
divine authority of human govern
ments. Paul taught that "The powers
that be are ordained of God and he
who resists the power resists the or-
dinance of God." "Rulers are not a
terror to the good work, but to the
evil. And wouldst thou have no fear
of the power? Do that which is good
and thou shalt have praise from the
same; for he is a minister of God to
thee for good. But if thou doest evil,
be afraid; for he beareth not the
word in vain; for he is a minister of
God." (Rom. xiii:l-4.)
The Roman government, through
its officers, used the sword of death
upon the evil, as ministers of God, so
Paul taught.
Law is mads against criminals lor
the safety of the law-abiding people.
and is according to the gospel." (I
Tim. 1:8-11.)
Grace E. Hall seems not able to dis
tinguish between the wilful, meditat
ed murder and justice in law fixing
the death penalty.
Thou shalt. not kill" has no bear
ing whatever upon the administra
tion of justice by civil authority in
taking the life of a murderer.
(Ex. ixl:12-14.) "He that smeteth a
man so that he die shall surely be put
to death . . . And if a man come
presumptuously upon his neighbor, to
slay him with guile, thou shalt take
him from mine altar that he may die."
(Hix. xxi:la.) "He that smlteth his
father, or his mother, shall be surely
put to death."
(Ex. xxii:22-24.) "To shall not af
flict any widow or fatherless child.
If thou afflict them at all, and they
cry at all unto me. I will surely hear
their cry; and my wrath shall wax
hot, and I will kill you with the
sword, and your wives shall be wid
ows, and your children fatherless."
(Numbers xxxv:16.) !The murderer
shall surely be put to death. There
was a time in the history of the He
brews when they played loose with
the Midianites. Mrs. Cozbi, a member
of the "400" among the Midianites,
came to the Hebrew Camp and got to
flirting with a prince of the tribe of
Simeon named Zimrl, who fell by the
guile of the Strange lady. A grand
son of Aaron was jealous for his
God and took his spear and followed
the guilty couple to an alcove and
thrust his weapon into both and slew
them. God had Just reasons, many
times declared to the elect people, for
keeping them separated from other
nations and when they disregarded
his will he sent a plague among them
that caused the death of 24,000. Then
God stayed the plague, and said the
action of Phineas in his regard for
me jiOra naa made an atonement for
the sin of the people and God's peace
would be upon him and his house
forever." "Num. xxv:S-16.)
God bad pledged himself to the He
brew fathers that on would descend
from them who would bless the world.
Had that people been permitted to
mingle with other nations it would
have menaced the fulfillment of his
promise. The purpose of God Is the
constitution of his government. And
ne maae laws for his people in har
mony with his benevolent purpose to
the world. And when Pharaohs and
Nebuchadnezzars defied the purpose
of God he sent his angel of death
among them and stODDed their un
faithful design. And many times Ms
own people were made to suffer. Cap
ital punisnment is but administra
tion of Justice.
In the very nature of the mMr)
crime must be followed by justice and
its penalty. j. B. LISTER.
TNCIDENT OP 1898 RECALXED
our dead heroes. What a place it
would be to keep their memories
fresh.
We need more patriotism every
where, mainly In our schools, where
the men who will in the future rule
the nation, are now i thered. In
stead of the pages of trashy fairy
tales that our school readers are
stuffed with we should have the
stirring incidents in American his
tory. Our children should be more
thoroughly taught that "a country's
a tntng men should die for, at need.
our
ideals
DEATH PENALTY IS OPPOSED
Innocent Man May Be Sacrificed to
Justice, Holds Writer.
CORBETT. Or., Dec. 5. (To the
Editor.) -In the editorial "Elemental
Justice," in The Oregonian Novem
ber 26, in commenting on a letter
opposing capital - punishment. The
Oregonian says that the idea that
the death penalty is inflicted in a
spirit of revenge Is little short of non-
wonderful country! Mar its sense. In reply will say that one
never perish from the earth, j has but to observe the manner of
exposed when it is well known that
there are existing today restricted
districts for those who want them and
ron-restricted districts for those who
don't. Each buyer had his choice and
selected according to his wishes. Now
somebody says "change it" who
speaks for the property owners?
May stately monuments tell the deeds I expression of those expressing thera
of its noble sons. May the enemies I selves in favor of a hanging to be
within our gates seeking its destruc- convinced that vengeance is the pre
tion be confounded and swept from dominating motive of nine out of ten
it by our righteous indignation! so expressing themselves. You fur-
Long live the temple of liberty, ther state, "Though there is very high
Let us have it now, and hundreds of authority for punishment on that
years hence, when the "Federation of basis." and cite Romans 12:1. The
the world." Tennyson foresaw so reference reads as follows: "Dearly
many years ago, is an accomplished beloved, avenge not yourselves, but
fact- MRS. JENNIE A. HEBHER. rather give place unto wrath, for it
is written, vengeance is mine; and I
TJSTTAIi MURDER TERM SHORT fill repay, saith the Lord."
it mis is not as clear a commana
Imprisonment Is Less Than Ten
Years Under Present System.
PORTLAND. Dec. 6. (To the Edi-
tor.)-udglng from the tone of many
oi tne Btate papers, ana notably The I any person has shown by his ac-
Oregonlan. there apparently seems to I tions that he is dangerous to fellow
be aulta a demand fnr an nnnnrin), it v I man, put him where he can no
to Vote on, a capital punishment meas
ure. Those who are most strenuously
advocating a return to the "noose" as
crime preventive, seem to think
there is a "crime wave" on, and are
evidently overlooking the fact that
tna wave is one largely caused by
Editorial From Harper's Weekly
Deals With Treaty Negotiations.
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, Dec. I. (To
the Editor.) The following editorial
rrom .Harper's weekly, of date Au
gust 27, 1898. is pertinent to the ores
ent discussion on the league of n.
tions. Never havinar seen it referred
to in the present discussion. I send
it lor use it you care to give it pub
ncation at mis time.
A. F. PARKER.
EDITORIAL. FROM HARPER'S WEEKLY
OP AUGUST 27. 18SS
The constitution of the United Statee
to man to refrain from vengeance as
it is possible to make, I cann.t under
stand what would be. And one has
but to read verses 18, 20 and 21 of
the same chapter if there is any
doubt.
Hence the writer's position. When
FIRST EPISCOPAL IS WOOD
Mr. Hines Cites Early Newspaper
Account to Dispel Error.
PORTLAND. December 6. (To the
There is one point at issue heret . . , H
that some day will have to be con- Episcopal church. Charles H. Dodd
sidered by the people who Is respon- h8 Quoted recently as saying that
sible for these wild, crack-brained the first house of worship of that
longer be a menace. And leave ven
geance to whom vengeance belongs.
Your position now rests on two
propositions: First, that the death
penalty is a greater deterrent than
life imprisonment. With this the
writer takes issue and points to the
continuation of the wave of crime
too much lenltncr unnn th rturt of I In the state of Washington sinoe the
state executives and too frequent use death penalty came Into effect- If
of the "keys" in opening the cell lt does not 8tOD or decrease murder
doors and savlnsr tn th mrvM. -. there it will not lh Oregon. He also
did the philosopher to the fly; "Go, Plnt to Virginia. Wisconsin and
nnnr iluvll thj. wnrlrf im lo.v. m . u K I Georgia.
' "" & i . ,,.., f j
for VOU and for me I 1 iici c aro two cunuiuuns gi 111 1 ii i
The iurinn of nnr nnnr Van. that violate law. The one in which
failed in their rtntir nn nn. I for the time being It cares not what
comnlaln from that ntiro- hut .. the penalty for violation is. This is
Soon as some criminal has been con
victed, a manufactured sentiment of
sympathy has been shown, and either
a parole granted prior to leaving the
courthouse, or executive clemency
manifested soon after donning the
criminal garb. My Information is
that the average length of time men
convicted of murder in Oregon re
main in the penitentiary is less than
10 years, and probably nearer six
years than 10.
Under such a system, can you ex
pect any other condition than that
now prevailing? Convicts are here
from many states; it Costs money to
land them In the. first instance, and
it usually costs more money and
often life to make a second landing;
but this is hot the worst feature.
Boys inclined to be wayward afe
easily lead astray and in one form
or another are, under the allurement.
lead to commit crime. If those
sentenced were compelled to serve
their terms, there would, in my
Judgment, be little demand for a
hanging law; but if executive clem
ency, through parole boards and
otherwise, is to continue working
overtime in Undoing the work of
juries, there had better be a hang-
the condition that mostly commits
murder. Life imprisonment and the
death penalty both fail as a deterrent
before It.
The other thinks t6 avoid detec
tion and escape the penalty. Some
murders are committed in this con
dition. Imprisonment Is as great a
deterrent as death. Hence centainty
of apprehension and swift justice are
the greatest deterrents.
I onoe said to a man who served
four terms in prison, "Tom, I have
been studying this thing and have
come to the conclusion that the se
verity of penalty has very little to
do with the preventive of crime. But
that certainty of apprehension does."
He answered, "You are right. You
might lay $10,000 down and if I was
sure of being, caught lt would be
perfectly safe. But onoe I got the
idea I could get it and not be caught,
you had better look out for it."
There now remains your second
proposition of exact justice. Life for
a life. Oh, that illusive and uncer
tain thing, justice. Two convicts
are now doing manslaughter sen
tences for one of the most cold
blooded and premeditated murders
ever committed in Oregon. Another,
an ex-convict, served time for man-
ing law, for those hanged cannot be slaughter, a just verdict, yet could
turned loose a second time on an un
prepared and unsuspecting public.
Keep the prison doors closed, and the
"wave of crime" will rapidly diminish.
Large quantities of four foot wood
and a buck saw in the hands of every
convict, with certainty of continued
Confinement staring them In the face,
would cause reflection and hesita
tion. . D. C. LEWIS.
the jury have been convinced the
ex- did the killing, he would have
been hanged higher than Haman,
Another served nine years for a mur
der he did not do.
Suppose the state gratifies the
vengeance of some, the legal exact
justice of others by legalized mur
der and hangs an innocent man, who
then will render exact justice? But
the One who sava "Vfineeanr is
KI51AG liW lll-Vl IU. mine."
No, put the one convicted of murder
whva h. 1. nn m f n u i-. t rt nth.t. T..t
Lawless worse in an Knowledge I the product of his labor go to assist
, rt - , I the dependents he has robbed of their
" ' support. And if ever it should de
TTiPTT.Avn no ifTo fha Hill-1 veiop tnat ne is innocent, tne state
. . m, Avn-n-v, . , ii I Will HAT D uw lUUUUCUb U1UUU UU 11B
ing in oil laments tne brutalizing in- Tne ..- M.0,., oanltal minlnh
fluence upon the rising generation of I ment on no grounds of sentimental
capital punishment. One cannot help I Ism, but on the ground that it . is no
wnnH.Hnr hnvtrar. whnt aor-t nt greater deterrent tnan imprisonment;
mental attitude it could t. which 'F;""? ' V5r5'a"" I
could consider lt more detrimental for
a child to know that crime was pun
ished in an orderly and lawful way
than for the same child to read or
hear of numberless unavenged mur
ders, with all their revolting details.
and to know that public sentiment
allowed such fiends liberty to con
tinue their unspeakable course with
out limitation.
those who favor it on that ground
tends to debase. For the law -of
all growth is exercise, and the exer
cise of debasing traits strengthens
them and ultimately leads to more
crime. He further opposes it on the
ground of the uncertainty of any
thing human, including the courts,
which has and may lead to the execu
tion of an innocent person.
SYLVESTER E. EVANS.
schemes being turned loose upon an I
unprotected public. An investor, if he
is going to invest in a city, expects
and demands, and is entitled to pro
tection for his capital does he get
lt this way? This proposed method
would change values overnight. The
property owners of this city should
turn down this scheme, flatly and do
lt quickly. This actually means that
we elect dictators over our own prop
erty. We should then turn our per
sonal attention to the building code
and correct it.
PROPERTY OWNER.
HARRISON BROWN'S STOKV
Piute Indian Held Up as Example
of Industry.
GOLD HILL, Or., Dec. 4. (To the
Editor.) The story of Harrison
Brown is an Interesting one, and
furnishes an excellent example for
study, and in some respects for emu
lation. Harrison Brown is a Piute
Indian and lives on the Klamath
reservation, or did a few years ago,
and so far as I know he still is liv
ing, though now an old man. In
some of the wars of the Indian tribes
east of the mountains, the Klaraaths.
or the Modocs, raided the Piutes, and
among the booty brought back to the
Klamath land was a little Piute boy, I
who. according to Indian custom, was
made a slave.
When the cattlemen invaded that
region this boy had grown to be a
husky lad. He was energetic, in
telligent and Industrious. The reser
vation was established and the au
thorities took notice of the perse
cuted little chap and undertook to
make life more endurable for him.
He attracted the Applegates who
employed him about their stock busi
ness, and called him Harrison Brown.
He soon showed his worth and was
offered good wages and advised that
If he would take calves In part pay
they could be run along with the
Applegate bands, and at round-up
time could be branded in his brand
and that, by and by he would be a
wealthy man.
Harrison eaBlly saw the point and
continued in that employment until
he had a band that required his whole
attention. He had his own brand
ing Iron and had thoroughly learned
the business, and soon became the
ealthiest Indian on the reservation,
and the most Important man among
11 the tribes. He was considered
by the whites as a thoroughly hon
orable business man, and loaned
money to the Indians that once had
lorded lt over him as a slave. I
got to know him well and learned to
respect him as a man and not wholly
for his wealth. He built him a good
ouee. sent his children to the Indian
schools and clothed them after the
fashion of the whites.
The last time I saw him was about
five years ago at Medford, driving
fine automobile loaded with mem
bers of his family. A daughter Of
his, who had married, was along,
with Harrison's grandchild, and - a
baby carriage swinging to the back
of the machine. I saw them later on
the street and "granddad" was wheel
ing the baby buggy and showing the
ights to the family. He was repre
ented to be worth well up to $100,-
000.
Harrison was no I. W. W. nor bol-
shevlst. He had no desire to enter
into a class war. He recognized the
law and saw that the way to get his
rights" was through industry, har
mony and peace. The wealth of the
white people didn t annoy him, but
excited his intelligent desire to emu
late them. I saw him carrying a flag
at a Fourth of July celebration at
Klamath Falls, with a motley crew
of redskins at his heels. He was
patriotic, living at peace with the
whites who had taken ana occupied
his country. c. B. WATSON,
OWNER CURIOUS
The Ten Commandments are de
clared all that is necessary. Again PROPERTY
we have evidence or diseased mental
-Thou shalt not kill" was spoken to What Is Zoning Plan, and Who's
the potential murderer instead of to
the state in its God-given duty of
punishing crime.
Christ is held up as our example in
saying, "Father, forgive them."- We
ought all1 to subscribe to that sentt-
Back of It, He Asks.
PORTLAND. Dec. E. (To the Edi
tor.) Numerous property owners of
the city of Portland would like to
know who are the real people behind
f p""ideni. IcKlnle3' th Power to' jnent, and If everyone had the spirit the new proposed zoning system being
mane treaties. This power of the presi
dent has been encroached upon unduly and
niuuB.uuj, atuu io ins injury or tne coun
try, by the senate, which ha the power of
ratification. We believe lt to be the duty
of the president to Insist most firmly upon
his right to negotiate snd oonolude treaties,
and to insist, further, that the senate shall
coniine itseii to the task of ratification.
of Christ in the heart then there
would be no murders or other infrac
tions of the rights of others hence
no necessity for punishments. But
such is not the case. Jesus told us
why he did not retaliate. "My king
dom." he said, "is not of this world."
Now. of all times, the oountrv n..ri th.t Then, immediately recognising the
the executive shall maintain not nnlv th human need of meeting and combat-
dignity, but the power of his office, and ing evils with their own weapons, he j
agitated at the present time and how
the authority was gained to permit
this foolish expenditure of public
money.
Since 1914 the theorist, dreamer and
idealist Nhave had full eway in town
and atate, with the result that could
be expected, both financially and
morally.
The assessed valuation of our prop-
brlnAh0 fath" vS" PUJ lih ,le1IUv added: "If my kingdom were of this erty has decreased $10,000,000. our tax
S?T-. - .JL ?y"rnment a "s PPer world, then would my servants fight.
Knit'ors. to prWide it the' nesotnluoi if ! that I should not be delivered to the
treaties la to encouraei nnrlna nrnah. I Jtws." -
ment upon the xecutiv power, w ar When will peopl understand that I
Quite sure that a treaty negotiated by Mr. 'war and capital punishment ar man's
jucjsaniey woum D a mucn better treaty oniy weapons for ths preservation of
fnp T i 1 . p.nntrv In AvA w r. .. it... : ... . . - . - . - .
rate has risen from 18 mills in 1913 to
30 8-10 mills in 1918, and more to
come. The new building code adopted
a few weeks ago was dictated by
would-be politicians, assisted by
moral uplifters. A fine combination
for thin countrv in iv.rv wav than , J " ' , .7 . . moral upiiuers. A 11110 uumuiimuuii
Jreatt"U"aeTOtrt Dy" th bUm&Tlgt 2ii lr?Zt t0 make payin PrP"f in th"
of the United states senate. We have th Pursuit of happiness Imperfect of hlgh co6ta. inexperience dictating
more faith in ar. McKlnley-s Judgment, In and deplorable, it is true; but yet tQ experienc.
his tact, and in his purposes than we have preferable to a state of anarchy and
in tne judgment or tne purposes of the , unbridled crimer m. a.
jiuRueo ui iua uuuBu oisieB senate. Air.
McKinley, of course. Is right In leaving the
negotiation of the treaty to commissioners.
out we nope mat ne win appoint a com
mission which will represent him and his
views. And after ha has negotiated and
signed the treaty, if the United states
senate wishes to take the responsibility of I Orchardists Encouraged Japanese.
roiuBiuB iu ruiy m ici vam onus De upon It. t
congress nas not playea a very admir- I PORTLAMJ, Jjec. 0. iio tne JiO.1
The eame dreamer, idealists and
theorists in the zoning ordinance at
tempt to tell us what uses we shall
HOOD FARMERS ARE BLAMED I make of our investments. The Orego
nian. under date, of November 23, had
"Republican" Declares Hood Rixer
an article written by Mr. Charles H.
Cheney, who is not a resident or prop
erty owner, of Portland, containing
the following mouth-filling words
"PrAtfifInB i a r.ful k f 1 1 H -ir tirn.rt.1
t-",J Tv..v--Tr.; ...... - i, , " : tor.) I have noticec several article owners heard city planning com
matie victorv it forced i w n . .hi relative to Jap ownerehip in Hood I minion, etc." This all sounds very
country before the country was prepared Kiver. -uo u nti emeu lum line DUt is mostly "OunK. Alee tings
and the less it has to do with arranrine ' farmers' union was taking steps to I were held, such as thev were. Mr.
the terms of peace the better for all con- curb it. It is too bad that the Japs I Cheney and his personally selected
s . , ""--y appoint have such a hoia on iooa ttiver. w no committee, in charge, balance prop
rnb.7..; i took them there or encouraged them erty owner- onlooker, only. When it
he should be counter-balanced by ex- ! to go? The farmers did. I came to reporting at the city hall on
jay ramiiy rn.ua myscn pieties, appiea i meeting nignts, tne most or the "com
Senator Edmunds, or some one of like
opinions. Before all it is necessary that
the commission should represent Mr. Mo
Klnley and should express his views.
KEEP LIBERTY TEMPLE, PLEA
Structure of Marble in Hoonr of
War Heroes Urged.
PORTLAND. Dec 6. (To the Ed
itor.) Why can we not have the
Liberty temple left on its present
site and built of full marble as a
memory of the great warf
in Hood River six years ago, and at I
that time a Jap was preferred to
white help. Every merchant would
break his neck to credit a Jap before
he would the white help. The apple
mittee" discreetly failed to respond
when called upon.
There has never been a real bust
ness meeting of bona fide property
owners, held to consider the subject
growers told the white help that they from a business point of view. There
could eitner pica ior wnat tne japs is not one property owner in 500 wh
did or auit. Tes. the Jap was a good reallv knows what the srama Is. an,
fellow then, but it was quite different if you doubt that, ask your next-door
when he sold apples. The rich grow- t neighbor, yet an attempt will be made
ers couldn't compete with him.
As a remedy I would Ilka to suggest
that a brand be put on each box tell
ing by whom it was produced; like-
to rush lt through as if it met with
universal approval.
Further propaganda is added by
Mr. Doyle, who quotes California
Other countries can afford to have vlse on every manufactured article, I cities, but only definitely mention
their noble deeds written in marble
for the world to see. why not Port
land? We do not want to forget the great
wave of patriotism sweeping over
the land when the Liberty temple
I was built- we want our children
and grandchildren to- remember it
too, and much of it could be written
on the marble walls.
And the names and portraits of all
every sack or potatoes, and that those three Alameda, Berkeley (two small
produced by foreigners be labeled as I residence districts adjoining Oak
such. Any employer who hires an I land) and Palo Alto, a small burg o
alien is not an isuoa as tne employe 1 suuu, near Stanford university.
ana nas no rignt to tne protection or I The men who own the property
the American nag. I never agitated this scheme, nor do
it mere wers mw taws to protect i tney nave time to waste on meetings said, but I think the American people
the working man there would be no I of the kind held, even though more can tell who is wanting the office as'
cause ror tne farmers union to fuss I interested than the idealist or pro-1 an office-seeker and who is an Amer
about Jap ownership. 1 motor of "Get-rich-quick" schemes. lean first and an office-seeker not
A REFUELICAX. I The absurdity of the scheme is further at all. A. SMITH.
GENERAL WOOD IS DEFENDED
Oak Grove Resident Taxes Excep
tion to Criticism Offered.
OAK GROVE, Or.. Dee. 4. (To th
Editor.) In The Oregonian, Decem
ber 3, I read the article headed "Mili
tary Record Is Weakness," and it
roes on to discredit General Leonara
Wood and the total indictment against
him is that he Is a military man, not
corporation lawyer, politician and
partisan party man.
Why should any man stana worse
before the people of the United
States for being a military man, pro-.
vidtng his duties have been success
fully fulfilled?
Military and naval men are a re
quirement and the better and more
honorable they are, places lt on a
hieher plane, so being one and fill
ing it successfully and honorably
should not be a drawback to hold
ing the highest position in the United
States, providing other necessary re
ouirements are also there. M. D,
Spencer designates several of thOBe
requirements in his letter, among
them, he should be safe and sane.
Now. wherein can he point to any
thing in General Wood's record that
would Indict him under that head?
As to safety, the credit for what
little preparedness we had before
war began, was credited to him. and
the general opinion was the reason
he did not get sent to Europe was
that the administration and hirn-up
West Point officers wished to punish
him for their failings. As to safety,
wherein has' h failed in the numer
ous places he has been placed?
Americanism. It does not seem as
if anyone need to be Informed on that
In reference to General wood.
would advise Mr. Spencer to read ar
tide in Oregonian first page, I think
the issue of November 18. I cltpped
the piece, but lt does not show the
date: "Virile Democracy General
Wood's Ideal." I think that would
answer as to Americanism, even if
he did not have the indorsement of
Theodore Roosevelt
He says General Wood possesses
some of his requirements but lacks
part of the most essential ones. Now,
as above Is cited some that most of
us think very essential and General
Wood makes good on them, jjlease
state where he fails?
As comparison with McAdoo. who
received billions of money from
a patriotic people and paid it out
without question under an adminls
ration that has placed us thirty bil
lions, in debt and was head of the
railroads, which he ran so the gov
ernment has paid out over one bil
lion more than lt received and a 25
per cent increase on freight, 50 per
cent on passenger and a stiff ad
vance in express, and then when he
saw where it was leading he quit
while the quitting was good. Gen
eral Wood did not quit when one of
the biggest slights of the war was
placed on him. nor did he sour or
talk. There is more that could be
id, but I think the American people
church was built of iron. In order to
settle that question beyond a doubt
and show that it was built of wood,
the following account of the conse
cration of the building and descrip
tion thereof is quoted from The Ore
gonian, October 14, 1S54:
On Sunday, the 25th of September, the
Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Scott, missionary
bishop of Oregon and Washington territo
ries, consecrated the edifice lately erected
by the Kplscopal congregation of this city
on the comer of Oak and Second streets.
The bishop and the Rev. Dr. McCarty
were received by the wardens and vestry
at the door and parsed up the south aisle,
repeating alternately the -4th psaim. The
instrument of doriatlon and request was
read by Oeneral K. Hamilton, the senior
warden, and after the services appointed
for the occasion by the bishop, the sen
tence of consecration was read by Dr.
McCarty, who also read the morning
prayer. The bishop said the ante
communion service, and preached an ap
propriate and Impressive sermon from a
odus xx:xxlv, "In all places where 1 re
cord my name I will come unto thee and
help thee."
"The day was fine and the church was
filled to overflowing. ' The completion and
consecration of a church edifice so beau
tiful and commodious was an occasion of
grateful Joy to the members and friends
of the church here, who have long felt
the want of such a building to add to the
prosperity of the church. The interest
of the event was enhanced by the fact
that this was the first consecration of
an Episcopal church on the Paclfio coast,
where, we trust, there will be In no dis
tant years hundreds, to afford comforta
ble and convenient places for the publio
service of religion according to the usages
of our Zlon. The only circumstance that
marred the Joy of the occasion was the
absence of the Rev. Mr. Fackler, the mis
sionary in charge of St. Paul's, Oregon
City, and Champoeg, who was prevented
from attending by an accidental Injury,
from which, we are happy to hear, he is
recovering."
Messrs. Carson and Barton were the
architects of the building, the design and
workmanship of which are highly credita
ble to their skill and fidelity. It Is In
the Gothic style, 60 by SO feet, the height
or the w-all 15 feet. It unites the prop- i
erttes of a frame and plank building. The
walls are of plank set upright, 11 Inches
wide, battened outside and in. The frame
for the walls consists of five posts on
each side, strongly bound together over
head, and the roof is supported by framed
trusses set upon plates, celled handsomely
with a kind of panel work. The battens
on the Inside are bound together and
finished with a Gothic head, the effect
of which is beautifully ornamental. The
plank of the walls and all of the inside
work except the frame is of cedar. The
plank and inside frame work planed and
the latter chamfered on the corners. The
chancel, with the pulpit and desk, which
are .very neat and convenient, and the
tops or the pews are walnut-colored. All
the rest of the Inside work is oiled and
varnished, presenting the natural color of
the wood, which could not be excelled In
effect by paint. There are four narrow
windows on each side and two in the
front: the whole Is surmounted by a square
tower of proper proportions. The roof
the usual pitch, projecting over the
sides and gable ends and Is ornamented
In front with appropriate pendent work.
There are two aisles and four rows of
pews. The spacious vestry room, finished
in the same style, is a convenient and
ndispensable addition. The cost Is about
This comparatively cheap style of
building, though lt would not answer In
the cold winter of the northern Atlantic
states, is well suited to the mild climate
of this coast, where we have very little
winter or cold weather. We may conclude
by congratulating the congregation on the
possession of a building that, for its
cnurcniiKe style ana Deautly of architec
ture. Is an object of general admiration
and may well be regarded as an ornament
to our growing city.
The architects above alluded to
ere D. R. Carson, a brother of the
late John C. Carson, and E. M. Burton,
Instead of Barton, the father of the
late Mrs. Henry L. Pittock.
GEORGE H. HIME3.
POULTRY STORY COMMENDED
Writer Says Every Oresonian
Should Be Proud of O. A. C.
ESTACADA, Or., Dec. S. (To the
Editor.) The recent article by Mr.
Dewitt Harry In The Sunday Orego
nian is very timely and interesting.
Certainly lt is a most excellent thing
to have one's attention called, from
time to time, to the good work of the
Oregon Agricultural college, an in-
tltutlon of which every Oregonian
should be Very proud. The work of
the poultry department. In particular.
is something with which every one
Interested in poultry culture should
familiarise himself.
There has been a good deal of dis
cussion in recent times concerning
the 200-egg hen and it may appear
to the average oerson that the hens
in this class are very numerous, but I
pullet year. It Is not an accident
which causes her to do so. A hen ot
this kind is not a "happen so." In
telligent breeding, close study of the
laws of heredity, taking advantage
or every good quality produced by the
law of variation, careful selection, and
breeding only from the finest Eneoi-
menis these are some of the things
which enable a hen to lay 200 eggs
Ir. her pullet year. But these are not
all. The best principles of breeding
win be in vain if our principles of
housing, feeding and general care are
wrong. No matter how many eggs
.h,e1 r?ay b cPle of laying, she
will fall far short of her real ability
to produce If her environment is not
what it should be.
Some people are inclined to lay too
much stress upon heredity, relying
chiefly on thai to get good egg yields,
regardlees of the care given the fowls.
fcuch people are doomed to disappoint
ment. While heredity is a very im
portant matter, yet it alone is not
sufficient to Insure good egg yields.
The many details which go to make
the 200-egg hen a demonstrated real
ity must be faithfully executed and
consistently adhered to.
And it should be remembered tnat
no single detail or factor ever did or
will produce a 200-egg hen. Such a
fowl, at the very outset, is the result
only of scientific breeding and care,
and should be looked upon as a com
plex scientific creation and treated ac
cordingly. The demands she makes
upon the modern poultryman are in
deed many and various. But those ex
acting demands must be met and be
met consistently.
And o, not only to enable one to
build up a 200-egg flock, but to main
tain that high standard after it has
been attained, is the work that the
modern poultryman must set himself
to achieve. And the more consistent
his -work Is, the more painstaking hie
methods, the sooner he will accom
plish and maintain that high ideal.
PHIL MARQUAM.
GEXER.IL WOOD IS SUPPORTED
Qualifications as Soldier Pointed
Out by Brownsville Man.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Dec 6. (To
the Editor.) In the matter of General
Wood's candidacy for the presidency.
Mr. Spencer in his article of the 2d
inst. admits General Wood's qualifi
cations as a soldier.
May I inquire what better is there
than that ripe administrative ability
and experience of General Leonard
A. Wood as a soldier and a states
man? Show me a better Americanism
than that grizzled old veteran and
administrator pleading with his
would-be detractors for a chance to
fight for his country in any capacity.
The sound advice that he had given
them they could not entirely ignore,
but they rewarded him by giving him
a place on the shelf.
"The stone that the builders reject
ed has become the head of the corner."
In wisdom and ability to steer our
chip of state successfully over the
threatening shoals of these troubled
times, no other man looms so con
spicuously on the political horizon as
General Leonard A. Wood, first in
duty and service to his country, both
in war and peace.
Hurrah for that grand old veteran
of peace and war and his staunch
Americanism. W. W. BATLET.
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A School Teacher's Discovery
May Dolling sat in the emsty school
room struggling with the monthly re
port. The averages seemed to be
worse each month.
Why this Overtime?" Ann Cravea,
Who taught the same grade, asked.
"I am doing reports," May replied.
"Thev are terrible, but I don't think
It's altogether my fault. I can't help
being sick and substitute teachers
simply can't get the work out of a
the hen with an authentic trap nest J c
record back of her of zoo eggs in her
pullet year is indeed a rare article, j
Few general purpose farms ever I
owned a 200-egg hen. j
In the natural state, when the an- I
cestors of the domestic fowl, known
to science by the name of GalluB
Bankivus, roamed through the jungles
of India, the yearly egg produotion
of this species did not exceed prob
ably some 15 or 20 eggs for each hen
and when these were laid, the jungle
fowl's laying period was then over
until the following spring. There is a
wonderful divide separating the Gal
lus Bankivus from the domestic hen
who lays 200 or 250 eggs in her pullet
year. And what is more. It has taken
centuries to produce this evolution.
Building up the heavy layers has been
a slow process, carried on by slow de
grees, through very long periods of
time.
When a hen lays 200 eggs in her
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